#katy’s your mom now sorry i dont make the rules

[charcadett]

Hi! Could we possibly get some headcanons of being an adopted child of Katy, please? Thank you!!

MY FAVORITE TROPE YESSSSS. Katy time! I am always happy to do characters who don’t have a lot of content on them. Um. I got VERY carried away with this one.

CW: Mentioned past parental death and mourning.

Being Katy’s Adopted Child

- Katy has so many Gym Challengers, names often slip her mind. It's not her fault, there's a near-constant revolving door of trainers. You, however, she recognizes in an instant. Your prowess in battle is hard to forget, especially at such a young age. Katy will never get tired of being surprised by Paldea’s youth. It’s odd. Instead of vigor lighting up your face, you're picking away at the front of your shirt, expression pinched and melancholic. Though she supposes that may be how you usually appear. She hasn’t known you for long, after all, only that one battle, it still worries her. Children should be off enjoying their day, not kicking rocks along the streets of Cortondo.

- While Katy's normally busy baking, this is far more important. Plucking a fresh croissant from a tray, she greets you with a kind smile. “Is everything alright?”

- You return her smile with one of your own, though its effect is lessened by how watery your eyes are. She sweeps you towards one of the outdoor tables and waits patiently as you nibble on your croissant. As much as she’d like to know what’s wrong, the last thing she wants to do is push you. So, she will sit here as long as you need, periodically bringing you some more pastries. Even if you never get the courage to speak, the least she can do is keep you well-fed.

- Finally, you tell her what’s wrong. It’s simple as it is heartbreaking. You miss home. Your parents have been dead for two years, and while the wound is healed, it hasn't stopped hurting. Clavell has been kind enough to waive your tuition. Your grades are exemplary, and it would be a mistake to lose such a wonderful student for something entirely out of their control. You have friends, you have food, and you have a roof over your head but it’s not home. And you’re scared it never will be. What if that feeling of comfort, of unconditional love, died along with your parents? How do you mourn something like that? There is no grave to visit, no words of comfort to be given. Just a gash on your heart that might never stop bleeding.

- You’re not quite as eloquent as you tell Katy. Your words are jumbled and choppy, but she can hear the tremor in your voice. Her heart shatters when your voice breaks as you dissolve into incoherent sobs. Carefully, she places a hand on your back, rubbing soothing circles between your shoulder blades. The action only makes you cry harder, and she almost jerks back before you choke out a feeble thank you.

- There isn’t much she can do. Though Katy may be a stranger who wants to help, she’s a stranger all the same. Her bakery is a safe space for her. It’s always been a place she can truly be herself. Humming tunes under her breath as she bakes and bakes until she can’t anymore. She doesn’t know what she would do if she lost that. So, Katy offers to share that with you. If there is ever a time you need anything, you are always welcome to come to find her. She will be there to listen, to give advice, and to keep you fed; her door is always open to you.

- You take her up on the offer. Over the next few months, you find yourself on Katy’s doorstep more often than not. She teaches you how to bake, her advice is unmatched, and she helps you with your homework with a smile. Katy reminds you of your mom. Sometimes too much and you can feel your chest ache. As time passes, the ache lessens into a warmth you almost forgot. Katy’s guest room gets filled up with your things: Awards you won for academic achievements, your gym badges, even your stuffed animals. It doesn’t happen on purpose, you never meant to spend more time here than in your dorm, but here you are, and you couldn’t be happier. Eventually, Katy sits you down and asks if you would like her to be your legal guardian. You don’t have to call her mom, though you’re welcome to if you like, she wants you to know that this is permanent. She won't be going away anytime soon.

- It’s finally official. Katy is your legal guardian and normal doesn’t feel so out of reach anymore. Her guest room has become your room, and with a smile, you place your final possession on your bedside table. Your parents smile back at you. They’d be happy that you’re not alone anymore, you feel it in your bones.

[snsmissionaries]

2/25/19 -- Sister Katie Buntin, Guatemala, Guatemala City Mission

talking with family

woah guys this new change is sooooo weirddd!!!!! talking to the fam is great but boy oh boy is it soo cool!!! i thought id send you guys our rules that we will follow here its soo cool to talk to the fam and to hear everyones voices!!  so this week my companion told me all about starwars and we found a I LOVE MY TRAINER SHIRT so we bought it and well we took starwars videos.... please enjoy cause i still dont understand starwars but were getting there! but heres some pics and vids from this week and sorry im not writing much but i was catching up with mom❤

  Dear Hermanas y Elderes, What a privilege to be able to communicate more directly with your families each week! Sister Shumway and I are grateful that the First Presidency has made this change, and will perhaps have more communication with our own missionary, Motra Shumway, in Albania. To ensure clarity, in the Guatemala City South Mission we will observe the following guidelines regarding this new policy: 1. We were with Elder D. Todd Christofferson yesterday, and a Stake President asked a question about this very thing - Elder Christofferson responded, “Remember that rule number one is that the MISSIONARY INITIATES the call, NOT the parents.” So, unless YOU choose to change your communication patterns with your family, nothing changes! 2. You will communicate with your families on P-day (Wednesday), and on Christmas, Mother´s Day, and now Father´s Day – at this time, your calls to parents for their birthdays will have to be on the P-day before or after their actual birthday. 3. For now, we ask that you keep any additional communication within the 90-minute guideline that is currently in place, and we will review that 90-minute guideline during the next Consejo de Misión. The letter states: “When communicating with their families, missionaries should be wise in considering the duration of phone calls and video chats. In making these decisions, they should be considerate of their companions and keep in mind the purpose of their service.” The letter further states that “It is not expected that missionaries will call or video chat with their parents every week.” 4. Communicating with your family according to these new guidelines applies only to your parents and others who live in the same home – the change does NOT include cousins, grandparents, uncles and aunts, or even siblings in other missions. 5. Missionaries will continue to correspond with other family members and friends by email.  6. If the missionary’s parents do not live together, the bulletin also states: “…the missionary may contact each parent separately.” 7. Headphones may be used when communicating with parents, but as in all circumstances your companion should always be within sight and within hearing distance. Headphones are not to be used in any other circumstance. 8. The letter states that “missionaries should choose cost-effective methods of communication so they can stay within their monthly budgets. They may use Wi-Fi at Church buildings and computers at public libraries, internet cafes, and other public facilities to initiate online messaging and video chats with their families.” In the South Mission, we strongly prefer that the communication be in the same location that you write – in most cases, the Stake Center. 9. Because the cell phones in our mission are not equipped to make phone calls outside of Guatemala, and because 95% of us are from outside of Guatemala, we will NOT be using mission phones, which means that we will not make phone calls home or text home. The new communication will be either online messaging or video chats. 10. There is no change in the policy that we do not use member computers, which INCLUDES members phones. 11. Facebook is not approved. You must use other methods such as the church email system (which has a chat feature), or skype, or google hangout. 12. Finally, please remember that the one of the major purposes of this change is to encourage families to be more involved in what we are doing here in the mission field . . . . not for us to be more involved in what is happening in our homes. We love you Hermanas and Elderes! Adelante nos vamos! President and Hermana Shumway

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