#derena

[nostalgicninjas]

Jenny Humphrey Outfits: Season 3 Part 2 | Part 1

[sourceblog]

You’re going out with Serena and I’m going to Kiss on the Lips. Who said the Humphreys aren’t cool?

GOSSIP GIRL (2007-2012) ◈ S01E01 "Pilot" dir. Mark Piznarski

[strideofpride]

running in the shadows (playlist)

the one where they became their parents

20k // rated m

[terrainofheartfelt]

Waves crash to the shore I dash to the door You don't knock anymore And I always knew it That my life would be ruined (2/2)

[raeflora]

♡ derena in 2024 moodboard ♡

[mot-hesbian]

I'm back on my Lily bs, especially with my headcanons

Ttpd is so Lily, Blair, and Jenny coded (some Serena but I feel like she's Evernights in a way I can't explain)

Here is my list from The Anthology

Fortnight- it's Dair, I have literally nothing else to say

The Tortured Poets Department- this is either post breakup derena or maybe dair

My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys: controversial take: this isn't 🪑. The vibes are wrong, it's Lily and William during their marriage (if you've read my fics you know what I mean by that. I have many feelings about them.)

Down Bad: Rufly??? Dair??? Serenate vibes??? 🪑???? Jagnes??? Who knows? It fits them all so well

So Long, London: it's 🪑. That's it. She tried so hard to hold on but he kept drifting away.

"You say I abandoned the ship, but I was going down with it, my white knuckle dying grip holding onto your quiet resentment. And my friends say it isn't right to be scared, everyday of a live affair, every breath feels like rarest air, and you're not sure if he wants to be there"

"You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days"

"you swore that you loved me, but where were the clues? I died on the alter waiting for the proof"

But Daddy I Love Him: Rufly, pure and simple.

"I'm running with my dress unbuttoned, screaming but Daddy I love him"

"I'll tell you something right now, I'd rather burn my whole life down than listen to I've more second of all this bitching and moaning"

"I'll tell you something about my good name, it's mine alone to disgrace"

"there's a lot of people in town that I bestow upon my fastest smile, scandal does funny things to pride but brings Lovers closer"

"now I'm dancing in my dress in the sun... I'm his lady, and oh my God you should see your faces. Time, doesn't it give some perspective? And no, you can't come to the wedding."

Fresh Out The Slammer: the 🪑 and Louis to Dair pipeline. She knows who her first call will be to. And so do we.

Florida: I saw someone say this song is Ivy and Lola, and yeah, that's them if they had a decent storyline. Also, Jagnes. Jenny and Lily. Serena. Blair would never go near Florida outside of spring break.

Guilty As Sin?: I saw an edit of Rufly to this song and now all I can think of when I listen to it is them is season 1 (pre hook up) and season 2 (pre relationship). Lily and Serena's talk in season 1, the Thanksgiving episodes, the winter dance episode, the whole PI bs, everything with Allison tbh

"what if he's written "mine" on my upper thigh, only in my mind"

"without ever touching his skin, how can I be guilty as sin?"

Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me?: It's Jenny.

"I am what I am cuz you trained me"

"you caged me then called me crazy" "I'm always drunk on my own tears, isn't that what they all said?"

"I was tame, I was gentle til the circus life made me mean, don't you worry folks, we took out all her teeth"

"I leap from the gallows and I levitate down your street, crash your party like a record scratch as I shriek "who's afraid of little old me?" You should be"

"At all costs keep your good name" "Is it a wonder I broke? Let's hear one more joke"

I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can): 🪑

"the smoke cloud billowed out his mouth like a freight train through a small town. The jokes he told across the bar were revolting and far too loud."

"Your good Lord doesn't need to lift a finger, I can fix him. No, really, I can. And only I can."

Loml: Season 1 and 2 Derena

I Can Do It With A Broken Heart: Lily, Jenny, Blair, and a hint of Serena.

"All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting "more". I was grinning like I'm winning, I was hitting my marks, cuz I can do it with a broken heart."

"Cuz I'm a real tough kid, I can handle my shit. They said "babe, you gotta fake it til you make" and I did."

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived: Lily and William. I'm obsessed with them and the psychological ramifications his existence alone has on her, your honor. Like, I hate him, I hate them, but I'm fascinated by how horrible their relationship is. Also, Eric and William to a degree. Serena never seems to reach this point.

"Was any of it true? Gazing at me starry-eyed in your Jehovah's Witness suit. Who the fuck was that guy?"

"And I don't even want you back, I just want to know, if rusting my sparkling summer was the goal"

"you hung me on your wall, stabbed me with your push pins. In public, showed me off"

"you didn't measure up, in any measure of a man"

"And you'll confess why you did it, and I'll say "good riddance," cause it wasn't sexy once it wasn't forbidden. I would've died for your sins, instead I just died inside. And you deserve prison but you won't get time"

"You kicked out the stage lights but your still performing"

"and in plain sight you hid, but you are what you did. And I'll forget you but I'll never forgive"

The Alchemy: Lily and Blair in gen tbh, but specifically with Rufus and Dan.

"cuz the sign on your heart says it still belongs to me"

"he jokes that it's heroin but this time with an 'e'"

"what if I told you I'm back? The hospital was a drag, worst sleep that I ever had, I circled you on a map. I haven't come around in so long, but I'm coming back so strong/to where I belong"

"so when I touch down, call the amateurs and cut 'em from the team. Ditch the clowns, take the crown, cause I'm the one to beat."

Clara Bow: it's the Cece (Clara) to Lily (Stevie) to Blair (Taylor) to Jenny (the new gen) pipeline for me. I can't explain how Cece fits, but she does. (Serena being told all the fresh air bs her entire life can be applied here as well)

"This town is fake, but you're the real thing. Breath of fresh air through the smoke rings. Take the glory, give everything. Promise to be dazzling"

"You look like Clara Bow in this light, remarkable. All your life did you know? You'd be picked like a rose."

"You look like Stevie Nicks in '75, the hair and lips. The crowd goes wild at her fingertips, half moonshine, a full eclipse."

"You look like Taylor Swift in this light, we're loving it. You've got edge she never did, the future's bright. Dazzling"

"the crown is stained, but you're the real queen, flesh and blood amongst war machines. You're the new god we're worshipping. Promise to be... Dazzling"

"Beauty is a beast that roars, down on all fours demanding "more." Only when your girlish glow flickers just so do they let you know, it's hell on earth to be heavenly. Them's the breaks, they don't come gently."

The Black Dog: Lily and William

"and so I watch as you walk into some bar called The Black Dog and pierce new holes in my heart"

"And it hits me, I just don't understand, how you don't miss me. In The Black Dog, when someone plays The Starting Line and you jump up, but she's too young to know this song that was intertwined with the magic fabric of our dreaming. Old habits die screaming."

"And I may never open up the way I did for you. And those best laid plans. You said I needed a brave man and proceeded to play him until I believed it too."

"now I want to sell my house and set fire to all my clothes. And hire a priest to exorcize my demons, even if I die screaming"

"Six weeks of breathing clean air, I still miss the smoke"

"I hope it's shitty, in The Black Dog"

imgonnagetyouback: Lily and William and 🪑, Serena during her one-sided pining for Dan era.

"even if it's handcuffed I'm leaving here with you"

The Albatross: help, it's so Lily coded I can't

"Wise men once said, "Wild winds are death to the messenger," a rose by any other name is a scandal. Cautions issued, he stood shooting the messengers. They tried warning him about her."

"wise men once said "one bad seed kills the garden" "one less temptress, one less dagger to sharpen". Locked me up in towers, but I'd still visit in your dreams, and they tried to warn you about me."

"devils that you know, raise worse hell than a stranger. She's the death you chose, you're in terrible danger."

"cross your thoughtless heart, only liquor anoints you. She's the Albatross, she is here to destroy you"

Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus: Serenate or platonic Eric and Jenny works too

"if you want to break my cold, cold heart, just say "I loved you, the way that you were"

"I changed into goddesses, villains and fools, changed plans and lovers and outfits and rules all to outrun my desertion of you and you just watched it."

"could it be enough to just float in your orbit?can we watch our phantoms like watching wild horses? Cooler in theory but not if you force it to be, it just didn't happen"

How Did It End?: Blair and Louis, more specifically Blair after the accident

"guess who we ran into at the shop, walking in circles like she was lost"

So High School: Rufly and Eleanor x Cyrus, I will not accept criticism

"I feel so high school when I look at you, cuz look at you"

"and in the blink of a crinkling eye, I'm sinking, our fingers entwined. Cheeks pink in the twinkling lights, tell me 'bout the the first time you saw me. I'll drink what you think, and I'm high from smoking your jokes all damn night, the brink of a wrinkle in time."

I Hate It Here: Lily and Jenny, they chose this life, regardless of how that choice was made, and it made them feel worthless. They both need to escape, they disappear into their different vices to help them cope.

"tell me all your secrets, all you'll ever be is my eternal consolation prize"

"if comfort is a construct, I don't believe in good luck, now I know what's what. I hate it here so I will go to secret gardens in my mind, people need a key to get to, the only one is mine"

"I will go to lunar valleys in my mind, when they find a better planet only the gentil survived. I dreamt about it in the dark, the night I felt like I might die"

"I'm lonely, but I'm good. I'm bitter, but I swear I'm fine. I'm save all my romanticism for my inner life, and I'll get lost in purpose. This place made me feel worthless."

thanK you aIMee: Jenny and Blair in high school

"all that time you were throwing punches, I was building something. And I can't forgive the way you made me feel. Screamed "fuck you, Aimee" to the night sky as the blood was gushing. But I can't forget the way you made me heal."

"I built a legacy you can't undo, but when I count the scars there's a moment of truth. That there wouldn't be this, if there wasn't you."

I Look In People's Windows: it's Bart era rufly

"what if your eyes looked up and meet mine one last time"

The Prophecy: Jenny and Blair

Cassandra: I cannot explain it but this is Lily

Peter: Carter and Serena?????? Is that you???? She's Peter

"are you still a mind reader? A natural scene stealer? I've heard great things Peter"

"the goddess of timing, once found us beguiling, Peter was she lying? My ribs say she did"

"lost in the lost boys chapter of your life"

The Bolter: Oh look, new Lily song just dropped. And Serena. To quote @strideofpride it always comes back to mothers and daughters

"with a quite bewitching face. Splendidly selfish, charmingly helpless, excellent fun til you get to know her."

"then she runs like it's a race, behind her back her best mates laughed and they nicknamed her "the Bolter""

"she's been many places with men of many faces, first their off to the races and she's laughing drawing aces but none of it is changing that the chariot is waiting. Hearts are hers for the breaking, there's escape in escaping."

"all her fucking lives flashed before her eyes, it feels like the time she fell through the ice, then came out alive"

"and at first blush this is fate. When it's all roses, portrait poses, central park lake row boats... That's when she sees the littlest leaks and just knows, she must bolt."

"ended with the slam of a door, then he'll call her a whore, wish he wouldn't be sore but if she was leaving it felt like breathing."

Robin: Eric, this is legit Lily and Serena when literally anything involves Eric

I can't even draw up lines, it's the whole song

The Manuscript: any relationship involving Blair

"all that's left is the manuscript, one last souvenir from my trip to your shores. Now and then I reread the manuscript, but the story isn't mine anymore."

[renegadesstuff]

TV SHOWS' (SHIP) WEDDINGS 🤍

GOSSIP GIRL (2007 - 2012)

SERENA VAN DER WOODSEN & DAN HUMPHREY (DERENA)

[zeroandvoid]

🫶 Derena moodboard 🫶

[lossisyours]

it's kinda fascinating how, at the end of 105, after they've dropped eric back off as the ostroff center and dan & serena are walking around the city, dan says, "[jenny]'s never mentioned her idea of a great friday night consists of painting her face full of makeup and stumbling out to a hip bar in high heels, hanging out with drunk wall streeters who don't even care if she has a name" to serena. and the subtext is so rich, and all over serena's face. because once upon a time, not too long ago — hell, maybe even this night, if serena hadn't ditched blair's slumber party for her date with dan — that would've been serena's idea of a great friday night. they really were doomed from the beginning, weren't they? dan will never stop judging "her world" while simultaneously, constantly mythologizing her, and serena will never feel good enough for him.

[userlaylivia]

ps I already know serenate will win this poll their more popular on tumblr and imo period lol I'm just very curious lol

@maya-matlin, @nikkisgwens, @dairserenateandtaylorswift, @andsmile (obviously had to tag you because you are the serenate vidder queen no matter what!!), @bakerolivia

[blairwaldcrf]

if i had a nickel for every time Nate interrupting derena felt like the start of a threesome, i'd have two nickels... which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happened more than once.. 1x14 / 2x02

[nostalgicninjas]

Gossip Girl Dynamics: Blair Waldorf and Jenny Humphrey

You might be privileged, Blair, but you work for every single thing you’ve achieved, like me. Serena just glides through.

Tell me about it.

I wanted to be your friend last year for a reason. I wanted you to like me.

[chloesreality]

What’s ur fav gossip girl ships

okay don’t hate me:

Dan + Serena

Chuck + Blair

Nate + Jenny

[strideofpride]

Hi I’m loving your fic “running in the shadows”. I saw the Little Women quote in your header, so I wanted to ask if you see similarities in the dynamics of Jo/Laurie/Amy and Serena/Dan/Blair

aw, thank you!

well, first of all i have to link @terrainofheartfelt's little women au fic series (although vanessa is the jo in that version)

and hmm. i personally have always thought of jo/laurie as being strictly platonic (especially on jo's side) and the feelings laurie thought he felt were romantic were actually more of just a kindred spirit type of thing

and that's very different from how i see derena, i do genuinely think they were each other's first loves in a romantic way

BUT there is definitely a parallel to dan only having eyes for serena when the perfect girl for him was actually right there by her side and him not noticing til much later. and i think serena having such strong feelings for dan again in season 5 is very similar to jo's whole "i want to be loved" monologue - i don't think serena was genuinely still in love with dan by then, i think she just couldn't let go of the idea that he was the only person who could truly love her and she needed that to feel whole (which :( poor serena)

so i guess that was a very long winded way of saying yes! i do see some similarities

[terrainofheartfelt]

Tick-tock on the clock I pace down your block I broke my own heart 'cause you were too polite to do it (1/2)

[raeflora]

525,000 (moments so dear)

[1 year in the life of Blair, Chuck and Henry ♡ rated e]

chapter 1- January (a month to refresh and restart)

The pale morning light filters through the curtains, hitting the bed at just the right angle to make Blair groan and pull the duvet higher around herself. Maybe if she doesn't open her eyes then her head won't ache, and she can stay in this blissful cocoon of warmth and pretend it's not the morning. That the only place she and Chuck have to be is in this bed with each other.

Chuck stirs next to her, his hand running over her bare waist under the duvet, seeking her hand that still clutches at the duvet. He effortlessly links his fingers with hers and pulls her back onto his chest, their bodies fitting together by instinct. Blair sighs softly as he runs his palm up and down her arm, her own fingers tracing patterns on his bare chest, burying her face between the pillow and his shoulder.

"Good morning" she mumbles into his skin, pressing a kiss to his neck.

"Good morning" Chuck returns, tilting his head to try and kiss her cheek.

Blair nuzzles against him, "we don't have to move, right?"

"Not unless you don't want breakfast"

"Give me five minutes" is her groaned reply.

They stay in a comfortable silence, Chuck's hand resuming it's familiar path across her arm and down her back. The warmth spreading over her skin is far more agreeable than the sunlight still fighting to get under the duvet. But then, the duvet is being flung back, the cool air mixing with the warmth of the sun, and Blair's face lands on Chuck's pillow.

"Hey!" she huffs, anger fading at the sight of her husband's casually naked body, "I said five minutes"

Chuck smirks at her, pulling his robe on slowly, almost provocative in his movements, "you said it five minutes ago"

"So you're starting 2017 by improving your timekeeping?"

"Actually," he leans down to give her a real good morning kiss, "I started 2017 by hearing you scream my name, which was far more pleasurable"

"So why your sudden interest in breakfast?" she challenges still, turning as Chuck walks around their bed to her side, "And don't say you're hungry, Bass. I know it's not Dorota's croissants you want right now" she finishes, eyes flickering down his robe clad form and back up to hold his gaze, lips curling mischievously.

"While that may be true, there's someone upstairs who's probably craving Dorota's breakfast spread right now"

"Henry's not due up until 7:30 and right now it's only-" Blair turns to face the clock, eyes widening, "7:30. Chuck! You let me sleep this long?" she darts up and into Chuck's arms, already holding her robe open.

"You were very, very tired" he husks in her ear, "besides you woke up first, Waldorf"

Blair pretends to roll her eyes at him, tying her robe and trying to find her underwear. She gives up after a moment and settles on finding any kind of clothing, heading to her closet. Chuck catches her waist, spinning her back around and pulling her into him.

"Of course," he muses against her temple, "we could always let him sleep in. It is a holiday"

Blair sighs, tipping her head back so her lips ghost across his, "but what would we do?"

"Mmm there is something I didn't get to do earlier"

"Oh?"

Blair only has a second to laugh before Chuck takes her hand and sits her down on their chaise lounge, her robe already opening as he dips his head between her thighs. The year is already off to a wonderful start, she thinks, and, if she doesn't push away the other thought that scratches at her mind, it will just keep improving.

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The air is crisp as Blair lifts Henry out of the limo, adjusting his scarf and holding him on her hip as Chuck shuts the door. His mitten clad hands hold his new favourite stuffed dinosaur, his second and third favourites safely in Blair's handbag. Although he's only had them for two weeks he refuses to go out without at least one.

"Can I play dinosaurs with Aunt Serena?" he asks, resting his head on her shoulder.

"After you eat"

Henry pouts, "what if- what if she wants to play first?"

Chuck takes over, tickling his side, "I think she'll let you eat first"

Henry sighs, very seriously for an almost two-and-a-half-year-old, and hugs his arms tighter around Blair. She kisses his head, readjusting him in her arms as they reach the door.

"Hello Vanya" Henry chirps, waving his dinosaur in greeting.

"Hello Mr Henry" Vanya replies, "are you excited for first family brunch of the year?"

Henry nods, "I'm gonna play dinosaurs after"

Vanya laughs and holds the door open, "I'm sure you'll have fun"

"Thank you, Vanya" Chuck nods as the enter the lobby, warmth enveloping around them.

"Of course, Mr Chuck"

Henry waves again, Vanya waving back before going outside. The three of them approach the elevator, Chuck absentmindedly putting his hand on Blair's back as they walk through the open doors. By the time they reach the top Henry is impatient, squirming to be set down so he can run in. Blair doesn't though, instead she carries him in to the sight of Lily eagerly waiting.

"There's my beautiful grandson" she coos, lifting him from Blair's arms and squeezing her hand in greeting, "look at you, you're getting bigger everyday!"

"I grow" Henry declares proudly, as Chuck carefully helps to pull his mittens and matching scarf off, "that's what daddy said"

"And he's very right, hello darling" Lily kisses Chuck's cheek.

Before Blair can properly greet Lily she's swept into a Serena hug, a flash of blonde hair and a slightly awkward Dan Humphrey by the couch being her only warning. She laughs, hugging her back and sneaking a glance at Serena's still bare ring finger. Maybe that's why Dan can't quite meet her gaze.

They all make their way to the heaving table, coats and scarves taken care of. Henry happily sits between his parents, more excited about the promise of playtime with Serena than the food in front of him. Still he eats the croissants and fruit salad and yoghurt and buttery toast strips, eyebrows creasing at Blair wiping his stained mouth and fingers. She lifts him into her lap, brushing a hand over his hair.

"Good boy" she praises while Dan explains the plot of his latest novel, "do you want to play with Aunt Serena now?"

Henry grins up at her, "yeah"

"Alright then" she lifts him into the air like Chuck does, swinging him round so his little feet hit the floor, "your dinosaur kingdom awaits"

Serena doesn't need any encouragement, immediately launching into a questionably accurate impression of a t-rex as she joins him on the floor. Henry's overjoyed, and, once Blair's satisfied that he's not going to hurt himself, turns her attention to Dan.

"I thought," she hisses, not missing the way Dan's eyes widen and Chuck smirks, "you were proposing to her. What happened Humphrey?"

"Ok so- stop looking at me like that, Chuck, come on. So I am proposing to her, I just thought, you know, uh, New Year's proposals are kinda overdone and-"

"I don't care" Blair whispers exasperatedly, "I'm not having another two hour long conversation with her about if I think you're going to do it or not-"

"Just pick somewhere and get on one knee" Chuck continues smoothly, "she wants to marry you, so stop stalling"

"I'm not stalling, I-"

"You are" they chorus.

"I just want to do it right" Dan finishes.

"Humphrey, there's never going to be the perfect time" Chuck continues, hand finding Blair's beneath the table, "there won't be any time if you don't do it soon"

Dan holds his hands up, "alright point taken"

"Hey sorry to interrupt, B" Serena says, covertly coming up to Blair, "but I think Henry needs the bathroom and I wasn't sure how far you were with-"

"It's ok, S, I'll take him"

She gives Dan one last pointed glare before taking Henry's hand in hers and walking him down the hallway. Thankfully they're quick, Henry only becoming momentarily distracted by the jasmine scented soap and trying to cover both his arms in it through his knitted sweater. Blair stops him, but appreciates his enthusiasm about hygiene.

Family brunch wraps up not long after, all of Henry's dinosaurs in his hands as he sleepily curls up in Chuck's lap. It's a funny sort of feeling that settles in Blair's stomach as she looks at her boys, one that makes her ache with how much she loves them. It's time, she thinks to herself. She knows what she wants now, and she's going to get it.

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Snow falls softly outside the limo's moving windows, catching the glow of the streetlights. Blair sighs, resting her head on Chuck's shoulder. Soon they'll be busy again, their son and their empires needing their attention. But now, now they can just be Chuck and Blair, Blair and Chuck, and all they need is to be with each other.

She trails her fingers down his arm, resting her hand on top of his. Without a word he intertwines their fingers and Blair takes a breath.

"Chuck" she starts, lifting her head up to look at him.

"Blair" he responds, resting his forehead against hers.

Her words rush out, unable to wait another minute, "I want us to have another baby"

He smiles, truly, just for her, "are you sure?"

"There's nothing I want more right now"

"Right now?" he teases.

She cups his jaw, "right now"

She kisses him soundly, her hands in his hair and his on her waist. With ease he pulls her onto his lap and Blair moans into him, her fingers running down his chest. She starts pulling at his tie, and he returns the favour by pushing her skirt over her hips. They break apart for a moment, Chuck's lips finding her neck as his hands find her underwear. Blair gasps as he tugs them down her stocking clad thighs, helping to kick them onto the floor, and runs her palm over the growing bulge in her husband's pants.

Chuck growls as she pulls the zipper down, her fingers pulling his boxers down too. She wraps her hand around him, grinning at the way he grunts into her neck. Carefully she moves her hips forwards, stuttering slightly as he strokes his fingers down her folds, and steadily lowers onto him. It's familiar, but different, her hands clinging to his jacket, her hips rocking down until she moans, the feeling of him deep inside her catching her off guard. Then, it's instinct, and desire, and pleasure, their bodies moving perfectly, his hips thrusting up as hers grind down. Blair moans, burying her face into his neck, kissing where his pulse thrums.

Her fingers run through his hair as her body arches back. Chuck's hands hold her waist, his eyes shining with awe as she glances down at him. She bends down to kiss him, biting his lip as he grinds his hips up into her. Her body jerks, hands clutching at him, and her breathing grows heavy against his lips.

Blair clenches around him, fluttering once, twice, unable to contain the purr that works its way out of her throat as Chuck strokes her clit. Her orgasm bursts through her, his name coming from her lips in a haze of ecstasy, her body curling onto him. She gasps, smile blooming on her lips at Chuck's own release. His hands guide her off of him and back onto the now cool leather. She sighs happily, Chuck running his hand through his hair on his own pleasure tinged sigh.

Although conceiving their second child in a limo might not have been her original plan, she couldn't think of a more appropriate way to start trying. The year is definitely off to the best possible start, and she can't wait for it to continue.