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[can-of-pringles]

Sleepover

Rating: Gen

Warnings: Light angst, emotional hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, bullying mention, anti-mutant sentiments mentioned

Word Count: 2k

Summary: It's Rosie's first time having a sleepover with non-school friends. Peter and Marigold expect to have a quiet evening to themselves, though the phone ringing has other plans.

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Marigold pulled the blanket closer as she curled up against Peter’s side, resting her head on his shoulder while they watched TV. The evening was quiet for once. They had the house to themselves while Rosie was at a sleepover.

Despite their relaxing night, the phone had other plans. Peter held back a sigh, pressing his lips into a line. Not exactly a frown, but his thoughts started to reflect his anxiety building up.

Marigold placed her hand on his arm, attempting to get him to untense his shoulders. “Do you want me to go see?”

“No, no, I can handle it,” he murmured, already speeding to the phone before he could see her reaction.

“Please let Rosie be okay.” He thought.

He picked it up, instinctively saying hello. His brows furrowed in concern, and he frowned at hearing Rosie sniffling.

“Rosie, what’s wrong?” He kept his voice steady, trying to remain the calming and mature adult she needed him to be.

Panicking wouldn’t help, he knew that, though knowing that didn’t stop the dread he felt in his chest.

Dad, I need you to come pick me up. Please. I want to go home.

“I’ll be there soon, I promise.”

He heard what sounded like a shaky sigh of relief, imagining her probably nodding on her end.

Okay. Love you.

“Love you too, bye.”

She hung up before he could. He placed the phone down and immediately went to put on his jacket and grab the car keys.

All Marigold could see was the usual fast blur. She fidgeted with her hair, twirling a curl around her finger as her nerves worsened.

“What’s going on?” She stood and walked over to him.

“Something happened. Rosie wants me to pick her up.” He sighed, running a hand through his hair.

“Did she say what, exactly?”

“No… she sounded like she had been crying.” He looked at her, frowning from worry.

“Do you want me to come with you?” she asked, reaching to hold his hand. It was a way to ground both of them, but especially her. She couldn’t anxiously pick at the skin around her nails if she was busy holding his hand.

Peter shook his head. “No, it’s okay. It’s pretty late, anyway. Just wait for us here, if that’s alright.”

“Okay.” She had a small smile on her face, trying to convince herself that everything would be okay. She took a breath, trying to ease herself.

“Oh, um, actually, can you make Rosie some mashed potatoes for when she gets back? I know it’s odd, but I think she’ll need some comfort food,” he asked.

“No problem, there’s some instant in the pantry already. Go bring her home.” She let go of his hand, touching his arm instead.

Peter nodded and gave her a quick goodbye kiss. He opened the door and sped out, closing it behind him.

Normally, he would just run over there, but he wasn’t exactly sure about the state Rosie was in. She wouldn’t want to be sped back if she wasn’t feeling well. The car would have to do. And besides, a drive back home would hopefully give her enough time to calm down.

---

Peter pulled up to the two-story house Rosie was at. Richer neighborhood. Not that he and Marigold were doing bad by any means, Charles wouldn’t allow it otherwise, but you had to be a certain type of person to live in a gated community, and he and Marigold weren’t that. The more he thought about it, the more he wished he would’ve just told Rosie ‘no’ to the sleepover.

He parked and got out, speeding up to the front door and knocking. He sighed, rocking back and forth on the balls of his feet as he waited.

The mother of the girl who hosted the sleepover answered the door. She had a neutral look on her face, as if she didn’t want to fully frown, but wasn’t in a smiling mood either.

Rosie stood next to her, holding her duffle bag in her hand. She looked down at the floor, staring at her shoes.

“Hey there, Pete…” The mom greeted.

“I prefer Peter.” He chuckled humorlessly.

“Peter, my bad.” She corrected. “Thanks for coming on such short notice. I’m sorry it’s so late.”

“Yeah, no problem.” He shrugged, tapping his foot anxiously.

“Thanks for coming to pick her up. I tried convincing her to stay, but she kept insisting that she needed to leave and that her dad would pick her up.”

“Course, that’s what I’m here for,” he said.

“Being a parent is like being a taxi service 24/7, isn’t it?” The mom lightly joked.

“Uh, yeah.” Peter chuckled shortly, just deciding to go along with it. “What happened?”

The mom sighed, glancing at her nails. “Well… there was a little… squabbling between the group. You know how girls are.” She lightheartedly scoffed.

Peter nodded slowly and kept his face in a neutral expression. “Uh-huh…”

“The other girls were kind of… bullying Rosie…?”

“Bullying?” Peter’s eyes widened for a second.

“Bullying’s a harsh word. I meant teasing. I think it was probably a lot of teasing gone too far. I’m so sorry, I’ll have a talk with Zoey about it,” the mom explained.

“Rosie, are you okay?” He glanced down at her.

She nodded and shrugged slightly, not looking up.

Peter sighed, biting back some harsh words. “Okay.”

“Do you want a glass of water? Or maybe some cookies before you leave?” She offered.

“No thanks, I think we should go now,” Peter said. He placed his hand on Rosie’s shoulder. “Come on, let’s go home.”

Rosie nodded and followed him to the car.

“Oh, uh, okay! Thanks for coming! Again, sorry for the trouble, goodbye!” The mom waved and closed the door.

Peter sat in the front seat of the car. Rosie had already climbed into the passenger seat next to him.

Peter glanced over at her and let out a sigh. “Rosie, you know you shouldn’t sit up here yet...”

She wiped her eyes and sniffled, clearly not wanting to move.

“Fine, just this once,” Peter said, giving in. “Don’t tell your mom.”

Rosie faintly smiled before it disappeared. He started driving back home.

“So, are you going to tell me what happened or am I just supposed to believe that… soccer mom, let’s just say,” Peter asked, keeping his eyes on the road.

Rosie faintly smiled at his joke. It faded when she remembered the sleepover. “One of the girls was a prankster, and I guess tried to scare me by popping out behind the door… I lost control of my powers and accidentally turned invisible in front of them.”

“When they found out, they called me a weirdo and other names and locked me in the closet for a long time... it felt like a long time.” She shut her eyes for a moment before opening them again, blinking and frowning. “Until Zoey’s mom found out and made them let me out. I thought they were okay with mutants, but I guess not…” She looked out of the window, watching the passing landscape.

Most of Rosie’s friends were other mutants from the school, but recently, she made new friends at a local park, getting to see them whenever she went to the playground. They were human, and they had eventually invited her over for a sleepover. Rosie had begged her parents, and they reluctantly agreed.

Peter sighed, frowning. “I knew it was so much worse than what that mom said.” He felt his guilt rising the more he thought about it. He could’ve prevented this. “They didn’t hurt you, did they?”

“Only emotionally…” She mumbled.

Peter let out another sigh. “I’m so sorry…”

“It was so crowded and dark in there… I was starting to think I’d be in there the whole night.” Her voice was barely louder than a whisper.

He should’ve protected her more. Made sure it would’ve been safe. He couldn’t help but feel like he failed her. He knew that he couldn’t protect her from everything, but she was only nine, and this had been preventable.

He snapped out of his ruminating thoughts when Rosie spoke up.

“I never want to see those girls again!” She exclaimed, crossing her arms.

“I don’t blame you. What they did was totally messed up. I don’t want to see that mom again, either. She couldn’t even get my name right the first time.” He scoffed.

“They’re all meanies.”

“Yeah, they are. Rosie, please don’t think that the things they said about you are true, okay?”

“I know,” she replied, fiddling with her hands.

“Good, I just don’t want you taking any of that to heart. Y’know?” He shrugged.

She nodded.

“I know it doesn’t magically make the hurt go away, but do you think maybe a bit of mashed potatoes would help?”

“Mashed potatoes?” Her eyes lit up somewhat.

“Your mom’s making you some for when we get back. You can stay up with us and watch movies and… play board games, all sorts of fun stuff, like our own sleepover. What do you think? Sound fun?” Peter suggested.

“Yeah.” She had a small smile on her face.

“Great, we’re almost home. As soon as we’re back, we can start the party.”

“Okay.” Rosie nodded, feeling a little cheered up.

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Once they had arrived home, Rosie ran up to the door first, realizing Marigold had just unlocked it right as she’d heard them in the driveway.

She opened the door and practically ran into her mother’s arms. Marigold immediately hugged her back, holding her close.

Marigold glanced up for a moment when she heard Peter come in and lock the door. He sighed and placed the car keys down on the hallway shelf.

Rosie eventually pulled away, feeling tears coming to the surface again. “The girls at the sleepover were so mean to me! They locked me in a closet because they found out I’m a mutant! And the mom said Dad’s name wrong.”

She placed her hand on Rosie’s cheek, wiping her tears. Her heart ached to see her daughter like this. “I’m so sorry, sweetheart. They sound terrible… I guess they dropped the nice facade.” She grimaced.

“They’re more than terrible, they’re all ass—” Peter started.

Marigold shot him a look, causing him to close his mouth.

He hung his jacket back up. “Um… they’re all… assumed to be jerks.”

She gave him a quick nod of approval.

“Yeah…” He cleared his throat. “Anyway… Rosie, why don’t you go look at the mashed potatoes, and see if they’re ready yet?”

Rosie grinned, forgetting about the conversation and already running to the kitchen for the food.

When she left, Marigold moved closer to Peter; crossing her arms and shifting weight onto one leg as she stood.

“So… is there anything else I should know? Because it sounds like I got the full story from her.”

Peter sighed and fidgeted with his hands. “No, I guess that’s it. I really wasn’t expecting for her to get bullied at her first non-school friends sleepover… I mean, of course, I wasn’t expecting it, but you know what I mean. She told me she was worried they’d leave her in that closet all night. But then the mom found out and made them open it.”

Marigold clenched her jaw, becoming more upset by the minute, but she continued letting him speak.

“You should’ve seen the way she looked when I went to get her. I think it really scarred her.” He lowered his voice. “We should’ve checked these people out more. I feel like such an idiot… I know that we can’t protect her from everything, but…” He trailed off, not meeting her eyes.

Marigold reached for his hands, holding them in hers. “We’ll try harder next time, be better. That’s all we can do at this point, right?”

“I know, but I’m still so mad. Rosie’s never done anything to anyone. Why does she have to suffer?”

“I know… you’re right.” She swallowed down the lump she felt in her throat. Now wasn’t the time to cry. She had to be there for both of them.

“I should go back and TP their yard,” Peter grumbled.

Marigold reached her hand up and touched his cheek. “Don’t you think it’s more important to be here for Rosie?”

He sighed and nodded. “You’re right, I’m sorry… I got carried away with the vengeance stuff… I think I get why my dad does the things he does, or did, more accurately.”

“Peter…” Marigold lightly chastised, but there was barely any heat in her tone.

“Come on, don’t you feel like you want to hurt them for hurting Rosie?” he spoke theoretically, never actually planning on doing anything.

“I don’t think hurt’s the right word, but I wouldn’t mind messing with the mother,” she answered immediately. “But I also know that’s not what I should be focusing on right now. Also, I don’t want to get in trouble.” She shrugged.

He chuckled shortly at her abrupt answer. “Yeah, you have a point.”

“Maybe we should go check on her and the kitchen…” Marigold changed the subject. “I think I heard her getting stuff out of the pantry.”

“I told her we’d have our own sleepover once we got back,” he explained.

“Good idea.”

“I’d be surprised if there're any potatoes left at this point.” He muttered.

She chuckled. “Yeah… but they’re for her.”

“True.” Peter smiled.

“Come on,”

He followed her to the kitchen, seeing Rosie holding the bowl of potatoes as well as one of the big spoons. To his surprise, they had remained mostly uneaten.

“Guys, can we watch The Dark Crystal? Or Never-Ending Story? Ghibli? I’m thinking fantasy!” She grinned, raising the big spoon in her hand.

“I thought those first two gave you nightmares? Or at least The Dark Crystal. Those bird monsters are creepy…” Peter remarked, wincing.

Rosie scoffed. “They don’t anymore! And they’re called Skeksis. And Chamberlain’s more funny than creepy…”

“Chamberlain? You remembered one of their names? Hmm… I don’t think you’ve watched it enough times,” he said sarcastically.

She giggled and ate a spoonful.

“It’s up to Rosie what we watch. We have plenty of options to choose from.” Marigold chimed in.

“Yes!” Rosie grinned.

“You can go put something on. We’ll catch up in a second,” Peter said.

“Does this mean I get to eat a bowl of mashed potatoes on the couch?” Rosie gasped.

“Yes, because I know you’ll be careful, right?” Marigold raised an eyebrow.

She nodded and quickly ran to the living room, making sure not to drop the precious mashed potatoes. Marigold watched her leave and smiled before she turned to look at Peter again.

“I think we still have a lot more to discuss, but it’s really late already, and I think we should save it for later… focus on the good for right now.”

Peter nodded. “Rosie seems to be feeling better, at least.”

“You’re a genius for coming up with the ‘sleepover at home thing’. Come on, or she’ll be watching something without us.” She joked slightly.

“You’re welcome. And I hope she’s saved some potatoes for me!” He raised his voice at the end so Rosie would overhear.

“No! They’re all mine!” She faked an evil laugh.

“Aw, man!” Peter pretended to be upset, walking into the living room.

Marigold chuckled and followed.

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Because we were just talking about it, have a pringles OC writing prompt. How about an X-Men one with Peter and Marigold. You probably know them well enough by now but there's always Mari's toyhouse.

(sentence/dialogue prompt)

"Quit smiling at me, I can't stop messing up sentences when you look at me like that,"

If you need more lmk but also no pressure

Sorry it took me so long to get around to this! It took me forever to come up with something good with this prompt, and admittedly I was a little worried that I wouldn't get Mari right. Weirdly, she was harder to write then Arith and Iriel, even though you've got so much more written for her.

But anyway, I hope this is cute! It's about 1.4k words, definitely not my longest piece of writing, but I think it's fun. Oh, and here's a song that'll be important as you read.

If there was one thing you could count on Peter Maximoff for (aside from saving lives and cracking terrible jokes), it was his taste in music. He’d been suggesting the karaoke night for weeks, but it was only when a karaoke machine mysteriously appeared in the rec room that he was able to put it into motion.

“You paid for that, right?” Marigold asked, eyeing the hunk of silver and black plastic as her partner fiddled with it. Peter twisted over his shoulder to look at her. His dark eyes were sparkling with a familiar mischievous light, and she knew the answer before he even said it. 

“Sure,” he said with a shrug, though a smile kept twitching at the corners of his lips. Marigold sighed. 

“You’ve got to stop doing that,” she said, “Eventually someone’s going to realize it’s you.”

“Psh,” he replied, looking amused, “I’m too good. They couldn’t catch me if they tried. And anyway, I’ll give it back tomorrow. I just need it for tonight.”

“Alright,” Mari agreed. She couldn’t say she had the cleanest record herself (it came with the territory of being an X-Man), but she figured there were worse things than just borrowing it for the night. Besides, it was a Monday - who goes out for karaoke on a Monday? They probably wouldn’t even miss it.

“Do you need help setting it up?” she asked instead, taking a few steps closer and crouching beside Peter as he kept working on the machine. He thought for a second. 

“No, I think I’m okay.” he said, “But we could test it out. Gotta make sure it works before tonight.”

“What song?” 

“Let’s see what’s in there,” Peter answered. He pressed a button on the side of the machine, and a CD port slid open. There was already a disc in there (Willie Nelson - yikes), but Peter plucked it out and set it on top of the machine. He leaned back on his heels, fingers drumming restlessly on his knees over the span of a few heartbeats. 

“Alright, I’ve got it.” he said suddenly, then disappeared in a flash of silver. He was back almost before Mari realized he’d gone, and dropped another CD into the port with eager, excited movements.

“What’d you pick?” Marigold asked, trying to spot the label on the CD as it slid into the karaoke machine. She couldn’t quite pick it out in time. 

“Stevie Nicks.” Peter answered with a grin, fighting to untangle the microphone wires. Mari smiled. He knew that was one of her favorites.

Peter bounced up to his feet, holding out a hand to her. Marigold took it and let him pull her up to her feet, accepting the microphone he handed to her. He held a second one up in front of his face. 

“Testing, testing, one-two-” he started, then winced at the burst of noise that spewed through the speakers, “Shit, that’s too-”

He darted over and twisted the volume knob, grateful when the echo faded from the room. Tentatively, he lifted the microphone back up. 

“Test?” he repeated, a little quieter that time, “Okay, good, that’s better. Try yours.”

Marigold lifted up her microphone, wincing a little at the smell of metal and old beer that clung to it. 

“Did you get this from a bar?” she asked, forgetting that she was supposed to be testing the microphone. Peter reached out and lowered the volume before her voice could boom through the speakers. 

“Yeah?” he replied, tilting his head at her, “Where else do you do karaoke?”

“I thought you took it from a RadioShack or something.” she answered, giving a sidelong look to the microphone in her hand. She knew it wasn’t exactly unclean, but there was something about it, and the thought that so many other hands had touched it before her, that made her skin crawl. It even felt a little sticky, but that might’ve just been her imagination.

Peter must have noticed her expression, because his eyebrows furrowed. A moment later, he’d zipped away again, only to return right in front of her. He had a Clorox wipe in one hand. The other reached for the microphone. 

“Here, let’s wipe it off,” he said.

“You read my mind,” Marigold responded gratefully, “Be right back. I’m gonna go wash my hands.”

When she returned, feeling much better after scrubbing the unpleasant bar-smell residue off her hands, Peter was wiping down his own microphone as well. When he’d finished with that, he ran the Clorox wipe over the front of the karaoke machine, over all the buttons and knobs, then tossed it in the trash and wiped off his hands on the front of his shirt. 

“Alright.” he said, “Better?”

“Much better,” she agreed, “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome, honey.” He handed her the microphone once again - this time it had the pleasant if chemically lemon-smell of the Clorox wipe - then crouched down to start the song. They were greeted to soft strains of acoustic guitar, mingled with a light music-box chiming. Mari smiled as she came in with the first lyrics. 

“Is love so fragile and the heart so hollow?” she sang, feeling a little self-conscious at first. She got over it quickly. There was nobody in the room but her and Peter, what was there to be embarrassed about? “Shatter with words, impossible to follow.”

From her right, she caught Peter’s eyes. She saw nothing but soft affection on his face for a moment, until he realized she was looking at him. That gentle expression was quickly replaced with teasing as he stuck his tongue out at her. Marigold rolled her eyes but kept singing. 

“You’re saying I’m fragile, I try not to be,” she continued, “I search only for something I can’t see.”

Despite herself, she found her eyes straying over to Peter again. And again, she caught a flash of something warm across his face… and then he crossed his eyes at her. Mari laughed before she could stop herself. 

“Stop distracting me!” she demanded, pointedly turning her eyes away from him before she could miss the next line in the song, “I have my own life, and I am stronger than you know.”

“I’m not distracting you!” Peter insisted, “I’m just looking at you! Am I not allowed to look at you?”

She elected to ignore him. 

“But I carry this feeling,” Marigold sang, “When you walked into my-” She made the mistake of turning around, and found her partner giving her the goofiest expression he could muster - teeth bared, eyes bugged out, like he was doing his best impersonation of a dollar-store Halloween mask. Mari couldn’t help it. She broke down into a fit of giggles.

“Stop that!” she laughed, reaching out to push lightly at his shoulder.

“Stop what?” Peter fired back, grinning wide enough to make dimples crease his cheeks. 

“Quit smiling at me!” Marigold insisted, “I can’t stop messing up sentences when you look at me like that!”

“I’m not doing anything!” Peter said, lifting his palms in surrender. 

“You’re making faces!”

“What faces? Mare-bear, this is just my face!”

“Mare-bear,” she repeated, giving him a look even as she tried to hold back her own laughter, “You’re ridiculous, you know that?”

“Ah, you love me.” he teased, then added, “Mare-bear.”

“Stop it!” Marigold laughed, smiling so hard it hurt.

“You do!” 

“Maybe.” 

“Maybe?” he repeated, “What, singing karaoke got me bumped down to maybe status?”

“No, ‘Mare-bear’ got you bumped down to maybe status.” she fired back, though the threat didn’t hold much meaning when she still couldn’t pull the smile off her face. 

“Then I’ll just have to win you back with my incredible singing,” Peter said, lifting the microphone to his lips with a flourish, “Careful, Mari, I’m irresistible.”

“Maybe.”

“Again with the ‘maybe’!” he blurted, then shrugged and shot her a wink, “You’ll see.” 

With all his teasing, he almost missed his entrance to the song, but he recovered quickly enough.

“You in the moonlight, with your sleepy eyes,” Peter sang, reaching out a hand like he was an overly-dramatic actor in a music video, “Would you ever love a man like me?”

He turned to face her, giving her his best romantic look as he kept singing. Marigold just scrunched her nose at him, then stuck out her tongue. Peter barked out a laugh, his dark eyes brightening even as he missed his cue for the next lyric. 

“Uh- When I walked into your house, I knew I’d never want to leave,” he corrected quickly, but Marigold was already grinning.

“See?” she teased, triumphant, “I messed you up!”

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You cannot tell me that Peter wouldn't do this to Marigold. He would.

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Since I saw my friend's post, I wanted to try the picrew for myself

Most of my OC pairings in this picrew

Murphy and Dannie

Silas and Copia (I tried my best here, not a lot of options)

Arith and Iriel

Kaia and Odel

Peter and Marigold

Allison and Rosie

Ahsoka and Jelaa (I tried)

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Your OCs have just met their future spouse/partner/love interest for the first time when BAM! A ghostly little voice whispers in their ear and tells them that's the person they'll eventually fall in love with, no matter what their first impression of them was.

How do your OCs react to the news?

Thank you for the ask, what an interesting scenario.

Dannie Karim: Honestly probably thinks either they're really tired or misheard something because how could you possibly explain that? And their service dog Missy isn't alerting at all so it's not a weird medical thing.

Silas Petersson: Tries to just ignore it. He knows that there's odd stuff that happens in the Ministry, but minding his business has worked so far. He might try to avoid Copia more for a while but eventually figures that he can make his own choices, and he chooses to be more close to him, because he's a good friend #denial

Arith: He doesn't know what to make of it. Sure, he finds her attractive, but that's it. There's absolutely nothing else. Either hell is playing tricks on him and trying to 'test' his loyalty or... something else. He tries to not let it affect him and keeps on doing his own thing for the most part. Eventually, when they are together he remembers and thinks about how odd it was. He might get a little existential about it, but he chose to be in a relationship with her, and his feelings are real.

Iriel: Honestly she's a little disgusted and frightened. She can definitely not fall in love with a demon. She tries to gaslight herself into thinking she didn't hear anything, "it was the wind", etc.

Kaia: Is mostly confused. She always knew she was different but she'd never gotten voices before. Or at least like that. But she likes Odel. So if it's true is it even that bad?

Odel: She was already having doubts about spying on Kaia, and now this happens? It probably somehow pushes her more to leave heaven.

Marigold Rosales: At first she thinks it's some sort of telepath messing with/teasing her, though she doesn't recognize the voice. Since voices in the head aren't the biggest shock, she tries not to let it get to her and moves on.

Jelaa Latka: Well... she's just a kid. She probably is genuinely unsettled and thinks something's going on in the force. She tries to meditate extra. She doesn't tell anyone because she doesn't want to get in trouble somehow. (anxious kid💔)

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Not an OC but Peter would totally do this to Marigold

which of your ocs would be the one to ruin a quiet or intimate moment with “hey wanna hear my kickass goat impression”

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Alright, I said I would do it. My OC pairings and their engagement rings and wedding rings. Any pairings I exclude I just haven't gotten that far in planning any of that.

Silas x Copia:

Copia would propose to Silas with this ring [gold with a forest-y tree theme with two birds on each side, in the middle a light green oval gemstone]:

And then I think they'd have a matching pair of this as their wedding rings? I tried finding something that wasn't just a plain gold band but made sure the design wasn't too out there [A gold band with an art deco-inspired engravement around it].

Arith x Iriel:

Arith proposes to Iriel but they decide no against a ring because they figured it might be too obvious. They just have plain gold wedding bands. But they'd choose something with a hidden engraved phrase. I think Arith's would say "my moon" and Iriel's "my sun" or Arith's would say "always" and Iriel's "forever"

I'm not sure specifics yet.

Kaia x Odel:

Kaia proposed to Odel. And the ring probably looks like this [A gold ring with tiny diamonds placed all around it, a circular icy white jade stone in the middle]:

These are what their wedding rings look like. [Matching clear resin bands with gold and dark blue pressed flowers inside].

Marigold x Peter:

Marigold proposes to Peter with this ring [A silver band with a section of small silver gemstones going around it fitted inside]:

And Peter's wedding ring is gold while Marigold's is silver, it's an opposite matching kind of thing. Because silver=Peter and gold=Marigold. [A gold band with plant leaves engraved around it and a silver band with plant leaves engraved around it with tiny diamonds]

Rosie x Allison:

They decided to both get engagement rings because it was a more spur-of-the-moment thing where they kinda proposed to each other.

Their engagement rings are different but their wedding rings match.

Allison's is blue while Rosie's is purple (their favorite colors) [A gold ring with small silver gemstones in it that stick out a little and a rectangular blue topaz gemstone in the middle. Other ring is a gold ring with small silver gemstones on each side clustered together with a teardrop-shaped light purple gemstone in the middle]:

And their matching wedding ring [a gold ring with slight floral designs cut out of it, two small diamonds, one on each side, in the middle a silver teardrop-shaped silver gemstone]:

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For the ship ask game:

Dream/Calliope (since I know you like them), Dreamling (since I know you don't like them), and Rogue/Gambit (wild cards, pun not intended)

And.... just for fun, Mari x Peter and Jasper x Kyle?

Thanks!

Dream/Calliope

1. What made you ship it?

The Calliope episode of The Sandman. Just seeing Dream and Calliope interact... *screams* they have such good chemistry despite being divorced lol.

Also, the fact that despite everything, Dream still immediately came to help her. He still obviously cares for her and I lose my mind every time I watch the episode.

2. What are your favorite things about the ship?

I guess I slightly said above. But I like how much of a power couple they are, an Endless and a Goddess is pretty cool.

Also, the fact that it is pretty much canon that they were good parents to Orpheus 🥺 (there's a comic panel of Calliope saying that Dream was a good father)

And going by the show, hypothetically, I think there's still enough there that could bring back their relationship. I'm not saying like canon to the show, but I'm saying their dynamic to me seems like they could work through their problems. (They just need a lot of couple's therapy /j)

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

Hmm... honestly the Dream x Calliope fandom isn't big enough to have unpopular opinions if that makes sense. But I guess maybe this is more of a personal gripe, but why is this ship so less popular than others despite actually being canon at some point?

Dreamling

1. Why don’t you ship it?

It's too popular to the point where it's basically everywhere in the fandom and you can't escape it. Also, I don't like Hob Gadling. I'm also not fond of the ineffable husbands comparison, all because they're two Neil Gaiman characters that sit at a table a lot.

2. What would have made you like it?

Well, if better ships didn't exist I guess. And I feel like some parts of Hob's character could've been handled better if you know what I mean. Also, not every relationship has to be a romantic one.

3. Despite not shipping it, do you have anything positive to say about it?

I've read a couple of dreamling fics that were very well written.

Rogue/Gambit

1. What made you ship it?

I'm not as familiar with the ship, but I've watched a bit of the old X-Men cartoon and I like their dynamic.

2. What are your favorite things about the ship?

Um... from what I know, Gambit basically is very down bad for Rogue? and idk I like that. (But I'm not that familiar so please no one shout at me if I'm wrong 😅)

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

I don't know enough to know what's considered unpopular.

Send me a ship and I’ll answer three questions based on if I ship it or not

OC-related ships under the cut

Quicksecond

1. What made you ship it?

Well, it's my own ship lol. But I really wanted to have an X-Men oc in a relationship with Peter.

2. What are your favorite things about the ship?

They're always there for each other, very supportive of each other. The cute bantering and little nicknames sometimes. 👏 They are a power couple. 👏

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

Um... I guess not?

Jasper/Kyle

1. What made you ship it?

Well I mean reading Heartstrings. Idk how you'd read it and not ship them lol.

2. What are your favorite things about the ship?

I like how different they are but how they still fit each other perfectly if that makes sense? I like how they're very supportive of each other. And honestly just how cute they are together lol.

(I hope you don't mind me using a gif of your faceclaim for Jasper, also unrelated but how did I not realize Miles McKenna was in Goosebumps? I literally kinda watched the show...)

3. Is there an unpopular opinion you have on your ship?

I don't think so? Except I guess just that they're better than Kyle and Zoe...

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Keep You Safe From the Nightmares

Rating: Gen

Warnings: Just a little bit of angst but mostly fluff.

Word Count: 716

Summary: Rosie has a nightmare and Peter comforts her.

Note: Rosie is 7 in this.

Also Read on AO3

Rosie tossed and turned in her bed; struggling with her nightmare. She unknowingly gripped the bedsheets tightly.

“No…” She whimpered in her sleep.

Rosie quickly sat up in bed, gasping while trying to get her breathing back under control. Her heart raced, feeling as if it would burst out of her chest. She broke down and started to cry loudly. Her body shuddered with each sob and she buried her face in her blankets. Tears spilled and fell, dampening her blankets.

Peter and Marigold ran into her room. Their eyes glanced around for an obvious threat.

“Rosie, are you hurt or scared?” Marigold asked, concern heard in her voice.

“S-Scared.” Rosie cried.

A flicker of relief showed on both of the parent’s faces once they realized that physically, their daughter was okay. It disappeared when they remembered the current problem.

“I think it’s another nightmare. I can handle this one. Go back to sleep.” Peter whispered to his wife.

“Are you sure?” She furrowed her brows.

“Yeah, go, it’s fine,” he said, placing a hand on her shoulder.

Marigold hesitantly nodded before leaving.

Peter moved to sit near the end of Rosie’s bed, a small frown on his face. “Rosie, take a big breath and let it out.” He demonstrated for her. “See? It’s easy. Big breath in… big breath out.”

Rosie started to copy him, hiccuping from crying at first.

“Good, you’ve got it. Deep breath in… and out…”

Rosie successfully got her breathing back under control. She sighed and wiped her eyes.

“Good girl. Can you tell me what’s wrong?” He rubbed her back, trying to comfort her.

She sniffled, rubbing her sore eyes. Rosie glanced down, hair falling in her face. Peter moved the hair out of her eyes. His thumb brushed her cheek.

“I… I had a nightmare.” She stammered.

“Yeah?” Peter sighed, opening his arms for a hug. “Do you want to talk about it? Or just a hug?”

“Both.” Rosie immediately took the chance, holding onto her father tight, feeling safe in his hug.

“In my dream… I was using my powers. But I couldn’t figure out how to turn them off. No one could see me, no one could hear me, even when I shouted.” She felt tears prick her eyes again. “I was gone…” She whispered. Tears rolled down her cheeks.

He wiped away the tears with his thumb. “I’m sorry, duckling.” Peter kissed the top of her head. “It was definitely a dream because I can see and hear you clearly.”

“It felt so real…” Rosie muttered. “What if it happens?” She glanced up at him with dread in her eyes.

“Has there ever been a time when you struggled to turn visible again? Have you ever fought with your powers, failing to get them to cooperate?” He asked.

She thought about it for a moment, eventually shaking her head.

“What about people not hearing you? Even after trying to get their attention.”

Rosie shook her head. “I was crying and you and Mommy heard me.”

“So then, what makes you think it’ll happen?” Peter questioned.

She hummed. Eyebrows knitted in thought as she considered his words.

“I think you have a point…”

“‘Course I do. I’m your father, which means I know everything.” He joked.

Rosie giggled, already starting to forget about her scary nightmare.

“There’s that adorable smile I love!” Peter booped her nose, and she laughed more, pushing his hand away. “Do you think you can go back to sleep?”

“Maybe… I don’t know…” Rosie murmured, glancing away while fidgeting with her hands.

“That’s alright. I’ll just stay here until you fall asleep. Is that okay?”

Rosie nodded, smiling. She settled back under the covers. Peter handed her Duck, and she held the lovie tight.

“Hopefully Mari won’t miss me much.” He muttered under his breath, moving to lie down next to her. “Just close your eyes, it’ll be ok. Hope I won’t fall asleep too…”

“What if I have another nightmare?” She frowned, clutching Duck tighter.

“If you do, I’ll be here when you wake up, okay? I promise I’ll keep you safe.” He assured.

She nodded and snuggled down into her sheets again.

Peter wrapped an arm around her. “Sleep.” He whispered.

“Good night,” she said, closing her eyes.

“Good night, sweetheart,”

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Ask me about my OCs

Arith/Iriel

Kaia/Odel

Marigold Rosales/Peter Maximoff

Jelaa Latka/Ahsoka Tano

— SHIP QUESTIONS

PRE-RELATIONSHIP

How did they first meet?

What was their first impression of each other?

Did any of their friends or family want them to get together?

Who felt romantic feelings first?

Did either of them try to resist their feelings?

If you had told one of them that the other would be their soulmate, what would they think?

What would their lives be like if they had never met?

GENERAL

Who initiated the relationship, and how did it go?

Did they have an official first date? If so, what was it like?

What was their first kiss like?

Were they each other’s first anything (kiss, relationship, etc.)?

What’s their height difference? Age difference?

What’s their relationship with each other’s families?

Who takes the lead in social situations?

Who gets jealous easier?

Who whispers inappropriate things in the other’s ear?

LOVE

Who said “I love you” first?

What are their primary love languages?

Who uses cheesy pick-up lines?

How often do they cuddle/engage in PDA?

Who initiates kisses?

Who’s the big and little spoon?

What are their favorite things to do together?

Who’s better at comforting the other?

Who’s more protective?

Do they prefer verbal or physical affection?

What are some songs that apply to their relationship, in-universe or otherwise?

What kind of nicknames do they call each other?

Who remembers the little things?

DOMESTIC LIFE

If they get married, who proposes?

What’s the wedding like? Who attends?

How many kids do they have, if any? What are they like?

Do they have any pets?

Who’s the stricter parent?

Who worries the most?

Who kills the bugs in the house?

How do they celebrate holidays?

Who’s more likely to convince the other to come back to sleep in the morning?

Who’s the better cook?

Who likes to dance?

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OC Valentine's Challenge: Day Four: Friends to Lovers

Another Peter and Marigold moodboard.

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[Marigold and Peter cuddling in bed]

Marigold: Do not stick your ice block feet on me I swear-

Peter: How do you know that they're cold? They could be okay this time.

Marigold: They're always cold!

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for the ask game: Corinthian, Peter Maximoff, Hux, and Mando

Thanks

The Corinthian

First impression: Scary but interesting.

Now impression: Be gay do crime, a poor little meow meow but in a different way than Dream.

Favorite moment: I'm not sure... I still think it's funny when Fiddler's Green and him see each other at the convention. I always think of that meme "'I saw the Corinthian at the serial killers' convention.' What were you doing at the serial killers' convention?"

Idea for a story: Imagining him and Lee for some reason getting stuck somewhere and having to work together to get out even though they don't get along lol.

Unpopular opinion: I absolutely hate the corintheus ship.

Favorite relationship: I don't care I'm cheating but Corinthian x Prometheus!! OC x canon is always superior.

Favorite headcanon: Um... I'm not sure I have one.

Peter Maximoff

First impression: Hey, that fast guy is very cool, too bad I'm going to forget about him until Wandavision.

Now impression: He's such an underrated x-men I love him.

Favorite moment: The school scene obviously.

Idea for a story: Can I say any of my current wips lol.

Unpopular opinion: I don't like the metal powers headcanon. He's already op as it is.

Favorite relationship: Him and my OC, Marigold haha.

Favorite headcanon: That boi is neurodivergent! Nobody can tell me otherwise.

General Hux

First impression: This guy is too loud and he kinda scares me.

Now impression: Wasted potential.

Favorite moment: It's been so long since I've watched the movies I don't have one.

Idea for a story: Anything with him and Indie (your OC that I love)

Unpopular opinion: I don't know enough about his fanbase to know what's considered an unpopular opinion... except when I was younger I used to slightly understand the Hux and Kylo Ren ship but now I don't ship it (it's still probably better than Ren and Rey though lol)

Favorite relationship: Him and Indie :)

Favorite headcanon: I guess the Millicent cat one?

Din Djarin

First impression: Oh I like this guy.

Now impression: Hasn't changed much except just thinking he's probably one of the best Star Wars characters.

Favorite moment: I think near the end of S3, when Grogu officially becomes his son.

Idea for a story: Probably a team up with him and Van (OC time :3c)

Unpopular opinion: He's not a himbo.

Favorite relationship: None?

Favorite headcanon: That he knows how to speak Mando'a.

Send Me a Character

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Marigold: "Is this what it's like to be completely one with another person? Maybe the people who came up with the word soulmate were onto something, I don't know a better way to describe Peter, man I love him..." *realizes* "Yep, that tracks,"

When did your OC realize they were in love?

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Since you're sick and that Rocket/Eliška thought got me thinking....

How would each of your OCs take care of their partners when they're sick? How would their partners take care of them?

Okay let's see

Marigold and Peter:

Marigold insists she's fine for a while but when she finally accepts that she's sick and can't work, Peter immediately tells her to sit down and relax. He treats her like the queen she is (well he does that already but extra when she's sick)

Peter doesn't get sick often but when he does it hits him hard and he basically just lays down the whole time looking sad and pathetic /hj Marigold of course takes care of him and makes sure he'll be okay. She might playfully tease him slightly for acting like a sickly Victorian child though.

Rosie and Allison:

Both of them act like drama queens when they're sick but Allison less so. Because of this, they both dote on each other when they're not feeling well. Rosie is worse though because she'll start freaking out if Allison starts feeling like a smidge worse. Rosie's like "WE NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL!" But Allison's fine tbh

Jelaa and Ahsoka:

I don't think it would be as bad because in Star Wars they have all the extra medical stuff? But they'd still take care of each other and make tea for each other to help feel better.

Dannie and Murphy:

Dannie tries to be comforting and helps Murphy with whatever she wants help with. Although Murphy is pretty stubborn and tries to act like she doesn't want to be looked after (she does)

Murphy isn't good at looking after others let alone herself but she tries her best when Dannie gets sick. You need some water? Here. Tissues? Here. Blanket? Fine. Etc.

Silas and Copia:

Similar to Marigold, Silas tries to brush it off but is quicker about accepting rest. Copia absolutely takes this time to basically baby him and take care of him. Silas doesn't mind though lol.

We all know Copia is a workaholic. That guy isn't accepting rest until he's on the verge of collapsing /j I'm kidding Silas would make sure he'd get the proper rest despite him protesting and complaining about work needing to be done.

Arith and Iriel / Kaia and Odel:

It's a different situation because angels and demons don't really get sick, not in a traditional sense. They can feel sick if they're molting though. You know how you can feel bad during periods but you're not actually sick? Molting is like that. At least that's my headcanon/interpretation. Also just having pet birds I know they feel kinda under the weather when they're molting.

Getting that out of the way,

There's nothing stopping Arith from taking care of Iriel. He is committed 100%. His mission is to make her feel as comfortable as she can. I'm talking bubble baths, tea, fuzzy blankets, comfort shows, cuddling. Heck, if she doesn't feel like walking, he'll carry her lol. Though that's rare.

I know it's obvious but once those initial walls are down, Arith acts so dramatic when he doesn't feel good. Iriel will try to help but definitely has more of a healer perspective. She will tease him for overreacting sometimes. But of course, if he's genuinely not doing good she'll fret over him.

Whenever Kaia feels bad, because Odel is not as familiar with how to act when your loved one is sick, she tends to go all out and overdo it on the helping. Not like too annoying but she's really focused on making sure Kaia recovers as fast as she can.

Kaia typically follows a lot of the same techniques her fathers used when she was feeling unwell as a child. And tends to take care of Odel in a similar way. Odel enjoys it but it took her some getting used to at first because she's not used to others taking care of her.