#Orpheus!Link AU

[candy-floss-consumer]

it feels real to me now (it felt real to me then)

[Title from the song Orpheus by Vicent Lima]

ToTK AU, Something Else within the Depths

Archive of Our Own Posting

Summary: All children of Hyrule were taught to never trust the promise of a devil. He was no longer a child. He no longer cared. (Zelda is still lost, but the Depths are different. Darker. Colder. Hiding something just as capable of fabricating salvation as the world above.)

———

     The shadows within the Depths could swallow a dragon whole, had they the mind to. No matter the careless journeys Naydra and her kin chose to take throughout that desolate place. It was odd how such things could provide a comfort to him now. Disguising the landscape around him into the same, dull black. He could believe there was no difference between the ground ahead of him and the places he had already tread.

“You know you cannot trust him.” There was a low crackle of lightning in the distance. A sure sign of Farosh’s passing.“The light of day will only reveal you to be alone.” Her voice was delicate and soft. The whisper of a phantom in the truest sense. It was almost as if she were walking behind him. Placing her feet into the footprints he left, following the path he sojourned through by the exact breadth. 

The words her voice spoke to him mattered little, in truth. The very sound of it gave him the endurance to continue forward. 

“He cannot give you what even he could not keep.” The cadence slipped into the cavity of his chest, a balm that weighed heavy against the floor of his ribcage. Every syllable spoken yet another link added to the chain of Demise’s promise. No matter how the words themselves cried out against such a thing. 

None of it mattered. Her voice, ever at his ear, meant one thing.

She was with him.

—

Sleep came to him in wisps. Strange things that pulled him into the throes of a memory. Bits and scraps piecemealed together, forming themselves into that room of rough-hewn basalt.

“Do not look back, Hero.” Demise, the sight of him clouded and nebulous, had caught his gaze with eerie, goldsick eyes.  “Should you do so you will find naught but disappointment.”

Link had said nothing in reply. Wary and distrusting, though even those had faded quickly. He was desperate. For his duty, for his fate—for the princess he had failed time and time again. Dread had roiled in his stomach as it did even now. This fear had been nurtured in him, after all.

All children were taught to never trust a promise of a devil. The promise of a fae. The promise of Demise. But that mattered none at all, now. He was no longer a child. He no longer cared.

“You need only look ahead. At the time of your journey’s end, your precious princess will be returned to you.” The smile that followed the beast’s declaration shone wickedly in the black. A strange, eerie sheen that drew goose flesh from his skin.

He stared into that sallow gaze, finding that the ache of loss had long replaced the fear and anger he should have felt.

The weight upon his shoulders began with those eyes.

—

“Link, please.”

The sound of her voice pulled him from slumber. A persistent reminder that he had little time to waste.

“Don’t do this.” She was begging. But beyond the presence of her voice, he did not truly hear her. “Don’t give him this chance.”

Demise did not need a chance provided to it. It acted as it wished. This promise was what Link needed. To return the light to her form. To regain her. He did not care what the journey would take from him.

Let him scrabble upon the ground, unseeing and unknowing of the pests that crawled with him, for as long as it took to pull himself out of a chasm and into her arms.

“The chasms will close behind you. You know it, don’t you?” Her illusion grasped at the sides of his face, her eyes, a dulled shadow of the brilliant sky he remembered, staring into his. He did not acknowledge the change. Not even as she spoke again. “Hyrule will crumble from its very foundation.”

But he no longer cared for the wretched land above. For the people who cared not for her nor for him. Not until it was convenient. Not until it was necessary. If strangers and hypocrites were all the price to have her beside him once more, than it was a price he was willing to pay.

Her hands, frigid as ice, fell away.

—

The bud of a root, glowing a gentle orange in the distance, shakes yet another fragment of a memory loose. It whispers in the back of his mind. Filling the rare silence she had left for him.

“Leave those wretched roots to rot. Why should I honour my promise to a hindrance?” A rhetorical question, said only to elevate Demise’s position in their ‘deal.’ It should have angered him. He should have drawn his blade and forced the creature to pay in ichor and disease. But he did not. 

The creature smiled, coaxing and revolting all at once as its form shifted within the low light.

“You are willing aren’t you?” It asked, seeking not an answer but obedience. “They would only tempt you to look back.”

—

“What word of his is trustworthy?” Her voice came again to him. Dulcent and smooth.“Please. You know that any promise of his is certain only to be broken.” He took in the sound of her as if it were his only water in the midst of the desert. 

He pushed harder, carried by the treasure of her presence.

“At least rest, my knight,” she whispered, even closer now, as her hands pressed against his shoulders.

That much he considered, pausing in his climb. The end of his journey was near. He had felt the change in the wind, in the humidity of the air. He could afford to listen to her.

After all, Demise’s promise made no mention of pausing his journey for a mere moment. Time held no meaning here. In this place devoid of sunlight and warmth.

Lacking all but her presence at his back.

—

“I will not lose you again.” After weeks of silence his voice cracked from disuse, rough and dry.

“If you take that last step, you will lose us both.” His princess, ever brilliant, retorted.

“But before that I will have you.” His hands flexed. The joints of his finger ached, scabs scraping against scarred skin.  “That much, you cannot deny.”

“You truly believe he will concede me to you?”

“I will take that chance.”

He could see the light of the sun draped across the last few steps. There was the sound of rustling leaves. Sparrows sang in the distance, and the scent of freshly turned earth permeated the air.

“You will, won’t you?” Her voice, feather light and the weakest he had ever heard it, kissed against his ear. 

Suddenly, the exhaustion that had been creeping from within him weighed heavily upon his shoulders.

“Turn around, Link.”

Her voice, so familiar, thundered around him as if he were standing in the audience chamber of the goddess.

Before him, the warmth and promise of the Surface. Behind, the phantom of his beloved and the surety of the frigid dark. Promise. Whose did he believe? Whose would he keep? Without meaning to, he found that his eyes had fallen shut. 

Forward or backward. He will have lost her either way. An admittance he prolonged recognising in himself.

Time stood still. Not even the sound of his breath remained.

Behind him, the moon cast a single shadow. At the mouth of the chasm, the shadows grew darker. Somewhere beneath the lip of the earth, the creature who had promised him both nothing and everything stood watching.

It was a cold night in Hateno.

He fell to his knees, his fingers gouging into the dirt, and began to dig.

———

Note: Unpolished and written within the span of one night. The muse surged and this was all I could afford to give her.

[ma1dita]

partners in crime

luke castellan x fem!dionysus!reader [the trouble!verse]

MAIN SERIES MASTERPOST

summary: few things are certain in this life as a demigod, but one thing is for sure— you can’t fight fate when it pulls you and luke castellan together, over and over again. two young people who hate the gods are more like them than they think, for better or worse. annoyances to best friends to lovers

things to know: dionysus!reader's nickname is trouble & most of these can be read as standalones!

here's a playlist (spotify & apple music links now available!)

child of dionysus headcanons!

trouble!verse moodboard 1 & moodboard 2 & college!trouble by the lovely @24kmar

deleted scenes from a different universe (AUs)

play the extended cuts (blurbs from in-between)

character study: luke castellan & trouble

any works, updates, thoughts, musings, etc about this series will be tagged under #trouble!verse !

key: fluff - ☼ angst - ☽ smut - ☆ jo's favorites - ᥫ᭡

[rewind to before] pre-established relationship

trouble always finds me (trouble!reader origin story) 1.7k ☼

The one where he could tell you were trouble from the day he met you. (You're an annoyance, but not an enemy)

entropy 3.6k☼

The one where you both blur the lines between annoyance and admiration. (the promise of becoming partners in crime)

buddy system 4.2k ☼

The one where he comes with you to rescue your younger twin brothers, Pollux & Castor. (this is as close to a real quest that Mr. D will give you--might as well take someone you trust!)

somebody's angel 4.4k ☽

The one where you convince him he’s pretty, even with a scar. (songfic - Die Alone - Finneas)

feed the fire 1.2k ☼

The one where his focus is not on spilled food, but on you. (Luke realizes this is more than playful banter)

bedtime stories 2.4k ☼

The one where night shift with him runs late, but you don’t mind at all. (the both of you have feelings you want to admit, but duty calls!)

crazy little thing 3.4k ☼

The one where he uses all his drachmas to make you smile on Valentine's Day. (the Apollo kids are better matchmakers than Aphrodite, sometimes)

anything you want 1.6k ☼

The one where you and him have your first kiss. (You've always loved teaching the story of Orpheus and Eurydice; except when your Orpheus runs away from you)

said he likes crazy 2.1k ☼ ☽

The one where only he can help you with a bad day, even if he's avoided you since your first kiss. (For being a son of Hermes, he has a way of calming your nerves)

[pause and remember us like this] established relationship

play pretend 5.1k ☼

The one where Mr. D catches you two in the act, but you and him aren’t exactly together yet. (Drunk words are sober thoughts. Your dad just wishes Luke told you instead of him)

a wish your heart makes 1.4k ☼ ☽

The one where you share dreams, burn cookies, and it still reminds him of home. (The dryads will probably ban you from the kitchen after this)

star crossing 4k ☼

The one where both your dreams come to life for a night (Crossing the stars for love is easier said than done)

to see the chaos through 4k ☼☽

The one where he remembers he was never a good guy, just yours. (Luke makes the ultimate deal with the devil in order to save you)

not your goddess 8k ☽

The one where you both know the best of days eventually have to come to an end. (songfic - Goddess - Laufey)

don't blame the kids 7.6k ☼

The one where you both chaperone a trip to Mount Olympus. (the Olympians are bigger gossips than you thought they'd be)

trouble's coming for you 3.7k ☼

The one where Percy meets his two favorite counselors at Camp Half-Blood. (three times Percy is oblivious (and in the way) and the time he realizes you and Luke are in love)

now that we're older 3.5k ☼

The one where he asks if you can stay the night even if all of cabin 11 makes fun of him. (Luke is tired of the routine. He just needs his girl)

if you need to be mean (be mean to me) 1.5k☽

The one where he leaves before you wake up. (songfic - I Don't Smoke - Mitski )

[fast forward until we meet again] post-tlt

lovers, or partners in crime 2.1k ☽

The one where Annabeth and Percy think you’re guilty too. (the last day leading up to Luke's betrayal)

love like a blister: the five stages of loving losing luke 4.7k ☽

The one where you learn to mourn someone even if they’re still alive. (the five stages of grief after facing a loss)

to catch a thief 3.7k ☼ ☽

The one where duty calls at Camp Half-Blood. Again. (Your reunion with Luke isn't quite what you expected.)

solipsism 5.3k ☽

The one where you finally pray to Hestia to keep your home safe, even if he's also trying to destroy it. (the four times Luke uses Backbiter to visit you during college ft. the first time you trust a god to help you)

forever falling: luke castellan & his four great loves 4.3k ☼ ☽

The one where he falls from grace and still thinks of you. (the four great loves of Luke Castellan’s life and how it will end up killing him)

love me dry 4.5k ☼ ☽

The one where he meets you at his mother's house, though both of you didn't expect the other to be there. (a glimpse into May Castellan's idea of a perfect day)

when the curtains close 5.3k☽

The one where you lose two people in the Labyrinth that day. All strings are cut. (Annabeth and Pollux find out the biggest difference between you and Luke.)

asking for trouble 7.8k (NEWEST ADD) ☽

The one where Luke's final wish is to see you. (He's himself again, and all he wants is to find out if the trouble was worth it all)

as above, so below ☽ ☼

The one where you plead your case with the gods of Olympus. (The one thing the fates didn't expect was how much you'd both be like your fathers; in a way, you and Luke didn't see it coming either)

ask to be added to luke/general taglist 🥹

[cheriecoke]

❝𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄❞ welcome to kentopedia's love through the ages collab. in honor of another lonely valentine’s day, i wanted to combine my two greatest loves: history and literature! so this is for anyone who wants a passionate romance and loves the aesthetics of the past. because i know that no matter when you live and die, your favs will always choose you ♡

STATUS: CLOSED

♛ — TO JOIN

submit a piece based off a time in history you find interesting. it can be an au of your favorite classic novel, a song you enjoy from a period before your own, a piece of art you enjoy, or something entirely your own. be creative!!

please reblog this post & send me an ask with the character you'd like to write about and the inspiration. for example: "nanami + renaissance" (which is what i’ll be writing teehee).

♛ — REQUIREMENTS

no fandom limitation, but i will cap it off at 2 entries per character (i won’t count mine in that limit!). and you can join as many times as you want.

this is a historical au collab, so i will not accept any submissions based in the 21st century :) but it can go back as far as you want!

there is no deadline. minimum of 500 words, but no maximum. i love long fics! please use the read more feature on your posts.

♛ — OTHER

anyone can join, this is not limited to followers. no age requirement, but you must be 18+ to submit nsfw pieces, with an age indicator. make sure to follow the rules of all creators involved (including me!).

submissions can be as historically accurate or inaccurate as you want them to be, and could include fantasy elements too! this is all about capturing the aesthetics of a time period, but i will never limit anyone’s creativity. it can be extremely niche too!

all forms of art are welcome, not just writing, as long as they are of your own creation.

nsfw, sfw, dark content, etc. is all acceptable. be sure to tag accordingly!

♛ — TO SUBMIT

tag me in your submission so i can also add you to the masterlist. also, link this post on your submission to spread the love to other readers! i will be reading all the submissions and reblogging with feedback as well. let me know if you have any questions!

bungo stray dogs . . .

nakahara chuuya and post wwii yakuza by @cheriiyaya

nakahara chuuya and the 1800s italian mafia by @osaemu

dazai osamu & fyodor dostoevsky as rival painters in the renaissance by @aureatchi

dazai osamu & fyodor dostoevsky in the trojan war by @fyorina

fyodor dostoevsky and victorian era royalty by @verlainepaul

dazai osamu as a fallen angel by @chuuyrr

jujutsu kaisen . . .

nanami kento and the renaissance by @kentopedia

okkotsu yuta as an edo period samurai by @anqelically

gojo satoru & geto suguru and the medieval period by @flowerpersephone

geto suguru as a nineteenth century vampire by @todorokies

nanami kento and the victorian era by @starsinmylatte

gojo satoru and orpheus and eurydice by @forest-hashira

geto suguru and the american old west by @forest-hashira

geto suguru and phantom of the opera by @mynahx3

geto suguru and ancient greece by @mochimooon

nanami kento and the heian period by @purpleqilinwrites

fushiguro toji as a medieval bandit by @honeybleed

true form sukuna ryomen and ancient greece by @girlwithsharpt33th

okkotsu yuuta and post apocalyptic 1600s by @atsquie

nanami kento as a medieval knight by @mynahx3

nanami kento and the regency period by @kentopedia

nanami kento and ancient japan by @mynahx3

attack on titan . . .

reiner braun as a wwii soldier by @thel0v3hashira143

levi ackerman and the impressionist era by @be-co-me

armin arlert and the early 20th century by @crazychaoticizzy

eren jaeger and the age of piracy by @bloompompom

demon slayer . . .

shinazugawa sanemi and antony & cleopatra by @mitsuristoleme

tengen uzui and the roaring 20s by @forest-hashira

haikyuu . . .

kuroo tetsurō and the space race by @ktsumu

kuroo tetsurō & iwaizumi hajime in regency era inspired japan by @jarjarwinx

persona 5 . . .

akira kurusu and the prohibition era by @clubkira

genshin impact . . .

albedo as a renaissance artist by @clubkira

dainsleif in the greatest showman by @rubysm

blue lock . . .

noel noa and indonesian colonization by

[writing-for-life]

Give me your head-canons:

How do you solve the Orpheus problem?

[And as always: Send me asks about everything Sandman-related!]

As in: It’s the elephant in the room in so many canon-compliant or -adjacent fanfics I read (we obviously don’t need to talk about coffee shop AUs) and Orpheus either keeps on existing somehow (and no one cares, because Dream and whatever love interest just literally fuck off into the sunset and pretend everything’s okay), or he gets killed by someone else who quite strictly wouldn’t be able to kill him.

Is it a solvable problem?

If he keeps existing as a severed head, it’s honestly a bit shite for him, isn’t it? So these are the fics where we keep on visiting severed heads. I don’t know, I find that… dissatisfying.

If Dream kills him, it’s over. Unless he stays in the Dreaming and lets the storm blow over. Will it though? I mean yeah, he could sit there for all eternity (groan), not take Death’s hand and make sure he doesn’t conveniently leave so the Kindly Ones get in and start ripping the Dreaming to shreds. But that doesn’t really sound like a solution to me either, because the problem won’t go away. Also: Probably no meetings in the waking world with you-know-who ever again. Plot hole, people, it doesn’t work that way.

If someone else kills him: Who? Please don’t say Hob, I know he’s immortal (so was Murphy), but the very idea is that no one can kill the poor kid because he made a deal with Death, which she apparently can’t revoke. Is there an entity who could? Which links in to the question: Why could Dream (somewhat rhetorical question)? Could any similar entity do it if they also had to grant him a boon? But don’t forget: Can’t be one of the Endless, they’re all family. Unless one sacrifices themselves. I mean, I think I’ve seen Death doing that in a fic somewhere, I think the assumption was she’s okay with dying a mortal death, but I also felt that’s not quite right, since it’s just not the same (also: in her mortal form, she wouldn’t have those powers). Does it have to be The Presence/Glory? Why would they care?

Yeah, he could use the Saeculum I guess, but really? If the problem never existed, it would also feel… wrong? Plus, we all know that changing the past always has implications on the future that go far beyond the thing we want to change. Plus plus: I honestly think it would be a bit OOC for him because he’d feel there’s not enough at stake (like a whole universe imploding) to ever justify that. So no, that’s, IMHO, making him into someone he really isn’t (can of course be an option in fanfic I guess).

Same goes for the Dream of a Thousand Cats Spiel. Someone who is so wrapped up in his duty just wouldn’t do that for his own personal gain, and not even for one loved one (he also wouldn’t be allowed to kick it off by telling anyone, and what 1,000 dreamers would dream that? I mean, WE all would, but that’s a bit… meta?😂). I said what I said.

Or is it some sort of magic? Like, he’s still a severed head, but we make him *think* he isn’t, give him back a body (in his own mind, or maybe even for real)? But that’s also… not great and feels like gaslighting him. Really not keen.

So what say you?

Is this just a case of: Unsolvable problem, hence we might as well pretend we solve it in some ridiculous way or pretend it doesn’t exist in the first place?

[ninadove]

Miraculous designs ✨

To put an end to my endless scrolling every time I want to link them in a fic. Enjoy!

Felix

🌌 Pavonis (Cosmic Argos) + Bonus art (here and here) + Fanart by Dragon

🐈‍⬛ Pluto (Black Cat Felix AU)

🐉 Durendal (Glitter and Gold)

🦊 Mirzam (Kill the Lights) + Fanart by Gray and dmirrta

🦋 Inachis (SPOILER)

🐯 Zagreus (So keep me held in your hands)

🐞 Pallas (Untitled AU)

🐍 Orpheus (Untitled AU)

🐝 Arista (@trishacollins’ Eat Your Young)

🪞 Reverse Felix (Flip the script + I know it’s light you’ll find) + Fanart by Hart

Kagami

🦚 Héramis (SPOILER)

🦋 Akitsu (Glitter and Gold)

🐈‍⬛ Bakeneko (Black Cat Kagami AU)

Amelie

🐈‍⬛ Freyja (Mercy upon ourselves)

Rose

🐭 Minella (Untitled AU)

Loveybug AU

🐞 Loveybug

🐍 Eden

[silvermuffins]

*slaps side of au* this baby can fit SO much life/death/resurrection/stubborn refusal to die these in it--

Aaaaaa I finally solved a conundrum I had. Kind of. This timeline is a *mess* but I have something I'm pretty close to happy with.... minish cap just gets to be in a different part of the timeline it's fine

And I think I've figured out why Spirit Tracks isn't really impacting anything, too. Like. Why it's left untouched by my main plot.

Still working on how totk fits in but gosh I have so many Ideas for so many things...I've decided to start over with my drawing of Zephyr, and then Eve is up next....

And maybe someday I'll get around to actually writing the damn thing

[timesorceror]

If you've found this list of fic recs via my Dreamling Fic Recs Masterpost, then you know this list is one of many.

However, if you came upon this list some other way, then know that it is in no way an exhaustive archive of the best of the best in Dreamling (especially since Tumblr posts have a link limit of 100 inline links per post). For the full spiel about how this list came to be and a link to my Google Doc with the most up-to-date full list, please see the Masterpost for details.

All you need to know is that this list works sort of like a menu at a restaurant. You're here to eat at Restaurant Dreamling, and the item categories on this menu are series written various authors.

Some are complete series, most are not.

Some series I have highlighted only my personal favorite fics, while others I recommend as-is. Most series don't have summaries on AO3, so I wrote a few of them myself, but I did copy them over when they were available. A few series recs that contain miscellaneous fics have one or two main tags that are the primary attraction of the fic which they're attached to.

I hope that explanation was enough to get you hungry for some tasty Dreamling fics, and may you have a wonderful dining experience!

acadethicc

that one amnesia post is now a cinematic universe [All Teen Works]

The only thing [Hob] remembers is the 1389 encounter. For all he knows, he woke up in the future, and a Very Hot Mysterious Guy claims he is immortal. Dream takes it upon himself to help Hob during this time, maybe realizing some of his own feelings in the process.

AceDragonType

Besties Hob & Death [Contains some Teen Works]

In which Hob and Death become friends over the course of his many deaths. He also becomes friends with her little brother Dream, and eventually more than friends. They hang out, get coffee, and are generally very cute and adorable.

Aetheltrythh

It never ends well. Or does it? [All Explicit Works]

Dream struggles with his traumas post-Fishbowl, so Hob helps Dream with some of his issues using shibari. They do some bondage and some bonding, and learning how to give over parts of yourself to someone you trust with all that you are.

Anonymous

Sandmännchen [General Audiences]

Dream is having trouble dealing with his trauma post-fishbowl. Hob figures out that Dream is going through age regression to cope, and so he sets out to help Dream with hugs and toys and lots of cuddles.

Sweet Dream [Contains some Explicit Works]

A collection of Dreamling fics containing:

• Replay [7 Chapters | 8,764 words] (Dream Sex, Dom/Sub) • To the Victor [6 Chapters | 24,532 words] (Hob is Hope of the Endless) • Other Names for Roses [2 Chapters | 9,538 words] (Omegaverse / Medieval AU) • Nothing So Crude [4,333 words] (Omegaverse / Regency AU)

apocryphal

Cottagecore [Contains some Teen Works]

The love story of a fae prince and a hedgewitch in the middle ages.

Ardin

In Secret I Love Thee Universe [Contains some Explicit Works]

Arranged Marriage AU. Modern Setting. Dream always knew he’d have an arranged marriage, so when it looks clear that his mother has settled on Robert Gadling, he figures he should get to know the man some, even if it goes completely against tradition to do so.

Aria_Lerendeair

Hopefully [Contains some Mature Works]

Hob is the anthropomorphic personification of Hope and the newest Endless. He has a lot of learning, a lot of growing, and a lot of change to deal with.

aWordyBody

What Magic Art Is This? [All Explicit Works]

Morpheus is a prolific theatre director who possibly cares way too much about art. Hob is a stagehand who just wants steady work at the same theatre, year after year.

Bacota

Chef!Hob au [Contains some Explicit Works]

Dream hires a private chef to help take some of the pressure off of caring for Orpheus. He does not factor in the possibility that he might fall for said chef. Not that this is a problem, technically.

BeatnikFreak

transatlanticism [Contains some Explicit Works]

Fifteen years after Dream left Hob, they bump into one another on a New York street. They have a beautifully smutty hook up, and then engage in some electronic penpal activity.

to take care of me [Contains some Explicit Works]

Of course Dream would come to Hob Gadling if he were in need of comfort. It is simply that Dream of the Endless is not a creature of comfort. Eventually, Hob Gadling manages to convince Dream otherwise.

behold_me

birds of a feather [All Explicit Works]

After their disastrous 1889 meeting, Jessamy decides to interfere in her master’s affairs, arranging a second meeting where Dream and Hob reconcile by having sex on Dream’s throne. Eventually Hob saves Dream from the fishbowl, they get married, and Hob gets to meet the family, in that order.

behold_me, The_KickIt_Domain

the poetry between stars [Contains some Explicit Works]

Suffering from writer's block and broken from a bad relationship, children's book author and illustrator Dream retreats to the small, beachside town of New Haven. He'd never have guessed that the town's vibrant, eclectic coffeeshop owner, Hob Gadling, would be the glue that puts him back together.

BuckytheDucky

last name [Contains some Mature Works]

Hob is in Las Vegas for a friend's stag party. Morpheus is in Las Vegas for his ex-wife's bridal shower. A night of drinking and commiserating is all the two plan for. Life has a funny way of derailing plans.

chaosheadspace

The Library Idiots [Contains some Explicit Works]

Dream Olympiou, freshly hired subject librarian, stirs up the sleepy reading rooms and Hob's life with a personality that leaves much to be desired and a body that's got fine written all over it. Hob is in for an adventure long overdue, including misunderstandings, shushed feelings, and checked out brains (and arses).

charinabook

Dream and Hob (600 years of pining) [Contains some Explicit Works]

Dream goes with Hob to one of his classes, gets hot and bothered about it, and there is some desk sex. Also he freaks out a little when he learns about Hob’s chronic pain, but it turns out alright in the end.

CourfeyracFredMariusCratchit

House at Pooh Corner [Contains some Explicit Works]

When two boys become fast friends, their fathers are tossed together by circumstances. They stay together by choice.

cuubism

Wish [Contains some Explicit Works]

Despite all reason and belief, Dream is pregnant with a half-Endless baby. It's all a lot more complicated than Hob was expecting.

dancinbutterfly

They Kinked So Hard They Self-Actualized Themselves Pregnant [Contains some Explicit Works]

Hob and Dream indulge in some breeding kink. Like a lot of breeding kink, with dream sex and consentacles. Then suddenly there is a child, and Dream complains to Desire about it.

dancinbutterfly, Moorishflower

Fuckboi Hob [Contains some Explicit Works]

Dream is in need of a date to his family dinner. The more objectionable, the better. So he puts out a listing, and Hob Gadling, tattooed parolee in recovery, is the one who answers. 

Darci

Black Coffee [All Teen Works]

Sandman stories set in a human!AU, in which Hob and Morpheus meet at a coffeeshop and become friends - and more.

Delta_Pavonis

Knight Rhythms [Contains some Explicit Works]

A collection of Dreamling fics containing:

• Good Knight [748 words] (Fantasy AU / Knight x King AU) • Stay the Knight [2,663 words] (Fantasy AU / Knight x King AU) • find in me your rhythm [9,064 words] (Dancer Dream + Drummer Hob / Fantasy AU) • Sonata in D [454 words] (Dancer Dream + Drummer Hob / Fantasy AU) • Fanfare [1,072 words] (Dancer Dream + Drummer Hob / Fantasy AU) • Metronome [975 words] (Dancer Dream + Drummer Hob / Fantasy AU) • Tremolo [1,228 words] (Dancer Dream + Drummer Hob / Fantasy AU) • Crescendo [1,181 words] (Dancer Dream + Drummer Hob / Fantasy AU) • Sympathetic Vibrations [6,628 words] (Dancer Dream + Drummer Hob / Fantasy AU) • Quaternion [5 Chapters | 16,767 words] (Fantasy AU / Doppleganger)

Not Immune to the Horse Girl Hob AU [All Explicit Works]

Centaur Dream saves Hob from being attacked by a boar. He is rewarded for his services as Hob allows him to watch him finish jacking off. Later, a very enthusiastic size queen Hob eventually services him. 

Wood + Glass [Contains some Explicit Works]

When Hob accepts Dream’s response to his video for a fake relationship, he does not anticipate that the fake relationship would become real, or so deeply, incredibly horny. Not that he can complain.

Dira Sudis (dsudis)

A Condition of Complete Simplicity (Costing Not Less Than Everything) [Contains some Mature Works]

Continuity-connected fics in which Dream is varying states of fucked up. There is angst and fluff and many doses of hugs. Hob helps sometimes.

A Well-Ordered Love Story [Contains some Explicit Works]

Dream is a homebody who orders his groceries via an app. Robert “Hob” Gadling is a shopper who usually picks up his order, and through this, they get to know one another and form a sweet, loving relationship.

Dream Problems [Contains some Explicit Works]

Dream thinks of Hob while trapped in the fishbowl, and when he visits Hob after escaping, he realizes that he wants to make those fantasies a reality. Hob is actually very okay with this, though he does insist on some kink negociation afterwards.

Never Refuse You [Contains some Explicit Works]

In 1689, Dream takes Hob on a tour of the Dreaming and grants him a title, and there is also smut. This changes very little for their meetings in the Waking because Hob’s Waking and Dreaming memories remain separate. One day after Dream’s return post-Fishbowl, he asks for those memories to merge. And this… changes the course of everything. 

everythingisconnected

Hob gets rest [All Explicit Works]

Hob has trouble sleeping, and Dream decides to help. By having sex. It is surprisingly effective.

foxish_nonsense

Safe Haven [All Teen Works]

When Dream cannot go back to the Dreaming after escaping the Fishbowl, he must instead drop in on an old friend. After he has recovered both his tools and repaired his realm, he returns to reassured said friend that all is well, to mixed success.

frihetkanske

One for Jessamy [Contains some Explicit Works]

Hob and Dream reconcile after Dream escapes the Fishbowl, and some time later Jessamy is returned to her rightful place by Dream’s side.

GalaxyDreamStories

Accidental Alpha [All Explicit Works]

When he left the White Horse in 1389, Morpheus did not expect to see Hob Gadling for another 100 years. He expects Hob to beg for death, especially living as an omega. Hob’s dreams apparently have other ideas.

hardly_an_escape

Trilobites & Tuxedos [Contains some Explicit Works]

The soft and sometimes smutty domestic adventures of Hob Gadling and Dream of the Endless.

honeyteacakes

Dreamling Fics [Contains some Teen Works]

A collection of Dreamling fics containing:

• In My Solitude [3,886 words] (Getting Together / First Kiss) • Coffee for Two [2,120 words] (Coffee / Falling In Love) • Small Pleasures [2 Chapters | 4,138 words] (Idiots to Lovers / Getting Together) • proceed with what you're leading me to [5,038 words] (Witch Dream / Professor Hob)

IcePhoenix96

I'm Gonna Be (100 years) [All Explicit Works]

A certain Endless and human immortal are each other’s one constant for many years. They pine, obsess, and fall in love. And Lucienne is the best wingwoman (of course).

im_not_corrupted

if I make it to the morning [All Teen Works]

After Death suggests finding Hob Gadling, Dream finds The New Inn but does not walk inside. The idea of seeing the cruelty he has suffered [...] reflected in Hob is too terrible for him to bear, and so he returns to The Dreaming. After some prompting, though, he begins to visit Hob’s dreams. Somehow, he finds a safe space there in the company of his friend.

Ismene_Jane

The Sandman Reimagined - Dreamling [All Explicit Works]

Post-Fishbowl, Dream visits Hob several times after their reunion and is invited to Hob’s home, where they proceed to deal with the sexual tension between them and enter into a tentative relationship.

issylra

someone to stay [All Explicit Works]

Dream is a little bit broken. Hob likes to fix things. They fall in love. Or, the tattoo parlor/flower shop AU that no one asked for.

take it easy [Contains some Explicit Works]

A handful of interconnected post-canon stories featuring retired Dream as Hob's roommate.

the trouble with talking [Contains some Explicit Works]

In which Dream begins to feel things and it goes about as well as you would expect.

Konstadt

Corvid Chronicles [Contains some Explicit Works]

Professor Hob Gadling meets author Morpheus Aeternus on his university campus, and this chance meeting changes the course of their lives. Morpheus gets a chance to heal and recover from his trauma, and Hob gets to support his beautiful, raven-loving partner along the way.

Edge Of Silence [Contains some Explicit Works]

Hob navigates the eccentricities of his one true friend in an attempt to increase his understanding of the universe and his place in it... [...] Dream works to consolidate what he has always known, and what he knows now, to learn from his past mistakes. A slow burn expansion of friendship to truly knowing, with a few road bumps [...] and an adventure or two.

LeotheLionathefootofOrion

hob and his boyfriends <3 [All Explicit Works]

When the Corinthian is remade, he goes to Hob. When Dream loses track of his Nightmare, he goes to Hob. And Hob always thought that “three’s a crowd” was a stupid fucking expression, anyway.

[bruce-wayne-simp]

Based off of this ask for @gabessquishytum

Wanting, Kneading

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1.7k

Pairing: Dreamling (human au)

Characters: Hob Gadling, Dream of the Endless, Orpheus (mentioned)

Tagging: @valeriianz, @chaosheadspace, and @tj-dragonblade ❤️❤️

-> Ao3 Link <-

Dream thought hiring a private chef was a good idea. And it was. At first.

He had just gotten full custody of Orpheus and, after a few weeks of disastrous attempts at making dinner– which resulted in burnt food, dishes in the sink, and, ordering out– he had finally decided on a chef named Robert Gadling, or Hob, as he had enthusiastically insisted Dream call him upon their first meeting.

Dream had realized he was screwed when Hob's warm, brown eyes lit up the minute he saw Orpheus. Taking the four year old's tiny hand in his own to shake, and hanging on to every word that came out of his mouth, few that they were.

The fact that he was handsome, too, didn't help Dream's plight in the slightest.

Which is how he has currently found himself standing over the kitchen island with Hob, Orpheus at preschool, brownies cooling on the counter, learning how to knead bread dough.

"It's really quite simple actually." Hob starts as he clears the island. "A lot of people use stand mixers for it. Which is nice if you're in a rush, but I mean, people have been doing it this way for thousands of years, you know? Why change it up now? Besides, I like using my hands."

Hob directs Dream to stand across from him and starts explaining how to work the dough, but Dream is distracted. The other man's sleeves are pushed up, exposing his hairy, thick forearms. His muscles flex and move deliciously under the skin as he kneads the dough, his instructing voice weirdly soothing.

Dream startles as Hob plops the dough ball down in front of Dream. "Your turn."

Dream covers his hands in flour and tries desperately to scrounge up some recollection of what Hob had been doing, and clumsily tries to replicate it. Hob, for his part, is very patient with him, coaching him through it.

Dream huffs after his third failed attempt. "I can't do it."

"Nonsense. Of course you can." Hob smiles and steps around the table toward him.

Dream's breath hitches and he tenses, but forces himself to relax as Hob moves to stand behind him.

The other man gets close. Warm, strong hands grasp his, moving them in order to properly knead the dough.

"Don't be so gentle. You can be rough with it, it will be fine." Hob's breath is hot on his ear, sending chills down his spine, arousal starting to simmer in his belly.

Hob keeps moving their hands, pressing them together, his fingers interlocked with Dream's. He can feel Hob's calluses, rough on the back of his own hand.

Hob presses in even closer– oh fuck– nearly forcing Dream's body into the counter, Hob's chest meeting his back. He can feel the warmth of him through his shirt. His eyes flutter.

On the next downward motion, Dream pushes himself back and feels Hob's prick grind against his ass. He's hard. He hears a stuttering breath against his ear. Hob grinds back against him a bit.

"Dream." He breathes.

"Hob." It comes out as a whine.

"Fuck. Hold on." He lets go of one of Dream's hands to grab the kneaded dough off the counter and slam it back into the bowl with a metallic clang. "It needs to rest."

In one swift motion, Hob turns him around and slots their lips together, crowding him up against the counter. Dream feels dizzy as Hob's tongue enters his mouth. He moans, flour-covered hands moving up into Hob's hair, leaving streaks of white.

"Fuck, Dream." Hob gasps.

Dream grinds his hips against Hob's, making him groan. Hob's hands move to grab the underside of his thighs, hoisting him up so they can grind against each other. Dream's arousal turns sharper at the display of strength.

Dream pulls away and looks him in the eye. "Fuck me."

From his spot on the counter, he watches Hob's eyes darken. The fingers gripping his thighs tighten the slightest bit.

"Yes." Hob leans in and kisses him again, hands petting Dream's sides and hips. Hob tastes sweet, their tongues sliding against each other. Hob's hands slide up to slip underneath his shirt, Dream shudders as his hands stroke the sensitive skin of his belly.

"You're gorgeous." Hob's fingers are carding through his hair now. He tilts his head back and groans.

As Hob kisses him, he reaches around the other man's back to untie his apron. Hob pulls away from his mouth briefly to pull the strap over his head, and Dream tosses it across the kitchen. He returns to kissing Hob with a vengeance, pulling the other man close by his belt loops. Dream rolls his hips sharply, pulling a low groan from him. A thrill shudders through his spine at the sound.

Hob’s hands are under his shirt now, gripping his waist. His hands are slightly sticky from the dough, but Dream could not care less. He pushes his tongue into Hob’s mouth, tasting him.

He starts to unbutton Hob’s shirt, revealing thick, glorious, coarse, brown chest hair that he wants to bury his face in, though he settles for dragging his nails through it. Hob tugs at the edge of his shirt and Dream quickly pulls away to let him pull it up over his head, letting it fall to the floor.

Dream pushes his chest into Hob’s, rough hair tickling his own bare chest. They stay like that for a little bit, grinding slightly, teasing each other, breathing the same air. His eyes are warm, and fond.

God, he’s fucked.

Dream reaches up, slowly pushing the shirt off of Hob’s shoulders. They're broad, strong, dwarfing his own slight build. Hob kisses him again, this time trailing down to start kissing his neck. He tilts his head to the side, sighing at the rough feel of his stubble.

“You said you wanted me to fuck you, darling?” Hob gusts, breath hot against his neck.

“Yes, please.” Dream huffs a breath as Hob steps away for a second, opening a cabinet and grabbing the olive oil.

He sets it down on the counter, yanking Dream off, spinning him around and guiding him to bend over the counter with one strong hand on his back. The show of strength sets his stomach aflutter, anticipation and arousal melding together.

Strong arms encircle his waist as Hob reaches around him to undo his jeans, pulling them down to his thighs. He settles himself against the table as he hears Hob open the oil, soon feeling blunt, slick fingers at his hole.

Hob takes his time fingering him open, kissing anywhere he can reach and driving Dream crazy by switching between ignoring his prostate and steadily rubbing it until he’s begging.

“Fuck, Hob- please, please.” Hob gives him one final hard pass over his prostate, the pleasure zinging up his spine, making his eyes roll a little, before he pulls his fingers out. He strokes a soothing hand along Dream’s spine as he slicks himself up.

Dream groans out a, “Fuck.” As the head of Hob’s cock presses against his hole. Slowly, slowly, Hob slides in. The oil isn't quite as good as the lube he has upstairs, the stretch burning a bit, but it feels incredible, his legs trembling with it.

When Hob finally bottoms out, Dream is breathing hard, his every exhale tinged with a whine. He feels warm lips press against the nape of his neck, a quiet ‘shhh’ soothing him.

They stay like that for a while, Hob running his fingers through Dream's hair and whispering something that Dream can't focus enough to catch.

“Hob-” Dream whines. Hob runs his hands down Dream’s thighs, coming back up to settle at his waist.

“I’ve got you, love.” He pulls out slowly, cock dragging along his inner walls, before thrusting back in again, holding him in place, hips digging slightly into the counter’s edge.

Dream moans, breath hitching with every hard thrust. Hob’s cock is constantly sliding against his prostate, sending pleasure radiating throughout his body, through his abdomen, down to his toes.

Hob starts a fast rhythm, sending Dream higher and higher, the heat building in his belly at a fast pace.

A chocolatey scent fills his nose, and something small and warm is being pushed against his lips, “Open up, love.”

He does, and suddenly his senses are overwhelmed with rich chocolate. The overstimulation of his taste buds, mixed with the pleasure coursing through his body is nearly too much, he doesn't know which to focus on.

“Please, please.” He begs. Hob grabs his hips and somehow starts fucking him even faster.

“Come for me, darling. You can do it.” He pants, his thrusts starting to get erratic.

Dream keens, back arching. He scrabbles to grab ahold of something, anything. Hob’s hand finds his and he squeezes, surely nearly breaking it, as he screams his pleasure.

He feels the warmth of Hob spilling into him a few moments later. Hob leans heavily onto the counter over top of Dream as they come down.

After a few minutes, Hob starts to straighten up. Dream hisses as he pulls out, and Hob breathes a, “Sorry, love.”

They both stand and silently fix themselves up as best they can. Which isn't much, at least in Dream’s case, he has flour covering his chest and face. Irritatingly enough, Hob looks more put together, if a bit flushed. He chuckles at Dream’s scowl.

“Here.” Hob grabs a dish towel, wets it, and gets to work wiping Dream’s face. His index finger is curled under his chin, tilting it up, and Dream can't stop staring at his eyes, focused on his task.

Hob finishes wiping the flour off of his face, and moves down to his chest before he catches Dream staring at him, seeming to realize he may have overstepped. He freezes, face flushing.

“Uh- I. I think you've got that covered, I'll just- uh. Bathroom! I'll go wash and then, uh, start cleaning up in here.” He rushes off, muttering something about, ‘Going to have to bin those brownies.’

Then Dream is left standing dumbly in the middle of his kitchen, the memory of strong hands and warmth all over his body, holding a damp dish towel.

Shit.

Fin.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bonus:

“Bin the ass brownies” - @seiya-starsniper 2024

[flightlessribbons]

ML INHERITANCE AU

Main tags: #mlinheritenceau (I am aware it is spelled wrong, I will not go back and change it); #mlinhau art;  #mlinhau writing; #mlinhau lore; #mlinhau comic

IMPORTANT LINK: ARTBOOK WIKI

(accumulated concept art and early works used as refs for this AU)

[Lore:]

Prologue info, before and beginnings of events in main story:

BEFORE CANON

SABINE: MINI MENACE ERA

BRIDGETTE: SCARLET DANCER ERA

MARINETTE: LADY LUCK ERA

[Main Event Storyline plots:]

In Progress

[Art:]

Concept Art:

Marinette Fashion

Classmates: Mass

Main Friend Group:

Heroes, 1, 2, 3

Bridgette

MISC. Art:

Marichat

Old AU Art Dump 1, reblogged with a comic

Lila: Madame Orpheus

Harelequin

Screentone cover test

Carapace + some Lore ramblings under the cut

Adrien/Chat Noir

Alya, Chloe, Nino

Old dump

[crappy-writings]

WIP and Ideas List

Main Masterlist | My Fics | Recced Fics

So, I have a few ideas, but don't know which ones to focus on. Figured I'd put it up for a vote. I've always been bad at summaries, but below are the concepts, let me know which ones y'all would be more interested in :D

Most of them are Marvel because apparently my Marvel brainrot never left

WIPs

Keeper of Shadows | Wanda Maximoff x Reader | Series

(Series) Summary: An odd series of fatal attacks in Upstate New York piques your interest, especially when they seem to be related to the strange powers you received when you were 10 years old. By some stroke of luck or misfortune, the Avengers too are investigating the case, and you are their number one suspect. In a temporary alliance, you work together to discover why people are dying, unraveling a line of love, secrets, and betrayal.

Masterlist link is here!

The Run and Go | Natasha Romanoff x Reader | Series

Summary: You, an ex-Red Room graduate turned mercenary, take up an assignment to retrieve some sensitive information from the Triskelion. You run into Natasha as you escape, much to your anger. You can’t seem to escape her after this first encounter as different circumstances force you to work together.

First part is here!

Those Were The Days | Monster Hunter!Natasha x Monster!Reader | Medieval Fantasy AU

Idea: Maybe they were a monster hunting duo and reader gets bit. Instead of telling Nat, they just disappear and Nat thinks the reader died. Few years later, Nat takes up a contract to kill a creature that’s been stalking a local town. Nat tracks them down and is about to kill the creature until she realizes who it is. Fic is placed in medieval-ish times. Unspoken feelings, some angst. [This was supposed to come out on Halloween but that didn’t pan out. There will be a vampire version and a werewolf version with 5 endings total].

Link to an early draft here!

Mission Gone Wrong | Kate Bishop x Reader

Summary: Kate needs some care and comfort after a mission gone wrong.

Currently sitting at 800 words, oneshot will hopefully be posted soon

Ideas/Prompts

Marvel

Little Bee | Hope Van DynexReader | Fluff Oneshot

Summary: Sparring with Hope was fun. Teasing her while doing it was even better.

Late Night Shots | Ronin!Clint Barton x Barton!Reader | Angst Oneshot

Summary: You mourn those who were lost to the Blip, including the ones who are still around. [Or Clint takes off shortly after the blip, leaving behind the only surviving Barton child, much to their anger and resentment.]

Sick Fic | Natasha Romanoff x Reader | Oneshot

Prompt: You're sick and don't want to tell Nat. She still finds out and takes care of you when you can't. It's kinda angsty, lowkey, but also really simple, and it's halfway written.

Pitfalls of Devotion | Natasha Romanoff x Reader | Miniseries maybe?

Prompt: Follow-up to "Orpheus and Eurydice." It's not fully thought out, but its sort of supposed to be a parallel to the myth, going after her, maybe in the soul stone somehow and trying to get her back? Maybe, probably, end in angst?

Night's First Star | Wanda Maximoff x Reader | Fluff Oneshot

Prompt: You were told that the first star in the night sky will grant you a wish but you have all you could ever wish for with her.

S.T.R.I.K.E. Out | Steve Rogers x Reader | Oneshot or Series

Prompt: A Captain America and the Winter soldier fic where the reader is a STRIKE agent that’s not in Hydra and is helping Cap out. The elevator scene is where the reader finds out everything is wrong and stays in the strike team to get more info. After the mall scene, the reader gets found out and is captured and lowkey tortured. Hydra send in the Winter soldier to get more info out of them but instead, he asks about Steve and why Steve knew him. The reader tells him about how they were best friends and stuff and bucky does the “he used to put newspapers in his shoes” but he’s horrified cuz he finds out his whole existence as a hydra “agent” is a lie. [Or basically a slow-burn reader insert of Captain America and the Winter Soldier]

Untitled | Avengers x Reader | Oneshot/Mini series

Summary: You've gone rogue, having left the Compound in the middle of the night and no one knows where you've gone. You return a few days later and call for a meeting despite the heavy injuries you have.

Untitled | Kate Bishop x Reader | Angst Series

Summary/Prompt: After Eleanor Bishop's mysterious death, Clint and Kate begin to investigate, finding ties to the not-dead King Pin himself. [Or a spy-thriller type fic where everything will go absolutely wrong]

Untitled | Matt Murdock x fem!Reader | One-Shot

Prompt: Matt, for all his skillsets, doesn't realize his next-door neighbor is also a vigilante. [Basically had a stupid idea of the reader coming in at around the same time as Matt to their apartments and the reader smells of blood and they are denying it by blaming her period or something, idk]

Untitled | Daisy Johnson x Reader | Mini-Series

Prompt: You, an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., have been on an undercover mission at a Hydra base, reporting on a secret project they have been working on. After one of your calls is intercepted and are made out, Daisy and the team work to get you back. [Basically the Whump troupe again, sorry, it's one of my favorites]

Prompt: Would love to write a spider-person!reader but have no idea what story I'd want to tell nor who to write it for.

Prompt: Would also love to do a choose-your own path type fic, but also have no idea what the story should be or who to write it for.

Star Wars

Prompt #1: Reader is a pilot squad leader. They lost their entire squad on their last mission and is, naturally, heartbroken. They have to write letters to their families and tell them that they’ll have no bodies to mourn. They’re taking it out on a space punching bag or somethin’ until they collapse and they scream. While trying to catch their breath, two hands reach from behind them, the hands feeling so familiar. The hands pull the reader back gently and the reader sinks into them and grip onto the person holding them. [Don't have an era nor a character in mind, tbh]

I'll take care of you. | ReyxReader | Oneshot

Summary: Rey gets hurt after a scavenging trip to one of the Star Destroyers deep in the Jakku desert. You promised to always take care of her.

Prompt #2: SW fic where reader was part of a shut down trial where they implemented chips similar to what happens to the clones in the prequels. Reader defected and joined the rebellion. The chip is somehow activated and reader starts attacking the rebels but is trying to fight the programming from within. [I was picturing either the originals or sequels era]

The Walking Dead

Prompt: Takes place during and/or after S3 ep7 and reader is working a lot harder cuz they feel guilty about what happened to Maggie? Idk, I started rewatching the show recently and was reminded of my huge crush on Maggie. Anyways, I'd like to write something zombie apocalypse but don't have any ideas, so.

Prompt: Maggie returns to the farm after years since the horde overtook it.

Most of these ideas and prompts aren't fully thought out yet, but I'd work on them as I'd go. Anyways, thought I’d put these out there, so let me know what y’all think!

[codename-adler]

i can’t find your snippet of the sethaaron tattoo au and trust me i’ve searched, i even stalked your ao3 to no avail😔

if you could please send me the link for it or upload the next part, i would be ever so grateful🙏🙏

that, my friend, is because it's @minyard-05 / Orpheus' au <3 i've only enabled him a lil bit and pushed him to indulge me 💅

tag on his blog is #htsal (how to save a life)

[asksofthedragons]

Great to meet you! I am Mod Orion, but you can call me by any name you wish that I rp/answer as on this blog.

This is a Wings of Fire ask/rp blog, so most things will be from there or my own personal au. Depends on which character. This is a SFW blog, so absolutely no suggestive content beyond eggs/dragonets. I will delete asks that imply further.

The mod is an adult (21) and would like it if minors stayed out of the DMs. Asks are fine though as they’ll be publicly seen.

If anyone wants to know more about my headcannons and lore, I’m working on it over on my WoF art blog: @leafnighthybridwolfsbane

Now, additional rules and information for the blog:

-No power playing. I don’t exactly appreciate others taking over my ocs or the characters I act as. It becomes less fun with power play.

-Events take place primarily in my alternate universe, but for main characters I rp as, it’s mostly between the end of arc 2 and the beginning of arc 3 since I have not read it yet.

-Spoilers will be on this blog, so approach with caution.

-I currently don’t have sprites, so I will be using either sketches for OCs, or comic panels from the official graphic novels for the characters I interact as.

-Please be respectful to the mod. This is very much a “give respect to earn respect” blog, so be warned.

-Those looking to be immoral to characters will be blocked no questions asked. I want this blog to be welcoming with open arms to anyone who wants harmless fun

Trigger Warnings to watch out for:

-Mentions of neglect or abuse (No extreme detail, but some OCs or characters may have trauma)

-War

-Violence (blood/gore/fighting)

-Evil characters/eluding to them

-Death

(Let me know if I missed anything here and I’ll add it)

Ships that are in my cannon:

-Abyssdancer x Ghost (plant) (OC x OC, M x Enby)

-Wolfsbane x his three partners (will not be doing his partners, but he’s polyam) (OC x OCs, TM x Enby x Fluid Enby x Fem Enby)

-Moonwatcher x Quibli (with mentions of a poly relationship forming for both of them with Winter) (CC x CC x CC, F x M x M)

-Clay x Peril (CC x CC, M x F)

-Turtle x Kinkajou (CC x CC, M x F)

-Fathom x Indigo (CC x CC, M x F)

-Starflight x Fatespeaker (CC x CC, M x F)

(Note: I will only do some of the cannon character partners. List of characters I’ll do are below)

Character list:

Introductions will be made separately and will be linked up to each character

Cannon-

Starflight (Sign Off: -💫)

Fathom (Sign Off: -🦑)

Turtle (Sign Off: -🐢)

Clay (Sign Off: -🐦‍🔥)

Quibli (Sign Off: -🐫)

Moonwatcher (Sign Off: -🌕)

Sunny (Sign Off: -☀️)

OCs-

Abyssdancer (Sign Off: -🐋)

Ghost (plant) (Sign Off: -🌵)

Wolfsbane (Sign Off: -🪶)

Allthought (Sign Off: -🌌) (Art is a WiP)

Orpheus (Sign Off: -🪻) (Art is a WiP)

Set (Sign Off: -⚔️)

Olive (Sign Off: -🫒) (WiP)

Here are pictures of the OCs as of right now (all are hybrids). Abyssdancer is a Sea/Night hybrid. Ghost is a Sand/Rain hybrid. Wolfsbane is a Leaf/Night hybrid. Allthought is an albino Night. Orpheus is half Leaf, 1/4 Sand, and 1/4 Sky

[an-au-blog]

A collection of my aus and posts:

Consider this a map for my blog for easier navigation and finding posts (will be updated when needed). Not all posts are linked but all posts are tagged.

:)

One Piece (they got too many lol)

shuggy

zosan

frobin

more!

even more!!

Trigun

Eye of Michael cigarettes

Beauty(s) And The Beast au (kinda)

Immortal! Vash

Dr Who au

Small town dr Eriks

Guardian x teacher au (1), (2)

Fast and not so furious au (1), (2), (3)

Dating app vashwood

greek mythology vashwood

Orpheus and Eurydice vw

ghost hunters au (1), (2)

thoughts (1)

reborn wolfwood (vw)

"Joline" vashwood

The witcher

bitter Jaskier

non-human! Jaskier

Superheroes

into the spiderverse Peter B and Miguel neighbors

spideypool soulmate au tropes

Horrid Henry

post-canon, (2)

Ralph thoughts

adoption

thoughts ok bg characters (1)

sketches (1)

hh band au

car accident

Henry and Peter's relationship

cowboys

Others

Hannibal coffee shop au

Stranger Things pining Eddie (1), (2)

Murther Sailor Moon au

chainsaw man akiangel incorrect quote

[pjohoo-reclists]

Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood Fic Recs

Part 2. A list of fics featuring Percy and Grover's platonic friendship. Requested by @evadne01 Enjoy!!

embarrassing middle school stories by orphan_account

G | 400 words | Complete

Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase, Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood

Good friend Grover Underwood, Friendship, Bromance

Leo wants Grover to tell embarrassing middle school stories about Percy.

An Easy Target by newwwwusername

G | 600 words | Complete

Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood

Grover Underwood is a Good Friend, Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, Book 3: The Titan's Curse

Percy is hurt after what Thalia said to him in the car. Grover helps.

Endemism by mouserat

G | 900 words | Complete

Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood

Pre-The Heroes of Olympus

Grover Underwood has absolutely no idea why Percy Jackson is his best friend.

Grover and His Grievance by Spacing-Outtt (Lunarifie)

G | 1.0k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood,

Best Friends, Percy finally acknowledges Grover's efforts, Family Loss

Percy tries to console his friend after he just faced a familial loss. An understanding is shared between the two of them.

let's see you try, punk by maverickk

T | 1.2k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood

Percy Jackson is a Good Friend, Scary Percy Jackson, New Rome

New Rome University gets its first encounter with Percy Jackson's visceral hate of bullies. If the students know what's good for them, this will also be its last encounter. Grover just wants to get to lunch now, please.

Don't get too close. by StormRoad

G | 1.8k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood

First Meetings, Friendship, Pre-the Lightning Thief

Grover knew he needed to stay away from the half-blood this time. After Thalia, he knew he couldn't get too close to the half-blood as that made it too dangerous. He needed to stay away, be impartial and guide the kid to camp as neutrally as he could, lest he forgets the reason he was doing this in the first place. Though, why was this black-haired boy who reeked of human-like nothing else defending him?

The Last Olympian: Contemplating Friendships and Prophecies by dhpanya10

G | 2.1k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Nico di Angelo, Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood

Missing Scene, Empathy Link, Percy is amazing and loved

The scene where Percy and Grover reunite in front of Orpheus' Entrance to the Underworld + a missing scene thrown in from the perspective of Nico di Angelo.

crack baby (you don't know what you want) by rainymarcel

Not Rated | 3.9k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood

Abusive Gabe Ugliano, Good Parent Sally Jackson, Percy Jackson Needs a Hug

From the very beginning, Grover knew. Maybe it was the way he carried himself, always curled in, eyes wandering and mistrusting, as if anticipating an attack. It could have been the way he spoke quickly and quietly, as if him speaking was a crime. But whatever it was, Grover knew from the very beginning that Percy was his best friend. Or: Grover and Percy have a rough start

stay down by bipercabeth

T | 5.1k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood

Suicidal Thoughts, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending

An AU in which Grover is on the Argo II as protector instead of Hedge, because I say so. He and Percy get to have an actual conversation about the effects of Tartarus + that godawful conversation with Jason.

bring the forgotten dawn by poisedwalrus

G | 22k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Annabeth Chase, Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood, Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson

Time travel fix it, Percy is a bad child therapist, Annabeth is ready to kill a god, Grover is a little scared

“What is it?” Grover asks, “What’s with that weird look on your face?” “Just trying to figure out if turning me in will get us enough bounty money to buy our way to LA.” Percy says, craning his neck towards the news van. “We are not turning you in to the police.” Grover presses his head back into the alleyway. “Why not?” Percy says. They could use a bit of cash. “You guys can just break me out afterwards, right?” Annabeth looks like she’s considering it. “No, guys,” Grover says. “No.” If Percy has to spend the rest of his life cleaning up after the gods, then he might as well start from the beginning.

Will of Our Own by Sand_wolf579

G | 50k | Complete

Percy Jackson & Luke Castellan, Percy Jackson & Grover Underwood

Good Luke Castellan, Developing Friendships, Child Neglect

Percy understood why the master bolt needed to be retrieved, but if he was going to do it he was going to do it on his own terms. Percy was tired of everybody taking advantage of and using him, so when Annabeth volunteered to go with him on his quest just so she could prove herself, Percy said no.

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Okayyyy tell me about Their Love Made the World Go Round I wanna hear the hylia/FD lore 👀

Hi hello, 

I’m soo excited to talk about them, so thank you for asking!! I just sorted through my outline for my Zelink Hadestown AU, and I found I’m a bit farther along than I expected. The text is currently sitting at 26,836 words. It’s not even a quarter finished tho, so I’m anticipating it’ll take me well over 120k. Still a long ways to go! 

So. Lets start at the beginning, shall we?

The story is called “Melody of Courage.” There are several key melodies that are important –  primarily (because this is a Legend of Zelda story) the melodies are Wisdom, Power, and Courage. But they’ve all been lost to time and the demon scourge, which has also buried the song of love. 

Another thing to keep in mind is that MoC is a story within a story. The Hadestown AU events (aka the story of Link/Zelda as Orpheus/Eurydice and Hylia/FD as Persephone/Hades) are being told by Impa, the last servant of Hylia left on the surface world.

Impa is telling the story to the Sheikah children as they wait for the cycle to begin anew and a rebirth of the world, when it is foretold that Hylians will return to Hyrule. (aka the events of Skyward Sword.) There are several reasons for this, but I mostly love an unreliable narrator. Impa is great, but she’s got a perspectiveTM and I think those little easter eggs are fun to hide for readers. 

Anyway, Hylia plays the role of Persephone, a goddess of light who, for many eons, cared for the wilds of Hyrule under the watchful gaze of three golden goddesses. They left her with the Melody of Wisdom so that she might rule and care for the people. That is until a Fierce Diety (the Sheikah do not speak his name as they have cursed him to be forgotten for his crimes against Hyrule) sees her walking in the green fields and falls in love with her. At first, Hylia rebuffs him, but FD proves his worthiness when he presents the Melody of Power. He vows never to use it to harm the helpless ants (humans) and instead pledges a song of love. Hylia is so moved that she changes her mind, and her heart softens. FD takes Hylia home, to his spirit realm, to become his queen. 

(Gods cannot own the Melody of Courage, of course, because it belongs to the people of Hyrule. Courage cannot be taken nor given, only used.)

But without Hylia, Hyrule begins to wither and die. 

So, they make a pact. For half of the year, Hylia will be in Hyrule. She will visit the temples and receive worship, and she will care for all the people and plants and animals. Those Hylians and Sheikah most intune with nature can tell nearly exactly when Hylia leaves and arrives, the subtle changes in temperature and natural behavior giving her presence away. 

The other half she spends with FD in the spirit realm. 

And for a long time, they are happy. Hylia finds joy in caring for the spirits of those who passed on once they arrive at the spirit realm. She finds meaning in this work. 

But FD grows jealous of her attention spent on Hylians. But he wants her to stay, so he makes it his mission to add more and more spirits to his realm, misunderstanding what it is Hylia found meaning in. As FD grows his realm, chaos spreads in Hyrule. The seasonal discord matches their marriage. They grow resentful of each other, and their eyes begin to wander. 

Hylia is the first to step out. After a cold night in their bed, left alone after FD went back to the forge, Hylia hears a melody. It’s so faint, but it calls to her from Hyrule, and she follows it to a temple where she finds Link. 

And oh, it is so hard to be a goddess in a loveless marriage. Made ever more difficult when you’re reminded that there are those who worship you. Who would kiss your feet, if given the opportunity. Even more lonely when you remember all the eons when your husband treated you differently than he does now. Even more painful when a young man stands in front of you and reminds you of what you loved about your husband. His willingness for battle and his readiness to sacrifice his own well-being. And here that boy is, playing the song of love written *for you.* A song you haven’t heard in more than a century. A song you’d almost forgotten. 

She loved a warrior's soul. But her husband has hung his sword on the mantel and instead, placed a crown on his head. 

I hope the readers can understand then, why Hylia is fascinated with Link. Why she doesn’t think of his earthly connections when she kisses him. Why she refuses to give him up. And why she and Link have to pay the price of FD’s wrath. 

Because if a god wants to play with a mortal, they should understand that their husband can also play with a mortal. And he’s been looking for scholars recently. So, if he were to kill Link’s beloved Zelda and reap her soul for his realm, it would be only fair. 

After all, Hylia stepped out first. And FD was just looking for another songbird to add to his collection. 

CAN YOU TELL HOW EXCITED I AM!!!!

Aslo @robboyu is doing some lovelyyyy art for this story. Already we've got some original character designs for Link and Zelda. Up next will be Impa, Hylia, and FD. I can't wait to share them with you all!

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Current Writing Projects [January - February]

It's that time again! I haven't done this in a while and oh my, it needs to be done because I need to keep track of my wips. So here's the looong list of those WIPs.

Harry Potter

When the Day Loved the Night - soulmate AU; pureblood Hermione Granger and prophecies! WIP Equilibrium - Unspeakable Hermione & Auror Draco; time-travel, multiverse, forced partnership, enemies to lovers WIP (not going to posted until it's finished)

Dead Boy Detectives

These Brilliant Lights - Cryland. Edwardian AU. (in researching process) In Umbra Mortis - Cryland. (Loosely) Inspired by Orpheus & Eurydice (planned)

The Sandman

In This Twilight - Constantdream Arranged Marriage AU. (planned)

Good Omens

Paradise Lost - Season 2 Fix-It, well post-season 2 on, attempting to fix how we left it off (planned)

Pirates of the Caribbean

Come Hell or High Water - Willabeth AWE AU in which Jack deals with another curse, Elizabeth finds a way to break Will's and Willabeth saves the day. (in planning process)

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Where My Demons Hide - JodxOC, Jod & KB, Jod & KB & Fern & Neel & Wim & SM-33. AU of 1x05 in which Jod DOESN'T betray the kids and we explore what might have happened. Also: my idea of his backstory and Jod telling the kids that long story he promised them. WIP

The WIPs I have posted have links to them, so you can check them out on my Ao3. All the others are projected ideas that I want to write and have more or less planned but no set date as to when I will start them.