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pikapeppa · 1 year ago

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Fashav/Vanasha (post-Burning Shores AU): Always

This is a companion piece I wrote for Here Come The Dreams of You and Me (my Aloy/Kotallo post-Burning Shores fic)! Thank you to the ELA Rare Pair Round-Up event for planting the rarepair seed in my head 🥰❤

~10k words. Only an excerpt is here; read the whole thing on AO3 instead.

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It was late evening. The sun had set hours ago, leaving the sky a velvet-smooth canvas sprinkled with stars, and Vanasha was wandering slowly around her suite after her bath, rubbing on some lotion as she hummed idly to herself.

She went out onto the balcony and gazed at the city below for a bit. It was a very nice night: humid as usual, but not too much so, and cool enough that she was comfortable in her silk dressing gown, but not so cold that she couldn’t sleep naked if the occasion called for it.

She smirked to herself, then went into her bedroom. She dabbed on some of his favourite orange-blossom perfume, then went to straighten out the bed linen. She smoothed her palms over the already-smooth and neatly-tucked duvet, then patted her perfectly-plumped pillows.

Then she huffed and sat on the bed. Calm down, girl, she told herself. There’s no reason to be as fluttery as an unhusked consort. But it was one thing to remind herself that she logically had no reason to be nervous, and another thing to ignore the hummingbird-buzzing feeling in her belly: a feeling she hadn’t experienced in years — a whole decade, now that she thought about it.

Her Focus trilled. Her breath caught in surprise, and she exhaled a little laugh before tapping it to answer the call. “Hello?”

“It’s me,” Fashav said. “Are you decent?”

“Never. But you’re welcome to come over anyway.”

“Good,” he said, with a curl of humour in his voice. “Because I’m just outside your door.”

She grinned, then ended the Focus call and went to open the door. “Why didn’t you just knock?” she said.

“I’m practicing with this new little weapon,” he said, and he pointed to his Focus.

“Weapon?” She stepped back to let him in.

“Yes. Apparently when you scan machines with it, it breaks the machine down into weak points and harvestable resources, then marks those points so you can target them more easily.” He arched a brow as he kicked off his slippers. “Almost sounds to me like it makes machine hunting too easy. I can see why Aloy and her squad want to be careful about who they give access to these things. Imagine if the Hunter’s Lodge were all equipped with such things?” He clicked his tongue. “The arguing that would arise. It would be like going into an Oseram tavern five minutes before last call.”

She laughed as she led him into the sitting room. “Oh, worse than that. Hunter’s Lodge egos being thrown into chaos by a trinket that lets any old person off the street pick out weak points on a machine? I imagine we’d have another Sun-Ring-level debacle on our hands.”

Fashav barked out a laugh. “You did not just say that.”

She made a little face. “Too soon? Ugh, I know. That was distasteful. Pretend you didn’t even hear it.”

He chuckled and sat on the couch, and she sashayed over to her small dining table. “Would you care for some wine?”

“I would. Is it dry?”

She laughed. “Fashav—”

“I know, I know, I’m a philistine who knows nothing about wine,” he said drolly. “I’ll take whatever you have, thanks.”

She chuckled as she poured two glasses of wine, then set one glass on the coffee table for him before settling across from him on the chaise-lounge. “This one is a sweeter wine. Just so you know.”

He swirled the wine and peered at the glass. “Oh, yes. I can see the legs.”

She laughed again, and he looked up. “What? Am I wrong?”

“No, you’re right. That’s why I’m laughing.”

He smirked as he brought the glass to his lips. “I should hope I’m right. I learned that stuff about the legs from you.”

She grinned, then idly swirled her glass as she watched him drinking his wine. Fashav didn’t gulp his drinks like a slob, but he had always been more of a large-and-unpretentious-sip type of man with his wine. Vanasha found it as charming now as she had twelve years ago, back when she and Fashav used to meet each other in the city during her ‘errands’ for Marad and Fashav’s spare evenings during his military training.

He set his glass on the coffee table and met her eye, then lifted a quizzical brow as he settled back on the couch. “What’s on your mind?”

“I was just thinking about our meet-ups in the city, back when you were still just a captain.”

He smiled. “Ah, yes. Back when you were still doing double-duty as a dancer and a novice spy.”

She sighed mock-wistfully. “Oh, my days of being ridiculously busy and only sleeping four hours a night.”

“You never looked like you were lacking sleep. Fresh as a sun-dewed blossom no matter the hour.”

She treated him to a slow smile. “You wicked man, with your golden tongue.”

He smirked, then folded his arms. “Remind me again, what was it that I caught you doing that first time we met in the marketplace?”

She scoffed. “What you caught me doing? Nice try! I spotted you giving some poor little urchins a hard time, and I distracted you to get them off the hook.”

He snapped his fingers. “That’s right. They had stolen some shards from a merchant’s stall.”

“Yes, from that nasty carpet-seller who used to run his stall where Cantarah’s booth is now,” she said archly. “You remember, the one that Marad and I took down for running an underground slave-trading ring?”

“I do remember,” he said. “That was how you stole my heart.”

Her heart flipped, and she grinned. “Excuse me?”

He gestured at her. “A woman who walks as though she’s dancing and smells of orange flowers, who managed to steal the knife from my boot before we’d said a single word to each other? And it later came out that that same woman helped the royal spymaster to eliminate a slave-trading ring in her spare time? Of course you stole my heart.”

The hummingbird in her belly rose up toward her ribcage. Meanwhile, Fashav was still talking as he picked up his wine glass. “I would like to point out, in my defense, that I wasn’t trying to give those children a hard time. I was just following up on a claim of theft.”

“I remember, Fashav,” she said playfully. “And you saw reason enough to give up the chase in the end. Even if I had to threaten you with your own knife for you to see it.”

He chuckled and set his glass on the table, then sat back and stretched his arms along the back of the couch, and Vanasha eyed him appreciatively. He was wearing a belted sleeveless tunic and silk pants with embossed leather wrist cuffs: a casual outfit, but one that was clearly bespoke, and which showed off the intricate pattern of Tenakth tattoos that covered his left arm from shoulder to wrist. His legs were spread comfortably wide in that typical man-at-ease way, and as Vanasha admired him, a long-dormant but familiar interest started to simmer in her belly.

There was no point denying it: Fashav was a delicious specimen of a man. She had always thought so, even before they’d made their official acquaintance during that memorable first encounter in Meridian’s marketplace. During her dance performances with the royal academy, then later when Marad took her under his wing, she had often seen Fashav around the palace, both as a member of the royal family and as the celebrated-soldier son of a high-ranking military official. Even during those quick glimpses around the palace, Fashav had always stood out to her as being a uniquely handsome man: not only in the conventional sense, with his broad shoulders and his hard soldier’s physique, but because of how boyishly sweet he looked when he smiled, as though a sunnier and more carefree side was glittering through that neutral-faced military mask that he usually wore.

As she and Fashav got to know each other more, her attraction to him only grew stronger. By the time she retired from the dance academy to work full-time as a ‘lady-in-waiting’ — and as an assassin-spy for Marad, to very few people’s knowledge — Fashav had risen through the ranks from captain to commander, their colourful first acquaintance had grown into a close friendship that defied his nobility and her merchant-class upbringing, and she was so painfully attracted to him that her body would start heating up like an Oseram forge whenever she and Fashav were in the same room.

This wasn’t to say her attraction was a one-sided thing, however. She had always had an uncanny intuition for sniffing out sexual and romantic threads between people, and she had always been aware that Fashav was as drawn to her as she was to him. But the key thing was this: he never acted on it. Oh, they flirted, certainly, and shamelessly so. But Fashav never made the sort of bluntly lecherous offers or remarks that Vanasha had become accustomed to deflecting by the time she was fifteen years old. Fashav was a charmer and a flirt, but not a lewd or pushy one, and during the first almost-three years of their friendship, he never once crossed the line. He bantered with her and teased her and flattered her, and he always insisted on paying for their meals and drinks when they met up. But he never propositioned her during those first few years of friendship — and this fact set him apart from other men to a stunning degree. Fashav was safe in that way, safe in a way that few other men had ever been — and ironically, the fact that Fashav had never tried to fuck her made her want to fuck him all the more.

Then, finally, when Vanasha was twenty-one and Fashav twenty-seven, their years of mutual desire and friendship had culminated in the best night of her young life. The treasured memory flickered across her mind, polished jewel-bright from being recalled over the years: a seemingly-innocuous little daytrip to Brightmarket, the innkeeper’s surprise when she boldly requested a room with a single bed, Fashav’s warm and knowing gaze — What now, Van? — and this feeling, the very same feeling she was having now: this hummingbird-buzz of anticipation in her belly that made her blood feel like it was growing warmer in her veins…

By the Sun, she was making herself horny by thinking about this. She forced her gaze to her wine glass as she took a little sip, then set the glass on the floor beside the chaise-lounge and gave him an appraising look.

He tilted his head. “A shard for your thoughts?”

“You just said I stole your heart.”

His smile softened a bit. “Yes.”

“You’ve never said that to me before.”

“I know. But…” He sat forward and rested his elbows on his knees. “I felt that way, Van. I know you did, too.”

Of course she knew. She had always known that what she and Fashav shared was more than friendship and more than sex. But she had never said so, and neither had he. Strangely enough, for all the things they talked about during their intense conversations that lasted into the depths of night, for all the things they shared, the true nature of their feelings for each other was the only thing that had always remained unspoken — unspoken, but not unfelt, not by any means.

She gave him a frank look. “What were you going to say earlier today? Before I kissed you?”

“I was going to say that I want to be with you.”

Her heart stuttered. She had hoped he was going to say this — by the Sun, she had hoped — but it was still a shock to the system to hear him saying it.

He went on. “To be totally honest, what I was going to say in the marketplace is that I want what we had when we were younger. But I had the afternoon to think about it — thank you for giving me that time, by the way—”

She shot him a quick grin. “You’re very welcome.”

He smiled too, but his expression quickly became serious again. “I don’t want what we had when we were younger. I don’t want to just… meet in secret. All that sneaking around so my father wouldn’t find out.”

“Well, we don’t have to worry about him anymore, at least,” she said wryly. “The Sun bless his spirit.”

“You know what I mean,” he said. “This isn’t just about sex. Not that it was ever just about sex. But I don’t want to put up a front anymore. I don’t want to pretend that what we have is less than it is. The reasons that we… that we kept things casual before? They don’t hold up anymore. And not just because my father is dead.”

She gave him an apologetic look. “I know, Fashav. I am sorry for saying that — it was insensitive.”

He waved her off. “It was blunt, but true. He was the main reason we never…” He clicked his tongue and shook his head. “It seems ludicrous now. To base so much of our lives around something so petty as the family we’re born into?”

“You know that wasn’t all of it,” she reminded him. “The politics were complicated. He was loyal to Jiran, and with you being a general of Jiran’s army and me being a double-agent—”

He interrupted her. “I still wanted you. Even after we agreed to end things.”

“I know,” she said gently. “And you know that I’ve never blamed you for… our decision to end that side of things. It’s just the world we live in. Even now with Jiran dead, even with all of the reforms that Avad is pushing through, class divisions are still what this society is built on.”

“Fuck that.”

She grinned. “Well, hello to you too, Tenakth-Fashav.”

He didn’t smile. “You can laugh, but the Tenakth have it right when it comes to this. They don’t restrict who can partner up with whom. There are no merchant-class and noble-class boarshit barriers out there in the west. I saw what it can be like when people are free to be with the ones they love, and it’s — that’s how I want to live now, with you. I refuse to hide the way I feel about you just because of this nobility-must-marry-nobility boarshit.”

Sun and shadow, her heart was racing. She took a deep breath to try and ease her pulse, then spoke in the calmest tone she could manage. “What about your mother? She’s not going to like seeing you traipsing around with a merchant’s daughter on your arm.”

“I don’t care.”

“Are you sure about that?” she pressed.

“Yes,” he said. “I’m sure. Her opinion about this doesn’t matter anymore. The only person whose opinion matters here is yours.”

His gaze was steady and his tone was very firm, and Vanasha believed him. Really, she did believe him. But everything he was saying was so… perfect, really, that she almost couldn’t trust it. It was so close to what she’d secretly wanted when they were younger, so very uncannily close to the tightly-guarded fantasies she would play through her mind after he snuck out of her quarters in the middle of the night, and she needed to be absolutely sure that he was sure about this before she gave herself to him completely.

“Are you sure you’re not rushing into this?” she said seriously. “If it was Aloy and Kotallo’s shenanigans that got you thinking about this, then maybe you—”

He interrupted her. “It’s not their shenanigans that got me thinking about this. Their whole… carry-on brought it to the front of my mind, but I’ve been thinking about this for years.”

That was unexpected. “Years? Even while you were away?”

His expression softened and became chiding at the same time. “When Hekarro told me he was sending me back to the Sundom, seeing you again was the first thing on my mind.”

No fucking way. It was like he had read her mind. She would never forget the dizzying surge of excitement when she’d heard he was coming home from the Forbidden West. Then there was the absolute gut-wrenching fear when she’d heard he was close to death. Then, when he’d finally been transported home to the palace, he was so weak and delirious at first that he kept calling Avad ‘Kadaman’ — but even so, despite the weeks of delirium and the pain, he had always recognized her.

Van? Baby, are you crying? Don’t cry. Her throat thickened at the memories, and she sipped her wine so she could take a second to collect herself. Then she gave him a coy look. “You flatterer. You know just what to say to get a girl’s panties melting off.”

A quick grin flashed across his face. “Don’t go talking about your panties, now. That’s dirty tactics when I’m trying to be serious.”

She laughed, and he smiled at her before becoming serious again. “I’ve been going on here about what I want. But what do you want? From me, I mean, or from this?” He gestured between himself and her. “I know you never wanted to get married, and I’ll tell you up-front that I will never ask that of you if it’s not what you want. But I do want—” He broke off with a scoff. “By the Ten. I keep talking about what I want. You should talk now.”

“Are you sure?” she teased. “You seemed like you were getting on a roll there. Don’t let me stop you.”

He smirked. “Come on, Van. Tell me what you think of all this.”

She sobered. “Well, first off, you’re right about marriage. I don’t want anything to do with the trappings that come along with being someone’s wife. But…” She gazed affectionately into his hazel eyes: eyes that she’d known and trusted for a dozen years. “I want to be with you, too.”

His shoulders loosened with obvious relief. “You do?”

“I do. And not just for the sex.” She cocked her head playfully. “Though the sex had better still be on the table.”

He quirked a brow. “Figuratively or literally?”

“Both, if you’re offering.”

“I think I can manage to offer that.”

She grinned, then sipped her wine before speaking again. “So what are you proposing, exactly? Since it’s not marriage we’re looking for here.”

“I’m proposing that we be together, openly committed, like Varl and Zo or Aloy and Kotallo,” he said. “No politics, no pleasing-society shit, nothing to do with legacy or family lines. I want…” He exhaled hard and ran a hand over his hair, then fixed her with another intense but warm-eyed stare. “For once in my fucking life, I want to be selfish. I want this for real. And I don’t want anyone making the mistake of thinking that my feelings for you are less than what they are.”

Sun and fucking shadow, her heart really was thrumming like a hummingbird’s tiny wings. She kept her voice as even as she could as she replied. “And what are your feelings, exactly?”

His expression softened. “I love you, Vanasha. I’ve always loved you. But you know that already.”

Read the rest on AO3!

#rare pair roundup #fashav #unyielding fashav #vanasha #fashav/vanasha #fashav x vanasha #hfw #horizon forbidden west #horizon fanfic #pikapeppa writes

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hp-poetry-fest · 2 years ago

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April round-up

Unheeded (Three Sonnets) by NoFlyApterygidae || 343, G || Albus/Minerva

Dumbledore's spirit occasionally appears within Hogwarts, not a ghost but a sort of echo of devotion. Now, he considers an almost-romance with McGonagall that never was in the form of three Shakespearean sonnets.

Ouroboros in Tribute by @serenaew || 790, T, Podfic || Snape & Harry

Blood, I have learnt, is thicker than water. The life of a fallen Prince, as remembered by the father he had never known. Severitus(-ish).

Great Wine, Beautiful Sentences by @patriceavril || 4k, M || Wolfstar

The war outlook is bleak, but Sirius and Remus remind each other of all the joy left in the world.

it's complicated by @wavingfromtheside || 143, G || Greengrass family

A haiku and a free verse poem on mothers and daughters.

Engulf by @maesterchill || 216, T || Drarry

Gathering potions ingredients in the Forest, trainee Professor Draco Malfoy stumbles across the Resurrection stone. Whilst examining it, he unwittingly Summons the shade of his former lover. Engulfed by grief, he begs Harry for a way for them to be together again. It will take ancient elemental water magic to achieve that which he craves so desperately. But can Draco conquer his lifelong fear of the Black Lake and all that lies within her to do what needs to be done?

A bouquet of kisses by @patriceavril || 10k, T || Jily

There was a glint of indignation in her eyes, and a flush bloomed in her cheeks, contrasting with the smudge of earth. James had never wanted to kiss her so badly in his life – quite a feat, considering he had spent a good part of the last few years daydreaming about kissing her. Five times James wants to kiss Lily and one time he does.

Don't Go Into The Library by @acanadianmuggle || 600, G || Vikmione

Viktor Krum's Impression of the Hogwarts Library. Inspired by Alberto Rios' Poem "Don't Go Into The Library".

Vertices, Or Something by @floydig || 1k, NR || Drarry

Harry is a hitman who can’t die. Draco tried to kill himself last year. Harry returns from a mission, Draco wears bright pink boxer briefs, and Harry calls Death a cunt because he can. Or: we’re taking a deep dive into Harry’s head. Malfoy asks if I died this time. It’s a joke because I can’t die. Turns out when you cheat Death too many times, the cunt doesn’t want you back. What does that mean for me, that not even Death wants me anymore. Yeah I call Death a cunt. Malfoy wants Death and Death doesn’t want me and we’re in a fucking love triangle like in the movies.

Deathflight Blues by @autumnsup || Tom Riddle

When Tom Riddle dreams, he dreams in green.

Desiderium by @thehoneybeet || 6k, E || Drarry

Their club, their loo, their writing on the wall—it has to be enough. Until it isn’t.

Sunny skies look dreary when you’re far from me. by @mkaugust || 0.3k, NR || Wolfbucks

All my firsts are with you, Even still, even now With you hidden from my view.

#hp poetry fest 2023 #harry potter fanfiction #hp fanfiction #poetry #inspired by poetry #drarry #wolfstar #jily #severitus #hp rare pairs #tom riddle #voldemort #wolfbucks #official april roundup #sorry about the mixup on Saturday!#here's the full list

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setokaibapetty · 1 year ago

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5 + 1 Fic Friday Roundup: Rarepair (2)

Once more with feeling - some rare pairings.

Din Djarian/Dr.Pershing from The Mandalorian in Cin Vhetin. Set to Private.

SQQ/YQY from Scum Villian's Self-Savings System in hey, share the weight a little. Set to Private.

Sakura/Shikamaru from Naruto in the chosen fruit.

Elia Martell/Stannis Baratheon from A Song of Ice and Fire in Stannis the Black Stag.

Elia Martell/Robert Baratheon from A Song of Ice and Fire in The Sun Rises Again.

Bonus: Alec Lightwood/Jonathan Morgenstern from Shadowhunters in Challenge. Set to Private.

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allwaswell16 · 1 month ago

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I'm so sorry, but for the first time in 5 years, I just don't have it in me to do an episode of Fanfictional this month. If possible, I'll be back with a new episode next month. But I do want to acknowledge the wonderful One Direction fics I read this month as well as some I revisited for comfort. Thank you so much to these amazing fic writers who have entertained me or given me some respite. For more new fics, check out this month's fic roundup here

- Louis / Harry -

🧡 Stand on Holy Ground (series) by @wishingforloushair

(E, 17k, religion kink) Louis comes back to confess again, and Harry has an idea of how Louis can show God his devotion.

🧡 My Spiteful Ballerina by sweetkalachuchi / @neverforpickles

(M, 7k, omegaverse) Four times Harry wanted an explanation of Louis' hatred toward him, and one time Louis gives in, in Louis' fashion.

🧡 Die Without the Taste of You by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28

(E, 6k, part 2 of Vampire Harry/Human Louis One Shots) the one where human Louis might push his vampire boyfriend a little too far, but it works out in the end

🧡 Ain't a Drop of Bad Blood by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28

(E, 4k, part 3 of Vampire Harry/Human Louis One Shots) the one where human Louis is being haunted by a spirit, and he's reluctant to ask his vampire boyfriend for help

🧡 Alone and Back Again by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

(T, 4k, omegaverse) what does one do when a feral alpha shows up in town ready to be executed?

🧡 The Shadow by babyhoneyhslt / @babyhoneyheslt

(G, 666 words, dark Louis) Harry should've listened. He should've stayed inside.

- Rare Pairs -

🧡 That's Happiness To Me by @louislittletomlintum

(E, 24k, Zayn/Louis/Liam) Louis’ mind was whirring. He’d wanted to try and get with Liam tonight, but now a new, better idea was forming. Getting Liam with Zayn, if possible, would be something of a dream come true.

🧡 It’s a Craving Not a Crush by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28

(E, 9k, Liam/Louis) the one where Liam and Louis are best bros who end up getting married so that Liam has the insurance he needs to go to rehab. Now that he’s sober, they can get divorced. But do they want to?

🧡 I'm the Big Fish by @lululawrence

(NR, 5k, Louis/Pedro Pascal) After an awkward moment at a party he wasn't actually invited to, Louis keeps running into the incredibly attractive Pedro Pascal. Somehow, it's Pedro who manages to keep making a fool of himself

🧡 Spirits by itsraininginengland / @ilovellama14

(E, 4k, Louis/Oscar Isaac) Edwardian music hall performer Louis Tomlinson meets the newest act in the show, the American magician Oscar Isaac. Romance, smut and a seance ensue.

🧡 Ci Ci Leu by @persephoneflouwers

(M, 3k, Louis & His Band) Written for the prompt «bread van fic reimagined with all the guys in Louis’ band».

🧡 Glitz, Glammer, Top Hats, Cigars and Suits by @rockstarlwt28

(NR, 3k, Louis/Dominic Harrison (Yungblud) When Isla found a love for the melody formed by a strumming of strings, Louis didn't expect to fall equally in love with his daughter’s guitar teacher, Dominic Harrison.

🧡 I regret you all the time by @disgruntledkittenface

(E, 2k, Louis/Prince William) Louis’ friends don’t understand, and they wouldn’t even if he explained. But every time William texts, Louis drops everything to go see him.

- For Comfort -

🧡 You're Not My Type (still I fall) by Imogenlee / @imogenleewriter

(M, 38k, omegaverse) This is just a bit of rain; it'll blow over. Then Harry will just... well, alright, he isn't entirely sure what to do when the rain stops because he'll still be stuck and lost.

🧡 The Journal by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou, RecycledStardust / @wait4ever

(G, 14k, soulmates au) When Harry finds himself purchasing an antique journal in the ancient bookshop of a town he’s never heard of, he doesn’t exactly want to admit that he has no idea how he got there.

🧡 Just Your Jinx by @larryatendoftheday

(T, 10k, witch au) Harry Styles may or may not have accidentally jinxed his extremely fit new neighbor, and it's not so easy to make things right.

🧡 Court Wine by @enchantedlandcoffee , red_panda28 / @red-pandaaa

(T, 7k, omegaverse) after a misunderstanding during a scrabble game, Alpha Louis starts courting Omega Harry without the latter being aware of it.

🧡 Have Me And Hold Me by @letsjustsee

(NR, 5k, established relationship) a wedding day AU in which Louis will let nothing stand in the way of a perfect day - especially a little rain.

🧡 Good-Old Fashioned Lover Boy by not_fitzwilliam / @not-fitzwilliam-darcy

(NR, 5k, omegaverse) When a miscalculated decision leads to an accidental courtship with the sweetest, most gentle alpha, Harry is torn between breaking the alpha's heart and telling the truth.

🧡 Pretty and Preposterous by @brightlyharry

(NR, 5k, neighbors) Harry donates a copy of Pride and Prejudice to his little free library. He never expects what comes next.

🧡 Stealing Flowers by @lululawrence

(NR, 4k, meet cute) the one where Louis pines after the Sexy Stranger on the Subway and almost asks him out. That's when the strange posters start showing up around Brooklyn.

🧡 Choo-Choose Me by LadyAJ_13 / @ladyaj-13

(G, 3k, Liam/Louis) Liam is a commuter with a crush. Louis is the chirpy ticket inspector who occasionally mans the drinks trolley and sometimes makes announcements, his broad Yorkshire accent fighting the outdated train speakers.

#ficrec #1dsquad #1dficvillage #1dficlibrary #28th appreciation

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wolfpants · 11 months ago

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my year in fic

It's 5am and I can't sleep, so what better way to keep me sane than this lovely roundup post @sorrybutblog tagged me in! Tagging @citrusses @getawayfox @oknowkiss @sweet-s0rr0w @tackytigerfic @skeptiquewrites @mallstars @sitp-recs @moonflower-rose @danpuff-ao3 @writcraft @wrapped-up and anyone else who sees this and wants to play too!

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Thickets | Drarry | E | 17.3k

When Draco returns to the UK after two decades of building his career as an internationally-renowned artist to look after his ailing, estranged father, he crosses paths with his former flame, Harry Potter, in the most unexpected way.

Waiting for the Moon to Rise | Drarry | E | 8.9k

When Harry and Draco move into Grimmauld Place straight out of Hogwarts, the last person they expect to find taking up residence is Bill ‘divorced, dishevelled, and dangerous’ Weasley. But what if their new, furry little problem is the help they need to finally bring them closer? Stranger things have happened, Draco supposes.

Terrible People | Drarry | E | 52.8k

What happens when Harry and Draco end up on the same Muggle gay cruise? They certainly didn't plan for it to happen (but their friends might have). They're stuck with each other for a week, they might as well make the most of it, right?

A Saviour's Guide to Manners and Decorum | Drarry | E | 13.1k

Honorary Minister Harry Potter (yes, he's fully aware his job title is meaningless, and he quite likes it that way) is a disaster at public events. After seven years of dealing with his boorish behaviour, cringey table manners, and clumsy dancing, the Ministry's press team take matters into their own hands and hire Wixen Britain's leading Etiquette and Deportment Expert, Draco Malfoy, to take on the challenge of cleaning up Harry's image before the Ministry's 300th Anniversary Celebration Gala.

Everybody Hates a Tourist | Drarry | E | 51.5k

On a stag do in sunny Brighton with the Gryffindor lads, the last person Harry expects to run into is Draco Malfoy. After a glimpse of Malfoy’s Muggle life in Britain’s gay capital, Harry’s curiosity gets the better of him and he finds himself returning to the seaside again and again, drawn to the city, drawn to this new version of Malfoy that Harry barely recognises from school.

Precious Metal | Ronarry, Dron, Drarry | M | 28k

Precious metal awaits in an abandoned, cursed cottage on the Isle of Jura. Ron’s illegal hunting ring is on it, but disaster strikes when he runs into a jumpy and suspicious Draco Malfoy, camped out where the treasure is hidden. What happens when they accidentally unleash a bond curse when both of them harbour feelings for the same man?

Trillium | Dronarry | E | 13.4k

Harry and Draco are shagging. Ron’s got a hunch, and the only way to find out is to volunteer his services alongside Harry’s in the Big Malfoy Manor Cleanup of 2010. What could possibly go wrong?

Kinkuary '23 | Various pairings | M - E

A collection of 28 short fics spanning different pairings and inspired by the Kinkuary 2023 prompts! A mix of M and E ratings. Expect rare pairs, Drarry, crossgen, group sex, dirtyhotwrong... you name it!

#I've probably written too much this year #my brain is sore and tired #oh well!#writing #drarry #hp fic #drarry fic #draco/harry #harry/draco

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everybodylovesaloy · 2 years ago

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Excited to announce our first server event for Everybody Loves Aloy! We are challenging you to write a fic or create art for a rare pair that's been lighting your brain up - it can be a fun way to branch out creatively and explore characters you'd like to flesh out some more!

The guidelines:

100-5000 word count per fic (if you want to write more than one, go for it!)

Maximum T rating

Any pairing or poly ship goes, as long as it doesn’t involve Aloy! Background or otherwise. She can appear in the fic as long as she's not paired!

Posting starts July 19

Fics will be added to an event collection on AO3, and both art and fics will be reblogged here! Just be sure to tag #rare pair roundup so we can find it. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with!

#rare pair roundup #everybody loves aloy

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louisrarepairfest · 2 months ago

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LOUIS RARE PAIR FEST 2024

- Posting Schedule -

Fics post at 8:30 CST on Mondays & Wednesdays with a weekly roundup on Fridays

🫐 Oct 7 - I regret you all the time by @disgruntledkittenface

🫐 Oct 9 - I'm the Big Fish by @lululawrence

🫐 Oct 14 - Glitz, Glammer, Top Hats, Cigars and Suits by @rockstarlwt28

🫐 Oct 16 - Spirits by itsraininginengland / @ilovellama14

🫐 Oct 21 - Ci Ci Leu by @persephoneflouwers

🫐 Oct 23 - That's Happiness To Me by @louislittletomlintum

🫐 Oct 28 - It's a Craving Not a Crush by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28

🫐 Oct 30 - I want yesterdays love by edensrose / @holdingthornsandroses

🫐 Nov 4 - i tell myself i'm done with wicked games by haveufoundwhaturlookingfor / @sup3rbloom

🫐 Nov 6 - No More Days Alone by @signofcomfort

🫐 Nov 11 - To start again by @loretheloner

🫐 Nov 13 - Snouts and Stouts by @turnyourankle

🫐 Nov 18 - I've drowned and dreamt this moment by we_are_the_same / @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed

🫐 Nov 20 - Countdown by @allwaswell16

🫐 Nov 25 - Flying Over on My Own Tonight by @haztobegood

#posting #mod post #posting schedule

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1dmonthlyficroundup · 2 days ago

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— 1D Monthly Fic Roundup —

Hi, and welcome to the 1D Monthly Fic Roundup for November 2024! Below you’ll find 1D fics that were all published this month. We hope you’ll check out these new fics! If you would like to submit your own fic, please check this post on how to submit or visit our blog @1dmonthlyficroundup. You can find all our other posts here.

Happy reading!

＊ Lost and Found by @signofcomfort [T, 33k, Louis/Harry]

Harry, the misfit wolf in the pack, always longed for affection but was too drowned in his own loneliness.

The pack alpha Louis Tomlinson shapes the future of his pack to be more accepting and welcoming, but would Harry ever return?

＊ No More Days Alone by @signofcomfort [M, 6k, Louis/Isaac Anderson]

Isaac finds himself lost amidst the tour but Louis is always there to find him.

＊ I want yesterdays love by edensrose / @holdingthornsandroses [M, 4k, Louis/Dev Patel]

“We’re going on holiday before the term starts again,” Oli announces in their kitchen the day after the art opening.

Louis looks up from his cereal bowl.

“Who is we?”

“I’ve rented us a cottage near the beach. Me, you, Calvin, Rick, and Dev.”

Louis makes a noncommittal noise but can’t deny his heartbeat racing at the mention of Dev.

＊ i tell myself i'm done with wicked games by haveufoundwhaturlookingfor / @sup3rbloom [T, 5k, Louis/Michael Clifford]

Omegaverse: Alpha Louis has never questioned who he is, a strong, loving Alpha who defies stereotypes. When he meets Michael, a beta, he certainly doesn't expect to fall for him (and hard).

＊ To start again by @loretheloner [E, 27k, Louis/Michael Blackwell]

Louis finds himself slowly falling for a bandmate again, despite Oli's warnings against it. Michael finds himself slowly falling for his boss and fighting against the ghost of Louis' past relationship. They find a way to start again.

Or a canon compliant story that follows Michael and Louis from the summer of 2019 to June of 2024. Written for prompt SS of the Louis Rare Pair Fest 2024.

＊ I've drowned and dreamt this moment by we_are_the_same / @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed [T, 2k, Zayn/Louis]

There has been a rivalry between them since they were young. Since the very start of their careers. It’s always been Louis and Zayn, the ones to watch. The ones to do battle and ultimately share the podium.

They push each other to be better, is what the world says.

They hate each other, is what Zayn and Louis say.

And it all comes to a head in Val d’Argenton.

＊ Countdown by @allwaswell16 [M, 2k, Louis/Thomas Shelby]

Tommy Shelby, pack alpha of the Peaky Blinders, has taken notice of The Garrison Pub’s new barmaid, an omega named Louis. A prequel to One Part 2 of One

＊ if we were butterflies by @blueskiesrry [E, 52k, Harry/Louis]

“Is this how I used to look at you?” His hand hovers just over the collarbone of the sculpture, like he’s caught between wanting to touch and wanting to pull away, wanting to leave and wanting to stay.

Eyes stuck on Harry, unaware of anything else in the room, Louis whispers, “Something like that,” wondering now if he ever quite did it justice.

or: after recruiting harry to model for his sculptures and coming to know all his edges, louis loses him to a life more prosperous than he can provide. he finds harry again four years later.

＊ Whole Lot of History by Blue_Green28 / @bluegreen28fics [E, 73k, Louis/Harry]

Louis and Harry have a whole lot of history. With 3 children coming out of their twelve years long marriage they are essential parts of each other's lives even though they have moved on with new partners since their divorce ten years ago. Or have they?

What happens when Harry finally gets some money to open the coffee shop he had always dreamed of and they spend more time together to plan everything? Does their love still have a chance?

＊ Flying Over on My Own Tonight by @haztobegood [E, 1k, Louis/Jack Cochrane]

Louis is on his way to Monterrey, Mexico, where he'll headline Tecate P’al Norte music festival for the first time. A text from Jack makes the flight a bit more interesting.

＊ Sisterhood by @haztobegood [M, 2k, OT5]

Liam was thankful to have found sisters like Harry, Louis, Niall, and Zayn after running away from her parents. They opened their door and their hearts, their once-abandoned farmhouse becoming a safe, comforting home. Then one night, an unexpected visitor arrived, revealing the dark secrets of her new family.

＊ The Kiss of Sleep by @haztobegood [NR, 666 words, Louis/Harry]

Louis shook his head. “I’m proper knackered.” Too many nights on the road with the noise of the tyres rolling beneath them kicked Louis’ insomnia into high gear. He’d only been able to nip off for naps between soundcheck and their shows so he’d have enough energy to perform properly. But just barely. Now, with two days off and a plush king size bed calling his name for the first time in weeks, Louis needed to catch up on sleep.

＊ Love's A State Of Mind by @enchantedlandcoffee [T, 3k, Harry/Louis]

“Your omega?” Louis asked softly, trying his best to keep his voice steady. “Hmmm.” Harry smushed his face in Louis’ shirt, his hand moving up to mess with one of the buttons. “He’s great, my omega. He’s kind and passionate and funny, even when he makes jokes about me.” “He- He sounds great, button.” “He is. You are.” What?!

OR Childhood friends, Harry and Louis, have been inseparable ever since they met. However, presenting as an alpha and omega drove a wedge in their relationship. One night, after Harry drunkenly confesses one too many things, Louis snaps. He realises that, despite loving his best friend so much, he needs to move on before their love tears them apart. He just needs to get the stubborn alpha on his side. Part 1 of Flower & Button

#28th appreciation #1dsquad #1dficlibrary #1dficvillage

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hprecfest · 11 months ago

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HP Rec Fest 2023 - Roundup

It has been a wonderful event!

This is the roundup post in which all the recs are organized by prompts.

Thanks again to everyone who participated! ❄️❄️❄️

Day 1 - A favorite fic under 5k

Day 2 - A comfort fic

Day 3 - A podfic

Day 4 - A fic with art

Day 5 - A non-AO3 fic

Day 6 - An unreliable narrator fic

Day 7 - A canon-compliant fic

Day 8 - A canon-divergence fic

Day 9 - A rare pair fic (less than 2000 fics on AO3)

Day 10 - A fest fic

Day 11 - A dark fic

Day 12 - A WIP you’re following

Day 13 - A fic with over 100k words

Day 14 - A favorite series

Day 15 - The most recent fic you bookmarked

Day 16 - A fic that made you laugh

Day 17 - A fic that made you cry

Day 18 - A fairy-tale inspired fic

Day 19 - Fic with the hottest smut

Day 20 - A fic rated G

Day 21 - A thought-provoking fic

Day 22 - An unfinished fic (hasn’t updated in 10 years or author stated it been abandoned)

Day 23 - A soulmate fic

Day 24 - A holiday fic

Day 25 - A fic rated T

Day 26 - A fic with an ending you can’t stop thinking about

Day 27 - A Muggle-AU fic

Day 28 - An under-rated fic

Day 29 - A post-canon fic

Day 30 - A pre-canon fic

Day 31 - A fav amongst favs

Bonus tag index ❄️

All posts are cross-tagged for character and ship. While we would like to provide a full index of these, it may take a while to compile given the extensive number of these. In the meantime, we would like to offer this much-abridged character and ship tag index, ordered alphabetically by first name.

Characters

Albus Dumbledore Draco Malfoy Ginny Weasley Harry Potter Hermione Granger James Potter James Sirius Potter Lily Evans Potter Minerva McGonagall Pansy Parkinson Regulus Black Remus Lupin Ron Weasley Severus Snape Sirius Black Teddy Lupin Tom Riddle

Ships

Draco/Harry Harry/Severus Harry/Tom Riddle Hermione/Draco James/Lily No ship (gen fic) Sirius/Remus

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hp-soulmates · 3 months ago

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💞 HP Soulmates: R3D String Edition - August Weeks 1 & 2 Roundup 💞

Sorry for the delay! Here’s the Roundup for Weeks 1 & 2. We will be trying to post a Roundup every two weeks, so there will be another one coming this weekend. Please enjoy the first set of some amazing fics!

~ HP Soulmates Mods 💞

💞 [Fic] Invisible String (Tying You to Me) by MidnightStargazer | @midnightstargazer 💞 (T, Lavender Brown/Parvati Patil, 2.3k)

Week 1: Red string | lightning era | fate

In the aftermath of her breakup with Ron, Lavender uses a divination ritual to reveal the red strings of fate and find her soulmate, desperate for a partner who can be trusted not to break her heart.

💞 [Fic] Clear The Clouds (& Your Doubt) by SquibNation10 💞 (T, Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, 3.7k)

Week 1: Red string | lightning era | fate

Ron was proud of his girlfriend. Hermione Granger was among the top researchers in the Department of Mysteries. But then he finds out what she's researching...

💞 [Fic] Ink Stained Heart by GimletSour | @gimletsour 💞 (M, Pansy Parkinson/Harry Potter, 5.4k)

Harry’s got a one-way portkey to California and a date with a pretty girl lined up. Who knew finding your soulmate, even fourteen years late, could work out so well? ~ This is a direct sequel to Ink Stained Skin, and will feature Harry’s POV. I highly encourage you to read that one first!

💞 [Fic] Tied To Me With Crimson Knots by DrWhoIsGinnyHolmes | @drwhoisginnyholmes 💞 (M, Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, 2.4k)

Week 1: Red string | lightning era | fate

Harry’s fingertip laid bare, an unconnected hand, a silent thing, no red string in sight. Draco’s was bound, to a Muggle, once bright. But darkness came, and shadows spread. Voldemort’s hand left the Muggle boy dead. In that moment, fate took a twist, A red string formed on Harry’s wrist. From enemy to friend, perhaps to lover, Their destinies entwined, one to discover. Poem written by p0intless_p0et

💞 [Fic] Expelliarmus Red by Poljupci | @poljupci 💞 (T, Harry Potter/Tom Riddle, 1.3k)

Week 1: Red string | lightning era | fate + Wildcard: Cross gen ship

Harry could have figured it out sooner if he dared to pay more attention. Maybe things could have ended differently, then. But like this, when the realisation comes while looking into Voldemort's eyes and waiting to be killed, the only thing he can do is accept that they've doomed themselves from the beginning.

💞 [Fic] Catch The Snitch (& Win Me Too) by SquibNation10 💞 (T, Cho Chang/Ginny Weasley, 3.5k)

Week 2: Rival Soulmates | rare pair | second chances

Ginny Weasley wished the world would stop bringing up her past. She just wanted to play for her favourite Quidditch Team. Cho Chang feels the same.

💞 [Fic] midnight train by prima_vera | @girl-with-goats 💞 (M, Harry Potter/Tom Riddle, 6.5k)

Prompts: Fate | red string | second chances | soulmarks

Onboarding the midnight train in search of his client's soulmate, Harry Potter doesn't expect to find his own childhood friend—and soulmate.

💞 [Fic] The Thousand Acres Between Us by MarinaJune | @sailtomarina 💞 (M, Marcus Flint/Hermione Granger, 8.3k)

Week 1: Red string | lightning era | fate

Reunited after years apart following the war, Hermione can immediately see there’s something different about Marcus Flint. The boy she thought she knew came back a man, one she’s more than willing to reconsider. He’s older, obviously, broader, mysterious as always, and, most baffling of all, interested in her?

💞 [Fic] Seeker Practice by Poljupci | @poljupci 💞 (E, Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, 1k)

Prompts: Rival soulmates | soulmarks & tattoos | snitch

Harry Potter is a good Seeker. The fact that catching their snitch of a soulmark gets both of them all hot and bothered is just some extra incentive.

#hp soulmates #mod post #hp fest #hp soulmates 2024 #hp soulmates: r3d string edition #roundup #harry potter #drarry #hermione granger #marcus flint #hansy #sapphic

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