#Peaky Blinders College AU

[zablife]

Congratulations again on your milestone, darling!! i'm so proud of you! 💗

can i request a ☎️ with Alfie? He's a professor in college and he falls in love with his colleague who is the absolute opposite of him (cheerful, very delicate, a sunshine-like personality, etc...). And of course she turns him into a mess haha

Thank you very much!! 🥰

Anna, I love this request and I referred to some of your incredible headcanons and our discussion about them when writing mine. I've changed a few things around, but I did add his love interest toward the end. I hope you enjoy reading this! Tysm for the request, darl!

Anthropology Professor Alfie Solomons

*Alfie Solomons has always had a fascination with humans and how they behave. It was only fitting that he studied the development of human society and culture, going on to teach the subject at a prestigious university.

*Although somewhat grumpy and unapproachable looking, he quickly becomes a favorite amongst students who take his class. They enjoy his odd, meandering lectures, punctuated by wildly inappropriate personal stories. Despite his eccentricity, he is quite knowledgeable as well. 

*His quirky behavior is quickly noted and whispered about. For example, he enjoys bringing homemade bread for everyone and slices it with the knife he keeps in his boot, which he then twirls in his hand and stabs into his desk. While everyone eats, he recounts the time he carried out his own personal form of stigmata. That raises a few eyebrows.

*He is often light-hearted in equal measure, offering tidbits of hilarious gossip about other professors and playing pranks. His favorite target is his old schoolmate, Professor Darby Sabini in religion. He would often leave foul smelling things hidden in Prof Sabini's office to torment the Italian’s sensitive nose making him spit and curse for days. 

*They were constantly betting against one another in some fashion. On one occasion Prof Solomons had cancelled class for an important football match so he could sit side by side and yell in Darby’s face when his team won. He’d laughed about it in class for a month. 

*Prof Solomons is horribly unorganized and can never remember where anything is. He’s always forgetting his glasses hanging around his neck, prompting snickers from his students. He'd reply in his gruff, but lovable way that you were all a bunch of arseholes.

*His office is as chaotic as his mind, cramped with all the things he can’t seem to bin. Stacks of books and papers reach from the floor to the ceiling blocking out the light and leave only a narrow path to his cluttered desk. The piles teeter precariously as he stomps to his chair in the evenings and deposits more paperwork.

*He is often seen around campus with his large dog Cyril who would trot along at his side. The drooling beast would sleep happily at his owner’s feet as Prof Solomons graded papers late into the evening, drinking rum as he grumbled to himself and marked furiously in red ink. 

*Alfie returns papers with illegible handwriting and coffee cup stains...or is that rum his students wondered? It smells like rum…

*He gives extra credit on tests if students draw him a doodle of a dog. He has a few tacked on the board in his office. Although there were times Alfie was lonely, he was grateful for the people he did have in his life and the drawings were a reminder of the difference he was making in the lives of young people. 

*One day a new professor is hired to handle the extra classes added to the schedule. She’s a lovely, cheerful woman. She keeps the door to her bright, clean office open in case a student should need her assistance.

*Prof Sabini is often seen lingering by her door attempting to flirt with her until Alfie hides a bag of Cyril’s excrement behind Darby’s potted plants. “It smells like dog shit in here!” Dabry cried running from the office, making him look like a fool. 

*Alfie manages to hide his amusement as he introduces himself to his beautiful new colleague. She is a little afraid of his imposing figure at first. Alfie doesn’t know how to behave around her either. He finds himself trying to be polite, but it feels disingenuous. He's not sure how to carry on a conversation with her so he leaves.

*One day after class he realizes she has been sitting in the back row listening to one of his lectures and his cheeks flush with embarrassment. He’d told a particularly embarrassing story about France and getting the clap because that was his way with his students, nothing was off limits. He wondered if she would run away and never speak to him again. 

*As she approached carefully he rubbed the back of his neck uncomfortably, “You weren’t meant to hear that,” he said sheepishly. 

“And a lecture hall filled with students was?” she said with an amused smile. 

“Erm...well, it’s like this you see. I believe it’s hard to teach about culture and society when you don’t accept these kids as part of it. They’re not children no more, are they? They appreciate being treated like equals,” Alfie explained.

“I can respect that, Dr. Solomons. I’d love to know more about your teaching philosophy and more about you,” she said gazing at him sweetly.

“Please, call me Alfie," he said not believing she could be interested in him. Then his awkwardness nearly ruined the moment as he added quickly, "Just so you know, I don’t have the clap no more."

She let out a burst of laughter. “Let’s start with dinner first, shall we, Alfie?” 

[midnightswithdearkatytspb]

MidnightsWithDearKatyTSPB’s Recommendation List: February ‘23 Part 1

Welcome to February’s recommendation list. If you wish to be featured with one of your pieces or as a writer, I follow the #MidnightsWithDearKatyTSPB and check it daily for new content for me to check out. I also share AO3 works in this list; just message me a link to your stories. I’m currently back in college, so response times will range from right away to 24 hours. I hope you all had an amazing January and a wonderful February.

<< January '23

February Pt. 2 '23 >>

My Masterlist

In This Heart Playlist • In This Heart Masterlist (Tommy Shelby x OFC! Estella Holland) • In This Heart: Prologue • St Jude Moodboard (Tommy Shelby) • Mad Max: The Playlist • Black Butterflies Moodboard (Mad Max) • Mad King Ronan Playlist • Broken Crown Moodboard (Mad King Ronan) • Work Song Moodboard (Tommy Shelby) • Princes of the Universe Moodboard (Eddie Munson) • Bright Horses Moodboard (Tommy Shelby) • Poor Wayfaring Stranger Moodboard (Tommy Shelby) • Home Moodboard (Tommy Shelby)

ONE-SHOTS:

Love Like A Bruise by @targaryenvampireslayer >> 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤!𝐓𝐖𝐒!𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐱 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 - Summary: 𝐇𝐘𝐃𝐑𝐀 𝐰𝐨𝐧. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫… 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫. | I’m so glad I read this! I love me some dark!Bucky and this did not fail me. The ending, though, was such a surprise. *chefs kiss* Hi, upcoming reader; please read the warnings! ⚠️

A Private After Party by @angrythingstarlight >> Rockstar!Stucky x Reader - Summary: You've been invited to a very special afterparty with your rockstar boyfriends. "Sweetheart, you are the afterparty." | Of course, this is hot! @angrythingstarlight wrote it, so I knew from the get-go it was going to be hot. Head the warnings going in, folks, and enjoy.

Marked by @jadedvibes >> Beefy!Bucky Barnes x Reader - Summary: Your secret relationship is nearly exposed when Natasha spots Bucky's neck covered in hickeys. | I loved how protective Natasha was in this and how the smut was as well.

Trouble Maker by @jurassicbarnes >> Bucky Barnes x Reader - Summary: In which you thank Bucky in your own wonderful way. He kinda loves it. | *Blushes*

Au Revoir by @vase-of-lilies >> Dark!Steve Rogers x (f)Reader - Summary - You've been captured by Steve Rogers and he's doing everything he can to possibly break you. This time, he quite possibly succeeded. | I forgot how much I missed reading Dark!Steve sometimes. This was nice, a nice little reminder of that. Head the warnings before diving in!

When I Hear Your Name by @georgiapeach30513 >> Dark!Steve Rogers x Reader - Summary: You should have never left.  Things were perfect. | 10/10 so good ya’ll. Please read the warnings before proceeding to read, it might be too intense for some, but I did enjoy it. The smut was great!

Need You Now by @angrythingstarlight >> Alpha!Bucky Barnes x Omega!Reader - Summary: Bucky is an insatiable, greedy man and now he can't wait to show you how much fun you're going to have making a baby with him. And he's going to want to practice again and again. | Hot and spicy, everyone. Read the warnings and enjoy it as I did!

SERIES:

Innocent by @queenshelby >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: You are forced to marry Thomas Shelby after the death of his wife, Grace. Unfortunately for you, your marriage isn’t as beautiful as you thought it would be. Will you build love and desire for each other? | Such a good series to binge when you want to get your mind off things. You get Peaky Blinder Tommy and Husband Tommy. Everything you could need.

Yule by @string-of-beads >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary - Y/N is a barmaid who has always been fascinated by Tommy, and now she's caught up in his world. What could possibly happen in the Peaky world for Y/N? (My horrible summary sorry) | I may have gotten teary-eyed a few times while reading this it was so good. I binged the whole series this evening and I’m so glad I did. Please do yourself a favor and read it!

The Photographer by @midnightmagpiemama >> Mordern!Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: Hired by Ada Thorne, Reader who is a photographer catches the eye of single CEO dad Tommy Shelby. She is just as interested in him and his son, Charlie. Can they make a family, overcoming both their past? | I’m looking forward to upcoming updates on it. I highly suggest it to those who like Modern!Tommy Shelby.

Family Ties by @peakyscillian >> Modern!Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: The Shelby’s will do anything for family. | Please read the warnings when it comes to reading this. I really enjoy reading modern Peaky Blinders, and this story has the grittiness of show in modern times.

Teach Me by @inthepeakymidwinter >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: Tommy takes a special interest in Shelby Company LTD.'s newest secretary. | It’s perfect! Perfect, perfect, perfect! I can’t wait to read more.

ONE-SHOTS:

Have It All by @look-at-the-soul >> Modern!Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: Professor Jeremiah invites a friend during his ethics class to talk to his students since they are starting their last year in college. Turns out you weren’t a stranger to Mr. Shelby. | I was looking for modern!Tommy and boy did this feed my need. It's just perfect as I'm a college student. Just read it and enjoy.

Just a Stranger Now by @gypsy-girl-08 >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: Thomas bumps into an old love interest. | Prepare for an emotional rollercoaster with this one.

The Silver Lining by @runnning-outof-time >> Tommy Shelby x Daughter!Reader - Summary: (Y/N) Shelby's always been the 'forgotten one' in her family, but there may just be a silver lining in all of her suffering. | All the feelings that were rolled up in this one, you guys. I wasn’t prepared. Grab some tissues, maybe don't; you never know, I’m a big baby. It's just so good, and you don't expect the ending that you get.

Mr. Loverman by @pherelesytsia >> Tommy Shelby x Female/Pregnant Reader - Summary: Thomas receives a call and imagines the worst. | Worried Thomas is sort of cute, I will not lie. I loved watching how caring he was.

Whatever You Want by @peakyswift >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: You storm out the house after a fight with Tommy. | I felt like it was almost giving Tommy a taste of his own medicine, all those times he walks out on fights.

His Property by @peakyscillian >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: You know exactly where you stand with Tommy until those lines get blurred. | This has emotions and the spiciness I could ever need in one one-shot.

Show Me by @floraltypes >> Tommy Shelby x female!Reader - Summary: The Shelby can’t help himself when making a business visit. | This is what I needed to get my mind off my homework that I really should be doing! Thank you! So happy I read it.

You Can Let Go by @tommyspeakycap >> Tommy Shelby x sister!reader | Summary: Tommy dying, but his withering body is hanging on because his heart knows his little sister still needs him now just as much as she ever has…he won’t let go until he hears her words | Grab your tissues because folks this is an emotional one.

AO3:

Everything's a Nagotiation by plotbunniesletmesleep//@3988akasha >> Tommy Shelby x OFC - Summary: Mackenzie Theil's cousin is in debt to the Peaky Blinders and in order to save his own life, he offers up Mackenzie's services. Unfortunately for Mackenzie, she piqued Thomas Shelby's interest. | I like this story of how Tommy and his men keep turning out of nowhere. Okay, so maybe a little stalkerish... but trust me at just five chapters, I'm sucked in.

ONE-SHOTS:

Baby Mine by @cevansgoatee >> Chris Evans x Wife!Reader - Summary - Chris has a little heart-to-heart with your six-year-old from a previous marriage. | Not me over here crying like a big wimpy baby over this beautiful one-shot.

One Hundred Percent by @daydreamingatnight209 >> Conrad Hawkins x Female Reader - Summary: With sleep nonexistent since bringing home baby Gigi, Conrad takes it upon himself to get up with her tonight. | I love this so much. I am so glad I happened upon this on my dashboard; it made my day.

A Different Kind of Battlefield by @daydreamingatnight209 >> Conrad Hawkins x Female Reader - Summary: With a nursing shortage at Chastain and working triple shifts reader is exhausted, who will be there to catch her when she breaks? | Seriously I love reading Conrad and reader, and I didn't know I needed it till today.

Eternal Summer by @get-your-fics >> Paul Atreides x fem!Reader - Summary: Paul ***ks you in a tent on Arrakis. | I'm not sure how I wound up here, but I'm so glad that I did.

Switching Coats by @sufferingstarlight >> Timotheé Chalamet x Reader - Summary: TW: Periods; Reader gets her period and is in need of help from Timotheé who volunteers to switch jackets with them. | Having gone through a similar situation in 7th grade, this was adorable and I knew I had to share.

Expect the Unexpected Baby by @f10werfae >> Henry Cavill x Reader - Summary: Henry breaks up with Y/n, only to discover he’s left something of his behind, his baby. Does he try and reconcile? or Does he just accept the path he’s made? | An emotional rollercoaster of a one-shot.

Striptease Request by @thisismysecondrodeo >> Ted Lasso x Reader - Summary: Ted does a striptease to Pony by Ginuwine. | I’m so glad my friend sent me this to read. Let me just say Ted Lasso can dance for me any day and can wear underwear with my face on them any day. This made my day by 1000%.

She'll Have The World If She Wants It by @auroracalisto >> Uhtred Ragnarssson x Fem!Reader - Summary: [tw: pregnancy] Reader is pregnant and trying to keep it a secret for as long as possible till she possibly can't anymore. | This was so good! I love Uhtred so much, and I didn’t know there was a fandom on here writing for him! I need more!

Valhalla Bound by @icarusignite >> Finan x GenderNeutral!Reader - Summary: Summary: During the ransacking of Rumcofa, you save Osferth thus exchanging his fate for yours. | Give me till the next list to have emotionally recovered from this one.

SERIES:

Begin Again by @teds-mustache-wrangler >> Ted Lasso x OFC (Penny) - Summary - When Penny starts working at AFC Richmond as their new head photographer, she catches the eye of a certain mustached, happy-go-lucky, head coach of the team. But can their spark endure through the season’s pressures and the demons of their past? | I was so excited to see this get posted last week and be able to be one of the first people to reblog it. Penny and Ted are officially one of my fanfiction OTPs. If you are a Ted Lasso Fan, I highly suggest you give this one a read.

@shelbydelrey - Isa was one of the first writers for Peaky Blinder's content that caught my eye when I made my return to Tumblr. Writing mostly for Tommy Shelby and some for Alfie, she immerses you into Small Heath and the Peaky world, making you forget you're actually reading. I highly suggest you check out Isa and give her a follow.

@georgiapeach30513 - Jennifer has an expansive collection of series and one-shots for us readers to choose from on her masterlist. Currently, I'm most excited about reading her series A Losing Hand, which is a Mafia AU. Jennifer's casting of it looks spectacular for it as it has various Chris Evans and Sebastian Stan characters as well as other Marvel and actors alike.

@runnning-outof-time - K writes for Peaky Blinders and does a wonderful job at it. I love their blog after being back for a short amount of time, and I know I’ll be looking forward to what they post in the future

[all-mirth-no-matter]

Mirth’s Masterlist

Explore: my everything tag | myotps

WIPs

Time After Time: (Peaky Blinders, Tommy Shelby x OC/Reader) You have been told by your mother since the moment you were born that you had the gift of prophecy. Convenient, since you managed to mysteriously transport back into time by one hundred years. What happens when you become wrapped up in the Shelby’s family business after the brothers return from the war? Will you ever get back to your own time or figure out how you got to Small Heath in 1918?

Reader Insert (tumblr): masterlist OC (multi-chapter): ao3 | moodboard

Once Upon a Supernatural Time: (Supernatural x Once Upon a Time, Dean Winchester x Emma Swan) Henry Mills needs help convincing his new-found mother, Emma Swan, to believe in magic so she can break Storybrooke's curse. Could Dean and Sam Winchester be just the help he needs to get Emma to believe? Or will they also need some convincing? Dean's dealt with a lot of things - demons, angels, witches, werewolves - but magic may be a bit out of his belief system.

Explore: ao3 | moodboards & manips

Our Lie Abilities: (Teen Wolf, Stiles Stilinski x Lydia Martin) She's a famous actress recovering from a difficult hiatus. He's a member of a band just trying to make it. They're lying to the world - but can Lydia and Stiles lie to themselves? Fake dating, non-supernatural AU.

Explore: ao3 | moodboards & manips

Doctor Who University: (Doctor Who, Tenth Doctor x Rose Tyler) Rose Tyler is still mourning the loss of her beloved mentor when she starts a new semester of classes. Unexpectedly, she develops a strong bond with his replacement - a tall, thin professor with really great hair. [currently on hiatus]

Completed

Once Upon a Time, Emma Swan x Killian Jones

Tonight You’re Mine: Two feuding band members are handcuffed together at the Enchanted Music Festival. Emma Swan, part of a rising rock band, can't stand the egotistical Killian Jones, lead man of the popular group Skull Rock. How will they survive the festival and both perform before they find a way to become free of each other?

Explore: ao3 | moodboards & manips

The Princess Bride: As the Enchanted Forest teeters on the verge of war, the reluctant Princess Emma is devastated by the loss of her true love, kidnapped by a mercenary & his henchmen, rescued by a pirate, forced to marry a prince, & rescued once again by the very crew who took her. Foiling their plans & jumping into their story is Killian, Emma's true love & friend to a dangerous pirate.

Explore: ao3 | manips

Much Ado About Nothing: Shakespeare's comedy meets Once Upon a Time. Emma as Beatrice, Killian as Benedick, Snow as Hero, and David as Claudio. A story of gossip, rumors, sarcasm, scandal, and manipulation tied up with a bow of romance and humor. What could possibly go wrong?

Explore: ao3 | moodboards & manips

Overdue: (one-shot) CS College AU. Someone keeps forgetting to return the book Emma Swan needs to complete her report, so she tracks him down and forces him to hand it over. Based on tumblr prompt.

Supernatural x Once Upon a Time Crossover

Swan Hunting: Dean Winchester embarks on one of his first solo hunts since his brother went off to college. But as he searches for answers, he becomes acquainted with a certain blonde waitress he met in the most unconventional way. A young Dean/Emma AU.

Other Swanchester One-Shots: a collection of one-shots usually accompanied by a manip.

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[allwaswell16]

—Fics by allwaswell16—

[ Rare Pairs ]

but tonight (you're on my mind) [E, 36k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw, fic post]

Nick's friendship with the lead singer of Seventy Eight has come with a new circle of people including an entrancing, blue eyed drummer. But what brings them together can also tear them apart.

Need (part 2 of Until series) [E, 21k, Niall/Shawn Mendes, fic post]

Niall Horan loved his job. Who wouldn’t? He was the biggest pop star in the world, and he’d found his kindred spirit in songwriting and friendship, Louis Tomlinson. The sky was the limit now. He had the perfect place they could hide themselves away from the world and write his next album...his uncle’s horse ranch in Colorado. What he didn’t expect was the cowboy next door.

Do You Smile To Tempt a Lover [E, 18k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw, fic post]

Nick Grimshaw is entranced by Louis, his very beautiful, very cheeky new coworker at The National Portrait Gallery. He watches him day after day, wondering what he’s furiously typing on his laptop over lunch. With a little help from the very bored barista in the gallery cafe, Nick finds himself growing closer to Louis than he ever dreamed possible.

Interview with the vampire [E, 4k, Louis/Rob Pattinson, fic post]

Working at an alpha magazine wasn't always easy for an omega like Louis, but he's just landed his biggest interview yet with an A list actor who has asked for Louis especially. Unfortunately, the interview is with Rob Pattinson, the biggest pain in the arse alpha on the planet.

Inspired by Rob’s interview in GQ Magazine and not actually about vampires

One [E, 4k, Louis/Tommy Shelby (Peaky Blinders), fic post]

When omega Louis Tomlinson becomes pregnant after an unexpected encounter, he decides his only option is to flee his pack. But Tommy Shelby, pack alpha of the Peaky Blinders, might not be willing to let him go so easily.

Hesitate [E, 3k, Louis/Liam, fic post]

He’d always been in love with Louis.

From the time he was old enough to understand attraction, he’d been attracted to Louis, not that he’d been ready to do anything about it at the time. Instead, he’d just supported him like a best friend should. He was there for Louis when he came out to his mom. He was there for Louis when he landed the leading role in the school play. He was there for him when Louis didn’t have a date for the prom. He was there when Louis got his heart broken.

 And he waited. He’d waited until he couldn’t stand to wait any more.

A college au where Liam and Louis went from childhood friends to lovers to exes and back again.

Daydream [T, 2k, Louis/Zayn, fic post]

Every Thursday, Louis nods hello to her fellow regulars at Horan’s Cafe, one of whom is the woman of her dreams.

Should Have Known [NR, 2k, Louis/Liam, fic post]

Liam returns from his internship abroad ready to tell his best friend that he wants to be more than friends. But when Louis starts avoiding him, he's no longer sure the timing is right.

Next Door [NR, 2k, Louis/Rob Pattinson, fic post]

When a stray cat starts coming round Louis' garden and bothering his dog, Louis and his best friend set out to capture it.

Or a famous/famous fic where Louis and Oli embarrass themselves in front of Batman.

Crush [T, 1k, Louis/Niall, fic post]

When Niall stops smiling around the office, his co-worker Louis sets out to lift his mood with the help of their office mates.

[Back to masterpost]

[marashi96art]

Since I laughed at you for not having the anon asks on, I'll ask you a question. :P

Aside from Titanic, what other movies inspire you when drawing Cleon?

I love Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock so much that I want them to be my celebrity parents. But they are just best friends and always have been this way since they worked on the film Speed (1994), and The Lake House (2006) 12 years later.

When I first got into Cleon, they were the only "couple" in my mind and I have been preaching this ever since. I think they are my core of Cleon, and I rewatch Speed every month lmao.

I've also mentioned a few movies on my AO3 log, and here are MORE honorable mentions:

Action Movies:

Point Break (1991) Someone recommended me to watch Fast & Furious series for RE AU(and I have), but this movie is the OG of F&F series.

The Gray Man (2022) Kickass power couple saving a little girl, together. I use it for RE4 era ref, and I kinda have a reverse AU of Claire being trained to be an FBI agent to follow her brother's steps and Leon is just a random college boy.

Mission Impossible series I was talking with my friend about how Hollywood cliche Capcom can be.

RED (2010) & RED 2 (2013) If RE9 is about the OG team reunion like DI, they will be exactly like these movies, grandpas & grandmas still kicking ass.

Fantasy & Rom-com:

One Day (2011) Friends to lovers…The drama. In fact, my newest art has used this for ref, and you will see it in 2 days.

Now and Then (1995) Teenage Cleon. Childhood neighbors, enemies to friends to crushes lmao.

What Maisie Knew (2012) Spoiler alert I'm planning to draw a series of this. I'm not into Cleon having children but if they are, I'll do it my way ;)

Life as We Know It (2010) Enemies to friends to lovers again. And raising a baby together.

No Strings Attached (2011), Friends with Benefits (2011) Not really into FWB Cleon but you writers kinda like to write this? So I rewatch them recently, well, it could work.

The Mummy (1999) You cannot tell me Rick O'Connell didn't reference Leon's design. Again, gonna draw this soon.

The Huntsman: Winter's War(2016) Pretty average, I only use ref for outfit design but Jessica Chastain is so beautiful in this. (But my ideal live-action Claire is Rebecca Ferguson, just FYI)

Far and Away (1992) LMAO I've always thought of this movie as the prequel of Titanic.

Angst:

Drive (2011) My favorite movie of all time. And I saw someone already draw it, I reblog it to my main account a few days ago. I will draw another one soon, my fav scene is not the elevator scene so, no worries.

Marriage Story (2019) Literally just rewatched it last night. I love the arguing/fighting scene so much, and it kinda suits my idea of how Claire will leave Leon for his drinking problem.

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) I don't know why this movie got so much hate, but I think the part when Steve came back and later Diana has to let him go…Inspired me to draw Cleon.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Directed by David Fincher. It's more for Claire honestly. But the Scandinavian scenery is something I long for.

Sci-fi:

Oblivion(2013), Edge of Tomorrow(2014) Both staring Tom Cruise. And I regret that I didn't go to the theater for both of them, at the time I thought the posters were boring, but they turned out to be really good, at least for my taste.

Not gonna put Romeo and Juliet (1996) on the list bc I don't use Leonardo DiCaprio for my Leon when drawing, I use Brad Pitt more, for he has a better fashion sense haha. Claire Danes is already perfect.

Some TV shows as well:

Full House (1987-1995) Uncle Jesse & Aunt Becky, just search them on Pinterest.

My So-Called Life (1994-1995) Angela Chase & Jordan Catalano. I Only use Jared Leto's appearance for ref; characteristically speaking, Leon is more like Brian in this show.

Peaky Blinders (2013-2022) For Noir outfit or Mob AU cuz why not?

Rougue One (2016 movie), Andor (2022) I love Star Wars and fuck…Cassian and Jyn are so Cleon-coded! I'm mostly into SW fashion, they have some dope jackets in Andor. Seriously go watch, Andor is as good as The Last of Us.

Ride with Norman Reedus (2016-) They got some cool bikes in the first season and Cleon bike date on PCH…My beach Cleon is inspired by this show actually.

I didn't even try hard to think about these and can still go on for days…Still, I think it's good enough for one ask for now hehe.

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As an aspiring writer, I am offering self-insert fanfics with a character in your dream fandom! Just remember you can always request reader insert imagines/headcanons/prefs on my blog for free, but this is just for anyone who is interested in having theirs personalized and self-inserted! Please only request a commission through the Google forms linked above - NOT in my inbox. I won’t accept them!

FANDOMS I CAN TAKE COMMISSIONS FOR:

Arcane

Euphoria (not Nate Jacobs)

Squid Game

Quentin Tarantino films (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill only) 

The Maze Runner

The Hunger Games

The Pacific

Peaky Blinders

Shadowhunters

Stranger Things [S1-4] (I will only write familial/platonic for Eleven, Will, Lucas, Mike, Dustin and Max and I will not write for Billy romantically)

The Walking Dead

Professor Andrew Marston (ZSakuVA ASMR boyfriend audio)

WHAT I WRITE

Romantic, familial and platonic fics!

LGBTQ+ (even tho I identify as bi, please allow me to take more time to write them accurately)

Fluff and angst

Implied NSFW but no smut

AU

Love triangles with other characters/OCs in the same fandom - just no cheating!

WHAT I DON'T WRITE

Multiple chapters

I don't write for all the characters in the fandoms listed if the character(s) is abusive/racist/homophobic or a minor (especially for the Stranger Things kids. I understand the cast is much older now, but their characters aren't - also because I'm a 21 year old writer)

Smut

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The reader receiving/giving/forgiving any form of abuse

The reader having a specific mental illness or physical disability. Depression/Anxiety is an exception, but I will not write other things as I do not want to inaccurately write anything that would potentially be harmful and misinforming

Polyamorous relationships

Su*cide/s*lf h*rm

Crossovers – they're too complicated to write for me!

Real people/Celebrities

Character x Character

Reader x OCs

Cheating

PRICING

Under 1K words ($5 CAD)

1K words ($10 CAD)

2K words ($15 CAD)

3K words ($20 CAD)

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Additional pairing ($2 CAD)

Based off a song of your choice ($2 CAD)

Personalized headcanons of your choice ($4 CAD)

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Your fanfic will be written and submitted to you as a Google doc/Word doc (I promise to make the layouts pretty)

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No estimated wait due to college + work, but I will not forget any commissions and refunds are guaranteed, if ever.

With all that said, please be patient and kind <3

- MK

[at-thestillpoint]

🛠 & ⛔️ for your writing meme!

[fanfic emoji asks]

🛠 What tools/programs/apps do you use to write?

It's all Google Docs, baby! I am theoretically worried that Google is crawling my half-finished nonsense to train whatever godforsaken AI they're creating, but nothing can beat the convenience of being able to (almost...airplane/airport WiFi is the real enemy) seamlessly write on my phone, my work computer, and my iPad and not have to worry if I've saved the document recently. I'll also use the occasional spreadsheet to outline and plan, and give up not even halfway through. Lastly, I would be a shell of the writer I am if I didn't have access to the OneLook Reverse Dictionary. It got me out of so many pickles in college (it can find words for you based on ~vibes), and remains the only thesaurus I'll use.

⛔ Do you have a fic you started, but scrapped?

There are many! There's the post-season 1 modern AU of Sanditon, the modern (and American!) campaign AU of Peaky Blinders, and a vague post-series Ginny/Mike story for Pitch. They all ended up going no where because I couldn't figure out how to turn vibes into a discernible plot, and because I didn't have enough gas in the tank to fully world build the way I would've needed to.

The other fic I started and scrapped is a Natasha/Bradley experiment, but that actually just turned into a Natasha/Jake fic that I am still working on, because I am what I am.

[vntagetee-archive]

muse list.

*-primary +-secondary &-request only !-private

movies.

all too well (taylor swift's short film)

emily byrne. twenty-one. college student & aspiring author. heterosexual. fc: sadie sink. &

barbie

gloria. thirty-nine. administrative assistant at mattel. bisexual. fc: america ferrera. +

president barbie. thirty-eight. president of barbie land. asexual. fc: issa rae. *

weird barbie. thirty-nine. wanderer in barbie land. asexual. fc: kate mckinnon. *

the breakfast club

allison reynolds. eighteen. high school student. bisexual. fc: jenna ortega. +

the covenant (2006)

kate tunney. eighteen. high school student. heterosexual. fc: jessica lucas. +

sarah wenham. eighteen. high school student. heterosexual. fc: laura ramsey. +

the craft

bonnie harper. nineteen. witch, college student. pansexual. fc: neve campbell & india eisley +

nancy downs. nineteen. witch, college student. homosexual. fc: fairuza balk & sophie thatcher. *

the crow

shelly webster. twenty-six. waitress, aspiring artist. pansexual. fc: angelina jolie *

dc comics

barbara wilson. nineteen. batgirl. pansexual. fc: alicia silverstone. +

chase meridian. thirties to forties. criminal psychologist. heterosexual. fc: nicole kidman & suki waterhouse *

rachel dawes. twenties to forties. attorney. heterosexual. any interactions with older rachel will include au where she lived in tdk. fc: daisy edgar-jones & keri russell. *

disney

ella tremaine. twenty-two. villager turned princess. heterosexual. fc: lily james. *

ursula. forties. evil half human, half octopus. asexual. fc: melissa mccarthy. *

don't worry darling

alice chambers. twenty-five. housewife, doctor. heterosexual. fc: florence pugh. +

halloween h20

john tate (strode). forties. art teacher, sculptor. heterosexual. fc: josh hartnett. *

i know what you did last summer

helen shivers. eighteen. aspiring actress. pansexual. fc: sarah michelle gellar. &

jawbreaker

courtney shayne. eighteen. high school student. bisexual. fc: rose mcgowan & megan fox. +

lethal weapon

lorna cole. thirties. fbi agent. bisexual. fc: renee russo & jessica chastain. +

the menu

tyler ledford. thirty-three. tech bro, food connoisseur. heterosexual. fc: nicholas hoult. *

promising young woman

cassie thomas. thirty. barista, vigilante. bisexual. fc: carey mulligan. &

scream

sidney prescott. eighteen to early-forties. heterosexual. fc: neve campbell & nina dobrev. +

tatum riley. eighteen. high school student. heterosexual. fc: rose mcgowan & billie lourd. +

teenage mutant ninja turles

april o'neil. twenty-eight. reporter. heterosexual. fc: emma stone. *

the texas chainsaw massacre

erin hardesty. eighteen. unemployed. heterosexual. fc: jessica beil. +

titanic

rose dewitt bukater. twenty-three. socialite. heterosexual. fc: kate winslet. +

x

bobby-lynne parker. twenties. porn actress. bisexual. fc: brittany snow. +

tv shows.

american horror story

brooke thompson. ahs 1984. twenty-four. vet tech student & final girl. heterosexual. fc: emma roberts. *

ruby mcdaniel. american horror stories / rubber (wo)man. twenty-one. ghost. lesbian. fc: kaia gerber. +

angel

cordelia chase. twenty-one. angel investigations. heterosexual. fc: charisma carpenter. *

batman beyond

dana tan. twenty-one. college student, record store employee. heterosexual. fc: arden cho. +

buffy the vampire slayer

anya jenkins. appears nineteen. demon. bisexual. fc: emma caulfield. +

willow rosenberg. twenty-one. witch. homosexual. fc: alyson hannigan. +

dawson's creek

jen lindley. eighteen to twenty-one. radio show host. panromantic. fc: michelle williams. +

the mod squad

julie barnes. twenty-four. undercover cop. bisexual. fc: florence pugh. +

the musketeers

constance d'artagnan. twenty-five. assistant to queen anne. bisexual. fc: tamla kari. &

queen anne of austria. twenty-five. royal. heterosexual. fc: alexandra dowling. &

peaky blinders

ada shelby-thorne. twenty-six. shelby company limited employee. bisexual. fc: sophie rundle. *

lizzie stark-shelby. thirty-two. shelby company limited employee. heterosexual. fc: natasha o'keefe. +

power rangers

kimberly hart. nineteen. pink power ranger. bisexual. fc: kaia gerber. &

scooby doo

daphne blake. twenty-three. mystery inc. member. bisexual. fc: sarah michelle gellar. +

succession

jess jordan. thirty-three. kendall roy's assistant. homosexual. fc: juliana canfield. *

rava roy. forty-two. management consultant. heterosexual. fc: natalie gold. +

the last of us

sarah miller. fourteen to thirty-three (main verse/au). survivor. bisexual. fc: alexandra shipp & nico parker. *

white collar

alex hunter. early-thirties. black market fence & thief. bisexual. fc: gloria votsis. +

elizabeth burke. mid-late thirties. event planner. heterosexual. fc: tiffani thiessen +

sara ellis. early-thirties. insurance investigator. bisexual. fc: hilarie burton +

the white lotus

daphne sullivan. thirty-three. stay at home mom. heterosexual. fc: meghann fahy. *

portia. twenty-seven. personal assistant. bisexual. fc: haley lu richardson. +

tanya mcquoid. sixty-one. trust fund baby, entrepreneur. heterosexual. fc: jennifer coolidge. +

the x-files

dana scully. thirties to forties. fbi agent. heterosexual. fc: gillian anderson. * on hiatus

comics.

dc comics.

martha wayne. forty. philanthropist. heterosexual. fc: rebecca hall. *

selina kyle. thirty-two. thief, catwoman. bisexual. fc: zoe kravitz. *

vicki vale. forty-one. journalist. bisexual. fc: jessica chastain & holland roden (reeves' batman only). *

ghost world.

enid coleslaw. eighteen to twenties. freelance artist. homosexual. fc: thora birch. *

literature.

blood & chocolate

vivian gandillon. nineteen. works at a chocolate store, werewolf. bisexual. fc: agnes bruckner & kathryn newton. *

gone girl

amy dunne. forty. writer. bisexual. fc: rosamund pike. +

hamlet

ophelia. twenty-four. restaurant hostess. bisexual. fc: evan rachel wood. &

interview with a vampire

claudia. appears eighteen. vampire. pansexual. fc: anya taylor joy *

psycho

marion crane. thirty-one. secretary. heterosexual. fc: samara weaving. +

robin hood

lady marian. twenty-five. outlaw. bisexual. fc: alicia vikander. *

romeo & juliet

juliet capulet. twenty-two. fashion student. heterosexual. fc: kristine froseth. *

[tortugahoe]

Tommy Shelby x Alfie Solomons College AU

[comejointhefun]

bonnie gold x finn shelby

[readingreylo]

The best Reylo Fanfics I read in 2021

(Not necessarily written in 2021)

Of the 250+ fics I read last year, here are the ones that didn't make it onto any specific rec lists I made, but enjoyed very much!

(Don't forget to check out my All Time Favourite Fic list!)

29 Chandrila Ave. / Courier JAK-19 by diesirate | @diesirate | Explicit | 9k | complete | Modern AU | Strangers to friends to lovers | Lonliness | Grocery shopping | Multi POV | "In which cram school tutor!Rey hustles as a personal grocery shopper and architect!Ben is her regular customer." | This one struck me on such a personal level. Absolutely brilliant! I love the characterizations and that each chapter is a different POV.

you and tequila (make me crazy) by irridesca | @earstwo | Explicit | 11k | complete | Modern AU | Co-workers | Enemies/rivals to lovers | Friend group dynamic | Antagonism | Confessions/realizations | Multi POV | "Rey accuses Ben of having no game, and then gets proven terribly, horribly wrong." | Brilliant chemistry between Ben and Rey, and seamless shift from antagonism to realization! Steamy AF!

Bet the House by Celia_and | @whatceliawrites | Explicit | 23k | Complete | Modern AU | Vegas | Sex worker!Rey | Pretty Woman references | One night stand | tragic backstory type angst | character growth | Rey POV | Rey is a sex worker who has an unforgettable night with buisnessman Ben. Unforgettable for none of the reasons rey was ever expecting (good or bad). | Brilliantly written. Utterly fascinating characterizations! Extremely satisfying charcter study of Rey; how walled off she is and how Ben just slices through her defenses. Loved Ben's characterization too!

The Lovers' Path by DhampirsDrinkEspresso | Explicit | 30k | Complete | Fantasy/Fairy tale/medieval(?) AU | Red Riding Hood AU | Werewolves & Witches & Fae | Violence | Attempted Rape | Witch Hunts | Curses | Prophetic Dreams | Sex magic | Rey POV | "The wolf Kylo Ren is poised to become the new Prince of the Forest. He desires Rey for his own, and will allow no other to touch her. Unaware of his claim, she gives her heart to another, a simple woodsman, but Ben Solo is not what he seems." | Holy fuck this is amazing, the prose is top notch and the world building is utterly fascinating! While being loosely based on Little Red Riding Hood this is an invigorating original take!

A Cailín Came to Town by mzladybird | @mzladybird | Explicit | 74k | Complete | 1920's London AU | Peaky Blinders AU | A/B/O | Alpha x Omega | Organized Crime | Graphic depiction Violence | Irish!Rey | Mob Boss!Ben Solo | Boss/Employee dynamic | Mysticalism | ACTION | DRAMA | ANGST | Period typical prejudices | Slow(ish) Burn | Mention of abortion | HEA | Rey POV | Rey calls in a favour to find protection and work with the Black Knights of Birmingham. Her past is catching up with her as Ben Solo must deal with his burgeoning attraction to the cailín, and a turf war of unknown origins. | *snorts this fic like cocaine* Fantastic prose. Engrossing plot! Steamy AF. Gritty and dramatic! @mzladybird has quickly become one of my must read authors!

a mind of winter by myownlittleinfinity | @myownl1ttle | Explicit | 20k | Complete | Modern AU | Strangers to lovers | Falling in love | Friend group dynamic | Top!Rey, Bottom!Ben | Break ups | Angst | Reconciliation | Rey POV | "The winter that Ben and Rey meet, they fall in love." | Fluffy and sweet and then suddenly so painful you can't breath. A worthwhile HEA.

the no-shows. by indiecisivepsych | @indiecisivepsych | Explcit | 23k | Complete | Modern AU | Co-workers | Office dynamic | No strings attached | Secret relationship | angst | they are both terrible at communicating | Dating | Falling in love | Breeding kink (but no babies) | Rey POV | Rey keeps being ghosted by her tinder dates, all the while ignoring the budding -somthing- with her co-worker and fuck buddy Ben | THEY ARE BOTH IDIOTS AND IT IS AMAZING!!!!

Maybe Later (Bravissima) by piratemistress | Explicit | 25k | Complete | Modern AU | College/University | professor/student dynamic | co-workers dynamics | Italian Language | TENSION | light angst | light bondage | Multi POV | "Italian lit professor Ben Solo is in trouble again for his filthy mouth, this time with his brilliant masters’ student Rey, who after turning in her final paper, replies to his muttered “Fuck me” with “Maybe later?” | Brilliant! Fantastic characterizations and loved their backstories! Took a delicious angsty/dramatic turn that I wasn't expecting. The sexual tension is *chef kiss*

Love Me for the House and Grave, and for Something Higher by SevenBetter | Explicit | 21k | Complete | Modern AU | set in early 2000's | Strangers to Lovers | Support groups | Falling in love | foster mom!Rey | OC kids | Ben's past comes back to haunt him | Violence | Angsty back stories | Murder | Ben and Rey both need hugs | Multi POV | Ben and Rey are both former death row inmates who meet at a support group and are trying to move on with their lives. | Fascinating and Brilliant! Such an engaging premise and does not disappoint!

The Lady and the Devil by TypeSomeSenseToMe | @typesomesensetome | Explict | 86k | Complete | Historic AU | Medieval | Arranged marriage | Lord!Kylo Ren | Slow-ish burn | Blindness | Physical Abuse | Injury Recovery | DRAH-MA | miscommunications | Angst | Plots/Secrets | Pregnancy | HEA | Multi POV | Homely Rey is married off to a fearsome warlord, only to find that his devilish reputation might be a slight exaggeration. Instead she finds a proud and broken man, who she slowly comes to love. | Heavily inspired by 'This Is All I Ask' by Lynn Kurland. I went out of my way to go read the original book this was based on and honestly this fic improves a lot of the side plots and characters. Delicious and angsty!

before we go. by AquaWolfGirl | @aquawolfgirl | Explicit | 13k | Complete | Historical AU | vague Medieval setting | War | Knights/generals | One night stand | I-dont-want-to-die-a-virgin type encounter | Multi POV | "On the eve before the battle against their enemies, General Rey Jakksun seeks out General Kylo Ren. There are others she could have gone to in their camp, sure, but of all the men there, she decides to ask him to teach her pleasure -- something she's never known and wants to experience once before she dies in the morning." | Brilliant and beautiful and steamy. Love Rey's charcterization and Ben's family. A wonderful smutty story that lifts one's spirits. First chapter can be read alone as an open-ended one shot, but the 2nd adds a super satisfying HEA.

That's mine! by CrystalDen | @crystalwritespenguin | Explicit | 10k | Complete | Modern AU | Office | Boss/employee dynamic | Smitten!Ben Solo | Soft!Ben Solo | Awkward!Rey | Feral!Rey | LABEL MAKER PORN | Rey is so thirsty | Rey POV | Rey hates her new boss. She really hates his label maker. Especially since she is an oblivious idiot | Hilarious and cute and steamy.

i don't want you like a best friend by irridesca | @earstwo | Explicit | 26k | complete | Modern AU | Nonlinerear storytelling | Ex's | Weddings | Strangers to enemies to friends to lovers | Breakups | Rey needs a hug | Angst | HEA | Rey POV | Rey runs into her ex at her friends wedding. Well, he could have been her ex if she wasnt scared of being vulnerable with people. | Beautiful and brilliantly written with fantastic characterizations (all around!) Lots of great dynamics. Emotional and angsty and raw. But with a well earned HEA.

A Picture of Me Without You by the-reylo-void | @the-reylo-void | 6k | One shot | Mature | Historical AU | 1930s | Prohibition | Speakeasy | Soulmates | Soulmate identifying marks | Strangers to lovers | Bootlegger!Ben Solo | Alternating POV | "It's impossible not to have a soulmark. It's not a big deal, not in the lax and gin-soaked speakeasies of 1920s Manhattan, but it's still a heavy weight to bear, as Ben Solo and Rey find out side by side." | So beautiful! Very authentic feeling.

Soft and Slow by ABeautifulBreakdown | Explicit | 8k | one shot | Modern AU | One night stand | Accident Recovery | Alcoholism | Addiction | Angst | one-night-stand? | Ben POV  | Washed up former pianist Ben has a one-night-stand with a woman who may change his life forever. If only he could remember her name.... | urgh I love the angst. Beautiful and steamy AF

Bluebird by alantieislander | Explicit | 2k | one shot | Modern AU | Highschool | Strangers to lovers | teen romance | semi-public sex |  Rey POV | In which Rey and Ben become more than friends on their bus ride to and from school. | WOW. Just wow. Told from the POV of a married couple recounting how they met.

Separate on the Surface by quamquam20 | @quamquam20 | Explicit | 18k | Complete | Modern AU | Mermaids | Siren!Rey | Monsterfucking | Desert island | hurt/comfort | Dark-ish | past abandonment | Angst with a HEA | Multi POV | "It’s probably not the first time the son of an environmental lawyer has ended up working on a storm-lashed offshore drilling platform. But he's definitely the first one Rey has ever pulled out of the water." | A darky brilliant and dare I say realistic(?) take on the mermaid fanfic trope. Powerhouse writing right here! So creative.

Fall for You by AttackoftheDarkCurses | Explicit | 10k | One Shot | Modern AU | College/University | Arranged Marriage | Buisness Merger | Enemies to lovers | Light dom/sub | Femdom | Smitten!Ben Solo | Rey POV | "In which Rey falls in love with her fiancé over the course of a semester." | So. Fucking. Good. The charcterization is *chef kiss*. The story was brilliantly fleshed out for a one-shot. So romantic. So steamy. Such a great progression of their relationship!

when the moon met the sun in the sky by RebelRebel | @rebelrebelreylo | Explicit | 71k | Complete | Fantasy AU | Feudal Japan | Ghibli vibes | Samurai | Royalty | Arranged Marriage | Enemies to Lovers | Growing up togther | Childhood Sweethearts | Secrets | Politics | War | Spies/espionage | Sun/Moon Mythology | HEA | Multi POV | Princess to a worthless throne, Rey attempts to assassinate the Evil Emperor only to discover his right hand, Kylo Ren, is her long thought dead betrothed. They tentatively join together to shake their world to its foundations. | i am so in love with this fic. At first it's a TFA and TLJ re-write set in a ghibli-esque feudal Japan, but it takes a phenomenally original turn. Movie quality story! Unbelievably cool world building! And it envokes a favourite childhood movie of mine The Swan Princess.

follow in your form by violethoure666 | Explicit | 23k | Complete | Modern AU | Nurse/patient dynamic | Serious injury | Injury recovery | Quadriplegic!Ben Solo | Nurse!Rey | ANGST | Domestic | Ben POV | "Ben Solo wakes up paralyzed and angry about it. A story about dealing with change, holding onto hope, and finding love." | Fucking brilliant. Loved the story about Ben navigating his new reality all while falling in love with Rey. Heartbreaking a hopeful! A super satisfying HEA.

TAKE THE SOUL, LEAVE THE BODY by neonheartbeat | Explicit | 35k | Complete | Historic AU | 1910's | Coal mining | Appalachian Gothic | Character death | Mystery | Gore/violence | Necromancy | Deal with the devil | Widow!Rey | undead!Ben solo | Establiahed Reylo | Flashbacks | ANGST | Murder | HEA | Multi POV | "When young Mrs. Rey Solo loses her husband to an accident in the coal mines of the Appalachian Mountains, she does her best to do her grieving, but a string of strange murders begin to center themselves about her, casting her own sanity into doubt in her mind. Something is haunting the shadows of Walker's Hollow, and she must discover what it is..." | I freaken loved Rey's charcterizstion and how she saved Ben in the end. I seriously cheered.

Could We by kalx58 | Explicit | 26k | Complete | Modern AU | Rivals to lovers | Dating | Falling in love | Cycling | Cycling culture | San Francisco | Bike messenger!Rey | Programmer!Ben Solo | Recreational drug use | Break-ups | Angst | Reconciliation | HEA | Rey POV | Rey can't stand the douchebag on her morning commute. But soon annoyance turns to attraction and Ben and Rey embark on a relationship that will change both their lives. It's a shame that all good things must come to an end. | Fucking fantastic. So well written. Romantic and soft and then BAM hits you with the angst but ties it together in the end. A pleasure to read!

Anyone Else by beccastanz | @beccastanz | Explicit | 8k | One shot in two parts | Modern AU | Enemies to lovers | Friend group dynamic | Hate Sex | One-night-stand | Hint of Bendemption | Open ending | Rey POV | Ben works for Snoke so Rey wont fuck him. Even though she really wants to. Spoilers: she finally does and it ruins her. | Well written with insanely hot smut and brilliant chemistry between Ben and Rey.

How to Be a Heartbreaker by LittleLostStar | Explicit | 28k | complete | Historical AU | 1960s | Mad Men vibes | Dark-ish | Feral housewife!Rey | Black widow!Rey | Period typical sexism/gender roles | Marriage | Attempted murder | Murder | Power dynamics | Rey POV | Perfect housewife Rey has murdered her last four monstrous husbands, and plans on doing the same to her latest, Ben Solo. They all are monsters after all, but Ben might be a bit more than she can handle. | He totally knows what's up and it's delicious! Their dynamic is *chef kiss* the period and setting are so well done. A brilliant, steamy, immersive fic! so well written. Love these characterizations.

That Teenage Feeling by kalx58 | Explicit | 14k | complete | Highschool | Enemies to lovers | Hate Sex | Angst | Rey POV | Two angry teens on the last day of high school. | Brilliant characterization for Rey!

Hanging On A Star by Yours_Truly_Commander_Shepard | Explicit | 81k | complete | Modern AU | Musicians | Music Industry | eniemes to lovers | non-linear storytelling | angst | falling in love | breakups | mechanic!Rey | viral YouTube sensation Rey | Musician!Ben Solo | minor drug/alchohol use | road trip | minor finn/Rose | smut | HEA | Rey POV | "Today, Rey Johnson is a breakout star with a rising single, a major label contract, and a five-year-old photograph of her kissing the lead singer of the Knights of Ren that she just can't shake. Five years ago, Ben Solo was a lonely American musician on extended holiday in the West Midlands without a working car, new material, or a friend in the world." | Angsty and delicious with a HEA and engaging prose that I had to finished it that night. Just a brilliant story. Emotional and raw with fantastic smut!

sugar pill by somethingdifferent | Explicit | 7k | One shot | Modern AU | Breeding kink | Dubious consent | Risky sex | Ambiguous ending?? | Rey POV | Nurse Rey starts hooking up with pharmacist Ben, who is trying his hardest to knock her up and slowly Rey realizes she might be cool with that. | Dark and delicious!

for the woods, when they give at all, give unstintedly by lachesisgrimm | @lachesisgrimm | Mature | 3k | One shot | Historical AU | 1920s | Inspired by LM Montgomery's The Blue Castle | Bachelor!Ben Solo | Independent!Rey | Author!Rey | Marriage of convenience | Illness | Strangers to lovers | Falling in love | Rey POV | Upon learning that Ben Solo is to succumb to illness within the year, Rey accepts his marriage proposal - to make his last year a memorable one | So romantic and beautiful!

Knight in Sooty Armor by Graendoll | Explicit | 45k | Complete | Modern AU | Firefighter!Ben | Alcoholic!Ben | Child abuse | ANGST | Ben Solo is a disaster | multi POV | "Ben rescues twelve year old Rey from a fire. When she returns at sixteen they form an unlikely friendship." | Growing up togther vibes but not creepy. They meet when Rey is a kid, but nothing happens until she is an adult. Angsty and brilliant with a great progression. Deals with some heavy issues.

Practice Makes Perfect by violethoure666 | Explicit | 15k | Complete | Modern AU | Co-workers | The Office vibes | Pretend relationship | Virgin!ben solo | loss of virginity | no-strings-attached type thing | Pining | Angst/Drama | "Grumpy Ben Solo gets asked out by Jessica Pava, the hottest girl in the office. The only problem is that he's a 29 year old virgin who doesn't wanna make an ass of himself with the aforementioned hottest girl in the office. Rey offers to help him get all the awkward and embarrassing stuff out of the way before his big date. Everyone can definitely stay cool and not catch feelings. No big deal." | Rom-com perfect! So steamy and sexy and funny and romantic!

Here's to more amazing fics in 2022!🥂

[zablife]

🗣 gif request

(Let’s ignore Grace over here…now that I think of it, is there a reasonable motive to like Grace? I don’t think so)

"Tommy, love, we're meant to be studying. What if we fail our exams?" you pleaded with your new boyfriend. He wouldn't stop gazing at your eyes despite your pleas to get back to the notes you'd carefully prepared.

"I am...studying your beautiful face at the moment. Please be courteous and lower your voice," he said leaning in for a soft kiss to your lips. The heat of it caused you to drop your pencil to the ground, but you didn't want Tommy to know how it had effected you.

"And that?" you asked with a raise of your eyebrow. "What were you studying just then might I ask?"

"Your exquisite taste," he said staring at your lips with growing desire.

"And what do I taste of, wise scholar," you asked playfully leaning forward on your elbows.

Tommy tilted his head to the side and squinted one eye for a moment. Giving an over exaggerated shrug he said, "I dunno. You're right, my darling, I am a hopeless student 'cause I can't remember. I'll need another kiss to make it stick properly in me mind," he smirked.

You rolled your eyes at him in mock annoyance. "Not sure why I agreed to tutor you," you said standing and pretending to lecture him. "You're incorrigible. Doubt you'll learn anything tonight," you said as he hooked you by your waist. He quickly brought you down upon his lap and you gasped loudly in surprise, earning a chorus of shushing and hissing from the other library patrons.

He brushed his nose against the shell of your ear sending shivers down your spine. Tucking the hair behind your ear, he whispered, "That's not true, going to learn what the inside of your dorm room looks like. Let's go," he said abandoning his books and pulling you toward the door.

[midnightswithdearkatytspb]

MidnightsWithDearKatyTSPB’s Recommendations '23: January

Welcome back to monthly to semi weekly fanfiction and more list recommendations. It used to be VelvetCardiganBucky’s list, but I changed my name. New Year, going through residential treatment soon, new me, new name. A lot of new here at this blog. I follow my username in hashtag form, so tag me in your fics, challenges, to be added in future list. Do not be afraid to message me I will answer back as soon as I possibly can! — Katy K.

This blog and its content is attended for mature audiences, so unless you are over the age of 18, it’s best you turn back now. I’m not in charge of your media consumption there, for you cannot come for me when you don’t like something you read. Thank you.

<< April '21

February '23 >>

My Masterlist

One-Shots:

Start A War by @angrythingstarlight >> Mob!Bucky Barnes x Reader x Mob!Steve Rogers - Summary/Request: Another take on what could have been if the reader had decided to stay with Steve, not Bucky, in Pretty Little Liars story. | I always love reading anything written by angrythingstarlight, whether it's on here or it's on AO3. I have yet to read Pretty Little Liars, but this snippet has made me add it to my to-read list.

Looks Better On You by @navybrat817 >> Lumberjack! Stever Rogers x Reader - Steve can't stop thinking about how good you look in his shirts. | You got yourself the perfect amount of alluded smut, and you got yourself the lovey-dovey stuff. It's perfect, just perfect.

Could've Just Asked, Baby by @wndalovebot >> CEO Alpha!Bucky Barnes x Omega!Reader - Summary: All you wanted was, was some time with your CEO mate Bucky, but he seemed to busy for you lately. Well maybe calling attention to yourself was the best thing you ever did. | Did the room suddenly get 10 degrees hotter?

Still into You by @loverwebs >> Peter Parker x Scarlet Witch!Reader - Summary: You and Peter didn’t end things on the best terms and wind up seeing each other again at an Avengers party. | This is what I can picture as a realistic relationship with a fight between a super couple. The ending is *chefs kiss.*

Series:

The Happy Couple: Chapter 6 by @darkficsyouneveraskedfor >> Mob!Bucky Barnes x Reader - Summary: Your father makes a deal to marry you to his top capo. (mob au) | The story just really picked up, but you can't really ever go wrong with reading one of Roo's stories. They are just so good.

AO3:

In The Mood by SkylarJames22//@skylarjameswrites >> Mob!Bucky Barnes x Shelby!Reader - Mob Boss doesn't take too kindly to the beautiful Skylar trying to take over his territory in America. He comes to her to make a deal and get her to back off, but a Peaky Blinder never backs down from a fight. | HOT! HOT! HOT!

And They Were Roommates by staygold483 >> Tattoo Artist!Bucky Barnes x OFC - Summary: Luka has just finished her college degree and moved back to her hometown to live with her boyfriend. She runs into some of her old high school classmates, who support her when she really needs them. One of those people, is her high school crush, Bucky Barnes. | I read this story after it was completed and loved it, the ending is okay, but the story it's self is what holds it for me.

One-Shots:

Sweet Nothings by @secretswiftymarvelfan >> Chris Evans x Reader - Summary: When the world is out there pushing and shoving, all you’ve ever wanted was sweet nothings. | I'm pretty sure I have to go make a dentist appointment with Robert Evans, that's how sweet this is, and I love it.

Jealousy's My Best Friend by @cockslutpadalecki >> Professor!Andy Barber x Student!Reader - Summary: You can’t help but be a little jealous when Andy pays another student some attention. | Oh, don't act like you wouldn't be jealous if someone gave Andy extra attention. I know I would be.

Trust by @worksby-d >> Chris Evans x fem!Reader - Summary: Your second first time together. | (Read Warining, then proceed if interested.) I found this one-shot to be adorable, as well as sweet in how caring Chris was. I would definitely come back to read again on my sad days.

Housewife Duties by @lilacevans >> Ari Levinson x (non-descriptive) Female!Reader - After Ari's been gone on a long grueling work trip, you want to do whatever you can to make him feel comfortable. | I need to start my Thursday mornings, or any morning in general, honestly, reading stuff like this. It would put me in a better mood.

One-Shots:

Closer to Me by @kiki0005 >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: After you get pregnant with Tommy's child, he is adamant that you move in with him. | If I'm honest, I would let Tommy Shelby tell me what to do any day. So this one-shot of him was up my alley because he's asking and telling. Definitely worth the read.

*I'm Yours by @sunsetbeachesandwriting >> Tommy Shelby x Reader ft. John Shelby - Summary: Your body is for Tommy and Tommy alone. | I'm a fan of possessive Tommy Shelby, and I didn't know it till I read this, or I just forgot. So good.

Dada Tommy by @quinnsbower >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: Tommy is left to watch over his 6-month-old while his wife eats with his sister. What could possibly happen? | This was so adorable, funny, and just plain loving. I love Dad!Tommy, especially to baby girls. Makes my heart go pitter-patter.

The Clap by SunsetBeachesandWriting >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: Jealousy never looked so good on someone like Tommy Shelby, especially when all he wants is you back. | If a man ever did this to me, I would slap them. If Tommy Shelby ever did this to me, I would swoon.

Promotion by @sunsetbeachesandwriting >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: Y/N is Harry's daughter and works in the Garrison until Tommy decides to "fire" her. | This is both a mix of hot and sweet. I could picture season one or two of Tommy doing this with a massive smile on my face.

Love Is Sweeter Than Vengeance by @pherelesytsia >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: Burglars break into the mansion in search of the safe and stumble upon the lady of the house. | This was so suspenseful as well as hot. Just how I like my Tommy Shelby.

You're Everywhere, Love by @sunsetbeachesandwriting >> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: Everyone has Tommy feeling overwhelmed. He walks out in the middle of a family meeting and goes to the one place he knows he'll find some peace. | I'm definitely not crying, and I'm definitely not going to suggest you have a box of tissues on standby when you read this.

Series:

The Boy in the Window by @notyour-valentine>> Tommy Shelby x Reader - Summary: (Y/N) thinks the boy her daughter sees in the window of the neighbouring house is nothing but a childish fantasy; after all, no one has lived there for years, but when she brings that boy to lunch, she realizes that he is in fact very real and above all- the son of none other than the infamous Tommy Shelby. | While I'm only five chapters into this story, it's quickly becoming one of my favorites that I've read. We get to see more of Charlie and more of Tommy's sensitive and protective side.

AO3:

*Tommy's Red Right Hand by HisRedRightHand >> Tommy Shelby x OFC - Summary: As if being left in charge of the two youngest Shelby siblings wasn't enough, Tommy decides to ask a redhead as ornery as he is and her six-year-old sister to take up residence at 6 Watery Lane. | At 115 chapters so far, I took my time to cherish this story because that is how much I thoroughly enjoy reading this. I highly recommend that you head the warnings that come in the tags in the summary that come with this before you dive in. The author does a fantastic job warning you about each chapter as well.

One-Shots:

A Flower Petal by @jelsasnowflakes1 >> Geralt x Fem!Reader - Summary: When being teased for still being a virgin at Kaer Morhen, geralt comes in and "comforts you" when he sees you crying. | It's fluffy and smutty, but it's the ending for me in the end.

Sleepless by @sgt-seabass >> MobBoss! PrimeAlpha!Nick Fowler x Omega!Reader- Summary: Nick wants all of you. And he will do whatever it takes to claim your soul. | Nick knows what he wants. This is sweet because he knows he will have to make an effort to change how he acts around her.

Series:

Happatance Pt. 6 by @teds-mustache-wrangler >> Henry Cavill x OFC - Summary: Henry is about to go to bed one night when he suddenly gets a text from a random number he doesn't know. What happens when you accidentally text the star actor of The Witcher? Memes apparently. Lots and lots of memes. | I was privileged to beta-read this chapter for Wren and am honored. This is a spicy one y'all so sit back and enjoy some Henry and Lizzy!

AO3:

*A Twist In Time by Comet96 >> Tommy Shelby x Lupin!OFC - Summary: Romy Lupin was a walking cliche. She has her father's metamorphmagus abilities and also seems to be a seer. During her last year at Hogwarts, Tom Riddle is brought from his teenage years at Hogwarts into the year 2047, and soon after, Romy finds herself being sent back into time. Back to 1926, when Merope Gaunt was still pregnant. It's Romy's job to protect Tom Riddle Jr. from being taken into the wrong hands. It was all going to plan until Merope knocked the time turner, and they ended up in 1916, in the middle of the first world war and with no way to get back to 1926. There she meets the Shelbys and somehow manages to find her feet in dingy Small Heath with the help of Harry Fenton, Squib, and a distant family member. | At 43 chapters and hasn't been updated since the middle of September, this story is Harry Potter, pre-Fantastic Beast meets Peaky Blinders, and I'm living for it. It has everything magical-wise you could ask for and Shelby-wise as well. I just wish it would be updated, but dreamers can dream.

Legacy by cl410 or @i-like-plan-m >> Darcy Lewis x Bucky Barnes - Summary: Darcy Lewis meets the Hales from Teen Wolf. (My poor summary.) | I love Stiles from Teen Wolf, and I love this What If twist that the author has done with Darcy. The whole series is good, and I recommend everyone give it a read if you are a fan of Darcy Lewis or MCU and Teen Wolf.

Blue by galaxiejoon >> Louis Tomlinson & OFC >> Summary: Elle is a seven-year-old girl who meets Louis and asks him to describe the color blue to her. | This is adorable and made me tear up the first time I read it in years. I still tear up every time I read it.

@peakyscillian - Looking for a masterlist to binge or just a variety of Tommy and Cillian? I would check out Laura's page and her writing.

@teds-mustache-wrangler - Are your Henry Cavill needs not getting met? Do you feel like perhaps you need to read about Henry Cavill, but haven't yet? Well go on down to Wren's blog, she has all your Henry Cavill needs met.

@gypsy-girl-08 - If you are a fan of Cillian Murphy or Peaky Blinders, then I would check this writer out. They have many Thomas Shelby series to choose from as well as Cillian Murphy

[octaviasdread]

any girls! dark academia movie recs? i really struggle to find anything not about a group of boys (as much as I love them)

SO MANY!!! This is probably a far more detailed answer than you were expecting but this is a popular question and I want to keep a list for myself and others.

Feel free to add to it/give opinions. I've tried to give a tw for anything I can remember

Girls! Dark Academia Movies/TV Shows

Mona Lisa Smile (2003)

1950s Women’s college

Art professor! Julia Roberts

She’s legit the female Mr Keating of the art & college world

Feminism vs. Tradition

Maggie Gyllenhall x Ginnifer Goodwin; their characters were more than friends. Fight me.

Does not end how you expect

Strike!/All I Wanna Do/The Hairy Bird (1998)

MY FAVOURITE!!!

Free on YouTube under one of its various names

Comedy

1960s all girls boarding school

Young Kirsten Dunst

Group of girls plot to sabotage a merger with a boys school less prestigious than their own

Secret attic clubhouse meetings of the D.A.R aka Daughters of the American Ravioli (eaten cold, ew)

girls get political & advocate for their rights using ANY elaborate and chaotic scheme

TW: eating disorder, vomiting & creepy male teacher but the girls plot against him too

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)

based on a short book I read for uni by Muriel Spark

1930s girls school in Edinburgh

Scottish teacher! Maggie Smith, controversial with a focus on romantic ideals

Spoiler alert, the liberal teacher is actually a fascist

Her group of fave students has cult- vibes and it’s fascinating

Picnic at Hanging Rock

1970s movie or 2018 mini series

Never watched either but I plan to

Wild Child (2008)

00s romcom every UK teen girl loves

Emma Roberts as the spoiled rich American teenager sent to a strict English boarding school

Plots to get herself expelled but oh no she’s making friends with the girls who help her

And the headmistress has a hot son, and he’s nice??? Double oh no

ICONIC SCENES

Everything! Goes! Wrong!

omg she burns the school down

Feel good, comfort, nostalgia

St Trinians (2007)

English girls boarding school

The kids are all criminals, no joke

So are the teachers

CHAOTIC

gay awakening for british girls

Art heist pulled off by school girls

Government tries to shut them down but oh no, the education minister & the headmistress are ex-lovers

Colin Firth x Rupert Everett in drag

Superior cast: Jodie Whittaker, Gemma Arterton, Juno Temple, Stephen Fry, Colin Firth, etc...

embodies the phrase 'problematic fave'

St Trinians 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold (2009)

Mystery, pirate ancestors, hidden treasure

omg Shakespeare was a woman

girls disguised as boys to infiltrate and rob the posh boys school

Villain! David Tennant in that ICONIC boat scene

Teen girls vs. ancient misogynist brotherhood

like the first film but MORE chaotic and BETTER!???

The Falling (2014)

1960s all girls school

best friends! but its unrequited love

Agoraphobic + distant mother aka mommy issues

Sudden death and the school suppresses/ignores the students grief, sparking mass hysteria & a fainting epidemic in the girls

Cast: Maisie Williams (GoT) & Florence Pugh (Little Women) & Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders)

TW: teen pregnancy, death, vomiting, underage s*x, sibling inc*st, past s*xual assault

READ THE PLOT SUMMARY FIRST

The Book Thief (2013)

Based on an amazing book by Markus Zusak

set in 1940s Nazi Germany

Daughter of a communist whose family were taken by the Nazis/died is fostered by an older couple who teach her to read & she paints a dictionary on the basement walls

Coming of age story about a compulsive book thief. No joke, this kid steals books from banned book burnings and breaks into the mayor's library through the window

Family hides the Jewish son of an old friend in their basement and he helps her to start writing about her experiences in the war

TW: death, bombings, WW2 anti-semitism

Mary Shelley (2017)

Overall good & roughly biographical

Pretty costumes and aesthetic

Modern feminist take on Mary Shelly in her own time period

So many INACCURACIES for the drama so don’t take it as truth

Percy Shelley slander and not all of it is justified

Cast: Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth, and Maisie Williams

The Secret Garden (1993)

Based on a fave childhood book

1901 colonial India & Yorkshire, England

Orphaned, spoilt & neglected girl sent to live with her reclusive Uncle in the English countryside

Gothic elements, mysteries, secret doors/passages/locked gardens

local boy with a flock of animals, magic, kids chanting around a fire and all around immaculate vibes

Happy ending!!!

Hidden Figures (2016)

African-American women as mathematicians for NASA

1960s space project

Women balancing a career and family obligations

Deals with racial & gender discrimination

Loosely based on the lives of Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan who worked for NASA as engineers & mathematicians

Anne of Green Gables (1985) & sequel (1987)

Adaptation L.M. Montgomery’s ‘Anne of Green Gables’ books

Canada (late 1890s/early 1900s)

Highly imaginative & bookworm orphan is adopted by a reclusive elderly brother and sister duo

Small town & school years comedic drama

Unrequited Enemies -> Friends -> lovers

Inspiring new woman teacher

Girls re-enact Tennyson’s poem and nearly drown for the aesthetic™

Dramatic poetry reading with INTENSE 👀eye contact👀

Writer! Anne & English teacher! Anne dealing with unruly girls school antics

Collette (2018)

biographical drama on french writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Collette

Victorian & Edwardian era France

More talented than her husband so she ghostwrites for him

Fight for creative ownership of her wildly successful novels

Affairs with a woman called Georgie and also with Missy, born female but masculine presenting

Cast: Keira Knightly, Dominic West, Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark)

Enola Holmes (2020)

Netflix book adaptation

Younger sister of Sherlock Holmes

Victorian era! feminism/suffragettes

Mother-daughter focus

Mystery, adventure, secret codes, teens running away & escaping from (and eventually fighting) assassins

Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Fiona Shaw, Millie Bobby Brown

Ginger & Rosa (2012)

1960s England

best friends since literal birth navigating troubled teen years

poet & anti-nuclear activist! Ginger

off the rails but also catholic! Rosa

Shout out to Mark & Mark the gay godfathers we all want

family troubles 

TW: older man has an affair with a 17 yr old

Testament of Youth (2014)

based on WW1 memoir by Vera Brittain

young woman (writer & poetry lover) escapes traditional family & goes to study at Oxford University

abandons to become a war nurse

romance, tragedy and war trauma

Cast: Alicia Vikander, Kit Harrington (GoT), Taron Edgerton (Rocketman), Colin Morgan (Merlin)

Little Women (2019)

Writer! Jo & Artist! Amy

Mother/daughter focus and sister dynamics

the March sisters’ theatre club is *chefs kiss*

champagne problems edits of Jo x Laurie are a mood

Ambivalent ending perfectly captures Louisa May Alcott’s dilemma with the book the movie is based on

set in 1860s America

ALL STAR CAST and a Greta Gerwig masterpeice

Lady Bird (2017)

coming of age in early 2002/2003 Sacramento, California

all girls catholic school

writer! Christine aka Lady Bird wants to get outta town and start her life again at college 'in a city with culture'

Mother/daughter dynamics - so realistic!

I live for that Jesus car stunt & the nun's reaction

school theatre program

Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Timothee Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein

Another Greta Gerwig gem

Beguiled (2017)

Virginia, civil war era

Girls school with only five students and two teachers left

Find an injured Union army soldier & bring him inside

Women & teenagers want his attention (v. problematic) before uniting against him

(tbh you'll either love it, hate it, or watch once & forget it)

Sofia Coppola film so its very feminine gaze

TW: violence, death, underage

Legally Blonde (2001)

No questions will be taken

Elle Woods was the blue print

TV series:

House of Anubis (2011-2013)

I know it’s a kids/young teen show but I still unironically love it

ANCIENT EGYPT!!!!

Modern day with Victorian era links to treasure hunters & Egyptian research expeditions (stealing from tombs)

Chosen one plot lines, curses, kidnapping, mysteries, secret tunnels under the school, elixir of life

Teens have investigate & protect themselves cus oh no the TEACHERS are involved in some shady stuff

new American kid at British boarding school is the actual premise not just a fanfic au

Nostalgic, light-hearted, funny, and kinda cheesy but I will accept no criticism

The Alienist (2018 -now)

Mid 1890s, New York

Woman’s private detective agency (Season 2)

Serial killer mystery

Woman secretary turns detective and teams up with a criminal psychiatrist and a newspaper editor to solve crime

TW: violence, child pr*stit*tion

Cast: Dakota Fanning, Luke Evans, Daniel Bruhl

The Queen’s Gambit (2020)

Woman chess prodigy

1950s & 1960s

TW: drug & alcohol abuse

Gentleman Jack (2019 - now)

Based on the diaries of Anne Lister

Victorian Yorkshire, England

Upper-class lesbians

Confident, suit wearing! Anne Lister x shy! Ann Walker

Business woman! Anne running the family mines

Cast: Suranne Jones (Doctor Foster) & Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders)

TW: violence

Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)

bubbly/ambitious single mom + intelligent daughter

bookworm! Rory Gilmore gets into a prestigious private school and then an Ivy League college

Small town drama is comedic gold

Fast dialogue packed with pop culture and literary references

Comforting & nostalgic

TEAM JESS

Anne with an E (2017-2019)

Loose adaptation of L.M. Montgomery’s ‘Anne of Green Gables’ books

they completely change the plot lines but it’s still very good content!

Orphan girl with trauma and a love of books/poetry is adopted by an elderly brother & sister duo, bringing light and fresh ideas to a rural community

Feminism, girls writing club, lgbtq safe spaces, girls eduction, black/indigenous representation

Miss Stacy as THAT inspiring teacher

Aunt Josephine’s lavish gay parties have my heart

TW: creepy male teacher tries to marry a student, racial discrimination, indigenous assimilation school

Victoria (2016-2019)

Adaption of Queen Victoria’s life

Victoria navigating her political, royal, and personal life

Albert’s involvement with The Great Exhibition, 1851 (on cultural + industrial innovations)

Alfred Paget x Edward Drummond is exquisite

Gorgeous costumes and aesthetics

TW: bury your gays trope

Derry Girls (2018-now)

1990s Northern Ireland during the troubles

Comedy, episodes 20-25 mins long

English boy sent to an all girls Catholic school with his cousin

✨Dead Poets Society parody episode ✨with a free-spirited female teacher

Sister Michael, the sarcastic nun who hates her job & reads the exorcist for giggles

Wee anxious lesbian! Clare Devlin (plus her friends wearing rainbow pins)

Badass with bad ideas! Michelle Mallon

Main Character! Erin Quinn

Lovable weirdo who would fight a polar bear! Orla McCool

Wee English fella & honorary Derry girl! James Maguire

Dickinson (2019-now)

Loose adaption of the poet Emily Dickinson’s life

Set in 19th century Massachusetts, US

Historical drama with modern dialogue & music that works SEAMLESSLY

gives a great understanding of Emily Dickinson’s poems

💕Vintage gays! Emily x Sue💕

Theatre club, writing, poetry, dressing as men to sneak into lectures, love letters, teen drama, feminism, and an underground abolitionist journal as a brief side plot in season 2

Wiz Khalifa plays death in a horse drawn carriage

TW: opium use

A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017-2019)

Based on great childhood books

Bookworm! brother, Inventor! sister, and baby sister with sharp teeth

Mystery, secret organisations, orphaned siblings figuring things out & fending for themselves against the villain after their fortune

Adults either cartoon evil, comedically incompetent, or SPIES

Boarding school, library owner, scientific researcher, and theatre episodes

Ambiguous time period which is really fun to try and pin point

Killing Eve (2018-now)

Classic detective who has homoerotic tension with the assassin she is tracking down

British Detective! Eve Polastri figures out the notorious assassin MI5 are investigating is a woman, is fired & then put on a secret MI6 case with a small team

Assassin! Villanelle, a psychopath with a tragic past and a mastery of both accents & fashion

Woman MI6 boss! Carolyn Martens, head of Russian section

Travel Europe following Villanelle’s killings and escaping the assassins sent by Villanelle’s organisation

‘You’re supposed to be my enemy and moral opposite but omg you’re the only one smart enough to get me and why am I obsessed with you????'

🚨 GO IN FOR A KISS AND THEN STAB YOUR ENEMY 🚨

Cable Girls/Las chicas del cable (2017-2020)

Spanish drama set in 1920s Madrid

Four young women at a telecommunications company form a group of friends and help navigate the difficult situations they are all in

Secret identities, dangerous pasts, murder, crime, lgbtq couple & throuple, trans man character, feminism/suffragists

girls commit crimes for humanitarian reasons and cover! it! up!

UNDERRATED SHOW!!!!

Gorgeous costumes and set

Haven’t finished it yet and I’m catching up

TW: abuse, violence, death

Outlander (2014 - now)

haven’t watched yet but plan to

Woman time travels to Scotland, 1743

Rebel highlanders, pirates, British colonies, American revolutionary war

Time jumps between 18th & 20th century

[mrsalwayswrite]

I recently passed the milestone of 1K followers and am beyond honored that so many people would want to follow me and my random postings. I have met so many wonderful people on this site that have quickly become friends. You guys are all incredible!

So to celebrate I'm hosting a small challenge! Yay!

I love all kinds of fanfiction but my absolute favorite are AUs. So with that in mind, my challenge is going to be an Alternative Universe challenge!! Participants can choose an AU and base their contribution around that.

This challenge is open to everyone - friends, mutuals, acquaintances, we've never spoken but creeped on each other's blogs, you happened to just stumble upon this posting and are intrigued - the more the merrier!

Rules & Prompts are below the cut!

Rules:

-To participate you can write something, create a moodboard, edit, color palette or even a gif set.

-Please use Read More if your writing is over 500 words.

-You don't have to follow me to participate.

-Can be any pairing - x reader, x OC, canon couple. Or no romantic pairing at all.

-Use appropriate tag warnings.

-No underage fics, choking kink, humiliation kink, watersports, non-con.

-Up to 2 different people can use a prompt, then I'll cross it out.

-Feel free to choose more than one prompt, if you're inspired.

-Use the tag mzAUparty and make sure to tag me in your contribution also!

-Send me an ask with the prompt you want, so I can keep track of everything easily.

-Fandoms you can choose from: Vikings, Peaky Blinders, The Last Kingdom, Band of Brothers, Marvel, Fury movie, The Witcher, Outlander

Deadline: December 31, 2022

AU Prompts:

• Regency AU - @deans-ch-ch-cherrypie

• Biker AU - @tvserie-s-world (?)

• A/B/O AU

• Pirates AU

• Fairytale AU

• Meet Cute AU - @sophieshelby

• Arranged Marriage AU - @geekandbooknerd

• Bodyguard AU - @geekandbooknerd / @youbloodymadgenius

• Time travel AU - @deans-ch-ch-cherrypie

• Mafia AU

• Coffeeshop AU - @notyour-valentine

• Dystopia/Post-apocalypse AU - @solinarimoon / @grimeundglow / @deans-ch-ch-cherrypie

• Royalty AU - @geekandbooknerd / @runnning-outof-time

• Lumberjack AU

• Detective AU

• High School AU

• College AU

• Roommates AU -@emilyhufflepufftlk

• Soulmates AU - @typewritersandfanfiction

• (Rock) Band AU - @serasvictoria / @deans-ch-ch-cherrypie

• Futuristic AU - @deans-ch-ch-cherrypie

• Magic AU - @deans-ch-ch-cherrypie

• Supernatural/Mythological Creatures AU - @lilyrachelcassidy

• Assassins AU - @errruvande

• Monster Hunters AU - @deans-ch-ch-cherrypie

If you have a different AU you wish to use, just let me know!

(Shout out to @deans-ch-ch-cherrypie for helping with prompts)

Tagging those who might be interested: @deans-ch-ch-cherrypie @youbloodymadgenius @geekandbooknerd @tvserie-s-world @doctorwhoandfairytaillover @solinarimoon @punkrocknpearls @quantumlocked310 @runnning-outof-time @errruvande

[mercurygray]

Friends! I have a lot of things to celebrate - The Darkening Sky is turning TWO this year, and I've just recently passed one thousand followers, so I decided I could have a little party, to celebrate.

Longtime readers of this blog will know that I love a prompt list, so to mark the occasion, I've made one of my own - a Things You Said list.

Pick a prompt from the list below and, using one of the fandoms, frequent characters, or OCs usually on this blog, you can create something to share! This could be a fic,  moodboard or graphic, gifset, or another creative outlet of your choice. Then, when you're done, tag me and I'll share it here!

You do not have to be following me to participate!  Simply send me an Ask or a DM with the prompt you'd like to do. (You can mention which fandom you’re using, or keep it a surprise!)  After 2 people have claimed a prompt, I'll remove it from the list.

This is a pro-read more blog. If your writing is over 500 words, please use a Read More or I cannot in good conscience share it!

Other details below! 

Please use appropriate tags for ships and for content warnings.

Canon couple, OC fic, and gen fic are all welcomed! (No reader insert, please.) F/M and multi ships are preferred, but I have been known to enjoy the occasional M/M drabble as well, if that's more your style!

This author does not particularly enjoy kidfic or underage fic, non-con, mpreg, incest, the use of y/n, RPF, coffeeshop or college aus. Ask me more if you've got a specific kink in mind.

This author loves historical aus, original female characters, appropriately tagged smut, punctuation and paragraph breaks, and learning something new.

If you would like, I welcome and love work for my own OCs, so if you've always wanted your characters and mine to have a teaparty, this is the time for it!

Use the tag #tds birthday bash and be sure to tag me as well so I can share your wonderful creation when it's done.

Things You Said

in the dark ( @wexhappyxfew ) in the aftermath ( @thoughpoppiesblow​ ) under a bridge for comfort with intent to harm ( @hederasgarden​) in the shade of a tree ( @parajumpboots ) where the water was loud  ( @captainkilly ) out of anger ( @vikingstrash ) out of fear when I wasn't listening when I was gone ( @rubinecorvus ) where everyone could hear where no one could hear when I wasn't meant to hear ( @shoshiwrites ) that you regretted after when we were afraid ( @the-scariest-librarian ) when we were in danger ( @encomium-emmae) when one or more of us was drunk after the storm had passed to comfort me far away from all of it ( @serasvictoria) when we woke while we slept with our bodies and not our voices when we were close together ( @tortoisesshells​ ) when the world was ending ( @chocolatecheesecake ) things you didn't say at all ( @oldshrewsburyian )

Frequent Fandoms List A Discovery of Witches, Band of Brothers, Downton Abbey, Dune, Mercy Street, The Pacific, Peaky Blinders, Poldark, Vikings (up to s3), Vikings:Valhalla

OC List available here.