“I made treacle scones.” “And lentil soup, a roast been dinners giant Yorkshire puddings, and a Victoria sponge cake with cream and strawberries.”

He did so love her. Enough that it had managed to puncture through the muddle that was her mind and all it contained, to the part of her that was always Winnifred Yates. Now she let her hand rest on his, gently guiding it to one side and down a little where a flurry of kicks had started. -

Matthew de Clairmont@profdeclairmont.bsky.social · 11h ago

"Of course, mon cœur." Matthew would do anything Winnifred wanted, any time, any place. He settled in beside her easily and pulled her close. His other hand came to rest in her growing belly. "I adore anything that involves you." He murmured seductively in her ear.

“Matthew.” She smiled up at him, her hand reaching out for his. Just to pull him down beside her. “Come watch.” She was on the bed, the widow opened and pillows piled up so she could lounge with her head on the ledge. The smell of the rain and the sound of it was soothing.

Matthew de Clairmont@profdeclairmont.bsky.social · yesterday

"I love watching you watching the rain mon cœur." 😘❤️

“Yes… well…” Yes. Sensitive. And she didn’t really like to remember that sort of thing. Which is why she mostly blocked it all out. “Oh. I’m sorry Hector, I just assumed that those…. Parts… still functioned. Is that why you’re so good at the mouth stuff?”

𝔗𝔥𝔢 ℭ𝔬𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢 🌹@nycbites.bsky.social · 3d ago

“Misplace? Actually, something tells me that might be a sensitive subject, sorry.” Then, Hector took those pale hands of his and gestured towards his nether regions. “Sadly, part of me being…y’know…what I am, means the ol’ baby making process doesn’t really work anymore.”

“I’ll need to find a seed. And then I’ll plant it and water it and talk to it and it’ll grow.” “I don’t really want to think about how it’s made. Really. It’s quite unpleasant.”

hastwyn, shieldmaiden of rohan // rp account@shieldmaidensfrost.bsky.social · 3d ago

“Yes… I suppose so…. But how are you planning on making one?”

“They’re adorable to dress up.”

hastwyn, shieldmaiden of rohan // rp account@shieldmaidensfrost.bsky.social · 3d ago

“Whatever for?!”

“I want to make a baby.” “I won’t misplace it this time.”

“Oh.” This is why people said she could be intense. Or other, less nice words. “I often miss social cues, like jokes. Sometimes I get too invested in things because of seeing things that other people say aren’t there. She shrugged trying to diffuse things. -

ᖇOᑕKY@rockinthestars.bsky.social · 4d ago

He could hear her tone change, he shrank in on himself. “Was just joke… would not actually hurt Grace. Never, never, never.. Grace is friend. Is not actually upset with Grace…” He was nervously shifting, he nervously picked at his claws. He literally risked his life for Grace, he came close—

For a long time, she was quiet. Her gaze was on him, looking into him. Seeing more than a human had any right to see. “I think being mean to someone just because they were mean to you is a foolish thing to do.” “I told you it’s a drowning month.” “But you won’t listen. Because nobody does.”

ᖇOᑕKY@rockinthestars.bsky.social · 4d ago

“Rocky say is fair game to push Grace into ocean.” He shrugs. “Eridians don’t have religion, so we just do it of own will.” He giggles. “Maybe Grace should not laugh at Rocky when fall in ocean. Not have wet couch.” He thinks a moment. “No. Not rain diamonds. Rains other particulate.”

Choking on her apple juice Face red Eyes watering

“Oh no, Mr Rocky! You shouldn’t push people into the water.” “Not unless your God asks you to do so.” “I think it would be a terrible shame to travel all that way to another world only to drown in water made to keep one happy. Does it rain diamonds on your world?”

ᖇOᑕKY@rockinthestars.bsky.social · 4d ago

“Grace says he can swim, never seen him swim. Maybe should get revenge by pushing into ocean.” He squeaks a laugh.

Vivid blue eyes stared back, unblinking. A flush crawling over her cheeks as her body temperature rose quite suddenly, a heat burning through her. And the Wytch smiled softly, nodding. As though it all made perfect sense. Which, to her, it did. -

𝔗𝔥𝔢 ℭ𝔬𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢 🌹@nycbites.bsky.social · 4d ago

Hector’s eyes went blank, hollow. They stared right at Winnie, though there was no one there to take in any of the sights. They were in charge now. “He drowned that night; the wolf is brought to the pack where the alphas fatten him up for the slaughter. There’s blood in the… +

“They become quite restless u til they get their tributes.” “And that’s where I come in. I do the drowning. And pay the tributes.”

𓆣 Ra 𓅃 | Raymond 𓂀 |@sunsaga.bsky.social · 4d ago

“ Rituals are important, it a way to honour the old gods.”

“Can he swim?” “I can’t. That’s why I’m so good at drowning.” “That’s why I worry about Me Grace drowning if you give him alcohol.” “Alcohol and swimming never end well.”

ᖇOᑕKY@rockinthestars.bsky.social · 4d ago

“No, Rocky fell into ocean Grace watch and did nothing. Bad rescuer.”

“We like to do drownings in September, October, and November.” “To appease the Old Ones of the deep waters. The Drowned Ones. You know.”

𓆣 Ra 𓅃 | Raymond 𓂀 |@sunsaga.bsky.social · 4d ago

“ What do you mean?”

“Did he drown you in the name of his god?”

ᖇOᑕKY@rockinthestars.bsky.social · 4d ago

“And Grace let me drown. How rude, rude, rude.” He’s being sarcastic.

Almost silent grumbling. “September is a drowning month.” “And October and November.”

ᖇOᑕKY@rockinthestars.bsky.social · 4d ago

“Grace want alcohol to have party.”

"Alcohol is bad for you. You should synthesize tea."

"It's not even like there's fish poo in it."

"I think Mr Grace needs some tea to calm down." "He's very shouty." "It's only water."

"September is a drowning month."

“Does anyone want to build a snowperson?”

"I would love to meet Adrien some day. Perhaps we would also have a hobby in common." "Painting, or piano?" "I'm fond of horses, too. But they can be skittish around me."

ᖇOᑕKY@rockinthestars.bsky.social · 5d ago

“Rocky parents try to find Rocky a mate too, but Rocky chose Adrien.” He loved his wife very very much.

"I don't think gender matters when a parental unit is being controlling." Honestly, she didn't really want to know the ins and outs of how offspring were made, that whole thing made her feel a little disgusted when humans were involved. Aliens wouldn't be much better. "Mine found me a husband."

ᖇOᑕKY@rockinthestars.bsky.social · 5d ago

“On Erid are called ♫♪♩♬♬♯ and ♫♩♪♫♫♭. But would be equivalent to Dame and Sire. Is hard to explain because Eridians have no gender.” He was ok with explaining. “Yes. Sometimes have overbearing units. Rocky and Adrien had overbearing units. We’re not happy when tell them we mates.”

Lots of words that she didn’t really understand. And perhaps he misunderstood the question. “What do you call parents then? Those who have children… pebbles.” “Are some of them very strict with their pebbles?”

ᖇOᑕKY@rockinthestars.bsky.social · 5d ago

“Eridians have parent yes, but are not called that. Eridians not have genders. Are hemaphrodites. We have breed pairs, make clutches of pebbles.” If he had a ♪♩♫ (currency) for every time he’s had to explain how eridians make babies, he’d have two ♪♩♫. Which isn’t a lot but weird that’s it’s —

“Does your home world have overbearing parents?” “I was wondering what it’s like to be a child there. We are not always kind to our children. And we don’t always do what is right by them.”

ᖇOᑕKY@rockinthestars.bsky.social · 5d ago

Rocky hums and goes back to knitting, he’s done exploring the gramophone. He starts knitting again. “Eridians have similar thing. Called ♪♩♩♫♪♪.” It wasn’t the same as an earth washing machine. But it was close enough.

// did I buy the knitting pack in the Sims just so Winnie could live her cosy life? Yes.

“It’s like magic. They make the disc remember the sound.” That seemed far simpler than the fancy explanation. And Winnie seemed to relax. She liked it better when things were simple. “Did you know that they have machines that wash clothing now? I like to watch them. Everything spins and spins.”

ᖇOᑕKY@rockinthestars.bsky.social · 6d ago

“Oh, so is sound wave! Rocky understand that. Just put into disk. Make sense now.” Now he understands he chirps and chitters, he bobs up and down and clacks his claws a little. “Humans are good at making technology.” A compliment.

"My mouth hurts."

"The needle wiggles." He was asking the wrong person, she didn't know how to explain it. It made her nervous to try. That sort of thing, knowing too much, was not encouraged usually. "Uhm. Sound is vibration. The needle vibrates and the gramophone makes it louder. Amplification." -

ᖇOᑕKY@rockinthestars.bsky.social · 6d ago

Rocky was paying close attention, his mate would love this more than he does. He’s still a bit confused. “Rocky still no understand, how does disk make sound, question?” 𝘛𝘢𝘱 𝘵𝘢𝘱