#white nights is a smoother read than c&p

[neurogliadudette]

i started white nights

if i didn't know beforehand, i wouldn't recognize that this is the same author of crime and punishment

[nalufever]

On Camera, Ch.1

Fandom: The Flash

Pairing: Snowells ~ Caitlin Snow x Harry Wells

Rating: M++ (lemon)

Movie AU: Harry Wells and Caitlin Snow are actors on the set of a movie starring Iris West, Julian Albert, Barry Allen and more! One late night together between Harry and Caitlin means the world to them and their lives will never be the same. 

I must give credit where credit is due, my mood board was created by @lovemarvelandtheflash ~ Thank you so much! And the whole Movie AU idea was born from another story where, And I quote: She knew he would be dressed all in black, looking like he'd just walked off the set of some incredibly high-end porn movie made for people who found brilliant scientists highly arousing. From ‘Beautiful Wreck’ by the talented @earthsickwithoutyou

 On Camera, chapter 1: Alternate Third Revision READ on FF.net or A03

"I'm sure the script read-through will go amazingly." The clipped English accent coming from the woman dressed in a sensible suit made the words sound somehow posher - more interesting and worthy of attention, even though as seasoned actors, the people slouching around the table had been through initial script readings ad nauseum. Tina McGee shuffled her stack of papers and gave the room a beaming smile. "You've all been chosen after extreme vetting, so show us we've made the correct choices."

Cisco Ramon, the assistant director, gave Tina a thumbs-up and cleared his throat. "You heard our director, let's start the reading with your best efforts!"

Julian Albert puffed out his chest and began, "Dammit! You've got the wrong Tom!"

"The thing is, we're both right." Caitlin Snow let her voice show rich amusement as she kept reading from her script. "You're the target, but I wouldn't have you even if you were offered on a silver platter."

Harry Wells, quick on his mark delivered his line sounding clinical and dispassionate. "As another man of science Mr. Felton, you must understand genetics don't lie. You're the Tom the world needs right now."

Iris West did her best to keep her tapping foot under the table quiet - but she was beyond thrilled to land this part - cast as a reporter in a multi-million dollar film, so she may have delivered her first line with a bit extra oomph. "Tom! What do you have to say to the millions of viewers on this historic occasion?"

Julian threw his copy of the script on the table and scowled. "Must you be so loud? I know you haven't been in any noteworthy films, unlike myself and the chain of Rowling movies. But surely your handler must have told you to keep your over-enthusiasm for the camera?"

Barry Allen shoved himself away from the table. "Is this a good time to take a break? I need to call my dog-sitter and see if I'm a father!"

Tina peered at Barry in disbelief. "You mean to say you've fathered a child on your dog-sitter?"

Carlos chuckled, saying to Tina, "Haha, no, his dog is pregnant and due any minute. He's just anxious to know how many puppies Tasha has delivered."

"Yeah, so do we take a break or what?" Barry pulled out his phone and started tapping away, ignoring everybody else in the room.

"All right, ten minutes and right back at the action!" said Tina, rising from her chair. She ordered Cisco, "Fetch me a double-double or I'll replace you with my cousin."

"Yes'm. That's ever so much funnier every time I hear that threat." Cisco jumped out of his chair and bolted to the door ahead of his director, knowing Tina wasn't joking.

"Keep in mind I'm a munificent director when things go my way and the very devil if I'm crossed." Tina waved cheerily and slipped out the door.

"Huh." Caitlin shrugged, raising her eyebrows, giving Harry a dialed-down smile. "Interesting."

”In more ways than one, that's for sure." Harry slouched in his chair and started to whistle aimlessly.

"Must you?" Julian turned up his nose and simultaneously looked down his nose at Harry. "Whistling is for common folk."

"Guess I'm common." Harry pushed his glasses higher with his middle finger. "Too common for you, dude."

"You're Harry Wells. I honestly thought from your, shall we say, long career, you'd be more sophisticated." Julian gave Harry a false smile, as smarmy as only the man cast as Draco Malfoy could manage. "I've enough charm and class to share." He had the audacity to wink at Caitlin - who maintained a blank expression.

"I'm of the opinion that it's quality rather than quantity." Caitlin leaned back in her chair to avoid Julian's heavy aura of cologne. "We all bring something unique to the movie-making party, don't we?"

Iris, much more relaxed without the famous director in the room, slapped her hand on the table. "I agree." She flinched as every head swivelled to look at her, taking a steadying breath. "It's not the time spent, it's the effort put into it, right?"

"Well put!" Harry smiled cheerfully at Iris. "I remember you from 'Heaven's Gate,' don't I? You made Phyllis the standout character." He nodded and slouched in his chair, crossing his long legs. "A fantastic cast and fantastic performances from everyone involved."

"You saw that?" Iris forgot her star-fright, her feet now planted firmly on the ground - her stress evaporating, bonding with her new crew. "Sylvia Rogers was amazing. The whole cast would sign up in a heartbeat to work with her again."

Barry stumbled back inside and dropped into his chair, proudly announcing, "Seven puppies!"

"How wonderful!" Caitlin patted Barry on the shoulder and the rest of the actors voiced their congratulations - except Julian who mumbled something unintelligible. Eager to play peace-maker, Caitlin peppered Barry with questions. She asked what kind of dog Tasha was and the breed of the father, slumping in relief as everyone kept the conversation related to the miracle of birth.

Caitlin shivered a bit as Harry laid his warm hand on her forearm. She turned and offered him a shy smile. Leaning towards him she spoke softly, "Are you a dog person too?"

Deviltry alive in his electric blue eyes, he whispered, "Yes, and it looks like I'm not a Julian Albert kind of person."

Cisco entered the room and placed a large cup of coffee at the director's spot. He heaved a sigh of relief, sat and started to look at the cast as a whole entity, gauging personalities and potential conflicts.

Tina showed up a scant minute later, clapping her hands sharply after making herself comfortable in her chair. "All right! Take it from the top and wow me!"

The interlude had served to bring ease to all the cast, and the read-through went much smoother the second time around. Two hours into the exercise, Tina called for a break and the cast dispersed under admonitions to return after lunch.

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Much to Caitlin's surprise, Harry escorted her all the way to the craft services table, making small talk as they filled their plates and sat off by themselves from the rest of the cast. Caitlin plopped down her plate and asked, "So, how's your first day on set going?"

Harry chuckled, spearing a cherry tomato from his salad. He lifted it high and waved it to and fro. "Magnificently." He used it to point at Julian and let his lips twist in derision. "Getting better by the second, the further I get from that person."

"It's strange, isn't it?" Caitlin pushed her food around and then met Harry's gaze with a frank expression. "Why are some people so rude?" She bit her lip, thinking about how to clarify herself. "I mean, just because Julian's been in a huge movie series he acts like he's better than others."

"He's a good actor, but I honestly didn't like how he schmoozed you. You're a competent actress. It rubs me the wrong way when I see guys try to treat women like they're available just because they're female."

"I take it you're nothing like that," smiling, Caitlin took a big bite of her food.

"What I'm like, other than fun to work with, doesn't matter." Harry tugged on his ear. "Treating my peers with respect is my default." He dropped his voice and added, "Might take a while for Julian to become my peer though." Caitlin laughed as Harry intended. They spent the rest of lunch conversing over past movie projects - a few more of the other actors joining their table.

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Caitlin shivered after being doused for the third time as they shot the pouring rain scene. Julian kept blowing his lines and the uncharitable part of Caitlin figured it was because of her thin white blouse. She cursed silently and gratefully accepted the towel from the wardrobe assistant as she followed them to the trailer to freshen up yet again.

Tina McGee flipped through her notes and suddenly clapped her hands. "Let's try this from the other angle, shall we?"

Carlos furrowed his brows and frantically read his own notes about the scenes they were currently shooting. "There isn't another angle."

"Pish-posh." Tina dismissed Carlos airily. "Julian can go sit this out. Bring Harry here - and we'll use the alternate dialogue, from the third revision as I recall."

"Yes." Carlos nodded slowly. "The third revision, not the second or fourth." His wide smile was patently false. "Let me go check on something, real quick."

Tina watched her assistant trot off and then pulled out a pen and did some quick alterations on the script. Caitlin returned with a dry shirt just as Harry, trailed by Carlos showed. "You two, let's try this scene without Julian."

Caitlin looked at Harry and Harry looked at Caitlin.

"I've marked all the changes here and here," said Tina as she jabbed with her pen onto the script. "The motivation is primarily the same. But now it'll be Harry's character - Tom C. giving encouragement to Caitlin's character - Danielle P." Her friendly tone dropped. "Are we clear?"

The two actors nodded.

"Excellent, this spot still ends in a hug - so you can have five minutes to read to each other and then we'll do a take."

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The fake rain started and then the scene board clapped and Caitlin moved out from under the shelter of the store-front. "Are you going to tell me this is pointless too?"

Harry darted closer and held the umbrella over Caitlin. "And why would I do that?"

"Maybe because nobody else believes in my theory." She sighed and then gave a half-hearted push against Harry's chest. "You've got to have better things to do than cheer me up."

"So what if I do have better things to do?"

"Excuse me?" Caitlin gave her lines a careful blend of shock and dismay.

Harry laughed, the lines around his eyes crinkling. "Done feeling sorry for yourself?"

Caitlin punched Harry's shoulder. "You're lucky you're a valued co-worker!"

"Tell me something I don't already know!"

"Oh my God - that's it! The variable input has to be derived from assured facts - the things we already know!"

Harry tossed the umbrella aside and took Caitlin into his arms, swinging her around as he crushed her in a warm hug.

"Cut!" Tina scrawled a note onto her script and smiled. "Excellent work you two."

Caitlin looked into Harry's blue eyes then gazed heavenward as the faux rain stopped. "I'm so damn glad not to have to get wet again." Suddenly realizing her words could be taken poorly, she flushed and bit her lip before saying, "Ugh - you know what I mean."

"Pretty sure you're only talking about getting misted by fake rain." Harry gave one of the towels offered to him to Caitlin. "Dry off and I'll see you on our next shared scene, okay?"

"Yes." Caitlin nodded and began to rub her hair. "I'm glad this scene is in the can."

"Me too."

[sanrionharbor-blog]

Thoughts on Sansa S8 Endgame

Speculations galore! Long post ahoy!

Let’s run through every possibility I can think of for the end of show-Sansa’s story (and yes, there will be many more possibilities besides these because GOT is layers upon layers, man, I’m still new to the fandom, and there’s probably a lot I’ve missed).

At the very least, let’s do this categorically.

Dead, Alive, or a Fate Worse Than Death?

1. I’d bet money that Sansa survives the whole dang thing

2. But if she does die…it could be A) Sacrifice to save Arya, Jon, and/or Bran, B) in a possible collapse of Winterfell, C) after ensuring the demise of Cersei or a similar threat, D) something worthy of a song

3. Crack Theory: Sansa Becomes the Night Queen?

Shipping...

1. Let’s start with the most popular ship: Jonsa. While I’m not personally a Jonsa fan, I neither hate it nor see it as a complete impossibility. And while I’m not personally a Jonerys fan, I neither hate it nor see it as a no-brainer. Jonsa makes sense practically (uniting Targ and Stark, North & South; they already trust one another; cousin marriage isn’t considered incest in-universe, etc.), though I’m not entirely convinced if the show goes this direction that it would be the most romantic ship ever. The best I see is that it has vibes similar to Ned/Cat when they were first married to one another; they didn’t love each other romantically at first, but it would come with time. As for political!Jon Theory making this ship possible, while I wouldn’t completely put it past the GOT universe to make Jon that cold, it honestly doesn’t jive with what I think is at the core of Jon: which is a hardscrabble sort of nobility, decency, honesty. I mean, if he was politcal!Jon, wouldn’t he have come up with a smoother way to handle Cersei in their first meeting? Anyhoot, the ship isn’t hateful. I think the biggest obstacles are the fact that, even though they are technically cousins, they were raised as brother and sister. You don’t just erase that. This is somewhat “remedied” by the fact that they were never close and Sansa pretty much treated him as a whole-lot-less-than-a-brother for most of their childhood. But GOT has never shown incestuous relationships (again, I don’t really consider historically based cousin relationships as incestuous, but it is a close family bond never-the-less) as a good thing. At all. The Targ’s went mad; Dany’s brother was creepy as fudge; UMM Jaime x Cersei dear Lord; Craster and his Merry Brood, etc. (But this mainly just spells doom for Jonerys, IMHO). So, as with anything in GOT--it’s possible, it’s also not possible, there’s undertones, but there’s undertones for the complete opposite thing happening, etc. Lastly, as for the “romantic framing” of S7, I think it falls under that same maybe/maybe-not. I LOVE Jon and Sansa’s dynamic, even if I don’t see it as romantic, even if does or does not end up romantic. It is certainly one thing: intimate. And the framing (forehead kiss, bittersweet reunion, worrying for one another’s safety) supports that at the very least. If they don’t end up romantically, Jon is the last real strong male relative that Sansa has. That’s not to diss Bran, but D&D have made him a remote magical old man stuck in a teenager’s body. In some ways, he’s dead to Sansa too (as Meera said, “You died in that cave.”). The poetry, the irony, is that the people Sansa had the most problems with in her family (Arya and Jon) are all that Sansa has left now (yes, yes, I love Bran, but again he’s acting more like a solo unit than a family unit at this point)--and she realizes how much they’ve always meant to her. Jon, and Arya for that matter, are different sides of Sansa, just as she is a different side for each of them. The parallels are lovely, and this ship could very well set sail.

2. My personal favorite: Sanrion (Sansa x Tyrion, Tyrion x Sansa, whatever the preferred parlance is). Yes, I’m biased, so this entry will be the longest--BUT, let’s remove my shipper goggles. This, to me, is just as possible as Jonsa. That is, I don’t see it as guaranteed at all, but there’s plenty to read from the text. Let’s get the trouble spots out of the way: 1) the build-up has been few and far in-between since S4 (though they did throw us a bone in S7). 2) the 50/50 chance of Tyrion dying in S8 (no, I’m not basing this on “leaks,” interviews, or what-not--I’m just using this as a baseline guess, given that this is GOT and given that Tyrion is at the center of a very dangerous web of relationships), 3) the show possibly not wanting to ask a twentysomething actress and a nearly 50-year-old actor to act out anything deliberately romantic (however, I don’t expect an on-screen ship to be anything but unconventionally romantic--I very much see it being done with subtle dialogue, color theory, ambiguous looks, an epilogue, etc), and 4) Tyrion may or may not be in love with Daenerys. None of these trouble spots spells doom for me. The greatest “doom” is simply Sansa ending up alone (thematically possible) or with someone else (also thematically possible). Let’s break down counter-points to the trouble spots, then I’ll list my reasons why this ship could sail. 1) Almost all relationships in GOT are troubled and/or unconventional, built up over one season, hidden underneath layers of symbolism, or suffer from the fact that one or both partners are either dead or seperated (by this same token, Sansa’s other popular ships, Jonsa and Sansan, also suffer the same dearth of “development” or copious screen time. Arguably, Jonsa’s foundations were mostly built over the later seasons), 2) yeah, Tyrion could die (and I would be heartbroken but not blindsided) or Tyrion could live (but I would bet money that Sansa lives through the whole thing), 3) the show already put them through the most awkward phase of their “relationship” (i.e., their wedding night, though it was toned down compared to the books) and they can still sell this relationship in any number of ways (again, dialogue, color theory, looks, just holding hands again geez Louise), 4) Tyrion’s “love” for Daenerys is incredibly debatable and may only be used as fuel for a soap opera plot that I really hope doesn’t happen, but even the director of the S7 finale said Tyrion’s main concern was political and Dinklage proposed the idea that Tyrion only “think he’s in love” with Dany, that what most people feel for Dany is awe (I’m neither a Dany fan or hater, but it’s hard to deny that she’s shocking, enthralling, powerful, attractive, a force, for lack of a better term). Now, on to the practical/thematical reasons why I think this ship would work. Let’s use letters for this, haha. A) Fairy Tale parallels/Turning Tropes Upside Down: It’s easy to read inversions of fairy tale archetypes into Sansa’s storyline, as that is what her character is naturally drawn to: songs, princesses, true love, beauty. So far in the story she has learned that looks can be deceiving; life is not a song (though I wouldn’t be surprised if GRRM turns this on its head again, and Sansa simply learns that all great tales involve sorrow and darkness as well as joy and light--i.e., bittersweet vs. simply sweet); people are not black and white (Tyrion shows her that the Lannisters aren’t necessarily all evil and Littlefinger shows her that allies, even someone who loved her mother, are not necessarily all good); etc. Just some of the fairy tales/tropes that play into Sansa’s personal storyline and the subtext of Sansa x Tyrion include: Beauty and the Beast, Psyche and Cupid, Hades and Persephone, The Princess in the Tower archetype, and many, many more (I’ll meta about it one of these days--and there are already many excellent posts under the Sansa tag that expound on these). B) The Queen Elizabeth Theory: So Sansa has parallels with two remarkable historical Queen Elizabeths: Elizabeth of York and Queen Elizabeth I.  Since this has been said by so many before, here’s a quote and link to the article as summary: “The show is based off the War of the Roses, the real-life family feud between the Lancasters and Yorks that ended with the two broods combining their houses. Since the storyline happening at the end of season seven is extremely similar to this moment in history, we can infer that GoT will follow that path...” Link  C) Character Actions Written Especially For the Show: Just to name a few: GRRM purposely changed a moment in the books to where Sansa hands Tyrion a cup instead of him having to crawl underneath a table to do so; Tyrion remains loyal to his wedding vows (and this is probably inspired by his trauma for having killed his father and lover as well) even when it was very possible that Sansa had left him high-and-dry and the marriage was, in Tyrion’s own words, a “sham marriage”; Sansa and Tyrion both stick up for one another’s character, etc., and D) Also, aren’t they technically married? :-p [There’s a lot more, but again, I’ll save that for a future meta]

3. Sansan: While there may end up being a slight possibility in the books, I don’t think show-Sansa and show-Sandor are heading in this direction. However, the same fairytale motifs play into play here: Beauty and the Beast, Hades and Persephone, etc. Also, bridge4 over on Youtube has a fabulous analysis of the “unKiss” over on his channel, which I think could pop up in some shape or form in S8. Here’s the  link

4. Sansa Alone: Also supports the Queen Elizabeth theory. Specifically, Elizabeth I “the Virgin Queen.” This would a different form of poetry/irony: Sansa, the one who wanted most to be a queen consort and be married to a handsome king and have babies, ends up as a queen (full-stop) but leverages her power as a single lady. Not my favorite ending for Sansa, as I’m Teh Unabashed Romantic, but it’s plausible, thematic, pragmatic. Only time will tell!

The Fate of the North, Night King, Direwolf Theorizing

Just spitballing various takes:

1. The war is “won” (as in mankind survives), but Winterfell or possibly the entire North is compromised. As in, perhaps they have to trade the North to the Winter King at the promise he won’t invade the rest of Westeros. Or Winterfell explodes, so the North and all of Westeros is saved but the Starks lose their home

2. The Starks deliberately blow up Winterfell, for any number of reasons. Perhaps a bunch of wights or what-nots ended up there. Perhaps the dead in the Crypts were resurrected, and this was the only way to neutralize that threat. Or something deeper and darker lurks in the Crypts, something worse than the Night King. In fact….

3. Maybe the true enemy ends up being something awoken within the Crypts of Winterfell, and the Night King is not what he seems….

4. The old gods play an unexpected role

5. The godswood is burned or ends up in splinters or is used to create a new throne (ending the age of iron, fire, blood and making this a “time for wolves”)

6. Sansa’s direwolf Lady is resurrected (of course, poor Lady is headless…) and manages to wound Cersei (if she gets her arse up north, which seems unlikely) before Cersei’s killed by whoever the heck the Valonquar is

7. Speaking of, could Ghost be the Valonquar? I mean, he was the runt, the littlest brother of the brood. Eh, dunno. I just don’t expect the Valonquar to be anything close to what we think he/she/it/them is.

8. I like the idea of parts of the ocean being permanently frozen over because of something the Night King does. Dunno why. I don’t think there’s any foreshadowing to that in the show; it just sounds cool, and represents a permanent consequence to the land. Because I do not expect there to be zero consequence for the landscape of Westeros itself. The Greyjoy’s are already kinda sorta doomed (with eunuch Theon being the last male of that line, unless Euron’s got a kid somewhere and he ends up surviving to take the throne and not be a dick about it), so it’d be a bit of tragic poetry if their islands, their seas were frozen and lifeless but thanks to their efforts the rest of Westeros is safe and their people will have to make a life on land

9. One or both remaining dragons are frozen for all timez

10. Sansa becomes Queen in the North or Queen of the Seven Kingdoms (is there really an in-between?)

Bonus

Lastly, here’s just an observation on an important part of Sansa’s storyline and character development: Arya Stark. I believe Sansa and Arya adopted different pieces of the original storylines in GRRM’s book proposal outline--not that I put much stock in the outline. Sansa was created, at first, to add tension to the Stark family. GRRM says he was surprised by Sansa’s developments; he also says he empathizes with whichever character he is currently writing, so I think he just naturally found things that he liked in Sansa that made her more than a complication device. Because his original vision included Arya as the sole Stark daughter, I wouldn’t be surprised if Sansa and Arya aren’t the result of this once singular character being developed into two very different ways. The archetypal Amazon Wild Child and the Princess in the Tower. Two sides of the same coin--or, in Ned’s words, Sansa is the sun to Arya’s moon and vice-versa. For this reason, I don’t put it past Sansa to continue developing her personal brand of Brave Northern Lady and Arya developing her personal brand of Brave Northern Lady. Because that is what they both are: brave, northern, ladies. Will Sansa find herself at the center of a love triangle? I really, really hope not, but at this point if it is gonna happen I find it much more likely with Sansa than with Arya.

[707morelikebreakmyheart]

cute scenario! sorry i took me so long to write haha, i’m terrible at keeping track of time and staying motivated.

i hope you enjoy this! also i’ll be sure to do V & Saeran soon enough i just need to find the time now that school has started up for me again :,)

YOOSUNG: -alright so you two had a baby together a few years into your marriage -you had a girl and you had named her mina for no other reason than it just sounded pretty -mina was just a sweetheart, she was three and a half years old and overall just a really good child -most of her features were yours but what definitely made her yoosung’s child were her bright amethyst hues and her smile that were both exactly the same as her father’s -both you and yoosung took turns taking care of her but most of the time you were the one watching over her since you worked from home a lot but overall it was pretty even -you never imagined you’d have to leave yoosung and mina alone but the job you worked required you to be out of town for a few days so you asked yoosung if he could watch her for a few days -yoosung immediately said yes and shut down his clinic to be able to fully watch over her -yoosung was a good dad and you trusted he would be able to handle things well so you just kissed both him and mina goodbye and left for your trip -you had left while mina was taking a nap so when she woke up cranky and searching for you yoosung immediacy panicked -despite the fact mina was a good well-behaved child, she had her tantrums every now and then like every other toddler. but hers were a fresh new level of hell -yoosung knew she wouldn’t be happy to find out you had left especially in her state of post-nap crankiness so he did everything he could to keep her distracted from your sudden disappearance -“where’s momma?” -“aHA,, mina look at these cool pictures of cats i helped at the clinic the other day!!” -she completely ignored your absence throughout the entirety of the first day you left because of yoosung’s constant distractions but it truly set in for her when you weren’t there to kiss her goodnight -yoosung was at the foot of her bed reading her a story and when he looked up to check on her after she didn’t have anymore cute commentary on the plot of the story he saw the silent tears streaming down her face and yoosung was just like: oH NO -mina then started full on sobbing while searching around the house for you with yoosung running after her trying to calm her down but nothing worked -after she tuckered herself while continuing to cry yoosung called you and asked to video chat because mina was not calming down even after some of his most desperate attempts to soothe her -when she saw you on the tiny screen she immediately lit up but she was still letting out a few sniffles here and there -you two talked for a while with mina pressed up against yoosung’s chest as she held up his phone so both of them could show up on the small box on the side of the screen -mina suddenly fell asleep out of nowhere and yoosung embarrassingly apologized for disturbing you so late at night but you just laughed it off and told him you were expecting her to find out you were gone sooner or later -the first day may have been rough but the next few days that you were gone were a lot smoother with mina only crying twice, both of those times being at her spilling over her food/juice all over herself (what a poor baby she’s extremely clumsy just like her dad) -after you came back home both of your babies were so happy to see you -you’re not sure who cried harder, yoosung or mina -you’re glad to be back with your small little family, where everything is always soft and warm and inviting.

ZEN: -so you two put off having a baby for a while because of his career and just how quickly it was blossoming forth -but one night you two hadn’t been so careful while having sex and ended up with a baby nine months later -it was a baby boy that you had named taemin for no reason. really, it was just the first name zen said when he was holding him in his arms -life while having to take care of a child as well as working and attending zen’s shows was a little hectic but you always made it work -as time passed and taemin grew, things got a little easier and both you and zen were able to fully indulge yourself in your life together without having to worry about a newborn baby anymore as much -taemin was now four years old and you wanted a night to yourself -don’t get it wrong, you loved your boys a lot but one of your friends had invited you to her bachelorette weekend party and you couldn’t resist not going -zen was on a small hiatus due to you requesting him to take a small break to rest after enduring a few small accidents in a few different musicals here and there -since he was on this small break you already knew he would be taking care of taemin -now taemin was a good kid. not only that but he was also beautiful, (he was the spitting image of zen as a child, beautiful white locks and all) -but despite him being a good kid he could get a bit cranky and hard to control at times -usually he would be casually outgoing and friendly but other times he would be biting at your arm or screaming at the top of his lungs because you said no to ice cream -he was a little demon to deal with at time but you and zen loved him to death -you were worried about taemin acting out on zen while you were gone because taemin was a big momma’s boy who tended to be more comfortable around you for no other reason other than that he just was -nonetheless you packed your bags and left your two boys to fend for themselves while you took a small break for yourself -taemin and zen were there to send you off when you went into the airport so taemin knew you were going to be gone -everything was fine on the car ride back home but the moment both zen and taemin walked into the house taemin started sniffling quietly asking when you would come back while rubbing at his watery eyes in an attempt to hide his tears -zen immediately felt himself go into protective mode after seeing his little boy cry and offered to take him to the park to get some fish shaped bread or ice cream -taemin immediately lit up and the two went off to spend their afternoon in a park, eating junk food zen wouldn’t ever dream of eating on his own accord but wouldn’t mind doing so to make his son happy -the next few nights you were gone went pretty well, with taemin and zen bonding over random television shows and zen’s musical talents -(zen would probably never admit it but he beyond p y s c h e d when taemin told him he he wanted to possibly take after him in the future in the musical industry) -despite the fact things went pretty well, taemin had little fits here and there over things like zen dropping his toys or him missing you late at night -you returned home around 6 am and despite the fact you were beyond exhausted you were excited to see zen and taemin because even though you had fun you missed them the entire time -you had tried your best to return quietly but taemin was already up and about and was now crying while tackling your legs and telling you how much he missed you -a few moments later zen came out to do the same -you were more than tired and a little bit delirious but you felt beyond happier to be back with your two favorite boys JAEHEE: -things with you and jaehee had been sweet and lovely for the most part -you two ran the cafe together for a few years before deciding it was time to add another family member to the mix of your small little household -you decided on adopting from a local orphanage because of jaehee’s fear of you or her getting hurt from carrying a donor’s baby -it was a long process but you both got accepted and not too long after adopted a boy around the age of three named jinsoo -at first he was very quiet and shy, so much so you and jaehee couldn’t get a single word out of him most of the time which made you both a little sadder than you’d like to admit but you understood that it would take time to build a relationship -over the course of a year and few months jinsoo went from a shy boy who could never speak a single word to a talkative and imaginative child both you and jaehee loved beyond words -he was always helping around the cafe or drawing pictures for both of you -your little family was sweet and you were happy to be raising such a good and healthy child with the love of your life -you never planned on going to visit your family without jaehee and jinsoo at your side but there was an emergency that required your attention as well as help so you reluctantly had to leave them both to go handle it -though jaehee was a little sad at your sudden disappearance she would be able to make it work -both of you never admitted it but jinsoo seemed to be more fond of you than jaehee -it made you a little sad but you also understood why he would feel closer to you since you were the one who coaxed him out of his shell -in the first day of your absence jinsoo seemed crankier than usual waking up -jaehee ignored this and just worked around his stubbornness to get ready to go to the cafe -jinsoo was sitting on the couch watching some random cartoon while jaehee made herself a cup of coffee -jaehee put on her shoes and called for jinsoo to put on his own since it was time to go -he walked towards the kitchen table and tippy tied to look up on it only to frown a little -“where’s breakfast mama?” -oh shoot -shoot shoot shoot -it suddenly hit jaehee that you were the one who usually made him breakfast -jaehee felt embarrassment and shame practically radiate off her as she took off her shoes and went into the kitchen to pour jinsoo some cereal -“mama, momma(you) usually makes me omurice that have a ketchup smiley face.” -despite the fact it was absolutely precious that you took the time and effort to put smiley faces on jinsoo’s breakfast everyday jaehee still felt her soul leave her body -she couldn’t cook to save her life!! -sure she could bake and make drinks but that was completely different! -jaehee made a poor excuse for omurice that jinsoo begrudgingly ate with a forced smile -the entire day at the cafe jinsoo looked a little more down than usual -so much so that some regular customers kept asking him if he was feeling alright -during jaehee’s rushed lunch break she asked him about it -jinsoo turned a bright red and twiddled with his fingers before opening his mouth to speak -“momma(again, you) usually brings me coloring books and my 3DS and snacks to play with and eat while she’s busy. but she told me never to tell you because you’d get maybe mad.” -jaehee felt her soul leave her body for probably the fortieth time that day, she was feeling like a failure of a parent!! -throughout the rest of the day at the cafe she tried her best to entertain jinsoo like you usually did while at the same time working, and it was beyond exhausting -she didn’t know how you did it!! she was so jealous but also proud of her lovely partner -jinsoo and her video chatted with you later at night because he couldn’t go to sleep without you telling him some silly story you make up on spot -the next few days were really similar to the first, jaehee just finding out more and more about you and jinsoo’s relationship, things she didn’t even know even after years of living with you both -when you came home jaehee was beyond relieved to have someone there to support her and to be the ‘fun and cool’ parent because poor baehee was unable to fill in that role :(( -both your cute boy and cuter gal crushed you with hugs and kisses for like an entire day and you’ve never felt so loved -you’re glad that you’re part of such a small but loving family JUMIN: -okay so he wanted children, real bad -he never really talked to you about it though because you were both still young and he wanted to live both of your younger days together just being free and having fun -but as time passed and you both got older you were the one to bring it up hesitantly at dinner -he immediately just: “mc, let’s go make a baby right now.” -and you are just like: “jumin please just let me finish this fancy salad first” -after a few tries you were pregnant and had a set of twins! -twins!! -jumin wanted the gender to be a surprise for him but what was even more surprising was just to see you holding two babies instead of just one -he was happy but also stressed at the thought of now being in charge of two precious little girls -he named them because you were too tired and delirious to come up with or even say the names you wanted to give them after the birth -jumin had named them yuna and hana -(he wouldn’t tell you why he chose those names, no matter how many times you asked and bugged him about it so you just assumed it was because they were popular girl names in south korea) -though it was hard you and jumin managed to raise them just fine, with the help of a few nannies and sitters of course (at jumin’s request so you could have time to rest) -they were both now three years old, almost four, and you couldn’t be happier about being their mother -they were very well-behaved and stoic in public but very spunky and cute in the privacy and comfort of their home (just like their dad!!) -yuna was the calmer of the two and the one that looked more like jumin, with the sameface shape and cold sharp blue eyes, except she had your smile and nose -hana was the more excitable out of both of them, she had your eye color as well as your dimples and face shape, but had the raven locks her father possessed -jumin never let you travel alone and you never thought about leaving him and the girls together alone but you wanted them to bond without you in the room for once -though they were close to jumin and he loved them dearly they never had time to really talk one on one -he even missed christmas and the girl’s birthday this year because of work!! -they were devastated and you wanted him to make it up to them -so you cleared your afternoon schedule and went clothes shopping by yourself, leaving jumin and the girls alone at the penthouse -it was beyond awkward not to have you around -yuna and hana were both big daddy’s girls but you were the one giving them that push to get close to their father -it was beyond intimidating to have your six foot tall father just stare at you from afar without saying anything -after a while hana was the one to propose that they put a puzzle together -both yuna and jumin’s eyes lit up because they were so bad at other games that an activity as simple as putting a puzzle together wasn’t so easy to mess up as other games were -it started off innocently enough, with jumin just sitting on his living room floor putting a puzzle with a picture of kittens in the basket as the final result with his daughters but then it got intense -yuno kept getting all mad at hana for not putting certain pieces together quick enough -poor hana was just silently dying inside while watching yuno struggle and force two pieces to go together despite the fact they obviously weren’t meant to -at one point yuno broke two pieces by squeezing them too tightly together and hana just started crying and jumin didn’t notice until he went to put a section of the puzzle near hana and noticed all the water drops covering her section -he looked up to see hana just smiling while tears poured down her face and his heart just immediately dropped and he was just like: what what what wha- -yuno was the fastest to react out of both of them and shoved the puzzle of the way and hugged hana’s neck, pulling her down on top of her while letting out a little laugh -“stop crying dummy” -“you and dada both are killing me at puzzles” -jumin after a moment of letting everything sink in suddenly picks up both of his daughters and spins them around -hana is laughing -yuno is screaming -it was an awkward afternoon filled with apologies to having been ‘killing’ hana at puzzles and then watching disney movies until they both fell asleep -hana was laying against jumin’s right side and yuno was leaning against jumin’s left side and he has never felt so much pride and happiness than he did in that moment -no good meeting or good business deal or money made him as happy as just being surrounded by junk food and two sleeping girls while watching moana silently by himself, for the millionth time -in his little moment of feeling happy and warm he fell asleep too, head lolled back against the couch while smiling -you returned home a little late to find your little family all curled up in clearly uncomfortable positions while watching what seemed to be the rolling credits to a movie -you let out a little snort which caused jumin to wake up immediately (light sleeper) -he adjusted to the light surrounding him before looking you up and down and smiling softly -he mouthed ‘my love, welcome home’ silently while gesturing you to come closer -you did as you were told, now curling up in his lap as you tried not to disturb your girls that were happily snoozing away -you wrapped your arms around his neck and let out a satisfied sigh -“i’m assuming it was a good afternoon?” you questioned in a whisper as jumin slightly chuckled into your ear -“indeed so, even better now that i’m surrounded by my favorite girls.” -you were beyond glad, your family was healthy and happy and jumin han was still the sweetest man alive -what more could you ask for? SAEYOUNG: -alright so you two were young and dumb for the first few years of your relationship -he married you after like a year of dating and you couldn’t be happier -after messing around too recklessly one night you ended up pregnant -you were scared about how he would react but you told him anyways, not expecting him to burst into tears while sinking to his knees and then lean his head against your stomach -after nine months of him preparing to be a father and saeran scolding both of you when catching you eating junk food the day had come -the birthing was long and painful and you didn’t even see or hear the baby’s gender much less how many babies there really were -triplets -you had triplets -saeyoung was sobbing, saeran was silently crying inside, and you were just confused onto why you were now holding three babies with tufts of red hair peeking out beneath different colored blankets -it was beyond hellish to raise three kids when saeyoung was still a child himself -at times it felt like you were raising four kids instead of just three -out of the three babies you had one of them was a girl and two were boys -you had named the girl minjun, and saeyoung had name the boys seojun and jiho -the three of them were both now four years old and you and saeyoung (as well as saeran) were beyond psyched that they could now walk and talk and do normal everyday things without your constant guidance -it was just cute to see them communicate with each other and to see them grow and learn as time passed -seojun and jiho were exactly like saeyoung, bright red orangish hair and honey glazed hues -except they had your face shape and smile, something saeyoung loved beyond words -minjun had been born with bright red hair but it mellowed out in your hair tone, except a little brighter -she had a darker shade of eye color that was similar to saeyoung’s and she had his face shape and smile -something that made you beyond happy -you loved your boys a lot but at times they could be very cruel to their sister, both not including her in their games or sometimes tugging at her hair a little too hard almost always resulting in tears from her -saeran would always jokingly ask her if he wanted him to beat them up but she always declined despite the fact all they did was mercilessly tease her -god she was such a sweetheart -you never left any of your family alone. -no matter where you went or who you went with they would always be at your side or right behind you -some may have assumed it was because you were overprotective but really it was just because you wanted to experience life with your beautiful lover and your small family as well as saeran all by your side -you had an emergency come up that would require you to travel for a few days, except for once in their four years of life the triplets weren’t going with you, and neither was saeyoung nor saeran -you had some very personal matters to attend to immediately and you left as quickly as you could, leaving saeyoung in charge and hoping for the best -now, saeyoung wasn’t the best father per say -don’t get it wrong! he was a very funny dad! and very involved in the lives of his children more than his father had ever been in his life and he was very caring and sweet, always finding a way to cheer his kids up and keep them happy -except, he was terrible at taking firm control of different situations -he didn’t have the heart to say no to his kids much less scold them -most of the time it was saeran scolding him and his kids for their troublesome antics, which you were more than grateful for -the first day you had left hadn’t been too eventful -it was just the boys being troublesome and reckless, like usual, and minjun just minding her business playing with her dolls -it wasn’t until jiho snatched one of her many dolls from her hands and popped its head right off with ease did things go downhill -his deviant smile disappeared right from his face when minjun just stayed silent, tears streaming down her face as she clenched her fists together tightly -saeyoung was in the other room, working on little toy robots here while humming a tune until a shriek snapped him out of his calm little daze -he sprinted out into the next room to find minjun sobbing her heart out and jiho screaming at the top of his lungs as she tugged at his red locks harshly -saeyoung broke them apart as quickly as he could while seojun watched quietly from the corner, fear quite evident in his honey hues -after a little while minjun was being held tightly by saeran and saeyoung was comforting but also scolding jiho -“i’m so sorry you got hurt but don’t do that minjun’s toys. i need you to stop being so cruel or else you’ll never have anyone in your life.” -it may have been a bit harsh but jiho got the message rather quickly and looked over at minjun, who was leaning against saeran’s chest with her back. -eyes droopy and ringed with red as she lazily glanced at her brother before looking at the ground and twiddling with her fingers -both jiho and minjun simultaneously started crying while over to minjun, unintelligible gurgles of possible apologies erupting from their throats as the crushed their sister with a hard hug to which she somehow accepted without much trouble -saeyoung let out a sigh of relief as saeran just watched the children make up with a soft smile -the three of them became closer that day, to which saeyoung was forever grateful for, and  no more problems occurred for the rest of the days you were gone -but it was still quite obvious your kids missed you -all three of them were crankier than usual and didn’t laugh at saeyoung’s jokes as much as they did when you were here -at one point he caught all three of them complaining about his sad attempt at making macaroni -he was..beyond hurt -so much so that in that moment he fell to the ground while holding his chest and spewing out some tragic macbeth lines while his kids only stared in horror, obviously gullible and distressed -“papa! what-what we do?” -“you-you, should’ve eaten the…macaroni..” -if they were even remotely cranky before that they were even crankier now -it was a pain in the ass for saeyoung to deal with now all three of their antics now that they were all close and buddy-like but he somehow made it work -he accepted their hair pulling and kicks to the shin with a smiling face while dishing out a few scolds here and there -he was beyond exhausted the fifth day you were gone, so much so that he didn’t even notice the kids scribbling all over your private study’s white walls -he was just casually taking a nap until he felt saeran shaking him while scolding him -“not to alarm you or anything, but your kids just completely ruined MC’s white walls with their… ‘art��.” -what? -“saeyoung! jiho, minjun, seojun, mommy’s home!” -wAIT WHAT -saeran looked up at the entrance of the bunker with a small smile while saeyoung felt his soul leave his body -the three little bundles of nothing but pure destruction came out laughing and smiling while crushing you in hugs while saeyoung forced a smile on his face while letting out a laugh of his own, a nervous one -you squinted your eyes at him before walking over to him, your children dangling all over your limbs as you easily took long strides -“what’s wrong honey?” you asked, worry painting your features -suddenly saeyoung placed both his hands on your face and pulled you in for a kiss, to which you hesitantly responded to at first before full kissing him long and hard, evidence that you had missed him quite evident in the kiss -after a short while you pulled back, your eyes were closed and mouth slightly parted and saeyoung felt his heart curl at the sight -you were still as beautiful as you were the first time he kissed you -“what did you do?” -what -“honey,” you stated with an icy tone as you stared at him blankly -“what, did, you, do?” you asked once more as he fiddled with his fingers -“i-it’s not something i did but rather your children.” -his kids all snapped their heads to him as shock painted their faces -their father had ratted them out! for once in his life! -you looked at the kids dangling from your limbs and cocked your head at them, a sweet but dangerous smile pulling at your features -“what did you guys do while mommy was gone, hm?” -before saying anything they all started crying, not wanting to face the terror that was both your scolding and punishments for being naughty -saeyoung put his hands together in a praying symbol while mouthing “please forgive me” over and over again -you only found out about your white walls through saeran, because both your children and saeyoung were too petrified of you to even say anything -it was hellish to deal with all the chaos that was this family, but you’d never give it up. you loved saeyoung’s crazy antics and your children’s even crazier antics, and saeran’s calm nature. -it was all well-balanced and you loved it more than words could ever even begin to explain.