#Higgs fan fic

[alonetimelover]

pairing: Harry Styles x scientist(physicist)!reader

summary: There is this one professor at Oxford that can explain physics theorems with help of POP culture. What happens when she uses Harry's music to explain one of the themes?

a/n: It took me definitely much more time than I anticipated... I hope I didn't butchered the theorem explanation in this fic (if so, make me aware, please).

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Messages between Jeff and Harry

reyJeff sent an attachment somehow you're useful for science...

my responsibility what is it? last time you sent me a link I got an hour long scolding from my mum and she's somewhere in the house

reyJeff nothing bad this time just some professor is explaining a theorem while using your music she's good, i now know what is the Higgs mechanism

my responsibility there's no way you understand physics, they must be a miracle worker... I'll check the video out see you tomorrow at the office? reyJeff reacted to the message

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TikTok

“But, Dr YSN, the Higgs mechanism does not make sense?” said or rather asked the voice behind the recording phone. 

“Syrup allegory did not help at all?” Dr YSN turned from the blackboard, looking directly at the asking student. 

“I mean, I understand that when the Universe’s temperature cooled down the Higgs field condensed in all volume and scattered across it like a fog. But what and how and - ugh - why?” The student grew impatient and angry in her incomprehension. 

“It’s okay, Lauren. I understand that this subject wasn’t the one you expected while choosing to study biology. And unfortunately it is important, it will help you connect quite a few dots while learning about cell division and bioprocesses. But going back to the Higgs problem.” Doctor cleared her throat and stood near her desk. One hand holding onto the oak surface, drumming her fingers in thought of how to help those young people. 

“Dr YSN," interrupted her thought process some other student. "If the particles are getting stuck why not photons?” They connotated the allegory that Dr YSN wanted to primarily help them with understanding.

“It all comes to the mass of the particle, and just like you all know now - photons do not have mass. They are, according to quantum mechanics, a portion of energy. Yes?”

The whole room nodded their heads, suddenly remembering the lecture from just two days ago. 

“Okay, now back to the Higgs problem. Do you guys have a favourite artist?”

The lecture room erupted with not so hushed whispers about who should tell the name of their idol. Doctor patiently waited for one of the young men to grow courage and speak up. 

“Harry Styles?”

“Perfect!” Exclaimed lecturer. “Now, do we have people here that do not like Mr Styles’ music?”

On the screen overlooking more than enough of the lecture room could be seen a few of raised hands (a definite minority).

“Okay, listen carefully. We’re imagining it now."

Doctor strolled from behind her desk and moved forward as to be closer to her students.

"Let’s say that Mr Harry Styles’ music is our Higgs field. Can you do that? Amazing. Now, when he got his latest album out it spread around the world. Everyone liked it, right?"

Seeing some of the student nodding their heads, she exclaimed, "not right. You," she pointed at the student that previously raised their hands. "You all didn’t know. And that's why you are photons in our experiment. Photons, like we already relearned today, are without mass and in our example they are without love or interest in Mr Styles’ music. Everything is clear for now?”

After getting an approval of nodding heads, YN anyway moved to the blackboard and wrote:

mass = love for Mr Styles' music

photons = not-fans of Mr Styles' music

“Fantastic. Any particle that has some mass, so love for that music, will find itself stuck. You’re stuck because you love that music -” she pointed to the student that had said Harry’s name, “- so you listen to it, analyse and appreciate. The appreciation grows with love so the resistance grows with mass."

appreciation = resistance

"All in all, the current love is the measure of appreciation. So?”

“The current mass of the particle is the measure of resistance that the Higgs field can withstand,” said almost everyone present in the room, making the doctor smile from ear to ear. She had already written it down on the board.

“Excuse me? If Harry’s music is the Higgs field then Harry alone is the Higgs particle - the God Particle, right?” Asked someone from the first row.

“That is correct. Excellent, Madeline! Now, you all understand the basics of the Higgs mechanism and field?” 

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wtf, how did i just understand physics???? im a sociology major

can we talk about how she took her time to explain instead of yelling for not understanding? it's sad that we need to point that out

harry + physics ??? never thought i would experience it

as a physics student - WHY CAN'T I HAVE THIS LECTURER?? - she's soooo good

im 15 and understood this shit, holy moly

it's going viral so HELLO HARRY i know that someone sent it to him and he's sitting under his little blanket, watching it

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scienceandharstyles

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scienceandharstyles I don't know how many of you know but my physics lecturer is literally the 'viral Higgs professor'. Today, after the lecture, she was kind enough to explain to me this awful mathematics (I hate maths) even though it was late (8:30 PM) and she had plans. I just thought I would post about it here (I have her consent for uploading this photo) to show how amazing she is.

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sciencestudent we need more professors like her!

harryupdates I'd love to have this type of lecturers at my Uni...

⤷ scienceandharstyles she really is amazing! after a few examples she wanted me to do to see if i understood the topic, she just flawlessly moved the convo towards my interests, like??? she's so attentive and warm and sweet? i obviously started talking about harry...

hArrysbtch does she know how tiktok is simping over her???

⤷ scienceandharstyles she said that as long as people could take something from those videos, she didn't mind

⤷ hArrysbtch tbh i don't blame those people... she's gorgeous

harrysmylife HARRY LIKED

helloitsharry guys, remember that tiktok account we thought was harrys? maybe it is and he started it just to watch her videos??

⤷ hArrysbtch no way... it makes sense. i checked and that account liked almost all videos that are about dr ysn

⤷ harrysmoustache plus it was created around the time the first video of her started going viral. coincidence? i think not!

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harryupdates

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harryupdates HARRY was seen arriving at the Oppenheimer's after party in London!!!

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hArrysbtch him and Nolan are besties. CONFIRMED

harrysmoustache wearing all black??? he knows it's serious

⤷ harrysfan82 did you want him to wear pink?

⤷ harrysmylife harry would be able to pull that off

scienceandharstyles guys, my professor was the consultant on that movie!!!!

⤷ harrysmoustache you mean THE professor? the higgs professor???

⤷ scienceandharstyles yes! she and one of our older professors were providing knowledge for the director and actors on set. Dr YSN was working with Nolan since he started writing the script!

⤷ hArrysbtch i need them together. i need to know everything about them interacting

⤷ harrysmoustache can you imagine harry trying to justify him literally stalking all those videos of her explaining her lectures??

⤷ hArrysbtch ohhhh, id die to be next to them while they were talking!!!!

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harryupdates

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harryupdates HARRY AND DR YN YSN at the after party!

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hArrysbtch NO WAY

hArrysbtch look at his face!!!! he was blushing!!!!

hArrysbtch she's so beautiful 😍

scienceandharstyles the god particle and his creator!

harrysmoustache i need videos to see if he was shy 🤭 if so, i know for sure he has a BIG crush on her

harrysmylife guys there was a video going all over twitter! after he was introduced to dr yn and the other professor, she was like, "i've never thought i would see the god particle in person"

⤷ hArrysbtch oh she was flirting too

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scienceandharstyles

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scienceandharstyles guys, i met harry today....

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scienceandharstyles ok, story time! 1) it was at this very cute cat cafe in Oxford, very close to my campus. they serve those beautiful coffee with drawn cats on the foam!! super cute! but back to the story, i was just petting one of the cats - Murphy - when i heard the bells. and I am super noisy and needed to know who entered the cafe

scienceandharstyles 2) i looked up and it was dr YSN (tiktoks higgs professor but i really don't like calling her that). when she saw me she just immediately walked up to me and asked if she could seat with me while she waited for her friend to arrive. i, of course, agreed (i literally love her).

scienceandharstyles 3) she then helped me with some of my work for uni (maths again...) and while explaining she was so attentive and asked about my day. she asked if i got the tickets for the concert i wanted (i didn't say it was for harry) and when I said I did, she was so happy for me!

scienceandharstyles 4) after about 30 minutes of talking someone else entered the cafe and, you guessed it, it was harry. what's more, he walked up to us because HE WAS THE FRIEND MY RPOFESSOR WAS WAITING FOR. he greeted her with a hug and introduced himself to me. i was so shocked i couldn't form a sentence. dr ysn helped me calm down and said a few words for me.

scienceandharstyles 5) they both then moved to the other table to actually enjoy their time together. but before that harry offered to take the photo with me but only if he could wear my hat!!!! yeah, it was a wild day

hArrysbtch oh, that's first date harry, I'm telling you

harryupdates madeline im so happy for you!

harrysmoustache if he dressed like that for our first date, i wouldn't be able to form a sentence... he looks so handsome

harrysmoustache AND HE HAS THE MOUSTACHE AGAIN, LET'S RAISE MOUSTACHE STANS

harrysmylife the tattoos, the chains, the nail polish, the hat, the bicep????? im dead

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physics_oxford

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physics_oxford Dr YN YSN would like to invite 'anybody that craves knowledge' to the open lecture about Robbert J Oppenheimer's work described in the film Oppenheimer. As the science consultant during the filming, Dr YSN invited the writer and director of the movie - Christopher Nolan, as well as the lead actor - Cillian Murphy. We cannot wait to see you next Friday at the main hall!

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scienceandharstyles Can't wait to attend this!

⤷ yourinstagram Can't wait to see you, Madeline! ❤���

student21 Dr YSN to the rescue to everyone that didn't understand the movie!!!

studen45 it's amazing that more people can experience the brilliance of Dr YSN teaching! Great move from the Dean.

harrysmoustache i think im going there... fingers crossed

student23 CILLIAN???

harrysfan21 i bet that harry's attending it!

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harryupdates

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harryupdates HARRY arriving at Dr YN YSN lecture at Oxford University!

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hArrysbtch who predicted that???

harrysmoustache HARRY AND CILLIAN REUNION

harrysmylife we stay winning, my soldiers

stylesbabie he looks good 🫠

harrysfan82 he's so supportive of dr ysn

hArrysbtch scienceandharstyles were you there???

⤷ scienceandharstyles i was!!! and he literally greeted me by my name?? like, he remembered... After the lecture ended he waited for dr ysn and others from the panel and left with them! even gave me a wave then!

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harryupdates

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harryupdates HARRY VIA DELETED IG STORIES !!!

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hArrysbtch can you guys imagine what he's posting to his close friends ig stories? I WANT TO BE THERE

harrysmoustache the hugging sticker???

harrysmylife i love how he appreciates dr ysn way of showing that she cares... i love then

scienceandharstyles that was my latest lecture with dr ysn! it was a tough one, im wondering how Harry understood it

⤷ stylesbabie what was it about?

⤷ scienceandharstyles literally, bunch of maths equations that we need to understand and then use in practice!

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yourinstagram

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yourinstagram this is what i'm dealing with instead of checking the papers and giving grades...

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annetwist He's going to break his neck one day!

⤷ yourinstagram please, tell him, Anne. he's not listening to me...

⤷ harrystyles I am well coordinated, thank you.

gemmastyles he has some connections with your students. be careful, ynn

⤷ yourinstagram they all love him! im already loosing!

yourbestfriend glad to see those plants alive

⤷ yourinstagram thank you, im a very good plant mommy

harrystyles who is this dancer? he seems exeptional.

⤷ yourinstagram remember the book about ego i wanted to lend to you?

⤷ jeffazoff ohhhh, burnt to ashes!

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harryupdates

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harryupdates HARRY was seen at the Oxfords library!!

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hArrysbtch oh wattpad girlies open the documents and write about professorry!!!!

harrysmoustache it's giving dark academia

scienceandharstyles guys, he's literally hanging out at our campus. it's so cute!

⤷ harrysmylife is he there often?

⤷ scienceandharstyles yes! a few times a week. he's bringing lunch or coffee to dr ysn office. sometimes they have lunch together somewhere on the campus. he's now treated here just like any other student. most people don't even pay attention to him!

⤷ harryupdates im so glad people don't bother them

⤷ user46 is it even allowed?

⤷ scienceandharstyles if he's doing it, there must be the dean's consent!

stylesbabie he even dresses like those old-school professors!

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yourbestfriend

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yourbestfriend Dr YN YSN reading her graduate's research paper and finding out that they, indeed, included her boyfriend as one of the examples.

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yourinstagram I am a PROUD supervisor!!!

harrystyles I am, indeed, helping science. Will I also get a Nobel prize?

⤷ yourinstagram No, baby. You won't.

⤷ harrystyles :(((

scienceandharstyles ohhhh god!!! my thesis!!!

⤷ yourinstagram I sent you an email with all comments about the paper, Madeline. You are on the right track! ❤️

hArrysbtch she is SOOO BREATHTAKING

⤷ harrystyles agreed.

⤷ hArrysbtch Harry?!

user492 Isn’t it confidential?

⤷ scienceandharstyles Well, they didn't say whose paper was it. I commented that, and I don't mind people knowing. Besides, it will be published soon.

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wired

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wired It's been only 12 hours and our newest video of Dr YN YSN answering your questions has over 2,5M views! Should I (the intern) ask THE boss for PART 2? Link in bio.

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yourinstagram It was an absolute pleasure to film this video! I wouldn't be opposite to doing a part 2 👀

harrystyles Boycotting! There was no God particle!

⤷ yourinstagram So, part 2?

⤷ harrystyles Part 2.

harrystyles The best Doctor out there! 👸🏻

⤷ yourinstagram ❤️❤️

scienceandharstyles our dr is getting famous!!!!

harryupdates Woah, this video singlehandedly is convincing me to change majors!

user49 one of the best videos in the series!

user78 Can't remember seeing someone being this enthusiastic about physics theorems.

yourbestfriend bestie getting famous... i love it

⤷ yourinstagram thanks to you and encouraging me!

⤷ harrystyles *clearing throat*

⤷ yourinstagram and thanks to my wonderful, one and only, best in the whole world boyfriend

⤷ hArrysbtch oh he loves attention!

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a/n: would you like to see more of physicist!reader?

[thisnerdjason]

More Heartstopper head canons/fic ideas

Charlie is/was an avid Percy Jackson fan (his favorite character is Nico obviously)

Imogen was also a big Percy Jackson fan

When Nick and Charlie have children, the kids refer to the Paris Squad+Christian, Sai, Otis as aunt/uncle

Charlie and Darcy once dyed their hair during a sleepover and the rest of the Paris Squad decided that they cannot be trusted alone together

Darcy, Tara, Imogen, and Sahar kind of knew Tori from Higgs but didn't know that Charlie and her were siblings until like wayyy too far into being friends with Charlie

Charlie, Tao, and Elle all had an emo phase at the same time

Nick is secretly a Doctor Who fan boy (kind of canon)

Nick doesn't really have his own music taste, he just picks up songs he likes from friends

Darcy becomes a Hairstylist or a Tattoo artist when they get older

(later in life obviously) Every time Tao releases a new film that is in the cinemas, the Paris Squad goes to see it

Tao gets nominated/wins an Oscar for directing and the Paris Squad watches the Oscars and screams so loud that they get a noise complaint when he wins

[pickledsprite]

Hii! I hope you are doing well. Sooooo, I'm over the moon with sprolden and I feel I need more of them. Could you recommend some fics? Also, I'll love to hear your thoughts about they rls. I live to read analysis of them (only if you comfortable). thanks

Hiii!!

I don’t rlly have fanfic recommendations bc I haven’t read some in a looongg time but I would LOVE to give you my thoughts on sprolden/solitaire!

first of all I don’t think people really understand their dynamic in the right way. I usually see fans labelling them as a “golden retriever/black cat” duo, which is cute but that kinda just stereotypes them into a box… like;

There’s this depressed girl and a happy sunshine guy that comes and saves her life and makes her happy again!!

and this isn’t true, it’s literally in the book.

"I'm just some tool who's always turning up to stop you hating yourself so much." "That's wrong," I say. "That's completely wrong."

Tori and Michael are both completely lost in their lives they just show it differently!

Tori is a complete pessimist who hates herself and everything. She has self deprecating thoughts that make her unable to say the things she truly thinks. And bc she hates life so much, she doesn’t see the point. Not seeing the point in anything is distorting her life bc she cares so much. She is so caring and she feels guilty for not doing anything about it. She feels guilty for not helping others and deep down, herself. Anyways you get the jizz the girl is depressed asf and it shows.

Michael on the other hand is an optimist who is angry. He hates himself but he does have a somewhat better way of seeing life. I mean from an early age he understood he was different. (autism!!!!!!!!!) But he found comfort in skating and reading which helped him escape reality. Even though sometimes it was more damaging than helpful. Although we don’t know much about his home life we can only assume its not really healthy.. his parents are clearly not supportive of his speed skating career. He seeks out validation and that’s why he calls himself a "try hard". I think his self hatred was caused from all the bullying and his unsupportive parents.

And with this we can better understand why Michael was so quick to connect with Tori even thought they seem so different at first. Tori didn’t quite get attached to Michael so quickly but she did have that connection from the start. Michael felt it and that’s why he stuck around for so long. I needed her. He wanted friends so badly and he took the chance and ran (skated) with it. Even thought It was hard because Tori didn’t understand. that’s why she was always pushing him away. She couldn’t grasp the fact that someone cared and showed it. She couldn’t accept the love he was giving her because we accept the love we think we deserve. Michael at some point obviously got fed up with her and was like “You don’t see me as a person at all, do you?" Since he’s been alienated his whole life. That’s when Tori realized, Michael wasn’t just there trying to “cheer her up” he was there because he needed her! Just like how she needed him. When Higgs was burning down she was only thinking about him! She thought she had lost him and it was all for nothing. She was brought back to her late January self and she was scared that she would have to deal with it again but all alone this time. She had lost everything, her school, her best friends, and herself. On the roof she eventually had enough of the pain wanted to end it all. Her seeing Charlie,Becky,Nick and Lucas was one thing but seeing michael was another. It Must have been somewhat relieving but being perceived at her most vulnerable is terrifying! when talking to Michael she was at a lost of words fearing that Michaels opinion of her had changed. But it didn’t. Michael understood her and even confessed to his own problems.

“I pause. Suddenly understanding everything. This boy. This person. How has it taken me this long to understand? He needed me as much as I needed him, because he was angry, and he has always been angry. "You wanted the school to burn."

He chuckles again and rubs his eyes. "You do know me." And he's right. I do know him. Just because someone smiles doesn't mean that they're happy."

Anyways I got carried away and I really don’t know how to finish this SORRY😭

[elfpylon]

this is a beautifully written slow burn fic, especially for Higgs fans. I love his characterization here and Heartman’s perspective is so fucking sweet. elaborates on the canon in an interesting way and could be a novel tbh.

[daisychainsandbowties]

hi hello 📥 ✏️ 🖊

📥 what's your fave fic to receive comments/messages on?

oh that's a tough one... honestly probably ligaments because i really pour my heart into that one. it's written in a very experimental style compared to the the third person POV & more straightforward narratives of my other fics, but it brings me so much joy to write it. and also i mean the comments on that tend to be from other big-time lilith fans & just some of the convos that u and i specifically have had in the comments section of ligaments were so incredible.

ligaments really brings me the most satisfaction when people *get* it, because i put so much of myself in that fic so it's really interesting to see people connect to the same things that matter a lot to me (and not just girls covered in blood but also the way that lilith feels so fiercely towards the world, how it renders her speechless, how love just unravels language and becomes something tender and untameable). yeah that's the one i think.

✏️ do you write every day?

yes! i write to relax so when i'm not working on my thesis i'm probably tucked away somewhere writing. i do still write original fiction (new novel idea crawled out of the primordial ooze this week rip me) and also my poetry, but recently it's been a lot of fic which i've really enjoyed. i don't have a strict schedule for writing or a set amount i have to write every day because my brain takes those kinds of things too seriously, but i tend to write about 1000 words every day, or a full poem which i consider equivalent to about that much (tho, i have been known to write 1k poems. rip my supervisors who are like... hey cas do you think you could write a short poem?)

🖊 post a snippet from a current WIP. has to be ligaments for u kei

ligaments 7

you wonder how it happened. a chaste kiss or something long and deliberate, beatrice lingering her tongue inside another mouth, swallowing each sound as if, that way, God might not hear it.

it is not difficult to imagine. you have after all watched this girl rip a bloody knife from inside a body, holding the blade aloft at a bad angle so the wet followed the pathway of her wrist and raced down her forearm like a tongue. you have watched her flick it off the ends of her fingers, splashing blood up onto her own face and wincing at the warmth.

you have stood with her fully clothed in a shower and scrubbed the various fluids of war out of her hair, feeling each bump in the topography of her skull. you can very easily imagine her pressing her body into another body, gripping brickwork to either side and rocking her hips forward.

but to imagine her without her scars and her silence and her little lips closed around the profanities that belong in her? this, you cannot do.

would she be an arachnologist? growing dusty and grey-haired in a laboratory full of the soft sounds of spider legs tapping on glass, shuffling around in cages. naming each of them in her eccentric way. picking their shed skeletons up out of their cages, totally unafraid.

she could be a physicist, you think, sometimes. when she will not shut up about the Higgs Boson particle, failing utterly to take offense when her papers - printed terribly off the rickety machine in the admin office - call it the God particle.

‘scientists don’t like it either, lilith. the arguments are very funny. either they say that it’s not as important as all that or they say that the beginning had nothing to do with god, so the comparison is irrelevant.’

‘and what do you think?’

‘i think it’s romantic.’ - you choked on your orange juice - ‘it’s an overstatement, certainly. but it’s beautiful. it explains why some particles break symmetry. it’s… it says that what might seem like an aberration is just another piece of what holds the universe together.’

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'Eyes of the Pharaohs'

Death stranding fan fiction

MULE oc Cosmic x Higgs.

Warnings: Teasing implied smut, slightly dubious consent.

Artwork illustration by the lovely @samkuchingdraws with thanks! 🖤💛

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There was nothing quite like reading a proper book; the feeling of textured pages beneath the finger tips, the smell of old paper, the weight of the tome. Imformation-hungry eyes scanned the texts and illustrations. Stormy grey irises honed in on one particular picture - an ancient gold death masque, its painted eyes framed with heavy black and blue makeup. The image incurred a mental flashback, a golden skull levitating menacingly, followed by a whimsical voice.

Cosmic dropped the book titled 'History of the Pharaohs' on her lap with a start. The golden face was burned into her retina and her mind. She blinked a few times, before sliding the forbidden text under her pillow. She had procured it from the last haul of cargo the MULES had intercepted. Group leader didn't know she had it. It had been addressed to someone called Peter, but he sure as hell was not going to get it now.

The MULE stood and paced over to an ornate mirror which hung on the side of the tent, another of her prized possessions. She picked up an eye-liner pencil and began to decorate her eyes; Black strokes of kohl under her lower lid, one down at the corner, and one curling into a spiral below - The 'Eye of Horus/Ra'. She looked at her reflection in the aged glass, she looked like one of those Egyptian priestesses that she had read about.

A sudden flash of Chiralium in the mirror caught her off gaurd. She gasped as the masked man appeared directly behind her, dropping her makeup pen. The gold and black pharaoh-alike wrapped one arm across her chest, the other raised to the lipless skull, a finger over the teeth where the lips would have been. She stared wide eyed into the mirror, too afraid to move. A pair of impossibly blue eyes glared back. It was then that she noticed, they too were lined in khol.

A dangerously quiet chuckle echoed in her ear, the hot breath tickling her neck. The hand across her collarbone wrapped long fingers around her throat. Another hand snaked around her waist, dipping downwards and pulling her back against a solid body. 'So he wasn't a phantom', she thought. She could not tear her eyes away from the reflection, her heart racing as the gloved hand slid under her waistband. She swallowed loudly, her breath hitching in her throat with a little whimper as fingers glided over her sensitive parts, teasingly slowly.

The fingers around her throat tightened. A hoarse whisper filled her ear, followed by a deep growl "You're mine..."

Cosmic sat bolt upright in bed with an outcry. Her head was reeling, her heart was pounding, and that felt so real...

She glanced over to the prone form of Franc, who was snoring loudly, sprawled out on his camp bed, clutching a boot like a Teddybear. She panted, trying to decipher what was real. She still throbbed between her legs, and she could still feel the grip around her neck...

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Thank you again for being my proof reader and creating the beautiful Illustration for me @samfrancis94 @samkuchingdraws

Please check out their work!

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[mercyantebellum]

figured since I’m almost finished with this fic, i’d post a link here for it if anyones curious --->  The Lost Porter. A set of short pieces about Higgs, through the eyes of those who knew him before.

[chloca-cola]

Defenseless Chapter One

My attempt at a Death Stranding fic lmaooo I'm nervous and I hope people like it!

TW: kinda angsty, feelings of guilt

Word count: 1,684

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Mara stood atop the cliff overlooking the valley, close to where her makeshift house was located. She had been living in an old building, she wasn't sure what it used to be, but it had protected her throughout the years she's been out here from both Timefall and the BTs that roamed.

She wasn't sure how to feel about it anymore, now that both threats were gone, along with Amelie who had apparently caused it all from what rumors she overheard as she sneaked around the city edges. However, she did enjoy the feeling of regular rain on her skin, especially in the summer. The water smelled sweet and was refreshing in the sounds it made against the surface of the rocky cliff sides. She had stood in this very spot the first time it rained after it all, arms outstretched to her sides, face turned upwards to the sky, letting the rain wash away her troubles. 

She hadn't seen Sam Bridges since everything happened either, but she had a feeling he was still around. Poor guy got used and she felt sorry for him, and wished she could let him know, he had been the only person who had tried to reach out to her...well other than Higgs Monaghan, who also hasn't been seen since either. Word around the travelers is he was dead, but who knows really.

Higgs was...interesting to her, to say the least. She had watched what he had done to Sam from a distance, always using her DOOMs to teleport away before anything bad happened. Sure, she liked Sam alright, but it wasn't her business to get involved in either.

She was just trying to survive, however she could, and getting involved with someone like Higgs is not how one survives. However, she was impressed by his level of control of his DOOMs, but he, like her...like Sam...no longer have their DOOMs. She could still teleport, but doing it too much caused her to get physically sick. The longer the time went by, the less distance she could cover at one time.

Being unfortunate enough to be born under the Cestus constellation, her level was higher, but still not as high as what Higgs shown. 

With that connection to the other side gone, so were the nightmares. She never had to see him again. Her brother, waiting for her on the beach. Trevor. Mara shivered even with the heat of the day around her. She knew he wasn't really at the beach waiting, he was long gone, but it still didn't lessen the chill it caused her.

She was lost in her thoughts until movement caught her attention and she crouched down to  blend in with the rocks. She gasped once the figure came closer to where she was hiding and became clearer. It couldn't be, she heard he was dead. It was Higgs.

*

Higgs awoke on his back, staring up at the sky,  confused he lifted his head slightly to get a look around himself. He was no longer on the beach, and that's when the memories came flooding back. Amelie stood above him, giving him that god awful pity look, like she felt sorry for him, knowing good and well she was the reason he was there to begin with. She had bent down to him, touching his face, saying something along the lines of he didn't belong there. He couldn't fully understand her, it's like he had been floating in water when she was talking, and next thing he knew, he was here.

Had he repatriated here? His guess was probably yes, he slowly sat up, how long had he been gone? How long had the world's been separated now? That ever looming feeling that haunted him before was gone, its weight lifted from his mind. No more DOOMs, for him that was a bittersweet problem.

He stood, his legs shaky, weak from being at the beach for however long, and he began staggering around. 

"Wonder what happened with Sammy-boy." He pondered aloud to no one in particular. "Wonder how he's handlin' bein' screwed over." He felt he had to talk, even if it was just to himself, he didn't want to be alone with his thoughts. The cause of his memories to be exacerbated may be gone, but the memories still remain.

Oh the things he's done, to himself, to Sam, to...Fragile. Higgs really did feel terrible for what he had done to Fragile, she had been the one person who he felt was really a friend. However, he had to do it to show the Homo Demens he wasn't weak so they would keep following him.

He carried so much guilt with him now as he trekked across the valley floor, he wonders if he could ever express how sorry he really was for what he had done.

Fragile being the person that she is, would probably eventually forgive him in time, but he felt he didn't deserve such mercy. 

His stomach growled and he sighed dramatically, wiping the sweat from his brow.

"Hoo-wee, do I miss teleportin'." He complained aloud, as he bent at the waist and rested his hands on his knees, wishing he had a canteen of water or even a creek. He straightened when he heard the familiar sounds of teleporting behind him, he turned quickly to find a woman with snow white hair and wild sea foam green eyes glaring at him. Glaring for what reason, he wasn't sure, he's never seen her before in his life.

No, wait, he has, his blue eyes looked her up and down before a playful smirk tugged his lips.

"Hey there-" She chucked a canteen at him and vanished again. Higgs juggled the canteen, caught by surprise, and finally getting a good grip on it, he spun in circles looking for his savior.

He remembered seeing her face several times, she had been watching him as he tried to help Amelie bring around the end of the world. Why she had been watching him, he had no clue, but it didn't detract from the fact that he found it interesting. He had tried talking to her once before back then, wanting to convince her to join the Homo Demens, but she just teleported away from him, never getting close to him again after that.

He unscrewed the cap on the canteen and sniffed at the opening, who was to say she wasn't trying to poison him? He didn't know her well enough or know her motives to give him water.

"Huh...smells like...water." He turned it up slightly, dipping a finger in and hesitantly tasted it. "Tastes like it too."

"It is only water." He turned again to find Mara standing behind him, her arms crossed, a heavily annoyed look on her face. "If I wanted you dead, you would be." Her voice was nearly lost in the breeze, soft as a ghosts sigh, but Higgs gave her a lopsided smile, shifting his weight to his right leg.

"Oh, 'sat right?" Mara rolled her eyes at his attempt to sound charming, she knew better, and she wouldn't be drawn in by such futility.

"Just drink, I want my canteen back." She held out her hand, palm up, curling and uncurling her fingers several times impatiently.

"Bossy one, aren't ya?" Higgs continued to ooze out his charm before turning up the canteen and drinking slowly. "Why'd ya teleport away from me then, if ya wanted this back?" He asked, waving the canteen around over her head and she growled, quickly jabbing him in the stomach. He coughed, doubling over and dropping the canteen which Mara swiftly caught in mid air.

"Do not tease me. I am not a child." She warned as she bent down, tilting her head so she could see his face better. "And really, I am not Sam. Sam is a good person. I am not. I will not cower to you." Higgs' face was red from coughing, yet he still grinned at her, chuckling, which caused him to cough again.

"I think I'm gonna like you." He promised, his drawl heavier in his strained tone. She scoffed, standing up straight again, replacing the canteen on her hip, before removing a second one, dropping it at his feet. While she was distracted, he returned her gesture by punching her in the ribs. She staggered slightly, snarling at him, shoving him away before holding at her ribs.

"I thought you may need one, not that deserve to have one." She spat acidly, and Higgs picked up the metal container before straightening back up, smirking at her, shaking the canteen in his hand teasingly at her.

"Not a good person, huh, darlin'?" She rolled her eyes, still snarling, before disappearing again.

*

Why had she gone back? Mara slammed the door to her home hard, she shouldn't have. Now she's spoken to him, which means future interactions will be easier. She has got to keep her distance from him, avoid him. Should be easy in this vast valley, certainly he's just passing through anyway. She can't trust him, she can't trust anyone. Except Sam...he was the only one who tried.

She slammed her fists against the door, her legs shaky and weak from teleporting so much so quickly. She felt the bile rising and she rushed to her bathroom to wretch into the toilet. She panted, falling to her knees on the floor. She shouldn't have done that...not for him, yet she did. There had been something in her, something deep down that was yearning for connection, was she so desperate for it that she would allow herself to get close to him of all people?

Although, he had seemed different than the first night he approached her, and probably for the same reasons she was calmer these days. She would let fate decide the answer for her. She will not actively seek him, but if they do cross paths again, maybe she could let herself get to know him like she had done Sam.

~~

@savage-rhi @disneymarina

[kuyatristan]

Hello~ fanfiction.net has a 12 hour wait time for new accounts so I’m posting the first chapter here for now along with the cover photo,i’m just a casual writer but I still hope you enjoy.

Butterfly Castle, Library.

 You know that you don’t have to watch over every lesson, mister Diaz…She’s doing fine.” (Glossaryck)

A figure emerges from the shadows, the scales covering the man’s arm seem to shift about as if alive

“I’m not worried about her, she’s a good kid… I’m more worried about what you teach her, you’re a bad influence on growing teenagers after all” (Marco)

Glossaryck simply blinked in response, a moment of silence between the two as they stare each other down. The magical blue being broke the silence as it let out a short chuckle

“I don’t see where all this resentment is coming from… After all queen Star came out as a fine and proper adult… You on the other hand…” (Glossaryck)

The small blue man gently floated around Marco, his limbs waving about as if swimming in the air, egging him on for a reaction.

A small slit suddenly appears on the back of Marco’s hand, a large snake-like eye that glows an ominous red squinted lazily at the small blue figure as if tired of his antics.

A low growl would come from Marco’s scale-covered arm followed by a rough and deep voice.

“Hold your tongue wizard, the host might tolerate you but I do not.” (???)

“Thorn.” (Marco)

“…Hmph, fine.” (Thorn)

The scales covering Marco’s arm would shift about once more as the eye on the back on his hand closes and disappears.

“You have more control over it now, well done” (Glossaryck)

Marco snorts as a faint golden glow would come from his right eye as he glares at Glossaryck

“Don’t patronize me Glossaryck, I might have forgiven Star and the butterfly’s but not you. Or Mewnie .” (Marco)

The tiny blue man simply laughs back

“Is that why you continue to watch over her? Because you don’t trust me and Mewnie?” (Glossaryck)

Marco simply glares back in response, his silence enough of an answer for Glosasryck eliciting a grin to show on the tiny blue man’s face

“Then why not take her with you then? To that little paradise, you’re trying so hard to protect? After all, the two of them have always wanted to see the world where the so-called ‘Sword of Mewnie’ grew up in” (Glossaryck)

“You know well enough that I can’t do that” (Marco)

Glossaryck lets out another small chuckle

“Hm…Indeed. Earth has been through so much propaganda and fear-mongering when it comes to Mewnie these past ten years that I wouldn’t find it surprising that if the existence of your half mewman children were to leak out, it would cause massive outrage on Earth” (Glossaryck)

The atmosphere around the two grew heavy as they stood in silence, a few seconds passing by quietly

“Is that a threat?” (Marco)

“Oh, no of course not… I just thought it’d be nice to point it out” (Glossaryck)

“You’re treading on thin ice Glossaryck” (Marco)

As he spoke, Marco’s voice grew deeper and more monster-like, the tattoos covering his left arm began to glow as if in response to his anger

“Getting aggressive here won’t help your case you know…” (Glossaryck)

Glossaryck floated closer towards Marco, completely unafraid of what could happen

“Besides. With that ward you placed around Earth there’s no way for me to interfere even if I wanted to. If it weren’t for miss Ordonia’s constant visits then Earth would be a complete blind spot even for me and the MHC. But even then, her lips are sealed quite tightly…” (Glossaryck)

The usual carefree look on Glossaryck’s face turns solemn

“Tell me, Diaz. What are you plotting…?” (Glossaryck)

Before Marco could respond, the voice of a young girl would interrupt the two’s conversation.

“Glossaryck? I’m done packing my stuff!” (Nikki)

With the short distraction, Marco had already turned his back on Glossaryck and began to leave, the snake eye once more appearing on the back of his hand, squinting at Glossaryck as Marco walks away.

Marco took long strides towards the exit of the library, he had to go out of the castle first before using his scissors due to the many wards put up against dimension hoppers.

As he exits the library a red-headed knight quickly stopped him by blocking his way with her sheathed sword.

“Hold it, Diaz, we need to talk.” (Higgs)

Raising his brow, Marco let out a small sigh before turning to face her

“Make it quick, Nikki is coming out soon “ (Marco)

“Whatever dweeb, I'm just telling you that this is the last time I'm letting you in, if anyone else sees you here I’m dead, got it?” (Higgs)

The Latino simply stared at her for a moment before walking off, nimbly climbing the walls and going out of her sight.

Seeing this, the redhead let out a frustrated sigh as she swings her fist at the air as if she was hitting the man himself.

“UGHHH, I swear he's so annoying!” (Higgs) “Who’s annoying?” (Nikki) A small blond girl asked, as she came out of the library

“Eh-Ah no one princess, I was just talking to myself!” (Higgs)

The princess paused for a moment, sending a questioning look towards the Knights Commander infront of her

“Hmmm.. If you say so~” She’d mutter before walking ahead, Glossaryk along with the new book of magic floating right behind her, leaving Higgs behind.

 “So Glossaryk?” (Nikki)

“Yes princess?” The blue man mutered back as he magically madea cup of tea appear right infront of him, calmly taking a sip from it.

“Who was the other person in the library” PFFFT-tea gloriously sprayed out of the tiny blue mans mouth in surprise to what she said

“Person? What person- Nobody else there but me and you princess”

 The girl glanced at Glossaryk for a moment before letting out a soft chuckle “You’re so funny when you panic~ It’s fine if you dont want to tell me”

 Glossaryk remained silent, his gaze falling at this princess which keeps on surprising him.

“Stop the idle chatter, you still have your tea party with Queen Eclipsa and princess Meteora” (Glossaryck)

The little girls eyes shot wide open as she happily skipped along the corrider at the good news

“Yaaay! I havent seen big sis in a while! Cmon cmon lets hurry!”

[limas-art]

Not an ask—your Sam/Higgs art is awesome and your taste in fics too, just read the fic that inspired your fan art and I have a new purpose in life, that’s Sam and Higgs. I’m scouring online for a PS5 so I can get back to playing Death Stranding just so me and Sam can deliver this guy some pizza. Keep on keeping on.

Hello dear rattlerinthewheel! Thank you so so much!! I am glad you enjoyed my little artwork for that fic! I hope this was okay to do but I sent your message to the author because they deserve the praise! (Also definitely check out their other stuff as well because I think they write the best fics in the fandom!) I am very excited about the Director's cut but I really hope we'll get a dlc for PC too :,)

[savage-rhi]

Pssssssst talk about some of your favorite mutuals, how you found them, What makes them special to you? Btw CONGRATULATIONS!!! 👍👍👍👍

Nonny, you opened up pandora’s box and there’s no fucking going back! Also THANK YOU! I got a long way to go, but knocking that dental test out of ze way was great! 👍

@argetlam007 I love their personality and charm and I admire the photo edits they’ve made of Death Stranding along with the awesome Higgs audio! Overall, cool person, great presence to have, and friendly AF! 

@chloe-3-price This sweet little turtle dove is a phenomenal fanfic writer! She helped give me pointers on some of my smut fics, and is one of the sweetest peeps this site has to offer. I love talking to her when I get the chance. She’s got an interesting life! 

@lucyfer-thorn Sweetheart, and offers great feedback. I love reading their reactions when I drop my fanfic updates. They are terrific to be around!

@mcbacondaddy A cool peep with a lot of sass and wit! I haven’t spoken much in a while, but their writing is so damn good. The details are insane. Like–how do you get to that?

@ruinerofcheese I love this little shit, okay? A great person, always seems to have a funny thing to contribute to a post. Every time I see them on the dash, I light up. 

@imagineleonkennedy I’ve known this babe for several years now, and though we haven’t talked in a while, I admire and send love their way. She was one of my first fanfic readers when I was writing a long Resident Evil story and she’s partially the catalyst for why I kept going and why I returned to writing drabbles and such. I don’t think I would have pursued writing like I did have it not been for her. 

@faegrifted Okay, this peep is still fresh to me, but so far their personality is fucking cute. Like I couldn’t ask for a better person to liven up a dashboard. They give really good feedback on my writing in the tags and I love their ideas they’ve sent my way. 

@ruvik-royal-sunflower A very strong person who I look up too. They got some great content on their blog, and I love the shit out of them for reblogging most of my drabbles. It goes for many people, but I get a lot from them. 

@disneymarina A little positivity sprite spirit that I love getting the chance to talk to when I’m not busy! She is very giving and selfless. 

@starivaille THIS, THIS ADORABLE LITTLE SHIT RIGHT HERE. THE ONE THAT COMES INTO MY HOUSE AND SLAM DUNKS ME WITH NEW IDEAS AND FEELS ON MY OWN DAMN FICS. THIS LITTLE BUTTON IS GRAND. Seriously, great artist, and a great writer. Check out their work! 

@troy-the-beastmaster Has the cutest little spaghets in the entire world (snakes!) and sends in awesome drabble requests! 

@chiralcrystallization Awesome Death Stranding blog, and an energetic peep that has thrown some great drabble ideas my way. Check em out! 

@crystaldwightsworld A Leon Kennedy fan and a Higgs Monaghan fan? Kills two birds with one stone in my book! Always has something cool on the dash! 

@nemodoren THIS MOTHER FUCKER RIGHT HERE IS A TALENTED ARTIST AND I FUCKING LOVE THEIR OC KHAIO HMMKAY? Please for the love of gods, check out their Death Stranding art! You won’t be disappointed! I’m in awe every time they whip something out. 

@dominionovershadows I love this gal because she’s been with my blog for years. One of the few rp people I have left on this hellsite. She’s got amazing ideas, and her writing material is stellar. I recommend approaching her if you ever want to rp! 

@thewriterandmuse A wonderful person with cool ideas. I love how laid back they are. 

@hismrsalbertwesker Another peep that has been on the bandwagon with me for some time. She’s a terrific person, and someone I look up to. Been through a lot, but she’s getting to the good. 

@yancy-trash I adore this peeps presence and think they have a lot of potential. I love their contributions to fandom things!

@fridgesama I don’t know if we are following each other? But either way, I like their content and think they’re a great individual! 

@partypede This peep sent me one of the first fanart pieces of my fanfic SOA and I love how flipping nice they are. 

Edit: Gonna give a shout out to @sadunacc for being a great supporter and for making my day with their comments!

Honest to gods, there are way too many people to list. I hope no one feels excluded and left out, that’s never my intention but realistically I can’t list everybody in one go. 

I have something nice to say about everyone I follow. It’s great knowing all of you, and I hope this makes anyone reading this feel welcome to get on the bandwagon and have some fun with us all 💙

[whatsarasaid]

»— Fic Title Meme —«

Tagged by the lovely @eri-223.

Look at the most recent 20 (or however many!) fanwork titles on your AO3 account and answer the questions below.

I started to fill this out on my phone and, in a glitch, posted it when I was only half-way done. Then forgot my original answers. 🙄 Take two!

20 Most Recent Works: (Twenty! Try eight. I just started writing fiction a year-and-a-half ago.)

velocity (Resident Evil: 3 Remake)

absolute bearing (Resident Evil: 3 Remake)

as the tide rolls (Death Stranding)

scales & measures (Resident Evil)

to loosen, to find (Death Stranding)

a herald, signifying nothing (Death Stranding)

ever the survivor (Resident Evil)

eden (Resident Evil: 6)

1. How many are you happy with?

Nearly all of them.

2. How many are…not great?

Two. to loosen, to find is weak, clunky, and unmemorable. as the tide rolls is fine. Uninteresting, but fits in that it’s a series of flash fiction. It had to be general.

3. How many did you scramble for at the last minute?

to loosen, to find was an obvious scramble, hence why it’s bland. absolute bearing was another brain-breaker. Sometimes I wonder if I got too heady and if my audience realizes it’s a navigational term with significance to the story and not just some random words.

4. How many did you know before you started writing/creating, or near the beginning?

scales & measures and ever the survivor were named beforehand. They were  taken from the theses of their respective stories.

5. How many are quotes from songs or poems?

None. My titles are deeply entwined with the content of the story and it feels disingenuous to take a title from a song or poem. They never quite fit. I also prefer shorter titles. Quotes are just...long. I dislike using personal pronouns in titles, too, and a LOT of song/poem quotes/titles contain them.

6. How many are other quotes?

a herald, signifying nothing was taken from Higgs’ journal entry on The Beach,

The verge of victory, of oblivion for one and all...herald, executor, pawn. God particle? Hah. A stupid name for a stupid goddamn fool. This was your life, Higgs. Your tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and righteous fury...signifying nothing.

Which is actually a quote from Macbeth,

Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

And “ever the survivor” is how Ada describes Leon in RE:4. 

7. Which best reflects the plot of the story/content of the fanwork?

ever the survivor is literally the plot.

8. Which best reflects the theme of the story?

Theme? All I do is write theme. What’s plot? What’s world-building? What’s drawn-out character development? Short, narrative essays occasionally verging on poetry. That’s me.

Theme is everything.

So, all of them.

9. Which best reflects the character voice of the story/pov of the fanwork?

Why do that when there’s theme???

10. Which is your favourite title?

ever the survivor. It’s multifaceted—refers to the theme, plot, characters, their relationship, and it’s an inside quote that fans instantly get. Doesn’t get any better than that.

Tagging @lordbhreanna, @tallmatcha, and @tipanot.

[samporterbbridges]

Hey! Do you maybe know where i can find some Higgs x Sam fanfiction if they even exist, cause I'm pretty sure that AO3 is empty, thank you

Ooh fic recs? I’ll do my best anon.

Honestly I haven’t read too many fics because I wanted to finish the game first. But here’s a few special shoutouts for the ones that I have read!

1.)

@higgs-the-god has a couple of really nice ones. so far there’s 2 fics but I’m hoping there will be more! It’s very cute and so far the GoldenBridges is Soft™️ and I’m in love! 👌🏼✨

Here’s the description from the author:

Description:

Post game, happy au/ no one dies and Amelie is on the beach watching over like any other damn god would. Higgs finds himself on his favorite porter’s beach... alone... hm.

Mostly centered around Higgs and how he can gain the trust of the Bridges members and maybe get closer to Sam.

Title is from a poem by Richard Siken

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1551493

Nsfw warning?: first fic yes. Second fic no.

2.)

@mxgicdave e has a pretty good one too! It has a very melancholic feeling almost, and the way he writes Sam and Higgs together feels pretty accurate to their characters. Not much fluff but if you’re looking for something more close to canon than this is it. I also hope there’s more fics from this author. Also check out their blog for some cute fan art 👌🏼👌🏼

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21588691

Nsfw warning?: yes. Also I didn’t realize how much I loved Powerbottom Higgs till I read this👌🏼👌🏼✨

3.)

@marcmarcmarcus has written a delightfully fun goldenbridges dynamic in this 2 chapter fic. I love how Sam and Higgs interact with this, and how their relationship develops over a course of time.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21565123/chapters/51412771

Nsfw warning?: yes chapter 2

If anyone knows of or has any goldenbridges fics that aren’t listed here please feel free to add them in replies or reblogs! I’m always happy to read more fics

I also...sort of plan on writing one in the future. Technically I already have but they’re just little things, nothing too good. So sometime after I finish the game I will make an AO3 account and post some serious fics there. I might take requests too.

4.) Bonus:

One more super special shout out only because I really like these fics, though they’re not technically goldenbridges fics, but Sam and Higgs are there, and the author of the series said goldenbridges will be there in the future (possibly platonically which if you read this you’ll understand.)

@changethecircumstances multichapter fic “You’re the Hero” is a wonderfully written AU staring Cliff as the protagonist. It’s a story about fatherhood and the lengths he will take to take care of his family.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/21515122/chapters/51283042

I wouldn’t recommend reading until you’ve either finished the game or just know a certain spoiler. But it’s really good!

And if you enjoy that I recommend reading these fics that were also written for this story, though written by a different author, they do such an excellent job of keeping the same feeling as the main series does! A perfect companion piece.

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1552654

[malicedragoness]

You started a Higgs obsession and now deal with it! Do you think he would seriously hook up with Sam, like a love-hate thing if Sam agreed? I never played the game and never will, but I'm confused if this sexual tension is what the developers intended.

“You started a Higgs obsession and now deal with it!”

Feel the thirst dear anon and let it hydrate you. 😈

I don’t think the developers intended for there to be sexual tension between Higgs and Sam. If anything, I feel it’s mostly Higgs having this little obsession with Sam. And I don’t think they intended for that to happen either. But a lot people get that vibe from playing the game and it’s definitely making for interesting headcanons and stories.

I love the love/hate fics and hcs fans are coming up with for them. But I also adore the Deadman/Sam ship too. They’ve been through so much together, with taking care of BB, Deadman hugging Sam, that shower scene. I would not object to this ship becoming canon.

But I love the disaster of Higgs and Sam (aka goldenbridges).

[belle82devart]

Five Faves

Thank you to the always lovely @johnlocklover221 ❤

Rules: It’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 favourite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you’ve brought into the world. Tag as many writers/artists/etc as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

Fanfiction blog in case anyone wants to check these bad boys out: @fanfiction-inc

Baptism of The Fathers Betrothed (Chapter I)

Far Cry 5 | Joseph Seed/ Reader

Silence among the church, soft reds, blues, yellows and so on filtering in from the stained glass among the windows all around. A clear of his throat, all eyes on him and he begins with the faintest of smiles that held his joy. This sermon was special, after all. He knew the intended audience would get such.

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Golden Faced Bastard

Death Stranding | Higgs Monaghan/Reader

South Knot, lit by the lights of signal post that wavered with each drop of timefall running down and over their initial scanners. Timefall, it had been falling for the past two hours and had no sign of clearing up at any point. The sun was already hidden behind thick and ominous clouds, giving way to darkened blue skies that seemed to shift to black when the smallest but the brightest of stars attempt to peak out of the thick layers and shed light on a damned world. As long as the country was divided, as long as the world went to shit, there was no hope in sight of making it to the end of the year. If it wasn’t the timefall that got ‘ya, or the BT’s that always loomed no matter where you went, it was the Homo Demens. Despite all of this deliveries still had to be made.

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The First, And Certainly Not The Last!

Doctor Who | 10th Doctor/ Companion! Reader

It's hard to comprehend, how it all began and how it all led to what was before and what is now. Eyes of flashing curiosity watching on as the world slipped away and body sung as it tingled and collapsed with a cry of fallen lips. Tears fell in such a flow as to wash away the fear and dirt that clung to blushing skin in the harsh winds of winter. Crimson, crimson like that of scattered roses in the middle of a harsh snowstorm spreads and splintered into different paths all rolling downhill to knees that wobbled and breath that came out in harsh puffs. The world had crashed in a way that made the earthquake and body shiver. A cough, a sputter and hiccup. Shaking hands took hold of the blood stained fabric that was once that of a lighter color.

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Calm After The Storm

Sherlock BBC | Mycroft Holmes/ Greg Lestrade

Cognac, an old friend to a powerful bastard as he sits in his plush leather chair and debates on slamming his head against a desk or retiring to bed for the man he loved. Swaying, the room was swaying in such a motion as to dull his tiring senses that were drawn on and played all day. Playing, these petty humans he had wrapped around his little pinky danced a waltz to shattering glass and screeching violins that trampled all over his authority and insisted on pushing lines that should never be pushed. As the British government in one man, a sigh was all he could manage before refilling his glass to half way and stealing another long sip. Cognac was a dear friend and the bottle followed him to a standing position when the door of the home closed and echoed down the halls.

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Cold Days, Bad Memories

Polar (2019) | Dunacn Vizla/Reader

[SORTAVALA, RUSSIA, 1996]

“I want you to take a deep breath. Let the air calm your nerves, prepare you. Have you taken a deep breath?” “Yes.” Russian undertones, the English foreign on small lips and gentle in the winter air as snow blows in the gentle breeze. The white decorates dark hair, older locks blowing with the gentle shift of breeze blowing the frozen crystals here and there. The younger meets the elders gaze with a smile like that of innocence. His own smile was of thin lips, ever so slightly upturned and to the child's delight, he ruffled her hair before having her soft gaze return down the scope of the rifle. “Breath, take your time.”

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[voidoutbt]

Welcome to the first little scene (of many, an ongoing series) featuring the adventures of mine and @samfrancis94 @samkuchingdraws MULE OCs 'Cosmic' & 'Franc'.

A collaboration of my writing and Sam's wonderful artwork illustration. Some will be scary, some will be sexy, and some will be very silly. I hope you enjoy. 😊 Your feedback is encouraged and appreciated. 🙏

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'Shower encounter'

Death Stranding OC Cosmic the MULE x Higgs/BTs

Warnings : Suggestive unconsented touching.

As Cosmic stepped under the cool blast of water, it took her breath away. It's exactly what was needed after a long hot day of chasing porters for their cargo. She couldn't wait to peel off the layers and let a cold gush hit all the bruises and aches. The outside make-shift shower made of a hose rig and plastic panels wasn't exactly luxury, but it was all they currently had. In MULE terms, it was an indulgence. Most went without running water.

Leaning forward into it so that the spray hit the back of her head, she surveyed her throbbing feet. Blisters covered her toes and heels. 'Hmm, really should upgrade my boots.' She thought. But there had been an odd shortage of decent gear recently, in particular boots. She could have sworn that they had grabbed some in the last encounter, but they were not amongst the shared loot back at camp.

An odd noise broke her thoughts. She straightened up and listened again, straining to hear over the torrent. She thought it sounded a bit like a growl. Her heart pounded, she stood still like a rabbit caught in headlights. Splat. A black handprint appeared on the ground a few metres away. Then another. She took a sharp intake of breath. 'That can't be what I think it is... There's no timefall...And the motion sensors haven't gone off.' The inky prints continued, moving in her direction. She stayed frozen to the spot, eyes wide in panic.

Suddenly a loud bang reverberated through the translucent sheeting next to her - a black tar handprint, followed by a clicking-like growl. Cosmic clamped her hand to her mouth to hold her breath. The urge to scream and cry out for help was overwhelming. The others in camp we were not far way, but too far to run, she would be dragged down before she got anywhere. She couldn't raise the alarm. She couldn't even grab her clothes or a towel. She was completely exposed, and in immediate danger. She squeezed her eyes shut, willing it to go away, shaking while her lungs burned for oxygen.

A voice full of southern drawl abruptly pierced the air in front of her. "Weelll, what do we have here? A lone little Mule." Cosmic gasped, attempting to cover herself with her hands, forgetting about the BT. A couple of metres in front of her a gold chiral skeletal mask appeared, seemingly out of thin air, and danced around with the whimsical voice. She stared, unable to speak with shock, clutching at her own chest and groin defensively. The voice continued after a chuckle, "Ah, ain't nothin' I ain't seen before, little MULE. Not that I mind having another look..."

The skull mask disappeared into a cloud of Chiralium, and with a pop appeared directly behind her. She jumped. The water pooling under her feet grew dark, it became black and sticky, rooting her to the spot. She swore she could feel hot breath on the back of her neck and shoulder, and all the hairs on her neck and arms erected as if the air was electrified. The shower water stopped. A black hand appeared from the puddle between her feet, and grabbed her calf. Then another slimy arm followed, groping her other leg. Cosmic whimpered. The golden mask laughed as the BT arms slid up her legs. They didn't pull her down but held her in place. The searching hands were cold, tacky, and smelt like death. "Please don't kill me!" she managed to blurt out. The skull face hovering over her shoulder chimed "Oh I wasn't going to KILL you....you're too much fun."

The tar arms continued their slow ascent, blindly grabbing, feeling their way. They got to her inner thighs, Cosmic clutched herself tighter, desperate to protect her most intimate areas, shivering from fear and the damp exposure.

Without warning, they stopped. She looked down to see only a now muddy pool she was stood in. The phantom voice echoed in her ear, "Got to keep you wanting more, little MULE..."

Cosmic came to her senses and made a dash for it. She used a towel for cover, and grabbed her clothes, running back to the MULE camp. A few of the others stared after her, she wasn't very often seen out of her suit. As she scurried past his tent crying, Franc looked up from weatherproofing a new pair of boots. He called out after her, "What?! You alright?"

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A big thank you to @samkuchingdraws for the beautiful Illustration. Go check out his art!