A collection of random content from yours truly centered around the fantastic Books of Beginning trilogy by John Stephens. (The Emerald Atlas, The Fire Chronicle, and The Black Reckoning). This series is amazing, underrated, and has my heart.
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1. They're equally good at it.
2. Kate can, her presence is soothing, and she has had a lot of practice with baby Michael and Emma.
3. Kate, especially when the babysitters are her chaotic siblings.
4. Both, the kids climb into their bed when they get scared.
5. Kate does the better bedtime story voices.
6. It depends on the day, they alternate.
7. Rafe takes the child and gets overly emotional in the process, even though he didn't expect to.
8. It depends, but Rafe can be more overprotective while Kate likes to encourage their independence more.
9. They each fill both rolls equally.
10. Neither - Michael and Emma tend to lose their nieces and nephew in public though.
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1. Who is the most affectionate? - Rafe, he loves to give Kate attention.
2. Most common argument - Rafe trying to get Kate to ask for help with things and make time for herself to do things she enjoys, because she tends to overwork herself.
3. Who apologizes first? - Rafe. He feels he owes many apologies due to all he did as the Dire Magnus.
4. Favorite activity to do together - Dancing, definitely.
5. Who drives and who rides shotgun? - Kate drives and Rafe rides shotgun.
6. Who carries the other? - Rafe carries Kate.
7. Nicknames - Rafe calls Kate darling and dear, and Kate sometimes calls him dear or honey.
8. Who propose? - BOTH! Through a mildly convoluted adventure and a lot of love, they both end up proposing to each other.
9. Who sings along to the radio? - Rafe, he's the musical one.
10. Who worries more? - They both worry a lot but Kate worries a little bit more.
11. Who always wants to take selfies with the other? - Neither, they aren't in to that.
12. Who likes to playfully tease the other? - Both, they each give as good as they get.
13. Who has the weirdest taste in music? - Rafe has a really old fashioned taste so probably him.
14. Who remembers what the other one always orders at a restaurant? - Rafe.
15. Who is embarrassed to take their clothes off in front of the other? - Neither, once they start living together independently.
16. Who initiates kisses? - Both!
17. Who reaches for the other's hand first? - It depends on the day.
18. Who kisses hardest? - Rafe.
19. Who is most ticklish? - Neither of them are very ticklish.
20. Who brings an animal they found home? - Neither, Emma shows up at their house with one.
21. Who holds an umbrella for the other when it's raining? - Rafe.
22. Who tries to embarrass the other in public? - Neither, they're too busy keeping Michael and Emma out of chaos.
23. Who kills the scary bugs? - Kate, she does it for Michael and Emma so it's a habit now.
24. Who asks the weird questions in the middle of the night? - Neither, but everyone else in their family always comes to them with weird questions.
25. Who hogs the blankets? - Kate.
26. Who wakes up first? - They wake up together, most days.
27. Who wants to stay in bed just a bit longer? - Kate.
28. Who makes coffee for them both in the morning? - Rafe makes tea for them both.
29. Who cries when reading sad books or watching certain movies? - Kate, but her crying is more internal because she's used to hiding it.
30. Who gets scared during horror films? - Rafe hates the psychological stuff and Kate hates the super gory stuff.
31. Who cuts the other's hair? - Neither.
32. Who says 'I love you' first? - They both say it all the time so no one even knows.
33. Who tells their friends/family about the relationship first? Kate, cause she's the only one with family.
34. What do their friends/family think of the relationship? - They don't like it at first, for obvious reasons, but eventually grow to support it.
35. Who is more likely to ask the other to dance with them? - Both!
36. Who cooks best? - Rafe, but not by much.
37. Who wears the other's jacket? - Kate, absolutely.
38. Who uses cheesy pick up lines? - Neither, unless they're teasing each other.
39. Who whispers inappropriate things in the other's ear at inappropriate times? - Rafe, but the inappropriate things he's whispering about are how much he wants to murder someone who's getting on his nerves.
40. Who makes the other laugh most? - Both.
41. Who needs more reassurance? Rafe needs reassurance that he can be a good person, Kate needs reassurance that she doesn't have to be perfect.
42. Who would have to bail the other out of jail? Kate.
45. What would be their theme song? Demons, by Imagine Dragons.
46. Who would sing their child back to sleep? Neither, but Rafe would play the violin to soothe the kids.
47. What do they do when they're away from each other? Kate will wear Rafe's clothes whenever he's away. Rafe counts down the time until she gets back.
48. A headcanon about them that stabs your feels. - Rafe didn't plan on letting Kate come with him to the cabin at the end of the Black Reckoning, which meant he was going to slip away and die and she would never get the chance to bury him.
49. A headcanon that mends the previous one? - After Rafe returns to life, he and Kate visit the grave he used to be buried in, and their children end up making a bunch of 'I swear on my father's grave - he's not dead but he still has one' jokes.
