#rams rambles

Delmar is classic apple pie. Either that or some really sugary sweet peach crumble pie or cherry pie. Powder sugar and vanilla ice cream ontop. Landed on apple though because its a nice warm cozy pie thats not too overbearing with its sweetness. And i just like apple pie. Cough.

Pete is pecan pie…. Dont kill me now. But pecan pie is a nice sweet one thats actually just real nutty/savory. Which i think fits! I like to think he likes more savoury foods. He’s not as sweet as the other boys either— but once you chew him around and get ahold of his character he’s a quick favourite. And its a pie that i think would warm up a kitchen real nice, and the smell of a warm kitchen reminds me of him somehow.

Tommy gets berry crumble! One of my favourites too. I couldnt rlly pinpoint why i thought he’d be crumble, its just something. I bet he likes more of that warm buttery taste of the crust, so it helps its mixed into the whole of it.

People who were so excited to see John have his first sexual experiences, I get why you were keen to see it, but the asexuals like myself who related to him because he didn't have or look for those experiences? Shit hurts man.

Uncle Wade... its sort of funny. i havent fleshed out the kid yet, since its more of a funny daydream au, but i always just revert to calling the kid Marilyn and she's always this spunky little girl... first time she meets Wade she's interrogating him.

"what're you doin' with my pa? you his new boyfriend?"

"am i-- what? no. i mean, yes. nothin' more than that."

"nothin' more? so you dont wanna marry him? what're you here for? I'm gonna tell him you said that."

Additionally, that makes me wonder how quickly Dusty would be willing to let Franco into his and Fio’s lives…I know he’s protective of that baby. So many questions aaa

OO this is such a fun ask!! I thought an itty bit on how Fio would view Franco being in her life suddenly only a handful of times. I sorta dabbled on it in another rosobarbi kid au ask but let me ramble a little💭

Fio starts out just viewing him as like. ‘Oh, theres that guy again.’ Dusty would have explained to her who her father was before Franco even came back, so she knew who he was, but its just that lack of bond. Shes sort of a standoffish kid at first to people shes never met, so she takes a little to warm up. This is also a byproduct of her being quite lonely and adapting that slight apprehension to new people because of how shes been treated for her physical differences. She’s also just used to just her n Dusty, thats all it ever was. Dusty never even brought his rare fling to his home, he always kept that outside of the house (brcause he knows how uncomfortable that is for kids) so she never even dealt with other people being around the house. She knows thats her Pop, but she just doesnt know him. If that makes sense? And Franco is awkward around her at first which doesnt help, since he’s never cared for kids, but since she’s his own he’d make an effort. Its not the best at first but its there, and the more effort he puts in, the more she warmed up. It doesnt help either that Franco at first sort of was using her as an excuse so he could stop by more often for Dusty until he realized no, internally he wants to be there because she’s a Barbi. That’s his kid!! I also think that clicks in his head when she said “we got something silly with our faces.” While pointing at her cleft lip and then eye. I also think it clicks for her then, too, that this is her father—its the comraderie that makes her realize hes not a stranger. And its a baseline observation from a young kid, because its the first thing she would notice about him, but for Franco it just reinforces that feeling of “this is my kid, i dont want to her to go through what i have, i want to be there for her”. Not… in those particular words in his head but along those lines. From then on when Franco’s more relaxed and warm, because thats around the time when Dusty’s not so jumpy, Fio lets herself warm up to him wholly. Thats her dad!! Even if he leaves often, because he ‘goes on business trips’, thats her dad !

As for Dusty, i think its an awkward teeter totter at first. When Franco shows up, Dusty slams the door shut before opening it because Franco’s RED in the face from hollering in (fake) despair and anger. Because Dusty worries that if Franco’s father found out about Fiorella, something bad would happen. Franco had confided in him before about how Salvatore killed Franco’s biological mother. He figured Sal wouldnt care too much to do similar to Fio, and it makes him sick. The only reason at first he opens the door is to beat Franco to leave, before Franco begs him to hear him out. Spills his guts about how he found out (fabricated btw, he stalked dusty but he says he saw them at a general store lol he sucks) and he’s too far for his father to even know, he’d pay off any of his soldatos if they saw (or kill them). It takes some convincing over the phone later with Franco pulling the pity card (“you really gonna leave our baby girl without her Papa? Really? She deserves to see me!”) <- lie cuz he just wants to see dusty. Hes horrible but he turns for the better guys pleaseeee. Even if Franco comes over in the early days, Dusty keeps the blinds drawn, only lets him come at nighttime before Fio’s bedtime and doesnt want them going out together so they cant be seen. He’s very adamant on this and Franco respects that since he’s been punched by Dusty before, he’s not going to go over that line. Needless to say Dusty takes just enough time as the other two to warm up completely. (Mainly because Fio views Franco as a father now, so he relaxes knowing his baby isnt uncomfortable. And brcause he can tell Franco is trying now and his shoulders are a bit softer and his smiles actually reach his eyes).

So im thinkin of maybe theyre all at a fair— Wade went off to go grab them all crazy ass novelty foods since Marilyn wanted to go on a ride with solely dusty. Shes odd like that, she enjoys them all together but sometimes she’d go “i wanna go on this ride with just Pa!” And Wade’ll never go between that. Its not cause shes being a brat, sometimes you just wanna go enjoy something with your dad alone, and thats just alright. So they finished the ride but wades still in line, and Mary’s all “i wanna go in the maze!” Yk the crazy mirror mazes 🙁🙁🙁 dusty doesnt think much of it, just telling her “fine, lord, crazy thing. Go in the kid one because all those mirrors’ll make me puke up that fried oreo you made me try earlier.” Goes and sits outside, but he made the grave mistake of looking away for a second. Rule #1, never look away from your sneaky ass kid cause she learnt that sneakiness from you. So he’s waiting outside, but all of a sudden the fairs getting closed. Something or another, a crime going on nearby. Wade rushes over, three bigass corndogs in hand, asking where Mary is. Dusty’s already rushing into the kid mirror maze, and Wade’s blood is running cold when he realizes what it is. Poor man is hyperventilating, with the forefront of his mind being to get mary and dusty and book it. At a fair, a mirror maze, something bad might happen soon… dusty flanks the maze quick and comes out hollering that she mustve made it into the adult part.

Wade doesnt know what the hell hes doing, his limbs are buzzing and he just puked in his mouth as he follows dusty in, almost stumbling over his feet. Its just a constant reliving of the Psychic blast. Its a surprise he can even go around fairs anymore, but its a bit different than the boardwalks so he figures its just that much less intimidating. (Spoiler he just pushed through his fright because seeing dusty so happy made up for it.) but here wade is, stumbling theough this maze. Everything replaying. But before he knows it he’s got Mary in his arms, holding her around her back and an arm under her knees as hes darting out, one hand grabbing dusty by the jacket as he saw him on the way out.