#macks diner

[mackachu1212]

Reblog for larger sample size please!

[macksdiner-mm-official]

[alltimecharlo]

willmack domestic fluff as parents i’m craving it 😪

YES!!! 🥹 kid fics are a weakness of mine as we know 🩵 fic under the cut!

The sun is only just beginning to filter through the curtains when Will stirs, still half-asleep, with a small, warm weight climbing onto the bed. A sleepy groan escapes him, but the moment he feels a smaller hand patting at his chest, he blinks his eyes open.

“Daaaaad,” comes a whisper. Then a little louder: “Dad, Dada, wake up. It’s pancake time.”

Will shifts, groggy and blinking into the soft morning light. His arms are still wrapped loosely around Mack, who is breathing steadily beside him, his face buried in the crook of Will’s neck. They’re all tangled together under the duvet, warmth shared between them like always.

Their daughter, in her rainbow pajamas and one sock missing, has wedged herself into the space between them with little ceremony, using Will as a launching pad and Mack as a pillow. Will chuckles softly, rubbing a hand over his face.

“Pancakes, huh?”

She nods eagerly, her curls a riotous mess of sleep-mussed tangles. “I wanna mix the batter. And do the flipping like Dada does.”

Mack grumbles, voice low and rough with sleep. “Flipping, huh? No one flips like me.”

Will smiles at the sound, pressing a soft kiss to Mack’s temple. “She’s got ambition. We should nurture it.”

Mack finally opens his eyes, and Will watches as his sleep-hazed expression softens the moment he sees her beaming up at him. He groans dramatically, though there’s no real annoyance in it.

“Let me guess,” Mack says, stretching one arm over Will’s middle to poke at their daughter’s belly. “You want whipped cream on top, too.”

She nods solemnly. “And chocolate chips. And strawberries.”

Will laughs. “That’s a tall order. We might need to open a diner.”

“Can I name it?” she asks immediately, climbing up onto Mack’s chest like he’s a jungle gym.

Mack catches her with one hand, guiding her gently so she doesn’t elbow him in the throat. “You can name it whatever you want, baby.”

Will props himself up on one elbow and watches them for a moment, heart so full it aches. Mack is smiling, that soft, sleepy smile he only wears in the mornings when their world is quiet like this. Their daughter is laughing now, trying to come up with names for their imaginary pancake empire.

“Okay,” Will says, brushing his fingers through her hair. “You’ve got two chefs on the job. Let’s go make some magic.”

Mack groans again, but he’s already sliding out from under the covers, wrapping their daughter in his arms and hauling her out of bed like a sack of flour. She squeals with delight.

Will follows, stretching as he goes, the scent of sleep and the warmth of their shared bed still clinging to him. The kitchen light glows softly as they move through the house, feet padding on cool floors, laughter trailing behind them like morning sun.

And soon, there’s batter on the counter, syrup sticky on fingers, and the gentle rhythm of their little family starting another perfect day.

♡

[moncuries]

helloo

over the wire has received a new chapter 2005 San Jose Sharks Macklin / Boston Diner Waiter Will “I could tell you what I want,” Will offers, almost a challenge. Mack hesitates. He shouldn’t want to know. He doesn’t want to know. But his hand tightens around the phone. He fumbles the Sidekick’s tiny menu with its too small buttons and puts it on speaker phone. Drops it onto the couch beside him. “Okay,” he says, low. “Tell me.”

mind: the rating has gone up

[ladylooch]

“Um, well he tried to eat my pancakes, so I stabbed him with the fork.”

Pleaasssseeee can we see this iconic moment from Stella when David tries to eat her pancake and she goes to timeout

It took me so long to find this. I thought it was in the series and it’s not. It’s in Lio and Sav’s 🤣 Anyways refresher is here!

It all started out innocently. Stella and David had been drawing on her kid's menu together. Pancakes for the three of them were on the way. The morning was going by slow and lazy like it does in August. Connor had one foot in the diner with them and the other in his weekend, babymoon plans with his wife.

Lucie is Connor's forever distraction. Which is why he didn't pick up on Stella's increasing frustrations of David poking around at her pancakes when they were delivered to the table first. As Lucie's belly grows, Stella's irritations with her incoming baby sister do too. The upcoming life change has their little girl on edge, unsure, and down right cranky.

So while Connor isn't pleased to see her pierce her fork into David's hand, he isn't entirely surprised either. The whole table pauses. David glances at Connor for direction on how to handle it. Connor gives him nothing, still picturing his hands wandering Lucie's body later, even as his blue eyes stare at the metal connecting with skin.

"Ow..." David finally says. There is a hint of a question to it then his eyes widen as if to make Connor snap to reality.

"Stella." Connor finally sighs, rubbing two hands over his face. He shoves them up into his wild hair, locking eyes with his guilty daughter.

"What?" She asks, giggling.

"No, it's not funny."

"It's kinda funny." David fills in. Connor's blue eyes warn his D partner.

"Sure, it's funny when it's your dumbass but when it's another kid?" He shakes his head. "You know what I have to do now." Connor says simply.

"No." Stella whines. "I'm sorry! Davey! I'm sorry!" Stella curls herself into his side. Her little legs weave over his thighs until she is in his lap, clinging to his neck and batting her lashes at him.

"Why are you doing this to me? Your dad is the one putting you in time out."

"You can talk him out of it?" David shakes his head at her.

"Dad's rules kiddo." Stella slumps into David's chest, not making a move to leave. Connor folds his arms across his chest, waiting for his daughter to acknowledge his existence. Over her head, David grabs the bite of the pancake he had been going through originally. He tucks it into his mouth. Stella's mouth drops open in shock.

"That's mine!" She whines.

"What if your baby sister wants a bite of your pancakes? You gonna deny her? A baby?"

"Yeah. I already have to share my parents with her. I'm not sharing my pancakes too!" Stella raises her voice in hysteric squeaks.

"Oof. Good luck with that." David says to Connor with wide eyes.

"This is Luc's fault." Connor responds, pointing his fork with a sausage link hanging from the end at David.

"How so?"

"I wanted to have another kid when Stella was still young. Lucie said no! Now we are here."

"You should tell her that when you pick her up from her baby shower." David says before taking a sip of coffee.

Connor realizes how utterly stupid that sounds now. He sighs heavily again, chewing anxiously on his food.

"Stell, come over here. Timeout for 15 minutes. Sit here with me and eat your food. When you're done, I want a real apology to your uncle as well as a thought out response for why we don't stab people."

Stella stares at him, unmoving. Connor narrows his eyes at her. She finally accepts his direction with a small tilt of her head. She goes over to his side of the table, sliding all the way in towards the window. David hands her plate of pancakes over.

"Thanks." She mumbles, glumby poking at the stack.

Connor and David watch her for a moment, then move the conversation along.

"So what are you and Mack up to this weekend?"

"The same thing you are." David smirks. "Mack heads out of town on Tuesday. Gotta soak in her until then."

Connor smirks as he swallows his latest bite. He grabs his coffee cup, cheersing it with David's to a hell of a weekend ahead.

[heartstringsbloom]

Au where McQueen was created (a la the replica program from Kingdom Hearts) for racing and this can go either way, but for the purposes of this story we’ll focus on humanized!Cars

When he wakes up he’s blank. He can perceive everything, see the white walls around him, feel the baggy white jumpsuit he’s wearing. But he doesn’t really associate with anything, rather he just perceives

A man in a lab coat walks in and tells him that he’s a racer. What does that mean?

He learns that it means to go fast, to loop around a track over a hundred times for a trophy. That trophy means he’s the best. The person they hand him off to—Harv—tells him that he’ll be the best

People cheer for him and scream his name from the stands. All he has to do is make first place in that little red car they give him

They also tell him that his name is Lightning. Because he’s fast, there and around the track in a flash. Lightning McQueen.

Royalty? Not yet, Harv tells him. Not until he wins the Piston Cup

But McQueen gets lost on the way. It was supposed to be a tie-breaker, but Mack—and Mack is so nice, always makes Lightning smile—leaves him behind at some diner while McQueen was signing autographs. Strange little mementos that people like to ask of him.

Lightning doesn’t think he meant to. He had been told that the race was too important to miss. Maybe Mack didn’t realize he had even left the trailer

McQueen wanders. It’s nighttime, and the stars are bright and decorate the sky. McQueen wonders why the cars passing have headlights when his doesn’t

(The track is always lit. Is too much light a bad thing? Is he a bad thing?)

One of the cars slows next to him, and McQueen sees the window roll down. Someone with a hat and a badge

Sheriff of . . . Well the man doesn’t say, but he asks Lightning if everything is alright. Lightning thinks it is, except he doesn’t know how to get to California.

It’s a long way, Sheriff tells him. Guess McQueen has a long walk

Sheriff scoffs and asks if he needs a place for the night. Lightning doesn’t think so. He only needs to get to California. But Sheriff shakes his head and mutters something Lightning can’t make out, sorry.

He offers Lightning a ride

Can Sheriff get him to California?

What is with you, kid? You need some rest.

Okay.

Sheriff takes him to a bright orange motel with a sigh that reads “Cozy Cone,” and it makes Lightning smile. It reminds him of the track. Nothing else

Inside is someone with hair bluer than the sky, Lightning thinks. She has to be made of the sky, or the ocean, or maybe both. He asks

She blinks at him and her face gets pink, making her ocean eyes all the more vibrant. Wow.

Sheriff calls her Sally. Lightning forever associates her with everything blue and beautiful

She shows him to a room, and he tilts his head in the tiny but warm space. It’s smaller than his trailer

Is it? Sally asks. He nods, clutches his trailer key in his pocket. He wonders how Mack is doing

Sally asks if he’s hungry, and Lightning hasn’t thought about it. He’s . . . Never been hungry, has he? Should he be?

“Should I be?”

Sally blinks and her eyes get softer, and she looks him up and down as if she’s seeing him for the first time. Lightning mimics her, smiles because she’s so lovely and he wonders how the stars would scatter across her waves of hair

She says to stay put, and leaves. Lightning falters, saddened by her absence, and falls to sit on the floor, folding his legs in a crisscross

He lights up when she returns, carrying a bag of something that smells amazing.

She sets it on a small table next to the bed, beckons him over and starts talking about burgers and fries and a tiny salad, whatever those are

But he eats, seeing how she smiles when he does, and it makes him want to do everything in his power to keep that on her face

Sally bids him goodnight and leaves, and it’s a little sad because she’s so wonderful, but the food tastes amazing so Lightning doesn’t feel as sad

He stares at the empty takeout carton when he’s finished. Thinks about Sally and the stars and burgers and the bed. It’s a soft, neatly made and fresh-smelling. He lays down slowly, finding it an interesting alternative to the seat in his car

He doesn’t think of California that night, too swayed by the sky and the ocean and stars.

[mackachu1212]

Yall ready for the Mack’s Diner poster drop?

[merrock]

event: Hallo-Week

location: all around Merrock

date & time: October 25 - November 3

ooc duration: same dates

It's time… to get your spook on! We know how much this town loves Halloween, so we've rounded up as many Merrockites as possible to get fun things happening in town, whether it be movies, spooky fun activities, party nights, or anything that your haunted little hearts desire.

Please note: for the kids, trick-or-treat will still be happening on Halloween (October 31st), so make sure that you have candy ready to go, to treat them right! Or else… you might find yourself getting a trick. You can go door to door, do the trunk-or-treat, or head to the nursing home to get candy!

Dive under the cut for a complete list of things happening in and around Merrock from October 25th until November 3rd, and have fun!

DOWNTOWN

bookends -- book sale on all horror novels

brownstone inne -- ghost stories in the hotel lobby (& refreshments)

cityview park -- pumpkin carving & painting contests, various craft stations set up (for adults and kids)

cobblestone cafe -- pumpkin spice everything

the holiday shoppe -- 50-75% off all Halloween decor

mack's -- special seasonal pumpkin menu

merrock railway -- haunted train ride

the mirage -- spooky karaoke in the speakeasy (come in costume!)

mods -- flash tattoos & face painting for kids

stubs -- nightly Halloween movies (see below!)

touchback -- spooky cocktails & drinks

town hall -- Halloween safety demonstrations

vibrations -- monster mash party night all week-long (come in costume!)

STUBS:

All movies will be available on the Stubs app, as well, for you to watch at home! There is a small charge for each film, but the money goes straight to the theater. Early films will play at 6PM, late at 9PM.

October 25 -- Casper, Friday the 13th.

October 26 -- Beetlejuice, Pet Sematary.

October 27 -- Addams Family, Nightmare on Elm Street.

October 28 -- Scooby Doo on Zombie Island, Psycho.

October 29 -- Nightmare Before Christmas, Scream.

October 30 -- It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Carrie.

October 31 -- Hocus Pocus, Halloween.

November 1 -- Coraline, Child's Play.

November 2 -- The Haunted Mansion, The Exorcist.

November 3 -- Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Craft.

ALSO AVAILABLE: Monster House, Halloweentown, Goosebumps, Practical Magic, Sleepy Hollow, What We Do in the Shadows, Ernest Scared Stupid, Scared Shrekless, The Witches, Death Becomes Her, Poltergeist, Happy Death Day, Jennifer's Body, The Crow, The Lost Boys, Rosemary's Baby, The Conjuring, The Invisible Man, Trick 'r Treat, Totally Killer + more.

COASTAL AREA

anchors away -- seasonal drinks and pumpkin beer

breathe in -- yoga & pilates with the Sanderson Sisters (come in costume!)

cassidy's candies -- mega discount on all Halloween candy

from brush to canvas -- autumn/Halloween paintings exhibited

the lighthouse -- ghost stories at the top of the lighthouse

the marina -- haunted boat rides (murder mystery style)

mawk tales -- seasonal spooky mocktails all week

sea breeze -- special Halloween flavors available

SUBURBS

aster playground -- pumpkin painting, various kids games set up

benny's -- massive Halloween decor & costume sale

children's museum -- various halloween-themed activities

community center -- costume closet open for takers

the creamery -- black & blue milks available, halloween ice creams

cul-de-sac diner -- halloween-themed meals (& specials for kids)

flour co. -- decorate your own pumpkin cookies

the fun spot -- horror skate nights (come in costume!)

the great escape -- horror escape rooms

memorial library -- spooky story reads, horror book displays

pinecrest cemetery -- cemetery tours (not haunted; respectful)

treasure chest -- 50% off all fall and Halloween decor

COUNTRYSIDE

the barn at lake malory -- haunted houses; family friendly (for kids & easily scared adults who want to take it easy), supernatural/fantasy (medium), slasher (scary).

handpick'd -- specials on seasonal wines

harmony ranch -- haunted hay ride & corn maze

hideaway market -- trunk or treat sponsored by takato's (come in costume!)

lavender lane -- pumpkin, mums & fall favorites on deep discount

little chapel -- ghost stories (with surprise haunting)

north shore -- trick-or-treating with senior citizens (come in costume!)

paradise gardens -- seasonal fall/halloween displays

pet haven -- free treat to all pets that show up in costumes

pine grove gardens -- true merrock horror / scary stories

state park -- spooky walks along the trails (very kid friendly)

the wheel -- 50% off all halloween related items

ADMIN NOTES: have at it! If you want to post costumes, they can be done any time through the week, whether you're partying at Evolution, dressing up to work at your business, or just want to get spiffed up for actual Halloween. Please tag them with #merrockfashion. Socials can be tagged with #merrocksocial, as well. Please do remember to tag anything with trigger warnings if it veers into triggering things, such as excessive blood! You can do other things for Hallo-Week, like having a slumber party and watching movies at home with your bestie, roasting pumpkin seeds, going out to toilet paper someone's house (please have permission), this is the perfect time to just have fun with anything that has to do with Halloween! <3

[steadypet101]

If Sonic Movie 3 would have a cameo in the film, I can't help but pray that Roger Craig Smith would appear in the movie like a Mean Bean customer or a bystander.

Maybe like a waiter at a small diner like in the FNAF movie. Anybody agree?

(Edit: However, I was thinking either Ryan Drummond, Deven Mack, or Jason Griffith would be a perfect cameo)

[packagecfgirlyevil]

"No." It was an automatic reaction - she'd changed a lot to distance her from that life, the one he probably knew her from. Acknowledging who she was - the real her, beneath the fake name and dyed hair and phony smile - was dangerous. "I wouldn't think so, at least. I just have one of those faces. What are you looking for tonight, coffee or a burger?"

@packagecfgirlyevil // kirk + gemma

"Don't I know you from somewhere?"

[ocstabler]

7x1 When a serial rapist is released after serving his time, the cop who sent him down before (now retired) warns Elliot that he's already struck again and will keep doing so until he's stopped.

Elliot goes through the archives to find the old files on Ray's victims and how it matches the first girl who was attacked since his release. Elliot goes to see Ray's parole officer to just fill him in on Ray's case so they can watch him closely but while Elliot's there he sees Ray and strickes up a conversation, acting as another former offender there to see his PO. Elliot gets into a meeing with Ray & Cragen isn't happy about it when he gets back and tells him about it. Elliot says he'll get Ray to talk to him outside of therapy and that he'll stop him before he attacks again. I feel like Cragen is in a constant battle with Elliot recently, trying to keep him reigned in and not go too far with anything, but Elliot is always pushing, seeing what more he can get away with. Because his career is all he has (he obviously still has his kids, but the limits on seeing them regularly don't help much), he's doubling down on getting results and doing what he can.

Elliot moves into an apartment close to Ray's so he can try and become Ray's new partner. Huang tells Fin & Olivia, that Elliot being available isn't enough. He needs to appeal to Ray and they need to give him the oppurtunity to do that. Fin and some other cops search Ray's apartment and are careless with his stuff. Elliot muscles his way in and Fin arrests him but tells Elliot Huang wants to talk to him.

Elliot's furious with Huang and unloads on him that he doesn't want to be pulled out and that he knows what he's doing. Huang asks him if he's okay. No, he's clearly not. But Huang tells him that the therapist is doing a diagnostic test before the session and Elliot needs to know how to beat it. It's a sexual Interest test (without a penile cuff which is probably a good thing for Elliot) and Huang tells himwhat the test is really looking for. Elliot starts to listen to Huang with less hostility.

Elliot's cover story to tell at group is about raping his stepdaughter (although he later refers to the girls mum as his girlfriend). While I remember to point it out, I like Elliot's subtle change in how he speaks. He's a bit more boisturous as 'Mack', it's subtle, but it is different from him being Stabler.

During the group therapy, Elliot says he's afraid he's going to do it again. The therapist asks how it makes him feel and he says he hates himself and when asked what he does with all that hatred, he says he gets mad and wants to hurt someone. The shrink says he has to learn to control his temper or he'll lose everything.

Poor Elliot. It's obvious that although he's using the cover story, how he feels about himself is genuine and the shrink's advice that his anger will make him lose everything (his job, as it's already cost him his wife and kids) is something he could do with listening to. And we've seen that hurting people isn't something Elliot is afraid of doing and he's also very good at doing it.

Elliot and Ray go to get food (weirdly, Elliot says he wants burger and fries but at the diner he doesn't have any food, just a drink). Elliot puts it out about getting a van, as Ray used to use a van to attack girls and he offers to loan him the money. He says they'll have a good time and Elliot questions his sexuality. Ray laughs and says they'll pick up girls.

Elliot meets with Benson and Cragen and he now has the van. Elliot says he's going to give Ray the oppurtunity. Cragen is wary as he'd have to let Ray go far enough to charge him with attempted rape. Olivia suggests using a female undercover. Cragen agrees but tells Elliot to get all the tech they need on the van as a safeguard.

Elliot meets up with Fin and sees the mods they've added the the van including a tracker, camera and mics and Fin also gets a compartment to hide a gun, saying he can't drive around unprotected.

Using the UC, Ray sees her and is interested but he doesn't do anything and they go to their session instead.

Cragen says he's pulling Elliot out, but Liv tells him to give Elliot more time. Cragen is conflicted, unsure if it's right what they are doing. Liv says that he could still have raped the first girl and Elliot isn't encouraging Ray to do anything.

At group, the shrink asks Elliot what he thinks about someone elses struggles and he says he doesn't feel like talking. Afterwards, the shrink asks to speak to him alone.

Elliot tries to tell the shrink what he wants to hear about contributing more to leaves quickly, but the shrink won't have it. He says he can see Elliot is under pressure and asks if he has someone he can lean on, such as family. Elliot says no. The shrink says that the point of group is to talk about your problems so you don't act them out. Elliot says it wasn't how he was raised and he's only there because he's been sent there by his PO. The shrink says when not in control, Elliot gets angrier than most people. He says Rage and Lust are hungry beasts inside of us and if they are fed, they just get hungrier. He tells him to stop fighting things he can't change.

Lots of interesting stuff here. We know that even if Kathy was still at home, he wouldn't talk to her anyway and despite having a large family, they are very estranged from one another. Elliot is very cut off from having anyone to talk too, but as he also says, he hasn't been raised to talk about his feelings. The shrink linking lust and rage is interesting because although he's treating Elliot as a sex offender, he's also picking up the rage from him and Elliot's using some of it into the persona, but it's interesting that he's able to so clearly pick up on that fury that Stabler carries with him. I think that Elliot ends up taking the advice of the shrink by the end of the episode and gives into that rage.

When he's finished with the shrink, he gets back and Ray has had a drink and abducted a girl and she's in the back of the van. He drives it to a warehouse and they park inside. Fin picks up that the truck has gone past the apartment block and Cragen sends them out to follow the van.

Ray tells Elliot he can go first with the girl while he watches. Elliot says he can't do it infront of another guy. He grabs Elliot's crotch (I guess checking to see if he's aroused?) and then says he'll give them some privacy, as it's his first time (Ray always had a partner, but Elliot's cover is he only did this once, or with one girl and alone, so it makes sense that Ray buys this).

Once Ray is out of earshot, Elliot tells the girl he's a cop and he's going to get her out. He tells her what to do while he removes the tape from her legs and mouth and tells her to scream like he's hurting her before having her run for the gate while he opens it. She only just gets out as Ray starts shooting at them. Elliot tells him his a cop and Ray pistol whips him and knocks him out and breaks the tracking device.

Liv & Fin lose the signal and call for back up and a helicopter with infa-red. The escaped girl finds them as she calls for help but she can't tell them where she came from.

Ray says about how he is usually a good judge of character and says that Elliot wasn't acting and he and Elliot are brothers under the skin.

Ray says Elliot has dark thoughts and is evil inside, but he tries to hide the evil. He says how Elliot became his friend just to take him down. Ray says Elliot wanted him to grab the girl.

Ray cocks the gun and pushes it up into Elliot's jaw, telling Elliot he's as guilty as he is. Elliot closes his eyes and keeps them closed for a while. Ray hears the sound of a chopper and goes to investigate. Elliot uses the chance to break free from the van (he's been handcuffed to it, but the vans a piece of shit so he breaks the van, but is still cuffed). He goes to the van and gets the concealed gun.

Ray notices him and they start shooting at one another. Fin hears the gunshots and they head that way, getting the girl to stay in the car and lock the doors.

Ray says Elliot doesn't want to arrest him, he wants him dead. Elliot manages to catch Ray off-guard and then chokes him.

Liv calls out and Elliot starts to open the gate and calls he's coming out. He drags Ray out with him and tells Liv he's okay but Ray needs a doctor.

Elliot waits to be released from the cuffs and looks to be in shock.

I think this might be the episode that just break Elliot. I think he embraces that dark side just a little more than he should and he doesn't feel guilty about it. I don't think he feels good about it either, but I think it gives him a release that he's needed, the same way Ray needed that release when he first escaped prison and that's something that doesn't sit well within him.

Elliot expresses his self-hatred earlier in the episode with the shrink, and that's what Ray picks up on as being real from Elliot. Ray needling Elliot when he was cuffed to the van about being the same as him hits far too close to home for Elliot. The shrink told Elliot that lust and rage are the same in how they build up and are fed, and Elliot feeds his rage by beating Ray unconscious, because he made him angry.

Another thing I wanted to touch upon was when Elliot first wakes up cuffed to the van, he encourages Ray to 'get on with it' and when he's shoving the gun into his jaw and Elliot closes his eyes, I imagine he's making a silent prayer thinking he's going to die. I don't think he wants to die, but I don't think he's afraid of it right then.

Elliot's been spirialling for a while now and I think intially he was acting a little erratically at times but he's really gone into a dark place now. Olivia seems to have complete faith in him still and I think she knows how much work means to him and how important it is for him to have this one thing in his life to rely and focus on. I believe Cragen is starting to become hesitant in trusting Elliot as he once did. He knows he has great instincts but I think he is also weighing it against his mental state as well. I think he's able to see a little more clearly than Liv how reckless Elliot's becoming.

Great first episode for series 7. Olivia and Fin are great support but it's a very heavy episode for Stabler.

[moncuries]

will smith works at a diner and mack is lonely fic. 2000s, repressed, sad. will smith hockey in an apron. have aat it.

[mackmontgomery]

closed for: @peterbasara

where: all nighter diner

"Ah, Petey B. Hello," Mack greets with a cheek kiss, instantly regretting it once he had.

( Too mafia boss, or worse, what if DJ Steal-Your-Girl-Who's-Not-Your-Girl thought he was feeling him? )

"Can I sit here?" He asks as he slides into the other side of the diner booth before he can even respond, leaving little room for a no given he was on a fact-finding mission, "Too late. I'm sitting here. Sup homie?"

[mackachu1212]

Official Macks Diner poster guys!!!

MACK’S DINER POSTER!

april fools 💜

[prosperitypoint]

Rossi Year One: Spring

Welcome back to the Rossi household with ladies Valentina, her older twins Bianca (left) and Giada (right) and younger twins Livia (left) and Aria (right). And you're right- Valentina is pregnant again with Jon Snow's baby. Luckily Giada is moving out to free up a bedroom.

Bianca keeps herself busy skilling. Being a knowledge sim means being on that grindset.

Valentina has been teaching Livia to walk. She truly handles pregnancy like a champ for a romance sim. It helps that her household has enough money to afford maids and occasional childcare.

Bianca has also found time to smooch a certain Zac Efron. He's also slept with Valentina before, but he seems to have left that behind him to pursue Bianca.

With a quick peck, Bianca is off to work.

And Valentina comes home...

I'm glad Valentina is pregnant already. This situation is weird enough without her having Zac's baby.

They do say that woohoo helps with contractions! I'm telling you, Valentina knows how to use men to her advantage.

Welcome baby Vincenzo (and male Rossi heir)! He is the child of Jon Snow (from Game of Thrones). I'm hoping for the best with genetics because the father sim is gorgeous, but sometimes realistic faces play weird with Sims 2. He has brown eyes and brown hair.

Quiet days of painting and cooking fill the time that Valentina is pregnant. Bianca finds herself spending more time with Zac and dreaming of a life with him.

Bianca can't help but wonder if she'll be teaching her own baby to walk in a few years instead of her little sister. Meanwhile her beau is flirting with her mother right behind her.

Valentina gets another promotion. She is well on her way to being a celebrity chef!

She really is a great mom too- even with all the men she finds in her bed. She has been teaching the twins skills and making family meals constantly.

Look! It's Liana Reyes! Hey babe! And what a family Sim too! Immediately goes to care for the upset toddler.

Speaking of- three toddler time!!!

Baby Vincenzo is now toddling around. And, Lord, he was not blessed in the face. Not serving face card. I'm sorry, babe, but I do not think the look is doing what you think it's doing.

It's only triple toddler time for a few shifts at the diner for Valentina. When her schedule overlaps with Bianca's day job coaching scrapbook club they call the trusty Sim nanny service, who aren't always great at their job.

Happy birthday girls!!

Miss Livia and Miss Aria. They're growing into some of their features. I'm really interested to see how they age. And if they pass on dad's red hair (oh how I hope so).

We did it! We have a household with a born-in-game male heir. The girls learned all their skills and Zac managed not to cause a rift in the family.

I'm worried for Bianca. She's already had one menty-b, I don't know if another would drive her mad the way her mom is macking on her man. I did build an asylum in case... (and also the asylum challenge is such chaos).

This household is a joy to play with the amount of drama that it brings after the very tame Castillo household.

[ladylooch]

remember how lio ignored his daddy after he broke his arm? does that ever happen to nico with one of the girlies?

Ope… wanna hurt? Okay let’s go.

Lucie Hischier stands in the middle of an applauding room at the first recital of her short ballerina career. Her brown eyes squint against the bright stage lights, trying to look through the beams and sea of people for her daddy. He said he would be here. 

But when the lights fade and Lucie finally finds her family, she doesn’t see her daddy standing next to her mama. Lucie frowns even as her mom waves excitedly back to her with Sophie in her arms. Lucie’s eyes continue to scan. She sees her Auntie Em, but no Uncle T. She frowns harder. Her dad is out of town. He said he wouldn’t be. Lucie’s eyes move back to her mom and her little face scrunches up into a scowl. Then, she stomps her pink slippers off to the side stage where her teacher is holding up her hand to give her a high-five.

“Lucie, your solo was wonderful! All your handwork paid off!”

No it didn’t. Daddy wasn’t here.

When Lucie gets to her family afterwards, she is sullen as she accepts flowers from Lio. They share a loose hug.

“Luc! Great job today!” Auntie Em says, giving her back a rub as they embrace.

“Thanks.” Lucie mumbles.

“You worked so hard on your solo, baby. It showed today. I’m so proud of you.” Lexi murmurs as she kneels down to give her daughter a hug. Mack is holding flowers for her older sister and excitedly thrusts them at Lucie. 

“Thanks.” Lucie says glumly. Lexi purses her lips.

“Hey, daddy is going to FaceTime us when we get home from dinner.” Lucie scrunches her face then shakes her head no.

“He didn’t come.”

“Yeah, baby he is on the road.”

“He told me he would be here.”

Emma and Lexi share a concerned look. The Devils originally were supposed to leave tomorrow, but a winter storm created travel concerns and they decided on leaving a day earlier. Lexi bites her lip. Nico must not have had the conversation she recommended he have at bedtime last night. Lexi had found him asleep in Mack’s bed. She assumed he had made it to Lucie before falling asleep. Clearly not. 

“Daddy’s schedule changed last minute. I know that is disappointing. He wanted to be here though.” Lexi tries to soothe as much as she can. 

“Did you video it for him?”

“Yes, me and auntie Em.” 

“Okay.” Lucie sighs. Lexi helps Lucie put her winter coat and boots on, then with the whole family, they head to a diner for burgers, malts, and fries to celebrate.

Lucie is in bed after her bath that night when Lexi comes in with her phone. She sees it in Lucie’s lap, then leaves the room, down the hall to one of her sisters who is crying.

“Hi sweets.” Lucie looks down, seeing her dad on the screen. “I am so sorry I missed your recital today.” He says. “I know I told you I would be there. That was the plan. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way.” Lucie nods. Silence fills the room as Nico waits for her to say something. She refuses. “I know you’re hurt, sweets. But when I get home, can we watch the video together?” Tears form in Lucie’s eyes. She nods as they track down her cheeks.

1,000 miles away, Nico's heart breaks into that many pieces.