* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

⠀
ᅠ ⠀⠀ ⋆˙⟡
ᅠ ⠀⠀
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀
⠀⠀ 𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙤,
𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙡
𝙄'𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚

ᅠ

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

yeepppp

[─ * 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 ‘𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀 @DUXN0VUS]

damn , that sucks . like . . . really sucks .

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

my job lets me escape it . . . but poor astrid has to endure it.

[─ * 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 ‘𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀 @DUXN0VUS]

. . . i’m so sorry dude .

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

yes?

[𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐎'𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐑. @OfPyrogenesis]

(deep existential sigh)

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

i have a three year old daughter.

if it's not sesame street, it's sofia the first.

[─ * 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 ‘𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀 @DUXN0VUS]

I mean , it ain’t even that bad for me but like . . . two lil nephews under ten and I was stuck in that house for a month . A MONTH .

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

i will NOT go to bed

[𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙿𝚄𝙿𝙿𝙴𝚃 𝙼𝙰𝚂𝚃𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ 🏳️‍⚧️ @incidentalmind]

ㅤ⠀
silence x3 and go to bed .
ㅤ

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

NO

[𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙿𝚄𝙿𝙿𝙴𝚃 𝙼𝙰𝚂𝚃𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ 🏳️‍⚧️ @incidentalmind]

ㅤ⠀
silence x2
ㅤ

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

but sam, so am i.

it's sTUCK in my head

[─ * 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 ‘𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀 @DUXN0VUS]

man shut the hell up i’m so tired of sofia the first .

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

no ❤️

[𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙿𝚄𝙿𝙿𝙴𝚃 𝙼𝙰𝚂𝚃𝙴𝚁 .ᐟ 🏳️‍⚧️ @incidentalmind]

ㅤ⠀
silence .
ㅤ

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

i was just a girl in the village doing alright then i became a princess overnight

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

we remain 𝑡𝘩𝑒 power couple.

@belleillumine

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

" hey, my princess! "

callum grinned, standing up
to retrieve their daughter from
astrid's arms. how he loved
coming home to his girls.

" did you keep mommy in
check while daddy was
away? "

[‍ ‍ ‍𝐬𝐭𝒂𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠͟𝐫͟𝒂͟𝐜𝐞! @guerredumonde]

“ oh—hi, darling. ”

astrid was quick to rise, plucking
the freshly—bathed toddler up into
her arms and kissing the side of her
head gently, any upset forgotten.

“ look who’s home! ”

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

https://t.co/Y63GvvkevS

stopping 🫡

[‍ ‍ ‍𝐬𝐭𝒂𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠͟𝐫͟𝒂͟𝐜𝐞! @guerredumonde]

https://t.co/QWTkFLzdY9 stop it rn

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

https://t.co/Y63GvvkevS

hey hey @belleillumine do u remember this

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

ᅠᅠ
ᅠᅠ

* 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚅𝙸𝙶𝙸𝙻𝙰𝙽𝚃𝙴 𝚂𝙾𝙽.

ᅠᅠ
ᅠᅠ

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

" i appreciate you thinking about
ordering some pizza, babe. "

he smiled widely and
slouched down in his
chair. only just getting
comfortable when a
tiny blonde haired
toddler waddled into
the room, claiming she
couldn't sleep.

[‍ ‍ ‍𝐬𝐭𝒂𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠͟𝐫͟𝒂͟𝐜𝐞! @guerredumonde]

“ oh, right, okay. ”

if she were going to be honest, she
didn’t understand most of what she
was just shown. however, she wasn’t
about to tell him that, instead just
nodding.

“ i’ll know for next time. ”

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

" you're not. i promise. "

he smiled and leant over to
press another kiss to her
temple. he hated that she
felt that way, truly.

" so you get the app up and do this. "

from there, he showed her how to
do it.

[‍ ‍ ‍𝐬𝐭𝒂𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠͟𝐫͟𝒂͟𝐜𝐞! @guerredumonde]

“ you can’t. it’s okay. i’m sorry for
complaining at you. ”

shaking her head, she reached over
for the phone and handed it to him,
tilting her body until she was leaning
on him.

“ show me, then. please. ”

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

callum frowned, brows furrowing together.
if he knew she was struggling this much he
wouldn't leave as often. . . but sometimes he
just can't ignore the calls of his job.

" wh -— what can i do to help? "

[‍ ‍ ‍𝐬𝐭𝒂𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠͟𝐫͟𝒂͟𝐜𝐞! @guerredumonde]

“ but it doesn’t feel good to ask. ”

her voice dropped, shrugging just
a little. she’d recently learned what
shrugging actually was, and now she
couldn’t stop doing it.

“ i don’t know. it makes me feel less. ”

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

" i'm sure if you asked jules she'd help. "

maybe that wouldn't help,
but he was trying. there was
a lot she still needed to learn,
but he didn't want to rush her
nor make her feel any shame.

" i'm sorry. . . it's just work. "

[‍ ‍ ‍𝐬𝐭𝒂𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠͟𝐫͟𝒂͟𝐜𝐞! @guerredumonde]

“ well, yes, but how am i supposed to do anything without you? ”

she loved her boyfriend immensely,
but she didn’t want to be completely
dependent on him - not when she
was also looking after sophie a lot
of the time.

“ you’re away a lot. ”

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

bringing up the app, callum smiled at her.

" babe, we grew up with this technology.
you'll get the hang of it eventually. "

he was about to mention that the kids didn't know how
to do it either, but he wasn't sure that would help much.

[‍ ‍ ‍𝐬𝐭𝒂𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠͟𝐫͟𝒂͟𝐜𝐞! @guerredumonde]

“ everyone else didn’t need time. ” a soft huff, placing her hands in her lap and staring down at them while she fidgeted. “ it feels like i’m always behind. ”

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

" it's not. "

callum pressed a small
kiss to her temple and
led her to their sofa,
sitting down.

" it just takes time, love. "

[‍ ‍ ‍𝐬𝐭𝒂𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠͟𝐫͟𝒂͟𝐜𝐞! @guerredumonde]

“ mhm. ”

the phone that he himself had
bought was taken from the counter,
handing it over with a red face from
embarrassment.

“ this is silly. isn’t it? ”

[* 𝖈𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝖗𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 @ofreultan]

callum nodded, humming in agreement. he stood there for a minute more before pulling away.

" do you have your phone? "

[‍ ‍ ‍𝐬𝐭𝒂𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐠͟𝐫͟𝒂͟𝐜𝐞! @guerredumonde]

his hugs are forever the most comforting to her, meaning she could manage a smile the moment she stepped into it.

“ could you show me how? ”