#i’m a rarepair QUEEN

[thecollectiveanimeyuriband]

Meet the crew!!!! [Quick Disclaimer: This is purely fan made. None of these are the creator, Pyxilate (or Pyxilatezero, her alt)'s original characters. This is for the memes, not a serious blog. You could think of them like a VTuber agency, except I’m working alone and I’m not getting paid because I’m too young to legally make money]

⚠️SONGS WITH CURSE WORDS WILL NOT BE COVERED UNLESS A CLEAN VERSION EXISTS OR THE SONG IS EASY TO COVER WITHOUT THEM [E.G. “Eyes Half Closed” BY CRYWOLF]. ⚠️

Lead Singer & Costume Designer Rae Taylor from I’m In Love with the Villainess. Quote: “As long as it doesn’t get in the way of my Claire time.”

Stage Production & Backup Vocalist Elsa Dorothy from Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess. Quote: “If it will make Yvonne like me more, I’m down. What do you mean, I can’t cheese this with magic?”

Choreographer & Backup Vocalist Malori Crowett from Mage & Demon Queen. Quote: “You put me in charge of the choreography? It doesn’t take a genius to know I’m not the most well coordinated. Although… look at the other options.”

Head Publicist & Backup Vocalist Ruby Rose from RWBY. Quote: “You should see the other me. Whom I look like now because anime.”

Music Arrangement & Backup Vocalist Kana Arima from Oshi No Ko. Quote: “After learning that chasing after Aqua was futile, I decided to stay way from the romance department. And then [Hoshino] Ruby literally knocked down my door and said, ‘Hello, not an option.’ So I’m bisexual now.”

[Disclaimer: knowledge of this character is limited solely to the first season of Oshi No Ko as an Anime and not at all extended to the manga]

Manager, Assistant Publicist, and Forbidden from Singing Kino Himari from Whisper Me a Love Song (or Whispering You a Love Song depending on your Google translate history). Quote: “Now I can manage two wonderful bands! Although REMRK is closer to a cover performance group than a band. I wonder…”

All ships/relationships to be noted for character interactions:

I’m in Love With the Villainess: -Rae Taylor x Claire François -Manaria Sousse x Philine Nur -Yuu Bauer x Misha Jur -Lilly Lilium x Clarice Répète III

Really the only ship in Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess: -Elsa Dorothy x Yvonne Smollett

Mage & Demon Queen: -Malori Crowett x Velverosa Ghalaztox -Fenn x Leora -Cerik Aldebrandt x Melathia -Cecilia Doltessa x Fillonne

RWBY & RWBY: Ice Queendom: [there’s a lot] -Ruby Rose (RWBY) x Weiss Schnee (RWBY: Ice Queendom) -Jaune x Trauma [this is a commonly made joke by Ruby] -Yang x Blake (Universal) -Winter x Penny (RWBY) -Sun x Neptune (Universal) -Velvet x Coco (Universal) -Oscar x Whitley (RWBY) -Summer x Raven (RWBY) -Jaune x Pyrrha (RWBY: Ice Queendom) -Ren x Nora (Universal) -Cinder x Emerald (RWBY)

Oshi no Ko: Ruby Hoshino x Kana Arima Aquamarine Hoshino x Akane Kurokawa

Whisper me a Love Song: Kino Himari & Asanagi Yori Izumi Shiho x Mizuguchi Aki

[I know this is a stupid idea. Please refrain from repeating unnecessary reminders of my horrible plans gone awry. Sincerely, Pyxilate]

[stunfiskz]

what are some of y’all’s favorite deltarune rarepairs…..

[sapphicgardensinmymind]

sat here kicking my feet and giggling writing possibly the most obscure fic of my career? i swear i say this every few months but the rarepairs just keep getting rarer

[typicalopposite]

Oh wow! Hey, Hi– um… How are ya?!

I have so much on my plate with asks I still need to get to and two WIPs (plus a couple things not currently being posted) I’m working on that I don’t think I could ask for prompts or anything. Maybe I’ll think up something for if I get to 500 🫶

Sooo instead I will give you some sappy sappy word vomit below the cut👇

I just hit 400 followers <3 which might not be a huge number compared to other blogs on this app, but it is leaps and bounds more than I ever thought I’d have. Especially since, when I first joined I only expected to lurk around other peoples posts… maybe share a few… mostly because I have never been much of a blogger— I have tried in the past, and it never stuck (first time for everything I guess)— but also because I’m extremely introverted, and as much as I would LOVE, and desperately attempted, for it not to bleed into my online persona… it did, regardless. BUT, somehow as quiet and kept to myself as I always wind up becoming in the fandoms I’m a part of… I still have managed to meet some TRULY amazing people through them!

@scripted-downfall wench, angst queen you are so important to me and I hope I’m lucky enough to keep you a part of my life forever! 🫶

@onthewaytosomewhere MELZZZZ! Always a shoulder to vent on about my stressful stressful life! My smut writing mentor 😂 I luv you!

@bucksxkinard and @somethingaboutfirefly tumblr besties!!! You two inflate my head so much about my writing but you have no idea how appreciated you are!

@30somethingautisticteacher @judymarch15 @sunnywithachanceofbi @nine-one-wanton @herrmannhalsteadproduction my golden girls 😂 giving me a little bit of everything: feelings(Hannah) rarepairs(Judy) angst(Chrissy) smut(Jo) memes (Kay). And don’t get me started on how you each interchange these and so I’m just fed for daysss! (Plus, Bucks dreams, come onnnn) It’s an honor to be a part of that *said in Tommy’s voice, of course*

@girlwonder-writes you found me and brought me into your amazing accepting community. And your ability to flesh out OCs (Olivia my beloved she is so mean to you, lol) and your encouragement for us to show our OCs love! 🫶

And to all of you other amazing people— @witchy-writer-lady @thecadenceimperfect @windwardstar @adinarj @luainthewild /@meraki-yao @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @priincebutt @thinkof-england @tailsbeth / @shawnaise @taste-thewaste @piratefalls @mylucayathoughts @mattdoestevan / @bidisasterevankinard @kinardsevan @kinkley-are-adorkable-flirts @mmso-notlikethat / @babyspacegay @kiankiwi @lissa612 @lightfiretomypaperwings @o0anapher0o / @racerchix21 @rdng1230 @bangpop91 @itsametaphorok @cinderellarhea / @banxnq @marvelousbuckley @do-androids-dream-ao3acc @theotherbuckley — I could literally name off so many of you who interact with me, include me in your tags, or even just like and reblog my rambles… and I am so sorry if I missed you in the tags so just sending this out to everyone! THANK YOU 🫶🫶🫶🫶 You all have given meaning to a depressingly lonely life. You will never understand how you changed it; changed me! 🫶

[ominus-potato]

-Takes place in a AU where Karen was kidnapped to be Francis' 'queen' in The Anime Arc-

Everyone: *Celebrating having stopped Francis*

Mario: *Looks over and sees Axol and Karen* So, when's the wedding?

Axol and Karen: Huh?

Mario: You're still holding hands.

*Axol and Karen look down to see that Mario was right. They stop holding hand and jump apart while blushing*

Bob: Axol, bro, I didn't know you were into MILFs.

Boopkins and Karen: What's a MILF?

Axol: Karen, I'll explain it to you later. Boopkins, I'll explain it to you when you're older.

YOOOO NEW RAREPAIR JUST DROPPED AND I LOVE THEM!!!!!

HELL YEAHHHH AXOL X KAREN WHY THE HELL NOT!?! He can draw comics for her kids and bring their favourite cartoon characters to life!!!

Take art:

I love rarepairs so goddamn much.

I hate drawing Axol though holy fuck.

What should their ship name be? Karaxol? Kittylotl? Some other thing?

Tbh I’m fine with Karaxol but I’m open to new ones!

[pelorsdyke]

making a new pinned post to neaten up my fic links! my name is k, i love writing wlw ships, and ill be so real with you rn a lot of them are rarepairs. find me here on ao3. my tumblr fic tag is here, and I often post wip peeks for tag games.

some ships I’ve written once or twice include: spemily (pll), buffy x tara (btvs), jackienat (yellowjackets), mariakilah (yellowjackets), donnajoey (the west wing), maggie x sophie (leverage), and wayhaught (wynonna earp). I also wrote a lot of ronance (stranger things) during the s4 era.

marjan marwani & nancy gillian (911 lone star):

who will come into my kitchen and be hungry for me (test kitchen au)

and love isn’t a fact, it’s a hunch at first. (paul helps marjan come to terms with her feelings for nancy)

and your keys, your ring of keys (marjan starts to realize some things about herself, with the help of an oc. lesbian marjan)

underneath your hands I become poetry (some celebratory sex after tommy announces nancy will take over as interim captain while she’s away. inspired by the bts pic where nancy appears to be wearing a name tag that says captain gillian)

your essence is the ink in the word forever (nancy has tattoos. marjan notices.)

so swing your hips and do a little dip (nancy, marjan, and tarlos go to a gay bar)

I will do my best to get it right (nancy and marjan’s first anniversary plans go awry)

I’m gonna love you for a long time (marjan’s lesbian flag hijab, but also just like. 1k words of established fluff)

I’ve been under scrutiny (you handle it beautifully) (marjan and nancy are actors on the firefighter show austin 126. nancy may have a tiny baby crush)

everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it (post-canon, nancy thinks about moving on. it’s kind of terrifying.)

speed queen marj versus the big tortoise (a coda to 5x01 wherein nancy & marjan continue their banter and kiss a little bit. a secret relationship fic)

when we’re cheek to cheek, I feel it in my teeth (nancy & marjan go to the carnival together. tooth-rotting fluff.)

lucy tara & kate whistler (ncis: hawai’i):

the room is empty, and the window is open (a spiderwoman lucy au, the tumblr tag for the series is here)

february, the thirteenth (kacy celebrates valentines day early, as per lucy’s way of handling holidays)

blue scooby-doo fruit snacks and unrequited love, probably (high school au kacy flirting)

sit down, breathe, and just listen (post-3.04, kacy talks about marriage and promises)

in response, your glorious laughter (a snapshot of a sweet married kacy early morning)

hear the desert wind roll by (kacy first meeting cowboy au, pwp)

one single thread of gold tied me to you (kai buys lucy a virtual meet-and-greet with her celebrity crush, kate whistler. it turns out they may be a little more familiar with each other than lucy’s remembering.)

hen wilson & karen wilson (911 abc):

I did think, let’s go about this slowly (karen and her instinct to let insecurity drive her decision-making.)

I wanna get stuck in your head (some soft henren fluff about parenting, flirting, and finding the time to talk to your wife.)

[kippyzzworld]

february friday 2024!!

totally didn’t miss it this year guys i swear

@februaryfridayevents :3

week 1 - voice/freedom/expression

week 2 - Universe City /letters to february

week 3- (found) family/friendship/bonds

week 4 - minor characters/rarepairs/crossovers

i’m gonna be honest i had no idea what to do for this, so how about a radio silence like, role swap au?

where carys takes aled’s place, raine is frances, aled is carys, frances is daniel and daniel is raine

carys makes an animated series instead of podcasts, and raine is chosen to voice act for it

events stay roughly the same except for a few minors things yk how it goes

carys x raine, frances is single queen or in a poly relationship w carys and raine, aled x daniel cuz i can’t stand to break them up

okay that’s all LOVE YOUUU i promise to be more active here!!

[inuiiwonderland]

dont mind me asking, what’s your favorite twst rarepair? or maybe your favorite ships in twst in general?

I’m not really big on shipping but these are some that I find cute/love

1. Vilda (idia x vil idk their ship name)

2. Vil and Leona (literally beauty and the beast type thing)

3. Riddle and silver (he definitely scolds silver for falling asleep in areas that can be dangerous and will literally worry and go crazy when he can’t find him in his usual napping spot. Silver is literally riddles knight, he’ll always be there for his queen)

4. Malvil (I just know malleus spoils him with the finest of jewels)

5. Rugmil (Ruggie can smell Jamil’s cooking from a mile away and WILL be there in a blink of an eye)

(don’t bash me for these poor ship names I’m not creative with stuff like this💔)

But yeah those are the ones I find really cute and would love to see writing/art about them🫶🏻

[blacklegsanjiii]

OP Rarepair Week

Day three: Dancing / Sleeping

Sleeping was one of their favorite activities on Kuriagana. Mostly because it felt like there was never enough restful sleep specifically for any of them to feel well in the mornings. The blonds plagued by nightmares of their past in Germa and Mihawk was often comforting them in the aftermath or was on his little coffin ship or an inn which wasn't conducive to his sleep because of his need to constantly be on alert. Mihawk dealt with it as well as he could of course, all of them did. Mihawk rather liked napping and while Sora was against it from her time as a queen. Mihawk looked at his wife and saw how dead on her feet she was.

He was not going to stand for her swaying much longer as she dusted and thusly picked her up to a surprised gasp from the woman. He didn’t meet her eyes as she stubbornly asked to be put down and released but he simply kicked his house shoes off when he entered their room and then promptly threw his loving wife on the bed. Her curses of him in Northern certainly wounded him as he climbed in beside her and trapped her with an arm on her waist and slinging a leg over hers as he let his weight sink into her and the bed, effectively having trapped the woman.

He was a pirate after all.

“The hell do you think you’re doing?” Sora snapped at him as she wiggled out of his hold and pushed against him.

“Napping with my wife.” He answered plainly.

“I do not need a nap. I’m not a child.” She growled.

“I do and I’m not a child.” Mihawk said.

“You’re a very busy pirate-” Sora started.

“And you’re my equally busy wife who did not sleep well.” Mihawk cut her off. Sora blinked at him in confusion before turning into a glare and sinking into the bed with him.

“Just this once.” Sora sighed as she sunk into the bed and her husband pulled her closer. “You’re crushing me.” She murmured as she buried his face into his chest. Mihawk simply hummed in acknowledgement and took his leg off her but left his arm. He fell asleep before she did, blonde hair being the last thing he saw before closing his eyes.

He woke up before she did too, staring at blonde hair again as Sora slept beside him. The room was dark and there were plates of supper on the night table beside the bed. Mihawk had not thought they would sleep that long but they had fallen asleep in the early afternoon and the food had long since gone cold. Mihawk could tell Sanji was in his room, sleeping peacefully for the moment.

Sora had turned in their sleep, facing away from him now and their legs tangled and they were still above the blankets on their bed. Mihawk hummed and didn’t bother even thinking of pulling away or getting up. The food would be dealt with in the morning, which was unusual but the humandrills would like it. Perhaps Mihawk could convince them to leave Sanji alone as he pulled Sora closer again and fell back asleep.

[fistfuloflightning]

If you ever have the sudden urge totlk about Kushina/Fugaku, please do <3

(Totally unrelated to me reading your fic and finding a new rare pair. Honest. /lh)

Why yes I do love talking about my rarepairs!! *chin on hands* I’m so glad you asked! Also, sorry for the incredibly late reply!! 

Okay. So. Fugashina. I haven’t actually had to put down my thoughts about this ship beyond fic ideas before, so be forewarned that some of this is just brainmush and might not make sense.

I’ve mentioned this a couple other times, but I’ve long held the headcanon that the Uzumaki and the Uchiha are linked, through their sealing abilities (actual seals vs the sharingan which I would argue acts as a seal on the mind) but also as narrative foils. And that trickles down to their members. We already got the Naruto/Sasuke dynamic in canon, along with some teeny bits of Kushina and Obito also as foils (outcasts desperate to prove themselves to the place/people that regard them as Other).

Kushina is a fantastic character, strong and determined and so very underutilized. Admittedly, it is mostly Minato’s story but Kushina just gets swept under the rug. And while I lovelovelove Minato’s character, there’s a power imbalance in the relationship between the two of them that I don’t particularly like, (probably why I ship both Minato and Kushina with people that are not each other lol). They each deserve to have an equal partnership (and if that means writing fanfic, then fine damnit). Kushina doesn’t deserve to be that wife who wields power over her helpless husband; Minato deserves to be more than just a malewife after we got glimpses of what he could be. Kushina just feels like wasted potential (admittedly we only see her in domestic scenes in the anime, and mayyyyybe some fights scenes in the movies I think if I’m remembering correctly) and I think that’s just sad. It’s like… watching Padme, once the queen of an entire planet and then a senator in the galactic senate, spend most of RotS barefoot and pregnant. Idk I just think it’s wasted potential and it’s stupid and I want to make it better.

I already said I like the Uchiha and Uzumaki as foils, and the one who seems to beat balance her out personality-wise is Fugaku: he’s another case wasted potential (not as bad as Kushina, but still). I like having someone more serious and a little older than her to balance her immaturity and whimsical nature, someone who has the physical and mental stamina to keep up with her, and abilities that compliment hers. I think there are a lot more thoughts about those qualities but I’m exhausted rn. BUT. All this to say Fugaku seems to fit perfectly with her personality and her abilities and has the mental resilience to keep up. He doesn’t strike me as someone who would put her on a pedestal (like Minato did) and instead would challenge her and force her to think instead of behaving recklessly. In canon he’s stern (discipline-wise)with his children—I can see him taking the same approach with Kushina pre-relationship because he can see the potential and will try to help it grow the best way he knows.

She probably likes him for the fact that he doesn’t care she’s an outlier in the village—he likes competence and assertiveness and she’s got that in spades. He treats her as a person and a contributing member of the village—treating her like she has value beyond being a jinchuuriki (which I’m pretty sure was kinda hush hush at that point in canon but idc shhh). 

I just want mutual respect and a balanced relationship and symbolism with an Uchiha/Uzumaki union. A kind of closure to these two once great clans.

…And their babies would be hella cute ☺️ 

[night-foxbear]

Hellooo Monkie Kid fandom!

I am not new to the fandom, but this is the main acc I made for this hyperfixation is

My other socials are:

•Tiktok: fox_bi|@fox_newmoon

•Twitter: Night|@BlueStarFennec

•AO3: Imma-Not-A-Lady-Im-A-Queen

•Discord: Night Fox|@icarusnight

•LioDen: RedFoxBear

•WolvDen: NightFoxBear

Here, I hope to:

•Engage with the fandom more

•Share some of my art occasionally

•Share my headcanons

•Maybe write some stuff if people request for it (scenarios, imagines, drabbles, headcanons, and one-shots)

•Talk about my current fanfic project known as ‘Make A Deal With God’, and

•And just share my thoughts in general over the series

Some other stuff I am into:

•Pokémon

•Warrior Cats

•Anime

•WolvDen

•LioDen

•Videogames

•Mythology

•Literature

DNI:

•Under 18+

•Right-wingers

•Zionists

•LGB w/o T

•People uncomfortable w/ NFSW

This is a safespace for:

•Muslims (as a Christian, I will not tolerate Islamphobia on my page)

•🍉 activists (Zionists ain’t welcome here)

•Non-zionist jews (supporting Gaza does not mean I will have room for antisemitism on my page)

•Aspec people (Not one of y’all, but you lot are so chill)

•Trans people (Personally, I am cis, so I apologize for anything offensive I say ahead of time)

•Mspec people (As a bisexual, we mpsecs stick together)

•ND people (also literally my people)

•POC (i’m mostly white and I am raised white, so criticism and feedback for when I step out of line is greatly appreciated)

•Respectful Christians, atheists, and whomever else

•Disabled people

•Furries (personally not one, but y’ll are mostly chill)

•Therians (Also not one, but I respect you guys)

•Indigenous folk (y’all are literally so cool)

•Hispanics/Latinos (My grandma is from Mexico, and I really wanna reconnect with the community as a whole, so I especially you lot with open arms)

•Artists (esp beginner artists)

•LMK/Crossover lovers (my people!)

•Writers

•People who don’t ship MK with Pigsy, Tang, Sandy, Wukong, Macaque, or Azure

•People who don’t ship Mo, Bai He, Nezha, and Tripitaka with anyone

•Rarepair shippers (I love you all sm)

•Shadowpeach shippers (the brainrot is so frfr)

[empress-of-snark]

I ship Max/El so hard... I was hoping them to become a couple on your fic after she briefly broke up with Mike. Also, Argyle/Jonathan are bromance goals, they deserve a moodboard, don't they?

I’ll be honest, I did consider going the Elmax/Byler route after breaking up Mike and El, but I think I ultimately decided that it would deserve more story time than I could give it, since the focus of the fic is the main six, y’know?

I don’t really get involved shipping the younger characters (they’re still babies to me 🥺) but I do like Elmax! Maybe I’ll pair them up in a future fic, who knows?

And as requested, your Jargyle moodboard:

Lyrics would be from You’re My Best Friend by Queen, since that song can be interpreted platonically or romantically!

I’m always a fan of Argyle getting more love/appreciation, since I feel like both he and Jonathan are often overlooked in the fandom, so I like Jargyle—as friends or boyfriends, either way.

(I’m also planning on doing an Argyle/Chrissy moodboard eventually!)

stranger things rarepair collection

[b-plot-butch]

Hi! I was thinking Prompt 31 for Calliope/Gault 💕

Hi! Thank you SO much for your patience in waiting for this prompt fill!! 😅 It turned out longer than I thought it would—turns out I had more to say about this ship than I expected. I really hope you like it, and thank you so much for such an interesting pairing!!

*lovingly tosses another femslash rarepair into the pile*

Calliope was still humming as she and Gault walked down the rain-slick street away from the school, Calliope holding an umbrella over the two of them.

“It’s catchy, isn’t it?” Gault said, sounding amused. “Isaac’s dreams have been full of the soundtrack for weeks.”

“I imagine it would be inescapable in the dreams of humans,” said Calliope.

“The Addams Family is hardly the worst of it.” Gault shuddered. “Not a single entity in the Dreaming can stand Hamilton anymore.”

Gault and Calliope had just finished watching a performance at a high school in the United States. They’d worked together to inspire a teenager: a senior who had yearned to audition every year of his high school career but had never worked up the courage until it was his last chance. Gault would take Calliope with her into Isaac’s dreams, and there the two of them would weave dreamscapes imbued with Calliope’s magic and crafted by the touch of Gault’s skillful hands.

This and numerous other collaborations had come about because of a chance encounter at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Valparaíso. Calliope had been looking over who stood near her in the sea of audience members, and her gaze caught on a woman wearing a peacock blue halter top. It could have been a trick of the lights in the amphitheatre but…Calliope could have sworn the woman’s skin glowed.

Calliope had never been queen of the Dreaming, not in the way Oneiros had offered to her. She had her own purview, she’d told him, her own area of expertise. She did not crave another. She had no desire for crowns or titles. But she had still spent considerable time there, and she certainly knew how one of the Dreaming’s residents moved, spoke, held their chin.

So, when the festival concluded, she’d fallen into step beside the woman as the massive crowd funnelled toward the exits. The commotion would hide any indiscreet phrasing. She dipped her head close to the woman’s ear. “You are from the Dreaming, aren’t you?”

The woman’s head twisted sharply in Calliope’s direction, her dark eyes wary. “Who are you?” Immediately Calliope had been struck by the resonance of her voice. From just those three words, she’d wanted to hear more.

“Forgive me, I did not mean to startle you. I am Calliope. One of the Greek Muses.”

The suspicion slid from the woman’s shoulders. “Calliope. Oh, they remember you fondly in the Dreaming,” she said, teeth flashing in a smile. “I didn’t recognise you. I wasn’t created until after your…involvement, with Dream. I’m younger than many of the other Major Arcana.”

Impressed, Calliope said, “You’re one of the Major Arcana?” It was not a title to be bestowed frivolously. The woman seemed to recognise the respect in Calliope’s voice, and her smile grew wider.

“Yes. My name is Gault.” And for a moment, Calliope caught the glimmer of iridescent wings raised behind Gault’s back.

“Gault,” Calliope said, trying out the new name on her tongue. “It is lovely to meet you.”

That had been the beginning of their friendship. Initially, they’d each been curious about how their work could complement the other’s. But after some weeks, they no longer needed a collaboration as an excuse to spend time in each other’s company. They shared meals and stories, discussions and analyses, walks and even a flight or two—Gault with her gleaming butterfly wings, Calliope in the form of a sparrow. Gault had rapidly become very, very dear to Calliope.

“Where do you think you’ll go next?” Gault asked Calliope now. She knew Calliope never stayed too long in one place these days.

“Somewhere with warmer temperatures,” Calliope answered at once, and Gault laughed, bumping Calliope’s shoulder playfully with her own.

“Your poor Mediterranean sensibilities.”

“Gault,” Calliope began firmly, “your body is made entirely of dreamstuff. You have not the slightest idea what it is like to be predisposed toward one climate or another.”

Gault laughed again, head tilting back, and Calliope found her gaze drawn to the apples of her cheeks, the exquisite roundness of her features. “Forgive me, goddess.”

They fell into a companionable silence as the rain pattered down onto Calliope’s umbrella. They were in their own little bubble underneath its shield. Without conversation to divert her, Calliope’s thoughts turned back to the musical. But not the soundtrack, this time. No, what captured Calliope now were thoughts of Gault and Isaac.

By now, Calliope had a reasonably good grasp on the kinds of dreamers that Gault gravitated towards. Isaac, she thought with a squeeze of fondness, was a typical case: a young human who dreamt of being other than what he had always been. He was a reserved, unassuming student, without the resources for voice or dancing training many of his theatre-inclined peers had. He had the drive, quiet but burning within his chest. All he needed was one final push of encouragement to bring himself to audition. And Gault was there to offer it. Gault’s kindness, steadfastness, passion for her dreamers’ futures and their own ability to control those futures: it was all so brilliantly on display as Calliope worked at her side.

Calliope had always seen people’s creations as facets of their own selves, was drawn to people according to the work of their hands and hearts. And Gault created beautiful, powerful things for the dreamers she held so dear.

The two of them were now walking down a street lined with shops. Gault paused to examine the front window of one, an arrangement of art prints, maps, journals, the like. The storefront was well lit, and just as the first time Calliope had seen her, the light found Gault and reflected off of her, and she became utterly luminous.

And staring at Gault now, Calliope knew.

The words escaped her mouth in a low murmur, almost lost in the rain. “I love you.”

Gault half-turned toward Calliope, her attention still mostly on the display window. “Did you say something, Calliope?”

Calliope’s pulse rushed in her ears. She could take it back. It wasn’t too late to shy away.

But it was not in her nature to not speak her mind. In all her years, after all the ways life had bruised her, no blow had ever been able to rob her of that.

So she said again, louder this time, “I love you.”

Gault whipped around. Shock flashed across her face, and then it softened into…Calliope’s fingers tightened around the umbrella’s handle. It looked like—

It looked like—

They were already so close together under the umbrella. Gault’s eyes shone so, so brightly. Calliope read tenderness in them, read affection, read love. “Say it again.”

“I love you,” Calliope whispered. With her free hand, she reached forward and dared to rest it on Gault’s waist. A feather-light touch. If Gault breathed deeply the simple movement alone would dislodge Calliope’s hand. But she didn’t.

“Again.”

“I love you.”

It was so easy, then. For Calliope to dip her head forward, for Gault to meet her halfway. Gault’s mouth moved plush and warm against Calliope’s, and involuntarily Calliope’s fingers dimpled deeper into Gault’s waist, grounding herself. Gault might be a dream, but she still felt so vibrantly real beneath Calliope’s hand, against her lips.

The rain sang down around them.

When they drew apart, Gault was smiling again, and not even her own shimmering skin could compare to that radiance.

[seigephoenix]

welcome to DADWC :) I'm happy to see another Nathaniel Howe/Cousland fan! what about an enemies to lovers type situation? starting out with "still have that stick up your ass, I see" and growing into patching each other up after a fight, ot maybe something more?

Thank you for the prompt for @dadrunkwriting! I adore this ship and will die with this rarepair. I used Elaina Cousland as she's my main Cousland for DA. I did diverge from canon just slightly with the fate of the rest of the Howe family, but this is how I'd see it going for Elaina.

Ship: Elaina Cousland x Nathaniel Howe (the beginnings maybe?) Content Warnings: Mentions of murder Length: ~1k

Elaina looked down at the bandages in her hands and back up at Nathaniel who sat on the outer edges of the camp they’d set up.  She glanced over at Sigrun and Velanna, both made themselves busy preparing for the night ahead.  She turned back to Nathaniel with an ache in her heart.  She remembered innocent, carefree days of childhood.  Before their families and the corruption of greed drove them apart.  She walked over to him and sat on the rock just behind him.

“What do you want?”  Elaina merely focused on her hands as they pulled out the bandages and antiseptic balm.  “Not going to answer me I see.  What, too lofty for me now, oh great lady.”  Elaina’s lips threatened to twitch at the haughty tone he used.  He could always get her riled up, even back when they were children.

“I see you still have that stick up your ass.”  His jaw dropped at her quip.  “Now, since it’s unlikely you’ll be able to reach that nasty wound on your back I’m here to help.”

“I can have Velanna help me.” Elaina leaned back and studied him with a skeptical eye.  She looked over as Velanna answered from her spot near the campfire.

“Not in a thousand years Howe.  Take up the Commander’s offer.”  Velanna turned to set up the cook set Elaina had purchased in Amaranthine.

“I’m not great at first aid.  Not something we typically learn in the Legion of the Dead.” Sigrun piped up as Nathaniel turned to look at her.  “The Commander’s much better at that than me I bet.”  He turned back to see her green eyes shining with amusement and he let out an aggravated scoff.  He removed his armor and tunic before turning his back to her.

Elaina winced as she saw the angry slashes on his back.  She carefully applied the salve to the cuts, wincing whenever he hissed in obvious pain.  The silence dragged between them until it felt like a weight pressing down on her chest.

“Delilah told me that it was your doing that saved her and her husband.” Elaina glanced up at the back of his head, surprise flitting across her face.  “She said you urged the queen to not punish the family as they had nothing to do with what my father did.”

“I did ask that of Anora.” Elaina carefully laid the cloth against the slashes, taking care not to press too heavily on the wounds.

“Why?” The one word was so quiet Elaina almost didn’t hear him.  She leaned in closer to hear him ask it again.

“Why?  Because you and your sister had nothing to do with what he did at Highever.  Delilah was appalled when she found out.  She found me in Denerim after the battle, she was on her knees begging and pleading for me to forgive her.”  She felt Nathaniel tense beneath her fingers.  “It hurt.  I wasn’t as close to Delilah as I was to you growing up, but it was like a lash across my heart to see her like that.  She had nothing to apologize for.  Your oldest brother was the only one I believe in on the scheme.  Your mother, sister, and younger brother were completely innocent.”

“Yet, my mother died…”  Elaina paused as she thought how to answer.  How much did Nathaniel know?  She looked towards the small basket of bandages and healing salves and glanced back at the back of his head.

“She.” Elaina paused as she struggled to not relive the scene she’d come across.  “She was already dead when we came into the estate in Denerim.  Thomas was lying beside her.”  Nathaniel’s shoulders shook and Elaina gave in.  She gave into the urge to lean against his back, mindful of his wounds.  It was something she did when they were kids and he didn’t want her to see him cry, but she wanted to comfort him anyway.

“Did they even have proper burials?” Nathaniel’s voice was hoarse and the ache intensified in her heart.

“Fergus and I made sure they did.  They are interred in the Howe family crypt.” Nathaniel reached back and grabbed his shoulder, flinching only slightly when her fingers brushed over his hand.  “I’m sorry I couldn’t save them.  I wanted to.  I didn’t want them to suffer like.” Elaina found her own words choked as she couldn’t finish the sentence.  Like my family did.

“I’d like to visit.  When we make it back.” Elaina nodded and wiped the beginning of tears away from her eyes.  “I’m sorry.”

“Sorry?  For what?” Elaina asked quietly.

“For trying to kill you when I first came to Vigil’s Keep.” Elaina leaned back with a shaky laugh at how deadpan he delivered that line.  She carefully picked up the bandages and began to wrap them around his waist, taking care not to jostle his wounds.

“You were not the first, and given my position I doubt you will be the last.”  She tucked the edges in and tied a knot to keep them in place.

“Not the first?” Nathaniel glanced over his shoulder and she gave him an amused grin.

“No.  Shall I tell you about the Antivan Crow sent to kill me but failed miserably?” Nathaniel scooted over on his rock and she climbed over next to him with their shoulders touching.  It reminded her so much of when they were children that her heart felt warm in her chest.  They’d spent many a day sitting side by side, enduring the many lectures of Nan for getting into the larder or by sitting through boring school lessons.  Boring lessons they soon escaped at first chance despite the ire of their tutors.  Elaina wanted those days back, to recover a small modicum of innocence from back then.  Perhaps she could even get Nathaniel’s friendship back.  Or more.  She ignored the whispers in her head.  Nathaniel would surely not see her as anything more than a friend or at the very least, his Warden Commander.  He’d never want to be with the one who had his father’s blood on her hands.

Would he?

[ryuichirou]

First of all I absolutely adore your art! Have done for quite some time. Recently me and my partner got into a wild rarepair that it just seems like absolutely no one has touched on (probably because they would see it as problematic) but today we offer you:

VilOrtho

Okay so, it kind of happened by surprise, we started noticing all their interactions and especially the fact Ortho asked Vil to do his makeup for his birthday. From then on we had our whole little world going for these two. How Vil absolutely adores Ortho and pampers the fuck out of him, absolutely anyone that speaks shit about his Ortho and the queen is on them.

Meanwhile Ortho’s just lapping up the fact he landed THE Vil Schoeheit and he’s got this shit eating smug little bastard grin. Everyone is like HOW THE HELL DID HE PULL VIL?! Ortho’s an attention whore and he’s possessive as fuck with Vil, everyone thinks Vil tops but Ortho just decimates his queen and Vil’s left wondering how he still alive every morning but completely in love.

Anon! Thank you so much for your ask, and I’m sorry for the late reply! As you probably have seen since then, we also really love Ortho and Vil together. Another ship that I should draw more, and we collectively should talk more about...  They are so nice together.

I can’t find other posts right now, but we definitely talked about them in this reply.

Love everything that you’ve mentioned in your ask though; Vil really does adore Ortho, and with both Ortho’s love for movies and interest in fashion, they would have a lot to bond over. Well, they already have, I guess lol

Ortho does love being a little bastard sometimes, so he could definitely look smug at every jealous rando who looks at them all confused. He gets to decimate this gorgeous creature and they don’t~ he gets to get gentle shoulder pats and cheek scratches and they don’t~ Such a little meanie lol have mercy on us, Ortho…

But definitely don’t have mercy on Vil, please ruin him every night. 💪

[brookiidookiii]

what are your favorite and least favorite ships? 👀

Oh boy do I have a lot of opinions

- tbh I like a lot of Jo ships. Jock joeather jomaria,, ngl lately I’ve been in a joeather mood. Her x any girl is always a classic. The only guy I can ship her with is brick really 😭 I think they have really good chemistry. And I am a sucker for rivalries + it’s been a childhood OTP. I low key thought they were gonna end up together when I first watched s4.

Now I could write essays on joeather forever. Their rivalry could’ve been something great but the writers were awful. I think Jo should kiss her enemies

- yeah sorry I’m a duncney enjoyer and I do not care how toxic they were. Adds flavor. Heathney is excellent too. Courtney just needs someone who will enable her bad behavior (also sorry I prefer heathney over gwourtney). The TikTok fandom is really annoying about duncney tho because I’ll see videos about how “why does no one ever talk about how toxic duncney is :(“ while all the tumblr fandom does is talk about how they can make them worse lmaooo

- samkota is my favorite canon couple

- MKulia duhhhh I’ve been a shipper since I watched the reboot, which I started watching probably a month before s2 got released. Toxic yuri

- Chemma in the sense that it’s ironic and I can just make memes about them I don’t actually like them

- gwoey ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

- Trent x Lindsay is a secret rarepair of mine. They can be cute

- SKYELLLAA as much as I love toxic yuri I love wholesome stuff too. I think they are neat

- sanders x MacArthur. Idek how to explain what kind of relationship they’d have but I think they are both butch lesbians. MacArthur you are my lord and savior

Okay least favorites let’s go. Also heads up I don’t really care for any of the m/m ships 😭 mostly because I don’t care for many of the male characters lol

- zoke. They didn’t even do anything wrong like I LIKE them but they’re just so boring and unentertaining that what’s even the point yk. And when Zoey got superpowers after Mike left. Stop. Secondhand embarrassment. Like in s4 they were obnoxious at best but in all stars that made me truly pray on their downfall. I like fanon zoke.

In my mind they had a sweet romance that lasted a few years until they got a bigger divorce and left on good terms

- any and all Noah ships sorryyyy he’s overrated and I don’t like Noah at all. I don’t get the hype around alenoah it’s not that good. Everytime someone calls MKulia yuri alenoah an evil politician gets another year added to their life. I don’t like you. Like I get why people like noco. Just pure fluff, which isn’t for me, and they did have that ear kiss which was something, but I still hate it

I saw someone say alenoah was basically just aleheather without heather and yeah. Everytime I see someone list out the reasons Alejandro would be into Noah it’s just the same reasons Alejandro’s into heather.

Also MKulia is more like joeather anyway but whateva,,

- I don’t even make that many sexuality headcanons bc I guess I just don’t think about it but I can tell you who’s straight. Damien is straight. He is the most heterosexual person the series has ever made. I don’t think he should be shipped to with men. Also Wayne is straight

- sugella because as much as I love toxic yuri, that doesn’t even sound like fun toxicity just misery. It’s not for me 😭 I still stan sugar tho

- ripaxel. I tried to like it SORRRYYYY ripper is annoying and he needs the death penalty. Everytime they’re compared to jock I lose a year off my life. Ripaxel is what jock haters think jock shippers like. You are all wrong.

Axel is my queen and lord and savior. It’s okay babygirl we can ride off into the sunset together

- prileb. Why did it exist. I hate this. But seeing priya in love was pretty cute I gotta admit

- gwuncan. Self explanatory

- Scottney cause wtf 😭😭😭 once again I like them in the sense that I can make memes about it but bro SCOTT???? Courtney you can do better than that thing. Scott has skidmarks

- fanon brott 💀💀💀 I don’t like fanon brick in general. Y’all do him dirty. Ong Scott would not let brick use him as his Barbie doll for clothes. Scott would make fun of brick for liking fashion. Do you know nothing about Scott? Saw someone once say that they would watch legally blonde together HELL NO.

Also I really really hate that when I go out looking for jomaria fanfics, they’re only ever tagged as side couples in brott fics. Are you kidding me.

- bro the malejandro fanfics 😭 who is writing these things. Some of those titles make me lose it. I think we all should stop acknowledging mal and all stars existences

- gwody. Once again that big ass chin motherfucker doesn’t deserve Gwen.

- Jo x any other guy. Sorry. She doesn’t deserve any of those fuckers. Jock is the exception because at least he’d treat her right but even then he’s just a guy

- I don’t like Scott x anyone in general. Even Dott I’m hesitant because it would never work out and that’s what makes it soooo fun to explore because in the end she always ends up killing him

bruh most of these yaoi ships piss me off idk I don’t get the appeal for any of them. But I draw whatever people ask from me idrc it’s not a big deal LOLLL

Also this fandom is so goddamn cringe for calling straight couples yuri/yaoi. YOU LOOK EMBARRASSING OKAY

There’s a lot more couples I dislike than like tbh. I don’t think this fandom or its opinions sorry guys