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<Last updated: February 12, 2025>

There you are...

You can call me Costa! (she/her/Ravenclaw)

I write. I daydream. I yearn for love stories and happy endings. This is how I ended up here.

This is the growing library of my stories—completed works, WIPs, longfics and one shots. I write SFW and NSFW (MDNI).

All stories are part of the same universe featuring the same characters. These are the pairings I love so much it hurts:

❥ Sebastian Sallow / Carolyn Morgan (FMC, Gryffindor Player Character)

❥ Ominis Gaunt / Phineas Black (MMC, Slytherpuff, canon-ish but mostly an OC)

All my works are published on AO3 and Wattpad, and you can also find me on Discord (mostly active on the OHL server) and Tiktok!

Below is the masterlist of stories & art commissions.

All sorts of interactions are appreciated ♡ I'm a pathological comment replier

Chronological Fic Order guide:

Main Fanfiction Works:

Take Me To The Lakes

COMPLETE | 35k words | Ominis Gaunt / Phineas Black | Mature

Childhood Friends to Enemies to Lovers; Forced Proximity; Grumpy Sunshine; post-game events. All-time readers' favourite and I recommend you start here ♡

Full story + summary & tags on AO3 | Wattpad

Epilogue one-shot on AO3 | Wattpad

commissioned art (middle) by vienguinn

I know he's rolled on his side because though his voice is low, I can hear it closely, right in front of me. Too close. He says, "Don't you want to put a face to the person you hate so much? So you can have a clear picture of me while you think about all the loathing?" As if I need to know what he looks like when I already think about him all the time. "Putting a face to it would only make it harder." "Make what harder?" He chuckles faintly at his own joke, but I can hear right through him. The hesitant, insecure, and vulnerable boy I once knew is still there. "Harder to hate you." Grasping my wrists, he traps my hands between his face and his palms. "Let's make it worse, then."

If I Loved Him Any Less

Ongoing (~50%) | ~30k words | Ominis Gaunt / Phineas Black | Explicit

Developing Relationship; All the firsts for Ominis; Grumpy Sunshine; say gex but oh so much emotion because Phineas is hopelessly in love; Phineas' POV

The story about the 40 days of smut summer after their first kiss (between Chapters 4 and 5 of "Lakes")

Can be read as a stand-alone about devotedly yearning, frequently undressing, gradually confessing and passionately f*cking.

Full story + summary & tags on AO3 | Wattpad

commissioned art (middle) by stein0806

I stop devouring his neck and shut my eyes to think. Ominis has never done this before, whatever this is. He must be so overwhelmed—we just kissed for the first time a few hours ago, it's not like we are ready to f*ck tonight. (As much as I desperately want to.) There's still a lot to happen in between. Like, for example, there are so many questions I want to ask first: Is this really happening? Minutes ago, when he said his feelings for me were deafening, did he mean it? Is my heart allowed to burst out of my chest, or is this, whatever this is, just a fleeting thing induced by the heat and carefreeness of summer? Does he want more? As in, does he want to keep doing this for, like, the rest of our lives? Does he want to live by a lake one day, or would he prefer the sea? What are his thoughts on children? Is it alright if I call him my love, or sweetheart, or just Ominis? But asking any of those questions would be too awkward. I ask the only sensible thing possible. "Can I blow you?"

Timeless

Ongoing (~80%) | ~150k words | Sebastian Sallow / Carolyn Morgan | Explicit

real Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, arranged marriage, Amortentia, plot twists, all the 'firsts', dual POV

Full story + summary & tags on AO3 | Wattpad | TRAILER (VIDEO)

commissioned art (middle) by vienguinn

I heard Natty entering the dormitory, and the sound of her steps grew louder as she got closer to me. "The moon is beautiful tonight..." I breathed out. She leaned by the window, attempting to make eye contact. "I know dreamy eyes when I see them, Carolyn," Natty mocked. I blushed. "Do you think he knows, Natty? How I feel about him?" I grabbed a pillow and held it close to my chest. "Well... I surely hope he does. The endless letters during summer. The excessive amount of time you spend together. That canvas right there he gifted you. Honestly, I am surprised you two are not dating yet." "The canvas?" I glanced at the Iceland painting and wrinkled my nose. "Oh no... I am definitely not talking about Sebastian Sallow." She tilted her head to the side, lifting one eyebrow. "What? Who are you talking about, then?" "Natty..." I breathed out heavily. "I... I fell for him." I gazed at the moon again. "I am in love with Ominis Gaunt."

One-Shots Collection:

❥ Anne’s Every Flavour Biscuits

3.2k words | SFW | AO3 | Wattpad

Aroace!Anne, Coming Out story, Ominis Gaunt gives a hug

Anne Sallow has always felt different. What was supposed to be just a cosy evening baking shortbreads with a new special potion becomes the first time she feels seen (not literally, though, when it comes to her best friend, Ominis Gaunt).

❥ But Daddy I Love Him (You Should Have Seen Your Faces)

3.5k words | Ominis Gaunt/Phineas Black | NSFW | AO3 | Wattpad

Exhibitionism, P in M and A (say gex), Daddy Issues

Headmaster Black is dead, but it's not too late for his son, Phineas Black, to come out of the closet and make him proud with the help of Ominis Gaunt.

❥ Save a Candle, Blow a Wizard

3.2k words | Sebastian Sallow/Carolyn Morgan | NSFW | AO3 | Wattpad

Birthday boy!Sebastian, Deepthro@ting, nsfw art here

Sebastian's birthday was a day full of activities that his girlfriend Carolyn planned for him. She knew how to make him happy and indulged him with a birthday present of his choice.

❥ Sebastian Sallow Is Not Scared of Snakes

2.8k words | Sebastian Sallow/Carolyn Morgan/"Boggaunt" | NSFW | AO3 | Wattpad

cuckhold, voyeurism, inappropriate use of non-beings (?), crackfic, readers' favourite lol

There is an intruder at the Sallow’s Manor. Sebastian experiences a twisted new type of rage as his biggest fears are put to the test. Is he jealous of the unexpected visitor, though? Or, Sebastian watches a boggart shapeshifted as Ominis f*ck his wife. And he enjoys it.

❥ Two Sebastians Are Better Than One

3.4k words | Sebastian Sallow/Carolyn Morgan/Sebastian Sallow | NSFW | AO3 | Wattpad

threesom&/DP, inappropriate use of a time-turner, selfcest (?)

How Sebastian Stole Christmas, using Santa Claus’ time-turner to have a holly jolly threesome with his wife and... himself.

❥ Cedarwood Lakeshore

5k words | Ominis Gaunt/Phineas Black | Mature | AO3 | Wattpad

established relationship, fluff, surprise marriage proposal, Christmas and NYE, they live in NYC

13 years later, Ominis Gaunt and Phineas Black found their happy ending in NYC. Ominis has one last surprise for Phineas, and Phineas has one last surprise for Ominis.

❥ Let It Gaunt

800 words | Ominis Gaunt/Phineas Black | Mature | AO3 | Wattpad

"Frozen" AU, Fairytale style, say gex (implied)

Ominis is Elsa. Phineas is Anna. But they are not siblings, so one can save the other in ways that do not involve snowmen.

❥ Treacherous Tattoos, Toxic Tequila, La Tour Eiffel, and Tangled Tongues

8.6k words | Ominis Gaunt/Phineas Black/Sebastian Sallow/Callan Fenwick | Explicit | AO3 | Wattpad

foursome (M/M/M/M); alcohol consumption; oral sex; anal sex; body shots; magical anal plugs; magical cock rings; French words were not beta read; improper use of Ominis but he likes it; Slutty!Sebastian; Pierced!Ominis; Athlete!Phineas; Daddy!Callan; Slutty!Everyone tbh because, in modern times, they can be themselves

the OC Callan Fenwick belongs to my dear friend @katmontesino <3

In this Modern AU, Phineas and Ominis run into Sebastian and his partner, Callan, at a gay nightclub in Paris. They dress slutty. They take selfies. They take body shots. Honestly, that's all you should know for now.

Art Commissions:

Sebastian Sallow/Carolyn Morgan:

Swimming at Clagmar Coast, by puridew

First Date at the Owlery, by myokk

Their spot at the Transfiguration Courtyard, by giselesann

Almost Kiss during Christmas, by giselesann

Yule Ball, by giselesann

Night at the Library, by vienguinn

Black Dress and Suit, by giselesann

The Notebook kiss, by ketto-art

The First Time, by yoshitsuno

Touch Down (NSFW), by rednite-dork

Morning Daylight (Mature), by kylominis

Save a Candle, Blow a Wizard (NSFW), by meizze-art

Ominis Gaunt/Phineas Black:

I could get used to waking up like this (NSFW-ish), by stein0806

Cosy reading, by giselesann

Smoking Hot, by giselesann

Do You Want To Know What I Look Like? by giselesann

Sharing a Bed (Phineas was, in fact, staring), by giselesann

Saturn promise, by giselesann

Rain Kiss, by giselesann

Idyllic summer, by pheexblack

Other:

Carolyn & Ominis are judging you, by kylominis

Yule Ball princesses, by silvyadrakkon

Sebastian & Anne shenannigans, by silvyadrakkon

Sebastian, Anne and Ominis bebes, by sylviadrakkon

Sebastian for Corinthians x Ominis for Palmeiras, by giselesann

header group art: commission by @adelikashere

Lakes and Timeless cover arts: @vienguinn

dividers: @saradika

[bitbybitwrites]

I was tagged by : @porcelainmortal, @alasse9 @forabeatofadrum

Thanks for thinking of me! . . I should really do this before 2024 is up, right? 😂

BTW its still Dec 31 here where I am, so I'll say it counts.

I've done a lot more than I expected this year, as I look back. And I'm kind of proud of myself.

I started writing for another fandom - RWRB. Its been fun adding these characters to the mix.

I managed finishing 1 multi-chapter fic and a 11 shorter fics.

I'm still plugging away on 3 longer multi-chapter WIP, adding and posting chapters as I go.

I have compiled an additional WIP list of (*stops to count*) 16 other fics that are not posted yet, but are in various stages of readiness. I flitter around adding bits to each when inpiration hits.

I think that's about it for me for 2024 - still writing, slow and steady. 😊

I'm always so happy to see any of kudos and comments if you have left any . . . and I'm still really apologetic that I haven't gotten to responding to many. There's only so much time in the day. I will try to get to them!

WRITING GOALS FOR 2025: Basically write more, and write as often as I can. There are so many of my WIP I want to get into and finish . . hopefully some of you will find them interesting to read!

Wishing you all a Happy New Year and a productive and creative 2025! I look forward to seeing/reading all you create!

See links and descriptions to everything under the cut!

1.) COMPLETED FICS

April 2024

Falling For You (Klaine fic) - 26,089 words

Summary:

Kurt Hummel thought by donating his services as a florist to Memorial Sloan Kettering, that he would simply be giving back to the medical community. A good deed for the month of December. Little did he know that a few chance run-ins with an adorable doctor and a sweet little girl in the hospital lobby would change all that. Written for the Klaine Secret Santa 2023 Gift Exchange.

May 2024

Pretty Shiny things (Klaine fic) - 1,943 words

Summary:

The clangs and shrieks of the alarm system at Christie's Auction House filled the corridors, echoing through the mostly empty building. They were just as loud as the beating of Kurt and Blaine's hearts as they raced down corridor after corridor while they attempted to escape. “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me,” Kurt growled through his teeth as he ran, slipping slightly on the polished marble floor as he turned another corner. “I leave you alone for five minutes . . . FIVE MINUTES, Blaine. What on earth did you do?” **** Discovered a fun new thing on Tumblr called Ficlet Friday. This ficlet was inspired by a dialogue prompt by annepi: Prompt: Klaine - “I leave you alone for five minutes...”

June 2024

hold me close (FirstPrince fic) - 836 words

Summary:

Alex has had a rough day. It's a good thing that Henry's home to take care of him. For a Ficlet Friday prompt : "Tell me anything. Everything.”

blythe spirit (FirstPrince fic) - 1,756 words

Summary:

“I . . . I don't know why you're even interested." “Baby, I love you.  I'm interested in everything about you." Alex gave Henry a very pointed and heated look that definitely hit the mark. The flush on Henry’s face now deepened.  He worried his bottom lip between his teeth for a few moments as he considered his options. “Come on,” Alex softly cajoled.  “You can’t just say things like: ‘I played Elvira in a school production of Blythe Spirit’ and not expect me to ask for pictures . . or at least the lowdown on it all.”  Alex pouted again to prove his point.  “I’m a weak man, H.  These are the types of things I need to know more about.” ***** From a Friday Ficlet prompt: "Tell Me anything. Everything."

nightfall (Klaine fic) - 219 words

Summary:

Blaine sighed as he collapsed onto the sand. With his chin upon his knees and arms wrapped around his legs, Blaine gazed out toward the ocean, deciding that the purple-ish pink sky that stretched out before him was absolutely breathtaking. If only he had his camera with him. It would be a perfect addition to his next gallery exhibit. ***** Based off a Tumblr Prompt/Ask Game - "Create a microstory from the prompt selected" Thanks to Falles for giving me: "49 - nightfall"

i'll always come back to you (FirstPrince fic) - 504 words

Summary:

Alex will always come back to Henry . . .always Based on a microstory prompt: #32 - dust motes

July 2024

fire island follies (Klaine fic) - 3,027 words

Summary:

Blaine Anderson is off to a weekend on Fire Island - well, his good friend Santana is draggng him on one. He's not so sure it's the best thing to do - but a run-in with a beautiful performer from the Fire Island Follies quickly changes his mind. ****** From a Tumblr Friday Ficlet prompt from bowtiesandboatshoes : "We're going to Fire Island.  It's like gay Disney World." Title is from an actual burlesque/cabaret show: The Fire Island Follies

i hate waiting (FirstPrince fic) - 555 Words

Summary:

Alex needs to keep his daughter from being bored.   inspired by this adorable picture on Tumblr by wordsofhoneydew

study date (Klaine fic) - 945 words

Summary:

"Get your hands off me!" The sound of a scuffle had Kurt look up from his reading. To be honest, Divination was such a bore of a class. It's not like he needed to learn anything new about it. Kurt had all of his mother's crystals, divination tools, and journals tucked away in her old trunk up in the attic of their home. He could read tea leaves and scry with the best of them. He had long ago lost focus on the chapter Professor Holiday had assigned them for the evening, so at this point, any other distraction would be welcome. Even if it was prefect duties.

Originally this was a bit of a false start for my fic, Advanced Potions

The original prompt was "hogwarts!au + 4. meet messy + 6. "what is that?"

August 2024

what can compare with your beautiful sound (Klaine fic) - 1,183 words

Summary:

Kurt’s brow furrowed as he concentrated on the task at hand. He had to get it just right. His hand hovered just a few inches higher, and with a deft flick of his wrist, a drop of wax fell from the lit candle in his hand to his canvas below. The canvas moaned in ecstasy. “Now, darling, we don’t want to shift, now do we?" Kurt softly murmured as he leaned in close. "You've been such a good boy for me so far." ***** Based off of a microstory prompt from Tumblr : "candles"

November 2024

smutsgiving/wanksgiving 2024: rwrb/firstprince - 662 words

Summary:

Prince Henry has been given a new gift for his bedchamber. Entry for Smutsgiving/Wanksgiving 2024.

smutsgiving/wanksgiving 2024: klaine - 580 Words

Summary:

Dinner was lovely, but Blaine is really ready to go home. Entry for Smutsgiving/Wanksgiving 2024.

2.) PARTIALLY PUBLISHED WIP:

(Klaine) If I Can Make Your Heart My Home - (Klaine Reverse Bang 2023) Life in New York City and working in the restaurant industry wasn’t exactly what Kurt Hummel had expected it would be. He’s lonely, stressed out and miserable. He’s almost ready to throw in the towel and return home to Ohio when a chance meeting with a musician in Central Park changes everything. (Warning: an angsty rollercoaster of a ride. Soooo many cameos from Glee characters! 😉)

(RWRB) Puppy Love - (RWRB NYE gift exchange 2023) The cold snowy day that Henry Fox discovers an abandoned beagle puppy in an alley brings handsome, flirty veterinarian, Alex Claremont-Diaz into his life. Alex is a single dad, recently moved to NY with his young son who Henry hasn't met yet - or so Alex thought. (Fluffy kid!fic)

(Klaine) Sanctuary - (Klaine Word Scramble 2023) Crown Prince Blaine has stumbled into a secluded glade, trying to escape the horrors of the bloody war his father had brought upon their kingdom. Mourning his beloved older brother and faced with the burden of taking his place in the kingdom, Blaine yearns for a place to hid from the world to deal with the issues weighing on his heavy heart. He encounters a mysterious elf, the guardian of the magical spring that Blaine has mistakenly defiled, whose growing connection to his life the young prince can't ignore. (Inspired by an idea/ artwork by @datshitrandom and @justgleekout)

3.) WIP FICS TO FINISH AND POST

My WIP list can be found here! I keep it updated. Feel free to ask me about any of them if you're curious . . 🥰. Hoping to finish some of these in the coming year.

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OK so ( as usual) I'm late to post - so if anyone hasn't done this yet and wants to - take my big open tag for it and maybe some of these folks might want to do one of these wrap ups as well?

Tagging ( participate only if you want to): @wowbright, @gleefulpoppet, @daisyishedwig, @spaceorphan18 @special-bc-ur-part-of-it

@myheartalivewrites, @14carrotghoul, @thighzp @tailsbeth-writes @onthewaytosomewhere

@sophie1973 @getmehighonmagic @tinyarmedtrex @henrysfox @blueeyedgrlwrites

@kirakiwiwrites @madas-ahatters-world @sarkyblueeyes @heartsmadeofbooks @iboatedhere

@little-escapist @littlemisskittentoes @kurtsascot @hkvoyage @lilinas

Psst. . . and if any fanartists see this and want to share what they've drawn this year, tag me! I'd love to see your work if I've missed some!

[daffi-990]

Seven(ish) Sentence Sunday ✍️

Tagged by @missmagooglie

I’ve been tippy tap typing away at various different scenes for Chapter 9 of Rival Firefighters 🚒. A few sentences here, a couple of hundred words there … trying to just go with the flow and let the words happen.

Todays snippet is a direct continuation on from this one. (Also I changed it from two days after the tsunami to one. So not the very next day, but the one after that. So Buck’s only had around 24 hrs to spiral instead of 48 … which is probably a good thing 😅)

Eddie had messaged him yesterday, updating him on Chris’s well-being and the results of his doctor & therapist appointments, and while Buck appreciates that Eddie did that (Buck hadn’t been able to feel a single drop of ease until Eddie’s first message that Chris’s doctor gave him the all clear), he doesn’t understand why.

Why was Eddie keeping him informed about Chris? Shouldn’t he be deleting Buck’s number and telling him that Buck is never to see Chris again? That their friendship is done and the only relationship they’ll have is at work? Until even that falls apart, Buck’s mere presence becoming too much for Eddie - a constant reminder that he almost lost Chris. That Buck put Chris in danger and almost got him killed.

Eddie had tried to call him last night, but Buck had ignored each attempt, unable to bring himself to answer and hear Eddie say everything he’s already said to himself for the past 24 hours. He knows he’s only delaying the inevitable, but he just can’t do it. Answering the phone mean’s saying goodbye and Buck never wants to say goodbye to Eddie. To Chris. They’re his family and he doesn’t want to lose them, even though he knows he already has.

Buck drops his head into his hands, ready to give in to the sea of despair and loss that beckons him to dive into its depth and drown, when there’s a knock at the door. With a weary sigh he gets to his feet, goes to the door and opens it. The sight of Eddie and Christopher standing on the other side is not one he was expecting to see today, or ever again.

Christopher smiles at him as he moves forward, leaning into Buck for a hug. “Hey, Buck.”

It’s a bit awkward, mainly because Buck’s brain is still trying to process the fact that they’re here and so he just kind of stands there, one hand still on the door and the other hanging by his side.

“Good morning, Buck.” Eddie says as he moves past them into the apartment.

Buck’s brain finally comes back online enough for him to wrap his arm around Chris loosely in a small return hug, afraid to hold on too tightly. Chris may not have sustained a lot of injuries in the tsunami, but Buck doesn’t want to accidentally hurt him. He’s done enough damage already.

No pressure tagging: @tizniz @diazsdimples @hippolotamus @spotsandsocks @watchyourbuck @athenagranted @wildlife4life @puppyboybuckley @wikiangela @exhuastedpigeon @fortheloveofbuddie @elvensorceress @eddiebabygirldiaz @epicbuddieficrecs @evanbegins @rainbow-nerdss @rewritetheending @jesuisici33 @jeeyuns @mellaithwen @monsterrae1 @malewifediaz @thewolvesof1998 @try-set-me-on-fire @shortsighted-owl @theotherbuckley @prettyboybuckley @princessfbi @alliaskisthepossibilityoflove @steadfastsaturnsrings @shitouttabuck @devirnis @disasterbuckdiaz @fiona-fififi @giddyupbuck @hoodie-buck @honestlydarkprincess @homerforsure @loserdiaz @lover-of-mine @spagheddiediaz @ladydorian05 @bekkachaos @nmcggg and anyone else who wants to share something, be it a wip, some art or an edit. Everything and everyone is welcome 💕

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Read on Ao3 // Chapter I // Chapter III

Summary: Feyre takes some time to talk with one of her more reserved students, unveiling an adorable, yet heartbreaking Christmas wish.

OR

Rhys' little sister gets him a girlfriend.

AN: Hi, is anyone still reading this? I know it's been a year. I'm sorry, it just got lost in all of my WIPs. Merry Christmas, y'all.

Chapter II

Feyre

"Set up by a six-year-old. This is the most adorable story I've heard, Feyre."

"Morrigan," she growled into the phone.

"Okay, okay. First things first, is he attractive?" 

Feyre huffed. "Attractive would be an understatement. He's also a pain in the ass who likes surprises. What does 'dress nice-ish' mean to you when talking about a first date? It's dinner, but..."

"But?"

"Dinner with my college dates meant going out to a burger joint. They were broke college guys. Now I'm going to dinner with a guy who just inherited a multimillion dollar company. I don't know what

that says about him because the only conversations we've exchanged have been about art lessons and going on this date! I am so in over my head, Mor.”

Her friend was silent for a minute. “Feyre, you met at the studio, right? This guy’s seen you covered in paint and wearing an old t-shirt. Whatever you put on tonight isn’t going to scare him off, I promise.”

”I’ve never been covered in paint,” she snipped, pulling a butter-soft cashmere sweater over her head. "And you aren't being helpful." Cursing the clock hanging in her tiny bedroom, she grabbed a pair of dangling earrings and stuffed her feet into her flats. "I've got to go. I'll call you tomorrow."

"Don't do anything completely stupid," Mor told her teasingly, ending it too quickly for Feyre to give a retort. Rolling her eyes, Feyre shoved her phone into her crossbody, throwing it over her head and sliding her coat on overtop. 

Rhys was leaning against the front desk, chatting with Ressina when Feyre finally got downstairs. Once again, her collegue quickly found some place else to be. "Sorry. I was just... Anyways, I'm ready now." He was quiet for a moment, standing a little straighter as he took her in. To her relief, he wasn't dressed any more formally than she was, going with a button down shirt and dark-washed jeans.

"Is this... okay?"

"Of course. You look stunning, Feyre darling." She really wanted to say he was overdoing it with the endearment, but that little fluttering in her stomach was growing stronger and regardless of what she wanted to pretend, the truth of the matter was she wouldn't mind hearing him call her that again. He offered his arm and an utterly disarming smile. "Shall we?"

"We shall." 

Their night was utterly magical.

Not only did Rhys treat her to an amazing dinner at a little mom-and-pop italian restaurant, but the riverwalk to follow was spectacular, watching the Christmas lights reflecting by the water, each ripple colored by the light show keeping time with the holiday repertoire. "This is brilliant. I've never even heard about his show. Do they do it every year?"

"A few times a week, all through December. My mom heard about it when I was just a kid. We went every year. It's a little bittersweet now. For me. Avy refused to come out this year."

"I can't imagine it's easy for either of you." She laced her fingers through his. "I know what it's like, being strong for the people around you. If you ever need to talk, or just not be strong..."

Rhys swallowed, nodding once, though it didn't seem all that sincere. But she didn't know him well enough to push. After all, this date was all that was between them so far. "When did you start learning to paint?" he asked, turning the subject on its head. "You're quite talented from the little I've seen."

"I started in school. My parents wouldn't entertain the thought of lessons for something so frivolous, but they couldn't stop me from self-teaching or taking art electives when I got older. So I got better and broke away from them as soon as I could. Went to community college and university later. That's where I met Ressina. Now we have the studio."

"You live there too?"

"On the second floor. Apartments in that area are insane and the space was there, empty. It works for me, and Ressina has a place with her husband, so..."

He gave a soft hum, stroking a thumb over her pulse point before threading their fingers together. "Tell me more."

She raised her brows. "More?"

"What you love, what you hate. Discarded dreams. I want to know everything, Feyre."

She blinked, a bit shocked. When was the last time a guy had wanted to hear about the little things?

"Well..."

The following Tuesday was interesting. Rhys was discreet, offering a smile as he helped his sister out of her coat, but nothing more. As for Avyanna… Even starting to come out of her shell in the weeks before, Feyre had never seen her show so much excitement at her lessons. Her brother must have made her promise not to question Feyre about Saturday, even if the girl seemed near bursting with her curiosity about Feyre’s side of the story. 

Ressina was an angel, taking that side of the table for the evening class to ease some of the awkwardness. The session went smoothly enough, all things considered. “What did I tell you?” her partner murmured, passing out the ornaments from the week before in exchange for that evening’s paintings. “Unwarranted worries, hm?”

“Miss Feyre,” she heard, the familiar voice still reserved, but a lightle brighter than usual.

Feyre smilled, turning around. “Let’s find your angel, shall we, Avy?”

“Miss Feyre.” Her hand froze over the piece from the week prior. “I wanted to tell you, after art we go home for dinner and have hot cocoa before bed.”

“Is that so?” Her smile grew at that, especially when she glanced up to find Rhys shaking his head, exasperated. “That sounds like fun, sweetheart.”

“You should come with us.”

“And that is enough from you, goof troop. I’m sure Miss Feyre has plans of her own this evening.”

“Rhys, you said you were gonna ask her on another date and you haven’t yet.” Feyre, whipped around, covering her mouth before her laughter could encourage the child standing between them to help her brother along in his dating endeavors. “Rhys.”

“Alright, you impatient little menace. Get your coat.” The next time Feyre turned, Rhys was trying to hide his own smile. “I think her teenage years will actually take me to my grave.”

“Let’s hope it’s just a few gray hairs. I don’t find a silver fox too shabby.”

Eyes bright with mischief, Rhys offered her his arm. “Dinner, darling? With the company of a six year old. I don’t know that I need to promise any further entertainment at this rate.”

~~~~~

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[kiwi-luminaryofthestars]

03/30/2025 THWWICH + Small Komahina Week Fic Progress Update

TLDR: About 2.5K drafted for thwwich chapter 6 today, we're close to 14K-ish. Komahina week fic draft is at about 1.4K.

Eyyyy we back in business. While waiting for beta's work on ch 5, wrote more shit for ch 6. Got close to 2.5K down in the actual doc, but I wrote like a shit-ton on paper and didn't get all of it transferred yet lmao, so I'm gonna say I probably wrote another 1K more. We're at about 14K-ish for ch 6 so far, and honestly with how it's going we'll probably be close to ch 5 in terms of length (24K-ish but Lord you know by now not to take my word for this shit lmaoooo). It'll be a lot of action filling up those words this time; much happening here, the heist is not like CRAZY complicated but I definitely have a lot of dialogue lmao.

Also started the process of ch 7 art commission stuff!!! Y'all have no idea, this is like one of the commissions I'm most excited about. For a lot of different reasons, but a big one is that I think it really captures the ESSENCE of the broader themes of this fic. And that sounds... so goddamn pretentious lmao but really truly it has some subtle stuff going on that I'm really proud of.

In other news, I ALSO had my awesome friend read over my wip for the komahina week thing just for funsies and it seemed to get their "cuteness seal of approval". I did write a bit more for it today, not much, but it's at about 1.4K. Almost all of that is dialogue though, so it will probably be longer when done. I'm thinking it'll just be something cute and "short" (GOD please I gotta just make it short lmaooo) so I can attempt at least two for the week. I.... don't fucking know what I'd do for a second one but we'll figure something out. I feel like I don't understand komahina nearly as well as I "understand" saiou, so it's inherently difficult for me to write, but I do REALLY REALLY like komahina, so I wanted to give it a shot. Honestly, I got recommended a ton of cute komahina fics, so maybe I should read those to get an idea of their dynamic better. I'll take anything at this point lmao

AHHH I'm so ready for thwwich next few chapters to be done lmao. Not because I'm already sick of them, cuz I'm not, but cuz I want so badly for people to start getting the little reveals. WE GONNA LEARN SOME STUFF IN CH 7 AND I'M SO READYYYYYY!!! Of course, big mysteries will still be held out for a while, but you're gonna get some more inklings in ch 7 that I'm SO excited for. And it's just cutie patootie saiou so of course I like it. AND I LIKE CH 8 AND 9. My favorite parts of this fic are in 7-9 lol so I'm so unbelievably excited.

Hope you all have a lovely night and Sunday blues are BANISHED!!! I'm sending so many good vibes all y'all's way. We are gonna get through this and we're gonna do it with saiou, cuz it's the only way I know how lol /lh

[lord-aldhelm]

𝓦𝓘𝓟 𝓦𝓮𝓭𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓭𝓪𝔂

Another week, another tag game! Please share your last sentence; or, if you don’t have one, share a plot bunny or idea! (OR sketch for your artwork!)

I have not been tagged so I get to start!

I have SO MANY THINGS ongoing right now. First, here is a bit from Chapter 14 of Darkest Before the Dawn:

The air was tense, thick with fear and anticipation. She could see Aldhelm readying his men for the battle, locking their shields together in the wall while the spearmen waited just behind the front line. The banner of Mercia flew high above his troops, a white dragon on a field of dark green. Beside it flew Aldhelm’s own banner: a white wolf courant with gold eyes and a gold border, on a field of dark forest green. It was a bold choice for him to fly his own banner at the battle, and sent a clear signal that he was the one in charge. It was considered treasonous for an ealdorman to fly his own flag instead of the flag of Mercia in the presence of the King, and he was doing so at great risk, although he knew Aethelred would not be made aware of it and even if he was, he would do nothing about it.

Other Stuff:

I have my first One-shot finished and ready to publish in a few days once it is edited and the moodboard is finished. I will not share anything about it here so you get to read it in a few days when I post it!

I have *at least* two more oneshots to finish (they are chapters of Springtime that never made it into the final cut) as well as my original story for Springtime before I cannibalized it and changed it to be the version that I posted. There is still enough left of the original story to perhaps publish a short fic (maybe 10K-ish) so I will work on that too.

Once Darkest Before the Dawn is complete (it is at 50k words, 14 chapters and I still have a lot left!!) I want to go back and edit Springtime in Saltwic. I love the story to bits but I have learned a lot in writing over the years and want to add some more descriptive stuff that was really missing from the original story, and also some better transitions between the chapters so it is not so jarring. I will not be deleting or changing anything, just adding to it and maybe fixing some words here and there for more eloquent ones.

I just made two gifsets for my James blog last night, which are sitting in the queue to post. I have one more short film and two feature length films of his to watch and gif, and then all of his old stuff will be done (unless I can find the two indie films of his that are MIA). Once Marie Antoinette is released in mid-March I will add that to my watch/gif list as well.

I am working on giffing Aldhelm's scenes from 4.07 as well, and those will be added to my queue. I am scheduled out into May at this point. I also need to fill up my queue with more BTS photos; I have hundreds and hundreds!

I also have a bunch of BTS videos and interviews and stuff with Aldhelm/James that I am planning on giffing.

Last but certainly not least is I am finally working on the King Aldhelm painting once more! I am working on his hands rn, which is giving me absolute fits! But I hope to be done with that part and move onto the rest of it by the end of the week. And maybe next week I have some nice WIP of that to post as well.

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[polizwrites]

PoliZ's WIP Update - 27 Jan 2025

Things are getting stressful at work, so very few spoons for any writing, plus the Muse has gone wandering.   I touched 2 fics (1 new and 1 WIPs) for a total of 609  words. Sigh. 

On Ao3, I posted: 

 Having the Last Word - Tony & Obadiah (kinda) confrontation.

On Tumblr I posted: 

 Close Encounters of the Blue-Eyed Kind -  College AU Stony meet-cute/meet-ugly 

I’m juggling 12-ish  active/semi-active WIPs with my current  deadlines being  the Bucky Barnes and Tony Stark bingos.  

See  below cut for what I’m working on/planning to work on - arranged more or less by bingos/challenges/etc.  As always, feel free to send me   prompts or plot bunnies as well as asks regarding  any of these projects  or any other WIPs I’ve got out there.   Interaction really helps feed the Muse and keep me motivated!

WinterIron Gets It Done Bingo [WIGID] 

This new WinterIron Discord server event runs on a monthly basis as a flash bingo with a content creation card and an engagement card - got a Blackout for October & November but missed out on December.   Thankfully, January is an Amnesty/Catching Up month, so I finished my last December creation fill and am working on the engagement fills.  Will be making a masterpost here shortly.  

Marvelous Yahtzee [MY_24] (Ends 31 Dec)

Another writing challenge that I kind of forgot I signed up for!  This one is a bit complicated - check out the Tumblr blog for more info.  Ended up with seven fills posted of the 12 combos on the card – stay tuned for my masterpost.  I do have ideas for a couple more and may end up writing them at some point.  

* Full House: Family, Adventure, Road Trip, Mix-Up, Surprise – Tony, Pepper and Harley, Peter and Morgan  rent what turns out to be a duplex vacation home -  Steve, Bucky and Sam have the other half. 

* Large Straight: One Night Stand, Condoms, Kink Discovery, Middle of Night, Sub space – Bucky and Tony hookup - Tony tells Bucky not to bother with condoms,  he insists and Tony gets all subby;  Bucky discovers he likes domming,  and Tony goes into subspace.  

Bucky Barnes Bingo - Round Six [BBB - R6]  (Ends 31 Mar)

This amazing bingo event from the folks over at @buckybarnesbingo is still in progress.  I have twenty-four  fills  and six bingoes with one WIP at the moment, and a couple  more crossovers planned to hopefully get a blackout.  

* U3 - Yelena Belova  - Magica and I are circling back around to Peresmešnik, (aka Three Avengers and a Baby) - with the next chapter featuring Tony’s interactions with Mirriam, and a revelation about her parentage. I’ve written 313 of the 560 words in this chapter so far - it needs about 500 more words before we’ll be ready to post - maybe sometime  next  month?   

* Adoptable Nov - Canon: Animated Series - I picked this up intending to do something with the What If … Captain Carter were the First Avenger? episode from Season One,  but  Season 3’s  What If… The Red Guardian Stopped the Winter Soldier?  is the perfect fanfic fodder.  I plan on keeping my fic platonic between Alexie and the Soldier, but there will be some shenanigans -  I’ve got 366 words towards the fic after re-watching the episode, but am debating how far I want to take the story.  

Beginnings  Bingo  [BB_24]   (Ends 30 Apr 2025)

This new all-fandoms bingo event (courtesy of  @sweetspicybingo) celebrates beginnings  - signups run thru 20 Feb so join in the fun!  

* A2 - first impression - Combined this with the Flash Fiction Friday prompt [#FFF289 Blinding Gaze] for  Close Encounters of the Blue-Eyed Kind - a Stony College AU meet cute/meet ugly with Tony literally running into Steve. It came in as a double drabble (200 words) and will get posted to Ao3 before the event ends. .   

Tony Stark Bingo - Mark VIII [TSB_R8]  (Ends 31 May)

This amazing bingo event from the folks over at @tonystarkbingo is still open for pre-made card signups, I believe. I have  twenty-five squares filled,  and one WIP  at the moment.

* S1 - Bodyguard - filled this with A Dark and Stormy Knight - a vaguely medieval AU WinterIron AU double drabble which crossed over with the Flash Fiction Friday prompt [#FFF276 Dark and Stormy Night]. It came in at 200 words and will get posted on Ao3 at some point.  

* Oct Adoptable: Facial Hair Bros - Filled this with  New Kid in Town- a double drabble that crossed over with the Flash Fic Friday prompt  [#FFF287 I Can’t Stand It]. Tony is complaining to Pepper about that so-called wizard stealing his look - she thinks Tony doth protest too much.  It came in at 200 words and will get posted to Ao3 before this event ends. 

* A1 - Evil Exes -  back to poking at a couple of different ideas  - notes jotted down, but no actual story yet.  

* Jan Adoptable - Writing Format; First Person Narration  - Snatched this up during the TSB Discord server party  as it fits the fic I’ve been working on  better at this point.  Originally inspired by Ed Brubaker’s  Reckless graphic novel, this is a No Powers AU where Tony and  Bucky reunite after a tragic event tears them apart.  Running in the Shadows is drafted at 1014 words and after a bit of polishing, will post in Friday 

Post July Break Bingo 2024  [pJBB_24] (Ends 30 Jun 2025)

I requested two 2x3 cards for this  Discord-server only event from @julybreakbingo  – so if you want to join in the fun, let me know and I’ll try to get you an invite!  I have four  fics posted & 0 WIPs - need to figure out some more crossovers.

Fandom Free Bingo: Gingerbread Edition  [FFB]   (Ends Nov 30 2025)

The @fandom-free-bingo blog offers up themed cards on a monthly basis - I requested a 3x3 card (with 3 alternates) in December and have two fills already. 

* A3 - Road Trip - Used this prompt towards Chapter Five of  Half of the Flesh and Blood That Makes Me Whole - where Bucky returns from a self-assigned mission and gets to know Tony a little better.   It came in at 1560 words.    

Year of the OTP [YOTP_25]   (Ends Dec 31 2025)

Decided to jump in on this challenge where you create (at least) twelve works for a specific pairing by using the monthly prompts provided. 

* January - Sharing Clothes -  filling this with a new chapter of  Carrying Things Forward  - a followup to my omegaverse fic A Little Bit Carried Away where  Alpha!Bucky has moved in with omega!Tony and they’re figuring out their relationship.   It came in at 1342 words.  Chapter Three is in progress at 561 words.  

* January - Stockholm Syndrome -  used this prompt in combination with last week’s Flash Fiction Friday prompt  [#FFF288 Loud Lie, Quiet Truth]  for Redirected Aim .  The Soldier’s mission had been to retrieve the serum Howard Stark had reformulated, leaving no witnesses.  He chose a different target.  It’s a WinterIron fic that came in at 687 words and will get posted to Ao3 before the event ends. 

Warm and Fluffy   Bingo  [WFB]   (no end date)

Nine fills on my card, courtesy of   @warmandfluffybingocards  - need to try for another crossover or two!

* B2 - Sharing Clothes - see YOTP Sharing Clothes above.  

* G1 - Kiss on the Forehead - Filled this with A Damper on Dinner - a domestic Stony ficlet where a power outage threatens their romantic dinner.  It came in at 151 words and will get posted to Ao3 at some point.   

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On  other creative fronts:  I’m working on a Sheriff Rogers figure for my Marvel Trumps Hate 2024 auction fills -  Steven Grant is next up! 

If  you’re looking for one of a kind gifts for birthdays or other celebrations, check  out Stuffed With Character    over on Facebook for a full list of my designs (now over 150!).   These soft stuffed figures are  mostly Marvel and monsters, but I have some Star Wars, Star Trek, DC   and Disney figures as well. Plus I love to take custom design   requests  for any fandom!  I’m currently booked through the next couple of months, but should have commissions opening up this spring.  

[tarttygoodness]

20 Questions with a Fanfic Author

Saw this. Loved this. Let's do this!

1. How many works on AO3?

28 with 2 drafts ready for publishing and a further 5 well underway.

2. Total AO3 Word Count?

266,413 words

3. Top 5 Fics by Kudos

Pretty, Pretty Boy (WIP) Kudos: 590

Post S3. It's off-season and Roy has finally had his long-awaited knee surgery and Jamie has agreed to support him through his recovery and rehab. Roy has an interesting reaction to the strong painkillers he needs to take following his operation.

2. The (Painfully Slow) Education of Roy Kent (WIP) Kudos: 363

When Roy is asked to go and meet with Phoebe's new teacher over some concerns about her behaviour, he is sure this new guy is to blame. He heads to the school, determined to sort it out and get to the bottom of the problem. However, he realizes very quickly that he might like "the bottom" of this problem more than he should. As well as the rest of him.

3. Being a Good Fucking Football Coach by Roy Kent Kudos: 323

Jamie stumbles on Roy’s open laptop and realises Roy has started writing what appears to be a coaching manual. He starts reading it and realises many of his tips are pretty Tartt-related. He also learns a few other things too.

4. The Cruel Summer (WIP) Kudos: 315

Roy starts having sex dreams about Jamie and this begins to cause issues at work. This started out as an idea for a 12-ish chapter fic but it has gradually evolved into my very personal, very wordy love letter to Ted Lasso as a show, and two crazy idiot boys who really do belong together, even if the show hedged about making it canon. 

5. The World Was On Fire (WIP) Kudos: 257

When Ted Lasso gets in Roy's ear about putting aside his differences and making peace with Jamie for the good of the team, he probably meant for the boys to have a chat. But nothing is remotely normal between these two boys, and they end up a little side-tracked after Roy accidentally gets a glimpse of Jamie's underwear.

4. What fandoms do you write for?

Been writing on and off for decades. Only published on A03 in Ted Lasso, but I LOVE my AUs and I've done Ted Lasso crossovers with the Princess Diaries (current WIP) and done a Ted Lasso homage to A Christmas Carol. Got an AU crossover planned with Lucifer.

I also have published art in Buffy, Brokeback Mountain and Interview With A Vampire. I have also published original works - mainly from my university writing days.

5. Do you respond to comments?

I honestly do try but I'm ADHD and at times, I really struggle. But my god, do I love reading comments. So makes my day.

6. Angstiest Ending?

I'm mainly found swimming in the fluff and softness pool although I can't resist some good old-fashioned angst on the way to spice things up. However I do have a legitimate angsty ending planning for this WIP: The Sound of His Name

7. Fic with the Happiest Ending?

Is it bad to say that I have finished very few of my WIPs?? But I tend to aim for a happy ending regardless so these are happy:

Flame In My Heart (gift fic for Valentines Day)

The Reading Nook (collab with JigsawSaturday)

Tuesdays with Leslie

8. Do you get hate?

Thankfully no. My comments have all been from lovely folks.

9. Do you write smut?

Hell. Yes. It's rare that I don't write smut...lol. Not sure if I'm any good at it but I do love it all the same.

10. Do you write crossovers?

Yes, a Princess Diaries AU. And a crossover with Lucifer planned.

11. Ever had a fic stolen?

I'd say not.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic?

Collab, yes. Co-written, no.

14. All-time favorite ship?

I am a RoyJamie truther. But I have SUCH a soft spot for Jamie Tartt with Paddy O'Gara.

15. WIPs you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

No - I'm planning to finish them all.

16. Writing strengths?

Not sure? I think strengths are best described by others. I have a passion for writing and I think this is what sustains me on the days its hard to get words down.

17. Writing Weaknesses?

I can't be concise for shit. I babble like a fucking baby.

18. Thoughts on mixed language dialogue?

No opinions ?? I haven't encountered any so I don't know enough to comment.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

I was mad about horses when I was younger and I have a memory of writing a fiction story about The Man from Snowy River.

20. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

I am so proud of a few that I've written that get almost no love at all on A03... lol. But I write for the love of the characters and a love of story-telling so it matters not. These are my 3 faves and I wouldn't change a word of them:

Tuesdays with Leslie

A (Richmond) Christmas Carol

The Ballad of Roy and Jamie - this one is the retelling of Ted Lasso as a Man from Snowy River-style ballad.

[nerevar-quote-and-star]

For the story ideas folder "You Drew Stars Around My Scars" have definitely caught my eye!

Also hope you are doing good, Elm!

First of all, Crys, hiiiiiii! I'm doing okay! I hope you're well! ✨ Second, I just want to thank you for asking about "You Drew Stars Around My Scars" and to apologize for the person I'm about to become.

Are you ready for it?

"You Drew Stars Around My Scars" is a The Elder Scrolls V/Baldur's Gate 3 crossover that will likely never see the light of day for several factors, such as the number of WIPs I have, my original novel, school, and, oh, the fact that I've never played BG3 My MacBook Air cannot handle those demands. DESPITE THE EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES!, I just think the game is neat and have been sucked into it in part by Astarion. Mostly Astarion . . . okay, entirely.

Background information: Ever since I started writing Keeping Count, I knew Bishop was lifted from Neverwinter Nights and that it was a D&D-based game. And I guess that's why someone mentioned Astarion as a palette cleanser to me a few months ago, shared universe and all. And my initial perception of the character was so cool that I vaguely entertained an alternative Keeping Count where Astarion shows up, seduces Leara from Bishop, and probably sexy stabs Bishop or something. And then I didn't really think about it again. For months.

Then my brain went back to it and Astarion and BG3 and I cried a bit when I realized that my laptop couldn't play the game. I'm fine. And you know what? @cosmermaid is right: Leara deserves a better companion than freaking Bishop. Also please forgive my minimal BG3/D&D knowledge, 95% of which I've absorbed since like last Monday ish.

SO! "You Drew Stars Around My Scars" features Leara getting picked up by the Mind Flayer ship post-Sovngarde and taken via dimensional travel to Faerûn where, following the crash, she joins the usual party on a quest to get rid of the parasites. This Leara is very specifically taken after the planned Chapter 15 of Keeping Count for Reasons. Can Leara use magic in Faerûn since she's not able to draw it from Aetherius? No idea. Can she Dragon Shout? Also no idea. Transdimensional magic mechanics are weird. Regardless, Leara probably mentions something about being Dragonborn and gets weird and confused looks because her definition of Dragonborn is totally different from that in the Forgotten Realms. Linearly, I have no idea what would happen, but overall, Leara and Astarion both suffer trauma from following people who hurt them and they have complicated relationships with sex. They could have what could be a very cathartic relationship. Or I think so, anyway. Also, I kinda want to know if vampires react differently to the Dragonblood.

Symbolism in the story could heavily involve stars and light. Leara means "Light of the Sea" while Astarion means "Little Star". Leara is dependent on the stars for her magic but she's lost them, while Astarion wants to walk in the light even after the parasite is gone. There's no balance and it has to be found. They're both so cold and have lived in the shadows for a long time. There are dark versions of themselves they don't want to be anymore.

There's the possibility that, given her background in the Blades and Dominion, Leara might see through Astarion's mask in Act I. But she'd end up helping Astarion (and probably not giving on that she's on to him until later) because she's a bleeding heart. Two other very important things about this underwhelming but brain-rotting story: First, Astarion wouldn't ascend. We would need a Leara Disapproves sticker because she would not be for Astarion doing that. The second thing is, well, since motherhood is an extremely important part of Leara's character, I did pick out a name for a possible child. If Leara and Astarion had a daughter, her name would be Ilmarien, derived from Quenya, Ilmarë, meaning “starlight”.

Because after all this time, Tolkien elves still make the most sense to me.

[bluestar22x]

Chapter 7

Baby Fever - Chapter 7

Series Summary: It all started with a classic case of baby fever

Pairing: Marcus Pike x F!(Wife)Reader

Rating: 18+ Series

Warnings: Fluffy, fluff, fluff, and one or two curse words

Word Count: 1,900 (ish)

Author's Note: I've got a lot of WIPs floating around in my mind but I will be continuing to update this fic monthly and enjoying Marcus Pike being a total softie husband and dad to be. Totally indulgent chapter here. There's no real plot to be seen. Enjoy.

xxx

Marcus had once told you about his failed marriage and an engagement that had been broken off because his fiancée had feelings for another man and had chosen him in the end. In both cases he had admitted to moving too fast, jumping to the next big step before his partner was ready. He'd proposed to his first wife in college, when they were both still too young to fully comprehend what a marriage really was and the compromises that came with it. Before they'd truly gotten to know each other and figured out if they could live with each other's flaws. She had signed the divorce papers almost a year to the date they'd gotten married. He'd known his fiancee for even less time, weeks, rushing because he wanted her to join him in D.C. Then there were the few women in between that just hadn't ended up fitting with his personality or lifestyle, to no one's fault.

Though there had been no malice between him or any of his exes, by the time he'd met you Marcus had learned to be cautious, having been burned too many times, and you had been appreciative of him taking it slow (or at least as slow as was possible for him). You had been burned too many times as well, though your relationships had been a lot more turbulent. For some reason you'd been a beacon for "men" who thought they were cool, but in reality they were just punks and assholes.

Marcus had shown you how a real man loved and how life with another person could be shared. Some mornings like this one, you wondered how you'd gotten so lucky to be in the same art gallery as him that fateful night you met.

You'd woken up that unusually warm April morning to the feel of him curled up against your back, his forehead pressed against your spine and his right arm resting over your right thigh, as if to anchor you close to him. You could feel his chest rising and falling steadily against you, a sign that he was still asleep, so you did your best to remain as still as possible, basking in the softness of the moment.

Like many times before, especially since you'd become pregnant, you were grateful that your paths had crossed and that he hadn't found a good match until you (though you knew that was selfish, Marcus himself had said he was glad too). You were never going to take moments like this for granted after your sad romantic history.

The baby inside you had other plans however, seemingly having sensed you being awake and decided that meant it was time for their morning workout, an abundant amount of kicks and tumbles commencing. Some mornings like this you thought with amusement that they must think you were their personal fitness gym, one that allowed bouncing off walls. You were fine with it, happy even. It meant that they were getting stronger and it wasn't like it was painful yet. You rolled onto your back and placed your hand habitually on your ever growing belly, shutting your eyes to focus on the movements that were still generally gentle, but much more frequent as of late. As a wispy smile formed on your lips an unusually strong tap against the bottom of you bump made your eyes snap back open in surprise. You'd felt that under your palm! Which meant that...

You nudged Marcus awake and he groaned softly. "Five more minutes," he said groggily. His eyes were still closed when you fixed your pillow so you could sit up against it.

"Fine, but then you're going to miss your chance to feel the baby moving," you told him, trying to sound casual about it while a grin was breaking out on your face.

His eyes flew open and he peered up at you, excited. "You think I could?"

"Give me your hand," you ordered.

He eagerly brought his right hand towards yours and you guided it to the spot you'd last felt the tapping movements. "Be patient. Not all of them are that strong."

Marcus gave you an acknowledging nod and pulled himself up the bed into a more comfortable position that would allow him to rest his head against your shoulder while still keeping his hand on the spot you'd left it, your hand resting beside his as you both waited with bated breath for a kick that he could feel.

You knew exactly when it happened because Marcus' eyes grew as wide as saucers and lit up just like they had when you'd told him you were pregnant. His met yours, and you felt your mouth pull tight at the joy on his face. "That's our girl," he declared in awe.

You nodded fervently as tears filled your eyes. "Yeah," you choked out.

Dr. Harrington had revealed the baby was a girl at your last ultrasound three weeks ago, and though you hadn't had a preferred sex in mind, something about your first with Marcus being a girl felt extra special, especially when he brought it up. Maybe because he sounded so proud of her already.

Noticing how emotional you'd become he lifted his head to look at your face and twisted so he could brush a stray tear away when it spilled out. "Happy tears?"

"Yeah."

He tilted your chin up with one hand and gave you a feathery kiss before meeting your eyes. "And how are you this morning?"

"I'm good," you promised him. You really were. You'd never lied to him about how you felt physically and emotionally and that hadn't changed with your pregnancy, even though some days you were tempted to for the sake of not worrying him. As of late you hadn't had to think about it, the latter portion of your second trimester having been going pretty smoothly besides an occasional wave of intense emotion of one or another overtaking you because of the pregnancy hormones, something Marcus had been very considerate of, of course.

"Good," he said. "Cause I was thinking we'd get out together today. We haven't been out on a proper date in weeks and I think we both could use some fresh air, among other things."

"What'd you have in mind?" you asked curiously. You were really tempted to refuse and just lay in bed all day with him after the hectic work week you'd had, but you were also hard pressed to refuse a romantic date with him.

"I got us emission tickets and a parking pass to the National Zoo," Marcus informed you. "I was thinking we could spend most of the day there and eat at a restaurant of your choice after?"

His expression was hopeful. You beamed up at him and palmed his cheek, already grateful to him again. "Now how could I ever say no to a date involving cute animals with my husband?"

"That was the hope," he told you, smirking.

"Five more minutes, then we get up and dressed," you decided.

"Sounds like a plan," he said happily, placing his head on your chest and a hand back on your stomach. You swept your hand through his sleep mussed hair and let your eyelids fall again as you focused on both his and your unborn daughter's movements, on Marcus' words as he began to murmur to her. "You're a strong one like your mama, aren't you?"

You didn't leave the bed for another two hours.

x

The National Zoo had always been one of your favorite places to be, especially on a spring day as seasonal as that one turned out. You didn't even need a jacket as you walked hand and hand with Marcus around the park, taking your time and taking as many breaks as you needed, which was a lot more since you'd started showing your pregnancy. It had affected your knees the most so far, though you were sure your back would start complaining more soon enough.

Marcus' favorite animals at the zoo were classically the tigers, and you both hung out by their exhibit for quite some time, observing as one lazily sunbathed and two others chased each other playfully. They were stunning creatures, and startlingly large. You always forgot how big they truly were, something that always made you very thankful that there weren't wild cats that large roaming the D.C. area.

You also spent a significant amount of time in the bird house, since you loved all the colorful plumage on most of the species it contained, especially the brilliant red feathers on the scarlet tanagers.

Your favorite animals at the zoo though were the alpacas. Your glee upon laying eyes on them every time you visited the kids' farm section made Marcus laugh because they were far from rare to see outside of cities and every time he did you reminded him that horses are even more common but horse girls go crazy over them all the time. It didn't matter if they weren't exotic, alpacas were cute and fluffy, especially the chocolate brown ones, and that was enough to brighten your day immensely.

Funnily enough, when you walked up to their paddock a chocolate one was the first to approach you inquisitively, and you broke out into a grin when you noticed her impressively rounded tummy. "Looks like you're ready to pop," you observed as you slowly stretched your arm out to pet her neck. She leaned into your touch, making your lips pull back even more. "Feel good? If I could reach it, I'd scratch your belly too. I'm sure it's as itchy as mine is half the day." She hummed contently. "Did you see me and figure that I'd understand?" you inquired. Dogs and dolphins and some other particularly intelligent creatures had been noted to act differently, often more gently and protectively towards pregnant women, so it made you wonder if the alpaca had sensed a comrade. "I wonder what your little one will look like." You'd been daydreaming about how your own would look like for months. In every version in your head she had Marcus' eyes.

"We'll have to come visit again in the summer and find out," he said, a bright smile plastered on his face, having been watching your entire interaction with the alpaca mama.

He stepped forward and she took a step away from you, throwing her head a little and pinning her ears back.

You tried to soothe her as you planted a hand on his chest to stop his approach from behind you. "She's going to spit at you if you come any closer."

"They're the only animals who hate me, I swear," he grumbled and you giggled.

"Don't take it too personally, she's probably just not used to big, strong men trying to get up in her space."

He quirked an eyebrow up quizzically. "You trying to hit on me, honey?"

"Is it working?" you responded.

"It always works," he told you, grinning ear to ear. "We should get out of here and get supper before I get other ideas for passing the rest of the night."

"We could eat takeout on the way home instead," you suggested playfully, leaning into his solid frame.

"Don't tempt me," Marcus growled lowly, turning you away from the alpaca paddock. "You're getting a proper meal tonight."

"That's definite," you teased, loving the way his breath hitched a little after.

He found the sensitive spot you had along your rib cage and tickled it with the tips of his fingers. You broke out into a fit of painful laughter. "Okay, I'll stop!" you shrieked, trying to struggle out of his embrace.

He immediately ended his attack and continued leading you out of the zoo, smiling the whole time.

You were too.

xxx

Tagged: @amyispxnk , @harriedandharassed

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[amywritesthings]

hi! i absolutely LOVE silver underground. like when i tell u its so hard to find a unique, well written, non-ooc characters, accurate setting/universe and with no unnecessary/cringe smut scenes (urs fits SO well and necessarily into the plot). YOUR FIC JUST HIT ALL THE DAMN SPOTS. and it pains me its coming to an end and i cant find anything else out there that comes close because i LOVE ur levi and james! i hope u know how brilliant it is!!!! leading me to my question…when will the next chapter/s be out👀

Hey!! this is so nice of you, thank you. I really appreciate it (and i'm so glad you've enjoyed it so far!) TRUST ME, nothing is hitting me harder than the fact that we only have four-ish chapters left, but it will also be so bittersweet and lovely to have finished an entire novel-length story in under two years!

As for your question, i haven't touched ch24 yet. I have a few wips i wanna work on in conjunction with SU, but i always post 24-72 hr notices about chapter drops on tumblr when i'm ready to publish!

[katzynia]

Oooh, games! Thanks @there-must-be-a-lock for tagging me <3

Rules: Go to your published works on AO3 and list the first fic you ever published there, the last fic you published, any fic that you wrote for a fandom/ship only once, your favorite fic you wrote in the fandom/ship that has the most works, the fic you wish more people read, the fic you agonized over the most, the fic that sprang fully formed from your mind without any effort, and a work you are proud of—for whatever reason.

First fic published on Ao3: Signs of life, published 14.12.2022. It is more of a dribble, but for me, it was the first piece of fiction writing I've done in something like 15 years.

Last fic published: Straddling the line (in discord and rhyme) - my first pure pwp, I think it turned out really well!

Fandom/ship I only wrote once: I've stayed pretty firmly on my lane; I have only one fic that is not Jayde: (Be)longing which is for Games of Thrones (yes, got fic in year 2022, I just felt like it). Incidentally, it is also a wip, but I do plan on finishing it some point...

Favorite fic in most popular fandom/ship: Aaaaah, this one I thought a lot 'cause one way of the other, I like all my fics. But fine, I'll go with the most popular one: Let it fade, let it linger. I honestly think it's good. It's the first one I plotted and really thought over just by myself, the premise works (even still) and I thought it was pretty nice and tight on how the plot went. I could blather on about this one for a very long time, but I am fond of it.

Fic I wish more people read: strangers looking from afar (getting closer) Seems like Arkham AUs are not very popular. I wish more people would read it, 'cause I had such alternatively fun and horrible time figuring out how Jason and Slade work in that universe. This one cooked in my head for a long time before it was ready to be written, and I think it turned out pretty good.

Fic I agonized over: Ah, this was easy to pick: Every piece of you is easily the most difficult time I've had writing. First I thought about the idea itself for months before I actually started writing, then pushing every chapter out was slow and it didn't feel like flowing at any point (except the last chapter, but that I'd mostly written in plotting/planning stage). It didn't go the way I've planned and is one of the examples where I meant to write some smut and then couldn't (didn't feel like it). It was also one of those things that kinda pulled me down, nagging at the back of my head that 'you should finish this fic, you failure'. Doesn't help that I had a bit of a difficult time IRL at the time... Sigh. Anyway, I really like the last chapter and the first chapter. And the rest isn't bad either. Doesn't read as agonizing as it was to write :D

Fic that popped out fully-formed: Think a little clearer This one I wrote literally in one sitting in my notebook. The editing was just writing it to word with minimal edits, it just flowed. Goddamn joys of writing :D Might have something to do with the fact that it is a sequel to the first must I ever did, and I had a sense of accomplishment for publishing that. I wrote this pretty much the next day and it neatly finishes the story that was left just a little bit open in the first part. Anyway. Inspiration, my beloved.

Fic I'm proud of: Waiting (for the other shoe to drop) I am proud of many fics of mine (like Let is series), but chose this one cause this is the one where I really tried two new(ish) things: Humor and action. This is the first where I went in with the idea of making it funny (I do write kinda-funny lines here and there, but that is mostly incidental) for realz. And the last chapter is the first action scene I wrote, where it isn't just a few lines about shooting or something. Took some time and effort to figure out (for both the humor and the action), but I think it worked out well. :)

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Task for you, if you feel like it (no pressure): @nonbinaryjaybird, @marirah

[jerzwriter]

Tobias x Casey Masterlist - 3 From Here...to There

Updated 06.23.2024

Welcome to Part 3 of my Masterlist for my Open Heart MC, Casey MacTavish & Tobias Carrick.

Fics/content in this section take place during the Open Heart Book 2 timeline and cover how they went from Casey vowing never to speak to Tobias again, to developing a deep friendship, then more.

This covers the time period of the chemical attack (I HC that took place in October 2020) through the spring of Casey's first year of residency (March 2021).

About Casey | About Tobias Original Characters in T/C World

🎭 Angst  ☁️ Fluff  ❤️‍🩹Ansty Fluff 😂Humor 🔥 NSFW /18+  Ⓜ️ Mature 📱 Text Fic  📷 Edit 🎨Fanart

In Chronological Order

Crash (Mini-Series) - The Chemical Attack Crash Part 1 🎭Tobias and Aurora rush to Edenbrook after learning Casey was involved in the chemical attack. As Casey and her friends try to come to grips with what's happened, others are taking the steps necessary to try to save her, Raf, and Danny. Tobias is determined to find a cure, but will he be on his game?

A New Chapter ❤️‍🩹 They met. They fell hard. He screwed it up. But when a crisis hit, he rose to the occasion; but where does that leave them? When the doctor goes to visit his patient, he finds out.

Just Passing By... ❤️‍🩹 It's roughly three weeks after the attack, and Casey is just back home from the hospital. She's struggling with the aftermath, and her friends can't seem to help. Tobias passes by on a whim, and the roommates are not happy to see him. But how will Casey feel?

One Step ❤️‍🩹 It's a month after the chemical attack, and Casey's still not ready to face the world. She'll only leave home for therapy with her recently reunited friend, Tobias, playing chauffeur. But today, he wants to see if she's willing to take a little step back to being her old self.

In Good Times & In Bad 03.12 📱This is kind of a WIP-ish text fic that will lead to the next part of With Warning - which will be posted this week :)

With Warning (Short Series): First Shot: Jackie and Bryce ❤️‍🩹😂 Six-Weeks Post Attack Jackie's day off does not go as planned when one, then two, unexpected visitors appear. As Casey got ready for her lunch, "not date," Jackie & Bryce had some words for Tobias.

With Warning (Short Series): Part Two: Ethan Ramsey ❤️‍🩹 Eight-Weeks Post Attack A confused Tobias heads to his old watering hole to relax, when uninvited self-reflection gets in his way. He finally has it under control when Ethan shows up, and the visit isn't necessarily friendly. How does the night end... and who isn't being truthful.

With Warning (Short Series): Text-Fic Supplement: In Good Times & Bad ❤️‍🩹Casey's having a rough time, and Tobias is there.

With Warning (Sort Series): Part Three: A chat with Sienna ❤️‍🩹 Tobias is there for his friend Casey when she's struggling months after the chemical attack. During a visit, he has the chance to talk to Casey's best friend.

The Fine Print ☁️ Casey is still trying to remember who she was before the attack, and she asks Tobias to help her in a unique way.

Christmas Through Your Eyes (Short Series): Part 1: A Proposition ☁️It's three months after the attack at Edenbrook Hospital, and Christmas is almost here! After being challenged by a friend, Tobias is off to spend the day with his friend, Casey. He has a proposition for her, but will she be on board?

With Warning (Short Series): Part Four: Reckoning ❤️‍🩹A few months after the chemical attack, a friend at Mass Kenmore gives Tobias a good-natured ribbing, and then Aurora offers him some advice.

Christmas Through Your Eyes (Short Series) Part 2: With a Capitol T ☁️Tobias asked his friend Casey to join him on a trip back to his hometown of Washington, DC. It's turned into a competition about whose city does Christmas best, and both are determined to win. In part two, join Tobas and Casey on their journey from Boston to the Nation's Capitol. Part 3: The Philadelphia Story ☁️ Tobias took his friend Casey to his hometown of Washington, DC, to show her how they did the holidays. She was impressed, but now it was time to show him how it was really done in her hometown of Philadelphia. As they spend time surrounded by Christmas magic, will they be able to keep their promise to be "just friends?" A Bite of the Apple ☁️ Tobias took his friend Casey to see his hometown of Washington, DC, all decked out for the holidays; then, she showed him how her hometown of Philadelphia did it. Now, they make one pitstop on the way back home and decide what city does it best... and wrestle with what they mean to each other. Christmas Through Your Eyes Epilogue 🎄☁️ When the weather thwarts Casey’s plans to be with her family on her first Christmas following the attack, she is touched by her friends stepping up to make it special. Especially when Tobias passes by on his way to Kenmore.

Christmas Through Your Eyes: A Bite of the Apple Fanart 🎨04.22 by @/artbyainna (IG)

The Big Secret ☁️ Casey and Tobias are trying to figure out what they are to each other; when she calls him to meet her at Donahue's, does she let it all out?

Kind of our first Valentine’s Day… ☁️ First, they were obsessed. Then she hated his guts. Then they became friends. Then he fell in love. And so did she, but she wouldn’t admit it. And now it’s Valentine’s Day, so what do they do?

Mostly Pleasant Surprises (Short Series) Part 1: Birthday Presence - It’s Tobias’s birthday, and Casey's not sure how to acknowledge it. With the help of Sienna, she she puts a plan in place, and it seems to be going well... and then, it doesn't. Part 2: Discovery - A startling discovery fills Casey with doubt, just as Tobias comes to an important conclusion. Part 3: The Best Laid Plans - Casey's friends are determined to get her and Tobias together at long last. When Bryce has a chance encounter with Tobias, it seems like all systems are go. Will they get the fairy tale ending they deserve? Part 4 - And that's what happened... Their friends have given up. Misunderstandings, misassumptions, and good old-fashioned fear lead to turbulence and turmoil for Tobias and Casey, but after a week of no contact, only one of them seems to be hurting, at least on the surface. Tobias is determined to move on, but will his haste put a nail in their coffin or help bring them back together?

Mostly Pleasant Surprises Fanart 🎨by @/artbyainna (IG)

[charmingwillow]

Sooo,

I've made vague mentions of a wip every now and then. It wasn't something I was ready to share since it was so new and felt too precious. Something that was just for me. It's not Jily-- it's a new ship, new fandom, new subject matter... But I'm on chapter 4 out of a planned 12(ish) and I'm ready to let some of this cat out of it's bag.

😈

This is for Hellcheer Week, wip Wednesday:

1. Give a 5-word summary of this fic:

Hellcheer as creative writing buddies.

Or, Chrissy is encouraged by Ms. Kelley to do something outside of her comfort zone so she ditches woodshop with Jason for creative writing.

2. What is your favorite dialogue scene you've written so far?

She noticed him...

Out of the corner of her eye, in between classes in the hall, on the outskirts of the gym or lunch. His wild hair, his band shirts, his trailing scent of cigarettes, forest and leather... But it was sort of interesting how once she noticed, she'd look up and find his eyes on her, too.

She couldn't shake the feeling that he noticed her, too.

(it's the unrecognized crush for me)

3. What scene are you most hyped for this fic?

Literally any time Eddie and Chrissy have a conversation ☀️

4. What character is giving you the hardest time while writing?

Chrissy- it's hard being in her head for extremely personal and relatable reasons.

5. Write the next 5 several (lol) sentences and share:

(Context: Chrissy is having a hard day following a bad night with her mom)

Something pressed down on her foot, at just the toe. Chrissy opened her eyes to find Eddie's boot against her sneaker, hard enough that a smudge of gray got left behind when he pulled away.

Eddie watched her carefully, his dark eyes narrow with concern, flickering between hers. It felt like he was looking for some way through her stormy thoughts. Like there was some safe shelter he could hunker down in. The image, comical in it's impossibility, sent a pitiful, sighing laugh out of her mouth.

"I feel crazy," she whispered to him.

Eddie's eyes softened, and he adjusted in his seat, hand lifting to her-- face? Hair?-- before dropping back down to his desk. His boot pressed against her shoe again.

"You're not."

Anyway, I might share more details as I go, but I'm the slowest writer on the planet so for the full fic, come back in a few months 💀

[teh-nos]

State of the WIPs (multi-chapter)

Drive Her Home (sylki car fic): the outline gives this 18 chapters, of which I have completely written the first 10 and of those 6 have been posted as of today. I am aiming for Monday and Thursday updates. I would like to get this done ASAP because it came from nowhere and consumed me and I need to get it out of the way so I can focus on other fics. I have not written slightly ahead like this before and so far it's more fun than either posting when a chapter's written or writing it all and then having to sit on it for ages - the fear of catching up with my 'buffer' of completed chapters stops me posting them too fast.

Convenient (princess sylvie/servant loki): currently 6 chapters posted, the outline has another 3 but I've left is as /? because I am not entirely confident that it'll end up being that number. I have a lot of notes and I know the ending but there's a few things I am still uncertain about and I haven't written much of the rest of it. I decided to use this one for a Finish Fics in February challenge that I foolishly agreed to, because it really does need fucking finished (started it in October) and then I could get down to a sensible number of WIPs to be working on.

Here’s to You, Mrs Laufeyson (sylkior human au): 3 of 7 chapters left to go, but I think the last one will be a bit shorter and it feels more like a coda to me at the moment. the next two chapters are porn - one is thorki office sex and the other is the much-waited-for threesome. This one has not-too-long chapters and comedy is something I find generally easier to write but the two listed above this are higher priorities at the moment, which means I might just end up writing parts of this instead as a means of procrastination. Who knows!

Oh, the Shark Has Such Teeth, Dear (sylki con artists au): it's not abandoned but there's 8 of 12 chapters left to write of it and it feels plotwise a tiny bit similar too similar to the organised crime stuff in the car fic, so I would not hope for this to finish any time soon if I was you. or even if I was me. my outline for this one is a bit sparse, which doesn't help - not all of the chapters feel like they have enough stuff happening in them, but merging them into fewer is tricky because of the alternating pov structure.

Things in the queue: I am not allowed to start another longfic until at least two of these are finished (not necessarily posted, but finished in the writing and ready to go) because even 3 wips at once seems mad to me. there definitely isn't another one hidden somewhere on AO3. if I am still alive and in this fandom after this lot's all done I'd like to do a sylkior(ish) three-way marriage thing where thor and sylvie both have to marry jotun prince loki. because that kind of dramatic dynastic marriage shit is my jam now apparently. it'd be nice to finish some of my zillion unfinished oneshots too at some point - there's a second part to 'fair alfrida' that's already 5000 words long despite my suspicion that nobody wants to read such a thing - but i must be strong and focus on those long bastards instead to get them out of the fucking way. also i had an idea for a sylkior modern-setting omegaverse thing but i don't know if could live with myself if i wrote it. (i bet i totally could live with it. not happily maybe, but i'd live with it.)

it's really unfortunate that i seem to have activated the part of my brain that comes up with longfic ideas, and that i have got out of the habit of dismissing them as soon as i realise they'll take more than 3000 words to write. at least none of these is a million words long though, eh?