#lydiabelle

[thelightofthebane]

We Should Just Kiss (Like Real People Do)

Summary: "Isabelle watched her, and she thought: how easy it would be to lean in right now and kiss her. Perhaps that feeling had always been there, from that very first day, hidden in the corners of every moment they’d shared with each other since then, scattered across the memories they’d made. And Isabelle had never had much of a penchant for restraint."

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Isabelle Lightwood, Idris' princess, is bored... And then she meets Lydia Branwell, Palace Guard, and finds herself becoming rapidly enamored with her.

This beautiful fic was written by the amazing @nikialexx for the Shadowhunters Mini Bang 2023 by @malecdiscordserver

You can now read it on AO3!

[antisocial-af]

Day 5: Lydiabelle

Title: Loosened Strings

25 Days of Pairings: Day 5 Lydiabelle

Rating: G

Wordcount: 655

No Major Archive Warnings

SFW, Holiday Fluff, Gift Wrapping, Baking.

Summary:

Lydia and Izzy finishing off some tasks before they head out to the Holiday Party. 

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Story:

Lydia smiled as she entered back into the small living room to see her girlfriend meticulously folding wrapping paper over the gifts.

“Enjoying yourself?” she called out.

Isabelle held up the neatly wrapped gift in triumph and smiled at Lydia.

“Almost done. I just have Alec’s and Jace’s gifts left to wrap,” Izzy replied as she stood up from her piles of gifts and wrapping paper shreds to make her way to Lydia. “How’d the cake turn out?”

“Good, it’s cooling right now before I decorate it.” Lydia smiled and pulled her girlfriend closer into an embrace.

“I’m almost done wrapping. I can help you decorate the cake afterward.” Izzy offered, already knowing the answer. She knew there was a specific reason she was wrapping the gifts rather than helping with baking. Izzy had heard the phone conversation between Alec and Lydia, begging her not to let his sister cook the food they were bringing to the Christmas party later.

“I’m sure I can handle it myself,” Lydia assured Izzy with a smile. She had to be careful. Lydia knew of Isabelle’s cooking skills first hand. She had made the mistake of letting her love for her girlfriend look at Izzy’s cooking with rose-tinted glasses, ignoring her best friend’s warning against it. She could still recall Alec’s ‘I told you so’ when she had to call back into work sick for the week.

“Are you sure?” Izzy pressed as she internally smirked. She enjoyed lightly pushing the subject to hear the excuses that her girlfriend would invent. Izzy’s favorite one to date was when she had offered to set the water to boil for pasta while Lydia showered, only for Lydia then to come up how she didn’t have bottled water and the apartment’s tap wasn’t healthy to drink from even if boiled. They had ended up ordering pizza that day.

“I’m positive it’s just a bit of frosting and sprinkles.” Lydia reasoned, leaning closer to kiss Izzy’s cheek. “Did you wrap the ones we have to mail out to your parents and mine?”

“We can send them out tomorrow or sometime this week,” Izzy nodded as she turned and pointed to the pile of presents separated to the left side from the main mountain. “Should arrive in time if we don’t procrastinate it.”

Lydia had to resist the urge to roll her eyes when Izzy mentioned procrastination being a ‘we’ issue. She would’ve corrected others, priding herself on punctuality, but with Izzy, she didn’t want to. Lydia was willing to admit that being with Isabelle had loosened some of her previously tightened strings.

“Sounds good,” Lydia responded.

They stood there for a bit with the soft instrumental holiday music playing in the background. Isabelle leaned her back against her girlfriend’s chest with a pleased hum, embracing the moment’s simplicity.

“I should get back to the cake,” Lydia whispered into Isabelle’s hair.

“My offer still stands to help you out.” Isabelle teased with an amused tone in her voice.

Lydia smiled and shook her head into Izzy’s hair one last time before pulling away and turning her girlfriend to face her.

“No, I am sure I can manage one cake by myself, Iz.” Lydia deflected again. She leaned and claimed Izzy’s lips softly with a smile still present. “Just finish the presents, then we can head out.”

Isabelle smiled back into the kiss and nodded. Most assumed that she took offense to people being wary of her cooking skills, but that also meant she got to eat Lydia’s cooking and pastries often. So Izzy couldn’t see it as much as a negative. Sure, she couldn’t home-cooked meal for her girlfriend, but she made up for it with fancy restaurant dates.  

“Hurry, or else Magnus will give us the speech again about how he is the only one allowed to be fashionably late to his parties,” Isabelle teased as she pushed Lydia out the living room.

[mollydelane]

Where did the time go?

[cakemoney]

I haven't been able to keep up with Astro bc life but everytime there is a comeback my heart. SWELLS. I love them so much!

same!!!! I love this comeback I love the vibes and the joy so much!!!!

[moonrock]

THEY WON I'M SO HAPPY RN 😭😭😭😭

I KNOOOW I'M STILL SHAKING!!! I'M SO HAPPY I CAN'T CALM DOWN

[ask-thesilentrabiddog]

Could you not just explain to Atsushi what's going on? You've both been hit by weird magic anons before, perhaps he'd understand! I'm sure he'd at least appreciate your honesty either way.

Tch.

...

I am... frankly... ashamed...

It is different when it is friendship, but I have never felt this way about anyone before. Even if it is fake, it seems so real.

It is embarrassing. I do not understand it.

[eu-phoris]

This is random but I followed you the other day for your bsd content but then i found out you're a swiftie too and i just love that i keep coming across bsd fans who also love taylor, our TASTE 😂🥰

OMG HELLO HELLO!!!!! IT'S NICE TO MEET ANOTHER SWIFTIE HERE AND U LIKE BSD TOO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA the taste indeed

also are u ready for april 9th? coz I'm telling u, I'm not- orz I haven't even processed reputation era yet help

[julesblackthorns]

Just to let u kno the final To All the boys film is dropping tomorrow on Netflix!! 🥰

TODAY NOW!!!!!!!!!! ROMANTICS WE KEEP WINNING

[whenemmafallsinlove]

Okay tour theory: IMAGINE if she managed to replicate the house from the Lover video and have it as a set I'd DIE

that would be: INSANE OH MY GOD

it’s tour theory o’clock!!

[scrapimmortal]

Happy birthday lovely!! You're a wonderful Ray of sunshine and I hope you have a lovely day 🥰

nawwww thank you so much, i have had a rather good day

[4ddyo]

hello, is Yongukk's ' the best is yet to come' a book or CD? i'm english and can't find any translations about it! thank you!!

It’s a book, but it’s a photo essay book~ no problem ^^

[phereinnike]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Thank you darling!

[mollydelane]

Eyes open so wide.

[cakemoney]

SO. ASTRO COMEBACK. HOW WE HOLDING UP?!!!!!!!!

CRYING IN THE CLUB. LISTEN TO THE ALBUM ON SPOTIFY AND JOIN ME

[colorsinautumn]

42+46!

42. sunflowers or lavender

lavender!

46. bath bombs or scented candles 

scented candles!

[ask-thesilentrabiddog]

That must be really confusing for you! But if i know Atsushi, i know he wouldn't make you feel ashamed of it, and i know he'd understand if you said you were confused. As for whether it feels real or not, perhaps after it has ended you can figure it out in your head, especially if any of those feelings are lingering. Either way, Atsushi is understanding and although it may be a difficult time, you've both promised each other to look after each other right? I'm sending hugs!

We did promise that.

I will just have to be patient with myself...

Thank you for your well wishes.