#ilb f!mc

[cadybear420]

Made Harper Addison and Tom in the Picrew

[alj4890]

To Make It Better

(Tom Sato x F!MC*Taylor Vance) in a Choices It Lives Beneath drabble

Thirty Kisses in Thirty Days Challenge with the prompt: kisses against a wound.

A/N I've wanted to write for these two for a long time. One of my favorite scenes in It Lives Beneath is when Tom offers to help the MC with some first aid on the cult boat (and realizes he's in love *sigh*). I think, given how adorably sweet he is that he would have offered to treat her wounds in previous chapters. In this drabble, I'm going to have it happen after the attack at the gala.

Rating: Mature for brief mentions of violence and death *trigger warnings*

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Taylor couldn't wrap her head around all that happened. The past events themselves defied belief. There really is a cult in Pine Springs! Her grandfather was not only a member but had also admitted to being part of the group who killed her parents. Then the monsters coming out of the woods to attack were just the icing on the cake.

And let's not forget the weird ghost skeleton in the lake who tried to drown her brother, Elliot.

If that wasn't enough to kill her, at least in spirit, then the rich jerk who was hosting the party tried to finish the job.

Remembering how it felt to be lifted in the air made Taylor shiver. The weird, mystical power Richard Sutcliffe used to choke her without even touching her made chill bumps erupt across her skin.

"What a night." Taylor mumbled as she collapsed in one of the kitchen chairs.

She gazed around her grandfather's kitchen. The log cabin had seemed cozy when she and Elliot first moved in. Now, she wondered at the shadows. They possessed a slightly ominous edge to them since she knew the kind of man her grandfather was.

Is he really a murderer? Is that why Mom and Dad never had him come around while I was growing up? Did they know Grandpa was evil?

A knock at the door made Taylor nearly jump out of her skin. Fear trickled down her spine as she crept quietly to peep out the window.

Her body relaxed once she made out Tom's faint outline in the porch light.

"Hey." She motioned for him to come in. "What are you doing here?"

"I was worried about you." Tom ducked his head bashfully with that admittance. "When Imogen's dad said he needed to talk privately to you and Elliot, I knew I couldn't horn in."

"That's really sweet of you." Taylor said. "You want to sit down?"

"Yeah!" He cleared his throat. "That'd be um, yeah."

They went into the living room and sat down on the couch.

"What's in the box?" She asked.

Tom looked down in surprise as if seeing the box he'd carried over for the first time.

"It's a first aid kit." His cheeks heated with color. "I um, I noticed you got banged up tonight and thought you could use some help."

He gestured towards her left shoulder. "You were bleeding there earlier."

"You could tell?" Taylor joked. "I thought wearing a red dress would hide that sort of thing."

Tom grinned at her. "What can I say? Nothing gets past these sharp eyes of mine."

He pushed his glasses up then popped the top off the container. He began to tske out bandages along with antiseptic spray and cream.

Taylor bit down on her bottom lip as she carefully eased her nightshirt off her shoulder.

Tom winced at the sight of deep gashes along the once flawless skin. He gently touched near the wound while studying it.

"Give it to me straight, Doc." Taylor looked over her shoulder at him. "Will I live?"

"You'll live." He began to clean it with some alcohol. "It's going to hurt like hell for a while, but you'll make it."

Taylor sucked in a painful breath when he dabbed at the deepest part of her scratches.

"Sorry." Tom gently rubbed her back with his free hand. "We have to clean this before I bandage you up."

"I know." Taylor hissed when fresh alcohol was added. "Damn weird snake bear thing! I'd like to rip its claws out!"

Tom fought a grin as she described all the ways she would tear the monster apart if it ever crossed her path again.

He next applied some antibacterial cream. It had some type of numbing agent that helped Taylor calm down.

"That feels good." She mumbled, relaxing back some closer to him.

"Yeah?'

"Yeah."

Tom added more, gently dabbing it into every crevice of the claw mark.

He reached for a set of gauze.

"Still good?" He checked.

"Yep." Taylor looked at him over her shoulder. "Though I think there is something that could make it better."

"What's that?" Tom searched through the first aid kit. "Other than sutures, I don't think I have anything else that can help heal it faster."

"Haven't you ever heard of kissing to make it better?" She asked.

Tom's face turned beet red. He nervously tucked a lock of his own hair behind his ear while debating on whether or not she was serious.

Does she really want me to kiss her on her shoulder?

After all, they had already kissed a couple of days ago. Granted, she'd been the one to kiss him. But still...he really wanted to kiss her again.

"I uh, I don't think you want me kissing your wound." He stammered.

"Maybe not directly." Taylor replied. "But I wouldn't say no to some kisses around it."

Tom blinked as he stared at her shoulder.

Taylor softly sighed. She knew she shouldn't pressure him into kissing her. She simply couldn't help herself. When she first met Tom Sato, she'd been instantly smitten. Seeing him take out the first monster who attacked her made her fall even harder for him. Take that and add in the fact that he believed her story about the ghost in the lake without question, she knew she was almost in love with him.

He was everything she'd been looking for in a guy. He was sweet. He had a great sense of humor. And...Tom was incredibly brave.

Why wouldn't I fall hard for---

Taylor remained perfectly still when she felt the first brush of his soft lips upon her skin. Her eyes closed over the strange flutters zigzagging in her stomach as he dotted gentle kisses around her wound.

His arms slid around her waist as he pressed a sweet kiss to the side of her neck.

"How's that?" Tom's voice was deeper with emotion than it had been before.

"Perfect." Taylor whispered.

"Then let's get you bandaged up."

Once he finished, the two settled closer to one another on the couch.

"You want to talk about what went down tonight?"

Taylor scooted even closer to his side while shaking her head.

Tom quietly touched her arm in understanding.

"Would you mind staying?" She asked. "At least for a little while?"

"I don't mind at all."

Taylor lifted his arm and snuggled under it, pulling it around her.

Tom grinned at her doing so.

"Comfortable?" He teased.

"Very." She pressed a tender kiss to his cheek. "Thank you, you know, for being here and helping me with everything."

He brushed another kiss on her lips. "Anytime."

[choicesficwriterscreations]

Meet Our MCs and OCs: A - H

@a-cloud-for-dreams

Ride or Die: Lyra Lexington 

Wake the Dead: Xiomara Calloway

@a-crepusculo 

Open Heart (LI: Ethan Ramsey) F!MC: Marchia Bisognin  (Featured: February 2023)

Open Heart (LI: Tobias Carrick) F!OC: Nyla Imani Hassan

@aallotarenunelma 

Immortal Desires NB!MC:  Saini Amanda Rusanen  🏳️‍🌈

Immortal Desires OC: Skylar Sasha Barnett-Lyons  🏳️‍🌈 (Featured: September 2023)

It Lives in the Woods F!MC:  Riikka Lovisa Yläkorpi  🏳️‍🌈 (Featured: November 2023)

It Lives in the Woods M!OC: Ashley Clark  🏳️‍🌈

@aesthetic-aag

Bloodbound F!MC: Adeeba Augustine

@anntoldst0ries

Open Heart F!MC: Noelle Valentine 

@ao719

The Royal Romance/Crimes of Passion F!OC: Croia Thorne

@aria-ashryver

Immortal Desires MC: Luca O’Rinn  🏳️‍🌈 (Featured: December 2023)

Immortal Desires OC: Viktor Ivanov  🏳️‍🌈

@aussiegurl1234 

The Royal Romance OC: Alice Thornton

The Royal Romance OC: Delilah Young

The Royal Romance MC: Lily Anne Walker

@bebepac

The Royal Romance MC (1): Mia Jones

The Royal Romance/Heir MC (2): Riley Brooks

@bri1234

The Cursed Heart F!MC: Ella (Featured: November 2024)

@cadybear420

Dirty Little Secrets M!MC: Dick Ryder

High School Story F!MC: Evie Ayana  🏳️‍🌈 (Featured: March 2024)

ILB F!MC: Harper Addison Vance-Fisher 🏳‍🌈

ILITW F!MC: Jo Hunter

@cariantha

Open Heart F!MC: Sawyer Brooks (Featured: April 2023)

@choices-ceri

Crimes of Passion : TM!FC: Ceri Rose  🏳️‍🌈

@choicesfanaf 

Open Heart F!MC: Arundhati Kulkarni

@choicesmc

The Elementalists: Rams Erndheart  🏳️‍🌈

Laws of Attraction: Fiona Lightwood  🏳️‍🌈

@coffeeheartaddict2

Open Heart F!MC: Casey Mara Valentine   (Featured: September 2023)

@cryomyst

Open Heart F!MC: Alexandria Lee

@danijimenezv

Open Heart F!MC: Jill Valentine

@doriansapprentice

Open Heart M!MC: Remy Miles

@dr-colossal-pita

Open Heart M!MC: Oliver Valentine  🏳️‍🌈

@dutifullynuttywitch

Blades of Light & Shadow F!elf!MC: Autumn Nightbloom

Guinevere: Geneviève de Carmelide

Wake the Dead F!MC: Eva Archer  (Featured: June 2024)

@eleanorbloom

Open Heart F!MC: Eleanor Bloom

@ezekielbhandarivalleros

Open Heart M!MC: Jake Twenboah (Featured: May 2024)

@gaiuskamilah

Blades of Light and Shadow F!Elf!MC: Marya Moonglory  🏳️‍🌈

@genevievemd

Open Heart (LI: Ethan Ramsey) F!MC: Genevieve McClure

Open Heart (LI: Bryce Lahela) F!OC: Natalie Michaels

@gutsfics 

Open Heart NB!MC: Baxter Lucafont  🏳️‍🌈

Red Carpet Diaries M!OC: Avalon Hammond  🏳️‍🌈

@harleybeaumont

The Royal Romance F!MC: Harley Hughes

@headoverheelsforramsey

Open Heart F!MC: Meera Bose

@hopelessromantic1352

Open Heart F!MC: Casey Hollyn Valentine

Red Carpet Diaries F!OC: Natalia York

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[choicesflashfics]

Here is the masterlist of the holiday fics from the Flashifcs Holiday Prompt event. Thank you to everyone who participated and/or shared for others to see!

A Meeting in Wyoming - @ladylamrian (Nightbound; Nik Ryder x F!MC)

Holiday Shopping - @rosepetals1 (Perfect Match; Hayden Young x F!MC)

Christmas Tree Dilemma - @rosepetals1 (Perfect Match; Hayden Young x F!MC)

Turning the Page Chapter 7: Because I Love You - @tessa-liam (The Royal Romance; Liam x F!MC)

Under the Mistletoe - @liaromancewriter (Open Heart; Ethan Ramsey x F!MC)

Dashing Through the Snow - @kristinamae093 (The Royal Romance; Liam x F!OC)

Turning the Page Chapter 8: Home is Where the Heart Is - @tessa-liam (The Royal Romance; Liam x F!MC)

Favors - @cariantha (Open Heart; Ethan Ramsey x F!MC)

Blame It On The Mistletoe - @kristinamae093 (The Royal Romance; Liam x F!OC)

Beneath the Mistletoe - @storyofmychoices (Blades of Light and Shadow; F!MC x OC / Mal Volari x Tyril Starfury / Mal Volari x F!MC / Tyril Starfury x OC)

Holiday Cheer - @storyofmychoices (Open Heart; Bryce Lahela x F!OC / Ethan Ramsey x F!MC / Tobias Carrick x F!MC)

Jouluyö - Christmas Night - @aalltarenunelma (Immortal Desires, ILITW, ILB Crossover; Multiple Pairings)

Impossibly Perfect - @storyofmychoices (Open Heart; Bryce Lahela x F!OC)

You’re All I Need - @liaromancewriter (Open Heart; Ethan Ramsey x F!MC)

Marabelle Chapter 8: A Princess for a Prince - @tessa-liam (The Royal Romance; Liam x F!OC)

Traditions - @bebepac (The Royal Romance; Liam x F!MC)

Peppermint Kisses - @peonierose (Crimes of Passion; Trystan Thorne x F!MC)

Snowed in at the Cabin - @aallotarenunelma (It Lives; Lincoln McQuoid x NB!MC)

Making It Work - @liaromancewriter (Open Heart; Ethan Ramsey x F!MC)

[choicespride]

Choices Pride 2024 Week 2 Masterlist

Alpha

Kalani Picrew - m!MC (Kalani Mochizuki) - @peonyblossom

A Very Scandalous Proposal

SpreadJoy #885 - Nigel Brookes - @storyofmychoices

Blades of Light and Shadow

Forever my tiny human 💛 - nb!elf!OC (Nyx Selenastra) x Aerin Valleros - @storyofmychoices

Happy Pride 🌈 from Daenarya & Maiele - f!human!MC (Daenarya); elf!MC (Maiele Nightbloom) - @lilyoffandoms

The Elementalists

MC Pride Hearts - MC (Apollo Solaris); Atlas Erndhart; OC (Lance Hartley) - @saibug1022

High School Story

Evie and Aiden Picrews - f!MC (Evie Ayana, HSS) x Aiden Zhou - @cadybear420

Jamie is ready for pride! - nb!MC (Jamie Baxter, HSS) - @peonyblossom

Ria and Maria Picrew - OC (Ria Morena) x Maria Flores - @lover-also-fighter-also

Picrew - MC (Cher Lee, HSS:CA) x Ajay Bhandari - @cadybear420

Picrew - MC (Jordan Price, HSS Prime) x Julian Castillo - @cadybear420

Picrew - m!MC (Alan Parke, HSS) x Emma Hawkins - @cadybear420

Picrew - f!MC (Evie Ayana, HSS) x Aiden Zhou - @cadybear420

Pride Heart Picrews - f!MC (Lola Williams, HSS Prime); nb!MC (Jamie Baxter, HSS) - @peonyblossom

It Lives Anthology

MC Pride Hearts - MC (Val, ILITW); MC (Leon, ILB); MCs (Athantis Twins, ILW) - @saibug1022

Picrew - m!MC (Devi, ILITW) - @gutsfics

Picrew - f!MC (Harper Addison Vance-Fisher, ILB) x Tom Sato - @cadybear420

Picrew - f!MC (Jo Hunter, ILITW) x Lucas Thomas - @cadybear420

SpreadJoy #886 - Lily Ortiz - @storyofmychoices

SpreadJoy #882 - Andy Kang - @storyofmychoices

Laws of Attraction

Bisharpe pride heart icons - MC x Marcus Sharpe - @saibug1022

Murder at Homecoming

SpreadJoy #884 - Stevie Sun - @storyofmychoices

Open Heart

Edits - nb!MC (Baxter Lucafont) - @gutsfics

Some Sydney Picrews - nb!MC (Sydney Valentine) - @peonyblossom

Red Carpet Diaries

SpreadJoy #883 - Seth Levine - @storyofmychoices

Untameable

y'all means all - m!MC (Jules Rojas, Untameable); m!MC (Barrett Kemp, Unbridled) - @peonyblossom

Crossovers

Picrews - MC (Jiahao, ID) x Cas Harlow; MC (Fiona Lightwood, LOA) x Gabe Ricci; MC (Rams Erndhart); MC (Sawtooth, Alpha) x Channing Lowe - @choicesmc

[gaiuskamilah]

post ilb lucasmc noahmc fic with noah bringing lucas to see redfieldmc (and all the angst and jealousy and bittersweet joy it entails)? 😳

eulogy it lives anthology | G | 1k words | lucas/f!mc and noah/f!mc [read on ao3]

Lucas hadn’t set foot in the woods in years. 

His current situation made it a mildly amusing, if not an altogether miserable, fact of his life. Documents littered his desk and a number of placards now sat in his garage. The past few months were spent working with various groups to protect the woods surrounding Westchester. Another greedy rich person’s plans of tearing those woods down, thwarted. A small swell of self-satisfaction rose in him at knowing he was able to help keep the woods safe. 

The same woods that he hadn’t wandered in properly since senior year. 

The same woods where Cassie died.

Lucas’ motives were selfish, in a way. Yes, he did it to protect the woods. But another part of him did it for Cassie. To protect her first grave and her memory, even if he didn’t have the guts to face it again himself. 

Or at least, until now. 

Chills went up his spine as he followed Noah Marshall into the woods of Westchester. It was all too reminiscent of that disastrous homecoming night — a night that Lucas frequently played over in his head too much for his own good. The thought of running the opposite direction and reporting Noah to the cops had run through his mind twice in the past ten minutes, only held back by what Noah promised him.

The promise of one Cassandra Gomez.

Or at least, a part of her.

“Why only now, Noah?” Lucas asked, breaking the tense silence between them. “You’ve known about… this… for three years. Why only show me now?”

“Being on the run from the cops keeps you awfully busy, if you must know,” said Noah, ever so sarcastic. It grated on Lucas’ nerves. “And I had to make sure you wouldn’t turn me in. Or y’know, kill me.” 

“I would’ve if Connor didn’t vouch for you.”

Noah let out a mock laugh. “You wound me, Lucas.”

“Just like you did Cassie.” 

Noah stopped in his tracks. He turned on his heel to Lucas, a mixture of grief and anger on his face. “I did not kill Cassie.” 

Lucas looked at him with an impassive expression. “Maybe you didn’t. But you did lead her to her death.” 

“She’s—” Noah let out a frustrated sigh. “—she’s not dead. Not wholly. She’s still here. She took Jane’s place. For us.” 

Lucas bit his tongue to stop a bitter ‘for you’ from slipping out. 

It was an irrational thing, the way jealousy reared its ugly head at the notion of Noah and whatever remnants of Cassie trapped in the woods having only each other in the past few years. After all, Lucas didn’t step into the woods until tonight. Noah was regularly keeping her company, and he was a wanted man. 

Still, Lucas was an idiot if he didn’t notice the way Noah looked at Cassie all those years ago. The accompanying fact that she had apparently chosen to die for them, for Noah, did not help the matters of his heart at all.

He knew what he wanted. All those years ago, he wanted everything. His parents’ approval. To be valedictorian. To be president of the student council. University acceptance letters. Cassie. 

Everything else seemed so trivial now compared to his desire to see Cassie again.

“I know what she was to you, Lucas. What you were to each other,” said Noah. “That’s why I brought you here. Because you should know. You deserve to know.”

They continued on until they reached a familiar clearing in the woods. Moonlight illuminated the very same glade where they performed that first unsuccessful ritual. Noah sat down on the stump and let out a breath. Lucas tried to ignore the fact that Noah was seemingly shaking. 

“Right,” Noah said after a huff. “Cassie.” 

“Where is she?” 

“Cassie’s always around,” said Noah, with more confidence this time. “You just gotta know how to listen.” 

Lucas tore his gaze away from Noah and into the depths of the woods. His heart pounded with a mix of fear and anticipation. He took a deep breath in an attempt to calm himself. He focused on the slight breeze, the incoming chill in the late August air, the tittering of the animals in the woods. 

And then…

A voice.

It was wispy, gone with the breeze almost, but Lucas heard it. It echoed in his ears, and despite his earlier attempts, he couldn’t stop his heart from beating wildly in his chest again. It was so reminiscent of that night three years ago, when Redfield, no, Jane—

Lucas squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head. No. This night was different. 

Memories of Cassie reappeared in his head— her cheering him on on that first day of school, their impromptu interview practice, their first kiss at the house party, how radiant she looked in her homecoming dress. Moments Lucas wouldn’t trade for the world, as devoted as he was to it.

“Cassie,” Lucas murmured just above his breath, so soft only he could hear. “Come back to me.” 

He felt it, the way the air changed. Shadows entered the glade, circling, forming. Lucas watched as the shadows came together in the shape that haunted his dreams; a mass of shadow with long arms and talons, and a face with nothing but two blue, burning circles for eyes. 

Eyes which seem to burn into him.

“Lu-cas?” it said, with a voice almost unsure, unbelieving. 

Despite the fear, Lucas took a step forward. “Cassie?” His voice shook. “Is it… is it really you?”

The monster— no, Cassie —nodded her head. Her shadowy features brightened. She raised a hand and pointed to herself. “...It’s me! Cassie!”

Lucas let out a sob. Tears welled in his eyes and he let out a shaky breath as he stepped closer to Cassie. Cassie floated towards him, and the two of them met in a not-quite embrace. Lucas wrapped an arm around Cassie as she curled around him, the shadows of Cassie’s body surprisingly solid under Lucas’ hands. Tears rolled down Lucas’ cheeks freely now. A strange sense of relief washed over him at knowing that somehow, some semblance of Cassie was still alive.

That he had something to protect, something else to fight for.

[peonyblossom]

Random but it makes me really happy you like Untamable and Alpha! I liked both, but I’ve seen a lot of people complaining. Which they can like/dislike whatever, but it’s nice to see someone actually like the books! Also random, but I got caught up with Unbridled and had black f!Kit, and she was the same, so maybe they did actually fix it? My MC has had a different hairstyle anytime she appears. Don’t know if the same happened to you. I was wondering if it was because I used a diamond hair???

Hello nonny!! This ask made me so happy omg :D It's always nice to see other people like those books!!

I hope PB fixed it and it's just whichever Kit and MC you picked lol, but yeah my MC has a different hairstyle in Unbridled and I had a diamond style in Untameable, so I feel like that's probably it??? idk why they didn't just have you import your data from Untameable though that's so weird. Like,,, I get it's more an anthology book and not a direct sequel, but you can import your ILITW choices into ILB and that's also an anthology, so it's not like they haven't done it before??????? idk it's just kinda weird.

[choicesmonthlychallenge]

Week Five: August 28—September 3

[August Prompt List] || [August Masterlists]

Thank you to everyone who participated in the August challenge. If I have missed any posts submitted, please message me ASAP so I can get them added!

⟢Blades of Light & Shadow:⟢

A Royal Portrait + Art [Mal x F!Human, Tyril x Elf] writing by @storyofmychoices ; art by ArtbyAinna (IG)

Mal + Daenarya Portraits [Mal x F!Human] submitted by @storyofmychoices ; art by cronchie-biscuit

⟢Crimes of Passion:⟢

Between Coffee & Cases: an unexpected day [M!Trystan x F!MC] by @storyofmychoices

⟢Crossover/Multiple Pairings:⟢

Répondez, S'il Vous Plaît ! 3 by @aallotarenunelma

Pairings: Dan Pierce x Riikka Yläkorpi (F!MC ILITW), Connor Green x Siiri Karvola (F!MC ILITW) | Parker Shaw x Pilvi Vance (F!MC ILB) | Lincoln McQuoid Aquino x Kanerva Leinola (NB!MC ILW), Abel Flint x Hilkka Noronen (F!MC ILW) | Cassius Harlow x Saini Rusanen (NB!MC Immortal Desires) | Ash Clark (M!OC ILITW) x Skylar Barnett-Lyons (NB!OC Immortal Desires) | Bryce Lahela x Kaisa Virtanen (F!MC Open Heart) (half-mentioned)

[masked-alien-lesbian]

Previous anon who romances Imogen in ILB and Shannon in WTD, we even have the same taste in MCs for ILB at least! My MC is named Ophelia for ILB. I don’t have a set one for WTD. Also isn’t it fun when there’s actually more than one F!LI, so we have options? I mean there are books I replay that have a single F!LI, but it’s always fun when there’s two (or the rare case 3 with WTD!!!), and I love them all enough to do an alternate route

Hiii 🌻 anon! (That's your emoji now)

Ophelia is a pretty name! I might have to steal that name for a mc one day lol. I know you didn't ask but here's the mc I use for WTD

And it is so fun when we have more than one f!LI! Because I don't always like the single f!LI or goc single LI personality, so it's nice to have options.

I was pleasantly surprised when we got 3 f!LIs in WTD while there was only 2 m!LIs. The ratio of male to female LIs has always been either equal or more m!LIs than f!LIs (And I don't count multiple LIs books where 1 LI is goc like Foreign Affairs because most goc LIs are male coded) Hopefully we'll see more books like WTD or at least have equal amount of male and female LI in the future. And I know most of the choices readers romance men but a lesbian can dream lol.

Nice to talk to you again 🌻

[cadybear420]

tom sato is a pillow princess and I mean that in the bestest way possible.

[kelseaaa]

The Christmas Compromise

Birthday Celebration Fic #8: See this post for more details! requests closed

Prompt(s):

Fluff 7. “You’re an idiot.” “But you love me.”

Pairing: Tom Sato x f!MC (Harper Vance) | It Lives Beneath

I am also participating in @choicesficwriterscreations​ Winter Season event and utilized their prompt #2:

2. Characters A and B go out to buy decorations for Christmas tree. A wants a tree with traditional Christmas decorations. B wants to put miniatures of characters they like. Fight starts.

Warnings: T rating - angst but they’re idiots, your honor, so there’s a happy ending

A/N: Have I ever mentioned how much I absolutely ADORE Mr. Tomoichi Sato? And it’s basically all thanks to my lovely @elfilibusterismo who just so happened to graciously requested this prompt. Jam, you are the light of my life and this prompt was so them. I truly hope you enjoy it!

~~~~~

Harper and Tom’s first real fight was a doozy. We’re talking pillows thrown across the room, gaming controllers crashing to the ground and yelling that could be heard all the way back in Westchester. There were tears shed and harsh words shared. And it was all because of one tiny yet explosive disagreement.

The pair could not decide on what Christmas ornaments to hang on their first Christmas tree.

~~~~~

“Tomoichi Sato, we are not putting little Star Wars figures on our very first, very real Christmas tree,” Harper exhaled as they made their way down the bustling holiday aisle.

“And why not?” he asked, sidestepping around a young family with a cart full of holiday cheer.

Harper sighed, running her hand down her face. “I don’t even like Star Wars.”

This wasn’t brand new information to Tom, but she could tell it still struck a nerve with him. “Fine,” he conceded before responding with another suggestion. “How about Harry Potter? You love Harry Potter!”

He was right, she did love Harry Potter. But not enough to make their entire tree centered around it. Suddenly Harper stopped halfway down the aisle in front of a large display of multicolored ball ornaments. 

“Here!” she said with a gleeful smile. “These are the ornaments I want. Something traditional and colorful and fun.”

Tom glanced wearily at the array of ornaments. “You call these fun?” They’re just boring balls.”

Harper’s brows furrowed as she glared at her boyfriend. “Yes they’re fun. And classic.”

Before Tom could form a rebuttal, there was a loud crash behind the couple followed by the sound of kids crying. The two turned to look, spotting the remnants of a plastic Santa - which had previously been at the very top of the shelf - now laid shattered on the aisle floor. A very distraught looking father with wide eyes stared down at the mess as his two young sons wailed and sobbed, clearly traumatized.

“Uh, I think we should go,” Harper said, tugging on the sleeve of Tom’s hoodie.

He nodded his head, still staring in disbelief at the sight in front of him before turning to follow his girlfriend out the out. “Yeah, okay, but don’t think we’re not done with this conversation.”

~~~~~

As they settled on the couch of Harper’s off-campus apartment several hours later, their earlier conversation started to pick up again.

“So,” Tom began as he plopped his feet in Harper’s lap, “was that a ‘no’ to the Harry Potter ornaments or…?”

Harper rolled her eyes before tickling the soles of his feet. Tom quickly snatched his feet from her lap, nearly tumbling off the couch in the process. “Hey! What was that for?”

“I already told you, Tom. I want something more traditional.”

Tom frowned. “But where’s the fun in that?”

“There’s plenty of fun!” she remarked, crossing her arms over her chest. “Plus it would just look nicer. I’ve never had a real tree and I just think that classic ornaments would complement it better.”

Tom stood from the couch, making his way into the tiny kitchen just off the living room. He stopped in front of the fridge where he pulled out a bottle of soda. “But that’s just not us, Harper.”

Harper let out a frustrated groan. “It’s my apartment and I decide how to decorate.”

Tom paused mid swig of the carbonated drink before pulling it from his lips and setting it down on the counter. A very obvious frown tugged at his lips which only made Harper frown in return.

“Then why did you even bother inviting me and asking for my opinion if you weren’t even going to take it into consideration?” he replied.

“I- I don’t know. I didn’t think it would matter,” she answered, one hand coming up to rub at the back of her neck.

Tom walked out of the kitchen and headed down the hallway towards the bedroom. Before he made it through the door he quietly mumbled to himself. “What a waste of time.”

But it wasn’t quiet enough and his words hit Harper’s ears instantly. “Excuse me?” she exclaimed before bouncing up from the couch to follow him into her bed. The gaming controlled that had previously been on the armrest clattered to the floor.

“Look, Harper, I don’t want to argue with you right now,” Tom said as he shouldered the door into her room.

“Well it’s too late for that,” she countered, hot on his heels.

~~~~~

And that’s how they got here, the apartment slightly a mess with Harper crying alone on the bed. Tom had left two, maybe three hours ago. Saying he “needed some air” before grabbing his hoodie and heading out into the cold night.

Stupid.

That’s how Harper was feeling. Completely and utterly foolish. So incredibly dumb that an argument so small ended with him storming out and left her crying into her pillow. And the regret she was feeling was immeasurable. All because they couldn’t agree on the stupid ornaments.

“I should call him,” she thought to herself. 

The two had never been in a real fight and she felt absolutely awful about the whole thing. She knew that they couldn’t leave things like this.

Without moving from where she laid on the bed, Harper reached out to the side table and grabbed her phone. With shaking hands she wiped her face and nose before unlocking the phone to navigate to his number. With her thumb hovering over the call button, she closed her eyes and let out a long and tired sigh.

Click click.

Harper quickly opened her eyes, her phone falling down to the mattress.

“Harper?”

She didn’t answer with words. Instead she jumped up from the bed - nearly tripping over the blanket that had wrapped around her ankles - and damn near sprinted into the living room.

“Harper, I am so sor-” Tom’s apology was quickly silenced as Harper jumped into his arms - effectively toppling them to the floor - and pressing her lips to his.

“No… I’m… Sorry,” she said between kisses.

Several heated minutes later, Harper finally crawled off her boyfriend and pulled him up until they were standing on solid ground. She kept their hands laced together. Tom rubbed the back of his neck with his free hand, his cheeks tinged a light pink. “I really am sorry,” he said.

Harper couldn’t help but smile. She leaned in and placed a chaste kiss to his cheek. “I am, too. It wasn’t fair for me to not listen to you.”

Tom nodded his head before an almost smug-like grin plastered his face. “So does that mean plan ‘Harry Potter ornaments’ is a- ow!” Tom gingerly rubbed at his shoulder where his girlfriend ever so lovingly had punched him.

“You’re an idiot,” Harper said with a roll of her eyes.

Tom pouted before curling his lips. “But you love me.” It wasn’t a question.

Harper couldn’t hide the grin threatening on her face. “Yeah, I guess I do.”

“Good,” Tom replied before reaching out and wrapping Harper in a bear hug. “Because I was kidding.” He released her before digging into his pocket to pull out his phone. “And while I was out, I did some research.”

Harper was quick to raise her brows. “Oh?”

“Yeah,” Tom said with a nod, not looking away from his phone to see Harper’s surprised face. “What do you think about these?”

Tom turned his phone so the screen would face her. Harper grabbed the device from his hand and looked at the image. On the little screen were several ball ornaments - all with characters on them. Very familiar characters.

Harper glanced up from Tom’s phone to see the slight worry in his eyes. “Are these hand painted Harry Potter ball ornaments?” she asked, a slight awe in her tone.

Tom ducked his head, his cheeks glowing red yet again. “Yeah, I thought that maybe we could do a little compromise and get the best from both worlds?” He lifted his gaze to look into her eyes. “What do you think?”

The answer came quickly as Harper flung herself into him again, wrapping her arms around his neck. Tom was lucky this time and quickly wrapped his arms around her waist, staying steady on both feet.

“It’s perfect,” she replied before grabbing his face and leaving a sweet, lingering kiss to his lips. “Absolutely perfect.”

~~~~~

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CFWC F/AotW - Dec 24-30, 2023

✒️= Fanfic | 📱= Text Fics/Edits | 🎨 = Fanart Ⓜ️ = Mature Content 18+ | 🔥 = Explicit/NSFW 18+ 🏳️‍🌈 = LGBTQIA | 🌟= Holidays 2023

BIG SKY COUNTRY

The Christmas Tree ✒️🌟| Sawyer Oakley x MC - @eadanga

THE BILLIONAIRE'S BABY

The Christmas Gift ✒️🌟| Cole Stone x F!MC - @eadanga

BLADES OF LIGHT AND SHADOW

BLOODBOUND

Gaius Augustine x MC 🎨by @rainesenator for @gaiuskamilah

Gaius, Kamilah, Adrian Fanart 🎨by @oh-so-youre-a-nerd for @talasintahan

CRIMES OF PASSION

DESIRE AND DECORUM

Ernest Sinclaire x MC Fanart 🎨 by @oh-so-youre-a-nerd

Hers to Take ✒️Ⓜ️| Ernest Sinclaire x F!OC - @noesapphic

Luke Harper Fanart 🎨 by @oh-so-youre-a-nerd

Our Last Hope ✒️| Ernest Sinclaire x MC - @kinda-iconic

HIGH SCHOOL STORY

Moving ✒️| Aiden Zhou x MC - @tveitertotwrites for @cadybear420

IT LIVES ANTHOLOGY

Parker Shaw Fanart 🎨(ILB) by @oh-so-youre-a-nerd

Lincoln McQuoid x MC Fanart 🎨🏳️‍🌈(ILW) by @rainesenator for @aallotarenunelma

LAWS OF ATTRACTION

The Blizzard ✒️🌟| Gabe Ricci x F!MC - @eadanga

Partner ✒️🏳️‍🌈🌟| Joaquin Morales x NB!MC - @noesapphic for @hydn-jpg

THE NANNY AFFAIR

Christmas Romance ✒️🌟| Sam Dalton x MC - @eadanga

OPEN HEART

RED CARPET DIARIES

Thomas Hunt x MC Holiday Art 🎨by @cashweasel (C: @peonyblossom)

THE ROYAL ROMANCE

Auld Lang Syne ✒️🌟| Drake Walker x MC - @angelasscribbles

Ball Drop ✒️🌟| Drake Walker x MC - @angelasscribbles

Blame it on the Mistletoe ✒️Ⓜ️🔥🌟| Liam Rys x F!OC - @kristinamae093

Liam Rys x MC Fanart 🎨by @gaiuskamilah for @tessa-liam

Liam Rys x MC Holiday Art 🎨🌟 by @rosefuckinggenius (C: @kristinamae093)

Marabelle (Series) ✒️Ⓜ️| Liam Rys x F!OC - @tessa-liam Chapter 8: A Prince for a Princess

Marabelle Fanart 🎨| Liam Rys x F!OC - @rosefuckinggenius (C: @tessa-liam)

UNTAMEABLE

Learn to Ride ✒️| Austin Steele, Kit Jackson - @ezekielbhandarivalleros

VARIOUS STORIES

Choices MCs 🎨 by @gremmiie

CROSSOVERS

Immortal Desires / It Lives Anthology

Jouluyö - Christmas Night ✒️🏳️‍🌈🌟| Various Pairings - @aallotarenunelma

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Week 65 Prompts:

“Sometimes, being with you feels so much like a dream … and I don’t ever want to wake up.”

“I’m sorry, but I’m done waiting.”

“What makes you think I would do something like that?”

The Greatest Gift - @storyofmychoices (Open Heart; Bryce Lahela x F!OC)

You’re All I Need - @liaromancewriter (Open Heart; Ethan Ramsey x F!MC)

Marabelle Chapter 8: A Princess for a Prince - @tessa-liam (The Royal Romance; Liam x F!OC)

Holiday Prompts fics:

Blame It On The Mistletoe - @kristinamae093 (The Royal Romance; Liam x F!OC)

Beneath the Mistletoe - @storyofmychoices (Blades of Light and Shadow; F!MC x OC / Mal Volari x Tyril Starfury / Mal Volari x F!MC / Tyril Starfury x OC)

Holiday Cheer - @storyofmychoices (Open Heart; Bryce Lahela x F!OC / Ethan Ramsey x F!MC / Tobias Carrick x F!MC)

Jouluyö - Christmas Night - @aalltarenunelma (Immortal Desires, ILITW, ILB Crossover; Multiple Pairings)

Impossibly Perfect - @storyofmychoices (Open Heart; Bryce Lahela x F!OC)

You’re All I Need - @liaromancewriter (Open Heart; Ethan Ramsey x F!MC)

Marabelle Chapter 8: A Princess for a Prince - @tessa-liam (The Royal Romance; Liam x F!OC)

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Choices Pride 2024 Week 1 Masterlist

Blades of Light and Shadow

I'm standing there... on the balcony in summer air - Nia Ellarious x f!human!MC (Iris of Riverbend) - art by @mydemonsdrivealimo, submitted by @peonyblossom

riverbend's best butcher! and some elf lord - Tyril Starfury x m!orc!MC (Lawod Nagoni) - @gaiuskamilah

Crimes of Passion

nora & trystan & pride - Trystan Thorne x MC (Nora Rose) - @inlocusmads

The Freshman

Rin & Madison QPR HCs - Madison Eckhart & OC (Rin Day) - @choicesmc

It Lives Anthology

Lesbian MCs Picrew - f!MC (Ivy Lovelace, ILITW), f!MC (Merliah Vance, ILB), f!MC (Eleanor Wilkins, ILW) - @peonyblossom

MC Picrews - m!MC (Harry Spear, ILITW), m!MC (Isaak Vance, ILB), nb!MC (Ollie Bridgers, ILW) - @peonyblossom

MC Picrews - f!MC (Raven Adams), f!MC (Fiona Vance), nb!MC (Keagan Burke) - @peonyblossom

MC Picrews - m!MC (Jesse Harrison, ILITW), m!MC (River Vance, ILB), nb!MC (Lottie Hamilton, ILW) - @peonyblossom

Murder at Homecoming

rowan & stevie & pride - Stevie Sun x MC (Rowan) - @inlocusmads

[shreyamistry]

Can you write ‘i thought of you when i saw this.’ for Danni x mc?

Pairing: Danni x MC (Sierra)

Prompt: “I thought of you when I saw this.”

Title: Pictures To Remember Me By

Summary: Danni gets Sierra a sweet gift, as she waits in the hospital to be released, waiting on the injury of her neck to heal better. Danni wants to remember their relationship together and the way she feels about Sierra.

Word Count: 1.5k

A/N: Deviates slightly from your request, but I made it work! There is an NSFW joke at the end courtesy of the one and only @peachesandjoonie! blame her for it lmao. masterlist in bio! check out my other ilb fics, 3 Imogen ones and 1 Parker one! FC is Samantha Boscarino courtsey of beaumontbash akai stole it from her lol! 

Thanks for reading! Hope you like it!

Danni pushes her way through the door to Sierra’s hospital room, blinding herself with the sun peeking through the curtain drawn windows. She shields her eyes momentarily as she adjusts to the brightness of the room turning her attention to Sierra tapping away on her phone in her bed.

“Seriously?” She asks, dropping into the chair next to Sierra’s bed, her back completely towards the sun. “God that light is murderous.” Danni pulls out her cellphone, clicking through a few texts before peering up at Sierra whose remained silent since she entered the room. “You okay?”

“What? Yeah, sorry.” Sierra forces a smile, snapping back into focus. “Just felt nice to see the sun again. I feel like a normal person.” She places her phone off to the side, rolling on her side to face Danni completely,

“Hate to break it to you, babe, but you are a normal person.” A teasing smile falling over her lips at the eye roll she earned from Sierra. Sierra falls back onto her mattress staring at the ceiling without much thought, her eyes falling closed as she takes a heavy breath. “Why do you feel so abnormal?”

“I’ve been in the hospital two weeks,” She sighs, “I just want to go home and fall into my bed and forget everything exists for two weeks.”

“What’s the difference between doing that here and at your house?” Danni questions, sliding her phone into her camera bag sitting beside her on the chair. After zipping it up she pats the top of the bag, giving Sierra her full attention.

“I won’t be bothered at home?” Sierra replies, matter-of-factly.

“Elliot would be just as annoying as these nurses.” Danni smiles, scooting her chair closer to Sierra’s bed, moving to take her hand into her own. She brushes her finger of Sierra’s knuckles bringing her hand to her lips. “And here we can’t pick up where we left off at the festival.”  Sierra pushes on her hand with her own, laughing despite herself.

“That was my second point,” Sierra smirks.

“How frisky of you,” Danni grins causing Sierra to blush in reply. “Oh, hey that reminds me. I got you something today.” She starts to unzip her camera bag as Sierra watches her with curious eyes. “Imogen convinced Eagle Scout and me to go shopping with her. You didn’t miss much, I tripped Parker in the soap aisle and we were asked to leave the first store. But it’s like, don’t put free soap samples out if you don’t want me to make someone slip, you know?”

“Definitely, that’s what soap samples are for.” Sierra laughs, brushing a few strands of her hair behind her ear. As Danni retrieves a small bag out of her large camera bag, setting it in her lap before zipping up the camera bag. “So… what is it?”

“Oh right.” She hesitates a moment before handing the bag off to Sierra, their fingers brushing against one another leaving a faint flush of blush on Sierra’s cheeks ducking her eyes away from Danni. Even after all this time, she couldn’t understand how the simplest of touches with Danni still managed to make her blush. “I saw this post on Pinterest and thought of you, not a big deal or anything, but I recreated it for us.”

“It’s a huge deal. I’ll treasure it endlessly.” Sierra replies.

“Whatever, Vance.” Danni shrugs, the corner of her lips tugging with a smile. Sierra carefully unfolds wraps the gift, her eyes widening in surprise as she looks over the first one before settling into a sweet smile as she drags a finger over the picture. “You like it?”

“I love it, Danni.” Sierra smiles, looking over the picture of her and Danni kissing on the trail of the hike they took the other day. She pores over the picture, the setting, the lighting, all of it makes her feel warm inside as she glances over to Danni, who nervous picks at her chair. She slides the photo to the bottom of the pile looking over the new one. The night of the festival before everything went wrong, the glittering of the stars from above with the mix of blurred faces of people passing by.

The picture of Ned Mallory’s house from the night they met, and after a slightly blurry picture of Sierra walking away from her. She didn’t even notice the picture, she turned it overseeing a few words written on the back. ‘Met a new girl, she seemed freaked. God was she pretty though.’ She smiles to herself glancing at Danni who pretends to be reading something on her phone. She tucks the photo to the bottom unable to stop her smile as she nibbles on her lower lip.

A picture of Parker and Sierra playing a patty-cake game in the back of Tom’s car, Imogen’s arm in the foreground. Sierra remembers this ride, they all were heading to the party and Tom wanted to take a long way around and ended up getting them lost. She remembered Parker, Tom, and Imogen arguing over directions as Danni looked over her shoulder at Sierra who smiled at her making a heart in the shape of her hands at her. Danni rolled her eyes hiding a smile, holding her hands secretly in her lap making a face into the both of them pretending to kiss one another causing Sierra to blush.

She turns to the next picture, Imogen hair blowing in the wind on the boat with Sierra standing beside her pretending to be pirates before the crazy of the night started. She remembered Parker and Tom giggling in the far back of the boat Danni sitting on one knee off to the side to capture both of them perfectly. ‘Make sure to get my best side, Danni.’ She remembered saying, but she couldn’t forget her response. ‘All sides are good sides, babe.’

She looks over the rest of the pictures her smile growing at the array of pictures, ranging from the both of them together, Danni catching her candid pictures or at least pictures that look candid, a few landscape pieces of places they’ve been around town, until she gets to the final one, a picture of Danni staring at the sky even in the dim light she can see the streaks of tears on her cheeks. She drags her finger over the picture, before glancing at Danni who stares at her shoulders suddenly feeling self-conscious.

“What’s this?” Sierra asks, tucking the photos onto her lap as she turns in the bed to face Danni, crossing her legs under her crisscross applesauce style. “I don’t remember this one.” She plucks only that photo off of the stake.

“I took it the first night you were here,” Danni admits, pulling at the ends of her braid. “Everyone was busy and I needed to be alone and I trudged off into the woods and sat down and it was beautiful and something told me, capture this moment for when Sierra wakes up she’ll love it.”

“And she did.” Sierra smiles, biting onto her lip.

Danni smiles, “Yeah, it’s not a big deal or anything. Glad you like them.”

“I love them. Come here.” Sierra motions with her finger for Danni to come to her. Rolling her eyes, Danni pushes herself out of her chair walking towards Sierra, her hands running over Sierra’s shoulder as Sierra buries her face in Danni’s chest, her arms wrapping around Danni’s waist. “I love you, you know that?”

“I know.” Danni smiles, “I love you too.” She brushes a finger at the corner of Sierra’s lips leaning down to kiss her softly on the lips. Once. Twice. Thrice. Until she and Sierra were holding onto one another, their lips moving against each other, as Danni drags her tongue over Sierra’s bottom lip, urging her to deepen their kiss. In a few moments, Danni slides her tongue into Sierra’s mouth enjoying the sweetness of her girlfriend’s mouth on her own, the taste of her favorite cotton candy flavored lipstick.

The pair breaks apart, breathing heavily with grins at one another. Danni’s forehead against Sierra’s holding her face in her hands letting her thumbs brush back and forth against Sierra’s skin letting their noses touch in a moment of sweet vulnerability. “You make me feel like I’ve never felt before. Like, I don’t want to punch anyone when you’re around.”

“Are you going soft on me, Asturias?”

“Never. I almost didn’t get you the pictures,” Danni pulls away pressing her lips to Sierra’s ear, eliciting a moan from the latter as she nips on Sierra’s earlobe. Her teeth bearing the skin slightly causing a shiver to shoot down Sierra’s body. “I almost got a strap to use on you instead.”

[peonyblossom]

Who all have you romanced in ILITW, ILB, and ILW? I’ve romanced everyone in ILITW and everyone aside from Parker in ILB. I’ve only done Amelia’s route it ILW but I’ll probs do Lincoln next time I play? It’s just interesting to me to see who everyone romances and pairs up across their playthroughs

oooh i love this question thank you!! i actually have like a whole log in my notes app LMAO so

World 1:

ILITW: Harry Spear (m!mc) x Andy Kang (ILITW); Harry Spear (m!mc) x Noah Marshall (ILW) (ghost!Harry) (might probably replay this one with ghosh!Noah as well)

ILB: Isaak Vance (m!mc) -- (no LI)

ILW: Ollie Bridgers (nb!mc) x Abel Flint (Blood ending)

World 2:

ILITW: Raven Adams (f!mc) x Ava Cunningham (ghost!Raven)

ILB: Fiona Vance (f!mc) x Imogen Wescott

ILW: Keagan Burke (nb!mc) x Lincoln Aquino (Mixed ending)

World 3: (current)

ILITW: Jesse Harrison (m!mc) x Connor Green (ghost!Noah)

ILB: River Vance (m!mc) x Tom Sato

ILW: Lottie Hamilton (nb!mc) x Amalia de Leon (probably gonna be Blood ending)

...

Next, I'm going to romance Stacy in ILITW, Danni in ILB, and Joss in ILW (just haven't decided if it's going to be slowburn or fwb). After that, I'm going to romance Lucas in ILITW, ??? in ILB (haven't decided yet, but I know that it will not be Parker), and whichever Joss route I haven't done yet. I also did a playthrough where I romanced Matthias and I used my ILITW and ILB MCs from World 1. I decided to make my Matthias-romancing MC an OC in my world where MC romances Joss with the slowburn route. The MC and OC are twins in that universe and that MC is going to have a Shadow ending.