A Tale of Muses

Independent and selective multimuse roleplay blog featuring Nami of One Piece, Juliet Higgins and James Valdez; please read rules before following/interacting

[taleofmuses]

TALEOFMUSES, an independent, highly selective and mutually exclusive multimuse writing blog featuring muses from various media. Muse list is subject to change. Read the RULES before interacting. Personal blogs (unless you have a roleplay sideblog) and minors, please DO NOT interact.

Written by Ash, she/her, 25+, GMT+1 slow activity, multifandom / multiverse / multiship / duplicate friendly. Beware I am an author, so at times all my creative focus will go to my own fictional worlds.

current hyperfocus:

Jujutsu Kaisen . AC Shadows

AFFILIATED WITH: seaoftales, summerxmelodies

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[treasuresofwonderland]

Min laughed as Jake dragged Hye on stage. It wasn't the first time they did that during their concerts, but it was more often now that Hye traveled with them . Sometimes it was him, sometimes Jake, other times it was one of their bandmates. They had fun, had Hye just enjoy himself in every possible way, and Novas adored that.

It was the first time they had Hye sing, the rest of them all gathering around them when Hye started singing.

Needless to say they all looked shocked. Min didn't even know he could sing like that and the fans just went crazy.

"Babe! That out there... since when?" Min asked as they wrapped up the concert and went backstage.

[taleofmuses]

Hye blushed when he left the stage again. The fans seemed taken aback as did the group. He was probably shit, but they went back to having fun instantly after. He didn't mind. He wasn't a signer. He was just the husband of one of them. He was a designer. That was hwere his talents lay.

And so after the concert, he went backstage for the short moment before the band would have to go to send-off.

"Sorry," he said, blushing a little. "I guess I'm the only brother who didn't get any of the singing talent." he joked.

[taleofmuses]

@treasuresofwonderland

Having time off due to his hand injury was a blessing and a curse at the same time. He did go stir-crazy, but at the same time, he got to travel with Min and his bandmates and see their concerts, unwind and interact with fans. For some he even insisted on just getting VIP tickets and mingle with normal fans. Today he was sitting in front of the barriers, watching the band, when Jake ran down and pulled him up onto stage.

With a mischievous grin, he held his mic to him, with Ji-ho joining, both clearly wanting him to sing Ji-ho's lines tonight. For shits and giggles.

And so Hye decided to just do it and sing. Not realizing how his brother and his bandmate stared at him in surprise.

[taleofmuses]

"No, that's parenthood," Jake said. With the girl letting go a litt,e he took the opportunity and gently moved her into Woo-Jin's arm, letting him cuddle their daughter for the first time. "Me, too. But first we're going to have to read her mind with what she needs." But that shouldn't be much of an issue. Babies were easy.

"And in just a week we get to take her home to Seoul with us." Or longer, depending on when doctors signed off on it. He wouldn't leave until they have the go ahead. Until then they'd be here with her in their little rented place, with their travel stuff.

[treasuresofwonderland]

Woo-jin carefully wrapped his arms around the baby, holding her as if she was the most precious and fragile thing in the world, and she was. She would be their whole world. "I think she'll tell us what she needs in her own way, right, baby? If you cry and it's smelly, we gotta change your diaper. If you're just crying, you either need to be fed or are just tired." Or she just need to be held and comforted. They would figure it out.

"Do you think it'll be a week? Maybe we get to take her home sooner. But if not... we should at least update the family about her, if that's okay of course."

[taleofmuses]

They'd get the hang of caring for her eventually. And then she'd teeth and they'd have to relearn, but they could do it. They had everything they needed for her and so much more. So many people that would love her just as much as they did.

"Usually it's between seven and fourteen days that newborns get the all clear to fly. She needs to...well acclimate to being outside of the womb." And they needed to be sure she and especially her lungs were healthy enough to fly. "How about we tell them later? Video call em. For now...I want it to just be us."

[taleofmuses]

The baby instinctively grabbed onto Woo-Jin's finger, so Jake gently shifted her, so she could hold on comfortably. Jake smiled. It was beautiful. They had a baby girl. The paper work would be done in a moment and then legally, they would raise and love her. And name her. And introduce her and them as a couple to the world.

"Quite the grip, right? Newborns are surprisingly strong." At least in terms of them being much more strong than one would expect. "We have a little daughter."

[treasuresofwonderland]

Nothing mattered anymore when she grabbed onto his finger. It was like the reassurance he didn't even know he needed. "Hi," he whispered softly to the little girl. "That's right, you got me. You got me and Jake and we got you in return. We're going to love you so, so much." As would the rest of their chosen family. He could already see Ji-ho especially absolutely swooning over her.

"She doesn't look like she wants to let go. I can't believe she's finally here. Is it weird that I'd already do anything for her if she asked?"

[taleofmuses]

"No, that's parenthood," Jake said. With the girl letting go a litt,e he took the opportunity and gently moved her into Woo-Jin's arm, letting him cuddle their daughter for the first time. "Me, too. But first we're going to have to read her mind with what she needs." But that shouldn't be much of an issue. Babies were easy.

"And in just a week we get to take her home to Seoul with us." Or longer, depending on when doctors signed off on it. He wouldn't leave until they have the go ahead. Until then they'd be here with her in their little rented place, with their travel stuff.

[taleofmuses]

@treasuresofwonderland

It was time. It was finally time. They were at the hospital where his ex lived and where she was giving birth to their baby girl. Once they decided to adopt her, Jake had made sure to be the one to pay for the frankly abysmal hospital bills for his ex. And for the baby.

Finally his ex's mother came out, carrying a little bundle.

"Both are healthy." she said and gently shifted the newborn baby into Jake's arm. Gosh, she was even smaller than Yi had been.

Jake looked over at Woo-Jin, shifting the baby so he could look at her.

"Our baby."

[treasuresofwonderland]

Woo-jin felt all kinds of nervous as they drove to the hospital. The feeling only intensified while they waited as Jake's ex gave birth. He tried to focus on everything: the smell of disinfectant, the voices that echoed through the hallways, the beeping of one or the other machine in adjacent rooms.

He prepared himself for this for months, went over every single detail with Jake ten times over, told himself that he was ready for it. But when the door opened and who he assumed as their little girls grandma came out carrying her, it all fell through. Doubt came creeping in once more. What if he wasn't good enough? What if he wasn't made to be a dad? He had Jake, and they together had a whole village, and still he doubted himself.

Woo-jin stood up and moved closer to look properly at the baby. She was so small, so vulnerable, completely unaware that she'd be raised by two guys who would love her and give her the world. He reached out with a shaky hand to just lightly stroke her tiny fingers, watching her every move carefully and listening to every little coo she made.

"She's perfect," he whispered, voice cracking a bit.

[taleofmuses]

The baby instinctively grabbed onto Woo-Jin's finger, so Jake gently shifted her, so she could hold on comfortably. Jake smiled. It was beautiful. They had a baby girl. The paper work would be done in a moment and then legally, they would raise and love her. And name her. And introduce her and them as a couple to the world.

"Quite the grip, right? Newborns are surprisingly strong." At least in terms of them being much more strong than one would expect. "We have a little daughter."

[taleofmuses]

@treasuresofwonderland

It was time. It was finally time. They were at the hospital where his ex lived and where she was giving birth to their baby girl. Once they decided to adopt her, Jake had made sure to be the one to pay for the frankly abysmal hospital bills for his ex. And for the baby.

Finally his ex's mother came out, carrying a little bundle.

"Both are healthy." she said and gently shifted the newborn baby into Jake's arm. Gosh, she was even smaller than Yi had been.

Jake looked over at Woo-Jin, shifting the baby so he could look at her.

"Our baby."

[taleofmuses]

"Or bring one of her halemonis along," he pointed out. With his moms and bonus moms it should be easy to minimize stranger danger and not hire someone but instead spend the money to spoil one of them a little. Or a lot. But they'd cross that bridge when or if they would get to it.

"Having babies is always scary. To me too. She's gonna be different to Yi. Babies have personalities. Strong ones at time. She might be a little cry baby. Or she might be very quiet. We'd have to juggle our careers and her. And we'd have to kiss good sleep goodbye for a long while. And then she smiles at you for the first time and who cares about sleep."

[treasuresofwonderland]

"That's a great idea! Your mom and bonus moms will love keeping her entertained while we handle whatever we'll have on schedule." That was at least one thing he would never doubt, and it was that the three women would absolutely swoon over their daughter and help them as much as they could. Damn, he was really thinking as if they already adopted her.

"Pft. What even is a good night's sleep anyway?," he chuckled. "It's also team effort. We can do it in shifts, the feedings and diaper changes... we can manage. It'll be a lot, but we'll figure it out. And Yi? Did you talk to him about it?"

[taleofmuses]

"And we have her uncles, too. The whole brigade." This little girl would be so loved if they adopted her. And hopefully even if someone else adopted her.

"He knows his mother is pregnant and thinks about giving the baby up for adoption. He doesn't know I'm asking you. Nor that I am toying with the idea. He did ask her to adopt his sister out in an open adoption so he could maybe have some contact with her."

[taleofmuses]

Jake sat down with him to eat. They had plenty of food and he was happy they did. The night was young and they had a little girl to talk about. And options to talk about. A lot of options.

"That's not quite true. We have a village, Woo-Jin. We could hide her if we wanted to. But it would make things complicated with our schedules. It would be easier to not hide her. Well, hide her face obviously, but be open about her existing, travel with her. And maybe Yi. We'd have some very precious years with her before she's a school kid and would have to stay in one place much more."

[treasuresofwonderland]

Woo-jin shook his head. "You're wrong. We don't have a village. We have an armada, with your mom at the head of it and Gia right behind her ready with at least three different stories about why we're being seen with a baby without ever mentioning us adopting her. It's just... a bit scary, all this." he knew why. He'd never voice it, but he was scared, mainly of how his parents would react, because if news about him and Jake and the adoption came out all at once, shit would hit the fan real hard.

"I don't think it would be fair to her or us if we hide her. We have the means to care for her. We could take her with us, hire nannies if we'd have scheduling conflicts... or just hire a permanent one so she doesn't experience stranger danger all the time with new faces."

[taleofmuses]

"Or bring one of her halemonis along," he pointed out. With his moms and bonus moms it should be easy to minimize stranger danger and not hire someone but instead spend the money to spoil one of them a little. Or a lot. But they'd cross that bridge when or if they would get to it.

"Having babies is always scary. To me too. She's gonna be different to Yi. Babies have personalities. Strong ones at time. She might be a little cry baby. Or she might be very quiet. We'd have to juggle our careers and her. And we'd have to kiss good sleep goodbye for a long while. And then she smiles at you for the first time and who cares about sleep."

[treasuresofwonderland]

"I think I'll be a bit clearer and calmer with a few more chicken bites with that gochujang mayo sauce, that's for sure," he quipped with a wink. Frankly, it still didn't fully set in with him that they were really talking about adopting a baby, an actual baby, that they would essentially take their relationship from just dating to being parents. And well, it wasn't as if they could just hide the baby.

"We should have at it while it's still warm and just talk? Because if we really adopt the little girl... you can't really hide a baby," he said as he moved to get them chopsticks and a bottle opened for the Soju. "We'd also potentially have to go public about being a couple."

[taleofmuses]

Jake sat down with him to eat. They had plenty of food and he was happy they did. The night was young and they had a little girl to talk about. And options to talk about. A lot of options.

"That's not quite true. We have a village, Woo-Jin. We could hide her if we wanted to. But it would make things complicated with our schedules. It would be easier to not hide her. Well, hide her face obviously, but be open about her existing, travel with her. And maybe Yi. We'd have some very precious years with her before she's a school kid and would have to stay in one place much more."

[taleofmuses]

What a question. Jake looked at the table. Where frankly an obscene amount of different foods were laid out. All picked for Woo-Jin. All picked so he would feel comfortable and satiated and happy and make the shock a little less horrible.

"I...yeah...I did. I thought...I...did I do one of the neurodivergent things again?" Because that question kinda implied that. He wasn't mad even. He just often needed an explanation when he did something that others considered not normal. At least - so he learned - in his neurodivergence, he made a point in kindness and caring.

[treasuresofwonderland]

"Yeah," he chuckled, arms moving around him to hug him close. This time Woo-jin properly kissed him. "Yeah, you did one of your neurodivergent things again. And it's nothing bad. I think it's actually very sweet." The amount of food was absurd, and there was no way they'd be able to finish it all, but it showed that Jake took this seriously, and likely just wanted to lessen the blow of the news.

"I guess you didn't know how I'd react, but you know that with me love definitely goes through the stomach. And while I'm still kinda shocked... we'll figure it out, babe. We always do."

[taleofmuses]

"Not love, though I know that, too, but happiness and calm. You're calm with good food, you think clearer. And I want you clear and calm. This is a huge ask after all." And a huge life change. Their idol jobs would change with a newborn. And then they'd have to decide whether to be open about her existing or not. But those were discussions they'd have to tackle.

"She'd be ours in every way that matters, legally, adopted by both of us. And like Yi she'd have a little contact with her biological mother. She'd never have to wonder where she came from, would never have to wonder about that....oh it's a girl."

[treasuresofwonderland]

"You went through it once already, I trust you with it." Yi was proof that everything Jake did for the kid was right, and that he knew what he was doing. Woo-jin himself didn't have much experience other than when he was helping Asha and Yu with Lily and Luca during his hiatus, but if he could wrangle a dinosaur obsessed toddler, a baby sounded easier to handle.

Woo-jin moved to Jakes side and kissed his cheek. "Is that why you brought..." he took a peek into a few food containers. "Did you really get all of my favourite foods for this?," he chuckled.

[taleofmuses]

What a question. Jake looked at the table. Where frankly an obscene amount of different foods were laid out. All picked for Woo-Jin. All picked so he would feel comfortable and satiated and happy and make the shock a little less horrible.

"I...yeah...I did. I thought...I...did I do one of the neurodivergent things again?" Because that question kinda implied that. He wasn't mad even. He just often needed an explanation when he did something that others considered not normal. At least - so he learned - in his neurodivergence, he made a point in kindness and caring.

[taleofmuses]

"Babies have the wicked tendency to not really care about timing," Jake pointed out. "Yi didn't care." He was still underage when he was born, after all. And he still somehow managed. And now they would both go into it with their eyes wide open, though surprised right now in every way.

"This baby would be ...well will be born in around three months, actually." And somehow he had to not sound insane in explaining this. But he somehow did. Would. "Yi's mother just found out she's pregnant. And...well she still has zero interest in being a mother. And because she can't end the pregnancy, nor wants to, she wants to give up the baby for adoption but...well since it's Yi's sibling, wanted to ask me first."

[treasuresofwonderland]

Woo-jin was now the one to reach for the chicken bite and plop it into his mouth just to stop himself from talking. Jake's brain was wired differently after all, so he let him get everything out before he'd do any kind of assumptions on what happened, even if the way he started was far from hopeful and promising.

"That's.... a lot, Jake. Jesus. Definitely not where I thought this was going," he admitted. It was a lot to take in, and a lot to unpack, in a way also bitter-sweet. But when it came down to it, it wasn't the babys fault. They could provide for the baby, care for it and love it. The kid wouldn't lack anything. And it was Yi's sibling. The kids deserved to live together, have a sibling bond.

"Three months is also enough time to get one of those guest bedrooms turned into a nursery."

[taleofmuses]

"More than enough time, actually," Jake said "Babies need very little at first. Food, sleep and contact. I...it sounds a lot easier than it is, but ultimately that's kinda all they need initially." Diapers weren't a need, they were a consequence of the food need, after all.

"I know it's a lot. And I don't want us to make a decision yet. We have time. We have so much time to think about it." But not forever. "And lots of food to drown our feelings in it tonight when we...discuss it."

[treasuresofwonderland]

"Wh-" he had a mouthful of chicken before he could finish his question. That alone made him sligthly suspicious that something bad happened and Jake just needed him to be quiet, which was fair. Woo-jin did have the tendency to talk to no end, offering solutions that often just brought out more problems than help.

He slowly chewed on the bite, eyes lightly blinking at Jake when he asked his question. Sure, he thought about it, but they were still just dating. They were barely into living together properly.

"I mean... yeah," he said, "Yeah, I thought about it, but aren't we a bit far still to talk babies?" He tried to mask his confusion with a small chuckle.

[taleofmuses]

"Babies have the wicked tendency to not really care about timing," Jake pointed out. "Yi didn't care." He was still underage when he was born, after all. And he still somehow managed. And now they would both go into it with their eyes wide open, though surprised right now in every way.

"This baby would be ...well will be born in around three months, actually." And somehow he had to not sound insane in explaining this. But he somehow did. Would. "Yi's mother just found out she's pregnant. And...well she still has zero interest in being a mother. And because she can't end the pregnancy, nor wants to, she wants to give up the baby for adoption but...well since it's Yi's sibling, wanted to ask me first."

[treasuresofwonderland]

"You're home early!," Woo-jin called from the couch, a small smile on his face as he marked down the page where he stopped reading. He set the book down on the couch and unfurled from where he was curled up, stretching a little.

As he turned to look at Jake, he noticed a whole load of bags he dragged to the kitchen, eyebrows shooting up a little at the ammount of alcohol. "Are we... celebrating something? That's a lot of food, and a lot of booze."

Woo-jin got up and moved closer, taking now a better look at his boyfriend. "You have that look on your face... what's going on?"

[taleofmuses]

Shit he was too sweet. Celebrating wouldn't be any other boyfriends first idea when someone brought homw that. It might ultimately result in a celebration and panic and more celebrating, but right now it might be a hard topic to tackle, especially so short notice, especially when he already had a stance on it and it would be...well emotional, that was for sure.

And so Jake plopped a chicken bite into Woo-Jin's mouth and used the opportunity wisely: "Do you want to have a baby with me?"

[taleofmuses]

@treasuresofwonderland

Jake placed his coat on a hanger in his penthouse and carried the many many bags of Woo-Jin's favorite food into the dining area. He was nervous. It was a big ask, a huge change. But maybe a welcome change. It would leave them having to turn their whole world upside down. But for the better.

"I'm home!" he called out and started to unpack boxes of the food and Soju. A lot of Soju.

"Hey, jagi...I...I know the set up looks very incriminating. And you would be right. I have ...something huge."

[taleofmuses]

"Just you," he laughed "It might be rare to marry for love in my station, but just you is wildly underestimating who you are and my culture." He took her hand and led her to the little bridge over the pond in the garden.

"You must know that half of father's concubines or more are not of noble birth. They're commoners of our country. My mother was one of them. It is perfectly acceptable in our country. It's more the norm than marrying a foreign princess, actually. The fact that my brother will marry a foreign princess is rather unusual."

[treasuresofwonderland]

"Really? I thought all of them were from noble families," she said, following him as he led her towards the little bridge. Maybe that was an idealistic, or rather unrealistic view she had, because clearly there was more in play other than alliances, favours and being in the king's good graces by having a daughter or two be one of his concubines.

"They're both taking that arrangement well. From what I saw, your brother is very protective of her." It was sweet, especially with it being an arranged marriage. With it all being said, it did give her confidence she lacked a few moments prior.

"If you'd really have me as your fine... my answer is yes."

[taleofmuses]

"No, mother was a landowner's daughter only. I very distinctly remember the times harabeoji came to visit. He brought the tastiest fruits I ever had. Told me it's because the land was well taken care of. My uncle still cares for this land." And he would continue to do so. That strip of land would actually be within Yong-Sun's area to govern one day.

"I think they both got lucky. Had she been any more docile, he'd have been bored with her. And she got lucky he would be bored with a docile wife. In this arrangement the heavens aligned. As they did when we met...fiance."