#god I've missed these two I love them so X3

[carewyncromwell]

12 or 15 for Jackmon? 🥺

15. watching their oblivious s/o lovingly (Jackmon)

Montelimar Bloom was widely considered to be one of the smartest students in his year. He was always ahead of his classmates in just about every academic subject, having already memorized the Transfiguration alphabet at the beginning of his first year and perfectly sidestepping Chameleon Ghouls while still preparing for his OWLs. He often showcased his intelligence in other ways, though, and one of those types of intelligence was the emotional kind -- most notably, his own emotions. Monty always knew who he was and what he felt, and even in those times he had difficulty expressing what he felt, especially for other people, that didn't change that he still knew what it was he wanted to express.

And oh, and in this moment...he really, really wanted to tell Jackson Knightly that he was the most beautiful man he had ever seen, surrounded by and holding several worn old books on top of a tall ladder with his collar undone, his sleeves rolled up, and his hair lightly tousled.

"Isn't it marvelous, Bloom?!" Jackson called over to Monty excitedly, as he swung gleefully off the ladder with the one hand not holding the stack of books against his chest. "All these books, covered in dust -- likely unread since the owners of these portraits were still living -- !"

"Get down from there before you break your neck!" one of the female Headmistress portraits told Jackson anxiously.

"If he did break his neck, it'd serve him right," growled the portrait beside her, "sneaking into the Headmaster's office like some petty thief -- "

Jackson rather coolly blew the dust off the book he'd taken off the shelf right at the portrait, making the man inside sputter indignantly.

"Bleh -- ptoo! The nerve!" he blustered. "You'll regret this, you little churl! When Headmaster Black hears about this -- !"

"'When he hears about it?' Good sir, I'll look forward to the conversation," said Jackson with a suave smile. "Why, it's positively shameful that Professor Black treats his books so poorly. Take these histories, for instance -- I could see quite a few magical historians being appalled, by the amount of dust they've accumulated, especially when they could be so useful to their research. All these books of spells -- how helpful these could be to the staff, for their lessons -- or perhaps the Ministry, these look a touch dangerous for a school. Even these here -- they must be more personal to the Headmaster, for them to be as earmarked as they are. The Mudblood Menace -- Defanged: The Virtue of Vampire Hunting -- Power for Power's Sake: How to Get What You Want Without Working Too Hard...Professor Black really should be more open with his disgusting world views, rather than just hide them away on such grand old bookshelves..."

A lot of the portraits around the books looked visibly uncomfortable. One or two, however, including the portrait who'd expressed concern for Jackson's safety early, was having trouble biting back a smile, and so was Monty, despite himself.

"'Power for Power's Sake?'" the Ravenclaw recurred. "Well, I must say, that certainly explains Professor Black taking on the Headmaster position in the first place. I had trouble believing it was solely due to masochism."

Jackson laughed. "Indeed, my good Frenchman! I suppose when selling one's soul for power, being surrounded by bratty whiffets is the price one pays!"

Monty came over to help take the books from Jackson before he either dropped them or fell climbing down. With his other hand restored to him, Jackson was able to swing down leisurely, clapping Monty on the back before bustling across the bookshelf to the other side to look over the titles on the other side.

"Why, look here, Bloom! One of the Headmasters actually collected the works of Lord Byron!"

Monty couldn't help but smile fondly as Jackson immediately whipped out the book, blowing off some of the dust before eagerly, but tenderly opening it.

"'O'er the glad waters of the dark blue sea, our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free'..." Jackson sighed through a bright, beaming smile. "Oh, how evil such an archivist is, to start with 'Corsair!' My breath is stolen away, and I've just opened the book."

Monty's eyes became softer and glassier as he silently watched Jackson. The Ravenclaw could feel his cheeks had gotten very warm and hoped beyond reason Jackson wouldn't take notice as he gently put the stack of books he'd taken from Jackson down on a side table.

"Lord Byron is a very talented poet," Monty said slowly.

"Isn't he?" said Jackson excitedly. "I knew you had good taste, my brilliant Frenchman."

Fortunately, to Monty's immense relief, the Slytherin was too distracted with gently parsing through the old book of poems to look up, leaving Monty to happily stand back and watch in peace as he continued to read passages aloud.

"Here we are! Here's my favorite -- 'So, we'll go no more a roving, so late into the night, though the heart be still as loving, and the moon be still as bright...'"

Relationship Prompts!

[footballffbarbiex]

With 2023 almost wrapped up (the remaining Christmas / Winter fics are still coming, I promise) and 2024 here in just over 24 hours, I've looked back on what I've enjoyed this year and what I haven't. Admittedly, my pregnancy and raising two small humans has been harder than I thought. But reading through what you've enjoyed and look forward to has made me happy.

Though I'm still hoping for some more entries, the answers I've received are as follows:

What have you enjoyed this year plot wise:

Any smut has been god tier. (this person is/was also a patron and I'm sobbing. thank you for the support)

single parent x2

forbidden tropes x3

So...Teach me x3

Cosy comfort fics x 2

THE SPICE x4

kinktober

CNC

literally everything I've ever written (💅🏼)

Who have you enjoyed in 2023 on my blog:

Thiago Alcantara

Antoine Griezmann x 3

Rodrigo De Paul

Jan Oblak

Leon Goretzka x 5

Marco Rose

Roman Burki x 2

Joe Gomez x3

All of them

Jack Grealish

John Stones x3

Charles Leclerc x3

Ruben Dias x3

Trent Alexander Arnold x 2

Dominik Szoboszlai

Marco Reus

Virgil van Dijk x 2

Any and all from LFC

all the boys from Barca (have I written for the Barcelona men?)

Darwin Nunez

Anyone except Real Madrid players

Mario Hermoso

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Who are you looking forward to seeing on my blog in 2024?:

Marcos Llorente

Mario Hermoso x 2

Dominik Szoboszlai x3

Mats Hummels

Leon Goretzka x4

Antoine Griezmann x2

Rodrigo De Paul

Jan Oblak

Sergio Ramos

Joe Gomez x 3

Non Premier League players

everything

Marco Rose

John Stones

Charles Leclerc x2

Trent Alexander Arnold x2

Alexis MacAllister

Darwin Nunez

Dusan Vlahovic

Nico Schlotterbeck

Ruben Dias

Roman Burki

Fernando Torres

More Barca players and more f1 drivers

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The plots you want to read more about in 2024 are:

Soft fluffy smut x 11

Dating the managers daughter x11

friends to lovers x11

I've missed you type sex x10

dating your brothers teammate x10

kinktober / kink bingo type plots x 9

moving in together / buying furniture (domesticated fluff) x9

she / you being the player's child's teacher x8

first dates x7

baby daddy x6

single parent x6

something else x6 (see below)

sex with an ex x5

proposals x5

Something else*:

Dom/sub

CNC x2

cuckolding

threesomes x2

tension at work

physio x player

sad / angsty type plots

enemies to lovers

a/b/o

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Bonus points for the below:

and I just want to shed some love on the feedback because I do go back to read this section when I'm feeling down about my writing and it has truly perked me up. I love my readers so much.

But these two in particular made me cry a little harder (I'll blame the hormones that are still plaguing me)