#ethanessa

[romangoldendreams]

dark smile only for you

[stolligaseptember]

penny dreadful was so right for saying witch x werewolf power couple

[theonlyamazingtazmin]

Elrondriel x Penny Dreadful edit They're so Ethanessa coded

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[onceuponatentacle]

I promise you, we will be less afraid.

[rosehathaways-sidepiece]

Season 2 of Penny Dreadful, you'll always be famous

[miithridatism]

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[samcoving]

The Lovers🖤

[romangoldendreams]

you & me

[lilja4-ever]

Penny Dreadful (Tv Series 2014-2016)

[vole-mon-amour]

girl help, i, once again, fell for a ship (& characters) whose fandom is dead.

[maxfieldparrishes]

would it be harsh of me to ask for a bunch of,,like,,unposted ethanessa headcanons or something like that?? i miss the serotonin ur fics would give me ugh

not harsh of you at all! my executive functioning just sucks dong and i'm a horrible procrastinator when it comes to answering asks

so... unposted ethanessa headcanons... hmm... not really sure how much i've left unposted but!!! i will do this for you, and also for them because they are a Forever Ship

(jsyk these will be AU because i'm obsessed with the idea of them in the present day having a happy life and family together... also i'll be drawing on conversations i've had with @curioussubjects about the HML (happy modern life) AU) so here goes!!! under a cut because it got Long lol

ethanessa settles in either the pnw or maine, likely the pnw because there's some space for ethan during his time of the month but it's still relatively close to major cities (depends on your definition of close, tbf) (also i gotta represent my og turf! pnw represent!)

they have three kids - charles, claire, and celia. they are all thick as thieves which makes ethanessa sweat somewhat because of the potential of organized sibling chaos and shenanigans, but they adore their parents so they take it easy on them. mostly.

ethan is such a loving dad i can't even begin to describe him because i get too emotional!!! same with mom!vanessa... like they're not perfect people and they'd absolutely make mistakes as parents but their hearts are always in the right place!!! im crying omg

out of the three, claire and celia are both werewolves like ethan. this means that during every full moon there are 3 annoyed lycanthropes in the house and/or on the property--although now that ethan is older and more experienced with the shifting he's better able to control the urges, and he's made it a point to teach claire and celia how to better cope with the change while they're still young. claire will sometimes have supervised freedom while transformed; celia does not like transforming, does not trust herself, and will not leave the basement, even if calm/rational and if given the opportunity

charles is the most like van. magic shit. spooky ghosts. seances. freaky spellbooks. rituals that are Beyond Intricate. claire can deal with low-level shit, but anything above her pay grade (which is like... minimum wage) is sent to charles. charles is a nerd who loves lit theory and reads it for fun, philosophy and history, anthropology/sociology... academia in general; he wants to be a professor and publish incomprehensible papers when he grows up. also likes knitting to unwind, courtesy of ethan. would absolutely be bullied and stuffed into a locker if he wasn't so nice, cute, and friendly... closest out of the 3 kids to aunt cat, the sometimes-resident Cool Aunt

claire is the Social Butterfly of the three. she's the resident social (media) expert, keeps up-to-date on trends, tons of twitter/insta/snapchat/etc followers. absolutely has a hydroflask with stickers on it and an iced coffee obsession. chaotic middle child energy. super smart and cunning and protective of her family, absolutely the type to get into poli-sci for the activism, which she eventually does. loves cats even though they don't love her, animals in general, the environment, and being bisexual; does NOT love being a werewolf. she loves both her parents but would probably admit to being closer to ethan (is 100% a daddy's girl) probably the only member of the family who actually enjoys organized sports (was on the soccer team) once punched a guy who repeatedly sexually harassed her in the face, broke his nose, and was sent to the principal's office for it. ethanessa were proud <3

celia is the Artist in Residence of the clan. an absolute madwoman in the best way, she lives to create, is creating constantly, and is a fucking superstar bohemian who will one day go down in history and end up in museums. she works in a variety of mediums--painting (watercolors, oils, etc), ink drawings, sketches, clay--and always has something up her sleeve or on the backburner. gives off a vibe of being somewhat disconnected from reality, but she's very astute and observant. 100% the quietest and least social of the three kids, but also the kindest and most open-minded. can go through manic phases that result in an increased creative output but can also crash super hard, is on mood stabilizers and a diet high in omega-3s to help; the lycanthropy does not help AT ALL. 100% goes to school in paint-covered clothes, paints sets for the drama dept, has no social media at all but claire reps her sister's art on her own accounts and charles does too. has baby privilege; everyone loves her the most, including addy, the pet goat.

(they're all so supportive of each other i'm so!!!)

even though ethanessa are each other's primary partners, they are also both in a polyamorous relationship with catriona (and she with them) an anthropology professor, and the kids' Cool Aunt Cat

cat is literally a cat--she comes and goes as she pleases, she loves the kids like they're her own, she loves van to death and ethan only slightly less. far too self-directed and independent to ever be a dog, even if she is one of the most loyal and loving people ever

she's not always there bc she has her own apartment and her own life, but she spends a ton of time with the family when she can and wants to

the kids have all known her since they were born, grew up being somewhat co-parented by her, and idolize her completely, charles especially

brings yarn back from her travels so the fam (except for vanessa, who, bless her heart, SUCKS at knitting) can knit sweaters for addy (and sometimes scarves for van if the yarn is REALLY nice)

non-traditional family structures!!!

cat is the one who introduced charles to Theory and also tea. she gave him some hegel and zizek to read as a joke while he drank his genmaicha but he was absolutely enamored; told ethanessa later after he gave them all a lecture about lacan and the mirror stage at dinner: "i have created a monster. i am so sorry."

they don't have cats, but they do have dogs and a pygmy goat named adelaide, or addy for short

addy is the undisputed queen of the household and every single one of them would bend over backwards to make that goat happy

celia is addy's favorite person, because she's always on the floor doing Art, and doesn't mind it when addy climbs on her

addy has more instagram followers than charles and claire combined, because all 3 kids + ethan knit her sweaters and post pictures of her in them online. they have a schedule for it and everything, and the hype surrounding this tiny-ass goat is i n s a n e

ethanessa don't really use social media except to monitor the kids and keep in touch with fam because while they are not necessarily old they are also Old, if that makes sense

ethan goes deep into the forest during his transformations and usually it's uneventful... until the one time vanessa doesn't go with him, which becomes the one time he saves some lost hikers from a cougar and becomes a local legend as the town's Resident Cryptid

(this is a source of never-ending hilarity in the ives-chandler household. ethan is voted "hottest cryptid in the pnw" three years running and van gets it for him on a coffee mug. there is a close-up picture of his absolutely unimpressed face when he's presented with it on the polaroid wall and it is one of van's most treasured photos)

there's a well-intentioned running joke/bit in the town where they all playful accuse each other of being the HCITW (Hot Cryptid In The Woods). ethan almost got outed one day and left the grocery store sweating BUCKETS after one of the hikers he saved turned out to be the cashier in his checkout line, who said that he could have sworn he'd seen ethan somewhere before (ethan: "i just have one of those faces i guess???")

one girl in claire's class is absolutely CONVINCED it's ethan and she's absolutely right, but after claire takes her home one day to work on a project she's like "nah claire your dad couldn't possibly be a werewolf cryptid man he's way too chill and dorky" (claire: "don't tell anyone but that's the weed. at least the chill part is weed. he's just a dork naturally")

ethan is offended despite himself; van and charles have to leave the house to go walk in the woods because they're laughing so hard; celia is unbothered and only emerges from her room to change her paint water. claire thinks that she might one day marry this girl.

(they aren't married but they are still dating!)

none of this isn't to say they don't have bad days. sometimes charles hyperfocuses on things that aren't real--ghosts of people and the ghost in the book and drifts away from reality. sometimes claire is too angry for her own damn good and, when the full moon hits, becomes more of a wolf than either her father or her sister. the period of time before celia's mental health issues were nailed down and treated was hard on everyone. sometimes ethan and vanessa run out of patience with each other. sometimes they all have moods where they just don't want to talk. they're all in step with each other anyway, and sometimes you just don't want to fucking talk.

but all in all... it's a solid family. the state of being alive, in and of itself, is far too messy to ever be perfect, but their life now is better than either van or ethan could have dreamed (especially considering their own childhoods...) there's so much love in there that all of them don't know where or how they can store it all. there is so much love that no one is hungry and there is love left over for those who might need a little more. it's open hearts and warm arms and a hand to hold in the darkness. it's fucking awesome. it's the best.

[vanwssa]

« Stay with me tonight. » « And tomorrow? » « I promise you we will be less afraid. »

Penny Dreadful - And They Were Enemies (2x10).

[julesnichols]

For the three sentence fic thing: Ethanessa + modern AU?

If you’d asked him even a week ago, the last place Ethan Chandler would’ve guessed he’d end up was a mystical shop. It was cozy, in a cluttered sort of way, and shockingly quiet.

“Excuse me,” the woman at the counter startled a little at the sound of his voice, but Ethan paid it no mind and barreled on, “I’m new to London, and a little lost.”

“You don’t say,” she smirked, looking him up and down in amusement.

Perhaps he should’ve felt offended, but he couldn’t help himself from taking in the sight of her, either. She was of a relatively average height, black curls flowing down her back. Her eyes were blue, piercing and clever; Ethan had the distinct feeling that she was trying to read him somehow.

“Ethan Chandler,” he stepped forward, reaching a hand across the counter.

She grinned widely at him, taking his hand and shaking it, “Vanessa Ives. Pleasure to meet you.”

You, too, he thought, but didn’t say. It was unnerving almost, just how much he’d noticed her.

[parvulous-writings]

A Day in Bed // Ethanessa

Request:  Aaah, thank you so much in advance! Now, getting into the request: what about Ethanessa + (a sort of combination between) Bed fluff and Honeymoon? As for the setting, I’d still like it to be Modern AU, but please, feel free to keep the original Victorian one if you feel like it would be more suitable for your writing!

Requested by:  @vanwssa​

Summary: The request! 

Warnings: None

Words: 822

Notes: Still set in the Modern AU! It may be a little hard to tell, but I assure you it’s there!  Ask box- as always- is open to requests! You can find my writing list and masterlist here This one is a little shorter than the last one, so I apologise for that!  Also I may have had a little too much fun writing about the birds and the plants... Blame my nan and me being brought up in the countryside- 

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The morning sun was gradually climbing it’s way up and over the slowly brightening summer sky. There were a few clouds littering the heavens here and there, but nothing to cause concern over, nothing to worry about. A calm breeze flitted and fluttered through the trees outside the windows of the broad-side cabin; isolated though it may have been, it was the most idyllic place that the couple could think of where they wouldn’t be disturbed for the duration of their honeymoon. For them, it was perfect, away from the hustle and bustle of society’s daily routine, away from people and technology, surrounded by wildlife from lakes to larks, from Calamintha to kookaburras. There was nothing like it- no amount of recordings or pictures could ever compare to the feeling of being there, surrounded by mother nature herself as well as her many children and wards. 

The heavenly song of the kookaburras and blackbirds is what started to stir Ethan from his deep and peaceful slumber. Their high-pitched tweets and coos, alerting him to the break of the dawn with her rosy fingers, stretching out to greet and wake all manner of life from the depths of sleep. Visions and ambience such as this was hard to come by in the big cities like London- the roar of cars, the low groans of the trains as they passed over head or under foot usually drowned out any little bird who dared to tweet his merry tune. Here, however, by the broads of little old Norfolk, was very different, a stark and relieving contrast to what Ethan and his new wife were used to. It had seemed like a different world entirely when they had first arrived, but they quickly got used to it. And like Hedera Helix grows upon the trunk of the strong, proud oak, so too had the small and nature consumed place grown on the both of them. 

As Ethan cracked his eyes open to strain against the morning sunlight, he shuffled closer to the still sleeping form beside him. He draped his arm over her side, pulling himself close to her, burying his face into her neck.  Oh how he loved her, his darling Vanessa, the woman he had married, and devoted himself to. He wanted to freeze this moment in time, to frame it, display it for everyone to see. It was almost like something out of a dream, but the movement and soft mumbles from his new wife told him that- as unbelievable as it may be- this was real. This wonderful, divine moment was all real. 

Vanessa began to shuffle, rolling over to face her new husband, smiling sleepily at the sight of him, and his very messy-yet-fluffy hair. The arm draped over her hip just made her smile more when she clocked it, and she chuckled quietly. “Good morning...” She mumbled, before the tail end of her words quickly turned into a yawn. Ethan just smiled at her, waiting for her to look at him again, before replying.  “Good morning to you too... Did you sleep well?” He asked quietly, his voice cracking slightly from these being the first words he had uttered that day. His hand reached out to carefully brush some of his lover’s dark locks from the side of her face, as she nodded slowly.  “Oh, yes... Like the dead.” She chuckled jokingly, getting herself lost in his eyes as she spoke. Ethan hummed in approval at her response, nodding softly in acknowledgement.  “I’m glad to hear it...” He smiled warmly at her as he spoke. 

After a moment of quietly gazing and getting lost in each other’s eyes, Vanessa rolled over to get out of bed and get dressed, however quickly found she couldn’t, as her lover’s arm snaked round her waist again, pulling her close to his warm chest. He buried his face into the crook of her neck, as he began to speak. “Where are you going?” He asks, his voice muffled only slightly by the fact his lips were pressed against her warm skin.  “I was going to get dressed, darling...”  “Why? You don’t need to, we’re not really going to go anywhere, are we?” Ethan chuckled quietly, pulling her even closer than she already was. Vanessa started to chuckle softly along with him, turning back over to face him again.  “Perhaps you’re right... Maybe it wouldn’t hurt to have a day in bed...” She mused, her voice hardly above a whisper, “I mean, our honeymoon is two weeks, and we’ve only been here a day or so, haven’t we?” Ethan nodded softly as he listened to her.  “Exactly... We have all the time in the world.” He told her, smiling softly against her skin. “So, let’s just stay in bed, and cuddle...”  “Alright...” Vanessa whispered, running her fingers through his hair, “Just for today...” She smiled, melting into his embrace for the rest of the morning.

[rosemoon77]

Ethan asked for one smile in this scene, photo credit goes to another person..

But this really happened 😂

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