#the little prince au propaganda

[shardkn1ght]

Yay! Pepino has teammates!

Hueso raised Leo is now teammates with red rover and the little prince aus!

@tmntseparatedaucompetition

Edit. Omg I just realised it ‘ click’ looks like another word 😭 I’m so sorry!

Round 3 Results

Gemini/Separated Leo vs. Mikey’s Imaginary Friends - Gemini/Separated Leo

Diamond in the Repo Yard/Sometimes Plans Change/Magic and Masks vs. Growing Pains - Diamond in the Repo Yard/Sometimes Plans Change/Magic and Masks

Spare Parts vs. Tentative Devotee/Villain PB&J Duo - Tentative Devotee/Villain PB&J Duo

Red Rover/The Little Prince vs. Hueso Raised Leo - Tie

Empyrean Weeping/Bloodbath/Life Mission vs. 100 Feet and a World Away/New Phone Who Dis - Empyrean Weeping/Bloodbath/Life Mission

Warriors Heart vs. Mutant Manhunt/Never Better - Mutant Manhunt/Never Better

[shardkn1ght]

Hello! @red-rover-au and @beannary !

Made this lil comic to introduce myself, and extend my offer for a tie!

I hope that they will return Pepino to his father soon.

@tmntseparatedaucompetition

[dharmasharks]

I read so many neat fics this summer thanks to the @ficreadingchallenge and managed to black out my bingo card! Not only did I finally get to stories that had been languishing in my TBR for literal years, but I discovered tons of delightful fics in genres I wouldn't have sought out otherwise.

Thank you mods for organizing this, I’m already itching to do it again. Bingo card below the cut, plus my unhinged ramblings about the 24 fics I got to read. (Mostly Stucky, but also a smattering of Sambucky, MattFoggy, a Winterhawk, a Captive Prince, and a Catwin.) 

WIP: on the shore of the wild world by verger_de_pommiers

MCU | Steve x Bucky | M | 19k | Civil War AU

In which a fierce little Steve shelters wounded union soldier Bucky in his remote cabin. Gorgeous prose, immersive historical detail, and tender protectiveness. I lucked into finding this as it was posting (it’s now complete!) and felt like the author had been reading my dream fic journal because it ticked so many of my very specific boxes!

No powers AU: Broken But Mending by Lissadiane

MCU | Bucky x Clint | M | 15k | Modern AU

Bucky is a recovering war vet who starts rebuilding his life one instagram post, coffee, and plant at a time with some motivation from Clint Barton’s weekly sex advice column. Spoiler: the advice isn’t so much about sex as it is about trying again, and accepting that we’re all scared and scarred and worthy of love anyway. Read this on a day where your heart needs a big hug of happiness. 

Secret relationship: Don't Ask by AnnaFugazzi

MCU | Steve x Bucky | M | 21k | WW2 

I’ve seen this fic recced a lot for wartime stucky but was admittedly apprehensive because it’s canon-compliant and we all know where that train gets off, ya know? This is not a lighthearted premise either: Steve and Bucky get outed and because they’re a propaganda machine, the Howlies are ordered to keep their relationship a secret, despite their intense discomfort—all told in a devastatingly effective outsider perspective from Gabe. I appreciate that the author didn’t shy away from depicting unflattering (and hard to read!) period-typical attitudes, including those Gabe and Morita would have faced in the service.

Newest fic in the tag of your choice: Cabin Fever by missbeizy

MCU | Steve x Bucky | E | 5k | Cabin PWP

Missbeizy never fails to deliver on beautifully written stucky smut that caters to my tastes, so when I got that notification you better believe I jumped on it stat. Even in their shorter fics, they always build up a lovely setting and tension, which makes the eventual hot, hot sexy times feel even sexier. (All their stucky fics are *chefs kiss* — Foothold and Number of Years are my favorites.)

Mission fic: (With eyes shut) it's you I'm thinking of by Yavannie

MCU | Sam x Bucky | E | 3k | Partners with Benefits

Gosh only knows I enjoy a dynamic where it’s easier for two closed-off people to communicate physically than to actually talk! About their feelings! Good stuff!

Found family: Only the Good Die Young by ZenaidaMacroura / @zenaidamacrouras1

MCU | Steve x Bucky | M | 23K | Shrunkyclunks

There’s banter both awkward and charming, sweet sweet crushing, and a whole cast of wonderful characters who care so much (even when it’s hard). I love the dynamics between everyone in paramedic!Bucky’s crew and the way they look out for each other.

Pets: no years of silence in the shadow of regret by Ginny_Potter / @hipsterdiva

MCU | Steve x Bucky | G | 9k | De-serumed Steve

I don’t usually have the strength for post-EG fic, but look at me now, I read three this summer! Here, Steve is irrevocably changed by everything he’s endured, and he suffers for it in the most perfectly Steve-ish way: very, very quietly. Such a satisfying balance of grief and hope as Bucky tries to bridge the distance Steve’s put between them (and his acquired pet, The Dog) in order to protect himself from the possibility of loss. 

Mythical creature AU: all this and heaven too by spinawren

Captive Prince | Laurent x Damen | M | 15k | Selkie AU

I may never get over how perfect a Lighthouse keeper / selkie AU is for these characters. There’s Laurent, whose sense of self-preservation is so integral to his sense of self that giving love feels like giving a part of himself away—because it means giving up your armor. And Damon: unwaveringly devoted, who knows that love isn’t taken, it’s a choice you both keep making. I want to live in the lush world of this fic forever. 

Oldest fic in the fandom: Genie In A Bottle bykupcake_goddess

Dead Boy Detectives | Cat King x Edwin | E | 2K | Missing Scene

Edwin was hot for that hot cat guy and they should have kissed about it. Fanfic is great.

Fake dating: The Constellation of Touch by what_alchemy

Daredevil | Matt x Foggy | E | 19k | Pretend Relationship

What’s juicier than fake dating your best friend? Fake dating your best friend while actually going through a messy (law partnership) divorce! Featuring: wonderful Nelson family dynamics, a singular bed, and the intimacy of getting to know the person you thought you knew best all over again. I’ve read a lot of gorgeous depictions of the way Matt experiences the world, but these might be some of my favorites. 

Author’s oldest fic: the wrote and the writ by stewyonmolly

MCU | Steve x Bucky | G | 10k | everybody lives, nobody gets serumed

You know when you read the first paragraph of a fic and go, “yes ha ha ha YES,” like a sicko, but what you’re really sick over is the author’s style? That’s how I feel about this fic. I would eat the dialogue if I could! While it includes one of my favorite soft premises (everyone home safe in post-war Brooklyn, the end), Bucky doesn’t come back unscathed. But Steve–and this is a wonderful, wonderful Steve–never dances around Bucky’s amputation and Bucky never coddles him back.

Parallel universe: Except it Abide in the Vine by spitandvinegar

MCU | Steve x Bucky x Sam | M | 27k | Multiverse Shenanigans 

If you’re afraid of the summary just know that there is a place for every Steve and every Steve in its place, which is with a Bucky (and/or a Sam)!!! And by golly are there a lot of Buckys to love in this one, including a scrappy 616!bucky with the most pockets and everyone’s favorite cannibal, Sweetpea. There are plenty of melty exchanges (and breathtaking art!) but my favorite multiverse moments are always when a WS!bucky gets to see a small Steve again. I could read it a million times and it would never be enough. 

Free space: When I Put Away Childish Things by hansbekhart

MCU | Steve x Bucky | M | 14k | Prewar

One of the most vivid and immersive prewar settings I’ve had the pleasure of reading, which is saying something, because I have read a [redacted] quantity of prewar stucky. The narrative structure is so powerful and effective, even if you already know what we’re building toward. The author also has my new favorite take on Bucky’s enlistment status, which felt nicely refreshing (and this is a 10 year old fic!) given the otherwise ubiquitous fanon.

Space AU: We'll meet again in Brooklyn by Gfawkes / @gfawkesphoenixchokingonashes

MCU | Steve x Bucky | E | 33k | Scifi AU

Amazing dystopian premise and world building featuring the bravest small nurse Steve and a devoted and self-sacrificing soldier Bucky. They’re both so loyal to each other but also to their separate friends and teammates.

Werewolf AU: you touch me within and so i (know i could be human once again) by notcaycepollard

MCU | Sam x Bucky | E | 12k | werewolf!bucky

In this canon-adjacent-verse, Bucky is freed from Hydra’s clutches, but they turned him into a (very soft and sweet) werewolf who just needs to be cuddled and petted and maybe bossed around a little bit. Sam is understandably beside himself…and also up to the task. 

Vampire AU: the blood is the life by obsessivereader

MCU | Steve x Bucky | M | 3K | vampire!bucky

When Bucky keeps sneaking off to bite a lot of strange young men, Steve’s biggest concern is, “Why not me????” I love the trope that the super soldier healing factor makes them great vampire companions.

Short fic: give up on trying to save us by returnsandreturns

Daredevil | Matt x Foggy | E | <1000 | Hate Sex

They’re rival lawyers, they banter, they are not going to have sex with each other again except that oh no, yes they are! What’s not to love!?

Slow burn: Steve Rogers, PA by sparkagrace / @sparkagrace

MCU | Steve x Bucky | T | WIP | Hunkyclinks

Hopefully you all are reading this one already because it’s a freakin delight all around. The premise is incredible and very funny, but there is also action and wound tending and my favorite thing ever, which is Steve and Bucky always managing to know each other better than anyone.

Holiday fic: Teshuva by JHSC

MCU | Steve x Bucky | T | 6K | Recovering Bucky

I could not find it in me to read a holiday (lbr: Christmas) fic over the summer, but ‘tis the season for atonement, y’all! That’s right, Yom Kippur is upon us, and this was a really lovely read on Bucky coming to terms with his memories, his relationship to his mother, and what it means to seek forgiveness. 

Medieval AU: The Tale of the Silver-Armed Knight by BeaArthurPendragon

MCU | Steve x Bucky | E | 5K | medieval AU

I had never come across a medieval fic in my journeys before, so this was a fun scavenger hunt. I managed to stumble my way into some sexy, sexy treasure by way of smithy!Steve measuring knight!Bucky for a special suit of armor. Amazing historical detail including—and I am very serious—D/S dynamics that felt so period appropriate. 

Video edit: Evidence by @bromcommie / vivelarevolution

MCU | Bucky Barnes

Why are you reading this rec list (or whatever this is) when you could be watching and reblogging this fucking edit! Are you watching it yet? Are you??? OP’s perfectly matched dialogue, parallels, and transitions will destroy you and you WILL thank them for it. (Thank you, Max.) The build up from the quiet of Bucky’s therapy session to the blurred violence between Bucky, the Soldier, and everyone he’s been in between is beautifully gutting.

Inspired by another fanwork: [Podfic] If They Haven't Learned Your Name by quietnight

MCU | Steve x Bucky | M | Post-CATWS

I’m far from the first to praise quietnight’s incredible voicework and podfic production, but holy heck, I’ll do it anyway. I have a hard time getting into audiobooks, and have never had a problem feeling fully immersed in their works. Silentwalrus’s story deserves all the praise it gets, too. A lovely balance of humor and heart, action and character work. 

Fluff: Invisible Ink by ctimene

Daredevil | Matt x Foggy | E | 16K | Tattoo Parlor AU

Hard to write a rec that isn’t just keysmashing and squealing sounds but OKAY FINE I’ll try. This ‘verse manages to parallel canon in ways that are both delightful and heart twisting, with all of Foggy’s heart, kindness, and snark translated to tattooing instead of lawyering. And they were still avocados! And also: sexy. Really, extremely sexy.

Time travel: Some legends are told by chaosmanor, rufferto

MCU | Steve x Bucky | E | 26K | Neolithic Wanderings 

In which Steve will go to any length to find Bucky, including 4 thousand years into the past (while wearing a very short tunic). I absolutely devoured this and was beside myself with delight over its uniqueness and all around nerdery—so many amazing and specific historical details.

Domestic: t'aimer sur les bords du lac by burning_brighter / @burnin-brighter

MCU | Steve x Bucky | M | 17k | Post-EG

Lovely and soft wish fulfillment: put those boys in a cabin until they can get the rest they deserve…and also talk about their feelings! I loved how careful they were with each other until they slowly found their footing again.

[kiastirling]

Rules: Make a poll of your favourite female characters (no limits - as many or as little as you want) and see which your followers like the most!

No one tagged me I just wanted to do this one. Propaganda below the cut, with images (and links for the webcomic ones)

I wasn't tagged so I'm not tagging anyone either.

Propaganda time!

Freya Crescent:

She's a ratfolk ("Burmecian"). She's a dragoon. She's been looking for her boyfriend for 3 years and he has amnesia when she meets him once and then she never sees him again after the place housing the remains of her people is blown up. And still she goes on to save the world.

Lulu:

A black mage with some peak Final Fantasy fashion and her casting medium are a series of stuffed animals. Also she's very focused and taciturn and she ultimately falls in love with her dead boyfriend's goofy older brother which is a fun archetype.

Rica Brosca:

DA dwarves are so crunchy. She's castless (the lowest social class in dwarven society). Her sibling is a gangster and her bodyguard. She's fucking a Prince (possibly becoming King based on player decisions). She's the hottest girl in Dust Town and everyone knows it.

Bubbles:

She's hardcore. And an absolute baby. Love a strong girl who is also just. A girl.

Jessie/Musashi:

@/yamujiburo's Hanamusa AU has done things to me.

Lace Harding:

I reiterate: dwarves! But Lace is super cool and I love her.

Jesse Faden:

Okay I haven't played Control myself but I watched my partner play the whole thing which is certainly enough to say Jesse is cool. Her internal monologue and her friend are great and her single minded pursuit of saving her brother that got her to the Federal Bureau of Control is undeniable.

Amber O'Malley/Amazigirl (Dumbing of Age):

She's a shut-in, she's a (not-so) super hero, she writes horny Batman fanfic, she's plural. Her character arc the past 14 years has been really interesting to see and we're still only like halfway through the school year!

Tiffany "Susan" Pompoms (El Goonish Shive):

Tragic backstory? Check. Magic color changing hair? Check. Anti-Vampire magic? Check. Strong sense of justice? Also check. Horribly embarrassing name she's tried to bury by going by her middle name? Super check.

Susan has had a lot of character growth over the past... many many years. I like her a lot.

Yor Forger:

Best mom a psychic could ask for ❤️Yor is a deadly assassin and a terrible homemaker and she can be kind of a dip and I love her dearly

[kathaynesart]

Ahhhh!! These all look so amazing @leisi-lilacdreams !! Thank you so much for taking the time to do all these wonderful pieces!! Some of my personal favorites are in here too! Hehe I particularly love how you drew Replica Donnie!

@tmntaucompetition

i don't know who to support in the au competition there's so many good ones ;v;

i can't draw all of them, but i wanna at least draw the ones i know and some that have caught my eye

i wasn't in the fandom when the last comp happened so it's been fun to see it this time around

honestly fml if Ghost in the Shell goes up against The Last Ronin becomes a Discord Admin

i will actually cry between the two

bonus CAS appearance! last year's champ has come to see what the newbies and familiar faces are up to!

everyone' enjoying the chaos, but raph's a bit worried since there's so many little kids

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE! 🎉🎉🎉

creator tags under cut

@villainleoau @cnwolf-brainrot @star-sparkler @kathaynesart @beannary @angelpuns @bluepeachstudios @phykoha @tangledinink @somerandomdudelmao

[tbgkaru-woh]

I need u to understand u have single handedly converted me to blond jxz propaganda

wonderful news! i think i play with his post-sunset personality too often (he milfed up and wised up and that's just so hot in a man) but imagining this arrogant little loser in golden blonde with dark roots during the gusu days, standing out from the class by hair and the nicest perfume, fighting with wwx while both of htem have confused closeted gay feelings (for different men but men altogether), or even baby jzx in yunmeng being forced to hang out with the siblings cause their moms are "hanging out", his hair still medium brown because it doesn't have the amount of years of lemon-bleaching in it ;v; the heart eyes Yanli and other girls would have for the golden prince (and how funny it is that 1st and 2nd place of most fuckable is taken by the most natural beauties fo them all with the jades and then 3rd immediately is the most "fabricated" beauty of them all. also where the hell is nmj is everyone blind or did Huaisang made the list) it's just a wonderful image! And if not in canon, at least in modern AUs where it's way easier to "explain". Bottle blond Zixuan who tries to make people believe it's natural

[ravangie]

Your AU has done what only the best can and that is made me appreciate the original art in a different light.

Because normally in Shrek I don't understand Charming at ALL. He's loud, entitled, obnoxious, and just a generally a very unpleasant person. I can't see him as anything but a villain, at best a pretty face for someone worse to hide behind.

But Princess Charming turns it from "ugh why the hell is everyone so enamored with this guy?" to "I am not immune to propaganda" and I think I get it now

Thank you so much omg!!!!! 😭😭😭

It is SO REWARDING to hear, you don't even know it!!!

I think the problem here is me, hahah. Even I am not immune to Princess Charming's well... charm.

I, like you, am also very much not of a fan of the original Prince Charming, so when the idea of Princess Charming first came to me, I thought it would just be a funny ha-ha character. Right up until I actually sat down to draw her. She had me ready to risk it all for her after the very first sketch.

After that, I couldn't help myself, but give her an actual story to tell, because I loved her so much and saw greatness in her. I wanted to see the roots of her flaws, see her motivations for her devious acts. And I also wanted to find some positive sides to her. And thus her lore kept expanding until it became what it is today. I gave her a lot of my own struggles (I'm very sorry btw, my baby Charming), explained some things through my own experiences. She's very much her own alive and complex woman today.

I think my biggest accomplishment with her - apart from making literally everyone fall in love with her - is giving her an actual character arc. It starts in Shrek 2, where her backstory and behavior is being presented and partly explained. But then it continues into Shrek The Third where she gets to find her own purpose outside of the inflicted by her mom and society one, fight her demons and go through personal growth and transformation. Love that for her 💖

Don't get me wrong, she's still spoiled and arrogant and whatnot, but in a more nuanced way. She's not being herself or making decisions out of nowhere. All of her actions have places from which they come.

Welp. I really am not sure how all of the above translates into art, but somehow I managed to put the love that I feel into this little drawn woman from my nogging.

I love her very much 🥺🤲💖

[jingycakes]

In my TD Wicked au, why tf do I think Heather should be Elphaba instead of Gwen??

Just a little post I thought I should make after going through the Wicked tag on here and thinking that I should probably explain myself when it comes to the character choices; and ultimately this is just for some fun character analysis and discourse.

Why I think Heather is more synonymous with Elphaba’s character than Gwen is

Yes, Gwen is a loner with rebellious tendencies; not to mention she was the outcast goth girl in season one. Not to mention she and Courtney are a popular Yuri ship in the same way Elphaba and Glinda are. Also, while we’re playing off of Courtney being Glinda, then that would make Duncan Fiyero, both of which are initially in a relationship with Courtney/Glinda, but then after some character development end up falling for Gwen/Elphaba. 

The problem I have with this is, simply, I am not a Gwuncan fan; I respect/tolerate it more than I did when I was a teenager, but I am still a Duncney Stan through and through, thus in my heart they are endgame. So, no, Gwen cannot be Elphaba, not while I’m the master of this au.

Now HEATHER on the other hand can still work just as well, if not better and here’s a little on why.

First off, Heather is mostly a villain throughout the show, but like Elphaba she wasn’t born evil; in fact they had a pretty similar upbringing all things considered.

Both characters were born to wealthy households, but were ostracized and bullied throughout their childhoods; Elphaba for being green and Heather for being overweight, and neither got the parental love that was deserved. Elphaba’s father blamed her for the death of her and Nessarose’s mother and for the latter being born paralyzed, and from how they act in the video call from home, both of Heather’s parents clearly communicate that they don’t miss her in the slightest and it is popularly consensus among the fandom that they were negligent/emotionally abusive to her growing up.

So we have two characters who were told nonstop growing that they are unable to love or be loved; unworthy, and the source of everyone’s problems around them. Eventually they are going to give in and start playing the part. Of course Elphaba was/is never truly evil and this is only propaganda employed by the Wizard, whereas Heather obviously starts out as a bully and gives other characters plenty of reason to hate/distrust her. However, she does lighten up as the show progresses, and a big parallel I see of her and Elphaba’s character is how when she tries to warn other contestants in World Tour about Alejandro’s true nature, everyone blows her off, just as how Elphaba has no chance at convincing the citizens of Oz of the Wizard’s lack of real power and hidden agenda, because they are already weary of her as it is, which makes it so easy for his cabinet to employ such a powerful smear campaign against her and make her out to be a ‘Wicked Witch.’

Now onto Elphaba x Fiyero….as I’ve said before under a previous post, Alejandro is DEFINITELY Fiyero. I’m still giddy from all their interactions when I watched the movie and I just love how they were able to flesh out the relationship a little more since they were not limited to a live stage production.

What does everyone at Shiz view Fiyero as? A perfect, charismatic prince who has it all; albeit also shallow and self-absorbed.

What do the other contestants view Alejandro as? Perfect, charismatic and charming; but it is made no secret to the audience how conceited he is.

Elphaba and Heather see right through their facades that neither these men are who they make themselves out to be with only one person seeing the real them from the get go. 

Anyways that’s all I have for now; obligatory “thank you for coming to my TED talk” and JFC why do they have to wait a FULL GOD FORSAKEN YEAR TO RELEASE WICKED PART 2

💚🖤

[kittenfangirl20]

(A sort of idea for the Adamsapple Little Mermaid AU)

*Adam sobbed as he clutched the stone carving of the face of the human King named Lucifer, somehow Sera had found out about the collection of human objects Adam had and proceeded to destroy them including the statue of Lucifer that his childhood friend Eve helped him find, his mother had been strict with him, but this was cruel, just then a merman with a blood red tail and hair the same color swam up to him*

Alastor: Poor sweet prince, you deserve so much better than what life has given to you.

*Adam looked up, if he hadn’t been under the ocean his would have had tears streaming down his face*

Adam: Who are you?

Alastor: My name is Alastor, I work for great Lilith.

Eve: You mean the evil sea witch.

Alastor: Propaganda created by Queen Sera, Lilith just wants to help poor unfortunate souls like our dear Prince.

*Alastor had an unnatural smile with yellow fangs, but all Adam could think about was being a human, exploring the surface world and being with the man he loved*

Adam: Please take me to Lilith.

*Adam followed Alastor while Eve followed Adam begging him to go back, but Adam was resolved to get what he always wanted, he was lead to a dark castle that had a garden filled with polyps, some reaching up and trying to grab Adam and the sounds of screaming could be heard, once inside Adam was greeted by a slim and elegant woman with long blonde hair and violet eyes, her lower half was like an octopus making it look like she was wearing an elegant gown*

Lilith: Prince Adam, my poor unfortunate soul has come to Lilith for help. What do you desire?

*Lilith already knew what Adam wanted because she had Alastor spy on him, but she wasn’t going to say that*

Adam: Recently I saved a human King named Lucifer and I have fallen in love with him. I want to be a human so I can get him to love me too and marry him.

*Lilith smiled, it was so ironic that Adam fell in love with her ex husband, he was indeed very attractive, but she got bored of him after she had his child*

Lilith: I can create a spell that will let you be human for three days and if you can get that handsome King to give you a kiss of true love, you will be human forever.

Adam: What happens if I fail.

*Lilith led him to a window so she could see her garden of polyps*

Lilith: You will belong to me and become part of my lovely garden.

*Adam’s eyes widened in horror thinking of his body being transformed into one of the ugly polyps that Lilith used for her garden*

Lilith: But I don’t think we need to worry, you are quite the catch, it won’t take long to win the heart of this Lucifer. We just need to talk about the price.

Eve: I knew that this would be too good to be true, we should go home.

Adam: What is the price?

Lilith: Your voice.

*Lilith touched Adam’s throat*

Adam: Without my voice how will I tell him how much I love him?

Lilith: Don’t underestimate the power of body language.

Eve: Don’t accept the deal, please.

*Adam just thought of having Lucifer love and the ability to be human which he wanted long before he knew who Lucifer was*

Adam: I accept the offer.

*Lilith smiled as she made a contract appear and had Adam sign it in his own blood, she then started to make the concoction that would remove Adam’s voice and make him human, Adam was then told to sing, Adam started to sing as a pair of hands emerged from Lilith’s cauldron and shoved themselves down Adam’s throat, it hurt so much as a glowing orb that was Adam’s voice was his voice, once the voice was stored in Lilith’s necklace, the hands pulled Adam towards the cauldron so he was right above it, the pain to extract his voice was nothing compared to this, it felt like his lower half was being cut in half, Eve watched in horror as Adam’s gold tail transformed into a pair of human legs, Adam clutched his throat now that he couldn’t breathe under water and Eve grabbed him and started to swim towards the surface, along the way they ran into Lute who helped Eve in getting Adam to the surface, suddenly Adam could breathe again and he smiled thinking of how he would soon be with Lucifer*

(In this story Eve will be a mermaid who was Adam’s childhood friend and this fic is 100% Adamsapple)

[skin-of-my-teeth]

Fit for a King

Tags: Feedism, Pred/Prey, slave/owner, Dumbification, implied vore, but not explicit, fattening prey to eat, Royalty AU, Royal King/Pred Jungkook, Slave prey/ chubby Jimin, hybrids: Bunny Jimin, Wolf Jungkook

Prey have become rare and therefore are prized possessions. They've all been hunted and sold into slavery until, eventually, they end up safe in a predator’s belly. It's their sole purpose and what they're meant for, at least that's the propaganda that predators feed them.

Only the royals rolling in wealth can afford such feasts. Jungkook is the richest predator, a massively over-fed wolf, because he gets anything and everything that he wants. It's a perk of being King.

Jimin is so sweet and dumb and plump. A happy little slave to the King on high. He's so lucky to be owned by such a wealthy predator.

Jungkook is overly indulgent to his dumb bunny. So doting. Constantly pampering Jimin. Despite his royal status, Jungkook always keeps Jimin in his grasp so no one can steal what is rightfully his. Jungkook isn't a fool to the hungry stares directed at his tubby prey. He only made that mistake once, when he was a prince, haughty and proud. He had paraded his prey at the time with abandon. All it took was for one hungry predator and Jungkook never made the same mistake again. Now, his meal is safely collared and leashed, content to live right on his lap as Jungkook dotes on him and feels the soft chub slowly thicken in his hands.

It's such a honor to be the high-King's meal. Jimin is treated like a princess himself and is kept blissfully unaware, only spoiled by everyone in the court. All of the rich predators compliment their King on Jimin's size as he grows, like the sweet, fattened pet that he is.

Jimin is fed cake and sweets at parties, kept happy and dumb. Jungkook shows off to his ostentatious court of predators by stuffing the bunny until he's heavy and round, lazy and forced to rest. After each party that Jungkook hosts just to fatten his prey in front of everyone, he's rewarded with the currency of lust-filled admiration for his treat. His plump dessert. Lush and luxerious, destined to feed the King's gut. The predators drool as their King's prized prey slowly rounds and fattens, getting more dumb and delicious by the day.

Jungkook smirks as predators offer him gold and jewels for his favor, using the prey to further his own wealth. He purrs at the many gifts rained down upon him, with the fattened bunny kept in his claws. Jimin is destined to only feed the King, and there's nothing that the greedy lords and ladies can do about it, unless they want to experience the high-King's anger. Just like Jungkook, they've learned their lesson. All it took was that one time for them to all understand that staying in the King's favor meant security. They're all slaves to him, in a way. Societal slaves to the rich, cunning tyrant.

It's such a boast of status, a display of wealth to fatten a prey so heavily, only to eat them and devour all of their riches. Jungkook keeps Jimin much longer because of it. It's in fashion to test the limits of how big a prey can be grown. Stretch marks and ripped skin are a thing of beauty.

Jungkook's dumb slave can barely move by the time he's buttered and sprinkled with sugar, just how the King likes. The immobile prey permanently lounges against the large King's belly and listens to the greedy gurgles that he don't know to associate with doomed hunger.

Jimin doesn't have anything to worry about. His predator takes such good care of him! He's such a lucky bun. Spoiled and clearly adored by everyone. The richest, fattest jewel in the whole kingdom, Jungkook says. Perfect in every way. His favorite slave. His prized possession...

Until Jungkook decides that his prey is better-off settled deep inside of his hungry gut, of course.

[haylysgay]

ITS 50/50 GUYS

Red Rover - @red-rover-au

The Little Prince - @beannary

Hueso Raised Leo - @shardkn1ght

[jmagnabo92]

First Prince Week 2024 - Day 6 - Sour Soulmates

@thebrownstone

Prompt Soulmates AU

***

Before Alex's twenty-first birthday, he fully doesn't like the idea of soulmates, mainly because he's been burned before, but what he doesn't know is that he's already found his soulmate, he just doesn't know it, yet.

AO3

***

Alex never really liked the concept of soulmates.  It might be because he doesn’t like the idea of some unknown entity deciding his fate instead of getting to make his own choices, but ever since June’s twenty-first birthday and discovering that the girl he’d been sort of seeing (and really starting to like) on the campaign trail (despite still being in high school, he did campaign things every weekend) was his sister’s soulmate instead of his, he’d hated it.

It didn’t help that Liam wasn’t his soulmate either as discovered about six months ago. 

He’d been hoping that someone he already had a connection with would be his soulmate because he hated the idea of someone being all excited for their soulmate to be “the first son” and only care about his celebrity status rather than him.  He didn’t want whoever it was to have preconceived notions about him before ever meeting and getting to know him.

He doesn’t want that.  He wants someone that likes him for him and not because of his status (which is temporary at best).

It's why he’d been disappointed when June’s soulmate’s name appeared on her wrist as his girlfriend’s name (Nora) and why he had hoped that maybe fooling around with Liam senior year was a sign, even if they had grown apart with him in D.C., only to be even more disappointed when Liam’s mark read Spencer Haynes.

It's part of why he tried to hold himself back from Henry.  He always felt this connection with him since they first met despite the terrible first meeting – it was then that Alex figured whatever thread of connection he was feeling was wrong and made them enemies until cakegate. 

Once he realized the misunderstanding and they became actual friends, Alex could feel the hope building… especially when June was so excited for him, something about them being a match (or so she thinks), but Alex knows better.

Henry’s a year older, so he already knows his soulmate’s name.  It would be written on his wrist just like everyone else’s and no matter how much Alex may be secretly hoping that it was his, he knew it couldn’t be… Henry would’ve told him, right?

So, as his twenty-first birthday approaches, Alex is determined to ignore it.  All he has to do is just pretend like it’s any other day and when he’s ready he’ll look at it, but he doesn’t want confirmation that it’s not Henry because he wants to enjoy this thing with Henry for a little while longer.

Henry, on the other hand, appears determined to see Alex on his birthday.

First, he’d asked about if Alex was going to some gala.  When Alex said no, he then asked about Alex just visiting for a “international relations” propaganda so they could see each other – Alex had teased him about not getting enough dick to which Henry had replied You’re more than just your dick, Alex.

Alex refused to acknowledge the flush that spread across his cheek at Henry thinking he’s more than just a dick to blow. 

Unfortunately, Alex had another engagement with the campaign trail in NYC and was surprised when Henry texted that he'd arranged business in New York and would be seeing him the night before his birthday and the entire day of if Alex was amenable to that.

Alex was not going to turn Henry down, which is why they met in front of the Met and quickly disappeared to be alone as soon as they could.

***

Hours later, Alex is being treated to a bubble bath with Henry.  He’d gone all out to pamper Alex and he can’t resist saying, “Man, I feel like I’m the prince here, getting pampered.”

Henry hums.  “Well, it’s a special day.  You deserve the best.”

Alex hums.  “Technically, my birthday’s tomorrow.”

“Yes, and tomorrow’s going to be even better than today,” Henry states with assurance.  “It’s a special birthday.”

Alex shrugs.   “I’ve been drinking illegally for ages… being twenty-one wouldn’t change much…”

Henry makes a strange sound that Alex can’t decipher, before saying, “I was referring to you receiving your soulmate mark.”

Alex huffs.  “Everyone makes such a big deal about soulmates but honestly, fate shouldn’t get to decide who I’m destined to be with.  And just because there’s someone out there with my name on their wrist doesn’t mean squat.  They’re probably some fan that will be thrilled to have me but not really care about me just who I am.”

When Henry makes some sort of strangled sound, Alex figures that he hit the nail on the head for Henry’s soulmate, hence why Henry wasn’t with his soulmate.

Alex shifts so he could look at Henry in the face.

“I mean, you get it, right?  It’s probably worse for you because you didn’t suddenly become famous at seventeen, you already were, so all along you probably figured that would be your terrible fate… I mean, otherwise you’d be with your soulmate living happily ever after –”

“Who says I’m not?”

Alex stops speaking.  Is Henry saying that he’s been cheating on his soulmate with Alex?

“You – I thought you said you weren’t seeing anyone else?”

“I’m not,” Henry states.  “I’ve been seeing only you since the New Year.”

Confused, Alex asks, “But then…”

The clock strikes midnight and Henry takes Alex’s lapse in words to turn Alex left hand over and reveal the words that are being written across his wrist.

Henry George Edward James Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor.

Alex’s jaw drops.  He’s so confused but also elated, everything he’d been trying to hide behind since Henry first kissed him to protect himself when Henry eventually left because they weren’t soulmates… it didn’t matter because … Henry is his soulmate.

He wants to kiss him; he wants to celebrate but he also wants to know why the hell Henry had hidden this from him.

“You… why didn’t you say something?  You’ve known for a year.”

Henry gives him a soft, slightly heartbroken look. 

“Alex, you hated me up until six months ago… I didn’t know why until we were forced to play nice and then… I thought – at least my soulmate didn’t hate me anymore.  I would take just getting to be friends with you … I couldn’t stand the thought of forcing it just because some unknown entity said we’re soulmates and then, I couldn’t take it anymore and kissed you and you kissed me back and I - you – I could have told you but every time I’ve brought it up you’ve been rather sour about it and I didn’t think it was the right time so I let it go but it’s your birthday and I knew that my name would appear…”

“And you wanted to be with me when it did.”

It’s not a question.  Alex knows that’s why Henry’s pushed to see him this weekend.  Henry wanted to know how Alex felt about being his soulmate the moment that he discovered it.

He pushes forward and kisses him, deeply but quickly. 

“I can’t imagine how hard it’s been for you to think I hated you and hold yourself back because I said ‘friends with blowjobs’ since I figured you had a different soulmate and I didn’t want to get attached, but I’m going to make it up to you, baby.  Be the best soulmate ever.”

Henry gives him a soft smile.  “You don’t have to make anything up to me, love.  Fate or destiny or whatever unknown entity out there that decided that we were fated to be together knew what it was doing, and we just took a detour …”

“… our story was determined to be enemies to lovers rather than friends to lovers,” Alex teases. 

Henry smiles at him, pulling him into his lap so he’s straddling Henry and facing him.  “Does this mean that you’re no longer my sour soulmate?”

“Sour soulmate?” Alex chuckles.

“Yes, I’ve been calling you that since your name appeared on my wrist.  First, due to the fact that I had no idea why you hated me.  Then, when we were forced to be friends due to cakegate and you were super sour until you asked for number and teased about ‘no booty calls’…”

Alex laughs.  “Now I understand why you reacted like you were strangled or something.  Not only did you fancy me, but at that point, you already knew I was destined to be with you.”

Henry flushes and nods.  “Yes, and you, at that point, barely liked me.  So, I was attempting to try and keep myself under control.”

“Must’ve been hard,” Alex offers, running his hand down Henry’s chest.  “Crushing on me, knowing I’m your sour soulmate and also knowing that I … was getting over my confusing rivalry with you and not in a place for more.”

Henry hums and nods, “But you’re worth it, love.  You just needed a little more time.  At least we were already together and it’s not that much of a shock to you as it was to me.”

Alex hums.  “Would you have chosen me if – if fate hadn’t declared me yours?”

Henry laughs.  “Alex, I’ve felt a connection to you since we met, and I was … afraid.  The queen took the first opportunity that she could to suggest that I was wrong about my interests and my soulmate’s name would prove her right, but I knew that if I went there with you… I wouldn’t be able to let you go and if you weren’t my soulmate, the queen would rain terror on both of us…”

Alex smiles, “So, you didn’t kiss me because you knew …”

“… I kissed you because I always wanted to, and I felt safe enough to do it – you’re my soulmate and there’s nothing that the queen can do about that.”

“Good.”

The next kiss turns passionate and could easily become something more if not for Alex’s phone going off.  They would ignore it, but it’s ringing for more than a text.

Alex huffs as he looks at his phone and sees June written across it.

“She’s been more excited about my soulmate mark than I have been,” Alex admits.  “I’ve been sour about soulmates for a long time.”

Partially because she feels guilty that Alex had been starting to feel something for Nora when June ‘swooped in to steal her’, which wasn’t her fault, but Alex was seventeen and more than a little sour at the thought that it had to be his girlfriend of all people.  But also, because she really wants him to find his happily ever after and she secretly (or not-so-secretly) thinks it’s Henry and wants to be right.

“You should answer it,” Henry offers.  “Tell her you’re celebrating your birthday with your soulmate.  She’ll be thrilled – I know Bea has been just waiting to squeal excitedly about it all but keeping it a secret for me.”

Alex grins.  He loves the idea of June and Bea just squealing about him and Henry all excitedly – they are their brother’s biggest fans.  “Should I tell her that we’re naked, too?”

“I think she can piece that together.”

Alex laughs.  “Yes, I’m sure she can.”

He answers the phone quickly.  “Hi, June, kind of busy with my soulmate, so –”

“Henry’s your soulmate?  I knew it!” she cheers.

“Yes, he is and we’re very happy, now we’d like to go back to celebrating.”

June laughs.  “Well, have fun and happy birthday, little bit.”

“Thanks, Bug.”

He hangs up and looks back at his soulmate.  “Where were we?”

Henry touches his finger to his lips, “Right about here.”

Alex grins and leans forward, “Oh… yeah.”

***

When Alex wakes up with his soulmate spooned against him on his twenty-first birthday, all he can think is maybe soulmates aren’t so bad. 

… and he finally gets a happily ever after, too. 

[wilcze-kudly]

Thinking about the dumb little kinda AU where Su's kids (including Kuvira) meet prince Wu as kids. And they all go on a big adventure in Ba Sing Se. They're all sheltered little rich kids, except for Kuvira, who immediately becomes the leader of the pack. Little Wu getting his first friends and first taste of freedom! They raid a Zoo and free all the Badgermoles!

Meanwhile Su is being a distraught mother and the court are losing their minds over losing the crown prince.

At some point Opal just bites the Earth Queen. She latches onto her hand with her teeth and won't let go. This is more feral Opal propaganda.

[stranded-in-the-gobi-desert]

hello....... xiyao hunger games au........ pls say more

are they both tributes

hello anon u have opened a can of worms i have been thinking abt this au for over a year. my xiyao hunger games au.... theyre technically both tributes, just not in the same games..?

they meet each other as victors, a few days after meng yao wins his games, as he waits for his victor interview with ceaser flickerman.

lan xichen had won the games previous to this, dominating both the in-game and out-of-game play, his early life career training from belonging to district 1 combined with his 'prince charming' aura makes him a favourite for the capitoltes, who clamour to sponsor him, and a BEAST in the games.

meng yao, who was not of a fan of the games as so much he saw it as an egregious feat of capitol power, and a fascinating lesson in propaganda, watched this with both awe and an analytical eye.

he would not volunteer for the games (he's neither stupid nor suicidal), but if the opportunity came to either rise up from the poor life he's living in district 11, or give his mother one less mouth to feed, he'd grab the chance with both hands.

they won in contrasting ways, due to their very different backgrounds and personalities

lan xichen won with honour (as much as children killing other children can be considered honourable). mainting his single alliance with his district mate until the end, winning with a final sword duel that had the capitolites swooning in their seats. he's the image of perfection, a low kill count leaves little blood to mar his image.

meng yao won with deception, almost all his kills coming from either literal or figurative backstabbing. as one of the underdogs, and malnourished 15 years old from district 11, he wouldnt win in a straight fight with most tributes, let alone the careers. despite this, he left a bloody trail behind him to become victor, with 2 direct and 4 infirect kills under his belt. (he's still a capitol darling, as most victors are, but in a more - we like you right now but we can and will turn on you if you make a slight mistake)

meng yao did not expect to win once reaped and is struggling to deal with being alive when he thought he'd be dead, so is having a minor breakdown waiting to be interviewed.

lan xichen decides to visit the new victor and give them some advice on how to deal with the victory tour and [gestures vageuly to capitol] that, and kindly interrupts the start of said breakdown. this somehow leads into mimicking the iconic hand-caressing-intense-eye-contact-meeting scene from cql (i love the scenet too much not to include it).

ANYWAYS this is getting too long now, but just know that meng yao had a MASSIVE crush on lan xichen as he watched him win his games, and if it weren't for his mini breakdown whilst waiting to be interviewed he would totally be internally fangirling, and that lan xichen is completealy enamoured with meng yao after meeting him once.

they become a favourite capitol pairing (not couple just yet), constrasting heights and images creating a perfect pair (this is self indulgeant).

hopefully this makes some sense to u anon, and u enjoyed the rambling

[battle-of-the-jrwi-aus]

where sea meets shore/wsms (royalty/little mermaid au)

Creator: @wings-of-flying

Campaign: Riptide

Links: the fic "where the sea meets shore"

Summary!

chip is a prince, jay is a lady of raft who now works in the rose castle, gillion washes up on the beach and cannot speak common. it's now become more just a general royalty au than a little mermaid au and we're only on the first arc

Additional propaganda!

ao3 link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43542027 this au is very much consuming my entire brain at the moment. we're nearly at the episode 15 equivalent (which is happening in chapter 15 because i can). believe me when i say there are many many things about to happen and we've barely scratched the surface of the plot. we're yet to reach the attempted coup, the fulfillment of niklaus' deals and the aftermath of that or even most of the romance stuff (fnc and pistolwhip). i'm very very excited -- i've got a whole doc with all my plans and reference images and i even made a (shitty) map for the wsms version of mana

[sweetmage]

VIOLENCE ASK: Number 12 🥺

Thank you for your ask! :D

12. The unpopular character that you actually like and why more people should like them

Probably predictable coming from me but these guys for sure! (I was inspired by your choice of emoji lol)

Sebastian

I certainly get why a lot of people might hate Sebastian and feel uncomfortable about his stances and behaviors and I'm certainly not here to say that isn't valid. However, a lot of other "critiques" of him come from people who either have never taken him with them or who have misunderstood his character. His internal struggle with himself goes much further than just Prince vs. Brother and I think he is a very compelling character, albeit unfortunately underrealized. Perhaps this is cheating but I would like to attach some other people’s meta that dives into his character’s nuances and motivations much better than I could! On how Sebastian’s performative adherence to chantry propaganda conflicts with genuine values and actions. On how Sebastian victim-blames himself and has used some parts of his faith as a bandage for his unaddressed trauma. Oh Sebastian’s admiration of the wardens, his love of violence, and his desires for cut and try good vs evil conflicts (it is hard to sum this one up, I recommend just reading it for whoever is interested)

As for more of my own thoughts, I genuinely find him to fascinating. He is a walking contradiction in every regard and he is as impulse as he is uncertain about everything (those two traits playing off of each other frequently). He is a victim of abuse, neglect, and abandonment who latches on strongly to people and ideals that give him purpose and make him feel useful and like he belongs, he performs to fit those roles even if they go against his nature. He is genuinely kind and thoughtful though kind and thoughtful don't always go hand and hand with the Chantry's definition of good and virtuous. I think he is genuinely funny, he has about as much snark and sass as the rest of the crew if you actually take the time to listen to him. He treats Merrill with kindness and respect and is open to civil discussions about her faith and way of life which is more than can be said about some of my other faves. More of a headcanon but think there is a very delicious and angsty tragedy to the Last Straw if you play a mage and support Anders (which I always do, of course). I wrote a little about that here and drew a comic about it here if you are so inclined to read it! None of this is to say that I agree with or condone his actions, I certainly do not. I will always be pro-mage and, performative or not, many of his actions and statements against mages as a whole and characters who are mages are entirely inexcusable. I also want to clarify that I do not think his faith is ENTIRELY performative or fake, I think he genuinely believes and receives comfort from his faith, but is the actions he takes because of it (conscious or subconscious) that do not align with the ways he conducts himself otherwise and I think he has a lot to sort or morality wise and a lot of impulses to deal with. But it's okay, I can fix him :)

Tamlen

Embarrassingly I do not have nearly as much to say about Tamlen lol. He is just my favorite of the origin companions and his story really really punched me straight in the gut and then much later punched me straight in the gut again. I think he is very sweet and goofy was written realistically in a way that he felt like a real friend I might have had when I was younger. I know a lot of people like him and think of him fondly, but I would love to see more fanart of him and stuff. I would love to shoutout this beautifully drawn and absolutely heartbreaking comic about him that I keep coming back to. Also I will be obnoxious and self-promote my bittersweet AU and series of artworks I have in which he survives and recovers... but at a price!