#iwwv fanfic

[six-of-snakes]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James Farrow/Oliver Marks Characters: Oliver Marks, James Farrow, Meredith Dardenne Additional Tags: Past Relationship(s), past Meredith dardenne/Oliver marks, Cheating, Sort Of, Fix-It, Post canon Summary:

It's been ten years since Oliver Marks was released from prison, and he's been living with his fiancee, Meredith, and trying to forget the darkness of the past, when he realizes he's missed something vitally important in the suicide note James left him.

[smilesandsarcasm12]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: James Farrow/Oliver Marks Characters: Filippa Kosta, Oliver Marks, James Farrow, Joseph Colborne Additional Tags: all I do is write for other people, this is my current obsession, no proofreading no beta we die like men, this is a mulitpart series, I have no clue when the other parts will come out, and I thought people would enjoy it, Inspired by If We Were Villains - M.L. Rio, shout out to M.L. Rio, I Just Needed To Write This, References to Shakespeare Summary:

The events of "If We Were Villains" told from Filippa's perspective.

I literally wrote this because I needed to and I’m not gonna lie I’m pretty proud of it. For me and for you, enjoy

[honey-sweet-poet]

Does anyone else get anxiety because they love something too much? Or it's too real?

I can't look at IWWV stuff because I feel it too much. It makes me shake and ache and I can't breathe. It's so dramatic but it's true. The book is too real.

Or I'm looking for a fanfiction and I find exactly what I'm looking for but I immediately have to skip over it because then it'll be gone. But I never go back cause it stresses me out. My 'marked for later' tab is insane.

I get to the last episode of a show I love and I can't watch it cause it gives me anxiety. It can't end.

I find things that are so perfect, that represent me so well, things that I feel in my soul, and I can't partake. It's all too much.

[gardensprout]

Fanfiction Shoutouts: IWWV

Hi, I just wanna shoutout my favorite AO3 fanfics from If We Were Villains because they’re so good and helped me through my post-book depression.

found people to love (left people to drown) by tigerlilycorinne - Incredible reunion fic that I consider the canon ending (angst)

Merely a Madness... by sapphicfratboy - a look into James’ backstory and experiences being queer / panic over falling for his bestie

what is woven into the lives of others by helloearthlings - another reunion fic but one shot edition and it’s so wholesome I’m in love

untalked of and unseen by prouvairing - James’ pov on specific events in he and Oliver’s relationship. Wholesome, then angsty, then wholesome again

it seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream by emeraldsunrise - Del Norte. Need I say more?

Love and War by AugustinianSeptember - W H O L E S O M E Everyone’s alive and happy and I wish they were like this forever

Intro to Method Acting by EjTuPaGaisu - James being a leopard thanks to Camilo. One of the tags is “James Farrow being a bit of a little shit” which sums it up

I have more in my history, but these are definitely my top 7 so pleaseeee go check them all out because they’re all so amazing!!

[twisted-tales-told]

It’s an old instinct—probably his oldest—to protect Sirius and Regulus.

He doesn’t really know what changed. He swears things didn’t used to be so sharp between them, not even when Sirius and Regulus were fighting—not even when they weren’t speaking. James was always middle ground, or at least he felt like he was.

Vows Made of Wine: Chapter Two: Fear of Gods

[echaelia]

iwwv oliver in prison gc part 3!!

[henrywintersdearestgirl]

Would you guys be interested in a Meredith Dardenne x Reader smut?

I just finished the book and I absolutely ADORED her, but there aren’t any writing on her:(

[chibi-n00b]

Now, I’m not very far in, and I know the amount of tabs looks excessive, but I have an excuse. It’s for research. 👀

(I have a fanfic I wanna write)

[madebypointlesswords]

So, since I have been obsessed with If We Were Villains since I finished it a few months ago, I decided to do the healthy thing and write a fix-it fic. Following Wren coming back after over a decade and reuniting with Filippa to plan Alexander and Colin's wedding. And a lot of Feelings™. Gay ones, especially.

I'm bad at summaries but here, have one anyway:

Ten years and six months have passed since that fateful night that Oliver got arrested after the opening night of King Lear. Ten years and six months since Wren had exiled herself to the farthest corner of Illinois she could manage. And now, she was finally returning. Not precisely by choice, but what's it matter? Filippa had been the only one who knew where Wren had hidden all these years. One morning, a wedding invitation and a plea to help plan that very same wedding arrived in the mail, which was precisely why Wren had taken a flight back to where her life got ruined. Wren dreaded everything about the trip, but most of all, she dreaded facing Filippa. Filippa, the woman who had been by her side for longer than she could imagine anyone staying. The woman who had helped her escape to get away from everything. The woman who had lied to her.

And the woman she just so happened to have been in love with for the past 13 years.

Shit is really about to hit the fan when they have to work together to plan Alexander and Colin's wedding.

[stirlinqs]

took some action on writing out my small wrenfilippa headcanon! this is my first real iwwv fanfic so... i'm not expecting it to be amazing, but enjoy it nonetheless.

[missingooster]

IF WE WERE VILLAINS: scaramouche smau

gn reader

summary:

teyvat university is an elite conservatory. as an actor in the theatre department, you and your talented classmates play the same roles onstage and off. but in your fourth and final year, good natured rivalries turn ugly.

[REDACTED] is dead. supposedly, it was an accident, but is it really the case?

an : yeah this smau is inspired by hit book iwwv so what. obviously most things will be different (like how rhis smau doesnt take place in fucking 1990). also Warning ive written fanfics but have never done an smau so if i fuck up Ermmmm.... Not my fault

genre n warnings : murder mystery-ish? there might not be a happy ending. alcohol consumption and smoking anddd minor character death. not scaramouche tho

taglist: not sure if anyone wld want tags lol this is kind of a self indulgent thing im writing 4 myself. if u wanna be tagged tho u can comment

"in the beginning, no one had any idea what we were up against."

ENTER THE PLAYERS:

y/n and friends | scaramouche and friends

ACT ONE:

01: new year

02: cast list

03: envy

04: y/n absolutely fucking sells rehearsal

05: off-book rehearsal

06: the fair lady

07: brutus

ACT TWO:

N/A

ACT THREE:

N/A

[kaintrix]

I finished iwwv a few days ago, and obvi cant stop thinking about it. Here are my thoughts.😵‍💫

‼️Spoilers‼️

Specifically, I can’t stop thinking about James and how upset he must have been, for all the multitude of reasons he would be.

Everytime I think about how he didn’t want to stay in the Castle, and def didnt wanna stay in his and Oliver’s room alone (whenever oli stayed with Meredith), always on walks or somewhere else we don’t know, I felt sooo bad for him.😭 And how Oliver explained that he hadnt seen or barely saw James for a couple days before the combat class.

I was so upset I felt sick.😫 Like— James is grappling with keeping two secrets from Oliver: one, that he’s in love with him, and two, the murder. So he watches his best friend end up with Meredith and he can’t do anything about it. And then there’s the fear of letting the truth out about Richard and potentially not being accepted by Oliver anymore, not as a friend, let alone as a lover.

Just… how isolating that must have been for him. Not being able to tell—I assume—the only person in the world he’d want to speak to about what happened, and also how he clearly felt unworthy of Oliver bc of what he did. While oliver didn’t believe that he was worthy of james as well—always the sidekick. GOD I HATE IT😖😖

(Sidenote, that point when Oli realizes why James was never at the house, and didn’t want to be alone in their room, bc James asks Wren to come to bed with him. Like yeah, Oliver, catch up. That shit fucking hurt.)

For context, I read through the whole book wondering when they would kiss bc I read a spoiler about it and I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR IT TO BE 16 PAGES FROM THE END WTF. So many times throughout they were literally this close 🤏 from each other and I was like, “this has got to be it, right??” lmaoo

And I’m sure that for both of them, maybe more James than Oliver, they were afraid of messing up their friendship or afraid of being rejected by the other. Which I usually love that about the friends-to-lovers trope, but I could not handle the angst in this fucking book, i was, and still am, distraught😭😭

“‘I never wanted you to look at me the way you’re looking at me right now.’”

FUCK

And then Oliver calling James a prince in that iconic line!!

(seriously tho, Richard used the term “prince” numerous times and meant it in a derogatory way, but Oliver saying it with acceptance, forgiveness, and affection, I—🫠)

Then when the both of them notice Colborne is off to the side, they know things are not going to be the same, and James realizes he might not see oliver again (at least not out of prison, knowing he would be forced to confess im sure), so he cant hold back anymore and kisses oliver. And in that one moment, they experience all the pain and emotion of this is our first kiss, but also (likely) our last.☹️☹️☹️

I get the point of the slow burn and gay tragedy, but MY GOD I just wanted these two boys to be happy.

So I am on the delusional side of things; they deserve a happy ending. James HAS to be alive, plss omgg. (i love reading the theories in fanfics of where ppl believe James disappeared to.) (Also, didnt realize he drove all the way to washington state to drown himself btw, didnt consider where the san juan islands were, just something i looked up and thought was interesting, anyways)

They’re so in love😭😭 I can’t stand it. Espec James. I feel so fucking bad for him, just thinking about how much he was struggling.

Moments that broke me:

- When James showed up at Oliver’s house unannounced. (which ofc he would, where else would he go, who else would he go to or want to be near.)

- Alexander said James couldn’t pick himself up off the floor for like half a week when Oliver was first arrested.

- The kiss on the hand, the last time they saw each other.

- The hope in Oliver when he’s finally out and all he wants is to see James.

- Oliver breaking down at Meredith’s place.

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Okay, now this is just a few other notes I had on the story.

First is just a theory of mine, but I don’t believe James and Wren had any kind of romantic or sexual relationship. I believe it was always platonic / protective. Bc I think that James knew he was in love with Oliver way early on in their friendship, and just didn’t want to admit it for obvious reasons.

(I also think it’s possible James could have resented his feelings for Oliver bc of how Richard taunted him being the smallest of the boys and, perhaps, for being a little fruity and whatnot, so when Oliver ended up with Meredith, I think maybe he focused on Wren as a distraction, the way Oliver used Meredith.)

Also, I dont think oliver is bi, i think he is gay. I thought he was bi at first because—well clearly he’s with meredith, but i started to reconsider when I remembered how he said he’s never brought a girl home before, and he only seems to like meredith bc everyone does and everyone’s supposed to. She’s the conventionally attractive one, and yk, that’s what a lot of queer ppl veer toward. A sort of, idk if its performative heterosexuality or what, but Oliver ends up following the social script for how a presumably straight/cis person is supposed to act. Maybe there’s also the attention from someone like Meredith that feels enticing to him. How she’s considered to be “the hottest girl” at their school and all that, and what being with her would mean for him. I just think Oliver is oblivious to his superficial feelings for her.

Another thing I wanted to mention is that I feel the story lacks in-depth characterization.

Maybe that was a choice to focus on the characters’ archetypes, how they get pigeon-holed to play certain people, but I personally thought it made them feel empty and I couldn’t connect to them. I felt like I didn’t get the full or clear picture of who each character was. Meaning sometimes they didn’t feel like an actual, real person I could meet.

I wish there was more complexity to them, I wish we got to see how each of their internal conflicts—how they deal with their archtypes and their struggle to go against it or accept it, how it causes them distress. I think more explicit examples of that would’ve helped fill in the gaps of their personalities for me. There should have been more moments in the book to show the full depth of who they are, maybe compared to who they want to be. (Not to mention, some characters def got more development than others.)

To be honest, a lot of the story felt disjointed, broken, and put together with pieces missing. Apart from the lack of individual character depth, the dynamics and relationships between the friend group felt somehow superficial and empty as well. I kept thinking how they’ve been friends for three years, but it seemed as though they didn’t really know each other sometimes.

Anyway, that’s all I can think of right now, idk if anyone else felt this way. I’d like to know if someone did/does, bc I honestly felt like there should’ve been more to the story, as I said above it seems like pieces are missing that i beleive if expanded upon would have helped to really develop the characters’ identities, their relationships between each other, and also helped to connect with the audience better.

But maybe I’m just picky🤷 tbh the story resembled one of those average netflix original tv shows most of the time I read through it lol.

[siriuslygay1981]

I finished iwwv yesterday....the brain rot is brain rotting

THE ENDING!?! THE ENDING MADE ME SO MAD AND ALSO JUST!?!?!? I LOVED IT. I LOVE JAMES AND OLIVER, MY GODS DO I LOVE THEM. I LITERALLY IMMEDIATELY WENT TO SEARCH FOR FANFICS OF THEM (THERE R SO FEW SADLY)

I'm literally convinced he ran off to find his bf (also poly ship...I haven't seen anyone propose a poly ship of them with Meredith. Or an added wren. Like...meredith with Oliver, James and wren. (James also with wren.) Like Oliver is explaining the polycule by saying SMTHN like "oh yea that's my boyfriend and my girlfriend oh and their girlfriend whose one of my friends" like wren doesn't have to be there ig...but the other three? I mean come on. There's an easy fix to this)

ALSO THE KISS, GUYS THE KISS!?? CAN WE PLEASE FOR A MOMENT JUST-....I LITERALLY HAVE BEEN DAYDREAMING THAT SCENE SINCE I READ IT. I DONT THINK YOU UNDERSTAND, IM GOING INSANE. Literally about to draw it a hundred different times. I will be making different ships do the same scene

FR Abt to become a skilled artist so I can draw them

[gardensprout]

A friend of mine is reading IWWV

They mixed up who I said the queer ship was with and once they got to Richard’s “Goodnight, sweet prince” line to James, this was their reaction:

“Awwweeee! That’s so cute! Is this the start of the romance?!”

...

To say I looked horrified would be an understatement-

[twisted-tales-told]

Weekend WIP! Tagged by @rollercoasterwords (thank uu)

I have given you all crumbs for Vows Made Of Wine, so here is a slightly bigger crumb:

“Until now, I’ve been easy on you,” Montgomery exclaims. “While Mcgonigall sits you down and tells you stories, I am in charge of discovering who has the guts to stand on this stage,” he gestures out to all of them. “And you guys, you’re the ones that do. But that’s not enough anymore. What do you think that means?” He meets their eyes, watches for their reaction before continuing. “Regulus, what is our biggest obstacle to a good performance.”

“Fear.”

“Correct. Fear of what? Dorcas.”

“Vulnerability.”

“Yes, indeed. An actor can only play half a character. That makes the rest us, and if we don’t show people who we are…” He lets them sit with it, turning to the board and writing the words weaknesses and strengths, divided by a line in the middle. “This is Shakespeare, folks. Passion is irresistible. Anger is rage. Hopelessness is compelling. So today,” he claps. Loud. Barty sits up like he’d been falling asleep. “We banish the fear.”

Oh no, Lily thinks.

Tags: @little-shit-soph @otrtbs @euphorial-docx @anythingforourmoonysstuff and anyone else who wants to play!!!

[echaelia]

iwwv gc fic CHAPTER FOUR: pick up handkerchieves not lines

idk if you've read othello- doesn't matter, it's all explained! all i mean is that we're dealing a bit deeper with [redacted] this time than before (you'll see). it's still fun and jokes too but yeah apparently there's a storyline now?? enjoy <33