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dishonoredrpg · 4 years ago

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Congratulations, NAY! You’ve been accepted for the role of THE LOVERS with the faceclaim of ASHLEY MOORE. Admin Cas: I think we can all agree that The Lovers is a difficult concept to pin down. It’s a task in itself to balance the devotion they have for The World, her world, while not sacrificing who they are at their core. But, Nay, you were certainly up to the task. There’s something so lovely about Prudence, so beautiful and admirable, but something hungry. So much of her life revolves around The World, but that does not mean that Prudence doesn’t have a story of her own to live out. I particularly enjoyed the way you likened her story unfolding to a caterpillar grows into its chrysalis; to become a butterfly or moth, either is possible. I can’t wait to see what you do with her!

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Out-of-Character.

NAME: nay

PRONOUNS: she / her

AGE: twenty-two

TIMEZONE, ACTIVITY LEVEL: gmt + 5 ; and i’d say my activity ( especially with quarantine, still ) is at a 7/10. lately, i have been trying to write every day, and that means at least a reply every day – even if posted through queue after being written on a better writing day.

ANYTHING ELSE?: i wrote this way too quickly, because i suck at being patient and didn’t want to wait a week to turn in an app, so forgive me for the sinful typos committed in my haste! this definitely isn’t as polished as i wish it were. also? there are possibly too many insect-facts in this and if that shit squicks you, i am so sorry.

In-Character.

SKELETON: the lovers

K E Y W O R D S

UPRIGHT: love, harmony, relationships, values alignment, choices

REVERSED: self-love, disharmony, imbalance, misalignment of values

| source: x

NAME: prudence “prue” luna lockhart

→ ETYMOLOGY ;

P R U D E N C E / “intelligence; discretion, foresight; wisdom to see what is suitable or profitable;” also one of the four cardinal virtues, "wisdom to see what is virtuous;" from Old French prudence (13th Century) and directly from Latin prudentia “a foreseeing, foresight, sagacity, practical judgment,” contraction of providentia “foresight” (see providence). Secondary sense of “wisdom” (late 14th Century) is preserved in jurisprudence.

L U N A / “the moon,” especially personified in the Roman goddess answered to Greek Selene; also, an alchemical name for “silver”; from Latin luna “moon, goddess of the moon,” from PIE *leuksna- (source, also: of Old Church Slavonic luna “moon,” Old Prussian lauxnos “stars,” Middle Irish luan “light, moon”), suffixed form of root *leuk- “light, brightness.” The luna moth (1841, American English) so-called for the crescent-shaped eye-spots on its wings.

L O C K H A R T / Scottish: of uncertain origin, probably from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements loc 'lock', 'bolt' + hard 'hardy', 'brave', 'strong'. English: occupational name for a herdsman in charge of a sheep or cattlefold, from Old English loc 'enclosure', 'fold' + hierde 'herd(er)'.

| sources: x & x

FACECLAIM: zendaya coleman ( or ashley moore or natali litvinova — in order of preference! )

AGE: three-&-twenty for zendaya / four-&-twenty for ashley or natali

→ BIRTHDATE: fantasy-equivalent of july 8th; the most cancer baby there ever was!

DETAILS: it took me forever to find a skeleton that made me feel the enduring love i’ve been searching for beyond the ability to see a story, and as it always, unfailingly, tends to happen for the rare occasion where i opt for a softer character, it caught me completely off-guard. initially, surveying the tags, i was leaning towards the skeletons of the wheel of fortune, the hierophant, the devil, the hermit – all of whom, in my opinion, are characters who have been shaped by a darkness, be it inherent or inflicted, that’s rendered them with shadows or edges. with the lovers, that’s not the case. they are tender: like a paramour’s kiss, or a bruise, or an overripe peach you can sink your fingers into. and maybe it’s my unflinching desire to subvert the stereotypical presumption of what it is to be soft, the fragility noted in their skeleton does not translate to weakness or meekness to me; i enjoy that they are both tender, and possess the ability to be chaotic, and manipulative, and impulsive and desperate and vindictive and defensive. what i love most about this particular skeleton is the sheer humanness of them.

that, and their love for THE WORLD. for a moment there, that was definitely what drew me to them; this idea of love as religion had my mind reeling like a siken poem, rhapsodising about a love so powerful, it can alter a person. this is partially because i am the most hopeful and shameless of romantics, and partially because love, its nuances, and its powers and vulnerabilities genuinely, deeply interest me. however, working my way deeper into this application-form, that changed.

it is the love that the lovers — or prue, to me, now — holds for THE WORLD is one that attracted me. it is her own potential for growth that’s kept me in her clutches, besotted, wishing to tell her story. hers is a tale, i believe, of metamorphosis: a question i posed in a later section, as well as what lurks in my mind, is whether that metamorphosis is one that leads to a moth or a butterfly. did you know it is moths who come from cocoons, but butterflies who come from a chrysalis? moths, who are drawn to light. butterflies, who drink nectar, also help spread the seeds to grow more of the flowers. both which come from a caterpillar, whose first meal is typically the egg they come from. what i enjoy is the ambivalence that presents itself — or, as i like to call it: potential. there are several directions that prue’s story could go in, several choices that could define her, and it’s all up in the air until it isn’t anymore.

i wish i could tell you that my EUREKA! moment wasn’t insect-research, but i can’t, because that would be a lie. i’m not even sorry.

BACKGROUND:

☉ CONTENT WARNING(s): infant death, stillbirth, body horror imagery, insects

come, dear reader, won’t you settle in? let me spin you a tale—a tangled web of one, indeed—about a girl who smells sweet as white roses and is as satiny to touch as her gossamer-thin garments. this girl is just a girl; she has never been the girl. even so, this story is her story, and though she is not equipped to be the heroine of a story, or so she believes, she is the heart of this one. like a heart, she is swollen with the fullness of blood: thus, let me etch this tale into parchment with the blood of love, in crimson-ink of metallic-reek.

it comes in three parts: a beginning, a middle, an ending; it is for you, dear reader, to decide which is which.

let us anoint this tale the title of METAMORPHOSIS –

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i. THE EGG ;

before there is the girl, there is a man and a woman who live in faerûn by the sahrnian sea, bound together by a contract that is decidedly not the forest-fire love faerie-tales herald. yet that is not to say that love never comes, just because love comes after. when it does, it is a calm love, a steady one; a love that has never cost one to lose one’s mind, and has been grown, meticulously, over the passage of time and the trials and tribulations have littered the path of a match made by those who are older and have witnessed so much more life than them. it is not for years that the woman feels nature stirring within her body’s vessel, and when it does, it is with the undying bestowing upon her a gift that makes up lost time.

when the girl comes, she comes from a belly more full than most. it makes sense that it is so, for there were meant to be two of them: a boy, and a girl. one might suppose that, in the end, there still were, yet only one in the way it mattered.

( you decide, dear reader: which is which? )

she is born — and it is days, and days, before her time. no matter, a name still awaits her. prudence, they call her. pierce, he would have been.

from the beginning, she emerges from the ruddy cave of her mother’s womb incomplete. a greyish pallor remains where life ought to be warming her skin; it is as if he leeched enough life from her for him to choke on, and she siphoned her brother’s death through the connection only womb-mates share – and this is what she will hear in later years, when she asks about him.

she will wish she hadn’t.

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ii. THE CATERPILLAR ;

( when you feel unforgiving, dear reader, remember: it is a caterpillar’s job to eat; without an abundance of consumption, it cannot survive. it is this abundance of consumption that allows for the production of silk. it is this same abundance of consumption that is its undoing. )

years do not care if one is ready to bear them; they come, when they must, as they must. and so comes to pass the childhood that tries to swallow prudence lockhart whole, over and over and over –

as an infant, blood is filtered out of her body and fresh blood poured into her veins. it helps, some. it does not help enough, yet there is nothing more to be done; her parents must take her home, and pray to the undying god for the rest. they pray, and pray, and pray, as two people of noble blood and lucrative business-dealings rarely stoop to, for lack of need to need it.

as a child, prue is still a frail slip of a thing, with bones jutting out against taut bronze flesh in protest. fill yourself up, her mother pleads. you must survive, beloved. she offers her savory meals and sweet decadence twice, and anything she takes a suggestion of a liking to just as many times more — and it works; it takes time, but work it does, and prue’s cheeks round some and at times flush rosily, some weakness giving way to the minute miracles that are her tardy signs of life. it is not much, but it is enough, isn’t it? it is to the mother who has warred for her existence. who still combats for prue’s survival.

when does the girl begin to feel that it might be her that her mother is fighting, when every frustration about her lessness, her inherent lessness, begins to steal the breath from prue’s lungs – for is it not her who is all poetry & rot, wisp-thin & about as flimsy? her heart fills with hot, vital blood then: it beats loud and clear as a belltower’s toll, cutting through all else with the potency of its truth. this is as much as i am, she beseeches in turn, as her mother had once done, except not, for graceless tears roll down her cheeks in impassioned rivulets and the voice that thickens with feeling.

how will you survive the world, beloved? her mother implores.

i might not, prue knows. i might not, she accepts.

it is the caterpillar’s destiny to unbecome –

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iii. THE CHRYSALIS ;

– unbecoming takes time.

it takes long enough that both mother and daughter grow used to it, initially, and then around it, ultimately.

there is, after-all, the distraction of warfare engrained in the backbone of their precious faerûn. there is the journey to tyrholm, the settling into the dregs of hightown – not quite lowtown-bound, and not-quite-not. it fazes her parents to not be profound upper-echelons of society; her father, a man used to running the business inherited by the men in the lockhart family, and her mother, who had spent all of her time worrying for prudence and never had to about wealth. but prue, for her part, is accustomed to the notion of not-quite-right / not-quite-enough; the feeling might not be home, per se, and yet she recognises the walls of the house all the same – could walk its rooms in the dark, if she had to.

it is circumstance that calls the lockharts to castle tyrholm.

it tears at her parents: her father believes in not squandering opportunity, and her mother would rather squander anything but prudence. even THE EMPRESS sees it, does she not, when she cants prudence’s head and observes her fragility? the king’s reputation precedes itself; would a heart as true and innocent as hers survive a court like his? within minutes, it is too late to ponder it any longer. within minutes, it is no longer a choice, but a deal already struck. just like a match: it cannot be unstruck. one can endeavour to douse a fire, but it is not the same as un-starting it.

for a time, the castle is one more place prue does not feel she belongs; it is alright, she tells herself. you are alright, she says – because her mother is no longer by her side telling her anymore, is she? silken thread ensnares the girl when THE WORLD knocks on her door one evening; it is lilly-white, the radiance of their smile. prue does not understand why, then; she is nothing exceptional, she flounders for the right thing to do, and even then, she gets it wrong so much more often than she ever gets it right. perhaps, she will never understand why – why they are so kind, why they make her feel seen, why…

and still, this once, there is no question of whether it is enough. they are more than enough.

for the first time in her life, prue discovers what it is to be warm.

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tell me, dear reader – is this a butterfly’s or moth’s metamorphosis?

PLOT IDEAS:

❂ “love, for you, / is larger than the usual romantic love. it’s like religion. it’s terrifying.” – richard siken

see, i told you: siken’s poetry reeling through my mind. religion is a really interesting ideology to link the notion of love to, because there are so many boundaries one crosses in the name of faith. at times, we call it the lesser evil. other times, we say it’s letting the end justify the means. we’re all trying to be holy.

this is where i want to start discussing potential plots for prue — but i want to, first, preface it by saying that though THE WORLD is very much at the centre of her story, it is because prue’s unparalleled love for them is central to her life-story; i treat it like an experiment, where prue is the dependent variable and her love for THE WORLD is the independent variable that incites action & reaction, placed in different situations. it is, that said, the most potent of variables, and can hardly be called controlled, despite how desperately prue herself attempts to keep it to the corner-alcove they hide the truth of their love in. this love is not a selfish love; it is strong, and all-consuming, and maddening – more than a soldier’s swearing fealty to a kingdom, it is the most devout of prophets bowing their head at the altar of the divine deity they put their faith in. that’s pretty intense stuff, right? i want to see what it elicits.

this can be a double-edged sword, and in fact, i’d be rooting for it to be. on one hand, i want to explore how this love has made prue strong. i want to see how it has made her braver, and more resilient. i want to explore that she took THE EMPRESS deeming her fragile-seeming, and how she’s donned it as armour, because it is that same delicacy that has made THE WORLD love them. i want to explore it through interactions with the royal family foremost — THE WORLD, of course, but THE EMPRESS, THE EMPEROR, THE CHARIOT, and if it works out, maybe even septimus himself. it’s rare for prue to not let things slip, and roll off her back, but that is when it comes to her. her love for THE WORLD makes her want to protect them, fiercely; it lights a fire in her soul that has never been lit before. and fire? yes, it warms – but oh, it burns, too, doesn’t it? it has the power to ruin. and i don’t want to limit that exploration to just the royal family; i want to explore it with the animosity-potential between her and TEMPERANCE as well, but that’s one plot i’ll talk more about further down.

there are little ideas floating around in my head that i would love to explore with the respective players, but i could imagine a friendship between prue ( probably due to her sweet-tooth luring her, too often, to the kitchens ) with THE HANGED MAN – and to explore a bond, that could further be complicated, potentially, by prue not being able to talk about what she and THE WORLD share. or, more chaotically: for her to share it, and for THE HANGED MAN to let it slip to THE DEVIL? how far would prue go to protect this? and would she, if it presented the opportunity for the future where she and her love get to be together is pushed closer by it? how selfless is her love? how powerful would fear be against it?

i’m honestly just a firm believer that, when our backs are against the wall, that’s when we find out who we really are. and that’s the main storyline i want to explore with prue, more than anything else, because i think that she has never been pushed to that edge and, because of it, she’s never copped up to her own identity. she met and fell in love with THE WORLD at such a young age, so quickly and wholly, that it has shaped so much of what her ideal self is. i want to see how her ideal self would differ from the reality of her. and i want to see her confront it.

❂ “you are going to break your promise. i understand. and i hold my hands over the ears of my heart, so that i will not hate you.” – catherynne m. valente

very recently, someone put forth an idea to me: love is a promise. that’s what i want to talk about here. there’s a sense i got — both from the lovers’ skeleton, and THE WORLD’s — that both of them know that there is a time-limit on their relationship. or, at the very least, whatever room there is for prue in their future, it isn’t a room where they share the bed. but i also get a sense that they know it, and neither of them talk about it. i think a part of prue feels like the amount of good that THE WORLD has brought her will last her a lifetime, and i think that isn’t true, so much as she’s hoping it is? i want to see the two of them talk about it. i want to see prue wanting them to fight her love. i want prue to admit she wants to be chosen over duty, or a marriage with someone who isn’t her, or fear, and i want to see what something like that would do to their relationship. or hell, i want someone who has power over THE WORLD, like THE EMPEROR, or THE EMPRESS, or THE CHARIOT or THE HIGH PRIESTESS to find out about the true nature of their relationship and force that choice once they even start talking about, so the situation can force their hands even if they don’t force one another’s.

there’s so much between the two of them i want to dissect and play with, it apparently needed to separate quotations. oops?

❂ “all things truly wicked start from innocence.” – ernest hemingway

we all have the occasional ( or perhaps more, no judgement! ) propensity for wickedness. i feel really passionately about softer people not being safe from cravings for chaotic behaviour, even if they might, in prue’s case, justify it through the innocence of intention. a lot of her initial effusion is of a heady amalgamation of sweetness and delicacy; i want to see her display a dash of something that takes leave from that, and surprises even herself. now, though not at all set-in-stone and totally up to be discussed with the respective player, i could easily see it rearing its head in the dynamic between herself and TEMPERANCE. how many times will she be shooed away from a room with a beautiful woman and the love of prue’s life? it terrifies prue, the idea that THE WORLD will slip out of her fingers like the sands of time, so much sooner than she is ready for. i’m curious: would there be a moment where she would not leave? where she would make the nature of their relationship known? would she ever snap back, or continue to smile tenderly, bow her head, and listen?

i’m also dying to explore the potential plot brewing between the lovers and DEATH. part of this is a total shot in the dark, so bear with me, but – imagine this: there is a darkness in them that tugs at the darkness in her; they are hungry, and she is a starving-thing, and what a pairing they could make. imagine prue venturing into lowtown with them, and for the alternative reality DEATH’s hunger dangles that could open a door to an actual future with THE WORLD? i want there to be temptation — towards darkness and chaos, yes, because i am a sucker for moral ambiguity, but also for the loyalist that prue is to be lured by the revolt.

❂ “you cut up a thing that’s alive and beautiful to find out how it’s alive and why it’s beautiful, and before you know it, it’s neither of those things, and you’re standing there with blood on your face and tears in your sight and only the terrible ache of guilt to show for it.” – clive barker

it is difficult for even me, as i delve into prue’s psyche, to be a wordsmith adept enough to encapsulate the sheer magnitude of her love for her lover. let me tell you this, though: it is love that is devout enough that prue would sacrifice herself before it. she would shirk what she believes she knows of herself to fight for THE WORLD. but there is little in the universe free of the shackles of consequence. it feels inevitable to me that, at some point, sooner or later, prue will commit an action or reaction in the name of love — and then, she will have to live with it. it’s even better to me for her to go beyond her limits for this love that is everything to her, and then find herself turning to them to sacrifice for her as freely as she does them… and for them to, perhaps, not be able to. or perhaps, for it to turn prue into a person she herself can no longer recognise. there was a part of me that wanted to already cook something up, and to toss it into the writing sample portion, but i decided otherwise. if i get to write this character, i want to start in a place that is different, and develop my way towards a darker pasture, so to speak.

a darker pasture, however, is where i want her to at least visit. in a setting such as this one, i don’t think it can be helped, truthfully.

❂ “each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.” – anaïs nin

while i was trying to knit this application together into one whole piece, a recurring concern for me has been that i want this character to have its own story, and the lines of that can get awfully blurry when the character is one the feels as intensely as prue lockhart does. she is such a hypersensitive creature; more than anything, it is her interactions that penetrate her, and alter her, and cause the discord between the sides that are wont to tug at her, who stands in the most Lawful Neutral of spots. i’ve decided to lean into it, though, because i genuinely believe that it poses an intriguing dichotomy between her inherent nature and the nurture that moulds it beyond the obvious, magnitudinal parental hand in it. that said, there are actual several different potential connections i want to toy with here. ( one of which is THE HANGED MAN, but i already mentioned that above, and didn’t want to be repetitive! )

THE MAGICIAN / listen, prue is so used to being the Softest. but this little baby is even softer than her, and every time they flinch, she just wants to help. she tries, at every turn, to be kind and i really want to see her become a friend / confidant for them? maybe learn about their magic. to maybe give them a secret of her own back ;) gal pals, gimme. i need something wholesome; it can’t all be agony & ecstasy, god damn it.

WHEEL OF FORTUNE / it is pure coincidence that throws the two of them together as often as it does. but prue is the sort to believe the best in people, and is never too arrogant to admit where she’s been wrong. this bond is where her feelings towards magic first begins to see development, and i am so, so, so interested in toying with it. even more so when you throw in their bond with THE EMPEROR — does faze prue a little — and his relationship with THE WORLD in there. such potential for growth and drama.

DEVIL / for years, every time prue has seen them, she has walked in the other direction. otherworldliness is unnatural enough as it is, but the proof of what they can do scars them with evidence of it – and so, out of genuine fear, she’s evaded them. and yet, coincidental interactions with the WHEEL OF FORTUNE has made prue think twice. a look at the haunting in their eyes has made her think thrice. i want to play with that dynamic!!!

THE MOON / hers is the only magic that does not scare prue, i think. it is the only one she is not too intimidated to ask questions about, because she truly is extremely curious when she takes an interest in something, and a lifetime of listening in the background has given prue a taste for stories. i feel like she could bring out something adventurous and wild within prue? a part which prue never got to explore, because she grew up with a very, very cautious mother who kept a very close eye on her and treated her like glass because prue really does look fragile. i want a bond to make her feel stronger!

THE STAR / if there is one thing that prue has grown up to be, it is a true romantic. it makes him something of a kindred spirit; something in her could reach out to something in him, creating a kindred bond that makes her feel seen in a way that only THE WORLD has ever given her.

THE TOWER / because she was raised right by it, the sea is where prue feels most at home, and she always has. i could see there being something about THE TOWER’s stories making her feel warm inside, and thus, her braving a friendship with them. i think she could use the wisdom of someone older? and there’s just something about them that made prue shyly scuff her toe at the ground, like – an oliver twist moment of, “can i have more, please?”

THE FOOL / stories talk about princes and princesses. the dragon’s fire, the nobel steed. prue looks at him, and she wonders: where are the stories about them? the princess’ lover, and the king’s soldier – those who fight for the crown, without wearing it. it could make for such an unlikely bond, but such an intriguing one, i think? i got the idea, and i just could not shake it. humour me!

and 0f course, there is potential with literally every other character, too, but i honestly ran out of time before i could come up with something for them too. i’m down to flesh it out~

❂ “we grow. it hurts at first.” – sylvia plath

at the start of her story, prue starts off as a fragile underdog. she turns blossoms into a lover, and it turns her fiercer – which is not the same thing as being fierce, but it’s a start. what i want for her — what any writer wants for their muses, i reckon — is growth. i want prue, who has grown up sheltered and protected, to experience pain and hardship. i want her experiences to call into question what she thinks she knows, flip it on its head, and make her think. i want her to think, and to change her mind, and to change it again. i want her to confront her fears, and her uncomfortable truths, and to experience all the tempestuous emotions she’s spent her entire life keeping at bay, having convinced herself they could shatter her. i want her to unearth her endurance, to test its limits. i want to explore her undoings and remakings. what i enjoy most about her is the volatility of her that most would not see coming, because volatile and tempestuous and emotional is what she is. she is all heart, all the time, everywhere. can you imagine how visceral that has to make every experience?

imagine the potential for growth if she let herself just feel all of it. if she opened herself up, and let the universe rush in, instead of walking on eggshells as she does. just imagine. that’s what i want for her.

CHARACTER DEATH: i could, of course, see prue meeting an end. in fact, there are a couple of circumstances that could make it deliciously poetic, even.

Writing Sample.

They match each other: step for step; right, then left –

Hardly anyone turns to look at the two of them anymore. The two of them, making their way down the hall, with their dark heads leaned close together, like two plants growing towards one another when the sun leaves them for too long. It might be more peculiar to see them apart. There is a strange pride that twists a corner of Prue’s mouth at the unshakeable knowledge of the fact – a hint of tremendous pride at the small, precious claim THE WORLD makes with the statement of their proximity. It is everything to her, and perhaps it is what lends to the smoothness of her gait as they move past the portrait-eyes that scrutinise it, as if they await another of the many stumbles they’ve already witnessed. Prue floats beside them.

Her heart is gone, long-since pressed into the palm of their hand. Does it weigh them down? She could pretend it is why she keeps their fingers curled into the crook of her elbow, helping them carry the heaviness of the heart she’s given away to them; Prue holds fast to that touch with her own hand covering their fingers, unwilling to give up those four pressure-points that burn her flesh through the silk of her sleeve for anything, enough to shield it with the dome of her palm.

“ – Prudence?”

Their hand flinches at the same time as Prue’s grip on their fingers tightens. As if a chill blew in, and froze the marrow in her bones, the girl stills in place. It is not because she recognises the voice. It is because she ought to have done, for what the cant of her head finds is a woman whose gaze mirrors her own: amber-warm, almond-shaped. It is her same mouth that speaks the syllables of a variation of her names that does not belong to her, not as Prue does.

“Mama –” she says, her voice so quiet, she fears it might not reach her.

She is too far away now. Even mere footsteps away, she is too far.

Extras.

✦ INSPIRATIONS → anne shirley cuthbert – from anne of green gables; tiana – from princess & the frog; missandei of naath – from game of thrones; margaery tyrell / house tyrell – from a song of ice & fire; madame lebedeva – from deathless; effie trinket – from the hunger games series; jack pearson – from this is us; patroclus – from the song of achilles;

✦ INSPIRATION TAG → here;

✦ PINTEREST BOARD → here.

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stubzs87 · 6 years ago

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Wrestling Fic Recs

There are multiple pairings fics of differing ratings, but most are ambrollins.

All ratings, tags, and warnings will be included. Just wanted to help some friends get more exposure as well as show case some of my personal faves. I tried to include a little of everything that the people on my tagged fic readers list would like.

Will make a new rec list if I find another group of fics I like. If you were part of this tagged list and didn’t want to be, please message me. If you’re not on this tagged list and would like to be, fave this post, reblog this post, reply to this post, send me an ask, or DM me. Here is the tagged readers list: @pikapuff316 @dalekofchaos @aliciafoxisqween2 @chibismalls @nooneym @ambroseandmox @andyreadus @blueblazezz @houndsojustice @hollianna @shinnakafan384

Now onto the fics~

Ambrollins aka Dean Ambrose x Seth Rollins.

It’s In the Runes by Nooneym Summary: Dean Ambrose is a monster Hunter. He lives for fighting and has a serious dislike for mages. Seth Rollins is a Rune Bearer, a mage in training. He doesn't want anything else than to prove himself as a true mage. Little do they know the impact they will have on each other, whether they like it or not. Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, various others in the background. Rated: T Warnings: None Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Rune Bearers, Hunters, Magic, people do what I tell them to do, Monsters, The Shield dudes are in a a younger form, monster hunting. Chapters: 21/? Words: 100,732 Status: In progress

The Unseen Spark by Nooeyem Summary: Seth was sitting on a sofa, it was soft and quite comfortable. He had no idea what it looked like, just that its cushions were made of fabric. The room he was in was pitch black. He couldn't see a thing. And he had earmuffs on that cancelled out all the sounds. This was some kind of experimental blind dating – more like deaf-blind dating – where they took it literally; trying to eliminate the prejudices that could come with sight and hearing.He had no clue how Roman got this idea or where he had seen/heard/gotten in contact with this business. Maybe he didn't want to know either. It was really stupid. But... he could humor Roman with it. Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins Rated: T Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Tags: Blind Date, LITERALLY, or more like deaf-blind dating, it was Roman's idea. Chapters: 1 Words: 1,800 Status: Complete

From Now Our Merge is Eternal by Nooneym Summary: After Dean's Daemon transformation with Seth, the pair find some new challenges to deal with. AU Ambrollins. Might have to read my story first for this one to make sense. Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Finn Balor/Demon Balor. Rated: T Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Tags: Supernatural Elements, Alternate Universe, ambrollins - Freeform, Daemons, Getting along, fluff stuff, hopefully funny stuff Chapters: 1 Words: 4,700 Status: Complete

Evidence of a Love That Transcends Hunger by pann_cake Summary: I'll give you my heart to make a place for it to happen, evidence of a love that transcends hunger. Is that too much to expect? That I would name the stars for you? That I would take you there? The splash of my tongue melting you like a sugar cube? ...We were in the gold room where everyone finally gets what they want, so I said What do you want, sweetheart? and you said Kiss me. Here I am leaving you clues. I am singing now while Rome burns. We are all just trying to be holy. My applejack, my silent night, just mash your lips against me. We are all going forward. None of us are going back. -Richard Siken, Snow and Dirty Rain Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins Rated: M Warnings: None Tags: Angst with a Happy Ending, Kissing, Lots of kissing, aad2018 Chapters: 1 Words: 3,168 Status: Complete

Can’t Stop by pann_cake Summary: The second he hits send, Seth realizes his mistake. The texts come back rapid-fire from Dean.[TXT] You can’t just tell me it’s crazy and then NOT tell me. [TXT] That’d be a dick move right there. [TXT] You know I love crazy things. [TXT] So spill, asshole. Seth wants to just shrug it away, make some joke and move on. Or make up some family drama that didn’t actually happen just to get Dean off his back. Instead, he types up the truth. Then he sits there with his thumb hovering over the send button, deliberating. He knows Dean is getting antsy over how long it’s taking Seth to reply, so eventually Seth takes a breath and just hits send.[TXT] I just can’t stop thinking about you. Characters: Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns Rated: M Warnings: None Tags: Pining, Texting, First Time, Getting Together, Top Dean, Bottom Seth Chapters: 1 Words: 4,334 Status: Complete

The Hook-Up Pool by pann_cake Summary: Elias actually rolled his eyes, and Seth scowled at him but his face was burning. “You can’t see your face when you look at him, but I do. And so does everyone else. There’s actually a betting pool going for when you two are gonna hook up, but I’m not in it because I said it’s definitely already happened. Right?” Characters: Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Elias. Rated: T Warnings: None Tags: Fluff, Getting Together, First Kiss Chapters: 1 Words: 1,112 Status: Complete

Strong Enough to Bend by ThatBohofemme Summary: After what happened tonight on Raw, Seth does his best to calm Dean down. Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins Rated: T Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Tags: Post Raw 12/4, Temper Tantrums, Dean is Not Amused, Established Relationship, Boys In Love, Fluff and Angst Chapters: 1 Words: 821 Status: Complete

Stay by pendules Summary: "I'm not — I'm not leaving you here," he says, feeling almost affronted by the very suggestion of it."I'll be fine," Dean says, shrugging and then wincing a little like the gesture hurts his arm before cradling it closer to his chest. "The doc said I have to get a bunch of different scans. Probably gonna take a while.""I don't care," Seth says, knowing how stubborn he must sound. "I'm not going anywhere." Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins Rated: T Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Guilt, Worry, Sleeping Together, Holding Hands, Pre-Relationship, Injury, Hospitals Chapters: 1 Words: 2,095 Status: Complete

Home for the Holidays by lamentomori Summary: Home isn't a place, except for when it is. Seth's Grandma died in the Summer, and it's taken him this long to work up the courage to return to the small town he grew up in to see what's left of the place he spent his happiest Christmases. He finds the town is just as rundown as the store, but that his high school crush is still there, and still way cooler than him. Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins Rated: T Warnings: None Tags: Christmas Fluff, Hallmark Channel Inspired Chapters: 1 Words: 3,851 Status: Complete

Just Like Old Times by prettyboyrollins Summary: They haven't really talked much since they reunited, and while they don't really need words, sometimes actual conversations have to be had. [Dean and Seth talk about forgiveness.] Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins Rated: T Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Tags: Pre-Relationship, Emotions Chapters: 1 Words: 1,455 Status: Complete Series: Part 1 of Reunion

Three Little Words by TheBohoFemme Summary: "You never tell me you love me." Seth commented, folding towels. His long hair has flopped out of his messy bun and come to rest in his eyes. He tried to blow it away but quickly, grew annoyed that it wouldn't move."I do too," Dean replied, reaching out. He gently brushed the piece of hair out of Seth's eyes and tucked it behind his ear. "I do it all the time.""You say ditto." Seth pointed out, moving the folded towels into a laundry basket. "How is that the same?" Characters: Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose Rated: M Warnings: None Tags: I Love You, Conversations, Awkward Romance, Implied Sexual Content, Dean is Bad at Feelings, Established Relationship Chapters: 1 Words: 914 Status: Complete

Elevator Music by NerdyAdjacent Summary: Trapped in an elevator is no place to have sex with your enemy. Or is it? Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins Rated: Explicit Warnings: None Tags: stuck in an elevator, Forced Proximity, Blow Jobs, Anal Sex, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Shameless Smut Chapters: 1 Words: 2,780 Status: Complete

A Pirate’s Life For Me by NerdyAdjacent Summary: "You cheated!""I'm a fucking pirate."It’s the 18th century and pirates rule the Caribbean. Captain Dean Ambrose, along with his usually exasperated first mate, Roman, pillage and plunder for profit. One such plunder brings with it a ransom that could give them the riches they always wanted. But that ransom may be more trouble than he’s worth. Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Triple H, Wade Barret, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Rated: M Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Tags: AU, Alternate Universe - Historical, Pirates, this fic is for me, because why not?, 18th Century, carribbean pirates, may be some sensitive themes just because of the time period, Violence, Whipping, Branding, attempted hanging, Character Death Chapters: 13 Words: 21,541 Status: Complete

Trail of Roses by JerichoholicAnonymous Summary: Seth would've never guessed that a faraway escape from his monotonous life would culminate in him finding his soulmate. Characters: Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose Rated: M Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Tags: AU, Bed & Breakfast, Romance Chapters: 1 Words: 5,733 Status: Complete

Ambrose Noir by NerdyAdjacent Summary: It didn't matter how many times I stared at the piece of paper - funnily enough a receipt for conditioner and hair cream - it didn't change the fact that I didn't want to call the number scrawled in Romans messy script.I only ever dealt in the Abnormal, the supernatural, the strange.What could this Seth Rollins possibly need of me? Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Triple H Rated: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con Tags: supernatural themes, Violence, Vampires, Blood, Sensitive themes, future m/m, AU, Alternate Universe, Film Noir, first person POV, warewolves, Demons, implied previous relationship hunter/seth, Slow Burn, ambrollins - Freeform. Masturbation, Sex, Anal Sex, Implied Dean/Hunter, Extremely Dubious Consent, non con elements, Mentions of Rape, forced bondage, Blow Jobs Chapters: 18 Words: 29,072 Status: Complete Series: Part 1 of Ambrose Noir series.

Can’t Keep My Skeletons In by aajay Summary: "Hey, it's, uh, me..." And Dean sucks in a breath and sees stars from how badly he needs to breathe. He bites it back. As best as he can, and ends up hiccuping, gulping air like he’s dying from the need of it. "It's, I- I hate you and you hate me but there's- I need you." I need you. Dean's full of stuff he's never admitted before today- I loved you. I need you. God, he might as well just die here. "Dean." Seth says, and he's not hanging up, and the music goes away and Seth's voice gets clearer. "Are you okay?" It's less a question, more of a confirmation, Dean thinks. He feels at his weakest when he says, "No."- Set after Smackdown on August 1st. Trigger warnings for discussion of panic attacks and anxiety. Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins Rated: T Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Tags: Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, mental health discussion?, neuroatypical dean, Comfort Chapters: 1 Words: 2,524 Status: Complete

Can I Just Pretend You’re Mine? by utistic Summary: Back when he was with Marek, Seth used to love Valentine’s Day. But that might as well have been a lifetime ago and if the string of failed relationships after has taught him anything, it's that he's a pretty shitty partner. Valentine's is a couples' holiday, and Seth doesn't see himself ever being part of a couple again. If he can't be good at it, what's the point of even trying?Mostly he's fine with it. It's not like he sits around moping, but he's still relieved when Valentine's sees him on another tour with the final stop in Abu Dhabi, sun and sand and glittering water and not a fucking rose in sight. Then Dean gets the pin on him after hooking him with a Dirty Deeds and his day takes an instant turn for the worse. Characters: Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Triple H Rated: Explicit Warnings: None Tags: Post-Betrayal, Loneliness, Jealousy, Gentle Sex Chapters: 1 Words: 5,019 Status: Complete

Blood Gets Thin by demonjeans Summary: “You know what happens when you lie.”It’s an unfair tactic. They’re far away from the institute. Far away from the blindingly white walls and cold cement floors. He watches Seth tense up and should but doesn’t feel any sense of satisfaction.“If they find us…”“They’ll be slow with me.” Dean answers. “You, you’ll get a nice bullet to the skull.” Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Zack Ryder, Finn Balor, Rated: M Warnings: Violence, Character death. Tags: Memory Loss, Violence, Minor Character Death Chapters: 6 Words: 17,908 Status: Complete

Bittersweet by wrestlingfanatic Summary: Seth was lying down in the middle of the ring, trying to catch his breath. Beside him, Ambrose was celebrating his win. He knew Dean was going to win, but still, he felt like he’d been ripped off of something amazing. He was exhausted. He was hurt. But as much as he wanted to blame all these reasons for his sudden wave of emotions, he couldn’t. He couldn’t deny the fact that he was crying because of Dean Ambrose. Characters: Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose Rated: T Warnings: None Tags: MITB 2016, dean is champion, seth is hurt Chapters: Words: 2,530 Status: Complete

Just You and I by wrestlingfanatic Summary: Both Seth and Dean knew what to expect from that draft but none of them wanted to accept it. [Ambrollins, one-sho Characters: Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins Rated: T Warnings: None Tags: brand split, draft, ambrollins split Chapters: 1 Words: 1,349 Status: Complete

When Two Are One by Kura Summary: 'What vital part has fallen off our Black Beauty this time? ' he asks as if nothing ever happened, as if he didn't just return from a god damn date with the luckiest person on this awful planet, probably still coming down from the short but hot car sex they had just a few minutes ago, using the fucking possessive pronoun as if they're still teenagers waiting to finally get their driver's license to take the Camaro out for a ride. He needs to leave before he'll go on a rampage just because someone else got the chance to be Dean's boyf– oh, excuse him, his fuck buddy, cause Dean Ambrose doesn't do boyfriends. Or he simply doesn't do Seth Rollins. How could he ever believe that the friendship they once shared was enough to build a foundation for more? Characters: Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Jeff Hardy Rated: M Warnings: domestic abuse, mentions of drug abuse, Mentions of Suicide, Mentions of homophobia, Domestic Violence Tags: College Student Seth, Alternate Universe, mechanic!Dean, Barista Seth, mechanic!Roman, Angst and Feels, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Dorks in Love, POV Multiple, Misunderstandings, Mutual Pining Chapters: 7 Words: 25,294 Status: Complete

Guyliner by opaquemystique Summary: A requested Moxler one-shot in which Tyler and Moxley experiment with Jimmy’s make-up. Characters: Jon Moxley (Dean Ambrose), Tyler Black (Seth Rollins), Jimmy Jacobs Rated: T Warnings: None Tags: Makeup, Makeover, One Shot, Drabble, Moxler, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Angst, Sexual Tension, Eyeliner Chapters: 1 Words: 1,501 Status: Complete

Architect of My Redemption by opaquemystique Summary: The Rollins family move from Davenport, IA to Cincinnati, OH. Their youngest son, Seth, adjusts to his new life there. At his new school does he befriend Mike Mizanin, a fellow wrestling fanatic, and Dana Brooke. Seth becomes infatuated with a 16 year old loner called Dean. Little is known about this kid other than he's a complicated guy that comes from a broken home. However, this doesn't dissuade Seth's interest in the dirty blond. Seth is determined to understand the mystery behind Dean Ambrose. Characters: Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Dana Brook, The Miz, Alexa Bliss, Dolph Ziggler, Carmella, Various others. Rated: T Warnings: Underage drinking, Adolescent Sexuality Tags: Alternate Universe - High School, High School, Teen Years, Teen Angst, Crushes, Coming of Age, Bisexuality, Friendship, Friendship/Love, Family, Family Drama Chapters: 4/? Words: 16,431 Status: In progress

Asukamura aka Asuka and Shinsuke Nakamura

Rainbow Bites by GrapeWhite Summary: It's nice to make a friend who truly understands you . Characters: Asuka, Shinsuke Nakamura Rated: T Warnings: Minor Violence, Implied sexual content Tags: Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Demonic Possession, Japanese Mythology & Folklore, Friends to Lovers, Developing Relationship, Body Horror, Cute, Secret Crush, Giant Spiders, Alternate Universe - Creatures & Monsters, Hero Worship, Shyness, Motorcycles, Silly, Melancholy, Understanding, Living Together, Scars, Masks, Angst with a Happy Ending, Purple Prose Chapters: 1 Words: 3,771 Status: Complete

Confidence Blossoms in The Presence of Allies by QUADZERo Summary: Asuka is not confident with her English, so Shinsuke steps in to help. Characters: Asuka, Shinsuke Nakamura, Various others mentioned. Rated: G Warnings: None. (Not very shippy but still including it) Tags: Language Barrier Chapters: 1 Words: 1,044 Status: Complete

Shinsuke Nakamura x Hiroshi Tanahashi

Chorus by Vrekasht Summary: Tag teams don't cuddle, but it's really more of a guideline than a rule. Characters: Nakamura Shinsuke, Tanahashi Hiroshi, Taguchi Ryusuke, Makabe Togi, Yoshitatsu | Yamamoto Naofumi Rated: T Warnings: mild homphobia cw Tags: Friends to Lovers, (kinda), Pining, Slow Burn, unrequited love that falls ass-backwards into requited love, this is made of syrup and fluff tbh Chapters: 6 Words: 19,369 Status: Complete Series: Part 2 of In The Cards series

Shinsuke Nakamura x Alicia Fox

A King and His Queen by shinsukefox4lyfe Summary: After Shinsuke Nakamura lost his title to Rusev, the affectionate little fox herself came to try and cheer him up. With a little Christmas spirit to help her in her journey, Alicia manages to push Shinsuke to train harder and even became his tag team partner! But, during one mix-up match when Shinsuke is in danger and Alicia manages to get him out of harms way, do these two realize...(FF.net cut off the rest) Characters: Shinsuke Nakamura, Alicia Fox, Various others. Rated: T Chapters: 2 Words: 2,691 Status: In progress

Shinsuke Nakamura x Sami Zayn

It Is But Inevitable For Us by pheonixjustice Summary: Shinsuke Nakamura/Sami Zayn, mentions of past Kevin Owens/Sami Zayn. Set immediately post-Takeover: Dallas (specifically the Sami Zayn/Shinsuke Nakamura bout.) He wants to laugh, to cry, to hit Nakamura, to...he didn't know what. He just wanted to understand. Characters: Shinsuke Nakamura, Sami Zayn, mentions of past Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens. Rated: T Warnings: None Tags: Are they soulmates?, even I don't know, They're definitely SOMETHING, Magical Realism...maybe, First!, Kayfabe Compliant Chapters: 1 Words: 1,732 Status: Complete Series: Part 1 of Unmei series

Blow Off by Wolfgang von Cemetery (enemy_xands) Summary: Sami tells Shinsuke everything whether he wants to or not; Lana likes her monsters Characters: Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura, Lana, Naomi, Tamina Rated: G Warnings: None Tags: Implied Relationships, Past Relationship(s), past Kevin/Sami, Unrequited Crush, Power Play, Inspired by Music, The Nineties gross, Drabble, post episode, Canon-Typical Violence Chapters: 2 Words: 1,446 Status: Complete

Shinsuke Nakamura x OC

Kawaii Neko by shinnakafan384 Summary: After Seto Kaiba-Margera left ROH in April 2016, he got signed to NXT as the Space Warrior Seto Kaiba-Margera. He sees his crush for years at the Performance Center. Characters: Shinsuke Nakamura, Seto Kaiba-Margera (OC), Finn Balor, Matt Bloom Rated: T Warnings: Swearing, Violence, Mention of blood Tags: Demons Chapters: 1 Words: 610 Status: In progress

Charlynch aka Charlotte Flair x Becky Lynch

Sterrenlicht by RileySavage7 Summary: “Well Becky... I appreciate you continuing tonight’s entertainment just for me, but...”Becky puts her hands in her pockets and shrugs. “Actually... I was planning on watching the flick with you. It’s always been one of my favourites”.“Just the two of us?”, Charlotte questions, once again growing suspicious of this Becky woman.“Lass, I’ve been on my feet all day, all week. I frankly don’t have the energy to sexually harass you”.A girlish giggle escapes Charlotte’s lips and she is more caught by surprise than Becky by it. “I’ll feel silly sitting in that big empty theatre, with just you”.Becky shakes her head. “Trust me, once the movie starts you won’t even notice. “You’ll be amongst the stars, love”. Characters: Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, mentions of others. Rated: G Warnings: Mentions of character death. Tags: Alternate Universe, Fluff, With a side of angst, Maybe I kill Flairville in this a little, future setting, English Title is 'Starlight' Chapters: 1 Words: 4,238 Status: Complete

Flairville aka Charlotte Flair x Sonya Deville

If It Brings Me To My Knees (It's A Bad Religion) by RileySavage7 Summary: Takes place post Smackdown 1000 -Tired of being in love with someone who could never love her, Charlotte ends up in the company of Sonya Deville - the only person who truly understands what she's going through Characters: Charlotte Flair, Sonya Deville, Naomi, mentions of Becky Lynch Warnings: None Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Baggage, Unrequited Love, Dialogue Heavy Chapters: 1 Words: 1,253 Status: Complete

Breezango aka Tyler Breeze x Fandango

Stargazing by opaquemystique Summary: A requested Breezango one-shot in which Tyler is mesmerized by the constellations and asks his partner-in-crime, Dango, to help him identify them. Characters: Fandango, Tyler Breeze, Warnings: None Tags: Stargazing, Fluff, Fluff without Plot, Domestic Fluff, Tumblr Prompt, One Shot, Drabble Chapters: 1 Words: 776 Status: Complete

Black Velvet aka Aleister Black x Velveteen Dream

Say My Name by RedLeaderfic Summary: Aleister does a ritual to help himself recover from his punishing match with Adam Cole, one he's done hundreds of times. Things go poorly. Characters: Aleister Black, Velveteen Dream, Adam Cole. Rating: G Warnings: None Tags: Episode Tag, Rescue, Dreamsharing, Deadly Peril, Supernatural Elements Chapters: 1 Words: 3,481 Status: Complete

Aleister Black x OC

World of Sacrifice by Foot_chan Summary: Just how did Kathleen meet the mysterious Aleister Black? How close are they? Why does he feel the need to help her daughter? After Aleister accidentally releases Balor's soul on the world of mortals, he needs to fix his actions. However, he wasn't expecting to meet a woman who would hold such a place in his heart. Characters: Aleister Black, OC, Bray Wyatt Rating: M Warnings: Minor Character Deaths Tags: Waking The Demon AU, WWE NXT, Chapters: 6 Words: 25,606 Status: Complete Series: Part 3 of Waking the Demon series