#portwell au

[aroundthewaygirlao3]

::taps mic:: This thing still work?

HI EVERYONE! I'm so sorry I dropped off the face of the earth for a bit there. I was quite sick at the end of May/beginning of June with a major chronic disease flare up, and it's been near impossible to get back into my rhythm with writing fanfic, in part because...

I've signed a book deal!

Two books of mine will be coming out in 2026 (yes, publishing takes 7000 years) with a boutique publisher. They are reimagined versions of earlier AU fanfic works for mine with original characters in similar set ups, so they will look a bit familiar to you when they debut. If you want more info, please DM me and I'll gladly link you to my official author accounts on IG and Twitter.

I cannot tell you all how deeply grateful I am for your readership and encouragement. It's because of the engagement from you all that I felt like I actually had something to say as a writer, and because of that, my dream of being published is on its way to coming true. Thank you thank you thank you.

To celebrate, FINALLY an update to Princess Material! I am determined to finish this story and I hope you'll stick around to its conclusion. Hopefully updating every couple of days to get us there!

In today's installment, Terri has arrived in Portania. Are there more secrets left to uncover?

[portwellbabes]

Happy Valentine’s day ;)

[thstarsofsilver]

gAh there's a scene i've already written for ch7 of the wedding planner au and i'm SO excited to get it out there and i'm so hopeful you guys are gonna love it but writing the preamble to it is killing me!!!!

that is literally taking all my time but it's gonna get done. slowly but surely. hang in there guys i'm hoping this one is worth the wait

[aroundthewaygirlao3]

Ooh, girl, it's going to get worse before it gets better. Good thing they're adorable little idiots in love!

Ship trope I'd love to see more of: "Are we in love? I mean, yeah, probably, but that's a problem for future us. Right now we're just trying to make it through the Plot."

[aroundthewaygirlao3]

Because I apparently can't help myself...

One of my frequent readers/commenters on AO3 wanted to see EJ and Gina's wedding in the universe of A Photograph from Back When You Were Young, so this companion fic was born! Not sure how long it'll run, but enjoy!

[aroundthewaygirlao3]

Hmm...

[ilovefandoms]

So I watched Prom Pact today and I can't stop picturing it as a portwell au

Gina is ambitious like Mandy and would be 100% focused on getting to her dream university (Harvard could work in this au but because this is portwell let's say it's Duke) and season 1 Gina would definitely be the type of person to get close to someone to get a letter of recommendation (after she gets waitlisted at duke)

Enter EJ, the son of Duke graduate and senator Cash Caswell (side note: big shout-out American Royalty by Aroundthewaygirl)

Canon EJ is so similar to Graham: jock, popular, comes across as self-centered (but he really isn't), and his father always seems to be disappointed in him (doesn't matter how hard he tries to meet his expectations). The only difference between canon EJ and Graham is that EJ has good grades, but he can have bad grades in this au, for the sake of needing a tutor (Gina)

(I'm still trying to figure out who would fit better for Ben, Ashlyn or Carlos)

[portwellbabes]

Weekly chapter update!!! See if you can catch the Summer I Turned Pretty references as well as a teeny tiny bit of Harry Potter 🫣🤫

Also please leave comments you guys!! I would really appreciate feedback🫶🏽

[thstarsofsilver]

hey everyone, i'm so sorry i haven't posted ch6 of the portwell wedding planner au yet.

life has been insane and i haven't had the chance to finish the chap - plus i'm battling some insane writer's block because nothing has been going the way i want it to!!!! i write something and then i hate it and just tell myself i'll come back to it in a few hours (spoiler alert: i don't). anyway i'm really hoping it will be done soon. i will try to put out a longer chapter to repent but i have no idea if that will be possible, but something will be out soon i promise

thank u so much for your patience!!!!! <3 to every person who reads my silly little fic i love you so much

[aroundthewaygirlao3]

So if I told you I have about 2k words of a jockxcheerleader friends-to- lovers boarding school AU I started last night... you'd be into it?

someone PLEASE write a jock x cheerleader portwell fic or I'll do something drastic like write it myself

[purpledolpin05]

I'm a sucker for Family Fluff and the feels double when it happen to involve my favorite ships as parents. Portwell as Parents is such a niche and specific trope that I'm craving.

"Dear Theodosia" from Hamilton the Musical is such a sweet lullaby that I can imagine EJ singing to his child. I'm currently reading Aroundthewaygirl's "It Happened One Night" and my heart is melting at the idea of EJ singing a lullaby and lulling baby Serena to sleep.

[michelleasli]

can someone tell me where i can find fanfics/au where portwell are parents pleaseeeee

[aroundthewaygirlao3]

OMG, this is GORGEOUS! Thank you so much for a lovely little Christmas Eve surprise!

hi hi hi! so @aroundthewaygirlao3 has blessed us with a beautiful portwell xmas fic which i absolutely adore (as per usual) so i thought i’d make a moodboard for it! hope you like it <3

go read the salt sugar plum swap if you haven’t already, it’s so so good! and merry christmas if you celebrate 🩷

[amesscott]

Portwell Fanfic List

[Part 1]

Post-Season 3

you never got the love i know you want (am i just what you settled for?) by: laurenswriting

EJ Leaves the Building by: taygeta

Chocolate Gives Me Heartburn by: Aroundthewaygirl

Together Forever by: Asexual_Enjolras

Seven Summers by: Aroundthewaygirl

One Last First Time by: Aroundthewaygirl

Flashbacks and Echoes by: taygeta

bad guy by: dreamlessfavors

Everyday of Our Lives by: taygeta

pancakes for dinner by: dreamlessfavors

I knew you’d linger like a tattoo kiss by: taygeta

call it what you want by: dreamlessfavors

reconciliation: fingers crossed (rose's version) by: mind_writing

Cruel Summer by: Aroundthewaygirl

It Starts (Again) With Us by: Aroundthewaygirl

Alternate Universe (AU)

This Just In by: MoonymyLove

i want you to know, don't be afraid (it's only us) by: ElixirBB

permanent mark by: mar_writes_things

It's never too late to come back to my side by: mar_writes_things

Stay, stay, stay (I've been loving you for quite some time) by: mar_writes_things

Beating Like a Drum (And It's Coming Your Way) by: Aroundthewaygirl

My sister's roommate by MoonymyLove

Shot of Something Stronger by: Aroundthewaygirl

The Wedding Date Pact by: Aroundthewaygirl

My Showerhead Is Very Impressed With Me by: JLM_Dream

Maybe I'm A Fool by: chocolatesouffle

Basketball Diaries by: Aroundthewaygirl

The moon is the reflection of your love by: MoonymyLove

Not Another Hallmark Holiday Movie! by: Aroundthewaygirl

a pirate's life for me by: dreamlessfavors

Almost Gone by: JustoWrites

chocolate frogs & nimbus 3000s by: dreamlessfavors

Canon Compliant

Season 1

It Feels So Right To Be Here With You by: sabstar

Christmas Raincheck by: Jellybean96

mum's the word by: thstarsofsilver

Season 2

Maybe He Needs That Romance by: chocolatesouffle

Everyone Sees by: chocolatesouffle

Familiar by: Write_To_You

you took the time to memorize me, my fears, my hopes, my dreams (5 Things EJ Caswell Learns about Gina Porter) by: areyounobodytoo

stuck in my own head but you pull me out by: future_out_of_focus

daylight by: scoutshonour

to keep her warm by: MegTheMighty

The Heartbreak Club by: covestone

It's Not Living If It's Not With You by: jenipottinger

Meet Me In the Space Between by: Aroundthewaygirl

how can i go home when you’re all i wanna know? by: capulets

My Comfort Is You - A Portwell Oneshot by: palisadec

Can I Have This Dance? by: palisadec

so baby, bye, bye; wish you the best by: raganalightwood

and that's what you missed on high school musical: the musical: the series by: dreamlessfavors

the theater kid group chats by: dreamlessfavors

Post-Season 2

Prom Pieces by: taygeta

this is the golden age (of something good and right and real) by: burning_daylight

you keep his shirt he keeps his word by: mar_writes_things

There's Something 'Bout the Way by: Aroundthewaygirl

So Much Better by: sabstar

just the two of us (we could make it if we tried) by: skystarscapes

the duke sweatshirt by: dreamlessfavors

a night to remember by: dreamlessfavors

Mine - A Portwell Love Confession by: palisadec

build-a-bear by: dreamlessfavors

you say that you never felt this way for anyone by: raganalightwood

Take me back in time to when we were unbroken by: Jiaras_daughter

This Night Is Sparkling by: palisadec

Season 3

Discount Harry Styles by: MoonlightShines (Thatkillervibe)

love story by: dreamlessfavors

root beer and first kisses by: dreamlessfavors

Non-Canon Compliant/Canon Divergent

Season 1

so it's you by: AlwaysSleeping

so lonely before, i finally found (what i’ve been looking for) by: pixel_perfect

you make me better by: lesbianbey

Season 2

she's a butcher with a smile by: riptidejoy

Not even close, not even a little bit, not even at all! by: MoonymyLove

play pretend by: thstarsofsilver

Season 3

our last summer (i still see it all) by: skystarscapes

When I Say Softly, Slowly by: Aroundthewaygirl

Deserves a Quiet Night by: Aroundthewaygirl

wherever you are, i am by: megs27

fixer upper by: dreamlessfavors

The Most Perfect Night by: Jellybean96

Can I just, say something crazy? (You're the best girlfriend) by: megs27

bad blood by: dreamlessfavors

Say That Again: A Portwell Summer Camp Story by: taygeta

A Win for Team Wonderstudy by: Jellybean96

How Deep Is Your Love by: taygeta

The Making of Frozen: The Musical: The Series by: Aroundthewaygirl

The Show Must Go On by: taygeta

Never a Maybe by: megs27

looking at you, my heart loves the view by: Jellybean96

Solace by: chocolatesouffle

What If: A Post-Show Breakup by: taygeta

Always Be My Maybe by: Jiaras_daughter

the slaughter at camp shallow lake by: dreamlessfavors

Future

Taylor Made Me Do It by: Aroundthewaygirl

Love You Like a Love Song by: Aroundthewaygirl

Let It Go by: redlyncentral

Forgetting For Awhile: A Holiday Fic by: taygeta

there is so much more inside me now by: ash_ish

Portwell Celebrates the Holidays by: Aroundthewaygirl

Christmas Wishes by: Aroundthewaygirl

you were a home for me when I had no one there by: wondereternity

Of All the Things My Hands Have Held (The Best By Far Is You) by: Aroundthewaygirl

camera roll by: Aroundthewaygirl

I Try To Capture Every Minute by: redmeanslove

We Can Dance on Clouds Forever by: bex2313

Just Another Chance to Fall by: Aroundthewaygirl

First Times - A Portwell Proposal by: palisadec

Third Time's the Charm by: Jellybean96

Could You Hold Me Without Any Talking? by: palisadec

here and now (it's time for celebration) by: pbeatrixx

[aroundthewaygirlao3]

I'm alive, y'all!

NGL, just barely though. Spring be springing, and I've been in a rough cycle of flares with my autoimmune issues. BUT I eeked out this lil update, and I have the rest of this story outlined and ready to write, I just need, you know, time and sleep first. Hoping for one more chapter this week, stay tuned!

In today's chapter, Gina doubts herself in this royal role, and someone new shows up to shake things up even further.

[aroundthewaygirlao3]

The ACCURACY!!

... do I make it better by saying that resolution will come in CS, or worse by saying angst is coming in NAHHM?

Promise, though, Portwell endgame in both!

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