𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑱𝑨𝑯 𝑴𝑶𝑶𝑹𝑬 . . .

[ . . . ] written by robin .

[f4thered]

. . . 𝑻𝑶 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑾𝑶𝑹𝑳𝑫𝑺  #𝟏 𝑫𝑨𝑫 !

a study in fatherhood , presented by elijah moore . learning how to face parenthood alone , trying to juggle life and responsibilities . an independent and selective original character cherished by robin . DNI IF UNDER 21 . mature themes may be present . 

IMPORTANT :   this is a sideblog , and is run on mobile ( as i am on holiday ) , meaning i’ll follow back from @unsett1ing and some formatting might be off . i also can’t cut posts at the moment . once i’m back from holiday , he may move to my multi ! 

temp info . prompts .

[f4thered]

hmmmmmm . . . starter call ? something short and sweet to get going ?

[f4thered]

closed starter ; featuring @fablelike ( friday ) , smile subtle but genuine , fresh country air filling his lunges .

taking his son away from the hustle and bustle of town life was always a joy . even if that was only a trip to house sit for a friend near an animal farm . it meant walking , letting micah enjoy being outside without the fear of others , basking in the tranquility of the trees . it also meant discovering son’s love for horses . every day , he begs to get closer to the field , practically radiating with excitement . so man takes it upon himself to try and do something nice . dust kicks up as feet pad over to front door , firm knock given as he looks out over the fields surrounding farm house . what a beautiful place . how he longed for the quiet here .

[f4thered]

closed starter ; featuring @evietales ( odelia ) , sitting in a tiny chair , embarrassment flushing cheeks .

although man always took great pride in micah’s behaviour and manners , he knew this meeting wasn’t one to celebrate . even he’d noticed micah’s new brash way with words , chalking it up to his sister’s fowl mouth and the new neighbours constant screaming . there was only so much one man could do . so he sits with shame across features , ready for an awkward and demeaning meeting with micah’s new teacher . “ i promise , he’s not normally like this . ” said preemptively , shifting in far too small seat . “ he’s - in the car . i thought it be better we chat without him first . ”

[leneemusing]

a tender glimpse beneath the surface

❝ i'll always protect you. ❞

❝ i never meant to get this close, but now that i have i can't let you go. ❞

❝ i live for the moments when you look at me. the rest of the time i'm just existing. ❞

❝ i don't like how you make me feel. but i like not being around you even less. ❞

❝ i wish you wouldn't look at me like that. when you look at me like that i...it makes me wanna do things i shouldn't ❞

❝ there's no line i wouldn't cross for you. don't you realize that? ❞

❝ i did this for you. no one else. ❞

❝ i don't like it, but i'll do it for you. ❞

❝ i wonder how much of myself i'll have to give to you—how much i have to lay bare—before you realize how much you're taking. ❞

❝ i'm not trying to fix you. i'm just trying to be your friend. ❞

❝ i'm not um, real good at thank yous. or sorry's. but if you ever need me, i'm there. i owe you one. ❞

❝ i've seen you at your worst and i'm still standing here. ❞

❝ you've seen me at my worst but you're still here... ❞

❝ you can be mad at me, i can take it. i'd rather you be angry than shut me out. ❞

❝ i'm not angry, i'm just scared. ❞

❝ i know you love me, but do you like me? ❞

❝ do you think i'm a good person? ❞

❝ do you think i care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference? of course i'm helping you. ❞

❝ tell me what i can do to show you how i love you. i will give you anything you ask for. ❞

❝ you don't have to keep apologizing. just be here. day in and day out and prove that you're gonna keep showing up. that's all you have to do. ❞

❝ i only sleep well when you're next to me. ❞

❝ i don't want an apology i just want to understand. ❞

❝ i could actually use a hug right now. ❞

❝ i want everyone else to go away, but you can stay. ❞

❝ i actually do care what you think about. you're probably one of the only people whose opinion matters to me. ❞

❝ you always seem to know what i need. ❞

❝ you always seem to know just what i need to hear. ❞

❝ i want you to call me when you need someone. i want to be here for you. ❞

❝ you're the one i wanna call when i need someone. ❞

❝ seems like i always want you around when everything feels all fucked up. guess that means something. ❞

[f4thered]

happy easter sunday to those who celebrate , every year elijah dresses up as a bunny for his son and his siblings’ kids ! he doesn’t rent the suit he literally owns it . he’s done it every year since micah was little .

[f4thered]

closed starter ; featuring @evietales ( jo wilson ) , worry churning in stomach , panic laced up his spine .

feet move quicker than they have in a long time , racing down corridor with nervousness biting at his heels . he’d only gone to get a coffee , assured by the nurses there’d be a long wait before micah’s operation . annoyance at self only fuels the fear as he frantically looks for anyone in a white coat , stopping just short of the first doctor he finds . “ hey , sorry . ” apologising from the beginning , aware of how brutish he can be become when his son is involved . “ micah moore . he’s here to get his appendix out ? but he’s not in his bed , do you . . . do you know where he is ? his nurse isn’t there either . ”

[mcflymemes]

PROMPTS FROM OCEAN'S TWELVE *  assorted dialogue from the 2004 film, adjust as necessary

so... business.

can i talk to you for a second?

the last time we talked, you hung up on me.

i have feelings.

you used nasty words.

it says "do not disturb!"

your friends didn't tell you?

i cry every time.

i'd really like to play a more central role this time around.

do i look 50 to you?

you're all aces in my book, but i want the last check i write to bounce.

something is wrong. what is wrong?

how old do you think i am?

how many espressos have you had?

that's a good point.

i wanna eat your whole head.

you're doing recon work on our anniversary?

we could turn ourselves in. go to jail.

you're kidding me!

there's water in the basement, and the pilot light is out.

if you're going to ask if you can ask me a question, give me time to respond.

i do feel bad for the guy.

i've been living with my parents.

come on, he's one guy, and he's french.

who would i talk to if you're all dead?

doesn't this guy believe in fresh air?

i mean, this is a moral issue we're dealing with here.

i can't talk about it, and i can't talk about why.

it means you stay here.

i'll give you a million dollars if you don't speak for a month.

if any of you had a problem, who did you go to?

we hadn't even started.

what is it, a special occasion?

if, god forbid, anything does happen to you, we will not be involved.

what we do know is we need a job.

this? you couldn't see this?

this is just wrong.

so, how'd it go?

make the call.

what did you want them to do?

would you agree?

of course, we haven't considered the most obvious solution.

don't ever ask that. ever. seriously. not to anyone.

is he all right? are we all right?

okay. so what does this mean?

you told dad?

why don't i see these things?

i've never been to amsterdam.

you don't have to do that.

we came this close to losing that.

all right, let's go over the list again.

how do you think it feels when you're sitting down on the toilet and someone's banging on the door?

i hope they appreciate the fine job you did.

what are you doing?

i am a traveller in both time and space.

is that your idea of making a contribution?

hey, i don't even understand what happened in there.

what did i say?

we can't train a cat that quickly.

hey, can i ask you something?

oh my god, they should have gotten off the bus.

wait, why not?

look, it's not in my nature to be mysterious.

why are you dressed?

i really wanna thank my family.

i had to, sweetheart.

i'm really proud of you.

we need someone famous.

you know, i was once in a vault while it was being robbed.

[f4thered]

hmmmmmm . . . starter call ? something short and sweet to get going ?

[forbescaroline]

TOP 5/10 CHARACTERS PER SHOW (as voted by my followers) ↳ how to get away with murder edition #1. Wes Gibbins portrayed by Alfred Enoch

[typewriter-worries]

Miracle Fish, Ada Limón

[ Text ID: I used to pretend to believe in God. Mainly, I  liked so much to talk to someone in the dark. ] 

[f4thered]

ayo like for memes 🤍

[phoenixmemes]

❀   ／   GREY’S ANATOMY (SEASON 1) SENTENCE STARTERS

❛     don’t  bother  sucking  up  ,  i  already  hate  you.     ❜

❛     i’m  not  the  girl  in  the  bar  anymore  ,  and  you’re  not  the  guy.     ❜

❛     stop  looking  at  me  like  that  !     ❜

❛     i’m  sorry.  i  get  mean  when  i’m  tired.     ❜

❛     don’t  do  me  any  favours.     ❜

❛     some  of  us  have  to  earn  what  we  get.     ❜

❛     you  shouldn’t  let  the  fact  that  we  had  sex  get  in  the  way  of  you  taking  your  shot.     ❜

❛     we’re  gonna  survive  this  ,  right  ?     ❜

❛     i’m  not  dating  you  ,  and  i’m  definitely  not  sleeping  with  you  again.     ❜

❛     you  can  come  with  me  or  stay  here  and  be  miserable.     ❜

❛     i  need  a  drink  ,  a  man  or  a  massage.  or  a  drunken  massage  by  a  man.     ❜

❛     so  we’re  kissing  but  we’re  not  dating  ?     ❜

❛     you’re  not  the  enemy.  you’re  just  the  competition.     ❜

❛     what  is  it  with  you  guys  and  your  need  to  dirty  everything  up  ?     ❜

❛     you  see  ?  this  is  a  game  to  you.  but  not  to  me.     ❜

❛     you  do  enjoy  crossing  the  line  ,  don’t  you  ?     ❜

❛     i  have  more  important  things  to  deal  with  than  you.     ❜

❛     so  what  ,  you’re  just  going  to  repress  everything  into  some  deep  dark  twisted  place  until  one  day  you  snap  and  kill  them  ?     ❜

❛     you  wanna  see  it  ?  you  really  wanna  see  it  ?     ❜

❛     if  i  were  you  i’d  walk  around  naked  all  the  time.     ❜

❛     you  know  ,  sometimes  it  is  actually  painful  to  be  around  you.     ❜

❛     you  and  i  can  be  alone  somewhere  else.     ❜

❛     we’re  adults.  when  did  that  happen  ?  and  how  do  we  make  it  stop  ?     ❜

❛     you  have  a  very  annoying  way  of  sneaking  up  on  people.     ❜

❛     i  don’t  need  to  talk  about  it.  i  experienced  it  ,  naked.     ❜

❛     you  don’t  scare  me.     ❜

❛     what  the  hell  did  you  do  ?     ❜

❛     life  is  messy  sometimes.     ❜

❛     yeah  ,  well  ,  i’m  not  a  real  fan  of  yours  ,  either.     ❜

❛     you  are  so  my  favorite  person  today.     ❜

❛     you  can’t  do  me  favors.  and  you  can’t  treat  me  like  crap  when  i  haven’t  earned  that  either.     ❜

❛     are  you  really  as  shallow  and  callous  as  you  seem  ?     ❜

❛     oh  ,  you  want  to  go  out  for  a  drink  later  and  hear  about  my  secret  pain  ?     ❜

❛     look  ,  if  you  don’t  want  to  go  out  with  me  ,  just  say  so.  no  need  to  lie.     ❜

❛     why  do  anything  unless  you’re  willing  to  go  one  step  further  than  anybody  else  ?     ❜

❛     when  are  you  gonna  figure  out  that  i  know  everything  ?     ❜

❛     i  made  a  choice  and  i  know  you  don’t  respect  me  for  that  choice.  but  i’ll  live  with  the  consequences.     ❜

❛     it’s  just  that  i  hardly  know  anything  about  you.     ❜

❛     you  don’t  always  get  what  you  expect  ,  do  you  ?     ❜

❛     why  do  you  make  everything  so  personal  ?     ❜

❛     what  incredibly  small  fraction  of  your  brain  were  you  using  in  there  ?     ❜

❛     you  know  what  ,  there’s  really  no  need  to  explain.     ❜

❛     ok  ,  that  is  twice  that  you  have  trash-talked  the  person  that  i  could  one  day  potentially  …  well  ,  not  love  but  like  a  whole  lot.     ❜

❛     about  time  i  got  you  alone  today.     ❜

❛     are  you  sure  you  know  what  you’re  doing  ?     ❜

❛     i’ll  be  there.  i’ll  try  to  be  there.  i’ll  definitely  try.     ❜

❛     why  do  you  think  i  want  to  keep  an  eye  on  you  ?     ❜

❛     you  are  lying.  i  know  you’re  lying.  you  know  how  i  know  ?  ‘cause  you’re  a  bad  liar  !     ❜

❛     i’m  not  gonna  ruin  my  life  because  you  think  this  is  wrong.     ❜

❛     hi.  i’m  [name]  and  you  must  be  the  woman  who’s  been  screwing  my  husband.     ❜

[f4thered]

. . . 𝑻𝑶 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑾𝑶𝑹𝑳𝑫𝑺 #𝟏 𝑫𝑨𝑫 !

name:  elijah  moore age:  twenty-nine height:  six  foot  one eyes:  warm  brown ,  always  a  little  tired ,  but  watching build:  lean ,  long-limbed ,  strength  in  the  shoulders  occupation:  publishing  assistant,  part-time  tutor,  full-time  dad child:  micah  moore ,  nine  years  old ,  all  knees  and  questions  and  wonder home:  second-floor  council  flat ,  south-facing  window ,  plants  he  keeps  forgetting  to  water  but  somehow  still  live voice:  soft ,  steady  —  like  a  storybook  read  too  many  times ,  worn  at  the  edges  but  still  whole

he  was  twenty  when  micah  was  born .  young  man  was  trying  as  hard  as  he  could  in  all  aspects  of  life ,  and  studying  to  be  a  primary  school  teacher  at  the  same  time .   late  nights  with  textbooks  and  takeaway  boxes  fuelled  a  dream  stitched  together  from  patience ,   hope ,    and  the  way  he  lit  up  when  children  asked  too  many  questions .     his  love  for  his  work  and  his  child  was  matched  by  the  love  he  had  for  cleo ;   his  childhood  sweetheart .  the  kind  of  love  that  starts  in  shared  pencils  and  ends  in  shared  futures .  but  shared  futures  don’t  always  come  to  fruition ,  and  those  dreams  of  growing  old  together  and  raising  their  son  together  shattered  all  too  suddenly .  she  left  when  micah  was  just  weeks  old ;   said  she  couldn’t  do  it ,  said  she  needed  to  find  herself .

and  so  she  left ,   and  he  stayed .

elijah  dropped  out  of  school  a  month  later .  not  because  he  wanted  to ,  but  because  nappies  don’t  wait  for  lesson  plans,  and  babies  don’t  care  about  deadlines .   he  found  work  —  his  father’s  publishing  firm  needed  someone  part - time ,  and  he  already  knew  the  names  of  all  the  partners .  he  took  tutoring  jobs  when  he  could ,   stacked  hours  like  coins ,   saved  what  he  could ,   and  gave  everything  else  to  micah .

he  doesn’t  talk  about  cleo .  only  when  micah  asks ,   and  even  then ,   gently .  no  bitterness .  just  honesty ,  just  enough  truth  to  feel  safe .  and yet , despite it all , he’s  never  once  said  a  cruel  word  about  her .  that’s  not  who  he  is .

there  are  dark  mornings ,  cold  rooms ,  bills  that  arrive  too  early .   but  there’s  also  laughter  in  the  bath ,   lego  on  the  floor ,  toast  shared  under  blanket  forts .  there  are  bedtime  stories  and  hand - drawn  birthday  cards  and  the  way  micah  leans  into  him  without  thinking .

he  keeps  a  note  in  his  wallet ,  crumpled  and  smudged  —  “ love  you  daddy ,  you’re  the worlds number one dad ! ”  it’s  seven  words ,  written  in  a  child’s  scrawl .  but  to  him ,  it’s  the  only  qualification  that  matters .