#they were busy woohooing when she aged up

[cyniibar]

Any hcs on Andre and Marie in general? Or maybe hcs on their life in England shortly after escaping France by the end of Rouge?

WOOHOO ! The weekend is finally here! I can answer this question:

Andre is an optimistic little sunshine. He sees light in every aspect of his broken world. And despite his hardships and his endless suffering, his faith in the Lord never faltered for a second. The old man sings hallelujah 24/7 ever since he came to England. Adapted easily, immune to insults and discrimination considering he once was a peasant from the slums of Paris. Andre was very grateful to have experienced a life outside of France. Starting anew, exploring onto foreign soil with his beloved mistress...

Meanwhile his mistress is currently drowning in this depression that awoken a new kind of agony even more unbearable than the torture she underwent through. Marie Joseph feels like she somehow.... lost.

Defeated by Robespierre, and fled like a coward to escape persecution instead of facing it with ferocity and courage like she had in the past when going against most obstacles in her life. Marie Joseph is not one to regret, but oh, is she constantly flooded with thoughts of "what ifs". If only she had made the move first, drew blood first, or perhaps fought back against the iron troops. But the thought that digs knives inside her guts; is that she should've made a figure of herself worth admiring. For her child, at least. Marie Joseph longed to be the mother that Zero was proud of, and looked up to. Because to Marie Joseph, Zero is the one reason for her existence. Hell was heaven when Zero was brought into her world. Now, they were apart forever because Marie Joseph didn't or couldn't attack the Jacobins first.

Also, Marie Joseph is constantly being haunted with the thoughts of Marie Antoinette. Her dreams are plagued by the Dauphine she knew decades ago. And those memories of Antoinette frustrated her. That foolish queen stayed vain and arrogant to the very end, the most infuriating out of all the aristocrats she ever met. Antoinette, the brat who prioritized her nobility, than all the efforts Marie Joseph made to ensure her safety. Then gradually, she goes through a phase of denial; I gave her a choice, and she chose to act on her own selfish wishes. The shallow queen did not deserve any ounce of generosity. Marie Joseph's denial eventually morphs into guilt.

On some occasions, amongst the busy crowd, there would be English girls ranging from 13-18 in age, with rosy complexions, pale blonde curls, dressed with feminine elegance... Marie Joseph would then do a double look, (not in an attracted kind of way, like Humbert Humbert with his nymphette obsessions) but making sure she isn't just seeing Antoinette again.

Marie Joseph had weakened, left paralyzed for a long period because of the torture during the Revolution. She couldn't escape her anguish, let alone exit her room without assistance. The indomitable Marie Joseph Sanson, reduced to an 'old retarded woman'. For a while, she refused any aid from Andre. Pushed him away and dealt with her physical and mental pain herself. Changed her own bandages, rehabilitated her body on her own. Desperate for action and desperate for strength. Soon, she realized she didn't have the ability to be fully independent as she once was. Only then did she reluctantly called for Andre, once in a long while.

Andre like the worried housewife he is, rushed in, face stained with tears while he helped his mistress. An epiphany occurred to Marie Joseph then, that there will be people like Andre to pull her up when ever she's in the lowest of 'pathetic' like this. She learned to appreciate him more and his help, interacting with him the same as before, but just with less insults and mockery and more equal maturity as she grew even older.

Marie Joseph found a purpose later on, with educating children in need. As they reminded her so much of Zero. She found peace. Found the change she so desired. Her relationship with God got better... somewhat. But Marie Joseph was still the same. Still brave and adventurous, and funny and intelligent. Just more sensible. She can't really act on impulses now, her body never recovered fully.

As Marie Joseph was finally having the life she fought so hard to have, she began to battle with an illness that she couldn't avoid. She had accepted her fate. And in her last hours, only Andre was at her side. She reassured him calmly through his sobbing tears, expressed her gratitude for having him remain with her all her life, and passed away with the thoughts of her Zero.

Andre lived on, taking care of the school in memory of the admired teacher Marie Joseph, he told the tales of Marie Joseph Sanson that were eventually forgotten.

[yooniesim]

Amari Walden for @therichantsim's Quinton!

successful lineage | snob | proper | dog lover moodboard & music taste playlist

quick facts

36 years old, birthday is october 2nd

5'8 (172 cm), loves heels

straight woman, pronouns she/her

biracial - black & indian

from san myshuno, currently lives in tartosa

has two teenage daughters, maria and prisha

went to an university of arts for fashion merchandising in her late 20s

is a model, did mostly runway until she had her children and decided to focus on her health and loving her body, now does a lot of photography and the occasional commercial shoot

has a loving relationship with her parents; not so much with the father of her children

has four siblings and a big family overall

although she is generally a kind person, she is a bit of a snob and has her moments of looking down on things that don't meet her expensive taste

likes: lemonade, pumpkin flavor, dogs, party clothes, formalwear, woohoo, jazz music, polished fashion, deep conversation, family motivated sims, nature enthusiasts, photography, wellness, red nectar, retail, fashion, contemporary decor

dislikes: horses, malicious interactions, blondes, mushrooms, the paranormal

skills: charisma 5, cooking 4, parenting 6, photography 5

backstory

amari grew up in san myshuno to a loving but traditional family; they didn't have much when she was a child, especially splitting everything among five kids, but taught her the value of hard work and family. her parents weren't too pleased when she shared her dream of becoming a model, but with her personality, dissuading her from it was easier said than done. nothing could distract her from work, especially when she was booking shoot after shoot and walking runway after runway.... until she got involved with the "wrong guy" in her words, and had two beautiful children. long story short, she found out about him cheating when her kids were five and three, and he subsequently got the boot (she should've known better when he was also a model and named dylan, but we all make mistakes). since then, she's moved to tartosa with her aging mother after her father passed, focusing on her children and wedding photography business. now that her kids are getting a little older though, she's interested in re-centering on herself... and finding love again!

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[changingplumbob]

Pancakes Household: Chapter 8, Part 3

In this part Bob works on increasing his fame despite being a loner, but mainly it is Iggy's party! Time to join the teen world. The rolled traits/aspiration are set to be... a ride (I didn't mean that as a pun, but when you read you'll understand it kind of works as a pun).

For clarity Bob's nickname for Eliza is Jumble, and Eliza's nickname for Bob is Sleek. I'll try to capitalise them when they're being used as names to make any translations easier.

Harvey: We better head home, mum will have finished her next art piece by now

Carson: Thanks for having us Mrs Pancakes

Eliza: You’re welcome. Iggy dear, before you run off can you help clean up?

Iggy: Fine. But I’m still rebelling

Eliza: Whatever you say

Fergus: Ginger all you have to do it lie down, you do it all the time, just lie down

Ginger: *barks* kid is treating me like an idiot

Everyone else has contributed to laundry duty today except Bob so it’s up to him to hang it all up. He then works on a blue confetti cake for Iggy’s party tomorrow, never sure why birthday cakes don’t improve his baking skill. He had elected to take the day ff work but having done everything he wanted to do at home 2 hours into his shift he decides to head to work anyway, got to impress the bosses.

On his last night as a child Iggy spends some time on the tiny violin while Fergus, outside the gaze of his parents, dominates his homework. He may be rebelling but as a grade A student he does like to do it. Eliza can finally make some business calls, the opportunities always pop up at the most bizarre times. Since she’s still very dazed it doesn’t go well, and she takes Bob’s advice to lie down.

Bob: Shift was crazy. I-

Eliza: I’m awake! I’m awake

Bob: *chuckles* sure you are

Eliza: What were you saying Sleek?

Bob: That critic came back so instead of the mac and cheese I did the lobster dish. He approved but I know he was wanting more cheese

Eliza: Did you bring me leftovers

Bob: Not today. Let’s go to sleep

Eliza: But woohoo! I like woohoo!

Bob: Jumble you’re still smoking, and sound exhausted. I know you’ll want to be awake for the party tomorrow. You need sleep

Eliza: *sighs* Spoilsport

Bob: Happy birthday!

Iggy: Thanks dad. Are you sure I can’t just age up now

Bob: If you do that you can’t go to school today

Iggy: Exactly!

Eliza: No one is missing school. And no one is missing their own birthday party

Fergus: Remember, if you don’t like any of your presents, I’ll take them

Eliza: Will you take today off work

Bob: No, I’ll have time to party before my shift. How about you

Eliza: I need to take the day or I’ll miss the party

Bob and Eliza both feel the need to exercise, they are active sims after all. While Bob volunteers to brave the rain to take Ginger for a jog, Eliza, who is not a fan of getting rained on, uses the exercise machine on the deck. Afterwards she’s pleased to discover her husband hung the washing up properly and takes down the now dry laundry.

Bob: Hello followers. Today we will be doing some lobster. First step, as always, prep. Prep your workspace, prep your ingredients, prep your cooking attitude!

The drone beeps that more viewers have tuned in.

Bob: Now lobster is expensive, not all of us can afford it. We’re lucky that here in Brindleton Bay there’s a fresh supply at a reasonable price. Next time we’ll look at how to get the best flavour for your fish, no matter how fancy, so be sure to tune in!

Bob: Remember guys, putting the dish in the oven is not like reaching the end of a book. You can always take the meal out as it cooks to add more flavour, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do!

The drone beeps to show Bob has gained more followers.

Bob: Thanks for subscribing everyone. Believe me I’m doing much better than if you were here in person. And at long last, our meal! Sparkling with excellence. But we’re still not at the end of the book guys! Final step, as my wife often tells me, is to clean up! If you’re like me, you hate it, but it’s important to keep your kitchen sanitised.

Eliza: Great stream jumble, I kept the computer open to it while Aaron was helping me with my debating

Bob: Please tell me it was on mute

Aaron: You’re better than you give yourself credit for Bob

Bob: I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t need the fame for promotion

Eliza: Charisma is always a beneficial skill

Bob: Don’t mind me, I’m going to start the next book

Aaron: You mentally prepared for your oldest to be a teenager

Eliza: Not even close

The kids get home and it looks like it’ll be an indoor party.

Iggy: Carson, take a picture with me before the height difference confuses the camera

Bob: Cake is up! Where’s the birthday kid?

Iggy: Right here dad

Eliza: Make a wish

Iggy thinks for a minute, then blows out the candles!

Iggy roles the ambitious traits from their parents, but since that can’t be applied as a teen, it’ll be the YA trait. So a reroll lands the horse lover trait, as well as the joke star aspiration despite a weakness for comedy. We have our third pansexual Pancakes and they also rolled being genderfluid. I’m going to do my best googling and rereading of Lumpinou’s LGBTQIA mod notes to hopefully represent them accurately.

The cake goes down a hit and the guests tuck in. Bob has to go to work but Iggy pulls him aside before he leaves.

Iggy: Before you go dad, I just want you to know…

Bob: Yes?

Iggy: I’ve been thinking, about myself and.. I’m pansexual

Bob: Awesome! Just like me and your mother

Iggy: Wait, you’re pan?

Bob: Yeah. Everyone always forgets because we’re in a straight presenting relationship, but we are. I got to head off but I love you buddy, thanks for opening up

Iggy watches their dad go and has mixed feeling about not having time to broach their gender.

Iggy returns to their party and mingles around their friends, trying to get as many selfies as they can to cement themselves as a teenager.

Iggy: I’m so excited to see what high school is like

Amie: Don’t be, it’s not very exciting

Angel: Well I like it

Iggy: Since I already became a llamacorn scout I’m thinking of joining the cheer squad

William: Not football

Iggy: So I can get hit in the face constantly? I don’t think so. Anyway, I’ll see you all tomorrow, okay?

Darwin: Sure thing, later Pancakes

With the party done Iggy heads to the study where Eliza helps them tackle their homework.

Iggy: But what do they mean? Since when is pie a chart

Eliza: Don’t worry, your dad would get stuck but I know all about that

They both stumble through it and Iggy sighs in relief when it’s done.

Eliza: Are you okay? You just aged up with high confidence but you seem downcast

Iggy: It’s just a lot to adjust to mother

Eliza: Want to tell me about it? Sometimes a problem seems less big if you get it out of your head

Iggy: Well I told dad before he left but, I’m pan. He said that was just like the two of you

Eliza: Oh you bet! I like a nice ass, no matter the identity of the person it belongs to

Iggy: OMW mother! It’s hard enough to go from not thinking about romance to suddenly having all these attraction thoughts without hearing about what you find attractive

Eliza: Sorry. I’m just glad you shared this with me. Come give me a hug son

Iggy leans in to her hug, but ultimately has to pull back.

Eliza: What is it?

Iggy: I’m not exactly your son

Eliza: Oh?

Iggy isn’t to sure what to say next but Eliza gives their hand a reassuring squeeze.

Iggy: I’ve realised I’m not a guy. At least, not all the time. I’m this thing called genderfluid, I don’t know if you know about it…

Eliza: If it’s part of you, I want to learn. I promise to listen

Iggy: Okay mother. So you know how most people will have a gender identity and stick to it? I don’t. Some days I’ll feel like your son, some days I’ll feel like your daughter, some days I’ll feel like I’m somewhere inbetween.

Eliza: Who are you today Iggy? Oh shoot, should I call you Iggy? I can change if you want me to

Iggy: *laughs* Hey mother, this is new for me to, we’re both bound to make mistakes. Today is very much a they/them day though

Eliza: Come here then my child

Iggy: *laughs* you sound silly

Eliza: Hey now, if it’s to make you feel happy and safe, I’ll sound as silly as… well, a thing that’s ridiculously silly

Iggy: Socks and jandals

Eliza: *laughs* As silly as socks and jandals

They hug and Iggy feels a weight lifted. They might just float to the roof if Eliza lets go.

Eliza: You may be on the cheer squad, but I’ll always be your biggest cheerleader okay? So will you dad

Iggy: About that, can you tell him? I don’t know how

Eliza: *sighs* I’m afraid you’re going to come out to people for the rest of your life. It’s a side effect of being in a mostly straight cis world. It can help to tell those that love you first, and your dad loves you. I will if you want me to but please consider telling him yourself, I know he’d appreciate it

Iggy: I guess I could practice by telling Fergus, and if that doesn’t blow up in my face I’ll tell dad in the morning

Eliza: That’s my brave- my brave kid. Come on

Fergus is in the lounge trying his best to build a fake volcano. Eliza and Iggy both settle down to help. The three chat and with time Iggy relaxes enough to talk properly to Fergus.

Iggy: Fergus, I got to tell you something. I’m not your brother today

Fergus: You’re not? Why? Did I annoy you too much? I tried to keep quiet at the party

Iggy: No, no. It’s not that. It’s just… I’m not a boy today

Fergus: Oh. Are you a girl then?

Iggy: No, I’m not really either today, and kind of both. But I’m still your sibling. They/them pronouns just feel more like me today

Fergus: Okay. Are you still Iggy

Iggy: I’m not sure. Definitely not when I’m a girl. Maybe I should come up with another name

Eliza: Whatever you choose, we’ll call you. Right Fergus?

Fergus: You bet. Now can we please get back to the lava?

What do you know, both the conversation and the volcano do not blow up in Iggy's face!

Iggy decides to do a workout before bed as they like fitness, but don’t feel like trying somersaults on their cheer mat before bed. Then they head upstairs to their touched up room. We have changed wall colour, as well as the bed and desk to reflect their like of the farmhouse deco style. The bookcase has also been moved to an easier to see position.

Bob: I’m back, let’s go to bed

Eliza: Gladly. But hey, your eldest child wants a chat with you tomorrow before school

Bob: Sounds ominous, I’m in

Previous Part ... Next Part

[imdoingaokay]

May I ask for DAI romance companions reaction to their lover making them a LOVELY piece of artwork for them??

Also if you wouldn't mind, Solas’ reaction as well?

Solas will always be included in the romanced companion dai lineup unless stated otherwise, so don’t you worry my dear anon. And so will Varric because I might as well do what Bioware was too much of a coward to do.

Sorry I've been gone for so long, I've been kept busy with nursing school. Good news, I passed my first semester! Woohoo! I'm hoping to get some more stuff out before I go back to school, wish me luck lol!

A rarely seen, but rumored skill that the Inquisitor had was art. Perhaps being raised the way they were, they got exposed to it and just had a knack for painting, more specifically, painting portraits.

If The Inquisitor’s friends were to glance at the leatherbound notebook they kept so tightly to their person, they would see multiple sketches of landscapes, animals, and the people The Inquisitor came across on their journeys. However, The Inquisitor kept this notebook tucked away in their bag or their jacket when they traveled, so it was seldom seen… almost.

One day, during a somewhat slow day of pomp and circumstance, the lover of the Inquisitor just so happened to come across the notebook… unprotected.

The pair had been taking some time away from stuffy nobles and constant threats to enjoy each other’s presence, except, when a messenger came by, claiming that Leliana had a report for the Inquisitor and the Inquisitor alone, they simply got up and left. Not before leaving a kiss on the cheek of their lover. The Inquisitor’s lover knew it was an invasion of privacy, but, it was the Inquisitor’s fault for keeping it there. So, curiosity bubbling over, the lover peered over to see what had the Inquisitor so fascinated moments before.

It was a sketch of them, of their face. A waist-up portrait of them.

Blackwall/Thom Rainer: Rainer couldn’t help but break out into a smile, he had been working so hard on the little griffon he had been making that he hardly noticed how furrowed his brow must’ve looked. His finger lingered on the subtle details spread across the page, some details so small he wouldn’t have noticed had he not picked up the piece of art and studied it closer.

Cassandra: Cassandra hadn’t even thought of the whole invasion of privacy, in a split second, she grabbed the notebook and stared at the Inquisitor’s work. The book she had been reading was long forgotten. And it had all but dematerialized when she saw the sketch of herself. She could feel a blush slowly creep up her cheeks until she was certain her entire face was red. At the slightest noise, she shoved the notebook back to its original spot, only to quickly pick it back up and inspect her lover’s handiwork.

Cullen Rutherford: He took the longest to finally look, pondering whether or not he would invade his lover’s privacy by taking the shortest peek.

He breaks, of course, less than a minute after he begins his internal debate.

He hurriedly flips through the pages and finds their most recent work, and his breath hitches. 

He traces the beautiful sketch and finds himself mirroring the facial expression The Inquisitor caught him in. He can’t help but get lost in the drawings his Inquisitor has created. Still, every time a soldier walks in, it breaks him from any immersion he had, resulting in an innocent soldier watching the Commander fumble with a notebook.

The first time it happens, Cullen decides against looking again, placing it back in its original place.

Dorian Pavus: The second the Inquisitor was out of sight, Dorian casually grabbed and flipped through the pages of his lover’s notebook happily before stopping, the last page was a sketch of him. He pauses for a moment before a cheeky grin spreads across his face. He inspects every stroke, line, and scribble that decorates the page for what feels like ages. And if someone were to walk by, he doesn’t put it away, a part of him wanting to get caught by his lover. Eventually, he hears his amatus’ voice from far away, and after some deliberation, he decides to return the notebook to its rightful place, positioning it to look untouched.

Iron Bull: He’s subtle, his fingers trace the sketch so gently he can barely feel the paper underneath. He hides the book well behind his large hands and smiles to himself as he traces the image with his eyes. He’s impressed with The Inquisitor’s knowledge of anatomy, as every muscle Bull has appeared to be on display in the portrait. 

He’s one of the only ones who keep the notebook in their grasp, watching his kadan tense up and begin to blush.

“If you wanted me to pose, you could’ve just asked me.” He smiles.

Josephine Montilyet: She takes a minute, and assures the Inquisitor is far enough away before she peaks at the sketchbook. A blush creeps up her face before she’s giggling and kicking her feet as she looks at her lover’s drawing. She’s convinced they took a few artistic liberties as she believes she looks far better in the picture than she does in real life.

Regardless, she becomes satisfied, places the sketchbook back down, and settles back in her chair, reinvigorated.

Sera: She’s immediate, completely snatching up the book before The Inquisitor even leaves, if her lover notices Sera, she attempts to hold it away, claiming they were asking for it when they left it out in the open. She does everything to get away, including climbing on the roof. But once she realizes what her lover drew, she pauses. 

Eventually, The Inquisitor finds her and watches Sera slowly look up, “You made this? I… I’ve never seen… a drawing of me before.” Before breaking out into a grin, she whispers, “Why would you hide this?! This is great!”

Solas: He looks, finding himself far too curious for his own good. Once he sees his portrait, he smiles and leans back in his chair, admiring the work his vhenan put into the piece. He waits for his lover to return, nonchalantly handing over the sketchbook and kissing his lover’s cheek.

“You should draw more often.” He says, “Or maybe I should draw you.”

Varric Tethras: This man read Hawke’s personal journal, The Inquisitor should’ve expected him to look. 

He takes a peak, which turns into a long stare, as he becomes enraptured by the portrait. Soon, he breaks out into a grin and waits for his lover’s return, holding the sketchbook like a trophy.

“Maybe you should do illustrations for my book from now on.” He suggests.

[ox1-lovesick]

★ — stargazer. kth

pairing. astronomy major!kang taehyun x gn!reader genre. fluff, college au warnings. none (?) wc. 1.3k

synopsis. there are two things that taehyun loves most in this world. stargazing, and you. although stargazing with you, might just climb it's way to the top

a/n. HAPPY TAEHYUN DAY !??!! (ignore how late this is) in my solomon era. FIRST WORK OF 2023 WOOHOO (i forced myself to write this) she's not online rn but this is simultaneously for my day 1 @lsrfmxt i miss you sosososo much and i hope you enjoy this when you see it 😔 also mind you i am in no way an astronomy expert all information is from google and bing LMAO

you've always been fascinated with the stars ever since you were younger.

the only way your parents could get you to calm down from a tantrum was to take you outside and sit you down in front of the sky, letting the stars soothe your worries. most kids your age would prefer dinosaurs, or hello kitty, finding your interest with the planets a bit much for their little heads. it was a bit much for anyone since you could go on about them for hours on end.

"i've seen it a thousand times but it's still just as breathtaking" taehyun said, making you hum in agreement. it took a while to find someone who was as enamored with the sky as you were, and it didn't help that your fascination only grew as you did. the highlight of your day was climbing up to the rooftop at night and watching them twinkle in all their glory, tracing constellations with your fingertips. for most of your life it was just you and the stars, not really having anyone to share your love for them with. but then you found him, in your second year of highschool

you were so similar to each other that it almost scared you. your professor had assigned you as partners for a research project and you bonded instantly. your love of the night sky stemming from childhood, being the only thing that kept little you entertained. the way you both would stay up until the early hours of the morning trying to find every constellation and zodiac you could, even forcing your parents to get a national geographic subscription to watch documentaries about the planets and other galaxies. you were practically the same person down to the T.

"we should get going soon, we have to be up early" you reminded him. it was 3 am on a thursday, meaning the two of you had an early morning of classes to get to "5 more minutes, i haven't seen it yet" his tired eyes still trained above you

it was promised (by earthsky.org) that venus would be most visible today. of course, you both are busy college students so you didn't sacrifice hours of sleep on a website alone. with some research of your own using stolen lab equipment, you and taehyun had figured out that it would in fact, be visible from earth throughout the course of this month. so here you were, sitting on your campus grounds staring at sky

the both of you had planned this morning for weeks. figuring out what day would have the most promise of you seeing the planet without the use of a telescope, how you were going to sneak out of your dorms and what you would do should you get caught, and most importantly what snacks you were bringing. although with no sight of venus for the past hour and a half, the whole thing was proving to be quite a bust.

"i don't think it's going to show, tae" you sighed.

"we'll see it, i promise. just have some patience" he asks, fingers tugging at your sleeve. "i've had patience, for 2 hours now. besides, venus isn't going to disappear, we can come back tomorrow"

"no, we can't" he breathed, almost soft enough that you didn't hear.

taehyun never liked staying up late, despite that being exactly what his major needed him to do. every time you went stargazing with him you were on a time limit. two in the morning was the most he could take before getting sleepy, so you'd usually head back to your dorms by now, but today he was adamant

"something up? you hate staying out late"

he sucked in a breath. squinting his eyes at the sky. why was it being so cruel to him the moment he needed it most "i wanted to impress you. so, if venus doesn't show in all it's bright red glory that would mean all the calculations i did were wrong. also, kai hates sleeping alone so i had to pay beomgyu to stay with him for the night."

he runs a hand through his hair, moving his fringe away from his eyes. it had completely slipped your mind until now, he'd been researching so diligently you'd almost forgotten just how much he hated doing things like this, despite how many nights he'd spent complaining to you.

his fingers still playing with the hem of your sleeve. "you wanted to impress me?" taehyun looked to you with wide eyes "no- i mean, you're the top of our class and always calling me useless so i had to prove myself or something..." you stifled your laugh to save him some face, but you couldn't help the smile tugging at your lips as he shied away from your gaze.

taehyun had always hated star tracking, because like most things within your major — at least right now without the proper equipment — you could never be on point. he craved precision, and that's what kept him ahead until now. you on the other hand loved it for that exact reason, knowing you could never guess 110% was the best part of it, and your professor agreed with you. he loved giving you assignments with no definite answer, seeing how far you were willing to go. it frustrated taehyun, and made his grades drop significantly, while you stayed at the top of your class

he spent hours- no, days doing something he hated just to impress you.

"you don't need to impress me" you chuckled. "it wasn't to impress you, i needed some practice in that field anyway.." he mumbled. "is that so?" "can we just keep looking for venus please" he cleared his throat, allowing his gaze to shift back to the sky. you chuckle, allowing yourself to do the same.

you sat in a comfortable silence for a little bit. lying under the stars. the sun would rise soon, and then you'd have to get ready for another day of endless work, there was a possibility beomgyu would tease the two of you for having 'alone time' together like he always did. but you weren't going to think about that for now, taking in the morning breeze against your skin, and basking in the feeling of taehyun's hand tightly wrapped in yours

"why work so hard, taehyun?"

his face scrunched in confusion. "what do you mean?" "it seems a bit useless, no? giving it your all when you'll never be able to see how far your research will go" he makes an 'o' shape with his mouth. you've talked about this before, whether it was all worth it or not in the end. he obviously had to work hard, he needed to get good grades, get his degree, and eventually get a good-paying job, that was the end goal, no matter what job you had

but that wasn't the answer you were looking for, it wasn't the answer he wanted to give you in any case.

"I work hard for you" he starts

"I work hard so that one day you can say "my husband is an astronomer""

he didn't dare to look at you just yet, afraid your silence was a rejection. he took a leap of faith, hoping that everything wasn't just in his head, and all the lingering gazes and touches did mean something.

"astronomy does seem like quite useless as a profession. but that's what makes it fun, isn't it? knowing there's so much out there that you couldn't possibly see it through to the end within your lifetime. it's intriguing. and besides, i can't be second best forever. i'll have to surpass you someday"

he catches the grin spreading across your face in the corner of his eye. breathing a shaky exhale in relief

"are you saying you want to marry me?" he feigned annoyance "out of everything i just said that's all you caught?" you didn't reply, looking at him expectantly. he shrugs in response "maybe"

"okay, deal. if we spot venus in the next 10 minutes, you have to take me on a date"

[fallin4fiction]

Struck by love Gen 7: Shipped Together and Shipped Out

Holden aged up from being an object baby which meant it was time to hustle Kerry out the door . She was squeamish, so probably wouldn’t be much help with diapers anyway.

Kassidy’s feelings for Vega were deeper than they appeared and she developed the love bug trait?!

Kora found her sister’s new love life a great source of entertainment for once. Or maybe she was excited about the celebrity in the room.

Kerry: So…we should be a couple as long as you don’t mind the fact I had a fling with one of your band members.

Vega: I don’t mind at all. In fact , let’s rub it in her face that you decided to date me and not her. Also you should move in, so she has to see us together everyday.

Kora: Yes, room remodeling here I come!

And that’s how Kerry’s old room got turned into the media/music room. Kira’s first order of business was to record a sad vlog about the death of her uncle Noah.

At Kerry’s new place, everyone caught the love bug. Gunther started dating Roxanne and even the other two guys were flirting with each other.

Kerry: Yeah, Kass, I moved out. There was no way I was going to be changing diapers. Can you believe they had a baby before you did, and you were pregnant first! What a plumhole, right? Oh and also Gunther is dating Roxanne now. Weren’t you trying to get with him? I can’t prove it, but I think Kora had something to do with it. There might even be a baby on the way. I left a house with a baby just to join another one! Good thing the nursery is on the second floor. Oh gotta go.

Kerry tried to propose to Vega once, but she turned her down. So she thought she might be a bit more amenable after woohoo.

Kerry: Let’s be Accomplices in Antigone forever. Will you marry me?

Vega said yes.

Meanwhile in Del Sol Valley ey, the Watcher just loaded into the lot when Kassidy went into labor. So much for a baby shower.

Welcome generation 8 spare, Kristina Taylor-Daw

[dropbear-sims]

Welcome to Mt. Cavaro! Pt. 2

This mountain plateau was once nothing but a small seasonal hunting town. Over the last 50 years however, developers took notice of the potential of this location and now, it is a bustling upcoming town. Families and sims have moved in droves to start business opportunities or to take advantage of those who are. Some however, are just enjoying the quiet scenic views and good people.

Time to show the families! There are 14 households I will be playing rotationally. I will show them in the order I will play them.

I will add the Family Description I have In-Game and the additional Information from my Excel Document

MISC INFO

I will be playing wants based, so the sims have to want something for me to do it. (eg: teen sims will not go to uni unless they have the want to on the day of their age up). I will make some of my own choices for the sims when I see fit, like for example: Vera Flast has the OTH of Music & Dance, so I will pursue the dance career as that is what I believe she would do. Both her and Arthur must go to university because they are from a wealthy family that would enforce this.

LTWs can change up until the sim is 10 days deep in adulthood. Because IRL you wouldn't know what you want forever when you're 15. So it's subject to change if I feel the old LTW doesn't reflect the sim.

I am using custom lifespans:

Babies: 5 days

Toddlers: 10 days

Child: 14 days

Teenagers: 22 days

Adults: 40 days

Elders: 9-30 days

If elders pass away after only 9 days, they would have lived 100 days exactly, if they live to the full 30 days, they will die at 120 days.

I am using some mods that effect gameplay

ACR

Edukashun iz Gud (sims need a university education to reach lvl 10 career)

Community Lot Time fix (allows you to play the household when someone is away at a community lot)

Lower wages (Makes the game harder)

Wild Child (allows teen woohoo (risky) and teen pregnancy)

Random school fixes (Fixed snowday, can only bring home certain sims depending on what school they go to)

Hacked computer (allows banking, online shopping and other misc things)

Loan Jar (allows loans)

Welfare Mod (allows low income sims to go on welfare)

(I am using default poses because I dont use posepacks like, ever)

The Flast Household

The Flasts were one of the first families to move into Mt. Cavaro when the development boom had begun, Rodney took over after his father's passing. Even romancing Velma Aster. Who, at the time was the biggest businesswoman in Cavaro but, after being caught cheating with their maid Anastasia: it became a messy and loud divorce. Now, Rodney and Anastasia have two children and have taken over the Aster's old empire. The family isn't perfect though, Rodney is about to age up and Arthur has no interest in ever taking on the role of a business owner- Vera is far to young to consider and what are these rumors about a teen pregnancy, and why is Arthur involved?

Net Worth: $353,169

Essentially my version of the Landgraabs

Rodney Flast (Middle-Adult)

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Pieces

Aspiration: Fortune

LTW: Become Business Tycoon (lvl 10)

Degree: Economics

Career: Business (lvl 9) & Business Owner

Hobby: Fitness

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Active, Playful, Grouchy

Partner: Anastasia Flast (Wife)

Turn Ons: Fitness, Blonde

Turn Offs: Fat

Interests: Money, Work, Travel

ACR: Faithful & Jealous

Anastasia Flast (Right)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Scorpio

Aspiration: Fortune (Secondary: Romance)

LTW: Earn $100,000

Degree: None

Career: Unemployed

Hobby: Film & Literature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Lazy, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): Rodney Flast (Husband), Marcus Cicero (Crush)

Turn Ons: Hard Worker, Charismatic

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Money, Fashion, Travel

ACR: Cheating (Only with Marcus), Never gets Jealous

Arthur Flast (Left)

Gender: Male

Age: Teen

Zodiac: Aries

Aspiration: Popularity

LTW: Become Mad Scientist

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Games

Bank Acct: $1200

Personality: Middle, Outgoing, Lazy, Playful, Nice

Partner(s): Lucia Bennet (Girlfriend)

Turn Ons: Jewellery, Brunette

Turn Offs: Zombies

Interests: Money, Entertainment, Sci-Fi

ACR: Faithful & Jealous

Vera Flast (Middle-Child)

Gender: Female

Age: Child

Zodiac: Libra

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Music & Dance

Bank Acct: $500

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Active, Serious, Middle

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: School, Culture, Animals

The Bhatt Household

Ahan and Navya have been living in Cavaro for about a year. Navya has been building up her business portfolio, with the open of the local grocery store, affordable car dealership and icecream parlour while Ahan has been writing his novels while caring for little Ira. Everything would be going perfectly if local monopoly, Rodney Flast didn't hate them for some unknown reason.

Net Worth: $167, 389

Ahan Bhatt (Left)

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Aquarius

Aspiration: Family

LTW: Graduate 3 Children

Degree: Philosophy

Career: At Home - Novelist

Hobby: Sports

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Shy, Middle, Playful, Nice

Partner(s): Navya Bhatt (Wife)

Turn Ons: Makeup, Logical

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Animals, Sports Culture

ACR: Faithful & Jealous

Navya Bhatt (Right)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Capricorn

Aspiration: Fortune

LTW: Earn $100,000

Degree: Economics

Career: Business (lvl 4) & Business Owner

Hobby: Film & Literature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Outgoing,

Partner(s): Ahan Bhatt (Husband)

Turn Ons: Great Cook, Good at Cleaning

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Work, Weather, Entertainment

ACR: Faithful & Jealous

Ira Bhatt (Middle)

Gender: Female

Age: Toddler

Zodiac: Virgo

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: N/A

Hobby: N/A

Bank Acct: N/A

Personality: Neat, Shy, Middle, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: Toys, Animals, Sci-Fi

The Bennet Household

After a tragic fire accident, Lucia Bennet was stuck homeless and orphaned, but now she has become old enough to live on her own- sucks that a Trailer is the best she can afford. Thankfully she still has her childhood friend and recently boyfriend Arthur Flast. What neither of them yet realise is that they're about to become parents prematurely…

Net Worth: $1,200

Lucia Bennet

Gender: Female

Age: Teen

Zodiac: Taurus

Aspiration: Fortune

LTW: Have 5 Top Level Businesses

Degree: N/A

Career: Student & Employee at Leilani's Business

Hobby: Nature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Shy, Middle, Playful, Nice

Partner(s): Arthur Flast (Boyfriend)

Turn Ons: Facial Hair, Blonde

Turn Offs: Vampires

Interests: Environment, Crime, Entertainment

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

The Taylor Household

Leilani has lived here for the past few years, building up her small fashion brand through her home boutique. Recently it's been difficult to compete with the Flast Monopoly and opening of the massive department store. To make matters worse; her new neighbour has opened a Bakery, skimming her of potential walk-by customers!

Net Worth: $120,835

Leilani Taylor

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Leo

Aspiration: Popularity

LTW: Have 20 Simultaneous Best Friends

Degree: Art

Career: Home Business

Hobby: Arts & Crafts

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Shy, Active, Playful, Middle

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Education, Great Cook

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Fashion, Food, Travel

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available, Jealous

The Abara Household

Tafari is a newer member of Mt. Cavaro- leaving his desk job to indulge in his true passion of baking, running a little bakery out of the first floor of his new home. Hopefully he can befriend his new neighbours and find success in Mt. Cavaro.

Net Worth: $67,647

Tafari Abara

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Saggitarius

Aspiration: Pleasure (Secondary: Knowledge)

LTW: Max 7 Skills

Degree: Art

Career: Home Business

Hobby: Cuisine

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Shy, Middle, Playful, Nice

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Accessories, Creative

Turn Offs: Fatness

Interests: Culture, Food, Health

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available, Jealous

The Aster Household

The Aster family has been around since this Mountain plateu was just a small hunting town. Velma herself has seen this place grow in size exponentially. She's been in a bit of a rut since her divorce with Rodney Flast. Spending her time pushing her want for a family aside to try and build up her business portfolio. Starting with revamping the local pet rescue center, the only thing Rodney had left her. Next was opening a small gardening store after uncovering her love for nature. She didn't have the same speed of Rodney's rapid growth and after a few weeks of tending to her flowers, she realised that these attempts were futile and she should do what she wanted from the get-go: starting a family.

Net Worth: $191,229

Velma Aster

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Cancer

Aspiration: Family

LTW: Reach Golden Anniversary

Degree: Mathematics

Career: Home Business

Hobby: Nature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Shy, Lazy, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Grey Hair, Good at Cleaning

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Culture, Food, Health

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available, Jealous

The Reel Household

Seán is from a long line of fishermen, and this isn't a story of a man who wants to live a life separate to his family, he loves the family business and continues the tradition of selling his fresh catches every Sunday. His only gripe is that somedays he feels like he isn't doing enough, should he be meeting new sims? Starting a family? Will he regret spending his whole life fishing?

Net Worth: $53,886

Seán Reel

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Libra

Aspiration: Knowledge

LTW: Max 7 Skills

Degree: None

Career: Business Owner

Hobby: Nature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Shy, Active, Playful, Nice

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Makeup, Red Hair

Turn Offs: Robots

Interests: Culture, Food, Health

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available, Jealous

The Gardner Household

After a tumoltuous breakup in the big city, Maria has moved back to the town she grew up in with her parents. Thankfully she was able to keep her job in the games industry, she's also been getting into helping out her parents in their garden. It's a bit difficult to get used to not being in the city anymore, but maybe a quieter life is better for her.

Net Worth: $151,231

Bonnie Gardner (Left)

Gender: Female

Age: Elder

Zodiac: Gemini

Aspiration: Popularity

LTW: Become Ecological Guru (lvl 10)

Degree: Biology

Career: RETIRED Natural Scientist (lvl 6)

Hobby: Nature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Outgoing, Lazy, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): Geoffrey Gardner (Husband)

Turn Ons: Grey Hair, Mechanical

Turn Offs: Aliens

Interests: Environment, Work, Health

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Geoffrey Gardner (Right)

Gender: Male

Age: Elder

Zodiac: Capricorn

Aspiration: Pleasure

LTW: Become General (lvl 10)

Degree: History

Career: RETIRED Military (lvl 7)

Hobby: Nature

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Middle, Active, Serious, Grouchy

Partner(s): Bonnie Gardner (Wife)

Turn Ons: Educated, Makeup

Turn Offs: Black Hair

Interests: Environment, Politics, Culture

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Maria Gardner (Middle)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Cancer

Aspiration: Family

LTW: Have 6 Grandchildren

Degree: Mathematics

Career: Gamer (lvl 4)

Hobby: Gaming

Bank Acct: $15,000

Personality: Middle, Outgoing, Lazy, Playful, Middle

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Mechanical, Great Cook

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Entertainment, Environment, Animals

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available, Jealous

The Sato Household

Hachirō and Mèng yáo have had an… interesting relationship. With Mèng yáo meeting Hachirō in college and very soon after finding out that he was pregnant… because he started giving birth in her dorm room. What she never could've expected however, was the baby having green skin and large dark eyes. That didn't deter her however, she helped Hachirō Take care of little Aiko and they both managed to get through college. Now, they have Yìchén. Hachirō has been running the local Pharmacy; what worries mèng yáo is that Hachirō is still looking towards the stars, she loves Aiko but… another alien baby isn't what she exactly wants.

Net Worth: $128,044

Hachirō Sato (Left)

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Pisces

Aspiration: Knowledge

LTW: Become Chief of Staff (lvl 10)

Degree: Physics

Career: Medical (lvl 6) & Business Owner

Hobby: Fitness

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Shy, Middle, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): Mèng yáo Sato (Wife)

Turn Ons: Makeup, Charismatic

Turn Offs: Witch

Interests: Health Sci-Fi Politics

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Mèng yáo Sato (Right)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Scorpio

Aspiration: Fortune

LTW: Become Mayor (lvl 10)

Degree: Political Science

Career: Politics (lvl 3)

Hobby: Cuisine

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Outgoing, Lazy, Serious, Middle

Partner(s): Hachirō Sato (Husband)

Turn Ons: Logical, Hard Worker

Turn Offs: Fatness

Interests: Politics, Work, Culture

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Aiko Sato (Middle)

Gender: Female

Age: Child

Zodiac: Gemini

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Science

Bank Acct: $300

Personality: Neat, Outgoing, Active, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: Sci-Fi, School, Toys

Yìchén Sato (Obvious Toddler)

Gender: Male

Age: Toddler

Zodiac: Virgo

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: N/A

Hobby: N/A

Bank Acct: N/A

Personality: Neat, Outgoing, Middle, Serious, Middle

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: Toys, Sci-Fi, Food

The Anderson Household

Taree, Kande and Iluka are in a bit of trouble right now, theyve been thinking of growing the family and have recently left their cramped apartment for a new family home. It took ages to save with their current salaries and are tight on money at the moment. Will having another child put them under?

Net Worth: $98,449

Taree Anderson (Right)

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Taurus

Aspiration: Family

LTW: Become Education Minister (lvl 10)

Degree: Biology

Career: Education (lvl 4)

Hobby: Tinkering

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Lazy, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): Kande Anderson (Wife)

Turn Ons: Mechanical, Fitness

Turn Offs: Unemployed

Interests: School, Entertainment, Travel

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Kande Anderson (Left)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Aries

Aspiration: Popularity

LTW: Have 20 Simultaneous Best Friends

Degree: Art

Career: Architecture (lvl 2)

Hobby: Arts & Crafts

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Middle, Outgoing, Lazy, Playful, Middle

Partner(s): Taree Anderson (Husband)

Turn Ons: Educated, Beard

Turn Offs: Cologne

Interests: Entertainment, Culture, Weather

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Iluka Anderson (Middle)

Gender: Male

Age: Child

Zodiac: Sagittarius

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Fitness

Bank Acct: $0

Personality: Sloppy, Middle, Active, Playful, Middle

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: Sports, School, Food

The Cicero Household

Local 'celebrity' Marcus is known by practically everyone, to some he's the loud mouth casino frequenter who can't shut up about being in commercials. To others, he's the handsome club frequenter who has a very comfy bed in his condo. Marcus is both. He has a bit of habit going to the casino down the road, and he's also sneaking around with one very powerful sims wife- which his other lover doesn't know about.

Net Worth: $160,067

Marcus Cicero

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Aries

Aspiration: Romance

LTW: Woohoo with 20 Different Sims

Degree: Drama

Career: Show Business (lvl 4)

Hobby: Games

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Middle, Playful, Middle

Partner(s): Althea Cruz (Lover), Anastasia Flast (Crush)

Turn Ons: Fitness, Makeup

Turn Offs: Stink

Interests: Entertainment, Culture, Money

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available, Not Jealous

The Saad Household

Muhammad and Siti have had their hands full recently, between trying to keep their business afloat, stay on track with their careers and take care of the twins Nefertiti and Cahya. Will they crumble under the pressure, or rise above it?

Net Worth: $93,236

Muhammad Saad (Right)

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Capricorn

Aspiration: Pleasure

LTW: Become Rock God (lvl 10)

Degree: Art

Career: Music (lvl 2) & Business Owner

Hobby: Music & Dance

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Lazy, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): Siti Saad (Wife)

Turn Ons: Jewellery, Creative

Turn Offs: Robots

Interests: Culture, Work, Sports

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Siti Saad (Middle-Left)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Cancer

Aspiration: Family

LTW: Become Visionary (lvl 10)

Degree: Art

Career: Art (lvl 3) & Business Owner

Hobby: Art & Crafts

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Shy, Middle, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): Muhammad Saad (Husband)

Turn Ons: Fitness, Creative

Turn Offs: Red Hair

Interests: Culture, Crime, Sci-Fi

ACR: Faithful and Jealous

Nefertiti Saad (Middle-Left)

Gender: Female

Age: Child

Zodiac: Scorpio

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Sports

Bank Acct: $200

Personality: Middle, Shy, Lazy, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: Animals, Sports, Fashion

Cahya Saad (Left)

Gender: Male

Age: Child

Zodiac: Scorpio

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Tinkering

Bank Acct: $200

Personality: Neat, Middle, Middle, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: School, Culture, Entertainment

The Cruz Household

The Cruz sister's just graduated university, well Malaya did. Althea just flunked and ended up squatting in Malaya's dorm. Fitting for her to become a slacker. Malaya also doesn't really like the new guy Althea is seeing, he seems like a total sleaze. Hopefully she can save up enough to get out of this hellhole of an apartment with WAY to thin of walls. Malaya doesn't really get why Althea loves seeing so many different people, isn't finding your one true love the total fantasy?

Net Worth: $800

Malaya Cruz (Right)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Sagittarius

Aspiration: Family

LTW: Reach Golden Anniversary

Degree: Mathematics

Career: Science (lvl 2)

Hobby: Science

Bank Acct: Family Funds + $2000

Personality: Neat, Middle, Lazy, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Great Cook, Blonde Hair

Turn Offs: Brunette

Interests: Money, Animals, Health

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available and Jealous

Althea Cruz (Left)

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Leo

Aspiration: Romance

LTW: Woohoo with 20 Different Sims

Degree: None (Flunked)

Career: Slacker (lvl 3)

Hobby: Film & Literature

Bank Acct: Family Funds + $300

Personality: Sloppy, Outgoing, Lazy, Playful, Middle

Partner(s): Marcus Cicero (Lover)

Turn Ons: Fitness, Brown Hair

Turn Offs: Fatness

Interests: Money, Travel, Culture

Romantic Interactions Available, Not Jealous

The Svensson Household

Lars and Elias are dealing with the sudden and tragic passing of their wife and mother, Astrid. She was always the one to take care of Elias while Lars was working towards saving up to open his very own Restaraunt: The Svensson Homestyle Bistro. Will he be able to juggle business owning, cooking and parenting? Will Elias and Lars grow closer or will Elias grow up feeling alone without his mother?

Net Worth: $88,408

Lars Svensson (Right)

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Zodiac: Sagittarius

Aspiration: Knowledge

LTW: Become Celebrity Chef (lvl 10)

Degree: None

Career: Culinary (lvl 6) & Business Owner

Hobby: Cuisine

Bank Acct: Family Funds

Personality: Neat, Shy, Middle, Middle, Nice

Partner(s): None

Turn Ons: Logical, Jewellery

Turn Offs: Aliens

Interests: Food, Work, Toys

ACR: Romantic Interactions Available and Jealous

Elias Svensson (Left)

Gender: Male

Age: Child

Zodiac: Taurus

Aspiration: Growing Up

LTW: N/A

Degree: N/A

Career: Student

Hobby: Arts & Crafts

Bank Acct: $500

Personality: Middle, Shy, Active, Serious, Nice

Partner(s): N/A

Turn Ons: N/A

Turn Offs: N/A

Interests: Toys, Food, Entertainment

Thats all my Families in Mt. Cavaro! Sorry for another terribly long post- hopefully this doesn't become a habit.

IMPORTANT! Alot of my sims appearances and names are inspired by real world cultures. A lot of these names are real names in said cultures, most of which I am not educated on fully. So if I am using a sims name in an inappropriate or incorrect way- PLEASE let me know so I can fix it asap and if you are able, maybe give me a suggestion of what to change it to :)

I dont exactly know yet how I will be formatting my posts on what happens in each rotation. I could make a post for each individual families week, but that might bog down this blog. The other option is to do a full rotation and post all families in one big post, but that might mean some posts are few and far between. Please give your opinions!

Also, a sidenote: I am INCREDIBLY burnt out from all the building and decorating of this entire hood. So I will not be building my own University/College subhood. I am debating whether or not to just use a Maxis one or looking for one someone else has made that fits the aesthetics of my hood. I will let you guys know in an update post in the near future :)

[guessimate]

Today I'm finishing rotation VIII. We are visiting Primula Venus who is taking care of Marius Wolfen, an alien baby who she has adopted, but other sims consider her his biological mom.

Venus has recently become engaged to Nepri Bruni, the emperor's uncle. He wants to get married, but she doesn't have any romantic wants... and by the looks of it, she never will, because thanks to the ROS she is getting the Grilled Cheese secondary aspiration.

I was considering moving Nepri in with Venus at the very beginning of the round, but there was so much for her to do that the couple only got to meet at the end of the rotation. I forgot how to run a vineyard, so Venus started stomping the grapes a bit too late. This lot will become a proper winery someday, but the wine has to age first.

~*~

I thought Marius Wolfen wouldn't learn to walk, but he did, so he aged up happily, without any negative traits. There really isn't much more to say about this poor orphan yet. He enjoyed Science as a baby, but he's really into Fitness. He loved his first swim in the sea.

Both Galfrid's and Ishum's ghosts haunted the Wolfens' lot on two consecutive nights, but at least they will be able to peacefully rest at the local graveyard from now on. Galfrid will join his wife in the afterlife, and with the premature passing of Ishum, Marius is left to be the only living member of the Wolfen family. On the last day of fall Venus took Marius to the cemetery, so he could mourn his ancestors.

Venus ran into her fiance at the bathhouse, but she didn't feel flirty... However, when she came back home, Nepri 'followed' her and invited himself in, so I thought it was high time to move him in. He brought a lot of money with him and some of it was used for setting up the little store (they didn't keep the rest).

Unfortunately, wine couldn't be sold yet, so sims were only able to purchase poppy products. The Wolfen household earned 788$.

500$ - rent

315$ - tax (40%)

79$ - tithe (10%)

200$ - burial fee x 2 (for Galfrid and Ishum Wolfen)

They're paying 1100$. They ended up with around as much money as they had at the beginning.

Nepri seems to be interested in the business and he would like customers to gain stars. He is quitting his daily job to help at the vinery.

~*~

At the very end of the round, after the business was already closed for the day, Nepri wanted to go on a date and WooHoo with his newly wedded wife.

I had to see if she got pregnant and... she was in fact, with twins... I don't know yet about Venus's health after this pregnancy, but the twins will be fine.

Also, Venus got a negative reputation during the date for some reason. She must have done something rude on a community lot before. But I think it fits this sim perfectly, so I'd like to keep her reputation this way.

[expirisims]

Hello All!

So...I've been on a bit of a hiatus once again! I have been super busy in my personal life as always. I am hoping to get some play time soon, I've been really itching to open my game especially while my manuscript is still with my betas for a few more weeks. Anyway, I have some plans!

For my Sims game, I have been really wanting to make another world, or maybe more...I don't know, I'm too indecisive. I have been toying with the idea of making a roadless village type island, possibly resurrecting my old Pickerling Cove world I started ages ago and did not complete, and a new idea that ties into my real life a little bit. I started a world years ago and it corrupted so it was never completed, however, I found some of the old builds for that world from before the corruption that I have tested in game. I'm thinking of remaking the original concept and using those old builds where I can. Some of them unfortunately will be quite impossible to use because of the terrain, however, I am wanting to incorporate interiors that I am planning to make in 1/6 scale for my little one's doll town. Yes, I have an entire hidden doll city planned in our playroom...and I've been watching too much Youtube in my free time lol! Anyway, I'm thinking that building the various cafe's, apartments ect in Sim World will help me make design choices for the compartments I have planned in the window seat, coffee table and bookshelf in our playroom.

I have also started sewing some clothes for my kiddo's dolls because we have mostly rags left over from my childhood, modern Barbie clothes are simply not the same as they were when I was a kid and let's just say it's a good thing the majority of my kiddo's Ken dolls have molded on underwear! That being said, I would love to share pictures with you all, but I don't want to clutter up Simblr's with non sims stuff so I am planning to open a second page for sharing my crafts! As long as Tubmlr still exists that is.

I know this is already long, but I wanted to at least share my last played day in Redwood Harbor (from months ago) below the cut as I haven't shared pictures in a LOOOONG time! Thanks for sticking around to read this and I hope everyone is doing well! Now on to the pics!

I don't remember exactly what was going on, but I do know that Antonio is still working nights and Joanna is getting VERY pregnant so once I get back into game she may go into labor by the end of this rotation!

Woohoo! Jody has learned to walk! I'm going to be honest, the Sims toddlers wear me out so I have never really tried to get their skills accomplished until my Redwood Harbor save, lol! Quite proud of my little sims!

Looks like it was off to the winter festival the next day! Antonio works nights and Joanna is on maternity leave already...aaand of course, they left Jody to fend for himself while they went ice skating!

Left over salad it is for dinner...Joanna what are those shoes you're wearing with that outfit!!??

OMG!! Really!!?? I'm pretty sure these two are going to break up again so I'm not sure how this is going to work out!

Time for bonuses! Better luck next year Joanna, maybe you won't be on maternity for most of the next year so you can progress in your career, fingers crossed the sims in this save seem to be very fertile.

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE playing this save?

[zeldaelmo]

Haha, surprise! Cool new banner for the advent calendar! And a title, woohoo! It's WIP Wednesday time!

This is from the first chapter (because that's the only one that exists so far lol). Big thanks to the people in the Zelink Community server for helping me figure some plot problems out. As per usual, the calendar will be T-rated.

Excerpt ch. 1, One Stitch at a Time

“Thank you,” Sonia sing-sang and disappeared again, but not without a nod and an accompanying, conspiratorial wink into the direction of the young man flipping through a pattern magazine. Oh, of course, how could Zelda forget that every somewhat decent behaving and looking customer was a potential son-in-law in Sonia’s mind? That the founder of their family business had fallen in love with a seamstress in this exact spot two hundred years ago served Sonia as much as a blueprint for teasing Zelda as her shelf full of romance novels from that time. But really, who could blame Zelda with a family history like this at her hands? Of course, she was obsessed with everything from the Regency Era. Who didn't dream of a true gentleman holding the door open and anticipating her every wish? Too bad that the modern Hyrule had only idiots to offer.

Zelda rolled her eyes at herself and made her way over to the customer, rearranging bolts of fabric here and there to give him the space he might need. "Sir?"

Shockingly blue eyes looked up to her, and he flipped the magazine close with a casual flick of his wrist. "Ah, the two ladies have finished their little chat. How convenient." He wrinkled his nose that was a little too perfect for his smooth face and leaned closer. Where had she seen him before? "I didn't want to interrupt."

Zelda pushed her back straight. "We were discussing the new fabric collection. But you wouldn't have interrupted, the customer always comes first at Fine Fabrics. So how can I help you?"

"Could have fooled me…" he muttered and Zelda frowned when he put the magazine back. He had just come in! His hair was still damp from snowflakes melting! 

"Anyway," he added. "I'm here for the sewing class."

Oh, great, Zelda couldn't wait to spend even more time with him. A clique of 14-year-old girls was one thing, but an annoyingly handsome guy her age, questioning her word at every occasion and probably sewing a plushie for his partner… not really the vibe she needed for her first Christmas as a single approaching on top of the worries about the store.

"Oh, really now?" It was difficult to keep the little snide out of her voice after he had falsely called her out for chatting instead of working. "Follow me, please, I'll show you everything."

[marmiteprinter]

After his nap, it was bath time for Riley (blurred of course)! He really enjoyed splashing about in the water and Kenya helped him to get clean.

That night, when Evan got home, he and Kenya Woohooed again. He's a Pleasure Sim so he rolls lots of wants to go on dates and Woohoo!

The next morning, Evan started teaching Riley to walk. He had used his business grants to pay off the loans for their apartment, even though they were technically supposed to be used for business purposes, and he didn't feel the need to go into work while they didn't have any money worries for a while.

And, surprise surprise, just as Riley successfully learnt to walk, Kenya discovered that she was expecting her second nooboo. That'll be all the Risky Woohoo, my dear! They definitely don't have space for another one, and Riley is going to age up soon. What will they do?

[anvilsims]

Trevor and Maci took me to this new seafood place for my birthday. They were even nice enough to ask the waiter to not sing Happy Birthday. Ha!

Made the whole "going grey" business a lot more manageable. I also had to start wearing glasses. All those years of reading and writing essays finally catching up.

I like to think I'm still handsome despite all that.

A couple days later, Trevor and I were taking Daisy to the dog park when I ran into two fellow oldsters.

Their names were Rita and Issac.

I initially thought they were a couple but Issac was quickly to correct me. He and Rita were just good friends who had living together for ages. Neither of them settled down with a family.

They were both easy to talk to but Rita and I really hit it off.

We were both music lovers so we were able to chat for a long while about our favorite bands and musicians.

And here I was worried that I'd be out of place with the other elders.

A couple weeks later, Erika came for a visit!

She felt so bad that she wasn't able to see us when we last visited to meet Jean so she arranged a trip for herself.

We quickly caught up. Erika had been flourishing in Mt. Komorebi's extreme sports scene and Arturo was in the process of adopting another kid.

I told her about the birthday surprise from Trevor and Maci and about meeting Rita and Issac...

In fact I might have been a little too excited to talk about Rita.

"Oh? Is my eternally single old man falling in love?"

"Wha!?"

"Dad, I'm your eldest so I can say for sure that I have never heard you talk like this about your friends."

"*Sigh* Don't tell me that I finally found "the right one." I'd been hearing that since high school..."

"Dad, no! You know I'd never say that. I'm just saying that... well maybe you're demi rather than just ace. You just needed to build a strong emotional bond."

She had a point.

"Okay, I can tell you're still thinking about this. Give yourself some time to figure it out. I believe in you.~"

I thought about what Erika said the next time I invited Rita.

I'll admit that spending time with Rita felt a little different compared to past friends or even Issac.

I don't think it's sexual attraction. But things just kind of... click with her.

I still can't really picture myself as flirty or even *cough* enjoying some woohoo.

But I think there's... something between Rita and I.

[coreene-simblr]

Goneril Capp and her Family - Round 1

I don't know what possessed me to play these guys as the second family but I was setting them up and here we are.

Yeah, I can't profess enough how much you're not having another kid, man.

Aww, Desdemona is playing with Ariel.

At this point in this house it is who wants to do what and who is free to do it. They are worse than the Broke's.

A family picture, I like taking with this family when I play

Albany and Goneril is not in love. They are barely friends but they still dressed up in their birthday suit for a chat. Because Goneril has so much business career related skill and she probably worked a while and the family should have more than just 20k in their account. I think Albany spent their money on something. He is vein but a good dad and my mind just immediately goes to either buying expensive clothes or having a gambling problem.

What I HC for them is Albany somehow lost their savings, they lost their house and haven't had much to live off on and because it was his fault they have a sour relationship now, at the start. Anyways, they didn't woohoo just chatted and then left.

Albany has found a job in education and him being a family sim I usually put him to that job. Business career didn't come up so Goneril is at home with Ariel. Look how happy she is!

Kid, why are you trying to play with the puddles outside?? You have every toy inside the house. Really do not like toddlers in this game.

Meanwhile Miranda wanted to get a job in either music or be a slacker and I see her as a music girl and not a slacker and she finally found one. This is her just helping out the kids. Goneril is exhausted, Albany is working and they all have crappy beds so... no one's getting enough rest.

Didn't have a place to put a tub inside the house and she refused to use the potty.

Aww look at that little devil poop herself right after her bath (the aww was sarcastic btw)

Somehow Miranda is doing very well in school and hold a career but she still has no luck in love. Her first kiss wish has been locked for ages and I can't invite Mercutio over because %100 there will be a fight with someone in the house.

So I took her out to check out the Veronaville community lots. They are complete duds xD

Then I added my Narwhal Arms Nightclub, ignore the blue flashing door there. It was okay but no luck with other teenagers so she went back home.

They needed fun and red hands is my go to in these poor situations.

This wasn't me, they kissed on their own. I guess they still have some feelings for each other.

Finally someone in the house had enough for smart milk!

Just place the kid right into the stairs

Goneril is so happy to have this many kids xD

We waited for a few days and there were no openings for business so she called her father and asked for his help. (I used hacked computer to get her the job xd) And she's off!

Nah, have dinner.

She was born for this.

I hear the grow up sounds and spot Ariel sparkling and realize I forgot her birthday and there she is and I hear the sounds again!

Then I look outside and see that Hal has grown up and the first sounds I heard was his xd Sorry I missed it, man

I roll and he got the Fortune Aspiration. A Capp through and through

This is the kids room btw. I had a bunk bed but it conflicts with the sleep in your bed mod so had to be this

Ariel's all grown up!

[changingplumbob]

CW: Low level sim spice - Guide to Content Warnings

Glenn was startled when the door was opened by a man who looked his age, clearly took care of himself and smelled like cookie dough. If he hadn't still been trying to forget Grayson he was sure his heart would have skipped a beat, it usually did if there was food involved.

Glenn: Are you Henri

Coleman: No he's Mr "legend in the flour sacks"

Jackson: Mr "it's unethical to share my love potions"

Henri: Glenn? Follow me

Glenn was somewhat surprised at Henri's ability to completely ignore the twins but dutifully followed him in to the kitchen. There Henri began humming, lit a fire under the cauldron and started to grab ingredients from his shelves.

Henri: I assume you can throw a basic sound barrier

Jackson: No fair, we want to hear you gossip

Coleman: Especially if it's about -

Glenn had done it. There was a barrier around the kitchen essentially making it soundproof. Whatever the twins wanted to keep yelling was cut off. Sure he'd only just learned how to do it but Henri didn't need to know that.

Henri: Nicely done

Glenn flexed his muscles, maybe some light flirting could cheer him up.

Glenn: I dabble. But word is you dabble far more

Henri: What has Phoebus said

Glenn: Just to come see you. He said you could teach me some things and I am eager to learn but I have to say... he did not say you looked so impressive

Henri: *smiles* Thanks! But I should tell you unlike Mr Grouchy Bi and Mr Frosty Pan in there I'm only in to women romantically

Glenn: *sighs* That's a shame for the whole male race

Henri: *chuckles* I do appreciate a good flirt with anyone though. So have you guessed what I do

Glenn: Break hearts of unsuspecting young men?

Henri: Strange, your grandfather said that's what you did

Glenn: More like what happens to me. I feel like a failure

Henri: Love is never easy. If it was, we'd all have it right. Grayson wasn't the one for you. Don't worry, fate is fate. Love will come to you because of this

Glenn: You've been talking to Ophelia?

Henri: She's my closest friend. She's helped me through a lot. If she saw love in your future along this path then I have no doubt it will come to pass

Glenn: Hmm. Um Jackson said love potions... you make love potions?

Henri: That my dear Glenn is an oversimplification. No one can just make a love potion. But you can make an attraction potion, an obsession potion, a tell me your darkest secrets potion. They do require certain ingredients though

Glenn: Like what?

Henri: Like the feeling one gets when...

Glenn could tell Henri was looking at his crotch and when the spellcaster raised his eyebrows the lightbulb went off in his head. He felt himself blush and look away. Flirtatious talk of woohoo was more in his wheelhouse than direct discussion, watcher he missed his bravado but his sadness was holding it hostage.

Henri: It's a simple enough spell to set up to capture the feelings of the peak. The sensations for the participants remain normal but instead of simply dissipating the spell allows me to funnel that pleasure into gas form, an incredibly effective potion ingredient

Glenn: You specialise in that?

Henri: I specialise in potions. Pleasure is a very useful ingredient but unfortunately it doesn't stay fresh too long so I like to make sure I always have some on hand

From his apron Henri pulled out three vials with a glowing pink gas inside. Walking over to the pantry shelves he placed them by some similar vials that had a duller glow and tucked some that were empty back in to his pockets. He winked at a wide eyed Glenn before returning to the cauldron chuckling to himself.

Henri: It was a busy lunch break

Glenn: So Phoebus wants me to learn to make that?

Henri: I doubt he expected me to only relay how to capture pleasure. Since potions are my passion, well potions and baking-

Glenn: And woohoo

Henri: *chuckles* Indeed. But I'm good at practical magic, been doing it since I was born really. There's stuff anyone with the casting ability should know how to do. I imagine that, and some basic potions, would be good things for you to know

Glenn: So you'll teach me

Henri: Of course. Et voila!

He waved his wand and Glenn saw the mixture in the cauldron had condensed down into a batch of... dough? It flew to a bowl that Henri then moved to a proving drawer.

Henri: If you'd be so kind as to lower the barrier we can go sit and chat

Glenn: With Jackson and Coleman listening?

Henri: Don't worry. They may have as much backtalk as normal but magic wise they are completely drained so for today their bark is far worse than their bite

Glenn: Why?

Henri: Drop the barrier and I'm sure they'll be happy to complain about it

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[purplerocker-thesims]

Round 2 - The Bloodworthe

Day 1

It was a normal work day, giving the community wood in trade for coins or other goods that were needed. Their eldest daughter was married to BeuWolf whittlemoree.

Normal day, until the night when,

Woodrow needed to see Melba, so he called her up. No marriage in sight, yet he wanted to see her within the late ours of the night. Met up, chatted, kissed. quickly got down to business.

Woohoo twice in a row. They aren't beating any outcaste label if anyone besides his sister knew. She made food and ate it in front of them while they are woohooing. The level of care that she has is 0.

Day 2 The women went out into the woods to collect and gather wood and berries.

Deeper in the woods, was where Earna went.

Where romance brow in secrecy.

Among their romance, he did pop the question, and she accepted it, over joyed. They can't get enough each other, spending the gathering, to have every moment flirting and be with each other. This was to come, and at the place she first met him.

Woodsy wedding between Earna Bloodworthe and Guy Bolam. They moved out, talking 3,400 with them.

The morning of day 3

Aiken Bloodeworthe has past from old age. This family are going into a day of grieving, no trading, no working, just spending time with family.

He came to realisation that life was short and he needed someone to be by his side. But for her being non-committal she sure does want to be engaged to him. Maybe a sense that their relationship was going no where and needing something, or Woodrow really doesn't want to be alone when his mother passes.

But they both know it was a bad idea to marry.

day 5

4:30 am

Woodrow went to into the woods to get a head start on collecting more wood. Life was booming and more sims want wood, more than ever.

He found his lover, Melba near the pond going fishing.

During his work:

A tree almost hit Eoforwine, poor boy. He gathered 3 tree, and collected berries. where he went home.

A the community time mod didn't show up and he came home at the point he left and was cleaning himself when he died. Naked and stinky. That's me pausing. until I think of a plan. Which might be Earna and her husband is moving back in.

His mother didn't even show up to his side! She's asleep.

I'm devested. like the death in this hood is more than I ever thought there would be. There also a death round 1, often times by fire or because I messed up, but this is 5 deaths round 1. So far 2 deaths round 2. going to catch Earna up with this household to then move her back in with her mother.

(Did these post while playing, and So when I said life is short. I didn't mean this short.)

Next Bolam

[scnderisms]

⸻  VICTORIA PEDRETTI. SHE/HER / have you ever heard of SOMETHING FAMILIAR by may-a, well, it describes LORELAI BLAKE to a tee! the thirty years old, and OWNER OF THE BLUEBIRD CAFE was spotted browsing through the stalls at portobello road market last sunday, do you know them? would you say SHE is more passive aggressive or more EMPATHETIC instead? anyway, they remind me of a hello to everyone she meets, a free coffee for picking up something she dropped, owning a café but not being a morning person, maybe you’ll bump into them soon!

a bit of a tomboy growing up , but lorelai has always been a girls girl . she comes from a big family with girlier girls and successful athlete brothers . from an early age , lorelai became used to not being seen .

when college was an inevitable privilege shoved down her throat before she knew what she wanted to do or study , lorelai began resenting her parents for it .

even graduating with honors wouldn't be enough to impress her parents . there would be no big woohoo when there were ones to come both before and after her . she leaves college with nothing but a few friends she was sure would fizzle out soon , an ability to stay up late , write cohesive papers about things she would never use again , a years - long wasted relationship filled with infidelity , and a caffeine dependency .

only one of those things would stick with lorelai through her thirties and it was the latter . luckily , not knowing what you want to do usually always means the same thing : business major .

the bluebird café is one of those it takes a village stories . not a lot of people know that the café is named after what lorelai's grandmother used to call her: bluebird .

lorelai sometimes wishes she was one of those people who had a person , or people even , but her people are simply her community and her customers .

if a smile isn't offered , kindness will still be .

her family group chat is on silent .

lorelai used to be a workaholic , but learned that she needs a couple of days in the week to show up as a customer in her own space to really enjoy it .

she's always looking out for people , generosity is not reserved for people she knows or people seemingly deserving of it . ' you never know what someone's going through . '

a golden retriever as far as the eye can see , but alone feels a deep sadness due to all of the emotions she collects from people throughout the day . it exhausts her .

chronic exhaustion diluted by coffee .

prides herself on knowing how to make all different kinds of plant based milks by hand , even if its her employees least favorite part of the job because it only lasted three days at a time before needing a fresh batch to be made .

early bluebird café goers may see lorelai running down to open the café just a few minutes late , still in pajamas . she'll throw a key to the knowing one — the one who gets up a bit earlier these days to take the key when lor tosses it , unlocks the register and rings up the first few people . ' coffee's on me , ' lor will say as always , running back fully dressed and presentable for the day .

the hardest thing for lorelai to confront is , well , confrontation . she practices it all the time , though , never leaving a manger to do the hard parts of her own job .