#it’s interesting how all Mona’s dynamics with the liars have an imprint of Ali on them on both sides so she always sneaks in there

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okay tell me about “Rose Blood” pls!!!!

so this was supposed to be entirely a Monaria piece exploring Aria’s impression/pov of Mona at different times, starting with the first time she really Noticed her, then once in the early seasons, once in s5 when she’s dating Mike, then once in the time jump and then possibly one meeting post series seeing how that shapes up. But it’s so funny because I felt like I had to write Aria and Alison’s first proper meeting in order to get to the Monaria stuff so there’s some Aria/Alison vibes in it as well. Here’s an excerpt of that:

“…when Alison had sidled up to her locker, a wicked grin on her face. Aria had immediately felt she would be the subject of the queen bee’s brutal tongue. After all, with her pink and black streaked hair and penchant for wearing necklaces made of plastic ice cream spoons and turkish eye beads, Aria’s style wasn’t exactly conventional. She liked the way she dressed, and her mother had always told her that she should always strive to look on the outside the way she did within. To be an open book. Authenticity was valued above all within the Montgomery household, and Aria was as proud to be a Montgomery as she would’ve been to be from a prestigious family like the Hastings or the Dilaurentis’.

So, she tilted her chin up and shifted her posture to look relaxed, while also seeming strong. She told herself she did not care what Alison Dilaurentis thought.

 “Hey Ali.” she said. 

Alison’s eyes were as blue as those of a doll Byron had bought her for Christmas. 

“Isn’t she pretty?” he’d asked, a hand stroking out her long blonde hair for Aria to see. “Be careful with her. She’s more breakable than she appears.” 

“Hey Aria,” said Alison. “I love your outfit.” Aria wore a zebra print knee-length skirt with a couple of red feathers sewn into the waistline like a belt. Below her skirt she wore pink high top-boots, and above it she wore a magenta sweater unbuttoned over a yellow peasant top with darker pink embroidered birds on it.”

oh and working title is after a Mazzy Star song

(Send me a title of a WIP and I’ll tell you something about it and/or share an excerpt)