#no more of that. need to eat foods i hate if they're healthy. need to be good and take supplements and meds. need to take care of this body

[forgotten-daydreamer]

put my adult pants on and ate fish because it's healthy even if it sends my brain into a panic for the taste and texture, took iron and vitamin supplements, drank a whole liter of water, and took my meds. can i get a round of applause please.

[plumipal]

AAAAAOMG UR TWST OC IS SO ADORABLE?? i'm absolutely in love with eden sm (+ his design?? the star eyes and the wings are my favorite,, i wanna smooch all his tattoos!) and i hope it's okay to ask a few questions about him... (I KNOW U SAID IT WAS OKAY BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE 😭 i'm genuinely interested in knowing more!)

1) does he have anyone in the twst cast that he tolerates/likes? i know he's part of the whole harem thing but is there anyone he doesn't necessarily mind being around (or even sharing with the prefect?)

2) do grim and eden have a good relationship? i would assume so since they're living both with one another but do they just get along with each other for the prefect's sake or are they actually best buds? (๑ > ᴗ < ๑)

(little dumb idea but i think it would be so cute if the prefect treated the two as if they were all like a little family! eden and prefect being the two parents and grim their rambunctious kid lmao,, i would imagine the others not being so happy about it (っ‘ω`c))

3) is he okay with physical affection/pda? is he totally chill about it or would he rather shy about the whole thing? is he open to having the prefect touch his wings or his tattoos?

4) oooo any funfacts that you have about the new ramshackle resident?? just in general really if that's okay with u ofc!! ☆

aa okay that's it!! i hope my questions weren't annoying or anything! (っ‘ω`c)

Had to get one of those wheels ive seen going around where you put the oc and how they feel about the character and how the characters feel back about them, but with a twist lol (most of them are haters).

The ones he are most tolerant with are grim, ace, deuce, jack and kalim. Only one he could possible share with would either be kalim, jack or deuce, because of how he sorta is annoyed by ace.

Of course cant forget how he feels about you :) he thinks you are very very very special and he loves you a lot <3

He likes grim a lot, seeing as grim isn't one of the students that is oh so annoying. He warms up to the monster, seeing how gently you take care of grim, wanting to do the same. It feels, domestic, in his opinion.

Grim likes Eden a lot too, he has never belittled him, he has always made sure to feed grim along with Eden being very warm (and therefore very nice to sleep on). In grims opinion, he thinks you should go with Eden, cuz he is a good candidate for marriage (grim has been bribed with love, affection, and tuna).

He takes good care of the cat son, making sure he is healthy and happy.

Now onto pda. Eden are only okay with you touching the wings, the tattoo and the core, being as they are quite sensitive. The scar is still off limits, but maybe if you make him warm up to you even more you might be able to-

He loves when you help him with his wings, it's one of the best feelings out there. Fo mind that only you (and grim) can touch the wings, anyone else is off limits, ESPECIALLY ROOK HE IS FORBIDDEN TO TOUCH THEM.

Eden facts!! He has lil "ear-holes" like birds, just behind the feathers. Be careful around that part when you help him with his feathers, otherwise you might have a pouty and angry Eden on tour hands.

His eyes also glow in the dark! It's the scariest during the nightly snack runs down to the kitchen, seeing him suddenly stare at you, but you slowly get used to it!

You don't know where the extra eyes sometimes come from tho...

Also some general facts about Eden!

Dorm: Ramshackle

Birthday: 1/1

Age: ???

Height: 185cm

Fav subject: alchemy

Hobby: cleaning in ramshackle, birdwatching

Likes: you

Dislikes: Loud noises, blond 3rd year hunters named rook hunt, people trying to grab onto his wings that aren't you

Fav food: he don't need to eat to gain sustenance, bur he likes mashed potatoes with gravy

Least fav food: soup, any soup, he hates it

Btw if anyone were to write for Eden I would explode it would mean the world to me

[han4el]

How I see the moon signs, as a cancer rising + leo moon

— Taurus Moon

This might be favorite moon sign. No one ever really hates them. They're that person which makes you feel comfortable just by being in their presence. They actually accept the way you are, with all your flaws and unique qualities. Very good at understanding their own needs, thoughts, feelings and reactions. Might not be very talkative, since they prefer to just ponder on their inner life quietly, but when they do say something, it's usually that piece of the puzzle you were looking for. But don't try to exploit them, because they can and will put you in your place, while also being graceful and pretty with it. Others might not even understand that what they said hurt you, because of how charismatic they are, but it WILL hurt you. And you won't even be able to say anything, since you'll know they're right. Their self-esteem is usually unshakeable. But they earned it after a long period of obsessing over their insecurities, most probably related to body dysmorphia or weight gain. However, this also means that they put a lot of heart into what they cook for themselves, because they won't eat just anything. Food for them is almost therapeutic. This comes from their strong relationship with anything related with comfort, luxury, security and personal needs/values. VERY pretty faces. Omg... Even if when you first see them they might not be your type, they start to grow on you quickly. They might be the friend to which everyone runs for mental or emotional health advices. To which they'll respond the best as they can, to a certain limit. Keep in mind that they value their boundaries a lot and won't tolerate you using them for your own benefits. Might be philosophical (more specifically, stoic) but won't discuss it openly, since they keep their more important thoughts to themselves. Once they start seeing something as their anchor for grounding, they'll defend it with their life. This includes material things AND people.

⚘ Random associations: the friend that was there for you no matter what, healthy food, self investment, self-care, skincare, spas, perfumes, luxurious lifestyle, big comfortable home, gifts as a love language, producing music, making art as a way of relieving stress, spending time in nature, having a very strong bond with your pets, putting on lip balm in public, putting on certain perfumes depending on your mood, reapplying perfume whenever you feel kinda sad, experimenting with food, experimenting with furniture arrangement until finding the perfect place for everything, pilates, desserts, macaroons, tiramisu, chocolate or vanilla flavoured body scrubs, best smelling one in the room, exquisite clothing style, only clothes made of quality materials, gold or silver jewellery, generous mom, good relationship with every female figure, LOYALTY, very sensual and they know it, that one girl that doesn't really have any drama in her life, pretty mysterious... you often realise you don't actually know that much about their personal life, curly hair, dimples, soft skin, very resilient and independent, looks great in earth toned outfits, will NOT do physical labour (especially the girls) not even for money.

⚘ What I love about this placement: very loyal, resilient, loving (but not openly), sees the beauty in everything, values self care and self love, they can control their emotions very well, always takes care of their needs first, makes sure they are stable enough before starting something new, will not come venting at you with their issues, genuinely enjoys making others feel comfortable and loved, amazing at flirting, unshakeable mindset, if they put their mind to something it's impossible to stop them, very cute when affectionate, soothing voice, healthy skin, gives the best hugs, possessive but in a good way (territorial almost).

⚘ What I dislike about this placement: might have a s** or p*** addiction, they get addicted to things very fast and it's difficult to control it, stubborn af, sometimes lazy, the kind of person to be stuck on their ex while in multiple situationships, usually very materialistic, they have more of a hedonistic lifestyle, does NOT care about your feelings once you got them mad (on a good note: it's difficult to get them mad).

⚘ My experience with this placement: 10/10

• Disclaimer: I'm not a certified astrologer. Everything in my posts is based on my personal experience and observations. Please, feel free to ask any questions or tell me your opinions.

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[gabessquishytum]

Chef Hob is the new cook for the boarding school that Orpheus attends (Robyn attends as well with the steep tuition discount Hob gets as staff,,,,,,,one of the reasons Hob took the job). Orpheus has never tasted food the way that Mr. Hob makes it before. Everything tastes so good and interesting (the cooks at home are sooooo boring).

So when he goes home for breaks he keeps asking his dad and the cooks at home to make things taste like Mr. Hob does! Since neither Dream nor his team of live-in cooks know how to translate young teenager descriptions into food flavors, they and Orpheus are at a loss.

Dream decides to be somewhat proactive -- there is only so long he can stare at Orpheus's sad, woeful, face - next time he goes to pick Orpheus up, he asks him to introduce him to this amazing chef, Mr. Hob.

👨🏼‍🍳❤️👨🏼‍🍳🩷👨🏼‍🍳

It's the beginning of break and Hob is in the kitchen, with Robyn, working in menus for the meals for the small number of kids who stay on campus during the break (Hob hates how some of these rich parents treat their kids, leaving them alone over a holiday period at a mostly empty school. It's horrible.) Hob tries to make the foods especially fun for the left behind kids,,,,even planning some meals where the kids can cook with him. There's a reason all the kids think Mr. Hob is cool.

Any way, Hob and Robyn are in the school kitchen together (Hob is forever grateful that his boy still likes to hang with his old man.) when the most beautiful man walks into the kitchen. He's being pulled along by a kid Hob recognizes, Orpheus.

Orpheus shyly introduces his father to Hob (who happens to be staring at Hob as much as Hob is staring at him). Dream didn’t think school "lunch ladies" were allowed to be as attractive as Mr. Hob.

Alsksjdhsbav such a great au concept!!! I love it!!!!

Hob ends up showing Orpheus's dad around the kitchen, plus showing him the menus he's been planning out. Dream is suddenly acting like food is the most interesting thing in the world to him - Orpheus is very confused, because his dad would totally live off pizza rolls if he didn't have cooks making his meals. But he shrugs it off and goes to join Robyn making brownies. Orpheus enjoys baking - when he's not busy with his music, he does his best to attend the fun baking club that Mr Hob runs for the students at weekends.

Meanwhile, Hob is rambling on about the nutritious foods he likes to make for the kids, how he's really passionate about fostering a healthy relationship with food while they're young... Dream is hanging off his every word as Hob talks about the different dietary restrictions he caters for, how he got really into vegan food because of the kids, how he'd like to do more in the community but he doesn't have time to do much except occasionally run a charity bakesale. Dream thinks he is the most beautiful and interesting man in the entire world.

Eventually Hob gives Dream a copy of his recipe folder to take home, and he must see the way Dream looks a little bit helpless, because he laughs and offers to give a quick 'cooking 101' demonstration. Dream does not mention that they have chefs at home who could handle the recipes. He's too busy watching Hob dismantle an onion. Dream has never wanted to be a vegetable so much in his entire life.

Orpheus glances over, and even with his limited worldly experience, he can see that his dad is totally whipped for Mr Hob. Orpheus thinks that this is a good thing. For a start, maybe his dad will start eating better. And even better, if they start dating, Mr Hob will come over to their house and Orpheus will get to eat his cooking! He needs to encourage this relationship as much as possible. (And hey. It would be cool to see Robyn more, too. He makes GREAT brownies.)

[z0mbi3k1d]

Romanticizing life Part 4

Food ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･୭ 🧷 ✧ ˚. ᵎᵎ 🎀

This is just gonna be abt healthy food swaps and things different foods can do for you, I'm not promoting Ed at all!!

Note‼️‼️

Only do these if you want to, you should enjoy your life. That means don't do food swaps all the time, treat yourself! To be honest I probably won't do any of these because I'm happy with my body and don't have too, you should be happy with yourself too!

Eating Healthy 🍓

It is important to eat healthy! It can do lots for your body, skin, and mood, I'm going to give you some healthy food swaps and tasty snacks to help!

Toxic things to get out of your head 🐇

Before I'm going to share these it's important to me that you don't use this unhealthy, stop telling yourself these things

"I need to eat healthy to loose weight"

No, you don't. All bodies are shaped different and process food differently, allergies for example. Not everyone has allergies so what makes you think everyone processes all food the same? You can still be healthy without 'looking healthy'

"I'll only eat for energy, not taste"

Man just enjoy your life 😭 I see ppl say this a lot but it doesn't make sense. Break your shell and try more foods and flavors, enjoy yourself

"I have to look like them"

Nuh uh! You're hotter 💋

Remember if you wouldn't say it to a bunny DO NOT SAY IT TO YOUR SELF‼️‼️

Food swaps 🍡

Here's some food swaps for you!

Sugary cereal ~ Oats with fruit

Ice cream ~ acai bowl

Coffee ~ matcha/Chai

Chips ~ Popcorn

White bread ~ sourdough

My personal favorite healthy foods 🧁

I'd consider myself a pretty picky eater so when it comes to healthy foods this is what I eat

I love all fruits strawberries, blueberries, bananas ect. Fruits are great bc you can do lots with them, you can make smoothies, put them in yogurt or just eat them normally

Peanut butter, okay so I'm not a huge fan but there's a lot you can do with peanut butter and you an make really healthy stuff with it

Granola, guys granola is soooo good I used to eat the bars and they had honey on them too it was so good

Honey is also good but yk

Hummus.. Lowkey feel like a nerd for saying I like it but I do. If you wanna be healthy with it you could use cucumbers!

Cucumbers>>> squash (I hate squash it's so disgusting :p)

Tuna, it has like Idk it's good for you in some ways I wasn't really listening to my father when he was talking abt it

I love nuts!! I think they're a good quick snack

I'd you don't like water get some of the flavors things, they have energy and low cal ones

Apparently dark chocolate is gold for you too sooo

Salmon is also healthy hehe >:)

Chia seeds barley taste like anything so put them in your yogurt or something

TEA TEA IS SOOOOOO GOOD

Things foods can do for you 🍮

Idk how much of this is true but I'm not gonna gatekeep just in case

Dark chocolate can

Holy crap apparently it can protect against UV rays?? 😭😭

It fights tooth decay

And it's a brain food

More brain food

Nuts

Avocados

Eggs

Chia seeds

Fruits

I'm telling you fruits are good for anything and they're sweet!!! They are perfect!!! (If you don't like fruit consider yourself an opp)

Thanks for reading!! 🩷🩷

Thanks for reading!! Have a great day, remember to eat what you want and stay happy!! I love you my sweet angels!! 🩷🩷

[seva-over]

A COZY NIGHT

Husband!Miraak x wife!reader, feat. Sofie and Lucia (found family)

Warnings: reader is tired, some mentions of reader’s usual battles, and that’s about it. Pure comfort for reader and her little family. Also this fanfic’s kinda short.

You came home well past midnight. You’d made the mistake of wearing lighter armor earlier today, not expecting anyone to try and attack you. Turned out the local bandits weren’t smart enough to realize that you were, in fact, the Dragonborn, and that a single shout from you could send them all flying to Elsweyr. Still, a few arrows had managed to catch your unprepared body off guard. With a few potions and some magic, you were able to heal yourself; that didn’t mean you were any less angry, though.

As you set your bag filled with ingredients and food for your daughters, you let out a groan of exhaustion. Oh, how you’d missed the comfort of your home. You were a tired soul, not even wanting to eat before plopping right into bed. Sitting down, you took off your shoes, then your dirty armor. You’d clean that tomorrow. You looked around the living room and sighed heavily. The lights were still on. Great. So your husband didn't care enough to put your kids to bed. You stood up straight again and strode into Sofie’s and Lucia’s room. The door was open, and the girls were nowhere to be seen. You growled to yourself. You hated when your girls stayed up too late. It wasn’t healthy for the youngsters!

"They'll start appreciating a good night's sleep once they're older," you mumbled to yourself, closing the door again.

You turned around to go upstairs, but stopped in your tracks when you saw your husband standing at the stairs. He was dressed in a thin nightgown, his hair slicked back, his mask off to reveal his unnatural yet handsome features. He stared at you silently, his thin lips forming a small smile. But you wouldn’t be swayed by his beauty. Not this time. You crossed your arms.

“Not even gonna say hello?” you asked bitterly. The pain and exhaustion of the night’s ordeal weren’t making you feel any less bitter about your husband’s carefree attitude. You took a step towards Miraak, opening your mouth to say another sharp remark, but he silenced you with a chaste kiss. Even though you’d promised to yourself to stay mad at him, you couldn’t help but melt a little. You closed your eyes with a soft exhale, your tense shoulders finally relaxing.

“Hush, my dear” Miraak whispered as he pulled away, gently taking your hand and leading you upstairs. You followed him obediently, your footsteps quiet on the wooden floor. As you walked, you could feel your legs aching with fatigue. You wished for nothing more than your warm bed…

Soon, you reached your bedroom, and your brows furrowed in confusion.

“Where are the kids?” you asked quietly, but your husband paid your question no mind. You sighed. They were probably playing near the lake again. You just wanted to sleep, so you guessed you could leave the kids to Miraak… He gently pushed the door open, and the sight that greeted you warmed your heart.

Your dear girls were sound asleep on your bed. There was a book in Sofie’s hand and a doll in Lucia’s. You stepped inside the room quietly, your hand reaching to stroke your daughters’ hair. The action made them mumble something incoherently, but they remained asleep. You gently took the book from Lucia and put it on the nightstand. You stared at the sight for a few moments, exhaustion giving way to motherly love. Then you sighed and got into bed as well. You hugged your daughters close, feeling Miraak climb into the bed as well. He pulled the three of you closer, his chin resting on the top of your head. Your eyes closed slowly. You could get used to it.

“I love you,” you heard your husband whisper, but you had no strength to reply. You hummed in response, your arms securely wrapped around Lucia and Sofie. Miraak chuckled lowly and closed his eyes as well. He didn’t need to hear you say it to know it was true: you loved him and your daughters more than anything in this life. And they loved you just as much.

[angeat]

@arcvmonth day 16 it's headcanons time baby

i have some minor appearance ones too but i don’t feel the need to point them out you'll just see it when i draw characters

- yuya is a girl

- yuzu is ??masc also serena they're not literally boys but they're Something

- shun is trans

- masumi is the daughter of johan from gx yes this makes 0 sense

- mieru is the daughter of saiou from gx IT MAKES NO SENSE I KNOWWWW

- this is less of a headcanon but i cannot agree with the common perception of yuto as an emo from his flashbacks he seems even more of a normie than yuya (drama kid) he's just traumatized from the horrors of war

- yuya doesn't know how to do basic chores

- yu boys are cannibals (hitotsu ni cannibalism)

- dennis has american parents but he's lived at academia his whole life so he doesn't actually know any english he just uses it for the epic Foreign Flair

- i feel like this is implied but 5ds + synchro dimension domino city is like a english-japanese bilingual society. so yugo and rin know english (their english literacy though... debatable)

- ruri and shun = autism

- they are both picky eaters but shun eats the things ruri doesn't want even if he also hates it just to show her she should eat things anyways as to intake a healthy variety of food.... she doesn't do it

- both have bird special interest shun's being specifically raptors ruri's being birds in general

- zarc yuya yuto yugo yuri and serena are mexican (zarc looks sort of like a vaquero... yuya is mexican flag colors)

- yuri is ocd + autistic + cptsd

- serena sort of copies yuzu like a baby bird and tends to follow her around because she hasn't developed much of a personal identity of hobbies and such yet and she greatly admires yuzu for having helped her break away from the academia

- rin and shun are overprotective of ruri i think she just has that kind of nature that makes you want to protect her

- i don't know why but i always think yuya should have a big sister. i like to think that he does and she just lives somewhere else like she's studying abroad or something

[lily-alphonse]

OKAY ONE MORE RAREPAIR FROM ME but I feel like I had to send you Gus+Elliott / Gulliott /CookBook :>

COOKBOOK OUR BELOVED

THANK YOU I'M DYING TO INFODUMP ABOUT THIS ONE

I would write an entire longfic for these two if I had the time. I have such messy ideas. CW mention of eating disorder, religious trauma, trans issues (Elliott has had a hard life ok thats why we're giving him happiness)

OK SO

Elliott Backstory (aka all of my insane Elliott headcanons)

Elliott is trans FTM, originally named 'Emma' in a religious family so past is MESSY and traumatic ✨

Begged to go to bible college and was given money for it and just disappeared, using the money to make it to the city (and maybe also top surgery, either way he's had top surgery by the time he makes it to Pelican Town)

Slowly established a new life in the city doing whatever work he could and living as a man now

Always hated the city though and wanted something more rustic to chase his dreams of being a writer

Finally took the plunge when he turned 30 and had a bit of a crisis about it, basically like yeah it's great to be myself now but am I really, when I am crushed by the monotony of the city?

Like he was working so much to try to afford his shitty apartment and testosterone he didn't even have any friends

Also he's anorexic did I mention that lol he does not have a healthy relationship with food. Hates having to stop working to eat, hates cooking, has body dysmorphia for multiple reasons alright

Gus Backstory Using the same backstory from the Gus/Willy rarepair post, he grew up in the city. Part of the down-low queer scene, he had a few boyfriends. A couple of them felt like they could have been true love until reality hit, and there was nothing true about it. He found love in his passions instead, in cooking and found family in a place where life moved slower. Let's make him older like 40s (teehee age gap my beloved STOP I know I'm making it messier deal with it they're both fully adults whatever! I actually headcanon him being in his early 50s so this is already a compromise)

It takes some time for them to properly meet, because Elliott's ID still has his deadname. (He hasn't had the money to do all the legal work to change it and/or he just legally can't change it without a full sex change. But either way his ID still shows him as being a woman.) He could hope that the saloon owner is cool and won't require ID, it is a small town after all. The anxiety over it is enough to keep him away from the saloon for several months after moving there though. He keeps to himself until he can't, because he's started making friends and they wonder why he won't join them for a drink at the saloon.

He makes an excuse that he doesn't really like to drink even though he most definitely does, but Willy argues that he can always just come for the food. Gus is a great cook after all. The thought of food not from the gas station, that he doesn't have to cook himself, is appealing.

In a realization of his worst nightmare, Gus does need to see his ID. Elliott tries to make an excuse but it starts to get awkward. He swallows his fear and gives it to him with a slight tremor in his hand. There's a clear moment of hesitation on Gus' part where he stares at it, but then it's as if nothing happened, the smile back on his face and he hands the ID back to him facedown.

Elliott wants to cry. From relief, from terror, he doesn't know. All of it. The last thing he wants is to be outed in this place that had started to feel like home for once. He gets super wasted to try to deal with it, and stays in his cabin for days waiting for the fallout. The gossip. The world to come crashing down on him. But it doesn't.

Actually the only thing that comes is a knock at the door a few days later. To Elliott's embarrassment, it's Gus. He brushes his hair in a hurry and plasters a smile on his face to answer the door.

Gus seems a little shy, which isn't like him. Gus is bubbly and talkative, usually. But maybe he's just hot from the walk. And the takeout bag in his hands.

"Hello Gus."

"Hi Elliott, um, I hope this isn't a bad time..."

"No, how can I help you?" Elliott leans against the doorway in what he hopes is a casual, unaffected manner. Gus steals furtive glances at Elliott's neck, his hands.

He definitely glanced. Why would he glance?

Gus is gay. Oh my Yoba Gus is gay.

"I was hoping to catch you in the saloon but I haven't seen you since the other night and uh.. I just want to let you know you're safe with me -- here, I mean, you're safe, here. You have friends here."

Elliott is overcome with a myriad of emotions and for once, most of them good. But he is incredibly torn on whether to pull at this thread that has Gus stuttering. It has been a long time since he's had someone so cute in his clutches. But he packs that away for now, letting the relief through instead.

"Thank you. That means a lot, actually... would you like to come in?"

AND THEN they fall in love and its a little messy because they both have their own hangups to overcome but they are so good together because Elliott has a facade up with the rest of the world and wants everyone to like him but goes about it the wrong way, and Gus wears his heart on his sleeve and everyone does love him but he also struggles with setting boundaries and self-love. And they'd have some fights about food but Gus would come to understand his limits and work with him and show him cooking can be fun and everything, GUYS IM SO NORMAL ABOUT THEM IM SO NORMAL (not hyperventilating at all, very casual)

Send me any Stardew Valley rarepair and I will tell you how I would make them work! (Even non-marriage npcs) If youre lucky you may get a mini fic out of it. Check the list below to see if Ive already answered yours

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[imaginespazzi]

Nivi,

I think my prior ask maybe got lost in the shuffle. I know you’ve been super busy so I understand. Hopefully this one makes it through 🤞🏼

Hmmmm so I guess Paige is taking her frustrations out on Angie because she feels like she could potentially be taking her spot on the team after her 1yr deal is up? Poor Angie. Why do I feel like the micro aggressions might not be over with? Curious to see what Azzi’s reaction will be to the news.

I love menace Tessa and Jana. Figured someone else was bound to catch on, those 2 couldn’t hide their heart eyes even if they wanted to. Jana saying “won’t somebody please think about the complications” made me laugh really good. I see what you did there lol.

Stephie and Paige are becoming my new favorite duo, I love their relationship so much. Stephie not wanting Paige to cook is so real. I feel like Paige’s cooking style would just be door dash. I can’t picture that woman cooking anything 😂 I loved the call back of how much Paige hates vegetables and anything healthy calling them “nasty green things”. I think about that episode all the time. It’s always surprising how terrible the diets of elite athletes are. Paige probably would just eat In N Out and Noodles and Company for every meal if she could. Food is just another example of how much of a ying n yang relationship Paige and Azzi have. Princess eats all this really tasty healthy food, and Paige would rather shovel Chick-fil-A down her throat while she runs around 😅

Ohhhhh Stephie inherited the petty gene from Azzi I see 😃 And she’s a master manipulator? Using Clemence was a stroke of evil genius really. I love jealous Azzi! Not Claudia calling out her mom 😂 Stephie using Claudia’s mom to make her point? Oh this kid is too smart for her own good.

Hmmmm so the conversation with Drew in the car, how long has Azzi been feeling doubt? Really curious to finally find out what happened with the break up, because Drew’s reaction to seeing Azzi again and seeing his sister get back with her, just holds a lot of bitterness. More so than what seems reasonable for the info we have received so far. Like obviously he doesn’t understand Azzi’s reasoning for the break up. Did Paige just not share the real reason? Was Azzi’s reason to Paige not fully clear? It doesn’t feel like he believes that Azzi did whatever she could to not hurt his sister and as a byproduct not hurt himself. Just seems like there might be some misunderstanding that’s been festering for years. Obviously he’s hurt that Azzi wasn’t around in his life anymore and that’s definitely part of it. I’m just waiting for the full curtain to be pulled back I guess you could say.

Can’t wait to be a fly on the wall for that super awkward dinner next chapter 😅

__📚

Hi lovie,

I fear it either didn't get through or it got buried under everything, sorry love <3

Yep! Trust her to never deal with her frustrations the right way lol.

They're so darn obvious, that it was only a matter of time before someone picked it up and really Jana needed someone else to commiserate with her.

I absolutely love writing Stephie and Paige so I love that y'all love them too! Paige's cooking style beyond doordash is making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches lmao but yeah she definitely drives Azzi a little insane when instead of helping get Stephie to eat her greens, she's out there gagging at them.

Evil genius Stephie fr fr

Azzi I think has always been a bit of an overthinker and especially when it comes to her relationship with Paige and it all sort of reaches a cumulative breaking point eventually. Drew doesn't know a lot about the breakup because it's something Paige never really wanted to talk about. But there's really a lot of things with Azzi that has Drew upset down to the fact that if she'd stayed, Paige would never have to have gone through her heartbreak, even if she wasn't really in love with her, with Olivia either. And ofc he feels like Azzi abandoned him too. But yeah a lot of things to be unpacked.

[stormdragon23]

I know I'm new to this ship but hear me out. Imagine an au where yoonho becomes a housewife to choi jong in and tries to cook healthy food for him to gain some stamina. How will that affect their relationship?

Oh, I love this idea! I've actually imagined that Yoon-Ho would be the one who does most of the cooking between them.

The short answer is that I think they would become closer as a result of Yoon-Ho cooking for Jong-In out of concern with Jongin being aware of it and appreciating it.

As for a much longer answer:

First, some context (scroll past this if you just want the answer at the end):

I do think Yoon-Ho would start cooking for Jong-In after noticing that Jong-In has some pretty bad eating habits as a result of getting lost in his work and just forgetting to eat sometimes (This is mostly based on the anime where Jong-In was shown to be sleeping in his office when it's late at night yet still seems to be working). Jong-In also seems to be thin for his height as a result, so Yoon-Ho would probably be concerned about that not that he would tell Jong-In. He would probably start cooking for him after Jong-In casually tells him about his usual diet of take-out when he actually remembers to eat that day while giving Yoon-Ho a headache in the process

I imagine Yoon-Ho knows how to cook, so he wouldn't struggle with cooking (Jong-In knows how to cook too but chooses not to because it takes too long when he can just order food since money isn't an issue though the food he gets isn't usually the healthiest option). However, it would be difficult for him to find healthy food that suits Jong-In's tastes (mostly because I headcanon Jong-In to have not many foods he actually likes)

The first time Yoon-Ho cooks for him, Jong-In is likely surprised by it, though he doesn't show it and simply thanks Yoon-Ho with a smile. He would question why Yoon-Ho cooked for him though, and Yoon-Ho just responds that he wanted to but closely watches Jong-In's reaction to see if he likes the food. And Jong-In does enjoy the food and after Yoon-Ho sees how pleased he is with it, he cooks for Jong-In more often

Jong-In likely attempts to hide any dislike for the foods Yoon-Ho cooks for him. Yoon-Ho always finds out though and either stops making that specific food for him or finds a way to make it taste better, which makes Jong-In appreciate Yoon-ho's cooking even more. He will likely try to find ways to thank Yoon-Ho, such as getting him gifts (various other ways Jong-In could return the favor, so I'll leave the rest up to your imagination)

I don't imagine them communicating much, not because they're bad at it but because they can already read each other so well that they don't really need to use words. As a result, they tend to show their affections through their actions

For the relationship itself:

They both know Yoon-Ho starts cooking for Jong-In more since Yoon-Ho is worried about him even without saying it, so Jong-In eats whatever Yoon-Ho has cooked for him without complaining, even if he hates it. Because of this, they become closer as Yoon-Ho gets to know Jong-In more as he spends more time with Jong-In when he watches Jong-In eat his food and not just to learn his food preferences. Jong-In also appreciates Yoon-Ho going out of his way to make foods he likes and sees the effort he puts into making the foods he dislikes more appealing. Even though they don't really exchange words about the change, they have a silent yet mutual understanding of the situation

Feel free to ask for more details about this AU or about the ship in general!

[sabo-has-my-heart]

hiieee i LOVE ur ace stories :3 do you think you could please write an ace x gn!reader where the reader is nervous about their body image, especially when it comes to how much they eat. maybe they're jealous that ace can eat whatever he wants and still look super hot and lean. and ace reassures them that he loves them no matter how they look. thank youuu <333

I'm so glad you like my Ace stories. It's so sad that people don't have good body image, even if they're healthy or look great. That being said, I don't specify what size that they are only that they 'feel chubby' and that they're not super muscular (who is?).

Warnings: GN!Reader

Word Count:1370 

     Looking down at the food in front of you, you tried your best to hold yourself back. You’d been trying to cut back on how much you eat, tried working out to work on how you looked, but it didn’t seem to be helping much. Glancing over, you watched your boyfriend demolishing a large piece of meat, 2 helpings of pasta, a bowl of rice, and something that looked like it had once been a vegetable before Ace got to it. You, on the other hand, had barely touched the diet food you’d asked Thatch for and knew you were already gaining 10 pounds. Sometimes you hated your boyfriend, or more specifically, you hated how he could eat 50 pounds of food and come out 20 pounds lighter! His body always looked like it had been sculpted from marble, arms, chest, and abs that were to die for. Muscles that rippled and could lift just about anything, the way his body glistened with sweat under the hot sun, the light bouncing off every dip and curve of his glorious body. 

     Whereas you, on the other hand, swore you’d been a child’s clay project that had turned into the lumpy form of a human. Looking in the mirror, all you ever saw was the chub on your sides, the pudge in your stomach, and how thick your thighs were. You were strong, you knew that, you were strong and capable, perhaps not as strong as one of the division commanders, but you could certainly hold your own. At first you’d figured you just needed to work out more, after all, a lot of the well muscled guys on the Moby Dick did a lot of hard work. So you worked hard, trained… and lost 5 pounds. Alright, well maybe it was how much you ate and what you ate. Thatch was a great cook, how could you not want to eat his cooking? So you’d tried cutting back and tried dieting… you hadn’t even lost 5 pounds and were constantly hungry. How was it that Ace could eat whatever he wanted, sleep 10 hours a day, goof off, and still be shredded as fuck?! 

     Ace glanced over at you, picking at your food. You looked miserable and he knew why. It wasn’t that you didn’t like Thatch’s diet food, Thatch was a great cook, it was that you were in a slump about how you looked. Ace put on a sympathetic smile as he put a hand on your thigh, giving it a light squeeze, drawing you out of your thoughts.

     “You know, you look stunning in this light.” Ace said, nuzzling the top of your head. It was technically true, you looked stunning in the light, but then, you looked stunning in any light. Despite how you felt about your looks, he couldn’t help but think you looked like the most dazzling person on earth. Granted, even if you didn’t look great, he’d still love you, he didn’t love you for your looks, he loved you because of who you were. Your looks were just a bonus. You smiled at him, giving him a kiss on the cheek before eating your food, your mood picking up as you took his hand, holding it as you ate. Glancing back over at you, he wondered if he could get you to raid the kitchen with him. While he might know and understand how you felt about your body and weight, he missed raiding the fridge with you, missed eating everything together, and missed enjoying everything you ate together. To be completely honest, your love of food was one of the things that had first attracted him to you, you could both just sit there and enjoy what you were eating and talk about how great it was. He’d still support you if you wanted to work on your body image and do whatever he could to help, he was never worried about what you looked like. In fact, if anything, he loved the way you were. The ‘pudge’ that you worried about being on your stomach was soft, huggable and a great pillow. The thighs that you fretted were ‘too big’, allowed his fingers to sink in the perfect amount when he picked you up. The ‘chub’ on your sides that troubled you constantly was just right for cuddling at night when he’d nuzzle his head into the crook of your neck. Hell, even if you were on the chubbier side, it’s not like you were unhealthy or anything. In fact, if anything, Marco had said you were one of the healthier members of the crew.

     Ace smiled as you wrapped his arms around you from behind, his head resting on your shoulder as you two sat on his bed.

     “You’re absolutely amazing, you know that?” Ace muttered, squeezing you a little tighter. This was one of the things he loved most about your body. You couldn’t really squeeze muscles. You either held a muscular person loosely or you held them tight and couldn’t give them good, loving squeezes. With you, he could hold you close, his arms wrapped comfortably around you, not tight but not loose, but he could pull you closer, tighten his hold, and envelop you in his warm embrace.

     “I… I don’t understand how you can think that.” you said with a sigh, even as you nuzzled your head against his.

     “I think it because it’s true. You’re kind, loving, sweet, beautiful. What other word could I use for you besides ‘amazing’?” he asked, placing a soft kiss against your shoulder.

     “Chubby, overweight, plump, gluttono-ow!” you glared at him, as he pinched your arm.

     “First of all, you’re none of those things! Just because you’re not particularly muscular, doesn’t mean you aren’t the most attractive person on the planet. Secondly, you’re not chubby or anything, you’re perfect. And thirdly! Even if you were those things, I didn’t start loving you and dating you because of your looks! I love you no matter what you look like.” Ace said sternly, putting a hand on your cheek and making you face him, “I’ll always love you for you, for your heart. You could become the most hideous, fattest person on the planet and I’d still love you and think you were amazing. So stop saying that shit and come raid the kitchen with me.” he said, giving you a sweet, gentle kiss. You couldn’t help but smile at him as you nodded. To be honest, you were still pretty hungry and you hadn’t raided the kitchen together in quite a while.

[ikemenomegas]

Getou and Kids

Omega!Getou Suguru x Alpha!Reader

replying to this ask: So, can I please have a request for Omega Suguru? How does he behave around kids? We know that he basically adopted two girls, but had he ever wanted to have biological kids? Some of headcanons ❤ Love your work ❤

c/w: omegaverse, mentions of male pregnancy

There's a little bit of irony between Satoru and Suguru's "parenting styles". As in neither of them are good at it, but Satoru puts up too many boundaries with his adopted children and Suguru puts up too few. However, Satoru's kids are able to discern what he will do, call him by his first name, and have some sense of his ethics, versus what little we see of Mimiko and Nanako, they're devoted but Suguru likely treats them to one of the masks he shows to most people.

Around children in general, Suguru is sweet. When they're not his so any pressure of discipline or dealing with them long-term doesn't fall on his shoulders and attempting to make a good impression on people is a second nature, so parents tend to like him.

With his own kids, he's generally the more permissive parent. Without Alpha around, he spoils Mimiko and Nanako rotten and doesn't push their training because he thinks he needs to take on the "protector" role all on his own and he understandably doesn't want them to become sorcerers. He was very young when he found them, and he tried to help them have a "normal life", even though they weren't normal children. It sort of backfires on him later, but the girls grew up knowing that they were loved by someone who would kill to keep them safe so there's that.

Suguru could happily stay home all day, and then the next day, and the next day and the next… as long as the people he likes show up at home once in a while he never feels the need to go out haha. The power of a super introvert. This is worse after he defects because he also hates going out among normal people. The girls drag him out to play games, go get food, go to amusement parks or other attractions. He's attentive to their needs so it's never like they're out of groceries etc, but he hates going out for normal stuff and as soon as he's able never steps into anything as mundane as a store unless the kids beg him for it. That's why the girls grew up so spoiled, Suguru went out of his way to keep them away from normal human things.

When his Alpha comes with him, together they do a better job of balancing the girls' upbringing. Suguru encourages Alpha to became more like a parent and less like a mentor, and they talk through a lot of Alpha's and Suguru's own trauma with the sorcerer mentors they interacted with before enrolling in the technical college so they don't repeat those mistakes. Alpha also is able to take over the girls' education in normal and sorcerer matters when Suguru is away so they aren't ignorant of the things they might encounter while around him.

As a parent, Suguru is the one who the girls will complain to if Alpha sent them to do homework and they don't want to do it. He will get them to do normal people homework because he does know literacy and such is important, but if they beg off sorcerer training he just lets them.

Suguru grew up in a small countryside township, so he likes to take the kids out to the countryside for fresh air and to get away from people for a while. He prefers the city or places with no people at all, too many bad memories associated with small towns, so he'll give the girls money to go buy fresh produce or send someone else out to buy it, but he often cuts up snacks for them himself. It's Alpha the kids beg for junkfood because Suguru is always giving them healthy stuff to eat, and when he realizes, he starts to give them popsicles and stuff.

Suguru has a beautiful reading voice, and he's the one who usually does bedtime stories with the kids or who gets begged to help them with their reading homework.

As an omega, but even before presenting, Suguru always imagined that he'd have kids. He didn't necessarily think about when he would have them or really how many, he didn't imagine an ideal type of person to mate with or what his role would be as a parent. Part of it is social expectations, but he didn't think that he would mind one way or the other if he had children, he thought he's okay having kids if he finds someone he likes.

It does cross his mind that if he got to have you and Satoru, probably he'd have both of your children. Suguru knew that Satoru didn't like the idea of being indisposed for weeks or months if he had a baby and modern technology makes it much easier for less fertile pairings to have their own children. He has a bit of a fantasy about having Satoru's child and then yours. However, again I don't think desire to have children in particular plays into it, he just knows that it will be a requirement and he wants to do it.

If he leaves and the alpha doesn't go with him, he never has children. If alpha goes with him, then the only way he has children is on accident. They don't plan to have biological kids when the situation is so unstable with the cult and Suguru's plans.

In the case of an accidental pregnancy... I imagine he has a boy and you should hope the baby is a sorcerer, because if it's not, Alpha probably has to leave with him. (Not that Suguru would... kill his own infant and the relationship of an adult with their child is different than one with their parents but I don't think Alpha could stomach knowing it could be a later possibility or that Suguru would always be conflicted about a non-sorcerer child. At minimum, the kid would need to be able to see curses and to control their cursed energy. Suguru doesn't care if they have a technique or are even proficient enough to be a sorcerer, I think having a normal human child might just break his brain and a lot of other things.)

[alpimerealmsystem]

You Can Recover

ED recovery is the best thing I've ever done. I've struggled with orthorexia and then anorexia almost my entire life, it only got severe about a year ago though. About 4 months ago my best friend and honorary sibling more or less forced me to recover. It's been a long journey to say the least. 

When I started recovery I thought I'd never be able to go back to eating normally. My brain would always be running as a calculator. It still is, I can tell you a rough estimate of how many calories I've eaten today and tell you how many cups of cereal is in a bowl because I've measured my food so many times. It still hurts, but now? I'm not obsessively looking for calorie menus of places, and if I can't find one I'm not trying to calculate every thing that went into it.

ED recovery has been one of the most mentally challenging things I've put myself through, but my life has improved so much. Here are some of my favorite things about recovery

I just went to a family dinner and didn't make all the food because I needed to know the calories (still had to make some cause food allergies but y'know)

Choosing the foods I like, not the healthy or low cal versions

CARBS CARBS CARBS (speaks for itself)

I'm not a bitch cause I'm hungry all the time

My periods? They're regular now, I'm not skipping four months at a time (tmi BUT DAMN)

I'm not lightheaded cause I didn't eat and my vision isn't blurring because I didn't eat LIKE THATS AMAZING

SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR

Eating when I want, not what the clock says

I have gone 2-3 weeks without weighing myself (I EVEN LOST TRACK WHICH IS A HUGE DEAL) AND I DONT PLAN TO WEIGH MYSELF TOMORROW

The number on the scale doesn't equal my happiness, I am not mad because I gained 0.2 pounds

I've gained 20 pounds BUT IM HAPPIER WITH MY BODY I love my squishy stomach and back rolls and cellulite and chonky face because it means I am not starving

I don't feel worthless because I'm "too heavy" or "not pretty"

I don't have to buy new clothes every two weeks because my old ones were way to big <3

I'm no longer trying to make sure others see me eat so they don't worry

KEEPING MY STUPID ED BLOG A SECRET (god glad those days are over)

And so much more. Recovery is possible. Recovery is the best thing that happened to me. I know you may be struggling, but it gets better. Everything's not hopeless, even if it feels like it is. Feel free to DM me if you need support or send an ask ^^

I love you, for everything you think is a flaw, for everything you hate about yourself, no matter what it is.

[internet-angelmp3]

Ireland is an extremely old country. Our history is long and varied. Each of the four provinces has it's own specific history and mythology. I am from Ulster so I can only tell you what I know.

I'm not sure which parts of history you would like to hear, so I'll start with one thats near to my heart.

The first thing you need to know about the Famine, is that it wasn't a famine. In Irish it's called An Ghorta Mhór (The Great Hunger). A famine is when a country doesn't have food for it's people. There was a lot of food in Ireland. But it was 1845 so we were under British rule and they were (are) greedy bastards.

Years before this, a man called Oliver Cromwell came to Ireland with an army. He went to every city and every settlement and kicked everyone out. He told them "To Hell or to Connacht" meaning they could die or they could leave their homes and flee to the west. Most ran. Many died. The ground in Connacht is bad and hard to farm. You had to plant a lot of a crop to get anything back. Around this time, potatoes came to Ireland. They were easy to grow, filling to eat and you could cook them a million ways. So we planted them and relied on them.

Cromwell and his men stole our land. And then they decided if we wanted to live in our own country, we would have to pay rent. We didn't have money, just our crops, so that's how we paid. Our landlord would gives us some land, say 2 acres, and then would demand all the crops from the first acre should be his. When the potato blight hit Europe, Ireland suffered the most. Even though we had moved away from the rocky terrain of Connacht, we still had to produce huge amounts of crops. We were still growing the potatoes and relying on them.

1845, the potatoes failed. No one could pay their rent. Our landlords did not accept this excuse. Any healthy food was given to them. Irish people starved in the streets, and these English landlords ate three course meals everyday. So obviously we hated them (still do honestly).

There's a lot more to cover on the Famine but I have to go now. This was quite depressing but it's Irish history. Most of it is depressing.

- ⚓☘️

I actually did know that the 'famine' was the fault of the British but hearing the specifics is incredibly sad. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to educate me on it. I've always hated the Brits because they're the biggest colonizers I know. I've also heard of them destroying Irish history as well as other countries' but I don't know much on that.

But thank you, ⚓☘️Anon! I'm very grateful for your help!

[jerzwriter]

Thank you for the asks @maritzaldvr I feel like it's a homework assignment, lol. But that's OK - we writers like nothing more than going on and on about our crazy little characters - so thank you! ❤️

From this list.

1 - How would they handle a breakup?

Ooofh. How I hate even thinking of it - they're my forever couple. I think a breakup would be the hardest thing they'd ever have to go through - short of anything happening to one of their girls. They truly love each other, and that wouldn't stop, so there would have to be a very serious reason for the split. It's one of those "I'll love you forever, but we can't be together" events that are just brutally painful. If they didn't have children yet, I don't know if they'd keep in touch - it would be too painful. But they might because they're more open-minded and progressive than most, so they don't think a romantic relationship ending means you have to cut each other off for life. It would be difficult for them to move on and I think anyone else they'd be with in the future would have to understand, they'd never have their complete hearts.

I have written a few AU's with breakups, including Unblemished (which is a favorite of mine). They had a breakup in the AU series Friends* (another one of my favorites) and All in the Past. There are also two WIP AU's that I've really got to get back to, What's Forever For? and Where it Goes From Here. Also, I make no promises in the current AU Mono-Poly. I was going to say I need to write an AU break up - but apparently, I don't lol

13. How do they act when they’re stressed, and what are some things they do to relax?

More below...

It depends on the level of stress. In my HC, they both had a lot of therapy after the chemical attack, so they have learned how to handle a lot. Also, Tobias has a very laid-back attitude, which helps, especially since Casey is prone to anxiety. What do they do to reduce stress? 😏😏😏 Well.... lol You know. lol But in addition to that, I think they also make sure to get rest, exercise, and have frequent massages and pampering to help reduce stress.

But a BIG stressor is another issue - for example, Casey nearly dies after their third baby is born - and Tobias nearly falls apart. He does what he has to for his daughters, but he's hanging on by a string. Fortunately, he has a great group of people around him who help, but it's not pretty.

20. How do they react to getting hurt? Both in the sense of a small injury like a paper cut or a bigger injury.

I think they both blow off minor injuries; I can imagine they get a lot of smaller ones on the job, and they just keep going. I think they're pretty resolute when it comes to bigger injuries, too. They'd react as most people would, but they'd be anxious to fix it and move on - they've got things to do.

41. Are they messy or clean? How do they react to a mess?

I think they are both very neat and don't like it at all when things become messy. However, there is a caveat... Casey's morning routine leaves a big ol mess in the bathroom - make up, skin and hair care, products left all over. She cleans it as soon as she returns from work, but since she and Tobias are not always on the same shift - sometimes he's stuck with the mess and I don't think he loves it. lol That's probably a growing pain when they first live together. Also, with a cat and three daughters, they will have to become a little more accustomed to messes, but they still don't love them - and they will do their best to keep them minimal.

43. What are their eating habits?

Given that they are both doctors, they tend to watch what they eat and follow a healthy diet. That said, they know balance is key, and they indulge in foods they love, too.

47. What is one thing that they’re really good at?

Sex. I mean, sorry, but it's true! lol They're also excellent at communication.

49. How clingy are they? What do they act like?

They're very into PDA, but I don't think they're clingy. To me, clingy means they're at a party, and they can't leave each other's side. They're not like that. They love being together, but not in a toxic way. They'll go talk or interact in different groups, but they'll always be so happy to return to each other.

52. On an average day, what can be found in their pockets?

Hmm. At work? For both, I think you'd find hand sanitizer, lip balm, and maybe tissues. Casey likely has lotion and mints/gum. Tobias, a lollipop or two. I totally see him as having a thing for lollipops.

63. How important is personal hygiene to them? What do they smell like?

Very, very, very important. These two like things neat, they're into their appearances - they are almost always well groomed. Tobias often smells like Tom Ford's Oud Wood. If not, he sounds like his sandalwood body wash. Casey will smell like whatever Bath & Bodyworks scent is her favorite at the moment.

90. Do they drink alcohol? If so, what’s their favorite type of alcohol?

Yes, they do. They will often have a drink to wind down at the end of the night, but only some days. On the weekends, they definitely do some drinking. I imagine Tobias likes some high-end single malt whiskeys, and he has a wine cellar filled with everything from Casey's favorite (Bartenura Moscato) to very pricey vintages. They have beer in the fridge - likely a yummy craft beer - that they will drink during bar-b-ques or while watching sports.

Thanks so much for the asks! :)

[bratshaws]

through the hourglass 163. brb x oc

a/n: AAAA OH GOD HE'S SO HOT I HATE HIM (reblogs and comments are super encouraged <3)

pairing: plus size!oc x rooster

warnings: none, just fluff maybe a smidge of angst

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The good news: her father was awake! He was awake and sitting on the bed.

The bad news: he was a terrible patient.

“I can’t leave?” Rafael asks as Beatrice sighs, adjusting his pillow, “But I’m okay! I am fine!”

“Papa, the doctors still want to check on you- straighten up a bit-” she fluffs his pillow and then places it behind his head, “You need to be patient and not stubborn like you always are.” she’s trying to conceal the worry in her voice. "Papa, you had a heart attack," she says, her tone firm albeit a bit shaky because of the lack of sleep. "You need to let the doctors do their job and make sure you're truly okay. It's for your own good."

Rafael grumbles, crossing his arms over his chest. "I hate hospitals," he mutters, his voice tinged with frustration. "I just want to go home and relax. Where’s your mother?"

Beatrice takes a deep breath, inhaling some of her patience so she wouldn’t argue with him. She reaches out and gently places her hand on his arm, giving it a reassuring squeeze. "Mama is at home, asleep. She spent the night here, she just was called about your recovery." she says softly. "But you need to listen to the doctors. And listen to us, you know, your kids?”

Rafael's expression softens slightly as he looks into Beatrice's eyes,arms relaxing until they drop on each side of his body. He sighs and nods reluctantly. "Alright, fine," he clearly isn’t happy about it still. "I'll try to cooperate."

Beatrice smiles, kissing above his bushy brow "Thank you, Papa," she says, her voice filled with gratitude. "It means a lot to me. Now, are you hungry?"

“Bah, I don’t feel like eating slop.”

“Mhm, sure.” she isn’t even paying attention to him, “You know hospital food nowadays is really good, plus you’d need something healthy. Maybe a soup-”

“Soup?? For lunch??”

“Oh, right,I’m sorry,” she clasps her hands together, bowing her head, “Sorry, oh mighty Italian man that only has soup for dinner- come on,dad. You are being silly, besides look how chilly it is.” she walks over to the window, parting the drapes open and frowning at how the trees outside appeared to bend because of the wind strength, “See? I had to grab Nikki’s jacket, the one we used in Virginia, before we came over.”

Rafael perked up at the mention of his youngest granddaughter, “Where is she?” he asks, turning his head around the room, “I don’t see her anywhere.”

“Well,Michael wanted to be the cool uncle so he took her for…a jog around the hospital.” she frowns, that sounds very depressing but knowing Nicole, she was probably having a blast no matter what.

“They are close by,right?”

Beatrice chuckles at Rafael's response, shaking her head in amusement. "Oh, don't worry, Papa. They're just going for a little stroll," she reassures him. "Michael wanted to give her some fresh air, and you know Nicole, she's always full of energy. I'm sure they're having a great time."

Rafael nods, a smile tugging at the corners of his lips. "Well,I trust you…even if your brother is…a bit intense.”

Beatrice moves closer to her father, taking a seat on the edge of his bed. "So, Papa, while they're out, how about we have a little chat?" she suggests, reaching out to take his hand in hers. "I want to talk to you about some things, and I think now is a good time."

Rafael raises an eyebrow, curiosity with a mix of suspicion in his eyes. "Alright, what's on your mind, my clever daughter?"

Beatrice takes a deep breath, gathering her thoughts. She looks into Rafael's eyes, then she parts her lips, but holds his hand to have some type of anchor before she flew away completely, “Papa,I’m pre-”

“Rafael!”

The shriek made both of them jump and look to the door where Claudia was holding herself up by the threshold. The tears falling down her eyes were fat and landed on her clothes, she tossed her bag to the side and rushed over to Rafael - Beatrice moved away just in time to avoid the collision. She steps back, watching her mother cup her father’s face with her hands and kiss him all over, ordering him to never scare her like that again.

Beatrice smiles, standing by the door and looking back just in time to see Michael show up, holding Nicole to his chest and smirking at the scene, “She almost trampled three nurses on the way over.”

“I don’t doubt it.” she turns back to their parents, smiling sweetly at their quiet chatting, “Maybe we should leave them alone for a bit.” she says, grabbing Nicole from her brother’s hands and walking out of the room with Michael gently closing the door on the way out. Nicole babbled happily, bouncing a bit on Beatrice’s arms as they stood by the corridor.

“Hey Nikki.” she gently rubs her daughter’s chin, “Did you have fun with uncle Mike?”

“I’m always fun.” her brother replies, shoving his hands in his jeans’ pockets, smirking at her, “We walked around the parking lot three times. And I also showed her how to make a bubble inside a bubble gum.” he proceeds to show his sister and niece, earning a soft gasp from Nicole, the little girl jumped when the bubble popped but immediately laughed at him, “And…yeah, that was it, pretty much.”

“Mhm.” Beatrice rubs her eyes, stifling a yawn, “That sounds fun.”

Nicole claps her tiny hands together, her face lighting up with joy. Bea knows she’s trying to expand her vocabulary and she was sure she’s trying to say ‘bubble’ but it just sounds like ‘buhbuh!’. Beatrice can't help but chuckle at her daughter's enthusiasm. "You had quite the adventure, didn't you, Nikki?" she says, leaning in to press a kiss on Nicole's cheek.

Michael joins in on the laughter, . "Oh yeah, we're the coolest duo in town," he says,gently grabbing her tiny hand and pressing his large fist against her knuckles, voicing a quiet explosion sound that only makes his niece laughs more. "But now, I think it's time for us, the grown ups, snack on something or get some coffee-well I get some coffee."

Beatrice nods in agreement, feeling the exhaustion creeping in after a long and emotional day. “Hah, yeah, god and it’s still,” she checks her phone, “Nine in the morning. Good God I’m exhausted.”

“Yeah, sis,I can see it.” he digs his hands into his pockets as the two walk to the cafeteria, her brother offering to buy her something but Beatrice just waved him off, honestly she was too tired to even chew on something. She sits down with Nicole to her chest, her eyes blinking slowly and her head moving forward only to be snapped back as she tries to keep herself awake.

Michael noticed it, arching one of his brows at the scene as he held onto his cup of coffee, “...um…everything alright there?”

Beatrice lets out a soft sigh, her tiredness evident in her voice. "Yeah, just exhausted, you know? It's been a long day, no... a long week, actually." She runs a hand through her hair, trying to shake off the fatigue. "Between dad's health issues and Rooster's upcoming deployment, it's been a rollercoaster of emotions."

Michael nods in understanding, his gaze filled with empathy. "Plus the pregnancy.”

“Plus the pregnancy.”

‘You don't have to carry it all on your own.”

A small smile graces Beatrice's lips as she looks at her brother. "I know, Mike. And I appreciate it more than words can express." She shifts Nicole in her arms, settling her against her chest, her eyes drooping with exhaustion. "Right now, all I need is some rest. Being here at the hospital can be draining."

Michael reaches out and places a hand on Beatrice's shoulder,”Do you want me to take you home? I can do that, mom is going to stay here anyway."

"Nah, thanks though," Beatrice murmurs, her voice filled with gratitude. She leans in and presses a kiss on Nicole's forehead before another sigh comes out of her, “I still wanna tell dad about the twins…and mom too, did I tell mom?” he shakes his head negatively, sipping his coffee. “...in reality,Mike…I’m kinda,I’ve not been sleeping well. I…there’s just,I don’t know,I think everything fucked me up-” the ‘f’ bomb makes her brother’s eyes widen and quickly look down at a smiling, yet oblivious, Nikki, “Oh, don’t worry.Roos says worse than that.” her brother relaxes but still has his eyes on her, “I mean…okay,maybe– I don’t know, this deployment feels weird? I guess.’

“Maybe it’s because you are pregnant again and you don’t want to be alone?”

“I mean, sure, could be I guess.”

Michael hums, sucking air through his teeth to cool his mouth from the lava heat coffee that just burned down his throat, “How long will he be gone?”

“Six months.”

“Oh holy fuck.”

Beatrice doesn’t look impressed, in fact she just arched her brow at him, ‘Yes,Michael,I know.” she frowns, leaning back onto her chair, “It’ll be his and Nikki’s birthday when he comes back and I’ll already be six months along…it’s a whole mess.”

Michael's eyes widen in surprise as he processes the timeline. "Sorry, that's quite a long time," he says, his voice filled with concern. "What will you do while he’s gone, Bea?"

“Besides crying?” she jokes tiredly but her brother doesn’t laugh, “I don’t know, it's definitely going to be challenging," she admits, leaning on a hand as she speaks. "But I just…I don’t know,Mike…something feels off and I can’t…pinpoint what."

Her brother  crosses his arms over his chest, staring her down with his own brows furrowed, “That’s some zia Martha shit,I’m not gonna lie.” he laughs dryly, scratching his beard as Beatrice sighs again, “Listen,maybe it’s just the hormones messing with ya. You don’t know what’s gonna happen.”

“Yeah and that shit scares me a lot.”Beatrice manages a small smile, a bit on the sarcastic side, “I wish I could,I don’t know, be sure he’s going to be okay and he always comes back but I–," she stops talking, clenching her teeth together “I can’t be thinking about this, it won’t be good for me.”

Michael nods in understanding, his expression softening with empathy. "I mean, yeah. But like, hasn’t he done this multiple times?" she nods, “Then I think the odds are in his favor, no? Think about it–”

“Zia Martha gave us a lot of protective things.” she cuts him off, ‘...like a cornicello.”

The mention of the red horn does make Michael stop and stare at his sister with his eyes narrowed, “What? When?”

“During Christmas, it was one of her gifts to us.” she says, “That and a Rooster, she made me give it to Brad.” Beatrice chews the inside of her mouth when she says that, looking down at a smiling Nicole with tears in her eyes, ready to fall but she held them back, “And like…how am I to take that,Mike?”

Michael's expression turns thoughtful as he listens to Beatrice,  "A cornicello, huh? That's interesting," he says, rubbing his chin in contemplation. "You know zia Martha is a witch. Maybe she believed it would bring Rooster protection during his deployment."

Beatrice nods, her voice barely above a whisper. "Yeah, that's what I thought too.”

Michael leans back in his chair, his eyes shifting between Beatrice and Nicole. "Well, you know how those old Sicilian superstitions go. Sometimes, having something to hold onto, a symbol of protection, can bring comfort and peace of mind," he says. "Maybe it's worth believing in, even if just a little."

Beatrice looks up at her brother,”I know, but it still feels a bit odd, doesn’t it?"

He smiles warmly at her,  tilting his head in her direction with his smirk widening, “Come on, zia Martha is just being herself…there’s nothing to worry about,sis.”

Beatrice offered him a small smile, and she mentally hoped he was right.

-

“Sir!”

“Oop, look who it is,” Maverick smirks as he looks up from his lunch, “One of your fanboys.”

Rooster gave his uncle a narrowed glare, then turned towards McAllister, who already saluted the two even before reaching their table, “At ease,McAllister,” the young pilot nodded, dropping his arm to his side, “Can we help you with something?”

McAllister stood at attention for a moment before relaxing his posture, his face displaying a mix of excitement and nervousness. "Sorry for interrupting your lunch, sir," he began, addressing Rooster. "I just wanted to say that I'm honored in sharing his mission with you!”

Rooster's expression softened slightly as he glanced at Maverick, who rolled his eyes playfully. "Well, aren't you just a bundle of enthusiasm," Maverick commented, a hint of amusement in his voice before he sips his soda. Rooster just offered his uncle a glare then turned back to the young recruit.

Rooster nodded appreciatively at McAllister. "Thank you McAllister, you seem excited." He gestured for the young pilot to take a seat at their table. "Have a seat. Join us for a moment."

McAllister hesitated for a brief moment before taking a seat, trying to contain his excitement and even more when the seat offered was right next to Maverick. "Thank you, sir. I'm truly honored."

Maverick chuckled pointing towards his nephew. "Careful, Rooster. Your fan club is growing."

Rooster shot his uncle a mock glare before turning his attention back to McAllister. "So,do you know anything about the mission?”

The younger pilot looks to the side sheepishly, placing his hands on the table, “Um…honestly sir, not more than the basics. All I know it’ll be a six months course and um, that-that was pretty much it.” he shrugs, “E-everyone is excited and really ready to get into it.”

Rooster leans into his hand and then his smile drops, ‘...Hm.” he clears his throat, ‘Listen,McAllister, you guys are young,right? You are young,” he ignored Maverick quiet ‘they are babies’ when he said that, “You all are,I don’t want you guys to think of this as a vacation, this is not a vacation. This is serious and it is something that will be with you guys forever.”

“...y-yes,sir.” McAllister nods, “We know that.”

Rooster's tone turns more serious as he continues, his eyes focused on McAllister. "Good," he says firmly. "I want you to understand the gravity of the situation. This mission may seem exciting, but it also comes with risks and challenges. We'll be facing unknown territories and potentially dangerous situations. It's crucial that you and the rest of the team are prepared both physically and mentally."

McAllister's expression becomes more solemn, his initial excitement tempered by Rooster's words. "I understand, sir," he replies earnestly. "We've been training hard and we're committed to giving our best."

Rooster nods, his posture relaxing. "I have no doubt about your dedication," he says sincerely. "But remember, it's not just about physical training. Mental strength and resilience are equally important. You'll face tough decisions and unexpected obstacles. Stay focused, rely on your training, and trust your instincts."

Maverick interjects, his tone carrying a touch of wisdom. "And don't forget to look out for each other," he advises. "You're a team, and your bond will be crucial in getting through the tough times. Support one another, communicate effectively, and always have each other's backs."

McAllister listens intently,eyes wide like a child who was just speaking with his idols from childhood. He nods, his determination evident. "Thank you, sir, for the guidance," he says gratefully. "I'll take your words to heart and do my best to uphold the values of our team."

Rooster gives McAllister a reassuring smile. "That's what I like to hear," he says, placing a hand on the young pilot's shoulder. "Now,” he points beyond McAllister’s eyes, behind him, “Your friends are still shit at hiding.”

McAllister turns around to see the other two just like that: barely hidden behind the wall and widening their eyes when they were found out. ‘Oh, ah, um,” McAllister slowly stands to his feet, saluting the two once again, “I-I’ll leave you two to it,um…I-I…good day!” he shuffles away, much for the two pilots’ amusement.

Maverick flicks his gaze towards Rooster, “Well, that was impressive?”

“Hm?”

“The speech,” Mav nods, “Pretty nice. Almost…too nice.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

Maverick shrugs while sipping what was left of his soda, giving his nephew an amused look.

Rooster raises an eyebrow, a playful smile tugging at the corners of his lips. "Are you saying I'm not usually nice?"

Maverick chuckles and shakes his head. "No, no, that's not what I meant. You're always nice, Rooster," he replies with a teasing tone, earning a suspicious squinted look from Bradley. "I just meant that it was a heartfelt speech. You had McAllister hanging onto your every word."

Rooster’s body relaxes, “...oh. Uh.”leans back in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest. "Well, he needed a bit of reassurance," he says, rubbing his chin and scratching the scar on his jawline. "Deployments can be tough, especially for the rookies. It's important to make sure they understand the challenges they'll face."

Maverick nods in agreement. He looks…proud. "Absolutely…you know they will remember your words."

Rooster's expression softens, crossing his arms over his chest with a gentle laugh leaving his lips. "I hope so," he says genuinely. "I want them to succeed, to grow into skilled and resilient pilots. They have potential."

Maverick raises his soda can in a toast. "Here's to their success," he says, clinking the tin can against Rooster's glass. "And to your leadership, kid."

Rooster smiles, returning the toast. "Cheers," he says, “I hope I do good.”

Maverick gives Rooster an encouraging pat on the back. "I have no doubt that you will," he says confidently. "You've come a long way, Rooster.You did great last time."

Rooster huffs a bit, “Yeah, but I knew most of them.” he whispers, “And they weren’t…that young too.” he just couldn’t help but imagine Nicole, one day, wearing that same uniform, with him giving her his blessings and she–no, she’s just a baby, they were going to have twins, there was no time to think about that, “I think I’m just nervous because of Bea and everything.”

“Is she okay?”

“...she looks drained and tired.” he says quietly, ‘And exhausted, Mav. She truly does. I know she’s trying her best to stay focused and calm, for her, for the twins and for Nicole…it’s just, I don’t know,” he runs his fingers through his hair, one of his legs bouncing with nerves, “It’s hard knowing I’ll leave and she’ll be like that here…not alone, but–”

“You’ll still call her.”

“I know Mav, but it ain’t the same,” the Virginian accent seeps out and Maverick just smiles softly, boy his nephew was so head over heels still. Just like his father was towards Carole, “I want her to be okay. And…calling does help but…” he earns a few pats on the back, making him chuckle softly and look over towards Pete, “Just like my dad?”

“Worse.” he laughs, “But it’s okay, at least it means you’ll take care of them…now,” he stands up to his feet, ‘I think it’s a good time to check on her messages, just like you did five minutes ago. I’ll throw everything away,” he nods to the empty packets and glasses on the table, “Go on,Romeo.”

Rooster just smiles, pulling out his phone and exhaling out in relief when he saw that Beatrice’s father was awake. That was good…then he got a picture, of no one else but Beatrice, curled under the covers of their bed, with Nicole next to her.

Bea (12:02)

Hey bro, it’s Mike. Just letting you know I got your girls home safely. I’ll be here until Bea wakes up.

Roos (12:02)

Oh, wow, thanks Mike.I really appreciate it. Are they okay?

Bea (12:04)

Bea is out like a light,I’m gonna make something for her when she wakes up. Everything's good here. Don't worry, I'll take care of them.

Roos (12:05)

Thank you, Mike. I owe you big time. 

Bea (12:07)

Eh,I’ll let that pass cause you are my favorite brother in law. See you soon,bro.

Roos (12:08)

Thanks again.

Rooster  gives one last look at the picture of his girls sleeping, rubbing his thumb over the screen, over Beatrice’s closed eyes and Nicole tiny frame engulfed by her mother’s arms and he just…feels a longing already. “Everything will be okay.” he whispers, “Everything will be okay.”

Everything will be okay.