#I am a sucker for domestic stuff ugh

[ariseur]

So excited to see a new DMC writer on Tumblr 🎉🎉 could I request just some domestic headcanons with Dante?

domestic dante hc’s 𓆩ꨄ︎𓆪

dante (devil may cry) x reader

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thank you for this req!! saw the lack of dmc fics and decided to just make some myself lol. hope you guys enjoy my stuff 💕

┊ ˚➶ warnings ｡˚ 🎼

few curse words? just lots of fluff mainly

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❥ oh my gosh please take care of DANTE because he honestly neglects himself and his place

❥ whatever you do, don’t imagine you and dante doing dishes—an activity he absolutely hates—while you tell him all the gossip you find out

❥ he simply gasps and ‘ooh’s at everything, mouth occasionally dropping open at certain scandals

❥ he’s literally the perfect person to gossip with

❥ whatever you do, don’t imagine running your hands through dante’s hair as you lather the shampoo, the suds tinted a dark red and brown from all the blood and grime of his job as he throws his head back with a groan

❥ whatever you do, DON’T imagine dante placing his hands on your waist as he tugs you closer to him, feet coming down from their resting spot on the desk so you could stand between his legs as he looks up at you with gazing blue eyes

❥ i am feral oh my goodness

❥ and definitely don’t imagine tending to the bruises and scrapes that he comes home with

❥ even though dante’s body perfectly capable of healing itself, he loves when you baby him

❥ because he’s at work a lot or is tryna pay off his bills, he loves just coming home and spending time with you when he can

❥ honestly collapses on the couch (or bed, whichever’s closer) and encourages you to join, face still buried in the pillow as he beckons you over with an open hand

❥ if you wear makeup and fall asleep with it on, dante will try his best to clean it off for you

❥ except he’s like.. rlly bad at it lmfao

❥ but the thoughts there!! he’s trying his best 💔💔

❥ the type of guy to call you the cheesiest nicknames tho

❥ like.. babycakes? really 😭?

❥ also gives light swats at your ass if you bend over, i’m sorry but it’s true

❥ likes touching you with at least some part of his body, if you sleep then your legs gotta lock or if you’re on the couch his arms around you

❥ but good luck because this man is a FURNACE

❥ if you have anemia / low iron or like any other condition where you can get pretty cold, this man is your lifeline

❥ read a fic about dante carrying like tons of bags after he spoiled you and went shopping with you despite not even having money to pay bills at the devil may cry and let me just say i am an avid believer of that as well

❥ you’ll literally be walking away from a cute necklace or pair of shoes and then you turn around and think wheres dante?

❥ then you just see him hauling ass towards you as he tries to keep up with all the bags he has in his hands while you spot the small rectangular velvet box in his hands

❥ ugh

❥ i wont him

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DANTE watched as soft snores fell from your parted lips, hair splayed out below you crazily. he knew those would be a bitch to comb out later, but he couldn’t focus on anything else on the fact that the sunlight was hitting you just right, your skin coated in a deep gold as it reflected off your body.

you could’ve told dante you were an angel, and he would’ve believed you in a heartbeat. he’ll admit, he was a sucker for moments like these. even if seemed odd in retrospect, he just enjoyed seeing you so serene.

his eyes flickered around the room, trying to find a way to occupy his brain without waking you up before they finally fell on the black plastic remote that lay under your head.

dante’s hand slowly inched over, fingers almost tip-toeing their way over to you as he touched the remote. he was careful to pull it from under you, tugging it very slightly despite the weight of your head resting on it.

you stirred, making dante’s eyes widen as he paused his movements and bit his lip, even making a point so as to hold his breath. you licked your lips, dry from sleep as your head turned over to the other side of the pillow, sighing as you felt the coolness beneath your face.

dante exhaled in relief, before grabbing the remote and turning the tv off as he made sure to turn the volume down so you wouldn’t awake. even if a few minutes later you did anyways.

your eyelashes fluttered open as you caught dante muttering something at the tv, his eyes glued to some crappy reality tv show as they cut to an interview of a girl on the show. he scowled when he saw her, to which you softly laughed, tone gravelly from the thick coat of sleep still layering your voice. dante turned his head, pushing a strand of hair behind your ear as he softly shushed you and coaxed you to go back to sleep.

“‘s alright, just go back to sleep baby.”

“can’t really go back to sleep when you’re shit-talking the contestants, dante.” you smiled at him as he admired you, gazing down upon you as you stretched your limbs and rubbed the sleep away from your eyes, attention turning to the tv.

“what season is this?” you asked. dante’s hand never left your hair as his hands ran through it, careful not to snag on any tangles before responding with a quiet, “three.”

and in that moment when you looked back at him, eyes filled to the brim with nothing but adoration, he could’ve sworn his heart had stopped. dante felt as if the sun favored you, because every time you stepped in it, somehow you looked absolutely ethereal.

yeah, dante thought, he liked these small moments you two shared.

myvampyrez™

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[howdoyousleep3]

(1/?) hi K - idk why tumblr made me unfollow you, but we move i guess LOL. i just wanted to tell you that i really love your writing! you do such a wonderful job with writing relationships — they're loving and gentle, but also intense, all-consuming. i adore how wrapped up in each other your characters are 🥰 i like how you show not just the nsfw stuff, but the domesticity too. you're sooo good at hurt/comfort!!! you've managed to make the same two characters feel very different due to how you write them — all your pairings feel very distinct and unique. i think you're really creative with your ideas and

(2/?) tbh i aspire to be so good at coming up with different concepts and stories! i thought i'd end this by telling you that my fave character of yours is your bucky, he's sooo sweet i just LOVE him 😭 i feel like your love and care for him as a character really shines through in how you write him. i am forever thinking about how precious he is <3 i am also SUPER excited for the next chapter of YTLYTN and i can't wait to see how their relationship will develop. i want bucky to call him daddy already!! 😭 and steve needs a little bit of gentleness and love in his life. he's got all the money he needs but no one to spoil it with 🥺 (3/3) and when steve told bucky to give him a kiss after his long day at work 🥴 omg. i just died. cannot WAIT for bucky to be his kept boy — I MEAN, for them to fall in love 🥰 anyway, this is the end of a really long rant to say i really appreciate your work :) i find your hurt/comfort fics so comforting and you just are such a great writer. anything you publish i'll be interested in reading because super secret truth, i read a lot of m/m kindle books but none of them are as good as your writing. hope you're doing well! keep doing what you're doing! 🥰❤️🎉

🥺😭 x1,000,000 this is such a sweet ask, Lavender! These are all things that are so important to me and that I'm always thinking of as I write, so it's lovely to hear these are things you are enjoying as a reader. 🥺

I lub Baby Bucky so much too. He'll always be my sweet baby. 🥺

Ugh, I'm so ready for Bucky to call Steve Daddy! I don't think I've written much without a Daddy dynamic and I want want want it. It'll be worth the wait but 😤 I am impatient! I'm a sucker for "gimme a kiss", ughhhhh.

Thank you so much for stopping by and giving me some sweet sweet lovin' in the for of such kindly worded compliments. 😭 I'll be pocketing this one away for when I doubt myself on my journey to self-publishing. 💖💖💖

[rae-gar-targaryen]

Okay, real quick message about as blue as your taste. My personal favorite parts and in no particular order:

1. His morning sky, radiant, even when compared to the purpling, blooming dawn of the expanse outside of your window, casting the room in a sweet morning glow. Bathing your features, resplendent, as though you were made to be seen in the morning light. And perhaps you were. 

2. His cherry cola girl, sweetly radiant and resplendent beneath him. Unfairly resonant of some kind of solar goddess in the lavender-gold hue of early-morning sunlight awash on the creme color of your bedroom walls, splashing along the skin of your now-bared legs, beckoning him to paint you with the reverence you deserved – an eternal piece of art worthy of worship. The very notion of you, heavy in his bones, keeping him grounded whenever he was away, even when he was in the sky.

HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO DEAL WITH THIS!?!?! 🙃🙃🙃 WHO IS GONNA LOVE ME AND DESCRIBE THAT LOVE FOR ME AND MY BEAUTY LIKE THIS!?!?!? Like OMG yes! I AM THE LIGHT and I AM ART WORTHY OF WORSHIP. I am SPIRALING ❗️❗️❗️

3. “S’alright, Cielo, I took care of it. And the dishes, and the laundry. I wanted you to sleep in. You know, you work so hard, … and I come bearing gifts,” Mickey passes you the still-warm mug from the nightstand, into your eager fingertips, pleased at the look of gentle surprise that crossed your features.

GIRL. As I read that I got giddy and honry as'f cause that domestic shit really gets to me. Lord knows I get tired of bringing my own coffee to bed in the morning 🤣

4. Bending, Mickey revels in the slight gasp that his touch has emitted from you as you begin to stir, quick to follow the teasing traipse of his fingertips with the skating bridge of his nose, and the sweetest skim of his lips along your neck, trailing up, up to the bridge of your cheek.

One word: GOOSEBUMBS.

If this doesn't make sense. I'm sorry but this was really good and I enjoyed it ALOT.

YOU ARE AN ANGEL -- Do you KNOW how much this made my day???? Like I cannot freaking deal, I cannot FATHOM.

You have picked out some of my absolute favorite parts -- I LOVE that everyone seems to have really vibed with the lavender and gold early morning bit, that YES!!! YOU ART WORTHY OF WORSHIP!!!!!!

I want that for us. I want us to be revered for all we are worth.

And, like, I know you've read my stuff before so you KNOW by now -- I am an absolute SUCKER for the domestic shit, too, like I DIE over shared cups of coffee and sweet, soft moments. It's basically all I want to write with them.

UGH! Thank you for indulging me. Thank you for sending me this! Thank you for reading! You are an absolute GODDESS. And I will paint the starry night skies with constellations of you, because you ARE the light.

[tooweirdforyou]

How Law, Doffy + Corazon Hug & Kiss Their S/O

A/N : idk I couldn’t think of any characters.

I know I said no fics, but my school schedule is changing and I’m going to be super stressed and I won’t be able to post anything then, so here’s some quick stuff.

Summary : how these three one piece boys would kiss and cuddle their significant other.

Doflamingo

Now Doflamingo isn’t one for huge affection, at least not so much.

He has a reputation to uphold. In front of others, he has an image set and doesn’t want it to be taken away.

However, when you two are alone, he’s a little more loving.

“You won’t tell anyone about this, right, [Name]? I have an image to protect..” [ referring to him being softer around you ]

How Doffy Cuddles You : On His Lap / Bridal kinda?

Doflamingo enjoys relaxing in his room, in his royal throne as king. So naturally he wants you to sit with him.

His legs are spread wide and secures you on his lap, but moves you so you sit sideways. Legs over his thigh, ass on the cushion between his legs and back supported by his arm while your head rests on his shoulder.

While one arm is around you, the other is resting on your thigh and depending on his mood, it can lead to up further.

How Doffy Would Kiss You : Neck Kisses

Doflamingo is one of those types, so no matter what angle it is, he’s coming up and attacking your upper, lower, anywhere he has access to.

Will leave a hickey or two. Or perhaps even more depending on how far he gets.

Will trail down to your collarbone every so often.

He chooses the neck because it gives a symbol of dominance. ‘Ownership’ in a way. So people will know who you belong to when he marks you.

Another Way Doffy Kisses You : Straight On The Lips

His kisses are usually deep and will be lustful most of the time. His hand will be on the back of your head, neck, or cupping your chin as he pulls you up to meet with his own lips.

However, rarely but definitely possible, there are occasions where he’s soft.

When this happens, Doflamingo is softer, his hands cupping your cheeks carefully and captures your lips with care, passion and love.

Nicknames Doffy Would Give : Royal Types?

Princess

Empress

My Queen

Idk.

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Rosinante

Rosinante won’t quite admit it but he is a sucker for affection. He loves the little things that you two do for each other but he’d return any love you give him, twice as much.

He has the widest, lovingly smile as he expresses his love for you any way he can, and he just feels so in awe.

Almost in disbelief that he ended up with someone like you. It makes him tear up. He’s so in love.

“[Name]-san.. I really am so in love with you..”

How Rosi Hugs You : Back Hugs

Rosinante is tall and no matter how tall you are, he loves it.

He loves how he can just walk up behind you and wrap his arms around your body tightly, his head resting on top of yours as you lean back into his chest.

He holds the widest grin and waddles you both back and forth, inducing laughs from the two of you as you both end up falling onto the ground, with you on top of him.

How Rosi Kisses You : Hand Kisses

I believe Rosi would love to give hand kisses, like a prince. He wants to feel like a prince, a knight, a protector.

As long as he can keep you from harm, he doesn’t care what happens. He just wants you to be safe.

It’s not a huge gesture but it’s a meaningful one, as his large hands hold yours and brings the back of his to his soft lips, placing a gentle kiss onto it.

How Else Rosi Hugs You : Bear Hugs

His arms and legs are long. If he went away on a mission or something and finally came back, standing in front of you,

Whatever he was holding is now on the ground and he stands with his arms spread wide as he braces himself. This gesture tells you to run and jump into his arms and that is exactly what you do.

His big, warm, loving smile is enough for you.

Once you jump onto him, Cora stumbles a little bit but manages to balance as he instantly wraps his arms around you protectively, and since he’s tall, it’s so comforting and secure.

Nicknames Rosinante Would Give : Domestic Types?

Darling

Dear

My love

Sweetheart

Honey

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Law

Like Doffy, Law isn’t very the affectionate type, but he definitely is touch-starved. He wants to experience affection but will never admit it.

He’s not too good at expressing it in public or perhaps he chooses not to, but he warms up and gets better when you two are alone in the room.

In the beginning, he may be a little embarrassed or just shy, but he becomes much better and even a little bolder later on.

How Law Hugs You : Securely / Comfortingly

This is more for Law. When he’s having a really rough and stressful day, especially involving Luffy, he just needs some quiet care and your arms is one of the best places he could be.

Just resting and relaxing his exhaustion onto you as he lays his chin on your shoulder and wraps his arms around your waist, yours around his upper body or neck.

It’s tight, silence but comfortable. Secure to keep you both safe and to prevent the other from leaving. Moments like these, you two could just stay like for hours.

How Law Kisses You : Corner of The Lips

SUCH A TEASE, UGH.

Law would purposely do this, just because he knows how much it annoys you because he’s just millimeters away from your actual lips, but instead, chooses the spot right beside it.

Might as well kiss your cheek then instead!

One of his favorite spots because it’s worth seeing your expression, but he does eventually cave in and kisses you on the lips so you don’t sulk anymore.

Something Law Loves That You Do : Scalp Massage

When you first offered to do it, he declined saying he didn’t need it and in fact, believed it wouldn’t help.

But your persistence made him give in and say yes and ever since the first experience of feeling your delicate fingers rubbing soothe circles on his scalp through his locks of black hair, he never felt so serene and at ease.

So he often, he shyly asks you to give it to him when you feel like it. Prefers when you ask him lol.

He truly enjoys it after an exhausting day and almost every time, ends up falling asleep with his head in your lap, because of how relaxing it is.

Nicknames Law Would Give You : Memorable Types

Such as.. “pomeranian” because perhaps you are small in height and short tempered or just temperamental in general.

Some sort of signature thing you do, he’d nickname you after it.

And of course, just [Name]-ya.

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A/N : did I do okay? :> hope you enjoyed.

[tracer85s]

yizhan fic rec (2)

part 1

glute bridges by sunstainedsheets

[explicit, 29k, complete]

personal trainer and dancer yibo and graphic designer xiao zhan. GYM AU omg i love this. xiao zhan signs up for a gym membership and personal training sessions where he’s totally not ogling his coach. there’s also a scene with xiao zhan attempting to converse with yibo in korean that got me cackling lmao, our resident koreaboo indeed. it was also great to see mentor yibo here, it reminded me of his prod 101 days when he was so intimidating as a mentor, also... very sexy. anyway i adore this, they’re just thirsting over each other, especially yibo checking out the zhass, it’s okay bobo we’ve all been there

i’d wear gucci for you by Anonymous

[teen and up, 16k, complete]

abo au where alpha yibo and omega xiao zhan are photographed going into xiao zhan’s apartment together so they’re forced to pretend that they’re mated to prevent a scandal. this has become my favourite fics because i’m an absolute sucker for fake/pretend relationships and the way the writer incorporated canon stuff like yibo answering interview questions for xiao zhan ugh guys i love this fic. when yibo was so exasperated near the end and said “i’m wearing gucci for you” & waving his hand i really lost it. JUST READ THIS I PROMISE IT’S A GOOD READ

if you would only let you by gdgdbaby

[explicit, 32k, complete]

ah where do i even start with this one? xiao zhan gets drunk and texts yibo, yibo shows up at his house and whisks him away on a road trip. i felt so much emotions reading this fic, everything was so raw and it really deals with the pressures of being famous and homophobia. this is a super realistic fic and there’s a lot of emotional hurt/comfort, you’ll literally end up wanting to wrap these two in a big blanket and just protect them from the world (lol like we don’t already want to do that). my absolute favourite part was the confession scene, like it was so messy and funny, and it’s just so them, especially the pokemon part lmao. this art is based on that scene and it’s exactly how i imagined it 🥺 this is just so well written and it’s one of my favs!

love in the time of coding by theivoryflute

[explicit, 26k, complete]

hacker yibo and cyber security engineer xiao zhan. yibo cyber flirts with xiao zhan and also flirts with him in real life. *SCREAMS* i never thought we’d have a hacker au in the fandom but i’ve been blessed, this was literally the cutest online romance fic with a bunch of mutual pining. my favourite dialogue is “the whiplash from wanting to ride yibo to wanting to coddle him was severe” i’m literally wheezing, this is a perfect representation of the fandom, also the usernames that yibo picked got me cackling there’s one in particular that made me laugh, you’ll know what it is when you see it so go read this gem!

Peace & Love by ella_minnow

[explicit, 51k, complete]

my favourite writer is back again with this baby! idol dance captain xiao zhan and non-famous dancer yibo!!! ARE WE KIDDING? slow burn sdoc au? I’M SO IN WTF. guys listen to me. yibo has a low ponytail and arm tattoos *goes feral* one of my favourite scenes from this fic is when xiao zhan had to convince yibo to join his team (bro. he didn’t even have to try) because yibo says “no, Xiao-laoshi. I would of course never leave you.” i’m screeching, totally gave me tgcf hua cheng vibes. my absolute favourite scene, however, is when yibo says xiao zhan doesn’t have to worry about sending him home because he’s going to win everything... like... the sheer bde this man exudes in real life and fiction... very sexy of him. i also love how this showcases how well they work together and of course the *whispers* celebratory sex!

Hyacinth by stickyriceu

[explicit, 76k, complete]

racer yibo celebrates after a competition and meets hyacinth’s number one host, zhan-er. slow burn with LOTS of pining and angst. i finished this in one sitting and i’m still screaming over it, it’s so good!!! genuinely felt my soul leave my body reading this because zhan zhan with shoulder length hair? tied up in a messy bun? *SCREECHES* everyone go read and get your angst on, don’t worry, there’s a happy ending ;)

Song of the Sea by LaMachina17

[explicit, 48k, complete]

mermaid xiao zhan and pirate yibo !!! xiao zhan meets yibo and has one very exciting night with him so he ends up following him aboard their pirate ship! i’m literally on my knees praising this fic. i will re-read this until i die, it’s perfect. AND THEY’RE CAT DADS IN THIS FIC TOO. seriously i don’t need to say anything else go read this gem

The Dragons by MadFilaments

[explicit, 31k, complete]

xiao zhan is his village’s marriage offering to dragon lord yibo. are you kidding me? shapeshifter yibo? arranged marriage fic? YES. this is one of my favourites, i always re-read it because the way their relationship just naturally progresses in the story warms my heart 😩 AND they call each other husband and i just *melts* they’re ! so ! domestic ! there’s angst but it’s not too bad and i’m in love with yibo’s speech about how dragons love forever *cries*

golden hour by Deinde

[explicit, 35k, complete]

professional snowboarder yibo teaches actor xiao zhan how to snowboard in a show! OH MY GOD THIS WAS SO GOOD *SCREAMS* it’s literally just them flirting and being absolutely thirsty for each other, especially in the photoshoot scene dear lord. i’m so annoying, this fic tab has been open in my safari for forever and i forgot about it until i watched ddu’s snow sports episode so don’t do the same thing as me and go! read! this! fic! immediately!

Falling In Love by beeswaxing

[mature, 65k, complete]

celebrities yibo and xiao zhan star in a we got married/hello baby inspired reality show! oh my god. the domestic fluff in this i am reeling, THIS IS JUST ADORABLE. this is definitely the domestic kid fic i so desperately needed 😭 and the way the writer added in those canon bjyx details is just perfect, everyone go read this please!!

Legend of the Jade Rabbit: The Musical by emma_screams

[explicit, 12k, complete]

high school au with lion hybrid yibo and bunny hybrid xiao zhan. this fic has musicals! it’s really quite fluffy, yibo literally calls zhan zhan “bunny gege” and i’m just *SCREECHING* also i love protective yibo 😭 i really love this it’s so cute & has a very refreshing plot!

pick me, pick me up by domeeneec

[mature, 10k, complete]

college/uni wrong number au where xiao zhan keeps accidentally calling yibo to bail him out of his bad dates and yibo ends up becoming his “personal dating assistant” this was the FLUFFIEST. although there is some light angst when xiao zhan drunk dials yibo and cries about not being able to find love, but i swear this is super soft and fluffy!!! READ THIS FOR SEROTONIN

Ruby and Gold by aces_low

[explicit, 16k, complete]

mob boss xiao zhan and his trophy husband yibo. HELLO? MURD3R HUSBANDS YIZHAN? this was such a fun read! trigger warnings for blood and violence though so look out for those! yizhan will literally not hesitate to beat you tf up in this fic they’re so badass here but they’re so soft with each other. xiao zhan literally calls yibo gǒu zǎizǎi and tiánxīn i am. Melting. also there’s a proposal. it’s unromantic but still so romantic, i love it. i also saw this art and i think this would be how they look in the fic

To Be Human by purplemonster

[teen and up, 19k, complete]

humanoid yibo and ceo xiao zhan. xiao zhan tests out his company’s newest creation and falls in love along the way. android aus always hurt me so. good. and this one’s not an exception. it’s pretty slow burn and definitely angst-y but it has a happy ending! i love the domesticity, i have no idea why i love grocery scenes so much? but anyway this is perfect for a rainy day and you’ll coo at the ending

Falling by brooklinegirl

[explicit, 42k, complete]

yb and xz behind the scenes while filming. this was such a melancholic read for me (even though there’s so much papapa) because they pine SO HARD at the start, don’t get me wrong though, it’s also cute because there’s so much canon flirting!but my heart really broke when filming was ending and yb’s thoughts were “We could run away together. Miss our flights. Stay here in Hengdian, or fuck it, go somewhere where no one knows us and just...” *sobs* pls go read!!!

What’s Your Emergency? by bluefloral

[general, 2k, complete]

police officer yibo and single father xiao zhan! yuan, xiao zhan’s son calls 911 for help with his math homework and officer yibo helps him 🥺 this was such an adorable short read!

[mego42]

Shamelessly stealing @foxmagpie​’s monthly rec thing without the ability to get my life together to do these on a monthly basis so, seasonal recs! So excited to see if I manage to do this again with anything remotely resembling consistency but i’ve been keeping the notes for approximately 43 years (or since ~september, whatever that means) so by god i’m gonna use them. 

found my thrill - s_t_c_s / @sothischickshe​

Turner POV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

guys turner is SO OBSESSED with Beth and Rio

both canonically and in this fic

it’s gr9

also features a weirdly soothing and relatable cord untangling moment as a metaphor

truly disturbingly relatable turner pov tbh

relentless boomer disdain, always a plus

led to the creation of this monstrosity, not sure what kind of a monster would do that

War In My Mind - mintletters16

Backread!!!!

post-213, gorgeous character study 

guaranteed to make you feEl stUfF

I really love the like, cyclical, fractured pattern of Beth’s internal monologue, it gives the whole thing a really affecting at times dreamy, at times haunted vibe

the end twist is *chef’s kiss*

mourning bells - Ejunkiet / @ejunkiet​

Backread!!!!

Later s2 era, Rio’s at a funeral, gets drunk and calls Beth

V short, kind of…..mmm, not sweet, but almost? Idk

It’s got a wistful sort of almost/i can be quiet with you vibe that i go extremely bonkers for

delinquents - foxmagpie / @foxmagpie​

Lol are any of you actually not reading this yet?

g o d ch 8 where do i start

First off how ABSOLUTELY VERY DARE for the tragic angst that is delinquents!beth boland. This poor baby, this precious bean. MUST PROTEC

SHE’S TRYING HER BEST AND I LOVE HER

zero percent deserves dean’s clammy hands, no i have not forgotten, tattooed on my brain, will never forgive

I also love love love love LOVE the ruby/stan subplot happening

(and ruby’s mom!!!!!) (seriously though you write the best moms)

oh god and baby beth starting to have confusing feelings about rio?????? *chef’s kiss*

p sure i was just like, straight screaming the entire end of the chapter

the dugout is like, pure serotonin

I can’t even talk about the closet

tHe teNsiOn

thank you i will take eleventy billion

don't give it a hand, offer it a soul - medievalraven / @medievalraven

am a desperate heaux for any fic that features rio and mick friendship

you are all incredibly shocked i know

still would not be mad if this swerved into rio x mick fake dating but beth x rio is cool too i guess

Speaking of things i am a desperate heaux for: DIANE!!!!!!!!

and DATING ANNIE???????????? Blessed

honestly this fic is worth it purely for the assertion that mick watches queer eye

Why don't we go to Venus? - watermelonriddles / @bensonstablers​

another grief study! 

apparently i was working through some stuff in september, idk, that was like 4 years ago

considering it’s the premise of the fic, i don’t think it’s a spoiler to say this fic is canon divergent and working with the premise that rio killed beth in 302

he is uh, not coping well

extremely haunted you might say

lots of marcus and rhea which is a delight!

rhea is to good for him tbh

i said what i said

truly top notch dream (nightmare?) sequences

the conversation at the end is extremely uncalled for

drop the game - Ejunkiet / @ejunkiet​

Backread!!!!

Am going to die mad Beth and Rio didn’t hook up in 211 but luckily this fic scratched the itch 

(temporarily, it’s a fairly permanent itch)

Bonus rec: missing scene series i wanna do bad things to you featuring 2x02 and 2x04

Viva Voce - zetuslapetus / @querenaxx​

Whoops we woke up married Vegas shenanigans!! 

So cute!!!!! So sexy!!!!! 

What more do you want?

am desperately obsessed with how beth can’t help stalking rio

feels right, feels organic

this makes me feel a lot of stuff about how they could be without their canon garbage between them

🎶 we could’ve had it aaaaaaaaaaall 🎶

you showed me colors (i can't see them with anyone else) - gild_fire / @gild-and-fire​

really into the use of color to illustrate beth’s emotional state, i feel like there’s a word for that but idk what it is

UNIMPORTANT

really nice job capturing beth’s inner vulnerability balanced by her outer stubbornness

am DESPERATELY into Mick playing matchmaker

more please???????

Both Sides of the Law - JoeyLee / @joeyjoeylee​

LAW SCHOOL AU! I suuuuuuper love Beth and Rio here (alt pov!! a gift!!!!) I love how initially prickly they are, I love how it’s evolving into a grudging respect, I love how INCREDIBLY AND HILARIOUSLY OBSESSED WITH EACH OTHER THEY ARE and neither one of them seems to see it

listen I know we’re all already foaming at the mouth over this one but as it’s gonna go down as one of my all time favorites it bears repeating/rereccing

cannot stress enough how masterful the use of POV is here, both voices feel completely true and distinct and I love how the alternating chapters revisit, reveal and emphasize pieces of each other

i can’t talk about this fic without hyperventilating

I LOVE IT SO MUCH YOU GUYS

the slow burn is going to ACTUALLY KILL ME

rip, no regrats

Earned It - wakeupflawless / @wakeupflawless​

spanking

that’s it that’s the pitch

H O T

living for beth’s exit in the first chapter, rio and i are both incredibly into it

second chapter also features violently possessive Rio who cannot deal with anyone messing with his girl so if that’s your thing boy howdy get on it

shake, baby, shake - openhearts

backread!!!!!

according to my bookmarks this was a reread but ???????

must’ve read it in the fugue state that followed reading for a moment we were strangers which is gr9 and I believe I have recced it before. If not, horrible oversight, reccing it now

beth and Rio POV lead up to the bathroom break, beautifully done, low-key feel bad reccing it bc the end point of both chapters makes me want to throw things but it’s super worth it for the tEnsiOn. ENJOY

What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have - flashindie / @pynkhues​

I’m assuming all of y’all are already reading this

If not OH MY GOD FIX YOUR LIVES

P I R A T E  A U

I’m sorry maybe you didn’t hear me piRaTE aU

meticulously researched, brain-meltingly vibrant, already painfully sexy slow-burning PIRATE AU

god where to start okay so first off, the world-building here straight up breaks my brain, sophie’s put in the work and it SHOWS

second, the atmosphere. i’m generally a pretty like, vague mental picture sort of reader but the sensory detail here grabs you by the throat and like, forcibly hauls you in whether your brain’s wired that way or no

and hey speaking of throats if you, like me, go a little funny about the knees at the idea of beth holding a knife to rio’s throat (he’s fine, calm down), there’s a v excellent beth-in-a-barrel moment for you

oh christ and the sexy tension

it’s gonna be a race to see which slow burn takes me out first, this or law school

Stunner - foxmagpie / @foxmagpie​

Another high school AU, this time with baby Rio absolutely head over heels for his older sister’s bff

stunner!Rio has an emotional earnestness about him that I feel like delinquents!Rio has already outgrown and it’s so SWEET I can’t get enough

Desperately cute!!!!!!

alL he waNts iS foR beTh tO bE hiS girL

also unreasonably angsty???????

ANN ARBOR IS NOT THAT FAR MEGAN

A Heart's A Heavy Burden - tooshyforthis / @bathroombreaks​

Howl’s Moving Castle AU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love Howl’s!!!!!!!!!!!

perfect opp to roast Rio for being a Dramatique Heaux 

and it’s gonna be 9 chapters?????? H Y P E

author’s note boldly presumes I did not know I needed this AU when the reality is I did in fact know I needed this AU, I just wasn’t expecting anyone to deliver

so blessed

author also claims to not be team nose stud and yet it features prominently in all its magnificent glory

what is the truth dot gif

A Bit of a Stretch - septiembre / @septiembur​

SO????? CUTE?????????

would be on this list for Rio calling Beth E alone tbh

really really really really really love this Rio POV of being settled into a relationship with Beth

It manages to be sweetly domestic af while still holding the edge that makes brio brio which is a neat trick

@septiembur may be a witch

beth’s approach to getting rio to do yoga with her is hilarious and exactly right, canon-typical amounts of subtlety 

1000000/10

Post Break-Up Sex - femalegothic / @bethsuglywigs​

stg this was called Hit Shuffle

no matter

h O T

with a side of damn i’ve made some questionable choices in my life haven’t i introspection

(no regrats tho)

(esp not with this fic)

not the point of the fic by a long shot but i’m also extremely obsessed with Weed Eddie, so real

She drains my soul... she drains it not - niham87 / @niham87​

ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED WITH THIS CONCEPT

am a complete sucker for paranormal world building that satirizes bureaucracy 

Is that a trope? If so that’s my favorite

I did it. I’m picking a single favorite. You know what that is growth dot gif

ANYWAY i love the concept, i love the humor, i love beth instantly clicking with annie

I love her and mick’s sort of grudging professional courtesy

Love beth as a champion of environmental responsibility and all of the underworld being like …...okay??

cannot wait to see where this goes

Nine-Tenths - riosnecktattoo / @riosnecktattoo​

*INCOHERENT PTERODACTYL SCREECHING*

sometimes i think about rio putting beth’s hair in a ponytail and have to go lie down

science please explain why this rUinS mE

wait hold on i skipped ahead

HEY KIDS DO YOU LIKE UNBEARABLY CUTE DOMESTIC TENDERNESS

opens with rio sleepily holding beth’s hand to his heart so that’s the kind of thing you’ll be dealing with

uGH theY’RE sO CUTe

idk why precisely but rio adding hair ties to his bracelet collection is my undoing every time

Missed Call - foxmagpie / @foxmagpie​

Rio doesn’t come home from a job when he’s supposed to. Beth (and I!!!!!!!) slowly loses her mind

Truly a masterpiece of rising tension

Will literally never forgive her for calling this light angst

I was SO STRESSED OUT

The first person to point out there was an author’s note at the beginning I obvs didn’t read is getting blocked

crush - foxmagpie / @foxmagpie​

Listen even though this is centered around two OCs, they are OCs FROM a (n iconic) brio fic AND Beth, Ruby and Rio all make cameos (I mean, Rio’s pretty present since he lives in Mar’s mind rent free bc they are THE SWEETEST MOST ADORABLE BEST OF FRIENDS so idk if i’d call it a cameo but whatever)

and even if it didn’t feature any official GG characters I’d still rec is bc that’s mY SON AND this fic is TOO CUTE

I have so many feelings over mar and rio growing up and not knowing how to cope with girls becoming a Thing in their life and how it affects their friendship and mar feeling left behind but (SPOILERS) at the end of the story rio starts feeling that too and it’s so poignant knowing how that’s going to continue in delinquents

while mar may be my son, i also claim elena’s #1 stan status

before you’re like meg you’re only reccing it bc it’s a bday present ask yourselves do i really strike you as the kind of person that wouldn’t be equally obnoxious about this either way?

truly cannot fathom how hard i have fallen for these OCs i don’t normally do that

@foxmagpie is definitely a witch

The Ottoman - Niham87 / @niham87​

look i will be the first to admit that i don’t go near as bonkers over the ottoman line in 308 as y’all do

(don’t get me wrong, i love it!!! I love that he laughs and i love that she’s pleased it just doesn’t hit my lose my whole mind button like idk, the dubby or the 306 convo, idk why)

BUT i v v v much love the context this delightful Rio POV pwp gives it

am also absolutely feral for 209 missing scene fic

and anything that captures the complexity of Rio’s s3 feelings for Beth and how twisted they’ve become

so this scratches a bunch of itches, is what i’m trying to say

Bet On It - zetuslapetus / @querenaxx​

*INCOHERENT PTERODACTYL SCREECHING*

That’s what my brain does when I think about Beth and Rio meeting in ch 1

am DESPERATELY OBSESSED WITH the tension between the two of them in this fic

I love how it plays with the ways they have to rely on but don’t trust each other

plus FAKE DATING and BED SHARING (fair warning hasn’t happened yet but the set up is there)

originally supposed to be 2 chapters, already up to 4, prayer circle it goes on forever

do you like drugs (tonight) - s_t_c_s / @sothischickshe​

v important focus on hydration, other fic should take note

extremely about the use of cut to and then flashback to enhance the ‘we were on drugs’ vibe

speaking of, beth and rio absolutely would take ecstasy to prove they are fun bc they are the exact kind of idiots that would peer pressure themselves

so glad beth kept her purse, got a bit stressed there for a second, clutches in that kind of circumstance are A Risk

not that i would know

FLAWLESS USE OF VOICEMAIL TBH

really love the ongoing denial that they are remotely into each other while proceeding to demonstrate how they are in fact, extremely into each other, great vibe

rio dances

I know my brain broke too

mmmm bacon

Navigate A Broken Path - flashindie / @pynkhues​

*INCOHERENT PTERODACTYL SCREECHING*

I have a long standing tradition of getting unreasonably obsessed with side characters so i’m not like, entirely surprised by how obsessed i am with both Mick and Mary Pat but i never in a million years considered them as a ship

AND Y E T

they fit????? so perfectly?????? It’s amazing how she developes them individually enough that i look at them together and think ah yes this makes perfect sense for both characters

and they’re such an amazing foil to Beth and Rio? 

can ships have foils? do i know what a foil is? 

unimportant

GUYS you dON’T uNDERStAN d 

hell i don’t understand

how absolutely very dare you make me care about YET ANOTHER set of gg ‘verse children

do not read this fic if you have no interest in feelings you zero percent asked for

wHA t hAPPeNED iN aLASkA?????????

A Moment’s Silence - femalegothic / @bethsuglywigs​

*makes sign of the cross*

y’all are gonna make me rediscover religion

extremely appreciate the author’s note approach to backstory top notch prioritization

listen it’s basically 3k of beth deep throating rio idk what more you need me to say about it

it is…..good stuff

bless the kinkmeme or fest whatever we’re calling it

praise - civillove / @blainesebastian​

I mean you had me at “three times rio calls beth a good girl and one time he really means it”

ephemeral rio

I left that note for myself in here in the middle of the night and haven’t the foggiest what i was thinking but i stand by it none the less

okay okay i think i know what i meant, this fic (as do all of my fav civillove brio fics) has this sort of like, liminal, in the quiet moments feel to them that makes the moments and feelings somehow feel like i’m catching a glimpse of something secret and precious???

idk i just really like it okay

Heart and Soul - riosnecktattoo / @riosnecktattoo​

oh look more unbearably sweet domestic tenderness, this time to music

thank you ma’am for my life

rio remembers beth used to play piano and gets her one and revoltingly cute shenanigans result

also hilarity

and sexiness

this fic has it all, truly

shout out to mick who sees no reason to keep rio’s feelings to himself

good girls tumblr fic - prettylittlementirosa / @hypermania​​

cheating and reccing a whole series

It’s my list and i can do what i wanna

stop crying about it, it’s four fics and they’re all AMAZING absolutely impossible to pick a fav

truly flawless characterization, next level ability to capture evocative mood, cannot get enough

three’s a crowd: who knew ballroom dancing while dean watches and grinds his teeth could be so sexy 

(trick question everything about that premise sounds A++++ and boy howdy does it live up)

feel it on the way home: rio tries to break up with beth, it goes about as well as you’d expect

(thE angSty tenSioN)

i want to play the game: [from the floor] i’m still not ready to talk about it

(rio/turner, missing scene, 10000000% a taste of what went down in that hotel room)

june after dark: pitch perfect annie pov, really really love the take that Annie is the baby whisperer, can’t fully explain why but it feels incredibly right

(ANNIE X NANCY COULD WORK SO WELL YOU GUYS)

[moaserendipity]

Where your eyes linger messy review.

I can’t tell you enough how excited I was for this drama and I have to say I still feel a bit sad it was so short🙈 but at least it got a happy ending, and I’m a sucker for happy endings!! So let’s begin with another messy review!!💜🔥

I loved how this started, I mean I don’t like violence but I love how you immediately saw how Taejoo felt about Kang Gook. He DID not like how Pilhyun called him his servant, lol I at first did not expect him to hit Pilhyun but BAM there he went🤣😋 must’ve been painful!! (Also just a side note who would’ve thought they would become friends🙈)

Taejoo's dad is annoying me tbh, I mean yes it’s affective to hit Kang Gook because it upsets Taejoo but still it’s never okay to punish someone like that, also what is it with parents and treaths to send you away when you do something wrong... I mean it doesn’t solve a fudging thing and might even make things worse...🤷‍♀️ anyway...

I love Kang Gook, I mean I know it’s his job but the way he takes care of Taejoo🥰 I love the banter between the two but the second they stare into each other’s eyes, they make things obvious👀 at least TaeJoo does👀 he shows it with minor things, like hugging and touching Kang Gook as much as possible😎 also that wrestle match, I was like HELL YES! Then he did that weak point thing to Kang Gooks ear🔥 that’s the first time I really noticed it with Kang Gook👀

but then Hyemi shows interest in him and he doesn’t reject it which annoys Taejoo lol. (Same though) tbh Kang Gook already gives me whiplash I mean Taejoo is playing around with Pilhyun and touches his ear, which Kang Gook DOES NOT like at all! ( he is like; WTF MAN THATS OUR THING!🤣🔥)

(GUYS THIS WILL BE LONG ASS MESSY REVIEW, SORRY ABOUT THIS👀🙏)

So this is where I feel slightly confused and maybe even annoyed with Taejoo, I mean it’s obvious he like Kang Gook more then just his friend/bodyguard but still pushes him to go out with Hyemi and then when Kang Gook does this and he gets upset about it, like wtf do you want dude🤣🤦‍♀️

Anyhooo soooo they are sparring with Judo right?!!! (Forgive me if i say the wrong sports, like i don’t know a single thing about martial arts)🙏 now I know I shouldn’t read to much into this but I can’t help it especially when they get distracted by the phone and Taejoo is literally flirting with Kang Gook👀 in which Kang Gook sprained Taejoo’s wrist🤣 like can it get more obvious👀

NEVERMIND IT CAN👀 showering together because of a sore wrist👀 I see you Taejoo. Lol I love how he makes sure Kang Gook has to help him, seriously TaeJoo is a handful🤣 That shower scene though it’s intimate and I just couldn’t look away😍 the gentle way he washes Taejoo’s hair, makes me fall as well😍

Oefff... big mistake Taejoo.. 🙈 telling Kang Gook it reminds him of his mom.. ROMANTIC MOMENT IS OVER!

UGH I HATE IT WHEN THEY PUT A RANDOM GIRL BETWEEN THE MAIN COUPLE!! 😩🤬 I mean they were being alll domestic and stuff and this girl comes and BAM 💥 it’s done, although Kang Gook is not good at hiding his feelings because he is definitely upset(I would be too, god the man deserves better🥺)

Taejoo is giving me a whiplash I mean how can he first kiss a it and the flirt the next morning. 🤦‍♀️ I wouldn’t be able to resist it either Kang Gook, no one can be that strong! I loved his little smile 😍

The flirt lesson though👀 THAT WAS HOT🥵🔥🔥🔥 the fact that they both have feelings damn!!! It’s visible but it’s also clear as day that Kang Gook doesn’t want to admit to them🥺 the way he told Taejoo to stop provoking him, ughhhhhhh🥺 I do like that Taejoo realises he likes Kang Gook more then just a friend and that he is admitting that he does not like that Kang Gook is dating Hyemi and even meddles in his date by bluntly telling them they don’t suit each other.

It was a dick move though to tell Kang Gook to walk home just because he feels jealous! I would’ve just gotten in or at least flip him off and curse at him! 🤬 I mean sure he came back but I would just ignore him until he got out and drags me into the car, I would not surrender easily!

Again with like my mom🥺 Taejoo must get that he is asking too much, although Kang Gook can’t resist him which we call L.O.V.E!!! 🥺

that fight between them OH LORD!! 🥵 the sexual tension or JUST TENSION WOOOOOW! 🥵 ( I was like ARE THEY GOING TO KISS TO NAH THEY WONT, OR WILL THEY👀💥🔥)It’s a turning point though because both can’t really deny it any longer.

YAH THIS IS I AM ANGRY BUT I LOVE YOU FIGHT💥🙈

TAEJOO CONFESSED AND KANG GOOK KNOWS HOW TO BREAKS HEARTS😭 ITS HEARTBREAKING😭 I mean come on Kang Gook loves him but thinks he can’t be with him and that’s why he acts this cruel just to push Taejoo away, both are crying, UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH😩😭

I like Hyemi the way she has been observing and knowing about his feelings for Taejoo, only by the way his eyes lingered to Taejoo and not to her. 🥰

the way Kang Gook comes in like a fudging superhero to save the man he loves🔥🔥🔥💥 ugh did I mention I highly dislike Taejoo’s father.. anyway I do! Sending his son to England just because of the man he loves🥺 but I love how they got to spend the last night together in each other’s arms🥺😭

I’m so happy they have a happy ending like YES!!! ✊🎉 and THAT KISSSSSSSS😍😍😍😍😍💋 I LOVED IT! I want it to last longer😍😭😍

I love the actors who played Taejoo and Kang Gook😍 they were perfect for each other! The tension between the two was amazing and the chemistry, just WOW! 😍 I loved the build up and the way they both figured out their feelings and ended up happily together after facing some struggles🥰

Definitely a top 10 spot at the end of the year when I will make that top 10👀

[animatedarchives]

gray, crimson or baby blue dont even ask - also how are you sorry i didnt pop by in a hot minute!!

HI NOX!! omg nOO its okay but im glad you popped back in HEHE :D i’m doing fine i had a good day today i hope you’re feeling good as well ^^ 💓💞

gray — sugawara koshi

ugh i love this man he is one of my fAVS and will treat you like a queen for sure he would also be such a good hypeman lmao hONESTLY ANYONE WOULD BE LUCKY TO WIFE HIM UP

crimson — oikawa tooru

also another hypeman but i think i’d be the one doing the hyping most of the time bc he’s always going “dOES THIS MAKE ME LOOK GOOOOOD~~” then i’ll just say “meh, it’s alright i guess” then watch his face drop in horror before i laugh and say he looks handsome LOLOL 12/10 would bully him but at the end of the day i’ll always show my love hehe

baby blue — iwaizumi hajime

IWAIZUMI WOULD BE THE BEST HUSBAND AND FATHER FIGHT ME I WILL NOT CHANGE MY MIND i am such a suCKER for domestic stuff like i really want to be a good mother to my children and wife to my husband next time and i cant wait to have that kind of life together and iwa would just be my rock and he’d be so supportive and omg oikawa would be the godfather to our children nO JOKE AHHHH IM SOFT NOW LOOK I JUST LOVE HIM OK 😭

which haikyuu character do you ship me with?

[callunavulgari]

Rules: Tag 9 people who you want to know better/catch up with and then answer these questions.

Thanks for the tag @wellhalesbells!!

3 SHIPS

lan wangji and wei ying from the untamed.   i know, i know. this surprises absolutely none of you who have been drowning in my posts about them. it just literally hits on every single thing i love. it’s got a little friends to lovers while ALSO keeping the spice of rivals/enemies to lovers. it’s got SIXTEEN YEARS of yearning. it has the tragedy that is lan wangji head over heels for this dumb mess of a boy and not saying the right things and watching him tumble further and further down the rabbit hole that is revenge and then losing him forever. it has lan wangji in the present day steadfast and refusing to back down from wei ying’s side because he got him back. who gets that kind of chance? of course he’s not going to make the same mistakes he did the first time around. it has every single look shared between these two and wei ying’s sunshine smiles and fuck if i’m not a sucker for a good villain story. but like - this is even better than the usual villain origin story? because you get to watch every moment of wei ying’s stumble. you get him as a devoted brother and friend. you get him as the flirt - the boy who is trying so desperately to pull on lan wangji’s pigtails to get him to notice him. you get the wen chao fucking shit up and those first initial missteps as tragedy starts to seep into the story. you get lotus pier. you get jiang cheng and the golden core. you get the burial mounds. and then you get wei ying, harder and a little broken and impossibly powerful and let’s all be honest, really sexy because who’d have thought that all powerful necromancers bent on revenge are really something else? and you get to watch lan wangji realize the path his soulmate is on and desperate to stop it but so unsure how. and then it’s too late! except it’s not! and turns out it goes so far beyond that and then they’re basically married and have a kid together and wei ying, while yes being a powerful necromancer bent raised from the dead, is not actually the vilain in this fairytale? and just UGH. literally. i am so boned over this show. it is beautiful. and those characters might not have ever kissed but goddamn that was a better love story than any i’ve seen before.

ryan and shane from buzzfeed unsolved/watcher entertainment. this also probably doesn’t surprise many people. i’m usually fairly allergic to rpf, but this ship here was definitely the exception. there is SO MUCH chemistry between them and they’re just generally great to watch. i marathoned unsolved after reading a vampire!shane fic sometime last year (this one, for those curious) and was just goners. done-zo. dunzo? whatever, i was gone for them. and the fic was great too! there’s a lot of genre variation and AUs and spooky stuff and DEMON shane and i recently read one where ryan was one of the fae? and another one where shane was a kelpie? and i am HERE for creature feature aus. and then there’s the poly fics with ryan/shane/sara which also scratch a very particular itch and are hot and sweet and domestic and i just. i really like them. i love the dynamic. i love the fic. i love the art. i LOVE watcher entertainment and i hate that they’ve been screwed over by this pandemic and really hope they’re able to get over this hurdle because it is GOOD content. 

xue yang and xiao xingchen and song lan from the untamed. this is at least partially cheating in my eyes because it’s from the same fandom but look at all the fucks i give. i give zero fucks. this ship. is. so. fucking. PROBLEMATIC. and i’m sorry, but i unrepentantly love it. xue yang is a complete monster child. he is the garbage gremlin that wei ying only wishes he was. he was a little tiny monster and gets every bit that is coming to him but the yi city arc FUCKED me up. and this is coming from the person who accidentally slept through xiao xingchen and song lan’s initial introduction. their story is just so perfectly tragic and on the off chance someone is reading this and thinking about watching, i won’t go into the details, but TRAGEDY. it is tragic. and i LIVE for modern AUs where they are living their slutty horrible lives to the best of their abilities. it is catnip to me. you know what else is catnip? modern AUs where they are living their slutty horrible lives with a super special side of reincarnation. 

Not listed, but also important... every other ship in The Untamed. Also Wen Qing deserved better.

oh. and uh, i guess dean and castiel should at least be somewhere on this post because they’ve been on my mind so damn much.

LAST SONG I LISTENED TO

currently listening to beach life-in-death by car seat headrest because i read a fic at 4am and it made me listen to the entire album. no regrets except it is shockingly to my exes taste so she keeps popping into my head. last track i listened to was winter wheat by john samson. this one is on my playlist because it was in the comments of a tumblr post about soundtracks to bleed out into a field to.

CURRENTLY WATCHING

so. the thing about covid is that it really fucks with your attention span. like, it physically hurts me to look at a screen for long periods of time now, so i haven’t been watching a whole lot in general. also, we’re moving on friday so if i’m not napping or laying in bed thinking about napping i am dragging my sorry, tired body around the apartment stuffing things in boxes. it’s been a rough few months, guys. 

i am really trying to think of the last thing i watched. i watched the eurovision song contest and over the moon around the same time right before my covid symptoms started forcing me to do nothing but sleep. and i think i watched over the garden wall sometime near the end of october?

oh, oh! i rewatched v for vendetta on november 5th. does that count?

tagging the usual suspects, but only if they want to do it. you know who you are. ;)

[moocowmoocow]

This or That: Fanfiction Edition

Tagged by @likeacoma

Slow burn or love at first sight?: So, to be honest, I probably like something in the middle more? Because eventually I get cranky and just want them to kiss and if the reasons are getting stupid and convoluted I will just stop reading. But I prefer a bit slower to bam! right away. Although I totally am here for lust at first sight.

Fake dating or secretly dating: Fake dating if done well is enjoyable. But I do love the whole sneaking around and not letting people know.

“Oh no, there’s only one bed” or long distance correspondence: THERE’S ONLY ONE BED is my ironclad trope. I will read anything with that. Bonus if there’s a snow storm and it’s cold.

Hurt/comfort or amnesia: Ugh, I hate amnesia. So much. Luckily, I love hurt/comfort, especially if it’s emotional hurt/comfort.

Enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers: I love a good enemies to lovers. Please see Chrisjen x Bobbie.

Mutual pining or domestic bliss:  I’m defining domestic bliss as my pairing gets to have sex and eat good food in the times they actually get to see each other. Not marriage and babies and mortgages because no.

Smut or fluff: So, fluff can totally include sex and I love fluff with all my heart, so I pick that.

Fantasy au or modern au: This may solely be on something I’m writing right now.

Alternative universe or future fic: I love good AUs. But I also love people using canon to try to predict what’s going to happen to our favorite characters.

Kid fic or road trip fic: Ugh, kid fic.

Canon compliant/missing scenes or fix-it: I love writing missing scenes. This was brutal to chose between though. Fix-it is great. But sometimes when I need fix-it, I’m so burnt out on the canon I can’t even make myself read fic.

Reincarnation or character death: Character death is the worst, so reincarnation by default.

One-shot or multi chapter: I am incapable of writing multi-chapter. I love reading both, but I cannot write more than a one-shot.

Time travel or isolated together: In the words of Kathryn Janeway “Time travel. It always gives me a headache.” I’m a sucker for oh no we have only each other to survive what will happen?!?!

High school romance or middle aged romance: High school was horrible why do people want to go back there?

Arranged marriage or accidental marriage: Oh no we have to live the rest of our lives together what WILL HAPPEN?!?!

Sci-fi au or magic au: I mostly play in sci fi canons so I guess I’ll go with that.

Neighbours or roomates: Everyone deserves their own place.

Body swap or gender-bend: Only if I can make everyone women.

Angst or crack: Crack is good, but angst is better.

Apocalyptic or mundane: My main canon is somewhat apocalyptic, so I guess it’s mundane to write in that. The rest, I just want mundane stuff.

If you’d like to do this, consider yourself tagged.

[letswritestories101]

THIS OR THAT TROPE TAG GAME

I was tag by @pens-swords-stuff​ , thank you very much! This is going to be fun!

Slow Burn or Love At First Sight

If you’ve never had to wait more than 50k for a kiss from your OTP, you’re missing out on a wonderful feeling of reward and emotional investment. I have nothing against love at first sight, but I like it best when I can see the stages of friendship to love, them interacting and how they go from platonic to romantic devotion. Not to mention the most important point: pining!

Fake Dating or Secret Dating

I am a simple girl. I see this stumble, I want to read it. Feelings that are real or not? Do they like me or not? Was that kiss for real? Ugh, the doubt, the angst, the resounding and satisfying ending at the end!

Enemies to Lovers or Best Friends to Lovers

Bold of you to assume that I don’t love enemies for best friends for lovers! Speaking as a writer of this trope, besides being one of my favorites, I love it and a story gets a lot of bonus points for me when the fact that they are enemies is not because they hate each other, but for example, they are on opposite sides of a war . When external factors are the reason for “enemies”, but do they want to know each other better? Peak of romance!

Oh no, there’s only one bed! or Long-Distance with Correspondence

Ah, Oh no, there’s only one bed! An oldie but goldie! I love this trip and it is among my favorites. So he would win anyway. I just like the fluff face of this trip, personally, which still yields incredible things.

Hurt/Comfort or Amnesia

Hurt / Comfort. The end. This trope is absolutely perfect and global in many ways! So, it!

Fantasy AU or Modern AU

Most of my writing takes place in a fantasy setting, so… modern AU.

Mutual Pining or Domestic Bliss

A domestic OTP is a blessing and wonderful to read honestly, there is nothing more cute than that. But, Mutual Pining, the drama, the looks, the almost kisses, the tension … you can’t compete.

Smut or Fluff

I don’t like Smut. At all. I don’t feel comfortable or well reading or writing this trope. So Fluff always win, although I like to read slow burn and the big damn kiss, smut for me just … no. Never.

Canon Compliant With Missing Scene or Fix-it Fic

People are very talented. The fanfic is proof of that, so I feel a lot of satisfaction when people fill in the canon gaps, it’s wonderful.

Alternate Universe or Future Fic

Me, enjoying seeing how happy and healthy my OTP and other characters I love (because they have to be!) With established lives? Much more likely than you think.

One Shot or Multi-chapter

If you like suffer for a history with 100k+ clap you hand! *clap clap*

Kid Fic or Roadtrip

Oh, a group of people stuck togethar? This will be fun.

Arranged Marriage or Accidental Marriage

I like this trope because it can be worked in many ways. Friends who like each other but never say anything until they’re put in it? If they saw it in childhood, they don’t remember and now they are getting married? The possibilities are endless!

High School Romance or Middle Aged Romance

It is for the sake of age group. My characters are from YA works, so that’s why this trope.

Time Travel or Isolated Together

I love Sci fi! So, I’m always going to be a sucker for a good, well-written time travel.

Neighbors or Roommates

It has a charm in my opinion. Not to mention the freedom to work emotions in a physical space where MCs don’t share, and have space for drama.

Sci-fi AU or Magic AU

Sci-fi! Sci-fi! Sci-fi! Sci-fi! Sci-fi! Sci-fi! SCI-FI!

Bodyswap or Genderbend

Not a fan of either to be honest, but I think the genderbend is more interesting.

Angst or Crack

Angst. PERIOD.

Apocalyptic or Mundane

I prefer mundane. I think it has a cute charm and I don’t like zombies, so mundane.

Tagging @ednaraged @cjjameswriting @zmlorenz @confunderewrites @nintendonianrose

[mazojo]

This or That Tag

ulThanks to the lovelyyyy @seduceme-lovestruck-thearcana for the tag!! ya know I love doing thisss <33

Slow Burn or Love At First Sight: Oh slow burn all the wayyy. I like the development from slow burns and the flavor it provides storewide. Theres nothing as satisfying as seeing that otp slowly falling for each other 🤧 iconic

Fake Dating or Secret Dating: I am a sucker for fake dating and I know its lowkey trashy but its sooo good. The angst that comes when it suddenty all becomes too real and they've fallen for each other and the hurting and feelings and ugh, poetic cinema. Yes I see you Remy Chevalier 👀

Enemies To Lovers or Best Friends To Lovers: ASDFGHJ I sat staring at the screen for like 5 minutes not gonna lie lmaooo. They are both some of my favorite troupes ;w; because both have great transitions and often create some of the best ships ;w; The only reason why I choose enemies to lovers was just because best friends to lovers isnt often done very well so thats the only reason //cries in decision making

Oh No There's Only One Bed or Long-Distance With Correspondence: Oh definitely theres only one bed, I dont need to expand on that asdfghgh plus never really read anything long distance correspondence either lolll

Hurt/Comfort or Amnesia: Also a hard one mannn, because even though I love amnesia plots they always leave me wanting a bit more with all the logic that runs behind it asdfghj my nerd side is showing so ill go with my good ol’ hurt/comfort ✊🏻😔

Fantasy AU or Modern AU: ehhhHH I dont often read AU’s but I think I'd like modern more just because placing characters who aren't used with day to day stuff in modern situations is hilarious lmao

Mutual Pining or Domestic Bliss: Always mutual pinning, its always the answer if theres pining in it ASDFGHG (although domestic hhhhh scenarios ahhhh soFThhHHHH)

Smut or Fluff: Just because lately ive been snacking on good fluffy comics to keep my anxiety at its lowest 🤧 truly fluff being the mvp asdfg

Canon Complaint or Fix-It Fic: I dont know what canon complaint is so ill just choose fix it fic asdfgh oops

Alternate Universe or Future Fic: HmmMM I am guessing future fic means like characters in the future all grown uo and stuff and ive read a couple of those for bnha which were A+ quality so yeaaa

One-Shot or Multi-Chapter: One shots always leave me wanting moreee! although it depends on the prompt too ^^

Kid Fic or Roadtrip Fic: ehhHHH dont really read any of them but kid fic is something I would probs read for some pairings so lets go with it ayeee

Reincarnation or Character Death: Dont really read any of ‘em but gonna go with reincarnation just because I dont wanna see characters die ;w; //rip

Arranged Marriage or Accidental Marriage: OhHH Definetely arranged marriage! theres a lot of angsty scenarios there plus ive read a couple of good webcomics about it xDD right up my feels check alley 

High-School Romance or Middle-Aged Romance: Love both tbhh, it really depends on the ship, but I guess I read more young adult stories/plots so ill go with it ^^

Time Travel or Isolated Together: I've read few time traveling stories but now I began imagining some of my fav ships in time traveling situations together and I could not jus not choose it lmaooo

Neighbors or Roommates: roomateeessss because I amine all the awkward scenariossss yesssss

Si-Fi AU or Magic AU: ehHHH Not really into any of them much but I guess magic just for the sake of cool wizard situations lmao

Body Swap or Genderbend: lmaooo imagine freaky Friday but its your favorite dynamic duo, iconic.

Angst or Crack: Its always angst time in this household my dudz

Apocalyptic or Mundane: I prefer mundane tbhh, apocalyptic can get a bit ehhhh in my opinion because it stresses me out lol

I am tagging the lovelies @ladykateofledfordpark @lady-kato @ellieschoices and  @ultnari if yall wanna do it  ^^

[peacehopeandrats]

Fanfic Tropes

So Eirian tagged me in this sucker. I expect I fluctuated between reading fanfic and writing fanfic, but you get what you get. Here goes nothing.

Stuff I love out of this list...

slowburn or love at first sight

Long, slow relationships that become something amazing.

fake dating or secret dating

Um. Never written it, read and see it and coudln’t pick between them as a favorite.

enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers

This depends on how it is done. I lean to friends to lovers because it makes more sense.

oh no there’s only one bed or long-distance correspondence

never done the first, lived the second. can’t stand either, though again, the long distance thing makes sense to me. You oughta know the bed to people ratio when you go somwehre with someone.

hurt/comfort or amnesia

comfort. amnesia has to be so much more painful and frustrating than most art leads us to believe.

fantasy au or modern au

NO AU! If I have read your AU story it means I think the world of you, because I would rather read every name and number in a phone book than read AU

mutual pining or domestic bliss

Again not picking between these. (I am crap at this shit.)

smut or fluff

Either to read, I suck at writing smut.

canon-compliant or fix-it

I would rather fix things. 

reincarnation or character death

I won’t kill anyone if I can help it. Don’t believe in reincarnation, so how the hell do I answer that?

one-shot or multi chapter

Either. If the story is good, I’ll enjoy it either way.

kid fic or road trip fic

Considering I’m doing Growing Up, both.

arranged marriage or accidental marriage

ugh.

high school romance or middle aged romance

I almost married my high school sweetheart, so I guess that.

time travel or isolated together

I am a fan of Back to the Future. That should give you your answer: Time travel is being isolated. ;)

neighbors or roommates

Depends on what fits the story

sci-fi au or magic au

NOT AU! But Sci Fi over Magic. If anyone else had been cast as Rumple, I would never have even blinked an eye at Once. Can’t stand magic stuff.

body swap or genderbend

No care. What so ever either way.

angst or crack

Angst. I write it better, I prefer to read it.

apocalyptic or mundane

I do not care for apocalyptic, says a fan of the Mummy and Day After Tomorrow ;)

So... tagging people... If @xiolaperry hasn’t had it, you are welcome to take it on from here. :)

[isitovers]

1) Fiona, I’m back for chapter 6! A chapter I would like to rename; for the love of god, Harry, make your move! I feel like there’s so much tension and build up in this chapter and you can really feel it. So the first scene in this chapter does such a good job for setting a tone for the chapter because there is SO MUCH palpable tension between the two of them but at the same time there’s so much emotional development between them as well.

2) There’s also so many little things that come up later that I love. Also, props to your writing, because I can so clearly in my head see Harry in his office anxiously watching the clock while he pretends to work so he isn’t late to meet Taylor. ALSO he’s feeling restless because he hasn’t told Taylor about his feelings or the fact that he’s learning how to play the guitar.  I love when they’re on the subway and she takes his hand and she just like doesn’t let go?? For ages??

3) They’re just casually holding hands. Although, it’s not so casual for Harry probably. I liked all the little descriptions of what they bought, like with Taylor and the cat crop top, and Harry wanting all the nice designer clothes. I think it gives a nice little insight into their personalities. And of course, that leads to one of my favourite little cute moments! Harry picking out the clothes for her is so sweet. I don’t know why I love it so much.

4) I think it’s because it shows how well Harry knows her but also how much she trusts him. I love the things he picks out!! The jacket which I think is supposed to be a reference to a jacket that Harry actually has. And the dress!! In my head, I’m picturing one like what Taylor wore to the oscars party in 2016. And then when she tries it on?? Amazing. I love how to us, it’s so obvious that Harry is speechless because he’s so obviously into her,

5) but she really needs his reassurance that she doesn’t look ridiculous. I mean I don’t love it lol but I love it as a writing choice because I think it’s realistic. Also I love that she buys herself lingerie just because. The next scene is sweet too. I love the idea of all of Harry’s friends from the UK weighing in on how Harry should tell Taylor about his feelings. I love that he wants to do it in such a romantic way. But at the same time, as he sort of says, it’s kind of a cop out.

6) It’s a way for him to tell her his feelings without actually having to verbalize his feelings which is realistic! Harry’s insecure too! And he’s just as worried about the person he likes not liking him back as anyone else. And it seems his insecurities are kind of warranted when Taylor is soon going on a date with another guy. Maybe I’m just a sucker for jealous Harry, but the idea of Harry sulking around his apartment like a kicked puppy, while she’s on her date is so funny to me.

7) And it’s unnecessary anyway, because he’s a shit kisser but it leads to an amazing scene between Harry and Taylor. Firstly, we get Harry finally telling Taylor that he could always hear her and Sam doing the dirty which must’ve been MORTIFYING!! But I love that it leads to them having such an interesting conversation in McDonald’s at the dead of night. And Harry finally gets to learn that Sam indeed was shit in bed (rip sam’s ego)

8) but also that the intimacy of sex is super, super important to Taylor. And this line made me laugh: “That sounds like something someone who hasn’t had enough orgasms would say to make themselves feel better about it.” AND we also get Harry to finally open up to Taylor about some of his stuff. Learning about his one night stand with Mallory was interesting. I loved how you did it. Like yeah, they had a good time, and they’re good friends, but Harry’s heart is obviously with somebody else.

9) And Mallory knew that so there’s no dramas. But at the same time you still feel a little bad for her. And I love how, even though she probably doesn’t love the thought of it, Taylor doesn’t get jealous at all. She just listens and offers advice. And through this scene I think the two of them become so much closer than they were before. Also when I first read this, “Do you like, um, casual stuff?” she asked him, biting down on her lower lip lightly,”

10)  I thought, much like Harry, that she was propositioning him lol I was shocked. ALSO, last thing about this scene, the little moment at the end where Taylor kisses Harry’s cheek is sooooooo cute!! Another moment where I just want them to make out lol. And, then finally, we get the scene where Harry plans to show Taylor his newly learnt guitar skills and reveal his feelings at the same time. Except it kind of backfires because she’s so, so proud of him,

11) that she just wants to hear him play more songs for her. I really, really loved how you had this play out. Because in his head, this was going to be their magic movie moment. But life doesn’t usually work out like that and someone as insecure as Taylor isn’t just going to assume that him playing some love songs for her means he has feelings for her, even if it’s obvious to us. The only way something might happen between them is if he says something,

12) which he is too scared to do because he’s scared of losing her. But also in the scene we still get supportive Taylor and we get to see Harry make those small little steps towards going for the singer thing properly. Then we get possibly one of the most important moments in the story when Harry opens up to Taylor about Jacqui. I mean first of all, her calling out of the blue?? Harsh.

13) But Harry opening up to Taylor was so, so important for them if they (theoretically) want their relationship to move further. Weirdly, I don’t really have much of an opinion of Jacquie. Like what she did was awful and is probably at least partly responsible for why Harry has issues with commitment. And it’s still something that clearly hurts him because it’s so hard for him to talk about but Taylor’s as supportive as ever. She’s so protective which I love and is true to life I think.

14) And Harry cuddling up to her in bed?? Probably the most adorable thing in the world. And then the end of it?? “You’re my best friend?” So sweet and the moment I think Taylor  REALLY let the idea of them being properly together into her mind. The thanksgiving scene is cute and another good indication of the timeline. But the scene really shows how domesticated they had become. And then the end? “Do you love me?” – too long had passed. Harry had fallen asleep and the moment was gone.”

15) Ugh! Come on, these guys need to work on their timing. Which is only highlighted again in the carnival scene. I swear when Harry and Taylor were on that carousel and she was practically asking him to kiss her I wanted to reach through my screen and push their faces together. I mean, I know you’d just thrown up Harry but go for it! The scene also really highlights Karlie’s role again. She’s probably as sick of their hesitance as I am so she actually tries doing something about it.

16) And god, the last two scenes of this chapter really do it for me. Like Taylor is really putting herself out there trying to send him signals but he’s just so scared the poor thing. Truly though the massage scene is SO GOOD (also suggestion that in some future fic you include a sexual massage) because he’s really just trying to be a good friend but she’s literally there completely topless for him so that was obviously hard (pun intended).

17) Asnhdnhdsx then in the morning he wakes up and he’s almost groping her, and then she puts on his shirt and she barely buttons it up, and she’s not wearing a bra. Like Harry, my man, I really think she’s trying to tell you something here. And then the timing is perfect and she’s leaning in but he chickens out. And I get it because it’s so much safer to just stay with how they are but as you point out, that also risks him actually pushing her away.

18) Anyway, amazing chapter! And I really, really can’t wait for the next!

oh gosh so this is where things started getting interesting where I could blur the boundaries between them being friends and becoming something more. which, really, they had been doing all this time, but now that they have nothing other than their own insecurities stopping them, there's so much more potential for all those little intimate moments. so she's holding his hand just because she wants to and she can, he's picking an outfit for her (I don't think I was referencing anything specific but who knows what was actually in my mind at the time), and they're having such personal conversations – it all really emphasises the trust between them. he knows her, and she holds that close to her, she just doesn't want to risk losing the one guy who actually understands her by taking the risk of a relationship that might not work out. all the flirty banter is much easier for them to handle. it's fun, but it's not really serious.

I was a bit worried the hook up with mallory was a bit too brief or just that I hadn't done it in the right way, since I'd actually completely forgotten to add it into my timeline (oops!) but I'd been setting it up from the beginning so I had to include it somewhere. I'm really glad that it worked out! I think it made sense to have it there along with taylor's date that didn't go quite to plan – while they were both well aware of their own feelings, they still kept it to themselves and tried to make it work in whatever fleeting way with other people, which when it didn't work out only reaffirmed that maybe they actually were right for each other. maybe they should've just taken one of the zillion opportunities for them to kiss ajdjdjd

the guitar scene was important for harry, it really opens up what he actually wants to do with his life. and it was such a cheesy thing for him to do, it could've been the perfect movie moment, but I was never going to make it that easy for them!

the jacqui thing was another of the tricky ones I wasn't sure was going to work naturally. but, y'know, what's a good fic without some Tragic Backstory. it was another opportunity for taylor to tell him how she felt – without saying everything obviously. plus I really wanted to fit in the 'you are in love' reference somewhere, because one, the best friend thing was definitely true, and in general that soft kind of love was the vibe I was going for. they could hear it in the silence! they could feel it on the way home! they could see it with the lights out!

anyways ajdkdk "do you love me" was another of the little emotional bits I thought we should suffer with since when I said slow burn I clearly really meant it. then we've got the carnival and it would've been so easy for them to kiss on the ferris wheel, but again, it was another of those movie moments that wasn't meant to happen for them, much as they wanted it.

she was literally giving him the most obvious signals at the end, I just went back to quickly read over some of this chapter and I'm yelling how did he not go for it?? when she clearly wanted it?? at this point he's realised that waiting is messing his chances up too and what can he do? he can't just lose her

love all these as always!!

[themagiciansreccenter]

Five @ Five: @hoteldestiel​

As a part of our author spotlight, we’ve asked each writer to highlight 5 fics and tell us a little about their experience writing (or reading) them.

1. Peaches and Plums

This wasn’t exactly what he’d had in mind when he told Quentin to live his life here, at the mosaic. Maybe he shouldn’t have been surprised that Q got it all wrong – all they ever seemed to do was cross their wires. But after 3 years together at this thing, he thought, he hoped the younger man would have learned how to decipher the Eliot of it all a little better. Most of what he meant wasn’t found in the words he spoke. It was somewhere underneath, in between, hiding in pauses, coiled around snark, and lurking just to the side of clever witticisms. Maybe he shouldn’t have been surprised, but he was.

Usually, his favorite part of these cyclical days was when Arielle went home and he had Quentin to himself again. But today, after failing at the mosaic yet again, and having to watch all the canoodling while he was at it, he was tired, and cranky, and really needed a cigarette in an oppressively nicotine-free land.

“What a day, like, I mean, right?” Quentin was grinning like a puppy lovestruck fool as he went about prepping dinner for them both.

Eliot picked at his fingernails, nodding without making eye contact from where he sat at the dining room table. “Indeed.”

It was a twisted consolation, watching Quentin love someone else while Eliot still got to enjoy all the trappings of domestic bliss with him. A half-dream, a half-life, and it took a lot of energy for him not to scoff at how that had somehow become the overarching theme of being Eliot Waugh.

“Isn’t Arielle just the best?”

“She’s got nice peaches, I’ll give you that.”

This piece is my baby, and I’m so excited to see where it takes me. It’s already taken me about seven places I never considered going when I first set out on it, so I know it’s got some more tricks up its sleeve. Exploring both of these characters, together and in the aftermath of a life they don’t know what to do with, it just breaks me and puts me back together again in so many ways.

2. Don’t Say Magic Is Real by IvyDevoss

The friendly stranger named Eliot fussed around Quentin for a moment like a mother hen, making sure he was comfortably ensconced on the couch in the corner before darting back to the bar and returning almost instantly with a tall glass full of a dark red liquid and topped off with a tiny paper parasol. Quentin looked askance at the parasol but didn’t say anything. You don’t insult a free drink.

His first sip told him it was some sort of mixed drink—powerful yet enticingly fruity. His second sip followed rapidly on the heels of the first.

“So tell me,” Eliot started, a new glass in his hand as well. “Why on earth would anyone drink Ghiallo? I thought they used that stuff to clean toilets.”

Quentin shrugged, making a face at the vivid description. “It’s cheap. I have no cash on me and they’re weird about credit here. They always want to make you open a tab.”

His companion looked perplexed. “What kind of happiness-hating person would ever not open a tab?”

This is one of the first fanfics I read in this fandom, and I’ve always loved the AU of Quentin getting expelled, losing his memories, and Eliot keeping good on his promise. The only tragedy is that no new chapters have been published in like, two years. UGH.

3. Reaching in the Dark by @ohmarqueliot

Presenting his finished drink with a flourish, he waited as Quentin looked at it blankly. “That’s just vodka and orange juice,” he said, his twitching mouth ruining what Eliot thought was supposed to be a disappointed look. “I wanted a cocktail.”

Okay, yes, but that was beside the point. Lifting his chin, he waved his hand in another dramatic flourish over the glass. “It’s a screwdriver.”

“You mean, a vodka and orange juice.”

“I mean,” Eliot said good-humouredly, picking up the glass and leaning in close, holding the glass high between them, “that I can only create with what I’m given. Drink the goddamned cocktail.”

His eyes alight, Quentin wrapped his hand around the glass, his fingers brushing against his for a moment before Eliot let his hand drop. Still standing close, he watched closely as Quentin raised the glass, parting his lips and taking a long sip. Humming in appreciation, he placed the glass on the kitchen bench beside him. “It does taste good,” Quentin allowed, and then smirked up at him. “For a vodka and –“

There was no way he was going to let Quentin shit on his drink and continue to drink his drink. Eliot moved forward to steal the glass but Quentin moved faster, cutting off his own words as he pressed his lips to Eliot’s. Eliot’s hands grabbed Quentin’s forearms automatically when he came towards him but then he froze, stunned by the soft touch of lips against his. Quentin’s lips against his lips.

Look. I think we all know Sarah is a goddamn genius. But this piece hit me in so many feels, so many different times, in so many different ways, I honestly couldn’t handle it. And the cliffhangers, oh the cliffhangers. Plus, I’m a sucker for anything that explores the depth of Eliot’s feelings for Quentin, because I believe more than anything that they run very, VERY deep.

4. Sugar On My Tongue by Knowledgekid

Julia holds out her hand again. Both down another finger of vodka.

“Never have I ever hooked up with a girl.”

Julia narrows her eyes. “What’s that mean?” she asks.

“Don’t play cute,” Margo says.

“No, what do you mean, exactly, ‘hooked up’?”

“Want me to show you, bitch?” Margo leans over further. Julia can see down her dress.

Julia smirks. The liquor’s loosened her up. “Sure, bitch.”

Margo hops down from the bar. Solicitously, she holds out her hand to Julia, who takes it and drop down next to her. Margo grabs her wrist and threads her way through the crowd, to the stairs. Up the stairs. Julia bites her lip. She hasn’t made out with a girl since college. But as nervous as she is, she'd really like to do it again.

The characterization in this is so good, and honestly there is not nearly enough femslash in The Magicians fanfic world. I love the way she writes, the pace is perfect, and if we’re gonna be real, that shit is just hot.

5. Modified Aspect Ratio by @sabrinachill

“I am not going with option number two, it has green shag carpet in the master bedroom.”

“Jesus, El, it’s not like it matters! This is a fake episode of House Hunters; it isn’t really going to be our home.”

“Then just let me have my infinity pool!”

“That house is forty thousand dollars over our budget!”

“Our fake budget!”

“But one we have to stick by, according to the rules.”

"So the rules only matter when it’s important to you?”

“No, it’s just that the second option makes the most sense. It has an open floorpan and it’s in an excellent school district!”

“Oh my god, I can’t believe I’m considering buying property with you. And in suburbia.”

I love this piece because the way it’s written is out of what I usually read, but it works so well with the premise of the thing, and it’s such a unique take on the situation, but something I can absolutely see happening in the show (not only because Supernatural definitely did the thing with Tricksters and I see you Sera Gamble), which makes it so easy to lose yourself in, and that’s one of my favorite things about fanfiction.

[hongism]

reading white christmas, feeling my insides turn out because of the amount of love and affection they both have for each other, then scrolling down on your blog and seeing that beautiful woo gifset you reblogged….. unfair, caly, it’s unfair….. his smile…. i know he is just like you wrote, all cuddly and lovable and perfect ugh i love little jung wooyoung so much!! i loved the story so much caly i’m a sucker for domestic plots you write so well love u my beloved - 🧸

CRIES </3 that’s how i felt writing it as well, just the insides turning, teeth rotting immensely, it was so <3 im enamored i think i think that’s the simplest way to put it, i can be read like a book and my feelings are always glaringly apparent ie i always write woo through that leens and white christmas is the culmination of it all </3 his smile his laugh him in general im so 🥺 down atrociously for that man it’s embarrassing T^T im so glad you loved it as much as i did, can’t believe i’m out here writing so much domestic stuff these days who am i T^T i love u more my beloved 💖💖💖