#lmtaf

[theladyofshalott1989]

As a little treat to myself for the first anniversary of my Sebastian Sallow x m!mc series (Like Moths to a Flame [ Wattpad link ] [ AO3 link ]), I commissioned the absolutely spectacular @rhewart for a scene of Sebastian and Damien from chapter 34 ("Happiness, Its Gates Guarded by Dragons") of the sequel, Burning Bright, and boy, did she deliver (and then some)! My jaw is still on the floor. Happy one year, Sebastian and Damien <333 It's been such a joy writing you two.

[not-that-evans]

Well, it looks like AI has generated some images of me too. I would be concerned, but I'm too pleased by how accurately they've depicted me. As a belated Valentine's Day gift to Bash, I even asked AI to generate some images of the two of us. They're glorious:

[bonkywobble]

Bonkywobble’s Kinktober 2022

I’m so excited for this!!!

Here’s my full list for the upcoming kinktober event. These fics will range from short blurbs to full one shots. The themes will be a mix between light and dark so please heed the warnings in each one. All fics are x female reader unless otherwise specified but more importantly, all fics are 18+ only so minors do not interact with these works or my blog at all.

Fandoms include: Marvel (MCU), Stranger Things, DC (DCEU), The Witcher, Vikings, Once Upon A Time, The Grey Man, Defending Jacob, The Losers, The Sandman, The Red Sea Diving Resort, Knives Out, The Mandalorian

Main Masterlist / Navi

* indicates full length fic while ⚠️ indicates dark themes. List below the cut:

WEEK ONE

Day 1 💋 Jake Jensen - Shibari/Hair Pulling *

Day 2 💋 Thor Odinson - Thigh Riding/Electro Play

Day 3 💋 Dark!Librarian!Steve Rogers - Free Use ⚠️

Day 4 💋 Billy Russo - Uniform Fetish

Day 5 💋 Steve Harrington - Sex Pollen *

Day 6 💋 Frank Castle - Edging/Bondage

Day 7💋 Lagertha - Somnophilia (East of The Sun and West of the Moon AU)

WEEK TWO

Day 8 💋 Old God!Clark Kent - Lingerie (Old Gods of Appalachia AU) *⚠️

Day 9 💋 King Valkyrie - Impact Play

Day 10 💋 Lloyd Hansen - Hate Sex ⚠️

Day 11 💋 Ivar the Boneless - Masturbation/Voyeurism

Day 12 💋 Bucky Barnes - Quickie/Creampie (Ethereal AU)

Day 13 💋 Robin Buckley - Overstimulation

Day 14 💋 Hvitserk Ragnarsson - Primal Play

WEEK THREE

Day 15 💋 Alpha!Ari Levinson - A/B/O *

Day 16 💋 Jefferson - Knife Play ⚠️

Day 17 💋 SamBucky - Dirty Talk

Day 18 💋 Din Djarin/The Mandalorian - Praise Kink

Day 19 💋 FrankenBilly - Dacryphilia ⚠️

Day 20💋 Lord Morpheus/Dream of The Endless - Sensation Play

Day 21 💋 Neighbour!Sam Wilson - First Time *

WEEK FOUR

Day 22 💋 Marc Spector/Steven Grant/Jake Lockley - Mirror Play

Day 23 💋 Eddie Munson - Nipple Play *

Day 24 💋 Winter Soldier!Bucky Barnes - Biting/Outdoor sex * (LMTAF AU)

Day 25 💋 Andy Barber - Choking/Breath Play

Day 26 💋 Harley Quinn - Body Worship

Day 27 💋 Geralt of Rivia - Anal Sex

Day 28 💋 Vampire!Stucky - Monsterfucking/Blood play *⚠️

WEEK FIVE

Day 29 💋 Ransom Drysdale - Pegging

Day 30 💋 Arthur Curry - Anonymous Sex

Day 31 💋 Bjorn Ironside - Breeding Kink

Bonus fic: ???

[theladyofshalott1989]

.....Hahahaha.

shipping two characters you love equally is difficult because on one hand, you want them both to be happy, but on the other, you want one of them to be put in danger and the other one to go absolutely batshitfucking insane to get them back

[theladyofshalott1989]

Excerpt from Chapter 4 of Burning Bright on AO3 and Wattpad, the second installment of the 200k+ words and counting Like Moths to a Flame series!

Check out the whole series! [ Wattpad Link ] [ AO3 Link ]

Sebastian Sallow POV, m/m romance, heavy hurt/comfort, the stakes considerably upped...

Book One: Like Moths to a Flame (the events of Hogwarts: Legacy through the eyes of Sebastian Sallow / character study / bisexual Sebastian Sallow / lots of snogging)

One-shot Collection: Heart's Pleasure First

Book Two: Burning Bright (the summer after fifth year / London / a mystery character / Sebastian has ~supernatural~ necromancer powers / Greek mythology undertones / did y'all ask for smut? because that happens...)

Spin-off Ominis/Anne Story: Love's Not Time's Fool

Three-part Short Story: The Proposal

With (amazing!) reader-submitted fan art...

And author-curated Spotify playlists!

Find links to everything on my LinkTree:

https://linktr.ee/theladyofshalott

Happy listening and happy reading!

[theladyofshalott1989]

Thanks for the tag @the-chaotic-scilla-aster! This was a fun question to think about and flesh out. Damien loves being around people; he is an extrovert, after all. But! He is not used to being his true self around other people, having grown up in Muggle London where being attracted to the same sex is a punishable offense. It can take him some time to grow comfortable around others.

In Like Moths to a Flame, which takes place during the events of Hogwarts: Legacy... Sebastian and Ominis

Damien is understandably nervous at first around the two of them because he doesn't feel like he knows Ominis very well (and their first meeting left something to be desired LMAO). He outwardly ignores their bickering (thinking about the Scriptorium quest in this scenario), but inwardly he is jealous that Sebastian is comfortable enough to be so snarky with Ominis. Damien knows Ominis isn't into men and that Sebastian doesn't seem to be into Ominis in a romantic way, but he very much wants to reach that comfort level with Sebastian too.

Later on, once he and Sebastian are together, Damien gets more comfortable with Ominis, although he is still a bit cautious around him, mainly because he doesn't know Sebastian's feelings on whether or not he wants their romantic relationship to be public. Because #idiotsinlove. Of course.

Sebastian and Natty Sebastian and Natty mostly interact together in Crossed Wands. Damien finds it amusing that they are friends (although he senses they are more friends by association, which is true). They are very different people personality-wise. Because of this, Damien can get flustered when they're in a group together since when he's alone with one or the other different aspects of himself shine forth.

In Burning Bright and Love's Not Time's Fool...

Ominis and Anne

Damien hardly knows Anne, despite being head over heels in love with her twin brother. Damien has no clue how Anne feels about him and he finds this incredibly nerve-wracking. Luckily, he does sense that when Anne is around Ominis she is distracted, which is SO TRUE LMAO. He's grateful for that at least. Ominis is much calmer and more even-tempered when he's with Anne too. In fact, Damien prefers Ominis this way. He's easier to read and more predictable. So, I guess it all evens out in the end. XD

The MCverse AUs!

Charlie, Scilla, Gilbert, Allan and Eleanor

In all the AUs, when he's not reading, studying, or working, Damien absolutely adores hanging out with his friends. He is typically the calming influence of the group. If someone is having a bad day, he will sit with them and just listen. He wants to help. He doesn't like it when his friends are hurting; it physically pains him.

Dueling Pianos Damien is a bit distracted by Charlie whenever he's in a group setting, but he tries his best to quell his incessant need to give 1000% of his attention to Charlie (his default state when they are together because Charlie is that important to him) to participate fully in whatever the group is doing. He mostly succeeds (lmao). Modern AU Damien is a social worker, which is an all-consuming job, so when he has free time, he goes all in. He's the ~deep~ one of the group, constantly asking the big questions. He also loves to give advice when asked. Notably, he will not give advice unless asked because he knows how annoying unsolicited advice can be.

That's my goodest boi around others! <333

[theladyofshalott1989]

Posting this adorable Picrew pic in honor of almost hitting 200,000 words on my m/m Hogwarts: Legacy series, which I started at the end of March 2023.

Damien Evans and Sebastian Sallow from the Like Moths to a Flame series on AO3 and Wattpad. [AO3 link] [Wattpad link]

A HUGE thank you for the over 30,000 total reads on Wattpad (since March 2023) and the 10,000 hits on AO3 (since August 2023)! Here's to the next installment! Coming Fall 2024 at the latest (if I have something to say about it... which... I would hope I do...since I'm the writer. BUT I DIGRESS).

[theladyofshalott1989]

Hogtober, Day 17: Goblins

Lodgok 💔

Damien released a bitter, humorless laugh. He started pacing on the narrow stair he was standing on, an uneasy task given its limited space. He looked quite ridiculous. Sebastian nearly laughed at the absurdity of this whole situation, but somehow managed to hold back. As Damien continued speaking, his words carried a mix of resignation and defiance. "Fine. I wasn't going to tell you, but maybe I should. I'm no longer friends with a goblin because Lodgok's dead. Ranrok murdered him in front of me."

Sebastian's entire body froze, and his face slackened. Oh. "What? When did that happen?" he managed to choke out.

"Why does it matter to you? You made it very clear to me that you despise all goblins."

"It does matter to me. I'm..." Sebastian struggled to find the right words, but before he could gather himself, Damien interjected once more.

"You're...what? Sorry? I find that hard to believe. Relieved? That sounds more like you."

Sebastian winced. He hadn't expected Damien to be capable of delivering words that could cut so deeply. "Do you really think I'm that heartless?"

A resigned sigh escaped Damien's lips. "I'm not sure what to think. I'd like to think you care."

"I do," Sebastian replied earnestly. Yet, he still couldn't find the words to say how he felt. He did know that he didn't like to see Damien this upset. And he was sorry Damien lost a friend. He needed to fix this.

⭐ Ch. 37 ("Lost") from "Book One: Like Moths to a Flame" on [AO3] and [Wattpad]

[theladyofshalott1989]

Damien Andrew Evans (My OC/MC from the Like Moths to a Flame series)

*I modeled his character off of a young Garrett Hedlund. Here are some photos of Garrett (one with his hair down long - LMtaF Damien - and one with his hair short - BB Damien):

I wrote this in a frenzy last night (referencing my already copious notes from the past… hmm… eleven months??? WHAT), so I apologize if it reads like word-vomit (LMAO). BUT, without further ado, here is my Damien info-dump. Damien is my OC from my series, Like Moths to a Flame, which I started on Wattpad in March 2023. Check it out if you are so inclined (AO3 link because AO3 is better…please don’t hate me, Wattpad police haha).

General Info:

Born and raised in London

Lives in a huge estate in Mayfair

Father’s family comes from old money

Birthday: 13th December 1874 

Mother: Mary REDACTED Evans (yes, redacted because it’s a spoiler for Burning Bright)

Died shortly after Damien turned two 

Father: Andrew Robert Evans

Magistrate in London

Workaholic, doesn’t interact much with his son, leaves him to his own devices the majority of the time (he is very lucky Damien is a good boy; the shenanigans Damien could have gotten up to if he was so inclined…lmao) 

Half-blood (only found this out after he came to Hogwarts; his mother never shared this information with his father)

Only child

Personality:

ENFP (apparently) (thanks Myers-Briggs test!) Fueled by interaction with others (being an only child and spending most of his time alone during the summer holidays deeply damaged him)

Attracted to the same sex (and has known this for as long as he can remember)

Alas, he is super self-conscious about his sexual orientation, having grown up in Muggle London, where being gay is a crime. He is also quite secretive because of it; he wants to open up more to people (it’s in his nature) but is hesitant until he feels he can trust them fully. This can take a while. 

Nearly everything he does, he always has this nagging thought in the back of his mind (it follows him literally everywhere): Would my mother be proud of me? (He has never told anyone this; it also haunts him immensely)

Highly intuitive

Very forgiving (arguably to a fault) of anyone he grows to love and trust

Feels very deeply, but, again, he tries his best to hide it. Something must be terribly wrong or extremely upsetting for him to cry in a public setting. 

Not very organized (also has a problem with tardiness), EXCEPT when he is at home. He doesn’t want to make a mess for the servants, so he is extremely meticulous and clean when he’s home for the summer. Any other time, he couldn’t care less (LMAO). Physical Description:

Very unique brown eyes with golden flecks in them (Seb is absolutely obsessed)

Taller than average (a little taller than Sebastian, much to Sebastian’s chagrin)

Long blonde hair (just past his shoulders) that he keeps tied back in a low bun (his preferred style)

Sebastian would much rather he wear it down and loose (he is quite vocal about this), but he eventually is like fine…you do you, fam

In Burning Bright, Damien has to cut his hair short so his father isn’t suspicious. He has a cute little tuft at the top of his head that sometimes cascades across his face, which Sebastian is enamored with

(Eton, the all-boys boarding school Damien attended before Hogwarts, has strict uniform and hygiene protocols and would never permit him to wear his hair long; Damien’s father thinks he is still attending Eton so he must keep up appearances)

Lithe but muscular, a testament to how active he is when he arrives at Hogwarts. His go-to when he’s not in classes is to ride his broom around the Scottish Highlands and complete Merlin Trials. He is obsessed with finding and completing them all. (What a Ravenclaw…)

Ample arse though (LMAO) which Sebastian loves… (Seb is an arse-man; you’re welcome HAHAHAHA)

Tan from being outdoors most of the time

Sharp jawline, broad neck and chest, prominent collarbone (he is quite thin), very angular features

Light spoiler for stories post-Burning Bright: Older Damien is a bit heavier in adulthood (and Seb loves this development)

Magic Reveal:

Damien never had one of those “oh shit what just happened???” magical moments, so when Fig showed up on his doorstep with his Hogwarts letter at the very beginning of the summer in 1890, Damien thought it was a joke. When Fig did some magic for him to convince him, Damien lost his goddamn mind. He was thrilled, but also terrified. Fig told him not to worry, that he could stay with him over the summer to prepare Damien for the school year. 

Damien’s father was (unsurprisingly) not home when Fig arrived. Damien also asked Fig not to say anything to his father. Fig sensed there was some tension between Damien and his father and agreed (for the time being). Eventually, once Fig got to know Damien better, he decided Damien was right and it was for the best that his father didn’t know about his magic. This was the moment when Damien realized he could fully trust Fig. Surrogate father/son bond activated <3

Their backstory (if Damien’s father asked) for why Damien was gone over the summer was that he was traveling with a friend from Eton. Damien’s father was hella neglectful and didn’t even bother to ask, which to be fair, made things super easy for Damien and Fig (LMAO). 

Likes:

The color green

Flying (he loves how freeing it is and the feeling of the wind in his hair)

DADA is his favorite class (his early dueling wins probably played a factor; poor Damien didn’t have a lot of wins in his life prior to coming to Hogwarts, well…besides being rich AF LOL)

CATS (dude adores cats to the EXTREME; he would love to adopt all of the ones he finds wandering around Hogwarts and Hogsmeade; I even have a headcanon that very early on in his time at Hogwarts he smuggles a cat into his room - a room which he shares with Amit, Everett, and Andrew, mind you. Unfortunately, Amit is allergic, so that plan goes to hell in a handbasket rather quickly.)

Magic (obviiiiiii); he still can’t believe his luck that he’s at Hogwarts

The Wizarding World and how accepting it is of all forms of love. He cannot believe his lucky stars that he can be openly affectionate with Sebastian. It even takes him a while to realize this because no one straight up told him and Sebastian at first wants to keep their relationship on the down low since he’s still trying to figure out if Damien feels as strongly about Sebastian as Sebastian feels about Damien. Silly boys #idiotsinlove

Dislikes:

Herbology (he SUCKS at it; Sebastian and Damien have this in common, but Damien is much, much worse. He never uses magical plants in his duels because he is bitter about how bad he is at growing them and doesn’t want to spend money buying them at the Magic Neep hahaha)

Close-minded people (which is why he is understandably upset and confused by Sebastian’s very vocal hatred of goblins; it nearly ends any potential of a relationship from that point forward, but Seb does eventually apologize more than once *PHEW*)

Dark Mongrels, and to a certain extent dogs (le sigh) (light spoiler for Burning Bright so I won’t go into detail about it)

Interactions with Other Characters:

Fig -

Fig was the father Damien always wanted. Supportive, understanding, a wealth of knowledge. Losing him was absolutely devastating; it nearly broke Damien. 

Natty -

Besides Sebastian, Damien’s second kindred spirit. When Sebastian and Damien aren’t on good terms for a large swathe of Like Moths to a Flame, they are joined at the hip. Sebastian even worries that they might be a couple at one point and is very jelly. (C’mon Seb, read the freaking room!)

Poppy - 

Damien likes Poppy but is a bit intimidated by her. He still really enjoys her company, just in moderation. Ominis -

Damien willfully ignored him before they officially met. He didn’t realize it at the time, but eventually comes to the conclusion that he was jealous that Ominis was best friends with Sebastian. Notably, he easily sensed that Ominis wasn’t into Sebastian romantically, so that was a relief at the very least. Damien was super annoyed by Ominis after the encounter post-Undercroft. He couldn’t understand how someone could lose their temper so easily. Eventually, they do bond… hilariously, it’s Ominis that makes the effort to get to know Damien better. (Of course Ominis knows that Seb and Damien are snogging; he’s ~scary~ perceptive; at first Ominis is just vetting Damien in a protective “I need to make sure you’re a good person for my best friend” kind of way, but then he eventually realizes he enjoys being in Damien’s company. Likewise Damien to Ominis. They eventually also bond over classic music (Ominis lets Damien borrow his gramophone every so often and they sometimes even listen to it together.) 

Amit, Everett, and Andrew - 

Damien’s roomies! He likes Amit and Everett a lot, but definitely has more in common with Everett since they are both obsessed with flying. Damien even buys Everett a broom so he can stop using a school one. Damien finds Amit a bit awkward, but in an endearing way. He would beat someone up for realsies though if he ever overheard anyone make fun of him. 

Andrew and Damien don’t really care about each other either way. Andrew hangs out in different crowds. They don’t talk much. 

And yes, I realize that Duncan Hobhouse is also in Ravenclaw, but I've decided he has his own room. Damien finds him annoying, even though Everett is friends with him for some reason lmao.

Sebastian - HOOOO BOY HERE WE GO Damien fell for Sebastian HARD almost immediately after meeting him (their dialogue after the match in DADA was such a turn-on hahaha). He really struggled to play it cool that entire exchange though. He does succeed (sigh), but later… um… goes back to his room and yeah, in my headcanon he furiously does what you would expect lmao.

Sebastian immediately found Damien intriguing BUT he was not sure why. He had always appreciated the beauty of both genders, but he had only ever been with a girl so it never even crossed his mind that he could be romantically interested in Damien. He didn’t realize until <BIG SPOILER FOR LIKE MOTHS TO A FLAME> Damien asked Seb to kiss him in the Undercroft. Once their lips touched, Sebastian had one of those *connect the dots <Charlie from It’s Always Sunny at the blackboard scribbling nonsense> moments* and is like… OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. And then he just rolled with it. Doesn’t question it at all he’s so confident in what happened. Damien is immediately his. MINE MINE MINE seagulls from Finding Nemo gif. 

<BIG SPOILER OVER>

Unfortunately, Dark Magic was a HUGE cockblock (*sad face*) and their budding relationship combusted to the extreme. Damien was devastated but would NEVER admit it so he lost himself in his other friendships (thank you for being there Natty, you QUEEN). As we all know, Sebastian sucks at expressing himself (LMAO say it louder for those in the back), so he avoided Damien like the plague and stewed in his anger. But he is confused and upset and just a turmoil of emotions and it plagues him. A proverbial storm cloud follows him everywhere he goes. 

And then all hell breaks loose with the relic (DAMN YOU RELIC), BUT Damien and his strong intuition senses something is up and realizes that Seb is not himself. He activates stealth mode and becomes Seb’s shadow without Seb realizing, following him around and making sure he is okay. After the catacomb ~incident~, Damien won’t let him out of his sight and refuses to permit him to head back to the castle alone. In fact, it scares him so much that once they make it back to the castle, Damien has an OH SHIT I LOVE HIM BUT HE JUST MURDERED SOMEONE moment and he is so lost in his thoughts that Sebastian runs off. This haunts Damien immensely because he is so worried that Sebastian is going to hurt himself. And then, of course, he gets all caught up in the repository / goblin invasion stuff that he is distracted, but he still follows Sebastian around when he can. #sneakyDamien

And I’m not going to go into further detail because massive spoilers for the end of Like Moths to a Flame hahahaha.

***

So, that’s my Damien. He is my ~goodest~ boy. And he has definitely stolen my heart. <3

[theladyofshalott1989]

Damien is a night owl. When he does go to bed, he has trouble falling asleep because his mind is constantly racing. Once he manages to get some shut eye, he sleeps very deeply. (To his partner Sebastian’s chagrin, he also snores terribly.)

@honeybadgerdontcare394 tagging you because I’m curious about Gil’s sleep habits!

What is your OC's sleep schedule like?

[theladyofshalott1989]

OH. MY. GOD. SCREAMING. (Sebastian is the Potions Master at Hogwarts in later installments of my series...including the one I'm currently writing...so, naturally, this is giving me life.)

Professor Sallow teaches Potions (Sharp Replacement)

Replacement mod by pledik

[ SCREENSHOTS MASTERLIST ]

[theladyofshalott1989]

@not-that-evans

(My OC...LMAO.)

Tag the OC that has panic/anxiety attacks

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[not-that-evans]

I found this. Not sure what it means exactly, but it was very complimentary so I guess I'll share?

Posting this adorable Picrew pic in honor of almost hitting 200,000 words on my m/m Hogwarts: Legacy series, which I started at the end of March 2023.

Damien Evans and Sebastian Sallow from the Like Moths to a Flame series on AO3 and Wattpad. [AO3 link] [Wattpad link]

A HUGE thank you to the over 30,000 total reads on Wattpad (since March 2023) and the 10,000 hits on AO3 (since August 2023)! Here's to the next installment! Coming Fall 2024 at the latest (if I have something to say about it... which... I would hope I do...since I'm the writer. BUT I DIGRESS).