#nora looks amazing tho

[discountsoysauce]

This movie is June erasure

[ryuto12]

RWBY Headcanon's Maybe Part Thirteen?

I'm still not sure what part it is, but here we go. Literacy headcanon's cause I've seen like five of those so here are my thoughts.

Also no hate for any of these, I have really messy handwriting and despite being forced to learn cursive in elementary have a lot of difficulty with it and it makes my writing almost unreadable.

All of RWBY can read but Ruby is dyslexic. Weiss writes in perfect cursive, Yang and Ruby's is average for kids their age, and Blake has that nine-year-old messy handwriting, but Blake is the only one to know sign language.

JP can read and write fine. NR? Not so much. Ren's handwriting is super messy, and Nora struggles with reading.

Oscar writes super fast so it looks messy, but if he slows down you'd think he was addressing a letter to a king.

CVY are all fine with reading and writing. Fox learned some brail while at Beacon so he'd figure out the correct restroom. Not a lot of learning in Vacuo tho, so he knows only the bare minimum.

Tai was taught to read and write at school, Raven taught herself as a kid, Summer faked her way through Beacon unable to write with minimal reading, and Qrow forced himself to learn after the Teams split so he could go on his own missions. They're all dyslexic.

Ivori is the only member of FNKI who can do cursive. Neon and Kobalt can't read or write but Ivori's a good teacher. Flynt is alright.

May learned to write in super neat cursive but spites her family with messy four-year-old handwriting. Fiona learned as a kid in the mines, but Joanna and Robyn had to get a crash course at the Academy.

Sun can't read or write, but SSN is helping him learn, which he thinks is entirely unessecary for his career choice, but he knows Blake loves to read so it's all for the pretty lady.

Neo can't drop the old habit of writing in beautiful cursive. Roman learned to read from Neo.

Emerald learned to read when she was little before she ended up on the streets and still loves to read. Despises cursive, can't do it.

Mercury was forced by his dad to be ambidextrous with his writing so he'd more "unpredictable", but he couldn't learn much with his dad smacking him over the head and calling him an idiot despite never actually teaching him the letters. To spite the bastard he has Em teach him in return for hand-to-hand lessons after their V6 argument.

Rhodes couldn't read so teaching Cinder was out of the question. Salem taught the young Cinder in a surprisingly quick and efficient way, with a kindness you shouldn't think an immortal witch conquering the world would be capable of.

Watts' cursive could replace the dictionary definition of neat.

Tyrian can't read, but if you ask him how to spell something he pops off with perfect spelling. Physically can't write with how many times he's broken his fingers.

Hazel the kinda guy to start his morning with a cup of warm coffee and a newspaper. Excellent reader, amazing cursive.

Salem has practiced her writing for thousands of years, it's beyond perfect. Knows so many languages, and secretly has been collecting literature for a few hundred years.

Adam didn't like reading, and quite honestly saw it as a waste of time. Couldn't read or write.

Ilia learned cause she wanted to connect better with Blake.

Ozma has the same collection hidden away somewhere, and just as elegant handwriting as Salem.

Goodwitch writes like she's sending a letter to her grandmother, with perfect grammar in the most amazing cursive.

Winter, the highly dyslexic child who didn't get diagnosed until she joined the military. Struggles with spelling, but was forced to seem perfect as a kid, a habit that stays with her even now. Only Penny knows the truth, and it dies with her.

Whitley can write in perfect cursive, he prefers the writing of elegantly turning every letter into a perfectly drawn dick to piss his dad off.

Penny can hypothetically write perfect cursive, but she gets really excited while writing and it ends up so messy. Re-written multiple times before being sent.

Alright this is enough for now, my wrists are starting to hurt. Carpal tunnel go brrrrrrrrr.

[wikiangela]

thoughts on rwrb as I was watching:

under the cut bc spoilers lol

(also, I was gonna reread the book before watching but i didn't manage, so I don't remember a whole lot lol maybe for once I won't be biased when it comes to a book adaptation haha)

damn i miss June

Taylor as Alex is just such perfection, I love him already and I'm not even 10 minutes in - just purely Alex vibes through and through lol

Nicholas as Henry is amazing too, the casting is really so good

Zahra is already stealing the show sns 😂

the initial animosity and the overall dynamic between Alex and Henry is just hilarious and I'm loving it lmao

they cut the cornetto scene??? wasn't there promo with it?? whyyy did they cut it, it was so iconic wtf 😭

wait what?? aren't Alex's parents divorced in the book?? I got so confused I had to go make sure I wasn't making it up lol (after finishing the movie I get it, having him there wouldn't impact the story in any way whatsoever haha)

omg the texting!! and the phone conversations!!! loving it!!

I'm loving how their relationship progresses rn, as they just get to know each other, it's so fun to see

the chemistry between Alex and Henry jfc, the LOOKS, they haven't even kissed yet and I'm already feral over them lmao

aaaaah, the new year's party and the KISS!!! that whole convo!!! screaming!!!

I love Nora so much, she's amazing and so cool, and I love her relationship with Alex! (still missing June and our White House Trio tho 💔)

who tf is Miguel, I don't like his vibe sns

the way Henry grabs Alex's hair when they're kissing omg 😩🥵

my god they are so smitten already, just the looks between them feel intimate lmao

oh my god the sex scene!!! I felt like I was invading their privacy lol, like, it was sooo intimate - the chemistry between those two is really something, and omg the HANDS 😭 "most people are" 😭 why do I wanna cry during a sex scene 😂😂😂

I adore Ellen's accent, it's so pleasant

Henry calling Alex "dear" has me weak every single time 😩

"technically I'm the spare" pls Henry is so fucking funny and sassy, I love him 😂😂😂

"the B in LGBTQ is not a silent letter" CRYING 😭❤️ istg the bi rep in media lately is so good and so validating and I love it so much 😭 and the way Alex was so hesitant and could barely say "I'm bisexual" to Henry, and now he's laughing and casually telling his mom "I'm bi" 😭 so happy for him but also so jealous, I want this 😭😂😂😂

"you need to figure out if you feel forever about him" one of my fave lines from the book tbh, I love this so much

Ellen is the coolest mom lmao

I miss June lol

the karaoke!!! did Alex just realize he in fact feels forever about him 😩 or at least that he's in love?? god 😭 and it was literally all in his face, so good, give Taylor all the awards, he's amazing

"it's like there's a rope attached to my chest and it's pulling me towards you" 😭 and Henry's face oh no we're getting to the "break up" point 😭

also, both those actors are just so talented, you can see every single emotion in their faces jfc

"what difference would it make if I did" baby nooo I'm crying

the argument, the museum scene, "I can't help falling in love with you" the dancing, the way they're so soft with each other, and so in love - I am in tears

"history, huh?" 😩 I LOVE THEM

noooo the emails 😭 I knew this would happen but omg nooo

Alex's speech with the montage of how awful things are for Henry are bringing me to tears again - and the ending montage was so cute omg

Alex is so in love jfc it's literally radiating off the screen lol

Zahra is just amazing lmao - "you might be lousy at keeping secrets but I'm not" 😂 I'm in love with her 😂

"I'm white and upper-class so my affection comes with strings" again, he's sooo funny 😂😂

the crowd under the palace!! Henry's reaction!! I'm sobbing!!

crying, sobbing, screaming rn, I loved this movie so fucking much

okay, so final thoughts:

it was great, I loved it, I enjoyed it, so much of it was just perfect, the casting, the chemistry, the development of their relationship - amazing

obvi they had to cut a lot bc limited time etc but I'm still bitter about June and the cornetto scene lol - I saw people say that it should've been a limited series, and I lowkey agree (plus the emails! obvi it's a different medium, and there were a few, but with how big impact they had on the story at the end, a series could devote more time to them fr)

I also saw some people say that the pacing felt rushed but i didn't feel that tbh, it was great

overall, immediate impression: fucking loved it, I cried, I laughed, it kept my attention the entire time (which is difficult lately lol) and now I really wanna reread the book even more haha

it was a fantastic queer romcom, I still wanna cry over it - there were quite a few changes to the book, which always kinda sucks, but as someone usually lowkey critical of adaptations bc I can never get over the changes lol, this one won me over pretty early on, it was just such a great watch, definitely gonna rewatch at some point - maybe after I finally reread the book 😂

also, Taylor and Nicholas need to get all the awards for the best on-screen couple or chemistry or whatever the fuck there is, bc jfc they did amazingly 🔥🔥😂

[makahimetenshi]

How i meet your mother and the story of how Arya Maxson was concieved - Chapter 18

Im not doing fine, like 0 fine, absolutly horrible, I hate it, this days has been horrible

If you are very very very delighted with one fic and want a continuation I didn’t write or post you can donate me at least $5 bucks, most of this fics have next chapters I don’t finish because lack of motivation but hey a $5 is a $5, I see a few reviews and comments that fics that are abandoned months laters receive comments of wanting to know what happens next. Here it is, I finished my handling with you all, enjoy the fic

This time he wasn’t as defeated as the last time, he was confident, happy to tell everybody he was going to be the best dad ever with the most amazing woman he ever met

He was still late tho, intentional, to see if they fucking go home to mind their own business but they didn’t retire from the conference room at all.

Still, today he had the conversation prepared, in total control, nobody was going to mock at him, specially with the proof he now had…

He open the gate and enter like anything happened.

-Welcome to the quarterly meeting renamed into how Arthur Maxson knocked up his only sentinel? –said our dearly maester Maxson to everybody in the room with a shiny smile.

Silence.

Of course, nobody liked that

-Very funny Maxson –said one of the elders reunited, already prepared for his unnecessary sarcasm.

-We wanted to congratulate you personally on your pregnancy –said a second elder.

-Even tho we are a little late on dates…

-Don’t worry, I'm sure you alll wanted to make sure we made it through the first trimester without an abortion –said Arthur more spicy than he ever was in this room.

-Well yeah –said a third elder- basically –the first elder looked at him bad- why should we lie? –a fourth elder covered his face with his hands out of shame.

-We are glad the medical supplies you asked us arrived to the citadel safely –said the first elder- I was surprised when you asked

-I had plenty of confidence we would reach to the point were knowing the sex its necessary –reply Maxson

-A healthy girl, im excited to see her first blood samples to check on the mix of Noras blood and yours, maybe there’s no much difference and she inherits the good genes of her mother.

Gosh hopefully that’s the case.

-With the information you gave us the mother is in good state too –said a fifth elder- it’s a shame you retired her from the brotherhood so early, so much potential wasted, she had a good trajectory of service.

-On the contrary, we are planning on having kids until the last of her fertile years

Then everybody in the room busted in laughs

Wa-What did he say? What was so funny?

-Oh he is on that fase right now –said the second elder

-We all have been there

-Kiddo when the first son arrives its all stars and flowers

-But you want me to have more kids –repeated Arthur, more Maxson offspring

-More heirs to your last names if something happens to you or the first one, replacements–the fourth elder laugh. Ok that was just fucked up.

-You know how difficult it was to keep you alive as a kid? And you were the only one! You are alive and breathing by miracle practically

-So what’s the problem…-Arthur didn’t stand this people, they were pretty unpleasant.

-Eventually you will overpass the blooming fase of the first pregnancy –said another- but yeah I agree is a good idea to use until the last of her fertile years, she gave as much needed to the brotherhood service since the beginning, now she can serve…in some other fields…-not exactly as a woman since she didn’t have much future bearing children but yes as a clean adn genetic bank…while bearing children

Arthur didn’t like at all that comment it was disdainful and very disgusting about her.

-Please be extra careful with the radiation around, for pregnant woman its not just dosis of rad-x and that’s all, it can cause abortions or premature deliverys –the third elder spoke- I have a bad experience with that

-We heard she doesn’t exactly lives here in the citadel

-No, since she is retired having an outsider living in our barracks will be a mistake, right now its an exception because she is under medical treatment after…

-After her settlement was attacked –damn Maxson had to shut when they said that- we heard

-You should probably want to fix that Maxson –said the fourth elder- we appreciate her efforts after retirement to make the wastelands a safer place and even giving the brotherhood a space in Tenpenny Tower to rest and recharge energy’s but intervene so she doesn't get in trouble especially now, and for the next few years if she is really the woman you chose to have your offspring.

-Which we really encourage because she is a really good match for you in all senses–said the fifth sighting- she could at least keep the title for the records tho

-I was about to offer myself to court her in the last meeting if Maxson refused-oh boy if he rejected her Nora would accept this old gag? It wasn’t on the contrary on her intentions exactly, it could still serve her purposes of having resources to keep their child safe

-Oh please air comes when you jack off surely –the two elders were joking between them.

The fourth elder speak again- I just wanna say this because I think is important: the fact she ask to not be a sentinel anymore removes her obligations to the brotherhood and the codex, which is concerning for you Maxson - our dearly maester Maxson look at him- Her own place with her own obligations and problems seems like a good excuse to walk away and leave the father figure aside, we ask you to please be present so that does not happen, your children, your legacy, are more your responsibility than hers. Be careful with them.

It was obvious for everyone that they weren’t together romantically as a couple that’s for sure, but nobody was saying anything about it, maybe they see it as a benefit. Mother and father agree to be together and have the Maxson offspring until she cant bear more children. Both strong names with big inheritances and properties

That hit like a rock the bottom of his head: Then what? She will leave? Stop talking or asking help? No way, theyll have to raise them together, raising children takes a lot of time and if they plan to have many…

Its true anyway, he accepted losing her as a capable and excellent soldier and having her as a mother, and he expected her to be a good mother.

What happens after her 60s? sure she can go around to do works and missions surely because he knows her capacities but she will also have to take care of small children and teenagers with him…truth is he preferred his kids to have a complete family, he didn’t have the chance, he wanted to experience what a true complete family is, and be the protagonist if he could, be the father along with a mother, she has that experience, at least for a brief period of time, that’s why she looked for him.

-Like we said before –spoke the first elder at seeing Maxson disturbed- we are glad to have pictures of a future member of the family at this point, hope the next reunion is between crys and dirty diapers

Family? They aint his family

Arya is.

Nora stay in the citadel for three weeks until the bumps and scars on her scalp disappeared and her exams were much better. For Arthur it was like a dream, they did it like rabbits all days even if it wasn’t necessary because she was already pregnant, very pregnant, even the following transvaginal echography was perfect, there it was his princess, moving and eating, he was waiting eager and crazy for her first kicks!

Arya was a little behind in that regard, kicks starts at 4 or 5 months and she was nearly 6 now…but Arthur was happy that he was in good terms with her mom, he can enjoy this moments, the pregnancy was a thing of both parents after all

And gosh her tits were getting filled so quickly, the growing was so fun to see and play with in bed. Nora liked it a lot too

She even has leaks of…she says its more oils and water than milk but it fulfilled all his pregnancy kinks so bad, it tasted so good, poor Nora was pretty ashamed when her clothes get wet, she started wearing hoodies on top of her dresses to not be ridiculized. He said its fine no one would mock at the elders woman but understood what she mean and why she was emotional sometimes, he understand and did his best to cope with her raising hormones, its fine, he was happy to have her there at his side and she seems happy with the company too.

-Hey I have to tell you something -she told him in a moment of peace while sewing small holes in some stockings- I have to leave to Pittsburg for a week at least.

Wa Whyyyyy? Arthur looked at her very very disturbed.

-No way –he said sitting at her side trying to be as clear as possible- what in the world do you have to do there? –that nasty horrible place full of trogs and illness in the air…

-I have some errands to do in the forge –she said calmly- you don’t think my money machine is automatic don’t you?

-You are far too pregnant to risk yourself like that -said the man in denial.

-Well some issues in the forge requires my attention and presence

-That place is full of radiation everywhere, people gets sick just staying around

-Im aware –he raised his eyebrows and shoulders like asking-I now is a risk but I have to…

-No you don’t –Arthur was perplex- you don’t have to

-Im having a problem with my providers how do you expect…?

-I don’t know, send me, I can…-he truly was lost and didn’t know but the way she laughed at him was nasty-what’s so funny?

Cunt.

-What makes you think you know anything about my business? –she said with an innocent smile, appreciating his gesture- what I have to do at Pittsburg? –it was pure innocence from him, he really was nice

Its true, even if they expend a lot of time together he didn’t know her, he didn’t know her enough or even that much, they were almost strangers. Its like they agree to be parents and that’s all, its all what she wanted from him since the beginning.

She offer everything of herself for the opportunity to have his seed and he never asked anything.

-Well you can tell me or give me-he was interrupted

-Orders?

The word was instructions but…

-I don’t want you getting sick because of radiation.

- I'm also afraid of losing our baby if I go there-a hand of her pose on top of his, making him jump in his place- but I have to go for things to not fall apart.

-Please let me help you –their baby was too valuable to loose-im sure I can pay in caps whatever amount you are going to lose with that provider…-she laughed painfuly now.

-You don’t know anything at all –the hand over his pressed with her fingers- There are many problems that I decided to ignore since I became pregnant and that are now accumulating like a snowball falling down the slope, I have to go to solve them, to put my face and my presence, the image that I am still very alive and that no one can keep the forge

Arthur sucked air into his lungs to the stomach and breath out. Then look at the ceiling. Sometimes she was too far from him.

-Please be careful, you are not immune to radiation as you may think –she was strong, many levels above people, with perks and qualities most doesn’t have but that doesn’t make her inmortal, less Arya.

-I know, I still have to figure out a plan to avoid radiation to make me feel bad–much more affecting Arya, he crossed his eyebrows and use all his brain capacity to think.

-I suppose I can ask a team of scribes to modify an exoskeleton of a power armor to make the torso more bigger, it’s the only thing you grow, you are still thinn

-My feets doesn’t agree with that –the hand she was pressing was raised and moved to his lips where he leave a soft kiss- I have two sizes down before my first pregnancy, once your feets grow they stay like that, that’s why I don’t have a big collection of shoes

She was trying to diffuse the subject –Nora –he called, wanting her to pay attention-I really don’t want you to go there

He was thinking in all the horrible scenarios were something can happened to Arya.

-But I have to, theres also problems I promised to fix months ago…

-Please think in our daughter, I don’t want anything happening to her –does he really need to beg for her to not put in risk their baby?

-Obviously I don’t want neither –she didn’t like what he was implying- Im sorry

-Can I go with you? –she instantly denied with the head, like she knew that at any point he was going to ask that.

-Do you want to?

-Absolutely not but I want to protect Arya and…-that’s right, the only real connection they had together is their daughter, and if he protected their baby, he protected her.

-Im not a sentinel anymore I cant have brotherhood influence-Arthur interrupted her.

-Please that’s bullshit you have been sentinel and owner of the forge for 6 years now it doesn’t matter if there’s brotherhood presence…

-I cant –she simply said- I will not, you are an elder, I cant hide that from nobody

He almost wanted to cry, it seems like she planned this for a long time, she wasn’t backing up with anything.

-How can I prevent you from going? -what did I have to do? Lock her in a room at least until she gave birth to their daughter? That aint right.

-You can’t –she simply said, moving her hand to his cheek to caress it- I have to go and solve a lot of management and logistics problems

He stay in silence, his chest was trembling, he feared.

-Its going to be a long week –he knew she was lying, it was going to be more than a week, her missions never were short, she takes her time.

-Let me promise you something -for the first time he saw her falter in something, give in, was it due to something hormonal? Nora had never felt sorry for him nor had she felt sorry for him, she was not that type of person-in case of anything happens im sending a radio signal –he shaked his head amazed

-Of course if something happens you are going to radio for help you moron–now she place a finger in his lips, he didn’t like that, you just don’t shhhhhh the elder.

-Let me finish, once I feel Arya first kicks im sending a signal asking for elder Maxson to come immediately to Pittsburg

Well with that he can negotiate.

She hugged his head and Arthur lay his forehead on her chest, breathing, taking big breaths

-I wouldn’t want to miss that for anything in the world

-Ill be extra careful okay? –it didn’t matter, nothing matters.

-I cant stop you from going anyway.

He could choose to use violence, his power, there was nothing stopping him, she wasn’t a sentinel anymore, there wasn’t a rank subject and they weren’t married, if he retained her in a room or captured her it would be just the elder keeping hostage a civilian, big thing, he wished from the deepest darkness of his heart to do the impossible to stop her and…he woundt…for some reason he couldn’t understand, something was stopping him.

It wasn’t exactly his daughter, in fact the baby was consuming him into a void of darkness difficult to get out, making him wish for her mother to get hurt and impossible to move away from his side where she was safe. The other side of his mind was praying for her safety out there in the wastelands, it was inconvenient, even dangerous for his baby to trust in this woman, but the other side of his mind cared.

He cared.

Knew all the negative things she had and still cared. And if by some reason, crazy reason, she asked for help, he was ready for it.

Arthur only hoped this didn’t hurt much to any of them

[henry-fox-biggest-stan]

Alex’s glasses are actually a representation of himself, the real him, the private him. The fact than he only uses them in private, than no one else aside from people close to him know he wears them proves it. They are a representation of the more sensitive part of him, the part he doesn’t show often, not even to people he’s close to (not wearing his glasses around Nora / June even tho they know and he needs them). Henry saw him on his glasses, and he said it, and it was a part than was meant to stay with us. It was specifically written to be a intimate moment, even if they weren’t really friends there. Henry just had a glimpse of the real Alex. No public face, no too big grin, Alex. And meanwhile that was a version of Alex everyone saw at least one (Henry seeing with glasses on that part of the book, Alex facetiming Nora with his glasses on, June obviously already knowing.) it wasn’t one they saw always, which means than even around the people he loves the most, he still keeps that mask on, that little wall, and meanwhile it’s so much different from his public person, it’s not truly his private him, just close enough to pass for it. In the book is mentioned he told June several times than he didn’t need the glasses, after she insisted (first pages of the book), which can be seen as June knowing Alex has this little wall up, and trying to encourage him to let it break down more often, to always have it down around them, than he doesn’t need to be “Alex Claremont-Diaz, perfect first son who loves politics and who loves being in the public eye and who has an amazing life” around them. Than he can show them his bad mental health, than he doesn’t need to try so goddamn much every single day, than he can take a break around them. Also Henry seeing them that one time, even if they weren’t really friends, could show Alex slowly letting Henry in, even if unconsciously. After all, Henry saw it by accident, which meant than slowly, and not even noticing, Alex was letting his walls down around him. Glasses are also interlaced with vision, which could be about either a) the way Alex actually sees the world (his mental health) or b) how the rest of the world (including the people closest to him) sees him. There are lots of symbolism to take account for in all of the book, from Pyramus and Thisbe, to Sisyphus and Merope, to Henry’s fireplace in his room (I made a whole post about it because it’s so interesting to me and literally no one ever mentioned it before), to Alex and Henry’s feelings being shown as water and fire, both from the inside and from the outside (the rain, the lake, “with fingers than smell like smoke”), the different meaning the word “wall” has on Dear Thisbe note. Yet, another one can be (if looking too deep in) Alex’s glasses. If they were truly no important at all, why would they be mentioned twice, one of the times being part of (is more, creating) an intimate scene between the main characters. In this essay I will—

[canirove]

Red & Blue | Chapter 39

Author's note: This was supposed to be the last chapter, and that's why at the end it feels like everything is closed. But, there were a few things I still wanted to see happening to them, and my perfectionist ass couldn't let the story end without them, so you are getting 3 extra chapters 😁

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“Mason, I have… What are you doing wearing one of Nora’s bibs?” I say when I walk into the kitchen.

“Saving my t-shirt from her” he says, pointing at our daughter. “It’s pasta day, and you know how that usually ends.”

“My favourite sweatshirt knows it well, yes.”

“What did you want to tell me?” he asks, sitting in front of Nora and trying to catch her attention.

“Oh, yes! I have very important news. The manager spoke with me today, and said that I will probably have my first minutes on the next game!”

“What? That’s amazing, gorgeous!” he says, looking away just a few seconds, but enough for Nora to hit the fork with her hand and make it fall.

“Nora…” Mason complains. “We are gonna need a dog to eat everything she throws to the floor.”

“Or a cat. She also is a cat lady like her mum, that’s two against one.”

“Meh meh meh” he says, making fun of me. “Anyway, how are you feeling about this? Nervous? Excited?”

“All of that. But also ready. You don’t know how much I’ve missed being on the pitch.”

“If I already miss it just by being out for a couple of games, I can only imagine how you feel. But what about you, Nora. Are you excited about mummy going back to the pitch and kicking some asses?” he says, trying to make her eat and failing, the fork ending on the floor. Again.

“I think she is excited” I say, trying not to laugh. “I’ll put my things away and come back to help you deal with this.”

“Thank you, love. I’ll get you one of the bibs, you’ll need it too.”

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“I had one of my dreams, you know?” Mason whispers. It is the morning of the game and we are still in bed, waiting for Nora to wake up.

“You did?”

“I did.”

“And? What happened on it?”

“It was about tonight’s game. Arsenal was already winning, and the moment you went out to do your warm up, the fans went absolutely crazy, all of them cheering for you. And when it was time for you to go in… Wow. I can’t wait to see it happening in real life.”

“Did I score?”

“You didn’t. But you played really well, and after the game everyone wanted to congratulate you. Even the girls from the other team.”

“That’s cute.”

“What happened after the game can’t be considered cute, tho” Mason says, putting an arm around me and pulling me closer to him.

“Did the dream turn into a nightmare?”

“Oh, no. Not all. It was a very pleasant dream. My parents offered to take Nora with them, and we had the whole house for ourselves.”

“And what did we do?” I ask with a mischievous smile.

“We practice how to give Nora a little brother or sister. And we did it in the kitchen, the living room, the stairs…”

“The stairs? Isn’t that uncomfortable?”

“Maybe for your back, yes. But there is nothing like trying” he says, his lips touching mine. Though before we can properly kiss me, Nora wakes up, crying.

“Looks like she did have a nightmare.”

“Urgh” Mason says, letting go of me and getting out of the bed.

“Are you going to pick her up?”

“I am. Today is your day, you need to rest and focus on that. I’ll take care of everything else.”

“Thank you, Mason. I love you” I say, trying not to get emotional.

“I love you too, gorgeous” he says with that smile I love so much.

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“Mummy!” Nora says when she sees me leaving the changing room, clumsily running towards me.

“Careful, little one” I say, bending down to pick her up.

“Can I also get a hug?” Mason asks.

“And a kiss.”

“Look at my ship being all cute and perfect!” Leah says behind us. “We should go out to the pitch and take some photos of the three of you. We need to remember this day.”

“That is a really good idea. But why isn’t she wearing the outfit I had picked?”

“I forgot” Mason shrugs. “And I couldn’t find anything red. Or her Arsenal shirt.”

“Of course you couldn’t… What about the hat?”

“It was cold. And she hadn’t worn that one yet.”

“Maybe because it isn’t her size?” I chuckle. “You look really good, tho.”

“Thank you” he says while smiling at me, the dimple on his left cheek showing. Just like happens with Nora when she smiles. Will I ever get tired of seeing them? I don’t think so. “But just so you know, I did manage to do something right.”

“You did?” I say, teasing him.

“My parents agreed to keep Nora tonight” he whispers to my ear. “Which means that we have the whole house for ourselves. The stairs included.”

“The st... You mean…” I mumble, feeling my cheeks getting very hot.

“I’m gonna make my dream come true” he says with a big grin.

“What dream?” Leah asks.

“Nothing, just Mason’s nonsense“ I quickly say.

“Nonsense that has made you blush. Your face is as red as a tomato” Leah says, trying to hide her smile. “Anyway, less talking about what you are going to do later, and more posing for photos. Give me the red and blue content I deserve.”

“You heard her” Mason says, kissing my cheek before he, Nora and I follow Leah onto the pitch.

Mason, Nora and I. My little family.

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[luv-esabella]

hi bellaa! do u have any astrology blog recommendations? or like astro resources in general heehee (i started learning it like a few days ago)

Some of my recs aren’t as active but when I was more into astroblr they were the blogs that taught me so much <3

The beginning people I’m talking about first since they helped me so much when I started

My all time fave ogs: @hillarysss @saintzjenx @rattaemin and le-nora (deactivated but if u could find her post I recommend them <3)

💗 Hills was one of the best ogs and her blog got me started on my astro learning journey. Not as active anymore but I miss her content a lot. If u look at her masterlist she has quality posts <3 (also first astroblr account I followed)

💗 Jen has such a great personality and light ✨ Brightens my dash so much <3 I haven’t seen them as active either but quality masterlist and their content is amazing. Also leo rising, vv pretty haha

💗 Rat I see on my dash every now and then <3 she give updates on her life (I wish them lots of love) Posted more astro content back when I was more active <3 Sweet, supportive, gives good kpop recs if u like lol

💗 Lenora I really miss. Good mix of astro and tarot tips. And they posted good aesthetic posts too. Resilient cc <3 Their art was amazing. Sighs their blog was just one of my faves 💓 On another note tho here’s her website!

The ones above are the blogs I would scroll thru all the time. Literally so smart and brilliant. Idk where I would be without them

Great blogs I rec: @elysiansparadise @astrojoy @sunkissedchld @sacerdotessa @astroismypassion @nikolaiiy @venusfun @softuponsoft @duckiemquack

💗 Elysian has so much knowledge (smartest and brightest cc ever) about specific placements and the aspects different planets make. Her degree series and astro observations never miss

💗 Joy’s personality is so uplifting, great content. Active person on my dash and the colors are always so lively. Looking at their masterlist helps a lot! Also does tarot if u like

💗 Sun posts a mix of astro and tarot. Most of the time I see them support a bunch of pacs if ur interested. But their masterlist u could look thru :D

💗 Tessa I scroll thru their blog a lot. Originally I found them thru tarot games lol. Anyways, their astro content is great, u’ll find good posts. I also love the wlw reblogs as well <3

💗 Astro I feel like I got a lot of basics from. Not as active but great! A lot of content u could read for hours

💗 Niko is the sweetest ever. Got to know them more end of last year. I see more aesthetics post from them rn but if u look thru their blog good content is there :D

💗 Venus I miss. Also an og, I don’t see them much on my dash but I loved their content. Always great to read

💗 Soft has a way with words, I think they cover essentials pretty well <3 Astro journal type blog Also really sweet and into ghibli :D

💗 Duckie is the one of the most supportive and nicest ccs here!! Community inspiring <3 Their theme is so cute as well it’s like a breath of fresh air!

So many more brilliant astro ccs I missed. Usually I don’t @ people either but later I’m going to look back at this post for myself and scroll lol

[julie-and-the-himbo-ghosts]

When I watched jatp for the first time (and a few others after that lol) I didn’t notice that Julie didn’t sing as much with Luke during Edge of Great until someone made a post about it and now I’m watching it while listening to the soundtrack on yt even tho I should totally be working and like woah this actually has a lot of depth while they’re really just singing???

Let me explain.

So Flynn tells Julie to tone down all the heart eyes while they’re playing before Edge of Great right and we can see she is obviously trying to do that (probably bc of the whole “I just had a whole daydream of dancing with my ghost crush to a love song I just came up with while supposed to be dancing with my dance partner” thing, but that’s a whole nother post) bc she’s rocking out with the crowd more than usual and Luke less than usually, etc. But like. The amount of emotion and interaction they do while just performing and all about this one thing Flynn said is amazing

So after after she rocks out with Reggie a little bit (and even has a little moment with Alex), you can see Luke kinda move towards her like he wants to do their mic sharing thingy right after the line “this moment is ours to own” but she turns away from him and vibes with the crowd more and you can literally see him stop moving forward, go back to his mic all sad bc why did Julie rock out with Reggie and then Alex but then ignore him?? And he sends Alex a little ? look before going back to normal singing, but he still looks a little sad and he shoots julie a bit of a confused sad look too before getting back into the song

(Sorry for the bad quality this is all on my phone and yt oof)

And then when he gets his solo bit and Julie goes to vibe with Reggie again he gives her The Look that I’m sure has been giffed many times

And they lock eyes and it’s kinda hard to see and a bit obscured by her hair, but you can see Julie giving him a similar look

And THEN while they’re staring at each other dead in the eyes, Luke does a little headshake thing which is him saying “hey hey come sing with me pls? 🥺” in like the most obvious way he knows and Julie’s face goes from sad pining to like kinda strained, trying-not-to-express-my m-true-emotions smile and she turns back to the crowd fairly quickly and she has this rather forced looking smile (it goes back to normal pretty quickly once she vibes with the crowd more but still)

And a little bit after this, at the “I believe, I believe that we’re just one dream / away from who we’re meant to be” part, Reggie comes over to sing in the mic with Luke but Luke just doesn’t move over (which is pretty ooc for him as we know) and Reggie gives him this look like “hey did you wanna sing together?” and he responds with the sad face and Reggie (I love him your honour) goes back to his mic like he understands that Luke doesn’t wanna do some mic sharing atm and maybe even why even tho this is so weird for Luke to do

Not to make a lot of of nothing but that’s pretty telling about Luke bc we always see him go over to Reggie or Julie or he beckons them over to him during every single performance afaik, so him rejecting mic sharing with Reggie while trying (and failing) to mic share with Julie several times throughout the song goes to show that hes not just sad bc he wants to share the mic with anyone then, he wanted to share it with Julie specifically, and her avoiding him made him hurt and not in the mood to do one of his favourite things (the same thing actually) with his best friend, which kinda implies that he thinks of Julie as more than just a friend (“we say we’re friends / we play pretend” parallels anyone?) And all of that gives me so many juke feels for such a small moment wow

And then it’s that thing where Reggie and Alex stop playing and it’s just Julie’s voice and Luke’s guitar (yknow that guitar bit that’s not included in the studio soundtrack) and when he walks up to Julie on the piano he has his real sad/maybe a bit confused/and maybe cautious in a way (?) smile while he plays the chords

But then Julie leans in kinda and gives him one of her smiles so he does too and he starts smiling this like puppy dog “okay we’re good now” hopeful smile

And so he leans in a little bit more to sing in her mic I think (boy does not stop trying ill give him that) bc he sings for the next line, so obviously he needs a mic right? But Julie stands up really quickly, a big “not in my microphone, Lucas,” and he walks back to his mic while he’s singing the lines “something big, something crazy / our best days are yet unknown” with Reggie and Alex, which is something I’ve never seen (or noticed, at least) him do bc he is always in front of a mic istg. He might have another sad 🥺 face again but I’m not really sure bc we get one small not very great shot where he kinda looks sad and like he’s pouring his sadness into his singing before the cameras moves to Julie and when we see him again he’s back in the vibe of the song

And then the bit when Alex and Reggie poof out. I think Luke was supposed to poof out then too and Julie was supposed to finish solo but he stayed so he could finally get his mic singing with Julie. One bc once Reggie and Alex stop playing and poof out, he stops playing too and lets his guitar hang by the strap while he walks over to Julie’s bench instead of poofing out. And when he sits down, right before singing and right after starting to sing, he has this hopeful, cautious (but in a soft way yknow?) expression. And then the other reason is that when you watch the video several times and at .75x and .5x speeds, you can see Julie startle just a little bit when he starts singing, as if she wasn’t expecting him to be there. But then she starts smiling, kinda like she wanted to sing with him and do their Thing the whole time, but she wouldn’t let herself so she could try and prove a point to Flynn, but then finally realized that she liked singing with Luke. And when she smiles, Luke smiles, and we get the soft end of Edge of Great duet, arguably one of the most iconic juke moments

Finally, all throughout the performance for the whole “she wanted to do the Thing with Luke but wouldn’t let herself to try and fail to prove a point to Flynn” thing: throughout the performance you can see her go all around the stage, like near the crowd, next to Reggie, close(ish) to Alex, on top of her piano, but she practically avoids Luke’s side of the stage completely, never going near him or even getting up close to the crowd past the middle.

Oh hecc this turned out WAY longer than I meant it to be but yeah. All of this is just like a “holy shit this is some amazing writing” moment for me, we stan Kenny Ortega and Nora Sullivan on this blog y’all

[just--a-nb--writer]

andrew joseph minyard's eidetic memory and my thoughts on it:

andrew having eidetic memory is such an unnecessary thing yet it fits him so well ???

I mean, as traumatized as his character is, it's undoubtedly one of the cruelest thing nora has done to any of her characters.

she could have given it to neil instead and explain through different parts of the story his life in the run and all of his identities with great detail, how he never forgets a certain face or technique he can use to defend himself or literally where to find the best oranges in italy.

she could have given it to aaron, a med student who has to remember so many names. I don't even know how people study medicine for fun (jokes, I'm studying to be a veterinarian).

she could have given it to wymack, who must remember by heart every one of his foxes faces, the ones who triumphed in their lives, the ones who survived and the ones who left too early.

she even could have given it to any other fox and make a point about it.

but she decided to give it to andrew and that's a whole different point.

andrew went through many foster homes in his childhood and he didn't stop being abused until his twenties or so. he must remember little details about them that anyone else must have already forgotten at that point.

how he used to play with someone's younger brother until the older sibling kicked him out or the parents moved him aside to make clear he isn't part of them. how someone's father used to make pasta in the kitchen while dancing around and how he wasn't allowed to eat it, but sure it smelled amazing. how a woman's sweater was soft-looking and light blue and how he wasn't given a hug when he needed it by that woman, but instead a new bruise.

the list can go on and on, and andrew must remember every little detail considering he's pretty observant.

but andrew can also remember every little detail about neil's skin and how he likes to eat his fruit, about kevin's rants and the way his smile is genuine and feral in the court, about his brother's complaints about his career and the way he looks at katelyn, and about every other fox that was with him and made their way into his family. he can remember bee's advice and soft eyes, he can remember the way wymack plays with his hands when he is nervous and the way he moves them when he's proud, he can remember how sir likes to take the sun in the kitchen and the way king adores taking his bed.

so, while it's pretty cruel considering his past giving him eidetic memory and while not trying to erase how bad it must be for him, it's nice to think he has other stuff to remember too.

(tho it'd have been interesting to see him remembering things by heart because he cares and not because of his memory and observation skills. specially on the court, not because of the game but because as a goalie, he can make everyone's life impossible for the other team).

(to give some context: I'm not sure how his memory in specific works because nora didn't portray everything following a scientific book, so if there's any misinterpretation I apologize).

(I also like to think that andrew does like books as an escape from his reality in the foster homes because it's unrealistic for him not to ??? and that he remembers quotes of poems and specific books that he likes to say out loud sometimes).

[lucidpantone]

Which seasons would you recommend to watch first from the remakes? The best from each or in order?

The remakes? I dont do remakes(I have watched each one tho) .... I do seasons. There isnt one remake that has an end to end astounding run so no point on limiting yourself to one remake. They all falter at one point or another. Italia is very consistent in watch ability but thats because they didnt take many chances in their early seasons so its very safe and feels very carbon copy to OG.Not totally but some clips are literally identical. Where other remakes do more interesting things in their approaches. So If I had to do seasons:

Season 1

Eva: Skam espana / I like this remake because you get these bonus clips where it showed what Eva and jorge did to her besties and it really flips it on you how honestly she was kinda of asshole and out of line. She isnt completely the victim here and so it makes the story way more textured.

Isa: Skamnl / It feels like almost a different show to me this season and I just think the actress is really good and nl does funny little tweaks. Only thing with nl dont get to invested because it got cancelled early on so your just left wanting more.

Season 2

Wtfock, Italia or Espana.

They are all different takes on this situation but I like them all and I like the couples. Espana its a little hard to pick up if you haven't seen the lead up because(its actually their s3 not s2) you dont know the history between Pomme and Nora and how Miguel is not only trash but really fucking up the love story and you won't get the emotional pay off in s4 as much but yea still good. Standalone wtfock and italia are easy to watch.

Season 3 (The evak season)

This is entirely personal and everyone feels different about the evaks they like so for me personally. 1. Druck, 2. wtfock and 3. espana but honestly all the evak seasons are good for entirely different reasons. Like Marti/nico are also good and their issues in s4 maybe won't make to much sense if you dont watch their season. Elu also has a lot of up and downs even up until today and so for me their season looks very different so many seasons down the road. I will say its nice that skamfr depicts how tough relationships can be and they dont sugar coat it but lucas still a bossy pants.

Season 4

Italia its not even a competition. To be fair this season is a Netflix production so it looks really good and just feels very lux for skam.

Druck isnt terrible you will just be left a little dumbfounded at the end because it does a weird hardcut out of Amira's pov and your left confused wondering if we are done with her story or not and we are but its like a weird transition.

Original seasons

Druck s5 Nora

Its amazing and very emotional because by telling you Nora's story they tell you kiki's and its just really heart breaking. It also makes me hate Alex(s2 german william) even more for the plastic surgery stuff in s2 because you realize how badly kiki was struggling during that time with her body and him making those comments about plastic surgery is just horrible.

Skam france s5

Its not the best season but it may be the best acted. Robin is a beast. The topic is very interesting honestly. Its probably in the top 3 new gen seasons for me and its the one season that was brave enough to prioritize Arthur at the end which doesn't happen much in skam. Also you will hear about "the car". ITs a running joke in the skamverse and it comes from this season. You gotta be in on the joke.

**Tip: If your gonna pick up Maya’s season then you need to watch lola’s season its honestly pretty important you understand Lola to contextualize Maya.**

[ninacarstairss]

Hello bestieeee :D How are u today? I hope u are living ur best life and are well<3

GUESS WHAT?

Yesterday,I finished RWRB!!! How can I even start to describe my love for this book? Hmmm I don’t think that I can put it in words but I’ll say whatI loved about it and by that,well,It’s pretty much everything. All the characters(except Philip the homophobic bitch,Richards the coward and um the Queen) were just so amazing and it was refreshing(yeah refreshing,don’t criticize me for choosing this word) to read about them and I learned so much from each one and there’s no doubt that they inspired in many ways.Tho I love all of them immensely,Henry and Alex hold a special place in my heart.The way Henry and Alex grew up through the book and let themselves to truly be the people they are at the end even after all the consequences they were ready to live with left me happy and hopeful.But I think that Alex and Henry couldn’t have been themselves one day in front of the whole world if they did not choosed to know each other and fall in love through this journey.Its beautiful to see how Alex who never expected to bond with Henry,was so grateful that he had the chance to do so.And there’s Henry who for so long,he had to pretend that he was someone else and live a life that was painfully untrue and unfair to his own feelings but he still managed to be the kindest and generous person that he could be and that,made my heart break but proud.I love them and lemme tell u,they are one of the most power couple and even THE power couple that u could possibly hope for. I love this two and If I want to find comfort,I’ll always look up to re-read some scenes with them(😏😎💕).What else?Ohh it was gracefully written and the way the characters expressed themselves was really relatable and I could see myself in them.There’s the plot who was entertaining and I just adored the aesthetic of this book(I mean the places that we saw etc).The whole story captivated me.RWRB is without a doubt one of my favourite books that I’ll eternally recommend(maybe not to my parents hehe cuz of the um spicy scenes👉🏼👈🏼,u know?).That’s pretty much that,I could talk about RWRB more but I know it will end up be a novel just about how much I LOVED IT. I can’t wait to read One last stop by the same author who made me feel countless of emotions in just one book.

P-S: Expect to see me posting(poems and the wonderful Chia already helped me giving me some ideas,aesthetics,drawings etc and maybe even a fic? Or a few?I’ll see). Alsooo,I’ll start SOA so lemme tell u if someone doesn’t mind to share my thoughts about this one and wish me luck for all the pain that I’ll be going through this one too).Why do I like pain so much?

Tagging some RWRB simps who I want to thank for bearing my thoughts and making me so excited for this book and hopefully I did not annoyed anybody: @shadowhunting-hooligans @carstairgray @gabtapia @niastormsanctuary-bolastairkanej @queen-born-out-of-fire @clarys-heosphoros

EVERYTHING YOU SAID. EVERYTHING.

ok let’s do this right i’m gonna try with a coherent answer—

hii bestie!! i’m fine and honestly now i’m even better because this ask just made my day and i read it twice because how could i not?? it’s literally exactly all i thought when i finished the book and i still think about all this 24/7, even after a month. this book is literally everything and it just stays in your veins.

and, honestly, you chose the perfect word. refreshing it’s exactly what this book is. except for those three horrible unnameable characters, all the characters were really refreshing and the relationships between them were so good and healthy that it was really refreshing. i loved alex and henry’s relationship, how it was developed and how it was built, it was so wholesome and it was definitely refreshing (yes now i clearly can’t stop using this word) to see so much communication and all this getting to really know each other inside out. and i totally agree, without knowing each other so well their story wouldn’t have been the same, they wouldn’t be so aware and so sure about going public and taking all the risks and consequences of that.

and their growth, both as individuals and as a couple, is amazing. the way alex is grateful to have met henry and how he learns to know himself better thanks to henry and how he learns to steady himself and slow down and the way henry learns to accept himself and learns that he deserves happiness, all of that without ever losing his kindness and his ability to love beyond measure even after years of being forced in the dark, always makes me emotional. they truly have some of the best character development i’ve ever seen, and it’s subtle and not rushed, and at the same time it’s so visible and tangible.

they’re definitely THE power couple and also THE comfort couple. seriously half of their scenes are the softest thing ever and they’re perfect for every mood. like, want to feel happy and laugh? reread the great turkey calamity or the karaoke scene. want to feel that sort of calm and soothing happiness? reread the scene at the beekman or alex’s speech at the end. want to get some serotonin? reread all their phone calls, email and texts. there are literally so many scenes i reread almost on a daily basis.

and i totally agree, the book was amazingly written, i loved the sceneries and even tho all these characters are probably the least relatable characters ever —considering one is a prince, one is the son of a president and the others are also involved in these spaces — they all end up being incredibly relatable, so much more than a lot of other characters i’ve read about. june and nora are also characters i loved so much because they were so relatable and so real.

rwrb is definitely one of my favorite books ever too and i can’t wait to read one last stop, from what i’ve heard so far it’s just as amazing!!

and i assure you bestie, you didn’t annoy anyone!! i loved reading all your thoughts and this last ask gave me life so pls do share your thoughts with the song of achilles too!! you’re gonna have to suffer and cry a lot there but it’s worth it, it’s really an amazing book. i’ll be here for moral support love 🧁🧁♥️♥️

anyway i hope you’re well too and having an amazing day, aside from the constantly missing rwrb part, because that’s gonna last a lot of time. ily and i’ll be waiting for more comments to cry and rant with you <33

[the-hate-keeps-me-warm]

kisses and cuddles

wooooooooo time for some more fluffy shit yall i loved making this so much this sorta relted to my weed garden fic but you dont need to read it (be cool tho)

Ruby was sitting in the cafeteria with Oscar and penny she was too tired to pay attention to what the two were talking about penny sitting across from her and Oscar was excitedly talking about something while Oscar liens looking interested she’s unsure how he’s so put together they were both up late hanging out dreading comics and it’s only 7 am she leaned on Oscar and closed her eyes hoping to get a little more sleep before She had to do missions she had a relatively short one today only a search and destroy so maybe she could get home fast and take a nap Oscar nudged her shoulder and she lifted her head “hey don’t fall asleep if you don’t eat you’ll be grumpy” he says she fakes a pout and starts eating the gross cafeteria food she assumed that atlas food would be good sense it’s so many rich folks but no she’s actually had  better tasting mres or maybe she was just getting spoiled eating Oscar and rens cooking “ruby why are you so tired did you have trouble sleeping” penny says drawing circles on the table with her finger “no me and Oscar were up late last night and I only slept like three hours“ penny frowns “while I am happy you and Oscar are spending time together you require at least 6 hours of sleep for maximum field efficiency” ruby just nods “so why don’t you seem tired Oscar you couldn’t of slept anymore than I did” she says with a yawn he shrugs and says  “I guess I’m used to it I had to wake up early back home so I always didn’t get a bunch of sleep” penny raises a finger “actually according to my scans  Oscars brain is only running at 89% efficiency and his hear rate is faster from his normal 48 beats per minute to to 51 it is likely that he simply better at hiding his tiredness” Oscar slumps “penny do have everyone’s heart rates memorized” he says exasperated “yes I also have all of your medical charts on file and criminal records why” he raises a brow “criminal record?” Penny nods “yes several of your team have criminal records qrow having the longest with 22 counts of public intoxication as well as 3 of public indecency and” ruby raises her hands “trust me you don’t wanna know the rest they had to make a new law for one of the things he did but who else has charges?” she tries to wake herself with conversation and it sorta works she also learns some new and unsettling things about her friends but eventually breakfast ends and she starts to get her gear ready she’s loading rounds into one of crescent roses magazine when someone knocks on the door to her locker room “it’s open” she calls out and incomes  Oscar he’s holding a small Tupperware box and a small metal tumbler “hey I wanted to give this to you before you go” he says with a sheepish grin he sets the box next to her and hands her the tumbler it’s warm and smells good “it’s coffee, don’t worry I added way too much sugar for you and the other thing is a surprise you said you don’t eat a lot on missions so I made it for you it’s a bit of an experiment so tell me if it’s bad” she’s grinning ear to ear and stands up from her weapon bench and hugs him “you are the best and I’m sure it’ll be great” she gives him a kiss on the cheek she’s been slowly trying to work her way up to kissing him on the lips but nose and cheek kisses were enough for her he smiles and his cheeks get all rosey  and he hugs her back and says “be careful ok sorry I know you can take care of yourself but just you know“ she squeezes him a little “yeah don’t worry I know  I’ll be careful and when I get back we are so taking a nap mister I’m not that tired” he giggles and looks up at her with a smile  “you won’t hear me complain and uh before you go could I uh kiss you like um on the lips” he says nervously she leans down pressing her forehead to his and smiles she smells his breath it smells like chocolate and coffee she feels her cheeks heat up to match his and says “I’ve been wanting to do that for a while now are you sure you want to ” he nods his head wordlessly she takes his hand and gently presses her lips to his its short and maybe a little clumsy but it makes her heart soar when she breaks the kiss Oscars breath shakes slightly  and a little panic starts to fill her did she mess it up did he hate it and then he smiles and it all fades away “that was really nice” he says rubbing her knuckle with his thumb then there’s a knock on the door frame she looks up and weiss and Blake are standing there weiss looks annoyed and Blake is grinning “time to go ruby morning Oscar” wiess says already turning to walk away ruby quickly gathers crescent rose and Oscars gifts and says “bye Oscar I’ll be careful byeee” and dashed out the door behind the others Blake nudges her shoulder “your lucky I made weiss wait  ,god you two are adorable” ruby squeaks “will you stop spying on us”  “we weren’t spying you two dolts left the door open” weiss says annoyed 

 The mission was boring as she thought it was gonna be how normal soldiers couldn’t handle this she’ll never know on the airship ride home she opens   the box Oscar gave to her a note on top says “have a great day and stay safe” she smiles at the note and sticks it in her ammo pocket  it looks like a brownie is some kind and yang leans over and says “where did you get that”

“Oscar made it for me” she says taking it out of the container it smells like a peanut butter protein bar “ooo come on share with me pleassss” yang says putting her hands together “ugh your lucky I’m a good sister” she breaks off a small piece and hands it to yang and takes a bite of her own and it’s amazing it Taste like a peanut butter brownie but somehow better it’s somehow not dried out or crumbly yang seems to have a similar opinion “god if you don’t marry Oscar i will his food is too good”yang says with a laugh  she kicks yang in the leg “I know right I can barely eat the cafeteria food anymore” her and yang chat a bit about food until they finally land Oscar is standing on the landing pad waiting for her she bounce on her heels excitedly despite how tired she is when the door finally opens she rushes out to hug him “how did it go” he asks wrapping his arms around her shoulders “oh it was easy but soooo boring I don’t know why they asked us to do it” she says leaning into him he chuckles “well I’m glad it wasn’t dangerous at least did you like it” he asks sheepishly she puts her head on his “yeees brothers it was great what was it” he unwraps his arms and looks at her “there’s no name for it yet but it’s kinda like a protein brownie was it too grainy or anything what about the after taste” he asks “I didn't even realize it was supposed to be healthy” she puts her hands on his shoulders “Oscar I’m gonna need more of that” he smiles “happy to make some more tonight” he says proudly yang walks past and ruffles his hair “make sure to make enough for me too kiddo” and walks off “how about that nap ruby my teams still on mission so we should have some time” he says taking her hand “yes please” 

They walk back to team alpns dorm room after ruby changes into something more casual Oscar was already wearing his normal clothing he sits on his bed and smiles “I’m gonna get to have two naps today” she sits down next to him and throws her arm around him "you and your team  sure like your naps huh" he smiles as they lie back on his bed "honestly who doesn't like naps I never use to be a huge cuddler but it’s nice to have someone close to you, you know” they lie back Oscar resting his head on rubies shoulder “well I do  wish my team took naps together sometimes yang is a big cuddler too but Weiss  doesn’t like being warm and Blake can’t sit still even so less than you” he snorts as he takes her hand running his thumbs along her knuckles  “well I’m sure the others wouldn’t mind you joining our naps if have to ask but i'll warn you ren sits up in his sleep  Jaune snores and i talk in my sleep” she raises an eyebrow “you didn't last time” she says “that's cause we were smoking  but if i take a nap or if im really tired you can actually talk and I'll talk back” she grins “well what do you talk about”  he rests his head on her chest “usually about my aunt or all yall but Nora has told me i say lots of stuff about you if i'm asked” he says his cheeks getting just a tiny bit rosy she grins and plants a kiss on his nose “well i hope i get the chance to ask but i'll probably fall asleep first im super tired” she rolls over and wraps herself around him oscar adjusting to lay on her arm pulling a blanket over them "well if you can get me to talk I'll answer any question just nothing to embarrassing please" he says  “i would like to know what you have to say tho so maybe i'll try to hold out just a bit longer” she says closing her eyes as oscar lets out his relaxed sigh about half of Oscars communication was nonverbal she liked to mentally catalog the things he does when he relaxes he lets out a long almost high pitched sigh it makes her happy to hear that and it helps her relax her thoughts starts to get fuzzy as sleep takes her she wakes up a few hours later laying on her back oscar laying on top of her them both having wrapped around each other she hears quiet murmurs  coming from him to quiet to understand "Oscar are you still asleep" she whispers no response "Oscar are you comfy" he nods his head "of course I'm comfy I'm cuddling with ruby" she snickers he was definitely still asleep "who's the coolest person you know" she she's "ruby for sure she's so good at fighting and everyone trusts her I wish I was more like her" she runs her hand through his hair "how do you feel about ruby " she asked "I'm in love with her she makes me feel strong and weak at the same time when she's with me I feel like I'm safe and that we could do anything together i want to be with her forever" she's crying now "oh shit I didn't expect him to be that honest" she thinks as tears run down her face "I love you too Oscar"     she kisses the top of his head “you know i never used to want like romantic stuff and all the fluffy garbage i just wanted to be a huntress and fight grim stuff like that but you  make me want that stuff i wanna take you on dates and like hold your hand and stuff there are a bunch of things i wanna do like” she pauses resting her head on his “i forgot you were asleep for a second i'm starting to embarrass myself i do love you tho i dont know when your supposed to say that we've only been i guess dating for what 2 and a half weeks my dad always joked that huntsmen relationships move really fast nothing like holy shit we might die to move a relationship forward right but you make me feel like i don't know amazing and I love being with you you make all my worries disappear even if it's only for a little bit and i'm rambling and your not talking back” oscar lifts his head “its cause im awake and i love it when you ramble” she feels her face light on fire “w-what when did you wake up” he hums happily “around we might die  i think it was nice that stuff you said you can ramble longer if you want what that new gun you saw in that magazine” she smiles “it's a roller delayed blowback sniper rifle its a smaller caliber than crescent rose but it has a longer effective range because of the way the bore is shaped i prefer bolt actions to semi automatics for a long range rifle semi autos have there merits and stuff it's a lot lighter than crescent rose as well on account of it not also being a giant scythe you know i was thinking about carrying a pistol too crescent rose is great but shes heavy and she's also really hard to conceal  even when shes folded speaking of i need to clean her gears a bunch of dust got in them today you said you wanted to learn weapon maintenance i could teach you today if you want” “sure i can learn there's a lot of things oz knows but it's like a big library without a librarian its all jumbled up” she scratches the back of his neck “well i do not understand the dewey decimal system but i'm happy to help” they both giggle at her joke ruby keeps rambling until the rest of team alpn return 

Oscar is walking ruby back to her dorm they come to her door and they turn to face each other and oscar rubs his hands together “so ruby uh I got permission with ironwood to leave school grounds as long as someone's with me so I was wondering if you’d like to maybe go out like on a date” she smiles and puts her arms around his shoulders “sounds amazing sweetie I’m free this weekend where do you want to go” he blushes and says “well I actually have something in mind but I wanna keep it a surprise if that’s ok” she kisses him on the cheek “of course casual clothes or should i dress nice” he shakes his head “i mean it's really up to you but were not going somewhere fancy just a place I think you'll like" she smiles and kisses his nose and he leans up a little so there lips are level "can i kiss you again" he asks just above a whisper her pressing her lips gently against his is her answer they  hold the kiss for a few moments Oscars hands drifting to ruby's waist when they separate  she says "i think we're getting pretty good at that" Oscar smiles avoiding her eyes "yeah um It's certainly enjoyable" they break the hug "I'll see you in the morning I'll make that stuff you like ok" he says "yes awesome you're the best Oscar good night" she says as she slips into her from her teammates giving her knowing smirks 

[julemmaes]

One of the kids and their first crush.

First Crush

A/N: Set in the same universe as this and this (I’m gonna make a masterlist soon I swear), Cal (18) finds himself in a weird situation and doesn’t know how to handle things. I introduced Elucien babies in this one, everyone else will come by later on and very slowly I’m gonna introduce every other child.

If you’re new, this is a next gen collection of one shots, for now only about Nessian kids specifically. In this one, Ezra is 22, Cal is 18 and even tho they don’t appear, Nora is 13, Celia is 12 and Andra is 10. Nate and Theo are 17.

Send prompts about whoever you’d like to read more about and also very slowly I’m gonna give yall every single one of those:)

Enjoy!

Word count: 3,432

Cal brought his hands to his hair, "Oh my god, what's wrong with me?"

Theo, leaning against the car next to him, chuckled, "In my opinion the correct question would be what isn't wrong with me- Ouch." the boy turned to his twin, "Why did you hit me?"

"Because you're being a dick," Nate replied, glaring at him, "Stop talking shit."

"Why did I agree to this?" asked Cal shocked, looking up from the road and shifting his gaze from one cousin to the other. Two pairs of brown eyes locked onto him and then, in a synchronized motion that never failed to make Cal cringe, the twins shrugged.

Theodore and Nathaniel Vanserra were two of the most handsome boys in all of VHS. They both had the natural grace of the Archeron sisters that all cousins in the family shared, but their father's beauty that they had acquired over the years was one that made it easy to hate them with just one look. It was humanly impossible that such beautiful people could exist.

"Because you like her and want to date her, maybe?" asked Nate sarcastically.

Theo threw him a look, "Who's being an asshole now?"

Nate huffed then turned back to Cal, "Listen to me," he took him by the shoulders, getting so close to his face that for a second he was afraid he was going to kiss him, "You've been drooling over Rania for months. Months, Cal. And she finally made the first move because you were too chicken to step up."

"Chicken?" laughed Theo beside them.

Nate closed his eyes taking a deep breath, deciding to ignore his brother, "She asked you out. You accepted. You're going on a date." he shook his head confused, leaning even more towards him, "What's wrong with that?"

Cal looked at him wide-eyed, imagining Rania's crystal eyes sparkling with excitement at the prospect of going to dinner with him, so different from the rust brown, almost red ones that were staring back at him. "Nothing, it all adds up," then he cleared his throat, "Shouldn't you be home by now?"

"What time is it?" asked Nate taking two steps back. Cal felt the air return to his lungs and he sagged against the door of his car. Well, his and Ezra's car.

Theo cursed checking the time on his phone, "Shit it's almost three."

Nate nearly broke his neck as he lunged to grab his backpack on the ground and then started running in the direction of their house, yelling a simple hello to Cal and for his brother to hurry up. Theo's eyes went wide, snorting with an amused grimace on his face.

Cal huffed out a laugh, "It's not three o'clock is it?"

Theo shook his head, with a lopsided smile too similar to his father's, "Not even close." then turned to his cousin and threw him a flying kiss, starting to walk after Nate. "Call me if you need any advice on what to wear."

Cal gave a thumbs up and then slipped into the car.

It didn't take him more than ten minutes before he arrived home, but once he parked his car next to his mom's, he sighed.

He needed to talk to his dad.

Cassian would certainly know how to handle this situation better than he was doing.

The front door burst open and a distraught Ezra, visibly in a hurry, opened the driver's door, grabbing his brother by the shoulder and pulling him out of the car.

"Ezra!" shrieked Cal with wide eyes, "What the fuck!"

"You're late." the eldest pointed out to him, then tossed him his backpack with a stern look, "Here."

"Sorry." Cal murmured, then pushed his hair out of his face, "I got stuck with Theo and Nate, I didn't notice the time."

Ezra stopped the frantic movements, looking at him worriedly all of a sudden, "Are you okay?"

Cal nodded, licking his lower lip, "Just Raina."

"Oh." murmured Ezra, "We can talk about her tonight when I get back if you want." he smiled at him, then seemed to remember that he was running late and Cal didn't have time to correct him and tell him that the problem was the exact opposite of what he thought that Ezra was already backing up.

The silence that greeted him in the house was unsettling.

"Hello?" he asked loudly enough for anyone to hear.

"In the kitchen!"

Cal smiled and kicked off his shoes before following the smell of lunch.

"Hi Mom."

Nesta was perched on one of the island stools as she munched on a cereal bar. "Hi dear." she looked up from her book to smile at her son, but turned serious, "What happened?"

Cal dropped his head back, huffing, "Am I a fucking open book?"

Nesta frowned, "No swearing."

"I don't see Andra here." he glanced around him opening his arms.

"I don't care, I don't want you to say them." and before he could retort, "And in this case you could have just as easily said I'm an open book without the need to shove fucking in it." she pointed out to him.

Cal nodded, knowing full well how pointless it was to engage in this conversation again. He pointed to the table set just for him, "You're not eating?" then arched an eyebrow, "Where is everyone?"

"I ate with Nora and Celia and then took them to practice. Andra is at school like she is every Wednesday." she got up too and sat down across from him at the table, closing her book and resting her chin on one hand, she asked, "So, what do you have?"

Cal took a bite, "Dad?" he asked with a full mouth, avoiding his mom's gaze.

"At work." then she huffed, "You failed a test?" guessed the woman.

Cal laughed, "Like that's even possible."

"Did you get in a fight with Theo and Nate?"

"I don't think that's possible either," he replied in a small voice.

"Cal," his mother's hand rested on his. He was forced to look at her and sighed, seeing the concern in Nesta's eyes, "Are you okay?"

He nodded. Evidently with not enough conviction because the woman in front of him bit her lip down thoughtfully.

"If you want I can call Dad and ask him to come home early," she offered, "If you want to talk to him, I mean," then continued, "You know he'd be here in three seconds."

Cal nodded again, knowing full well that his father would rush home even risking an accident if he knew one of his children was feeling down. Setting his fork down next to his plate he brought his hands to his face. He hated his mother when she did that.

He looked her straight in the eye as he told her so.

Nesta looked even more concerned, "I'm sorry," she told him, probably feeling guilty for pushing him too hard to talk, "if you want I'll leave."

"Nono," the boy replied promptly, then grimaced, closing his eyes. He grunted before muttering, "Raina asked me out."

He doubted his mother knew who he was talking about, but it didn't take a genius to figure out it was the girl he liked.

The room filled with an awkward silence.

"Ah." was Nesta's only response.

Cal resumed eating, his head down, "And I don't know what to do."

"What do you mean?"

"I've never really liked anyone before," he said, "and Raina is...she's special."

He smiled, thinking of the billions of braids she so proudly wore every day in a different hairstyle.

"Did you say no?" asked Nesta. Cal felt her curiosity even without the need to look at her.

He shook his head, "I said yes," he confessed, "but I need dad to tell me how to act. I don't have a clue what to do. Where to take her, how to dress, whether I should text her first. All that shit there- sorry." he smiled mischievously when Nesta bounced him again and hoped he'd taken her mind off the real problem.

"And how come," she began, "I can't be the one helping you?"

Cal looked at her at that point, "Because you're not a people person." he pointed out, "Dad managed to win your heart, it won't be that hard for him to give me advice on how to win Raina's." he took a sip of water, "When I think about it, dad and Raina have a very similar personality. " he shrugged, "So he can tell me what he likes and I can do it for her." he nodded as if he had discovered the Holy Grail, but that sly grimace disappeared from his face when he saw his mother's expression.

She sighed, her eyebrows so high they almost touched her hairline, "Dear, that's the dumbest thing you've ever said in your entire life." she told him in amazement.

Cal opened his mouth wide, offended, "Mom-"

Nesta raised a hand to stop him, "Let me talk."

He nodded once.

"First, answer these simple questions," she began, "What were you going to do about it this afternoon?"

"Ask her if she was okay with Friday night to go out." he said without hesitation.

"Good." she smiled at him for half a second, quickly becoming serious again, "And where would you like to take her?"

Cal tilted his head to the side, not understanding where this was going, "Why are you-"

"Just answer."

"I was thinking of taking her to the diner, to Ben's," he replied, unsure of his choice, as a faint blush made its way across his cheeks.

"Perfect." she gave him the thumbs up, "And since it's a diner, you'll just need to wear simple jeans and a t-shirt, or am I wrong? Nothing too fancy or flamboyant."

The boy huffed, irritated that his mother was giving him all logical answers to his senseless and fake concerns. "Okay, and your point?" he asked, scratching his forehead.

Nesta smiled at that, "My point is that these aren't your real problems and you're scared of all kinds of other stuff."

"I really don't like talking to you about this stuff." he muttered, folding his arms across his chest. They both knew that wasn't entirely true. They both knew that if either of them were really uncomfortable, they wouldn't be able to get a word in edgewise.

"Yeah I didn't either." scoffed his mother, "But I would have liked someone to tell me that it was normal for me to feel all those emotions the first time I met your father."

Cal frowned.

"You don't have a problem with setting up a fancy date," she told him, "I raised you teaching you what respect and kindness is and if I failed, then dad took care of it.  Because both you and your brother are golden boys and you'll never have to worry about not being offering enough." Nesta looked away, "But while your brother can... handle?" she asked no one in particular, searching for the right term, "His emotions relatively well, you're like me." then she giggled and Cal knew they were navigating waters his mother didn't particularly like to touch, "And I'm a mess when figuring out how I feel."

Cal knew what she meant, so he nodded.

She was right.

Talking to the twins about what was really bothering him had never even been an option. The idea of having to tell them how much he actually liked Raina had been more terrifying than the emotions themselves. He knew they wouldn't understand and would wait until it was socially acceptable for him to tell Raina directly how he felt without scaring her off.

"How about you finish eating and then we'll go for a walk along the river?" his mom suggested, "Or do you have to study?"

Cal shook his head, smiling shyly at her, "I'll finish eating and we'll go." then he took to gorging himself.

Nesta chuckled as she went to get ready to go out.

***

"When Dad asked me out the second time, right after our first date, I said no," Nesta said, looking across the river to the other side, where a couple of older poeple were walking slowly arm in arm.

They had paced for a half hour, in which Cal had told her about how they had met in the coffee shop in front of the school almost four months earlier and how she had offered him hot chocolate. How they had spent a whole day talking about everything and nothing, and how they now had an ongoing obligation to meet at least once a week in the same cafeteria, even though they ate at the same table every day with all their other friends.

Nesta had asked to see a picture of her, and Cal had been surprised to find out that he wanted his mother to like Raina more than anything else at that moment. Luckily, Nesta had been speechless and commented on the girl's silvery eyes, blinking a couple of times before giving him the phone back and commenting with a simple, "She's beautiful."

Now, sitting on a bench along the bank of the Sidra, Nesta was telling him about the days when Cassian had had to struggle to make her his.

"How come?" he asked genuinely curious.

Nesta smiled, lowering her gaze to the wedding band around her ring finger, "Because I liked the first date too much."

Cal furrowed his brow, "Were you afraid the second one wouldn't measure up?"

"No," she murmured, casting him a glance, "I knew perfectly well it would be better than the first."

"So why did you say no?" the boy asked impatiently.

"I knew that the second one would be better than the first one and that the third one would be better than the second one and so on and I was already so overwhelmed with my feelings that I was afraid it might become too much." she explained, "Your father was the first one to get close after so many years of me having my bad friendships and relationships." she frowned.

"If you don't want to talk about it, you don't have to," he made a point of reminding her. He wanted to be helped and would have liked to know more about his parents' lives before them, but he didn't want his mother to feel compelled to share things with him that still bothered her.

Nesta squeezed his hand lovingly, "Don't worry, those things are in the past and I have nothing to be ashamed of." she smiled at him, "I was with someone else before your dad and that man kinda ruined my life. I thought I would never be able to trust anyone in the future again. That I would never again feel the love and affection I had felt for him." she huffed out a laugh. She brought both hands to her lap and Cal shoved them into his pocket. "Then your father came along and it was all so sudden and I fell in love right away, hard. Completely lost for a boy I barely knew. And it scared the hell out of me."

"Why?" Cal already knew the answer, it was what he felt every time he saw Raina walking down the halls of the school. Every time she bit into a piece of bread in the lunch room and then made a disgusted face at how awful the food tasted.

"Because I could only imagine how much it would hurt if it ended suddenly. If I felt everything so strong in the good, it would be just as strong in the bad, you know?" she turned to him, more serious than ever.

Cal just nodded.

"Your father was hurt by it," she confessed. She began to play with her wedding ring, "He was so hurt, god." she giggled, probably thinking about the night she had rejected him, "He stood in silence for minutes on the front porch of my house gasping, thinking about all the possible things he had done wrong during dinner and the aftermath and we looked at each other and looked at each other until he asked me why and I couldn't tell him. He wouldn't have understood. Or he would have thought I was crazy."

The boy chuckled as he stared out at the glistening water under Velaris' winter sun, imagining his parents as kids, dressed up for a date. "How come you finally agreed to it?" he asked, later specifying, "To go on a second date I mean."

Nesta seemed to ponder how to phrase it, "Because I loved him."

Cal gave her time to process the words. If it was even half as difficult for her as it was for him, he needed to let her speak for herself.

"Because I realized that such a strong emotion, even if it was sudden and all at once, could only be a good thing. That even if it ended badly, I would have the memory of those happy, carefree moments." she nodded thoughtlessly. "I realized that something like that had to be reciprocal. A connection with a person like I had never felt before, not even with Tomas - who I believed to be the love of my life for years."

"I'm glad he wasn't," Cal murmured, chuckling.

Nesta gave him a light shrug, "Me too." then continued. "I knew your father wouldn't give up on me as easily as I was giving up on him. So after the thousandth time he asked me why I couldn't go out with him, I agreed and every time, every damn time, my heart gave out a little more.

"And I got to a point where I had nothing left to give, because he had everything about me. And I was okay with that. I was risking losing myself in what could easily have been a summer fling, but I knew it was worth it.

"Thankfully, it wasn't. Thankfully I trusted my feelings and kept fighting for what I wanted and even though sometimes your dad and I hit bumps along the way, it's still worth it. Every day."

Cal was watching her carefully.

Nesta often told her children that she loved them. He had heard her say I love you to their father many times, but never, never had he heard her speak in that open way, that vulnerable. She must have realized it too, because she took a deep breath, as if she had forgotten to breathe until that moment. Then she turned to him and put a hand on his face. Cal leaned into that touch.

"I just want you to know that you're not alone. That I feel that way too, right away. And I can assure you that if Raina is the right person for you, then she'll understand that too. Maybe it won't be the same for her, maybe it will take her longer to get to where you think you are now, but that doesn't mean she doesn't love you the same way." her eyes grew watery. "And never, ever be afraid that you're giving too much. There's no such thing as too much when it comes to love. Not in these cases."

Cal nodded, not sure he would be able to speak if he tried, but he knew his mother could see the gratitude in his eyes.

He couldn't imagine how his father must have felt when Nesta had confessed his true feelings to him. Cal was sure that the love she reserved for her children was different from the love she reserved for her husband, but certainly not weaker, not in smaller amounts. Just different.

"I know it's scary dear, but trust me when I tell you that feeling emotions so hard will bring you the best memories you'll ever make," she finally whispered.

Cal cleared his throat, not quite sure whether to be calmer or more agitated than before, but he said anyway, "Thanks mom."

Nesta turned to the snow-capped mountains that were visible above the town, "No problem."

They stood watching the river sparkle for too many minutes, but when they got up, Cal hugged his mother so tightly that Nesta was stunned.

They were used to exchanging kisses and hugs in their family, but she felt this was different.

She wrapped her arms around her son, despite the fact that he was much taller than her, and they rocked each other as the boy tried to bring order to the mess that was his head.

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[loumauve]

still pondering the implications of a kid!Aloy au even tho I know nobody but me cares about it it would be a damn mess to sort out what is happening at that time and maybe we don't need another kid saviour story, but there are just so many things that would change with just this small of a change.

setting? entirely different - Carja: still a danger, Nora: probably even more on guard, possible allies: either also still kids or decidedly older than Aloy, Rost: still alive but also not the best ally for sneaking into ruins and leaving the Embrace (also still a lot closer to the trauma of losing his daughter and mate), Aloy: still a kid so would the gene locked doors recognise her as Elisabet or not (how do those darn things even scan dna when it's literally just some scanner lights running across Aloy I have questions)

no Corruptor means no override for Aloy means no cauldrons, but also how many cauldrons exist at that point? which machines are already there and which will only appear later?

tiny Aloy riding a lesbian glinthawk into battle would be amazing but would she have to tame it without an override, look.. would she meet Talanah who at that point was probably either already traumatised or about to be? how old did she say she was? would Aloy make the trip up into the Frozen Wilds and what would she find there, when did Aratak and Ourea get separated and reunite

would kid!Aloy meet Sylens or would she be able to sneak by him undetected?

I would have to do so much research and even then I might still have to bullshit my way through so much. and EVEN THEN I might still write it all terribly and it's just not gonna happen

[makahimetenshi]

Two separated ways - Chapter 11 - Arthur Maxson x Female Sole Survivor x Paladin Danse Fallout 4 Fanfic

Since Fanfiction is counting the views again im going to post more frequently trying to pump up the fic in the search, I have 19 chapters written, which means I wrote all that without expecting any view, which is crazy, like im desilucional, which I am, totally totally

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Arthur doesn’t remember a period where he was this sexually active before.

Mornings and nights. Good morning and good night.

Not actually spending  much time together, dinner, sex, sleep, sex and goodbye, not even breakfast together.

But he waited all day to make dinner together at her side, even with just a couple of hotpots and not much ingredients.

After the first time all his problems vanished. It was amazing.

He tried to locate the woman a couple of times during the day to see what she was up to despite not actually needing anything but he couldn’t find her anywhere. She just appeared at his door at night as usual to make dinner.

One night more beautiful than the last. She had the detail to dress differently and he couldn’t even have different underwear because he didn’t have that much variety actually.

She keep her promise, just want him for sex and a good time.

Although how much this was going to last? Less than a month for sure, to check on her period at least…hu never actually see her bleed, she wasn’t menopausic doesn’t?

Its okay, he wasn’t developing feelings, only an attachment but he better had it because she was going to be the mother of his kids, but not love, no, she wasn’t allowing it either by staying so little. Speaking of which what she was up to? What was she doing now? Surely no project because there was no project summited, she always make it to the nights tho.

Why not ask? If he had the trust for what they were doing why not to ask were she is during the days? He can care after all

-May I ask were you are during the days? –he said one night making  a miereluck omelet, chopping some tato cubes to integrate it to the eggs frying.

-That’s unusual from you –she said mumbling while she plucked her eyebrows sitting on the table, Nora did that, use a mirror to take care of her appearance, it was odd for Arthur but he see the results, after all it was harmless

-I say if I may ask –a bad taste fill his mouth, didn’t expect such  sour reaction, it was an innocent comment

-I’m helping with the restauration of a boat –he turned around to her with a what the fuck face- boats are common among wastelanders –she was waiting  for the dinner with the table ready, cutlery on a side and glasses on the table, some aquapuras bottles at the side prepared…

-Why do you have an interest in that? -and then he remembers what Danse say, that she always wanted more and more.

-There’s a location not so far from here called Point Lookout  -surely more close than Pittsburg- i plan to explore the island

-Do you think that’s a good idea while trying to get pregnant? –seriously think was the correct comment, ironic also

-Well restauration takes a long time, don’t you have faith in me?

He did but anyway –lets just say that the council is going to put a lot of pressure on us to have an easy and non risky pregnancy  -he said and then flip the omelet-is not up to you or me to decide

-You never told me much about the council –Arthur look at her intrigued- im just a soldier after all, not a politician or anyone important

-I wont say you aren’t anyone important with your rank –he said placing a cloth over his shoulder- but you are right you are not someone who moves the strings, lets just summarize and say they are…pretty important to me and not precisely  in a emotional aspect –then he pushed the tato cubes into the eggs, tatos were not very tasty but very humid.

-So you follow their orders?

-Not exactly, it’s a council, we all vote and guide the others, the one who doesn’t follow the general consensus is a rogue one, I also voted and participate in some other people fucked up life choices like I had the total right.

-Like what?

-Integrating back Protector McGraw after he lead one  the outcast groups wasn’t easy from a lot of points of view for example, even I didn’t agree at the beginning

-I see –said Nora leaving her eyebrow tweezers on the table

-We own the others a lot, they are not above me but we always try to not be the rogue one

-Doesn’t that kills your individuality as a leader?

-We are all leaders of the brotherhood, and as history sadly proves, we have to stick together as one, a broken brotherhood does not work –she nooded- You say you were retiring once you get pregnant anyway,

-Im am –he looked at her and raise his shoulders like  he was asking, she laughed  a bit and smiled- relax it’s a easy plan, as much I know the island isn’t a really hostile place.

-I prefer you here, we agree to have a baby together, its not only yours –he sounded pissed, and he was but the reason specifically was because he cant allow himself to loose time and make mistakes, each chance was sacred and if they loose a pregnancy together they were loosing time. He gets  more and more older and she may start menopause

But suddenly and out of nothing Nora stand up and hug him from behind, closing her arms around his waist while resting her forehead on his shoulder- relax, everything is going to be fine –he could feel her smile against his shirt and put him at easy- its nothing dangerous.

-Scavenging its dangerous –he said taking out the omelets from the pan with a fork and a knife

-Ill promise you something then –she said and then he look into her eyes-once I get pregnant I will only do shopping with caravans and merchants, after all we have Paradise Falls now, think on my restauration project as a hobby

-Its it far from here? –his eyes leave hers and place both omelets on two plates

-Not really, near to Arlington Library –he sighted, not no far but not so close. Nora pick up the plates and place both on the table.

-Going may be dangerous, take trips on ventibird, ill authorize it okay? Your trips will be my responsibility

-Only once I get pregnant –she said and leave a kiss on his ear- did I ever tell you that I have a restored working car? Its one of my best jobs.

Silence, Arthur nearly dropped his jaw of surprise.

-You what!?

Now he had fantasys during the noons of fucking her inside a operative car, thanks. Very helpful.

So the weeks passed, until one day while he was having breakfast at the cafeteria Nora for the first time approached him during day

-We need to talk- Arthur stop on his toast and look at her eyes, she looked dead serious.

-Okay –he was being compressive, no problem- I can make a hole in my schedule at lunch and eat together…

-Now –she demanded.

Okay, this never happened before, she didn’t play with his time, that was one thing he can grand to her.

-Alright let me finish my toast and coffee –she nodded and leave.

-Ill see you in your office

When he arrived, she was waiting at the door, both enter like they were hiding something and he noticed her nervous.

-Are you okay?

-Why don’t you sit? –bossy today hu? But okay, she seemed very uncool. He sat on his desk edge and the woman sighted and then give him a piece of paper, Arthur looked at it, specifically the way her fingers hold it, but take it, open and read it.

-Im pregnant- she mumble but the man cant move his eyes from the piece of paper unable to face her at hearing that words- the results of the test are positive.

He sighted outloud, fuck, he didn’t know how to read those results, so he looked at her and she…didn’t seem happy.

-When did you have the test?

-Yesterday, it’s a quick test, I picked up the results this morning, have to threat some people to not talk much, I wanted you to hear it directly from me first–as far he can read and understand the results showed only the 15 mUI/mL of one week pregnancy

-Its everything alright?

-I don’t know, is it? –oh now he understand

-Yes! –the way he smiled put Nora on ease,  she sighted relieved and then run to hug him, at first he paralyzed from her embrace but then corresponded, hiding his face on her neck, wrapping his arms around her waist

He can feel how now she was breathing, relaxing her tense body, so crazy to think that this woman have to gather all that courage to tell him the big news, she cares about him.

-We are having a baby –she said and he nodded, moving a bit, nervous, exited, with a strange sensation in his chest but…

He separated, leave a kiss on her forehead and sighted taking a big breath out and then go to sit on his chair desk, breathing in, now he felt an empty void, Nora look at him not understanding-Impressive–the fact that she as promised get pregnant at her age with only a few attempts, a month only on a woman of her age wasn’t normal at all, it was almost a miracle, but again she had a different health and bodytype from being prewar-  I guess this –he pointed at both doing a circle with a finger- is not necessary anymore

Nora shook her head- I don’t get it

-We can end what we have here…

She take a moment to process his words and see the sorrow on his face, the conflict. She leaned close and place the palm of her hands in his cheeks, raising his head lightly, making him look at her in the eyes, he had sad puppy eyes trying to control and hide his feelings- do you want to?

-What are you talking about? –the fact that now there was a baby inside her womb means that their encounters weren’t necessary anymore

-To end it? –she ask sitting on his lap, still looking at his eyes. Oh gosh for her it is so easy doesn’t?-we don’t have to

Arthur sighted, and look away, unable to move his face he look at the wall, but Nora eyes follow him. The void in his chest increased, causing him pain, a paint that was visible on his face,  make his eyes water –I don’t know

This time her hands moves to his neck, caressing it slowly to finally pose on his shoulders  -Do you wish to end this elder?

He sighted with a painful breath at the touch of her fingers in his neck, he didn’t want to talk, didn’t feel like it was necessary to take this decision either, didn’t realized that reaching this point could give him such dilemma.

-No –he said firmly returning his gaze back to her, he was talking since deep down on his heart- I don’t want to

Then Nora smiled, and caress his cheeks with her thumbs, sticking her nose to his, leaving a little slow kiss with the tip of her lips.

-Good, then we don’t have to end it, its alright –she mumble closing her eyes, now caressing under his beard, scratching his jaw, the man purred in his insides and place his hands in the sides of her thighs-besides its good for the baby that the parents have sex

-It think that’s a myth –he mumble feeling totally calm in every sense

Nora laughed while scratching on his beard-I don’t know, lets try

Yes, he didn’t want to loose this.

-This is our baby –he whisper and she agree happy, leaning his body slowly on top of his, Arthur at feeling her warm figure against his chest move an arm behind her back and the other surrounding her knees to hold her- we are doing this together –she nodded, leaving another kiss on his face with her eyes shut, relaxed.

-Its very early yet –she said- are you planning to announce it?

-To the council? Yes –oh no this was bad, everything she say he had to take it with forceps- why?  What are you up to?

-I have some plans and things to do –she seem  so serene, like she had the control over this conversation, like she had it scripted- things to do when I had confirmation of my pregnancy

Oh nononoon.

-You are crazy, you are now pregnant –a finger stop on his fingers to shush him, Arthur make an annoyed face, you don’t shush the elder!

-Shhhhh I have everything under control, everything is planned to take place at this precise moment –that doesn’t sound good- don’t you trust me?

-What are you going to do? –he deserved to know, this woman was carrying his heir, but despite his nerviosism she didn’t seem afraid  or disturbed at all, its like she knew what he was going to say- where are you going?

Nora take a moment to answer, and just reply with a smile

-I'm going to buy the tower Tenpenny

The man hold on his temple with the tip of his fingers at hearing that and sighted, leaning his forehead against her chest defeated.

-At least can we spend some time before you go?

She blushed and smiled, hugging his head and placing her cheek on top.

-I have a few ideas of how we can celebrate our pregnancy

[beclynn-herondale]

jace + taking care of baby son alone for the first time please!!

Thank you, I love writing dad Jace

This is long but worth it

"well buddy it's just me and you, mommy took your sisters to the store," Jace said to his 6 month old son. And he smiled at Jace, that sweet innocent smile that babies and kids have, the smile of them not yet knowing the hardships of life, Jace and Clary swore they would give their kids the best life they could and they would make it easier for them.

And one of Jace's favorite thing about being a dad is his kids smile at him with the smile of knowing exactly who he is, He's dada

Jace read many books about pregnancy when Clary was pregnant with their first baby and he knew Clary would get super emotional but so did he.

He let his son grap his finger and swing it around like babies do, it's funny how at one point in your life all you want is constant fighting and being a hero and then after all that all you wanted was a family and once you have that family there really isn't anything more important.

Clary and the kids were Jace's world now and they are a world he would protect and love until dies.

"you know I love you right bud," Jace said. Stephen squealed and blew raspberries at Jace "I'll take that as a yes," Jace said with the loving and gentle smile he had for the ones he loved, he kissed his son on the cheek

Jace stuck his tongue out at him, and Stephen giggled, Jace started laughing as well, this is why being a parent made him feel so fulfilled, those laughs your kids gave you when you were being silly

The way they trusted you and loved you without a second thought and in return you give them love and take care of them and make sure they know their trust is safe with you, Jace wouldn't be anything less to his kids, he would always make sure they knew he loved and supported them no matter what, and that they can always trust him.

"listen chickpea, you need to stop being so cute and getting bigger, I want to snuggle you forever," Jace told his son while tearing up cause Stephen was already six months and he doesn't know how it's already been six months since he came into the world and they added another precious light to their life.

When Jace and Clary found out they were having another kid they were both overjoyed, Jace got Clary to agree to a big family, after they had their first kid and Celine started getting bigger, Clary came to Jace with tears saying 'she's getting so big it's not fair' at first Jace thought Clary was hurting and his instincts were to take her into his arms but then he found why and he started crying 'i know it seems like yesterday she was a newborn'

And then they met Eleanora who's parents had been killed on a mission and they took her in, Jace and Clary made sure she knew that she was just as much their daughter as Celine was, Jace having an adopted family himself didn't hesitate taking her in, and then a year later Clary found out she was pregnant with their son

And now Jace was here married with the most amazing and beautiful wife he could ever ask for, who is also the best mom ever in his opinion, and with 3 amazing kids who he will give all the love he can to, he had to admit he was nervous, he knew how to be a dad to girls but not a son yet, sure Max and Rafe are boys but that's different, their his nephews, Jace now had a son and he knew he will teach him to be a good man, he will teach his children to be better then he has been and make sure that they know how proud he is of them no matter what.

Jace decided to take Stephen to the greenhouse, "see chickpea, all these plants are beautiful, they all have a purpose and they all are different," Jace was telling his son as he bent down by a Basil plant "see this you use to cook with to give good flavor, one day dada will make you something with it," Jace said beamingly.

"one day I will teach you how to do all kinds of things, but for now you need to stay little," Jace said as he tickled his son, and was given that adorable baby laugh in return.

"you know, you really are precious, and I swear I will be the best dada I can be to you and your sisters, mommy will too, she's great you know, she also loves to the moon and would do anything for you, and she is the strongest person I know," Jace told his son

"oh, and then there's your uncle Alec, he is amazing and he's making the world a better place for the babies like you, he is the truest person I know and he loves you very much, Alec is a very important person to me and he doesn't get enough recognition, but I know you will look up to him just like I do," he said with a fond smile "also if anyone ever hurts you, your aunt Izzy will fight them, she loves you so much as well and she is one of the most amazing women you will ever meet, tho I suppose I am biased, but most of all Izzy will protect you no matter what," Jace said as sat down with his son in his arms and looked him in the eyes, they were Clary's green eyes.

"and your uncle Magnus will teach you how to put eyeliner on some day, and I want you to know that no one else can show you how to do it better, he'll also give you glitter and you will probably make a mess but you'll have a lot of fun doing that, you get that from me, I like to cause trouble," he said teasingly "and your uncle Simon will get you into all kinds of Mundane movies and comic books and I have no idea what they are about, but I'll listen when you come to tell me about them," he said with a smile

"and then there's grandma Maryse, she is another amazing woman, your surrounded by amazing women, she'll sing to you and play with you and spoil you, she'll read to you and make sure you feel safe, she is my mom and she tried her best to make me feel safe, so I know she will for you too," he said as he was starting to tear up.

"and now we talk about Max and Rafe, your cousins, Max is gonna get you into trouble and Rafe will get you both out of it, and you all will have many stories to tell and you'll be close and always have each other's backs, and they love you so much as well."

"and there's Tessa and Jem they are beautiful people who are so kind and loving you wonder if they are real, you know if you ever need them they'll come with hesitation, and they love you, then we have Kit and Mina, Kit will always make sure you have cookies and Mina will play with you and give you bandages if you need one," he said and saw that Stephen was staring at him like he was listening "and there's aunt Emma, she's gonna spoil you along with your sisters, she calls you and your sisters super angel babies, and she will smoother you in kisses so you better watch out, but she is kind and badass and you'll love her."

"and aunt Lily will say she'll eat you cause your so cute but she won't really I promise, aunt Lily is another amazing woman, and she is a savage, trust me she'll teach you things, and there's aunt Maia, I was not so nice to her when we first met but I grew on her and I apologised, and she loves you, she says she doesn't know how I made such cute babies, but i have to admit your mama had a big part in that," he said with a laugh.

"oh and there's Aline and Helen, they'll love you as well, Aline is another badass and amazing woman and Helen is fierce and kind, Aline will also show you how to throw a good lunch but don't tell mama I told you that, and Helen will make your oatmeal with love," Jace said with fondness.

"and there's Mark and Cristina, they are in charge of the Downworlder-Shadowhunter alliance,and Mark will make you weird sandwiches but he makes them with love, and he'll give you strawberries, and Cristina will sing you to sleep with spanish lullabies, your surrounded by so many people who love you, and you'll grow up to know these amazing people," he said emotionally.

"ah, there's my boys," Clary said as she walked up to them. "What's dada telling you chickpea?" She said as she picked their son up and kissed his temple

"I was telling him he is surrounded by good people who will love him," he said

"yes, so many, sometimes I wonder if you'll even know what to do with it all," Clary said with a grateful and loving smile.

"dada! dada!," Called Cece and Nora, Jace saw them running up to him and they tackle hugged him.

"hey my girls," he said as he took them both in his arms and they told him about their visit to the store and Clary took Stephen to go feed him, cause he was now hungry.

Fatherhood was an adventure and it's a adventure he hoped to be on forever, "alright girls let's go get dinner ready while mama takes care of baby chickpea," he said to them.

And they went and made dinner and Jace would never know what he did to deserve this love he now had but he knew he would forever be grateful and make sure he gives as much love back.

Tagging @khaleesiofalicante cause I know you'll be emotions with me

This got long but I couldn't help myself and I wanted to write about them as a family nas wellz hopefully you enjoy anon and hopefully this isn't too bad 🧡💛🧡💛