#First day jitters

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Day 11 of @remadoramicrofics - That's Disgusting

Remus watched lovingly as Tonks prompted Teddy through the platform. He smiled as Teddy braced himself and set off for the wall before disappearing. Remus glanced around one last time before slipping through after them. As soon as he passed through, he was assaulted by a barrage of noise. Parents stood with their children – some fighting to get away and some clinging to their legs.

Teddy turned to him. “Do you take the train, Da?”

“No, I have to be there early – someone has to welcome you!” When Teddy had turned six, Minerva had arrived at the Lupins’ doorstep with a job offer, noting that Remus would no longer need to be a stay-at-home father.

Remus had politely refused, hoping to spare her the criticism Dumbledore had received following his hire. Minerva was insistent, though, and had roped Dora in on it. Eventually, he had agreed to return to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts on the condition that he could commute from Hogsmeade.

Teddy looked at his mother with wide eyes. “Do you think if I change my hair, the hat will let me pick my house?”

“Which house do you want?”

Teddy froze and Remus watched his hair dull from a vibrant teal to an icy blue. “I don’t know, which one do you think I should pick?”

“It doesn’t matter what house you’re in, Teddy,” Remus assured him with a hand on his shoulder. 

“You and Harry were in Gryffindor,” he pointed out.

Remus shrugged. “Yes, but your mother was a Hufflepuff and your Nan a Slytherin. Luna and Penelope were both Ravenclaws.”

“There’s no bad house,” Dora stressed.

Teddy nodded resolutely. “Alright.”

Tonks grinned. “Want us to walk you on the train?”

“No,” he said quickly and set off a few paces ahead of them, muttering, “how embarrassing.”

“Can you believe that our baby’s all grown up? I suppose that makes you a bit of an old man,” Dora teased.

Remus rolled his eyes. “He’s hardly all grown up.” He smiled at her. “Thinking of trading me in for a younger model?”

“Oh, you know I would never,” she smacked him playfully as they followed Teddy. It was getting a bit harder to keep up with him; he had pulled a hat over his head. As of late, his hair had been cycling through house colors while his eyes remained a steely gray. Dora had told Remus that the same happened to her the night before she left – she had been so overwhelmed she could control her morphs.

“Harry!” Remus said as he embraced his son’s Godfather. “Glad you could make it.”

“Are you kidding? I wouldn’t miss seeing my Godson off to Hogwarts.” Harry looked Teddy over. “A bit nervous, are we?”

Teddy shrugged. “Maybe.”

“He’s worried about the sorting,” Dora whispered.

“Oh, nothing to worry about there,” Harry said, “It doesn’t hurt a bit.”

Remus found himself chuckling at the joke. Harry had always looked like James, but lately Remus noticed he had begun to act a bit more like him, too. Sometimes, it was painfully hard to watch – especially the older Harry got, knowing his father had never reached that milestone.

He had felt that way the night he had come home from the battle – he was married, with a son he would raise, but he had spent the whole night wondering if he had deserved it. James and Sirius had never had such opportunities and they were far more deserving, could have been far better at it. When he had confessed these feelings to Nymphadora on a particularly sleepless night, he thought, for just a moment, that she was going to literally knock some sense into him.

She had simply pulled him close and insisted that everyone deserved to be happy and loved – it wasn’t something he had to earn – and that, really, his friends would only want the best for him. More surprisingly, though, she told him that she understood. That the ministry used to harp about survivor’s guilt after missions but that she had never really felt it until that night.

Remus was brought back to the conversation by Dora’s gentle hand on his arm. Teddy was rolling his eyes at something Harry had said and Harry was grinning at them. Remus, despite his usual hesitance at public displays of affection, pulled Dora into a quick kiss. “I love you,” he whispered.

“I love you more,” she said as she pulled him into another.

They broke apart at Teddy’s indignant protests. “Mum, Da, stop! That’s disgusting!”

Remus chuckled and ducked his head to hide his blush but Dora just laughed. “Oh, just you wait, your Nan used to give me a big kiss on the cheek right before she’d put me on the train.” 

She lunged for him, but Harry grabbed her. “Run, Teddy, I’ll hold her off!”

Teddy looked like he was considering it, but Remus caught a hold of his arm, “There will be no more embarrassing Teddy,” he declared, calling a truce between the three of them. “But you are required to give your mother and I a hug before you board.”

“A side hug,” he bartered.

“A real hug,” he insisted, “or I’ll let her kiss both your cheeks and sneak her into the sorting.”

“You wouldn’t,” Harry cried as Dora pulled out of his grip.

“Don’t test me,” he warned playfully.

“Fine,” Teddy reluctantly agreed, though he hugged his father tight.

“We’re so proud of you,” Remus whispered as he squeezed his son back, “And we always will be.”

Dora sniffled as she held him tight. “You better write to me or I’ll send a howler of me singing,” she threatened.

“I promise,” Teddy said.

“Want help with your things?” Harry asked.

“Sure,” Teddy said as he bounded for the train.

Dora turned to him, slack-jawed. “Can you believe him?”

Remus grinned at her. “Can you blame him; we’re old and embarrassing.”

“Speak for yourself,” she said as she pulled him into another kiss.

[afflictedang3l]

me the night before school curating the perf outfit for the next day

[cowplushies]

HRNGG I'm so nervous <- is starting new job today

[bughead-in-the-comics]

Betty has a Juggie lamp in First Day Jitters, Betty's Diary #37 (1990).

[termy]

This how you know I play too many games:

I woke up this morning and thought I couldn't get out of bed until I completed an achievement 😭

I kept checking my phone like ok surely I got it by now lmao

[writer-rider-flirty-thirties]

Chapter 9: It’s Exciting, Right?!

The sun shining through his floor-to-ceiling windows wasn’t what woke Adrien up on this wonderful morning.

Nope.

What woke Adrien up was the anticipation of the exciting event that was happening that day!

Adrien was going to school!

It had taken years but Gabriel Agreste - his father who had always been uptight and super protective over every single thing -  was finally allowing him, previously homeschooled and extremely sheltered Adrien Agreste, to go to a public school! Adrien was finally going to be doing something he’d dream of ever since he was a child!

It was wild!

Needless to say, Adrien woke up with a smile on his face and happy sigh from his lips, “School.”

At his sigh, a red and black blur zoomed into his face. “Good morning, Adrien!”

Sighing again, Adrien grinned. “It is a good morning, Tikki.”

As he sat up and stretched, Tikki danced above his head. “I’m so happy for you! You finally get to do this!”

“Me too, Tikki! I can’t believe it’s finally happening!”

Maybe it’s because you don’t deserve it.

Adrien shook his head and sprung out of bed. “Time to shower!”

Chapter 9 of Can Life Be Beautiful (Instead of Big Fun)? for @mlbigbang is now posted!

[starswhogaze]

When you get to the library so early that you have to wait for the regional manager to open it 💀

[looselipssinkships-x]

woke up before my alarm and i'm a little bummed because i had some good songs cued up in a nice little order and everything

[borderlinebanshee]

First day of a new job. I haven’t worked since I had a mental breakdown and ragequit my job in the middle of a meeting. This job is 1000% different but I’m still terrified. Wish me luck 😬🙃

[exitstageleft-pursuedbyabear]

OG Harvey girlies who saw the Too Sweet edits and went "you don't understand him at all"

May present you:

[honeybee-taskforce]

Good morningg!! I have a mandatory work meeting today so I’m posting this while pretending to take notes about whatever the hell they’re talking about :P. Thanks for the tag @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut <3

Carlos tries not to keep glancing back at the man, but given Nancy’s face as she walks over to greet him, he must not be doing a very good job.

“Pick up your jaw, Reyes.”

He rolls his eyes, but still clears his throat and stands up a little taller. His eyes shift to her and she has a catlike grin spreading across her face. It’s too late in the day to entertain any of this nonsense.

“How’s the first day back?” He asks to distract her.

She squints her eyes a bit and sees what he’s doing, but entertains him anyways. “It’s been slow as hell honestly. This is our first call today.”

“No way.” Carlos glances at the clock on the wall and sees it’s almost 4pm.

“Yup.” a sharp pop on the p. “The crew is- good, though. I thought it’d be harder to come back after so long but…” She trails off and turns to look back at her team who are now doing last checks of equipment.

They fall into a silence as they stand there watching the paramedics of the 126 work and shuffle about. It’s the first call of the day and there already looks to be some sort of fluid system on who has what task. Carlos is impressed and he’s about to voice such when he turns his head to Nancy and sees her eyes staring ahead, unfocused.

It throws him off and he doesn’t know what to say. Tommy saves him by calling for Nancy and she raises her hand up in acknowledgement.

She turns her head to the side and Carlos can see a slight dew of a tear forming on the side of her eye. He doesn’t point it out, but they both know it’s there as Nancy goes to wipe it. Her voice cracks slightly, “See you around Carlos.”

He waves and watches her walk back. Taking a deep breath and righting her posture, she steps closer to the ambulance and immediately joins the system in place. Whatever is going on in her head, Carlos is sad to see. He watches the three of them work and prepare to head out, and his eyes naturally follow her in worry.

Occasionally his gaze slips to the very handsome man working with his friends.

No pressure tags to @paperstorm @heartstringsduet @carlos-in-glasses @whatsintheboxmh @lemonlyman-dotcom @alrightbuckaroo @sznofthesticks @sanjuwrites @fallout-mars @never-blooms @vineofroses @your-catfish-friend @im-overstimulated-and-im-sad @lightningboltreader and @catanisspicy +open tag to YOU sitting in seat 13E.

[1-800-iluvhockey]

no mercy on day one

[jrueships]

guess whos not going in at all this week, actually

[fused-shad0w]

Leons big day!

[hvly]

i feel like i’m in 6th grade again and it’s the first day of school

[agent-posting]

snff ssnnnfff ?

- @zed-posting-1

Could you please stop? This isn't helping my nerves at all.