#mmc and fmc are pretty

[gennianydots]

Me, a bisexual, watches The Mummy (1999) for the first time

Errant thoughts/me texting my friends about it:

Warning! Spoilers (duh) for the whole movie under cut

Woahhhh helloooo pharoahs mistress

Annnnnnd hello terrible cgi

Oh this burying imotep alive shit is definitely not going to bite us all in the ass again later

Guys i think i figured it out

Imotep is the mummy

We can all go home now

Alright we just met Brendan Fraser who got promoted because the guy with face tattoos chickened out

Run you 90s heartthrob pretending to be in the 1920s, run!

"Lets not kill the main character, just for the lols" - some guy who isnt the main character

Clumsy fmc is clumsy

Meshiver great word lol

An unwarranted kiss!

And now she is going to break him out of jail/save him from death lol

This is very goofy but Brendan Fraser looking exactly like george king of the jungle with his hair all disheveled back there made me giggle and brought back some of my childhood

Oooooo fmc prettyyyyy

Well these other idiots who are gambling on the boat and also looking for hamanaptra are gonna die

Probably from imotep eating their faces

Very suddenly the whole boat is on fire lol

Oooooo the bisexual is bisexualing

I mean me

I’m bisexualing

Evy is real pretty

A smoky eye? In this economy?

We got the camels. The quest is questing

Face tattoo guy! We missed you. (Not really)

Ok we have entered the spooky Egyptian burial site or whatever

This fucking stand off with the american team with the guns up and down is peak comedy

Guy who goes off on his own to find treasure destined to die a horrible death

"Dont put me down for mummification " lolol

Quality writing here

We're camping after finding imoteps carcophagus. And Tattoo guy is back! With his whole crew!

Comic relief brother is being funny

🧐Tattoo guy comes to kill them and then....just doesnt kill them????

He issues a stern warning instead like Brendan and Evy (idk her real name) will obey?

"What is a place like me doing in a girl like this " lololol top quality writing

Clumsy evy is clumsy and adorable when drunk

Evy: “I’ve never seen a mummy look like this hes still.. hes still...”

The boys: “Juicy.”

Haha! 🤣

YES YES AMERICANS AVOIDING ALL SIGNS THAT TERRIBLE DOOM IS UPON THEM IF THEY OPEN SOMETHING

SOMETHING SOMETHING DUMB AMERICANS

The fucking foreshadowing is killing me

Its so heavy handed

Guy who wears glasses has thelma moment

"MY GLASSES!" I’m COMPLETELY BLIND NOW!"

The mummy has awoken

And completely enamoured with evy

The mummy thinks evy is his beloved but then. Brendan STORMS IN and the mummy screams at him and he screams back and fires his gun lololol the mummy fucking ragdollssssss lololol

Oooo the cgi is so bad

And we got caught by.... YOU GUESSED IT FOLKS TATTOO GUY AGAIN

BENI GETTING USED BY THE MUMMY BECAUSE THATS ALL THIS CHARACTER WAS WRITTEN AS

the mummy hand popping out of the sand "LIKE DAISIES!"

Ahhhh! Tattoo guy has a backstory!

OF COURSE (evy is) gonna be a sacrifice

“Well well well. Let me guess...spring cleaning?” GOD BRENDANS QUIPS ARE SO BAD

BREAKING NEWS MUMMY IS TERRIFIED OF CATS 🐱

also ew mummy kissed evy

Nice job in the boils and sores, make-up team

I was right about the mummy stealing the dumb Americans faces 😈

Evy is taken by the mummy

Idk the mummy is kind hunky, it might not be so bad to live with him forever

“Hey winston!! Pedal faster!”

The QUIPPPPSSS

AND winstons dead

Thank you british government for getting us to the climax of the movie

Oooo the mummy has awoken stone ppl

And brendan found the treasure

Hahah i hate it when characters chuck the gun at the bad guys when the ammos out your last ditch effort fails every. time.

Also this like the 8th handgun we have chucked at an enemy- where are we getting all these handguns???

BRENDAN JUST LIT A DYNAMITE USING TATTOO GUYS BEARD WTFFF

And weasel character is a weasel womp womp

Brendan casually killing the cgi mummy priests and then the quip "mummies 🙄" is just so....something

Anddddd (the mummy) is dead!

What a dramatic death lol

And beni dies

👋🏼BYE TATTOO GUY!

SUNSET KISSES 😘 😍

And fin. Welllllp I’m super gay. Bye!

[dragonfoods]

I will have to read a romantasy book written by a straight man or a lesbian someday just to see if a certain tone is different because a lot of the romantasy books written by women that are attracted to men are just…sometimes…interesting in a bad way

“She was the strongest, most compassionate, most intelligent, kindest, most generous woman that ever existed. All the wise older characters like to pull her aside to tell her this. Unlike all the dumb evil cows that just wanted MMC for his hot body and deep pockets, FMC wanted MMC for his mind and his beautiful soul” just gives off a weird vibe

[hiemaldesirae]

i was thinking of them

[harryforvogue]

not a fanfic but again you can imagine the weird sickly stranger that walks into the police station as harry if you want? idk up to you

synopsis below

ok so this is the beginning but the story is that FMC is a scammer with a Bad Past that will do anything to survive in new york city. she has no family or friends that will help her. she's nobody. she's on her third night in a holding cell when in walks in this Guy who is looking for his wife. he wants to file a report but she knows damn well that though the police department will file it, people who go missing in the city are rarely ever found.

so since she's low on cash and the police department just caught her in a scam which had left her with no money coming in, she sees this as an opportunity. the best part is that the Guy looks rich too so she offers up her services to find his wife in exchange for some money.

the Guy is easy to convince. he's not quite himself, coming back to health from a bad illness (yknow which one it's 1918). he's a pretty weird dude. he doesn't get emotional or angry. he just stays silent and follows FMC around. when he does talk, it's with a soft edge to his voice. sometimes he smiles??? it's rare though. he doesn't even seem to be attached to his wife. all he keeps repeating is that he wants to find her. he seems to have gone through some shit. and he doesn't seem to have anything to lose, and he has money to give so he agrees to team up with her and off they go on a journey around new york looking for his wife.

the catch is that this Guy's memory is really foggy. in fact, he can't remember the last two months at all because of illness. he's also beat up pretty bad and he can't remember why. she thinks he has enemies that he can't remember. they go to his home and all their properties but the woman is nowhere to be found.

while they look for his wife, FMC is thinking of ways to cheat him out of money and just ditch him. but the longer they stay and try to figure out where his wife is, the longer something seems to...grow between them. and who knows? maybe she'll end up liking him a little too much to scam him for all he's worth? and maybe this guy ends up making her feel like somebody???? and maybe he ends up actually understanding her??? listening to her??? who knows?????????????

[prettiestlovergirl]

PRETTY GIRL

tw: MDNI; fem!reader; demeter!reader; light bondage; corruption kink; bathroom mirror sex; bareback; fingering; light edging; unprotected sex (wrap it b4 you tap it)

a/n: loosely inspired by this booktok post i saw about the fmc wearing ribbons in her hair & the mmc using one to tie her hands behind her back and fuck her, sooooo. this was kinda shit but shhhhh. enjoy, my lovelies! 𓆩♡𓆪

whenever people had to describe you, they'd always mention the pretty ribbons you wore in your hair.

it was like your signature look, you always had some matching ribbon tied up into your hair some way with every outfit.

luke castellan was especially fond of the ribbons, they just accentuated how sweet and innocent you were. you were probably the purest thing he'd ever laid eyes on and he wanted nothing more than to be the one to ruin you.

he felt dirty, evil, for wanting to corrupt someone so sweet, almost angelic, like you, but when you showed up late to your regularly scheduled training session out of breath, with flushed cheeks, a basket of strawberries, and a pretty green ribbon tying up your hair... he couldn't bring himself to care anymore.

you'd been just so apologetic, explaining that you and a couple of your siblings decided to go strawberry picking and lost track of time, but all luke could focus on was your plump, pouty lips and imagining what they would look like around his cock. his cock twitched at the thought.

of course, he reassured you that it was okay, that you didn't need to stress. "relax, pretty girl. i get it." he'd cooed, reaching out end tucking a loose lock of hair behind your ear.

you'd been instantly relieved, thankful, that he was being so sweet about your slip up. when he offered to let you use the hermes cabin bathroom to clean the dirt off your face, you obviously told him yes.

luke was always so helpful when it came to you. your knight in shining armor, you once called him. he just always seemed to be there in your moments of distress, knowing just want to say every single time.

all of this led to right now, your body pressed against the bathroom counter, your eyes on luke's in the mirror as he lifted your orange camp tee off your figure and dropped it on the floor.

"fuck..." he groaned instantly, your pretty green bra matching the ribbon still holding your hair up in place. "so fucking gorgeous." he cooed in your ear, making you shiver as he pressed his lips to your neck.

"y-you're sure this is okay?" you asked, glancing over at the door nervously as he kissed down to your collarbone. he sunk his teeth into the skin, making you gasp and moan out.

he marked you as his, creating the first impure mark on your body that only he and the gods would ever know was there.

"i promise, pretty girl. 'm just helping you relax. you were so stressed earlier." luke hummed, squeezing your hip gently to reassure you that everything was okay, that this was all for you.

you nodded, relaxing into his grip as he brought his lips back down to your shoulder. his free hand snaked up your front, pulling your bra down and instantly wrapping his hand around your boob, squeezing.

you moaned out louder, your back arching into him as you leaned your head against his chest. your eyes squeezed shut while he watched your face in the mirror contorting with pleasure.

this went on and on until he was absolutely satisfied with the amount of hickeys on your shoulder and you were a moaning mess against him, your pussy practically dripping through your shorts.

"you're doing so good, pretty girl." he murmured as he brought both of his hands down to take care of your jeans, letting them drop along with your panties and moaning at the view.

your inner thighs were soaked in your own arousal and luke's cock twitched at the sight. he wanted to just fuck you right now, but once again he needed to be patient. if he moved too fast n hurt you, you'd never want to do this again, and that was something he couldn't risk.

he spread your legs out a bit wider, encouraging you to hold onto the counter. "no one's ever touched you here, yeah?" he asked, his voice a bit breathy as he looked at how your pretty pussy looked in the mirror.

"uh-huh." you nodded, your own voice breathy as his fingers reach down and spread your pussy open. "no one but you" you reassured, moaning out as he gently slid a finger inside, your walls instantly clenching around it as you watched in the mirror.

fuck, you were so tight around just one of his fingers, luke couldn't wait to feel how you'd clench around his cock. just the thought made his dick get even harder, if that was even possible.

you gripped onto the counter even tighter with one arm while the other latched onto him. the intrusion was a brand-new feeling to you, but one you certainly enjoyed.

"o-oh, gods!" you moaned, unintentionally grinding down against his hand as he began to pump it inside of you. you whimpered and moaned out, nails digging into his arm and making him hiss in pleasure at the sting. look at you, marking him back.

it wasn't long until you were sagging back against him, forcing your eyes to stay open and watch through your lashes as his finger moved in and out of your pussy.

you became a moaning mess, grinding against him as you started to feel a knot tightening in your core. "mm, luke, i f-feel something!" you gasped, bucking your hips against him. he pulled his finger out, making you whine instantly as your cunt clenched around nothing.

"luke!" you whined, biting the inside of your cheek as you suddenly felt so empty without his finger inside of you. "relax, pretty girl. 'm gonna take good care of you." he cooed, pressing a kiss to the side of your head as you pouted but nodded.

he reached his hand up to your hair, tugging the green fabric holding it up and pulling until the knot came undone, your hair falling down over your shoulders.

"what are you doing?" you asked, your brow furrowed sweetly as he held the ribbon his hand. "just trust me, baby. you do trust me, right?" he asked, giving you his own mocking pout.

"'course..." you nodded, still so confused until he grabbed your hands and started to tie them behind your back. you wanted to ask more questions, but you didn't want him to think you didn't trust him! so you obediently let him tie a knot.

"that's my good girl." he praised, hiding his smirk at how much you really did trust him. "now, this is gonna hurt a bit, pretty girl, but i promise after a minute it's gonna feel so good." he murmured while he fisted his cock.

"o-okay..." you nodded, nervous butterflies fluttering around your stomach as you felt his tip slowly start to probe your entrance. "fuck!" you cried, your eyes screwing shut and your face contorting in pain as he slowly started filling you up.

"fuck, l-luke, you're too.. fuck, you're too big!" you whined, tears welling up in your eyes as you tugged against the fabric binding your hands together.

luke had instantly groaned upon entering your warm, wet pussy. he'd barely got a quarter of his cock in, your pussy far too tight and squeezing him. he wanted nothing more than to push in and start thrusting, but he had to be good, for your sake. at least, this time.

"just gotta breathe, pretty girl. need you to relax." he grunted, straining with the effort to stay still. you whined more, but once his hand connected with your swollen clit, you started to relax.

he pushed in more and more until finally, he was all the way in and your cunt stretched to fit him. "oh, fuck, fuck!" you moaned out, eyes fluttering shut as he finally started to thrust in and out of you.

you were still clenching around him, your puffy walls clinging to his cock like a vice while he held you hands behind your back. he moaned as he got rougher, finally just unable to help himself. you were too wet, too tight, too fucking good to keep moving so slow.

"tell me you're mine." he commanded as his thrusts got a bit harsher, his grip on your hips tightening as you whined out. "fuck, fuck, 'm all yours! all yours!"

he thrusted quick and rough, his eyes firmly glued to the mirror so he could watch the way your wet pussy created a creamy white ring around his cock when he thrusted into you.

this went on and on until you started to feel that same knot building up again, your hips bucking against his as he thrusted. "f-fuck, luke, it's h-happening again!" you moaned, his thrusts getting faster and faster until finally, you came on his cock, soaking him in your juices.

he continued to thrust faster and rougher, now chasing his own high as you whined over the sensitivity. "fuck, baby, fuck, pussy's just so fucking good!" he moaned, until finally he pulled out and covered your back and arms in ropes of his cum.

you all but collapsed against him, panting heavily as you turned to bury your face into his neck. he held you just like this until you caught your breath and came down from your high.

eventually, you both got cleaned up and redressed, your legs already sore as you walked out hand and hand.

you hadn't noticed at the time, but your pretty green ribbon never made it back into your hair. instead, it was tied neatly around luke's free wrist, making sure everybody knew exactly who you belonged to.

ᵈⁱᵛⁱᵈᵉʳ ᵐᵃᵈᵉ ᵇʸ @ᵐᵘʳᵘᶠᶠⁱⁿ

[yeyinde]

Seen your layla frost mention - any good dark romance books you would recommend? 👀

oh, absolutely!!! though, fair warning - my ideal dr is a horror/thriller moonlighting as a romance so! def read the warnings.

Little Dove by Layla Frost. Maximo, honestly, is my ideal mmc. cold, collected, cunning, unflappable, with a cruel and sadistic side (but never directed toward the the fmc), and wholly devoted to Juliet on a level that would probably land him in jail irl

Then, Earth Swallowed Ocean (book 1) by Shiloh Sloane

"Southern Gothic Werewolves Fight the Devil" that's it. this is the book for me. Shiloh Sloane is my favourite author. genuinely, truly. i love her writing, i love her characters. i love her for her tiktok bio alone: I write love stories whose trailers would have Ethel Cain music in ‘em. obsessed with her. i stalk her daily on insta and tiktok. but the book: it's more horror erotica than DR, but to be totally honest, this is so far up my alley, it was practically written for me. werewolves, the devil, smut, an INSANE mmc (obsessed, mean, possessive), a strong fmc, and it's set in post WW2 Appalachia. instant fave. when i die, bury me with this book.

Cracked Blue Sky (book 2) by Shiloh Sloane

features a native fmc and i know Shiloh Sloane is white, but how she shapes Howie Black Elk was pretty realistic. i loved how much she reminded me of a few cousins, aunties. love this book!!

Snuff by Bonny Capps

dark horror erotica that you absolutely should heed the warnings to. i loved it. 5*. but it does end up on several dnf lists for being brutal and disgusting. fmc goes to Russia to discover her roots, is taken by the Bratva to feature in their "passion projects" (snuff films!), but the mmc decides he wants her all to himself. if you're queasy about totally irredeemable mmcs (sadistic, vile, possessive, obsessed, cruel), then this probably is not for you, but lucky for me, i'm into that. def on my "i couldn't look my therapist in the eye for a while" collection, though.

Lemonade by Nina Pennacchi. mmc is irredeemable (cruel, vile, obsessed). historical romance (Victorian). also on the collection. Little Mouse by Emily Rose. mafia. age gap. A Stone's Throw by Stevie Sparks. age gap (dad's best friend. Scottish hero. auction. weird rich people doing weird rich people shit. God Of Vengeance by Michelle Heard. age gap. mafia. found family. i re-read the bound series this week and my favourites are Bound by Vengeance (Growl and Cora), Bound by Duty (Dante and Valentina), and Twisted Pride (Remo and Serafina). anything by Lilith Vincent. Brutal Husband is dropping in October and i cannot wait. The Devil's Vice by Mindy Paige. trauma bonding. motorcycle gang. age gap. Little Stranger by Leigh Rivers. revenge (fmc sends mmc to prison and he gets out and comes for her). insane mmc. Spectre by Shiloh Walker. kidnapping. violence. neuro-atypical fmc. Slashed by Thalia Sanchez. fmc wants to become a Final Girl. Slasher!mmc gives her just that.

also, not a romance but if you're into dark books with compelling characters, Break Her by BG Harlen was sooo good!!!! the premise is that a professional rapist is sent to break the fmc and it's such a good psychological thriller. def not for everyone though. A Beautiful Evil by Eris Belmont has no HEA but a very brutal and malicious mml. God's Eye by Ansa Reads is brutal. loved it, dgmw. but it's def not for the faint of heart.

[acourtofthought]

I am rereading Acotar, and omggg I forgot how hot Lucien was, likeeeee ??? I didn’t care about him as much the first time I read it, so I didn’t notice it that much, I was more focused on Rhys. But now???? When he carried Ferye caveman style back into the manor. I screamed!! Or when it was implied he used to get freaky when he was at the border 👀👀 or when he fixed ferye’s nose UTM, and he was like there as pert and pretty as before. Omggg if I was ferye I would have been like I want that one, even for a sneaky link idc, I would have been all up on him . I need this Lucien back, like SJM?? What are we doing. She better fix up in his book, and I can’t wait for it, I just know he is going to be the epitome of “gentleman in the streets, freak in the sheets,” and that’s the best kind of MMC, (sorry not sorry, I don’t make the rules. ) SJM doesn’t have any man in the acotar series like that yet, and if she does it well, it will eat so bad.

I don't think the fandom is prepared for how truly hot Lucien is going to be in his book. Shadow Daddy's are a dime a dozen at this point and I think he's going to shake up the romantasy genre in the way we haven't seen since Rhys. Cultured? Well dressed? Sassy mouth? Fire in bed?!? But genuinely GOOD???? Respectful to those around him? Does not bully the FMC? Does not manipulate her? Does not lie to her or trick her or coerce her into spending time with him??? Good Lord, the green flags are going to be waving.

[bright-side20]

MMC not thinking of a Future with the FMC :

Zsadist from Lover Awakened, one of SJM's favorite books :

"It doesn't matter, how about that? Pretty damn soon she's going to snap out of this post-traumatic whatever she's got going on and she's going to want someone real."

Jason from Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh, SJM's idol :

It took every ounce of control he had not to accept the silent invitation at once. "You must understand," he said, and his voice was a harsh scrape, "this won't make me stay with you, won't make me commit. I don't have that ability." To bond, to open his heart, to trust that the one he gave it to wouldn't savage it.

Azriel :

Azriel said nothing. He hadn't gotten that far with his planning, certainly not beyond the fantasies he pleasured himself to.

What do all these MMCs share?

Childhood trauma, dark past, dark job, sense of unworthiness... they're literally the same character who falls in love with the soft, kind FMC.

We've read about this in many romance books, but somehow, when it comes to Elriel, these very famous tropes become a big problem. Before what happened during the solstice, Az didn't even know if Elain would let him kiss her. How is he going to already plan a future with her, plus he's aware of the political complications that prevent him from being with her, plus his struggle with self-worth.

Which, by the way, I saw some people saying that Azriel can't be with Elain because he feels unworthy of her, and it made me question whether they are joking or have never picked up a romance book. We've read about this over and over: a dark MMC who thinks he's damaged goods and believes that the female he loves deserves better and that he can't give her the life she deserves....

Azriel thinking he's unworthy of touching Elain isn't her fault, it's related to his trauma and will be a part of his healing journey. The fact that, despite his inner conflict, he can't keep himself from touching her, taking her hand over and over, savouring the texture of her skin, already means a lot.

[atalienart]

Maybe unpopular opinion about romance in books but...

Why does the MMC need to be fascinated by the FMC from the moment he lays his eyes on her? Why the single look and "she's the one" situation. And then during the love confession we have this "I loved you from the moment I saw you for the first time" shit all over again. Can't he love her from the moment she falls from the horse or when he sees her talking about her hobby of collecting stones or something, later in the story? Why is it always "from the moment I first saw you"?? It might be romantic but it's pretty boring for me. And I'm not talking about noticing that someone's visually attractive. I mean seeing someone and being like🗦(✪ ω ✪)🗧

(idk, maybe I just can't imagine it myself, looking at someone and be so stricken with everything about them, not to mention someone else looking at me and thinking something like this, ha! well that'd be absurd xD maybe it's just normal for pretty people, that's why it's so common)

[hannahyeaman]

Birbs are now available through Kindle Unlimited!! 🥳

If you enjoy adventurous books with immersive worlds and reverse sunshine and grump characters, please check it out!

Image text book snippet

Cool fingers deftly brushed my chin.

“You should watch that lingering gaze, Akim,” he said, tilting my head upward until meeting his cautious, but kind eyes. “Or I may mistake it for interest.”

Despite poison tainting him, he had the audacity to cant his head to the side with an entertained grin. Dawn’s darkness had not done his eyes justice. Soft greens and ocean blues glittered from strands of sunlight pooling through cracks in the burrow. A glint of mischief settled in them as his smile broadened.

I decided in that instant that I hated him and his pretty eyes.

SOUL-BOUND is an epic fantasy with a no spice slow-burn romance between harpy characters, featuring dynamics similar to TORADORA, TANGLED, and ANASTASIA.

🪶 Winged characters

🪶 Strangers-to-lovers

🪶 Height difference

🪶 Dance scenes

🪶 Adorable banter

🪶 Tsundere/grumpy FMC x sunshine MMC

🪶 Royal x rogue trope

🪶 Adventure fantasy

🪶 No spice SLOW-burn romance

🪶 Immersive, atmospheric prose

🪶 Lover's duel

🪶 Hurt/comfort

🪶 Dual POV

[lgbtqreads]

I've been getting a lot of shit lately for mostly dating men, I'll spare you the comments but like. Wow. Anyway, any recs with a female main character, bisexual, m/f relationship? I'm partial to fantasy and sci-fi, not super into contemporary romance or anything too fluffy. Also weirded out by most of the nicknames that MMCs give FMCs in fantasy these days so none of that if it can be avoided?

I'll be honest that things like nicknames are details I absolutely do not retain so forgive me if I miss any of that, but try Melissa Blair's The Halfling Saga, Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst, the Shatter the Sky duology by Rebecca Kim Wells, The Lights of Prague by Nicole Jarvis, and Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi could be called fluffy - it's a paranormal romance - but her bisexuality is a pretty relevant element, so I did want to mention it. (Also, everyone giving you shit can suck it.)

[lovemyromance]

No, no. Trust me, I understand men can be different around different women 🫷🙄

I just don't want to read a ROMANCE where a man is yearning - or even "just-lusting" - after a woman ... and then I literally just turn the page and he's suddenly lusting - sorry, now he's yearning - after some new woman.

And I'm sorry, but I'm pretty sure SJM feels the same way- given how obsessive over ONE WOMAN she writes her MMCs.

This isn't a man writing a romance novel, it's SJM. Be so fr rn. She can write her FMC having multiple love interests, but she's not going to write a POV from her MMC where the woman he's thinking about isn't his endgame. It's not a two way street and frankly I love that about her! Men have enough things, leave romantasy be!!

If Elucien was endgame, she'd have made that BC in ACOSF about Elain and Lucien. Not Elain and Azriel. It would be Lucien's X-rated thoughts about Elain that we'd be reading, not Azriel's.

If Gwynriel was endgame, she wouldn't have written the words "He would beg on his knees for a taste" (of Elain).

And I knowwwww you lurkers are gonna bring up "but Tamlin" and I just want to stop you right there. 🫷😐

halt.

Was... was Tamlin the MC in ACOTAR? Or was it Feyre (a woman in a romantasy novel written by a woman for other women)?

Matter of fact did he even get a POV where we heard his explicit thoughts about Feyre??

Not to mention - did Feyre do all this in one book? Or did she get 3 whole books to get with Tamlin, leave Tamlin, get with Rhys till death do us part?

Furthermore - since Feyre ended up with Rhys - did Rhys ever receive a POV in which he was thirsting after some other woman? Thinking about getting on his knees for another woman?

Y'all know how Janet is about the knees 🙄 Can't believe y'all saw her buzzword and didn't immediately know Elriel is endgame

[ohbo-ohno]

speaking of recommendations, what are your fav books with puppy play in them?

omg yeah!! the thing about puppy play is that it's not like, a super common kink, and i think the idea of being treated like a dog squicks people out enough that they react negatively before giving it a chance, so i don't have a tonnn of recs but i'm more than happy to share some of my faves!!

also if you have recs that aren't in this list, please GOD send them to me

i'll do these in order of like, most puppy play :)

King by T.M. Frazier - no actual puppy play, but the FMC wakes up with complete amnesia and the MMC names her "pup", which reallyyyy worked for me. There's a kinda 24/7 D/s thing going on, and I overall really enjoyed the dynamic between the two characters

Fight Me Daddy by Skylar Snow - i actually really enjoyed the overall dynamic of these two! the puppy play is definitely Present, but all the heavier kink scenes are fade to black. despite what the title would suggest, there isn't much daddy kink here

His Captive Pet and Protecting His Pet by Measha Stone - nonconsensual puppy play and kink life in general. these ones are pretty intense, and the FMCs are actively distressed by the fact that their consent is ignored. but the puppy play here is realllyyyy heavy - full on living in kennels, sleeping in dog beds, being walked on leashes, all of that. but they're also very dark books, so keep that in mind

Taken by Felicity Brandon - honestly super similar to dlmliyh. the kink here is also nonconsensual, and the puppy play is very much a Lifestyle kink and not just a during sex kink

[nikethestatue]

In all these debates about lust and love, what certain things mean, bringing out degrees to assess SJM's work, etc. there is one thing that no one seems to consider or remember. And that's her own romantic history. Which, by her own admission is VERY limited. As in, she's been with ONE man her whole life. Again, her own admission. She's never been a relationship before him, she only (her admission again) had sex with him and she married him and she's been living with him close to 20 years.

In my opinion, that's important to remember.

She is not very imaginative when it comes to writing sex and relationships. It's usually pretty basic. Kind of like her own life. There isn't great complexity in how she writes romances and relationships. It's basically boy meets girl and they are mates, or they fall in love. That's what she knows. That's what she writes.

I am not sure if she lacks imagination, or she feeds people what they want to consume, that essentially, she writes pretty basic romances. And if she is writing what she perceives is sexy, but maybe YOU don't, SHE still perceives it as sexy. So Azriel 'lusting' after Elain is what SHE thinks is hot and desirable. And that's what she is going to write. She isn't going to write an MMC as a dirty pervert who only wants to bone the FMC. She didn't even do that with Tamlin--whom she, by her own admission, doesn't like. He still had genuine feelings for Feyre.

So if someone still thinks that Azriel is a lustful creep full of red flags, I suggest considering the author's intent when they read.

Was her intent REALLY to write Azriel--one of her faves--as an incel weirdo who is sniffing around Elain like a mangy dog, while she is a mated woman being threatened by his lustful ways?

Or was the intent to show his internal struggle with his desire for her, his guild, and his yearning for her?

The perpetually self-inserting SJM is not going to write a creepazoid of an MMC, who is tasked with caring for abused women in his part time day job. She is going to write him as a tortured poet with an aching soul, who is pining for a woman he cannot have.

I think, maybe let's put away the degrees and apply logic.

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A trope I really fucking love (when done right) is when the FMC is a sweetheart with anxiety and she’s a gigantic pushover, like even as people she loves are betraying her - her bf marries her best friend, her family steals her money… just real pathetic loser sadgirl material. And then later she gets with an incredibly powerful MMC who makes life hell for anyone who takes advantage of her again.

I like a badass FMC too, don’t get me wrong. But sometimes it’s nice to see that the FMC doesn’t have to be less kind or trusting in order to be happy and successful. Because all the people who would do her wrong are chewed up by her guard dog lover.

That’s pretty vanilla in terms of whump, Wattpad-y even, but it just gets my goats in a row if you know what I mean. I love that she can continue to be sweet and a little anxious and too trusting but she has the support around her to be safe.

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ash's september 2024 reading round up

find all the books and fics i read (or didn't read...) this month under the cut with a link to the synopsis and my reviews/ratings attached :)

this is just for fun! i'm not a professional, i just like to read <3

booklist:

Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay(18+!)

• review: this was a solid read. nothing incredible, but definitely better than some of the other crap i've read this year lol. i enjoyed the dynamic between the fmc - a dyslexic chef named sam - and the mmc - a librarian named ben - and the interesting relationship between someone who hates to read and someone who's life revolves around books. honestly i was really interested to see how this played out between the two of them, but like one week into them fooling around he begins to read a book aloud to her and the conflict is magically solved. sam just loves audiobooks now and i wish the author had done more with that. both sam and ben have goals they're striving to reach and i love that ben is able to see his through to the end, but the reader is kind of left wondering about sam's and i would have loved for that threat to have been tied up, but overall this was a cute read. my only real issue with this story was the quality of writing. there were some parts that were super cringe and were clearly written by a millennial emulating the 'how do you do fellow kids' meme that i could've gone without... anyway. i really enjoyed the relationship exploration between sam and her budding teenager brother. after not being in each others lives for a bit, i thought their bonding over the summer was adorable :) would've loved to read a book just about them tbh. neither of the main characters were the kinds of characters to write home about, but overall i did enjoy the progression of their relationship. just kind of a middle-ground novel.

• rating: 3/5 seasons of the bear that taught me all i know about cooking

fic list:

assorted works of @ceruleanmusings <3

look around your world, pretty baby

Blood Diamond; Year Four

i could always write literal essays on your work i swear to god but these two works this month really got to me as per usual. the first mickames one shot for james canon bday was so freaking adorable. i had literal butterflies in my stomach like i was there on the date with them... despite the urgency of the time crunch, which you did exellent in making it seem like it was somehow slow and fast at the same time, god i read this like three times over. mickey and james are just my favorite ;-;!! and blood diamond always hitting in the feels of course... this one in particular really got to me though. the combination of brooke's annoyance with james the last few chapters really came to a head here at the hair salon. he's just a kiddo!! let him play in peace!! and then her figuring out a way to potentially exploit his singing talent... i'll wring her neck i swear. as always tysm for sharing and tagging me in your works 😭 i could read them forever and ever and ever <3

2. assorted works of @partiallypearl/ @praetoravila <3

it's nowhere close to closing time

all over again

be my weekend lover (but don't be my friend)

can i have this dance?

lolive kissssss

you got me paralyzed

you know all my deep dish

this is such a STACKED LINE UP AUGH!! from the beginning with it's nowhere close to closing time... kogan... save me.... i love the first chapter introduction to both the characters and the setting. it's been so exciting theorizing how the story will play out from here and i can't wait to read more!! and of course... all over again with olive my beloved... i just can't get enough of logan and olive and their fucked up little relationship. jo's party chapter literally had me shitting my pants ngl and you already know im thinking of lolive on a daily basis. they're my roman empire i stg... the other three lolive on shots had me by the neck too - from the conversation with kendall 👀 to the quinceañera chapter to their KISS augh im too obsessed for my own good... and saylors introduction one shot!!! ahh!!!! you always have such interesting and well-rounded ocs i'm so jealous!!! i can't wait to learn more about saylor and their relationship with both kendall and lucy :)) macie's story too... she and katie are so adorable. i love the dynamic you've set up between the two of them as they both navigate hollywood!! obsessed as always. im up in your dms literally every single day gushing and i wouldn't have it any other way!!!!!!! <3

3. assorted works of @selangkir <3

mrs. knight one shot

girl time rush (anniversary reread🙏)

iconic work as ALWAYS!!!!!! i truly think your character interptetations of btr/side characters/ocs are so unique and bring such a fresh perspective to the story! the mrs. knight one shot, on top of being hilarious, began to expand on her pretty one dimensional characterization in such a short story and it blew me away. unmatched creativity!! lord knows she needed the j anyway if im being COMPLETELY honest. and i cannot believe gtr turned one year old this month what the fuck!! what the actual fuck!! i swear i've read all three chapters about a bazillion times. ty for being so accepting of roxy and using her as a vessel to tell your story too <3 i'd be lying if i said i wasn't so inspired by sabrina carpenter rn i already have another chapter draft of my own cooking in the google docs..... <33

4. assorted works of @inkameswetrust <3

the windowsill pt. 4

the windowsill pt. 5

oh LORD such incredible updates to this sweet story. these chapters always pack such a punch! i expect nothing less from kames fan #1... im obsessed with the continued relationship between katie and kendall in pt 4. btrtv lacks so heavy on their sibling-ness so i always love seeing it expanded on in fic! and JAMES AND KENDALL GOING OFFICIAL AOAJFOBOBGA i had knots in my stomach! you've also so clearly set up stakes and kendall's future fears it's so genuine and just real it hits so hard. pt 5 with brooke had me almost throwing my phone at the wall if im being honest. the way she spoke to kendall was bonechilling and i'm nervous yet excited for their future together <3 never stop kamesing the world needs it so so sos sooo bad !!!

5. assorted works of @naquey / @ithinkyouhealedmyheart

ghostwriter chapter 1

ghostwriter chapter 2

hi <3 welcome to the reading round up! i love your story sm i'm so grateful to be here for the very beginning of kenonnie and their sweet relationship. ronnie is such a cool character! there is so much depth and dimension to them and i love that every single chapter we learn something new about her!! from her relationship with addy and callie (who i also ADORE and can't wait to learn more about) to his struggles with his father's health... god... the amount of thought you put in is clear and i'm just astounded! the second chapter was also super cool too; i love how you took existing characters and tweaked their relationship so we could learn more about how you view the two of them. i'd never thought to write something with just kelly and rebecca - it's so inventive, just like the (spoliers lol) other chapters you've published since <3 tysm for sharing your writing with us, i'm so excited to see ronnie's journey progress!!!