#oauughhhe i love them

[marc--chilton]

(mgv) OAUUGHHH lawrence and adam rooming together out of the hospital because it's made VERY CLEAR that they need each other close and safe after the trap. like @lucradiss said, they had to be moved into the same room because even after the smell of blood and shit and fear were cleaned off of them, their distress scent -- raw and unfiltered "NEED, COME BACK, DON'T LEAVE, WHERE ARE YOU, NEED YOU" -- was palpable enough to send their respective floors into a state of unease. and adam's being evicted, and tensions are high between lawrence and alison right now, so....

their new place doesn't scream "doctor's salary" but it's not a shithole either. one floor, too. at first they're in separate rooms but..... lawrence hasn't slept alone in years, and not having adam as close as possible still gives him some unease (if he can't see him how can he be sure he ever came back for him, got him out of there, let him live). he doesn't even get a chance to wheel by adam's room before the man himself is slipping into his. "keep seein' shit in the shadows. think i gotta take the door off my closet."

lawrence grants him half his bed easily. he also learns fairly quickly that adam is a funny sleeper. he burrows and squirms relentlessly in his sleep until he's nearly sideways with his head on lawrence's ribs. one time he woke up to adam sprawled bonelessly across his middle, slightly crushing him but mostly just endearing himself to lawrence.

the point of no return for Feeling Something More for adam was when diana stayed for the weekend. they hit it off well in the hospital already, so he wasn't worried about that. no, it was simply how much adam worried about making her feel safe there, because it might be her dad's place, but her dad has a roommate now and they didn't meet under fantastic circumstances. he doesn't want her to see him like zep, like some stranger in a home that isn't his.

(it is his home, though.)

he's trying so hard for this eight year old who's been through some shit, he wants her to like him, to be okay with him being there, and it chokes lawrence up if he thinks about it too hard. it feels a lot like a binding point between his old life and his new one. he loves them. he loves him.

diana learns what a 'pup pile' is that night. she has no siblings to pile up with, so she never got to learn, which just Isn't Right in adam's eyes. so that night adam stuffs them into their bed with the pillows and blankets from his old room they'll convert to be diana's, says, "three's not much a pile, but we'll work with what we got, right?" and hustles them into something comfortable, twined and piled on each other.

and if lawrence cries a few happy tears that night, well, he's allowed some by now, isn't he?

[sugarcain-sims]

PLEEEAAASE THEY'RE SO CUTE i'm going to lose my mind when they show up in game 😭

noted simblr icon @sugarcain-sims graciously approached me with some sim requests for their family jewels legacy! i don't think i'll upload them publicly, but in case you're curious, see below the cut for more details just for funsies :}

thank you for the request, cain!!

Sumati Rao

Erratic - Maker - Recycle Disciple

As a child, Sumati enjoyed making science projects explode in her backyard. Now, she still enjoys little science projects -- though preferably with less exploding. Scrounging around for parts is her second favorite hobby, overshadowed only by making things with those parts. And, okay, maybe she still likes it when they explode.

Kassandra Jelen

Erratic - Evil - Art Lover

Is she a witch? She certainly says so. Yet no one has seen her cast any of her infamous curses, save for the ones that come out of her mouth when she spots a teenager. Her mind and her life are a mystery...even to herself. Could that be why she wants to pursue the magical arts so badly?

Kalei Valentin

Child of the Islands - Squeamish - Family Oriented

Born in San Myshuno, Kalei always felt like a fish out of water. They'd always been much more comfortable in the land of their ancestors than the rat-infested city that their family preferred. Now a young adult, they finally made the decision to move to Sulani themself, though at the price of leaving their family behind. It was a difficult move, but they have to believe it's worth it.

Adewale Opeyemi

High Maintenance - Self-Absorbed - Cheerful

To Adewale, there is no such thing as too many patterns. Her wardrobe is nearly as expansive as her dreams, but that's not enough for this avant-garde rising star. She wants the front cover of every fashion magazine in Sulani, and she's willing to get as much sand in her shoes as it takes to become a household name.