#Ethan Ramsey x Sydney valentine

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Sydney x Ethan Ice Skating ⛸️

okay I got this commission back in November from the lovely @weetlebeetle and I was working on a fic to go with it but... now winter is (kinda) over and the fic is still not finished so I'm posting the art without it because look at how cute they are!!!

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Choices Pride Month 2023 Week 1 Masterlist

✏️ = fic; 🖌️ = art; 📌 = edit

Bloodbound

The feather touch - Kamilah Sayeed x f!MC - @twinkleallnight 🖌️

Crimes of Passion

New York, June 2014 - Trystan Thorne - @inlocusmads ✏️

Open Heart

Happy Pride!!! - Ethan Ramsey x m!MC (Sydney Valentine) - submitted by @peonyblossom; drawn by @rosefuckinggenius 🖌️

The Royal Romance

In Your Room, Chapter 10: Let's Get Married - Drake Walker x Leo Rys - @angelasscribbles ✏️

In Your Room, Chapter 12: Happily Ever After - Drake Walker x Leo Rys - @angelasscribbles ✏️

Crossovers

The Elementalists/Guinevere

We've Always Been There - Zephyr Hernandez & f!MC (Shiv); f!MC (Guinevere) - @inlocusmads ✏️

It Lives Anthology/Immortal Desires

Répondez, S'il Vous Plaît! - Cassius Harlow x NB!MC (Saini Rusanen); NB!OC (Skylar Barnett-Lyons); Dan Pierce x ILITW F!MC (Riikka Yläkorpi); M!OC (Ash Clark); Connor Green x ILITW F!MC (Siiri Karvola); Parker Shaw x ILB F!MC (Pilvi Vance); Lincoln McQuoid Aquino x ILW NB!MC (Kanerva Leinola); Abel Flint x ILW F!MC (Hilkka "Puna" Noronen) - @aallotarenunelma ✏️

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Newly Added Fics

Jan 28 - Feb 3, 2023  

🎭 Angst  |  🦚 Angsty Fluff  |  🛸 AU  |  ☁ Fluff  |  ♥ NSFW  |  📚 Series  |  📷 Edit  |  📱 TextFic  |  Ⓜ Mature

ETHAN X F!MC

A Conversation With His Father - @genevievemd ☁

While visiting his father, Ethan comes to a realization. Feat. Alan Ramsey [In Love]

A Strong Affection - @jamespotterthefirst ☁

They run into each other at the park where she gets to meet the thing he loves the most in the world: his dog Jenner.

Love, Slitheens And Klingon - @inlocusmads ☁

Ethan gives Jane a Valentine's Day card that is so feverishly extraordinary.

Promise - @amortentiaopenheart 🎭

Catherine finds that life can be unexpected. TW: Major Character Death [Traumatic Event]

Return to Dagger Mountain - @liaromancewriter 🦚

Cassie whisks Ethan off for a romantic weekend, much to his discomfort and surprise. [Vacation; Ethan POV]

Sin City - @coffeeheartaddict2 ♥

The gang, plus Ethan and Tobias are in Vegas for a combined Bachelor/bachelorette party and Ethan is determined to ruin his fiancé in the best way possible. Feat. Tobias Carrick, OH Gang [Vegas]

Sweet Celebrations - @liaromancewriter 📱📷

Cassie goes all in when it comes to recognizing small moments.

Then and Now - @potionsprefect ☁

Past and present aren’t totally different.

Two of a Kind - @amortentiaopenheart 📚🛸  

[extended: complete] Ethan gets sent to AIIMS (med school in Delhi, India) for a conference.  

Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6

What Happened in Vegas - @jerzwriter  📚🛸

[extended: wip] Casey & her roommates are heading to Vegas, intent on taking down Declan Nash and Panacea; but this time, Dr. Ethan Ramsey is in tow.

CH 5: ...And That’s a Promise

What She Did In Vegas... - @peonyblossom 🦚Ⓜ

As soon as Sadie gets home from her trip to Las Vegas with the roomies, she feels compelled to ask Ethan about their relationship becoming exclusive. [Vegas; Define Relationship]

ETHAN X M!MC

Cat Scratch - @peonyblossom ☁

When Sydney gets bitten during cat bath time, Ethan takes it upon himself to take care of the wound. [Hurt/Comfort]

TOBIAS X F!MC

Dance It Better - @jerzwriter ☁

An over-tired Casey storms into Tobias's office quite cross, but she leaves with a bright new perspective.

The Very Best View - @jerzwriter 📷

Just a little fun with the OH gang participating in an Instagram challenge to post a photo of the best view they've ever seen. Feat. OPH Gang [Travel]

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SUBMIT OPEN HEART FICS & WRITERS HERE

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Week 3 Masterlist

Crimes of Passion

Close Talking - m!Trystan Thorne x f!MC (Lilah Rose) - @storyofmychoices

Trystan Sebastijan Thorne - @storyofmychoices

Won't Lovers Revolt Now? - m!Trystan Thorne x f!MC (Nora Rose) - @inlocusmads

Open Heart

Can I Have this Dance? - Bryce Lahela x f!OC (Olivia Hadley) - @storyofmychoices

Glamorous, stylish, and oh so fabulous! - Bryce Lahela x f!OC (Olivia Hadley) - submitted by @storyofmychoices; drawn by _artsbymena_ (Insta)

Relaxation - Ethan Ramsey x f!MC (Victoria Clarke) - @potionsprefect

Sadie's Self Care Sunday #35: Workout - Ethan Ramsey x f!MC (Sadie Oakley) - @peonyblossom

Taken Care Of - Ethan Ramsey x m!MC (Sydney Valentine) - @peonyblossom

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Edits

Open Heart

Dolphin Adventures | OpH F!MC (Cassie Valentine), Sienna Trinh, M!OC (Max Valentine) - @liaromancewriter

Red Carpet Diaries

Bogart Hunt on social media - @theartoflovingthomashunt

Edit+Fanfiction

Open Heart

Let Them Eat…Healthy? | Bryce Lahela, F!MC (Luna Auclair), Keiki Lahela, OC (Maxine), OC (Dylan Yu) - @peonierose

Queen Of The Slopes | Bryce Lahela x F!MC (Olivia Hadley) - @storyofmychoices​

Fanfiction

Desire & Decorum

A Beautiful Night (Chapter 22 of Second Chances) | F!OC (Elizabeth Foredale) Briar Daly, Edmund Marlcaster, Annabelle Parsons, Hamid, Luke Harper, Dominique Foredale, Vincent Foredale, Mr. Sinclaire - @missameliep

A Night Of Firsts Times (Chapter 25 of Meant To Be) | Hamid x MC (Daphne Wang) - @lorirwritesfanfic

Mother Of The Year

No Matter The Distance | Levi Schuler x MC (Laura Day) - @storyofmychoices​  

Open Heart

The Cost Of Living | Ethan Ramsey x F!MC (Kate Oppenheimer) - @starfurylord

The Interview | Ethan Ramsey x F!MC (Kate Oppenheimer) - @starfurylord

Long Stories | Ethan Ramsey x F!MC (Kate Oppenheimer) - @starfurylord

Love I Found In You | Ethan Ramsey x F!MC (Cassie Valentine) - @liaromancewriter

Next Step | Ethan Ramsey x M!MC (Sydney Valentine) - @peonyblossom

Open Doors (What If?) | Ethan Ramsey x F!MC (Kate Oppenheimer) - @starfurylord

Red Carpet Diaries

Feel Better | Thomas Hunt x F!OC (Alex Spencer) - @theartoflovingthomashunt

For The Love Of Coffee | Thomas Hunt x MC (Alex Spencer), Addison Sinclair, Chris Winters - @theartoflovingthomashunt

The Royal Romance

The Secrets We Keep (Chapter 1 of You Make Me Whole Again) | Drake Walker x Liam Rys - @sillydg

Moodboards

The Crown & The Flame

Dominic Hunter moodboard - @lorirwritesfanfic

Desire & Decorum

Drake the pug - @lorirwritesfanfic

Jaskier, the cat - @noesapphic

Sunny, the pug - @princess-geek

Open Heart

Pet - @choicesfanaf

The Ramseys and their fur babies - @genevievemd​

Other

Choices game: Tag your OC - @storyofmychoices​

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drunk prompts 9 for syd and ethan

Title: Taken Care Of Book: Open Heart (takes place during Book 2) Pairing(s): Ethan Ramsey x m!MC (Sydney Valentine) Other Characters: Elijah Greene, Jackie Varma Words: 1,436 Category: Fluff Rating: Teen+ AO3 link here Summary: When Ethan finds Sydney completely wasted at Donahue's, Ethan takes him home and takes care of him. A/N: Thanks for the request anon! A/N 2/EDIT: for @choicesjuly2023challenge and @moodmusicmonday "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" by Whitney Houston (how did I forget to submit my own fic to the event that I am hosting???)

Having been one of the first people in his group to arrive at the bar, it was no surprise that Sydney was currently the drunkest, especially because, let’s be honest, his tolerance was not nearly as high as some of his friends, namely Jackie. And Bryce. And Aurora. 

“Sydney! What song should I play next?” Elijah shouted from where he sat next to the jukebox. Most everyone else was on the dance floor and Sydney was the closest to the jukebox. 

“Hmm, how about… something 80s! Something we can dance to!” Not that Sydney really needed good dancing music when he was this drunk.

“Ooh, I have the perfect song!” Elijah quickly chose the new tune and as soon as it started playing, Sydney’s eyes lit up. It was exactly what he’d had in mind. 

Sydney looked around the dance floor for his friends, signaling the first one he saw, Jackie, to come join him. She quickly made her way to him on the dance floor and he spun her around in time with the music. Well, sort of in time with the music. 

“Okay, we can dance, but I’m a little too drunk for you to be spinning me around like that.” Jackie laughed. 

Sydney laughed along and said, “Fine, but that means you have to sing with me! Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody! I wanna feel the heat–” His singing was more off-beat than his dancing, but Jackie joined in anyway, her singing not quite as bad, but still missing the mark completely. Halfway through the song, Sydney decided to do a spin himself, since Jackie wouldn’t let him spin her, and immediately felt nauseated. “I’m gonna go sit down because I think I might be too drunk to dance,” Sydney shouted to Jackie, his words slurred. 

“Boo, you lightweight!” Jackie yelled after him as he exited the dance floor. 

Sydney sat at the nearest seat at the bar, watching Jackie and Elijah on the dance floor. He started absentmindedly spinning his chair back and forth, until he realized that that too was nauseating. Who puts spinny chairs in a bar anyway? Sydney thought. He heart the thud of a glass being put on the bar, but he hadn’t ordered anything so he knew it was for someone else. He watched on as Jackie tripped, but didn’t fall because she wasn’t as drunk as anyone else despite having the same amount to drink, if not more. Someone cleared their throat right next to Sydney, attracting his attention. “Ethan!” Sydney smiled.

“I brought you a water. Looks like you could use it.” Ethan gestured to the drink on the bar behind Sydney. Guess that thud of a glass was for him. 

“Aw, thank you! But I don’t need it, I’m good.” Sydney started humming along to the next song on the jukebox. He couldn’t remember the name of it but it was definitely Lady Gaga. 

“Sydney.” Sydney looked up at Ethan, who was now holding the glass out to him. “Drink the water.”

Sydney glared at him, which Ethan just found adorable rather than actually threatening, and forcefully took the glass from him. He took a drink and, yeah, okay, maybe it made him feel a little better. He quickly stood up from the barstool, losing his balance. Just as quickly, Ethan reached out to stabilize him. Sydney laughed and said, “I was going to ask you to dance, but I guess this was all I needed to do to get me in your arms.”

Ethan blushed and said, “Sydney, not here, okay?” 

“Not here what? Not here you can dance with me? It’d be a totally professional and platonic dance and I wouldn’t grind on you at all or anything.” Sydney laughed, knowing he was lying.

“Sydney, seriously, I know you’re drunk, but come on.” Despite his words, Ethan had yet to let go of his grip on Sydney. 

“Pleeeeeease, Ethan? I’ll make sure Elijah puts on the least sexiest least romantic song he can think of. Like, I wouldn’t be able to be sexy to it if I tried – and I will try.”

“At least quiet down, Syd. You are being way too loud right now,” Ethan said sternly, looking into Sydney’s eyes.

“You think I’m loud right now? Oh, the shit you’re in for if you take me to bed with you.” 

“What the fu— okay, we’re getting you straight home.” Ethan kept his grip on Sydney’s arm, just tight enough to be able to drag him out of the bar. 

Sydney followed along laughing. “I think you mean we’re getting me gay home. I don’t go straight anywhere!” 

“That’s not—” Ethan sighed. “Sure, honey, the point is we’re getting you home.” Ethan led Sydney to his car and helped him into the passenger’s seat. 

After a little bit of driving in silence Sydney turned to Ethan and asked, “Are you mad at me?” 

“What? No! I’m not mad at you.”

Sydney brought his knees up to his chest and said, “Oh. You just seemed kinda mad. Are you sure you’re not mad at me?”

“Yes, baby, I’m sure. I was… a little frustrated you weren’t listening to me, but only because I had your best interests in mind.” 

Sydney furrowed his brow and responded, “How would you know what my best interests are? Wouldn’t I know that better than anyone else?”

Ethan sighed and said, “Not when you’re drunk.”

“Oh. I guess that makes sense. I’m not that drunk though. Only a little. So I think I’d still know.” Ethan parked the car outside Sydney’s apartment. “Why did we stop?”

“Because we’re at your apartment. Wait there, I’ll help you.” Ethan turned off the car and quickly got out, walking around to the passenger’s side. Thankfully, Sydney was still processing what Ethan had said by the time he’d made it there and thus hadn’t tried to get out of the car on his own. Ethan opened the door and took Sydney’s arm, leading him up the stairs and into the apartment. 

Sydney yawned as they entered the door and said, “I’m tired. Why am I so tired? I feel like I just had so much energy and now I’m so tired. That doesn’t make sense.”

“Alcohol does that. Come on.” Ethan led Sydney back to his room. Ethan sat Sydney on the bed and pulled some pajamas out of his closet for him. 

Sydney flopped, face-first, on the bed. “I don’t want to change, I just want to go to sleep.” 

“Syd, you will be much happier in the morning if you wake up in some comfy pajamas, I promise,” Ethan said gently.

“I’ll be much happier in the morning if I wake up with you,” Sydney responded, his voice muffled, but Ethan still understood every word clearly.

“Syd…” Ethan kneeled next to the bed, rubbing Sydney’s back. 

Sydney turned his head so he was facing Ethan. “Please?”

“What if your roommates see me?” Ethan asks nervously.

“It wouldn’t be the first time,” Sydney responded matter-of-factly.

“Yes, but that was only two of them.” 

“I hate to break it to you babe, but if two of them know, they all know. Especially when one of the two was Elijah.”

Ethan smiled slightly. Although he was a handful, drunk Sydney was rather endearing. “I suppose I should’ve thought of that, huh?”

“Yeeeaaah, you are a super-mega-smart doctor and all that.”

Ethan laughed and stood up. “I’ll stay, but that means you have to put on your pajamas, okay?” 

Sydney looked up at Ethan and said, “Can you help me? I might be too drunk to do it right.”

Ethan helped Sydney off the bed saying, “I know you think you’re lying, but that might actually be true.” Ethan lifted Sydney’s shirt above his head before he started unbuttoning his pants. 

“You know, last time you were taking off my pants, we were having sex. But I think I’m too tired for sex tonight. Is that okay?”

“That is absolutely fine, my love.” As if that had even been on Ethan’s mind. 

“Okay, good.”

Ethan finished helping Sydney before sitting him back down on the bed and putting on some of Sydney’s pajamas himself. He joined Sydney on the bed, pulling back the covers for both of them. They cuddled together, Sydney laying his head against Ethan’s chest and wrapping his arms around his torso. 

“Thank you for taking care of me,” Sydney mumbled, already half asleep.

“I don’t need a thank you for that. But you’re welcome.” Ethan pressed a kiss to Sydney’s forehead before drifting off to sleep as well.

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Whatever You Want

Book: Open Heart (post-series) Pairing(s): Ethan Ramsey x m!MC (Sydney Valentine) Other characters: Burrito Ramsey-Valentine; Caramel Ramsey-Valentine Words: 993 Category: fluff Rating: general AO3 link here Summary: When Ethan tries to work on his day off, someone tries to distract him instead. A/N: Based on a request from @dr-colossal-pita for the @choicesflashfics prompt from February (I'm so sorry it's literally been like six months) “I would love nothing more than to spoil you with attention, but it’s going to have to wait until later.” (prompt appears in bold)

Sydney would kill Ethan if he knew he was working on his day off, but he had a deadline and he didn’t want to leave this to the last minute. So, Ethan was sitting at the desk in his home office, writing. He was almost done with the first draft of his second book. He was on the last chapter and really just wanted to power through. He was in the zone, the words flowing on the page.

He barely even noticed when Burrito jumped onto the desk. He would’ve ignored the cat, except Burrito walked across the keyboard, typing a string of random letters and special characters into Ethan’s document.

“What are you doing?” Ethan asked, causing Burrito to turn and face him. Burrito stepped towards Ethan, pressing more keys. He rubbed his head against Ethan’s chest and Ethan instinctively reached out to pet the top of Burrito’s head. “I would love nothing more than to spoil you with attention, but it’s going to have to wait until later.”

Ignoring Ethan’s comment, Burrito simply jumped onto Ethan’s lap and curled up, purring. Ethan sighed and scratched Burrito’s head. “Well at least you aren’t on my keyboard anymore.” Ethan deleted the string of gibberish Burrito had typed and continued working on his manuscript. 

It took a while, but Ethan eventually got back in the zone, just writing, paying no attention to how much time had passed. He had no idea how long he’d been writing for nor how long Burrito had been laying on his lap. 

Ethan had been surprised when they got their first cat, Caramel, at how much she liked him and how much he liked her. He had never been big on pets, especially as an adult. He just felt he didn’t have the time to take care of one. Nevertheless, Sydney had managed to convince him to adopt her. Getting a pet together was one of their first big relationship milestones. Ethan had never thought they would get a second cat, but Sydney said Caramel needed a friend and Ethan begrudgingly agreed, so they adopted Burrito as a celebration for their first wedding anniversary. Once again he was shocked by how much the kitten liked him. Despite the cats being Sydney’s idea, they had both taken a liking to Ethan instead. They loved Sydney too of course, but Ethan was their favorite. Sydney said it was because Ethan was softer and therefore more comfortable, but Ethan didn’t care what the reason was, he didn’t understand why they chose him when Sydney was the one who really wanted them. But even then, Ethan had grown to love them. 

Sydney referred to the cats as “their children,” since they weren’t planning to have any. At first Ethan thought it was ridiculous, but over time he realized just how similar the cats were to human babies. They would scream for all the same reasons babies cry – hunger, attention, just generally needing help. Although he wasn’t confident in his abilities in the beginning, Ethan now loved taking care of them and was actually pretty good at it.

It only took Ethan another hour to finish his manuscript draft, but by the time he finished, Burrito was still curled up on his lap. He sighed, but was thankful he had a book to read right on his desk so he didn’t have to get up and disturb Burrito. Ethan leaned back in his chair, carefully putting his feet on the desk so as to disturb Burrito as little as possible while still getting into a more comfortable reading position. Thankfully, Burrito just cuddled against Ethan in this new position, still asleep. Ethan smiled to himself and opened his book.

A while later, Sydney finally got home from his shift at the hospital and was surprised to only see Caramel lounging on the cat tree when he walked in the door. Usually, Ethan would be in the living room reading or watching a documentary.

“Babe?” Sydney called out.

“In here!” Ethan instinctively called back from the study. 

Sydney followed his voice into the study and found Ethan sitting back in his desk chair. “Were you working on your day off?”

“Yes, but I finished my first draft.” Ethan smiled. He knew Sydney wouldn’t stay mad at him. 

“Oh yay!” Sydney ran behind the desk to hug Ethan. “I’m still mad at you for working when you should be resting, but I’m also super proud of you. Oh! And I see Burrito is proud of you too!” Sydney reached down to pet Burrito in Ethan’s lap.

“I think he’s taking after you. He stepped on my keyboard and stood in front of the computer so I couldn’t work.”

“Aw, that’s my boy!” Sydney smiled, then said to Ethan, “Now let’s get you out of this office and go celebrate! Ooh, we can walk over to that new Mexican place!” 

“Of course you want to celebrate with food.” Ethan laughed.

Sydney pouted and responded, “I just got off a fourteen hour shift, okay? I’m hungry.”

“Okay, okay, but what are we going to do with this little burrito?” Ethan gestured to the cat still in his lap.

“I’ll take care of him.” Sydney dramatically swooped Burrito up and out of Ethan’s lap. “It’s my turn with Daddy now, okay?” Sydney said to the cat, carrying him out of the room. Ethan followed him and watched as he placed Burrito on the couch. Sydney turned to Ethan and said, “Let’s go!” 

Before they reached the door, Burrito, who had jumped off the couch and ran ahead, did. He looked back at them as they approached and once Ethan was close enough, rubbed his head against his leg. Ethan chuckled and reached down to pick up Burrito. He hugged him to his chest and looked at Sydney. “Maybe we should just order takeout tonight.” 

Sydney laughed and said, “Okay, babe, whatever you want. Or whatever Burrito wants, I suppose.” 

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Happy wedding day to my babies, Sydney and Ethan 🥰🥺

First piece of fanart is by the wonderful @rosefuckinggenius and I literally love it so fucking much !!! My babies look absolutely beautiful and this just perfectly captures their winter wonderland wedding 🥰🌲❄ Thank you so much for such an amazing pice of art!!!

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So happy that @choicesmcmadness is back even though it took me all month to finally find time to do these oops

Ethan x Sydney

Not really a holiday tradition per se, but since their wedding anniversary is on Dec. 17, one of their favorite things they do each year is celebrate their anniversary lol

This year (2023, so ig last year now oops) they got their second kitty, Burrito, to celebrate their first anniversary!!

They also go on a ski trip every year during the week between Christmas and New Year's to celebrate the holidays

Thomas x Jackie

Each year they spend the holidays with one of their families (they switch off which family each year)

They also spend a lot of time in their cabin in the woods in Washington state in the winter when one of them misses the snow

One of Jackie's favorite traditions is to get together with their friends and have a movie marathon of all the holiday movies any of them have worked on (Chadley has 100% been the love interest in a Hallmark movie before)

Kit x Jules

One of their favorite holiday traditions is go into town and get hot cocoa and walk around looking at the lights and decorations

They usually go into a few local shops to do some Christmas shopping as well

They also gather around the fireplace on Christmas Eve and Jules plays Christmas carols on his guitar and sings

And ofc Kit cooks Christmas dinner every year lol

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Happy wedding day to my babies, Sydney and Ethan!!

This wonderful piece of fanart is the giveaway piece I got from @hydn-jpg!!! I love it so much and I'm so happy with how it turned out!! Hayden did such an amazing job, so thank you very much 💕

[peonyblossom]

Happy Pride!!!

here is sydney and ethan with caramel and burrito by the wonderful @rosefuckinggenius !!! look at them !!! i love it so much

for @choicespride familial relationships

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sydney telling ethan he wants another cat by saying “i want another baby” and ethan knowing exactly what he’s talking about

[peonyblossom]

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Thank you again @hydn-jpg, this sketch of Sydney and Ethan is so adorable I love them so much!!!

@choicespride

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@choicesmcmadness

Ethan x Sydney

Ethan and Sydney definitely go to a fun party (I hc that Jackie hosts a party)

They do leave, like, right after midnight lol

Sydney wanted to stay later, but Ethan wanted to leave earlier so they compromised

Also, bonus: Sydney's NYE outfit bc i love this edit that I made

Thomas x Jackie

Usually they stay home and go to bed before midnight tbh

But, they will go to some NYE events if they have friends performing

This year though, they just stayed in

Mostly bc it was their first new year with a baby lol

Kit x Jules

They stay up until midnight, but they stay home and go to sleep right after

[peonyblossom]

Ethan patching up MC after a cut/graze 🥰

Cat Scratch

Book: Open Heart (post canon) Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x m!MC (Sydney Valentine) Other Characters: Caramel Ramsey-Valentine, Burrito Ramsey-Valentine Words: 912 Category: Hurt/Comfort, Domestic fluff Rating: General Warnings: Minor injury Summary: When Sydney gets bitten during cat bath time, Ethan takes it upon himself to take care of the wound. AO3 link here A/N: I am. so sorry that it took me literally like six months to answer this. hope you're still here and reading this 🫶

“Okay baby boy - it’s your turn!” Sydney scooped Burrito up in his arms and carried him towards the bathroom. Caramel was a pro at baths, not that she necessarily enjoyed them. Burrito, on the other hand, had never gotten one. “Are you ready for your first bath?” Sydney cooed to the tiny kitten, as he entered the bathroom. “Hopefully he’ll be as good as his sister.”

“Yes, hopefully we can get this done quickly,” Ethan said.

“Are you not enjoying cat bath time, Ethan?” 

“Not particularly.”

Sydney giggled as he brought a now squirming Burrito closer to the tub. Sydney stepped in and sat on the built-in seat, cradling Burrito to his chest. “Okay, baby, time to get cleaned!” Sydney slowly lowered Burrito into the water, as Burrito started fighting back, splashing both Sydney and Ethan. “It’s not that bad! I promise you’ll be okay.” 

Sydney held Burrito down in the water, careful not to let his head fall underneath. Ethan started washing the kitten who kept thrashing about in the water. 

“Burrito, it’s okay! Please calm down.” Sydney attempted to keep the kitten calm, but he started loudly meowing.

“It’s okay, we’re almost done,” Ethan reassured both Sydney and Burrito.

Sydney moved his hands out of Ethan’s way, so he could continue washing Burrito. Unfortunately, and unexpectedly, this upset Burrito who immediately turned around to chomp on Sydney’s hand. 

“OW!” Sydney tried to pull his hand away, but was unsuccessful due to Burrito’s shockingly strong grip. For such a tiny kitten, he had a lot of jaw strength.

“Burrito, no!” Ethan carefully pried his jaws open so Sydney could remove his hand. “You, okay, babe?”

“No, I’m bleeding.” Sydney laughed, trying to distract himself from the pain. “But, let’s just finish his bath. We’re almost done anyway.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah, I’ll be fine.”

The two quickly finished washing Burrito, before wrapping him in a towel. Ethan held the kitten and dried him off so he could warm up. “Is your hand okay?”

“I think it’ll be fine, but it really hurts.”

“Okay, let me finish drying off this little troublemaker and then I’ll help you.”

“I’m a doctor, E, I can clean my own minor wound.” Sydney rolled his eyes.

“I know you can, but applying band-aids with one hand can still be difficult. Besides, you know I like taking care of you.” Ethan left the bathroom to place Burrito on the heating pad they had set out. 

Sydney blushed as he waited for Ethan to return. He did know Ethan liked taking care of him, even when he didn’t need it. Or, at least, wouldn’t admit that he needed it. 

“Okay, let me see,” Ethan commanded, reentering the bathroom. Sydney complied, holding his hand out. “Syd, this looks pretty deep.”

“It’s just a kitten bite, how bad can it be?” Sydney attempted to downplay his injury.

Ethan wasn’t buying it, glaring at Sydney. “You and I have both seen plenty of people get infections from cat bites. Even domestic cats.” Ethan put Sydney’s hand under the running water in the sink and gently washed off the bite with hand soap. Once he felt it was sufficiently clean, he shut off the water and dabbed it dry with a clean towel. He reached into the medicine cabinet and grabbed the rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball. “I don’t think I need to tell you that this will sting.” Ethan gently, but effectively, cleaned the bite with alcohol.

“Ow.” Sydney frowned.

“I told you it would sting.”

“I knew it would, but I guess I didn’t realize how bad it was.”

Ethan sighed. “Yeah, you have a tendency to do that, honey.”

“Hey!” 

“I’m just saying, you can diagnose just about every patient you’ve ever seen, but can’t properly assess your own injuries. It’s okay to need help sometimes. And to ask for it.”

“I know. It’s just easier said than done. Now stop psychoanalyzing me and get back to fixing my hand.”

“Fine, fine.” Ethan grabbed a band aid and carefully opened it, expertly placing it on Sydney’s wound. Ethan placed a kiss on the band aid. “All better.”

“You’re so cute.” Sydney smiled.

Ethan rolled his eyes. “Shut up.”

“Thank you, for helping me.” Sydney placed his arms around Ethan’s neck, careful not to disturb his hand too much.

“You’re welcome, love.” Ethan placed his hands on Sydney’s waist and pulled him close for a kiss.

“Now, let’s go see how our babies are doing.” Sydney pulled away and walked to the heating pad in the bedroom. “Hi, baby!”

Burrito was now curled up on the heating pad, completely calm. Caramel was laying on the bed, still damp and undoubtedly getting it wet. 

“I told you the bath wouldn’t be that bad! At least not for you.” 

Ethan laughed as he sat on the bed next to Caramel, who immediately climbed into his lap.

“She loves you so much,” Sydney observed.

Ethan sighed, “I know.”

“It’s understandable. I love you too.”

Ethan rolled his eyes, but couldn’t contain his smile. “I love you, too.”

Sydney smiled and laid on the floor next to Burrito, while looking up at Ethan and Caramel. “Look at how happy he is now!” Sydney exclaimed.

Ethan laughed, “You know he just likes being difficult. Wonder where he got that from.”

“Hey!”

“Am I wrong?”

Sydney stayed silent, knowing Ethan was right. Burrito was a little troublemaker and he definitely didn’t learn it from Ethan.

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thank you so much @bayleedrawsx for this adorable piece of my babies Ethan & Sydney !!! look !!! look at them !!! i love them !!!

and also a huge thank you to @lilyoffandoms for hosting their giveaway that allowed me to receive this wonderful commission

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