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Hi my love 🤭
I'm pretty sure that Christmas doesn't exist in the Arcane universe so maybe a NYE event of sorts featuring Ekko and Reader?
They're either decorating or preparing some fireflies-fireworks. And while Ekko tries to hide his feelings for you, the fireflies around him keep turning into hearts behind his back! They aren't helping at all!
The end is up to you! I know you'll rock it 🥳
Thank you for the request, pookie!! I hope you like it ☺️❤️❤️
Pairing: Ekko x fem! Reader
Word count: 2.2k
Tags: No use of Y/N, no specific physical description of the reader (except for clothing), R has nicknames, cw food mentions, cw alcohol mention, cw injury mention, established relationship, best friends to lovers (speed run edition), love confession, lovestruck! Ekko, firelight! Reader, fluff!
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The entire hideout is busy, firelights running around, trying to get everything together before the sun sets. But it's not for some operation to bust a shimmer delivery or to keep some chem barons out of their territory— no, it's for something more festive. An occasion that's more happy that entails some alcohol, twinkling lights, greasy food and most of all great company. Ekko stares fondly at you from across the hideout as he thinks that your presence is his favourite. But Ekko doesn't let it show, or he hopes it's not noticeable.
His hands busy themselves with the wires needed to light up the lanterns. Fingers mindlessly twist around the red wires, but his eyes are nowhere near it. He looks at you as the orange glow of the sun bathes you in its light. Skin shining under it, smile blindingly bright as you grin at a fellow firelight who's helping you hang the rainbow streamers. It was your idea to celebrate the new year all without using loud fireworks since it would give away the hideout's position. In place of the traditional firework celebration, you've suggested sparklers and lanterns that people would tuck their wishes in before letting the paper lanterns go. The lanterns’ hot air would stop just before it reaches the top of the tree so that it doesn't escape the hideout.
With the help of Ekko's genius, and your expert pyrotechnics, the firelights can finally celebrate the festivities properly all without being worried of giving their location away. And with the help of the entire commune, preparing food, putting up decorations and setting up the table, it's all going according to plan.
Ekko thinks that you two make a great team. He can't help but smile at your back as you stand on your tiptoe to reach a tree branch. His oversized jacket looks great on you. He draped it over you this morning after he saw you walk out with a flimsy jacket when the chill in the air has turned into the negatives. You haven't shoved it off, he even pretended not to see you cuddle close to it whenever a breeze passes by.
You stand precariously on a ladder, body stretched up high. He sighs, looking like a lovelorn schoolboy. All the years of knowing you and having feelings for you, he has never felt like this, as if his heart is about to burst out of his chest and jump away towards your hands. He blames all the quiet nights you two have spent together planning the celebration. His mind keeps going back to the small moments where your knee would nudge his own, shoulders kissing his, and eyes aglow under his work lamp as you stare softly at him.
He jumps when he suddenly felt a spark on his fingertips. Following the electric shock, there's loud laughter around him.
With narrowed eyes, he finds the source. “What was that for?” Ekko asks Scar, nose scrunching up at his right hand man, whose finger was just pressing on the on switch. The others are holding in their laughter when Ekko glances at them.
“You were ogling.” Scar says with a teasing smirk.
“I wasn't.” Ekko goes back to connecting the wires, realising that he has forgotten to put on his gloves before working because he was staring at you from the get go. “I was making sure she doesn't fall.”
“From all the way over here?” Scar raises a pierced brow, eyes glinting with playfulness. Ekko blames Scar's light heartedness to the sweet mocktails a firelight concocted for the occasion.
“Shut up.” Ekko clicks his tongue, shaking his head as he pretends to finish up the wires.
“Sure.” Scar hums whilst there's snickering around him. Some even make kissing noises behind his back. They're lucky he's in a good mood or he'll send them to patrol the area instead.
“This one's done.” Ekko practically shoves the lantern in Scar's arms. He was caught in the act, but he'll be damned if he shows his flustered state.
“The next batch is near her by the way.” Scar leans to whisper, “you're within catching distance if she falls.”
Ekko's in a forgiving mood, and he can't keep hiding his clammy hands from everyone. So with a slight shove at Scar and quickly snatching his gloves, he makes his way towards you.
You heard his almost silent footfalls that's oh so familiar before you could even take a peek at him. “Hey, bossman, how're the lanterns?”
“Didn't I tell you to stop calling me that?” He looks up at you, hand stabilizing the ladder while you stretch yourself further up.
“The meaning of the nickname was lost on me years ago, Ekko.” You glance down, smiling sweetly at him. Unbeknownst to you, the sun shines directly behind you, giving you a heavenly aura as he sighs and grips the ladder tightly from the sight. “Besides, I'm used to it. It's a cute nickname.”
“Yeah, suits you, bossman.” Scar adds from way across the hideout. Ekko almost throws a light bulb at him, it would've hit him dead on.
Scar and those big ass ears of his. With a roll of Ekko's eyes, he turns back towards a giggling you, and his brown eyes immediately turn soft.
“Aren't you supposed to be making the sparklers?” Ekko can't help but give you a gentle smile as you tilt your head at him.
“Ah, now I remember why I call you bossman.” You take a few steps down to level with him. Leaning on a step, chin pressed atop your elbow, you meet with his brown eyes. “Finished it a few hours ago with some help from Vi.” Your eyes dart down at his hands, blinking at his slightly singed fingertips. You take his hand worryingly as his eyes zero in on your hand bracelet around his wrist. “What happened?” The pad of your thumb ghost over it carefully.
“I'm surprised Vi didn't set anything on fire.” He looks at your face while you stare with concern at his minor injury. “The thing suddenly turned on.” He's hoping that you can't feel his rapid pulse under your hand.
“What?” You almost break your neck at how fast you look at him. “We made the right calculations—”
“It's fine.” Ekko turns the table, hand reaching up to your elbow, cupping it gently. Your breath hitches in your throat, he notices, making him gulp down his nerves. His hand moves away in case you're uncomfortable from the touch, but you take his hand before he could fully leave your side. His heart leaps in his chest, anymore movement and it'll finally escape into your hands.
“I'm fine, trouble.” He squeezes your hand once, eyes darting quickly at your intertwined hands to remember it by.
“You sure?” Thumb running along the inside of his wrist, you can feel his pulse hammering wildly against his skin. “Alright, just check the damn thing before touching it, okay?”
“Yeah.” Ekko nods, mind telling him to press a kiss on each of your knuckles that he refuses to indulge himself in. “Now who's being the boss, hm?”
Chuckling, you roll your eyes as you reluctantly release him. His touch lingers for a moment longer, fingers grazing down your palms before you climb back up. “Go back to work or we'll be stuck preparing here until midnight.”
“On it, boss.” He mockingly says, walking away and towards the unfinished string of lanterns.
The sound of the ladder creaks as you step up, it has Ekko's worry knocking behind his back. And just as when the creaking turns into splitting wood, he's already turning around, bolting towards you at a speed he didn't even know he could manage.
The next thing you know, you're in his arms. “Holy shit!” You screech whilst firelights circle around you in a hurry. You can hear their sigh of relief when they see you and Ekko alright. He has fallen on the dusty ground with you on his lap, but you both got out of the fall without a scratch. Noticing him being under you, you grasp at his face, eyes wildly checking him for injuries. “Shit, are you alright, Ekko?!”
He groans, face falling atop your clavicle, arms still wrapped around you protectively. In truth, he's hiding his face from everyone else, knowing that they're snickering amongst themselves. His behind aches, but he's glad that he caught you in time. He can't begin to imagine if he didn't.
“Ekko?!” You call for him when he still doesn't respond. “Medic—!”
“I'm okay.” Grasping your bicep, he takes a deep breath before leaning away from you. “No medic needed—!”
Your sudden embrace has his face buried in your chest. Cheeks warm, his arms hovers around you in surprise for a second before hugging you back.
“I thought I killed you!”
“Mmfmfmmhmf.” His muffled voice has you moving away quickly lest he dies of suffocation instead. He takes in a deep breath to stabilize his staggered breathing while you still cradle his face. Pupils blown out, he refuses to look at the circle of firelights who are certainly making kissy faces at him or giggling amongst each other. “I said I'm fine, trouble. Are you okay?” Hands over your back, he sees your eyes glimmer under the light, lip jutting out into a frown.
Your arms unconsciously wrap around his neck, relief evident on your face. You're the one who fell from twelve feet, and yet you're worried about him. You could only nod, moving to embrace him again. Gentler and softer this time as you hide the tears clinging to your lashes against the crook of his neck. You'll never forgive yourself if you hurt him.
Ekko's hand rubs along your back, hugging you against him as he quietly shoo away his people. Scar helps disperse the crowd, but not without sending a quick wink at him.
The air around him seems to lull him to sleep, or was it your comfort that has him relaxing in place? He could stay that way with you forever, if you asked, he would gladly grant it.
“At this rate we'd be here until midnight.” He whispers against the shell of your ear. Chin placed atop your shoulder, he looks at the shattered pile of wood that used to be a ladder.
“I'm sorry.” You suddenly move away, subtly wiping away at your eyes. “Thank you for catching me.”
His heart wretches out of his chest. “I didn't say you should go.” Hand around your own, he stops you from standing up, but gives you enough space to leave.
You stay, squeezing his hand as you fall back into his lap. “You sure? We're right in the middle of the hideout.”
“I figured you weren't ready to leave just yet.”
Your hand reaches towards his cheek, staying there to rub affectionately away the dust sticking to his skin. “I thought I hurt you. Please tell me you're alright.”
“Better than.” He leans against your hand. Giving you a minute, he takes you in. From the curve of your lips, to how your cool hand feels on his warm skin, and to your frostbitten nose. He laments under you. Eyes darting around, it finally occurs to him that you two are right in the middle of everything. For what he plans next, he wants it to just be you and him. “C’mon, let's get you some water, yeah?”
Inhaling, you rub away the tears and stand up. You help him up with a hand, and he doesn't let go until you're both inside the tree house all alone. He knows that he should wait for the countdown, but he can't wait for a second more. Not when you look at him like how he looks at you. With longing and unequivocal love.
So when he spills his guts to you, all the soft and gentle words he has scrawled in his mind over the years, all with the thought of you— you didn't waste time crashing your lips against his own.
Ekko staggers forwards, hand bracing so you don't hit the wall. But you'd be too busy to notice anyway whilst you're kissing him fervently.
When he couldn't breathe anymore from the air stealing kiss, he leans his forehead against yours. Irisis blown out, hands cupping your cheeks as he inhales your scent and memorizes how you hold him close with your arms wrapped around his waist— he can't help but chuckle.
“Should I have waited for midnight?” He breathlessly asks, affection dripping from his words as he leans away to fully savour in your besotted state.
“Ekko, I've been waiting since you kissed my cheek when we were kids after I saved your ass from an enforcer.” You giggle as he mirrors your smile. “No, you shouldn't have waited. A kiss and a confession at midnight is cliché anyway.” Joking, you wipe away the sheen off his kiss bitten lips while you admire his lovestruck gaze that you're awfully fond of.
“We can still do it, kiss under the lanterns but this time without our teeth clashing and you almost tripping when you pounced on me.”
“I didn't pounce!” You feign an offended gasp, hand on your chest as he laughs and chases your lips. Kissing you with every breath you take. “Oh a very happy new year to us.”
Ekko takes it as a big yes for another kiss when the clock strikes twelve. Hopefully more in the new year, and for years to come.
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Hello, how are you :)?
Mh, I just wanted to let you know that I loved your comic, and that it gave me a sense of inner peace and tranquility that I haven’t felt in a while.
Do you know when your life is constantly stressful, and then your days go bad on top of it all, but strangely, you make some time for yourself to sit alone for a moment on whenever soft surface you find, and exhale a long sigh? I released a sigh each time I read your comic, and when I finished reading it, I had a huge smile on my face. To give some context, there has to be something really impactful for me to change the expressions on my face, and when I read the finale a second time, I still had my smile on. It calmed me down, and Merthur being lesbians, cottage girls and marrying each other was the sweetest, yet more fitting finale you could have given them, after everything they have endured, alongside Aziracrow being the supporting couple on the side, full of sweetness too. I liked this comic from start to end, and I still remember being gobsmacked that someone literally had had my idea of Arthur coming back in a new and unexplored way, and also adding another tv show that I really loved with it, mixing everything together to make an interesting comic out of it. I’ll forever be grateful that people like you exist and do this purely out of love, and because you like what you do. I hope my message will be enough to let you know that what you do is incredible.
It’s people like you who keep fandoms alive, and I’m so happy for it.
Thank you for writing an idea, for writing entertaining and deep dialogues and for drawing my dream of a silly and forever heroic Arthur coming back in this day and age, with his faithful servant and friend and the powerful warlock Merlin by his side, helping him and loving him as much as he had loved him when he first got to know him (and for fixing the tremendous finale they gave us, for which I still mourn😔 *shakes fist towards the sky* Damn you, BBC!).
A beautiful and majestic dream became reality.
I hope you had a great time working on this comic, and that you’ll be able to do more projects in the future, enjoy them as much as you enjoyed this one, and as much as I enjoyed it🤍!
I truly admired it.
Have a great day and a fulfilling life :)!
P.S.
You inspired me into drawing my ideas☺️. One day, I hope I’ll be able to write my own comic.
So thank you so much again!
Oh now you're just trying to make me cry :'D and saying I inspired you was the nail to the coffin!
I'm really glad you found some happiness while reading it, this is what makes the work worth it <3
#like personal satisfaction is still important imo#but making someone's day even just a little bit better hits different you know#anyway thank you!#asks#gdn7-dollopole#and btw I do like the show finale even if its tragic and somber!#this is what fan works are for
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Can i request a Jeremy Goode fic? I love angst and whump a lot but i would be happy by anything
I'm sorry this has taken me so long, and that it's a bit short but I hope you'll enjoy it! ☺️ thank you so much for requesting! 💛☺️
Focus On Me.
Jeremy Goode (Psychoville) x gn!reader
Warnings: panic attack, silent singer
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Tag list: @pleione-sketch , @justanothercomedynerd ☺️💛
Like this? Feel free to send me a request! 😁
The library is mostly empty by the time I’m finally done sorting through the books people have been handing in. I’ve finally gotten all the admin done - allocating fines to those who need them, registering people with new cards and logging withdrawals neatly on the system - but by now it’s more or less time for the library to close. Sighing, I stretch and stand up, my joints cracking pleasantly. I lock the monitor and head around the counter, combing the aisles for the final dregs of visitors.
It takes me a little while, but eventually the quiet space is empty, devoid of the various people that usually frequent it, barring me and the one person I’ve yet to find, who I haven’t seen in some thirty minutes or so. I frown but ignore it for now; he'll be around somewhere, just waiting shelving some last books or something. Soon enough, he'll come and give me a hand tidying and sorting the last bits and pieces out in his own peculiar way.
To my surprise, he doesn't appear, even as I go about organising the desk. It's odd, doing this without him at my side, his quiet demeanour usually a calming presence to have at the end of a hectic day. It feels off, like a part of me is missing as a result.
Shaking my head, I leave the counter unfinished, unable to shake off the disconcerting sensation that something is wrong. Hurriedly, I stride through the central aisle, my head snapping from left to right, trying to catch sight of the man. By the time I reach the back wall, my vision is spinning and my pulse has quickened - where is he? Did he leave? He wouldn't have, would he? Not without letting me know first. Chewing my lip, I mull over these questions in my mind, peeling off to walk along the furthest corridor of books to my left. I strain to catch any sounds that might give him away, keeping each step light.
It's when I reach the far corner that I finally see him.
He's like a statue, unmoving, silent, alone. His back is to me, but I can see the tension yanking every muscle in him to attention, keeping him bolted to the floor. I stare for a moment, hoping he'll sense me there, but there's no reaction from him. None whatsoever.
Cautiously, I inch closer to him. I hear it then, his soft voice muttering nonsensical utterances. It sounds like he's begging under his breath, pleading with some invisible being. As I near, I can see sweat beading on his temple, his skin pale, washed-out, like it's been leeched of blood. His jaw is clenched, the muscles in his neck twitching with the strain, mirrored in the way his hands are white-knuckling a small stack of books to his chest. My gaze roams up to his face as I edge around him, finding his eyes locked on something across the room that I can't see.
My heart skips a beat as I realise what's happening.
‘Jeremy?’ I murmur softly, tentatively reaching a hand out towards him.
I don't touch him, waiting for him to notice me. He doesn't. His brow twitches fractionally, but that's the only sign he's even aware of my existence.
‘Jeremy? Are you ok?’ I try again, tilting my head into his eyeline.
Very minutely, his gaze flicks to register me, snapping back not even a millisecond later. His mouth opens, his breath tearing from him like it's being physically ripped from his body.
‘S-silent singer…’ Is all he forces from his throat in response.
Gingerly, I let my hand touch his bicep. He flinches, and I withdraw, waiting for him to calm a little before I return my touch to him, slowly, deliberately. He grimaces a little, muscles jumping beneath my palm, but stays put.
‘It's not real, Jeremy. Remember, she can't hurt you,’ I say to him, mimicking the way someone might talk to a frightened animal, ‘She's not really there.’
‘Y-yes, she is.’ He squeezes his eyes shut, face screwed up, teeth bared in a wince.
I place my other hand on his other arm, moving to stand directly in front of him. He almost whimpers, biting back a gasp of abject terror.
‘Jeremy, look at me, don't look at her. She's only there if you believe she is. Focus on me,’ I instruct him, staring into a gaze that doesn’t meet mine.
He shudders in my hold, the books in his hands finally falling to the floor.
‘Come on Jeremy, listen to my voice. She can't get to you if you don't acknowledge her. I'm here, I'm real, focus on me. Focus on my voice, on my touch,’ I lift a careful hand to cup his cheek, ‘Don't look at her, Jeremy. Look at me, look at the books, look at anything, but don't look at her.’
Finally, his eyes flick down to mine, jerking back up again, then back to me. Skittish, he continues to glance between my face and whatever monstrosity he can see behind me, his hands suddenly finding their way to the front of my shirt. His fingers curl in the fabric, gripping it tightly.
‘That's good, Jeremy. Keep looking at me. She'll go away if you pay her no mind.’
Jeremy's breathing is shaky, but he forces his eyes to linger on mine for a moment longer. He lasts a few seconds before he has to tear away again, but he finally returns to look into my face. I smile at him, stroking his cheek with my thumb. Without realising it, he leans into my touch, biting back a gasp as his eyes snap up again, widening.
‘Look at me, Jeremy. I'm here, I'm real,’ I soothe him, lifting my other hand to his face.
This time, his eyes lock with mine and they stay there. His breathing calms, mirroring my own, the panic fading from the blue of his stare until a tired sadness remains. I wait for him to regain his composure before I pull away, though I don't get far before he's yanked me closer again.
This time, it's my turn to widen my eyes as he wraps his arms vice-like around me, crushing me against him. I falter for a second, having never been this close to him before. It makes my head spin, his clean scent surrounding me, flooding my senses. He buries his face in the crook of my neck, breathing deeply. His fingers grip at my clothes, as if he's afraid I'll disappear, clutching me closer to him.
We stay like that for a long while, my arms around his neck, hands in his hair, his hold only tightening around me. Something glows in my chest, warm and welcoming, my heart leaping that the man in my arms is so content to be held like this. When he finally does pull back, it feels reluctant, his hands remaining at my sides. He looks up carefully, cheeks dusted red.
‘Thank you.’ Is all he says, but I can hear the deep sincerity lacing his voice.
I smile at him.
‘Anytime, Jeremy. I'm here to help, and I want to,’ I gently remind him, rubbing his arms softly, ‘Now, do you want to help me tidy the desk? I don't think I've quite done it right.’
He nods, pushing his glasses back up his nose.
‘No, I don't suppose you have.’
I just laugh, shaking my head a little as he manages a tiny smile. We go back to the front of the library, his hand staying linked with mine.
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Yibo is a straight man who has publicly stated countless times he’s a straight man, and he has denied cp countless times since 2019. So he’d never address a gay rumor lol. Not only would that be shameful but it would bring unnecessary and unwanted attention to him especially in a largely homophobic country like China and it’s government. As for xiao zhan he will continue leeching on Yibo because while the former’s career has stalled since 2020, Yibo continues to go higher and higher and make a name for himself in every industry that interests him (film, dance, racing, fashion, skateboarding, motorcycle, etc.). Maybe you dirty turtles will finally wake up when one of them gets married? Although it’s well known that xiao zhan is currently dating his jingjing manager. <3
I see what you're trying to do here, solo fan 🏍️Thanks for dropping by ☺️
I bet you know everything about xiao zhan, I guess? 🤔 Do you know him personally? Otherwise, you won't be spreading hate against him confidently here.
I don't have issue with solo fan. Solo fan have all my respect as long as you don't incite & encourage hatred in society.
Xz leeches on wyb? You got it wrong. They are mutually leeching on each other 🤣
No offense but your fav doesn't even know you exist. Why bother to be useless keyboard warrior? I hope you will be sued for your hateful comments one day 🫶🏻
"Yibo has publicly stated countless time he's a straight man" - he did mention this before. However, no one in their right mind will come out publicly & announce "well, actually- not really."
He's a public figure. I'll use back your word -especially in a largely homophobic country like China. Why need to self-destruct?
Personally, let me repeat this again, in my personal opinion, wyb doesn't like guy in general but xz is an exception.
I don't know if yibo is a straight guy or was a straight guy & I can neither confirm nor deny anything. Only yibo knows the truth behind his words.
Yibo: hey, I'm a straight man too.
Also yibo: 🤝🏻🫰🏻☺️😘😛😉👀 at xz. Shamelessly say I love you.
Yibo's double standard can be seen clearly when it comes to xz. What an extreme way to tease a friend. I see.
If you can't watch xz, it's ok. Just focus on yibo. Especially his eyes cos eyes never lie.
As for xz- he can date whoever he wants to. I don't own him. I don't have any right to decide on it.
Once again, I will never know for sure if yizhan is a real thing. I'm not their parent or family or close friend. There's no way- me, as a mere fan knows 100% what is real and what is not.
Some 🐢 say they will be seen together in public in 2026. To be honest, I don't even trust that 2026 prediction 😂
For me, let's say they aren't together now, at least, at some point, they did have a crush on each other esp yibo. He's wearing his heart on his sleeve 😂
Their happiness is everything. Whether they end up together or with someone else. It's their life.
That's how I see it and it's plenty enough for me. However, I've made a choice to believe that both of them are doing fine & their relationship is still going strong until today.
On what basis?
Actually, they don't have to prove to the world if they are in relationship. Somehow, they kindly leave some hidden traces to decipher from time to time. It's still ongoing.
Call it what you want. Throwing 🍬 or fanservice or leeching onto one another 🤷🏻♀️
Thought solo fans dont trust 🍬 ? Then please don't make fuss out of them. Let us, the dirty 🐢 enjoy & make a fool of ourselves.
Again, either one of them gets married to someone else or marry each other or never marry at all. It doesn't have anything to do with you. Your approval or your words mean nothing.
Don't act like you are the mighty one. Acting like you are on the 'right side'.
So please. Don't say to others to wake up.
You. Please. Wake up first.
We are just an unknown fan.
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Hello! I'm new to tumblr (and fandom tbh) so idk if I'm using your asks for the wrong thing so I'm very sorry if I am, but I just had a some little thoughts I wanted to share:
So I saw your posts about Atlantis and you convinced me to watch it again!! I started a few years ago but didn't get very far into S1, and I definitely didn't pick up on how crazily similar it is to Merlin even though I was still very much obsessed with Merlin back then. I just finished the S2 finale last night and, just like with Merlin, my brain chemistry has been altered 🫠 it was amazing but I'm so sad that there's no S3 - fanfic it is! I was going insane at all the Merlin parallels the whole way through, I can't believe this gem exists. It really is just copy paste Merlin, but make it greek mythology 😅
I love your blog and I'm currently racing my way through your Merlin fic rec list. Also, I particularly wanted to say I've just started reading my breaths are run by your compass and I'm obsessed! I've only finished scene 1 but I love it so much. It's the most gorgeous and emotive story I've read. You write so beautifully. I'm heartbroken already and I love it. I'm going to shut myself off from reality engulf the rest of it once my exams are over!
I think the lack of Atlantis S3 might be what finally convinces me to try writing fics 👀 I was always tempted with Merlin but this might have sealed the deal on both. My breaths are run by your compass is also inspiring me, it's giving me more confidence, so thank you! ❤️ I've been doubting that I'd be any good at it but I'll never know unless I try, and I'll be happy if they're even half as good as your fic!
Anyway, sorry this is so long, and again if this is the wrong thing for asks. In hindsight, you definitely didn't need all these rambles from a random anon but I've just found the courage to start being (a tiny bit) active in the fandom (doing some beta reading!!) after just spectating for years and it's making me so excited!! I just wanted to gush about how much I love Atlantis, Merlin and the fandom, and especially mybarbyc ☺️🌼 Thanks!
Nonnie, the only "wrong" thing you did here was make this gorgeous ask anonymous since now I don't know who I'm going to marry. Because we're married. I love you with all my heart for this. We have our wedding next week. Let me start by telling you I am SO GLAD that I have started an Atlantis virus and made you rewatch it!! I am personally still in the beginning of S2 because I'm trying to prolong the ache as much as possible lmao. But yesss you see how much of a copy paste it is of Merlin! I swear each episode feels like a piece of bbcm in the most beautiful way. Like you, I will have my heart ruined when I finish it, and we only have 404 fics to read. On that note, can I inspire you to write a fic about them? I am so honoured to hear that you're getting your hands into fic writing because of me! I will literally be your biggest cheerer. Just send me your fics and watch me fall in love further. There is nothing more precious than sharing the love we have for fictional characters with people who exactly get it. So you've got this, love! Also, I'm sending you flowers for your words about MBARBYC. It is literally my heart and soul at this point. And since you've read the first scene you must see how positively INSANE I'm going because of how it's exactly the essence of Atlantis if we had Merlin say fuck it to destiny! “I do not care for gods that don’t. I refuse to be chained anymore by this prophecy that only brought us misery. I refuse to let him die.” ANNND Jason's S1 “Curse you and curse the gods. Do your worst.” My God. And the plot twist later. Do come and talk to me about it then because I am this close to spoiling the fic for you and honestly I shouldn't because that fic is an experience.
To sum up, you're a gorgeous person, I'm waiting for your avalanche of fics, and we're married.
#merlin#regulusrules answers#bbc merlin#bbc atlantis#merthur#arthur pendragon#ao3#merlin fic#king arthur#merlin bbc#fic: my breaths are run by your compass
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hey hey! i love bbts so much, it makes me so happy whenever i reread it✌️one of the (many) things i love about it is the core four friendship! so i was wondering, do you have any recs for fics with fun yj dynamics?! no pressure ofc, either way i hope you have a lovely day ☺️✨
hello! so sorry this took forever! also so glad bbts makes you happy on the reread 🥰
first, some of my absolute fav core four content: coralreefskim's comics and cryptocism's comics. great art, great dialogue, great codependent friendship nightmare polycule genuinely endearing "would kill for you would live for you would save the world with you but more importantly would never let you live down that typo you made in the groupchat that one time" vibes all around.
and a few fics:
Into the Brighter Night by shoalsea
when a past enemy comes back for tim, the batfam learn a lot about tim and his young justice adventures in the fallout. this one's long and plotty and has that super compelling trope of the POV character watching an interaction where the reader is in on the jokes but the POV character isn't--basically a great sort-of-outsider POV on the core four, plus, from what i could tell, almost every other yj character at some point.
a study by bernard dowd by cv_angels
a short, hilarious fic with timber and implied future timberkon, in which tim (sort of) reveals his identity and that leads to kon and bart and cassie meeting bernard.
Lipstick on the glass by kerosceene
i'm a broken record with this one, but it's just. 🤌🤌 it starts out focused on timkon but part 2 has college-age core four halloween shenanigans. cassie has a civilian gf. bart dresses up as a meme that doesn't exist yet. kon is in the dragriculture club. tim loves his friends (and boyfriend) so much. it's just so heartwarming and good.
The Mystery of the Superboy Shirts by Aviatricks
silly oneshot with tim going full obsessive detective mode about everything but his own feelings, good yj squad dynamics, bart being a passable liar, and some timkon.
Detours by miyaji_08
i've also rec'd this one before (twice, even) but once again it fits the bill, because the core four scenes in this are so good. it's a reverse robins au where tim becomes roommates with kon and bart and cassie, who are superboy, impulse, and wonder girl but have no idea (yet) that tim has his own secret identity, too. so there's identity shenanigans with all four of them, classic reverse robins tim angst, some enemies-to-lovers and oh-my-god-they-were-roommates timkon, and a really fun final action sequence. it's part 2 of a series and i highly recommend reading part 1 first, but if you want to dive right into the core four aspects you can probably piece together the context as you go.
#also if anyone has more core four recs to add please do!#vinelark asks#fic rec#young justice#tim drake#kon-el#bart allen#cassie sandsmark
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Hiiii :]
I just wanted to let you know that I absolutely love you, like pls kiss all those wrinkles in your brain, cuz your works hit that specific spot that nobody could eVER reach
No kidding, you're my favorite Theo Nott writer, I love you so much I'm literally crying, like just thinking about your works makes me tear up cuz of how good they are ugh shut upppppp
And look, I'm complicated, if I see someone getting one tiny detail wrong, my entire brain just shuts down and refuses to keep reading, bUT YOU??? Nah, girl, you get him so so so good, it honestly makes me cry that I cannot physically bite your works and break them and inhale them and just make them ink so I can get them tattooed under my eyelids to still read them while I sleep
So yeah, I'm obsessed, maybe I have a problem but I'm just a girl :(
Anyway, the only thing I hate it's that I just found you and I'm literally dying cuz I'm on my finals and I don't wanna study, I wanna read your works and kick my feet and giggle and blush and twirl my hair and throw up and cry and bite and-
Yeah, I love you so so so much and wanted you to know that you, your art and your creativity are heavily appreciated and loved and I hope you have a good day and know that you are important and loved and that I'm happy you exist :]♡
And sorry for the spam cuz I've been reblogging your stuff like it's my last day alive, but it's cuz I wanna read as much as I can (and I'm sick of my classes atp >:þ)
Also sorry if something didn't make sense, English is not my first language and I'm literally studying dead languages rn, my brain is not working 😭😭
I want to start off by saying how reluctant I was to answer this, even now I just want to selfishly keep this in my inbox and stare at for the rest of my life for only me to see 😭😭😭 I feel so so touched and honoured you like my characterisation of Theo, I feel like with every piece of work I write I get a little closer to nailing him down and although I enjoy the process enough for it to be a reward itself, it feels so heartening that someone else gets him the way I get him so thank you SO much for that 🥹🥹🫶🫶🫶💕
I coincidentally haven’t been feeling very great lately. I’ve been a little stressed with this project I’m doing over the summer, I had a small run-in with another creator on here a while back, I have this internship I need to start grinding for, some of the fics in the fandom glorify certain toxic tropes etc., basically a list of reasons that made me consider just quitting writing here altogether. Other than all that I still feel a little insecure in my writing abilities at times, like any other writer, so this ask was really so heartening to read. I appreciate it and I appreciate YOU so so much. I have so much fun writing here and I really didn’t like the idea of stopping, so thank you for giving me one more reason to keep at it.
Also no worries about the spam hehehe and all the best for your finals!!! You got thissss 💯💯 I’d be more than happy to have more fics ready for you once ur done ☺️☺️
#and pls girl your English is literally perfect??? would never have guessed it’s not your first language haha#ask#aefillor
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To make up for accidentally asking repeat soft asks… 6 and 20? 🙃
Aww Erin, it's so sweet of you to replace the repeats with new questions☺️ You absolutely didn't have to, but thank you so much for sending this ask! I'm happy to respond, of course.
Based on this ask game:
6. What's your favorite candle scent?
Not much of a scented candle kinda guy, but I think either vanilla or cinnamon would be a safe choice because they're some of my favorite smells in general. I just googled it to make sure that both of them exist as candle scents and they do, so yeah!😁👍
20. Tell us about a memory you hold close to your heart.
I had a summer job in the US in 2017 and once it ended, I traveled for a week, partially with one of the friends I had made at work, before having to go home. That time was the very beginning of my depression that, along with other issues, would continue to affect my life and my entire self negatively for years to come. But even though I remember I was kind of sad during my travels and some stuff went extremely wrong for me (just me getting very unlucky), otherwise I enjoyed myself. And one of my stops was in Anaheim as I really, really wanted to finally visit Disneyland. If there was one Disneyland I knew I had to visit once in a lifetime, it was definitely the OG. And I have to say that despite everything, the day my friend and I went to Disneyland went absolutely perfect. The weather was great, I felt good physically and at least for the most part emotionally too, the lines weren't too long and we didn't have much of a problem to find a place to eat dinner despite not having made a reservation. As as a huge Disney fan (or nerd, depending on the way you look at it😉), I was so happy to finally get to experience one of the parks. The friend accompanying me was somewhat disappointed by the rides being too kid friendly, but personally I had a blast throughout the entire day. All my worries and cares faded away for the duration of that day, and I could be as carefree as a kid but with all the benefits of being an adult. It was great. Especially at a time like that, when my mood had just started getting low a lot of the time. So, it's definitely a memory I hold close to my heart.
...I wish I could visit Super Nintendo World as well. Back then it didn't even exist, but maybe someday I'll be able to go to one of them. Hopefully with one or more of my Mario loving friends I made on here.
Okay, I think that's it! Thanks again for the second ask😃
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Good evening, my most favorite ever, I am here to make a request 😝
This is 1 out of 2 requests (possibly even 3 just to keep you on your toes) that I will be making for your writing services.
For this I would like to ask for some relationship headcannons for Fred Weasley and my hogwarts dr self (you know, Alice)!! I can give you any pre-existing details for the relationship between them that you would require (bc I love talking abt them) but for the most brief and broad description they follow the best friends to lovers, twin flames, and young love tropes and they make me want to rip out all of my hair and scream until I can't anymore, along with giggling and kicking my feet at the same time.
Anywho, this is really lengthy. I hope you don't mind, I'm in my writing too many sentences era. Hope this can help with your writing slump, and if you want to throw some scenarios in to fit hcs, I wouldn't be opposed!! Just give me all of your little thoughts! Love you, Alice <3
OMGGG MY POOKIES!! these can be read as x reader but they’re definitely specific to fred and alice! also im using second person for YOU specifically
🩷 okay so first off fred is like insufferable when he has a crush and like it is 100% a miracle that you doesn’t find out about him liking you by him being so blatantly obvious about it
🩷 once yall do get together tho(finally), he is such a silly boyfriend. like he will leave you notes everywhere, on literally anything he can get his hands on. like you have a note on your hairbrush from him that says “you look so pretty when you are getting ready”
🩷 also he takes your things all the time without saying anything. like he takes rings off your finger and keeps them or keeps hair ties that you discarded on his wrist
🩷 you take lots of pictures of him with an instant camera that are enchanted but they’re badddd pictures, like terrible angles of him with bed head and a crumpled sleep shirt
🩷 he plays pranks on you but never mean ones because he doesn’t want to make you anxious, just silly things like charming all your mirrors to make it look like you have a mustache or making your quills write vulgar stuff instead of what you’re trying to write
🩷 before he decides to leave to start his joke shop, you try your absolute hardest to help him pass his classes and spend hours together working hard on his schoolwork
🩷 when the two of you fight, he is really good about apologizing for what he does wrong even if it’s little things and he never gets frustrated with you for being upset(he will get frustrated if you’re being silly though, trust)
🩷 he will randomly come up behind you for a hug and just bury his face in your neck, while you’re trying to work or do something important and he always whispers something like “cmon baby let’s take a break” even if you’ve only been working for a little bit
🩷 he finds it INCREDIBLY attractive when the two of you go up against each other in quidditch and you’re super passionate about beating him
🩷 you spend summer with the weasleys and the two of you get in A LOT of trouble because you’re talking and laughing so loud at night when everyone else is sleeping but you don’t care because yall are so happy together
thank u for the request lovely!! if anyone reading this would like to make a request, please check out my pinned post because i had SO MUCH fun making this hehe ☺️✨
#fred weasly x reader#fred weasley#fred wealsey fic#fred weasely x oc#fred weasely headcanons#hogwarts oc#hp fandom#x reader requests#x reader headcanons#i love alice guys
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hello, beloved friend! flowers for you!
🌷 - your writing is beautiful bursting with so much beauty. the way you describe things feels so poetic and layered, and it really helps me connect with your characters and your stories! i'm gonna be a broken record, but i also really love the way you write horror; it's given me inspiration for two of the next kinktober oneshots i hope to finish, and if i come even close to tapping into what you do i'll feel very accomplished.
🌹 - as for a fic that has stuck with me the most, with stars to fill my dream is the obvious answer, because COME ON. it's beautifully written and i love how you've portrayed ofelia and astarion's relationship, but! another one that has been stuck in my brain since the moment you released it is the incubus fic. that one obliterated my brain in the best possible way.
🌸 - would love to hear anything you have to say about WSTFMD but haven't had the chance to yet!
🌻 - last sentence you wrote?
Okay this one almost had me in tears- I love you, Khy! 🫂 I'm so sorry it took me SO DAMN LONG to get to this, I had started it and then it sat in my drafts and I just forgot because I'm an extremely forgetful person 😅
🌷- I am so glad you love my horror stuff!! I feel like it's pretty tame, which is not always a bad thing, but I hope to really grow it in the future!! I am beyond honored that you are inspired enough to write some into your next oneshots and I CANNOT FREAKING WAIT to read them!!! I am moved :")
🌹- I'm so happee 😭 Also beyond glad you love that incubus fic- man, I messed with that for MONTHS before I finally put it up and it was my first stab at just smut for fun in years and when I go back through it I don't cringe too much! I'm glad that you love it still, it means a lot to me!! 🥺💖
🌸- I feel like all I do is yap and yap and yap about this fic, haha 💕 I'm not totally sure what to say that isn't spoilery, I guess I could talk about how far I've come! I started this fic a year ago, we're a few weeks overdue, but I just really wanted to say thank you, especially to you, Khy 🫂 You were my very first reader!! I'll never forget that 🩷 It was so terrifying to publish my first fic in this fandom, especially one I wasn't sure would be received well 🩷 It's been such a journey and I love where I am now- i have some of the coolest friends in all of existence and I'm more happy about that than anything else ☺️ Thank you for making the silly ideas that only used to exist in my head feel so special 🩷🫂
🌻- Last sentence I wrote!! I'm currently working on chapter 22- I mostly just want to get the first draft done before my vacation so it's good to upload once I get back in front of my computer, so here's what I got! Time for them all to hang out in Grymforge!
“We promised Spaw. I don’t break my promises,” He sighs, waving her proclamation off.
Gee, I wonder who the catty bitch is.
Thank you so much, again!!! You're such a wonderful friend, and I can't imagine my life without you 🫂🩷
#flowers for you#i love my friends :')#ty khy 🫂🩷#my writing#with stars to fill my dream#ofelia#astarion fanfic#bg3 fanfic
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oh my god oh my god oh my god that last chapter!!! fuccccck I'm so damn happy, you got me smiling so wide with tears in my eyes while reading, they were so damn cute and sweet AHHHHH you did it again. what an ending!
I love that you had both their mothers showing their support and acceptance, I love cressida having a crush on michaela now that she knows she's not a threat, I love sweet little gregory having a huge crush on cressida, I love that you gave us a michaela pov and gave us a taste of the angst to come, I loved it all!!
you even wrote creloise and franchaela slow dancing oh my lord I'll never recover, I'm so happy I'll give you song recs just for that scene. 'exist for love' and 'this could be a dream' both by aurora!
I'll put the daisy jones and the six album on the list after the billie album! I'll take note of your specific song recs. ☺️
thank you thank you thank you for that marshmallow fluff of a final chapter, you're an absolute angel for that!
-🧛🏻♀️
i did promise it would be very fluffy ☺️ we will be seeing more of cressida’s crush on michaela in franchaela’s version actually, I have plans for it. I’m placing these songs onto my listening list with the others lol i love that you think of song when you read ☺️🥰 i’m glad you enjoyed it, thank you for reading it! 🥺🥹❤️
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Hello hi! ☺️
First things first, sorry if the grammar is a little wacky, english is not my first language
With that out of the way, i just stopped by to say that I've been following you for some time now and I never took the chance to say something cause i'm a bit shy on the app
But just wanted to say that you're writing is truly amazing, the way that you depict each scenario and the world it exist around it is marvelous, I always get a warm feeling inside reading your stuff, It's so imaginative and alive. Your characters never fail to make me swoon, it just a fantastic and immersive experience
You should feel really proud of your work cause it rocks!!
Hope you have a wonderful day~
I wanna start off by saying I hate the tumblr ask box. I swear this had vanished before I saw it and sort of ignored it for a while. Luckily this sweet ask is back and I can finally reply with how happy this made me! I’ve been having a hard time lately and imposter syndrome is always there. But this just really kicked my butt into gear. I’m my own worst critic and it’s hard to remember that.
Thank you again! I’m so happy to have such a sweetheart reading my stories.
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List 5 things that make you happy and send this to the last 10 people who liked/reblogged something from you. Get to know your followers and mutuals! ☺️
Ohhhh thanks for the ask!! (I saw your tag in yours and I need you to know I cracked up so hard, I could not stop laughing, bother me anytime you want!!)
Food! I love cooking and baking and I've grown up in a very food orientated family, so it's likely you'll find me munching on something more often than not.
Reading! I literally read everyday, either original works or fanfic, it doesn't make a difference to me. Currently I stick more to fanfic (fandoms include: KHR, star wars, Batman, Naruto, JJK, Final Fantasy and many many more) but I also have a very long tbr for original fiction (I read mostly fantasy, some romance and a tiny bit of scifi). Being in a reading slump for me is kind of a nightmare to me, because reading is such a intrinsic part of my routine it physically pains me not to do it.
Writing! At least when my muse gifts me with ideas 😅 Managing to write brings me so much joy, especially because I don't always get to do it. Like with reading I do original fiction and fanfic, but KHR has possessed my brain at the moment, so my own book idea thingy is very much on hold. (Btw this just includes creative writing. I already dread working on my thesis, academic writing is the bane of my existence 🫠😭)
Crocheting! Continuing with the trend of creative hobbies. Nowadays when I'm not working, sleeping or doing anything mentioned above, I crochet. It's my way to relax and calm down and I also get quite jittery when I don't have a project (it's similiar to reading). I started out with decoration, but recently updated to clothing. Some of my projects: patchwork blanket ☺️😉, several pillows, two cardigans, mesh crop top, triangle scarf, ...
Comments! This is a fairly new development and probably makes me sound like an attention whore, but damn the high I get when I see something in my inbox should be illegal, it's like a drug! I get super giddy and send my friend three minute long voice memos squealing about how people like the stuff I make, it's honestly kinda embarassing (my friend calls me a sucker for comments and she's totally right!)
#five things that make you happy#that was quite fun!#I also don't have enough mutuals#I just started coming out of my cave to interact with people
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Tag game to better know you
I was tagged by @b1uetrees, thank you!! thank you ☺️💚💚💚
what book are you currently reading?
uuuuuuhhhh many books relating to my dissertation, one that has been very enjoyable and well written that I want to finish after is jacobites: a new history of the '45 rebellion. from fiction books I've been reading the song of achilles since last september, I'm Busy okay 😭
what’s your favorite movie you saw in theaters this year?
I have not been to a cinema in years 😂 but I am going to go and see the barbie movie after my deadlines dtcgtbzh
what do you usually wear?
a shirt (the puffier the sleeves the better), a big skirt, kneehigh stockings, potentially some sort of vesr
how tall are you
recently got measured and 159 cm, 5'2.5'', short king ✌️
what’s your star sign? do you share a birthday with a celebrity or a historical event?
aquarius!! and I had no idea but apparently I share my birthday with lord byron 👀 (probably where my love for puffy sleeves comes from)
do you go by your name or a nickname?
I go by a domestic version of my name as my legal name is too long and I hate it dftgzgzgz
did you grow up to become what you wanted to be when you were a child?
there's always work to be done but I'm happy where I am :)
are you in a relationship? if not, who is your crush if you have one?
@uighean is my girlfriend and we're getting ever so closer to finally live together!! ❤️
what’s something you’re good at vs something you’re bad at?
uuuuuuhhhh good at art (maybe) and bad at. sports. and maths. and breathing.
dogs or cats?
I love both but to have, cats
if you draw/write, or create in any way, what’s your favorite picture/favorite line/favorite etc. from something you created this year?
honestly all the work I've done on my dissertation so far but I can't post it here because I want to keep my professional and private life separate and I do not need people finding my tumblr where I can just be a freak dkfkdkkdk
in terms of fanart, probably this one
what is something that you’d like to create content for?
I mean. beyond evil, when I have the time 😭
what’s something you’re currently obsessed with?
my dissertation and the meow meow from my histories to the point that I tried to find historical rpf do not @ me
what’s something you were excited about that turned out to be disappointing this year?
when I was supposed to go to a museum to take photographs of an object for my dissertation but the day prior I got a message from them that they can't open the safety case it's in, resulting in me loosing £45 because it was too late to cancel the bus and then it took them a month to get a locksmith and they didn't even manage to open it but I was waiting and was stuck with my work 🤡
what’s a hidden talent of yours?
well, it's called hidden for a reason 😅
are you religious?
not in an existing religion sort of way though I was raised casually catholic
what’s something you wish to have at this moment?
money, a place to live with my girlfriend and a phd position with a full scholarship or my dream job dftvttvvyvyyh
and I tag @uighean , @doctor-punkenstein , @hanjuwonsupporter , @fire-burning-brighter , @tiffanylamps and anyone else who wants to do this, no pressure 💜
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23, 21 and 3!
23. Share the final version of a sentence or paragraph you struggled with. What about it was challenging? Are you happy with how it turned out?
Another really difficult one. I don't know, I struggle with so much. Everything I write takes forever to be edited because I tinker with everything. I guess recently I had a hard time with Elijah's first appearance in Pendulum. This is an example of (MANY) paragraphs that were re-written to exhaustion:
Klaus never felt threatened, that fight-or-flight instinct that grasped him so often, for so many reasons, never kicked in. Despite the infinite darkness in his eyes, there was something warm about the man. Elijah had the air of a care-taker, a protector, though one shrouded in mystery. He and Klaus would grow to be good friends, the closest thing to family Klaus had ever truly had, at least since abandoning whatever sentimental attachments he once held for his parents. But even then, Elijah would never cease to be a conundrum. He was always one step ahead, this endless well of wisdom who could somehow see the whole of existence in ways Klaus could never wrap his mind around, no matter how many lifetimes he lived. He would always be grounded in the here and now, while Elijah was… Everything, everywhere, all the time.
Whether or not the effort was worth it is debatable, I guess. 😂
21. Share your favorite piece of dialogue
I've already replied to this one, so I tried to think of a different scene. This might sound strange, but I really like the chapter in TW3 where Cami leaves (3x18, I think). It's a big shift compared to what happened on the show and I enjoyed writing it so much. Every scene Cami has with one of the characters has become a personal favorite of mine (Elijah, Klaus and Caroline), as well as some of the other ones (like Klaus and Caroline towards the end, where Caroline reflects on their relationship in light of Cami's departure). I feel like so much about that chapter was just pondering over where the story started and where they are now.
But Klaus and Cami's scene is definitely my favorite. I know, ironic lol But writing this story made me realize there was a world where I could've enjoyed Klaus and Cami, even romantically (at some point) if they'd been done right, rather than shoved together through awful writing and nonsensical events for the sake of pushing something that was so obviously not happening on screen (the chemistry!). They could've been cute together! And in a friendly situation, they really were. Klaus here does way more for Cami than he ever did on the show, and I loved writing the point where the two of them are finally like 'I think I'll miss you'.
Besides, if there's one thing I love writing is Klaus and Caroline's relationship through other characters' eyes lol It's my favorite thing. And this had Cami using the powers of her psychobabble (so annoying on the show) for good! Her analysis of Klaus here is spot on.
So anyway, under read more.
3. What’s something you learned about yourself as a writer?
That I can't shut up for the love of me. I don't know how to write short stories. I don't know how to keep a concise chapter. Somewhere along the way, I lost my capacity for 2k words chapters or fics and I don't know where it went. That's actually something that I have tried very hard to fix, but even when I manage to make progress, two months later I'm back in my bullshit. I personally love shorter stories, stories that manage to pack loads of information, and characterization and even world building into incredibly short and well-crafted sentences, and I can't even give you a short reply to this ask. I'm just a malfunctioning fic writer, man.
Thanks for your ask! ☺️
Klaus doesn't know what to say. An apology at this stage would serve her nothing. It's too late to regret anything, for both of them. And offering solace or moral support is not exactly his style. Which begs the question, "Why are you telling me all this?"
"Honestly? I don't even know. The idea had been swirling around in my head, but it wasn't fully formed until I put it out there. I had to tell someone so it would feel real. And it's easier to confess to you than... Well." She shrugs apologetically, takes another sip off her drink. "Remember when we first met? You were so damaged... Manipulative. Angry. People were just things that you used to get what you wanted."
"Such harsh appraisal," he scoffs. "Though, I admit, accurate. What makes you think I've changed?"
"I don't. But for a really long time, I thought you were just an asshole with too much power."
"Shower me with more impeccable compliments, why don't you? Whatever makes you happy."
Cami grins and plows on. "I don't think you've changed, necessarily, but... I came to realize that there was more to you than that."
"And what changed your mind?"
"Caroline," she replies without missing a beat. Klaus laughs. "I understood a lot about you when I met her. More importantly, I realized that if you could love her the way you do, it meant there was some humanity in you, after all. Even if it's your own twisted brand, it's there. Whatever you were to everyone else, you weren't to her, or to your daughter. You're good to them, Klaus. You go out of your way to protect them, make them happy. I've seen you show kindness, mercy, consideration - even to me. All because of her. Caroline makes you a better person. If nothing else, then out of some selfish desire to stay in her good graces. Maybe it's just transitory. By your standards, this is all very new. It could just run its course, and in ten years' time, you'll be back to being a heartless jerk."
“Your faith is touching."
"But I don't think that's what it is. I think she has inspired real goodness in you. The selfless kind. And I think it will stick because it makes you happy, too. At the end of the day, that's what we all aspire to. Even evil overlords. I realize you have demons that you might never be able to tame, but... You should always just do the best you can."
Klaus' lips curve into an honest smile. "Is that your professional assessment?"
"Hell, no. None of this comes from science. I'm just being mellow and nostalgic."
"Well... Barbed remarks aside... I would be genuinely flattered, if it didn't sound an awful lot like a goodbye."
“After everything... Being your therapist, your stenographer, even your roommate for a little while... It just felt right to say something before I leave. It feels like…” She stops, considering. “Closure. You were my door into this world, after all.”
"Whatever questionable intentions I may have had at the beginning, I really did enjoy our conversations, Camille. I will miss them. I do hope, wherever you land, you find more poor sods with impossible complexes to help you pass the time."
She laughs, refilling their glasses and clinking them together. "I don't think there's anyone out there who will ever come close to a Mikaelson, but I'll toast to that."
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Omg your reading on 18+ relationship with S/O resonated so truly with me when you spoke about it being a healing relationship due to last sexual traumas and I just wanted to thank you bc it’s been weighing heavily on my mind that I’d never have a relationship where I’d be able to just be me and voice any and all traumas and it makes me a little more excited for when I do finally meet someone and open up to them 💕🥹
oh dear anon, I'm sure you will really thrive in that relationship with your s/o🩷 I honestly did notice from the pile that there was a strong desire to be finally free from all the burdens and I was also excited when I saw that this relationship will truly give them the support and space just to exist freely!!🌹✨ I'm happy that I was able to lessen your worries about the future, at least a little bit.☺️ Always take care of yourself, anon!
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