tripping on skies

selective, multi-muse indie rp.

[strangeperfectionss]

@babyitsmagic

lyle doesn’t know why he’s nervous. he shouldn’t be nervous. he cooks for people all the time. it’s literally his job. but it always feels like something so much than that when he’s cooking for people in his life and not just the audience. he takes another taste of the sauce and he bites his lip as he tries to figure out what exactly it could be missing. he almost misses the doorbell as he’s examining the spice cabinet and he wipes his hands on the towel he keeps hooked in his apron. he grins widely as he opens the door. “hi, hi, come on in.”

[strangeperfectionss]

[text: carter 💞] probably but i don’t think either of our moms would like it and do we really want to deal with that?

[text: carter 💞] fuck it. i’m definitely sneaking out of here next chance i get.

[text: carter 💞] you’ll just have to play along that i was VERY sick when i got home if they ask lol

[babyitsmagic]

[text; anke] i mean no i don't but also? fuck them.

[text; anke] oh definitely. very sick. you'll have to go straight to bed and i'll have to spend the whole night taking care of you. making sure all of your needs are met.

[strangeperfectionss]

[text: carter 💞] ooohh i love it when you get a little rebellious.

[text: carter 💞] maybe i need to be “sick” more often. this sound like a pretty great night for me.

[strangeperfectionss]

@babyitsmagic 💕

[text: carter 💞] remind me to never agree to attend an event you’re not also invited to again.

[text: carter 💞] i’m about three seconds from causing a scene. i need you to talk shit with and keep me calm. also so i could maybe try and get a little handsy while betsy tells me about her bullshit life.

[babyitsmagic]

[text; anke] ...if you cause a scene do you get to come home early? because i'm not saying i'd support that but. i wouldn't be opposed to it.

[text; anke] i'd rather you just get handsy here. in our home. where i can do something about it.

[strangeperfectionss]

[text: carter 💞] probably but i don’t think either of our moms would like it and do we really want to deal with that?

[text: carter 💞] fuck it. i’m definitely sneaking out of here next chance i get.

[text: carter 💞] you’ll just have to play along that i was VERY sick when i got home if they ask lol

[strangeperfectionss]

@babyitsmagic 💕

[text: carter 💞] remind me to never agree to attend an event you’re not also invited to again.

[text: carter 💞] i’m about three seconds from causing a scene. i need you to talk shit with and keep me calm. also so i could maybe try and get a little handsy while betsy tells me about her bullshit life.

[nat111love]

SURFACE Season 2 | Episode 06

[babyitsmagic]

"i can pretend. i'm a very good actor, you know."

[strangeperfectionss]

"see, i might have believed you if you hadn't already told me you saw it. whether or not it would've been your acting skills or me wanting to believe it that badly, who knows?"

[strangeperfectionss]

“oh my god, how much of that did you see?”

[babyitsmagic]

"all of it. or, maybe none of it if that would be better for you?"

[strangeperfectionss]

“none of it would be the ideal answer, but i’d know it’s a lie.”

[strangeperfectionss]

kinsleigh nods. that’s a small relief, at least. she feels like she could be doing a lot better on the whole impressing the in laws thing, but naoise doesn’t seem to mind. she doesn’t know what she’d do if he did. especially when she knows there’s no way she’s ever going to get kieran on her side. “is he the last family member for me to meet? or are there others as well?” not the most tactful question, but she is desperately curious about the whole thing.

[babyitsmagic]

"he's the last one i know about. i can't imagine kieran has any secret or unknown children out in the world, but i suppose anything's possible. and i doubt ultan would be thrilled if his mother had managed to keep any children secret from the rest of us." mostly because if she could do that for them, he'd wonder why she hadn't done it for him. "my family has been very small for a very long time. before ultan was born it was just me and my siblings for centuries. ...do you have family you'd like to visit at some point?"

[strangeperfectionss]

she nods along at his answer. she also can’t imagine kieran has any children out there somewhere, mostly because she can’t imagine him being nice to anyone long enough to let things get to that point. but by all accounts, there was a time he wasn’t like this, so she can’t say it’s impossible. she’s about to respond with a comment about his family when he asks about hers. “no,” she says almost immediately, too quickly for it not to be an awful mix of embarrassing and suspicious. she takes a deep breath before elaborating, “i didn’t have a good relationship with any of my family, i hadn’t spoken to any of them in years before we came here. they haven’t known, or cared, where i am in a long time. so you are my family now. and hopefully your family likes me enough that i can be a part of it. eventually.”

[strangeperfectionss]

“oh my god, how much of that did you see?”

[strangeperfectionss]

she smiles softly when he asks, because she definitely does think she could, but he’s so confident that she won’t and it’s so incredibly sweet. and not something she would’ve at all expected when she and naoise first got together. or even before she moved here. “i hope you’re right. i’d like at least one of your family members to actually like me…i think, maybe, your sister doesn’t hate me, but i don’t know that she likes me. and it’d be nice to have a new friend so i’m not always bothering you and merrick.”

[babyitsmagic]

"oh, you would definitely know if she hated you. and so would i. she would be very obvious about it." and it would be a whole hassle for the both of them, in ways he doesn't even want to think about, let alone tell her about. "i think she likes you. and i'm certain ultan will." he's less certain that his nephew will come out and socialize with her that often, but they can cross that bridge later.

[strangeperfectionss]

kinsleigh nods. that’s a small relief, at least. she feels like she could be doing a lot better on the whole impressing the in laws thing, but naoise doesn’t seem to mind. she doesn’t know what she’d do if he did. especially when she knows there’s no way she’s ever going to get kieran on her side. “is he the last family member for me to meet? or are there others as well?” not the most tactful question, but she is desperately curious about the whole thing.

[strangeperfectionss]

@babyitsmagic

the second blue hears the door start to open, she’s rushing to greet him. it doesn’t matter how long they’ve been together or how short the job is, nothing is better than ivar coming home to her. the only thing that’s changed along the way is she has enough patience now to let him get all the way inside before she pulls him into a hug. “i missed you.”

[babyitsmagic]

he wraps his arms around her, pulling her close. this is the best part of any job. coming home to his amazing, wonderful wife. he kisses the top of her head. "i missed you, too. a crazy, stupid amount as always."

[strangeperfectionss]

she hums in delight when he kisses the top of her head. she tilts her head up to look at him, resting her chin on his chest. “does this mean i can keep you at home just a little bit longer between jobs? you know, so we don’t have to miss each other as much.”

[strangeperfectionss]

@babyitsmagic sent “I’ve loved you through a thousand lifetimes, each one more vivid than the last.” - percy for kins bc i had to

“you couldn’t just say ‘i love you too’?” kinsleigh teases him, even though the words are much more appreciated. no matter how many lifetimes they live through, she’ll never get tired of hearing percy say he loves her. she scoots in closer, pressing a kiss to his cheek before curling herself against his side. “i’m so happy i always have you.”

[babyitsmagic]

"absolutely not. you've already heard that from me a million times. i have to get creative," he returns, flashing her his most charming grin. "i don't know what i'd do if i ever had to suffer through a single lifetime without you there."

[strangeperfectionss]

she chuckles, shaking her head fondly. “maybe i wanted to hear a million and one times. or even two million.” after all, she’s not sick of it yet. she frowns a little. “i hope we never have to find out. i can’t imagine a life without you in it.”

[strangeperfectionss]

@babyitsmagic

the second blue hears the door start to open, she’s rushing to greet him. it doesn’t matter how long they’ve been together or how short the job is, nothing is better than ivar coming home to her. the only thing that’s changed along the way is she has enough patience now to let him get all the way inside before she pulls him into a hug. “i missed you.”

[strangeperfectionss]

@babyitsmagic sent “I’ve loved you through a thousand lifetimes, each one more vivid than the last.” - percy for kins bc i had to

“you couldn’t just say ‘i love you too’?” kinsleigh teases him, even though the words are much more appreciated. no matter how many lifetimes they live through, she’ll never get tired of hearing percy say he loves her. she scoots in closer, pressing a kiss to his cheek before curling herself against his side. “i’m so happy i always have you.”

[strangeperfectionss]

@babyitsmagic sent “Every moment with you feels like a dream; I never want to wake up.” - i mentioned az one (1) time in our texts and leo immediately was like 'i want to talk to her thank you' and he picked this one

az smiles, adjusting in her spot to scoot in closer and press a kiss to his cheek. “i love you,” she whispers when she pulls away. how is it she’s the writer but he always seems to say something so romantic she can barely string words together it makes her so happy? “i don’t know about never waking up, but how about we spend all day in bed?”

[strangeperfectionss]

@shakinthedust

delilah’s day had been kind of whirlwind. she’d picked up an earlier shift than usual and was going to go out with some of the girls from work after, but then she heard tj was having a tough day with the kids and decided to switch up her plans. she got breakfast for dinner for the whole family at the end of the shift and brought it over to take at least one thing off his plate. and it was chaotic and everything dinner always is at the brady house but the younger kids are finally in bed and she’s managed to finish washing the dishes while tj was making sure they were actually in bed, which is great because she knows he would’ve tried to do them and the whole point of her being here is to make things easier on him, at least for one night. she meets him out in the living room, drying off her hands. “dishes are done, leftovers are in the fridge, you wanna watch something stupid on tv?”

[babyitsmagic]

she finds him in the office, because of course she does, because where else would he end up? maybe they should get rid of this room. it would probably be good for him, but he doubts he'd agree to it. the knocking startles him out of the notes he's been scribbling, but he smiles when he hears her start speaking. "i... had an idea and wanted to write it down before i forgot." which isn't unreasonable. "but then i maybe started having a few ideas about resolving some bullshit at work and i... should stop thinking about that. ...want a snack before we go back to bed?"

[strangeperfectionss]

anke moves from her spot in the doorway, resting her hand gently on his shoulder as she stands behind him. “i swear i’m going to have to start locking you out of this office before we go to bed,” she teases. she leans down to wrap her arms around his shoulders and presses a kiss to the space where his neck and shoulder meet before resting her chin there. “it’s no fun waking up without you.” is that a pouty, bratty thing to say? absolutely. but anke can be a pouty, bratty person. and carter knows that. “mmm…what kind of snack?”