#mechanic/florist au

[dcschart]

Here’s something for that mechanic/florist au

[addiesock]

Ch2 of Florally Right, Sunburnt Secrets is out now!

Summary: Jimmy wakes up and recaps about the night before and marinates in the morning calm, then gets a call from Grian inviting him out to lunch with a few other people. Little did he know one of Grians friends who would be invited was the guy he met at the flower shop the other night.

Read ch2 here! // Read ch1 here!

word count: (2546)

The next day the sun shone through the windows of Jimmy's bedroom in his apartment so perfectly that he felt coffee might just not be needed to get through the day. He sat up and moved his legs to the ground, facing opposite the window to simply just enjoy the light warmth hitting his back. Along with the light breeze coming from the hallway, this morning felt happy, like a breath of fresh air. Not to mention the night before felt just unreal. Despite the part about closing late and making his cats angry at him for missing their very important scheduled dinner time, he was just happy the night ended well. And the guy he met, Tango was his name, said he wanted to see him again.

To mention it, he thought about the night before again, remembering how bad his day had been going before and the unexpected rain that tipped it off. how he was so sure that day was going to be like all the rest, sunny, peaceful and boring, he was fortunately wrong. he thought about how curious the other looked when he stumbled into Jimmy's florist shop, how everything about him radiated a fiery warmth, his clothes, his hair, his personality just to be ironically absolutely drenched in water and still managing to keep that spark, that look about him.

he had barely just met the guy though, and this was all based on one interaction. Not to mention he wasn’t sure if he would ever see him again, he thought. There was no use in getting his hopes up. Relationships never worked out for him before so what was the point now? He was on a bad luck streak with this kind of stuff. And plus, that guy was way out of Jimmy's lead. He then grabbed his phone to check the time, wondering when he should leave the house and how much time he had to plan for his day.

9:23am

He sighed, it was too early for him. Jimmy figured he thought about the situation enough and made his way to the kitchen, where he met his two cats, Norman and Flick halfway. The two already meowing, asking for their morning breakfast. He turned the corner into the kitchen and headed straight for the fridge, standing on his tiptoes to grab the canned food, then kneeling down to give each of them their respective amounts. They meowed in return and he took that as thanks as he started the coffee pot, breathing in the caffeinated fumes and marinating in it as he promptly zoned out.

brrring! brrring!

A noise from his bedroom brought him back from his daze, as startled as he was there was no time to ignore it because it sounded like a phone call. and if it was from work he really couldn’t afford to ignore it. He worked at pretty much the only floral shop in town.

He dreaded a call from work, however he knew he needed the job and he'd rather be inconvenienced rather than jobless. So he sped- walked through the hall to his bedroom and found the phone face up, with the call screen on titled “Grian” he was relieved it wasn’t what he thought it was as he unplugged the phone from its charger and held it up to his ear, relaxing a bit.

“Mornin’ Gri”

“Yeah, hey Tim. What’re you doin today?”

Noises could be heard in the background, people talking and walking around mostly, Jimmy thought.

“Nothing actually. Why, what’s up?

“Me and some other people were gonna have lunch at The Spot later around noon. Did ya wanna come?”

This was great, it meant that he didn’t have to spend the whole day by himself and he didn’t have to initiate any of the planning himself.

“Oh yeah absolutely i’ll be there Gri”

“Alright! Cya later Timmy!”

“Grian I told you to stop calling me-!“

and….the line cut. Sure, Jimmy found the whole Timmy thing quite annoying at first because he did it so much but it’s grown on him to be rather honest. The whole thing felt endearing and if Grian felt for a second the nickname was genuinely bothering him he would have stopped immediately. That was one of the things he appreciated about Grian. Sure he teased Jimmy a lot growing up but he never overstepped boundaries. But he supposed that was the thing about brothers. Jimmy smiled to himself as he started on the way to the kitchen to retrieve his coffee from the machine.

10:12am

Jimmy thought he could never get the water to be hot enough on his back. It was always too cold, despite the fact that the bathroom was beginning to fog. That was just the way it was for him. Growing up too, he never seemed to be warm enough. No matter the weather or the circumstances there was a chance Jimmy was cold. It was something everybody seemed to make fun of him for. Well, not exactly everybody. There was always Scott..but he knew better than to think of his time with Scott. That was so long ago it felt like an eternity. He turned the water slightly to the left and steam filled the room.

11:49am

Before he knew it, the time to leave had come and he had pretty much completely forgotten to get ready and took a nap instead. He was lucky that Norman had decided to wake him up when he did because Grian would make fun of him for months if he slept through plans for a third time that summer.

Jimmy rushed to his closet and threw on a light wash pear of jeans, a white top, and a blue flannel he had laying around his room and practically ran out of his apartment with a hairbrush in his hand, his phone, and a pair of car keys. When he hopped in his car he had thought just how far away where he needed to be was exactly. An entire seven minutes away was torture, Not to mention he had to pass though the middle of town on a busy monday evening. And goodness knows all of Grians friends he made in college were always ten minutes early anyways.

The Spot always had a really chill feeling about it, even when passing it, not intending to go in. It always made the street feel a lot more open and welcoming considering it had a large outdoor seating area and the main front doors were always kept open in the summer times. When he walked in he had gotten a text from Grian saying,

“Out back, if ur here already.”

Grians timing couldn't have been better as he moved his way through the crowded restaurant, light jazz playing in the background which he hadn't noticed before along with the calming smell of baked bread. As he opened the back door to the patio he noticed Grian turn his head and wave over to him, gesturing to the empty seat next to him.

When he sat down and settled he had decided to look up and take a good look at the people Grian had invited as well and he found Scar, obviously, talking Grians ear off followed by a happy and listening Grian. A just as yappy Bdubs, a tired but smiling Impulse, a Pearl sipping on an iced coffee she must have ordered before anyone else arrived and to the right of her was...

Oh my god it was the guy from the other night, Jimmy realized. He was sitting up straight and he had a face that was so red it was beginning to look sunburnt despite them being under the shade and he had obviously noticed Jimmy first. They both just sat and stared at each other for a moment. Not totally grasping the situation just yet, four feet apart from each other just completely speechless.

That was when Grian decided to turn his attention back to the group and noticed Jimmy's growing look of confusion, “Oh right! Jimmy meet Tango, Tango meet Jimmy.” He turned his head towards Tango and explained, “This is my brother I was telling you about by the way.” He then smiled and opened his menu. “You guys ready to order?”

Tango cleared his throat. “Oh.. yeah right yes.” he shot a quick nervous smile towards Jimmy and opened his menu, covering his face like he was trying to hide from Jimmy while also attempting to pretend nothing had happened.

After the other night at work when they met and talked for thirty minutes about flowers and their shared hatred for the rain then proceeding to make Jimmy close up late, flustered, and in return ruin his cat's meal schedule there was no way he was going to let this guy get away with pretending to not know him now. Not when he has been handed this perfect opportunity on a silver platter, flirting with Grian’s friend who asked him out the night before before knowing he was his friend's Brother? This was perfect payback.

“So,” he leaned into the table, laying one arm crossed and using the other to pull Tango's menu away from his face. “Tango was it? You look awfully familiar.” Jimmy said quietly enough so that nobody else would notice or pay any attention. The others all had their backs turned anyways, fully entranced in whatever else was going on. Then, he gave a smug look up at the blaze in front of him.

Tango let himself be revealed, his face still awfully red but now grinning nervously. “Do I? Because I don't recognize you at all.” He laughed lightly. Placing his menu completely down open onto the table and giving Jimmy a look of scared amusement, keeping the hushed tone.

“Really? Because I’m sure I remember you asking me out for coffee just the other night.”

Jimmy says with a sly tone, giving a quick look towards Grian to see if he's noticed the two yet, then looking back up at the other with a fake deep-in-thought look.

“I-“ The Blazeborn stuttered in response before shooting a nervous look towards the rest of the table and looking back at the blonde and taking out his phone to type something quickly before turning it around to Jimmy, allowing him to read. “Grian might hear us” The words shone on the screen. Jimmy took that as enough of a victory for him.

So he took the phone and wrote back. “I know, that’s why I did it” and flashed another smile at Tango before opening his own menu, deciding what he wanted and closing it the next moment, already knowing what he wanted.

When he looked back up at Tango, he was grinning and now looked alot more chill than before. Almost satisfied about their brief second encounter.

After everybody ordered and had gotten their food, a conversation about summer plans had started up and everyone was pitching in on what they had wanted to do with the following months of sunshine. Scar had mentioned a boat and fireworks, which Grian had agreed with partially, excluding the fireworks part. Pearl said something along the lines of camping in the mountains and Impulse added on to that idea saying that hiking everyday would be great and Bdubs audibly groaned with a cheeky grin, Pearl then laughed at Bdubs attitude.

“What about you, Tango?” Impulse had asked, taking his attention away from Bdubs and Pearl.

“I want to go anywhere that it’s guaranteed not to rain, that stuff ruins my whole day.” he said with a laugh, shooting a quick look to Jimmy for the reference.

“I feel the same way, the rain absolutely sucks.” The canary said in response, giving the other a knowing look.

“Oh you guys are weirdos! I think the rain is amazing! Don’t you too Impulse?” Bdubs shouted, nudging Impulse on the shoulder.

“Yeah It’s good for the environment, guys lighten up.” Impulse entertained Bdubs. Not entirely caring for the rain but enjoying seeing a smile on the others face. Then, noticing their waiter nearby and signaling for the checks.

A few minutes later their waiter showed up with five checks. one for Grian and Scar, One for Impulse and Bdubs, and the other three for Pearl, Tango, and Jimmy. However, when Jimmy searched his pockets for his wallet he had realized he forgot to grab it on his rush out the door and promptly decided to take a deep sigh and laugh at himself. Feeling absolutely defeated only halfway through the day.

Just as the waiter had asked if that would be all from them tonight, Tango had prompted up.

“Actually, I’ll be paying for mine and his meal today.” gesturing towards the now surprised canary in front of him. The waiter nodded and agreed that they’d be right back with the combined check, taking the other two back with them.

Jimmy was now the embarrassed one, looking away from the other in order to try and hide the now sunburnt tint on his face. He was sure no one else had noticed his face and his reaction to his checks. He wondered if Tango had been watching him. Jimmy cleared his throat, “Thank you..Tango..” His voice quiet.

“It’s no problem,” the blaze started, bringing his hand up to the side of his mouth, shielding his next words from the others. “I owe you this, for keeping you late the other night.” he said with a wink.

Jimmy just sat there, starstruck. He hadn't been flirted with like this in..so long. It was both frightening and honestly refreshing.

The others began to stand up, saying their goodbyes and talking about other various plans they wanted to make that week, seeing who was free and who wasn't.

“Well,” Tango stood up with the rest of them watching Jimmy stand up as well, who looked to be still in a bit of awe. He stuck out his hand. “It was meeting you (for the second time)” he leaned in closer to say that last part, shielding his mouth again.

Jimmy took it and shook his hand with a polite smile, his face cooling down slightly.

“Oh and I forgot,” Tango seemed to pull a piece of napkin out from his pocket, handing it to the other. “I forgot to give you this the other night,” the napkin unfolded to reveal a phone number, choppily written from a napkin from the dispenser on the table they were standing at. “I figured I might give it to you now since I forgot before.”

“See ya around, forreal this time.” Tango said cooly, with another smile, one that seemed genuine instead of sly compared to earlier.

Tango jogged away to catch up with Impulse, Pearl and Bdubs. Leaving a shocked and blushing Jimmy with a now suspicious and confused Grian and Scar. “Oh gosh..” Jimmy started, knowing his fate as soon as he noticed their reactions. Jimmy wasn't sure how long it would be before Grian let him go back to his car now. He was afraid the questions would never end and Tango would get the hell of it too.

[cryoncompanytime]

Wolfwood who doesn't REALLY believe in God but wears crosses n shit bc that religious trauma is ingrained so deep that he just wants to "play it safe"

Vash who was raised agnostic and has never met a Mormon before and is equal parts unsettled and fascinated when Wolfwood talks about it

Wolfwood who drinks and smokes both to rebel against his religious past and to cope with everything he's lost

Vash who grows weed in his greenhouse and rolls his own blunts

Wolfwood who maxes out Angela on the long straightaways through the Arizona desert at night just to "feel something" (edgy cunt)

Vash who takes Wolfwood stargazing out where there's less light pollution

Wolfwood who works as a mechanic + handyman for hire and lives in a studio apartment above his workshop

Vash who runs a plant nursery / flower shop, who loves plants and caring for them, but who never feels good enough compared to his twin brother Nai who went on to be an ecologist with a focus in botony on the southwest coast of California

i need more of a conversation about a modern trigun au, like where would that be placed??? ARIZONA???? i need wolfwood to be an ex catholic/mormon and have vash to live in one of those pinterest plant houses

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[deanbrainrotwritings]

— SUNBURN

SUMMARY : you're the wedding planner for sam's wedding, it's at the beach and… well, dean at the beach

PAIRING : dean winchester x fem!reader

CHARACTERS : sam winchester, jessica moore

WARNINGS/TAGS : explicit(18+), fluff, some suggestiveness, shy!reader (lmaoo, or awkward, if you'd like), angst if you squint

WORD COUNT : 1.8k

A/N : title is a muse song. part of the @alphabetquest beach party prompt and the @jacklesversebingo square wedding planner au. y'all, this was new to me, but I liked embarrassing the reader and making her embarrassing and shy xx

You felt slightly guilty for not telling Sam about you and Dean.

To be fair, you didn't know they were related when you met Dean. 

You met him at a local cafe, had your laptop in front of you, a couple of notes scribbled on photographs and other sheets of colourful paper strewn over the table besides a warm cup of coffee from your third refill, and a slice of pecan pie that was quickly getting colder and colder. 

Dean came in when you were been busy arguing with the local florist over the phone about what Jessica wanted the flower arrangement to look like. The florist wanted to give his opinion, as if it even mattered. It wasn't his wedding, it was Jessica's. 

You started to stress over having to consider calling a different florist. 

Phone calls just weren't your thing despite all the work and phone calls you take due to your job, but it's still the one thing you're always nervous about doing. 

You buried your fingers in your hair and nervously rubbed your fingers against the strands between your fingers as you looked through the checklist for something you'd much rather focus on. 

"Careful there, sweetheart," Dean's voice turned your attention away from the screen of your laptop. "You'll pull your pretty hair out." You stared up at him, that flirty smirk on his lips made you smile subconsciously, and you turned hot with embarrassment. 

You untangled your fingers from your hair to hold your wrist over the table and brushed your fingertips nervously over photographs of the beach Jessica was interested in. 

You stared into his green eyes, his expenctant face made you freeze. He was smiling—tightly now, and began chewing on his lip the longer you stared like a deer caught in headlights, the amusement in his eyes dimmed, and he suddenly appeared unsure.

"Sorry, am I botherin' you?" 

"No! I-" you cleared your throat, hoping the blaze in your cheeks would cease. "I was just… distracted." He smiled and looked down at the small cup of coffee in his large hands. You bit your lip to calm yourself, but then he looked up at you again, and all the words you were forming in your mind for a sentence, suddenly vanished. 

"Alright," he murmured shyly, then reached into his black jacket, and pulled out a small card. "I'm gonna be straightforward here and say that you're cute." He stared down at the small rectangular paper between his fingers and placed it above the pile of papers. You blinked up at him dumbly, turning hotter and hotter. "Call me when you're not… distracted," he teased, biting his lip before stepping away and leaving the cafe. 

You blinked down at the business card he left for you, his name was printed in black, his number. He was a mechanic from Kansas. A sexy one. And he thought you were cute. 

And that was really what started this whole secret of yours. 

You met him, not knowing he was Sam's older brother until a few days after. Days after you anxiously called his number to give him your name and plan a date. Days after you'd already had a date with him. Days after you'd both already made out heavily in his car. 

You found out Dean was Sam's brother when Jessica had begged you to have dinner with them. 

You were happy that she liked you that much, half-shocked and half-uncomfortable with getting closer to a client than professionally required, but you couldn't help being drawn to Jessica and her friendship after all the months that had passed. 

When you got to their home, after nervously navigating through Google Maps, you'd entered to find Sam smacking Dean over the head with a rolled-up wedding magazine because he'd dozed off on the couch with a half-empty beer. 

You and Dean stared at each other across the table as the four of you ate, slowly and stupidly putting the pieces together. 

Dean left Kansas to come to California for Sam and Jessica's wedding. He was staying for a month before returning to Kansas as you prepared everything for the special day. You weren't sure what you were expecting, but this was definitely not it. 

Of course, after your initial shock, Dean quickly became more comfortable around you. 

And you were half-sure Jessica was trying to set you up with Dean while Sam tried to sway you away from his brother. 

To say the least, it was a mess. One that Dean was loving. 

It made you cringe to remember the day you met him, but Dean made a point to remind you as much as he could about how it happened, whenever he deemed it the right moment. 

It never was the right moment to you. 

To him, the right moment was whenever anyone asked how you and Dean met. You'd freeze up and be vague about it, or you'd lie and say it was through Sam and Jessica, but Dean would wait for them to leave before reminding you how it actually happened. 

You came to find that with Dean, it was nearly impossible to keep something quiet.

He was so…

Well, he stole kisses whenever he had the chance, reached out to touch you whenever he could, and whispered things to you knowing he wouldn't get caught.

He wouldn't get caught. 

But you, you were obvious. It was impossible to hide the way he made you feel, and really, you hated your body for betraying you that way. 

You swallowed your pride and fumed internally for being so… fucking shy. 

Now, here you were. 

Finally, on Sam and Jessica's wedding.

Jessica had insisted that you enjoy yourself now that the main part was over. She was glowing and absolutely beautiful. 

Jessica found out about you and Dean not long after, when he thought he could get away with making out with you in the hallway of Jessica's house after you'd innocently exited the restroom. 

He'd surprised you, waiting a few feet away from the door. You lifted a brow at the way he casually leaned against the wall. When you stood closer, he'd turned to you, grabbed your jaw, and kissed you until you almost couldn't breathe. And Jessica had gone up to check on you and found… well, that: Dean leaning over you with his tongue shoved in your mouth while you clung desperately to his soft flannel with his fingers pressed carefully into your cheeks as he led the kiss. 

At that point, you were convinced the universe enjoyed putting you in embarrassing situations. 

You only dreaded the beach party, the reception that Jessica had insisted you relax and enjoy after all your hard work. 

The dread wasn't really because of Dean, it was because of you. The way he made you feel so… shy. It was annoying. 

What happened to the way you couldn't shut up when someone pissed you off? What happened to the way you stood your ground and held a man's gaze whenever he flirted with you? 

Of course that may be because Dean was Dean, he was hot, and he was funny, and he was smart, and he was kind, and he was confident, and he was sweet, and he was romantic. Basically, it was because you liked him, but you begged the universe to tell you why you had to get tongue-tied and turn scarlet in his presence. Even after all the time that had passed. Why couldn't you just get used to it?

You couldn't really complain. Seeing Dean… almost naked… with those fucking shorts hanging low on his hips. His toned stomach and the trail of light, fine hair leading downwards… 

You were thirsty. 

You took a sip of your cool piña colada. 

Jessica and her bridesmaids continued to gush about weddings, romance, their boyfriends, and their future dreams. 

All you could do was focus on Dean. You almost didn't want to think about what they were talking about and associate it with Dean…

He was excited.

About the sand crunching beneath his feet, about the salty breeze that stuck to his skin and tousled his brown hair, about the kiss of bright sunlight against his gorgeous freckled skin.

It made you smile and like him even more.

Eventually, Jessica and her bridesmaids got drunk enough that they started to dance and sing with each other. 

And you'd found yourself falling into Dean's gravity. 

He held you in his arms and swayed slightly to the song playing on the speakers, his beer hung loosely in his hands behind you. He seemed sober as he gazed down at you, arousing that stupid hot blush on your cheeks. 

You huffed and looked at the waves as they rolled and swayed, away and towards you. 

You heard the dull glass thump of his mostly-empty beer bottle hitting the sand. One of his hands was warm and the other was cool as they moved up your back. You sivered at his touch and bit your lip, smilling to yourself as your gaze moved up towards the horizon.

"You okay?" He asked quietly, playing with the thin strap of your bikini. Your breath hitched when his fingers suddenly crossed over your shoulder to graze the side of your breast. 

"Huh?" You stared up at him.

His intuituve green eyes looked into you. Instead of repeating the question, which took you a few moments to process anyway, Dean took your hand, and gently kissed your salty wrist. You clenched your hand tightly, your heartbeat thudded loudly at his affection, and you bashfully pulled your hand out of his grasp.

He was sneaky and brought his other hand to your cheek. His thumb brushed over your cheekbone, his fingers tangled lightly in you knotted hair. 

"You're beautiful," he murmured, stepping so close to you, flashes of hotter images of being this pressed up against him flooded your mind. 

You uttered his name quietly, hoping that no one was watching you. The water lapped at your feet, cooling you down and urging you to give in. 

You didn't know if the small waves were making you dizzy or if it was Dean who tenderly brought you closer to his lips. 

He kissed you slowly, breathed you in deeply, and mumbled against your parted mouth, "do you want me to stay?"

In an instant, you imagined morning and evenings with him. You imagined visitng the beach more often, getting older, kissing more, loving more of him. He kissed you as you pictured the life you could have if he decided to leave his entire life behind in Kansas and move to California with you. 

Would he regret it? Would you?

Dean pulled away from your mouth and licked the taste of you from his plump, pink lips. You smiled and hid your face by looking down at his freckled chest, tracing a random path of freckles with your eyes and fingers. "I'd like it if you stayed, Dean. Just know… I'd go anywhere with you, too, if it's what you want."

Dean chuckled softly, his calloused hands cupped your hot cheeks, and he kissed your forehead. He held you close, placed his chin on top of your head, and mumbled, "Yeah, we still have time to figure it out."

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[folkloresthings]

BECAUSE I LIKED A BOY / CL16.

in which the world’s favourite pop princess becomes tangled in the life of a certain formula one driver, flipping her entire world upside down.

( charles leclerc x singer!au )

track one: lonesome. track two: fast times. track three: nonsense. track four: opposite. track five: how many things. track six: bad for business.

✩⡱ warnings: like one curse word

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the pre—race buzz was electric in the ferrari garage, your phone pinging with messages beckoning you to the mercedes garage on the other end of the paddock. you knew lewis wanted to see you, he’d been the one to invite you to the race in the first place, but there was something pulling you to the room filled with red. someone.

“hello again,” your smile widened across your face as charles dodged past mechanics to find you by the wall. his decorated race suit adored his lean figure, but his head was still free of his helmet, despite the clock ticking closer to when he needed to be in the car.

that godforsaken smile of his mirrored your own, knees wobbling as soon as it graced your gaze. without thinking, his arms pulled you into a hug. a friendly one, to be sure. a happy to see you, no matter how your heart yearned for another reason. the emerald in his eyes shone down at you, that same look he’d given you when you’d first met all those weeks ago backstage before your show.

and now here you were, after weeks of texts and late night calls, staring at each other through a fog of tension, waiting with bated breath. he speaks first, and you try so desperately to ignore how his gloved fingers brush your wrist when he does.

“what are you doing tonight?”

you blink, his eyes hopeful for an answer. your head shakes, shoulders shrugging, brain nagging to be an ounce cooler than you were being right now. “i don’t know. why?”

“let me take you to dinner. it’ll be my prize, if i win,” he speaks quickly, as though he needs to say it before hesitancy can change his mind. that familiar lump of nerves turns in your stomach, one you hadn’t felt in a long time. not since austin first asked you out — a feeling that had ended in catastrophe. could you face that kind of tumble again?

“charles, you have to go!” a voice nearby urges, every other driver already behind their wheels. urges him to move, and you to answer. his feet are moving backwards, slowly, but his eyes stay trained on you, awaiting your reply.

“well, you’d better win then.”

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writer’s note: they’re getting there 😭 i’m emotionally attached to this fictional couple i can’t. fyi this is just a filler to move them along there’ll be drama soon dw

[bee-the-loser-recs]

~~~~☼ My Woozi One-shot Fic Recs ☼~~~

𖤓 The perks of being that guy By @ncteez 14k, strangers to lovers, sex shop worker Woozi, he has multiple jobs - caterer/mechanic/etc, smut, fluff, really cute relationship build up

𖤓 Beautiful feeling By @viastro 1.4k, soulmate au, bell ring signifies first time meeting soulmate, meet cute, Jihoon is a non-believer at first, fluff, humour

𖤓 Homie train By @bitchlessdino 5.8k, Wonwoo|Woozi|Hoshi x reader, ex boyfriend's friends au, dick of an ex, friends to lovers (kind of), smut, slight fluff, drunk-ish sex

𖤓 Hug By @escapewriter 1.8k, Woozi's birthday, cute celebrations, reader sings to him for the first time, cute, really fluffy

𖤓 Jihoon's puppy By @rubyreduji 11.9k, university au, pining, following around, angst, fluff, attempting to date someone else, teasing, asshole!Woozi, jealousy, side Mingyu x reader, tsundere Woozi

𖤓 What you don't know By @rubyreduji 4.3k, idol Jihoon, graphic designer reader, relationship talks, reader feels a little lonely, communication is key, light angst w/happy ending, established relationship

𖤓 Standing guard [of my heart] and A knight's devotion By @rubyreduji 14k and 2.7k, royalty au, Prince Jihoon, personal guard reader, fluff, initial dislike on Jihoon's side, wounds, fighting, smut in the 2nd part

𖤓 Sunflowers and Snapdragons By @aclowntiny 5.7k, idol Woozi, florist reader, finding excuses to see one another, fluff, really cute, sunshine reader, quiet/sunshine duo

𖤓 Heartstrings By @wavelikewhat 4.5k, producer Woozi & reader, immediate connections, fluff, first meetings, really cute, strangers to lovers, Svt meddling & snooping around

𖤓 Let them see I'm yours By @ksywoo 1.3k, established relationship, jealous Woozi, cute relationship, talking about your partner a lot, fluff, really adorable

𖤓 Never-ending By @bluehoodiewoozi 14k, college au, first relationships, learning to be a better boyfriend, adorable couple, teasing, fluff, cute, friends providing advice

𖤓 My muse By @ch3ol-deactivated20240228 Secret dating trope, idol Woozi, album inspired by their partner, fluff, revealing a relationship, cute, anniversary gift

𖤓 Live By @wondernus 1.2k, idol Woozi, non-idol reader, established relationship, public relationship, going live on weverse, fluff, reading is sleeping in the background

𖤓 A new rhythm By @sluttywoozi 7.8k, Yoongi (Suga) x reader x Woozi (Jihoon), established relationship between Yoongi & reader, bringing in a new person, smut, fluff, trusting partners, inviting Woozi to join them

𖤓 Heartache and a latte By @dkfile 9.3k, college au, slice of life, strangers to lovers, coffee shop au, barista Jihoon, spotify mutuals, falling in love, oblivious reader, blind dates, fluff, meet-cutes, meddling friends

𖤓 No song without you By @hannieehaee 12.6k, idol au, producer Woozi & reader, idol collaboration, fluff, hopelessly in love, smut, pining, kinda emotionally stunted Jihoon

𖤓 Girl code By @beefboyandbabygirl 12k, college au, helping out with a crush, wingmanning a friend, fluff, angst, smut, past hook-ups, pining, bsf Mingyu, friends Red Velvet

𖤓 Don't sweat it By @miraclewoozi 18k, non-idol au, gym crushes on one another, strangers to lovers, kind of idiots to lovers, fluff, smut, light teasing from friends

𖤓 In which love is a loop By @lololololchips SMAU, idol au, secret relationships, DK exposing another relationship, part of a series of one-shots, fluff, Woozi wrote a song about reader

𖤓 Pretty U and Pretty U [2] By @horangboosadan SMAU, canon compliant au, reader is dense, idiots in love, cuties, sending love songs, confession moment, fluff, sequel focuses on their relationship

[dalivanmagritte]

NCT FIC REC : LEE JENO

back to the nct fic rec

Jeno fic rec part.2

favs

lionheart (fav, smut, fluff, royal!au, knight!au, monarch!au)

premium boy-toy (fav, smut, stripper!au)

step on a crack, dr.lee's gonna break your back (fav, smut)

wanna know what it's like (fav, smut)

yours to tame (fav, fluff, smut, knight!au, princess!au, royal!au)

koi no yokan (fav, smut, abo!au)

slick pup (fav, pervert!au, smut)

prince of wolves (fav, smut, werewolf!au, vampire!au)

i suddenly realize my archnemesis is hot (fav,fluff, angstish, demigod!au, mythology!au)

pride & prejudice (fav, fluff, angst, smut)

no smut

rainfall (fluff)

the deal (fluff, college!au)

cigarettes after sex (fluff, angstish, suggestive, college!au)

do you even know how to have fun? (angst to fluff, badboy!au)

classics (smut)

secret (smut, fluff, sub!jeno (kink discovery))

sweet lies (smut, angstish, ghost!jeno!au)

heatstroke (mechanic!au, smut)

tattooist!jeno (fluff, angst, tattooist!au, florist!au)

himbo (smut, himbo!jeno)

cute little intern (smut, ceo!au, intern!au)

mine only (smut)

possessive dad! (smut, pregnancy!au, soon to be parents!au)

ridin' club switching lanes (smut, streeracer!au)

sweet fury (smut)

hit the breaks! (serie, smut, streetracer!au, mechanics!au)

rich purity (serie, smut, virgin!au)

possessive jeno (smut, roommate)

a different kind of exercise (smut, personal trainer!au)

the rock of gibraltar (smut)

jeno uses his strength against you (smut)

the bat & dove (smut, fluff, mafia!au, racer!jeno)

banana (smut)

guardian gloves (smut, angstish, boxer!au)

teddy bear (smut)

strong jeno (smut)

codename : monster (smut)

his order (smut, ceo!au)

sli(ck-p)up (smut, perv!jeno)

fireproof (smut, brotherbf!au, college!au)

size kink (smut)

only 'til dawn (smut, badboy!jeno, goodgirl!reader)

day6: overstimulation (smut)

day19: pet play (smut)

little wifey (smut, husband!au)

hard dom! (smut)

wrapped around your fingers (smut)

my first and last (smut, college!au)

summer hair = forever young (smut, fluff)

perv!jeno (smut, roommates!au, perv!au)

monster in hiding (smut, stalking!au)

can't take it? (smut)

alternate universe (magics, gods, royalty, etc...)

my sunset is yours (fluff, hogwarts!au)

helping hand (fluff, hogwarts!au)

transfiguration spell (smut, fluff, angstish, hogwarts!au)

sinking ships (smut, sailor!au, mermaid!au, horror!au)

change in you (smut, vampire!au, georgian-era!au)

puppy (smut, supernatural!au, werewolf!au)

sunshine (fluff, angst, mermen!jeno)

the lucky one (fluff, angst, demigod!au, mythology!au)

son of morpheus (fluff, demigod!au, mythology!au)

son of apollo (fluff, demigod!au, mythology!au)

son of shadows (part of elysios serie, fluff, demigod!au, mythology!au)

the tale older than time (fluff, demigod!au, mythology!au)

late night company (fluff, comfort angst, demigod!au)

scream (smut (dirtyyy smut), halloween!au, ghostface!jeno)

why dying my hair was the best decision of my life (fluff, soulmates)

take my breath (smut, abo!au)

puppy pound (smut, abo!au)

jealous (smut, abo!au)

sos x jaemin (smut, abo!au)

destiny (smut, abo!au)

stepbro alpha jeno (smut, abo!au, stepbro!au)

pretzel (smut, abo!au)

phone fuck me (smut, ghostface!au)

incubus!jeno (smut, incubus!au)

ascention to the throne (serie, smut, royal!au, prince!au, political!au)

with another member

just so you know x jaemin (smut)

i'm a mouse duh! x jaemin (smut)

they're roommates x jaemin (smut)

the sequel x jaemin (smut, ghostface!au, halloween!au)

cookie jar x jaemin (smut, stepbrother!au)

can you handle it? x johnny, jaehyun, jaemin (smut)

morally gray (and tw)

baby trapping (smut, sugardaddy!au)

shameless (smut, stepson!au)

undone (noncon, smut)

teddy bear -> our sick story, thus far x haechan (dubcon, smut)

stepbro!jeno part.2 (DUBCON, smut, stepbrother!au)

behind closed doors x haechan (smut, slight dubcon, stepbro!au)

the walls are thin x jaemin (DUBCON, smut)

shoplifter x mark (dubcon, smut, bodyguard!au, stepfather!au)

switch -> chain x johnny (dubcon, smut, neighbour?au)

arcade (continuation of switch/chain, smut)

[aimmyarrowshigh]

Preparing for AUgust

I'm still determined to salvage 2024 in terms of getting writing done, so I'm prepping for AUgust already. It occurred to me that someone else might be interested in a list of 100 AUs, so here you go!

Accidental Marriage AU

Alien AU

Android AU

Angel/Demon AU

Apocalypse AU

Archaeology AU

Artist AU

Assassin AU

Bakery AU

Ballet AU

Band AU

BDSM AU

Book Store AU

Bounty Hunter AU

Camp Counselor AU

Castaway AU

Chef AU

Child AU

Circus AU

Coffee Shop AU

College AU

Conductor AU

Choreographer AU

Coworker AU

Criminal AU

Cult AU

Dancer AU

Death AU

Demigod AU

Detective AU

Dimension Hopping AU

Deejay AU

Doctor AU

Domestic AU

Fake Dating AU

Fashion Designer AU

Firefighter AU

Florist/Tattooist AU

Gardening AU

Ghost AU

Haunted House AU

High School AU

High School Reunion AU

Historical AU

Horror AU

Hunger Games AU

Immortal AU

Jury Duty AU

Lawyer AU

Library AU

Magic AU

Mechanic AU

Medieval AU

Mermaid AU

Model AU

Modern AU

Murder Mystery AU

Musical AU

Musician AU

Neighbor AU

Office AU

Omegaverse AU

Paranormal Investigator AU

Parent AU

Photographer AU

Pirate AU

Podcaster AU

Porn Star AU

Restaurant AU

Road Trip AU

Role Reversal AU

Roommate AU

Scientist AU

Soulmate AU

Spy AU

Star Wars AU

Student AU

Teacher AU

Theater AU

Thief AU

Time Travel AU

TVA AU

Undead AU

Vacation AU

Vampire AU

Veterinarian AU

Victorian AU

Waiter AU

Wedding Planner AU

Werewolf AU

Western AU

Wings AU

Witch AU

Wizard AU

‘90s AU

‘80s AU

‘70s AU

‘60s AU

‘50s AU

‘40s AU

[ash-and-starlight]

Would you have any thoughts about the Gaang in a modern au (either with or without bending), especially jobs? I legit love how there’s never been a consensus of how they’d live, especially job wise, in the fandom — except for Katara, she is absolutely a doctor, surgeon, ER badass. Personally, I love the thought of Zuko as a child protective agent, and Sokka as a high school teacher, not just for the dramatic Zukka potential lol haha either way, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

aaa ok i love and adore to see how their roles get translated in modern au’s in such clever ways, i loveee your ideas for zukka workplace drama that’s so 🥺 ok i’ll list some of my faves but feel free to add

-doctor katara SO TRUE and activist katara also so true either way she’s helping people and giving all she’s got

-aang also activist monk-turned *insert job that has to do with flying?? or meteorology??* AND i love the silly little headcanon he and zuko are lion dance partners dkfjdj

-toph wwe champion. without question

- jet could also work with kids tbh as either a child protective agent too or teaching martial arts classes for kids as some sort of social program he zuko and toph have an underground fight club every tuesday he and iroh have a wholesome breaking bad situationship going on with banger edibles

- zuko the guy with 294737 job options tbh either as jasmine dragon clerk, firefighter, historian / khon expert and standing authority on the ramakien, parkour guy, sword guy, guy who goes to business school just to learn how to efficiently dismantle dad’s financial empire, and i am extremely partial on muai thay champion-instructor zuko who has like a post-injury gym program just for the zukka of it all of him helping sokka with his leg during rehab 😌

- sokka also guy that can do anything tbh wether working as inventor or in tech/mechanic fixing things, working at a science museum (hi robin), marine biologist (hi kath) working as an astronomer or at the planetarium bc he’s always been fascinated by the night sky and the moon, artist, poet, mythbuster, sword guy as well, all of these at once. most importantly he has an insanely popular food blog on the side

- suki kendo captain of an all-girl club

- florist mai. (specifically ikebana artist) which is comic canon and in context made little sense but i love it it’s beautiful bc it brings me to

- tattoo artist ty-lee 💕

- and azula uhhh nepobaby electrician

[anna-hawk]

Red Blossom

Based on a deliciously hot fanart by @nkeiiin, whose art never stops inspiring me 🧡🧡🧡

Frank Castle x Matt Murdock

Summary: Frank Castle has an auto repair shop next to flower shop owner Matt Murdock. Frank finds himself regularly observing the florist moving easily through his plants and flowers. They haven't talked a lot, but after they mutually help each other out, they slowly get closer.

Rating: E 🔞 // Status: 6/6 // Current WC: 26,9k

Tags and warnings: Alternate Universe – No powers, Flower shop AU, Mechanic!Frank, Florist!Matt, slow burn, friends to lovers, fluff, explicit content, semi-public sex

Read it on AO3

Excerpt:

Frank was sitting at his desk in the manager’s office, and taking a long drag from his mug of coffee while he browsed through the more urgent invoices he had to send out. A loud, metal sound coming from outside his repair shop had him lifting his head and turning it towards the source of the noise. His office’s window was giving onto the corner of the narrow alley running to one side of his building. Right next to Frank’s shop and across that alley, was a flower shop, where Frank was currently watching a man in the process of rolling up the rolling shutters. Frank checked the time on his wristwatch and smiled to himself; 7.30 on the dot. The flower shop owner always arrived at the same time, right on time, five times a week. Since he tended to get to work before 7AM on most days, Frank had had the time to notice the ritual of his neighbor in the six months since he’d opened the repair shop in Hell’s Kitchen. During that time, they had exchanged a few quick words, but Frank hadn’t found out much more about him, both of them busy with their respective jobs. He knew the obvious, like his name, since it was written underneath the shop name on the storefront, that he was punctual, and most of all, that he was blind. The latter information was something that had Frank speechless whenever he saw Matt Murdock gracefully navigating the flower displays outside the shop, a large pot or vase in each arm, or showing his customers to this or that plant and flower, with no sign of the white cane he used when he arrived or left. 

After outgrowing his previous auto repair shop in Queens and opening this one right next to a florist, Frank had expected Murdock to complain about the noise and the smells. Frank had walked up to the flower shop a couple of days after they’d opened up for business, to introduce himself and excuse any future racket. Murdock had smiled lightly and waved away Frank’s concern, but Frank had still waited for the other shoe to drop. The street they were sitting on was rather busy, meaning that Frank’s shop wasn’t the one making the most noise, but the place he’d bought used to be a row of three garages and caused minimal disturbance. Murdock had never said anything, however. He’d even gifted them a small potted plant a few weeks in. The plant was now sitting in Frank’s office and one of his employees was taking care of it because Frank had no idea how to look after anything green.

[tgmsunmontue]

WHAT TO WRITE WEEKEND

(27th - 29th September)

THIS IS AN OPEN CASTING CALL. All numbers and letters are free game. Have at it. 1, 2, A through to T - give me up to three (3) and I'll give you a minimum of 250 words on each. Tracking words here.

WRITING GOALS:

To post a minimum of three things. ANY three things. Some things might be short and sweet. Others longer.

Sagas of Solitude 13/21 - IceMav with side Hangster AU - angsty Nepo!Baby (Last updated 22nd September)

Season to Taste 21/? Celebrity Chef Bradley and Naval Aviator Jake Seresin (Last updated 26th September)

A) Upon which our souls touch - 6/? - Hangster Fantasy AU (Last updated 7th September)

B) Never knew I was missing you - 1/? - Hangster AU with Jake a naval aviator and Bradley and A-list Hollywood star. They meet on a dating app. Famous and cat fishing that isn't cat fishing because online relationships are rife but...? (Tumblr idea) (Last updated 21st September)

C) To wake, perchance to dream - 4/? - Jake wakes up in the future, gets a glimpse of what their life could be and then wakes up back right before being called back to Top Gun for the special detachment (e.g. TGM). (Tumblr post and the beginning of the fic) (Last updated 1st September)

D) IceMav with unknown about children because the US Navy is evil and produced offspring because of genetics being a THING. (Tumblr ramblings)

E) Cyclone/Maverick - Cyclone is struggling to deal with being attracted to the most annoying person he's ever met. Why does he like him so much?

F) Olympic AU - Jake and Javy are the Flyboys, a synchronised diving pair. Bradley is a gymnast.

G) Party of 5 AU - Jake raising his younger siblings and trying to run the family business and grieve the life he had started to build at College.

H) From the top 2/? - an Ice/Mav epistolary fic where Jake and Bradley matchmake them, not realising exactly who it is they've matched together. AU divergent ish. (Last updated 23rd July)

I) Bradley runs away and joins the circus. Tumblr ramblings.

J) Barista Jake? Fleshing this out into a proper length fic? (HERE)

K) Caring, Keeping and Collecting Transformers - A Guide - 8/?Transformers cross-over for help me @yeagrave is 110% to blame for me adding this... (related to this post) (Last updated 13th September)

L) Hangster Sports Team AU with Hangster being ex-es and the trade deadline coming in hot and Bradley being traded in and all hell is about to break loose... Ramblings

M) Practical Magic AU (Tumblr ramblings)

N) Two guys in the mines hooking up... (Madness)

O) Long-distance/Zoom D&D players. (Madness)

P) Rooster is a shapeshifter trapped in his animal form? Crackity crack crack. (Madness)

Q) EMPTY SLOT 😱 OR IS IT???

R) IceMav Bingo of the Florist and Undercover agent variety.

S) Jake leaves Bradley at the alter and everyone is heartbroken. Including me.

T) Bradley a mechanic and Jake still an aviator. Hopefully a short little ficlet which is actually short. (Tumblr prompt/idea)

[addiesock]

Chapter one of something i’ve been working on like a rabid animal is out now! this is ch1 of Florally Right okay bye

Chapter 1` Sunshower Surprises

It was the worst weather of the season, and absolutely nobody was prepared.

Especially the plants. Especially Jimmy.

The shop's windows were all open and flowers surrounded the perimeter of the building, not to mention all of the inside plants that were sunbathing in the garden that had yet to be brought in for proper shelter due to Jimmy's lack of responsibility.

Easy to say, Jimmy was right panicked. His job requires him to check the weather the morning of his opening shift so he knows what to do with the plants and where to set them and he had forgotten because he woke up late and was already so stressed just trying to get to work. Not to mention he couldn’t grab coffee on the way out. In his defense, he thought it was nice when he stepped outside. The rain was a total sunshower.

“Oh gosh..” he mumbled, a half- exhausted/ half- stressed sigh releasing from his chest as the rain began to fall harder on his little garden shop. An assortment of flowers, vines and other specifically small and more delicate plants begin to gather in his arms as he races from the pouring rain to shelter. Not to mention, his coworker who was supposed to keep him in check today bailed on him completely! (She called in sick the day before).

After about thirty minutes of panicking, all of the delicate plants had been safely moved to their respective spots under the sunroof in the green room off to the side of the main entrance and he was now sitting on the floor with his back to the wall and his hands on his head, soaking wet. He never really liked the rain.

just then, as if his luck couldn’t get any worse, and also to his slight surprise. The bell above the entrance rang and he looked up to see another person, wearing only a red sleeveless shirt and dark jeans holding a bag that seemed to be meant for tools, also soaking wet and even more inconvenienced looking as Jimmy. The man then set his bag down on the floor as he walked in and reached a hand up to un- stick the blonde, almost fire like hair from the sides of his face.

Jimmy was rightfully shocked, not only because he wasn’t expecting someone to come into the shop anymore because of the horrid unexpected weather but also because they looked like they were dressed for a nice summer day. He guessed they hadn’t checked the weather either.

He stands up quickly and places himself behind the counter and begins tending to his wet clothes and looking under the counter for anything spare.

“Welcome to Canary Florals! We have plenty of shelter here.” Jimmy says with a smile and a customer service under-your-breath friendly laugh as he shakes his coat and apron off and replaces it with a new one, tying it around his neck first and reaching back to finish the second one before attaching his name tag back onto the apron.

When he looks up again, to properly address the customer, he notices that it’s a man who looks about his own age and he isn’t bad looking at all. In fact, he looked like the sun. Great. Of all the days to be drenched it’s when a hot guy comes in.

“Thank goodness. I can’t stand the rain.” the man says with a slight laugh, exhaling from his nose and making his way up closer to the counter. “It’s like it came out of nowhere, one minute I'm walking down the street looking for somewhere to get a coffee and now I'm..” he looks down at his clothes and grabs the end of his shirt for example. “..miserable.” his eyes squint as he laughs at himself, cringing at his unfortunate situation.

“Oh that sounds awful. Well you're lucky you found shelter here because everywhere else on this street is closed for the day. Something about closing early on Sundays? couldn’t be us.” Jimmy rambles in obvious nervousness, letting his customer service persona go and folding his arms on the counter at a clear attempt at looking cool.

He smiles at the blue eyed fellow in front of him and takes a look around the shop, noticing all sorts of plants, flowers, and signs covered in color that say things such as Flower Power! and Trust in the Sun! He also noticed different flower arrangements placed in the windows of the shop, including an unfinished one placed behind the canary, with flowers of blue, white and green. He had to admit, it was really cute. And so was the florist he assumed, standing in front of him. Despite them both being covered in rain.

“So, Jimmy,” he looks down at the blonde's name tag, “You’re a florist? ” He smiles kindly, leaning in with clear interest.

Jimmy's eyes widen and he looks down at his chest, forgetting that he had put that back on.

“oh, yeah, s’ just a hobby. Picked it up in college.” he looks behind him, gesturing to the bouquet in progress. “and now i’m here i guess. not that i’m complaining though.” he looks to the side, glancing at the various flowers scattered around the room. “i like what i do.” he looks back at the taller man in front of him and a look of guilt crosses his face. “Sorry for that” he laughs nervously. “what’s your name?”

The taller man’s face was rightfully amused, the canary in front of him was…mesmerizing almost. He snapped himself out of his thoughts to attempt to answer the simple question. “oh.. my name's Tango,” he reached down with one hand and picked up his bag from before, various metal sounds following the movement. “of the tek variety.” he smiled at the phrase, recognizing the fact of how lame it is and reveling in it.

the canary’s eyes lit up in amusement and he fell back laughing. Jimmy wasn’t sure he’d heard that irony of a dad joke since he’d seen mumbo drunk on a friday night.

Tango was left speechless. Again. he was sure that it wouldn't be a hit. and in his experience he’s the only one who ever seems to enjoy it.

before they knew it they had been talking for over half an hour, talking about flowers, cars, dumb dad jokes, and the rain. and as jimmy took his eyes of tango for a second, he noticed that the rain had stopped and the sun was shining again through the windows a dark shade of orange.

Tango turned around, noticing the sunset. “oh shoot.” he started to search his pockets for his phone, then his bag.

Jimmy looked up, his eyes questioning the comment.

“I was supposed to be back so long ago..” he let out a defeated sigh. “oh well, s’ too late now” he laughed nervously and met eyes with jimmy again with a smile.

“I wanna see you again. we should get a coffee sometime, maybe without any rain this time.”

Jimmy's eyes widened in surprise that this really smart and handsome guy was asking him out. His face probably resembled a tomato. “yes. absolutely i’m down .” he managed to choke out.

“great. i’ll uh-“ he checked his phone again and visibly cringed “i’ll see ya around!” Tango said as he smiled at the canary one last time and rushed out the door. Taking a sharp turn right and disappearing.

Jimmy was left absolutely speechless. the whole situation gave him whiplash. and the greatest (sarcasm)

part is that he was supposed to start closing ten minutes ago. although it was genuinely absolutely worth it.

find it here on ao3 ~

[itstivan]

I want a sbg x pjo au SO BAD. But in my opinion.. NO ONE DOES IT RIGHT!!! (in my opinion don’t attack me)

but i want to read it not make it!!!

but here it is.. what I THINK the sbg kids cabins would be.. with explanations.

HEROES OF OLYMPUS SPOILERS??

I’ve debated about this for a while, talking to people in a discord server about it and shit like that. But in my opinion I feel like there are various routes you could take with this.

For example, say ashlyn or aiden are one of the MAIN characters. So a child of the big three. But I think they both do not fit Poseidon.

I feel like Ashlyn would be a child of Zeus, and Aiden would be a child of Hades. I don’t think I really need to explain why I think this, but wtv..

To sum it up, Zeus with Ashlyn because she took on the role as leader. And some more shit but wtv,

And Aiden as Hades because he’s edgy! /j

there’s more to it but I think you prob get my gist.

NOW TO ACTUAL HOUSES AND NOT BIG THREE!!!!

Ashlyn would be a child of Athena. I think everyone pretty much agrees with this. Her being the strategist while also being good at fighting. She make’s the groups plans and is the leader of the group. People rely on her, and her ideas.

(if this was an au I made, Ashlyn would be badass with a sword. idc what anyone says)

But I also feel like, Ashlyn gives off pretty roman vibes.

So I also feel like she’d be a daughter of Bellona. She’s very set on her plans. She’s mature (for her age, ofc she still has regular 14/15 year old feelings) and responsible. She’s responsible for her actions, good at fighting, mostly a rule follower, and a lot more.

So i’m very torn between Greek/Athena Ashlyn OR Roman/Bellona Ashlyn.

Aiden would be a child of Hermes.

Due to moving around a lot during his childhood links to Hermes being the God of travelers. As well as his speed and durability, a thing most travelers need. Also Aiden being mischievous also works with Hermes.

Ben would be a child of Apollo hands down.

The healing? Hello? He’s the groups designated healer. He healed Ashlyn, heals Aiden all the time, healed Tyler in the school, and also healed Logan. Or at least he tended to them wtv, SAME THING.

Also his love for music? Apollo being the god of music? it’s perfect guys i swear.

Logan would be a child of Demeter. Obviously because of his grandparents being florists, so maybe one of them is also a child of Demeter? Idk, anyways, he also has some ancestry to Urania, one of the nine muses, who is the patron to astronomy.

Now, the twins are tricky. They both have very distinct personalities and are completely different in the way they act. Tyler being standoffish, while Taylor being extremely friendly. And lots of other traits.

I feel like these two can fit under twos gods. So maybe either one of these.

I think they’re either Hephaestus kids, OR Aphrodite.

Hephaestus kids because Taylor is known for being in the robotics/mechanics club and isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. Although she’s friendly to people and is an extrovert, I think she’d fit well be a Hephaestus kid. (similar to Leo maybe? except people like her… (sorry leo))

Now Tyler. I feel like he was the handyman of the house, which can be seen in that one panel of him fixing something. So I think he’d fit under that. And even if he didn’t tinker, I feel like he’d be the “mom” of the cabin and help other Hephaestus kids, like giving them tools and shit.

And then the twins being Aphrodite. I have no clue why but they kinda give off Aphrodite. They’re both popular and well liked, (even if Tyler doesn’t seem to like being popular…) they’re not pretty/handsome, and although Tyler has trouble regulating his emotions, I feel like he’d give pretty good emotional advice.

basically it for my sbg x pjo rambling… thanks for reading if you did :D

[outrogi]

laura's joon recs

I’ve been reading fics in here nonstop way before I started this blog. It felt like a sin not compiling a list of some of the stories that I loved and hadn’t gotten around to sharing yet, a few of them safe in my drafts until I was ready to make this.

I will keep on adding onto this list as I keep finding stories I've read before and would love to share with you. Leave some love and appreciation to the authors if you can!

disclaimer: all stories that include mature themes will be labeled accordingly. DNI if you aren’t 18+

♡ - favorite

S E R I E S guilty by @xjoonchildx ♡ ◦ mafia au, angst, fluff, smut

out of the woods by @angelicyoongie ◦ hybrid au, angst, fluff, light smut

O N E - S H O T S

there was a bug by @kimnjss ◦ roommates au, friends to lovers, fluff, angst, smut

forever rain by @ddaenggtan ♡ ◦ ghost reader au, mcd, light fluff, angst, smut

bloom by @hobidreams ◦ assassin au, florist joon, action, angst, fluff, smut

forbidden by @junghelioseok ◦ demon au, smut

not another holiday romance by @kpopfanfictrash ◦ one night stand, holiday au, fluff, smut warmth by @jincherie ◦ demon au, roommate au, fluff

give and take by @ddaenggtan ◦ mechanic au, fluff, smut

press play by @out-of-jams ♡ ◦ mcd, fluff, angst, implied smut

note #1: if any fic recommended is in hiatus, the author has yet to update or left altogether, please do not pester them with updates.

note #2: These are not all of my KNJ recs! There’s more with extensive commentary from me here and you can find more of my favorites here

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SVT fic recs: hip hop unit ‧͙⁺˚*･༓☾

disclaimer: some fics contain mature content, so minors DNI!!!!

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scoups

remind me @milfgyuu f | humor - wc: 2.7k

established relationship!au, scoups proves to be the best bf when he takes care of his drunk partner <3

the great war @amourcheol s | f - wc: 41k

enemies to lovers!au, arranged marriage!au, historical!au, aka some of my most favorite things in a fic

on my knees @sescoups s | f - wc: 9k

best friend’s brother!cheol, he’s a handy man, and he’s down bad- what more could you want in a scoups fic!!!!

cherry wine @yoongiseesawmp3 a | f - wc: 7.1k

even when his fiance loses her memory, cheol is the absolute sweetest- so patient and understanding and SO in love.

all roads lead back to you @the-boy-meets-evil a | f | s - wc: 10.6k

exes to luvrs: reader and cheol go on an annual trip with all their friends and realize their true feelings

FORCED PROXIMITY AND THEYRE STILL IN LOVE AND THEY YEARN 10/10

wonwoo

a moon without stars @chocosvt s | a | f - wc: 18k

strangers to lovers!au, unplanned pregnancy!au, florist!reader, piercer and mechanic!wonwoo

one of my favorites- such a precious love story that will have you wanting more

don’t forget to also read the additional ending!!

reassurance @ssentimentals s | f

established relationship!au, wonwoo is feeling insecure and needs reassurance from reader

if you want to read wonwoo being treated right, read THIS

for the books @trblsvt f - wc: 2.2k

teacher!wonwoo and teacher!reader, and some meddling kids hehehehe

so so lovely and soft!!

mingyu

hot or cold? @jjuniehao f - wc: 1.1k

established relationship!au, soon to be fiancé?? hehe so so so sweet

love me out loud @twogyuu a | f - wc: 14.6k

established relationship!au, secret relationship!au- mingyu is perfect and i love him in this

when i kissed the teacher @highvern f - wc: 5.2k

teacher!au, it’s valentine’s day and school kids are trying to play matchmaker (TEACHER!MINGYU IS PERFECT- YOU HAVE TO READ)

vernon

black eye @atinystraynstay a | f - wc: 2.5k

established relationship!au, they run into reader’s ex, vernon is the best bf

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