#jest x catherine

[raspberrybirb]

She may not be the Queen of Hearts but she is the Queen of Jest's heart and he is the King of her's

The Baker and her Goth Jester Husband

[multifamdomfan]

A Taste of Jest

Jest had always known he was irresistible. But to be turned into a dessert? Now that was new.

He sat at Catherine’s kitchen table, arms folded, watching her with amused suspicion as she carefully placed a tart in front of him. It was golden brown, the filling a deep shade of blackberry and currant, with a drizzle of spiced honey glistening on top. It smelled divine, rich and sweet, with just a hint of something unexpected.

"Go on," Catherine said, dusting flour off her hands. "Tell me what you think."

Jest arched a brow, leaning in dramatically. "You’re certain this isn’t a trick? A secret plot to silence me with an overabundance of flavor?"

Catherine huffed, exasperated but smiling. "It’s a recipe inspired by you. And if you don’t eat it, I’ll feed it to Raven instead."

"Raven prefers his food less poetic." Jest picked up the tart, inspecting it as if it held the secrets of the universe. "So, what exactly makes this me?"

Catherine leaned against the counter, arms crossed. "Well, the blackberries are bold, the currants add depth, the honey gives it just the right amount of sweetness, and the spice…" She smirked. "Unpredictable. A little kick at the end—something no one quite expects but somehow works perfectly."

Jest took a bite, letting the flavors settle on his tongue before grinning. "So, what you’re saying is…I’m rich, sweet, and just the right amount of trouble?"

Catherine rolled her eyes. "I should’ve known you’d make that observation."

Jest placed a hand over his heart, feigning deep emotion. "My love, I am honored. Truly. To be immortalized in pastry form—why, it’s the highest compliment one can receive!"

Catherine sighed, laughing as she turned back to the counter. "You’re impossible."

"And yet, here I am. Perfectly possible. And, according to this tart, delicious." Jest took another bite, savoring it before flashing her a mischievous grin. "Though I do believe something’s missing."

Catherine raised a brow. "Oh?"

He stood, stepping toward her with that signature gleam in his eyes. "You, my dear baker, must taste it properly—" Before she could protest, Jest swiped a bit of honey from the tart and brushed it against her lips, his gaze twinkling with mischief.

Catherine gasped, more out of surprise than offense, and Jest took the moment to lean in, whispering, "See? Now it's perfect."

She shook her head, but her smile betrayed her. "You're insufferable."

"And yet, you adore me." Jest waggled his brows before popping the last bite of the tart into his mouth. "Now, tell me, dearest Catherine—when do I get to return the favor and create a dessert inspired by you?"

Catherine gave him a knowing look. "The last time you tried to bake, you nearly set the kitchen on fire."

Jest sighed dramatically. "Ah, details. Very unromantic of you to remember such things."

She laughed, shaking her head, and Jest swore it was the sweetest thing in the room—even sweeter than the tart she had made just for him.

[darkcrowprincess]

@thevictorianghost

or the guy.

my biggest forte is falling so profoundly in love with fictional men who don't get the girl in the end

[caihosreads]

“A heart, once stolen, can never be taken back”

Jest and Catherine inspired by Marissa Meyer’s Heartless🖤

this book man this book 🙇🏻‍♀️

Never thought I’d ever be sympathising for the Queen of Hearts and yet here we are… painting an extra squishy happy scene hoping to fill up the void this book left.

[west-coast-lana]

this is gonna be hard to choose just one😭😭😭

[unhealthy-obessions]

Genuinely, from the bottom of my heart and soul, FUCK Cath’s mother. Please, do me a favor and throw yourself off A FUCKING BUILDING YOU VILE, HORRID CRONE

[coopbella]

here's day two for @thedrabblecollective's drabble challenge: faceless! (okay, it's technically after midnight for me, but shhh.) i just finished reading heartless, so i thought i'd do something with catherine and jest! i might take this down if i find out they have an age gap, though. the king trying to marry cath makes me uncomfortable enough.

fandom: heartless (marissa meyer) characters: catherine pinkerton and jest relationships: catherine pinkerton/jest content warnings: none ~~~

Jest had found it so easy to accept the mission when it had been a quest to steal the heart of some faceless queen.

But Catherine was no longer faceless. Her visage swam in his mind even when she wasn’t present. She was beautiful, and brave, and she had an adorable laugh. He wanted to hear it every day for the rest of his life. He knew he could make it happen, if only he were to abandon his mission.

Catherine was not a queen, either.

Jest was starting to realize that he did not want her to be one.

[caswensworld]

A few similarities, a few differences

One got away

One was corrupted

[yeonjun-enthusiast]

the adults are talking by the strokes is cath and jest. i said what i said.

[thinkingaboutbetterdays]

honey bunch. ( gil grissom x reader )

gif belongs to me

Before you started dating the team had noticed the tension between you both, and wondered when and if you would ever get together. After placing bets and pulling their hair out waiting for the answer, it was Catherine who saw the way Gil smiled down at you when you showed him a reconstruction as he listened to you excitedly explain your findings. And she knew from the way you turned to meet his gaze, the smile you sent his way, that you were finally dating.

They were relieved when the tension was replaced with light flirting. Gil often slipped and called you any nickname he could think of at the time.

You always referred to him as Gil at work, but lately, you wanted to find a term of endearment that showed how you cared about him. You hadn't expected it to be so difficult.

For over a week you changed the nickname from Sweet Pea to Sugar, and you were determined to find the perfect nickname. You didn't understand how Gil could do it so easily and you feared that he would feel as if you didn't care about him as much as he did you.

"Gilford!"

Gil was following Nick and Warrick to watch their experiment when you called out to him. Warrick and Nick chuckled as they looked at you and Gil wet his lips, shaking his head as he met your mischievous gaze.

"You won't believe what I found."

"My birth certificate? Because last time I checked my name was Gil."

You merely sent him a smile, "Come on," You nodded to the desk you were working at, recovering waterlogged photographs. "You'll be really impressed. Well, more than usual."

"What's impressive is your humility." Warrick jested.

"Don't worry, babe, you'll be as great as I am one day." You turned on your heel and Gil looked at the two amused CSIs. Ever since your relationship became public knowledge, the tension around the lab was released with flirting energy and now and then you would become bolder.

Gil fell into step beside you and you sent your boyfriend a smile. "I'm expecting my mind to be blown."

"Have I ever let you down?"

Gil shook his head, "Did you have to call me Gilford?"

"Do you prefer Gilly?"

"I prefer Gil."

"I thought I was only supposed to call you Grissom at work?"

"I think we've passed that stage when you ran down the corridor, shouting Gilford."

You smiled as you approached the computer and Gil pulled up a chair beside you. "Okay, Gil," You glanced at him with a grin, "I reconstructed the photographs recovered from the water."

"Okay..."

"Are you ready?"

"You've been spending too much time in the lab with Greg."

You smiled as you showed him the first photograph you recovered. A group of sophomore students smiling together. "That's our victim." You pointed to a blonde girl who was standing between two guys with dixie cups. "And this," You zoomed into the guy on the right. "is our tech mogul."

"This had to be taken the night of the murder," Gil stated, seeing the victim was wearing the same clothes as the body.

You nodded in agreement. "I reconstructed more." You clicked on another photograph, enlarged it, and cleaned the pixels a little to reveal the transaction happening in the photograph. "There's our tech mogul. Recognise the other one?"

"Our drive-thru king." Gil looked at you when you turned on your chair, facing him.

"I looked into his high school and college records. He's an MIT graduate."

Gil shook his head, "How does an MIT graduate end up working at a drive-thru? And what does it have to do with our victim?" He tilted his head thoughtfully, "Unless she took the pictures."

"She blackmailed him?"

"He would've lost everything. He would make a lot of money."

"Been featured in the biggest magazines." You slowly smiled. "Mind blown?"

Gil stood up, mimicking his mind being blown and you giggled as you walked out of the room with him. "Come on, you could use some time away from the lab." He pointed at you when you opened your mouth to speak, "Do not call me Gilford."

You pouted, "Gilly?"

Gil raised an eyebrow at you and you suppressed a smile as you walked down the hallway. "Can I call you honey bunch?"

He sighed, tilting his head to the side as he considered it before slowly nodding. You grinned excitedly, and he shook his head with a smile.

"Where to first, honey bunch?" You placed your hands on your hips and Gil shook his head as he stopped by the elevator, entering when it was empty.

"We have the element of surprise on our side. We'll stop by his office."

"Ooh, straight to the dragon's lair. Cool." You stood next to him and he glanced at you.

"You really need to spend less time with Greg."

You giggled when he pressed the button for the garage. You were surprised when he took your hand, turning your head to meet his gaze. "I know why you are trying to find a nickname for me. And while I appreciate the thought and effort you've been putting into it, I don't need one. I know how you feel about me without needing words."

"How?"

"Your eyes." He stated with a smile. "They're portals to how you feel or what you're thinking. I don't need to hear it, when I can see it."

"Being so easy to read probably doesn't make me a good CSI."

Gil shook his head, "You're great at what you do. You're passionate about it. You're always excited to see where the evidence takes you."

You smiled softly, glancing at the ground when the doors opened and you stepped into the garage. "You know what I'm thinking just by looking into my eyes?" You turned, standing in front of him, "What am I thinking right now?"

Gil held your gaze for a moment before a smile formed on his lips. "You want to say that your work isn't the only thing you're passionate about." He paused, "And yes, you can still call me honey bunch."

His smile grew when you kissed his cheek before walking to a car, and Gil tugged your hand, leading you to the right one. You smiled when he tilted your chin, kissing you tenderly.

[raspberrybirb]

"Have you and I met before?"- Catherine (Heartless)

..........

“Perhaps we know each other in the future and you’re only remembering backward.” -Jest (Heartless)

🃏♥️

Also Golden Child by Echosmith is Literally Catherine's song, like she lost so much, she didn't have a choice because her parents wanted her to be a Golden Child.

[xx-p3l0ntr1x-xx]

liveblogging canto 6

charon seems to have some light sensitivity, given that she says 'Lightning go boom. Eyes go ow.'

rodya's ability to chill the entire room, then break the ice immediately

ishmael insanity over nobody reading the pamphlets they get given

verg is naturally somewhat standoffish from what i see

the return of the happy story theme

heathcliff gets knocked out twice, then left there for at least thirty minutes

heathcliff getting excited over being allowed to wear clothes other than the allotted work clothes

what did wuthering heights do to you?

don still craves the ice cream

charon hates heathcliff's new fit

meursault gives some lore on society, that being the bigger the gate, the richer a person is

don truly is the hyperactive-type adhd

A SQUIRREL GETS FUCKING HIT BY LIGHTNING

hong lu mentions that weather-changing systems are extremely expensive, even to someone like him

it's theorized that the lightning is a security system of sorts

sinclair's family would often discuss getting a security system during dinner

nelly

nelly seems happy to see heath

meursault is very perceptive

fuck you josephine

ALSO FUCK YOU HINDLEY

tfw linton actually stands up a bit for heathcliff?

heathcliff's large hands

dead rabbits boss matthew

bar named The Wolf's Fall is totally not fucking foreshadowing

we know of the pointillists and the fauvists, i wonder if there's any more subsections of the ring?

hindley is a drunken piece of shit and i like seeing him get insulted

linton tells hindley to stop AGAIN

linton also has to tell heathcliff that cathy is fucking dead because everyone else is being too vague about it

heathcliff says about hearing catherine's voice the moment he set foot into the manner. oh dear.

final warning from the oufi association

the voice acting here is fucking amazing

don quixote...

ryoshu detects that something's off

yi sang mistakes Y.S. for standing for him, ryoshu has to tell him that it's actually You, Stop.

bug guy moment

gregor trying to cover for ryoshu, how many times has he covered for other soldiers? did he ever face wrath from hermann for something that another soldier did?

nelly knocks out heathcliff, rodya asks if she just knocked heathcliff out with her bare hands despite being the only one to knock heathcliff out with her (rodya's) bare hands in one of the story portions of the chapter

hong lu says another fucking comment which makes me go insane

(it was something about him seeing the move before)

hong lu says that butlers are the most loyal and trustworthy people he's ever known, what the fuck

gregor being mildly passive aggressive about being interrupted

don's fixer obsession helps with explaining some lore moment

don infodumps

nelly is fixer-grade material

nelly also fills in on info

a lot of famous association-based fixers retire to serve as butlers as well

'tiny bairn' from don qui????

hindley gets what he deserves

the golden bough is cathy's personal property

heathcliff inherits this

cathy, younger, asks about an x corp all-purpose wrench, did she have an interest in engineering?

suddenly snapping to an older catherine

she no longer fears ghosts?

there's also apparently two golden boughs in the manor, thus probably leading into why dante can't pinpoint one of them

heathcliff is suddenly in his regular work clothes

catherine is and apparently always has been fairly unpredictable

nelly wonders if the entire funeral is a jest

cathy prefers riddles, heath prefers direct

i think josephine is supposed to be scottish?

being a butler can theoretically be a generational job

heath refuses to let his abuser die

panic effect for the dead rabbits that are fought in 6-17 and 6-18 is explicitly called splitting

stopped for now, will continue when i get around to it

[unhealthy-obessions]

Yk how Jest’s brilliant plan of getting Catherine to Chess and making her Queen so she can lead the war and win? How after the war is won they can live happily ever after? Yeah, no, they would still be doomed :)

Assuming that the theory of resetting, where once the war is won the “board game” would reset and they would begin anew. So, the war would ALWAYS be going on. It would never stop, it’d end and then the board resets and the White and Red Kingdom are fighting again.

Meaning Jest and Cath would be in the center of all that, and I refuse to believe that they would remain there and be happy. It just feels like something unreal to expect of them. Cath still wouldn’t be able to open her bakery and Jest would still be fighting.

Their story was always going to end sadly.

[musicalmystery]

My Ships(even if I don’t ship it I will write/draw it as long as it’s under my conditions which is in my fandoms post):

Super Mario Bros Movie:

Peach x Mario

Bowsette x Luigi

Luisa x Bowser

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Alice Keingsleigh x Tarrant Heightopp

Wednesday:

Wednesday x Tyler

Ajax x Enid

Be More Chill:

Jeremey x Christine

Michael x Jenna

Dear Evan Hansen:

Evan x Zoe

Jared x Alana

Cats (stage):

Plato x Victoria

Pouncival x Rumpleteazer

Pouncival x Jemima

Pouncival x Etcetera

Munkustrap x Demeter

Bombalurina x Rum Tum Tugger

Mistoffelees x Jemima

Mistoffelees x Cassandra

Old Deuteronomy x Grizabella

Demeter x Macavity

Cats (movie):

Munkustrap x Victoria

Mistoffelees x Victoria

Munkustrap x Jennyanydots

Bombalurina x Macavity

Old Deuteronomy x Gus

Cassandra x Mistoffelees

Cassandra x Rum Tum Tugger

Demeter x Tugger

Heathers:

J.D. x Veronica

Heartless:

Jest x Catherine

Raven x Mary Ann

Mean Girls:

Caddy x Aaron

Wizard of Oz:

Dorothy x Scarecrow/Hunk

Where the Crawdads Sing:

Kya x Tate

[maisonaime]

The state I live in sells just incredible weed for so cheap, it’s like they’re giving it away at the dispensaries — enjoy my brainstorming:

I was just rewatching Much Ado About Nothing (the one that’s free on YouTube with David Tennant and Catherine Tate — the only one) and now I have a seed of an idea for a little adaptation 🤨 can’t decide who the pairings should be though (I’m so ship agnostic) or if it should be a reader x character thing.

And it’s hard because Claudio and Hero are technically the main couple but it’s Benedick and Beatrice that truly own my heart (especially because of this specific version). And just in general Beatrice eats every line up and I love that!

I’m kind of sold on Azriel as Claudio? For some reason it just feels right.

Which could position Elain really well as Hero & then I could make it a Nessian story? Nessian being Benedick and Beatrice. But I feel like that’s already what they are essentially? And I want it to be somewhat different and in the same comedic vein as the adaptation I mentioned. I also wouldn’t want to make comedy out of Nesta’s circumstances during ACOSF because I cherish her character arc (let me hide before they come for me on that one 🫣)

So a Cassian x Reader story? (Benedick & Beatrice again)

Could just as easily be Gwyn/Az for Hero/Claudio, but I don’t know if she vibes as Hero quite as well for me.

Circling back to Cass/Reader: I just love the idea of a female from the past coming onto the scene — maybe we find out why he destroyed that building and got banned from Summer… and they brawl and jest like idiots but they reeek of sex all the time and everyone knows it’s a front.

Now I’m thinking Rhys could make a good Claudio with his overdramatic ass. 🤔 but then who would be Hero?

Where does Lucien fit into this is the next order of business. Love triangle vibes for sure, probably either him or Az as Claudio and the other as the person that Hero’s rumored to be seems with & then Elain as Hero and yeah that checks 👀 but is it too predictable?

If Rhys isn’t Claudio I want him and Eris to be fucking. No logic behind that I just want it. More than I want to make Rhys into a Claudio figure so there’s that decision made.

Anyways, stream of consciousness over, thanks for being here! 😌