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Alright.

I did Lucille, Kyle, Mimi, Cody, Maxie and Vic I think that my artfight profile is good enough for right now. I might add more characters later (I really want to have Magnus on there) but we'll see! :D

Here is my artfight profile. (You have to have an account to view)

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🤔 childhood friends to lovers???

I ADORE the trope. The familiarity. The fact that this person has known every side of you and still chooses you... the fact that they've watched you fall, get back up... succeed... everything... and they choose you.

I actually have a childhood friends to lovers couple. :] Maxie and Ezrah (Ezrah is my friend's character).

10/10 love. <3

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Kyle: B

Jasmine: A for sure

Marcus: B for sure (he's an athlete xD)

Kate: A or B

Tomo: A or C

aaand Maxie: A

If you had to pick one, would your collective OCs best be suited to:

A) a fluffy dating sim (character-driven game about interpersonal relationships)

B) a combat focused game (who could beat who in a physical fight?)

C) an elimination murder mystery (brains matter, you have to solve OR get away with the crime)

D) a wacky racing game (focused less on brawn or fighting ability and more on fun gimmicks)

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The Kissing Booth, Part I

This is a little um... simulation/otome game I’m writing a script for. ;) and yes, the people involved are my characters because I’m that obsessed with my babies.

So! First of all, the game begins with you getting +4 relationship points for whoever you want. You can only add +2 to a single character. And Kyle & Victoria are off limits. The characters you can add points to are: Maxie, Ikuisuus, Belinda, Luka, Jason and Clarissa ;)

So first of all, make sure you choose who you want to add points to and how many points. Remember FOUR total and only TWO per person tops!

Okay, once you’ve picked who you add points to, click the Click More and enjoy part one of my otome game ;)

For a while now, the coffee shop has been booming, but you’d never guess it because the owner of the shop doesn’t seem to understand the concept of investing in order to make more money.

Luckily, our regulars are very thoughtful and loyal, but with horrible equipment, I’m not so sure they will keep coming. Even the most loyal customers have a breaking point.

I pull my collegaues aside one day and tell them, “This is ridiculous. We need to do something about our equipment or we’ll be out a job.” They all exchange a look before one of my favorite coworkers, Maxie as people call him, pulls me aside.

“Look... we’ve all been saving up to buy this stand-��� As if seeing the shock on my face, he added, “We didn’t know how you’d feel. We wanted to wait til we had more money and it was a more solid thing before we... got you involved.” I opened my mouth to reply but had no idea what to say.

“There’s only... one things,” he said awkwardly, glancing back at the other baristas, who all egged him on. His hesitation was driving me nuts.

“What? What is it?” He licked his lips, glancing at me apologetically. “Um... well, we still need some more money...” he hesitated again and I started to get impatient.

“So...?” He paused. “Uh, some of the others suggested... a kissing booth...” he said in a mumble, face turning a little red. “But, y’see... the rest of us are in committed relationships, so-”

“So you were hoping I would be the one kissing...” I finished for him; his cheeks went from a little pink to scarlet.

“I’m sorry, it wasn’t my-”

“I’ll do it.” His head shot up to meet mine in his surprise. “I... I beg your pardon?” He stammered, trying to make sense of my reaction.

“Why are you so surprised?” I asked, arms crossed. “Who you work with is more important than where you work,” I said simply. He still seemed unsure how to reply.

“You sure?” He asked after a bit.

Now is your chance to make your first choice. Pick from the following three options:

No, you’re right. I change my mind.

Well, now I’m not so sure...

Positive.

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The OC Ask Cupid shoots you an inquisitive arrow~

Who was your OC’s first love? DId they manage to get with them? If so, are they still together, and who confessed first? If not, were they able to move on?

lskdjfalksdjf okay I have to answer this for alternate au Maxie because my friend and I JUST made this whole story today and I'm absolutely freaking OBSESSED.

Okay, so Maxie is Kyle's best friend's son. Except in this version, he and Vic aren't really close like the other two... and Maxie's parents end up divorcing (peacefully) because they were never really in love. The marriage was more of a logical/business thing and then they had Maxie together, so they raised him together then divorced as soon as he moved out.

So basically, Maxie's first love was Irena. He ended up having a son with her that he didn't know about (DX)... that whole story is tragic and I won't be going into it unless asked because it's horrendous. BTW Irena and their son are both my friend's characters that I am completely in love with. <3

Anyway, so I'm actually not sure who confessed first. Seeing how shy she is, it was probably him in all realness. But no they aren't together. And yes they were both able to move on and married other men buuut her story was a little more tragic than his was thereafter.

Thanks for the ask! I was excited to get an ask that I could ramble about my new couple with. <3

Have a great weekend!

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OH also cause this ask game is very fun: what OC do you associate with the song Megalomaniac by aeseaes? - magic-is-something-we-create

Okay, so I’m going to do who would like how it sounds because frankly I don’t understand what the lyrics are saying xDD; I tried to associate with who I would relate the lyrics to too but I just...... don’t understand them - heh.

Okay, so first of all, thank you, @magic-is-something-we-create for playing again! :D you’re awesome.

And um, yeah I’ve never heard of this musician but I love her voice. I’ve heard 3 songs by her now and haven’t been bothered to change it because she sounds lovely. Reminds me of Sheoda, who I also love and my big cousin introduced me to years ago (like a decade ago).

Okay, so for sounds, this is the kind of music I was talking about that I could see Maxie listening to. The kind of music he can lay back in bed, close his eyes, and get lost in her voice.

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The Kissing Booth/Kyle Storyline, Part I

The player clicks on Kyle’s option.

Tall, dark, beautiful. When he comes by himself, he is quiet and keeps to himself. I think the most I’ve been able to get out of him when by himself is like one word other than his order.

But sometimes he comes in with a teenaged girl that I can only hope is his daughter because she calls him daddy and he doesn’t come across as the type with a daddy kink. I’m also pretty sure he is gay or bi because she has talked about a papa and his whole demeanor changes.

From what I have gathered, he is divorced, though why you would want to divorce someone that sexy, I’ll-

“Hello?” A voice snapped me back to reality. ���Oh! Hi! I apologize. The usual?” I asked the pair I was just thinking about, who were now at the counter. When did they get here? How did they slip in without me noticing and why didn’t I hear my friend or Maxie greet them?

“Yes, please,” the girl confirmed, tossing a bill on the counter. I went to grab her change but she told me to keep it. I stared at the bill in my hand and then glanced at her.

“You sure? This is-” She put her hand up with a smile. “It’s fine. You’ve been wonderful every time we come in, but um, sorry, not trying to be rude but we’re in a hurry...” My eyes widened further, my face flushing as I became a bit flustered by the generosity and sudden change of topic to their hurry. “Of course! I’m so sorry!”

I rushed into action, gathering materials and ingredients, pouring cold brew, creating the perfect coffee for my favorite customers. My coworker, who’s also my best friend who also got me into the company, snickered from where they stood.

Kyle was about to say something to the girl when Maxie walked in, not in uniform. He was obviously here as a customer and not to work, especially since he wasn’t on the schedule for the day.

“Uncle Kyle! Elise! Hey, sorry I’m late.” Uncle? Now this was new information. I listened while they chatted about their plans for the day. I made a beautiful rose in her foam and then slid it over to her along with a lid so that she could take her daily photo of the foam before placing the lid and grabbing a couple of straws.

“Thanks!” She called, turning to go but I gave Maxie a look and he immediately knew what the look was referring to.

“Hey, uncle, cousin... I asked you two to come here for a reason,” he said quickly, trying to capture their attention and bring it back to me. My face flushed slightly. Kyle looked confused, as did Elise.

“What?” Kyle asked simply, not a man for wasting words. Maxie glanced at me. “Um, we’re putting on a little event.” He nodded encouragingly at me, making Kyle and Elise’s attention turn to me.

“Um, yeah... we’re trying to raise some money,” I said simply, not wanting to go into too much detail. Instead, I took a paper that I’d hidden behind the counter and placed it face down on the counter. “It’s uh... for us,” I said vaguely. “Take a look at the poster. See if you’d like to come.” Now I was staring at Kyle, face turning a little pink.

I’d noticed there were very few people that he kept eye contact with. But it wasn’t in like a lack of confidence kind of way. It was more like... he didn’t want anyone to see into his soul. It gave him a mysterious air that made me want him even more.

He was watching Maxie’s face, studying it closely, then took the paper and turned it over to look at it, then glanced at Elise, who was on her tiptoes, peering at it over her shoulder. She glanced up at Kyle with a smile and then giggled. “Count us in,” she said simply, shoving her father toward the door. “We’ll see you there,” she sing-songed with a wink.

Maxie glanced at me with a smirk and then disappeared out of the room with the two of them.

I was left there, tingly and numb at the same time. Did... my crush’s daughter just figure out I had a crush on him... and encourage it? I... was speechless.

My friend bust out laughing once they were gone.

“What are you going to do?” They asked. “Now that you know Kyle’s coming, I’ll bet you’re gonna way overdress just to try to impress him.” Their eyes were gleaming at me in laughter while they continued to wipe down the same spot on the counter they’d been working on since the family entered the store.

“I think that spot is clean by now. There are other places to clean,” I retorted, but I couldn’t help thinking they had a point... what was I going to wear?

To impress Kyle, I could only assume the best way to impress him would be to dress in...

something fancy and expensive looking

something nice but simple

something very casual, he seems to prefer casual clothes

Taglist for this game script (ask to be added or removed): @confundere & @bathingindirtyteacups

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i'd love to know what songs you associate with Kyle, Maxie, and Mary! - magic-is-something-we-create

Kyle would be more of a genre. I see him loving metal & hard rock. Probably the kind of metal that like... makes your heart pound and sounds super angry and roary but when you actually listen to (or read for those that can’t understand metal screams) the lyrics, you realize it’s a beautiful love song. Totally a Kyle thing. He seems angry on the outside but is so full of love for those that are close to him.

Maxie would be softer music. Stuff that makes you relax. Actually, that song, The Sound of Silence, but Disturbed’s version... yeah, that’s a total Maxie song.

And then Mary... um... I don’t have a Mary. (: Mary is Jasper and Marcy’s sister but that’s my friend Val’s character. Did you happen to mean Marcy?

Thanks for playing, Pax! @magic-is-something-we-create

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@ella-elly-love is a talented artist! Her chibi art is some of the cutest art I have ever seen! ❤❤

These chibi drawings were only $8 each for TWO OCs! Such a great deal!

Thank you, Ella, for the awesome art and for continuing to make me more fantastic art!! I absolutely love your chibi style and I think you're really talented. Never stop arting!

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Maxie’s Fashion Show

This story was inspired by this ask from my event, Funny Ass(k) Friday. Here is Maxie dressing up and doing a little “fashion show” for his husband, Ezrah.

The links in this story will be links that will bring you to images of the dresses that Maxie is showing off, strutting his stuff in. Click them if you want to see what I’m talking about. Enjoy!

(an old commission I had done for pride month last year. I forget who the artist was, sadly - that is Maxie and Ezrah)

WC: 1,074

Genre: comedy/romance

Characters: Maxie, [Ezrah] and random women who happen to be there for this.

Disclaimer: Ezrah is not my character.

Taglist: @magic-is-something-we-create​ (this story is a great representation of what my boy, Maxie, is like.) I also wanted to add @wyldlynxx​ since it was your ask that inspired this story xD

Maxie gave a grin to his husband, pulling him by the hand and setting him on the bench of the store. Ezrah watched him curiously while some men stared at them quietly. Why was Maxie holding a bunch of dresses like he was about to try them all on.

Maxie walked away but glanced back with a mischievous grin before disappearing into one of the stalls.

Pretty soon, he came out in a luxurious black ball gown that reached his calves, as it was made for women and he was over six feet tall. The dress shimmered as he strutted up and down the little lobby where women were waiting for their husbands to finish up with trying their clothes on.

Some women stared at him, looking amused as Ezrah stared and slowly licked his lips. Maxie was already such a beautiful man, and now this? He bit his lip while his eyes followed Maxie back toward the stall where he was changing. Right as Maxie touched the doorknob, he turned to give Ezrah a sexy smoldering look, then opened the door to enter.

A few moments later, the door swung open again, but no one came out. Ezrah started to lean forward, anticipating the next dress his husband would come out in, but when Maxie strolled out, he couldn’t help but to stare.

On a woman, the dress would stop at about her knees, but on Maxie, the black dress with the tattered-looking collar and lace short sleeves came up to his thighs. It showed off his hairy legs like they were part of the fashion show and his eyes gleamed as Ezrah looked him up and down with surprise and... well, a little bit of desire. Maxie smirked, leaning into his ear and whispering something the women who stared at him couldn’t hear and Ezrah’s face started to heat up with a blush.

Maxie leaned back up and grinned, winking at the women, before sauntering back into the room, letting the door click closed behind him to change into another cute dress.

When Maxie exited the room again, everybody burst into laughter, Ezrah gripping at his stomach with the strength of his laughter.

Now Maxie strutted like he was hot stuff in a bright pink... there’s no other way to describe it other than fluffy, feathery and... short dress. It probably would have reached about mid-thigh on a woman, so you can only imagine how high it rode on his leg. Ezrah eyed the women squealing with laughter, looking like he was beginning to feel like they shouldn’t be getting this show, it should be all for him. But he knew those dressing room stalls were too small for Maxie to let it all out like this inside of one with him in it.

Maxie blew his husband a kiss before disappearing into the stall yet again. Now Ezrah was squirming. He didn’t like that these women got to have this show, but how could he protest getting to see his husband dress up and be silly like this? Even if the fact that the women saw it too made him... uncomfortable.

Just as the door clicked closed, one of the women’s husbands came out of his own stall, looking at the girls with confusion. “What’s all the laughter and squealing about?” He asked, eyeing them. One of the women, probably his wife, stood then and covered her mouth in a giggle.

“There’s a guy in there trying on dresses and doing a little fashion show in them. It’s really cute and funny.” She paused, eyeing her husband but he cut her off before she could voice the thoughts in her head.

“No. Never gonna happen,” he said immediately, grabbing her purse for her and leading her away but she grabbed his arm.

“Come on, just look at one of the dresses! Maybe it’ll inspire you,” she teased, giggling again. His eyes narrowed as he turned to face her again.

“I am not going to make a fool out of myself by being seen wearing a dress.”

“Does that mean that you wear dresses when you’re not seen?” She teased with glimmering eyes. His narrowed further.

“Not funny. Let’s go.” He dragged her away just as Maxie came in in a red dress this time.

This one hugged his body, showing off how in-shape he was and the collar around his throat seemed almost to choke him, since he had a thicker neck than most women. He seemed a little less comfortable in this one.

“This one doesn’t seem to fit me quite right but I thought you’d like it...” he told Ezrah, spinning in circles a couple of times before walking across the fitting room and then walking back to the door.

“Looks sexy!” One of the women called through cupped hands, making Ezrah shoot her a glare. Maxie laughed while he entered the room again.

“Last one!” He called, making the women groan. They obviously didn’t want this little show to end. Just then, another husband came out of his stall.

“Alright, I’m ready to go,” he told his wife.

“Wait! I wanna see the last dress,” she argued, eyes glancing up at him and tugging him to a seat next to her. Ezrah shot her a glare, looking beyond annoyed but said nothing as Maxie came out in one final dress.

This time, Ezrah stood, eyes wide.

“Where did you get that!?” He asked, eyes darting toward the women, who all stared misty-eyed. Maxie grinned playfully at his husband, taking his hands.

“Maybe I should have worn this to get married in,” he said lightly, kissing each of Ezrah’s hands, making the younger man’s ears go hot. Ezrah searched for the words to say... Maxie looked so elegant in the black sheer wedding dress with floral lace around the chest and sleeves. Ezrah couldn’t find the words to say to his husband as Maxie grinned at him. “How do I look?” He murmured.

“You look hot!” The woman whose husband had come out called in cupped hands. Her husband looked annoyed at that and pulled her away from the other couple.

“Alright, enough fun. Let’s go.”

Ezrah and Maxie stared at each other for a moment before a grin spread across Ezrah’s face.

“You look... incredible. Beautiful, as always,” he said at last, not even noticing the women staring anymore.

They kissed and the fashion show was officially over.

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happy meet and greet monday! following your ghost question, have any of your characters experienced what they thought was a haunting, and how did they react to it?

Ducan: Dude, I kid you not, a ghost ate my homework. Maxie: knock it off, Dunc, everyone knows a ghost didn’t eat your homework... *rolling eyes* the truth is I ate his homework to get him out of it... Ducan: To say it didn’t work is an understatement.

I don’t remember asking anything about ghosts but this was fun. Thanks for the questions and happy early M&GM.

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Happy FAF!! Which of your characters would win Rue Paul's drag race and what would their costume be??

Happy FAF!! Hope you’ve been having fun & enjoying the event ^_^

Maxie, hands down. He’s already a beautiful man. He’d probably wear something lacey or else super frilly and red with pink.

I’ve never actually seen Rue Paul’s drag race, so I don’t really know anything about it, but I hope that’s a good answer...? Sorry if not.

Either way, have a great weekend and thank you for the ask! :D

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I couldn’t help myself. Between seeing how inexpensive these were and seeing how CUTE this art style was, I just HAD to buy some!

Plus ever since making Duncan’s look, I’ve been dying to have a commission of him! And LOOK AT HOW CUTE THEY MADE RUBY ALSDKFJADLK

Okay, so first and foremost, the artist of these lovely pieces of artwork is @kq-yo / @illusiadream. Ruby was $5 and Duncan’s was $1. I got both of these WITHIN 24 HOURS, guys!

Okay, so a little backstory on who these two characters are...

Ruby (left) is from my WIP, Death Has a Face Novel. She is Ikuisuus’ first love interest and Belinda starts dating her after she learns of Iku’s little crush. Little does she know, she’s dating a woman that kills serial killers (thus the knife and smirk on her face). Squee!

And then Duncan (right) is an elven mage that was adopted by humans and has a crush on Maxie and Ezrah, his best friends. He is a transgender male and is a total sweetheart. Anton (Val’s character) was the one that first introduced him to the idea that he was an elf and eventually became the person he came to about elf issues and magic problems.

LOOKIT MY BABIESSS!!! They are sooo dang cute! <3 I mean look at Duncan’s little collar! alksdjfa

Thank you so so so so so much, KQ-YO!! These pieces were 100% worth every. Penny!

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My OCs: Obey Me!, Part I

Here is the first post about which Obey Me! brother my OCs would go for/like the most if they were to play the game.

For those that don’t know who or what I’m talking about, I did make an explanation post, which you can view here.

Okay, so for the first 6 characters to kick this thing off, I’m going to do the following:

Kyle: of course I always, always have to start with my favorite little hybrid. He would probably go for Mammon with the promise to spoil him financially. That or he’d go for Beel, and again, he would spoil the shit out of him. He would buy Beel all of the best foods that hell has to offer.

Ikuisuus: Iku would probably go for Lucifer. As long as he doesn’t try to get away with bossing her around the way he does his brothers. If he tried to pull that crap, she’d immediately switch to Satan and help him out with pissing Luci off as like retaliation xD

Belinda

Maxie

Marcus: Marc would probably go for Asmo or Luci. He loves to flirt, but Asmo is pretty self-obsessed (but then again, so is Marcus)... I really feel he’d make a fun fit with Asmo. ;)

Jasmine: She would probably go for Asmo too. And then it’d be a whole competition between siblings (her and Marcus) to see who gets him first and who hears “I love you first” and who gets the biggest score for his affections.

Alright, so that was six characters. Maxie and Belinda were crossed out because Belinda is not into guys and the only guy Maxie has ever been into romantically or sexually is Ezrah, so unless Ezrah like... pushed him to play out of curiosity of who he’d go for, I don’t see Maxie playing.

Just gonna tag @missionkitty since you gave me the idea and @magic-is-something-we-create since it’s been so long since I’ve really posted about my babies and you are always excited when you see me post about them. ^_^;;

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😋😋😋

Thank you for playing, my anonymous little friend!

Kyle/Vic-

Kyle: You’re ugly.

Vic: Yeah, right, I’m the hottest thing you’ve ever seen.

Kyle: Uh... I’m gay.

Vic: Yeah, doesn’t make me any less hot.

Maxie/Kyle-

Kyle: Thank god you’re nothing like your father.

Maxie: Hey! I can be an asshole!

Kyle (looking amused): Yeah... right... you don’t have a mean bone in your body.

Maxie: I have to have mean bones because I’m my father’s son!

Kyle: Yeah... you sure your dad ever had a paternity test done?

Juma/Ikuisuus-

Juma: How did you ever manage to kill the reaper before you?

Ikuisuus: What is that supposed to mean!?

Juma: Nothing... you’re just... small.

Ikuisuus: I WASN’T ALWAYS THIS SMALL!

Kyle & Generic Characters Taglists: @jade-island-lives @bathingindirtyteacups @magic-is-something-we-create

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I made my friend, @her-dream-within-a-dream, into a character in the roleplay world, then decided to introduce her character with the following story, hope you guys like the cuteness overload:

Characters: Vic, Maxie and Jo Jo

Words: 841

Genre: cutesy fluff/school

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LJ… perhaps my favorite student I ever had. She was sweet, well-behaved, talented… and she always put a smile on my face. There was something about her that drew me to her the minute I saw her beautiful eyes.

“Hi,” she said shyly and held up an apple to me. Of course, being a vampire, I had no need for apples, but I took it with a smile. What a sweet little girl.

“What is your name?” I asked, kneeling down to her level. She beamed shyly.

“I’m Josephine,” she said quietly.

“Such a sophisticated named for such a small girl,” I mused, stroking my chin thoughtfully. “How does Jo Jo sound?” She beamed, face flushed at the nickname.

“Really?” She asked, sounding excited. I smiled and patted her shoulder.

“Absolutely. Jo Jo, where do you like to sit in the classroom?” She looked around the classroom at all the desks and pointed at one in particular. I patted her shoulder again and stood.

“Go claim your seat then.” Her eyes lit up and she rushed toward the seat but one of the other kids took it before she reached it. She fell back and I barely caught her in time before she fell to the floor.

“Hey, what do you think you’re doing?”I snapped at the little boy that had pushed her away from the desk. Her eyes looked like she was about to start crying and it pained me to see that.

“It’s my seat. I got here first,” the little boy said, slamming his books on his desk. Jo Jo looked up at me with big eyes, silently asking me what to do, but I put my foot down.

“You saw her coming for this desk. Go find another desk.”

“But I was coming for this desk too!” He protested.

“I don’t care. I told her to sit here, so find another desk.” My voice was starting to tighten with irritation as I stared at the little boy and his eyes widened slightly before he shuffled out of the seat and took the one behind it. She smiled happily and plopped down in the desk. I smiled at her, placing my hand on her head, then went to my own desk.

“Alright, kids, time to start class,” I announced, causing the kids to scatter and take their seats.

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After class that day, Jo Jo raced up to my desk.

“Thank you so much!” She chirped, voice excited and happy. I hadn’t gotten a good luck at her before, but now that she was up closer again and I was really looking at her, I noticed she really loved pink… and hearts… and flowers. Little hair clips with pink roses were clipped into her hair and her shirt was printed with flower and hearts, reds pinks… I smiled a bit as she gazed up at me.

“You’re welcome Jo Jo. I’m going to make sure this is a great year for you, okay?” I said gently, patting her head again, this time careful not to mess up her hair. She beamed happily at me.

“Thank you, Mr. Preston!” I smiled gently at her.

“Please, call me Mr. Maxie.” She beamed at that and was about to reply when someone’s voice cut into the conversation.

“Maxie.” My face snapped toward the entrance into the room to see my mother standing there. Her arms were crossed, her face looked cross, but I recognized the warmth behind her eyes. Mom always had a thing for little girls. Every time she came into my classroom to visit, she always seemed to strike up conversation with the little girls of my classes.

This time, though, this was a little girl I was more excited than normal for her to meet.

“Mother,” I greeted simply as she wrapped me in a hug before catching sight of Little Jo Jo.

“Why, hello there,” she said, her tone becoming even softer as she knelt down to the shy girl’s height.

“I need to go now! Mama’s probably waiting for me,” she said quickly but mom looked vaguely disappointed.

“Let’s chat another time then,” she said, tone sad. The little girl paused.

“Don’t be sad, Mrs. Preston! I’m here all year!” The little girl said, her usual shyness gone as she beamed up at my mother. Mom looked surprised for a second before beaming.

“I guess I have all year to meet you officially then, hmm?” She said as the little girl nodded her adorable little head.

“Bye, Mr. Preston!” She chirped, skipping out of the door to go find her mother. I waved, eyes amused, then turned to mom.

“What’re you doing here?” I asked.

“Ezrah’s over. I thought I’d walk you to our place… so-to-speak.”

“You could have called and I would have come over,” I said, tone suspicious. She giggled.

“Well, jeez, I didn’t realize it was a bad thing to want a little extra time with my only child.” I rolled my eyes.

“Yeah, yeah… shut up mom,” I grumbled, though I grinned.