#i am so sorry for bein deranged about him

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I wish I could do this as an ask from @astarionsbeloved but Tumblr is bein Tumblr.

I'd like to ask for a head canon! Astarion with an autistic partner? As an adult autistic afab who was very late diagnosed and is constantly struggling to balance things (including skill regression which I seriously wish they'd talk about more), I'd love to read someone else's personal head canon for this.

Ok, this one was difficult! Thanks @rachelle-on-the-run for tips!

Astarion x Autistic Tav

Masterlist

Headcanons

You have always been aware something is off with you.

It's not like you are sick or deranged, but you have had difficulties communicating with other people or understanding what this world wants from you.

You can't read social cues, often don't get the context, and are absolutely oblivious about flirting.

Your family has always blamed it on you - just take a grip! What do you mean, you can't go outside without a weird black cape that was given to you ages ago?

What do you mean you can't hold your tears? Are you a toddler?

Grow up!

The kidnapping and getting the tadpole in your brains really take a toll on you.

You can't sleep in the tent. You've lost your black cape.

There are too many people around you. You have to sleep in different places every night. You have to eat what you manage to find, not your comfort food.

You see it as a chance to get this grip. You can. You are an adult. You can make your brain work!

For a while, you manage to do so. But you can't understand why Astarion pays so much attention to you.

Until Gale tells you that it's flirting.

You are embarrassed. With little to no sexual experience, you just thought Astarion was friendly!

And you absolutely can't read the room which ends up with Gale being offended by your comments about his personal life, and Shadowheart almost puts some sort of a curse on you just because you blurted something insensitive.

And yep, you've crossed Astarion's boundaries a few times. Because you just couldn't understand why certain things hurt him.

And then, something horrible happens.

There is a battle. Not the bloodiest, not the most difficult.

But you have a meltdown.

It's just too much. Too many sounds, too many people, too much, too much.

You cry and scream, throwing objects into the wall.

The whole party is embarrassed.

But not Astarion.

He gently takes you to the camp where he tugs you in the blanket while speaking something soft in Elven.

And then he leaves you alone making sure no one from the camp disturbs you.

When you feel better you crawl outside to notice him sitting with a book.

"I am sorry", you sniff.

"Don't. It's not your fault. Besides, I should admit, you've done your best all this time."

You are shocked. There is understanding in his voice.

"It's just how your brain works, Tav. You are overwhelmed easily, it's ok."

He helps you to re-create your routine making it workable at the camp.

He even gets you a comfort cape - not like the one you used to have, but a very similar one.

Astarion also looks for food you can eat as a picky eater and scolds anyone at camp who tries to ostracize you

At the sametime , he doesn't allow anyone to infantilize you.

You are a grown adult so is he. You can make decisions and deal with consequences.

For him it's a nice change as well - he has to be very clear with you saying what he wants and why.

You have to deal with a stigma - people who know you often call Astarion a predator because he sleeps with a person who is "mentally ill."

He doesn't take any of this bs. You aren't ill. You know what you do.

Mostly.

With time, he learns how to deal with your meltdowns and even predict them. He professionally takes you away from the possible triggers and makes sure you are okay.

You shower him with your affection - sometimes unpredictable, sometimes crossing his boundaries.

You accidentally help him deal with his back scars. You just didn't realize you weren't supposed to touch them.

You started rubbing his back with your gentle fingers and before Astarion managed to get away from you, he suddenly realized it felt nice.

It is still a lot of work for you two.

But you glad to share this journey with each other.

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It’s like three am when I’m writing this and I have no idea if it’ll make sense but what are some of your favorite Mike Cutter og Law and Order episodes/ scenes?? Can be interpreted as anything really. I got back into og law and order and I like Mike a bit unhinged and he makes my brain tickle <3

hey anon!!! idk how much of the series you've seen so i'll try to keep this as spoiler-free as possible!

omggggg uhhhhh man where do i begin!!!!

episode-wise, these are some of my top ranked eps for mike, in no particular order:

S18E12 Submission (the wine scene with Lara Flynn Boyle? WHEW!) S18E15 Boogeyman (mike is sooooo unhinged in the last scene) S19E1 Rumble (his closing is especially great here knowing how conflicted he is about having to give it, love the genuine conflict with mccoy) S19E21 Skate or Die (the scene with him saying a line in russian lives rent-free in my head) S2018 Brazil (sad "my parents sucked" mike, the questioning of Tony Hale at the end gets me 😭😭😭 every single time) S20E16 Innocence (he gets soooo put through the ringer in this one and contrary to popular belief MIKE DID NOTHING WRONG IN THIS EPISODE) S20E15 Brilliant Disguise (just love seeing my man so deranged) S20E9 For the Defense (Mike melting into an embarrassed mess when he realizes basically everyone and their mothers knows he has a crush on Connie)

a couple of random moments that tickle my brain:

S19E6 Sweetie - the confrontation with Vivica A. Fox at the end S18E13 Angelgrove - his closing kicks ass (as per usual) but idk why i liked this one especially S19E22 The Drowned and the Saved - confrontation with Governor Shalvoy (iykyk) S18E16 Strike - Mike talking with Jack about how much Connie kicked his ass in court 🥰🥰🥰 S18E17 Personae Non Grata - THE SCENE WITH THE BONES S19E4 Falling - when he's sitting in the hospital room "you just have to try to save who you can save" 😭😭😭 S19E5 Knock Off - having to stay behind in Dargerville with Lupo and they're just a coupla guys bein dudes S20E20 The Taxman Cometh - "everyone's calling me Boomerang Mike" S20E4 Reality Bites - Mike just messing with Connie because she has to be in a reality show in order to get access to information that will help them in a trial lmao

okay anon i gotta stop or i'll be here forever!!!! (this is probably wayyyy more than you thought and i am so sorry 😭😭😭) always feel free to swing back into my inbox to talk mike or l&o (and would love to e-meet ya if you ever decide to come off anon in the future!)

i love talking about my unhinged emotionally constipated prosecutor, so this ask made my day! thank you :)

[homoeroticvillain]

i actually think you guys should be grateful i cant draw cause otherwise youd be forced to look at midori on the daily

[sanchoyo]

danny phantom 14-20 thoughts!! I finished up s1 :D these last few eps were actually really really good!!!

-did. did tucker really just say esperanto was a dead language only spoken as a secret code between geeks. google says around 100,000 people actively speak it. oh my god...it being an auxiliary language doesn't mean its 'just for geeks to speak in code' ...it helps bridge gaps between people who don't have a language in common...

-danny really isn't pulling punches when it comes to fighting the ghost-cop possessed people huh. like he SLAMMED KWAN INTO THE CONCRETE SO HARD. HE THREW PAULINA INTO A BILLBOARD. will that...I mean it WOULD carry over to their bodies non-possessed, right? like if the ghost piloting their bodies gets hurt?? itd be so upsetting to be possessed, lose time, then wake up covered in bruises (and possibly, broken bones??) real horror movie stuff im sure wont be addressed in any way

-tuckers parents seem nice! I like them :)

-WULF IS CUTE AND I FEEL BAD. im so glad the gang realized he was only causing trouble bc of the shock collar walker put on him and helped. also, him wearing that big hoodie with the hood on, and thinking its subtle. we can tell youre still a giant wolfie :) THEN GETTING SUCKED INTO THE PORTAL AAAAH :( anxiously waiting to see Him Again....

-DANNY BLASTING HIS PARENTS THINKING THEY WERE OVERSHADOWED LMFAO GET THEIR ASSES. maddie marking how many ghosts she gets with lipstick tallies on the side of her portal gun? kindaaa iconic tho. (ALSO, SHE WAS LIKE, 2 FT AWAY FROM HIM RIGHT AFTER SHE TRIED TO SHOOT HIM. HOW DO YOU NOT RECONINZE YOUR OWN SON??? like sure, he might have diff hair/eye colors. but like, if one of my family members dyed their hair, and was wearing contacts, its not like id be like 'wHO IS THIS STRANGER!!!' ...he still has all his facial features!! same everything!!! I hate it here)

-paulina being #1 girl realizing danny's a friendly ghost immediately. smart queen. lancer and kwan ran away right after he made this sweet baby face at them:

which is hilarious.

-ok. im not saying his bullying is JUSTIFIED, but. dash looked so pleased with the (cute!) poster he just painted, and danny comes thru the wall and spills paint on his nice letterman jacket. his anger is justified maybe 65% of the time so far...(not the way he handles it, but STILL.) at least lancer is stepping in!! and them making a silly little bet was...cute?? until dash pulled out his GROSS UNDERWEAR AND SAID DANNY WOULD HAVE TO EAT THEM???? WHAT THE FUCK MAN. TUCKER WAS SO RIGHT ITS FUCKING WEIRD TO CARRY THOSE AROUND EWWW. THIS KID IS UNWELL. lancer was right, his animatronic setup was SUPER IMPRESSIVE?? hes actually pretty creative. danny meanwhile is stealing the fright knight's design...I hope dash is taking art classes or smth with his sports

-fright knight is the most bestest ghost so far i LOVE THAT DESIGN. I am biased towards knights, and characters with swords, but he fucks so severely. and should sue danny for copyright infringement for stealing his design for his haunted house. if some 14 yr old broke into MY house and stole MY sword, id also be pissed. his evil winged unicorn rules too with its FANGS. and he just CAN SHOVE THE PORTAL OPEN WITH HIS HANDS??? is he the strongest ghost weve seen so far? idk but hes my fav. SOUL SHREDDER IS SUCH A COOL SWORD NAME TOO. ANY NAMED SWORD ALSO FUCKS. 'flaming bedsheets of DEATH' funny king. ALSO he was polite to dash and tucker when just asking for directions and telling tucker 'oh maybe, just a suggestion, maybe be nicer to me and be more respectful :)' I LOOOVE HIM.

-I noticed this in the Ember ep, but jazz has an electric guitar in her room!! talent musical queen!! its cool to see hobbies just in the bg.

-fright knight's murder castle reminds me of the booby trapped murder castle in zexal!! another supposedly 'for kids' show with murder/trap castles! we love that. if you are a dp fan reading this, give yugioh zexal a try. its also got 13-14 year old protags and involves (alien) ghosts. the cardgame is just a vessel for the plot, which is really good. (I just want more people to watch my fav yugioh, man)

-danny. with a SWORD.

-danny doesnt NEED TO WIN this contest, dash didnt STEAL HIS DESIGNS AND STEAL A SWORD. he also got excited to hear lancer got sent to a dimension with his worst fears too just so he could win the contest? DANNY WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU!!! BRO MAYBE YOURE 14 AND HAVENT FULLY DEVOLPED YOUR WHOLE BRAIN YET, BUT...THATS FUCKED. this kid casually says the most deranged things, I do worry for my spooky son. once again, therapy needed. that judo toss was great tho. I wonder if he actually did pick up some martial arts stuff from his mom?

-danny can fly 112 mph!!! thats so fast! I love the lil montage of him and his friends testing his abilities and stuff, very cute and a good way to showcase what he can do by now and how much more proficient he's gotten from ep 1!!! I'm sure he's going to get more abilities :)

-im glad...maddie's at least TRYING this ep. I do feel for her because her husband is a man baby. but the fact it took 16 episodes to get a kinda semblance of any kind of real concern or attempts at bonding. hmm. jack's 'BACK OFF SHES A MINOR' @ the ghost trying to attack jazz. also was very funny. and him wanting to make an action figure of her? are the parents redeeming themselves to me? slightly. they gotta Work Harder

-THE GHOST. IS FLYING. THE PLANE.

-fenton machete. but she doesnt carry a PHONE??? ???

-I mean I expected vlad when you namedrop him earlier in the ep, and also the title card picture, and dalv corp being fucking vlad backwards. but seeing him just pull up on a golf cart made me bust out laughing. WITH the gift baskets prepared. why wouldnt you at least be suspicious. also, if he wants danny to be his lil sonboy, why is he so fucking malicious?? dude you are going about this in such a bad way. stop it. get some help.

-maddie not even hesitating to drag danny out. fucking good. danny is so right, go on the internet to date. get a cat. how do you spend...how many years?? has it been since college?? at least 20, right, since the parents/vlad are in their 40s? hung up on ONE girl. my god, man. incel drama queen. her kung fu IS impressive, but dude. 'we both know hes a creep' SO right. it sucks but they do need a phone and shit being in the middle of NOWHERE. also, just stealing his helicopter was great. <3

-'you must be exhausted carrying the weight of that mistake you made years ago' 'well we all make mistakes. maybe I'll make one now!' WHY DID THIS EXHCHANGE SEND ME. AND VLAD WITH THE BREATH SPRAY EWWW BITCH. 'OLD BAIT BREATH' SOO RIGHT. both danny and his mom playing him HAHAH hes so dumb. or rather, I think he thinks with his emotions too too much and is...actually pretty gullible? lmao he believed danny was ready to give in SO fast. (which is sad hes that hopeful, like you have SO MUCH MONEY YOU COULD EASILY GET ANOTHER GIRL WHO HAS A KID. AND WOULD WANT TO BE WITH YOU AND BE SUPPORTED. GET OVER THIS (1) WOMAN ALREADY IM GETTING SECONDHAND EMBARRASSMENT AAAAH)

-GHOST BEAR GHOST BEAR GHOST BEAR. it was also in the title card, but I still got very excited. we love bears here

-SAM'S BAT SWIMSUIT COVERUP!!! her outfits are simply iconic.

-'i'd tell you to go to the mens room, but I don't think you qualify' top paulina transphobic moments. :( and him wearing a tanktop to the swim park? hmmm! (actually I think she was overshadowed by then, so, KITTY top 10 transphobic moments??)

-kitty just piloting paulina around makes me feel SO bad tho, paulina's gonna wake up and be like 'wtf do you mean I was dating this rando' like youre leading danny on to make johnny jealous, and also just POSSESSING POOR PAULINA. dude take your relationship problems ELSEWHERE. last time we saw them, they seemed like such a cute couple!! wtf johnny!! I mean, she sucks for trying to make him jealous, he sucks for looking at other girls...maybe they need a break, but Not Like This. or, you know, just. better communication...

-and the A-listers having a full packet and a stamp system. who organizes this. kwan fucking owning being the new danny though, this is hysterical. THE TUCKER/KWAN FLOWER FIELD TWIRL. UNIRONICALLY ADORABLE. and him giving it his all for the poetry slam. bless his HEARTTTT.

-Star owns. actually, all of the extra characters are shining this ep and I love it.

-INVISO-BILL??? NOOOO THEY DID HIM SOO DIRTY. DANNY SWEETIE IM SO SORRY.

-johnny and danny bein friends and staging a fake fight (which danny takes too seriously, once again this child has aggression he NEEDS TO WORK OUT) I hope these three stay friends, I said it before but danny needs more friendly ghosts to hang with.

-at this point, Danny's ghost enemies are a lot like, I dunno, batman's rouge gallery is the first thing that comes to mind. they all have their own gimmick and unique designs, but most of them are easy to beat after learning the Moral Lesson. I still get excited when any of them show up again, though. 18 is another valerie episode!!!! :D skulker really said you two will get along if I have to handcuff you together <3 and the gym teacher really said, youre married now, have a flour baby! ngl, I'm not really watching this show for the shipping stuff (which I am very scared to look at the fandom for after I finish this watch through- I feel like there's probably discourse/arguing about ships...) but. I'm gonna put my opinion out there. valerie/danny > sam/danny. maybe I just really love the enemies to lovers trope. And the secret identity stuff adds Extra Flavor.

-SKULKER JUST HAVING THE BOX GHOST AND DANGLING HIM BY A STRING. HILARIOUS. and him watching them with binoculars and making his silly little commentary. AND MAKING THE SACK BABY CRY. LMAO. THIS DUDE IS A BABY KIDNAPPER. skulker is super fun

-danny, you just...collapsed the water tower. and then attacked the nasty burger machine...mascot thingy...out of anger..I KEEP SAYING HE'S GOT ANGER ISSUES BUT. HE REALLY NEEDS A LESSON IN MANAGING COLLATERAL DAMAGE!!! So does valerie!! They're both pretty focused on each other. I mean it's good of Danny to say he's trying to make sure PEOPLE don't get hurt, but... (I mean I guess it's not something 14 year olds WOULD worry about, but as an adult im like, who's going to fix that? how much money will that take??)

-TUCKER MAKING BANK. and sam and tucker being super emotionally attached to their flour baby and being pretty good parents. that's cute...also him just straight kissing her and being like. WAIT. O_O JDSKAFHD. his mom baking them into cookies was the funniest possible result. tbh I dont feel like this is on tucker, if anything the other kid's shouldve been more responsible! He was just taking an opportunity to get that $$ which I respect

-Danny being more understanding of Valerie's situation in the end (helping her at her job, too, and trying to keep that a secret for her!!!) And seeing them work together this ep, and also her letting phantom get her out of the ghost zone...was very sweet. LOVE that. more valerie eps pls

-me when I realize vlad's big stupid house exploded because of his own carelessness with changing the ghost portal ectofiltrator or whatever: *pointing and laughing*

-me when I realize it means he's gonna go make danny's life hell for it somehow: >:(

-SCOOBY PARODY!!! I feel like there's gotta be some scooby doo/danny phantom crossover stuff, right? also, 'guys in white' men in black wishes

-'oh, that's right! dad married the love of your life! you're bitter and alone!' DANNNNNYY GET HIS ASS ONCE AGAIN WE ARE POINTING AND LAUGHING AT VLAD

-'jack, you captured the ghost boy!!' UMM. he did nothing <3 'we have a weapon's vault??' YOU HAVE A WEAPONS VAULT??? and jack didnt put a handle on the inside. of fucking course he didnt! why would you leave that to your son!! or expect him to clean YOUR LAB when its where you work with probably dangerous chemicals and weapons and hes 14!! give him normal chores, like, I dunno, vacuuming, laundry, dishes...CMON. I hate it here. But I'm glad Jack is more chill about danny while he's a ghost, and willing to work with him for this ep. AND. I DID ENJOY JACK PUNCHING VLAD IN THE FACE. AND GENERALLY JUST OWNING HIM. the ghost punchy fists are actually amazing. like yeah, just punch a ghost in the face. that rules.

-ep 20 opens with the coolest fucking ghost lady design. her tattoos can come off and fight. MA'AM. I like ur nose ring and your cape maam hello 👉👈😳

-sam's grandma is hilarious and the most valid member of her family and I love her. thats my grandma now. and tucker covering for sam by dressing as her. thats true friendship <3 also skipping school to go to a goth circus. just bestie things! sam's parents are haters but for all the wrong reasons.

-'my family has controlled ghosts with this for generations!' WAIT. WAIT FREAKSHOW /ISNT/ A GHOST? I didn't expect that...he's just a fucked up guy controlling ghosts? anyway watching danny shoot at police cars and rob banks while mind controlled. its like, the most stereotypical 'bad' things lmao. (tbh an evil ghost circus troupe is a sick concept)

this gives off big deviantart emo edit vibes

(I'm going to assume evil circus reaper danny has a lot of fan content. people love an edgy au, except this one is canon (even tho its via mind control...having the protag go evil otherwise might be hard, I guess?) but au where he stays with the troupe...that has to exist, right?)

ANYWAY. excited to start s2!! lowkey surprised by how many notes some of these posts have gotten. I've gone back and tagged them all with 'dp thoughts' so they're easier to find on my blog! ^^ and I will probably possibly do (more) fanart on my art blog after I finish the watch of the whole show, so like. @sanchoyodraws follow my art blog :)

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Lessons Learned ch 11

As promised I wrote this up this morning in between the teens and tween leaving and the horrible task of waking up the boy child.

Noelle and Mitsuhide fell into a comfortable routine over the next few weeks as they cleared out a room in his house to use for the base of the new business. Noelle received her diaploma on the third week after the hellish week of finals. She was now working full time as his TA while she was ordering things and getting the paperwork and insurance for the business set up.

Mitsuhide couldn’t complain about anything in his life currently. He was content to watch over her everyday and then again at night to make sure that she was not over doing it. The other professors in the building had noticed the change in him and commented on it almost daily. Everyone else had noticed the growing size of his TA and they started to put together that she was his partner but the how’s and why’s were never answered.

After one staff meeting Hideyoshi caught up to him. “Why did you tell us your signanifcate other was your TA?”

“Why ever would that matter?” Mitsuhide asked.

“Well she is showing now so when exactly did you two hook up? It had to be before the semester started but you seemed so indifferent to her in the beginning.” Hideyoshi asked, “Or was that part of your plan?”

“I was never indifferent to her.” Mitsuhide replied with a smirk. “Hideyoshi don’t look into it to much. Noelle and I are two adults and we decided to try to have a normal relationship for once. I love her and she me, though I have no idea why.”

“Well you have money, my friend.” Hideyoshi replied.

“And you think she is a gold digger?” Mitsuhide snidedly asked. He then laughed as he remembered the conversation on the first time he took her out to dinner what seemed so long ago. “She is not. Furthermore she is carrying my child there, I would watch what you say.”

“Come on Mitsuhide think about it clearly. I mean an very pretty young woman seemingly falls for a professor in her last semester. What better way to trp him then to get pregnant?” Hideyoshi asked.

“Or you could ask a seemingly beautiful intelligent woman managed to stir a professors mind and body and he went after the one thing he wanted in years.” Mitsuhide said as he smiled, “Either way Hideyoshi she was never my student and she is an adult so no lines were crossed professionally or legally. In a couple of months our son will be here and to be honest none of that concerns you. Now you will excuse me as my very pregnant TA who happens to be the love of my life is waiting for me.”

“Akechi just be careful.” Hideyoshi called out.

Mitsuhide just mumbled under his breath, “Your being careful will only lead you to be alone if you question every detail of other peoples lives, asshat.”

He walked to his office building and made his way up the stairs to hear a female seem to yell from the middle of his hallway. He walked down the corrider and saw his door was propped open. He rounded the corner and saw a student in the office with Noelle who looked up with relief as she saw him. she moved around the desk to place herself behind him. The student had wide eyes and looked almost deranged as she met his eyes.

“Do you remember me, Professor?” she asked though the words were forced.

“Of course I do Miss. Thompson.” He replied.

“Did you forget what we had so quickly that you moved on to her?” the young woman screamed.

“Miss. Thompson I am truly sorry but I have no idea what you are talking bout.” He replied clearly confused. As another young woman walked into the room.

“I am sorry Professor. It seems she went off her medication again and is slightly delusional. She had a slight crush on you while she took your class.” The other young woman said softly. “It seems she is having a slight break from reality and when she heard that you were having a child with your TA she broke completely.”

“How the hell did everyone find out?” Mitsuhide asked and Noelle shrugged her shoulders. She shook her head as well as she went to step around Mitsuhide to say something to the other woman but he forced her back behind him. “No, Noelle. You do not give her the chance to hurt you or him.”

“Mitsuhide I wanted to say something. I am not a child you know.” She said.

“God I know that already. Someone in a dissossitive state like this could easily throw or do something to seriously hurt you. I will never allow you to place yourself in that danger, let alone place him in that danger.” He said softly as he looked at her.

The other two women in the room were quiet now as one was talking softly to the other. She was calming the other down to the point it seemed she snapped back into place and saw where she was. Her face completely changed and so did her voice. “Oh my god. What did I do?” she asked as she stood up.

“Miss Thompson I believe you need to go have yourself evaluated and you also need to stay away from this building.We will not press charges today if you do that.” Noelle replied.

“Oh my god, did I hurt you?” Miss Thompson asked as she looked over Noelle.

“No. you did not. But you need to be seen by someone and you need to keep up with your medication. Neither of us will remember this incident though if you do those things.” Noelle said softly as the other woman helped lead Miss Thompson out of the building.

“You handled that surprisingly well.” Mitsuhdie said as he touched her stomach and pulled her closer.

“Mitsuhide I can handle myself without you getting in the way.” She said with a chuckle. “The simple fact is I understand her problem. Well both of her problems to be honest. I wouldn’t want to see you with any one else either. Her other issue well that isn’t her fault either.”

“I will always stand in front of you and will get in the way.” He said softly as he lowered his forehead to hers. “You are simple to important to me for me not to protect you.”

“I understand the reasoning but know that I can also take care of myself.” She said softly.

“I will try.” He whispered on her lips as he kissed her slowly and softly. “I just love you to much Noelle to let something happen to you.”

“I know that.” She said, “But do you think I want you to get hurt?”

“Instead of having this conversation mouse don’t we have to get ready for an appointment?” he asked.

“Really?” she said with a smile.

“Well we do have an appointment in an hour.” He replied.

“I know we do.” She said as she absentlymindedly rubbed her abdomen. The baby had been quiet most of the day.

“We are getting ready to bein the last part of just us, you know.” He said as he placed his hand there. “He needs a name sweetheart.”

“I know.” She said softly.

“I didn’t want to bring it up again after you got mad at me the last time, but I found one I like.” He said.

“I didn’t get mad at you but you were picking weird names Mitsuhide.” She said with a laugh. “What is this one?”

“Maximus.” He said.

“Maximus huh?’ she said as she thought about it. “Maximus Akechi.”

“What?” he asked as a look passed over her face.

“I like it.” She replied.

“You do?” he asked.

“You seemed surprised.” She laughed.

“You haven’t liked any name I suggested.” He chuckled.

“Maximus. It has a certain ring to it. Maximus Nathanial Akechi.” She said.

“Noelle that sounds perfect.” He said with a grin forming on his face.

“I like it. I think we found the aliens name Mitsuhide.” She said.

“Now you need to agree to become an Akechi as well.” Mitsuhide said.

“We talked about that already.” She said.

“I am not going to relent until you do agree to become my wife, Noelle.” He said. “I told you I don’t care if it is before the baby comes or after but I want you at least agree.”

“Mitsu.” She said with a huff.

“Please Noelle.” He asked. “I want my family to be complete”

“So if we aren’t married or engaged we aren’t complete?” she asked.

“You know what I mean.” He said. “When he is born I don’t want to see the name Hanson on anything. I want him to always be an Akechi. He is my son as well as yours.”

“I see your point. They did go over that at the last appointment that no matter what he will be born with my name not yours. I have to think about this Mitsu. I mean you are changing his life for sure but also mine.” She said.

“Mouse you know I love you.” He said as he looked at her.

“I know. I love you as well.” She said with a smile. “I never doubted that Mitsuhide. You have to understand I haven’t had the best examples of how a good marriage should work. The idea somewhat scares me.”

“I understand. Just know Mouse it is whatever we make of it. We haven’t followed any pattern to date. We will make our own way.” Mitsuhide said as he turned the ring he gave to her on her hand. She wore it openly and knew it was an engagement ring though she had not said yes yet. He knew he would wear her down sometime in the near future.