Daphne Smiled, Her Children Were Still Young, But She Couldn't Claim Not To Feel A Little Panicked Herself

Daphne smiled, her children were still young, but she couldn't claim not to feel a little panicked herself at the thought of her children growing up and leaving home.

"Oh, Mama. If you miss the noise and the hustle and bustle, why don't you come visit Simon and I for a while? The children would love to see you and we have plenty of chaos to share."

"And I don't know when I'll see you again." Violet @ Daphne! @strxngertogether

"Mama?" It wasn't like her mother to speak this way, especially because Daphne tried to spend time with her family of origin as much as possible, she wanted to raise her own children the way she was raised, surrounded by family.

"What brought all this on?"

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"I see. Welcome then, we are happy to have you and your daughter." Lea knew they were in sore need of medical professionals, just like everywhere else.

"How are you two settling in? Our little piece of the world can be an adjustment, or so I've been told."

@flashbacksech0es : Miles & Leanora

It had taken a while to get time to go to the little park, let alone find their way there. But Miles had been determined to make it there. Things had been chaotic enough, moving here from West Virginia, and getting adjusted at the hospital. But with a four year old? And doing it all on his own?

Anna needed the break. The chance to just be a little girl. And to be honest, he needed it too. Being a single working parent was hard. And he had to make sure that his daughter's emotional needs were being met just as much as her physical ones.

As they walked down the path, Anna's bright smile, sweet face, and little voice greeted everyone with a hello and a wave. But when she saw the little creek up ahead, she broke free from his grip and raced forward, nearly running right into the legs of a woman also standing on the creekbed.

Rushing up, Miles managed to catch up before the little girl ran into the water. "I'm sorry." He apologized as Anna wriggled, eager to go splash around in the water. "She didn't bump into you, did she?"

So, I don't normally have my ooc posts here open to reblogs, but I'm gonna make an exception on this one because I think it's important. This is just a psa/head's up to everyone out there.

First and foremost, I'm not gonna name names. I do know of 2 aliases/muse names involved, but I'm not doing a callout so I'm gonna keep them private. I don't want people to be harassed or anything. I'm just making sure people are aware it's happening, while also giving a chance for those who have done this to stop; as I'm aware they may be new to rp and don't understand how things work fully yet. But on the other hand, I'm also aware that they might not have the newbie excuse to lean on. Regardless, I believe in allowing someone to correct their behavior first, and if it doesn't change, then that's another story.

That being said, it seems like lately there's people going around to others they haven't interacted with before, demanding that the people they're messaging make ocs for them. Not asking or suggesting. Demanding. I've been told that some are trying to dictate the fc and backstory of the muse they want made by the person they're approaching.

I've also been made aware of instances where people just don't respect backstories that are already in place. Like they demand that muses have no interest in their canon ships. Others are trying to have other parts of backstories erased.

The people that have told me about this did not ask for any of this. They didn't express any interest in doing affiliated ocs or ships. They didn't ask for, or offer to do, aus in which the canon ship isn't relevant. And they certainly didn't ask to have their muse dictated to them or changed without their consent. They've said no politely, and have either been approached again at a later time, or have been pestered about it.

Now, as someone who loves ships and affiliated ocs and is usually down to at least try them, this really bothers me. If an affiliated oc pairing is something you're interested in, you ASK. And it's more likely to be a tentative yes if you build a friendship with the other person first. Most people have rules against forced shipping. People are also busy and have things going on away from the computer screen that would make taking on more muses difficult or flat out impossible for them. Especially in the case of ocs, who take considerably more work to build and bring to life than a lot of canon muses; who can also be very hard to maintain or find the voice for. Pushing the matter will only ever get you a no, and a block. Respect others the way you want to be respected.

Be polite and approach others with compassion and understanding. And most importantly, if the answer is no, take the rejection. Don't continue to try and force what you want to happen. Just because you were told no doesn't necessarily mean that they don't want to write with you at all. It just means they're not interested in that specific thing. But if you're pulling demanding nonsense like this, they won't want to interact with you period.

Stay safe out there and treat people respectfully.

"Yes, but I won't be walking the gardens with you." Daphne said with a conspiratorial smile.

"Benedict will be there as well. You should stroll through the gardens with him, discussing the art." Thinya knew Benedict she'd know what would ignite passion in him.

"That dance is just the beginning." Daphne said with a smile, it would be easy enough to get the family's social calendar out of her mother and invite Thinya as her guest, the tricky part would be nudging Benedict in Thinya's direction without being obvious.

"Are you going to attend the Queen's art exhibition on Tuesday?"

Edmund grinned the life they had built was beautiful, and he was the world's luckiest man.

"Not as young? You could have fooled me. If I didn't know you, I'd say you were the same age as Daphne." She was still as beautiful to him as the first moment he'd seen her.

"Then I guess I'm a success as a husband, because I always want you to feel fortunate in life." Edmund said, stealing a quick kiss. They really were fortunate to have each other and to still be madly in love all these years later.

"You really do look lovely, Darling."