#(dilan barak.)

[leilabarak]

closed starter for @dilanxbarak at mountainside pharmacy

As much as Leila liked to believe that she was as careful as could be when working, there were far too many incidents to count that left her with various injuries or calling the fire department. That afternoon a fight with a table saw had left her with a bleeding hand and a tragic lack of bandages to fix it. Wrapping it in an old oil rag that she had lying around, Leila made the quick decision to pop by the pharmacy with the hope that a few bandages would fix it up just fine. Leaving a trail of blood on her steering wheel and everywhere else on her way into the store, Leila made a beeline for the bandages, stopping in her tracks when she saw Dilan. Slyly trying to shift her bleeding hand behind her, Leila gave a little wave in her sister's direction. "Hiya."

[foster-notmatty]

—Starter for @dilanxbarak Location: The Downtown Extravaganza

His last experience with open-market vendors hadn't been great, with the holiday bazaar blowing up around him in spectacular fashion. He really had no intention of coming this time around, but considering it was only a few blocks from his apartment, and he was already out for his morning run, he supposed it couldn't hurt just to see how it looked. If nothing else, Phoebe was still asleep in his bed, and he could surprise her with a baked good or some flowers or something...

It was more crowded than he thought it'd be this early in the day, and he was too tired to do anything but allow himself to be taken with the tide. "Shit, sorry," he winced, as he nearly collided with someone else. It was really only because that night at the markets was already on his mind that he even recognized the woman as one he'd bumped into the last time around.

[dylan-westwick]

character: Dilan Barak @dilanxbarak

location: Kayak Race; Spring Extravaganza

Finding the perfect spot to lay the blanket under a nice and shady tree, she rocked the twin carrier as there was a nice little breeze from the lake. Sitting next to her was Dilan and Selvi who was much bigger than the last time she'd seen the sweet girl. Looking out, watching the people moving quickly through the lake, she unstrapped the babies, they could do some tummy time while they were here. "Okay I don't think I can handle just how close to one Selvi already is." Dylan admitted as she placed the babies on the blanket area that was easiest to make sure she could pick them up and pulled out two rattles. "I mean the twins are going to be four months next week and I think I might actually tell them to please stop growing."

[cjwelford-archive]

→ frederick’s farm, saturday 13th april 2024. closed for @dilanxbarak

Whoa. The hot air balloons were like seriously impressive. He had missed the last couple of years, due to work, but had a rare day off and thought it’d be sick to amble on over. He knew Seb would be here at some point, but was in no rush to seek him out just yet, enjoying the vibe of the whole farm. What a neat little place, he thought to himself with a smile, it only widening when he spotted Dilan walking in the opposite direction. “Daffo-dil!” He called, “Heh! See what I did there? Enjoying the Spring festival?”

[khalilhassan]

location — skyline shopping center food court.

character — @dilanxbarak

The watch strapped to his wrist was a blessing and a curse all the same. To have fixed one thing broken was a step in the right direction, but was it even possible to make up for every terrible thing he'd ever done? Did he deserve the bite of the cool metal against his skin? His stomach twisted at the thought, his gaze dropping to the barely touched Chinese food he'd been eager to devour moments earlier. Head lifted and smile curved upwards at the sight of a familiar and the happy child who cooed over the buzzing of people. "Someone's wide awake and in a good mood today," he greeted, nodding towards Selvi. "Need a hand with her while you have lunch?"

[verdadurmaz]

location — hot cocoa stop.

character — @dilanxbarak

The frigid air of November was quickly reminding the woman of why she missed California or even the likes of Louisiana around this particular time of year. It had reminded her of Detroit the first winter roll around, but by the second, the nostalgic feeling of home had faded and the real chill had settled deep into her bones. "Thanks for coming out today, babe. Selvi with her dad? I hate that it's so cold out. I think so big smiles from her could have warmed me right up. How are things, by the way? Getting sleep these days?"

[eroltilki]

closed starter for dilan barak ! ( @dilanxbarak ) location ; erol's home, claret park !

If Erol paused for more than a moment to think about things in any concrete way he couldn't help but come to the realization that this was a decidedly domestic scene. He'd been wracking his brain for some reason to spend time with Dilan and he'd finally caved and offered to cook for her since Emre was going to be gone for the night and they could relax together. It was, within that frame, a tad embarrassing that he was so nervous simply to spend time with someone; it made him feel every bit the awkward teenager but he was equally sure he was putting far too much pressure on himself by worrying about it to such an extent. He glanced up and smiled at Dilan from across the kitchen island, "You know you can go sit in the other room, right? I can still see you from here," He joked, smiling warmly before he turned his attention back to the prep work he was in the middle of. "Unless you want to supervise my cooking– I swear I'm not half bad at it, though."

[boyd-connors]

—Starter for @dilanxbarak Location: The Sweet Spot

It was another doctor's appointment Dilan had scheduled without even consulting him, telling him only the day before without enough time to get someone to cover his shift. He was trying to be understanding, trying not to push, but fuck- for all that they'd agreed to make Mattie feel apart of the process, Boyd was starting to feel like he was anything but...

It was hard not to feel emasculated by it all. He didn't want to buy into all of that bullshit, wanted to believe he was better than that, but being unable to contribute financially — and obviously not being able to grow the damn thing —Boyd couldn't help but wonder if he even had point in this at all. He knew he wasn't Dilan's first choice to be the father of her child — probably didn't even rank anywhere on her list of top contenders — but then why bother telling him if she didn't even care if he was involved?

He couldn't help but think about the way she kept giving him outs, the way she was so quick to refuse when he asked her about marriage. He knew Dilan was a good person, and a romantic at heart — did she only ever tell him because she'd feel guilty if she didn't?

It was too much to think about, and it left him feeling irritable when they met up the day after Dilan's latest appointment so she could share the results. "Hey," he greeted flatly, eyes skimming down to her belly that was already so much bigger than the last time he'd seen her. Their baby — his baby — kept growing, but he felt like he wasn't around to see it. "How are you feeling?"

[draslihanxfahri-bailey]

📜𝙰𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝙵𝚊𝚑𝚛𝚒-𝙱𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚢 & 𝙳𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚗 𝙱𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚔

If anyone knew about the recent teething struggles Asli and Eli were going through with Rhia, it was Dilan and Jacob. She knew that poor Selvi had two come through and her heart ached for the little girl. It was one of the moments that hurt the most in parenting. You wish desperately that you could take all the pain for yourself so that your baby would be okay, only you can't. The best you can do is treatments that could soothe the baby as much as possible for awhile. The Egyptologist certainly didn't miss the days in which she went through this with Alex, and she couldn't wait for this to be past them, for everyone's sake. At least they had the Saints & Sinners event for a night to take a much needed breather. Spotting her friend, she'd been quick to grab some drinks before heading her way. "Valentine's Day-inspired champagne cocktail, my dear?" She held it out to her with a bright smile. "They have such a variety and all perfectly themed, we absolutely deserve to have as much as possible. To the teething phase of parenthood!"

𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚛: 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚜 & 𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎'𝚜 𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝟸𝚔𝟸𝟺 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚜, 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚗 ; 𝚏𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝟷𝟽𝚝𝚑, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺 || @dilanxbarak

𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝙿𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚁𝙿'𝚜 𝚅𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎'𝚜 𝙳𝚊𝚢 𝚃𝚊𝚜𝚔 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚝: 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚊𝚐𝚗𝚎

[zeynepxturkmen]

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"You think they're gonna go all Disney Parks-esque when it comes to the tree lighting next year? I swear, every year they closer and closer to doing so. I wonder if the Mouse would pitch a bitch fit over Harris stealing his thunder." Taking a sip of their hot chocolate, Hero had been expecting to see one of their kids standing next to them. Nearly choking on the drink once they realized that, instead of their children, it was someone she hadn't seen before that moment. "What the fu—?" Panic began to settle in as they looked around, the writer feeling themself relax once they saw their three kids near the Falveys, Meg and Alex playing while the twins chatted with Asli and Eli, giving Rhia some affection as well. They let out a sigh of relief, beginning to relax and remember the kids asking to go see the family before glancing back at the other. Smiling sheepishly as they rubbed the back of their neck. "Sorry. I thought you were one of my kids before remembering where they're at. But my question still stands. Whatcha think about it?"

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[selincakar-archive]

location: dilan's house

status: closed for @dilanxbarak

"It's just me!" Selin called out in her best attempt at a whisper shout, hopefully loud enough to be heard without potentially waking Selvi. She wasn't a mom herself but she'd heard more than enough over the years to know you never, ever woke a sleeping baby.

And if you did? Even by accident? Lord help you, their exhuasted mother, and anyone else in residence.

Carefully, she slid off her shoes and shut the door, padding through the rooms until she found Dilan in the kitchen. "I brought you guys food so you don't have to cook dinner tonight, and, full disclosure, probably a few too many baby gifts." Again.

[leilabarak]

closed starter for @dilanxbarak at the starview drive-in spring event

Though Leila knew absolutely nothing about the movie that was playing for the drive-in, that hadn't stopped her from putting all of her effort into turning the back of one of her trucks into a cozy playground to bring Selvi and Dilan for it. The whole bed of the truck was baby proofed and cushioned, giving them plenty of space to hang out while the movie played. "She's getting too big," Leila sighed out with a wide smile as they watched Selvi starting to move around in the space, the movie starting up in the background. "When does she like...you know, slow down and stop growing?"

[alesolcno]

— characters: ale & dilan — setting: dilan's office — partner: @dilanxbarak

In the photographer's eyes Dilan was a wizard with that magic wand she waved over weddings to make them perfect for her clients. Something that she'd never be able to do no matter how hard she'd try.

People had their specific gifts and niches, and respectively they'd each found theirs. The added benefit was that for the past year they'd made a good team.

"I know you just walked in," the brunette smiled at the wedding planner, "but do you wanna go grab a bite? I'm famished."

[dylan-westwick]

character: Dilan Barak @dilanxbarak

location: Mountainside Pharmacy

Dylan had a few things that her doctor had been having her take until her next visit and one of them needed a refill so she headed to the pharmacy, knowing that Theo could nap with the twins and she could make the quick trip and then come back and try to nap as well. She was making her way towards the little area at the back of the store when she noticed Dilan. "Dilan! Oh my goodness, I've been hopin' to see ya!" She exclaimed with a grin, having not really had a chance to see many people honestly unless they came to her house or when she was out and about for brief moments in time just like this.

[lorelai-tseng]

character: Dilan Barak @dilanxbarak​

location: Snowdrop Soiree

Whenever Lorelai had a chance to see the very busy wedding planner, it felt like a small gift. “Dilan, hello darling. It’s so lovely seeing you without having to speak business.” She grinned as she moved forward to give the woman a small hug. “You look beautiful. Tell me, did you have any hand in the planning of tonight?” Lorelai knew that the other woman mostly stuck to event planning and usually at Grape Escape, but also if the Cranes were smart they would have tried to convince her to help with her expertise. “How have you been doing? Goodness I can’t remember the last time we’ve gotten a chance to chat properly.”

[khalilhassan]

location — saturday evening, acrobatic performers

character — @dilanxbarak

He'd been looking for a decent view of the stage when he spotted a familiar woman off to the side. "You think you'll be getting up on stage as a volunteer?" He was teasing and if anything, her pregnancy gave her the perfect out. Between the two of them. he was looking more volunteer-worthy by the second. "If they even look our way, I'm pointing towards you. Between the two of us, I think you'd have a better stage presence than me."