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THE LUNAR CHRONICLES: THE RAMPION CREW — my favourite YA friend groups [1/?]

“Are we almost done with the gushing and the weeping?” said Thorne, massaging his temple. “When do we start planning a revolution again?” 

  This time, it was Iko that kicked him.

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jacinter | day four                                              I cannot remember a time when I didn’t love you.                                                   I don’t think such a time ever existed.

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“Maybe the princess can save herself.” “That sounds like a pretty good story too.” ~ Fairest by Marissa Meyer. { credits: xxxxx }

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CAPTAIN CARSWELL THORNE & CRESS DARNEL — “Fine,” he said. “So what is Cress going to do once this is all over?”

    “I don’t know,” said Thorne. “Maybe she will go work for you on your royal stalking team.” [...]     “I don’t think that’s what she would want, though,” Thorne mused. “She wants to see the world after being trapped in that satellite her whole life. She wants to travel.”

    “Then I guess she should stay with you after all. What better way to travel than by spaceship?”

     But Thorne shook his head, adamant. “No, believe me. She deserves a better life than this.”

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THE LUNAR CHRONICLES: SCARLET BENOIT AND WOLF — His expression held pain and desperation and mute anger—but not for her.

   “He’s in my head,” he said, his voice a rumbling growl. “Scarlet. I can’t—” He looked away, face scrunching.

   Scarlet traced her fingers along his face. The same jaw, the same cheekbones, the same scars, all splattered with blood. 

   She brushed her fingers through his wild hair. “Just stay with me. Protect me, like you said you would.”

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IF YOU HAVEN’T READ TLC BUT WANT TO THEN DON’T READ MORE

THORNE-GOING-BLIND THINGS THAT I CANNOT STOP THINKING ABOUT: did marissa meyer purposely make thorne go blind when him and cress first met just because if he had his eyesight he would’ve flirted with her and treated her like “just one of his other girls” and that would’ve caused cress to fall in love with him more but it would’ve been a fake kind of love because thorne is just flirtatious? and did she make him blind so that when they were in the desert, cress wasn’t some liability (because we know thorne can handle himself just fine) and it would be interesting if thorne was the liability instead so they both would need each other? so thorne would need cress to survive and cress needed thorne to survive as well? because if thorne had his eyesight cress would still need him but he wouldn’t really need her. also, did she make him blind just so that he would slowly fall in love with cress not because of her appearance but rather her personality? he really got to know cress through their conversations when he was only listening to what she had to say and not focusing on what she looked like (even tho she is cute and petite).

i love the decision to make thorne partially blind shortly after he first met cress but i’m so curious if it’s because it was the only way to make thorne really get to know cress and form the tight relationship they have. maybe it was also a way for thorne to grow as a character to make him less confident all the time. also cress saw him at his weakest point and still loved him. maybe this situation also allowed cress to grow out of her initial infatuation with him and fall into genuine love with him because of who he was when he was just him

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cresswell in a zero gravity room + i can't stay away from u

askdhakhsd ofc xD also omg cresswell smut xP

kay so this is in an AU but still a futuristic one where gravity rooms/chambers are cool and fun :D

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CarswellThorne floated around the room, arms tucked behind his head as he hummed a songhe’d heard that morning on the radio. At this exact moment, his graduates wereofficially on the run to space. Well, officially official astronauts. To be onthe run would need a few more obstacles to be faced. Still, the ceremony wasprobably over by now and all his students were celebrating their new chapter inlife. He was proud of this batch. They were good and brilliant.

And somewere quite… A sigh escaped his lips as he thought about her. Curly blonde hair,beautiful blue eyes, a smile to die for. Oh, and that brain of hers. Top of theclass, brilliant student, and a hacker on the road to redemption. A half-smirktugged on his lips. Caught hacking the Government’s system for whatever reasonit was, Cress was offered a second chance. Thorne only knew this because he wasto keep an eye on her, make sure she didn’t slip up like he did. Just likethat, his smile faded a little.

Space.

It wasstill out of reach for him. Even if he was the best shuttle pilot NASA had.

“Captain?”Good heavens, he was starting to hear her voice as well! “What are you doing inthere, captain?”

Wait.

Crackingone eye open, Thorne looked to the window and sure enough, there she stood, inthe monitoring office, looking up at him. Stars above, she looked… Oh starshelp him. “Cress?” He coughed, clearing his throat of any signs of unprofessionalism.Get it together, Thorne!

“Yes!” Shebeamed and honestly, looked like a million bucks. “Why weren’t you at theceremony?”

He sighed,his mood shifting a little, “I’m not allowed, Miss Darnel. You got away withone crime, I still have to pay for my few too many ones.”

A pout, avery lovely pout, “Still, it was just a ceremony, not a trip to space.” Shepaused, “Can I join?”

Bad ideaswere his favourite hobby. Just because of how attractive they were, not becauseof how they always got him in not-so-fun-spaces. And Cress Darnel joining himright now was… a terrible idea. But she looked so hopeful and beautiful today…“Sure.” He watched as she left the office and entered the ante-chamber. Throughthe small round window that separated that room from his, Thorne noticed shewore a lovely sundress. The off-white fabric was decorated all over with starsand constellations, all in lovely golden and navy threads. He remembered thatdress very well. She had it the first day of classes. It was his favourite.

Cressdropped her shoes and pressed the button, giggling with excitement as theante-chamber began to lose gravity. The door opened and she floated inside,going straight at him.

Her tinyframe collided with his in one surprising impact, emptying his lungs of allair, “Stars, Miss Darnel! A whole room and you make an attempt on my life?” Hesaid, trying to hold her a little away from him. He was… Well, he really didn’twant her to feel how happy his bodywas with the “attack”.

Cressflashed a playful smirk, “Please… that was hardly an attack. And call me Cress.You used to…” Her voice dimmed a little. Guilt tugged at his heartstrings.

“Hum, yesbut… We can’t.”

Deflatedand with an embarrassed blush on her cheeks, Cress let go of him and floatedaway, “I thought… Now that I’m not your student anymore…” Was that a sniff?Stars above, not even five minutes had passed and he had already made her cry.“I’ll leave if that’s what you want…”

“What? No!I’m sorry, Cress. I didn’t meant to…” He felt pathetic, swimming in nothing butair, as he tried his best to get to her before his stupidity did any moredamage, “I just… You just graduated. And I’m still working.” He reached her,cupped her chin and searched for her eyes, “You understand, right?” She nodded,“Look Cress, you’re too good for me. Us together during your training would beseen as unprofessional and me trying to distract you from a better life.”

Shesniffed, “Yeah, but I’m not a trainee anymore. I’m a graduated astronaut. I’mjust like you now.”

“Yes but…You graduated less than an hour ago. How would that look?”

“Like wewaited for the right time? Carswell…” He shuddered, his name a wonderfulwhisper on her lips, “I can’t stay away from you… Not anymore.”

-

Why was hebeing so stubborn now? Cress watched as his face went through many differentemotions, his blue eyes dark and secretive. The attraction had been mutual fromthe start, Cress having developed a tiny fangirl crush on him since two yearsbefore the actual meeting. World famous Carswell Thorne, best pilot NASA had.And also the best at breaking the law. Visiting forbidden areas, “borrowing” ashuttle for a quick trip to the stars, three different times. And the mostbeautiful man she had ever seen. Not only that, her hacking skills had shownher more than the public knew. Thorne wasn’t just NASA’s bad boy. Many of hisunsanctioned trips included taking meds and food to places in need of them. Hedidn’t know she knew that. To Thorne, Cress just knew what everyone else knew.It only made her feelings for him grow deeper, knowing this side of him that hekept so well hidden.

And then,they kissed.

After along day of classes, the two had somehow been unable to stay away from eachother and wound up in his room, making out for hours. To Cress’ eternalhappiness, the kissing continued for a month, until Thorne decided to breakthings off. “I’m your instructor, Cress. We can’t do this.”

“Yes, wecan. We just have to keep it secret!” She hadn’t understood why he wanted tobreak it off like that, it didn’t fit with him. Until he admitted the truth.

“I’m notgood enough for you, Cress. I’m a criminal. And far too old for you.”

“Fouryears. How’s that ‘far too old’?”

Thornehadn’t answered her, simply saying sorry again before leaving. Cress refused tolook his way for weeks after that. His reasoning, while in part making sense,was also ridiculous. But not long had passed until she’d stopped being mad athim. This was all because of their status here at the training facility. Shewould wait, she could wait.

-

“Thorne?”She called, noticing how he still hadn’t answered her confession.

He seemedto have been stuck a in a daydream, most likely in one similar to hers. “Yes?”Voice thick, eyes dark, Cress found it really hard to breathe normally in thatmoment.

“You… Youhaven’t…”

He cursedunder his breath and she felt his hands tightening around her waist, “I can’tstay away from you anymore either, Cress…” And then, before she could evenblink, he kissed her.

It was afierce kiss, a desperate press of the lips, mouth gliding over hers and goadinga moan out of her. Cress held fast to him, hands buried deep in his wonderfulhair, as she kissed him back and pulled his body closer and closer. It was as thoughthey were both dying for each other’s touch, each other’s kiss, each other’sbreath. Thorne pulled and teased her lower lip, tongue sliding in just as Cressbegan to tease him the same way.

Her headwas spinning so fast. One moment they were close to arguing, the next they werelike this, back to their wonderful make out routine. Except Cress wanted more,she had been aching for more for a very, very long time. “Thorne…” She moaned,head dropping back as he showered her neck and chest with hundreds offeather-light kisses. “I need you… Please…” Her heart thundered fast in herchest, beating to a rhythm she had yet to name. No, not really. She knew whatto name it… She was just… Stars, she needed to be sure. So sure.

“Oh Cress…Don’t do that to me, not here…” He seemed to be in pain, aching just as much asshe was.

“Why not?”She breathed, back against the padded wall.

Thorne’sfingers dug hard on her waist, never daring to wander lower, “Someone mightsee…” He groaned when she kissed his neck, “And I care too much about you to doit so soon… Stars, Cress…!” She tugged on the waistband of his pants andwatched delighted as Thorne tried his best to not give in to her.

She broughthis face back to hers and whispered into his lips, “I care about you just as much,Carswell… That’s exactly why I want to be with you right now.”

“Cress…” Herasped, unable to say anything else anymore.

“I loveyou, Carswell Thorne. And I want to be with you, right here, right now.” Wherehad she gotten all this gumption? In all honesty, she didn’t know, but itwasn’t important. What mattered was how she felt and how Carswell felt. Nothingelse.

“I love youtoo, Cress… Being apart has nearly… Killed me…” He rasped, words coming out inshort breaths, the young captain barely able to control himself.

“Thorne…”She pressed her lip to a corner of his lips, “Carswell…” She kissed his lowerlip, “My captain…” She breathed in his ear, daring him to not move.

Just oncue, Carswell cursed under his breath and dropped his hands to cup her backside.Cress gasped, surprised with the movement but happy nevertheless. “Everyonethinks you’re such a saint…” His hands moved lower, “So pure of heart…” Herdress was gone, “Clearly not one to seduce unsuspecting men in the middle of azero gravity chamber…” He tugged her panties down and Cress put both her handsunder his t-shirt, a moan on her lips as she slowly pulled it up, her centrepounding hard with anticipation, “Yet here we are, Cress…”

“I don’t goaround seducing unsuspecting men, Thorne…” She rasped, always loving the way heshuddered when she said his last name, “Only you… And… Oh…” Her thoughts brokewhen he dropped he head and planted kiss after kiss over her now exposedbreasts, her bra having disappeared somewhere with her dress, “I only did it becauseyou’re so… stubborn…” She dragged her hands up his toned torso, mind tornbetween savouring the hard muscle and enjoying his kisses.

With hist-shirt gone, Cress did quick work on his pants and boxers, eyes half-hooded asThorne let go of all his inhibitions and became once more that sensual lovershe knew he was. A loud gasp escaped her control when he brushed his thumb overher clit and groaned, “Stars, Cress… You’re so… Wet…” The words came out withdifficulty, as if he was holding something back, holding himself back.

“Please,Carswell… Please…” She begged, her body dying for his.

He partedher legs, “Right away, my wonderful Cress…” And eased into her, pulling herhips against his in one slow and torturous movement. The two lovers sighed, templeto temple, finally… Finally…

Cress movedfirst, rolling her hips against his slowly, savouring the way he fitted her soright, savouring the way his touch seemed to ignite her skin so easily,savouring the way his kisses were so tender and perfect and maddening. “Oh…Thorne… Yes, yes…” Moan after moan, Cress drowned in this moment, finallytasting what it was like to be this close to her Thorne, to her love. Oh, howshe loved him. So much! So much…!

Thorne heldher close, his body moving with hers as if this wasn’t their first timetogether, as if they’d spent their whole lives like this. Her name was a raspybreath, poured onto her skin between kisses and playful teases of the tongue,between thrusts that had her gasping loud and brushes of the nose. This wasmessy and cute and sexy and perfect and no one could ever convince Cress thatthere was another way to make love with the person you love with all yourheart. No other way. This, this was it, this silly dance, this sensual seriesof teases and thrusts, this wordless promise to one another.

“Cress…!”Thorne shuddered, her name a growl in the back of his throat.

That growlwas enough to have her tipping off the edge as well, her blood boiling tonothing, her body burning to cinders, her very soul burning brighter andbrighter with love and lust and completeness. “Thorne… Oh… Thorne… I love you…”She uttered, trying to catch her breath, head on the crook of his neck.

“I love youtoo, Cress… So much…” He answered, his voice just as raw and breathless ashers. A hand moved up and down her back, caressing her skin with just thefingertips, sending tiny shivers trickling up and down her spine, up and down,up and down.

The zerogravity made their embrace last much longer, but before long, Cress found herselfbeing drawn away from her captain. She pouted, a tiny whimper making her liptremble, “Please, no.”

Thornechuckled and passed a hand through her hair, tugging away blonde curls thatinsisted on falling to her eyes, “We should leave now, someone might come inand see us.”

“We didnothing wrong.” She said, not really believing her own words.

His smirkwas all kinds of mischievous, which only made it harder for her to get backinto her floating clothes, “Oh, but I think others will disagree, Miss Darnel.We just had hot sex in a zero gravity chamber that is used for classes. Withthe intercom probably still on.” He pulled his t-shirt back on and winked ather, “Plus, as fun as this is, I enjoy my bed much more. For one, it hassheets.”

Begrudginglyshe agreed, “You’re right…”

“And I’llmake you my wonderful hot cocoa.” He promised as they stepped through theante-chamber, their feet now safely on the ground.

Cresssnorted, “The only thing you can make!”

Thornestopped, hand to his chest in mock offense, “I… Take that back, Cress. I assureyou, my cooking is very good!”

“Right,burned to a crisp?”

He pushed abutton and the door opened, “I’ll have you know, that during this year we’vebeen in a solely professional relationship, I have learned how to cook… and bake!”

Cressstopped by the monitoring office door and shot him a look, “Are you serious?”

Thornestepped closer and pulled her into his embrace, “I swore I’d be a better manfor you, Cress. The process has included learning how to be on my own withouttake-away food.”

She bitback a smile, remembering how he’d promised to use all of his criminalmastermind skills to become a man worthy of her, “Only that?”

He rolledhis eyes, “I have also joined a special program to see if I can reduce mygrounded sentence.”

“So we cango see the stars together?” She couldn’t help it, the most earnest smile shehad bloomed forth.

He nodded,“If all goes to plan, I might be able to join you in six months.”

“You’llhave to follow the rules a lot this time. You hate that.”

A groan, “Iknow… But if that’s what it takes to be where I belong and with who I belong…So be it.”

Cressbeamed, “I love you, oh criminal mastermind.”

He boppedher nose, “And I love you, oh not-so-saint hacker with a heart of gold.”

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do you do wolflet? if yesss > In a botanic garden + i missed you so much

I’ve never written them and it’s been a while so this might be a bit ooc but I did my best >w

also, it’s set in whatever universe you’d like, it’s not set in anything specific.

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It was alovely day. The rain softly tapping on the garden’s glass dome, birds singingfrom their hiding spots, the air full of nature’s most wonderful scents.

Yet Scarletcouldn’t really smile.

Ze’ev hadleft for a boxing competition, the best of the best, and she hadn’t been ableto accompany him. Someone had to make sure the Benoit Gardens kept functioningto perfection.

Tomorrow hewould be back and that almost lifted her spirits. Scarlet wasn’t one to growheartsick over not being with her special someone every day, but his trip hadbeen long and they had been married for little over a month before thecompetition came around.

“Scarlet…”His voice… His voice?!

Faster thanlightning, she turned on the spot and jumped into his embrace. “Ze’ev! You’reback?!” She said, her voice pitchy with excitement and surprise.

Her husbandheld her close and a soft smile curved his lips, “I caught an early plane.”

“But… Yousaid you couldn’t be any sooner than tomorrow.” She said, eyebrows drawn inconfusion.

His smileturned a little mischievous, “Well, I said that in case my plan failed. As youcan see, it didn’t.”

Her eyesgrew twice their size, “You lied?!”

“So I couldsurprise you, Scarlet.” He offered a sheepish smile before pecking her lipswith a (hopefully) placating kiss.

She didn’tkiss back. Instead, she pulled back and glared at him, “Surprise?”

He nodded,“Yes, I know you wanted to come so I thought… I’d return sooner than plan andsurprise you. You… You didn’t like the surprise?” His voice turned meek.

Scarletinstantly regretted her lack of positive reaction on the surprise, “No! I didlike it! I loved it! I just… Well, I didn’t expect this kind of surprise,that’s all.”

Reliefwashed over him, “I missed you so much.”

“I missedyou too.”

She leanedin and kissed him. The rough touch of his stubble grazed her skin, surpriseover it making her stumble through the kiss. Ze’ev mumbled an apology which shequickly drank as she deepened the kiss. Hands lost in his hair, legs tightaround his body, Scarlet made sure all of her was all over him. She’d missedhim, so much her heart had dulled out. Pale colour, slow blood, lazy beating.His absence had been overwhelming and she hadn’t even noticed until now, untilher body was pressed hard against his and she was becoming surer and surer thather husband was back home, back to her.

“Stars…” Hegroaned when she drew a line of kisses down his neck and back up again, “Imissed you… Scar… Oh, Scar…!” She rolled her hips, a warmth she knew very wellpooling between her thighs as she felt how much Ze’ev had missed her.

“I wantyou, right now. I need…” She took a shuddered breath, “I need to be sure you’rereally back.”

Ze’evnodded, his voice lost amidst all her kisses and touches. It didn’t take himlong before finding a lovely grassy patch, where he laid her down with infinitegentleness and began to peel her clothes off. “I’m here, Scarlet… Always…” Hispromise was a hot whisper against her skin as he kissed every bit he couldkiss.

He touchedher centre and she arched her back, a moaned yes on her gasping lips. A caress,a soft touch to her clit and Scarlet was gasping loud, moan after moan aftermoan. Past lovers had needed to do plenty to get her like this, but Ze’ev… HerZe’ev… His gentle touch, his soft caresses… That was all he needed. That wasall she needed.

“I’m gladthis botanic garden is ours, Scar…” He rasped between kisses, his lips teasinghers with tiny feather-like pecks, “Complaints will be thrown right at us.” Hesaid, a hearty chuckle breaking his speech.

“That jokeis very bad, Ze’ev.” She breathed, yet her chuckle betrayed her words.

He touchedher once. Her body took him. A shudder went through his body and he easedcompletely into her. “It’s the best I could do when staring at the mostbeautiful woman in this universe.” He said, his voice full of love and wonder.

Her eyesfluttered closed as she savoured the sensation of having him inside her oncemore. And then, her heart fluttered as his words lit her up from within. Whileshe wasn’t ashamed of her curves, plenty of past lovers had pointed them out inless than wonderful ways. Ze’ev, however… He’d always looked at her as if shewas a goddess walking the Earth. “I love you, Wolf.”

He began tomove, “I love you too, Red.” And then all words died out, quickly replaced bymoans and gasps and groans as they moved together. Ze’ev rolled his hips slowlyat first, making sure Scarlet didn’t miss any second of it, but soon theirrhythm picked up.

Scarletcaught his lips in a fierce kiss, her hands wrapped around his muscular back ashe rocked his hips harder and harder. Her tongue was hungry, having missed himjust as much as Scarlet had, and played with his. Moans where traded, gaspswere let out, and their rhythm grew and grew and grew…

SoonScarlet had to break the kiss, if only just so she could cry out a string ofyesses and mores. She was close, so close to coming undone. One more thrust,one more and she would be done for. Done for, yes.

Yes.

Yes!

YES!

Her screamechoed throughout the garden, scaring off birds that hanged close by. And thenZe’ev joined her, screaming her name once before dropping his head on the crookof her neck.

Breathlessand exhausted, Scarlet played with his hair, “That was… Incredible.”

Ze’evchuckled and nodded, “Yes, great welcome home… party.”

She laughedthen, as much as she could when every part of her body was dead with herclimax’s strength, “Now that… That was a good joke.”

He lookedat her and flashed a toothy grin, “Thanks, I try.”

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                             favourite red head ladies in literature:                                               + scarlet benoit (the lunar chronicles)

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@litladiesnetwork​ event three ▪ favourite woc in literature

↳ winter hayle (the lunar chronicles)

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@litladiesnetwork​ event one ▪ favourite ya female protagonists

↳ linh cinder (the lunar chronicles)

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Winter scooted closer and linked her arm with his. “You think I’m perfect?”

He didn’t look away. Didn’t look bashful or even nervous. Just stared at her, like she’d asked him if Luna orbited the Earth.

Then he leaned over and brushed a kiss against her forehead. “Just sort of,” he said. “You know. On a good day.”

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His cast brushed her hip, clumsy at first, but less so when he raised it to the side of her face to trace his bare thumb against her jaw. And his lips followed. To her chin. Her neck. The dip of her clavicle.

Her body became liquid, and she thought, if they could bottle him, he would make the best pain medication.

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Kai tilted her chin toward him and kissed her. She didn’t know what number it was—she’d finally figured out how to turn off her brain’s auto-count function and she didn’t care how many times he kissed her. She did care that every kiss no longer felt like their last.

                                                  And they all lived happily to the end of their days.

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            “But you're the only one, Scarlet. 

                                                            You'll always be the only one.”

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The Lunar Chronicles Bookmark by ArticGladiolus

Here’s my entry for the contest! I know, it’s not unique, but it’s what my heart wants. As cliché as that might sound, all I want are bookmarks that match the covers~~~*~~*

Anyway, click the link/picture for bigger and cooler/longer description. 

The background was made with the same technique I used in Cinder’s Fake Movie Poster.