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Thanks life

For anyone wondering why the last post was in feburary it's because life got in the way. Long story short I had to move and my pc had to be delivered per mail - but most components are missing.

Meaning my hard drives are gone and I have to try and scratch some money together to replace everything.

I have a few back ups of various things but I'll most likely have to set up sims 2 again - and that probably includes my mods folder and the pleasantview hood.

I'm sorry, I wish this didn't happen and I'm angry that it happened in the first place.

See you soon! (Hopefully)

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Pleasantview - Moving on

Cassandra didn't really get a saying in it if she even wanted to go out - but Mary-Sue had it set in stone for her. She pretty much just left with a: "Be ready by 7pm!" In a way Cassandra dreaded leaving her room, being with people and yet when it was almost time she found herself getting ready in the bathroom.

Brushing her tangled hair to tie it into neat pigtails felt like a chore and by the end she felt emotionally exhausted. Then some simple eyeliner and her favorite lipstick... Well, she hoped she looked okay enough. Mary-Sue and the taxi she ordered were already here anyway and Cassandra didn't want to keep her waiting.

The women greeted eachother with a short hug after Cassandra got in the Taxi. Then they drove off and soon left Pleasantview behind. "Where are we going anyway?", Cassandra asked after a while. "Downtown, we will first get some food and then do something fun." Cassandra smirked for a second, "Something fun?" "Well since I already chose where we'll eat I hoped you would choose the step after." "Oh? Are you sure about that?" Mary-Sue nodded with a warm smile, "You'll think of something fun, I'm sure. In the meantime we'll go to Red's Famous '50's Diner."

The Diner wasn't too far off from the small little houses on the outskirts of Downtown and looked how Cassandra imagined a Diner in the 50s might have looked like. It didn't take long for both of them to be seated, order their food and eat. Cassandra didn't really talk and more so observed her surroundings, while Mary-Sue seemed to be lost in thought.

Eventually both women slowly opened up to small talk, talking about all kinds of things. "And I don't know what Lilith has been doing lately! That girl is out of control and I just can't get through to her... And Angela still picks on her too." "Did you tell them about what happened? With Daniel?" "Not... not yet..." "But isn't there a divorce on the table?" "I... I haven't decided yet. It's hard to just kick Daniel out when we had such a good run until recently..." Cassandra nodded, she could understand that. She kind of felt the same with Don even if they haven't been together nearly as long as Mary-Sue and her husband.

Both finished their plates and paid - what's next? They could enjoy the music or play pool. That sounds like fun, but they could also take some photos - even if Cassandra was barely comfortable with how she looked today... "Oh these will be nice for our living room!" "Sure..."

Now it's Cassandras turn to choose a location. She wasn't particularly familiar with Downtown but she knew about a lounge called 'FM'. A little hangout spot where you could eat or...

Sing Karaoke! There were booths upstairs with karaoke machines just waiting for someone like Cassandra to sing her heart out. "Are you sure you don't want to join?", Cassandra had led her friend upstairs with excitement and already reached for a microphone as soon as she was inside the booth. Mary-Sue smiled awkwardly while sitting down, "I think this is more of a you thing."

Time to begin the show. Cassandra picked a song she had heard... well she wasn't sure where but she knew it was about heartbreak... And that is honestly all she needed to know right now. "AND YOU BROKE IT ANY- Wait, no. That was totally wrong.", singing loud and wrong with all her heart felt good but knowing the lyrics probably would have been a good idea. At least there were these monitors showing the lyrics.

Towards the end of the song she at least knew the chorus and got really into it. Getting on her knees, singing like she was the only one here...

And after many many songs it was time to go back home. At midnight... oops. Mary-Sue called a taxi and then looked at Cassandra with a giggle, "Looks like it was a good thing I dragged you along." "M-Maybe...", the young woman felt quite flustered but couldn't deny how much fun she had. "Thank you Mary-Sue. I feel... good, actually." "I bet. It was a delight seeing you on that machine. Almost made me want to join in." "Next time you should.", answered Cassandra with a smirk while spotting a taxi getting closer. Mary-Sue laughed amused, "We'll see. I would probably need a few drinks beforehand."

Maybe it was because of that evening out that Cassandra finally started to heal and let Don back into her life. Seeing her friend struggle with something similar - even if cheating is a whole other deal of course - while still hoping to hold onto the relationship made the dark-haired woman hopeful to still have a love filled life with Don.

So on the following day she invited him over, kissed and hugged him. Her heart had yearned for those touches and giving in felt great. It almost made her forget about this whole casual thing.

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Pleasantview - Aftermath of a ruined wedding

Soon after Cassandras Wedding day the Goth Family expanded. Cassandra knew her father had been seeing someone but never met the Sim, so when he announced his engagement roughly around the time of the failed Wedding the dark-haired woman didn't quite know how to react. She still doesn't. Dina Caliente, the woman Mortimer has been seeing, pushed to have the wedding as soon as possible, only inviting her sister and the other Goths.

Cassandra had to admit it felt a little weird to see another woman at the side of her father. She had only seen her parents together... and even though Cassandra did want her father to be happy... She couldn't help that this whole thing stung a little for her.

That sting only grew during the wedding dinner after. Alexander seemed happy and engaged curiously with the blonde woman, who then answered in kindness. So everyone was smiling except her... she was the only one miserable in this family...

So Cassandra hid in the comfort of her own room the following weeks - only really leaving for work, going to the bathroom and getting food.

Dina made the Goth Mansion quickly her home, the painting which Bella Goth had modeled for years ago now wasn't in the master bedroom anymore - instead hidden away in the attic. She bought a few things too, like an expensive TV and a stereo - and Mortimer seemed to enjoy dancing with her to the tunes.

But apparently someone decided it is time for Cassandra to stop hiding. "Mind if I sit here?", Mary-Sue Pleasant opened the heavy wooden door and let herself into the yellow bedroom to sit down next to her younger friend, "Oh hello Mary-Sue.", Cassandra didn't even try to stop her. "You didn't call me in a while. And a single bed is not really enough for two people is it?" "No..."

A sigh escaped Mary-Sue, "I'm really trying to cheer you up here. Not even a little smirk?" "I'm sorry Mary-Sue... I'm really not in the mood for it." "So something went wrong?" Cassandra nodded. "I'm sorry to hear that honey. Things haven't been great with Daniel and me either... Must be something in the water." Against all odds Cassandra felt her lips slightly turn upwards, "That... That doesn't make any sense." "But it made you smile, just for a tiny bit." Cassandra couldn't argue with that, she must be a real downer if even someone as serious as Mary-Sue tries to make her laugh...

Both women then catched up, first Cassandra then Mary-Sue. "Well I found him in bed with the Maid right after I came home." "I'm so sorry, Mary-Sue... First getting demoted, then finding out your husband is cheating..." "It's... well it's not okay, but I'm determined to not be tied down by it. And you shouldn't be as well." "And that means...?" "Well, first of all have you talked to Don after he ran off?" "I... I mean I guess?", Cassandra shrugged, "We did talk but... well I don't know what to make of it."

"I went to see him the following day. Mad and hurt and... and missing him so much... First he told me to calm down, that's when I noticed he kept the engagement ring.

'Don, why did you agree to marry me and then ran off?', I asked him. That's when he told me that well... he wanted to make me happy. That's all he ever wanted. He's just... not a marriage guy.

So I asked him what *he* wants. And he wants to take it slow. 'Enjoy our youth.', as he said."

He then apologized profusely and I forgave him. I didn't want him to get into something he wasn't ready for yet..."

Mary-Sue nodded before raising an eyebrow, "What does he mean with 'taking it slow'?" "We're... casual right now." "Wait, you mean he broke up with you?!" "I don't think so. He sounded like we were still together when he said it." "So you're not sure? Did you ask him about it?" "Not really..."

The older woman sighed silently, "Okay. Why are you hiding in here then? It sounded like you two were fine again." "Are we?", Cassandra felt tears well up in her eyes again, "I don't know..." "I see...", Mary-Sue nodded and began to gently stroke her friends back until she calmed down again, "Good thing I'm here then." "Hm?" "We're going out tonight." "What?", Cassandra locked at her friend with a puzzled expression.

"You hiding in your room and me being sorry for myself can't go on forever. We need a night out. Maybe go to a sophisticated bar or eat some dinner in Downtown.", Mary-Sue looked sternly at her friend, "Maybe that will help us both with our situations."

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Pleasantview - Aftermath of a ruined wedding

Soon after Cassandras Wedding day the Goth Family expanded. Cassandra knew her father had been seeing someone but never met the Sim, so when he announced his engagement roughly around the time of the failed Wedding the dark-haired woman didn't quite know how to react. She still doesn't. Dina Caliente, the woman Mortimer has been seeing, pushed to have the wedding as soon as possible, only inviting her sister and the other Goths.

Cassandra had to admit it felt a little weird to see another woman at the side of her father. She had only seen her parents together... and even though Cassandra did want her father to be happy... She couldn't help that this whole thing stung a little for her.

That sting only grew during the wedding dinner after. Alexander seemed happy and engaged curiously with the blonde woman, who then answered in kindness. So everyone was smiling except her... she was the only one miserable in this family...

So Cassandra hid in the comfort of her own room the following weeks - only really leaving for work, going to the bathroom and getting food.

Dina made the Goth Mansion quickly her home, the painting which Bella Goth had modeled for years ago now wasn't in the master bedroom anymore - instead hidden away in the attic. She bought a few things too, like an expensive TV and a stereo - and Mortimer seemed to enjoy dancing with her to the tunes.

But apparently someone decided it is time for Cassandra to stop hiding. "Mind if I sit here?", Mary-Sue Pleasant opened the heavy wooden door and let herself into the yellow bedroom to sit down next to her younger friend, "Oh hello Mary-Sue.", Cassandra didn't even try to stop her. "You didn't call me in a while. And a single bed is not really enough for two people is it?" "No..."

A sigh escaped Mary-Sue, "I'm really trying to cheer you up here. Not even a little smirk?" "I'm sorry Mary-Sue... I'm really not in the mood for it." "So something went wrong?" Cassandra nodded. "I'm sorry to hear that honey. Things haven't been great with Daniel and me either... Must be something in the water." Against all odds Cassandra felt her lips slightly turn upwards, "That... That doesn't make any sense." "But it made you smile, just for a tiny bit." Cassandra couldn't argue with that, she must be a real downer if even someone as serious as Mary-Sue tries to make her laugh...

Both women then catched up, first Cassandra then Mary-Sue. "Well I found him in bed with the Maid right after I came home." "I'm so sorry, Mary-Sue... First getting demoted, then finding out your husband is cheating..." "It's... well it's not okay, but I'm determined to not be tied down by it. And you shouldn't be as well." "And that means...?" "Well, first of all have you talked to Don after he ran off?" "I... I mean I guess?", Cassandra shrugged, "We did talk but... well I don't know what to make of it."

"I went to see him the following day. Mad and hurt and... and missing him so much... First he told me to calm down, that's when I noticed he kept the engagement ring.

'Don, why did you agree to marry me and then ran off?', I asked him. That's when he told me that well... he wanted to make me happy. That's all he ever wanted. He's just... not a marriage guy.

So I asked him what *he* wants. And he wants to take it slow. 'Enjoy our youth.', as he said."

He then apologized profusely and I forgave him. I didn't want him to get into something he wasn't ready for yet..."

Mary-Sue nodded before raising an eyebrow, "What does he mean with 'taking it slow'?" "We're... casual right now." "Wait, you mean he broke up with you?!" "I don't think so. He sounded like we were still together when he said it." "So you're not sure? Did you ask him about it?" "Not really..."

The older woman sighed silently, "Okay. Why are you hiding in here then? It sounded like you two were fine again." "Are we?", Cassandra felt tears well up in her eyes again, "I don't know..." "I see...", Mary-Sue nodded and began to gently stroke her friends back until she calmed down again, "Good thing I'm here then." "Hm?" "We're going out tonight." "What?", Cassandra locked at her friend with a puzzled expression.

"You hiding in your room and me being sorry for myself can't go on forever. We need a night out. Maybe go to a sophisticated bar or eat some dinner in Downtown.", Mary-Sue looked sternly at her friend, "Maybe that will help us both with our situations."

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Pleasantview - A Goth's Heartbreak

It was supposed to be Cassandra's happiest day. The Love of her life, Don Lothario, and her, Cassandra Goth, finally would be husband and wife today.

Her father and brother were here, her only family at this point. They couldn't wait for her happiest day too, even if her father, Mortimer Goth, has always been a bit vary of Don and they don't particularly get along...

If only her mother were here...

At the beginning of it all, it was the three of them. Mortimer, Bella and Cassandra Goth.

And then they became four, when her little brother, Alexander Goth, was born.

Everything was good, everything was happy. Up until her mother vanished... Noone knows where she went. If she's alive even.

But there are rumors in town, many many many rumors even. They're absurd, saying Bella visited Don before her disappearance, saying he made a move on her and got rejected. But Cassandra knows that's not true, her Don would never do that.

And people are saying the Caliente Sisters are behind it, seeing as they only recently arrived in Pleasantview - right before Bellas disappearance.

And maybe most absurd of all: That aliens were behind it. Yes, aliens. Cassandra wished she was joking about this, but people really brought some supernatural forces into their bedtime story. Weird is it not?

That was several years ago now and the search for her has stopped a long time ago. There is no clue where she is and even if it breaks Cassandras heart... She has been ready to move on for a while now.

After looking at her father and brother with a quick glance Cassandra looked back at her fiance, a smile creeping on her lips with excitement. She felt nervous, but also at peace. Or was it more like a feeling that everything would finally fall into place?

The dark-haired woman had always dreamt of this day since she was a child. That she'd marry the love of her life, have a family of her own, just... happiness all around. And it would finally happen, she thought as she looked into Dons green eyes and fumbled for the wedding ring she was supposed to put on his finger.

"I, Cassandra Goth, do hereby declare my un-ending love.", she held the ring up inbetween her index finger and thumb as she recited her vows she carefully wrote over the months they had planned their wedding.

"I will worship you forever.", she continued while reaching for Dons left hand and holding it up.

"I will devote my every waking moment to your happiness alone. Henceforth, I am your eternal-", but as Cassandra went to put the ring on his finger... he began trembling.

She stopped mid motion and looked up, "Don?" That's when she saw his uneasy expression, "Cass, I- uh..."

Dons eyes darted around, as if looking for an exit, an escape, until his eyes looked down to their hands and the ring.

"Look, I-I know how much this means to you Cass-", he swallowed and didn't meet her confused and desperate eyes - before yanking his hand back and holding it up as if to say stop. "But I don't think I can do this."

"W-What? What are you talking about Donny?", she couldn't help the tremble in her voice. But he had told her he wanted this... they had been planning this for months!

"I'm sorry, Cass.", the dark-haired man took a step back. Out of the corner of her eyes Cassandra saw her fathers expression darken and he looked like he was about to stand up. Then Don wound up, in a pretty comical way if only it hadn't been in such a heartbreaking moment for Cassandra, before running off - leaving a cloud of dust behind.

For a second she looked after him, her brain not fully grasping what had just happened for a second. Mortimer stood up, his chair falling backwards while doing so. But his screaming after Don just became a blur to her.

When her mind finally catched up an overwhelming sadness started creeping up - as if coming from her stomach, trying to grasp her heart. "This wasn't supposed to happen...", the brown-eyed woman whispered to herself while looking at the ring between her fingers.

How? How could Don do this to her? Break her heart like that? This wasn't supposed to happen... This should have been her happiest day... The first tears started welling up in Cassandras eyes and a tiny sob escaped her throat.

When Cassandra looked up and glanced to her left, she only saw her little brother sit there. Her father had stormed off, chasing after the Heartbreaker and Alexander sat uneasy on his chair.

Now she stood there all alone under this beautiful wedding arch...

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Sims Story - Pleasantview (2/2)

'On the surface, Daniel and Mary-Sue Pleasant seem to have the perfect life, but is their love a flimsy façade?

And can Angela and Lilith make the right choices when it comes to love?'

Well were do we start here? The Pleasant Family has the facade of a perfect life on their hands while behind this facade nothing is perfect in the slightest. At first it started with Daniel and Mary-Sue getting married. Then they had surprise twins, Angela and Lilith Pleasant.

Soon the first problems started to seep through the cracks of the perfect Pleasant Family. As it seemed Angela, a well behaved girl, became the favorite and drew all the attention away from Lilith. Or was ist just, that Mary-Sue and Daniel never wanted twins and they ignored Lilith as if she wasn't even born at all?

In the present day there are countless fight behind closed doors, Mary-Sue - being a career oriented woman - didn't spend as much time with her husband anymore, making him feel lonely in his own home. All the while Angela continuously stood in the spot light, bullying Lilith to a certain degree and mocking her - and nobody cares cause she could never do wrong. Or is it that Lilith just wants to be the victim so badly?

At least Lilith has Dirk by her side. Let's hope for her sake, that this relationship will last until adulthood and more.

'Darren is pursuing his dream of being an artist, while his son Dirk hits the books.

And Darren may have found his muse, but will his creativity be enough to win Cassandra's affection?'

Darren has always been a kind, loving and creative soul. And his highschool sweetheart Darleen had always been the one to bring out the best in him.

Life seemed simple for them, getting married after becoming adults, finding jobs, having little Dirk.

But sadly it didn't stay simple, a house fire sadly took Darleen to soon from the Dreamers and left Dirk in shambles. Bad Grades, bad social life, hiding in his room. Darren couldn't blame him, it was hard on him too.

After a while things got better, Darren isn't sure but he thinks his son may have a girlfriend, and now Dirk is trying his best to ensure a good future for himself. Meanwhile Darren finally took a leap forward and quit his job. He wasn't particularly happy or successfull anyway - and now he can concentrate on his passion: Painting.

And on top of all that Darren met his muse: Cassandra Goth. He became infatuated with the young woman, although it is rather one-sided... Will he be able to keep his household above water with his paintings? He hopes the inspiration Cassandra gives him will help with that.

But this story is focused on the Goth's and their story~

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Sims Story - Pleasantview (1/2)

Ah Pleasantview, the poster child of the Sims 2 There is drama all around in this town, let's recap~

'A lot has happened in 25 years! Mortimer Goth made his fortune, the Pleasants put down roots, and a new generation of Sims was born.

But the peaceful, happy existence is in jeopardy when some new arrivals to Pleasantview start stirring up trouble, creating rivalries and tensions for all the families in the neighborhood.

Can anything be done to restore the peace to sleepy, idyllic Pleasantview?'

'Cassandra is ready to start a family of her own, but can she tame the town Cassanova?

And can Mortimer bounce back after the disappearance of his wife Bella?'

Mortimer Goth had a long and fullfilling life, marrying the love of his life, Bella Goth, having two beautiful children together, Cassandra and Alexander Goth, and a successfull career.

But all of it crumbled a fair bit when Bella suddenly disappeared and left Mortimer with their family behind. It was challenging to console his daughter, who then seemed to fall in love with the first slimebag that lovebombed her, and explain to little Alexander that his mother was gone...

A lot of time has passed since the disappearence of his beloved Bella though, Alexander seems to have dealt with the loss of his mother fairly well and has great grades while dear Cassandra has been engaged for quite some time now and will soon marry. Mortimer is now old and gray - he retired from his Position as a Mad Scientist a while ago... And yet after all this time he catches himself standing on the roof of his mansion from time to time, wondering about Bella and about his life...

'Was it just coincidence that the Caliente sisters arrived on the eve of Bella's disappearance?

And is their interest in Mortimer physical… or fiscal?'

The Caliente Sisters Nina and Dina have been through quite a lot together, they had good parents but lost their mother, Nighat Caliente, when they were children. Well to be fair, Nina seemed to have been more sad over her death considering she seemed to be their mothers favorite...

But Dina never let that stop her from pursuing a stable life with a rich man at her side - and eventually she married Michael Bachelor.

And then promptly got robbed soon after said wedding... Dina may be a bit traumatized from that...

Nonetheless, a few years passed until her husband died and she inhertied the money, which she spend faster than she could pay the bills - seeing as Nina and her had a visit from the Repoman not long after.

Maybe it was fate then, that Bella just so happened to disappear soon after they moved to Pleasantview and the Sisters just *had* to introduce themselfs to Mortimer Goth.

'Who is Don Lothario? Is his engagement to Cassandra Goth genuine?

And what about the rumor that her mother, Bella, was last seen scaling the deck of his condo?'

Don has a good life, he had a good childhood, did well in school and quickly became popular with the women when he reached Adulthood.

He has Nina Caliente, who likes to exercise like him.

Dina, who loves his embrace and their casualness.

And a luxurious hot tub on his balcony, where bubbles may not be the only reason the women will be giggling here~

But did he cause Bella Goths disappearance? Are the rumors true? Well, he did get rejected...

And his life is on an unsual path right now... since he is engaged to Cassandra Goth and all that. He could become tied down and be rich, or just break a poor girls heart.

'Brandi was left to raise two boys alone following her husband's suspicious pool ladder accident.

With Dustin acting out, can Brandi teach young Beau to make the right choices in life?'

Oh were did it all go wrong in Brandis Life? She had a wonderful childhood, loving parents and was best friends with the man she would marry when she was an adult, Skip Broke.

Living in a trailer may not be 100% what she had imagined for herself, and yet she was pretty happy. Soon she had her first son, Dustin Broke and when her dear son was already a child, she got pregnant again and had her second son dear little Beau.

All is good, all is content right? They didn't have much, Skip and Brandi, but they were happy. Right? Sadly Skip left his family behind, when he seemingly suffered a pool ladder accident and drowned in that little pool - he originally wanted to expand into something nice. Everything seemingly went downhill from there. Dustin, who grew up to a teenager a day later, suddenly became rebellious. Having bad grades or skipping school entierly while hanging out with shady Sims... And Beau was about to grow up too! And dangit, why did her stomach stop keeping in breakfast?!

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I should probably introduce myself

Hello, I'm Taigasims/Rolut and this is my Sims Storytelling Blog!

With the rerelease of Sims 1 and 2 I started getting the itch for storytelling again so here I am!

I don't remember if I made a post like this here but I guess making a new post won't hurt right?

I have been playing the Sims 2 since I was a tween and rediscovered it several years ago and have been playing ever since. I hope you'll like it! For now I am focusing on Sims 2, but who knows what the future will hold.

I'm 23 years old as of now, I have five Cats (if that is of interest), my first language is German so please excuse any errors DX I used to post about my custom neighborhood Crystal Springs and I'm pretty sure they can be easily found here if there is any interest.

And just for good measure here are some of my other social media links:

I'm not really active on Twitter anymore, but just in case here's my profile: https://x.com/TaigaSims This is my normal tumblr blog, where I mostly reblog whatever catches my eye tho: https://www.tumblr.com/rolut Here is the main website where I upload my fanfiction/own stories (it's a german website): https://www.fanfiktion.de/u/Rolut I also post them on AO3 (https://archiveofourown.org/users/Rolut/profile) and Wattpad (https://www.wattpad.com/user/MRolut) (only in german right now I'm sorry)

I hope whatever my brain will come up with here will be enjoyable to read! Thanks for reading and see you soon!

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Pleasantview - A Goth's Heartbreak

It was supposed to be Cassandra's happiest day. The Love of her life, Don Lothario, and her, Cassandra Goth, finally would be husband and wife today.

Her father and brother were here, her only family at this point. They couldn't wait for her happiest day too, even if her father, Mortimer Goth, has always been a bit vary of Don and they don't particularly get along...

If only her mother were here...

At the beginning of it all, it was the three of them. Mortimer, Bella and Cassandra Goth.

And then they became four, when her little brother, Alexander Goth, was born.

Everything was good, everything was happy. Up until her mother vanished... Noone knows where she went. If she's alive even.

But there are rumors in town, many many many rumors even. They're absurd, saying Bella visited Don before her disappearance, saying he made a move on her and got rejected. But Cassandra knows that's not true, her Don would never do that.

And people are saying the Caliente Sisters are behind it, seeing as they only recently arrived in Pleasantview - right before Bellas disappearance.

And maybe most absurd of all: That aliens were behind it. Yes, aliens. Cassandra wished she was joking about this, but people really brought some supernatural forces into their bedtime story. Weird is it not?

That was several years ago now and the search for her has stopped a long time ago. There is no clue where she is and even if it breaks Cassandras heart... She has been ready to move on for a while now.

After looking at her father and brother with a quick glance Cassandra looked back at her fiance, a smile creeping on her lips with excitement. She felt nervous, but also at peace. Or was it more like a feeling that everything would finally fall into place?

The dark-haired woman had always dreamt of this day since she was a child. That she'd marry the love of her life, have a family of her own, just... happiness all around. And it would finally happen, she thought as she looked into Dons green eyes and fumbled for the wedding ring she was supposed to put on his finger.

"I, Cassandra Goth, do hereby declare my un-ending love.", she held the ring up inbetween her index finger and thumb as she recited her vows she carefully wrote over the months they had planned their wedding.

"I will worship you forever.", she continued while reaching for Dons left hand and holding it up.

"I will devote my every waking moment to your happiness alone. Henceforth, I am your eternal-", but as Cassandra went to put the ring on his finger... he began trembling.

She stopped mid motion and looked up, "Don?" That's when she saw his uneasy expression, "Cass, I- uh..."

Dons eyes darted around, as if looking for an exit, an escape, until his eyes looked down to their hands and the ring.

"Look, I-I know how much this means to you Cass-", he swallowed and didn't meet her confused and desperate eyes - before yanking his hand back and holding it up as if to say stop. "But I don't think I can do this."

"W-What? What are you talking about Donny?", she couldn't help the tremble in her voice. But he had told her he wanted this... they had been planning this for months!

"I'm sorry, Cass.", the dark-haired man took a step back. Out of the corner of her eyes Cassandra saw her fathers expression darken and he looked like he was about to stand up. Then Don wound up, in a pretty comical way if only it hadn't been in such a heartbreaking moment for Cassandra, before running off - leaving a cloud of dust behind.

For a second she looked after him, her brain not fully grasping what had just happened for a second. Mortimer stood up, his chair falling backwards while doing so. But his screaming after Don just became a blur to her.

When her mind finally catched up an overwhelming sadness started creeping up - as if coming from her stomach, trying to grasp her heart. "This wasn't supposed to happen...", the brown-eyed woman whispered to herself while looking at the ring between her fingers.

How? How could Don do this to her? Break her heart like that? This wasn't supposed to happen... This should have been her happiest day... The first tears started welling up in Cassandras eyes and a tiny sob escaped her throat.

When Cassandra looked up and glanced to her left, she only saw her little brother sit there. Her father had stormed off, chasing after the Heartbreaker and Alexander sat uneasy on his chair.

Now she stood there all alone under this beautiful wedding arch...

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Sims Story - Pleasantview (2/2)

'On the surface, Daniel and Mary-Sue Pleasant seem to have the perfect life, but is their love a flimsy façade?

And can Angela and Lilith make the right choices when it comes to love?'

Well were do we start here? The Pleasant Family has the facade of a perfect life on their hands while behind this facade nothing is perfect in the slightest. At first it started with Daniel and Mary-Sue getting married. Then they had surprise twins, Angela and Lilith Pleasant.

Soon the first problems started to seep through the cracks of the perfect Pleasant Family. As it seemed Angela, a well behaved girl, became the favorite and drew all the attention away from Lilith. Or was ist just, that Mary-Sue and Daniel never wanted twins and they ignored Lilith as if she wasn't even born at all?

In the present day there are countless fight behind closed doors, Mary-Sue - being a career oriented woman - didn't spend as much time with her husband anymore, making him feel lonely in his own home. All the while Angela continuously stood in the spot light, bullying Lilith to a certain degree and mocking her - and nobody cares cause she could never do wrong. Or is it that Lilith just wants to be the victim so badly?

At least Lilith has Dirk by her side. Let's hope for her sake, that this relationship will last until adulthood and more.

'Darren is pursuing his dream of being an artist, while his son Dirk hits the books.

And Darren may have found his muse, but will his creativity be enough to win Cassandra's affection?'

Darren has always been a kind, loving and creative soul. And his highschool sweetheart Darleen had always been the one to bring out the best in him.

Life seemed simple for them, getting married after becoming adults, finding jobs, having little Dirk.

But sadly it didn't stay simple, a house fire sadly took Darleen to soon from the Dreamers and left Dirk in shambles. Bad Grades, bad social life, hiding in his room. Darren couldn't blame him, it was hard on him too.

After a while things got better, Darren isn't sure but he thinks his son may have a girlfriend, and now Dirk is trying his best to ensure a good future for himself. Meanwhile Darren finally took a leap forward and quit his job. He wasn't particularly happy or successfull anyway - and now he can concentrate on his passion: Painting.

And on top of all that Darren met his muse: Cassandra Goth. He became infatuated with the young woman, although it is rather one-sided... Will he be able to keep his household above water with his paintings? He hopes the inspiration Cassandra gives him will help with that.

But this story is focused on the Goth's and their story~

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Sims Story - Pleasantview (1/2)

Ah Pleasantview, the poster child of the Sims 2 There is drama all around in this town, let's recap~

'A lot has happened in 25 years! Mortimer Goth made his fortune, the Pleasants put down roots, and a new generation of Sims was born.

But the peaceful, happy existence is in jeopardy when some new arrivals to Pleasantview start stirring up trouble, creating rivalries and tensions for all the families in the neighborhood.

Can anything be done to restore the peace to sleepy, idyllic Pleasantview?'

'Cassandra is ready to start a family of her own, but can she tame the town Cassanova?

And can Mortimer bounce back after the disappearance of his wife Bella?'

Mortimer Goth had a long and fullfilling life, marrying the love of his life, Bella Goth, having two beautiful children together, Cassandra and Alexander Goth, and a successfull career.

But all of it crumbled a fair bit when Bella suddenly disappeared and left Mortimer with their family behind. It was challenging to console his daughter, who then seemed to fall in love with the first slimebag that lovebombed her, and explain to little Alexander that his mother was gone...

A lot of time has passed since the disappearence of his beloved Bella though, Alexander seems to have dealt with the loss of his mother fairly well and has great grades while dear Cassandra has been engaged for quite some time now and will soon marry. Mortimer is now old and gray - he retired from his Position as a Mad Scientist a while ago... And yet after all this time he catches himself standing on the roof of his mansion from time to time, wondering about Bella and about his life...

'Was it just coincidence that the Caliente sisters arrived on the eve of Bella's disappearance?

And is their interest in Mortimer physical… or fiscal?'

The Caliente Sisters Nina and Dina have been through quite a lot together, they had good parents but lost their mother, Nighat Caliente, when they were children. Well to be fair, Nina seemed to have been more sad over her death considering she seemed to be their mothers favorite...

But Dina never let that stop her from pursuing a stable life with a rich man at her side - and eventually she married Michael Bachelor.

And then promptly got robbed soon after said wedding... Dina may be a bit traumatized from that...

Nonetheless, a few years passed until her husband died and she inhertied the money, which she spend faster than she could pay the bills - seeing as Nina and her had a visit from the Repoman not long after.

Maybe it was fate then, that Bella just so happened to disappear soon after they moved to Pleasantview and the Sisters just *had* to introduce themselfs to Mortimer Goth.

'Who is Don Lothario? Is his engagement to Cassandra Goth genuine?

And what about the rumor that her mother, Bella, was last seen scaling the deck of his condo?'

Don has a good life, he had a good childhood, did well in school and quickly became popular with the women when he reached Adulthood.

He has Nina Caliente, who likes to exercise like him.

Dina, who loves his embrace and their casualness.

And a luxurious hot tub on his balcony, where bubbles may not be the only reason the women will be giggling here~

But did he cause Bella Goths disappearance? Are the rumors true? Well, he did get rejected...

And his life is on an unsual path right now... since he is engaged to Cassandra Goth and all that. He could become tied down and be rich, or just break a poor girls heart.

'Brandi was left to raise two boys alone following her husband's suspicious pool ladder accident.

With Dustin acting out, can Brandi teach young Beau to make the right choices in life?'

Oh were did it all go wrong in Brandis Life? She had a wonderful childhood, loving parents and was best friends with the man she would marry when she was an adult, Skip Broke.

Living in a trailer may not be 100% what she had imagined for herself, and yet she was pretty happy. Soon she had her first son, Dustin Broke and when her dear son was already a child, she got pregnant again and had her second son dear little Beau.

All is good, all is content right? They didn't have much, Skip and Brandi, but they were happy. Right? Sadly Skip left his family behind, when he seemingly suffered a pool ladder accident and drowned in that little pool - he originally wanted to expand into something nice. Everything seemingly went downhill from there. Dustin, who grew up to a teenager a day later, suddenly became rebellious. Having bad grades or skipping school entierly while hanging out with shady Sims... And Beau was about to grow up too! And dangit, why did her stomach stop keeping in breakfast?!

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I should probably introduce myself

Hello, I'm Taigasims/Rolut and this is my Sims Storytelling Blog!

With the rerelease of Sims 1 and 2 I started getting the itch for storytelling again so here I am!

I don't remember if I made a post like this here but I guess making a new post won't hurt right?

I have been playing the Sims 2 since I was a tween and rediscovered it several years ago and have been playing ever since. I hope you'll like it! For now I am focusing on Sims 2, but who knows what the future will hold.

I'm 23 years old as of now, I have five Cats (if that is of interest), my first language is German so please excuse any errors DX I used to post about my custom neighborhood Crystal Springs and I'm pretty sure they can be easily found here if there is any interest.

And just for good measure here are some of my other social media links:

I'm not really active on Twitter anymore, but just in case here's my profile: https://x.com/TaigaSims This is my normal tumblr blog, where I mostly reblog whatever catches my eye tho: https://www.tumblr.com/rolut Here is the main website where I upload my fanfiction/own stories (it's a german website): https://www.fanfiktion.de/u/Rolut I also post them on AO3 (https://archiveofourown.org/users/Rolut/profile) and Wattpad (https://www.wattpad.com/user/MRolut) (only in german right now I'm sorry)

I hope whatever my brain will come up with here will be enjoyable to read! Thanks for reading and see you soon!

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Sims Hiatus and Decisions

Hi, I usually don't post anything here other than my Sims Content but I wanted to also inform everyone who is reading my stuff here.

I am still on hiatus (and I think I forgot to announce that here) but came to the conclusion, that I will not continue with Crystal Springs when I come back from said Hiatus

The reasons being: A. I want to play the premade neighbourhoods of the game first before attempting a custom neighbourhood again B. I learned a lot since I started that hood and would like to do a fresh start with the things I currently know

I still love my Crystal Springs Sims but I really want to move on from the rocky start I had. I hadn't even started with the story telling until Round 10ish! That plus my bad story telling at the beginnning...

That being said thanks to everyone who read my first attempt at Sims storytelling tho! I appreciate it a lot and I hope that I will be able to post again next year.

Love yall, Taiga <3

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But that is it for this household! I'm sorry that it took me this long to continue the rotation, I was and still am quite busy and can't really say what the future holds. But I'll try my best, so stay tuned!

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After all that Zelma introduces herself to Imani and he finds her quite boring. They argue a bit, and I'd like to think that she's lecturing Imani a bit for being a rather unresponsible person

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And after that Aseem grows up! He's a cute little toddler now!