#rory keener

[juneberrie]

I'LL OWN YOUR HEART AND SOUL, MY LOVER : SIX FEET UNDER

rory dating a vampire

[clean-bands-dirty-stories]

Stupid... ~ R.K.

A/n: I originally had a WAY different idea for this but the result took me by the throat and demanded to be written so this happened instead lol. Enjoy!

Request: “...Rory Keaner x gn/male reader pining for each other and finally have they’re first kiss together <3” by anon

Word Count: 4400+

MASTERLIST

Erica was losing her mind. Not only did she have to deal with her best friend pining over a human of all possibilities, but now she also had to deal with her sibling pining after another vampire - instead of just getting it over and acting on their feelings.

Like it was bad enough that Y/n liked Rory fucking Keener of all people. Rory, who could be fooled by the simplest of lies and a pretty smile. Who was too stupid to realize that dating and liking men made him bisexual. So stupid that he couldn't figure out he was dating a doll or hitting on Benny. But on top of Rory's stupidity, now Y/n was being an idiot too. Being all wishy washy about "what if he doesn't like me?" and "What if he isn't ready for a relationship?" And "what if we break up and then have to spend the rest of eternity as awkward exes? What then Erica?"

GOD she was done with them.

But also, the two pathetic little idiots were so stupid in love that she couldn't bring herself to rip them apart, or even too strongly shove them together. She worried that if she meddled too much she might hurt her sibling - and while Erica was a lot of things, above all of them she was an older sister.

That being said, she could only be pushed so far... so when Y/n and Benny started to get close, Erica just about screamed. Partly in relief, because either Y/n was finally moving the hell on and seemed to actually be making process in a relationship rather than wasting all their time every single day being wishy washy. Partly in concern, because Rory was getting super jealous of Y/n's new closeness with Benny - but a little bit in hope too, because Rory finally seemed to be acting on the feelings Erica knew he had as well, instead of just ignoring them or shaking them off because he refused to recognize how serious they were. And partly...

Well, she'd never admit it out loud, but as much as she liked to pretend that she was completely separate from the person she was when she'd been human, that just wasn't true. She still liked stupid vampire movies that weren't in the least bit accurate, and had a major celebrity crush on the actor of her favorite character. A part of her still romanticized being a vampire and leaned into that to help herself ignore the fact that the transition into her life had actually been really hard. It had been a lot all at once; startling and overwhelming. Even after she pretended to be someone completely different to cope with the changes she'd gone through, she still played DnD with Sarah every Wednesday night and listened to her silly queer podcasts about romantic fantasies.

And, above all, she still hd a crush on Benny Weir.

Being human still often felt like a past life, except that she just couldn't shake all of the things that had appealed to her before. Sure - now she was much more conventionally attractive and had more options. And vampires were always the best choice, and she knew that ultimately it didn't matter if she liked Benny or not because he was human and she wouldn't make the same mistake that Sarah currently was...

That didn't mean it didn't hurt to see Y/n and benny being attached at the hip.

It had started slow at first, with Y/n and Rory having always been the dynamic duo. But then the vamps had started to hang out with Benny and Ethan more, and the rift between Y/n and Rory grew as Y/n had to constantly sit on their emotions. One could only do that so many times without it effecting them. So, when Y/n had found that they were so often forced to be serious and focused, they had struggled to be a willing part of the group.

Until Benny had helped.

The two had lots of fun goofing around and being stressfully irresponsible. Y/n was an immortal that was immune to almost every single type of damage, and Benny was a mage who needed to practice his spells. So of course the two idiots decided to get into hijinx on their own when no one was paying attention to them for even a fraction of a second.

Y/n had been turned into several types of animals, sent to several alternative worlds, into dreams, and had his memory completely wiped. Their features had been reshaped and recolored and all brought back to normal again a hundred times until something had finally stuck - Y/n had heterochromia. One of their normal eyes, and one eye that shockingly resembled Ethan's. Once they had even had a vision and it hadn't happened since but everyone was a little bit thrown off by that. At one point, Y/n had even been magically wound back into a fledgling and had to drink blood again to retain all of their previous powers once more.

Even now, Benny and Y/n were discussing a spell that worked like a classic magician's trick: it summoned flowers out of thin air with the flick of a wrist. They'd tried it and now Y/n was a walking botanical garden, with flowers of all kinds growing straight out of his skin. Twisting in their hair, and around their limbs. Erica had her arms crossed over her chest - half because she was trying to come up with a way to fix her sibling's problem once again, and half because Benny kept giggling, fingers reaching up to brush petals or twist his fingers around different buds, analyzing them, and it made Erica want to rip someone's throat out. She knew they couldn't end up together, obviously, but fucking god - couldn't he at least pick someone other than her sibling?!

"Shouldn't we just got to your grandma?" Sarah asked desperately, ever the only rational person in the group.

Benny's smile wiped off of his face and he whipped around to face Sarah in a panic. "No!" He breathed. "She specifically took away the book and said I was grounded this week. I only even tried it because I was dragged on that stupid mission for your evil ex."

Sarah winced. Jessie had asked the gang to help him again, and while they'd pulled through in the end as always, it had been a closer call than even they usually dealt with. Y/n had gotten hurt without anyone knowing, and when Benny had cast the spell, it had been to the spell's full use. Not just a cute parlor trick, but as a weapon. The nature magic could be used like a knock off, temporary Poison Ivy effect - anything from summoning a weapon made out of plants, to being able to manipulate them for a short time. The spell had mixed with Y/n's open wound and was slowly turning them into a living plant.

Very Poison Ivy indeed.

Y/n waved their hand through the air to dismiss the back and forth and stress in the room. "Hey, even if I do end up going full half-plan, half-vamp, I'll still be alive. Somewhat." He snorted, but when only Benny laughed, they cleared their throat to try and pull themself back to being serious again. "No but really - it's not that big of a deal. I was already a mystical beast from legacy. What does it matter what kind of mystical beast I end up being?"

"You have to stop being do reckless with yourself," Erica snapped. Y/n's shoulders slumped - they hated when she was angry at them. "You were a vampire, Y/n. We knew what your weaknesses and strengths were. What to feed you, how to go about everything. We knew how that worked. If this happens, we don't know if it'll completely take over and turn you into a full plant, or if you'll be some hybrid - or what will be the same and what will be different if that happens. What if you need sunlight as a plant but it kills you as a vampire? This isn't a joke."

Y/n swallowed. When they looked at Benny for help and he had nothing to offer, out of habit their eyes found Rory. The blonde was sulking in a corner, worried about his best friend and a dash jealous as well. Y/n didn't know about the last half of that though. Of course they didn't - that would have made it all too easy.

"At least I'll have my very own Harley Quinn, huh?" Rory didn't look over, he was too busy picturing benny wielding a hammer instead of a spell book. Feeling dejected, Y/n looked back at Benny who smiled.

"I'd jump into a vat of toxins for you," Benny agreed.

Y/n laughed and Ethan shook his head at their antics. "Maybe you could-" he cut off as his fingers reached out, tapping the center of a freshly bloomed flower with a slightly amused smile on his face. He had been struggling to not laugh at it all night for Erica's sake as he and benny went back and forth in awe, testing all the flowers after finding one made of plastic and wondering if it was because of the spell's wackiness or a weird mix of magics with Y/n already being a vampire.

Now though, he was having a vision.

He gasped, hand yanking away from Y/n like he had been burned. "What?" Erica demanded, surging forward to grab Ethan by the shoulders. "What did you see, Nerd? Spill."

"Erica!" Sarah called, grabbing her by one shoulder and pulling her away. "Give him a second to answer before you ask three more times." Erica huffed but gave Ethan space. She did not however stop glaring rather threateningly. Sarah threw an apologetic look but knew when to call it and not push her luck.

Ethan turned his attention to Y/n. "I saw a plant. It looked like a fruit, but it was on a bush, and it sort of looked like a really big drop of blood. Just like, attached to a stem. It was growing in some kind of garden - definitely a witch's garden."

Everyone looked at Benny. He shrugged. "My grandma doesn't grow a garden. She collects other ingredients sometimes, but when it comes to gardening she's got the most extreme opposite version of a green thumb. She's good at raising people, who can communicate with her, and baking. She has to buy the ingredients."

Y/n's eyes went wide. "What if she buys the ingredients that need to be grown from someone? Some stuff you can get from the store, but I read a book in one of the vampire archives, about apothecaries. They were known traditionally, by humans, to provide ingredients for doctors - but they still do work for witches now that doctors have scientists."

Sarah sighed. "So are we asking Benny's grandma about this, or are we going to try and find the apothecary by ourselves as well?"

Benny shook his head. "She'd never tell us - the only time she's even kind of mentioned anything like this is for restricted spells that she says I'm not allowed to do yet. Not just incantations but potions too - stuff that's a lot more complicated than I'm even close to being ready for yet. She wouldn't risk me knowing how to get into those spells until she was sure I'm ready. Potions can be used by anyone, so it won't just be an uh-oh if I say it wrong or whatever. i can do it right and it could still go badly."

Sarah groaned.

Rory finally smiled. "Finding them ourselves it is then."

-

They'd found the apothecary, and after not having the payment he wanted and having to do a favor instead (some of Y/n's blood, which concerned everyone but they couldn't exactly not do it) they'd finally learned what the plant Ethan had seen was. It was essentially a cleanser for vampires. A ward against magic, or even regular stuff like poisoning or mind control.

There was only one problem.

As always.

"What the hell does he mean by a spark?" Erica demanded for the tenth timer. She had taken to pacing to hold herself back from strangling Ethan and Benny both.

"Something a little more than adrenaline," Y/n recited as they had every single time she had asked. "Not just fear; not just carnal instinct. A shock that will reveal your very soul." They sighed. "Magic is about intent; in order for the potion to cleanse the body, it has to understand the soul first. That means the magic needs to see my soul for what it is at its core, and not just what it is now."

Erica rolled her eyes. "Why can't you just kill someone? That's what vampires do."

"It's not about what vampires do - it's about who I am. This spell is supposed to return me to what I was before magic fucked it all up. It has to know the intention; what to rip away and what to leave be. What parts of me are part of me, and what is just there."

Ethan looked up suddenly. "Does that mean it could potentially make you human again?"

The room was suddenly very quiet as everyone purposefully didn't look at Sarah. Y/n hadn't thought about that before. They suddenly stood. "if we're talking about something that will cut to the core, the best way I can think to do that is to reveal something about myself that I've been denying. To cut past pretense and pretending and shame and anxiety and get right to what I'm really feeling." They swallowed, and Erica was suddenly very still. Was she about to see her stupid little sibling finally admit they liked Rory?

Y/n grabbed Benny's arm and dragged him into the other room. Erica's heart stopped in her chest.

Shit.

The silence was deafening. Erica and Rory both froze solid, as if suddenly turned to stone. Both of their minds thought about Y/n's passion and determination, and they'd both thought the same thing - a confession. Hidden feelings, and acting on those feelings. Exposing who they really were. Now, visions of Y/n being wrapped in Rory's arms were gone, replaced with them in Benny's embrace instead. All Y/n had to do was drink the fruit juice potion they'd been given and then kiss benny and-

A flash of light.

A moment later, Benny and Y/n walked out of the kitchen. Y/n was fine - not only free of any sign of plant life, but also with the natural color of their eyes restored. Things about them everyone had forgotten were back too, like the fact that they'd undergone a growth spell at one point, putting them just above Rory's height. Now they were back to being the smallest in the group. The shape of their jaw was restored as well and the edges that had been carved out returned to the curves they used to be. Y/n had always been a marshmallow when they were human - when they'd been turned into a vampire, their unique attractiveness had been amplified. Their features hadn't changed, just the details had been enhanced. Their skin was soft and they seemed to glow; their eyes color was brighter; their hair was more full and vibrant. All the common vampire stuff. Their shorter, bubbly shape hadn't been lost at all - they'd just been enunciated in adorableness.

Benny's tampering had lost it, but it was all back now. Y/n was one hundred percent themself.

They grinned, their vampire teeth showing. "I'm back, baby."

Erica and Rory forgot their jealousy for the first time. They both rushed to Y/n, getting there first as everyone else followed, crowding around them and celebrating and cheering. Y/n was okay, and better than they'd been in a while.

The group celebrated with drinks. No one asked what had happened between Benny and Y/n, and the pair didn't seem to want to share on their own so it was left a secret. Rory and Erica just assumed the two were dating now. As Benny and Ethan got soda, Sarah got her blood substitute, and the other vamps all drank blood from bags Y/n kept after stealing them from some vampires pretending to be nurses, there was a moment when everything was... okay. Not great, but back to normal. Sarah was still a vampire and Y/n was back to what they had been. Nothing was new but they were all safe for now and that was okay.

Then Y/n raised their glass, clinking a little fork on it to get everyone's attention. "Now that we've all finished our drinks, I have an announcement." Sarah and Ethan had been in denial, sure that Benny and Y/n - who had in the past been so vocal about being head over heels for other people - would not have started dating out of nowhere. But now even they doubted as Y/n grinned from ear to ear, exchanging a knowing smile with Benny himself. And then they set their drink down. "When I got that potion, I knew two things. I knew that in all of the things that have gone wrong, ultimately, Benny Weir is someone that always comes through in the end. "For every spell he got wrong, he eventually got it right."

Erica and Rory tried to keep smiling. Erica succeeded much more than Rory did. As Y/n kept talking, Rory felt his heart sink even past his stomach and all the way into his toes. It had taken losing them to someone else to realize he was head over heels for his best friend. Now it was too late.

And then Y/n kept talking. "So I told him, if he had cast all the spells on em he had, he could undo them just as well." Everyone was looking at them with wide eyes.

What now?

"That's when Y/n came up with an even better idea," Benny cut in, standing as well. And then he looked at Sarah and she gasped, hand shooting to cover her mouth in shock. No way. No way! "I'd try until I got it right. I'd do one Undoing Spell, and we'd deal with the consequences from there. But no matter what, the potion would go to Sarah. So she could get another chance at being human, and start again.

"Oh my god," Sarah whispered, looking at Y/n with disbelieving eyes. "What? You- I- WHAT?"

Y/n laughed, happy to see their friend so hopeful. "You only have to set that spark off, Sarah. Reveal one thing about yourself, so true to you it'll cut to your very core. You don't even have to do it in front of us; I know it'll work. You've always been a human at your core. It's time you got to be one for real."

Sarah was across the room in a second, arms around Y/n as she whispered over and over again how thankful she was. She leaned back, tears in her eyes. "You really think I'll be human again?"

Y/n grinned. "I know you will. It's what you really want, right?"

She grinned. "More than anything." In front of everyone, her eyes flew wide and the color of her iris turned like a storm. Her teeth sharpened and her hands curled into claws against Y/n's arms. For a second, she was a full vampire... And then, much more slowly, all of those things began to fade. The glow of her skin dulled and the deep color of her hair lessened. The strength of her hold loosened as she grew weaker. Her glowing, golden vampire eyes turned back to their normal brown and her teeth rounded to normal human teeth. Her body stilled and for a moment, she was silent. Then she suddenly grabbed the knife they'd been using to cut cheese onto crackers as a snack while they'd been celebrating earlier, pricking the tip of her finger. She shoved it into Y/n's face. "Drink."

Y/n felt awkward, but they knew that more than anything Sarah needed this, so they gently grabbed her hand and popped her fingers into their mouth, pulling it out quickly. Their eyes flashed that signature vampire gold - the color that always bloomed when tasting human blood.

"Oh my god!" Erica exclaimed, her ability to pretend to be happy completely gone. She'd lost her crush and her best friend in one hour and she was not handling it well.

Sarah didn't hesitate. The next thing she did was turn to Ethan, grabbing his face with both of her hands and slapping a kiss on his face. he caught his breath, eyes wide. "Okay then." he was breathless, making Y/n giggle.

"I need to talk to you," Sarah gushed. "Immediately. Right now." Ethan nodded, scrambling to his feet as she dragged him into the other room. They had a lot to talk about now - the fact of her being a vampire didn't stand between them expressing their feelings anymore. She had a future now. They both did.

Rory was the next person to speak. "So... Good for Sarah and Ethan."

Y/n nodded, looking back at Rory with a wistfulness deep in their chest. They wished they were able to have that as well... "At least one of us gets a happy ending with the person they love, hm?"

Erica whipped her head around. "Not you?"

Y/n's eyebrows drew together. "No." She knew they were into Rory... when their eyes flickered to the blonde, a part of Erica screamed in relief - on the inside.

"For now," Benny shrugged. "I think I'll be next though. Maybe." He smiled, but didn't look at Y/n. He was looking at the wall, inspecting the wood. Lost in thought. "I found a spell a while ago. It's why Y/n and I have been practicing so much. Why they've been so willing to do whatever it takes."

Erica rose an eyebrow. "What, a love spell?"

Benny shook his head. "An immortality spell."

There was another bout of silence. Then, very carefully, Erica asked, "Why would you need an immortality spell? Got a crush on a vampire?"

Benny didn't even hesitate - he looked directly at her. "Yeah. I do."

Y/n smiled to themself. They had been dying to tell her, but had agreed with benny's sentiment to keep it a secret until he was sure he could actually pull off such a spell. After doing something as difficult as the Undoing Spell that had been required from him earlier to return Y/n to who they used to be, he was sure now. He could figure it out. He would figure it out.

Erica looked away, but her smile was a lot more sincere now. It gave her away. "Cool."

"I have to say, you're wrong though," Y/n piped up. They were suddenly empowered by all the happy endings and decided to take a leap of their own. "You won't be the next one to get your happy ending. I'm not waiting that long." They stood, walking to Rory. "Rory Keener, as your best friend, I have failed you. I broke rule one - I fell in love with you. And not only did I do that, I kept it from you for ages because I was terrified that you'd reject me and it would ruin everything. But to hell with it - you need to know, and I'm never going to tell you if I don't tell you now."

Rory was shocked for a second. After a beat, he stood to his feet. His eyes flickered to benny and Erica, who also seemed like they wanted alone time. He shook his head, gently grabbing Y/n's hand and tugging him outside the house in the opposite direction Sarah and Ethan had been headed. He turned to Y/n. "Sorry- I just-"

"Can I kiss you?" Y/n asked, their voice so quiet and desperate that both them and Rory blushed.

"Are you... sure?" Rory asked hesitantly. They didn't want to convince Y/n to change their mind, but god if they weren't sure - or even worse, if they had turned to Rory as a second option to Benny...

Y/n shook their head incredulously, grinning like the love sick fool they were. "I haven't been as sure of much as I am sure of this," they insisted.

A smile slowly began to grown on Rory's face as hope slowly filled his eyes. He wasn't as quick to believe as Erica was. No one had ever liked him even as a friend - even when he was a vampire. he had always been weird and annoying, and people were more often mean to him than anything. They ditched him and teased him and gagged at the thought of holding his hand and kissing him - let alone fully dating him. But he knew Y/n very well, and they had been the exception to that experience for a long time. They had always been nice to him, and even when the two of them got into spats, it was solved with conversation. They were always so respectful and appreciative. They liked they he was a little annoying and a lot goofy.

They liked him.

"Can I kiss you?" This time Rory asked, but Y/n still nodded. They had asked before, but they sensed that Rory needed to hear the confirmation more than they did. That he needed to really know they wanted this.

When they did kiss, it was slow and tentative. Shy. Sweet too, though. Rory was awkward and Y/n giggled, pulling back slightly to grab Rory's hands, guiding them to Y/n's face. "It's okay RK, you can touch me. I won't break."

The second kiss, Y/n gently wrapped their hands around Rory's waist, guiding them closer. It was still a very gentle and chaste exchange, but it was much less tentative. Slow because Rory was taking his time, rather than because he was terrified or awkward. In fact, after a second he completely melted into Y/n and they both grinned into the kiss. The next time they separated their foreheads pressed together and Y/n giggled again while Rory beamed brightly. He had not thought his day was going to go this way, but who was he to complain?

"Hey Y/n," he began softly, loving the way he only had to whisper for Y/n to hear him since they were so close. Y/n hummed to let Rory know they were listening. They had closed their eyes, sighing contentedly. "You, me, the arcade. Saturday. What do you think?"

Y/n opened their eyes, nodding. "Having a hot specimen like yourself at my side at such a classy place? I'd be honored."

Rory's face turned a very deep shade of red. "It's a date then."

"It's a date," Y/n agreed.

Dead or not, Rory's heart melted in his chest as his entire body felt like he was chilling in direct sunlight he was so warm and fluttery. There was something he had never felt before that added to the whole experience. Not only was his heart aching, he knew Y/n's heart ached with him.  That experience, of not only loving but being loved in return... he wondered if he would ever get used to it.

He hoped he didn't.

[creativecuteness]

One of a Kind Vamp Chapter 4: Style and Swag

Summary:

The day after Jeese's party, Dakota wakes up to a message telling the gang Rory and Erica were awake and mostly alive. So, what better way to celebrate than hitting the mall and shopping at a Hot Topic. What a way to spend the day.

Notes: Well, I really left this story to rot. I'm sorry okay getting locked out of my laptop really sucked the motivation out of me. Along with all my Halloween plans, which is what I've been trying to make up for this year. Anyway, this story was inspired by my first trip to Hot Topic a few years ago for my sister's birthday and let me tell you I'm not a fan of the place for reasons I'll get into in the story. Originally, I was just gonna list my favorite outfits Rory wore in the series and Dakota's opinion on them but I'm terrible at describing things, so I scrapped it in favor of this idea. So, this took me three days Rory week is in full swing let's have some fun fam Enjoy the story.

Dakota walked around the clothes racks as she waited for Rory to leave the changing room. In hindsight, she had no idea why she even agreed to this; going clothes shopping at a Hot Topic was not on her 2011 bingo card, nor was Rory becoming a vampire last night.

The invitation came out of the blue; she woke up to a text message from Jesse of all people, telling her Rory and Erica were awake and survived their respective transformations from human to fledgling and full-fledged vampire; how he got hers, Ethan, and even Benny’s phone numbers was something she didn’t care about, as she threw off the covers and ran to wake up her friends with the good news.

After rushing to Jesse’s place and confirming with their own eyes that the two blonds were safe (along with Emily drop-kicking Jesse to the ground once he opened the door.), The cult leader gave the gang the rundown on their new friend’s status in his group. Much to Benny, Ethan, and Sarah’s dismay, Rory chose to complete his transformation and drink human blood. But to show the group he wasn’t as bloodthirsty as Erica, he requested to drink from a bloodbag, much to their relief. However, Jesse and his friends weren’t as pleased with this showcase of humanity, but still Jesse agreed that he’d get Rory accustomed to their way of life eventually. After an hour of planning their next move on what to do with their friend’s newfound undead status, Erica and Gord suggested taking the gang to the mall to grab some new duds. Erica’s been waiting years to break out of her nerdy looks and become the hot, bad girl she knew she’s always meant to be. Rory, on the other hand, couldn't care less about changing his attitude, but if new clothes could bump up his high school rep, he’ll take it. And he gladly dragged the others along while going to whatever shop caught his eye.

They browsed for hours, just looking at everything and anything. Erica was having a field day, dragging Sarah and Gord to each store to try things on. Sarah had never seen Erica so overjoyed and was honestly happy herself; it felt fantastic to have her best friend back. After having lunch at the food court and going to a few stores Dakota and Mabel had their eyes on, the gang were about ready to head home. That was until Rory saw a Hot topic and just couldn’t resist heading inside.

Which led us to now: Dakota had never been in a Hot Topic before, and she couldn’t say she liked it. The clothing of chose was more for scene and emo kids, which was a style she was never into, despite most kids her age already being in that phase lifestyle. It was never for her; on top of that, the music was way too loud, and the song selection kind of sucked in her opinion. Heavy Metal and Punk Rock was so not her vibe, not to mention whosever idea it was to destroy shoppers eardrums while they browsed should be fired. She couldn’t go two steps in without her ears hurting; because of that, she stayed closer to the entrance, and she wasn’t the only one.

Vampire super hearing was a blessing and a curse. Sarah, Jesse, and Gord were more sensitive to the louder music and decided to stay outside. Erica wanted to see if she could find some Single Tear merchandise but ended up finding more outfit ideas and dragged Sarah inside to get her input. Meanwhile, Benny and Ethan went to a nearby store to grab their more sensitive ear friends some ear plugs, which Dakota and a few others gladly took them. Now they were able to walk around without the fear of going deaf.

“Pretty gaudy place, wouldn’t you say?!” Benny said to Ethan,

“Yeah, no kidding, I never understood why scene and emo was so popular or why anyone would willingly shop here!” His best friend agreed,

“Though I guess if you ever wanted a goth girlfriend, this would be the place to get one. The casher is kind of cute; you know if piercings are your thing.” Benny added, though he really wasn’t into the vibe of the store.

“Yeah, I guess so!” Ethan yelled, trying to hear himself over the music, “Do you think Rory and Erica are almost done? This music is starting to give me a headache.”

“You want to wait outside until everyone is finished shopping?”

“Yeah, I like that idea!” Ethan shouted back as he and Benny left the store.

Meanwhile, Dakota continued waiting; there wasn’t much in terms of clothing that fit her; however, the shelves that displayed Japanese rements were more her style. She was thinking of buying a few Kirby ones when Jesse came up behind her, placing a hand on her shoulder.

She gasped, spinning around to face him, rainbow wand in hand.

“Whoa, whoa, no need for that; I’m just here to chat.” He reassured her, holding his hands up in surrender.

“What do you want to talk about?” She questioned uneasily, not too keen on trusting the vampire that got them into this mess.

“Come on, let’s go to a quieter part of the store, so we don’t have to yell.”

The younger girl nodded and followed him.

Jesse leaned against the wall while Dakota kept her distance. However, it was quiet enough that she could remove her ear plugs.

“So, how do you like it here? You girl’s moved in recently, right?” He asked,

The other nodded. “Yeah, we moved in about a week ago. It was Amy’s idea; she and Emily’s parents grew up here.”

Jesse nodded with a thoughtful hum. “I see, for only being here a week. You’ve become pretty close to those geeks and my girlfriend.”

“Um, I think you mean ex-girlfriend.” She pointed out with a scowl, “And second of all, those geeks have names, Ethan, Benny, and Rory.” She spat, “Which you should know since Rory is a part of your quote-on-quote cult now.” She said, adding air quotes for emphasis.

Jesse put his hands up again. “Sorry, didn’t realize you were that protective over them.”

Dakota sighed, crossing her arms and turning away from him. “Look, Rory’s a good kid, and even if Erica has turned to the dark side, I don’t want him following suit.”

Jesse clicked his tongue, remembering an important detail: “Oh, that’s right. Word on the street is you’ve got a little thing for him.”

“Yeah, so what if I do?” She replied, arms crossed, still avoiding eye contact, “At least I found someone who makes me happy; unlike most girls, I tend to stay away from those shallow, popular kids.” Like you was left unsaid, but Jesse was able to figure it out by the way she glared at him.

“Ouch, that cuts deep.”

The other scoffed, rolling her eyes at him as she turned away. “You know, at first when Emily said there was something off about you, I thought she was just being paranoid. But now that I have firsthand experience of the things you pull, she was right to be suspicious of you; I will never forgive you for the way you hurt Sarah. Or for forcing her into a world she wants nothing to do with, along with turning Erica and Rory. I don’t care how happy they seem right now; you still had full intentions on killing us, some friend you are.”

Okay, now that really hurt his feelings; maybe that came out a little harsher than she meant to, but too late to take it back now. Besides, he deserved it.

Jesse opened his mouth to refute this point when Mabel ran up to them, smiling brightly.

“Guys, you have got to see Rory’s new outfit; he looks so cool.”

“I am so in.” Dakota smiled, following her best friend, while Jesse followed suit; however, their conversation wouldn’t leave his mind.

The moment the young girl’s eyes landed on the blonde, her breath hitched. Rory was wearing a red jacket with black sleeves, black jeans, and a chain necklace. And paired up with his black sunglasses, Rory looked so hot in Dakota’s eyes the rockstar vibes he gave off made her heart race.

“So, how do I look?” He asked, turning around so everyone got a good look,

“You look great, Rory.” Sarah giggled; she had to admit he did look cute.

“Meh, not date worthy, but you look the part at least.” Erica shrugged, and that was a compliment coming from her.

“So, what do you think, Dakota?” He asked, the most excited to get her input,

“I what?” She stuttered; she mentally cursed herself for staring. She may have confessed her feelings last night, but the two were far from dating.

“I asked what do you think of my new look.”

“You-You look great.” She smiled, a small blush appearing across her face. “I’m serious, Rory; you look like a rockstar!”

“Whoa, that’s a pretty high compliment coming from you, babe.”

“W-Well, it’s hard n-not to complement you when you’re looking t-this cute.” She stammered, her face getting redder by the minute.

“Okay, so we got our new clothes. I say, Let’s pay and get out of here. I have a hair appointment to get too.” Erica said, flipping her hair,

“Yeah, just give me a moment to change.” Rory nodded and returned to the changing room.

Seeing Rory laugh so merrily with Dakota and Mabel as they skipped down the street made Jesse realize how pure a soul the blond geek was. A little too pure for his own good but pure all the same, it wouldn’t be fair to corrupt such a kind heart. Besides, Erica fits the bloodthirsty look way more than Rory could ever hope to achieve. And later that day, when Rory got his hair done up in a failed pixie cut, that had the others laughing at the cute but slightly ridiculous hair style. Well, let’s just say Dakota has never wanted to kiss someone more.

And let’s also just say Rory was more than happy to make out with her behind the school, where no one suspected a thing.

First things first Dakota is 14 to 15 in this story, because there is no way he'd willingly make out with her during their canon age gap. For those who don't understand what I mean, Dakota is 10 in my mbav fanfic series Whitechapel Adventures and later turns 11 unless stated otherwise for this story anyway I've left her age up to readers interpretation for those who want to link these prompts in the WCA canon. Also, yes, the outfit Rory chose at the end is the outfit he had on during the end of the mbav movie that is without a doubt my all-time favorite outfit he ever wore next to his pre vamp blue jacket and his Keep Calm and Don't get Bite shirt. I freaking love his season two fits oh and his blue hat he wore backwards for the season 2 premiere and the episode Siren Song I so wished he wore it more it looked so cool on him. Anyway, I hope to continue updating this story as Rory week continues Whitechapel Adventures Origins will return soon hopefully, I can finish chapter two before next week ends. Anyway, thank you for your endless support and I will see you all next time love you. Oh and for those who don't know what Rements are search it up they are the cutest doll house furniture ever I recommend looking for the Kirby ones Kirby cafe is the best.

[creativecuteness]

I didn't even realize Rory was wearing a bracelet in that episode. It looks pretty good on him. He needs to wear more wrist bands

CAN WE TALK ABOUT RORYS SINGLE TEAR BRACLET. Omg I wish this was real merch so badly 😭

[deathmetalangel]

ENVY’S MASTERLIST

this includes every character i write for and a link to their current personal master lists if i have works out for them (warnings may vary and minors dni)

this is in no particular order of character btw but my favorites will have a neat little asterisk

refer to what i don’t and do write in my separate post. also this is constantly being updated so don’t mind it much. you can always request a character if it’s not listed there’s no harm in asking :)

ADVENTURE TIME

- marceline*

- princess bubblegum

- marshal lee*

- finn

- fiona

AKAME GA KILL!

- esdeath*

- tatsumi

- akame

- kurome

AMERICAN HORROR STORY

- tate langdon*

- violet harmon

- kyle spencer

- nora montgomery

- moira o’hara

APEX LEGENDS

- bloodhound (no smut)

- wraith

- wattson

- octane

- loba

- revenant

- lifeline

- valkyrie

- crypto

AVATAR

- jake sulley*

- neytiri

- kiri

- neteyam*

- lo’ak

- aonung

- tsireya

AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER

- prince zuko*

- princess azula*

- sokka*

- katara

- aang

- suki

- yue

-jett

- ty lee

- mai

BIG MOUTH

- judd birch*

- val bilzerian*

- connie

- mona

BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA

- izuku midoriya

- keigo takami

- touya todoroki

- shoto todoroki

- katsuki bakugo

- himeko toga

- tomura shigaraki

- tamaki amajiki

CALL OF DUTY

- simon ‘ghost’ riley

- john ‘soap’ mctavish

- könig

- valeria garza*

- alejandro vargas*

COBRA KAI/ KARATE KID

- robby keene

- miguel diaz*

- johnny lawrence

- daniel larusso

- tory nichols

- eli ‘hawk’ moskowitz*

- demetri alexopoulos

DARLING IN THE FRANXX

- zero two

- hiro

- mitsuru*

- ichigo

DEATH NOTE

- misa amane

- light yagami

- l

DEMON SLAYER

- tanjiro kamado*

- nezuko kamado

- kyojuro rengoku*

- giyu tomioka*

- shinobu kocho

- sanemi shinazugawa*

- genya shinazugawa*

- zenitsu agatsuma

- inosuke hasibira*

- muichiro tokito

- mitsuri kanroji

- iguro obanai*

- tengen uzui

HAZBIN HOTEL/ HELLUVA BOSS

- alastor* (i fully respect his asexuality so no smut :3 since he’s not canon aro i still write for him)

- angel dust

- charlie morningstar

- vaggie

- loona

- millie

- moxxie

- verosika mayday

- stolas goetia

- barbie wire

- striker

- octavia goetia

- adam*

- lute

- lucifer morningstar*

- rosie

- the vees

HOCUS POCUS

- max dennison

- thackery binx

- sarah sanderson

MARVEL

- peter parker

- wanda maximoff

- pietro maximoff*

- tony stark

- natasha romanoff

- k'uk'ulkan*

- killmonger*

- miguel o’hara*

MID90S

- ray*

- fuckshit

- fourth grade*

- ruben (no smut)

- stevie (no smut)

MY BABYSITTERS A VAMPIRE

- jesse white

- sarah fox

- ethan morgan

- benny weir*

- rory keener

- erica jones

NARUTO

- naruto uzumaki

- sasuke uchiha*

- sakura haruno

- minato namikaze

- hinata hyuga

- neji hyuga

- itachi uchiha*

- shisui uchiha*

- kakashi hatake*

- haku yuki

- pain*

- konan

- sasori

- deidara

RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2

- arthur morgan*

- sadie adler

- dutch van der lide

- mary linton*

- john marston

- lenny summers

- javier escuella

- mary-beth gaskill

SCREAM

- ethan landry*

- billy loomis

- stu macher

- sydney prescott

- tatum riley

STARDEW VALLEY

- alex*

- harvey

- haley*

- sam

- abigail

- emily

- shane

- sebastian

- elliott

- maru

- penny

- leah

STAR WARS

- din djarin*

- anakin skywalker*

- padme amidala*

- poe dameron

- luke skywalker

- leia skywalker

- ahsoka tano*

- han solo

- bo katan kreze

THE MIGHTY DUCKS

- charlie conway*

- adam banks*

- guy germaine

- dean portman

- julie gaffney

- connie moreau

- luis mendoza

THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY

- conrad fisher*

- steven conklin*

- jeremiah fisher

- belly conklin*

- taylor jewel

TWILIGHT

- alice cullen

- jasper hale*

- rosalie hale

- edward cullen

- jacob black*

- paul lahote

- leah clearwater

- seth clearwater*

- bella swan

- alec volturi*

- jane volturi

- victoria

[spiffy-sea-dragon]

No shade, but why is Rory’s last name Keaner? I’ve never met anyone with that last name, but it feels like a very real person’s uncommon name.

Benny Weir, Sarah Fox, Ethan Morgan, Erica Jones? All sound like names you’d pick out for fictional characters. Keaner just feels so oddly specific. Keener as a surname appears to be slightly more common.

Makes me wonder if they named him after a real person.

[marvelandhobbit]

“The Debutante Ball”

Tony Stark x daughter!reader; slight Harley Keener x Stark!reader

warnings: none

a/n: I just watched the Gilmore Girl's episode where Rory has to go to the debutante ball and it inspired me to write this piece. It has quite a few references to the episode, I hope you enjoy it! Let me know what you think about it!

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“Y/n come on!” Tony shouts.

“Hold on! I haven’t put my necklace on!” You shout back.

Today is the day of your first (and hopefully only) debutante ball. Your big coming out. Telling people you are open for business. The happiest day of your life. Not.

Since Tony is very popular in high society, you were invited to the debutante ball, now that you’re 16 going on 17. You really didn’t want to go, you wanted to spend the night laying in bed, listening to music, eating ice cream. But, no, you had to go to this stupid ball. You look one more time in the mirror, double-checking that you are good to go, running through your mental list that you have everything you need. 

(This is your dress, or you can choose a different one; link to dress)

You walk downstairs because ladies do not run, and notice the other Avengers wearing their best clothes. 

“Finally!” Tony teased, “How long does it take to put a dress on?”

“Haha, very funny.” You replied.

“Smile for the camera!” Pepper interrupts before a bickering war happens.

You and the Avengers take some pictures and then head to the venue. When you get there, there are thousands of people trying to get in, luckily, since you are one of the debutantes, you get priority entry.

You head upstairs to do the finishing touches and Tony waits with the other dads. The overhead speaker tells you that it is time to start lining up. You grab Tony’s arm and straighten out your dress.

“You look beautiful.” Tony remarked.

“Now your just teasing me.” You counter.

“No, I’m serious. You look just like me!” He laughed.

“Don’t let me trip, ok?”

“So long as I am right here, you will never trip.”

Before you could respond your name is being called. You and Tony walk down the grand staircase arm in arm, with everyone below looking up at you.

When you reach the bottom of the stairs, Tony hands you off to Harley, who offered to be your escort for tonight. Harley leads you to the middle of the room where other girls are waiting for the fan dance. You barely manage to get through the dance with a straight face, especially since the other Avengers were trying so hard not to laugh.

The ball goes on for a few more hours and when it is over, Tony takes you to get ice cream. 

“Hey Dad?”

“Yeah?”

“Thanks for being there tonight and for not letting me trip.”

“Always, my little princess."

[bilightningwhumper]

Bilightningwhumper's Flufftober 2024 Collection

*planned queued posts to be at 5pm (and 5:15pm for two prompt days) each day until the end of October; links here will updated sometime after because I have work when the posts are queued*

Excerpts using prompts from @flufftober for my planned "Shadow of a Shield" (MCU fic collection), "The New Eden Institution" (fairy tale retelling fic collection), and "Temptations of Fate" (Romeo and Juliet Angels/Demons AU variation fic). So, warnings for spoilers ahead, but I'm doing my best to keep them minimal. Short and sweet. Might have moments of angst and whump, but mostly fluff here.

Some of the days will have 2 postings, as I'm doing both the Alt prompts and a couple of the prompts have 2 ideas I didn't want to choose between.

"Shadow of a Shield" chapters will be labeled with "SoaS" in the title

"The New Eden Institution" ones with "TNEI"

"Temptations of Fate" with "ToF"

Hope you enjoy!

Day 1- Lost Pet Meet Cute- TNEI

Fic: Weary Rest (Sleeping Beauty retelling) PoV: Petal (name in progress)- Sleeping Beauty Summary: Petal makes a new friend at the Evergreen Heart Medical Center. Well, two new friends.

Day 1/Alt 1- “I’ve got you”- SoaS

Fic: When an Angel Falls... (Becca's story) PoV: Theo- Becca's partner Summary: Later than planned, Theo makes it home for his nightly routine

Day 2- “Left. Other left!”- TNEI

Fic: Caged Bird (Swan Lake retelling) PoV: Teddie- Odile Summary: A planned reunion for two lovebirds finally comes to pass

Day 3- Favorite Scent- TNEI

Fic: Forever Prey (Red Riding Hood retelling) PoV: Rae- Huntsman Summary: Sienna falls asleep on Rae during movie night

Day 3/Alt 2- Rainy Day- TNEI

Fic: Royal Makeover (Frog Prince retelling) PoV: Wayland/Grof- Frog Prince Summary: A rainy afternoon brings Wayland and Max together

Day 4- Market Day- TNEI

Fic: Bruised Apple (Snow White retelling) PoV: Juliana- Huntsman Summary: Juliana, Rory, and Darcy go to the farmers market to shop for dinner

Day 5- Acorn, Chestnut, Pine Cone- TNEI

Fic: Lost Voice (Little Mermaid retelling) PoV: Hannah- Prince's fiance/bride Summary: Hannah finds one of Sam's designs made from a long forgotten memory

Day 6- Mistaken Identity- TNEI

Fic: Royal Makeover (Frog Prince retelling) PoV: Max- Princess Summary: Max makes some new friends while doing a good deed

Day 6/Alt 3- “Wait you love me?” - “I always have”- TNEI

Fic: Final Piece (The Last Unicorn retelling) PoV: Lir- name unchanged from book Summary: Lir finds a secret hidden in Galen's closet

Day 7- Hoodie Weather- SoaS

Fic: Flight of the Reaper (Will's story) PoV: Peter Parker Summary: Peter made a mistake

Day 8- Chopping & Piling Wood- TNEI

Fic: Ashen Spell (Cinderella + Beauty and the Beast combo retelling) PoV: Nerissa- Beast Summary: Issac has some shocking news for Nerissa and she has some for him in return

Day 9- “Don’t do that!” - “But…”- SoaS

Fic: Flight of the Reaper (Will's story) PoV: Will- Bucky and Nat's son, Mare's twin Summary: Will has to fix two (lovable) idiots misinformation

Day 9/Alt 4- “I hate it” - “No, you don’t”- TNEI

Fic: Just Right (Goldilocks retelling) PoV: Talia- no fairytale counterpart (as of now) Summary: Talia and Oscar give Tressa the gift she asked for

Day 10- Bet, Game, Contest- SoaS

Fic: Flight of the Reaper (Will's story) PoV: Harley Keener Summary: Harley proposes a bet

Day 11- Ingredients & Spells- TNEI

Fic: Picture Perfect (Rapunzel + Hansel and Gretel combo retelling) PoV: Josh- Prince Summary: Josh's attempt to make dinner wasn't as great as he'd hoped

Day 12- “This is spooky.” - “Really?”- TNEI

Fic: Lost Voice (Little Mermaid retelling) PoV: Derrick- Prince Summary: Derrick has a realization about his partners

Day 12/Alt 5- Porch Swing- TNEI

Fic: Missed Shot (Robin Hood retelling) PoV: Marianne- Maid Marian Summary: Marianne comes home to a surprise

Day 13- Attic, Cellar, Hidden Room- TNEI

Fic: "Picture Perfect" (Rapunzel + Hansel and Gretel combo retelling) PoV: Leslie- Rapunzel Summary: Leslie gets a happy surprise

Day 14- Fantasy AU/Mundane AU- ToF

Fic: "Temptations of Fate" (Romeo and Juliet Angels/Demons AU retelling) PoV: Evangeline- Juliet Summary: Medieval fantasy AU where Evangeline is a pious noble and Morgan is a freer, independent one

Day 15- “What are you wearing?” - “It’s laundry day!”- SoaS

Fic: "When an Angel Falls..." (Becca's story) PoV: Becca- Steve and Bucky's daughter Summary: Taking some advice, Becca steps out of her comfort zone

Day 15/Alt 6- Gravestone- SoaS

Fic: "Shadow of a Shield" (Jamie's story) PoV: Jamie- Steve and Peggy's daughter Summary: Jamie finally makes a trip to visit her mom

Day 16- Yes, No, Maybe- TNEI

Fic: "Weary Rest" (Sleeping Beauty retelling) PoV: Fion- Prince Summary: Fion has to deal with Crystal's teasing during their lunch break at work

Day 17- Only One Bed- TNEI

Fic: "Caged Bird" (Swan Lake retelling) PoV: Nic- Siegfried Summary: Nic has a "small" crisis over the sleeping arrangements in the apartment

Day 18- Bewitched- TNEI

Fic: "Bruised Apple" (Snow White retelling) PoV: Rory- Prince Summary: Cooking is a magical and captivating sight

Day 18/Alt 7- Getting Revenge- TNEI

Fic: "Hollow Mirror" (Alice in Wonderland retelling) PoV: Reid- Red Knave Summary: The trial is finally over

Day 19- Yarn

Day 20.1- Paw

Day 20.2- Paw

Day 21- Bonfire

Day 22- Heirloom

Day 22/Alt 8- Written but never sent

Day 23- Stormy Night

Day 24- Comfort Food

Day 25- Haunted House

Day 25/Alt 9- Suddenly Severed Communication

Day 26- “I can’t find it.”

Day 27- Afternoon Stroll

Day 28- Lucky Charm

Day 28/Alt 10.1- Rejected, Betrayed, Exiled, Left Behind

Day 29- Time Capsule

Day 30- “Forever?”

Day 31- Make a Wish

Day 31/Alt 10.2- Rejected, Betrayed, Exiled, Left Behind

Full collection on Ao3 (or will be at the end of October, lol) here:

[vortexhq]

greetings from fairewoods, california! we hope you're having a wonderful time, harley keener ( marvel — mcu & comic influences ) and francisco "forrest nash" sanchez ( killer frequency ), here in our little sanctuary! make sure you read the checklist, and we'll be sending you the discord link through ims! welcome to a land where everyone gets their happy ever after, arden!

{  marvel ( mcu + comic influences, canon, ca ).  froy gutierrez;  ze / zem + he / him;  nonbinary.  }  —  do you hear that? it sounds like ( everybody dies ) by ( rory webley ).  i think i heard ( harley keener ) playing this before.  have you met them yet?  they’re a ( twenty - three ) year old ( head mechanic at fairewoods automotive repair and for - hire hacker ), and they’re usually always hanging around ( beyond tavern ).  they’re known around town for ( getting banned for a year from claw carousel for clearing through all of their machines ); fitting for them, since they’re so ( innovative ) yet ( blunt ).  they’re sort of associated with ( trying to walk through the wild tundra of a snowstorm, the dried stains of machine grease left on calloused hands, and mindless patterns drawn onto the condensation of a glass ) which makes total sense when you get to know them.  i wonder how they’ve been doing lately;  last i heard from them, they were telling me about a dream they had?  something about ( not being able to help tony more before his death ), but i’m not sure what they were talking about.  they always do tell the strangest stories…  //  [  arden,  26 / pst,  he / she / it.  ]

{ killer frequency ( canon, ca ).  edgar ramirez;  he / him;  cis man.  }  —  do you hear that? it sounds like ( dancing in the dark ) by ( bruce springsteen ).  i think i heard ( francisco sanchez ( forrest nash ) ) playing this before.  have you met them yet?  they’re a ( fourty - seven ) year old ( late night radio host for fwr77.9 ), and they’re usually always hanging around ( sapphire sound ).  they’re known around town for ( moving back to fairewoods despite aspirations for something "more" growing up ); fitting for them, since they’re so ( ambitious ) yet ( aloof ).  they’re sort of associated with ( fireflies coming out with the steady breeze of a summer night, matching heartbeat with the drumming rhythm of an addictive song, and familiarities in steadying emotions in high - stress situations ) which makes total sense when you get to know them.  i wonder how they’ve been doing lately;  last i heard from them, they were telling me about a dream they had?  something about ( not being able to stop peggy from going alone to meet marie ), but i’m not sure what they were talking about.  they always do tell the strangest stories…  //  [ arden,  26 / pst,  he / she / it.  ]

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( hannibal (tv). hugh dancy, he/him, demi man. ) ——- hey, is that ( william "will" graham ) hanging around ( astera beachfront )? i wonder what life is like for them, balancing working as a ( fourty - two ) year old ( forensic sciences professor at celestire university ) and ( fishing down by the docks )? they’re notorious for being ( intuitive ) yet ( brutal ), and i always seem to hear ( bloodstream ) by ( stateless ) playing whenever they walk past. they’re known around the islands for ( quitting his job as a profiler at the investigations station after a case gone wrong ), and they’re associated with ( the golden glow of a pendulum in swing, waves crashing against a shoreline, and blood looking black in the moonlight ). last we spoke, they were telling me about a vision they had… something about their biggest regret being ( trusting hannibal lecter ), but it must have just been a bad dream. // — [ dream, 25 / pst, he/him. ]

( marvel (webbverse), dupes not allowed. hwang hyunjin, he/they, trans man. ) ——- hey, is that ( harold “harry” theopolis osborn ) hanging around ( sour candy )? i wonder what life is like for them, balancing working as a ( twenty - three ) year old ( socialite and mba student ) and ( throwing his money around to his loved ones )? they’re notorious for being ( charismatic ) yet ( resentful ), and i always seem to hear ( moonsickness ) by ( penelope scott ) playing whenever they walk past. they’re known around the islands for ( frequently inviting people to lavish parties at his mansion ), and they’re associated with ( inches of winter snow covering everything in sight, collected dust on broken porcelain in an artificially lit kitchen, and moonlight-casted shadows in an empty billowing hallway ). last we spoke, they were telling me about a vision they had… something about their biggest regret being ( ever stepping foot back in new york ), but it must have just been a bad dream. // — [ dream, 25 / pst, he/him. ]

( marvel (mcu / comics), dupes not allowed. froy gutierrez, ze/zem/zer + he/him, nonbinary. ) ——- hey, is that ( harley keener ) hanging around ( lavender laboratories )? i wonder what life is like for them, balancing working as a ( twenty - five ) year old ( mechanic ) and ( making potato - powered and potato - firing weaponry )? they’re notorious for being ( innovative ) yet ( jaded ), and i always seem to hear ( everybody dies ) by ( rory webley ) playing whenever they walk past. they’re known around the islands for ( doing donuts with the beat - up, autoshop cars during winter breaks in high school ), and they’re associated with ( trying to walk through the wild tundra of a snowstorm, the dried stains of machine grease left on calloused hands, and mindless patterns drawn onto the condensation of a glass ). last we spoke, they were telling me about a vision they had… something about their biggest regret being ( powerless to help tony more before he died ), but it must have just been a bad dream. // — [ dream, 25 / pst, he/him. ]

( fire emblem: three houses. toheeb jimoh, he/they, demi man. ) ——- hey, is that ( dedue molinaro ) hanging around ( celestire arboretum )? i wonder what life is like for them, balancing working as a ( twenty - six ) year old ( florist ) and ( cooking for his loved ones )? they’re notorious for being ( gentle ) yet ( stoic ), and i always seem to hear ( two birds ) by ( regina spektor ) playing whenever they walk past. they’re known around the islands for ( the bouquets they make for important events in celestire ), and they’re associated with ( sunlight peeking out from between green leaves overhead, the warming smell of clove and cinnamon mixing together, and black ink lightly smudging handwritten letters ). last we spoke, they were telling me about a vision they had… something about their biggest regret being ( not being able to find dimitri sooner ), but it must have just been a bad dream. // — [ dream, 25 / pst, he/him. ]

[11thsshadow]

deathxproof​:

There was a lot going on in Rory’s mind right now. Maybe he’d start to put it together a bit more… He was usually keener, usually would’ve spotted the differences quicker. Even now he just… Didn’t quite want to point it out yet. Wanted to keep his cards closer.

Just like he caught the way his reaction changed when he said that. The Doctor must’ve mentioned him before, didn’t he? It was so clear in his head. Or maybe it was River, right? Someone mentioned him and it stuck in his head.

His brows knit, and Rory leans forward himself, eyes narrowing. A bit of confusion, a bit to let him know he was reading Dark right back. But it wouldn’t do to turn the tables now. That was… Suspicious. He didn’t know why he was being suspicious. “What do you mean?” He asks, trying to root around for the time he must’ve told them about him. “— How do I know about any of the stuff you’ve thrown at us? I don’t know. I get lucky. I do my research. I read about the way your ship should work before we met you. Aliens aren’t unheard of around here, you know. And… I don’t know. I don’t know. I read about him on the TARDIS, then? I did a lot of reading there. I can’t remember. I just remember the name.” He says, and clears his throat.

“Why? And why are you acting the way you are, anyways? All… Blowing up and looking at me like you’re about to pounce. I’m not— I know I’m acting different. But I’m not the only one acting strange here, Doctor.”

Dark knew there was no point in keeping the charade up any further. Hell, he was surprised he’d even kept it up this long. But he took a breath of relief knowing that he didn’t have to try anymore. He was growing tired of playing around anyway. “Alright, I guess the cat is out of the bag, isn’t it?” Dark finally replied, taking on a darker tone now as he allowed himself to show the grin he'd been holding back. "I'm not him anymore, you're doctor. I haven't been this entire time. I'm a much different Doctor from very different reality, but you can call me Dark. "

Just in the blink of in eye, though, the grin was gone and replaced with another serious expression. "And Let me tell you what research wouldn't tell you, Rory. The Master and I were very dear friends, we grew up together and in the end sacrificed his freedom and his life for me." "Also given the fact that you didn't know what the hell my TARDIS was there is no way you'd have any knowledge how to work her. But now I guess I know what's drawn me here." Dark eased his gaze a bit, "You're tired, and not all there, are you? Seem a bit more caged up than before. What other knowledge do you have dangling around there?"

@11thsshadow Rory Williams… Was not having a good time. Before they went back to their capital-R Regular Lives, it wasn’t too bad. Now that he was back out in the real world for a while it was more imperative to keep it under wraps. At the hospital, spending time with his dad, to a degree when he was alone with Amy… It felt important to him to keep it a secret. It felt important to not talk about the watch he’d happened upon that he swore his… Dad gave to him? How frequent his already chronic migraines were becoming, vivid nightmares, strange impulses, erratic emotions… 

He was taking a day to himself for the first time in a long time. Amy was apparently on a girl’s trip, he didn’t have work. Tend to the garden, sit on the couch… It’s why he jumped when he came back inside their house to see the Doctor there. Just. Standing there. And I Rory must have looked so confused. “What the- you can’t just- that’s— I- I didn’t even hear you. What are you doing here? Ah-“ Rory cleared his throat, straightening out, trying to appear less cagey. “Hi?” 

[juneberrie]

Do you think rory is underrated or correctly rated? Because I feel like people often forget him and focus more on Ethan and Benny…I mean they definitely deserve the attention but I think Rory is genuinely funny!!

okay so, lovely nonnie, its kind of in the middle? like, compared to benny, rorys underrated. but like, compared to ethan (from what ive seen), rorys sooo overrated. ykwim?? anyways so what i think im trying to say is hes like correctly rated?

im making no sense but yeah- what im trying to convey is that rorys kind of in the midde

[fangshunter]

Ah, yes, what a nice moment to remember that Rory is great and he DESERVED BETTER

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[morosegirl]

Rory Keener if you’re out there I hope you’re having a great day sweetie 🥺

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Rory Keener aesthetic