#((Them in Royal AU is 👌👌👌👌))

[nightflower-stuff]

☀️ Ruthari [Runaan X Ethari] (The Dragon Prince)🌙

Here are my arts for TDP fans & Ruthari Shippers. I'm sure I wanna rewatch The Dragon Prince but I won't forget to watch Supa Strikas & some of my favorite fandoms 😭💘

•{1st slide}:

• Runaan sees Ethari's beautiful dress 👗

- Runaan wears his suit since he wait his husband/boyfriend, Ethari will be ready to wear. Sometimes he brought a flower gift. He got eye on him & saw most beautiful dress. Ethari got embarrassed by Runaan nosebleeding himself 🤧❣️

"I forgot to draw his marks on his hands 😭"

•{2nd slide}:

• Ethari & His parents (Sunfire Elves) ☀️

- Some of TDP fans talking about their theory opinions of Ethari was Sunfire elf because of the marks in the ending credit.👌

- So, what if he has his parents, I made my AU of Ethari as Sunfire elf in his backstory since his parents are working in Lux Aurea ☀️.

- Here's Lucan (he was the royal adviser of Lux Aurea who works with the royal families) & his wife, Chaedi (Royal Guard of Lux Aurea), also their son Ethari as the Formerly Sunfire Craftman of Lux Aurea 🙌. For his future since he saved Lux Aurea by his sacrifice.

•{3rd slide}:

• Runaan 🌙 X Ethari ☀️

- For my opinion, I wish they should be reunion together that Runaan has the mission to killed King Harrow & his son, Ezran. Ethari was worried about his husband. And for season 7, wnhat if Runaan will apologize to King Ezran & Ethari wants to find his love interest & his two daughters Rayla & Loreleia (My OC) 🤭 or maybe these moon & sun family can be reunited with humans. Ethari wanted to see his parents again. 🤧✨

•{Last slide}:

• Ethari (Sunfire elf) meets Runaan (Moonshadow Elf)🌳

- Ethari got message from the Assassin leader of SilverGrove (Which is Runaan) needs more weapons because the previous Moonshadow Craftman got passed away. He needs their help for making new weapons. He was lost in the forest & Runaan sneak at him. During he arrive at SilverGrove. Runaan will confess on Ethari 😏💝

Hope you like them ☺️💗❤️✨

[olympeline]

You ever get struck with an idea for a multi-chapter, 100k+ word fic out of nowhere and you’re just: Damn, son, if only I had the free time to devote to bringing this word child into the world. It would be glorious

I was going about real life and I suddenly thought: #ScotFrUK #Enemies to Lovers #medieval kings and princes AU #Slow Burn #Angst With A Happy Ending. It would be so mmm *chef’s kiss* So good

Like, imagine it’s the early days of the Auld Alliance but it was much more of a big deal than in our world. To the extent that the king of France sends one of his sons to wed the Scottish king, Alasdair, to cement their pact against the English. Francis is reluctant, but obeys. Happily, he and Alasdair turn out to have what TV Tropes would call a Perfectly Arranged Marriage. A real opposites attract deal. They had to marry out of necessity, but soon neither would be with anyone else.

So, there’s the lovers. Where’s the enemy?

Arthur: 🫡

There we go. Arthur is a prince too. But, unlike Francis, he’s both an only child and the heir. Meanwhile Francis is a second or third son. Hence why he was sent away to wed sexy scotsmen instead of staying home to rule. Anyway, Arthur’s father is still alive, but old and sick and noone expects him to live much longer. Arthur comes back from leading England’s army on the continent and his Evil Uncle™ (who has been de facto king thanks to Arthur’s dad’s illness) immediately sends him north to Scotland. Deliberately misleading Arthur about the strength of Alasdair’s forces in the hopes of getting his nephew killed. Then Evil Uncle™ just has to wait for the old king to die and presto: England’s throne is his

So, Arthur and his men get fed some story about Scottish barbarians pillaging northern English villages and cross the border to try and break up this ragtag bandit hoard. Only to be met with the full force of the highlands army, led by the dreaded King Alasdair himself (gee, I wonder who could have tipped them off? Oh Evil Uncle™ you incorrigible scamp, you).

The English troops are badly outnumbered and are soon crushed and scattered. Those that aren’t killed are sent fleeing desperately for the border, Arthur among them. But he’s captured before he can get to safety and dragged before Alasdair. Arthur is smart enough not to reveal his true identity and manages to pass as a knight. Alasdair takes him back to his castle as a “gift” for his beloved Francis

See, despite their instant connection, Alasdair still worries life in the highlands isn’t enough for Francis. That his love will eventually tire of a life that’s more rugged and spartan than he’s used to. Tire and long to return to the rich splendour of France. Spoiler: he won’t. But Alasdair still worries and so gives his king consort a captive English manservant to torment. Hoping it will distract Francis from his (imagined) homesickness. Oh Alasdair, you silly soft headed twit. Francis doesn’t need distracting. Not when he has you ❤️

Either way, Arthur - still hiding his true identity - is presented to Francis. After that it’s the slow burn, enemies to lovers between all three of them. With plenty of ups and downs, and tension and drama (relationship and political) mixed in. Francis, still so in love with Alasdair, but sweating bullets over how attracted he is to Arthur. Alasdair, trying to quash his own attraction to their “guest” while also drowning in longheld feelings of inadequacy that are only getting worse. And Arthur wrestling with the guilt and self-loathing over the fact that he is indeed falling for his captors: the enemies of his people. Give me all that angst and drama and other good stuff! Pretty please

And pretty please also give me the eventual first sexy time. With royal husbands Alasdair and Francis seducing Arthur together, Arthur getting the full 👉👌👈 losing all his inhibitions, and loving every minute of it

Urggh. I want to write it. I really do. I shouldn’t, but I really, really want to

[desires-of-chain]

Let me slip this lil idea in here for ya 

When thinking of Link having to sneak around monsters or follow npcs to some destination gave me this thought one day after reading your Prince AU post. It made me brainstorm so many scenarios but this one got me  BSKDBDOFN

Anyone of the chain in general, just sneaking around the castle gardens like Time used to do to reach Zelda in the game, right? But you instead- Getting my drift yet? Yeaaaaah :D

commence spooking his s/o by jumpscare in the garden from their good afternoon stroll. Naaah- or unless 👀

So the thought I'm really liking was that our Prince Link boi (depending on which Link sounds more fitting in this scenario) is a lil bit of a monkey by climbing into your window at times or even at night to come to see you or escape from royal duties. 

Henceforth, coming by at night and seeing that you're still awake, seated at your vanity or desk. He takes this opportunity to surprise you since you still have yet to notice his presence, "I thought you'll be sound asleep at this time? Or should I assume you've been waiting for me?" spinning around in your seat to see Prince Link leaning against the windowsill bathed in moonlight so elegantly. 😩👌✨

Dare to deny that perhaps you were waiting for him or agree in full honesty that you have been waiting for him only to have him "help" you sleep? Knowing my bratty self- I would totally deny and probably friendly challenge him a bit fully knowing the consequences of what would happen next. :D

Expect the brat-taming from that uhh? But either way, no matter the choices, probably still end up the same way in bed with him edging you from sweet release to only ride out your orgasm to tire you out within his arms. All within his plans to help you sleep~

~ 🌻 Anon

👀👀👀 I meannnnn, a prince willing to help his people out? even one of them he favors heavily? Now that is a true royal right there.

[bourbon-ontherocks]

🪥-wise j’étais au bord de la syncope pdt la 1re scène du parloir 🕴️ shouting match. longing looks. there’s a literal wall between them. going from "I don’t need you" to "pls get involved in this mess and let my kid hide evidence" to "thank you" 😭😭😭😭 their other scenes were for the books too--asking her to work her magic, but she’s under pressure when suddenly "ouf c’est de l’or massif", mentalité de pie 😂

the carat-dec joke was so precious (mdr), les rapports se réchauffent !!! I’m glad there weren’t proper callbacks to earlier eps this time (except for the bookshelves!!), it left room for New stuff. plus some bits felt comfortingly familiar, like adam’s gestures when he asked morgane to get to the point (la petite graine !) 🥲❤ oh, & re: céline’s slippery slope… confirms she and adam are basically the same person. royal couple of getting roped into dates with people they’ve antagonized 😆

don’t you think "ça voulait dire quelque chose" was a bit too much? I wish both of them were in the dark about the other’s feelings. how are we gonna get that sweet, sweet pining if they know mutual affection is a real possibility? (+ don’t want roxane to become The Obstacle) we need a couple irremediable misunderstandings, stat 😈 tho the shot where they’re finally face to face outside was 😙👌 five feet apart but they were feeling awfully close 🥰🥰🥰❤

God, le parloir !! 😱😱 I'm glad I already knew about that scene before otherwise I would have died on the spot 😭 The way they look at each other, the way they talk, and you're right the evolution too, Adam compulsively yelling "I don't want to be involved with this" while actually being totally involved with this, Morgane being so angry, Adam qui s'exécute à toutes les conneries qu'elle lui demande sans rechigner (se baisser alors qu'on entend très bien, lui montrer le dossier à travers la vitre, arrêter de la regarder -- speaking of, arrêtez de me regarder j'arrive pas à me concentrer si c'est pas un aveu qu'il la trouble 🥹🥹, demander à Théa de planquer une pièce à conviction...)

Lol, mentalité de pie, le retour 😂

100% agreed re Adam's gesture, I too thought about the little seed joke!! And also I'm not sure I'd say their interactions are warming up, but they do seem to fall into reassuring, familiar patterns 🥲💕 Also the fact that Adam basically ran to the prison since Morgane's not even done with her check-in that he shows up in the parlor 🥹🥹

Oh gosh I didn't notice the ginormous parallel between Céline and Adam's date, to me Céline's arc felt like something exactly similar that happens in Engrenages, but I love how it applies to Adam and Roxane (hopefully not with the same outcome though?)

Now for "ça voulait dire quelque chose"... Oh boy...😱

I don't think it was too much at all, considering how Adam's previous words (ep 1 flashback) literally drove Morgane to quit and disappear for six months, and it probably would've lasted forever if it wasn't for this providential case. And I think he's aware of that, aware of his mistake, so this is his attempt at making up for what he said ("ça voulait rien dire") which obviously hurt her. I think she needed to hear that it actually meant something. And also for him it's perhaps the first time he's vocalizing out loud that he actually cares about Morgane, and that she's not just a pain in the ass. (Okay actually he said it before. It's just that he told her the exact opposite an hour later so the message may have gotten a bit confused lol).

ALSO HE TOLD HER THAT LOSING HER WAS HIS BIGGEST REGRET IN LIFE AND NOW I CAN DIE IN PEACE THANK YOU VERY MUCH 😱🥹😭⚰️

And I don't think this is going to end all their misunderstandings, because he instantly tempers it with the words "collègue" et "amie". After how hard he broke her heart, Morgane is probably done living on false hopes, so she's not gonna try and read more in those words than what he actually said. And what he said was I care about you as a friend (sure Jan).

So for me they're both still in the dark re each other's feelings. They probably picked up on the fact that they do not hate each other (well, Adam probably thinks she does now, but that she actually didn't when he kissed her lol), but they most certainly have no idea of how deep they're actually pining for the other's affection 💔

Also this whole scene 😘😘😘 And the five feet apart shot, the way they slowly walk towards each other, et leurs pas sont absolument SYNCHRONES ???? No wonder it's literally the first thing I giffed from that new season 😭❤️

[nakuuro1994]

~ (The Loud House: A Twist of Fate AU): So, here’s an alternate version of the Loud House Movie where Morag actually starts to become a good host towards the Loud Family during their stay at Scotland enough to actually become a close friend to the family along with Angus as she soon became the sweet, kind but still very neurotic “Auntie M”!!!

Plus, it’ll be pretty interesting to see Morag herself actually being a close family friend to the Loud Family as she essentially becomes an Auntie to all of them in this particular AU story.

~ Lincoln: Hey Auntie M, how long are you staying with us in Royal Woods? 🙂

~ Morag: Well Darling, I suppose that I’ll probably just stay here in America for another week or so…😅 (As the Loud Family started to cheer)

~ Luna: Awesome Auntie M, that’s great to hear!!😁👌

~ Lori: And don’t you worry, mom and dad made us promised to be extra careful to be nice and quiet while you’re staying home with us!!😅👌

~ Morag: I’m so blessed to have this spectacular family!!🥺

Also, in this particular AU story Morag even has her own separate soundproof room for herself at the Loud Household complete with her own personal spa!!

(Because the Loud Family made the room specifically for her)

But as it turns out in this particular scenario that Morag was born with sensory hypersensitivity where she can’t really function properly with too much noise or she’ll pretty much snap (much like in the original movie) as her whole body is SUPER sensitive 😅

I also had thought up this particular setup for her mainly because I think that her turning completely evil over some rude House Guests in the Netflix movie was pretty stupid to be honest!!😅

(Plus, it just sounds more justified don’t you think?)

Not to mention that I also think that Morag would probably be pretty awesome as an Auntie as she’ll probably be teaching Lola, Lana and Lucy more about magic, ghosts and how to take better care of their new pet dragon.

(Not to mention that Morag is also happily married to Angus in this particular AU story as well)

[konnorhasapen]

Wip Wuesday bc I'm impatient👌

I've been listening to the same 'quiet night on a pirate ship ambience' for the past 9 hours because this is how I do what I do

ENJOY!

——

   Another quiet night for a small Inn established in a little clearing on the outskirts of any kingdoms, just within the border of Dahlia's neighboring country, Ferris. Although most townsfolk or adventurers who would stumble upon it during travel always asked them if they'd considered moving business, or if they ever regretted settling down out in the middle of nowhere.  To a vast majority, living in such an isolated plot of land would make them antsy or a little anxious, especially in the dark of midnight with no streetlamps to let you see the surroundings outside. However, to the Inkeeper, the thicket around their home was actually quite a comfort. Even if they did occasionally feel the tendrils of loneliness creeping up their spine.

   Lost in their thoughts, they hadn't heard the heavy, uneven footfall or the clambering of metal and wood make its way down the steps beside the small bar counter.

   "Still up," a gruff voice stated simply. "Should turn in for the night." The Inkeeper's attention was snatched by their only customer, one who's been—begrudgingly—staying here for a few days now. They had tried to leave more times than the day has hours, but gave up with a string of complaints and curses grumbled under their breath. Couldn't exactly blame the persistent Inkeeper, not when their guest had stumbled unceremoniously on to their doorstep decorated in blood and bruises, topping off the look with not one, but two crossbow bolts pierced through their left thigh.

   "Yer one teh talk," the Inkeeper replied with a soft snark to their tone, drawing their short glass of water to their lips and taking another sip. "Reckon I'ven't haird ye rest since ye got'ere, lost one." They'd nearly surprised themself with that sudden nickname. Lost one...

   A nickname they hadn't heard in a long time. Not since he was whisked away by the royal guard of what used to be one of two most favorable factions of Dahlia, Canis. They weren't sure what they had started calling it once the territory had turned itself on its head, but whoever was ruling the faction now was a monster who got off on the torment of others. A bloodthirsty beast.

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Hope you enjoyed my blatant impatience and eagerness to post something else of this pirate au I'm doing aksndk

I'm hoping the written Irish dialect is still understood^^; Irish Inkeeper go brrrrrrr in my tiny rat brain

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[innitnotfound]

(i actually have no idea which ask it was again, i kinda forgot whoops- it'd be interesting to see what past patches asked though :3)

and YES I'D SO DESIRE TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE SONGS

also i love the name chibi, really cute👍

Yep! it really like the name Chibi too! You can also call me Cheebs as a nickname too, You don't always have to use Chibi if you so desire

Also, you sent me an ask about guilty pleasures, that's the one I'm talking about

And Hoo boy, here it goes: (Now granted, these are just ones of thinking of rn. Subject to changes on account of goldfish brain [also might list artists I like 😶 hope that's not an issue]) (also preemptive keep reading for how inevitably long this post gets 😶)

Dandelions by Ruth b!!! Great song, hopeless romantic vibes, 10/10 😌👌

Here's to never growing up by Avril Lavigne! Haven't been listening to so much as dandelions lately but still good, 10/10. 😌👌

Syndicate by Derivakat!!! I have a dsmp au, and there's like a syndicate-esque (only syndicate esque in vibe, they're not anarchists) group in there, and this song reminds me perfectly of them! 10/10

Casino Royale by, you guessed it, Derivakat! Again, reminds me of another au of another server (it's *very technically* a shady oaks au, but like... It's more so just shady oak inspired miscellaneous server than shady oaks itself) and ALSO 10/10

Hoping I can get at least ten on here, but for rn this is it. so come on every once if a while! I might add something

[rouecentric]

So I saw your post about the genshin isekai and then I read your carrd so first off, you sound really cool and your interests are 👌top tier. Second that was very big brainrot I keep thinking about it, like imagine knowing about the fact the abyss twin watches you fight at times so you start looking around trying to find them. And you think that since you know the game and its story you can make it play out the same or maybe get an even better outcome, but since things have changed you're put in unpredictable scenarios, but to everyone else they're normal situations, so they don't see why you're so confused that a quest you might've done plays out differently than what you remember happening in the game!

(but also imagine the awkward moments that might happen if you accidentally talk about things you aren't meant to know, like what happened to crepus or that signora is gonna die WHAT IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY BECAME A PROPHET)

OJAHOWJW THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT ANON!!?!?

and i LOVE your ideas on the brainrot i had, i love the idea of reader saying things they shouldn't know!! the sages in the akademiya would definitely announce reader as a prophet ngl,, maybe theorising that you were blessed by greater lord rukkhadevata and assigned to save sumeru or sm as her last gift before dissapearing

but here's my fav thing i didn't talk ab yet, raiden ei's friendship 10 voice line!!

raiden ei's voice line claims/announces that the traveler will be her chamberlain.

chamberlain: historically, the chamberlain superintends the arrangement of domestic affairs and was often also charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber. the position was usually honored upon a high-ranking member of the nobility or the clergy, often a royal favorite.

she basically means that she whole heartedly trusts you and the government affairs of inazuma itself, literally making you the first tier of inazuman society itself.

if you think about it harder in my au, she's practically showing off both of your closeness as well as her favoritism towards you and claiming you as part of inazuma! 💕

[clacing]

Amphibia anon - god I can't imagine having to wait a week between episodes and possibly several weeks between plot eps, fandom must have gotten crazy/wild.

And I'm perfectly fine with Sashannarcy fanfics ! Whether it's taking place in Amphibia or exploring the after their reunion 10 years later, I trust your taste. Besides, for a show that's so rich because it focused on its character, what could be better than fanfics focusing on said characters' relationships ? 👌

alright I'm gonna just. pitch some of my fics first:

what to do after they dig you up - marcy character study written before olivia & yunan. i am So fond of this one

twin flame bruise - written right after olivia & yunan and canon divergent for the rest of the series, where i read too much into the prom poster in marcy's nightmare

if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills - post-timeskip anne and marcy have a late night talk about dying and changing and growing up

as for my favorites (mind the TWs on some of them):

the gay people back from frogland series by im_at_my_limit - canon divergent by now but it's THE sashannarcy fic. if you've heard of the "it's them it's always them" quote THIS is where it comes from. every single installment made me feel like my stomach was melting through my body it is that good

the i'm sorry for all the dark has wrought series by MidnightCrossroads - i am a sucker for marcy character studies and this one deals with marcy's possession in such an interesting way in that darcy actually likes marcy and wants her to not be alone

everything by hereforthehurts, especially you're a pond, and i'm an ocean, skinned knees and blood-laced shoes (with dreambound) and scorpio rising

everything by veenusflytrapp. i can't even choose any highlights here 'cause i literally mean everything

everything by kaseyskat, especially in this world or any other (we deserve a happy ending, love), it's not always rainbows and butterflies (it's compromise) + its sequel, and the royal au series they're writing with fictitiousregrets

while we're on topic - everything by fictitiousregrets, especially entropy and kind of wish you'd lean across

i'm probably forgetting a bunch of them so uhhhhh have my bookmarks and my fic recs tag too

[readingreylo]

Is there something in the air?

Sex Pollen

Okay, you guys really didnt need to twist my arm for this list 😏👌

Content Warning: These fics contain situations where characters engage in sexual acts under the influence of an aphrodisiac pollen, that overrides their ability to consent. Usually these characters are more than happy to engage in these acts, but it is still dubious consent to be sure. If this makes you uncomfortable than these fics are not for you. Please read-responsibly and check out tags before engaging with any fic.

Canonverse

Forest Fires by Hormonal_Trashbag | Explicit | 1.5k | Oneshot | Canonverse | Set after TFA and before TLJ | Sex Pollen | Enemies to lovers | Rey POV | "Kylo Ren has been chasing her throughout her training, and Rey has had enough. Now, on an uninhabited moon, she decides to face him."

Breathe It In by faequeentitania | Explicit | 1.6k | Oneshot | Canon divergent | Set after TLJ | Redeemed Ben Solo | Established Relationship | Sex Pollen | Ben POV | Exploring an abandoned Sith temple Ben and Rey stumble across something unexpected.

stamen by SecretReyloTrash | Explicit | 5k | Oneshot | Canonverse | Post TLJ | Sex Pollen | Beeeding Kink | Kylo POV | Following up on a tip to the location of the last Jedi, Kylo Ren stumble upon Rey under the influence of a very potent local fauna.

Avaritia by bbl8te | Explicit | 9k | Complete | Canonverse | Post TLJ | Sex Pollen | Loss of virginity | Kylo POV | "Rey calls for Kylo when she’s stranded on a tropical planet. An encounter with an aphrodisiac flower leaves her needing him in more ways than one."

Unto Dust by LyricalRiot | Explicit | 13k | Complete | Canonverse | Post TLJ | Sex Pollen | Force Bond | Loss of virginity | Bendemption | Rey POV | "Rey is temporarily AWOL from the Resistance, trying to track down some obscure Jedi text that will help her understand how to save Ben Solo. She finds her way to a planet with the galaxy's horniest plants, and gets herself into an embarrassing situation right as the first real Force Call since Crait kicks in."

i felt my lungs inflate by SecretReyloTrash | Explicit | 6.5k | Complete | Canon divergent | Dark Reylo | Established Relationship | Sex Pollen | Fuck or Die | Kylo POV | "Supreme Leader Kylo Ren brings a gift back to his wife after a long journey away from her. Unfortunately they both have a bad reaction to it. An uncontrollable reaction, that stirs up more than just affection."

AU's

The Curse of King Plagueis by monsterleadmehome | Explicit | 5k | One shot | 1920s AU | Egypt | Archaeology | Sex Pollen | Co-workers | pining | friends to lovers | Ben POV | "In the summer of 1925, Egyptologists Rey Niima and Ben Solo uncover a strange room inside the tomb of King Plagueis. What happens next is beyond what either of them could ever have imagined."

the treasures of secrets by LeperMessiah | Explicit | 7k | Oneshot | 1940s/WW2 AU | London | Co-workers | Sex Pollen | Rivals to Lovers | loss of virginity | there was only one bed | Rey POV | "Rey and Ben are archivists at the University of Chandrila in Devon during WW2. They are attempting to examine a book called the 'The book of the suns of lights and the treasures of secrets': a treatise on charms and talismans) by Ibn al-Hajj Muhammed ibn Muhammed (d1336 A.D.), printed in 1868. It was stored in a wooden box with pollen of an unknown flower inside. Ben accidentally inhales some of the pollen and falls to its unfortunate properties in the middle of an air-raid blackout. Ben and Rey take cover in the basement."

The mysterious case of Venerem Pollinis by annonna, Elopez7228, Everren | Explicit | 4k | Oneshot | Regency AU | Sex Pollen | Enemies to Lovers | Public Sex | Orgy | Loss of virginity | Side Gingerose | HEA | Multi POV | "1804. The whole of London's highest society gathers in the Royal greenhouse to admire an exotic specimen of Venerem Pollinis."

Nine in the Afternoon by RamboBrite | Explicit | 9k | One shot | Modern/Fantasy AU | Magic Realism | Rivals to lovers | Sex Pollen | Co-workers | Rey POV | "When Luke leaves Rey in charge of Tatooine, Tonics and Tinctures, his magical apothecary, she is absolutely ecstatic to run the shop alone. Alone, except for Luke's nephew of course. With a bad attitude and a total lack of work ethic, he is the thorn in Rey's side. But what happens when the two accidentally destroy a shipment of powerful Venerem pollen?"

Rey is Cranky & Dr. Ben Solo is Not a Very Fungi by AnneNEmity | Mature | 7.5k | WIP last updated: 2021-07-07 | Modern AU | Sex Pollen | Doctors/Nurses | Enemies to lovers | Slowburn? | Rey POV | Rey gets covered in a pollen that makes people feel things more honestly and intensely... her shift as a nurse just got REALLY interesting. Even more bizarre is how her normally grumpy boss is acting towards her...

Particles by reylotrashpiler | Explicit | 1k | one shot | Modern AU | Sex Pollen | Friends to lovers | Co-workers | scientists/researchers | Rey POV | Short n sweet steamy | Ben and Rey are biochemists who accidentally get a whiff of something that they shouldn't, which amongst its unfortunate side effects also includes confessions of long suppressed feelings.

Lips Like Lilies by crossingwinter | @shmisolo | Explicit | 6k | Complete | Modern AU | Sex Pollen | Jewish!Ben Solo | Friends to lovers | Light Angst | side Han/leia | Multi POV | Ben invites Rey over for Seder but her gift of flowers doesn't have the impression she expected....

Bloom by TheAlchemistsDaughter | Explicit | 7.5k | One shot | Modern AU | Sex Pollen | Fuck or Die | co-workers | Researcher!Rey | Scientist!Ben Solo | Ben POV | "After losing contact with Rey, who is on an expedition to investigate some unique flowers, shy and awkward Ben goes to retrieve her, and finds her acting very strangely. When he brings her back to the lab, she won't stop screaming for him, but he doesn't believe she really wants him. It's only when her life hangs in the balance that he can be convinced to act."

Pixie Dust & Forbidden Blooms by DragonWhiskers | Explicit | 8k | Complete | Fantasy AU | Fae and Fairies | Sex Pollen | Strangers to lovers | oh hey some plot | Multi POV | Exhausted Pixie Rey falls asleep in a flower, not realizing what kind of flower it is until Unseelie Knight Kylo stumbles across her.

And because I was on a roll I also decided to include another darkly delicious trope....

Made to Fuck

or Bad Guys made them do it

Content Warning: These fics contain situations where characters are placed in circumstances where they are threatened or coerced into having sex. They usually are more than happy to engage in the act, but the situation is a violation of their consent and is therefore rape. If this makes you uncomfortable than these fics are not for you. Please read-responsibly and check out tags before engaging with any fic.

Made by Ever-so-reylo | Explicit | 4k | Oneshot | Canonverse | Post The Last Jedi | Made to Fuck | Captivity | hurt/comfort | Open ended | Rey POV | The last Jedi and the Supreme Leader are captured and ordered to make a baby. They're both mostly ok with it.

Heir Apparent by Omnicat | Explicit | 9k | one shot | Canonverse | Post The Last Jedi but before TROS was released | Made to Fuck | Fuck or Die | Captivity | Forced Pregnancy | Dark | Open Ended | Rey POV | "Rey had grown up salvaging starship wrecks and picking clean the corpses to survive. Bringing new life into the world to survive shouldn’t be any more harrowing, she reasoned. But that was before she factored in having to look Ben in the eye while they conceived that life." or Palpatine wants an heir.

Bonded and Bound by MZ_Supermanfan | Explicit | 38k | Complete | Canonverse | Post The Last Jedi | Made to fuck | Abduction | Captivity | Cults | Pregnancy | HEA | Multi POV | "Cultists have decided to kidnap two of the most powerful force users in the galaxy in order to obtain their offspring. Getting them to do it is a battle of wills, the mind, and the body. Can Rey and Kylo escape? Will they want to?"

Enjoy! 🤤

[bapydemonprincess]

Imagine Bardlau in a fantasy AU where one is royalty and one is a knight sworn to protect the other!!! 🌈🫶

Oooooo I LOVE me some Royal Prince/Princess falls for their sworn protector tropes 😍😍😍

I assume 90% of everyone seeing this too would jump to Lau being the pretty, elusive Prince of a realm, and Bard the rugged, brooding but loyal knight, kinda brought up to be trained and sworn in automatically ala Link in BoTW universe (N-No I'm not obsessed with a game I've never been able to play WHAT 🙈) AND I get it, it's classic and charming, I'd LOVE it 👌

BUT

BUT!!!!!!!!

Imagine that in REVERSE, too~ UwU

Bardroy is a handsome, devil-may-care, mischievous and a bit immature up-and-coming prince, his parents TIRED of him, he kinda is like a white version of kuzco from Emperor's New Groove, even.. Maybe not as sassy as that guy, but still, the second he's presented with hopeful ladies to be his bride... He roasts them and storms away grumpy.. Ugh, he doesn't WANT to get MARRIED, he wants to spend his days EXPLORING the lands!!

Then one day an ATTACK occurs, out of the blue, a rival kingdom here to take over as this one is so unguarded (The Prince isn't the only one in the kingdom with so many faults..) And Bard is faced with seeing his assumed brave Father and Mother quiver and sob and beg for mercy from the enemy like mere peasants..

They are killed of course, too annoying and pitiful to be kept alive.

And before Bardroy can have his moment of exploding with rage and grief, an unknown pair of hands GRAB the young man and drag him kicking and screaming into a secret passage, down down.. and then out of the castle.

This unknown kidnapper is none other than LAU, one of hired guards...

He too is baffled by the Prince's own parents being so weak, but he BELIEVES that if the prince lives on, builds himself up... He can get revenge!!

(And Lau can get some credit too for helping this dumb boy get back the kingdom, heh heh..)

But of course as most stories of unlikely partnerships go.. Over time the learn about each other's true selves, their fears and weaknesses deep down; Bard's being obviously of course of ALWAYS feeling like he could never be a good ruler of a kingdom, especially since it requires marriage and making up laws and sitting around..

And Lau's being that he flat out had NOTHING, except this final position of a guard in a flimsy kingdom...

His family and all wiped out..

Bard had only recently found out what THAT is like.

But they are together now, and learn that they ..like this new life of roaming and adventuring together!

They downright grow fond of one another..

And maybe more~ 💙😉

[95jezzica]

Tanker om Sveriges etternavn? 👀 Er forresten enig med Björn - synes det passer veldig bra 👌

[Translation of ask in Norwegian: " Thoughts about Sweden's surname? (I) agree with Björn by the way - (I) think it fits very well. "]

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Answer: Sure thing, and thanks!

Himaruya gave Sweden the name Berwald Oxenstierna. I've gone over my thoughts about the name Berwald in my previous post "Hws Naming Sweden", but as a short summary for those who haven't read that post (yet? 👀) :

- Even if I for various reasons personally use the name Björn instead, there's nothing inheritable wrong with the name Berwald.

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Now; This is something that's also true for his surname - Oxenstierna, and the majority of the Hetalia fandom seem to have agreed this is most likely a reference to the man Axel Oxenstierna.

Sure, it's an unusual Swedish surname, but it exists and have done so for a very long time. However, it should also be noted that the name isn't necessarily the best fit for (hws) Sweden, since Oxenstierna is a protected surname over here and a name only descendants to the Oxenstierna family are allowed to keep.

Without going too deep into details the Oxenstierna family were very high ranking nobles in Sweden, to the point that I would argue their family is as royal you could get without the actual royal title. Heck, Axel Oxenstierna was even essentially the acting regent of Sweden when Princess (later Queen) Kristina was still a minor and King II Adolf had died.

It's partly because of this that I've begun to use the surname Steilsson (Iceland's canon surname) more for (hws) Sweden over the years instead, especially in Human AUs where I don't want Sweden to be almost royal. Personally I strongly see Nor, Den, Swe and Iceland as siblings anyway - so giving them the same surname in at least Human AUs works out just fine.

Steilsson means "son of Steil", and the format of the surname is and was very common in Scandinavia. Karlsson, Andersson, Eriksson, Johansson and Svensson are just a few other examples of common surnames in Sweden, all which essentially means "son of [name]".

Sometimes I still use Oxenstierna simply because it's the name the Hetalia fandom will recognize (& I don't want to cause too much confusion since I've already changed my Sweden's first name into Björn), but when I want to joke around a bit and/or need another surname I give Sweden the surname Svensson instead.

Svensson is a very common surname here in Sweden, but since the name Sven means "the Swede" this also means the surname Svensson basically means "the Swede, the son of the Swede". And that's why my humor finds it hilarious to give (hws) Sweden the surname Svensson. xD

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In all honesty (hws) Sweden's surname is very versatile and can be adapted a lot depending on how you view the Nordics or even what kind of fanwork you're doing, such as nation-verse or Human AU. The only one I would actively recommend against is giving Sweden the surname Køhler (Den's fanon surname) or Bondevik (one of Nor's canon surnames).

Køhler because I have a very hard time imagining Sweden would ever keep a Danish surname with Danish spelling, and Bondevik because of the bad connections with the name in Norway.

Given how popular the pairing is, I will mention that in a SuFin scenario I even encourage the surname Väinämöinen over Finland taking's Sweden's surname. Väinämöinen is a powerful name I doubt (hws) Finland would want to change anyway.

[. For those who know me it's no secret I like SuFin as a pairing, but I also I feel a iffy about how many SuFin-fans still seem almost obsessed with making Finland out to be "Sweden's small, cutie, wife". <.<

Personally I think letting Finland keep Väinämöinen as his surname would also help highlight the fact Finland is Sweden's equal in a relationship, and hopefully remind people that Finland is an incredible strong and independent nation of his own. Again though, that's what I think. ]

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To summarize this long post:

Use Oxenstierna if you want, people. It isn't necessarily wrong - it just doesn't exactly fit either. Especially in human AUs when you don't want Sweden to be almost royal. At the same time it's the name most of the Hetalia fandom will recognize.

However, if you want another surname then Sweden's name is very versatile and there are many different options you can go with - a few examples being Steilsson, Svensson ("the Swede, son of the Swede" 😂 xD) or even Väinämöinen depending on what you write/draw.

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Once again a long post, but I hope you all enjoy this! 😄

Thanks for the ask, iFindus!

[lexa-griffins]

How would you describe Clarke and Lexa's fashion style in each au?

Oh lord, how much time do you have???

I'm only gonna do like my 'main' AU's I guess because, with the number of AUs I have we could be here all day. As general rule in my au's, Lexa dresses more feminine while Clarke dresses more masculine.

The act of falling in love: they both dress like high society people in Victorian times, although since this is omegaverse it's a little less conservative. Clarke's all about the long coats and vests with a golden pocket watch (a present from her dad when she got married). Lexa loves to wear more off the shoulder dresses (since she's married she's allowed to show more of her neck and shoulders since it shows her mating mark) and since she volunteers at the orphanage she goes for more simpler styles most days. The alpha is supposed to be the one to pick the omega's clothing and make sure they dress "appropriately" but with Lexa being in charge of their estate and finances, she's actually the one who dresses both herself and Clarke (Lexa is the sole reason Clarke is seen as gallant in the town, because if Lexa wasn't the one dressing her you would probably confuse her for a paper boy)

Double Edged Sword: Heiress Lexa lives her life in chanel and prada outfits, she just dresses like she's rich rich. She lives the high life and she loves it. She's a high heels afficionado even if she now lives in a town where it snows all the time and the roads are held together with thoughts and prayers., she will still wear those heels and that skirt that is honestly a little tighter than it would be allowed was she not the CEO of Trikru. Also has a lingerie collection that costs more than my whole life. On the other hand Clarke has maybe 2 pairs of jeans and some leather pants, a good 10 shirts, a blazer jacket that Abby bought her just so she'll have something a little fancier to wear, one pair of heels she used one (1) time, some boots that have been through hell and back and her leather jacket of course, her baby that goes oh so wonderfully with her bike. She has two bras, one that really fits and one that kinda fits for when the one that fits just really needs to be thrown in the washer. A simple girl with simple needs. And too much leather.

To Birth a Queendom: Clarke just dresses like a prince charming. She looks, she talks and she dresses like a prince charming, which in her defense it was all she ever though she would be. It's the blue jackets with long tails and golden details, that was how Jake used to dress and it helps Clarke feel more comfortable in the role of Queen, even if she doesn't feel like a Queen, she hopes to at least look like one. Lexa was used to more full coverage dresses, very royal and elegant but stiff and harsh, never too pompous. Now that she's in Arcadia, her fashion sense if forced to be more jovial and relaxed, she wears more jewels, her dresses are more princess like, although she always finds a way to add a a side cape like fabric that brings to her outfits a more authoritarian look.

Military Clarke: Clarke's very sporty, Lexa's very cozy. Unless they have to go somewhere and dress nice, then they go the whole nine yards to make sure everyone knows they are the hottest couple in town.

Burst Your Knees Caps/ Mobster daughter AU: Leather and more leather for the both of them. Clarke is leather pants and leather jackets with tight white tank tops that fit her just 🤤👌. Lexa is leather dresses and leather knee high boots that will make you turn your head, realize who she is and turn your head back around before she decides to kill you.

Farm Clexa: They share a lot of their wardrobe. Cozy knitted sweaters and soo much flannel. Lexa prefers jeans and shorts or long patterned skirts and summer dresses and huge summer hats. Most of her chores around the tiny farm are about taking care of the animals daily needs and tend to their massive vegetable garden and she also the one who takes care of the house chores - she jokes Clarke isn't house trained - so she wears more comfrtable light clothing while Clarke just loves her blue overalls, they are old and worn and mended all around and they has a massive pocket where she keeps everything from pens and paint brushes to gum and little flowers to all the tools she uses around the farm, since she's in charge of the little repairs here and there.

Cam Girls AU: Since the whole fic is just them having sex, Lexa loves lingerie, from the sexy black ones to the pink girly ones with bows and hearts. Clarke loves a good about-to-spill Calvin Klein bra and a cute matching boy shorts to match.

Amor Mortis AU: Think Lestat from Interview with a Vampire and you got Clarke's fashion sense. Romantic and a boyish feminine vibe down to the blonde curls and open little gay white pirate shirt. Lexa is all about big dresses and corsets and neck fully on display trying her best too look like the most deliciously tasty vampire bait history has ever since 😌

[im-only-joking]

10. Top three favourite fic tropes and/or 11. Three tropes that are fine but overrated :)

Ugh so fave tropes are FOR SURE only-one-bed, cuz its a classic and like everyone likes accidental snuggles that lead to the grumpy not morning person confessing they LOVE getting octopussed by the other person. Kind of a random trope but like when the pair has an inside joke they share and then use when confessing their love 👌 solid stuff. Finally im a huge fan of angsty shit so i gotta go with (esp in hockey rpf) injuries that lead to one person taking care of the other. Honorary mention to the trope of characters getting in an argument and one of them accidentally yelling they love the other 🥵

Tropes that are just eh and I think are kinda overrated probably include coffee shop meet cute stuff, any royal aus, and anything that is UNREQUITED pining. That just breaks my heart and makes me sad. So. Typically i dont find it interesting.

[angelasscribbles]

Not me reblogging your reblog.....

Aww! Love that you made Eleanor still be alive for this AU 🥰

Thank you. If they aren't in Cordonia and aren't royal, it just makes sense to me. Besides, I don't see Constantine baking cookies! 😆

Also, when you said that they lived in an affluent suburb of Dallas, my mind immediately went to Dallas, the TV show 🤣

Fun fact, South Fork Ranch is in a little town called Parker that is about 45 minutes from me and they give tours. You can even rent it to get married in!

...honestly, not sure it would have really made a difference when they broke up... Though, in a way, breaking up at the start of the summer is better in the sense that you have the whole summer to try and get over it, instead of breaking up just before starting uni and you not being able to enjoy orientation bc you're obsessing about the 'what ifs'.

Yes, this was his reasoning more or less "ripping the band aid off"

Of course you are

hahaha, you know I always have to put Leo and Liv together!

They're adorable 🥰 Though... with Riley potentially between them, they may not stay adorable for long...! 🙄

Avoiding this is why I had them have their private talk...

Well, Drake and Riley don't seem as together as Liam thinks... Gah! I have no idea who to root for!!!!

Yeah, long distance really worked against both of them. And a summer fling before leaving for college is almost too little too late for anything to come from it.

Ohhh... This breaks my heart....! It totally reminds me of how my husband (who moved away to go to university) ended up drifting away from the friends he'd known since school (all but one of which had ended up staying in their hometown). This dichotomy of moving on / wanting things to stay the same is what pulled them apart unfortunately - they'd grown too different.

Yeah, that happened to my friend group too....it's an unfortunate side of effect of launching into the larger world....

The thought of 7th grader Drake holding hands under the lunch table and sneaking kisses in the hallways... while overtly denying that there's anything going on...

hahaha, I know!!

Bahahahaha! I love how you worked all the characters into this AU! 👌

Oh, that gif!!! THANK YOU! I'm pretty happy with how I managed to get most everyone in there!

This was so bittersweet!!! 😭 But I love how you captured the whole uncertainty and possibility that fills this stage of life, of how you want to explore and do new things and test yourself, but you are still drawn back to the comforts of the familiar...

YES!! That's exactly what I was going for!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Thank you so much for your epic reblog!!!!

Home For Christmas

Series: None, this is a one-shot and you can find those here.

Fandom: The Royal Romance

Pairing: Riley x Liam (past)

Rating: PG

Warnings for this chapter: Language, alcohol consumption by people under 21

Word Count: 4,080

A/N: This is a complete AU, my first one that takes them out of Cordonia and makes them normal, average people.

I have no idea what this is. I went to a Christmas party and people watched a group of college-aged kids interact and I shit you not, one was named Riley. Creativity was sparked and here we are.

Fair warning, this is only a Christmas story in so far as it's set over the Christmas break. This story isn't exactly happy, merry, bright or festive. It's a lil' angsty not gonna lie.

I know I am not the first person to write Riley and Liam as high school sweethearts. Notably, @bebepac has a very adorkable version of high schooler Liam Rys. This is simply my twist on that trope and hopefully doesn't step on anyone's toes.

@choicesholidays themes "So glad we found each other" and: "If we hurry, we can still save Christmas", very loosely.

My other stuff: Master List.

Liam checked his appearance one last time in the mirror of his childhood bedroom before bounding down the burgundy carpeted stairs two at a time and skidding to a stop at the bottom.

“Whoa, there!” His father laughed, “Where’s the fire?”

“Sorry! I’m just ready for the party!”

“Ok, son!” his father laughed as he made his way around him, “I’ll be in the kitchen helping your mother.”

The Rys house, nestled in an affluent suburb of Dallas, was draped in Christmas splendor. From the seven-foot tree in the foyer to the holly-adorned fireplace in the formal living room, the house was ready for the annual Rys Christmas party.

Held the week before Christmas, it was a four hour long come and go affair showcasing his mother Eleanor’s considerable baking skills.

“Every surface is covered in food.” She always told her guests, as they circulated through the kitchen, living, and dining rooms all spread lavishly with homemade goodies.

It was true. Every table and counter in the three rooms were covered in food, from freshly chopped fruits and veggies with dip, to baked goods like walnut fudge brownies, coconut rum balls, meringue Christmas trees, four types of fudge, peppermint bark, various assorted cookies, and her homemade Chex mix, a recipe passed on from her mother and affectionally called Texas trash.

There was a chocolate fountain that was always the hit of the party with the ten and under set.

But it wasn’t the food, or the decorations, that had Liam excited for the party.

It was the hope that his high school girlfriend might put in an appearance.

Liam joined his older brother and younger sister in the dining room that graced the front of the house. Guests had just started trickling in.

“Is Riley coming?” Leo asked.

“I…don’t know,” Liam answered honestly.

“Why the hell would she?” His sister Lena looked back and forth between them like they were stupid.

“Uh…because we’ve known her since she was in kindergarten and she always comes….” Leo answered.

“That was before our idiot brother broke her heart.”

“Hey!” Liam protested, “That’s not what happened!”

Lena leveled a skeptical stare at him as she asked, “Did you or did you not break up with her after graduation?”

“It was mutual!” he protested, “Because we were going to college on opposite sides of the country!” He was so tired of explaining his reasoning to everyone.

Their friends all seemed to think he was either an idiot or an asshole for breaking up with her at the beginning of the summer instead of the end.

But he had thought it was better to rip the Band-Aid off.

Long-distance relationships were difficult to maintain and he wanted them both to have options.

Especially Riley. He knew how much getting a scholarship to college meant to her. She was the first one in her family to go to college and she felt all the pressure that entailed.  

He had done it for her. 

“Have you talked to her since you both left for school?” Lena asked.

“No,” he admitted.

He had typed out, and deleted about a thousand text messages.

He had tried calling a couple of times.

She hadn’t answered.

The one time she had called back, he had been taking a test and missed the call.

She hadn’t left a message.

“Hey, she’s here!” Leo called over his shoulder from his spot near the window, next to the chocolate fountain.

“Really?” Liam felt his heart simultaneously rise and fall. He wiped his suddenly sweaty palms on his pants.

“Yeah, really, she just got out of Drake’s truck.”

“What?” Confusion pulled through Liam, “What are they doing together?”

“I don’t know,” Leo shrugged as he grabbed a brownie and covered it in chocolate.

Lena tilted her head to the side, “Have you talked to him since you left for college?”

“A couple of times…” the truth was that Liam had been busy with schoolwork and his own self-imposed heartbreak, so he hadn’t done the best job at keeping up with his childhood best friend.

“Have you asked him about his dating life?” Lena pressed.

Liam’s eyes widened at the implication, “You don’t think they’re together, do you?”

Leo shoved the entire brownie in his mouth as he looked out the window again, “They look pretty together to me.” He mumbled through a mouthful of brownie and chocolate sauce.

Liam leaned forward so he could see out the window.

Her body language screamed that she was nervous as she made her way up the sidewalk, side by side with Drake.

“That doesn’t mean anything,” Liam said out loud, “They live next door to each other, he just gave her a ride!”

“Whatever you say, buddy!” Leo slapped him on the back hard enough to jolt him forward, “I saw Mr. and Mrs. Nevrakis come in a minute ago, I’m going to find Liv!”

“But-“

“I think you’re on your own with this, Li.” Lena told him, “you broke it, you fix it.”

“Yeah,” he mumbled as he followed his sister to the front door, “if it’s fixable.”

Lena threw herself on Riley the moment the door opened, “Riley!”

“Hey, Lena!” Riley’s face broke into a genuine smile as she returned the younger girl’s hug, “It’s good to see you!”

“I’ve missed you!” Lena said as she stepped back and pulled Riley through the door.

“What? No hug or I missed you for me?” Drake laughed.

Lena rolled her eyes, “I see you all the time!”

It was true. Drake had stayed in town after graduation and enrolled in the local community college. He was working on a certification in automotive technology. He was paying for it with his job at the local bowling alley, the same one he’d had since he was sixteen.

He was good with anything mechanical, including the pin setters. It made him invaluable to the owner.

In addition to bowling, the place had a video game arcade and laser tag, making it a popular afterschool and weekend hangout.

“Riley!” Eleanor Rys swept into the room, Constantine on her heels.

Greetings and hugs were exchanged between Riley and Liam’s parents as Liam slapped Drake’s opened palm, “Good to see you, bro.”

“You too! Can’t wait to hear all your college stories! Bet they’re wilder than mine!”

“Doubt it,” Liam scoffed, “I spend my weekends in the library studying!”

“Lame. But predictable. How are we friends?”

“You just got lucky I guess.”

Drake snorted, “Yeah, I’m the lucky one, okay!”

Liam’s parents went back to the other adults and Lena joined a group of teenagers on the other side of the room.

Riley hung back with Liam as Drake headed to the hot chocolate, “You want anything, Brooks?” He asked over his shoulder.

“I’m good!” she told him as she watched him walk away before turning to Liam with open arms, “Hey.”

“Hey yourself,” he replied as he pulled her into an embrace.

His body relaxed as he held her tight against him, the familiar scent of her washing over him and flooding his senses with memories.

“You look good,” she told him as she pulled away with a hesitant smile.

“You look great,” relief swept through him that she was there, standing in his living room, smiling at him.

“Liam! Riley!” a voice called out.

“Hey, Rashad,” Liam high-fived his friend and attempted to squash his irritation at the interruption.

Riley was cornered by several more of their former classmates, effectively ending their conversation, at least for the time being.

She gave him an apologetic glance as their friends came between them.

After about half an hour, Riley sidled over to Liam and said, “We should go hang out in the rec room and play pool like we used to.”

“Yes!” Liam agreed, then in a lower voice, “I’ll go sneak some of my dad’s beer!”

“Just like old times!” The smile she gave him filled his heart with hope.

Word passed quickly among their core group of friends and they all filtered upstairs to the rec room.

Several minutes later, Liam glanced up and down the hallway before darting into the room with his ill-gotten gains.

His good mood dampened a little when he spotted Riley in the corner with Drake. She was laughing at something he said, and he was standing far too close to her for Liam’s liking.

Not that he had any right to say anything about who she stood close to. But when they broke up, he had thought that one of two things would happen.

Either one or both of them would move on, eventually, or they would find their way back to each other, after college.

But in the event that one of them moved on, he had thought it would be later down the road, and with someone new, someone that they met at college, in another state.

Not less than six months later with his best friend, her lifelong next-door neighbor.

Riley spotted him over Drake’s shoulder and waved, “Did you get it?”

“Yeah,” he forced a smile as he produced the six-pack from under his shirt.

He didn’t miss the disappointment in Drake’s eyes when she stepped away from him and headed in his direction.

Liam sat the beer down on a table and handed them out.

“Thanks,” Rashad took the proffered beer with one hand and gestured toward the pool table with the other, “Are we going to play pool now or what?”

“Sure,” Liam replied, “If Riley wants to.”

“I’ll play!” Drake answered.

Liam ignored him and turned to Riley, “You and me against Drake and Rashad?” He asked as he handed her a pool cue, “Just like old times.”

“Just like old times.” She grinned at him.

“Or we could switch it up,” Drake interjected, “Riley and me against you and Rashad.”

“No,” Liam gave him a sharp look, “this is good!”

Rashad looked back and forth between them then at Riley, “What’s happening?”

“Nothing,” Drake shrugged as he turned to grab a pool stick, “just trying to shake things up a little.”

Rashad turned his attention back to Liam who also shrugged, “Things are fine the way they’ve always been.”

“Okay…”Rashad’s gaze slid to Riley who just shook her head.

“Let’s play!” Riley said.

“I’ll break,” Rashad decided to ignore whatever weirdness was going on with his friends.

An hour passed while other friends drifted in and out of the rec room. They played pool until Rashad had to leave.

“I’m going to get some of your mom’s famous punch!” Riley told Liam.

“How?” He demanded, “It’s alcoholic!”

“I’m going to have Leo get it for me,” she smirked.

“Oh yeah, that’ll work,” Liam chuckled.

He swore his siblings both liked Riley more than they liked him.

“Make sure the cup is full so we can share,” Drake called after her as she slipped out the door.

Liam found himself alone with Drake for the first time since last summer, “So…you and Riley…what’s that about?”

“What?” Drake looked at him in surprise, “What do you mean?”

“Come on, man. I’ve known you since we were five. Something is going on with you two.”

Drake shrugged, “I mean, we’ve hung out a few times.”

“A few times? Like when?”

“I don’t know,” Drake hedged, “last summer a little and then over Thanksgiving break.”

“She came home for Thanksgiving?”

“Yeah, said she was homesick.”

“Is she…having a hard time at school?” Liam asked with concern.

“Maybe you should ask her that,” Drake responded, “I don’t speak for her.”

“Right, of course, you’re right. Sorry. It’s just still…weird…”

“Why is it weird? I thought you two broke up amicably, by mutual agreement.” Drake leaned on his pool stick as he watched Liam’s face carefully as if the answer was important.

“We did but…I don’t know, we agreed to stay friends, but I swear she avoided me all summer after that!”

“Huh.”

“What’s huh mean?”

“Nothing, man!” Drake threw a hand up in the air, “just trying to figure things out.”

“What things?”

“Who brought it up first?”

“Brought what up?”

“The idea of breaking up. Who floated it out there?”

“I did.”

Drake nodded, “So you could go off to college free and unattached, I get it.”

“No, that’s…I mean, yes but… fuck, shit, I don’t know what I mean!” Liam threw his pool stick on the table and slumped into a nearby chair.

“So, what? You regret it now?”

“Yes!...No!...Maybe, okay?” Liam dropped his head into his hands.

“Okay…” Drake tossed his stick down as well and took the seat across from Liam, “But you did break up with her so if she started seeing someone else, someone you know…would you be mad about it?”

Liam’s head snapped up, “Someone like you?”

“I didn’t say that…”

“But it’s what you meant, isn’t it?”

“I don’t know, maybe. I’m just saying-“

“You can just tell me, Drake! We’ve told each other everything since grade school!” Liam snapped.

Drake looked up at the ceiling instead of directly at Liam as he responded, “I’m interested, okay?”

“Since when?”

“Since always! I dated her before you did if you remember.”

Liam’s mouth fell open, “Are you talking about those two weeks in seventh grade?”

“Yeah.”

“You were twelve!”

“So?”

“So, that’s not really dating!”

“I took her to the sock hop.”

“Your mom drove you both to the sock hop and Riley spent the whole night dancing with Maxwell Beaumont! Then she dumped you for him!”

Drake shrugged, “Like you said, we were twelve. I forgave her for that, and Max turned out to be gay so…”

“Drake, we’ve been best friends since first fucking grade and you have never expressed a romantic interest in her before!”

“I don’t tell you everything, Li.”

Liam stared at his best friend in disbelief, “I tell you everything!”

“You didn’t tell me why you broke up with Brooks.”

“Fuck. I guess I didn’t.”

Drake pulled in a deep breath, unwilling and unable to admit that he’d been in love with her since they were four, “Look, I’m sorry, Li. It’s not like I was keeping things from you. I mean, it was just a crush when we were kids, then in high school, she dated Rashad most of freshman year, and sophomore year I was with Kiara…then she was dating you. It just never seemed like there was anything to tell.”

“I guess.”

“You’re my best friend, Li, and I don’t want to lose that…but…”

Liam’s heart sank, “But?”

“But you did break up with her, she is single, and something did happen between us last summer! I’m sorry, I thought you two were over….”

“We were…I mean we are…I mean…shit… I don’t know what I mean!” He sighed in frustration. All the reasons they broke up in the first place were still valid.

But the thought of her with someone else, anyone else, but especially Drake, stung.

The door creaked open, and Riley came back in, “Got it!” She crowed triumphantly.

Liam shook his head, “I told you he likes you best, he would have never done that for me!”

“Well, I did promise to give him all the dirt on that guy Anton that Liv’s been seeing.”

“Can you deliver on that?” Drake asked.

“I’ll do my best!” she answered with a grin.

Liv and Riley were attending the same school. Riley was a freshman while Liv was a senior, but they still saw each other and ran in some of the same circles.

“You always do,” Liam replied as he stood, “can we talk for a minute?”

“Sure…”

“Privately, I mean,” He said with a pointed look at Drake, “in my room.”

Drake suppressed a sigh as he stood up, “I’m going to find some of those sugar cookies. I’ll be downstairs when you’re done.”

Liam retrieved the last beer from the shelf where he had hidden it behind the trivial pursuit game.

Riley trailed behind him to his room, her heart pounding in her chest. Her mouth went dry as she stepped through the door into his bedroom.

A room she hadn’t stepped foot in since the day he’d broken up with her six months prior.

She blinked rapidly several times to combat the tears that welled up in her eyes at the memory.

The familiar scent of his room rushed over her as she took a seat on the edge of his bed and sat her red solo cup on the nightstand.

She glanced surreptitiously around. Everything looked exactly the same. But nothing was the same anymore.

She clenched her fists tightly in her lap as she struggled to contain her jangled nerves.

Liam sat down next to her on the bed and turned his body to face her as he fidgeted with the unopened bottle in his hand, “Ah…Drake said you came home for Thanksgiving because you were homesick. Is everything okay at school?”

She considered her words carefully before finally replying, “It’s fine. It’s just a big change, you know?”

Liam nodded. His eyes locked on the label he was pulling at on the beer bottle, “Yeah. I do.”

They sat in awkward silence for a moment then Riley asked, “Why did we break up?”

Liam nearly dropped the bottle, as his head jerked up, his eyes wide with astonishment, “What? I thought we agreed it was for the best!”

“I mean…it was your idea,” Riley replied slowly, “What was I going to say once you brought it up? No?”

Liam’s world spun, “I thought….I thought it was what you wanted! Are you telling me I was wrong?”

“Yeah. But once you brought it up, I thought it was what you wanted so….”

“But…you kept talking about how hard long-distance relationships were…did I misread that?”

“I kept bringing that up because I was stressed out and worried about what was going to happen to us, Liam! I wanted reassurance, not to break up!”

“Wow. Okay, so I totally misread that! I am…a fucking idiot, just like my sister said…”

He drew in a deep breath, working up the courage to tell her it was a mistake and he wanted her back.

Long distance was hard, but not impossible. They could do it.

He wanted to do it.

“I don’t know, Liam. Maybe you were right.”

“What?” Disappointment surged through him, “What do you mean?”

“I mean…college is a lot; you were right about that. And we’re not just in different states, we’re on opposite coasts!”

“Yeah, but we have technology! We can text, talk, facetime, all of it! Maybe I could fly out to you one weekend a month or something.”

“Until you need to study for a test on Monday, or want to go out with your new friends. Isn’t that what we’re supposed to be doing? Exploring, growing, learning about ourselves?”

Liam felt like he’d been slapped. They were the exact words he’d used to break up with her.

“Yes, but-“

“I don’t want you to start to resent me, Liam. Flying across the country once a month? Missing out on parties and study groups and all those new experiences you told me we were both going to have? And what if you meet someone new at Princeton? I don’t want to be broken up with for someone else. It’s better this way. Our friendship stays intact.” She nodded as she spoke, as if reassuring herself of the facts.

“Sounds like you’ve given this a lot of thought.”

“I have,” She assured him, “I was pretty fucked up when you dumped me but-“

“I didn’t dump you, Riley!” He protested, “I thought it was mutual! I thought-“

She reached for his hand, smiling through the tears that suddenly pooled in the corners of her eyes and trickled down her cheeks, “I know that now. And that actually makes me feel so much better about everything!”

“Is that why you avoided me all summer?”

“Yeah, I was pretty hurt but I didn’t want to give you the satisfaction of knowing it.”

“Satisfaction?” He shook his head vigorously, “Riley, I’m man enough to admit that I cried myself to sleep every night for the first two weeks!”

“Really?” She sniffled as she wiped an arm across her face.

“Really…” He scooted closer and pulled her into an embrace, “I’m so fucking sorry. I never meant to hurt you!”

“It’s okay,” she assured him as she buried her face in his chest.

It felt so comforting to be wrapped in his arms.

But college was all about pushing out of her comfort zone. Liam had been right about that.

She pulled away and wiped at her eyes, “Oh my God, it feels so good to be able to talk to you again!”

“Same!” He laughed, “I’ve missed you so fucking much!”

“Me too! I’m used to sharing everything with you!”

“Just to make sure I’m clear this time… you don’t want to get back together?”

The tears flooded her eyes again, “Part of me really does, Liam, but part of me knows you were right about all the reasons we broke up in the first place.”

“To focus on our schoolwork and make new friends?”

“It’s not just that…I have some…things I need to figure out.”

“Things like Drake Walker?” He worked hard to keep his voice even as he watched her face for her reaction.

She cut her eyes sideways at him, “Maybe, but it’s not just that either. It’s…everything.”

“You know I’m here if you ever want to talk. About anything.”

She smiled softly, “I miss our talks.”

“Me too,” he admitted, “I want us to be friends, Riley. Like we were before we dated. I mean, if we’re not going to be together, can we at least go back to being friends? I regret the distance that’s between us now. I don’t want to go back to Princeton and spend another semester not talking to you!”

“That would actually make me really happy,” She gave him a brilliant smile.

Liam hadn’t wanted to break up with her…it changed everything… and nothing.

She couldn’t turn off her feelings for Liam, but she also couldn’t take back what had happened with Drake or the feelings that had unlocked within her.

She needed time, and space, to process everything.

Liam’s phone dinged. He pulled it out and scanned the text, then looked up at Riley, “Drake wants to know if we want to meet out on the roof.”

Riley’s face lit up, “Hell fucking yeah! Talk about just like old times!”

Five minutes later the three of them climbed out of a second-story window and dropped onto the roof of the first-floor kitchen.

They climbed up the peaked roof of the living room and clambered up onto the roof of the second story.

The sound of barely suppressed giggles and quiet shushing noises drifted across the sharp stillness of the night as the lifelong friends made their way to the spot where three gables came together, giving them a place to sit as well as hiding them from the view of anyone on the ground.

Riley shivered inside her jacket as she lowered herself into sitting on the cold shingles, Liam on one side of her, Drake on the other.

Both boys scooted closer to her, and she relaxed into the shared body heat.

They all three tipped their heads back to watch the stars twinkle in the night sky hoping to catch a glimpse of some meteors from the annual Ursid shower as they streaked towards the earth, just like they’d done every year since they were twelve.

She was acutely aware of each of them as they pressed close against her on either side.

They were both intrinsic parts of the fabric of her life and always had been.

She hadn’t lost Liam; their relationship had just changed.

Her relationship with Drake had changed too, but she wasn’t sure exactly how. All the reasons she couldn’t be with Liam also applied to Drake.

There was an entire world out there waiting for them to explore and conquer.

They couldn’t set sail together, but maybe they could be a homeport for each other.  

“Hey,” she said softly, “Let’s agree that no matter what else is going on in our lives, we’re going to be right here doing this exact thing next Christmas.”

“Agreed,” Drake answered quickly.

Liam smiled in the darkness as his hand found hers and squeezed gently, “It’s a date.”

[friisans]

There is so much I want to know about the ships of the Alter AUs, but I don't want to overload you with questions, lol. So, can I ask about Soriel in the AUs? Well, regular Altertale seems pretty well-explained. But, can I have more on Alterfell, Alterswap, and perhaps Reapertale? Or, any other ones that seem relevant enough to cover.

warning: novel incoming, get comfy 

Alterswap! Toriel: Literally the sweetest thing ever and is teeming with lotsa love and affection (like seriously you can be the toughest, meanest, burliest person on earth and you’d still have a hard time resisting her charms). And with Sans being her sole love interest, she knows exactly where to expend most of these feelings, even if they’re just warm hugs, bright smiles, and little smooches on his cheeks, all accompanied by her sweet, doting words. However, she’s aware of Sans’ naturally timid and reserved nature and that he’s often too flustered to reciprocate the same level of affection she so willingly gives him, so she doesn’t mind taking most of the initiative in their developing relationship. Besides, she’s well aware that despite his shyness, he still tries his best for her sake, and she appreciates that more than anything. (un)Fortunately for Sans, that only makes Tori wanna be even more doting and affectionate towards him. Sans: A shy and polite boy who does his best. He’s the type to be pretty quiet around unfamiliar company, but when in contact with friends (Alphys, Undyne, Asgore, etc) or acquaintances (royal subjects, servants, etc), he can easily become abit more talkative. But upon meeting Toriel, no matter how often they met with each other (well, Toriel going to meet him; he was always too damn shy and embarrassed to actually go visit her), he could never quite shake off how nervous he felt around her. And whenever he tried to spark up a conversation, he’d end up fumbling over his words or just not knowing what to say entirely because he’s too busy being a blushing mess. And although Toriel finds this behavior really adorable, he really tries his best to improve his sociability when around her; her sweet and affectionate behavior is just too much for him sometimes, even though he honestly loves it.

Soriel (my fave type👌): The classic shy x energetic pair. Sans tries his best to be the most mannered gentlemen possible, referring to her as “Miss” Toriel instead of just Toriel, offering her little gifts (charms, flowers, etc), complimenting her (this ones more difficult for him because there are a million beautiful and sweet things he’d love to say about her but can only manage a few because he’s too shy to say much more), and other small gestures to show just how interested he is in her. Meanwhile, Toriel is constantly doting over him, complimenting him a thousand times a day with ease, being her usual affectionate self, and always baking treats just for him. They don’t always taste as good as they look (she’s really skilled at decorating her pastries), but Sans could care less about that knowing she took time out of her day just to please him and would enjoy them anyway. So basically, they’re the prime example of the saying “opposites attract”. 

Alterfell! Toriel: The baddest bitch around. While she doesn’t necessarily crave attention, guys give her it quite abit and she hardly has to work for it (her looks do most of the talking). Sometimes she’ll play along for the sole purpose that they’ll buy her shit she doesn’t wanna pay for herself (ie. drinks, dinner, more drinks, etc). But most of the time, she’ll just ignore them or force them to get lost. However, it wasn’t necessarily this way when it came to Sans. When he first showed up on her radar, she expected him to just come on over and start talking to her like guys often did. But he didn’t. He’d glance her way a few times, but he’d never approach her and she found herself somewhat pissed about that for reasons she couldn’t understand. And this was pretty much what caused her to start toying with him in ways she’d never done with other guys. She actually had to get his attention beyond just looking good. She actually had to throw enticing gestures and signals his way. She had to give him a reason to want to come near her. But when she succeeded, she took pleasure in deceiving him and acting like he had the wrong idea the entire time, despite the steps she took to lure him over. And this became a recurring thing between her and him, but she was always the one to initiate it. Basically, it’s her way of saying “fuck you for making me put in effort for your dumbass, i hate you” but also “you’re hot so whatever”. Sans: Sports that attractive, stereotypical dark and broody badboy look that chicks dig. But, he’s a compulsive womanizer and will sometimes hookup with multiple women at once while harboring no feelings for any of them whatsoever. That is until he noticed The Baddest Bitch™. It felt pretty odd, because while he was genuinely interested in her, he didn’t want to approach her like he would do other women he didn’t actually give a damn about. Mildly conflicted, he simply stayed away from her. But when Toriel started doing Certain Things™ that even he was smart enough to know were clearly meant for him, of course he was gonna engage. But unfortunately for him and his hidden desperation for her, he got his ass tricked and finessed multiple times, and yet could never find it in himself to stop falling for her (and her tricks) repeatedly. But it wasn’t all bad, since he didn’t have much of a problem forcibly stealing a kiss or handling her inappropriately whenever she toyed with him; it made her all the more satisfying to him. The more she struggled or “resisted”, the more fun he had.

Soriel: The two of them are caught in a seemingly endless cycle of passionate love and intense hate towards one another that neither can (or want) to break away from. They seem to crave both the good and bad things in the relationship. For example, Toriel knows Sans is a cheating sonofabitch who always tries to cover it up with surprisingly well-thought out lies even she has trouble not believing every now and then. In retaliation, she would then cheat on him and play the same petty (but clever) cover-up game when questioned. At this point, they both know exactly what’s going on, but neither of them want to be the one to call the relationship off. They’ll scream and argue and occasionally get violent about the other’s indiscretions, but give them an hour or two to chill the fuck out and you’ll see them cuddled together on the couch smooching up a storm or watching a movie. And maybe, after a few weeks or so, the whole ‘she did he did’ ordeal starts up again. But the good news is that deep down, they’ll always love each other more than the people they cheat with; it’s why they keep running back into each others arms over and over again.

Alterreap! (trickiest one to write about tbh-) Toriel: Very quiet, stoic, and direct in nature and would have little qualms admitting her feelings for Sans, given she chose to do so. She acts, more or less, like a robot but without all the bolts, screws, and metal plates lol (she instead expresses her main emotions via the wispy aura at the end of her cloak’s hoodie, which can either be shown as: a question mark, an exclamation mark, or a heart (rare). At first, she was quite indifferent towards him due to her status as a Reaper and his as the god of Life, but she was genuinely intrigued by his kindness towards her, even though he wasn’t particularly thrilled about her or her brother’s existence (at least, not at first). Regardless, she found herself enjoying his company and grew more and more interested in him and his quirky and kind nature each time they spoke. Sans: Noticeably more enthusiastic and upbeat than his AUcounterparts, and tends to smile even when in the midst of intense distress or discomfort. He’s similar to Toriel when it comes to being blunt and brutally honest, but he’s alot more cheery about it. Though because he usually seems happy, the only way to truly know (or see) how he’s feeling is through his pendant, which does not lie when it comes to Sans’ well-being. He can smile and chuckle the day away all he wants, but if his pendant isn’t reminiscent of such gestures, then something’s wrong. Fortunately for him, only Papyrus (and much later, Toriel) truly knows why and how his pendant functions.

Soriel: Things between them didn’t start until Toriel started wandering into Life’s realm out of curiosity. But to ensure she wasn't seen (or so she thought), she’d visit there in the form of a shadow, swiftly moving among the trees or bushes as she ventured around, enjoying how beautiful and vast his home was (it was a lovely change in scenery from her home in the Underworld, where everything was gloom and doom 24/7). That was until one day, Sans finally demanded she showed herself, her true self. Naturally, she was startled, but became even more so when he didn’t try to banish her or knock her into the next millennium. Instead, he was oddly friendly and simply asked “Do you like it here?” considering she’s been sneaking into his place for the past couple weeks, to which of course she replied “yes”. However, it took her several more visits to finally notice his pendant’s peculiar behavior. She clearly remembered that the first time they met, it (as well as his eyes) only changed color once. She didn’t think much of it, but as the two began getting to know each other better as time went on, she starting seeing more colors in his pendant as they switched more often. Though she never asked about it nor quite understood it’s meaning, seeing it’s vibrant colors made her smile brightly inside (her stoic nature meant minimal signs of emotion, including smiles, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t feel things). For Sans, he couldn’t believe he was actually becoming comfortable around the goddess of Death. He couldn’t tell whether it was because she was alot more beautiful and interesting than he’d expect a Reaper to be, or because he found her monotone voice mixed with her emotionless expression comical. He tried convincing himself it was solely the second, but that didn’t last very long lol.  

**these are totally subject to change at anytime but for now please take these subpar rambles**

@op: sorry for being so late??? finally decided to sit down and wing this thing in one go, hope you like it my dude