#cupid trolls au

[giglio-nero-e-bianco]

CW: a painfully obvious troll

I made this post last night but I deleted it because I was sleepy and I don't think it made that much sense, so I'm posting again and correcting my grammar lol

I still don't know how to say it, but please stop comparing creator's fanwork for FOP AUs that are similar in concepts

And if you are comparing, keep it to yourself, the artist doesn't need to know you think what they make is shit

And I know this is a troll, VERY obviously because I got the 3 asks back to back, but still, I don't know what someone gains from this?? It's not even clout because they're doing it on anon and I'm not even that big of an artist to being with

So instead of giving the satisfaction of getting a bigger reaction from me (and not like they'll see it cuz Tumblr thankfully has a "block anon" button) I'll just end with this:

Love every rendition of a fanwork, it really helps both the artist and the game/cartoon that they're making the fanwork for. If you like a creation more than another that's totally válido, but don't put the work down because you believe in the other's superiority. And if you like a fanart/fic that much, then show your love by sharing, leaving comments, making fanarts of the fanart, you have no idea how much content creators love it

Just, stop the hating and start supporting, please ✌🏼

[violetscanfly]

It's been a while huh? How about a long ass trolls au post? Would that be anything?

Ok but seriously I'm obsessed with them and wrecked my sleep schedule for two nights in a row because I was having so much fun drawing them. I haven't seen any crossovers yet and I have many thoughts about how the mdzs/trolls lore works.

I was thinking about making each clan a different type of troll (the lans would fit classical so well etc but I wasn't really into the cupid aesthetic lmao) but the point of this at the beginning was just to get rid of major art block by drawing cute trolls so I just did whatever :'D

The gist of it is Wei Wuxian is a rock troll adopted into the pop troll society by the jiangs and in his yiling laozu era he fully leans into the rock side of himself that he used to suppress to fit in. I had to make Chenqing into an electric guitar, obviously, (rip wangxian duet) and he uses it to control rock zombies. As usual he gets resurrected by Mo Xuanyu (Did he die by being eaten? Maybe.) and his final form reflects both his love for pop while embracing his rock side as well. Also yes, the Jin trolls are yellow, so.

Since the Lan clan are not really classical trolls I thought they're instead more of the love ballad type of pop, (fits the lans only love once thing too!) so, very sentimental. Which makes Lan Wangji stand out by being cold and seemingly closed off while he's secretly composing love songs for Wei Wuxian. Design-wise I felt the lans would wear more layers and keep their hair tied but I wanted to differentiate the style from Wei Wuxian's ponytail so it's either a half tied up (down? since troll hair goes up??) or a bun. I thought it was funny to give Lan Wangji a huge hairpiece to keep the high hair thing going even when it's tied. Also it kinda marks his age, the taller it is the older he is. Maybe it's a status symbol as well.

I didn't really put too much though into A-Yuan since I just randomly decided to add him cause baby trolls are adorable but basically just Wen colours and the pigtails are homage to manhua A-Yuan whom I love.

Overall I tried to mix design elements from both ips and I really like how they turned out. I think that's all for now. :'D

[glazedwriter-mystery0014]

(❤ω❤)

What is Heart Kingdom look like and what personality type of the Cupid trolls? Are they passionate, romantic or sweet? （＾ｖ＾）

🩷Heart kingdom 🩷

Cupid trolls are actually passionate, romantic and also sweet~! But sensitive to emotions. Trolls never seen a cupid troll get angry or sad, the only behavior they see towards cupid trolls are passionate and romantic behaviors~! Also friendly~!

[nugatorysheep]

Wip Title Game

Tagged by @novantinuum

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs

I am not tagging 50 million people so @extranuts @flaretheskywing @dragonuva @roseetube post some WIP titles cowards

I have several docs that are just meant to be informative that I'm not listing because there's not much to talk about with them, and a TON of unfinished art that is like pre 2022 that will def not get done ever so its been yeeted into my Untouchables folder and also isn't listed here lmao

For convenience, I've taken out any duplicate files that are the same thing but in a different format

As you can see I have three brands of naming conventions for my files: Objective, Boring Name that just Is What It Is, Song Title and/or Lyric, and Shit Post Cause I Was Tired

Lord help me I have SO many WIPS

(Non-Informational) Writing Wips:

Bad End FOM Fic Beguiler of Wills Burning despair does ache Chapter 9: What does it matter how my heart breaks Drabbles Druidbreak Ficlet FOM WIP Doc Glimpses of life denial WIP IDK what to call this but yeah IEOE stuff idk Intermission XXX: Separate Ways Intermission XXX - Last moments of pure recall Intermission XXX - Look in my eyes she still holds the power Intermission XXX - The way ahead feels lonely Intermission XXX - Loss of want back there Pit AU - Editing Prism R&C Soundtrack Breakdown Six Forty Seven Slug it out Tell Me Something Good

Art Wips (I have a million of these):

[shoves hand in abdomen for the symbolism or some shit].clip ask.psd Axel Sketches.clip baneful bunker.png beat up boys.clip Beyond Bliss Gems Lineup.clip Bliss rose stuff for later.clip break the bank.clip chompers.png Connverse dump.clip Cupid dump.clip Druid x Sven x Sonny.clip Dryad sketches.clip EINF Steven.clip evil boi.clip evil leo doodles.clip Eye contact.clip Fab fly floret.clip failure 01.clip Frame of Mind Sketchbook.clip Fusion Chart.clip gay as fuck to be a test subject. what are you testing, your capacity for homosexual desires.clip (this is one long ass title lol) goober.clip Haven't you noticed I'm a star.clip He can say it cause i said so.clip he yeeteth and yoinknth away.clip HEARTBREAK SPINEL REF.clip homie rolled a nat one on genetics fr.clip HONEY REF.clip i am so fucking hungry bro imma make noodles 1.png (there's 4 it's a comic) I have made a new boy.clip Illustration (2).clip Illustration (3).clip Illustration.clip Illustration2 (2).clip Illustration2.clip Inner Demons.clip it triggered his flight or fight response.clip Karma Sketchbook.clip lazer_eyes-3A4E6.clip Lemme tell you what it's like to be a Zero.clip Loss Dot Jaypeg.png me.clip Mermay HB.clip mermay.clip MINOTUAR MAN.clip mirror_gem_designs.clip ML Stevonnie.clip munchmunch.clip Nova Artfight 2.clip Now that it's raining more than ever.clip old man lizard.clip oops all pain lol.clip open arms.clip Pasture crew.clip rare dizzy art.clip Real.mdp Ref wips.clip Sarkhan's Dragonfire.clip Save a horse ride a cowboy.clip Say that again i dare you.clip Screenshot 2023-09-23 001021.png Senkywenky.clip SFW Sketchbook.clip ShatteredStar.clip Show off those guns.clip Slugman the second coming.clip Snaps and snarls.clip so what's the point of holding tight onto my feet.clip Soap.clip some mtg quote.clip Space faggot.clip spongebob window meme.clip Starnheim_Unleashed.psd STEVEN ON LION.clip SU AU Battle Cuts.clip SUDF page redraw.clip Suneater.clip SUTREK.clip Take A Breath.clip Talking to Myself Redraw 1.clip (there are several of these it's a comic) THE SUN IS GETTING LOW.clip THERE IS NO MANA IN THIS AIR.clip they love each other.clip this was supposed to be shoes idk what happened.png Throwing boys at the wall to see what sticks.clip Tourmaline.clip Tower of boys.clip Trolls bullshit.clip tumblr bait purple rabbit man but the lame version [springtrap did it better].clip uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh shit idk.clip Union of Love.clip wahho.clip Welcome to the grid user.clip Welcome to the grid user.png Will you be satified.clip wip 02.clip You're MINE.clip zoo doodles.clip ZOOLOGY GEMS REF TWO.clip

[galaxyspark-6e16]

look alive cupids! our missions is to pair up or more as many trolls as we can! off to work!

hey @lavanderowl love your love bullet!au❤💘💘💝💞 this manga is roting my brain atm and getting it out with art is helping me getting out of my art bloc. And with that i finaly managed to design my trollsona (in cupid form).

here's Ceibo and Celest working with potential targets

[matmiraculous]

More questions!1!1!1

1: if JD being shipped is a big plot thing, would it be Hickdory cuz i can see that your obsessed with the ship

2: how is JD being shipped a big plot thing?

3: if all 4 of the brothers all found JD unconscious and bleeding how would they react?

4: does Clay completely hate JD?

5: did JD kill grandma Rossie puff?

6: can JD harm himself with his own death touch? If he can, would he harm himself as a punishment for maybe killing grandma? And how would the brothers react if he could harm himself?

7: can JD kill only trolls or can he also make everything, like flowers die if he touches them

8: what are each brother's opinions and feelings towards JD?

9: what exactly do their powers do? JD can make things die, Bruce can bring back stuff to life?

10: (not a question) give JD some therapy

(part 2 of this :3 https://www.tumblr.com/matmiraculous/746926672105881600/i-have-some-questions-for-god-au-1why-are-bruce?source=share)

In the past it was DawnDory but the future is HickDory.

JD killed Delta on accident.

Bruce would try to get him to safety, Floyd would try to treat his wounds, and Branch wouldn't know what to do. Lets home Clay isn't the one to find him.

At this point, yes.

Yes.

No he can't hurt himself with his own touch. His touch only works when all five fingers touch someone and it doesn't affect himself or other born immortals like his brothers.

He can kill all living people and animals but not plants. He likes plants.

Bruce feels guilty. He knows his power is life and he's his brother's opposite and because of that he wants to find JD and fix things. Clay hates him for what he did to their family. Floyd still loved his brother and just wants him to be okay. Branch tries not to think about JD since he was so young when things went down.

Bruce can heal/create life. He also has some sun motifs and is connected to light. Clay is basically supernaturally intelligent. He's related to wind a lot as well and weather reacts to him. Floyd is kinda like Cupid. Branch is good at planning and seeing all the angles. His powers aren't all that developed yet. And JD has the death touch as well as motifs surrounding the moon.

He will get some soon.

I always forget how much I love this AU until its mentioned, Thats for the questions Anon!!!

[zizzy-rie]

LOVE how you drew the Anti-Cupid AU, Cooper is my beloved prince, who I would LOVE to marry~ U//w//U

Hellooo

Haha thank youuuu, really appreciate that <3

Cooper is all yours dw dhdhdj

This reminds me, I still need to practice drawing him and funk trolls in general. I've only been drawing pop trolls.

[digiships]

i'll go to bed soon but i am right now and also have constantly for the past few days been thinking about brozone and co showing up at one of husk's concerts for some reason cus socmed aus on twitter are rotting my brain.

but hes got no fucking idea obviously cus he cant see the crowd . so hes doing all his weird shit up on stage and screaming with No Idea that the guy hes had a crush on since he was a preteen and the rest of his favorite band are watching . and floyds like "hey guys........ we still need an opener for the next tour right ?" and cupid doesnt even know they were there until his manager tells him "so good news and bad news. bad news is Check Twitter" and the trending topics are like "HUSK" "BROZONE SPOTTED" "BROZONE" and his manager then goes BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS. THEY WANT YOU AS THEIR OPENER! and cupids like YOU WANT ME TO TOUR WITH THE BIGGEST BOYBAND IN THE ENTIRE WORLD???? AND DO METAL IN FRONT OF THOUSANDS OF POP TROLLS???? and his manager goes no THEY want you to! :)

[msnihilist]

Anyway, so in my FOP Homestuck AU, Timmy, Remy, Tootie, and Chloe are the four kids who play SBURB. Why them? Because two boys, two girls. (Chester and AJ, get meteor-ed, idiots.)

Timmy and Chloe are Prospit dreamers, Tootie and Remy are Derse dreamers. For their classpects, Timmy is Page of Blood, Remy is Bard of Heart (their aspects are very close together, which makes them class a lot), Tootie is Thief of Hope and Chloe is Mage of Breath.

(the girls win this one, these looks slay)

Naturally, since there is no Knight nor is there a Space player in this session, it's automatically Doomed. The kiddos are walked through how to Scratch their session thanks to some alien/mystical kids who also played.

So we end up with teenaged Wanda, Cosmo, Cupid, Juandissimo, Binky (every session needs a punching bag), Jorgen, etc.

Wanda would be Timmy's "patron troll" and the one who helps him out the most — she is a fuchsia blood who was unlucky enough to be hatched at the same time as another viable fuchsia blood, AKA her "twin sister." Wanda has more or less accepted that she's the weaker/more merciful of the two and will die once her "sister" is old enough to murder their ancestor and take over the throne, killing Wanda as well to make sure there's no competition.

Cosmo is a rare jade blooded male who doesn't belong in the Brood Caverns. He feels that his life is meaningless so he tries to find joy in the smaller things — a lesson that Wanda could stand to learn, haha.

The Scratched session will include Hazel, Dev, Winn, and Jasmine — and probably Peri and Irep as the fairies' counterparts.

And that's as far as I care to go, I've put too much thought into this already.

So like how long do we have to wait until there's a fop homestuck au

[dafukdidiwatch]

I’ve been thinking more about my Cupid Trolls AU. So here we have KarCupid, judging the world from on high on their bad romance choices.

[farm-witches-fic-recs]

“Love is friendship set on fire.” (unknown)

Feels are in the air, friends! Whether you celebrate February 14th with a special someone or boycott all the cards, candies, and flowers, we’re with you. And more importantly, the witches want you to know that we love you and consider each and every one of you our Valentines. We wouldn’t be doing any of this without you!

So, happy Friday, everybody. Grab some chocolates and read some of these specifically-curated, Cupid-approved fics. And, as always, leave the  writers some love! 

David Rose vs. the northern lights (houdini74/@mostlyinthemorning) “David and Patrick celebrate Valentine’s Day with a soft, chilly adventure and an epic view.”

i believe in the power of love (Anonymous) *RPF* “Noah visits Dan in LA. Some things are different, but some things are very much the same.” 

An open smile on a friendly shore (cromarty/@patrickredactedbrewer) “Married David and Patrick on a Singles Cruise? We’re down for all the boat-based shenanigans.”

Never felt this way before ( @schittposting ) “A first-date-on-Valentine’s-Day AU? Sign us up with a red sparkle pen and a heart over the i.”

Patrick Brewer the Valentine’s Troll  (@fortheloveofdragandschitt) “Patrick shows David his love in the most Patrick-y way possible.”

Secret Admirer (@alinelovelace) “Alexis has a plan to get Ted back via some Valentine’s wooing.” 

Valentine’s Day is for lovers (@middyblue) “Patrick’s out of town on Valentine’s Day and David has to suffer through the day alone… or does he?”

When You Open It To Speak (MoreHuman) “David and Patrick dish out Valentine advice (with varying levels of success) to Patrick’s nephew. There’s discussion of song lyrics, first crushes, and of course the animated Robin Hood fox.”

[glazedwriter-mystery0014]

Teacup Pig! Cordelia: *Snuggling Hart’s nose gently.*

Hart: Awww~

Teacup Pig! Cordelia: *Walking around the fields until something grab her.* Hm?

Bot: Cori? 😳

Mystical: aww~ 🥹🥺 *holds teacup pig! Cordelia* hello little one~!

[aces-to-apples]

A Brief (By No Means Comprehensive) Goodrocks Reclist

Amongst All Creatures Wild and Tamed by @dharmaavocado

The story changed, the way Goodnight told it, depending on the mood, the person asking, or if he sussed out that Billy was in the need of some entertainment. Sometimes it was five men, sometimes a dozen, and on one memorable occasion it was almost twenty, and in Goodnight’s words he was something dangerous and unknowable. A reckoning, Goodnight had said.

Billy and Goodnight through the years.

notable tags: #Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies

Blue Suede Shoes by @poemsingreenink

Goodnight is a merman, and Billy is a dryad brought together through the most romantic of events....political trade talks.

notable tags: #Fantasy #Alternate Universe - Fairy Tale

You've Got Me, Who's Got You? by poemsingreenink

Billy wakes up after the events of Rose Creek. The good news is that he's alive. The bad news is he's been shot. The weird news is that his soulmate has shown up.

notable tags: #everyone lives au #worst soulmate au ever

Taken for weakness by holdingbreaths

Billy slips and calls Goody "hyung".

The thing is, the concept is a bit harder to translate than other words.

notable tags: #Misunderstandings #Pining #First Time #Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies

make you say my name tonight (let me set the mood right) by pynk (pinkjook)

This time, it's Billy who's dreaming.

And it's a real good dream.

notable tags: #Pre-Rose Creek #Established Relationship #Wet Dream #Dirty Talk

In Vino Veritas by @hellolittleogre

"No harm no foul, just one party under the influence, who kissed and groped another party, who had appeared to enjoy it much more than they ought, and now both parties would proceed like nothing happened. Because nothing had."

Following an ill-judged escapade under the influence of drugged wine, Billy tries to flirt with Goodnight with increasingly disastrous results.

notable tags: #Mutual Pining #First Time #First Kiss #Mildly Dubious Consent #Comedy of Errors

Cupid Is No Longer An Archer by hellolittleogre

Sam saw how it was of course, in a single glance. The way Goody held himself, defiant and tense at Billy’s introduction, the silent way his eyes darted from Billy to the group, to Sam, protective and wary. Sam obviously had the advantage of knowledge, of Goody’s character, of his inclinations, but once you knew the signs were easy to spot.

“That’s how it is, you and him?” he asks later, jutting his chin towards Billy on the other side of the fire and Goodnight’s shakes his head quickly.

“Ain't nothing like that, and he doesn't know a thing about it so don’t go telling tales and giving him ideas either.”

In which Sam, by means of Faraday, basically trolls Billy and Goodnight into confessing their feelings.

notable tags: #Everybody Lives/Nobody Dies #Matchmaking #First Kiss #Idiots In Love

Send Nudes by hellolittleogre

Billy was sifting through the debris one morning, considering just caving and bringing the cups down, ending whatever Mexican standoff Goody was having with the landlady, when he came upon an envelope with photographs. They were very different from the childhood pictures, printed on stiff cardstock. The images were darker and somewhat grainy, and while Goody was young in the pictures he was certainly not a child, no, he was a young man and he was devastatingly handsome.

Wherein Billy comes upon the photographic evidence of Goodnight's youthful indiscretions.

notable tags: #Getting Together #not enough sex to be PWP #but not enough plot to be an actual story either

After Midnight by Adora Addams (apollymi) and Katsuko

When Bart Bogue makes his threats to the people of Rose Creek, Emma Cullen sets out to find some men who will do what it takes to save their town.

To find some monsters who will save Rose Creek.

Wherein most of the seven are gods or monsters, with little exception.

notable tags: #Changelings #Elemental Magic #Alternate Universe - Monster Hunters #Fae & Fairies #Angels #Demons #Shamanism #Wendigo

Five Facts About Goodnight Robicheaux and One About Billy Rocks by Caora (Soujin)

Billy sits him down on the side of the bed and starts to undress him, hands so gentle that it's hard to believe how good they are at death. He works slow and methodical. In a quick-draw he's like the flare of a match, spark and then fire, but now he's taking his time, unbuttoning Goody's waistcoat, getting him down to shirtsleeves.

"Puritan," Goody says.

"Someone had to carry you back."

notable tags: Pre-Canon

[ruensroad]

I just realize in your Greek gods AU we haven't seen our favorite baby radish A-Yuan and Mr chicken wings Jingyi the most un-Lan Lan to ever Lan.😂 Do you have a headcanon for them yet? Or what about poor long-suffering uncle Quiren? ** ** Wait wait!!! Hold the phone!🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🤚 Is LSZ Cupid!? Since LWJ is Aphrodite 🤔😕

Haha I was hoping to get this ask!

So, I’ll start with Lan Qiren, who is Athena. Wisdom, intellect, logic, and that balance between law and war. Very stern and owl-like. I really like the idea of him being a god that the others consistently pay visits to for advice, just as they do in the canon. He is a teacher, a protector, and wise, but also slightly coldly logical, prideful, and unyielding when it comes to the rules. I felt that fit Athena well. (And if you want to go there, he’s also single, which, virgin goddess XD).

Lan Jingyi is a lesser known god, but a fun one. He is Aeolus, keeper of the winds, and he uses this for all kinds of mischief especially in terms of trolling his friends. He’s responsible enough to keep them going, but can be distracted sometimes and they blow the wrong way (cue Lan Qiren telling him off here). He loves pranking the hunter duo - Jin Ling and A-Song - by making a breeze pick up their scent and scare off the animals. A-Song takes it in stride. Jin Ling does not XD

A-Yuan is interesting because he was mortal! HOWEVER, when he’s given food off Wei Wuxian’s mountain, he and his family gain a sort of immortality. True godhood in this story is mostly inherited, but sometimes it is gifted. A-Yuan’s heart is so true and he is so genuine that Lan Wangji gives him the gift of the Erotes, knowing true love and all its forms, so very much like cupid yes! And this ties in with his second name of Shizui, which is his god name.

Lan Jingyi is the one who adopts him first and introduces him to the Twin Trouble Duo who also adopt him on the spot. This is less a Junior Trio and more of a Junior Quartet, but the feeling is the same haha

Thank you!!

Greek gods au here!

[barbitone]

Captive Prince Fic Recs

I’ve been saving these for a while, but looks like it’s a good day to share! ...because this is the Good Shit. 

One the Other by Ruby_Wednesday (rated E; 200K)

Marlas goes badly for Damen. He goes back to Ios with Laurent as his reluctant ward. aka an AU where Laurent grows up in Akielos. (I love this AU so damn much, I don’t generally go in for fics over 60k but this had me spellbound throughout T_T)

Lines on Palms by Fahye (rated E; Series of 3 fics for a total of 35k)

Hi, holy shit this was so good? Laurent first meets Damen when he’s sent to Akielos as part of a Veretian delegation, and then he goes on to be so fukkin in character for the whole thing it’s just delightful. Fahye really captures Laurent’s twistiness, and Damen is perfect in his own way. Auguste, of course, LIVES and is a troll in all the ways I love

Honestly just go ahead and read all of Fahye’s capri fics. They’re all great but I particularly enjoyed:

Dilation by Fahye, theopteryx (Pacific Rim AU)

run all the lights by Fahye (fast and the furious AU)

No Rush by blacktofade (rated E; 13k)

Laurent is eleven when he’s introduced by his brother to Prince Damianos. (an Auguste lives and is a Big Ole Troll fic that soothes my heart)

More below the cut!

Murmur of the Land by blacktofade (rated E; 3k)

An alternate take on the tiny tent scene from Prince's Gambit. (this is such a good take and so perfectly in character- it could have so happened exactly like this)

Winged Cupid Painted Blind by Kittendiamore (rated T; 20k)

When Laurent's cousin - the soon to be fiancée of King Damianos of Akielos- elopes with her lover, Laurent hatches a plan to avoid a war. Masquerading as his cousin, Laurent must be as politely unlikable as possible to make Damen decide to call off the wedding. Unfortunately, Damianos happens to be one of the most amiable men he's ever met. (omg this was just great, I was smiling the whole time)

ALSO- Please read all their other fics also because they’re GREAT

Lovefool by Kittendiamore (rated G; 4k)

It starts, embarrassingly enough, with an ad from Craigslist:

"I’m a 21 y.o art student (male), writing a thesis on the relationship between performance and the awareness of the audience. You don’t care about that. I’m an actor offering to give you the most dramatic night of your life. I’ll be your date to any event/function/family gathering, and convince your friends/family members that I’m either: the biggest mistake of your life or the best thing that ever happened to you. Up to you. I’m very good at what I do."

(this is some of the cutest shit ever- Modern AU

Foreign Correspondent by thegreatpumpkin for notallbees

Do you know how disheartening it is to have a foreigner charm your brother, treat you like a friend, and then forget you as soon as he returns home? At Auguste's wedding, Laurent and Damen renew their acquaintance.

Weighed and Measured by Kittendiamore

Laurent makes a wish in a magic cave, and wakes up in an alternate universe where Auguste is still alive. But things, of course, are more complicated than they seem

And you GOTTA read the follow up fics about Murder!Laurent!!!!

Your Majesty series by Josselin

Josselin has a lot of great fics, but my fave series are:

Sent Away by Josselin

The Wager by Josselin (Damen/Laurent/Nikandros!!)

An Imagined Reunion by panpinecone

This one is definitely not for everyone, but it was beautiful and so poignantly angsty. The basic premise is- Laurent wants to have sex with Damen while pretending that Damen is Auguste

Pawn Sacrifice by damnmads, The Librarina (tears_of_nienna)

The war with Akielos has settled into an uneasy alliance, and Prince Damianos is sent to spend a year at Arles. Seven years later, he returns to Vere to offer condolences to King Auguste on the death of his father. But Auguste’s younger brother is much changed, as is the political climate in Vere, and Prince Laurent is the target of an assassin. When Damen returns to Akielos, an unexpected guest is sent with him—but danger follows, and the fate of two kingdoms hangs in the balance.

What might have changed if Auguste lived—and what was inevitable, even so.

[mayanangel]

Oohhh fluffy and cute frian/maycury please! I alawys thought they are a LOT like Lilly and Marshall from HIMYM the longer you think about it the more sense it makes! Could you do Something with that pretty please?

Hey, anon! Thanks for the request! Unfortunately I’m not the biggest HIMYM fan, so while I do know OF Lilly and Marshall, I’m not like, the biggest expert on their relationship dynamic. 

So maybe I can offer you some fluffy and cute modern!AU Frian instead?

And by “fluffy and cute modern!AU” I mean something that somehow became a makeup artist!AU, because I’m a terrible person :(

Again, sorry for the suuuper late fill, but I hope you’ll like it! And of course, feel free to request something else if you want to. XOXO

x-x-x-x-x-x

“Don’t move.“

“I’m not.”

“I just sai-..! Brian! I said don’t move!” Freddie half-laughed, half-complained, grabbing his boyfriend’s fluffy - and giggling - face between his hands. “Now look what you’ve done - your eyeliner’s gone all crooked!”

Brian laughed. “I’m sorry, babe, I really am. Can it be fixed? I’ll be still this time, I promise.”

Freddie narrowed his eyes at his boyfriend, sneering jokingly. “You sit on a throne of lies, you liar.”

Brian chuckled, shrugging at the camera. “Well, I tried.”

Freddie flipped him the bird, while rummaging through the mess of cosmetics on his filming vanity for a makeup wipe. "And… I’m out of makeup wipes too, apparently.”

“Oh, are those the wet tissues you make Roger and I use after we perform? They smell nice.” Brian spun idly on his boyfriend’s spinning stool, a delicate finger just barely scratching at his nose. He knew better than to just rub at the itch the way he usually would; the last time he did that, they had to pause shooting altogether, due to Freddie almost bursting into tears over Brian ‘ruining his contour’.

Enter John, swooping in with an emergency cuddle while Roger laughed his ass off behind the camera.

“Ugh, whatever. Fuck those wipes! We’re doing this old school with a q-tip and some makeup remover. Now stay still, love!”

Brian practically held his breath as Freddie cupped his face with one hand, and then very carefully worked a wet q-tip near his eye with the other.

It was a strange sensation, having someone prodding around so near to his eyeball - but he trusted Freddie with his life. And to be honest, he really did try to keep perfectly still - after all, Freddie had been begging him to do this video for weeks, and he wanted nothing more than to make his boyfriend happy - but he just couldn’t help being both curious about everything Freddie was doing to his face, while also just appreciating his boyfriend’s very focused, and almost uncharacteristic seriousness, while he worked his magic.

And could you blame him? His boyfriend was gorgeous.

Today Freddie had done his own makeup hours before they even started filming, and like always, Brian had been distracted from the moment he saw him fully glam’d up. He just… he looked like a fucking work of art. Exactly how his boyfriend managed to look both prettier and more handsome at the same time when he was all dolled up, he had no idea. All he knew was that, beyond all the eye shadow and lipstick, he was just as mesmerised with this part of his boyfriend - or ‘Melina’, as Freddie dubbed his feminine persona - as he was with Freddie himself.

Sure she was a force of nature to contend with, his Melina; just as much a runaway storm as his Freddie. But he couldn’t stop loving either if he tried.

Fully dolled up, or hair slicked back, dressed head to toe in leather - Brian was hopelessly enamored with his boyfriend in his entirety.

Of course their fans knew about Freddie’s dabbling in makeup and the occasional drag. And of course, there were those who tried to make Freddie feel bad about it. But he and the others had decided long ago - before Freddie started his Melina youtube channel - that they would stand by their lead singer no matter what. God knows the amount of times he’s walked in to find John calming an irate Roger down from another screaming match with his laptop screen - all because some troll had commented about how Freddie was the death of decency in rock music.

As if rock and roll was ever 'decent’.

Those bastards could fuck off.

But Freddie - oh how his man just kept on being amazing and outstanding, despite the shit people were throwing at them.

Instead of giving up on drag and makeup, their lead singer had instead gotten even better at his craft, and eventually started his own youtube channel, where he could be honest and open about being queer and doing drag, while also being a rockstar. His makeup tutorials were especially popular; and as they grew as a band, Freddie began to grow as an exceptional makeup artist.

Told you my bloody art degree would come in handy, he once told them, and Brian couldn’t agree more. He’d practically lost track of how many times he’s watched Freddie paint his face, and yet the process still never failed to take his breath away.

The way every movement, every action, every deliberate touch - slowly transformed all that was Freddie, until Melina finally took her place; it was fucking artistic poetry in motion. In fact, he even suggested once that Freddie do their shows in drag, but his boyfriend had laughingly declined.

'Melina’ isn’t made for singing on stage in a rock band, dear, he had told him. Melina was beauty, Melina was glam. Melina was fantasy.

But Freddie however - Freddie was made for the stage. Freddie was music, Freddie was performance. Freddie was for their fans, who had stuck by them, from their days of singing cover songs on Roger’s youtube channel, to performing original material on their official band channel, to them releasing their album and touring the country performing live almost every other day of the week.

For those fans, Freddie was Freddie, and Freddie enjoyed keeping it that way. Perhaps Melina could drop by once in a while, he mused, but at the end of the day, if he was going to stand on stage and sing while Brian, Roger, and John played their hearts out, he was going to do so as Freddie Mercury.

Besides, he cheekily added, he very much enjoyed being unmistakably male when teasing Brian during his solos.

Kept the thirsty ladies (and boys!) in their audience suitably reminded of their places, should any of them get the dreadful idea that his boyfriend only really 'liked’ him because he wore makeup and occasionally did drag.

Well, joke’s on them. Brian’s boyfriend may like to wear makeup and wear lingerie - but he still had a dick, so there.

Without even meaning to, Brian felt a fond smile form on his face. In front of him, Freddie finally stepped back to assess his work, eyes darting left to right to check whether Brian’s eyeliner was finally even. Brian hoped it was - he really didn’t want more things poking near his eye.

Freddie whooped. “Perfect! Done! Now, we just need to fix the foundation a little - as you can see, some of it’s come off around here - but other than that, I think we’ll just need to pop on some mascara, and then mayyyyyybe some fake lashes? What do you think, babe? Does this… supermodel, slash Hollywood starlet, slash Fairy Queen fantasy need some fake lashes?”

Not gonna lie, Brian kinda liked how Freddie described him as some sort of cross between an ideal and fantastical beauty. Made him feel like a real showstopper - a stunner.

He turned to the camera, puckering his lips and striking some semblence of a pinup pose. “Then I’ll finally be prettiest of them all?” he asked demurely.

“Oh please,” Freddie grinned, pecking a brief kiss onto his lips. “You know you’ve always been pretty, love.” He giggled when he saw that some of his lipstick had transferred to Brian’s cupid’s bow. “How else did you think you convinced me to date you?”

Brian straightened in his seat, eyes twinkling with mischief. “Well, I was thinking it was because of my big pe-…”

Freddie gasped, dropping his mascara and scrambling to cover Brian’s mouth. “BRIAN HAROLD MAY, DON’T YOU DARE!”

John and Roger broke down into peals of laughter off camera.

Brian snickered behind Freddie’s palm, gently removing it so he could smile indulgently at his boyfriend. “I was going to say PE-rsonality, love. Personality. Honestly, Fred. This is a family show, calm down.”

Freddie responded by rubbing indignantly at the trace of red on his lips, feigning annoyance and muttering under his breath.

“Yeah, Fred, let Brian tell us more about his 'big personality’!” Roger hollered off camera.

Freddie swiftly turned towards his giggling bandmates. “Shut up, Rog!” he mock scolded, embarrassment and amusement breaking out all over his face. ��We are not doing that, okay - NO, sto..- John stop encouraging him! - I repeat, NO ONE needs to know about my boyfriend’s… personality or whatever, alright? This is a makeup tutorial - and you BASTARDS are trying to get me banned from youtube, when I’m not even halfway done with his face! Shame, the lot of you!”

Brian laughed heartily, taking Freddie’s hand to get his attention.

“Okay, okay. I’m sorry, babe, I’ll be good now, I promise. No more talk about… big… personalities.. Whether they be mine or yours!” He turned towards the camera, pointing a finger at their imaginary audience. “No more!”

“You insufferable knob, I hate you!” Freddie hid his face in his hands, eyeing Brian through the gaps between his fingers.

Brian batted his perfectly painted eyelids at his boyfriend. “Liar. You love me.”

Freddie pretended to consider for a moment, cheeks burning red, before giving in and looking up with a bashful smile.

“Fine, you’re right. I do. I love you.” He leaned in for a kiss, stopping halfway to grab a tissue to press over Brian’s lips, then planting a firm smooch on Brian’s tissue-protected face. Brian grinned at his boyfriend’s ingenuity, wholly impressed when Freddie pulled away smiling and lipstick transfer-free.

“Oi! Get a room!”

Brian took the tissue from Freddie and threw it in John’s direction, the other man scurrying to hide behind an equally giggling Roger.

Freddie laughed, flipping off their friends for good measure. “Alright, enough! Let’s get back to work!” He reached for his mascara, manhandling Brian’s head back into the perfect position.

“Now, you need to sit perfectly still and hush, alright? For real, this time! - or I swear I will stab you in the eye with my mascara wand, and let Roger turn you into one of him memes.”

“You wouldn’t.”

“Try me, love.”

Brian grinned, already thinking about the many ways he could use those words against his boyfriend later. “Very well. Do your worst, babe.”

Freddie smirked. Roger and John rolled their eyes.

“Gayyyyyy~!”

“Shut the fuck up, Rog!”

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“….And this is the final look, guys! What do you think, Brian? Did I do a good job?”

Brian stared at his reflection in the mirror.

“Oh my…Fred, you did amazing! I look… oh, I look gorgeous! This is… oh wow. This is fantastic!”

“Really? You really like it?” Freddie asked earnestly. Brian nodded with enthusiasm.

“Freddie, babe… I love it!”

Freddie beamed, feeling probably the proudest he’s ever felt since coming out to their fans all those years ago.

To think that they would be able to have a moment like this after everything they had all been through, was humbling. Queen was doing great, his boyfriend was literally the best boyfriend in the world (John can kiss his ass if he thinks otherwise, no offense to Roger), and their fans - as far as he knew - loved and accepted all of them just the way they were, no questions asked.

Freddie honestly could not have asked for a better moment to bask in.

Well… then again.

He watched as Brian gingerly poked and prodded at his masterpiece, still enthralled by his new face. Freddie bit his bottom lip. There was one other thing that he’s been dying to ask of Brian. One other thing that he’s been dying to have Brian do for him.

Something that his wonderful boyfriend has consistently - albeit politely, because Brian - declined to do ever since he first offhandedly suggested it.

But then… considering how well he was taking the makeup thing - perhaps now would be a good time to ask?

“Uh oh.” Brian was turned towards him; mirror put away, camera still recording.

“What?”

“I know that look.”

“I didn’t even say anything!”

“But you were thinking it, and I love you, but the answer is no.”

Freddie pouted. “But Brimiiiiiiii…”

“No, Freddie.”

“But-”

“I already let you put me in makeup, babe, what more could you want?”

Another pout, but even closer to his face, because Freddie was now dangerously close to sitting on his lap. “…..Please?”

Brian sighed. “Freddie…”

“Just for one night! I promise it will be amazing, love! You’ll be amazing!”

“Freddie, I- I… you know I can’t dance…” Now it was Brian’s turn to pout, insecurity looming it’s ugly head. Of course he knew what Freddie was suggesting. He’d been suggesting it for almost as long as he’s been begging him to do this video. And it wasn’t that he didn’t like the scene or anything - hell, he probably enjoyed it more than Freddie did!

It was just… the whole over the top theatricality of it all could be so intimidating. He enjoyed watching Freddie and their other friends when they were into it, but he just couldn’t see himself ever having that kind of confidence to pull it off.

Freddie was having none of it, though, reaching out and lifting his boyfriend’s beautiful face to look at him.

“You stop that right now. You know as well as I do that it’s not about dancing, it’s about being and enjoying yourself. And in my personal opinion, darling, I think you’d be magnificent at it!”

Brian blushed. “You really think so..?”

Before Freddie could answer, Roger beat him to it. “I mean… if it’ll make you feel any better, John and I would definitely join in if you agree to it, Brian.”

“Yeah, Brian,” John added. “Roger’s been begging me to put him in drag for ages now, we could make a night out of it. What do you say?”

Freddie smiled, hopefulness blooming anew on his face. Brian worried his bottom lip, tasting lip gloss on the tip of his tongue. It tasted like sweet peaches.

“So… what do you say, Brimi? Ladies night out at a drag club in full drag? I’ll make sure you’re extra pretty.”

Brian smiled softly despite himself, already knowing that he had lost this fight. Who was he kidding? He never stood a chance.

“Fine.” He agreed, taking Freddie’s warm hands in his. “On one condition.”

Freddie lit up exponentially, already thrumming with excitement and ideas. “Anything, love.”

“Promise me…. that we’ll be prettier queens than John and Roger.”

Freddie burst into laughter, throwing his arms around Brian while their two friends protested loudly off to the side.

FUCK OFF AND GET A DAMN ROOM, YOU WANKERS.

Brian joined his boyfriend laughing, kissing the side of his head as he held him close. A bit of lip gloss stained his temples, but Freddie couldn’t care less. He was just elated to be sharing another part of his world with Brian. His beautiful, sensational, and wonderful lover, Brian May.

He pulled away with a final kiss on Brian’s lips, then turned towards the camera.

“Well, that’s it guys! I just did my boyfriend’s makeup, and you heard it here first! Queen will be doing a drag night out - Coming to you soon!! Keep a lookout on all of our social media, which will be linked below in the description, and make sure you subscribe…”

Brian smiled to himself as he watched Freddie close out the video. He looked positively giddy, grinning from ear to ear, mind probably already designing the outfit he wanted Brian’s drag persona to wear. Well, he thought, he’s already been many things. A good son, good kid.

School nerd, space nerd. Rock musician, rock guitarist.

A closeted fool who once pined for another’s love; and now, an out and proud fool who was shamelessly in love with the love of his life.

Honestly, what harm could it possibly bring to add another thing to that list?

Besides, he thought to himself as Freddie slid onto his lap, if it made Freddie happy, then it was well worth doing, wasn’t it?

He saw Roger in the corner of his eye throwing his hands up in exasperation as John rushed to stop the camera’s recording; the set lights going dim a few moments later. John had all but dragged Roger out of the room by then, no doubt to get some alone time of their own - the horny bastards.

His attention was brought back to the man his arms when he felt Freddie leave his lap, moving to clear a space on the makeup table - just enough for him to hop up on, and beckon to Brian, legs spread apart oh so invitingly.

Brian wasted no time to stand between them, hands on Freddie’s hips while Freddie leaned back on his elbows, shamelessly smudged bottom lip between his teeth. Undoubtedly Brian knew his own makeup was probably ruined, but judging by his boyfriend’s reaction, it was far from an issue at that very moment.

In fact, it might well be the exact opposite of a problem.

Brian smirked. Oh yeah. Definitely worth it.