#and maybe taking a bit of a break on Mal's ship

[panthera-tigris-venenata]

Harriet and Diego – Dead Beauty AU

Harriet and Diego, they bring out eachother’s worst traits.

AKA: Isle girls throwing a tantrum over Mal dumping the king for the third chapter in row. Half of them don‘t even go there, but, come on, the KING?!

Harriet flings the knife she was toying with into an already abused wall.

„What the fuck do you mean, she dumped the king?!“ she shrieks, looking for more things to throw.

The knife falls down with dull clatter.

„I said what I said,“ Diego de Vil, that handsome bastard, shrugs his shoulders as if that explained everything.

„And I heard you just fine! I asked you what you mean, she dumped the motherfucking king!“

„She said, and I quote, "The media attention was getting to me",“ Diego puts an emphasis on that in a way that really just makes her want to punch him, but mostly:

„That stupid motherfucking damned BITCH!“

Another knife joins the first.

„Yeah, you said that already,“ he’s smirking and – in all honesty probably truly – asking to be punched. 

„Oh, fuck OFF–!“

She grabs the thing nearest to her – an ornate hair clasp – and throws it at the wall too.

He never once flinches as she screams.

Death wish, Harriet is sure, but who is <i>she</i> to call him out? Just the Captain Harriet Hook, you know–

But sometimes, she’s tempted anyway, to see how much violence he can take and give, but –

Not now.

Not when the idiotic fae-spawn decided to dump the boy king that is currently hostage on her ship.

She wouldn't give a fuck about that, normally, but given what hostage situations are all about? She suddenly finds herself with a vested interest in the boy king’s (nonexistent) romantic life.

The sacrifices, the fucking lengths she goes for the well-being of her crew and her siblings–!

And, fine. The alcohol and the money.

Sue her if you have the balls.

 Meanwhile, Diego pushes himself away from the wall he was leaning on, and picks up the clasp in one fluid movement.

„She did say she’d still give you the money and shit,“ he steps closer to her as he says that.

„She’s only half-fae,“ answers Harriet, not raging and shouting anymore, but only just so, „She can lie for all I know.“

She wouldn’t trust her anyway.

Diego only hums in non-answer, and idly turns the half-forgotten hair clasp in his hands.

„A gift from Anthony, was it,“ he says as he steps closer to her yet and carefully pushes her disrayed curls from her face.

„Yes,“ she admits, as if it didn’t matter at all, and spins around when he gestures for her to do so. She feels him tugging at her hair as he gathers parts of it in a bun.

„Ivy swears up and down that having her hair up and away from her face helps her focus better,“ he says in a way of an explanation.

Harriet laughs a bit at the idea of Ivy deVil actually <i>focusing</i> on something, but doesn’t bother with an answer as she turns around.

„How is she anyway?“

„Still alive,“ he half-answers with a half-smirk.

„The god must really love her – or really hate her, I suppose.“

Harriet can’t really decide.

„Probably the latter, though.“

„Probably.“

She laughs again, mirthless, as, you know – she’d condemn herself too. Maybe they really do deserve this life, after everything they’ve done to keep it.

With that dark thought, she forces herself to move, wills the tension back to her body.

The cabinet door almost falls off the hinges when she opens it.

„Want a drink with me?“ she asks, already holding two glasses anyway.

The answer is gonna be yes.

„You breaking out your good rum?“

See? That’s what she said.

„For you, deVil? Why bother?“

„Hey! I did just provide you with crucial information!“ 

She sniffs at the reminder, downs a half of her glass at once before refilling it.

„And maybe I wanted to see you,“ he amends. Thus, she doesn’t react when he reaches around her for his glass, doesn’t step away.

„To distract you – or to help you plot. Whichever you want.“

„You did always have a mind for war,“ she breathes out, glancing down at his lips briefly, „For revenge.“

The fact the revenge may be… preventive measure doesn’t concern her in the slightest.

It’s just the way things are.

He doesn’t answer; she knows he doesn’t care if the revenge is earned or not yet either.

„Did she say anything else?“ inquires Harriet leaning back at the edge of her desk. She idly presses the nails of her free hand deep into the wood.

„I might’ve been too distracted by too much media attention,“ he teases.

Of course he was.

„Of some use you are, then.“

She finishes her glass and lets him take it from her, knowing he will fill it back up.

He can make himself useful, occasionally.

She licks the remains of alcohol from her lips, noting the familiar, burning bitterness, as she narrows her eyes at nothing.

„Do you think she’ll involve the army?“ she asks.

„She’d be stupid to.“

„Well, dumping the fucking king would be stupid too, and here we are!“ Harriet snaps at him, since that was not helpful in the slightest.

„God, I know, right?“ he laughs, he fucking laughs, „The motherfucking king!“

„Shut up–“ she pushes him away now, maybe lingering her hand longer than she needs to.

„I’m trying to plot there.“

She sees him bite deep into his lip as he swallows what is probably a sarcastic remark, and chooses not to linger on that image too long.

She does have a war to plan, it seems – what could have been a simple exchange of hostage for money might now involve the authorities. Which – Harriet still has the hostage, the young king. She holds all the cards.

But Auradonian army – that is a much bigger threat than what remained from Mal’s crew. Much more numerous, at the very least.

Come to think of it: She’ll need to contact the Faciliers, make sure her informations are correct still.

(She could ask Diego whose side his cousin is on, but that might force him to think this through, choose whose side he is on, and – she won’t risk it. She won’t lose him.)

She will need more people.

„I take it it’s going well.“

She blinks as his voice crashes into her thoughts.

„I’ll need more people. The Mims; any funky shit thy can give us. I’ll need to overrun the port; the road to the bridge.“

„Don’t forget the tunnels.“

„I’ll need – what if she doesn’t go through with it?“

What will she do then?

„You’ll still have the hostage.“

She hits her fist into her desk, hard: „I need to escalate! It‘s not – the script says I must escalate!“

Her knuckles are turning white with the force of her grip on the glass.

„I can’t just threaten to kill him, then I’d lose my leverage.“

This whole fucking thing is an absolute headache.

She shakes her head impatiently, as some of her curls escaped the bun already.

„I can’t kill him,“ she re-states,„But–“

„But?“ he prompts, just as he was supposed to, for what else she’d keep him around?

Her mouth splits into a nasty smile as she finishes: „I don‘t have to keep him undamaged, do I.“

He tucks her hair back behind her ear, leaning in close, staring at her lips: „I think you can work with that.“

…Yes, that‘s why she keeps him around.

But before either of them can move the <i>conversation</i> forward, her brother enters her cabin.

„Get the fuck out!“ she yells, not interested in whatever he wants to say.

He ignores her, because of course he does.

He ignores the knife flung his way too.

„Ettie!“ her pest of a younger brother exclaims, „You wouldn’t believe it!“

She can’t believe she is related to him, yes.

She ignores Diego chuckling to himself as if there was anything funny – fine, ignores. She jabs at his ribs a little.

„The boy-king wants to negotiate – and to get us therapy!“

Harriet slams her glass on her table so hard it’s a miracle it doesn’t break.

„He wants WHAT now?!“

I want you to understand that the Villain kids understanding of „therapy“ comes from Cruella’d dramatic retellings. As far as they‘re concerned, it consists of lobotomy, being strapped to table and electroshocked, and, in the – arguably – best case, badly functioning vibrators. (No, Cruella did not undergo this treatment. She yelled at her doctor for two hours and threatened to kill him no less than twenty different ways after he suggested this treatment for „hysteria“) So, yeah, Harriet is currenly mortaly offended cos in her eyes, Ben accused her of having „female hysteria“ (Ben is not suicidal enough to even think that)

[sleepymccoy]

Still thinking about a Star trek TOS Firefly au. So I'm gonna have fun writing it out.

I love the dynamic between Mal, Zoe, and Wash, so that's certainly becoming the triumvirate. Mal > Jim, Zoe > Spock, Wash > Bones. However Wash's job doesn't make sense for Bones so he's going to change to doctor.

Jim was on Tarsus 4 and suffered the same as in canon, famine leads to who lives lottery and he wasn't chosen but survived anyway. I think that makes perfect sense in the Firefly universe too, but I think unlike in trek Kodos is celebrated by the federation in Firefly for making tough choices and leading in a strong way. So he's not on the run, he's a constant background side threat who's still in power. The face of the federation in this version, but not the head of it. You feel me

After Tarsus, Jim and Bones met and became mates. I think Bones moved to a big fancy planet for his wife and child after a bit. In the meant time, we have Spock!

This got massive, have a readmore

Spock is the result of eugenic experiments (there's no aliens in Firefly 😢) like the serenity thing that the og story is about (but generational eugenics not brain poking)(because I want there to be many others, just also in hiding and with their own political factions and opinions) but his resulted in Vulcan-like stuff. I think he's still got the pointy ears and has excessively strong emotions that he's learnt to hide completely cos he was raised in a medical facility by cold scientists instead of parents and love. There's schools of thought about them, some want to integrate, some want them exterminated, some want them to form their own society. The federation stance is these eugenic things don't exist and if you see one kill it because it officially doesn't exist. So Spock is forced into hiding and hasn't really had a chance to form his broader opinion, cos it's academic anyway. They're all hiding now.

So, Spock's escaped (more on that later) and in hiding. He meets Jim and they click, probably meeting in some silly battle. I reckon Spock has ways to get away from the feds that Jim wants to learn, so Jim pushes for them to team up. They spend some time together either on someone else's ship or on a smaller ship just them two.

After a while that comes to an end and they put together a crew and buy a ship together. They hire Sulu and Chekhov who are a criminal team who need to get off this rock very fast please. Chekhov can fly wonderfully and has enough engineering knowledge that they're like hey we maybe don't need someone in the engine room!

Sulu is a jack of all trades. It takes a few months for them to realise how useful he is, he always has a skill they need and always knows someone who'll play as a contact. Absolutely invaluable.

Eventually the engine breaks beyond Chekhov's skill to fix and they've all heard of Scotty. Everyone knows about Scotty. I think this would make a good episode one.

They work Sulu's contacts and find Scotty who is, lo and behold, having a drink with his mate disgraced Doctor McCoy. Spock, immediate dislike, this guy is a doctor. Jim, holy shit! Bones! Why the fuck aren't you emailing me back!?

Turns out Bones has gotten divorced and threw a bit of a fit in a hospital and can't work on a core planet anymore. He agrees to join the crew and Scotty has some issue that forms most of the episode plot and joins too cos hey, crims gotta keep moving

The ep ends with meeting Uhura, who manages a lot of the residual resistance movement's comms. She's the most political of the bunch, but Jim is absolutely in agreement and so chuffed to meet her even tho he's never been too war-y before. Scotty and Sulu already know her. She takes a kind of Inara role on the ship, but she's not companioning, she's boosted the comms in the shuttle and is continuing this work. It's great for her cos she gets to move around and be hard to catch, and it's great for the ship cos it gives them access to loads of underground people who aren't the hated federation

I also think she helped Spock break out back in the day. I'm not sure if she was part of it and they've met, or if she helped run things so she knows Spock but he doesn't know her. She's gonna be their reason for getting accidentally involved in larger things in the story and why they get more altruistic with their jobs. Spock also pulls them into some of the eugenic stuff

I reckon episode two needs some Spock eugenic stuff to happen so that Bones can solidify himself as on team Spock in action even if he has a go at Spock. Cos everyone else follows Jim's orders and Jim is team Spock, so I think Bones needs a chance to prove it. To great danger to himself ofc.

Repeat characters (like in Firefly they have Badger and Saffron who rock up as major non crew characters) are Chapel and Rand. I think Chapel is still on a core planet as a nurse. I would have her join the crew in season two, to look for her missing husband. But in season one she can be an insider informant for the hospital heist episode, which they do mainly for the medical equipment cos Bones has like nothing to treat people with. And maybe Spock has some additional medical needs that Bones needs to learn (Spock hates this)

Rand is like a bit of Saffron energy but less totally untrustworthy. I think she works them for her benefit but in a way where when they meet again they're like hey Janice you're not allowed on the ship but it's great to see you! Like, maybe she hijacks them to get her somewhere or stows away super inconveniently. Or maybe she just steals from them old school style and has a very all's fair in love and war vibe about it. She just doesn't hold any resentment, so it's hard to resent her

If I were to cast this show I'd cast Bones and Jim and women because I think it needs more women, might as well put them in positions of power, and honestly I think Spock's character with the emotional repression and all would change being cast as a woman whereas the others wouldn't. Spock's character in this is gonna be playing into stereotypes and expectation to stay in hiding, and those change as a woman

I've definitely got less tension on board than Firefly. There's no Jayne equivalent making life hard for everyone, but you could write an arc in for Chekhov like that if you wanted to. He could go from disliking the danger Spock and Uhura bring to absolutely admiring them over like two seasons. Could be interesting, but it's not got much to do with trek really

There's no shipboard romance here either. There could be something cool in the Scotty/Uhura that happened later in trek canon. Maybe they've got romantic history, so when she joins the ship there's tension and they just fall into bed together pretty quickly. But I'd only put that in if it added something else to the story, which it might! I'm not actually writing, I'm brainstorming

And similar to what the did in Firefly I think Spock/Bones makes the most sense. Cos we don't need proof that Spock and Jim understand each other, they're captain and first officer. They have each other's back absolutely. And similarly with Jim and Bones, they'd have old loyalty and friendship to draw on. And I think they also just obviously get along. But Spock and Bones could do with some plot prodding along, so I'd do something like the Simon/Kaylee romance where there's tension and clear desire but they're bad at making it happen. There's too much in the way. But it adds reason for Bones to have Spock's back (cos we're coming at at the start of their friendship, not years into their five years mission) and you can occasionally see Spock relaxing the emotional wall with someone other than Jim as he develops more serious a crush

I want to see! The Niska episode where Jim and Spock get nicked and tortured, and Bones goes in to trade for them back. He can only afford one but true to the Empath ep he just trades himself and volunteers for the torture.

I also want to see a Jaynestown style ep where Scotty or Sulu are the hero. I think probably Scotty. He'd be easy to write as selfish in a he only cares about tech kinda way and then to find that he accidentally did this would be funny. He also likes to keep a low profile generally so it's extra hilarious

Hospital heist ep, with Chapel cameo. I don't think anyone's handing Spock over to the feds, but maybe they get caught and Chekhov tries to trade Spock for their freedom? Not in a pre planned malicious, but more that he just doesn't prioritise Spock's safety over everyone else's. He sees it as a last ditch leverage effort, for the greater good. Could be good drama

Saffron style ep with Rand but she steals from them. I do think that's hilarious, showing them be the mark. And I'd let her win, leave them stranded without whatever thing it is she fleeced and having to find a new magical tech engine bit. But hey she left some booze as an apology and made out with Jim so it's not too bad

I really like Firefly

[bananaactivity]

i saw benjay could you perhaps elaborate please i want to know more of your thoughts on them

(also what are your thoughts on poly ships)

FIC INCOMING: Rebound relationship with actual feelings attached ( it’s still unhealthy though)

For poly ships I’d say that I don’t know much on the inner workings of them. I support it tho, irl and in fandom.

As for Ben and Jay it’s not something the actual series has any hints to. So all my thoughts rely on the circumstances of my AU.

(The characters attend college and Auradon is like a gated community opposed to the isle of the lost being a prison island ig.)

Mal and Evie are endgame in my AU however before they get there Ben and Mal have something going on. It goes up until the second movie where they break up, and this time they stay broken up and during the Evie/Mal lovers ballad they actually get together and they also still save Ben and return to Auradon.

Technically that means that Evie cheated on Doug but Doug and Chad deal with that together for a min. As for Ben he’s really distraught and lonely. And Jay has pent up emotions from his beef with his arch rival. So here’s the small excerpt for that:

A couple of weeks post the battle with the Sea VKs Ben was still holed up in his personal dorm suite. It was a bit strained those first days since they got back. He was the future king and all, it was because of him that the four of them could attend Auradon Uni at all. But he just…disappeared. He didn’t come to class or lunch or see anyone at all. A shame he was choosing to hide his face, if Jay was a hot prince who had it all he’d show his face every day. But he wasn’t worried they’d be kicked out. Ben was too sweet. His friends couldn’t see that though.

“ Someone has to check in the poor dear. It’s very well likely he could snap and send us off campus! I’ve spent a year’s time on my studies! I’m not throwing all that time spent away over a failed relationship, do you know how many designs I could have come up with in all that time!” Carlos was flippant as usual. One moment he had concerns over Ben’s wellbeing the next he was screaming about his clothes. “Carly don’t bug out, Ben wouldnt do that I’ve known him forever!” Chad, Carlos’ new little puppy dog. He played with his rats Patch and Rajah letting them crawl on Carlos. They were the best of friends after rooming together that first year. They’d had such fun together they requested to room again this year. Jay couldn’t be too mad at that, he was a good friend to Carlos and he had a good point.

Evie was antsy. “ Maybe Chad has a point guys, Mal and Him weren’t dating before he let us attend ADU?” Mal squeezed her hand, they had been extra lovey dovey now that they were together. Jay would never tell them this but it made him jealous, his long standing romantic interest had just been confirmed to be an impossibility when they left The Isle. “ Guys why is this even a conversation? Not only is prince Pretty boy too nice to kick us out he’s also too smart. As much as you don’t want to admit it, letting us attend ADU was a political move. He’s showing his future people that he’s gonna foster change when he’s in office. He won’t take that back and I’m sure he’ll be fine. Though why you’d stop snogging a face like Ben’s I don’t get. He looks like a good kisser.” Jay joked

He then sighed feeling he had quelled the situation. That didn’t last long before Mal spoke. “ Jay you go check on him.” “ What!” Great. “Yes Jay. You were the closest with him after me, weren’t you? I doubt he wants to see his ex or his exs girlfriend.” Jays mouth was agape. He appreciated Ben but Jay could hardly call himself a reassuring person. “ What about Carlos?!” Carlos sneered at them and got up in a huff knocking down Rajah the rat who plopped into Chads lap with a squeak“I wouldn’t have come over here to eat with you peasants if you were going to outsource me for your dirty work! Let’s go get dinner Chad! I’m feeling Italian cuisine.” Jay watched him walk off with a willing Chad trailing after him, rats in tow.

Mal looked back at him with big eyes. “Please Jay I just want you to check. I don’t want to be the reason we lose our futures here. We have a chance to be something other than…” She trailed off. “Fine. Mal. I’ll check on him but I’m telling you he won’t kick us out.” “ Thank you Jay.” Jay got up and left, before he had to endure his friend’s being all mushy and happy.

“ Benjamin Florian Beast open the fuck up.” Jay was banging on his friend’s Blackwood door. Sometimes the villain in Jay dreamed of stealing the door right off its hinges and selling it on the Isle. But Ben had become his best friend, Carlos and Chad had been so close that Jay felt a little shafted. Evie and Mal had already been distant when they dated their previous partners and now that they were with each other it was no different. Ben was his closest up until now. The door creaked open. And Ben peeked out. Surveying him he looked tired and yet irritatingly pretty. Jay couldn’t believe it, he’d showered at least but the tears and bed head were very apparent as well as the dark sleepy eyes. “Jay?” His voice was a little cracked and his eyes began watering. “Oh. Uhh hey man, I’m just here to check on you.” Ben’s eyes watered more and his lips trembled. “ Uhh Ben….” Jay stretched his arms out to the prince. At the slightest reach for him Ben flailed into his arms and sobbed. “ Oh my god Ben ,really?” Ben wasn’t a stick he had some weight to him but it was nothing Jay couldn’t handle and held him tight and hosted him up to carry him back into the room. Closing the door behind them for some privacy.

Jay attempted to let him down but Ben held on tighter and refused to let go, sobbing into his arms and mumbling incoherently. Jay sighed and and rubbed his back as he got more and more wet. After a bit the mumbling stoped yet still with many tears and heavy breath Ben started talking coherently “ Do you think I was really in love Jay Jay?” He sighed, it was nice to hear his nickname again… it made him feel special. “ I dunno maybe?” He had said he wasn’t good at reassuring people. “Really Jay. I’m asking you for real.” Ben moved his head back to look at Jays face, he still refused to let go of him it was much more intimate than what was normal. Jays heart beat harder and he felt awkward all of a sudden.

“ I don’t know Ben… Benji. I can’t tell you how you felt. But I can tell you that a lot of us are worried about you being holed by yourself up in here. It’s not good for you to be in a small space on your own like this for so long. Especially after the Isle.” This wasn’t entirely true. The others were scared of some retroactive revenge, Jay thought he’d be okay up until he became a water collector. And it was an even bigger lie that Ben was trapped in a small space. His prince dorm was very large with a huge bed a special shower room and large foyer with a mini kitchen and high ceilings with large windows. Spoiled pretty boy. “ I won’t be alone if you stay with me.” Jay stiffened and looked back down to the tearful man still clinging to him.

His hazel eyes refused to move from Jays and Jay was sure if he made any attempt to move from his grasp Ben would rather strangle him than let him leave. “ Okay Benji, I’ll stay. We can talk.” Ben sighed and sunk his head back into Jays chest still refusing to let go. “Thank you.” Eventually Jay managed to move them to the huge ass bed, his legs were getting tired and yet Ben still wouldn’t let him go. After sitting in tearful silence with his head rested on Jays shoulder Ben started talking again. “ I… I don’t want to be alone.” Jay laid his hand on Ben’s arm. “ Ben we’re in our twenties we have all the time in the world.” Exasperated Ben pushed his head up, still refusing to let go he glared up at Jay.

“Easy for you to say you meat head. I’m a gonna be king, people are going to be all over me in the media asking about my royal spouse!” He was cute when he was fussing about something silly, he’d always do that during game practice. “ So what dumbass aren’t you the prince? Just execute them!” Jay scoffed. He really wasn’t a very helpful, they should’ve sent Evie. “ No you goof!” Ben twisted onto his knees on the bed and completely turned to face Jay. “ That’s not who I wanna be! They all believed that Mal would be my queen and now I’m alone and I don’t know who I could possibly… I don’t want to be alone!”

Ben pushed into Jays arm and was getting teary eyed again. “ I thought… I don’t know why I tried to marry her… it’s only been a year? Audrey was awful and I saw a way out… but I still really appreciated Mal. No I… I…” The tears were flowing again. “ I miss Tourney. I wish I was Captain again, but I spent all that time with Mal. I always felt guilty when I was with her. “ He was rambling now and Jay wasn’t sure what to do. Ben was practically pinning him to the bed. “ Jay I don’t want to be alone, I don’t want to be a bad ruler.” Jay wasn’t sure what to do but look stupidly at the pretty prince bawling his eyes out all over him again.” I don’t know anymore, I just want to go back to playing Tourney with the guys. I miss Tourney and I miss you.” That last part hit Jay like a truck.

The tearful hazel eyes were boring into his with so much intensity Jay was staring to falter. “Ben don’t cr-“ And then most startling event of that night. Ben smashed lips onto Jays. It was sudden and shocking to Jay but he leaned into it. Ben moved his hands up Jays arms to his shoulders and around his neck. Bold ass prince. Jay reciprocated and bent his hands to Ben’s waist as they deepened the kiss. Ben tasted like a salty ocean and his lips were soft and just as talented as Jay figured they were. The kiss hadn’t yet fuzzed his brain fully and he pulled away. “ Are you okay Ben? This is. I don’t wan-.” He drifted off as he looked at Ben. His face was still wet but his skin was flushed pink. His eyes though, were heavy lidded and he was breathing heavily before he spoke. His eyelashes were sparkling with tears and his eyes were red from crying. He was still so pretty, Jay was sure he wasn’t that pretty when he cried.“ You don’t mind this do you.” Ben moved his hands down Jays shoulders to his arms that were still holding on tightly to Ben’s waist. It was a complete 180 and Jay was confused and sure that he was just as flush as his friends. “ I… yea… No. But you were just crying, I don’t know if you need this.” Ben kissed him again slowly and moved his lips to Jays cheek. His heart was faltering and he couldn’t exactly remember what he was meant to be doing. “ I do need this- if you’re okay with that.” Jay was nearly mush, this was sudden… but he understood where Ben was coming from. Jay had only just in the past month realized that his feelings for his nemeses was t just hate. But it was too late, and here was his close friend just like him, lonely, and gorgeous, coming on to him harder then anyone had before. Was it too soon, and what was right and wrong, was fading out of his mind.

It was gone from Ben’s mind too the moment he made the choice to kiss his friend. They’d deal with whatever consequences after they regained sensible thought. For now though this was good. Jay moved Ben’s face from his cheek and pressed his. Lips back onto his. He was completely pinned by Ben on his soft huge ass bed. Ben’s hands moved back to the top of Jays shoulders and in turn Jay moved back to his waist. He felt a tongue testing the waters at the edge of his lip and he let it in immediately. Savoring the taste and melting further into the kiss. Exactly how far was too far wasn’t really on their minds. How they let it get this far that weren’t concerned about. Running from what was truly ailing them, they sunk further into the other’s lips and let sensations override their systems. They both indulged into the fuzziness that blurred rational thought and consciousness and continued on.

Waking up the next morning Ben was straddled atop Jay, who was expecting some sort of talk on how it couldn’t happen again. Ben woke up and looked staight into warm brown eyes surveying him. Jay poised himself to speak but Ben kissed him before he could get anything out. Sliding down Jays cheek as he spoke “ I had a nice time last night, it really cleared things up for me… if you’re okay with it… we could do it again?” Jay considered this. His friends had asked him to check and make sure they wouldn’t all be thrown out of Uni. If this was the way to ensure their sense of safety… he couldn’t say he didn’t like the feeling. It was so intense he almost couldn’t trace the pain of Harry that lingered in his mind. Why couldn’t he finally have someone to himself like his friends. He could. He leaned into another long kiss. Ben sighed in relief and returned the kiss before Jay pulled away to give a proper answer- “I could get used to this.”

Yeah that’s like, the inciting incident for a whirlwind of a relationship. If you think it happened so fast… yeah that’s how it felt for them too bro. There’s missing elements from unreleased outlines I have, up until now there’s tension and flirty elements to the way they would talk and hang out before this happens. That’s why Ben says he misses Jay. And Jay figures out that his hatred of Harry was actually an intense crush ,but Uma and Harry had their own thing happening leading up until the seaside battle for Ben. So they’re both having intense revaluations and Ben decided to push out those feelings by coming onto Jay who he already had a small bro crush thing with. So it’s a little unhealthy but they think they need it. Will they work through it?? Who knows. Well I know but I’m not saying after that long ass post.

[ryuichirou]

Replies

Skipped the day yesterday because my PC died, but I’ll try to write more replies today!

Starting with the ones related to our recently posted drawings~ But there are also some about twst characters and ships: Malleus, Riddle, Sebek/Jamil and many many more.

hipsterteller asked:

*sees Azul and Idia making out* welp someone better take a picture

I’m pretty sure Jade and Floyd are already on it. Maybe Ortho too, but for more wholesome reasons than the tweels…

hipsterteller asked:

Dang it Kalim…

He just HAD to ask Jamil to come back as soon as possible!

Anonymous asked:

~ 🎵 There goes the vizier hauling ass, like always 🎵 ~

Lmao thank you for the mental image of Jamil racing through the streets of Silk City in his big-ass robes. Looks like he forgot to get the food though... Maybe he and Kalim could have some fish for dinner?

You’re welcome~ Poor Jamil, getting food from the store isn’t even his job, but he was nice enough to go, and for what? To race right back through the streets of Silk City in his big-ass robes 😭

If Azul, Jade and Floyd didn’t bring them a pizza this time, they’ll have to have fish for dinner…

Anonymous asked:

Jamil is gonna murder these people, he doesn't care if he gets in trouble. That reminds me, does the...oh who am I kidding, of course they knew Jamil is acting like a snake by using Kalim again.

Jamil is so sick and tired of them, it’s been 30 seconds and he is already done LOL

They probably haven’t seen each other in quite some time, and Jamil isn’t planning on doing his subtle-Kalim-seduction thing in front of these three, but I have a feeling they’ll still notice that there is something going on between them. They know a snake when they see one…

Anonymous asked:

We seen the mafia Octavinelle often visiting Scalding Sands, but what about the Shrouds visiting there since they are often with the mafia?

Oh Ortho would love to visit, but he doesn’t usually get to go with the Octavinelle trio and stays by Idia’s side; and Idia probably hates the idea of visiting Scalding Sands, because it’s way too hot, and Kalim and Jamil are there, and Kalim is annoying and Jamil is scary, and the whole thing is going to be awkward, what is this really, a college reuinon? Yada-yada, mumbling Idia noises.

But still, they’ll visit them at least once. Even if Azul isn’t persuasive enough, Ortho’s puppy eyes are going to break Idia’s will for sure.

snowblub asked:

Whenever I see a post of yours and I know it's yours btw I look at what's there then forget I'm following you then go up to press follow and then realise that I do follow you. Short memory struggles... The amount of times this has happened is a bit embarrassing ngl.

But at least now you know that you got someone who would follow you a hundred times if possible?? I just thought to tell you.

AHHH This is so sweet of you?? Thank you so much. The fact that my drawings give you an urge to press follow despire already following is such an amazing thing to hear! <3 <3 <3

Anonymous asked:

I made the mistake of showing a newer friend your twitter account, I did warn them...😭😭😭

Like yes I like you BEACUSE your problematic, someone has to speak for us :(

~Anon &lt;3

Ohh, I hope you didn’t have a bad fight with them, Anon. Having arguments and even falling-outs with friends because of ship-related content is always unfortunate :(

We can only speak for ourselves, but if you feel seen/inspired by the fact that we have the audacity to post our problematic stuff, I’m very happy to hear that!! <3 Thank you for supporting us.

Anonymous asked:

I've also been thinking about how Malleus threw off the dom/sub radar, and I think it's funny if he throws off everyone else's radar too and even himself guesses whether others are doms/subs wrong like 90% of the time LOL that's how we got rollo & mal flirting with each other, both convinced the other is going to rail them later that night, only to be met with disappointment😔 it's okay boys, there are plenty of gargoyles in the sea....

Anon THIS! I COMPLETELY AGREE lol Especially with Rollo and Malleus; I don’t know if Rollo expected anything from Malleus (he was being a tsundere, that’s for sure), but Malleus clearly read the room in… his own way…

We like to joke that this happens because Malleus learned the art of flirting from Lilia.

Now I can’t stop imagining Malleus’ confused blinks when he learns about the dom/sub positioning of some of the couples.

Anonymous asked:

Do you think Epel would like Heathers?

I don't know, Anon, I think Epel wouldn't really get Heathers 😭 But he'll appreciate the fact that it's less "girly" and more intense.

Anonymous asked:

"azul is only hot when he's angry" anon here. i changed my mind. i saw the light. im a redeemed soul.

Ah Anon! It’s good to hear back from you and see that you are no longer a hater of Azul’s natural immeasurable sex appeal. I’m sure Azul would be very pleased to hear that (and sexy) <3

(But in all seriousness I do wonder what made you change your mind…)

Anonymous asked:

I don't know if he's ever expressed a desire to become one in canon, but occasionally I cone across fics and fanart that portray Riddle as a Prosecutor. Every time I end up imagining him as an Ace Attorney rival and then end up laughing because I picture Phoenix thinking 'I thought I was done with the Von Karmas.'

Anon, he fits the role of an Ace Attorney Prosecutor PERFECTLY, and he would be SUCH AN ANNOYING BITCH TO PLAY AGAISNT LOL We love Ace Attorney very much, so we also joke about Riddle being a prosecutor from time to time. I have at least one sketch related to this topic but we posted it on ko-fi.

Our go-to is usually to give Ace the Attorney role, not only because of his name, but also because him being confrontational with Riddle is always a fun thing to imagine.

Imagine Riddle’s angry sprites as a prosecutor… he’s even worse than some of the Von Karmas… at least he doesn’t use a whip I guess lol

Anonymous asked:

i saw this sebejami doujin on pixiv and Sebek is my favorite boy along with Ortho so, what do you think about their dynamic?

They’re intriguing! It’s always interesting when someone who isn’t Malleus gets Sebek’s kind-of-sort-of-approval (a very important achievement I know), and Jamil somehow managed to do it. Maybe it’s because he managed to sit through Sebek’s hours-long rant about Malleus’ grateness in that one vignette, but it honestly shows just how interestingly their personalities play based off each other. Jamil is constantly done with everyone’s bs, but he’s unfrotunately tolerant enough to take a passive role and listen. But he is also enough of a tease to enjoy Sebek’s “cute” and silly moments, like when he watched him almost fight a goat during the Glorious Masquerade event. So I feel like to him Sebek would be a massive pain in the ass (and let’s be honest, with Jamil – who isn’t?), but also have his surprisingly endearing moments.

But this is based on their interactions in the Glorious Masquerade event + that one vignette in which Jamil promised to listen to Sebek’s odes for Malleus lol

blackbutlerfandomnerddomain asked:

Do you have any headcanons of if it's revealed Lilia and Malleus are married or at least SHOULD be? Cause, again, the idea of Silver never questioning kisses and what not until NRC when they said I Love Yous and kissed in public and someone pointed it out is so funny to be

The thought has never occurred to me because to be honest, just like Silver, I never question anything that Lilia does lol

But I can picture some people from the NRC being confused about Lilia and Malleus’ relationship, because they’re definitely closer than just being friends… so while I’m not sure if they would think about them as a married couple(or who should get married), some people definitely think they’re banging lol

And Silver is very chill about it… if only these people knew the whole truth about Lilia’s relationship with both Silver and Malleus… marriage is the last thing that would come to their mind lol

blackbutlerfandomnerddomain asked:

Hot take: Deuce gives Jack boob-jobs aka when you put a boner between the pectorals aka breasts/boobs and either the person receiving would move against the chest or the one who's chest is being used would squeezed their chest together and bounce. Thank my cousin for this random headcanon, never needed to know this was a thing but here we are

This 100% should be a thing, and Deuce 100% should do that, because Jack deserves it!!

This also 100% wouldn’t be Jack’s idea, so… I’m looking at Deuce knowing that he has seen this before. What are you reading/watching in your free time, Deuce?

[thesquishypenguin]

For ship questions redux

Pre relationship 1,2, 6 and 7

GIRL I FEEL LIKE THESE ONES ARE SO HARD??? These are definitely ones that I'd have to like..sit down and get ideas about with someone for omg. Or something to be RP'd out!

Ship Questions Redux

KiloHertz (OC) x Maxime Le Mal (Cannon)

1 How did they first meet

2 What was their first impression of each other

6 What was their 'flirting stage' like?

7 How do their friends and family feel about them as a couple?

1 - How did they first meet?

Lycée Pas Bon! KiloHertz likely signed herself up there to escape her uncle's clutches - or may have been signed up by him in order to get her out of his hair. They were in the same grade/of similar age.

I genuinely don't? Think these two would've interacted much in terms of critical events (or perhaps really at all??) besides being grade/class-mates - even more so as they grew up I think the two were just far too different. I think kHz admired him from afar and I don't think Maxime really noticed her. I think it'd be cute and fun to be like aww they were both outcasts for being Weird! but :) I actually like it more that neither really interacted. I like too much that kHz has a weird little long term crush on a guy she could never get close to and that he's falling for her much later on in life!!!

2 - What was their first impression of each other?

Probably nothing spectacular when the were younger. He was either the weird kid obsessed with bugs she turned her nose up at a little (and then fucking fell in love with), or he was always just the cool kid who she'd never really get a chance to talk to.

Where as Maxime probably thought she was the weird kid who talked too much and was too hyperactive and wacky (not to mention her obsession with robots...). Or he just simply never really paid any mind to her since after a bit she just..kept to herself and was often on her own.

Re-meeting later on in life, both are impressed with the others rise to fame and popularity. Though Kilohertz still tends to roll her eyes because 'of course' he'd end up or still be so popular, he's too charming. Maxime I think is just interested in her in general, how much she's changed..yet not really changed at all. The reunion has him taking a particular interest in her status, now that she's within contactable reach.

I think he finds her arrogance annoying and likewise she finds his boasting just as irritating. Her reclusive nature is bizarre to him even if she's always been like that, and his loud extrovert-edness is a bit much for her (which is probably odd considering she putts up with Balthazar Bratt so well) But neither can deny they're curious about the other and how things have turned out for them.

6 - What was their 'flirting-stage' like?

I feel like its short. Short and incredibly fast. I feel like there's some back and forth sly compliments and little nudges/winks etc that would make either of them blush on occasion. And then the next thing Maxime knows she's talked him through his worries and is admiring his new body. Guy falls immediately, hard and fast in the blink of an eye.

I HC since breaking up with Valentina he's been...very self conscious about it, and the idea that maybe nobody would ever accept him romantically again because of it. So when she shows no fear or hesitation...and actually seems quite invested and interested in what he's done to himself....welp! :) Neither of these idiots can believe the other actually might like them or be interested! kHz probably makes her crush embarrassingly obvious at some point, or probably admits it in a trying not to admit it kind of way. And Maxime allowing himself to be vulnerable with her is mwuah mwuah seals their fate seals their fate

I feel like its one I'd have to RP out though to get anymore specifics!

7 - How do their friends and family feel about them as a couple?

You know we've been fleshing this out in our rp so!! There's actually been some changes as to how i'd answer this :O

Originally I said neither really had friends or family. But we've rather firmly placed Bratt in her arms and gone 'here, hold this'.

I think generally speaking people either don't care, or if they think they know them well enough/grew up with them, probably think 'of course one freak would find the other'. I should think most people probably find it a little odd or 'whatever' because once you start thinking about Maxime's body...questions arise. I think some might be a little impressed, just because both are now so 'popular' in their own weird little ways.

I think it also depends how hard you wanna HC Maximes changes as an uprising or downfall :') I tend to lean towards the latter in that while initially everyone is impressed, the weirdness of it sets in real fucking fast.

I think Bratt would be the only supportive person she speaks to regularly and would likely encourage it. Like yeah! Good for them! Love wins. Even if its weird freaky half roach love or whatever. But I think he also gets jealous if Maxime takes up too much of her time - Bratt's become accustomed to having her almost undivided attention as of late.

(Context: kHz has been working too closely and too comfortably for/with Bratt and the pair have developed a bit of a thing for each other - and both idiots are convinced the other wouldn't want to get involved like that. They're "just friends" haha!)

Valentina...ech yeah, I really don't think she cares for kiloHertz AT ALL - and now (HC) being Maxime's ex I think she not only cares for her even less, but probably ridicules her for her choice, and him for his. Maxime really hit rock bottom with THAT one.

[creativenicocorner]

20 questions for fic writers

Tagged by nobody! I saw this and felt like doing it to get back in the writing groove of things and maybe procrastinate just a teeny bit ♡

Tagging @babblish @dreamcrow @niemalsetwas @mangatxt @plantpretender and anyone else who would like to!! Also no hard feelings if you don't feel like doing this

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

32 and counting!

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

605,281 and counting!

3. What fandoms do you write for?

I used to do a LOT of Tales of Arcadia (Cartoons) but a few things happened in the show / movie that made me feel... idk, I'm on a bit of a break for the time being. I also write a couple of Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game) fics to explore my silly DnD OCs While my current writing obsessions being Discworld - Terry Pratchett and モブサイコ100 | Mob Psycho 100 

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Unbecoming 2 Electric Boogaloo (ToA)

Terpsichore - The Comedy of the Danse Macabre - ACT I (ToA)

Cold Green Tea and Colder Feet (mp100)

We'll Meet Again (ToA)

A Study of Avium and Apium (ToA)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I do!! I try to respond to all comments!! I can't always promise my response will be prompt, and sometimes I get in my own head and feel...worried? As if my response will somehow sway someone to not want to keep reading? But that's a me thing I'm working through Long answer short: Yes! I do respond to comments!! I adore them and they make me so very very happy!! Honestly a comment can be such a game changer, and a relief to my heart and I just HAVE to express my gratitude for taking the time to tell me such nice words!! I'll always try to respond to them!

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Hmmm I have yet to finish the fic with the angstiest ending planned. I don't tend to write angst unless there is an ending that has some level of hope and happiness in it - for now.

But yeah, I suppose Unbecoming 2 Electric Boogaloo and The Last Changeling will eventually have some pretty angsty endings.

As well as several fics within the The Collected Tellings of Shigir and Other Changeling Folktales series which can be quite grim.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Another tricky question!! The majority my fics tend to have a happy ending planned despite the highs and lows I hope I manage to put my readers through.

Bit of a cop out answer I know, but it is what it is lol

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I've only had that happen to me once lol. Once so far and for the silliest reason that left me just shaking my head for the most part

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I do! Not as often as my other stuff though. Hmm quite a bit of orgasm control I suppose.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

IVE WRITTEN ONE CROSSOVER AND ITS MY FAVORITE AND I HOPE THE STARS ALIGN FOR ME TO FINISH IT!!!

A Funny Old World MY BELOVED!!! It is essentially the Discworld and Mp100 crossover fic no one asked for hahaha

Quite literally "Reigen Arataka 🤝 Moist von Lipwig" the fic

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that...I'm aware of...

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Again not that I'm aware of...and no one has yet to approach me to do so. Though sometimes I think of translating it myself into Italian.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have! It was a great time with @megan0013 on the 23rd chapter of their fic Fallout where we combined the Fallout story with my made up Changeling Folktales.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

I'm too bisexual for this question, I have, like, a fat stack of ships I adore. But of the ones I've written (in no specific order of importance) I really love Adora Belle and Moist, Serizawa and Reigen, Barbara and Strickler, Mort and Ysabell, Polly and Mal, and the list just goes on haha

15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

I don't think I appreciate the defeatist tone of this question haha. I'm sure I'll finish all of them...eventually. Some go in hibernation a little longer than others, that I won't lie. Hmm though, I'm going to be honest with myself the Terpsichore series seems to be the loftiest of goals at the moment. Who even knows when I'll finally finish it...but, like I said, I'd like to hold out hope that, someday it'll get done lol

16. What are your writing strengths?

I've been told I'm quite good at keeping characters in character, and my writing 'voice' is quite charming sometimes. I've also been told I'm quite good at writing cozy comfort fics. I hope, one day, I'll be able to add horror and suspense to the list of writing strengths.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Making things concise, I think. Sweet short and to the point. I'd love to get better at suspense and horror, just making readers sweat - you know?

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Oh man I have a lot of Thoughts about this actually XPP here's hoping they make sense!!

Depends on the characters, and what language they are speaking and what language the characters know beyond what they are speaking.

I viscerally do not appreciate it when, okay... here's an example: Character A and Character B are both speaking Italian, because the characters are Italian - so even though the fic and author is writing in English we ALL know that Character A and Character B are speaking Italian - so why add in an English dialogue bits of actual Italian?? We all know they are speaking Italian to begin with!! UNLESS, for instance, Character B for a moment spoke in a regional dialect which is different than the standard language.

I tend to call this the "Silenzio Bruno!" situation. Why are you having a character who is supposedly already speaking in a language suddenly say something of that language. It shouldn't be "Silenzio Bruno!" but "Quiet Bruno!" though in some cases I get it...and who knows maybe it'll perk up the interest of people and kids to learn other languages but oof does it rub me the wrong way sometimes

Wait hmmm perhaps thats too confusing

OKAY

EXAMPLE: In Glow Worms I have Serizawa as half Brazilian (there's in fact a huge Brazilian population within Japan! As well as a huge Japanese population within Brazil! Here are two fascinating video essays on the subject if interested [X] [X]).

When Serizawa is speaking with Reigen it is clear and obvious they would speak Japanese amongst themselves and around them, I wouldn't include actual Japanese unless it's a word that I can't really translate well, or is very clearly specific within the Japanese language (the difference between writing 'screen door' and 'shoji door' - both doors, but evoke different specific things). However, when Serizawa speaks with his mother there are often times Portuguese would crop up - an indicator that Serizawa is no longer speaking Japanese in that moment, or phrase or sentence.

The same can be said with Moist von Lipwig, and when he's speaking Morporkian vs Überwaldian. It is agreed that everyone tends to speak Morporkian to some degree as a defect-o Lingua Franca Quirma, and when they're not they're very clearly not!

NOW! In those moments when characters are speaking another language I prefer either it's something that can be figured out via context clues, or a translation is provided either in a footnote or by the character(s) themselves. This is something I feel more confident with if a character is speaking Italian, because then I don't have to worry about translator engines not translating something properly lol But I try to be as respectful and accurate as possible, and if I can't then I wouldn't attempt it and describe in the text that Character A and Character B are speaking another language amongst themselves.

OR (and this is something else I'm doing in Glow Worms) I'll describe a character speaking another language, and another character acts as translator - this is something I always adored in Discworld when characters interact with The Librarian as well as Death of Rats.

Which, again, I try to approach as respectfully as possible. Language is important!! It's a culture and a thought process! And should always be treated with respect

WHEW! I hope this all made sense!!

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Trollhunters!

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

I don't know about Favorite, but there are several that I'm very proud of myself with...

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Stupid Kid [working title] series, Hand Rolled, The Runaway's Gamble, AU REVOIR, to name a few. Several Trollhunter fics (especially Terpsichore, sometimes I look back on that and go "Wow I really wrote All of THAT?!")

And most recently: Glow Worms or rather: In the Depths of the Safflower Hills a fic that honestly? I find myself going back and rereading what I've written and posted more than once! And has helped me grow as a writer I think  

Welp! ___〆(・∀・) That's it for me folks! Thank you so VERY much for your interest, and I look forward to seeing your answers as well!

Best wishes! Nico ♡

[themoreeviltwin]

A lil' introduction to the weirdo who owns this blog!

This post is a stub, and I'll work on it a bit more later – I'm not as experienced in making my posts look so pretty like y'all do, haha – so please bear with this lousy introduction before I get my shit together and write something proper. :D

Who's that?

Hey!!! I usually go by Par on the internet. I'm an 18yo girlie with an unhealthy obsession with fictional 2D men and an unlimited access to the internet... bad combo. Other than that, I listen to a big lot of music, and my biggest thing is studying languages. I've got three and a half language under my belt right now (that being Czech, English, German and French), and you bet I'm constantly working on more (Finnish and Japanese for now). I'm hopefully not new to Tumblr as a silent observer, but I definitely am new as an active contributor, so please, be patient with me. D: Totally down to chat if you feel like we could share some interests! Worst case scenario, we just don't click. :) Regarding what kind of content I consume here – whatever I feel like. I switch obsessions and fictional crushes as often as I change my socks, so the range is wiiiiide. I mostly do self-ships, but character x character is definitely not off the table!

What's up with this place?

Well, not a lot right now. I used to write a lot for myself in the past, but not anymore, since, you know... school stuff. I had somewhat of a break from watching anime this last year, but I recently got into it and I'm having more fun than ever. That's what led me to the decision to actually start using this blog! So... what you can currently see here will most likely just be reblogs of memes, fanart and fics that I enjoyed, and some occasional shitposting and thirsting from my humble self. Maybe someone will find it entertaining! HOWEVER! I'm hoping to start writing again and maybe even share my silly little imagines with you, lovely people!

So... what fandom?

Tons of them. I'm making the decision to not name them all yet, since there is a lot, but hopefully one day I'll list them here! If you try hard enough, you can maybe even find me on MAL. :) You can take a few guesses based on the stuff that I share, anyway. <3

Asks? Is that a thing here??

No, not yet, but it totally can be if you do have an ask to send my way! I'm open to all kinds of asks, from friendly greetings to thirsts and... *ominous music*... requests? If you caught me posting or reblogging about your favorite guy, chances are I'm down bad (too). I don't have a lot of motivation to write for myself, and I totally don't wanna make no empty promises here, but if you have an idea in your head and want to see how someone else would execute it... I'm all ears! That being said, there are currently no big "no's" regarding what you can ask for/about. If a line gets crossed or I don't wanna write something, I'll just tell you! So no worries. <3

[usmsgutterson]

okay! It’s that time of the year again! My account anniversary has technically already passed--it was technically two years last month I but didn’t actively start posting until the 27th of this month in 2021, so we’re celebrating in april--and both not passed yet, but I was like “two birds get to eat one scone” so we’re celebrating three weeks early. 

Anyway!! Characters to whom this event applies are the same as normal with a new addition or two: we’ve got Alina, Mal, Zoya, and Nikolai from Shadow and Bone, Kaz, Inej, Nina, Matthias, Jesper and Wylan from Six of Crows, Pin Hawthorne from Free Rein because I miss him, Joel Miller from the Last of Us, and because I haven’t written for them in a while and I cannot run two accounts at once for the life of me, Jayce and Viktor from Arcane!

The event, as per usual, is below the cut, and all I ask with this event is that, if you don’t want the reader to be gender neutral--as is my default because I typically write in second person--please let me know!

CONCERT LINEUP

BOYGENIUS

I’ll give everything I’ve got, please take what I can give- blurbs! Fluffy blurbs, to be specific! I’m putting a cap on these at 800 words and I’ll take just about anything, so long as its fluffy!

in another life, we were arsonists- word prompts! Send me any word--it can be the most basic word you’ve ever seen or something specific!--and I’ll write a fic using that word as the inspo

You could absolutely break my heart, that’s how I know that we’re in love- relationship angst! I’ll write nearly anything for this, even if it breaks my heart, makes me rethink life entirely, and ends up being a lot longer than I meant for it to be, any relationship angst is game, the goal here is to sob.

always an angel, never a god- angst prompts! The link for the prompt list is here, and you can send in as many prompts in combination with each other as you want!

NOVO AMOR

so, it’s probably nothing, but it’s been on my mind sometime and I can’t let it go- hug prompts! The link for those is here, and again, you can send in as many combinations as you want!

a dose, a moment to live in- small moments! Give me moments of time that can seem insignificant but are actually very significant to you and I’ll write a fic!

I can’t seem to let myself leave you, but I can’t breathe anymore- longfics! These ones will probably be four or five thousand words in length, and the only thing I ask of you is that requests for this prompt keep to my theme of angst or hurt/comfort with this event!

anchor up to me love- okay! kiss prompts! The link is here, all that’s required for this prompt is that you send along a kiss prompt and whatever else you want to add

CONAN GRAY

it’s not like the novels- titles! Come up with a fic title, provide to me any other specifics you have in mind, and I’ll use whatever you give me to write a fic!

I want a love like the movies- give me a trope/character dynamic from this list, a song (or a specific lyric from a song that you want me to base it off of, or even a poem, anything that is seen as art is acceptable here) and a time of day. I’ll use that to write a fic with a minimum of 1k words. 

maybe we lost all the love that we had, and I can’t pretend it’ll ever come back- give me a one-word emotion (yearning, joy, contentment, anguish, anger, remorse) and a prompt of your choosing (it can be from a list I’ve linked anywhere on my account/this post, or one you come up with!) and i’ll use that to write a fic or make a moodboard!

I wish that you would stay in my memories- give me something mundane and I’ll write a fic of the character you choose doing that thing!

SINGLES

felt like home- ships + moodboards!! Give me a bit about you, an activity you associate with spring, and I’ll ship you with someone from the Grishaverse or Arcane!

am I comfortable in silence? or is it eating me alive?- angst freebie! no prompts or specific angst necessary here, just hit me with your saddest ideas and I’ll probably write anything for this!

something is rotten inside of me. I have to find it and cut it out- go wild here! I’ll accept any combination of prompts, nearly any idea, concepts that you just want to discuss without them turning into a fully fledged fic, or just, if you want to say hi and shoot the shit about something, this prompt isn’t necessary but you’re welcome to use it if you need an excuse :)

mutual tags: @ell0ra-br3kk3r​ @b3kk3r-by-br3kk3r​ @sophierequests-trashblog​

[mx-nii]

Shadow and Bone season 2 soundtrack: Mar’s (me) full analysis:

1. “On the run” maybe a bit of Mal and Alina’s life in Novyi Zem?

2. “Market chase” Either the darkling chasing Mal and Alina or something in Ketterdam

3. “Tolya and Tamar” the twins on the Volkvony (sturmhond’s ship)

4. “Wylan” Either Jack Wolfe’s flute music that he wrote for S&B or us meeting Wylan.. or both

5. “Come sail away” Sturmhond rescues Alina and Mal, maybe?

6. “Brother” Kaz. Kaz and Jordie.

7. “Arriving at the island” When they arrive at that cave place where the sea whip is in the trailer?

8. “Crows ambushed” The crows. Getting ambushed.

9. “Return of the useless grunt” I think someone returns- who’s the grunt though.. maybe it’s Nikolai returning to Ravka? Unlikely tho, he’s no grunt.

10. “I’m here for the killers” Someone placed a bounty on the crows, they’re hunting them saying “I’m only here for the killers”? I’m speculating here.

11. “Matthias fights” hellgate fights

12. “The night we met” ‘I can help you’ asf. You can’t tell me otherwise. If it isn’t that, ima riot.

13. “Become the blade” either why mal got the tattoo or while he’s getting the tattoo

14. “Jesper’s past” JESPER BACKSTORY

15. “Hope is dangerous” prolly a kanej scene, maybe they start to get close??? And then like get interrupted or break away?

16. “Shu Han” Alina’s team or the crows enter Shu Han? Or we see the Shu Han landscape/hear it talked about

17. “The disciple” apparat maybe, or like genya w the darkling? Or Tolya and Tamar w the apparat?

18. “I can’t loose you” someone almost dies and their loved one says this?

19. “Deserve her” Mal and the darkling talking about Alina?

20. “Chased” heist gone wrong? Either Alina’s crew or Kaz’s- I have no idea.

21. “Battle at the moat” I should remember a moat but I don’t.. I’ll have to reread Seige and Storm and reassess.

22. “Stronger than an emerald” OK ONE OF 3 THINGS- 1) pekka reference {emerald palace, he likes emeralds} 2) lantsov emerald reference!! {maybe saying Nikolai is stronger than the crown, that he can overcome his trauma? Or overthrow them?} 3) Tante Heleen reference {she likes diamonds and prolly other gems, but this theory is unlikely}

23. “We can do this” it’s a long song so maybe a fight scene- darkling v Alina? Team Darkles Sparles v Team Sankta Alina?

24. “Final goodbye” someone dies or Crows and Alina’s Crew part ways again

25. “Let me be your monster” Darkling pretending to be mal scene? Genya being tortured scene? Nikolai being turned into a shadow bitch scene?

26. “Loss ad sacrifice” Mayhaps the cathedral scene?

27. “Hope for the future” talk of finding the firebird/taking down Kirigin or maybe a new heist?

28. “How will you have me” KANEJJJ again <333 (yet again: kanej, or riot.) I’m thinking some light/ leaning towards SOC kanej content?

[stridingseer]

cant say i have any specific asks about inception ships but i am more than happy to hear you talk about rarepairs because there is simply not enough content here <3

Okay this uh, admittedly might get long (I am going to do this in point form for the sheer rambles). Very Long Thoughts Under the cut!!

Eames/Robert Fischer

One thing that keeps on swinging around to me every time I write them or read about them is this one constant theme, aka the idea of Identity.

Who is Robert supposed to be after the inception? How does he reconcile with breaking up his inheritance? Who is he outside of his father? Who is he besides being the son of Maurice Fischer?

For Eames, it's a bit funkier but Eames is a forger. His identity is anything that the job needs him to be. But then, who is he really? Is he a combination of his forges? Yes he plays a role for the others but what are his thoughts about it?

(I recently got a reply back from another writer for this ship that pointed out that Eames got to deal with the psychological aspect of the inception and I can't help but wonder: how does he feel about having to do this to Fischer in the first place?)

What happens post canon between these two is SUCH an oasis for writing ideas. Have them meet years later at a bar! Maybe Robert chooses to break up his empire and then go AWOL before running into Eames (maybe Eames steals his wallet for the THIRD FUCKING time, admittedly it'd be funny)

Similarly: what did Eames see at Fischer-Marrow while he was there? The two of them probably did meet which means the first meeting is one of infinite possibilities. I just love the idea of Eames introducing himself, calls Robert by Fischer, and then Robert corrects him to use his first name. (names as intimacy and trust!! NAMES AS INTIMACY AND TRUST)

I do have this headcanon that Eames also has like similar-esque issues as Robert which is why he's the one who more or less starts digging in from the angle of the father-son relationship. In a way it's him getting his own catharsis when Robert gets his but again, it can get really messy. It's also why he keeps on bringing it up. Anyways they both have family issues and they're foils your honor.

Would like to thank This Fic for getting me into the pairing though there are som Very Good Ones in the tag. I love them all dearly.

Anyways I have a cannibal + shapeshifter roadtrip fic in my drafts and it's actually an exploration on identity. And also a second person fic from Robert's POV that tackles his relationship w/ his father like my relationship with both of my parents. Consider it an alternative reading of sorts

Arthur/Dom Cobb

Basically they're inception's reasonable right hand man/mastermind who has Big Ideas (aka Rusty and Danny from Ocean's 11 though admittedly their dynamic is way different)

Read them as exes who can't leave each other alone and it suddenly becomes quite funny to watch the movie in that way. Cuz then it makes Arthur's constant :/ funnier but he's STILL hanging around.

I like the idea of the two of them living together to take care of Cobb's kids at the end of inception! Arthur comes to visit and ends up staying way longer. They are now common in laws.

And given his logical brain, if any of the kids needs him w/ history or math or geography, Arthur is There because his whole job

One thing that does rotate in my head is just the sheer loyalty that Arthur has for Cobb? Like the Fischer job goes wrong on the first layer in and he, like Eames, can say that he can voice that he's walking off the job. The Thing is his choice to Not to. Tiny thing but it speaks volumes. Also if they go to hotels, these two basically live together even on the job.

So Arthur 100% knew Mal which means that I imagine that it's Cobb who first dragged him into dreamsharing. I just like the idea of the three of them testing limits and whatnot (it's very Ocean's 11 in its parallels but it also gives more depth and food to think about. Of course Mal and Cobb get married and Arthur is not bitter about it, not at all)

I also raise you the idea of Eames calling Arthur a 'nanny' for watching over Cobb's kids. And then Eames gets called 'gold digger' for getting with Robert. Neither of them are wrong about it technically but it could be that it's a fun in joke/dig at each other.

MORE FICS ABOUT THEIR FIRST EXTRACTIONS TOGETHER AND WHATNOT!! There is so much food for thought about how they managed to find their place in their extraction world.

On a similar note: their first adventures in the dreamscape. Basically the question of 'how many times has Cobb shot Arthur to wake him up'.

[strawbeaniie]

:3c 🏵️ and 🍀 with either royal court or sleeping beauties!! u can do one for one and the other for the other or the same for both!!

What If I'm a yapper and did both ^ v <)b

🏵️ How did your ship meet? What were their first impressions?

I think it would probably be in the park while Percy's bird watching early in the morning! I think she'd come across Bellamie who's having a bit of an early morning crisis, maybe because of the disappearance of a certain Lucia, maybe partly because of the overwhelming amount of fame he has that he so desperately wants to get away from? He's trying to do things smaller and it feels like it isn't going like how he's imagined it and you have Percy come to comfort him.

I think Percy would think Bellamie seemed really lonely at first, but I don't think she'd think to much of the guy aside from that?

Bellamie on the other hand is perplexed by Percy's kindness and comforted by how easy she seems to read. There's no complicated decoding of what she says, because she means what she says.

🍀 Do You have any other scenes in mind? Angsty, Tender, Funny, Etc.

Percy takes Bellamie to therapy he needs it /j I think about how cozy their morning routine together would be though!! With Bellamie trying to pull Percy back into bed. They two of them are still sleepy, (mainly Bellamie) but they have some pan dulce and coffee to start off their day!

🏵️ How did your ship meet? What were their first impressions?

Azalea is half fae, with the other half being human. Because he's half human, I don't think his magic would be as powerful as some of the others attending Night Raven. He has a special wand in order to do his magic, and is probably best at his magic when it comes to the service of others.

I think they would meet while Azalea is practicing magic off the main campus, maybe closer to where the older gargoyles lie, somewhere people don't come often. He prefers to practice privately bc he's kinda a perfectionist in front of people.

TBH guy prolly accidentally breaks something and Malleus has to fix it for him

You would think that he'd know who Malleus was, but guy has absolutely no clue who the guy is, and I'm sure Malleus is absolutely perplexed by the idea of someone being so casual around him of all people. He has no reason to believe Azalea wouldn't know who he was, and I think is excited about the prospect of a potential friend!

Pov: your Malleus asking Az why he's treating you like any other person and its Az laughing and saying that he is like any other person??

Az probably finds the guy really mysterious ! If Mal doesn't introduce himself by name, I think Az assumes guy is knowledgeable in folklore and is just trying to be safe LMAO

🍀Do You have any other scenes in mind? Angsty, Tender, Funny, Etc.

I keep thinking about his Tamagotchi, the way he'd proudly adorn it or might try to learn how to use technology for it's sake. LIKE,, in general this man with technology is the silliest thing to me /pos

[plantsandpies]

Today, with my non expert advice, I’m talking about characters!

So in my ship post I talk about how Uraraka and deku weren’t the top ship in mha because (not the only reason) she wasn’t a developed character. And there are a lot out there because characters aren’t considered first. The story is. This is fine, but it can make characters a little flat and more like puppets than dolls.

Now this is how I view things, and I’m not a published author except for one fic on Ao3. But I look at characters, plots, and a ton of author related stuff (their beliefs, writing style, etc.) a lot, so I create tools I use when I write. Puppets vs. dolls is one of those.

To me, a puppet is much more controlled. In a story, a puppet is a character used for plot. They’re like plot devices with a bit more spice. It’s a nice sock puppet, but it bends and can change form slightly.

Dolls are characters who are characters. A character obviously follows the plot, but a doll is an established character. It’s made of plastic and less likely to break or squish. It’s a solid character instead of the sock puppet, which can be molded to fit the situation. You can fold a sock, but not a doll.

In the case of Uraraka, despite the backstory she was given, she used to achieve plot a. The decisions she makes are ‘hers’ but they are hers because the plot says so. Not because the character says so. Her actions are molded to fit the plot. This is often hidden because of the personality she was given, which is sort of a helper type. But the way you can see the puppet hands is through the use of her backstory. Making money for her family is supposedly what drives her. But we don’t see that in most of any of her decisions. Even if you can’t show that in a fighting scene, you could have her in the background worrying about the money a ripped suit would cause or possibly thinking about building damages (and she would know this because her dad works in construction, which could have been an added element in fighting, as she could use building knowledge for strategies. Don’t tell me she wouldn’t know anything because she wanted to take over for her parents).

An example of a doll, is Marinette from lb. She’s established to be a character who cares about her friends and stands up for what she believes in. So, her lying for a situation that would make her friend feel better in the moment is a choice she makes because of her character. Her confronting someone for doing something wrong, like stealing, if she thinks they stole makes sense. Yes, it’s still for the plot, but she’s still who she is.

Now, this isn’t to say miraculous ladybug is better written than mha. But, they have solid characters to fall onto. Mha does too, you can figure out what Deku or Todoroki would do in a situation and you can see their backstory driving them. However, Uraraka wasn’t given that same treatment.

Personally, I think that miraculous has a few writing problems with where the story goes and dealing with the actual gravity of situations they put their characters in. But miraculous does have a nice doll character in almost every character they have. Some of those traits, I would change, but they aren’t puppets.

I will say though that bad writing can make a character, who, when looking at everything established should be a doll, into a puppet.

An unfortunate example is Mal from descendants. She has an interesting character and took action based on her beliefs. But then d3 happened. Lying to her friends could maybe be in character, but after d2, it seems like that is a trait of the past. Another thing is closing the barrier. That doesn’t align with mal’s character. Despite the “danger” from Hades, I don’t think Mal would be afraid of her father or of his abilities. She’s mad at him, yes, but she isn’t afraid of him. So closing the barrier because she believes he’s a threat wouldn’t make sense. Also, Mal wants the kids out. And as someone who loves their friends and wants them to be happy and as someone who experienced an isle childhood, with the change she’s gone through, she’d realize she’s doing more harm than good. That leaving those kids there is worse and her friends will be hurt on behalf of those kids and the life they’re leaving them in. Especially since hades isn’t a threat to mal, and she knows that. She dared to steal from her dad because she’s not afraid of him. Someone who was afraid, wouldn’t have tried that. So the isle lockdown decision didn’t track. I also think that d3 was a weaker movie than the other two. Even if the other characters were following their motives and characters, they didn’t seem to fit into the story well.

Obviously each character was written by a different person who was fueled by different motives. Uraraka was probably not designed to be a doll character like bakugo or dabi. She was probably designed as a love interest (which is a different problem in character development and design). Marinette and the rest of the lb cast are part of a kids show, so they need a personality that they can stick to and that’s obviously them so as not confuse kids and to hit every kid’s relatability box. Mal was written by Disney and d3 was probably a heavily producer influenced movie where money was more important.

These characters were written differently and that influenced how strong they stood. Miraculous doesn’t do well with any of Adrian’s trauma or Marinette’s obsessive behaviors (in Mari’s case, getting rid of it because it was weird and as a growth thing, though I don’t believe she ever really saw her actions as wrong and just grew out of that phase). But they created strong characters that you can easily write, because you know their character and the decisions they will make. Uraraka could make any kind-hearted decision and it’d be in character because she doesn’t really have one. She’s used for the plot and to hit the right buttons for the plot to go down.

Are there any good puppets?

The problem with that question is puppets aren’t established characters. They don’t really stand on their own and often times the fandom will make them into dolls. I don’t read Uraraka centered posts or fics, but someone who loves that character, can make her into a doll. If you look at what they did to the deku squad, they made them more chaotic and they gave Uraraka a (admittedly less generous character she was supposed to be (which isn’t a problem because it makes her more interesting)) character obsessed with any kind of money, taking endeavor’s credit card from todoroki because money. Even this simple change makes her more interesting.

I think a puppet filled show could be boring but, they could also be puppets to just be entertaining in an episodic format. Which is what most shows in an episodic format are, but it’s more entertaining to have dolls in a story because you can watch them make the harder decisions and grow. A person never changing is boring and not really fun to watch. But a doll is changing. They are evolving and becoming a different person (good or bad). A story with dolls is more fun to watch because they don’t bend to the plot. The plot, in a way, bends to the character.

However, I think learning cartoons or shows are allowed to have puppets. Think blue’s clues or magic school bus. The focus is episodic, but it’s not about the characters at all, really. It’s about the content it’s teaching. It’s a learning show so they don’t need the characters to change. Dora doesn’t change because she’s a puppet. And in a show like Dora the explorer, you don’t need a doll, because the focus isn’t the character or the plot, but the lesson they are trying to teach.

I do think an example of a fake puppet though, is Aoi from tbhk. Originally, she is the instigator. She’s a plot device used to get nene, the main character, onto the plot. But later it’s revealed she’s a puppet on purpose. She hides who she truly is from everyone, not allowing anyone (besides nene and Akane (who I think only know her favorite animal)) to actually know anything about her. She becomes a character when it’s revealed that she is working with six and that she reacts harshly to perceived acts of betrayal. She was acting as a puppet, but was really a doll.

But, I’m not a professional writer. I’m just someone who watches way too many shows and likes to analyze them and write.

[mrwexleysr]

"Unfortunately not now. Were the world still out there... pfft, easy peasey." Shooting a grin over at Ashton, enjoying the bit of banter. "Occupied as a base. The department store would definitely be at risk for that, the warehouse... it's so close to the harbour, I doubt it'd be occupied still. With how the original wave came through after they opened the ship, I'm guessing there was no time for anyone to break in. I'm sure most people are avoiding it now. Which is smart." Maybe their most sneaky of scouts would be the best way to go there, or maybe even as an entirely separate operation. Maybe he'd leave that to Zach and Ashton to decide.

"Good. If the winter gets any worse, we're going to be stuck here, so I truly think this run is vital. I'm sure Mal will have a list of things they need, and I think Zach also has the request from the diner's pin board. I honestly think, if all goes well... we might be in a decent place for the winter, all things considered."

Taking a few steps towards one of the windows that looked down over the cities streets and their layer of snow, her turned back to Ashton with that same easy smile. "How nice will it be when we're planning toward progress over the warm months. Gardening and repairs. Retrofitting the building to better suit how we need it now. I truly hate winter."

Ashton nodded to the glass hiding on the storage below, trying to suppress the bewilderment of everything they need just... being there. Must be nice to have money. "I can get that set up," he offered, before cracking a half-ass joke, "are you gonna pull out a pony too if I asked for it?" But he silently thought through the best place to put this and set up a base, considering Mr Wexley probably wouldn't want people coming in and out through his office for this, one of the lower empty apartments would be best, less stairs to climb, faster to reach.

Ashton carefully took in the additional Wexley buildings they owned, good intel to target specific buildings for their first big run. "The department building and warehouse and office would be a good marker to scout ahead of time, make sure firstly it's not occupied as a base. I'd say let's avoid the apartment buildings right now. Winter makes people desperate, and if our small teams run into a larger community of survivors..." he simply trailed off, not voicing out the worst case scenarios thinking that's more or less implied, singular survivors are easy welcome with open arms. But once they encounter other community of survivors, war for supplies could happen. Ashton pondered as silence lulled between them before he finally turned back to the other man, "it's doable, we'll just need time to prepare people and make sure they come back in one piece."

[thereluctantinquisitor]

2, 19 or 25?

19. Sea change. I borrowed your Captain Boi because what better way to work sea change into a story than with a sailor?

Maleus Abano belongs to @lavellanlove. Cyrus x Maleus (Malrus).

Was this running away?

Cyrus reached up and scrubbed his face with his hands, the sway of the ship barely even registering as he stood on the deck of Samiha’s Sorrow. The Tourney, his father, everything was at his back. In the past. Done. He didn’t have to worry. Things were just… going back to how they were. 

Fuck…

“Cyrus?”

Maleus’ concerned voice should have startled him. Maybe, on a day where there was more of him left, it would have.

“I’m fine, Maleus.” Breathing out, Cyrus lowered his hands and let them hang limply over the railing. The sea breeze was cool against his skin. “I just… I don’t know.”

There was a pause. Then, soft footsteps signaled the Captain’s approach. As Maleus leaned on the railing beside him, Cyrus found it strangely difficult to resist the urge to move closer. Make contact. Something.

Maker, he was pathetic.

“You went there looking for change.” Maleus’ words were gentle. Honest without frankness. “With everything that happened, I don’t blame you for feeling…”

“… Like shit?”

Maleus cleared his throat. “I was thinking more along the line of unfulfilled... but yes. That also.”

Unfulfilled. Yes, Cyrus supposed that was one way of putting it. “I just thought this time I’d be able to walk away from him and feel like he’d actually got what he deserved. Of all fucking ways this could have gone, he just…”

Slowly, Maleus reached out and rested a hand on Cyrus’ shoulder. “As much as I wish it wasn’t the case, some changes cannot be forced. Hoped for, yes, but there is never any guarantee.” He paused, then added. “But other changes are in our reach. Those are still worth aiming for, Cyrus.”

Cyrus closed his eyes. He knew Maleus was right, but it just… 

It hurt.

“Thank you,” Cyrus said softly, just before the silence drew thin enough to snap. “For letting me… make a change. For a bit.” 

The boat swayed over the waves. Beside him, Maleus smiled softly. This was the moment when most people would see their chance to leave and take it. Cyrus was offering Maleus an easy out. They didn’t both have to stand out in the cold feeling sorry for themselves, after all.

“Of course, Cyrus. You are always welcome here.” His hand left Cyrus’ shoulder, and Cyrus closed his eyes. Waited for the receding footsteps. For the return of that careful loneliness he had grown accustomed to. He didn’t blame people for avoiding him. Maker, if he could avoid himself, he probably would. As far as company went, he wasn’t particularly good.

Something warm touched his hand. Just barely. Surprised, Cyrus glanced down and found Maleus’ gloved fingers gently resting atop his wrist. A sign of condolence. Companionship. Understanding. 

Affection?

Swallowing thickly, Cyrus glanced across at the man. Maleus seemed distracted, his gaze cast out over the tops of the gentle waves. Perhaps his mind had taken him somewhere else. Somewhere from his past. Somewhere that had caused him to reach out. Perhaps he hadn’t even realised he’d done it.

Then, Cyrus did something unexpected.

He didn’t pull away.

In fact, after a self-conscious pause, he took a quiet breath and leaned against him. Just slightly. Just enough.

Enough to remind both of them that they weren’t truly alone.

[telli1206]

“I thought you said to tickle him!” “I said tackle! Tackle!” (Jaylos tourney fluff perchance? 💖💖)

Yay! Thanks for the idea @hersilentlanguage, this is such a cute one 😊💖💖💖

-----

Carlos slumps along slowly, begrudgingly following behind Jay and Mal with a resigned scowl on his face. He won't even acknowledge Evie, even though he can feel her eyes on him. He already knows the sweet, wide-eyed sympathetic stare he'd be met with if he looked her way. And he's not in the mood to do anything but wallow right now.

"'Los, come on," she pleads softly, reaching for his hand. Carlos doesn't pull away from Evie's touch, but he still refuses to look at her. "It's just, a little bit of practice. It'll be over before you know it."

"Yeah, until the next time Jay thinks we need to run extra drills," he grumbles. "And the next time. And the time after that."

Evie sighs, using her grip on Carlos' hand to pull him in towards her.

"He just...wants both of you to be in tip-top shape. For Tourney," she tries to argue, using her free hand to rub his shoulder soothingly. "He's trying to be, helpful.”

Carlos groans as he lets his head drop on her shoulder. “But. It’s too much! He loves sports, not me! I don’t want to play Tourney 24/7!”

Evie perks a brow. “Oh come on now, Carlos. This isn’t like you. Since when do you whine about things??”

“Since I’m being forced into Tourney drills against my will!” Carlos exclaims, gesturing wildly at Jay. But his boyfriend is already on the field with Mal, pouring over his personal copy of their playbook and explaining the drills to her. He’s oblivious to Carlos’ distress, and it’s enough to make Carlos want to tackle him to the ground right now and smack some sense into him.

“We should be having fun right now!” he argues, still whining as he stomps the rest of the way to the field. “Who would want to do this on a Friday night??”

“That guy you’re dating,” Evie teases. She tries to hide her growing smile in her hand when she catches Carlos’ glare. “Hey, since when can’t we make anything fun, anyway? We don’t have to play by Jay’s rules, you know.”

Carlos gives her a questioning look. “Did you...have something in mind?”

Evie drops her hand, letting the smile splay across her lips. She casts a glance at Jay and Mal, before giving Carlos a wicked smirk. “Just follow my lead, ok?”

Finally, Evie wins a tiny smile from Carlos. “You know I will,” he chuckles quietly, grabbing her by the arm to pull her alongside him again.

-----

“Ready, C?”

Jay ducks into a running stance, watching for Carlos’ nod. “Ok, cause I’m not holding back! Mal!-” Jay diverts his attention to the girl behind him. “Count us out!”

Carlos sighs, crouching into a sprinting position. He can’t muster any desire to do this, but dammit, he’s never been able to say no to Jay. Besides, his boyfriend can be hot as hell when he’s being all competitive and athletic. He just...really, really wishes he could put Jay’s muscles to better use right now.

“You got this, Carlos!”

He beams when he catches Evie’s cheers, giving her a wide smile when he glances her way. Evie’s already wrapped herself around Mal, squeezing her shoulders as she shouts encouragement at Carlos, and the purplette is smirking and shaking her head as her girlfriend bounces gleefully at her side.

“You’ll get him! Tickle- I mean tackle! Tackle him hard, Carlos! You can do it!”

She flashes him a toothy smile, and Carlos doesn’t miss the mischievous gleam in her eyes. Evie brushes Mal off when she gives her a calculated look, but Carlos only grins and throws a knowing wink before dropping back into place ahead of Mal’s count.

Mal raises a brow at Evie, who simply smiles right back at her, keeping her gaze on Mal instead of Carlos. Satisfied with Evie’s now quiet compliance, Mal shrugs and turns back to Jay.

“Alright, on the count of three!! One...two...three!”

Jay takes off like a shot, his legs moving so fast it almost looks like he’s flying. Carlos still gives him a moment before sprinting after him, though. He’s always been more sprightly than Jay, and if there’s one advantage he has besides his brains, it’s his speed. 

Even with the headstart, once Carlos breaks into a run he’s next to Jay in  seconds, and he waits for Jay’s recognition and shock before diving at him and grabbing for his ankles. Carlos takes him down quickly and with a resounding oomph, all the wind escaping Jay’s lungs upon impact with the solid dirt of the Tourney field.

“Fah-fah-f-fuuuck, C,” Jay pants out, almost completely breathless. “How in the hell-”

He sucks in a breath, gasping it out desperately when Carlos’ fingers make contact with his sides, moving up and down speedily across what Carlos knows is a very vulnerable area for Jay. And Jay is rendered helpless, his body jerking and twisting against a now obvious tickling attack. 

Carlos is relentless in movements, his tongue poking out in silent glee as his hands continue their attack, leaving Jay a wriggling mess underneath him, fighting for breath and choking out strangled, broken laughter.

“Y-y-you li-li-ttle...sh-hi-hi-t!” he wheezes, finally breaking free with frantic kicks to the dirt, sliding out from under Carlos and making the boy slump to the ground, still chuckling. He squeals when Jay snatches him up then and slings him easily over his shoulder, before breaking out into a jog across the field.

“J-jay! Stoppppp!” Carlos whines as he bounces on Jay’s shoulder. “I-I swear. It wasn’t my idea! Blame Evie!” But Jay doesn’t slow down, shaking his head as he still coughs a little for air.

“Oh really? Don’t you worry, C, I’ll exact my revenge on her too! Oh Eeeeevie!”

Evie had been giggling at the boys’ display, but her eyes widen at the sound of Jay’s shrill taunt. She yanks at Mal’s hand suddenly, pulling her into a run as Jay starts to close in on them.

“No! nonono! Jay, it wasn’t me!” She yells as they run. Mal’s mouth hangs open, and she glares menacingly at Evie as she stumbles and trips behind her.

“I-I thought you said to tickle him!” Carlos insists, coughing out little giggles as Jay tightens his hold on his waist and picks up speed.

“I said tackle. TACKLE!” Evie lies, darting awkwardly to the side to change paths. “C’mon Mals, if...if we can get him to follow us to Mrs. Potts, maybe we can distract Jay with ice cream!”

Mal rolls her eyes, a smile curling on her lips as she takes in Evie’s flailing run. Thanks to her heels, it’s awkward and jagged, but also unbelievably adorable, just like everything else Evie does.

“Fine, babe, but if it doesn’t work I’m not bailing you out of this one,” Mal teases. “You and Carlos got into this mess all by yourselves, so you can deal with it! I’m just in it for the ice cream.”

Feel free to send me a Descendants drabble request from this list - I’ll write any ship! I really need to garner some motivation for my WIPs 😁

[sirenprincess15]

Please Don't Leave Me Chapter 9

Title: Please Don’t Leave Me

Author: SirenPrincess

Description: What if Aleksander hadn’t answered the door when Ivan interrupted the war room kissing? What if Aleksander and Alina had a bit more time to get to know each other before Baghra told her his true identity? Alina is the only one who can comfort Aleksander through his nightmares. Will she leave once she knows who he is?

This story is based on the show version and features a soft on the inside, hard on the outside Aleksander with an emphasis on emotional hurt/comfort and angst. If you are looking for lots of hurt!Aleksander thoughts, then this story is for you. Mal exists but pretty much solely to cause Aleksander some angst. Don’t worry. It will be a Darklina ending.

Chapter 1 is a missing scene at the end of Ep 4, and Chapter 2 takes place alongside Ep 5 and then diverges from canon there.

Pairings: Aleksander Morozova/Alina Starkov, bits of Ivan/Fedyor

Rating: PG-13

Warnings: Grisha are oppressed in this universe, and I don’t shy away from showing the horrors of that. There may eventually be mentions of canon-typical torture (Fjerdan pyres), death of family members, and cruelty to Grisha children. It’s not the focus, but that backdrop is definitely there and comes up as characters discuss their past.

In this chapter: After centuries of being alone, Aleksander struggles to share his problems.

Chapter 9

Aleksander was busy working in his office. The roaring fire warmed him as he poured over ship manifests and army documentation on this Dmitry. If they could find who Dmitry traveled with, who was likely to be loyal to him, then perhaps they could identify any threats before they even came to the Little Palace.

When Inessa and Fedyor delivered Alina, Aleksander rushed to her side. “Thank you,” he said, dismissing them. He pulled her into his arms, rested his chin on top of her head, and deeply inhaled the scent of her. She was safe. “How was your day?”

“Boring. Fedyor and Inessa wouldn’t even let me go outside, not even for training. I’m never going to get stronger if I don’t train.”

“It’s just a precaution.”

“A precaution for what?”

He ignored her. She didn’t need the stress of knowing how anxious their enemies were to kill her. “I thought we’d take dinner in here tonight, if that’s okay with you.” His emotions were a mess. As haunted as he had been since Marie’s death, it was even worse now that the continued active threat was confirmed. He was relieved to be with her because he could see she was safe, but he was also still deeply ashamed of his panic attack from the nightmare the night before. He feared she would bring it up. He couldn’t talk about it. Eating in the main hall would stop her from doing so, but he was worried about security and didn’t want her with a large crowd. Her food would be easier to poison there, even with her taster. Truthfully, though, Aleksander wasn’t sure he had it in him to perform the intimidating General Kirigan act tonight, and he wanted her nearby for safety. Then he worried about what would happen when it was time for sleep. He had unleashed shadows last night, and they could have hurt her. He would never be able to forgive himself if he harmed her. That morning he had decided they’d have to sleep apart, but that was before he’d known of this new threat, of spies sneaking into the palace to check her routines. There was no way to know if the man he’d killed had been the first or the last. He couldn’t risk letting her sleep without someone strong guarding over her, and she’d never agree to let someone like Ivan stand over her bed. She had to stay here. Selfishly, he was grateful to have the excuse to keep her in his bed.

“Of course.” Her expression begged him to answer her previous question, but he didn’t. He well remembered what it was like to be afraid everywhere you went at all times. He could protect her from that.

“I do have quite a bit of work to complete, though. I’m afraid I’ll be quite busy. I did take the liberty of having Genya select some books from the library for you.”

She raised an eyebrow, as if signaling to him that she saw right through his attempts to distract her, but all she said was, “That was kind of you.”

He sat back at his desk and tried to focus on the lists in front of him. Something wasn’t adding up. Dmitry would appear on a ship crossing into West Ravka, but not on a return, and then somehow a time later be on a manifest for a ship crossing the wrong way. How was that possible? Was he missing manifests or was Dmitry paying someone off to keep his name off the lists?

Alina stepped behind him and started rubbing his shoulders. “Alek, you’re so tense. The stress coming off you is nearly unbearable. What happened today?”

“It’s nothing. I’m fine.”

She sighed. “Are we really going to do this thing tonight?”

He lifted his eyes to take in the annoyed look on her face. “Thing?”

“You know, where you pretend to be the oh so busy and important General Kirigan who uses his sense of authority to push people away? And then acts like he couldn’t possibly have any feelings or needs of his own? He’s fine. Everything is fine. He doesn’t need any help.”

He hadn’t even realized he was doing it, but she had. “Accurate,” he admitted.

“I’m going to let you in on a secret. The act doesn’t work with girls who have shared your bed.”

He laughed. Only she could call him on his behavior like this without irritating him. Only she could make him smile when he was otherwise so miserable. “I can assure you it worked fine on girls who have shared my bed. Apparently, it doesn’t work on the one girl I have let into my heart.”

“You’ve let me into your heart? So … let me help you.”

“Alina, it’s not that simple …”

“You can’t bear this burden alone, Aleksander. I won’t let you. Whatever is happening, it is crushing you. If not me, then get Ivan in here and talk to him. ”

“You want me to summon Ivan in here? This must be serious.”

“He is a good friend to you, and I know you trust him. I just want you to let someone help. You are not alone. This,” she said, putting her hand over the papers, “is not yours alone to figure out. Stop trying to solve everything with no support.”

“I’m not … used to having support.”

She nodded, took his hand, and squeezed it. “I know. I’m not really either. We’ve learned to do things alone, to hide pain and keep it to ourselves, but I know that problems are better solved together. Together, Aleksander. Stop trying to protect me from scary truths. Fedyor scanned every room we went into before he’d let me enter. I’m not stupid, Aleksander. If I can handle you cutting a Druskelle in half on top of me, I can handle whatever is threatening us now. Stop trying to push me away when it comes to important things. Let me help.”

He sighed. She was frightened already; she might as well know the truth. “Zoya caught a man trying to break in today. I have her guarding the palace exterior since she can’t seem to behave herself around you. He is working for Zlatan and was sent to spy on you. They’re making a plan for a better attempt on your life.”

Her shoulders slumped and her gaze fell to the floor as she took that in. “Hunted wherever I go. Still not used to that.”

He stood and wrapped his arms around her. “I will not let them succeed. I promise you that you will come to no harm.”

She looked into his eyes, stared there for a while, then found her strength. “Tell me about the papers.”

He quickly filled her in on what he had discovered about Dmitry and the mystery of the paperwork. It did actually feel good to have someone to discuss his findings with and not keep the thoughts spinning in his head. He talked through all of his ideas, no matter if they led nowhere. She indulged him and asked appropriate questions at all the right times. Finally, he arrived out loud at the stuck place he was in his head. He had so many theories, but how did he figure out if any of them were right?

She was quiet as she turned from page to page. Dinner arrived, and they ate in silence as they continued to try to find a pattern among the papers--the same captain, the same record keeper, accomplices that might travel with him. All ideas led nowhere, but they continued to look.

Hours later, Alina stood and walked into the war room.

“Alina?” He trailed after her. She was staring at the map. After a long time, he prompted her. “What is it?”

“I’m sure it’s stupid.” She shook her head and hugged herself.

He stepped closer and wrapped his arms around her. “I don’t like it when you put yourself down like that. That’s not you. Those are words from your past.”

She shrugged. “Maybe.”

“Hmm, well then, let’s hear it. I’m frustrated. Maybe if it’s really stupid we can have a good laugh about it.”

“I used to stare at the map and dream of finding a way around. I was told there is no around, but … is there? Any secret path or …”

Aleksander felt his stomach twist as the implications became clear. “There are reports of Fjerdans in West Ravka, rumors that Zlatan is aligning with them, letting Druseklle ...” A vision of Nina being tortured popped into his head. He had to fight his jaw from trembling so she couldn’t see how upset this made him. “There is an around if you’re in bed with the enemy. He’s going through Fjerda.”

She gasped as it came together in her head. “He sends his emissary to Fjerda with messages, who then gets a free pass into our country to deliver orders to his spies, but then he needs the quick return across to do it again. How long would it take to travel through Fjerda? Check the dates. Do they match?”

“Fjerdans. It’s worse than I thought.” He could feel the Fjerdan fires licking at his skin.

They spent another hour pouring over records and checking their theory. Finally, Alina yawned. “We should get some sleep.”

He wanted to tell her to go on ahead, but he didn’t want her sleeping in a room away from him. He almost offered to just watch over her, but he feared he would accidentally fall asleep and end up as he had the night before. His chest tightened with worry as he considered possibilities, none of which were acceptable.

“I tell you to come to bed, and that sense of dread is what I get? I might think you don’t want to …” she tried to lightly tease.

“You know why,” he whispered, still not wanting to talk about it.

“Which is all the more reason to get you to sleep soon. Your nightmares are worse the longer you try to keep yourself awake. Have you noticed?”

He sighed. “This morning I was trying to work myself up to telling you that it’s not safe to sleep with me anymore, but now with this information on this potential attack, it’s not safe to sleep away from me either.”

“Don’t you dare do that to me!”

“What?” To her?

“Don’t you realize what you do for me? For years I cried myself to sleep every night, Aleksander. For years! I used to lie there and wonder what was wrong with me that no one could want me, how it was possible for me to not belong anywhere. I slept with a weapon under my pillow to fend off anyone who might come to hurt me. And now I sleep in your arms. Desired. Loved. Don’t you dare take that away from me.”

His heart ached for her. Was it possible she needed him as much as he needed her? “I hadn’t realized …”

“No matter how bad our nightmares get, we stay together. You make sure I can sleep, and I will do the same for you. Just promise to wake me up tonight. You can’t get yourself overtired like that again.”

“And you will wake me if the shadows start again?”

“I promise. Right away.”

“Okay,” he agreed, feeling less selfish about allowing it if it benefited her too. It was better than the alternative of some spy finding her room in the night or her lying awake with a knife under her pillow wondering if someone was coming to kill her. He would have to take care of himself more for her--get an adequate amount of sleep, actually stop and eat meals instead of working through every waking hour, maybe even share some of his stresses with her. He would do those things if it meant he could be there to protect her.

“Now,” she said, kissing him gently. “What do I have to do to get you out of that kefta so I can kiss away all those battle scars?”