#story: clementine

[charcoalstardust]

got inspired by this prompt by @gingerly-writing and now i've got a new favorite duo to think about (and draw eheh)

nothing like some supervillain/journalist writing

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The sun was barely staring to rise, people were beginning to leave their homes for work, and Clement Thyme found himself power walking down the pathways to his workplace. He had a deadline to make and if he didn't get there early, he wouldn't be able to rush to finish the article before everyone else got there. He hadn't exactly slept or eaten anything, but he'd find time for that later! Maybe... Probably not.

There was just a shortcut through here, and...

"Hello there, dear."

Clement skidded to a halt and took a few steps back. Shit. Of course they'd be here. He took a deep breath and let out a sigh. Maybe he could get them to leave so he could continue on with his day.

"Please, please, leave me alone." It was a back alley and too late at night to gel with the journalist's rocky 6am start. The single streetlamp in the area spotlit the city's most dangerous supervillain, Alvah. Inconveniently, there was no one else here to help him get out of this situation. Great. Just great.

"Now, why would I do that?" Alvah was already closer to Clement than he wanted them to be, and they were circling around him like a hawk.

"It's early. I'm too tired for this. I know you never slip up on anything that might even slightly count as a scoop, but it stopped being a thrill to see you six months ago," he bluntly responded, "I don't know who the big main hero is under the mask, where she lives, who her family is, or anything about her. It's all just theories and speculation by everyone else that I'm asked to write down for the blog."

"But everything you write is so... Detailed," Alvah commented. They practically towered over him, and the way they were eyeballing him was making him more nervous by the second. "I'd say you're quite the little detective for someone who simply writes down "theories and speculation" for the news."

"Okay. Fine. I do look further into the details, but they're still just theories," he sighed and dragged a hand through his unwashed hair, wincing at the amount of grease that was trapped in it, "Look– if you're here to kidnap me, could you at least knock me out? I'd hopefully have reasonable grounds to miss my deadline that way. Could actually get some rest for once."

Alvah stepped away, looking surprisingly mortified. At least, if it was actually genuine. It was always hard to tell. "I didn't realize you weren't enjoying these little games. My apologies, dear. It's hard to remember that people aren't pawns when the whole world looks like one big chess game." They paused, then held out a hand with an apologetic smile. "Please, allow me to kidnap you to a comfortable bed so you can sleep in peace. As recompense."

Despite his exhaustion, Clement raised an eyebrow. Usually supervillains didn't care much about bystanders and innocents. Or really anyone that wasn't their ally. Not without some sort of ulterior motive. "Alright. What's the catch?"

Alvah's apologetic smile turned into a mischevious grin. "Oh, I do love when the humans know they're being manipulated. Makes it all the more interesting."

"It's not that hard to figure ou– Wait..." Clement stopped to think about what they had just said. "... "humans?" What does... Are you not–"

The journalist let out a yelp of surprise as he was swept off his feet and into Alvah's arms without so much as a single response to his query. Great. He really was being kidnapped this time. No heroes around to scare them off from doing so either!

"What? No knocking me out with magic powder or a solid hit?"

"I'd never lay a hand on you, dear," the supervillain purred, "Afterall, you are my favorite little journalist."

"Your... Favorite?" Clement's face turned red. He always assumed they just wanted information from him with how often they'd bother him... That would still be the case, right?

Alvah chuckled, which caused the journalist to try and cover his face with his jacket. This was not going how he expected it would have. If his coworkers ever found out, he'd never hear the end of it.

Hopefully this was good enough of a reason to miss his deadline...

#fandomless #ly's ocs #ly's writing #universe: vitalious #story: clementine #oc: alvah #oc: clement thyme #jdbdbx i don't usually tag prompt blogs bc i am an anxious fellow :') #but i'm deciding to try and start doing that at least for my fandomless stories #i'm just a sucker for detective/journalist characters who get wrapped up in unexpected situations fjshbf #also i just started building up this universe a few days ago so these two were just recently added :) #decided to name their lil story 'clementine' bc it's cute and also funny bc of clement's name #update: no one's gonna see the art bc i'm an idiot and didn't double check the link lol #fixed it btw if you're curious :^)

[asoftepiloguemylove]

i never grew up with you and you're not my waiting room

Marjane Satrapi Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood / unknown / Clementine von Radics / Clementine von Radics / image (unknown) quote (Richard Siken Crush) / Louise Glück from Unpainted Door, "Poems 1962-2012" / unknown / image (unknown) quote (Phoebe Bridgers Moon Song)

i. Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

[ "What is childhood like? It's a little like dying, a little like being born. Which is to say, it's nothing you can remember, but you know there was blood." ]

ii. unknown

[ Floating cutout of a wolf on a black background. Text surrounds the image. "NOTHING WILL BE LEFT OF ME / BUT A MEMORY / BUT EVEN THAT WILL DIE OFF TOO" ]

iii. Clementine von Radics

[ "Every time a man yells / you are seven years old again / and he is packing that suitcase / once more. Picking you up by the neck, / teaching you obedience. To be soft, / like the belly of a fish / exposed to a knife." ]

iv. Clementine von Radics

[ "When I imagine myself I am barely there." ]

v. Richard Siken, Crush

[ The background image is of two black men standing face to face. The man of the left holds the back of the man on the right's head. They are posed intimately with their foreheads touching. The words are cut out like a collage and placed in the middle of the image. "he / touches / you, / like a / prayer / for which / no / words / exist, / and you / feel / your heart / taking / root / in your / body, / like / you've / discovered / something / you didn't / even / have / a name / for." ]

vi. Louise Glück, Unpainted Door

[ Screenshot of a tumblr post from @/weltenwellen "I remember my childhood as a long wish to be elsewhere." Louise Glück from "Unpainted Door", Poems 1962-2012 ]

vii. unknown

[ "You can never leave home. / You take it with you no matter where you go. Home is between your teeth, under your fingernails, in the hair follicles, in your smile, in the ride of your hips, in the passage of your breasts." ]

viii. Phoebe Bridgers, Moon Song

[ Edited collage. The background image is of a teenage boy laying on a pile of books while his dog lays with it's chin on his neck. The words are cut on paper at the top and bottom of the image. There are silver stars sporadically placed on the image. "so i will wait for the next time you want me / like a dog with a bird at your door" ]

#poetry #words #writing #quote #text #poem #web weave #poetry web weave #on trauma #on childhood #on growing up #tw ptsd #tw cptsd #marjane satrapi #persepolis: the story of a childhood #clementine von radics #richard siken #crush #louise gluck #unpainted door #phoebe bridgers #moon song #dark academia poetry #dark acamedia #dark acadamia quotes #spilled poetry #spilled feelings #spilled words #spilled ink #spilled thoughts

[rebouks]

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Robin: I had an idea at dinner-.. stand there. Clementine: I’ve never been good in front of a camera… Robin: It’s just an experiment. Clementine: Oh? Robin: You’d think there’d be more proof of ghosts existing if people could take pictures of ‘em, right? Clementine: Then perhaps we already know the outcome of this experiment? [Robin hummed, staring at the screen of his camera with a mixture of resignation and disappointment] Clementine: Well? Robin: You’re not there. Clementine: You don’t sound too surprised. Robin: I s’pose I’m not-.. do you even exist, Clem? Clementine: Ohh, that’s a loaded question, isn’t it? [Robin threw himself onto the couch, letting out a sigh far too wearisome for someone his age] Robin: No one else can see or hear you, and you’re technically not tangibly here either… What if you’re just in my head? What if there’s something like, majorly wrong with me? Clementine: I think you’re just special, darlin’. Robin: Weird, you mean. [Robin flexed his fingers against his chest, wondering what on earth had made him so different from everyone else] Robin: Did I tell you I made a friend on holiday? Clementine: How lovely! Robin: I guess-.. ‘cept I couldn’t even talk to her. Clementine: Oh. Robin: I always thought it was a choice n’ stuff-.. I’m starting to think I might just be broken though, like someone didn’t put me together right, or forgot to turn off creative mode before saving my character. [Robin’s comparison to a video game went straight over Clementine’s head, but it seemed more like he was thinking aloud than expecting a reply, so she didn’t interrupt him] Robin: I bet Alex would believe me-.. I got the feeling she was different too, maybe… Clementine: What makes you think that? Robin: I don’t know, vibes-.. wishful thinking? [Robin could have gone on, but someone had finally discovered that he wasn’t in bed…] Oscar: It’s way past midnight, what’re you doing up here? [Robin shrugged despondently; talking to himself, imaginary friends, ghosts? Each excuse more insane than the last] Oscar: C’mon, we’re not on holiday anymore… … Oscar: It’s only been a few days bud-.. she’ll write soon enough. Robin: How’d you know what I was thinking? Oscar: I’m a super good guesser. [Robin would’ve liked to believe that his father possessed the same abilities as him, but he’d be much more perturbed by his son’s presence if that were the case. He closed his eyes with a morose sigh, deciding that sleep was about the best escape he could hope for]

#ts4 #sims 4 #simblr #ts4 story #sims story #forever in between #fib #oscar finch #robin finch #clementine stanton #he's far too young for an existential crisis PLZ #fjfk #ig you would start to question your sanity if you were the only one who could see/hear someone tho #and he misses his lil bestie too #bwuh #;-;

[hushguts]

I FINALLY MADE ART OF TWDG!!!

#ive been playing this game for a while and its like my third fav story game #twdg clementine #twdg kenny #twdg #the walking dead #the walking dead game

[silentgrim]

𝒟𝑒𝒶𝓇 𝒹𝒾𝒶𝓇𝓎, 𝐼 𝓂𝑒𝓉 𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝓃𝑒𝓌 𝓉𝑜𝒹𝒶𝓎. 𝒯𝒽𝑒𝓎 𝓌𝑒𝓇𝑒… 𝒸𝒽𝒶𝓇𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔.

#helios my boy *sobs* #ts4 #ts4 gameplay #ts4 edit #sim: helios #hi in case ur new this is my sweet ginger boy helios who's also my pfp if u havent noticed #i did a whole gameplay post abt him on my old blog #deactivated b4 finishing his lil story #but anyway here's a quick synopsis #he fell in love with this girl named shahinaz who also happened to be his neighbor #he fell hard and she was unsure how she felt about him either way she gave him a shot and then they hooked up #they started dating then went on vacation together came home and she ghosted him #then she turned up at his doorstep preganante on her third trimester #to make the story short ultimately they got married moved to brindleton bay they had their baby who she named clementine bcs she had- #heli's orange hair which she loved #and then after that there was a storm which she got hit by lightning and passed away #ever since it was incredibly difficult for heli to move on and suffered immensely #he writes everyday in his diary to overcome his grief #thats all for now #will be posting more of him and clem soon ^-^

[mosneakers]

So the Gen 3 Darlings wanted to have some fun of their own, and went out for a night on the town 🥰 Salem went as a vampire (derogatory) Clementine went as [insert in-universe popstar name] As per usual Donna chose another princess costume And staying true to his true dad-joke roots, Yellow is... wait for it... ...a knight in pining armour. Get it? give me a break, it's tough coming up with so many costume ideas when you have so many characters and spooky day happens so often and then some more shots at the Salty Paws Saloon:

#ts4 #sims 4 #the sims 4 #ts4 story #MD4season10 #MD4 #Brindleton Bay #Spooky Day #Salem Darling #Yellow Darling #Clementine Darling #Donna Darling

[the-kipsabian]

#kip sabian #orange cassidy #aew #all elite wrestling #aewedit #wrestlingedit #wrestling #night gifs #couldnt even look him in the eyes smh #like look at him. eyes immediately up after he passes cassidy. also much more confined movement #a+ character work and story telling ugh i love them #my beloved #kip in a box #(rp blogs dont reblog; see pinned post on blog for more info) #sweet little clementine

[starryinkart]

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(Reblogs are appreciated! Thankyou!)

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[ID: Clementine, Momo, Doc and Zbaltazar are standing next to each other, in the exact order left to right. Clementine and Doc are arguing in their Companion language, while Momo and Zbaltazar are looking on in worry, confusion and look uncomfortable. Zbaltazar has a computer in his hand and his screen area is damaged looking at the three, while Momo is looking at Clementine, while she looks upset.]

Another headcannon of my AU (should we call it the Outventurers AU?) , Clementine is the level, brave head of the group, while Doc is the ambitious and kind of...quick to act member. At the first sight of an opportunity, he'll grab it regardless of what it is. He does love his family though, so he listens to them no matter what, even if he's a bit stubborn at first (this includes Seamus and The Outsiders!)

Momo is the timid and clumsy one of the group, often being the second voice of reason between Clem and Doc. He tends not to take risks and stays in his comfort zone often. Aside from this, he is a chill guy when he is in his comfort, and very laid back (kind of like Shaggy from Scooby-Doo). Of course, he has a tough side, but is sometimes too scared to show it. When he does though...👀

Zbaltazar is the youngest and smallest, but before the "accident" on their way to Midtown, he was outspoken, not afraid to tell others what he thought. He was also a bit of a hothead, though kind and supportive of his friends whenever they need it. He is usually following his best friend Clementine around on her adventures of his own will.

After the accident, Zbalt is alittle more patient, calm and tends to be the silent one of the four, and not only because his voicebox is a bit messed up. He meditates alot, and loves to sit outside by a pond a little ways from the new settlement. His mature and peaceful nature doesn't stop him from silently breaking up Doc and Clementines arguments though, he can still kick behind if he wants to, just using the network instead of his hands.

Also have a "pre-accident" Zbalt sketch because he's so cool.

Ratio. - Zbalt

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Edit: Thankyou @1bioluminescent-bastard for the translation! I didn't want to destroy the immersion, so I left it up to the viewers eyes! You did a great job! 💕✨️ I'm SO SO sorry I made your brain suffer 🫂

#stray #stray 2022 #stray fanart #stray game #stray momo #stray clementine #stray zbaltazar #stray doc #stray outsiders #Im doing more of this for fun because I love them #Most of the story takes place on the outside #but for now we need context so. #i hope you enjoy! #artists on tumblr #since you've been gone #digital art #fan art #my art #Outventurers AU #starryinkartwork

[wa-royal-tea]

Happy birthday to my favourite twins! 🥰 - 21st January 20XX

@thebrixtons

#ts4 #sims story #sims storytelling #ts4 story #sims 4 story #ts4 storytelling #sims 4 storytelling #ts4 royal #ts4 simblr #ts4 legacy #ts4 edit #ts4 roleplay #ts4 screenshots #WRTExtras #Sim: Catalina #Sim: Clementine #sor wheat i kidnapped clem for this jkahskjas #no i didn't forget it's their birthday. I was just busy 😭😭😭

[sammyshuno]

The entire family came over for Summerfest to help with the house and babies. 🌞

#sweet legacy #clementine sweet #bao sweet #basil sweet #mapo sweet #marsha mallow #chianti sweet #santi khatta #simblr #sims 4 #sims #sims 4 gameplay #ts4 gameplay #ts4 #ts4 legacy #sims 4 legacy #ts4 story #sims 4 story

[charcoalstardust]

so an eldritch being disguises as a human, becomes a supervillain, and falls for this random human journalist–

used one of my fav draw the squad images bc art is hard

#fandomless #ly's art #ly's ocs #universe: vitalious #story: clementine #oc: alvah #oc: clement thyme

[222mirrorballs]

Father’s Day

Succession (2018-) / Kyoto, Phoebe Bridgers / Marriage Story (2019) / cardigan, Taylor Swift / The facts of life, Norman Rockwell / Courtney Love prays to Oregon, Clementine Von Radics /the end of the f***ing world (2017-2019) / Thumbs, Lucy Dacus

#succession #kyoto #Phoebe Bridgers #marriage story #cardigan #taylor swift #web weaving #norman rockwell #the facts of life #clementine von radics #Courtney love prays to oregon #the end of the f***ing world #lucy dacus #thumbs #fathers day

[rebouks]

She knew-.. Robin was sure of it.

Despite her warmth, he’d always been slightly unnerved by aunt Alma’s presence; there was something odd about her that he couldn’t quite put his finger on. Some people were harder to read than others, like Alex, but it was still possible.

Alma’s mind was like an impenetrable vault in comparison. Any attempts to feel or hear anything she did were met with a metaphorical brick wall, leaving him reeling as though he’d collided with it head first-.. but not tonight. Tonight, Alma was like an open book, and Robin was convinced she was doing it on purpose.

She’d told him all about her struggles as a child; how she didn’t fit in, how people teased her for being too sensitive, how hard it was to figure out who she was amongst the clamour of everyone else’s inner most image of themselves-.. all the while allowing him unlimited access to those very memories, like a handpicked blooper reel, just for him. Of course, that wasn’t the case though.. was it?

Alma had stopped talking now, but Robin still wasn’t sure how to react. He sat in silence instead, staring at nothing in particular for far longer than what could be considered normal.

“Can you hear me?” he thought, deciding to try a little experiment.

Nothing. Okay, so she couldn’t read his mind-.. then what the heck was she getting at? How had she so succinctly summed up his entire existence in less than fifteen minutes?

“I would’ve liked somewhere as quiet as this when I was young, it’s a shame we didn’t have an attic…” Alma offered, clearly trying to relate to Robin’s situation in any way she could. He still wasn’t entirely sure why, but she clearly wanted to help, and Robin didn’t know anyone else who understood him as well as she did, so perhaps he ought to let her try. He finally abandoned his switch and cautiously joined her atop his favourite, motheaten couch.

“What’re you getting at?” he said bluntly, curiosity getting the better of his manners. Alma chuckled softly, “You’re just like your father.” “It’s genetics, apparently…” Robin let loose a brief grin, glad to be compared to Oscar.

“I don’t know how exactly, but you’re different, Robin-.. and I thought it high time you knew you weren’t alone, and that we can’t let these things get the best of us.” Alma smiled softly as she spoke, but Robin was still too wary to be completely transparent. “We?” he asked, dubiously. “We’re few and far between, but you’re certainly not the only one who’s a little.. special, shall we say? That’s better than different, maybe?” Alma suggested.

Robin hummed thoughtfully, shaking his head, “Special is just another word for different, or weird.” Alma scoffed playfully, “And what’s wrong with being weird? I’m weird-.. we’re all a bit weird!”

“How’re you weird?” Robin asked, squinting at Alma accusingly. “Well, I can sense things I certainly shouldn’t be able to.” Alma started, excited to be getting somewhere. “Emotions radiate from people like a space heater-.. they’re not always pleasant, of course, but I can soak them up if I want to.”

Robin blinked, “Only if you want to..?” “Uh-huh.” Alma nodded. “You can block it out?!” Robin spluttered, suddenly and completely forgetting to maintain his ignorance before swiftly correcting himself. “I mean-.. it sounds like you can pick and choose, right?”

Alma nodded once more, “It wasn’t easy, but I spent a lot of years practicing.” “Years?” Robin sounded crestfallen. “I didn’t have a mentor…” Alma winked.

Robin allowed himself to smirk, figuring he might as well drop at least part of the act at this point. He was still a little nervous about being approached about such things so brazenly, but at least he knew why Alma perturbed him so much now, she was blocking him out on purpose-.. and she couldn’t read his mind either, which was always a plus.

The last thing he wanted was for anyone to know that he possessed that particular ability. Who’d want to hang out with someone who could access their inner most thoughts, the one’s they’d never dream of saying out loud? He shuddered involuntarily, hoping he’d never meet anyone that could read his.

Clementine finally nudged Robin, dragging him back to the present with her ghostly touch. “She looked right at me just then-.. she smiled! Did you see?” Robin spun around, realising that Alma had almost begun her descent. He must’ve missed her goodbye. “Wait!”

Alma paused expectantly, causing Robin to second guess himself and retreat into silence. “I won’t be far, sweetheart-.. whenever you’re ready.” Robin shivered as Clementine poked him again, “She can definitely see me…” “Can you, uh-…”

“See the ghost poking you?” Alma giggled, sounding far younger than she was. The vault doors had snapped shut again by now, but Robin got the impression that aunt Alma was just as excited as he was to find someone else who was weird. “Can you hear her?”

“Maybe-.. though I’m quite sure she hasn’t said anything yet.” Alma peered at Clementine expectantly. “Hey!” Clementine exclaimed as Robin tried to shove her into action, his hand ending up halfway through her waist instead.

“What? It’s not like you can feel it.” Robin snorted. Alma laughed heartily, thoroughly amused. “Well, I heard that-.. you two are good friends, huh?”

Robin nodded slightly, releasing a breath he hadn’t realised he was holding. “I thought I was the only one who could see her-.. that maybe I was going insane…” “Far from it, honey! You hit me up whenever you feel like it, okay?”

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#ts4 #sims 4 #simblr #ts4 story #sims story #forever in between #fib #robin finch #clementine stanton #alma garcia #whew.. longish post but necessary!?! #u can keep your secrets for the most part robin but maybe it's time to let -someone- in.. who better than “weird” aunt alma? #🤭 #she's an empath btw.. so she can't read minds #but she picked up on robin's lil gift even if not -fully- #enough to try n help right?!! #this was super hard to write cos how do u start a conversation where one doesn't know what's up n the other refuses to say anything skdjskj #big ty to zosa for helping me get going ilyyyyy 🤸‍♀️

[spacedlexi]

skybound collectively unshitting their pants after acquiring the full rights to clementine, the coolest character in their own franchise

#clementine and lee....unbeatable sorry (im not sorry actually) #ive been finally watching the show lately and lets just say its increased my opinions of the games hsdfksjd #dont get me wrong its not the worst thing ive ever seen but hoo boy does it go downhill. binged 6 seasons and hit a brick wall at 7 #struggling to finish it now but ive made it to S10 #havent heard much better things about the comics...i just want to know more Lore #it speaks #twdg #sorry skybound she will always be telltales baby shes living her best life at ericsons forever no matter how many comics you make #idk how much clearer S4 can be about ericsons being clems forever home but apparently skybound didnt get the message #im just surprised they havent shoved her into one of their 1000 shows yet #something i used to want and now deeply fear. i just wanted her to have a cameo but theyd never let it end #one of the last things telltale released being the end of clems story is Very fitting it closed the book on her And the studio #(averting my eyes from the walking corpse that is now telltale 2.0 💀 still fitting i guess now just sad) #the credit graffiti and the 'thanks for playing' make me cry every time 😭 S4 is such a love letter S4 my beloved

[silentgrim]

(?????)

#local ginger man spotted #ts4 #ts4 edit #sim: helios #sim: clementine #sobbing pathetically can't believe i didnt save his story posts

[mosneakers]

It's been a rough night, but Sunglo got through it with the help of his little sister Coraleye and best bud Tycho. As dawn breaks, Coraleye, while holding a pair of sunglasses in one hand, offers her brother some comforting words of encouragement and a brief but loving embrace with the other, before she and Tycho embark on their trip back to Brindleton Bay.

The plan entails Tycho accompanying Coraleye to Brindleton Bay, where he'll gather his belongings before returning to Strangerville. There, he'll reside with Sunglo and Erwin in the Old Penelope bunker, dedicating his free time to rebuilding Cecilia 2.0.

Meanwhile, Coraleye will fulfill her responsibilities as the heir, updating the family on the essential details. She'll also arrange temporary accommodation for Aurora at the Darling house, providing Sunglo with some space to recuperate.

The planning went smoothly, but unfortunately, the trip itself, not so much. Details of Coraleye and Erwin's conversation emerged, which didn't sit well with Tycho upon learning about the flirtatious nature of Erwin's comments. This led to a heated argument between the two, which persisted throughout the entire ride.

Even upon finally reaching the front yard of the Darling family home, the fighting still persisted, escalating into a full-blown screaming match.

Clementine: Uh-Oh... [Nudges Kirsten with foot, points head in direction of Coraleye and Tycho]

Kirsten squints her eyes and tilts her head back slightly to see better. Kirsten: Huh. Wonder what they're squabblin' about. Looks like it's getting pretty heated.

Clementine: [Concerned] Should we step in?

Kirsten: Not just yet... Looks like they might be starting to talk things out. Clementine: You think this could be one of those things that damages their relationship, or do you think they'll grow stronger from it? Kirsten: [Sighs] ...Yep.

Coraleye: So you're not mad at me anymore? Tycho: I could never stay mad at you baby...

Coraleye: You know, if you weren't leaving for a just cause, I'd beg you to stay with me. Tycho: You'd never have to. You know that. Coraleye: Call me as soon as you get home. I'll miss you. Tycho: I've missed you the whole drive here.

#ts4 #sims 4 #the sims 4 #ts4 story #MD4season10 #MD4 #Tycho Curious #Strangerville #Coraleye Darling #Brindleton Bay #Clementine Darling #Kirsten Darling