#poly!ethari and runaan

[black-dhalias]

Hi!! I absolutely love your writing✨✨

I was wondering if you’d write a Ethari x Reader (pronouns are she/her) x Runaan where it takes place in the time of the assassination of King Harrow.

Ethari and reader witnesses the assassins flowers sink one by one leading down to Rayla and Runaan.

Days later, it depends on how many days Runaan was in the dungeon before he got trapped in a coin. They witness Runaan’s flower sink and are of course struck by grief.

If it’s not a bother could you write days later after Runaan’s "death" the time where Callum and Rayla goes to their house.

Reader is reading a book while Ethari is crafting weapons and he witnesses Rayla from the reflection and you know what happens next.

If you don’t want to write this it’s completely fine! Once again, I love your writing!!✨🤍🌙

Floating Flowers

Poly!Runaan X Reader X Poly!Ethari

Warnings: angst, kinda sad ngl, mentions of death and some descriptions of violence

One does not love without sacrifice, and one does not truly want to take the risk unless they know it's worth it. With all that at stake, it does not make sense to ever really let someone in. To love, is to let your heart beat in time with another—with many, and in so few words, all of it can disappear.

In a blink.

In an instant.

Within a single breath.

All love causes is pain. You thought you knew the worst of it, felt the bitter edge of loss, but you were so wrong. You had it all figured out only a year ago. You had Runaan... A voice of reason and rock. You had Raela... In all her stubbornness and sweet personality. You have Ethari... As your warmth, and your light. You loved all three extensively, dove head first into the chasm of love—hopeful and invested. They gave you purpose and warmth, and that's all you ever wanted.

You thought the price of love was worth all the pain, but now as you fold your arms over your knotted up stomach. You could barely tear your eyes away from Runaan and Rayla prepare for the mission. The one to avenge all of Xadia, but it was not worth it to you. Nothing in all of the realms was worth the price of watching them walk out of this village.

Soon it would be just you and Ethari—you begged for a minute longer as Runaan's palm embraces your cheek, "Goodbye my love." The words taste acidic, another minute of him would never be enough. You'd plead for hour after hour, for every second was worth a thousand pleas.

While Runaan notes your rigid form, the distant look in your eyes—he knows that he cannot stay. "It is not good bye..." He whispers quietly, "I will always return to you both." Your lips press into that all too familiar line, shaking your head as you part from him completely.

Hating the distance, but knowing you must let him go.

"Do not make us promises you cannot keep." Your words are dark, striking cold fear into Ethari—the sensation of pain mirrors into him.

Hesitantly, Ethari embraces Runaan and Rayla throws herself into your arms. You told Runaan she was not ready, that you were not ready to let her go into a battle she may not return from.

She's the closest you ever came to a child, you are certain that she'll be the only child you ever have. All her life was spent under your careful gaze, and embraced tightly in your arms. Your cheek rests atop her hair, and even when your eyes mist over—you do not let yourself cry.

"I love you Rayla... All the way to the moon." You insisted she was more like you, more like Ethari, but Runaan was certain. And when he was certain, there was no reason to try to talk sense into him.

When you finally gather enough strength to look up at Runaan, Rayla at his side and Ethari's palm on the small of your back. Runaan gives a tight smile, one he only gives when he is not sure.

"I love you..." You don't know if you'd forgive yourself if he didn't hear it at least once more, you see the softness of his eyes. "Both of you, and we expect you home before 30 nights have passed."

Soon enough, they disappear and leave only floating flowers in their wake. No one moved from the fountain, too many souls rest upon the surface—hardly a ripple as the air catches deep in your throat.

When the day came to pass, the crowd was thick with anxiety without a word of comfort to be shared. No one could say anything at all. Ethari held you close, unable to stop the tightening of his grip as each flower sunk to rest on the bottom. The ripples were jarring, the water stirred with grief.

The cries were haunting, even when no one knew who would come next... The tears remained locked up. And with each sunken flower, you felt a wave of guilt and relief because you wished it to be anyone else. Until it was only them.

All you had was the hope that they had succeeded, and were already halfway home right now. It is all that you have left.

"Come to bed starlight." Ethari's sweet nickname sounded so soft, you could hardly enjoy the comfort, but it was there nonetheless. "I miss your warmth..." You tear your eyes rom the water, and stare into his. You wonder if he knows how much you adore him, how safe and welcoming his arms had become since they found you. "I miss sharing a bed..." You hardly slept since they left, leaving Ethari to an empty home most days. Ethari and Runaan had saved you all those years ago, brought you back from the edge of the universe—a startouch elf who could hardly bring themselves to love. To care.

"Just tonight..." You take his outstretched hand, his hope brought you optimism. Gave you hope. That meant something to you.

"I miss you too."

In the quiet and dark, you lay entangled in your husband—embraced tightly in the linens and his arms. The shadows crest through the window, a moonlit night, but you struggle to see through the light. Almost certain that there is—not evil, but nothing good coming your way.

Ethari's arms tighten around and bring you closer than before, chin nuzzled into your neck. His hair is soft against your arm, there is so much on your mind and sleep seems distant.

The way his eyes are shut so lightly, lashes brushing his cheeks and while not a smile—his face is not contorted with nightmares. To be honest, this is the first time since Runaan left that you've seen Ethari sleep so peacefully. While you could not bring yourself to sleep, you were never too far away as to not soothe away the nightmares when they came to him. He truly is the last testament of your sanity. As light as you can manage, you brush your thumb along the highest point of his cheek.

"If you wanted me awake, you should have just asked." Sleep clouds his visit, but he sees you so clearly against the sharp contrast of night. A vision of pure, unscathed—starlight.

He tilts his head up so that he is looking at you, a look of pure admiration. "Have I told you how beautiful you are, starlight?" You find it in yourself to smile.

"More often with every passing day." He returns your smile, Ethari always was the one who stood in awe of you even when you doubted yourself. Your good nature seemed to move in step with his own, but something about the stars that danced in your eyes—you often seemed otherworldly to him.

"Good, I will never allow you to forget." And you know that he's telling the truth, you believe every word. "They'll come home to us. I know they will." Yet you are not as sure, humans are too unforgivable. Too dangerous and unpredictable. You hate them, and fear what else they are capable of taking away from you.

Neither of you say another word, finding comfort in each other. Letting the comfort exist in this singular moment, tomorrow you will face more fear and anxiety. Tonight, you find peace in Ethari's arms.

"Hope for the both of us, my love. I can only hope it's enough."

Only when you watched Runaan's flower sink so suddenly, when the ripples began to shatter the surface of the water. Your entire world seemed to shatter with your reflection. It felt like the world was on fire, and completely still; all at once, you had little left. Stones burn your knees in scrapes as you cry out for him, even the slam of the door is not enough to rouse you from your torture.

The way Ethari saw you and then saw the flower in the bottom of the pool. The heave as he sees the sunken hope. It was always a fool's mission, but the sensation of your crying form within his own arms is enough to send him into tears. The way your hands grip him without remorse—screaming at the universe that they can't have them.

Runaan is gone.

It hits Ethari like the whole of Xadia was put directly on his shoulders, their husband is dead.

He's gone, and he isn't coming back.

Ethari attempted to focus on the task at hand, the tools and weapons atop his desk never seemed so far from him. It felt as though he was staring at a puzzle he was no longer capable of understanding, but he did his best to keep himself occupied when the silence of the house threatened to consume.

Is this grief? Or is this the new normal?

Where you used to find comfort in Ethari, he could only ever reach you when the books were far from your grasp. A cycle of three titles, meticulously memorizing each page because it reminded you of Runaan. The nights when you would stay up with Runaan when the nightmares were too much, and you would read to him until he lulled off to sleep.

Neither really said a word, silent and long days until the time came to crawl into bed. Only then, arms around each other and duvets tightly enveloping both forms—did the tears freely flow. Did the pain finally mount and the length of the universe seemed to weigh heavy on you both.

However, by the time morning breaks, the silence returns and the image of a sunken flower haunts your vision. Ethari closes his eyes, adjusting himself and returns his gaze to his work. Only something catches his eye, a glimpse—nothing short of a miracle, one that causes his expression to falter.

Rayla...

Unable to turn for a moment, he pauses before walking out the door. Knowing that she would follow, unable to break your heart anymore than it has been already.

"Rayla. Before you left, I told Runaan that you were to goodhearted for the work of an assassin. Y/N told him too." He pauses, glancing into the reflection once more. "So I know you did not betray them out of malice. But that doesn't matter. They're gone. He's gone. Because you abandoned them." His words are harsh, not loud, but there is a sharpness as he recalls your cries from the night before.

Even when she disappeared from the reflection, Ethari was already back inside of the home. You had not moved from your position, and for a moment, Ethari wishes you could have seen her. Known she was alright, even if she cannot come home.

He exhales deeply, gathering what he needs before leaving once more to find her. "This will only break the spell for a moment, but I couldn't bear to let you leave without seeing you one last time." Ethari had to know, to hear her out, and find some comfort in her words. "But I don't understand, Rayla. How could you abandon them?"

She looked the same, different and more worn in others, but he saw her as she was. "I failed them. it was my fault we were discovered, btu I didn't run away." She pauses. "Ethari, we found something. Callum, show him."

"Oh uh..." Ethari turns his attention to the human, smiling a little. "I'm Rayla's earthblood elf friend. Trees to meet you."

"Trees to meet you, too."

"Don't humor him. We found the dragon prince."

"The egg wasn't destroyed."

"And I knew that if we could get him home to his mother, there could be peace."

"It's a miracle. I can't believe it." Ethari's eyes darken, recalling the letter he received from Ibis not too long ago. "But, Rayla, you need to know. The Dragon Queen is dying. Since the death of her mate, she's fallen very ill."

"We have to get to her. It's the only way." Ethari pauses, as he watches Rayla's eyes trail to the home. "Where is Y/N? Can I see them?" Looking through the window to spot you, to catch your gaze.

Rayla is struck by confusion at your still form—you were never that still. Never so quiet. Her eyes wander the way you seem awake, locked in on the book and every so often she’d catch Ethari glance over with concern.

Ethari watches Rayla, as she looks at you—“When we met Y/N, they were deeply wounded by abandonment. Alone and on the cusp of giving up.” His eyes are sad, she notes how he casts you loving glances in between the concern. “Runaan is dead. You exiled. Something in them finally snapped.”

“Will they ever be the same?”

“No Rayla. I don’t think that they will, they might recover, but Y/N has faced great losses…More than most, it’s why they loved you so dear. Because you’ve lost a lot too.”

Ethari whistles: "You can ride faster than you can walk. I'll see a message to the Dragon Queen. If she knows her little one still lives, perhaps she'll hold on."

"Ethari, can I ever come home again?"

"I don't know." His eyes are sad, he knows the devastation you felt when the rumors spread. When the word shifted to call Rayla a betrayer and to ghost her. You fought against it, but soon even you could not fight the thought. Consider the possibility that there might have been some truth to the village's words. "It's a real moon opal..." He holds it out to her. "When I gave its match to Runaan, I told him, "My love will be with you even when the moon is not."

Rayla looks through the window once more and then back at Ethari: "Good bye, Rayla."

Ethari came into the home with a purpose as he gathered another arrow, preparing it to be fired and for the first time since, you looked up at him. Eyes wandering to the message, to the way he seemed certain.

Something in the way he moved, it reminded you of who he once was. "What are you doing?" He meets your eyes, seeing the whole universe fall together in a dance as you rise to your feet.

"I have found us hope." Still, even now, he is holding onto the hope that he can somehow fix this. Change the way things are and you trust him.

"Runaan, the last time I made you one of these, it carried a message of death. but this arrow will carry a message of life. Regina Draconis!" While you do not understand completely, you understand enough to know that Ethari is still fighting for you. Still fighting for your future, the one you will share together. And you trust him.

Long before you loved Ethari and Runaan, before the turn of the century—eons before written history began. There was you and your brother, Aarravos. It was all you knew, and it was all you thought you needed. Masters of the primal energies—the epitome of Star Touch Elf perfection. There was no beauty like yours, and no power that tasted as sweet as the power you possessed.

However, it was never enough for Aarravos and soon enough, you had lost him completely. Your entire existence seemed to erase itself with his loss, the universe seemed so much smaller. It seemed so much more void. No longer did stars shine for you, and soon enough, you saw only the darkness. A never ending abyss of despair, and confusion. You no longer knew what your purpose was beyond the world you were building with your brother. It meant nothing without someone to share the success with.

You lean into the darkness, you found comfort in the silence—perhaps comfort is the wrong word. You found silence in the darkness, your bottomless pit of despair was less violent and loud. Your wandering felt less aimless when you accepted the loneliness. You were not at peace, but the numbness felt bitterly better than the pain of loss.

The greatest of your sins was never looking for him, for you assumed he had simply left you to your misery. Had finally had enough, and so you left him to his adventures—you imagined he must have left you willingly, no one could against the power you wielded.

Seven centuries, long and painful blistering years, in that time you only heard whispers of your brothers antics. Until you heard nothing at all.

Soon enough the sadness no longer touched you, or perhaps you wore it proudly—you rarely missed the brother that had left you alone. If he cared, he would have taken you with him.

A crest of moonlight breaks over the treetops and reflects off the waterfalls, the crisp blue hue brings a soft smile to your lip. Knelt before the basin, you submerge your palms into the clear water and bring it to your lips. The water is not bitter or heavy with minerals, you finish what is in your palm and remove the canteen from your hip. Using one hand, you pinch the lid and the other you submerge the object and wait for the bubbles to stop.

Crack!, you stiffen—eyes flickering to the left side, someone or something is near. The forest has gone quiet, and it leaves you to think that it is a someone. You hum, shifting your leg out from under you and leaning onto it—knife on your hip, another on your chest and ankle. You cap the canteen and tie it off to your belt, swallowing as you place the final knot. Only to hear the rustling once more.

Trying your best not to move, to hush your body and heighten your senses—your fingers curl tightly around the blade, clutching onto it just as the pair of elves break the clearing. You turn quickly, drawing your weapon and posing it high—“If you’re here to start something, it’s probably best you leave.” Before, with Aarravos, you were the voice of reason—diplomatic and poise, but now it is different. It is just you. Their eyes widen significantly, as startled by you as you are by them.

One is smaller physically, but his hair is much longer—he seems more muscular, less lean. While the other seems to be just as imposing, but not physically—there is knowledge behind those eyes. He is the first one to speak, “You’re a Startouch elf.” You nod, posing your weapon higher. “Fascinating.”

However, when your weapon does not drop it is the other who steps protectively in front of the scholar—his expression less than kind. “Startouch or not, please drop your knife. We never meant you any harm.

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“We never looked back. It was just the three of us against all of Xadia.”

[kivishipps]

Does ANYONE know is Runaan and Ethari are like GAY gay, or BI gay? Literally ALL I have to go on is this and I’m like I don’t wanna be disrespectful by poly shipping with these guys BUT there’s also nothing concrete for me to go on so I’m confused lmao.

[platinumrosetail]

Hi it was me that sent the request of a runaan X Ethari gn human reader and Like what if the reader met Runaan and Ethari(They aren't married yet) after a mission because they found the reader injured. Now I know Runaan and Ethari were ofcourse distrustful of reader but after a while they actually got along and slowly throughout the years as the reader was sent to Xadia for missions they always drop by at silvergrove. Runaan and Ethari slowly develop feelings for the reader and such it took them boty a few years or so to confess to reader but when they do the reader accepts and is now dating them both.

Until years later, Runaan was sent on a mission with other assassins to kill king Harrow well what if king Harrow was actually the reader's Adoptive father? Like just imagine your lover was on a mission and actually killed your dad like - I just– I need someone to write this for me and like what happens when the reader finds him in the cell? Maybe frees him maybe not? like- AUUGHH pls o really need to get this idea of my head. So if you have time and are still interested, can you please write this if you want?

Oh hi! I was honestly wondering if you would ask again for you request with how long it’s been since you asked the first time, also yes I will absolutely do this cause like hello? It’s so interesting and a wonderful idea!! 😍

Now I haven’t read the comics I believe tdp have for the things that weren’t featured in the series so please bear with me on some of the things I might get wrong on them, thank you. 😅😁

Thank you for requesting by the way because I haven’t gotten a request in a minute and I was honestly getting bored and unmotivated trying to work on my draft books so again thank you! I hope you request again soon if you can 😁

Warning: noob author, gn human reader, angst, injures to reader, poly relationship, and others.

Characters: ethari, runaan.

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You were about the age of 22 when you met the two, you had gone a mission to xadia to hopefully stop the feud between the humans, dragons and elves as there’s many innocent beings that don’t deserve to be between it on both sides but while traveling through you had tripped and fell down a ditch

They were skeptical on helping you when they found your injured form but ethari decided to befriend you first as his heart was too kind to let you die.

You were shocked when the two elves helped you recover from your injuries as you know the feud between the elves, dragons, and the humans but you were nonetheless thankful for the help.

You helped them all that you could around their house as you needed to be put on house arrest for a while to recover from your injuries so you did some chores that you knew you could do.

While spending time with them you started developing feelings for the two but didn’t have the guts to tell them what with them being married to each other and you didn’t want to make things awkward between you until you heal and go back home.

It wasn’t until 2 years later when it happened, they had confessed to you which made you extremely happy that you hugged them and told them that you felt the same, soon after you threw begin to date each other.

You of course can only visit instead of permanently staying what with you still on a mission given to you from both yourself and from your dad who adopted you when you were young.

Runaan had to go on a mission so you won’t see him until he comes back……. At least that’s what was supposed to happen.

You weren’t expecting to find runaan in cell when you had followed a very suspicious viren. You followed the human mage as you never liked him even though your late father; king harrow, hold him in high regard as his friend.

You weren’t that surprised that it had come to this but you had wished that you had time to hopefully convince the elves and dragons otherwise as this would bring more hatred and disaster to others.

You weren’t mad though as you understand that this might’ve happened so you decided to free runaan, you two ended up running into your brothers and rayla you two soon found out that viren had the egg and it wasn’t destroyed after all so your suspicions were right that viren was someone who was evil.

After that you all travel to xadia to reunite the egg with it’s mother and on the way you reunited with ethari and cleared everything up.

(A/n: I hope you like it!! I tried my best with it with what I remember 😅 and I think I did a ok job. Anyway hope y’all have a wonderful day/evening/night!!)

[that-disabled-princess]

Trope Grading

Thanks for the tag @bazzybelle! This looks like fun. I have Opinions on some of these xD

Rules: How much do these tropes affect your decision to click on a fic?

-10 -> very dissuaded

0 - don't care either way

+10 -> very enticed

nope -> if it's a hard no and you'd never click on a fic with that tag or or you even have the tag blocked or you'd insta click out of the fic if it wasn't tagged

Bonus points for explaining the rating and whether it's conditional.

Age gap: 0

I'm pretty meh about this one, but it depends on the type of age gap. If it's Lamb/Baz, I tend to dislike it because Baz is usually 20 whereas Lamb is 400+, so. Not great. But Lamb/Braden where they're both a few centuries old? Hell yeah, sign me up.

Codependency: 0

Eh, not the biggest fan. The whole "I can't live without you" bit puts me off, especially because I'm aspec.

Obsession/Possessiveness, jealousy: nope

No. You really gotta convince me if you want me to read a fic with possessiveness. Especially because so many snowbaz fics like this are Baz getting hit on/practically assaulted and Simon is just described as jealous. As a survivor of SA myself... just no.

Now, fics where one of them is a BAMF is a different story. Those I love.

Opposites (grumpy/sunshine, etc): +1000

I am biased because this is practically my relationship with @that-one-dingus (hi, Remi 💖), but YESSS THIS IS THE GOOD SHIT. Gimme the grumpy one being pouty with the other trying not to laugh while they cuddle. Give me the ADHDer being hyper and the autistic being Done. GIMME.

Enemies to lovers, Enemies with benefits: +9

It gets a 10 for the enemies with benefits, but not for the lovers part xD Look, as much as I like enemies to lovers, reading an actual getting together fic just isn't vibing with me right now. I just want to read the established relationships fics. Gimme all the enemies with benefits.

Friends with benefits: +100

YES. YES YES YES. GIMME THAT AROALLO SHIT.

Sex to feelings: -5

Nope. As fun as it can be, this is what most FWB fics are. I just want to read a FWB without the romance bit. Let characters be aroallo!

Fake dating/relationship: +10

This is the GOOD SHIT. Gimme all that mutual pining and friends to lovers.

Friends to lovers: +100000

ALWAYS. Bonus points if it's friends to QPPs.

Found Family: +11

Yes. One of the best tropes out there. The Carry On fandom writes this so well, Bal and Nimona are great, and the moonfam is such a fantastic example as well! I adore moonfam fics because of the found family element. (And I absolutely love how every official TDP description includes Runaan in the phrase "Rayla's parents". Because he and Ethari ARE her dads!)

Hurt/Comfort: +100000

One of The Best tropes out there. There are so many fabulous snowbaz and ruthari hurt/comfort fics out there!! This is one of my favorite tropes Of All Time.

Love Triangle: -10

No. Enough romance and fighting over the same girl. Just kiss each other, guys.

Poly, open relationships: +3

Haven't read many fics with poly relationships, but I'll read them! They can have some really fun dynamics.

Mistaken/hidden identity: +7

As a lover of Nimona, Spies are Forever, and The Dragon Prince, I am obligated to rank this one high. When done right, these fics can be FANTASTIC.

Monsterfucking: +100

YEAH. Give me ALL the monsterfucking. This is a fuckin GREAT trope.

Pregnancy: nope

Not a fan of pregnancy fics. Fics with kids are fun, but pregnancy itself? Not my jam.

Second Chance: +10

Absolutely fantastic. I've written some second chance fics myself. I adore these fics.

Slowburn: -7

Meh, not my thing. I have a short attention span and get bored easily lol. If it's a one-shot, sure, but long chapter fics are hard for me to sit through, especially if I'm not engaged.

Soulmates: nope

Never in a million years. No matter how you spin it, this trope is aphobic. The idea that you're missing a part of yourself, that something is wrong with you if you don't have a partner--romantic, platonic, or otherwise--is aphobic. Aromantic people exist. Asexual people exist. Aplatonic people exist. We exist. This trope is very aphobic and arophobic and I despise it.

Enough "just friends", enough "something more", enough "something missing". I hate seeing these tropes. I don't care if a friend writes it, I won't read it. Not trying to attack those who write it, but. It leaves an icky feeling with me.

Tagging @that-one-dingus @stitchyqueer @youarenevertooold @imagineacoolusername @jasonfunderberkerthefrogexists @j-nipper-95 @iamamythologicalcreature @yeonjunenby 💖💖

[historyhermann]

Things Get Better?: LGBTQ Representation in Animation in 2022 [Part 3]

Continued from part 2

Just as bombastic is the third season of Harley Quinn headlined by two bisexual protagonists, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. Both are known by the ship name Harlivy. The season, premiering from July to September 2022. The series also features a queer character named Clayface, who works with Harley from time to time. Harley Quinn was recently renewed for a fourth season, with a standalone episode premiering sometime this year.

Reprinted from Pop Culture Maniacs and Wayback Machine. This was the nineteenth article I wrote for Pop Culture Maniacs. This post was originally published on January 16, 2023.

There are other Western animated series with LGBTQ characters. For instance, Craig of the Creek features Kelsey Pokoly and Isabella "Stacks" Alvarado, two lesbian characters who have an important role in the series. There are additional LGBTQ characters in Summer Camp Island and Victor and Valentino. In the latter series are episodes partially focusing on the relationship between Xochi Jalapeno and Amabel. The former series has at least four LGBTQ characters: Puddle, Alien King, and Ghosts Dads as noted by the Insider database of LGBTQ characters and cartoons, which was last updated in June 2021.

All three of these series were targeted by Warner Bros Discovery execs. Summer Camp Island and Victor and Valentino were removed from the HBO Max streaming platform. Craig of the Creek had its final season order cut in half by execs, worrying those who worked on the show. These shows were not alone. In 2022, three other series with LGBTQ characters also faced the axe from corporate executives: Tuca & Bertie, The Casagrandes, and Close Enough.

In 2022, some months after the fourth season ended, shenanigans by Warner Bros Discovery execs led to the effective cancellation of Young Justice. The series includes LGBTQ characters such as Eduardo "Ed" Dorado Jr., Kaldur, and Marie Logan. Lagoon Boy "La'gaan" was shown to be bisexual and in a poly relationship in the recent season. Bart Allen is in a relationship with Ed, and Wynnde is in a relationship with Kaldur.

The show features Harper Row who is bisexual, Rosa who is trans woman, and Violet who is non-binary. In the most recent season, there was a sub-story showing Violet beginning a romantic relationship with Harper Row. Unfortunately, without another season, these stories could not be expanded.

Other series shined through in their representation. This included The Dragon Prince. There are lesbian (Amaya and Janai), non-binary (Kazi), and otherwise queer (Annika, Ethari, Neha, and Runaan), characters. The story of Amaya and Junai was an important part of the story in the show's recent fourth season, becoming more than "lip service" regardless of how bad other narrative choices in the season were, with this story likely continued in the show's next three seasons.

The same can be said for the mature animated series, Disenchantment, which features the bisexual Princess Bean, voiced by a bisexual actress, Abbi Jacobsen, and various characters in Star Trek: Lower Decks. [4] The latter series, its third season airing from August to September 2022, has a bisexual protagonist named Beckett Mariner, a possibly asexual chief engineer named Andy Billups, and a lesbian woman named Jennifer Sh'reyan. The relationship, and subsequent break-up of Mariner and Sh'reyan was an important part of the recent season, which featured Mariner as a protagonist.

There were other characters of note, like the confirmed lesbian relationship in Arcane between two characters (Vi and Caitlyn) and many characters in another ongoing series, The Owl House. This includes the now-canon romantic relationship between Luz Noceda, who is bisexual, and Amity Blight, who is lesbian. The show featured other LGBTQ characters, whether those who are queer (Eda Clawthorne), aromantic asexual (Lilith Clawthorne), gay (Gilbert Park and Harvey Park), non-binary and transmasculine (Raine Whispers), and presumably non-binary character named The Collector.

Continued in part 4

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Notes

[4] There were gay characters in Kid Cosmic (Fry and Hamburg), The Great North (Ham Tobin and Crispin Cienfuegos), Jellystone!, Chicago Party Aunt (Daniel and Gideon), Close Enough (Randall "Randy" Watson), Invincible (William Francis Clockwell), Big City Greens (Alexander and Terry), Baby Shark's Big Show! (Viv and Vera),Undone (Alejandro Diaz), and Pete The Cat (Sam and Syd), along with lesbian characters in Little Ellen,The Ghost and Molly McGee (Mrs. Roop and Pan), the new Rugrats (Betty DeVille), Tuca & Bertie, The Casagrandes (Becky). In addition, non-binary characters appeared in Ridley Jones (Fred) and Madagascar: A Little Wild (Odee Elliott) while genderless characters had roles in Star Trek: Prodigy (Zero) and Solar Opposites (Korvo and Terry), and a trans woman is a character in Peepoodo & the Super Fuck Friends (Evelyn). There were an assortment of LGBTQ characters in Big Mouth, The Loud House, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Bob's Burgers,Bee and PuppyCat, Rick and Morty, RWBY, Hey Duggee, American Dad!, Red vs. Blue, South Park, Family Guy, Spongebob, The Simpsons, and Archer.

[feral-anarchy]

A medieval weaponry shop owned by a smith, an assassin and a dragon guard all dating.  A polyarmory

[windbornevioletta]

Another Prompts Blurb

For some reason, these always pop into my head during my math classes.

Genshin Impact

Imagine reading books with Zhongli and him just holding you as you read together. 

Imagine walking through the streets with Chongyun and XIngqiu, just basking in their banter

Imagine playing the guitar and singing softly in Liyue Harbor and the glaze lilies just bloom as your fav. characters walk past and become interested in you

The Arcana

Imagine joining Asra on a short trip to hunt materials that ends up with y’all just chasing each other around and enjoying time together.

The Dragon Prince

Imagine being a maternal figure to Claudia and Soren as they grow up in the castle and the effects it has on their future actions. (could be romantic with Viren or not)

Preferred date headcanons 

Being a maid in the castle and befriending Runaan because you are the only one who convinced him to eat and eventually freeing him. You expect him to leave but he asks you to join him on his journey home. (could be just Runaan x reader but my poly heart is in love with Ethari as well lmao)

[domxmarvel]

Guidelines & who i write for

Rules:

(Updated: August 14 2023)

All characters will be aged up for smut

Please send all request as asks

I will turn down requests i’m not comfortable with or that I don't want to write

Please include a plot (Especially for smut)

Most of my fics (Smut) will be Dom/Top!Reader because that’s what I prefer to write

No ships,OC’s or gender-bent characters (That aren’t on the list)

Only x reader including Poly ( Characters have to be from the same fandom)

Fluff,angst, smut & Preferences

Oneshots,Drabbles,Blurbs & preferences/Multi character

Female!Reader,Male!Reader,Gender Neutral,FTM and MTF

If you don’t specify the readers gender I’ll pick whatever I think suits best

No pregnant reader No babies

No daddy kink

Light yandere only

Headcanons and Song fics aren’t really my strong suit,but I'll try my best to write them

Please don’t be vague,more details are better than less

Marvel

Loki

Lady Loki

sylvie

Dr.Strange

Bucky 

Peter parker/Spider-man

Hela

Nebula

Gamora

Tony Stark/Iron man

Shuri

M’baku

T’challa

Michelle jones (MJ)

Nick fury 

Natasha romanoff/Black widow

Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet witch

Pietro(Wandavision)/Peter maximoff/Quicksilver

Shadowhunters

Alec Lightwood (male reader only)

Isabelle lightwood 

Magnus Bane

Raphael santiago

Riverdale

Sweet Pea

Jughead Jones

joaquin desantos  (male reader only)  

Toni Topaz

FP Jones

Betty cooper

Veronica Lodge

Cheryl Blossom  (Female reader only)   

Brooklyn Nine Nine

Jake Peralta

Amy Santiago

Rosa Diaz

Young royals  (No smut!)

Prince Wilhelm (male reader only)  

Simon Eriksson (male reader only)  

Felice Ehrencrona

Never have I ever

Devi Vishwakumar

Aneesa Qureshi

Kamala Nandiwadal

Benjamin "Ben" Gross  

Nalini Vishwakumar

Fabiola Torres (Female Reader only)

Eleanor Wong  

Trent Harrison  

Ethan Morales

Heartstopper  (No smut)

Nick nelson 

Charlie spring  (Male Reader only)

Tara Jones  (Female Reader only)

Darcy olsson  (Female Reader only)

Elle argent 

Tao xu 

Imogen heaney 

Stranger things (Coming soon)

Eddie Munson

Billy Hargrove

Robin Buckley (Female Reader only)

Nancy Wheeler

Jonathan Byers

Steve Harrington

Dustin henderson

Max mayfield

El/Jane hopper

Jim hopper

Miraculous Ladybug 

Luka Couffaine/Viperion

Marinette dupain cheng/Ladybug

Adrien Agreste /Chat noir

Alya Cesaire/Rena rouge

Chloe bourgeois/Queen bee

Kagami/Ryuko

Zoe /Vesperia

Felix Graham de vanily

Juleka couffaine/Purple tigress

Marc anciel  

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Azula

Zuko

Carmen sandiego

Carmen sandiego

Graham Calloway/crackle

Julia argent

She ra

Adora/she ra (Female reader only)    

Catra (Female reader only)    

Scorpia (Female reader only)    

Double trouble

Bow

Queen Glimmer

Sea hawk 

Mermista

How to train your dragon  

Hiccup

Astrid

Heather

The dragon prince

Aaravos

Callum

Rayla

Soren

Gren

Amaya (Female reader only)    

Claudia

Terrestrius ‘Terry’

Runaan  (male reader only)  

Ethari  (male reader only)  

Janai (Female reader only)

Encanto

Bruno

Camilo (No smut!)

Isabela

Luisa

Mirabel (No smut!)

Pepa

Across/Into the spider-verse

Miles morales/E1610 (No smut)

Gwen Stacy  (No smut) 

pavitr prabhakar   (No smut) 

Hobie brown

Prowler!Miles/E42 (no smut)

Rio Morales

Peter b parker

Dr. Olivia Octavius

Youtubers/Vtubers

Corpse husband (No smut!)

Shxtou/Shoto

Vox 

Multiverse Monarch/leeandlie

Yuurivoice

Finn 

Alphonse 

Seth 

Auron 

Charlie

Lucien

Detroit become human

Connor (RK 800)

Kara (No smut!)

Markus

Gavin reed

Hank anderson

Nines (RK 900)

Traci

Yandere simulator

Ayano/Ayato Aishi

Osana /  Osano  Najimi

Amai /  Amao   Odayaka

Kizana /  Kizano   Sunobu

Oka / Oko Ruto

Mido rana

Osoro /  Osorō   Shidesu

Megami / Megamo Saikou

Info-kun

Budo Masuta

Shoku Tsuburaya

Umeji Kizuguchi

1980s

Ryoba Aishi

Reiichi Tanaami

José Silva

Ken Kyonashima

Daisaku Aragaki

The legend of Zelda

Link

Zelda/Sheik

Sidon

Mipha

Impa

Please specify which version (Game)

Twilight Princess

Skyward Sword

Hyrule Warriors

Ocarina of Time

Hitman

Agent 47

Diana burnwood

Twisted wonderland

Riddle rosehearts

Malleus Draconia

Lilia Vanrouge

Azul Ashengrotto

Jade Leech

Floyd Leech

Leona Kingscholar

Jack howl

Vil Schoenheit

Rook hunt 

Idia Shroud

Divus Crewel

Mario characters

Princess peach

Rosalina

Princess Daisy

Pauline

Bowser

Luigi

Just dance

Wanderlust

Sara

Brezziana

Mihaly

Jack rose

Grace

Ari

Louise Dials

Leda nox/Nightswan

Resident evil 4 (Remake)

Leon kennedy

Ashley graham

Luis Serra

Fruits baskets

Tohru

Kyo

Yuki 

Hatsuharu 

Momiji

My hero academia

Shoto todoroki

Izuku midoriya/Deku

Mina ashido

Tsuyu asui  (No smut!)

Tenya Iida

Denki kaminari

Eijiro kirishima

Mezou shoji

Kyouka Jiro

Momo Yaoyorozu

Tamaki Amajiki

Fumikage Tokoyami

Hitoshi Shinso  

Mei Hatsume    

Villans

Dabi/Toya todoroki

Himiko Toga

Tomura Shigaraki

Pro heros

Hawks/Keigo takami

Shota Aizawa/Eraserhead

All might/ Toshinori Yagi

President mic/ Hizashi Yamada

Fatgum/ Taishiro Toyomitsu

Gang orca/Kugo Sakamata  

Mirko/rumi Usagiyama  

Vlad king/Sekijiro Kan  

Spy x family

Yor Forger/briar

Loid Forger/Twilight

Demon slayer

Kyojuro Rengoku

Tanjiro Kamado

Giyuu Tomioka

Mitsuri Kanroji

Inosuke Hashibira

Shinobu Kocho

Tengen uzui + Makio,Suma & Hina

Nezuko (No smut!)

Muzan kibutsuji (+ Lady Muzan)

Kokushibo/upper moon 1

SK8 the infinity

Cherry blossom/Kaoru Sakurayashiki

Joe/Kojiro Nanjo

Reki kyan

Langa hasegawa  (male reader only)    

Miya chinen (No smut!) 

The way of the house husband

Tatsu/the immortal dragon

Miku 

Buddy daddies

Rei suwa 

Kazuki Kurusu 

Kyutarou Kugi

****

*Not writing anymore*

Tom holland

Tom hiddleston

[asking-the-danger-star]

Is that an Ethari cheats on Runaan au?

Mun: The AU with moonlighttinkered? No, it’s where they’re polyamorous. In the main story we haven’t gotten to the point Ethari and Aaravos notice having feelings for each other or not, but I’m pretty sure it will be cheating, since Runaan doesn’t know about it or get a say at that time, even if they stop it before too much damage is done. So, we’ll see how that goes...

But in the side RPs it takes place after Runaan and Rayla’s parents are freed from their coins and Ethari convinced Runaan that Aaravos isn’t the villain Xadia painted him to be, and Runaan accepted (probably with a bit more convincing, I don’t know) Ethari likes Aaravos too. So they’ve come to a truce but in “Simple Days” it seems implied Runaan is warming up to Aaravos more than as someone he tolerates to make Ethari happy.

TL;DR: Moonlighttinkered-Ethari is poly and how the other Mun writes Runaan, he’s accepting to changes like this so to make Ethari happy he tolerates Aaravos. By “Simple Days” it’s implied Runaan more than tolerates Aaravos now. In the main storyline we haven’t gotten to this point though.

[jewelsandstrings]

I think this is adorable! I have an AU where I ship Runaan and Ethari and Aaravos as Poly with my own oc! I love seeing creative AUs!

1 of 2 lovely Chibidangos couples in got from @jusjus_ine8 on IG. Runora look so cute!!!

(Please do not hate on the ship. Runora takes place in an alternate timeline where Runaan is not married, and his orientation is open to the interpretation to each individual viewer as is necessary to suit their worldview. Please do not treat this ship as an attack on any group or other ship; it is not. Thank you.)

[uniasus]

fic rec! 80K The Dragon Prince

Summary:The human was singing. He was chained in this dungeon, same as Runaan, and yet he had the indecency to sing as if he were at the fair. Runaan had been quiet so far. Patiently waiting for death. There was no need to ever interact with the human, no matter how annoying his incomprehensible cheerfulness was. But everyone reached a breaking point.

In which Runaan learns that humans aren't all bad, Gren is too good-hearted to leave Runaan languishing in prison, and two elves and a human have to reckon with past wrongs while falling in love someone they would never have expected.

Comments: I really, really liked this fic. Runaan and Ethari are ace in here, but end up accepting Gren as an allo in a poly relationship. There’s a ton of pining, but also a really good look at the tangled history between humans and Xadia races, seeing past stereotypes, and taking steps to move beyond them. Runaan/Ethari/Gren are so good together, I forgot they weren’t canon reading this.

[platinumrosetail]

Hiii do u do poly? If so could you do a Fluffy or angsty Scenerio of ethari x GN Reader x Runaan?

I do do poly but sadly you don’t have a prompt for me to be able to do your request! 😞 so I’m sorry but I’m going have to reject this request until you give me a prompt to work with! Again so sorry for this! 😫😭

[black-dhalias]

Strangled Ties

Poly!Runaan X Ethari X Reader — if you don't like, then don't read.

You sit cross legged in front of the fire, hands curled around the warm mug—worry clouding your mind. A part of you is unsure of Runaan, worried for Rayla, and nervous as you glance over at Ethari. He is hunched over his work bench; yet, as soon as he sees you look away from his peripheral—Ethari glances at you. A silent plead that you're okay. Then he gets back to his own work and you go back to staring at the fire, you used to joke to Runaan that the fire danced. But it doesn't dance, it strikes a cold fear to your blood—runs cold and chills the air, all while making you warmer than you've ever been. That's how you'd describe your relationship with Ethari when Runaan left for these missions, weeks would go by and you'd barely say a word. Both too quiet to break the silence, and too worried about Runaan to ever part.

Runaan was always the connection between you both, and it was him that suggested bringing you into their marriage. Who asked you to stay. But with Ethari, he was damn near impossible to get close to. Always stuck at arms length when it came to him, not that you held him any closer at first. Close, but never close enough to hurt if the other was hurting. That was when Runaan approached Ethari with the unexpected, he had fallen for you. Not on purpose, and not all at once, but slowly over time. Not like he woke up and knew that he needed you too, in his arms and bed, and with him. It had started with archery, and then you teaching him how to cook and bake.

At first, Ethari had wanted to say no and he did, explaining his reasoning to his husband who simply nodded and remained your friend. However, friends can't love friends forever—at some point, there is a threshold and there's no going back. You went to Ethari, whose eyes widened with shock at your confession. You explained that you had no intention of ever acting on your feelings and that you planned to leave as soon as possible. You wanted him to know that you weren't the bad guy, because you admired Ethari. You were open and honest about your feelings, and that you never intentionally meant to make Ethari uncomfortable. He simply nodded, never saying a word—you were kind with his heart, and gracious with your admittance. So Ethari, with great hesitance, told Runaan that night that he had his blessing. That he too would try. It was by far one of the hardest decisions he made, but now, looking back—Ethari would make that choice again and again. He appreciates you more than he ever intended to.

That was the day Ethari realized his biggest mistake was thinking you were out to take Runaan away, and when he smiled at you when you showed up the next afternoon, your heart skipped a beat.

Ethari shuts his book roughly and looks at you: "If you are going to continue to stare, you might as well come sit with me." You hadn't even realized you were staring until he said something, but then again, you stared at him a lot. You wondered if he knew that too. Maybe it meant something. Runaan seemed to think so, he mentioned it time and time again when Ethari vented about how you barely paid him any mind. "They stare at you like you are the sun and stars." Runaan was never wrong.

He was the glue of it all, the whole dynamic—he would hold you both close, resting a hand on Ethari's back and your palm folded into his other hand. He was proud to love you both, in public and in private. But you and Ethari were never physical with each other. You shared small smiles and brief comforting glances, but the kind of moments that no one outside of the trio would notice. You would bake his favorite pastries and leave them at his work desk. He would build your kitchen to work seamlessly, designing features you never even considered possible. You kissed his shoulder in comfort, just like you did Runaan before leaving rooms. He would watch your hands closely for any sign of discomfort, knowing you hated attention. Especially unwanted attention.

It wasn't that you didn't care for one another, it was the fact that you never needed to be closer than that. He would hear something broken, or you'd break something accidentally, but you'd wake up to it fixed. He was just good at those things, at knowing. Neither of you were quick to initiate things, but too stubborn to not fall in love. Quietly, because for you both, Runaan always knew. But now he's gone.

You were just two elves stuck in Xadia, while Runaan was a realm away. Just two elves unsure if they even know how to love each other. 

Slowly, painfully out rise to your feet and walk towards him, steps short and hesitant. Palms still wrapped around the mug: "I just-" You whisper, but don't finish as you take a seat next to him. He just smiles sadly, he's always been like this so calm and collected.

"I know." You lean your head on his shoulder as he continues to work, a wordless agreement to be there for each other. A silence that he does not break for two long minutes, your eyes shut as you listen to the quiet nuances of him working. "I resented you for letting Runaan love you." You wanted to be shocked at the sudden admission, but you knew all along—you knew from the day you visited for the first time that Ethari was angry with you. His longtime husband wanted more or at least that's how it seemed, and you happened to be that. "But you brought balance to our relationship. You didn't take anything away, only brought more." His words are tentative at first, which makes you more nervous, but he is easily calm. He seem like he has put a lot of thought into it and he probably has— that's Ethari for you. His brain never shuts off, it just goes until he lets it out or until he can't think about it anymore.

"You are just as adventurous as Runaan, but as calm as I am. Good to have when things get tough." He hums and you scoot closer, just listening to his words as they warm you. He is able to warm you with only his voice, soft dulcet tones that are not meant to hurt. "You have been kind to me." Ethari finally brings himself to look at you, he is soft and kind—his smile drifting off, which causes your eyebrows to furrow. "Much kinder than I have been to you." To hear him say it... It puts a lot into perspective because you had tried so hard to not let it get to you. Argue that he could care less about you, even when Runaan argued otherwise. That was the only time you and Runaan ever argued.

"But in these last months, I realized something very real— that in the years since you joined us... I have fallen in love with you." Your eyes widen, die he mean it? Could Ethari have loved you? Your mouth opens and you place the mug on the table; sometimes, you wondered. You thought maybe, but to hear it means something else entirely. You go to speak, but he raises his hand and you go quiet. Ethari embraces your hands, one would think that his hands would be rough, but they're not. They're just as soft as his gaze, his eyes hold no judgement. No condemnation. "Let me finish."

You nod. "I don't need you to love me back, because I can't ask that of you." He pauses, "But I do need you here." His eyes have misted over. "With Runaan gone. I thought I needed my partner, but I want you both. I need you both." Have a little faith, given a little time, it has finally reached this point. Got you both here. "When I think about it— I've loved you for quite sometime, but now—" He smiles, kind and sad. But genuine. "Now I know." You hesitate, your heart beating faster than your mind can process. So you kiss him. You don't have to think about that because you like kissing him. So when he kisses back. You let the warmth wash over you.

To not be alone is the best feeling—you both missing him, being enough to bring you together.

Keep in mind, this is not meant to be a 100% realistic approach to a Poly relationship. This is fiction.

[black-dhalias]

Masterlist

Last Updated: 08/30/23

Check “Imagine Ideas” for request ideas

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AVATAR

• All Ten Toes • Tsu’tey X Reader

STRANGER THINGS

• Pretty in Pink • Eddie Munson X Reader

REIGN

• Armor • Francis Valois X Reader

• The Two Towers • Francis Valois X Reader

• Owe It — pt. 1 • Bash De’Poitiers X Reader

• Owe It — pt. 2 • Bash De’Poitiers X Reader

• Bastard Love • Mary Stuart X F!Reader

• Little Bird • Bash De’Poitiers X Reader

TWILIGHT

• I Will Never Die — pt. 1 • Carlisle Cullen X Reader

• I Will Never Die — pt. 2 • Carlisle Cullen X Reader

• I Will Never Die — pt. 3 • Carlisle Cullen X Reader

• Kiss Me Silly • Rosalie Hale X F!Reader

• Lines of A Portrait • Alistair X Reader

• Voice of an Angel • Jane Volturi X F!Reader

• Written in Stone • Carlisle Cullen X F!Reader

• Questionable Decisions • Alec Volturi X F!Reader

• To Belong • Leah Clearwater X F!Reader

• Lacks Control • Jasper Hale X Reader

THE HUNGER GAMES

• Found • Haymitch Abernathy X Reader

• Blunt Force • Peeta Mellark X Reader

• Nighttime Lights • Caesar Flickerman X Reader

• Promise Me • Johanna Mason X Reader

ARCANE

•Mariposa of the Underground pt. 1 • Viktor X Reader

THE HOBBIT

• Smooth Talker • Thranduil X Platonic!Reader

Marvel Cinematic Universe

• Out of the Blue • Loki Laufeyson X Platonic!Reader

• Ice Cold • Natasha Romanoff X Reader

• I’d Burn Them All For You • Namor X F!Reader

THE DRAGON PRINCE

• Strangled Ties • Poly!Runaan X Ethari X Reader

• Bigger than the Whole Sky • Ibis X Reader

• Floating Flowers • Poly!Runaan X Ethari X Reader

DIVERGENT

• To Fall From the Chasm • Eric Coulter X Reader

SHE-RA AND THE PRINCESSES OF POWER

• Growing Pains • Adora/She-ra X F!Reader

TIGER AND BUNNY

• Limiting Narratives • Keith Goodman X Ace!Reader

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

• Desert Flowers • Ahkmenrah X F!Reader

THE OWL HOUSE

• With All Due Respect • Darius X Reader

• Only in Silence • Raine Whispers X Reader

HARRY POTTER

• To Grieve with Another • Remus Lupin X Potter!Reader

VAMPIRE DIARIES

• Undead Bridal Humor • Elijah Mikaelson X Reader