saoirse-elgort

[saoirse-elgort]

text ↬ wife 💕👫

Ansel: Hey babe, I'm making a quick run to the gas station down the street. I wanted to fill up the tank and also grab some ice and snacks while I'm there. Is there anything you wanted? Maybe a slushee or some baked goods for tonight/tomorrow morning?

Saoirse: I think I'm okay. I'm not very hungry right now.

Saoirse: Actually, I think I'm out of shampoo. And conditioner. And body wash. Could you get me some please?

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text ↬ wife 💕👫

Ansel: No, not at all. I'll bring in a tray of whatever you want and sit it on the nightstand for you.

Ansel: What are you in the mood to eat? A sandwich? Something light like toast? Or maybe even cheese and crackers?

Ansel: Is there any specific flavor of tea that will help?

Saoirse: I love you. If you want to just lay here with me, you can. But I know I'm a bit of a downer right now.

Saoirse: Cheese and crackers sounds good. Or whatever we have, really. No need to go out.

Saoirse: That's sweet of you to ask. Just a nice herbal tea is fine, thanks.

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text ↬ wife 💕👫

Ansel: Hey babe.

Ansel: I just wanted to let you know that I made a grocery store run and stocked up on some of your favorite tea. I also got those peanut butter cookies you love.

Ansel: And if you wanted to come out of the room and eat something, I can make you something. Whatever you want. Just let me know.

Saoirse: Thank you, my love.

Saoirse: I'm not really sure I have the energy to get out of bed right now.

Saoirse: Would it be too much to ask of you to bring it to the room? After you're done with everything you need to do, of course. I haven't been very hungry anyway.

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anselffs​:

Ansel couldn’t contain his excitement as the seconds ticked down to her ripping away the wrapping paper on the box. “What look? I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Ansel spoke, quickly disguising the emotion on his face. Instead, he quizzically raised his eyebrow as he glanced back down to the small box in her hands. He should have expected his wife to make some sort of sarcastic comment when faced with a plain and unwrapped box in the palm of her hands. “Oh shush and open it already,” he playfully teased with a roll of his eyes. He could feel the sound of his heartbeat ringing through his ears as the seconds pressed on. Her jaw dropped the moment she realized what exactly his gift to her was. “I know,” was all he could say as his lips stretched into the biggest smile they could manage. “It was so hard to console you the day that you found out it was sold. Mainly because I didn’t want to give away this surprise. But I knew it would all be worth it when you found out. Merry Christmas, babe.” Ansel scooted closer to his wife and wrapped his arms around her, returning each and every kiss she placed on him. “I had to find some way to surprise you and keep you on your toes. We can’t have our marriage going all dull and losing the flavor or anything,” the man teased with a wink, placing another kiss on her lips. 

Saoirse was still in pure shock even as the minutes passed with the key to their future home in her hand. Everything was falling right into place, between her surprise that she had yet to give him and their brand new space, it all felt like a dream come true to her. The timing of it all could not have been more perfect, and she knew that this happiness that she was feeling in this moment was only going to be escalated once he opened her main gift to him. “I love you so much. I also kind of hate you for watching me go through that and not saying anything, but in the same way I completely understand. I just can’t believe you did this and that you got away with it!” The blonde exclaimed as she returned back to the position she was previously sitting in, then brought the key up to her heart and held onto it tightly with both hands. “Thank you for this. For all of this. This is such an exciting time in our lives and I’m honestly so happy and grateful that you’re the one I’m doing all of this with. You really are my soulmate, through and through.” She smiled over at him, before carefully placing the key back into the box and pushing it to the side, then turned and grabbed the small, but longer box she had hidden behind her back. “Okay, now it’s your turn,” she said, barely being able to hold back the pre-mature tears of happiness that were already threatening the backs of her eyes. “I was gonna do a whole lead up thing to it, but you already started with this huge thing, I really just can’t wait anymore,” she rambled with a chuckle as she handed the box over to him, which contained a sealed positive pregnancy test on the inside. 

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anselffs​:

Ansel couldn��t help the smile that tugged on the corners of his lips and his wife spoke. As they finished their meals, Ansel quickly cleared the table and began to clean up everything. “I’ll clean up here, if you want to head into the living room and get the presents sorted for us to open. Don’t forget there’s a few in the front closet that our families sent,” Ansel reminded her as he lathered up a plate with some soap. He quickly finished everything up and darted into the living room with his fresh cup of coffee he had made. As he entered the living room, he noticed a few neat piles of stacked gifts. As he took his seat next to Saoirse, he reached for the one gift he couldn’t wait for her to open. He knew he should really save it for last as some sort of epic grand finale, but this secret had been killing him for weeks. Ever since he had caught her fawning over this dream house of theirs online. Every day, it seemed as if she was checking the listing to see if it was still available. Ansel had even caught her on the phone a few times leaving voicemails to relators in the area. The day that she found out it had been bought was the hardest. She had been in such a slump that day and Ansel was bursting at the seams, wanting to spill the news that he had been the one that took her dream house off the market. But he couldn’t ruin his big Christmas surprise. So instead, he held her close that day and tried his best to cheer her up. He knew it would all be worth it the moment she ripped open the wrapping paper and found the house key inside of a small box, complete with a folded up paper of the house listing inside. Ansel handed her the small box with the biggest smile on his face. “You need to open this one first,” he instructed.

From the minute she woke up, Saoirse was anxiously awaiting for the time that they would be able to open presents. She had been holding on to this secret for what seemed like forever, and she was dying to just scream out the good news to him and celebrate. But she had to be patient. Between each of their large families, there were enough gifts around them and they’d surely be at this for an hour at least, so there was still a lot more anxious waiting until she could finally hand him over the biggest gift. She sat on the floor opposite of him and gave her legs a quick pat until Baby crawled up into them and gracefully sat in between them as she reached for the box Ansel was handing over to her. With a suspicious look on her face, she squinted her eyes in his direction while holding on to the box. “You’re got that look on your face...” she trailed off as a grin grew on her own face at the sight of her husband smiling so widely. If there was anything about Ansel, it was that he was always full of surprises and if it already had him smiling this big, it was definitely something special. “Okay, here I go,” she held the box with her two hands, carefully popping up the creases of the wrapping paper before going in and tearing it all apart until the box was fully unwrapped and in her hands. “A box! You shouldn’t have,” she said with a chuckle, before lifting up the cover of the box and revealing the contents on the inside. “What...” was all she could say as she pulled out a silver key, along with a folded up piece of paper below it. She held onto the key with one hand as she unfolded the paper with the other, he mouth falling open as she read that he had managed to purchase her dream house without her knowing. “Oh my god,” she said as she looked up from the paper and over at her husband, a smile as wide as his own now on her face as she spoke. “I can’t believe you got it. I’ve been looking at this place since we went out and visited it and I was so upset when it sold. I had no idea you went out and bought it!” The blonde exclaimed, before she carefully picked Baby out from in between her legs and threw her arms around her husband in the tightest hug imaginable. “Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you,” she said over and over a gain as she planted multiple kisses all over his face and his lips, her entire body just beaming with excitement. “I can’t believe you did this. I love you so much.” 

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SAOIRSE RONAN as CHRISTINE “LADY BIRD” MCPHERSON IN: 

LADY BIRD (2017) dir. Greta Gerwig

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anselffs​:

There was a small part of Ansel who just wanted to rush through their Christmas breakfast so he could watch her reaction as she opened one particular present from him. But of course, he wanted to enjoy every last moment of this day since it was in fact their first Christmas together as a married couple. “Hey, you have to admit I’ve come a long way on this tea journey. There have been a few flavors that I like. And sure, maybe I put a little too much sugar in my tea. But it’s better than not drinking tea at all,” the man said with a chuckle. Even though he wasn’t a huge tea drinker himself, he had learned to make the perfect cup of tea–well according to Saoirse’s standards, that is. As Saoirse spoke, Ansel made his way to their dining room table and placed her plate in front of her before taking his seat across from her. “See this is normal for me, being a New York kid all of my life. Although there have been some Christmases in the past it decided not to snow. I’m just glad it’s a white Christmas today, since it is a special one for us after all,” he spoke as he began to dig into the plate in front of him.

‘If only he knew,’ were the first words that ran through her her head as she listened to Ansel speak. Growing up in Ireland for a big chunk of her life, she was used to rainy, cold, and overcast weather fairly often. There was always a slight wind chill so it never really warmed up, not quite like summer’s in New York, at least. Snow was a rare sighting. Since living in New York these past few years, it had become a regular occurrence and something that was expected every winter. The first snowfall of the year was always the most exciting, but every snowy day thereafter was just as exciting. She thought how Ansel grew up with this, while she grew up with that, and how their future child would grow up with the perfect mix between the two. She got lost in a daydream as she thought of all the possibilities. Christmas at home in New York with the Elgort’s, Christmas at home in Ireland with her family. Their child was going to be able to experience both of their worlds from their own perspective, and that was what she was looking forward to the most from this next chapter. “A very special one indeed, yes,” she said with a nod as she pulled herself out from her daydream and reached for her cup of tea, taking a sip of it before smiling in his direction. “It already is a special one. My husband made me the perfect breakfast and the perfect cup of tea, that’s an excellent start to the morning if you ask me.” 

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anselffs​:

Ansel couldn’t help but smile as he felt his wife’s petite body squeeze him tight and nuzzle against him. It was quite the transition from Christmas Day a year ago. This time last year, he had gotten to spend the day at home with Saoirse and their families, leaving the rehab center that he had checked himself into months prior. A full year later, they were now married and spending their first Christmas together as husband and wife. A complete 180 from the previous year. “Deal,” Ansel said with a shake of his head as he flashed a sweet smile at the blonde. As Saoirse and the pup made their way out the front door, Ansel grabbed the kettle and started the water for Saoirse’s tea. He was multi-tasking between finishing up the meal he was cooking and waiting for the water to come to a boil. He grabbed a couple plates from the cupboard above the sink, scooping a little bit of everything onto each of the plates and placing them on the table. The moment the front door swung back open, the tea kettle began to whistle. “Perfect timing,” Ansel spoke with a smile as he poured the hot water over the teabag and into her favorite mug. “A perfect cup of tea for my perfect wife.” Ansel handed her the mug while placing a sweet kiss on her cheek.

All of this could not have been any more perfect. They had woken up to a White Christmas and she was bursting at the seams with excitement for him to open up his gift. Of course, that would come a bit later in their morning, and she had to keep her cool until then, but it was so so hard for her to not just skip over all of their morning rituals and skip to the look on his face when he opens her gift to him. “Oooh, this is perfect, thank you,” she said with a wide smile as she quickly returned the kiss to him and took a sip of her tea, nodding her head at the flavor of it. “Yep. You know just the right way to do it. I’ve taught you well, babe. Even if I can’t teach you to appreciate tea in general, you sure do know how to make an excellent cup of it.” She leaned back in her chair as she set her teacup back down on the table and looked out the window to the snow falling down. “It didn’t frequently snow back home in Ireland. Maybe only a couple of times that I can remember, but I always hoped to wake up to a snowy Christmas morning with my loved ones all around me. Just like this one. This is just perfect,” she said, glancing over at him with a grin before taking another sip of her tea. 

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anselffs​:

As the bacon was sizzling in the frying pan in front of him, Ansel glanced up and took in the image of their lit up tree with presents scattered all around the bottom. Some were presents their families had mailed over to them that they had promised not to rip into until Christmas morning, others were gifts for Baby, and of course there were many gifts of various sizes that were hand picked out by one another and for one another. But there was one small box in particular that Ansel was anxious for Saoirse to open. His attention was turned away from the tree the moment he felt a tiny pair of arms wrap around his torso. He leaned in to return the kiss, planting an extra one on her lips before pulling away. “Good morning my beautiful wife. And Merry Christmas. If you let our fir child out to go potty, I’ll make sure to have a full plate of breakfast for you waiting on the table by the time you get back.” 

Even after Ansel had finished speaking, Saoirse nuzzled her head into his body for a few silent moments. The feeling and the scent of Ansel holding her and wrapping his arms around her was such a comforting feeling, she could get lost in it forever. Their Christmas prior to this had been very different, but equally special. It proved to her that their love was real and solid and they’d do anything for each other, which is how he managed to pull off surprising her and their family just in time for Christmas dinner. She had to give him just one more quick kiss before nodding her head, “deal. But if I have to go out there in the freezing New York City weather, I better come back in to a cup of tea made just the way I like it, as well,” she warned in a playful tone, before turning to grab their pup’s leash and calling out for her. As she stepped out of their apartment and onto the snow covered pavement, she crossed her arms over her chest while she watched the snow fall in tiny little delicate flakes all over the place. Aside from the tiny bulldog doing its business in the background of this picturesque moment, every bit of this morning felt like it was out of a storybook and was the most perfect Christmas morning. 

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likeinertia: reminiscing on one of my most favorite days in history. it’s been one hundred and sixty-eight days since we got married. i still remember what it felt like to kiss and hold you for the first time as my husband like it was yesterday. i’ll never take you or that feeling for-granted. you’ve been my rock through it all and i love and cherish you so much. 

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fianselffs​:

𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 | 𝙨𝙖𝙤𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙚 & 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙡

Christmas morning

Ansel’s eyes fluttered opened as he tilted his head to look at the alarm clock on his bedside table. His groggy eyes blinked a few times, allowing his sight to focus on the bright red numbers that read 8:07am. His head tilted in the other direction towards his still sleeping wife and dog. The man slowly and quietly slid out of bed. The sleepy bulldog looked up at the man with a look that could kill, clearly unhappy she had been woken up. “Go back to bed, Baby,” Ansel whispered to the dog as he tiptoed out into the kitchen. He quietly shuffled through the cabinets to grab a few pans, where he started frying up some bacon and making a few batches of scrambled eggs. While he wanted to surprise Saoirse in bed with a huge breakfast tray, he was sure that any moment she could burst into the kitchen because she was woken up by the smell of food. Even if Saoirse wasn’t the first one in the kitchen, he was sure Baby would at least be making her entrance any moment with the smell of bacon wafting in the air. 

Saoirse was barely able to sleep through the night knowing that the excitement of Christmas morning was just a few hours away from going to bed. This year she knew that they had a lot to celebrate, with it being their first Christmas together as a married couple as well as the surprises that were in store for each of them. She had gotten him a few smaller yet special gifts to fit the space underneath the tree, but the real gift was hidden within the tree in a small box where neither her husband or Baby could get to it to take an early sneak peak. Upon smelling the familiar scent of bacon airing through their small apartment, Saoirse immediately sat up in bed and went over to grab her sweater and slippers as she took a look at the snow covered city just outside their window. It was a perfect white Christmas morning, and nothing could compare to how truly picturesque everything looked. Once she was finally dressed up and comfortable, she walked out to the kitchen and wrapped her arms around her husband - giving him a big squeeze and a kiss on the cheek. “Good morning, husband,” she said into his ear with a smile on her face before continuing, “Merry Christmas.” 

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likeinertia: a very merry christmas to you and yours from our little family. another christmas in new york, and our first as a married couple. to my husband: thank you for being my rock through everything. i love and adore you so much and i would give you the world and then some if i could. you’ve made this year such a great one just by having your presence nearby. my love for you is infinite, and i hope you never forget it. i love the life he have built for ourselves, and i look forward to the day we’re able to share our love with another little soul. but until then, i’m perfectly content with you and baby by my side. to my in-laws: thank you for this beautiful ornament and for welcoming me into your family and making me feel at home, even when home was thousands of miles away. i love each and every one of you. merry christmas, once again, from the elgorts (ansel, saoirse, and baby). 

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anselffs​:

I ripped up my receipt, actually. Because you are perfect and you will never do no wrong. And also because you’re the most beautiful woman on the face of the earth and also the best, so it’s not like I’m ever going to find anyone who is better than you. Not that I want to anyway. Was that the right answer? Did I pass the test? You will definitely get old, but not decrepit. And please. Babe, you’re going to be on Meryl’s level by the time you reach her age. Mark my words. Although I will fully support you on your journey to an EGOT. Maybe I’ll even go on that journey with you and attempt it myself. Maybe we’ll get lucky enough and share the stage or the screen together on our journey. Maybe Santa will bring us some security cameras or something this year. She literally is the worst guard dog ever. Her true fault is that she’s so friendly and that she loves people so much. I feel like if a robber even attempted to break in, she would run up to them and want to play and be friends. Oh no, have I gotten worse with the snores? I feel like now that I have the title of husband, I’m turning more into my dad. Pretty soon I’m going to be taking naps after dinner while watching Wheel of Fortune. And if you try to change the channel, I’ll wake up and INSIST I was awake and watching it. 

Well... now I feel like an asshole for keeping mine handy as a just in case thing. But, that was beautiful and I love you so much and I might be crying just a little bit. If this settled anything, it’s that I know for sure I have a winner and the best guy in the entire universe and I’m tossing that receipt out first thing tomorrow morning. And yes, you definitely passed the test. You passed it with flying colors and you get bonus points for making me cry. Comparing me to the greatness Meryl herself is a dangerous thing, my love. I can only hope to reach her level. Let’s do it. We’ll hold hands as we aim fo the EGOT and so much more together. We’re always going to be each others cheerleaders, no matter what. I can only hope that we’ll be able to share the screen one day. You’d think with all these little connections here and there, they’d put us in something together much sooner than this. I guess we have a few more days until we find out what Santa has in store for us. I get that. The robber would be so distracted by how cute and friendly she is that they would just forget they were even trying to rob us and just go away. So many in that sense she is pretty helpful. You have, but it’s okay. I’m used to them by now and I love you regardless of your nose trumpet. I mean, you are pretty daddy. I think you’re just getting extra prepared for the role. and I don’t see any harm in that. 

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anselffs​:

I’m glad you at least always know where the receipt is and you keep it on hand at all times. You never know when I’m going to fuck up to the point where you threaten to return me. Although I hope for my sake, you decide to keep me forever. Oh come on. You have a great voice. Plus I feel like DJ Saoirse-olo would be the perfect next step in your career. It will be the way to show the world that you really can do anything. Yeah, I’m definitely going with the elf theory here. It’s the only thing that makes sense because I refuse to believe I forgot where we put our own things in our own home. Baby is thrilled to be back. I mean, she did a full scan of the apartment as soon as we got home. Plus I feel like she’s still adjusting back to the time difference. Hopefully she’ll get back on track soon and stop wreaking havoc in the middle of the night. 

Now, tell me, do you keep your receipt handy just in case? Or do you just understand that I’m perfect and will never do no wrong. There is a right and a very wrong answer to this, by the way. I’ll think about it. Forever is a long time, but I think I can make the sacrifice. Maybe it’ll be something I tackle if I get old and decrepit and no one wants to hire me for movies anymore. Or I could just go ahead and tackle an EGOT. Although it would help if I had any of those letters to begin with. We better install some cameras in here so we can report the elves to the NYPD. She did. She’s out cute little guard dog. Even though she’s not great at guarding. She’s the friendliest, most gentle dog ever. If anything ever happens like a robber tries to break in or anything, we’re shit out of luck. But I wouldn’t change anything. Her snores are like a symphony now. And when you two somehow manage to harmonize together? Beautiful. 

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anselffs​:

Well we’re a married couple now. I’d be a terrible husband if I didn’t at least have an inkling of an idea about how your mind works. Although, I wouldn’t be opposed to you singing Do You Want to Build a Snowman. I feel like that song just adds to the experience. Tell me about it. I walked into the kitchen earlier and completely forgot which cabinet we keep the bowls in. We need to get used to our own place once again, since we’ve been off traveling the world and honeymooning for months. As much as I loved our continuous adventure, it is nice to be back home.

Yes, you would be. I’d already be considering returning you if you weren’t already leaving my mind. I always keep that receipt in my back pocket, both for easy access and safe keeping. Babe, you don’t want me singing anything. I’m not multi-talented like yourself, acting is just about as far as I can stretch myself. No DJ Saoirse-olo here. I swear, some evil elves or something came in here and just moved everything. We aren’t forgetting anything, the sneaky elves are just playing tricks on us. It is. I think Baby is glad to be back as well, though I think she’s feeling the hardest jet lag of all of us. She’s been sleeping all day long and I hear her walking through the apartment in the middle of the night and getting into things. 

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anselffs​:

Honestly, I thought you would never ask. The moment I saw the snow coming down, I knew what thoughts were buzzing around in that pretty little head of yours. I’m always down to build a snowman with you. After all, it is our tradition. And we can’t break traditions. 

I’m so glad that you’re really good at reading my mind. If you hadn’t, it was only going to be a matter of minuets before I started singing Do You Want to Build a Snowman all over the place. Great. We just have to get all the supplies in order. I think I have an old scarf somewhere around here. We’ve been gone for so long, I don’t even remember where everything is anymore.