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Chapter 4 Play Date // Second Riddle 🐍

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TW: language and mention of the spicy

It’s the first time she’s woken up in another dorm than her own. Well, except for the sporadic sleepover with some friends. But she’s never felt the shame she feels now. She slowly turns around, checking Mattheo’s face for any signs of him being awake. His breathing is slow and steady. She almost wants to laugh a little bit. Contradictory to almost everything he is, does and stands for, he looks like an angel when he sleeps. It makes her feel a little bit better, but also a little bit more worse. It eats at her stomach how she knows this isn’t what she wants it to be, and she feels hollow inside. Doing this, allowing this, is just putting a band-aid on a smushed up heart, aching to make him see his own worth. She stops herself from touching his messy curls and slowly moves to sit up, and stands up from the bed. She pulls down the shirt he gave her last night and quietly gets ready in the bathroom. When she returns, she puts the carefully folded shirt over the backrest of his desk chair. There’s still no sign of him waking up any time soon. She looks at her phone, and then at Mattheo. It’s already bad enough they totally missed breakfast. Putting on her shoes, she tries to decide whether to wake him up. Does she care enough? No, yeah she does. But, would it be smart to let him know she cares that much? Probably not.

“Jeez, someone’s in a hurry to do the walk of shame.” She can’t help but instantly roll her eyes at the sound of his utterly captivating but still so incredibly annoying voice. She tightens the laces of her right shoe extra hard and stands up. His face is buried in the pillow again.

“I have nothing to be ashamed of, Riddle. Do you?” Before he can answer, she quickly adds, “Besides, we missed breakfast. Class starts in 10 minutes.” He throws his hand up in a dismissive gesture that looks like a wave.

“Fuck class.” He then smiles smugly and turns his head to face her, “I’d rather have that ass.” She bites the inside of her cheek for a second to stop herself from laughing.

“You wish.” He closes his eyes with a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

“Mhm, I do wish.”

“Not happening.” Mattheo chuckles and opens his eyes.

“Oh, shut up. You were so fucking eager to make out with me. Don’t think I didn’t notice, darling. And then you expect me to believe you aren’t dying to sleep with me?” He laughs, “But I gotta admit, that denial is a pretty good look on you.” See, this, this is what she doesn’t like. Who does he think he fucking is? Time to put this jerk in his place. She quickly changes her scowl to a sarcastic scoff.

“Do you ever think about the possibility that some girls use the game you’re playing to their advantage? Ever thought about that with your stupid genius brain?” He smirks and sits up on the edge of the bed, turning his head to look straight at her.

“I do. Though I think, funnily enough, you’re the only one not doing that.” His tone was also a little serious, as if he didn’t think she was a total loser. She breathes out hard through her nose and hoists her backpack up her shoulder, staring right into his eyes. She wants to say something. So bad. But she can’t.

Cause he’s right.

“Bye, Riddle.”

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Chapter 3 Runaway baby // Second Riddle

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“I’ll just say it how it is. I think you better stay away from me.” She gives him an inquisitive look.

“Why?” He chuckles.

“Why? You poor innocent girl…” He shakes his head and continues, “I don’t think I need to explain my reputation, no?” She rolls her eyes and looks back at her book, tapping her pen on the desk. Then she stops tapping and sighs, not looking at him.

“I’m not afraid of a reputation, Riddle. And I’m not even…” She sighs again, and finishes her sentence, “I wanted to help you. I didn’t come up to you trying to seduce you.”

“Oh, so you’re telling me you were strictly there on business? Ha, good one..” he chuckles and quickly writes down a note. Annoyance starts creeping up. How could he be that open just a few days ago, just to completely shut her out again right now? She decides to just play his game, and puts on a very neutral expression, just to confuse him more.

“What defines business, huh? Mutual benefit? Because, if so, then this is business to me.” He shoots her a lightly intrigued look, but quickly recomposes himself, and smirks, leaning his chair back.

“And what would I get out of this supposed ‘deal’, then?” Her expression stays neutral as she speaks.

“A friend.” To her surprise, he answers this pretty seriously.

“I have friends.” She doesn’t miss a beat before shooting back what she really meant.

“Someone who understands what you’re going through.”

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Chapter 2 House of Memories // Second Riddle 🐍

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TW: mention of abuse, alcohol

She didn’t expect to end up here, on some dark stairs that lead nowhere, regretting her choice of costume. But, at least, it’s quiet. Except for the guy sitting a few stairs down from her, leaning back, a drink in hand.

“So, what’s your reason?” she asks. He chuckles and takes another swig of his drink.

“I’d say about the same as yours. Plus some complex trauma.” She nods, rubbing her shoulders for warmth.

“Must suck.” He nods and tilts his head back to look at her. His eyes are unfocused and his breath smells heavily.

“Yeah, soul sucking..., and not in the fun way.” He laughs at his own joke. She stares blankly.

“And does it help?” She gestures at the flask in his hand. He scoffs sarcastically.

“It never does.” A few moments pass and he suddenly throws his flask down the stairs, into the darkness. She slightly jumps at his outburst. “It never fucking does!” He frustratedly leans forward and buries his face in his hands. “When will it ever stop?” She hears his breathing get heavier. They almost sound like sobs. Is he…? “Don’t you think there’s a reason why I’m so fucked up? Certainly not cause I have such a loving family. And definitely not cause I have such an amazing model father. I’ve been the punching bag long enough.” His breaths speed up and he tears up. “And forgetting, it’s.. it’s just… easier..,” he says drunkenly before she cuts him off.

“It’s easier, but it doesn’t solve anything.” He squeezes his eyes shut, tears dripping onto his pants. Her heart feels like it’s been shattered in a million pieces, feeling the pain he’s carrying with him. She sighs. “I.. I’m sorry for what happened to you, Mattheo. You didn’t deserve it. It’s not your fault.”

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Chapter 1 Poker Face // Second Riddle 🐍

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His facial expressions feel like they’re different today. The way he holds himself, and the cards. He sure doesn’t seem to have a problem fooling everyone else. Which is fair, because she guesses he’s been doing that for a long time.

She knows he’s good at poker. When she’s got a view of his face, she sees him smoothly slide the chips forward, and then slightly smiling when he wins. Looking completely calm and in control, but she always catches his leg bouncing, or his foot shaking. When he moves to play a card, it calms down, before it picks up again. When he’s sitting the other way, she notices his cards, and how he always manages to play the right one, according to the reactions of the group. After a while, she even noticed that him playing the wrong ones was calculated.

This time his fingers keep tugging at the sleeve of his blazer, just like she tugs at her lower lip, thumb and pointer finger sliding along the flesh, as his slide over the smooth fabric at the hem of the piece of clothing.

She was utterly guilty at staring at him every time she got the chance. But, she prides herself in being subtle. She knows he hasn’t caught her. He never really talked to her. Of course, they had quite a few run ins over the years, especially since, somehow, in 3rd year, they were seated next to each other for a ridiculous amount of classes. Did they talk? Maybe 3 sentences and a word here and there. She was so painfully shy, she couldn’t bring it up to talk to any guy she even remotely liked. And that really irked her.

A gust of wind gets her out of her trance. She looks to her left and sees Tom, Mattheo’s brother, speed walking right past her, making for the group in front of her. She keeps her head down and pauses her music, sneaking occasional glances in that direction.

She doesn’t really understand much of what is said. Only the quick exchange between the brothers, and that Mattheo reluctantly got up from the table, following Tom wherever he came from. When they walk in her direction, she smoothly flips over the page of her notebook, pretending to read something in the other one at the right. The gust of air over her left cheek as they pass makes her instinctively breathe in. When the door falls closed, she flips back to the previous page in her notebook. Scanning over the words, she knows she better get rid of this.

Burn it.

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Second Riddle 🐍- Masterlist

Chapter 1 Poker face Chapter 2 House of Memories - TW mention of abuse, use of alcohol Chapter 3 Runaway baby Chapter 4 Play date - TW language and mention of the spicy Chapter 5 Say it right Chapter 6 Exes Chapter 7 Obsessed - TW use of alcohol, probably cringe Chapter 8 Bang Bang Bang Bang - TW: discussion of sewer slide, poor mental health, smoking weed. Chapter 9 You Chapter 10 Dollhouse Chapter 11 911 - TW SH Chapter 12 Elastic Heart Chapter 13 Yo Soy Así Chapter 14 Trust Chapter 15 Genius Chapter 16 Out of My League - TW pg13 spice Chapter 17 Story of my Life Chapter 18 Shameless - TW pg13 spice but more than last time Chapter 19 Dangerously Chapter 20 Getaway Chapter 21 Close Chapter 22 Mood - TW mention of sex

These 22 short stories/prompts describe the relationship between Mattheo Riddle and a girl he met on a dark staircase. Every chapter is tied to a song. Song is inserted at the end of each chapter.

TW: mature, pg13 spicy scenes, mentions of sex, mentions of abuse, use of alcohol, weed, poor mental health, SH, discussion of sewer slide, cringe. TW will be specified with each chapter. No y/n and no name. (You're welcome :))

This work is complete, just in drafts. Updates every week or sooner.

A/N: If you kow me, you know i don't usually write something different. I want to inform the reader that i watched 3.5 Harry Potter movies and read none of the books, so this is not canon compliant, i just wanted to write Mattheo cause he is a complex and dynamic character in my eyes. (Plus he's hot duh.)

I'm aware that some of these chapters are super short, but that's just the way i wrote them. If you want to use my chapters as prompts to write more, go ahead, just credit me and tag me so i can read it :)

Thanks for reading <3

[sunnyshiftyy]

Okay so, this is a bit of long shot but I'm planning on starting a fanmade project for TE. It's my favorite choices story and there's still so much you can do with it.

I'm currently figuring out how to use Ren'py right now and watching videos and what not to figure out how to do this. I'm pretty new to all this but I think it'd be a fun project.

I'm probably gonna do some of the writing like the plot and Shreya's route (best girl) and also as I said I'm figuring out the coding as well.

But I'm definitely gonna need some help on this. I know others have expressed interest in a 3rd book and now is your chance if you're willing to help. Again it's fanmade and we're not making money off of this, this is just for fun and you can bail at any time.

I'll be making a discord once I start to get some interest in this so the link will be up at some point but if you're interested, just comment saying you'd like to help and what you'll be able to provide for this project.

Co-runner- I'm gonna need someone to help me run this project, help me keep the thing running and I'm a bit of an idiot so I'll be coming to you if I need help with anything. You'll be the Atlas to my MC lmao.

Artist- If you're a good drawer or you just love to draw and wanna help out on this project, we'd love to have you. I'm thinking we'll need some new characters for the plot and if you want, maybe some new backgrounds too (or we could just pick ones from the multiple backgrounds choices already has)

Writer- I'm a lesbian and obsessed with Shreya so I don't really have any idea about the other routes. But I know a lot of people are obsessed with like Beckett and the other love interests so anyone willing to help work on the different routes would be great. Not to mention the plot of the book, the adventures the pend pals could be getting into and side stuff like your relationship with your mom and the villains and such.

Coders- Like any great game, we'd need people who can code or wanna try it out like I'm currently doing. I've always heard Ren'py is good for that stuff and that's what the ILW crew used and that's what I'm currently learning right now so if you wanna try it out or already know how, we'd appreciate the help.

And of course, if you just wanna help out, you can join and I'll figure something out for you to do. My work schedule is kind of whack right now so this week we probably won't be getting anything done unfortunately (maybe Thursday or Friday if I have people and what not) but hopefully the week after, i'll have things figured out.

Last but not least, my idea for how I think the plot should go-

The gang is back for their next year of school

MC, Shreya, Zeph, Beckett- Juniors

Griffin- Senior

Aster, Atlas- Sophomores

But just like always, the school year is never simple for them.

The High Attuned has been watching over the school and visiting more frequently, keeping an eye on you and Atlas.

Zeph is having trouble with Thief captain as much as he hates to admit it.

Griffin is having parent troubles after they found out about his interest in Natural disaster field work instead of being a professional Thief player.

Shreya has hired an assistant to help with Serene and Sublime, though the assistant keeps messing things up and causing Shreya to lose customers, important ones at that.

With Beckett's urge to please his professors, he works himself too much to the point he begins to experience burnout and freaks out over the smallest things resulting in him pushing his friends away.

Aster is having trouble running the shop and keeping up with her studies and she's worried she might have to close it down.

Atlas is happy to catch up on lost time with their mom but when their mom becomes a professor for the school, Atlas isn't exactly sure how to feel about it and starts to lash out on Theia, resulting in the MC to have to try and fix the relationship.

MC does their best to help everyone with their problems but begins to have problems of their own when the school recruits another sun-att who does everything in their power to one up MC in every way.

Of course, it's just a rough draft of how I think the year should go, but we could always change stuff around if people have better ideas. Also, of course, there will be new spells to learn like in the other books and I was also thinking like...was I the only one that shipped Dean Swan and Theia together? Like Dean Swan already acts like a mother figure to the twins. And some of the sources will be back like Gemma and I really wanted to incorporate the High Attuned because we got like two minutes of information about them and then nothing ever again.

So yeah, this is super long and we can talk more on the discord but if you're interested just tell me what you wanna do.

[sunnyshiftyy]

Agree 100%

I would've lovedddd a third book, i felt like the story was just about to expand even more and get so much more interesting.

This was the only book that really pulled me into the story and honestly the only reason i still have the app.

okay i finished replaying te 1&2 and here my Thoughts

i think it's rlly underrated! i think people like it, but also don't appreciate it enough. like i feel like everyone was kinda eh on book two but i enjoyed it. it wasn't as good as book one and the pacing was a bit off, but it's still good. kane was a fun villain and i think the morality feature was interesting. it's a fun world that is pretty immersive considering it touches every aspect of the story. it strikes the right balance between world saving stuff and fun college shenanigans. i think atlas is a fantastic character and they add so much to the story. i think they're one of the best non li characters pb has ever written.

idr if it was supposed to get a book three or not? i mean like i wish it would have, and they way it left off it could have gone either way. like with the way they introduced the high attuned and the language they used to describe the last chapter it seemed like they had an idea. but the way it ended with atlas and their mom was so rushed and contradicted gemma's exit by bringing alma back. my guess is that book three might have gotten canceled while they were writing it or while it was airing even so they had to pivot. it's honestly kinda weird that it ended where it with it only being their sophomore year.

as far as the lis go, it proved to me how much more i enjoy the multi-li and non customizable li format. i love the pend pals dynamic as well, and how there is no default best friend female li. in book one, i think it's pretty balanced between all of the lis (except aster but she does become an li much later.) book two however........ now i am a beckettmancer and he is one of my top five lis of all time BUT...... he legitimately has a special diamond scene almost every chapter where i don't think aster even got one. it was truly insane. there were a lot of opportunities to pick who you wanted to spend time with though which was nice branching. but if you are not a beckettmancer i can't imagine how unbearable all of the scenes would be lmao. i rmr at the time how much everyone fucking hated him

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[sunnyshiftyy]

Male OC (Riley Keegan) x Shreya Mistry

Part 3

The day of the presentation has arrived, all the work Riley and Shreya have put in is now going to have to pay off.

Part 2

Written in the Present Tense

Tagging: @jerzwriter, @choicesficwriterscreations

Warnings: None

Word Count: 1002

Notes: I don’t own these characters, they are the property of Pixelberry Studios.

Fire & Water created on cooltext.com

In this, The Elementalists MC (Sam) is with Aster

Arriving at Shreya's dorm room with a plate of food in one hand and a steaming drink in the other, Riley uses his foot to knock on the door. After a moment of waiting, the door is opened by Sam.

Sam - Hey, Riley. Come on in.

Riley - Thanks.

Sam steps to the side so Riley can step in and they notice the food and drink in his hands.

Sam - Breakfast on the go?

Riley - Actually, this is for Shreya, handmade by yours truly.

Shreya - Is that so?

Shreya steps out from her room and Riley gives her a smile.

Shreya - Have you had something?

Riley - I did. Promise. And slept.

Shreya - Good. So I was thinking, maybe we should head to class a bit earlier, because the only way our project is going to work is if we're outside where we practiced. So get there a bit earlier, and just explain the situation.

Riley - Okay.

Shreya - But before that. I am having that food.

Arriving to the classroom a little bit earlier, Riley and Shreya find Katrina sat at her desk.

Katrina - You two are early.

Riley - We were hoping to ask a favour about our presentation. We can't do it in here. We need to be outside by the lake.

Katrina - Okay. I can put you both in last to do your presentation if that would help.

Shreya - Thank you, Katri-- Professor.

Riley raises an eyebrow at Shreya and Katrina laughs.

Katrina - It's okay, Shreya. We're not in session, so don't worry about using my name.

The pair take their seats as other students begin filing in.

Riley - You're on a first name basis with the Prof?

Shreya - Her brother is a friend.

Riley - Fair enough.

Once all the students are in, Katrina stands and addresses the class.

Katrina - Good morning everyone, hope you're ready for your presentations. Now, I have been asked by one pair that they go last as their presentation requires that they be elsewhere. So I ask now, is there anyone else who needs to be somewhere out of class to do their presentation?

A couple of pairs raise their hands and she writes them down under Shreya and Riley's names.

Katrina - Okay then. Who would like to go first?

Over the next few hours, pair by pair give their presentations. Riley puts his feet up on the desk to get more comfortable in order to keep his backside from going numb, and soon Shreya rests against him, laying her head on his shoulder.

The time soon comes for the class to move elsewhere as one of the pairs gives their presentation. Once they have, they all move to another location for the second pair to give their presentation, and as soon as they finish, Riley and Shreya share a look as it is now their turn.

Katrina - To the lake then?

Shreya - Yes.

They all make their way to the lake and Riley takes a deep breath. Taking their places in front of the class, they begin their presentation.

Shreya - While it took us a bit of time to figure out what to do for our presentation and combine our Magicks, we figured out that a possible life saver would be a good way to go. Riley?

Riley - So, say you're mountain climbing or doing an Arctic or Antarctic exploration and you're freezing. You can actually take the snow or any water around to do this...

Taking some of the water from the lake, he swirls it around the class and begins compressing it into snow layer by layer until they are all surrounded by a giant igloo.

Shreya - And then...

She creates flames around everyone with the heat remaining inside. Looking around, Katrina soon gives her attention to the pair with a smile and begins applauding. The others soon join her and Shreya gives a bow while Riley smiles.

Katrina - I can understand why you wanted to be outside for this one. Well done. Well done to all of you in fact. You can be expecting your feedback next week. For now though, Riley, Shreya, we would like a way out that doesn't involve drenching us.

Riley creates a door and everyone filters out with him and Shreya following last. Once back in the open quad, Riley uses his magick to put the igloo in the water. Walking to the edge of the lake, Riley sits down and soon falls back, drained of energy. Shreya stands above him, holding her hand out to him.

Shreya - Come on.

Riley - Where are we going?

Shreya - Late lunch.

Riley - I never say no to food.

He takes her hand, getting to his feet, and they begin their way inside.

After a satisfying lunch, Riley leans back in his chair, running a hand down his face.

Shreya - Can I ask you something?

Riley - Shoot.

Shreya - Next week, there is a gala, and as a Mistry, I have to be seen. You want to come? It would be more fun with you around.

Riley leans forward, meeting her gaze with a smile.

Riley - Sure. I should warn you though, I have never been to anything so formal.

Shreya - You own a suit?

Riley - Yeah.

Shreya - Then you'll be fine. The rest of my friends will be there as well.

Riley - I've met Sam and Aster. Briefly.

Shreya - You've yet to meet Atlas, Zeph, Beckett, and Griffin.

Riley - I'll try not to make an embarrassment of myself.

Shreya - Just make sure you sleep, and I can guarantee you'll be fine.

Riley shakes his head with a laugh.

Riley - You're not dropping that anytime soon, are you?

Shreya - No.

Riley - Okay.

They spend the rest of the afternoon hanging out, taking it easy and enjoying each other's company.

[sunnyshiftyy]

beckett & MC headcanons

a/n: random post i threw together lol beckett enjoyers come get ur food… lmk if u ever wanna be added/removed from the taglist!

taglist: @mm2305 @holystxne @simpforbeckett @itsjustwinter @theclassycandy @sylviefilms @bluebellot

rating: R – be warned there are themes of PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, descriptions of scars, suggestive, NSFW 18+ headcanons which i’ve sectioned off in this post. please be advised and read with caution <3

- because eden and beckett quite literally grew up in different worlds, they have endless options when it comes to summer vacations. they spend half of their time in the attuneless world, the other half in the magickal world, acting as tour guides for one another.

- eden has a blast making up bizarre facts about tuneless things to trick the ever gullible beckett. she doubles down laughing when he realizes she’s messing with him.

- beckett always carries a camera with him when they go on trips. he purchased his first camera to capture photos of flora and fauna he would encounter on his ~ scientific nature ~ walks, and he’s gotten really good at photography. aside from greenery, eden is the subject of all his photographs.

- eden, on the other hand, snaps the randomest pictures of beckett with her phone. her photo album features beckett taking naps with his eyes slightly open, him shirtless doing morning yoga, eating something mid-bite, pointing out exhibits and plants in museums and nature, etc.

- it embarrasses beckett to no end and he’s always whining about his ‘reputation being ruined’ if those pictures were to somehow leak.

- study dates, so many study dates. you can always find the pair in the library, local cafe, laboratory, sun/metal-att classrooms, or their dorms working on assignments, projects, experiments, or training. eden and beckett are powerful magickal users within their respective attunements, and they learn a lot from each other.

- book nerd beckett who annotates whatever he reads for eden because he knows she’s as much of a nerd as he is.

- he’ll comment on magickal theories, share his own thoughts, and give more insight on certain sections of content so that eden has a bit more context. she’s still learning her way around the magickal world, and beckett wants to help in any way he can.

- they’d read on the couch together, sometimes the same book, sometimes different. every so often when they’re engrossed in the same book, beckett will read aloud and eden would hum quietly, resting her head on his chest.

- early bird beckett and night owl eden. beckett who’s waking up, greeted by eden who is finally tuckered out enough to sleep.

TW - allusion to PTSD, anxiety, insomnia, repeated nightmares, descriptions of scars in the next section.

- eden isn’t a night owl out of her own volition. sometimes, she has trouble sleeping, remembering battles, killing raife, kane hurting her friends.

- her heart beats so fast she thinks she might be back in the battlefield, fending off shadow monsters while fretting over her friends’ safety.

- beckett isn’t any better at times. he’d wake up with a start in the middle of the night, having one of those nightmares where raife and kane had taken his friends from him, taken eden from him.

- the two of them stay up until the early hours of morning, talking about everything and nothing at all to soothe each other’s worries, promising one another they’ll always face everything together, no matter what.

- because of the many fights they’ve been in, they’ve earned themselves countless scars. when they shower together, they can’t help but marvel at the patches of skin that are discolored and textured from being stitched closed on each other.

- eden likes tracing the large scar beckett has right down the middle of his back. she can’t help pressing her lips to his right shoulder blade from where the scar begins.

- eden’s favorite place to kiss beckett; however, are the apples of his cheeks. she likes cupping his face and bringing him really close so she can count the freckles dotting his skin. she’ll laugh when she notices his face growing pink and pepper kisses all over, deepening that shade of pink to a bright red.

- beckett’s favorite place to kiss eden is her neck. once he found out that’s her sensitive area, he uses it to his full advantage to render her incoherent. he’s always sputtering and blushing from her teasing, so it pleases him deeply seeing eden all flustered when he presses light kisses along her throat.

CW - NSFW 18+ hcs begin here!

- eden is a big tease, but beckett shouldn’t be discounted as one either, especially in bed. he likes to test her breaking point, so orgasm denial/control is a big thing for him. he feels feral seeing eden all flushed and glistening and pliant just for him.

- to elaborate, beckett likes drawing out eden’s pleasure. he likes making her feel good, and he wants the sex to last as long as possible because it’s a really intimate act after all. rushing through it never feels as good as it does when he takes his time with her.

- however, on the occasion they can’t spare hours exploring each other’s bodies, they turn to quickies.

- beckett is less a fan of them than eden, who finds enjoyment in the neediness, greedy touches, and searing kisses that come with quickies.

- most of them happen in the shower. whether it be in the morning when they have class soon or in the evening and they have a dinner reservation to make, trust they’ll find time to fuck.

- beckett can be dominant, yeah, but he also has a subby side, and he trusts eden will take good care of him just as he does with her.

- sometimes, beckett gets so whiny and whimpery for eden she has to shut him up with a gag or a really deep kiss that steals his breath away, leaving him dizzy.

- beckett enjoys fighting for control, as does eden. they’re competitive by nature and their contesting knows no end. the satisfaction of being the winner adds to the pleasure, and they’re all smug until the other one flips the role.

- eden never cares to hide that she ogles beckett, especially when he’s under her. beckett with his pink, freckled cheeks, mussed up hair, and well defined muscles all slick with sweat, throwing his head back to moan… eden can’t help but let her eyes and hands wander.

- cleanup takes seconds (hint: magick) so after sex, they can spend up to hours in bed, talking and cuddling and laughing.

- there’s gonna be some teasing, like “i can’t believe how loudly you moaned!” or “you bent that lighting fixture out of shape again!” eden owns up to it, but beckett will groan in embarrassment as she pokes fun at him. that usually ends with him attacking her with an onslaught of kisses or another round.

- eden knowing blood magick is a big bonus. she’s gotten good at soothing pain, so if one of them feels sore the next morning, she’ll just cast a neat lil spell to take the aches away.

- those two suck at being subtle. when they go on vacation with the rest of the pend pals and their friends see a stream of light or the sound of metal bending coming from beckett and eden’s room, they all share a knowing look (atlas shares more than a look, she audibly gags).

- doesn’t really matter how quiet they’re being, their friends know what’s up when they see eden’s glowing face and beckett’s awkward shuffle into the living room, as well as his turtleneck that he certainly wasn’t wearing before…

[sunnyshiftyy]

missed you a ton! how about something fluffy, like a nice reunion fic?

maybe something where mc was out for a while because she had a thief match at another school and she comes back to her dorm to find beckett there?

a/n: hi winter!! tysm for requesting <333 and so sorry this came out so late i was without wifi for weeks bc i went on vacation T–T good to see u again hehe this idea was so cute !!! hope u enjoy

With the brisk air brushing Eden’s cheeks and prickling her skin, she quickens her pace across campus to her dormitory building. She’s back from traveling for an away Thief game, a match that kept her away from Penderghast for an entire week.

To say she’s exhausted is an understatement, but to say she isn’t feeling chipper would be a lie as well. It’s strange, but Eden decides she can be two things at once. She’s weary from spending ten hours on a bus with a dozen rowdy Thief players, but she’s also thrilled to be home. No hotel bed can compare to her own. No pillow is better than Beckett’s chest.

As she steps into the building, she wonders, for a moment, if he’s awake. It’s nearing three in the morning, and Beckett is nothing if not punctual with his sleep schedule. In any case, she’ll see him tomorrow, but the excitement from winning Penderghast its sixth championship title is dazing and all she wants to do is see him.

Eden reaches the door to her dorm with a sigh. Maybe Atlas is awake… The haze quickly clears up as she passes through the transparent blue door to the living room. In contrast to what Eden expected, the room is brightly lit, and a cup of tea sits on the coffee table, accompanied by several thick tomes and a pair of reading glasses.

Evidently, those are traces of Beckett, and Eden finds herself feeling giddy.

The sound of rushing water ceases as her bedroom door swings open. Beckett pokes his head out, a winning smile on his face as he glides across the room to greet her. Even during the late hours of night he’s handsome. Hair ruffled, sleeves rolled up to his elbows, a light blush coloring his cheeks.

“I thought I heard you come in. Welcome home, my love,” Beckett says. He cups Eden’s cheeks and plants a soft kiss on her lips.

“I can’t believe you waited for me…” Eden murmurs, melting into his touch. His hands are warm on her chilly skin, like a thick wool blanket on a winter day. It’s a blessed reprieve from the brisk, night air lingering on her skin.

A wave of fatigue washes over Eden, and her eyes flutter shut as Beckett peppers her face with kisses. She could fall asleep like this, standing with her face cupped in his hands.

“Of course I did,” he says, voice soft and low, “Come, the bath is ready.”

Eden hums in response, letting him guide her into the bathroom. Her dormitory bathroom isn’t fancy by any means, but Beckett wouldn’t be Beckett if he couldn’t find a way to spruce up the crummiest of spaces to offer Eden the best of the best. Multicolored globes of light gently bob about the room while heat rises from the bath. A mixture of chamomile and jasmine permeates the air, further clouding Eden’s mind with sleep.

She’s sluggish in removing her clothes, so much so that Beckett lends a hand. He helps her out of her sweats and undergarments, taking care to steady her so she doesn’t tumble into the bath. Eden settles in, using her forearms as a pillow for her face as she rests on the edge of the bathtub.

“I might fall asleep,” Eden says, glancing at Beckett as he takes a seat beside her.

He leans down to card his fingers through her hair. “You can sleep. I’ll wash you and take you to bed.”

“Thank you. Really. You didn’t have to wait for me, you know. Not worth it to mess up your sleep just to—”

“You’re worth everything, Eden. I’m happy to do this for you, truly. You haven’t a clue how happy I am to have you back, my love”—he drops his voice a tad, his tone teasing— “my little Thief champion. Congratulations. Let’s celebrate tomorrow when you’ve had plenty of rest.”

Eden relents with a small sigh, her eyelids growing heavy. She reaches for Beckett’s palm, pressing a chaste kiss to the skin. “I love you.”

Beckett smiles. He kisses her forehead. “I love you most.”

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Male OC (Riley Keegan) x Shreya Mistry

Part 2

Riley and Shreya begin working on their project and get to know each other.

Written in the Present Tense

Warnings: None

Word Count: 1115

Notes: Fire & Water created on cooltext.com

Arriving at the lake, Shreya sets a towel down and takes a position on it. Riley raises an eyebrow at her.

Shreya - We might be here for work, but that doesn't mean I can't have a good time.

Riley raises his hands with a smile.

Riley - I didn't say anything!

Shreya - You were thinking it.

Riley can't help but laugh a little bit. Turning to the water he brings a wall of water around them and closes his eyes as he concentrates on cooling it to be snow before compressing it, laying the foundation of the igloo.

Riley - I found the best way is do it in layers.

Shreya watches as Riley creates an igloo around them, layer by layer. Shreya then sets a fire in the air, soon warming them.

Shreya - And there we go.

The two share a smile. But the moment soon passes as Riley yawns.

Shreya - Okay. That's it, we're getting food in you and then I intend to make sure you sleep.

They carefully disassemble the igloo in order to avoid getting soaked, something that ends up not going according to plan as Riley yawns again, and all the snow turns to water from Shreya's fire, covering both of them and drenching them. Riley looks at Shreya who responds with a look that says "seriously?"

Riley - Sorry.

Shreya dries them both with a blast of Air Magick.

Shreya - Just be lucky that spell exists and we don't have to walk all the way back drenched. Let's get some food in you.

After getting themselves sorted, the two head to Penn Square and find a restaurant. Quickly placing an order, Shreya turns her attention to Riley.

Shreya - How is it, we've been at Penderghast for almost four years, and this seems to be the first time we've ever interacted with each other?

Riley - I honestly can't give you an answer to that one. But I hope this project isn't the last time we interact.

Shreya - Absolutely not. You are stuck with me in your life now.

Riley laughs lightly at her words, nodding.

Riley - No complaints here.

Food is soon placed down in front of them and they dig in, Riley not realising just how much he needed something to eat.

Shreya - Better?

Riley responds with a thumbs up.

Shreya - So I know you're a Water Att and you push yourself too hard. But what else is there to Riley Keegan?

Riley - I'm an only child, Dad's a Metal Att, Mom's not an Attuned. So I kind of live both worlds. And my aunt is a Werewolf.

Shreya - Interesting family you have.

Riley - We would always lock the doors on full moon nights.

Shreya laughs a bit, which makes Riley laugh as well. But his laughter soon turns to yawning. Shreya gives him a worried look.

Shreya - Why'd you do it?

Riley - Do what?

Shreya - Pull an all-nighter. We have a week to get this all sorted.

Riley remains silent for a few moments, thinking her question through.

Riley - I guess I wanted to be sure it was achievable. And it was almost all I could think of.

Shreya - Almost?

Riley - The alternative was embarrass myself in front of you. And possibly other people in the school.

Shreya chuckles as Riley takes a bite of his food.

Shreya - For what it's worth, I'm glad I got partnered with someone who takes their education seriously. What are you planning to do after?

Riley - I was thinking learn about some other parts of the world. Things are different now. Vampires out in the open and all that. What about you?

Shreya - I have Serene and Sublime to focus on. So once we graduate, I'll put my time into that. Mistry Inc is not my thing anymore.

Riley - Well I wish you luck with it.

Riley yawns again, tiredness hitting him big time.

Riley - Sorry.

Shreya - I think we should get you home.

They quickly finish up their food and the moment Riley stands, he places his hand on the table to keep himself balanced. Shreya goes around to join him, placing her arm around his waist and taking his hand in her free hand.

Shreya - Come on.

Arriving back at Riley's dorm room, Shreya gets him to the bedroom. Setting him down on the bed, she notices a few photos on his bedside and takes a moment to look them over before going to say something to Riley. Only to find that he is already out of it. She moves a bit of hair out of his face.

Shreya - Sleep well, Riley.

She leaves the Water Att to sleep and heads out to the kitchenette.

Opening his eyes, Riley raises his head slightly and looks over at his clock where it reads 15:37.

Riley - Okay.

Also on the bedside is a glass of water with a note. He reaches over, grabbing it so he can read it.

'In case you were thirsty when you wake up. Shreya.'

Smiling, he sits up and takes a swig of his drink.

Riley - Thanks, Shreya.

Getting on his feet, Riley freshens himself up and gets a fresh set of clothes to change into. Out in the main area, he finds Tyrian sleeping on the sofa.

Riley - Come on, pal. Let's get you out for a bit.

The Arylu jumps down onto the floor and rushes over to the door with Riley not far behind him. Outside, Tyrian runs around for a bit as Riley thinks the day with Shreya over.

A couple hours later in the food hall, Riley scoops up a few bits for himself before taking a free seat and digging in. A few minutes later, Shreya takes a seat opposite.

Shreya - You are looking a lot more like the Riley I met in class.

Riley - I feel a lot more like me. And thanks for everything earlier.

Shreya - Well the last thing I want is a bad grade because of someone else.

Riley laughs a little as he takes another bite of his food.

Shreya - I noticed some pictures on your bedside, your family?

Riley - Yeah. A way to keep them with me when I'm not at home.

Shreya - That's nice.

They spend the rest of their dinner enjoying conversation and each other's company.

The next few days pass with more success as Riley and Shreya spend their free time outside of class perfecting their project until the day of the presentation arrives.

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We've got another writer with us peeps! Thank you for sharing 😁 i really like this fresh perspective!

Male OC (Riley Keegan) x Shreya Mistry

Part 1

Riley Keegan is a Water Attuned who attends Penderghast and has often kept out of the way. But a new class project will mean he has to work with someone he was not expecting...

Written in the present tense

Warnings: None

Word Count: 1171

Notes: I don’t own these characters, they are the property of Pixelberry Studios.

Fire & Water created on cooltext.com

In this, The Elementalists MC (Sam) is with Aster

Being woken by his Arylu, Tyrian jumping up on the bed, Riley opens his eyes to look across at the clock. And much to his annoyance, it's time to get up.

Riley - Right.

He rolls onto his back and swings his legs to the side to force himself to sit up. Hearing rain pouring down outside, Riley gets up and heads for a shower. After, he uses a drying spell before getting into some clothes and whistles for Tyrian before heading off for class.

Arriving at the first class of his day, as usual, he takes a seat somewhere out of sight as other students arrive. After a few moments, Professor Harrington stands, signalling that she is ready to begin. Riley opens up his notebook with a pen ready.

Katrina - Good morning, everyone. I wanted to focus today on finding ways to use the element that would is the opposite of yours. So for example, a Water Att using fire magic, and vice versa.

The lesson passes as Professor Harrington explains the methods of getting around the opposite and Riley notes it all down. But with 30 minutes still to go, Professor Harrington brings everything to a wrap, which confuses Riley.

Katrina - Now, whilst these are all good methods. The most reliable is to have someone with you, which is why I am assigning you all a paired project. But rather than you picking your partner, we'll draw names. So I want you all to write your names and place them into the hat which has your Attunement on it.

One student raises their hand.

Katrina - Yes, Sam?

Despite not being the most sociable, even Riley knew the name Sam. Sam Russell, and their sibling, Atlas Ernhardt, children of a Source.

Sam - What about Atlas and I?

Katrina - Well, given your unique situation, I'll have you two pair off.

Atlas - Great. More time having to put up with you.

Everyone writes their names down and places them in their respective hats before taking their seats once more.

Katrina - Okay, when I call out your name, I want you to stand, and then once I call out the partner name, they will stand so you know who you're working with by face. So let's start with the Fire hat.

She takes a piece of paper and unfolds it.

Katrina - Shreya Mistry.

Riley looks over as a young woman stands.

Katrina - And you'll be working with...

She takes a piece of paper from the water hat and opens it up.

Katrina - Riley Keegan.

Not registering his own name at first, Riley soon shoots to his feet.

Katrina - Perfect.

The two lock eyes and Riley gives her a wave with a light smile. Once all the names are picked and paired, everyone begins shuffling seats and Riley takes a seat next to Shreya.

Shreya - Welcome.

Riley - Hi.

The two shake hands.

Riley - I'm Riley.

Shreya - I know.

Riley - Right! Yeah. Sorry. Being dumb then.

He notices her smiling at his blunder.

Riley - I think I'm just gonna shut up now.

Katrina - Now that you're all paired up, I want you all to spend the week working on a project that will play to your individual strengths combined with your partners.

Back at her dorm room, Shreya and Riley map over what they could potentially present as their project by combining the strengths of a Fire Att and with the strengths of a Water Att.

Shreya - Wait, I think I have it!

Riley - What you got?

Shreya - Well it does depend. How are you with using water to make snow?

Riley - I'm okay with it.

Shreya - Then we will have something quite impressive to show.

Riley - What're you thinking?

Shreya - You use your Water Magick to build an igloo and I can use my Fire Magick to provide warmth, the compressed snow will keep all that heat insulated.

Riley - Guess I should get to work on my igloo building, then. I've made snow before before, but nothing on that scale.

He gets up on his feet, taking a deep breath. He looks to Shreya with a soft smile.

Riley - You wanna come with? Hang out at the lake for a bit?

Looking at the time on the clock, Shreya shakes her head.

Shreya - Leave it until the morning, we've been at this practically all day.

Riley - Fair enough. Hadn't actually realised the time.

Shreya - I'll meet you at breakfast.

Riley - Okay.

Riley takes his leave with a smile on his face as he returns to his dorm room.

That night, Tyrian sleeps at the foot of the bed while Riley stares up at the ceiling, thinking about the day and how he can use his magick to create an igloo for his and Shreya's project. Not feeling tired, he gets out of bed and changes before heading out.

At the lake, he calls some water to his hand and forms it into a ball before using some Air Magick to cool it and turn it into a snowball, however it isn't the right kind of snow and he begins to compress it as an igloo would be made from compressed snow.

Riley - It's a good first step.

Placing the ball on the floor, Riley continues working through the night to make objects from compressed snow, getting bigger and bigger each time.

The next morning, via a quick shower and a change of clothes, Riley arrives at Shreya's dorm room, feeling more assured about it all after working into the early hours of the morning. But when he arrives, it's not Shreya he finds, but instead finds Sam and a girl he has seen around.

Sam - Oh, hi! Riley, right?

Riley - That's me. And you're Sam. And you're...

Aster - Aster D'Yew.

Riley extends a hand out to her and she covers it with both of hers.

Riley - Nice to meet you, Aster.

Aster - You too!

The door opens and Shreya steps out in a swimsuit, smiling at the sight of Riley.

Shreya - Good morning.

RIley - You look amazing...

Shreya - Not exactly difficult for me.

Riley smiles as she walks over to him, but stops and notices the bags under his eyes.

Shreya - How much sleep did you get?

Riley - I... didn't. I was working. Trying to get an idea of how to make compressed snow for our project.

Shreya - Are you sure you're gonna be okay?

Riley - I had a drink before coming here, and the shower helped.

Shreya - If you're sure.

Riley nods.

Shreya - Okay, but I will see to it that we keep you awake. And that includes dinner after.

Riley - Dinner?!

Shreya - You're stuck with me today.

She smiles as she heads for the door, turning back to look at Riley.

Shreya - Coming?

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100% yes

It’s missing Beckett Harrington hours 😬 I think it’s time for my millionth playthrough of The Elementalists 🤧💖

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fake choices tweets!

i’m bored and procrastinating rn so enjoy! disclaimer: these are all jokes and not to be taken seriously at all!

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Hot Take: the Pend Pals should've been more apologetic about the surprise birthday party

I know it was from a good place, but they were being SUPER suspicious and secretive when they knew MC was worried about someone trying to kill them. Never mind the fact that Beckett shut down some of the school's barriers just because he wanted to practice advanced spells in secret--but I appreciate him feeling guilt about that. I wish the group (especially Shreya with her creepy note) thought more about the situation instead of stressing MC out.

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library dates <3