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chaosandmarigolds · 24 days
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Gm!!! Here’s a little dribble Drabble for yall
Retirement!Simon can only sleep in cold, blackout dark and quiet rooms, which wasn’t odd- he was a light sleeper so all of those things helped stay asleep
Retirement!Simon that as soon as you trip when you try to carefully find the bathroom in the darkness of the night was already tearing out the floor boards to install motion sensors lights
Retirement!Simon that thinks the tv is a waste of money and space, so he keeps it in the garage
Retirement!Simon who, guess what, he’s dinosaur train and Bluey with his three year old on his lap religiously every morning
Retirement!Simon that wakes up early as the sun to go workout, turning on the lights to wake himself up
Retirement!Simon who thinks it’s a stupid notion that he would ever willingly get out of bed before you, and if he does he’s sure to give you about seven thousand kisses before he does
Retirement!Simon that hates kids, hates them, thinks they gross and silmey and uh why can’t they just grow up already?
Retirement!Simon who almost cried on your son’s fourth birthday- because how dare he get so big??
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jobanana7 · 6 years
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the sweetest treat
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to Rachel AKA @mega-aulover thanks! hope yall like 
“Why can’t Miguel sing? What’s wrong with music?,” My husband asks as we watch Coco the Disney movie, my sister Prim begged me to see. She fell in love with this movie after taking her pre-k class to see it. But because I’m not big on cartoons, I’m making Peeta watch it with me. I’ve come down with the flu and have not been myself in the last couple weeks so he wanted to take care of me.
But as I watch the movie and poor Miguel, the lead boy on the movie, is told not to play music, all I can focus on, all I can  see all of the food, but it’s not until Miguel passes by a little boy with an elote that yummy golden delicious corn, that I used to eat back home, that my mouth literally stars to water. Living in L.A we have eloteros, men in a trolley who sell corn and all the food  I grew up with in Mexico, so I’ve never felt like I’m too far from home.After Papa moved us here, to California, when I was 11, I still have a pretty good memory of Mexico city. My sister Prim, though, was only 7 so her memory is a little more blurred, but this goddamn movie is taking me right back to that, and I want that elote so bad! I pause the movie.
“Can we get elotes? Please!” I begg and my Güero, as I sometimes call my husband, who bless his soul, after 3 years of marriage and 1 year of dating, I still can’t get over how after one date, he began taking classes in Spanish.  One day when we’d moved in together he just started speaking Spanish, better that I did! It was honestly one of the sweetest things anyone has ever done for me.
He replies in spanish, “Can you eat that? You haven’t been feeling that well?”
And at that, his question, right there, for some unknown reason, is enough to get me from one to ten real fast. I frown up at him from my spot on the couch
“You know what?” My head snaps, I stare at him and narrow my eyes at him, “I don’t think I ask for a lot.! I really don’t,” I’m fuming, furious, and I can’t stop myself at this point. “Maybe sometimes, but I’m hungry for something more than soups and veggies, and…and corn is a veggie, and I want all that great stuff on it, I want the cream and that cheese! And I don’t need you to judge me!!” I rant and immediately stand up and storm to the bathroom because the tears that are coming are so stupid and fat. I lock myself in there.
“What the fuck just happened?” I say out loud wiping the tears from my face.
I hear when the front door of our apartament slams shut, and that just makes me more upset, because that’s just so him, to give me my space when I need. He even asks for forgiveness when he does nothing wrong. He’s just so nice, and I’m so nasty and vile, especially lately.
Something is wrong with me. I don’t know what to do about it. I stay there in the bathroom a little while longer, and I argue with myself, I can’t stay here forever, I’m still hungry!
I think of what to do, and I call the one person who would help me.
“¿Abuelita? ¿Cómo está usted?” I ask my grandma Sae.
“Niña linda,” she says to me and her voice is enough to calm down my nerves. We have  an easy conversation, and there are only other people, I can do this with, my Papa, Prim, and my Güero.
My grandmother, wise intuitive woman that she is notices something in my voice and ask what’s wrong, and I tell her everything. She goes quiet for a little, and asks again how long have I been feeling ill, and thinking nothing of it that maybe is her age, I tell her. Then she asks the one question you never wanna have to answer to your grandma. I question how I didn’t think of my menstruation, and it hits me, that I might be pregnant, when I tell her that it’s been a little over a-month-and-half that I haven’t gotten my period.  Honestly, I’ve been preoccupied with work and life to realize it, but everything  makes sense, the moddines, the tender breast, the queasiness, all of it!
OH SHIT!
I bolt out the apartment  to the drugstore to get some tests  to make it official.  I try not to freak out, as I make my way back home because holly crap, I might be, damn it.. pregnant! I never miss my period! I’m always consistent.Now I might be having a baby, a child the one thing I didn’t need.  
I’ve alway said that I didn’t want children, and it’s not that I don’t like them. I work as a Park Ranger, at one of the National  Parks near our apartment, and some of my favorite memories are children enjoying the grounds and discovering that there is  more to life than what they see on the internet. I love their amazement  when they are surrounded by nature..  But those little spurts in time,  is a far cry from having to take care of my own, on a twenty-four-seven bases, and not have to worry about messing it’s life up or make it hate me or whatnot .
So I guess it’s more fear, than anything, holding me back from having children. Peeta has been amazing, with putting up with my shit on this and I see it every day at the gallery how patient he is with them, a hair ruffle here, and a good nature sarcastic comment when he deals with teenagers, making them laugh when they’re upset or mess up, but that’s never been me, I can’t deal with the tantrums and the tears, oh and the crying! Oh the crying!
¡Tu puedes con esto, deja de chillar!  I have to stop being a crybaby. It looks like I’m gonna have to get over myself  and soon because this little one is coming,  even though I’ve spent my entire life convincing myself that I just didn’t need a child in my life.
As I walk there are kids everywhere like the universe is telling me something. In the past twenty minutes since talking to my grandma the idea of a child suddenly isn’t so so scary, after all. And as I walk back home I stop at the park and sit at a bench. I take one of the tests from the bag, I read it carefully. It says that I have to see a plus sign, and that’s all it would take to know, if I’m with child. That’s not so scary… I tell myself I can do that, then I see a mother with a toddler in a park and the little girl is laughing and a smile grows on my face. I see another woman playing ball with her child…I think I can do that. It hits me, that I can totally do that!
An hour later I’m coming back home with three different pregnancy test, the kids, the women in the park, still on my mind, and I hear my husband’s voice on the phone.
“Well if you see her, call me please,” he says.
“Peeta? Who are you talking to?” I ask from the from the door and I here his loud footsteps.
“Where the hell have you been?!, I come home and you’re…just…gone?” He grumbles at me, the blue in his eyes almost back and his hair a mess.  Peeta is mad and I’ve never been more attracted to him that I am right now because this is not my husband. This side of him is so rare that is almost refreshing when it comes out.   “I went out to get you your freaking corn, to let you calm down, and and you disappear on me!“
My nose smells the sweet aroma of the corn and my  eyes fall on my food and I throw the bag where the test are, at his chest.
“MY ELOTE!!!!” I scream pushing him to the side, and loading up my corn just the way I like it. The moment my teeth meet the delicious crunch of the sweet kernels and I taste the buttery flavor,  I wanna cry, it’s so yummy!
“Ooooommmm, Kay , what is this?” Peeta asks as he takes out one of the tests.
Oh right! The test, I play coy “I’m eating here,” I say with a mouthful, but the butterflies in my stomach have me smiling into his hopeful eyes.
He stutters, “Kay, are you ….are we?”  
“I don’t know yet, but can I eat first…please, thank you” I take another bite, of the corn and I hold myself from doing a little dance as the juices of the elote, are running down my chin, and I’m a mess, but at this moment, his eyes are like looking at me, as if I was the Mona Lisa.
“Sure,” Peeta says pulling up a chair for me, and I think, this is what he’s going to be like. Sweet, kind, gentle, a great dad and I can’t wait to see it .
After I’ve eaten and my tummy is content, and I’ve drank a lot of water. I take the test and we wait for the three minutes the instructions suggest. When we see it, the pink plus sign that tells us that we are with child.  My vision is blurry because of the tears. Peeta picks me up in his strong arms and brings me to the sofa, where we cling to one another.  
We watch what’s left of the movie, and at the end we as the credits roll  we lay on our couch, our hands twined together on my tummy. he song plays and I cry again, damn hormones and vow I’ll remember this day for all of my days and I lick my lips as I remember, I still get to eat more elotes tonight.  
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chaosandmarigolds · 24 days
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yeah yeah Simon Riley with an equally badass partner sounds great but-
pre-k teacher?
Simon swore he had never seen something so...perfect in his life, and he had seen something pretty amazing things for all of the horrible things
Simon who is pretty certain he isn't good for you, after all he towers over you and whenever he does come by to help Price with a bake sale the kids stare up at him as if he's quite literally...a ghost
Simon and all of his scariness that melted away when you smiled up at him, a sweet thank you on your lips as you took the box to help clean out your classroom for the summer
Simon who told price he would find a way home on his own so he could stay to help you get all of the decoration down from the walls and get everything packed away
Simon who would snatch something he deemed too heavy with a hoarse, 'I gotchit, luv' not even realizing the pet name slipped out because it felt so...natural
Simon even though he tried to make your son sit on the small patch of carpet and keep him entertained with his book- he ended up becoming a playgym and babysitter while you did most of the heavy lifting
Simon who found your son to actually be pretty neat, unlike a lot of other children, telling the kid very censored versions of his time in the war as the little guy sat atop of his shoulders
Simon tried to very politely decline the dinner invitation (plus ride home) once the room was all packed up but gave in when you aptly took his hand and began to drag him to your car
Simon sat in the passenger seat as you apologized for the toy car that lay in the seat as you buckled your son into his car seat, smiling at the small photo that sat snug on the car screen
Simon encouraged the boys to sing along to the obscure children's song while you scolded him for it in the form of a light pat on the leg as you drove to the nearest child friendly restaurant (chick-fil-a or something along those lines)
Simon who paid for the dinner against your many denials and used it as the perfect excuse to hold your hand as he tapped the card against the reader
Simon who watched in wonder as you helped your son get his little boots untied so he could go play in the play area, your delicate hands and smile upon your perfect face...
Simon listened intently to everything you rambled about, from the happiness of teaching and why you chose it to your son and how he was the greatest blessing in disguise you had been given- funny, because he thought that about you
Simon when he heard that you would have to find a nanny for your son for over the summer since you'll need a second job wouldn't let that be for even a millionth of a second
''ll watch 'em, luv."
"Simon, that's so kind bu-"
"No buts, like the lil' guy, no problem."
Simon who does like the little boy you call your son, but who was mainly using the free babysitting as a reason to see you
Like it?? Part two is right Here!
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chaosandmarigolds · 18 days
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Dad!Simon who insisted you go on the vacation, because of course he can handle his baby girl and his six year old (almost six, but Ollie rounds up)
Simon who knew he had it in the bag....
for about two hours
Simon who made bagels for dinner; wassss this close 🤏to making Ollie eat dirt because WHAT DO YOU MEAN you don't like bagels now you were begging for them in the store!
Simon who made it about forty hours before he gave him and called Johnny
Simon who had no idea why Ollie was being so gosh darn annoying
Simon who had previously made a bet with Price that he wouldn't need help so therefore he would rather die than call Price even though Ollie idolizes his 'grandfather'
''s Johnny, missed ya but leave a message at the lil' beep."
"John MacTavish I swear to god if you don' call me back in ten minutes I will personally post thos' pictures of ya in Afgan."
two minutes later-
"ya know that's a real low blow-"
"I need you to take Oliver to th' park- Tessie isn't goin to sleep with him 'roun."
"Call the capn, he's closer to ya."
"I will not do that."
"Ugh, fine- lemme tell my girl then'll be there in twenty."
Simon who told Oliver to behave for his uncle and then happily sent them away- which finally he would be able to put the exhausted newborn to sleep
Simon was finally able to doze off on the sofa, the baby happily snoozing away on his chest and everything seemed perfect with the world
"MISTER RILEY UNCLE JOHNNY IS IS-HES-" The thundering slam of the door being swung open not only woke up Simon but the baby who aptly began to sob to the sudden change of pace, Oliver however did not care "UNCLE JOHNNY SUCKS."
Uncle Johnny told Ollie not to kick the ball into the river
Simon who is flabbergasted because even Johnny looked shook to his core, sure they had been at the park for about five hours but like-???
John MacTavish...brought down .... by Simon's six year old
Simon who, after ten minutes of the baby screaming for their mother and refusing to take their bottle with disgruntled wails of pain and Ollie so tired he can't think straight so he's also a sobbing and angry disaster and Johnny's just standing there by the door waiting for answers and everything is so loud-
"Capn?"
"Oh! Hi, sweetheart," John's wife answered the landline and he could hear her voice call for her husband, "Hi, how are you and lil' ones?"
Simon looked at Ollie who was currently in time out for stealing his sisters binkie for the tenth time, "Not great."
"O-"
"Simon." Price's voice cut in and it took about five seconds to get everything account for, "Ya already called Johnny right?"
"Yessir."
"Did you try Kyle?"
"No sir, he's on his honeymoon."
'"Ah-that's right, that's right."
Silence
"Sir I would like your help."
"Ha! Knew it! Alrighty, missus and I'll be there in...i dunno- you boys hungry? She made that-honey whatcha make?" indistinct conversation, "Ma'am said it didn't matter, she'll bring it anyway. Forty minutes?"
Simon looked at Johnny, who was on 'keep ollie in said time out' picking up the kid whenever he would try and run off. "Can you make it twenty, sir?"
Simon and Johnny who, out of habit, stood at attention as soon at the captain let himself into the house
Simon who looked a bit worse for wear, even with his non existant sleep scheulde in the military he had never looked so fatigued
Simon who had the baby out of his arms by Price's wife within two minutes of them being there
Simon who loves his son, he loves him (internal mantra) but he is making him look bad to his captain so the little twerp better get his act together.
"Riley."
"Yessir."
"How long is your block?"
"Two kilometers around."
"Two laps."
faltering silence through the house, Simon stared at the captain as he helped Ollie tie his sneakers by the door. The silence did mean Tessie had finally fallen asleep but he was- "I'm sorry?"
"Two laps, you, Johnny, and Oliver." Price looked to the kid, who looked more angry at the world than anything else, "Go. Dinner will be ready when you get back."
Simon was about to argue but Ollie beat him to it, "I don't want to run."
"You don't want to run?"
Oliver seemed a bit taken back, "No. So I'm not going to."
"Okay. You can clean the entire house- including your sisters nappy's, for a week, yeah?"
A pause.
"Fine, i'll go on the stupid run."
Simon who might as well be walking with the pace Oliver chose to keep
Johnny who took off sprinting because lord knew that man was starving and Mrs. Price's food was heaven on earth
Simon who sat down on the side of the road when the little guy was out of breath
Simon that mostly ran in silence until Ollie broke it
"Why did mom leave?"
huh?
"What?"
"Mom she-she just...she left us, wh-"
"Whoa-whoa whoa, mum didn't leave-mum didn't leave us wh-whoa, Olls," he had collapsed to his knee when the boy started to speak just to look at him in the eyes and he tried to read the boys expression, "Mum would never leave you, she loves you so much."
"Then where did she go?? Why didn't she say goodbye?"
"She's with her friends, and her flight left 'fore you woke up, Olls. Laddie, she wouldn't leave you."
Simon who had called you, even though there was time difference as everyone was sitting down to eat dinner
"oh...wow the gang's back together," You grumble as you rub your eyes, having been dead asleep, only for the camera angle to change suddenly and it was just a close up angle of your son's face, "Hi baby."
"Mom guess what Uncle Johnny did."
"EY, LET'S NOT TELL YER MOM BOUT THAT."
"Hey mom?" The boy was easily distracted and then looked down at the phone again.
"Yeah baby?"
"Never go on away again, dad said so."
You stay silent for a moment, blinking, because in all three years you and Simon had been together Ollie had never referred to him as 'dad' or anything remotely close. "Your...right, yeah-I'm pretty bored here anyway."
Simon, who was fine with you going on little getaways just not anymore how dare you try and leave him alone
"You sure it's okay if I stay a few more days?"
With a short laugh he looks over the living room, where Johnny and Olls were fast asleep watching some cartoon he didn't know the name of while John and His wife had chosen to stay in the guest room for the night. It would hell if you stayed for a few more days.
"Of course, luv, I got the boys an' Tessie needs to learn who they are anyway."
"I guess. Okay, the ride is here. I love you."
"I love you more."
(annnnway that's it <333 any comments you wanna leave or anything like that makes my day!)
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chaosandmarigolds · 14 days
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Simon having no boundaries is honestly really funny to me, because as I said- this man thought he was two or so months in a relationship and...and well now-
"We need to talk."
You stand in the doorway to the apartment you had reluctantly called home for the past few years, and you take a breath, it was an odd situation, he was Oliver's babysitter- and...Well you weren't even sure where it went wrong. With eyes still blurry from sleep you take a breath and nod, just moving to stand outside in the hall rather than allowing him inside- which would ensure the boys excitement.
"I'm sorry if I was blunt."
That was it?
A moment and you nod again, wrapping your arms over your chest, "We had different understandings on our relationship, I can...understand why you would be shocked."
If either of you wanted to take the prize for most awkward silence inducer you would both tie. He clears his throat to break it, "Was I...was that far off?"
"You called me yours. I haven't been someones since Olly's dad and-I am just confused on how you would think our relationship is romantic when we haven't even kissed."
Reasonable, but his reply was immdeadte, "I didn't want to force you to do something you didn't wanna do."
With a sigh your look back to the door for a moment, only to pause and think about Ollie, "My son....he loves you, I can...I can't take you away from him." Your words were mainly for yourself and when you look back you find that man giving you the most pleading expression, so much that it almost disarmed you. "Simon, please, I mean of course I wanted to date you- any person within their right mind would want but we cant-"
"Why not?"
"You're military." It was the truth, it was harsh and it caused you both to falter.
"I'm retired"
"Simon-!" You groan and put your face into your hands, "No. it...its not that."
"Then what is it?"
This was just wonderful, somehow spilling your secrets to your kids babysitter who was in love with you, it was too good to be a sitcom. "I've been a military wife. Been there, done that- I don't think I'll survive being one again."
(annnnyway, i gotta get to class. byye <33)
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chaosandmarigolds · 24 days
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retirement!Simon who really doesn't know what to do with himself around the house
retirement!Simon who would go on his morning runs and try to keep consistent to a workout schedule
retirement!Simon who was so bored one day he called Price asking if there was anything he needed help with
retirement!Simon stared at the entrance of the school with a frown because when he asked the price for something to do he didn't mean help set up for bake sales..
retirement!Simon helping you get a box from a closet because A: why would you need to carry something that big and B: he could do is easily so...pretty obvious in his opinion
retirement!Simon who pretty much immediately noticed your stunning lack of wedding ring
retirement!Simon who started volunteering at the school regularly 'to help out price and his missus' as if it wasn't just to see your beaming face with a pre-k student on your hip
retirement!Simon would spend his days off thinking about the dates he had already planned for 't', how he would hold your hand right as you walked through the park, or how he would perfectly land the compliments from across the dinner table
retirement!Simon who ignores Price at the PTA meeting he was 'dragged' to as his buddy teases him as he borderline ogles at you from across the gymnasium
retirement!Simon who looks at you as if you lay the stars in the sky as you stand to inform the parents about the upcoming zoo trip, only to notice the small three-year-old boy clinging to your leg
retirement!Simon who will be figuring out more kid-friendly dates for you and him....perhaps the zoo is a good start
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chaosandmarigolds · 19 days
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More on!!! The most recent post <3 where teacher!reader and Simon are just…equally confused
“You think?”
You gulp down and nod slowly, standing at an odd angle since you only had one heel on and you were holding the other. Who stare at the man before you and then speak softly, “Wh…what do you think we are?”
He seemed flabbergasted, appalled, he just took in your words, nodding as if he was in an interview. “Together. We are together.”
“Sin…” this was horrible, and you didn’t know what questions to ask him, “Since when?”
“June 2nd.”
Ah….yes the night you had a breakdown and practically begged him to not leave you alone-you weren’t sure if that was a good thing though. “June 2nd.” You echo.
There was an eerie silence before Ollie came into the kitchen, holding the little dinosaur plate he had his sandwich on and he stands in the doorway for a moment before he looks at Simon, trying to gauge what was going on within his child mind. Yet all he saw was his mom and the man he saw as his father fighting. “Why mad?” He asks, almost ignoring most of the situation as he climbs onto his step stool to put the plate in the sink.
Your eyes go to Ollie and you breath out, “We’re going home.”
Ollie looks back at you with wide eyes, frown on his lips, “Why? We go-“
“Oliver, I said we’re going home.”
“But ‘Ister Riley-“
“Mister Riley is tired right now, get your bag.”
The silence was deafening, all until Ollie came back into the front room, his little backpack being dragged behind him and looking to Simon as if to say ‘do something.’ Yet, no other words were spoken, you picked up Olly and then left. Leaving him to sulk in the middle of the room…alone.
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chaosandmarigolds · 14 days
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Tee-hee, next part because I have a lil bit of time.
It would be a lie to say he hadn't done his research, he had looked into every aspect of your life. Family, work friends, friends, even ex-friends and middle school crushes, so, of course, he knew of the ex-husband. He knew of the dishonorable discharge for assault and he knew the reports and he knew the case hearings and the restraining orders violated. He knew it. Simon had done his research.
Yet hearing the words that you were scared of him, of being with him for that reason made his heart sink.
"I know your type." You go on, whispering with a shaky voice, "I trust you with Oliver because I know you would never hurt him, but you would hurt me. I can...I can't, Oliver needs a good man in his life and you are that for him and I am so grateful but I- you're just...I know the type."
He didn't think words could cause him so much pain but everything just seemed to...crumble around him. "Y'er not gonna let me change your mind."
"I don't think you could." You sniffle and then motion, "You're a good father, so much more than Caleb was- and...you're too good to be true so- lets not mess this up?"
Simon tried to read your expression, fatigue, exasperation, stress -all of it, and he so he relented, "I'll show you."
"Mm?"
"I'll show you tha' I'm not the type. I don't care if it take years, I'll do it."
You look down and shake your head, "Simon it's not that easy-"
"Dont think it will be."
A short silence that was staggered by Ollie opening the door and then screaming with glee, "ISTER RILEY! ISTER RILEY! HI! WANNA COME SEE MY ROOM? MOMMY CAN ISTER RILEY SEE MY ROOM??"
(annnn now I have an exam, so that's all! <333)
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chaosandmarigolds · 15 days
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In Pre-K I liked to imagine that Simon signed Ollie up for a lot of extra things, swimming karate soccer and all that because he quickly learned that you were NOT lying about how high energy that kid is
And so he’s bringing you your lunch (a routine, you may forget it and he would bring it your summertime workplace during your 30 minute break with Ollie to say hi)
And Ollie is wearing his little karate uniform and you’re just like ??
“Where’d you get that baby?”
“Special kicking place store.”
“Special…” your voice trails off and you look to Simon, who is very unconcerned about it and eating his food, “Simon.”
He looks up to his name.
“Did you sign Olls up for karate?”
“Two free lessons.”
You stare at him for a minute and then Ollie to get a refill of his drink, once the kid was out of earshot you lean over the table and whisper, “I don’t have the money for that! Now he’s going to be-“
“I’ll pay for it.”
“Simon-“
“No, I have all this money from the military ‘n nothing to do with it. I’ll do it.”
You sit back in the seat, “I can’t ask that of you.”
“Oh damn. So sad.”
Before you had the chance to reply Ollie came back with the comically large drink in his hands, beaming up at you.
(Annnnny way, that’s all! <333)
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chaosandmarigolds · 15 days
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(slowly sets random sting ray plushie I got for my birthday down) Brain-rot. so I present Dad!Simon and Ollie at the aquarium
Simon! Who was currently two weeks deep into babysitting oliver and it being the middle of summer almost everywhere and everything had been exhausted
"Library time with Miss Rue?"
Ollie frowns from his ice cream,- which you would murder simon for if you found out which is why they were both sworn to secrecy, "MIss Rue is jus reeed-ing Peter Bunny again. No want."
"No want." Simon echoed slowly, leaning against the kitchen counter as he tried to think.
"Big mall?" "No..."
"The zipline park?" (A normal park with a little kid zipline)
"No."
"The animals?"
"Nope. Momma said we stinky after animal."
Simon nods again, the local farmer's markets would normally have a little petting zoo- so that had also become a staple. "She did- rightoo laddie. Okay...okay, let Mister Riley think for a minute."
Ollie nods to his babysitters words and takes another hefty bite of the ice cream, "We could....we could see fish? We see fish."
"Fish?"
"We go fish, in-in big pool."
Simon who spent ten finding which aquarium within a fifty mile radius had the best reviews because if he is...might as well make it memorable
Simon who made sure Ollie wore is water proof shoes because...well he just knew the kid was going to jump into the little kiddie water pad the aquarium had
Simon who packed a towel and change of clothes for that exact reason too
Simon who so has baby shark stuck in his head
Simon who once the tickets are purchased is already trying to trick the tyke down, basically playing marco polo
Simon who held up Ollie without a second thought to see the Jelly fish, telling him how he was once stung while he was down in Japan, smiling to the childs laughter
Simon who spends the extra fifteen dollars so Ollie could feed the stingrays, keeping an arm looped around him to keep him stable
Simon who of course notices the looks he's getting from the group of moms, he ignores them though
Simon who tried to politely turn down the one who came up to him, nice woman, seemed kind- yet...she wasn't...you
Simon who had to get more firm and did lie when she wouldn't get the message-
"Listen lady- I could kill ya without even blinking 'n you are really testin my patience so ho' bout you leave me 'n my son alone before i get annoyed?" Just how he assumed it would've gone down the woman became flustered and excused herself, meanwhile, Ollie was still being held in the air to look at the catfish.
Ollie looks to Simon as he then lets out a sigh and adjusts his grip on the boy, "Ister Riley?"
"Yeah, lad?"
"Mommy said killing people isn't nice."
Simon clears this throat, "Mum is real smart like that."
Simon who gets Ollie a plushie and teehsirt
Simon who feels really proud of himself when Ollie is fast asleep for the entire car ride home
(annnnyway thats it<333 any feedback and all that jazz means the world to me!!)
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chaosandmarigolds · 14 days
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Festival
based on this AMAZING ask!!
“Oi, Olls,” Simon looks down at the skinned arm and then back to the utterly unaffected five-year-old (who just took a rather nasty tumble off the slide). It was an easy back day at the county fair, which for the record he thought was a horrible idea with a five-month old yet Johnny said it would be fun for Oliver and his niece, Jane. Simon tried to get a good look at the wound, covered in dirt and pebbles, “Lad lemme-”
“Dad-dad, I got go- Janie! Wait up!” Oliver snipped in reply, pulling his arm away and trying to take off after his new friend, and he succeeded, taking off to the next ride wait line- where Jane was already standing among the groups of children and teens with the bright red balloon tied to her wrist. 
Of course, he watched the boy run through the crowds and only stood to direct his gaze to Johnny as he stood up, not saying anything but trying to see past the groups to get a good look at the kids- but he could see the red balloon. 
“Think the girls are havin fun?” Johnny asked, leaning onto the stroller. 
To that Simon shrugged looking down to Tess, who was thankfully very much asleep amidst the loud noises, “‘m sure they are.” 
“Shoppin, wine tasting annnn,” Johnny faltered as he thought, looking to the sky as Simon knelt down to fix the baby blanket. Though it was loud and the crowds were bustling it still had a sense of peace about it, small town, small fair but it was enough to make the two kids feel as if they were teleported to the best place on the planet. “An’- gah, Sarah said somethin else, can’t ‘member what though.” 
“Jus gettin dolled up or somethin,” Simon mumbled under his breath and then placed a chaste kiss against the baby’s forehead before standing up to his full height, looking around for the same bright red balloon. 
Only…the balloon was floating away. 
It took about five strides to get from where he had been to the line where Olly and Jane were supposed to be, yet there was a stunning lack of them both. 
He must have called the kid's names twice before Johnny had caught on to what was going on, yet the only thing Simon could think of doing was telling him to go get security, he asked the people if they had seen them- his voice harsh and causing the looks on the parent's face’s to pale. 
He couldn’t find them. 
No one seemed to even see them. 
“A little boy- he’s missin his front tooth, striped shirt with a dinosaur on it.”
   “I’m sorry man, that sounds like every kid I’ve seen today.” 
… 
“Jane,” Ollie said slowly following his friend reluctantly through the corridors of the ‘haunted house’ which they had snuck in through the back, since there was a thirteen-plus age restriction on the attraction, “Janie I reaaaalllly don’t think this is good idea.” 
To that the four-year-old frowns, her pigtails swinging as she looks at him, the blue light and fog doing nothing to ease his fears, “Uncle Johnny always say we got face fears! An you said you are scared of the scary ghosts.”
“Scary is literally in name, Janie!” Ollie countered crossing his arms, “Uncle Johnny and my dad are gonna be mad.” 
Jane shook her head, clawing up on the ladder to reach the main level, “Uncle Johnny doesn’t get mad at me, mum said it’s cus ‘m cute…Uncle Simon might get mad though.” 
Ollie frowned from his spot, looking up at her as she began to disappear from the view, he couldn’t leave her alone, he was older than her and his dad did ask him to look over her. So, he swallowed down his fear and followed behind her, the steam and fog making it a bit hard to see for a moment before he was able to stand up again- the lights dim and red and the floor underneath them seemed to be uneasy, red liquid smeared along the rotted wood and the low groan of something was enough to make him want to cry. 
However Janie was walking forward, so he quickly followed, moving to walk just a bit in front of her- grabbing her hand and doing his best to act brave when in reality he was not. 
Ollie stopped walking when they heard a voice from behind, and he turned to look around for a split second, only for Jane to let out a shrill scream and he turned his head to look ahead again- to only mimic her scream. Shoving her behind himself as what seemed to be a literal monster jumped from behind a barrel. 
“Oh SHIT! CUT IT!!” 
A voice suddenly yelled, and then the monster ripped off the mask, revealing a normal-looking kid, probably sixteen, “Whoa-hey-hey, you guys- JERRY FUCKIN CUT THE LIGHTS.” The kid screamed at the ceiling for a moment for the overhead lights to flicker back on and the noises stopped. 
“Hey,” The kid knelt down to look at the now sobbing children, “Hey, my name is Kyle. How’d ya-oh cmon…it’s okay, I’m not scary.” 
“You-you ghost!” Ollie screamed. 
“No! No, it’s just a costume, ya know on how on halloween you dress up? I’m jus dressing up, I’m not gonna-oh okay, you’re crying…again, okay…” Kyle tried to explain, then looking to his coworker, Margo who was dressed as a zombie, utterly hopeless about the now two screaming and sobbing toddlers.
“Called security,” Margo huffs out as she sits down to look at the toddlers, who were much more relaxed once they offered slushies, and she looks to Kyle, “They said two creepy guys said they lost their kids but thought they were lyin.” 
Kyle frowns and leans back in his chair after he and Margo had made a lazy attempt at cleaning off their makeup and explained to the kids it seemed to calm them down, plus the slushies of course. “Hey kiddo, can you tell me your name? So the nice people-
“My dad says to not talk to strangers.” 
Margo gives the kid a look and leans forward on the table, “He’s smart, that’s smart- but we need to-” 
“Margo-” 
“OLIVER.” 
It would be an understatement to say Kyle and Margo picked those kids up within a millisecond, because what they saw were two men that could break them both in half within a second and who did not look like father material walking towards them. 
“That’s my kid.” One of them barked out, pointing to the little boy, who was just happily sipping his slushy. 
Kyle scoffs, “And I’m the fucking king of England.”
To that Margo tried to then play damage control, “Listen, I don’t want to have to call sec-” 
“Uncle Johnny we saw scary ghost!!” The little girl exclaimed happily. 
“See? That’s my niece and the boys mine. Give me my kid.”
Margo and Kyle exchanged looks and then looked to the little boy, who only caught on when he saw the man’s look and he nodded eagerly, messy hair falling in front of his face. 
“That’s Ister Riley he and my mom are married. He’s my dad.”
… 
“I jus wanna be brave ‘ike you Uncle Johnny,” Jane said as they drove home, still sipping her oversized slushie. 
Johnny and Simon had agreed to not mention this, to act like it never happened, for their sake. “I know, princess, an’ yer so so brave.” 
“I no longer scared of ghosts.” Ollie said mindlessly, staring out the window. 
That caught Simon’s attention and he looked back through the rearview mirror, checking on Tess with a quick glance and then to Olliver, “Oi? Yeah?”
“Mmmhm, cause ghosts are jus nice people wearin costumes.”
(annnnyway that's it!! feedback and comments are the easiest way to let me know you liked my work!! thanks to everyone for their support!)
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chaosandmarigolds · 13 days
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In your pre-k universe does Olliver get Simon’s last name? 🥹
(OMGGGGGG DUDDDDDDEEEE)
"What dis?"
It was dinner, an easy place to give news, such as 'Hey kid your mom and I are getting married' At least that's what Simon thought ,because that whole spew went well so hopefully he would understand the next thing.
When the four year old looks up at you, confused by the random piece of paper he had been given- Simon had asked you that he would be the one to tell Oliver.
"That means, lad, that 'm gonna be your dad."
Oliver blinked a few times, "Okay." He then looks to you, "Momma can I have ice cream now?"
You look at Simon who was quiet by the boys indifference, with a confused shrug your mouth 'I don't think he understands.'
"Olls," Simon said slowly leaning forward, "Laddie your name is gonna change 'n Ill be coming to your doctors appointments 'an...I'll be your dad."
Another moment and again he seemed unbothered, "I thought my name already changed, 'ike mommys."
"Oh. Uh....yeah, no laddie, we- are you okay with that?"
"Mmhm, Ol-ee-ver Riley."
Simon gave you a smile, "Right-o, lad."
(annnyway thats it!!! feedback, comments and hearing yalls ideas make my day! <333)
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chaosandmarigolds · 15 days
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Lil bit of Pre-K angst? comin right up!! (i don't know what im doing lol??? a short little one part of a dibble dabble, mentions of injury, car accidents, drunk driving death,
It was a promise.
He had knelt down to Olivers level, telling him that he would come back to him. He told the sobbing child that nothing would happen to him, he told Oliver that he would be fine.
Why didn't he think about Oliver?
How could he have not thought about Oliver?
How could he have not worried about you?
The call had knocked the wind out of him, he didn't even realize he was the emergency contact on Oliver's list beside you. The mission wasn't even dangerous it was stupid- a conference in a city a few towns over and he had...
"Is this a.. Mister Simon Riley?"
Simon looks up from the file he had been reading over, seeing Kyle and Johnny's eyes look up at him from the sudden stiffening of his posture.
"Yeah?"
"Mister Riley, unfortunately your wife and son-"
"M-my what?"
If his blood wasn't cold enough it certainly was when he heard your name followed by Oliver's, and he swore that everything began to slow. His feet where moving on their own, leaving Johnny and the team without an answer.
Everything was in slow motion, expect him.
a four-hour drive cut into one and a half. Two police cars tried to chase him on the freeway but he didn't care, easy to lose.
He had to pry the details out of the nurse, yet all she would simply say is that it was a group of teenagers 'pre-gaming' for a party, club hopping- and it was a Friday and fridays are when you take Oliver to his swimming lessons and then go get ice cream at the place down town-
She said you and Oliver were lucky to be alive, not quite stable, and that 'luckily' no one else was hurt.
Simon Riley was many things, he had cried enough times to make anyone pity him. Nor was he religious, for no God would forsake him as cruelly as he had been.
Yet that night, he cried tears and prayed to whatever God there was for a miracle.
(Anyway. that's it <<<3 I hope that works because I'm not super used to writing sad stuff, but it was fun to do! Feed back and comments make my day!)
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chaosandmarigolds · 15 days
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An attempt at a masterlist!
Pre-K Universe ⚜ ⚜
Introduction
Introduction..pt2??
More on it
More an More
Getting used to it
karate
Fishes
Uh-oh
Uh OH???
Oh no
Oh no pt2
Mister Money
Ask the Man
Be Mine
God's Grace
Newborn
Vay-kay
Festival
(I tried to organise them in order of the events going, if I made an error please let me know!! I do accept requests but PLEASE keep in mind what I have written and use that a guide for what I’m comfortable writing, they may just take a day or so to get done)
Stand Alone
1. home invasion
Annnnyway, that's it! <33 (ps. thank so SOOOO SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO WAS WILLING TO HELP! YALL ARE LIFESAVERS)
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chaosandmarigolds · 10 days
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Goood morning! Here’s a little thing.
Okay so, Oliver is like three- and the boy has a abandonment issues (don’t ask why he just does)
So Simon notices Oliver brings his stuffed toy everywhere, and he wouldn’t mind- expect it was
One of these looking things
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Simon is like okay? To each their own but one day Ollie loses it at the park and kid loses it
So Simon is panicking because who on earth would steal that monster?
It’s worse when you come to pick Ollie up and they’re still at the park looking- so you have to go to the park
“MOMMY NORA IS GONNNE.”
You blink as you look to the babysitter who looks sunburnt and exasperated, “Oh baby, Oh no.” You then pick up the boy and let him sob into your shoulder, mouthing to Simon ‘finally. Lets go.’
Simon…who went into ebay and bought Ollie a new one. Because he was so sad!!! What was he supposed to do??
Annnnyway that’s all!
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chaosandmarigolds · 20 days
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newbornDad! Simon Riley
Simon! Who insists on carrying the baby carrier through the threshold of the house when you get home from the hospital
Simon! who spent nine months training Riley to be gentle with the baby
Simon! Who carries the baby around showing them the house with little whispers, 'annnn this is your brothers room, he's had your grandads right now but don't worry sweetpea, you'll meet him soon'
Simon! Who strongly believes the baby needs skin to skin, so...are you complaining about him walking around shirtless with a baby held to chest, not at all
Simon! Who is so worried when Ollie holds the baby for the first time because yeah Ollie is six years old at that point but anxiety??
Simon! Who hates that he has to go on a mission, even if for two weeks because they are sooo so vital and he doesn't want to leave you alone and-
Simon! Who tells Oliver to take care of his little sibling and to look after you
Simon! Who hates his job sometimes
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