#(bc why not)

[darthstitch]

WIP (tres marias)

Thomas Lawrence makes the acquaintance of his Pope's three nieces in the first few days of the latter's Papacy.

"My tres Marias," Vincent tells him, clearly proud of the three lovely young women who had each greeted their uncle with a delighted "Tito Enteng!" together with exuberant hugs and kisses. To Thomas' amusement, he could clearly tell the moment they all abruptly remembered to comport themselves more decorously, gently taking Vincent's hand and pressing it to their foreheads. Vincent blessed them, eyes bright, before drawing them all back in for more hugs.

Thomas would learn very quickly that:

"Tito Enteng" was actually Tagalog for "Uncle Vincent."

He was of the personal opinion that "Enteng" was an adorable nickname, not only because of the glorious blush that spread across his dear Vincent's cheeks when he attempted to say it.

(Thomas had no idea what this meant, obviously, but one of the nieces grinned and said, "Uy, kinilig ako dun, ha?"

Vincent blushed even redder and shushed her.)

The gesture of taking an elder's hand and pressing it to one's forehead was called "mano po" - a Filipino sign of respect. He was surprised and touched when all three girls decided to include him and ask for his blessing too.

Cat (Caitlin Marie), Ikay (Erika Mary Ranielle) and Klay (Maria Clara) would be a constant presence in the Papal apartments, visiting whenever they could, at their own Uncle's insistence. Cat and Ikay were scholars studying in Rome while Klay was a nurse at the Gemelli Hospital. Eventually, Thomas would learn that Vincent had ended up being more of a father figure to the three cousins than their actual biological fathers were, which explained their closeness. They were each, in their own way, strong and formidable young women.

What Thomas did not expect, however, was how he would end up getting adopted by all three of them as an honorary uncle.

Not that he had any objections.

Cat

"You want to learn how to speak Tagalog."

Thomas could literally feel the heat creeping its way across his cheeks and all the way to his ears, but he did his best to keep an even expression. It was a difficult job, given that those big brown eyes had that clear, penetrating look to them that was uncannily like Vincent's, but he thought he managed.

"Yes, well, consider it good practice for your eventual... hm... professorship?"

Blink. "You could ask Uncle Vincent."

He clears his throat. "Yes, well, hm, the Holy Father is rather busy. And - "

"He tends to give you this Look and outright refuses to translate?" Cat compresses her lips together, clearly trying not to laugh. "Because he's a mischievous little shit?"

"Caitlin Marie!"

"Before he was the Pope, he was our Tito Enteng and to be quite frank, he's very surumbot when the mood takes him," Caitlin tells him, with all the authority of being the eldest of her generation. "That means he likes to tease. There you go, Tito Thomas, your first Filipino word." She grinned and added, "That's also only something he likes to do to the people he loves best."

Thomas couldn't stop the smile stealing across his face. "Don't go telling secrets out of school, dear girl."

She snorts. "Yet here you are asking me to teach you Tagalog." She shakes her head. "Okay, so what Tagalog words has he used around you? I know you've taken note - you're like our live version of JRR Tolkien."

"That's very flattering - I've always thought I would make a fine hobbit too." Thomas takes a moment to think. "Mahal is the word he uses most often around me, and I'm fairly sure he's not referring to Tolkien and his dwarves."

Thomas hadn't meant to do that, but he had clearly caught Cat off guard, as she had promptly choked on her coffee. "Oh dear. Are you quite all right?"

Cat had turned a rather endearing shade of pink. "Mahal? Really? Context, please?"

"Er...well, as in: mahal, you really need to eat something? Like he's decided that it's my name now, not that I mind, terribly."

"Tanginang yan." Cat slaps a hand over her lips. "Sorry. Swearing. Bless me Father for I have sinned and all that. Also, yes, you do need to eat more, Tito Thomas, honestly."

Thomas heroically chooses to ignore that last jab. "Sometimes he says 'mahal ko'."

Cat made an odd, squeaking sound, but this had to be a good thing, Thomas decided, as her eyes were sparkling with amusement and delight.

"Okay! Okay! Absolutely, I am totally teaching you Tagalog. We'll make a Pinoy outta you yet, Tito Thomas."

-tbc-

[gatoburr0]

Supposed to be some sort of shitpost because I was cracking up as I was “drawing” this but I had the idea while eating sushi a few days ago and couldn’t get it off my mind

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