#i want to see them celebrate their wedding anniversaries and visit their nieces/nephews and maybe even adopt and child on their own and

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I need more middle aged men byler content tbh

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can you list your favorite klance fics ://

(i’m not sure how to respond to your ‘ :// ‘ emoji, but i’ll take any excuse to gush about fics lol)

I have so many favorite fics, so I’ll just list some oneshots for now so that this list doesn’t become too long 

(I might post a list of more oneshots and ongoing fics if anyone is interested!)

SFW Oneshots: 

you’re lucky that’s what i like by @zenstrike

Lance rescues a hamster from certain doom.

or, Lance has Keith wrapped around his little finger and doesn’t even realize it.

This is literally the cutest and softest klance series I’ve read in a long time!! It gives me lots of feelings and feeds my need for lovestruck Keith ladfajdifjdsklf

hey, mom, i met a boy by @mothpoem

“Sweetheart,” says Lance, his hair longer, his shoulders broader, the slope of his nose uneven now where it didn’t used to be, “you don’t know the half of it.”

LISTEN. This fic owns my ass, it’s so good. It has all my favorite tropes (marriage proposals, visions of the future, love realizations, etc.) and every moment between Lance and Keith is so sweet and full of love hnnngh. 

i know what you did last summer by seventies

Saving angry, mysterious damsels in distress multiple times weren’t in the job description of being a lifeguard. It would have been slightly bearable if only everyone would stop asking Lance if he remembered what he did last summer. What really happened, anyway? AU

Pining Keith? Oblivious Lance? A little bit of Memory Loss? Heck yeah!!! This fic also made me laugh a lot, so I always reread this when I need a pick-me-up

this, our town of halloween by @tobiologist

“Yeah, well, it’s written all over both of your faces,” Lance hisses. “It’s not a big deal.”

Pidge taps her chin. “Oh, you mean Keith, the local introvert and your ex-rival, creeping out of his cave to go to a huge Halloween celebration with you and your little niece and nephew? Of course that’s not a big deal. Silly me!”

Or: Lance invites Keith to Disneyland on Halloween and glimpses an entirely new side of the boy he has a stupidly massive crush on.

Lately, I’ve been loving tropes where people go on a ‘date’, insist that it’s not a date and then finally realize it’s a date. Also, pining Lance is good shit. 

Smell as Sweet by ultimateparadox

Coffee and love, Lance thinks, are the only universal constants.

Established relationship!!! Marriage proposals!!! Becoming a family!!! Everything here is amazing!!!

Bastion by Foxcote

In a healing universe, Keith and Lance await the arrival of their daughter.

I am a sucker for klance as parents, and one scene in particular between Keith and Krolia really captured my heart

In every reality, I reach for you by @enlacinglineswrites

Stories inspired the Klance AU month prompts.

I love drabble series and this one right here has so many interesting and wonderful aus! I read it time and time again like a morning newspaper lol. 

Somewhere a Clock is Ticking by @emphasis-all-mine

This is a story about time travel, lost memories, growing up broken, ukulele lessons, peanut butter banana sandwiches, and a stuffed hippo named Patches.

This is also the story of how James Griffin saved the world, but couldn’t stop his parents from falling in love.

Literally the fic that made me warm up to James! I’ve always loved time travel stories and the characterizations in this fic is so fun and enjoyable, I hold it very close to my heart! Also, klance family aldjofiadjfdf

5 + 1 times: lance and the search for keith’s boyfriend by @starwar 

Who could it be?!

Lance tried to convince himself it wasn’t jealousy… it was just friendly concern. He had to ensure that whoever Keith was with treated him well, not that Keith needed Lance to look after him, but still, Keith deserved the world and Lance wanted to make sure whoever he was with gave that to him.

Just buddy-buddy concerns.

or alternatively; 5 + 1 times lance doesn’t realise he’s keith’s boyfriend

Oblivious Lance who doesn’t know he’s Keith’s boyfriend? Bet your ass I’m gonna read that!!

chaser of fate by freshia

Where Lance thinks everyone else is really frickin’ weird, the others spend copious amounts of time trying to get him to just remember, and Keith just wants to (re?)live his life.

(Modern Reincarnation AU where the biggest threat to face, is the looming deadlines for essays.)

One of the first klance fics I’ve read and one that I absolutely consider a classic. I love me some reincarnation au’s, and I love how this one is nice and not too angsty! 

Save the Date by @thathopelessromantic 

They had gotten married in the middle of a war, on an alien spaceship, both boasting major injuries. It was rushed and short and the team was thrust into battle almost immediately after “I do.” But afterwards, after some insistent questioning from Keith, Lance admitted to things he had let himself imagine for their wedding, were they to have had one on Earth.

Cute established and married klance celebrating their anniversary, what more can a girl want? 

Speak for the Stars by @speakswords 

All Lance has ever wanted is to prove his worth. So, maybe it’s fitting that the Black Lion picked him right when Lotor betrayed them and Shiro’s clone went rogue. Right when the team was at its lowest and closest to failing.

The desire for glory that Lance grew up with—that drove him to join the Garrison and pursue fighter class, that drove him into his one-sided rivalry with Keith, that drove him after Keith in the Sonoran Desert and into Blue’s cockpit and into space and into the war in the first place—it’s a relic of the past for him now. All he wants these days is to keep his friends alive and the Coalition afloat, and he tries his best, despite the pervasive fear that he isn’t the right person for this monumental task. Despite the growing certainty that Black picked the wrong guy.

This fear will be put to the ultimate test when the mess that ensnares the team after the clone disaster turns out to be a labyrinth more winding than any of them were prepared for. Because Lance might just be the only person equipped to lead them through this maze and into the light.

I love those tropes where peeps get stuck in their own dreams and someone has to help them snap out of it. This fic does this wonderfully with Lance and I loved Keith’s dream in here, it was so sweet

in every reality, we meet by ULTIOcean

Small one-shots about our favorite team, taken from a prompt list on tumblr for the October Writting Challenge, in which i’ll write 31 short stories, unrelated to each other, each insipred by the prompt of the day.

i adore this drabble series, each chapter is such a unique take on the prompt! 

you’ve got a hand for the taking (i’m about to take it to the moon) by seabear

“I think,” Lance says, squinting, “he’s a vampire.”

one of my comfort fics to be honest. i really really like their interactions here and the confession scene makes me very happy

where & how we’ll land by @ephemelody 

The first time Keith meets Lance is also the first time they kiss. It all goes downhill for him from there.

looking for a childhood klance fic that is so so good? this one is a classic!!!

Complete Mature/Explicit Oneshots: 

assemble by groovystars

‘there was an idea- katie and hunk know about it- called the voltron initiative. the plan was-is, god, it is- to bring together a group of remarkable people, and see if together they could become something more. to fight the battles we never could. i wasn’t sure though. just knew that katie and hunk could do it, maybe lance if he wasn’t knee-deep in cover work. but now that cap’s used to the century and keith kogane turned up from the dead, and we have a literal god on our hands… now- now i think we can do that. i think we can believe in heroes.’

aka the marvel au that’s probably already been done

As a huge Marvel fan, this is an amazing superhero au!! It has klance and shatt, as well as lotor and allura in a thor and loki dynamic! 

i like me better when i’m with you by @reader115 

His mother’s advice when the war is over? That he should ask for what he wants.

Keith joins Lance and his family on their farm, and Lance wishes for a never ending visit.

i’ve read so many post-canon fics when vld ended and this one is one of my absolute favorites. It’s because of this fic that i started associating the song with klance, haha! I love the characterizations and the overall sweetness/lovey dovey feeling the fic has and aldoifjaidfd I just love reading this over and over again

there are worse things i could do by @peachgrdn 

His chest went tight when he recalled Keith’s face. What did it have to mean? They’d never been lovers; that much was clear.

When Lance goes out to buy himself a gift for his own pleasure, it comes with a little emotional baggage. Only just as he thinks he can manage it, Keith throws himself into the mix, and Lance realizes he must come to terms with buried feelings.

honestly, i consider lyssy the queen for fluffy and feely smut lol. I love her humor in this one as well as the many feels it gives me…just aldkjodfa i love this fic a lot okay?

kiss me (like it hurts) by mottainai

Purple light streamed through his kitchen window from the neon sign across the street, getting tangled in Keith’s hair and painted on the planes of his shoulders. He held his breath, afraid to disturb the moment. Keith’s eyes were on his, too soft to be coming from a dangerous man. Lance could see himself becoming caught in the gap in his teeth, pressed into the groves of his calloused hands, inked across his ribs. It should terrify him, the kind of terror of one looking into the belly of the beast.

But it didn’t.

Or: Keith and Lance, told through arguments and resolutions

i’m such a sucker for gangster keith stuff and this fic here has one of my favorite takes on it. perfect for rereading again and again! 

lure by chaeriee 

Becoming indebted to Keith Kogane was not a part of Lance’s future plans. Falling for him, even less so.

another gangster keith fic and it has almost all of my guilty pleasures in it uwu. i love those /person A needs to pay off a debt and works for person B while unknowingly becoming the most important one to them’ storylines haha! 

 Alpha Affairs by marizousbooty

Keith and Lance take a romantic vacation to the mountains for a snowy weekend getaway.

vampire lance and werewolf keith….doing it….good stuff

Heaven in hiding by i_write_shakespeare_not_disney

Keith finds something interesting in Lance’s drawer and it leads to one of the most amazing nights of his life.

insecure lance in lingerie and keith helping him become comfortable with it? sexy. 

Beast of Burden by melancholymango

“Keith, no, we can’t go again.” Lance pleads fall on deaf ears. Keith is honed in on him now like predator to prey. He’s fighting a losing battle and they both know it. He sees it in the way Keith is raking his eyes over him, sizing him up. “We’ll be so late getting to the bar.”

“Just one more.” Keith insists, herding Lance toward the counter with a stubbornness that is innately wolf. Lance pouts, but he doesn’t have anywhere else to go but backward.

“That’s what you said last time! And the time before that!”

–

The week leading up to a supermoon, as told by the world’s best werewolf boyfriend, Lance McClain. The good, the bad, and the horny.

I read this on Halloween and I’m not even ashamed of how much I enjoyed this. This fic made me very very biased towards werewolf keith lol. 

[alliwantsrffanfic]

Chapter 2

A/N: Finally here’s the second chapter! Sorry it took so long. Here we learn more about the characters. Oh and the flood mentioned later in the chapter actually happened, but things could be slightly altered in my story.

“I’m so sorry Karolina,” Michael says.

He sits on the steps of the porch and she sits next to him.

She nods. “It was so unexpected. We had made plans for the next day. Our engagement had been announced days before it happened.”

“How did you find out?”

“The first responders called me. They said he died on impact. The other driver had been drinking. I was in Copenhagen, but rushed back to Sweden as soon as I heard. Carl Philip was the one who was really there for me right after it happened. Victoria was busy with her pregnancy, Madeleine lived in New York, and well, my parents are always busy with their stuff.”

“That must have been awful for you.”

“It was. It took a while to get over it. Tomorrow would be our second anniversary. I still think about it, but it doesn’t hurt as much anymore.”

“I can’t even imagine what it would be like to lose someone like that,” Michael says softly.

She nods and stands up. Karolina stares off into the distance at the mountains.

“Everyone says I should be completely over it by now and should start to seriously date again. Madde says she got over Jonas quickly, but it’s hard for me. I’m not like her. I was going to marry Oskar and I think some small part of me always will love him,” she says softly.

Michael nods. “I understand what you mean. It’s not like your relationship ended on bad terms like your sister and the jerk she was dating. You should just ignore those people and date when you’re ready. Only you know when that is.”

Karolina smiles. “Finally someone gets what I mean. Lately I’ve sort of been thinking that maybe I’m ready, but then I look at the eligible guys around me and think nope I’m good. Maybe if I meet the right guy. Now I don’t want to date to just date. I only want to date with a purpose. Oskar’s death really put everything into perspective for me.”

He nods. “I can sort of guess at the sort of guys around. I’m guessing they act the same as some of the guys in the department, but are richer and obviously speak Swedish.”

“All of them get so pissed when you turn them down. It’s like um I’m looking for a man not a man child. I don’t care how big your vacation home in the Maldives is. I want to know if you can cook and do laundry.”

“It’s the same in KC, but instead of vacation homes it’s gaming consoles and how many games you have.” Michael laughs.

Karolina smiles. Suddenly her stomach grumbles and she’s reminded that she hadn’t ate since that morning.

“You want pizza?” Michael asks.

“Sure. I assume you know a place.”

“Yeah. I can go grab some and we could talk more. That is if you want to.”

“That would be great.”

He nods and stands up. “I’ll be back.”

Karolina walks back into her cabin. She tries to watch some reality show on tv. Something about sisters who are supposedly famous and their micromanaging mom. She’s too antsy though and keeps walking around. She couldn’t figure out why though.

Karolina glances at the clock and sees that it’s too late to call Victoria or her mother. She decides to call Madeleine instead.

“Hey Madde,” she says after her older sister answers the phone.

“Hey Lina. How’s your vacation?” Madeleine says.

“It’s good,” she says.

“How is the hiking?”

“Very good. It’s not too crowded. I guess not many people like hiking when it isn’t summer.”

Madeleine laughs. “Not everyone is as hardcore as you are Lina.”

“How’s my future godchild?”

“Your niece or nephew is doing fine.”

“Just saying I’d make a great godmother.”

“I’m sure you would, but you know how it is.”

“To hell with tradition. I’m naming you or Chris godparent of my first child.”

“Ah there’s that rebellious spirit. So how is hiking really? I sense some details are missing from what you told me.”

“When I was hiking earlier today I met a guy. We’re going to talk strategy tonight. I want to try to go on as many hikes as possible.”

“You met a guy? What’s his name?”

“Michael. He runs a summer camp and is a firefighter.”

“Where’s he from?”

“The United States. He lives in Kansas you know like from the Wizard of Oz?”

“I know where Kansas is. I live in the U.S. Lina.”

“Oh right.”

“So is Michael a friend or-”

“We’re friends I guess. I accidentally told him who I was, but he doesn’t seem to care.”

“That’s good. Are you coming to visit me in New York?”

“Um I think so. Unless you don’t want me to.”

“You can. Maybe we can get tickets to a Broadway play or there’s supposed to be this really good cellist at Carnegie Hall.”

“Sounds good. Are there any Childhood things I can go to? Like meetings or anything.”

“Yeah there’s the benefit and a few board meetings. I’ll put you down as going to the benefit.”

“Sounds good! Let me know what clothes I’ll need.” “Alright. Oh did I tell you what Chris did for me the other day?”

“No.”

“He bought me a spa day since he knows I’ve kind of been stressed lately and has had flowers delivered everyday,” Madeleine sighs dreamily.

“He honestly is like the perfect husband. You’re so lucky Madde,” Karolina says.

“Eventually you'll find the right guy Lina. Have hope,” her sister says.

“What if Oskar was my one true love?” she says voicing a fear of hers she's had.

“Enough. Lina you will find someone. Maybe you're not over what happened yet,” Madeleine says firmly.

She sighs. “It's hard seeing you and Vic with your families and then Carl Philip and Sofia. Plus the press tries to link me to every guy I make eye contact with.”

“I wish I could say the press thing gets easier, but it doesn't. It gets worse actually.”

“I figured. If I could I'd live here in the US too, but I'd feel guilty.”

“Why?”

“The press would write articles about me and I'd miss some parts of Sweden and life there.”

“I miss Sweden too, but right now New York is where I need to be.”

“I envied you after you left after the whole thing with he who must not be named. You just went and tried to figure stuff out. You could go do it in peace and work with Childhood. After it happened, I had to attend memorial service after memorial service and I didn't really get to grieve in private. Then I had to be happy and stuff because of Victoria and Daniel having Estelle.”

“I know. I could tell. Why do you think I kept inviting you to visit me?”

“Thanks Madde. I guess we've got to stick together.”

“Yep. Oh Lina I've got to go, but there's also a few other things we need to discuss when you come visit.”

“Oh. Is it about-”

“Yes. Bye Lina”

“Bye Madde. See ya soon.”

Karolina hung up and started pacing around again. That had slightly settled her, but she still felt jumpy and tense.

At least she was going to see Madde in a few days. The thought of that made her feel a little bit better.

Karolina felt the closest to Madeleine out of everyone in her family. They were alike in some ways and had been through similar sort of situations. Madeleine was the one there for her when she fell off her first horse and broke her wrist. She also was there with a pint of ice cream after her first heartbreak.

The brunette watches the television while keeping an eye on the clock. Soon Michael returns with a pizza box.

“So how good is the pizza?” she asks while grabbing a few slices.

“Very good. There are few places including back in KC that rival this place,” he says.

Karolina nods and takes a bite. Her eyes widen in surprise.

“Wow! That's better than I expected!” she says.

Michael chuckles.

“So as a princess what do you do?” he asks her.

“The main job is to represent Sweden. If there’s anything overseas that pertains to something I’m interested in I’ll go to a meeting or event for it. So my thing is girl’s education. I go to meetings to talk about my organization and plan it. I also do other events such as opening centers. Then there’s the more ‘royal’ things. When I was younger I used to to go a lot of the weddings and celebrations. I don’t go to too many of those anymore. In Sweden I still participate though. I do a few events for state visits, the weddings, and christenings. I’m more lowkey than I was a few years ago though. Victoria’s family will be the important ones in the future. I’m just doing royal stuff until Estelle is old enough or Carl Philip marries,” she says.

“So do you wear a tiara often?” Michael asks her.

“Not very often. Only on special occasions. My sisters and mother each have their ‘own’ tiara, but I sort of jump between tiaras. Lately I've been favoring the Connaught or the Cut Steel. Then I wear the button tiaras and I've worn the amethyst once. My Aunt Margaretha says that if I want to I can borrow her aquamarine one sometime, but that's her main tiara.”

“Are the tiara’s heavy?” he asks her interested.

“Some can be. The ones that are huge and have a lot of jewels are a pain to wear I've heard. I tend to stick to more lightweight tiaras.”

“When you fell down the steps at the Nobels did you break the tiara?”

“Luckily no. It was in my hair good enough to where it stayed and the way I fell also helped.”

“I bet your family still teases you about it when you wear a tiara,” Michael laughs.

“Oh it’s all the time. At Madde’s wedding, Carl Philip told me that I should hold onto the railing so I don’t fall again. Geez you embarrass yourself in front of the world and no one ever lets you forget it,” Karolina says making a face.

“I shouldn’t be laughing, but the video I saw of it was hilarious. When you started to fall the look on your face was priceless. You had an ‘oh shit’ look on your face.”

“Not one of my better moments. Luckily the cameras didn’t pick up the stream of cuss words I said as I went down. Of course Mama heard and scolded me for it afterward, but she wasn’t the one who fell down the stairs and hurt her ankle. I was on crutches for a month then still had to wear a boot for awhile.”

“One time when trying to climb a mountain I broke my ankle. I almost had to have surgery and was still off work for awhile,” Michael says.

“You climb mountains?” she asks him.

“Yeah. I try to climb one every few years. I get out to Colorado more than other places and I usually try to hike a lot. It can get tricky during the summer with camp going on, but since my uncle and aunt help with it I usually am able to head out here for a few days.”

“What have you climbed?” the brunette asks curious.

“I’ve climbed Longs Peak, Mount Rainier, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Mount Elbert. I have plans to do Longs Peak this summer, probably Rainier again depending on scheduling, and within the next few years I want to climb Mount Fuji. Of course I have ideas of what I want to climb, but no concrete plan. I’d love to eventually attempt Everest, but my technical skills need to get better,” he says.

Karolina’s mouth drops open. “Wow. I’d love to climb some of those mountains. I’ve heard the views are just amazing. You said you wanted to attempt Everest. Why?”

“Everest is a big deal in the climbing community. If I summitt and make it back down alive it’s a major accomplishment. Of course it’s terrifying, but I feel like I’ve got to try,” he says.

“You could get hurt!” she exclaims.

“I know that it’s extremely dangerous, but I feel like I’ve got to do it,” he says.

She nods. “When do you think you’ll attempt it?”

“Probably in a few more years. I’ve got a ways to go before I’m ready for Everest.”

“I hope you are safe when you try,” she says.

“Thank you Karolina,” he says.

She nods and clears her plate into the trash. Michael does the same thing.

“Are you planning on hiking tomorrow?” he asks her.

“Of course. Are you?” she says.

“Yes. It’ll be tricky though trying to decide what trail to do. A few got damaged from the flood a few months ago,” he says.

“I saw the photos from when it first happened. It’s remarkable how they’re bouncing back, but yeah it’s probably best to check and see what’s open and what’s not.”

Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park had suffered very bad flooding a few months prior. Parts of trails had been wiped out and roads around the town and national park had crumbled.

Michael nods. “Maybe we do Deer Mountain? I saw that it’s open and it might be cool to do in the fall.” “Sounds like a plan,” Karolina says smiling.

“I probably should go,” Michael says looking at his watch.

She nods. “I probably should email my mom. She gets worried if we haven’t talked in awhile.”

“I’ll see you tomorrow. How about we meet here at 8?”

Karolina nods and walks him to the door.

“Thanks for understanding about who I am and stuff,” she says.

“No problem. I’d hope that you’d do the same for me if I was in your position,” he shrugs.

“I would. You never really know a person until you talk with them,” Karolina says.

“Exactly,” Michael says and opens the door.

“See you tomorrow,” she says.

“See you then,” he smiles and starts walking down the porch steps.

After Michael leaves, Karolina walks back into the living room. She turns on the television and flips through the channels until she finds a home remodeling show. Karolina watches if for a few minutes while scrolling through her emails. Suddenly she hears a knock at the door. The brunette gets up to answer it confused. Who would be here at this time of night?

Karolina opens the door to find Michael standing there. He runs a hand through his hair.

“Karolina I-I like you like a lot,” he stammers out.

She blinks at him in surprise. Suddenly she has a realization that she likes him too.

“I-I like you too,” she says blushing.

Michael smiles brightly and gestures to come inside. Karolina nods and opens the door further.

They walk into the entryway and stop. The two stare at each other for a few moments.

“If you like me too then you won’t mind if I do this,” he says and takes a step forward.

She takes a step forward and their lips meet. As they kiss Michael brushes a few wisps of hair away from her face.

Karolina knew it was crazy to be kissing someone that way just after meeting him, but there was something about Michael that was so right.

They break away softly and each is breathing heavily.

“I’ve got a bottle of wine,” Karolina finally says knowing it would be a long night.

[docandprof]

In Which I Celebrate an Anniversary, Camp, and Move; in that order.

Ho sailor!

No need to apologize for your lateness, we’ll both just have to try and be better. If it makes things easier, if we start posting more often, the posts (maybe) won’t be as long - hah! I know it’s only been a few posts each since our return, but I’ve been enjoying writing out my thoughts, and you asked for word vomit this week so be prepared for the worst. Also my wireless keyboard is pretty spotty. It wiill laag, add extra letters, and otherwise test my patience, so if eventually I get tired of correcting it, apologies! I’m thinking I’ll buy a nice keyboard soon. Now I’ll get on with it!

Thank you for sharing your thoughts about the wedding. I’m glad you were able to enjoy it and hope everyone is able to stay safe and healthy in these troubling times when I can’t help but worry about it. I’ve been to many of my cousins’ weddings, which have been nice, but I can’t imagine the weirdness that will be the first of my friends’ weddings! It sounds like you had a lot of fun though, and had some good emotional experiences - just what weddings are for. We’ve got a pretty big group from back home to look forward to celebrating with - hopefully we can all space them out evenly heheh. You are right that love is beautiful and should be celebrated. It’s funny, just yesterday, August 3, was actually a Nerdfighteria holiday to celebrate familial and friendly love specifically - Esther Day. I think it’s come up in the group before, but check it out if you’re interested. I may be a day late on it, but I love you and value all the laughs and joys you’ve brought to my life from the moment we became side-pockets! 

I think your motivation to start practicing what you preach about relationships is wonderful! Admittedly, I have felt more distant to you during college than I would have liked. Obviously its a two-way street, and things aren’t helped by the geographic distance, but this blog is a good way to open those lines again. Your words and commitment to our friendship made me emotional when I read it so thanks a lot for that! I do want to be a best friend to you that you can open up to and share all your deepest darkest secrets so I can sell them to information brokers in exchange for cryptocurrency. In all seriousness, I do want to deepen our friendship, as I have felt like there wasn’t quite a wall, but more so a fence between us - meaning just that there seem to be things that we just don’t talk about. You know Lyss is my best woman (friend), and even with the metaphorical fence, you’re still my best man! We’ve just got some weird connection for both being so strange and nerdy, so let’s best friend it up!

Most recently I’ve been exceedingly stressed and busy. Work has been mostly good, until the errors of a past employee we had to let go catch up with the rest of the team, hindering their work, and causing us to need to delay our delivery. It’s not a huge deal because we’re working with a good client, but I can’t help but feel responsible for these setbacks. As the producer I should have been ready to predict this when we let this guy go, but I didn’t and now we’re dealing with the consequences. I don’t blame myself too much because I am new to the industry, so I’m trying to just take this learning experience and keep on marching on. I haven’t been looking for more work so much as holding out for a full time offer, so I’ll keep you posted. Besides work, Raquel and I got into our biggest argument yet which was awful. I won’t get into details, but I ended up going home so we could talk it out and we’re good now. Which is good since that was a week before our three year anniversary! I’m glad I went home to work things out because we had a great weekend out by me the next week. Had a lovely dinner outside at a great restaurant and we took some grad pics for me since I hadn’t done that, and I just printed them out and surprised my parents with them, and they loved it! It was a lot of fun to spend time with her and just celebrate our continued love. I don’t know what things will be like since we’ll be long distance for the forseeable future. I don’t think that truth has really hit me yet. I kind of just keep expecting her to move out here and we’ll be together, but that’s probably unrealistic! Anyways, we had a nice anniversary and I’m a lucky guy to have gotten back in her good graces after my big oof at the end of high school there. 

While home, I was also lucky enough to be able to camp out in Silbs’s backyard with the peeps which was really nice to see everyone again - wish you could have been there! I didn’t sleep well because camping and I’m a light sleeper, but there were also some famous chocolate chip cookies in attendance, so it was all worth it. Along with that, the niece and nephew spent the night at our house Saturday which was a crazy time. Lots of running and screaming. I went to bed early that night hah! It was good to see them - they recently got a new puppy and lil nephew has had two visits from the tooth fairy already! They’re getting so big! Another reason I was home was to get some things to move to a new apartment near work. My dad came up yesterday to help me move, and it was a long tiring day again. I’ve been here for a day now, and I think it will work out, but it was not easy to get to this point! Trying to find an affordable one-bed willing to do a month-by-month lease was not easy, but I ended up renting out the top of a duplex from a friend of one of my professors that I had tea with a couple weeks ago. My landlord has been pretty flexible and laid back so far which is appreciated. I’m all settled now (as you saw) and I think it’ll be nice for a while. 

Keep me posted on your Hinge adventures! As the saying goes “good things come to those who wait” so just keep that in mind - the right person for you will come along some day! I know there’s been a lot of maybes and what ifs the past year or so, but just don’t stop believin’ in love, baby. Also I hope we can get back to our DnD campaign soon! I miss you guys. I did listen to “A Love  Supreme,” and I’d say it was good. Different than even the jazz I usually listen to. I get the impression that like fine wine, that sort of jazz is an acquired taste. Makes me want to get back into being a musician! I’m thinking the harmonica? Answer: either as long as it’s a  pretzel. Question: what do you know about tri-color pasta? That was a lot to read, but thanks for sticking around. Take care and stay safe until next time!

Your Obedient Servant,

A. Ham