#historical western au

[porcelain-pines]

Half baked AU where Rosie lives into her 50s and makes things 100x worse, definitely not for the purpose of making her and Dolly kiss or anything

[icemankazansky86]

John Henry “Doc” Holliday | April, 1917

[scryillo]

aint bad with good company and a good drink

[michichi69]

Wild Westalia Fanzine | Vengeance in Crimson Sands

[stereknation]

Moon Chaser by pandabomb

Summary: "I need to find a wolf," said the sheriff's kid, voice full of gusto. Derek set his cigarette in his empty whiskey glass. He let the silence between them settle, though it was drowned already by the band tinkering away by the bar. He waited until the boy was blushing, unsure and tense, before responding, slow and languid: "You found one."

Rating: Teen

Main Character(s): Derek Hale

Additional Character(s): Stiles Stilinski, Scott McCall, Sheriff Stilinski, Laura Hale, Peter Hale, Kate Argent, Allison Argent, Chris Argent, Victoria Argent, Isaac Lahey, Erica Reyes, Vernon Boyd, Original Characters

Pairing(s): Derek Hale / Stiles Stilinski, Allison Argent / Scott McCall, Erica Reyes / Vernon Boyd

Tags: Western AU, Alternate Universe - Western, Rated For Violence, Slow Build, Sharing a Bed, Possessiveness, Pack Dynamics, Cuddling, Loss of Innocence, References to Homophobia, Addiction, Minor Character Death, Stiles Blushes a Lot

Words: 24,246

Chapters: 1/1

[foursaints]

Saints, I saw your Necrophilia post and I have a fic recommendation for you if you are interested. It is not Rosekiller unfortunately, BUT, it’s arguably a much more fucked up pairing (it’s so good, I know it’s weird but just give it a chance!). It’s called read my eulogy by sassysquatch and it’s 100/10. It has this creepy little Harry who was forever changed by the killing curse and he is soooo your Evan coded. It has tons of Addams family vibes and makes Harry a necromancer. It is really such a well written fic if you’re looking for something unique and a little twisted. If it’s not your vibe that’s all good too! I just saw that post and thought of it immediately

oh wow!! i gave this a cursory once-over as soon as you sent this ask, and was instantly absorbed... thank you so so much for the rec! this is exactly my vibe and i will be reading for the 1-2 business days

[connortheconceded]

Cassidy and Ezekiel near the end of their military tour.(1879)

[fizzigigsimmer]

To B, With Love: Chapter 23

💕 Moodboard by  @prettyboylikeyousteve   💕

Genre: A/B/O Mail Order Bride Au!

Rating: Explicit

Pairing: Harringrove

Summary: Steve, a society omega travels west to marry the cowboy who answered his matrimony ad. The problem? Billy isn’t the one who was actually writing to him. That was his ward, Max who is determined to find her stubborn alpha brother a mate.

In which Billy finds Argyle and Steve finds trouble.

[hp-fanfic-archive]

Hell and High Water by Krethes Pairing: Pansy Parkinson/Susan Bones Rating: T Word Count: 7k Podfic available here Read by: Krethes Length: 30-60 mins Pansy is the daughter of the leader of a notorious band of outlaws that's been running this dusty old town for as long as she can recall. Then one day a new sheriff rides into town with her pretty little niece at her side who keeps making pretty little eyes at Pansy and -- aw, hell. find the full podfic library here

[cricketsintheaudience]

six quintillionth wip of this but I guess that’s what it takes for me to actually post my own stuff on here—anyway! just having a really fun time drawing clark!! at the very least proud of improving from bottom right (october)..eternally grateful for the love on that post but the art is no longer up to my standards so!! see you soon!!

[luvxiem]

stuck between reading abt the royal family *gags* or looking at my historical fantasy webtoons for research for my luca royalty au. dies

[writercole]

Off of your WIP list, can you talk a little about "Historical Western Romance" please? Thanks! 💖

Ivy and I went a little...crazy for lack of a better word - on some Yellowstone imagines.

This awful person starts a rumor about the fem main character (undecided if it'll be an OC or a reader) that renders her undesirable and unsuitable for marriage.

Until Sheriff Rip Wheeler shows up at her door.

It's not love at first sight and the creepy rumor starter does come back.

It'll be fun once it's fully written.

WIP Game

[moki-dokie]

been seeing some stuff on blue eye samurai and big yikes to nearly everyone pushing extremely western ideals onto these characters.

this is early edo period. 1600s. the japan you know now did not exist yet.

yall. please. there was NO concept of sexuality in pre-modern japan. that came with both the influx of christianity and western influence very very late in history. like, mid-1800s. (yes, there was christianity pre-1800s but it was not a widespread idea yet and wouldn't be until about the 1800s since, y'know, missionaries were routinely murdered before then)

"so and so is either bi and hasn't figured it out yet or..." no. that isn't how it worked then. nobody gave a shit what was between your legs. anyone could be attracted to anyone else. it was a little more common for male homosexual relationships to be between an adult and younger male - like many other places around the world - but two adult men could bang and love each other just as easily. relationships between women were quite common - especially since so many men were often away at war. there's tons of pornographic prints from the time depicting all manner of fun queer relationships. sex itself had absolutely no moral assignment to it. good sex was good health. it didn't matter who with. (well, social class/caste mattered more than anything else tbh but that didn't stop upper and lower class from fucking.) that isn't to say people didn't have preferences. of course they did. that is human nature. preferences arose more from physical appearance, caste, and circumstances with gender being about the last thing one would look for in a partner - romantic, casual, or otherwise. the only role in sex where gender actually mattered was for procreation.

there would be no queer awakening moment, no sudden switch flipped, no stigma to have internal conflicts about because it simply did not exist as a concept whatsoever. you were either attracted to a person or you weren't, it was that simple. gender played no role when it came to sex and sexual attraction. the japanese were lightyears ahead of western cultures in this particular area - like most cultures were before christianity came in and ruined everything with its backwards morals and strict good/evil dichotomy.

yall have got to realize queer rep will not and should not always adhere by modern western standards. there was no straight, gay, bi, or anything else of the sort. the closest they ever got was referring to roles during sex - as in who is giving and who is receiving.

i know this is mostly a made up story but it is still set within a very specific time period and culture, which should be honored and respected by not making it fit into our box. tons of research went into making this show historically accurate (albeit with some discrepancies but tbh they aren't really that huge) right down to the calligraphy writing. please please please don't whitewash the culture from these characters.

i say this mainly because without this knowledge, so many of you are going to build these characters up on a foundation they aren't meant to be on and then you'll rage about queerbaiting and bad queer rep if it isn't somehow super explicitly stated, if it doesn't match your very modern, very western ideal of what queer looks like. don't try to force this plot and narrative and characters into something they canonically and historically aren't. headcanons are a thing, AUs are a thing, fanfiction is a thing - leave your western thinking for those and let these characters simply exist as they should otherwise. this is one of those times where the queerness really does not need to be examined at all beyond what we get.

i know it can be hard to wrap your head around - sexuality is such a huge part of our identity in the western world and has slowly started to spread amongst other parts of the world in importance. but just keep in mind with these particular characters, that concept would be so very alien to them.

[prompt-heaven]

100 different AUs

academic au

alien au

alpha/beta/omega au

amnesia au

apocalypse au

artist au

arranged marriage au

assassin au

athlete au

babysitter/nanny au

bakery au

bartender au

billionaire au

bodyguard au

bodyswap au

bookstore au

bounty hunter au

brother's best friend/dad's best friend au

camgirl au

camp counselor au

chef au

circus au

coffee shop au

cowboy au

cult au

dark au

deserted island au

dog walker au

dystopian au

enemies to lovers/rivals au

fairy tale au

fake relationship au

fantasy au

farm au

firefighter au

fisherman au

flower shop au

friends with benefits au

ghost au

grocery store au

guardian angel au

haunted house au

historical au

hitchhiker au

holiday au

hospital au

hunter/prey au

kidnapping au

law enforcement au

library au

lifeguard au

lumberjack au

mafia/mob au

maid/butler au

magic au

master/slave au

mechanic au

mermaid au

model au

modern au

monster au

mundane au

music store au

neighbour au

office/coworker au

paranormal investigator au

pen pal au

pirate au

prison au

private detective au

reincarnation au

road trip au

rockstar au

roommate au

royalty au

scientist au

sex worker au

single parent au

slasher au

soulmates au

space au

spy au

stalker au

stepcest au

street racer au

sugar daddy au

superhero au

surfer au

tattoo artist au

teacher/professor/tutor au

time travel au

treasure hunter au

undercover au

vampire/werewolf au

veterinarian au

vigilante au

wedding planner au

western au

witch au

yandere au

[fizzigigsimmer]

To B With Love: Chapter 13

💕 Moodboard by  @prettyboylikeyousteve   💕

Genre: A/B/O Mail Order Bride Au!

Rating: Explicit

Pairing: Harringrove

Summary:  Steve, a society omega, puts out an add in the paper looking for an alpha among the lonely hearts expanding the west.

Preview:

He could feel Harrington’s eyes on him but Billy didn’t look up, until he heard him say, “We should shoot for a prize.”

That got Billy’s attention. Max’s too. She was cheering again, obviously thrilled with the idea.

READ IT ON A03

[mcytblraufest]

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