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Do you know of any bed sharing fics? All ratings accepted!!! Thanks!

ModernVerse

Every Rose Can Sting You 

Directions

Hush, Hush.

A Lot Like Winning

With Fate as Malleable as Clay 

CanonVerse

I’ve Got You Here

Deal?

After Dusk

All Precious Things Discovered Late

contrast

when you’re not listening

It Just Makes Sense

I was born with a broken heart

more here! + see also: literal sleeping together :)

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Fic Writer Appreciation Day

There are so many amazing writers in the OQ fandom I don’t know if I can list them all… but I’ll give it a try.

@lala-kate. I love her stories. They are always so beautiful and so emotional. The way she writes children is also amazing. Try reading Her. It takes a horrible plot line and turns it beautiful.

@loveexpelrevolt. Her prose is legendary for me. Her use of imagery is incredible. Try reading So Darkness I Became. You’ll know what I’m talking about.

@somewhereapart. An amazing writer! If you’re in this fandom you’ve probably read her work and loved it. Try reading Breaking In. It’s a slowburn but it’s excellent buildup.

@keepshiningon. She’s a new writer but she has so much potential. Her new story Stranger Things Have Happened is going to be great.

@audreysl0ve. Love love love her stories. She really has an amazing grasp on pacing and plots. She makes the tension fly off the page. Try reading The Escort. It’s a very deep and sensual story.

@believingispowerfulmagic. She has written so many stories. All of them incredible. I love the way she characterizes the dynamic between Robin and Regina. She always makes sure that they are honest and supportive. Try reading Comfort Food. It’s a favorite of mine right now.

@belleoftheballpoint. I love her stories. She puts OQ in these situations that are magical or tragic and they just make you want more. Try reading Fate. It’s a short story but I love it.

@miladylocksley. I haven’t read very many of her stories but she just posted an amazing sneak peek of a one shot that has me so very intrigued. It looks like it’s going to be very tragic but also very beautiful.

@gray-autumn-sky. She is my go to for Canon Divergence. Her characterization of Robin and Regina are perfect. She finds a way to twist canon but still make it feel real. Try reading First Steps. It’s a lovely Hood-Mills universe that centers around Robin’s daughter.

Sorry if I’ve forgotten anybody.

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Take your friends on dates. Let them know how much you appreciate them. It’s really not that hard. They put up with enough of your shit that they deserve some recognition every once in a while.

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Bisexuality is valid, not a fucking phase

Now, there are still a lot of people don’t understand bisexual, some people mistakenly believe that no bisexual, also some people mistakenly believe that everyone is bisexual, also some people say that bisexuality is just a phase, there are many wrong views like this. To the credit of, bisexuality is valid, not a fucking phase.

Visit bisexual.com, participate in more bisexual topic.

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Bellarke Fic Rec: Uni/College AU

Drop Everything Now by bellarkesupernova / @freckledrebelking (10.9k) “I proposed to you as a joke but my mom (who’s been wanting me to settle down) thought it was serious and we’re kind of going along with it until we can break it to her gently" 

Must Love Internationality by Chash / @ponyregrets​ (2.3k) Bellamy hates his stupid history of colonialism class, until he makes a friend. Weirdly, the friend isn’t actually in his class, they just share the same desk and like to write angry notes about the patriarchy. Bellamy’s a fan. 

See Me In Hindsight by prosciutto / @prosciuttoe (16.5k) “You’re kind of a mess,” He says mildly. “Thanks captain obvious.” The corners of his mouth twitch a little, like he’s holding back a smile. She is not remotely pleased by that. Not at all. Or, the one where they’re project partners and maybe, perhaps, friends. (And maybe, perhaps, more.)

What Team? by Chash / @ponyregrets (3.5k) “I run the night slot on campus radio and some jackass keeps calling in to insult my music taste and request high school musical songs instead,”

You Shred the Cello (and I’m Jello, Baby) by caramelle / @caramellakers (3.2k) She half-expects him to approach her and apologise, or at least appear mortified or regretful or ashamed — but he just fucking winks at her. Who the fuck winks at a complete stranger after said stranger’s just overheard you having sex with someone else?!     Or, the one where Clarke doesn’t get mad. She gets even.

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Fic writer aesthetic

- you just had a brilliant idea. it’s 3am - bonus: you have something important the next day - “wow I wrote so much, let’s see the word counter” 350 words “LIES” - when your worst work gets the most attention - “[AO3] You’ve got kudos!” emails are your lifeblood, water your crops, and clear your skin - B L A N K P A G E S O F D O O M - playing the entire story out in your head. never writing it - watching or reading anything ever and imagining an au - making playlists to write to. never writing - getting an “[AO3] Comment on ______” email and doing the thing. you know the one - headcanons. so many headcanons - spending days or weeks on a piece - watching the hit count rise and the kudos count stay on said work - when will the kudos return from war

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Weird AU Prompts

- “Yeah, your mirror is a doorway into my dimension and I’ve seen everything. Even that dance party for one” au

- “Sure, I’m an alien but I don’t know why you’d think I’d abduct people. But there’s a great eatery across the galaxy if you want to check it out” au

- “Listen, I am genetically modified and on the run and you will let me hide in your house” au

- “I was just taking a walk through the woods and I didn’t think Fae really existed, and I really don’t think I’ll accept any food from you” au

- “My dragon is acting sick and you specialize in dragon illnesses, please take a look at it. Wait, why are you laughing” au

- “Buddy, we are in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, I specialize in botany in unfavorable terrain and I just saw you make a sword out of PVC pipe and string; we’re definitely teaming up” au

- “As a wielder of dark magic I definitely plan on taking over the world once I trick you into releasing me from my prison, but crap, I think I might like you more than I meant to” au

- “Ok, so you panicked and kissed the human so he wouldn’t drown, but we can’t keep him and he can’t leave if he knows about us merpeople, so what are we going to do” au

- “Look, I honestly didn’t mean to run into any awkward werewolves on my hike and why would I tell anyone about it, what do you mean ‘take me to your leader’ are you serious. How cliché can you be” au

- “I’m a superhero and you’re the villain, but I saw you visiting kids at the children’s hospital and letting them act like they defeated you and now it’s really hard to punch you in the face” au

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Let Your Sorrows Be Mine

Prequel to Queen Regina’s Lace. Missing Year. Robin stumbles upon a grief-stricken, drunk Regina. 

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He’s coming back from yet another one of his rounds. And as usual, all is quiet. But Robin knows better than to think this is a good sign. He’s been involved in many a war to know the meaning of the calm before the storm. So they prepare as much as they can. They have organized sword-fighting trials. They have asked the Queen to enchant every bow they could find. But it doesn’t feel like enough. The Witch’s monkeys keep multiplying somehow. Where do they all come from?

He passes by her room, a nightly ritual, before reaching his own. He tells himself he’s just making sure their best chance at defeating this witch isn’t compromised, but even he can’t quite convince himself. He feels this inexplicable need to make sure she’s alright, to assist whenever he can, to offer an ear or a shoulder if she desires it.

He worries about her, ever since the threat of that sleeping curse. Surely, she wouldn’t take the easy way out? She said so herself, she has a witch to destroy. At least that’s how she explains it, passing it off as petty rivalry, but Robin knows—he’s only just met her, but he knows, deep in his bones, in his soul—Regina does it for Snow. For Snow and her prince and their baby. How ironic.

He expects to see candlelight beneath her door, the Queen rarely enjoying a good night sleep—and how his heart strangely aches at the thought—but unexpectedly, her door is ajar, the room is dark, and she is nowhere in sight.

Robin tries not to panic, but he can already feel himself getting warmer, his palms sweating, the air suffocating him as he looks around desperately at the terrifyingly empty corridor.

And he starts running, everywhere, anywhere, his bow at the ready in case he need fight the fearsome beast who dares take his queen—and how strange that he’s never sworn loyalty to any royal, much less to her, and she is anything but his, but somehow he cannot imagine the kingdom without her as its monarch.

Cannot imagine the day he won’t hear her exasperated sighs from across the council room table, usually directed at some dwarf (or at him). Cannot imagine the day he won’t get to see that gleam return in her eyes whenever he snaps back at whatever insulting remark she’s come up with (he knows she’d deny this, but he’s sure she enjoys their little back-and-forth just as much as he does, never one to back down from a challenge), or her eyes widen and her breath catch when he’s caught her unawares with one of his sickeningly romantic notions.

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writing smut like

how many synonyms for “penis” do I actually know?

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boss/assistant aus that nobody asked for

‘you’re such a loser that the only person you’re close enough with to ask to be your pretend boyfriend for a weekend is me, your boss, and i don’t think we’re fooling anyone even tho i legit have feelings for you’ au ‘you’re my adorably shy and awkward assistant who cares way too much about my love life and at a dance party you tell me to dance with the most attractive person in the room last so you can set up a date with them for me and when everyone’s gone i ask you to dance with me because you’re the prettiest person here to me duh’ au ‘you’re my normally really pedantic and fussy assistant so i get really confused when you start sending me office memos with typos of randomly added letters turns out the added letters spell out a declaration of your love for me’ au ‘you are my (single parent) assistant who i like so much i’m actually taking time out of my day to pick your kid up and babysit him when you’re too busy get a hint already omg’ au ‘i’m a wizard and you’re my assistant who i administer a love potion to because science and i’m really annoyed when it doesn’t work because i’ve never gotten a potion wrong before - oh wait, it didn’t have any effect because you actually already liked me?? okay nvm then’ au 'my boss keeps buying me ridiculously expensive gifts is he trying to woo me’ au 'my assistant keeps buying me ridiculously silly gifts that say things like “best boss” is he trying to woo me’ au 'my really stern and strict (but secretly nice) boss and i have to fly somewhere on a business trip and during the plane ride he fell asleep on my shoulder he looks so cute and peaceful i’m melting on the inside’ au 'i think my assistant has a crush on my business rival/partner’s assistant and it’s killing me on the inside’ au 'mafia boss and assistant who’s actually a normal person and has no idea how they ended up working in the black market’ au

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Salome meets her brothers

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okay but why aren’t you writing road trip aus?

it’s literally the best thing ever?? you can have two characters traveling the country??  learning more about themselves?? learning more about their friends??

you can literally apply this to any couple.  otp?? no problem.  ot3??  hell fuckin’ yeah.  ot5?? you may need to rent a bus for that.

driving shitty rental cars and living off of gas station food and going way too fast down highways with the radio up

alternately: “hell no you cannot survive off of gas station candy I’m taking us to a real restaurant”

getting lost on the way to the restaurant and having to ask for directions at a remote little souvenir shop

going to tourist traps just to buy shitty souvenirs for each other and compete for the most tacky ones.

traveling to super crowded cities and taking a couple of days off just to enjoy the feeling of being lost.  driving down winding country roads and opening all the windows because it’s like being found.

which member of your otp wants to go to super sophisticated cities and which one wants to visit the world’s largest ball of yarn?

staying in shitty motels, okay?  the kind of creepy-not-quite-real aesthetic of neon lights and soft linen and staying awake all night listening to the other person breathe.

alternately: you literally get the chance to write the scenario where the characters trade off seats during the night and the driver keeps looking at their sleeping companion and getting distracted because of the way the moonlight bounces off of their face and ugh

taking turns deciding on the next destination and characters declaring things like “oh my god, I hate the countryside” but they wind up loving it

car karaoke.  someone probably owns the complete collection of disney cds.  they probably take it very seriously.

characters who keep making more and more detours because they want it to last forever even though it can’t.

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AUs and Prompts List

So I just gathered some prompts and AUs that I really like. Take your pick!

  Imagine your OTP exchanging gifts for the first time during the holidays, maybe both a little nervous that the other won’t like their gift. It turns out that neither has any reason to be anxious; both love the other’s gift and kisses are exchanged along with each present.

Imagine person A of your OTP relentlessly flirting with B in public, just to see B blush.

Imagine your OTP studying together, and for every question answered right, somebody has to take off a piece of clothing.

Imagine Person A keeps having nightmares about Person B. They don’t know what disturbs them more— how scary the dreams are, or how arousing they are.

Person A has given up on love. Nope. Love is not for them. Forget that…. And then they meet person B and think; “Annnd this is the asshole who will ruin everything.”

Imagine your OTP is wrestling over the remote.

Imagine Person A of your OTP seeing Person B with bed hair for the first time, and being totally blown away by how cute/hot/etc. they look with their hair being a huge mess. Bonus: if Person A gets flustered when Person B pokes fun at them for liking it.

Imagine your OTP intertwining their fingers together while they’re in bed.

Imagine your OTP have a morning class together and person A always walks in late and has obviously just woken up and person B thinks that the grumpy person who sits in front of him is the cutest thing ever.

Person A leaving thigh hickeys on person B.

Imagine your OTP stuck in an elevator after they’ve had a fight. 

Imagine your OTP getting in a fight and one of them yelling that they love the other one and then it gets really quiet.

Imagine person A of your OTP scaring person B (during Halloween) on accident so badly that they cry.

Imagine your OTP cuddling under a blanket on a cold winter night. Person A gently wrapping their arms around Person B and lightly kissing down their neck making Person B shiver from something other than the cold outside.

Imagine your OTP running into each other under the mistletoe. Person A blushes and goes to suggest that they don’t have to kiss but Person B cuts them off with a kiss.

Imagine person A of your OTP wearing person B’s clothes.

Imagine person A walking out of the bathroom after a shower, half-naked and wreathed in steam, and B immediately dropping whatever they were holding. Bonus if it’s an animal which gives them the stink eye before slinking away.

Imagine your OTP as teachers at the same school who are always flirting and have their students shipping them without realizing it.

Imagine person A of your OTP coming home from the gym all sweaty. Person B sees this and gets instantly turned on.

Imagine your OTP moving in together. They’re unpacking each other’s boxes when they find, ah, interesting things they didn’t know the other person owned.

Imagine your OTP finding fanfic of each other, either separately or together. Alternately, imagine Person A writing fanfic of them and Person B finding it/finding out about it, or they both write it and find each other’s.

Imagine your OTP waking up at the same time for a midnight snack and Person B scares Person A on accident.

Imagine your OTP living together. The air conditioner breaks during the hottest week of summer and your OTP has to figure out how to stay cool. Alternately, the heating breaks during the coldest week of winter and your OTP has to figure out how to stay warm.

Imagine your OTP not having enough blankets for both of them and sharing. It takes some doing, but they settle comfortably into each other’s arms and fall asleep listening to each other’s heartbeat, smelling their hair, feeling the rise and fall of their breath. The next morning, they’re still in the same position.

Imagine your OTP living in a dorm. Person A thinks that person B is kinda cute, but otherwise doesn’t feel much for them. Person A goes to borrow a textbook from person B and walks in on person B in their pajamas with their hair all messed up and person A thinks it’s the cutest thing ever.

Imagine person B of your otp uses person A as a pillow.

Imagine person A of your otp goes to a bookstore and spends hours just looking at books and person B sees them and falls in love with how passionate they are and how geeky they are.

Imagine person A of your otp is reading a book late at night and person B can’t sleep so they ask person A to read to them so person A starts reading out loud and a few minutes later person B is completely knocked out and person A gives them a kiss on their forehead.

Imagine Persons A and B of your OTP both go to a private school. Person A is really studious and innocent, like never been kissed type thing. In contrast, Person B got kicked out of their old school for sleeping with a teacher. One day Person B sees Person A in the hall and decides that ‘corrupting’ Person A will be their personal mission this school year. Up to you whether or not they succeed.

Imagine person A of your otp is waiting at a restaurant for their date and is obviously being stood up and person B notices this, just before person A gets sick of waiting and gets up to leave person B sits with them, and even though they aren’t who person A was waiting for they end up having a lot of fun and hooking up.

“Bonding solely via eye contact over that annoying person on our plane that we’re both slowly becoming more and more exasperated about” au.

“Constantly fighting for the best seat in the library/coffee shop/whatever” au.

“We are both stuck in the dorm common room because their respective roommates needed ‘alone time’” au.

“I was walking by the roller coasters and someone’s shoe flew off and hitme in the head” au.

“You just caught me reading hardcore smut fan fiction during class and you’re wondering how I can read this with a blank face” au.

“I sent a selfie of myself in the tub to the wrong number and you responded back with another selfie. Holy shit you’re really attractive.” au.

“Now or Never kiss” au.

Being on the brink of admitting their feelings for each other but then getting interrupted.

Both of them being the best friends that everyone just assumes is a couple and no one is even surprised when they announce they’re official because ‘wtf do you mean you weren’t before?’

“I thought you were my friend so I slapped your ass in greeting" au.

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NEW VID: Robin & Regina - I wanna dance with somebody

Editor’s note: I’m still too emotionally unstable to write down a coherent and actually well phrased description, my apologies, but IASHRNISUFHMAOIFHASMIOFAJSIOCAJOIAWFHFSIAMSLKDM*THAT*DANCE*SCENE*EPISODE*DEAD*SDFMASFAJLFMKALJFAJFK!!!!

inspired by a tumblr gifset that combined this song and the OQ dance, that for the love of me, I cannot locate! (feel free to add it if you know which one I’m referring to)

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oh god royal aus

“your country’s trying to take over/annex my country and you’re making it difficult to hate you because you’re so nice and attractive stop it” au

“we’ve been engaged to be married since we were three but this is the first time we’ve met and your portraits really don’t do you justice” au

“i’m a prince/ss and you’re a servant and we’re not supposed to hang out but we’re gonna fall in love anyways” au

“i’m a prince/ss and you’re my bodyguard and we’re so not supposed to bang but we kind of did anyways” au (bonus: limo sex is great sex)

princess diaries style “i grew up not knowing i was royal and suddenly my royal grandparent showed up out of nowhere and told me i was so now i guess i’m the heir to the throne and you’re my crush from my pre-royal days but i still have a crush on you” au

alternately, “i grew up not knowing i was royal and now i guess i’m heir to a throne and you’re the guy who’s supposed to be teaching me how to be royal bc i suck at it and oops we made out” au

“i’m a prince/ss from a small country nobody’s heard of and i’m in college pretending not to be royal and you’re another student who’s always calling me out on my bs” au

“my country’s going through some issues so i’m here in hiding and you’re a civilian who lives in the same apartment complex as me” au

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Just for you - OQ smut

thecitricacidcycle reblogged your post “OQ Prompt”

Here’s the shower scene - the NSFW part of this post: http://lolcat76.tumblr.com/post/127765029325/oq-prompt

He reaches out a hand to her and traces her skin from collarbone to the lacy edge of her bra. She shivers under his touch – or under his gaze, she’s not sure which. Either way, she’s about to jump out of her skin. She’s never felt like this before, so completely vulnerable to someone’s gaze. Regina can’t remember the last time someone looked at her, truly looked at her, and didn’t find her wanting.

If the way Robin is biting his lip is any indication, he doesn’t find her wanting at all. She finds herself wanting, though – wanting more, wanting to feel his skin against hers. She steps into him and pushes his vest off his shoulders, then sets about unbuttoning the row of buttons on his henley t-shirt. His hands settle on her waist, content to let her go about what she’s doing. “Are you sure?” he whispers. She doesn’t trust herself to speak, so she nods slowly. Her fingers tug at the hem of his t-shirt, and it’s up and over his head. She splays her hands against his chest and leans into him, taking deep breaths. Cedar and smoke and Robin. She’ll always remember the way he smells, even though she knows she’ll wash the scent away in just a moment. She takes another deep breath, locking it into her memory before it’s gone.

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