#2018 holiday writing prompts

[oftlunarialmoon]

75 Agere Journal Prompts MEGALIST

Ciao lovelies! The first time I wrote about Age Regression Journals was in 2018, a whole 4 years ago (that feels weird to say omg). So I thought, since I’ve had 4 years to compile it for myself, I would share my MEGALIST of 75 Age Regression Journal Prompts with you all!

For more info about Agere Journaling, see THIS POST from 2018.

For Nightsong’s article about Vent Journals, see THIS POST from 2019.

For 8 Journal Prompts, see THIS POST from 2019.

And finally, for 52 creative writing prompts/quaintrelle prompts, see THIS POST from 2019.

And now, let’s begin this list!

75 Agere Journal Prompts - MEGALIST

*PS* scroll to the bottom, for pictures of examples from my personal journal! 

Draw yourself a kawaii bento lunch!

Write down any chores for the day as a to-do list or sticker check off list

Design a smol outfit

Make a playlist for your littlespace

Draw portraits of your stuffies

Write your headcanons for your comfort characters as caregivers

Write down some animal facts from different parts of the world that interest you!

List items that are your favorite color

Make a magazine collage with a specific theme

List ideas you want to do in certain seasons

List your favorite agere nicknames

Write down any agere headcanons you have for fictional characters or OCs

List stuffie name ideas

List all your current stuffie names

List your favorite phone apps for littlespace

Make a tier list of your opinions on different types of candy

Draw what your favorite characters would look like as stuffies

Invent a new kidcore fashion trend

List 5 facts about your favorite sea animal

Design your Jolly Roger if you were a pirate

Draw yourself as a Pokemon Trainer

List how you deal with stress in agere methods

Write out any recipes you can make while regressed

List crafts you’d like to make

Make a page about your morning routine when regressed

Make a page about your night time routine when regressed

Write out any rules or guidelines you have when regressed

What’s on your Agere/Littlespace Movies list?

Write about what you would do on a visit to the beach

List any animes you like when small

List your favorite agere books

Dear Past Me - What would you tell your past self?

Dear Future Me - What would you tell your future self?

List songs that make you regress

List your regression triggers (positive or negative)

Write about how you would comfort a friend in need

Write about your dream vacation

Make your christmas/birthday/holiday gift wishlist

List your fave agere video games

List your favorite stims

Write a letter to your favorite fictional character

Write a letter to a friend or family member

Play I spy and write down the categories and things you find

Make a page of your top 5 agere songs from the last month

List free activities you can do when regressed

Make a collage page from a coloring sheet and stickers

Play scavenger hunt with stickers of your preferred theme

Use a page to write down word games like word scrambles and mad libs

Fill a page with positive messages for yourself to read later

Write down tarot interpretations if you do tarot reading while smol

List ideas for kandi bracelets you could make

Declare a random day a holiday of some kind, write down how you celebrate it

Use a page to “braindump” all of your current thoughts, even if it’s babbling

Make a sticker collage inspired by your caregiver

Make a sticker collage inspired by the seasons

Trace your hand onto the page and give yourself fun nail art, tattoos, or accessories

Draw a race track for a toy car, add obstacles or scenery with stickers

Write a social media profile page for a comfort character

Make a “top secret” file with your stuffie’s secrets >:)

Make a collage inspired by yourself

Dedicate a page to facts about one of your special interests

Write a poem for your pet (or fave stuffie!)

Draw a scene around a sticker of your favorite animal

Draw the inside of a house and use stickers to furnish and decorate it

Draw a scene to play with your toys in

Try a mindful reset page (List problems you’re facing, then list more positive mindset changes to each one)

Document the stories you play out with dolls or toys

Write down “this or that” prompts in one color then answer them in another color !

Use stickers to tell a story or make a fun comic

Fill a page with word art, using any words that make you feel smol

Make a list of all of your OCs

Use a page to document Minecraft coordinates of your favorite builds

Draw the outline of a purse or bag, and use stickers to show what a character of your choice would have in their bag, or-

Use stickers to show what you would put in your dream agere bag!

Draw a face on a page in marker or pen, and use makeup to decorate it! (or face paint :p)

Examples From My Journal:

[spnfanficpond]

Weekly Pond Newsletter

Happy 2025! Here's hoping this year brings us all the time, energy, peace, and inspiration that we need to finish that thing we've been wanting to finish since *checks notes* Seriously?!?! 2018? It's been 6 years? How about the other one... *checks notes* 2023. A year and a half. *SIGH* Yeah...let's get all the good shit for 2025 and finish this stuff.

Old Business:

Ummm.....There is none because we took time off for the holidays and back surgery and partying and adulting.

New Business:

Manta Rays chatting in the Discord server - We've got TWO Manta Rays chatting in the Discord server this week! Admin MJ will be in there in a few hours (11am EST), and Admin Marie will be in there on Friday at 8pm EST!

Competitive Writing Sprints - Manta Ray Arthur will be hosting a session of competitive writing sprints on Wednesday at 11am EST! Add words to your WIP and also win fabulous prizes!

SPN Rewatch: FanFic Edition - Next weekend, we will gather in the Discord server on Saturday at noon EST to discuss the final two episodes in the third season: 3.15 Time Is on My Side and 3.16 No Rest for the Wicked! Be sure to watch the episodes ahead of time and take notes! For more info and to see all of the notes we've gathered about previous episodes, check out The Archive.

Fishing For Treasures - Next weekend, the @fanficocean will be celebrating FFT with Underappreciated Works! We here at the Pond will be celebrating on the 18th and 19th. Keep an eye out for posts explaining how to participate!

Coming Soon - The New Member Spotlight for December, the Monthly Prompt, and the Angel Fish Awards will all be coming along soon! Some sooner than others. All late, but better late than never, right? (See above gif of Dean. No, not that gif, the other gif. Yeah.) ALSO, a writing challenge for Valentine's Day!!

(Divider by @glygriffe!)

That’s all for this week! To see all Pond events, and also other SPN-related things like conventions and online concerts, check out our Google calendar! Click here for a static view in Eastern US/Canada time (desktop only, no mobile app access, sadly), and click here to add our calendar to your own Google calendar! We try to keep it as up-to-date as possible. If there’s something you want to see on the calendar that’s not there (maybe a convention we missed, cast birthdays, or something similar), send us an ASK and let us know!

Hope you have a great week! - From your Admins and Manta Rays, @manawhaat, @mrswhozeewhatsis, @mariekoukie6661, @thoughtslikeaminefield, @heavenssexiestangel, and @spn-fanfic-reblog-writes!

[soulmateseptember]

Soultember 2023

Hello and welcome back to Soulmate September! Firstly, sorry for the delay, it’s been a busy couple of months and I’ve had little time and motivation for any but the bare minimum lately.

Anyway, I’ve done up a quick list and a pretty little graphic for this years prompts.

I’ve gone a little different this year—we've got three soulmate tropes to play with, including a new one that we came up with in one of my Discord chats—and two general prompts that you can pair with the soulmate trope of your choice!

Remember, the prompts are meant to inspire you, you don’t have to fit the letter of the prompt—just create something! If you think it fits, IT FITS!!! (And no one will be policing your work, if they do, block them!)

So, without further ado, here are your Soultember Prompts for 2023!

Text version and further information under the cut

Red String of Fate – everyone is connected to their soulmate/s by a line or thread. 

Soul Freckles – everyone has a set of freckles that form a distinctive shape that hints at who their soulmate will be. The trick is interpreting them.

First Words – everyone has the first words their soulmate says to them tattooed on their body.

Fun Holidays – choose a day from this website and combine it with your favourite soulmate trope! 

Monet in Paris – this one is inspired by recent visits to the Monet in Paris and Van Gogh Alive exhibitions but it doesn’t have to be Monet or Van Gogh! Use this prompt however it inspires you – an Artist AU, your favourite artist, an art gallery, an artistic quote, colour. Go wild!

Finally, if none of these prompts speak to you, feel free to write from previous years prompts:

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Or this list here

[ffviirarepairweek]

FFVII Rare Pair Week 2024

Urban Dictionary defines rarepair as “A ship or pairing that not many people ship or is very rare to find fanfiction and fanart of. Typically happens within small fandoms or with minor characters.” So what’s your favourite Final Fantasy VII related rare pair? Do you have more than one? Here’s a chance to showcase them and help them move up from being rare! Not all parts of the pairing have to be from FFVII, and you don’t have to do the same pairing or group for the whole week! ** Pairings can be romantic or platonic. ** Below we have a list of prompts for this year. Feel free to be as creative with those as you want to, and take your time working on your entries, but please don’t forget to post them on the right date if you can. (But remember, no matter how late it’s better than never!)

For this event we are using a category approach. You can use the category as a theme for your prompt and the listed items suggested ideas. If none of the prompts give you any ideas, don’t worry! You can create anything you like for the week, provided it involves a rare pair! The goal of the week is to celebrate and share our rare pairs more than to just follow a list. Be it art, writing, mood boards, or even fic recs, just spread the love!

Feb. 16 | Day 1. Weather. Sunshine. Rain. Storms. The weather can create a meaningful moment, or a huge inconvenience. 

Feb. 17 | Day 2. Unexpected Challenges. How does your pairing deal with an unexpected challenge? (For example, they come back home from a trip to find the pipes have frozen and they have no running water. Is one of them using the last of the drinking water to save their dying house plants while the other is desperately melting snow to keep the humans alive?)

Feb. 18 | Day 3. Favourite Things. From favourite things about each other to favourite items of clothing stolen to wear around the house (much to the other’s chagrin), or favorite things to do for or with each other.

Feb. 19 | Day 4. Near Death Experiences. For the angst lovers, the whumpers, this could be a true near death experience. For the lighter side, it could be something much less serious but someone is clearly being dramatic for sympathy. 😀

Feb. 20 | Day 5. Free Day/Combo Day. Combo space to mix and match prompts from this year (or a previous year’s list) or go wherever your canoe takes you!

Feb. 21 | Day 6. Events. Holidays, celebrations, traditions. Whether it’s a joyful day like a birthday or one of mourning like a memorial, there are many days throughout the year that bring us together. What’s a day that’s important to your pairing, or a time that brought them together for something that isn’t part of their regular day to day?

Feb. 22 | Day 7. Stories. Stories play a big part in our lives. They inspire, they entertain, they teach. Is there a story that your characters hold dear, or that they recount often to friends (or their kids)? (Or is there a story about your rare pair that you want to recommend to others today?)

Need more inspiration? Our past prompt lists can be found below, and you’re welcome to use any of them!

2023 List | 2022 List | 2020 List | 2019 List | 2018 List

Also, mod Asylos is taking requests for things to write again this year. That’s right, you can get something written for your rare pair, and not just do all the heavy lifting yourself. Send in your requests as an ask any time now up until the end of the event week. 

Please remember to include the week’s tag (ffviirarepairweek) within the first 5 tags or else we might be unable to find your work! We will NOT accept/reblog anything containing Character/Ship Hate, so avoid including those in your entries. Also don’t repost anyone else’s work as your own! You are welcome to reblog other’s posts, but credit where credit is due. 

You can submit your works on AO3 to the event collection at https://archiveofourown.org/collections/FFVIIrarepairweek

And if you have any questions, don’t be afraid of sending in an ask.

We hope it turns out to be a fun event for everyone!

[mamadoc]

Merry Christmas!! Once you’re done opening gifts and have some quiet time, please enjoy reading my @chenfordsecretsanta story.

@chenfordspiral gave me some awesome prompts to choose from. I chose to write an alternate meeting for Tim and Lucy while they were snowed into an airport on Christmas Eve. I put Genny and her boys there, too, for lots of fun family moments.

I hope you enjoy it. I tend to write long stories, so you’ll need to allocate a bit of time to it. It’s perfect for a lazy holiday read. Kudos and particularly comments would be great Christmas gifts.

[samanthahirr]

samanthahirr's 007 Fest 2023 Masterpost

COMMENTS

510 comments! With comment-multiplier bonus points, that's 700 points for comments!

FICS 

(>750 words)

(No) More Than This (Chapter 1-2)

We Eat First With Our Eyes (2022 Prompt #6 "nsfw")

The Chase (Chapters 1-4) (2022 Prompt #6 "nsfw")

(750-2,500 words)

Relating in Kindness

With Heart Hardened

FIC SUMMARIES (i.e. "stories sam isn't writing")

The Vampire from the Deep * (2020 Prompt #31 "Vesper is a vampire")

Office Hours

The Quartermaster's Mission Holiday (2018 Prompt #22 "And then they were roommates" & 2023 Prompt #222 "Enjoying a nice view")

COCKTAIL RECIPES

The Skeleton's Bite *

The Jamaica Contact with a Side of Danger *

Jinx's Bikini *

The Blow Me Away *

Mr. Hinx Fizzy *

Paradise Bird ^

INCORRECT QUOTE MEMES

00Q - I want to wake up with you

Bond/Swann - You often use humor to deflect trauma ^

NomiPenny - How's the sexiest person here? ^

Bond/Moneypenny - Better off as friends ^

Bond/Tanner - I'm getting in the shower ^

Bond/Boothroyd - I want to kiss you ^

Q/Bond/Moneypenny - Sorry I'm late *^

Tanner/Mallory - Are you trying to seduce me? *^

Bond/Tracy - I don't do relationships ^

Bond/Mansfield - I really like your top ^

Bond/Felix - We both look very handsome tonight ^ (2023 Prompt #223 "Insecure about how they look")

HEADCANONS

10 Hosiery Habit Headcanons *

Bill Tanner's Bedding Set (2023 Prompt #22 "Flowers")

Original Character - Gina Castillo's Case File *

5 Biggest Swimwear-Embarrassments Headcanons * ^ ^ ^

7 HR Complaints Against MI6 Staff Headcanons ^

SCAVENGER HUNT TASKS

#1 leave someone an anonymous comment of positivity *

#6 create a crossword puzzle: "007 Animals"

#9 (x5) create an incorrect quote meme, images optional

#12 write an acrostic poem: "Moon Moth" *

#17 create a film poster with a local landmark "The Dying Reflection"

#25 show a character's bedding set "Bill Tanner's Bedding Set"

#26 show your pet working for MI6 "009-Lives"

#29 (x2) solve a Find the Difference post (@bluebellofbakerstreet & @kitten-kin)

#30 create a cocktail recipe "The Skeleton's Bite"

#33 (x3) solve a crossword puzzle (castillon02 & bluebellofbakerstreet & kitten-kin)

#35 spot a Bond reference in the wild "50 Bond Gadgets You Can Own"

#36 create a fancast film poster "First with a Bullet" (Aldis Hodge)

#43 gift a fanwork to a member of another team: "Drabble: Alec/Bond" for @emiliasilverova

#46 create an incorrect quote meme, images required: "I want to wake up with you"

#48 collaborate with a teammate: "The Chase" with @aprettyspy

MOODBOARDS/COVER ART

The Vampire from the Deep moodboard

The Quartermaster's Mission Holiday moodboard

Office Hours moodboard

Original Character - Gina Castillo's Case File moodboard

(No) More Than This cover art

We Eat First with Our Eyes cover art

6 Cocktail Recipe title cards (see above)

MISCELLANEOUS

Off the Books playlist (2023 Prompt #198 "create a playlist for a fic")

Fancast Film Poster "First with a Bullet" (Charlize Theron)

Drabble - MoneyTanner ^ (2017 Prompt #4)

Drabble - Tanner/Mansfield * ^

Drabble - Alec/Bond *

BETA'D WORKS

1 fic for @emiliasilverova (Achillean Delights)

2 chapters for @hammerbacks (Taking in Water chapter 2 & Warm Water chapter 9)

2 chapters of "The Chase" for @aprettyspy

EVENTS

1 film (Flash Gordon) hosted

1 Productivity Hours hosted

1 Bond Bingo Hour attended

4 Productivity Hours attended

5 Longfic Readalongs attended

* indicates Theme Day bonus ^ indicates Unique Rare Pair Ship bonus

510 comments, 15 theme days, 17 unique rare pair ships, 9 fics/chapters posted, 3 fic summaries, 11 incorrect quote memes, 3 drabbles, 6 cocktail recipes, 24 headcanons…and a dozen more miscellaneous creations! I had no idea I could be so productive/creative in a single month! 

Endless thanks to my @teamqbranch captain and cheerleaders and teammates for their support and encouragement! I'm grateful I got to spend so much time with all of you this month. And a huge thank you to the @mi6-cafe mods for organizing such an awesome event! And now I need a nice long nap.

TOTAL POINTS FOR 2023 FEST = 1,670

[doubleappled]

About the blogger meme

Thank you to @bioloyg for the tag and the fic callout! Team Pete forever and for always!

Star Sign: Libra, but it never resonates the way my enneagram 2 does

Favorite Holidays: Groundhog Day. I love those little dudes (although I wish we could leave them in peace so maybe let’s just celebrate their existence and not force our way into their homes)

Last Meal: Enchiladas for dinner

Last Music Listened To: Waxahatche’s Great Thunder

Last Movie Watched: hmmmm in the theater? I think Bottoms, which I adored

Last TV Show Watched: Shameless. I’m in the beginning of season 9 and it is messing me up in 5000 different ways. The acting is great (sometimes) and the writing is awful (mostly) and the storylines are ridiculous (always) and it’s at least 5 or 6 seasons too long. But every once in a while it really makes you think, and it’s completely gotten under my skin. And I will finish it if it’s the last thing I ever do. And it might be, because wow.

Last Book/Fic Finished: I just finished Justin Torres’ Blackouts and I LOVED it. And the most recent chapter of @glitterslag’s It's Been You and Me Since Before I Was Me — is a witchy creepy Appalachian Gothic MASTERPIECE that I adore. Oh and Blissymbolics’ Colorless Richie Jerimovich, also a masterpiece even though it is sydrichie and that is giving me a teeny tiny identity crisis okay moving on

Last Book/Fic Abandoned: I am thisclose to giving up on Lessons In Chemistry. I do not get this book at all.

Currently Reading: nobody ever got my soul right like she could by seh28

Last Thing Researched for Art/Writing/Hyperfixation: Quite a bit about what happens to children of people wirh narcissistic personality disorder (hi Donna, yes I am armchair psychologizing and pathologizing a fictional character) for the fic I’m currently writing. I’m not a really intense researcher, but I’ve read all about elevator mechanics and ancient marriage rites and British parking tickets and EMP’s 2019 spring menu and how to cook uni and where pastina comes from, all for fics. I love that aspect of writing.

Favorite Online Fandom Memory: It’s embarrassing, but it’s probably the first time that one of my favorite fic authors commented on one of my own fics, ca. 2018. I was on the subway, and I dropped my phone on the disgusting wet floor when I saw the incredibly lovely comment they’d posted.

FaNvorite Old Fandom You Wish Would Drag You Back In/Have A Resurgence: I really only have two old fandoms, but I do miss HP quite a bit. It’s such a robust space, with really nice people, and so many different fests and prompts and challenges. I still read a bit when my favorite authors post, and would like to write for it again someday. (Also, if you’re the anon who’s messaged me multiple times to tell me that my new fics aren’t as good or creative as my HP, and that I “used to be a good writer” — please stop. That’s not the way to convince me to go back, and it makes me feel bad)

Favorite Thing You Enjoy That Never Had an Active or Big "Fandom" but You Wish It Did: Truly I’ve never experienced a hyperfixation like I have with The Bear. I wish fanfic had existed in its current state when I was younger, or that I’d been cool enough to figure out the concept and write it on my own. I would have been VERY ACTIVE in a Dead Poets Society fandom if it had existed when I was obsessed with that movie, a decade after it came out, when I watched it practically every day for a year 🤪

Tempting Project You're Trying to Rein In/Don't Have Time For: I just have 15 different Bear WIPs, none of which have any plot, wooo!

Anyway this was all very fun to think about. Tagging @amieraisposting @kdbleu @justabovewater20 @yannaryartside @glitterslag — only if this is your jam — and anyone else who wants to join in.

[scenetocause]

for the director's cut, could you talk a little about the mitch/stoffel parts of your daniel goes to fe fic? i love this pairing and i love how you write them, i guess i want to know what interests you in their dynamic, why you chose to put them together etc! anything you want to say about them really!

sooooooo a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (GP2, rip my beloved we will never 4get u) there was stoffel and mitch. mitch is actually 2 years younger than stoffel but got to GP2 a year before him because mitch is the youngest ever GP3 winner and stoffel was begging for someone to pay for him to go racing.

in a way, it's crazy that stoffel was the one of the two who got to f1 and that's mostly cus no one wanted to drive that mchonda and also mclaren had no money to pay anyone else to do it anyway. and mitch was mark webber's first flop era attempt at managing someone while he was still doing his own full-time racing career so like. what the fuck mahk wibbah.

but anyway, so, they were frens in GP2 because mitch knew all the red bull juniors and pierre knew stoffel. mitch goes to formula e at the end of 2016, stoffel graduates to having the worst time ever in f1 for the 2017 season, all very standard. it's really obvious that stoffel's time in f1 is cursed and short, from the start and by the end of the 2018 season he's well out of the door and into the loving arms of formula e. and mitch.

stoffel never really made friends in f1, all his friends were still the people who he'd driven against in junior categories, who were in formula e. antonio, robin, mitch, brendon, whoever else appeared on their insta stories bike ride content around then. well, prob not robin exercising but still.

like mitch, stoffel has to drive a hopeless shitbox for his whole first season in fe before the team morphs into mercedes (derogatory) and becomes the inexplicable villains of the series.

and then and then we get to the good bit! which is friendly rivalries (actual). one of them just won the title, the other just lost it here and i think you'd be hard pressed to guess which. a week later they were on holiday on a yacht together taking slutty swimsuit photos. mitch has stoffel's championship trophy??? these men have seen everything, including the best and worst of each other and they are besties and i think that's just neat.

i guess i put them together just because i assumed everyone did! it actually really surprised me that there wasn't like, loads more. the vibes of the title and that end in seoul/their boat holiday were particularly what prompted it but they just seemed very obvious as a pairing to me and it was a little bit of a shock that no one else thought so.

the way i write them is like. they are both very soft and snuggly boys who have a few too many feelings for motorsport, really. stoffel is quite tricky to grasp whereas mitch is sort of easy to put words in the mouth of, which is why it's stoffel's perspective but also that's putting waaaaay too much thought process into the way i write anything.

the whole vibe of the fic is sort of trying to find (and keep) something that's real, while everything feels very synthetic. and what's more canon in the emptyhalf universe than falling in love with your flatmate.

[kcscribbler]

Still finishing up uncooperative Whumptober prompts and a massive rewrite of The Games We Play, but after that:

[phanfictioncatalogue]

AU - Rock Band Masterlist

Acid Rose (ao3) - heyitsnxel

Summary: A tour, friends with benefits, ignored feelings. What could go wrong?

Blue Fish (ao3) - potatocakesparker

Summary: PJ leant back and laughed. “Oh my god, oh my fucking god, it’s just your luck isn’t it? Out of thousands of crazy, random fans, one of them is your soulmate!”

//Daniel Howell is the lead vocalist and guitarist of alt-rock band, ‘Hanging Grims’ he created with his best friend, PJ Liguori. Last night, he played a normal show and did a meet and greet. This morning, he woke up with the mark of his soulmate.

Come Back Home (ao3) - kawaiikanai

Summary: It’s been years since Dan’s rise to fame made his and Phil’s relationship come crashing down; but in that time not a day has gone by that he hasn’t thought of him. After some unsavory shots of Dan gets passed around the media, Phil begins to worry about Dan’s health, no matter how much he tries to deny his leftover feelings for him.

Give Me Some Of That Bass (ao3) - drxpdead

Summary: Playing music has always been a big part of Phil’s life. From the time he was five, and banging spoons against the table, to present day; seventeen years old and apart of the upcoming Alt. Rock/Everything-In-Between band, Heinous.

It’s an easy life to live, he’s sure. Making music with his best friends, trying to avoid failing high school the best he can, and getting his parents to stay off his back about ‘that God-awful noise’.

And there’s Dan Howell.

Groupie (ao3) - Nefertiti1052 (Succubusphan)

Summary: Dan follows a punk band with a hot lead singer around a lot but feels crushed when he watches a live interview.

Heart Strings (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: Music! Phan AU created by wavyfoxtrot Dan is a piano virtuoso who's world is turned upside down when he meets Phil, the lead guitarist of a rock band

Keep the Time (ao3) - starwatersong

Summary: This work was written for Phandom fic Fests Holiday Exchange 2018 for PartlyCharlie! The original prompt was: Dan and Phil in a band.

Dan, still recovering from a rough break-up, works in a coffee shop by day and plays in a band with his friend PJ at night. The problem is they've never had a gig and they need a new drummer. Dan meets Phil and finds much more than the drummer they're looking for.

Modern Fairytale (ao3) - howelllesters

Summary: Dan hadn’t even wanted to go watch his flatmate’s friend’s band perform, but now he was backstage and trying really hard not to make eye contact with the guitar player because he was really, really, unfairly cute.

my fire was fate with you (ao3) - obsessive-fics (xoPrincessKayxo)

Summary: Dani is less than thrilled when her band gets a gig opening for Fiona Lester, someone she considers to be the opposite of everything she stands for. But after being on tour forces them together, Dani realizes she might have misjudged Fiona, and an unlikely friendship blooms

Pastel Panic (ao3) - metal_arm_metal_shield

Summary: Phil Lester is the lead singer of the rock band “Pixel”. To his fans he’s a confident, sexy, rock god, but in reality Phil suffers from panic attacks that are beginning to ruin his life. Dan just got tickets to see his favourite band live and is excited to see his secret crush, front man Phil Lester. But he’s even more excited when his friend, Chris, somehow gets him backstage.

Sure Feels Right (ao3) - developerdaniel

Summary: Aka the fic where phil is a rock musician and in love with his roommate and best friend and fuck buddy dan, and since both of them are a little too scared to start the conversation, phil writes a song for dan, hoping it would get his point across and start that conversation for them, leading them to hopefully boyfriends and not just blow-induced fuck buddies

We Don't Have Much Room To Live (ao3) - starrywrite

Summary: “And I had these dreams that I would learn to play guitar, maybe cross the country, become a rockstar. And there was hope in me that I could take you there, but dammit you’re so young - well, I don’t think I care” - Something Corporate, Konstantine.

(Band!AU. Phil and his band are about to embark on their first tour, and his boyfriend - and biggest fan - Dan is coming along for the ride. What could possibly go wrong?)

We’ll Figure This Out (ao3) - violently_knits

Summary: Dan Howell is in a rock band called Burn This City Down. When Phil Lester, the band’s manager, is assigned a bunk on his tour bus, they start to get closer and closer.

With Plans, With You (ao3) - queerofcups

Summary: I can’t get any work done I just think about you all the time.

Your Biggest Fan - dxnhowell

Summary: Phil is in the middle of a world tour with his rock band Killing Daisies. They’ve only been on tour for a couple of weeks now and it’s their first time touring in America, so they are still getting the hang of things. One night, their tour bus breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Luckily, someone passes by who’s willing to help them. This someone just happens to be their biggest fan.

[poweredbycoffeeandwine]

12 Days of Christmas (1/12)

Here we are! The beginning of the 12 Days of Christmas. This fic is for my perfect sunflower @lechatrouge673. Thank you for being a constant source of support, in writing and in life. You are amazing and I am so glad we are friends! You wanted  Mercedes and Anders walking in the snow. Ask and you shall receive, love.

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Cold Outside - Mercedes Hawke x Anders - Holiday Prompt - Dragon Age Canon Verse - All the pining - 1628 words

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The Hanged Man during Santinalia was boisterous, exciting, distracting. Mercedes still wasn’t used to being out in the open among people and on purpose. After a lifetime of hiding from strangers and Templars, being an openly apostate mage in the middle of Kirkwall could only be described as idiotic. If only her father could see her now.

In attempts to save up money for the deep roads, she has done odd jobs all over the city. She made quite a bit of coin finding and fetching things, serving as an inconspicuous bodyguard-nobody ever suspected the slight, female mage.

Even more recently, she’d volunteered time in the clinic with Anders. Helping people unable to help themselves earned her favor with the undesirables of the city. She knew they would never turn her in, but she still worried. It was hard to break habits instilled in her from such a young age. To trust nobody, stay out of sight, fight only when necessary, don’t advertise magic.

Sitting with her friends, taking in the decor for the holiday, listening to the off key singing she tried to relax. She was glad that for once Carver had some of his old spark back. He was too young to be dealing with the mess they were in. He should be working in the Lothering guard, and trying to woo farmer’s daughters or tavern maids during his off time.

She wanted to have fun, let loose, instead she checked corners, suspicious shadows, noticed and observed people she felt were paying too close attention to her group, she anticipated trouble. Mercedes knew she was a buzz kill, hated that her friends spent more time trying to include her in the merriment than have a good time themselves.

Maybe she wouldn’t mind so much if it was Anders attempting to engage her in conversation, in anything really. An entire evening of pretending not to watch each other, quick glances, shy blushes, and endless distance between them. He was kind, supportive, but so certain he could never be good enough for her. He might be right, but damn if she wasn’t ready to throw caution to the wind and give them a chance.

She caught him looking again, piercing eyes making her warm from the inside. Hawke considered taking matters into her own hands and speaking to him when a patron, a woman she recognized from the clinic, approached. She recalled the lady’s soft, dark hair, soft voice and sweet smile. She would be grateful, uncomplicated, perfect for Anders. He gave himself too much credit for the collapse of any hypothetical coupling. She had just as much baggage as he did, and less experience creating meaningful relationships. It was probably a good thing he was so weary about the formation of even a tentative friendship, too much tension, instant sparks, and apparently not the kind he was willing to deal with.

Maker, she felt foolish. The spirit of the season must have scrambled her normally sensible thought process. She excused herself from the table, collecting her belongings, and pausing to let Carver know she was heading home. Fenris politely offered to see her home, but Hawke declined reassuring him even Kirkwall’s thugs took a day off for Santinalia. Wrapping her cloak tightly around her body and pulling her hood up, she stepped out into the night.

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He noticed the moment she left. Felt the void her presence left behind in a way that shouldn’t have been possible. He seemed to always know where she was when they were in the same room, and the shock of her missing always struck him to the core. Mercedes Hawke didn’t know him, but offered aide without question in what could have been a much worse situation when he finally tracked down Karl. She was loyal and fierce when she needed to be, kind and gentle when she helped in his clinic, and stunning. Maker was she breathtaking. And he was a fool.

He politely removed himself from the conversation from the Lowtown woman offering more than thanks for his healing ministrations and hurried to catch up with Hawke. He knew a general direction, he’d never actually been to Gamlen’s home. He knew she hated when anyone referred to the house as hers. He often wondered if it was because she was embarrassed of it, or if she really just hated her Uncle that much, maybe someday they would be close enough he could ask.

Kirkwall almost looked clean, white snow covered the streets in a heavy blanket. Humble homes lit with cheer for the holiday made the night glow a soft gold. Anders had been on the run most of his life, except for the time in Amaranthine with Amell and the friends he made in the Wardens, he hadn’t spent much time noticing Santinalia. He never had the time to worry about celebrating when he was trying to survive away from the Circle. Nothing had changed, not really, but he found himself beginning to hope for something new.

Hawke’s form was ahead of him, hood pulled up over her long, dark hair, but he knew it was her. Head high, light tread, she swayed-not exaggerated like Bela-her movements were fluid and captivating.

“Mercedes,” he called out before he could stop himself, “wait!”

She paused and he was able to see the profile of her face. Her warm breath frosting in the night air blending with the light, casting a hazy fog. She looked ethereal in the festive light surrounding her, a clear sign he was a sap falling in love. “I do believe that is the first time I’ve ever heard you use my given name.” Her face flushed prettily, but it might just be the cold. “A true Santinalia miracle, one of my friends knows my name.”

He fell into step with her, delicate flakes of glittering snow glinting in the light landing on her deep crimson robes. “Of course I know it,” he scoffed.  “I just figured it would be safer to use in this moment. Two mages walking the dark streets alone, not the best time to bring attention to the city’s most prominent apostate.”

She grinned, elbowing him in the side in mock offense, “Don’t worry. I’m more than capable of keeping you safe.” She allowed a small tendril of lightning chase a streak of fire around her forearm dangerous gleam in her eyes. “We would make a pretty good team in a pinch.”

He followed the display of nature magic wind up her arm marveling at her abilities. “You said it yourself, ‘a team.’ Even you need someone to watch your back, keep you alive.”

“Volunteering to watch my back?” She chuckled, giving him a sideways glance, “You’d better be careful, I might take you up on that offer. It’s been a little too long in that department.”

“I can’t even imagine how,” he muttered looking down at his boots scuffing in the snow.

“What can I say,” she shrugged, “being a small, angry apostate doesn’t lend itself well to companionship.” The comment cut, he knew it was directed at him for the many times he refused her attentions. She paused at the base of the steps leading to Gamlen’s home, piercing him with a hard stare from her chocolate colored eyes, shifting slightly as if trying to make a decision. She began in a low-smoky voice, “I have something for you, but I’m not sure about it anymore.” Now almost a whisper she continued, “It might be presuming too much.”

Anders was stunned. She had a gift for him. Something that made her nervous from the looks of it. He felt hyper aware of everything going on around him, the numbing cold, light snow swirling around her, warm glow on her cheeks, eyes cast down in a sweet, shy way he’d never seen from her. “It’s been a very long time since I’ve had someone to get me gifts, much less for Santinalia.”

“We can’t have that,” she smiled warmly, decision made, “come on inside. Pretty sure Uncle Gamlen is gone so you won’t have to deal with that mess.”

“And your mother?”

“Why, serrah, are you worried to be alone with little ol’ me?”

“Maybe I’m worried for your reputation. I’m a dashing mage, and if I’ve read Varric’s novels correctly, you are supposed to swoon and fawn over me under a mistletoe you’ve strategically hidden.”

“Maker,” she gasped, “I knew I forgot something! I guess you can’t have your present. I am unprepared.”

“Quiet you. Let’s go inside before I freeze. It’s cold out here and I’m not as good maintaining fire spells as you. I will catch my death since your healing spells leave a lot to be desired.”

“Making it personal are we?” she arched her brow. “It’s a long walk to Darktown, sir healer. I would hate to see you tossed out and miserable in the cold.”

“I think we both know you wouldn’t do that,” he replied softly, searching her face for some sign that he was being too familiar. For her to be reasonable since he could not.

“No,” her face serious, “I wouldn’t.”

“You’re too nice.”

She laughed, “Not nice enough. You better believe I’m going to tell Varric you read his books.”

“I take it back, you’re the worst.”

“I know,” she smirked. “Come inside before I change my mind. No mistletoe traps, I promise.” she motioned her head in the direction of the door.

He debated continuing the banter, letting her know that a Santinalia kiss wouldn’t be the worst thing that could happen, but that might be pushing his luck. He followed her into the house, thankful that she was allowing him to be with her when she could be with literally anyone else.

[theprofessionalpromptmaker]

21st Day of Christmas Prompt

Person A has never spent a Christmas away from their family, and after a tragic accident took their close family from them, Person A has grown distant. Person B is Person A’s new neighbor and they accidentally get roped into going to Person B’s family party, pretending to be Person B’s significant other.

[classywastelandbread-blog]

Send me holiday prompts!

I know it’s still November, but give me some holiday prompts for December. 

It will be much like Kinktober only I will not be using a list and will only do as many as I have in my inbox. 

If you want to see some holiday-related things, throw me an ask! 

[yanderes-galore]

Current Drafts

Edited: 1/7/25

{Purple Warnings} means what it says in purple, a request is being held off, usually due to me lacking enough knowledge to do them at the time (Need to catch up on shows for example) or I have no plot planned. They will be written when I catch up enough to write them or think of a plot (Sorry in advance).

[Author's Idea] is just things I personally wanted to do, not requested. As a result it is unaffected by requests.

[💜] just means it's finished/in progress but needs to be edited before being posted.

Color Coding (Draft count may be off)

On Hold (23)

Red = March 16th (145~)

Orange = Loosely Closed Section (28~)

Purple = August 5th-ish (8~)

White = Red Dead Redemption Period - August 25th~ (25~)

Blue = Birthday Requests For December 5th (41~)

Please be patient with me 💜

Finished Requests To Be Posted (14)

‼️🐈‍⬛~Pauses here Until Jan 12th~🐈‍⬛‼️

Yandere! Orochimaru Concept

Yandere! Alphys Concept

Yandere! Blackbeard vs Whitebeard Concept

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Yandere! Nifty with Messy! Darling

Yandere! Vaggie dealing with rivals

Yandere! Cregan Stark Concept

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Yandere! Pinocchio/P with Human! Darling

Yandere! Boba Fett Concept

Yandere! Bartolomeo with Straw Hat! Darling

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Yandere! Ash Williams with Timid! Darling [💜]

Yandere! Ralph Prompts 22, 9, 2 [💜]

Yandere! Self-Aware! Arthur Morgan Concept [💜]

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Yandere! Shinra Kusakabe Concept [💜]

On Hold (23)

Yandere! Lucifer Concept [💜]

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Yandere! Overblot! Idia Shroud (Catching up on TWST)

Yandere! Ygritte Prompts I-1 + I-2 (Catching up on GOT)

Yandere! Finn The Human Concept (Catching up on Adventure Time)

Yandere! Betty Grof Concept (Catching up on Adventure Time)

Yandere! Finn The Human Prompts 14, 23, 34 (Catching Up on Adventure Time)

Yandere! Ygritte Concept (Catching up on GOT)

Yandere! Alopex Concept (Catching up on TMNT)

Yandere! Marceline Concept (Catching up on Adventure Time)

Yandere! Arthur Morgan vs Micah Bell (Catching up on RDR2 for character dynamic)

Yandere! Melisandre Prompts (Catching up on GOT)

Yandere! Vampire! Raphael Concept (Catching up on TMNT 2012)

Yandere! X-Tale! Chara + Frisk Sharing a Darling (Rewatching X-Tale and Finding Plot)

Love Taste - Yandere! Levi Short (Finding Plot)

Yandere! Vox Prompts 1, 8, 12, 13 (Needs Plot)

Yandere 2018! Leonardo Prompts 8, 55, 59 (Needs Plot)

Cooking Duty - Yandere! Micah Bell Short (Vague Plot, Working it out)

Yandere! Nurse Prompts 17, 56, 1 (Vague Plot, Working it out)

Yandere! Wukong Prompts 61, 51, 32 (Vague Plot, Working it out)

Yandere! Specs Concept (Researching Character)

Yandere! Rickard Stark Concept (Researching Character)

Yandere! Eto Yoshimura Concept (Researching Character)

Yandere! Cherri Bomb Concept (Researching Character)

Yandere! Muffet Concept (Researching Character/Finding ideas)

Overwatch

Yandere! Junker Queen vs Yandere! Roadhog/Junkrat

Yandere! Deadlock! Cole Cassidy Concept

Yandere! Heartbreaker! Reaper Concept

JJBA

Yandere! Leone Abbacchio Concept

Yandere! Trish Una Concept

Perfect Victory - Yandere! Yoshikage Kira Short

Fear and Hunger

Yandere! Levi Prompts 5, 17, 19

Yandere! Platonic! Modern AU! Enki Concept

Yandere! Karin vs Daan Concept

Yandere! Pav Concept

Yandere! Daan with Yellow Mage! Darling

Yandere! Marina Alternative Concept

Yandere! Daan with Sylvian Worshipper! Darling

Undertale/Deltarune

Through The Woods - Yandere! Horror! Sans Scenario

Yandere Alphabet - Noelle Holiday

Yandere! Platonic! Noelle Holiday with Relative! Darling

Bone Cold - Yandere! Sans Story

Yandere! Error Sans Concept

Slashers

Yandere! Pinhead Concept

Yandere! Freddy Krueger Prompts 4 + 7

Yandere! Otis Driftwood Concept

Genshin Impact

Yandere! Freminet Concept

Yandere! Furina with Affectionate! Darling

Yandere! Lisa Concept

Yandere! Kokomi Prompt 34

Yandere! Furina + Neuvillette Sharing a Darling

The Boys

Yandere! Black Noir Prompts 34, 53, 92

Yandere Queen Maeve Concept

Yandere! A-Train Concept

Yandere! Soldier Boy Concept

Halo

Yandere! Ellen Anders vs Ripa 'Moramee Concept

Jujutsu Kaisen

Yandere! Mei Mei Concept

Yandere! Megumi Concept

Yandere! Toge Concept

Yandere! Best Friend! Yuji Itadori Concept

A Song of Ice and Fire (HOTD/GOT)

Yandere! Robb Stark vs Jon Snow

Yandere! Jon Snow Concept

Yandere! Margaery Tyrell with Lannister! Darling

Yandere! Platonic! Daemon Targaryen with Adopted Daughter! Darling

Yandere! Robb Stark Concept

Yandere! Helaena Targaryen Concept

Yandere! Platonic! Rhaenys Targaryen/Velaryon Prompts 50 + 87

Demon Slayer

Yandere! Role-Swap! Tanjiro Concept

Yandere! Tanjiro with Demon! Darling

Yandere! Mitsuri Kanroji Concept

Yandere! Kokushibo with Slayer! Darling

Creepypasta

Yandere! Jeff The Killer Prompt 51

Souls-Like Games

Yandere! Rennala Prompts 58, 73, 94 

Yandere! Ornstein Concept

Yandere! Lady Maria Concept

Bendy and The Ink Machine

Yandere! Joey Drew with Coworker! Darling

Yandere! Henry Stein Concept

Twisted Wonderland

Yandere! Deuce Spade Prompts 22, 19, 24

Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss

Yandere! Rosie Concept

Yandere! Platonic! Carmilla Carmine with Sinner! Darling

Yandere! Vox Prompts 36, 53, 57

Yandere! Vaggie Concept

Yandere! Charlie Concept

Yandere! Platonic! Angel Dust Concept

Yandere! Platonic! Nifty Concept

Yandere! Alastor vs Vox with Vox's Assistant! Darling

Yandere! Adam Prompts 2, 19, 39

Yandere! Adam Prompt 35

Yandere! Adam Concept

Yandere! Adam vs Lucifer Concept

Yandere! Lucifer vs Alastor Concept

Yandere! Husk with Lucky Gambler! Darling

Yandere! Fizzarolli + Asmodeus with Overlord! Darling

Yandere! Fizzarolli + Asmodeus Prompts 7 + 21

Yandere Blitzø + Stolas Sharing

Yandere! Alastor with Darling who has a Deal

Yandere! Stella + Striker

Resident Evil

Yandere! Mia + Ethan with BSAA! Darling

Yandere! Albert Wesker vs Chris Redfield

Echoes Of My Past - Yandere! Albert Wesker Short

Yandere! Albert Wesker Prompts 11 + 15

Adventure Time/Fionna and Cake

Yandere! Scarab Concept

Yandere! Princess Bubblegum Concept

Ratchet and Clank

Yandere! Shellshock Concept

Naruto

Yandere! Sasuke with Runaway! Darling

Yandere! Sasuke vs Yandere! Hinata

Yandere! Platonic! Naruto vs Yandere! Platonic! Sasuke

Yandere! Naruto + Sakura Sharing a Darling

Yandere! Sasuke Prompt 37

Yandere Obito with Akatsuki! Darling

Yandere! Kakashi Hatake Concept

Yandere! Sasuke Uchiha Concept

Beastars

Yandere Alphabet - Riz

Yandere! Juno with Rabbit! Darling

Yandere! Haru + Legoshi Sharing a Darling

Attack on Titan

Yandere! Mikasa Prompts 4, 14, 38

Yandere! Annie Prompts 7, 20, 36

Yandere! Petra Concept

Yandere! Sasha Braus Concept

Yandere! Eren Prompts 1, 6, 46

Yandere! Moblit Berner Concept

Yandere! Oruo Bozad Concept

Yandere! Historia Reiss Concept

Yandere! Mikasa Ackerman Concept

Yandere! Levi Ackerman Concept

Yandere! Bertolt Hoover Concept

Yandere Eren vs Armin (Seasons 1-3)

My Hero Academia

Yandere! Kamui Woods Concept

Yandere! Hawks Concept

Yandere! Villain! Deku Concept

Yandere! Shoto Todoroki Concept

Yandere! Tomura Shigaraki Prompts 8, 20, 22

Yandere! Tomura Shigaraki with Hero! Darling

Yandere! Villain! Aizawa with Darling who has a strong Quirk

Yandere! Katsuki Bakugou Concept

Yandere! All For One with Hero! Darling

Yandere! Hari Kurono Concept

Yandere Alphabet - Shigaraki

Yandere! Dabi with Darling scared of fire

Yandere Eijiro Kirishima Concept

Yandere! Izuku Midoriya Concept

Yandere! Himiko Toga with Quirkless! Darling

Dead By Daylight

Yandere! Haddie Kaur Prompts 29 + 48

Yandere! The Oni Prompts 6, 11, 24

Mimicry - Yandere! The Unknown Short

Yandere! The Oni Concept

Yandere! James Sunderland vs Leon Kennedy

Yandere! James Sunderland (DBD) Concept

Yandere! The Unknown with Curious! Darling

Yandere! Sable Ward Concept

Yandere! Dwight Fairfield Concept

South Park

Yandere! Human Kite vs Professor Chaos with New Kid! Darling

TMNT

Yandere! 2012! Baxter Stockman Concept

Yandere! 2018! Platonic! Splinter

Yandere! Parasitica! Leonardo Prompts 7 + 31

Yandere! 2012! Leonardo with Brainwashed! Darling

Yandere! Dogpound vs Fishface

Yandere! 2018! Raphael with Snake Yokai! Darling

Yandere! Platonic! 2012! Shredder Prompt 44

Smiling Critters

Yandere! Bubba Bubbaphant Concept

Yandere! KickinChicken Concept

Star Wars

Yandere! Din Djarin (The Mandalorian) Concept

Yandere! General Grievous Concept

Yandere! Platonic! Darth Maul + Savage Opress with Night Sister! Darling

Yandere! Platonic! Savage Opress with Apprentice! Darling

Yandere! Darth Vader with Jedi! Darling

Yandere! Anakin Skywalker Concept

Yandere! Padme + Anakin Courting Darling

Yandere! Satine Kryze with Gentle Senator! Darling

Yandere! CT-5555/Fives with Jedi! Darling

Danganronpa

Yandere! Platonic! Sakura Oogami

Yandere! Mukuro Ikusaba Prompt 12

Eye On You - Yandere! Junko Enoshima Short

Yandere! Miu Iruma Concept

Yandere! Mikan Prompts 8, 20, 35

Yandere! Kokichi with Darling who dislikes him

Yandere! Hajime Hinata Concept

Yandere! Nagito Komaeda Concept

Steven Universe

Yandere! Steven Universe Prompts 9, 25, 28

Yandere! Platonic! Jasper with Human! Darling

Coming Undone - Yandere! Steven Universe Short

Yandere! Pink Diamond Concept

Yandere! Lapis Concept

LEGO Monkie Kid

Yandere Alphabet - Mei

Yandere! Spider Queen Prompts 45, 55, 58

Yandere! Mei + Red Son

Yandere! Macaque vs Wukong Scenario

Yandere! Red Son Prompts 51 + 52

Yandere! Platonic! Princess Iron Fan Prompts 35 + 36

Yandere Alphabet - Macaque

Yandere! Wukong vs Macaque

Yandere! Platonic! Monkey King + MK with Defiant! Darling

Yandere! Mei with Tang Niece! Darling Prompt

Yandere! Monkey King with Darling trying not to be immortal

Yandere! MK Concept

Yandere! Macaque with Student! Darling

Identity V

Yandere! Norton Campbell/Fool's Gold Concept

SCP

Yandere! SCP-049 Prompts 5, 44, 46

Ninjago

Yandere! Platonic! Zane with Student! Darling

Yandere! Nya Concept

Yandere! Skales Concept

Fire Force

Yandere! Maki Oze Concept

Yandere! Iris Concept

One Piece

Yandere! Ace Prompt 46

Yandere! Boa Hancock Prompt 45

Yandere! Portgas D. Ace Concept

Yandere! Sanji Vinsmoke Concept

Yandere Kaido Concept

Yandere! Sabo Concept

Yandere! Sanji Prompts O-3, S-1, 3-w

Yandere! Yamato Concept

Yandere! Kaido Prompts 13, 14, 26

Yandere! Dracule Mihawk Concept

Yandere! Koby Concept

Yandere! Eustass Kid Concept

Yandere! Shanks Prompts 1, 4, 16

Yandere! Doflamingo Concept

Yandere! Sabo Prompts H-1, N-3, V-3

Yandere! Marshall D. Teach Concept

Yandere! Doflamingo Prompts 5, 16, 25

Yandere! Sir Crocodile Concept

Yandere! Doflamingo vs Sir Crocodile Concept

Yandere! Shanks Concept

Yandere! Trafalgar Law Prompts 3, 15, 17

Yandere! Ace 🥀 Prompts 30, 31, 34

Yandere! Rob Lucci Concept

Yandere! Platonic! Ace, Sabo, Luffy Concept

Yandere! Whale! Kaido Concept

Yandere! King Concept

Yandere! Sir Crocodile Prompts 3, 11, 29

Yandere! Luffy + Nami with Emotional! Darling

Yandere! Gear 5! Luffy Prompts O-2 + J-2

Yandere! Luffy + Nami Sharing a Darling

Yandere! Luffy vs Boa Hancock

Yandere! Boa Hancock vs Shanks with Warlord! Darling

Yandere! Sir Crocodile Prompt 54

Yandere! Marco The Phoenix Concept

Yandere! Doflamingo Prompts 25 + 6

Yandere! Trafalgar Law with Pirate! Darling neglecting their health

Yandere! Trafalgar Law with Straw Hat! Darling

Yandere! Doflamingo with Ex-Pirate! Darling

Yandere! Doflamingo vs Law with Straw Hat! Darling

Yandere! Portgas D. Ace Prompt 17

Yandere! Katakuri Prompt 48

Yandere! Platonic! Shanks with Daughter! Darling

Yandere! Platonic! Robin + Chopper with Darling Resisting

Detroit: Become Human

Upgrades - Yandere! RK900 Scenario

Invader Zim

Yandere! Platonic! Zim Concept

Red Dead Redemption

Yandere! Micah Bell Prompts

Yandere! Undead! Arthur Morgan Prompt 🥀 17

Yandere! Sean MacGuire Concept

Yandere! Micah Bell Prompts V-2 + O-2

Yandere! Sadie Adler Concept

Yandere! Micah Bell Prompts 20, 18, 31

Yandere! Self-Aware! Arthur Morgan Prompt 🥀 45

Yandere! Colm O'Driscoll Prompts

Yandere! Colm O'Driscoll Prompts 9, 19, 18

Yandere! Coyote! Javier Escuella Concept

Yandere! Jack Marston Prompts

Yandere! Low Honor! John Marston Concept

Yandere! Arthur Morgan with O'Driscoll! Darling

Yandere! RDR1! Javier Escuella Prompts P-3- Q-2, 57

Yandere! Platonic! John Marston Prompt 66

Yandere! Kieran Duffy Concept

Yandere! Kieran Duffy with O'Driscoll! Darling

Yandere! Arthur Morgan with Bounty! Darling

Yandere! Low Honor! Arthur Morgan Prompts 58 + 57

Yandere! RDR1! Javier Escuella Prompts 13, 47, 38

Yandere! John + Abigail Marston Sharing a Darling

Yandere! Rabbit! Kieran Duffy Concept

Yandere! Panther! Dutch with Domestic Cat! Darling

Yandere! Rat! Micah Bell Concept

Yandere! Irish Terrier! Sean MacGuire Concept

[ffviirarepairweek]

FFVII Rare Pair Week 2023

Urban Dictionary defines rarepair as “A ship or pairing that not many people ship or is very rare to find fanfiction and fanart of. Typically happens within small fandoms or with minor characters.” So what’s your favourite Final Fantasy VII related rare pair? Do you have more than one? Here’s a chance to showcase them and help them move up from being rare! Not all parts of the pairing have to be from FFVII, and you don’t have to do the same pairing or group for the whole week! Below we have a list of prompts for this year. Feel free to be as creative with those as you want to, and take your time working on your entries, but please don’t forget to post them on the right date if you can. (But remember, no matter how late it’s better than never!)

For this event we are using a category approach. You can use the category as a theme for your prompt and the listed items suggested ideas. If none of the prompts give you any ideas, don’t worry! You can create anything you like for the week, provided it involves a rare pair! The goal of the week is to celebrate and share our rare pairs more than to just follow a list. Be it art, writing, mood boards, or even fic recs, just spread the love!

Feb. 16 | Day 1. Valentines/Galentines/FriendsDay. February is the home of Valentine’s Day - do they celebrate? If it’s a platonic pairing, do they do something on that day to celebrate their friendship?

Feb. 17 | Day 2. Music. Making music. Listening to music. Dancing to music. Workout music. Theme songs. (Or maybe putting on a song and taking inspiration from that song on what to write.)

Feb. 18 | Day 3. Self Care. Spa days. Cooking for each other. Bubble baths. How do they relax together, or give each other space to relax?

Feb. 19 | Day 4. Costumes. Masks. Disguises. Undercover. Parties. Holidays. Roleplay.

Feb. 20 | Day 5. Transitions. There are many transitions in life that can be meaningful. The transitions of night to day, the transitions from one job to the next, a move from one place to another, from single to married to widowed. What’s a transition that was important to your characters?

Feb. 21 | Day 6. Combo Day (mix and match, take any prompts and combine them!)

Feb. 22 | Day 7. Free Day

Need more inspiration? Our past prompt lists can be found below, and you’re welcome to use any of them!

2022 List

2020 List

2019 List

2018 List

Also, mod Asylos is taking requests for things to write! That’s right, you can get something written for your rare pair, and not just do all the heavy lifting yourself. Send in your requests as an ask to this blog any time now up until the end of the event week. 

Please remember to include the week’s tag (ffviirarepairweek) within the first 5 tags or else we might be unable to find your work! We will NOT accept/reblog anything containing Character/Ship Hate, so avoid including those in your entries. Also don’t repost anyone else’s work as your own! You are welcome to reblog other’s posts, but credit where credit is due.

You can submit your works on AO3 to the event collection at https://archiveofourown.org/collections/FFVIIrarepairweek

And if you have any questions, don’t be afraid of sending an ask.

We hope it turns out to be a fun event for everyone!

[illicitlimerence-writes]

see you later | m. schumacher

pairing: mick schumacher x reader word count: 7.4k words (i warned you) request: yes/no, by anons: "hi! I don’t know if you’re currently taking requests but would you mind writing for mick schumacher? i really enjoy your work, considering you’re one of the few that write for him and you’re really good “i haven’t seen (her/him/them) smile in months.” is the prompt." & "hey abigail, do you write for mick and lando? would you mind using this prompt, “what am i in your life? because as of lately i feel as though i’ve been nothing to you.” from the angst list but with a happy ending?" & "heyyy i love your writing sm can i maybe request something??? maybe a fic with lando or mick based on the song see you later by jenna raine!! i want to cry omg thank u ilysm" literally so sorry this took so long. i hope you all like this<;3 prompt: letter y: you. from this christmas alphabet prompt list. fluff #21: "i haven't seen (her/him/them) smile in months". angst #44: "what am i in your life? because as of lately i feel as though i've been nothing to you" from this prompt list warnings: language, time jumps. i know this is a mess of inconsistencies, but that's how heartbreak is. it makes you take stupid choices, cling to whatever small hope you can get. i hope you like this. a/n: day twenty-five!!!! i highly encourage all of you to read this while listening to 'see you later' by jenna raine, and ''tis the damn season' by our queen taylor swift, on repeat until you finish reading this. i promise it will hurt, and make sense even more.

my masterlist / christmas alphabet masterlist

the snow clings to her hair, slowly melting and dampening her soft strands. she shoves her hands in the pockets of her coat, huffing as she watches the lights in the main square, her breath coming out in a cloud of smoke.

she looks around at the small town she used to call home, it holds so many memories, some of the greatest, the happiest… and the ones she wishes she could forget. for some reason, though, those were the ones she seemed to think about the most.

growing up in a small town was both a blessing and a curse. she knew that if she ever needed anything, the town of eroda would always be there for her. they knew her since birth, and she felt extremely lucky to have so many people by her side. they’d been there for her when her parents passed away in a car crash, and they all helped raise her, however they could.

on the flip side, since she always carried the people from her hometown in her heart and mind, that meant he was also part of that privileged group of people. and no matter how much she wanted to erase him from her mind, she couldn’t.

everywhere she looked, there he was. a rising star in motor racing, following his father’s footsteps. her annual visits to eroda were always accompanied by whispers of his name. since the racing season ended just before the holidays, his name was always plastered on the front page of the local newspaper.

“local hero, mick schumacher, represents eroda in international formula 3 championship - wins 2018 championship.”

“you don’t want to look away, mick schumacher to move to the big leagues, joins formula one team. the schumacher name is back where it belongs.”

yeah, she remembered each headline like the back of her hand. it used to be her in charge of coming up with those flashy titles, once. of course, she was biased.

he used to be her everything. middle school sweethearts, high school sweethearts.

you couldn’t spot one without the other nearby. they were always holding hands, his arm around her shoulders protectively. the whole town was rooting for them. until he reached a crossroad, he had a choice to make.

his career slowly became his first priority. he began canceling dates, arriving late to her important events. she understood, of course she did. but it began bothering her when it started happening more often than not.

“what am i in your life? because as of lately i feel as though i’ve been nothing to you.” she turned her back on him, crossing her arms over her chest.

“nothing? you are my everything!” he chased after her, stretching his arm, touching her shoulder.

“really? because it doesn’t feel like it. you keep canceling plans, i had to wait four hours for you to show up to our anniversary dinner. do you know how stupid i felt!? with everyone throwing me those pity glances.” she stopped walking, taking a step back when she almost collided against his chest. his hands immediately wrapped around her middle, pulling her back to him. “let me go,” she removed his hands from her body.

“i don’t know what you want me to say! i need to start thinking about my future, i have a chance to leave this place!” he motioned to the buildings around them, all decorated with flashy christmas lights.

“y-you want… you want to leave?” she whispered, eyebrows furrowed as he placed his hands on his face for a second.

“that’s not what i meant, i… there’s a whole world waiting out there. i don’t want to stay here and think about what could’ve been. i want to take chances, fight for what i want. what would be my future if i stayed here? work for my dad in his workshop?”

she stared at him, a frown on her face as she felt her eyes tearing up. she didn’t speak, she knew he wasn’t finished yet.

“this is what i’ve been working for my whole life. i can’t let it all go to waste. i have a once in a lifetime opportunity. i can’t let it go.”

“and what about me?” she said, her voice coming out louder, calmer than she had hoped. no turning back now. “what about what i want? what about my plans, our plans? does that mean nothing to you, as well?” she raised her eyebrows. he didn’t say anything, just scratched his forehead in an attempt to conceal his anxiety. “where do i fit in in this plan of yours? or was i just something for you to pass the time?”

mick shook his head, eyes never leaving hers. she could see the hurt in his blue orbs.

“i don’t want…” she said after minutes of silence, in which she thought about how he had every right to put his future ahead of everything else. she knew that if she had the chance, even the smallest one, to have the opportunities that he did, she’d take them without thinking twice. she removed her beanie from her head. “i don’t want to force you into something you don’t want to do. if you want to leave, i… i can’t say i’m fine with that. but i also know that… if you stay, if you give everything up… eventually, you’ll hate me for it.”

“i could never hate you,” he said, and she noticed how he never contradicted her other statements. somehow, that only made her feel worse. “you’re the most important thing in my life,”

“that’s not true,” her lips curled up in an ironic smile. “you have a bright future ahead of you. don’t waste it.” she handed him her, no, his beanie. she flinched when their fingers made contact. it was weird, how his touch felt unfamiliar now that the realizations hit her. this was goodbye.

“(y/n)...” her name felt unfamiliar on his tongue, he always, always called her by a nickname. princess, angel, liebe.

“liebe? what does that mean?” the girl asked, frowning at the word in a foreign language. “i don’t know, it’s what my dad calls my mom after he makes her mad,” the boy shrugged his shoulders. “oh. maybe it’s ‘i’m sorry’?” she looked at him, the boy shook his head. “no, that’s another word. maybe it means-” “look! there’s gina! we can ask her,” the girl interrupted him, she pointed to the boy’s older sister, who was walking out of a coffee shop. they both stood up and ran to her. “gina, gina.” mick called for his sister, she turned and waited until both pre-teens stood in front of her, catching their breaths. “what’s up?” she asked, sipping from her paper cup. “do you know what liebe means?” the girl asked, probably butchering the pronunciation. the older girl almost choked on her drink. “what?” “liebe,” mick repeated. “where did you hear that?” she asked, eyes darting between the two friends. “from dad. he broke mom’s favorite vase and tried to calm her down by kissing her. it was pretty gross but then he started calling her that,” mick explained. gina laughed as both kids pretended to hurl. “it means love,” the older girl said. “like in ‘i love you’?” mick asked. “no, more like… when you call someone ‘my love’, in german it’s ‘mein liebe’,” she clarified. hours later, both kids had moved on from the new word they’d learned that day and were sitting on a bench by the main square, where they had a perfect view of everything going on around them. “(y/n/n)...” mick called, and the girl turned to him. “what?” “h-how would you feel if… if i…” “if you what?” she asked, turning to him. patience wasn’t exactly one of her virtues. “how would you feel if i… called you liebe?” he asked, feeling his heart pounding in his chest. “why would you call me that?” she frowned. he remained quiet, looking at the snow covering the ground. “do you-” “i think i love you,” he interrupted. watching her eyes widening in surprise. “oh,” she said, staring at him. “i should go, i’m sorry,” he shook his head, standing up. as the night rolled around, mick wasn’t his usual cheerful self, and it didn’t go unnoticed by his parents. as mick was setting up the table for dinner, his father walked in with the plates and silverware. “everything okay, champ?” mick looked up at his father, nodding his head. “you sure? i don’t think the house has been this quiet since before you two were born,” mick gave his father a small smile. the doorbell saved him from an awkward conversation. “i’ll go!” he rushed out of the dining room, and as he opened the front door, he wished he’d never left it. “wh-what are you doing here?” mick asked, looking at the girl in front of him. “why… how… why do you think you love me? how do you know it’s love?” she asked. “i don’t know… i just do.” “but… how?” feelings were confusing, especially for a twelve year old. “i-i guess… whenever something happens, good or bad, you’re the first person i want to talk to. when i wake up i- i count the minutes until i can see you.” “i do that, too,” she confessed. “oh.” “i think i love you, too.” “oh.” “is that all you have to say?” she frowned. “oh! i- no, i- that’s… good?” it sounded more like a question than a statement, which only confused her even more. “i don’t know,” she shrugged her shoulder. “mick! who is it?” his father called for him. “it’s (y/n)! hold on,” mick answered, taking a few steps forward, closing the door behind him. now, they were both standing outside, staring at each other with wide eyes and warm cheeks. “you’re blushing,” she pointed out. mick covered his cheeks with his hands. “no, i’m not,” he shook his head. “yes, you are. you’re blushing because i told you that i love you,” she blurted out, breath hitching as she realized what she’d said. “i’m okay with it,” she said after seconds of silence. “what?” he asked. “i’m okay with… you… calling me that,” she looked up at the sky. “liebe?” he said, and she felt her heart speed up at the word. she nodded, shyly. “yeah. if you want to.” “okay. we’ll be so cool. no one else at school will know what it means, only us.” “only us,”

she nodded. she looked to her right, noticing the lights on the front porch of her house blinking twice. time to come home. “i have to go,” “oh, okay.” “i’ll see you tomorrow,” she said. “okay. good night, mein liebe,” mick tried the foreign words. “that’ll take a while to get used to,” “i- i can call you something else if you want-” “no, i like it. i like you,” she confessed. she watched the lights blinking again. she turned toward mick, who was left speechless. standing on her tiptoes, she pressed her lips against his cheek for two seconds. before jumping down the two steps leading to his porch, and running home.

“that’ll take a while to get used to,” she said the words she told him many, many years ago, when their relationship first started. it was sort of poetic, how those words came back to her now that it was ending.

“i-i don’t want things to end like this. i-”

“i’ll be fine,” she smiled, even though she felt like dying on the inside. “maybe… maybe this is not goodbye. i mean, there’s only like, what? five thousand people in this town? our paths will cross again at some point.”

“but it won’t be the same,” he said. she nodded, taking in what he’d just said.

“it won’t. perhaps we… we’re just not meant to be. not right now, at least,” she knew she was hurting herself by holding on to a small sliver of hope.

“if this isn’t goodbye, then it’s-”

“a see you later,” she finished, nodding her head. “so, i guess i… i’ll see you later.” she started walking backward. “you go, be the superstar you were born to be. i’ll be here.”

“i’ll come back for you,” he assured her. she gave him a small smile.

“i’m sure you will,” no he won’t, her thoughts betrayed her.

“i will. even if it takes me five, ten years. i will come back for you. i promise”

“okay,” she whispered, and now that she was far enough, she turned her back on him, letting the tears fall from her eyes.

love isn’t supposed to hurt this much at sixteen.

she brings herself out of her thoughts, before it gets too real. it had been hard on her. she was used to being by his side twenty-four/seven. and suddenly, he wasn’t there anymore. since that night, the colors turned a dull gray, the town that used to bring her such comfort, a sense of security that she desperately needed, suddenly felt like being trapped inside a glass box, she needed to escape.

she reaches her childhood home, even after all these years, she never had the heart, the courage, to sell it. she’d been advised by a lot of people that in order to really move on, she had to let go of everything holding her back.

but how could she get rid of something so important to her? this was her home. no matter how many new cities she visited, the new york skyscrapers, the lights in paris, the history of london, the beaches in l.a., nothing could ever compare to the warm feeling that lived in this house. if she closes her eyes, she swears she can still smell the butter cookies her mother used to bake. she can still hear her father playing catchy tunes on the piano. she can still feel mick’s arm around her shoulders as they watched a movie.

dwelling on the past can be a very dangerous thing, she reminds herself as she turns on the lights, dropping her keys in the bowl that sits on top of a small table next to the door.

she sighs as she drops her bags in her bedroom. she never moved any of her stuff to her parents’ room, it felt weird. so, now, as a twenty-four year old, she has to find a way to sleep comfortably on her old twin-sized bed.

she doesn’t bother in taking out her clothes, instead checks the entire house, making sure everything was just as she’d left it. she puts on her coat and grabs her car keys, making sure her credit card sits safely inside her phonecase. she drives to the grocery store, preparing herself for all the small talk she’s going to do as soon as she steps in. on other occasions, she’d be happy to catch up with everyone she grew up with, but as she climbs out of her car, she spots a familiar figure making its way inside.

“i’ll come back for you. even if it takes me five, ten years.” “i think i love you.” “liebe? what does that mean?” “i don’t know, it’s what my dad my mom after he makes her mad” “good night, mein liebe,”

it’s like a kaleidoscope of memories, all at once, ending as soon as they came. she grips her phone in her hand. lightly banging her head against the hood of her car.

you can do this.

she grabs an old beanie from the back of her car, putting it on in hopes to not catch that much attention. closing the door, she breathes deeply, walking toward the grocery store. she keeps her head down most of the time, skipping aisles when there’s someone there, avoiding eye contact whilst side-eyeing everyone, looking for him. so she can run away from there as fast as humanly possible.

you’re almost done. you just need the milk.

she grips the cart handle until her knuckles turn white, taking slow steps to the dairy section, she sighs in relief when she sees it’s empty. once the carton of milk is secure in her hands she rushes back to her cart, scanning her groceries in case she forgot something. she hears a laugh, one she could recognize from miles away. her eyes widen, brain short-circuits as she hears him getting closer. her feet feel like lead. she drops the milk in the cart, taking clumsy steps away from that aisle. just as she’s about to leave the aisle she sees him, out of the corner of her eye. he’s there. she moves her head, watching him typing something on his phone, her heart pounds in her chest as she sees him putting his phone away, scanning the different products.

she must’ve been staring for too long, she thinks, because his eyes shift from the freezers, to her.

two pairs of wide eyes meet each other, her throat feels dry as he looks her up and down. his mouth opens, and she panics, she knows he’s about to call her name. a name that he’s been whispering to himself ever since that night eight years ago.

god bless old mr. johnson, who calls mick’s name, making him break the staring contest between them. she takes the opportunity and bolts out of there, rushing to the only available cashier, a girl she’d gone to high school with.

“it’s just like the old days… you and mick here, together,” the girl, liv, says, and (y/n) remembers that during their school years, liv always told them how cute they were together.

“oh, i, we… we’re not-” she shakes her head, and liv’s eyes widen.

“oh, my god, i’m so sorry, i just… you were like, the perfect couple, i think everyone still mourns your breakup. and now you’re here, and he’s here… and you’re both like, here, right now,” she opens her arms, “i’m sorry,”

“it’s fine,” she says, tapping her heel against the ground, looking around her.

once liv finishes ringing all of her items, she pulls out her credit card, and liv gives her a pained smile.

“i’m sorry, we’re not accepting cards right now, do you have any other form of payment?” oh, god, this can’t be happening right now.

“n-no, i… this is all i have. i can run to the bank tomorrow morning and pay you as soon as you open?”

“i’m sorry,” liv sakes her head, “i’m not allowed to-”

“hey, it’s fine, i’ll take care of it,” like a saint, out of nowhere, mick materializes behind her.

“n-no, you don’t have to,” she says, not looking at him, choosing instead to watch liv, who looks like a kid who’s about to meet her favorite artist, her eyes darting between the two former lovers. “i’ll come back tomorrow,” she says, pushing the cart.

she feels a hand wrapping around her arm, she flinches at the contact, looking at his hand, then, slowly, drifting her eyes up. it takes everything in her not to melt under his touch.

be strong. it’s over. he’s your past.

“let me do this for you,” he says. don’t give in, don’t give in. it doesn’t work, he gives her that damn small smile, she watches the way his lips curl up slowly. and she’s done for.

“i’ll pay you back tomorrow. i swear,” she says once they're out of the store, balancing the grocery bags in her arms as she pulls out her keys.

“oh, no, don’t worry about it,” he smiles, and she looks at him sternly. “fine, sorry,” he doesn’t know why he’s apologizing, but he feels the need to.

once she places the bags in the backseat, she shuts the door. she straightens her back.

“i- i should… go now, i-”

“oh, yeah, sorry,” mick scratches the back of his head as he stands up, he’d been leaning against the driver’s side of the car. he stands, moving to the side to let her climb in. “are you free tomorrow? maybe we can-”

she cuts him off, turning on the car and putting it in reverse. mick takes a few steps back, and she wastes no time in backing up and getting away from there.

she gets no sleep that night. she tosses and turns, she walks downstairs and makes a bag of popcorn she picked from the grocery store. if this is how she reacts to just a few minutes with him… how is she supposed to survive the rest of the holiday season?

she falls asleep when the sun starts rising.

incessant knocking on her door wakes her up. she grabs a hoodie from the floor, putting it on as she rushes downstairs.

“i can’t believe you’re back!” arms wrap around her, pulling her close to the older woman’s body.

“it’s nice to see you, too, corinna,” it hurts to say her name.

“mick told us he saw you last night. why didn’t you call? i would’ve set up the guest room for you,” mick’s mom loved her like she was her own child. and it really took a toll on her when the couple broke up years ago. she wanted to be there for both of them, but it just wasn’t possible.

“thank you, but i- i have this place,” she knocks on the door frame, smiling. “how’s everyone?” she asks.

“it’s just like the old times… you’re both back home, the carnival is starting in a week… this might be the best christmas we’ve had in a long time,”

the girl nods, a tight-lipped smile on her face.

“gina is returning home tomorrow,”

“aw, i can’t wait to see her. i’ve missed her snarky remarks,” gina had always been the older sister she never had.

“i see it and i don’t believe it…” they both turn, seeing michael walking to her with open arms. “(y/n) (y/l/n)...” she sprints towards him.

“you’ve gotten old,” she says once the hug ended.

“so have you,” he replies, making her laugh. this was why he always was one of her favorite adults, he wasn’t afraid to fight back, no matter who he was talking to.

after catching up with the married couple, they leave her alone, not without giving her tight hugs, and michael and corinna pour all the love they have for her into their embrace.

the facade leaves her exhausted, she collapses onto her couch, tears streaming down her face.

i have to leave.

the four years she’s been away from this place were not enough to heal all the open wounds he’d left. she thought she’d moved past him, but she was wrong. she didn’t know how she’d survived the first years without him, whilst she still lived there.

but she’d been doing just that, surviving. waking up past midday, malnourished her body, crying herself to sleep each night. she didn’t deserve that. and she couldn’t go back to that dark place either. and if what she needed was to get away from that place, to never place a foot in the place that had once brought such comfort, she’d leave. go to the other side of the world. whatever it took.

she runs upstairs, thanking the stars that she hadn’t bothered to unpack. she grabs her bag and heads downstairs, wiping the tears away from her face. she opens the door, freezing in her spot as she sees mick standing in front of her.

“h-h-hi,” he mutters, looking at her with wide eyes, his eyes travel down to her bag. “a-are you leaving?” he asks, feeling a pain in his chest.

“yeah, i-” she clears her throat, her mouth feeling dry. “something came up, i-” she rushes past him, placing the bag on the backseat.

“i was hoping we… we could talk,” he says as she shuts the door close.

“can’t. sorry,” she keeps her eyes straight ahead, taking strong steps toward her front door, pulling out her keys to lock it. she turns around, flinching back, she finds herself trapped between the door and mick’s body.

“is it because i’m here?” he asks, her eyes fly to a random spot behind him. “i don’t-” he doesn’t finish his sentence.

“i have to go,” she says, but he places his hands flat against the door, caging her between his arms.

“i came back.” was all he said.

“good. now, please, let me leave.” she tries to move, but his hands move to hold her waist. “m-mick,” his name feels like a breath of fresh air. she doesn’t remember the last time she spoke his name, it had been too long, for sure.

“i came back. for you,” he whispers.

“it’s a little too late for that,” she says, feeling a weight in her chest.

“don’t say that. we promised that i’d come back for you,”

“i never made any promises, you did.”

“you said that it wasn’t goodbye. just a see you later.”

“i did. now this is goodbye.” she says, pushing his arms away from her. she takes two steps before she’s being lifted in the air and thrown over his shoulder. “put me down!” she yells as he starts walking. she feels his hand in her pocket, grabbing her keys and unlocking her home. he walks in, locking the door behind him to prevent her from running away, he places the keys in his pocket before he sets her down. “what the hell, mick?”

she doesn’t flinch this time, when she says her name, and they both notice it.

“i just want to talk-”

“fine. let’s talk. oh, i cannot wait to hear all about your adventures all over the world. are you having fun? aren’t you tired from the jet lag?” she ranted, a permanent frown on her forehead as she faked empathy. “aren’t you so glad you left this beat up small town and went to the greatest cities in the world?”

“what are you talking about? you left this place, too!” he interrupted her.

“i know, but i at least make it back for the holidays! unlike someone,”

“why are you being so childish?” he scoffed.

“because i can! and i want to!”

“don’t you want to talk like proper adults, sit down, discuss this in a-”

“no! this is my house and i talk however i want to! and if you don’t like then you can leave, it shouldn’t be an issue, seeing that that’s the only thing you’re good at. leaving me, your family, everything behind!” she yelled, turning her back on him.

where was this coming from?

“do you think it’s been easy for me? i don’t get to see my family for half of the year, and when i do get time off i’m too busy thinking about you to even pay attention to them!” now he was raising his voice as well.

“boo-hoo. poor mick.” she rolled her eyes. “you know what to do to fix things with your family,” she shot him a dirty look.

“are you saying i should quit racing?”

“you said it,”

“that is literally all i’ve dreamed of my entire life,” he said, not thinking twice about his words. she took a step back, visibly trying to make herself smaller. “fuck, that’s not… you’re making me say things i don’t mean,”

she shakes her head, crossing her arms over her chest. they both stand there, looking at each other. the anger is now followed by sadness.

“what happened to us?” mick whispers.

“distance. timing.” she lists.

“timing… you said-”

“i know what i said. i also remember what you said,” she lifted an eyebrow.

“i did come back. i’m right here.”

“are you? are you really back? for good? or is this just something to keep your mind busy before the season begins?”

“why are you so upset about me prioritizing my career?” he runs his hand through his hair, nearly pulling at the roots in desperation.

“because you never thought about me!” she yelled. his mouth opened but no sound came out. “you chose a car over me,”

“everything i’ve ever done is for you. all my choices, every contract i’ve signed, every race i’ve won… has been for you, to secure a future for you. for us.”

“and where was i?” her voice came out broken. “why wasn’t i with you… by your side as you accomplished all of those things?” he didn’t reply. “do you know why i was so upset with you?”

“because you hate me?” he scoffed. she shook her head.

“because all those years ago, i was ready to drop everything and go with you.” she said, feeling tears in her eyes. “if you asked me to, i would’ve sold everything in my possession and join you.” she shook her head. “i was alone, i had no one. and the one person who understood me, who loved me more than anything in the world, suddenly didn’t anymore. do you know how… broken i was after you left? i would fall asleep at five in the morning, wake up in the evening and stare at the window all day. i’m not saying this to rub it in your face, make you feel bad. what i’m saying is, i can’t go back to who i was back then. i won’t survive.

so if you’re saying that you’re back, after eight years, i want you to think about what you really mean by that. are you back for a few weeks, a month at most, looking for someone to keep your bed warm… or are you ready to fulfill that promise you made that night?” she finished, wiping away a tear as she walked up the stairs, leaving him stunned. she dropped down on her bed, burying her face in her pillows. letting out a sob as she heard her front door slam shut.

-

the days passed, she stayed inside her house for the most part, only leaving to go to the grocery store, praying she didn’t run into mick, or to go on a walk at ungodly hours of the morning. she’d promised herself she wouldn’t go back to how she was eight years ago, so she woke up early each morning, cleaned her entire house, sans her parents’ bedroom, and finished whatever unfinished projects she could find.

she was washing the dishes she’d used to prepare breakfast, when a knock on her door caught her attention.

“michael… what are you doing here?”

“just checking in, everything alright?” he asked, she nodded. “are you sure?”

“i’m… surviving,” she shrugged a shoulder.

“you need to leave this place, when was the last time you went out, breathed in the crisp morning air?”

“this morning, actually. i’ve been going on a run at about five thirty am, every day.” she smiled, feeling proud of herself.

“good, that’s good for you. well, i don’t know if you know, but tonight is the inauguration of the christmas carnival,” she nodded, remembering what corinna had mentioned. “and you know corinna loves you, she’s been helping organize it this year, and i know it would mean a lot to her if you showed up, even for just a few minutes.” michael explained, and she huffed.

“that’s cheating. you know i can’t say no to you, or corinna,” the couple had been her bonus parents, how could she let them down? “i guess i could squeeze it in my very tight calendar,” she joked.

“great, we’ll pick you up at six, you can help us with the finishing touches,” michael skipped down the steps of her porch, walking away, leaving her speechless.

once the sun went down she got ready to go out, wrapping herself in comfortable clothes, applying light makeup to her face. when the clock hit ten before six, she felt butterflies in her stomach.

after sadness, came the acceptance. maybe she’d been right all those years ago, maybe they just weren’t meant to be. no more fighting, she decided.

a ring on her doorbell brought her out of her thoughts, she ran downstairs as the person outside pressed the button again and again, she didn’t have to think twice about who it was outside.

“will you stop? i heard you perfectly fine the first time,” she said as she opened her door, coming face to face with the one person who’d been by her side during her heartache.

“are you sure you weren’t asleep? wallowing in self pity?” the girl outside fake pouted, making her laugh. if it had been literally anyone else, she would’ve punched them, slam the door in their face, but it was gina. and gina knew better than anyone how to deal with a sad (y/n).

“bitch,” the younger girl smiled, shaking her head in disbelief.

“bitch,” gina repeated, wrapping her arms around the girl. they embraced each other, she sighed in relief, now she had someone to save her from the nosy townspeople. “i missed you so much,” gina said.

“i know, i missed you too.” she nodded, now that she was out of the euphoric state after seeing gina for the first time, she noticed mick leaning against her car, waiting for them.

“did you really? or were you too busy with that hot french guy to even send me a picture of you on your way here?” gina raised her voice a little, clearly trying to get her brother’s attention. the girl’s eyes widened, flashing to the blonde for a second. it was true, though, she’d been living in paris for the past year, and she met claude one night in a bar, they’d hooked up a couple of times during her time there, but she made it clear from the first day that it was nothing serious. her heart still belonged to someone else. someone who was currently straightening his back, moving his head to the side, avoiding her gaze.

“gina…” she whispered, “what the fuck?”

“trust me. he has to know you won’t be waiting around for him,” gina whispered back. “anyways,” she said loudly, “let’s go to the carnival, i’m sure mom and dad are wondering where we are,” gina grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the house. she locked the door behind her, shoving the keys in her pocket.

“hi,” she breathed as they approached mick, who gave her a small smile before looking away.

“hi, you two ready?” he asked.

“yeah, let’s go,” gina answered. the three of them walked toward the main square, where the carnival was taking place. “shoot, i forgot something. you too go on without me, i’ll meet you there, bye,” gina rambled, running back to her house, leaving the two of them alone, standing there in the cold.

they watched her run away, her figure getting smaller the further away she got.

“twenty bucks says she planned this,”

“i don’t want to lose twenty bucks over this,” she chuckled, humorlessly. she took a few steps forward, looking behind her shoulder to see him standing there, awkwardly. “are you coming, or what?” she placed her hands inside her pockets as she kept walking, it only took him two seconds to reach her side.

his hands itched, she was so close, with just one movement of his arm and he’d be holding her.

“listen, i…” she spoke, looking straight ahead. “i don’t want to keep arguing about… us. just for tonight, let’s… leave that behind us, even just for a few hours. this night is important for your family, and i-” her voice broke, and she stopped walking, they could see the lights and hear the excited talking from the carnival. “i want to have a nice night, i don’t want to think about tomorrow, or the future, just…” she looked up at him, seeing the same hurt look on his face.

“okay,” he said. “just one night.” she nodded, looking at his outstretched hand. “like nothing ever happened,” he offered.

“we’ll probably regret this in the morning,”

“maybe,” he shrugged, “but we’ll worry about that tomorrow. for now, let’s enjoy what the town of eroda has to offer.” she held his hand, fingers lacing together immediately, like two puzzle pieces that fit perfectly.

if there was one day of the year where they could pass unnoticed by everyone else, it was the inauguration of the winter carnival. the whole town seemed to be under a spell, too lost in the snow, the games. as the minutes pass, as they jump from one attraction to the other, it’s like turning back time. suddenly, they’re both fifteen again, and he’s winning stuffed animals for her, she laughs and cheers for him when he raises his hands in celebration.

it feels so easy, she realizes, to fall back into their usual routine, their old ways, once they’ve both decided that this night is for them, and them only. even though they both know that the morning after will be like the breakup all over again, they push that thought to the back of their mind.

they can be hypocrites, masochists and stupid for one night. and if this is the last night, before the grand goodbye, then they’ll take full advantage of the time they have left.

she leans her head against his shoulder as they watch the fireworks show. he wraps his arm around her, pulling her closer to him. he feels eyes on him, and as he turns to the side he sees his family looking at them, wide smiles on their faces. and he feels a lump in his throat.

“come with me,” he whispers, grabbing her hand. she looks at him, a small frown on her face.

“why? where are we going?” she chuckles as he leads her away from everyone else.

“you’ll see,” he says, looking at her from behind his shoulder, a small smile on his face.

in a town this small, it doesn’t take her too long to realize where he’s taking her. they sneak into the football field of the high school they went to years ago. they walk behind the bleachers, where they shared many kisses hidden from prying eyes. they walk in unison, headed straight to the center of the field.

they laid side by side, looking up at the stars.

“do you ever… think, wonder, about what could have been?” she asks.

“every day,” he answers.

“me too,” she whispers.

“who… wha- who is the hot french guy gina mentioned?” mick asks, gripping her hand tighter, involuntarily.

“claude. i’ve been living in paris, and he…” she shrugs, “he’s just a guy,”

“is that really all he is?” was he jealous? did he seriously think there could be someone other than him for her?”

“trust me, i’ve tried my luck with guys, none of them are you.” she breathes, slowly taking out a brick of the walls around her.

“good,” he whispered, and he couldn’t help a small from forming on his face. was he being a jerk? maybe. but it was a great relief to know that bit of information.

“idiot,” she chuckled, punching his shoulder lightly. “you’ve officially ruined me for other guys, how does that make you feel?” she lifted an eyebrow.

“fucking fantastic,” he laughs, and she does as well. suddenly, their laughter fills the empty football field.

why were they laughing? maybe it was the snow and the cold beneath them that had affected their brains. once the laughter died down, the sadness came back.

“it is fantastic… you have no idea how much it hurt just hearing your name, seeing your face on the newspaper. i couldn’t even try to fall in love with someone else without having the whole town shooting me pity glances, “poor thing, the love of her life went away, now she has to find a replacement”. fucking stupid. stupid. why did you have to leave?” there were tears in her eyes.

“i don’t know… if-if i could turn back time, go back to that moment, i would. i would ask you to come with me, you have always been my motivation, the reason i’m doing this. i-”

“do you think he could’ve worked out?” she asked, eyes shifting to the stars above.

“i do. god, we’ve wasted so much time, i just know that if you’d left with me… we’d be the happiest people in the planet,” her heart broke. “i’m sorry for all the pain i’ve caused you, for not thinking about you, for being selfish, i- i don’t even know why you’re still talking to me. i would’ve been furious, ready to-”

“i was. i was furious. but i couldn’t be the one holding you back. like i said, i just knew you’d come to hate me, eventually. it’s better this way, now we just have the memories.”

“what about a future?”

“please don’t… don’t use that word if you don’t mean it.”

“but i do. i know it’s probably so fucked up from me to say, but i’ve already got a taste of a lifestyle that i adore, and i’m so incredibly grateful that you let me have it. but now i… i’m ready. i’m ready for more.” he sat up. “the worst mistake i ever made was letting you go. and now that we’re both here, i don’t want to do it again.”

she didn’t reply, just laid with a blanket of snow beneath her.

“i don’t know if i can survive another heartbreak,”

“you won’t have to. i promise. i’ve learned my lesson the hard way, i can’t let you go again.” he sat on his knees next to her. “that is… if you want to. i- i completely understand if you… if you don’t want me,”

“i’ve wanted you since before i knew what love was.” she breathed, sitting up as well, feeling the snow in her hair. “if we… if we’re going to do this, for real this time, we have to be completely transparent with our feelings,” she let her fingers play together, eyes drifting down. “our choices, we make them together. wherever you go, i go.”

“there’s nothing that i want more than that,” he held her hands. “it’s always been you. you’re the one for me, the one i want to share everything with. i want you more than anything in the world.”

“you have me. you’ve always had me.” she grasped his face in her hand. “i was just too stubborn to admit it,”

“no, i deserved it. after the hell i put you through,” he shook his head, but the girl leaned in.

“the journey was hell… but it brought me heaven, it brought me back to you.”

“we can make this work.” he nodded, she gave him a small smile.

“everything leads me back to you. and this town,”

after eight long years, their lips met again. the sparks were there, they never left. she’d missed his touch so much, she felt her skin on fire as his hands roamed over her back, her waist, her face. she clung to him, afraid that if she let go he’d disappear forever. her back hit the white snow, a chill running down her back from the cold, but it was put out by his magical hands on her face.

“i’m sorry… for making you wait so long, i know patience wasn’t really your forte,” he whispered on her lips.

“luckily, for you, i am.”

-

“i haven’t seen him smile like this in months,” corinna whispered to her husband, watching the young couple sitting in front of the christmas tree.

“i know. everything is back in place, like it always should’ve been,” michael said, his arm around corinna.

the girl was laughing, sitting in mick’s lap as he whispered in her ear.

“i love you, mein liebe,” he said, catching her off guard. a smile appeared on her face.

“you don’t know how long i’ve been waiting to hear that again,” she replied, burying her face against the crook of his neck.

“will it take you a while to get used to it?” he asked, chuckling lightly.

“no,” she shook her head. “this might,” she played with the ring around her finger.

“you better get used to it, it’s not leaving that finger any time soon,”

“really?” she raised an eyebrow, smiling.

“mhm…”

it might not make sense to most people, how can a couple be engaged just five days after getting back together? but for them, it was just picking up where they’d left off. the deep love they felt for each other was still there, untouched. sure, they’d felt other feelings along the way, but love would always be the strongest. they wouldn’t hesitate anymore, they wouldn’t waste any more time they already had. they were in charge of their own destiny now.

“good, because i don’t want anyone else. only you,”