#walista

Calista: How would I know?

Wynn: How would you not?!

Calista: Who am I, Karl Landsteiner? Discoverer of blood groups?

Johnny Flynn - I Am Light

You are here as I sleep / I am no more afraid

The Avett Brothers - Good To You

I wanna be good to you / I wanna be there for you

Houndmouth - Long As You’re At Home

I’ll be fine just as long as you’re at home

Sufjan Stevens - That Dress Looks Nice On You

Yes, I can see a lot of life in you

Death Cab For Cutie - Passenger Seat

Walista

Who’s the one to wake up the kids: Wynn, even though Calista threatens to castrate him each time he does. She swears they’d sleep longer, and he swears they’re minutes from waking up on their own anyway.Who makes breakfast: Calista does as much of the prep as she can, but typically swaps with Wynn so he can cook while she takes over with the chillens.Who’s the more discipline parent and who’s the more lenient one: They try to stay on equal parenting grounds so that when they’re older, the kids won’t feel like they have to go to one parent over the other when things go wrong.Who helps with the science fair: WynnWho does baby talk: CalistaWho wakes up for midnight feedings: Wynn is the lighter sleeper, and would bring the nugs to Cal in bed before he was able to just give them formula.Who’s the one who always worries: Both.Who picks up the kids early from school for some fun: CalWho’s the competitive parent: CalWho kisses the ouches: Calista, but only because she’s around more bc stay-at-homeWho’s the sucker for the puppy eyes: WynnWho makes the “dad jokes”: … duh. Wynn. I imagine he masters the dad jokes on like day 3 of being a dadWho embarrasses their kid for fun: BothWho’s the over protective one: CalWho’s the “take a sweater!” parent: Wynn

Falista

4: Forehead Kiss

As she finished reading the last few words on the page, Calista glanced up to scan Wynn’s face, smiling slightly at the dreamy look affixed to it. She closed the book gently before setting it on the table to her left. Her knees protested as she stood, shaking out the soreness and running a hand through her hair. She didn’t need to look at the clock to know her time was up.

Wynn didn’t react to the movement; he kept the same serene expression on his face, the same one he wore whenever he was having a good day. Thankfully, today had been one of those good days. Even better, she’d not had to share it with any of her children or grandchildren– it’d been just the two of them, like it was in the beginning.

Her hands smoothed at imaginary wrinkles in his blanket, not yet wanting to leave, but knowing he’d need to sleep soon. It was hard to believe that he could be even thinner than in his younger years, but as she smoothed back the hair on his brow, she couldn’t ignore the ashen hue in his cheeks. Sometimes it felt like just yesterday he’d begun complaining of headaches. Five years later, it wasn’t any easier to make this trip; to see him like this, the way he’d seen his mother for so many years. The way he’d never wanted to end up.

Swallowing the lump in her throat, she leaned forward slowly to place a gentle kiss to his forehead, whispering against his skin, “I love you, you know that, right?” She was met with the uncomfortably familiar silence that seemed to follow her questions more and more these days. Giving him one last smile, she turned towards the door. “I’ll see you tomorrow, dear.”

The umbrella, when it rains - Wynn, because taller.

The popcorn at the cinema - Calista, because Wynn might forget he's holding it in the first place and jump at a scary part of the movie and it'd fall to the ground.

The baby, when it cries - My gut reaction is Calista because mama bear.

The ice cream cone, when they share - Calista, so Wynn has to duck down and go out of his way or have Calista lift it up to him and then possibly ("accidentally") get ice cream on his face in the process.

The remote, when they sit down to watch a movie - Calista, because Wynn can't be trusted not to get distracted by a nature documentary or something.

The basket, when they go shopping - Wynn because it makes him feel ~important and like he's bein' a helper.

The door, on dates - Wynn

The other’s hand, most often - 50/50

Their breath, upon seeing the other on their wedding day - Oh man, I want to say both, tbh.

// Okay, first of all, I am incredibly confused as to why you felt the need to send me this. Yes, I made a post saying that I do not understand Jerelista, but that doesn't mean I wish for whoever you are to explain it to me. And now I move on...

Jerelista is AU. It was AU for a reason (i.e. because it would never happen in this universe we are rp-ing in). I really don't know how to put it in simpler terms for you. I've RPed with Sarah and her character, Jeremy, for over a year now. He is best friends with my character, Niall. And while I do not claim to know everything about Jeremy nor do I believe I understand him in all the ways that Sarah does, I do like to think I have some sort of understanding of him. And from I have observed through the NON-AU interactions with "Jerelista", Jeremy seems to just put up with Calista. Nothing more and nothing less. There is nothing romantic at all.

"With Jerelind it's very boring, and they don't really do anything for each other. That ship has a tendency to be uneventful." That right there, that proves to me that you either a) didn't come from UTNG or b) are incredibly uninformed or haven't been paying much attention. Jerelind has been through so much together; Jeremy stopped Jocelind from joining the Death Eaters, Jocelind helped Jeremy through an INCREDIBLY tough time when he thought his best mate was dead, they've grown up together, had numerous quarrels and almost-falling-outs, soft and romantic moments, etc. They've fallen in love, they have a child, and now they're going to get married. They have a stable relationship. Which, you know, is something you really ought to want. This is why I ship them. I ship Jerelind because they have a steady, unbreakable love. And they are electric because of that. The sort of electricity you are speaking of is called instability and, from my experience, is anxiety-inducing and fun for about two months before you realize how goddamn miserable you are because you have no idea where anything is going.

And here we come to the part where you speak like you know anything about these characters. Again, I do not claim that I do, but I am close with both Sarah and Emily, I've talked to them endlessly about their characters and what their characters want/need. Jeremy does not need a "hot-headed counterpart who drives him crazy". Last I checked, if anything, that is Niall. Jeremy has been thrusted into fatherhood far, far earlier than he ever expected to be and he has Joce alongside him -- the snarky and beautiful girl he grew up alongside, the woman he sees himself spending the rest of his life with, the person who is also his friend as well as partner -- to help him through. Jocelind is who Jeremy needs. As for Calista, she does not need ANY sort of person to "assert her dominance". Calista can do that with whomever she wishes. And right now, she has Wynn. Wynn is calm, professional, kind, and patient, and he loves her so unconditionally that I don't even know how to deal. He loves her crazy, her dominance, and her sharp tongue, because she is everything he is not. And after RPing with both Calista and Jeremy for over a year, I think I can tell when their characterizations are a little different and not entirely themselves. Because. It's. AU.