#cozytober follower celebration

[randonauticrap]

A Gentle Love

Pairing ~ Chevalier Michel x Reader

Word Count ~ 786

Author's Note ~ My first Chevalier fic of the autumn season!!! I'm so excited about this fic, because soft Chev is my entire weakness. It's also my first fic for my Cozytober event, and I really really hope you enjoy it! No warnings, just tons of soft, autumn, white tiger fluff!

Prompt: No. 4 "The Dead Waltz"

Lyrics: "...wrapped your long hair up in vines, and leaves, and branches..."

You maneuvered again, curling even deeper into the settee as you snuggled under the cloak. It was thick and warm and a soft velvet that could make even the most stubborn cat purr. You breathed in the fresh scent of vetiver and shampoo that lingered around the fur at the top, keeping you close to your lover even as he completed his duties for the day elsewhere. 

It was a chilly day, the breeze nipping your face as it swept through the beautiful garden of slowly wilting roses. The fall of the year was swiftly on its way, and you smiled up at the colors raining down on you from above. The book you had brought out with you was long since finished, and now you merely waited for the owner of your blanket to join you. But as you gazed down at the leaves the trees had gifted you, you decided you wouldn't let them go to waste, and propped yourself into a sitting position on the settee. You gathered the leaves into a pile in your lap, then leaned down to the vines in the grass and tugged at them, smiling as you began your creations. 

Chevalier never walked with anything less than purpose, but swifter lately had his exits from the office become; hastier, more hurried. Once his work was complete, it was as if he could not bear another moment without the comfort of his lover at his side. So wherever he was, wherever you were, he rushed to you. This afternoon he found himself traveling to the gardens, remembering the sweater you were wearing when you had stopped in earlier, and the twinkle in your eye as you swept out of his office, the most recent book he'd gifted you under your arm. 

A smile tugged its way to his stiff lips, the muscles there still not totally used to showing affection. But you were the exception; his only exception. His feet stopped when he reached the plush settee that rested near the garden's entrance, and his smile settled further into his lips as he beheld you, sleeping softly underneath his cloak, your long hair wrapped up in vines, and leaves, and branches; the myriad of colors was twirled into your braided hair effortlessly, as though a creature from fantasy had done it by hand as you slept. 

Chevalier had never been religious, but perhaps God was working to make him a believer, he thought, for the woman before him could be no less than an angel sent from the realms of heaven. You tamed his beastly side, you awoke in him emotions he believed he could never have, and you ignited such a fierce love in him that at times he wondered if he would burn to death from within. 

He approached with silent footfall, not wanting to wake you just yet, and chuckled quietly at the crown of leaves and vines you had created for him, and left atop your dozing form. He reached for it, and in an act so unnecessary that he chided himself for being foolish, fitted it atop his blond locks and gingerly sat down beside you, laying his hand on your shoulder. You stirred ever so slightly and struggled to open your eyes. Once the light no longer pained you, you gazed up at the beautiful sight before you. While you slept, your lover had arrived and indulged in your creation. A smile tugged on your lips and you yawned, your body pulling its way to full awareness. 

"Good afternoon, Chevalier." You murmured, smiling up at the angelic glow surrounding his handsome face. 

"Is the crown of Rhodolite too garish for my head?" He quipped, humor gleaming in his bright blue eyes. 

"Even the most capable king needs a little less weight to carry sometimes." You chuckled, pulling him down for a kiss. But Chevalier was a greedy man, and one was never enough. Somehow, he managed to curl into the settee beside you, his cloak covering the both of you in its warmth. He had used his cloak as a blanket many times, out on the battleground campsites, in the midst of war; but never like this. Never before had it felt like a cover of safety, an entrapment for the love he shared with the woman he loved, a home of peace. 

But as he gazed down at you, so content and trusting in his arms, he decided he would never again take his cloak to the battlefield. For it belonged here, in the arms of his angel, as a reminder of the human man that would return to her when he came home to wrap her up in his arms again. 

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Cozytober 2023 Celebration @randonauticrap Ikemen Prince - Silvio x Reader Tags: Angst / Slice of Life Prompt 14. Lord Huron - The Night We Met Note: I hope I am doing this correctly with posting and participating. As I had this idea stuck in my head ever since I have seen this challenge, it had to be posted. May not be the best, may not brighten ur day (angst!) but oh well :) it deserves to see the light of the day! Anyhow, enjoy!

Silvio was hurrying down the corridor, silently cursing himself for even having to be away from you. He could never get there quickly enough, even if the way itself, was not one that he disliked. After all, this one has been lined with all portraits that, he not only spent fortune on, but also hours looking at. Like the one with your smile that was eternalised while you wore the white dress on the blessed day he got to call you his. And the moment when he was gifted with a fruit of your love, and two turned to three. And another when the family grew even larger. The years have passed so quickly, each year brimming with happiness like no other. I had all... But the years were not kind, and, as if for all that happiness, a price had to be paid. At first, it was the the little things; like where did a certain gift come from? Or when was it gifted? So easy to forget it, after all, there were so many of them over the years. Surely one cannot remember them all? Surely you must have just had a long day and you were just tired. It was nothing to worry about. ...and then most of you... However, as the months stretched on, the little things became bigger. The memories of voyages you have taken, the kingdom you have built, and the promises you made; they were all slowly stolen by time, one by one. Yet, despite it all, your eyes have never changed while you looked at him. So warm and full of love.

...some... Little short of breath, a grace of the old age, he finally arrived to the doors of your bedroom. He had to stop for a moment and calm his shaking hand. With a heavy heart, he slowly opened the doors and there you finally were. Sitting on the sofa, basking in the sunlight, reading a book. Always with a book. Your hands, that were kissed by time and even more by him, slowly turning the page. He knew he would eternalise this moment too in his mind. Was is his presence or something else that made you look up, meeting his eyes. His could feel his heart stopping. You smiled, but it was too polite. And your eyes, oh your eyes, were distant and void. "...I am terribly sorry", you spoke so gently, "...but who are you?"

...and now none of you.

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Loki

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Thor

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Stranger Things

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Twilight

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The Hobbit

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Kili Durin

Soulmate AU: Fluttering Hearts Unsure Hearts Troubled Hearts

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[randonauticrap]

Cozytober 2023 (aka, my 250 Followers Celebration!)

I'm celebrating 250 followers!! I'm so thankful to all of you who have followed me and interacted with my posts and fics, and to thank you all, I'm combining my annual Cozytober Writing Challenge with my Follower Celebration!

All info and Rules are listed below! This writing challenge is open to everyone, and there's a little something to scratch every itch.

Info:

Dates: October 1st - October 31st Masterlist Posting: November 3rd

I decided to do something a little different this year, so all of the prompts for this event are songs! I handpicked this list from my favorites; some are upbeat and fun, others are a little more somber, and many of them evoke that hazy, haunting mood of the autumn season. I encourage you to listen to them, but it's not a requirement! I will have a link to the lyrics of each song that you are free to use at your leasure.

This challenge is open to Fluff, Slice of Life, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, and Smut for all Ikemen Games, including Ikemen Prince, Ikemen Sengoku, Ikemen Vampire, Ikemen Villains, Ikemen Revolution, and Ikemen Genjiden!

Rules:

NO minors or ageless blogs are allowed to post smut for this challenge.

If you are an ageless blog and you post Smut for this challenge, you will get a single DM warning and the 48 hours following to post your age on your blog, or you will be blocked from my blog. If you are a minor and you post smut for this challenge, you will be blocked on sight. I welcome ageless blogs or minors to write Fluff, Slice of Life, Angst, or Hurt/Comfort!

Please label your fic with the suitor(s) you are using and which ikemen game they come from!

Please also label which genre your fic falls under (ie., Fluff, angst, hurt/comfort/slice of life, smut) and any appropriate content warnings

You can use as many or as few lyrics as you want from a song to use as inspiration! You can also combine songs if you're feeling fancy. Just make sure to list the titles of the song(s), as well as the lyric(s) you're using in your fic in the description.

Example:

Prompt - No. 11: "Love Like Ghosts" Lyric - "Yes I know that love is like ghosts, only few have seen it but everybody talks"

Please use the tag #Cozytober Follower Celebration on your fics so that I can find and reblog them! Please also tag my blog @randonauticrap to make it even easier for me to locate them and add them to the Masterlist! If I haven't reblogged your fic by the end date of the challenge, on October 31st 2023, it probably means I have missed it, so please DM me with a link to your fic and I will reblog. Similarly, if you do not see your fic on the Masterlist when it is posted on November 3rd, please DM me with a link to your fic and I will update the masterlist accordingly.

The last date I will add new fics to the Masterlist is November 15th, so please let me know ASAP if your fic isn't there!

Song & Lyric Links:

She Lit a Fire - Lord Huron (Video/Lyrics)

Welcome Home - Radical Face (Video/Lyrics)

The Yawning Grave - Lord Huron (Video/Lyrics)

The Dead Waltz - Radical Face (Video/Lyrics)

The World Ender - Lord Huron (Video/Lyrics)

Ghost Towns - Radical Face (Video/Lyrics)

Way Out There - Lord Huron (Video/Lyrics)

Always Gold - Radical Face (Video/Lyrics)

Fool For Love - Lord Huron (Video/Lyrics)

Lonesome Dreams - Lord Huron (Video/Lyrics)

Love Like Ghosts - Lord Huron (Video/Lyrics)

Cursed - Lord Huron (Video/Lyrics)

In the Wind - Lord Huron (Video/Lyrics)

The Night We Met - Lord Huron (Video/Lyrics)

Meet Me in the Woods - Lord Huron (Video/Lyrics)

Thank you all again for getting me to 250 followers here on tumblr in the Ikemen Fandom!! I hope you have fun with this challenge, and I CANNOT wait to see your wonderful works! If you have any questions, feel free to pop in my DMs and ask.

Much love and coziness to you!

[randonauticrap]

*screams to the heavens*

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 🫂😭 This is so sweet and lovely and precious and ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING JIN WOULD DO, PLEASE 😭💙

"My hobbies are my wife, my wife, and my wife."

GDEIEJRTNTOSWDIEJEISISKSKSK

Well MY hobbies are Jin, Jin, and Jin.

Thank you for this beautiful gem, aND AS AN ADDITION TO COZYTOBER NO LESS. 🥹🎃

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐓𝐨𝐨

↬   🧡 Jin has been acting strange today. Before you can make a connection between all the strange things happening all day, he's got you head over heels for him once again.

Jin Grandet x f!Reader • rating: G • tags: Fluff; Established Relationship; Married Characters; Aged-Up Character(s)• wordcount: 1,111 • masterlist

For Cozytober 2023 by @randonauticrap . Prompt - No. 14: Lord Huron - The Night We Met Lyrics - "I had all and then most of you/Some and now none of you/Take me back to the night we met"

a/n: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MADAME L!!! Here too, I want to wish you a very happy birthday, may your day be filled with all things you love, and I'll help a little bit by offering you this humble gift... I hope you enjoy, our dear resident Jin lover 🥺❤❤❤

Jin has been acting strange today.

It was around noon when you began looking around for him, remembering the plans you two made for your day off. It's strange that he hasn't monopolized your time since the very second you opened your eyes in the morning... which made you all the more determined to be the first to find him and not the other way around.

Strangely, everyone you ask gives a different reply as to where they saw him last. Leon for one sounded very confident about seeing him in the training grounds - while Yves was sure he had stopped by the kitchen just a couple of minutes ago.

You stand helpless in front of the palace gardens, autumn leaves dancing in the air with a gust of wind, as if to highlight the lack of any presence in the vast open space stretching out ahead of you. You sigh, noting the position of the sun and how it's been following you in your quest to find your lover, rolling across the sky faster now that the days are getting shorter.

You reach the sitting area and a gasp comes out of your mouth as if you refuse to believe your eyes. There, on the pink settee, that's definitely Jin just casually lounging around...

"Did you get lost in the palace?"

Lost? In the place you've been living for so long now?

"You look as if you just saw a ghost. Come here... this was our meeting spot for today, did you forget?"

Oh.

"Maybe I did? I don't know. I'm a bit distracted these days."

Jin smiles sweetly at you, standing relaxed as you take a seat next to him. As soon as you're close enough, however, his demeanor changes as he almost pounces on you, stealing your breath as he plants a passionate kiss on your lips.

You guess he missed you?

What you expected to end as soon as it began becomes deeper and fiercer, and even though you chuckle and pull away to ask him what's with him today, he doesn't let go. He just keeps on kissing you.

"I think I could spend my life with a girl like you."

Face burning red, you decide not to pay too much mind to the oddness of it and to enjoy his showcase of love instead.

It's evening when you get summoned to Leon's faction room. The fourth prince soothes your worries but still insists all of you wait for Jin before starting.

At last, Jin shows up. Takes out a lollipop. Banters with Yves. Tousless Yves' hair. Attempts to tickle Yves.

"Do we really have to do this part as well?!"

Huh?

Leon is quick to steal your attention with a well-timed cough before he addresses, at long last, the reason you're all gathered here. Apparently, it's something about an upcoming gathering with officials from abroad and it has to do with making a good first impression when it comes to introductions. You suggest Chevalier's faction should be the one working harder at these, but Leon only gives you an understanding look before asking Jin to introduce himself first.

"Jin Grandet. 34 years old, still in the prime of my youth. I'd say my best feature is those charming eyes of mine."

Before everyone can roll their eyes, and despite the fact that you feel the urge to do so yourself, you chime in: "Well, he's right."

Jin winks at you and continues.

"My hobbies are my wife, my wife, and my wife."

"You're the worst."

"You never shut up about your wife."

Noting the mood of the other princes based on these comments, Leon uncrosses his arms and calls it a night. Just like that. You thought he was way more tolerant and used to Jin's antics by now... and you also thought you'd be stuck here for much longer. But in the next second, you find yourself in the room alone with Jin who looks as if he has no intentions of getting up from the couch anytime soon.

He shifts the lollipop from one side of his mouth to the other with his tongue, the hard piece of candy clinking softly against the back of his front teeth.

"Sooo?" You ask, approaching him. "Are you going to tell me what all of this is about, already?"

"Why don't you take a seat?"

You spend a whole two seconds considering his offer before you sit down close enough to him that your knees are touching. The question still present in your eyes, you hold his gaze demandingly.

"I was thinking about you a lot lately."

"Jin, you always think about me-"

"And about the night we met. Well, the night I introduced myself to you."

All the pieces fall right into their places. That day, two years ago... you got lost in the palace, wandering off until you accidentally witnessed Jin kissing a woman in the garden, and...

When your mind goes to that place, your new, fresh memory of Jin kissing you breathless right there just earlier today domineers over the initial one.

And then when night fell, you now remember, you were right here in this very room, and...everything was just as it happened just now.

"You...recreated that day? But why?"

"Because I hate myself for giving you a bad first impression like that. I was such a fool. I had no idea how special you're going to become to me and... I don't want you to look back at those memories and remember me by all those awful things. And I wish I could rewrite much more than that first day. But unfortunately, I can't."

You take hold of Jin's face, suppressing the urge to seal his lips with your own so he doesn't say another word. Emotion rushes through you, and you lay your forehead against his shoulder instead.

"Jin, I could never trade our first memories together for anything. You know why? Because they're the proof of the long path we walked towards here."

Jin is at a loss for words, evident by the way he freezes and only after a few silent moments does he shift a little so he can stroke your back. When that ceases being enough to communicate how touched he is, he gently guides you to look him in the eye again.

"I love you more than anything. I love you so damn much."

You chuckle, rubbing your thumb across his chin as you get closer.

"Do you remember your next line?"

"No, I don't."

"If you keep staring at me like that, you're gonna make me think the feeling is mutual."

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Cozytober 2023 Masterlist

Thank you to everyone who participated in my follower celebration! I hope you enjoyed writing for it as much as I did creating it. 🧡💛

Chevalier Michel:

A Gentle Love - randonauticrap (The Dead Waltz by Radical Face)

When the Night was Full of Terrors - leonscape (The Night We Met by Radical Face)

Leon Dompteur:

Bare - chirp-a-chirp (The World Ender by Lord Huron)

Silvio Ricci:

The Night We Met - here-for-gilbert (The Night We Met by Lord Huron)

Siren's Call - maries-gallery (Cursed by Lord Huron)

Rio Ortiz:

Lonesome Dream - maries-gallery (Lonesome Dreams by Lord Huron)

[randonauticrap]

Cozytober 250 Follower Celebration!

Cozytober 2023 is officially Open!!!

You can find the information page Here with everything you need to know about this writing event, including all of the prompts and their associating links.

Here's a premade header for your fics if you want to use it!

Thank you all again SO much for helping me reach this milestone in this wonderful little corner of the internet. I appreciate you all so much, and I've been so blessed to get to interact with many of you!! I hope to continue those friendships and make even more in the coming year!

I hope you have fun with this challenge, and maybe even add some new songs to your playlist if you like them! Remember to tag me in all your fics and use the hashtag #Cozytober Follower Celebration !

Happy autumn, everyone!

[randonauticrap]

Hey everyone! Just a reminder that today is the last day to get your fic on the Cozytober Masterlist! So if you've posted and don't see your fic on the list (which you will find in the pinned post on my blog beside the Cozytober Event listing), tag me in it in the next 24 hours and I'll add it. Any fics submitted later won't be added to the masterlist.

Thank you all for celebrating this wee little milestone with me on tumblr!! 🥰

[randonauticrap]

Just a reminder to everyone that Cozytober ends tomorrow! The masterlist will be posted on November 3rd, and the very last day I will add fics to the Masterlist will be November 15th!

Thank you for the love and support, and Happy Halloween!

[randonauticrap]

You did it PERFECTLY!

Okay I'm sobbing. 😭 The end killed me. It's still killing me. I am so sad now, but I am also so so happy you participated in my writing challenge! 🥹🥹

What a thunderstorm you've caused inside me, friend. 🩵 This was beautiful and sad and I love it with my whole heart.

Cozytober 2023 Celebration @randonauticrap Ikemen Prince - Silvio x Reader Tags: Angst / Slice of Life Prompt 14. Lord Huron - The Night We Met Note: I hope I am doing this correctly with posting and participating. As I had this idea stuck in my head ever since I have seen this challenge, it had to be posted. May not be the best, may not brighten ur day (angst!) but oh well :) it deserves to see the light of the day! Anyhow, enjoy!

Silvio was hurrying down the corridor, silently cursing himself for even having to be away from you. He could never get there quickly enough, even if the way itself, was not one that he disliked. After all, this one has been lined with all portraits that, he not only spent fortune on, but also hours looking at. Like the one with your smile that was eternalised while you wore the white dress on the blessed day he got to call you his. And the moment when he was gifted with a fruit of your love, and two turned to three. And another when the family grew even larger. The years have passed so quickly, each year brimming with happiness like no other. I had all... But the years were not kind, and, as if for all that happiness, a price had to be paid. At first, it was the the little things; like where did a certain gift come from? Or when was it gifted? So easy to forget it, after all, there were so many of them over the years. Surely one cannot remember them all? Surely you must have just had a long day and you were just tired. It was nothing to worry about. ...and then most of you... However, as the months stretched on, the little things became bigger. The memories of voyages you have taken, the kingdom you have built, and the promises you made; they were all slowly stolen by time, one by one. Yet, despite it all, your eyes have never changed while you looked at him. So warm and full of love.

...some... Little short of breath, a grace of the old age, he finally arrived to the doors of your bedroom. He had to stop for a moment and calm his shaking hand. With a heavy heart, he slowly opened the doors and there you finally were. Sitting on the sofa, basking in the sunlight, reading a book. Always with a book. Your hands, that were kissed by time and even more by him, slowly turning the page. He knew he would eternalise this moment too in his mind. Was is his presence or something else that made you look up, meeting his eyes. His could feel his heart stopping. You smiled, but it was too polite. And your eyes, oh your eyes, were distant and void. "...I am terribly sorry", you spoke so gently, "...but who are you?"

...and now none of you.