#fic: shine a light

[princess-sethie-boo]

Shine a Light

A Polyam!Stray Kids/OFC fanfiction

Part 1 in the Lights Series

Rating: Explicit

Pairings: Stray Kids OT8/OFC (Celeste Cloud), Ateez OT8/OFC (Nathalie Dowling), Ateez/Stray Kids (past),

Warnings; Panic Attacks, Cece is on the autism spectrum, BDSM, Subspace, Spanking, Bondage, MDNI

Summary: Celeste's life changes forever when 8 of the 16 men who saved her life with their music walk into her small town diner.

[trashwithvariety]

Spirits really are your specialty.

I've always had a rapport with them.

[discords-morgan]

Keep The Light Shining

(graphic design is my passion, nobody look at the hand too hard) Ao3 was down last night and crashed my bedtime story plans so I drew this instead :3

READ IT IT'S A GIFT TO HUMANITY https://archiveofourown.org/works/26646835

if you saw me fuck up the title at the end NO YOU DIDN'T. FOCUS ON THE MANY AMONGI INSTEAD

[just-a-dinosaur-i-guess]

taixu, chapter one - leave all your love and longing behind

sources tba

[xo-cuteplosion-xo]

Introduction to my Telemachus x reader fic

I will be using both this and my second account to post

This is also up on A03 (click for link) Links to the master list for SFW version: Click here Links to the master list for NSFW version: Click here

My new blog will have NSFW scenes, this blog will emmit them.

THAT IS NOT TO SAY IT WILL BE LESS TRIGGERING ON THIS BLOG. I will connect this post to EVERY chapter to serve as the TW LIST.

You have been warned

Tw under the cut

If you are reading this on Xo-cuteplosion-xo:

child abuse

implied Child SA

implied sibling on half-sibling SA

Manipulation

physical, mental, and emotional abuse

Implied SA/R@pe

Implied transactional S--

Drinking

Eurymachus is worse here than in series, which may be seen as characterization bc i was to lazy to make an oc suitor chat

If you are reading this on Xo-cuteplosion-xo-2:

child abuse

implied Child SA

implied sibling on half-sibling SA

Manipulation

physical, mental, and emotional abuse

SA/R@pe

Transactional S--

Drinking

Eurymachus is worse here than in series, which may be seen as characterization bc I was too lazy to make an oc suitor chat

[nebula-gray]

battle network 5's microserver incident is so intriguing to me because like... on the surface, it's really silly. dr. regal's ultimate plan for a world of evil is to make every extremely pissed off, and it leads to some really funny dialogue.

and i've noticed that people have a hard time taking it seriously, which is fair because... look at it. it's not taking itself seriously. but if you stop and think about it, it's terrifying.

everyone is so caught up in their own emotions, society can no longer function. people want to destroy things, start fights with other people, stop working, and all around cause chaos. in a world where almost every problem is solved through netbattling, people are resorting to physical violence. imagine how quickly things would fall apart if everyone was like this, how soon people would die if no one could cooperate.

and the thing is, battle network couldn't possibly show the real consequences of a scenario like this. it would quickly become too dark for a game aimed at children, and wouldn't mesh with the tone of the series. i understand why they went the silly route, and i'm glad they did so.

unfortunately, i think it leads to people taking the plot and the villain less seriously. dr. regal is already hated by a lot of people, and i truly believe this is due to bad writing rather than a flaw in his own plan. like, if soulnet had worked and people were like this forever, it would be disastrous. way scarier than a typical take-over-the-world plot, because you're directly manipulating people's emotions to make them suffer. and the only reason lan and megaman can fight back is because they have literal plot armor. if not for that, there would be no fighting back, no fixing this. it's scarily effective, and it makes me sad that no one seems to give regal credit for this.

i just... i love battle network 5, and the microserver incident is so interesting to think about. i hope i can get people to look at it in a different light the next time they play.

[hedwig221b]

THANK YOU FOR THE 2K FOLLOWERS THIS IS GENUINELY CRAZY 💖😭💗💐

[the-fyre-flie]

Batman!Alfred and Robin!Bruce au (Short story? Fic idea? Idk)

Alfred also witnessed Thomas and Martha's murder for plot reasons and assigns himself as not only Bruce's protector but all of Gothams protector. He doesn't want any more children to ever lose their parents again.

At first, he does it alone, slipping out of the manor every night almost obsessively patrolling. When Bruce stars noticing, the little 8 year old boy is incredibly upset that his only remaining family is risking his life, yelling and crying about "How dare you! I need you!" He only calms down when Alfred agrees to let him come along and help.

Bruce: Why am I traffic light colored?

Alfred, adjusting Bruce's domino mask: So I can see you in the dark, young master.

Bruce, tugging at the sleeves: Whatever... (secretly happy that Alfred cares enough to think about something like that)

Bruce is initially incredibly clumsy and struggles to keep up with Alfred, not exactly graceful. But he learns fast. He's a very aggressive Robin, preferring brass knuckles. He builds up a reputation as being the "scary bird kid" who yells at any thug he sees and beats them to a pulp. They can all tell he's a kid with problems, but they never comment on it because they like having their teeth.

Alfred is a *terrifying* Batman. He's got insane military training, pure skill, ect. Things normal butlers don't have. The Wayne family had its reasons to hire him, of course, and he's 100% going to prove his worth. A lot of his Batman reasoning is that he feels like he failed the Waynes, and that he failed Bruce specifically. He cares deeply about the boy, seeing him like his own son/godson. He refuses to allow other kids to suffer the same fate as Bruce, very 'protect the innocent' focused. He's violent against those who deserve it, but goes out of his way to be gentle with the victims of crimes.

Little Girl, who just survived a villian attack: *sobbing her eyes out*

Bat!Alfred: Are you okay, little one?

Little Girl, sniffling and shying away from the big scary masked man: M-my mommy... I can't find my mommy...

Bat!Alfred, crouching and offering his hand: I can help you. What's your mothers name? We can find her together.

Is Bruce a little jealous that his butler/dad is being nice to other kids? Yes. Will he deal with it normally? No. He just beats up more thugs.

[beneathsilverstars]

hello for the ask game 9: any theories on stuff unexplained by the game?

I always love theories and thoughts and worldbuilding hcs etc so anything in that vein works :3

I think my favorite little worldbuilding headcanon is that Ka Bue is super chill about aromanticism and asexuality! Not in the same way as irl activism, but it's something that is understood and respected in their ideology, like transgenderism in Vaugarde. So if we combine the powers of everyone in the crew we'll get an entire queer-friendly worldview going lmao!

Maybe... Something about an overarching philosophy of understanding the self? In Vaugard they see the self as something you refine through making, creating and destroying and rebuilding, but in Ka Bue you're supposed to be uncovering and polishing what's already there. And part of that is understanding your position in relation to others, so they have a lot of little descriptive words for flavors of relationships and dynamics, and being the sort of person who seeks those dynamics. Like "oh i'm usually the comedic straight man of the friend group and i seek out jokesters who play well off of that". And that means that nonsexual romance, nonromantic sex partners, QPRs, etc, are all understood dynamics, and various kinds of friend and family and colleague relationships are seen as distinctly important, and being alone is seen as a valid dynamic!

Now that I've typed this out I love it more and more... I was originally just thinking about the metaphor of cutting and polishing a gemstone, but having a lot of little Dynamics that various people may find more or less relevant to themselves is a similar approach to having thousands of Expressions! And it meshes with the transphobia as well - you can describe yourself as having dysphoria but you're not supposed to go and try to change that.

And there's that Odile + Isabeau conversation where she gets really specific about their relationship: "We're not friends, we're associates. Colleagues. Allies at best." And she's obviously joking, but this hc puts some extra weight behind her making that particular sort of joke! Plus she's the one who's like, "I wouldn't call you all friends, that would be weird, we're more like family," and she gets mad about being called the mom. I love the idea that she has Very specific dynamic classifications in mind for her relationship with each member of the crew, and gets pissy that Vaugardian doesn't have the same nuance/connotations!

And this philosophy being the total opposite of the Change belief is so interesting for Odile in particular! It would definitely flavor people's perception of her in Ka Bue - oh, she's one of those fickle Vaugardians who change masks every day and will never truly understand themselves. No wonder she wanted to get actual Vaugardian perspective on their belief. Oh, how lovely it will be for her to synthesize the two extremes, and both discover and create who she is!!

[zacs-of-rwby]

Home is Where Your Light Shines Brightest

Chapter 29: Time to Say Goodbye

Story Summary: Ozpin works tirelessly in his pursuit: to make Beacon of Hope a safe place for kids to grow up.  With a bigger location and more kids to take care of, Ozpin starts to feel the weight of responsibility crushing him, and he plans to carry the whole thing himself.

For Qrow, volunteering for Beacon of Hope had only one purpose: to get Summer off his back for a little while.  When he meets the polite, friendly, and handsome man in charge, he wonders if he could actually get something out of this whole ordeal after all.

With Qrow’s support, maybe Oz will be able to reach his goal of turning this house into a home.

Story Categories: Mental Health, Recovery, Slice of Life, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, Found Family, LGBTQ+ Themes, Alternate Universe, Ozpin’s Halfway House AU, please check Ao3 tags for potentially triggering topics

Chapter Summary: A few of the residents get ready for discharge.

Chapter Categories: Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Recovery, Goodbyes

Author’s Note: I really can't believe that we only have one chapter before the fic is completely posted!!!!! I finished this final draft back in June 2024 and it seems almost surreal to be this close to the real end. But I still have the sequel series :)

[princess-sethie-boo]

Shine a Light 1/?

Rating: Explicit eventually T right now

Pairing: Polyam!Stray Kids/OFC (M/M included), Ateez Ensemble & OFC (friendship)

Warnings for this chapter: Panic Attack

Summary: Celeste "Cece" Cloud's life changes forever when 8 of the 16 men who saved her life with their music walk into her small town diner

Taglist: @axelwolf8109 @moxxieswitchblade @dreamlesswonder86 (ask if you want to be added)

Part 1. Maknae on Top

"So where are we again?" Felix asks Chan.

"Lawrence, Kansas?" The leader answers, sighing. "The driver says we may as well find somewhere to hang out while they either find us another bus or fix this one" he continues. 

"He suggested that diner on the corner," Changbin says in Korean.

The 8 men pull their masks up and hats down as they walk towards the quaint little diner on the corner of Main St. 

"This place is cute!" Jisung says as they walk in 

"Welcome to Utopia Diner! Table for 8?" An older black woman says as she greets them.

"Yes!" Chan immediately answered and the woman lead them back to a large table by the kitchen window. 

"Here's your menu, sweeties," she says, passing them out. "We've only have one cook on duty right now so it might be a bit slow, sorry about that! I can get your drinks though!" 

The 8 men conferred before ordering a variety of drinks and food. While they were talking amongst themselves I.N. caught the strains of a very VERY familiar tune coming from the kitchen. 

"Do you hear that?" He immediately says to Seungmin in Korean. Seungmin listens closely and begins to smile "Maknae on Top?" He says in English

 

"OH?" said the waitress whose nametag read Rosie ``Do you fellas know that Kpop stuff? Boss Lady loves it! She's turning me to her side slowly but surely, some of its pretty catchy! This place is even named after some Kpop song by I think A...teen, no that's not it, Ateez! Anyway, I'll get those drinks and tell Boss to get started on your food" 

Rosie opens the kitchen doors and sure enough Maknae on Top is being blasted at high volume by whomever is cooking. 

"A Stay owns this restaurant!" Hyunjin says "What are the chances?" 

Chan looks at the door warily, it's not that he was unhappy that this mysterious boss lady was apparently both a Stay and an Atiny, it's that he was hoping they could keep this whole ordeal under wraps. 

Before he can make a decision on what to do the kitchen doors open again but instead of Rosie a tiny, yet curvy black woman walks out carrying a tray of drinks. She's shorter than any of them and has a head full of dusty pink highlighted brown hair tied up in a bandana with what Chan thought was the BTS logo printed all over it. 

"Maknae on Top, ohhh ohh oh oh Maknae on Top" The eight men could hear her softly sing as she looked around before heading towards their table. 

"Drinks for 8...." The woman froze for a moment as she looked at them before carefully placing the tray of drinks on the table. "Can you excuse me? I'm so sorry I have to..." she says before running away, not towards the kitchen but a back room. 

Seconds later everyone in the restaurant hears a scream of "What the ACTUAL FUCK?!?!"

"Do you think she recognized us?" Jisung says laughing so hard he's leaning on Minho who's hand is covering his mouth trying to hold back his own laughter.

A few moments later, the woman comes back out. She heads directly to where Rosie is standing there cackling like a loon and gently smacks her older friend in the shoulder. 

"I can't believe you!" She whisper-shouts. "You know who they are?!?!"

"Cece baby, I only saw one of their faces but it happens to be the one whose picture is hanging from your purse so I made an educated guess about the others" Rosie says still laughing softly

"Go back over there and meet your heroes" Rosie says, grabbing Cece by the shoulders and turning her towards the boys.

"Wait, no they like their privacy I don't wanna be that Stay" Cece pleads as Rosie slowly but surely pushes her to their table 

"Gentlemen this is Cece the owner of this fine establishment, Cece....Stray Kids," she says laughing "I'll get started on their food" she says before walking away leaving Cece staring at 8 of the 16 men who'd to be quite honest saved her life with their music

"I can totally pretend I'm not a Stay and not completely freaking out right now?" She offers, shrugging. 

"Calm down little Stay you're fine" Chan says immediately, instinctively comforting the frazzled looking woman.

"I'm Cece, - Celeste actually - and this is Utopia, - um yeah you probably knew that -, sign on the door and all that…what the hell are you guys doing here of all the places? The next 5 Star tour dates are in Chicago. I know I have tickets to both days" she takes a deep breath

"I'm sorry" she says quieter. "I'm getting very," she waves her hands around cutely "Excited" 

Chan smiles and moves over gesturing for her to sit between him and Changbin. Cece looks hesitant, almost like she's going to run again before she takes another deep breath and sits between the two idols. 

"Our bus…it got stuck." Changbin says, taking a sip of his drink.

"Ooooh, So you guys were just passing through?" Cece asks

Chan nods "We decided to take the scenic route to Chicago because we had the time and…well it's a little more scenic than we originally thought it would be"

Just as she was about to ask another question an upset looking older Korean man bursts through the doors of Utopia heading straight for the table of nine 

Chan stands up "What's wrong Manager-ssi?" 

The man answers back in Korean of which Cece can only catch a few words with her limited knowledge of the language but from what she can gather the tour bus is irreparably broken right now and they can't get another one for 2 days. The boys have the choice to fly to Chicago right now from Lawrence's tiny airport or wait for the bus and spend two days in the tiny college town she called home.

"We're stuck here for 2 days?" Felix asks in English 

"Yes. We could get you and some of your luggage and things on a plane but even that wouldn't be until tomorrow and you couldn't bring everything so you'd still be waiting for the bus for all your belongings" the manager explained to the entire group before looking at Cece oddly "I'm sorry who are you?" 

"This is Cece, she owns this restaurant," Seungmin said. "She's one of our Stay." He said, smiling at her. 

"You live in this town then?" The Manager asked in English, continuing when Cece silently nodded "Do you have any suggestions for where the boys and their crew could spend the night?" 

"Yeah there's a fancy Hilton right outside of town but we only have one cab service and the public buses shut down…20 minutes ago" she said looking at her watch,

 "You could drive the catering van? Take them in that?" Rosie said popping up out of nowhere. 

"I don't think…" Cece started to say 

"No, no if you have a vehicle that could transport all of us…please" the manager said.

"We're still open for another hour and I haven't even fed you oh no" Cece says starting to freak out and play with her fingers.

 "Hey, it's okay…" Jisung immediately tried to calm her down, seeing the warning signs of a panic attack. 

Chan gently grabs her hands, stopping them from waving "Why don't you and Rosie make us some food to go?"

"I'm actually almost done with their order" Rosie says "I can pack it up no problem" 

"See? Everything is fine, little Stay." Jisung says "Take a breath"

Cece takes a breath and unconsciously leans her head against Changbin's shoulder, who smiles and hesitantly pets her head. 

"We got you little Stay, we'd appreciate it if you gave us a ride" he says

She nods "I can do that" she whispers.

Rosie smiles at the scene and quietly makes her way back to the kitchen to finish cooking and packing up not only the boys meals but a meal for Cece, knowing her friend would need to eat as well. 

"I should get my purse and keys" Cece says getting up and heading to her office leaving the guys and their manager alone for a moment 

"She's cute!" Jisung says as soon as she's out of earshot.

"She is!" Felix agrees 

"Hmm" Minho murmurs looking at Hyunjin who has a smirk on his face.

"You two will not" Chan says looking at his two most troublemaking boyfriends 

Their manager looks on exasperatedly and groans "Make sure she agrees to sign an NDA" he says before walking out of the restaurant to coordinate everything.

Changbin just shakes his head "Don't play your games with her. She's too sweet." 

"I'll be nice I promise" Minho raises his hands innocently 

Hyunjin just shakes his head. He actually thinks he likes this Stay, it's a new feeling for him. He feels…protective over her already in a way that was reserved for his boyfriends

Cece comes back out into the dining room her hair down around her shoulders and a pair of cute pink and black glasses on her face, carrying a BT21 mini backpack that has several Photo Card holders dangling from its straps. 

"So fucking cute…" Minho whispers in Korean. 

"I'm ready as soon as Rosie finishes up in the kitchen" She says dropping back into the seat between Chan and Changbin. 

Jisung reaches over and tugs on the strap of her purse. "Photo Cards?" 

"I carry my biases yes" She says shyly. 

"RM-sunbaenim, Hongjoong-hyung and Binnie-hyung?" He says looking at his boyfriend.

Binnie perked up at this "I'm your bias?" 

Cece head dropped in her hands "OT8, but I bias all of 3Racha actually" she murmurs 

Chan and Jisung both reddened at this revelation 

"So you have a thing for rappers?" Minho says with a grin. 

Cece groans "Yeah….I can't believe this shit" 

"Here yall go!" Rosie comes out of the kitchen carrying a box filled to the brim with Styrofoam containers which Binnie stands up and takes from her

 "The van is out back," Rosie says "That manager of yours is already back there loading it up, I gave him the spare key when he came round the back, a cute one that is"

"Rosie, please!" Cece yells 

"I'll shut it down tonight, and Finn will be back tomorrow so you don't have to open" Rosie tells her "Have fun y'all" she says with a wink.

[dontheckinswear]

reading modern mdzs fics set in the usa (not including ones that are firmly set in a chinese american bubble) is fucking wild. what do you mean i’m reading about lan wangji and wei wuxian and their friend, skateboarding kyle.???

[mishy-mashy]

Black Clover OC fic snippets (fics are based around the Golden Dawn)

POV: you leave the Magic Knights for 5 seconds so they can host their own festival ideas

"It might be a bad idea."

CRACK!

“I'm sure whatever you come up with is better than what the other knights have done,” William said smoothly, ignoring the resounding cry of “MY SPLEEN!!!”.

“... I dunno,” she muttered, looking off to the side.

“FOR THE LOVE OF CHEESE, SOMEONE HELP ME!!!”

“Anything is better than what the knights are doing,” he swore vehemently.

“Maybe, yeah… should we check that out first, though?”

“Yes, let's.”

The topic of William choosing between Patri and Julius

“Wait, wait.” She ground her fingers against her brows. “Don't tell me—you got so caught up on choosing options 1 or 2, that you didn't ever consider a step 2?”

The awkward silence was glorifying.

“You gotta be fucking with me. How the hell are you a Captain?”

“........”

“William Vangeance.”

“........... ‘m sorry,” he mumbled meekly.

William is called to crash and end a blind date

“Not to pop your bubble, but you can't try sticking around a bit longer? It's only been 40 minutes. He might not be as bad as-”

“It's Kirsch Vermillion.”

“-I'll be right there to grab you, don't worry. Good job on lasting this long.”

William's commentary over a play leads to talking about Alecdora’s "Lord Vangeance" obsession

“I think I like you more than Esmerelda,” William commented, walking away from the venue.

“Huh?”

“Esmerelda liked the phantom, but was still put off by his face. I like you, who doesn't mind my face at all.”

“Who would mind your face?” she asked, incredulous. “Show it to Alecdora, and he'd die with joy to finally see what's beneath that helmet.”

“That's a bit extreme.”

“What's extreme is the Lord Vangeance shrine he set up, which you won't let me take down-”

“We accept all forms of religion-”

“You just have a big ego, don't you-”

“Even if you took it down, he'd put it up again with sacrifices of apology.”

“Didn't you accept the order for a statue made in your image?”

William shrugged noncommittally, smiling. “I can't stop him.”

“You're literally the only one who can?!”

Augustus's general impression on the Clover Kingdom

“Uh.. Is that a jester?”

“Ahem. Augustus Kira Clover XIII, has taken the stage.”

“Oh shit!”

Surprise over the Black Bulls' squad rank at the Star Festival involved spilled milk

“Second place goes to…”

The Silver Eagle? he guessed unenthusiastically, sipping his cup of flavored milk. It's the expected outcome, after all. Either them or the Crimson Lion, as it'd always been.

“The Black Bulls!”

“BLFFFFT.”

“Hey!!” David cried out, cape soaked in milk. “What the heck, man?”

William assigns a mission so two squad members get along. Mission failed successfully?

“And this idiot managed to throw it in a way that it landed on top of us-!”

“I told you, someone put a tree in the way-”

“We were in a fucking forest!! Why don't you learn to throw?!”

“The only thing I'm going to be throwing are these hands-”

“Why you-!”

[jacobseed]

valentines in hope county

pairing: jacob seed x deputy (theo ward) summary: no cult au. theo and jacob have their own version of valentines day? unconventional, but something they both like to do; get drunk and shoot guns. warnings: drinking and smoking and being stupid lol

it's literally been 500 years since i've written about them oh my god yall. pls be nice idk what im doing anymore. also no editing bc im tired

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“Where are you going?” 

Theo stops in the middle of the living room- so close and yet still so far from the front door and the question was loud enough that there was no way to pretend it wasn’t heard. It was as if she were fifteen and sneaking out of the house to go party and got caught by her overprotective parental figure. She turns towards her uncle who stands in the kitchen pouring himself a cup of coffee, despite it being a few hours from midnight. He watches her carefully, examining not only her outfit- black overalls with a tight cropped shirt and her fur lined jacket, but the bag hanging off her shoulder. 

The tv plays behind her- a rerun of an old wheel of fortune episode. The spinning of the wheel drones on in her ears as she tries to think of a plausible excuse to be sneaking out of her own house late at night. Really, she didn’t have to, but this was new to her - having someone who cares. 

She clears her throat, putting a hand to her hip. “I’m just going out to the bar- my usual Friday night activity.” The wheels are turning in her head and she bites her lower lip. “I promised to spend today with Sharky and Hurk, since they don’t have dates tonight.” 

Nathaniel hums in disbelief and takes a sip of his black coffee. “So, you’re going to be their date?” When she nods and shrugs he can’t stop the laugh that escaped him. She was always their date. “And this date won’t be accompanied by a certain military man?”

“I don’t recall any military men being involved.” Theo taps her lips and shakes her head. She knows that he can see right through the ruse, but she also knows her uncle won’t stop her from making bad decisions. “It’s just the boys, there’s nothing to worry about. I’m thirty years old, Nate. Can’t keep worrying about me forever.”

They skip over the part where he scolds her for seeing a man nearly twenty years older than her and that he was definitely a bad influence on her. He always thought there was something strange about the Seed family, but he also knew there was something strange about his niece. There was no stopping her, but that wouldn’t stop him from worrying. Nathaniel puts his mug down and steps into the living room, making a motion towards the bag. 

“And what are you taking to ‘the bar’?” 

There’s a moment of silence that settles over them, besides the cheering of the crowd through the old and tiny speaks of the tv. Theo reaches into the bag and pulls out a bottle of whiskey, although neither miss the sound of glass and metal clinking together. 

A sigh leaves him but he waves her off. “Just don’t get yourself killed. If I find out he-” He stops himself and she notices his jaw tighten. “I say this too often. Don’t get yourself killed.” 

She puts the bottle back in the bag and there’s a moment of hesitation between them both before she steps towards him and wraps her arms around his neck. Nathaniel doesn’t miss a beat as he hugs her tightly and presses a quick kiss to the top of her head. 

Theo promises to see him tomorrow and leaves in a hurry, jumping into her truck and speeding off towards the Whitetail Mountains. The truck speeds through the empty winding roads, getting her to her destination shortly- deep into the woods and outside an isolated cabin. 

The trees creak and sway from the cool wind and she tugs her jacket closer as she trudges through the brush and to the cabin door. It opens to reveal a familiar tall redhead with scars on his face and his usual attire. 

Jacob Seed leans in the doorway and smirks as he takes a look at her. “Heard you coming all the way up the mountain. Want everyone to know where you are?” 

“I’ve got nothing to hide.” Theo grins, refusing to step inside. “Besides, you wanted me to meet you as far from town as possible- don’t want people to see us together?” 

He grabs his jacket, a duffle bag, and a pack of cigarettes, closing the door behind him and placing his hand against her back. “Sure, being seen with the sheriff's deputy might give people more ideas about me.” Jacob jokes as leads her to her truck again and takes the keys from her. 

The music is turned down as they drive only a few minutes away from the cabin. They arrive at the edge of the woods and into a clearing, revealing open sky, a dark lake, and mountains surrounding them. He parks the truck and gets out while leaving it running, walking to the back and opening the bed door. He takes the blankets bundled up in the back and lays them out as if they would soften the metal underneath. Two battery operated lanterns are removed from his duffle bag and set up on the corners.

Theo watches him with a gentle smile and hands him her bag when he reaches over the edge of the bed for it. “Careful, dangerous things in there.” 

Jacob grins as he sets it down carefully and then reaches for her hand. “Only danger here is you, deputy.” 

She’s pulled into the truck and she doesn’t miss the way his hand slips under the back of her jacket and around her hips to steady her. “Well, aren’t you a romantic, Jacob Seed?” 

His breathy laugh is warm against her cheek and she isn’t bothered by the cold February air anymore. “Not usually. This wasn’t my idea- it was my brothers.” 

She can only imagine which one. Her bet was on the youngest that was always trying to get in her pants. “Well, you didn’t have to do this much just to get me to sleep with you.” Theo laughs, stepping away from him and pulling the whiskey from her bag. “I’m very easy, as some like to say.” 

Blue eyes don’t leave her as she twists the cap off. “Who said that’s what I’m trying to do?” 

She takes a big drink and then passes the bottle to him. “Why did you want us to come out here then, if not to have crazy sex in the back of my old and uncomfortable pickup?” 

Jacob takes a quick drink and then sets the bottle down as he climbs out of the bed and pulls out a rifle from the duffle bag. Theo nearly jumps off the truck as she follows him down, inspecting the red sniper as he tinkers with it. She’s dreamed of holding it in her hands, wanting to feel the force against her as it’s fired. He smiles as he takes a look at her. 

“I knew you’d be more excited about this than sleeping under the stars. John’s an idiot.” 

Theo bites her lower lip and unintentionally presses close to him, watching every motion and the way he loads the bullet. He hands the rifle to her and she can’t contain her giddiness as she pushes the stock against her shoulder and peers through the scope. 

Jacob laughs and grabs her arm, moving her in front of him, her back flush against his chest. He quietly adjusts the position and her posture and her breath is caught in her throat. His hand holds her hip as he turns her and she feels the heat rise to her cheeks. This type of physical contact was normal to her, but with him? She felt she was experiencing everything all over again. He made her weak and flustered, heart racing just from the thought of him. 

He steps back and gives her the signal to pull the trigger. As she does, the boom of the rifle echoes around them and her excitement has her screaming happily. Jacob smiles and grabs the whiskey again, taking a drink. 

They continue like this through the night, drinking and shooting at nothing. The more they drink the quicker the gun is forgotten about and the soft sound of music and the gentle ripples of the lake is all that surrounds them. Jacob lays on his back, cigarette between his lips as he watches the stars above. Theo watches out past the moonlit lake and into the trees, joking about seeing a bear in the distance. Their fingers are entwined, held together as she talks about nothing and he listens to every word. 

Theo turns and falls on top of him, removing his cigarette and taking a long drag. She turns her head to blow the smoke away and then she puts it back in his mouth. He also takes a deep drag and then flicks it over the side of the bed. 

“You know, I think this is the best night I’ve had in a while.” Theo chuckles, her hand running over his chest. “At least, the best Valentines I’ve ever had.” 

He hums and slips his fingers through her hair, pulling her down and kissing her jaw. “Yeah? No one has topped getting drunk and shooting snipers in the middle of the night?”

She laughs and readjusts herself, slipping cold hands under his shirt. “Usually just a booty call or a dinner then sex. But this is different. This is… nice.” 

Jacob stills her traveling hand. “How do you know this wasn’t an elaborate plan to get you to bed?” 

“Well, like I said before, you don’t have to go through all that trouble.” She smiles, pushing herself up and straddling his waist. “I like you, Jacob.” 

He grows silent as he watches her with the moonlight behind her, dancing off her hair as it falls over her shoulders. Jacob sits up and pulls her against him, kissing her deeply, tasting the mixture of whiskey and cigarettes on her tongue. She moans into his mouth and tugs his jacket toward her. Another gust of wind blows past and Theo pushes up into him for warmth, shuddering from the cold. 

“Let’s go back to the cabin- we can finish this somewhere more comfortable.” 

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You know I love Quinn and Laurel…

Maybe things you yelled at the top of your lungs with them could be fun? Or things you whispered in my ear- you choose!

(Sending you writing inspo vibes)

Laurel raised a challenging eyebrow at Quinn, his protests had been vehement. It was low stakes, what she was asking of him. It was also entirely unnecessary but that was the fun of it.

“So, you’re a coward,” she teased. “It’s fine. I knew you were.”

“You’re evil, you know that?” he asked, heaving himself off the boat’s bench. He barely wobbled as he made his way to the bow—that impressed Laurel, at least, she still hadn’t gotten used to being on a boat despite how much time they’d spent on the water that summer. She was only more impressed when he climbed past the glass at the front.

He stood at the very edge of the bow, and Laurel bit into the back of her hand to muffle the shrill noise of delight that was threatening to escape as she watched him throw his head back and his arms out to the side.

“I’m king of the world!” he shouted, loud enough that it echoed across the lake.

He didn’t move when he was done, except to look back over his shoulder to check if Laurel was happy with his efforts.

“Yeah you are!” she shouted back at him.

The captaincy wasn’t a sure thing, it hadn’t been inked, there was no ‘C’ officially stitched onto his chest, but Laurel knew it was coming. Everyone knew it was coming.

Laurel was just having a field day with it. Field month. Field summer.

Quinn tilted his head, gesturing for Laurel to join him. She held on for dear life as she did so, focusing very much on not falling into the water as she crossed parts of the boat she hadn’t ever wanted to cross.

He was right there to help her, though, securing her even when she was balanced and up right again. The water was calm, there was no real danger of falling in, but Laurel would never say no to Quinn’s warm hands pressing into the skin of her waist.

With both of them standing at the bow of the boat, Quinn pressed close against her back, and, despite the sun beating down on them, he sent a shiver down her spine when he whispered into her ear, “Do you trust me?”

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Ive been seeing alot of my fellow writers on here getting really discouraged and disappointed with lack of interactions, I feel you and know exactly where you're coming from as a person with pretty limited interaction on her fics

SO, in an effort to shine a little light today and over the weekend PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send me your fics! Something you feel hasn't gotten enough attention, something you deemed as a "flop", something with under represented characters

ANYTHING! You can send it on or off anon (I guess I'll find out who the author is anyway when I go to the link BUT if you feel embarrassed to send out right please feel free to send on anon)

I won't be posting any of the asks that I get regarding this but my likes and comments will be flowing!