Domestic Shipping Meme

The Playing House Domestic Shipping Meme.

THE LIST!
01] baby
Suddenly, there's a new addition to your family! Are you expecting? Adopting? Struggling to find the perfect name for your child? Or maybe you're up at a ridiculous hour in the morning because they're crying like crazy.

02] just married
Congratulations! You and your loved (?) one are about to start a whole new life together! It's time for the honeymoon...

03] house hunting
Are you seeking out an apartment? A dream house? Or just any old place, as long as you're with your other? Make sure to weigh your options very carefully...

04] household chores
It's time to clean/cook/garden/take care of something! Do you work together, or does one of you hide until everything is done?

05] shopping
Whether it's for furniture, groceries, or something in between, shopping is something that everybody must do at some point in time! What varies is if they like it or not.

06] family vacation
WE'RE OFF TO DIDNEY WOOOOOOOOORL or wherever
... well, as long as the kids are happy, right...? You may not be happy (or maybe you are), but it's mainly about ~family bonding~.

07] romantic retreat
It's you and your loved one's anniversary, and you decide it's time to take some time off and take them somewhere nice, where you only have each other.

08] comfort
Is somebody sick in bed? Or perhaps they just had a bad day? Sometimes, a good breakfast in bed or a home-cooked meal can really lift the spirits! Or perhaps you want to try medicine, or laughter, or something else?

09] pet
Suddenly, you have another addition to the family! Is it a puppy? A kitty? A fierce dragon? Whatever it is, make sure to give it a name and to take good care of it!

10] holiday
Happy birthday/New Years/Christmas/Valentine's Day/whatever! It's a very special day that only comes once a year, so make it count!

11] argument
Oh, no, who left the stove on... Or maybe it's about why they were out late last night? Either way, there is a lot of tension today, and one of you may or may not be sleeping on the couch tonight.

12] making up
It's time to make amends for that fight/divorce/whatever you had before! After all, you love each other... right?

13] surprise, surprise
You are feeling rather loving tonight, so you want to remind the other person how much you cherish and appreciate them... if it's by something cute and adorable or hot and sexy is completely up to you.

14] proposal
~~SHUT UP THIS TOTALLY FITS~~ You've been with your other for what feels like forever, and finally you want to tie the knot with them. Will you go down on one knee before them, or get a little creative?

15] other
I know I'm forgetting like a bajillion and one different things here, so this is the option for that!

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[ It had been quite a while in the making but after JJ had brought him the pamphlets and paperwork and everything they would ever need to learn about adopting. But finally they had brought home a perfectly healthy baby boy.

Otabek and JJ had both set up a room in their new house in Montreal for the baby. Crib, changing table, everything else was set up.

Now Otabek was just standing over the crib, watching as the baby slept. He was surprised at how easily he had fallen into the role of a parent. He didn't have siblings growing up and he hadn't been the type to be overly affectionate with his friends. Still, since he and JJ had settled down things had changed, and adding to their little family just felt right. Family was something that was important to both of them after all. Lost in his thoughts Otabek just leaned against the wall, looking down at the baby with a fond smile.

Honestly he knew he should probably try to get some sleep, seeing as who knew when the little one would wake up again. ]

[ JJ was in love immediately with the infant. The second he held him - it was over. He had always known that he had wanted children to be a part of his future, and waited until he knew the moment was right to have that conversation with Otabek. They spent so much time preparing for him to come home with them. He was certain at points he had driven Otabek crazy.

Now, though, he was sleeping quietly and easily in the crib. He stepped in close to Otabek, leaning up against the wall next to him. He knew very well they should get some sleep, but he was having a hard time leaving. He could stay here for hours.

Otabek's smile didn't go unnoticed. It was a familiar smile for JJ. He loved it so much.

He knew he had said it before. But he couldn't say it enough. ]

Thank you.

[ He turns his head towards him, a grin, then turns back to the infant. Their son. ]

[ Otabek returns the smile, moving to wrap an arm around the taller skater. Buring his face in JJ's shoulder he sighs and relaxes.

I should be thanking you too.

[ Lips press to the clothed shoulder before he moves to rest his face against the other, content.

There was part of Otabek that was worried. What if they weren't the best parents they could be, what if something went wrong, what if their child got hurt? What would they do, were they really ready to be parents?

All these questions swam in his head for the longest time, until he heard the boys hiccuping sighs as he slept, listened to JJ's heartbeat as they stood there. This was all he needed, all he wanted. Just to be close to the man he loved and start their own family, a new chapter in their own lives.

Everything would be fine. They had JJ's parents and siblings to help if anything went wrong, they would be good parents no matter what because there was no shortage of love to be found between the two. ]

[ He pulls Otabek into an embrace. He's holding him close. He's shifting from foot to foot, rocking the both of them. He starts to hum, turning his head so he can kiss the top of Otabek's head. He just wants to stand here forever. Here with the man he was lucky to have. The man who he loved more than anyone. This boy was now the perfect addition to their life. He completed another part of JJ's life.

A home. A family. He honestly couldn't have been happier. His eyes drifted towards the baby. He watched as small fingers and toes occasionally curled as he slept. For all of the worries Otabek ever had, JJ felt at ease. He always did with Otabek present. Any anxiety he had over having the child faded as soon as they had him.

He starts to sing. He's quiet, he doesn't want to wake the boy, but this is for the both of them. ]

Tu es mon rayon de soleil, mon seul rayon de soleil. Tu me rends heureux quand les cieux sont gris.

[ You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy, when skies are grey. His arms tighten around Otabek. ]

It means so much to me. You came all the way here to Montreal, you started a family with me.

[ He hears a soft noise coming from the crib, and his heart jumps. It was just him shifting around. He wanted to be careful. He didn't want to wake him up. He tilted his head to nuzzle into Otabek's hair, holding him. ]

[ Otabek can't help but smile, JJ was sweet like this. Away from the cameras, competitors, fans...all of that. Away from all that JJ was probably the sweetest person Otabek had met. Sort of like Yuri could be when he wasn't around people he didn't like.

He leans heavily on the Canadian when he starts singing and just relaxes, letting himself get lost in JJ's voice. It takes a moment after JJ finishes talking that Otabek realizes he had been talking to him. He blinks a few times at the other before smiling warmly and shaking his head. ]

JJ, your family is here and honestly Montreal might be the better place to raise a little one.

[ There's a twitch at the sound of movement but soon Otabek is relaxing back into JJ's arms. ]

We should move into another room, the monitor is on so we'll know if something happens.

Come on.

[ JJ likes having Otabek there in his arms, holding him close. He's glad the other thought his home was the best place to raise their little one. He wanted it to be, too. But he had been just was willing to stay in Almaty if that was something Otabek had so wanted. He knew that regardless as to where they were, they would have a family, they would have a home, they would have one another.

He hesitates to move, but Otabek is right. They should move to another room. They could hear their little one on the baby monitor that they had placed nearby, but so far - he had seemed to be a quiet one. He didn't fuss too much, but JJ still anticipated they would be getting up for the first few months through the nights. ]

Alright.

[ He concedes, shifting his body, moving his hand to rest on the small of Otabek's back so they could step out, but he pauses a moment, turns, and leans to press a quick, chaste kiss to Otabek's lips. ]

Regardless, I appreciate it.

[ Just everything here meant everything to him. ]

[ Otabek leans into the kiss, glad for the affection in the safety of their own home. ]

I'm glad it makes you happy.

[ There's a moment where Otabek is quiet before he yawns. Keeping up with a baby was hard work and it meant you only slept when the baby did. Smiling lightly he moves to walk towards their own room, tugging JJ's arm with him. ]

Come on, we should try and sleep before he wakes up again.

[ He knew this would be hard work, though no warnings could have prepared him fully. He was alright with the lack of sleep, though. The little one would be worth it, and he knew it. Still, he recalled his mother warning him when he had mentioned that she was going to be a grandmother. She was excited about the news, but wanted him to know.

Still. It was worth it. ]

Alright.

[ He willingly follows Otabek, that yawn creeps up shortly after the others. Damn contagious yawns. As they step into their room, he finally speaks up again. ]

Even with my stamina, I'm more tired than I thought.

[ He walks towards their bed, and just flops on it. ]

[ Chuckling to himself as he watched JJ, Otabek moved to his side of the bed before crawling in and resting against his pillow with a sigh. Turning over briefly he checked the receiver to make sure it was on and he could actually hear what was coming through from the nursery. He wanted to make sure he'd wake up if anything happened. It wasn't like Otabek to feel so nervous but having a child did that. He was even more on guard than usual, ready to jump up when it was needed.

Rolling back over he faced JJ with a rare smile that...didn't seem so rare when he was with the other. JJ made him smile, made him feel warm inside. It was nice. He loved JJ, loved his family, and loved the small family they were starting together. Yawning again Otabek stretched and reached out to pull the other to him. ]

Good night.

[ He crawls under the covers, and shifts himself close to Otabek. When the other reached for him, he pressed against him, cuddling against him. He was nervous, too, but he doesn't want anyone to know it. He's sure, at some point, he'd let Otabek know. But he wanted to seem confident. He wanted to seem sure of himself.

He smiled settling there. He saw Otabek check and make sure that the receiver was on and ready. He wanted to be able to jump up and help if needed. They were both ready to handle anything that may happen when their baby was sleeping. Their baby. Sometimes, it didn't seem to be real to him.

He cuddled up. ]

Good night~

[ He hummed. He was tired. Sleeping would be easy. ]

[ Arms easily wrapped around JJ's waist as Otabek curled closer to the other as well. He was happy like this, with the one he loved. Starting a family. While it might not have been what he imagined when he was younger, it was still a dream come true.

As he felt his body get heavy with sleep he leaned forward to press a kiss to JJ's forehead. ]

Good night, Jean.

Edited 2017-05-09 15:38 (UTC)

[ JJ fell asleep easily against Otabek. He had been worried for awhile that he wouldn't wake up should something happen while he was asleep, because he was a heavy sleeper, but that proved to not be the case. The moment a muffled cry came across the baby monitor, he startled awake. He shifted a little, moving towards the edge of the bed. He hadn't checked to see if Otabek had been woken up by the noise, not quite alert. Instead, he shuffled his feet across the floor of their bedroom and made his way to their son's room. As he moved, he became progressively more awake. ]

[ Of course he had woken up, about the same time JJ did, and was up walking behind the other into the other room.

Muttering in Kazakh he rubbed at his eyes as he slipped more into his native tongue as he moved to go to the kitchen. He could guess that if it wasn't for changing or something else, the crying was probably for food...so he might as well get that started while JJ dealt with the baby.

As he made his way into the kitchen he'd wake up more before he was awake and warming up a bottle of formula. He didn't like the idea but it wasn't like there was anyway for them to get breast milk. Yawning he went about heating it, testing it, heating a little more, testing, cooling it, and finally testing it before making his way back to the nursery. ]

How is he? Hungry?

[ Otabek had woken him up, too. Luckily, the two of them were pretty settled into this being the way things would go. He didn't think they both needed to get up, but JJ liked the idea of being able to be awake with Otabek. He liked that they were sharing in this, too. Otabek going and getting something to eat for him meant that JJ would be sure that his diaper didn't need a change.

Once in his room, he picked up the baby and held him to his chest. He didn't seem to need a diaper change. And even as JJ holds him, he is wailing. Small fists are trying go grasp at JJ's shirt. He holds him to his chest, fingers moving over the baby's back. He's bouncing and cooing at the boy when Otabek walks in. ]

Hungry.

[ He turns and walks towards Otabek as their son whimpers and cries and hiccups because he's worked himself up. ]

Hmm.

[ Otabek smiles at the sight before him, JJ holding their son...their son. It was still so weird to get used to, as much as he loved it.

Crossing the short distance he held out the bottle to JJ before running a hand over the baby's head, making a soothing sound before whispering comforting words in his own native tongue. Honestly it was more from being tired than anything else, that and they were words he had heard his mother say before, even seen other parents whisper to their children. It just seemed to be what to do in this situation. ]

[ JJ takes the offered bottle, pressing the nipple of the bottle to their son's lips, and after a moment, he takes it. He makes small fists as he squirms a little, though he's certainly eating hungrily. He hiccups still, having worked himself up, but between the food and Otabek talking to him - he seems to calm down.

JJ watches Otabek interacting with him - with so much affection. It's so nice to see the way they're interacting and bonding. He'd always wanted a family - since he was young. Now he had it.

He withdrew the bottle for a moment, so that the infant wouldn't gag or overdo it for himself. He whined. ]

He seems to like that.

[ JJ does too. After a moment, he lets their son return to eating. ]

He'll probably sleep easy for a little bit.

[ He already seemed half-asleep as he ate. ]

We can only hope.

[ Otabek chuckled a bit, leaning forward to kiss the child's head before moving moving to kiss JJ on the cheek. He couldn't be happier than he was now. ]

It'll be nice when he starts sleeping through the night.

[ The boy cooed a little, and incoherent and tired babbles escaped his lips. His hands open and close when Otabek's face is close enough to his. He hasn't quite gotten a grasp on gripping things fully yet, but JJ can see he's going to definitely be one who likes pulling and tugging on things. He looks forward to seeing that. ]

And then he'll be climbing in his dads' bed when he has nightmares.

[ He likes the way that sounds. At least that was what JJ did. Tilts his head a little leaning it into Otabek. He withdrawls the bottle, and the infant sighs. He reaches for a small towel, placing it on his shoulder, and holds him up to it. He gently moves his fingers over the baby's back so he'll hopefully burp then they can lay him back down.

There had been times when he had been afraid that what he had with Otabek wouldn't be permanent. That fear was gone. ]

[ Otabek continued to smile, sleep still pulling at his eyes as he moved to stand as close as he could to the other, head moving to rest on his free shoulder while his arms circled JJ's hips. He was content, happy to be like that with him and their son. Almost enough so to go back to sleep while standing.

He's like that for a while, just listening to JJ's breathing, his own breathing, and the sounds of their son. ]

Never gonna have a free night to ourselves for at least another....15 years?

[ There's another chuckle and it's easy to tell that he's not terribly upset about it. Sure he loves having all his time with JJ, but they had the start of a small family all their own now, how could he not love that? ]

[ JJ could feel himself dragging. He was ready to flop back over in bed, too. Between holding their son and Otabek leaning into him, he could stay here for some time. He continued moving a gentle hand over the infant's back, and finally - that burp escaped his lips, and then a small cooing sound escaped his lips. He sighed, whining a moment, and JJ removed him from his shoulder, holding him in his his arms. The infant's eyes are drooping, and he's falling asleep. ]

Me, too, little guy.

[ He'll let him fall asleep in his arms before he sets him back into the crib. ]

We'll find time.

[ JJ would make sure, so that they'd always extra enjoy the time with their son. Their family. Their small family now, but one that he knew was just starting. ]

[ Otabek smiles as he watches JJ put their son back to bed. When he gets the chance he tugs the other back to him, resting his head on Jean's shoulder with a smile. ]

Mmm. We should get some more sleep before he wakes up again.

Agreed.

[ Don't have to tell JJ twice, because he is tired. He's prepared for this to be the next several months of his life, though. He's heard that once they get to a certain age, you should not get up and feed them, and just check and make sure that there's no other needs. But if his son wants food... he's not sure he'll be able to resist. ]

Sneak in another couple of hours of sleep.

[ He grabs Otabek's hand and slinks back towards their bedroom. ]

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