Grow up
Grow up verb - To become mature.
Both terms in one sentence
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Mordred, the spoiled immortal son of Morgan le'Fay in Justice League, is kept an eternal child by his mother's magic, who's only willing to let him grow up once he has his perfect kingdom.
Source: Not Allowed to Grow Up - The writer Thomas Day adopted two girls from an orphanage with the intent that he would raise them on Rousseauean principles so that one of them would grow up to be the "perfect wife".
Source: Wife Husbandry - The characters are perfect and the relationship between the two boys is exactly how it would play out if they were to meet as children and grow up together.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Sherlock
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