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twinfoxtails · 5 years

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Petals of the Wild

“And so, the boy finally found his place in the world… With his friends.”

The head maid then closed the book as she looked over to her child, giving off a warm smile. Never mind that the story was not the same as the book she was holding, it was still an enjoyable story for the child to read.

“Wow! That’s a really nice story, Mama! But… do you have to go back to work now?”

… How long has it been since the both of them had been together like this, the maid thought? A month? Two, maybe?...

… She could spend a bit more time with her daughter, right?

“Well actually, I thought of spending some time with you instead. We haven’t been together for a while, have we?”

“N-No, it’s okay, I understand… You and Mother are always so busy, so it’s fine, really!”

“Well, your Mama has time now, doesn’t she?”

Giving a gentle pat towards the child, Miyuki gave a giggle, and hugged Sakuya tightly, with the maid returning her embrace.

“Ehe, thanks!... Say, Mama?”

“Hm? What is it, Miyuki?”

“When are the three of us going to be together again?...”

“I…”

Sakuya didn’t know how to answer her at all. There’s just so many things going on in her head, which even she doesn’t know how to answer her.

“... I’ll talk about it with Mother, alright? We’ll have time together someday, I promise.”

“Okay, it’s a promise then!”

And with a pinky swear, the dhampyr let out a cheerful smile, and her mother in turn.

“Oh, say… Mama?”

“Is there something else, Miyuki?”

“I was wondering… when can I go outside?”

Sakuya gave a sigh in response, as she let go off the hug, and looked at Miyuki in the eye, holding her shoulders tightly with both of her hands.

“Miyuki, we talked about this before. We as residents of the Scarlet Devil Mansion are hated by so many people, and Mother wouldn’t want you to get hurt.”

“B-But there’s really nice people too, like… like Violet! And Chen too!”

“That’s true, but those are exceptions, Miyuki. There are people out there who wouldn’t hesitate to hurt you if they saw you. Just… imagine how Mother and I would feel if anything bad would happen to you, tokay?”

“Okay…”

Miyuki let out a sigh as she turned her head towards her room’s window. The window was of course, closed, with the moonlight shining through and illuminating the room.

As the room fell into silence, an idea came into the child’s head!

“I know! Mama, how about we go out right now? Just for a moment, I promise!”

“Miyuki, you know very well that I won’t accept tha-”

“It’s fine if you came along, right? You could protect me if anything bad happens!”

“I…”

Well, she had a point. There was not many people stupid enough to challenge Sakuya Izayoi, Head Maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Those who do end up challenging her ends up becoming the vampire’s next meal… or so they say.

Besides, how could she say no to Miyuki’s gleaming expression?

“... Alright, but only for a few minutes. We don’t want anything bad happening to you. Just keep it a secret from Mother, okay? This will be between the two of us.”

“R-Really?! I never thought I’d get that answer! Hooray, thank you so much, Mama!”

Quickly giving Sakuya a big hug one last time, the child quickly got out of bed and dashed towards the window, opening it with an uncontrollable smile on her face. She couldn’t believe it! She’s finally going outside!

Sakuya couldn’t help but give a chuckle and walk towards her, holding her hand gently.

“Ready, Miyuki?” “Ready!”

Gently holding her hand, both the maid and the dhampyr flew towards the sky, under the bright moonlight…

---

“Wow, the smell here is really different from the mansion, Mama…” “It really is, isn’t it?”

Flying and letting the smell of nature envelop their senses, both of them landed on Misty Lake, walking at the sides of the lake where there’s dry land.

“Everything looks so beautiful, Mama! There’s so many different kinds of insects here, and also all these fairies… The only fairies I’ve seen are the fairy maids, but over here…”

It’s only natural that there's lots of fairies in Misty Lake. That’s because this was most of the fairies’ home. There were different kinds of fairies, from the water fairies, to different ones, each element of fairy represented through the color of their clothes.

But instead of conflict, the fairies were playing around, some throwing danmaku, while others teasing each other with laughs and giggles.

“Well, most of them are nice, but there are a few fairy exceptions…”

Notably Cirno and Clownpiece… Especially Clownpiece.

“Mama! I… I can go play with them, right? Do you think they’ll welcome me?”

“Of course they would, Miyuki. Just be careful.”

“R-Really? Thank you!”

And so, Miyuki flew off to play with the fairies at the center of the lake, with Sakuya watching afar with a smile. She couldn’t tell what the fairies and her child were talking about, but it wasn’t a few minutes later until the dhampyr and the fairies started chasing each other with bright smiles in their faces.

Hmm. Most likely a game of tag.

“Sigh… What am I going to do with her?”

Looking at Miyuki, Sakuya went deep into her own thoughts.

She started wondering about Remilia, and especially Miyuki’s future.

There were multiple questions, such as whether it was right for the child to be trapped in the mansion this way, and not to mention Remilia was hiding many things from her.

Sakuya knew Remilia was a smart girl, and knows her mother is hiding multiple things. But the biggest question was… when will Remilia tell her?

Just as she was thinking, a cold wind brushed through her, crawling up her spine…

“?!”

SLASH!

A swipe similar to that of a wolf almost struck Sakuya from behind, and the maid just managed to get out of the way, tumbling to the side…!

“What…”

She managed to avoid the surprise attack, but her sleeve of her maid uniform was torn up a little, with the attack scratching the surface of her skin, forming a light scar on top.

It was a small injury, which could easily be shrugged off.

“Oh?... I missed.”

Sakuya’s eyes looked at the direction of her attacker, which was right in front of her.

It was… a man. He may look human, but with those fangs and claws, along with the thick hair coming out from his arms, it’s highly likely that he was a werewolf.

“The head maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion… You’re as beautiful as ever.”

“I take it that I do not need to give you my name then. Answer me, what do you want?”

“Not even asking for my own name? How rude, are all females in Gensokyo like this?”

Pointing his finger towards Sakuya with a confident smirk, with a tone which the maid was sure that he was mocking her.

“I’m Kaito, the fastest wolf in the Eastern Wolf Tribe in Gensokyo! And you, Missy… are my prey!”

SWIPE!

Another slash, and this time, Sakuya managed to dodge it completely by backing away and flying up towards one of the nearby trees and standing on it’s branch.

Unsheathing one of her knives from her right leg’s garter, she gripped it tightly, watching for any sudden movements by the werewolf.

“... What do you think you’re doing? All natives in Gensokyo know very well that duels should be solved with Spell Card Duels and danmaku.”

“Rules… rules, rules! How so very aggravating! If you’re dead just a few moments ago, we wouldn’t need to bother with the… Ahem, ‘Girls play-fight’. ‘Sides, I’m not gonna play by anyone else’s hands! I’m gonna get what I want out of ya!” “What you want…?”

As the enemy made a quick leap towards the maid, Sakuya gritted her teeth as she did her best to block it’s attacks! With the both of them jumping from tree to tree, the maid has yet to find an opening to perform her counter-attack…!

“Isn’t it obvious, head maid?! For too long, we men had been sidelined and forgotten! Being looked down upon, not being considered a threat, and most of all, not being able to experience the pleasure of a woman’s body!”

“What?!”

The beast’s agility dramatically increased, dissolving into a blur as his attacks became faster! Sakuya’s eyes could barely keep up as she attempted to deflect every single blow with her knife!

CLANG! CLANG!

It didn’t take long before Sakuya found herself deflected all the way to the Forest of Magic. At this rate, if this keeps up, the maid’s going to run out of stamina, and if that happens...

“Too slow, too slow…! What’s wrong, Maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion?! Are the rumors about you exaggerated?!”

“What… exactly did you mean… my body?”

“Your perfect thighs, your smooth hair, your firm breasts… I’ll be sure to violate your corpse thoroughly until I’m satisfied!”

As he let out an insane laugh, Sakuya’s expression changed to that of anger.

This… was exactly the kind of people she hated. It reminded her of some other women in Gensokyo who does nothing but thirst for others through lust, triyng to get their way regardless of protests.

But this one… this one was different. Not only was he rude, but also violent. Extremely violent.

“... You’ll never get what you want, wolf.”

“Oh? We’ll see about that, because you don’t have a choice in this!”

“Mama!”

“Mi… Miyuki?!”

As a familiar voice called out from afar, the dhampyr emerged, running towards the both of them into the forest battleground.

She was the last person Sakuya wanted to see…! And for the werewolf, it was perfect.

“Miyuki! RUN!”

“Wh-”

Before she could finish her sentence, the man leapt towards Miyuki, stretching out his hand towards her, and grabbed the dhampyr by the throat!

“A-Ah!” “Miss Miyuki…!”

Walking towards Sakuya with his right hand tightly clenched around Miyuki’s throat, the maid couldn’t help but watch in horror as the werewolf before him strangled her.

“Let… go of her!”

“Tut tut. Her neck is like a cute little stick, just apply a bit of pressure, and…-”

“Gkh…!”

She couldn’t move from her spot. How could she…? Just what else could she do?

“Good, good! It’s just so refreshing to see when women know their place. Now, drop that weapon, and come closer.” “...”

And with the sound of metal meeting the neatly trimmed grass, Sakuya approached the werewolf holding the child, with fire burning in her eyes.

Needless to say, the man enjoyed every bit of her expression.

“Nice for you to know who’s in control here. Now… give me a kiss. On the lips.”

“... Pardon?”

“Do it, maid.”

The sound of him tightening his grip on Miyuki’s neck was made even more obvious, as the child’s cries echoed throughout the entire forest.

“A-Aaaaaahhh...!” “Stop!… I’ll… I’ll do it.”

Tip-toeing to reach the werewolf’s height, Sakuya slowly moved her lips closer to the man, and…

KCK!

“What…”

A sizable amount of red liquid started flowing towards the ground. One of them was watching in horror after what just happened.

“...”

The red liquid was none other than blood. But… it wasn’t Sakuya’s.

It was then the werewolf realized. A silver knife was inserted inside his stomach, as he started to bleed.

Sakuya had other knives in her garter as well, another two knives ready to be withdrawn.

“You… bitch…”

The man took a few steps back as he released his grip from Miyuki, with the dhampyr coughing and trying to catch her breath.

“I…”

Sakuya pulled out the silver knife, as she watched the werewolf kneel down in pain, bleeding.

“... Let’s go home, Miyuki. Can you walk?”

“Y-Yeah…”

The maid approached the child as she stretched out her hand, pulling her up in attempt to support her.

Miyuki still couldn’t walk after what happened, but at least everything has been solved.

“Don’t… look down on me!”

“!?”

Quickly looking to her side, the youkai made yet another quick dash with his fangs ready!

“Mama!”

Sakuya quickly pushed Miyuki aside, as she took a direct hit at the chest!

“Ah…!”

In result to this, her blouse ended up ripping, with clear signs of tear done by three fangs, with both her skin and silk bra revealed, along with signs of blood.

“You’re going to be mine, maid! You females always love having each other instead of people like us! I’m gonna fuck you so hard, you’ll die when you cum!”

“You…!”

Not relenting his assault, the man pushed Sakuya and pinned her into a nearby tree!

SLAM!

“Gkh!”

She couldn’t move her arms, and her knife dropped into the ground. Sakuya has been completely pinned…!

“Watch closely, kid! This is how a man does things!”

“Mama!”

“H-Help…!”

Sakuya cried for help as low as a whisper, closing her eyes in fear of what happens next…

…

KRK!

“What?!”

Sakuya slowly opened her eyes, as she saw something… peculiar.

Chains. Ominous chains which shot out from the ground has wrapped around all of the man’s body.

Those chains… Sakuya knew, that it could only belong to…

“Gungnir.”

STAB!

Before any of the trio’s eyes could follow, a large, pink spear made from pure energy pierced through the man’s head from the front to back.

There were no words he could mutter, for his life was cut off in a single instant.

…

The chains dissolved, and the werewolf’s corpse collapsed onto the floor, as if it was nothing.

Sakuya was breathing heavily, trying to digest what just happened.

“Mama… Mama!”

Before the woman could say anything, Miyuki ran towards her and gave a tight hug.

“Miss Miyuki… I... I...!”

“Miss… Miyuki? What do you mean?-...”

Sakuya gave her a tight hug, as tears started flowing down from her face.

“M-Mama?...”

“I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I-I’m sorry…”

Apologizing over and over again, Sakuya buried her face on Miyuki’s shoulder.

Today was truly a long night…

- 1 year later -

“... She’s gone, isn’t she?”

A boy muttered to himself as he walked past the Scarlet Devil Mansion’s hallways.

Eri Philomele, twin-tailed kitsune boy, and part-time worker of the mansion.

The mansion has been such a mess. Cleaning has become much harder than it was a year ago. And with not many fairies present in the mansion, it was almost impossible to make the Scarlet Devil Mansion spotless.

Especially considering that Sakuya was missing.

“Miss Remilia was furious that day, and I almost lost my life because of it. If Miss Sakuya didn’t do what she did and interfered back then…”

With his near-perfect shapeshifting abilities, he had been impersonating as the head maid to take care of Miyuki, due to how busy she was.

While he does take on the identity of the other mother, Remilia Scarlet from time to time, it was Sakuya he mostly turned into, because she was the one busier than the vampire.

...

… Not that it matters anymore. With the head maid gone, there was almost no need to shapeshift into either one of them, especially given the circumstances.

But the one affected most by it was…

knock knock

“Miss Miyuki? It’s time for dinner...”

“...”

Eri opened her door and walked into her room.

The room from a year ago was much different than it was before. No longer was it clean and tidy, but things like clothes, photos, and drawings were all over the place, scattered around the floor.

The boy offered to clean it up before, but the dhampyr mentioned that she would do it instead.

… Guess she haven’t gotten to it.

“Miss Miyuki?”

“Eri… when will Mama come back?”

“... Someday, Miss Miyuki. Someday…”

The girl scoffed at the boy’s reply as she laid on her bed, covering herself with the blanket.

Eri couldn’t help but give a sigh towards that and leave the room without a word.

… Perhaps he’ll bring her dinner up for her soon.

…

He really wishes there was something he could do.

“But… what?”

END

#AND THERE WE GO #I HAVEN'T DONE A DRABBLE IN A WHILE aslJGHSLJHASG #THANKS LARA FOR HELPING PROOFREAD AHHHHH #DRAFTS TOMORROW :DDD #(FOR SURE)#(i hope)#(probably)#(maybe)

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talkfastromance4 · 5 years

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sunshine

So, this is a little epilogue I guess to Earthshine. Just a little something. Baby fever is something I can never shake and picturing Ashton with babies makes my heart melt. Read Earthshine here: one and two

Summary: dad!ash has doubts about himself when it comes to his newborn. mentions of smut, nothing too graphic but it’s mainly fluff. enjoy lovies :)

“Everyone, this is Roselyn Ann Irwin,” Ashton introduces their baby to her three uncles who are staring wide eyed at the tiny bundle in Ashton’s large arms.

You’re gazing up at him with a sleepy smile, your heart overflowing with love. Your favorite person was holding the newest favorite person in your life.

“She’s so small,” Calum says in a hushed tone. His eyes are wide as he gazes down at his niece. “Are they always this tiny?”

“She’s the perfectly normal sized for a newborn,” you defend then smile up at Ashton. “Besides, her daddy is a giant so no wonder she looks dwarfish.”

Ashton shoots you an amused grin as he rocks Roselyn slightly.

“You can hold her if you want,” he says to Calum who just nods silently.

Ashton carefully exchanges his little girl into his best friends’ arms, reminding him to watch her head. Michael and Luke crowd around him and look at her small round face.

Ashton sits next to you on the bed taking your hand in his and bringing it to his mouth for a tender kiss. You smile up at him happily and nuzzle into his shoulder watching your daughter tug at the heartstrings of their friends.

“She’s got my finger!” Michael exclaims.

Roselyn lets out a small cry at the loud noise, Calum and Luke’s eyes widen and shush Michael. Luke swats his shoulder but she’s silent again.

“Our daughter’s only a few hours old and she’s already got three men wrapped around her tiny finger,” you smile.

“She gets that from her mama,” Ashton presses a kiss to the top of your head.

You scrunch your nose up at him before turning your attention back to the happy moment before you. Nine months you’ve waited to meet your baby and now here she is. A real living bundle of joy that is half you and half Ashton.

“Come on Rosie,” Ashton sighs tiredly. He’s holding Rosie against his shoulder swaying from side to side at two in the morning trying to get her to fall back asleep. It’s been a month since they brought her home and she’s not sleeping throughout the night yet. “Go to sleep for, daddy. Please?”

Ashton was exhausted. He loved being a dad but he hated how tiring it was. During the day it was great, but come nighttime Rosie would be up around 3-4 times a night.

“Honey, give her to me,” you say your voice still thick with sleep.

Ashton turns around to see you holding your arms out, a cardigan wrapped around your body.

“Baby you should be sleeping, I’ve got this.”

“No, you don’t. I’ve been up since you got up half an hour ago. She hasn’t stopped crying and I know you’re more exhausted than I am.” You hold out your arms taking Rosie from him. She whimpers in your ear and you hush her gently before going to sit in the rocking chair near the window.

Ashton watches you open your cardigan and nestle Rosie against your bosom, you wrap the cardigan around her and begin to rock. Her tiny body is still shaking from crying but then you begin to hum and rub small circles into her back.

In moments, Rosie’s cries have quieted and Ashton stares in amazement at his wife. How did she do that?

“How’d you do that?” he asks in astonishment.

“She likes to listen to my heartbeat,” you kiss the top of her warm fuzzy head.

“I’m terrible at this,” he runs his fingers through his hair in distress. “I’ve wanted a family for forever and I can’t even put my baby back to sleep.”

“Hey, you aren’t terrible at this. Babies are very sensitive and she can probably tell that you’re super tired. You’re the best, Ashton. Go back to bed, I’ll be there in a minute,” you tell him gently and watch him shuffle back to your room.

You waited a few minutes to make sure Rosie was asleep again before placing her back in her crib. You pad back to your room and see Ashton is staring up at the ceiling, his left arm tucked behind his head, his jaw working soundlessly. You slip the cardigan off throwing it to the chair in the corner.

You climb onto his lap and lay across the length of his body, your finger traces designs in his t-shirt.

“She doesn’t like me,” he says quietly, his gaze still at the ceiling.

“She loves you, you’re her dad.”

“She cries whenever I hold her.”

“You’re thinking too much. You need to relax, even I can feel the stress radiating off you. Hey,” you sit up and hold his face in your hands forcing him to look at you. “Want me to help you relax?” you don’t even give him a second to respond before you’re palming him through his cotton pajama bottoms.

He moans into your kiss, his body going completely lax at your touch.

“You need to be quiet,” you murmur circling your thumb over the outline of the tip of his dick through the fabric. His breath hitches in response and he squeezes onto your waist. “Can’t wake Rosie again.”

In one swift movement, he flips you onto your back and you’re trapped underneath his body.

“You’re the vocal one, babe,” he grins and presses his mouth below your jaw.

The next day you weren’t going to be home until later because your sister wanted to go bridesmaid shopping for her wedding. You were excited to get out of the house but at the same time felt like you couldn’t leave because of the motherly pull you had to Rosie. Obviously she’d be fine because Ashton would be with her, but your heart ached at the mere thought of leaving her side. (hooray for post pregnancy hormones).

“What if she cries and you’re not back yet?” Ashton asks nearly frantic. Rosie was in her rock ‘n play, her tiny fingers playing with the dangling mobiles above her.

“Honey, you’ll be fine. Try singing to her, she seemed to like that when she was still in the womb,” you touch his cheek affectionately. “I have to go. I’ll be back after dinner.” You lean on your tiptoes to press a kiss to his cheek.

“Have fun, love you,” he says watching you go to the door.

“Love you too,” you throw a smile over your shoulder before leaving.

With his hands on his hips, he turns on the spot to face his daughter, her petite feet squirming in her onesie. His expression softens whenever he looks at Rosie and it’s like his love for her grows more and more by the second.

“Well Rosie-posy,” he sighs sitting cross legged on the floor in front of her, “it’s just you and me, sweetheart. Go easy on your daddy, hm?” he traces the her small brows delicately with the tip of his finger.

The rest of the afternoon went smoothly, but when it came to feeding time that’s when Rosie became fussy. Ashton had already fed her the correct amount of ounces, he’d changed her diaper and burped her. He rocks her gently in his arms while he cleans up his spilled milk on the counter.

“Shh, shh, no more tears, baby,” he hushes softly but Rosie still whines and cries. Panic begins to set in but then he has an idea and heads upstairs to her nursery. “Let’s try what mama does, yeah?”

He turns on the spinning night light that shows lit up moons and stars on the walls and ceiling then repositions the rocking chair so he can stretch his legs. He settles into the chair, adjusting Rosie onto his chest. Her small body shakes from crying and he rubs her back gently while pressing soft kisses to the top of her head and begins to rock.

A song pops into Ashton’s head so he starts to hum it quietly. Rosie’s shrill cries lower an octave and he begins to sing a bit louder.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are gray

You’ll never know dear, how much I love you,

Please don’t take my sunshine away.

The other night, dear as I lay sleeping

I dreamt I held you in my arms

When I awoke dear, I was mistaken

So I hung my head and cried. . .

He sang the song three more times, well until Rosie’s cries had officially quieted and she nestled closer into his chest. He smiles and continues to rock his baby girl, the song still being hummed when you came home and found them.

“Was she crying?” you whisper brushing your fingers in his hair.

“Yeah, but I think I found my way of calming her down.”

“What’s that?”

“She does like when I sing to her,” he smiles.

“Any specific song?”

“You are my sunshine,” he presses his lips to Rosie’s head then says more quietly to her, “my only sunshine.”

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thehyperkraken · 5 years

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EDIT: yall idk why the actual fic isnt showing up in the tags but this shit is, bc thats literally the opposite of what i wanted, but for the love of god read the fic first and/or instead, that’s the thing i spent more than 20 minutes on: [link]

Hey random idea dump for that one fic i done did yeehaw... it’s almost longer than the fic itself but jesus christ i need to get these ideas out of my head and throw them into the internet ether, seriously don’t read this its a goddamn mess

So ghjkdf the actual plotty part of that fic came from that one b99 bit... the Bone one.....u kno

Arthur: Come on, Dutch. The O'Driscolls thing isn't the problem. You're in a bad mood because you've been so busy planning this heist that it's keeping you and Hosea apart. You two just need to bone. John: Oh no... Dutch: ...What did you say? John: Don't say it again! Arthur: I said you two need to bone. John: Oh my god... Dutch: (with barely contained fury) Hhhhhow Dare you Arthur Morgan, I am thIS GANG'S LEADER!!! You have NO RIGHT to comment on my sex life— (5 minutes later) Dutch, standing on top of a table screaming: BONE?!?!?! (10 minutes later) Dutch: What happens in my bedroom, son, is NONE of your business— (20 minutes later) Dutch, jumping up and down on the table: BOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!!! (40 minutes later) Dutch: And don't EVER speak to me like that AGAIN! (storms off) John, sunken down in his chair in horror: Why the hell did you do that? Arthur: (shrugs) They need to bone. John: Gross, Arthur! That's our dads!

And then like a day later gfdhkg

John: Oh hey Dutch! I know you don't want to talk about Hosea, BUT, I had an idea— Dutch: No need, John, it's all good. John: So... your fight with Hosea is over? Dutch: Yep. John: Because you finally figured out a plan for the heist...? Dutch: Nope! Arthur, excitedly: Because you guys—? Dutch: Yyyyep! Arthur, looking smug: Knew it. John: Ugh... Arthur: (leans down close to him) See, what happened is, our dads had sex— John: UGH, SHUT UP!

Another inspiration I had was John Mulaney’s bit about zoning out for John with adhd,,,,, the part where he’s like “the doctor was reading me the results of a blood test, it was IMPORTANT that I LISTENED, but NO, I zoned out, I was like, I’m just gonna stare at the wall and think m’thoughts” that’s why I wrote the part where John was like “ehhh attention deficient something something disease” bc it made me laugh gjhggdjh

Dutch: so the doctor says you have ADHD John: (thinking about minecraft) what?

Also unrelated but blease consider Arthur teaching John to drive like

Arthur: are you watching the road? John: ........I am looking through the windshield Arthur: John: .......and I’m not gonna hit anyone...... Arthur: John: ....but no. I’m thinkin’ about minecraft

(Also I don’t know anything about ssb I’ve played it once and hated it, minecraft is my og video game love, but Abigail beating John at ssb is funnier, I’m a fake gamer boy :^( rip)

ONE MORE INSPIRATION THAT ONE VINE ITS MY FAVORITE VINE

Arthur: are you drinking coke for breakfast? John: yeah, what did you have for breakfast? Arthur: ........nothing John: (sipping his drink) I’m doing better than you, then

Anyway onto ACTUAL IDEA STUFF HOORAY

So when Dutch and Hosea decided to adopt, they agreed they wanted to take in kids who needed good homes the most, so they were specifically looking for older kids who would probably age out of the system and wind up on the streets

They met Arthur who was a clearly depressed and gender non conforming thirteen year old who hated everyone and everything and wasn’t getting the Love he Deserved, and Dutch was like “I want THAT ONE, with the SAD EYES”

Arthur tried to push them away at first, cuz he absolutely didn’t trust anyone, and some part of him believed they’d just give him right back up for adoption if he disappointed them in any way. But he eventually learned that they were good guys who really just wanted to help him, and they weren’t gonna abandon him if he wasn’t the perfect kid they always wanted

(he probably told them about this fear eventually and Hosea just snorted and was like “if we wanted a perfect kid we woulda got a cabbage patch doll. something that wouldn’t scream or make a mess” and Dutch was like “yeah! or like a 27 year old with a job and their own house and kids of their own. pre-made grandkids” and Hosea was like “or a cat” and Arthur was like “...okay”)

Anyway it took a loooong time but Arthur eventually trusted them enough to come out to them as trans, without really knowing the proper words for everything, just knowing that He Is A Boy And That’s That. As much as Hosea is the one the lads go to to talk about stuff and get comfort and Wise Dad Advice, he probably told Dutch first bc he was more uncertain how he’d respond and he wanted to get it over with in the worst way possible.... like, if they were gonna react badly, heap all the bullshit on in one fell swoop

I imagine he did it off the cuff too, in response to something Dutch said, like Dutch was like “u get back here right now young lady” and Arthur was like “first of all I’m not a lady, I’m a BOY, and second of all FUCK you, I do what I WANT” and Dutch was like “groovy. you’re grounded.” Arthur was like (offended) “don’t say groovy... don’t try to be hip” and Dutch was like “no it’s totally tubular that ur a boy. It’s absolutely funky. You’re fucking grounded though”

Then he went and told Hosea like “congrats! it’s a boy” and they helped him transition and they didn’t tolerate a single person misgendering him the whole time. Like before he’s even begun transitioning, they’re literally at the doctors office to discuss it w/ their doc for the first time, and a nurse is like “ms. morgan?” And Dutch is like “INCORRECT” and the doctor is like “what seems to be the problem (deadname)?” and Dutch is like “FOOL! THIS CHILD WAS LABELED INACCURATELY, WE REQUIRE A GENDER RETRACTION” and Hosea’s like “please stop yelling”

Anyway probably about a year later they got John when he was ten and Arthur was fifteen. Arthur was a little bit jealous like, wow, am I not enough kid for u, but Dutch and Hosea always planned on getting at least two bc they wanted them to have siblings, and they know John came from a pretty abusive situation, so Arthur can’t be too mad at him. At least until he met John and realized what a fucking brat he is

Since John was younger and way more desperate for affection, he immediately loved Dutch and Hosea just bc they were nice to him, he was ready to call them his dads within the month but he was nervous that it was too soon and they’d be weirded out. But I imagine he got triggered by something and had a meltdown and they got to see just a glimpse of what he’d been through, and Dutch and Hosea were falling over themselves trying to comfort him and tell him they love him and now I’m making myself cry :’^(

Anyway... from that point on John was like “these are the only dads I’ve ever had and I would kill a man for them.” He gets in trouble quite a bit bc he’s Naughty, but Dutch and Hosea always make sure to punish him fairly and never yell or be physically intimidating with him or permanently take away his stuff, like they make him do chores to earn back the right to use the xbox or something. And they always explain to him exactly what he did wrong and why he’s being punished and talk to him about how he can make it better or what he can do next time, or if there’s a root problem, like he’s acting out bc he’s overwhelmed with school work or smthn, how they can help him. Especially after he gets diagnosed with ADHD

And of course they do all this with Arthur too, but they make a special concerted effort with John bc he’s The Baby :^) and Dutch somehow maintains an attitude of “idk what ur talking about, John has never done anything wrong ever in his life” every time he gets in trouble meanwhile Hosea is like “what do you MEAN, he’s a GREMLIN” fjfjfhhf

Arthur was probably diagnosed with depression and anxiety at some point... it was probably a long process to get him to even admit he had a problem bc he didnt wanna bother anyone... Arthur also probably came from an abusive situation from the way canon Arthur talks about his dad, but Arthur is much more the type to be like “i’m gonna keep all my feelings inside, and then one day, i’ll die” whereas John is like “i will SCREAM if i get a papercut”

[EDIT: i woke up in a cold sweat at 4 AM with this in my head so now i’m putting it here

Charles: So, Arthur... Do you wanna talk about your feelings? Arthur: No. John: I do! :) Charles: ...I know, John. John: I’m sad! :) Charles: I know, John.

i’m sure it’s been done before but it’s so good. ok now back to our regularly scheduled programming]

In regards to Arthur being trans, John doesn’t really Get It, Arthur tried to explain it to him once and John couldn’t care less, all he knows is Arthur used to be a girl or something, there’s tea involved probably, and John is thinking about minecraft again... he has 2 am thoughts about it sometimes and comes to Arthur like “what IS gender” and Arthur’s just like “hm. big mood”

Dutch is “Dad” and Hosea is “Papa” or “Pa” or “Pops” or “Dad, No Not You, The Other One” or “Other Dad.” Hosea really doesn’t mind at all, he wouldn’t care if the kids called him Hosea or mom or anything else, it truly isnt important to him. But Dutch Loves being Dad. Every time they call Dutch Dad he grows three times stronger and 10 years are added to his lifespan. Dutch is an Alpha Parent, he 100% goes to every parent teacher conference and bake sale, he’d go to every game and concert too if either of his kids had a single athletic or musical bone in their dumb little bodies. I guess the school probably hosts art galleries sometimes to display art the kids make, Arthur always has a drawing in one of those, and Dutch will absolutely go just to brag about his cool son.

Dutch is the Fun Energetic Dad who embarrasses the boys in front of their friends but can always be talked into taking them out to get ice cream. Hosea is the more quietly anxious dad, he makes sure they do their homework and keep their rooms clean and shit, and he's the one the kids always go to talk to when they’re having problems... like Arthur will rant for an hour and a half about high school drama and Hosea will patiently listen to all of it and when he's done he’ll offer to kick the other kids’ asses for him, and Arthur’s like lmao but Hosea Means It.

Hosea is also the one the kids go to for help on their homework because Hosea and Dutch have five brain cells between them, and four of them belong to Hosea. Dutch is like “suddenly I don’t remember basic math, time to make shit up” and Hosea is like “I must become an expert on 1820s Chinese history in two days for my beautiful sons”

I have NO idea what either of their jobs are, I wanna say Hosea is a lawyer or smthn but idk, Dutch is probably like......................a used car salesman LMAO...... they clearly make a lot of money (or maybe STOLE SOME) bc I gave them a huge house w/ a pool gjhkdhg

Anyway more about THE KIDS

They go to a school that is a combination middle school and high school, bc that’s what my school was like

Mrs. Grimshaw is the strict and irritable principal with a secret soft spot for kids, Mr. Pearson is the cafeteria cook, Strauss works in the office, I wanna say Rev. Swanson is a weird but friendly janitor or something lmao. Uncle is Dutch & Hosea’s annoying forever-drunk neighbor who everyone barely tolerates fjfjhfh

Micah is The School Bully but like bc this is a cutesy high school au and I can do what I want, he’s not actually like a violent racist or anything he’s just a bad mad sad kid who is a huge dick

Bill is Micah’s Bully Henchman, he’s generally not as much of a dick as Micah is, but he punches whoever Micah asks him to bc they are the closest thing to friends that either of them have

Trelawny is a new student who just moved from another school and he’s that fucking Weird Magician Kid who can’t hold a conversation longer than five seconds without saying “wanna see a magic trick,” tried to do some unimpressive card tricks for the school talent show, unironically wears a cape, etc.... Arthur stood up for him when he was getting pushed around by Micah and Bill so now Arthur has +1 more weird friend

Karen is the Popular Girl who somehow knows everyone, is probably a cheerleader, everyone is either extremely intimidated by her or thinks she’s gonna be a stuck up bitch, but she’s actually just super fucking chill and nice, WILL stab a man for her friends, she won’t hesitate bitch

Tilly is Karen’s bff who was getting bullied by *shakes fist* those dang foreman brothers.... Karen stood up for her and Tilly was like “no don’t u will get hurt!!” and Karen was like “ha... fool... cheerleaders cannot die” and whooped ass with her gymnastics skills and somehow got the foreman brothers expelled. So now Tilly is like “I owe u one (1) Life Debt” but Karen is like “nah it’s chill just come to target w/ me & we’ll call it even.” Tilly is just tryna get shit done and do her damn homework but everybody else is going on adventures and being nuisances so of course Tilly has to go too bc come on....... who do you take her for, some kinda two-bit GEEK? NO WAY

Mary Beth is a quiet nerdy girl who’s always reading or writing and never talks in class or anything. Karen and Tilly became her friends thru sheer brute force, Karen just sat by her one day n was like “sup” and Mary Beth was too shy to ask her to leave. They were surprised to discover Mary Beth is actually pretty nice and funny when you get to know her and also the Biggest Lesbian Alive

Sadie is a BAD BITCH... NOBODY fucks with Sadie, not even Micah, Sadie is the girl who when some dipshit boy spreads a rumor that he had sex with her, she agrees and tells everyone she pegged him and he cried after, she hasn’t given a fuck since 2007. she climbs on the roof to get lost frisbees. one time she got the gym coach to agree to give her an automatic A in the class if she did 100 push ups in 5 minutes. Then she Did That. She might have pulled several muscles in both of her arms but She Did That. Karen, Tilly, and Mary Beth (but mostly Karen) approached her like “damn that was sick” and Sadie was like “yea i know” and then they were friends

I literally don’t know anything about Sean I’m sorry...... maybe he’s a transfer student who becomes friends with John, they play Minecraft together and Sean boobytraps the houses John builds. Sean is the only living human being who understands how redstone works and he uses his powers for evil

Molly is going to a nearby community college and is working at the high school part time as a TA and she is like 19-20 or smthn so the kids all think she’s The Hottest Shit,,,, like they think she’s just the coolest hippest person alive, but also she is Very Attractive so fuckin everybody has a crush on her, most specifically Javier and Mary Beth. She ineptly tries to flirt with Dutch every time he comes to a parent teacher conference bc she’s dummy thicc and thinks it’s friendship goals that Dutch lives with and has adopted children with his Best Bud Hosea

The teacher Molly is TA for is Charles Chatenay, an all-grades art teacher who takes his job WAY too seriously, like dude chill they’re high schoolers. His class is where Arthur met Albert, bc Arthur loves drawing and obviously Albert loves photography. They were both like “wow he’s cute” but were too shy to talk to each other for more than basic pleasantries, until one day Albert’s Big Project was ruined a day or two before he was gonna turn it in, and Arthur helped him fix it.

They’re so sweet on each other it’s unbearable, they’re both Soft Boys so they fuckin blush if they make eye contact...... the most bold either of them get is when Arthur is feeling insecure about his body and Albert gladly tells him how perfect and handsome he is in every way, and he wishes he was half as gorgeous as Arthur is, and Arthur is like (offended) um, excuse me, how dare u insult my beautiful boyfriend in this way?? They both wanna grow beards so while they’re still going thru Changes they excitedly bond over their facial hair......... they run up to each other at school like LOOK AT MY NEW CHIN HAIR and the other one is like WOW!!! GOOD JOB

Javier has a big lovely family who spoil him rotten and tbh love to spoil his friends when they come over too, his parents are in a constant and devastating game of dish-gifting with Dutch & Hosea, Arthur and John have eaten more of Mr. & Mrs. Escuella’s tamales than any other food, neither Dutch nor Hosea are very good cooks but luckily Javier has plenty of aunts and uncles and cousins who are happy to occasionally take one of their unimpressive lasagnas or cakes from a box mix

Lenny’s cool dad in canon is the high school au dad of Charles and Lenny, he and Charles’s mom amicably divorced and he got remarried to Lenny’s mom, who is a Cool Stepmom to Charles. Charles and Lenny go stay with Charles’s mom all the time, in fact she was around so much when they were younger that she practically helped raise them both. maybe she gets a gf and Charles and Lenny have so many moms and are so loved & cherished like they fuCKIN DESERVE

Kieran is the weird horse girl at school, he’s Lenny’s age, they become friends when they’re forced to sit next to each other and they’re both too awkward and shy to say anything until they’re paired up on a project together bc everyone else in the class already paired up and they were the only ones left gjkhfd.... John wants to dislike Kieran bc Lenny is HIS friend now, but Kieran is a sweet lad with a mean dad.... His dad is Colm O’Driscoll, Dutch & Hosea’s other neighbor and Dutch’s sworn enemy

Dutch expects Kieran to be as shitty as his dad, but he is a SWEET BOY, and as soon as they realize his situation, they tell Kieran he can come over whenever he wants and spend the night any time, he doesn’t have to ask or anything, but Kieran is super respectful and always asks permission and always tries to come over when John or Arthur are there so he can go under the pretense of hanging out with them, bc he doesn’t wanna intrude...

Once he came over when Hosea was the only one home and he was like “hi Mr. Matthews are John and Arthur home” and Hosea was like “no sorry they’re out” and Kieran was like “oh... ok sorry I’ll just go then” and Hosea was like “absolutely not” and brought Kieran in and made him snacks and wrapped him in many blankets and watched a kids movie with him until he fell asleep on the couch... when Dutch came home he was like “??? new son ???” and Hosea was like “yea I guess. oops”

When Kieran gets older they help him become an emancipated minor and get a job and his own place (even tho he knows they’d let him stay with them if he wanted) and he changes his last name to his mom’s maiden name Duffy... Colm and Dutch glare at each other over their fences and Colm is like “enjoying stealing my son?” and Dutch is like “my son now” but Colm really doesn’t care bc he’s an asshole... and even tho they don’t legally adopt him, Kieran’s like “I’m more of a Van der Linde than an O’Driscoll” and oops i’m making myself cry again :’)

And yes Abigail does eventually teach John how to play stupid super smash bros. She’s Pro Gamer level of competent at nearly all video games and John has the biggest heart eyes for her, the end thank u for listening

#the suffering of john marston. 13 #filler tag 1 #filler tag 2 #morgason #trans arthur morgan #vandermatthews #rdr2

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