#coffee shop card says alternate universe

[empty-cryptid]

I may not be able to write anything for a while, but I do have some ideas that I don't know how to put down. So I would like to know: What do the cards hold for me? Thank you and stay inspired!

Thank you! I hope you stay inspired, too! ✨️

Here you go!

[precioustarkey]

valentine's day surprise

au where drew is not an actor, but a barista? and in college?

summary: college can be hard, so having a place to escape can be refreshing.

warnings: none

monday morning. arguably the most dreaded time of the week. it was exceptionally difficult to pull myself out of bed this morning. i felt especially comforted by the warmth of the blankets wrapped tightly around me. however, the sound of my alarm was enough for me to throw the comfort out of the window as i smacked my phone angrily. i pull myself up, rubbing my eyes in an attempt to regain my sense of consciousness. 

i glance at the time: 7:36. the light in my closet nearly blinds me as i grab around for anything warm. i make my way to the bathroom, throwing my clothes on the toilet seat. when the warm water from the shower finally hits me i feel instantly rejuvenated. i carry on with my routine, getting dressed, brushing my teeth, etc. my professor cancelled my class for today, but i figured i may as well stick to my usual schedule. 

planning on doing assignments for my other classes, i pack my bag with everything i may need. throwing it over my shoulder and grabbing my phone, i make my way to the only thing that could save my sanity: the coffee shop down the street. cliche i know, but it has always been a goal of mine to be one of those mysterious girls who alternate between coffee shops in the city. 

actually, my mysterious girl fantasy is still in the works considering that almost every barista knows me by my name. i can feel my anxiety in the pit of my stomach as i see all of the red and pink hearts in the windows of every store coming and going. i am not one of those people who despises valentine's day, but i do worry my safe space will be crowded with couples due to the nearing holiday. i enjoy my time there more when it is mostly empty. 

when i step in the door, i am relieved by the warm air hitting my cold hands and face. i am also relieved to see that the crowd is no bigger than normal. my eyes then darted to see who was working today, and i immediately reconized the familiar smile behind the counter. "good morning, y/n," he greeted me as i made my way closer. my grin never leaves my face as i reply, "good morning, drew."

drew starkey. we go to the same university, but we come from very different sides of campus. i spend my nights studying for exams, and drew spends his nights going to frat parties and playing basketball. as much as i hate to admit it, i have grown quite fond of drew since our small talk in the coffee shop began. "do you want your old usual or your new usual?" he teases. i recently changed my order, and he was not happy that i threw off our routine. "new usual, please," i laugh, watching him playfully roll his eyes as he begins preparing my order.

"i have to say i'm shocked you're here so early," i comment as i lean forward, resting on the counter with my wallet ready. he lets out a quiet chuckle. "you have my schedule memorized? i'm flattered." now it's my turn to roll my eyes. "only because i'm here almost every day." "if that helps you sleep better at night," he teases. 

purposefully ignoring his comment, i grab the coffee from his hand, pulling my card out of my wallet. "don't worry about it," he says as he wipes down the counter where he had just prepared my drink. "drew, i'm not letting you pay for my coffee," i insist, handing him the card anyway. "consider it a valentine surprise," he smiles. "well, thank you very much starkey, i'll have to make it up to you," i wink, turning around and making my way to my favorite table. 

my schoolwork takes up about an hour and a half of my time. this time was also spent feeling intense stares in my direction. it was not unusual for drew to be flirty with me. i assume he is that way with most girls he comes into contact with, but the level of concentration he has on me today is new. i am almost uncomfortable. not because i feel unsafe, but because i immediately wonder what i have done to make him so interested. 

in my confusion, i slowly begin to pack up my things, and prepare myself to go back to my apartment. once again, i throw my bag over my shoulder, grab my empty cup and a few loose pieces of paper, and toss them into the trash can nearby. i look over to drew and give him a farewell smile. 

“hey, y/n, wait a second,” he says over the new crowd of people. i turned around curiously. “take this.” he’s holding a card in his hand. “what is this?” i tease, grabbing the card. “open it when you get wherever you’re going,” he grins, going back to his spot to wait on a customer who had appeared. 

i slide the card into one of the pockets on my bag and step outside, greeted by the chilly air. my curiosity is getting the better of me on what feels like the longest walk back home. when i finally see the familiar building, i am almost running to get inside. 

my bag thuds against the ground as i land myself at my desk. the card is still poking out ever so slightly. the ‘card’ being a folded up piece of paper. i quickly opened it to see drew’s messy handwriting. my heartbeat was getting quicker as i read his words: “to make it up to me, you could let me take you somewhere nicer than a coffee shop for valentine’s day.” his number was scratched at the bottom. 

the smile never leaves my face as i read the card again and again. my phone next to me, patiently waiting for his number to be entered. i decide against texting him until later in the day because of his shift. my thoughts race with wonder–had i made him nervous? is that why we shared so many awkward glances? 

maybe a date with drew starkey isn’t such a bad idea.

this is my first post please cut me some slack

[cryptar]

A SHITTON OF HOMESTUCK FIC RECS

The Vienna Game

Pale Solrezi, Rose n Dave are AIs, the world building absolutely FUCKS.

Caffeine High

Red Dirktav and Pale SolTav, a coffee shop au, IN SPACE.

General Vantas Gets Hitched

JohnKat, Fantasy arranged marriage au with political intrigue.

Your Cold Bare Hands, They Hold Too Tight

DirkJohn, Crockercorp Striders and lots of homoerotic fighting, Alpha Dave is. Hot.

Something Involving Arson

DirkJohn, One if my favourite fics, makes you laugh but has an underlying mystery that makes you wish it wasn't a oneshot, in a good way.

The Finer Details Of Gay Cluckbeast

DaveJohn, they get married, as bros, of course.

How To Stop Time

Davesprite, Jade and John on their three year journey, featuring minor jadedavesprite, aroace john, and lots of emotions.

Hot Disaster Dumbass Factory

Pale Soldave, University AU, Eventual Heavy Angst, It's a shitshow.

Dire Straights

DirkJohn, Earth C, John is so deep in the closet it hurts.

Catacombs

JadeKat, DirkJohn, Fantasy + Political AU, Three long fics that are all incredible.

Godfeels

Multiple Fics, messy coming outs and themes of self discovery, June Centric, Junerezi, June is powerful and finally herself and that scares people, So much angst omfg.

Dayvhe's Broken Diamond Club

Trollstuck, Slowburn Pale Soldave and other quadrent and non-quadrent bullshit.

Knight Of Spades

Doomed Timelines, Pan-Quadrent Davekat and Polyamorous Meteor Crew, not even fucking around this fic changed something in me.

So What’s The Return Policy For Emotional Damages?

Non-Sburb, RoseMary, First Meeting with snarky broads and shittier flirting.

Ruby Red

Short n sweet RoseMary, seriously, my teeth are rotting over here.

There will be Singing about the Dark Times

Non-Sburb Davekat, Alternia is horrible, Revolution Based.

meeting people the old fashioned way

Crackfic, University AU, Davekat, first meeting. Enough said.

So we dont kill the ones we love

Non-Sburb, Davekat, VERY EXPLICIT SO HEED TAGS, Troll/Human Society, Criminals, God I love fictional politics.

Cozy as fuck in here

DaveJohnKat, Crackfic, John catches Dave and Karkat making out in a closet, literally and figuratively.

Special Delivery

DirkJake, Non-Sburb, Dirk is a pizza guy and Jake is a rich kid with ISSUES.

You Can't Break That Which Isn't Yours

Transgirl Rose Fic, Very Gender, Much Introspection.

But I cannot lose a friend and a lover

Pesterlog, Earth C, Post-Divorce June and Roxy being mates, Junes trans but doesn't know it yet.

Loophole

Pale Johnvris, Adoption Fic, Petstuck, Sad Ending, Thinking about this one actually made me tear up.

In Which Dave Strider Gets a Roommate (and a Little Bit More)

SolDave, University AU, there is nothing more homoerotic then having a roommate.

Alternate Universe

Magical AU, University AU, Amnesia, SolDaveKat, can't say much without spoilers, but TRUST ME OKAY.

Space Bro

SolKat, Post-Sburb, Reincarnation? I guess?

Lost Teeth Like White Jewels

Hemostuck AU, Pirates, Erikar, Karezi and even more parings, seriously, what more could you need.

mary, mary, quite contra- is that a fucking wasp

University AU, Minor Rosemary, Crackfic, Wasps, Karkat and Kanaya being bros.

A Joker's Not Even A Real Playing Card Anyway

Crackfic, Crossover, Spades Slick ends up in Gotham, hilarity ensues.

Eschewal

DirkJake, Angst, Psychological Horror, Oh god someone give Jake a fucking hug PLEASE GUYS.

[ginalinettiofficial]

played the game ok boomer at my family party today, ended up explaining to a room of ~20 of my relatives what fanfiction is so they could understand the question, “in fanfiction, what does AU stand for?”. and then the card’s definition of “AU” was wrong so i also had to get into the concept of “canon”.

can u believe. in front of my whole family. a room full of people, aged 3 to 80. all staring at me intently as i explain the difference between an alternate universe and canon divergence. at one point my mom was like “daina i think we get it” and a cousin and two aunts were like “wait no we’re interested please continue” and i had to say to my own mother in front of god and my i am kenough sweatshirt “sorry but unlike you the rest of them DON’T have to listen to me talk about fanfiction on the regular”. my uncle is a retired judge. my one cousin worked for the federal government in a job that was so classified that for years he literally couldn’t legally tell us about ANYTHING he was working on. and today those men sat and patiently listened to me define “coffee shop AU”.

also, not one, not two, but THREE of the answers for the young folks, i knew solely because they were either plot points on stranger things or they were things i found out whilst reading stranger things fanfics. and then i was the only person in our age bracket (10 people, ranging from ages 9 to 42) that knew who anne rice was, and had to explain yet again that the reason i had this knowledge was because… fanfic.

it was surreal. also my aunt, aged 68, may or may not begin attempting to read fanfic now because, according to her, “there are so many stories where there are these small side characters and i’d just KILL to hear their backstory or like what was going through their minds during the main action!” i’m very happy for her. today was wild.

[stuckybingo]

Stucky Bingo Round-Up #11 (December 24th - 31st)

If you would like a shiny Bingo Card of your own, you can fill out this form! Don’t forget to fill out the submission form to be a part of the round-ups and to get your bingo badges!

An Unexpected Fellowship by SucculentHyena Square filled: N4 - Right Person, Wrong Time Ao3 rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic depictions of violence, Kidnapping, Police Brutality, PTSD, Blood Major tags: Angels and Demons AU, Cultists, Romance, Threesome Summary: A summoning gone wrong- or maybe right- for Darcy. Format: Part of a multichapter fic

A Spark Across the Room by dontcallmebree Square filled: O1 - Kink: Power Play Ao3 rating: Explicit Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: Modern AU, Thieves & Conmen, Age Difference, Open Relationships, Jealousy Summary: Bucky regrets the almost blasé, “Did you fuck her?” before it’s even left his lips. The question tumbles out without his say so, Steve’s wine proving dangerous and loosening his tongue. (A party at Thor’s estate presents an intimate moment for Bucky to fumble his way through a talk.) Format: Medium oneshot (1000 - 5000 words)

Keep a candle burning by dharmashark Square filled: Adopted square (December) - Hanukkah Ao3 rating: Explicit Warnings: No archive warnings apply, Mentions of past recreational drug use Major tags: Exes to Lovers, Idiots in Love, There was Only One Bed, Hanukkah Fluff Summary: Bucky hangs up to stare open-mouthed at the Hanukkah tornado that has engulfed his studio. Format: Part of a multichapter fic

twelve twenty-five by burning_brighter Square filled: I1 - Model/Photographer AU Ao3 rating: Explicit Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: modern au, friends to lovers, holiday fic, fluff and angst Summary: Ever since they met, everyone assumed it was just a matter of time before Steve and Bucky became a thing. Ten years later and it has yet to happen. But when Bucky invites Steve to spend the holidays with him and his family in upstate New York, things start to change. Format: Part of a multichapter fic

Of family, friends, and Christmas music by SomeSortofItalianRoast Square filled: B4 - AU: No Powers Ao3 rating: General audiences Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Holidays, Christmas Party, Fluff Summary: A holiday party at Wide Awake. Format: Medium oneshot (1000 - 5000 words)

Do I Know You? by KingofSorrow20 Square filled: N3 - Family Ao3 rating: Mature Warnings: No archive warnings apply, mild alcohol use Major tags: friends to lovers, drunk Thor, sex toys, daddy warbucks family Summary: Steve and Bucky go to a costume party dressed in each other’s uniform. Chaos Ensues. Format: Medium oneshot (1000 - 5000 words)

Merry and Mirthful by rookthorne Square filled: Adopted square (December) - "Baby, it's cold outside!" Ao3 rating: Teen Warnings: No archive warnings apply Major tags: fluff, poly fic, crack, pet names Summary: There was never a boring moment during the festive season with your two loves, and it was no different during one of their many visits to your shop. Only, this time, Bucky had a trick up his sleeve. Format: Medium oneshot (1000 - 5000 words)

[sonicenvy]

Useful Resources for Writers:

Online Etymology Dictionary –– like the OED (Oxford English Dictionary), except you don't need a paid account to access it. Get definitions of words with historical context! Side note, if you have membership at a university library (and even some public libraries) you may actually have OED access, check with your library.

Google's We Wear Culture –– a library of images and information about fashion around the globe and throughout history.

CRV's D&D Reading Room Worldbuilding Checklist –– Though this site is meant for GMs inventing worlds for their games, the concepts are the same and the questions can be super useful anyways!

WordHippo –– online thesaurus. find synonyms and antonyms and rhymes for words using their site!

mynoise.net –– infinite sound generators to listen to on desktop from coffee shops to water, to white noise. great for concentration when reading or writing. Get their App on iOS or Android.

Last Name Generator –– use this site to generate last names for your characters!

Google Ngrams viewer –– will the word I want to use in this period piece be anachronistic? find out the history and frequency of word usage of words in english (various versions) and a number of other widely spoken languages like spanish and french.

Onelook Reverse dictionary –– word on the tip of your tongue?? use onelook to look up a definition and find the word!

my tumblr writing ref tag –– curated list of tumblr posts about writing

@ writingwithcolor here on tumblr –– resources for writing with racial, religious and ethnic diversity.

Social Security Archives –– find out which names were common in US census records from various decades between now and the 1880s.

Polygon Map Generator –– good for GMs and fantasy writers alike, randomly generate maps of fantasy islands

Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator –– another map generator, this is one is more complex than the polygon one, and can make multiple landmasses with labels.

Cold Turkey Writer –– download this program to write without distractions. Cold turkey writer can be configured to keep you from opening anything else until you hit a time limit or a word count, and does not show you pages or formatting tools. Nifty. The app is free, but you can also get a one time paid version with more features for $9 USD.

libreoffice –– free, open source alternative to microsoft word if you don't want to use google docs.

google scholar –– do an academic journal search for free

And, of course, because I wouldn't be me if I didn't say this.... your local library!

*annoying librarian hat on*

if you have research questions, we have answers. You can email research librarians from your local library or from other libraries with your questions, and we can help you. It's literally our job as librarians. You don't need a card, you don't need to live in the area. contact us today! it's free!

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[starkerhowlter]

Princess Parker -- Chapter 3

Rating: M Ship: starker (tony stark / peter parker) Tags: Minor Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, Alternate Universe - College/University, Fashion Designer Peter Parker, Engineer Student Tony Stark, slow burn, stolen moments Summary: Tony Stark’s in love.

But not with the conventional. Instead, his soulmate is known for temper tantrums about pink lemonades that are too sour and scuffs on the toe of his Louboutin shoes. He’s materialistic, superficial, and cares way too much about his face.

So why can’t Tony stay away?

Read below or on AO3

This chapter was beta'd by my gorgeous squish: @cozysafechaotic ! Be sure to send em love and thanks! Shout out as well to my sprinting goblins in the Super Starkers Discord for their support as well and I hope you enjoy this chapter!

3 -- A Million Bouquets

Two weeks later, Tony spots the boy sitting on the veranda. He looks different today than before, almost otherworldly.. Wildflowers are tangled in his hair instead of his usual Tiffany sunglasses. His pink off-shoulder sweater looks cozy and Tony longs to play with the white ribbons on the shoulders. His baby blue jeans cover the brown Chelsea boots on his feet, making the whole outfit feel cute and artsy. As he passes the table to go inside, the sun glints off of the pink glitter dusted across his cheeks, playfully intertwining with his freckles.. He looks angelic. His usual entourage is all present, each with salads and colourful juices sitting in front of each of them. The person sitting closest to Peter says something, and Peter's laughter softens the space. "Loki, you can't say something like that!" Tony hears as he walks inside. 

The smell of fresh coffee invades his senses, but instead of what flavour of Americano Tony wants, his thoughts are occupied with one Peter B. Parker. 

Peter glances up as Tony passes, he can't help but wonder what's going on in the man's head as he eyes Peter's table. The aviators on Tony's head catch the sunlight, glinting in all directions and creating this blinding sparkle that makes it hard to meet his eye. For a split second, Peter thinks Tony catches his eye, and he feels his heart stutter when the scientist smirks and opens the coffee shop door, a brief burst of aircon from inside is all that is left in his wake. 

The entire group is doing homework in Tony's dorm later that day. Well, Bruce is cooing at some code on his laptop, Sam and Clint are watching Youtube, and Steve and Bucky are making out on the floor next to Tony's bed. Tony is actually doing homework in the centre of his bed. Tony decides it’s the perfect time to ask for help. 

"I really don't know what I'm going to do about this whole Peter situation, guys." Tony sighs to no one in particular. 

"You have gotta stop procrastinating." Steve groans, "He's not gonna be on the market forever, Tones." 

"I know but what if I have it all wrong? What if he doesn't care about me in the slightest?"

Bucky chuckles softly from his place on Steve's lap, "Sweetheart," (Bucky calls everyone sweetheart), "trust me when I say that Peter is drooling over you just as much as you are him." The others agree, from their respective places around Tony's dorm room. The man in question sighs defeatedly and turns back to his textbook. Hiding his thoughts about Peter in between the pages. 

It's a week later and Peter walks into the lecture hall to find a bouquet of purple orchids and tulips on his desk. "What the..." He mutters, approaching the desk as though the bouquet could explode any second. This time, unlike the Starbucks cup from last time, a card sits in front of the bouquet. He picks up the pink envelope addressed to "Princess Parker". He rolls his eyes, opening the envelope, expecting a spray of mystery liquid to destroy his new pink Chanel pullover. To his surprise, nothing falls out but inside is a note from the local florist that reads "Enjoy the bouquet! Don't forget to look up what each of the flowers means. P.S. They're tulips and orchids. ~T." Peter smiles to himself, smelling the beautiful flowers. 

"Hey, P, who are those from?"  

"I'm not sure, the only initial it has is "T". I think I have an idea but..."

"Peter, no." MJ interrupts.

Peter tilts his head, "What?" 

"It's not Tony." Natasha states simply, "You wish it was." Peter's shoulders droop slightly as he glances back at the bouquet. "It's not, Peter." She says again. She turns back to her phone, texting quickly. 

When she's distracted, Peter glances back at Tony, longingly. The boy smirks, and winks at Peter when he mouths "Thank you."

Tony would buy him an entire nursery of flowers. He wishes he could thread the little blooms into the boy's hair as he stares into his sparkling honey eyes.

By the end of the lecture, Tony was sleeping with his eyes open. He's startled awake when a strong hand slams on his desk. "Who do you think you are?" The voice asks from above him. 

"I'm sorry?" He asks, looking up and blinking slowly. At that moment it clicks. Before him stands Harley Keener of Extremis Enterprises. He finds himself straightening in his seat, the man's sheer power intimidating him for a moment. 

"You heard me, Clearance Rack. Who the hell do you think you are?" The man crosses his arms, his baby blue designer jacket tailored perfectly to his chest rising at the wrists. "What makes you think that you are allowed to look at Peter the way you do? He's mine."

"Sorry, sweetheart, but I have no clue who the hell you are," Tony replies sweetly. That simple sentence seems to strike a chord deep within Harley as his face shifts and the tops of his ears tint pink. "I would assume Peter would talk about you more if he were yours. I mean, you're a very attractive man and clearly someone who thinks they've got power, but that means nothing if no one knows who you are. For all I know, you could be a car salesman in a nice jacket. As far as I'm concerned, you're no one." He smirks and picks up his jacket, shrugging it on. " If you'll excuse me, I have places to be and an appointment to drool over what's "yours"," Tony smirks as he does air quotes around the final word, sealing the nail in the coffin. He swings his backpack over one of his shoulders and slides his phone into his pocket, sketching a lazy salute as he shouldered past Harley on his way to the door. Behind him, he can hear the man sputtering, grappling to find the higher ground in the discussion.

-_–_-_

Thank you so much for reading!! Comments and likes are much appreciated!!

[wolfstarlibrarian]

Hey Librarian!

Any modern AUs?

Oh goodness. The Librarian has gotten this ask many, many times and it’s a valid question! However, it is so broad that it’s impossible to make just one list? 

All that said, here are a few modern AUs that the Librarian loves but maybe hasn’t listed as often as the ones on their favorites list. Please know that this list is incomplete, so check out the other modern lists below the cut! 

Wolfstar Modern AUs: B side 

Ever Thus by @wolfstarting “Right, well I’d say it’s about time to put an end to this nonsense, wouldn’t you?” James nodded sagely. “You’ve obviously still got some things to chat through with him, but he will talk to you about it, Remus. He thinks the world of you, you know that. But the important thing is that you do talk because nothing’s going to get sorted if you just sit cry-wanking in your room.” The world is excruciating and enthralling in equal measure. The gang try their hardest to navigate it as real, legitimate adults.

Déjà Vu by @remus-john-lupin Sirius swears he’s seen this guy before, and he’s dying to figure it out.

A Promise by @kattlupin Remus Lupin and Sirius Black are two strangers both seeking solace in solo trips to Paris. Strangers that is, until happenstance sits them together on a plane and their solo trips turn into a romantic adventure together.

Chocolate Cake part of the Just Desserts series by @theprongsletthatlived “Yes, Remus Lupin is gorgeous, smart, funny, and hands down the best lay Sirius has ever had. Sometimes, Sirius just can’t get enough of him—of his plump mouth or the sweetness that seems to radiate out of his pores. He’ll even admit that he does prefer Remus’ company to anyone else’s ninety percent of the time. But—just because your favorite dessert is chocolate cake doesn’t mean you’ll never crave a cookie, right?” 

Lost to You Yourself by OfALaurel Sirius Black writes gay porn for a skin mag, and meets Remus Lupin, who does professional readings (audio recordings) of his fictions, and there is flirting, and courting, and love over narratives, cds, and fictionality.

Something Beautiful -orphaned account When Remus Lupin's ex talks him into a drunken tattoo mistake, he goes to his friend and co-worker Lily for help. Luckily her husband's best mate is a tattoo artist who can help with the cover up. Unfortunately for Remus, the tattoo in in a rather compromising area, and he'll have to get over his embarrassment. Luckily for him, Sirius Black is just the man for the job.

There is a Light That Never Goes Out by WolfstarGarden Sirius’ breath puffed a warm tickle around his ear. “You’re gorgeous... I want to take you out, somewhere nice, away from Prongs and Evans. Can I?” Remus opened his mouth, but the yes he had intended instead came out, “Why?”

The Barista, the Burglar, and the Sofa by SeasOfTrees This is the story of twenty-three year old Remus Lupin, an overworked graduate student and underpaid barista, who comes home one day to find an exceptionally attractive man has broken into his flat. Given the neighborhood he lives in, that isn’t a huge surprise. He is surprised, though, when the burglar comes back with a sofa. Alternatively, this is the story of how Sirius Black tries to seduce a man by slowly furnishing his flat.

here's to never growing up by @elixirsoflife A group chat documents the lives of four highly dramatic teenage boys as they navigate their A Levels. Or, like, die trying.

where are we now? by @miraxb

Sirius meets a familiar stranger while visiting Berlin. Everything is different. Everything is the same.

I Am A Mess Around You by @littlemissbennet Modern Setting AU - Remus finds out that a hot, beautiful man just moved into his building. But for some reason, every time they meet a disaster strikes and Remus makes a complete fool of himself. Why can't he act like a sensible person around this handsome young man?

Liebestraum by @quoththethestral

“Do you still have a lot of friends in the area, then?” “None,” Remus answered simply, which felt much easier than explaining at the level of detail that the question actually deserved.

Of Bookshelves and Baby Carriers by @poppunkpadfoot The customer standing in front of him is quite possibly the most beautiful man Remus has ever seen. Like, he looks like a model or something. He has long, black hair, flattened by water, and just the slightest amount of scruff on his face, and… And a baby strapped to his chest. Okay.

Cut Your Bangs part at the Introduction series by @notmycatsname "There’s something about him that catches Sirius’s eye. His voice is a little whiny, almost off-key. Sirius has heard it time and time again in the bands that Lily plays through their speakers at their apartment but it sounds more genuine, almost heart breaking, through his voice. Remus’s voice."

Saving Regulus Black by @toyhto A story in which Remus Lupin meets a dark handsome stranger and they go for a road trip to rescue one little brother who’s probably up to something bad.

We Will Fill the Cracks Together by newskyillusion  Remus works in a library and at his parents pub in a small, Welsh town. Sirius Black is doing his PhD on werewolves and comes to a small, Welsh town to do some research.

Find all the previous lists that feature wolfstar in a modern AU below!

The Librarian’s 12 Favorite Fics

Alternate Universe

Accountants + Finance

Athletes

Babysitter Remus

Baking/Bakers

Bartender

Bookshop

Cafes + Artists

Camping + Roadtrips

Coffee Shop

Cooking/Chefs

Dancer

Dating Apps

Hairdressers

High School

Legal/Courtroom fics (Non-magical)

Library

Model

Movie RomComs

Muggle MWPP

Musician/Band

Science Focused Fics

Skateboarding Remus

Social Media

Subway, Underground & Tube

Tattoo Shop

Tech workers/Programmers

Texting Fics 1

Texting Fics 2

Tumblr Mutuals to Lovers

University/College

Video Games

Writers + Authors

Mood/Theme

Fluff 3: Modern AU

Tropes

Famous Sirius or Remus

Neighbors

If you need more just send an ask or check out the Card Catalogue!

[destieltropecollection]

Destiel Trope Collection 2021 | Day 6: Firsts

24 fics under the cut

Sometimes Things Just Work Out | @vampamber

Rating: General Word Count: 1,027 Main Tags/Warnings: arranged marriage, angel Cas, royalty AU, mistaken identities Summary: Castiel is not looking forward to being forced to marry this Prince Dean person. The angel had never met him, never even laid eyes on him. For all he knew, the marriage would be miserable. Now, this human who's trying to hide in Castiel's room? It made Castiel wish that he wasn't going to be part of an arranged marriage, because he was really starting to like this green eyed stranger.

Through the Night | @smokerdean

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 1,147 Main Tags/Warnings: Castiel Out of the Empty, Soft Epilogue, First Times, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Sharing a Bed Summary: The motel is the same as thousands of others Dean has stayed in over the course of his life, but it's different, it's better, because he is here with Cas.

The Report Card | @fpwoper

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 1,211 Main Tags/Warnings: First Time, Crack Fic, Blow Jobs Summary: The morning after Dean and Cas first fool around, Dean finds a honest to god report card.

Dragon's Den | @fpwoper

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 1,280 Main Tags/Warnings: First Date, Dragon!Cas Summary: Dean and Cas's first meeting is in a coffee shop they randomly chose. It's just... a little dragon heavy.

Taking one for Team Free Will | @fellshish

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 1,560 Main Tags/Warnings: First kiss, pov dean winchester Summary: There’s a spell that requires an angel’s kiss to work. Dean takes one for the team.

Cannibal Queen | @one-more-offbeat-anthem

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 1,683 Main Tags/Warnings: creature!Castiel and creature!Dean, first time, porn with plot, virgin Castiel, mild gore Summary: What's a zombie to do when he finds out his (pretty hot) roommate and best friend is a vampire? In the case of Dean Winchester, the plan is to convince said vampire that they should team up and heist slaughterhouses. But when a run goes wrong, there are some unexpected consequences...

A Sign of Affection | @clarrisani

Rating: General Word Count: 2,159 Main Tags/Warnings: First Kiss, Fluff Summary: Castiel learns that different kisses mean different things.

9x06 coda : I'm sorry | @allofmystudentsrunaway

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 2,288 Main Tags/Warnings: Mutual Masturbation, Angst with a Happy Ending, AngstEmotional Hurt/Comfort, fanfic gap Summary: fan fic gap first time.

The blonde-haired witch and the little push | @chaoticdean

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 2,830 Main Tags/Warnings: Case Fic, Witches, Oblivious Castiel/Dean Winchester, Mutual Pining, First Kiss, Friends to Lovers, Sharing a Bed Summary: It’s not the first time Dean’s ever had to listen to someone referring to Castiel as “his boyfriend”, but it sure as hell is the first time he has to sit through a diner listening to a witch referring to Cas as his husband without even batting an eyelash, like it’s the most normal thing in the world. Which would be fine if it didn’t cause actual shivers to run down his spine. (or the one where a friendly witch gives Dean the little push he needs)

Every Part of You | @the-communist-unicorn

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 3,097 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe, Panty Kink, Married Dean/Cas, Explicit Sex (but non-penetrative so there's no top or bottom), References to Homophobia Summary: Cas discovered his husband's secret completely by accident, but now that he knew, he wasn't just going to let Dean shove it back in that shoe box like it was something to be ashamed of. Every part of Dean was perfect and beautiful, and Cas might have just discovered a kinky side of himself too.

Whiskey and Wifi | @celipuff

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 3,401 Main Tags/Warnings: Top!Castiel/Bottom!Dean, Dom Sub Undertones, Neighbors, Castiel Has A Panty Kink Summary: Cas may have lost a WiFi connection, but when he makes his way over to his neighbors house, he ends up gaining something much better.

At Last! | @chaoticdean

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 3,617 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Friends to Lovers, Best Friends, Mutual Pining, Idiots in Love, Airports, First Kiss, 5+1 Things Summary: Five times Dean kept his mouth shut, and one time he didn’t.

OUR FIRST TIME | @cooloddball

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 3,920 Main Tags/Warnings: Fluff and Smut Summary: Dean & Cas' first time together

Ghost Town Saints | @nothing-but-dreams

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 4,010 Main Tags/Warnings: College, House Party, Beer Pong, Marijuana, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Friends to Lovers, Trans!Castiel, Supportive Dean, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary: College is out for summer vacation, and that means Cas is back home with his family. Ever since he came out as trans, things have been tense, to say the least. After yet another argument with his parents, Cas needs to clear his head. Luckily, his best friend Dean is just a text away. Dean suggests the two of them escape reality for a bit and hit up a party being held at Ghost Town. As they drink and get high, they realize their feelings for each other run deeper than friendship.

It Started With Arousal | @vampamber

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 4,260 Main Tags/Warnings: ABO, angel Cas, alpha Cas, omega Dean, soul bonds, virgin Cas, porn with plot Summary: It was when Castiel violently slammed the demon into the wall mid-fight that he felt it. The bond he had with Dean ever since he pulled the omega out of Hell had been getting stronger lately, but this was the first time that Castiel truly experienced an emotion that wasn't his own. He had expected something like this to happen eventually, but there was no way he ever would have expected such a feeling at a time like this. Dean was… aroused? He spared a quick glance at the hunter, meeting green eyes but seeing nothing that might cause said arousal. When three more demons kicked through the door to enter the room and the fight, Castiel promptly forgot the confusing emotion. For the time being, at least.

Kiss Me | @peanutbutterjelly-pie

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 4,285 Main Tags/Warnings: Canon Compliant, First Kiss, Humor, Friends to Lovers Summary: Dean’s spur-of-the-moment ideas aren’t always the best, as lots of people are able to attest. And his last one really took the cake. Because now he’s unable to forget the taste of Castiel’s lips and he’s got no freaking clue how to deal with this.

Kiss at the Drive-in | @notfunnydean

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 4,380 Main Tags/Warnings: fluff and smut, getting together, drive-in cinema, semi-public sex, car sex, non-penetrative sex, handjobs, shy!Dean, dirty dancing, implied Bottom!Dean Summary: When Dirty Dancing airs in a Drive-in Cinema near the Bunker, Dean really wants to go with Castiel. Of course only because Castiel’s education about movies is still bad. Not like it’s a date. Sadly.

Swayze Always Gets A Pass | @kingdumbass

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 4,766 Main Tags/Warnings: Bunker Fic, First Kiss, Drunk Dean and Cas Summary: After Dean and Cas get into an argument over a case, Dean tries to apologize by asking Cas to Netflix and chill. Featuring: Cas the movie critic, his drunk friend, Dean, and Dean's tired brother, Sam.

Y Tu Dean Tambien | @a-mandala-rose

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 6,909 Main Tags/Warnings: High School AU, Geek Dean, Closeted Bi Dean, Pan/Possibly Demi Cas, Referenced Homo/Biphobia, Low/No Angst, Implied/Referenced Consensual Underage Non-Penetrative Sex, Nothing Explicit, Happy Ending Summary: Dean Winchester has a crush. A great, big, secret, gay crush. Okay, more like a great, big, secret, bisexual crush, if we’re being technical. Either way though, the relevant word here is secret, because Dean lives in Kansas, which isn’t exactly known for its thriving LGBT community. In fact, he’s pretty sure most of his neighbors don’t actually know what LGBT stands for and he’d be willing to bet that if asked, at least a solid 10% would think it’s a sandwich. So yeah, nobody knows that Dean’s spent the past six months crushing on Cas Novak, the sexy junior in his Spanish II class, and it’s damn well going to stay that way. “Hola, Señor Winchester,” murmurs a gravelly voice in Dean’s ear, straight out his dirtiest fantasies and close enough to raise the hairs on the back of his neck, as Dean suppresses a shiver. The smirk on the mouth housing that goddamn sinful voice tells him that while he may have resisted the full-body shudder, his red cheeks did not go unnoticed by the boy sliding fluidly into the desk directly behind him. “Hey, Cas.” Nobody knows about Dean’s crush except for Cas, that is. Cas definitely knows.

Game of Survival | @sorajinsei

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 8,317 Main Tags/Warnings: Suspense, Alternate UniverseThriller,Alternate Universe - Purge, Demonic Possession, Alternate Universe - Angels & Demons, Bottom Castiel/Top Dean Winchester, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies Summary: Who's in the shadows? Who's ready to play? Are we the hunters? Or are we the prey? There's no surrender and there's no escape.

Talk Therapy | shara (AO3)

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 9,309 Main Tags/Warnings: Castiel and Dean Winchester Need to Use Their Words, Top Castiel, Bottom Dean Winchester, First Time Bottoming, Rimming, Communication Issues, Self-Esteem Issues, ALL the issues Summary: "Alright fine, you can put a finger in me," Dean says one night while watching Cas go down on him. Cas pops his mouth off Dean’s dick and stares at him. "I never said I wanted to put a finger in you," he says slowly, and then stops and tilts his head. "Do you want me to put a finger in you?" ~~~~ Dean comes to terms with this thing with Cas, and with himself.

Bind Me To You | @imbiowaresbitch

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 18,184 Main Tags/Warnings: Explicit Sexual Content, Public Blow Jobs, Mild Kink, Condoms, Mutual Pining, Switching, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, Anal Sex, Rimming, Anal Fingering, Light Bondage, One Night Stands, Strangers to Lovers, Teasing, Happy Ending, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Smut, Masturbation Summary: Dean and Cas meet in a one night stand, but lust, chance and eventually more bind them together.

Tempered Desires | @mattzerella-sticks

Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 20,013 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Human, Alternate Universe - Pandemic, Baker Dean, Dean has ADHD, Recreational Drug Use, Meet Cute, First Date Summary: Dating, sex, and finding love were the farthest things on the minds of both Dean and Castiel. There were more important things to worry about - namely the pandemic that swept across the globe and changed everything. Navigating this new environment was hard enough without adding romance. But fate never intervenes when you expect. From first meetings to first dates, we'll see how Dean and Castiel's relationship blossoms despite the circumstances.

Put That On A T-Shirt | @celipuff

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 21,524 Main Tags/Warnings: Dean’s First Time With A Man, Blowjobs, Top!Dean/Bottom!Cas, Semi Public Sex Summary: Getting blindfolded and blown by a random dude his girlfriend knew didn’t exactly sound like an ideal Sunday for Dean, until it actually happened.

[mm2305]

Hi Mil!!

I thought those Meet Cute asks were so much fun!! I am glad you did too!! If you have time I would like to request #35 for Ethan and Olivia.

Thank you!!

-Kate

Please drive!

Pairing : Ethan Ramsey x f!mc (Olivia Valentine) ¦¦ Words/Rating : 1.4k / T ¦¦ Warnings : mention of aggressive dogs ¦¦ Setting : Alternate Universe ¦¦

Prompt : They jump into your car breathless and tell you to keep driving

A/N : Hello!! I'm sorry this took so long but it's here now and I really hope you like this Kate! I certainly had lots of fun with this. Request from the meet cute prompt list (requests still open). Happy reading!

Disclaimer : all characters belong to the rightful owners. Also the Thomas Mendez headcanon here is by @jamespotterthefirst

Masterlist

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It was a warm, sunny afternoon, the sun high upon the sky, the air unusually filled with humidity. A dreadful combination, for sure. The street was mostly empty, the sight of another soul, rare during this time that the heat was at its fullest. Most people would be sensible enough to not go out at 103°F, but as much as he needed to be one of those people, Ethan was on borrowed time that day.

Being an intern at a hospital was probably the hardest - and let's be honest, shittiest- situation you could be in, right? The answer is a big fat no. At least that's what Ethan Ramsey, a doctor who at just his second year as an attending was at the top of his game and highly successful, would say. Why? Because someone has to deal with the interns and that brave soul has to deal with a lot. He speaks from experience.

Hence why this was the only moment he could slip in his schedule to take a break and get some decent coffee. His best friend Tobias, had suggested he go to the new place in the suburbs to get his caffeine fix. Of course, Ethan didn't believe him at first. A coffee shop in the suburbs? Sounds like one of Tobias' usual pranks. Still, his curiosity won and he drove all the way to the suburbs in search of the infamous coffee shop.

He would die before he admitted that Tobias was right, but that was some pretty good coffee. Content and somewhat more ready to go back, he began walking to his car. He could hear some barking in the distance, but that was to be expected. All those rich people around here sure would keep a dog or two. "Well maybe I should adopt the pup Thomas stole. I could use the company of someone not constantly talking" , he thought to himself as he unlocked the car.

Ethan quickly got in and immediately turned on the air conditioning. He sinked into his leather seat and closed his eyes for a minute, finding some relief from the unbearable heat. Suddenly he heard the door of the car open and close along with some very loud barking and he instinctively jumped in his seat, turning to look at the person who jumped in his car.

He didn't even get to utter a word before the woman turned to look at him with pleading eyes.

"Oh my God I'm so sorry for barging in but please please drive ! I'll explain everything I promise!"

Not even thinking about it, he started driving, while keeping an eye on the woman next to him, who was breathing heavily and looking out of the mirrors. It was then that he saw six big dogs running after his car and all that barking he had heard started making sense.

The dogs stopped following them after a few more minutes, their endurance making them seem understandably terrifying. Only then did she relax and take a deep breath.

"Thank you so much for this. I'm so sorry for jumping into your car.", she thanked him with a small smile.

"Uh… it's no problem. Glad I could help."

"I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Olivia Valentine, nice to meet you.", Olivia extended her hand towards him in a handshake.

Turning his eyes on her he briefly shook her hand. "Ethan Ramsey, it's…certainly interesting to meet you"

She laughed slightly at that, shaking her head and looking out of the window.

Ethan couldn't help but really notice how attractive she was. Her hair was gold blonde and tied back into a high ponytail, shaped in loose curls. Her eyes were big and green and her skin was spotless. Olivia wasn't wearing much makeup but what really stood out was her plump, bright red lips, perfectly contrasting with her fair skin. She was dressed in a simple, professional, dark blue , form-fitting dress with black high heels that accentuated her long legs. She was wearing a silver, elegant wrist watch and in her lap rested a black briefcase.

"Would it be okay if I asked what just happened to you, Miss Valentine?", the urge to solve mysteries whether it was regarding medicine or this beautiful woman, propelled him towards asking her this question. Besides she just came out of nowhere, I have a right I ask her. Right?

"Please call me Olivia."

"Only if you call me Ethan"

She grinned and nodded. "Deal"

"So, Ethan , I am a real estate agent. I had an appointment with a client to show him a villa that was for sale but I had been waiting outside the house for thirty minutes and he hadn't shown up. And of course, he didn't even call to let me know that he wouldn't come, instead of letting me roast in the sun. Anyways, I decided to leave and I walked a couple of blocks down the street in hopes of getting a cab. You can guess how well that went in this time and area, so I called a colleague to come pick me up. I was waiting for her to come, when two of these huge ass dogs escaped their homes, thinking I was an intruder just because I passed by and began coming closer, teeth bared and all. Since I am so lucky today, somehow more dogs gathered so I panicked and ran. They started chasing me… and then Olivia met Ethan", she finished her story with a dry chuckle.

Ethan was left speechless. His surprise must have been written all across his face because next thing he knew she was bursting into laughter.

"I'm-I'm sorry… it's just--that you should see your face", she said in between laughing.

"I mean. Wow. And all because of that jerk of a client."

"Definitely a jerk and not only because of that. He's a plastic surgeon and he's all about how successful he is or some shit. "I'm Dr. Thorne and I'm one of the leading plastic surgeons in Massachusetts." As if I give a damn. ", she rolled her eyes hard.

"Dr. Thorne you said? Ugh he's one of the worst of his kind"

"You know him?!"

"Yeah unfortunately. He works in Edenbrook, as do I. I'm a doctor."

"Ohh interesting! Let me guess. Internal medicine?"

"Actually… yes. How did you guess?", he turned to give her a surprised look.

"You previously said of his kind. I know enough about doctors that one working in internal medicine isn't particularly…fond of surgeons. Am I right?", she asked giddily.

Ethan chucked at that. "Yes, you are. Mostly at least"

"Nailed it."

Valentine. Where had he heard that name though…?

"You work in the big firm downtown don't you?" , he stated rather than asked after a moment of silence.

"I was wondering when you would figure it out Dr. Ramsey.", Olivia teased him, smirking.

"I am a diagnostician Ms. Valentine. I notice things. And your firm is difficult to miss"

"Technically not mine. My father owns the business."

"So it's safe to assume, your mother is the doctor?"

"Bravo, Doctor. Yes indeed. She works at Mass Kenmore."

"I see… So. Want me to give you a lift? We're already in the car and your work is on my way.", he raised an eyebrow expectantly.

"Sure! Thanks Ethan", she replied, grinning widely.

They spent the rest of the way comfortably talking to each other, both genuinely enjoying each other's company. For someone who was so talkative and gregarious, Ethan found himself interested in anything Olivia had to say. She was smart and confident, but in the most charming way possible. At last they reached the firm and Ethan pulled over.

Both turned to look at each other and started talking simultaneously

"Olivia--"

"I --"

"Ladies first.", he motioned for her to say what she wanted.

"Right. Thank you once again Ethan, both for the save and the ride. It was really nice to meet you.", her hand reached and squeezed his arm.

"You're very welcome, Olivia. I uh… wanted to ask…only if you want to of course… can I have your number?". He was quite visibly stuttering, but he tried to hide it behind a cough.

Olivia looked him in the eyes, clearly seeing through him and smiled. "Yeah, absolutely. Can I have yours too?"

He smiled back at her. "Yes of course"

They exchanged cards and after saying goodbye, Olivia got out of the car and walked back into the office. Just as she sat down at her desk she received a text message.

Ethan : Meet me this Saturday at 8, in "Gaston's Bistro"?

Olivia : I'll be there :)

Ethan : Perfect :D

She put her phone away and got down to work, smiling all the way, already excited for her date this weekend.

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[lire-casander]

i'd steal your heart if i had the chance

[1,471 words] [teen and up audiences] [beta'ed by @meloingly] [title from beg, steal, borrow by colton avery] [carlos  reyes, tk strand, owen strand, original female characters] [fluff, good things happen bingo, alternate universe — canon divergence, alternate universe — different first meeting, meet cute] [written for @pragmaticoptimist34 as part of my lire’s 20 for the 20th, and also for my good things happen bingo card, alternate meet cute]

[carlos has been coming to this coffee shop for five years, and he's never seen anyone interesting until today]

[my dear sonia! thank you so much for being in my life and allowing me to be part of yours even if we don't talk as much as i'd love to.]

i'd steal your heart if i had the chance | on ao3

Carlos had discovered this coffee shop during his first week as a police officer, while he had been looking for places to rent. Before, he’d always frequented the bars and cafeterias around his neighborhood — his parents' neighborhood, he reminds himself — so he hadn’t known what to expect. He'd entered, a little bit unsure, second-guessing his choice of worn-out jeans and a faded t-shirt as the barista looked him up and down before taking his order. He'd gone to sit by the window, at a table in the far corner of the shop, and he'd sipped from his coffee as he took in his surroundings.

Five years later, the baristas know both his name and his order, and he almost always has his spot by the window reserved when he enters the coffee shop in his civvies — it's different when he's in uniform, because he has little time then, but Martha and Marilia make do and he always has his coffee brewed fresh anytime he wants a cup.

Carlos sets foot on the coffee shop early in the morning of his first day off this week feeling lucky. There are few people milling around the bar waiting for their order, so when he steps in the queue he barely has to wait for a minute before Marilia is greeting him with her brightest smile.

"Welcome back, Carlos!" she says. "We missed you yesterday, tough shift?"

"You know the perils of being a police officer," he jokes as he takes a couple of bills from his wallet. "Overtime on a night shift is never good. I spent most of yesterday sleeping anyway."

"Then today I'll make your coffee extra strong," Marilia chirps as she grabs the money and give him his change, which he dutifully slips into the plastic box that reads for tips for your favorite baristas in black sharpie letters. Marilia smiles at him before ushering him to his table to wait until his name is called.

If he’s lucky, either of the girls will bring the steamy mug of freshly-brewed coffee to him, but today doesn't seem one of those days, for just as he is sitting in his usual spot two men — one middle-aged, the other sounding much younger — enter the shop in quite a boisterous way. Carlos stares at them almost involuntarily, but they're being so loud that it's impossible not to pay attention. Carlos frowns. He doesn’t really like loud people — they're usually the worst cases when he's on duty, always yelling and shouting and screaming as they fight back — and these two men who are evidently not from Austin are starting to pick on his nerves.

The older man, probably in his fifties, is staring up at the chart above the counter while the younger man keeps his back to Carlos.

"See, Dad, I told you they have green tea," the younger man is saying, his Northern accent betraying him. Carlos thinks he might be from New York. "Now can you please stop complaining and take a break before you fall over with exhaustion?"

The older man purses his lips but seems to obey, rendering the younger one silent for a gross amount of two minutes before he becomes a motormouth again. Carlos stares in disgust as they place their orders. He notices Martha getting his mug ready as Marilia takes the two new orders, so he stands up and rushes to the end of the counter where he can see his coffee almost done.

He's so intent in grabbing the mug and stop enduring the two men's tirade that he doesn't notice the younger man turning around at the same time as he’s reaching the counter.

He feels an elbow colliding with his side, and he stops dead in his tracks, letting our a pain oof that comes out breathy.

"Oh, man, sorry," the younger man says, reaching out and steadying Carlos. "I hadn't seen you!"

"That much I'd—" Carlos begins, only to trail off when he meets the greenest gaze he's ever seen. There's so much light in the eyes that are scrutinizing him for injuries that he feels dizzy.

"Hey, you okay?" the green-eyed man says slowly. "I don’t think I've hit your head but let me check—"

"No, no, I'm fine," Carlos says quickly once he's found his words. His heart is beating hard and fast in his chest, and there are butterflies making a revolution in his stomach as he stares at this stranger who's got his whole attention.

Whatever spell he's put under, the stranger must feel it too because he's staring back at Carlos with a an amazed look in his impossible eyes. He's silent as Carlos drinks him in, in an attempt to memorize every mole and birthmark.

Carlos has never been infatuated by anyone before — not even when he was a teenager discovering his sexuality for the first time — but this stranger is making his soul do somersaults. He finds himself wishing for courage to ask for a name, or a phone number, or a future with this man. He finds himself wishing he could bring down the moon for this stranger. He finds himself thinking that he'd beg for a chance to spend time with him, he'd steal his heart without a doubt, he'd borrow forever if it meant Carlos got to spend it with this stranger.

He shakes his head to clear it, and the spell is broken. The stranger winks at him and, after making sure once again that Carlos is okay, he grabs the two Styrofoam cups to go they've ordered and turns to leave. Carlos blinks stupidly at the two men.

His phone chooses that moment to go off; when he checks the screen he sees it's his mother, so he picks up to listen to her ranting about something related to his sister's, in Spanish. He faintly sees, out of the corner of his eye, how the stranger comes back and picks a paper napkin from one of the tables. Carlos is too busy making hums and ahms at his mother to notice anything else.

He does see the moment the stranger approaches him, dropping something on the counter and winking shyly at him before sprinting back. Carlos also notices a blur of movement as Martha lifts the mug only to set it back on the surface barely three seconds later.

He's too busy daydreaming while hearing his mother to notice anything. Carlos watches longingly at the retreating figure of the green-eyed man whose name has had forgotten to ask, a dreamy look on his face that’s quickly swept away by Martha nudging at his arm.

"What," he mutters when he meets her gaze, burning with amusement.

"Nothing at all," Martha deadpans. "I've known you for five years and this is the first time that I've seen you speechless."

"I'm not—this isn't—" He's fumbling for words, his stammering not really helping his case. His fingers stiffen around the cup.

"His name is TK," she offers, evidently taking pity on him. "He's just recently moved to Austin with his father, the older man who was with him. They're both firefighters and will be rebuilding the 126."

"You know an awful lot for them to be just newcomers," Carlos manages to say in one go. He's proud at how his voice hasn't even quivered.

"The 126 is around the corner, Carlos," Martha laughs. "They've been a fixture here for a couple of weeks now. You just have missed them every single time."

"But that TK is something for sure," Marilia pipes in from her spot cleaning the coffee machine. "I thought you'd be interested the first time I saw him. He's so your type. And he likes you!"

Carlos blushes. "He doesn't," he mumbles.

"Oh, yes, he does, Mr. Oblivious," Marilia says, shaking her head. "Check under your mug. You'll be surprised."

Carlos does as told, lifting the mug to find a piece of paper beneath. He picks it up with two trembling fingers and reads a series of numbers in a jumbled handwriting. "Is this—?"

"TK’s number?" Martha questions out loud. "We're pretty sure it is. So now what? You'll call him, right?"

Carlos shakes his head, taking the mug with his as he sits at his table once again. He doesn’t reply to them, too busy staring at the paper and trying to make a decision.

Three days later, the decision is made for him when he crosses paths with Captain Owen Strand and Firefighter TK Strand from the rebuilt 126 at a scene with a baby stranded on a tree. And two days after that, he builds up enough courage to ask TK for a dance at the usual honky-tonk.

A year later, they're moving in together, and life has become everything Carlos would have ever dreamed of.

[themetaphorgirl]

(1/1) This is at_the_chamber_door from A03. I've got a Boarding Alternate Universe headcanon--study groups! Maybe if everyone's loaded with work, projects, or upcoming tests, they'll get together at night (preferably at a round table, ha) and work. Well, work-ish: The only people actually working the entire time are Hotch, Alex, and JJ. I'm running out of characters so I shall send another ask with a part 2!

drabbles are supposed to be short. this is about 2,000 words. oops.

I hope y’all like it though! I love these kids with my whole heart.

my writing tag | the boarding school AU

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JJ rifled through her piles of papers, frowning. Her biology info packet was in there somewhere, she just knew it. But maybe she could wait and work on biology later, maybe she should work on history first.

“Okay, you guys, I’m starting to freak out,” Penelope said, knocking over her stack of rainbow-colored gel pens. “How bad are midterms? Like...really. What should I expect?”

“They’re not bad, as long as you study,” Hotch said absently.

Penelope dropped the gel pens she’d started to pick up. “I’ve forgotten how to study!” she shrieked. “Oh my god! Everything in my brain has been erased!”

Spencer perked up. “Ooh! It could be lacunar amnesia!” he said. “That’s when-”

“Spencer, no,” Hotch sighed. 

“Take a breath, baby girl,” Derek said, scooping up the pens and handing them back. “You’re smart, you’ll remember stuff.”

She set the pens back into rainbow order. “You say that now,” she said. “What if I do forget? Or I forget which exam is at which time? Oh, god, what if I sleep through them!”

“You’re not going to sleep through them,” JJ reassured her. “I’ll wake you up.”

She turned back to her own piles of notes and worksheets. This was the sixth time that Penelope had freaked out in the last two hours, and doubtless she’d freak out a few more times until midterms were over. At least since they were studying together, other people could chime in and help calm her down.

They’d agree collectively to spend Sunday studying together for their respective tests. As a group they had overtaken the seventh floor common room, lounging around in their pajamas, piling up textbooks and coffee cups and snacks. Hotch, Alex, and Spencer sat at the round table while Dave sat between James and Emily on the couch; Penelope and Derek sprawled on the rug in front of the silent television. JJ had claimed a corner of the room for herself, spreading out her papers in small piles.

James pulled his binder close to his chest and frowned. “Dave, are you copying off me?” he asked.

“No, never,” Dave said. He ate another handful of pretzels. “Absolutely not. I’m copying off Emily.”

James squinted at Dave’s mostly-empty notebook page. “You are copying off me!” he accused. “Do your own work, Rossi, Jesus.”

“Okay, then I will copy off Emily,” Dave said. “And she won’t know because she’s listening to music.”

“Fuck off,” Emily said absently, her airpods still tucked in her ears.

“She’s not even in any of your classes,” James pointed out.

Dave shrugged. “Whatever, it’s fine,” he said. “I’ll get into college either way.”

Penelope dropped her sticker-covered composition book. “Oh, god! What if I don’t get into college?” she said.

“You’ll get into college, Pen,” Alex said. “Don’t look so far ahead. Focus on this week’s tests.”

Penelope huffed in frustration. “JJ, do you have your notes from biology class?” she asked.

“Uh...yeah, somewhere,” she said. She rummaged through a stack. “Hold on…”

“JJ, can you find anything in there?” James asked. “It looks like everything you own exploded.”

“I have a system,” she explained.

“You can borrow my notes!” Spencer said. He leaned forward to stretch across the table; Alex caught him before he could tip out of his chair. “Here! Do you have any questions?”

Penelope frowned. “That’s it?” she said. “A single piece of paper? And...your handwriting is completely illegible.”

He shrugged. “It makes sense to me,” he said.

“Spencer, sit down before you fall on your face,” Hotch said. “You’re going to give me a heart attack.”

Dave threw a pretzel at Emily. “Hey! She’s not studying!” he said. “Repeat, Emily Prentiss is not studying!”

“Narc,” she shot back, scooping pretzels off the couch and throwing them back at his face.

“Everyone!” Dave said, cupping his hands around his mouth. “Emily Prentiss is online shopping! Shopping for-” He leaned over her shoulders. “She’s bidding on a seventy-five dollar tee shirt on eBay.”

Emily slammed the lid of her macbook shut. “That tour got canceled after three stops, it’s a collector’s item!” she said.

“Emily, didn’t your mom say that she was going to cancel your credit card if you got below a C on your history midterm?” Alex asked, tapping her pen against her chin.

“Just the Amex,” Emily shrugged. “Also, that pen isn’t capped.”

“Oh! Shit.”

Spencer frowned. “Can I borrow somebody’s computer really fast?” he asked. “I don’t think this source is correct.”

“Here, munchkin,” Emily said, holding out her macbook. “Just for Miller’s satisfaction, I’ll study for my history test. You can borrow it for now.”

Hotch caught the laptop from Spencer’s small hands and set it down on the table. Spencer squinted at the keyboard. “Where’s the control key?” he asked.

“It’s a macbook, squirt, it’s a command key.”

Alex rolled her eyes. “God, see, this is why I stick to my chromebook,” she said. “Everything makes sense.”

“Your chromebook is the size of a novel.”

“I know, it’s easy to carry.”

Spencer scrunched up his face, pecking at the keyboard letter by letter with his index fingers. “Can somebody type this for me?” he asked. Hotch silently pulled the laptop closer and typed as Spencer spelled out his question.

With Emily distracted by her argument, JJ stole her pillow from the couch and propped it up with her piles of papers, getting comfortable. She bit back a yawn. Studying was exhausting work. 

“Okay, I’m done,” Spencer announced. “You can have your computer back, Emily.”

“Thank god, there’s only ten minutes left in this auction and I need this shirt,” she said. Alex rolled her eyes and put on her headphones. 

Derek pushed himself off the floor. “Pretty boy, if you’re taking a break-”

“Oh, it’s not a break, I’ve memorized everything.”

“Show off,” Dave grinned.

“Okay, since you’ve memorized everything, you wanna go down to the vending machine in the lobby and get more drinks?” Derek continued. Spencer frowned. “You can pick out something for yourself.”

“Deal!” Spencer said. Derek handed him a handful of crumpled dollar bills.

“Hold on, caro,” Dave said. He dug out his wallet and handed him several more dollars. “Get enough for everybody.”

“Thanks!” Spencer said, and he took off, his little socked feet thumping down the stairs.

“Walk, please, before you faceplant again!” Hotch called. The footsteps faded, but did not slow down. Hotch sighed.

“Derek,” Penelope said. “Derek. Derek Morgan. Chocolate thunder. Pay attention to me.”

“What?” 

She thrust a folded paper fortune teller in his face. “Pick one!” she said.

“Pick one what?”

“You have four options, pick one!”

JJ raised an eyebrow. “You’re making cootie catchers?” she said. “I thought you were worried about getting into college.”

“First of all, where I come from, we call them fortune tellers,” Penelope said. “Second of all, I’ve decided I’m not going to college, I will never be able to pass these tests, so I will never get a college degree, so I will just play my ukulele on street corners for the rest of my life.”

“You can always get a college degree and play your ukulele on street corners,” Dave pointed out.

“Derek, please, pick one,” Penelope begged.

He looked at the phrases. “Uh…koala bear, I guess,” he said.

“Now pick a number.”

“Um...three.”

Penelope unfolded the fortune. “You will fail your midterms, flunk out of school, and play the dulcimer in Penelope Garcia’s busking band,” she read. “Oh, that’ll work out nicely.” Derek shook his head. 

Spencer ran up the stairs, arms laden down with soda cans. “I’m back!” he said. He dumped them on the floor. “Maybe don’t open them right this second. The carbonation-”

“We’re cramming enough knowledge in our heads today, we don’t need an extra lesson,” Emily said, scowling at her history textbook.

Spencer’s lower lip dropped in a pout. “Don’t make that face,” Hotch warned. “We’ve talked about how sometimes it’s a bad time for facts.”

“I’m not pouting. And there’s never a bad time for facts.”

“Yes, there is,” Derek said. “Like now, when we’re all trying to study.”

“Except me, I’m going to join the circus,” Penelope informed them.

“I’m trying to study too, you guys,” JJ called from her fortress of papers and books.

James rubbed his temples. “Guys...please…” Dave threw a pretzel at him. “Goddammit, David.”

“I was just trying to explain that the carbonation-”

“No!” Emily said, tossing a pillow at Spencer. It bopped him in the face and knocked him backwards.

“Jesus, Emily!” Derek exclaimed.

Hotch buried his face in his hands. “For the love of god, you guys, stop.” he said.

“I’m sorry!” Emily said. “Spencer, wait, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to smack you, you were just really getting on my nerves, please don’t tell Alex.”

Alex looked up from her chromebook and took out her earbuds. “Hm?” she said. “What’s going on?”

“Emily hit-”

“Penelope said-”

“David threw-”

“Oh my god,” Alex said. “Okay, okay, stop. Just...stop, everybody. One at a time, please.”

Hotch dragged his hands over his face. “I just want a little peace and quiet,” he mumbled into his palms. 

“Spence, I’m sorry, really,” Emily said earnestly. “Are you okay?”

Spencer sat up. “To quote Anne Shirley...I am well in body but distinctly rumpled in spirit,” he said, rubbing his eyes. 

“What’s the translation?” Emily asked.

He pushed himself up off the floor. “You threw a pillow at my face, and I think I’m mad about it!” he accused. “And yes, I know I’m pouting, and I don’t care!”

“Oh, now you’ve done it, Prentiss,” Dave said.

Hotch got up from the table and stomped over to them. “That’s enough,” he said. He picked up Spencer under his arms and plunked him down on Alex’s lap. “Emily, you are six years older than him. Chill.” Dave snickered. “Dave, stop making it worse.” 

“Penelope, you’re not going to busk on street corners or join the circus, if you take a second and stop freaking out you’ll realize that you know more than you think you do,” James added. 

“Yes! Thank you,” Hotch said. “Derek, you need to take this seriously. You have to keep your grades up or they’ll move you from varsity down to JV. And Wallace will get your spot.”

Derek scowled. “Fuck Wallace,” he grumbled.

“And JJ…” Hotch paused. 

“What?” she said. “I haven’t done anything wrong.”

“No, you’re the most well-behaved, but...why are you upside down?”

JJ blinked. She hadn’t realized how she got there, but sure enough, she was lying on a scattered heap of worksheets with her heels propped up on the wall. “I don’t know, these things happen,” she said. Hotch sighed.

Emily scrambled off the couch. “Okay, okay, I know tensions are running really high right now,” she said. “And I know some of it is my fault-”

“You knocked me over like a bowling pin,” Spencer sulked.

Alex adjusted him on her lap. “I think you’ll live,” she said, and he crossed his arms. 

“Stop reminding me! Jesus, I’m trying to apologize!” Emily said. “What if I order pizza for everybody? It’s almost dinner time anyway and we’re all stressed, we should take a break. Will I finally be forgiven?”

Spencer opened his mouth to argue. “Yes,” JJ said immediately. She rolled over to sit up, shifting her papers around. “Oh my god, yes, please.”

“I’ll always vote for pizza,” Derek said.

Penelope looked down at the half-a-dozen fortune tellers scattered around her. “Maybe a break will help me focus again,” she said sadly.

Emily crouched down next to Alex’s chair. “Spencer?” she said sweetly. “Am I forgiven?” He huffed, blowing a lock of hair off his forehead. She poked him lightly. “Am I? Am? Am I?”

His mouth tilted. “Can I tell you the facts I was going to say?” he asked.

Emily sighed. “Yes,” she said. “Go ahead, Dr. Reid. Tell me everything you know about carbonation.”

“You brought this on yourself, Prentiss,” Hotch pointed out.

“I know. I know.”

[jaydicksummerexchange]

[ ❤ Works posted so far! ❤ ]

TODAY IS THE DAY! 

We have reached 118 Exchange works for 2020! Thank you, thank you to all our fabulous artists and writers who tapped that creative well and let JayDick rain down upon us. And thank you to everyone who has clicked on the link and left kudos and comments for our participants. They worked, so, so hard y’all! 

We’ll reveal all of our participants tomorrow, September 5, so get your score cards ready and see how many of your guesses were right!

Here are today’s releases!

A Kiss and a Kingdom by anonymous for TheWayneManner [Fic, Mature, No Archive Warnings Apply, Dick Grayson/ Jason Todd] 

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Fae, Fae & Fairies, Fae!Dick, Shade!Jason, Alternate Universe - Magic, Prince!Dick, Assassination Attempt(s), Diplomacy

Summary: The Fae Kingdom must work together to help their human brethren when a border conflict arises. Fae Prince Dick Grayson chooses Knight Jason Todd to be a human representative for the negotiations because something about Jason draws him in. Little does he know, he and Jason are spinning a spiderweb around themselves filled with romance, intrigue, and enemies.

The Blud is no Haven by anonymous for Fancy_Dragonqueen [ART, Mature, No Warnings Apply, JayDick] 

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Mob, Mafia Dick Grayson, Mob Boss Dick Grayson, Dick Grayson is Not Nightwing, Jason Todd is Not Red Hood, Hooker Jason Todd, Fanart

Summary:  Dick Grayson is a policeman. Dick Grayson is a community hero. Dick Grayson has never, in fact, been on the right side of the law.

or

That one Mafia AU where Dick is Bludhaven's biggest mob boss and Jason is his right-hand (in more ways than one).

Gotham City Pride by anonymous for epistemology [ART, General Audiences, No Warnings Apply, Dick Grayson & Jason Todd] 

Additional Tags: Digital Art, Fanart, Pride Parades, Asexual Character, Pansexual Character, Is this an AU? Who knows., JayDick Summer Exchange

Summary: ♫ Just two boys, hugging during pride month 'cause they're both gay. ♫

My Thoughts on You by anonymous for Morimaitar [FIC, Teen, No Warnings, JayDick] 

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Coffee Shops & Cafés, Secret Crush, Fluff and Angst, Getting Together, First Dates, First Kiss, Dick Grayson Has Issues, Alternate Universe - College/University

Summary: Left alone for the holidays, grumpy and a bit sad, all Dick Grayson wanted was to get a hot drink from his favourite coffee shop near campus. But little did he know that his life would take a much-needed turn when Jason Todd, his longtime crush, starts working as a barista there.

lit the fuse and missed the candle (i love you and despise you) by anonymous for Airdanteine [Fic, Explicit, Creator Chose Not to Use Warnings, Dick Grayson/Jason Todd]

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Dick Grayson is Catlad | Stray, Break Up, Post-Break Up, Love/Hate, Love to hate to love, Hate SexAvoiding Sex Scenes with Violence and Intimacy Issues Is My Kink, Angst with a Happy Ending, Misunderstandings, Past Dick Grayson/Slade Wilson, Past Dick Grayson/Rose Wilson, Past Dick Grayson/Harley Quinn, Jealous Jason Todd, Slut Shaming

Summary: “You are nothing,” Stray hisses, slashing Jason’s face with his unoccupied hand.

Jason lets him, smiling as the blood drips down his cheek.

“Oh baby,” he says, all low timbre and heat, “I’m everything to you.”

Spyral Teens by anonymous for ZeroMonster [ART, Gen, No Warnings, Dick Grayson & Jason Todd] 

Additional Tags: young spies, Brothers, Big Brother Dick, Little Wing - Freeform, Little Brother Jason, Spyral (DCU), AU, Dick Grayson is Agent 37, Batfamily (DCU), Jason in the 1st Dick's outfit for Spyral, sidekick's sidekick

Summary:  They are spies. Little spies. Meet Grayson-Lad and Kid Todd!

We Might Fall by anonymous for empires [FIC, Mature, No Warnings, Dick Grayson/ Jason Todd] 

Additional Tags: Batman Beyond - Freeform, Angst, Difficult Decisions, Retirement, Confessions, Non-Explicit Sex, Post-Break Up, Moving On, Developing Relationship, Getting to Know Each Other, Getting Together, Dick Grayson Needs a Hug, Dick Grayson Gets a Hug, how to tag

Summary: Dick and Jason are together but they're not. They love each other but they won't ever admit it. There's too much history. Too much pain. Ideals that could never match. Choices that could only end with them hating one another. But as Jason makes a life-changing decision, Dick is forced to look back on his own life, the events that led him to become who he is today. He is forced to finally look at Jason in a whole new light.

Once Upon a Time.... by anonymous for naol [ART, Teen, No Warnings,  JayDick] 

Additional Tags: Digital Art, Little Red Riding Hood AU, Kemonomimi

Summary: "What pretty eyes you have.”, This was a fic prompt but a Red Riding Hood AU was too cute not to draw as a treat <3

will i change for good? by Anonymous for 3isme and TheWayneManner [Mature, No Warnings Apply, Dick Grayson/Jason Todd]

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Magic, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Fae, Curses, Curse Breaking, Beastmen - Freeform, Alternate Universe - Shapeshifters, mysterious magical stranger dick grayson, jason todd is not a changeling, Dick Grayson is a Talon

Summary: 

PROMPT 3 for 3isme - Jason runs from the villagers that have hated him his whole life. They think he's a changeling. A child of the fae swapped with a human baby during infancy. He's not. Despite all the odd things that make him different from the others, he knows he's not. But They don't, and they will kill him if

PROMPT 1 for TheWayneManner - A Dark!Au of some sort. Horror and/or gothic elements. Heavy angst. Eerie vibes. NO Rape NO Underage.

Ideas: DarkFae!Dick, Mobster AU, Demon/Angel AU, Siren!Dick AU, Gothic/Horror AU, Dystopian AU, Vampire AU, Prostitute AU, Prison AU, Asylum AU... Really anything that has a dark twist to it, the boys struggling with their inner demons. BONUS: It would be awesome if the fic contained an element of forbidden love with it. Boys against the world kind of vibe.

Ambiguous or sad ending is welcome.

Favored to Win by anonymous for Fancy_Dragonqueen [Explicit, No Warnings Apply, Dick Grayson/Jason Todd]

Additional Tags: Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Knifeplay, Porn With Plot, Alternate Universe - Mob, Bottom Jason Todd, Top Dick Grayson, Begging

Summary: When Jason agreed to throw fights or the mob, he was not expecting this. Jason had definitely Not had 'ass in the air, face on the floor' on tonight's bingo card. But he's not exactly complaining either...

All Washed Out by anonymous for stribirdf (timidGoddes)[FIC, Mature, No Warnings Apply, Dick Grayson/Jason Todd]

Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Battle for the Cowl, Batkids Age Reversal, Angst and Feels, Dick Grayson Needs a Hug, Difficult Decisions, Confessions, Grief/Mourning, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Omega Dick Grayson, Alpha Jason Todd, True Mates,

Summary: Batman is dead. He is dead and everything is about to change. Still grieving for his father, Jason Todd, his son and first sidekick, has no choice but to take up the mantle his alpha left behind, continuing the legacy so that the streets of Gotham are always safe. Estranged from the family, Dick Grayson, the son who died, the son who came back all wrong, has decisions to make, ones that could change everything forever. A fire has been struck, one that is bound to spread and no one can

False Alarm by anonymous for Nottak [Teen, No Warnings Apply, Dick Grayson/Jason Todd]

Additional Tags: Married LifeSome Humorno capes AU

Summary: One day in the life of Jason Todd, former crime boss, current house husband.

Hush Hush (Don’t Give It Away) by anonymous for solomonara [Mature, No Warnings Apply, Dick Grayson/Jason Todd]

Additional Tags: Fluff and Humor, Writer's Block, Author Jason Todd, Secret Identity, Secret Crush, Awkwardness, Walking In On Someone, Realization, Love Confessions

Summary: ‘He was a skater boi. He said 'I'll write a fic for your later boi.'

In which, Dick Grayson really loves reading romantic stories written by a best-selling author who just turns out to be Jason Todd. Awkwardness ensues.

There are a hundred reasons why I'll run (but for you I'll stay) by anonymous for Hedgebelle (Ahaanzel) [Explicit, No Warnings Apply, Dick Grayson/Jason Todd]

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Ancient Greek Religion & Lore Fusion, Light Angst, First Meetings, Love at First Sight, First Kiss, Fake/Pretend Relationship, First Time, Blow Jobs, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Happy Ending

Summary: Jason, the god of the underworld, cannot stand the Olympians who constantly keep making bets about his love life. His only desire is to stay away from everyone and mind his own business. That is, until, one day, Dick walks into his life.

a keeper of secrets for me by Anonymous for anoncitomikolino [Explicit, No Warnings Apply, Dick Grayson/Jason Todd]

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Dimension Travel, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, intersex omega, Alpha Jason Todd, Omega Dick Grayson, in this universe….

Summary: You can have all your dreams if you really believe in something that's true

The Bees - Listening Man

[mchiimii]

Jamais Vu | BTS [Seven]

➜ Genre: Fantasy; Fanfiction

➜ Tags: fluff; angst; alternate universe; alice in wonderland AU; flower shop AU; reincarnation; magic; soulmates AU

➜ Rating: Teen & Up Audiences (T)

➜ Pairing: BTS x Reader/Reader insert

➜ Warnings: swearing

Potpourri

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Potpourri - we sell blooms, sweets, and stationery to honor the monthly occasions of the year. If you want to book a bouquet and entremets, visit our shop or call us at xxx-xxxx-xxx. Thank you very much!

"What's that?"

"What do you think it is?" the grim reaper glanced at the fallen angel with an obvious look on his face. Jungkook settled the box of blooms and cards on their coffee table. Seokjin sat beside the guardian then snorted. "Flowers?" he laughed, his infamous windshield-wiper chortle filling Jungkook's ears as he announced it in the spacious vicinity.

"Is this the part where your love story finally unfolds?" He laughed sarcastically. The grim reaper stared daggers at the eldest as if he humiliated him to everyone in the room.

Actually, the two of them kept the White Kingdom busy. It's either the other guardians are patrolling in the mortal world or evacuating the lost children to a cabin. Winter filled Wonderland to its brim; even the guardians underwent constant hibernating amidst the imprecation of the divine supremes. To say the least, Jungkook had to observe the flower shop in Busan while Seokjin stayed in the kingdom to govern his officials.

"I don't see anything special about it." the fallen angel scoffed at the term love, merely because it reminded him of the flower deity. Jungkook deadpanned, untying the ribbons of the box and settling the paper wrappers and covers in a paper bag.

"I don't understand why humans are attached to those flowers when they can wilt and disperse like them." Seokjin rolled his eyes yet Jungkook remained silent.

"Ya! You're ignoring me."

"Obviously." the reaper rolled his eyes.

Seokjin scoffed. He looked at the plastered sticker paper between the handle holes of the paper bag. The sheet showed the name of the flower shop and its description. He briefly read it before asking Jungkook about his whereabouts again.

"The oracle forced me to patrol that flower shop even if it was against my will." he spat bitterly, mentally vomiting at the thought of witnessing those confectionaries again.

"It reeked like shit as if that old hag bathed in their shop."

"It's fucking gross." Jungkook scorned, snatching the cards from the box of fresh flowers harshly. He opened the card and it showed an inspirational quote that the owner probably copy-pasted from the internet or created from their own sunshine and rainbows advocacy.

The fallen angel started laughing again beside him. He imagined the guardian's face when he saw the delicacies like a huge slap on his face when he entered the mortals' decorous den. Jungkook had to summon the blue flames in his body to show his annoyance at the eldest. His laughs decreased and soon realized how terrifying it would be when it's the sandman. Sure, their anger could shake an entire place but if it's the sandman's wrath, it would convulse both Wonderland and Reality.

Seokjin furrowed his brows, watching the youngest's constant shuffling of cards on the box. There were approximately three inspirational cards and a money card for the month of love. They all came thrashing on the table when the hare threw it across the furniture before slamming his back against the sofa, grumbling curses at the heaven.

"That human. I swear I saw her on the sidewalk but I don't see any glow from her. Her soul is plain colored. Nothing else." he continued. "I had to leave because you called me."

"Ah, about that." Seokjin cleared his throat. "Jimin said he visited the Wonder Free Forest to see if Yoongi is doing fine. He only found out he wasn't there."

"Yeah, and? He probably left to stay in the arboretum. It isn't such a big deal to call me over and share that usual news." Seokjin clicked his tongue, impatience finally seeping through his nostrils.

"Listen. The arboretum is also empty. Jimin said he wasn't there. He isn't in his former shrine or the forest. He's gone missing."

"He probably hid somewhere in the trees to jump into different places again. He just wants solitude. Just let him be."

"For Pete's sake, stop being an asshat for once and listen like a young guardian you are. I have been sensing this strange aura from him. I don't know what he's up to but lately, I don't see him in Reality. We sometimes see each other even in different realms but I don't think he's anywhere we go."

Jungkook sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Hyung, I don't want to doubt him. He even created a world for us just to keep us away from the pit of Under Land." he stood up.

"I'm aware."

"For the meantime, I'll report my findings of the flower shop to the oracle. Nothing really intrigued me in that place yet. It just reminded me of that hag."

Seokjin sighed upon seeing Jungkook leave in his blue flame dispersing into thin air. He thought it wasn't a good idea to doubt his co-guardian when in fact all of them felt very teed off. Was he feeling another tinge of his persona from his distorted past? Was he feeling envious again that it reminded him of the need to be superior to others?

He had no idea why he felt uncertain of his feelings and how his past seemed to haunt him even during this damning curse. Did he envy Yoongi just because the guardian himself held the entire Wonderland?

The most challenging part of being the embodiment of the seven deadly sins is the sense of camaraderie or connection. They are all connected; they share the same feelings and sometimes they share the same sins. Pride and Envy go along together - the same as Gluttony and Lust. Sometimes they interchange or intertwine. Or all of them had the same sin that overlapped their personalities. Even the personification of Gluttony inherited Wrath's grumpiness. Besides, they are all tied together. If one is affected by their emotions, all of them are bombarded with one's emotions as well.

It truly was a domino effect, considering these seven personifications of the deadly sins could clash together in harmony and discordance.

"A ghost?"

"Yes."

"You're seeing ghosts now?" Young-Jae sipped a cup of iced Americano as he scanned your face with his eyes. You, on the other hand, bored your eyes with the piece of vanilla cake on your table. After ranting about that strange rainy night in February, your friend thought you're into something else.

Or maybe both of you were into something else. Looks like he believed in ghosts to consider yours a premonition.

"I thought he'll die on the road but the car just went through him."

Young-Jae perked, humming at his query. "What's he like? What is he wearing?"

"Dark clothes."

You suddenly saw how his eyes lit up at your response. "Bro...It could be the grim reaper."

You almost spat your whole cake at his face the moment you snorted at his assumption. Are you really hearing what he's saying? You actually assumed he'll laugh at you, but turns out it was the complete opposite. He really was into your story-telling.

Well, not anymore.

Young-Jae dramatically gasped. "You know what happens when you see grim reapers, right?" he widened his eyes teasingly.

"I'm serious."

He laughed.

"You're sleep deprived that's why you're seeing things."

You frowned, sighing at your friend's expression. "I don't know what's happening recently. Remember last time you told me I should report that stranger who kept sending me those postcards?"

Young-Jae popped his lips after sipping his beverage. He rose his eyebrows then responded. "Yeah. What happened now?"

"Well...I decided not to do it anymore. Besides, those cards are harmless...after all."

You began nibbling on your dessert on your table when you spotted the strange feline crawling outside. Both you and Young-Jae sat near the picture window where you overlooked the streets in the cold morning. It was impossible not to watch the townspeople walk with their partners or by themselves. So when you had a glimpse of the stray cat from your shop last night, its gleaming eyes caught your dark brown ones. You soon realized it lured you to an intriguing trance.

Young-Jae noticed your shift of perspective. He followed the figure that you were staring at, only to witness nothing.

"I really think you should get some sleep."

You shook your head, blinking your eyes after witnessing the stray cat disappearing into an unknown void. His figure loomed towards the tall post before vanishing just like that.

"Do...do you think I'm dying?"

Your friend suddenly bombarded the shop with his laugh. Everyone started looking at him while you covered your face, silencing him with a rough shush and a nudge on his knee. Young-Jae apologized under his broken breaths until he finally gained himself with a ridiculous smile plastered on his face.

Young-Jae snickered. "Do you really believe them? They're not true. You're just scaring yourself."

You sighed.

Young-Jae smiled softly. He patted your hand to get your attention after you purposely looked on your plate with a worn expression on your face.

"Don't think much about it. Next time you talk to me, you should probably be less worrisome."

You smiled. "Fine. But if things get weirder again, I'll talk with Ji-woo instead." you jokingly huffed, standing up from your seat with a chuckling friend behind you.

"Alright, whatever floats your boat." you both left the shop with genuine grins on your faces, not even sparing your thought a chance to distract you again.

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[gameofdrarry]

Wizards Hearts Recs: Vacation!Fic

Wizards Hearts was a four-month-long Drarry reading fest. Players were given a playing deck of 52 tropes, and were asked to find 52 different fics to read and comment on to fill their decks. To prevent the same few fics from being read, fics were restricted to only being used for the game three times before being considered ineligible for further points. The tropes and submissions list can be found here.

Check out the masterlist of fics for this trope below the cut!

📜 Our Dreams, Our Pride by ahhhnorealnamesallowed Rated:  Mature Words:  10319 Tags: Hermione Granger is a Good Friend, Healer Draco Malfoy, Healer Harry Potter, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Holidays, a very british coach holiday, Ireland, POV Alternating, Swearing, discussion of sex and sexual acts, Slice of Life, Fluff, Fluff without Plot, (or very little plot), Magic University - Freeform, Post-Secondary, Getting Together, Established Relationship Summary:  For six years, Harry has promised Draco a 'big thing' for their anniversary. This year is the year Harry is going to make it happen, even if he does so in a very Harry Potter way. Including last-minute vacation planning, some very sassy old people, a coach bus, and less anniversary sex than expected. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Staying Afloat by Scarshavestories Rated:  General Words:  3138 Tags: Cruise Ships, Holidays, Established Relationship, Vacation, Banter, Slice of Life Summary:  Harry and Draco are heading off on a Muggle cruise in the sunny Caribbean. Will their relationship survive their first holiday as a couple, or will the week end in disaster and Obliviation? ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Momenti Diversi, Day Five by zarah5 Rated:  Mature Words:  11662 Tags: Happy Ending, Blow Job, Future Fic, Post-Canon Summary:  In which you'll find the Italian sun, freshly resolved sexual tension, a reluctant Harry and a persuasive Draco. (Post-Hogwarts, aftermath of war.) ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 A Holiday in Provence by dracoismytrashson (JGogoboots) Rated:  Explicit Words:  32213 Tags: Harry Potter Epilogue Compliant, Post-Hogwarts, Older Characters, Divorced Harry Potter & Ginny Weasley, Divorced Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter's Birthday, Drunken Flirting, Resolved Sexual Tension, Blow Jobs, Rimming, First Time, Anal Sex, Bisexual Harry Potter, Bisexual Draco Malfoy, Implied Switching, Outdoor Sex, H/D Food Fair 2018, Draco Malfoy Speaks French Summary:  Harry Potter is turning 50 years old and feeling lonelier than ever. Divorced, retired, and learning he’s not quite as straight as he thought he was, Harry reluctantly accepts a birthday gift from his friends for a week’s stay at an idyllic French vineyard. Too bad Hermione and Ron neglected to mention that the owner of the winery happens to be a certain quick-witted blond Slytherin… ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 And She Kissed the Moon by laughingd0g Rated:  Mature Words:  6613 Tags: Camping, Pureblood Traditions, Harry and Draco are betrothed, (they are disgustingly happy together), Friendly Bets, Kissing, Banter, Pansy is gorgeous and she knows it, Ginny is not impressed (yes she is), creative use of the disillusionment charm, Campfires, Star/moongazing, frenemies to lovers Summary:  Who thought it would be a good idea to bring Parkinson camping? (Malfoy.) From the beginning it’s been “my nails” this and “blisters” that. So Ginny makes a bet with her. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Slowly We Unfurl by spookywoods Rated:  Explicit Words:  13705 Tags: Mutual Pining, Not Epilogue Compliant, Rimming, Anal Sex, Vacation Summary:  Draco wanted to go to Greece. He would have loved Greece. But the group vacation to Norway doesn’t go quite as expected when Potter falls into an enchanted lake. Or, the one where a little push (into a lake) is all these two oblivious men need. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 in His name by M0stlyVoid Rated:  Explicit Words:  6691 Tags: Religious Imagery & Symbolism, Religion Kink, Religious Fanaticism, Churches & Cathedrals, Demon Summoning, Demonic Possession, Exorcisms, Other: See Story Notes, Wine, Rituals, Oral Sex, Prostitution Summary:  Something Dark is gathering along the Camino di Francesco, and Draco Malfoy is the only one qualified to deal with it. He insists on Potter coming along. For protection, of course, no other motive—why do you ask? ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Starkissed by Zigster Rated:  Explicit Words:  32631 Tags: Digital Art, Fated Markings, Tattoos, But Not Tattoos, Italy, Venice, Vacation, Beaches, Crashing Waves, Deception, Intrigue, Carnevale di Venezia, Muggle Photography, Slow Burn, Sexual Tension, Body Worship, Voyeurism, Exhibitionism, Rimming, Enthusiastic Giving of Head, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Tattooed Harry Potter, Pining Harry Potter, Harry Potter is Obsessed with Draco Malfoy, Snarky Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy With Pink Hair, Original Characters as Draco's Flatmates, They Have Lots of Plants, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, H/D Sex Fair 2020 Summary:  “Your tattoos!” The intruder says, boldly stepping over Ron’s chaise and crossing in front of Hermione to get to Harry, eyes wide and hungry. Harry immediately sits up, pulling the towel draped across the back of his chair down over his shoulders. “No! Don’t cover them. They’re beautiful.” Harry hopes an indulgent trip abroad will help shake him out of the doldrums of his life. What he finds once he gets to Venice is more than he ever expected. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Reunion by wordsphoenix Rated:  Not Rated Words:  52622 Tags: Unexpected reunion with a tinge of career fair, vacation fic, holiday fic, tragically it's Thanksgiving, NaNoWriMo 2019, Harry and Draco on vacation, Family reunion in the lovely suburbs of Dallas, Established Relationship, road trip at the beginning too because why not Summary:  Harry hasn't seen Dudley in years, but they have been exchanging Christmas Cards. And Dudley wants him to come stay. Which is fine, really, Harry just has to fly over an ocean and bring Draco for moral support and meet the whole extended family because they're doing Thanksgiving and he's always wanted to see America, anyway. Might as well. Introducing the fantastic the spectacular the wonderful ELLA DURSLEY, four-year-old extraordinaire, destroyer of worlds, etc, etc. Almost no magic at all because it would be a little hard to explain to a four-year-old, astonishing intelligence aside. Penny is the Greatest Mom. Blanket TW for general panic and Harry thinking about his childhood. Minor TW for anxiety and eating disorders, both mentioned in chapter 6. Lots of Harry processing emotions. Also some sweariness and mentions of sexytimes. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 100,000 Galleons by bixgirl1 Rated:  Explicit Words:  28289 Tags: Travel, Seduction, Pining, Oblivious Harry, Falling In Love, Draco's bad at Muggle things, He keeps trying though, Humor, wanking, Voyeurism, (sort of), light D/s elements, Dirty Talk, Bottom Harry, Oral Sex, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Rimming Summary:  When a weekend with Harry gets purchased at a Bachelor charity auction by Malfoy, he's sure the trip is going to be filled with disaster. And it is. It really is. Just... maybe not in the ways he thought. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 NEVER VISIT by JET_Playin Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  7994 Tags: Fluff, I'm Sorry, Tumblr Prompt, HP: EWE, Post-Hogwarts, Travel, Underage Drinking, By US standards Summary:  Prompt: On everyone’s 18th birthday they receive a letter from their future selves. Some receive long messages about their future lovers or messages about changes they would have made. Yours contains nothing but a small list of locations and the words, “NEVER VISIT”. Of course, Harry doesn't trust the letter... ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Tournesol by meandminniemcg Rated:  Teen and Up Words:  1567 Tags: Post hogwarts EWE, France (Country), Coffee Shops, Vacation, Mention of Mental Health Issues, But balanced out with fluff, Getting Back Together, Demisexual Harry Potter Summary:  Harry hates vacations, they give too much chance to think of his losses. But sometimes vacations are a time to be lucky in finding the right coffeeshop... ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Cooling Down by prolix (shal) Rated:  Explicit Words:  3026 Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Smut, Temperature Play, Ice Play, Nipple Play, Oral Sex, Anal Fingering, Praise Kink, Hand Jobs, Kissing, Dirty Talk, Alcohol, Established Relationship, Vacation, Taste, Touch, TasteofSmut 2020, Beach Holidays, Greece, POV Harry Potter Summary:  Harry needs to relax. Draco needs to cool off. Together, with a bit of ice, they manage to do just that. ❤️ Read on AO3

📜 Kiss Me In Barcelona by artiata Rated:  Explicit Words:  6467 Tags: Drarry, Smut, Gay Sex, Kissing, make out, explicit - Freeform, Vegan Harry, Vegan Harry Potter, Vacation, Aurors, Slow Burn, Anal Sex, Blowjobs, handjobs, barcelona, Kingsley is a matchmaker, he is also sort of a little shit, but we still respect and love him because yeah Summary:  If you want to bicker like children, you'll be treated like children. Of course, that's if you punish your children by magically binding their wrists together for three weeks, then send them off to Barcelona for 'bonding purposes' ❤️ Read on AO3

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YU-GI-OH! 5DS MONTH 2020

We’re back! It’s that time of the year! The mods are excited to announce this year’s themes for YU-GI-OH! 5DS MONTH 2020. 

Bored during quarantine? Say no more. We hope you join in this year!

Day 1 (July 7th): Stardust Acceleration

Accelerate! We’re kicking off into overdrive by starting this month off with our hero of the hour! Rev it up by showing us how YOU celebrate Yusei Fudo’s birthday!  

Day 2 (July 8th): Sink or Sail

As good captains, we all have a ship we’d set sail on. Which is yours?

Day 3 (July 9th): Story to Story

Our tale begins with a fast-paced story that takes us through the city’s tournament with the Fortune Cup, the Satellite’s peril with the Dark Signer’s, to Crash Town, to once again Neo Domino City’s action with the World Racing Grand Prix to the conclusion with the Ark Cradle. Which arc was your favorite?

Day 4 (July 10th): Songs to Fix a D-Wheel To

Let the music play! Do you have a playlist you wanna share? It can be for a character, a ship, an overall arc, or a fanfiction! Come on Eileen, show us what you got!

Day 5 (July 11th): Bloom of the Black Rose

Pitch dark flower, set to bloom! Today we celebrate the Black Rose, Aki Izayoi! How will you choose to celebrate our loyal psychic?

Day 6 (July 12th): As Above, So Below

Heaven or hell. Signers or Dark Signers. The Crimson Dragon vs the Earthbound Immortals. Whose side are you on?

Day 7 (July 13th): This Town Ain’t Big Enough

Yeehaw! Bring out your ponchos, set your guns to duel, and show us what all Satisfaction Town has to bring? Is it a character? The city itself? A duel? Satisfy us!

Day 8 (July 14th): Power Play

Further Turbo Dueling King, the Master of Faster, lover of ramen, and one hell of a (jack)ass. Today we’re celebrating the King Himself: Jack Atlas!

Day 9 (July 15th): Fly Your Colors

The World Racing Grand Prix! Today is all about Teams, whether it be Team 5ds, Team Unicorn, or even somewhere out of the WRGP- Like Team Satisfaction! Which Team are you on?

Day 10 (July 16th): Free Day I/Introduction Day

Our first free day! Use this day to either introduce yourself to the crowd or feel free to leave it open! It’s up to you!

Day 11 (July 17th): Fly, Blackbird!

This Satellite bird is our man of the hour! Our favorite hardworking, lovable, mother hen for kids, and unbeatable duelist, but what else is there? Show us! Give your love for Crow Hogan!

Day 12 (July 18th): Star-Crossed Lovers

Have you ever wanted to see the cast of Yu-Gi-Oh 5ds paired up with someone from another show entirely? Wanna see Yusei Fudo in a relationship with Dawn from Pokemon? Now’s your chance! Anything is possible today!

Day 13 (July 19th): Flip the Script

We all have a favorite alternative universe we’d like to see Team 5ds in. Whether it be a coffee shop, college, or maybe even a glimpse of the timeline Z-ONE came from! Anything is on the table for this day!

Day 14 (July 20th): Words Have Power

Like the Heart of the Cards, there are many signature catchphrases within the world of 5ds. What’s your favorite quote?

Day 15 (July 21st): Spirit World Walker

The holy light of protection, now cross and become eternal life! She may be small, but she sure is mighty! Bow down to the protector of the Spirit World- Rua/Luna! Today’s day is all about her!

Day 16 (July 22nd): Me and My OC

Most of us out there think of an original character to place into the world of 5ds. For many of us, it’s the start of friendships, self-journeys, or just fun and self-exploration into another world! Show us your OC today!

Day 17 (July 23rd): Polar Opposites

The modern-day story of light vs dark. A tale of contrasts. Ying-Yang. What two opposites do you want to showcase?

Day 18 (July 24th): Heart of the Dragon

Envoy of love and justice! This energetic machinist has as big of a punch as his heart! Today is all about Rua/Leo!

Day 19 (July 25th): Flex Your Canon

We all have our different headcanons about the characters or story. What are yours? It can be anything from changing canon to implementing your own ideas!

Day 20 (July 26th): Free Day II/Support Fellow Creators

Our second free day! You can use this day to submit whatever you wish, or you can shout out your favorite artist, fanfiction author, or just your favorite character! Give someone else some well-deserved love.

Day 21 (July 27th). Spin the Wheel, Throw a Dart

Story tropes! This could be anything from a day on the beach, a sleepover episode, or anything in between! What trope do you wish to see in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh 5ds?

Day 22 (July 28th): Tech Genius

The android with a supercomputer for a brain, Bruno stole our hearts as Antimony and continued until the bitter end. Today’s day is all about Bruno!

Day 23 (July 29th): Bad Guy Syndrome

The series had its swarm of enemies: whether it be Divine, Ruder/Roman, Rex, or Z-ONE. Which is your favorite?

Day 24 (July 30th): We’re Here Too!

Out of all the characters in the entire series, who do you feel is under-appreciated, or deserves more attention? Show us!

Day 25 (July 31st): Dead Guy Walking

Former Dark Signer, leader of Team Satisfaction/The Enforcers, and a brooding man looking for some satisfaction. Today’s day is all about Kalin Kessler/Kyosuke Kiryu!

Day 26 (August 1st): In the Z-ONE

Z-ONE is the man behind the madness. What kind of man do you think he is? A man trying to save the world, or destroy it? Tell us!

Day 27 (August 2nd): Pain vs Puff Pieces

Angst vs Fluff. Do you prefer a fairytale ending or a bittersweet tragedy? Pick one and show off!

Day 28 (August 3rd): Tale of Two Stories

We now have seven Yu-Gi-Oh series! What would happen if one of our heroes from Team 5ds happened to meet someone from the past, or perhaps the future? Whether you prefer to rev it up, high five the sky, or get your game on, show us what you got!

Day 29 (August 4th): You Can See Them Too?

The world of the Duel Monsters is filled to the brim with spirits. Showcase either your favorite duel monster or a moment within the Spirit World!

Day 30 (August 5th): Free Day III

Our last free day! Share with us anything your heart desires!

Day 31 (August 6th): Going My Way!

Today is the last day, but we still have the road to tomorrow. What does the future hold?