#graves of eden au

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Graves of Eden AU: "I saw" Part 1

Part 2

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"It's not nice to take other people's things, sabes?"

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Fun fact: Blackberry is a symbol for death, pain, remorse, grief, and lowliness in Europe. However, it also stands as a symbol of God's voice and divine love to the Hebrews.

No, Taura didn't say what happened but someone else saw it.

Gabriel belongs to @bipanicoverthegravessiblings

Graves of Eden AU belongs to @ultravioletqueen

[bipanicoverthegravessiblings]

In the Graves of Eden AU, does Gabriel change his appearance after he follows the Graves Siblings to hell?

I imagine he’d take on an appearance similar to Lucifer after he fell- wings burning away into bat wings. His chest scars are now a maroon (I imagine they’d be like- golden) and he wears the symbol of The Entity’s eye (gotta rep his wife!)

His eye wings stay, but gained a darker color. He missed his old wings, but he doesn’t regret following the Graves Siblings

Graves of Eden AU by @ultravioletqueen

[ultravioletqueen]

new post from graves of eden! This time about the calm before the storm😈and the designs of the gentlemen grave as angels!

I'll talk a little about everyone's dynamic before the events with lord unknown happened.

Both Julia and Nina were interested in Andrew, however there was no animosity between them, I would say that regardless of Andrew's decision they would both have been understanding and happy for the one chosen.

However, Andrew did not choose (even though he had interest in Julia in this au) because if he did he feared the angels would treat him differently and he would leave Ashley alone since being married he would no longer be able to watch her and he knew that she could not going to handle herself fine (also partly because he likes Ashley to depend on him).

Ashley only got along with Julia and Andrew, however with Nina she was a special case, since Nina felt too intimidated by Ashley to interact with her and Ashley always gave off animosity towards Nina because she was jealous that being the new would receive more attention from everyone.

Julia used to be the peacemaker of the group, normally when Ashley had an argument with Andrew about how he treated Nina Ashley would go straight to Julia and she would let her vent her frustrations about Andrew and how she thought it was unfair that the angels treated Nina better the little time she has been with them compared to how they have treated Ashley for years since her childhood.

Julia was trying to look out for Nina and Ashley equally, trying to get these two to interact more and get along better but obviously there was never any progress on the part of either girl.

Andrew and Julia were mom and dad friends, because of this Andrew saw Julia as the perfect candidate to be his wife but at the same time he was also afraid of such a big commitment.

Nina followed Andrew like a lost puppy, due to 1) her childish crush on him and 2) she wanted to know everything about how it was like to live in the garden, Andrew was always polite with Nina but he found her somewhat annoying since he had enough with Ashley following him everywhere and appreciated the little alone time he had for himself.

Nina was created as an adult in the garden, however her mind was very youthful and childish, therefore it was quite easy to trick her into a secluded part of the garden, the rest is history and I will talk about it in a future post.

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¡nuevo post de graves of eden! Esta vez de la calma antes de la tormenta😈¡y los diseños de los señores graves como ángeles!

Hablaré un poco de la dinámica de todos antes de que los eventos con lord unknown sucedieran.

Tanto julia como nina estaban interesadas en andrew, sin embargo no había ninguna animosidad entre ellas, diría que independientemente de la decisión de andrew las dos hubieran sido comprensivas y estarían felices por la elegida.

Sin embargo andrew no escogía(pese a que tenía interés por julia en este au) debido a que si lo hacía temia los ángeles lo trataran de forma diferente y dejaría a ashley sola ya que al estar casado ya no podría vigilarla y sabía que ella no se las iba a arreglar bien sola(también en parte porque le gusta que ashley dependa de el).

Ashley solo se llevaba bien con julia y andrew, sin embargo con nina fue un caso especial, ya que nina se sentía demasiado intimidada con ashley para interactuar con ella y ashley siempre desprendía animosidad hacia nina debido a que tenía celos de que al ser la nueva recibiera más atencion de todos.

Julia solía ser la pacificadora del grupo, normalmente cuando ashley tenía alguna discusión con andrew por como trataba a nina ashley iba directo a julia y esta le dejaba desahogar sus frustraciones sobre andrew y como pensaba que era injusto que los ángeles trataran mejor a nina el poco tiempo que ha estado con ellos en comparación a como han tratado a ashley por años desde su infancia.

Julia trataba de velar por nina y ashley por igual, inteanto hacer que estas dos interactuaran más y se llevarán mejor pero obviamente nunca hubo progreso por parte de ninguna de las dos chicas.

Andrew y julia eran los amigos mamá y papá, debido a esto andrew veía a julia como la candidata perfecta para ser su esposa pero al mismo tiempo también tenia miedo de un compromiso tan grande.

Nina seguía a andrew como un cachorro perdido, debido a 1)su crush infantil por el y 2)quería saber todo de cómo se vivía en el jardín, andrew siempre fue educado con nina pero la encontraba algo molesta ya que tenia suficiente con ashley siguiéndolo a todas partes y apreciaba el poco tiempo a solas que el tenia para si mismo.

Nina fue creada como adulta en el jardin, sin embargo su mente era muy juvenil e infantil, por lo tanto fue bastante fácil de engañar para llevarla a una parte apartada del jardín, el resto es historia y lo hablaré en un futuro post.

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Fluent Freshman - Part 14

PREVIOUS

When Andrew came out of his bedroom to grab a second Allen wrench (he’s working on the frame of the dresser while Neil builds the drawers) he finds quite a few things to irritate him.

1st was the sound of his brother and his cousin arguing loudly. Andrew had been pretty clear that they needed to be quiet that morning but following Andrew’s clearly given guidelines was NEVER either of their strong suits.

2nd was the fact that there was a smell in the air that Andrew was unsure of. It wasn’t a bad smell. It didn’t smell like Nicky had left some component of the breakfast FF had bought to burn. Andrew sniffed the air again and…..lavender? It wasn’t really a smell that existed in the house of three college student boys.

3rd and most irritating was the fact that FF was not where Andrew had left him four hours ago on the couch. Again, Andrew had been pretty clear to both Nicky and Aaron that FF was to be left ALONE. FF hadn’t been able to go to sleep until Andrew had promised that nothing would happen to him while he slept.

He moves towards the kitchen table where Nicky and Aaron are eating some of the sour patch kids that FF had brought back as they argued, “He can’t be serious that Kate and I gross him out more than Andrew and Neil! I’ve seen how fast he walks away when they start getting gross.” He hears Aaron say.

“Aaron I have watched Smithy climb out a second story window because you and Katelyn started making out and he’d have to walk closer to you to go out the door.” Nicky returns. “I think you made him mad when you implied he was grossed out by Andrew and Neil. This is why I get spoon privileges and maybe, if Smithy is feeling forgiving, you can swipe your finger around the bowl.” he points at Aaron.

Andrew hangs back just out of sight.

He knows that FF does not like to be subjected to seeing PDA. A part of him feels…better at the confirmation that it really isn’t because him and Neil are both men. FF has seen them hold hands, kiss chastely, and lean on one another and been unbothered by that it was only when it started getting a little heated that  they’d realize that FF had left. FF never makes a scene about it, never scoffs in disgust or squeals in delight he just seems to see where it’s going and will leave if he doesn’t want to see it.

It’s nice.

“Well he’s probably mad at you for waking him up. Andrew said to leave him alone.” Aaron returns.

“He needs breakfast! He also has to take his ulcer meds at the same time so he had to wake up and eat something. He can go back to sleep after!” Nicky defends.

Andrew scowls. Ok. Nicky could live if that was the reason he woke FF up. Still, why the hell is FF in the kitchen and more importantly what bowl and spoon are Aaron and Nicky arguing over?

Andrew tunes his family’s argument out and heads to the kitchen to find FF putting a baking dish into their oven while incense burned on the counter (Andrew now realizes that was the thin box that had been in with the rest of the candy)

He sees the bowl and spoon that Nicky had mentioned and more importantly he can see the chocolate brownie batter on them. Andrew walks over to the bowl and picks it up. He wipes his finger along the inside and…

He closes his eyes for a moment to savor the flavor of the batter. He leans against the counter and his hand brushes against….a five hour energy bottle. Andrew knows he had thrown out the two he had found in FF’s bags before (Ulcer + exhaustion + FF = bad he didn’t need to be a math major like Neil to understand that math.)

Andrew shoves the bottle in his sweatshirt pocket as FF turns around and stares at him passively. FF’s eyebrow’s raise slightly but there’s no other reaction. Andrew considers that, perhaps, FF had wanted to lick the bowl.

He offers the spoon instead knowing it is the better prize but FF is the one who bought the ingredients and mixed together this amazing batter, so he gets first dibs.

“That wouldn’t be good for my stomach.” He declines and Andrew wonders if FF had taken his meds yet or, in his tired state, he’s forgotten to.

“When did you wake up?” Andrew asks.

“Hour ago.”

He should go back to sleep after he takes his meds but also knows that FF probably won’t go to sleep until the brownies are done.

“I’ll make the pie tomorrow.” FF says and Andrew blinks out of his thoughts.

Andrew decides to go get FF’s meds for him. He’ll make it clear to FF later that the guy doesn’t HAVE to keep making amazing desserts as a thanks for being invited to Columbia. If FF just so happens to WANT to keep making amazing desserts then Andrew isn’t going to be the person that stops him.

He shoves the spoon in his mouth and heads out to go find Smith’s bag and his meds.

Aaron and Nicky see him and both let out outraged noises as their quarry had been stolen.

Andrew ignores them and gets to the bag by the couch.

Who the fuck just has 14 bottles of five hour energy sitting in their bag??

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When Andrew handed FF his ulcer meds he could admit to feeling grateful even if Andrew had obviously gone through his bag to grab it. He swallows it dry because Andrew is standing by the sink and he knows that until Andrew eats a brownie he is not in a position to ask for favors big or small.

(He learned his lesson from that one time with Captain Neil. If he wants to do anything related to Russian he has to be in the safety of his lofted bed under the cover of night and the cover of his…covers while he reads via flashlight. He will not be caught so flat footed again! These are all necessary precautions!)

Andrew seems to very much want for FF to be in prime condition for the hunt. Part of him wonders if he’ll be released amongst other game animals and FF had never felt more jealous of the turkey who got pardoned by the president the day before. Why does that stupid bird get all the luck? Where’s his presidential pardon?

That grateful feeling evaporates into a dust cloud as Andrew lifts a plastic bag, “Stop drinking these.” Andrew hisses, “They’re going to make your ulcer worse.” He points at FF.

“I need them.” He says.

“For what?”

“Five hours of energy at a time.”

“Pull out the brownies and go back to sleep Smith.”

“They still have 10 minutes.”

“Then I’ll pull them out in 10 minutes.”

“There’s a final step that I have to do once they’re fresh out of the oven.”

“What is it.”

“Smith Family Baking secret. I don’t make the rules.” FF gestures towards where the incense continues to burn, “Great Gran’s recipe and methods cannot be shared with non-blood relatives. My mom wasn’t even let in on the secret.”

Thank god

Andrew glowers at him.

Oh God

“It’ll be just 20 more minutes.”

Andrew’s eyes narrow at him.

“They’ll be worth it.” He pleads.

Andrew rolls his eyes.

“Go to sleep when they’re done. Take Nicky’s room.” Andrew commands.

“Take Nicky’s what?” Nicky leans into the kitchen.

“Smith is going to go back to sleep on your bed.”

“Yeah you look like shit Smithy. Don’t worry, unlike Neil and Andrew’s bed mine is all safe.”

Nicky zips out of the kitchen with Andrew hot on his heels. Nicky really is a good friend.

He performs the sacred rites necessary upon the brownies when they come out of the oven and takes a small corner piece to taste test and -

He closes his eyes and clasps his hands together in prayer.

‘Thank you Great Gran.’ He prays earnestly.

‘Remember to wash behind your ears’ he thinks he hears a whisper of grandmotherly advice in return.

That was probably normal.

He extinguishes the incense.

He cuts up the brownies, finds a decently sized plate, and sets the brownies out on the counter before he starts to work on doing the dishes. Yeah Yeah he could have been cleaning while he waited for the brownies to cook! That’s what you always do right? Clean as you go?

Well have you ever been baking brownies that might be the difference between life and death? No? Well then FF is just going to have to stop you right there because he had the oven light on and his eyes GLUED to these fudgey squares.

Who knows what the cousins’ oven would do? He doesn’t know this oven. He and this oven are taking their first whirl together and it could decide to turn on him at any time. They don’t have the brotherhood that he and the oven at his Gran’s house have built over the years! This oven could be one of those ones that maintain their temperature by turning on the broiler! He felt like he could never again recklessly trust an oven after he tried to make crescent rolls in the Viking Oven at his step father’s house and had gotten them back blackened by the broiler.

That oven had been the SINGLE thing he had been excited about during the kitchen remodel which means naturally it was the thing that had betrayed him.

He lets himself think of all the ways he hates the Viking brand as he finishes the dishes and puts everything back to where they belong.

He walks out of the kitchen with the platter of brownies and sets them down on the table where Aaron and Nicky are sat. “Oh my god they smell amazing.” Nicky says and immediately his hand is shooting towards the plate and picking up a corner piece.

FF valiantly resists the urge to slap his and Aaron’s hands away. He needs these to compel Andrew into letting him live.

“Oh wow, those do smell good.” He hears Captain Neil’s voice and when FF turns around Captain Neil and Andrew are both there. It is only in that moment that he realizes that he should have bought some vanilla ice cream to go with these.

Andrew’s love of ice cream was not unknown, probably even infamous. He was the man who, during the summer training, had been so possessive over the soft serve machine in the cafeteria that anyone who wanted any had to ask Captain Neil to get them a bowl or risk being threatened.

He starts towards the door. At this point Target probably isn’t even that bad, probably just some irate people who didn’t come with the rush and are mad they missed out, maybe some officers talking to witnesses on who threw cast the first Wii remote, and workers who will hate him marginally less (unless he gets the same check out person and they remember him (unlikely))

His progress is arrested by a hand grabbing his hoodie.

“Where are you going?”

“I forgot Ice Cream.” And he could get a five hour energy to slam on the way back home.

He then finds himself being pulled down an unfamiliar hallway.

Ah, the anticipation had been killing him more than the fear of his demise. His brownies had not contained the requisite amount of grandmotherly love to save him he had been relying on extract (Great Gran’s spirit guiding his hands) instead of organic (he does not have grandchildren or children for that matter)

Maybe ice cream would have been the deciding factor? He’ll never know.

He closes his eyes and lets himself be dragged. He’s too tired to fight.

A door opens, and he finds himself sat on a bed.

Weird.

“You are falling asleep standing up. Go back to sleep. I’ll leave you at Eden’s if you fall asleep in the booth.” Andrew threatens.

What.

FF knows about Eden’s.

He has heard about it from Nicky trying to get him to agree to go but he’s pretty sure it’d be like introducing an Amazon rainforest frog to the Sahara desert in terms of survivability for him.

“We’re going to Eden’s tonight?” He manages to ask.

Andrew raises an eyebrow at him but answers, “Yes.”

“I’m not really interested in clubs. I don’t drink out in public or dance.”

“Neither does Neil. I just drink. We can stay in the booth.”

“I don’t want to interrupt your time with Captain Neil.”

“It’s fine, neither of us hate spending time with you.”

“I don’t have clothes for a place like that.”

“Nicky grabbed some for you. You’re coming tonight. Go to sleep.”

With that Andrew pulls Nicky’s curtains close, shuts off the light, and closes the door.

FF, always very much like a bird when placed into a suddenly dark environment, starts to feel some of the  exceptional sleepiness that he’d been pushing off through sheer manic desperation to earn another day of life.

He lays down in Nicky’s bed and is tired enough that he can ignore the sheer amount of body glitter on the sheets (does Nicky excrete it like sweat??) and starts to let himself drift off to sleep.

Eden’s might be something completely out of his wheelhouse but-

A conversation with Nicky from when he’d been trying to get FF to go comes into his mind and he sits straight up in bed as Nicky’s words roll around in his head like stale hotdogs at a gas station.

“Eden’s is cool, even though there’s some sick shit in the basement.”

Eden’s is a Secondary Location with a BASEMENT.

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I'm doing this moreso out of curiosity than anything else , so no promises if I'll even do anything

TBH I've struggled with art motivation before I even got into Laserhawk and it's annoying the crap out of me I can't get myself to do long term projects despite wanting to

I'm also gonna attempt to enter a manga contest with an original story , hopefully I can do that at least, in case anyone was curious about that

[merakiui]

[✎] twisted wonderland masterlist

✿ = nsfw ❀ = sfw ⭑ = yandere ✼ = brain rot (often short drabbles)

a collection of my written works. it will be updated frequently.

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riddle ➳ love me not ⭑❀ ➳ tutor riddle ⭑✿✼ ➳ riddle hits you with his car ⭑✼ ➳ goldfish mer ⭑✼ ➳ more goldfish mer ⭑✿✼ ➳ accidental pregnancy ✼✿ ➳ boyfriend ⭑✿ ➳ getting off to your notes ⭑✿ ➳ fairy-tale felicity ⭑✿ ➳ the birds and the bees ⭑✿ ➳ promising young man ⭑✿ ➳ moros's looking glass ⭑

trey ➳ single father ⭑✼ ➳ everything is going to be okay ⭑

cater ➳ step-brother cater ⭑✼

ace  ➳ to be added.

deuce ➳ to be added.

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leona ➳ to be added.

ruggie ➳ accidental pregnancy ✼✿

jack ➳ to be added.

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azul ➳ sea glass ⭑❀ ➳ childhood crush ⭑❀ ➳ princess au ⭑✿ ➳ ceo azul ⭑✿ ➳ contractual fwb ⭑✿ ➳ preferences ✼✿ ➳ magicord mod ⭑✿✼ ➳ stalker ex ⭑✼ ➳ maid outfit ⭑✿ ➳ vampire ⭑✼ ➳ clingy, codependent boyfriend ⭑✼ ➳ professor ashengrotto ⭑✿ ➳ ob-gyn azul ⭑✿ ➳ camboy azul ⭑✿ ➳ in captivity ⭑✿ ➳ his blueberry eyes (anagapesis in paradise) ⭑ ➳ long-distance love ⭑✿ ➳ simply business ⭑✿ ➳ maybe, i'm afraid ✿ ➳ タコの花嫁 ⭑✿ ➳ risky rascality (tsum sex) ✿ ➳ perverse phantasmagoria: a tentacular theatre for the timid ⭑✿ ➳ angels in tibet ⭑✿ ➳ angel/angler ⭑✿ ➳ there is a knock at your door ⭑ ➳ 123: breathe; an interlude of peace ⭑✿ ➳ april opportunity ❀

jade ➳ sea glass ⭑❀ ➳ obsessive fan ⭑✿ ➳ preferences ✼✿ ➳ alpha stalker ⭑✿ ➳ android ⭑✿ ➳ stalker ex ⭑✼ ➳ maid outfit ⭑✿ ➳ in captivity ⭑✿ ➳ non-con thoughts ⭑✿ ➳ death row undertow ⭑✿ ➳ monops's reflection ⭑✿ ➳ the most dangerous game [1] [2] ⭑✿ ➳ RABU ⭑✿ ➳ winter woes ⭑✿ ➳ the symptoms of being human ❀ ➳ there is a knock at your door ⭑ ➳ april opportunity ❀

floyd ➳ sea glass ⭑❀ ➳ obsessive fan ⭑✿ ➳ preferences ✼✿ ➳ stalker ex ⭑✼ ➳ alpha prince ✿ ➳ serial killer ⭑ ➳ maid outfit ⭑✿ ➳ fluffy floyd & captivity ⭑ ➳ scummy, sleazy floyd ✿ ➳ in captivity ⭑✿ ➳ in captivity (omegaverse) ⭑✿ ➳ ebb and flow ⭑✿ ➳ 애인 in anthill ❀ ➳ chemic ✿ ➳ there is a knock at your door ⭑ ➳ april opportunity ❀

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kalim ➳ to be added.

jamil ➳ to be added.

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vil ➳ to be added.

rook ➳ 11:11 — sugar dew sewn anew ⭑

epel ➳ to be added.

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idia ➳ changing alpha to omega ⭑✿ ➳ conditioning ⭑✿ ➳ magic dildo ✿

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malleus ➳ 100% ⭑ ➳ never-ending noctuary; love forevermore ⭑✿

lilia ➳ general & his spoil of war ⭑✼

silver ➳ to be added.

sebek ➳ to be added.

miscellaneous writings ➳ incubus au ⭑✼ ➳ reverse isekai ⭑✼ ➳ apocalypse au ⭑ other writings for this au can be found under the tag twst apocalypse au. ➳ apocalypse au index ⭑ ➳ yandere tsum tsums ⭑ ➳ virginification concepts ✿

rollo flamme ➳ eden ⭑✿ ➳ crow & goat in courtship ⭑✿ ➳ pearl of scarlet, shed of innocence ⭑✿ ➳ terror in threes ⭑✿

fellow honest ➳ terror in threes ⭑✿

skully j. graves ➳ thing ⭑ ➳ terror in threes ⭑✿ ➳ halloweenie [1] [2] [3] ✿

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slithered here from eden, just to sit outside your door

cw: 700wc, female reader, modern au, sanemi is your grumpy situationship on the verge of becoming more, i squeezed in a lil surprise :) sponsored by the angel that is @strawberrystepmom who put her trust in my writing and contributed to @ficsforgaza!

“What?”

You smile at the faux harshness, the embarrassment Sanemi still tries to clumsily conceal to no avail.

“That was very sweet of you” part of you wishes you still had the pink phone you used to keep in your room as a teen, just to twirl the landline cord around your finger.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about”

“Really? So I guess it was a total coincidence that your younger brother stopped by to bring what looked like a homemade soba noodle stir fry”

There’s silence on the other end of the line, a cautious pause. You know he’s pondering whether to keep up his dumb act, point out that they were evidently homemade or simply admit the obvious truth.

Sanemi clears his throat and chooses a secret fourth option, sidetracking.

“I’ve been stuck in stupid meetings all day. He happens to know you’re always too tired to fix yourself something to eat when you’re back from a business trip”

You giggle.

“Genya is the one who knows that?”

“Not hard to guess. You’re notoriously lazy”

“Careful now, Shinazugawa”

He deflates, a stupidly big hand running through silver locks, ruffling them up in the stressful process.

“I—” you think you hear a quiet murmur, something strangely similar to god fucking damn it “—they were homemade”

“I know they were” you can’t fight off the exasperated, smitten smile rising to your lips “thank you”

“Whatever” he gruffly mumbles “had a good trip?”

You hum, indulge in small talk that is still somehow safe territory for whatever it is you two are. Friends with benefits doesn’t really apply to the situation anymore, the friends part making you scrunch up your nose, heavily outweighed by the benefits part for some time now.

But there’s more to it. It’s in the way you stay over to take care of him when he’s sick, knowing all too well you’re gonna get sick in turn. It's in the way his hands hesitate when he greets you at the office each day, they're always aching to rise up and cradle your sweet face to kiss your lips good morning. Just like he’s been doing more and more often, in the comfort of his apartment, kisses and breakfasts a consequence of arms wrapping around you at night, to stop you from leaving.

While it feels like you’re both tiptoeing around something that started with no formal agreements and only a handful of boundaries, while you wonder if Sanemi is ever going to take the initiative with the same confidence he claims you in private, there’s only so much time you can spend exhausting yourself with silly questions.

“Hey, Nemi, what are you up to right now?”

“Hmm?” he doesn’t complete the grumpy story of how lavishly they were forced to greet a potential new partner visiting from Tokyo just that morning, some pretentious guy called Satori or Satoru “was reading a book when you called, why?”

“So, hypothetically speaking, if I was just outside you would open the door, right?”

There’s a pause and your cheeks are already hurting from how much you’re smiling. You can hear how he throws himself off the couch and toward the door, he swings it open right as the line goes silent, the reliance in that lavender stare not faltering for a second. Sanemi always believes you, doesn't ever spend useless seconds wondering if you're being serious or not. If you wanted to convince him that the sun wouldn’t rise anymore unless he kissed you, he’d click his tongue and gravely argue that he’d never want to leave the earth in the dark for a second too long.

“What are you doin’ here?” he’s already pulling you inside, tugging at the hem of your lilac skirt, features softening as it always happens when you’re there to give him a reason “thought we were supposed to go out later tonight”

“I wanted to see you. Tonight was too far away in time” you grin when Sanemi playfully rolls his eyes and lazily wrap your arms around his neck as he shuts the door behind you with a kick.

“That’s not very patient of you” he mumbles into the curve of your shoulder, words barely audible from how tightly he has you enveloped in his arms, tight enough to squeeze a little oof and an airy laugh out of you.

“Forgive me, but I’m not feeling very patient right now” you whisper back, tousling your fingers through his hair. You’re pretty sure Sanemi conceals a groan against your skin, or he tries to, as he pulls you flush against his hard body.

“Neither am I”

[fallenhunnyapple]

After getting a bunch of questions from @ilikelookingatthings, its time to compile some more info about this AU! So here we are~ I might be rehashing some things said before for clarity and expanding on ideas

(the words are from Rule #34 by Fish in a Birdcage because it makes me insane and suits this AU a lot)

So let's break this down into separate parts.

Adam's Sexuality:

Adam is a closeted Gay man. This is something he's always been, but his pride and the enforcement of the Angels kept him from ever really pursuing anything while he was In Heaven. Lucifer was his first love and that memory is so deeply embedded into his heart that even without his memories, he still Feels the affection and attraction.

He doesn't have memories of the formative experiences that made him struggle in Eden and Heaven, but the internalize homophobia isn't going anywhere, and being the priest of a small town, he's faced with Homophobia often enough that he'll never feel safe being Out. Feeling attraction towards male constituents instead of the female ones made his sexuality very clear to him, even though he knew that if he were to feel any attraction it /should/ be towards women.

So meeting Lucifer and being faced with his ancient love, feeling unjudged by the one he's attracted to (Lucifer mentioned offhandedly early on that he's bisexual), of course he's still conflicted because this is Literally Temptation by the Devil himself, but he finds himself unable to repress everything when Lucifer is being so open and making him feel its Okay. Sure, its still to the Devil's own ends, but that doesn't make it any less supportive.

Adam's Ultimate Fate:

Adam is ending up in Hell. Whatever else happens while he's alive, there is no escaping that fact. Being in a sexual relationship with the Devil Himself is more than enough for eternal damnation. If it had been with a human, things may have been different, or they may not. He's Meant to stay celibate for this test, which incidentally goes against the very purpose of his creation, still etched into his soul despite not having the memories. And that in itself makes him more susceptible to being offered What he wants with Who he wants.

Lucifer makes it very clear to him at some point in the future that he wants him in Hell. Not as a way to spite Heaven, but because he wants _Him_, _Adam_ in Hell with him. And for the Years they have together, because Adam isn't being rushed to his grave or anything, he's allowed to live his full life, Lucifer will gladly push Adam further and further into Sin to ensure he'll come home to him in the end. Thwarting Heaven's plan is only secondary now.

Adam's Connection with the Divine:

The point of this test is to prove that Adam can be a Good Enough Person to make it to Heaven. The Angels are completely Hands Off. They're not meant to make him More than a Mere Human and interfering or speaking to him would potentially prophetize him and that defeats the Purpose. And once Lucifer gets involved, fighting over Adam's soul would make too much of a mess of things. They just have to hope that Adam makes correct choices and that ultimately, he does enough good to outweigh the bad and still ascends when the time comes.

Lucifer of course wouldn't be so keen on the idea. He probably knows that Heaven is Watching, but he would still do what he can to hide things from them. Adam is His now, he's decided, and he won't let them take him away.

Adam's Faith:

When Adam was dropped into the human world without his memories, he was more or less deposited outside a church so a priest took him in. He was late teens at that point, so he wasn't exactly Raised, but he was very influenced when the Church helped him when he was at his lowest and most vulnerable point. And he inherently had Faith because despite not having memories, he can still Feel it in his Soul that Heaven and the tales of the Bible are Real. So entering the Faith only made sense. Also as sort of a way to repay the Church for taking care of him when he needed it most.

He didn't really bother pursuing other interests or possibilities because he's fairly limited while living out of a Church, so it just makes sense to stick with what he was given instead of having to build up from Nothing.

Adam and Lucifer:

Lucifer goes into this whole thing with the plan to make Adam Sin enough to be condemned and disrupt Heaven's plans. It shifted from random impersonal sins to wanting to make Adam Sin with Him specifically when he noticed the now-human man Clearly had some feelings for him.

The thing is, Adam is at Such a base state, he's not all too different from how he was in Eden. Not exactly, of course, there are a lot of different factors. But there's still a sort of childish playfulness and naivete that is Endearing. Lucifer was Fond of Adam then and he finds himself becoming Fond of him now. Sure he's not going to jump into and real deep feelings or anything immediately, but its not /impossible/.

Lucifer doesn't hide the fact that he's The Devil for Long. Adam figures out very quickly that he's a demon and Lucifer never disputes that, letting him believe it for a time. But he doesn't lie about his name and he doesn't lie about his status. When Adam asks the right questions, he learns who exactly he's dealing with. Which would explain why he was able to walk on hallowed ground and why he could spray him with holy water from a super soaker and the most it did was tingle and sizzle a little bit.

Maybe there is some sort of Merit to Adam 'distracting the devil' as it were, but in reality, Lucifer wasn't actually... Doing anything or tempting anybody. Other demons use his name, but he personally doesn't want to deal with More Sinners in Hell, he already doesn't want to deal with the amount that's there, why would he try to tempt more? Adam is a special case because its at first to piss off Heaven and then because he genuinely just wants Adam to be by his side when he dies.

Adam will one day have his feelings reciprocated because Lucifer is a sap like that. And Lucifer will give Adam some of the first genuine affection he's ever had in his life, which only makes him fall harder. But they have plenty of time to figure themselves out.

Lucifer:

It started as a way to get back at Heaven, truly. But it didn't take long for his goals to change. Less about condemning this Holy Man and more about Keeping Adam by his side. He does spend a lot of time on Earth because of this. Which is very new to him. He hadn't really been to Earth before this, but the scope of hos exploration is very small, so he mostly just sticks to following Adam around and being a nuisance.

He doesn't spend _all_ his time on Earth, he's still in Hell. But he was rather isolated there, barely taking care of his own duties as King as it was, so his absence isn't really noticed all too much except for the people who Know what he's up to. Which basically amounts to Asmodeus and his publicist (an OC I have that's more or less a constant in every universe who has to deal with Lucifer's public image good and bad).

Charlie and Lilith are not really on his radar. Sure he misses them both, but neither of them are actively in his life at that point, so his energy and mind are focused on Adam instead.

Adam's loneliness:

While his loneliness is certainly pronounced in the way he doesn't really have friends or true connections at the Church he lives and works at, it something much deeper than that. Adam has Always been isolated. Heaven was very isolating for him in ways he wouldn't know or think to express.

Adam was the first Human Soul in Heaven, but he wasn't Quite a Winner either. He was something More. He's in a position between the two that meanst he inherently felt Othered by both. That, plus his behavior and attitude made it incredibly difficult to make any real connections on Heaven. The closest was with his Exorcists, who respected and cared for him still as a superior so it never really went beyond that. Even Lute was still subordinate to him, even though he treated her most as his equal. But ultimately he was very lonely.

So that loneliness pervades into his Human life. He doesn't know how to connect with people, not really. And again, being in a position of authority over others makes him feel isolated again. He's the only priest at his church, so he doesn't have someone of his same rank to connect with either. And he's never had parents or siblings or any of those built-in relationships that teach you how to connect to people. He's a grown man who has always had to start from scratch.

And that makes it all the easier to fall into it when Lucifer offers him companionship. Not even sexual but just... Someone willing to talk with him and be silly and hang out.

[mizzskelter]

Dungeons of Lewdity AU Part 2

As an all powerful lich I bring this back from the grave of my files

< Part 1 [Pure Sydney, Corrupt Sydney, Erin and Bailey]

Part 3 [Eden, Alex, Avery] >

Robin the Human Fighter

Robin's well known as the guardian of sorts for orphans in the town. Ever since his childhood friend was abducted before his eyes and he was too afraid to intervene, he made a promise to save the others from similar fates. When that same first friend waltzes back into his life, he doesn’t hesitate working with her towards their similar money-based goals: Every week he pays off freaks to leave the orphans alone. If he can’t pay or Erin can’t spare whatever she earns then he has to extract value from all he has. His body, for example, never fails to amass quite the bidders.

Whitney the Half-Elf Barbarian (Wolf Heart/Totem)

Whitney is one of his tribe’s strongest (or rather popular) fighters. Though when he earned his claw-like scars for true warriors and adulthood, he took his most trusted friends and left to make a name for themselves, ending up as skilled bounty hunters within the notorious town. Shame he despises all the scum there. Even if he and Erin weren’t rivals in their line of work, he refuses to speak about his actual home. For all anyone knows his arrogance is from a place of prestige, or his desire for something greater came from humbler origins. Give him a good laugh guessing.

Kylar the Tiefling Rogue

Forsaken by all save for his long time familiar, Kylar is used to passerby looking down at him like guttertrash. So what other choice did he have besides becoming another run-of-the-mill thief in the town’s underbelly, stealing what he needs to survive? A vast array of reagents for fatal brews is, apparently, a definite must. For a thief though his clothes are suspiciously similar to nobles wear. It’s difficult to tell from the damage collected over the years, or maybe it’s also because he looks no better than a child playing in their parent’s clothes.

[verbenaa]

wip word train

thank you to @vividiana and @khywren for tagging me! this was a fun little game to do while I get my bearings on writing chapter 12. most of these sentences here are from future chapters of to eden but I added a few from my other untitled au wip too 🤭 enjoy!

rules: you get a word and look through your current WIPs to find a sentence/paragraph starting with each letter of that word.

SPRING from @vividiana

S She’s not sure if she imagines Astarion’s tremulous exhale against her hair before what feels like his lips pressing against her temple, but the feeling sends her off on a cloud as she gives in to the inky darkness of sleep.

P “Please. Please don’t cry.” Astarion looks horrified at the sight of the single tear tracking over the plane of her cheek and down, his eyes following its path. “Please, Rin, let me explain—”

R Rin angles herself in front of Astarion, frown deepening on her face as she eyes the drow with as much disdain as she can muster—which is a rather considerable amount considering what she’s pressuring him to do.

I It’s another shot to the heart when she takes his hand in her own, squeezing it gently in reassurance as she looks up at him with what she probably thinks is a soft, kind smile.

N Nor does he pause when her death cries echo sharply against the ancient stone of the walls and she screams out a chorus of beseeching, desperate words as though it would change anything; her pleas of ‘help’ and ‘no’ and ‘stop’ only falling on the empty, listless ears of all the poor souls who were forced to inhabit this sinister place.

G Guilt that he can barely stand and the rush of something else—the name of the feeling beginning to hurt as it rests heavy on the tip of his tongue—burn as they move through his veins and he’s not sure he can handle feeling like this for much longer.

GROWL from @khywren

G The tiny flicker of understanding that had begun to glow winks out of existence as she strides forward to slam the old, rotting book in her hand onto the feeble desk that separates them. “Say that to me again, Astarion. I dare you.” (I didn’t have another sentence that I could find that starts with ‘g’, so here’s one with ‘g’ near the beginning.)

R Rin runs her hands through his hair and down the back of his neck, nails dragging line over his shoulders as she whispers, “I’ve never minded the danger, Astarion.”

O “Oh, honestly, Astarion. I might be mad at you, but I’m not interested in punishing you for it. For anything really,” she breathes in exasperation and Astarion’s head dips lower as she says the words, his expression hidden as the sentiment washes over him in waves—such a strange, unknown concept.

W When Astarion crawls into his bunk, bleak and weary with his threadbare blanket pulled up around him as he curls into himself, he pretends he still doesn’t hear her melodic laughter in his head or feel her phantom fingertips trailing across his skin and tells himself the lie that he didn’t kill her--that he’s not the reason she’s now lying dead in a shallow grave somewhere in the miserable excuse of a city beyond.

L One on hand, Astarion’s thoroughly unsure how he had let it happen, for how could he have let himself become so thoroughly compromised when he thought he had his eyes on the proverbial prize that was to be his eventual freedom. (once again, I couldn’t seem to find a sentence that started with ‘l’, so here’s one that has an ‘l’ word in it)

tagging @preciouslittlebhaalbae @xxnashiraxx @eraserspiral @roguishcat @inkymoonbunny @badbloodwitch if you want to join in! no pressure! your word is fangs ✨

[mixvillainousandtcoaal]

I used my remaining creativity to make these drawings for you. I wanted to make them in color but unfortunately I don't have colored pencils, but I hope you like them!❤️

Gabriel needs to be careful with his wife when she gets hungry👀

It was the first time I drew Xabier but it seems like it turned out well, I have a lot of difficulty drawing male bodies.

Gabriel belongs to @bipanicoverthegravessiblings

Graves of Eden AU and Xabier belongs to @ultravioletqueen

Reference Poses:

[bipanicoverthegravessiblings]

Hey! I was looking at @ultravioletqueen's tumblr and I found a really interesting AU called: "graves of eden".

Now I'm curious if Gabriel was in this AU and what he would be like.:3

Thanks to @ultravioletqueen for letting me design Gabe in the Graves of Eden AU :3

Gabe I can see potentially being an overseer of the project. After Eve was coerced by Lucifer, I could see god sending down one of his angels to make sure everyone stays in line- though as he spends more time with the Graves and Julia, he becomes more lenient with them (especially Ashley)

[ultravioletqueen]

I finally made the mini comic of Nina's death, I wanted to take my time doing this to maintain the mystery, but I think I've waited long enough.

Nina was created long after Andrew, Ashley and Julia, being a future bride for some other human who came to the garden or another option for Andrew in case he changed his mind about having Julia as a wife.

Despite her purpose, Nina had a very childish mind, causing both the angels and Andrew and Julia to have to teach her everything from scratch, which ended up making Ashley envious, since in the short time that Nina was with them she received better treatment than Ashley in all her years in Eden.

Ashley convinced Andrew to help her in her plan to make Nina "understand her place in the garden", Andrew would invite her to a remote part of the garden where the tree of knowledge used to be that was replaced with another fruitless tree (the same place where Andrew and Ashley met the entity) to tell her something, and Nina (who had a childish crush on Andrew) agreed to go even if she couldn't tell the angels or Julia.

When Nina arrived at the tree, she did not meet Andrew but Ashley, who claimed that Andrew and she were playing hide and seek and that the only place she needed to look was in the rabbit hole that was in the tree but that she was not small enough to go into, so Nina offered to check inside the hole in the tree.

While this was happening Andrew was hiding among the branches of the tree watching everything from above, while Nina approached the hole Ashley placed her hands on Nina's shoulders and when she was sufficiently distracted she pushed her into the deep hole.

Nina was trapped in the burrow while Andrew came down from the tree to ask Ashley what they were going to do next, to which Ashley responded that they would leave her there for a day or two to make her understand that she wasn't special in the garden, even if Andrew was hesitant he agreed with Ashley to only leave her there for the night.

Even with this, Ashley decided that the best thing was to seal the entrance to the tree, using stones to cover the hole and prevent Nina's voice from being heard. After this, the two left and left Nina abandoned.

The next day Andrew and Ashley went to check on Nina, who was obviously dead from the lack of oxygen and the injuries caused by the fall. Andrew was terrified that the angels would find out while Ashley was sure that they would never find Nina. The garden was big (as big as an island) so why worry?

Obviously this again caused an argument, until the two reached an agreement not to give themselves away in case the angels found Nina's body.

Nina's absence began to worry the angels and Julia, who insisted that the angels help her look for her, and after much insistence they agreed to offer help (to Andrew's horror).

When the angels finally found Nina's body, a week had already passed, so it was already in the first stages of decomposition. During the process of taking the body somewhere else, Julia could only look at Nina in horror without understanding why she did not respond and was so pale (by this time she had not yet eaten the fruit of knowledge), Andrew could only think about what could happen when the angels discovered them, and Ashley only looked with curiosity and some pride at the result of her plan.

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finalmente he hecho el mini comic de la muerte de nina, queria tomar mi tiempo en hacer esto para mantener el misterio, pero creo que ya hice esperar suficiente.

nina fue creada mucho despues de andrew,ashley y julia, siendo una futura novia para algun otro humano que llegara a venir al jardin o otra opcion para andrew en caso de que cambiara de opinión acerca de tener de esposa a julia.

pese a su propósito nina tenia una mente muy infantil, haciendo que tanto los ángeles como andrew y julia tuvieran que enseñarle todo desde cero, cosa que termino provocando la envidia de ashley, ya que en el poco tiempo que nina estuvo con ellos ella recibio un mejor trato que ashley en todos sus años en el eden.

ashley convencio a andrew de ayudarla en su plan para hacer que nina "entienda su lugar en el jardin", andrew la invitaria a una parte alejada del jardin donde solia estar el arbol del conocimiento que fue reeemplazado con otro arbol sin frutos(el mismo lugar donde andrew y ashley conocieron a la entidad) para contarle algo, y nina(que tenia un crush infantil hacia andrew) acepto ir aun si no podia decirle a los angeles o a julia.

cuando nina llego al arbol no se encontro con andrew sino con ashley, que afirmaba que andrew y ella estaban jugando a las escondidas y que el unico lugar donde le faltaba buscar era en la madriguera de conejos que estaba en el arbol pero que ella no era lo suficientemente pequeña para adentrarse, asi que nina ofrecio revisar dentro de la madriguera en el arbol.

mientras esto pasaba andrew estaba escondido entre las ramas del arbol viendo todo desde arriba, mientras nina se acercaba a la madriguera Ashley posiciono sus manos en los hombros de nina y cuando esta estuvo lo suficientemente distraida la empujo al agujero profundo.

nina quedo atrapada en la madriguera mientras andrew bajo del arbol para preguntarle a ashley que iban a hacer a continuación, a lo que ashley respondio que la dejarian ahi un dia o dos para hacerla entender que ella no era especial en el jardin, incluso si andrew estuvo dudoso acordó con ashley solo dejarla ahi por la noche.

aun con esto ashley decidio que lo mejor era sellar la entrada del arbol, usando piedras para tapar el agujero y evitar que la voz de nina se escuche, despues de esto los dos se fueron y dejaron a nina abandonada.

al dia siguiente andrew y ashley fueron a revisar a nina, que obviamente yacia muerta por la falta de oxigeno y las heridas que le habia provocado la caida, andrew estaba aterrorizado de que los angeles se enteraran mientras que ashley estaba segura que nunca iban a encontrar a nina, el jardin era grande(tan grande como una isla) asi que ¿porque preocuparse?

obviamente esto volvio a provocar una discusion, hasta que los dos llegaron a un acuerdo de no delatarse en caso de que los angeles encuentren el cadaver de nina.

la ausencia de nina empezo a preocupar a los angeles y a julia, que insistia en que los angeles la ayudaran a buscarla, y tras mucha insistencia accedieron a ofrecer ayuda(para el horror de andrew).

cuando finalmente los angeles encuentran el cadaver de nina ya habia pasado una semana, por lo que ya estaba en las primeras etapas de descomposición, durante el proceso de llevarse el cuerpo a otro lado julia solo podia mirar horrorizada a nina sin entender porque no respondia y estaba tan palida(para este momento ella todavia no comia la fruta del conocimiento), andrew solo podia pensar en lo que podria pasar cuando los angeles los descubran y ashley solo miraba con curiosidad y algo de orgullo el resultado de su plan.

[things-arent-what-they-seem66]

I have a slightly angsty au for you and I call it: the golden flower au!

Okay here's the premise: Adam dies in the finale and Lucifer brings his body to his manner and buries him in the garden. After burying his dead body and rebuilding the hotel he returns to his manor and starts to mourn Adams death and mourns him for months, he still does his kingly duties and deals with the hotel and all that. But one-day he visits Adams grave to check up on the grave and mourn of course but Lucifer notices something green coming out of the grave he realizes it a plant and starts to water the plant and take care of it and eventually it blooms into the flower that he made for Adam in Eden he's surprised that it somehow grew in hell because he thought that it could only grow in Eden but after he went back inside in throne room he sees Adam but he's some type of ghost sinner with horns, a black imp like tail and sheep ish features,his wings were still gold but looked disheveled, his eyes being empty sockets and golden liquid is flowing out of them as if he was crying

But the most striking feature of his new form is on his chest where he was stabbed were multiple of those golden Eden flowers in a pattern as if they were mimicking the blood stains on the exorcist uniform he died in. This ghost doesn't speak he simply stairs at Lucifer. Lucifer tried to talk to him but Adam never responds Adam simply follows Lucifer he never speak he simply walks. Lucifer tried everything to get him to talk he even told everyone else that Adam was a ghost but because they couldn't see Adam. The reason why Lucifer can only see him is because Adam is tethered to the flower and because Lucifer took care of the flower he is the only one that can see Adam.

Oh sweet delicious angst. @fanofstuff01

And since Lucifer is the only one to see him, he's the only one who can help him.

[cantareincminor]

FicSnips Day 14: 21 Eden Street Ch. 3

Fun fact, I thought of the idea for 21 Eden Street way back in 2022 when I first started reading SxF. The idea was a parody of the hilarious buddy cop movie 21 Jump Street and a twist on the typical Eden AU: Twilight and Franky would go undercover as high school students to root out a drug ring, and be in way over their heads cuz the rules of high school are completely different from what they expect.

If you haven't seen 21 Jump Street, I highly recommend it. It does have a lot of crass humor and gross over-the-top moments. But this movie has provided me with endless entertainment over the years and lots of quotes I still use in daily life. "You don't care about the environment? That's messed up, man." "I was supposed to go to Berkeley!!!"

It took two years but I am soooo thankful to @unhappy-sometimes for agreeing to co-write the fic AND draw amazing art for it along the way! Even though I may have gravely underestimated the amount of effort it would take to plot out and write this story...

Anyway, below is the official mission briefing scene with Handler, which parallels Ice Cube's iconic intro in the movie. Youtube clip below the image.

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, March 15

ANGEL: Is that blood? GUNN: Yeah, but it's OK. It's yours. ANGEL: Huh. And how is that OK? GUNN: Demon law requires blood signatures on all legal documents.

~~AtS 5x05 “The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco”~~

The Sunnydale Herald is looking for at least one new editor. Contributing to the Herald is a great way to get your Buffy on! Find out more here.

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Home (Angel/Cordelia, mention of Buffy/Spike, PG) by apachefirecat

[Chaptered Fiction]

Shadowed Suspicion Chapter 366 (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure xover, T) by madimpossibledreamer

Once Bound, Chapter 6/? (Spike/OC, M) by spikes_guy

And some roommates (don't worry we're cool), Chapter 6/? (Xander & Spike, ensemble, T) by Grianbui

Open Eyes, Chapter 3/4 (Xander & Willow, Grimm xover, not rated) by Distant_Echo_Of_The_Past

Corrigendo Tabulam, Chapter 16/? (Willow/Tara, not rated) by lyrical_echoes

To Step into the Same River Twice:, Chapter 20/85 (Willow/Oz, Willow/Tara, E) by VladimirHarkonnen (TheLightdancer)

Her Longest Day, Chapter 5/? (Buffy/Faith, Willow/Tara, T) by storiwr

Where are you?, Chapter 14/16 (Buffy/Riley, Xander/Anya, T) by RotBlau

Miss Edith, Chapter 11/? (Drusilla/Spike, Drusilla/Angelus, E) by BeppiGirl

Accidentally in Love, Chapter 2/8 (Buffy/Giles, E) by AddieH

The Choice To Stay, Chapter 16 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Spikelover4ever

Mirror, Mirror, Chapter 20 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by scratchmeout

Tourniquet, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325

The Phoenix Act, Chapter 5 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Melme1325

Ocean Eyes, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by Maxine Eden

Short n Spuffy 2025, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, G) by flootzavut

Spike's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Harlow Turner

A Match Made by Science, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Harlow Turner

Rebooted, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by ClowniestLivEver

Strong Anthropic Principles, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by acekoomboom

Taste, Chapters 1-13 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by ClowniestLivEver

The color of Love, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Lilacsandorangeblossoms

Wet and Soapy, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Lilacsandorangeblossoms

Key Point of View, Chapter 12 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by VeroNyxK84

Gone With the Wheel, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by VeroNyxK84

Multiplicity, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, R) by simmony

Calling Home, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Chelle

Mirror, Mirror, Chapter 20 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by scratchmeout

Ocean Eyes, Chapter 15 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only) by Maxine Eden

Short n Spuffy 2025, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, G) by flootzavut

Queen of Everything, Chapter 11 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by Dusty

Indecent Proposal, Chapter 28 (Buffy/William/Xander, Adult Only) by harrisxander2

[Images, Audio & Video]

Gifset: Every Tara look: S6E05 Life Serial (worksafe) by lovebvffys

Artwork: Full comic is in the oven, will be posted to my ao3 when I’m finished (Warren, worksafe) by the-nerdcave

Artwork: For the people who reblogged that angel/demon au I forgot about. (Kendra, Faith, worksafe) by aa-arttss

Gifset: BTVS x Ice Nine Kills: “A Grave Mistake” (Giles/Jenny, Angelus VS Willow/Tara, Warren, worksafe) by sunnydalelibrarian

Artwork: « — Can we rest now? » (Buffy/Spike, worksafe) by flyora

Artwork: Episodic art for BtVS 03.19. “Choices” (worksafe) by revello-drive-1630

Artwork: [Buffy/Spike drawing] (worksafe) by rabbitinthefog

Artwork: Sunnydale rage + me on my winter arc (The Trio, worksafe) by the-nerdcave

Icons: DAWN SUMMERS, Buffy the Vampire Slayer S06E15, — “As You Were”. (worksafe) by screensland

[Reviews & Recaps]

Rewatch: Out of Mind, Out of Sight Part 1 by Re-Vamped with Juliet Landau

PODCAST: S5. Ep6. The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco by Investigating Angel

PODCAST: Freaky, Weird, Little Fingernails (S5E18) by It Stakes Two

[Recs & In Search Of]

Multifandom Vid Recs (including: BtVS, AtS, Angel/Cordelia, Michelle Trachtenberg, James Marsters, Buffy/Spike, Faith) recced by apachefirecat

Vid rec: Buffy & Spike - Till The End of the World recced by crackers4jenn

[Fandom Discussions]

Huh, so Spike has been kind of unique since the beginning? by kvothbloodless

I’m going to say that actually Buffy hitting Parker over the head with a club is the best possible ending for that arc by restlesshush

Wild at heart is such a whiplash after beer bad by roseraintears

[Sequel] All this Spike in the sequel talk and yet you’re all forgetting something important by kitten-fangz1497

i think it’s really important to never lose sight of why dru was turned and then why she in turn sired spike by annyankers

Honestly I can’t stop thinking about the idea of Angel’s recovery from his time in Hell taking longer by wishverse-angel

[multiple reblogs] while i do enjoy spike being a bit of a loser i get really annoyed when people lean too into it by annyankers, boopsterliv

[Sequel] as much as I love Spike and Angel and they are my little freaks whom I adore, I really hope they don’t appear in the reboot by bloomfish

Favorite fictional female day 13 [Cordelia Chase] by willowmosby

[Should the new slayer be concerned with a romance/love triangle?] continued by multiple posters

Should Any Season 1 Episodes Be In a Buffy Top 10 Eps? by Priceless

My favorite Buffy final outfits in order of how much I like them. by Big-Restaurant-2766

Kendra should have been more important than she was. by DiligentAd6969

I think people are hating a little too much on Buffy's friends for me by Cailly_Brard7

Watching season 1 and...And i got to say,this season is still massively underrated by BodyAthletics

My favorite duos so far (I’m in the start of season four) by Bobert858668

What did you think of Riley Finn when his plot first unfolded? by ozellikle

WHY did the mayor like faith so much? by horticoldure

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