#but I wouldn't mind being a cute spouse who's usually at home

[dudeshusband]

i'd love to get up just a bit earlier to make rick breakfast and coffee then prepare us both a little lunch if we're working so we can take it with us

[princess-glassred]

I already have a Reddie Cinderella au but a fuckin Benverly Cinderella au where instead of searching for the girl who fits the slipper, beverly is searching for the boy who wrote the January Embers poem would be sooooo cute.

Poor Bev's just this princess who's being auctioned off by her creepy dad to the highest bidder like she's a hunk of meat. Pretty much every man in her life has given their unfiltered opinion on her and it's made her against marrying anyone (she does want to get married, but the men in the royal court have soured it for her). Her betrothed Tom Rogan is a piece of shit who ""sees her poential"" to be a good queen IF she's got a good man by her side to keep her in check.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the kingdom, is a poor orphaned servant named Ben hanscom. His daddy died serving for the royal gaurd and his mom passed away from an illness a couple years after, leaving him in the care of his step father Mr. Keene, his (slightly) younger step sister Greta and his older step brother Henry. Mr. Keene has Ben slaving away in his apothecary since he's fat and probably wouldn't be useful in snatching up a spouse anytime soon. He's treated like a black sheep, Greta likes getting him into trouble and being a jerk for no reason, while Henry likes to attack him with physical abuse and make jokes about his weight. Ben happens to like cleaning and working for Mr. Keene though, because he's logically minded and good at figuring out how things tecnically work (although its kinda degrading with Henry around to make fun of him all the time). It's worth noting that if Ben wasn't around Henry would probably be in the same situation, considering he's not actually Mr. Keene's son and was just sold to him by his dad for booze money.

Bev and Ben meet when she's pretending to be a maid to sneak away from her father, the only hint that she's even a princess is the palace key she keeps around her neck. She tells Ben her name is "Bevvie" to hide her identity and he buys it. The two become really fast friends after that, routinely visiting each other whenever they can. Ben even introduces her to his one and only friend, Mike the farm boy, and now all of them are kind of buddies. When the ball comes Ben has no interest in meeting princess Beverly (even though he assumes she's a wonderfully nice gal) he just wants to see bevvie again. Mostly because he wrote her a poem and neglected to give it to her before, so he HAS to give it to her at the ball. His step family ruin it though, because Ben's considered an embarassment and they can't have ANYONE interfering with Henry's attemps at marriage and Greta's wannabe socialite career. They rip up the poem right in front of him and it's quite heart breaking.

Just when all is lost though, Ben finds not one, but TWO fairy god parents here to help him. They introduce themselves as Richie Tozier and Eddie Kaspbrak, married couple, business men, and expert fairy god parents. They dress in modern clothes, which Ben finds very confusing, especially since 40 year old man in hawaiin shirt is hardly what comes to mind when you think "fairy god parent" but whatever. They seem well meaning enough, although they can't stop bickering for like 2 seconds to actually help. They bring back the poem to prove they're legit and give him all the cinderella fixings. Eddie is a little paranoid about Ben getting home on time though, so he gives him a midnight curfew so he leaves on time. Also Richie calls Ben haystack cause he sleeps in a barn lol.

The ball comes around and the usual stuff happens, Henry and Greta embarrass themselves, Bev hates everything about it, and Ben makes a grand entrance that shocks everyone. Ben is pretty shocked himself, as he realizes he's been friends with the princess all along and freaks tf out. Beverly instantly runs to him to ask where on earth he got that wonderfully designed suit and he mumbles out some bullshit excuse that doesn't really make sense. They fall in love but just as midnight comes around Ben remembers he forgot to give her the poem again! He leaves it behind by accident on the ground when he's running away, and bev's dad picks it up.

He seems interested in knowing who sent it, and for a moment Beverly honestly tells him she doesn't know because she met a lot of suitors last night. He insists they go searching for the guy, comparing hand writing to the post card from house to house. All while Bev just wants to get it over with so she can see Ben again and tell her how she really feels..

Sorry that was so long, i got really into the idea. I know i never make benverly stuff, so i wanted to try it.

[luverofralts]

Arkhelios Adventures

"Thank you all for coming to my brainstorming tea," Adam announced as he took his place at the table.

With Josh gone, and Remy deliberately ghosting him whenever the subject of brainstorming ways to talk to Theo came up, Adam was desperate. Despina had run off with Remy when Adam asked her for help, so he was pretty sure that meant that his sister was up to something.

Fortunately, Adam still had the help of Travis Maricourt, his cousin Eero, and Eero's boyfriend Aatu, who both claimed to be competent warlocks in the Arkhelios coven. Adam would have rather had Despina, who had proven how skilled she was to join him in Pleasantview, but he couldn't be picky. He needed ideas about how to reach Theo and he was having trouble coming up with his own.

"It didn't really seem like it was optional," Eero replied. "Your sister may have threatened me if I didn't. It's hard to tell with her sometimes."

Okay, so Remy definitely was up to something. It was nice to have that confirmation, so Adam could try to avoid Remy's usual tactics. Despina was likely in on this plan too, though he couldn't read her as well as he could his twin.

"Well, let's get started," Adam continued. "These are the basics: Theo shares a connection to me that tethers our magic together, he is locked behind a supernatural shield that I can't physically pass through and I can now open a rift to the Void, but it's not safe for me to travel through. With this in mind, how do we get in contact with Theo? I can only follow his energy so far before it's lost behind that barrier, so long range spells won't be accurate."

"Theo is the cute demon boy, right?" Aatu asked.

"Yeah, the one who nearly explodes every few years," Eero confirmed. "The one I was telling you about."

Adam tried to repress a frustrated groan. This was what he had to work with? Four heads might be better than one, but not by much. Aatu came from Pleasantview, but had been selected as part of the student exchange program the coven had with Wanda in Arkhelios. Clearly, Pleasantview hadn't considered him to be worth keeping in the coven.

Adam tried not to despair as his cousin tried to catch his boyfriend up on why they were meeting today. This wasn't going as planned at all. At this rate, Adam would never talk to Theo until whenever this school decided to release him.

"If you can't physically pass the barrier or travel the Void, what about another realm?"

Adam smiled as Travis Maricourt found his voice. Travis was hopelessly introverted and shy, but he was something of a prodigy when it came to magic. Both of his mothers were terrifyingly powerful witches, and he was being raised by reapers. If anyone could think outside the box, it was him.

"What do you mean, Travis? Like an out of body experience?"

"No," Travis replied, sipping his tea nervously. "The spirit is still tied to the body and the body is unable to pass through the barrier uninvited. Astral projection is just another form of magic, and magic can't pass either. You need to connect to something universal. Something that everyone experiences, like death. Every living creature dies and is thus connected to the realm of the dead, where everyone must travel. Nothing can escape that inevitability."

"So we need to die to talk to Theo?" Eero asked, looking horrified. "You can just wait the semester or whenever until Theo comes home, Adam. You don't need to kill yourself to talk to a guy."

"And wouldn't Theo need to be dead too?" Aatu added. "This plan is getting dark, Adam."

"No one is dying!" Adam snapped. He refilled Aatu's cup, hoping that if Aatu had more to drink, the less he'd use his mouth to be unhelpful.

"No, no, no one is dying," Travis explained. "It's just one of the connected realms that are universal. The reapers use it sometimes to patrol for lost spirits from the afterlife. Dad says Death uses it to hide from his spouse when he needs to. We couldn't travel safely through that realm either. There are still alternatives though. We can't access Life’s private channels unless we work for them, like their Champions do. So life and death's realms are beyond our reach, what else is universal?"

Adam could see that Travis already had a plan in place, he was just hoping that someone could guess it too.

"Umm, we all live and die," he began hesitantly. "There's no realm of taxes or anything like that. Theo always talked to a warlock with time magic, but I think that's not possible for us either."

Travis nodded, still staring at Adam expectantly. That tracked with what Adam understood about reapers. All the stories that involved them, usually had them returning questions with questions of their own. Travis would probably tell him regardless, but not without making Adam admit he couldn't think as strategically as he could.

A sudden thought hit Adam like lightning. He knew the answer to this puzzle. He'd personally met the ruler of that realm not too long ago.

"You want to walk the realm of dreams!" he exclaimed. "Everyone has to sleep and there's no magic involved with sleeping. Anyone can do it."

"It's a natural process, you just have to pacify the guardians of the realm," Travis replied. "I read about it once in the archives, but I'm not sure how to do it. We'd need that book again."

"Luna seemed nice enough, she might let us in for free," Adam said. "She knew my great-great grandsomething."

"No, it has to be an offering," Travis insisted. "There are ancient laws that don't make much sense to us now, but they're very real. It's a transgression against the normal workings of the realm; there needs to be an offering made."

"I'm pretty sure that any books that deal with dangerous realm crossings are in the council room. My dad keeps anything even slightly dangerous away from the school library."

Eero grinned and gave his cousin an excited grin.

"It looks like we're planning a heist then!" he declared. "A magical heist!"

Aatu and Eero kept watch outside the council chambers. They didn't have the magical skill to assist breaking into the council room, but they could keep watch just fine. It surprised Adam how Despina could be so dedicated to learning magic while her brother couldn't care less to develop his innate skills. Though, maybe it was just a Darktide family trait. He studied magic in his free time, while Remy had made it very clear that she wanted no part in a coven after graduation.

Adam paused at the council chamber door, checking for any witnesses. With his recent depression, Adam was sure that his father wouldn't yell at him if they got caught, but it was better to be careful.

"All clear?"

Travis nodded, pretending to be engrossed by the portraits in the hall.

"I don't see anyone. Go ahead and start the heist."

Adam looked again at the far door and rolled his eyes at what he saw. Eero and Aatu were at least causing a distraction that would deter people from entering the hallway.

Before he could rethink his plan, Adam bolted into the council chambers and started grabbing important looking sheets of paper. He wasn't sure just what he was looking for, so he couldn't be picky about what he grabbed. Hopefully, the council wouldn't meet anytime soon so Adam had enough time to comb through his stolen papers.

"I'm coming out, are we still clear?" he called. When Travis called out the 'okay' signal in reply, Adam ran out quickly.

"Okay! Let's get somewhere quiet and start reading."

Travis turned another page in the ancient book he'd started reading. This book spoke about realms, but he wasn't sure if there was any actual information about crossing them. There was a diagram at least, so his hopes were high.

"I know how to find Theo once we're in the dream realm," Adam announced excitedly. "This book here says that I need something physical that we both have access to, preferably something magic. That ring I gave Theo last year is magically enhanced and I only used half of the crystal to make it. I can use the remains of that crystal to make a matching ring for myself."

"That would work," Travis agreed. "Especially since using crystals seems to be your strongest talent. The only question is, did he take the ring with him?"

"Of course. He never leaves it at home. If he's not wearing it, it's usually in his pocket or backpack. Plus, I didn't find it in our room after he left. If I can make a matching ring, it would draw him to me when we're both asleep."

"Give me a day to look over this book. Nothing's popping out at me now just skimming it, but the answer's in here, I know it."

Adam nodded, scooping up the majority of unrelated papers in his arms.

"That will give me time to make the matching ring. We can't rush this and screw everything up. I'll return this pile of papers so no one notices that some are missing."

When everyone else was studying in the study hall for their upcoming exams, Adam snuck into the potions room to design a ring. He had had more time to work on Theo's ring a year ago, but he'd had a bit of practice at crystal jewelry since then.

He grabbed the leftover crystal from his room earlier. All that really needed to be done now was enchanting the crystal and binding it to the ring.

Smoke from the cauldron rose up, engulfing the ring and crystal. Both were sealed together in perfect harmony with Theo's crystal. Wherever he was, Adam could magically trigger a response in Theo's ring, alerting him to Adam's location and his desire to see him. They may not be able to speak in words, but at least Theo would know that his boyfriend wanted to speak with him.

"Here goes nothing," Adam murmured to himself, placing the new ring on his finger and whispering an incantation. He wasn't sure if he would feel if Theo responded, but he was crossing his fingers anyway.

Theo was deep in thought (and schoolwork) when he was annoyed by a faint humming coming from across the room. It was hard enough studying advanced demonic energy theory. Having something humming while reading the mind numbing texts was going to be impossible.

To his surprise, Theo could see the source of the humming, along with a dazzling light that shone from his backpack.

"Weird," he said to himself, as he walked over to the bag to investigate.

Underneath two packs of gum, headphones that went with his confiscated phone, his wallet and a pile of loose candy, Theo found the ring that Adam had given him last year, gleaming like a star in the night. After a moment of confusion, Theo placed the ring on his finger, where it immediately lost its unnatural shine.

"Adam! You want me to know you're thinking about me! Oh thank god."

Theo let go of the breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding. This could have only come from one person. Adam's parents hadn't studied crystal magic, and Shadowvale had never seen him wear the ring before. Theo's own parents could never figure out a spell like this, and it was too obvious to be Evren. Evren always went for subtlety with his magic, like quietly enchanting Theo's day planner. It only made sense that it was Adam calling to him.

Sudden relief washed over Theo. Adam was reaching out to him! Adam was thinking about him!

What did it mean though? Was Adam simply trying to get in contact with him to tell him how much he hated Theo? Was this him giving Theo a heads up that when Theo returned, Adam would be dating someone else?

No, Theo refused to believe that. Adam was shy enough to just keep ghosting Theo if he wanted to break up. This had to mean something positive.

With no way to respond to this sudden magic, Theo resigned himself to finishing the chapter he'd been working on. Though suddenly, it didn't seem too difficult to concentrate. Adam was trying to send him a message and Theo would never take his ring off until he and Adam were reunited.

[pianocat939]

Guys I’m sorry but I had to. The demons have come back to haunt me once more.

Tw: breaking-in, death, violence, obsessive behaviour, honestly this guy is literally so cute help-

Yandere Methuselah General Hcs

Introduction: For those of you who don’t know, Methuselah was a Galapagos Tortoise who died at the age of 130. He was one of the oldest tortoises in the world when he died. His death was caused by a shoe getting thrown at his head by a ginger 4 year old, which was me. After the incident, he succumbed to his injury two weeks later.

(I got so lazy with the shading lmao-)

(And now we start make Yan content of his mutant self-)

(He’s not 130 years old as a mutant, it is up to interpretation.)

Type: Violent + Affectionate

Before his mutation, he roamed the habitat of a reptile zoo, munching on plants and strolling around. He would sunbathe and nap all around the perimeter.

On one summer day, he wandered around as the people watched him: as per usual. He could hear the excited little chirps from the children as they pointed and waved at him.

Then when he turned around, something hard hit him in the head, right on the bullseye. It hurt a lot, but he paid no mind to the thrower.

Instead, his eye was caught by another human. A human watching him from afar, silently observing him. How interesting.

The next few days, everything was mundane. But suddenly, he started growing weak. He was the biggest one of the tortoises and still going strong. So why is his body failing him?

Two weeks after the incident, his body gave out on him. He died, pitifully so.

Then he wakes up once more. But no longer as a tortoise but rather as a humanoid version of himself. He was taller, much taller. His muscles enlargened, so much bigger than an average human's.

Nature has given him a second chance at life! With his current body much more complex than his old one.

He knew humanity wouldn't accept his appearance. So, he hid through the shadows, watching through the cracks.

One night, he spotted a human from afar. And not just any human, the one who watched him on the day of the injury. You were so fascinating! The way you act was adorable, cute, one might say.

Since then, he's snuck into your home every night.

Despite being 11'6, he manages to fit himself on your bed and snuggle up to you; without waking you up. Of course. He holds you firmly but gently, with little nuzzles to the top of your head.

"My dear~ you're always so nice to hold."

In his free time, he writes you love letters. All with love and sick thoughts. And along with said letters, he leaves stuffies with recorders in them so he can listen to you.

He 100% will walk into your house and wait for you to come home. And no I doubt you could kill his monstrosity of a size. He'll be all lovey-dovey, saying he's cooked food for you. He loves anything domestic, like seriously.

He plans to marry you, kidnap you wanting to be bound together. And if you're up to it, children as well (the memories from being at the zoo oddly bring comfort).

Now that we're done with most of the wholesome things, the reason he's listed as the violent type is that he will kill anyone that touches you. He hates it, he hates anybody interacting with his lovely future spouse.

"Let's not do such disrespectful things, alright?"

It isn't just you either, it could be your guys' pet dog or something and he'll be protective of it. No one is touching his family, no one.

Overall just very cute and wholesome...Minus the violent part.

Oh and he's got the Canadian/Northern Midwest accent.

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I LOVE THE BEAUTY MARK I CANT-

I don't know how to feel anymore. Like, this tortoise I killed all those years ago has now become a mutant OC? Where did things take a weird turn?

- Celina