#mouse and mouch

[professorwerewolfmcwerewolf]

Okay, I have an idea. Gotta admit, first, I haven't watched most of Chicago PD (or Med but that's not relevant here. I've seen all of Fire). I was already in love with the Halsteads and now I've fallen in love with Mouse as a character. I also fully blame @kitweewoos and @gregorygerwitz for that. And I'm not sure if y'all's hc of Mouse's parents being rich and having disowned him is just a hc or somewhat implied in canon, but it's fully canon in my brain.

Alright. My idea. When Mouse starts to get restless being part of the unit, his initial thought is still reenlisting because that's familiar. And Voight tightening the fucking leash just totally reconfirms the need to get out. But then for some reason or another. (maybe Moustead happens and he can't bring himself to leave Jay even if he has to leave the unit. Maybe he gets to talking to Severide or Hermann or any of our 51 firefighters at Molly's.)

He starts looking into the CFD. He would still need his record cleared. But even if Platt had had hesitation, uh clearing his record so he can join the fire academy? *(calls Mouch)* Babe, I got you a veteran to join the cfd! He already comes with a nickname!

And so Mouse signs up for the next like available opening in the academy. And with a sus amount of luck *(side eyes Sargeant Platt)*, his number's called the same year. He's hopeful. The lack of gunfire is a relief as much as a bummer, but it's not a deterrent. And he isn't 100% sure how he'll do if he gets too close to explosion or gets a serious injury, but he'd have that same uncertainty overseas, just extra likely. And, of course, Jay is thrilled. Voight isn't, but he also isn't acting as much like a toddler because he has to respect the CFD. But Jay's thrilled that Mouse isn't trying to put himself through That™️ again. He feels guilty for a bit when he thinks maybe Mouse dropped the reenlisting idea just to placate him, but Mouse tells him it was just his first idea.

So Mouse goes through the fire academy, fucking excels. The soldier-like bits are like coming home. This he knows. This he can do. Sure, he might need to fill his free time with stuff to use his tech skills so boredom never leads him to hack the wrong shit while tipsy, but he would've done that anyway. He's not even opposed to helping out the unit, but only when they actually just can't figure it out themselves.

Fresh out of the academy, he obviously becomes a candidate at Firehouse 51. Do they need one right now? Don't care. They're getting Mouse. They need a new stray, and he needs a bigger family than just Jay and Will via Jay. Okay, I just checked the timeline, and Mouse's last CPD episode was conveniently at the same time as Jimmy Borelli's uhhh incident 🔥🫠 in October 2016. So, 51 does, in fact, need a candidate. 🫢😅

Humor in the tags. But seriously. Mouse can't decide if he absolutely hates them trying to include him in stuff (because past experiences say this is a lie and they wanna lure him into a false sense of security before being shit, despite the fact they've never individually given him bad vibes before) or desperately wants to do good to feel like he deserves them.

This part specifically applies to the Gerwitz-family-being-rich hc: It doesn't take the house long to piece together Gerwitz, and that Mouse isn't involved in his parents' lives. But you know Otis. Otis is Otis. Mouse is a candidate. So naturally, he's gonna joke about it. Mouse is fine at first, just acts like he didn't hear him or just glares or walks away, and everyone else has the decency not to laugh if it's the latter two reactions. Otis continues. Until one day, he jokingly implies nepotism. Mouse stops him in the locker room. "Listen, funny guy. I get this. The hazing is part of the job. It's fine. And you have plenty of material to work with. You wanna joke about my service, my addiction, working for the intelligence unit, my friendship with Jay? I don't care. But you make another crack about nepotism like my parents gave a single fuck about me after I wasn't their perfect little socialite? Like I wasn't fully disowned and cut off? That's a fight you won't win, Zvonecek." And his pronunciation of Otis' last name being perfect is oddly the sticking point for him. Otis is a bit butt hurt for a few days, but accepts the honesty and threat as good enough reason to back off on that topic.

[crowroacho]

We all love the "Mouse's found-family mother is Platt" idea because it feels so comfy, perfect and right.

But have we considered the other outcome that would naturally occur in this scenario; that would be hilarious, juxtaposing and brilliant...

"Mouse's found-family father is Mouch"

[gwladsas]

[letters2fiction]

Welcome to Letters2fiction!

The concept here is to send in a question or a letter request, and you’ll get a response from your fictional character of choice, from the list below. Please stick to the list I’ve made, but of course, you can ask if there’s some other characters I write for, I don’t always remember all the shows, movies or books I’ve consumed over the years and I’m sure I’m missing a lot 😅

Status: New Characters added - Thursday March 21st, 2024

TV SERIES

A Discovery of Witches:

Matthew Clairmont

Baldwin Montclair

Gallowglass de Clermont

Marcus Whitmore

Philippe de Clermont

Jack Blackfriars

Sarah Bishop

Emily Mather

Diana Bishop

Ysabeau de Clermont

Miriam Shepard

Phoebe Taylor

Gerbert D’Aurillac

Peter Knox

Father Andrew Hubbard

Benjamin Fuchs

Satu Järvinen

Meridiana

Law and Order:

Rafael Barba

Sonny Carisi

Joe Velasco

Mike Duarte

Terry Bruno

Peter Stone

Hasim Khaldun

Nick Amaro NEW!

Mike Dodds

Grace Muncy

Kat Tamin

Toni Churlish

Amanda Rollins

Olivia Benson

Rita Calhoun

Casey Novak

Melinda Warner

George Huang

Sam Maroun

Nolan Price

Jamie Whelan

Bobby Reyes

Jet Slootmaekers

Ayanna Bell

Jack McCoy

Elliot Stabler

One Chicago:

Jay Halstead (Could also be Will if you want)

Antonio Dawson

Adam Ruzek

Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz

Dante Torres

Vanessa Rojas

Kevin Atwater

Sean Roman

Matt Casey

Kelly Severide

Joe Cruz

Sylvie Brett

Blake Gallo

Christopher Hermann

"Mouch"

Otis

Violet Mikami

Evan Hawkins

Mayans MC:

Angel Reyes

Miguel

Bishop

Coco

Nestor

911 verse:

Athena Grant

Bobby Nash

Henrietta "Hen" Wilson

Evan "Buck" Buckley

Eddie Diaz

Howie "Chimney" Han

Ravi Panikkar

T.K. Strand

Owen Strand

Carlos Reyes

Marjan Marwani

Paul Strickland

Tommy Vega

Judson "Judd" Ryder

Grace Ryder

Nancy Gillian

Mateo Chavez

The Rookie:

Lucy Chen

Tim Bradford

Celina Juarez

Aaron Thorsen

Nyla Harper

Angela Lopez

Wesley Evers

BBC Sherlock:

Greg Lestrade

Mycroft Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Moriarty

Molly

Bridgerton:

Anthony Bridgerton

Benedict Bridgerton

Simon Basset

Daphne Bridgerton

Eloise Bridgerton

Kate Sharma

Edwina Sharma

Marina Thompson/Crane

Outlander:

Jamie Fraser

Claire Beauchamp Randall Fraser

Frank Randall

Black Jack Randall

Brianna Fraser

Roger MacKenzie

Fergus Fraser

Marsali Fraser

Jenny Fraser Murray

Ian Murray Sr.

Ian Fraser Murray

Murtagh Mackenzie

Call The Midwife:

Shelagh Turner / Sister Bernadette

Dr. Patrick Turner

Nurse Trixie Franklin

Nurse Phyllis Crane

Lucille Anderson

Nurse Barbara Gilbert

Chummy

Sister Hilda

Miss Higgins

PC Peter Noakes

Reverend Tom Hereward NEW!

Narcos:

Horacio Carrillo

Peaky Blinders:

Tommy Shelby

Downton Abbey:

Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham

Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham

Lady Mary Crawley

Lady Edith Crawley

Lady Sybil Crawley

Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham

Isobel Crawley

Matthew Crawley

Lady Rose MacClare

Lady Rosamund Painswick

Henry Talbot

Tom Branson

Mr. Charles Carson

Mrs. Hughes / Elsie May Carson

John Bates

Anna Bates

Daisy Mason

Thomas Barrow

Joseph Molesley

Land Girl:

Connie Carter

Reverend Henry Jameson (Gwilym Lee's version)

Midsomer Murder:

DCI Tom Barnaby

Joyce Barnaby

Dr. George Bullard

DCI John Barnaby

Sarah Barnaby

DS Ben Jones

DS Jamie Winter

Sgt. Gavin Troy

Fleur Perkins

WPC Gail Stephens

Kate Wilding

DS Charlie Nelson

Sergeant Dan Scott

NEW! Once Upon A Time

Regina / The Evil Queen

Mary Margaret Blanchard / Snow White

David Nolan / Prince Charming

Emma Swan

Killian Jones / Captain Hook

Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin

Neal Cassidy / Baelfire

Peter Pan

Sheriff Graham Humbert / The Huntsman

Jefferson / The Mad Hatter

Belle

Robin of Locksley / Robin Hood

Will Scarlet

Zelena / Wicked Witch

Alice (Once in Wonderland)

Cyrus (Once in Wonderland)

Jafar (Once in Wonderland)

Gideon

Tiger Lily

Naveen

Tiana

Granny

Ariel

Prince Eric

Aladdin

Jasmine

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Hercules

Megara

Tinker Bell

Merida

Red Riding Hood

Mulan

Aurora / Sleeping Beauty

Prince Phillip

Cinderella

Prince Thomas

NEW! The Vampire Diaries / The Originals

Stefan Salvatore

Damon Salvatore

Caroline Forbes

Elena Gilbert

Bonnie Bennett

Enzo St. John

Niklaus Mikaelson

Elijah Mikaelson

Kol Mikaelson

Rebekah Mikaelson

Freya Mikaelson

Finn Mikaelson

Mikael

Esther

Marcel Gerard

Davina Claire

MOVIES

The Pirates of the Caribbean:

Captain Jack Sparrow

Barbossa

Will Turner

Elizabeth Swann

James Norrington

Kingsman:

Merlin

Harry Hart

Eggsy Unwin

James Spencer / Lancelot

Alastair / Percival

Roxy Morton / Lancelot

Maximillian Morton / The Shepherd

Orlando Oxford

Jack Daniels / Whiskey

Gin

BOOKS

Dreamland Billionaire series - Lauren Asher:

Declan

Callahan

Rowan

Iris

Alana

Zahra

Dirty Air series - Lauren Asher:

Noah

Liam

Jax

Santiago

Maya

Sophie

Elena

Chloe

Ladies in Stem - Ali Hazelwood books:

Olive

Adam

Bee

Levi

Elsie

Jack

Mara

Liam

Sadie

Erik

Hannah

Ian

Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros:

Xaden Riorson

Dain Aetos

Jack Barlowe

Rhiannan Matthias

Violet Sorrengail

Mira Sorrengail

Lillith Sorrengail

Bodhi Durran

Liam Mairi

[boysiinberry]

Dinosquad OCs and Canon Characters art dump

٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡ tis what the title says! More info about ocs under the cut

The first ref is outdated...

Additional oc here belongs to: @ BruhDinosaurFan TWT! (3rd image down to the left)

The first oc is Thysbe Gingko, a scientist who accidentally got a position in Rapter Dynes's genetic labs. He married to the job, gets overtime every week, and lives off the plentiful diet of energy drinks and local food. Gives Victor new ties to wear as gifts. He got infected with ooze when he and the janitor were in the same elevator and a canister smashed. Hes not the best at hiding it, but good enough his bullshit excuses are believed by Victor.

Mr. Gingkos mutation is a guanlong! He sprouts feathers when hes nervous. His glasses are worn on his forhead because the mutation cured his bad vision.

By that time Victor had firmly believed that the 'perfect dinosaurs' were in fact high schoolers in Kittery Point High. He had made Thybse apply to be a long-term substitute teacher at the school. Reasoning? Thybse looks young and hip enough to pass as a teacher, and he didn't want him to die of a heart attack from energy drinks. But of course, he didn't tell the human that, simply that he is the best fit for the job and trusted.

Miss Disma is Rapter Dynes's Head of the PR department, and Mouche is her assistant. Most of the heads of the departments know about the true intentions of the company. Very snake + mouse vibes.

Kalyeen is just a grunt oc.

SUPER SPECIAL EDITON DOODLES HIDDEN IN THE DEPTHS OF MY PC SCREENSHOTS

[mousegirlheart]

my wife calls me her mouch, her mouse that goes ouch 🥺🥺🥺

[samantha-chicago]

Who I Write For

These are all the characters I write for. Please keep this in mind when requesting anything.

All requests will be written in a female POV Many Thanks

Chicago P.D.

Adam Ruzek Jay Halstead Kevin Atwater Dante Torres Hailey Upton Kim Burgess Greg 'Mouse' Gerwtiz Hank Voight (Not Romantically)

Chicago Fire

Kelly Severide Joe Cruz Matthew Casey Blake Gallo Stella Kidd Randall 'Mouch' McHolland (Not Romantically) Sam Carver Brian 'Otis' Zvonecek Christopher Herrmann (Not Romantically) Wallace Boden (Not Romantically) Sylvie Brett Violet Mikami Leslie Shay

Chicago Med

Connor Rhodes William Halstead

911 Lone Star / 911

Evan Buckley Eddie Diaz TK Strand Carlos Reyes

S.W.A.T

Christina 'Chris' Alonso James 'Jim' Street Victor Tan Dominique Luca Daniel 'Hondo' Harroldson Decon 'Dec' Kay (Not Romantically)

[adarafaelbarba]

Who do I write for?

Law and Order SVU and other Law and Order shows

Sonny Carisi

Rafael Barba

Mike Dodds

Nick Amaro

Kat Tamin

Peter Stone

Hasim Khaldun

Grace Muncy

Rita Calhoun

Toni Churlish

Joe Velasco

Mike Duarte

Jamie Whelan

Bobby Reyes

Nolan Price

Frank Cosgrove

Jet Slootmaekers

Samantha Maroun

Terry Bruno

~~~

Raúl Esparza Characters

Frederick Chilton

Bryan Kneef

Nevada Ramirez

Jackson Neill

Jonas Nightingale

~~~

Chicago PD

Jay Halstead (Could also be Will if you want)

Antonio Dawson

Adam Ruzek

Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz

Dante Torres

Vanessa Rojas

Kevin Atwater

Sean Roman

~~~

Chicago Fire

Matt Casey

Kelly Severide

Joe Cruz

Sylvie Brett

Blake Gallo

Christopher Hermann

"Mouch"

Otis

~~~

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Literally any of the Avengers

~~~

Mayans MC

Angel Reyes

Miguel

Bishop

Coco

Nestor

~~~

A Discovery of Witches

Matthew

Diana

Baldwin (specify if you want old or new Baldwin)

Gallowglass

Marcus

Phoebe

Miriam

Dominico

Ransome

Geraldine

Philippe

Ysabeau

Louis

Louisa

Verin

Freyja

Stasia

Hugh

Godfrey

Sarah

Em

Peter

Gerbert

Benjamin

Father Hubbard

~~~

Sherlock:

Greg Lestrade

Mycroft Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Moriarty

Molly

~~~

Kingsman:

Merlin

Harry

Whiskey

Eggsy

Roxy

Lancelot/James Spencer

Percival/Alastair

~~~

The Rookie:

Lucy Chen

Tim Bradford

Celina Juarez

Aaron Thorsen

Nyla Harper

Angela Lopez

Wesley Evers

~~~

911 / 911 lone star:

Athena Grant

Bobby Nash

Henrietta "Hen" Wilson

Evan "Buck" Buckley

Eddie Diaz

Howie "Chimney" Han

Ravi Panikkar

T.K. Strand

Owen Strand

Carlos Reyes

Marjan Marwani

Paul Strickland

Tommy Vega

Judson "Judd" Ryder

Grace Ryder

Nancy Gillian

Mateo Chavez

[coincidenceconnection]

Thoughts on Intelligence and Chicago PD because I've fallen back down the rabbit hole

So if Hailey leaves that leaves Intelligence with 2 officers about to be married (WHY does this show insist on having married couples be partners, please switch it up), another experienced officer and basically a rookie in Torres?

Like anyone know if there's plans to bring in more people?

I'm caught between keep the cast small and get more Intelligence family time/backstories that I've been hoping for for years at this point or bring new people in.

I think they should push Trudy in more, Voight needs someone he knows a lifetime like what he had with Al.

Bring back Mouse and have someone not quite full cop and with different perspectives but with history with the group

Make Kevin, Adam and Kim detectives dammit!! And I don't want it mentioned in passing I want full on study sessions and full uniform graduation thing

The way they handled Jay divorcing Hailey is abysmal (even if I didn't quite agree with their marriage in the first place. Please don't come at me Upstead fans, they married to get out of testifying against each other??) But Jay is loyal to a fault and wouldn't leave to become a better person and then break Hailey on purpose??

I love found families! Can Trudy and Mouch take in a teenage girl? Would love to see hard ass/sweet Trudy

Bring back patrol maybe?

What about Kim's niece Zoe? What age is she? Old enough to want to become a cop perhaps? Like they did with Kylie in Chicago Fire, have someone grow on the show and show the progression

Can Voight and Chapman secretly date and the unit have an investigation white board to solve whether they are dating or not?!

Noah is now Noah Voight, I will not take questions on this

BURZEK WEDDING

Ugh I just want more family Intelligence time please

[lesser-known-composers]

Louis Durey (1888-1979) : Le bestiaire ou cortège d'Orphée (The Bestiary, or Orpheus' Procession) (Op 17, 1919)

Text by Guillaume Apollinaire

Performers: Sophie De Tillesse, Voice

Jean Thorel, Conductor Ensemble Quartz

(00:05) - La tortue - (The Tortoise) (01:39) - Le cheval - (The Horse) (02:20) - La chèvre - du Thibet (The Tibetan Goat) (03:21) - La serpent - (The Serpent) (04:17) - La chat - (The Cat) (05:19) - Le leon - (The Lion) (06:16) - Le lièvre - (The Hare) (06:53) - Le lapin - (The Rabbit) (07:32) - Le dromadaire - (The Dromedary) (08:07) - La souris - (The Mouse) (09:20) - L'eléphant - (The Elephant) (10:39) - La chenille - (The Caterpillar) (11:08) - La mouche - (The Fly) (11:43) - La puce - (The Flea) (12:37) - La sauterelle - (The Grasshopper) (13:22) - le dauphin - (The Dolphin) (14:06) - Le poulpe - (The Octopus) (14:42) - La méduse - (The Jellyfish) (15:21) - L'écrevisse - (The Crayfish) (16:20) - La carpe - (The Carp) (17:33) - Les sirènes - (The Sirens) (19:18) - La colombe - (The Dove) (20:22) - Le paon - (The Peacock) (20:51) - Le hibou - (The Owl) (21:57) - Ibis - (Ibis) (22:43) - Le bœuf - (The Ox)

[ladystrallan]

Once Upon a Time season 6A thoughts

I’m rewatching OUAT and I wanted to share some of my opinions on each season!

- This is all your fault Jafar…

- ‘Away, peasant!’

- Another saviour??? Okay

- Ooh captainswan makeout

- That boat/blimp is cool

- Why is Mr Hyde ridiculously overpowered???

- What is this music lol

- Omg I’m gonna cry

- They’re back in the dark one castle

- Where they first fell in love

- “I’ll make her fall in love with me again” aaaaaaaaaaa

- I missed rumbelle so much

- The beauty and the beast song…

- This is so cute

- “I blame you” WTF REGINA

- She literally treats Zelena so terribly because of robin dying

- Like it wasn’t her fault

- And she lost her true love too

- She had to kill him herself which is arguably more traumatic

- Omg yassss rumbelle kiss

- Wait noooo

- Wtf the guy is their unborn son???

- That’s kinda weird

- Noooo I hate this

- “Robin is at peace” lol he was obliterated

- OMG THE EVIL QUEEN

- “What’s a jukebox???” Love the background acting

- Woah regency era

- The count of monte cristo lol

- They ran out of fairytales and they were like um… I guess we’ll do this?

- Wtf is Regina doing there???

- Why is she wearing a mouche??? This is regency not rococo

- Literally 60% of the drama in this show is caused by Regina

- The town line is back…

- Why is he sniffing her???

- Ewwwww why is EQ flirting with rumple

- Disgusting

- How does no one notice him slowly pouring poison into the wine?

- Ooh he couldn’t kill her

- Does she remind him of his dead fiancée???

- “Hi sweetie, mommy’s back” lol

- The way she enchanted Henry’s phone

- Ooh she killed him

- “We do like it rough don’t we” nooooo

- She did a little dance

- “Oh I’m not here because of your daddy issues” lol

- The mouse running on the ‘O’ lol

- Ooh she’s marrying the footman

- I love Ashley tbh

- “I’m trying to save you” YOU LITERALLY SAID YOU BLAMED HER FOR ROBIN BEING OBLITERATED

- “You look like a trash bin and have the education of my cat” omg lol

- NOOOOO

- Not the stepmother with the gun

- “You filthy little rat” I can’t—

- Omg she stabbed her

- YASSSSS DR WHALE

- Ooh they’re moving in together

- His accent!!!

- Ew why does the EQ keep flirting with rumple

- Yasssss dark one choke him

- Wait what

- You can’t kill a half personality???

- Love this dramatic violin music

- “Technically it’s a serum” lol

- RUMPLE

- He is literally everywhere

- Every single story he is involved

- Me when I eat something spicy

- Not the rumbelle marital problems… Please just be in love

- The iconic ouat villain theme

- I HATE RUMPLE’S NEW HAIRCUT

- The long hair looked so much better

- “RISE AND SHINE” lol rumple

- OHHHH THEY KISS (Hyde and Mary)

- Yassss Rumple

- Wait wtf

- Why is Hyde unkillable… way too op

- Ohhhhh he switched the vials

- Omg did they fuck???

- “I will never love you. You are weak” OHHHHH ROASTED

- HE PUSHED HER OUT THE WINDOW OMG

- Okay Jekyll actually sucks

- Slay belle

- Omg he got impaled

- Of course they both die

- Okay just kill Regina then

- “Why did you do it?” “You” omg

- ITS JASMINE

- She was my favourite princess when I was a kid

- Love this evil sister spa day

- HE KEPT THE SHEARS

- “There will be no scurvy here” lol

- Not the step dad angst

- OMG ITS THE BROTHER

- NO NO NO NO

- Belle is going to walk in on EQ kissing Rumple…

- I can’t

- Ok good she just dropped off the pics

- Its from the underworld…

- I miss Hades :(

- EWWWWWWW Rumple x EQ/Regina

- Not this…

- DISGUSTING

- She’s turning green again!

- Omg is this the curse where one of them is always asleep???

- This could literally be the plot of a romcom

- I like how Aladdin has replaced Robin as the resident thief

- ITS THE DRAGON

- Omg he turned into a dragon

- I can’t do this anymore… Rumple x EQ is VILE

- NO DON’T KILL GIRLBOSS ZELENA

- He’s lying he still loves belle I know it

- Lol they’re trying to make us believe that EQ is more powerful than Zelena

- YASSSSS hopefully this is the beginning of a rumple redemption arc

- Why is she still blaming Zelena… omg

- Rumple has the worst most evil genes possible… pan + the dark fairy

- My prediction is that it wasn’t Rumple who used the magic on Belle

- I hate EQ

- So creepy and predatory

- “Call Jeremy” who’s Jeremy???

- AUGUST! I honestly love him

- Omg hook is all old and fat

- Not pile of bones Belle…

- Ugh that’s so stupid

- If they’re going to bring anyone back it should be Hades

- Wait how is august grown up in storybrooke??? Didn’t blue turn him back into a little boy like max 3 years ago???

How I feel about the characters this season

Love: Zelena

Like: Rumple, Belle, Hyde, Hook, August, Jasmine, Aladdin

Neutral: Emma, Snow, David, Henry

Dislike: Regina, Blue

Hate: Jekyll, The Evil Queen, Gideon

Season rating: 4/10

I kind of didn’t like this season. I did not like Regina blaming Zelena for Robin’s death, Rumbelle being broken up, or the whole Gideon plot. There were some good moments but mostly me being frustrated. I did kind of like the land of untold stories plot line though.

[hotchs-second-wife]

kitty swore she wasn't going to get attached to anyone after her mom died. but sylvie reminded her so much of her mother, in her smile and in her love for kitty.

kitty swore she wasn't going to get attached to anyone after her father proved he didn't love her. but mouch gave her the father's love she deserved, in displaying how a man should really love his daughter.

kitty swore she wasn't going to get attached to anyone after mouse was deployed again. but gallo reminded her so much of her husband, in his energy and in his gentleness for his captain's kids.

kitty swore she wasn't going to get attached to anyone after jay followed mouse into the rangers again. but hailey reminded her so much of her beloved older brother, in her determination and respect.

kitty swore she wasn't going to get attached to anyone after will left for seattle. but ruzek looked so much like will sometimes, in his concern for her wellbeing and worry for her health.

in losing her mom, she found her best friend and platonic soulmate for life.

in her father's negligence, she found a true father who cared for her like she was his own.

in mouse's absence, she found a kid that had no family and reminded her so much of herself.

in jay's deployment, she found her sister-in-law who was grasping onto straws with the same hole in her heart.

in will's move, she found a brother in an old friend that cared about her more than life itself.

[gregorygerwitz]

Brandon "Mouse" McHolland (for @highclasstrashposts, who did most of this worldbuilding, honestly)

In the summer of 1985, a basket was left in front of Firehouse 51. Inside, there was a baby, and a blanket, and a note pinned to the fleece. There was no explanation, no number to call, no indication that whoever had left him there would return.

take care of Brandon for me

There weren't many people to take care of him - between Herrmann's new marriage and Boden's crumbling one, the number of homes he could go to was slim. But it would be worse if he was put into the system, being passed from one foster home to another without any kind of stability. If they wanted to follow the single instruction left in the note, and take care of the child that was left in their care, he needed a good life, someone constant in it, a support system he could always rely on no matter where life took him.

So, even if Mouch was the one who took him in, gave him food and a roof, it really did take a village to raise a child. While his name legally became Brandon McHolland, he had an entire firehouse to call family. He had uncles and cousins, even if none of them were related to him by blood. He had as many people to go to for advice as he could imagine, and plenty of space to roam around the firehouse when he started walking and saying more than babbled syllables.

When he still had trouble repeating a few names he heard around the firehouse, with the ch coming out closer to sh, he got his own silly nickname that wasn't far off from his adopted father's. By the time his age reached double digits, he answered to Mouse more than he answered to Brandon, and he almost preferred it that way. Even if they weren't family biologically, having a name, no matter how silly, that could be easily mistaken for another felt important to him. It gave him a connection to the most important person in his life beyond the same address and last name.

"No one cares more about abandoned babies than me."

[ request a moodboard ]

[ao3feed-chicagofire]

Congratulations on Not Dying (Happy Birthday, Chris!)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/QoDk9tJ

by IDontGoHereEither

Wanting to celebrate her brother since they came so close to losing him, Bex tries to throw a surprise 40th birthday party for Chris. She rallies the gang to help out, but things quickly go sideways. Jay is struggling after Erin's second departure and channels his frustrations in the wrong direction. Will gets a dog.

*Note: this is Part 16 of an on-going series. If you haven't read any of it yet, everything will make a LOT more sense if you start at the beginning. I know at this point, it might seem like a lot of parts to get through, but I really hope you give it a chance!

Words: 1738, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 16 of A Herrmann/Halstead Production

Fandoms: Chicago Fire, Chicago PD (TV), Chicago Med

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: Christopher Herrmann, Cindy Herrmann, Original Herrmann Character (Chicago Franchise), Original Female Character(s), Rebecca "Bex" Herrmann (Original Chicago Fire Character), Jay Halstead, Will Halstead, Connor Rhodes (Chicago Med), Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz, Matthew Casey, Kelly Severide, Leslie Shay, Stella Kidd, Brian "Otis" Zvonecek, Joe Cruz (Chicago Fire), Randy "Mouch" McHolland, Trudy Platt, Donna Robbins-Boden, Harold Capp, Tony Ferraris, Gabriela Dawson, Kim Burgess, Adam Ruzek, Kevin Atwater, Background & Cameo Characters, Cameos from CPD and Med, Original Male Character(s)

Relationships: Christopher Herrmann & Original Female Character(s), Christopher Herrmann/Cindy Herrmann, Jay Halstead & Original Female Character(s), Will Halstead & Original Female Character(s), Jay Halstead & Will Halstead & Original Female Character(s), Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz & Jay Halstead, pre-Will Halstead/Connor Rhodes, Pre-Greg "Mouse" Gerwitz/Original Female Character(s), Assorted OC couples

Additional Tags: Birthday Party, Shenanigans, Surprise Party, Party Problems, Party Solutions, Light Angst, Internal Conflict, Well-Meaning Brothers, Bad Decisions, Self-Esteem Issues, The Return of Bex's Very Specific Superpower, Team as Family, Family Feels, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Not Canon Compliant, Not Beta Read, Sorry for the typos

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/QoDk9tJ

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Ellie's Instagram Page 1

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elle.belle.13 excuse me mister. i'm trying to write a hit over here.

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stellaride oh my gosh he's the CUTEST

upton_hailey when you left our place an hour ago, you said you were going to bed...GO TO BED

elle.belle.13 hush.

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thatsDr2u TBT to the younger years before we were heroes and popstars jaybird elle.belle.13 #youngeryears

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jaybird HA. Ellie's going to kill you.

elle.belle.13 OH. MY. GOD. WILL THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING.

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elle.belle.13 The first and last time I ever played truth or dare with jaybird and thatsDr2u in my lifetime. #youngellie #baddecisions

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jaybird aww come on, I thought it was great!

elle.belle.13 not when I'm going on a date!

jaybird that part was even better

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elle.belle.13 Open Mic Night at Molly's tonight. Thanks to the Molly's crew for letting me showcase some new stuff and announcing my new album!

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herr_mann thanks for bringing in the crowds!

thatsDr2u so proud of my little sister

elle.belle.13 love you too, Will

sweetlil123 can't believe you won't let me hear the new album!

elle.belle.13 not before Mouse and the bros (and upton_hailey)

upton_hailey it's so good!

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mouseinthehouse the face i've waited to see the whole time i've been overseas elle.belle.13 #mywifeiscuterthanyourwife

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elle.belle.13 I missed you! Welcome home, my love.

trudyplatt Welcome back, Mouse. Now come back to work.

mouseinthehouse yes sarge

elle.belle.13 nope. i'm not letting him go anytime soon! sorry trudyplatt

m.lockwood so cute! #couplegoals