#caleb x astrid

[moons-among-distant-stars]

gods i’m thinking about the way caleb says

“she was handsome” when asked if astrid was pretty, she was handsome

because of course he found her handsome, of course he did.

it’s that intelligence, that fire, that spark he ran to again and again, he ran to it with astrid and wulf and then later with molly (though that spark was snuffed) and finally with essek

so yes she wasn’t pretty she was handsome

[critter-rarepair-reccs]

Happy Wednesday all! After an impromptu break, we're back this week with eleven Hurt/Comfort fics! As always, you can find them below the cut and if you check any of them out, I encourage you to leave kudoes and comments to spread the rarepair love 💕

Distraction by DEV0URMOUS (1,574 words, Explicit) Pairing: Eadwulf Grieve/Verin Thelyss (Verinwulf) Warnings: None

Verin finds his mind restless and can’t sleep. Wulf helps distract him.

Reccer Says: I love Verinwulf and this is very sweet <3

Reprieve by likeseriouslyellie (2,718 words, Mature) Pairing: Thorn/Vax'ildan Warnings: None

While on the way to a Clasp job, Vax pays Thorn a visit, seeking comfort amidst fear.

Reccer Says: The angst is sooooo delicious, the way they try to make it okay, even just for a moment, while knowing that that feeling isn’t going to last in the end.

Unbroken vows by CrownZero, Elk_rider (11,540 words, Explicit) Pairing: Shaun Gilmore/Vax'ildan (Vaxmore) Warnings: Safeword Use, Un-negotiated Kink, Wax Play

Vax pays Gilmore a visit after a while on the road. They have some fun with roleplay and things don’t quite so right, but it all works out in the end.

Reccer Says: It’s incredibly hot and tender and such a good take on their relationship 🖤💜

a dangerous game by jaskofalltrades (1,458 words, Teen) Pairing: Mollymauk Tealeaf/Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast (Shadowidomauk) Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Past Abuse

Preparation for an Empire-Dynasty ball leaves Caleb, and in turn Essek, in a rough mental place. Molly helps.

Reccer Says: It’s very sweet!! Ludinus is a Bastard but Molly is a very good partner who knows just how to help!!!

as in a mirror, dimly by yelenavasilyevna (4,563 words, Teen) Pairing: Eadwulf Grieve/Caleb Widogast (Widowulf) Warnings: Canon-typical discussion of child abuse

In the present, Eadwulf heals Caleb's bruises after a violent reunion with Astrid. In the past, Eadwulf tends to Bren's wounds after a mission where his hubris almost got Astrid killed.

Reccer Says: What if you had to be the only healer between your two crazy wizard lovers who think they're indestructible.

The Self in the Other by fjorests_of_wildemount (1,010 words, Teen) Pairing: Astrid Becke/Eadwulf Grieve (Blumenduo) Warnings: None

Eadwulf and Astrid in the aftermath of dealing with rogue volstrecker

Reccer Says: Something something the ones left behind in the bloody aftermath

To Repay What You Have Suffered by firefright (2,814 words, Mature) Pairing: Astrid Becke/Essek Thelyss, Astrid Beck/Eadwulf Grieve/Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast (Blumenshadow) Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Implied uncomfortable advances (the extent of which is left vague)

Astrid's concerned that Ludinus took advantage of Essek during their deal, and tries to talk to him.about it

Reccer Says: What's more Astrid than saying, if you need it I can and will spend myself to enact a bloodier vengeance?

A Hundred Gold (Don't Fuck It Up) by Clare_Hope (2,412 words, Teen) Pairing: Ashton Greymoore/Milo Krook Warnings: None

After the Solstice, Milo is overwhelmed by work, trying to fix things for everyone. Ashton makes them take care of themself before leaving again.

Reccer Says: It is sooooo angsty and sooooo good. Milo being completely overwhelmed with work and trying to help and just being a wreck because of it is way too relatable. All their feelings about who Ashton’s become since last they saw him are so juicy, as are their feelings for Ashton in general. And Ashton trying his best to get Milo back on their feet before leaving again to save the world… the dynamic between these two is just delicious. And if I had to be honest, I don’t think Milo’s crush is entirely unrequited.

keep following the heartlines on your hands by floralprintshark (8,014 words, Teen) Pairing: Fjord/Mollymauk Tealeaf/Caleb Widogast (Widofjolly) Warnings: None

Five times Molly tries to set up Fjord and Caleb with each other and one time Molly gets set up with them.

Reccer Says: Pining!!!

Vivere, Ridere, Amare by kidzbopmallcop (20,189 words, Mature) Pairing: Yeza Brenatto/Veth Brenatto/Caleb Widogast Warnings: None

Bren, recently escaped from Vergesson, ends up hiding with Veth and Yeza Brenatto under the cover of being their new boyfriend.

Reccer Says: I think there's an excellent balance between Caleb's paranoia and guilt and the peace and joy he feels as he grows closer to the Brenattos. This fic may never update again but I will always come back for these five chapters.

And we have two reccs for; she said "take care", but i take more than i bring by MouseInTheCastle (3,385 words, General) Pairing: Mollymauk Tealeaf/Essek Thelyss (Shadowmauk) Warnings: None

Essek comes down with a fever. Molly takes care of him. Molly and Essek are with Caleb but not with each other (yet). Essek gets sick and, unasked, Molly takes care of him

Reccer 1 Says: It’s super cute and sweet!!! I always love developing Shadowmauk in the midst of established SG and WM and this is such a lovely example of that 🥰 Reccer 2 Says: <3 <3 <3 warm soup on a cold day fic

Thank you for joining us this week’s recc list! All the love to everyone who submitted a fic 💕 All enclosed recommendations were submitted by the community via our submissions form, which you can find here. All fic information is as it was provided by the reccer, so it may not be accurate to the author’s intent or the precise contents of the fic itself. Please assume good intent from all parties 💕

Submissions for next week’s list are already open! We’ll be featuring PC x NPC. If you have any you’d like to highlight, you can send them in here. The week after that, the theme is Proposals & Marriages and the weeks after that we’re taking recommendations for Oneshots and Laudna Rarepairs! Submissions for all of these themes are currently open.

If you want more rarepair fic, check out @cr-summer-wildflowers and their event collections on ao3! If you want some friendship after all this romance, take a look at @critter-genfic-events and their recc lists! And if you’re interested in everyone’s favorite wizards, you can’t go wrong with the lists at @aeor-is-for-reccing !

Thanks all and have a lovely day/night/timezone! 💕

[pocketgalaxies]

nott writing a letter trying to reach astrid without asking or telling caleb skdfhkagjaskdf problematic

[somewhatsentientspellbook]

Caleb Widogast - Flames by Tedy

But when I'm near you I feel flames

I touch the fire, I get burned

I feel this rush beneath my feet, it's like I'm falling

Is this love

Oh, this is love

[femmehysteria]

Best Character Named X Poll

FOLLOW @best-character-named-x-poll

I'm doing a series of "Best Character Named X" polls where all the characters have the same first name but are from completely different media, feel free to send in name/charcacter suggestions, I'm posting one poll a day. New polls scheduled for 1:30PM GMT everyday.

ask box closed for now

WILL BE POSTING POLLS ON @best-character-named-x-poll FROM FEB 1ST

If your favourite character is not included in the poll very sorry i have either never heard of them or actively chose not to include them as theres only 6 characters per poll. Characters will only count of that is their first name, surnames do not count.

Round 85: David

Round 86: Tiffany

Round 87: Charlie

Round 88: Sandy

Round 89: Cody

Round 90: Amanda

Round 91: Jeremy

Past Polls and Poll Ideas under the cut

Names that I have a complete list for*

Caroline, Tyler, Louis, Leonard, Rebecca, Steve, Nicole, Isabelle, Victoria, Katherine, Jade, Alex, Sophie, Greg, Jake, Ellie, Isaac, Robin, Tony, Annie, Lisa, Margaret, Oliver, Clark, Kara, Phoebe, Emma, Ruby, Bart, Alfie, Beth, Julian, Nancy, Penny, Margaret, Tessa, Erica, Theresa, George, Kevin, Sebastian, Felix, Martin, Michael, Erin, Caleb, Helen, Charlotte, Kyle, Martha, Diana, Elsa, Gary, Zoe, Connor, Colin, Daisy, Eric, Maya, Adam, Andy, Magnus, Alma, Nora, Alice, Spike, Leon, Marcel, Kim, Juno, Sue, Chris, Otto, Donald, Daphne, Kate, Todd, Ned, Ken, Angel, Judy, Jo, Hazel, Naomi, Diego, Miranda, Joel, Lila, Duncan, Dexter, Meredith, Pearl, Lily, Malcolm, Napolean, Joan, Nico, Jamie, Nadia, Velma, Jill, Kiera, Rory, Evan, Tam, Klaus, Neil, Derek, Michelle, Luna, Laila, Cordelia, Zack, Imogen, Felicity, Cindy, Alicia, Kelly, Alan, April, Astrid, Delilah, Jodie, Claudia, Juliet, Karen, Jonas, Milo, Celia, Hannah, Joy, Ethan, Katya, Aria, Atticus, Ian, Cynthia, Faye, Frank, Boo, River, Corey, Gabrielle, Minerva, Ebony, Zia, Beverly, Rudy, Georgina

Names I have an incomplete list for (welcome to send character suggestions)

Richter, Sean, Troy, Cain, Agatha, Warren, Percy, Reggie, Mina, Ryan, Felicia, Dylan, Josh, Shirley, Debbie, Jared, June, Mabel, Ray, Chad, Moe, Hugh, Fearne, Christine, Joe, August, May, Scarlet, Alana, Leela, Manny, Dean, Francis, Mason, Oscar, Quinn, Guy, Ulrich, Wally, Yasmin, Tobias, Woody, Sabrina, Quentin, Margot, Alina, Matilda, Freya, Kendra, Angus, Ophelia, Leisel, Zelda, Adora, Piper, Scarlet, Sheila, Valentine, Laurie, Laurel, Fitz, Violet, Gabriel, Ford, Artemis, Owen, Bianca, Newton, Summer, Darcy, Noah, Taylor, Miriam, Hugh, Aurora, Hank, Henry, Dawn, Delia, Cosmo, Wanda, Zeke, Cecil, Aiden, Calvin, Ayesha, Beatrice, Parker, Chase, Hunter, Tina, Misty, Amaya, Amara, Harvey, Talia, Tatiana, Tanya, Orion, Eugene, Kit, Bo, Duke, Blue, Cameron, Rudolf, Mara, Marianne, Carl

Feel free to send more suggestions

*subject to change, you can still submit a character if there is no strikethrough if you think theres a character that its an absolute crime i dont add. Please don't suggest anything for the names with a strikethrough as they are polls that are already in my queue waiting to be published.

Past Polls

Round 1: Peter : WINNER: Peter Parker (Spider-Man)

Round 2: Elizabeth : WINNER: Elizabeth Swann (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Round 3: Jason : WINNER: Jason Mendoza (The Good Place)

Round 4: Eve : WINNER: EVE (WALL-E)

Round 5: Fred : WINNER: Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)

Round 6: Rachel : WINNER: Rachel (Animorphs)

Round 7: Arthur : WINNER: Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

Round 8: Amy : WINNER: Amy Pond (Doctor Who)

Round 9: Tom : WINNER: Tom (Tom and Jerry)

Round 10: Claire : WINNER: Clare Devlin (Derry Girls)

Round 11: James : WINNER: James (Pokemon)

Round 12: Max : WINNER: Max (Black Sails)

Round 13: Simon : WINNER: Simon Belmont (Castlevania)

Round 14: Jane : WINNER: Jane Crocker (Homestuck)

Round 15: Victor : WINNER: Victor Nikiforov (Yuri On Ice)

Round 16: Mary : WINNER: Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins)

Round 17: Will : WINNER: Will Graham (Hannibal)

Round 18: Laura : WINNER: Laura Palmer (Twin Peaks)

Round 19: Ben : WINNER: Ben "Obi-Wan" Kenobi (Star Wars)

Round 20: Chloe : WINNER: Chloe Price (Life Is Strange)

Round 21: John : WINNER: Jonathan Sims (The Magnus Archives)

Round 22: Lydia : WINNER: Lydia Deetz (Beetlejuice)

Round 23: Mark : WINNER: Marc Spector (Moon Knight)

Round 24: Jess : WINNER: Jesse Pinkman (Breaking Bad)

Round 25: Theo : WINNER: Theobald Gumbar (Dimension 20: A Crown Of Candy)

Round 26: Sarah: WINNER: Sarah Jane Smith (Doctor Who)

Round 27: Richard : WINNER: Richard Gansey III (The Raven Cycle)

Round 28: Cass : WINNER: Cassandra Cain (Batman)

Round 29: Edward : WINNER: Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Round 30: Carm : WINNER: Carmen Sandiego (Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?)

Round 31: Hal : WINNER: HAL9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey)

Round 32: Sid : WINNER: Sydney Adamu (The Bear)

Round 33: Jack : WINNER: Captain Jack Harkness (Doctor Who)

Round 34: Stephanie : WINNER: Stephanie Brown (Batman)

Round 35: Ash : WINNER: Ash Ketchum (Pokemon)

Round 36: Veronica : WINNER: Veronica Sawyer (Heathers)

Round 37: Kurt : WINNER: Kurt Wagner aka Nightcrawler (X-Men)

Round 38: Eleanor : WINNER: Eleanor Shellstrop (The Good Place)

Round 39: Nathan : WINNER: Nathan Young (Misfits)

Round 40: Fiona : WINNER: Princess Fiona (Shrek)

Round 41: Gale : WINNER: Gayle Waters-Waters (Chris Fleming)

Round 42: Barbara : WINNER: Barbara Millicent Roberts aka Barbie (Barbie)

Round 43: Sam : WINNER: Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings)

Round 44: Grace : WINNER: Grace Chastity (Nerdy Prudes Must Die)

Round 45: Barry : WINNER: Barry Bluejeans (The Adventure Zone)

Round 46: Raven : WINNER: Raven (Teen Titans)

Round 47: Dan : WINNER: Danny Fenton (Danny Phantom)

Round 48: Mia : WINNER: Mia Fey (Ace Attorney)

Round 49: Matt : WINNER: Matt Murdock (Daredevil)

Round 50: Rose : WINNER: Rose Tyler (Doctor Who)

Round 51: Robert : WINNER: Robbie Rotten (LazyTown)

Round 52: Lola : WINNER: Lola Bunny (Space Jam)

Round 53: Scott : WINNER: Scott Summers aka Cyclops (X-Men)

Round 54: Olivia : WINNER: Olivia Octavious (Spiderverse)

Round 55: Finn : WINNER: Finn the Human (Adventure Time)

Round 56: Emily : WINNER: Emily Charlton (The Devil Wears Prada)

Round 57: Elliot : WINNER: Eliot Spencer (Leverage)

Round 58: Sonia : WINNER: Sonia (Pokemon)

Round 59: Gideon : WINNER: Gideon Nav (The Locked Tomb)

Round 60: Jen : WINNER: Jennifer Check (Jennifer's Body)

Round 61: Miles : WINNER: Miles Morales (Spider-Man)

Round 62: Lana : WINNER: Lana Skye (Ace Attorney)

Round 63: Spencer : WINNER: Spencer Shay (iCarly)

Round 64: Tracy : WINNER: Tracy Turnbald (Hairspray!)

Round 65: Luke : WINNER: Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)

Round 66: Natalie : WINNER: Natalie Scatorccio (Yellowjackets)

Round 67: Harry : WINNER: Harry Du Bois (Disco Elysium)

Round 68: Lucy : WINNER: Lucy van Pelt (Peanuts)

Round 69: Damian : WINNER: Damian Wayne (Batman)

Round 70: Tabitha : WINNER: Tabitha Casper (Dan and Phil Games: Sims 4)

Round 71: Nick : WINNER: Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Trigun)

Round 72: Gwen : WINNER: Guinevere (Merlin)

Round 73: Paul : WINNER: Paulette Bonafonte (Legally Blonde)

Round 74: Abigail : WINNER: Abigail Hobbs (Hannibal)

Round 75: Jordan : WINNER: Jordan Baker (The Great Gatsby)

Round 76: Donna : WINNER: Donna Noble (Doctor Who)

Round 77: Morgan : WINNER: Morgana (Merlin)

Round 78: Allison : WINNER: Alison Cooper (BBC Ghosts)

Round 79: Patrick : WINNER: Patrick Star (Spongebob Squarepants)

Round 80: Linda : WINNER: Linda Belcher (Bob's Burgers)

Round 81: Philip : WINNER: Philip J. Fry (Futurama)

Round 82: Clarisse : WINNER: Clarisse La Rue (Percy Jackson)

Round 83: Jeff

Round 84: Maria

[georgiarts]

This episode had everything (a summary):

Essek and Astrid being like that Cat Smut book shopping New outfits !! PUMAT PUMAT PUMAT MERPEOPLE MENTION Essek eating foods on a stick Beautiful Burlesque show Callowmoore sleight of hand love language moment A few minutes of happiness Chetney and Dorian bonding time Dunamancyyyyy How many times can Essek let everyone know he’s super in love with Caleb challenge Chetney x Featherface Craft night w Laudna as goth Cinderella (feat. baby baba yaga hut) Liam “heartbreak prince” O’Brian strikes again LOCAL HOTBOI SPOTTED FLOATING ONCE AGAIN Dorym !! Delilah notice Delilah cameo Interparty conflict w weapons Interparty conflict w words Chetney has a baaaad trip We’ve talked about jumping out a window a few times and Laudna said ok bet DELILAH SUPPORTING CAST MEMBER Imodna but like extra sad Imodna but like also extra in love And we’re all left sad void puppets and it’s definitely not Thursday yet.

[anjumzm]

Midsummer Night

A Legacy of Gods Fanfic

JerCes Daughter x LanMia Son

Chapter 12

Aanya Volkov

The moment I stepped out of Theo’s office, a rush of cool air washed over me. My heart pounded with a mix of borderline excitement and thrill, similar to that first illicit sip of alcohol as a teenager. I couldn’t quite put a finger on it, but I felt something different—a strange, unsettling feeling that I couldn't shake off.

Jasper was already waiting outside, his face creased with worry. “Aanya, did something happen? Are you okay?”

“I’m fine, let’s get out of here. You can grill me for answers on our way back home.”

“Sure, but…”

“I said, ‘On our way back home.’”

We walked to his McLaren, a sleek car that screamed power and speed. I asked, “Can I drive?”

“No way in hell. This is my baby, Aanya. No offense, but I don’t trust anyone but myself when it comes to driving it.” He hesitated for a moment, then tossed me the keys. “Only halfway to the house. I’ll take it from there.”

My face broke into a grin. I needed an outlet—anything to keep this strange energy at bay. Once buckled up, Jasper asked, “Before we move an inch, I want answers. What’s exactly going on? Heck, I’d believe unicorns exist, but not this. Theo is not capable of showcasing any emotions. Even if you do love him, he won’t be able to reciprocate. Trust me, everyone in our family knows this. Gina and Rebecca are skeptical too. Gina literally laughed out loud, thinking it’s a prank, while Rebecca threatened Theo with bodily harm if she finds out he’s forcing you. We can take him down as a team, if that’s the case. Or we could ask Grandpa Aiden. Since Rebecca is on our team, he’ll be on our team too, and the team with Grandpa’s support always wins.”

I wished I could ask Jasper for help, but the stakes were too high. My brother’s and my dad’s lives were on the line.

“As much as I’m touched by your gesture, it’s not necessary. I really like Theo. The only reason I wasn’t comfortable sharing this with you guys is because I didn’t know how to put it in front of you, especially Gina. But when he proposed last week and I said yes, I knew we’d have to come clean to our families. If you think your family’s skeptical, mine’s out for Theo’s blood. The only reason Dad and Aaron aren’t acting on their instincts is because Mom’s threatened to leave and live with Grandpa Xan in London. Even Caleb’s having a headache with all the drama that’s unfolded.”

“Gods, I wish you’d change your mind, but if you don’t and still want to marry that wanker, you’ll always have mine, Rebs’, and Mom’s support, no matter what. Aunt Mia has been ecstatic since Theo dropped the news. She’s the sweetest and kindest soul besides my Mom. You already know how lovely and kind Grandma Astrid and Grandma Elsa are. They’re already planning changes to Theo’s room to suit your tastes and as for my Dad, he's been your number one fan since you helped him gain points in Grandpa Adrian’s book. You know Aunt Ava even better than I do, she literally looks out for you as a daughter, but I'm not sure how she views your relationship with Theo at this point, given that she's well aware of Theo's...aloofness. And Aunt Ava's opinion would be Uncle Eli's opinion too. Guess we'll have to wait and find out"

He leaned back, closing his eyes. “Grandpa Aiden and Grandpa Levi will ask you questions, though. Don’t know how Uncle Landon sees your relationship, but it’d definitely be something for him to rub in your father’s face. The days to come will be tough.”

“Thanks for the heads-up. I’ll try my best to convince your and Theo’s grandpas that I mean no harm. Besides, you did say Aunt Mia and Aunt Anni are on my team, and by extension, so are Uncle Lan and Uncle Creigh. I’m sure Aunt Mia will handle Uncle Lan.”

“You sound like you already have all this planned.”

“You know me. I’m always prepared.”

“That you are.”

After a lot of bickering, gasps, and shouted directions from Jasper, we finally reached his and Caleb’s house. Jasper made an excuse and left, clearly avoiding a confrontation with Caleb. I saw Caleb standing at the door, arms crossed.

“I know you feel rebellious these days, but trust me, this is the worst time to act like a brat. This isn’t you, Aanya!”

“Just because, for the first time in my life, I’m trying to choose something for myself doesn’t make me a brat. Why is it so difficult for you all to just accept my wishes for once?”

“Oh, the choice where you willingly submit yourself to the Devil’s Spawn? Sue us for actually caring about your well-being!”

“I’m not a kid anymore! You, Dad, or Aaron don’t need to ‘protect’ me all the time. Have you ever thought about how tiring it gets, having your every move monitored and reported back? Or why am I only friends with Gina, Rebecca, Jess, Sierra, and Zoey, who all happen to be either my cousins or somehow related to Dad or Mum? Everyone literally thinks over and over before speaking to me, as if I’m made of glass! So I had to go out of my way and be absurd for once. And by God, am I loving it! At least Theo doesn’t pretend like all of you do!”

I said that in one breath, panic coursing through me. No... no, no, no. I couldn’t lose it, not after I’d been in control for so long.

Caleb sensed this and took my hands in his. “Aanya, Angel, look at me. Deep breaths.”

I breathed in and out, feeling calmer. Caleb held me through all of it, then rushed to the kitchen, returning with my meds and a water bottle. I took the meds and gulped down the water in one go.

“Aanya, I’m so sorry. I shouldn’t have said that. Knowing you, I’m sure you wouldn’t go through with your engagement without thinking it through. But you also need to know that Dad and Aaron are still super pissed. They will never agree to this.Not to mention Grandpa, I'm not sure if they broke the news to him, you know how protective he is. And me... I won’t stand by and watch my little baby sister throw herself into a pit of darkness. I don’t trust Theo King even a bit. He’ll have to work very hard to gain all of our trusts.”

“I understand and respect that, Cal. I know you’ve always been supportive of my decisions, but I’d appreciate it if you could trust me one more time. I promise I won’t let you down.”

I had to get back the book before the next Bratva meeting. I knew how crucial timings were in our world. One wrong move at the right time and we’d all be looking for shelter. I couldn’t risk my family’s legacy. I’d get back the Black Book no matter what. And once that’s done, I’ll sweep Theo King off his feet, so he knows no one messes with a Volkov—not even the Kings.

The next day, a parcel awaited me at my doorstep, containing an elegant dress, with a note attached.

"Will pick you up around 6 pm today. Hopefully, you’ll be ready till then. Your kingdom awaits their soon-to-be queen. Make sure you make quite an impression.

Your soon-to-be fiancé, ~Theodore King"

Oh, I'll make sure to leave a mark this time, Mr. King. Just you wait.

[powerpolyculeshowdown]

CANON POLYCULE SHOWDOWN

this is a contest for canonically confirmed polycules or polycules that have a lot of hints to a possibility of them being canon, even if the authors might not have intended that way!

Beware of spoilers!! Some of these only become polycules later in the media they're from, and some of the descriptions describe a tragic fate for the polycule, so keep in mind there will be spoilers

rules can be found here

bracket can be found here

honorable mentions can be found here

links for all the match ups as they go live can be found in the MASTERPOST. it will be updated each round, but i will also tag every round to make them easier to find

help me w descriptions for the honorable mentions!

Round 2 part 2 finished.

Round 3 will go live on May 19th!

(#canonround2 or #pollycule if you want to search for the polls)

tags:

#canonpolyculeshowdown - for relevant updates and the polls

#pollycule - (yes double L) specifically for the showdown polls, to make it easier to find. doesn't include the prelims cause I only thought to add this after, sorry

#canonpropaganda - for, well, propaganda. ill post asks, reblog posts and maybe reblog reblogs

#honorablemention - for the ships that did not make it in (i will still make a post introducing all of them)

#tournamnt poll - the generally agreed on tag for blacklisting purposes. let me know if i forget to use it! i cant edit polls but it will remind me for the following round

#canonroundN - N being the number of the round we're in. so, for example: canonround0, canonround1, canonround2, etc. from the quarterfinals onwards, they'll also include the specific tag (#quarterfinals, etc). Check the post's tags for that ome if you want to look at all polls from that round!

list may be updated as needed.

if you submitted something that did not get in, nor was it posted as an honorable mention, and you wish to know why, feel free to send an ask.

LIST OF CONTESTANTS:

Nathan/Vlad/Ursula (Hunger Pangs)

Rilla/Arum/Damien (Penumbra Podcast)

Nathan/Gabriel/Annalise (The Bastard Son and the Devil Himself)

Ben/Ryn/Maddie (Siren Freeform)

Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot (High Noon Over Camelot)

Quanxi/Pingsti/Cosmo/Long/Tsugihagi (Chainsaw Man)

Wu Zetian/Li Shimin/Gao Yizhi (Iron Widow)

Caleb/Astrid/Eadwulf (Critical Role)

Sadie/Walt/Anubis (The Kane Chronicles)

Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala (Sense8)

Princess Glisselda/Seraphina/Lucien (Seraphina)

Tess/Jacomo/Margarethe (Tess of the Road)

Logan/Jean Grey/Scott/Emma (X-Men)

Uzui/Hinatsuru/Makio/Suma (Demon Slayer)

Megaera/Thanatos/Zagreus (Hades)

Dianda/Simon/Patrick (October Daye)

Haruka/Michiru/Setsuna (Sailor Moon)

Asmodeus Alice/Clara Valac/Iruma Suzuki (Mairimashita, Iruma-kun!)

Aizo/Yujiro/Hiyori (HoneyWorks)

Kyle/Rogelio/Lonnie (She Ra)

Dashawn/Steve/Jose/Cupe R III/Otto/Arturo/Gregory/Quackers McQuack (Bojack Horseman)

Fluorite (Steven Universe)

Miss Piggy/Kermit/Gonzo (Muppets)

Sherlock/Watson/Mary (Sherlock Holmes movies)

Ichika Hoshino/Saki Tenma/Shiho Hinomori/Honami Mochizuki (Project SEKAI)

Tree Trunks/Mr. Pig/Alien Husband (Adventure Time)

Daniel/Sam/Jack/Teal’c (Stargate SG-1)

Mukai Naoya/Saki Saki/Nagisa Minase (Kanojo mo Kanojo/Girlfriend Girlfriend)

Eddie/Venom/Anne/Dan (Venom)

Peter Quill/Aradia/Mors (Guardians of the Galaxy)

George/Gilda/Thomas (Design for Living)

Leif/Thorn/Kale (Leif and Thorn)

Kieran/Ray/Gemma (Trigonometry)

Eugene/Rapunzel/Cassandra (Tangled the Series)

Jack/August/Rina (The Wicker King)

La’gann/Coral/Rodunn (Young Justice)

Syenite/Innon/Alabaster (Broken Earth)

Enrique/Hypnos/Sofia (The Gilded Wolves)

Max/Jack/Anne (Black Sails)

Pyrrha/Commander Wake/Gideon the First (The Locked Tomb)

Neptune/Venus/Jupiter (We Know the Devil)

Quincey/Jack/Arthur/Lucy (Dracula)

Amber/Reese/David (Adaptation)

Will/Tessa/Jem (The Infernal Devices)

Kieran/Cristina/Mark (The Dark Artifices)

Winter/Moon/Qibli (Wings of Fire)

Camille/Nyra/Dendro (Muted)

Sasha/Anne/Marcy (Amphibia)

Neal/Peter/Elizabeth (White Collar)

Turtle Heart/Melena/Frex (Wicked)

Emiya/Saber/Rin (Fate Stay/Night)

Sofiane/Victor/Luisa (Mortel)

Taylor/Theo/Josey (3)

Jack/Emma/Izzy (You Me Her)

Keiko/Miles/Kira (Star Trek)

Jade/Dave/Karkat (Homestuck Epilogues)

Anzu/Kazuki/Junta (Romantic Killers)

Shikimori/Izumi/Ai (Shikimori is Not Just Cute)

Camina/Michio Pa/Josep/Serge/Berthold/Oksana (The Expanse)

Breq/Mercy of Kalr/Seivarden/Ekalu (Imperial Radch)

Roguish Semiotician/Infamous Mathematician/Player Character (Fallen London)

Alphonse/Seth/Listener (Bittersweet)

Storm/Helen/Mira (Love and Luck Podcast)

Nicky/Joe/Andy/Booker/Niles (The Old Guard)

[choicespride]

Choices Pride 2024 Week 4 Masterlist

Bloodbound

Kink Sketch - MC (Magdalene Constantino) x Gaius Augustine - @gaiuskamilah

Crimes of Passion

SpreadJoy #895 - Astrid Thorne - @storyofmychoices

The Deadliest Game

SpreadJoy #899 - Dante Valdez - @storyofmychoices

High School Story/HSS: Class Act

Bad Boy Michael CG - Michael Harrison - @peonyblossom

Mila and Skye Picrew - OC (Mila Delgado); Skye Crandall - @lover-also-fighter-also

SpreadJoy #898 - Caleb Mitchell - @storyofmychoices

Hollywood U

Diva!Jackie - f!MC (Jackie Winters) - @peonyblossom

Jackie Hiking CG - f!MC (Jackie Winters) - @peonyblossom

Yes, Professor 🥵 - Thomas Hunt - @peonyblossom

Hot Couture

SpreadJoy #897 - Hazel Nguyen - @storyofmychoices

It Lives Anthology

andy binding + top surgery sketches - Andy Kang - @gaiuskamilah

Pride Edits - m!MC (Vax Vũ-Verdant, ILW) - @kilvalir

Laws of Attraction

Double A - f!MC (Arinya Manithikhun) x Aislinn Tanaka - @gaiuskamilah

Nightbound

SpreadJoy #894 - Garrus - @storyofmychoices

Open Heart

Canon Doodles - m!MC (Jensen Valentine) x Bryce Lahela; Sienna Trinh; Jackie Varma; Elijah Green - @mydemonsdrivealimo

Chef!Ethan - Ethan Ramsey - @peonyblossom

SpreadJoy #896 - Rafael Aveiro - @storyofmychoices

SpreadJoy #900 - Bryce Lahela - @storyofmychoices

Sunkissed

Summer Nights 🌅 - f!MC (Callie Summer) x Eliana Flores - @peonyblossom

Crossovers

Lovely Ladies Picrews - Daenarya (f!human!MC, Blades of Light and Shadow); Alex Hunt (f!MC, Hollywood U); Nyx Selenstra (nb!OC, Blades of Light and Shadow); Calli Rossi (f!MC, Veil of Secrets) - @storyofmychoices

Sydney & Callie + Flags - Open Heart; Sunkissed - m!MC (Sydney Valentine, OH); f!MC (Callie Summers, Sunkissed) - @peonyblossom

[starwarmth]

Books Read In 2023

Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley (1/3/23)

East by Edith Pattou (1/4/23)

Midnight on the Moon by Mary Pope Osbourn (1/16/23)

The Lady or The Tiger?, and The Discourager of Hesitancy by Frank R. Stockton (1/17/23)

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1/21/23)

Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti (1/22/23)

Tiger Queen by Annie Sullivan (1/22/23)

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (1/26/23)

Batgirl, vol. 1: The Silent Knight (1/27/23)

Batgirl, vol. 2: To The Death (1/27/23)

Batgirl, vol. 3: Point Blank (1/28/23)

The Female of the Species by Rudyard Kipling (2/17/23)

Batgirl: Stephanie Brown, vol. 1 by Bryan Q. Miller (2/19/23)

Batgirl, Stephanie Brown, vol. 2 by Bryan Q. Miller (3/4/23)

Christmas in Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren (3/4/23)

The Queen’s Blade by T C Southwell (3/5/23)

Sacrifice, The Queen’s Blade #2 by T C Southwell (3/9/23)

The Invisible Assassin, The Queen’s Blade #3 by T C Southwell (3/13/23)

Mermaids by Patty Dann (3/14/23) X

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám translated by Edward FitzGerald (3/19/23)

The Mirror Visitor by Christelle Dabos (3/21/23) X

The Missing of Clairedelune by Christelle Dabos (3/22/23) X

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeannette McCurdy (3/24/23) X

Ronia, The Robber’s Daughter by Astrid Lindgren (3/27/23)

Kiki’s Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono (3/30/23)

Brine and Bone by Kate Stradling (4/10/23)

Green Arrow: Quiver by Kevin Smith (4/17/23) X

Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin, translated by Stanley Mitchell (4/22/23)

When Patty Went to College by Jean Webster (4/23/23)

The Princess and The Pea by Hans Christian Anderson (4/23/23)

Deathmark by Kate Stradling (4/25/23)

Without Blood by Alessandro Baricco (5/5/23)

River Secrets by Shannon Hale (5/6/23)

The Fairy’s Return and Other Princess Tales by Gail Carson Levine (5/8/22)

Batman Adventures: Cat Got Your Tongue? by Steve Vance (5/14/23)

Batman Adventures: Batgirl — A League of Her Own by Paul Dini (5/17/23)

The Girl From The Other Side: Siúil a Rún, Vol. 1 by Nagabe (5/19/23)

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda. Translated by W. S. Merwin (5/26/23)

Other-Wordly: Words Both Strange and Lovely from Around the World by Yee-Lum Mak (6/21/23)

A Bride’s Story, vol. 1 by Kaoru Mori (6/25/23) X

La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils (7/17/2023)

Storefront Church by William Waring Cuney (7/24/23)

Golden Slippers: An Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young Readers (1941), compiled by Arnas Bontemps (7/28/23)

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (7/29/23)

Strawberry’s New Friend (Flower Fairy Friends series) by Pippa Le Quesne (7/29/23)

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker (8/11/23)

The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman (8/18/23)

Convent Boarding School by Virginia Arville Kenny (9/05/23)

The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis (09/18/23)

The Betsy Tacy Treasury by Maud Hart Lovelace (09/27/23)

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (09/27/23)

Skylark (Sarah, Plain and Tall #2) by Patricia MacLachlan (09/27/23)

Caleb’s Story (Sarah, Plain and Tall #3) by Patricia MacLachlan (09/27/23)

Maelyn by Anita Halle (10/06/23)

Imani All Mine by Connie Porter (10/15/23)

The Perilous Gard (10/22/23)

Enemy Brothers by Constance Savery (10/29/23)

Sadako and the 1000 Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr (11/19/23)

Gone By Nightfall by Dee Garretson (12/02/23)

The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim (12/08/23)

A Lion to Guard Us by Clyde Robert Bulla (12/10/23)

The Thirteenth Princess by Diane Zahler (12/23/23)

The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle (12/26/23

The Wasteland by T. S. Eliot (12/31/23)

[disneyfemslashfankids]

Disney Femslash Fankids List

Fankid Tagging System:

💝-Same Universe

💖-Crossover

💗-Disney x Non Disney

Made by me:

Elle, Andy, Sebastian, Jane, Ezra and Pamela(Anita Radcliffe x Julieta Madrigal)(Elle, Andy and Sebastian are triplets same thing goes to Jane, Ezra and Pamela)(Andy is a demiboy)💖

Dawn Dracula(Mavis x Rapunzel)💖💗

Maeko Madrigal(Moana x Mirabel Madrigal)💖

Karleen Madrigal(Elsa x Isabela Madrigal)💖

Astree Madrigal(Mirabel Madrigal x Giulia Marcovaldo)💖

Edwin de Vil(Cruella de Vil x Anita Radcliffe)💝

Sunny Hofferson(Astrid Hofferson x Rapunzel)💖💗

Nina Madrigal(Chicha x Pepa Madrigal)💖

Carla Madrigal(Sarah Hawkins x Pepa Madrigal)💖

Daniela(Yatta x Malina)💝

Amie Madrigal(Isabela Madrigal x Rapunzel)💖

Jessica "Jess" Madrigal(Raya x Dolores Madrigal)💖

Beatrice Porter-Smollett(Amelia Smollett x Jane Porter)💖

Millie, Mason, Myron, Mercury, Maya and Mandii Lee-Wexler(Miriam Wexler x Mei Lee)💝

Wilma and Joan Mangal(Priya x Goth Girl)💝

Priscilla Lee-Park(Abby Park x Mei Lee)💝

Maximus "Maxi", Darren, Sarah, Peggy and Olivia Pines-Northwest(Pacifica Northwest x Mabel Pines)💝(Maxi, Darren and Sarah are triplets)

Caleb and Lynn Pines-Chiu(Candy Chiu x Mabel Pines)💝

Evan and Esme Pines-Corduroy(Wendy Corduroy x Mabel Pines)💝

Heather La Bouff(Tiana x Charlotte La Bouff)💝

Requested:

Amelia(Tiana x Cinderella)(I forgot the person who requested her)💖

Amanda Pelekai(Nani Pelekai x Ariel)(requested by anon)💖

Eli and James La Bouff(Tiana x Charlotte La Bouff)(requested by @georgi-girl)💝

[too-many-sabers]

masterpost!

hey y'all! i'm mars & i use ne/nem/nir, they/them/theirs, and he/him/his pronouns, and i write fanfic, a lot. i’m too_many_sabers on ao3 too, but here’s the link anyway: my ao3

i will be taking oneshot requests, but not just yet because i'm still getting set up, and i make zero promises about how long it's going to take me to get to them

masterpost key:

fluff: 💕

angst: 💔

hurt/comfort: ❤️‍🩹

slow burn: 💘

fix-it: 🩹

smut (not that i'll use it that much): ❤️‍🔥

request: 💫

star wars oc: ⚔️

dnd oc: 🏹

other oc: 🔮

ongoing multi-part fics:

The Dancer from Downtown: star wars modern au/dance studio au, centered on an oc and characters from the bad batch & the clone wars; endgame is crosshair x oc 💘

Let's Go Save Cody: star wars au in which cody gets retrieved from the empire; endgame codywan, of course 💔🩹

Dancing Alone: critical role modern au/dance studio au, centered mainly on caleb widogast & his previous relationship with astrid and eodwulf as well as his current relationship with the mighty nein; endgame is blumendrei, among others (lowkey abandoned, but i want to write more for it again) 💔💘

oneshots (canon characters):

Critical Thinking: Droidpoppers & Order 66: star wars au in which the entire 332nd doesn't die, thanks 🩹

Obi-Wan and the Art Of Self Care: little snapshot from during the clone wars where everyone's actually at the temple & they get to relax; heavily implied codywan 💕

oneshots (original characters):

Everything Stays Right Where You Left It: pasi's near-death experience 💔❤️‍🩹⚔️

Blood All Over The Ground: delara & tozen have to run from some imperials 💔❤️‍🩹⚔️

Bring Them All Back Down to Their Knees: delara is helping crosshair in his sniper's nest, shit happens 💔❤️‍🩹⚔️

When I'm Alone & Blue As Can Be: delara & crosshair discover their yearning is requited; crosshair x oc 💕⚔️

Like Constellations a Million Years Away: crosshair takes delara on a date, nicknames happen; crosshair x oc 💕⚔️

oc menagerie:

Clira Mannen 🏹

[blood-and-mirrors]

blood&mirrors character

.. district i

winter

musa

marco

ambrosia

caleb

marissa

anthony

kiara

aiden

noah

astrid

.. district ii

robert

navenia

senna

catrine

sebastian

emma

nico

heath

circe

.. district iii

zachary

soyeon

greta

cole

melissa

malachi

holden

aquata

.. district iv

caden

dante

evan

apollonios

genevieve

reginald

anton

victoria

.. district v

rosella

alaska

josephine

rachel

james

jamie

kasia

.. district vi

jerome

ciél

solomon

lissa

tony

jane

.. district vii

samantha

blake

kasia

camila lidell

eleazar

yasmine

tony

cleon

konstantina

.. district viii

celestiana

iris

abraxas

nicole

constance

drogo

rio

hermes

olympia

.. district ix

fiona

camila overhill

felix

craven

anika

daniil

eros

yekaterina

.. district x

marcus

clementine

violet

cesare

rufus

amelia

jefferson

allison

kaz

lars

rosalia

.. district xi

kamali

hawk

hephaestus

tabitha

zane

layla

.. district xii

gil

clover

malcolm

atlas

sanvi

[pocketgalaxies]

"i'm sure astrid loves you very much" D: D: D:

[aeruthien]

More Blooming Grove shenanigans

- Eadwulf continues to awkwardly flirt with Fjord. When Fjord finally tells him that he is actually in a relationship with Jester, Eadwulf just looks confused. "That never stopped us before," he says, glancing over at Caleb and Astrid.

Fjord's "Wait, HE DATED BOTH OF YOU?" can be heard in Shadycreek Run.

In the meanwhile, Eadwulf turns to Jester.

"Hey..................... you look good."

- Luc proceeds to simultaneously drive everyone crazy and make them all adore him so much that he has a whole group of newly acquired family who would go to the end of the earth for him

- Luc may or may not have shot a helpless Trent Ikithon in the eye

- Jester tries to befriend Astrid, who helplessly looks over at Caleb as she is dragged into a flower crown make session. Caleb gives her a thumbs up and starts to make one for Essek

- Soon it is a competition and everyone is making flower crowns, of course with respect to the flowers and the graves they grow on

- Trent Ikithon does not get a flower crown

[the-caleb-widogast]

These lines killed me