#dolan fic

[ik33pitundercover]

a message to my fellow ex-dolan twins stans and turned sturniolo triplets stan from 2021-2022:

do y’all also get ptsd from the twins whenever the triplets switch up their content style😭 like once the triplets stopped making their car videos (“as regularly”) this past month i’ve literally been paranoid their gonna disappear like the twins bcs they decided they’ve “outgrown youtube” LIKE OMG (edit: the quotes aren’t me discredited the twins decision to leave the internet im js tryna quote them yk :)

like ik the triplets have planned out videos for the next couple of months going into october but the twins did say they weren’t leaving youtube and then literally did LMAO

(this might be too niche but plsss make some noise if you relate bcs i feel like i’m going crazy here lmfao)

[ohtobeleah]

Enterprise // Jake Seresin

Series Synopsis: After taking over your father's enterprise, you quickly come to the conclusion that you are undeniably a walking target. Rival gang leader Jacob “The Hangman” Seresin might just be your only chance at making your mark in the dangerous city of Fitzroy. 

Series Warnings: Jake Seresin x F!reader. Mafia related content. Gang related content. Gore, violence, violence against women. Death, age gap.

Chapter One // Confidence. There’s a lesson here somewhere, but you aren’t ready to figure it out. Setting up a meeting with Jake ‘The Hangman’ Seresin to see if he would consider a merger is the last thing you knew your late father would want you to do.

Chapter Two // Drums Emporium. Jake wants to see what you’ve got. Sending you into one of his most notorious pubs to see if you’d come out alive. Only keeping a slight plot point from you in the process.

Chapter Three // Darlinghurst Danger: When you get an unexpected visitor from over the state line, Jake Seresin unintentionally starts a war he isn’t sure he knows how to end and keep you protected at the same time.

Chapter Four // Rat in the Ranks: There’s a rat in Jake Seresins Ranks and you’re sure of it. After coming to after a home job stitch job done by Bob Floyd—you stumble upon a plot that goes deeper than you know.

Chapter Five // Live In Clover: After you discover Jake has a rat in his ranks, you fall off the side of a cliff when you dive deeper into what exactly is going on. Leading you into a rather dangerous situation.

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[beyourownanchor6]

i was tagged by my beloveds @hippolotamus @buddierights to share my winter/holiday fics to get in the spirit now that it's december 🎄

buddie:

the holiday calendar—buck ends up with an advent calendar during the start of the holiday season. he thinks it's possessed and out to ruin his life, the toys inside continually leading him to some doe-eyed beauty and his adorable son.

the holiday calendar: strikes again—maddie asks eddie to hold onto the infamous holiday calendar for the season, eddie getting to find out just how ‘magical’ it really is

christmas kisses—five times buck gives eddie cheesy gifts, and the one time eddie gets exactly what he's been wanting

santa buck—buck wears a santa hat...that's it, that's the summary

you make everyday feel like it’s christmas—buck and chris want everything to be perfect for christmas; eddie thinks they already are

snow on the beach—the surfing au, christmas edition

in the reflection, all i see are glimpses of you and me—five times eddie sees glimpses of something more in a snow globe, and the one time buck sees it too

teen wolf:

christmas at the loft—the pack needs derek to participate in a very non-derek activity. it's his and stiles first christmas together as a couple; what could go wrong?

animal kingdom:

broken cookies—adrian helps deran with chritmas baking

on chrtistmas day— 5 times adrian gets deran to celebrate the holiday's and the one time deran makes a tradition for them all on his own

tagging: @loserdiaz @redlightsandicedtea @honestlydarkprincess @monsterrae1 @onward--upward @spotsandsocks @eddiebabygirldiaz @barbiediaz @justsmilestuffhappens @elvensorceress @wh0re-behavi0r @jacksadventuresinwriting @spaceprincessem @giddyupbuck @disasterbuckdiaz @wikiangela @daffi-990 @thewolvesof1998 @wildlife4life

[wroteclassicaly]

Below, you will find my complete Cody Fern Characters masterlist! It includes prompts, drabbles, series, one-shots, concepts, headcanons, and MORE! The character of Michael Langdon will have an individual masterlist, the rest will be listed below, and as they are written!

* Copyright @wroteclassicaly - Do NOT redistribute, post to another platform, translate, or plagiarize my work (this includes AI) — under any circumstances! Reblogs, comments/feedback are ALWAYS appreciated! *

* Note: I do NOT claim ownership for the tv/movie universes I write about, or their established characters! *

AHS Masterlist

My library blog

Main Masterlist

Key:

❤️‍🔥 = smut

💔 = angst, depression, & anger

💝 = fluff & comfort

Series titles are in bold red

Appropriate warnings and tags will ALWAYS be added!

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Michael Langdon Masterlist

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Andy Dolan:

Andy Dolan x Fem!Reader - Angst Prompt #1 💔

Andy Dolan x Fem!Reader - Angst Prompt #2 💔

Andy Dolan x Fem!Reader - Angst Prompt #3 💔❤️‍🔥

Andy Dolan - Headcanons w/ Virgin!Reader ❤️‍🔥

Waves of Blue - ❤️‍🔥💔💝

Jim Mason:

Rocking Into It ❤️‍🔥

Motion - (Jim Mason x Plus sized Fem!Reader Series )

Chapter One Teaser 💝

Future Teaser ❤️‍🔥💔💝

Secondary Future Teaser ❤️‍🔥

Duncan Shepherd:

Duncan taking care of you when you’re sick - (Headcanon)💝

Soft sex with Duncan - (Headcanon) 💝❤️‍🔥

Valiant Thor:

Valiant Thor x Fem!Reader - ❤️‍🔥

Stan Vogel:

My Cabin - ❤️‍🔥

Xavier Plympton:

Ride - ❤️‍🔥

Dibs - (Xavier Plympton x Plus sized Fem!Reader Series)

Chapter One

Crossovers:

Listen to That - (Duncan Shepherd x Michael Langdon x Fem!Reader) ❤️‍🔥

When the Tide Meets the Shore - (Andy Dolan x Jim Mason x Fem!Reader Series) 💔💝❤️‍🔥

Series Teaser - ❤️‍🔥💔

Thomas Browne:

(Coming SOON)

[melodymunson]

AHS, Michael Langdon, Duncan Shepherd, Xavier Plympton, Jim Mason, and Andy Dolan masterlist

My fics for Cody Fern and American Horror Story

Jim Mason x reader- drown in this love

Jim Mason x reader- nothing fucks with my baby

Jim Mason x reader x Duncan Shepherd x Michael Langdon x Andy Dolan- Adopting a pet

Xavier Plympton x reader x Montana Duke- wild side

Xavier, Montana, and reader attempt to have a drunk and high threesome at his apartment but when the reader fails to have a major orgasm and when the sex is less than expected, Montana steps in to finish off the job.

Michael Langdon x reader x Madison Montgomery- bad romance

Michael, Madison, and you are a couple at the outpost. All that is standing in their way is the coven of witches. When Michael catches you and Madison in the act he teaches you both a lesson you won't forget.

Duncan Shepherd x reader- birthday surprise

You decide to try and find yourself a good summer at Camp Redwood with your good friend Xavier despite the threat of Mr. Jingles. When you happen to stumble upon Brooke and Montana in the forbidden cabin, a wild night for you and Xavier ensues.

Xavier Plympton x reader x Montana Duke x Brooke Thompson

You decide to try and find yourself a good summer at Camp Redwood with your good friend Xavier despite the threat of Mr. Jingles. When you happen to stumble upon Brooke and Montana in the forbidden cabin, a wild night for you and Xavier ensues.

Duncan Shepherd x reader- forever and always

You meet Duncan at a charity fundraiser and after winning a date with you, he takes you out. Soon after you start dating him and go on many dates together, falling in love before you get your happy ever after with your one and only Prince Charming.

Jim Mason x OC multi-series Heart of Novocaine

Jim loves to party and has a drug problem but when he finds out that his best friend has a drinking problem, he decides to get help for both of them. He is in love with her. The problem? She already has a girlfriend and he has a girlfriend too. Are they a match made in heaven for each other or are they just another lesson in each other's lives?

Duncan Shepherd x OC multi-series Strangelove

Duncan and his girlfriend Rose have been together for going on two years. They care deeply about each other. She has a secret though that he doesn’t know. Their relationship will be put to the test and their boundaries will be pushed. Will they be able to stay together or will their relationship start to unravel?

Duncan Shepherd x OC multi-series Another life

(Inspired partly by Eli Roth's/Keanu Reeves movie Knock Knock).

Duncan and his girlfriend of almost 3 years have their relationship put to the test when she goes away on a trip and Duncan is left at home until he receives a visit that will change his life forever. Crossover with American Horror Story Apocalypse and the Outpost/Michael Langdon.

Michael Langdon x reader multi-series Waiting For a Girl Like You

Michael is a player and reader knew him when they were kids. You go your separate ways and later cross paths again in college. You can't help but feel an attraction towards him. He ends up becoming your Italian tutor and you both come to know each other again. The problem? Michael is a fuckboy. Will your and Michael's rekindled friendship turn into something more or will you stay friends/FWB?

Surviving the Apocalypse- Michael Langdon x OC witches series

Who will survive the apocalypse? Its the end of the world. Michael, Coco, Gallant, Mallory, Venable, Mead, 2 witches Harmony and Scarlet, among others are some of the lucky few to survive. Or are they? They will be tested and pushed to their limits. Michael must test those left alive in outpost 3 but will he be able to resist temptation?

Andy Dolan x reader (abandoned wip)

Andy and reader had a tumultous and often complicated relationship and neither wanted things to end. They dated for almost 4 years but never married and even had a kid together and it was a girl named Opal.

Duncan Shepherd x reader x Emily Nelson (Simple Favor crossover oneshot).

Reader is best friends with Emily and dating professor Duncan. One night they decide to take their relationship to the next level with Emily once reader reveals her true feelings for the other woman.

Michael Langdon x reader oneshot- If I was Your Vampire

Michael Langdon x wife reader x Mallory oneshot (WIP)

Michael and you are married and in the outpost 3 together. When Mallorys true intentions and identity are shown she gets exposed and Michael and you make her pay.

@langdonss

[farfrombuck]

now that the dolan twins are back I really CRAVED a fic I read a long time ago, it was about grayson flying to Positano and finding a love interest there, does anybody remember it? did they delete them all?

It was so well written my God!!! I will always remember it

[strangerquinns]

Ethan Dolan Masterlist

Concepts + Blurbs

FLUFF

proud

insecure

date night

sunday cuddles

soulmate

ashamed + angst

ANGST

distance (part two)

abandoned + fluff 

best friend

near death

enemies

used + smut-ish themes

SMUT

bent over

morning sex

cockwarming

OTHER (NO THEME INPARTICULAR)

enemy to lovers

[ghostiewriter]

The Dolan Twins really just revived from the dead huh

[livexdolan]

Pinning this for everyone who wants to read my old writings. To everyone who stills does I love you so much and I see you and I love you and I hope you have the best day and life because you deserve it 🤍🤍

(Also adding my fic recs tag and my soph speaks :))

[onlyyyariii]

The Interview Series

Part Seven

So so so excited for this! In this chapter we’re gonna see Ethan and Grayson. How are the boys doing in Australia? Let’s find out! 

We have a bit of a time skip for this. They are moved into the Aussie house and just proceeding with their everyday lives. Liana is still in Jersey with Lisa and Cameron. Liana and Ethan have been talking almost everyday, Grayson’s approach is to leave Liana alone and give her the time she needs. Time skip new date: August 20th. Not choosing a year but it’s been about a month.

Indent indicates Liana’s voice on the phone call(s)  

“Grayson! GRAYSONNNNN-”

Grayson walks out the front door, “What the fuck do you want Ethan?”

“Some girl is here.” 

Grayson rounds the corner towards the garage and smiles. 

“Madi hey, what are you doing here?” 

The girl smiles, “I texted you but I never got a response back. We were supposed to go to the park this morning.” 

“Oh shit! I forgot I’m so sorry. I’ll be ready in ten. Wait for me?” 

She smiles again, “Of course.” 

Grayson watches her before walking back into the house. Ethan’s head peeks around the corner. 

“And who might you be?”

The girl jumps, startled by the sudden question, “I’m sorry I didn’t see you. I thought you’d have already left.” 

“I asked you a question.” Ethan repeats. He was getting a bad vibe from this girl. 

“Madison Morrison, pleased to meet you.”

“Ethan, Grayson’s twin. Likewise.” 

“Grayson didn’t tell me he had a twin. You guys don’t look that much alike.”

Ethan scoffs, “Seems like Gray didn’t tell you a lot of things.” 

Madison pouts, “What do you mean? We only just started working out together a few weeks ago.” 

“Look, Grayson and I both came here to re evaluate our feelings for someone. She should be here any day now,” he’s interrupted by his phone ringing. 

He grabs his phone and looks at the caller id, “Speak of the devil.”

“Hey Liana!”

“Hey E, how’s everything been?”

Ethan glances at Madi before responding, “It’s been strange for sure.”

“Strange? How so?”

“Oh, just like being here with Grayson again. Meeting new people.”

“Meeting new people? You guys are dating around?”

“I don’t know if I would consider it dating. Maybe like making friends and waiting for you.”

“Oh okay, well I got to go help Lisa but can you tell Grayson to pick up the phone next time? He hasn’t answered my calls in days.”

“I’ll make sure he gets the message.”

“Thanks E, I’ll see you guys soon. All love.”

She hangs up the phone and Ethan smiles. All love, yeah he loves her alright. But what the hell was Grayson doing messing around with another girl? Should he have told Liana about it? What if she really is just a work out buddy?

“Hey I’m ready!” Grayson yells, coming out the door.

He has all of his gym stuff in his hands and Ethan watches as Madison points to her car and hands him a key smiling.

“Well Grayson and I are going to go work out at the park, he should be home some time around seven. Have fun, it was nice meeting you Ethan!”

“Madi let’s go!”

“Coming!”

She waves good bye to Ethan and saunters off to her car. Her walk is sexy, he’ll give her that.

*******

What’s this? An update for the interview series that was left in my drafts? You’re kidding 🤣

Part Three of the Avatar Series is almost finished, will be consistently writing it over the next hour and a half.

Until next time~ Ari 🤍

[nocompromise-noregrets]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: That Thing You Do! (1996) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Faye Dolan/Guy Patterson Characters: Faye Dolan, Guy Patterson Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Fluff Summary:

It’s actually kind of fun, being stranded-by-choice in LA.

Faye's life has taken a sharp left-turn over the last few months, and this certainly doesn't look like any future she might have planned, but it's so much better than anything she could have imagined.

(I’ve been meaning to share the thing I wrote for Yuletide for like ten days now :D I was delighted to get to write for one of my favourite films and one of my absolute favourite couples, not to mention two of my favourite characters <33333 )

[blackterrae]

Ideas for Black!Reader Fic

I am going to try my hand again at writing. And I wanted to share some people and fandoms that I love. If you don’t know these shows/actors/franchises/movies/streamers I’m putting you on! For the following:

Princess Bride

Alice In Borderland

Johnny Depp- All his characters

Napoleon Dynamite

Cameron Monaghan- I know that there are fics out there but it’s only always his Jerome/Jeremiah roles never just him or Cal Kestis

Anthony Carrigan- I loved Anothy as Victor Zsasz

Paul Dano- There are Riddler fics but not as many for his other roles

Damsel

The Entire Cast of Hawaii Five-0 (2010) - Don’t even get me started on how good this show is! And the cast looks amazing!

Chicago Med/Fire/PD- These shows have so much potential for fanfic storylines!

The Game (2006)- Has great potential for slow burns and fluffs.

Star Wars franchise (1977-present) - I know I said Cal Kestis but there are also other characters like Anakin, Luke, Obi Wan,Boba Fett (etc.)

NCIS franchise- I honestly love this franchise and it’s characters!

Hamilton

Any/All Sports Men- Jude Bellingham,Lewis Hamilton,LaMelo Ball,Allen Iverson(etc.)

Berleezy - He’s handsome and he’s funny!

Coryxkenshin- I literally love him and his videos!

Albert Aretz (Flamingo)- Look … he may be the epitome of mediocre white man but I like what I like!

AMP- Duke Dennis, Kai Cenat, Agent 00, ChrisNxtDoor,Davis, and Fanum ( all I gotta say is love a black man from infinity to infinity🗣️)

Beta Squad- A British YouTube/ streamer group!

SOMEBROS- Berleezy, Rico, ,PG, Joe (etc.)

WWE- come on now, do I even need to explain!!!

Four Brothers- All the cast but Garrett Hedland in particular!

Peacemaker - Don’t get me wrong I love Adrian Chase but I want to see just as much Peacemaker x black!reader fics because 2 words… JOHN CENA

MAWS- New animated Superman show! Love!

Smallville - The entire cast is hot! Tbh I fell hard for Tom Welling when I was younger when he was in Cheaper By The Dozen. Plus they literally whitewashed Vixen. COME ON! Vixen is a black female hero btw. She was also with Jon (Green Lantern) at one point.

Justice League/Justice League Unlimited (2001 and 2004)- I mean I literally can’t find any Jon Stewart x black!reader fics and he was with a BLACK WOMAN!

Warner Bros Franchise (minus the looney tunes & space jam)- There are lots of popular franchises that this company has from Fast & Furious to The Matrix!

Peaky Blinders- Saw a Tommy shelby x arms dealer black!female reader fic on my previous account but even then I couldn’t find it again on that account. So it’s gone with the wind. And the cast (i.e the actors and other characters they’ve portrayed). Example: Cillian Murphy as Johnathan Crane.

The Bear

FBI (All)

The good doctor

Tiktokers: Vinnie hacker

Blue Bloods

Will Poulter- I haven’t really seen any Adam Warlock fics

Slashers

Stranger Things

Cruel Intentions

Burnt

Dave Lizewski

Eddie Redmayne

Macgyver (2016)

Fresh Prince of Belair

Guardians of the galaxy- Explanation? Do I really need one?

On My Block

Descendants (characters will be the actors age in real life.duh)- Love Boo-boo Stewart & Mitchell Hope!

Matt Rife

Joey Bragg (Liv &Maddie) - What can I say I love dorks!

The Boys- Haven’t seen that many fics about the characters and a black reader

Once Upon A Time- I love dark fairytales sometimes because they remind me that not every story has a happy ending and you have to learn from them. But this series is good for any theme really.

Walker Texas Ranger (1993)

Top Gun

Nicolas Galitzine

Magcon: Whether you saw their vines on YouTube or vine, you know who they are

Dolan Twins

Mission Impossible

Euphoria- Entire show has great storylines with the potential of drama in fics

Shameless- Especially Carl Gallagher and Lip Gallagher

Creed- Michael B Jordan need I say more

Keanu Reeves- There are very few fics about Keanu but I’ve seen a few of his John Wick x black!reader fics (chef’s kiss) but never see any of The Matrix Fics!Also Ted (Bill & Ted)

River Phoenix

Batman Beyond

Rider Strong

Danny Gonzalez

Timothée Chalamet

New York Undercover

Past-Present Singers & Rappers/ Groups -Bow Wow, Tupac, Lil Baby, Nelly, Omarion, Prince, Michael Jackson, Jon B,Usher, Central Cee, Måneskin, New Edition, BTS, James, PRETTYMUCH Bay, Daniel Caesar, October London, Steve Lacey, Artemas, YUNGBLUD, Andy Biersack,Eduardo Vega(etc.)

Anime(Any kind!)- Would love to see other shows, I know hunterxhunter,aot,one piece (etc.)

Bridgerton- There is very little Bridgerton stories catered around a black reader.

Marvel- Now that’s not to say that there aren’t any in fact there are many but I never see (Tobey Maguire Spider-Man stories and it seems like everyone tends to focus on the famous Marvel characters like The Avengers but not on other aspects like X-men or better yet, heroes that haven’t even gotten their own movie but are just as amazing like Squadron Supreme , it’s equivalent to DCU’s Justice League.

Secret Invasion- Not gonna lie , I’m feening for Gravik.😳

DCEU- Another franchise that pushes its other characters to the side. For example, Hush (Thomas Elliot) is literally the epitome of Bruce Wayne gone bad!

Ross Lynch- There are so many roles that Ross did so well in Like Teen Beach Movie or Sabrina.

Highschool Musical Franchise (2006- present ) I’m not just talking about HSMTS (2019), I mean even further back than that. I don’t see any Troy Bolton x black!reader and that’s crazy. I also can’t find any Zac Efron x black!reader

Interview with a Vampire (1994) and (2022)

Austin Butler- He did well in his role as Elvis!

Vikings - There are a good amount but still!

Transformers

Suits

Saved By The Bell

The Goldbergs

Parks & Recreation

Leverage

The Outsiders

Heart of Stone

New York Undercover (1994)

Addams Family

Victorious

Matpat

ICarly

The Real Bros of Simi Valley (2017)

Think Like A Man (2012)

One on One (2001)

Scorpion (2014)

The King of Queens (1998)

G.I. Joe Franchise

Terminator

Beware the Batman (2013)

Any and all Asian Idols/Actors

Seal Team

Mortal Combat

Bill and Ted

Barbie

Detroit: Become Human

Will Trent

Bones

Tokyo Vice

Growing Pains

Graceful Family (Kdrama)[Any Asian Drama shows or movies would be great as well]

The Regime

Batman: The animated series

The Sympathizer

The Invitation

Jawbreaker

Hunger Games

Saved By the Bell

Eve (2003)

Yellowstone

Superstore

Rodrick Heffley

Tracker

Girlfriends

Grown-ish

CSI

Kingsman

Jury Duty

Scoot Pilgrim vs the world

21 Jump Street

If anyone needs ideas for these franchises/movies/shows/actors , then holla at me! I got you!

Also add more to the list if anything that you would like to see comes to mind.

Also tag black writers who you want to see this!

@sheabuttahwrites @shinsouscatpisssmell @cocoamoonmalfoy @heathenarmyimagines @cinewhore @cocoamoonmalfoy @stxxllaaa @glitterjuju @lilvampirina @breanime @blackmissfrizzle @afro-hispwriter @stargirlfics @lavenderursa @clydesducktape @pettyprocrastination @theblvckvenus @plantvenuss @punani @n-slayaaaaa @infernalodie @halfofmysoulsblog @iridecsense @tomhardydallasstarsgirl @supremethunda @thekrazykeke @canumoveurseatup-no @hiatuswhore @avintagekiss24 @ohcaptains @iguessweallcrazyithinktho @xsapphirescrollsx @sunflowertuliplily @bakarilennox @batfamily14 @ramp-it-up @blackreaders-assemble @royallyprincesslilly @funnyexel @blackterrae @slashisms @artemisthewh0re @shelbydelrey @toocriticalharlow @v-era-18 @vampsired @queenimmadolla @sinnerlillith @greengoblinswifey @apocalypse-shuffle

[literatecowboy]

The Rattlesnake County War

Following a botched cattle rustling job, a lone surviving outlaw finds herself thrust into a conflict between ranchers bigger than any she'd been embroiled in before. A Sheriff!Price x Outlaw!Reader fic; MDNI please; reader is AFAB and she/her pronouns are used but should otherwise be ambiguous (if I can be more inclusive/there is somewhere where I can improve on making her more "friendly" to readers let me know pls!) Warnings: hanging, angst, death, stabbings, references to guns and shootings, execution, etc. Eventual smut. I intend to write 2 versions of this fic - more information can be found in the masterlist.

4. Deal's Off

You were eating breakfast with Price and Gaz at the kitchen table when the call came. Hooves thundered up the road. The door flung open and a messenger stumbled in, falling to her knees and gasping for breath as you raced to her side. 

“Up at Mr. Marshall’s ranch,” she gasped. “There are men there. Deputized, they said. They’re seizing all of the horses and the entire herd of cattle,” she panted. 

“Take a breath, Joanna. Gaz, get her some water!” Price called. Gaz dashed to the kitchen and came back with his canteen a moment later. The messenger took a long swig, pulling back to keep catching her breath. 

“Deputies seizing his livestock? What kind of deputies?” you asked, kneeling down beside the girl. She shook her head frantically. 

“Not - not deputies. Deputized men,” she said. She took another swig from the bottle. “Mr. Sutherland and Mr. Cavendish’s cattlemen made lawmen.”

—

Moments later you were up on your horse, thundering down the road toward Mr. Marshall’s ranch. Price rode on your left and Gaz beside him. Mr. Riley and the messenger, a young woman called Joanna Sun, had been left to man the sheriff’s office. 

Mr. Marshall’s ranch was reached more rapidly than Mr. Sutherland’s. His fields were empty. Gates were left wide open, fresh hoofprints leaving divots in the mud leading away from the property. 

“Sheriff!” Mr. Marshall called, stepping out of his house and striding forward to meet you. A man in pastor’s vestments left the house behind him but hung back on the porch, a wide brimmed hat shading his face. 

“I’m told men came and took your stock. Where did they go? Did they produce a warrant?” Sheriff Price barked. Mr. Marshall shoved a stack of papers into Price’s hands. He flipped through them, his scowl growing. You watched intently. Whiskey pawed at the ground and snorted, tossing her head. 

“It’s a warrant. Says here it’s signed by a Justice of the Peace, Mr. Dolan,” Sheriff Price said. 

“That low-down son of a bitch,” Mr. Marshall growled. “Dolan is a cousin of Mr. Cavendish. This warrant accuses my cattle of being stolen property - and they’ve been stolen alright!” he exclaimed. 

“If he deputized men to serve this warrant and gone above your head, he’s handed power to the Old Kingdom. They need to be stopped,” Gaz said, shaking his head. 

“Mr. Garrick is correct. Stay here, Mr. Marshall. We’ll return the cattle to you,” Sheriff Price said, handing the warrant papers back to Mr. Marshall. “But we’re going to need some assistance.”

—

“We’re wasting time going back to town. We should have followed the tracks from the start,” you shouted, looking back to glance at Mr. Marshall’s ranch as you galloped down the road back to town. 

“Won’t do any good just the three of us. We need backup. This operation is going to take a few days,” Price called back to you. You turned to glance at Gaz and he nodded. 

“It’ll be quick and we’ll be back on our way. Don’t worry,” he called. 

Once you made it back to town, Gaz rode on to collect Johnny as you and Price stopped outside of the sheriff’s office. 

“Need you to ride with us, Simon,” Price said as he pushed open the door. 

“Always,” Simon said, getting to his feet in an instant.

“Can I come, Mr. Price?” Joanna Sun asked, rising from where she was sitting. It was then you noticed how young she was - she couldn’t have been older than thirteen. Price smiled at her.

“I’m sorry, but you need to stay here. You need to stay close to your mother, and I need someone here to keep an eye on the town. What do you say to holding down the fort until we get back?” he asked. 

“Deal,” she said with a smile. 

“Wildcat, keep an eye out for Mr. Garrick and Mr. Mactavish, please. Mr. Riley, would you join me in the kitchen to prep provisions?” he asked. As they headed into the kitchen and out of earshot, Joanna rounded on you. 

“You’re an outlaw, but you’re friends with Sheriff Price and Mr. Garrick,” she said, scurrying over to stand in front of you as you pulled out a chair and sat down. 

“Not sure if they’d call me a friend,” you said with a laugh, lighting up a cigarette and taking a drag. 

“But you have their ear. Would you talk to them for me? About me becoming a deputy?” she asked hopefully, clenching fistfulls of her apron as she gazed at you. 

“You’re a little young to be roughing it out in the wilds, chasing down people like me,” you said with a chuckle. Joanna rolled her eyes. 

“Not right now, obviously! But I don’t want to work doing laundry like my mom when I grow up. I want to be a deputy. Please, will you ask for me?” she begged. 

“You can ask yourself, can’t you?” you asked, leaning back in your chair and sizing her up. 

“I’m afraid they’ll say no,” she admitted with a shrug. You got to your feet, putting out your cigarette. 

“Can’t be too afraid to talk to folk when you’re a deputy, kid. Come on now, practice on me. Pretend I’m Price, ask me for a job,” you said, standing up to your full height and folding your arms across your chest. Joanna grinned, standing up straight and tilting her chin up. 

“Sir, I’d like to be your deputy. Will you hire me?” she asked, continuing to fiddle with her apron. You hummed, reaching out and pulling her hands free. 

“No fiddlin’ with this, now. Can’t show any sign you’re nervous. Men are like beasts - they’ll smell fear on you from a room away. You did a good job standin’ tall and askin’ - go again, but more confidence. Tell me what you’re gonna do, don’t ask,” you said, letting go of her hands. Joanna nodded, standing straight and letting her arms fall to her sides. 

“I’d make a fine deputy, Sheriff. You should hire me, I won’t disappoint,” she said. You grinned and clapped her on the shoulder. 

“Great job, kid. I know you can ride, but can you shoot?” you asked. 

“A bit. I mean, I have - once or twice,” she admitted. Her hands went to her apron but she pushed them down. 

“Practice. Practice all of your skills, and learn new ones. Lawmen need to be experienced, can’t shy away from fights when it comes to protecting folk. You’ve got a good shot. I’ll talk to Price for ya,” you said. 

“Oh, thank you!” Joanna shrieked, charging forward and wrapping you in a hug that took the wind out of you. You awkwardly hugged her back, chuckling. 

“Anytime, kid.”

—

Price watched you talk to Joanna from the doorway to the kitchen. His heart seemed to skip a beat, and there was a warm stirring in his stomach. A smile crossed his lips and remained as he turned back to helping Simon.

“You like her,” Simon said, buckling shut his saddlebag and slinging it over his shoulder. 

“Hard not to. She’s so…different than I expected her to be,” he admitted. 

“What do you mean?” Simon asked, leaning against the kitchen table. 

“She seems…kind, beneath that cold exterior. Loyal. Smart. Even a bit vulnerable. Guess I’m having a hard time reconciling those traits with someone I nearly hanged,” he said. Simon shrugged. 

“World’s strange like that,” he said. 

“Is it wrong of me to want to get to know her better? To want to kiss her in the shade when she’s taking a break from doing chores she wasn’t even asked to do?” Price asked, slumping down in a chair at the kitchen table and burying his head in his hands. 

“No sense in not trying,” said Simon. 

—

Gaz and Johnny arrived a little while later and all of you gathered in front of the Sheriff’s office before setting off. You were stood in the yard, helping Joanna shoot bottles off of the fence with a borrowed rifle as the men loaded the horses. Whiskey had seemed to warm to Gaz and let him pet her on the nose, but still only tolerated the rest of the men.

“Good shot, kid. You’re a natural!” you exclaimed, clapping her on the shoulder as she shot the last bottle off of the fence. She grinned and you helped her unload the rifle before Price called out to you. 

“Time to go! Joanna, bring your mom up here to the office while we’re gone. Keep an eye out on the town, too,” John called. Joanna hugged you goodbye before you stepped away and mounted your horse. 

—

The five of you rode side by side down the street and toward Mr. Marshall’s ranch at an medium pace. Once there, you picked up the cattle’s tracks and followed them northeast. 

“Ain’t never been in a posse before, only ever been hunted by them,” you remarked with a laugh. The sun had begun to set, and you were gaining ground on the herd. 

“Proud to have taken yer posse virginity, lass,” Soap called out, which made you snort and earned him eye rolls and groans from everyone else. 

“When this is over, do you plan on putting your criminal past behind you?” Gaz asked. You shrugged. 

“Probably. Might go back to bounty hunting, that was decently lucrative,” you said. 

“Bounty hunting. Now that’s dangerous,” Price said. “Did some in my younger years, before the war. Wouldn’t be opposed to doing it again.”

“I’m looking forward to seeing how you fight whilst on your side. You’re a hell of a shot” you remarked. Price felt himself puff up with pride, but did his best to not show it. 

“Likewise, Wildcat. Hopefully it won’t come to that, though.”

—

You set up camp that night on top of a cliff that looked down upon the valley below. You could see far with your binoculars and had spotted the herd in the distance. The men driving them had set up camp for the night and you could easily spot their fire from your vantage. 

Price decided not to set a campfire and the others agreed - the light might have drawn too much attention to your position. 

Johnny and Ghost slunk off into a grove of trees to set up their bunks together and Gaz elected to sleep by the horses so that he might be as far away from them as possible. When you raised an eyebrow, he muttered something about “noises” which convinced you to sleep by the horses as well. Price, ever dutiful, spent an hour watching the cattlemen’s camp before coming to bunk with you and Gaz. 

—

Price roused you before dawn. You sat up and joined the others in quietly packing your things before mounting up and setting off down into the valley towards the herd. The deputized cowboys had only just begun to wake up and you could smell cooking bacon from a half mile away. 

The cowboys watched as you rode up on their camp, suspicion in their eyes. You watched as Price fixed his gaze upon one of them in particular. 

“You’re the one called Gimley, are you not?” he asked, stopping his horse and climbing down from the saddle. 

“I am. What is the reasoning behind this intrusion?” Gimley called back, approaching Price as he waved his companions back. A lawman’s badge glinted on his chest and 

“I believe the warrant you served to be unlawful, and I have come to cease its execution. These cattle must be returned to Mr. Marshall, from whom they were taken,” Price said. Gimley chuckled. 

“You misunderstand, sir. I am deputized, I act under the orders of Justice of the Peace Dolan and only mean to serve the law,” he said. You stepped down from your horse and walked to Price’s side, hands on your hips

“I understand, but on account of the fact that I have served the law far longer than you, I must protest. I must also place you under arrest, as a warrant for the attempted murder of Mr. Marshall has been issued for you,” Price said. 

In an instant Gimley drew, the barrel of his gun aimed at Price’s nose. At the same time you drew your gun on Gimley, causing his men to aim at you, Gaz, Johnny, and Simon, which provoked them to aim back. Price raised his hands. 

“There is no need for blood to be shed here,” he cautioned. “Give yourself up and allow the cattle to be returned to their rightful owner. The law can still be upheld. It is the Christian thing to do,” he said. 

“You are no longer the law, Sheriff.”

Time seemed to slow as Gimley’s finger tightened around the trigger. You turned to your side and leapt for Price as the hammer fell, sparking powder and sending a bullet screaming out of the barrel of the six shooter. It grazed your cheek as you tackled him to the ground, his life saved. 

The shooting well and truly kicked off then. You dove for cover behind a boulder before kneeling up and returning fire. Price picked himself up from the ground and charged Gimley as bullets whizzed around him, but he was too slow.

Gimley leapt onto the back of his horse and took off, tearing into the desert amidst the chaos, leaving his three companions behind.

Gaz, Johnny, and Simon gunned them down swiftly, but before they could go after Gimley, the cattle began to stampede, terrified by the noise. 

“Let him go, just round up the herd!” you called as you holstered your gun, running over to Price as he knelt in the dirt. 

“You alright?” you called, picking up his hat that had fallen when you tackled him and offering it to him. He took it and put it on as he rose, taking your face in his large, calloused hands. You blinked in surprise and winced as he traced the wound on your cheek, blood coming away on his thumb. 

“You were shot,” he said, his expression unreadable as he gazed at you. 

“Good observation,” you said, taking his wrist and gently guiding his hand away from your cheek. He flushed, stepping back. 

“That was fucking stupid,” he barked, turning away and wiping the blood on his pants. You scoffed. 

“I saved your life,” you growled, folding your arms over your chest. 

“And it almost got you killed!” Price exclaimed. 

“Says the guy who tried to hang me a week ago!” you cried out, throwing up your hands. 

“This was a stupid fucking idea. You’re dangerous. I never should have let Marshall provoke the Old Kingdom. Never should have made a deal with an outlaw,” he spat. The herd had been calmed by now. You saw Kyle, Johnny, and Simon watching you from a distance. 

“Well, you fucking did. Can’t exactly take it back now, can you?” you scoffed. 

“You know what? Deal’s off, Wildcat. Get your shit and get out of here,” Price growled. You physically recoiled, your chest tightening. You could feel tears brimming at the corners of your eyes. 

You didn’t say a thing as you mounted Whiskey and took off into the desert in the direction Gimley had gone. The wound on your cheek stung, a fresh reminder that you had unfinished business to attend to.

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THE STRANGEST OF PLACES - Chapter Fourteen

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Chapter Fourteen - I Think I Love You

The sconces flicker against the stone walls, barely lighting your journey to the tower. Everyone else was still enjoying dinner and celebrating the announcement of the ball, but you were making the winding trip to find Draco. You thought he might have escaped to the tower early, hoping to find him waiting there for you, but when you reach the top he's nowhere to be seen. It was odd, but perhaps he'd retired to his dorm and forgotten about your meeting.

That, you figured, wasn't a good enough excuse.

The fact he hadn't shared two words with you since his game on Saturday didn't sit well, as you immediately jumped to the conclusion that he's mad at you. He's mad that you told him to spend time with Astoria and walked off without him. He's mad that instead of giving in to him, you made the bold decision to let his future wife entertain him for a while. You huff irritably, and begin storming down the staircase to be met at the bottom by the man of the hour.

"You're leaving?"

"Well, I thought you weren't showing."

"Am I late?” He says, checking his watch.

You stand at the foot of the stairs, staring at Draco, now out of his school uniform and in comfier clothes. He can see you're frustrated, but far too cautious to ask why.

"I saw you leave dinner early,” you then say, "so I just thought you’d be here already.”

"Well, I’m here now," he smiles lightly, "I just wanted a shower, that’s why I left early," he lies, "c'mon, lets go chill out for a bit."

He takes your hand, and without a second thought, you allow him to take you back up the stairs you just came down. Once at the top he pulls you over to the balcony, the night breeze causing you to shiver a little.

"You cold?" he asks gently, going to take his hoodie off when you stop him, grabbing the fabric. He gives you a questioning look, "what's wrong?"

"Leave it on," you demand softly, "I'm fine."

"Okay," he says slowly, not sure as to why you refused his jumper when you haven't in the past, "are you alright? You seem off."

"Oh, I don't know," you shrug dramatically, "you decide to not speak to me for the rest of the weekend and then show up offering me your clothes. But, it's fine. You carry on, Draco."

"Huh?" he raises an eyebrow, and you're already finished before you've started, rolling your eyes and leaning against the railing, "I thought you wanted me to leave you alone?"

"When did I say that?" you argue back, brows furrowed.

"You told me to go with Astoria," he says, and you can see how carefully he's choosing his words right now, "I figured that meant you didn't want to spend time with me."

You laugh breathlessly in disbelief.

"Are you serious?"

He looks incredibly sheepish.

"Yes?"

"Unbelievable," you mutter, and he scoffs.

"What is?" he questions irritably, "you're hard to read, you know. You tell me to spend time with another girl, what am I supposed to think?"

"For Merlin's sake, Draco," you raise your voice and hold out your arms, "I told you to go with her because I thought it was for the best, not because I don't want to see you. I convinced myself you were mad at me."

He's looking at you like you've just spoken in French to him.

"Mad?" he repeats, raising both his eyebrows now, "I'm not mad. I'm never mad with you."

"Then why have you been avoiding me?" you ask, voice softer and clearly sad. His heart sinks knowing you've been worried about upsetting him. He was hurt when you left him standing there, but he knows why you did it. He understands its hard.

"I just," he begins to say but gets a little lost. He wishes you still passed notes like before sometimes, "when you told me to go with Astoria, I thought you were trying to distance yourself," he looks towards his fiddling hands, "and I fucking hate that."

He wasn't wrong, you were trying to do that. You were trying to do the right thing, or the thing you were made to believe was the right thing. You sigh deeply before closing the gap between the two of you and taking his fiddling hands.

"Draco," you say softly, his full attention on you now, eyes glistening with that same adoration he always has for you, "I don't want to distance myself, but the reality is, we have to, just a little," his eyebrows furrow, "even if it's just meeting once a week-"

"No," he cuts you off, "why should we do that? I know things are difficult but I don't want to lose you."

"You're not losing me, Draco," you reassure him, squeezing his hands tighter, "I just think, considering how things are going, we need to learn to be without one another," you reach up and touch his face, all tension immediately leaving his body, "we both know this little world of ours can't last forever."

He leans into your touch, savouring it. No one makes him feel the safety that you do, and he curses his family and his bloodline for depriving him of this feeling. He feels your thumb rub his cheek, and goosebumps form on his arms. Never has he craved something like he does you.

"I'm sorry," he then whispers, "I'm sorry. I'm ruining everything."

"None of this is your fault," you tell him gently, "we can't help the families we come from. You're trying to honour them, even if you don't want to. You're a good man, Draco. You'll make someone very happy someday."

You can feel the tears at the corner of your eyes, chest tying in a uncomfortably tight knot. It was painful, all of this was painful, and you could see it in his eyes. Pain, frustration, turmoil.

"You're too good for this world, you know that?" he whispers, moving his hands to your waist and pulling you closer. You should push him away, but you don't, "and far too good for me."

"Don't be silly."

"I'm not," he presses his forehead to yours, "it's the truth. No matter what you say."

Absentmindedly, you wrap your arms around his neck, pulling him ever closer. Your noses nudge again, and you think this is a repeat of the Quidditch pitch. He brushes his nose against yours. You do it back. It's just the two of you, with a slight breeze, and moonlight casting shadows in the tower. It's perfect. He's perfect, and he's leaning in, so close, almost there...

"Draco," you say quickly, pulling back from his embrace, "we can't. We can't keep doing this."

"Right, I'm sorry, sorry," he rambles, running a hand through his hair, "I just got carried away."

"It's fine," you say breathlessly, trying to compose yourself, "we just need to keep our distance a little more. That's all."

He nods. He agrees, but it's unfair.

"Yeah," he says, pacing, "sorry. I'm sorry."

"Stop, it's fine," you say again, moving closer to the railing to feel the cold night air against your clammy skin. He comes to stand beside you, hands on the cool metal before you. He's so pent up with frustration his knuckles are almost white.

"This fucking sucks," he murmurs, and you hum, "and now this shitty dance is happening. Someone really has it in for me. I think it's Aunt Bella."

You laugh through your nose lightly.

"I love dances," you say, looking out at the forest, feeling his gaze back on you, "the last one I went to was the Yule Ball."

"I wish I could say the same," he says gloomily, "my mother uses any excuse to hold a party. That way she can invite all of her favourite bachelorettes."

You look across at him. Such anger in one person, you wonder how he keeps it all in there. Just from his body language, the way he holds himself, you can see the peril he's in.

"Whatever happens," you smile softly, "I'm still here for you, you know that."

He smiles back. It's both sad and grateful.

"As I am for you," he says quietly, placing his hand over yours, "best friends forever, right?"

That makes your smile grow wider and his fondness for you only increases tenfold. He wants to make you smile like that for the rest of his life.

"Best friends forever," you repeat, looking back at him with glossy, soft eyes. Draco then has a thought so sudden it shakes him.

I think I love you.

You don't notice the change in his expression as you're simply playing with his fingers, but it hits him so hard it knocks the wind out of him. He's looking at you, all of you, from your head, to your intertwined hands, to your feet, and the thought only intensifies.

I think I love you. I think I love you.

He can't tell you. He swallows the lump in his throat and takes your hand, holding it tighter and regaining your attention.

"Just so you know," he tells you seriously, and you're all ears, "things would be a whole lot different if I had it my way," you take a sharp breath in, and he can see the tears threatening to spill, "I want you to remember that, alright?"

You nod, taking your bottom lip between your teeth. Unable to say anything else, you let a tear slip. He moves like lightning to wipe it away, before giving in and breaking the rule you just made. You don't hesitate to hug him back, squeezing each other as if your life depends on it.

"After tonight," you whisper to him, sniffling, and Draco feels his own eyes water, "we'll just talk during school hours, okay? It's for the best, even if we hate it."

He doesn't answer verbally, but you feel him nod, head resting against yours. He knows it has to be this way, but it doesn't make it any easier. For the rest of your time in the tower, Draco holds you as close as physically possible, knowing that this very well might be the last time he gets to have you like this.

As it just so happened, the next two weeks were such a whirlwind, that you barely had time to speak to Hermione, nevermind Draco. With homework coming out of your ears and the constant threat of finding a dress, the ball had almost lost its charm. By the time you had made it to Gladrags Wizardwear, you were wondering if it was all even worth it.

Draco had kept his distance from you, so much so that he even stepped aside when you walked by. It was like he couldn't even breathe near you anymore. A few friendly smiles and the odd small talk was about as good as it got. For the better, you tell yourself, all for the better.

"This one?" Hermione questions, holding up a lovely pale pink dress.

"For you, yes," you tell her, "but for me, a solid no."

"Really?" she knits her eyebrows together, "I think it would look nice on you."

She places it back in the rack and starts to shift through the other dresses on sale. Gladrags Wizardwear wasn't as packed out today as it had been, so you both decided to find an outfit for the ball later that week. Hermione seemed so excited, you didn't have the heart to tell her you weren't feeling up to it.

There wasn't much point if you had to watch him dance with someone else.

"Okay, you have to like this one," she said, looking awfully pleased with herself as she pulls out a silky blue dress. It hung perfectly from the hanger, and from your expression, Hermione knew she'd picked right this time, "shall we try it on?"

"Heavens, no," you breathe, "I couldn't afford that, just look at it. It's beautiful."

"So? Doesn't mean you can't try it," she tells you, already heading towards the dressing room, "we can always look for a cheaper one in Witch Weekly," she leans in a whispers, shoving the dress into your hands and your body into the changing booth.

You stare at yourself for a while in the long mirror. The dress was exquisite, such a pretty shade of blue and it fit in all the right places. It was perfect, but the price tag wasn't. You sigh, gliding your hands over the nice material. You wonder if Draco would like it, and then curse yourself. You hadn't realised how accustomed you had become to your meetings in the tower. Only last night you found yourself halfway down the corridor when you suddenly remembered; no one was waiting for you. It was like a second nature, going to see him when the night fell, but now you found yourself twiddling your thumbs. So, you asked for extra homework to make up the time, burying yourself in your work to numb the sadness you felt.

Why him, you think to yourself, why did it have to be someone like him?

"Are you ready?" you hear a muffled voice through the curtain, reminding you of where you were right now, "I want to see it!"

You bring yourself back to the room, taking a deep breath before pulling back the curtain to see Hermione. Her eyes widened, her mouth curling into a marvelous expression.

"Oh my goodness," she mutters, "I think that may have been made for you."

"You think?" you ask, suddenly feeling very exposed, "I'm not sure, it's tighter than what I would usually go for."

"Honestly, if you don't buy it, I will," she says, in all seriousness, "you have to get it."

You take the price tag and jab your finger on it.

"Have you seen this?" you whisper to her, "it's my entire banks worth."

"I'll do half?"

"Don't be stupid."

Just then the bell on the door rings, and in walks the last person you wished to see. She wondered in, as effortless as ever, with several other Slytherin girls. Hermione followed your gaze to her, noticing immediately your change in demeanour.

Astoria Greengrass was an undeniable beauty. Even without the trimmings, she was simply stunning. Her hair cascaded down her back in chocolate curls, natural eyelashes long and black, and eyes like polished emeralds. They shone, glinting in the gentle sunlight coming in through the window. Her smile was infectious, causing the other girls in the group to laugh along with her. She headed straight for the rack of green. Always a Slytherin. Her jet black fingernails grazed each dress. Any of them would do. Price didn't matter to her. Hermione turned back to you.

"Anyway," she tried to lighten the mood, "we can always look for a similar one in Witch Weekly like I said. How about it?"

"I think I'll just pass," you then say, clearly swallowing the lump in your throat, "I'll get changed and then we can go, yeah?"

Hermione just nodded, giving you a sad smile. She wasn't going to keep you there, not when Astoria was parading around. You slid off the dress, wiping a stray tear in the process. No doubt it would be her on Draco's arm at the weekend, perhaps in one of those searingly expensive green gowns. You carefully put the dress back on the hanger, and left without looking back.

Little did you know, someone was watching as you left the store and headed for the Three Broomsticks.

As the evening rolled in, you bid your farewell to Hermione and headed to your dorm for some peace. Dinner didn't sound that appetising, but sitting in your room as you moped most definitely did. Luckily for you, the common room would be empty at this time, so there was no obstacles to get in the way of feeling sorry for yourself.

Or so you thought.

The common room was empty, as you had presumed, apart from one boy that seemed to be pacing in the middle of it. You recognised him as captain of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, Edward Chambers. As you entered, he stopped his pacing immediately, coming to holt and looking for who had walked in the door. For some reason, a splash of relief fills his features.

"Ah, there you are," he says, a smile curling at his lips, "I've been waiting for you."

"Excuse me?" you knit your eyebrows together. Edward appears to wipe his palms against his robes, before striding across the space to you. When he reached a comfortable distance, you noticed how utterly nervous he was. A unsettled feeling begins to swirl in your stomach.

"I hope you don't think bad of me," he begins, "I was planning this for a while but I'm afraid my nerves got the better of me," he chuckles nervously, and the feeling in your stomach intensifies as he waves his wand, flowers appearing out of thin air, "Y/N, if you have yet to find a date for the dance this coming weekend, then I would be honoured to take you. Will you be my date?"

Your voice gets stuck in your throat. Edward wasn't a stranger, but he wasn't a friend, either, just a boy that you knew from passing and sharing the same coloured robes. He was tall and well built from Quidditch, soft brown locks and set of lovely green eyes. It wasn't uncommon for him to get asked on dates, in fact he was rather popular with the girls. You would have never in a million years have expected him to take a liking to you.

Yet here he was, holding a beautiful bouquet of roses, almost shaking in anticipation.

"Edward," you breathe, clearly in shock, "I had no idea that you-"

"I've kept it quiet," he then rushes out, "and I should have approached you sooner, but I'm asking you now. I- I just really like you, Y/N."

It was all so sudden, that your head felt light and your legs like jelly. How could you say no? It'd be like kicking a kitten. You swallow thickly, thoughts of Draco rushing through your head as you stare at the pretty boy in front of you. 

"I, uh, need to think about it?"

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First of all I really LOVE your blogue it is my little refuge, I have a question so I consider my self to be a big fan of Greek mythology and the Ancient Greek world and I’ve been wanting to read the Iliad for years now but I don’t know which translation should I go with and it’s supper overwhelming so could you please recommend one where Patroclus and Achilles are dissected as lovers and not as some Good friends or worst Cousins

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Hello friend and patrochilles stan!

I’ll be up front and state that I don’t particularly care for The Iliad. I started reading it back in January 2023 and haven’t gotten past Book 10. And I read about 150 books a year, so it’s not for a lack of trying. It’s just not for me 🤷‍♀️

A friend recommended The War Nerd Iliad by John Dolan when they noticed my struggles. Part of me thinks it’s supposed to be satire, but I actually think it does a good job at capturing The Iliad as a form of entertainment material per the time of Homer. There’s no patrochilles 😢 But if you’re like me and you want to better understand the plot, then I recommend this “transladaption.”

I’ve been recommended the Caroline Alexander translation by several folks on here. I’ve seen a few describe it as the most pro-patrochilles yet. It’s the one I’m currently reading (please don’t take my lack of enjoyment as a bad review -that’s just me).

A lot of people have been raving about Emily Wilson’s translation. I’ve skimmed it. The language is very pretty. If you want a translation that’s more “poem” like, then this translation is a solid choice. It’s very pro-patrochilles.

The classic translation, which is unfortunately not pro-patrochilles, is Lattimore. The passages that I’ve skimmed (looking for patrochilles) really pull you into 1250 BCS. It does a good job at embracing elements of drama.  

Not a translation but a masterpiece of an adaptation is The Age of Bronze. Very explicitly pro-patrochilles.

This Reddit Post does a nice analysis of the different translations and what they offer. Highly recommend taking a look.

I have seen a similar ask going around and it has some really excellent patrochilles resources. And some more here. Check those out for sure.

Final note that I just gotta add in cause I’m a bitch like that: Don’t put Homer on a pedestal. I think it’s cool that you’re exploring mythology, but don’t think you gotta suck Homer’s dick. He has a lot of value from the perspective of historians and related fields, but that’s about it. Case in point: No one can decide who he is; No one can decide who wrote the Iliad; There is evidence to suggest that he didn’t actually create the plot of the Iliad, he was just the one who wrote it down and had copies survive; and His work is full of anachronisms. So from a fan perspective (which I think more people need to acknowledge that they're just simple fans and not academics), my takeaway from all this is that he’s just the first to put his headcanons down on paper. And just because he was the first, it doesn’t mean that his headcanons are more legit than yours or mine or Shakespear or Miller. Enjoy Homer in the same way you enjoy random hc posts on Tumblr or fics on AO3. Don’t give him the canon treatment. Respect him, but do it with a heavy dose of salt like at least a teaspoon.

Thank you for the ask!