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[everelore]

@ambitionsource secret snowflake 2025🎄for @quincywillows

''Cause it all falls down on youAnd it all falls down on youThen it all falls down on youAnd it all falls down on youAt the same timeAt the same time

Happy new year beloved!!!! This went into emo territory fast lol so I apologize for that and for the mild spoilers this contains, let's say this doubles as a teaser for the new season. Thinking about all these years of Ambition and looking at how far we and the characters have come I was struck by how much there's still left to meltdown over and how excited I am to be on this emotional journey with you, the blorbos and the gc besties for another year.

[leoleofitz]

Compass (4665 words) by jadenigel Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: AMBITION (Series) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Isaiah "Zay" Babineaux/Charlie Gardner Characters: Charlie Gardner, Isaiah "Zay" Babineaux, Riley Matthews Additional Tags: aaagc secret santa, Pirates, Alternate Universe Summary:

Charlie is shipwrecked, and the crew of the Ambition happen to rescue him, in more ways than one.

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Happy Ambition New Year @mikeshanlon 💗💗💗

Inspired by the iconic song Compass by Forever In Your Mind, please take my humble Zarlie pirates AU 💗💗💗

@ambitionsource

[ambitionsource]

If magical madness, character development, and quirky questing is the game, then Arcana & Ambitions is the name. Welcome to a new fantastical alternate universe inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, where our favorite ensemble cast is preparing to face challenges -- and capers -- unlike anything they've confronted before. This story world has everything: hard-fought found family, themes and motifs, Charlie-centric religious allegory (I'm not saying he's A&A's Jesus / Moses / etc., but... I'm not not saying that?), tragic nuanced but hopeful RL backstory, magic as a metaphor for queer identity...

Also, Mr. Puff is a 12-foot tall dragon. Did I mention that part?

So much lore to unravel, epic legends to share... and this is just the beginning. Prepare your satchel and grab your lute, friends and vagabonds alike, because the adventure starts now. Welcome to the world of A&A, created for Meg as part of AMBITION Secret Snowflake 2024.

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CREATOR NOTE: Happiest new year, Meg! So... um... here's the thing. As you know, I have been all over the place these past few months. Life crazy, brain melty. So I told myself upfront I wasn't going to write something this year. But then, after a helpful and very fun brainstorm conversation with Lena (@dunsbar I owe you several life debts), I got this idea. I figured I'd make some notes, make these little trading cards, boom done. Cute idea, incorporates the blorbos and their complex dynamics (platonic, romantic, and otherwise), features fantasy and D&D which you love, so slam dunk. Only then... I got inspired. And then I got very inspired. And suddenly I had buckets worth of lore and several campaign ideas and a whole overarching plot for the entire "series" of A&A and there was just absolutely zero way for me to comprehensively complete all of that in, you know, a month or so. To say I overwhelmed myself would be an understatement.But this AU was also always intended to be a living document of sorts, in the spirit of D&D, where we could grow and play in the narrative together. So despite the fact that my proofs aren't completed and I've written like 5K words of scraps here and there nowhere near a coherent reading experience (though rest assured, I will share them with you), please accept this gift as a long-term investment. This is a promise, from me to you, that I will continue to sketch out this story world and play in the story sandbox with you -- and the rest of AAAGC, of course -- for many moons to come. This is my destiny, and hopefully yours, if you'll join me as a recruit. Thank you for opening your heart to the world of AMBITION, to my silly, story-weaving (sometimes out of control) brain, and gracing me with your friendship. Here is to many more campaigns to come. 💜🐉 Love, Maggie (And maybe someday I'll finally learn how to actually DM. This is a good starting point, right? AMBITION truly solves everything).

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Like any good D&D-type universe, there will be several quests to embark upon, but every journey has to start somewhere. For A&A, that's OBLIVION.

(And of course, there's music. Follow the playlist on Spotify!)

Synopsis and general description proceeds under the cut.

In this whirlwind first campaign, we follow Charlemagne "Charlie" Gardner, a human from the humble, pious fishing town of Haverfort. He'll be quick to tell you he's a very normal guy, fully content to live out the rest of his days as a quiet monk in the order of Charles Magnes studying the ancient texts. At least, that was the plan, until one little detail derails everything -- he has sorcerer blood in his veins, and thus magic at his fingertips, which chooses to present itself at the most inopportune time. In a community where use of magic is seen as sinful and strictly frowned upon, Charlie finds himself exiled before he can blink, even despite his insistence that he has no intent to use this new power. As far as he's concerned, it doesn't exist.

Charlie can problem solve though, so he crafts a new plan as his ostracism begins. He'll travel across the continent of Yew Nork in search of his older sister, Bridgit, who mysteriously also disappeared from home around her 20th orbit. If he can find her and bring her home, he figures, maybe they'll both be allowed to rejoin their town. Only one problem: the world out there beyond Haverfort is big, and full of curiosities and dangers Charlie has never even thought of facing before.

Not to mention it's lonely wandering on your own. Very, very lonely.

Lucky for him, it won't be long before he encounters new recruits to join his campaign. First there's Schippy, the seemingly average wild mutt-like critter whom Charlie elects to share some food with and immediately earns his devotion in response. Then he meets Dylan Orlando, a lively half-elf bard from Green Witch Village who is happy to partake in a little adventure (and more than eager to make a new friend). A trip through the vast canopy of the Brook Lynne Forest introduces Asher, a (reluctant) young tiefling druid who perpetually wears a pair of goggles he tinkered together himself, who only agrees to go along with them to Grand Central East marketplace to run an errand for his pixie friend, Jade Green. Once that's done, they'll go their separate ways again...

But things are only about to get wilder, with several compilations arising once they get to market. For one, Charlie's powers keep acting up the more he tries to suppress them, basically giving himself shock therapy on accident; Asher doesn't seem much better about his own tiefling abilities, which he's so scared of he also avoids using his druid powers (like being able to turn into a phoenix -- Bird Bones -- which is pretty damn cool if he'd actually use it). They're being tailed by this shadowy figure apparently known as Snapback, who seems intent to murder Charlie once he's done having a little fun with him (which hex knows why, but perhaps the ghostly shade woman who helps them out of a sticky situation in Tekkie Hollow can shed some light despite being surrounded by the darkness...)

There's the fact that Charlie has been having strange dreams, corresponding with a beautiful (who said that), bold figure compelling him to embrace his abilities who, oh yeah, apparently turns out to be a patron deity, AKA a literal god. Or what about the looming threat of Hell's Cauldron in the distant west, where the daemons of the dark world lurk and are certainly putting their mischievous fingers on the scale in what started as a small hike for a reunion that has now spiraled into a matter of gods and gravity far beyond Charlie's comprehension? Don't forget the worried whispers of The Oblivion, a monstrous force that has been terrorizing the continent in the west for well over a year and leaves utter ruin in its wake?

But like any epic saga with themes and motifs, the truth is never as simple as it seems... and we're about to start peeling back the layers in Ambition & Arcana Part 1: OBLIVION.

[quincywillows]

THE FLATMATES AU 📦 An AMBITION universe created by Maggie and Ellie ( @jadenigel )

Sure, a performing arts high school sounds like a wild ride... but for anyone who has been to university -- any university -- they know that college is a rollercoaster all its own. That is the magic, misery, and mischief that attending Adams University will inevitably bring, no singing, dancing, or performing hallucinations required. And as anyone who has survived a housing situation knows, nothing can make or break your life experience more than who you get stuck living with for any stretch of time... put more simply, who your roommates might be (or your FLATMATES, as the kiwis and Brits say across the pond).

The rule of thumb is true as ever for Jade Beamon and Riley Matthews, both unassuming gals who find themselves sharing space with an interesting collection of characters (and their equally colorful cast of friends). All seven residents of suite 314 have their work cut out for them, facing challenges and adventures that range from coursework to chores-work to connections platonic or romantic... that is, if they can make it through the semester first!

To my dear pal Ellie: though it wasn’t my initial plan to make a gift for you as well this SS, I am so pleased I got the chance to! You mentioned on your list at the very bottom that you were open to “AU,” and I figured what better way to meet that suggestion than by bringing back a beloved AU we created together that is just begging to be resurrected... while sharing some fun music along the way! I love you so much friend, please enjoy this sonic journey through the world of FLATMATES... and perhaps it’ll give us the inspiration to jump back in come 2022! 💖🎀

Below, meet the seven residents of suite 314 by exploring a handful of the music you might hear when passing by their room... and bop along to the full Flatmates Aesthetic here! ✨

Jade Beamon ( 314, Room 1A ) 🎶 || Jade is the everyman who takes us into the world of suite 314, and suffice to say she is just trying to keep her head above water. Getting into the competitive and creative-intensive design program at Adams University was no easy feat, and she is determined not to mess it up. Still, she doesn’t want to entirely miss out on the social scene of her new school and even her new flat... even if she doesn’t totally get the vibes of some of her new flatmates. Do we need to have friends over every single day (Dylan)? On the flip side, isn’t it kind of rude to never come out of your room (Charlie)? And where the hell even is her own roommate, Maya Hart, who never seems to be around? Then there’s Nigel, the cute acting major who lives just across the suite... but no, no, Jade can’t get distracted. Friendship is just fine. Who has time for crushes, anyway...

Riley Matthews ( 314, Room 2A ) 🎶 || For Riley, university is going to be her fresh start. She wasn’t very popular in high school -- okay, she wasn’t popular at all -- but nobody knows her here at Adams, and she’s determined to spread her wings and blossom into the social butterfly she knows she can be. If that means that she has to be the one bringing everyone together, so be it... though might be easier said than done, since her flat is a bizarre amalgamation of personalities. Trying to win over her own roommate, Isadora, might be a challenge, since they seem blunt and busy and maybe far cooler than her... and she has to avoid getting spooked and sidetracked by Isa’s good friend, LJ, who is equal parts intimidating and unbelievably attractive.

Isadora De La Cruz ( 314, Room 2B ) 🎶 || Whatever socializing suitemate bullshit Riley and Dylan keep peddling, Isa doesn’t have time for it. They’ve got things to do, films to storyboard, stages to manage, and wasting any precious time trying to “bond” as a flat just seems like a waste of time considering a third of them seem to never be around, and the rest of them are so different, Isa doesn’t see how they could come together. Bonding with Riley seems hard enough, since she’s sweet and optimistic and had to have been the most popular girl in school wherever she came from. So what if part of it is that Isa has never been very good at making friends... whatever. They don’t care. It’s fine.

Dylan Orlando ( 314, Room 3A ) 🎶 || How the hell does Dylan Orlando already have friends? Seriously, he’s barely been here six hours, and already he’s bringing around new friends (some dudes named Dave and Nate -- loud dudes, Isa and Jade care to note) while the rest of the flat is still unpacking. He seems nice enough, social and friendly and keen to talk any time. About anything. But no one can seem to figure out what he’s studying -- even himself. And what’s the point of trying to be his friend when he clearly already has plenty to spare? Surely, he’s not worried about getting left behind... although Jade better watch out, because Dylan does appear to be strangely not busy and hanging around any time her new friend from design Asher comes around to study...

Nigel Chey ( 314, Room 3B ) 🎶 || If there’s one thing Nigel might have in common with Isa, it’s that he, too, is determined to focus on academics. He got into the prestigious acting program, and that’s his dream, so he isn’t going to let anything affect his chances to get everything out of the school he can. He has to be especially careful, since he’s on scholarship, and one misstep might send everything crumbling down... that makes rooming with Dylan Orlando tricky, because it’s nearly impossible to study lines and dig into plays when all his roommate wants to do is talk. He’s nice, and everything, but how is Nigel supposed to get anything done? Guess he’ll just go seek refuge in Jade’s room... she always lets him hang in there, she’s a good study partner, and Maya is never around anyway... he’s certainly not just ending up in there with her for any other reason...

Charlie Gardner ( 314, Room 4 ) 🎶 || If you saw Charlie, no you didn’t. Some of the flatmate friends don’t even believe he exists. It was no mistake that Charlie ended up with the single room -- it was a strategic survival instinct, because it gives him the perfect place to study and the best place to hide. It’s not that he doesn’t want to make friends, especially considering college is the first place he’s planning not to hide his sexuality, but how does anyone socialize and not make a complete embarrassment of themselves? I mean, he’s an education major. What’s he supposed to talk about? Lesson plans? No one wants to casually talk about English literature. And it’s a miracle if Charlie can even speak at all half the time, let alone when everyone else in his suite seems to be perfectly sociable and talkative and have it all under control. Who needs his input anyway... and God forbid they bring friends over, or even worse, cute friends, like Nigel’s new friend Zay... no, no, it’s better to hunker down and hide. No one probably even notices he’s gone.

Maya Hart ( 314, Room 1B ) 🎶 || Everyone’s all “where the hell is Maya?” As if it’s some big crime to not be lazing around the suite all day long. Sorry, Maya’s got places to be! People to see! She’s got big dreams, and she’s not wasting her scholarship-given spot in the music program. So if you don’t see her around, well, that’s your problem. She doesn’t have time to explain -- sorry, got a spot booked in the uni recording studio! Much love, muah, see you in three weeks! Maybe!

[farklelucas]

i think ive lost all my friends because i keep talking about cats (2019) :(

[shaynetopps]

@ambitionsource secret santa ❄ santa claus!isa for esther aka @waterstribe​ 

surprise es! hope you enjoy this festive rendition of your queen isadora de la cruz this holiday season! 

[mikeshanlon]

*talks about the hot janitor from American vandal* *reddie gifset, reedie gifset, reddie gifset* *stream compass by fiym* *intricate rituals* *Younger by Ruel on loop*

hot janitor greatest character in modern television

impersonate me

[everelore]

@ambitionsource secret santa 🎄for @mikeshanlon

In a world of boys, he's a gentleman.

[leoleofitz]

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Eric says, “You, Jackson Hunter, need a break.” He pauses. “We need a break.”

for ellie (@jadenigel). happy holidays and much love from your AAA secret snowflake! ❄️

[leoleofitz]

Lucas + Riley (Ambition 4.11 & 4.12)

For my AAAGC Secret Snowflake @hehimbo Happy holidays Jany!!

@ambitionsource

[ambitionsource]

currently sketching some of my visuals of the set for ambition -- any requests for things you’d like to see layout wise?

[quincywillows]

But she’s not upset with Lucas. She can’t be. She’s worried, for sure, but that far dominates any disappointment or hurt she might be feeling. Even through his coolness, how aloof the turn on her appeared, Riley could tell he wasn’t doing it intentionally. He wasn’t trying to hurt her, and she’s confident that if she had articulated it better or quicker or known the right thing to say, he would have regretted the possibility of coming across that way. Most people might not give him that credit, that he isn’t deliberately malicious, but she knows better.

She knows him.

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Early on in the Summer of Love, Riley encounters her first speed bump with Lucas that may send their relationship off the rails before it really starts. Part of AAA Secret Santa 2021! ❄️

My entry for AMBITION Secret Santa 2021 ( @ambitionsource ), which I had the joy and honor of getting to write for Sunny ( @amarakaran )!! Dear Sundrop, when I got your name I knew I was gonna have some fun putting this together. I know you're usually a fluff fiend, so forgive me for the ups and downs presented in this snippet from the Summer of Love, but I also know you enjoy angst when it's character-driven and ultimately brings the pairing together -- and let's be honest, you know what you're getting into by stanning RL. That's on you. (But I also threw a little bit of k*ssing in there for you, so I figured you will forgive me). I hope you enjoy, and looking forward to another great year of friendship and awesome RL conversations. 💖

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[hehimbo]

ships of @ambitionsource | AAAGC Secret Santa Gift to.......

This gift is to the one and only co-creater of AMBITION @quincywillows thank you for all the hard work you put into this very amazing tv-show and ur not even being paid....insane.....anyways i love you and i hope you have a great new year and happy holidays!!!

au created by @waterstribe  &  @quincywillows (learn more about it here)

[shaynetopps]

AAAGC Secret Santa

thing one and thing two...

Merry Christmas, @quincywillows!

I’m extremely lucky to be able to call you a friend and mentor, and it’s been a real joy being able to get to know you these last couple of months. I’m honored to have you in my life and hope you stay in it for an extremely long time (or at least long enough for you to give me my first writing PA job JSDJHDFJHDFHJDF). I love you so much and I hope you have an amazing holiday season and a fantastic 2020!

(Drawing inspired by @ambitionsource)

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