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[blake k.]

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clever as the devil
and twice as pretty     

[B][I]She is a queen, her soul is royalty

She was sitting in the living room, the twins sitting on their own on the floor in front of her playing with some cups Blake found that they wouldn't destroy. Blake got up to go get something, not going far so not too worried about them in the room alone, but she didn't get far before hearing a noise that stopped her dead in her tracks. [i]"Mama!" She very quickly went back to her kids, looking between the two even though she knew it was Lottie who must have said it. She sat on the ground again with them and got Lottie's attention on her [b]"Say that again, Charlotte. Mama" She said gently, repeating the word again until giving up but tried Dada instead. She was determind to get her to say something with her there to witness it.

Though after a bit more of trying, she got what she wanted "Dada!" Lottie spoke, Blake's face completely lit up and pulled Lottie onto her lap and kissed her cheek. She was so excited and proud of her baby, even though a bit upset since...she was getting big too quickly. Though she did wave a passing NPC over "Could you go tell Eddie Lottie asked for him, please?" Which wasn't wrong, technically she had asked for her Daddy and who was Blake to deny that to her.

Blake looked over to Tommy then, the little boy seemed a bit confused as to what was going on but did look over at his mom and sister. She looked at him and signed "mama" to him, watching him do hand babbles like he was trying to copy her and smiled at her. Good enough, plus how could you deny that charming little smile. She pulled him over and held both her babies on her lap, giving them kisses and praises. Thomas was making amazing progress, including understanding some signs, like Mama or Dada (she hadn't shown Eddie yet). Then there was Charlotte who she swore said Mama and witnessed her saying Dada.

God, her kids were getting big too quickly. 

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[EDMUND.]

The days felt long, yet the years were short. When Eddie first found out that he was going to be a father, the months leading up to the birth of his children was a tiresome one. Anxiety coursed through him at the thought of being a father, or worse, a bad one. Without any fatherly role models to learn from, Eddie had no choice but to learn on his own and, by the time the twins came into this world, he worried that nothing he could do would be enough for his children.

Almost a year on and Eddie had realized that he didn’t need to be the perfect father to be enough. In the children’s eyes, they placed a certain reliance on their father; it was clear in their wide, gaping stares, eyes round and innocent. Even whilst he was a busy man nowadays, distracted by the world around him, nothing in the world could distract him from his children.

A knock at his office door had Eddie lift his head, brows bunched together as he watched expectantly. An NPC peeked their head into the room meekly, ❝ Your daughter’s asking after you- ❞ They said, earning a brief look of bafflement from Eddie. ❝ All right. ❞ He uttered shortly afterwards, standing up and following the NPC into the lounge. Had he heard things right? His daughter had asked after him?

Ed was frowning as he wandered into the lounge, eyes shifting over towards his wife with their two children, and automatically he leaned forwards to lift Charlotte up as she began to reach out towards him expectantly. ❝ What did I hear about her asking for me? ❞ He questioned, gaze lingering on his daughter as she reached her hand out to gently pat his face.

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⋟ edmund theodore stirling-moray // ed, eddie, moray
⋟ goes by the name edmund moray
⋟ male // he/him
⋟ twenty four // ages real time // born seventh august
⋟ skipper of flintlock lodge // formerly a traveler with his family
⋟ mob boss of the stirling crime family
⋟ joined FL two years ago

appearance.
⋟ faceclaim - finn cole
⋟ voice claim - finn cole
⋟ 5'9ft // stocky, well-built frame
⋟ muted blue eyes and dirty blonde hair
⋟ physical health - 80% // current injuries: stitches on side of head where his head was slammed into ice and a chest infection following a near-drowning experience.
⋟ mental health - 70% // depression and deluded thoughts

personality.
⋟ quiet in nature but confident in himself
⋟ completely fearless, almost foolishly so
⋟ insensitive and callous // cares for very few
⋟ very calm and calculative // always planning in his head
⋟ disciplined and practices good self-control
⋟ very flirtatious and persuasive // overly lustful
⋟ aloof and untrustworthy // jealous and deceitful
⋟ tactful and knows how to get what he wants
⋟ can be very nasty when he wants to be
⋟ but can also be very protective and faithful too
⋟ has a strong set of morals // has the quality of honor

relationships.
⋟ alfred stirling x leonora moray // both deceased
⋟ three older brothers // alfonso, thomas & franklin
⋟ the fifth stirling-moray brother, dominik, was killed
⋟ two younger half-siblings // henry & ida
⋟ bisexual but he stays silent about homosexual activity
⋟ husband to blake moray // cheating on her with multiple people
⋟ father of thomas moray and charlotte moray

interaction.
⋟ storage // playlist // pinterest
⋟ physically: very hard // mentally: hard
⋟ father taught him how to kill at a young age
⋟ insensitive towards injuring or killing others // will do so without hesitation
⋟ mentally, he is slowly becoming undone from stress, grief and guilt
⋟ often found guarding the lodge with a rifle
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[blake k.]

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[I]clever as the devil
and twice as pretty     

[B][I]She is a queen, her soul is royalty

She handed off Charlotte when she reached for Eddie, getting Tommmy's attention and signing to tell him that his daddy was here, making him look over towards Eddie and smiling. [b]"She spoke, Eddie. I swear I heard her say mommy but I got her to get her to say daddy" She explained excitedly, Thomas of course they couldn't expect to speak and she knew that when he does sign his first word it wouldn't be until he's over a year. However, she praised his attempts just as she did hearing Lottie speak for the first time.

Blake kissed her son's cheek, causing him to bounce and flail his arms and her to smile. He was happy, Lottie was happy, that's all she wanted. Though she looked back to Eddie, hoping she could get Charlotte to speak again. "Charlotte, who's holding you? Is that Daddy?" She asked, her tone that you'd speak to a baby in. She really wanted him to hear it, she was excited for him to hear it.

Thomas was more interested in Blake's hair, grabbing at it and pulling. Though Blake just looked over at him and sighing, knowing it was wasn't worth pulling it away since he'd keep doing it. Thomas would probably chew on her hair if she let him. Though she did pull her hair away and kiss his forehead "No buddy, you can't pull Mummy's hair" she scolded gently before putting her attention back to her other twin and husband.

She sighed and smiled "I had to say it a few times, but I swear Eddie she did it." She stood up and picked up Tommy with her. Blake walked over and kissed Eddie's cheek before looking to Lottie "Or...Can you say Mommy this time?" she asked tickling her tummy in hopes that she didn't make Blake look crazy in front of Eddie and honestly the entire lodge.

//this post is gross im so sorry

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