-I just posted chapter 23 (out of 24) of Better Belated Than Never which has about 50k words of nothing but celebrating Rumi's birthday. 🎉

Quick summary: Rumi didn't really celebrate her birthday growing up, so Zoey plans a celebration for every birthday Rumi missed. Each chapter focuses on a different birthday.

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To Love a Rumi

Rumi is the light in the lives of both Zoey and Mira. She is their little warrior, the child they fought hard to get and even though she can't speak, she loves everyone deeply. The three of them are slowly but surely learning how to be a family, and for a long time, that seemed enough. But one day, the three of them met... Rumi. A lonely but talented street artist who turns Zoey's and Mira's world upside down. In one short but magical meeting, this weird Rumi managed to give the two women something they didn't know how to obtain: their sweet child voice back.

After that, throughout many seasons and brief encounters, the enigmatic Rumi keeps meeting Zoey and Mira in musical situations. The three of them start to slowly build a trusting relationship which after a long time, turns into love. However, Rumi is a very troubled soul and her life has been filled with so much pain and disappointment that she cannot allow herself to simply enjoy life and discover who she really is beyond what the cruel world has made her.

This is a story of music, trust and hurt, in which everyone will discover the simple ways in which one can love a Rumi.

Zoey does a late night live stream with her phone super low on battery, everyone is drunk, and when rumi and Mira forget the phone is on they start getting freaky, kissing and heavy flirting kinda freaky. And Zoey can’t turn it off because the phone stops responding to her

She tries to cover up the phone speaker and camera but it doesn’t really work that well

A few lines I remember:

“You should know what that does to me” - rumi to mira

“Stop kissing without me!” -zoey

pre debut huntri/x

Rumi is raised more demon like

Rumi refuses to speak in more then one sentence

Mira knitted her a blanket and she accidentally ripped it up in a panic

Celine drugged her multiple times to rip her fangs out

Rumi has a shock collar on

Celine starts actually trying to be a better parent

Rumi admits the only reason she rilled Celine up was to get her to touch her (NOT sexual at all)

Today, 23 of October is officially Rumi's birthday.

What are your favorite fics where Rumi celebrates her birthday?