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• It's Like Every Day We Get More Bad News- Changes Always Strike the Spirit Wrong (So Hold On, Hold On to Me Tight) by Regina_Draconis

  Fandoms: Ludwig (TV)  

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  01 Oct 2025

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  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • James Taylor & John "Ludwig" Taylor
  • James Taylor (Ludwig)
  • John "Ludwig" Taylor
  • John's Mother | James' Mother (Ludwig)
  • there dad isn't there but thats rather the point isnt it?
  • HAHHAH
  • sorry i was gonna say he haunted the narritive or smth and then
  • Well - Freeform
  • its true isnt it?
  • uhhh idk how to tag this still help
  • James is a good bro
  • James Taylor is Doing His Best
  • James-centric
  • pre-canon events of Ludwig
  • Good brother James
  • hes trying
  • he kinda fails at the end
  • but hes doing his best i swear
  • accidentally made james eldest daughter coded there
  • whoops
  • get eldest daughtered; fool
  • bros projecting so hard rn
  • Autistic John "Ludwig" Taylor
  • John "Ludwig" Taylor is Doing His Best
  • its not his fault hes struggling
  • character exploration
  • lowkey character study
  • James Taylor POV
  • John and James' Father's A+ parenting
  • John and James' Mother is doing her best
  • John and James' father sucks
  • i genuinely dont know what else to say okay
  • time to pick a song for the title thennnn
  • Title From a Crane Wives Song
  • Song: taking turns (the crane wives)
  • I wrote this instead of doing my homework
  • or sleeping
  • Author Is Sleep Deprived
  • im gonna go look at the next days prompt tho
  • instead of sleeping OR studying
  • im so great at life

  Summary

  "...I remember the day that your father left," Lucy said quietly, her voice familiar even through the phone.
  "Night," John corrected instantly. "Night he left. New Years Eve, 1989."
  "Yes," Lucy agreed, well used to, well, John. "But it changed you both. James, it pushed him forward, gave him drive, made him want to take on the whole world. Whereas, it's made you just want to hide from it."

  How could twins react so differently to the same night?

  Easy. They may have been identical, but they certainly experienced the world through different lenses. James does not share John's exact memories of their dad leaving- he has his own.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Whumptober 2025 - Ludwig

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  English

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