#the halverton team. i love them

[its-ezraaa]

Likes: Horse riding

Dislikes: Waiting in lines

Star sign: Aries

[praline-elegy]

Praline! I am here for your Scott Langtree/Thomas Leventis thoughts 🤺

Kwoc! Hello! Oh my goodness I am so flattered by your interest 😳💓

This is going to be a very long post so hold onto your épée 😆🤺✨

I guess I’ll start off with the most obvious question, why ship them?

Canon is my dollhouse and I’m making my favorite characters kiss. That’s the beautiful thing about fanfiction, canon is merely a suggestion, and I’m playing with dolls! :)

So why do I like these characters? Why Thomas and Scott?

I’ve noticed that a lot of the time, when there’s a grumpy twin/sunshine twin dynamic, it’s usually the grumpy twin that ends up finding love or pursuing a relationship, so I wanted to explore a romance for Thomas because I think the sunshine twin deserves love too.

I’m not really sure how I landed on Scott for Thomas as opposed to anyone else from the other teams, but his character has really grown on me in the short time that we’ve met his character, and also… your Scott from better this way lowkey shaped the way that I view him too. Not by any insane amount, but the brief instance of Nicholas telling Scott to chill kind of broke the ice for me and made me realize… he’s just a high school guy too. He’s a nerd that likes Lord of the Rings. An absolute dork by my standards (and Thomas’ delight :)

“Of course, you’ve missed the start of this academic year, but honestly, Nicholas, for somebody with your talent, we could p–”

“Dude –” Nicholas said, cutting in. “Sorry – Scott. I was warned about this. I’m not changing schools.”

Scott looked shocked for a moment. “But I j–” (better this way, chapter 14)

You know that meme? He’s just a little guy? Yeah that’s Scott. He’s just another guy. I mean, he is the captain of Halverton, but he’s not some untouchable being. He’s friendly. He doesn’t like raisins. He has a passion for fencing. He gets exasperated when having to deal with unruly underclassmen. I had this notion that he was going to be shrewd and stoic (like when we see him trying to poach Seiji), but he really is a friendly guy, which we can see when Nicholas gapes at Seiji talking to Marcel and Thomas when they arrive, and Scott filling him in on how they know each other. I actually really enjoyed the part where he points out that all the members of Exton are there for a reason and respects their drive.

“No. You can’t underestimate them… Each one is utterly hardworking and dedicated.” (Scott, Volume 6)

There’s just something about that that gets me. I don’t think humble is the right word for it, but his respect and awareness earns brownie points in my book. I thought he’d make an interesting match for Thomas. Plus there’s an unintentional but intriguing captain x reserve dynamic that I haven’t explored yet.

Going back to Thomas, everything that I have ever written or headcanoned about him is entirely my own interpretation. It helps that Johanna’s art of him helps paint a picture of what his personality would be like. In this and this art right here, you can clearly differentiate who’s Aster and who’s Thomas. Their expressions and body language tell so much in the first art. Tell me that isn’t the face of a cinnamon roll. I dare you. He looks so sweet it makes my heart melt.

When writing Thomas, I wanted to subvert the popular concept of a sunshine twin/character. For me, that means a person that is outgoing and bright. Someone that people naturally gravitate towards like the sun. But I want to challenge that idea by creating a character that is still kind and bright, but sort of meek and shy. An introvert, but very sweet and likable all the same. I like the idea of a character that seems upbeat and positive on the outside, but is actually anxious and perhaps pessimistic on the inside (Now that I think about it, am I just rebranding sunshine as cinnamon roll? 🤔💭).

What are some Scott/Thomas thoughts that I have?

I’ve decided to expand upon Scott’s tastes for Lord of the Rings and think he would definitely be the type to enjoy Dungeons & Dragons, ren faires, and knitting. Specifically knitting over crochet because that’s what I prefer lol. Scott sort of keeps his knitting hobby on the down low, because he’s not a fan of when acquaintances push for him to make them something. He does however, knit Thomas a birthday and Christmas present—which if you’re a knitter, says a lot about how Scott feels about Thomas 🤭💝 (The Christmas present being after they started dating 🥰🎁) I have a scene plotted out further into their relationship (pre-slash but mutually pining) where Scott invites Thomas to play D&D with him and his friends for his birthday as well 🥳🎲✨ Plus, a ren faire sounds like a wonderful date (or appointment 😌) idea!

For Thomas, I’ve decided that he enjoys baking as a hobby, so in the first fic I have drafted, Thomas would be planning to bake something for Valentine’s Day, but do things go to plan? 👀✨ I also plan to write other instances of him baking, for example he goes to a triathlon at the beginning of summer break with some experimental cookies (special ingredient: cereal cornflakes) that he brought with him because Aster is friends with Sungchul (who’s the one competing) and Scott is there to support him too 🤭🍪✨ I also plan to have them hang out and make pizza together. Beyond baking, I think that Thomas would enjoy reading and doing puzzles. I do plan to write him and Scott having a chess match sometime, although I haven’t decided if it’ll be a glazed over sort of thing (e.g. “Thomas played a round of chess with Scott while they waited for their friends to show up”), or an actual match with dialogue spliced through it in a way that could be playfully competitive or perhaps even flirty.

- Usually a sports captain would be a senior, but to make my universe work, I decided to make Scott a junior (there were no fencing seniors left at Halverton or he was simply the most suitable choice), and captain again his senior year. Thomas and Aster will be a year under him (sophomores then juniors). I think I might even write them versing each other at a summer tournament, but that isn’t concrete yet.

- I headcanon Scott as somebody from old money, while Thomas and Aster are from new money. The twins are no stranger to wealth and the more extravagant things in live, but neither of them are quite prepared for the place that Scott calls his home. I could go on about my headcanons for their families if you’re interested 🤗✨

- Scott is a naturally a cuddler in his sleep and Thomas loves it.

- When the two are on more friendly terms, Thomas texts Scott asking him what order to read the Lord of the Rings, which grants him a wonderful spiel (haven’t decided if it’ll be all via text or Scott calling him which gives Thomas a very lovely heart attack) about what the series is about and which book he should start with (he recommends beginning with The Hobbit).

What am I currently working on for Scott/Thomas?

I mentioned this in a previous ask, that I’m drafting a slowburn series focusing on their blossoming relationship, as well as a college au, a soulmate au, and a fae au. And I just remembered having a mermaid au and an omegaverse one that I had awhile ago 👀✨

I have so many scenes already jotted down for the series, but I can’t post anything yet because I want the series to be in chronological order 😓 The first fic takes place in February, with Scott and Thomas not getting together until the following school year. The bulk of their relationship actually grows and progresses during the summer. I’ve actually already decided on how they get together as boyfriends! And I do plan on writing nsfw for them eventually… if I can finish writing the preceding storyline first 😅

For the college au, I might combine it with a Seiji/Nicholas au that I have, but I haven’t quite decided yet, as this would be set during Thomas’ freshmen year of college and Scott’s sophomore year, so neither Seiji or Nicholas would be in college yet (but I might give Nicholas a surprise appearance or two in this fic).

The soulmate au is a bodyswap universe where sometime after the younger of the two soulmates reaches their 16th birthday, there will be a day where they swap bodies. It’s the day of Exton and Halverton’s practice match when the pair wake up in unfamiliar beds 👀✨

Do I have anything posted on ao3?

Sadly no… I’m a slow writer 🥹 but I have three drabbles posted here, here, and here on tumblr (two seiji/nicholas and one jesse/eugene). I honestly wanted to have something posted by my birthday this coming week but realistically I don’t have the time, though I would definitely be happy to answer more questions if you have any!

Thank you for the ask, kwoc! 🤺✨

[applesandbannas747]

Do you have any headcanons for the Exton fencing team? How about Halverton?

ooo thank you for the ask! I have fun thinking about these things!

Exton:

Their dorms have bunk beds and Jesse sleeps on the top bunk

Marcel and Jesse are best friends

Marcel is really kind but refined in a way that makes him intimidating so others can read him as cold/aloof

Marcel is the oldest one on the team

Marcel definitely rolled his eyes when Jesse was made captain as a freshman but just went with it because whatever

Jesse's a really good captain and was honestly deserving of the title even as a baby freshman lol

Jesse's friends with the twins but in a less personal way than with Marcel. And even Marcel, he's not entirely himself/open with

Jesse genuinely wants Seiji on the team because he wants him in his life, not because he wants Seiji's fencing on the team (and yeah he's willing to sacrifice a twin for that end)

Honestly? Marcel is 100% Jesse's type on paper lmfao but he's never had feelings for him or anything

obviously I hc that Jesse falls in love with Eugene <3 and that he is annoying about it to his friends

Also like Marcel/Aster, Thomas/Sungchul

Marcel has switch energy and I'm gonna say it

Aster likes gaming -- Thomas does too, but Thomas plays Animal Crossing and cozy games and gets bullied into other ones by Aster

Marcel is Jewish

Exton's a really good and functional team in every way and they're all good students too -- and are the princes of Exton (with Jesse of course being the most adored and princely XD)

Halverton:

Van has a large collection of squishmallows and he apologizes to them when one gets knocked off the bed

Van uses scrunchies and claw clips to put up his hair

Van's family owns the San Remo Ballroom Nick fences in with Joe -- his dad loves ballroom and his mom loves fencing and they are both distractable and leave projects halfway finished XD

Gian has no concept of how loud he is being and often speaks way too loud

Likewise, Gian is the big lumbering dog who thinks he fits in laps -- he doesn't realize his own size or strength a lot of the time

Gian and Van are roommates <3

Obviously Gian and Van are dating <33

Recently decided that Scott has a lazy eye (which for the record just means one eye is incredibly worse than the other, not that it necessarily wanders)

Courtesy of @internetbanality Scott's really into social nights with his team and drags them to movie nights, sleepovers, and lame parties/events. Definitely drags them to ComicCon regularly

Scott's a really brutal and pragmatic captain who prioritizes winning over friendships in the end

Scott's really efficient and no-nonsense

Scott is great at manipulating people's perceptions of him and plays up the nice act

Sungchul is gonna be one of those Former Gifted Kid Burnout adults

Old headcanons die hard so Sungchul and Thomas are dating XD

I feel like I've got more but can't think of them at the moment -- and I tried not to hijack the post to be entirely about Jesse and all the non-team related headcanons I have for him lmfao

[atomimperatrix]

Have any head canons about Halverton or exton?

Hello Anon

Here are headcannons i can think of for both teams.

Halverton

Sungchul has an older sister (who's a really famous kpop idol)

He is secretly an heir to a chaebol family (his father is the ceo of a huge tourism group in Korea)

Van and Gian shared the same braincell when it comes to pranking the Captain (Scott obvi)

At this point Scott listens to orchestral osts from movies especially from LOTR and the Hobbit

The Halverton boys love watching Avengers.

Scott cosplays as Frodo to attend comic con.

Van keeps a collection of Taylor Swift merch in his room.

Gian loves working out (has a treadmill in his room)

Sungchul has a gold trophy from horse riding competitions.

Exton

Jesse loves ice skating and begs his Dad to take him to the ice rink as a kid.

Marcel and Jesse shared the same taste buds (they like strawberry flavored stuff)

Jesse's favorite Netflix series is either Bridgerton, Young Royals or the Crown.

Aster likes cats while his twin Thomas loves dogs

Thomas tries to do digital art (and surprisingly very good at it)

Aster's other fav sport other than fencing is playing Golf (imagine him in a polo shirt 🤭)

Marcel secretly listens to Blackpink (his bias is Lisa to be exact)

Jesse and Marcel were actually childhood friends before Jesse meets Seiji.

Aster and Thomas shared the same brain cell when it comes to making strategy and tactics for fencing in competitions.

Hope you like them anon have a good day :3

[glowingvenus]

What are your thoughts on Exton’s fencing team? Individually or as a whole? Any headcanons about them? How about Halverton?

ah well i must admit i don't think too much about the characters from other schools for the most part, since we haven't spent much time with them yet. I do think the leventis twins (levantis? omg what is the canon spelling of their name) are super cute and probably very annoying to be around for too long. I have one headcanon which is that they switch personalities a bit when they're drinking...

That said i love reading about these characters bc there are some super talented writers in this fandom who can really flesh them out! probably far beyond what canon is going to do for them lol

[dreadysficrecs]

Stucky Fic Rec List #34

Tuesday, April 26

🍲This is Home by @hazel-wand - [Teen; 7,5k words]

[Shrunkyclunks; Bodega AU; War Veteran Bucky; Amputee Bucky; Touch Starved Steve Rogers; Steve Rogers Needs a Hug; Fluff and Angst; Alpine the Bodega Cat; Happy Ending]

The voice - deep, soft and, oh, sad - pulls Bucky back to his actual job behind the counter of this shitty old bodega which, actually, he kinda loves. He looks up, then regrets it immediately, because Biceps McShoulders has ocean-blue eyes that Bucky could stare into for a creepy-stalker length amount of time. The guy’s beautiful.

In which a sad Steve Rogers walks into Bucky's bodega.

🍹A Very Specific Type by @yammz - [Explicit; 19,5k words]

[Modern AU; Silver Fox Steve; Age Difference; Past Relationships; Getting Together; Explicit Sexual Content; Bottom!Bucky; Blow Jobs; Anal Sex; Dirty Talk]

Natasha places a well-manicured hand on Sam’s thigh as she explains, “Bucky has a type and they’re terrible men.”

Bucky makes a face. “No, Bucky has a type and it’s older blond men.”

“Who are all terrible,” Natasha adds.

Bucky meets one more older blond man after swearing off of them forever. This one may be special.

🍪 where momma hides the cookies by @rooonil-waazlib - [Explicit; 13,7k words]

[College AU; Sports AU; Hockey; Enemies to Lovers; Pining; Explicit Sexual Content; Bottom!Bucky; Happy Ending]

The thing is, ever since Bucky’s been on the UNNY team, a guy named Steve Rogers has been on the Halverton team. He’s captain this year, as Bucky is for UNNY. They’ve faced each other three years in a row, now. Bucky hates that guy. He’s too perfect for his own good.

💘something about your love and affection by lavenderbucky - [Gen; 475 words]

[Canon Divergence; Established Relationship; Domestic Fluff; Banter; Schmoop; Forehead Kisses; Forehead Touching]

Bucky takes Steve's head in his hands. He tips his forehead against Steve's, closing his eyes. "I love you," he says. "Keep yourself safe for me."

Or: Steve and Bucky take time to connect before Steve heads out on a mission.

🧊 he said, there's a paradise beneath me (she said, am i supposed to bleed) by @voxofthevoid - [Explicit; 23k words]

[Canon Divergence; Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes; Modern Steve Rogers; Canon Typical Violence; Hurt/Comfort; And They Were Roommates; Minor Steve/Wade Wilson; Minor Steve/Sharon Carter; Recovering Bucky; Getting Together; Background Daddy Kink; Kink Negotiation; BDSM; Light Spanking; Oral Sex; Anal Sex; Bottom!Bucky; Fluff and Smut]

“If you kiss me like that, Rogers, you’re gonna have a hard time convincing me you want to fuck me.”

“Can’t have that,” Steve says and—

And the fucker bends Bucky back like this is a goddamn romcom and kisses the everloving shit out of him.

Bucky doesn’t think he reciprocates all that well. Yeah, he remembers the bare bones of how to smash mouths, but it’s been a long time, it’s been seventy years, and even the cocky shit he used to be wouldn’t be able to do more than cling to Steve and gasp against his mouth because the mad motherfucker is holding him parallel to the floor like Bucky’s not nearly three hundred pounds of muscle and metal.

Steve breaks the kiss, and Bucky’s left panting in the aftermath, but Steve’s not much better off, breathing hard with dark eyes and wet lips.

“Convincing enough?” Steve asks between rough breaths.

Bucky just stares at him. He thinks he’s in love.

That’s when Steve tries to straighten up, loses his balance, and sends the two of them crashing to the floor in a painful tangle of limbs.

-

And they were roommates.

🦌The Pajama Party Incident by follow_the_sun - [Teen; 1,5k words]

[Modern AU; Meet-Cute; Firefighter!Steve; Amputee Bucky; Fluff and Humour]

A pajama party goes horribly wrong, then wonderfully right.

🐈9-1-1... THAT'S your emergency? by cablesscutie - [Gen; 1,4k words]

[Modern AU; Firefighter!Steve; Meet-Cute; Disgruntled Jogger!Bucky; Fluff and Humour]

“New York City Fire Department, how may I help you?”

“Hi, um...It’s uh...not an emergency per se, but there’s this cat in a tree in Prospect Park.”

“Sir, if this is a prank call -”

“No! No, I’m serious."

Bucky is mugged by a cat. Steve comes to the rescue.

🍑 Blush Pink by voluptuous_panic - [Explicit; 3,9k words]

[Canon Divergence; Established Relationship; PWP; Dom/Sub; Bottom!Steve; Barebacking; Dirty Talk; Nipple Play; Feminization; Felching; Desperation; Multiple Orgasms]

Bashful has always been Steve’s best look.

🖇️The New Guy by Venusdoom3 - [Explicit; 12k words]

[Modern AU; Meet-Cute; Workplace Relationship; Getting Together; Fluff and Smut; Explicit Sexual Content; Office Sex; Hand Jobs; Blow Jobs; Hot Tub Sex; Rimming; Bottom!Steve; Happy Ending]

"I wonder if he's single."

Steve loosened his tie; the temperature in the office had seemingly risen since James arrived. "If he is, he's mine."

Wanda laughed in disbelief. "You don't even know if he's gay!"

Steve's voice dripped with certainty. "Oh, that won't matter."

🌻sweet music playing in the dark by hiljainen - [Explicit; 3,3k words]

[Canon Divergence; Established Relationship; Porn With Feelings; Fluff and Smut; Recovering; PTSD; Laughter During Sex; Crying During Sex; Communication; Explicit Consent; Oral Sex; Anal Sex; Bottom!Bucky; Post-Coital Cuddling]

Steve and Bucky have sex for the first time since they found each other again.

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Thoughts on Fence: Rise (Volume Five)

Warning!  The following will contain spoilers for Fence:  Rise (Volume Five).  Please proceed at your own risk.  Volume Five is in the bag, and, as usual, I cannot wait to see The Halverton Training Camp story arc concludes in the next issue.  Naturally, I had some thoughts in order from least important to most important.

It was great seeing Kally and Tanner again if only for a moment.

So far, I like MacRob the best out of the competing schools, Halverton is okay, but I cannot stand the snobs from Lowther who seem to think their all that and a bag of chips despite placing fourth.  I’m very interested to see more of Terrell Holmes, Nate Spencer, Gian Torres, and Marcus Washington who all seem very cool and interesting new additions.  I’m also curious to  see more of Hector Ramirez and Stefano “Van” Remo as we didn’t see much from either of them.

I adored Dante letting Bobby put pom hair ties in his hair.  If that isn’t love, I’ll eat your hat.  Unofficial boyfriend anyone?  It was also great Bobby getting the role of Team Manager; I’m happy for that little ray of sunshine.

The only reason Aiden isn’t better at fencing has to do with his personal lack of interest and Harvard’s ranking.  If Harvard improves his low lines, Aiden would likely move up alongside of him.

I suspect Seiji will at minimum either lose a point or even a practice match in the next volume.  The question is will it be Scott Langtree (who will be disappointed not to gain a new teammate), Marcus Washington (who shows the greatest talen), or Saunchul Park (who is clearly out for blood) that lands the blow.  Seiji is very disciplined and fast, but he is also arrogant and a bit predictable which is likely a major contributor to how Jesse beat him.  He may want to be a bit more dynamic in how he approaches his future matches.  As for Jesse and Seiji, I’m not surprised they were more at one time than simply friends as it was heavily hinted at in France.  I don’t for a moment believe Seiji ever saw Jesse in that way nor do I think what they had together was in any way healthy.  The real villain is Robert Coste.

I’m not surprised, but I am disappointed that once again Nicholas is at the bottom of the fencing order.  In all fairness, he is being forced to improve his two weakest areas of technique and defense through these drills.  I’m pleased he’s shown improvement, and I look forward to him proving once again to be a fast learner.  All he needs is Jesse’s skill to be monster at fencing possibly even the greatest.  I suspect the series will end with some combination Nicholas, Seiji, and Jesse on the piste at the state finals.

Previously, I have posted about which person will be the first to realize how Nicholas is related to Jesse.  Once again, we have movement in which Bobby Rodriguez noticed similarities in Jesse’s and Nicholas’s respective styles.  I suspect Coach Williams may already know, but if she does, she isn’t making it obvious in any way.

Finally, we have the return of Kyle Allen who conveniently didn’t mention how he was Jesse’s cousin, though I suspect his mother is Robert Coste’s sister making him also related to Nicholas.  I can say he is clearly overplaying how close he is to Jesse as he had no idea who Nicholas was, or the fact Jesse is eyeing him as threat for Seiji’s attention and a potential threat on the piste.  Likewise, he isn't attending Exton with Jesse Coste even though they are "so close." Out of everyone, he would be the last person to recognize and except Nicholas Cox as Jesse Coste’s long lost half-brother.  I would love for the rematch where Nicholas wipes the floor with him, but I’ll settle for his shock over Nicholas finally beating Emmet Scott by the end of the training camp.

The next chapter cannot come soon enough.  Maybe Nate Spencer’s statement of “It’s the Kind of Place that changes everything” may prove to be prophetic foreshadowing.  I will look forward to whatever may transpire. Go King's Row!