#as I’m rereading Of Mates and Men

[songsofhome]

The world makes no sense to me at the minute, I think it’s completely off its rocker if I’m honest, or maybe that’s just me. So I’m retreating into my fictional world for a bit while I make sense of things again. In my fictional world Liam gets to live life as a DJ, a philanthropist, a singer, a dancer, a football player, an American football player, a hockey player, a basketball player, a surgeon, a firefighter, a fighter pilot, an airline pilot, an alpha, a vampire, a teacher, a porn star, a bartender, a writer, a lawyer, a dentist, an FBI agent, a police officer, a mafia (can you be a member of the mafia?) person, a super hero, sometimes even a villain, a coach, a high school student, a uni student, a friend and a foe, the list is endless but as I try to get my bearings in this batshit crazy real world and try to restore my faith in humanity and get back the energy to keep fighting for all that’s good in this world, I’ll retreat to my fictional world where I will always find Liam and his puppy dog brown eyes. I want to thank all fic writers for creating and shaping my fictional world. It’s a world I like retreating to at times when I need comfort or my real world goes a little wonky.

[danikamariewrites]

Could you do ACOTAR men x reader headcanons where how they would react/ respond to reader shoving her cold hands up their shirts?

My hands and feet are always cold so I always have my hands in my pockets or in between my thighs. And I always have some hot hands packs in my jacket during the colder months.

As I am typing this, I’m waiting for my socks to finish warming up in the dryer so my feet are warm 😀

Always so Cold

ACOTAR Men x reader

A/n: I’m always cold too anon and this weather is killing me bc of my Raynaud’s. I hope your socks are nice and toasty babes 🥰

Also @redbleedingrose did one like this a while ago and I reread it all the time it's so good (along with literally everything else she writes) you can read it here

Warnings: none

Rhysand

He would be working when you come into his office and you’d innocently start rubbing his shoulders

Your hands go lower and lower until you shove your frozen fingers down his shirt

Rhys let out a small scream, “Why are your hands always freezing!?” You let out a giggle as you rub them against his chest trying to soak up his warmth

He pulls your hands out from his shirt, leading you to sit on his lap

Your shivering at this point from the loss of heat which does not go unnoticed by your mate

“My darling, you’re freezing come here.” You sit on his lap as Rhys pulls you into his chest. “A little.”

Rhys scoffs lifting you up going to sit by the fire. “Warm yet my love?” You pretend to think for a moment before shaking your head. “Nope. I think we should go to bed and snuggle.” Rhys lets out a laugh kissing your forehead. “That sounds like a great idea darling.”

Cassian

Cass is just minding is business making a snack in the kitchen when you sneak up behind him

You plaster your hands on the back of his neck and he drops what’s in his hands letting out a shocked sound

Cassian pulled away and turned to look at your silly smile

“Why!? And why are you always so gods damned cold?” You let out a loud laugh and move to shove your hands up his shirt

You hug him and keep your hands against his warm skin. Cassian hugs you, rubbing your back to warm you up. “Why don’t we go snuggle on the couch, I’ll make hot cocoa too.”

You let out a hum, “that sounds perfect.” Cass shoos you away so he can make your drinks and snack

Azriel

Az would know when you're sneaking up on him thanks to his shadows

He lets you get close but at the last second Azriel spins around and grabs your wrists. You let out a squeal of surprise as your mate pulls you into his chest

"You will not get me with those icicles you call hands again." He says laughing with you as you try to break free from Az's grip

"But Azzy! I'm cold and need you to warm me up." You give him a fake pout while trying to hold back your laughter

Az lets out an exaggerated sigh, "Fine. I guess we should go upstairs and get you bundled up." "Can I have your hoodie that I love?" "Of course you can." He says placing a soft kiss on your head

Lucien

Lu is so unbothered by your cold hands so he always lets you grab at him

He just raises his body temp more making it so you're suuper warm

He hates that you get so cold. While you make jokes about it he is genuinely concered becuase no one should be that cold all the time

When you do come up to him Lucien insists you snuggle on the couch

You lay on top of him and Lucien wraps you up in a blanet, using his powers to become your personal heater

Usually you end up falling asleep perfectly toasty

Eris

Eris just lets you put your hands up his shirt and your hands wander all over his torso

He just looks down at you with a fake annoyed look

You smile at him knowing that he's worried about you and your cold hands

He carefully removes your hands bringing them up to his mouth leaving soft kisses across the back of your hands

"Here my love." Eris whispered, encasing your hands in his, warming them with his powers

You lean into Eris to absorb more warmth

The lordling kisses the crown of your head lightly whsipering sweet nothings

[saenora]

Imagine meeting your neighbor Yuuta in the apartment next yours. You were coming back home from another shitty date night. Cursing about how the guy just wanted to fuck you and didn’t even pay for the food. You were tired and tipsy and mostly angry, as your keys seem to be working against you, you tried twisting and turning the key multiple times in the keyhole to get inside your apartment. But it just wasn’t working, you let out a scream and bang your head against the door. Tears pricking at your eyes as you choked out sobs. You then hear the door turning and around the corner peeked a timid looking young man? Teen? He looked old enough not to be called a kid but his babyface made him seem really young. You blink at him thru unshed tears and jumped away from the door. “O-oh shit! This was your apartment! I am so fucking sorry, I thought this was my apartment, you see I’m not a crazy person, I swear! I just-I-fuck-I” You start babbling about your terrible date night to your confused and possibly scared neighbor you just met.

You couldn’t stop yourself though, like the tears, your words just kept on spilling out. Until your were a crying mess, your neighbor didn’t end up calling the cops on you though, he held you in his arms and soothes your cries until you were just whimpering. He listen to your words and said sweets words to you that made your heart melt and heat pool in your core. He invited you inside his apartment after you calmed down, saying “I hate to leave a pretty girl like you stained with tears all alone tonight…” He was so sweet and nice, and alluring.. your mind was a daze as you knew you shouldn’t trust a stranger but the way he held your hand and wiped away your tears… You joined him inside.

“Ah-Ah-mmm-hahh!” Now here you were, legs locked into a mating press by the boy that was just sweet talking you earlier. You were crying once again, but not from sadness this time, you were crying from the overstimulation, Yuuta was giving you on your spent pussy. “Yuuta! Yuu-ahhh, Yuuta, Yuuta!” You chanted his name like it was the only thing you knew how to say even though you barely learned it tonight. His hips slammed in yours with such force that the bed shake beneath you everytime, his thumb was rubbing circles on your puffy clit, the cum and juices leftover from the orgasms before made it quite easy for him to rub at you. “It’s your fault, you know.. hahh.. fuck.. banging on my door like that.. wearing this slutty dress..mmf.. like you were begging me to just fuck you then and there..”

You whined as you start to feel another orgasm building, however this time, Yuuta pulled out his thick cock and slapped it against your twitching clit. His arms still pressing your legs against your chest. "You want to come again...?"

"Hmm... tell me that won't go see those other men anymore and that this pussy.." He slaps his wrist this time against your pussy, causing you to try to buck your hips up, to no avail. "Belongs to me and only me... and then I'll give you what you been begging for.."

RAHHH YUUTA IM TIRED STOP INVADING MY BRAIN PLS

SOFTIEEEE I AHVE BEEN REREADING THIS OVWR AND OVER AGAINSHE TRYING TO FIND TEH RITE WORDS TO TYPE IN THE RESPONSE 😭😭😭 BUT I CANTSHDDJ FRFRFRFR… THIS YUUTA ISSS SUCHA. DREAM… NEED HIM TO RUTT AGAINST ME 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 HE IS SUCHA. NEEED AND I CAN BE SO NEEDY FOR H��� BYE

#: @mrskenmakozume @kenruu @daikiiss

[milkybellybites]

Pink Hope - Lee Anton

Pink Hope - Lee Anton

Pairing Anton x Reader Genre Fluff Warnings None! WC 675

Masterlist

Chapter One

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7:26AM

Look at me, I’m as helpless as a kitten up a tree. And I feel like I’m clinging to a cloud, I can’t understand. I get misty just holding your hand.

Misty by Lesley Gore blares through my headphones as I read the twenty second chapter of my favourite book Little Women. Being a hopeless romantic means rereading the same fifteen romance books over and over again, obsessing over said books, and finally, daydreaming about feeling that kind of love. Everyone always says that certain kinds of love only exist in movies and books but I dont believe them. How can someone write about experiencing such amazing love without feeling such amazing love?

“Morning Sunshine, lets get going. We are going to be late.” Chaewon chirps as she bursts through my bedroom door, “Gosh Y/N, how many times have you read that old book.”

I roll my eyes as I take out my headphones and place the old tatty book in my bag, “Don’t knock it till you try is Chae. You never know, you might like romance books.”

“What? And be like you? Listening to lovey dovey music while reading your silly little romance books all day.” She laughs, standing up from my bed bumping shoulders with me, “I could never spend my days swooning over men who dont even exist.”

“Hey, Laurie and Amys’ love story is perfect. You cant deny it.” I replied as we make our way downstairs.

“Actually I can. I never read the book. Bye, Mom!” Chaewon waves a goodbye to my Mom as she opens the front door. Chaewon started calling my Mom “Mom” only one year into our friendship after she had a nightmare during a sleepover and my Mom comforted her. Ever since that night Chaewon has had two Moms.

“Bye, Mom! See you tonight.”

7:47AM

“Y’know, if you spent more time studying and less time listening to Mac DeMarco you wouldnt have a 62% in Japanese.” Chaewon exclaimed wildly as we exit the convenience store.

“Y’know, I dont think I’m going to take academic advice from someone with an average grade of 54%.” I laugh, cracking the lid of my iced coffee bottle.

“Hey, I am not taking any kind of sass from a person who reads for fun.” Chaewon grumbles at me.

“Maybe you should pick up a book. Try expanding your pea sized brain.”

We both laugh as we make our way into the school gate.

8:01AM

“Morning Eunseok.” I smile at my seat mate.

“Hey Y/N. How are you.” He questions.

“Good,” I say with a small smile while turning to get my books and pencil case out of my bag, “Did you have practice this morning?”

“Oh, yeah,” He replies, looking down at the rumpled up practice bag that is covered in dirt, “Lots of running this morning.”

I laugh quietly and turn back to my books but not before he could ask, “Is Chaewon here today?”

“Yeah,” I reply pointing a few rows ahead of us, “Why?”

“Oh, no reason.” He quickly and quietly covers the creeping blush on his cheeks.

8:12AM

The classes quiet and comfortable atmosphere is abruptly disrupted by a group of teenage boys barging in hollering and whooping like a group of baboons. They are so not like the boys I read about.

“The gang is back together!” Sohee - the self-proclaimed “Ladies Man” - exclaims while sitting down in his seat.

“I am so happy you're back Anton.” A voice I recognise as Shotaro hollered from the back of the group.

Anton? I wonder who that is. I turn to look at Chaewon to find she is already looking at me. She gives me a confused look and I simply shrug my shoulders.

“Yeah guys, its pretty cool.” A small unrecognizable voice mumbles. 

The group of boys start to disperse out to there seats as the first bell rings, leaving a lone boy standing in the middle of the class, nervously grabbing his backpack straps.

Oh.

Oh. That was Anton.

[genyattarights]

FanFic Recs!: Pt1? Genyatta

Genyatta is a pairing between the two characters zenyatta and genji. And these fic recommendations are for the popular aus! (theyre based off in game skins!) Or just general aus!

These will be in order of: Unfinished, Finished, Fluff and warnings if Nsfw is any story. (Since this a Sfw account)

(list will be updated in separate posts when more is found! For right now..this post is AU specific only!)

Now on with the fics!

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Oni Genji & Sanzang Zenyatta

The Perils of Being Courted by a Demon

-Unfinished: by one single chapter

-Mostly Fluff and some explicit talk as mentioned in the authors tags.

-If you love pinning and homoerotic banter this is for you

Oni and Okashi

-Finished!

-This fic was so popular back in the day..

- Nsfw warning: Only chapter 13 has Nsfw but its not hard core raunchy or super gross. Unless your uncomfortable with intimate activities then make sure to skip if your iffy about it!

-Soo much romantic tension my favorite 😋

Kitsune Koibito

-Finished!

-not oni genji and sanzang but i feel like the demon theme was good enough to add it here

-Kitsune! Zenyatta and Human! Genji

SENTAI!Genji & Zenyatta

I’m Such a Fan

-UNFINISHED💔(particularly sucks because this one is amazing

-No link because you do need an account to view this one. So if you don’t have an ao3 account, make one!

-No Nsfw: Tags say eventual Nsfw but since its unfinished..it never happend

-Honestly my favorite Sentai fic outs there i reread this one often

Ryūjin Sentai Goranger

-Unfinished

-No Nsfw Warning

-This fic is so fun and cartoony

Soul Mates Au

Wise Men Say(But i’am not one of them)

-Finished!

-No Nsfw Warning

-My first Genyatta fic and honestly what really kick started my obsession with them as a pairing

-So so sweet/Great banter/Great character writing/Plus! Great art!

This is not the End

-Unfinished sadly:(

-No Nsfw warning

-As always the banter is amazing

-Finished!

-No Nsfw warning

-OMG THIS IS THE ONE!! One of the best soulmate fics i’ve read for them and its the best ever! The ending may catch you a bit off guard however-

-Minor Character death

(More recs soon! sorry i havent posted in almost three weeks😭🌈)

[crawsley]

ok first of all love u love ur work u r like a modern day michaelangelo to me but of fics not scultptures if u know what i mean. seconly i have become unbearably fond of carlos sainz lately(kicked puppy who got fired and then his appendix said im moving out) and i wanted to see if u had any thoughts about him bc i think ur blorbofication of him would b extremley entertaing. love u have the best day ever!

HIIIII

Okay I’ll admit. Most of the thoughts I’ve had about Carlos Sainz jr revolve around him looking like That and coming from a family like That. And what if he were kind of a jerk about it? There’s a subplot in peachbellini’s incredible girl lando fic involving him being a misogynist asshole and I’ve reread that little section of the fic probably 4x since the initial read lol. I’m mostly uninterested in treating pro athletes like poor little meow meows. I want to torture and torment them not tuck them into bed generally.

So re Carlos recent ups (driving well! Won AUS!) and downs (no seat yet next year, appendix exploded), I feel strongly like he would be quietly losing his mind behind a veneer of masculine confidence. He has to act confident, that’s how powerful men act. Never mind that he feels like his life is unravelling in front of him. Mostly this has to do w the fact that I think girl Charles just broke up w him in this verse and is visibly much happier for it? And he’s trying to pretend it doesn’t bother him seeing her laughing and not devoting more thought to him than she would any other teammate.

It’s not like he was in love with her (debatable), but even before they dated he always had her attention, right when he walked in a room. She was always happy to bring him a water or a towel or (whatever), and he liked that for misogyny reasons. Didn’t think much about it bc that’s his due as a man in racing, but he’s sure noticing it now Charles isn’t going out of her way for him anymore. And he hates it!! Makes him feel like less of a man not being able to boss her around. He’s also having to confront the fact that even as a female driver she is more important to the team than he is! I feel like previously he wrote it off and wrote it off until he found out on social media that Lewis was getting his seat in 2025. Woof.

All this to say : he is a bubbling pot of something with the lid barely containing it all. And then he wins AUS! And I think in some way he expected Charles to treat him like she did the last time he won (BJ, attention on him all night), but she completely doesn’t lol. Is excited for him but is just as excited for lando. And laughs at him when he offhandedly, casually, mentions what she did for him last time. Doesn’t even treat it like a serious question, completely blows him off in a callous and borderline cruel way that comes out of left field for him, bc he’s never seen her direct that kind of attitude towards him. Like he occupies such a small portion of her mind that she treats him like any other annoying peon.

Woof!!!!

Ofc this ends w him mentioning this to another male racer expecting sympathy and getting the same kind of incredulous reaction. Another blow to his pride. And honestly I’d love it if he were saying that to/around Oscar , bc he feels like the perfect candidate to offer “hey if you still want that bj, mate…” ! Mean spirited offer, and Carlos is still in mega internalized homophobia mode. But also 👀 he’s horny, he’s mad, he’s frustrated, and he doesn’t really like Oscar. He could probably treat him however he wanted and Oscar wouldn’t sell it to any tabloids either. Tempting…

And Oscar does blow him! He just also makes him tear up fingering Carlos’ hole at the same time and then come so hard he almost falls over.

[mermaidsirennikita]

Hello! Happy Valentines day! I love your blog, and I’m wondering if you have recs for books with really solid friendships for the heroines? I’m rereading the wallflowers rn (my first historical series i ever read!) and I’m just delighted by how much the four of them like each other, and also how they get to do kinda silly stupid stuff together bc friends DO encourage each other to be deranged sometimes lmao

Yes! (And thank you.)

Offbeat rec, but I really love the way Lucia and Regin love each other in IAD--specifically Pleasure of a Dark Prince (Lucia's book) but in general. They're *technically* sisters, as all valkyries are, but they're really best friends and so ride or die for each other. When Lucia is like "I need to go on the run so my werewolf fated mate can't find me" Regin is all "I'm ON IT" and goes with her and helps her like, push Garreth down a ravine and attempt to crush him with cars. It's great.

The Mating Habits of Scoundrels by Vivienne Lorret has great, funny friendships. The girls are really supportive of each other, but they're also like... encouraging one another's worst fears. I think Wallflowers fans would really like this series--my favorites are The Wrong Marquess, How to Steal a Scoundrel's Heart, and Never Seduce a Duke.

Oooh The Fifth Avenue Rebels by Joanna Shupe has fabulous friendships. This is definitely a "friends encourage friends to go goblin mode" series, especially on Nellie's part. Nellie is like, always steering Maddy to cheat on her fiancee with Archer (to be fair, Nellie had.... a conflict of interest there, but she was Right) and taking Katherine to French balls to go hook up with masked men and stuff. And in her book especially, I think you really see how much she adores her friends, and how much she feels that "everyone is getting married and growing up and moving on without me" thing, which leads to a lovely friendship moment between all four.

Hell's Belles by Sarah MacLean OBVIOUSLY has an amazing girl gang that encourages women's wrongs.

Grace Callaway's Lady Charlotte's Society of Angels series by Grace Callaway has a group of crazy young vigilante girls, led by a much calmer, but secretly insane, Lady Charlotte. I just love how these girls will be like "LET'S KICK FLIP VILLAINS AND KISS BOYS".

Jennifer Ashley's first four Mackenzie books especially have really lovely, supportive friendships between the Mackenzie brides. Beth and Isabella are probably the closest, but they're all really tight and understanding of one another.

Adriana Herrera's Las Leonas series is only two books in thus far, but I've been LOVING the female friendships in that series. The women really GET each other, and I super enjoy the fact that there is like... an acknowledged bonding that goes beyond them being women in the 19th century, and goes into them being woc in a predominantly white European society especially.

And for books that have great friendships between men and women, I looove Frannie's relationships with the Scoundrels of St. James, especially Jack. Like, all these guys are a little in love with her (Jack least for sure because he actually gets that their love is platonic lol), but it's pretty quickly clear that it's like, this trauma bond situation where they actually just really GET each other and where they're coming from. So it's not like, objectifying in any way and she's more like the heart of the group, while also being great at forging things and such as that lmao.

[rockinlibrarian]

Fic Self-Recs!

Anyway, I took the self-indulgent dare of an “I tag anyone who wants to do this!” on a post reblogged by not-even-a-personal-Tumblr so I’m sure the “I” wasn’t thinking of ME at all, but I was curious if I could do it. The tag dare is “What are your five favorite fics that you have written?” Anyway also, I failed the dare, because I had terrible trouble narrowing my 37 posted fics (3 are anonymous) (no I did NOT enter the current Masked Author event three times,* calm down) down past ten? And I’m still not sure. How can you ask someone to choose among their babies? Well, fics aren’t babies, and there are definitely some I wouldn’t pick, so there.

I would like to separate it into two parts, one of fics I can recommend to you all, one of fics I’m being entirely self-indulgent by including, but even that doesn’t work out neatly.

I’m going to start with a self-indulgent one, because my #1 favorite fic I’ve ever written is unfortunately kind of inscrutable to people who haven’t seen all three seasons of cult-favorite show Legion:

“The Magic Man of Oz”! It is my favorite so much that I think you should read it anyway even if you won’t get the references! I added an entire chapter of annotations just so you could look UP the references! It is The Wizard of Oz told through Legion references! It has a delightful intrusive narrator! It has the greatest fight scene I have ever written, maybe because it’s extremely untraditional! I will not stop harping on this, my favorite fic I wrote! So let’s skip to a less self-indulgent alternative #1:

“Exploration of the Astral Plane: An Immersive, Multidimensional Study, by Cary Loudermilk, PhD, and Oliver Anthony Bird.” I’ve been on a rereading this kick lately. While this is also Legion, it’s a prequel that requires next to no preknowledge! And it still has wacky dream imagery and unusual structure and you still get to enjoy Oliver Bird being HIM-like, he’s just not narrating!

Now we’ll do the rest of the Legion fics just to get them out of the way! But these ALSO require next-to-no pre-knowledge (even less, actually! “Exploration” requires you to know that it takes place in the X-Men universe and that Summerland is a retreat for traumatized mutants! These next ones don’t even require THAT!), so they make very good recommendations, too!

2. “A Strictly Scholarly Collaboration: the Original Romance of the Mind” is me writing a romance! My way! It’s all about relationship-building, nothing at all physical! Yet one of my favorite AO3 bookmarks was given to it by someone who usually deals primarily in Explicit fics and THEY said “Exceptional viewpoints, intelligence, accuracy, and romance. Solid 10/10,” so that’s a win for everyone! 2.1/2 bonus so I don’t have to give away another slot “Two (or Three) Mutant Freaks and the Strictly Scholarly Collaboration” –are bonus scenes that would exist if it took place in a world where Oliver was already friends with Cary and Kerry! Which brings us to:

3. “Two (or Three) Mutant Freaks Against the Fourth Grade,” which was my favorite that I felt the need to harp on before I wrote “Magic Man of Oz”! It’s just a cute little story about mutant nerd-boys making friends! I think everyone should read it, even if I don’t love it quite as much as I did at first! Okay, we’ll leave Legion now, I promise. How about a couple from my second most-commonly-written-for fandom?

4. “A Captain With Seven Children…What's So Fearsome About That?” asks What if Maria (not Von Trapp because she’s obviously not married in this scenario) from The Sound of Music got hired to be governess at The Umbrella Academy instead? It also requires next to no pre-knowledge of either source material! So you should read it! It’s not done yet because I haven’t figured out how to run away to Switzerland when we’re in America and the bad guy is the father himself quite yet! But that’s okay because everything else is delightful!

5. “On Soul Mates and Nemeses” is where I attempt to justify my obsession with shipping Fiktor! It has lots of little snippets of flashback scenes that are fun and really isn’t that heavy on the shipping! Which leads us back to the self-indulgent list:

2. “New World Symphony” (which is also Fiktor but also has a lot of interesting non-shipping bits) is one I only have one chapter posted for, but I swear to you, Chapters Four and Five are SO GOOD. Unfortunately Chapter Three just BARELY exists. Chapter Two is very likely to be the next thing I post, but that doesn’t make Chapter Three get any more written. You HAVE to read Chapters 4 and 5 though, I’m serious. Speaking of which:

3. “Tesseract” notoriously hasn’t been updated on AO3 since late 2021, but there’s some really amazing stuff yet to come, I promise! I keep chipping away at it and there is so much I can’t wait to share!

I’m counting this last one among the self-indulgents for the opposite reason though:

4. “The Invitation: an epilogue” DOESN’T need any advertising. It’s my most-kudoed fic! (Although “In Which Jason and Chidi Rob a Bank” is only behind by two now so it may actually lose that status sometime soon). But that doesn’t mean it’s not one of my very favorites regardless, so I have to put it on the list even if everyone already agrees with me!

Now I'm supposed to tag people! I feel like I should tag actual people to make up for the self-indulgence! @stephsageek came up as soon as I hit @ so yeah; @a-freemaniac I'm pretty sure it was your Tumblr I saw this on-- I don't know if you write fic or just read it but I'll put it out there; @littlerit; @uniasus I think you might have done this before but you're the next fic writer on my list here-- oh I think I asked you what your FAVORITE was in an ask game once, this is FIVE favorites so it counts; @destinyandcoins!

*Edit to add, 8/3/2024: This comment was a deliberately misleading half-truth. I entered the (now long-completed) Masked Author event TWICE.

[biteofcherry]

Hi! I’m in love with Grain of Truth. Didn’t realize you updated and threw off my entire day to reread the whole thing. Just wondering how relevant ex John Walker is going to become in this story? Steve was ready to rip out his throat just with the idea that he might have hurt reader.

Thanks for all of the incredible writing! Can’t wait for the next part.

HEy there! And thank you 😊🥰

I wasn't planning for John Walker to play a bigger role than just for a little "shocker" for the Omega regarding her reaction to men other than her true mate. There won't be any angst with him in the center.

And I chose John Walker as this kinda-bland, theoretically not bad, but also with some red flags, because that's how I see John Walker in canon.

[wishingicouldfly]

Fanfic Faves - 2022

My 2022 favorites. Of course, I had 50+ on my fave list, and I had to narrow down to 15. I cut out fics that were rereads, and fics that I've mentioned elsewhere in lists. I removed double mentions of authors. It was still hard to get it to a manageable list. But here it is. My top 15 for 2022.

These aren't all published in 2022, but were all read by me this year. For some perspective, my total fic count for the year is 271, almost 20 millions words read. I've read some really good fics that didn't make this list.

Find me over at @FlyWishing on Twitter to chat, if you want! Adding a cut because this is long...

Say Hallelujah, Say Goodnight by alivingfire - https://archiveofourown.org/works/10749141/chapters/23831946

Louis is an angel who is just a little too bad to be good, Harry is a demon who is just a little too good to be bad, and they're both a little too in love to be impartial when angels and demons go to war.

My thoughts: Exceptional. No extreme smut. Soul mates. Louis angel. Harry demon. Save the world. Love each other across Millennium. Superbly written.

2. Of Mates and Men by BananaHeathen - https://archiveofourown.org/works/26640253/chapters/64964377

In which, Louis and Harry meet as best men for their best friends' wedding... well... sort of. Or, the one where Harry's just moved back from New York and Louis doesn't believe in romance. Or, I guess... the one where Zayn and Liam are getting married.

My Thoughts: This was the year BananaHeathen finished this WIP, so I can add it to my faves list! I LOVE this sweet friends to lovers slow burn. Louis is a romance agent, Harry is a photog getting over a serious break up. Great OT5 found family. Exceptionally written and long, but you never want it to end.

3. Burn to Ash by bethaboo - https://archiveofourown.org/works/1854157/chapters/3988654

Or the fic where Harry spirals out of control, the band breaks up, and then he shows back up, five years later.

My Thoughts: a new favorite. Canon to a point, except it's Harry as an alcoholic (Trigger warning) who leaves the band and doesn't return for five years. Slow burn as Louis learns to forgive him, but it's lovely and there's a small side plot of Ziam.

4. Lightning Strikes Twice by dinosaursmate - https://archiveofourown.org/works/12950415/chapters/29601396

Louis slipped his hand onto Harry’s thigh, snaking his fingers up and inwards. “I’m a big fan. You’re so talented, and I have to admit that I actually fancy you a bit.” “Yeah?” Harry reached up to push Louis’ fringe out of his eyes. “Well, you know, I like to try and be accommodating to my fans.” “You’re quite well known for that,” Louis whispered as he turned his head some more, their mouths an inch apart. “So I hear.” Rock star Harry Styles was nineteen when he met Louis, a groupie with a huge heart that Harry couldn’t quite shake from his mind. Fate granted him a second chance at the age of sixty, his washed up and lonely existence being transformed by a widower with a bookshop.

My Thoughts: I loved this one. Super sexy but also really sweet. Spans a lifetime. Older characters are written really well.

5. Torn on the Platform by frecklebomb - https://archiveofourown.org/works/6203497

AU where harry and louis are strangers but they always get the same train to work in the morning and one day harry falls asleep on louis' shoulder. louis wants to be annoyed because harry just broke a least seven rules of tube conduct but he looks so soft and peaceful that he just lets him sleep and wakes him ever so carefully when it’s his stop. it happens again and again until it becomes a regular thing where louis will let harry snooze and then gently nudge him awake, hand him the cup of coffee he took from him so it wouldn't slip and spill everywhere and send him off with a “have fun at work, love” and after the tenth time harry isn't even embarrassed any more.

My Thoughts: This is a PODFIC - I listened in the car. Such a good light story read by the author, who has a lovely narration voice. Loved everything about it.

6. Tied Down by HamPalphert - https://archiveofourown.org/works/16218140/chapters/37907963

The most interesting case in Liam and Niall's careers falls directly into their laps, courtesy of an epic fuck-up of one Harry Styles, partner to the almost-infamous drug dealer Louis Tomlinson. The investigation yields an unexpected yet satisfactory outcome for Liam and Niall. For Harry and Louis, however, things are far more complicated.

My Thoughts: I really liked this crime drama; it's told from a variety of different perspectives, and it all comes together at the end.

7. Desires for Woolgatherings by isolated - https://archiveofourown.org/works/30421635/chapters/75003873

AU: In the midst of his second world tour, Louis Tomlinson receives the devastating news that his former bandmate, Harry Styles, is in critical condition after an unfortunate accident. Fresh with the loss of his mother and his sister, Louis’ world darkens once more as he flies out to California, preparing for the worst. There, Louis is faced with the ghost of his past, realizing the hand he played in the band’s division. As time goes on, Harry’s condition becomes dire, and his only chances of survival forces Louis to participate in a makeshift, illegal drug trial orchestrated by a dubious neuroscientist.

My Thoughts: science fiction, love the angst and happy ending. Canon divergent. Louis has to undertake an experimental procedure to save Harry in his dreams.

8. Shadow Dances by itsmotivatingcara - https://archiveofourown.org/works/38097370/chapters/95165941

A FBI - Medium AU

My Thoughts: crime drama, supernatural, x-files-esque. GREAT characters. Great plot.

Cara burst onto the fanfic scene this year with a great list of crime drama/supernatural fics. If you like this genre, go read all of them.

9. I'll fly Away by juliusschmidt - https://archiveofourown.org/works/5390444?view_full_work=true

Harry and Louis grew up together in Lake County, Harry with his mom and stepdad in a tiny cottage on Edward’s Lake and Louis in his family’s farmhouse a few minutes down the road. But after high school, Louis stuck around and Harry did not; Harry went to Chicago where he found a boyfriend and couple of college degrees. Six years later, Harry ends up back in Edwardsville for the summer and he and Louis fall into old patterns and discover new ones.

My Thoughts: TW for some internal and external homophobia. But this has nice character development exploring small town Larry and 1 D.

10. Have Love Will Travel by kingsofeverything - https://archiveofourown.org/works/24971224

Rather than spend the summer working at their desks, Louis and Harry are given the opportunity to crisscross the country together in a tiny camper, filming their adventures for a YouTube series. It soon becomes obvious to their viewers that there’s something more than friendship between them. Eventually, they figure it out.

My Thoughts: super cute. Road Trip Larry. Lots of state parks, travel. Louis has a crush and of course they end up together.

11. Promise Your Whispers are mine by lightswoodmagic - https://archiveofourown.org/works/30297759/chapters/74675502

Harry’s the head chef at Azoff’s Catering, and he loves his job; the opportunity has always been more than he could dream of and he’s proud of the food he creates. Until he meets Louis, an event coordinator rising through the ranks with his own company, and who reminds him of the dreams he once had for his own career. While their easy friendship initially thrives in an industry known for chaos and betrayal, they soon discover they both have their secrets, and maybe it’s too late for either of them to try to find happiness outside of their work. Especially when they realise that their happiness might rely on each other.

My Thoughts: I liked this one a lot--it would make a good Hallmark channel movie--a bit of angst. Some internalized homophobia. Good OT5. Side of Ziam and a glimpse of Shiall.

12. The Murmur of Yearning by MediaWhore - https://archiveofourown.org/works/24575821/chapters/59353969

Four years ago, Harry Styles was forced into a marriage of convenience to enrich and ally both his and his promised's families. The sudden, and slightly suspicious, death of the Marquess of Haxshire, however, brings great disturbance to Crescentfield Hall and, as his late's husband's closest male relative, Harry unexpectedly finds himself the head of a family he never felt he belonged to. Between a meddling distant cousin hellbent on inserting himself in Harry’s life, his wicked and mistrustful mother-in-law and his late husband’s advisors refusing to help or take him seriously, Harry struggles in the fight to keep what he’s earned and make the Estate finally feel like home.

My Thoughts: This one is really good. slow burn. historical fiction. really lovely Harry. Great Louis. Rocking Niall as the valet.

13. Golden by shaylea - https://archiveofourown.org/works/38275321

Harry is fully dressed when Louis returns to the room. He’s slumped on the edge of the bed, fingers twining awkwardly around the edge of his pink flounces. “Can I come?” he blurts when Louis opens the bathroom door.

My Thoughts: Great slow build. Secret identity falling in love. Louis as a farmer is particularly sweet.

14. Down the Line by sunflouwerhabit - https://archiveofourown.org/works/34559743/chapters/86026318

OR: Star shortstop Louis Tomlinson only finds solace between the white-chalk lines of a baseball diamond, until Harry Styles- the absolute bane of his existence and (probably) the worst pitcher in Major League Baseball- becomes an overnight sensation in the city Louis calls home.

My Thoughts: Really liked this baseball fic. Good solid OT5, great character development. Love story feels believable as does the angst and past-trauma.

15. Swallow the Knife by whoknows - https://archiveofourown.org/works/19429339

“You came,” Louis says, still breathless, clinging to Harry, uncaring that his sweat is getting all over Harry’s presumably clean dad shirt, or that he’s making Harry hold up all of his weight. “Of course I came,” Harry says. He shifts, one arm curled underneath Louis’ arse, the other spreading wide in the middle of Louis’ back. “If I ignored you every time you pissed me off we would have stopped being friends a long time ago.” Louis already knows that, of course. It doesn’t do anything to stop the pleased squirm in his belly every time Harry proves it, though. They fight like nobody’s business, both of them too stubborn to pull their punches when they’re arguing, and it used to get them in trouble, but they always make up. Adrenaline makes Louis loose-lipped, and they both know it. He tightens his arms around Harry’s neck, buries his face in his hair. “I missed you,” he confesses, quiet. “Doesn’t feel the same up there by myself.”

My Thoughts: really enjoyed, slow burn, canon compliant. Louis needs support on his first solo tour and Harry comes along to help him.

Happy Reading!

Rosann xoxo

[roosterbox]

Fic Rec Friday 3/24/23

Title: Abduction Seduction

Rating: Mature

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: M/M

Fandoms: X-Men: First Class (2011) - Fandom, X-Men (Movies)

Relationship: Erik Lehnsherr/Charles Xavier

Characters: Erik Lehnsherr, Charles Xavier, Original Alien Character(s)

Additional Tags: Aliens Made Them Do It, Fluff and Crack, First Time, Love Confessions, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Sexual Content, Aliens Are Voyeurs, Happy Ending

Summary:

"Seriously," Charles said, and stared at the alien. "Seriously. No."

"A successful mating demonstration will earn you food," the alien reminded them helpfully, from the other side of the clear glowing door.

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A bit of a blast from the past for today’s rec. In that it was first posted, damn, nine years ago. Nine years ago exactly in two weeks! Maybe I should have waited and posted this rec on its anniversary?

Nah. Still, decent enough timing I must say. Absolutely not planned at all.

It may be an older story, but I can assure you, it is well worth checking out. And I’m not just saying that because both of the authors are dear friends of mine. No, this fic is truly amazing. It’s my personal barometer of quality for ‘crack treated seriously’ fics, because that’s exactly what it is. It’s the most cracky premise you could ever think of - aliens made them do it - and yet… yet…

It’s so soft. And tender. The emotions are strong and real. Every now and then, the crack pokes through, but it never feels like mood whiplash. You might not think you could get that much emotional mileage out of a premise like this, but somehow, it manages - and then some. The love scene is almost unbearably beautiful, especially for a fic about being abducted by aliens who just wanna watch the characters fuck, lol.

The ending is perfect. A sublime, hilarious, “well, that happened” cap on a fic full of tender emotions and cracky comedy that makes me laugh (and sigh dreamily) every time I reread it.

Truly magical.

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Next week’s rec: Hmm… You know what I’ve been reading a lot of lately? Steddie. And I just added a couple more fabulous fics to my bookmarks. How about one of those? I’ve been trying to keep the recs a bit diverse in terms of ships, but that’ll only last so long, lol. Plus, I really like what I’ve been reading.

Until next time!

[vivianleighwishesshewasme]

Changretta's Mate

The Call

The call

_________________Caroline POV______________

Carolines head was spinning trying to keep up with all the latest news and gossip. 

Most of the nurses had found mates and out of the fourteen girls only six that she’d worked with remained. They had brought in more, but still. Caroline had been looking forward to catching up with them and filling them in on the world wind that was her life with the notorious mafia boss of New York. 

“ You started a trend.” Jacking laughed, patting her hand. She’d missed Jackie and Ameia the most. She missed that particular nurse pining after the cute single men that would come through. 

When she left the hospital that day to have breakfast with Luca, she hadn’t intended on mating with him.  She had wanted to keep working. For a week; he'd brush her off, sometimes getting offended that she,” Wanted to get away from him, “ Missed being independent,” and “ Didn’t appreciate all that he did for her.” The last one had made her completely blow up at him. She’d surprised them both with her anger. Best she could figure it was hold over from her father accusing her of the same thing. She just wanted to be happy.

“I hadn’t meant to, I promise.”  She said earnestly. God, she missed this place so much. There was always something new and exciting happening. She liked helping people and feeling like she made a difference. Shed tried explaining it to Luca but he’d wave her off clearly irritated. He’d apologized later but she knew she didn’t handle it well by then. She had just rolled over listening to him mutter off in Italian at her. 

“We're happy to see you. Any chance we could get you back? You were seriously one of the best nurses. I hate to see you be just another pampered housewife.” Jackie had meant it with no maliciousness and Caroline had smiled but inside all she heard was…

“ I hate to see you be just another pampered housewife.”

“He thinks I’m pregnant and you know Sigma’s….he wants me to stay home and keep the apartment and be with him. I’m glad he wants to be around me.” She smiled outwardly but her heart was sinking. 

 “It would be too easy for my enemies to request you and kill you, to get to me,  Amore mio bellissimo. Think of our families please.” He’d begged her, his voice had been so raw and vulnerable. She understood what he had been saying but she still felt a loss about her work. She’d promised to ask his mother and sister what to do to pass the time. 

“Well the door is always open hun.” Jackie must have sensed her discomfort because she came around to hug her before she walked off to her patients room leaving Caroline alone with unfamiliar staff around her. 

“ Mrs Changretta, we're ready for you.” She nodded and walked toward the friendly girl holding the door open to a room for her. 

She didn’t know what she’d do to pass the time if she wasn’t pregnant. Try again she guessed until she could pop a baby out and stay busy as a mother.

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________________LUCA’S POV_________________________________

I knew I looked as agitated as I felt. I was fidgeting impatiently in my leather office chair rereading the same proposal from the potential new mayor's candidates. I had three spread out on his desk. All just one or two pages proposing new laws if they got elected, taxes and asking for favors either monetary or protection wise. I fucking hated election years. 

New up and coming schmucks wanting to place their stamp on a city that clearly belonged to me and the Mafia. They’d come in with puffed up airs and bravados every few years. Different faces but they had the same nonsense of cleaning up the city and doing better. Only to learn they were puppets for powerful families in New York and myself. Whoever won would be expected to tow the line or they’d end up in a box, buried, dead or alive.  I really didn’t care, it depended on their attitude and choices. 

I knew I was kidding myself. I really only cared about her appointment. Was she okay? Was she expecting a little Changretta soon?

I’d been pleasantly surprised and amazed to watch her with Allegra. She was a natural born mother. Patient, loving and kind. Camillia had said anytime she wanted to watch her she could even overnight. That was a huge honor because up until that dinner, only mama had been able to touch the baby. No offer of baby sleepovers had been offered to mama Changretta, much to her chagrin. 

I had been told by Caroline and my mother that after the doctor's office they were going to go shopping. Caroline wanted a few things that she purchased for the house. I had tried telling her the house was beautiful and fully furnished for her to enjoy but to my surprise my own mother came after me verbally. Scolding me quickly in Italian that she should put her touch on the apartment too. I just didn’t want her to stress herself out more.

My ma had pointed out that, “clearly Caroline had  good taste or she wouldn’t have mated with him.” That statement from his own mother had surprised him and stung a bit. She was on her daughter in law's side clear as day. 

I know my audible sigh sounded pathetic. That wasn't meant for his mama and his mate to become thick as thieves. Part of me was thrilled that they took to each other like best friends. Audrey called her daughter and she’d meant it. They talked more than he did and he was her own flesh and blood son. 

I wanted to know if she was or wasn’t pregnant. Pressure was on me to help provide an heir to the Changretta mafia was definitely on since I was getting older anyway.  He knew his brother wasn’t going to do it. He was shacked up with a whore in Birmingham. A Shelby whore to boot. Not his mate mind you, he wanted to marry for love. 

Luca rolled his eyes. A mate bond was a deep lifelong bond. What was better than that?

He also had been feeling bad that she was getting bored here all the time, mostly by herself. A baby would keep her busy. Cement the bond deeper.

He almost jumped out of his skin when the phone rang.

“Changretta. Yes, this is he.” Luca hummed and nodded as he realized what the man calling had said. 

“Thank you Doctor. I’ll tell her when she gets back.” He hung up the phone and leaned back in his chair rubbing his chin. His thoughts were racing every which way.

__________________________

He was so fucking happy right now.

[mashithamel]

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Branded by Fire:

Finally getting to Riley/Mercy!

These two are so hot together. I think I enjoyed this one way more on the reread. I don’t remember why it didn’t click the first time. Maybe because they kind of beat each other up to start? Dunno. Maybe knowing how good they are together down the road helps?

* “Whatever his faults (and they were many and legend), Riley knew how to take care of the innocent.” Empasis mine

* “Is it the fact that I’m a wolf, or the fact that I made you whimper?” 🥵

* “I don’t know any woman more in command of herself than you.” She shot him a narrow-eyed glance. “And that gets your panties in a twist, doesn’t it?” “Yeah.” 🥵🥵

* I’m sorry, Bowen wore a bracelet with both his and Lily’s names on it to an op, and then let it fall off without retrieving it? I am unimpressed, sir! Sloppy. It wasn’t even left as a calling card—that would have actually been smart. But you know it wasn’t because he would have never risked Lily like that.

* The poor Psy getting compulsed to suicide is terrible, but the orderly too?? Bastard, whoever is controlling them.

* “She wasn’t a bone to be fought over. He had no right to act territorial—she hadn’t given him that right.” She’s so right, and changeling men are just too much sometimes.

* Ok, him driving to her house to sit on her porch, and her inviting him just to comfort him. That is just so sweet.

* I forgot Bowen already had allowed an implant in him. Huh. Maybe that’s why he was all sloppy. Too many experiments with his brainstem.

* “Test not only passed, but aced. Because this was a game. Hurting your partner wasn’t the aim. “Riley?” “Yeah.” He didn’t break his hold, even as he pressed closer, his erection insistent against her lower back. The tiny hairs on her body shivered in reaction. “I think you’re sexy.”” Yeah, they are hot together!

* Aww, Riley really likes kids. I’m glad he winds up with a whole litter of his own.

* “Why didn’t you call her yourself?” Not even a pause. “Because it’s you I want to talk to.”

* “Because,” she said, “you won’t be there.” Everyone went quiet. Then Hawke swore. “Damn it, Sascha. I haven’t touched her. She’s a kid.” My response: thank goodness she’s barely not a minor, but wait, aren’t I supposed to ship them hard in just a couple of books? But also: a slow burn is just sooooo juicy!

* The shower scene? Vaughn, you could really take some notes on this.

* “I don’t particularly want a man full-time in my life.” His hand fell away. “I guess that’s going to make this mating hell for both of us.” I do like how Riley’s just like, huh, guess that’ll suck.

* I like how one of Mercy’s immediate concerns about mating is what would happen to any kids. It doesn’t really come up for other couples much (Garnet and Kenji aside), but it’s such an important question to address. Especially for Riley.

* I love Kaleb being more upset about the Alliance trying to destroy the house than the assassination attempt. That’s Sahara’s house!

* I wish we spent more time with the birds. They would be really interesting to read more about.

* Mercy deciding to accept the mating bond specifically because she wanted to protect Riley and give him something important was so beautiful. True love ❤️

* I do like how they wind up so equal. It’s not one who’s going to do all the protecting, they’re gonna protect each other.

* And his cabin that he built five years ago, but has never stayed in, built for the mate he hoped to one day meet? Ugh, pure romance.

* “You make my heart beat, Mercy.” 😍

This is a fantastic romance. Strong female, strong male, figuring out how to bend enough to make it work, and realizing they would give everything for each other. Yep, I love them!

Number of showers: a lot!

Riley: 6

Mercy: 8

Rating: four out of five sexy cold showers

[helenazbmrskai]

Garden Of Pink Petals (M)

– A dying planet reaches out to save her soil from infertility. Straws are drawn and seven men accept the burden to take care of the planet’s soil and in return, the planet provides them with mates. Old tales indicate that seven women were to arrive and fulfil the ache in their hearts for eternity. –

⤷ Part of Alien Garden Series

Pairing – Alien! Taehyung x Human! Reader

Genre – Alien AU, Sci-Fi, Strangers To Lovers, Smut, Fluff

Summary – [A goofy alien with pink petals is here to turn your world upside down and show you his garden if only you would accept his hand.]

Warnings – big alien dick aka big dick! taehyung, no tentacles (I’m sorry), unprotected vaginal sex (Use Condoms in real life!), creampie, cunnilingus, vaginal fingering, handjob, blowjob, tae’s cum tastes good, lots of talks about flowers and petals, your nickname is petal, the flower is used as an aphrodisiac (it helps you take alien dick), tae is very smitten with you, very tiny mention of impregnation kink, lots of kisses, soft sex, lovemaking and slow fucking, lots of pink if that triggers you idk

Word Count – (5,8k)

Author note. Fun fact my sister came home with a black cherry flavoured lollypop after I just finished writing this lol. What are the odds for something like this to happen? Anyway ignore my mistakes I’m lazy to reread but eventually, I will! And please enjoy my alien lovers!

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The black soil leaves a dark trail on your thigh, the tiny little particles of the earth glide along your skin leaving a wet feeling behind. There’s a heat seeping through your skin from where a large hand maps out your nude legs, ending in long fingers and blunt fingernails. It’s hard to feel anything else but there’s a sudden wave of wind that makes your long hair tangle into knots in the base where your scalp meets the roots. The man laughs when you frown and try to comb through the untamed locks of hair. Your whole body freezes as your eyes met. With your full attention obtained. There’s a white circle bleeding into his irises and once his gaze locks on yours the colour changes to light pink with orange undertones.

It’s a challenge to tear your eyes away from his dark pupils and unique iris but then you see a pink petal shape near the corner of his eyes. There’s more leading down to his collarbones, one part of his face is covered in purplish pink shapes following the soft lines of his face while the other half of his expression is structured with the single teardrop shaped bright pink petal under his left eye. Curly obsidian hair hides a single eye that ignites a burning need in your heart to rake your fingers through it and curl it so it doesn’t obscure his view anymore. The boy looks beautiful under the sun but you don’t know him. Your attention turns to yourself as you find your body completely naked under his and your eyes avert from his immediately. His touch on your legs is more prominent now that your eyes are closed from embarrassment and you feel a shiver overwhelm your body in return. Your cheeks must be coloured in cherry pink just like the petal shapes around his features.

There’s only silence while your breathing gets heavier, his hand moved further up tickling the apex of your thigh, your mind yells at you that you should stop him before he reaches the swell of your breasts but you’re weak under him. Your body doesn’t move when his lips lower themselves to place a chaste kiss above your belly button only shiver more upon contact. A silk like material touches your left upper arm and you open your eyes on reflex seeing a large baby pink petal between his elegant fingers that encourages your eyes to focus on the sky and for the first time you observe the world around you that’s not merely this beautiful stranger hovering above you.

You see cherry blossom trees everywhere, a heavy coat of petals are falling from the branches that serve as the most comfortable bed that you've ever laid your tired body on. The scenery is beyond fairytale like but even after seeing the beauty surround you this man that carefully follows your curves with lazy strokes with the petal is the most beautiful flower of his garden. You know deep inside that you shouldn’t trust him, you don’t know this man but his arms around you make you feel safe and loved.

There’s a sudden heaviness to your limbs and your eyes close on their own even if you want to stare into his eyes for eternity, the sleepiness overpowers you and the pink world around you turns black.

You feel warm as your consciousness starts to return to you again. Heavy lids open and you see the same blue sky from your dream, there’s a weight that sits on your chest and your first reaction is to check that this time around you wear your leggings and t-shirt that you dressed yourself when you went to bed.

You see glimpses of your clothes under the layers of cherry blossom petals that cover you everywhere except your face and your eyes widen in panic. Your mind runs a mile in a minute trying to pierce things together and while the gears in your head work overtime your body jolts up into a sitting position that sends the petals all around you into the air as a dozen of them still stick out from your messy hair. The next thing you see is a familiar gaze and body standing a few metres away from where you sit. His features are coloured surprised with his parted lips and low intake of fresh air.

Your heart almost breaks free from your ribcage when he chooses to smile, he has his hands outstretched for you to take but you’re hesitant to indulge. You have so many questions starting with why is he looks exactly like the man from your dream to why are you in a garden when you remember to get under your duvet in your small apartment to sleep the exhaustion away after a long day at work.

”W-Who are you?” Blinking multiple times to see if he’ll disappear except his image remains intact. His smile reminds you of a cartoon character and you could imagine his voice would sound as sweet as he looks.

”I’m Taehyung.” You didn’t think his voice would be that low and melodious but it suits him well. Cautiously you decide to accept his help and grab his outstretched hands it’s alarming how nicely your hands fit together even if they are so much larger than yours. The petals slowly fall from your body as you stand up but a few here and there get stuck in your clothing. Looking at Taehyung closely you realise that he has the same markings on his face, even the one little petal that’s smudged around the edges is identical to what you’ve seen on the mysterious man’s neck. There’s a possibility that you’re still in that dream but for some reason, it doesn’t feel like that.  

”Where am I?” You look around again while the words spill from you in disbelief. This looks the same. The cherry blossom trees and the heat of the sun on your skin, everything feels the same the only difference is that this time you’re wearing your clothes and Taehyung is not smudging soil to your naked body. The thought itself rises heat to your cheeks, blushing to match the colour of the petals in your hair. There’s no way you could dream up all of this from thin air, as far as you know you never met Taehyung before. So why is it that you got the curve of his smile and the slight crook to his fingers perfectly in your dream? There’s something to this place that oozes magic.

”This is a dying planet from the outskirts of the solar system Trebis. What planet are you from? I’m from the planet Wendarlis. I was sent here to raise a garden and keep the soil fertile. There’s seven of us in total as of now but the core said that we’ll get our flowers if we wait patiently. I can’t believe I get my flower before the others! This is so exciting.” Taehyung’s eyes sparkle in a childlike gleam there’s a bounce in his steps as he wildly gestures with his hands to proudly show off his garden, bombarding you with questions and his sweet smile along the lines. His answers only make you feel more confused and left with more questions. His excitement is contagious as your heart beats faster with each spoken syllable.

”Trebis? Wendarlis?” Your mind feels overwhelmed as you try to connect the dots between information scrubs. Is he trying to imply that you’re on a foreign planet? Not just in another city on Earth but another planet in the solar system? You cage his face between your palms like a madwoman following the petal like markings on his skin trying to catch him in a lie. You try to clean his face from the paint but his skin moves with the ink as if it’s tattoed onto it. His hand grabs your wrist when you swipe your fingers over the one under his eye and the circle around his iris turns to a deep metallic pink colour. There’s a tingling sensation in your fingertips where it meets with his purplish pink marking and you realise that the smile that seemed to be etched into his lips is gone and replaced with a tight line while the corners quiver with an unknown emotion.

”They are sensitive.” The smile is back before you could take a good look at his expression, he removes your hands from his face with gentle tugs and makes you turn around your axis, you swear that house wasn’t there in your dreams. The foundation is built by using the cherry blossom tree’s trunk. It has two windows covered in vines as a curtain and has an upper level but the stairs can be accessed from the outside branches curling around the house’s edges into a rounded staircase that leads to the balcony. The house itself looks like it’s from a fantasy novel’s inked pages but definitely looks homey in a weirdly satisfying way. Taehyung’s reaction when you traced his special petals is momentarily forgotten in the depths of your mind as you take in your surroundings.

”You live here?” You ask him, dumbfounded by the beautiful woodwork, there’s even a little fountain nearby with crystal clear water. No wonder the air here feels so fresh, nature is all around you as far as the eye can see. Taehyung mentioned something about this planet dying but it sure doesn’t seem like it to you.

”Yes! Do you like it?” He sounds excited again, his previous agitation coming back. There’s an obvious proudness in his voice that you find endearing. He takes hold of your right hand loosely waiting for your reaction if you decide to pull away but when you don’t he slightly tightens his hold and guides you to see the inside. It’s spacier than you thought and it has plenty of furniture too all of it made with wood.

You don’t see much technology that pikes your interest and Taehyung generously offers an explanation that the planet he came from was very advanced in technology but the core said this planet has a ban for electronic devices so he and the six other boys had to build things up from scratch. You ask about the core next, noting that he used this word before and you couldn’t really make sense of it without more context. He tells you that every planet has a core, the heart of the planet he specifies. Trebis’s core is against everything unnatural. This place wasn’t like this always. The seven are from different planets and they were entrusted with the responsibility to care for this planet’s soil. The decision was made by drawing threads. Taehyung told you that this place was once nothing but black earth without any living flora and fauna. For the ones who have chosen to live in isolation from the other planets the core promised a flower for each of them to mend their lonely hearts. Your jaw almost met the ground when Taehyung said they live here all by themselves for over two light years. The concept of time here is very different from where you came from so you’re a little confused but he reassures you that it’s not that long.

”How do you know that I’m your flower? There are seven of you here right? Did the core tell you?” Taehyung knows that you’re just curious and the question is hypothetical but even the possibility that you belong to someone else leaves a bad taste in his mouth. His frown deepens when you finally look up to meet his eyes and you think you unintentionally offended him when the circle around his iris almost turns translucent.

”Do you not feel what I feel?” There’s an unmistakable vulnerability in his voice as he asks you. Like he’s afraid to hear your answer. There’s a weird feeling that manifests as if someone punched you square in the stomach when you see his crestfallen expression. From the moment that you opened your eyes in that dream, there was something about the beautiful stranger that you could later call Taehyung.

”I don’t know how you feel. How would I know we feel the same?” Taehyung thinks that your explanation is valid. He feels stupid for jumping to conclusions when he knows so little about you, this is all new to you and you seem like someone who was thought to think that you’re the only planet that has life on them. There’s only a few left who thinks that way so he became a little insensitive in that manner. He feels bad for upsetting his flower at their first meeting so he tries to think of things on how to fix it.

”How do you feel Taehyung?” You prompt him when he remains silent, he looked lost in his own head before you spoke but his eyes quickly find yours. There’s a beginning of a small smile that you see play in the corner of his lips. The touch of his fingers on your arm is not unwelcomed you’re just a little surprised at first. He touched you more intimately than this in your dreams you suddenly remember. His breath fans across your lips but his inviting ones don’t land on yours instead they plant a small kiss on your nose then lowering down to kiss your jaw. Your hands in the meantime find his waist to use it as an anchor as your entire body heats up due to his careful touching. His fingers stay on your biceps respectfully but his lips venture down to nose along the juncture of your neck where it meets with your shoulder inhaling your scent ever so lightly.

”I feel really happy right now.” You feel his breath hit your neck when he suddenly replies and his smile is met with your sensitive neck as he places the last kiss there. Once he levels his head with yours he beams at your half lidded eyes and the lovely pink of your cheeks. Prettier than any of his flower that surrounds you and it’s because you’re his precious flower that the core promised him and oh, she delivered.

He couldn’t have asked for a better woman a better other half to grace him with her presence, there are no words to speak that could truly tell how he views your beauty. He’s ready to explore your ins and outs. He will use his eternity with you to learn everything that is to learn about you. He would gladly take another two of those lonely light years if it’s ensured you’ll be there when that time he spent alone comes to an end. When he first saw you laying on a flowerbed of cherry blossoms he couldn’t believe his luck.

He feels his lips touch something warm, silky like the petals he pulled from your hair one by one. Taehyung’s eyes widen when you kiss him but he’s not a fool not to kiss you back so he does with a burning passion. He toyed with the idea in his head, how his first meeting with you would go but the feel of your lips on his own is nothing like he imagined. Way better, that his hands tremble when he reaches for your waist and moans into your mouth as you reach and tug on his black curly hair. He tastes paradise when your mouth opens and seeks out his shy tongue to intertwine in a hot and slippery dance. You taste like the honey tea with a little sour tinge of edible flowers that he enjoys every morning. Your head is spinning when Taehyung mouths around your neck, each take of breath is caught in your throat when his tongue slips out to lick fire to your skin.

The hand that’s tangled in his locks is now pulling as you seek out to connect your lips again continuing the kiss. He eagerly meets you in the middle pushing your tongue around as he pleases, moaning freely when your nails dig into his honey skin.

”Taehyung, touch me.” You pull away enough to press the words out between heavy pants and his hands that were resting on your upper arms finally move to your hips. Feeling impatient and needy you throw your shirt over your head not caring if it lands on the ground and gets dirty. You watch as Taehyung’s pupils dilate the circles around his eyes turned into a shade of deep pink. Your next move is to unclasp your bra and let it land on top of your shirt. After another garment lands near his foot, his reaction is immediate. His hands find their place on top of your breasts pinching your nipples between fingers as he watches your eyes drop even more. There’s a tiny moan when his mouth envelops a bud into his warm mouth the reaction he was hoping to hear more.

Taehyung carefully bends your body to lay on top of the flowerbed kissing around the petals that cling into your sweaty skin. He sees a petal on the left side of your neck and licks it off your skin turning it around on his tongue and chews it for a few seconds. You watch him with intrigued eyes silently wandering if the flower tastes good but you don’t have to wait for long before he dives into your mouth passing the flower to sit on the tip of your tongue. The petal tastes sweet and sour at the same time but paired up with Taehyung’s unique taste you end up liking it.

Your hand slips on the crushed flowers but you manage to keep your body upright as Taehyung works your nipples with his tongue next. Your thighs are spread wide to accommodate Taehyung’s hips in between them but you’re getting easily frustrated with the remaining layers on that obscures you from truly touching skin to skin. You don’t have it in you to complain seeing how lost he looks in pleasure just from sucking on your tits, your nipples are painfully erect as he plays with them altering between pinching the sensitive buds with his fingers or licking every inch with his sweet tongue. You feel the petals glued to your back but instead of feeling irritated you feel tiny tingles of pleasure from where they meet with your bare back and thighs. The underwear you’re wearing is completely soaked by now with your slick that’s very embarrassing considering that he didn’t touch you yet since he couldn’t get further down from your breasts.

Taehyung takes his time licking all over your skin soaking in your timid moans and tiny sighs of pleasure. His lips are swollen and pink like the petals around you from the use and you can’t help but pull him in for another kiss but this time you take your time too. Taking his lower lip between your teeth and lick the roof of his mouth until he’s breathless. You can feel his erection poke your inner thigh if you concentrate on it. The material of his pants is weird when you touch it, it feels like almost it’s made from moulded vines and other greens, you wouldn’t be too surprised if that’s the case considering how everything here looks eco friendly. He gets the hint and lowers the pants until he could kick the material off his ankles you note that there are no zippers or buttons on it.

You’re about to ask if he could get rid of your pants too when you see his length that he had trapped under the fabric until now. The clear liquid that rolls of his tip make you instinctively lick your lips, wondering how other things taste too. His knees shake under him when you curl your fingers along his girthy length close to the base of his cock. You help him change his position guiding him by a hand on his chest to sit down on his perfect ass and elevate the pressure he has on his knees.

You flip your hair to your back and get the strands to a low ponytail. ”Can you hold it for me like this?”

Taehyung has his eyes on your boobs moving with your motions rather than your face while you play with your hair unbeknown to what you want him to do until your question is out in the open and Taehyung feels his cock twitch when you smirk. He nods without words moving his hand to hold your hair gently but careful nothing escapes his fist. He doesn’t want your work to go to waste since you collected your hair into such a cute and neat style. You observe how his adam’s apple bobs when he swallows with satisfaction in your serpentine orbs. His noise of surprise is music to your ears as you lick the clear precum from his swollen tip. There’s so much on him that reminds you of his lovely garden and cherry blossom trees. The pink of his lips, the cherry dust to his cheeks as he moans your name like a prayer once you give it to him and your favourite part so far is the pretty pink tip of his cock. You envelop it into your warm mouth and gently suck after you collect more of his arousal on your tongue playing his body like an instrument. He sings well under your hands too. He has his head thrown back when you stroke his throbbing dick resting in on the trunk of the cherry blossom tree as you pleasure him.

His eyes open following a shakily inhaled breath a futile attempt to calm himself as his eyelids threaten to close again after watching your small hands around his cock, wet fingers pumping him with a firm grip. You collect the fresh wave of arousal from his tip spreading it all around his whole length. You know he’s watching when you lower your mouth on him again, his hand moves with your head as he still has your ponytail hostage. Taehyung feels like he hit the flower lottery when he sees your lips prettily stretched around his tip seemingly too much to take him in all the way down but he’s not bothered by that. There’s a bit of guilt blossoming in his lust-crazed orbs he should be the one pleasuring you, not the other way around but he can’t find a single bone in himself to stop you when your mouth feels so good.

You keep coming back to lick into the slit on his cherry red tip, loving the watery texture of his precum that’s way lighter on your tongue than any other of the human male’s would have from your planet. It’s a pleasant taste it wants to make you come back for more, you could get used to this you think. Maybe that’s why when he gently pulls your ponytail you refuse to let his tip slip out from between your lips and instead you take his cock in deeper earning a deep growl from the man under you.

You take a deep breath and take more of him into your mouth encouraged when you feel Taehyung’s hand in your hair tighten without him realising the stronger grip and the fingernails he started to dig into your scalp.

”Please petal. I’m so close please, I don’t want to cum yet.” Taking his sweet tone and pleading request into consideration you cease all your advances letting his cock hit his stomach, still painfully erect. Taehyung lets go of your hair and the untamed locks fall forward framing your face perfectly.

He’s enchanted when you lick your lips chasing his taste and he in perfect sync with you licks into your mouth to get a mouthful himself.

Now that you have nothing to do the sticky feeling between your legs is becoming unbearable and you want nothing more than to have some relief for yourself as well. You think that Taehyung can read your mind because he makes you switch positions with him and you eagerly spread your legs while your head leans on the tree for leverage. New petals fall onto the ground around you but all you can see is Taehyung positioning his body to lay on his stomach. The minute his dick makes contact with the flowerbed under him he lets out a needy moan and it looks like the last thread of his sanity slips from him with the feeling. There’s a fleeting moment of embarrassment crossing your face as you learn how your inner thighs are wet with your own slick, there’s a handful of petals sticking to your folds as well but Taehyung doesn’t seem to mind it one bit when he separates them with his long fingers. Every other thought that you might have vanished from your mind that’s not about Taehyung’s hot tongue licking his way through your folds. His teeth touch your clit accidentally when he eats another petal coated in your arousal and your hips buck into his awaiting mouth chasing the pleasure only he can provide.

Taehyung gracefully takes your hint and licks a long stripe up from your entrance to your cute little swollen clit. He snakes a hand around your waist to stabilize you to safely place your left thigh on his shoulder so he no longer has to keep your folds separate, loving when your heel digs into his lower back after another precise lick. You sound, taste and smell delicious to him he could picture himself between your thighs all day until the sun goes down. Taehyung wants to give you the world and more but another part of him wants you close by his side all the time, he’s greedy to want to have you all to himself but he’ll happily start making it up to you by giving you the best orgasm you’ve ever had.

He’s earnest to have your taste imprinted on his tastebuds by the end of the day, his licks are getting faster and harder against you, building up the tension in your legs faster than everyone else has done before him. The petals are rustling under him as he grounds his hips onto the flowerbed sucking your clit into his mouth like he’d be the one grateful to make you cum on his tongue.

If you thought that his mouth is intense then you didn’t experience his fingers entering your greedy hole. Taehyung watches with his eyes mesmerized by you how his fingers penetrate you easily and slip out of your entrance throughoutly coated with your thick arousal. His name is repeatedly fallen from your dry lips lost in the way he makes you feel with his lips curled around your clit and fingers in your pussy.

You can taste your end on your tongue and he doesn’t disappoint when he makes you cum with a well aimed thrust using his long fingers to find your sweet spot not too long after. The overwhelming waves of pleasure catch you off guard and you swear you saw angels sing above your head for a moment or two before you realise it’s Taehyung’s melodious moans while he makes sure none of your sweet nectar goes to waste. You hear him slurp up your essence with obscene fervour and for the first time around you feel how his hair brushes against your skin lovingly and you relish in the feeling of Taehyung surrounding you, consuming every crevice of your being.

This is not the end of the fun as you feel your spent pussy ache for something more than just skilled tongue and fingers. Taehyung is the first to agree with you considering how he kept himself on the edge for so long for your sake and his own of course. He wanted to witness your expression imagining that the face you make while cumming is as lovely as the way you smiled up at him.

He could picture the nice feeling of your velvety walls around him that would keep every other thought that’s not about you in lockdown until all he could feel is you and only you. Your arousal is thick in the air he misses it as soon as he emerges from between your legs but your expression is a close second. Taehyung relishes in the way your chest heaves following the up and down motions of your marked up breasts he wants to soothe the bites with his tongue all over again but he has too much self control to stall more than he already has. He sets his eyes on your quivering pussy next and pushes two of his fingers inside feeling how your walls stretch slightly around them.

”Are you ready petal?” The last part is more like a moan as he uses the fingers that were inside of you to stroke his cock, the pink petals fall away with each push and pull until there’s only his precum covering his length.

”Yes. Taehyung, please fuck me.” The both of you shiver from your words but for a while, nothing happens. There are a few moments that could be minutes or hours, neither of you knew at this point how long he spent his time looking into your eyes exploring the universe in them but eventually, your impatient mewl spurs him on to settle between your thighs.

”Go slow.” You remind him and he nods, pushing through your barrier slowly but surely. Taehyung felt your walls squeeze his fingers while he fucked you with them but he happily realises that it was nothing compared to you squeezing his cock, pulsing around him while he pushes more and more of him into you. Taehyung sees the discomfort on your face feeling how much of a tight fit you’ll be he grabs a handful of petals from the flowerbed and coaxes your mouth to open. He feeds you five petals at a time while continuing to push his length into you the painful stretch ebbs into a dull ache but after two more portions of the cherry blossom flowers, you feel the pleasure returning.

Taehyung is able to push the remaining inches into your tight heat but you don’t feel pain, all you can think about is how nicely he fills you up with his large cock. He lets you get accustomed to his size first but you’re getting impatient again now that the unpleasant feeling is gone, you want him to start moving.

You roll your hips into him making the both of you moan in pleasure but Taehyung stills your body with his hands on your waist. Your eyes open after he lets out a shaky breath confused why he doesn’t want to start moving but then you see his eyes firmly shut with his eyebrows creased in concentration that you realise it’s not you who needs to get used to the feeling. Taehyung feels like he’s about to blow his load if you roll your hips again, he never buried his dick into someone so tight. The girls he had on his planet never felt this good and it’s been two light years that he had someone to spend the night with. You already have a special place in his heart, you’re his flower. Taehyung wants this experience to last longer than a few minutes and he’s not compromising when it comes to you and your pleasure.

Somehow sensing his thoughts you stop moving and focus on his facial features. He’s beautiful even though he’s bathing in sweat. To distract him from the feeling of you enveloping his cock deliciously you place a few kisses to the corner of his mouth gradually building up the pressure and movements of your lips when he’s more in his head to respond. He welcomes your tongue in his mouth as a great distraction.

”Petal, you feel so good.” He sighs into your mouth, he’s careful when he withdraws and moves even slower when he pushes his length back in. You hum in delight encouraging him to slip out more until it’s only his tip inside and then repeat the same motion. He moves a lot slower than you would like but he rewards your patience with a roll of his hip when he’s buried inside you down the hilt. Taehyung wants to watch how good you take him but he’s afraid he would cum then and there if he does look down to where you two are connected. With each moan, he has a compliment to pair it up with and you respond just as eager to praise him, telling him how nicely he stretches you out, how you feel so full with his cock inside. You want to make him cum and want it while he’s inside. He whines loudly into your ear after hearing the idea of it, he wants that too. Taehyung wants to watch your pussy after he finished and watch it spill out from your hole imagining what that might lead to. If you don’t want kids right now he’s fine with that too, he would gladly eat you out and make sure you've cleaned up from his seed. He knows that your mixed cum would be the best thing he ever tasted.

He’s getting close from the images you plant into his head, it doesn’t register when he started to speed up his thrust, he just knows that you feel so good and he’s so close. Taehyung’s positive that you’re close to cum for a second time for him feeling how you squeeze his member and coax him to reach his end as well. There’s a petal on your right breast covering your nipple and he leans down to have the bud between his teeth without thinking. He licks it off your skin and the sweet and sour taste is enough to trigger his orgasm.

He’s reaching between your bodies with a pink petal in his hand and rubs your clit with his fingertips covered in the flower, the cool touch of it finally sends you over the edge. Taehyung rides both of your highs out with deep languid thrusts. He has half a mind to ask where he should cum before he does and he heaves a content sigh when you let him come undone with his throbbing cock in your tight heat. He doesn’t pull out immediately he wants to savour this feeling for a little longer.

The two of you smile as soon as your gazes met still connected without the lust haze around you, you can’t find it in yourself to say you regretted it. You kissed him on impulse but everything else felt different. It felt right.

[theroomofreq]

can you give me muggle jily recs pleaaseeee <3 :D

HOW MANY HIGH-QUALITY MUGGLE JILY FICS ARE THERE?? TOO MANY TO COUNT. *cracks knuckles* BUT I am here for the challenge. Jily AUs are my JAM.

Again, shoutout to our amazing @jilyarchive friends who tag every wonderful muggle jily au they come across. here is the link that will take you to their tags page. You'll find links to specific tropes and AUs :')

I've searched through my own AO3 bookmarks and history tabs, and I present to you 28 jily muggle fics that I LOVE. I am THRILLED thinking about all the good things in store for those that read these wonderful stories. This list took me ages to make because I went through and reread most of these brilliant fics. Happy reading !! xx

properly improper by @lizardcookie

“Marry me,” Mr. Potter repeats, closing the distance between them by striding back up towards the sofa, only to stop and crouch to one knee right there at her feet, looking up at her. Burning. “Pick me,” he elaborates. “Pick me, choose me, love me instead.”

- this fic is the reason why I comment the way that I do (spoiler it's because it's amazing)

The Wedding Ring by @mppmaraudergirl

What is undeniably worse than attending your sister's wedding looking as desolate and forgotten as a wilted houseplant? Drunkenly ringing your ex-boyfriend and asking him to be your date.

- SOBS UNCONTROLLABLY AT THE PERFECTION

Oh my god, they were ROOMMATES by @magic-girl-in-a-muggle-world

Silly one-shot, Muggle AU with Fem!Jily as pining roommates and Marlene as their matchmaker.

- the fic that brought me back to jily and inspired my deep obsession of fem!jily

Swipe Right, Swing Left by @downn-in-flames

The unspoken rule of using dating apps in D.C. is that you always start with where you work.

James Potter, it seems, never picked up on that one.

- giddy just thinking about this gem

'Tis the Damn Season by @petalstofish

It doesn't feel like Christmas for Lily Evans, not after losing her parents to COVID before the Holiday season. She anticipates spending Christmas all alone until a boy from her past shows up and offers her a mutually benefiting deal that has her calling him 'babe' just for the weekend. 'Tis the damn season, after all.

- cries in respect for lyrical writing

Watch Me Unwind by @maraudersftw

Lily Evans hates her job, hates the bigoted customers she has to serve as a bartender at the richest club in the city. But the one person who makes bearing all of it worth it has someone else in his arms tonight. (Rated: M)

- obsessed with the way the plot jumps around the time line in this

oil be there for you by @abby10fanfic

Texting/Social Media AU: Lily and James haven't spoken for 2 years. But that's all about to change thanks to Peter and his involvement in an essential oil pyramid scheme. Featuring boss babes, toxin-free lifestyles, binding contracts, and a very oily journey.

- YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE HOW FAB THIS IS

a matchmaking mission by @downn-in-flames

James Potter has a mission: get Sirius Black and Remus Lupin to finally admit that they both fancy the pants off each other by Valentine's Day.

His partner in crime? Lily Evans, Remus' flatmate, who he also happens to be slightly in love with

- DOUBLE the amount of pining idiots in love :")

about time by @jilyss

'sure, yeah, I can accompany you to that black tie event for your work tonight. wait. why are we on a red carpet?'

- this is my emotional comfort fic, your honor

whiskey business by @elanev91

Sirius Black has a (bad?) habit of picking up hobbies that take over his and James' flat -- this most recent one? Homemade vodka that James now has to try and peddle to everyone in the building.

- hysterical! must read!

Fashion Disaster by @maraudersftw

James Potter is roped into an awful dare by his best-mate, which involves him wearing atrocious pieces of clothing for all days until Christmas as dictated by Sirius. If this wasn't terrible enough, he now has to contend with his maddening crush on the beautiful saleswoman at the clothing store.

- classic hijinks that I live for

it wasn't a pity invite by @elanev91

Part of the December "Winter Tropes" Jily challenge. Prompt: my family invites you to join our holiday meal as an obvious setup and omG i’m so sorry

- awkward Christmas date that owns my heart

spice and honey by @clare-with-no-i

tagging along with her food reporter sister to profile James Potter, London's hottest young chef, is not how Lily Evans pictured her Monday going - especially if he's anything like Petunia’s described.

needless to say, she's in for a whirlwind at Chez Maraudeur.

- I'm one re-read away from printing this out and putting it on my bookshelf.

Waffle Wars by @elanev91

There's only one waffle maker in the dining hall and it literally always breaks. So, naturally, the only reasonable course of action is to meticulously map out when it's working and, ultimately, do a heist.

- the witty narration in this fic can not be matched

You Can Hear It In The Silence by @alrightginger

Lily is non-verbal and deaf in a world where the things your soulmate says about you end up written on your skin. She has known about her soulmate since she was seven, but knows they don't have a clue she exists and possibly never will.

- exquisite, cue me sobbing forever

out the window by @displayheartcode

A new family moves to Ottery St Catchpole.

- everything I could ever want in a fic, forever in my mind rent free

The Christmas Guest by @thegodmachine

An Evans Family Christmas: Petunia is bringing her fiancé and Lily is bringing her…Friend…

- petunia pov that gives me WINGS

Football, Calculus, and Cappuccinos by @moonawrites

At eighteen years old, James Potter has a lot going on. He's a rising star navigating the politics of professional football, the pitfalls of sudden fame, the fallout from choosing his dream over his father's company... and a serious crush on the red headed new barista at his favourite coffee shop.

- I'm still working my way through this fic, but trust me when I say its a GEM

if u like pina coladas by @zephyrcove

Lily is desperate for a date to Petunia's wedding, James has been pining, and their friends meddle ;)

- explain to me how characters can be so perfect via texting fics?

Shelf Awareness by @ghostofbambifanfiction

It's too far out of her way and she's wasting so much money, but Lily can't help but return to the bookstore every weekend, where her passion for good literature has, perhaps, been unexpectedly reignited by the messy-haired, pun-making, rather handsome bloke who works there.

- you absolutely must know that I binge read this and then immediately REREAD it

How to win a witch in 10 days by @adenei

“She’s going to find some unsuspecting wizard, get him to fall for her, and then do all the things that turn men away to get him to break things off! Won’t it be the best way to see what witches do that drives men crazy?” But what happens when the man in question is a blast from Lily Evans's past? A Jily Magical AU based on the romantic comedy "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days."

- fic based off of a rom com? YES PLZ :’)

The Fight Before Christmas by @ghostofbambifanfiction

The heartwarming Christmas tale of Lily Evans and James Potter - two plucky kids who hated one other, until the day they really, really didn't.

- complete sucker for this one

All This Time by @thejilyship

James and Lily grew up next door to one another. Their bedroom windows giving them glimpses into the others life, and also offering prime opportunities to argue with each other over every little thing. They never figured out how to be friends when they were kids, but now that they've graduated from college and are home for the summer, they have a second chance to get things right.

- one of my favvvv tropes

Let Me Love You by @thejilyship

With only a month until she's set to take the throne of Gryffindor, Lily is informed that she'll have to get married or choose to give up her throne. She never thought she'd have to even entertain the idea of an arranged marriage. Enter, James Potter.

- cries in princess diares AU

The Fabulous Baker Brothers by @frustratedpoetwrites

Lily walks a different route home from work and stumbles upon a cute little Bakery with an even cuter baker in the window.

- yes yes yes to embarrassed pining.

Marigold Mornings by @mppmaraudergirl

This is a fun game she thinks, as she removes her hand from his side and reaches up to run it down his chest.  He catches her hand in his own, takes a step forward so that her nose nearly brushes against his shirt. She can feel the heat radiating off of him—or maybe it’s from her. He licks his lips and her eyes are drawn to the motion.  She knows it is a bad idea, absolutely knows it.

- incredible storytelling featuring dynamic characters :') a favvv

Welcome to Pettyville by@women-inthe-sequel @alrightginger

When Lily Evans accidentally sends a text to the wrong number, she isn’t expecting to find the right person behind it. She can’t stop talking to Prongs. The only thing is, Prongs can’t stop talking about the girl in his class. What could go wrong, other than the number?

- LOVE SQUARE ANYONE

The Kiss a Stranger Project by @alrightginger

“What’s your name, then?” she asks, realizing they haven’t even properly introduced themselves yet. She nervously crosses her arms.

You shouldn’t kiss a guy without knowing his name first.

Right?

- THIS ONE WILL LIVE IN MY MIND FOREVER

[atherix0]

hullo, greenhouse anon again, i’ve reread midnight dreams as a whole and wish to say more! :3

i don’t think i’ve properly described how the three of them sharing a bed has affected me. they’re domesticated, laying in each other’s space when they’re the most vulnerable yet feel the safest. they’re finally all together and don’t have to worry about one another because they’re finally in one bed.

it’s such a large dose of serotonin in a little scene that i doubt we’ll experience often (given scar’s sleeping schedule), but the moment has finally arrived. unfortunate that it had to come from grian’s expense but i can’t deny how much more it adds when mumbo and scar aren’t far or hesitant to stay <3

i never considered how difficult it would’ve first been for mumbo to share a bed with someone again and to think at how it brings him protective joy that scar lays alongside grian—

they all aid each other unintentionally through every struggle, traumatic past, or sacrificial thought by simply loving one another, i can’t. loving someone can be a vulnerability yet they’re all such strong individuals alone, survivors, and it gives them something to fight for ahhhhhhh

also also he called them both his mates!!! yess, they are yours and you are theirs, the acceptance and free use of the official title from mumbo’s vampire instincts and nature gives me life.

(lowkey though, i don’t think we’ve addressed enough how traumatized mumbo must be from grian’s multiple kidnappings. both have happened when he’s asleep and the fact that his late wife was murdered in bed before he was forced turned and pushed into hundreds of years of solitude— my guy has some serious trauma from waking to horrendous events involving his lovers, no wonder he’s such a light sleeper. i’m surprised he’s not even more reluctant to sleep given that he can’t be with his lovers when they’re active and alone without him watching [ik they don’t need his constant protection but instinct wise, yknow?]. i think it genuinely just adds to scar sleeping in their bed for the first time too)

the pain in knowing that they’re closer than they’ve ever been before and that shines light onto scar’s constant struggle is bittersweet. mumbo and grian finally know how bad it can/it’s getting to be; they can be there to comfort but they can’t take his pain away (at least not now, i hope).

the even bigger pain that grian has begun to think of what will happen if/when they all potentially pass because of his nightmare. they deserve peace and happiness after all the fighting and running each of them has done from their past, yet i assume it’ll be a bit before then (not that i’m complaining, i love angst and even more when it’s your writing).

to think that grian would be physically alone in the natural world if mumbo and scar passed is so cruel yet tragically intriguing. that through all the struggles they’ve faced alone and together, they would never get to rest in peace alongside each other after conflict or mortal ties. i refuse to believe that will be the case, however, given how powerful grian has been hinted to be beyond looks (now when will they all realize is the real question).

they’ve finally realized how in love they all are with each other after +140k words, i wonder how long it’ll take for them to realize how op they are power and ally wise (they’re beautiful, but they’re still men, afterall)

anyway, it’s 2 am and i have to wake early, ty for feeding me content <33

Hello hello again >:3 I love to see it~~

I love love love domestic moments jkfgdklfk them just lying together sleeping in bed and just being there im hjkfdsjkf

Scar doesn't sleep often but he will totally just lie in bed with them for a while and enjoy the peace <3 kjhgfdkjgfd Grian may have had the worst night of his life in the last three or so years but at least he got to cuddle with his favorite men jhfdsk <3 These two will do ANYTHING for their lovely birdman <3 If he needs them they'll be there jkfdjksk <3<3

jkgfdklgfdjk after decades/centuries of sleeping alone it's definitely quite a difference sleeping with someone next to you. But he's definitely not complaining, getting to see them there, in his bed, where he can see them and protect them and just hjfjkdsjk <3

YESSSS that is my favorite thing with relationships, how simply LOVING someone can be so powerful <3 of course relationships need more than simply love or attraction, it still takes work, but it comes so naturally for them <3 ghhghjgf-

YES he's finally begun to embrace his more Vampiric instincts <3 It probably helps with how subtly encouraging both Grian and Scar are, small assurances that his instincts are not bad as long as he doesn't take them to extremes and they're part of who he is hflds <3

(hahahahahahahahahaha :) :) Yeah bad shit happens while Mumbo sleeps jkfdksjfg it definitely makes him anxious, I'm sure the fact that Scar sleeping occasionally has the side effect of a painful core restabilization, of which the aftermath would show itself after Mumbo has gone to bed, won't add to this anxiety- BUT YEAH everything would be solved (not really but you know) if they all had the same sleeping schedule haha :) )

jhgfkhgfjkd YEAH <3 </3 They can be there for him now that they know, because he's been dealing with this alone for YEARS and honestly over the last few years has probably only been holding on for Tubbo's sake </3 But now he has Grian and Mumbo who will be there for him through it and they all know the truth now and he doesn't have to act so strong all the time and just hjfkdskfd-

Hahaha if I can make people a little more heartbroken I will <3 (Hmmmm when and how they realize it... :) )

LMAO when I said it was slowburn I meant it <3 But yes, when will they realize how absolutely powerful they are... the ultimate power throuple in the most literal of ways hjfdslkk (HGJFSHKFHSK)

You are welcome and I hope you slept well~! <3 Thank you for reading and taking the time to share your thoughts~! <3