#c: Alistair

[arashway]

location: dusk court. inn in the city. time: dusk. with: @shvdwscng ; alistair.

ARA was seated in a booth in the only inn that was somewhat empty in the city. If she was honest, she'd admit she was still more than surprised about a whole new court coming to light, but to be entirely honest, she was also a little intrigued. Perhaps a bit excited. A smidgen thrilled, as well. Nothing truly exciting ever really happened anymore ( faes being faes & waging wars over everything just because they were bored with immortality was not really new & thus no longer exciting or scandalous or even remotely interesting ).

but, this new court was exciting & so was everything else about it.

The downside? Ara got pretty bored & disinterested pretty quickly. Unfortunately for her, it started to happen rather quickly with this new court as well.

Swirling a glass of expensive - & thus less exquisite - whiskey, she pursed her lips & frowned, averting her gaze from the bar & the barman to the amber liquid in her crystal glass. Ice clinked around & the sound of it was the most interesting thing that's happened to her today. Turning to the person sitting in her vicinity, Ara asked;

"Is it just me or is this place no longer as exciting as it was when we first got here? Even dragons are now old news."

[silvcrignis]

Since she's 5'1, what would she theoretically do if someone were to use the top of her head as an armrest. How much of them might be left

Ask Random Questions About These Shiteheads || FOREVER & A DAY ACCEPTING || Also hey @markedbytheuniverse ur lil OC’s mentioned here 🥰

Oh. Oh Greyface 💕. It depends on who does it. Claude & Sevina do that shit or just flat out hold onto her head to her alllll the time & Keira loves it, gets this bigass grin on her face while her arms loop around the one on her head, if she really likes or trusts someone they are allowed to touch her head/hair anytime she gets really happy. Sirens & Siren bloods are very receptive to physical touch & VERY protective of their hair because vanity is very much a thing for them so they fold™️ when someone they favour touches them anywhere, even their soft & pretty™️ hair.

Now… If she doesn’t like you. She’s doing the same thing Claude did to Alistair Triton back when the two had beef (they’ve made up since this fight, dude finally came around & stopped calling Amadis & Alaine gross abominations & shit, finally started being a GOOD grandfather to them)

But yeah you touch her head & Keira doesn’t know you know you or L ike that you might indeed die of blood loss or from the sheer BRUTALITY of being beaten to a bloody pulp by your own appendage. Beelzebub learned this the HARD way once but unfortunately he did survive the arm slappening. *sigh*

[ruushes]

dancing lessons! have to pass the time at camp somehow 💃

[triaelf9]

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[highoctanegem]

Oh, the screaming one... you just know they're releasing a new model of the screaming fruits sooner or later, we gotta be prepared! I'm not sure any business could sustain itself banning reg avocados. The millennials would start the apocalypse. (I'm the millennial in question). A dozen just sound mean :/ Like one is a fun lil prank, but 12? You have to set this right, yup. I gotchu, babe.

What an oddly specific rule I have to implement. Screaming avocados? Or just regular avocados? Yes, it was a dozen screaming banana peels. My ears could bleed. Thank you for being the only one who supports me in my hunt for sport endeavors.

[lakecountylibrary]

any recommendations for light/silly fantasy for someone who's read most of them? favourites are: finding home by hari conner, so this is ever after, emily wilde, the ruthless lady's guide to wizardry, legends and lattes, terry pratchett. also liked the very secrety society of irregular witches, the league of gentlewomen witches, tress of the emerald sea, some other f t lukens books, swordheart, fangs by sarah anderson. so anything with those vibes that are not one of those. I do want to read half a soul and psalm for the wild-built but I can't get them currently through my library.

Wow you were not kidding when you said you had read most of them! Many we would typically recommend are already in your list, but we DO have some more for you that hopefully you haven't read!

Oh, and real quick: You may have already done this, but if you haven't - check and see if your library has a purchase request or interlibrary loan service. Many libraries do, and often people don't know about it. They might be able to get you Half a Soul and Psalm for the Wild-Built if they know you're looking for them!

Now on to the recs:

Rachel says:

I have not read it yet, but I have heard great things about A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell. And as a kid, I loved Bunnicula by James & Deborah Howe.

Abby says:

Try A Spell for Heartsickness by Alistair Reeves. The MC is a manic witch with a snarky corvid familiar, and they have to navigate setting up shop in a remote village that's harboring secrets and surrounded by some creepy woods.

Since you like FT Lukens I think you'd like this too.

Robin says:

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan - it's portal fantasy and the main character is incredibly genre aware. And sarcastic about it. The author is on tumblr and it shows (in a good way!)

Since you like T. Kingfisher, if you haven't continued on with Paladin's Grace yet it's very much in the vein of Swordheart so give that a look. You could also try A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking which is a bit different to the World of the White Rat books but still great!

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede was a formative read for me. Princess Cimorene is determined to avoid marriage so she arranges to get herself carried off by a dragon. It's a delight. Start with Dealing with Dragons.

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Hopefully there are a few there you haven't read yet and that you'll like! You can also check out our fantasy tag for all the fantasy recs we've made here over the years, light-hearted and otherwise!

[willczek-art]

trying out a more sticker-y artstyle on our boi Alistair c:

[vaguely-concerned]

sophia seeing cailan's body hanging there when they go back to ostagar, and suddenly all she can see even through the rot and the ruin is just how much he looked like alistair...... :'(

a mental image that totally will not haunt her through alistair's many years on the throne as rebellions and assassination attemps come and go. doesn't send her unhinged and unwise even a little

[selinaaster]

INDEED, the whole Gaea-to-Dusk-to-Summer relocations had been doing wonders for her creativity. The shift in seasons, time of day & sheer aesthetics had made the lady of Day court pull out a notebook & a pen on more than one occasion -& some of those had not been at the most adequate of timings. Still, she cracked a grin at the commander, lightly humming in agreement. "That is true. The vibes of these switches are absolutely... ineffable."

also a bit shocking but she appreciated the change every now & then.

No, she didn't think Dusk wanted to be isolated again. Who in their right mind would? Loneliness, isolation, solitude & abandonment from the rest of the world... it was a horrible thing to consider - only truly mad ones would wish for it. "Oh, I agree. I doubt they wish for it, too." but, his un-fae majesty was another pair of shoes. "Are you sure about that?" Selina asked, tilting her head to the side. She did not think so highly of Kabir. "If he did not yearn for it, he would not have been so easily tempted by it. Perhaps he did not seek the Dark Mother on his own, perhaps he'd waited for her to contact him... or perhaps we all think far to greatly of him. For all we know, he could've been the one who sought her out first, who pestered for aid & bargained his very soul for it - or heart, if we lack a soul." she certainly believed in the latter option.

she shrugged.

"I don't doubt we'll see what happens. He is bound to make an entrance again & I believe he'll go for the throne again. Creatures like him can only be halted by death." but perhaps they also think too highly of their own creator. "Perhaps, yes. Or perhaps it's still a front for our eyes. She created us, yes. Who is to say she's not disappointed in us? In how we live & govern ourselves. Perhaps she wishes to wipe the board clean & start anew." if she was the Mother...

she'd do that.

Selina snickered at the latter. "You say that because you haven't seen the atrocity I wore - packed up with a facial mask, hair tied up in a bun & cucumbers for eyes. Truly a horrifying sight. I think I even heard a poor Dusk staff scream in my vicinity. They even dropped a tray." it was hilarious, really. "This one was more pleasant outfit-wise, but it was also more painful. I nearly got blinded by that blasted light, my eyeballs hurt for an hour."

"safest  manner  to  attempt  to  steal  items  or  beverages  no  one  will  wonder  if  it  goes  missing."  the  commander  doubts,  a  few  missing  fine  wine  would  be  of  concern  to  the  high  lady  not  with  far  more  pressing  matters  on  hand.  "this  court  touring  we've  been  doing  should  also  provide  some  new  material  for  your  writings."  flashing  the  lady  a  small�� grin.

"i  doubt  it  as  well,  they  are  revealed  -  the  chances  of  them  retreating  is  very  slim  even  if  they  themselves  wish  for  it."  something  told  alistair,  it  wasn't  isolation  they  wanted,  at  least  not  all  dusk  fae.  if  the  court  wanted  it,  he  doesn't  think  the  high  lord  of  dusk  did  given  how  he's  been  mingling  with  prythian's  ruler.  from  cedrian's  accounts,  alistair  had  gathered  as  much.  as  lady  selina  expressed  her  thoughts,  he  nods  along.  "he  might  have,  but  the  dark  deity  played  on  all  of  those  desires  and  made  kabir  given  into  it.  without  the  influencing,  i  don't  think  he'd  have  stooped  so  low  as  to  all  of  his  recent  actions."  alistair  can't  say  he  knew  what  it  felt  like,  but  the  desire  for  power  would  make  anyone  weak  and  willing  to  give  up  their  very  souls.  it  was  a  thought  he  ponders,  did  fae  possess  souls  the  way  mortals  did?  "interesting  way  to  earn  respect  and  fear.  i  wonder  what  will  occur  if  he  attempts  to  sit  on  his  throne  in  gaea."

"there's  perhaps  some  hesitance  given  her  creation,  but  i  don't  think  our  mother  imagine  this  one  would  turn  out  this  way.  she's  currently  battling  her  up  above,  i  worry  more  that  either  she's  not  able  to  contain  her  or  hesitates  because  the  dark  one  is  daughter."  either  way  that  outcome  didn't  bode  well  for  them,  and  it  troubled  alistair  to  think  that  this  dark  one  is  stronger  their  own  mother.  was  that  even  possible?  "if  they  are,  do  you  think  ours  would  allow  any  harm  to  come  on  the  very  lands  she  created?"  he  inquires  after  a  beat  of  silence,  gaze  turning  to  the  aster  cousin.

the  topic  of  dresses  drew  a  low  chuckle  form  the  commander,  "surely,  it  wasn't  as  bad  as  you  imagine?  i  agree,  this  drop  was  significantly  better  than  the  previous."

[crypticsketchpad]

they could be friends. somewhat

[the-aloof-intellect]

ahhhhhhhhhhhh, i have fallen into yet another tragic fandom

[legends-and-savages]

@the-life-we-fear liked for a starter from A.listair

Alistair didn't need to sleep, but he was exhausted. He ran his hand over his face with a sigh as he shifted the cup in his hand. Ears picking up the sound of someone walking in. "You're not supposed to be back here."

[packlesshybrid]

“Well you certainly have been showing that so far.” He stated, with a slight hint of seduction in his tone. The answer he got to his question raise a brow. Sure he took the things Alistair was saying as compliments, which mainly brought a smirk to his face. However what confused was him going back a forth between saying not many guys were like him and no guys was like him, though he decided to not put any focus on that when he spoke again. “It’s nice to know that I’m unique in that. Although really, it’s just who I am, and I don’t see any reason to be ashamed or apologetic about that. Neither do I see anything wrong with talking about sex, and my wants and likes. Especially to a really hot guy that I want to have sex with.” He stated unashamedly and even giving him a wink. That wasn’t to make it clear that he wanted to have sex with him as he already made that clear plenty of times before, including the topping and bottoming discussion. Rather, what he was making clear with his wink was that he found him really hot.

He had his curiosity shown on his face at Alistair answering his question on how kinky he was with his own question. Before he could respond, Alistair was already diving under the water. He could see him coming closer and then felt his hands on his shorts. That’s when he understood what Alistair was about to do and allowed the guy to take them off. Then once Alistair came back up and tossed his shorts of the pool, Theo chuckled when the guy stated the obvious. The next thing said made his smirk shift into more of a lustful one and even grow before putting his right arm around him and placing that hand on his right ass cheek. The hybrid then leaned in give him a passionate kiss while firmly squeezing that cheek. The kiss didn’t last long only because he was indeed curious to see him show off what he could do. “Well, I didn’t stop you the first time, and I sure as hell won’t now. Go on ahead, baby.” He told him before letting him go.

“Good because that was my point. I wanted to show you that I could be sexy and flirt too.” Though it was obvious that he was doing way more than that just that. He was telling Theo that he wanted more than just flirt and play a bit. He wanted to heat things up even further and motivate Theo to do what words could not do, even if he was still a little nervous about it. Even in this conversation, Theo spoke about his sexuality and desires so freely. Maybe it was the hunting training that made him keep his thoughts to himself, or maybe it was something else but he did admire that about Theo and found it attractive at the same time.

“You are unapologetic yourself. You know you are hot and you became like you are hot. You are confident, but not to the point of cockiness. So yeah I don’t think there has ever been another guy like you. "He clarified. "Even now, you speak so freely about what you like and what you could do or want. Not everybody is like that.” He told him, “And with that in mind, you want to know how kinky I am?” He asked and decided to just dive into it. No really, he dive in and and swam towards Theo and slowly remove his garment. He knew he had not done that outside of the pool, but this time he realized it seemed the topic was not going to go away so he decided to fuck it and just get with the program. It was why when he came back up, he had the garment on his hand, but threw it away outside of the pool. “Now you are naked and….” He looked down. “I could dive again and show you what I can do.”

[obsessedwithtodoroki]

Ever After High Sexuality Headcannons

Been rewatching the series

This is student-focused, if you want me to do teachers or others I missed, just ask.

Alistair Wonderland-Demi

Apple White-Lesbian

Ashlynn Ella- Straight

Blondie Locks- Ace

Briar Beauty- Bi

Brooke Page- Ace

Bunny Blanc-Demi

C.A. Cupid-Pan

Ceder Wood-Bi

Cerise Hood-Lesbian

Courtly Jester-Pan

Crystal Winter-Lesbian

Daring Charming-Straight

Darling Charming- Lesbian

Dexter Charming-Bi

Duchess Swan-Straight

Farrah Goodfairy-Demi

Faybelle Throne-Straight

Ginger Breadhouse-Pan

Holly O’ Hair-Straight

Hopper Croakington II- Straight

Humphrey Dumpty- Ace

Hunter Huntsman-Bi

Jackie Frost-Straight

Jillian Beanstalk-AroAce

Justine Dancer-Lesbian

Kitty Cheshire-Pan

Lizzie Hearts- Bi

Madeline Hatter- Pan

Meeshell Mermaid- Straight

Melody Piper- Lesbian

Nina Thumbell-Ace

North Wind-Gay

Poppy O’ Hair- Bi

Ramona Badwolf-Lesbian

Raven Queen- Bi

Rosabella Beauty- Pan

Sparrow Hood-Demi

[chasseurdeloup]

I am? Putain, what now? What's happening in the town, is there an arm that popped up that I missed? I mean I think it'll be fine, I've got all sorts of weapons back at the-- protection in place for the baby. And I know how to defend myself. We'll be fine. Appreciate the concern, though.

Telly's their other parent. It's nice, you know. Lianya's going to grow up with two parents and two step-parents.

This town is dangerous, yes. And I have a feeling you are also in danger, right now.

Right, I'm sorry to have offended you and your egg child, Lianya. [...] Who is Telly? Is there more than one person involved in this?

[diskaywrites]

Fluffbruary 2025 A Not So Mad Tea Party

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"Oh good, Stuart, you're just in time for tea!" Alistair Lawrence had greeted over enthusiastically as Wade Barrett entered through the door of the home he shared with his partners. The business meeting he had returned from, a possible hosting situation with the company his Alistair called home as the trickster of Progress Wrestling, had been a long task so the greeting with an over exuberant glee had been a novel but welcome surprise.

Almost as surprising as seeing Ali in his ring gear, horned top hat and all.

"Tea?" Wade gruffly raised an eyebrow as he slid his black suit jacket from his broad shoulders, hanging it over the back of his favorite easy chair in the living room. He could smell pastries of some sort, closing his eyes as he inhaled the scent of his Isadora's homemade Scottish shortbread cookies. Had he forgotten another important event? It was in his nature to often forget when important events were happening. However, when Isadora emerged from the kitchen, Wade had a better understanding of what was really happening.

Her blood-red satin-soft hair was piled high on her head, pulled off of her pale shoulders, revealed by the strapless red and black dress she wore, something akin to a prom dress. Around her neck was a silver necklace, decorated with ruby red hearts and matching the tiara in her hair. Combined with Ali's appearance of his horned top hat and colorful striped pants, there was only one sort of tea that would require such outfits. A wide grin took Wade's lips as he wrapped an arm around Isadora's waist, "Why, my dearest queen, have we been invited to a tea by the darling princess?"

Isadora pressed a kiss to Wade's graying bearded cheek, "But of course, my dear king. And you have the most important task of all."

Wade chuckled and headed into the kitchen as the silver kettle on the stovetop began its whistling. He removed it from the heat, ever so gently pouring it into the teapot nearby. A wistful smile crossed his lips as he regarded the white and black checkered teapot, decorated with the leftover cheshire grin of a cat under the words we're all mad here. The teapot had been passed down from his second eldest child, his Halley, to the little girl who currently waited for him down the hall. He placed the teapot on the wooden serving tray that also held the matching sugar and cream bowls nearby. The shortbread cookies decorated the large of five plates, the other four stacked neatly one on top of the other next to it. Picking the tray up, Wade led the motley trio down the hall to the first door on the left, Ali giving an impish bow before pushing the door open.

"Da!" the five-year-old girl dressed in her best blue dress grinned as her father entered the room with the tea tray. She was every bit a blend of himself and his Isadora, her mothers emerald green eyes and his once jet black hair. The room was decorated for the tea party he had surprised with, the pink flower table in the center of the room was surrounded by four little pink plastic cheers, even if his Diana knew that the chairs were too small for the adults to sit in. A four poster bed with blue canopy held the plush animals of different sea life from each trip to the aquarium the family took.

Wade set the tray on the table before scooping Diana up in his arms, "The kind had heard he was summoned for tea by the princess?"

Diana giggled, "Papa Ali said we could have a tea party!"

Wade pressed a kiss to the top of her head, "I would love nothing more."