#Day 8: Free Day

[clingyduofan]

telepathic communication

[naminethewriter]

On the Road, Just the Two of Us

Chapter Eight: At Our Destination, Not Just the Two of Us

Masterpost | First | Previous | Ao3

Summary: This was written for @dukeceit-week-2024, @dukeceitweek

Janus and Remus are living in a campervan at the moment. Are they going somewhere? Who knows. The only thing that’s important is that they’re together.

Content Warnings: Flirting, Kissing, Bickering between the twins

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“I don’t want this to end,” Remus admitted quietly.

“I know, darling.” Janus didn’t look over at his boyfriend, too focused on the GPS that told him they were only five minutes away from their destination.

“Can’t we just drive past and keep going?”

“No, dear. It was fun and I loathe to admit I wouldn’t mind if this trip was longer, but we need to go back at some point. I can only take off time from work for so long and we do still need the money. Even if we were to live like this full time. I don’t think I’d enjoy it on a permanent basis, actually.”

Remus sighed, leaning heavily into his seat.

“Yeah, I know. Me too, actually. I can’t sculpt like this. Or paint on the scale I’d like. I know it’s for the best, but still… I don’t wanna deal with the responsibilities again.”

“I cannot relate to that at all.” Janus moved his hand to Remus’ thigh and squeezed. “It’s going to be fine. You focus on your art and let me deal with all the annoying paperwork and bills.”

“You’re gonna be busy again,” Remus accused, though it was in a lighter tone. He was indeed upset at that fact, but he also knew that it was necessary.

“Yes. That’s probably not going to change for a long while.”

“I know. It sucks ass.”

“It does.”

The GPS announced the last turn they would have to make before they’d reach their destination at the end of the road.

“We’ll find the time to do something like this again, promise,” Janus said. “Not every year, not even every other year but we’ll do it again.”

“I’ll cut you if we don’t.”

“Sounds fair.”

They drove the last stretch of their journey in silence, just enjoying each other’s company and reflecting on the past three month on their own.

It had been the most freeing time in Janus’ life.

He was going to miss it.

He pulled the van into a free parking spot outside a lovely, old hotel. The location of the wedding.

“Are you ready?” he asked Remus. His boyfriend huffed.

“One last thing.” Remus pulled Janus over to him, practically lifting him from the driver’s seat and onto his lap, before sealing their lips together. It was unusually sweet for him, no tongue involved.

They parted a few minutes later.

“Now I’m ready,” Remus grinned and Janus chuckled.

“Then let’s go.” He leaned over to grab the keys from the ignition before climbing out of Remus’ lap and out of the passenger door. Remus followed after him, but not without commenting on how good his butt looked.

“There you are! Finally!” The car door wasn’t even closed behind them before Roman was stalking over to them, looking close to furious. “Do you have any idea what time it is? You were supposed to be here yesterday!”

“What a nice welcome,” Janus commented dryly, causing Remus to burst out in giggles and Roman to glare at him.

“Sorry, Ro-bro, but we got turned around.”

“Oh, really?” Roman asked, obviously not convinced, his arms crossed.

“No, he saw a flyer for a carnival and begged me to go.”

“It was super fun, I almost puked on one of their rides! So worth it.”

“I cannot believe you two! A carnival, really?! The rehearsal dinner for your wedding is in two hours! Two hours! And you both look like you haven’t showered in a week!”

“Don’t be dramatic, it was only five days.” Roman groaned and Remus smiled at him, delighted by his annoyance.

“I do not know why you didn’t get a better van! One with a shower! Janus is a lawyer for goodness’ sake, you could’ve easily afforded it!”

“Yeah, but that wasn’t the aesthetic we were going for!”

“I am so going to strangle you!”

“Oh, look, the grooms finally made it,” a new voice commented, and Janus turned to see that Virgil, his best man, had joined them. “Roman was going up the walls since yesterday, it was hilarious to watch.”

“I can’t imagine that at all.” Janus smirked. “You seem quite calm though. Usually you would be right there with him, worrying your pretty little head off about everything.” Virgil elbowed him in the arm for that and rolled his eyes.

“Why would I stress myself out about your wedding? You already paid for all of this, so it’s not like it would’ve been a loss for me if you didn’t end up showing. Plus, I know the two of you, of course nothing here would go to plan, especially since Roman did most of the planning. I was sure you’re going to turn up late, if just to spite him. Hell, I wouldn’t put it past you to have arrived here like two days ago and you’ve just stayed in the van ten minutes from here until you could be fashionably late. I’m more surprised you showed up for the rehearsal at all. Second plus, Logan’s been weirdly insistent that you’d be here around this time. I think Remus has been texting him updates.”

“Why should we put so much effort into a wedding Roman wanted more than us? We would have been fine with getting an officiant into our backyard during a barbeque. He insisted on something more ‘meaningful.’” Janus rolled his eyes and Virgil snickered.

“He and his high standards. Anyway, let’s get you inside and under a shower. You reek.”

“Why, thank you Virgil, for telling me that so politely.”

“Fuck off and just come along.”

They started off towards the hotel, closely followed by the twins that were still arguing.

“And what the hell was that text about sunflowers in the bouquet?” Roman huffed, still rather worked up. “You can’t expect me to change that on such short notice! And they would have clashed with the other colors, plus they stand for platonic affection, not romantic!”

“The fuck you mean ‘short notice?’ I asked you about that two and a half months ago!”

“Yes, way too late! I added some sunflowers to the decorations but not the bouquet.”

“Wow, thank you for your sacrifice.”

They continued to bicker like that the entire way. When they reached the entrance to the hotel, Virgil pulled the door open and held it for them all to pass. Janus let the twins go first, since Roman seemed about to explode if he didn’t get Remus ready immediately. Janus watched them disappear further into the building when Virgil lightly shoved his shoulder with his own.

“So, you ready to get married?” he asked.

Janus watched Remus laugh loudly and pulling his brother into a hug and he smiled.

“I was ready to marry him years ago.”

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This is the end of the story! Thank you all so much for reading, reblogging, tagging and commenting 💛💚

[coloriza]

"(For how long? No matter. A moment is forever.)" — Virginia Woolf

[lit-in-thy-heart]

to gaze both at you and outward with you

Rating: Teen+

Archive Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Relationships: Gwaine/Lancelot/Merlin

Characters: Gwaine, Lancelot, Merlin

Additional Tags: Dick Jokes, this fic is sponsored by sunny weather and coastal castle ruins, Fluff, Light Angst, but it's right at the end, Painter Lancelot, Artist Lancelot, They/Them Pronouns for Merlin, Humour, Undressing, Magic, Canon Era, Between Seasons/Series, lancelot flirts, Gwaine is a Disaster, lancelot is a little shit, Merlin is a Little Shit, Tree Climbing, Sharing Clothes, Depictions of Death, but very in-line with the show's depiction, lancelot holding magic, POV Gwaine, Sunlight, Gwaine Knows About Merlin's Magic, Cuddling & Snuggling, Established Relationship

Words: 8,904

Chapters: 1/1

Summary: Generally speaking, Gwaine was a strong advocate of fun. Not, however, when it threatened to publicly humiliate him by falling out of a tree.

Gwaine takes Merlin and Lancelot to ruins by the sea for what was intended as a relaxing day out. But, between Lancelot needing to refine his anatomical studies and Merlin making an unexpected discovery, it's not quite what Gwaine had in mind.

Written for @merwaincelotweek (day 8: free day)

Opening:

The sunlight was falling across the ground in delicate waves, golden froth gathering around the grassy mounds like rocks on the shoreline, and Gwaine jumped down from his horse, casting a glance over his shoulder. Lancelot and Merlin were still both mounted on the one horse but they’d come to a halt to absorb the surroundings. Gwaine had to admit, the ruins looked much more breathtaking when he considered it through the eyes of his partners. It was just as he remembered it, though with more wildflowers fringing the remains of the castle and the daylight painting it in more comforting hues than it had been when Gwaine had used it as shelter from the rain. It had been ruined, then, and the fragmented skeleton of a structure that he could guess had once been impressive had been more sinister in the flashes of lightning than it currently was. The stone shone golden in the sun as rays of light draped lazily over chipped walls and lonely columns and, through the ruins, Gwaine could glimpse the rhythmic motion of the ocean. He dropped the reins of his horse, trusting her not to wander too far when there was so much grass to be had, and swung the bag they’d brought over one shoulder. Making use of their long limbs, Merlin dismounted before Gwaine had a chance to reach for their hands, but Lancelot gripped Gwaine’s shoulders as he swung his legs over the horse. ‘How did you know about this place?’ he quietly asked, breath brushing Gwaine’s cheek as he looked past him and over the edge of the precipice the castle was balanced on.

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[theblueraven5]

Hello friends!

This is a song collaboration for White Rose Week 2022! The song is an a Capella cover that @rubyfinallyrose and I work a ton on, like seriously, I could not have done this without her. 

I hope you enjoy!! Happy Pride Month!

Let’s go Combat skirts!!

"YOU'RE LESBEANS WITH ME!" ~WR PARODY SONG~ (IT'S GONNA BE ME - Nsync) 

Collaboration work by:

@theblueraven5 (Vocals) @rubyfinallyrose (Lyrics)

Cover art: @fillmargarin

Also! Make sure to check out the awesome people above! They are both super cool and talented people!! This wouldn’t have happened without them! Thanks guys!! 

Lyrics are posted below

You might've been hurt, bad

That ain't no lie

You've seen everything and more, oh

I remember you told me

That we make new beginnings

Heroes don't cry

Maybe that’s why

Every little gay I do

Always seems enough for you

You don't want to lose me again

But I'm not like them

Ruby when you finally 

Get to love somebody

No doubt

You'll wanna date me

We're called Whiterose, babe

And we sail on and you know 

My coffee suits your taste 

You're just, too fine, to see

But in the end, ya know you're lesbeans with me

You can't deny

So friend tell me why 

Every little gay I do

Always seems enough for you

You don't want to miss me again

But I'm not like them

Ruby, when you finally 

get to love somebody 

Guess what

You'll wanna find me

I'm useless gay 

And I'll be the one, you'll see

You'll wanna (wanna 4x) 

You'll wanna kiss me 

All that I do, is fall in love with you

You don't want to lose it

But I'm not like that

When finally 

You get to love

Every little gay I do

Always seems enough for you 

You don't want to miss me again 

But we're not like them

Ruby, when you finally

Get to love somebody 

Thank God

You'll want a Weiss Schnee

[Ruby’s POV]

Every useless gay you do

Always seems enough for me

I don't want to lose you again 

But you're not like them

Weiss Schnee, when you finally 

Give your heart honestly

Know that

I really love you!

[bottombingheweek]

Day 8 is a free day! Use #BottomBingheWeek23 if you've created anything inspired by any of these prompts or the overarching theme (and don't forget to tag any potential triggers!)

We'll also be sharing works on Twitter and Bluesky, and our AO3 collection is now open!

[qah-naarin]

“Why, look, Arpina. This painting is beautiful, isn’t it?” 

The painting, propped up against the wall in a tarnished old frame that might’ve once been golden, is remarkably pristine.

There’s not much of a response from your companion but her light steps and the sound of a sharp, soft gasp. You turn and look at her. She’s wide-eyed and frozen with an expression of indescribable heartache. It’s almost hard to watch.

“So that’s where he had hidden it,” she says, ever so quietly. “He could never bear to look at her after...”

You kneel and brush dust away from the nameplate at the base of the frame.

“Long names,” you murmur, and squint to read it, but you’re quickly interrupted.

“Valerion Velianel. Serawen Beausoleil. And...” Arpina hesitates. “Hesperia Velianel. Ruling family of Northpoint.”

“You know them?”

“I’m a Breton.” It’s the truth, you know that, but it sounds like a lie.

woo painting this piece was so fun!! definitely difficult bc that’s three people but it was incredibly fun. this takes inspo fr the castlevania painting of drac, lisa, and alucard. no i dont watch castlevania i just saw it and thought it was cute. anyway i had to guess what breton fashion is like, and since northpoint is in rivenspire where it’s cold looking and foggy and murky, i figured they’d like warm clothes in generally cool colors <3 anyway dont base what you think of northpoint clothing off my work i don’t know anything abt fashion lol. tumblr of course has devoured the quality so pls open img in new tab to admire it in its high res glory

sketch + progress under cut

[royalredbrosweek]

Title: A Failed Prank

Relationship: England + Canada

By: Author Reinvented

[letoscrawls]

To honor Akira Toriyama i drew future Trunks aka my first ever crush

[dragonfelling]

Used @elliottnotyet 's Marchirp list :'D

[critter-covenant]

quick little thing before i go die for a week, toodles!

[naminethewriter]

Pride

Last day, a free day! I chose to include my favorite rat boy and make it Intruloceit 💛💙💚 Since I went to my first Pride Parade this year, I thought why not give Logan the same experience except he couldn’t go before because of horrible parents (mine are fine). Everyone else is there too. Hope you enjoy! @loceitweek2022

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Masterpost | Loceit Week 2022 Masterpost

Summary: Logan goes to his first Pride Parade with his partners and friends 🌈

Logan looked around the living room to check his preparation for their movie night later. Everything seemed to be in order. He took a deep breath.

 “Everything alright, darling?” Janus asked, appearing in the door that led to their bedroom. Logan quickly glanced at the bracelet on his wrist to see the he/him pronoun charm currently displayed.

 “Yes, I’m just nervous I suppose.” With a sympathetic hum, Janus came over and pulled him into a hug.

“That is totally okay, honey. It is your first pride event and with the people you grew up with, I’m not surprised that this is a bit difficult for you. But I will be right there with you, as will Remus. And the others too of course.”

 “I know,” Logan sighed but the reassurance helped. He held onto his partner for a little while longer before he let go. “We need to leave soon, no?”

 “Indeed, we should. Roman would be delighted if we didn’t make it in time for make-up.” Logan chuckled.

 “He wouldn’t talk to us all evening, I fear.”

 “Most likely. I only need to pick out earrings, then I’ll be ready,” Janus said before disappeared back into the bedroom. He wore his favorite long black skirt with a flowy yellow blouse, his hair lied over his shoulder in a braid. He looked absolutely radiant in Logan’s eyes.

 Logan himself wore one of his blue shirts and knee-length jeans with suspenders. It was an unusual outfit for him but still within his comfort zone and the sun would be relentless so he needed to dress light since they would be spending a long time outside.

 “Alright, we can go,” Janus announced as he walked back into the living room. He had chosen his favorite pair of earrings, a golden sun on his left ear and a silver moon on his right. They had been a gift from Logan and Remus for his last birthday and Janus cherished them dearly.

 “You look wonderful, dear,” Logan complimented. Janus grinned and twirled around once.

 “I know!” Both laughed for a moment. “And so do you, darling.”

 “Thank you. Let us go.”

   They drove over to Roman’s apartment where they would meet up with the rest. Roman lived close to a subway station that would take them directly into the city center where the parade would start. The others should all be there already, Patton and Virgil having planned to be there early, and Remus had texted them that his work had ended and he was on his way to Roman almost an hour ago.

 Janus rang the doorbell. Soon after they were let into the building and climbed up the stairs to the third floor where Roman stood in the door, waiting for them.

 “There you two are! Come on, quickly, or else we won’t get all of it done!” Janus rolled his eyes but before he could say anything, Patton appeared behind Roman.

 “Now, kiddo, give them a moment to breathe! We’ve got plenty of time.” Patton pulled Roman away, who protested but Logan and Janus didn’t listen to his yelling because their missing boyfriend appeared at the door.

 “My dorks are finally here!” Remus cheered and pulled them both into the apartment, giving each a kiss on the cheek.

 “Hello darling,” Janus greeted back. “I hope you were successful?”

 “Oh yeah! They loved the painting and gave me a lot extra! Like at least a hundred more.”

 “I’m glad. You worked very hard and it was a wonderful piece,” Logan chimed in and was promptly pulled into a hug.

 “Thanks, starlight. You look real hot by the way. I could eat you up right now.” Logan blushed and Janus chuckled.

 “As much as I agree, dear, safe it for later. Your brother will kill you if you try anything in his living space.”

 “He’s such a prude.” Remus rolled his eyes, but Logan could hear the fondness in his voice. No matter what either of them said, Roman and Remus loved each other very much.

 “Enough flirting,” Roman called, suddenly back with them. “It’s make-up time! Which flags do you want on which cheek?” Only then did Logan notice the already done flags on the twins’ cheeks. Both had the rainbow flag on their right but Roman had the green-white-gray-black of the aromantic pride flag on his left while Remus had one Logan did not recognize. But before he could ask about it though, he was dragged off by Roman and pushed into a chair. Virgil stood close by, apparently sorting through some of their color collection.

 “Hey, Lo. Good to see you.”

 “You as well.” Same as the twins, Virgil had the rainbow flag on his right cheek while on his other someone had written ‘Be Gay, Do Crime’. Logan raised an eyebrow and Virgil chuckled.

 “Since I’m the only one of us who’s only gay with no add-ons, I decided to put something else in the free space.” Logan nodded slowly.

 “I see but will that not get you in trouble?” Virgil shrugged.

 “Nah. I’ve seen people at pride with way more provocative signs and stuff. This is pretty tame.”

 “Alright, if you’re sure.”

 “I am, Lo,” Virgil said with a soft smile. “Everything will be fine, you’ll see.” Logan supposed that if Virgil of all people said so, it’s probably true.

 “Alright! You need to tell me which flags to put where,” Roman announced and only then Logan noticed that Janus had been placed in a chair next to him.

 “A little bit more details, Roman. I totally understand what you mean,” Janus quipped.

 “You two are the only ones who get three flags, so I need to know where the third should go! Do you want two on one cheek? If so which one? And which flags?”

 “I’m confused,” Logan spoke up. “Why do we have more flags?” Roman sighed as if Logan’s question had the most obvious answer in the world.

 “Virgil’s just gay, so he gets one. Patton’s trans and gay, Remus’ is gay and poly and I’m gay and aro so that’s two for us. But you and Janus are both gay and poly, plus-“ He quickly glanced at Janus’ pronoun bracelet. “-he’s genderfluid and you’re demi, so that’s three for you. Now placements.” Logan blinked.

 “There’s a pride flag for polyamory?”

 “Yeah!” Remus shouted before he was suddenly in front of Logan, showing off his left cheek and the flag Logan hadn’t been able to identify earlier. “It looks like this!” Logan took a moment to study it. It was rather simple with three stripes: blue, red and black. But there was a gold symbol on the red and he leaned forward to see it better.

 “Is that pi?”

 “Yeah!” Remus yelled again, apparently very excited. “Isn’t it great?”

 “And hard to do,” Roman interrupted, pulling his brother back. “Which is why we need to get started.”

 “Let’s keep the theme with the rainbow on the right. Do the other two on the left.” Logan was relieved that Janus made the decision for him, he was getting a bit overwhelmed.

 “Alright. I’ll start with Janus, Virgil you do Logan’s rainbow.”

 “Why only the rainbow?” Logan asked as Virgil kneeled in front of him.

 “He doesn’t trust me with the more ‘complicated’ ones.” He rolled his eyes and Logan chuckled but didn’t say anything further because Roman sharply said:

 “No more talking!”

 It took a while but eventually Roman made the final stroke.

 “Done!” Logan was handed a mirror to examine his cheeks and he couldn’t deny that Roman and Virgil had done a good job.

 “Great, let’s go before I die of boredom!” Remus groaned. Janus, who had been done a bit sooner than Logan and had tried to entertain their boyfriend since, looked at his watch.

 “We should still make it on time.” Still, it took them a few more minutes since most of them needed to go to the bathroom and Roman needed to finish his outfit. Eventually Logan found himself standing with Patton by the door, waiting for the rest. Nervous himself, Logan couldn’t help but notice that Patton was fiddling with the hem of his skirt. It’s been a few months since his top surgery and he was just starting to feel more comfortable in feminine clothing again so Logan could guess his worries.

 “You look lovely, Patton. The color suits you well.”

 “Aww, thanks, kiddo.” He beamed and seemed to relax a bit, so Logan assumed he had said the right thing.

 It wasn’t until they all sat in the subway on the way to the city that Logan remembered his own insecurities. He had no idea what to expect from the event despite the others having told him of their past experiences. Logan had never been to a parade nor a protest before so he could hardly imagine the amount of people that would be present.

 But looking around the train, which was unusually full, he could already spot various people with make-up similar to their own, flags hung around their shoulders or t-shirts or socks in rainbow colors. And that eased his worries. Remus, who was bouncing in the seat next to him, grabbed his hand and started to tell him about what fun the day is going to be.

 And he was right.

 It turned out to be great fun. Logan was almost overwhelmed by the amount of people but Remus and Janus held his hands and stayed by his side the entire time. They met up with more friends and once the parade started, Logan felt freer than ever before.

 He only escaped his parents’ homophobic house a few months ago, after years of hiding who he was, lying about his feelings for Janus and Remus, having to misgender the former and Patton multiple times and feeling awful for it every time.

 But that day he was surrounded by strangers who didn’t care, who were the same as him and who were proud of it.

 And finally, he could be proud, too.

 That evening the six of them returned to the apartment he shared with Janus and Remus. They hung up the progress pride flag they had bought above the couch together and then spend hours watching queer movies together. They laughed, ate pizza and snacks, booed at the villains and cheered for the heroes. Eventually everyone fell asleep, Virgil and Roman cuddled against Patton, Janus with his head against Logan’s shoulder and Remus on his other side, snoring softly.

 Logan laid between his partners on the couch, his eyes closing slowly, and he couldn’t remember a day he’d been happier in his life.

[thenewgothictwice]

New poster from Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, 2024, for International Women's Day: "March 8th. The Palestinian woman: the guardian of the dream and the shield of the revolution." 🇵🇸

Liberation for every Palestinian man, woman and child, and an end to the colonial Zionist state! 🇵🇸

[robo-dino-puppies]

some prettied-up screencaps of my new favorite trio

+ a bonus

[disneydatass]

But for real can we give it up for the true MVPs of this entire shit show please?!

[front-facing-pokemon]