I don't have the mental strenght for storytelling lately so here is a bit of gameplay. Even my sims are having a well deserved break 🤍 I do have an update ready, I might share it tomorrow or Monday though 👀

How about a kitsch edit of Elliot and Erica in their 70s AU?

gen 2 but make it 70s inspired AU 💛

The void did not like this. The chaotic magic had a mind of its own, and it did not like such a powerful creature free within its depths. The phoenix within roared at the magic pushing her out. She had a purpose, and she would not be kept from it!

I was gonna say i have no idea but that’s a lie, Isa would be 100% Victoria Pedretti for me As for Jasper, it’s HARD af, idk why he has such a specific face to me but maybeeee Michael Fassbender?

I can't believe they've been on a break for almost 4 months, the slow burn is slow burning real hard lmfao

𝘋𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘺 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴? I started sharing the Sanford legacy one year and a half ago today 😭

Isa is BACK in therapy, Jasper is ready to put his shits together... Could it be the healing I've been promising since they took a break from each other? 👀 Progress people, progress! Part 21 promises to be... interesting ehe Can't wait to hear your thoughts!

Once alone again, Isa feels lighter, less haunted by all her negative thoughts. Pouring her heart out did her good. Finding solutions did her good. Taking a drag on her cigarette, she tries to remember when her last session with her therapist was. Maybe it's time to schedule a session urgently.

But before settling her issues with Jasper, Isa knows she has to be honest with Damian. She owes him at least that. He may not be her romantic match, but he has been a great help with her writer's block and a true friend. She cannot keep him hanging any longer.

Isa drops onto the sofa, discussing their night together without going into details. To be perfectly honest, Isa spent half the time thinking about Jasp, but she doesn't dare say it out loud. Aria, however, doesn't need this information to make her face the truth. Isa 𝙞𝙨 still in love with him.

Octavia raises an eyebrow, confused by Isa's statement. The last time they saw each other, she seemed to appreciate Damian's attention. She then makes a suggestive comment and Aria gasps. The two burst out laughing, while Isa sighs, waiting for someone to pay attention to her.

The two women listen to Isa with varying degrees of attention as she recounts what happened with Damian and, above all, everything she regrets as she paces back and forth. Of course, she focuses only on the negative, and Aria is quick to correct her and remind her of the reality of the situation.

Isa may try to keep up appearances, a broad smile on her face, but she can't fool anyone, least of all her mother and her best friend. The two exchange a glance and roll their eyes, ready to see Isa's nerves fail her. As always, it doesn't take long.

Isa has barely begun to explain the situation when Aria grasps the complexity of the problem. If she wants to be able to help Isa, she needs backup, and she needs it now.

Luke, sensing the tension in the air, grabs his son and carries him on his back, ready to give the two women in his life some space without an audience. Nathaniel, meanwhile, grumbles, particularly curious about what seems to be troubling his sister.

She knows she is solely responsible for her choices, and yet, at breakfast, while Nathaniel recounts all his adventures, she can't help but shoot her mother a glare as she drinks her coffee. Aria quickly realizes that something is wrong, but she is caught off guard by Isa's harsh comment.

The burning water runs down her back, but Isa barely feels it. The reality of her situation finally caught up with her. No more running away, no more pretending that Damian is the only man in her life. Now that the line has been crossed, there is no turning back. And Isa feels shattered.

Jasper is not one to feel sorry for himself. He made mistakes. Lots of mistakes. 𝙏𝙤𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨. But enough is enough. He feels like he's losing control of his life, of losing everyone he holds dear… It's time to fight for what he truly cares about.

Emma's last words hang in the air as she leaves him alone with his thoughts. Indeed, how can he face himself after betraying not only his wife, but also his son? His eldest son, with whom the relationship and trust are already so broken.

Emma abruptly stands up, avoiding the conversation and her own guilt. She refuses to think about it. Because Jasper's words resonate a little too much with her. Running away is easier. Hiding the truth is easier. No need to make a big deal out of it. It was just sex.

Emma fidgets, lost in her thoughts. If there's one person she doesn't want to know about any of this, it's Erica. Jasper suddenly glances at her, feeling a bit feverish. Every time Elliot disappeared, it was to go to his 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨? How could he have missed that?

Jasper sits down on the floor; there's no way he's going back to that bed; all he wants to do is get away from this house. But they need to discuss the situation and what it means for the movie. It could certainly wait until later, but if he can limit his contact with Em, he would be better off.

Lost in his thoughts, he doesn't hear her coming, but cold hands wrap around his waist. A shiver runs down his spine. Even this harmless gesture makes him want to scream. Emma doesn't seem surprised by his attitude and even seems rather unbothered. Good. One less problem to deal with.

The first step is to dare to look at his reflection in the mirror. If he can't even look at himself, it doesn't bode well for the future. He feels like a complete idiot. He betrayed himself. He betrayed Isa. And for what? Because she too is struggling to figure out what she wants for her life?

PART TWENTY ONE : Maybe I’m yours CHAPTER ONE : Reflections "𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝓂𝑒?" Of all the bad decisions he could have made, did he really have to choose the worst one? Jasper tries to pull himself together in Emma's bathroom. But so far, he's failing miserably.

Surprise update because I couldn't let you on this for too long? Yup Let's do this 👀

how much Erica loves Elliot? Erica : yes

I was inspired by the amazing @fallincloversims.bsky.social and decided to do a yearbook for my sims! 👀 Also, shoutout to my girlies @lyaenidae.bsky.social @jennifah.bsky.social @pamsimmer.bsky.social @mooniefables.bsky.social who sent me amazing sims for the swim team and the cheers! 🤍

I'm this close to put this as my banner on bluesky lmao

Also because i'm kindaaa proud of that last edit but maybe some of y'all can't see it, I made a pillowfort! 👀 www.pillowfort.social/posts/7344650 (Sorry for that pic i'm trying not to trigger nunsky lmfao)

Oh boy, oh boy! This last post was probably the scene I was dreading the most, because it’s been planned for so long now! Also probably the reason why part 20 took so long to end lmao We’re officially done with that part, and we only have one part left of gen 1!

𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯' 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘴𝘰, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘵𝘴 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘯' 𝘱𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘱, 𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘐'𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯' 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰

That night, Jasper wasn't the only one trying to move on. Damian's birthday was a special day. A perfect opportunity to turn the page and finally start a new chapter.

Emma couldn't care less about his reasons for acting this way. She's not going to miss this opportunity to sleep with him. This time, she's the one who kisses him back. His lips end up ravaging her neck, and before she can even blink, he picks her up and carries her to her bedroom.

Jasper would like to lie to himself, to say that he doesn't know how he ends up at Emma's house in the middle of the night. But he knows why he's there, he knows what feelings drive him. Anger. Resentment. Jealousy. 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚. His lips crush down on Emma's before she even has time to react.

The rest of the evening is a blur, his thoughts completely caught up in a whirlwind of what Elliot has just thrown at him. That would explain why he had heard so little from her. She moved on. He can't really blame her. And yet, the more time passes, the more anger rises within him.

Elliot has no time to hesitate. He is so angry that all this secret, that was not his to keep in the first place, comes out. Each word is a violent punch to Jasper, who crumbles little by little. Isa, having another man. Isa kissing another man. Isa in love with another man? Was this true?

Jasper holds Elli by the arm, who violently pulls away. No more tiptoeing around each other, something finally breaks, this is the last straw for Elli. He tried to make an effort with his father, but having him play the exemplary father while he would be the undisciplined son? Not for him.

Jasper is not entirely disconnected from reality, and even less so from his children's actions. This is not the first time Elliot thinks he's disappearing unnoticed, and it's not the first time Jasper is waiting for him with his arms crossed, his impatience growing by the minute.

Knowing each other intimately as they already do does not frighten Erica, but taking things further seems like a whole different story. Elliot understands her fears and reassures her, holding her close. He is no more experienced than she is and is content to take things at her pace.

The kisses become increasingly passionate, and Erica guides Elliot to her bed. This is far from their first make-out session, but since they've been together, Erica overthinks them. So when she feels Elliot's hands slide down beyond her waist, she pulls away from his embrace.

That night, as usual lately, Elliot slips quietly out of the villa and goes to Erica. Their evenings together mean a great deal to him. Erica is his ray of sunshine, a glimmer of hope in a period of his life where he's suffocating, buried under everything he sees happening around him.

And yet she continues to hold on. Because celebrating Damian's birthday and exchanging a few jokes with Camille is easier than facing her real life, everything she tries to leave unfinished behind her. Yet Jasper never disappears from her thoughts. Not entirely.

She tries to let herself be swept away by the possibility of this new story, but even so, she still misses that little spark, that little thing that makes her say she's right to continue in this direction.

Isa continues to spend most of her time with Damian. Since their conversation and first kiss, things have progressed. Slowly, 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙮. Not much has really changed actually, except for the few kisses, a hand lingering a little longer on her arm when she explains her progress in her writing.

For a split second, Jasper observes the scene from a distance. Familiar, routine, like it used to be. His children may be growing up and having their own adventures away from home, but he still sees them as the little kids he raised and watched grow up. The only sour note being 𝙝𝙚𝙧 absence.

Of course, it's difficult to stop Daphne once she gets her mind set on something, so much so that even Elli gets caught in the crossfire. He rolls his eyes. Why does he have to have a big sister with a temper like that?

At dinner that evening, Jasper can’t help noticing that Simon seems just as daydreaming as Elliot. Since Simon had asked him for advice, he calls out to him. However, it only takes a word to spark Daph's interest and make her interfere in her brother's life.

The two lean against the desks, in a silence that is not heavy but rather comfortable, until Nicole sighs with satisfaction, drawing a smirk on Simon's face. The agreement is sealed without a word, as Simon is resolved to bring her her daily coffee every time from now on.