#my entire family knows this so well that my little sister can say axolotl but struggles with other words

[v1ntagie]

I went to an aquarium today and I of course had to revisit my friends (the axolotls who don't know who the fuck I am) and I discovered that not only were there more, but apparently they can have green eyes!!! I'm unsure if this is a recessive trait, or not, but they look so cool with them!!! Here are some photos of the two I saw with these lil green peepers

[literaphobe]

I don’t think I can pick between the horse, parrot, or axolotl one of which is my favorite. They’re all so good.

the ‘minecraft, but my friend is a _______’ series rated according to how much i like them:

minecraft, but my friend is a dog:

dog!dream flip flopped between :D and >:( every 5 seconds n it was beautiful to watch

one second he’s cuddling w a minecraft puppy and going ‘baby 🥺’ the next moment he is viciously attacking george n attempting to murder him in frustration from how much damage he took because of george’s accidental hits. next moment he is sheepishly apologizing because george made him sit down and won’t let him back up until he behaved. and in the moment after that he tells george if i were ur actual dog i would have bitten you by now :/ (??????????)

i love the game mechanics of george being able to freeze dream so that dream can’t move n the ability to teleport dream to george when he’s too far away. v cute. fun balance of dream needing george to save him but also him being able to help him and also be so silly and goofy.

shoutout to the ‘RIP dog Dream :(‘ subtitle when they failed the challenge. 10/10

minecraft, but my friend is a parrot:

dream going BAKAWK n repeating everything george said my beloved. my minecraft youtuber is so annoying 😍

him going ‘my strategy to survive? well im a parrot so :) if anyone comes i can just go BLRRRRRRR’ stole my entire heart

him pretending he needed to eat and letting george feed him only to go JK xD and fly away. so many things about dream were so endearing n funny in this video

i am a big fan of him calling a wolf a ‘woof’ and also his harry potter messenger owl bit. when he sang that i will lead the way parody about being a parrot…. that changed the landscape as we know it :( he is a silly little birdie :( my little wackadoodle :(

also funnily enough this is the only friend is a mob video where they actually beat the game LMAO 12/10

minecraft, but my friend is a horse:

i love the running bit of dream badly mimicking the animals he’s meant to play. also a big enjoyer of him seeing another mob and going omg MY BROTHER…. MY UNCLE…. MY FAMILY….. and like giving names to all the other horses. he is so adorable

dream riding a boat as a horse and singing about it….. he is a disney animal princess. i love him. he is Silly. he is Whimsical. he sang so much more and even reprised songs from the last video. he Galloped. he Yelled. he made Incomprehensible Noises

‘the skeleton could Not touch this 😌’ proceeding him singing can’t touch this as he juked mobs was truly something

‘it’s dinner time and ur papa bird give me the worms! BLURPBLURBLURPBLURVBLURPVLUR’ changed me as a person

shoutout to ‘🎶we’re going on a trip my enderman friend, we’re going to the end, me and my enderman friend :D🎶’ my little parody song writer <3

idk why dream was so quotable but big love for him saying ‘i’m not a communist it’s not OUR food :/ sharing is caring but i don’t CARE >:(‘

george hitting an mlg horse on dream n them joking about how dream experienced what the horse in manhunt experienced n how much his back hurt was. JDJSJDJDJ

when they did risky horse parkour as part of their ‘victory lap’ and george told dream ‘i want you to get the last hit 🥺’ only for horse!dream to DIE trying and george stared in disbelief before killing the dragon w one axe hit….. a masterpiece. 15/10

minecraft, but my friend is an axolotl:

im sorry but george using facecam in this video really boosts the experience. they r getting SO many points for this alone

dream popping up going AHHH :D is SO cute but george thinking dream was green is fucking HILARIOUS. the fact that he didn’t even KNOW throughout the whole editing process because he BEGGED dream to edit it but he said no. so neither of them knew until the video was posted

dream finding other axolotls and going my brothers 🥺 my sisters 🥺 my uncle 🥺 why does he always find his uncle. why is he so cute

‘you’ll never find me >:) [gets found instantly] STOP :(‘ hits so hard

‘you need to Protect me :)’ completely destroyed me :( im trying so hard not to quote the whole video. im very in love w this video

every time they found a glow squid…. dream’s excitement…. him not wanting to kill it at first…. ‘it INKED 🥺’

dream’s whole ‘omg there’s DIAMONDS… oh nvm that’s not diamonds. it’s the glow thingy. There’s Iron!! there’s a creeper. get the creeper. i need food. im on one heart. i need food!!’ journey that led to george calling him Bad and him saying Take It Back :( was everything to me

the clown music playing. them finding actual diamonds and dream falling into the water and getting attacked and crying for george to save him as he escaped into a tiny Hole was so incredibly BABY :( why was he so baby this whole video :( everything he said was chock full of 🥺🥺🥺

him finding out he could only eat fish and not meat :( him going no 🥺 yeah 🥺 yum 🥺

his silly AXOLOTL SONG :( followed by him taking damage from lack of water n them SCREAMING DJDJS every time george scolded him for hitting mobs and had to save him and dream was all thank you… THANK YOU :( please why did i think it was a good idea to watch this. why is it so endearing

george nagging dream to be careful in the fortress as he went ‘im exploring! im exploring! :D HOOHOOHOOHOOHOOHOOHOO’

dream being a silly little navigator who very clearly didn’t know where he was going as george complained n he insisted repeatedly that george follow him…. <3333

‘look just tell me that i’m good :( tell me i did a good job :(‘ —> them going back to the overworld n him saying ‘just give it to me raw’ —> ‘what’d you say you said u were gonna say something :/‘ ‘you… you did good dream’ ‘yay :D’ i am on the floor. please i cannot take this anymore

dream going im stuck in a pool 😔 and george teasing him about needing help before saving him… them racing w george in a boat and dream swimming as an axolotl…

dream punching him into the end and being so excited to beat the game only for the video to end super abruptly because dream fell 😍 JDJSJDJ 48283828372737/10

[pigspeetsandhooflikefeets]

Hey. I don’t like posting this because I like to be a positive person and this is a really cool and positive fandom, but I need to say please avoid melodicalmusic on DeviantArt/doggiebeats on Quotev. Initially I thought it was just someone who was missing the point, but they are far worse and actively harmful. (notes under cut)

melodicalmusic/doggiebeats is the author and illustrator of an au fic named “Velo Life”. At first glance it is harmless, the art is fine. The story revolves around a mask named Pap (a papillon dog) doing things, being an assistant to the monarchy, and dating Fox. Sometimes other masks get chapters, but the overall focus is on her oc, which is fine, as ocs can be good. The problem isn’t conception, it’s execution.

Transphobia: Melodic decided to cast Leopard as a non-binary intersex character. It was a fair design choice, other than the fact she referred to them as a “pseudo-h*rmaphodite”, which is medically outdated, as well as the inclusion of ‘pseudo’ is more offensive than the slur alone. Leopard has biological cubs, despite most intersex (obviously not all) being infertile or unable to carry children showing a lack of research on the topic, as well as it being a very dysphoric situation for many trans and intersex people.

Leopard was referred to as a “quing”, combination “queen” and “king”. Now. Mull over it. Okay stop mulling, because she had every inch to just use “Monarch”, such as “Monarch Leopard”, as well as titles like “Their/Your Majesty”, which works for both kings and queens, so it should have been suitable for Leopard.

Unprompted, she backpedaled saying “But I wanted Leopard in my AU to be a actual female. Cause I think it's for the best. Everyone kinda hated Leopard, but I love everything she does. No not Transgender, just really a female.”. Besides the fact she took it in her own hands to decide that a mask played by Seal was ‘now a cis woman’, she implies that trans women are not women, calling cis women ‘really a female’.

In her fic, the only other trans character is Egg, who is exceptionally ambiguous to being trans, not specifying if Egg is NB, FTM, or if he as well was going to be intersex. She dedicates a chapter to pride month, yet a lot of the focus is on the cishet masks (Pap (her oc), Frog, and Fox), as well as a concerning ship of T-Rex and Poodle, as everyone knows that T-Rex is somewhat coded to be a child, since Jojo was only 16 when she performed. Despite claiming to respect trans people, she only had two trans characters, and decided that one of them wouldn’t be trans anymore because “I admired the high-pitch voice that was fitted for the Leopard, it just suits SO well. Even if the show kept going, I always hear the digital high vocals.”. Call me crazy, but that’s not a reason to make a man a cis woman.

As a trans man, Leopard was disgustingly handled in the show with the panel first week, accusing Seal of ‘tricking’ them for wearing drag and acting feminine (not acting like a woman, acting feminine), and I hoped it wouldn’t leech into the fandom. Clearly I was wrong.

Homophobia: Where to start with this. As stated, she changed Leopard from a NB intersex character (in her original canon) to a cis woman. In the fic, Leopard is married to Nick. I don’t need to tell you that she made Nick x Leopard into a straight ship. She made the only gay ship tease in the show into a straight ship. I wish it ended here.

Somali, an oc, has potential. Not here, but he has it. Somali is gay. If you think I’m undermining his character, that is his character. Somali likes magic and theater, and is very flamboyant. He is a gay walking stereotype. In his description, it is stated, “The story is that he turnout Gay, Of course Pappy was Supportive, but she knew it wasn't fair, especially through everything she's involved.” If you need me to translate: Somali broke up with Pap after realizing he was gay. Pap saw that as unfair, and that she was a victim of being lead on because he found out he was gay. Yes, Pap is making Somali being gay and dealing with his internalized homophobia… about herself. She goes to the point of calling him her nemesis. Which is a... toxic way to refer to someone who broke up with you on clean terms.

Somali eventually teams up with Rottweiler, Pap’s brother (who abuses her, despite it being out of character in every means) and is. Evil, and he hates Pap now apparently. We can’t go a minute without the gay oc being evil huh. Somali being gay doesn’t add to the story, it just suggests the only reason he stopped dating her was that he was gay (which is bad and offensive in Pap’s eyes) because he is not shown to fall for Rottweiler, or have any crushes on other male masks. His homosexuality is an accessory tag, and it’s really not a good one when he is the only gay character with a lot of lines.

Every. Character. That. Is. LGBT. Is. A. Token. Ice Cream and T-Rex are the closest ones to not be tokens, as Ice Cream has a job at a diner and T-Rex gets lines, but T-Rex is only used for exposition, and again, a child shipped with an adult mask. Peacock’s and Rabbit’s role outside of the first chapter is to have a rocky relationship, being forced to rekindle their relationship after Pap tells them to do so for a love festival. Several of the female masks are bisexual or lesbians, but they add so little to the plot, that I don’t even remember which ships are which. Every [since Leopard used to not be but is now] main character is heterosexual and cis (Pap, Fox, Leopard, Kitty, Frog, Turtle, Rottweiler) which doesn’t imply that she actually is that pro LGBT. Drawings of hers for Ice Cream and Egg are captioned “Just something Gay for you guys to see~” (fetishizing much?).

Ableism: One of the ocs in the fic is a Red Panda, who is related to Panda (don’t be confused, animal wise they are not closely related at all). In the fic, Red Panda suffers from PTSD due to an accident which caused her to be disabled in the leg, who uses a single-leg-crutch to walk. The physical disability is handled well enough, not being a hindrance or made fun of, but her personality is the worst. Red Panda is a cowardly and sniveling child, scared of her own shadow and completely incompetent. Her PTSD is very thinly written, not giving her any specific triggers or reasons for anxiety. If her PTSD was presented with her being afraid of entering a vehicle or certain smells that would relate to the accident (rubber, smoke, leather), it would make sense, but Red Panda is scared of everything. On a dare, Frog tells Kitty to impersonate a mask. Kitty impersonates Red Panda, making fun of her cowardice, which can be an actual attack on people who have PTSD (like myself), Kitty justifies herself, saying she couldn’t think of anyone else, Red Panda immediately accepting it. Being a minor character, there is no time for her to develop, and the Red Panda we were presented with is already a mess.

In the same chapter that Red Panda is introduced, Axolotl (mentioned a lot later) dares Fox to remove his prosthetic arm. I don’t need to need prosthesis to know that asking someone to take their ARM OFF is unfunny and uncalled for. Pap, Fox’s girlfriend, decided to take the time and kissed the welt, commenting that it “looked interesting”. Don’t- don’t do that. Don’t kiss people’s scars or cuts or welts or anything related to their disability, especially without permission. Axolotl was being ablest to Fox and somehow Fox didn’t know better and forgot to tell her she was acting uncivilized, despite being one of the smartest masks in the canon.

Condoning Incest: One of the ocs in the fic is an Axolotl. The axolotl is Frog’s biological sister, Frog having Turtle as his adopted brother, which in fic Turtle is stated to have been adopted in Frog’s family for over 15 years. In the axolotl’s description, it is stated “Though Axolotl is a relative of him, She deeply has a crush on him. Which maybe weird but hey, Turtle's Adopted. So not a big deal”. No, it’s not ‘ok’ because Turtle is adopted, especially since they’ve been related 15 years. It’s not like Frog and Turtle are ‘close enough to be brothers’, they are related by law. Axolotl is presented to quirkily force a kiss on Turtle in one chapter, which she is not punished or condoned for 1. Sexually harassing him 2. Committing incest and putting it on his conscience, OTHER than her getting salmonella, which all characters who kiss Turtle are prone to getting (Ice Cream in chapter was stated to have fallen sick after kissing him). Axolotl is treated completely fine and Turtle has her in his band, regardless of the fact she is predatory towards him. Additionally, Axolotl is treated as a babysitter towards all of the children on the island, despite, again, sexually harassing someone she is related to, which people saw happen.

Incest is a harmful thing that can cause people to self-deprecate themselves or worse. It’s not a quirky “ha ha, they kissed, so funny!” because Axolotl DOES want to prey on Turtle. She DOES want to be with him. She didn’t CARE about his feelings, in the moment or after. It wasn’t a cute kiss on the cheek, and it wasn’t funny.

Fetishization of Japan: Pap is a weeeeeb. Pap is stated to be Japanese (her last name being Akita) which is confusing on account of the fact Rottweiler and her family are not shown to be Japanese? Anyways, Pap uses broken Japanese, completely unsparingly, and just says it in a way she expects everyone to understand her. It’s not Engrish, she speaks English well enough, she just adds it in sentences, and Melodic doesn’t even offer translations at the end of chapters. Phrases used are arbitrary, one some reason ending with “translator”. Entire sentences can be in Japanese, making the story hard to follow. If this fetishization of the language was limited to Pap, it’d be more tolerable, but other masks, ones who have no reason to know Japanese, use it as well, equally poorly.

Xenophobia: Some reason the USA and UK masks are all good guys (other than Rottweiler) but the German masks live in a ‘badlands’. German Monster teams up with Rottweiler and is his girlfriend, while German Dragon sexually assaults Kitty when they go through the badlands. There is no rhyme or reason why they are the scapegoated ‘evil’ series, but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Inability to handle criticism: I tried. I tried my absolute best to tell her that what she was writing was harmful and past borderline offensive. I told her that Somali was a gay stereotype and very poorly presented, not getting a personality out of ‘likes singing’ (which all masks do…) and ‘is evil gay’. She didn’t care. We told her she was using slurs and that turning a mask played by Seal into a cis woman was offensive and transphobic (as well as Leopard already poorly being handled). She didn’t care.

In fact she more than didn’t care. She called us insensitive and whiny. Quote from her, "Now, I been feeling upset about some Haters/Karens harassing me on my AU ideas. And yes that's dumb.” Karens. You know, the stereotypical older women who hate the gays and trans people and bully people doing their jobs? Karens? Yeah, no. A Karen would be against any characters being trans or gay, insisting the show is for families, not telling them to stop using literal slurs (which have been outdated over 20 years) and to actually write gay characters. She genuinely acts like she can do no wrong and that everyone that doesn’t fawn over her is bad. This has nothing to do with the quality of the writing and the lack of grammar, this is about how she is unapologetically offensive and writing triggering content for the sake of being ‘quirky’.

I’m not saying “go rally against her” or “dox her” or “flame her story”, I’m suggesting please don’t give her attention. She’s clearly a child, and she’s not willing to change. All we can do is limit how much attention she gets until she grows up.

[punkpal]

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@tidal-wav3s thanks for tagging me dude!!

Fav color: Lots of people get surprised when i say this but pink has and always will be my favourite colour.

Last song I listened to: Four Walls - While She Sleeps

Fav musicians/bands: God i have so many but the first few that come to mind are Parkway Drive, My Chemical Romance, Five Finger Death Punch, Green Day, Architects, All Time Low, A Day to Remember, Hellions, Slipknot, Secrets, Ocean Grove, Korn, In Hearts Wake, Awaken I Am, Whilst She Sleeps, Slowly Slowly, Young Lions, Trophy Eyes, The Plot In You, Queen, The Maine, Linkin Park, Hands Like House, AD/DC, Evanescence, Dream On Dreamer, Asking Alexandria, Crown The Empire, Camp Cope, Bring Me the Horizon, System of a Down, Disturbed, The Used, Brand New, Blink-182, Bad Omens, Tonight Alive, Stick To Your Guns and lots lots more. When i was putting together this list i was gonna make it a max of 10 bands but then i kept thinking of more and more and eventually i just had to stop otherwise this list would become novel length. Basically the consensus is i like lots of music and any of the band i reblog shit from are favs.

Last film I watched: Sicario and it was shit so take my word and don’t fucking bother.

Last tv show I watched: I just finished rewatching The Umbrella Academy season 1 to get myself psyched for season 2. I also just finished watching the netflix mini series documentary ‘Unabomber: In his own words’ which was pretty good. And I am also currently binging The Office (US) and am just starting season 8. 

Fav original character: So i am writing (admittedly mostly just in my head although a little less then a quarter has been written as a rough draft on a word doc) a rather length fantasy/vampire novel. Its part romance, part drama, part revenge fantasy, part anarchist vigilante revolution au and tbh part me just self projecting my trauma and dysfunctional life onto my characters... And whilst it likely will never see the light of day because of my lack of motivation to write the entire thing down and instead just reference it when i am day dreaming. I really vibe with the alternative universe as an escape from the real one i am living in and i have a vested interest in the characters i have created in it. And whilst there are numerous ocs from this that i have put an alarmingly long amount of time (literally years) into developing all of which i love and adore i do have two favourites. One named Taylor who is a gay 2946 year old idiot/himbo (vampire obviously). He is hot, sweet, kind, caring, funny, understanding, stubborn, the mum™️  friend, a romantic fool with a a hint of mummy issues and anger problems and a complete fucking allergy to guilt. And the other is his prodigy/person he turned vampire named Meredith. She is 354 year old hot mess and is kinda the opposite of him in that she is homicidal, manipulative, cunning, devious, fearless (almost to a fault), strong willed women. Who is very smart, has a strong/forward and somewhat off putting personality, low key a bit of a bitch but is very protective of those she loves and has good morals and the desire to right all wrongs even if through violent revenge if she sees fit. She is the leader of a criminal underworld revolution seeking to bring revenge and justice to the powerful and untouchable evils of the world. And he is her loyal side kick that lets her run the show as she is a natural born leader, but also works as a the voice of reason and logic to her. All the while having his own sub plot of being torn between chasing his love interest despite the danger it possesses. Or sacrificing his own desire for connection and love for fear of the consequences despite it meaning living a sad and eternally lonely life. Thats just a very brief summery of those two. They have a very close but complicated relationship with each other, like annoying siblings but imagine if you had to live with your siblings for centuries. And they all have there flaws (some more obvious then others) as well as dark, morbid and tragic histories but it makes them what the are today both the good, the bad and the downright problematic. And yeah i’d like to think one day i will write this out properly and others will read it and connect to or relate to these characters. Maybe love them, maybe hate them, maybe initially hate them, like is designed with Meredith, but come to truly love her once they begin to understand her and see her potential thats hidden under layers of ‘don’t fuck with me’. But until then they are my characters to play around with and build upon and thats exactly what i intend to do.

Sweet, spicy, or savory: Sweet!

Sparkling water, tea, or coffee: Can i say hot chocolate or juice?

Pets: Living with me is my son and best friend Gideon (he is a adult black male cat i adopted a year ago and he is the best thing that has ever happened to me.) Living with my sister is my family cat i grew up with named Maisey (she is a snobby fat cat with a beautiful coat and i love her although i don’t think she loves me/or anyone.) And then at my mums is her puppy Newfoundland Bentley (basically god combined a dumbass and a dog and made him) as well as my brothers turtle Pedro and my axolotl Voldemort (can’t fit his huge tank in my apartment so he stays with mum.)

I’m tagging: @bilvy @revradio @cxmeterydrxve @angryqueercrypted @prettyyy-boyyy @disenchanted-mona-lisa @burymeinpink @thotfrnk @r1ghtbackatitaga1n @solelll @gothbtchz @highhighhopless @re-imagine @x-give-em-hell-kid-x @greendayer @dramaticallydepressed @lyricsinmyblood-bloodinmylyrics & @imsopunkrxck obviously this isn’t a obligation, do this tag game only if you want. And if you weren’t tagged but wanna take part then do tag me in your own and i will read and like it as i love learning about my followers passions and interests!

[halothenthehorns]

All in the Family

Chapter 29: The Dueling Club

Peter found it a genuine relief, once his head stopped ringing, to find themselves not in Hogwarts for now. There was just too much going on in their school that was giving him the creeps, too much trouble Harry kept getting into that they somehow managed to follow.

His confusion still rose of where exactly they were. There were glass cases lined all along the walls and a metal bar protruding from the wall in front of all that as if it were any kind of deterrent, and it took a few moments before he could get to his feet and peak into the nearest one, prepared to dart away the second another dangerous thing lunged out. Instead he found a strange, very tiny little creature with rough brown skin and buggering blue eyes. There were three prongs coming out the back of its head, but four legs that seemed webbed in appearance and a flat tail. His eyes swept down further and he saw a plaque reading Axolotl- Ambystoma mexicanum, with some description of the beast. Looking more properly now along the way again he saw the same type of thing in front of every display. They were in a reptile house.

He'd been to the zoo a few times in his youth, but his mum being a seamstress meant they hadn't much money and it had been a treat. As far as they knew Harry had only been the one time, but that didn't explain why they were here now. Up until this point they'd been following Harry along, this seemed rather out of the way.

"Hey, I think I found the boa Harry was talking to," Frank said as he eyed a great mound of green coils snoozing away.

"I don't think so," Alice corrected. "I distinctly recall that one being brown, and a Brazilian boa. The Emerald's are from Brazil, but not the right species."

"Maybe they don't have it on display anymore," Lily muttered, thinking that whether it had escaped captivity or been caught, someone likely wouldn't want it on sight anymore.*

"Oi, I found a door that opened!" Sirius whooped in triumph, keeping the book loosely under his arm as he sucked in the fresh air. "How about we put this nasty business on hold lads and get some space, I've never been to a zoo before!"

"That was just sad," Remus told him at once, and Peter was more than happy to follow them out of this place. Too many things in here would find him a snack, in both bodies he could assume.

"I want to see the Dudley gorilla," James agreed as he darted past, coming almost at once to a fork in the road. He didn't even hesitate, high on pure energy he darted right and took off at full speed still shouting about all the animals he wanted to see.

"I vote Wormtail fetches him," Remus smirked.

"You literally just used a Padfoot joke on me, I can't decide if I'm offended or flattered," Peter rolled his eyes as he strolled past the two, who were clearly enjoying the clear skies and shady foliage more.

"Go with flattered and do what he says," Sirius suggested.

Peter was already doing so, scoffing about the two turning into layabouts, but turning into a jog to keep James in sight as he took a left. He finally caught up to him as he was bouncing in place and reading the plaque of a reindeer. "Look, look it Wormie! My distant cousins!"

"Prongs, you know just because you can turn into one doesn't mean-"

"Shhh! Don't spoil my fun, think I can get in there with them? Bet I can be king of the herd!"

"James, I really wouldn't recommend-"

He was being ignored, he'd already slipped under the wooden boards and was standing in the space in between, fingers pressed into the mesh gate, eyeing the top as if he could gauge how far the jump was. "Wonder why they only have males in there," he said absently as he tried to fit a trainer into the metal.

"This is one of the few species of deer where females can grow prongs to, I'm sure they're in there," Peter said in resignation as he managed to get both feet off the ground, but stayed there for a moment rather than lifting himself higher.

James hesitated, trying to stretch his arm up higher to get more purchase without toppling over, but couldn't get his feet in well enough to manage such a thing. "Where's Sirius?" He demanded as he wobbled dangerously, looking for more backup than Peter's silent unsupport.

"He and Moony were taking their sweet time while you ran off."

"Been noticing that a lot lately," James groused as he let himself loose and hit the ground, deciding to focus on this. Of course he could have made the climb if he wanted to...it just would have been easier if he'd had his broom.

"Yeah," Peter agreed, keeping the bitterness entirely out of his voice as James acknowledged this as well.

"Probably just catching each other up on every mundane detail Pads missed the past month," James sighed, even as he did gaze back curiously.

"Wasn't much to miss," Peter reminded.

James ignored this, no need to go back and reminisce how quiet their life had somehow gotten with one of their numbers not on speaking terms, so grabbed hold of Peter and began towing him further on. "Oh well, they'll catch up. I saw an exhibit for meerkats isn't far off, let's go see your cousins Pete!"

"I think this place got the sign for this one wrong," Frank told Alice as he inspected the odd creature before him. "That's clearly some kind of zebra."

"Says here an Okapi is a subspecies of giraffes and zebras," Alice agreed. Shrugging at how odd Muggels were for their many sciences, especially in naming creatures. The two moved on, stopping with increasing frequency and more than happy to have Lily around whenever they ran across something odd, like a cart full of bobble-heads.

She seemed to be in a radiant mood, having tied her hair up and was all but skipping ahead of them and only rounded back when they called out a question to her. When curiosity had gotten the better of her and Alice had finally asked why, she'd just smiled and admitted, "the peace and quiet is nice."

It was true they hadn't heard a word of the book yet, which was rather odd, and they wondered if distance had finally pulled the magic too far and they didn't even know if the Marauders were continuing the story somewhere else. Only Frank seemed disappointed in this prospect, the mystery of that monster at Hogwarts still on his mind, they could be missing clues. He was having far too much fun though to really offer the complaint, and didn't dare suggest actually hunting the lot down, bringing the girls moods with this.

"Let's go find the birdhouse," Lily suggested, her eyes sparkling with excitement. They spotted a huge dome like structure in the distance which must have been what caught her eye and easily kept pace with her as she kept up a happy babble. Alice suddenly realized this was really the most she'd heard her talk since this began. "I love birds, did you know their bones are hollow, but still incredibly strong. You can't just snap them in half like a chicken bone."

"Do you own an owl?" Frank asked kindly, but to his surprise the smile dropped from her face.

"No, ah, my parents won't allow it." Her answer sounded very diplomatic, but Frank still regretted asking, having brought her mood back so low.

"My sister, really," she tacked on defensively, her tone edging harder every word now. "She, err, I've asked, but she hates animals, and my parents, err, I mean I have to respect her wishes too."

"Must be hard having siblings," Alice offered.

"Yeah," she agreed, her hand trailing up to catch strands of her hair now and playing with it, walking along at a much calmer pace so to stay even with them now. "She, ah, doesn't like that I can do magic but she can't. It's, been hard to talk to her lately. Last time we really did was our last trip to the zoo, first summer back from Hogwarts. It's like she forgot where I'd been gone all year, and we just talked and had fun all day. Even though she took no interest in the animals, we played games watching Muggles pass by and mum and dad let us even go off ahead of them a bit to show they trusted us being bigger. Then we went to the birdhouse, and I saw the most beautiful owl in there! I started telling her about all the ones at school, and -" She stopped there, both in speech and walking, staying frozen on the spot in front of a cart advertising plushies for all sorts of critters to see in this zoo.

Then she blinked as if coming back to reality and gave them a very guilty look. "Sorry, looks like I'm always putting my foot in my mouth no matter the company. I'll just let you two-"

"Don't be silly," Alice said at once, reaching out and taking her hand with the best smile she could offer. "As if we're going to let you off on your own after spilling your guts like that. Your sister's a twat for not wanting to hear about your life, but we'd love to."

Frank gave an encouraging smile as well, thinking the poor girl needed some fun in her life. Between such a home life and someone like Snape for a friend, she probably didn't get much. "We don't have to go to the bird house, how about we find the food court?"

"No, I want to," she insisted, her eyes lighting with some spark again. "I really did love the place, it's so exotic and probably as close as I'll ever get to seeing the rain forest. Err, it's also on the way to the restaurants," she offered herself.

"Sounds perfect," Alice agreed, now the one dragging both of them along.

Remus and Sirius were unintentionally taking turns watching each other. It was a miracle they'd managed to keep their school bags on them all this time, but when Sirius realized he had, he'd slipped the book into it without a second glance yet, and that had been almost an hour ago now. Finally he could just enjoy some time out, and some alone time with Remus.

The two had already stopped and had a good snog once already, before the sound of something had drawn their startled attention. It didn't sound particularly threatening, and in fact it turned out to be a lion attempting to mimic a roar, though it more sounded like a giant cat hacking up a hairball. Remus had dragged Sirius over and began mocking the beast, and the proud cat actually responded in kind. Sirius nearly fell to the ground laughing as the two kept 'roaring' at each other for a good few minutes.

Then the two had taken off to actually find their mates, looking first in the gorilla house where they'd expected to find them. They did indeed spot the apes, but in the very back hiding in the shaded trees and various equipment they had available to play in. Then they'd been sidetracked at where the warthogs were rummaging about, Sirius being genuinely amazed how tough they looked compared to the bacon he was craving.

Remus had to drag Sirius away from the anteater, while Padfoot still insisted he wanted a closer look at such an odd creature and surely it wouldn't run if he turned into a friendlier dog. They had another good pass at each other before they realized they had an audience in front of the lemurs, and still red faced and fixing their clothes from that, they finally stumbled across their friends gazing at some naked mole-rats.

"There you two are, we been looking all over!" James called in excitement.

"What's with you two, you look all hot and bothered," Peter agreed. There was an odd look in his eye as he saw the pair and then looked back at James, but both ignored him and the question.

"Probably walked right past each other in a place this size," Sirius said off hand. "Let's go find that place Harry mentioned, where we can get some ice cream around here."

They all stopped and had some fun in front of the tigers, each bidding how far they could get in before the big cat realized they were there. Peter insisted he'd make it the farthest, without becoming a meal. Then they came across a bear enclosure, two huge beasts tossing each other about inside. It seemed in good fun, for the animals.

"Come on, we run around with a werewolf once a month, I'll bet I can take them!" James insisted, now more than willing to levitate himself into the enclosure and give it a go.

"Prongs, you are literally something they'd have a joy eating," Peter tried to protest.

"Not if he has backup!" Sirius insisted, bouncing on his heels in preparation.

"You two idiots are going to be murdered and then we're going to be zapped around with corpses," Remus pleasantly informed them. "Please, let's go have some lunch, and then we can come back," he quickly pacified.

They were still happily bickering about it when they found a good sized restaurant and went into the cool air with gratitude, raiding the kitchens for the sweet treats and each making their own scoop before Sirius finally took a grateful seat at a table and digging into the bag for the book.

"So you weren't reading that this whole time?" Peter asked with interest.

"Nah," Remus shrugged, "was just having some jollies about the place like you two."

"I'd been wondering if we'd just get yanked out of here before we'd find you two," James rolled his eyes.

Sirius ignored him too as he finally got started reading the chapter title.

"Glory Black, we could hear you outside, can you yell that any louder," Smith said as she poked her head inside, her face flushed from heat as well but looking almost grateful to have found them.

"You just getting started on that?" Longbottom asked as he came inside as well along with Evans, all three clutching stuffed parrots.

"Yep, glad you could join us," James smiled and very obviously moved himself over to make room for them, her, nearly pushing Peter out of his seat in the process.

Peter scowled and shoved him back just as hard, James nearly face planting his ice cream.

Ignoring the two making snipping comments at each other now, the three sat around comfortably, though not nearly as far away as they could. James still beamed at the proximity, wishing they could spend the rest of this reading adventure here, it was clearly putting Evans in a good mood, she was even smiling as Sirius started off and it didn't even dim that much as the Muggleborns in the school were described during this monster fear.

Regulus spent the entire time staring at penguins. They were funny little things, he'd instantly decided, and had been captivated at once by the flightless birds zooming through the water at such speeds. For a moment he'd even tried to see if he could run faster and been amazed the bird swam the length of it's glass before he could do any such thing. Smiling as the one he'd locked eyes on darted away, he tried to circle around and follow it, finding a nice large tree he could sit under and observe the whole area.

He was sure if a Muggle were to come along he'd be terribly scolded, he'd had to clamber over a large ridge right into the enclosure and several of the birds came up to him within reach, clicking their beaks and eyeing him for food. When he offered nothing they lost interest and began preening each other, the splash of water as the bodies leaped free of their miniature ocean the only noise he heard until Sirius finally began reading the next part of the chapter.

His voice had been so clear Regulus had startled, scattering all the webbed critters that had gone near him back into the water, but when he looked around, there was still no one in sight. Sighing and inching himself further a bit more so that his feet nearly touched the clear surface, he relaxed again and let himself enjoy the tale from a distance for once. He couldn't hear the commentary going along, to which he was grateful for. He could almost imagine it all anyways, his idiot of a brother and his friends laughing about the Potter kid causing trouble in Snape's class, Smith and Longbottom being happy about everything and chatting about the good merits of a dueling club. By the time the chapter even got to the part of Harry attending it Regulus was so relaxed he'd even slipped his shoes off and dipped his feet in the water, surprised by how pleasantly warm it was.

Hearing of Harry actively speaking Parseltongue was of great interest to him, his fascination with Potters child growing all the more as he took control of the situation and spoke the language he'd only heard rumor the Dark Lord could as well. Knowing the child could and actively hearing him do it twice now was enthralling, what his family would give if he could do such a thing as well! Potter and his friends treated it like some bad thing, and Regulus just had to scoff, those kids didn't know how good their life could be if they'd just be a bit smarter, instead all three reminded him of his idiotic brother.

The idea of something happening to a ghost did get his attention, a chill sweeping through him that had nothing to do with the warm sun still beating down. He couldn't blame that Ernie fellow for thinking Harry had done it given the circumstances, but a pureblood should be smarter than that! He should realize you should always look at more options available than just blaming the obvious source, shouldn't he? He was really starting to question that, considering that Hermione friend of Potter's obviously knew better but so many purebloods didn't. Then he swallowed and looked around again, waiting for his mother or one of his friends from school to spot him having such traitorous thoughts-

He cursed and jumped straight out of the enclosure in surprise, not because Potter was going to see the headmaster, but a penguin had taken a nip at his foot, apparently under the delusion it was a snack rather than toes. He drew his wand and took aim at the pestilent bird, but lowered it at the last second as he conceded he had been asking for such a thing to be happening. Then he was pulled away altogether.

[clownsgobeepbeep]

Don't let the candles go out, and they'll protect you okay uwu

Something a little late but eh X3

The day had finally come.

Ula was finally a year older, and she was quite proud of it.

This year, she decided that she did not want some “big” celebration, but she only wanted the day to herself and her small family. Specifically the tiny clowns she called her siblings, and so, her parents allowed her to roam around town with the two of them, and of course her trusty companion Mana.

“You really like those, huh?” Ula asked with a bright smile, looking at her axolotl who practically pranced with every step he took. “I guess I did a good job for my first time.”

Mana barked up at Ula, wagging his tail in excitement before he turned to look at his back where his new bat wings harness was. His little one made a pair just for him and one for Kala, the former clearly excited and showing off his wings as he strolled with the little clowns.

“Going back to today’s lesson,” Ula cleared her throat, dragging along her red wagon while her two siblings comfortably sat inside. “The second rule of Halloween is to always wear a costume. Tradition says that wearing a costume was basically a disguise for hiding away from the bad spirits, so don’t listen to what those dummy Halloween-haters.”

“Okay.” Davey replied, tapping his tiny fingers on his belly as he enjoyed being wheeled throughout town. “Candy?”

“Oh yeah, that was rule number one.” Ula nodded before noticing that Davey made a grabbing motion with his hands, making her giggle. “But yeah, I’ll make sure to give you guys some candy too. It is October after all. I saved up some money just for the occasion.”

Davey gave a hum of content, soon laying back once more as he and Cordelia watched their surroundings.

Houses were already adorned with Halloween decorations, as were the stores that the kids now walked by.

Little Cordelia’s eyes lit up at the sight of pumpkins situated at nearly every spot she looked, smiling while gripping onto the red wagon in complete excitement. Soon she had started to make thrilled, gibberish sounds, bouncing in place while pointing to the pumpkins.

“You like the pumpkins Cordie?” Ula asked, stopping the wagon to admire the scenery. “Well, that takes me to the next rule of Halloween. You must never blow out your jack-o-lantern before midnight. That also keeps the bad spirits away.”

Cordelia continued to speak her own language, pointing at what were arrays of different sized pumpkins. At the very top were the smallest of them all, and at the very bottom were the large and heavy ones.

“Excuse me sir?” Ula called out to the vendor who turned to her with a warm smile. “How much are the pumpkins?”

“Big ones are three bucks. The tiny ones are fifty cents. It all depends.” he replied, chuckling at the sight that was Cordelia clapping her little hands while bouncing in place.

“Huh. Then can I have...three big ones and one tiny?”

“You know how much that’ll be?”

“Pay attention.” Ula whispered to her siblings before clearing her throat. “Each pumpkin is three and I want three, so three times three equals nine. Plus a tiny one, nine-fifty.”

“Nice! And you want them in the wagon?” 

“Yes please!” Ula nodded before pointing to Davey and Cordelia individually. “One in front of him, the other in front of her. The third one right here. I’ll carry the tiny one.”

“You got it.” the man helped Ula load the pumpkins into wagon, eventually saying their goodbyes after Ula paid up and resumed her birthday stroll.

“You see this Cordie?” Ula presented a candle that she had also purchased from the man. “This goes into the pumpkin after we carve it and make it look cute or scary. Like I said, you don’t blow out the jack-o-lantern before midnight. Don’t let the candles go out and they’ll protect you, okay?”

The infant gave her version of a nod, far too entranced with the pumpkin she refused to let go of. 

“Yeah, I thought you’d like that.” Ula ruffled Cordelia’s hair, immediately repeating the action with Davey who clearly felt left out less than a second later. “Anyways, I’m starting to get hungry. How about we visit uncle Pepper’s shop?”

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After some more walking, Ula opened the glass door that led into the small shop where she expected to find her uncle. Instead, she saw a baby sitting on the counter, and not one that was fathered by Pepper.

“Bingo? What are you doing here?” Ula asked the baby who sat on the counter, all alone as she ate a cupcake adorned as a spider. “Where’s your mommy?”

“Right here! I’m right here!” sounded Ferry’s voice as she hurried to the front, everyone seeing as she came in with the first born of the triplets. “Hello Ula! Happy Birthday to you.~”

“Oh thank you.” Ula giggled before bringing her wagon closer, her siblings staring up at Ferry and Ally who attempted to hide behind Ferry while being carried. “Have you seen my uncle Pepper?”

“He went to go do some errands and he took Ben with him. Had to buy more supplies for all the Halloween goodies.

“Oh. Huh.”

“Were you looking to see him?”

“Not really, I just wanted to see if I could get a treat for my baby brother and sister. I was showing them around town, and teaching them the rules of Halloween.” Ula motioned to the pair, then hearing a bark from Mana. “And maaaybe something small for Mana too.”

“I can arrange that.” Ferry nodded with a grin. “I mean, we also do give out free candy to whoever comes by. I know that rule of Halloween.~”

This alone made Ula smile widely, getting quite giddy on the inside before Ferry walked more towards her.

“Do you think you could hold Ally for a bit?”

“Sure! I love Ally.” Ula reached out to grab the baby who clung onto Ferry, eventually letting go and instead clinging onto Ula who laughed to herself. 

“I’ll be right back then,” Ferry started, then looking down at the wagon to see Cordelia finally releasing her pumpkin to instead reach up towards Ferry who giggled. “And I guess I’ll be bringing a little trick-or-treater with me.”

Cordelia cooed as she was carried by Ferry, cuddling into her chest as the woman made her way to the back of the bakery.

“Those are some cool cupcakes.” Ula looked at the glass display next to the cash register, Davey looking from inside the wagon as he was brought a sense of awe at the sight of gorey cupcakes. “Uncle Pepper and Ferry make all of these. Also aunt Belinda, but she has her own job too. I wonder if Ben and Greta are gonna do this when they grow up, the twins are already learning.”

“Cupcake.” Davey stood up on the wagon, having to lean against the glass to hold himself steady as he continued to scan all of the cupcakes. “I want one.”

“I’ll tell Ferry when she’s back.” Ula leaned down to kiss Davey’s cheek, making him giggle before he plopped back down on the wagon. “You’ll get a bloody one. And Cordie will get one with gummy worms.”

“Okay.” Davey looked around, soon locking eyes with Ally who immediately hid her face on Ula’s shoulder.

“You wanna play with Ally?” Ula asked, eventually lowering Ally onto the other side of the wagon after having moved the pumpkin that was in between the infants. “I’m gonna grab Bingo.”

Bingo soon looked at Ula with a face that seemed almost offended that that thought even crossed her mind, shocked when Ula picked her up from the counter just as Ferry came in. She looked over at Ferry, almost asking for help as Ula held her against her chest.

“I brought some chocolates for Davey, and Cordelia picked out some gummy brains.” Ferry mentioned as she set Cordelia down on the counter, also placing a box in a bag beside her. “I almost forgot, your mommy made an order and I was meant to deliver it today after taking the girls with their dad. Would you mind taking it with you?”

“I don’t mind at all.” Ula shook her head while petting Bingo’s, not really realizing that Bingo kept staring at her, fully offended. “What did she order?”

“Oh, just some cookies for work. She’s giving them to her employees I guess.” Ferry gave a giggle before whispering to Ula. “And I know that rule of Halloween about the candies, but just this once, don’t check your candies okay?”

“Mmm, okay I guess.” Ula shrugged, soon trading Bingo for the box Ferry provided. “Before we leave, can I buy the treats for everyone? I want cupcakes for Davey and Cordie. And also a doughnut with sprinkles for Mana.”

“Of course!” Ferry walked behind the counter, chuckling at the sight that was Cordelia squealing and giving an unexpected hug to Bingo who’s eyes had widened greatly. “Just know, they’re on the house.~”

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The day had started to come to a close, Ula realizing that the sun was close to setting and that her siblings had grown drowsy.

“We’re almost there.” Ula told the two, really only telling Cordelia who was fighting her hardest to not nap like Davey already had. Ula was smart enough to bring along pillows and blankets for the two.

“I wonder what mom and dad have been up to this entire time.” Ula pondered to herself, then petting Mana’s head as he walked alongside her while holding the bag in his mouth. “Maybe we’ll get to watch a scary movie once we’re there. I hope mom made some dinner.”

Mana, not able to bark, gave a nod and a wag of his tail before their home finally came into their line of sight. Right on the window was Kala, no doubt having been waiting for their arrival to make sure they all got home safely.

Barks were heard from inside as everybody got to the front door, with the exception of Davey and Cordelia who were still on the wagon.

“You spent quite the while outside.” Ula heard her mom after the front door opened, Jelly helping her bring the wagon over the steps before everyone was inside. “We thought Michael Myers had taken you.”

“Oh, pssh.” Ula’s cheeks turned pink as she walked inside, soon gasping at it all. “Whoa! Look at all of this!”

“While you were out, your mom and I worked on all of this.” Lennie soon appeared, ruffling Ula’s hair before kissing her cheek. “Happy Birthday Ula.”

All around the house there were Halloween decorations, the ceiling being adorned with stickers and even hanging figures like bats and spiders. The couch has orange and black pillows, a good amount of the house having similar color schemes.

“Wowie! I love it all so much!” Ula jumped in place, then seeing as Jelly came around with the box they had brought from Pepper’s bakery.

“Did Pepper or Ferry tell you what was in here?” Jelly took the box out of the bag, Ula shrugging. 

“She said some cookies for your employees.”

“Good.” Jelly nodded, soon opening up the box and angling it so that Ula could properly look inside. 

“Wait,” Ula blinked inside at the box. “That’s not cookies.”

“You are correct.”

“That’s a cake. With my name on it.”

“It sure is.”

“Ferry lied to me!” Ula gasped, eventually realizing why. “Because it’s a birthday cake for me!”

“There you go.” Lennie chuckled to himself, helping Davey and Cordelia out of the wagon before placing them on the couch to nap. “Your mom bought popcorn and other snacks so we can enjoy the cake while we watch scary movies.”

“Yes!” Ula exclaimed, hearing Mana bark excitedly. “All night?”

“Until we all pass out.” Jelly nodded, soon feeling Ula engulf her in a hug.

“I love you guys so much.”

“We love you too kiddo.” Lennie soon received a hug, hugging her back before the family got down to business.

[im-not-a-joke]

Mmh... All the field

the whole- the whole field....

thank you for asking, this is going to be one long post

Alisons: Sexuality?

asexual, unlabeled/queer romantic

Amaranth: Pronouns/Gender?

they/them or he/him, nonbinary

Amaryllis: Birthday?

february 4th

Anemone: Favorite flower?

bleeding heart

Angelonia: Favorite t.v. show?

steven universe

Arum-Lily: What’s the farthest you’d go for a stranger?

probably offer a place to sleep overnight

Aster: What’s one of your favorite quotes?

“Do you think God stays in heaven because he, too, lives in fear of what he’s created?”

Aubrieta: Favorite drink?

strawberry lemonade

Baby’s Breath: Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?

my gf? yes, absolutely.

Balsam Fir: Have you ever been in love?

i’d like to think so, yes

Baneberries: Favorite song?

currently “better than me” by the brobecks

Basket of Gold: Describe your family.

a mess, i have three siblings, and two of them are currently living at home, we also have two large dogs

Beebalm: Do you have a best friend? Who is it?

yes! my best friend anna, and her brother bryan!

Begonia: Favorite color?

purple

Bellflower: Favorite animal?

mantis shrimp

Bergenia: Are you a morning or night person?

night person

Black-Eyed Susan: If you could be any animal for a day, what would it be?

dog, i want the constant love and affection

Bloodroots: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

first a botanist, then a geologist

Bluemink: What are your thoughts on children?

i want to adopt some someday! sometimes they suck, but i want to be there for someone who doesn’t have a family to lean on.

Blazing Stars: What are you afraid of? Is there a reason why?

abandonment, because i’m annoying

Borage: Give a random fact about your childhood.

i shared a room with my little brother until i was like 12.

Bugleherb: How would you spend your last day on Earth?  

visiting all the people i love most, all of my friends, my gf, i’d call my sister

Buttercup: Relationship Status?

taken!

Camelia: If you could visit anywhere, where would you want to go?

france

Candytufts: When do you feel most loved?

when people take the time out of their day to talk to me

Canna: Do you have any tattoos?  

nope, i do want some someday, though

Canterbury Bells: Do you have any piercings?  

yes! i got my ears pierced twice because it ripped my earlobe the first time

California Poppy: Height?  

~5′8″

Cardinal Flower: Do you believe in ghosts?

yes, and if i die before any of my friends, i’m coming back to haunt them

Carnation: What are you currently wearing?  

a floral tank top, my favorite sleeveless cardigan, and jean shorts

Catnip: Have you ever slept with a nightlight?

yes, my little brother was afraid of the dark and insisted on having a nightlight on

Chives: Who was the last person you hugged?  

my mom

Chrysanthemum: Who’s the last person you kissed?

my gf

Cock’s Comb: Favorite font?

architect’s daughter

Columbine: Are you tired?

yes, very

Common Boneset: What are you looking forward to?

tomorrow i get to leave the house all day to drive across the state and it’s going to be a lot of fun

Coneflower: Dream job?

language teacher! either english to people who don’t speak it or german/french to english speakers

Crane’s-Bill: Introvert or extrovert?

introvert. i’m on tumblr all day

Crocus: Have you ever been in love?

yeah, i think so

Crown Imperial: What’s the farthest you would go for someone you care about?

i’d actually die for multiple people in my life

Cyclamen: Did you have a favorite stuffed animal as a child? What was it?

yes! a stuffed white dog with a plaid scarf and matching antlers! my friend got it for me because it reminded her of my big white dog.

Daffodil: What’s your zodiac sign?

aquarius

Dahlia: Have you done anything worth remembering?

once i came 3rd in my age group for a 5k i ran

Daisy: What do you feel is your greatest accomplishment?

i successfully kept a frail axolotl alive for an entire summer

Daylily: What would you do if your parents didn’t like your partner(s)?  

i dont care what my parents think about stuff like that, they cant tell my who i am or am not allowed to date

Dendrobium: Who is the last person that you said “I love you” to?

@byler-obsessed literally like, maybe 15 minutes ago as of writing this

False Goat’s Beard: What is something you are good at?

i’d like to think i’m decent at singing

Foxgloves: What’s something you’re bad at?

staying awake during the day

Freesia: What are three good things that have happened in the past month?

i saw my gf for the first time in months! i came out to the girls team for xc! i spent a lot of time with one of my closest irl friends!

Garden Cosmos: How was your day today?

decent, i had coach practice, which was nice

Gardenia: Are you happy with where you’re at in your life?

yeah, i’d say i’m pretty happy where i am

Gladiolus: What is something you hope to do in the next year or two?

learn guitar

Glory-of-the-Snow: What are ten things that make you happy/you’re grateful to have in your life?

my best friends anna and bryan, my older brother, the girls on the team, my ukulele, my therapist, my dogs, the creek in my back yard, my grandma’s amish apple dumpling recipe, random internet memes, books

Heliotropium: What helps you calm down when you feel stressed?  

listening to my spotify playlist

Hellebore: How do you show affection?

reassurance and/or talking about things that i enjoy, i’m really insecure so if i’m talking about something i like, that’s me trusting you. 

Hoary Stock: What are you proudest of?

the mental health progress i’ve made

Hollyhock: Describe your ideal day.

i lay in bed until like 11, then, i spend the rest of the day out with my friends, we get sushi for dinner and stay up until like 3am

Hyacinth: What do you like to do in your free time?  

be on tumblr

Hydrangea: How long have you known your best friend? How did you meet them?

i met them both in 6th grade, anna nad i were in the same science class and i met bryan at lunch, he didn’t talk to me for at least the first half of the year.

Irises: Who can you talk to about (almost) everything?

bryan, he always knows just what to say, and knows that he doesn’t have to fix my problems to be a good friend.

Laceleaf: How many friends do you have?

like, 13?

Lantanas: What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?

my friend once told me that they couldn’t tell if i was a boy or girl upon first meeting me and it made my day.

Larkspur: What do you think of yourself?

i’m a mess, an anxious, depressed, gay mess

Lavender: What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

my hair, it’s really fluffy and soft, and just about light enough to dye bright colors

Leather Flower: What’s your least favorite thing about yourself?  

my chest, it’s always been a huge part of my dysphoria and i want it gone please

Lilac: What’s something you liked to do as a child?

i would play dress up with my dog, he had to suffer through wearing all my old dresses, but he got treats so it was ok

Lily: Who was your best friend when you were a kid?

my friend ry, we met in second grade, we’re still on and off friends, currently off

Lily of the Incas: What is something you still feel guilty for?

in 5th grade i used the word “suck” in class and got yelled at

Lily of the Nile: What is something you feel guilty for that you shouldn’t feel guilty about?  

see above answer

Lupine: What does your name mean? Why is that your name?

carson: christian. it’s my name because i like how it sounds, and anna really liked it too, she picked it for me.

Marigold: Where did you grow up? Tell us about it.

white, suburban ohio. all the kids had cliques by the second day of kindergarten, and if you were knew, you generally had a pretty good chance of being picked up by the popular kids.

Morning Glory: What was your bedroom like growing up?

i had bunkbeds with my little brother, i slept on the bottom.

Mugworts: What was it like for you as a teenager? Did you enjoy your teenage years?  

so far, not really. i’m just mentally ill and closeted, it’s not great

Norwegian Angelica: Tell us about your mom.

she likes to dye her hair crazy colors, and she used to be a beekeeper, even though she’s allergic to bee stings.

Onions: Tell about your dad.  

he rides his bike almost every day, and supports my mom in whatever she does

Orchid: Tell about your grandparents.

on my mom’s side, the kindest boomers i’ve ever met, my grandpa used to take us on “adventures” to the park and just watch us play

on my dad’s side: my grandpa loves seeing us but doesn’t get out much, my grandma laughs hysterically at every family gathering, and has all the best amish recipes

Pansy: What was your most memorable birthday? What made it be so memorable?

when i turned 13, i went ice skating for the first time and fell and sprained my wrist

Peony: What was your first job?

mowing lawns

Petunia: If you’re in a relationship, how did you meet your partner(s)? If you’re not in a relationship, how did you meet your crush/how do you hope to meet your future partner(s), if you want any?

we had mutual friends and slowly ended up being close, we were in school plays and track together.

Pincushion: How do you deal with pain?

i bite down on my finger to simultaneously distract myself, focus on something else, and hold myself back

Pink: Where is home?

my best friends’ living room at 1 am, with the golden girls playing in the background

Plantain Lilies: If you could go back in time, what is one thing you would stop/change?

i���d go back and stop current president from becoming president

Prairie Gentian: Who is someone you look up to? Describe them.

my sister, she has always been driven and passionate and talented, and she makes everything seem effortless and still gives it her all.

Primrose: Describe your ideal life.

me and my spouse and my kids amd my dogs all live in a decently spacious house in europe, my job is stable and i love my work, my students think i’m cool and come to me if they need help, i am doing well.

Rhodendron: What is something you used to believe in as a child?

i used to believe that the smoke from fireworks was where clouds came from

Ricinus: Who’s the most important in your life?

my best friends

Rose: What’s your favorite sound?

the sound of rain on my roof at night

Rosemallows: What’s your favorite memory?

when my sister, dad, and i all climbed to the top of a mountain in california

Sage: What’s your least favorite memory?

throwing up in the car on the way home for visiting my sister in new york

Snapdragon: At this moment, what do you want?  

a hug from anna

St. John’s Wort: Is it easy or difficult for you to express how you feel about things?

it’s hard because i don’t trust people

Sunflower: What is something you don’t want to imagine life without?

the internet

Sweet Pea: How much sleep did you get last night?

like 5.5 hours

Tickseed: What’s your main reason to get up every morning?

to run, it makes me feel better and i love cross country

Touch-Me-Not: How do you feel about your current job?

lmao i dont have one

Transvaal Daisy: What’s your favorite item of clothing?

my binder!

Tropical White Morning Glory: Describe your aesthetic.  

the record player song but a boy

Tulip: What would be the best present to get you?

a list of reasons why you deal with me/things you like about me

Vervain: What’s stressing you out most right now?

the fact that this is taking a lot longer than anticipated and i don’t want people to think i’m ignoring their asks

Wisteria: How many books have you read in the past few months? What were they called?

actual books? only 2, Catcher in the Rye and the Night Circus

Wolf’s Bane: Where do you want to be in life this time next year?

out with my friends

Yarrow: Do you know what vore is?

yes, and i regret it

Zinnia: Give a random fact about yourself.

i’m double jointed in my left pinky

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Great Aunt Tilde

part two to Auntie Tiger

this is where she meets, Lennie’s family.

Cause.....she met one grand niece she wants to meet the other children and Jelly

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Another rocky start for her but shes positive

Tilde decided it was time to visit her nephew Lennies family. She so very much wanted to meet the wonderful being who was mated to him. Maybe she shouldn’t word it that way, he did mention he was married. Human terms it was then~. She also couldn’t wait to see the little ones.

Ooooooh it was so exciting!

She just couldn’t wait. Instead of just showing up out of the blue like she heard Cecilio had done. And like she did with Billy...she had scheduled it with Lennie. He said something about how Thyone really did a lot of damage and she was not liked... So Tilde took another precaution. She baked sugar cookies shaped like sea creatures.

Another tid bit Lennie had mentioned was the love of sea life in the household.

Tilde wasn’t donned in her clown attire, a platter of cookies in her hand. She rang the doorbell, and waited. She could hear voices inside and soon enough Lennie answered the door. He smiled upon seeing her, “Heya Aunt Tilde, come on in.” He opened the door more for her and Tilde made her way in, “It’s nice and cozy in your home.” Lennie chuckled, “Thank you” Suddenly the woman lifted up the platter she had in hand before she could be pounced upon by Mana. “Woah there yes it’s nice to meet you too Mana.” She said with a laugh while the little axolotl barked happily. Lennie was a bit surprised, “How’d you know his name? I never told you.” “Oh, well he shouted it while he was coming at me. And no Mana these cookies aren’t for you unless they say you can have one.” Tilde smiled down at the little alien as she gave it a few pats. Mana hopped off her tail wagging as he followed her where Lennie led her.

“Aunt Tilde, this is Ula and Davey.”

She smiled about to go to tears seeing the two of them, “They are so precious.” Ula seemed a little guarded and Tilde didn’t blame her. Davey seeing his sister do it followed suit but brought up two tiny baby fists. And Tilde had to hold back a laugh at that one. Lennie smiled happily seeing Jelly walk into the room, “And this is my wife Jelly.” His face said it all. Tilde smiled, he was absolutely in love with her. She could already tell Jelly was on the defense with her. But Tilde smiled, “It’s nice to finally meet you Jelly, I’m Lennie’s Aunt Tilde.”

“I assume than, you are related to....” Jelly had an eyebrow quirked and Tilde nodded with a sigh, “Yes, but I can assure you I don’t mean any of you any harm. I understand your suspicion though.” She smiled reassuringly but she could tell Jelly would still be on the defensive as sh expected. Lennie wasn’t lying when he said Thyone had done quite a bit wrong.

Lennie offered to take the platter from her before Mana who was eyeing it could jump her again. Tilde took a seat on the couch and Mana hopped up to join her. “Hey there buddy” She gave him a few pets. Ula visibly relaxed a little bit due to Mana’s friendliness with her. Jelly and Lennie sat opposite of Tilde on the loveseat. Ula and Davey sitting on the floor playing with Samhain and Kala near by. Kala due to Jellys weariness of the new woman, was also keeping an eye on her. She would not give in as soon as Mana.

It didn’t take long eventually Tilde and Lennie had started up a small conversation. When she had asked if she could hold Davey, Kala had jumped in the way defensively and barked. Tilde slowed her movements so as not to unnerve. Lennie sighed, but smiled apologetically to his aunt. “Kala, it’s alright.” Kala growled but Tilde stayed where she was and waited till Kala calmed down. Kala sat next to Davey tail wrapped around the grumpy looking baby who didn’t entirely understand the situation but he was angry about it because he could tell others were upset. So he too...Needed to be upset.

As cautious as Ula was she decided to talk to Tilde. “So...you can talk to Mana?” Tilde looked to Ula and smiled, “Of course, he’s quite an energetic one isn’t he.” Ula nodded petting him. Mana was excited, his tail wagging happily. He barked. “He really wants a cookie, but I told him its up to you.” replied Tilde. Ula looked at Mana who whimpered but stayed in place. Ula grabbed a cookie, “One cookie” Mana quickly but gently took it from Ula’s hand and gobbled it up happily. Loudly crunching upon it. Kala rolled her eyes and huffed watching his display of pretty much...table manners.

She did not approve.

Tilde smiled watching the scene. “So you can understand him, I can do that as well.” Jelly admitted a bit roughly. Tilde’s smile faltered but she quickly caught it, “That’s amazing Jelly, It’s nice to know someone else can.” She meant it when she said it, after all she wanted the family to like her. But she could tell it would take some time with Jelly. But she did not mind this, she would stay positive. After all the family had been through quite a lot due to outside forces. Jelly had her arms crossed, Kala by her feet, with Davey still near by. By this time he was just playing with some stuffed animals making them fight. She looked to Lennie who looked at her and smiled. He reached out and gave her hand a small squeeze to reassure her. He knew what she was thinking, he knew she was worried. He really did appreciate it. She gave him a hesitant smile back but her worry seemed to ease just a bit with him.

Eventually Davey was allowed to be in Tildes lap. Kala insisted on sitting next to her the entire time though to make sure. But the little baby in her lap didn’t even seem to notice as he made the stuffed animals in his hands bash into each other over and over again. Tilde smiled down at the little bundle of wrath, adorable. She chuckled, “Well I should get going, it was nice to finally meet all of you. I hope to see you more in the future.” She was about to hand Davey off to Lennie who was also next to her but Kala grabbed his pjs and carried him off. Which only served to make Lennie laugh and Tilde just grin. “Thanks for stopping by.” replied Lennie.

Tilde nodded and stood up, “wonderful meeting you Ula, Jelly.” She looked down to the little blue alien, “You as well Mana.” Mana barked happily in reply. Lennie led her to the door to see her off.

Once back he sat by Jelly and took hold of her hand again, content to sit quietly. Kala sitting while wrapped around Davey. Mana now munching on another cookie that Ula had let him have.

Things were peaceful, at last.

[melanie-writes-supernatural]

The Stand-In Part 9

A/N: Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve updated this one! Yikes!

On the bright side, I got to kiss Galveston goodbye for the summer and head back home! I planned on posting this part this morning, but my dad had me driving around everywhere doing some parts running and dropping stuff off for him, so it had to wait a little but here it finally is! Also, something veeeerrrryyyy similar to this happened to my roommate, so she’s definitely the inspiration for this part. If she had a Tumblr I’d @ her but alas she does not. Anyways, enough rambling. Enjoy! And if you have any requests or constructive criticism, or even some comments, message me and let me know!

Word count: 2958

Pairing: Firefighter!DeanXReader

Warnings: I don’t think there’s any in this one… But this part is the longest one so far (not a warning, I know, but I thought I’d include it).

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“So, is there anything you want to do?” she questions, looking up from her omelette.

“I don’t really have any plans. Dean and I were gonna get out this weekend together, but I don’t think he expected me to come in so early,” the tall Winchester returns, shrugging as he tucked into his own plate of food.

“Oh, what were you going to do?” she asks, and Sam’s eyebrows raise.

“I thought he told you. I think he assumes you’re coming with us?” Sam’s voice raises in pitch as though his statement were more of a question. “We were just gonna drive, take a road trip for a few days.”

“He hasn’t mentioned it,” she returns, gnawing on her lip. “Then again, he was pretty tired after he drove back last night, and I know he had to be at work early today. Maybe it just slipped his mind.”

“Yeah, probably,” he murmurs as he finished off his food and set his plate in the sink.

“You wanna… Hit up the mall or something?” she asks as she finished the last few bites of her food. “I’m pretty sure that Dean wants us to get to know each other a little. We could go by the candy shop and then camp out in the bookstore or something.”

“How are you with my brother again?” Sam asks with a half grin.

“Why do you ask?” she returns, and he laughs a little.

“It’s just… So far, you don’t seem anything like him,” Sam explains, and she nods in understanding.

“Oh, I can agree to that,” she smiles as she remembers the previous night, where he had insisted on paying her back for his earlier release.

She had only gotten him to let it go when she told him that it wouldn’t mean as much if he did it as payment. It took some convincing, but she finally got him to realize that she wasn’t looking for him to reciprocate just because, she actually wanted him to want to do it.

So he had grumbled his way to bed, without going down on her, with a promise to do so in the future of his own volition rather than making up for her doing the same act.

“Yeah,” she realizes she’s spaced out for a few seconds, and her cheeks tiny slightly pink. “So… The mall?”

“Sure,” Sam agrees, and she smiles slightly.

“I’ve just got to get dressed and then we can go,” she tells him, and he nods as she heads off to Dean’s room, where she left a few extra pairs of clothes.

Dean had taken her home long enough for her to get her car and make an overnight bag, so that when he left for work she and Sam would have a way to get around.

She decides on some jean shorts and a cute top, paired with her toms that she never went without.

She had called into work yesterday after lunch, and Jamie had told her to go ahead and take today off as well.

She wasn’t going to question it, because Jamie rarely gave them days off spontaneously and because it still hurt to think about going back to her axolotls.

All in all, everything seemed to fall into place for her to meet and get to know Sam.

Maybe that was a good sign, a sign that she and Dean were meant for something.

She takes her keys, wallet, and phone and heads back for the living room, where she finds Sam sitting on the couch.

“Ready?” she asks, and Sam looks up to her.

Wow, that tall monster just had to look up at her, all because he was sitting and she was standing.

“Yeah,” he agrees, standing up.

And then it’s gone, and she has to look up at him rather than the other way around.

They both make it out to her car, and within twenty minutes, she’s finding a parking spot at the mall.

“There’s one,” Sam points a little ways ahead, and she’s glad that she has the giant that can see past where she can.

She pulls into the space easily, and then they make their way to the mall’s front doors.

“Don’t think I’ve ever been here. This place is huge,” Sam admits as he holds the door open for her.

“It’s actually not that big, the first floor is straight food,” she shrugs. “And the fourth is a whole bunch of smaller stores, all the name brand stuff is on two and three.”

“You come here a lot?” he asks as she heads for the elevator to take them up.

“Yeah, and before you judge, escalators are fucking terrifying so I always take the elevator,” she warns him as she presses the button to call the elevator down to them.

“They’re… moving stairs,” he says with a subtle grin at her expression.

“Yeah, and what if that little part at the end sucks up part of your dress or something? Or what if you fall over the edge and die?” she asks him as she makes her way into the elevator. “They’re death traps, and I will never, ever go on them.”

“Anything is a death trap if you put it that way,” Sam returns as the doors reopen on the third floor.

“Well, everyone has their fears,” she mutters as she leads him down past some stores. “If you see anywhere you want to go in, let me know. I’m just heading for the candy shop.”

“Sure,” Sam agrees, and she sees him looking through some of the stores as they pass by.

“I just thought of the best place for you,” she pauses, looking up to his hazel eyes with a grin. “Jack’s, down on second floor. I get a feeling you’d like it.”

“Let’s get through the third floor first,” he says, and she grins up at him.

So maybe their entire family was cool as shit. Dean was sweet and cute, and Sam seemed to be fun smart, and they both had good heads on their shoulders.

She briefly wonders about their dad. She knew their mother died in a fire, but what had happened to their dad?

Dean never mentioned it, so she didn’t think much of it. Maybe he wasn’t in the picture, like hers.

Whatever the case was, she’s sure she’ll get some answers eventually.

“So, here’s the candy shop,” she stops in front of a little store with the smell of warm fudge wafting out. “I can spend so much money here, it’s not even funny.”

Sam quirks a smile and shakes his head, and she sticks her tongue out at him.

Wandering around, she finds a few types of candies that she likes, and then she gets a small chunk of fudge.

“You’re sure you don’t want anything?” she asks as Sam just watches her, and he shakes his head. “Oh that’s right. Dean said you were healthy.”

Sam cracks a small laugh at that, and she rolls her eyes.

“Come on, there’s a smoothie thing right over here,” she takes her food and then his hand to pull him along.

His hand is big and warm, not as calloused as Dean’s. Her eyes widen as she realizes that she’s comparing Sam to his brother, her boyfriend.

“Yeah, here it is,” she shows him and then release his hand so that he can find his wallet.

Her heart is racing slightly. If this were flipped, and Dean was out with her sister, she’d definitely be jealous if he held her hand.

She makes a mental note to not grab Sam’s hand, to just show him around like a friend.

She doesn’t have any doubts that she likes Dean, not Sam, but they were still in the beginning stages of their relationship, and she didn’t want to build on jealous feelings.

“I’ll have the number three,” Sam orders a smoothie, giving the lady at the cash register a smile.

“Out on a date?” she asks, and Sam’s smile changes to one of humor.

“No, he’s not my boyfriend. It’s his brother,” she tries to interject quickly, but the way the woman raises her eyebrows makes her understand how wrong it came out sounding. “No! My boyfriend is working, so he asked me to show his brother around since he’s visiting.”

“Oh,” the woman laughs slightly.

Her cheeks burn red from her fluster, and she slinks a few feet back as Sam gets his drink and pays for it.

When he walks back to her, she sees his teasing grin and the mischief in his eyes.

He doesn’t say a word, but she feels the silent humor as they walk around a few stores here and there.

“So, Jack’s is on the second floor, do you want to stop by there?” she finally asks.

“Sure,” he agrees, offering her a real smile. “You can calm down a little. I’m not going to laugh at you for other people thinking that we’re together.”

She smiles up to him gratefully, and like that the tension is gone.

“Thanks,” she murmurs as they head for the elevator.

After a few moments, the car stops at their floor, and she presses the second floor button.

The doors close, and after a split second, a loud screeching sound makes her cover her ears as the elevator grinds to a halt.

“Uh…” she trails off, looking over to Sam. She tries the buttons for one of the doors, but they are stuck shut. “Um…”

She looks to Sam again, trying to take a calming breath.

“Just press the button to call the police,” he says gently, moving closer to her as he noticed her fear begin to set in. “Here.”

He presses the button with a phone on it, and after a few moments, someone answers.

“Lawrence police department,” the male voice says.

“Hi, my friend and I are stuck in the elevator at the mall,” Sam says in a calm voice, rubbing her arm gently. “The doors won’t open.”

“Is anyone injured?” the police officer asks.

“No, we’re both okay. We just need someone to get us out,” Sam returns evenly, and she takes some slow breaths.

“We’ve dispatched some officers just now,” the officer states. “Stay calm, they will be with you in a few moments.”

“Thank you,” she says in a shaking voice.

“Would you like us to stay on the line until they arrive?” the officer asks, and Sam looks to her. She shakes her head.

“No thank you,” Sam states.

“If no one has shown up in fifteen minutes, please call back,” the officer says.

“Okay,” she nods, and then the elevator goes silent.

“You okay?” Sam asks, and she nods weakly.

“Just a little freaked out, that’s all,” she admits. “I always thought elevators were safer than escalators.”

“Some punk kids probably shoved something down the shaft, and the system shut down to keep from breaking,” Sam tells her. “This happened to a few guys back when I was in college. The police said that they had shoved a solo cup down that little space at the front, and it managed to get far enough down that it caused a problem.”

“Fucking elevators,” she mutters, exhaling heavily. “I guess it’s stairs from now on.”

He laughs and then manages to sit down in the corner, sipping on some of his smoothie as he waited.

“I mean, at least we have some kind of snack while we wait,” he grins, pointing to her bag of candy. “Sit down, it’ll be a few minutes before they get here.”

She slowly sits down against the back wall of the elevator, leaning her head against the cool metal.

“Well, this is going to be one hell of a week,” she sighs. “Strike number two, what could possibly be number three?”

“What do you mean?” Sam asks, and she sighs before telling him about her work and everything that had happened.

He offers her small comments and encouragements, telling her about his own trials with college and work.

By the time she hears the doors being pried open, she feels like she knows the younger Winchester and his passion for law.

When the doors are finally opened, she can tell that the elevator was stuck in between the second and the third floors.

A figure pops his head down to look at them through the now open space, and her mouth falls open when he grins.

“Fancy meeting you here, Sweetheart,” Dean says, making her cheeks and the back of her neck flush pink. “Let’s get you out.”

He, as well as one of the other firefighters present, each take an arm and help to lift her out of the stuck elevator.

She makes it out and exhales heavily, curling her arms around Dean the instant that she can.

“You okay, Sweetheart?” he murmurs as a few of the other firefighters help Sam out.

“Yeah, it was just kinda scary,” she inhales his scent. “Why are you here? We called the police.”

“The call to the police department gets forwarded to us as well,” he explains. “We were closer so we told them we could handle this.”

The small crowd that had amassed around them claps as Sam gets out, glad that no one was hurt and that the rescue had gone successfully.

“Sammy, you okay?” Dean calls as he sees his brother talking to his best friend.

“Yeah, I’m fine,” Sam responds with a rueful smile. “I don’t know how you’re gonna get her down though, Cas just said that the stairway is blocked off and she’s scared of escalators.”

“You’re scared of escalators?” Dean asks, giving her an exasperated look.

“They’re shady!” she protests, drooping in embarrassment. “God, this week has to be one of the worst weeks of my life.”

“It’s okay, Sweetheart,” Dean kisses her forehead and smiles at her. “I’ll make you some dinner tonight, will that make up for it?”

“You don’t have to do that, Dean,” she exhales.

“I want to,” he states, cupping her cheeks. “And I remember last night you told me to only do things if I wanted to.”

She smiles slightly, and he grins before leaning down to kiss her.

“Dean, we need to be getting back to the station,” a voice says, and she breaks away with a slight flush to her cheeks.

“Just a moment, Cas,” Dean looks up to the blue eyed man. “Gotta get my girl safely downstairs so she doesn’t freak out.”

“Dean, stop,” she feels her face flush with embarrassment once more.

“I’m not ashamed that you’re my girlfriend,” Dean says, slipping and arm around her waist. “I’ll let whoever I want know. Now let’s get you downstairs.”

He guides her toward the escalator, his fellow firemen and his brother following along. It seemed that he was in charge of their small quartet.

“Come on, it’s just moving stairs,” Dean takes her hand and pulls her into his and then steps onto the escalator, not even giving her a chance to panic.

“Dean!” she gasps, sinking into his side as they started to move downward. “Oh God, oh God, oh God.”

“Calm down, Princess,” he murmurs softly in her ear, rubbing her side gently. “We’re almost there, see? It’s okay.”

The others watching her don’t say anything about her death grip on Dean, nor do they comment when he lifts her easily and sets her on the unmoving ground of the second floor.

“That’s one down, Sweetheart,” he murmurs as he guides her for the second escalator that would take them to ground level. “Just one more.”

“Can I have a few seconds?” she asks, her chest tight with her fear.

“The longer you wait, the worse it is,” he tells her, gently tugging her toward the second escalator. “Let’s get it done with.”

She finds herself squeezing her eyes shut as she clenched onto him tightly as they began to move once more.

“That’s my Princess, there you go,” he kisses her temple as they travel down, and he lifts her onto the solid ground easily. “There, it’s all done.”

“She okay?” Sam asks, and Dean rubs her back gently.

“Here, Sam is gonna take you back to the house, okay Sweetheart? Do you have your keys?” Dean asks, and she nods quickly, grabbing her keys and thrusting them into Sam. “Will you be okay until I get back from work?”

“Yeah, I think so,” she whispers, and he pulls away to smile at her. “I’m sorry about all of this, I just… I fell down an escalator when I was little and-”

“Princess, everyone has their fears,” he pushes some hair behind her ears.

“Dean, Chief called. He’s wondering what’s taking us so long,” Dean hears Garth say, and he sighs.

“I’ll be back tonight, we can have some dinner and a movie,” he offers, and she nods. “Okay, I’ve gotta go, Sweetheart.”

She nods and kisses him quickly, and then he pulls away.

“I’ll see you in a few hours,” he says before he and the other firemen venture off, and she watches him leave sadly.

Of course fate would have it that he’d be the one to save her ass.

“So I take it you’re done being here?” Sam asks, and she shoots him a look. “Cool, this has been a fun day.”

“Not fun,” she mutters as they travel out to the parking lot. “It’s been an awful few days, and I feel like it’s only going to get worse.”

“Don’t say that,” Sam hugs her from the side encouragingly. “Today was just a bit of a rough day. It’ll be better tomorrow, I’m sure.”

“I hope you’re right.”

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Snapdragons

Part five of my story!~

@grotesquegabby Some of yours are in this :)

Part Four /// Part Six

She came awake in the darkness and laid there, eyes shot open as she scanned the area around her.

She reached up to touch her face in a panic, her head soon following after and then her body.

She gave a sigh of relief as she felt that everything was perfectly intact, shutting her eyes for a moment while basking in the moment.

Ula was safe, no traces of harm were on her as she hugged herself and felt that all was alright.

“Fuck...that was such an intense dream.” she whispered to herself before opening her eyes and turning to the side to where her window was. With yet another sigh of relief, Ula removed her blankets from herself and climbed off her bed, approaching the window to open the curtains that made her squint her eyes for a moment.

“Guess the party was also intense.” she chuckled, then walking towards her desk where she found her phone. Turning it on she saw as she had quite the few unread messages, mostly from her friends. But then, she looked at the time and realized that it read 12:07.

“Oh shit!” Ula cursed before slipping into her slippers, then rushing towards her door which she swung open, stopping in her tracks before she could crash into the person who was about to knock on her door.

“Hey, you okay?”

“Dad! Hi, sorry I woke up late.” Ula apologized before Lennie shook his head with a smile.

“Don’t worry about it Ula.” he reassured her. “You and many others were partying a lot last night, so I understand. Thankfully you don’t have to do much today.”

“Speaking of much, where’s mom?”

“Oh, she had to leave a little earlier than expected for the trip.”

“Aw! And she didn’t say goodbye to me?” Ula pouted before Lennie chuckled.

“She didn’t want to wake you up, you looked so tired.” Lennie shrugged before motioning to the other bedrooms. “Just like Davey and Cordelia. They haven’t woken up since the party, just like the axolotls.”

“Dang, we’re all just that tired huh?” Ula asked before Lennie shrugged again. “Well, dad, if we’re really not doing anything today, is it okay-”

“Of course.” Lennie nodded before Ula gave a grin, then leaning down to plant a kiss onto Lennie’s cheek.

“Thanks dad. I’m gonna go make breakfast now and hopefully my brother and sister are awake by the time I finish.” Ula walked down the hall as Lennie watched her go, smiling to himself before he gave a quiet sigh. They really did grow up fast, too fast for his liking.

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“Good morning sleepyheads.~”

Ula stood in front of the stove in the kitchen, wearing an apron over her pajamas as she prepared a large breakfast for the entire family. Behind her where she has turned to look, her younger siblings lazily made their way into the dining room where they set down.

“Morning.”

“Good morning.” replied Davey before giving a big yawn, smacking his lips to then turn to his older sister who placed a few plates in front of him and Cordelia. “What...what’s all this?”

“Breakfast, duh.” Ula shrugged as she went back to the stove. “I’m just, kinda in a good mood today. I don’t know why.”

“Maybe ‘cause you had such a cool party yesterday and you got awesome gifts!” Cordelia exclaimed after having given a yawn that seemed to have fully woken her up. “Did you like my gift Ula!?”

“Of course! I just haven’t put it up yet.” Ula smiled as she turned off the stove and placed a few more plates on the table. “Cordie, do me a favor and call dad, would you?”

“Okay!” Cordelia nodded before jumping off of her chair and rushing down the hallway. Meanwhile, Ula removed her apron and sat down next to Davey.

“Did...did you like my gift?” he asked before Ula turned to him, giving a bright nod.

“You know I did. Everything was super adorable Davey.” Ula ruffled her little brother’s hair. “You’re the best little brother anybody could ever have.”

“And I’m the best little sister, right!?” Cordelia’s voice boomed as she ran back into the dining room, plopping back down on her chair before Ula gave a laugh.

“Yeah you are. Now come on, let’s start eating.” she told Cordelia before they all began eating, Lennie eventually walking into the room with Kala right behind him.

“Hey kids.”

“Hi dad.” the three greeted as Lennie sat down in between Davey and Ula, Kala making sure that she sat right next to him as she kept an eye on his figure.

“Hey there Kala.” Ula smiled before reaching down to pet the axolotl, Kala turning to look at her. 

Before Ula was able to actually touch Kala, she saw Kala sniff her for a second before growling, then snapping her jaws at her. Ula immediately retrieved her hand back, holding it against her chest as everybody now stared at Kala.

“Are you okay?” Lennie asked before Ula gave a bit of a nod, relief going through her as she noticed that her hand had thankfully gone untouched.

“I’m fine…”

“Kala! What the heck!?” Cordelia exclaimed, more surprised and concerned than upset. “You could have hurt Ula!”

The axolotl continued to growl at Ula before feeling as hands grabbed her, Kala looking up to notice that it was Davey who frowned a bit.

“I’m taking her with the other axolotls.” he announced before taking Kala away as she continued to stare at Ula.

“What was that about?” Lennie watched Kala go before looking back at Ula.

“I don’t know, do I smell weird to you?”

“Not that I can tell.”

“You smell as nice as always.” Cordelia popped some food into her mouth. “But you also smell a little bit like Schrader.”

“Schrader?” Ula made a weird face before sniffing her hand. “Probably because we were dancing together all night and stuff.”

“Hey speaking of. Where’d you two go off to after the party?” Lennie asked as Davey now returned, sitting back in his chair as he listened in on the conversation.

“Oh! I went with Schrader to the garage.” Ula gave a tiny laugh. “He showed me my birthday gift.”

“The car!” Cordelia exclaimed as she slammed her hands on the table rather excitedly. 

“What car?”

“Schrader built a car for Ula.” Davey then took a sip from his juice. “He worked on it for a long time.”

“And where is it?” Lennie turned to Ula.

“Oh, we left it at the garage. Didn’t want to use up any space and well, haha, I didn’t want mom seeing it just yet.” she told everybody. “Then he brought me back home. Or, at least I think that’s what happened. Honestly, everything is a blur.”

“Well, that’s really great.” Lennie smiled at Ula who returned the gesture. “I hope to see it soon.”

“I’m actually gonna go get it today. Right after I finish hanging out with the guys and visit the pier.” Ula took a piece of her waffle, waving it around on her fork. “I was gonna walk, but then James called and said that he’d be willing to drive me over to band practice, then I’ll just walk to get the car.”

Right before anybody was able to say anything else, they heard the front door’s bell ring.

“Ooh! That must be him!” Ula stood up before grabbing her plates and putting them in the sink. “Would one of you please let him in? I need to quickly change.”

“I’ll get it!” Cordelia jumped off her chair before rushing to the front door, opening it as she looked up at the tall figure belonging to James. “Jamie!”

“Hello there Cordelia!” James kindly smiled down at her before softly patting her head. “How do you do?”

“Great! Especially after the party last night!” Cordelia took his hand to lead him into the dining room. “And my big sister is an adult now!”

“I know. But adult life can be quite difficult at times.” James chuckled to himself as he was now in the dining room. “Good morning Lennie, Davey.”

“Mornin’.” Davey and Lennie replied with small waves as James approached them.

“You here for Ula?”

“Indeed I am.” James nodded before he and everybody else looked to the outside of the dining room where Ula now ran in. “Ula!”

“Jim Jam!” Ula giggled as she swooped her hair behind her. “Hi! I just had to change since I took a shower before breakfast. I’m ready now.”

“Perfect!” James grinned before turning back to Ula’s family. “Well, we will be on our way now if you do not mind.”

“You know we don’t.” Lennie smiled at the two. “Have fun Ula.”

“Thanks dad, see you later, and with that car.~” Ula waved at her family before she and James exited the house, walking to his car before he opened the door for her. “ Thank you.”

James gave a nod before walking around and climbed inside, taking hold of the steering wheel for a brief moment.

“I hope you know we’re not going to your band practice.” James turned to Ula who looked at him in confusion. 

“Why is that?” Ula blinked in surprise before James brought a hand off the wheel and to his hair, slicking it back as he gave a smirk.

“We’ve got better things to do sweetheart.” he gave a dark chuckle as Ula watched him, his eyes then glowing a pink color. “Or should I say, my lovely daughter?”

“Of course, father.” Ula then returned the grin and chuckle, her eyes flashing before completely turning into a matching pink color.

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Snake Eyes

@post-itpenny As you requested, some Aunt Velvet. 

@grotesquegabby Because some of yours along with Mags’ are here as well ^^

Also, I know that Velvet hasn’t been mentioned much by me but I imagine that by this time mostly everybody has met her already

It was no doubt that the news of a new baby was exciting to everybody.

But it was also obvious that there was an even greater sense of excitement at the news of not one baby, but three.

These news had gone reached Carol who was more than delighted that there would be three new members to the family, or perhaps more! Oh, she really hoped it was more... Either way, her excitement prompted to host a party to honor the three women who were with child, everybody in the family being invited.

“How are the cakes Belinda?”

“Mmm?” said ballerina asked, turning around to show that on the corner of her lips were tiny cake crumbs as she held onto yet another plate of cake. She set her fork down on the table beside her to grab a napkin, then wiping her face before smiling at the woman before her.

“Very delicious! Me and the baby are really enjoying them!” Belinda exclaimed with a giggle. “Give the chef my compliments.”

“Will do.” Carol grinned before she made her way through the crowd of relatives and friends, finding her husband who was leaned against a wall. 

“You seem to be very pleased with yourself.”

“Why would I not be?” Carol replied before standing next to her husband, both watching everybody interact with another.

“A good point that is my love.”

“I know.” Carol beamed at Stripes who smiled down at her, then leaning down to place a kiss onto her lips. “Can you believe that we are great grandparents?”

“Hm, not really.”

“And we’re going to have even more great grandchildren!” Carol grabbed Stripes’ hand before leaning er body into his, Stripes wrapping his long arms around her thin figure as he smiled down at her. “I can hardly wait for when we have great- great grandchildren..”

“Far too soon for that, do you not think?” Stripes tucked a strand of Carol’s hair behind her ear as she gave a shrug, still smiling.

“Perhaps, but I am already excited for when that day comes. I can just imagine it…one of Pepper’s twins, or Ula...any of them having children of their own.”

“How about we focus on the children that are already born and those who are to be born some time soon?” Stripes chuckled before Carol gave him a pout, making him poke her nose despite his long sleeves. “Unless you wish to make more children of our own.~”

“Stripes! You stop that.” Carol slapped his chest before she turned to look back at the others. “Of course we are both still young, but no more for us.”

“Hm, of course.” Stripes nodded as he looked into the crowd as well. “Look at Jelly, she looks the same.”

“That is the only disappointing thing about Coralina. That her belly doesn’t grow when she’s pregnant.”

“Relax my love, it grows a bit.”

“Hm.”

“Hmm...oh no.”

“Oh no? Oh no what?” Carol turned back to Stripes who look even more exhausted than usual, so she turned back to look at what his eyes were on. “How is this an oh no?”

“I’m, here!~” a voice sang out, somehow grabbing everybody’s attention and making them all turn to the entrance of the ballroom they were all in.

“Auntie Velvet!” came another voice, this one being a child’s. Stripes and Carol watched as from the crowd appeared Ula, running before jumping into the air to land into the new guest’s arms.

“Hello there Ula! How is the tiny one doing?”

“Seriously, how is this an oh no, Stripes?” Carol turned to her husband with a bit of a frown before he shrugged with a soft chuckle. 

“I love my sister, but she is a tad bit too much to handle at times.” he looked at his sister who waltzed into the ballroom with Ula and now the twins in her arms. “I can already imagine the-”

“Gifts!” Jeff and Bubbles loudly gasped before men and women followed behind Velvet, all holding onto boxes or bags which were clearly meant for all the guests.

“That is one of the best traits about her.” Carol commented before Stripes gave her a look, making her laugh before hugging him. “You know I’m just kidding.”

“Hm.”

“Hmm.”

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“What did you bring us today!?” Bubbles exclaimed before Velvet snapped her fingers, a pair of women coming by and presenting some boxes.

“This one is for you.~” Velvet handed one to Bubbles, and then another to Jeff before they both shook with exhilaration.

“Thank you!” they thanked her in sync, then allowing themselves to be put down on the ground by Velvet before they both ran towards their parents. Meanwhile, Ula was still in her arms.

“I hope you didn’t bring anything for me, because you don’t have to bring me anything for any reason at all.” Ula stated before Velvet tapped her own chin.

“Oh no...oh dear.” Velvet pouted before Ula tilted her head in confusion. “That is so very unfortunate Ulla.”

“Why?”

“Because, now I don’t know who to give this ukulele to.” Velvet spoke in a sad tone as she presented the item before feeling as Ula started to bounce in her arms.

“U-Ukulele!?”

“Yes.”

“I, I want it!”

“Oh good!” Velvet grinned before handing Ula the instrument, then presenting another item. “And these axolotl headphones as well?”

“Yes!” Ula happily took the items as she squealed to herself, then being placed on the ground before she ran over to her parents as well.

“Let’s see, who’s next…?” Velvet thought to herself as she scanned the room, then spotting a head of red which made her grin. “Of course!”

She made her way through the crowd before tapping somebody’s shoulder, then moving to the opposite side as they turned to where she had tapped them. However, the person was then startled once noticing Velvet on the other side, making her chuckle.

“Hello there Maggie!”

“Hi, Velvet.” Maggie greeted her with a bit of blush coating her cheeks, however, this short exchange was interrupted by the sound of an unexpected growl which made the women turn to see eyes glare at Velvet. However, these soon relaxed at the realization of who this was.

“Maggie, are you alright?”

“Billy, I’ve told you that I’m fine. I’m just saying hi to Jelly’s great aunt.” Maggie felt as Billy embraced her.

“My apologies for...growling. I just am on the edge when it comes to Maggie, considering-”

“Oooh, don’t apologize!” Velvet gave a hearty laugh. “It’s completely normal and expected for you to be acting in such a way. I should be the one apologizing for giving Maggie a bit of a spook.”

“Oh, it’s alright.” Maggie reassured Velvet before she and Billy’s eyes widened at the sight of bags right in front of them.

“Good thing I bought gifts for your entire family, not just the incoming baby.~” Velvet grinned before swiping the bags away, instead handing them back to the people who had trailed behind her. “But! I wouldn’t you any of you to carry such things, so keep enjoying this little party and these people are to give you your gifts.”

Velvet then turned to her workers before her eyes flashed gold and became slits, a forked tongue appearing for a moment.

“Won’t you?”

“Yes Miss Velvet.” they all gave shaky nods, Velvet then turning back to the coupe with her original, sweet demeanor.

“Well then! I’ll be on my way now and hope to have a chat once I’m done greeting everybody!” Velvet gave Maggie’s stomach a gentle pat. “Now Mr. Billy, where might your brother be?”

“Right over there, with the woman dressed in orange. Jelly is there too as well as our father.”

“Father? Now that’s a mighty surprise.” Velvet then gave a curtsy before she waved to the pair and approached said persons, Jelly being the one to notice her.

“Aunt Velvet, it’s so great seeing you again.” Jelly smiled before feeling as Velvet and she hugged.

“And I’m so glad to be seeing you all as well as meeting others.” Velvet then turned to Lennie who stood beside Jelly, and besides them was the woman Billy mentioned as well as a man with an interesting hairstyle that made Velvet give a small laugh.

“So you’re the great aunt of this family?” the other woman asked before Velvet nodded. “Well howdy there! I’m Tilde, Lennie and Billy’s aunt.”

“Nice to meet you, Tilde. What a lovely name. My name is Velvet.” they shook hands before Velvet’s eyes darted towards the man who had already been eyeing her. “Though, who might this be?~”

“The name’s Cecilio.It’s very nice to meet another family member!” the man replied with a grin, then grabbing her hand to place a gentle kiss onto it. “ Especially such a beautiful one.~”

“Oh, you’re one to talk.You seem to be quite the charmer, Ceci.” Velvet fluttered her eyelashes with a chuckle. “And I really adore your hair.”

“Is that so?”

“Oh yes. It almost reminds me of horns.” Velvet brought hand up to stroke Cecilio’s hair with a hiss. “I like them, horny.”

“Oookay. I just want to remind you both that we’re all still here.” Jelly’s voice interrupted Velvet and Cecilio before they both turned to look at Jelly and the others. “Auntie, how about you and I go with the children, yeah? I don’t think you’ve seen them all yet.”

“Oh! Well of course.~” Velvet grinned before she walked away with Jelly, but not before turning her head to give a wink at Cecilio, as well as a wave to Lennie and Tilde. “Jelly, Kelp-Cake, how have you been doing with the pregnancy?”

“Absolutely fine. No cravings or anything bad so far. It’s almost as if I’m not even pregnant at all.”Jelly chuckled before she and her aunt reached the area designated for the children. “I also wanted to thank you for the gifts you gave Ula.”

“I also have a few for Davey! And the baby on their way.~” Velvet then presented a bag to Jelly who was taken back at the new sight in front of her. “This is just one of them, but I know you’ll adore this one! Look at it right now!”

“Okay.” Jelly stopped walking before she reached into the bag, pulling out what was a tutu that made her her fawn over it. “Oh my stars.”

“I just know it’ll come in handy in the future!” Velvet beamed before prancing away towards the children’s area, hearing a series of laughter before she leaned down. “What are all you darlings laughing about?”

“Mana!” Ula pointed to the ground where the axolotl rolled around in what appeared to be a now squished slice of cake. He only got dirtier the more he rolled in it, a big smile on his face the entire time.

“Oh dear, your Mama Carol won’t be too happy with this.” Velvet chuckled to herself before spotting yet another axolotl. “Well that’s new. Who is this?”

“That’s Ka-la.” Bubbles answered in an irritated tone. “Ula’s other axolotl.”

“But we have a bunny which is even cooler!” Jeff grinned as his sister pouted.

“Kala?” Velvet approached the purple axolotl who stared up at her with a serious expression. The axolotl then raised a paw that Velvet took, shaking it as she could tell that was what the axolotl wanted to do. “My, my. What a beautiful, little lady you are Kala. It is also wonderful to make your acquaintance.~”

Kala gave a nod before taking her paw back, then walking away as she sniffed the air to find either Lennie or Jelly. Meanwhile, Velvet now looked at the other children who were at the table, spotting two babies and two older kids who she recognized as Ula’s best friends. Speaking of Ula, the girl had now walked away from the table, having taken the hand of a boy that lead her to the dance floor.

“Why didn’t you ask her first?”

“What?”

Velvet now sat on one of the small chairs surrounding the table that was covered with all sorts of foods, and she looked directly at the boy she remembered was Atlas.

“Why didn’t you ask Ula to dance?” Velvet repeated as she motioned to said girl who was now dancing with the boy who Atlas had quickly come to dislike. “I think she would have said yes.”

“Because that’s too romantic and romance is yucky.” Atlas scrunched up his nose which made Velvet give a chuckle. “Besides, Ula’s my best friend and that’s weird.”

“But you don’t look happy that she’s dancing with that boy.”

“Basil’s...weird...he creeps me out.”

“I’m sure he’s not bad and has good intentions.”

“I don’t think so.”

“I think somebody has a case of the jellyfish.” Velvet giggled before Atlas turned to her in confusion. “Rather than having butterflies in your stomach, you have the jellies.”

“What does that mean?”

“Oh, nothing.” Velvet gave Atlas’ head a gentle pat. “But heed this warning dear, don’t let the jellies stay in you for too long nor try to hide it. Jellies sting and those stings immediately hurt whoever their tendrils manage to reach no matter their size. Rubbing to supposedly soothe the sting is not going to help anybody but instead make things worse.”

“Um...okay…”Atlas scratched the back of his head, right before feeling as Velvet grabbed his other hand.

“How about I let you borrow my friend for a while?” Velvet and Atlas looked down at their hands, the child’s eyes widening at the sight of something white slither out of Velvet’s sleeve. It looked right up at him with ruby eyes, a little tongue popping out as he blinked in surprise.

“Medusa, you make sure to take care of Atlas, okay?” Velvet pet the snake’s head, right before it slithered and wrapped around Atlas’ arm whilst making sure not to hurt him. “Are you alright with that Atlas?”

“Uh huh.” Atlas examined the snake who let its tongue pop out again, making him give a little laugh, then turning to look back at Velvet who had now disappeared. His eyes caught sight of something, however, peering down at the table where there was a gift box with a red velvet bow.

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“I wonder what gift she brought me today.~”

“My love please, I don’t think-”

Back to where Stripes and Carol stood, the pair continued discussing in between themselves. That was until Stripes was interrupted by the sound of a loud gasp.

He and Carol turned to look up before spotting the very woman they spoke of, eyes widening as her tall figure approached them. And this was no normal approach

“My baby brother!” Velvet exclaimed as she rushed towards them, Carol instantly moving out of the way as Stripes shook his head.

“Velvet, Velvet, don’t-!” he spoke before dropping the wine glass and pasrty he had been holding, right before his sister jumped into his arms.

“It’s so nice to see you my baby brother!~”

“Velvet, I’m literally a great grandfather.”

“That doesn’t change the fact that you’re the youngest between us!” Velvet exclaimed before turning to Carol who smiled up at them. “See Caroline, I told you he’d drop everything just to catch me.”

“I can see that.”Carol chuckled as she watched Velvet give her brother a big kiss on the cheek, making him shake his head, surprisingly in embarrassment.

“I also brought you both gifts!~”

“Don’t think that’ll make up for the other night.”

“Don’t worry, I still have another-”

“Stripes, what other night?”

“Merda.”

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heheh chase

My original idea for this was a lot funnier and cuter, but I decided to go with a completely different fic 

There’s still another thing I have to write before this, that thing being a little more angsty because of certain reactions uwu

But anyways, this takes place in the future after the Ula and Atlas issue uwu

At this point, it was clear that nearly everybody knew about what had gone down just the other day.

It first started with the family who, despite not meaning to, listened to the words being yelled out, muffled yet not unheard through the walls. Now, the sound that was heard yet muffled was the loud music coming inside the bedroom belonging to Ula.

Just outside the bedroom door stood her siblings, making strange faces as they heard the loud music booming from inside. They turned to each other before finally speaking.

“This is like when Schrader left.” Cordelia whispered as Davey gave a nod. “Except she’s not listening to his favorite song but instead My Radioactive Love.”

“Radioactive what?”

“Love. You know, that band she would always listened to when we were younger and she would dressed all black with the thick eyeliner.”

“Cordelia, it’s My Chemical Romance.”

“Davey, I’m pretty sure it’s My Radioactive Love.” Cordelia stated in a matter-of-fact-ly tone before Davey rolled his eyes, then looking back at Ula’s door before grabbing the doorknob. He hesitated for a bit as he gave his younger sister a glance, Cordelia nodding before Davey turned the knob and slightly opened the door to see their older sister lying in bed as the music inside basically hit them in the faces.

Ula’s back faced the door as her large scar was exposed and she didn’t seem to be moving very much. So, Davey quietly shut the door again before he and Cordelia turned to each other.

“Maybe she’s asleep.”

“Yeah, maybe.” Cordelia deeply sighed before giving a gasp, though she covered her mouth before Davey felt a bit of panic as well.

“What are you guys doing here?” came their father’s voice as he approached them, glancing at the door they stood next to. “Kids…”

“We were just checking up on her!” Cordelia exclaimed in a whisper before Lennie released a deep breath, shaking his head slightly.

“Ula needs some privacy right now, okay?” Lennie pat the kids’ shoulders before they gave nods. “Just...go and check on the pups, yeah?”

Once again, the siblings nodded before doing as they were told after leaving. Lennie on the other hand, he bit his lip before grabbing Ula’s doorknob to cautiously open her door, peeking in to see that she was still in bed. He gave yet another sigh, then starting to close the door until a voice stopped him.

Don’t close it.

“What?” Lenie turned around, scanning the area as the voice was nothing more. In fact, it probably wasn’t his voice and just his...imagination.

“Dad?”

Lennie turned around again and he blinked in surprise as he looked into Ula’s room, realizing that she had now been staring at him after having turned down her music.

“Ula, hi.” he gave a slight wave after having opened the door just a bit more. “Are...how...um-”

“I’m fine, dad.” Ula replied as she now sat up in bed, Lennie noticing that Mana had been inside the room the entire time as he now placed his head onto Ula’s lap. “Did you need anything?”

“No, no. I’m fine, just wanted to see how you were doing is all. Do you maybe want some ice cream?” Lennie offered before Ula shook her head. “Maybe some waffles?”

“I’m okay.” Ula gave a shrug before Lennie stepped into the room.

“Are you sure you’re okay?” Lennie questioned as he stared Ula directly in her eyes, watching as she gave a gulp before biting her bottom lip. There was a silence between them before Lennie noticed her lip quiver and her hands started to shake a bit, tears at the corners of her eyes before she shut them and opened her mouth.

“No…” Ula shook her head with a sob, Lennie hurriedly approaching her after having shut her door. Meanwhile, Mana rubbed his head on Ula whilst licking her hands to comfort her as best as possible.

“Ula, come here.” Lennie now got on Ula’s bed, sitting down before inviting her into his space, Ula accepting and hugging his body as she lay her head against him. “Hey, it’s okay….it’s okay…”

“N-no it’s not…” Ula shook her head as Mana nudged her side, curling up beside her with his head layning on her. “I’m such an idiot dad!”

“Ula, don’t say that. That’s not true.” Lennie stroked her hair before moving it out of her face. “You’re not an idiot.”

“But I am!” Ula sobbed as she felt Lennie kiss the top of her head. “I-I-I….I...A-Atlas-”

“Ula, breathe.” Lennie lifted her head so she could look up at him, Lennie staring at her messy face as tears poured out of her eyes rapidly.  “Just breathe right now, okay? Calm down, let it all out.”

Ula stared back up at Lennie while gasping for air, sobs never ceasing as Lennie wiped her eyes with his sleeve. After a while though, she eventually did calm down, yet her tears remained.

“Dad...I...I-I’m such an idiot…I’m such a fucking idiot…”

“Ula…”

“I-I did-did-didn’t even, let him talk! All I did, was, was yell at him…” Ula continued as she buried her face into her dad’s chest, hugging him tighter whilst being careful not to hurt him. Mana scoot himself closer towards the both of them, curling up on Lennie and next to Ula who he attempted to lick her.

“Ula, Ula please listen to me.” Lennie now held Ula’s face after she had looked up at him. “Ula, it’s not your fault.”

“B-but-!”

“Ula, I know...I know he didn’t get much of a word in, but...look, I know where you’re coming from. I agree with you in that it wasn’t very nice of Atlas to think those things about you, and Schrader.” Lennie stroked her hair once again, his other hand still holding her cheek as his thumb rubbed over one of her cheek swirls that had faded into a duller red. “Couples, they sometimes argue. Sometimes they but heads and can’t always agree on everything with each other.”

“But dad! I t-threw him away like he wa-was nothing! He’s my b-best friend!”

“Ula, best friends also sometimes have their own arguments. Not everybody is perfect.”

“What about mom?”

“Well, that’s a different story.” Lennie chuckled with a tiny smile, wiping Ula’s tears once again. “But Ula, look. You can’t be so hard on yourself, especially if the two of you are just taking a break from each other. Because, you didn’t break up, right?”

“No…”

“You guys are still together, even if Atlas....isn’t here.”

“He left because of me.”

“He left because he was too upset, and I know you would have probably left too. It can be upsetting being around somebody who hurt you, I know. But in time he’ll come back and things...things will hopefully get better.”

“Dad.” Ula now looked at Lennie in the eyes, finally having actually calmed down despite her voice being the slightest bit shaky. “Dad, I need you to be honest with me right now.”

Lennie gave a nod as Ula wiped her nose, steadying her breath.

“Dad...do you think Atlas had a point thinking those things?” Ula started as she now glanced away. “Thinking that...I still have feelings for Schrader?”

“I...I don’t think it was right of him to jump to those sort of conclusions so quickly.” Lennie replied with a bit of a smile, thought it was forced and another attempt to reassure Ula. “But, even if you did have feelings for Schrader still...it would only be right for Atlas to know this.”

“Would it have been wrong if I did still have feelings for Schrader?”

“Well…” Lennie scratched his head to ponder for a moment. “Like I said, you would have to tell Atlas about it, especially if you told him it wasn’t true that he thought that.”

“Well it isn’t true, I don’t feel about Schrader that way anymore.” Ula shook her head. 

“Okay, but Ula, if you did love Schrader still…” Lennie now gave her a real smile. “Then just know that I’m with you all the way. I support you no matter the path you decide to take. With either boy, both boys, or neither one. As long as you’re happy. Even if you don’t know what you want in life, it’s okay.”

“Okay…” Ula nodded before sitting up to wipe her eyes once again, then turning to Mana who still looked at her worriedly. “I...I love Atlas...but...I...well, I k-k-know I sa-”

Ula was then interrupted by the sound of knocking, Mana hopping off her bed before he rushed over to it, somewhat alert as he feared anything could hurt Ula more now. He barked at the door, especially as more knocking was heard.

Lennie turned to look at Ula who nodded, so he spoke in the direction of the door.

“Come in.”

At the sound of Lennie’s voice, the door slowly opened to reveal a surprise to Ula and Lennie. Speak of the devil.

“Schrader.” Ula breathed out as said young man walked inside, Mana’s demeanor taking a turn to a much more excited one as his tail began wagging.

“Hey, Nungen.” Schrader gave a bit of a wave before clearing his throat upon noticing Lennie. “Mr. Blueblood.”

“Hey Schrader.”

“What are you doing here?” Ula wiped her face in attempt to hide the fact that she had been crying earlier.

“I just came to check on you, if that’s alright.” Schrader crouched down to pet Mana who began licking his hand. “And I also brought you a milkshake, and Sonny gave me some cheesecake he made specifically for you.”

“Oh, wow, thanks.” Ula finally managed to give a smile as Schrader smiled back at her. “You didn’t have to.”

“Sure I did. You’re not in the best situation right now.” Schrader approached Ula and Lennie before giving him an apologetic look. “I’m sorry I didn’t bring anything for you or the kids Mr. Blueblood.”

“Don’t worry about it Schrader.” Lennie gave a thumbs up. “We’re all fine.”

Schrader gave a nod, opening his mouth to speak before he was then interrupted by a loud gasp that startled everybody.

“Nooo!”

“What was that?” Lennie tried to see what was going on, hearing barks and footsteps before the bedroom door opened even more as something ran in. “Oh no-”

“Puppies! Come back!” Cordelia shouted as she and Davey ran down the hallway and into Ula’s room where all the axolotls were now gathered after having been chased by the siblings. 

“Dang it, get out!” Davey also shouted before running back out, an axolotl having run off to be chased again by Davey. “Petunia!”

“Dad I’m sorry!” Cordelia exclaimed as she now grabbed one of the axolotls who wiggled around in her arms. “They escaped!”

“Hey, I’ll help out.” Schrader gave a chuckle as he set down the things he brought for Ula, then grabbing one of the axolotls, then noticing the mother of them all. “Hey there Kala.”

Said axolotl then turned away with a stern expression, giving him the cold shoulder before hopping onto Ula’s bed to snuggle with Ula and Lennie, specifically Ula however.

To this, Schraderd gave a bit of a shrug, then picking up another axolotl before taking the two he held back to the room they belonged in. Cordelia also followed behind him with another one as two remained, as well as the parents.

Ula gave a bit of a laugh before Lennie and Kala turned to her in curiosity, Ula smiling as she stroked Kala’s head.

“Funny how...every time Atlas leaves off to some far off place, Schrader’s here.” she then turned to Lennie who gave a bit of a nod, then feeling as Ula gave him a hug while giving a sniff.

“Schrader’s a nice boy.”

“Yeah.” Ula nodded seeing as Schrader came back with Cordelia, letting her get one of the axolotls as he grabbed another to take them back to their room. She then looked down at Kala who nudged her head on her arm, doing it so that Ula’s arm was on her back.

“Thanks dad...I think...I’m okay now.”