While Louis was relaxing by the fireplace with his father, Emma had carried the twins to their beds. They were still a bit too excited from all the fun and gifts, but after a bedtime story about Father Winter, they had finally drifted off to sleep.
When returning downstairs, Emma made another quick detour, before joining Niall and Louis in the living room with her hands hidden behind her back.
Louis would almost not have noticed, until Emma alluded to it. Despite his impatience to see this last gift, he followed his mother's rule to wait with his eyes closed. Thinking about it, this was still the fastest way to his goal.
With one arm stretched out, Louis patiently kept his eyes shut, waiting for his last Winterfest gift. Suddenly, he felt something wooden touch his hand, but he still waited for his mother's confirmation that it was time to look.
Once Emma gave him the okay, Louis took a peek at his hand, which now held a golden nutcracker. While it was nothing as big as the puppet theatre, it felt special to him, and he knew he was going to treasure it. He stared at the little figure with stars in his eyes, already cherishing it and deciding to give it a name: Sammy.
Despite the fact that Louis loved the gift as it was, Emma and Niall gave him a knowing smile, and they revealed that this was not all there was to it. In fact, the nutcracker was a hint at where they were going to take him soon: The Nutcracker ballet! Hearing these news, Louis excitedly jumped around and into his mother's arms. Finally, he was old enough to visit the theatre with his parents, and they had not forgotten about it.
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Emma: "Took me a while, but the girls are finally asleep. How are my boys doing?"
Emma: "Did you enjoy your Winterfest so far?"
Louis: "Loved it!"
Emma: "You're lucky then, it isn't over just yet!"
Louis: "What do you mean?"
Emma: "There is another surprise waiting for you, Louis."
Louis: *gasp* "What is it?"
Emma: *chuckles* "Close your eyes and you'll find out! And no peeking!"
Louis: "I'm not- fine."
...
Emma: "And... you can open them!"
Louis: "Whoa!"
Niall: "Do you know what it is?"
Louis: "It's a nutcracker! It's so pretty! I shall call him... Sammy."
Emma: "That's actually not the whole surprise. Have you heard of the Nutcracker ballet?"
Louis: "I don't think I have."
Niall: "Would you like to find out about it? You remember we promised to take you to the ballet, right?"
Louis: "Wait, we're finally going to the ballet!?"
Emma: "That's right!"
Louis: "THANK YOU SO MUCH!!"
Emma: *oof* "Easy there, Louis. I can't carry you as easily now as when you were younger."
Niall: *laughing*
Louis: "Oops, sorry!"
Emma: "Now, let's get you to bed. I'll carry you, too."
Louis: "Aww..."
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I feel like if my ocs had a fandom she’d be so mischaracterized. .. rip Emma you would’ve loved current Fandom culture
Tw for sui mention under cut ! Stay safe ^_^
Kinda a design draft ??? Really just removed the eyeshadow … rip eyeshadow 💔
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Emma Jones
Character created and drawn by Pinliteral
Trans woman (she/her)
Aro/Ace
Emma is probably the most mellow out of the group, just being a quiet kid, she’s known Leon since kindergarten and he surprisingly hasn’t rubbed off on her much.
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Not too long after Louis, it was his twin sisters' birthday. Emma had spent all morning in the kitchen, baking sweet treats for the party, and soon, bit by bit, all immediate family arrived to celebrate.
With a cuddle and a kiss, it was time to send Ruby and Dorothy off to be yet another year older. Although, to Emma and Niall, it felt like they were only just born yesterday.
In toddlerhood, just as when they were younger, Emma still insisted on dressing the girls in matching dresses at all times, with Ruby wearing green and Dorothy wearing the same in red. This was not going to change any time soon, for as long as she had any say in dressing them.
Their personalities were only just developing, but it became clearer than before that Dorothy was a much more energetic child than her sister, even more so than she was as a baby. Meanwhile, Ruby's tendency to seek the protection of her parents and to stick near her younger sister was manifesting more now as well. Either way, their bond as twins was still as strong as ever, that much was clear.
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