[skinxandxbones]

January 18

[andrew-underfire]

skinxandxbones:

Love you too, little brother.

[reaches out for her hand] Get me through this.

[saras-corner]

Heartbeats | Andrew & Sara |  7 February

[andrew-underfire]

saras-corner:

[she bit her lip, tucking her list away again] H-have you told your p-parents? I h-haven’t told mine… or m-my sisters.

[he nodded slowly, sheepishly, like he was a kid who’d been caught sneaking extra dessert or something of the like] They want to meet you. I was waiting for the right time to ask.

[skinxandxbones]

January 18

[andrew-underfire]

 skinxandxbones:

See? Disappointing people already. You’ll be fine.

[pointedly] Love you.

[saras-corner]

January 28 || Open

[andrew-underfire]

 saras-corner:

[Though it was only one word, his quick response was more reassuring than just about anything she’d heard before. The confidence in his voice was like a balm to soothe her insecurities and she nodded.] Okay then. I t-think it’ll work well, too. Thank you.

You definitely don’t need to thank me. I really like having you around. 

[saras-corner]

Heartbeats | Andrew & Sara |  7 February

[andrew-underfire]

 saras-corner:

[She blinked at his list for a moment then smiled, obviously relieved.] I w-wonder if we’ve got much overlap in our q-questions. I guess, m-maybe that’s normal? F-for first time parents? Oh goodness…that’s kind of s-scary to say out loud. 

[he blinks in surprise at well hearing the turn of phrase, shaking his head incredulously] It is, actually. I don’t think I’ve said it, either–– I mean I’ve told Amelia, but. The actual phrasing of it.

[andrew-underfire]

05 February // open

[andrew-underfire]

miriam-strout-uf:

No. No, it seems like these days that when things don’t seem like they can get worse some new unimaginable event happens. 

There’s been a lot of that going around lately, unfortunately. Every single time I open the paper, it feels lie.

[skinxandxbones]

January 18

[andrew-underfire]

 skinxandxbones:

[snorts lightly] Yes, because that’s the only possible way I could disappoint our parents. You underestimate me, Drew. 

One heck of a thing to say to your biggest fan.

[saras-corner]

Heartbeats | Andrew & Sara |  7 February

[andrew-underfire]

[Sara watched him dump whatever was in his hands onto the counter and raised an eyebrow.] A-are you sure? [frowns slightly, not having thought about apparating vs other forms of transportation] Oh, yeah. I g-guess we should t-take a cab. I d-don’t know w-w-what’s allowed and what’s not. [tugs a slip of paper out of her pocket along with a small pencil and writes that question down] I h-have a list of questions for the healer.

[he looks down at the paper in her hand with an almost sheepish smile before reaching into his own and pulling out one of his own that he’d been keeping a running list on-- it was the back of some receipt or other, but was just as full with cramped, concerned handwriting] We match.

[saras-corner]

January 28 || Open

[andrew-underfire]

M-my back has b-been alright, but m-maybe I just haven’t h-hit that stage yet. Typically I’m s-s-so tired when I lay down I th-think I could probably sleep anywhere. [blushes slightly but looks pleased with the offer] Oh. Uh, th-that could work. I mean, it makes sense, but a-are you sure?

Positive. [it’s likely the quickest answer he’s given to anything --ever-- before, especially to her, but there’s an odd boost of power that comes along with it. for a long time in his life he’d been worried about coming across too harsh (impossible for him, not that he knows that) or rash, but now it just sounded leaving him like he felt: sure] I think it’ll work well.

[skinxandxbones]

January 18

[andrew-underfire]

You’re still going to be ‘the good one’ now, so you have nothing to lose.

[skinxandxbones]

That’ll be an interesting change… I’ve never been the ‘good one.’ I’m sure it won’t last.

[andrew-underfire]

Why? Are you impregnating Kingsley anytime soon?

[saras-corner]

Heartbeats | Andrew & Sara |  7 February

[andrew-underfire]

 saras-corner:

[Sara adjusted her blouse nervously adding a large sweater over top. She wasn’t showing at all but she had noticed her body starting to change. In addition to being easily fatigued and needing more frequent bathroom breaks, her taste in food had changed a bit. At least she wasn’t feeling nauseated so often anymore. She’d never even known anyone who was pregnant, so she wasn’t sure how much of this was truly normal, but hopefully the healer would be able to shed some light on the subject at their appointment today. Checking her appearance one last time, she moved into the kitchen to see if Andrew was ready. It was early yet, but she didn’t want to be late] 

Hey… I’m r-ready to go when you are. 

[He’d been ready for a while, admittedly, but he didn’t want to rush her in the slightest, and so he’d taken to inventing tasks that needed to be done: mostly, moving things from one cabinet to another and cleaning out not-even-that-old food from the fridge. At her words though, he dropped everything (literally, he dropped it onto the counter beside where he stood) and gave her what he was hoping was a reassuring smile as he crossed over tot he living room to meet her] I am, yeah! Great timing. Do you want to apparate, or–– we should probably go on foot or catch a cab, just until we know how safe that is.

[skinxandxbones]

January 18

[andrew-underfire]

 skinxandxbones:

I don’t see why not. 

You’re still going to be ‘the good one’ now, so you have nothing to lose.

[andrew-underfire]

05 February // open

[andrew-underfire]

 miriam-strout-uf:

It doesn’t even seem like it should be possible that it’s a real story. 

I keep waiting for somebody to come forward and say it’s fake but....I don’t see that happening any time soon. Not the way things have been going.

[saras-corner]

January 28 || Open

[andrew-underfire]

 saras-corner:

Health value? [looks mildly concerned] Do y-you think it’s bad f-for the baby if I sleep on the couch? Miriam didn’t m-mention anything like that when I was asking her questions, but I can find out. Besides, w-w-what about your health? You’re s-still recovering. [frowns] M-maybe we can compromise? T-take turns or something? Unless t-that’s too much trouble. 

Just logically, I can’t imagine it would be good for you getting comfortable or your back. I dunno. The only pregnant people I’ve ever known always seem to be complaining about their backs hurting, and that won’t...help, at least. [raises an eyebrow and she’s clearly debating if he should ‘go there’ or not] We could always...you know, share. We could share it. If you’re worried, I mean–– you’re already pregnant, so I don’t think anything bad would happen.

[skinxandxbones]

January 18

[andrew-underfire]

 skinxandxbones:

I don’t see why not. 

That could even be your gift to me, technically. They do say it’s the thought that counts.

[skinxandxbones]

January 18

[andrew-underfire]

 skinxandxbones:

Fair enough, but I’m not going to let them give you a hard time on our birthday. I’ll start throwing bread rolls or something.

Can you do that anyway?

[skinxandxbones]

January 18

[andrew-underfire]

 skinxandxbones:

Well I’ll be damned… I can’t believe I didn’t notice. [shakes her head] Well, maybe you’ll be off the hook soon then. 

I’d rather be on the hook twice than him on it once when he has to worry about the academy. Maybe I’ll open with that.