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The Basics:

Name: Brady Levitt

Face Claim: Paul Rudd

Age: 47

Birthdate: June 12, 1974

Neighborhood: Rosewood Hills

Occupation: Bookstore Owner (former high school teacher)

Pronouns: He/Him

Sexuality: Bisexual

#bio #infant death tw #depression tw #alcoholism tw #suicide tw #cancer tw #divorce tw #epilepsy tw

vulcansalute

Paul Rudd in Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers.

#reference #musings #baby brady

maggierhodes:

x

“It’s not like I knew we were going to do that!” She yelled back and a tear ran down her cheek. His next word stung and dug deep. She couldn’t believe he was using the things she told him to attack her like this. “Fuck you!” She screamed and wiped her cheek. “You know how much I hate what I’ve done. How much I’ve hated myself and you just bring it up because you don’t want to deal with the fact that this is your child! But guess what? It’s not going to stop that from being true.” She said and nodded at his words. “You’re right. It is best I leave and never see you again.” She paused before she turned around and left his house.

x

His heart finally calmed somewhat when he heard the hurt in her voice and he realized what he had said. He had never judged her for any of that before and she had trusted him enough to open up to him. There were a lot of things he hadn’t told her but it was so hard for him to talk about what happened or why he had drank as much as he did. “No, I’m saying it because it’s the truth, and you know it!” he snapped back. He didn’t know what to do right now except get angry. He nodded as she walked away. “Yeah, okay good! Don’t ever come back here!” he yelled as she left the house. But as soon as she was gone her absence hit him like a ton of bricks. He sank down on to the couch again. His mind couldn’t help but go back to the last time he had heard the words ‘I’m pregnant’, and how happy he and his wife had been. The images played out in his head like a movie. Jessie’s tiny casket. The constant fighting with Morgan that followed and the drinking that never seemed to end. Tears filled his eyes as he tried to push all of this from his head and swallow back a sob. He finally breathed and knew that if this was true and this was his baby, he was going to have to fix this. Maggie was going to need to know the risks involved, but right now he didn’t even want to think of it. They both needed time to process this. For the first time in five years he wished he had a drink.

END

#interaction;maggie #child loss tw #death tw #alcoholism tw #divorce tw #/my heart

maggierhodes:

x

Her emotions were growing. She was getting angry, but was so hurt by how he was reacting right now. The one person she went to to not make her feel bad was now doing just this. And here her mom was worried that she’d hurt him. “It was one time! I know it’s not his. It’s yours.” She clarified once again. She felt tears threatening to come up, but she tried to force them back. She watched him stand and she crossed her arms. “That was way before this. I was. And this wasn’t when I was drunk. This was when I was going through withdrawals. I… I kept forgetting to take them then. I was busy getting sick and hallucinating that my dad was here.” She said and swallowed. “But this is not all on me. You could’ve used a condom or something. Nothing you say now changes the fact that this baby is yours too.”

x

If Brady was calm, all of what she was saying might have made sense. He would be shocked either way, but he might not react this way. But he couldn’t be calm right now. He couldn’t even think straight. He shook his head as she spoke, not wanting to believe any of it. “Well you could have fucking said something!” he snapped. “And why should I believe you anyways, Maggie?” he turned to her. “Why should I believe anything you say, when you lied to your family and your husband? You tricked him into raising your kids for how many years? Is that what this is? Some kind of sick game to you!? Well you can just fuck off!” He tried to take a breath to calm himself. Part of him knew he shouldn’t say these things but he just wanted this to stop. He wanted for it to not be real. He swallowed. “I think its best if you leave.” he said.

#interaction;maggie #pregnancy tw #cheating tw

maggierhodes:

x

“Good. Good.” She said and took a deep breath, hating a little bit she didn’t have an out to do all this. But it didn’t happen and she ended up spilling the secret anyways. Things were silent for what almost felt like too long and she wondered if he heard her for a moment. She watched as he moved to sit down and she followed him; stopping and staring at him as he asked his question. “Are… Are you serious?” She asked and raised an eyebrow. “The timeline fits. And you’re really the only one I’ve had sex with. I mean, the beginning of March, I did hook up with Eddie, but this happened on my birthday, so it’s you.”

x

Brady didn’t want this to be happening right now. This couldn’t be true. It felt like his worst nightmares, except he was awake and it really was happening. He had never wanted another child after Belle. Never even wanted to risk the small percent chance of what happened to his son happening again. He never wanted to go through any of that again. It stung when he heard Eddie’s name. Although he didn’t know why. They had agreed from the start that this was just sex and in the beginning, that was all it was. He felt differently about her now, but back then, he knew that he too could have slept with someone else if he wanted to and it wouldn’t have been a big deal to either of them. He had just chose not to. He looked up at her and let out a breath. “Oh, you did? How many times? Why aren’t you at his house right now having this conversation? Cause I’m pretty sure that’s who you should be talking to.” his tone was sharp but he couldn’t help it right now. He stood slowly, pacing as he tried to gather his thoughts. Tried not to let his emotions explode. “The first night you came here, I asked you if you were on the pill.” he pointed out. “Or were you to drunk to care?”

#interaction;maggie #pregnancy tw #death tw

maggierhodes:

x

“You’re not busy, are you? I know it’s the middle of the day on Monday, but if you are going to the shop or something, I can come back later.” There was a part of her that wanted him to say to come back later. That could give her a little more time to prepare herself here, but she knew she needed to rip the bandaid off. It was funny how this was the first time she had done this with the person who was the father. She forced herself not to think about that right now as he moved and let her inside. She did want to do it in there so maybe her mom couldn’t spy out the window as she did this. “Actually, I need to tell you something that’s important.” She said and took a deep breath. Rip the bandaid off. “I’m pregnant.”

x

He shook his head when she asked if he was busy. “No, not really. I just got home from work.” He had left early, because things were slow and the staff seemed to have things under control. It was earlier than she usually came over to see him and he was growing increasingly confused and worried. His first thought was that she had a relapse or nearly had one which was why she was coming to him, instead of her family knowing he wouldn’t judge her as harshly. He waited when she told him she had something important to tell him but when he heard what she said, his heart jolted and he froze. He didn’t speak for several seconds, he might not have even breathed for all he knew. He opened his mouth trying to form words. “Oh.” he said quietly, moving to sit down on the couch. He felt like he might fall over if he didn’t. “How...how do you know it’s mine?”

#interaction;maggie #pregnancy tw

maggierhodes

closed starter for @brady-thebookworm at his place

Nervous didn’t begin to cover how Maggie felt as she crossed the lawn to go to Brady’s place. She had just told her mom the truth as to why she had been sick on Mother’s Day and now it was Brady’s turn. She was just glad to have the confirmation that she was pregnant with Brady’s child instead of questioning now if it was his or Eddie’s. If the date of conception hadn’t been clear, this whole thing would’ve been a mess. She knew that. But now there was other things she was worrying about. She tried pushing that all off as she stepped up onto his porch and rang the bell; waiting for the man to answer.

brady-thebookworm

x

Brady had been busy that weekend, as Belle had been visiting, and then he and some of his siblings had spent Sunday at Loveland Lake with their mother to make a special day for her. He figured Maggie would have been doing the same. He knew from all the years that he had lived across from the Rhodes that they went big on most holidays. He wasn’t expecting to hear from her, let alone see her when he opened the door, hearing his door bell. “Hey. I didnt know you were coming, but it’s always a pleasure.” His smile quickly faded when he noticed the look on her face and stepped aside to let her in. “You okay?” he asked.

#interaction;maggie #pregnancy tw

maggierhodes:

x

She rolled her eyes at him and pushed him as they sat there together. “Shut up. I’m going to help her fix it once I get a chance.” She said and shook her head before listening to him and raising an eyebrow. “Sasquatch, huh? Is that why two of them carry guns for a living now?” She asked teasingly. “Really? Do you have any of them still?” She was curious about his writing and wanted to read some of it if he still had it. “Well, reading mine, you know full well most of it is fiction. I tried to keep things similar, but also didn’t want it to be too weird if they read it.” Maggie looked at him as he talked about her mom and nodded. “I know.” She swallowed and looked down before taking a deep breath. “Look, maybe the first time we hooked up, it was because of the alcohol. And a lot of anger. But, I liked spending time with you. I like it. You’ve given me this place of safety and non-judgement that I haven’t had in a long time. And I can let my guard down and not put on my strong facade that I do with everyone.” She shrugged. “I am finally getting divorced, though. I finally got the papers signed so I’m not really thinking of the next relationship.” She paused and reached over and took his hand. “But, I’m not against what happens in the future. For now, I think just keeping this casual and seeing where it goes is good with me if it is you.”

x

Brady let out a laugh when she asked if that was why two of his siblings were cops now. “I’ve never thought that before, but you’re probably right. I’m pretty sure they still believe there’s a sasquatch out there somewhere.” he said. He gave a shrug when she asked if he still had his writing. “I might have some notebooks shoved in a box in the attic somewhere. I should add that I probably wasn’t nearly as good as you. Nothing worth writing Netflix about. It was more or less fan fiction. I wanted to write something kind of based on middle earth because I’ve always been a huge Tolkien fan, but it just ended up being a rip off, I guess. Besides I don’t have the attention span to do it, so props to you. If it wasn’t for people like you us book nerds wouldn’t have anything to talk about.” He had always admired people with creative minds, not to mention those who had the drive to actually make a living from it. He nodded slowly. “Yeah. I get that. I don’t think you should rush into anything, either.” He had been there and he knew it wasn’t a good idea. He looked down when he felt her hand on his and smirked. “Yeah. That would be okay with me. And I’m glad that I’ve been able to help you feel better about all of this. I think you’re going to be fine, Maggie. I really do.” he touched her cheek. “And if you need something to help distract you from the cravings, I can always help with that too.” he smirked as he moved closer planting a kiss on her lips slowly and pulled back looking at her. “What time would I expect your mom to come knocking on my door looking for you if you stayed here tonight?” She had never really stayed the night in the past. They had never even really made it to his bedroom when she had come over. They would just rip each other’s clothes off and have their fun on whatever piece of furniture seemed most convenient at the time, usually. She always had to go back to her kids and before anyone noticed. But things felt different tonight. He felt a deeper connection, somehow, now that they had talked. “If you want to, that is.” he added.

#interaction;maggie #addiction tw #alcoholism tw

maggierhodes:

x

She nodded. “That sounds like her.” She knew how her mom was and probably gave every single person their dishes back along with a thank you card and at least flowers. That’s just how her mom was. Hearing him speak of what she did, she rolled her eyes and pushed him. “Shut up. I hate that I did that. I’m going to have to spend hours gardening with her now.” She groaned a little but smiled at him. She nodded at him and shrugged. “If you want to to know it, I’ll gladly tell you whatever you want me to.” Maggie promised him before laughing softly. “The ideas actually sparked from my family. When we were little, I used to tell Patrick and Liv the stories of us as witches and of magic. Then I got older and I just made a book. The core family is actually all of us.”

x

Brady smirked as he listened to her. “I would offer to help, but I can’t even keep up with my own yard work.” he admitted. “Your mom’s yard makes the rest of our houses look like shit holes. At least it use to, before the tire tracks.” he added unable to resist making one more joke about it. He smiled softly when she told him about where her ideas came from. “Oh. That’s sweet. I use to tell my younger siblings that a sasquatch was going to eat them if they didn’t go to bed.” he chuckled. “I use to write a little too, you know? But I got old and cynical and gave up on it.” he admitted with a shrug. He hadn’t really tried to write anything since before his daughter was born. “I wouldn’t write about my family, though. There’s enough embarrassment there as it is.” he muttered before he paused and looked at her. “You know, I think your mom thinks that this whole...thing with us is going to lead to something else.” he only brought it up because it had been on his mind ever since his conversation with Leanne. The truth was Brady wouldn’t have been opposed if he wasn’t terrified of the idea of getting close to someone again. “But, it doesn’t have to. We don’t even have to keep hooking up if you don’t want to. Trust me, I know that alcohol makes people do things they’d never do without it.”

#interaction;maggie #alcoholism tw #addiction tw

leannerhodes:

“I’m glad to hear that, but I still feel awful.” She was genuinely happy his seizures were mild to non existent. “I’m sure that was scary growing up.” She had a inkling becsuse Olivia was a sick child being born premature. “I guess so.” Leanne wasn’t really one to respect boundaries with her kids. “I think it’s great you want to respect my daughters feelings and wishes. Mike never did.” It made her smile knowing Brady cared so much for Maggie, and this was only sex. “Oh I was.” She smirked proudly, smoothing her hands over her chest. “If your going to fit into this family Brady, your going to have to get used to my bluntness. I enjoy aggravating my kids. I’m messing with you, too.” She finally relented. “He was so pissed.” She laughed thinking about the RV. “He wasn’t, but I think he would’ve eventually warmed up. I was working on him.” She defended. “Thank you.” She nodded when Brady said he missed him. “I miss you two going at it.” It was never serious of course. “Good for you, sweetie. It’s not good for your health to go that long..” She said seriously. Sex was always an important fixture to her and her husband. “I’m glad you two found each other. She told me that you were one of the only places she felt unjudged when she was still drinking. Thank you for giving her a safe place and for being a factor in her sobriety.” She had to give Brady credit for the positive change in her daughter. “ Who said anything about rushing? I think Maggie needs to focus on herself and working on sobriety right now, but if she finds love along the way. Good for her. She’s been over Mike for years. The divorce is just a legality. I won’t begrudge her happiness.”

x

He nodded. “It took some trial and error with doctors to get it under control. I mean this was back in the 70′s. But times have changed.” He had been told that his condition had been worse during the first few years of his life which he knew was dangerous. It occasionally kept him up at night, wondering if this was why his son had passed away, because it was impossible for them to determine at the time. He pushed the thought from his mind to return to the conversation. “Yeah. So I’ve been told. Sounds like he wasn’t a very good guy.” he agreed before he chuckled and shook his head. “Part of this family? Is this how you think of all people who hook up with your kids? I mean, I’m honored, though.” he added. He knew that Leanne was probably hoping this would turn into more but it seemed like such a foreign concept to him, having not dated anyone on a long time. He let out another laugh. “To be fair, I think my car was dented far worse than the RV, but I learned my lesson.” He looked at her, somewhat surprised by her words but it felt good to know that Maggie felt she could trust him. “She did?” he gave a modest shrug. “I’m glad to help. I’ve been there, you know? It takes a lot to get through it. I’m sure Maggie will, though. I probably wouldn’t be alive today if my family hadn’t intervened.” Brady wasn’t sure if Leanne was aware that his mother also had a drinking problem which started after his dad had died, but he knew that his parents had been close to the Rhodes before all of that. He nodded. “I get that. Just...don’t be too disappointed if she doesn’t find that with me. I’m not expecting it or anything.” He let out a small sigh before he perked up a little and motioned to her empty cup. “Can I get you some more tea or anything?” he asked and stood slowly.

#interaction;leanne #alcoholism tw #epilepsy tw #addiction tw #death tw

tarcylius

#musing #mirror #/this cutie <3

bridgetxlevitt

closed starter for @brady-thebookworm at his shop

Bridget had just gotten off duty so she decided to go see her oldest brother and figured he was at his work. It was quiet in town, which it kinda always was right before summer, and she wasn’t too surprise that the shop was quiet too for the moment. The bell rang above the door as she walked in and she went up to the counter. Brady’s back was turned to her and she leaned against it in her uniform. “Excuse me, sir, but we’ve gotten a noise complaint and I’m going to have to ask you make some noise or people are going to think no one’s here.”

brady-thebookworm

x

Brady was taking advantage of the quiet to do some inventory work, which was almost impossible to do during busier hours, when people were coming in and out and needing help with things. He had been in his office the moment his sister had walked in and hadn’t heard the door open. He wasn’t aware of her presence until the sound of her voice caught him off guard and he jumped a little. Brady had always been quite jumpy, which had often made him a target of pranks by his younger siblings. He clutched his chest and turned around. “Jesus, don’t sneak up on me.” he scolded before letting out a sigh. “If you’re implying that my store is dead, you should have been here a few minutes ago. There were about eight truant high schoolers you could have went crazy lecturing about ditching school.” Brady knew the school had that automated call thing for when kids missed class, from when he worked there. He looked up at his sister. “Are you here because you’re finally interested in joining mine and Bryan’s D&D campaign? I always knew you were a closet nerd, Bridge.” he teased.

#interaction;bridget

mostlyghostie

More fantasy novels!

Of these 9, I’ve read 4, given up on 2, not yet started 2 and am currently reading one. Has anyone managed them all?

#musings #when the featured art screams brady #/and this artwork is beautiful

has a major turning point in your muse's life changed a perspective of life they once had?

Hitting rock bottom, losing his job and his family, and still not being able to stop drinking. His siblings arranging an intervention was definitely an eye opener for him, because he didn't think that what he was doing was hurting anyone except himself. Although he was aware that it effected his ex-wife and his daughter, he didn't think his family outside of them cared or noticed what was going on.

#alcoholism tw #addiction tw #asks

how old does your muse feel emotionally?

Probably a lot younger, until all the aches and pains kick in and remind him that he's not in his twenties anymore.

#asks

does your muse lie easily? what is the worst lie they ever told?

Brady doesn't like to lie to people and if he has to do it, it's usually glaringly obvious by how nervous he gets. Probably the thing he feel the worst about was telling his family he wasn't drinking anymore when he was. That being said, he was known to tell tall tales to his younger siblings and later his daughter to get them to go to behave (for example that there was a hungry sasquatch in the woods by their house who came around looking for kids to eat who were still awake past 9 pm).

#alcoholism tw

leannerhodes:

Hearing this, Leanne’s heart sunk to the pit of her stomach. “I am.. so sorry, Brady. I had no idea.” She felt god awful and didn’t even think. . His comment about the bra helped relax her though and she giggled darkly, running her hands over the patched up step. “No, they aren’t. Especially when your an eager beaver.” She smirked and tossed it back to him. “You give it to her, she doesn’t have to know I found it, it’ll be our little secret.” She held up her hand in a scouts honor pose. “Yea.” She gave him a look to signify Maggie’s husband was a forbidden subject. He was gone now and that’s all that mattered. Leanne’s criminal persuasion was a minor detail better left unsaid. “No. You’re right, she would have, but maggie has a notorious history of waiting years to tell me things so if this is going to continue I need weekly updates, please.” It took her years to find out who Audrey and Grace’s real father was. “Why not? I was a fine piece of ass in my day.” She licked her top lip seductively and did a little shimmy just to get at him. “Brady, honey. It’s sweet that you care what I think, I’m touched, but you are the last person I’d be concerned about hurting maggie.” Her daughter could take care of herself and Brady wouldn’t hurt a fly. “I’m happy for you two kids. I think your fun is exactly what she needs right now. You seem to be fairing well from it yourself. Does being with my little girl make you happy?? I know you said it’s just sex, but I can’t help wondering if it could mean more…”

x

Brady shook his head. He realized that it sounded scarier than it was but his condition was more of just a minor inconvenience. However, it was always good for him to inform the people around him. “Don’t worry about it. I’m fine, really. You barely notice it and I haven’t had any big seizures since I was a kid.” he assured her. He caught the bra and set it down. “Okay. I’ll let her know it’s here.” he said. He looked up when she said that Maggie would have kept it from her. “Well, be that as it may, it’s still her decision, right? I wanted to respect that.” he let out a short laugh. “I don’t know about that.” he commented when she mentioned weekly updates. He had to admit that the sneaking around part had been part of the fun after all. His eyes widened at her response. “No, I didn’t mean...I’m sure that you were. I just, don’t need the comparison.” he laughed nervously. “Thinking about how a person’s mother is in bed is usually the farthest thing from my mind when I’m with them, you know?” He relaxed a little, not that he knew she wasn’t upset with him. “Yeah. I honestly wasn’t sure how you would react. If your husband was alive, however,” he paused, contemplating. “I mean Malcolm was a great guy. But I think we may have got off on the wrong foot when I backed my car into the front of your RV.” he said recalling that time. It was before Brady had stopped drinking. He shook his head. “I always got the feeling he wasn’t my biggest fan, but I do miss him.” he admitted. He looked at her and let out a breath before answering her questions. “I guess, in a way. I think this was kind of what I needed too. I don’t even want to mention how long it had been since I’ve been with someone before her.” he said, knowing that it wouldn’t have been long after the divorce, with the exception of one time months after. His heart jumped a little wondering if Leanne was expecting this to turn into something more. “You know, I’ll be honest with you Leanne, I think Maggie’s great and all but if she’s anything like I was, she’s not going to want to rush into anything right after a divorce.” he told her and shrugged. “I mean, look at me. It’s been five years and I’m still happily single.”

#interaction;leanne #divorce tw #death tw #alcoholism tw #epilepsy tw

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