#captainshakespear

[regina-del-cielo]

dreams from birth snippet perhaps???

For sure! <3

Andy shakes her head, fond, then turns to Nicky, who’s looking at her with a steady, patient look in his eyes. “What?” She asks, her tone biting, as if she didn’t know what he’s about. She’s known him since he was born. He doesn’t answer verbally, just tilts his head slightly to the right, his look turning even softer. Andy heaves a sigh, plopping down on the ground, suddenly exhausted. “She’s a clever one, Andy. Her idea isn’t so bad.” Nicky whispers, gently. He knows he’s treading dangerous ground, but he also knows Andy. He knows they can’t ignore the issue forever. “Children always think that everything has an easy solution,” she grumbles, staring towards the horizon. “Even if we could steal a submarine without getting hunted by every military force in the world, we wouldn’t even know where to start looking, Nicolò. You know this, I know this.” Her voice grows tighter, so she stops speaking. “At least she elaborated her dreams in a way that doesn’t put her in danger. Everyone will think she’s just a very impressionable child, and there won’t be any risk.” She concludes, a moment later. Nicky remains silent, hands clasped in his lap. They look at the ocean together. He can feel that something else is weighing on Andy’s heart, and knows how to wait it out. “Do you think she feels it?” She murmurs, after a few minutes, not looking away from the horizon. “Do you think she… she knows there’s another one? That Nile is a happy kid that wants to find her?” Her voice is clogged with tears she hasn’t allowed herself to cry for centuries. “I don’t know, Andy. I can only hope that she felt Sébastien, back then, and that she can feel Nile now.” Nicky answers, keeping his voice as low as hers, out of respect of their shared grief. “I hope she can feel our love through them.” Andy clenches her fists around her elbows, trying to stop herself from breaking down. “I wish it could be as easy as Nile thinks,” she hiccups, biting her lip soon after, hard enough to break the skin. By the time she’s passed her tongue on the injury, it’s already healed. “I miss her so much, Nico.” Nicky lowers himself on the grass next to her and takes her into his arms. “I know, Andromache. Manca anche a me.” He holds her tight as she cries, hiding her face in the crook of his shoulder. He doesn’t let his own tears slip until he feels Joe’s arms around him, his lips soft against his hair. Booker closes the circle, covering Andy’s exposed flank with the bulk of his torso. They don’t need to be told what’s going on. It takes a while before they’re done letting out their grief for Quỳnh. Somewhere in the cold depths of the Atlantic Ocean, trapped in a rusting coffin, Quỳnh holds her breath long enough to bask in the vision of a little girl playing with her stuffed animal, and being kissed on the forehead by a loving mother. Her new sister wants to find her. Quỳnh hits the lid of the coffin with more resolve, and dies again.

[mydoctor]

hi blue shirt buddy trick or treat!!!

You get a cursed antique mall find!

[maddielle]

u have bewitched my mind now every time I see thank you eating him I think of Nicky just gently fitting his teeth around the skin of Joe's shoulder just like. to show affection. playfully. baring his teeth and pretending he's going to bite Joe when they're sparring or just play-wrestling for the remote. kissing his fingers over and over maybe nipping at them a little until Joe swats him away. not a sexy thing he just can't help it he loves Joe so much. thank you eating him.

THANK U HE IS EATING HIM

he just wants to nom. to chomp. to nibble. he's a vampire. he's just some dude in love. he has an oral fixation. joe tastes nice. i love him so much

can't wait for spooky szn, i've got vamp shit in the works for y'all

[perenial]

20, 40, 60, 80

20. art is dead – bo burnham (i have. no memory of listening to this)

40. tainted love – isaac dunbar

60. there's no love in february – the orion experience

80. body terror song – ajj

[bpdcarmyberzatto]

"this is literally Booker and Joe" on that House MD post KILLED me I am dead. that's so inspired. who's who.

house is joe and wilson is booker solely because i want him to torment joe by proposing to him in public jdsghjskdfk

[wimbledon2008]

rose blue and red mwah 💐💙🍁

[cassiefisherdrake]

I'm sending u a song in return for a song. 9beat by Half Moon Run. I eagerly await a song with a similar vibe to you in return!

I accept your trade and propose to you and "Gates" by SPEAK for mid to high-key and "Kiki's Song" by Mree for low-key vibes!

[nicelytousled]

trick or treat!!!

Happy Halloween your treat is the key to the city you're the mayor now don't worry I've added the next council meeting to your g-cal

[beck-a-leck]

42 and 69

Nice! Nice!

42. Like a Girl - Lizzo

If this song aint the meaning of life, idk what is.

69. Doubt Comes In - Hadestown

The asexual experience???

[earlyspringtranscendence]

1, 9, 11 📚📖💕

book uve reread most:

ok like realistically this is harry potter or smth but im gonna say its the hunger games because i like actually Stand by that decision u kno <3

9. when do u tend to read most:

summer !! like most people, but specifically whenever we go to the ardennes over summer which usually is like a 3-4day situation during which i either read 6 books or 4 books But One Of Them Is Stormlight (i cannot wait for that this summer UGH i still have a stormlight i havent read yet........ cant wait), also as a bonus, the WHERE i read most: by a still body of water. dont ask me why its simply the case

11. what non-fiction books do you like if any:

always wondering whether poetry count as NF because if yes then those, but if NF means just the teaching&learning section of books then im woefully bored pretty soon into them :( i wish i wasnt but i Yam.

[wikipediaboyfriend]

romanticising the passenger seat

'cornerstone,' arctic monkeys // harry booth // 'drive,' gretta ray // text from a crush // // all i know is i don't know a thing // 10 things i hate about you // 'you are jeff,' richard siken // 'after the threesome they both take you home,' sue hyon bae

[regina-del-cielo]

oooh hi Regina, for the Spotify wrapped let's do 1, 50, and 101!

Hiiii ~ 💙

1 - NFWMB by Hozier (this is the fandom's fault, and also kinda explains why it starts playing in my mind at random times)

50 - Take A Chance On Me by ABBA (ABSOLUTE BANGER)

101 - To Love Somebody by Bee Gees

Spotify wrapped asks

[mydoctor]

number 43 please!!

spit of you by sam fender!

[raedear]

Do you have any Joe/Nicky fic recs?

Do I ever, bestie.

Here are my bookmarks on ao3, which functions as a rec list really

Specific shout outs include:

He, Dreamless by @guarncre, which I read with a breathless hysteria I've never experienced in myself before

say the word (& I'll be your renaissance man) by @bewires. Everything by Lia, actually, but this happens to be my particular favourite that wasn't written as a gift for me.

If Never Again, If Every Day by @gallifreyburning & @takiki16. A true and proper gamechanger of a fic. Sets the standard we should all aspire to.

Leave the Window Open by superblackmarket, who has never missed even once in their life, their every fic is a joy

Continuity of Memory by AirgiodSLV, which I absolutely adore

i want to wear your sweater (i want to wear your ring) by @knoepfchen which is just flawlessly fuckin hilarious and wonderful. Once again, please read all of Laurel's fics.

some cupids kill with arrows (some with traps) by @nicolos surely everyone has to know by this point that soulmates of any fashion are my kryptonite

honey i’m lovedrunk (it’s what you do to me) by @maddielle, which was the first fic of Maddie's I read and I hadn't even finished it before I subscribed to her.

Exposure by @chinchillinator and its sequel of course, this whole series is such a balm to my soul in the face of the terrible fuckin gender politics I've seen in omegaverse fics. Legs never misses.

wherever you are and wherever you go by @werebearbearbar I can't read just one of melly's fics, I have to read them all like I'm eating my way through a family bag of crisps in one sitting, but this one literally changed the chemistry of my brain

this song is new to me by @captainshakespear entirely flawless ace!Joe fic. I think about it every single day.

Roll Initiative by @nanashi-07 never fails to have me in absolute bits, it's wonderful

the dark matter of you by @polarcell I still think Nicky should get to murder him a little. As a treat. For me. The emotions this fic inspires in me, good lord

Lionheart by @non-un-topo absolutely no one does a mystery like siggy, holy fuck. I was going to link Perferō but I think you should start at the start of the series and work your way through

whatever here that's left of me by asifnotbound. peach can absolutely do no wrong in my eyes and this fic showcases her fantastic range and emotional depth.

Old Olives by aeli_kindara I love this fic so fucking much

Ten Ounces by @the73rdpostscript do I think of this fic every goddamn day? Yes. Yes I do. Read postie's fics I swear to fuck.

nothing here that is not sacred by @sixth-light. No one does it like sixth-light. No one. This just happens to have demi!Joe and I'm so outrageously here for that, but please just consider this the jumping off point for reading everything she's ever written.

Recover what was lost by @pinkninjapj, a stunning change of pace for me here, I know. Anyone who's ever talked to me for more than ten minutes knows my heart beats Retrograde, but I need to show love to Recover as well, which I have read easily a dozen times.

Shattered Pieces by AraSigyrn. I think of this fic every goddamn day.

with every inch of my heart by @smilebackwards what if Nicky had a Michelangelo and I cried about it many times????

walk inland by ScribeofArda fucking hell this fic does me in each time and I ADORE it

Departures by spqr I can't even BEGIN to tell you how much I love this fic. It makes me see shrimp colours.

In Pursuit of the Best Taste by PastyPirate they're rival bakers!!! It makes me so happy!!!!

This list is definitely not exhaustive, we'd be here forever if I listed every fic in this fandom I love. I've absolutely forgotten top tier fics and writers, but they're in my bookmarks for sure. Please go through all the authors' back catalogues too, because there is so much wonderful work in this fandom.

[non-un-topo]

@captainshakespear requested the tog crew + Canadian winter, and what started out cozy just got progressively more chaotic

[bewires]

tagged by @disregardandfelicity!

1) The last book I read:

bromantic puckboy by eden finley and saxon james, which was a lot of fun (although seriously the titles of hockey-themed romances can stop being puns any day now they are really reaching)

2) A book I recommend:

anything by natasha pulley, but especially "the brief half-life of valery k."

3) A book that I couldn’t put down:

also the brief half-life of valery k.

4) A book I’ve read twice (or more):

I've been on a romance kick recently and a lot of them have a high rereadability, in part because they're not suuuper memorable, but also just because it's light reading (aka, something like valery k was emotionally devastating and very good; something by brigham vaughn was really enjoyable but also made me feel good all the way through so I find it easier to reread). Reread the "road rules" series by brigham vaugh recently

5) A book on my TBR:

a bunch of stuff by marina vivancos. I signed up to review ARCs of romance novels recently, and I have the third one of a series of hers to review that I have the first two of but haven't read yet, so I look forward to that (this is my goodreads where I occasionally review stuff)

6) A book I’ve put down:

topical: dune

7) A book on my wish list:

The third book in Lindsay Ellis's Noumena series comes out soon, I'm super looking forward to it!

8) A favorite book from childhood:

Oh, so many. One I've thought about recently is the Stravaganza series by Mary Hoffman

9) A book you would give to a friend:

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern maybe?

10) A book of poetry or lyrics that you own

several, I have some collections of byron, wordworth and shelley. the only ones I've read cover to cover are Eugen Onegin (I read it in german which is why it's spelled like this) and a collection of Emily Dickinson

11) A nonfiction book you own:

again, several (look when the Big Move is done I'll take a picture of wall of books). Recommend: Work Won't Love You Back by Sarah Jaffe

12) What are you currently reading:

Wild at Heart by Riley Hart and Christina Lee. It's an ARC, and so far interesting, esp. in that it's the rare romance novel about blue-collar people in rural areas

13) What are you planning on reading next?

Death in the Spires by K. J. Charles

tagging @polarcell @captainshakespear uh anyone else who wants to do this?