#ethan x mc headcanon

[alwaysmychoices]

How would your MC / Ethan cope if they ended up divorced? Would they be friendly after? If they had kids could they coparent together well?

I am genuinely obsessed with this question because I've been meaning to write a MC/Ethan divorced fic for a while, but here is my HC.

Generally, I don't think they would be good at being divorced. In my HC, Ethan and Charlie are very good at breaking up, but they're not good at staying broken up. I don't think that would change if they got divorced. Even if they remained separated for the rest of their lives, they would continue to be the "one that got away," and would likely have periods of romantic involvement over their lifetime. At their most toxic, they would be the couple screaming at each other over the division of assets and then making up and pausing the divorce that weekend. Generally, I see them as the couple that just doesn't stay apart, even if they have to change the nature of their relationship.

If they didn't have children, they would be very, very messy. They would always want to respect each other, especially professionally, but I see them getting messy -- torrid affairs just to break up a few months later, starting fights just to have a reason to talk, using others to make them jealous, moving away just to come back home to the other, etc. Particularly around the dissolution of the marriage, they would be very argumentative and make some pretty deep wounds as they lashed out. I could see them mellowing out after a few years, finding a way to respect each other, and settling for something between life apart and life together. I think they would do well with a relationship like the one he had with Harper -- friends who love each other and maintain separate lives while remaining involved.

If they had children, they would put in a lot more effort and at least keep their mess out of their children's view. Especially given Ethan's childhood trauma, they would go to great lengths to minimize the trauma to their children. Instead of wallowing in their anger, I think they'd lean into their despair and disappointment. The divorce would be amicable, and any disagreements would happen out of sight. As much as they suffered, they would feel great pressure to keep it to themselves, and I wouldn't be surprised if they set unrealistic expectations of how perfectly they had to separate and felt tremendous guilt when they failed. If they got divorced, I think it would have to be over their fundamental disagreements on how they wanted their lives to go -- how much should they work? How do they raise their children? Who gives and who takes? For that reason, it would likely be more difficult to reconcile, and they'd be very hesitant to get their children's hopes up.

But they would make sure they were present for all the big moments, and their intentional respect and amicability would likely turn to friendship. Even if they had other partners, I think there would always be a bond between them, and truly, I would not be surprised if they worked out their differences and remarried at a later date.

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Thank you to @snoopdogcone for this prompt for @choicesprompts Angstgiving event. The prompt is highlighted in the text below.

Book: Open Heart (Book 2) Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x Casey MacTavish (F!MC) Rating: Teen Words: 3,363 Summary: Ethan's back from his mission in the Amazon rainforest, and it's time to face the wreckage he left behind.

A/N: Please note, this story is not part of my Ethan x Kaycee headcanon; it's part of my Casey MacTavish world where they are not end game.

@choicesmonthlychallengenov2024 - apology, regret

Casey was laser-focused on her task as she meandered through the packed maze of tables in Donahue’s beer garden. Nothing was going to come between her and her friends celebrating tonight’s victory properly, and securing a table was part of that goal. The place was packed, abuzz with the vibrant energy that seemed to define Boston during the final days of summer when the warm nights carried just a hint of the autumn breeze that would soon usher star-filled nights like this away. It seemed everyone had the same idea as they tried to soak in every last minute.

In the midst of clinking glasses, laughter, and the hum of dozens of conversations, Casey finally claimed victory. She flashed a bright smile when she spotted an empty table, waving furiously at her friends to join her. “Hurry up!! Hurry!” she beamed. “It’s almost time!”

Everyone quickly assembled, slipping onto the benches with their drinks in hand; the excitement was palpable. “Should we do a countdown first?” Elijah asked.

“Too late for that!” Casey replied. “It’s midnight!!”

 “Yeah! We made it!” Elijah howled with a raised glass. “Intern year is officially over!”

“And I say good freaking riddance!” Jackie chimed in. “We made it, and we did it with our medical licenses intact to boot!”

“Jackie!” Sienna frowned. “Don’t even joke about that! I was so scared Casey was going to have to leave Edenbrook! That’s one part of the intern year I want to forget!”

“I wouldn’t mind forgetting that part either,” Casey agreed. “But despite the low moments, I’ll still look back fondly on this year. After all, it’s when I met all of you!”

“Awww,” Sienna smiled, giving her friend a quick squeeze.

But Jackie wasn’t as moved. “How many of those have you had?” She laughed, motioning toward Casey’s empty glass.

Casey affectionately embraced her mortified friend. “Just enough to spill my emotions all over this table!”

Bryce arrived at the table and claimed the seat next to Casey, wrapping his arm around her waist as soon as he placed a fresh round of drinks on the table. “Well, it that’s where you are now, I’ll have you dancing when you finish this one.”

“As if getting me to dance is a struggle!” Casey chuckled. “But this is my last drink. I have a big day ahead!”

“Sure, rub it in!” Jackie smirked. “Now I can admit that part of me was hoping you’d lose your license because I would have swooped right in and taken your spot on the diagnostic team!”

“Not if I got to it first,” Elijah laughed, but his bright smile faltered when he glanced over Casey’s shoulder. “Speaking of the diagnostic team...” He nodded toward the entrance, and everyone’s heads turned.

Sienna looked like she saw a ghost. “Oh my gosh! He’s back!”

While her response may have been a bit dramatic for Sienna, it didn’t begin to express the turmoil stirring in Casey. The average person wouldn’t have noticed; she did her best to remain composed even as her body went rigid and her heart pounded in her chest. After two long months of absence, Ethan Ramsey was back, walking toward them like it was any other day, as if he hadn’t ripped Casey’s heart out just months before.

“He looks... different,” Sienna observed.

“Well, two months fighting an outbreak in the Amazon will do that to a person,” Jackie replied. Her eyes flickered in his direction, attempting to warn Casey that he was near.

But it was too late. He was already standing beside her, nodding a polite greeting to all, before his blue eyes locked on Casey’s for the first time since he had promised her they’d find a way to work things out.

“Rookie...” he stated, his expression unreadable.

If his presence flustered Casey, she hid it well. “You’re a bit too late for that, Dr. Ramsey,” she replied with a bravado she didn’t know she had. “As of sixty seconds ago, I’m not a rookie anymore. I’m officially a resident now.”

“Is that so?” he replied with a hint of a smile. “Then I take it you won’t be making any more rookie mistakes.”

“Well, I’m not sure about that,” she shrugged as her irritation began to crack her unaffected veneer. “If I’ve learned anything recently, it’s that everyone makes mistakes, world-renowned attendings included.”

The table went silent, the friends exchanging nervous looks as Sienna bit her lip. But if they were surprised by her candor, Ethan was not; it was one of the things he had come to admire in her. Clearing his throat, he replied calmly.

“I see,” he mumbled. “Well, I’ll let you and your friends get back to celebrating.”

A hush fell over the table when he turned and made his way toward the bar. Casey’s eyes followed him as her friends remained in a state of shock. Jackie was the first to break the silence. “Well, that wasn’t awkward or anything.”

Bryce tightened his grip around Casey. He knew this had to impact her more than anyone. After all, he was the one who had sat beside her night after night, listening to her cry and wiping away the tears that never seemed to stop. “Hey, are you OK?” He whispered.

Casey looked at him with a forced smile and patted his knee. “Yeah. I’m... fine.”

Sensing her friend’s discomfort, Sienna quickly steered the conversation, and the friends continued chatting as if nothing happened. But Casey couldn’t forget. Her eyes kept wandering back to the bar where Ethan sat in his usual spot – a seat so synonymous with him that it had remained conspicuously empty during his absence.

His expression was distant, and there was a heaviness to him that wasn’t there before. Even Reggie’s lively banter didn’t seem to impact his mood. He looked older... tired, as though the mission had taken more from him than anyone knew. That’s what Casey assumed it was as she looked his way. She may have been a brilliant diagnostician, but right now, her assessment couldn’t have been further from the truth. 

The night went on, and before they knew it, Reggie’s voice rang out. “Alright people! Last call. You ain’t gotta go home, but you can’t stay here!”

“Already?” Casey groaned, her voice tightening. “No! It just hit me... I’m starting on the diagnostic team tomorrow!”

“Rub it in, why don’t you?” Elijah laughed as Bryce offered Casey words of reassurance. 

“Well, I’m not starting on the diagnostic team, but I still need some sustenance to get through,” Jackie announced. “You guys want to hit the diner on the way home?”

“Why don’t you go ahead,” Casey replied. “I think I’m going stay behind and touch base with Ethan about tomorrow.”

She stepped inside the bar cautiously, so quiet that Ethan didn’t notice her until she took the stool beside him. “So... that last call thing doesn’t apply to you, huh?” she asked.

He turned to her, his eyes heavy with emotion, though his voice remained light. “Reggie and I go way back. We have... an arrangement.”

“An arrangement?” She half-laughed, her arm crossed protectively before her. “Is that what most people would call friendship?”

“I don’t have friends, Casey,” he stated flatly before downing the remains of his drink. “But I wouldn’t mind you joining me if you’re so inclined.”

Casey sat in stunned silence. She had pictured the moment when he would return in her head all summer long. Through the heartbreak and tears, she had practiced the words she planned to say like a mantra. She had perfected them. Each word a unique piece of ammunition designed to pierce his heart the way his silent departure had shattered hers. She had dreamed about finally having the chance to unleash her fury. Letting him know just how much damage he had done, but now, sitting beside him, the words that were in her heart and mind refused to travel to her lips.

With an inaudible sigh, she diverted her eyes. “Sure,” was all she could manage to say.

Ethan nodded with a look of both relief and fear in his eyes. He reached over the bar and grabbed a half-empty bottle of the bar’s finest Scotch and two glasses. “Hey, Reggie,” he yelled. “We’re going to borrow this.”

“Why don’t we take this outside?” He said. “Winter will be here before you know it; we might as well enjoy it while we can.”

“Sure,” she said again, angry at herself for her inability to say more. He hurt so badly and ran off to avoid the fallout left in its wake. He deserved to hear them. Yet, here she was, rendered silent, following him like a loyal pet shadowing its master.

They settled into two chairs beside the fire pit, its flickering light casting a warm glow between them. Ethan poured two drinks, handing one to Casey. When his fingers brushed hers, the simple touch sent a jolt through both of them. Casey wanted to down her drink in one gulp. But, if she wanted to be sober for this conversation, a sip would have to do.

“You look great,” he said with a tentative smile.

“Thank you. You look... different,” she replied, taking him in.

“Different?” he asked, his smile morphing into a full grin. “Different good, or different bad?”

“Just... different.”

“Well,” he admitted with a faint chuckle. “I’ve been through quite a bit.”

“I’m sure,” she said, swirling her glass nervously. “We all have. But, it was brave of you to go on that mission.”

Ethan choked on his drink, reflecting silently for a moment. “That... that wasn’t bravery, Casey.”

The look in his eyes launched a swell of emotions in Casey: anger, sympathy, fear, pain, and mingled with something else - something she thought she already buried. No wonder she couldn’t lash out at him. She didn’t want to feel it; she didn’t want it to be there, but love was never something Casey MacTavish let go of easily. At that moment she knew, despite the anger and hurt, she knew the truth: she couldn’t pull the trigger on him if she tried.

Eventually, the reality of the situation hit her like a wave. After all this time, he was here – sitting in front of her - and she deserved answers. Her voice shook as she spoke, each word filled with pain she had been carrying.

“You left,” she said, her voice barely a whisper. “You left without telling me. Ethan, you didn’t say a single word.”

His expression crumbled, the weight of her accusation hitting him. He knew this confrontation was inevitable, but that did nothing to lessen its sting. Leaning forward, he braced himself; it was time to face the reckoning he always knew would come.

“Casey,” he started, his voice filled with regret. “I have no excuse to offer. I was... a coward. I didn’t know what to do, so I ran... I had to. I knew that if I saw you... if we had talked...I...” His words trailed as he turned away, unable to face the look in her eyes.

“If you came to me, you knew I wouldn’t have let you go with so much unresolved between us,” she replied. “I would have supported your choice if you wanted to go, but I wouldn’t let you use it as an excuse. I wouldn’t have let you run away. You would have had to face things... face me.”

“Yes,” he smiled sadly, “and that’s why I just... left.”

His words felt like a slap on the face. Insult added to injury. Casey was done shielding him from the damage his actions had caused. It was time for him to see it all. A bitter laugh escaped her, echoing through the empty space.

“Yes!” She shot back, her body trembling and her voice filled with rage. “You just... left. Left me! I stood in a conference room with all the other interns when Naveen announced your departure. I got to hear it like I was just anyone else... like I meant absolutely nothing to you!” She shook her head, eyes burning. “You told me we’d figure things out! You insisted we’d find a way to make it work, and I believed you! Then you were just... gone, without so much as a goodbye! Do you have any idea how much that hurt me, Ethan?”

“Casey, I’m sorry,” he repeated, his voice and eyes filled with regret. “I know that was wrong. There is no excuse I can offer to make it right.”

“You knew it was wrong?” she seethed. “You knew! But then you remained silent the whole time you were gone? Two months, Ethan. Two whole months! I left you dozens of voicemails... I stopped counting how many texts I sent! Did you even listen to them? Did you hear the pain in my voice and choose to ignore me? Or did they mean so little that you just deleted them without a second thought?”

“Casey, don’t say that,” he pleaded. “Nothing you say could ever be meaningless to me.”

“Then why?” she demanded, her voice breaking as she fought back tears. “Why didn’t you contact me? You reached out to Naveen. You reached out to Harper. But me? Nothing!” She took a trembling breath. “You just ghosted me... after everything we’ve been through?”

“It’s precisely because of everything we’ve been through that I didn’t contact you,” he replied. “You know the stakes, Casey! We’re going to be working together - you’re reporting to me. Your professional development and reputation... they’re too important. You’ve worked too hard to get where you are to let it all blow up because of me. I couldn’t let whatever we had between us put you at risk.”

 “Whatever we had...” she snickered. “Past tense?”

“Yes,” he said firmly. “And the past is where it needs to stay.”

Casey felt the resolve that his presence had softened returning to life inside her. It was all coming together: the sleepless nights, the heartache, hearing the whispers in Edenbrook’s halls, enduring the pitiful stares, the loneliness she felt as she picked up the shattered pieces of herself one by one without so much as a word from the man who had caused it. He owed her... he owed her better than this. She steadied herself before speaking again, her voice defiant.

“Oh, don’t worry about that,” she scoffed. “The past is exactly where it will remain. But do me one favor,” she asked, her vulnerability peeking through once more. “Admit what it was that we’re losing. Tell me what “it” was, Ethan! Can you at least give me that?”

He leaned back, an exasperating sigh escaping him as he focused on the bright stars sparking in the dark sky. “Casey,” he murmured, trying to find the words. “What do you want me to say?”

“The truth!” she yelled. “I want you to tell me the truth! You shattered my heart, Ethan, and left me to cope with it alone. If you ever cared for me at all,  then at least have the decency to admit what it was. Don’t leave me believing I was just some... mistake... tell me! Did you... did you ever love me at all?”

Ethan turned to her, his eyes filled with a sadness he couldn’t bring himself to admit. Gently raising a hand, he tilted her chin toward him, relishing the feel of her skin against his, knowing in his heart that he’d never touch her like this again.

She couldn’t see his internal battle - a battle between the part of him that knew she deserved the truth and the part that needed to protect her... protect himself. She deserved to know that she wasn’t the only one who had spent the summer heartbroken. She deserved to know about the dozens of letters he penned, each one confessing the feelings he couldn’t bring himself to say aloud – letters he knew he’d never send.

But what if he told her? Knowing Casey, she’d forgive him and do everything in her power to make them work, even if it meant sacrificing herself. Would she quit the diagnostic team? Leave Edenbrook? Go to a lesser program? Knowing her, she just might. She’d fought tooth and nail to get to this place in her career, and he couldn’t... he wouldn’t let her sacrifice it, not for him, and not for something as fleeting as love.

“Casey,” he finally said, his voice shaking. “Love is nothing more than proximity paired with a rush of neurochemical responses triggered by heightened stress.”

She pushed his hand away, his words cutting deeper than a knife ever could. The memory of the first time he said those words to her came rushing back. At that time, she thought it was just his cynicism talking. It was almost comical. But now? After all, they had been through... he still believed that? Had their time together taught him... nothing.

She took a deep breath as she rose to her feet; this was it, this was the end, and she could feel the sadness giving way to relief.

“Maybe that’s all love is to you,” she replied. “But that’s not all it is to me. I spent the past couple of months so hurt, so angry at you, but right now... all I can feel for you is pity. You want a reset? Ethan... there’s nothing to reset. We were over the day you stepped on that plane. I know my worth, Ethan, and I deserve so much better than this.”

She let the words hang in the air for a moment, then, standing tall, she met his eyes. “I’ll see you at work tomorrow, Dr. Ramsey. I look forward to working with you this year.”

And just like that, she was his colleague and nothing more. He watched her go, her silhouette framed in the soft light of the doorway, and his chest ached with the overwhelming urge to stop her, to say something, anything to pull her back. But as the door clicked shut behind her, he sank back into his chair, knowing she was right. This was the end. They were over.

He closed his eyes for a long moment, the weight of regret crushing his soul. With a deep breath, he reached into the pocket of his leather jacket and pulled a weathered piece of paper, the latest in a long line of the unsent letters he wrote, and his eyes skimmed over the closing lines:

You’ll never know how much you’ve changed me, Casey. If only I had the courage to be a better man. You deserve someone who will meet you in the light instead of hiding in the shadows. I wanted to be that man for you, I did, but it’s not in me. I’ll always carry you in my heart, even though I have to let you go. I love you, Casey. Always -  Ethan.”

The paper shook in his trembling hands as he watched the flames dancing. Then, with a sharp exhale, he tossed it into the fire, watching as the edges curled and blackened before his words disintegrating into ash.

It was over. This chapter was closed.

@choicesficwriterscreations @choicesprompts @choicesmonthlychallengenov2024 @openheartfanfics

Tagging others separately.

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It's that time of year again! Thank you to the creators who have shared their Top 5 creations of 2023 according to Tumblr note count. The Creator's Pick Top 5 will be posted this weekend! Links to all fics can be found below the break.

@aallotarenunelma ✒️

So This is Love (BOLAS) - Aerin Valleros x M!elf!MC

Distant Light (BOLAS) - Tyril Starfury x F!elf!MC

Indigo Night (ID) - Cassius Harlow x NB!MC, NB!OC

Répondez, s'il vous plaît! 3 (ILS/ID) - Various Pairings

Sophomore Secret (ILITW) - Dan Pierce x F!MC, M!OC

@angelasscribbles ✒️

A Fervid Fixation (TRR) Ⓜ️ - Drake Walker x MC

In Your Room (TRR) Ⓜ️- Drake Walker x Leo Rys

The Dark Kingdom (TRR) Ⓜ️ - Various Pairings

Dark Elf (TRR) Ⓜ️- Various Pairings

Heir Apparent (TRR) Ⓜ️- Drake Walker x MC, Liam Rys

@baldwinboy5ive 🎨

Blades Coffee Shop AU (BOLAS) - Aerin Valleros x MC

I Will Drag Him Back (BOLAS) - Tyril Starfury & Aerin Valleros

The Spray Bottle (BOLAS) - Imtura, Mal, Aerin

Aerin Instagram (BOLAS) - Aerin Valleros

The Prison Visit (BOLAS) - Aerin Valleros x MC

@cariantha ✒️

Accidental Valentine (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

If Only I Could (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

Code Yellow (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

A Kiss on the Hand (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

Daddy Distress (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

@inlocusmads ✒️

Intro To Negotiation Science (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC

A Strange & Sudden Companionship (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC

Cross Your Hearts & Set it Ablaze (COP) - Trystan Thorn x F!MC

Partner (Disambiguation) (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC

New York, June 2014 (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC

@jerzwriter ✒️

A Different Fate, Part 1 (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

What Happened in Vegas, Part 4 (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

Abundance (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

The Perfect Gift (OH) - Tobias Carrick x F!MC

Take Me Out (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC

@ladylamrian ✒️

Welcome to the World of Night (NB) - Nightbound MC

Bound by Fate (NB) - Nik Ryder x F!MC

A Meeting in Wyoming (NB) - Nik Ryder x F!MC

Wedding Proposal (NB) - Nik Ryder x F!MC

OC Headcanons (NB)

@liaromancewriter ✒️

Every Day (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

Summer Romance (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

Beautiful Stranger (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

Sleeping Beauty (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

Something to Talk About (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

@noesapphic ✒️

The Other Woman (D&D) - Roselyn Sinclaire, Ernest Sinclaire, Duke Richards

A Glimpse of Us (TRR/TRM) - Liam Rys & MC, Fabian Rys & MC

Barcelona | Prince Hamid (D&D) - Prince Hamid x MC

Worthy (TRR) Hana Lee x MC

The Cursed Heiress, Ch. 17 (D&D) - Mr. Sinclaire x F!OC

@peonierose ✒️

Losing Game - Part 1 (OH) - Bryce Lahela x F!OC

Nightbound AU vs. Hänsel & Gretel, Part 3 (NB) - OCs

Nightbound AU vs. Hänsel & Gretel, Part 2 (NB) - Nik Rider, F!MC, OCs

Once, Part 2 (TNA/OH) - Sam Dalton x F!MC

Hau’oli la Heleui (OH) - Bryce Lahela, F!OC, Keiki Lahela

@storyofmychoices ✒️

Go On, Feel It! (BOLAS) - Mal Volari x F!MC

Our Future Doctor (OH) - Bryce Lahela x F!OC

No Kissing! (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC

Dance With Me (OH) - Bryce Lahela x F!MC

A Theif in the Gardens (BOLAS) - Mal Volari x F!MC

@tessa-liam ✒️

Memories (TRR) - Liam Rys x F!OC

The Sacrifice (TRR) - Liam Rys x F!OC

Regrets (TRR) - Liam Rys x F!OC

Old Habits Die Hard (TRR) - Liam Rys x F!OC

Turning the Page, Prologue (TRR) - Liam Rys x F!OC

@trappedinfanfiction ✒️

Brunette (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

Crossroads (OH) Ⓜ️ - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

A New Neighbor (COP) - Trystan Thorne x F!MC

Midnight Talks (OH) - F!MC, Sienna Trinh

What's in a Name? (COP) - Trystan Thorne

@zealouscanonindeer ✒️

Together (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

Company (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

Locked In (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

20 Questions (OH) - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

Long Overdue (OH) Ⓜ️- Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

[lilyoffandoms]

My January Challenge Masterlist

I’m challenging myself to draw a little something for each prompt for @choicesjanuary2024. I started back in December and have fallen behind a bit but I’m gonna keep at it as best I can. So this is for me to keep track of all the ones I’ve completely finished.

Day One: Mal x Daenarya Silhouette (Blades for @storyofmychoices)

Day Two: Detective Lilah Rose (CoP for @storyofmychoices)

Day Three: Winter Princess (Nightbound for @ladylamrian

Day Four: Leaf, King of Birds (TCH)

Day Five: Lancelot x Guinevere Silhouette (Guinevere)

Day Six: Tatum x Aubrey Silhouette (FA)

Day Seven: Ethan (OPH for @peonyblossom)

Day Eight: Kieran (TCH)

Day Nine: Aerin x Raine (Blades for @oh-so-youre-a-nerd, abandoned sketch)

Day Ten: Nora Rose (CoP for @inlocusmads)

Day 11: Tyril Starfury (Blades)

Day 12: Saini Rusanen (ID for @aallotarenunelma)

Day 13: Sebastyan Thorne Case File (CoP)

Day 14: Trystan x Nora (CoP based on this by @inlocusmads)

Day 15: Mal Volari (Blades)

Day 16: Nia Ellarious (Blades)

Day 17: Kajsiab (Alpha)

Day 18: Imtura Tal Kaelen (Blades)

Day 19: Luca O'Rinn (ID for aria-ashryver)

Day 20: Aerin x Raine (Blades based on this by lovehugsandcandy)

Day 21: Together We Win (Blades MC)

Day 22: Eva Archer (WTD MC for @dutifullynuttywitch)

Day 23: Lilah Rose (CoP MC for @storyofmychoices)

Day 24: Wallace (Blades)

Day 25: Letter from Dad (CoP based on this by @inlocusmads)

Day 26: Marianna Howard (DaD OC for noesapphic)

Day 27: Ash Clark (ID OC for @aallotarenunelma)

Day 28: Trystan (CoP for @stars-are-within-me)

Day 29: Gabriel Rose (CoP based on this headcanon)

Day 30: Casey MacTavish (OPH MC for @jerzwriter)

Day 31: Trystan x Gabriel (CoP)

[liaromancewriter]

What Could Have Been

Series Premise: When Ethan breaks his promise, Cassie is forced to accept they’re not inevitable after all.

Book: Open Heart Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x F!MC (Cassie Valentine) Rating/Category: Teen. Angst Words: 680

Chapter 1: Promises Made. Promises Broken A return and the end of something special before it could begin.

A/N1: This series doesn’t follow my headcanon and is closer to book 2 canon. Like my hc, Ethan and Cassie are together briefly before he leaves for the Amazon. However in Lia Land, what happens after his return is always the divergence point.

A/N2: I'm using @choicesflashfics week 41, prompt 2

Her heart was broken, shattered like glass by his disdain. The words delivered in a cold, emotionless tone, sounding so unlike the man she’d fallen in love with.

For one second, Cassie Valentine wondered if it was a bad dream, like the kind she’d had while he was in the Amazon. All the doubts she tried to push away during the busy daylight hours had returned tenfold to haunt her dreams.

Where Ethan Ramsey falls for another woman, someone more beautiful and smarter than her. His equal in every way that she wasn’t. Despite their promises to each other in the departure hall of Boston’s Logan Airport and the night before in his bed.

“Consider us reset. I won’t cross boundaries with you again.”

But it wasn’t a dream. Ethan was deadly serious. Those blue eyes that had glittered with passion and laughter two months ago now stared at her so full of ice she shivered despite the warm summer night.

Everything he said tonight was logical. His concern for her career. His doubts about being able to push her to excel if they were involved romantically.

This was wrong, she thought, her heart rate accelerating as panic set in. This was not how their love story was supposed to be. They couldn’t just end before they’d had a chance to truly begin.

She’d promised to wait for him, and he’d vowed to come back to her. Only he hadn’t. He was breaking his promise as cruelly as he destroyed their love.

Cassie wanted to lean in, kiss his lips, remind him of what they meant to each other. But she held back. He had closed himself off from her. The distance in his stance was a slap in the face after everything they’d been through.

She felt the tears prick her eyes and knew she was close to breaking down. To beg Ethan to change his mind. Take her back.

But Ethan looked away from her, turning back to his drink.

Her gaze zigzagged across the empty beer garden, taking in every detail. The persistent flicker of a single light bulb. The sad tune of a country song drifting from the jukebox inside.

She needed to leave. To walk away with her dignity intact. They said love and hate were two sides of the same coin. And now she knew how true that was.

“Okay,” she said, clearing her throat. Her voice was gruff from unshed tears. “I get it. I’ll see you tomorrow, Dr. Ramsey.”

Cassie forced herself to slide off the bench, turn around and walk back inside.

She had no idea how she made it as far as the T station before the tears began to fall. Functioning on autopilot, she stepped inside the subway car that pulled into the platform and stepped off when she reached her station.

She wrapped her arms around herself and began the two-block walk home.

Home. She just had to get home, and everything would be fine.

She put one step before the other until she ran up the brownstone steps and into the elevator.

Quietly unlocking the apartment door, she breathed a sigh of relief at the silence and low light in the hallway. It meant everyone else had gone to bed, and she was saved from having to explain the state she was in.

Cassie shuffled to her bedroom and closed the door, leaning against it for a few seconds. She took deep breaths, but a low wailing sound escaped her lips. An indescribable grief descended upon her like a shadow, and tears cascaded hotly down her cheeks.

She believed they were inevitable, destined to be together despite the odds. But now she knew it was as false as his promises to her.

Not everything can be butterflies and rainbows. Things get hard sometimes. That’s just how it is, she thought, hardening her heart.

She stretched out on the bed and willed herself to dream of what was because tomorrow was the first day of the rest of her life without Ethan and what could’ve been.

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All Fics & Edits: @annfg8 @bluebelle08 @coffeeheartaddict2 @crazy-loca-blog @doriopenheart @genevievemd @headoverheelsforramsey @lucy-268 @jamespotterthefirst @jerzwriter @lady-calypso @mainstreetreader @peonierose @potionsprefect @queencarb @quixoticdreamer16 @rookiemartin @socalwriterbee @takemyopenheart @tessa-liam @trappedinfanfiction

Submissions: @choicesficwriterscreations @openheartfanfics

Ethan & Cassie only: @cariantha @custaroonie @hopelessromantic1352 @mrs-ramsey

[openheartfanfics]

Newly Added Fics

Aug 31 - Sep 6, 2024  

🎭 Angst  |  🦚 Angsty Fluff  |  🛸 AU  |  ☁ Fluff  |  ♥ NSFW  |  📚 Series  |  📷 Edit  |  📱 TextFic  |  Ⓜ Mature

Ethan x F!MC

A Sweet Ending - @jerzwriter ☁

Ethan wonders what happened to his sweet little girl, who thought he could do no wrong. It seems all he and Kaycee get these days are eye rolls and sighs. [Domestic; Family]

In a Mood - @cariantha 🎭

The Grumpy-Sunshine dynamic is reversed when Sawyer's feeling out of sorts.

Perfect Day - @liaromancewriter ☁

When the leaves turn, it’s time for childhood fun.

Rafael x F!MC

How Will I Live Without You - @rafasgirl23415 📚🛸

[extended: wip] Casey is finally in her final weeks of pregnancy as she faces the prospect of giving birth without Raf by her side.

Part 4

Sienna x F!MC

Best Friend's Spa Day - @rafasgirl23415 📸

Sienna takes Casey to the spa to relax & help her take her mind off of everything that has happened. [Platonic]

Girls Spa Day - @rafasgirl23415 📸

Casey & Sienna go for a girls’ Spa day to take Casey’s mind off of Raf’s trial on Monday. [Platonic]

Tobias x F!MC

Round Two - @jerzwriter 📚

[mini: wip] This series tells the story of how Tobias and Casey’s second child, Brooke Vivian Carrick, came to be. [Domestic; Family]

Part 3: Slice of Happiness

Welcome Brooke Vivian Carrick - @jerzwriter 📸

Little Brooke joins the family plus headcanons from Casey's pregnancy. [Domestic; Family]

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SUBMIT OPEN HEART FICS & WRITERS HERE

[hassedah]

Do you think anyone is left handed? XD ooh, how does their handwriting look like? I have a hc that Aaron has dysleyia and thus never learned how to read fluently. But he still likes to read sometimes x) What are yours?

How do boys write?

Hi! How are you? I hope you are well! ^^

Here is the headcanon you requested, I hope you enjoy it! ^^

I like the idea of Aaron being dyslexic. What's more, I doubt he learned to read and write as a child. It wasn't common at the time and Aaron was born at a rather complicated time in medieval history (between war, famine and a plague that had been over for a few decades but still had consequences). So I doubt that his little mother would have found the time, money and opportunity to teach him to read and write (although she would have had to know how to read and write herself, and given the literacy rate among women at the time, that's highly unlikely). Aaron must surely have learned to read and write later, perhaps by joining his wolf pack.

Dyslexia would probably not have been detected, not only because the word didn't exist, but also because someone who had difficulty reading and writing wouldn't have seemed surprising.

However, Dyslexia could be detected at the manor. If Ethan has any knowledge on the subject it would be possible. If not, with a dyslexic MC themselves. I think that would be the most coherent because I can't think of any reason why Ethan should have been interested in the Dys disorder.

Take care of yourself and have a nice day! ^^

Vladimir :

Vladimir is right-handed, but he can write with his left hand if necessary. His handwriting is not disastrous with his left hand, but it is even slower than when he writes with his right hand.

His handwriting is beautiful and neat, but he writes very slowly, even when he's in a hurry. This is because he needs to concentrate a lot to have a neat handwriting. If he tries to write faster his handwriting tends to become illegible (something his teachers used to reproach him for when he was a child (while asking him to write faster)).

He writes quite small. As a result, he generally doesn't take up much space on a sheet of paper. His letters are very tight and his handwriting tends to lean to the left of the page. He can write in Braille. He learnt it so that he could talk to Raphaël when they were still exchanging letters.

He always signs with his surname, which is rather unusual for a vampire given that the majority of them only sign with their first name, but Vladimir is incapable of not using his, it's far too important to him to give it up.

He is the one in the manor who masters the most different languages, especially when it comes to the written word (this is due to his education). He can easily read and write texts in French, English and Italian, as well as German, Hungarian and Latin. He makes very few spelling mistakes in these languages and is usually the one to go to if someone has a grammatical or spelling question. He can also read Old English. He also reads Russian and Ancient Greek easily (although with a little more difficulty for the latter).

As he is very clumsy, writing requires a lot of concentration (he probably suffers from dyspraxia but has never been diagnosed for this). But that doesn't mean he doesn't enjoy writing. In fact, he loves writing. The other members of the manor have already offered to buy him a typewriter so that he can continue to write his stories with less fatigue, but Vladimir thinks that the quality of his writing is not worth the expense.

Béliath :

Béliath is right-handed. He can write with his left hand if he really needs to, but in that case he writes very badly, much to his dismay. So if he gets injured and can no longer use his right hand, he will usually ask others to write for him (and the best choice is Ivan or Vladimir).

Béliath writes mainly in cursive and his handwriting is quite ancient. He's not particularly aware of it, because that's how his sister taught him to write, several centuries ago, and he's never thought of changing the way he writes, even less since the people at Moondance have been complimenting him on the beauty of his handwriting. It's true that his handwriting is very pretty and rather neat, and the letters are spaced far enough apart not to be unpleasant to read. He sometimes boasts about it to the others at the manor, and it has to be said that he easily has one of the most beautiful handwritings.

He writes rather quickly (no doubt because of the invitations to his parties, which he has to write by hand since Vladimir refuses to buy a computer and a printer), while keeping his handwriting legible for everyone. His handwriting tends to lean to the right of the page.

Its writing is neither too small nor too large. The letters are easy to read and different enough not to be confused with each other when reading.

Like most vampires and supernatural creatures, he signs with his first name. He doesn't really have a surname anyway, unless you consider Son of Asmodeus to be a family name. His signature is rather complex, with a lot of interlacing around his first name, which makes for a rather complicated signature to reproduce.

He can write in several different languages with varying degrees of spelling ability. He has a perfect command of the demonic language his sister taught him, he can write in Latin and his French and English are not bad (if you ignore the fact that he never uses accents in French). As for the rest, he generally speaks them much better than he writes them.

Ivan :

Ivan is right-handed and can't write with his left hand. It's illegible every time. He tries to practise, though, because he thinks it's cool to be able to write well with both hands, but he can't really do it. If he gets injured and can't write with his right hand, he'll try to write with his left before giving up and asking Vladimir or Beliath for help.

His handwriting is simple, not pretty, but perfectly legible for everyone. It's a quality he really appreciates, because Aaron has already told him that he prefers his handwriting to Beliath's. Ivan has rarely been so proud of himself, after all, everyone in the manor recognises that Beliath's handwriting is pretty.

He can write quickly when he needs to, but this affects the legibility of his handwriting, so he avoids doing so most of the time. He also has a tendency to write quite large, which means that he generally needs a lot more paper to write a text than the other members of the manor.

He has asked Vladimir and Raphaël to teach him to write and read in Braille. He still wants to be able to communicate with Raphaël, even if he leaves the manor, and he would like to be able to read the little stories that Raphaël writes himself and not always have to ask Raphaël to read them for him. He still has a bit of trouble reading quickly, but he's getting better at it, although writing in Braille is still very difficult for him.

He has kept the signature he had before his death, so he continues to sign with his surname, signing with his first name seems strange and… unpleasant. It's not that he doesn't like his first name, but he thought he'd be using his family name signature for decades to come, and having to give it up so soon is still too painful for him.

He can only write in French, although Vladimir persists in trying to teach him at least English (at first Vladimir wanted to teach him Latin). Ivan makes relatively few spelling mistakes (which he's proud of, given that Ethan makes more spelling mistakes than he does in French).

Aaron :

Aaron is normally left-handed, but at the time he was born it was very much frowned upon. So he was forced to learn to use his right hand to work, write and fence, which didn't help his handwriting, which was already difficult to read, and he was much more awkward using his right hand to fight with a sword. Today, he has stopped using his right hand for writing and fencing and has become much more skilful.

He had to concentrate to achieve a beautiful handwriting. The shapes of his letters are simpler than Beliath's because he favours ease of reading over beauty. He also writes quite slowly and never tries to write faster. He knows that writing faster only makes his text more illegible.

Like most supernatural creatures, Aaron signs with his first name. His signature is quite simple, and he sees no point in trying to embellish it with interlacing or lines. For him, it's a waste of time and doesn't fit in with his idea of a signature that should remain legible. After all, with all the interlacing that Beliath puts around his first name, he sometimes finds it hard to read his signature.

Aaron speaks far more languages than he writes, particularly Elvish, and is the only member of the manor to do so. He has a tendency to make a lot of spelling mistakes, but in his defence, between language changes and spelling reforms, he never knows where to turn. He barely has time to understand a spelling rule before humans are happy to change it straight away. He only spells Spanish. For the rest, he always asks Vladimir.

Despite the difficulties, Aaron loves to write and read poetry. Along with Raphaël, he probably owns the largest number of poetry collections. However, he is quite precise about the books he looks for: the text must not be too small and the lines must be spaced far enough apart to be pleasant to read. That's one of the reasons why he doesn't really like Vladimir's old books: the writing is too small and he has a hard time distinguishing between the lines.

Raphaël :

Raphaël is totally ambidextrous, but as a child he was left-handed. His parents insisted that he write with his right hand, but he didn't really want to, so as soon as they weren't watching him he would write with his left hand again. He eventually learned to use his right hand for writing and fencing, but this was only to surprise people who thought he was only left-handed.

When Raphaël was writing in cursive, he loved writing poetry, especially for Margarita and Alessio, who regularly received poetry from Raphaël. He still loves to write, but now he uses a slate and stylus to write in Braille. In fact, he always carries a slate and stylus with him in case he needs to write down an idea somewhere other than his bedroom or the library. The problem is that he always ends up forgetting the paper somewhere.

He found Braille much easier to learn to read than to learn to write. This is because to write braille text, you have to write it the other way round, as the dots are made on the back of the page. It wasn't at all instinctive at first and he got it wrong more than once. Now he's quite happy to be teaching Ivan to write in Braille.

He always signs with his first name and his signature hasn't changed much, but it's still complex to reproduce. There is a lot of interlacing around his first name and the capital R is huge compared to the other letters.

He likes to exchange messages with Vladimir and Ivan, as only the three of them can read them, they usually use them to prepare surprises for the others or to complain that so-and-so has forgotten to clean up again or that Ethan keeps slamming doors.

Raphaël is not bad at spelling and grammar, not as good as Vladimir, but unlike Vladimir, he doesn't read grammar books for pleasure. He can speak more languages than he can read and write. But he reads and writes easily in English, Latin, Italian and French.

He reads a lot, and is one of the biggest readers in the manor. When he first arrived, he only had Braille books, which limited his reading possibilities because they were big books and didn't always cover the subjects that interested him. The arrival of Ivan, introduced him to audio books. He listens to a lot of them now, especially romance novels, and loves the fact that he can listen to books while lying comfortably in bed or cooking.

Ethan :

Ethan is left-handed and he really can't write with his right hand. It has to be said that it never occurred to him to try, and his parents never tried to force him to write with his right hand either. If he gets injured and can no longer write with his left hand, he always asks Beliath to write for him.

Ethan's handwriting is not legible. His "a's" look like "e's" or "o's", his "u's", "i's" and "n's" also look very similar, he never dots his "i's", so they can also be mistaken for "l's", and when he writes in French, he doesn't use the slightest accent, whereas he does in Finnish. It's an ordeal for everyone in the manor to reread what he's written, and Aaron doesn't even try anymore. The only one who manages to read it is Beliath.

He writes very small, which doesn't make it easy to read his handwriting, and he also writes quite quickly. He doesn't like writing anyway, his texts are full of abbreviations and drawings to speed things up, and he's the only one who can decipher the notes he takes. If he can do maths for the sake of doing maths, sitting down to write is an ordeal for him. He doesn't have the patience for it.

Like most vampires, he signs with his first name, a habit he picked up fairly recently after arriving at the manor. His signature is rather simple, with few lines and no interlacing, he framed it with just two lines. The main thing for him was that it was quick to make.

He is quite good at spelling, although his handwriting is not very legible. He writes and reads texts easily in Finnish, English, German and French. He can also read a simple text in Latin… if he has no choice, really, no choice.

He has no idea why everyone finds his handwriting difficult to read. He finds that what he writes is always perfectly legible.

Neil :

Neil is right-handed. He can write with his left hand, he even writes quite well, but he doesn't feel comfortable with it at all. So he will always write right-handed unless he really has no choice.

He's always had a nice handwriting, and that's even truer now that writing has become easy and enjoyable. Before, writing wasn't really something that could be described as enjoyable, given the difficulty of the task. He generally prefers to use a beautiful fountain pen for writing, and doesn't hesitate to buy the most expensive ones. He always has one with him in a small box and several in his desk drawers, and tends to change fountain pens according to his mood.

He always writes in a cursive script that looks rather ancient. There is a lot of curl, especially in the capital letters. His letters are easy to distinguish from one another and the words are spaced far enough apart not to give the impression that the text is cramped. His handwriting always leans very slightly to the right.

His signature is elegant and simpler than his usual handwriting. He always signed with his first name.

He has the impression that the rules of spelling and grammar are constantly changing, as are the meanings of words. He tries to follow them, though, because he doesn't like making mistakes, but he gets tired of constantly having to unlearn what he's learned.

The language he knows best is still Irish, and although he has completely lost the habit of speaking Old Irish, he can still read it easily, as well as Middle Irish and Modern Irish.

He also reads and writes in many other languages without difficulty. The languages he knows best apart from Irish are: English, Greek and Ancient Greek, Latin, French, as well as German, Italian, Spanish and Scottish Gaelic. He can also read and follow a simple discussion in Arabic, Mandarin and Russian. To his dismay, knowing so many languages is more of a problem than anything else, and he tends to switch languages when he can't find the right word in the one he spoke before, which means he loses most of the people he's talking to.

Léandra :

Léandra is left-handed. However, she can write with her right hand if she needs to. Before teaching Beliath to write, she had never written with her right hand. She forced herself to write with her right hand, seeing that it was the one her little brother used all the time; she wanted it to be easier for him to copy her movements that way.

She doesn't really take care of her handwriting. However, if she forces herself, she can have very pretty handwriting, but it's not something that interests her. For her, writing has to be practical before it's pretty; she writes to get a message across or to give information, so she doesn't really see the point of trying to turn it into a work of art.

Léandra is used to writing fast and big. She doesn't think writing should take up too much of her time. In fact, she's never understood how her little brother could enjoy spending so much time writing beautiful letters.

She always signs with her first name and her signature is quite complex. There's a lot of interlacing that surrounds her, like a shield around her signature.

She is quite good at spelling, having taught Beliath to read and write in several different languages, including the demonic one.

She is fluent in several different languages, written and especially spoken. She can write and read demonic, English, Italian and Latin texts with ease. For the rest, she much prefers an oral discussion. This is not to say that she would be unable to write in other languages, just that she sees no point in learning their spelling if she can manage in an oral discussion.

Farah :

Farah is right-handed, but she can write with her left hand if she has problems. However, this affects the quality of her writing, which is harder to read.

Her handwriting is simple but neat. Her brother taught her to write, shortly after they left home. She's happy to be able to read and write, of course, but writing has never been an activity she's been keen on: sitting down for several minutes to write a letter always seems horribly boring to her. Whereas reading, may not be her favourite thing to do, but she'll never turn down a new book, especially a fantasy one.

Her letters are mainly in block letters, as she finds cursive writing too time-consuming. She generally writes fairly large and fairly quickly.

Her signature is very simple: she signs only with her first name, without adding the slightest line or interlacing around it. She clearly doesn't see the point and doesn't want to spend any more time signing than she has to.

As she has travelled a lot with her pack, she speaks and reads a lot of different languages, but this is less the case when it comes to writing. In any case, she doesn't always have the necessary writing materials with her and she always loses her notepads or pens when she does have them. She can write Latin and Spanish fairly easily, but the rest is much more complicated. She rarely masters the written word in other languages, even though she can read them. For example, she can read texts in English, Italian and French without being able to write in those languages. And although she can hold a discussion in Arabic, Swedish and German, she is unable to read or write a text in these languages.

[mvalentine]

my take on the entire ethan x tobias as a couple discourse that’s been going around the fandom even though literally no one asked :)

honestly, personally i always thought of ethan & tobias having more than just a friendship in the past. now i haven’t played book2 in a while but i do remember thinking —- okay so we can all agree that those two were more than just very good & platonic friends right? but even if you don’t agree, that’s fine. people are allowed to have their own hcs on ethan’s character and who his potential exes are. hell, i hc ethan’s family as being completely different from canon—- so who am i to speak on what headcanons people should or shouldn’t have.

that being said, it becomes a fucking issue when people try to push this narrative of ‘platonic love’ all of a sudden. suddenly all these people come out of the fucking woodworks saying shit like ‘well, what about platonic love? what about the importance of male friendships?’ and to that i just have to say…. do you truly believe that MALE FUCKING FRIENDSHIPS are more underrepresented in the media than queer relationships? really? also where’s this energy for male and female friendships? why don’t you make your mcs be solely platonic with ethan and have neither side have any sort of feelings? where’s the importance of platonic friendship then?

[choicesoctober]

WK 2 || WEEK ONE MASTERLIST || WELCOME || RULES || PROMPTS || HOST

I’ll compile a weekly masterlist by contributor and then a complete list at the end of the month. So here is week one’s masterlist.

If I missed your’s please let me know and I will get it on the list. Same, if I missed reblogging your contribution.

@aallotarenunelma

Intro: Ash Clark (It Lives, OC)

Intro: Ash Clark (It Lives, OC)

@ao719

Fic: …Sometimes Not, Part 11 (TRR, Liam x OC)

@cadybear420

Intro: Evie (HSS, MC)

@cariantha

Fic: All He Wanted (OPH, Ethan x MC)

@farizrz

Intro & Edit: Lindow Marcelino Redesign (HSS, OC)

@jerzwriter

Text Fic: Feeling Ancient (OPH, Ethan x MC)

Fic: First Date (CoP, Trystan x MC)

Fic: In a Pickle (OPH, Tobias x MC)

Text Fic: Roman Adventure (OPH, Tobias x MC)

@ladylamrian

Intro: Amber Burke (It Lives, MC)

Intro: Elissa Ryder (Nightbound, OC child)

Intro: Jason Ryder (Nightbound, OC child)

Fic: When Hunters Become Prey, Chapter 22 (Nightbound, MC)

@lawrencebarkley

Intro: Tyril x Reyna Headcanons (Blades, Tyril x MC)

@liaromancewriter

Fic: And There Was This Cat (OPH, Ethan x MC)

Fic: One Day (OPH, Ethan x MC)

@lilyoffandoms

Fic: Drabble (OPH, Tobias x MC, Ethan x MC, Bryce x OC)

@noesapphic

Picrew: Brienne of Riverbend Redesign (Blades, MC)

@peonyblossom

Edit: Iris of Riverbend Redesign (Blades, MC)

Edit: Jackie Winters Redesign (RCC, MC)

Intro & Edit: Jamie Baxter (HSS, MC)

Intro & Edit: Lola Williams (HSS, MC)

Edit: Lola Williams Redesign (HSS, MC)

Into & Edit: Ollie Bridgers (ILW, MC)

Edit: Dr. Sydney Valentine Redesign (OPH, MC)

@storyofmychoices

Fic & Art: Obvious Secret (OPH, Bryce x OC)

Fic: Sculpting Desires (Blades, Mal x OC, Tyril x OC, Mal x Tyril)

Fic: Vintage Dreams (Blades, Mal x OC, Tyril x OC, Mal x Tyril)

[peonyblossom]

Countdown to 2024

⭐️ December 28: 4 artists or artworks that brought you cheer

@choicesfandomappreciation

@jaredkau 💛 i love your art to much and especially your ethan and tobias!! i love how different they are than canon they both look so amazing in your art style and headcanon my faves: my bday gift | big titty ethan | tyril and kieran spinny spinning | andrew graves (this one isn't Choices but i still love it)

@mydemonsdrivealimo 💛 i love seeing your art on my dash it's always so amazing!! and i'm so proud of you for starting commissions this year and super honored to have gotten one my faves: | my commission!! | thomas x avalon (for @gutsfics) | jensen through the years <;3 | reunion show poster

@oh-so-youre-a-nerd 💛 your art is seriously out of this world and i always get so excited to see it on my dash! i love your style and hope i can commission you this upcoming year! my faves: shakespeare redraw | aerin x mc | amalia getting ready | bloodbound art (for @gaiuskamilah)

@hydn-jpg 💛 i love your art so much and i'm so happy i was able to commission you this year!! hopefully i'll be able to commission even more next year! my faves: catboy!sydney | noah marshall expression meme | gabe, cas, mc sleepover (for @griffinsboyfriend) | plane doodles

[choicespride]

Transgender Awareness Month 2023 Masterlist

Bachelorette Party

Aisha Bhatt Moodboard - @lorirwritesfanfic

Blades of Light and Shadow

Hades Nightbloom Redesigns - m!elf!MC (Hades Nightbloom) - @peonyblossom

Odette of Riverbend Redesigns - nb!orc!MC (Odette of Riverbend) - @peonyblossom

Bloodbound

Meet My MC - f!MC (Magdalene Constantino) - @gaiuskamilah

Trans Questionnaire - f!MC (Jasmine Yin) - @cadybear420

Crimes of Passion

Dewdrops and New Names - nb!MC (Jenna Rose) - @peonyblossom

Headcanons - nb!Trystan Thorne - @peonyblossom

Fanart - MC (Ceri Rose) - @choices-ceri

POV Fanart - MC (Cameron Shina Rose) - @cassie-thorne

Foreign Affairs

Transgender & Ace Questionnaire - nb!MC (Cillian Degroot) - @gutsfics

High School Story

Headcanons - Michael Harrison x nb!MC (Jamie Baxter) - @peonyblossom

Transgender Questionnaire - m!MC (Simon Klein) - @gutsfics

Transgender Questionnaire - m!Twin (Bear Lee) - @cadybear420

It Lives Anthology

Kofi Request - Noah Marshall x m!MC (Harry Spear) - drawn by @somewillwin; requested/submitted by @peonyblossom

Open Heart

HE!!! - Ethan Ramsey - drawn by @mydemonsdrivealimo; commissioned/submitted by @peonyblossom

Crossovers

Headcanons - High School Story/It Lives Beneath - Michael Harrison, Danni Asturias - @peonyblossom

[storyofmychoices]

Ellie Madeline Shepherd-Ramsey

[Ethan Ramsey x Ellie Shepherd Masterlist]

About Ellie:

★ Ellie's Original Bio

★ Bio and Life Events

★ Prom Aesthetics

★ Winter This or That

★ Aesthetic + drabble

Headcanons

★ Anniversary of the Attack

MC Monday:

★ MC Monday #27: Ellie’s Eyes

★ MC Monday #40: Bedroom aesthetics

★ #MC Monday 41: Signature

Asks

★ MC Ask: Ellie’s Car of Choice

★ MC Ask: Ellie’s future children (with Ethan)

★ Future at Edenbrook

★ Stricter Parent / Ellie's PostPartum

★ Sharing clothes/Who is more ticklish

★ Do they like cooking?

★ Hot Sauce Preference

★ Winter This or That

★ Haute Couture

★ Kissing Ask

★ Who… first move, cuddle longer, most affectionate, can't keep hands to themselves

★ OTP Height Difference

★ Singing Child back to sleep

Art/Edits/Gifts

★ Ethan x Ellie Chibi (artist: @neonravensart)

★ Love & Scotch Series art (Thomas x Alex, Ethan Ramsey x Ellie) (artist: @misadrawss)

★ Ellie Shepherd Moodboard/Aesthetic [Gift]

★ Ethan x Ellie Chibi (artist: @weetlebeetle)

★ Ethan x Ellie Kiss (artist: @weetlebeetle)

[jerzwriter]

Complete Holiday Masterlist

Updated 02.14.2024

This masterlist contains all holiday fics, headcanons, art, and edits for all the stories and pairings I write for. This list is updated regularly. I hope you find something you enjoy!

Crimes of Passion - Trystan Thorne x Carolina Rose

Open Heart - Ethan Ramsey x Kaycee MacClennan

Open Heart - Tobias Carrick x Casey MacTavish

Open Heart - Open Heart Gang, Misc/Retired Pairings

Wake the Dead - Eli Sipes x Zoe Rivera

Open Heart - Casey MacTavish (F!MC) x Jessica Philips COMING SOON

Complete Masterlist

[coffeeheartaddict2]

Sweet Relief

Book: Open Heart (book 1)

Pairing: Ethan Ramsey x F!MC Casey Valentine

Warnings: sexual content (masturbation)

Rating: Mature

Category: Angsty smut

Word count: 1046

Summary: Ethan’s secret has been discovered and he invites Casey to his apartment to fill her in on the details. This is all from Ethan’s perspective.

Disclaimer: Characters, any dialogue (actual and paraphrased) belong to Pixelberry.

Authors note: I have done the edges of this scene in other works but thanks @jamespotterthefirst and your replay of book one that planted the seed for this fic. In my headcanon Ethan knows he is physically attracted to her at this point and he has certainly handled things whilst thinking about Casey but this chapter he really learns he can trust her and starts a reprieve in the thoughts of “I can not and I will not”, well at least until after Miami anyway.

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“If you want me to keep this secret, you need to tell me what this is?”

“Not here, can you come to my unit after your shift today and I will fill you in.”

“Of course Ethan”

The conversation had been swirling in his head since Casey had stumbled upon him and Naveen in the under construction wing of the hospital. A part of him suspected that she would have found him out, a few weeks prior she had seen him near the construction zone and if he was being honest surprised it took him this long but now someone knew the secret he had been keeping and it was disconcerting. Casey was not just any intern though, she was someone who he was developing some type of feeling for. As much as he told himself it was a Neurochemical response to stress because she was an Intern but she was not. She had compassion, a willingness to learn not just generally but from any errors and he could tell that she really wants the spot.

He spent most of the afternoon questioning his decision to meet at his apartment. He had his own office but there was no guarantee they would not be interrupted, even if he did stay back after his shift. There would also be too many prying eyes at Derry’s. So his home was the only choice. He arrived home and had a quick bite. For some reason he was nervous. Sure he had pleasured himself to many thoughts of how he would pleasure her if given the opportunity but he knew he could not give in. Another thing that had him concerned was whether he could trust her. A part of him felt he could. There had been no hoards of interns demanding coffee from his private machine and no one had hounded him this afternoon about secretly treating Naveen but still this was next level. He had trusted people for sure, Naveen, Harper but those trusts were hard earned and developed over time but this was different. This is someone he had barely met and was only just beginning to know.

He looks at his watch and notes that it is nearly time for Casey to arrive. He got the wine ready whilst chastising himself for creating a social atmosphere. After a few minutes there is a buzz on his intercom. He lets Casey in.

“This is a good view”

In that moment all I can think about is what I want to do with her against the window. The thoughts of impropriety were still there but he recovered enough to say “I am rarely here to enjoy it.”

We sit down, she asks about Naveen. I tell her how he had been unwell, initially putting it down to seasonal illness but it got worse. I started tracking the symptoms and things started to be contradictory and worsening. I confronted Naveen and he agreed to let me treat him in secret. When some of the symptoms became too difficult to hide he quit. He wanted to go on a beach somewhere and enjoy what time he had left but persuaded him to keep being treated. I have kept him in the wing you found us. She puts her hand on my knee. I want to take it further but I am also enjoying the sensation of her hand on my knee. I make no effort to remove it. We discuss Naveen, his symptoms and progression especially. I am professionally impressed. As the evening goes on I feel lighter,less burdened. The time comes for Casey to leave. As she leaves she tells me that I am no longer alone. I am taken aback, it is a relief in a way that I now have someone to share information with in relation to Naveen but I could not help but catch a secondary meaning. Had she picked up on my inner turmoil that I have had all evening in relation to her? Or was I reading into it?

I switch to scotch, thoughts again drifting to what I wish I could be doing. I head to the shower and start to think of more practical things. Breaking the news to Naveen that there was someone new helping him, keeping any work Casey does separate. He finishes his shower and heads to bed. Thoughts about how he to keep his more lustful thoughts in check if they were going to be working together more quickly turned into what he wanted to do. He had mental visions of her, straddling him, he was massaging her breast, whilst kissing the column of her neck.

He feels himself harden again and he knows it is a losing battle.

He gets himself comfortable and starts to stroke himself. Slowly at first, keeping time to how he would be doing things to Casey if she was here. He squeezes whilst stroking, imaging he was entering her. He moans her name. He imagines that he is thrusting in and out and what his imagination conjures glorious. He pumps himself harder as he gets closer, his grip getting tighter as he imagines Casey clenching around his length. He is on the precipice of his climax and with a final powerful stroke he comes. He groans as he comes. He cleans himself up and heads back to bed. He waits for the cycle of regret of the thoughts he had indulged but instead he falls into a restful sleep as he is exhausted. He wakes up the most refreshed and rested in a long time and still no sign of regret at once again masturbating to thoughts of Casey. He puts it all down that he now has someone to share with about Naveen.

A few days later he sees Casey and she looks happy. She said she found a way to help someone in need and felt good making a path, like you told me the other day. Without thinking I squeeze her arm and congratulate her on her win. The action takes me by surprise but then I remember what I feel. I still can not fathom the lack of cycle of self loathing and I put it down to trusting Casey with t the secret of Naveen.

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Authors note 2: gotta love some old fashioned book 1 pining. In my head canon it is here that he feels he can trust her and that feeling overrides any doubts he has about the feelings he is developing. At this point he has no intention of acting on them, until Miami and the cycle starts again.

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