#fyrewriting

[fiendishfyre]

Bartylus

Regulus x Barty Jr.

Barty Jr. was an oddball amongst the slytherin, tried hard to be accepted then tried too hard to go beyond. Intense in his interests and exploits. Similar to his father yet oh so different. No, Barty Jr sought power in darkness where his father sought light. He was a black sheep of his family, similar to how Sirius was the white sheep.

Regulus knew that Barty had potential, could see the venom dripping from his fangs. And in hushed whispers and mutterings, they talked of the dark lord. Of the power he wielded. How they wanted a taste of it.

"My father could only hope to be half the wizard the dark lord is," Barty said, eating into his sandwich as they sat outside in the courtyard, nearly empty. No one liked to sit near them. Regulus name too intimidating, Barty proven to be a menace to most.

"The dark lord has the right thinking we need to restore glory to dark wizards," Regulus said, taking a bite from his own meal, a bagel with all sorts of toppings on it. He repeated what he'd heard Bella's husband say and he had eagerly nodded to it before.

"You think...my father see me when I'm the right hand man of the dark lord?" Barty whispered, his usual bravado slipping away when he was just with Regulus. Regulus himself disliked displaying such cowardice but with Barty, it was different. It was... alright.

"If you're father does not even look your way, know he's a lost cause and you deserved better than him," Regulus said, and as they sat there, eating their meals. Their hands slowly crept to each other, back of their hands touching before their pinkies intertwined.

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[fyrecatpickles]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: One Piece Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Roronoa Zoro/Vinsmoke Sanji Characters: Roronoa Zoro, Vinsmoke Sanji, Mugiwara Kaizoku | Strawhat Pirates, Monkey D. Luffy Additional Tags: halloweenieexchange2022, Canon Universe, pre-TS, Porn With Plot, Swordfighting, Blood and Gore, Bodyswap, Sanji fights with a sword, Rough Sex, Angst, Thing work out in the end, Established Relationship, No beta we die like ace Summary:

The scent of ash and brimstone was sharp in the air while the clouds above blackened as the rest of the fires nearby continued to lick the air wishing for more kindling. An eruption in the distance exploded signifying the distant volcano wanting to roar once again, and yet, despite the terror that should have been flittering through the village before only the sounds of thunder rolled through the night.

Bodies were scattered on the ground spilling their blood to feed the earth. Only one figure was left standing in the center of the destruction that was slowly being shown to the light. Standing in the center of the carnage was a lone man - eyes dark as the night itself with a face reminiscent of demons that haunted the dreams of mere men.

“Sanji!” Luffy shouted towards the figure only to gawk as they turned fully towards them but it was the Demon of the East who stepped forward. Zoro’s body stepped closer, but there was nothing but darkness behind that gaze as he leveled the glistening blood soaked sword up ready for another duel.

“Kitetsu!” A smoker’s voice called out next shifting the attention of the swordsman - blade now fixated on a new target, “Let him go.”

[falloutghoulzine]

Signal boosting this cool event in –> BOSTON, MA <– hosted by our buddies at Fallout for Hope!

This meet up includes Chris Ciulla who, among many other things, voiced one of our favorite ghouls, Lucky Lou! Ghoul fans show him some love!

[djstormageddon]

Joined by @fyrewriter, we head for the Asari Ark at the behest of Cora. She believes that finding the Asari and Sarissa will bring order to the Initiative. Our heroes have some tough choices to make as they try to rescue the ark & everyone on it. https://www.certainpov.com/reignite-t/episode-419-at-dutys-edge-help-asari-piss-off-the-kett-w/-amelia-aka-fyrewriter https://www.instagram.com/p/CfJjAIUr26f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[fyregrayfong]

Could you write a angst turned fluff for Lin x female or gender neutral reader?

Bonus points if the reader is a firebender. You don’t have to tho :)))

okay, so I’m gonna have to split this into parts because weeee boi 

do I write a lot.

Fun Fact: This story was a piece I was thinking of adding to my Book 4 of See You At The Station Series. Idk If I will still use it, but I did change the Reader to a fire bender per your request. ;)

Reunion (Lin x Reader)

This is set after the whole Zaheer (within the three year gap)

“Thanks for agreeing to accompany me tonight, Cin” you gave your date a gentle smile

“If I didn’t, you would make some excuse to leave early. What of our potential investors and buyers?”

You laugh as you fix your collar while looking at the rearview mirror “It’s always about business with you.”

“Here let me help” Cinder offers and reaches over to fix the collar laying it out then flattens out the suit jacket. Your cheeks slightly blush of the close proximity. Cinder slowly looks up and meets your eyes.

You clear your throat as you straighten up “thanks”

She gives you a warm smile as she sits back into her seat and puts on her seatbelt “don’t mention it. Let’s go”

Asami was invited to attend a state dinner in Republic City as she has been coming up with plans on modernizing Republic City's Central City Station. Asami had a stroke of inspiration on the tram designs and wanted to work on the ramifications. So she couldn’t attend so you offered to go as a representative for Future Industries. Rather than attend this dinner by yourself, you decide to take Cinder.  The Head of Automotive Interiors for the Satomobile. You and Cinder, a firebender, have become friends in the past six months after going through a bad breakup. You decided it would be a good idea to bring a fellow designer to talk up the next line of Satomobiles while you talked about the business.

Walking up the steps into the government building where the state dinner was being held. You smoothed down your suit jacket and let out a deep exhale. “You good?” Cinder looped her arm around yours giving your hand a gentle tap. Looking over you nodded your head “yeah, all good.” you reassured her and gave her a smile before walking the both of you toward the doors giving the guard your invitation.

“There’s president Raiko, we should introduce ourselves” Cinder looks at you and she starts walking both of you towards his direction. “Mr. President” Cinder approached and Raiko’s brows raised as he saw you giving you a big smile, “Captain y/n! So nice to see you here!” he extended his arms.

You smiled politely before gently correcting him “that’s former Captain, Sir. I no longer hold that position, remember? I’m now working along with Ms. Sato at Future Industries as partner and Head Designer.”

You and Raiko grab each other’s forearms in greeting as you give a firm shake “Right, sorry Ms. y/n, but is it okay if I call you Captain still? Despite the trouble in the city you held that position well. Wonder what happened.” He spoke as his security team covered him, keeping him safe while the perimeter was protected with RCPD’s finest. He took out his metal cigar canister taking one out.

“Uh...sure I guess although I’m not sure how the current Captain will take it” you looked around before looking back at Raiko as he is looking for a lighter “oh allow me Sir. If I may of course”

Raiko looks back at you and gives you a nod and you flick your finger, a flame coming out. An officer approaches to stop you but Raiko puts his hand up to prevent him as you continue lighting the cigar for him. “Thank you, Cap”

“Anytime, President Raiko.”

Cinder nudges you and fakes a cough giving you a cue “oh right so sorry” you apologized and turned dropping your arm down as you direct the attention to your date. “Mr. President, I would like to introduce you to Cinder, our brilliant Head of Automotive Interior of our successful satomobiles. She has been working diligently with our creative team on creating a beautiful car in the next season.”

Raiko gently shakes Cinder’s hand as she gives him a smile and respectfully bows “Mr. President, pleasure to meet you.”

“Oh no the pleasure is all mine. Are you two?” he eyes and points at the two of you. Your cheeks slightly blush “no no, sir. Purely business associates. We’re friends of course but just colleagues.” you clear your throat trying to bring down the head to your face.

“My apologizes”

“It’s okay, I understand with my arm around hers and our clothes slightly matching. I’m also from the Fire Nation.” Cinder tries explaining and you gently put your hand on her back and whisper in her ear “I think that’s good Cin.” you smile at President Raiko as he nods understanding “I don’t judge.” there’s an awkward silence before Raiko’s assistant comes up and whispers in his ear. Raiko speaks up, turning back to the both of you “Well I hope you enjoy the state dinner.”

You and Cinder bowed to the president before Cinder rubs her eyes “I blew it didn’t I?” she whispered. “Noooooo not at all.” you tried to assure her when she glares up at you and you laugh softly “it’s okay. He’s going to forget about it by the end of the night.”

A waiter with a tray of drinks comes by and you grab two glasses handing one to Cinder “Here this should take the edge off” you pass her a glass and watch as she downs it quick then grabs the one that you intended for yourself and downed it as well.

“Uh...that was for me…” you looked at Cinder then down at the two glasses in your hands

“Crap, I’m sorry”

“No worries, this isn’t my kind of drink anyways. Feeling better?” another waiter comes by and you set the two empty glasses on the passing tray. Cinder gives you a wide smile and nods “loads better. We should be meeting with these important officials on transporting vehicles for sales.” Cinder grabs your hand and tugs you along, but you stop. “Woah, how about you speak with Ambassador Zeng from the Earth Kingdom while I grab myself a drink from the bar.”

“Seeing as I took your glass back there. Fine. See you soon” Cinder gives you a smile before she heads over and approaches Ambassador Zeng.

You sigh as you near the outdoor bar unbuttoning your suit jacket as you wave a hand at the bartender, “a Pegu Club please” you order and the bartender nods as she starts pouring some gin, curaçao, lime juice, and bitters into the shaker with crushed iced. She starts giving it a good shake before pulling out a chilled cocktail glass and pouring the drink in it, finishing it off with a twisted lime and hands it to you. You gave her a nod and raised the drink in appreciation before taking a sip. Once you savored the alcohol you felt your shoulders relax.

“New haircut? Surprised to see you here”, it’s been a while since you heard that voice. It still gave you an effect as you felt the hairs on the back of your neck stand up. You inhaled before turning around and placing a smile on your face, “Chief Beifong, I’m sorry I can’t say the same. Figured I’d run into you sometime throughout the night, but it seems like you ran into me.” you calmly spoke as you took another sip from your drink.  

“Pegu Club?” she eyes the glass then up at you as a little bit of your facade escapes but you try regaining it and look away. “Yes, it is” you tap on the glass.

“At least some things never change...” She looks away at the surrounding scene, before her eyes look back at you. Noticing your physical changes, for once you’re dressed in a fire nation suit and your hair once long in length has been cut short. It looks nice on you, Lin thinks. Though the thing she couldn’t stop looking at were those eyes she missed. The bright amber eyes that seem to look like glowing embers from a fire. Sometimes it brought a shiver down her spine in the way you looked at her at night.

“It’s a favorite-” your voice brings her back from her thoughts and she looks back at you.

“I know….” a sudden softness slips from her voice, causes you to look up and meet those jade eyes. It causes you to lose your breath for a second that you need to take another sip to regain some control. Pegu Club was one of your go to drinks and Lin would often order it for you at restaurants and even tried to prepare it for you at home. Home.

“It’s good to see you Lin-I mean- Chief Beifong. I should get going. I left my partner alone long enough.” you stepped forward and started walking when Lin grabbed your arm to stop you “that Fire Nation girl you gallivanted in with? You sure have a sweet spot for fire nation don’t you?” she looked at you talking under her breath.

“What are you insinuating?” you looked down at her then darted your eyes around to make sure no one was eavesdropping. Lin doing the same. “Say it”

“Don’t act daft. First Iris and now her.” Lin put an extra emphasis on the word and you arch your brow up. Lin thinks you and Cinder are together. Is she jealous?

“You don’t know what you’re talking about, Lin. Please let go.” you mutter back and Lin’s grip loosens as you smooth the sleeve and button it up. “Now, if you excuse me, Chief. I have business to attend to” you bowed your head and walked away. Lin watched you go and pinched the bridge of her nose as she cursed herself for acting like this.

-/-

After talking to various ambassadors and important officials at the dinner making influences and possible deals with the neighboring cities and nations. Cinder and you decided to leave a couple of hours early before the festivities were to end.

“If you wanted to stay, I could have left you the car and I could’ve called a cap” you smiled as you walked Cinder down the steps to the valet. “Nonsense, what fun would I have with you gone.” she nudges you and you laugh nudging her back.

“I’m glad you came. I needed a friend tonight and glad you helped with the pitches. Hopefully we’ll hear from the assistants tomorrow morning on scheduling test runs and meetings.” you talked as the valet driver handed you the keys and you opened the door for Cinder. Cinder smiles and gives you a kiss on the cheek before squeezing it “look at you opening doors for me. So cute, but I could’ve done that myself” you laugh as you rub your cheek “I know, but let me do something nice.”

Cinder rolls her eyes and gets in the car as you close the door for her and starts walking around to the driver’s side. You open the door before looking up and see Lin talking to one of her officers and she turns her head and looks at you.

You sigh and tilt your head down on the roof of the car before you run your hand through your hair, “I’ll be right back, I forgot something” you told Cinder before you stepped back and walked over toward the Chief of Police as she orders the officer back to their post, “leaving so soon?” she folds her arms as you exhale “uh.. Yeah busy morning at work” you slide your hands in your slack pockets. Lin looks over your shoulder then back at you “is that what you’re calling it?”

You roll your eyes and look away “you can just say it Lin”

“Say what?”

“That you’re jealous for starters.” you smirk a bit as Lin rolls her eyes and shrugs “I’m not.”

“Sure, so you insinuating falsely over the relationship between my colleague and I twice in one night has nothing to do with you being jealous.” you pulled your arms out and folded your arms looking at the chief of police. The night late and a sudden chill with a couple party goers starting to leave and head to the valet.

“I have work to do” Lin snarls as she drops her arms and starts to turn. You step forward and touch her arm but quickly retract it “If you want to talk, really talk. I’m going to head back to my office after dropping Cinder off”

“Cinder?” Lin pursed her lips and you sighed getting the car keys from your pocket “office”. You sternly looked at her before you turned and walked back to the car. Getting in the car and starting it up “everything okay with the Chief?” Cinder looks at you as you slowly let go of the clutch and apply equal pressure to the gas, driving out of the area “yeah, just wanted to check up on former bosses. It was nice to see the chief” you look straight down the road as you drive away from downtown. “That lady scares me. She’s so intimidating.” Cinder taps on the window then decides to roll down the window as you let out a chuckle “yeah, she can be, but once you get to know her she isn’t all that bad” you turn a street and drive down the bridge until you reached Shassa Village. “You had to live in one of the fire nation neighborhoods.” a light chuckle as you looked at the street signs. “Well do I need to remind you that I am a fire nation lady” she ends in a sing-song tone.

“Yeah, but just because you’re from the fire nation doesn’t mean you have to stay in a fire nation borough.”

Cinder shrugs and smiles “it reminds me of home. Is that a problem?”

“No, of course not” you smile back as you pull up to Cinder’s townhome “alright, here we are.” you shift the gear stick in park, “thanks for the ride and for tonight”. Cinder gets out of the car and closes the door “See you bright and early tomorrow morning” she taps your car roof then walks up the steps and opens her door to give you a wave and you wave back, driving off.

-/-

Rubbing the back of your neck as you stare at your drafting table looking over the sketches you drew in the past two hours. Drinking the glass of whiskey you’re holding then rubs your eyes. It’s been the third straight night that you’ve snuck back to your office to work. Stifling a yawn then quickly blink as you set your glass down and grab your brush and softly brush off the eraser shavings from your drafting papers and get your pencil and compass to work on the new satomobile’s curves. You were planning on presenting a new line of satomobile, a luxury line. This new car would be sleeker with curves, integration of phones into the cars into the Public Switched Telephone Network of Republic City, and a better radio system.

-/-

Lin was able to secure and made sure everyone left the area safe and sound while her men checked surrounding areas. Saikhan approached the chief “I saw the state dinner was a success.”

“It seems it had” Lin gruffed back as she watched her men work

“Were my eyes deceiving me or did I catch Cap in the night? Did you request them to help us with the security intel?” He looked at the metalbending officers packing up the squad cars before looking at the chief.

“No, former captain y/n was here as a guest. It appears Ms. Sato couldn’t make it so y/n had to come as a representative for Future Industries.”

“Some snazzy date they had” he commented and Lin glared at Saikhan “apparently they’re just colleagues” she muttered and Saikhan nodded “So you two talked?”

“We ran into each other at the bar earlier in the night”

“Did y/n want their job back? As much as I hate to admit it, they were a damn good detective and leader” he gruffed as he folded his arms.

“No, let’s head back to headquarters. I don’t want to hear a word from your wife about how late I’ve kept you. All because you wanted to gossip.” Lin dropped her arms and started walking away, thinking back to her interactions with you throughout the night. Never forgetting how you looked and worked around the room.

-/-

You looked up at the clock and noticed it was nearing 2 in the morning. “I should leave now and get some sleep on an actual bed”, you muttered to yourself as you stood up from your drafting table and walked over to your desk to grab your jacket. You turned around to look out your office window as you fixed your sleeves and collar. A part of you was upset that a certain chief of police didn’t show up, although you understood. She had a job to do tonight and she most likely had better more important things to do. You sighed then finished off the whiskey left in your glass before setting it down on your counter. As you’re cleaning up your desk you hear the door open across from you “I’m sorry Jed. I know I promised to leave sooner, but-” you shuffle some papers into your portfolio.

“If you’re going to keep Jed up this late. He should get a raise or at least buy the poor boy a coffee. He was practically asleep when I saw him”

Your eyes widened as you placed your palms on the desk and slowly looked up. Lin standing across from you. Slowly stand up straight and walk around your desk “We provide our security with the amenities. I would have to check up on that later.”

For a second there was silence between the two of you and you were unsure of what to say “I wasn’t sure you would show up...”

“Neither did I...”

[fyyreflyy]

Hours, Days, Years

Toshinori Yagi (All Might) x Reader

All I ever here from you is “no”, “not yet”, and “you should move on”

How do I do this with how much you mean to me?

“I need to work on myself, to be the symbol of peace the world truly needs”

I will wait

Hours, days, now years

Two to be specific

I see you grow from the sidelines, wishing I could grow with you

Cheering you on, but drowned out by the worlds cheers

Cheering for their symbol, cheering for progress

You tell me “don’t wait for me”

My heart screams “just a little longer”

“Someday he’ll remember how he felt, how he captured my heart”

“Someday he’ll respond”

The waiting

Hours, days and now years

You grip your phone tightly. It’s your birthday and the only person you wanted to hear from has been silent all day. Plans made for tonight. A night of celebrations, it would be a way to rebond with each other after many months of one-two word replies and radio silence.

You grasp your phone tighter, tears now streaming down your face onto your phone. Illuminated is only a slew of apologizes and promises to reschedule. You should’ve known, the world needs him more.

So we wait..

Hours days years

For the next glimmer of hope that he still feels the same, wants you to wait

Hours days years

Every day without seeing him, the pain never changes

Hope and love reignited with every one word reply

You feel it’s time to cut the leash he hath made you

It’s vacation time, you download tinder and speak with people on there. Nobody feels the same, nobody is the same. You meet a man from there and god this man would move the world and heavens themselves for you. You hold him close, but he’s not your symbol. He’s not who you’ve spent hours days years on. He’s different, he’s here now, he’s better. He’s not him.

You know you should move on and be with someone who loves you so.

But you wait

Hours days years

He’ll come around, the world won’t always need him

One day, your phone rings blasting your music into your solemn waiting area, you lean off your bed to grab and answer it. It’s All Mights sidekick, Sir Nighteye. He gives you an address to a hospital and a closed off wing. Just for someone the world cannot see this way. You race over, not thinking twice, terrified you’ll be too late, hours days years all rushing through you, all memories, interactions, all at once.

“Please still be there”

“Live damnit”

You burst through the doors after obtaining a visitors pass. Nighteye meets you outside the door, trying to prepare you for what you may see. He’s lost almost his entire respiratory system, he’s lost his natural stomach. This was the result of an ultimate evil, the result of a horrific battle, the result of the world and himself creating this symbol.

You swing open the doors and see a massive and disheveled man laying in a bed far too small to accommodate him. Tubes coming from all over, coming from who knows where. He tilts his head slightly towards the door and smiles.

“You came for me”

You fall to the floor in tears, totally emotionally unprepared to see someone you love so much like this

“I’ll always be by your side whether you realize it or not,” you choke out with a slight bitterness to the man. But you had always been here

Hours days and now years.

Your sobs break the already broken hero. How could he truly face you this way? He failed you. He failed to become a symbol for you. He’s nothing now. How could he even protect you now?

“I’m sorry..” it’s all could get out before you kept up to hug him tightly, as tightly as you were able due to the numerous tubes and medical supplies attached to him.

This was what the world turned him into. They broke him down aabd threw him away, aa crippled and dying man.

But not you

You waited

Hours days years

You waited for him

He looked up at you, barely getting the words out, “I love you”

Who cares how much time you waited

Who cares about hours days even years

The only thing that mattered..

Was this.

[theranciddwarf]

Danny Shorago Reciting Shakespeare as Our Glorious Ghoul himself. Help me.

[fyregrayfong]

The Market Part 2 

Part 1

You coughed loudly as you nervously rolled your chef sleeves up. “fancy seeing you here” you let out a nervous chuckle as you ran a hand through your hair. 

“Well you recommended this place….i had some time and...do you work here?” Lin was confused but a part of her felt upset. You were hiding a part of yourself from her. Was it because you felt discouraged to let her know that you were what… a cook? She isn’t that intimidating that you felt the need to hide. Now Lin was feeling even more upset. 

You pulled a rag from your back pocket and wiped down the counter of the bar, thinking of what to say. Lin eyed you suspiciously then voiced again “y/n….do you work here?”

You suck in a breath and wincing a bit “in a sense, yeah”

“Why didn’t you tell me? I don’t judge if you’re a cook here” Lin looks around and notices the now almost empty restaurant with a couple of teens in the back corner enjoying their meal.

This time you let out a laugh “I’m more than a cook, Lin” setting the rag over your shoulder as you fold your arms. “I’m sorry during our hangouts I didn’t discuss my job. It’s one of the things I like to keep private.” you look around before standing across from Lin as you motion for her to sit down at one of the stools. 

“I understand wanting to keep things private.” Lin relents and takes a seat. She looks around the place and notices a few things she found familiar then looks back at you. “Was this place a soup shop before? I think I’ve been here...Uh an elderly couple”

You nodded and smiled fondly as you answered for Lin “yes, Mr. and Mrs. Gaung. Sweetest folks you could ever meet. They retired a couple years back.” walking towards the kitchen to get a tea set as you carried out the conversation “I bought the place from them some things have changed from renovating. Though there are a couple of things that I still kept from them, a gift and also a bit of history on the place” walking back setting the tray in front of Lin, pouring both you and her a cup of oolong tea with jasmine. Sliding a cup towards Lin while she looked around and noticed the painting “yeah, I recognized that painting.”

“Mrs. Guang painted it and didn’t really feel like it should leave it’s home.” you brought your cup up and inhaled deeply the smell of the tea before taking a sip. “I quite like the painting and frankly I agree with her. Who am I to remove a painting from it’s home?” 

“That’s an interesting take on a painting” Lin scoffs and takes a sip of her tea then looks down “not bad...oolong?” she looks up at you and you nod. “Yeah Oolong with a bit of Jasmine, it’s a bit of a blend of mine. Get them on the mountainsides of the earth kingdom.” you cashed out the group of teens and watched them walk out the restaurant before flipping the sign to closed.

“But….i bet you’re not here for some tea, Chief Beifong” you smirked as you fold your arms “what are you in the mood for? Name the dish and I’ll get the skillet ready”

Lin huffs as she shakes her head in disbelief “but you just closed the shop”

“It’s late and it’s fine. It’s just you and me now Beifong. So name the dish” you egged her on as she takes another sip of the tea “any dish?” her brow raises as she eyes you up and down. Looking at your smirk as she is trying to decide to test your cooking skills. She just now realized she has never tried your cooking. This will surely be quite the event as she thinks about what to ask for. She remembered something you mentioned the first time she met you and came to a solution. 

“I want to try your ginger garlic salmon.” she smirked as she noticed your eyes widened a bit but you quickly regained your composure. “Hmm, I knew you were listening to my conversation that day”

“Wasn’t the only thing I was doing” Lin muttered behind her cup as she took another sip of the tea. 

“What was that?” you called out as you looked at her and Lin shrugged. Looking back at the kitchen then back at Lin, debating whether or not to take the challenge. You smirked looking down as you took your rag and put it back in your back pocket, “you’re on Beifong”. 

“Feel free to anything at the bar” you voiced out to the chief of police while you walked to your station and got your bandana. Getting the black cloth you walk over to the sink and tie it around your head then wash your hands and arms thoroughly.

While you started prepping the dish Lin looked around and found a bottle of a special blend of fire plum wine “how did you get this?” she observed the bottle then looked over at you. “What?” you voiced out as you wiped your hands onto a dish towel while stepping out to the dining area. 

“This blend…it's been a while since they bottled it for shipping” Lin turns to look at you as you lean against the counter. You smile as you cross your arms across your chest while you look down reminiscing “Yeah, it’s specially imported from the Fire Nation. I got it during my travels while looking for new cuisines.” standing up then walks over beside Lin as you reach your hand out asking for the bottle. “It’s a rare wine. They only harvest the fruits during a special window” Lin remarks and you nod as you uncork the bottle and pour both of you a glass, “you know your spirits” you smile warmly at the older woman before handing her the glass. “Well when you’re bored at galas and special events that require a chief of police attendance. The label on the bottle can help entertain you” Lin dryly remarks as she looks at the other bottles on the shelf. You walk up and hand her a glass and Lin quickly shakes her head “what are you doing. We can’t drink that” she looks as if you committed a crime. You chuckle lightly and look at her confused “why not? Isn’t that it’s purpose? It’s actually really tasteful, Chief” you smile as you swirl your glass around before taking a sip. “Does rare blend mean anything to you? Don’t you save it for a special occasion or something worthy to drink to?” Lin exasperates which causes you to laugh softly. “Yes, it’s rare but what’s the point of getting it if you’re not going to enjoy it? Especially since you came all this way for some ginger honey salmon” a smile appearing on your lips as you take another sip. Lin huffs at you as she rolls her eyes “and how is that dish anyways? Did you forget or is it a burnt crisp” 

In the time of the talk you almost forgot you were making the chief dinner and set the glass quickly on the counter, muttering a “shit” under your breath. “No, i didn’t forget” yell out as you rush to the kitchen. Grabbing the oven mits as you pull the fish out of the broiler. There’s some parts that are blacken but easily removable. You start setting the food on the cart and wheel it out to the tables. 

“Dinner is served” you smile proudly then show Lin to a table. As she takes a seat she looks up at you waiting for you, nodding her head to the chair across from her “Are you not going to sit down?”

A slight pink rose to your cheeks as you try to respond. “I-”

“I mean…it's so much for just me and It’s weird being the only one eating. ” Lin stammers causing you to smile softly “sure, I’ll join you”

“Good” Lin looks at you and gives you a soft smile then you slide into the chair and return the smile 

“Dig in.”

[fyregrayfong]

Hi! How are you? Hope you're doing great beside the boredom:D

I was thinking about some LinxReader thing and I came up with a scene where Lin is at the market and she's staring at some type of steak for a special meal with Katara (she wants to cook a traditional south water tribe dish to make her second mother feel at home) and the reader came behind her and helps her to pick the right one. After that encounter there are some other occasions for them to meet (I leave at your imagination to do the magic lol) and well Lin is intrigued and want to try and give the reader a chance.

Okay, I'm really bad at these things :')

okay, so I’m gonna have to split this into parts because weeee boi do I write a lot. 

The Market (Lin x Reader)

This is set after the whole Zaheer (within those three year gap)

Lin’s brows burrowed as she looked at the vast variety of cuts at the meat market this morning. She learned from Tenzin that Katara was coming in from the South Pole in the evening. Deciding that she would want to prepare her mother figure with a meal. Surely she remembered how to recreate the dishes Katara taught her when she was a little girl.

Though it has been decades since she’s prepared a traditional meal. Since becoming Chief, she has tended to keep at the quick meals or whatever Saikhan would force in her hands that his wife “accidentally” packed extra for. After the third time she was quick to realize the gesture.

Lin pursed her lips as she looked at the different cuts of fish. A passerby walked up and stood beside her as they also took in the sight of the fish.

“Hey, Jin. How fresh are the fish?” the stranger asked the merchant.

“Hey-Ho y/n!! Just caught these freshies this morning.” Jin smiles as the stranger nodded and caught interest at a cut of Koi. The stranger looked over and caught the chief of police in a pensive thought. They motioned Jin’s assistant to package up the Koi they picked up before stepping towards the esteemed Chief. “You seem to be thinking quite a bit for a fish” you spoke then gave her a soft smile.

“Hmm? What? Oh yes I’m... trying to decide what to pick” Lin muttered as she focused back at the stand. “Right....” you turned to look at the fish as Jin’s assistant came with the fish wrapped up in brown packaging as you thanked them.

“Excited to hear what dish you’ll create with this dish, y/n” Jin’s assistant smiled brightly as you placed the wrapped up fish into your ice chest. “Yeah, I’m thinking of maybe baking this piece in some ginger garlic marinade.”

“How did your last dish go?”

“The seaweed noodles with steamed halibut? Oh it came out really good. I wasn’t sure how it would come out when I steamed the sea prunes with the fish, but I was glad it came out good. Gave it a nice sweet and savory taste” you smiled as you picked up the ice chest and pulled out your wallet to pay for the fish. “Thanks so much” you smiled as the assistant bowed and walked back to the register.

You turned around and pursed your lips as the chief was still standing around.

“Well, what are you preparing? Maybe I can help you decide” you offer.

“I don’t need help. I’m perfectly fine.”

“Sure, I’m sure you have it all under control” you smirked as you couldn’t help but watch Lin look at a fillet of halibut. “If it’s the halibut you’re eyeing, keep an eye out for white, glossy flesh. You'll also want to avoid any brown spots on the white flesh” you comment as you eye a piece in the back and pick it up looking around for any imperfections and check the skin. “Like this one… it’s perfect” you smile then slowly set it down where you grabbed it.

“I didn’t ask but thanks I’ll keep that in mind” Lin grumbled then looked down and noticed the ice chest. “What did you get?”

“Oh just a piece of Koi. Figured I’d try earth kingdom today” you wave her off as you look down at the chest then back up at her.  

“Today? What do you normally cook?” Lin looked at you confused. She can’t really pinpoint your nationality from your all black attire, but she noticed your bright green eyes and she could have sworn there were specks of gold or amber.

“A little bit of everything, I guess? I come from a mixed family. Earth and Water parents, but I also have some fire on my dad’s side. So I grew up eating different dishes.” you looked around as you explained.

“Ah so that explains the seaweed noodles and your knowledge on halibut” Lin muttered as she turned to face the fish.

“So you heard that? Eavesdropping, are we chief?” you smirked as you turned to look at her and Lin’s eyes widened a bit. “It’s not like you kept your conversation low. The merchants across the street would hear you.”

“I’ll keep it quiet next time then. y/n” you introduced yourself, she extended her hand and gave each other a handshake. Lin lets go and picks up the halibut you picked up earlier “so this one is perfect, hmm?” Lin analyzed it for herself. “Yeah, perfect for Republic City’s chief of police.”

“So you say” she looks at you

“So I say” you eye Lin back not tearing your eyes away from hers

“I’ll take your word for it then” Lin looks up and motions for Jin to wrap up the fish.

“If it’s not then so help me Raava I don’t get locked up.” you joked

“I don’t think Raava would be able to help if this fish isn’t up to those perfect standards” Lin quipped up and you quieted down feeling a sense of doubt for picking the fish.

“Well….I mean maybe there is another that might be better?” your voice suddenly shaken as you look back at the other piece.

“Are you questioning yourself now?” Lin’s brow raises and hides her humor behind her voice as she folds her arms.

“What? Of course not” you stand up straight and look at Lin trying your best to look confident.

“How about this? I’m always around this market during weekend mornings. If that fish didn’t come out then you’re free to lock me up for some crazy offense.” You smirked as you looked at her eyes

“If it does?” Lin pays and thanks Jin for the halibut before looking at you. “Well you get to say thanks and I get to see the chief again.” you smiled as Lin placed her fish in her ice chest.

“For Raava’s sake you better be right, y/n.” Lin mutters before she walks off.

-/-

Next week rolled out and you were picking up some fresh vegetables and fruits. You were checking on how firm a mango was when you heard a voice “I see Raava has graced you”.

You put the mango in your basket when you turned around “Chief, glad to see you” you gave her a smirk as you packed some more food into your basket. “Grocery shopping?” Lin stepped forward as she grabbed some kale as her eyes glanced down in your basket.

“Yeah, figured I’ll shop for the week” you responded back as you grabbed a bunch of kale “so from that comment earlier I can safely assume the fish came out nicely”.

Lin looked at you and gave a nod “yeah, the dish was a success. Great reviews.”

You gave her a smile and nodded back “I’m glad everything worked out for you chief Beifong.”

“Lin”

“Pardon?” you looked at her as Lin grabs some grapes and puts it in her basket “My name? It’s Lin. You can call me Lin”

“Oh...right. Well Lin I’m glad it worked out. Are you prepping for another dish or just shopping?” you tried to carry on the conversation without being too weird or awkward.

“Shopping as well. Too busy during the week.”

“Right...protecting and serving the city. If you ever want some good food I know this small diner on the corner of 3rd and Yang. They’re open pretty late.”

“What do they serve?” Lin decides to engage as she grabs a couple of  fruits as she places them in her basket. You shrug and rub the back of your neck “A little bit of everything. It’s a little hole in the wall so not many people know about it” you reach in your pocket and hand the merchant a couple of yuans for your groceries.

Lin’s brows furrow as she thinks about your recommendation.

They did recommend the fish and they seem to know about food. Maybe Lin should listen to them.

“I’ll check it out when I can” she looks up as she also pays for her groceries.

“Sounds great”

-/-

Since that time at the market you and Lin would run into each other on the weekends and slowly the conversation would change to a shop or a diner nearby. Chatting about Lin’s line of work and when she would ask about you, you would answer the question but revert the attention back to her or change the subject. Lin felt slightly suspicious of the action, but felt that some people preferred their privacy to something she understood.

There was one Saturday morning the conversation ran longer than usual, both you and Lin were in a heated discussion on the pro-bending tournament. Either of you refusing to believe your teams would lose

“Eel Hounds are going to win the finals. They have only missed one game and that was because of that dumb ref” you exclaimed as you get your cup of tea and took a sip. Lin more relaxed shakes her head waving you off “no, you’re wrong. The Komodo Rhino have an equally strong offence and defense to win the finals.”

You smirk as you look at Lin “well I’m not budging on my choice”

“Me either”

“Well we can agree to disagree.” you bring the cup back up to your lips“but the Eel Hounds are going to win” you quickly say as you take another sip. Lin picks up a piece of sweet pun and throws it at your face. You laugh out as you catch it then glance at your watch, your eyes widening.

“Shit…”

“What? I didn’t mess your clothes right?” Lin looks at you confused as she notices your change in demeanor.

“What? No no. I’m late. I was supposed to be back at work before noon.” you reach down into your wallet and take out a couple of yuans.

“I got this.”

“Fine, this can be a tip then” you give her a smile as you pull your jacket on.

“Are you going to be in trouble?” Lin stood up as she paid the check

And you shook your head “nah, I just have this deadline that I cannot miss. I’m really glad we did this. Let’s do this again sometime” you smile as you touched her arm before stepping out the shop.

-/-

It’s been two weeks since that last interaction and Lin was busy with knuckling down on Triad business. After the recent bust she felt like she could relax a bit. Lin managed to finish her work early. She looked at the clock as she walked down the bullpen seeing 11:15pm. Walking down to her car and driving towards her nearby apartment she kept during the week. She remembered of that place y/n mentioned and decided to drive by it. Surely it’s already closed, most shops aren’t opened this late in the middle of the week. Surprisingly the diner’s lights were still on and Lin’s stomach started to rumble. “Shit, I forgot to eat lunch” she muttered and decided to pull over. Maybe this was a good time to try out this little shop in the alley.

While Lin stepped into the shop a couple walked out and nodded at the chief. Lin found the shop now empty which was to be expected and a voice rang out, “I’ll be right with you!”.

That voice…..

“What can I do for you” y/n appeared from behind the kitchen doors and stopped. The only noise being from the saloon doors swinging. y/n standing there in a black chef’s coat and black slacks.

“Lin…”

“y/n”

[fyregrayfong]

Readers after finishing In These Arms: Can’t wait to read the fourth installment. 😩

Me after finishing writing the 100k fanfic:

[fyregrayfong]

I can never know how to write >1k one shots. My writing is always long. 

I am working on the prompts though. 

They are currently at 3k each and they aren’t close to done. D:

[fyregrayfong]

I appreciate all of the work you’ve done for In These Arms please take as long as you’d like to start writing again. I love the story and although I’d love nothing more than to read more I understand that writing takes a lot of energy and I am more than willing to wait for the next installment of the story

-🌷

Aww thank you so much Anon. :) 

That means a lot. I mean nothing ill by that post. Just a little uhhhh haha moment. In These arms wasn’t suppose to be 100k. It was initially planned at 70k, adding 10k from the word count of Under Pressure. It seems I have poured all my creative spoons into this third work. No worries though. I do plan to continue the series, but I definitely need to get my mind to relax. 

There are only so many words I know lol

I sort of have an outline, but as time goes by I get more ideas. 

The ideas aren’t the problem it’s the execution that I am having trouble with. I still need more refinement on how I want the story to progress. Especially in that three year gap. 

thanks for coming to my ted talk

[fyyreflyy]

I’ll be releasing something for All Mights birthday tonight!

What better time to release my very first short story than for THE TRUE DADDY’S birthday ❤️

Get your asses ready for some fluffy angst 🥺

[fyyreflyy]

Making a prompts and character list while also writing a comfort fic.

I’m in a depressive episode and feel like we could all use some good old depression comfort.