#hyperion heights au

[martianbugsbunny]

Precursor To A Love Song (A Frankenwolf Fic)

heeeey!!! I know it's been a while since I wrote a fic, I've been both busy and having a severe case of writer's block, but I've finally got something new!!! It's a Hyperion Heights AU one shot (which I could use as a springboard for a proper chapter fic if I ever feel up to it) and I think it's pretty cute. Props to @stardreamer28 for putting up with me talking about it for a couple weeks and procrastinating on the end lol. Read on and enjoy!

Liza Whale was finally taking a night off.

It was well-deserved, she knew that, but she had been slow in taking it. Her little boutique on the corner in the heart of Hyperion Heights kept her busy, and she didn’t have anyone to help with it. Business had gotten a little lighter after the Christmas rush, though, so Liza had decided to just close early that Thursday and go out for a couple of hours.

She ended up in a bar a couple of blocks away. It was classy place—no blaring neon or loud jukeboxes, no peanut shells on the floor, no casual clothes. It wasn’t the kind of place she thought she might come back to often (a little neon and a jukebox never hurt anybody, after all) but it was nice for an evening of self-pampering.

Liza sat down at a table for one, laying her black wool jacket across the back of her chair and smoothing out a small crease in the skirt of her deep red dress. It was one of her own designs; the things she sold in her boutique were produced by proper brands, but she created most of her own wardrobe in her spare time. Her favorite thing in the closet she didn’t even remember making, even though it matched a lot of her other clothes: a long red cloak with a warm hood and floral embroidery. She had ripped it last time she wore it, and was planning on fixing it when she got home later that night.

As she waited for someone to come by and take her order, she glanced around the bar. Her eyes fixed on a man halfway across the room, seated at an elegant piano. He was blond, with striking blue eyes that sparkled in the light of the wrought-iron chandelier. When he caught Liza’s gaze, the corner of his mouth lifted in a half-smile.

Liza couldn’t help blushing. He was cute, and if she was reading her signals right, he thought she was cute, too. It had been a while since she had had any romance in her life—actually, she couldn’t remember the last time, it had been that long—and she liked the idea of drawing the eye of a handsome piano player.

After about half an hour of them sneaking looks at each other while he played and she sipped at a drink, the piano player got up for a break. Liza’s heart sunk when he walked right past her table, then skipped a couple of beats when she realized he was just getting a second chair from nearby.

“Julian Wolf,” he said, setting his chair down and holding out his hand for Liza to shake. He had smudges of what looked like paint on the side of his thumb. “I play piano here a couple nights a week.”

“You’re brilliant,” Liza said, grinning. She liked that it took him a couple of seconds to release her hand. “What do you do the rest of the week?”

“Freelance artist.”

It was paint! Liza smiled a bit wider. “That’s cool,” she said. “I do some drawing, too. Nothing big, just for the clothes I make.”

Julian smiled too. “Well, now I know we’re both artists, but I don’t think you’ve told me your name yet.”

“Elizabeth Whale. If you call me Lizzy I’ll kick your shins—I like Liza, though.”

“Well, Liza, I have to go finish my set, but I’ll be off in about an hour. Do you want to go for a walk with me then?”

She nodded. “I’d love to.”

Julian returned to his piano, where he started playing again, soft and sweet. The music sounded…familiar, Liza thought, but she couldn’t bring to mind a specific instance of hearing it before. Maybe I heard it in a past life, she thought, chuckling to herself. The music made her giddy, like any moment something wonderful might happen.

Well, maybe it was the music. Or maybe it was the charming young man playing it. Either way, Liza was really looking forward to that walk.

[stardreamer28]

bonus of our monster bros matching!

[ask-evangeline]

@askdrizella​ replied to your post: ‘you want to get married.’

Absolutely. I even have my ‘best man’ picked out.

[askdrizella]

Are you a fan of the cold weather? Snow?

I'm a fan of my cold weather wardrobe! The actual cold... not so much. Snow is beautiful from inside a warm place. However, I guess it can be rather romantic in certain situations.

[ask-thea]

describe your ideal winter aesthetic.

A gentle fire, ice skates drying by the front door. Hot chocolate in hand, a plate of fresh baked cookies on the coffee table. Soft pjs and a comfy show on TV. Also snow outside.

[ask-regina]

what is your biggest regret?

My biggest regret will always be not being the mother that my daughter deserved me to be. It’s something I'll have to carry for the rest of my days, and something that I’ll never be able to forgive myself for. Even if Wren ever finds it in her heart to truly forgive me.

[rumbelleshowdown]

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Question: How many unused prompts were left after the Showdown?

Answer: 170! And here they are! (Under the cut, b/c long.)

You’re not like me. 

Trust isn’t everything. 

Liberties. 

Teeth.

The light’s gone out. 

Sweet or savory. 

Worst patient. 

Flower of fate. 

Workplace romance. 

Cinderella AU. 

Wake the prince. 

Runaway bride. 

Little Gideon, shop, Weaver. 

Leather and steel. 

Magical exhaustion. 

Near-death. 

Fluffy clouds, shapes, sunlight. 

Dark, darker, darkest. 

The Book of Kells. 

The Long Room. 

Irish pub with music. 

Historical AU – Victorian. 

Sharing a dreamscape. 

Milestones. 

First kisses. 

Last time. 

Tea shop. 

Hedge maze. 

Heist gone wrong. 

Last of the teabags. 

Phone battery low. 

Is the ghost friendly? 

A bad book. 

Uglier than you are.

Talking in your sleep. 

Modern pop culture references

Soulmate au -seeing colors

Overhears talking to self

Plus size belle

Chatroom/catfishing

Matchmaker henry

Appearance glamor

Blind/deaf main character 

Talking tea pots

Dreaming of maidens and monsters. 

Whispers of desire. 

Belle kicks Zelena’s ass. 

TikTok trends. 

Twister game night. 

This isn’t your Uber. 

Adopting a new pet. 

Deck of cards. 

Aquarium, coffee, washing machine. 

Preparing for something big. 

Words on your skin. 

Enchanted Forest. 

High School Musical. 

Station 19. 

Hyperion Heights. 

Little girl named Rose. 

Storm, poison, tears, light. 

Sacrifice, True Love, healing. 

Weaver doesn’t make it. 

Nurse Belle. 

Please help my Papa. 

Please, wake up. 

Sacrifice, pain, light, laugh. 

Don’t leave me alone. 

Whiskey in a teacup. 

Night talk. 

Butler!Gold. 

The Light One!Belle. 

Let’s just pretend. 

Blood went cold.

Greenhouse, museum. 

Twirling in his arms. 

Crushed wedding. 

Flirting at a ball. 

“I forgot to shave?” 

“There is only me.” 

Forget-me-nots. 

Candyshop, Baelfire, awkward. 

Creature of darkness. 

Bird in a cage. 

Yearning for adventures.

Turn no into maybe.

I have school tomorrow. 

Some bathing suits shouldn’t…

Let’s keep this one. 

Younger and younger. 

My bag of tricks. 

Slowly yet surely. 

weaver. 

Warm and cozy. 

Library, lingerie, desk, defile. 

Ravenous, coverage, squirting. 

Moving out. 

Moving in. 

Cat sitting. 

“Well, this is awkward.” 

Red wine. 

Storybrooke’s incumbent mayor. 

Hiring Mr. Cassidy. 

Dagger, snow, fire. 

Arrows, magic, curse. 

Curse, awakening, assassin. 

Heroes.

The witching hour. 

Salt. 

Touch. 

Honeymoon. 

Cloud gazing. 

Spontaneous presents. 

Handcuffs. 

Stroking the hair. 

Soothing caress. 

Selfie. 

One last taste 

“Please don’t go.” 

Blood and tears. 

Wedding on the run. 

Werewolves, bake bread, family. 

Detective, curious, strange. 

Amnesia, photographs, scent, blankets. 

Bird in a cage. 

Secret garden. 

Fairy, mischief, music-box, mist.

Empty, street lamp, snow. 

Ball dancing, imp, tease. 

The girl is drunk. 

Golden hour. 

Lantern, fright, cloak. 

Crooked teeth. 

Magic ritual. 

Magical flower. 

White sheets, bright light. 

Lonely night. 

Stuck in my brain. 

Ski/Skateboard. 

Surfing. 

Dreadful weather. 

Strange love, trouble, ghost. 

Heaven in hiding, garden. 

Gardener. 

3 am, drive, hurricane. 

Dress made of gold. 

Dizzy, truth or dare. 

Suffocating, night, walk, breath. 

Running away. 

Ocean waves. 

Haunted house. 

Witch!Belle, magical library, Salem. 

Insane. 

Gloom. 

Goose, attack, hug. 

Strawberry shortcake, tongue, blood. 

Horrid sight, “How dear.” 

Liminal space. 

Hatred, “You saved me.” 

Poetry, smoking, naked, paintings. 

“It’s our secret, then.” 

Forest spirit. 

Jeweler!Gold. 

Misty town, secrets. 

Something to uncover. 

Mermaid/merman. 

Fall through the ice. 

Forest is my home. 

Dumb and dumber. 

You don’t know everything. 

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[bellecourageuse]

Belle in Hyperion Heights, where she is Weaver's detective partner of so many years she can hardly remember the time when this pain in the ass (affectionate) wasn't a part of her life.

Belle in Hyperion Heights, where she is the local librarian, a literal ray of sunshine who somehow ends up in a relationship with the most dangerous cop on the block, as they say.

Belle in Hyperion Heights, where she is a single mother (because Rumbelle deserved to have more children) working at Roni's

Belle in Hyperion Heights, where she is Lacey and Weaver's most priceless informant (adding to that, her father can be a crime boss or something using flower shop as a front and Gaston his right hand, in an AU where he is alive/human curse-less AU)

Belle in Hyperion Heights, where she is Lacey and is working at Roni's while she figures out her life

Just...

Belle in Hyperion Heights

[notsomecase]

what's the two henry's situation in ouat??

Sorry if this answer has taken a while, my power went out over the weekend.

This is rather complicated, but I'll try my best.

Throughout the first 6 seasons of OUAT the Henry Mills we follow is a kid and is played by Jared Gilmore.

Season 6 of ends with a time jump where we see a little girl, Lucy knock on a door and learn the man who answers is an adult Henry Mills, now acted by Andrew West.

I think Jared was wanting to attend school and take a break from acting.

Season 7 has a rather (EXTREMELY) messy timeline, the main Henry in that season is the adult Henry. We learn that after og!Henry graduated high school, he decided to travel through different magic realms instead of going to college. (tbh, I'm kind of jealous)

I'm not sure exactly how old he's supposed to be, but he grows up, meets a version of Cinderella, they get married and have a daughter, Lucy.

They settle in what is unofficially called Enchanted Forest II by the fans. It's a different realm than the Enchanted Forest we learned about in the previous seasons. On Lucy's 8th birthday Ella's stepsister casts The Dark Curse to send everyone to Hyperion Heights in Seattle.

Toward the end of the season the characters visit the Wish Realm from season 6, there they meet Wish!Henry. This was basically Jared coming back for the finale to play an au version of the character. Wish!Henry eventually ends up going to the main realm with our heroes. So the series ends, with Andrew as the adult version of the Henry we got to know over the years and Jared as Henry from another realm.

...I hope this was helpful. If you have any more questions or need something clarified, please feel free to ask.

[martianbugsbunny]

I'd ask about How Did We Meet Before We Met for the ask game but I think I know that one lol

I love that title but I actually have at least two WIPs that are using it right now lol!!! I like it so much and i can't pick which fic gets to keep it for permanent use. one is a Frankenwolf Hyperion Heights AU that I'm really enjoying messing around with, bc they're cursed and they think they're meeting for the first time but they aren't bc they met in Storybrooke. the other one is a Cherik fic that I've had sitting around for months bc I just can't get it right, but it involves some canon divergence and mind powers stuff

[stardreamer28]

have finally picked what I want Victor's Hyperion Heights personality to be! anyone wanna guess? I have 2 headcanons: fits the show or be obvious for fans giggles lol. but this one fits the show so who wants to guess? (Ruby's is straight forward what I wanted for her so I didn't change drastically much)

[capriccio-ffxiv]

nascent lost-shard fanfic planning document (re: Co WoLs/Co-Azems)

CALAMITY 1 | SHARD 5 Wind WWI style flying aces except it's magitek ornithoptor pilots partially fused to their vehicles with lots of mech anime parallels; co-WoLs are on opposite sides of a doomed war)

CALAMITY 2 | SHARD 12 Lightning Cyberpunk. Most developed AU. Emet-Selch is Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss CEO of cyberpunk megacorp. WoL1 is an intersex Au-Ra hacker who is exactly 180.73cm / 5'10" tall (exactly halfway between min height m!ra and max height f!ra); WoL2 is [???] but a literal young child quickly taken by Ascians to be used as the core of a new AI meant to usher in the Rejoining. Story is about WoL1 initially press-ganged by [lesser Ascians? lahabrea? a Fandaniel?] to accelerate the process but who then decides to try to rescue WoL2 instead; fails, because WoL2 has at least partially drunk the RESTORE THE OLD WORLD TO SAVE THE WORLD kool-aid in this life. However, WoL2 leaves Emet-Selch with "you have already lost. you lost when this began, and when this began you had lost twelve thousand years hence. the circle must complete. the circle is complete."

CALAMITY 3 | SHARD 2 Fire [unknown]

CALAMITY 4 | SHARD 3 Earth debating a big Porom and Palum reference?

CALAMITY 5 | SHARD 6 Ice Stone age technology. An old Lalafell and a young Roegadyn man are trying desperately to cross the lands to get to the Circle of the Gods to plea to them for salvation. What before was an easy trek across lush and green lands is now a perilous journey through increasingly cold, hostile lands. There's nothing like the Sin Eaters because there doesn't need to be; the killing cold is enough. They start (Cantabury Tales / Hyperion Cantos style) with companions, but as they go, each companion eventually succumbs to the cold and freezes to death, until it's just the young man carrying the old man. By the time the young man reaches the Circle, the Old Man has frozen solid.

CALAMITY 6 | SHARD 10 Water it's either Pirates of Dark Water or it's horrible oil CEOs ignoring climate change until we all drown

CALAMITY 7 | SHARD 7 Astral Darkness [unknown]

[askdrizella]

What is your favorite holiday tradition?

I don't really have a favorite tradition. Growing up, we didn't really do much besides wake up and open presents. It might be nice to start a holiday tradition but I’m not even certain where I would start aside from leaving wine and cheese for the all elusive Santa Clause - or ya know myself. 

[ask-thea]

What’s your favorite thing to do with your friends?

This time of year? Ice skating!

[eirian-houpe]

TMI Tuesday

Happy Tuesday - has it really been a month since I last posted on of these?

Life has been crazy and busy, and busy and crazy, and then I took a vacation. I did manage to write a chapter of Secret of the Seas while away (aboard a ship), but since I got back I haven’t had a chance to type it up or edit it.  Hopefully soon.  I also still have some chapters of Disparate Pathways, and Time’s Curse to edit and post - again, soon!

Anyway, go on and drop me an ask and let me know what you’d like to see updated next.  If you drop me an ask like that, I’ll give you a tidbit for the named fic.  How’s that for a fair exchange?

Otherwise, here are some other suggestions for you…

Ask suggestions

Ask something about any of my fics (full list is below the cut). If you want specifics from some fics that are already outlined, you can ask about:

Disparate Pathways, Chapters 48 through 56 All Our Past Mistakes, Chapters 11 through 44 Lover’s Leap Series, Stories 15 through 31 Time’s Curse, Chapters 4 through 10 Laer o Faen, Chapter 27 & 28 Stargate: Atlantis, Harms Way or any of the 20 fics in the series.

Ask something of any of my characters in general or you can get really specific if you like - for example you might want to ask Gold from Pawn Shop a question about a chapter, a thought, a feeling… (the world is your oyster really)

Ask about my process as a writer, what makes me tick,, or even ask about me personally. Almost nothing is off limits.

Also, if you want to see a specific character or fic featured in Three Things Thursday, or Saturday Secret, feel free to send in prompts, if no one does, then either the choice will be random or they just won’t happen at all. I made an analogy for why that might be in a different post about a car stuck in the mud with spinning wheels. Those wheels are still spinning!

Please remember: if you read a fic you enjoyed on AO3 or on Tumblr (not just mine), please take the time to comment and/or leave kudos, and to reach out on TMI Tuesday. It means a lot to the writers and artists.

You can find all my fics currently on AO3 here, and there is a full list under this cut.

Storybrooke’s Best Kept Secret - Rumbelle

Darkness In Hyperion Heights - Woven Beauty au

Seven Tastes - Rumbelle

Tuesday - Rushbelle AU

The Language of Flowers Series - Rumbelle

Disparate Pathways - Rumbelle AU

Scattered - Rumbelle AU

All Our Past Mistakes - Rumbelle AU

What the Actual Fuck! - Sutherelle

Breathe - Rushbelle

The Lover’s Leap Series - Rumbelle

Awakening - Rumbelle

War Is Coming To Storybrooke - Rumbelle

Given No Choice - Rush

Thoughts On A Happy Ending Series - Rumbelle

Darker Hearts Series - Wish!Rumbelle

Modern Wonders - a OUAT/Alice crossover

Time’s Curse - Rumbelle

The Pawn Shop On Main Street - Rumbelle

The Mansion On the Edge of Town - Rumbelle with a side of Jefferson

Cobra: In Your Prayers - Cobra/FatWS/UC:Undercover et al

To See Series - Rumbelle

Nobody Knew (Bingo) - Rumbelle

Secret of the Seas - Rumbelle AU

Butterfly and Phoenix - ST:DSC

Laer o Faen - Tolkien

Ship’s Rats - ST: DCS

I Amar Boe Men Heb - Tolkien

Coming Down - Halt and Catch Fire

Armor of Ice - Halt and Catch Fire

Duath i-Achas Eriol - Tolkien

Balance of Terror - Sleeper Cell

What To Believe - UC: Undercover

If: In The End - UC Undercover

Precious - The Mummy Series

Forbidden - The Mummy Series

Power Is - The Mummy Series

Angel of the Heart - The Mummy Series

Star of the Morning - The Mummy Series

Not Yours To Keep - Foundation (TV)

No Saving Throw - Stranger Things

Here are fics that haven’t yet been started, but are in the Muse’s bucket.

The Miner’s Day Festival - Rumbelle

Aftermath - Rumbelle (with a side of madness)

Saving The Dark One (WT) A twist on a twist of Rumplestiltskin.

Brought To You By The Color… (Red)

Calcul(us)

(In)consistent equation

The Boston Storybrooke Line

Breaking the Waves (Movie AU)

ILP (or IEP) for Rumple.

One Last Wish

In Service to My Son

Playground Games

Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed

“Only Remembered For What We Have Done.”

Librarian: UC

Exquisite Harmonies

Resolutions - Rushbelle in the Deck the Halls universe.

[strongfuck]

info post.

Name: Rhys Strongfork A.K.A.: Rhys Canonpoint: Defaults to post-TFTBL unless otherwise plotted, but happy to explore other timelines and AUs

Age: Early thirties (BL3 / NTFTBL), mid- to late-twenties (TFTBL) Birthday: 22nd of October Hometown: Amalthea, an unimportant dustball of a planet with the most dismal state of technology in the galaxy Gender: Cis male Sexuality: Unlabelled

Species: Cybernetic human, otherwise known as a cyborg Eye colour: Brown (right, natural eye); blue / yellow depending on timeline (left, cybernetic eye) Hair: Brown Height: 191 cm (~6'3") Weight: 99 kg (220 lbs)

Affiliation: Atlas Corporation Former affiliation: Hyperion Corporation Education: BS Computer & Mechanical Engineering, double major; MS Robotics, specialising in Cybernetics Occupation: CEO of the Atlas Corporation; occasional wartime general Base of operations: Promethea, a decidedly better planet than Amalthea in just about every way

Wiki link: Here Brief Info:

For someone who loves tech as much as Rhys does, nobody'd expect him to come from a backwater planet like Amalthea. With parents that took every opportunity to remind him he was nothing and would end up nowhere, from a young age all Rhys has ever wanted is to be somebody. Once intergalactic contact was established on his planet and Rhys learned of mega-corporations-- companies that made a difference and changed lives with technology in a way he'd never conceived before-- it became his dream to be part of that miraculous machine.

So Rhys studied hard to qualify for scholarships meant to send "less sophisticated" Amaltheans to highly developed planets for schooling (and took his childhood best friend with him along the way). He moved straight from his bachelor's to his master's, lived on part time jobs and grants, and in his final year studying for his graduate degree Rhys landed an internship at the Hyperion Corporation's brand new Helios branch. At the time, the ever illustrious Handsome Jack had just become its CEO, and as his business and wartime acumen led to Hyperion's rise to massive power, so too did Rhys' eyes look to Jack for inspiration. After all, who better to put on a pedestal than the hero who defeated a Vault monster himself? The man who made Hyperion one of the greatest corporations in the Borderlands? The man who would, as quoted, "save (the savage, desolate place of) Pandora"?

To become just like him, Rhys became the best company man he could. He kissed ass. He sucked his anger up. He spoke up only when necessary and was deferential everywhere else. Without complaint, Rhys worked overtime and did a myriad of projects outside his department; hell, he tried to make money for Hyperion even in his free time. His dedication became so intense it led to creating cybernetic technology for himself for better efficiency, and after pulling his left eye out and chopping off his right arm, Rhys did his best to do more as a cyborg than any natural born human could.

Years later, of course, Rhys came to realise that Jack was a monster of a tyrannical dictator that slaughtered innocent people, and that his tendency to commit serial murder was not at all "justified". But after years of idolisation, and as he adjusted to the cutthroat culture of the corporate Borderlands, it was more difficult than Rhys was proud of to stray from the path he'd put himself on. Besides, just because Jack was rotten-- and had been killed for it-- didn't mean Hyperion was bad to the core. Maybe with their CEO gone, things for the company could only get better.

Unfortunately, when Rhys' dream position was usurped because someone had thought to commit murder for it, it jumpstarted a series of adventures that ended with Rhys cutting his ties to Hyperion for good. (See: Tales from the Borderlands main story from his Wiki.)

In the end, after many trials and tribulations, Rhys became the youngest CEO in history for the thought-to-be-extinct Atlas Corporation, and spent years after that going from a zero reputation gunsmith to a powerful name of his own. After experiencing Hyperion's dehumanising culture and perpetuating their equally savage goals, Rhys has made it a personal point to make Atlas "better". Compared to his previous work, Rhys' work with Atlas not only appeals to the current intergalactic market, but also focuses on rebuilding and developing planets as unfortunate as Amalthea had been. He'd started with Promethea-- Atlas' base planet for operations-- and in several more years changed it from a dismal, dying land to a bustling, modern centre for life.

Some people aren't quite so pleased with this, of course. Intergalactic capitalism could only bring exceedingly exaggerated levels of scorn towards Rhys and his work, one extreme instance in particular being bad enough to start interplanetary war. (See: Borderlands 3 events from his Wiki.) But in the end, after everything he's been through, Rhys could never be the type to give up. Sure, maybe he's working himself to the bone, and maybe he's ageing quicker than he should because of it. But that's the price of making his dreams come true, and if he can make technology save people instead of just hurt them, then it's a price he's willing to pay a thousand times over.