#multi year

[turnertimeline]

Family Cuddles

Collection: Turner Family

Year: multiple

Characters: Shelagh Turner, Patrick Turner, T

Content Warnings: none

Rating: K

Style: Prose

Summary: She sits on his lap even when they aren't kissing.

They'll sit in the living room watching TV or listening to the radio. And she's sideways on his lap or just has her legs over his. And Patrick wraps a hand around her ankle and brushes his thumb along the delicate bones as he reads or they talk. Just enjoying being close to her .

After they're married, his hand tends to wander up a little further than just her ankle.

But casual cuddling on the couch continues like that throughout their marriage. When Angela is small, they'll sit like that with her against Shelagh's chest. She's taken to wearing his shirts to bed more often so she can cuddle the baby against her skin with the buttons open. But the way they're sitting, her legs across his lap, has Patrick close enough to be able to put his hand on the baby's back or stroke her head. And the same thing after Teddy is born. But usually adding Angela into the mix, once Teddy's a little older and Shelagh has recovered from giving birth. Angela just wedges herself between her parents, essentially sitting on Shelagh's stomach/pelvis. Not the most comfortable thing in the world, but Shelagh wouldn't trade it for anything.

They always sit that way, for as long as they're both physically able. And the kids squeeze in wherever they can fit, Angela on her chest and then as she gets a bit bigger in Shelagh's lap or

[charcoalskyy]

[tea-and-liminality]

Just, look how Jack isn’t hiding his lunch away and is happy goddammit and when is he ever happy and yes I’m sure there are problems on the horizon but I’m starting to feel like they might learn from them and grow stronger rather than fall apart and aaaaaaaaa