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16, they/he, formerly dead

[ryland-grace-official-account]

Why Grace have so many children question?

-@Eridrocky-offical

Because, I like adopting people in need!

[eridrocky-offical]

Where did you find them?

[ryland-grace-official-account]

They… uh… they found me.

[eridrocky-offical]

Amaze Amaze Amaze! Did you close your door?

[graces-sleepy-child]

hi!

[is curled up in a blanket]

[corefallen-66]

so if you're void's dad and void is my uncle... you're my grandpa?

@graces-sleepy-child

I am not Void's dad, mind you, I don't even know him.

Besides I can't make children anyway.

[graces-sleepy-child]

okay grandpa. do you want tea?

[w01fy-312]

Ooooo, can I join tea with Grandpa? :3

[graces-sleepy-child]

of course! i'll go make tea!

[runs off to boil water]

[voidheart-official]

@corefallen-66 looks like you're a grandpa now.

[corefallen-66]

I am. Not. Your father.

[voidheart-official]

Yeah the Gaster who's actually my dadster is way nicer than you.

[corefallen-66]

Your attitude's one only a father could love.

[voidheart-official]

So is yours dad.

[graces-sleepy-child]

STOP FIGHTING.

[throws a spoon at a wall so hard it embeds itself an inch into the wall]

It's tea party time. Drink the tea.

[corefallen-66]

I have studied these phenomenons and their links for millenias, and I will not let an immature child belive his knowledge is enough to compare.

He did drink some tea though.

Oh. It's rather tasty.

[graces-sleepy-child]

thank you! It's a blend i make myself. it has chamomile in it!

[they smile and drink their tea, then a little alarm goes off]

fuck... eh.. I can stay a bit longer..

[corefallen-66]

Language.

The man took another sip, sighing softly.

You look rather tired.

[graces-sleepy-child]

You're not my dad. Or my mom. You said you aren't Void's dad, so you have no authority over me.

[they pause slightly]

I have to go charge soon. But I'm going to finish my tea first.

[corefallen-66]

I said what I saw, nothing more.

The cup was soon emptied, not even a single drop left at its bottom.

Don't count on my help if anything goes south.

[graces-sleepy-child]

[they drink the rest of their tea, then wave and disappear]

[corefallen-66]

so if you're void's dad and void is my uncle... you're my grandpa?

@graces-sleepy-child

I am not Void's dad, mind you, I don't even know him.

Besides I can't make children anyway.

[graces-sleepy-child]

okay grandpa. do you want tea?

[w01fy-312]

Ooooo, can I join tea with Grandpa? :3

[graces-sleepy-child]

of course! i'll go make tea!

[runs off to boil water]

[voidheart-official]

@corefallen-66 looks like you're a grandpa now.

[corefallen-66]

I am. Not. Your father.

[voidheart-official]

Yeah the Gaster who's actually my dadster is way nicer than you.

[corefallen-66]

Your attitude's one only a father could love.

[voidheart-official]

So is yours dad.

[graces-sleepy-child]

STOP FIGHTING.

[throws a spoon at a wall so hard it embeds itself an inch into the wall]

It's tea party time. Drink the tea.

[corefallen-66]

I have studied these phenomenons and their links for millenias, and I will not let an immature child belive his knowledge is enough to compare.

He did drink some tea though.

Oh. It's rather tasty.

[graces-sleepy-child]

thank you! It's a blend i make myself. it has chamomile in it!

[they smile and drink their tea, then a little alarm goes off]

fuck... eh.. I can stay a bit longer..

[corefallen-66]

Language.

The man took another sip, sighing softly.

You look rather tired.

[graces-sleepy-child]

You're not my dad. Or my mom. You said you aren't Void's dad, so you have no authority over me.

[they pause slightly]

I have to go charge soon. But I'm going to finish my tea first.

[corefallen-66]

so if you're void's dad and void is my uncle... you're my grandpa?

@graces-sleepy-child

I am not Void's dad, mind you, I don't even know him.

Besides I can't make children anyway.

[graces-sleepy-child]

okay grandpa. do you want tea?

[w01fy-312]

Ooooo, can I join tea with Grandpa? :3

[graces-sleepy-child]

of course! i'll go make tea!

[runs off to boil water]

[voidheart-official]

@corefallen-66 looks like you're a grandpa now.

[corefallen-66]

I am. Not. Your father.

[voidheart-official]

Yeah the Gaster who's actually my dadster is way nicer than you.

[corefallen-66]

Your attitude's one only a father could love.

[voidheart-official]

So is yours dad.

[graces-sleepy-child]

STOP FIGHTING.

[throws a spoon at a wall so hard it embeds itself an inch into the wall]

It's tea party time. Drink the tea.

[corefallen-66]

I have studied these phenomenons and their links for millenias, and I will not let an immature child belive his knowledge is enough to compare.

He did drink some tea though.

Oh. It's rather tasty.

[graces-sleepy-child]

thank you! It's a blend i make myself. it has chamomile in it!

[they smile and drink their tea, then a little alarm goes off]

fuck... eh.. I can stay a bit longer..

[corefallen-66]

so if you're void's dad and void is my uncle... you're my grandpa?

@graces-sleepy-child

I am not Void's dad, mind you, I don't even know him.

Besides I can't make children anyway.

[graces-sleepy-child]

okay grandpa. do you want tea?

[w01fy-312]

Ooooo, can I join tea with Grandpa? :3

[graces-sleepy-child]

of course! i'll go make tea!

[runs off to boil water]

[voidheart-official]

@corefallen-66 looks like you're a grandpa now.

[corefallen-66]

I am. Not. Your father.

[voidheart-official]

Yeah the Gaster who's actually my dadster is way nicer than you.

[corefallen-66]

Your attitude's one only a father could love.

[voidheart-official]

So is yours dad.

[graces-sleepy-child]

STOP FIGHTING.

[throws a spoon at a wall so hard it embeds itself an inch into the wall]

It's tea party time. Drink the tea.

[corefallen-66]

so if you're void's dad and void is my uncle... you're my grandpa?

@graces-sleepy-child

I am not Void's dad, mind you, I don't even know him.

Besides I can't make children anyway.

[graces-sleepy-child]

okay grandpa. do you want tea?

[w01fy-312]

Ooooo, can I join tea with Grandpa? :3

[graces-sleepy-child]

of course! i'll go make tea!

[runs off to boil water]

[voidheart-official]

@corefallen-66 looks like you're a grandpa now.

[corefallen-66]

I am. Not. Your father.

[graces-sleepy-child]

peepaw stop being mean to uncle void.

[pours tea into cups]

[ryland-grace-official-account]

papa i ha ice cream with auntie and now im cold

-sleepy

*hands a blanket* here you go, kiddo.

[graces-sleepy-child]

[curls up by him and starts purring]

[ryland-grace-official-account]

*Smiles and starts running my fingers through your hair.*

[graces-sleepy-child]

[falls asleep and lays on my stomach]

[ryland-grace-official-account]

papa i ha ice cream with auntie and now im cold

-sleepy

*hands a blanket* here you go, kiddo.

[graces-sleepy-child]

[curls up by him and starts purring]

[corefallen-66]

so if you're void's dad and void is my uncle... you're my grandpa?

@graces-sleepy-child

I am not Void's dad, mind you, I don't even know him.

Besides I can't make children anyway.

[graces-sleepy-child]

okay grandpa. do you want tea?

[w01fy-312]

Ooooo, can I join tea with Grandpa? :3

[graces-sleepy-child]

of course! i'll go make tea!

[runs off to boil water]

[corefallen-66]

so if you're void's dad and void is my uncle... you're my grandpa?

@graces-sleepy-child

I am not Void's dad, mind you, I don't even know him.

Besides I can't make children anyway.

[graces-sleepy-child]

okay grandpa. do you want tea?

[voidheart-official]

uncle void? uhm. I think i need help with something..

@graces-sleepy-child

Of course little one. What is it?

[graces-sleepy-child]

[they have pink paint all over them and seem to be trying to figure out what to do]

I dropped wall paint but i caught it but now I'm covered in it..

[voidheart-official]

Oops. I can help with that. Hold still.

*He brings out what looks to be a windows eraser tool. He switches the color picker and uses it on you to get rid of the paint.

There we go! All better. Did the paint get on anything else?

[graces-sleepy-child]

my floor a little, but it's fine. I can paint over the floor.

I'm gonna go buy more paint and get back to painting.

[voidheart-official]

Got it. Keep up the good work man.

[graces-sleepy-child]

[thumbs up]

bye uncle void!

[disappears]

[voidheart-official]

uncle void? uhm. I think i need help with something..

@graces-sleepy-child

Of course little one. What is it?

[graces-sleepy-child]

[they have pink paint all over them and seem to be trying to figure out what to do]

I dropped wall paint but i caught it but now I'm covered in it..

[voidheart-official]

Oops. I can help with that. Hold still.

*He brings out what looks to be a windows eraser tool. He switches the color picker and uses it on you to get rid of the paint.

There we go! All better. Did the paint get on anything else?

[graces-sleepy-child]

my floor a little, but it's fine. I can paint over the floor.

I'm gonna go buy more paint and get back to painting.

[young-stanford-pines-offical]

do you have a sink? i need to wash my hands

[hands are seemingly encased in paint]

-sleepy

Uh…. Sure.

[graces-sleepy-child]

[washes hands ]

okay thanks!

[disappears]

[voidheart-official]

uncle void? uhm. I think i need help with something..

@graces-sleepy-child

Of course little one. What is it?

[graces-sleepy-child]

[they have pink paint all over them and seem to be trying to figure out what to do]

I dropped wall paint but i caught it but now I'm covered in it..

[olesya-ilyukhina-official]

[points at you]

auntie !

-sleepy child from ryland-grace-official-account 's askbox

ohmygosh hello child.. you’re so sweet.

@ryland-grace-official-account, Im stealing your kid. We’re gonna get ice cream. It’s gonna be awesome.

[graces-sleepy-child]

Yay!! I like strawberry icecream!! What kind do you like?

[olesya-ilyukhina-official]

I think strawberry’s pretty good. I’ll probably get that.

just so that you know I’m the coolest aunt ever, you get to have a sundae with all the fudge and sprinkles and stuff.

[graces-sleepy-child]

oooooh!

i like sprinkles!

[olesya-ilyukhina-official]

[points at you]

auntie !

-sleepy child from ryland-grace-official-account 's askbox

ohmygosh hello child.. you’re so sweet.

@ryland-grace-official-account, Im stealing your kid. We’re gonna get ice cream. It’s gonna be awesome.

[graces-sleepy-child]

Yay!! I like strawberry icecream!! What kind do you like?

[ryland-grace-official-account]

papa how do i get a hot boyfriend...

-sleepy

Just flirt with them and hope and pray! That’s what I do!

[graces-sleepy-child]

i don't know how to flirt...

[ryland-grace-official-account]

Just be nerdy! That’s basically flirting!

[graces-sleepy-child]

Papa am I scary? Boys keep being scared of me...

[They have a ring of stitch-scars around their neck and mismatched eyes, sharp teeth and a few smaller scars on their face. They're about 5'2"]

[ryland-grace-official-account]

I don’t think you’re scary, I think you’re beautiful and unique. If none of the boys are reciprocating your love… then that’s their loss. One day, you’ll find the one. I hope it’s soon!

[graces-sleepy-child]

Maybe it's because I kidnap them... but mama said it's the best way to keep 'em...

[they seem to try to think about what they're doing wrong]

[ryland-grace-official-account]

It seems like you keep having them come to your house… maybe hang out at their house instead?

[graces-sleepy-child]

ohhh.... that sounds smart..

They also might be scared of the big hydraulic press.... you know what, i have an idea.. i show you my room and you tell me what's scary!

[ryland-grace-official-account]

Okay! Sounds good!

[graces-sleepy-child]

[suddenly the two of them are in a different room. It has high ceilings and grey brick walls, one wall has windows. There's a loft on one side dividing the room into 3 areas.

the open space has a large machine, part of which seems to be a huge tesla coil. there's also a hydraulic press with a bucket of soda cans by it.

The room seems like it used to be a factory or something. the loft is seemingly a sort of "bedroom", and below is what seems like a little office and craft space]

So what do you think?

[ryland-grace-official-account]

It’s very… cosy! I think maybe we should hang up some string lights, but it’s very nice! *I glance around the room.*

[graces-sleepy-child]

[they smile and go over to the desk and pick up a sketch book]

I was thinking about making it more pink? pink's nonthreatening, right?

also maybe it's the tesla coil but I have to have that.. wireless charging for me so i don't faint..

[ryland-grace-official-account]

Pink would be nice! Also, I don’t mind the Tesla coil! It’s really cool!

[graces-sleepy-child]

alright, ok, more pink. blue is good too right?

[they scribble down notes and sketch out ideas]

[ryland-grace-official-account]

Yeah, and some green too! A few potted plants really liven up a space!

[graces-sleepy-child]

okay, plants. mhm.

[they make a note of it]

how do i find guys that will like me..

[ryland-grace-official-account]

Hmm… Maybe make a grindr account?

[graces-sleepy-child]

hmm... okay..

[adds to the list]

i don't think mama will let me do that though.. she can be protective..

[voidheart-official]

Is there someone you like in particular?

[graces-sleepy-child]

Not really.. i just want to do the things that they do in the stories.. y'know. kiss, and hug, and bite each other.

[voidheart-official]

Well, you want to wait until you find someone you really want to do all that with. Me and my girlfriend were in our mid twenties or thousands when we first started dating. You want to find someone really special like that.

[graces-sleepy-child]

[they sit on the floor]

i think i might just want to bite people... especially a guy's chest...

[they pause, thinking about something and staring to sketch]

[voidheart-official]

I understand the confusion but doing that to everyone is not romance. That's public violence. Learned that the hard way. What are you drawing?

[graces-sleepy-child]

[they blink, looking at the sketch book, then turning it around. it's a sketch of a figure with rather large pecs. they look embarrassed]

U-uhm.. just... just somethin'...

[they seem to be good at drawing anatomy]

[voidheart-official]

You're really good. Don't be embarrassed. The humans make art of shirtless people all the time. Hell my girlfriend does human anatomy very well she's trying to teach me it.

[graces-sleepy-child]

[they seem embarrassed still and hug the sketch book]

I only figured out I was y'know.. gay.. a while ago... I used to be really confused about why I couldn't just be... "normal".. Then Mama found me.

[voidheart-official]

Normal? What is this "normal" you speak of? I know nothing of "normal" is a man liking another man any stranger than living rocks? Is biting someone out of love any weirder than smooshing your mouth holes together? Sisters of stars, artificial life falling for the biological, the nature of existence itself?

"Normal" is a relative term. And your uncle Void says it ain't a very grounded one either.

[graces-sleepy-child]

I... my birth parents.. they... they said I was broken.. that my mind was just as fucked up as my body was...

Mama found me. She fixed my body and told me to be who I was inside. It's still hard to sometimes though..

[voidheart-official]

Then your birth parents know nothing.

[graces-sleepy-child]

[they go quiet, then pull down the collar of their sweater]

Mama had to fix me a lot. had to find me a new body... birth parents... they..

[they can't finish the statement, but it's easy to see where its going. their birth parents killed them]

[voidheart-official]

It sounds like they had something wrong with them then. I’m so sorry.

[graces-sleepy-child]

[they're crying slightly. they put down the sketch book and curl up in a ball]

when do I get to feel like it wasn't my fault?

[voidheart-official]

I don’t know. Psychological trauma takes a long time to move past, if you do at all. There’s a saying I look at sometimes for help though. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. S’why humans call it the present.

[graces-sleepy-child]

[they lay on the floor and stare at the ceiling]

is there a way to make it go faster?

[voidheart-official]

*It lays down next to you.

If there was I would have used it by now. Sorry. Neither of us deserved this. But nonetheless it’s what we got. Not much we could do about it.

[graces-sleepy-child]

mmh.. It's just so... much..

[they summon a plush dino and cling to it]

[voidheart-official]

It is. It really is.

[graces-sleepy-child]

[they curl up into a ball around the plush]

I want to sleep for a year sometimes...

[voidheart-official]

Sometimes I do too. But it’s not a good idea to just try and outlast your problems. You have to face them. If not to fix them, then at least to make them better.

[graces-sleepy-child]

... I... I also want to sleep for a year because of.. my body.. It doesn't run like a normal one... because i... died..

I want to sleep to get a break from the pain.. and the cold..

[voidheart-official]

Hmmmmmm. I can help with that.

*Void tentatively puts his hand on your back. A warm, violet light works its way through your body and you feel a bit better.

[graces-sleepy-child]

woah...

[they seem shocked]

how'd you do that? mama usually gives me morphine when it gets bad..

[voidheart-official]

Being one of the most powerful creatures in the multiverse comes with its fair share of benefits. Keep up with your art. It’s very good. And there’s nothing wrong with you. Just like I say to my kids, “I love you just the way you are.”

[graces-sleepy-child]

Thank you.

[They hug you and go up to their loft, crawling into the very pink bed]

Gnight uncle void