Like a big pizza pie

Local Romerica nerd. She/her, adult. I go by Thats_Amore on AO3 and Like-a-big-pizza-pie 🤠𓆉🍕on Discord.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

I have updated my AO3 profile, and anyone who wants to read my fics should take a look at it. I updated it mostly to explain why I will now be using Savino Vargas for Romano’s human name (excluding prequels/sequels to fics where I used Lovino or Lorenzo), but I also explain my approach to constructive criticism on my stories for other matters (use of foreign languages and historical/cultural details).

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Can you tag your stepcest au with romerica as an individual tag? It’s getting past my tag filter

I've been using the "romerica stepbros au" tag for a while now. I'm not sure how the tag filter works, but I could try making sure that's one of the first tags and leave the stuff where i talk in the tags at the end.

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Mentioned NSFT between fictional underage characters (in the context of some general relationship stuff):

Alfred: [Worried about telling Savino what Matthew said about them because he doesn’t want Vinny to take it the wrong way. Alfred is super, super happy with Savino, the last thing he wants is to break up, and he likes having sex with Savino because he thinks he’s hot and loves him, not just the emotional outlet thing Matthew said.]

Matthew: [says Alfred should think about what he said and decide how much he agrees with it before telling Savino anything, adds that Vinny shouldn’t have any reason to doubt Alfred if he’s honest about how he feels]

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Matthew, the temporary therapist

Discussion of NSFT between fictional underage characters:

Alfred, after Matthew explains what he thinks is going on with Alfred: Geeze, Mattie. You’re making me and Vinny sound really messed up.

Matthew: After everything you went through in the past month, I’d be surprised if you guys weren’t a little messed up. But it’s not a messed up you can’t fix. Just talk to Vinny if you need to, with your pants on. Go on a date or spend time with him in a situation that can’t lead to sex. Maybe get it through your thick skull that Dad, Papa, and Antonio are okay with you two and aren’t gonna try to force you apart tomorrow. If there’s something you want to do with him that you can’t right now, whether it’s a sex thing or something else, it’s not the end of the world. You’ll get to do it another day, because you’ll get all the days you want with him.

Alfred: [gives his brother a big bear hug] Thank you. I feel like I owe you a hundred bucks, and I didn’t even spend an hour talking to you. You’re really good at this therapist thing.

Matthew: I can’t repeat it for everyone in the house. I’m doing it for you this one time because I could see you were gonna be a dough head otherwise. And I don’t know when you’re gonna get to talk to a therapist who actually wants to help you.

Alfred, pulling out of the hug: Yeah. I’m pretty worried about that.

Matthew: I’ll be here for you no matter what happens. Savino will too.

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Matthew Has a Theory

Discussion of NSFT between fictional underage characters (along with general relationship stuff, and it’s not explicit):

Matthew: Do you know what to know what I think the actual issue is? If I tell you, you have to promise not to get mad at me.

Alfred: What is it?

Matthew: Your relationship with Savino didn’t exactly develop in a normal way. For the first month, it was this giant secret you were scared to tell anyone, even your friends or family. Every moment felt like the last moment you were gonna have with each other, so you guys rushed a lot of stuff. Physically and emotionally.

Alfred, internally acknowledging there’s some truth to what Matthew is saying: Do you think we went too fast?

Matthew: That’s not my place to say. But your relationship developed much faster than the average couple. Most people have a dating or get to know you phase. You guys jumped straight from pretending you were just friends to a lifelong commitment.

Alfred: I think it was the living in the same house thing. The circumstances weren’t what I wanted, but living in the same house with Vinny made me realize how great it would be to live with him in the same house forever. As his husband.

Matthew: That probably also played into the physical stuff. You guys couldn’t go on a date or even hold hands in front of most people, but you could sneak around to have sex with each other. You might have become dependent on that as an emotional outlet.

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This is Not the Issue

Discussed NSFT between fictional underage characters:

Matthew: Did you have a good talk with Vinny?

Alfred: Yeah. But then the conversation turned in a sexual direction, and we both got horny. It’s gonna be tough for me not to have sex with him in the middle of the day.

Matthew, laughing: Al, this is so small compared to the stuff you used to worry about. Yesterday, you thought Dad and Papa would never accept you kissing Savino in front of them. Today when you got all melodramatic about not getting to kiss Vinny again if your lips hypothetically fell off, they laughed. Just like I did.

Alfred: [still feels uneasy, but doesn’t know how to explain it to his brother] I know. But I’m worried that Dad and Papa aren’t really okay with me and Vinny. Antonio too. They sounded so creeped out this morning.

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They Control Themselves For Once

NSFT between fictional underage characters:

Alfred, who is extremely horny, after Savino says he wants to have sex with him right now: [whimpers] But we can’t, can we? If we do it too much, Antonio and my dads will get weirded out, and they’ll try to keep us from ever having sex again. I haven’t even gotten to make love to you yet. [Tears up at the idea of never getting to make love to his boyfriend, because what he felt on New Year’s Eve was “beautiful and special,” and he wants Vinny to feel that way too.]

Savino: [sighs, pulls his hand away from Alfred’s erection, and kisses his forehead] We can’t let that happen. That means we’ll have to control ourselves better. Try to keep it to once a day, so they don’t think we’re only driven by our hormones, and do everything we can to ensure they don’t hear anything more about lube or the private things we do with each other.

Alfred, closing his eyes to calm down: You’re right. We probably would’ve had to cut down on the frequency when school started up again anyway.

Savino, laughing: Exactly. We do have lives outside of the bedroom or the shower.

Alfred: I love you. But I think I need you to leave so I can think about Donald Trump instead of us having sex in this bed.

Savino: [strokes Alfred’s face, kisses his cheek, and gets off the bed] That’s a smart decision, amore. I’ll watch a movie with you for three hours this afternoon. Try to think about that instead of what we can’t do right now.

Alfred: [still a little horny and sad, smiles at Savino before he closes the door]

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Oof, This Went Sideways

NSFT between fictional underage characters:

Alfred: [explains that he and Savino need to be more discreet about their sex life, especially if they’re having sex anywhere other than their nightly shower]

Savino: [changes the topic to Alfred bottoming for Savino in the shower since it got brought up by Alfred as part of the conversational drift, asks Alfred if he’s comfortable with Savino being behind him since that’s the safest position in the shower]

Alfred: [so turned on by the idea of Savino “going hard at him” from behind and growling stuff in Italian he can’t understand that he gets an erection]

Savino: [starts letting his hand drift down Alfred’s torso, says he will keep Alfred’s comfort in mind but can go rougher if he likes]

Alfred, clearly a horny mess: [says he’s pretty sure he can handle it, mentions Savino talking about pounding him into the mattress all night when they had sex the first time and so overwhelmed he can’t finish the sentence]

Savino: [leans over to kiss Alfred, cupping his erection, and then says the way Alfred is responding to just the memory of having Savino inside him is making Savino want to have sex with him right now]

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NSFT between fictional underage characters:

Alfred: [bottoms for the first time]

Alfred, a little more than one day later: My butt was sore yesterday, but I haven’t noticed any discomfort this morning. So I think it’ll be ready to go again whenever you want.

Savino, reasonably cautious: We should make sure it stays that way for more than a few hours. I’m flattered that you’re so eager to repeat the experience, but you shouldn’t rush yourself physically or emotionally. We should also plan out how that’s going to go, at least a little.

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NSFT between fictional underage characters:

Alfred: [explains that he doesn’t think FrUKSpa will try to ban them from having sex, but that they are weirded out by how often they’re having sex, so they should be more discreet about their sex life, especially if they decide to do anything in the middle of the day]

Savino: [agrees, because he didn’t want them to know they used lube last night or how many times they had sex since New Year’s Eve]

Alfred, pouting: [says he was embarrassed when they walked in on him talking about how much he wants Savino to “rail him” in the shower]

Savino: [says they should save conversations for when they’re alone, and since they are alone now, he’d like to hear more about that]

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Savino is Self-Aware, LOL

NSFT between fictional underage characters:

Alfred, explaining what he overheard before breakfast: My dads and Antonio are really uncomfortable with us having sex. They think it’s weird we’ve been having sex so often. What Marcello told them at dinner last night didn’t help, and his freakout this morning only made things worse.

Savino: He made us sound like a couple of sex-crazed lunatics. Which we are, but that’s not all we are.

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Marcello is the Main Problem Right Now

Implied NSFT between fictional underage characters, but it’s just one line:

Francis, after Marcello leaves without finishing breakfast: [looks down] I suppose I shouldn’t have mentioned Alfred’s hickey at the breakfast table.

Antonio, with a strained tone of voice: It’s not your fault, mi corazón. Marcello was upset by a lot of things this morning.

Savino, not beating around the bush: It wasn’t just the lube, which was a goddamn accident, by the way! Marcello can’t stand me and Fredo, even when all we’re doing is holding hands or calling each other sappy nicknames! He’s been like this ever since he started blackmailing us!

Alfred, muttering: He was like this before too. He was acting weird a couple days prior to Christmas Eve, and then on that day and Christmas, he was nicer, probably because he knows Vinny goes to the cemetery to talk to his parents on Christmas Eve. But it got worse after he decided to blackmail us.

Feliciano, sadly: He nearly made Fredo cry the morning we flew back here, and all he did was stammer about how he thought Savi was the most beautiful person he’d ever seen. It was so sweet, but Marcello told Fredo he was going to make him throw up before he got to eat breakfast.

Antonio: [sighs] Marcello is finding ways to make Alfredo and Savinito feel terrible, even if he isn’t insulting them directly. And the only reason he isn’t doing that is because I threatened to give him an earlier bedtime last night. We have to do something, but I’m not sure what.

Arthur: I’ll start looking for a therapist today. Hopefully, we’ll be able to book our first appointment this week.

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More Hickey Drama Plus a Little Language Lesson

Francis, addressing Alfred: Chéri, when I’m at the store later today, would you like me to get you some makeup to cover up that mark on your neck? It’s much more noticeable than the bruise Arthur has today.

Alfred, who thinks it’s anathema to cover up the “love bite” Savino gave him: I don’t see the point. I mean, it doesn’t look like somebody hurt me, right? Why should I cover it up?

Arthur, trying to be helpful: Yes, but unless you’re planning to tell everyone who gave you that hickey, it would be wise to cover it up while you’re out of the house. I doubt your classmates would believe whatever bizarre excuse you might come up with to explain it away.

Marcello, dropping his fork to the plate suddenly: May I please be excused?

Antonio: But mijo, you’ve only eaten half your tortilla.

Alfred: [Confused WTF Antonio is talking about before he remembers that a “tortilla” means something different in Spain than it does in Mexico.]

Marcello: I’m not hungry anymore.

Antonio, frowning deeply: If you’re sure. I can save the rest for you to eat later.

Marcello: [leaves the table without saying a word to anyone, clearly in deep sulk mode over the fact Savino gave Alfred a hickey and everyone was talking about it like it was a normal thing]

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Alfred: [stops by Savino’s chair to kiss him before he gets a second cappuccino]

Arthur, baffled by this behavior: How many times a day do you kiss Savino?

Alfred, shrugging and baffled that Arthur is baffled: Depends on who we’re around and if we’re busy. If we’re not hiding our relationship from anybody and not super busy doing stuff that keeps us from kissing, then at least a few dozen times. Probably closer to a hundred than not.

Savino, smug AF: Definitely surpassing one hundred some days.

Matthew, amused: You’d think their lips would fall off at some point, but so far, they haven’t.

Alfred, shuddering in horror: Don’t even joke about that. Life wouldn’t be worth living if I didn’t get to kiss Vinny all the time!

Literally everyone in the room besides Marcello: [laughing at Alfred]

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Feli is Relatable, and Marcello Needs To Get Over Himself

Savino, after Alfred followed him to the espresso machine: [smirks] You don’t even have a mug with you.

Alfred: I know. Just wanted to stand close to you and watch you looking all adorable and focused while you’re making coffee.

Savino: I’m half-awake, making a caffè latte so I can be somewhat closer to fully awake.

Alfred: Doesn’t mean you’re not adorable. I wanna watch you make coffee every morning for the rest of my life.

Feliciano: [giggles] Aww, a marriage proposal before nine a.m.? That’s gotta be a new record, even for you, Fredo. [beams at Alfred even though he’s not fully awake yet]

Marcello: [stomps past everyone to get a mug, clearly pissed off even if he’s not saying anything because Antonio’s there]

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Savino: [can’t reach his coffee mug, curses under his breath]

Alfred: [does his goofy routine of helping Savino get down the mug from the cabinet, kisses him afterwards]

Alfred: You are so cute and tiny! I love you, love you, love you!

Savino, trying to act annoyed but his smile gives him away: Ti amo anch’io, idiota.

Alfred: [squeals, hugs Savino tightly, nuzzles his hair, and sighs happily before finally letting him go]

FrUKSpa:

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Mentioned NSFT between fictional underage characters:

FrUKSpa: [overhear Alfred and Savino talking about anal sex in very clear and explicit terms]

Antonio, deciding to just completely ignore that: I’ll need to use the stove for breakfast.

Alfred: Right, uh-huh, getting out of your way for that. [Follows Savino, who has “scurried away” to the cabinet to get a coffee mug].

Arthur, also deciding to ignore what he heard: [asks Antonio what he’s planning to make for breakfast]

Francis: [also ignoring what he heard, planning to mention that Alfred and Savino never ate their pain perdu yesterday like everyone else did eventually]