one x one [vaermina & scaredofmostthings]

[vaermina]

ＲＯＭＥＯ ＢＩＡＮＣＨＩxxx
I.x25 years old II. cis malex III.xformer bianchi don


indentromeo got up from his seat as the other adults began to move around. lana moved some of the platters to the edge of the table as anthony went over to the sink to wash his hands. romeo looked down at sam, still sitting in his high chair. he noticed he had some smudges of food on his chin from sloppy bites. he leaned down to gently grab the ends of the bib sam was wearing, using it to clean his chin. the baby was still trying to fit his fist in his mouth, blocking romeo for a few seconds from wiping efficiently. "stop that," he told him, although his tone was placid, calm and not at all demanding or harsh. the baby temporarily complied, although romeo had a feeling he'd probably start doing it again. lana perked up at rosie's question. "anthony and i will go first. hold on, let me go grab it," she said as she vanished into the living room.

[Scaredofmostthings]

Rosie nodded, following Lana to the living room to go grab own her gift, as well as Romeos to bring into the kitchen. She placed them on the table in front of Sam, who smiled at the brightly coloured packages, although he probably didn't realize they were gifts for him, the bright colours no doubt stole his attention away from drooling all over his fingers.

[vaermina]

ＲＯＭＥＯ ＢＩＡＮＣＨＩxxx
I.x25 years old II. cis malex III.xformer bianchi don


indentthe bright wrapping paper seemed to catch sam's attention pretty quickly. romeo sat back down in his chair, watching contently. lana placed the first gift in front of sam, that seemed rather medium in size. unbeknownst to the rest of them, it was a silver rattle placed neatly in a polished wooden box. lana had gotten it specifically made a while ago for sam, as this small town had quite the number of small, independent owned businesses who specialized in special crafting. it was mainly lana's idea and intituion, but on the present, it had a small tag saying it was from lana and anthony both. lana bent down a little bit to sam's level, leaving room for the rest of them to draw nearer. "okay, baby, so to unwrap these presents, you have to peel this paper off. see? just like this." she gently peeled a piece of wrapping paper from the box, as if to demonstrate for the baby. she was obviously trying to coerce him into trying to rip the wrapping paper himself but due to sam's age, he'd probably lose interest pretty quickly and they'd have to open up most of them themselves. or maybe he'd be interested, romeo wasn't sure.

[Scaredofmostthings]

Sam watched Lana peel the paper, reaching out to grab a strip and pull on it, ripping it away from the rest. The activity seemed to interest Sam, as he kept returning to the box to tear off more of the paper until most of the wooden box was revealed to him. Although, he did ignore the box in favour of tossing the paper onto the ground and watching it fall.

[vaermina]

ＲＯＭＥＯ ＢＩＡＮＣＨＩxxx
I.x25 years old II. cis malex III.xformer bianchi don


indentromeo couldn't help but grin when sam began to toss the paper onto the ground and watch it fall. lana, patient as ever, gently tapped the box to try and draw sam's attention again. "look over here, baby. wanna know what's inside? it's special, just for you." she opened up the lid of the box, setting it aside. she drew what romeo quickly recognized as a silver rattle from the box, giving it a gentle shake for the baby. a soft and pleasant ring, similar to a bell, followed the shake. rattles have always been a thing with the children in his family. he could still remember when his sister stella had a rattle and how her shaking it violently as a toddler made teenage romeo mad at her, who in turn would get scolded by his mother for yelling at her to stop. the sound of the rattle didn't sound irritating, though. it made more of a soft chime than an abrasive ringing noise. romeo did not understand why babies enjoyed rattles so much, but they did. "here, you shake it and the small bell in the middle rings. isn't that fun?" she offered it to sam, looking unsure if he'd care for it or not.

[Scaredofmostthings]

Sam watched in awe as the rattle was pulled out, excitement flashing in his eyes at the chiming of the rattle. He reached out to pick it up, shaking it happily, making noise echo throughout the small space. "It's beautiful," Rosie commented, admiring the rattle and box.

[vaermina]

ＲＯＭＥＯ ＢＩＡＮＣＨＩxxx
I.x25 years old II. cis malex III.xformer bianchi don


indentwell, it seemed like sam did like the rattle. romeo's aunt marzia always claimed rattles were good for babies and stimulated their reflexes and he wasn't sure how true that was but rattles were certainly a worldwide baby favorite. lana looked happy that sam seemed to enjoy it, too. "and noisy," anthony commented from his place by the fridge, where he appeared to be trying to drink the rest of the cider. lana scowled at him before glancing at rosie and then at the babe. "isn't it? it's hand-crafted and homemade. that's one of the things i'll miss about this town, a lot of the shop-owners here take a lot of pride in their work."

[Scaredofmostthings]

"You won't be around to hear them much longer Anthony, enjoy the rattles while you can." Rosie joked, "it is quite nice to see people care for what they make, they city always seemed so lifeless with things like that," she agreed, smiling as Sam continued to enjoy his rattle.

[vaermina]

ＲＯＭＥＯ ＢＩＡＮＣＨＩxxx
I.x25 years old II. cis malex III.xformer bianchi don


indentanthony only huffed in response, the man continuing to drink the cider. lana nodded in agreement with rosie's words. "unless you had money to buy luxurious things in the city, everything was so bleak." not that the bianchi family ever worried with that, they've had accumulated a pretty good amount of wealth over the years that luxurious items were always bountiful. lana proceeded to grab another gift, this one happening to be rosie's. "do you wanna open mama's gift, sweetheart?" she asked sam, moving the wooden box onto the table to make room for rosie's present. sam seemed rather content with the rattle so whether or not he would pay attention had yet to be seen.

[Scaredofmostthings]

Rosie had gotten Sam a few gifts, having been saving money for his birthday since they moved to town. What she didn't use on a gift she'd put away in a box under her bed to save up for other things Sam might want or need. She put the box in front of him, hoping he'd take a break from his rattle to open his next gift. Sam seemed quite content with his rattle though. "Come on baby, you can play with the rattle all day if you want to, after gifts and cake." She said quietly, trying to draw his attention to the box in front of her by peeling the wrapping paper a little.