#14: “I hate it. No you don't

[ctrsara]

Dodging Disappointment

May asks Tony to step in and take Peter to his Walk the Campus/Meet the Teacher before his senior year. Tony realizes that Peter's schedule is a little out of control and tries to get him to tone it down. They two of them start cooking up an actual high school internship program for high school students, using some Midtown students as beta testers, and Tony has a surprising suggestion. @flufftober 14: “I hate it. No, you don’t” and 28: Soothing Touch

[fafrogke]

Claw machine

facilito

patience was wearing thin [no plushies where harmed during this post]

[symphonyofsilence]

I was going to yell at people for accusing Jiang Cheng of being classist until I saw some people accusing Mu Qing of being classist...

[puhpandas]

I change how I feel about Gregory and Tony's relationship ten thousand times a day

[slytherinlesbians]

Whumptober 2023, Day 14: (alt prompt) Shaking

fandom: criminal minds | characters: spencer reid, aaron hotchner, jennifer jaraeu, emily prentiss | ship: none | trigger warnings: gunshot, autistic meltdown | content: spencer has a meltdown after a case, autistic spencer, team as a family, hotch & spencer friendship, dad!hotch | word count: 642.

When the gunshot sounds, it’s Spencer’s last straw. He practically collapses on the ground, back pressed against the SUV and biting down on his hand, trying not to scream. He squeezes his eyes shut and tries his best to focus on nothing but biting down, biting down, biting down, but the air is hot and sticky and his vest his tight against his chest, the image of the unsub he identified with being shot down is replaying over and over and God, oh God, he feels like he can’t breathe- 

“-pencer. Spence. It’s alright, you’re alright. Can you breathe with me?” JJ’s voice is soft and usually comforting, but Spencer can’t bring himself to open his eyes, to respond. He continues to bite down on his hand, eyes squeezed shut, rocking back and forth. He should respond, right? He should say something, let her know he’s still in here somewhere, despite the fact that he feels so removed from his body. He whimpers. That’s as far as he thinks he can get. 

“What’s wrong with-,” 

“Move-,” 

“Is he-,” 

“You need to give him space, man-,” 

“What’s his deal-,” 

His team’s voices telling the officers on the scene to go away drill into his skull. He’s screwing everything up, he’s sure of it. He whimpers again. After a moment, the voices move away, but they’re still nearby, grating up against his skull, mixing in with the sirens and other noises of the scene. 

“Reid, hey,” Emily’s speaking now, and he nods so that she can see he hears her, and starts to get lost in the motion. It feels good. He nods and he rocks and he listens to Emily as she speaks. 

“How about we go and get into the car? It’ll be a lot quieter there.” 

The car sounds nice. Good, even. 

He lets out a shaky exhale and opens his eyes. It’s so fucking bright. He makes a sound from the back of his throat, something noncommittal, but pushes himself up off of the ground and stands up shakily anyway. Emily opens the door for him, and he slides into the passenger seat, thankful for the tinted windows. She shuts the door quietly and makes her way around the other side. There’s murmuring outside the door, but he doesn’t focus on it. He pulls his knees up to his chest, wrapping his arms around himself tightly, and he just tries to breathe. In, out, in, out, in, out, in-

“Reid?” Hotch opens the door and says his name softly. Spencer grimaces away from the busy sounds outside, and Hotch slides into the driver's seat quickly, shutting the door gently behind him. Spencer continues to rock in his seat, knees drawn up to his chest and hands squeezed tightly into fists to stop from shaking. “What do you need Spencer? How can I help?” 

Spencer shakes his head, looking down. I don’t know. His cheeks are flushed with shame. 

“That’s okay, you don’t need to know,” Hotch says, his voice quiet and gentle in the way it only ever goes in situations like these. “You take as long as you need. Do you want me to stay with you?” 

Spencer hesitates, then after a moment, nods. He flexes his fingers out in front of him and hums quietly. His hands are still shaking. He shakes his head at himself. Pathetic. 

“That’s just the adrenaline,” Hotch reminds him, and Spencer nods again. “You’ll stop soon.”

They’re quiet for a moment, then Hotch says hesitantly, “I know this case hasn’t been easy on you. Don’t beat yourself up over this, okay? Being overwhelmed is a universal feeling. We all just deal with it differently.” 

Spencer looks up at his boss, who’s watching his carefully, eyebrows creased in concern. 

“Thanks,” he whispers after a moment, and Hotch gives him a rare smile. 

“Of course.” 

[surgingshadows]

my favorite thing about being a Fallout fan is the fact that no matter what the vast majority of the conversation about the franchise is how much people hate it and are miserable about it and are angry at it, because i guess the idea that you just don't have to play or watch the new things if you don't like them is unfathomable. my second favorite thing about being a Fallout fan is Fallout 3.

[kkujo]

something i don't see people talking about is the way hyperfixations come in like stages and cycles like it's not just "i'm obsessed with this thing" it's like. euphoria from finding something new and it brings you so much joy and then as that initial dopamine rush wears off you start to get more and more down and feel isolated as you start to realise that no one else cares about it as much as you do and you feel silly for being so into it and the thoughts become repetitive and boring so you get more and more depressed and lonely and then you inevitably lose the hyperfix which leaves you drifting feeling miserable and hopeless until you start the cycle again. idk if i explained this well or if other people will understand but it brings genuine phases of euphoria and straight up depression and this is why i get annoyed when neurotypicals use words like hyperfixation to describe like, an interest. bc it's not. just an interest it becomes who you are and when you lose it it's like losing yourself and you spend so much energy thinking about it that it interrupts your daily life and it's so fucking draining 👍

[docholligay]

Trying not to murder my darling sister who, I remind myself, I love very much, as I attempt to help her plan a trip to the UK.

[alectology-archive]

I think what really upsets me specifically about the gathering storm is that rand spends 11 books internalising terrible advice about giving his body and life over to a greater cause and suffering in silence because he can’t bear to let anybody figure out that he’s in such a bad shape - mentally and physically - but he spends all of book 12 telling everybody that he’s suffering, and nobody moves to help him! at least in the 11 books RJ wrote, people were unaware about the extent to which he was struggling! In book 12 they either offer him sympathy, occasionally, when they can stand to be around him, or they avoid him entirely. they talk about how he’s becoming a problem and a tyrant behind his back and cozy up to people who’re responsible for his worsening mental health. rand does not deserve to be perceived as an unconscionable human being beyond redemption just because he doesn’t want to die and hates being picked for a greater purpose when RJ’s whole intent behind writing him was to critique and explore the idea of how traumatic the role of a hero in a story is. he does not deserve to be characterised as a monster as he grows increasingly depressed and traumatised. and he did not deserve to have his disability downplayed to such a great extent except when swordplay was concerned.

[lastofthe20thcenturygirls]

if the rumours are true and ranveer is the new don then don 3 does not exist sorry

[xhanisai]

I do kind of feel a bit spoilt with how the fandom pre-pandemic would share my work easily (fics getting hundreds and even thousands of notes on tumblr and on AO3 immediately and arts getting thousands of notes too). Back then, my work was so eUGH compared to the work I create now which is so much more polished and well thought out.

And now? It’s such a struggle for my art to reach even a hundred notes on this app alone and my fics take a long time to accumulate some attention on ao3. At first I thought it was because my creations have gotten WORSE lol but then I realised it’s been happening to all my friends too online.

Kinda sad tbh.

[songbirdstew]

It's the first day of Winter Break, and Royal has a cough and a 100* fever

[heatheroic]

when will tumblr staff understand that we are on this website because we like it!!! as it is!!! you don't need to keep making weird ass changes to it to try to make it new and exciting!!! tumblr has always been a website that has naturally attracted people BECAUSE it's different, not in spite of it. assimilation to the status quo is fucking stupid. we like our weird website, please stop trying to take it away from us.

[fuckingyrs]

100 fic rec 2: electric waterloo!

Happy 3rd Anniversary rwrb! i wanted to do a follow-up to my 100 fics rec list, because i spend a large amount of my time reading fanfic and i have so a strong love for it. fanfic authors are one of the staples of any fandom and the rwrb fandom is no exception. in my first rec list, i covered 57 different authors, today i present you with another 100 fic rec list with 61 authors, 39 of them not previously mentioned. thank you to all the authors that make this fandom what it is. i love y’all.

warning: there are now over 2200 fics in this fandom, i could not possibly get all my favorite fics into one list… or two…

key: [general tag, rating*, word count, chapter count]

* G - general audience, T - Teen and Up audience, M - mature, E - explicit; 18+

(mostly) everything from this point onward is in alphabetical order!

here are five fics from a few of my favorite rwrb authors!

captainegg has thirty-six rwrb fics and has been posting fics within this fandom since september 8, 2020!

like cherries and wine [June/Nora Meet-Cute, T, 640, 1/1]

spell my name with her tongue, like (uh) [June/Nora Smut, E, 2.5k, 1/1]

Venus [June/Nora Sexting, E, 2.5k, 1/1]

words left unsaid [Unsent Love Letter, T, 279, 1/1]  

your mouth is a hurricane [Musician au, E, 3.5k, 1/1]

clottedcreamfudge has seventy-eight rwrb fics and has been posting fics within this fandom since april 4, 2021!

And they call it—  [Magical Realism - Talking to Animals, T, 10k, 2/2]

Never Truly Leave [Letter - Canonical Character Death, T, 2k, 1/1]

The Beginner's Guide to Floristry [Hanahaki Disease, E, 19k, 1/1]

Want you stealing my time [Friends to Lovers, M, 5k, 1/1]

yrs. faithfully (if a little early) [Smut, E, 1k, 1/1]

coffeecatsme has thirty-eight rwrb fics and has been posting fics within this fandom since july 28, 2021!

on a Wednesday in a café, I watched it begin again [Coffee Shops & Cafés au, T, 14.5k, 6/6]

one single thread of gold tied me to you [Soulmates au, T, 9k, 1/1]

think I know where you belong (think I know it's with me) [Childhood Friends to Lovers, T, 6k, 1/1]

to repair a hollowed heart [Hades and Persephone au, E, 29k, 5/5]

uncle alex [Marriage Proposal, G, 1.5k, 1/1]

DracoWillHearAboutThis has nine rwrb fics and has been posting fics within this fandom since april 14, 2020! eight of the said works are completed.

Little Secrets Grow Up To Be Big Lies [Alex doesn't know Henry is a Prince, G, 4k, 1/1]

My Only Wish (This Year) [Divorced Father Henry au, G, 26k, 7/7]

So No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way [Inspired by the TV Show Friends, G, 4k, 1/1]

The Royal Wedding [Wedding Planning, E, 51.5k, 12/12]

Waiting in the Wings [Arranged Marriage au, E, incomplete (12.5k as of now), 4/?]

everwitch has thirty-seven rwrb fics and has been posting fics within this fandom since october 21, 2020!

Am I the asshole? [College Roommate au, E, 9.5k, 1/1]

Faster, Higher, Stronger [Olympics Figure Skating au, E, incomplete (28.5k as of now), 5/7]

If you feel the way I do [High School + Soulmate au, T, 2k, 1/1]

Just Say Yes [Wedding Planning, G, 3k, 1/1]

The darkest part of the forest [Fantasy au, G, 3k, 1/1]

railmedaddy has fourteen rwrb fics and has been posting fics within this fandom since june 23, 2021!

Behind a Locked Door [Wedding smut, E, 3k, 1/1]

Everybody needs good neighbours [Neighbor au, E, 14k, 5/5]

heart & home [Post-canon fluff collection, M,  10.5k, 4/4]  

this life, this love [Fluffy Morning smut, E, 945, 1/1]

to the victor, the spoils [Lawyer au, E, 19k, 6/6]

softcinnamonroll has fourteen rwrb fics and has been posting fics within this fandom since april 15, 2021! thirteen of the said works are completed.

a perfect way to start forever [Marriage Proposal, T, 2.5k, 1/1]

he was my frog (you are my prince) [Hurt/Comfort, T, 3k, 1/1]

in sickness, and in health [Sickfic - Appendicitis, T, 2.5k, 1/1]

put me back together again [Sickfic, G, 1k, 1/1]

this close, forever and ever [Marriage Proposal, M,  3.5k, 1/1]

viciouslyqueer has twenty-two rwrb fics and has been posting fics within this fandom since november 11, 2021!

a new name (or two) [Domestic Fluff, G, 900, 1/1]

his soft touch [Emotional Hurt/Comfort, T, 1k, 1/1] (check tags for trigger warnings)

it’s not them (it’s never been them) [High School au, T, 2k, 1/1]

just say you won’t let go [Roommates au, M,  2k, 1/1]

the world hurts less when I’m by your side [College/University au, T, 14k, 1/1]

weather_stained has thirteen rwrb fics and has been posting fics within this fandom since september 28, 2021!

say you're forever mine [Coffee Shops & Cafés + Bookstore au, T, 8k, 1/1]

take me out, and take me home [Roommates au, T, 12k, 1/1]

the rubble or our sins [Gladiator au, E, 14k, 2/2]

you could call me babe for the weekend [Holiday Vacation au, T, 15.5k, 3/3]

(you might be) someone I could love [College au, E, 16.5k, 5/5]

elleterates Lastly in the author section: me! i have twenty rwrb fics, eighteen of which are completed and two being posted as it’s written (and one of them I’m writing with a couple of my friends<3). i started posting rwrb fic may 1, 2020 and still do to this day! :)

and we will walk together [Domestic Fluff - Slow Dancing, T, 1k, 1/1]

i'll always wear the crown that you gave me [Medieval au, M, 36k, 15/15]

nightmares are dreams too [Soulmate au, T, 2.5k, 1/1]

next time he'll think before he cheats [Post-Canon - Fun, G, 1k, 1/1]

remember when we felt like the only two alive [Amnesia au, M, incomplete (13k as of now), 5/?]

here are five fics from a few random categories!

angst

- as with any fics on this list, please check the tags before reading. in the fandom, about 22% of fics are labeled angst. some may be categorized as angst but not even tagged it. it’s a popular tag in every fandom, and rwrb is no exception. we can’t allow ourselves to be happy apparently… please be safe!

I'm Fine With My Spite and My Tears (and my beer and my candles) by Megg1223 [Break up/Post-Break up, E, 7.5k, 1/1]

Exit Stage Left by ifigo [Alex and Henry’s child gets cancer, M, incomplete (56k as of now), 8/21]

One Wild and Precious Life by SprigsofViolets [Canon Divergence - Arthur was in a coma, T, 26k, 12/12]

With All The Air In My Lungs by acciolove [Alex gets shot, M, 9k, 1/1]

With Flowers on Her Chest by Bri_Cheese [Nora gets cancer, T, 9.5k, 5/5]

alternate universes

- set either in an entirely different world than our own, or simply in on different than canon, alternate universe fics place our beloved characters in situations, unlike anything they’ve experienced.

A Long Way From the Playground by allmylovesatonce [Childhood Friends to Enemies to Lovers, E, 96k, 25/25]

Down For the Count by LolaLand (Lola_di_Penates) [Casino/Poker au, E, 40k, 5/5]

for you alone by fel24601 [Non-famous + Traveling to London au, E, incomplete (20k as of now), 6/?]

Hit (My Love) Out of the Park by bleedingballroomfloor [Baseball/MLB au, E, 49k, 10/10]

Lay Me Down in Sheets of Linen by He_is_half_my_soul [College au, E, 14.5k, 1/1]

atypical formats

- every author has their own sense of writing style. some authors write grand, five-act structured stories that arch over 100k words, and some write heartfelt ballads in one shots in under 1,000 words. these authors tried something different than the typical a paragraph filled story, and it’s amazing.

FirstPrince/The Super Six: social media interactions by graveground [Canon-Compliant Social Media au, Not Rated, Written through images - no word count,17/?]

If I tell you who I am (can I still call you baby?) by roselyheart [Wrong Number - Texting au, M, incomplete (2.5k as of now), 3/?]

That Stuff You Said in the Text You Deleted by nancynotruth [Wrong Number - Texting au, T, 2.5, 1/1]

To the world we dream about (and the one we live in now) by totheworldwedreamabout [Post-Canon Social Media au, Not Rated, incomplete (4.5k as of now), 9/?]

21 FirstPrince Moments That Prove We’re All Settling In Our Relationships by princehenryisabiscuit [Buzzfeed List, T, 2k, 1/1]

collaboration fics

- these are fics with two or more credited authors. it can be difficult to write a story on your own, and it’s a completely different endeavor to write a story with others, but these authors did it wonderly!

Hell Was The Journey (But It Brought Me Heaven) by Al_in_the_air and schmulte [Childhood Friends to Enemies to Lovers, M, incomplete (9k as of now), 4/?]

Henry has no clue by pawprints_on_the_moon and slytherinnbitch [Aftermath of the first kiss, T, 7k, 3/3]

Magazine Posters by Chrystie and kate882 [Post-Canon Fluff, G, 1.5k, 1/1]

The Duke Who Loved Me by annesbonny, demigodbeautiies, Inareskai, and schmulte [Bridgerton au, M, incomplete (43 as of now), 7/8]

The Taste of Your Love by JustAnotherNerd1820 and lemondropss [Coffe shop & Cafés au + Soulmate au, T, 4.5k, 1/1]

collections  

- this category is filled with fics that a set over different sets up time, each chapter or section focusing on a different event or time. this may be a collection of oneshots, a 5+1 things fic, or anything alike.

A Love Letter to Love by soshesighs [Canon Compliant - oneshot collection, T, 79k, 19/19]

every little thing you do, i do adore by peppermintpatties [5+1 Post-Canon, Not Rated, 3.5k, 1/1]

i give you my heart (just to watch you waste it) by villiageidiot [5+1 Childhood Friends to Lovers, T, 4k, 1/1]

Shards of Glass by Tay (taydrawrs) [5+1 College au, T, 11k, 1/1]

To Feel Seen by stardisnight [5+1 Missing Scenes, E, incomplete (17k as of now), 5/7]

fluff

- sweet, heartwarming, and typically wholesome. fluff. gotta love it. it’s the tag to choose when you don’t want pain and you just want is to see your favorite characters happy.

Déjame Ver Cómo Es Que Floreces by 14carrotgold [Family Fluff, T, 2k, 1/1]

fill my lungs with sweetness by brittadit [Reminiscing, G, 1.5k, 1/1]

Per Aspera Ad Astra by springair [Birthdays, M, 4k, 1/1]

The Royal Swans by notquiteascrazy [Fun/Crack fic, G, 811, 1/1]

would you just- (lie here with me) by GodOfGlitter [3+1 insomnia, T, 3k, 1/1]

hurt/comfort

- do you like angst but want to feel good at the end? hurt/comfort is the place for that. commonly paired with the angst tag, you know these fics will break your heart and attempt to fix it again.

hell was the journey but it brought me heaven by alec_rhee [Misunderstanding + Smut, E, 3k, 1/1]

nobody knows where they might end up, nobody knows by lowercase_be_wilde [Canon Divergence - Email Leak, T, 3k, 2/2]

Powerless by floatingaway4 [Marriage Proposal, T, 3k, 1/1]

put all your faults to bed by Flowerparrish [Sick fic, G, 638, 1/1]

we'll never be lonely by serenamarisa [Henry gets hurt + kidfic, T, 13k, 10/10]

Non-firstprince fics

- not all fics in this fandom are about alex and henry. they may be include in the fics below, but they are certainly not the focus. whether you like junora or sibling centric fic, we have them.

A Best Friend You Can't Get Rid Of by plumeria47 [Big sisters/Sibling Realtionships, T, 4k, 1/1]

all he can do by 8glassesofmilkin3minutes [Pez and Henry friendship, T, 1k, 1/1]

don’t wave no goodbye by dingletragedy [Henry and Bea, T, 5k, 1/1]

Nora and Chanukah by adreama [Nora Centric - Judaism, T, 14k, 8/8]

what are the odds by indomitablelove [June/Nora Coffee Shops & Cafés au, M, 7.5k,1/1]

referential title names

- whether the title references the title of the book, or a quote, it is sure to catch peoples eyes. bonus points for puns!

some closet, huh? by makeamends [Alternative Scene, T, 7k, 2/2]

Hashtag History, Huh?: A Queer Eye Netflix Special (2021) by loveonpurpose [Reality TV, T, incomplete (12k as of now), 2/4]

many names in history by limehoneytea [Henry Character Study, T, 1.5k, 1/1]

red, white, blue’s in the skies by mrsonmyr [Post-Canon, G, 639, 1/1]

Red, White & Ocean Blue by bibliosoph [Little Mermaid au, E, 46k, 18/18]

smut

- please note that all fics under this category are rated E for explicit content. Please read all tags in the ao3 tags before reading.

Anything You Want by somuchworse [Trans Henry, E, 5.5k, 1/1]

Dreaming of you by DemonPoxHerondale [Post-Canon Hand Jobs, E, 2k, 1/1]

General Incivility by cmere [College au + Truth or Dare, E, 13.5k, 1/1]

one place lightning hits the ground by silox4 [Pre-Scandal sneaking around, E, 4k, 1/1]

Satisfied by WooHoo92 [Edging, E, 48k, 11/11]

[plounce]

hey at least you didn't post your urianger thirsting (which i very much enjoy ) to catcrumb

the two times in recent memory ive accidentally posted to catcrumb haven't been too bad although they've both been ffxiv hahaha. the most recent was last night's 5am rambling about ffxiv canon timeline and worldbuilding and backstory and had nothing very embarrassing in it besides Sincerity (and how can there be any sin in sincere?). the other time was a reblog of some art of zero hanging out with ryne and gaia, which just shows that im a lesbian with taste.

accidentally posting urianger thirst to catcrumb would be a double edged sword. on the one hand, it would demonstrate that i'm a bitch with impeccable taste. on the other hand, my parents follow catcrumb. no matter what, though, the sword goes through my body. yeowch!

[tsubasaclones]

something something a character’s magic abilities being used as a metaphor for psychosis not in the godawful “everything was a hallucination the whole time uwu” way but in a “they can hear/see things other people can’t” way that is handled much more respectfully