So I read your stuff and it's all so full of goodness and perfection that it's like, where do I even start. I am going to start with the first thing that I always think of when I think of this fic, the thing that I think of randomly in the middle of something else and it brings a stupid smile to my face and makes me laugh to myself. That thing goes something like: "Lovina and Antonia asked me to pick up eggs too, and all three of you said you were making cakes, so I thought I'd make one too! I didn't want to be the only one not making one." <3<3<3
Other things I loved, list-format as I re-read for the Nth time: Details,details!Antonia Details,details!Antonia versus do-what-I-mean-not-what-I-say!Romano Protecting Alejandro's innocent eyes from murder (A loud, very Romano-like whine accompanied with little baby hands shoving at her own pfffft but so true) and shoving at people's faces Francine just wants to fix things for you because you are all too busy being children not-fighting adults Alejandro's Sí and No and good timing Classic 1st Birthday cake abuse Romano's revenge ("Romano you're so mea-- hola Alejandro, that is Papá's face. Oh hey, marzipan, did you make that Lovina?") ...es ("Antonia turn the flash off on your camera, it's too brigh-- Mother fucker!") Romano and Lovina are Definitely Not Flirting By ~Fighting~ With Each Other "Ew." Alejandro scrunched up his face and pulled a clump of paper out of his mouth, handing it over to Romano, who took it despite the disgusted look on his face.
Lots of fun and silliness and Antonia's perspective is entertaining and cuteness, like all the cute infants that I see at the grocery store, aw Alejandro you are such an adorable mess I am glad I am not there to have your drooling cake-covered self thrust into my arms.
Also I really really am liking softie!Romano here especially at the end. I am very partial to a headcanon where Romano is Secretly Good With Kids (and this fic fits right into that). Like, Romano does not like kids, he tells himself that and he probably believes it too, and he is not like Spain who goes out of his way to charm children. But the thing I have always experienced with kids is, if you really really want them to love you they are unimpressed by your efforts, but if you stop caring and you don't go out of your way to engage them then suddenly you are the coolest person around and all the kids are begging for your attention. So a Romano who doesn't like kids but is loved by kids and, if the brats are ones he actually cares about, he'll secretly let them get away with stuff like messing up his nice clothes instead of yelling at them until they cry. So I was very much happy to see that kind of thing here~ <3
OT4 forever!
Also, if you are the kind of person who likes to know these things even belatedly, in the 6th paragraph 1st sentence it says "Lovina" and I am pretty sure you meant to put "Antonia" instead. If you are not that kind of person then it is kind of hard to erase this, so I will hope otherwise.
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Date: 2012-03-16 12:18 am (UTC)"Lovina and Antonia asked me to pick up eggs too, and all three of you said you were making cakes, so I thought I'd make one too! I didn't want to be the only one not making one."
<3<3<3
Other things I loved, list-format as I re-read for the Nth time:
Details,details!Antonia
Details,details!Antonia versus do-what-I-mean-not-what-I-say!Romano
Protecting Alejandro's innocent eyes from murder (A loud, very Romano-like whine accompanied with little baby hands shoving at her own pfffft but so true) and shoving at people's faces
Francine just wants to fix things for you because you are all too busy being
childrennot-fighting adultsAlejandro's Sí and No and good timing
Classic 1st Birthday cake abuse
Romano's revenge ("Romano you're so mea-- hola Alejandro, that is Papá's face. Oh hey, marzipan, did you make that Lovina?") ...es ("Antonia turn the flash off on your camera, it's too brigh-- Mother fucker!")
Romano and Lovina are Definitely Not Flirting By ~Fighting~ With Each Other
"Ew." Alejandro scrunched up his face and pulled a clump of paper out of his mouth, handing it over to Romano, who took it despite the disgusted look on his face.
Lots of fun and silliness and Antonia's perspective is entertaining and cuteness, like all the cute infants that I see at the grocery store, aw Alejandro you are such an adorable mess I am glad I am not there to have your drooling cake-covered self thrust into my arms.
Also I really really am liking softie!Romano here especially at the end. I am very partial to a headcanon where Romano is Secretly Good With Kids (and this fic fits right into that). Like, Romano does not like kids, he tells himself that and he probably believes it too, and he is not like Spain who goes out of his way to charm children. But the thing I have always experienced with kids is, if you really really want them to love you they are unimpressed by your efforts, but if you stop caring and you don't go out of your way to engage them then suddenly you are the coolest person around and all the kids are begging for your attention. So a Romano who doesn't like kids but is loved by kids and, if the brats are ones he actually cares about, he'll secretly let them get away with stuff like messing up his nice clothes instead of yelling at them until they cry. So I was very much happy to see that kind of thing here~ <3
OT4 forever!
Also, if you are the kind of person who likes to know these things even belatedly, in the 6th paragraph 1st sentence it says "Lovina" and I am pretty sure you meant to put "Antonia" instead. If you are not that kind of person then it is kind of hard to erase this, so I will hope otherwise.