#Legendborn fanfic

[justbrainrot]

No one asked for this, but here we are again 😈

The Oathbound/LB4 news has thrust me into a full-on Nick bender. I’m super freaking excited for blondie to turn it tf out in OB. I’m sure he has some secrets to reveal, vengeance to rain down, & a King to romance. I am ready.

For some reason this has manifested itself as writing lots of smut from his pov 🤪😆 so here you go. First chapter of 2? 3? Idk as of yet.

PS: my reference for Sel in this is from this image by @gremlinddrawss which has lived rent free in my brain since I saw it months ago. What could be hotter than babygirl in a fishnet top? Well… 🥵 there’s an answer but not until chapter two.

[medium-bloodcrafter-scion]

"Bright, Golden Eyes" - A short Natasia Kane fanfic

This is my first fanfic ever, and I decided to be really really brave and share it with you all. I was just gripped suddenly by how flippin' sad Natasia's story is, and while in that headspace decided to write this down. My repetition of the phrase "bright golden eyes" is meant to evoke that feeling of a memory that you desperately want to hold onto, but it fades over time leaving only a strong imprint. Please be nice, I'm a novice writer and shy ☺️.

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Bright golden eyes that mirrored my own gazed up at me. Clever eyes. Perceptive eyes. Eyes that bore into my soul and seemed to know me more than I knew myself.

I knew I was pregnant well before the obvious signs showed up. I felt it in the aether, almost like magic was calling him when he was barely a bunch of cells.

I tried to keep him away from this world, even though he was made for it. Tried to capture those short years of innocence in a bottle and keep them safe.

But he was a precocious and curious baby. Even crawling, he found his way straight to my pile of grimoires, chubby fingers exploring the worn leather, bright golden eyes filled with wonder.

He found me at my altar during meditations. Climbed into my lap as I chanted, gazed up at me with bright golden eyes, willing me to take him on my astral journeys.

He wasn't a smiley child. Almost like he understood his mission. Understood the world of rules and rank, deprivation and darkness that he was made for.

He spoke early, wore me out with questions upon questions. So I gave him books - not "first words" books, no - real books, with big words and adult stories. I taught him everything I knew, answered all his questions.

His busy mind craved more, so I gave him music. I'll never forget the joy in those bright golden eyes when I gave him his violin. I ran my fingers through his blackest black curls as he gazed down at the instrument in its case. He looked up at me with a happy little grin, the most precious gift.

Seven years elapsed just like that. He sat in the grass on a sunny June afternoon, bright golden eyes focused on the whirlpools of aether that danced in his palms. Easy as pie, far better than some twice his age.

I went into the house, closed myself in a cupboard and broke into a billion pieces.

"Mom, why were you crying?" he asked, concern in his bright golden eyes. I wept harder - his Merlin ears had heard me from outside, and Merlin speed had brought him to me in seconds.

I was bitter. They had won.

I'd given them what they wanted - the "progeny of my carefully crafted line" - and now they would discard me. I wondered, what lie will they tell about me this time?

And so he was taken from me, not a day late.

...

Now he's been brought back.

But gone are the bright golden eyes. The curious, playful eyes.

Oh no no. These eyes are the colour of blood upon blood, hungry for misery and pain and grief. Mercurial, sly, and ever perceptive.

My most cherished dream, now my worst nightmare come to life.

Once again, I'm broken in a billion pieces. How will I piece myself together enough to bring back my boy with the bright golden eyes?

[offbranddrpepsi]

I come off hiatus to push an agenda and that is: Read Legend born by Tracy Deon. Its the YA book so many people need and so many people deserve. A beautiful take of the tale of Arthur in a modern day setting touching on racism as well as the strength it takes to be the first and the weight that comes with having a voice.

Also its like the only media that does a love triangle well IMO.

[sometimes-almostnever]

It is done. 👹

[multifairyus]

Spicy Brelwyn Playlist Update

Tl;dr—What should the Playlist name be?

Disclaimers:

1. Idk how to make a post Mature/Explicit so uuhhh if you’re too young for this then like…don’t engage. If you’re a minor, I’d appreciate if you took a back seat in this discussion please and thank you!

2. I personally headcannon the whole “Early College” thing in Legendborn as just normal college. Sexy situations aside I think aging up the characters it solves plot contrivances and makes things simpler where the more complicated option isn’t terribly interesting. As such, the relationship discussed between Briana and Selwyn is between two adults. Moreover, while Sel’s demonia makes an ~appearance~ and influence, this playlist is meant to be conceptualized without the looming threat of him descending into demonia and subsequent blurring of the lines between “safe, sane, and consensual”, as is in Demonia’s Descent. So like…in my headcannon/playlist AU, the power of love makes Sel better at edging his demon? Yeah. Yeah? Sure.

…look, I’m not here to make this shit actually make sense with the plot. That’s for the lovely theorists, fix-it/alt POV fic writers and resource gathering fandom members’ forte. I’m here to provide the official soundtrack of Legendborn smut for those of us on the front lines when there was under 100 fics total on AO3 and for the new fans that will come when Book 3 is released. I do have an aspiration to take undue credit for one of playlist songs ending up in the Legendborn TV show—oh y’all couldn’t tell me NOTHINGGG. If nothing else, I just want people to enjoy and create fan works to the playlists, cuz this is my own kind of fan work 😊

Image from OpenMeDesigns

Aight now let’s get INTO ITTTTT

So, Of Our Own Volition had Brelwyn making love for the first time. The earliest one could theorize it happening (with a non heteronormative definition of sex) could be Into Orbit…tho personally? It’s when The Line was clearly crossed in Virgo’s Scorpio’s Groove. Immediately followed by Sel having a damn religious ascension with Submerge: Until We Become the Sun. We get some afterglow and end on a flirty, playful, even experimental note with We Might Even Be Falling In Love (feat. Bryson Tiller for my Spotify peeps). It’s all very saccharine and tender and sweet and I love it…

This is not that playlist. They are grown and fucking fucking now. We are getting explicit. We are getting kinky. I allowed myself like one and a halfish toxic song in this playlist, since there’s more than enough excellent but SUPER TOXIC relationship songs for the TLC trio, regardless if you’re OT3 endgame or Brelwyn endgame. …A Toxic OT3 playlist will come in due time, with my softboi hours (Brickel? Nickee? Brick?) Brick Playlist along side it as a palette cleanser.

But now? I want input for what a grown and sexy playlist would be for these two!I like wording and terminology from the book—“Everything in Between” isn’t bad but feels too wordy? I’m open to phrases from fics too, especially from who have published excellent Brelwyn smut already—you know who you are (because I tagged you cuz y’all’s work deserves more hype @sweetestblacktea @justbrainrot @thoughtfulbearpanda @ficnoire2 )

I will crowdsource opinions on kinks our lovely couple is into, giving or receiving, in the comments. For scientific reasons, of course. I’m a chemist irl, and I know chemistry when I see it! 👩🏾‍🔬🥵👌🏾😩

Onto my specific thoughts I think may be helpful to answer my query!

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I think I wanna have transition songs like the instrumental tracks in O3V and DD. But my searches for “sexy violin” are not giving what I need it to.

An idea I have is to instead have shifts be denoted by a lil “Demonia Dip” as I call it. Not full on Act V of DD bad but like, compared to the rest of the playlist you’d be like “oh yeah it’s that bastard again” we’re talking For Your Entertainment by Adam Lambert and a reappearance of Tonight You are Mine by the Technicolors.

This is an R&B slowjams playlist for our protagonist and King Bree first and foremost… but Sel IS a white boy with THAT kinda playlist for his deepest, darkest desires…it’s only fair the cambion brain gets a few tracks, if only to signal “oh we are NASTY nasty now huh—“ Plus I let the white boy freak flag fly by starting off O3V with Sweater Weather. He can have a dip or two. As a treat.

Track Teasers (in no particular order)

F.U.C.K., Victoria Monet

Earned It, The Wknd (Often and Lost in the Fire are going to the top of Toxic playlist because I couldn’t add them in good faith with content or language I disapprove of in it 🥴 but the Wknd couldn’t NOT be in here)

Speechless, Buddy

Skin, Rihanna

A Muse, dvsn

Rope Burn, Janet Jackson

Teehee this is gonna be fun y’all 💖

Kthxbai

-Fairy

[everyone-needs-help-here]

Reading new books and watching their new fandoms form has honestly been one of the most awesome experiences. I was so used to having thousands of pictures of fanart and theories about the worlds so it was so strange that I would search up a new book and only find a handful of posts and if I was lucky maybe an occasional piece of art. Then, slowly, I’d check in and more people were posting. Watching the fandoms flourish and find their roots is amazing, big thanks to fans for the magic you create <3 

because for the first day this was me and i was struggling lmao

[abrthephantomq]

Writing in Progress

Apparently my draft either didn't save or I did it wrong.... but.

Started my first attempt at writing fanfic. Or well, second, but the first one was handwritten and I'm lazy and not typing it up.

The beginning of it is underneath the cut. ~400 words, TW for child abuse. I have noooo idea how long this piece'll actually be.

The brainrot is fucking real - Cas

Nick is in trouble, again.

Lord Davis towers over him, fire in his eyes. "What is this I've heard of you breaking into Isaac's library?" He brandishes a thick, dusty tome. "This was found among your things."

I don't need to read the words on the spine to know that the book is about Merlins. About mesmers.

Nick's reckless mother no longer remembers him. She had kidnapped him; had endangered him, and for her trouble, every memory of her only son had been wiped from her mind.

The "Scion of Arthur" doesn't agree with the punishment his mother received for her crimes. Honestly, I feel that she got off easy. She tried to kidnap him. Steal him away from everything, stop his training, treat him like a normal boy.

Nothing about the Legendborn is normal. The training is necessary. The Shadowborn won't go easy on him, and he needs to be prepared for the possibility of Camlann. As the Scion of Arthur, that is his duty.

It is mine to protect him.

When Lord Davis raises his hand and brings it down upon Nick's cheek, I turn my head. Stare at the wall and keep my spine utterly straight, my feet planted where I stand. Stepping in would only make Nick's punishment worse -- Lord Davis would claim I was interfering in the much needed correction, and then turn his ire on me, instead.

At least with his own child, he stops at one, sound hit.

My stomach twists. My Oath itches along my skin, the anger and pain a momentary blight on my vision until Nick gets his emotions under control.

What kind of Merlin won't protect their charge from his own father?

What kind of Kingsmage?

The guilt rises into my throat, but I tamp down on it. Stomp it out as I look over at Nick once more. Take in the way his fists are curled at his sides, the redness forming on his pale cheek --

The tears beading on his lashes, threatening to spill over.

Beautiful.

It's not the first time I've thought that. I'm sure it won't be the last as Nick slides through puberty with the same grace he does everything else. The girls at school have noticed; he may only be thirteen, but he is nearly as tall as his father, now. Taller than I am.

He doesn't even have the decency to be done growing. I swear I can hear his bones still lengthening. 

[you-are-my-king-now-cariad]

I need motivation to write, so I’m sharing all my fic ideas with y’all-let me know which ones sound good so I have a reason to open Wattpad again and actually get started. I want to write, my brain just refuses to give the happy chemicals until I have an excuse to weave those words.

Fairly long timeskip, 4 years at minimum, and just kind of exploring how everything’s changed. (Also Willark would be 100% canon and I’d probably kill off Tor for my own enjoyment.) May or may not end with a ruby ring and our favorite Merlin on one knee.

Let’s take that fluffy energy and run with it-a mixed bag of scenes that are post-kiss and pre-Mageguard, in that perfect universe where there is occasionally time to relax. Inspiration drawn from several ‘what would they do if they had the time’ posts.

Time to ruin everyone’s lives with a Sel death and Bree pleading with her ancestors to let him in, please, do whatever magic you have to, I just need to see him again, I would do anything. Unsure if Order spirits/non-blood relatives could access Mediums in the same way, but I feel like if anyone can it would be Selwyn.

Alternative BM ending of Sel not fully succumbing-I don’t know exactly what would have to change but basically he finds out about Bree’s deal (which would still happen-in this case it’s probably something close to demanding protection/stopping the hunt for her friends, idk-) and… let’s just say Nick and William don’t do a very good job of explaining anything to a Very Emotionally Unstable cambion and it goes badly for everyone involved. Partially because there’s a lot of bloodlust once Sel learns it was Erebus that took her.

Traumafluff at an Order event-probably a Selection Gala a year or so after BM/Camlann, everyone having to pretend they haven’t seen their friends suffer at the hands of the Order, it’s very much ‘we murdered SO many demons look at us isn’t this so awesome’ so I’m sure all those traumatized teens won’t be at all upset… fortunately, it doesn’t last forever, and the physical manifestation of you’re safe here doesn’t leave her side.

Alice being Alice. Just oh my god, Matty, are you even trying to be subtle you keep running off with the damn incubus-do what you want but you don’t get to be surprised when I ask if you two are a thing now-

And that’s most of them. Again, lmk the one(s) that y’all are most interested in!

[sappholovell]

Chapter 3 of Raised on Little Light!

[percyhamiltontemeraire]

Legendborn Hanahaki AU

"Nick, short for Nicholas.” I startle, and see her again. Bree, the girl who can see aether and defeat mesmers. I know when she looks at me with determination flashing in her eyes that she managed to keep her memories of last night. She defeated Sel’s mesmer. For the first time in years hope rises in my chest when I think of my mother. Still, the Genetics 201 lecture hall is too public of a place to openly talk about the order. I attempt to focus on the professor instead of the wonder that is Bree Matthews. 

“I made myself remember” she hisses, her warm breath next to my ear feels almost too close. 

“Remember what?” I ask, barely keeping the smile off my lips. 

We work on the pretest together. Bree’s good at this stuff. Despite not even being in the class, she understands the content better than me. Despite everything that happened yesterday, Bree makes me feel normal. The weight of being Author’s scion, everything with my mother, Sel, the order, it just disappears. I feel myself getting pulled into this feeling more and more, and it’s intoxicating. I wonder if this is what Sel feels when he’s aether-drunk. 

Bree shoves a piece of notebook paper into my hands. Merlin, Legendborn, mesmer and more are scribbled across it, and the spell breaks. As much as I would love to pretend otherwise, I’m not normal. This world is dangerous, and I cannot drag Bree into it. 

“You are going to stop asking questions and move on with you semester, because this conversation is over. I’m sorry Bree, but that’s final” I brace myself for her reaction, for that determined light in her eyes to fall. 

Instead, she laughs. “This isn’t over. I don’t know who you think you are, but you can’t tell me what to do” Bree whispers. 

And then she’s walking out the door, like she didn’t completely change my world after knowing me for less than 24 hours. I feel something stuck in my throat and bring my arm up to cover the cough. In my hand lies rose petals. 

Roses are for romantic love, bravery, and admiration. A bit cliché but I think it matches Nick really well lol.

In this universe, coughing up flowers happens when you love someone and have yet to confess. After confessing, the disease is no longer fatal (although it can persist if the love was not requited). The flowers can be just a sweet symbol like it is here, or it can be painful depending on how requited one thinks their love is. I was gonna do this for Bree and Sel too but this is feeling a bit long for a tumblr post, so I’m gonna leave it here. I’ll have the ones for Bree and Sel up soon! 

[justbrainrot]

Kane Coded Challenge 😈♊️

I don’t know what kind of freaky mercurial magic sorcery @multifairyus cooked up when she mixed up the Bingo cards, but I write in the throes of ADHD hyperfixation as a matter of course anyway; like I usually finish A Thing in a week to a week & a half.

I got this out in less than two days. 😂😂

The bingo line:

The additional inspo bc this fandom is blessed with some amazing artists!

@gremlinddrawss 😍😍😍😍 I LOSE IT thinking about Sel’s chubby legs in this one!

OT3 by @leifysprout ❤️💜💙

Sel’s widdle fangs I DIE!!

Would love to hear from you if you read! 😘

[medium-bloodcrafter-scion]

Erebus & Nyx

⚠ Spoilers if you haven't read Legendborn and Bloodmarked and don't know about Sel's mom and Erebus.

A story based on the theory that Erebus is Sel's actual dad.

[jenosavel]

Intended to write a bunch in the novel today like I did yesterday. Hit a cool 1.3k yesterday, which was great! But today I hemmed and hawed and stalled out at barely 200 words, so what's a girl to do?

Go drop a new fanfic of course. 🙃

Short, sweet, and vommited out so fast I didn't leave any time to second guess myself.

Feels so good sometimes to just write without looking back and not have to wonder over every little choice I'm making... which is easy to say now. Tomorrow I might die a little inside when the inevitable typos reveal themselves.

*cough* FORWARD!

[roslynwrites]

you’re such an incredible writer, so i only imagine u read extensively too. i’ve noticed ur ao3 bookmarks are empty, but i’d love to get a list of your favorite titles whether it’s zutara, other fandom or traditionally published works.

I do indeed read a lot. The past few years I have read much less fanfic and have focused on original stuff, but I have actually been able to read a few fics in recent times because my brain didn't want to write, I did have a bit of Zutara burnout I think so no Zutara recs here (yet).

But if you, like me, enjoy some Dramione, then, for starters:

anything by phlox (Slowly Toward Desire is my favorite)

Amateur Cartography by worksofstone

A Darker Blue by skitter (legitimately cannot believe this fic didn't blow up, one of the best Dramione fics I've read and that fandom has a ton of good shit, so like. wow. skitter also has a Zutara! I have not yet read but it's on my list and I'm already sure I will love it)

Lights Out by Phoebe

I used to read every pairing under the sun in HP but as I said, haven't read as much fic lately, but two others are Blood & Gold (a Tomione, by the legendary ObsidianPen) and The Wilderness (Luna/Ginny) by speechwriter. If you try nothing else on this list, try The Wilderness. That fic is high art. It blew my entire goddamn mind, my god. I also highly recommend anything by PacificRimbaud (esp. the Paneville)

*cracks knuckles* now for some original stuff:

The Liveship Trilogy by Robin Hobb altered my brain chemistry

Scholomance Trilogy by Naomi Novik. I mean, okay, I worship Naomi generally, so I was shocked to discover it took me a while to get into these. Read the first, thought 'meh', came back to it again later, liked it better, second and third proceeded to BLOW me away

NK Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy. In case you want a nice dose of a darker twist on Earthbending and an exploration of prejudice.

Juniper & Thorne by Ava Reid for your Gothic horror needs

Lost Boy and Alice, both by Christina Henry. Dark fairy tale retellings, so you know I'm there. She does them so well.

The Burning series by Evan Winter. It has dragons and a dual-sword wielding badass, in case you need those itches scratched

If you want some good published romance (I tend to like fanfic for pure romance stories tbh so I'm usually pickier here) that has some fanfic vibes, I enjoyed Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

If you want dark Zutara vibes, my go-to rec and one of my favorite series is The Poppy War trilogy (I will never get over #rinezha)

I wouldn't say I adore The Legendborn Cycle series, but I still like it, you can tell the author has roots in the fan/fanfic scene I think, and again, I think it has some Zutara vibes. Tracy Deonn 100% had to have been inspired by Zuko for her character Sel, I'm convinced. And her take on the Arthurian legend is really unique and creative.

[sometimes-almostnever]

New chapter posted. And something is changing with our trio 🤭🤭🤭

[multifairyus]

Brelwyn Story Playlists Volume II: After Dark

Hey! Haven’t heard the Brelwyn Story Playlists Volume I: Rise and Fall, Of Our Own Volition (O3V) and Demonia’s Descent (DD)? Interested in my explicit content disclaimer/behind the scenes for Volume II? Wanna read about my canon BM timeline divergence headcannons that inspired this fanwork?

You’re up to date with all that? You don’t care about any of that and came for the spice? You appreciate the dynamic between Briana and Selwyn and want to see it explored in musical medium? You’re grown and sexy? You like expanding your music taste? You’re a fan of my playlists (@ficnoire2 @poisonousflora @thoughtfulbearpanda @justbrainrot @sweetestblacktea 😘)?

Excellent, then you’re in the right place 💖

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Start, Stop…

Summary: In which a King and her Kingsmage fight and make up with each other.

Continuity: Directly follows the developments of O3V. Directly proceeds the developments of AEIB. Features a couple tracks from DD and familiar phrases and concepts from O3V.

Genre: Heavy R&B and neo soul, with a hint of pop for emphasis.

Duration: 2 hours, 40 minutes (I’m sorry)

Transition: Exclusively Joel Sunny violin covers. Denotes emotional shifts in relationship status.

Prologue: First five tracks.

Epilogue: Last two tracks.

AO3 Tags: #aged up characters #kiss and make up #but not before they roll in the hay a bit #mature content rating #dream sex if you squint #established couple #for realsies this time #Nickbree/OT3 shippers…are you lost or? #lol but fr no Nick disparaging but it is addressed and resolved sooo #avert your eyes sorry not sorry #if I had a nickel #for every time Beyoncé heralds a fundamental shift in Brelwyn’s relationship in these playlists #I’d have two nickels #which isn’t a lot #but it makes perfect sense that it happened twice #BeeHive 🤝🏾 BreeHive #I swear O3V wasn’t a fakeout #I just forgot I was dealing with two stubborn idiots oml #does their fight in this make sense? #do their canon fights make sense? #sort of and sometimes #but whatever the arguing is foreplay regardless #I do think she won lowkey #Rihanna is not the one or two to play with and neither is Bree #speaking of which #hello there demonia Sel #you’re sounding awfully angsty and sappy in this playlist #wanna play the long game #and let her do what she wants #until she begs you to come out and play? #excellent, good, good…

Spotify

Apple Music

YouTube Playlist

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…And Everything In Between

Summary: A playlist in which a King and her Kingsmage fight are willing to take turns, as long as it’s with each other.

Continuity: Directly follows the developments of SS. Heavily features an artist from DD in particular.

Genre: Mix of R&B, electropop, and urban contemporary with a pinch of rock and pop for seasoning

Duration: 3 hours, 33 minutes (I am so sorry)

Transition: Power Haus violin song covers denote the start of a “turn” while Joel Sunny violin covers denote the end of a “turn”.

Prologue: First two tracks.

Epilogue: Last four tracks.

AO3 Tags: #aged up characters #explicit content warning #kink #BDSM #switch4switch #power dynamics #edging #erotic asphyxiation #bondage #just because I’d fold like fresh laundry for Sel doesn’t mean Bree would #Selwyn Kane is a slut first #part incubus second #and a dramatic Gemini classics major third #of course he’d sub for Briana #you can read (hear?) it as bratty bottom4service top too ig #Janet and Abel really deserve to be co-curators as much as they feature in this #this curator disavows any and all references to infidelity along with certain honorifics used within tracks #shhh just ignore those lines for immersion’s sake #they are in love, fucking, officially together and trauma bonded #this could have been even more intense believe it or not #even still #if I made the aftercare more than one song each #it would be over the 4 hour mark #the epilogue covers the tonal range in Brelwyn’s sexual dynamic in a nutshell #in case the whole “taking turns” thing flew over your head somehow

Spotify

Apple Music

YouTube Playlist

kthxbai

~ Fairy 💖