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Ask blog for Adrian and Amy; any questions welcome.

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Hey adrian. Plan for Valentine's?

Hello, anon.

We have dinner reservations this evening, followed by a walk through Central Park. I believe Amy plans to get in her pyjamas and to ‘couch potato’ after that.

We hope that you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day - however you may celebrate it.

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Hey Adrian! Will you please motivate me? My exams are coming up....it would mean a lot :)

Hello, anon.

I understand that studying can be rather taxing and it may seem quite tedious, but it is worth it in the long run.

Degrees and qualifications open up a variety of possibilities; it isn’t the end of the world if we don’t have them, but they certainly are helpful.

Best of luck for your upcoming exams; I’m sure that you will do brilliantly.

Just remember that no matter the outcome, you should be very proud of yourself and your hard work.

Good luck!

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Happy Holidays! Any new plans? 🙃

Happy holidays!

Adrian and I are currently staying with my parents. We are flying home on the 30th to spend New Years with our friends. Kamilah has a big get together planned and Lily and I agreed to help whilst Adrian runs some errands.

I don’t know how much help we’re going to be, though; we spent two hours in the store last week and all we bought was a box of confetti.

There were a LOT of party hats.

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Happy Holidays from Adrian and his whiskey!

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Hey you two! When are you having babies? How many? (Let's consider Adrian does make a serum that makes him fertile again)

Hello!

Adrian and I have yet to have a proper conversation about having a family of our own, though he is amazing with children! I don’t really know if he would want children - not after everything that happened. It wouldn’t be fair to ask that of him for my sake.

Personally, I’d really like to be a mom, but if that’s not something that he wants, then I’d accept it. He deserves to be happy.

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Lazy night in - featuring Bertie the Bear 🧸🩷

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Hi! Just a few questions 🤗

1. Is there anything that is a pet peeve for you guys that you've noticed in your partner?

2. Out of the two of you, which one of you is the bug catcher/killer?

3. Amy, how do you resist the urge to play with his hair at all times?? I honestly couldn't it looks so soft

Amy would likely say my ability to be quite the workaholic. I think I am yet to find a work/life balance that I can comfortably attain.

With regard to Amy, I will admit that I am not always a fan of her stubbornness. I admire her optimism and confidence to speak her mind - it is a trait of hers that I cannot fault. However, I struggle with her stubborn attitude when she is either not herself , be it sickness or injury, or when she finds herself in a dangerous predicament. She will not back down from a challenge - even if she is risking harm to herself - and often does not seek help when she requires it. I believe that there is an underlying reason for that, but it is not something that I have broached with her yet.

We’re both rather good with wildlife - unless it is a spider. Amy is not a fan. We try to catch them and release them back into the wild when we can, but spiders are, at least in Amy’s terms, ‘Adrian’s department’.

Amy doesn’t resist; my hair is played with on the daily, as is hers. Amy has actually taught me how to do a french braid; I’m not quite at the level of a professional hair stylist, but it does stay in place without me having to use hairspray, so I would say that is a success.

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Hi Adrian,

I hope you and Amy are enjoying your time in France.

I just wanted to know how is Serafine and are you guys staying with her whileyou are there?

Is she embarrassing you by telling all your secrets to Amy?

Do Amy and Serafine get along or is there jealously between them over you?

Can you send photos?

Can you let Serafine know that she is awesome!

I am very sorry for missing this; it’s been a rather busy few months.

Serafine is very well, thank you. I will pass on the message when I am able to.

We stayed in a hotel. I never like imposing unless absolutely necessary, and it was nice to be able to spend time with Amy without being surrounded by other people. Although we both enjoy socialising, it was certainly nice to be able to just relax without the stress of entertaining the company of others. We did visit Serafine for dinner one night, followed by yet another night enjoying the Parisian nightlife.

Serafine and Amy get along very well; at the moment, most of the conversations that they have had have consisted of questions about Amy and her childhood. Both Serafine and I have enjoyed hearing more about Amy’s upbringing and it’s been lovely getting to see another side to her.

We’ll be sure to share some photographs soon; we have yet to find them on Amy’s phone - she seems to take rather a lot of photographs. At the moment, she has a fascination with nature, particularly flowers and birds.

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Adrian, if I told you I never forgave you for killing Adam, not after all these years, what would you say?

I apologise for any pain that my actions have caused, but I do not regret what I did.

I did what I had to do.

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How do you make the ai pics of Amy and Adrian?

OOC: Gencraft and screenshots

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A cheeky one! 😂

It was actually rather spacious - definitely suitable for the recent climate.

I tend to work out at our private gym when I can, though I am partial to a late night run or two. I find surrounding yourself with nature to be quite relaxing. Amy will sometimes join me, but does not run on Sundays…or at least when the most recent episode of HoTD is aired.

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Paris 2024 photo dump (part 1)

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Hi! Just a few quick questions!

1. What are your guy's favorite colors?

2. What was the penthouse like before Amy moved in?

3. Do you have any playful arguments?

4. What is one thing you both learned from each other?

Amy doesn’t have a favorite color, though she does have a fondness for purple and green. I quite like Carmine; Amy brought me a sweater in that color for Christmas and I wear it when I can.

I must admit, it was probably tidier. Before Amy, I did not spend much time here. I usually passed the time in my office or at Council meetings, so I would barely have any time to unwind. It was never really ‘lived in’. Now, I try to be as present as possible. We spent last weekend puppy-proofing the penthouse - and hiding all of my shoes in places where our little shoe-stealer cannot find them.

We have only had a couple of arguments since we were wed; nothing serious. We don’t argue. We don’t agree on everything, but I value Amy’s opinion, as she does mine. We often talk things through and settle on a compromise that we are both happy with. She has never upset or angered me.

Amy has, however, been known to bring out my playfulness; whenever we cook together, I usually have some ingredient or another on my face or smushed into my shirt. In fact, any time Amy has an ice cream cone, she’ll walk past me and dab a little bit of it onto my nose. I don’t know why she does that, but it brings her joy - and hearing her adorable little laugh as she makes a quick getaway makes it all worthwhile.

I don’t know how Amy would answer this, but I can say that being with her has made me realise how grateful I am to have this life and how we should never take the time that we have for granted. Not everything lasts forever.

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Adrian! Will you and Amy go watch the Olympics? Plus Paris is the city of love, so...

We’re already there and eagerly awaiting Team USA 🇺🇸.

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Adrian! I have some questions for ya: where did you and Eleanor meet? How was your marriage like? How did you feel when she told you that you were about to be a dad? How was your childhood like?

Eleanor and I met at a market in 1776. Her father became acquainted with my own when we were children, but neither of us had formally met one another until we were in our 20s. I was 23 when I met her; Eleanor was 21.

We courted for a year before we wed. Our marriage was a happy one; our home was often filled with laughter and joy, though we found it quite difficult to be apart. I had always wanted to be a father; I had hoped to have made something of myself before bringing a child into this world, but it was not meant to be.

I admit that we struggled with regards to money, but if I had the choice, I would not change any of it. Little Charles was the greatest blessing we could have ever hoped for. We only just managed to finish building our home mere days before he was born. I know that most parents say this about their child, but he really was the most beautiful little boy. He had his mother’s eyes and the same cheeky grin as his father.

My childhood was a happy one; my parents devoted their lives to ensuring that I had a good upbringing. It was hard at times, but we were all in the same predicament.