#rival headmistress romance WHEN

[scampizoid]

my fate the winx saga woulda been so good and full of bisexuals who were not evil. the vaping can stay. #justicefortecna

[anitalenia]

━━━ .°˖✧ forbidden romance ⋆˙⊹

꒰ঌ definition ໒꒱ 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑐 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ below you will find sub genres under this category, as well as some useful pairings for this trope. for educational writing purposes <3

note: several of these can also be used in other tropes as well, just depends on how you write it and interpret it.

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꒰ঌ group one ໒꒱

teacher x student | rivaling families | rich x poor | princess x peasant | old money x lower class | two groups at war | monster x slayer | criminal x detective | bridesmaid x best man | both love interests betrothed to another | only one love interest betrothed to another

꒰ঌ group two ໒꒱

corrupt priest x nun | corrupt priest x church goer | assassin x person they’re supposed to kill | step!siblings | boss x employee | rivaling sports teams | parents don’t approve of love interest | different cultures | family doesn’t approve

꒰ঌ group three ໒꒱

parents forbid it | a friends ex lover | a siblings ex lover | queen x bodyguard | housewife x gardener | rivaling species | older generation judges young love | bodyguard x who they’re protecting | interspecies love | big age gap

꒰ঌ group four ໒꒱

siblings best friend | nobody likes the love interest except you | partners in a shared rank | relationships not allowed at work | rich guy x prostitute | boyfriends brother | boyfriends best friend | fem is the wife of a dangerous player | man x widow

꒰ঌ group five ໒꒱

teacher x students parent | man raises girl and when she grows up she’s in love with him | exiled man x village girl | laws forbid them | prisoner x prison guard | angel x demon | clashing religions | robot x human | alien x human

꒰ঌ group six ໒꒱

alpha x omega | step father x step daughter | dads best friend x daughter | love interest is “bad news” | friends don’t approve | husband x babysitter | popular x loner (cool x loser) | immortal x mortal | god/goddess x human

꒰ঌ group seven ໒꒱

zombie x human | light x dark | wolf boy x bunny girl | rivaling kingdoms | criminal x sweetheart | doctor x patient | destined for different things | celebrity x fan | celebrity x average person | pirate x bereaucrat

꒰ঌ group eight ໒꒱

rich bachelor x ‘average’ girl | chefs of rivaling restaurants | counselor x patient (this can be therapy, rehab) | loyal butler x married queen | queen x kings brother | cyborg x scientist meant to deactivate them | mad scientist x their creation

꒰ঌ group nine ໒꒱

if they’re together their powers fade / go away (if you’ve seen Hancock you know) | clan leader x handmaiden | lawyer x criminal they’re prosecuting | person on the jury x criminal | vampire royalty x lawless vampire

꒰ঌ group ten ໒꒱

vampire royalty x lycan prisoner | vampire cursed with a soul who can’t experience true happiness because of his sins x the woman he loves (if you’ve seen buffy the vampire slayer you’ll know) | orphan x headmistress / headmaster (obviously not a child orphan, can be a fantasy au or dark world / apocalyptic au)

will update when I think of new ones. hope this helps if you’re not sure what story to tell but you want something new <3

[jjm-blogspot]

WIP INTRO

Sunny specializes in the rarest form of magic, the solar arts, allowing her manipulation over time and space, but somehow being a half-mage trumps that fact. Nothing but ridicule awaits impure mage’s like her at Redstone, the Academy for Extraordinary Sorcerers. She seeks acceptance and recognition above everything else, and what better way to get it than by entering the Redstone Tourney? It’s the event of the year! Mage’s of all ages battle it out for the opportunity to compete in the Global Mage Cup, where they’ll earn eternal glory.

As a participant in the tournament, Sunny will battle against students from her academy while showcasing her magical prowess. It should be a simple task, but things take a turn when her best friends, Thomas and Ellory, go snooping around about the rumors revolving around the past Tourney champions. Despite the oddities piling up, Sunny still intends to win. But the higher she climbs in the ranks, the more anxious she becomes to see what truly awaits the champion on the other side.

What’s the true purpose of the Redstone Tourney, and what happens to the champions in the aftermath? Sunny and her friends intend to find out.

Genre: Fantasy, mystery, sci-fi, and romance (VERY slowburn, and it’s not the main focus of the story).

Setting: Redstone, the Academy for Extraordinary Sorcerers. It’s headquartered on the outskirts of an isolated patch of woodland [The Shrieking Hollows] in New Jersey.

Tropes: rivals to begrudged friends to really good friends, and friends to enemies.

Main characters:

Sunny Mage (15 y/o)- A bubbly kid who sees the world through rose-colored glasses. Unfortunately, the world chews her up and spits her back out. As a half-mage she gets bullied a lot in school, so she enters the Tourney to change her situation.

one fun fact: She has a younger brother, Jax, who went to live with her dad when their parents got divorced. They haven’t spoken since the incident.

one quirk: Sunny is a complete slob, but somehow she can always find whatever she needs in the magic pouch she keeps around her waist.

Thomas Hale (14 y/o)- A reserved hollow (person without natural magic) who goes to Redstone with hopes of learning all kinds of magic. Much like Sunny, his vision of the world is dashed when harsh realities are forced up him. His best friends are Sunny and Ellory.

one fun fact: His familiar is a cute little spider named Franklin, and Franklin is such a gossip. At night, when Thomas is trying to sleep, Franklin won’t keep his mouth shut.

one quirk: He’s obsessed with the Global Mage Cup. His love for the Tourney is so intense that he keeps a scrapbook about his favorite warriors tucked underneath his bed.

Ellory Stone (15 y/o)- The adopted daughter of Redstone’s headmistress, Lady Stone. She’s a child genius who struggles with basic human interaction, but somehow Sunny wormed her way into her heart.

one fun fact: She makes these neat little gadgets and charms based off her plant magic. They keep her up at all hours of the night.

one quirk: When a mystery or a problem is out in front of her, she won’t let it go until she finds a way to solve it. Sunny calls it obsession, but Ellory likes to call it a passion. Either way, Sunny makes sure Ellory eats properly and doesn’t become too obsessed when she has her slips.

Harmony Eaglewood (15 y/o)- She is the Eaglewood Princess, part of a famous mage family who has participated in the Redstone Tourney for centuries. Although she very much denies it, she and Sunny have a lot more in common than she would like to admit.

one fun fact: She doesn’t want to let her family down so she works hard in every aspect of life. Her efforts seem to pay off because she has mastered three styles of magic: wind, plant, and fire. And naturally, having a grasp over more than one style of magic at her age classifies her as a prodigy.

one quirk: A massive windstorm could sweep her away, but somehow her ponytail will still remain in tact.

Cool stuff you can expect: Freshmen year, every mage gets to go out into the Shrieking Hollows in search of a familiar (an animal to create a magical bond with). Having a familiar means having a magical creature who will dedicate themselves to their mage, and vice versa. During the process, their magic combines and they form a mental link. The link allows them to communicate mentally and sense one another’s magical signature.

Mages who form strong connections with their familiar start taking on certain attributes of theirs. So, if your familiar is a wolf you’ll have their sharp sense of smell, sight, intuition, etc. Mages can also take control of their familiar’s body for espionage missions.

Status: The first draft is near completion (currently on chapter 46). After it’s finished I’ll work on editing, and then I’ll be searching for beta readers.

Expected Word Count: 100-120k (currently at 100k)

And real quick, I want to give a shoutout to @sleepyowlwrites Thanks for creating this wip intro template!

Tag List: @k--havok @writeblrsupport​ @harinawa​ @myhusbandsasemni

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Title: This May End Badly

Author: Samantha Markum

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2022

Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, coming of age

Blurb: Pranking mastermind Doe and her motley band of Weston girls are determined to win the century-long war against Winfield Academy before the clock ticks down on their senior year...but when their headmistress announces that the Weston School will merge with its rival the following year, their longtime feud spirals into chaos. To protect the school that has been her safe haven since her parents’ divorce, Doe puts together a plan to prove once and for all that Winfield boys and Weston girls just don’t mix, starting with a direct hit at Three, Winfield’s boy king and her nemesis. In a desperate move to win, Doe strikes a bargain with Three’s cousin Wells: if he fake-dates her to get under Three’s skin, she’ll help him get back his rightful family heirloom from Three. As the pranks escalate, so do her feelings for her fake boyfriend, and Doe spins lie after lie to keep up her end of the deal...but when a teacher long suspected of inappropriate behaviour messes with a younger Weston girl, Doe has to decide what’s more important: winning a rivalry, or joining forces to protect something far more critical than a prank war legacy.

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 4/5

Book Blurb: “The bitingly hilarious, heartfelt This May End Badly takes your favorite fake dating trope and adds plenty of downright delightful shenanigans that’ll have readers tearing through the pages.” - Emma Lord, New York Times bestselling author of You Have a Match Pranking mastermind Doe and her motley band of Weston girls are determined to win the century-long war against Winfield Academy before the clock ticks down on their senior year. But when their headmistress announces that The Weston School will merge with its rival the following year, their longtime feud spirals into chaos. To protect the school that has been her safe haven since her parents’ divorce, Doe puts together a plan to prove once and for all that Winfield boys and Weston girls just don’t mix, starting with a direct hit at Three, Winfield’s boy king and her nemesis. In a desperate move to win, Doe strikes a bargain with Three’s cousin, Wells: If he fake dates her to get under Three’s skin, she’ll help him get back his rightful family heirloom from Three. As the pranks escalate, so do her feelings for her fake boyfriend, and Doe spins lie after lie to keep up her end of the deal. But when a teacher long suspected of inappropriate behavior messes with a younger Weston girl, Doe has to decide what’s more important: winning a rivalry, or joining forces to protect something far more critical than a prank war legacy. This May End Badly is a story about friendship, falling in love, and crossing pretty much every line presented to you—and how to atone when you do.

Review:

Weston girls vs Winfield Boys, two rival schools, and two people who are constantly competing against each other. Doe and her band of Weston girls are determined to win the century-long prank war against the Winfield Academy boys... particularly against Three, the king of the boys. This is Doe’s senior year and when she finds out that the headmistress has announced that the Weston School will merge with the Winfield Academy to be a co-ed school, Doe spirals into chaos. When she runs into Three’s cousin, the laid back, handsome one of the family named Gabriel Wells... Doe strikes up a bargain. If he will fake date her to get under Three’s skin she will help him steal back a family heirloom that Three has in return. As the pranks escalate... so do the feelings between Doe and Wells, and as her lies spiral out of control Doe will soon have to face the consequences when it all implodes on her and she’ll have to ask herself what truly matters to her, if the boy she’s been fake dating is someone she can truly let herself open up to. There is also a much more serious issue too... one of the teachers has been getting too close and singling out vulnerable female students... and Doe will have to see if she can put aside her rivalry and join forces with her rivals in order to come together and fight for a more critical cause. This was a charming story about friendship, falling in love, and fighting for what you believe in while also understanding how to atone for the things you’ve done. I loved Wells, he absolutely made the book for me. The sweet romance between the two that grew from fake dating to actually caring and supporting one another was really sweet. This is a story about a girl, her fake boyfriend, a prank war, and seeing if this will end badly or not ( it definitely didn’t)!

*Thanks Netgalley and St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[gameofdrarry]

Wizards Hearts Recs: Animagus

Wizards Hearts was a four-month-long Drarry reading fest. Players were given a playing deck of 52 tropes, and were asked to find 52 different fics to read and comment on to fill their decks. To prevent the same few fics from being read, fics were restricted to only being used for the game three times before being considered ineligible for further points. The tropes and submissions list can be found here.

Check out the masterlist of fics for this trope below the cut!

📜 Snakes and Ladders by mayfly Rated:  Explicit Words:  18,727 Tags:  Animagus, Mystery, Aurors, Explicit Content Summary:  Twenty years later, and there’s a new subversive threat to the wizarding world. Draco would rather not get involved either way, much less work with Harry Potter on the Ministry’s behalf. Epilogue compliant. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Wolf Pack by dracogotgame Rated:  Teen Words:  13,672 Tags:  Animagus, Fluff, Humour Summary:  Nobody said achieving your animagus form was easy. Draco could handle being a wolf pup for a while, right? How bad could it be? ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Malfoy Meet Muggle by PenNoire Rated:  Teen Words:  25,326 Tags:  Animagus, Established Relationship, Fluff, Humour Summary:  Draco Malfoy is surprisingly happy in a comfortable relationship with Harry Potter. Unfortunately, Harry wasn't brought up doing things the wizarding way, and if Draco wants to make this work, he's going to have to learn to integrate the magical with the muggle. Really, how bad can it be? ❤️ Read on AO3 or FFN

📜 Dragons With Silver Linings (or Harry Potter is a Treasure)  by megyal Rated:  Mature Words:  9752 Tags:  Dragons, Humour, Fluff Summary:  Harry is living a life most ordinary; maybe a dragon can shake things up. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Wrap Your Mind Around My Thoughts  by gracerene Rated:  Explicit Words:  5490 Tags:  Established Relationship, Animagus Sex, Kink Negotiation, Tentacle Sex, Light Bondage See work for more tags Summary:  Draco knows Harry's got a filthy fantasy, he just has to convince him to share it. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Azoth by zeitgeistic Rated:  Explicit Words:  88,722 Tags:  Eighth Year, Alchemy, Animagus, Snark, Banter, Pining, Graphic Sex Summary:  Now that Harry is back at Hogwarts with Hermione for eighth year, he realises that something’s missing from his life, and it either has to do with Ron, his boggart, Snape, or Malfoy. Furthermore, what, exactly, does it mean when one’s life is defined by the desire to simultaneously impress and annoy a portrait? Harry has no idea; he’s too busy trying not to be in love with Malfoy to care. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 esto quod es, fortis et liber by DragonGirl87 Rated:  Explicit Words:  29,453 Tags:  Animagus, Wolves, Enemies to Lovers, Explicit Sexual Content Summary:  One fateful late-night run ruined Harry Potter's life...or did it? When the wolf in him threatens to turn life as he knows it upside down, he's left with no choice but turn to Draco Malfoy for help. Can his former Hogwarts nemesis fix his problem? And more importantly, will they be able to keep their hands and paws off each other? ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Draco the Wonder Ferret by ravenna_c_tan Rated:  Explicit Words:  2,843 Tags:  Humor, Ferrets, Animal Transformation, Animagus Post - Deathly Hallows Summary:  After that disastrously droll Hogwarts reunion party... the story of how Draco Malfoy weaseled his way into Harry Potter's house. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Potter's Party by dracogotgame Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  2,905 Tags:  Hogwarts Eighth Year, Mutual Pining, Misunderstandings, Animagus Draco Malfoy, Background Ron/Pansy Summary:  Draco wasn't invited to Potter's party and he won't stand for it. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 He Was He and I Was Bunny by bryoneybrynn Rated:  Explicit Words:  37,345 Tags: a bit of violence, Explicit Sex Summary:  The war is over and “eighth year” is about to begin at Hogwarts. But for Harry and Draco, nothing is quite the same. Harry’s looking for an escape, Draco’s looking for a friend. Does a little black bunny hold the answers for both of our boys? ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Feathered Deception by kcstories Rated:  Explicit Words:  11,779 Tags: Animagus, HP: EWE, flangst, Post-War, Romance, Happy Ending, Animagus Harry Potter, Canon Divergence Summary:  A few years after the war, Draco finds a wounded eagle on the Manor's grounds and his solitary existence takes an unexpected turn. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 The Dragon At The Bottom Of The Garden by Zopno Rated: Explicit Words: 52,333 Tags: Magical Landscaper Draco Malfoy, Animagus Harry Potter, Sculptor Harry Potter, Redeemed Draco Malfoy, Post-Hogwarts, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Supportive Ron Weasley, Mutual Pining, Fluff, Humor, Angst, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Mental Health Issues, Hurt/Comfort, Blow Jobs, Hand Jobs, Explicit Sexual Content, Happy Ending, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Past Harry Potter/Ginny Weasley, Minor Pansy Parkinson/Original Character(s), Oblivious Harry Potter, Quote: Harry was rapidly becoming obsessed with Draco Malfoy, Recluse Harry Potter, Slow Burn Summary:  At 25 Harry Potter's life was simple; he flew, sculpted, and had the vault in the back of his mind to keep all unpleasant business. It was stable, but when Draco Malfoy literally hit him with a giant rock; all that changed. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Because I Deserve It by DracoLikesHamsters Rated:  Mature Words:  82722 Tags: Hogwarts Eighth Year, Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Portkeys, Attempted Kidnapping, Animagus, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Canon Compliant, Post-War, Fluff, Light Angst, Wandless Magic, Smart Draco Malfoy, Nightmares, Insomnia, Headmistress Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape Lives, Attempt at Humor, Flirting Summary:  The war just ended, and the world has been saved. But Draco Malfoy and his family are now facing trial, and Harry has to wonder whether he should reveal what he knows. Summer ends, and the students have been invited back for an 8th year. How will Harry and Draco act now that they have been freed from their obligations? What will they do, and who will they become? ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Magic Most Fowl by Maggs0607 Rated:  Mature Words:  2978 Tags: HP: EWE, Established Relationship, Animagus, Oral Sex, Sexual Humor, One Shot Summary:  Draco and Harry become animaguses. Harry is amused and Draco is affronted. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Inevitable (From The Very Start) by onbeinganangel Rated:  Explicit Words:  54915 Tags: Light Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Past Character Death, Grief/Mourning, Like A LOT of grief, Mental Health Issues, Post-Divorce, Terminal Illnesses, Animagus, Panic Attacks, PTSD, OCD if you squint, I mean I vaguely based Draco's behaviour on my OCD, there are only two not very smutty sex scenes, but sex keeps getting mentioned, also all the bad stuff happens off page, but gets mentioned ALL THE TIME, I'm Bad At Tagging, I just want you all to be safe Summary:  Draco Malfoy is fine, really, he is. He just happens to be a complete disaster in the mortal form of a lonely widower with a very precise routine. There isn’t anything or anyone that could shake that up and make him realise that life is weird and everyone’s really just figuring it all out as they go along… unless he unexpectedly bumps into his child’s best friend’s father, who also happens to be his childhood rival, something of a celebrity and, apparently, freshly divorced. (Or: I let canon happen how you think it happens and then fucked with it.) ❤️ Read on AO3

[jjbaconsumedmysoul]

Dio (Phantom Blood) x Reader: "Just a Bit More"

Erina Pendleton had been your best friend during your childhood years. You two had played dollhouse and tea party together when you were toddlers, and branched into other interests as young adolescents. Of course you began to attract interest from, and become interested in the boys around town. However most of them were unusually crass. You would meet them whilst you walked through the fields of the farm country, and you would try to strike up a polite conversation. However, they were more interested in poking frogs, stomping in the mud, trying to impress you by bullying the rest of their crew. You generally ended up avoiding them. Except one: Jonathan Joestar. Originally, Erina had met Jonathan when he stood up for her against the other boys. You could see the romance blossoming between them. Occasionally you would tag along on their various excursions, and Jonathan was always extremely polite, but you gave them leave to get to know each other. You would be lying if you said you weren’t a bit jealous, however you were happy to see your best friend enjoying the company of such a chivalrous young man.

Unfortunately, this was not to last long. Jonathan’s father unexpectedly took it upon himself to care for another young man of approximately the same age as you three: Dio Brando. He came from a poorer family in London, though his politeness and gentility rivalled even that of Jonathan himself. Though underneath this chivalrous exterior lay a cold heart, even crueller than that of the crude young men who seemed to swarm around him as his followers.

Dio would physically abuse Jonathan, verbally abuse Erina, however, almost never seemed to take notice of you. Jonathan would come to meet you, a smear of blood across his forehead, a bruised cheek. Erina would become increasingly worried, wiping his wounds with a dampened handkerchief. However, you would become enraged.

Eventually, you felt it was time to confront Dio. After recent events involving him going as far as to steal Erina’s first kiss, you felt his behaviour was despicable and unforgivable.

You had observed him before exchanging words or fists with Jonathan, but you had never confronted him with your own words… or fists. He was playing in the field, using a branch to destroy a small anthill as the small insects scurried from the chaos.

“Excuse me, Mr. Brando.” You feigned innocence and politeness, as he slowly turned to look you up and down.

He was a handsome boy, undeniably. However you could see that evil glint in his eyes. He slowly stood, rivalling your height by at least ten centimetres.

“I’d like to introduce myself, my name is (l/n), (y/n) (l/n).” You expected him to look down his nose at you with disgust, but his demeanour remained complimentary.

“Good day, Ms. (l/n). I would introduce myself, but you already seem to know who I am. I do believe I have seen you before. However, I cannot recall where.”

You had expected him to at least recognise you, however, he truly did not know who you were. This enraged you even more, and, as a twelve year old child, you could hardly control your emotions.

“One of my good friends is actually quite close to you.” you paused as his eyebrows raised. “He talks about how all the time. I thought I should actually meet you for myself, and,” You took in a breath through gritted teeth. “Repay you for all you’ve done to him. The corners of his mouth lifted upwards, angering you further.

Without hesitation, you lifted your skirts and swung your leg backwards. He had no chance to react as you kneed him, hard, right in between his legs. He cried out in pain, falling backwards in the grass. You tackled him, throwing a punch at his jaw. Crimson droplets fell from his lip as he caught his breath. You knew you shouldn’t beat him too harshly, however, you dearly wanted to avenge Erina and Jonathan. He slowly, turned his head, to look up at you bewildered, and almost… amazed. You gave him a final slap before stomping away. Years passed. Erina moved away. You began to talk less and less with Jonathan after her disappearance. But, strangely, you grew closer with Dio. You weren’t friends per say. Sometimes you found him following you, silently, as you strode through the fields. Sometimes you talked, though you were generally bitter and trite in your comments. However, whenever you were in the presence of both Jonathan and Dio, they seemed to act more civil with each other. Dio would withhold his malicious comments, and over the years, they almost seemed to become friends.

Within two years, you had moved to another country mansion several miles away. You barely ever thought about them again.

Your nineteenth birthday was approaching. Though you had been reared as a polite young lady, you still gained pleasure from being an active member of society, and chose to spend the summer at one of the small peasant towns adjacent to your mansion, as an assistant as an orphanage.

A cry sounded through the night. You awoke to blazing rooftops, screaming villagers.In a panic, you awoke the children, unaware of where the headmistress was. Gently pulling the two sleeping babies from their cribs, you gave them to the eldest of the orphans.

Frantically, you instructed them to escape out the back door, though still, throughout all the commotion, you could not grasp what exactly the emergency was. It could be a fire or an angry mob.

You heard the crash of hard wood sound from the entrance. As you shooed the last of the children away, you turned to face the large figure of a man. For an instant, his face flickered with unending evil and malice. Then, he softened, his dark eyes seemingly lightened. Then splitting sound. Everything went black.

You awoke to a cold dampness on your brow. You laid on a mattress far more comfortable the cot you had been sleeping on for the last several weeks. The silken sheets shone with a pearlescent glow in the dim stone room. The figure loomed over you, pressing a wet cloth to your forehead. You gasped, remembering the chaos of the night before.

Scanning your body for cuts, burns, or bruises, you noticed your grimy work clothes had been discarded for an elegant night slip. Your skin was clean as if you had been bathed recently, and any injuries were treated and wrapped with crisp white bandages.

Groggily, you gazed at the man before you. He was a handsome man, undeniably. However you could see an evil glint in his eyes. You hesitated, slowly recognising the face.

“Dio?” You whispered hoarsely. His face lit up as he realised you were awake.

“(y/n),” He cooed softly. When you had been younger, he had always referred to you as ‘Ms. (l/n)’, almost as if he had. even scared into showing you formality. However, something was different now. He was in the position of power this time. And yet, he had not abused that power thus far.

You gathered what little strength you had to sit up, but the muscular man tending to you gently, but firmly, laid you back down.

“You need to rest. I tried my best to treat your head injury,”

“Dio,” you began forcefully, “What happened?” He was silent. This was very unlike the Dio you had known all those years ago. He was neither vicious, nor conniving, nor smug and sarcastic. His features softened. He almost seemed… guilty.

“I didn’t know you were here. As soon as I saw you,” he trailed off. “I’m sorry.”

“What happened.” He looked down at the cold stone floor, removing himself from his place at your bedside house to sit in an armchair facing the dim fireplace. You took a chance to observe be the room around you. On the walls hung several ornate tapestries, possibly hundreds of years old. The mantelpiece was sculptured marble. It certainly was not the Joestar mansion. It dawned on you that it may have been the old castle up the hill from your quaint little village.You could have sworn it was occupied by some lord or another. Or maybe something had happened to the lord.

Slowly, Dio told you all that had happened since you had parted with Jonathan and he, leaving in each and every detail, no matter how insignificant. He merely recalled the facts, trying his best to leave his true thoughts and feelings. However, occasionally, his voice would raise. He would grip the edges of the armchair, only to return to this calm and collected state, as merely recounting the history was cathartic. The flame of the hearth reflected in his amber eyes, as you remained, shocked, in your prostrate position. As his tale finished, he slowly stood to return at your side. He slid his calloused fingers to intertwine with yours.

“Please forgive me.”

You couldn’t speak.

“I hate Jonathan Joestar. I always have hated him. I wanted to take my frustration out on the world, to conquer it village by village. But then I saw your face, and… I remembered…” His deep eyes were thoughtful.

“I was such an idiot child back then. That first day I saw you, I must admit, I thought you were quite the beautiful young lady. Nothing special at first. But then, you had the nerve to strike me, to take revenge for your little friend Erina. You enraptured me. No one else had dared to defy my will.” He let out a wry chuckle.

“Erina was such a sweet little child. But no one rivalled your beauty, your intellect, your vivacity.”

“Dio,” tears came to your eyes, “I thought you had changed,”

“My dear, I’m not sure if I’ll ever change,” he paused. “Unless, it would make you love me. You could be with me, I could turn you. You would be there to hold me back when I went to far, to help me strategize–”

“But why are you doing this?”

His expression contorted. “Do you think I know? Why your very appearance prompts me to question my motives? Everything I’ve worked for up to now seems meaningless now that I’ve found you.”

“Dio,” you whispered, thoughts reeling.

“Will you take me?” his voice was pleading.

“Kiss me.”

Without any hesitation, he pounced upon your lips, hungry for your touch. As his one hand held your fingers in his firm grasp, his other came up to rest against your cheek. But the kiss was cut short, as he pulled away. He gazed into your eyes, mesmerised, as he continued to rub his fingers over your soft cheek. You leaned into his palm am first, then, used your own hand to guide it down to rest at your waist. Taking this as an invitation, he drew his large thigh up and over your hips. His lips crashed back onto yours as your free hand rested on the nape of his neck, feeling his soft blond locks run between your fingers. He tasted sweet as you ran your tongue across his surprisingly soft lips, quick parted at your touch. You untangles your fingers from his so you could place your hand on his lower back, forcing him closer. Much to your dismay, he left your lips, however he continued to suck at your neck as you moaned with pleasure. You drew your hands away from their positions as you tugged at the fabric of his coat, ripping it off of his massive shoulders. His fingers played with your hair, massaging your scalp, as you began to unbutton his shirt. As he made his way back to your mouth, you ran your palms down his muscular chest.

You didn’t understand what you were feeling. This insatiable hunger for more from the man you had hated, despised. But you knew you could keep your desires under control. You could keep him under control. After just a bit more…

[the-tevinter-biscuit]

WIP Meme

Do This: List all the things you’re currently working on in as much or as little detail as you’d like, then tag some friends to see what they’re working on. This can be writing, arts, gifsets, whatever.

tagged by my good pal @gothic-princess-witch​ <3 i suppose this will serve as a good to-do list! and an opportunity for some teasers :) but what we’ll really learn is i cant name things

literally anyone who wants to do this can! i shan’t bother with tagging, but if you wanna then go for it! you can even say i tagged you, if you like 

long post is post so it’ll be under a cut

1. Rest Easy, Sweetheart (Currently: Chapter 4) - A direct sequel to my fic Milk Carton Kid  as it details Fenris’s healing process and adjustment to life back at home with his father, Sebastian, and ex?-boyfriend Garrett. Lots of angst and lots of hurt/comfort.

Isabela swung her arms wide open as she approached, ready to embrace Fenris in the world’s largest hug. She had always been a touchy person, taking every opportunity for contact. Before she could capture him, Garrett put a hand on her shoulder to stop her and then whispered something in her ear. From where he sat, Fenris couldn’t quite make out what it was that he said.

“Can I give you a hug Fenris?” she asked suddenly, arms wilting slightly as she stood directly in front of him. He swallowed roughly. For what it was worth, he couldn’t think of any reasons why she should make him uncomfortable, so he nodded slowly.

2. Mystery (Working Title) - When Fenris wakes up on a bridge in the middle of seemingly nowhere, he’s rightly confused. He can’t remember how he got there, or who this man is offering him a cigarette. All he knows is he wants to go home. With the bruises on his neck and a man who knows both too much and not enough as the only keys, he attempts to figure out what exactly happened to him.

“I know you want to leave but you can’t yet,” Hawke explained. Fenris’s head snapped up to look at him. 

“Do you know why I am here? How I got here?” he asked, determined for answers. The grin had faded from Hawke’s face and he didn’t answer for a moment, eyes drifting towards the sky. He had to have answers – he had to! “You have to answer me!”

After what felt like an eternity though was likely only a minute or two, he broke the silence with: “You specifically? I don’t. But we’ll both find out in time.”

3. Untitled - Fenris and Garrett and rival assassins who both get assigned to do the same job. At first, Garrett doesn’t recognise Fenris in all of his feminine get-up to have the upper-hand at the party, not until he catches him escaping from the scene after stealing his kill. A sorry excuse for smut.

When the mission came through, Fenris had immediately refused. It was a simple task, one that he could easily pull off. His target was an overweight, middle-aged man, wealthy and well-known for exploiting his workers. It was no wonder someone wished him dead. Annually, the target held a fancy party where he could mingle with younger women. He was after sex and they were after his wealth, the situation was simple enough. That wasn’t to say there weren’t men dotted around the place. Isabela had insisted however, that his chances of success would be much higher if he posed as a woman.

4. Longer version of Home - Garrett had only heard bad rumours about Fenris, an 8 year old boy from his class. But everyone deserved at least one friend right? What’s the worst that could happen? Angst-y children!AU covering some sensitive issues, particularly child abuse. Unsure of length at this point.

“He’s weird,” Anders said. “He gets into fights a lot. I heard he threw a chair at a teacher. He doesn’t like other people much I don’t think. I wouldn’t talk to him if I were you. What if he hits you or somethin’?” 

Hawke stiffened a little. He didn’t want to be hit, that was for sure. The boy was so small though, he couldn’t imagine his punches hurt much. However, what Anders said did seem to add up. He was covered in battle wounds that must be from fights and a repulsive attitude was sure to drive away other children. If he had been mean to a teacher, it was reason for them to not like him too. However, he was just a kid, wasn’t he? He wasn’t that much different from him. How could anyone hate Garrett Hawke? He was charming and witty with chubby cheeks and a cheeky smile. If anyone could get through to this kid, it would be him.

5. Into The Dark (aka. Teen AU) - Most of you know of this series, or my ask blog. Full fic documenting the love and life of Garrett Hawke and Fenris through highschool over 6 years from ages 11 to 17 in Kirkwall, England. Something is going on with Fenris after all, but what if he doesn’t want things to be fixed? A fic that encompasses all: humour, romance, drama, angst. This one is my big project and it probably won’t come out for a long time.

“But he…But he deserves it! You’ve heard what he says to me! He…He pushes my things off my desk and laughs at me and…and…it doesn’t stop outside of class he…he—” The boy, Fenris, was childishly babbling, voice cracking in places. Oh puberty, you were always a bitch. His eyes were becoming slightly watery, he blinked back the tears he was cut off by Mr. Vael.

“I know. We can sort this out but first you need to let go of him,” Hawke was surprised he wasn’t yelling at him, sending him to the headmistress. It was working though, Fenris’s shaky hands released Anders. He’d never forget the look of shock on Anders’s face for years to come as he did, genuinely surprised that Fenris had been defused so easily. 

6. Misc - I have some drawing prompts and drabbles to write in my inbox that I’ll get around to at some point probably.

[dramioneasks]

hi, first of all i want to thank you for being so helpful with finding ffs, you're doing very good job! i'm looking for some fics (not one-shot) where D and H are going to Hogwarts on their last year and they see how each other of them changed through the vacation and they find each other attractive but won't say it out loud, D is no longer calling H a mudblood, they're teasing each other, you can feel sexual tension around them.

Title: The Dragon Does the TicklingAuthor: jenniferesRating: MGenre(s): RomanceChapters: 30Word Count: 79,228Summary: After the war, Hermione returns to Hogwarts to complete her seventh year of studies as Head Girl, only to find Draco Malfoy has been appointed Head Boy. Her life is further complicated by the fact that Headmistress McGonagall is strongly encouraging Malfoy and her to attend one of the three wizarding universities in Europe after they graduate from Hogwarts. The story starts HG/RW, but the focus is on the development of HG/DM.

Title: The Lonely HeartsAuthor: HeyMrsPotterRating: MGenre(s) : Romance/FantasyChapters: 26Word Count: 41,178Summary: Hermione returns to Hogwarts without Harry and Ron. Everyone has changed, including her. But are all changes for the best?

Title: UnityAuthor: HesalutiRating: K+/PG/PTGenre(s): Romance, HumorChapters: 31Word Count: 52,465Summary: When Hermione is selected onto a team of pupils who are given the task of uniting the school houses, she suddenly finds herself wanting unity with a certain blonde wizard from her rival house. It’s a pity he doesn’t feel the same. Lots of Draco/Hermione.

- Lisa