#edit: tysm for all the love on my silly brain thoughts!!!

[mauvemischief]

Ok wait but can we talk about how awkward Wymack probably felt during the Andreil scene in the hotel room??? Like nora had our man CHAINED TO ANDREW while they had THE Andreil moment and he was just like ‘yup, handcuffed to one of the problem children while he confesses his love to my other arguably more problematic problem child mhm just a day in the life’

[grasslandgirl]

oh damn uh top 5 fics you’ve written or top 5 cot3 fics you’ve read. you can do both if you want just thought i’d offer options

tysm anon!!! embarassing confession moment i have NOT read many cot3 fics yet- and by "not many" i mean i've only read faun and casey's fics that they've written and only those because i edited them skfvjnfksjbn IM SORRY. IVE BEEN MEANING TO BINGE READ BC SO MANY OF THEM LOOK GOOD <///3 ive just had a brain block about it thus far but i WILL deep dive into the tag soon and i have a bunch all saved to my marked for later that will be the first i read <33

anyway. top five fics ive written. aa help !! this is so hard ive written so many ksfjnkfsjb (im gonna limit myself to fics ive Posted so i dont start talking abt niche dna fics or charlieverse or noble pining even more than i already do ksjfnb-)

[in no particular order]

if i only could make a deal with god (i'd get him to swap our places) (aka slasher <3) [slasher movie au. fantasy high/d20. fig & gorgug centric] -- this fic is so special to me. its one of the clearest, most thematically concise and effective works i think i've ever written, i think it's emotionally devastating and just what i wanted it to be when i sat down possessed by some horror writing spirit to write it fskjbnskfb it's so special to me forever <3

you could have my heart (and I would break it for you) [by jamie @gilears and myself. fantasy high/d20. fig/gorgug.] -- the original jamsav figgorgug fic <3 the fic from which figgorgugaversary day originates from and it's so special to me forever <3 we brainmelded and wrote it together and it's crazy and clean and soosooooo dear <33 it just makes me feel so warm and fuzzy inside when i think about and reread it xoxox

that was my heart, the drums that start off night and day [cafe/bookstore meet cute au. fantasy high/d20. fig/ayda.] -- wrote this as a gift fic for a dear friend even before they became a dear friend and i just think the pacing and characterization in it is so lovely and fun and it has some wonderful fig and gorgug bandmate bffship <33

the answer to an unspoken question [get together. leverage. eliot/parker/hardison.] -- they are so <3 i think my characterization and voices for them are just. spot on in this and it's such an indulgent thing to reread which i do Frequently <3

and it's warm and real and bright [kid fic. the unsleeping city/d20. sofie/dale.] -- kisses to asher @myclericalromance forever for the inspo this fic drew from <3 i just think hot single dad dale is so fun and the kid oc grace is really special to me because i drew a lot of inspiration from my dear baby cousin when i was writing this so <333

honorable metions: it's friday i'm in love (my ace riz/ anti fabriz spite fic with bonus figgorgug). darling i'd wait for you even if you didn't ask me to (grepre keiko fic for casey @aberfaeth 's birthday last year <3 so silly and fun). i've waited and watered my heart til it grew (a jonmartin magnus archives scottish honeymoon get together fic that is sooooo toothrotting). and what it's like to shine (my eldonado american vandal/stardust au ksjfvnkb <3)

xoxoxoxox tysm for the ask anon!!!

feel free to send me other "top five ___" asks !!

[aquanova99]

hiii

can i request Egyptians headcanons where they say I love you for the first time and their mates stay in silent

tysm your writing is amazing

Hi lovely!!! First of all thank you for your kind words but SECOND of all a very big why must you try and hurt my Egyptian bbs 😭

EDIT: You know if I didnt make these so long maybe I could put out more than like 1 a week

Amun:

Am I going to try and reframe this in a way that isn’t depressing??? Yeah probably

Anyways, Amun had been courting you, while he had immediately felt an immense attraction for you he refused to do anything to scare you away

But he begins getting overprotective, constantly worrying about how long you’re going to be gone and what you’re doing. What if you accidentally get the Volturis attention?

Yeah he doesn’t tell you about what happened to his coven, he did tell you he lost his family but he had spared you the details in hopes you wouldn’t get scared of being with him and run off

But he wasn’t explaining why he was being so overbearing and you were getting fed up with having to check as if you were a child, “why does it even matter??” You screamed at him one day

His voice was still low but more firm, “Simply because I love you and you could be hurt! Is it not obvious?”

That shut you up real quick, in all the time you’d been together neither of you had actually said it, it just kind of felt said

He realized what he had said too but your stunned silence (god anon I hate this 😂) is taken as your feelings not being reciprocated and he quietly excuses himself and goes off

You try to ask Kebi where he would go but he has never just left like that, and you start to freak out it’s not like you didn’t feel the same way it had just caught you off guard

You remember a garden he’d taken you to when you’d first met and you decided to try searching there first

Thankfully you find him sitting near the pond, staring into the water. While you know he can hear you he makes no movement when you sit down next to him

“You know if you had waited for 5 more seconds I would have said it back.”

You feel hun stiffen at your words, you worry that you made things worse when he suddenly grabs you and within seconds is on top of you, his nose barely touching yours

“Say it. I need you to say the words.” He growls into your ear. You grin as you begin to tell him how you feel and in turn melt him

Kebi:

You’re not sure what came over you to ask Kebi to watch a scary movie with you

You were a baby when it came to scary movies, you yelp at every jumpscare

At first you thought it would be great because it would give you an excuse to cuddle close to Kebi but the more and more you thought about it the more you thought about how ridiculous you’d look

It was too late to cancel now. Kebi had set everything up for movie night and she actually seemed excited to watch this. Great.

This movie was a lot, you cuddle behind the calmness that was Kebi. She never reacted once, only to gently squeeze your arm to let you know it was okay.

“Honestly y/n why would you sudeste a movie you could barely watch?” She giggles at the end of it

You admit it was silly but you don’t regret because she had to hold you the whole night and you hope she will do it again

“Well of course I will I love you.”

Your brain malfunctions, you and Kebi had only just started going on dates a few weeks ago, and she had never been one to openly discuss how she felt

Kebi immediately starts another conversation and you have to find a way to get a word in “wait—Kebi. We can’t just breeze by that.”

“By what?”

You could scream this was so infuriating

You ask her if she meant it and she hesitates before answering but eventually does relent and says it again

She realizes it wasnt that you didn’t feel the same way you just wanted to be sure she was ready to say those words and then you respond by saying it back

Benjamin:

Benjamin is not shy with his ‘I love yous’ whether its to get out of trouble or just to remind someone in his coven that he appreciates them but since meeting you hes been keen to not say it until the time was right

this honestly gets him alot of teasing from Kebi because she thinks its funny to see him get all flustered

This relationship is about as whirlwind of a romance as you can get and you both start to feel really strongly for eachother real soon

If you ask Benjamin now he will tell you from the first time he asked you to go out with him and you smiled up at him while dancing

He loves to take you out on as many dates as he can and he does!

One night the two of you are looking at the stars when he wraps his arms around you

‘I love you’

‘I know’ you answer him

‘No, I mean really.’

‘I know. I just like to hear you say it.’

You turn around and give him a kiss before running away and letting him chase you for awhile

Benjamin is not going to be out ran and it isnt long before the two you are crashing into something

You laugh as he “threatens” that he wont stop kissing you until you say it back

Which makes you want to not say anything even more but Benjamin sees the smirk grow on you face and begins to pout ever so slightly because you are a sucker for that face and you finally wrap your arms around him and say it back

You both knew how you felt for a long time anyway trust me, and Benjamin is going to use this until forever

Tia:

Oh my God Tia was psyching herself out for months, MONTHS for this

However as the shy one of the group she thought it would be best when she knew you would be alone and to just say it and get it over with

*sigh* this is where it hurts anon 

They had let you remain human for a few months to get all of your affairs in order

One night you were writing letters with your airpods in to distract you from what you were doing and it was obviously loud enough that you couldnt hear anything but not loud enough that Tia knew you had them on especially with your hair covering them

So she walks in and says “Y/n I really need to tell you something”

And you noticed she walked in the room but she did this often and would just watch or sit so you had smiled at her and continued working

She had taken this as a sign that you were paying attention and she begins a very nice and thoughtful speech about how you changed her life and how much she cares about you

And you hear NOTHING

You had begun biting your lip staring at the letter you were about to write to your closest family member

Tia takes this look and your silence as her own confirmation that you dont feel the same way and she turns on her heel and leaves the room furious

You look up to ask her what she thinks about what to put as an excuse in that letter when you realize shes gone

You dont realize anything was wrong until she doesnt come by again later that night

You leave and try to find her and she is no where to be found 

You ask Benjamin if she had to do something because you only saw her for a split second earlier

“Y/n? Are you being serious? Tia is very upset right now?”

You freak out, “Why didn’t she say anything, I was working on those stupid letters everyone told me to write. I would have talked to her?”

“She did talk to you?”

You slowly begin to realize what happened and your hand raises to cover your mouth, you quickly stammer to Benjamin that you hadnt heard anything and explained how you didnt hear anything and even showed him the airpods and how they worked so he would believe

He starts chuckling which turns into a laugh, and then almost a cackle, “Oh she is going to kill you.”

You groan in frustration and beg him to take you to her but he thinks its a better idea if he goes and tells her what happened

You wait for what feels like an eternity until Tia finally comes into your room, you rush and hug her “T, I am so sorry! I promise I wasnt ignoring you I would never do that! Are you okay? Do you still want to talk about it?”

She shakes her head slowly, “It probably didnt matter much anyway.”

“I’m sure if it was something that was worrying you it was important.”

This time shed rather you say it, just in case “Y/n, do you care about me?”

Youre taken aback by this but you arent about to let her walk out again, “Of course I do I love you silly.”

Tia feels like she can finally breathe and jumps to hug you making you land on the chair you were on, Tia doesnt care for once and sits on your lap kissing you until you absolutely need to breathe.

[ellewords]

(not me reading this back and thinking you could make a drinking game out of this ask because of how many times i say “because” lmaooooo)

i’ve never actually seen wgm but i really love the idea of hinata being on the show, because i feel like he would be so starry-eyed the entire time. literal ✨👄✨ at everything because he’s never thought about what being married would be like and now suddenly he gets to experience it??!!?! he fumbles through all of it, and the fans love him for it because a lot of the other participants seem so smooth and suave, but not with hinata! he blurts his thoughts out as they come, he’s clumsy in situations that would normally require him to be put-together, he makes a huge deal out of every little thing. the first time his partner brought him a bouquet of flowers, hinata literally turns bright red and starts rambling so fast the audio just barely picks it up—

“you didn’t have to but that was really nice of you, i’ll get you something next time, hey, the flowers smell sweet, oh no, that’s actually you, you smell so nice, have you always smelt that way, you should definitely tell me what body spray you use because i might just have to get some of that—“

and the fans eat it up. and so does their partner who absolutely adores him even if hinata doesn’t quite get/see it.

i feel like it would also be hilarious if the partner was someone who isn’t necessarily the biggest (by choice, they don’t want to be in the spotlight all that much) but because of a really big project they have out soon, their team thinks they should get some of that pr. maybe a painter or a sculpture? one that has gotten a lot of attention as of late because their art is a little controversial/suggestive but has somehow managed to keep most of the media on the actual art and not on themself. they come off as really shy and recluse, but the second they get on the show, hinata brings them out of their shell, and that makes the fans like them even more. they love getting to see the artist behind everything and they especially love seeing how their artist brain translates into the real world. and just the idea of hinata being the kind of person who would be able to make even the most introverted person go a little crazy is something i think would be hilarious on reality tv.

anyway, hinata gets a lot smoother as they continue on, and it absolutely floors the fans because he’s so different from when he started. he holds his partner’s hand like it’s nothing, he says super sweet things without missing a beat, he holds eye contact without looking like he’s trying to win some unproclaimed competition. but he doesn’t realize he’s doing it, and the partner is too nervous that he’ll get weird about it to say anything.

by the end of their time on the show, fans can see how deflated the partner is even though they’re really good at hiding it still, and hinata is off too, but he can’t tell why. he is still chipper and all over the place, and the partner is still more open and engaging, but their energy is off. hinata chalks it up to them going to miss the time they shared together, but even that doesn’t feel quite right.

after they leave the show, hinata is super excited to see that the partner has started doing more community stuff (charities where they show up in person, giving art classes to people that donate certain amounts to organizations and projects that they support, going out in public and doing sketches/paintings of people on the street for reference later and recording tiny interviews with them as they do it to make a new documentary of the process or something). he gushes about it all over his social medias and anywhere else he can get someone to listen because they don’t have the time to actually ever meet up with the way their schedules are. he even starts posting behind-the-scenes clips that he had taken (with the permission of the partner) to engage with both parts of their fan bases.

and the partner does the same for hinata. they do a bunch of pieces of the jackals and sells them to get both of their communities involved and supporting them even if they can’t go to the actual games. their instagram is flooded with designs of new projects for them and even more of them of just hinata, all of which have captions that target just hinata (“wow, my ex-husband is so fine 🥵” “that’s your man? mhm! look at him! yeah, that’s mine” and other stupid, cheesy ones that make the fans feral because damn, they really have come out of their shell, huh?!)

the internet loves it, and they love even more that hinata seems to become the person at the beginning of the show all over again, flustered and a mess and tripping over his feet. a new hashtag starts because of it about the two of them being in love still (as a joke) and people upload some of their favorite moments of the pair together. when hinata sees it, he tries to play it off (horribly) but when he finally gets to talk to their partner about it, there’s a calmness in their voice that eases him just a little bit, and suddenly he’s aware of why exactly leaving felt so wrong.

this got a little sidetracked, but i don’t even mind, lololol. also, i definitely need to check out the show after this because i love the fake dating/marriage idea. thanks for putting me on to it! make sure to drink water, have a snack if you haven’t eaten in a bit, and take deep breaths! -🌙

— from elle ! okay but hinata and a painter/artist!partner is literally such an amazing idea to dive into, this now lives in my head and i will continue thinking about it for days on end. i absolutely love everything that you’ve sent aaa i’m actually screaming, i had a difficult time picking which part of your hc to focus on bec so many things popped into my head. but i ended up choosing to kind of pick up where you left off for my little addition (under the cut as usual) tysm for this 🌙 anon ! take care <3

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hinata’s blush grows redder every second he spent staring at his phone, his twitter mentions filled with photos, edits, and even fanmade animations of the two of you. your shipname was trending again, all after you posted a rare photo of yourself in msby merch. you looked cute, that much was evident to hinata. then again, he always thought of you as cute — from the second you walked into set, all shy and nervous, from the minute you left it, your arms wrapped wrapped around his neck. why was he acting like this? filming had ended months ago; he’d grown more confident around you, hadn’t he?

your name flashed across his phone screen, interrupting his train of thought — you were calling him. his heart beat sped up, fingertips immediately moving towards the ‘answer’ button.

“hey shoyo!” you greeted, enthusiasm very much evident in your voice, “did you see the picture i just posted?”

“i did! um...you look great.” he mumbled, unsure if you had heard him, heat continuing to rush towards the apples of his cheeks.

“thanks!” he hears your chuckling from the other end of the line, and a small part of his mind convinces himself that you were somehow teasing him. “you’re coming tomorrow, right?”

“what’s tomorrow?”

“my photo exhibit, silly.”

ah, that. hinata could imagine you shaking your head, biting your lip as you attempt not to burst out into laughter at his cluelessness. the beating of his heart is more rapid now, thinking of how you anticipated his answer, how you wanted him to be there. “i was only kidding, of course i’ll be there.”

“sure,” you replied like you didn’t really believe him, “i’ll see you then.”

—

hinata was the one who convinced you to get into photography. truthfully, you wanted to try and exploring other mediums beside your usual set of paint and pencils.

“maybe i should try taking photos.” you joked, gently nudging his shoulders as the two of you browsed various film cameras. the crew had taken a brief break from filming, but you and hinata still wanted to continue exploring the various antique shops that lined the street.

“go for it!” he replied without missing a single beat, quickly rattling off a list of potential subjects, “you can take photos of plants, or maybe animals, really pretty scenery...it’s not even going to matter because i know you’ll end up taking really amazing photos.”

and when hinata insisted that he pay for the camera you chose, you decide on a subject.

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the gallery is empty. well, at least the reception area is.

hinata’s dressed in his finest button-down and slacks, black dress shoes clicking against the white granite tiles. the receptionist directs him to the floor where your exhibition is meant to be held — right at the very top.

his brows furrow, there should be more people here. photographers, critics, fans even. he should’ve been greeted by reporters, by the surely hundreds of people all excited to see your work. you had only grown in popularity since your appearance on wgm, the number of people going to your exhibits only ever increasing. he should know, hinata’s been to every single one over the course of the show’s run. he knew what to expect. and it was certainly not this.

the elevator dings, indicating that he had reached the top floor. still, not a single person there. the frown on his face only deepens. hinata catches a glimpse of the exhibition’s title, “beyond the cameras: a retrospective”

the glass door is unlocked, hinata pushes through them only to be greeted with pictures of the last subject he expected: himself.

framed on the white walls of what possibly was tokyo’s most famous gallery were photos of him, glossy and bright, colors vivid and alluring. and they weren’t just any photos too, they were photos taken on the rare occasions wherein cameras weren’t following your every move. there were photos of him from nights he snuck you in the gym to teach you how to play volleyball, ones of him covered in paint taken in your studio, ones of him attempting to make you breakfast. all of which had him looking away from the camera.

that is until he reaches the final photo, the only one that had you in it as well, taken the night before the final day of filming. he was looking at the camera, but you were looking right at him — your gaze soft, the corners of your lips forming the smallest of smiles.

“so maybe i lied,” hinata heard a voice speak from beside him, recognizing it as yours almost immediately, “the exhibition is actually tomorrow. i just wanted you to see it first.”

“but why me?” he asked, biting the inside of his cheek.

“just because.” you shrugged, not even turning to look at him, gazing at your final photo — just like he was.

but hinata feels it, the tightening in his chest, the tension that enveloped your bodies as the two of you continued to stare straight ahead. he hears it, the ringing in his hears, the hammering of his heart, the unevenness of his breath.

you stand next to him, just a few inches separating you. hinata’s hand is drawn like a magnet to yours. at first your knuckles graze, and hinata holds his breath. then his fingertips push in between yours, you bite your lip. finally he he grasps your hand, a quiet exhale escapes you both.

you tear your eyes away from the photograph at the same time he does; your gazes meet. and just like that, you finally reach the same understanding as him, of just why leaving felt so wrong.

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