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chapter 8 of the art and science of a cruise ship hookup is now posted

Chapter 8: Mallorca is now up on AO3: READ HERE

MORE PLOT. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE, AS ALWAYS!! <3

Summary:

Violet never thought she'd be spending her honeymoon single, but when she's left at the altar, it seems pointless to waste the vacation she had planned. She fully intends to pass the two week transatlantic cruise by cursing her ex and drinking enough pina coladas to make the drink package she bought worth the price. But then she meets Xaden Riorson after a particularly clumsy accident after dinner, and it isn't long before she finds new ways to enjoy her newfound singlehood. He's cocky. Arrogant. And most importantly: All-too-eager to take her mind off her break-up with far more pleasurable pursuits.

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Violet and Xaden meet on a cruise and fuck like bunnies

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They argued over sunscreen – Violet insisted Xaden put some on, even when he countered that his darker skin didn’t burn the way hers did. Xaden inevitably found himself sitting cross-legged on the daybed as Violet rubbed the protectant into his back, lecturing him about the dangers of skin cancer as she did. He listened indulgently, interjecting with cursory “mhmms” when necessary. 

Violet was certain he hadn’t actually processed a word she said, but she still put it in the win column.

Once they were sufficiently protected from the sun’s rays, they moved to the picnic blanket. Violet was thrilled by the assortment of pastries Xaden had thought to bring out. While she piled her paper plate high with sugary treats, Xaden stuck with a ham sandwich and a cheese stick, much to her chagrin.

“Your teeth are going to rot with how much sugar you eat,” he remarked as Violet bit into her second chocolate croissant.

“Did I ask?” Violet shot back. “Leave me and my sweet tooth alone.”

“You didn’t – I’m merely giving an objective observation,” Xaden said smugly before taking another bite of his sandwich. “You’re the one who decided to educate me on skin cancer research today. You opened this box.”

She narrowed her eyes on him, ignoring his jab about the sunscreen. “Surely there is one sugary food that you like.”

He pondered the question as he took yet another bite of his sandwich. Violet watched his throat bob as he swallowed. “I like chocolate cake,” he conceded after a moment’s thought.

Violet stowed that tidbit of information away for later.

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anyone else struggling with these new ao3 comment throttles? I'm just trying to respond to my comments, not commit fraud 😭

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chapter 7 of the art and science of a cruise ship hookup is now posted

Chapter 7: Malaga is now up on AO3: READ HERE

oh hey! we're back! again! thanks for everyone's patience as I've been dealing with real life stuff. in other news, I'm fairly certain this story will end up being roughly 13 chapters, so we're well past the halfway mark if you count chapter 8 (which is already done). hope everyone enjoys this one!

Summary:

Violet never thought she'd be spending her honeymoon single, but when she's left at the altar, it seems pointless to waste the vacation she had planned. She fully intends to pass the two week transatlantic cruise by cursing her ex and drinking enough pina coladas to make the drink package she bought worth the price. But then she meets Xaden Riorson after a particularly clumsy accident after dinner, and it isn't long before she finds new ways to enjoy her newfound singlehood. He's cocky. Arrogant. And most importantly: All-too-eager to take her mind off her break-up with far more pleasurable pursuits.

or

Violet and Xaden meet on a cruise and fuck like bunnies

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They stopped in front of a sliding door with frosted glass, and Violet could hear two male voices talking quietly on the other side. Xaden thanked the host, stepping around Violet as he did to reach for the door handle.

“I’m just going to apologize in advance,” Xaden muttered to her, low enough that the host wouldn’t hear as she retreated down the hallway. He didn’t look at her as he gripped the door handle. “This probably won’t be very fun. Let me do the talking, otherwise they’re going to get annoying faster than your friend Ridoc can down a pina colada.”

Violet didn’t get the chance to laugh at his very spot-on impression of Ridoc’s pina colada obsession, because he threw the door open a half-second later. It opened with a loud thud, and two men startled, then looked up from their huddled conversation from where they were seated around a small rectangular table.

The one on the left was even brawnier than Xaden, and he recovered first, his eyes darting between Xaden and Violet appraisingly before a grin stretched his face. It was almost scarily similar to the observant way Ridoc would often watch them before cracking some kind of joke. 

“Took you long enough,” the man said with a bit of a laugh.

“You’d think the person who called us out here would be on time.” The one on the right had an amused twinkle in his eye, and he too was taking stock of Violet. He looked shockingly similar to Xaden, Violet noticed, but she’d been fairly certain Xaden was an only child.

Xaden scoffed. “I had things to do.” He stalked forward, pulling out a chair made of rich mahogany across from the man on the right. He glanced back at Violet, who still stood in the doorway. He held out a hand, beckoning her forward, and his eyes softened just a bit when they finally met hers again. “Come here, Violet.”

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CHAPTERS 7 AND 8 ARE DONE GOING TO EDIT TN AND POST CHAPTER 7 HALLELUJAH

BLURB

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A warmth, as fierce as the protectiveness she’d felt earlier and as heated as he made her feel when he looked at her, burned to life in her chest, impossible to ignore. She smiled against his mouth, overwhelmed again by the way just being in his presence made her feel.

When Xaden started pulling away, Violet chased him, hoping to prolong the kiss, but he merely chuckled, keeping her face captured between his hands as he backed up just enough to see her face again.

“Greedy, aren’t you?” His voice was low and husky, and she felt it as much as she heard it. One hand dropped from her face to curl back around her until his fingers brushed against her upper spine, exposed by the dip in her thin cover-up.

“Something about having you in the backseat of a car just does something to me,” Violet teased, a little breathless.

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everytime i think “yes! i will DEFINITELY get this done” my job inevitably takes over my life and ruins my plans. so. yeah, thats what happened today. hopefully will be able to finish chapter 8 tomorrow or friday.

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ok FINALLY a blurb I can share, a little longer since I haven't posted many!

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“You need to stop looking at me like that, Violet,” Xaden warned.

Violet blinked, then pulled her own sunglasses down from where they were perched on top of her head so that they shaded her eyes. “Like what?” she asked innocently.

“Like you’re undressing me with your eyes.” Xaden smirked. “It’s quite inappropriate.”

“Like you’re one to talk.” Violet took out her phone, and took a quick picture of the ship’s nose. She’d barely used it since boarding, but today, she decided to take some photos to remember the trip by. Violet was careful to make sure it was in airplane mode, however, so any errant notifications wouldn’t have the opportunity to ruin her last, perfect day. “I seem to remember you doing just that the first time I met you.”

“Well, so was every man who saw you that night, to be fair.” Violet could swear she heard him grit his teeth as he spoke. He ran his eyes over her, like he was looking through the thin white cover-up she wore to where he black swimsuit laid against her skin underneath. “I’m just the only one who worked up the courage to talk to you.”

“You’re doing it right now!” Violet accused. “Now who’s the inappropriate one?”

“You,” he replied bluntly. His smirk grew wider. “I don’t need to undress you in my head when I know I’ll be doing it in real life later anyways.”

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also, again, still alive! i wrote like all weekend but didn’t post blurbs bc ~spoilers~ sorry. i took a bit of a writing break last week bc writing two chapters a week for like a month straight was A LOT. chapter 7 of cruise ship is done, and i’m finishing up chapter 8 either tonight or tomorrow and hopefully editing won’t take me as long bc i’ve already started editing chapter 7. thank you everyone for your patience!

so many people have been finding castles over the last two-ish weeks and leaving comments and idk, it makes me so happy to see 🥹 i promise the update is coming soon! im working on it whenever i need a break from speedwriting cruise ship lol

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so many people have been finding castles over the last two-ish weeks and leaving comments and idk, it makes me so happy to see 🥹 i promise the update is coming soon! im working on it whenever i need a break from speedwriting cruise ship lol

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hello! sorry I've been awol life has just been super crazy recently? still working on cruise ship (almost done with chapter 7, I think) but in the meantime, a castles blurb!

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“What a shame,” I reply sarcastically. “I think you’d be more likeable if you’re dead.”

“I hope you don’t talk to your wife like that,” he says. I narrow my eyes on him, but I don’t rise to the bait – because that’s what I’m sure this is. He’s trying to get me to talk. When I stay silent, he unlocks the bars of my cell, stepping inside and crossing his arms. “Giving me the silent treatment now, Tuono? That’s not very polite.”

“Ask your damn questions,” I bite. “But I’m not talking to you about my wife.”

“Oh, but I want to talk about her,” he says, an impish little smile growing on his face. “I quite like her. How do you think she’ll feel when she learns you’re a Poromish spy?”

The fuck? I keep my expression blank, but I have no idea where he got that ide–

Except I do – Catriona was here, and everyone knows that Cat’s family is one that practically runs the country.

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@ficwip word: hair

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“If you’re done trying to seduce me, I have to finish getting ready,” Violet said, her voice containing a ghost of a laugh. Xaden grumbled, but his arms fell away, leaving Violet free to finish doing her makeup. 

“I’m never done trying to seduce you,” Xaden replied as he retreated. He shot her a heated look through the mirror, one she returned in kind. “It’s just a matter of whether I have enough time.”

“Which you don’t,” Violet pointed out as she ran her fingers through her hair to smooth the flyaways. “I doubt whoever it is we’re meeting would appreciate us being late because we couldn’t keep it in our pants.”

His jaw clenched. “Don’t remind me.”

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I had a whole list of fanfics I was going to read this week after finishing chapters 5 and 6 and then of COURSE i had to be offered a job covering something i really care about (politics! its always politics!) with free healthcare (my disabled brain cannot compute this still) and a big pay bump so now im scrambling to figure my life out bc i wasn’t expecting to take a new job and my god i hate being an adult but hip hip hooray for finally getting a livable wage amirite?

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Did Someone Say Vacation Caeli:

that was my first time writing smut pls don’t kill me if it was bad

the art and science of a cruise ship hookup Caeli:

“She wanted his cock inside her, fucking her until she couldn’t scream anymore. Wanted him to fill her up until she couldn’t tell up from down; wanted him to do such unspeakable things to her that she would remember him for the rest of her life, for no reason other than the extraordinary number of times he made her come.”

GIRL!!!!!!! 🔥🥵 IOWLWNSHASNWKSBSN

THE EVOLUTION OF U??????

GOING TO GO DUNK MYSELF IN A SWIMMING POOL FULL OF HOLY WATER NOW UNTIL I STOP BLUSHING BRB 🫣

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uhhhhh castles crumbling blurb?

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There’s no going back for me now.  Not from this. Not when I’ve been avoiding the truth even as it’s stared me in the face since the night I rescued her from that castle. The ceaseless panic that controlled my every action that night is just evidence of the stranglehold Violet Sorrengail has over me.

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BLORB

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“Sounds good to me,” Violet said breathlessly, leaning back into him as she did and angling her neck to grant him greater access when he began planting open-mouthed kisses along her jawline. “I happen to not be wearing any underwear right now.”

“Fuck, Violet,” Xaden groaned. He dropped his forehead to her shoulder, taking a shuddering gulp of air as he did. “You’re killing me.”

She was wearing the same dress she wore the night they first ate dinner together – or tried to, at least, before flinging themselves at each other like two starved animals. Underwear was out of the question, if Violet hoped to continue her age-old battle against pantylines. 

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🔗 castles crumbling

The way I started this last year before my life ran off the rails 😭 but I finally managed to get to it! 10/10 no notes!! 🖤 @caeli0306

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just wanted to let you know that i’m obsessed with the art and science of a cruise ship hookup!! 10/10 perfection and so much fun!! also, constantly in awe of your long chapters. my brain could never

alli!!!! i’m so glad you like it <3

i now get to go read dead on arrival now that ive posted these two chapters and when i tell you ive been waiting all week for this i am NOT kidding

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chapter 6 of the art and science of a cruise ship hookup is now posted

Chapter 6: North Star is now up on AO3: READ HERE

oh hey! we're back! with 🌶️ this time! and another 21k chapter! I stg I tell myself I'll never write chapters that long again and then I inevitably do it. tis the life, I suppose. ANYWAYS I'm taking next Saturday off work so I'm hoping the next two chapters will be up next weekend too! hope everyone enjoys this one <3

Summary:

Violet never thought she'd be spending her honeymoon single, but when she's left at the altar, it seems pointless to waste the vacation she had planned. She fully intends to pass the two week transatlantic cruise by cursing her ex and drinking enough pina coladas to make the drink package she bought worth the price. But then she meets Xaden Riorson after a particularly clumsy accident after dinner, and it isn't long before she finds new ways to enjoy her newfound singlehood. He's cocky. Arrogant. And most importantly: All-too-eager to take her mind off her break-up with far more pleasurable pursuits.

or

Violet and Xaden meet on a cruise and fuck like bunnies

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“Sure he’s not, Sorrengail.” Rhiannon laughed on her other side and Liam gave her that good natured wink that would make just about any other woman fall in love with him. “As I was saying, if your not-boyfriend threatens either of us with bodily injury, then you have to keep hanging out with us when we’re back in the U.S.”

Violet blinked, her words slurring just a bit. “Are you trying to get me to want Xaden to throw you off a balcony?”

“Not really, but that’s just how sure I am that he will,” Liam said. Rhiannon held up a fist, a smirk stretching her mouth, and Liam brough his own up to it for a fist bump.

“Nice one,” Rhiannon laughed. She turned back to Violet. “Now, can we get this show on the road? I’d like to get any injuries I receive from your not-boyfriend treated in time for dinner later.”

Violet groaned, but found it in her to take a step forward. Then another. “You’re being dramatic.”

Liam and Rhiannon shared a look. “We’re not,” they said in unison.