#tatum is the kids' godfather

[auroralightsthesky]

Just as simple as can be (John x Lena)

Summary: A simple life is all John and Lena could have ever asked for

Songfic: Inspired by my favorite Florida Georgia Line song “Simple” and Taylor Davis’s amazing cover version of “Colors of the Wind which can be found here 

Pairings: John x Lena, mentioned OCs

“Thanks for coming out here man,” John said as he and Tatum drove along the dirt road that led towards his and Lena’s place. 

“Not a problem,” Tatum replied. “I needed to get away for a while and didn’t want to stay at a hotel. I would’ve stayed with Steve but I guess Maryetta’s in no condition to have people staying over.” 

“Well, Lena will be happy to see you,” John replied. “And the kids too, they can’t wait to meet their uncle.” 

Tatum couldn’t wait to meet them either. All of John’s group had married during the postwar years and all had traveled to be with each other for the occasion. When John had asked him to come out, he hated the thought of having left his beloved Mary back home, but he had promised to be back soon. Yet Tatum was excited. He hoped that his nieces and nephews would be excited to see him. 

They finally reached the house on a small plot of farmer’s land with plenty of space for critters and the kids to run around on. The barn was a bit dilapidated but Tatum figured that no one would have cared in the least. “Well, here it is,” John said. “Casa de Basilone.” 

Tatum thought the place was absolutely perfect, no crowds of people, no congested streets or litter on the sidewalks.......if he and Mary ever found a place to go this would be it. 

The front door swung open and the older Basilone children came barreling out of the house, the storm door clicking shut behind them as they charged across the lawn to greet their uncle. 

“Uncle Tate!!! Uncle Tate you’re here!! You’re here!!” 

Tatum yelped as they tackled him into the grass, throwing their arms around him and littering him with kisses. The three girls and three boys bombarded him with question after question, not having seen him since they were too small to remember. 

“Uncle Chuck did you set your hair on fire?” Francesca asked. 

“Is it true that you ate bugs when you were in the war?” Anthony questioned. 

“Did you keep a knife in your boot?” Johnny asked him. 

“I wanna learn how to shoot guns like you and Daddy, Uncle Tate!”“ Lucia blurted out. 

“Ok, ok, kids c’mon get off Uncle Tate and let him get up,” John told them. 

Anthony, Francesca, Lucia, Johnny, Michael and Aida moved aside so that Tatum could get up before he and John began herding the small children back into the house. They spotted Lena standing on the front porch with another child in her arms, a little one who was still too small to be picked up by his older brothers and sisters. 

“See you guys have been busy since the war ended,” Tatum chuckled. 

“You have no idea,” Lena laughed. “I’m grateful for all of them but they drive me crazy, they’ve even scared the drill instructor down at Pendleton.” 

Tatum laughed as he gave Lena a hug. “Who’s this little guy?” he asked. “I don’t think you’ve formally introduced us.” 

“This is the last of our bunch,” Lena said. “And your namesake.” 

Tatum couldn’t believe it. “Wait what?” 

“Yep,” Lena replied. 

“Tatum Stephen Basilone, born on the anniversary of VJ Day,” John said proudly. 

Tatum was still in disbelief as Lena handed the little one off to him. Pitch black hair and dark eyes like both his parents, Tatum thought his nephew was absolutely perfect. A few happy tears fell from his eyes as the little one lifted his head and placed a went kiss on his uncle’s cheek. 

“Aw look at that,” Lena remarked. “He loves you already.” 

“He did the same thing to me two weeks ago,” John said. 

Tatum laughed as he kissed the crown of his nephew’s little head. The years had been good to them all.......and so would be for the rest of their days. 

Hello @lewis-winters​ I promised ya’ll a sequel to “Wait for me” and here it be me friend!!!

[jungle-angel]

Ok ok ok can you do Rhett's son's first love?

Oooooooooooh honey, this is a damn good one!!!!! (lol)

Rhett was honestly a little worried for the boys when they all started dating due to his own reputation

But when the first girl came home it wasn't so bad

You guys thought she was a perfectly nice, respectable young lady

She seemed to make Tatum happy enough

But you, Rhett, your son's twin brother and the rest of the kids kept an eye on her just in case something didn't feel right

Sometimes you and Rhett would test her to see if she could handle the craziness that was the Abbott household

Again, she seemed to handle some of it ok

There came a day when Tatum informed the whole family that he was gonna join the wildland firefighter crew

Oh did this girl HAVE A BIRD

You and Rhett really saw this girl's true colors and it wasn't pretty at all

You and Rhett sat out on the porch that night, just the two of you

Rhett's not big into moonshine, but the minute that Royal's jar of apple pie moonshine came out, you knew he was steaming

You thought Rhett would be really bad with the girls when they were dating, but when he saw how unsupportive Tatum's girlfriend was, you thought he'd chase her across the back field with a mallet

"Darlin I ain't one to pick on a girl, but that little witch has to go"

It was really hard for Tatum to break it off

But when he realized what he wanted out of life, he knew he couldn't do it with someone who couldn't support him

And it was especially hard for you guys when his fire team was deployed to Montana

You and Rhett worried about him all that summer

Until one day in August when you got a call from an old family friend

John Dutton of all people had called. John and Royal had been best friends and neighborhood miscreants growing up and when Rhett was born, Royal and Cecilia named John as Rhett's godfather

Your jaws were on the floor when he told you that Tatum was dating his granddaughter

You knew her and you knew her well, a sweet girl but totally feral

It was a little awkward when Tatum brought her home to meet you guys for the first time

But you very quickly saw that she was a much better fit

She was totally supportive of Tatum and everything that he did

And you guys let her stay with you whenever his fire team had to go out of state

And you were forever grateful when you officially welcomed her into the family as your daughter-in-law

[ineffablequeers]

"But what about the horns?"

Crowley sighed, trying to keep a smile on his face without laughing.

"That's just a legend, Adam. Demons don't actually have horns - I mean, if they do, that's just aesthetic, but then again our mortal forms are quite changeable while our essence is not. So you could see me shapeshift, but if I were to show my real form I wouldn't be able to add anything to it."

Adam took a bite off his sandwhich and then drank some of his lemonade. Then he shook his head.

"Alright, no horns. But what about the tail?"

Crowley wanted to slam his head on the table.

"There is. There is no tail, Adam. And no fangs, no nothing. Just-" he pointed at his glasses. "Just the eyes. And the tattoo, which I can't hide. Unless I wear make up, but even then, it's hard. It's made to show others that I'm. You know. A demon."

Adam nodded solemnly, and kept eating his snack. In the background, an old gramophone was hiccuping its way through Art Tatum's Tea For Two. Crowley was slowly tapping his foot to the beat, while checking the oven behind his young godson: he'd be blessed if he let that stupid croquembouche burn. He'd invented French Cuisine, and he would not be beaten by his own invention.

"Why do you cook instead of just magic-ing your food?"

Good Lord, this kid was a menace. He loved him so much he felt like he'd combust.

"Well, we do that sometimes. But I, for one, love cooking. It's hard and it takes a lot of skill and it's satisfying-" he realized his motivations were slightly un-demonic of him. "And besides, it involves fire. Hell likes fire." There, much better now.

"Can you turn into anything?"

Crowley turned into a snake and then back to his human self, before giving the boy a look that demanded some kind of wow or amazing!

Adam blinked twice.

"I can. Technically. But it's the most natural one- I mean, you could crawl everywhere, but you walk because it's more natural."

"And because Dad throws a fit if I get my trousers dirty with mud. He doesn't like grass either."

"Yeah, that too." Crowley agreed. He wondered briefly what having a Dad would be like, before shrugging and standing up, walking to the fridge to take the limoncello filling out.

"What do I call you?"

That question left him standing still. Adam munched on his sandwhich.

"I don't know. Foul fiend is a bit outdated, isn't it?"

"Yeah. Can I just call you Dad? You said you're my godfather, right?"

Crowley's cheeks became as red as the flower he turned to dust out of shock.

"I- I'm not sure your Dad would like that very much. And you can't call me, him and Aziraphale the same way, right?" he hated the sudden high pitch of his voice.

"I'll ask Pepper what she thinks. Can you turn into a girl?"

Crowley's mind went to his closet upstairs, filled to the brim with suits and dresses and high heels and his heart jumped in his chest.

"I can." Then, more quietly, "I do."

"Why?"

"Dunno. Feels right. I spent the whole Roaring 20s as a woman, just ask your godfather about it. And then another eleven years after you were born. It's just-"

"Natural," Adam interrupted him, looking up with awe in his young eyes. He'd be less impressed if I told him I was Superman, Crowley thought. He just nodded, and Adam beamed.

"Can I see, one day? I think you would look very pretty. Especially now that your hair is longer, you look more... you."

"Sure," Crowley whispered, breathless. Adam wanted to see him. Adam didn't think he was weird.

Many humans did, and he couldn't count the times someone had shouted at him in the streets. When Aziraphale was with him, the unfortunate human would encounter a fate worse than death. When he was on his own, they would have the worst week of their miserable life. Or month, depending on how happy he was that day.

"Wow," the kid said, dreamily. "You're the coolest demon godfather ever."

Crowley hid his pleased smile in the oven, pretending to check the dessert.

"And you're the strangest little human I've ever encountered," he replied from behind his croquembouche, hoping it'd hide his red cheeks.

[zaritarazi]

so uhh just found out that channing tatum is kid zano’s godfather and ive never been more disappointed in nick

but maybe channing is the real victim here. did we consider that?

[kaos-sverige]

Jimmy Kimmel’s FULL INTERVIEW with Al Pacino

Published on Jan 17, 2020

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[buddyrabrahams]

Jayson Tatum played LeBron James in a game of 1-on-1 when he was a kid

LeBron James is obviously the biggest key for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the man who could play the most significant role for the Boston Celtics is 13 years his junior. That would be Jayson Tatum, and the 20-year-old rookie has quite the entertaining history with LeBron.

Like many NBA players, Tatum grew up playing AAU ball with some of the best young players in the country. His father, Justin Tatum, was high school teammates with former NBA guard Larry Hughes, who happens to be Jayson’s godfather. Because of that connection, the first time Tatum squared off against LeBron on the court was when he was about 10 years old.

In an interview with Michael Lee of Yahoo Sports, Justin Tatum revealed that Jayson played LeBron in a friendly game of 1-on-1 during the Cavs’ first NBA Finals run in 2007. Since then, Justin has always stressed to his son the importance of not being intimidated.

“He knows from me, my thing is, they’re just men. You know how to play. Find a way to enjoy the game and … just don’t ever be afraid,” Justin Tatum said. “He carried that through his whole career and it’s going to keep enhancing as he gets older and better. Right now, I just love to see him be confident. This doesn’t intimidate him or frighten him.”

Perhaps LeBron didn’t remember who Tatum was, because the Celtics star had to ask King James to follow him on Twitter about five years later. Tatum mentioned his connection to Hughes in a hilarious tweet that resurfaced this week.

@KingJames Follow back it's Larry Hughes nephew from st. Louis and Abe and Rj Lil cousin and Justin Son Follow Back pic.twitter.com/AnOnb7E8

— Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) April 13, 2012

Tatum could very well be the future of the NBA, and some of the game’s biggest legends have already been taking note of the things he is doing on the court. You can bet LeBron has, too.

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