#Gilded Cage AU

[catboymoments]

I’ve been playing with my own take on the AU concept of “Belos finding Luz instead of Eda” soooo here it is!! Gilded Cage AU!

I think people forget that just because she’s silly doesn’t mean she’s dumb or would easily Get Evil if she was Belos’s ward. that’s the main theme here. Belos is like “hm maybe if I give Hunter a sister to play with he will not betray me this time. I’m a great emperor” and Meanwhile Luz is like “okay Hunter here’s how we’re going to kill this guy”

[omecat]

Gilded Cage AU Art Compilation

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[h4n47105]

Gilded Cage AU

"Isn't it in one's nature to keep the prettiest creature in their grasp?"

Wooo!!! I placed the info of the AU under readmore so there's that! I placed TW beforehand so if you don't like it, steer clear!

TW: FORCED MARRIAGE, MANIPULATION, COERCION, YANDERE/OBSESSION, MURDER, IMPLIED FORCED ISOLATION, IMPLIED MINDBREAK

[ INFO FOR ARTWORK ABOVE ]

There are some days that his little love just makes him so mad, that it gets to his head and into his heart; her screams echoing the halls as he drags her into dusty bedroom and locks up the steel collar around her neck - her pleas falling on deaf ears. It would go on for days before eventually, it'll go silent. Finally, peace and quiet. The most fun part of it all is how clingy his wife turns once he comes back to visit her; all smiles and wide eyed as she butters him up with the sweetest of words. How could he deny her if she begs that she wants all of his time to be spent with her? He's not that cruel

Wukong is still ALIVE in this AU, he never died and D.O just became his legacy bearer... Skip to Wukong introducing D.O to Yuánhóu (because Twisted Arm Gibbon are friends with Wukong). Considering that Wukong's alive, D.O pleads demands to Wukong that he marries Yuánhóu and since he's friends with Twisted Arm Gibbon, he's able to persuade him (think of like, those scenes when two old guys discuss about the marriage of their children because it's like, a way to show that their daughter is in capable hands) But Wukong just nopes out - smugly and mockingly too - telling D.O that there's no chance that Twisted Arm Gibbon will let him marry his only daughter. Yuánhóu DOES like D.O but all feelings are gone the moment D.O kills Twisted Arm Gibbon and forcefully weds with her. Wukong on the other hand, watches with amusement and pride (because in this life, it's either kill or be killed) so he's happy that D.O is taking in his path. Adding on, the previous Yandere! D.O artwork is basically the aftermath of Yuánhóu trying to escape the estate when D.O is out. Wukong was there but he let her escape, because he knows D.O will dish out a perfect punishment to her once he caught up to her In a way the differences between a Yandere Wukong and Yandere D.O to me is that Yan! Wukong plays around with his darling, let them punch him, kick him and run off whenever they want. In the end, he'll be always to find them. It doesn't matter if it takes him days or years, he'll find you regardless. Yan! D.O is stricter, firmer in his stances. He's quick to put punishments like binding your legs and arms together just so you won't run. He wants to break you, make you entirely dependent on him.

TAGLIST: @phoenixeclipse-lmkau

[starry-bi-sky]

what if i wrote a “shen yuan transmigrates into a wife” oneshot but the whole premise is based on the song “gone, i’m gone” from hadestown and its overall theme is wanderlust and freedom and it starts out as Shen Yuan settling into life in the palace and trying to avoid harem drama and thinking he can just live with his head down for the rest of his new life, only to be hit with a sudden intense yearning to explore his new world the likes he’s never felt before. What if he was sickly in his last life. What if he spent his entire last life indoors. Trapped between four walls. What if love is not a gilded cage. What if he begins clawing at the walls of his enclosure, desperate to escape because he wants to live, god please let him live. He can’t do this again. What if he spent months preparing for his escape and in that same breath getting the attention of some of the other wives around him because he has changed and it makes them wary. what if he got binghe’s attention as he is wont to do. What if he left. What if Shen Yuan was born with a bottomless pit in his stomach and a gaping maw in his chest. What if he was starving. What if he was starving for the world around him. What if i wrote that. What then

[somereaderinblue]

I've binged all your Odysseus of Troy au posts and it got my thinking at 3 am in the morning about if Odysseus has tried to escape with Telemachus before? And if so, what kind of repercussions were done?

My brain thought of him being forced to wear chains connected together on his ankles with the chains being short enough to allow him to walk small steps but not sprint, you know, a way to reduce options of him running away without doing serious bodily harm to someone whose patron is the Goddess of Wisdom

(Athena is still pissed by the chains)

Your brain must be blessed by Calvalia, Apollo or Athena themselves because this is genius I am writing it down rn-

To add on to this: they allowed Ody to 'choose' between his legs or his mouth but Ody pointed out (re: lied) that gagging him was akin to telling Athena herself to shut it so they went with his ankles as the safer option.

Maybe the shackles also have bells. It was to help keep track of Ody but imagine thinking you're alone & secure to tell someone your secrets only to hear ominous jingling.......

[nowimjustastranger]

Gravity Falls AU Masterlist

The Nexus

A connection or link between things, persons, or events. Or, a series where I connect my AU's with both canon and each other.

The Abyss Stares Back Series

Stan was hesitant to actually step across that threshold where light met dark, so he couched right on the cusp and reached in instead. He expected his hand to hit ground any moment now, then he could fumble for the stupid money clip and get the hell out of here. But his hand simply… didn't. Stan realized with a cold flash of fear and no small amount of confusion that he’d somehow overbalanced himself, his boots desperately scraping against the asphalt as he careened forward. He yelped as his other hand instinctively moved to catch himself, but there’s nothing to catch himself on. There was no ground for either of his palms to touch, just darkness, and it swallowed him whole. Or, Teenage Stan & Old Man Ford portal adventures.

Somebody to Call My Own Series

While exploring the multiverse, Ford 419"3 had come to the distressing realization that Stan suffers in every dimension. So 419"3 Ford made it his mission in life to travel through dimensions and help as many variations of Stan get the happy ending that he deserves by stepping in to correct the course of the timeline to produce the best outcome. The reason why Ford is so determined to alter Stan’s grim fate in so many dimensions is because Ford had lost his own Stan to suicide while he was still in college, which is what drove him to completely bury himself in his studies and invent dimension travel with Fiddleford. Or, Dimension Traveler Old Man Ford nabs Mullet Stan from his dimension and proceeds to aggressively take care of him.

We Never Meant to Become Strangers Series

An AU in which Ford is changed after accidentally going through the portal, not quite as human coming out as he was going in. Or, Ford is a cosmic horror.

Infinity Falls Series

An AU where Stan tells Ford that he accidentally broke his machine and Ford is able to fix it, changing the course of history. Or, a story featuring a darker Pines family and co.

A Gilded Cage

In this universe, Bill Cipher goes by Liam. He's jaded and reclusive after accidentally destroying his dimension, drifting from dimension to dimension. He soaks up knowledge like a sponge, filling the void by distracting himself with learning everything he can about the multiverse. He's summoned by a Ford and sealed in a glass cage, surrounded by the half-dissected corpses of other Bills. In order to be released from his prison, he has to make a deal with Ford, acting as the Stan twins' eyes and ears. Ford is a literal mad scientist while Stan is a grunt in a gang. Both have ambitions and intend to use Liam to achieve their respective goals. Neither could've foreseen the obsession that would consume them. Or, a (very) dark AU centered around Bill and the Stan twins.

[thegildedcage-askblog]

(You can almost see the outline of an island. The outline of something long forgotten.)

(But you blink, and you can see is nothing at all.)

(Just the stars, watching you.)

(Laughing at you.)

…

(You wish to not be alone anymore.)

(You wish.)

(You wish.)

(… And the Universe will lead.)

(You just have to follow.)

[You, my dear audience, hear a ping. Your voices shall be heard now.]

[heavysighing-dreamyeyes]

First of all. So smart about the kids question! It was so genius and I don't know how I didn't think of it. It made me like him more, but now I'm worried about my future relationships a little bit lol

Question. So, AK!Jason trapped us, right? If we were to ask him to marry us what would his reaction be? I know intent would be a big thing, obviously. If we really truely wanted to marry him or if we were frustrated being stuck.

This is my little imaginary proposal that could go either way depending on your tone and spunkiness.

You put your hand on your hip and trap him between you and the wall. "Listen here, you cute grump fish!" You look up at him and put on your most intimidating, serious face. "I want you to marry me! That cool with you?"

Or something. I dunno...

🦧

Oh gosh. I'm big now...

You fr have me giggling over this one, nonnie, buuuut no matter how you propose or how genuine or serious you are, he's gonna say yes.

Marriage, especially if he gets the paperwork, makes your relationship binding. He can convince you to get a joint bank account, sign a lease together, and just have a tangible paper trail that leads from him, right to you.

Of course, there's love there. Of course, he wants it to be romantic and perfect and everything you've ever dreamed of a marriage of being. But at the end of it, it's just another way to keep you tied to him. A shiny ring, a marriage certificate, even a wedding if you'd like, just ensures you won't leave. And if you try, he won't be making it easy.

[anarchypumpkincowboy]

Okok so like first off, I need y’all to know that this idea only came to me because I’d been watching ballets and the Indian movie I’d mentioned earlier Natyam (which is really really good I really do recommend it) but anyways one of those ballets was Swan Lake. Where the prince looks like this

Let us all take a moment to imagine this being Jace… okay moment over onto the au

So Jace multiclassed into bard in secret like when he was in college. His parents wanted him to become a wizard, and he tried he really did, but he failed and dropped wizard courses right after the second semester. He’s always enjoyed dancing, and he’s very skilled, but he’s always known that he could never view dance as any sort of viable life path. His parents would disown him. Not because they necessarily dislike dance or him dancing; they just believe he could do better, more important, things in his life.

He obviously goes to every recital he can, and damned if he doesn’t want to be up on stage with them. He goes back to his apartment after the performances and practices the moves as best he can. Sometimes when at night the moon is bright he’ll go to the spot he found by the lake nearby that’s slightly hidden from view, and get lost dancing to nothing but the music of nature. He’s not really religious, not like his mother, but he does find that dancing under the light of the moon helps to calm his mind and magic.

When he fails out of wizard classes he decides that maybe it’s a sign to go for something he’s passionate in. But he CANNOT let his parents find out that he’s switched from wizard to bard classes. They’re the ones paying for the university, his apartment, and they control his trust fund. If they find out he’s pretty sure they’ll disown him unless he goes back to wizard classes.

So he signs up for them in secret. He gets Corvin, a rogue and one of his best friends/fuck buddies, to sneak into the offices and make sure that there is no way his parents could find out.

And Jace fucking loves his dance classes. His teacher tells him he’s a natural, a prodigy, it’s still hard work and he’s sore and exhausted both physically and mentally at the end of every class. But it’s more than worth it. He’s never been so happy and at peace than he is when he’s dancing and performing.

As time passes it gets harder and harder to hide that he’s not learning wizardry from his parents. He just barely makes it out of having to go back home in the summer break, tells them that he’s still struggling so he decided to take up summer lessons this year. His parents are proud that he’s putting in the effort. And he is taking summer lessons, just for his dance class instead.

This pattern continues for another year. He’s slowly been working his way into more important roles, he’s even had a few solos this year. His teacher tells him that if he keeps this pace then by the fall semester he should start auditioning for some lead roles, that he’s near guaranteed the lead in a most.

Unfortunately that summer his parents decide they’ve missed him, and to surprise him with a visit. Three guesses as to what they end up discovering when they go to wait for his summer “wizard” lessons to get out for the day… They are of course furious. And when they see his name on a poster about a recital happening the next day, well, they decide to surprise him there.

Jace is the lead, and he’s incredible, and it’s so clear how much he belongs on the stage. His mother is almost moved by his performance, almost, and his father is thinking they should’ve stamped this out of him as a child.

By the time the performance ends, Jace is exhausted and riding an after performance high. His plans are to go out and have a few drinks with some of the other dancers before going home and crashing. That is of course immediately thrown off course when he leaves the building and sees his parents waiting for him. They don’t exactly give him a choice but to get into their car and ride in a painfully uncomfortable silence all the way back to his apartment. Where his parents make it very clear that he’s had his fun but it’s time start being serious. And that they aren’t accepting no for an answer.

But he is serious about dance, he shows them articles written about his latest performances, tells them about how his teacher calls him a prodigy, how he’s guaranteed the next couple lead roles. They don’t care. His father tells him if he doesn’t give up these ridiculous dreams they’re pulling away all his funding and taking him back home. Jace just barely manages to hold his tears back till they leave.

Okay, okay so he has till the end of the summer to figure out how to pay for his apartment, his schooling, and everything else. Not too hard right? Except that he can’t get a job that’ll pay enough for everything. And he already devotes almost all his time practicing. So he asks around his group if anyone has any advice.

One of his friends brings up how he could probably get a few scholarships. Another tells him that he should definitely apply for the House Sunstone Arts Foundation. It’s a pretty prestigious program, but even his teacher tells him he’s got a great chance at getting it.

About 2 weeks after he’s sent in his application he gets a response asking for a meeting with one of the members of the Sunstone family for an interview. The letter has the date, time, and address. It’s at a pretty fancy restaurant. One of those places with a dress code. And it’s only 2 days away.

He gets there. He’s nervous as hell. And as he’s led to the table he gets even more nervous because fuck he was not expecting the person he was meeting with to be so hot. Porter stands up to greet him, they introduce themselves, and Porter pulls out the chair for Jace. They both sit down, Jace apologizes for being late (he wasn’t, Porter had just shown up early). Porter says it’s fine, that he’d only just gotten there himself. They order food, Porter orders a bottle of wine for the table, and they begin talking.

Jace tells Porter about his accomplishments, his goals, his dreams, anything and everything he can think of to get him this scholarship. Porter nods and hums along before eventually asking why he’s applying for it. Jace tells him about how dancing has always been his passion, but that his parents envision a different life for him and cut off his funding. Porter tells him that he’s seen the videos Jace had sent in, that he can see the passion and talent Jace has, that he’s in the final list of applicants.

They finish dinner. And when they shake hands Jace tells himself he just imagined the caress of Porter’s thumb on his hand. He goes back home, tells his friends he’s made it to the final list. And life continues on for another 2 weeks before Jace gets 2 letters. One, from the foundation giving him another date, time, and address for a final interview in 3 days at the same restaurant. And the other from Jace’s parents stating they’ve cancelled his lease and he’s expected back home by the end of the month. He’s got three weeks of freedom left.

He goes to the interview. Once again Porter pulls out his chair. The conversation isn’t too much different from the last interview, but this time Porter’s asking him more questions. Mostly about his personal life unrelated to dance. And he keeps filling up Jace’s drink. And Jace keeps drinking. He knows he should stop, he’s already had a truly unprofessional amount, but Porter keeps filling it up. And Jace thinks it’d be rude to deny more, plus it’s good wine.

Jace knocks over his glass at some point, spilling it all over himself. He curses and grabs a napkin to try to dab it out but Porter’s leaning closer having already grabbed it and starting to dab Jace’s shirt. Jace is definitely not imagining how the dabs feel like caresses. And he’s definitely not imagining the look in Porter’s eye when Jace shivers from the touch.

They end dinner not too long afterwards, Jace can barely sit still in his seat now that he’s clocked Porter’s attraction. Jace is also far too gone to drive himself back home. So Porter offers him a ride. They go outside and Porter’s driver pulls up near immediately. Porter opens the door and gestures Jace into it. The back has plenty of space, but as soon as Jace has slid over to the other window seat Porter’s sidled up right next to him, draping his arm across Jace’s headrest.

Jace thinks he might actually explode. He knows there is no hiding how he’s practically vibrating out of his seat the whole drive. Especially when they come across a particularly sharp turn and Porter curls his arm around Jace to keep him from slamming into the window. And then just doesn’t move his arm back. Not until they pull up to Jace’s apartment building and Porter tells him to expect another letter soon. And asks for his crystal number. Jace gives it to him, obviously, and just barely refrains from inviting him upstairs.

More time passes with only the occasional texts between the two, and about 4 days before he’s due back home with his parents he gets the acceptance letter. Apparently not only will it be funding his schooling and dance specific items, it’ll also provide housing. Which is such a relief given he can’t renew the lease. Jace gets a text from Porter telling him congratulations, and that he can come by in a few days to take Jace to his new apartment.

Rumors spread eventually that Jace only got the scholarship because he seduced Cliffbreaker. But after he finishes his last performance before he graduates and gets scouted by 7 different companies those rumors start to die off.

[botanikos]

WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS

closed verse with @themosthatedbeingg

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Overview

Following the plot point of Mastermind and succeeding the trial and to answer for his crimes, Stolas is sentenced to fulfill his banishment as a prisoner to the King of Hell, Lucifer, himself. Stripped of his station, powers, and personal standings, he remains chained and locked away within Lucifer's dungeons. Outings beyond his cell are sparse and only offered under direct supervision. Troubled by this outcome, Stolas struggles with feelings of opposition, stubborn resilience, and loss of hope.

More information to come as progress is made.

My Tags

✧･ﾟ･ﾟ✧ | ☾ | : v : why the caged bird sings. ✧･ﾟ･ﾟ✧ | ☾ | : these gilded chains i wear.

[catboymoments]

“granrdaughter (evilly)” by itself because it cracks me up

[omecat]

Gilded Cage AU Compilation 2

For more Information about the AU please go to my AO3:

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[soraeia]

Viceroy Yuuichi Sasaki of the North Eastern Province

[alexandraisyes]

It would be so much easier to just give in.

The way I screamed.

This beautiful cover was made by my amazing partner and cowriter @turbotasthick who is writing A Gilded Cage (rated explicit) with me. She did such a beautiful job and asked me to post it on my blog for her since I do most of the public stuff involving our AUs already.

[benilos]

reminder that AE will be ending soon, then we will be entering Gilded Cages, which is the first crossover, with the lovely cast of @creepingspores & @weepingwriter's Demon Spawn group.

[nowimjustastranger]

For your Gilded Cage au, I'm curious about each dynamic Ford, Stan, and Liam would have, how they view and interact with one another.

Liam is less boisterous than his canon counterpart, his personality more jaded and pessimistic than outgoing. He's reclusive by choice, which means his social skills are incredibly rusty (not that he ever really had any in the first place considering that he was an outcast to his species). He's also chaotic neutral.

With this in mind, lets get into their dynamics!

Liam & Ford

At first, Ford would only see Liam as a means to an end. But, when Liam started to mellow out (having come to terms with his servitude to the Stan twins), Ford would naturally become curious about Liam. Ford would want to study him, but would be unable to because he needs Liam's consent as per their contract. This was a miscalculation on Liam's part, because an obsession began to fester in Ford. And eventually, instead of just wanting to study Liam's physical form, he wants to know everything. Ford would come to see Liam as an equal, his muse and closest friend, but to an unhealthy degree. Ford's relationship with Liam is strictly platonic, but it has a tendency to come off as romantic because of how intense Ford is. Very all or nothing with him.

Liam & Stan

Stan also considers Liam a tool at first, but steadily becomes attached to Liam because of how similar they are. And thus, there's a mutual understanding between them within the first week of Liam's lifelong servitude. Initially, Stan would be flirty simply to make Liam uncomfortable, but it would eventually become genuine. Stan would speak to Liam very intimately, giving him petnames and introducing him to others as family. Stan would actually be the first one that Liam would form a sort of friendship with, Ford following after. Stan wouldn't have a romantic interest in Liam either, but (like Ford) his love can come off as romantic because where Ford is controlling, Stan is possessive. Liam is his. His bookkeeper, his weapon, his advisor, his family.

Ford & Stan

Biggest change to their timeline was the fact that the perpetual motion machine was never broken, but that's because Ford and Stan never grew apart like in canon. Ford had actually talked things out with Stan, the two coming to a compromise. Ford would go to West Coast Tech and Stan would come with him, the two moving out after they both graduated. They remain close even as Stan moves out and their paths diverge, Ford staying in college to get his twelve PhD's while Stan falls in with a gang and works his way up the ranks. They keep in contact via Stan calling Ford on a payphone, though Stan isn't comfortable with meeting Ford in person since the gang is dogging his every step to keep him in line. He cracks when Ford pleads with him though, agreeing to let his brother take him somewhere nice for an evening. It only serves to remind them both of that hole inside them, which is only filled when they're together. But they both have ambitions, goals that could take their entire lifetime to achieve. So, Ford decides to speed the process along by looking for a little cosmic assistance in the form of a sentient triangle.

Liam & Ford & Stan

Contrary to what you'd expect, the brothers don't fight over Liam's attention. Each brother has their own dynamic with Liam, so it's very rare that the two actively clash when it comes to their mutual friend. When the three of them are together (which becomes a common occurrence once Liam helps the brothers get the ball rolling in terms of their goals), they act as if Liam is their little brother even though he's thousands of years older than them. Liam maintains an emotional distance between him and the brothers, but he can't help but care about them after a certain point. He's still moody and aloof when interacting with them, but he would give his life without hesitation if it meant that they could live.