San Sequoia Secrets @streetsofsecrets - Tumblr Blog

Hello! My name is Xia. I'm 28, Black, and I've been playing the Sims for years. My main blog is @citylighten and these characters are originally from my story [that is still ongoing] Sink or Swim.

This is a largely gameplay oriented blog with a few moments of inspired storytelling here and there. All and all, everything is low stakes here.

Enjoy your stay! ✨

@havenroyals

this is that BIG celebrity shaping moment for these kids

#havenroyals #oc: angela #oc: cassandra #oc: bianca #oc: noah

thinking about the differences between michael and noah at this late night hour and how they're raised ultimately impacts the way they present themselves… noah is raised in a house where toxic masculinity is perpetuated. his father is narrow minded and expects to have a son that enjoys sports, gaming, and shuns femininity. his mother similarly has views on how 'average boyhood' should be, even if noah's antics annoy her. so as a result, noah spends his adolesence "hating" girly things and although he mellows in adulthood, he still acts like he's ABOVE acts of self-care on that "no pain, no gain" bullshit. as a parent, pietro holds traditional standards that stem from the way he was raised, however he knows his father was problematic and thus he walks a tight line of wanting to uphold culture and wanting to be a modern parent. rosaria, meanwhile, holds "hippy sensibilities." she never taught carlo or michael things like color having a gender, she never lashed out at michael for kissing his sister's dolls, and she always let them express their feelings and encouraged them to communicate how they feel. now being the youngest amongst antonella, angela, and [slightly older than] fiora meant that he was frequently exposed to media his sisters liked in the way carlo wasn't because this is how his sisters played and bonded with him! and even despite that, michael still enjoyed boyish movies and tv shows about action and bold, daring adventurers. so, michael grows up, grows out his hair, has relatively colorful furniture [because rosie encouraged color] and doesn't think twice about wearing certain colors on his clothes. plus he feels women are inclined to feel like they can speak and be themselves around a man who doesn't come across as aggressive or cold. he deeply enjoys when zoe combs through his hair or styles it, viewing it as relaxing and as a form of affection through her touch. in contrast, as an adult noah has to be forced to have a spa day or do skin care routines with angela. later in the aftermath, he thinks: 'wow, i do look better.' i think this mentality changes the longer he stays employed by angela. when their paths cross as adults, noah and michael don't shun each other for their preferences. michael thinks noah needs to loosen up a little while noah knows that michael isn't weak. he can actually be scrappy, he is Sal's nephew after all.

#oc: noah #oc: michael

streetsofsecrets

We haven't had a blonde come to a office since Sink or Swim

#i have caps for this update yet i dread it cause noah is doing a abundance of texting smdh

me: lemme drop toddler zoe into my other gameplay file and see how she is with michael

oh michael no 😭😭

in character mood tho

as i work on my next little update i realize that at least 70% of noah's thoughts about angela revolve around how cool he can possibly look around her. he's taking these selfies hoping that angela will be like '😳 oh he dresses so cool icb he's going to work with this dad!!!!'

#and angela does think that way but she knows she has to be tough #these kids make me sick #also noah frowns in like ALL of his selfies to look tough until he's like 15 or so #but i also feel like as an adult he's not a big smiler so the cycle continues...its just more authentic by then lmao #oc: noah

#oc: georgios

When new babies come into the house, they come in with this huge attitude. They think they’re as good as hot chocolate with a marshmallow to boot. Case in example, my new sister, Fiora Impellizzeri. She came into this house all cocky, thinking she's the next big thing. But, she doesn't know what’s really going on. She doesn't respect the hierarchy here. Heck, she couldn't even speak. - Michael Impellizzeri, "Memoirs of a Baby Gangster. Chapter 6: Fiora"

#oc: michael #oc: fiora #i caught her making this expression in pietro's arms and i couldnt resist lmaooo