#little red ridding hood au

[mayullla]

Title: Late at night the wolves howl

[ - Lake (gn!reader) + Lily (platonic yandere) + Kakashi + Apple Juice (Little red riding hood au) - ] - Anon's ask

Summary: The hunter always accompanied you whenever you had to go to the forest. You liked that hunter yet when you looked at the sunset you could not continue to wait for him any longer and instead choose to head deep into the woods by yourself to your grandmother's home.

Additional Warning/tags: Child!reader, general yandere themes, this is purely platonic/familiar nothing romantic, found family (kind of?), angst, near-death experience (wolf was hungry-), minor deaths, kidnapping, little violent (kind of???), blood

[ - Fairytale Picnic Event - closed - ]

He should have never left you to walk the forest alone, he should have never made you wait for this long that you would get to the forest alone as the sun starts to set.

The little light that the lamp gave him was enough to see what was in front of him yet not far enough to reach you. The sound of the leaves and grass crunching, the clanging mental of the lamp, and the huffs of his breath he could hear but he was only searching for one voice.

Nothing.

Kakashi cursed himself for being so foolish as he continued to run, deeper and deeper into the forest. The hoots of the owls, wings flapped startled by him and the light wasn't as loud as the sounds of beating his heart thunder in his ears.

Yet the howls of the wolves were louder that his blood froze to ice.

“Hello, mister! What are you doing here at the edge of the woods?”

Kakashi looked at you surprise that a small child was talking to him “Well I am a hunter young one.”

Faster he needs to be faster to reach you. Kakashi wished he didn't stay by the graveyard for so long he wished he didn't let his mind wander so much in the past. He wished he didn't make you wait so much that when you saw the sunset you choose to set out to the forest alone, your worry over your grandmother's food and medicine was far greater than the warnings that you should not travel the forest at night made you walk into this death trap.

“Ah! So mister is the one who is gonna help me get to grandma home!” You grinned at his confused face, “Didn't my mom ask you to take me with you to the forest?”

Kakashi soon remembered a woman who did in fact ask him to help her child out, so he took you to the forest to your grandmother's home as he watched over his shoulder for wolves hidden in the forest. That was the start of you two’s little friendship it seems. Something that he always thought would never happen ever again.

He didn't care what happens to your grandmother, mauled by werewolves or wolves he didn't care much for so long as you were okay. Even if he would have to kill and kill, get his hands bloody so bloody that he had created a lake of blood with his bare hands, it didn't matter to him.

So long as you were safe.

Yet to even do that he must reach you...

Kakashi already lost too much, too much to count when his father choose to leave him alone in this world at a young age. Kakashi always had this hollowness in his heart cause of it.

“I found Kakashi!” You called out to his back, Kakashi could only sigh as he looked back at you crinkling his eye which was the only indicator that he was smiling. “...It seems you did.”

It was difficult to get close to him… yet children were always known to be stubborn. When two children choose to come into his life and become his friends. Rin and Obito he could still remember their names, the carving of their names on the stone still there on his fingertips.

He was happy when he found his two friends so long ago. The people who lived in the village for once saw a genuine smile on Kakashi’s face, instead of a stoic and mature face they have become pitifully familiar with.

He thought that it would be just the three of them him, Obito and Rin. He thought that he could finally be happy, satisfied, as he slowly fill his hollow heart with happy memories. Till that certain night when they have become too curious about the forest and its inhabitants.

They suddenly disappeared from his life mauled and eaten by the wolves that lived here.

All those memories now became too painful to bear sometimes.

“Kakashi!! I was searching for you everywhere!!” You called out to him, pouting at the man. Kakashi slowly opened one eye to look at you. “I told you that we would to grandma's home today, you promised me that you would go with me!” 

Kakashi thought how much your little red hood contrasted with the blue sky, your flushed face that told him you climb all the way up the mountain to find him even when the hill was a bit stiff and hard to climb for a small child like you.

“Sorry sorry, I seem to have fallen asleep,” Kakashi told you, he wondered why you didn't choose to go to your grandmother's home alone. When the forest is usually safe in the daylight, you would still always search for him in the end taking his hand as you drag him with you. It wasn't like he was busy or anything, but sometimes he felt that you were trying to look after him.

“Shall we go then?” He stood up only to hear a poof sound when he looked down to see you sitting on the ground tired as you kept the basket meant for your grandmother on your lap. 

He didn't know why he did it really when he felt like his arm cramped at the end of the day but he carried you to your grandmother's home with his other hand holding the basket. (Going back he let you stay on his shoulders, as you laughed at the feeling of how tall you were, and thankfully the basket was empty this time)

Nobody really blamed it on him, no one criticized him more than himself as he looked at the graves of his dear friends.

He didn't think he would ever have this strong link with someone again. He thought that he would stay alone in his cottage with his dogs too scared to ever get close to someone in fear that he would lose everything again.

“Here you go Kakashi! This is a present for you!” Kakashi glanced up at you smiling as you held the basket towards him. Kakashi looked at the basket in surprise normally the basket was used to carry your grandmother's food... he never really expected the basket to be pointed at him.

“Why won't you take it?” A childish voice asked as he looked at you, you started to look a little down from his lack of reaction. “Do you perhaps dislike apple pie? I thought that you might like it so I made one for you…”

Kakashi was quick to take the basket from you taking your hand you and him headed to a chair and table to eat. Kakashi could only smile at the poorly made design on top, crumpled and wonky, some sides more burnt than the others he was sure that you made them yourself.

“Ah! Kakashi is smiling!”

Yet here he was running, desperately hoping that you were alive. Hearing the wolves howl again he started to run even faster with the shotgun in his hand.

The scream of terror made him pause, stopped his movements as he recognized that childish voice and he started sprinting again toward it.

“Kakashi has many puppies! They are all so cute!” Kakashi chuckled as he watched one of the pups lick your face.

“I wanna have this many puppies too!” The rough gruff that Pakkun made in an offense that you called him a puppy made Kakashi struggle not to laugh. “Mah, Some of them are actually older than you.”

Everything was blurred as he sprinted deeper into the forest again, the pain in his lungs from running was like torture and his running was so agonizingly slow.

The moment he saw your red cape is barely seen with the help of his lamp, the moment he saw the wolf that was looking at you stalking closer and closer. He remembered aiming, aiming at the wolf the loud sound the shotgun made ring in his ear and your screams.

Kakashi wondered when you are gonna appear, it should be today that you would be heading to your grandmother's home if Kakashi remembered correctly. Looking left and right he saw no little child that always bothered him to go with them to their grandma’s home.

He doesn't remember anything really, didn't want to acknowledge that he almost became a deflated balloon till something tugged his pants a little and he saw a little red hood that knew belonged to a little somebody. “Kakashi! You are early today!”

“... Yes I am.”

You are fine. You are fine. You are fine.

“*Hic* Kaka*hic* -kashi.. I was so scared!” He could hear your voice as he pulled you into a hug the gun and lamp were left on the grassy floor as he tightly hugged you afraid to let you go.

“Shh, shhh… you are okay now. I am here the big bad wolf can't get you anymore.” Kakashi touched your face as tears rolled down your face, touching the blood of the wolves that were on your cheeks making it turn a slight pink.

Kakashi didn't care for it as he pulled you into a hug, you could hear his heart still thundering on his chest as you continued to cry finding no comfort in his arms. Too tight, yet at the same time oddly familiar.

You were tired from running your basket that you usually carry gone from your hands after you saw the wolves and started to run as the night approached, tiredness finally caught up to you as you slowly closed your eyes the cries slowly mellowing down till you fell asleep.

Yet unlike you, Kakashi could not rest his heart when you cried in his arms. What ifs, questions continued to circle as he thought about where you would be if he thought you were safe and went home... if he didn't check... what if he was one minute late? What if he could not find you? What if you were already bitten, bleeding on the floor? 

Yet all those troubling thoughts quickly subsided when he saw you sleeping peacefully in his arms.

You are safe… 

You are safe…

Kakashi's hold over you lighten a little as he looked at your small frame. The what-ifs and questions slowly leave his mind as he finally realizes that you were actually in his arms.. actually safe.

Softly he tried to remove the blood on your face, yet instead of removing it, it left a smudge on your face. Later he thought as he stood up you still in his arms.

He glanced at the wolf beside you and him, it was lifeless on the floor on top of a blood pool of its own blood. The lamp that was light was dull, the fire in it dimming. Covering you with your red hood but also his own jacket to keep you warm he took you away from the corpse taking you back to the village.

Should he bring you to his home, he could keep you safe better than your parents who choose to let you go off on your own into the forest. 

Would that be better…?

Yes… Yes it would be better…

He could not lose you too… Kakashi's mind soon went back to his imagination where you are being mauled by the wolves as you cried in pain, trying to run away and alone.

But this time it was a little tilted,... too tilted as he thought of keeping you. Keeping you safe, away from those morbid thoughts. He could take you away… Yeah… You would be happy… you would be safe...

Kakashi could not lose you…

You would safe under his watch, he could keep you safe away from dangers unknown. You would be happy with the many puppies at home. You could watch over them and play with them while they watch over you and keep you safe.

The dull house would be a little bit brighter.

"You are awake…?"

"... Kakashi…? When can I go home? I am okay now!! I miss mom, she must be looking for me! Grandmother too, i-it has been a while since I went to visit…"

"..."

"Kakashi?"

Note: It has been a while since I last wrote for Naruto. This has a bit of angst in it, but I hope you enjoyed reading this.

[0-g-i]

unfished old art of Celestial Canines Au.

[phantom-of-the-ruckus]

Warning for Midnight show Spoilers

"Are you still afraid of me little scientist?

That audio log revealed so much and it was chilling

I got vibes of little Red ridding hood confronting the Big Bad Wolf to slay him. So I wanted to do a quick sketch. I got my Niley drawing to work

Won't give spoilers or anything but damn...

THIS IS NOT A SHIP! I REPEAT THIS IS NOT A SHIP!

This is reflecting more into the full cannon aspect of stuff, so please don't tag it innapropietly

Please don't tag it as ship art! Proshippers please DNI

[long-live-astronerd-ghost-king]

Dannymay 2023. Day 11.Underwater + Day 8.Electric core AU = Ectric eel! Mer!Danny

Okay, I don’t have any art skills but I have an idea for DPXDC prompt

Jason always wanted a pet. But he never thought his choice would be on a potentially rabid, toxin-infected Laughing Fish fry.

Spoiler alert: Danny is not a mutated fish but a little baby merman who accidentally swam into the waters near Gotham.

Jason throws a fit when Bruce threatens to get rid of a dangerous animal. At night, Robin steals a fishing boat and takes Mr Finton to the nearest reef.

~~~~

~Ten years later~ Underwater? No more

Jerk Mer!Dan/Danny, who had a bar fight with Aquaman, decided that he would no longer tolerate to live in the same ocean with such a scoundrel. P.S. Dan was the first to argue and assault.

So now he spends all of Red Hood’s money on hot water and fights with him when Jason doesn’t want to order anchovy pizza for dinner. He also learned to periodically threat to cut off electricity throughout the area "if Jason tried to take him to Gotham Bay". 

And when the Joker breaks into Jason’s house, Dan’s not happy about it.

Jason: Why does it smell like something’s on fire?

Dan: Let’s just say the clownfish aren’t good for a barbecue.

Jason*looks at Joker’s body*: Even if you are a fish, you’re an Angelfish.

Dan: Are you drank? Take this garbage away and don’t bother me.

Inspired by this.

[kakushino]

Like a Rookie

Rengoku Shinjuro x GN! Reader

Officer Rengoku is a regular in the coffee shop you work at.

Tags: fluff, flirting, modern AU, young police officer Shinjuro (thus OOC) Word count: 0,7k

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AN: Written as birthday piece for Rengoku Shinjuro. He doesn't have an official birthday date, but I have accepted @/shinjuro-rengoku-ask's HC (23rd January).

Rengoku Shinjuro had many dreams in his life. When young, he had wanted to impress his father - an impossible feat, more so given the fact he passed away when Shinjuro was in his teen years. Afterwards, he wanted to make his mother happy - he spent hours striving towards that ideal, to be the son she could be proud of. He wanted to support his brother in achieving his own dreams. 

Sometimes, dreams were too grand a name for what he wanted. For example, now he wished to be rid of the newbie he was stuck with, but that was impossible, at least for the day, so he had to settle for wanting coffee. Call him unmanly but he enjoyed a good latte on any day.

“This has to be my favorite place to get coffee,” Shinjuro remarked to the newbie as they walked to the door. The queue was short and there wasn’t anyone sitting down; the duo would also take their coffees to-go, as they had to patrol the center just a few streets away. “It’s good and the service is…” he trailed off, catching sight of you as you served a tired student their coffee.

Another one of his wishes - for you to agree to a date with him. 

“Senpai?”

Shinjuro cleared his throat, annoyed for getting interrupted in his routine admiration of your person. “As I was saying, coffee is good.” He didn’t elaborate.

The line moved up, the newbie commenting on the muffin selection as Shinjuro tried to discreetly wipe his palms. It wouldn’t do to appear like an untried rookie when he talked to you. 

“Good morning, sir. What can I get for you today?” 

The way you called him sir did things to him - which he swiftly buried in the far corners of his mind as he ordered his usual latte, thoughts and senses filled with coffee.

“Sugar?” 

Shinjuro gave you an alluring smile and replied, “No, thank you. Your sweetness is all I need.” Your lips spread into a shy smile, eyes darting behind him as the last customer before them left before focusing on the police officer again. Officer Rengoku was sun incarnated - hot with blazing eyes to match his visage. He started flirting with you a few weeks ago, but you couldn’t reciprocate, as there were always other people around. Perhaps today would present an opportunity?

You went about making Shinjuro’s latte and his colleague’s americano; you really hoped he would drop by later as well, seeing him in his uniform was… exquisite. 

The americano done faster, his colleague walked outside to wait for Shinjuro while you focused on making a little something with his foam. You had been trying out different animals recently and you felt like you could nail what you had in mind today. 

Sure enough, it came out perfectly. You presented the paper cup with a proud smile and offered a cap for it, which he took but didn’t put on.

“Your latte art is always beautiful,” he said as he studied the swan you made for him. “Elegant  and charming, just like you.” 

Blood rushed to your cheeks at the compliment, and you tried to hide how flustered the comment made you; the way you clenched your apron with your hands gave you away though. 

Shinjuro gave you a smug smile, sipping his latte and licking his lips enticingly. Tsk. 

Mischief previously concealed buzzed underneath your skin, and a flirtatious remark made its way past your lips without your mind being able to stop it. “If you were a coffee,” you leaned in slowly, your hands laying on the counter, your eyes becoming hooded, as if you were under the influence of his charm, and he leaned in too, as if you were to tell him a great secret, “you would be a triple shot of espresso, because you're strong, bold and you make my heart race.”

Bright red blush spread across his cheeks and Shinjuro blinked a few times, surprise painting over the usual smile he bore. It was delightful. You grinned fiendishly. Oh how the tables have turned.

With a hasty thank you and an even deeper flush, he nearly ran out, like an untried rookie. 

You were bad for his heart.

…he had to return in the afternoon and ask you out properly.

dividers by @benkeibear network: @enchantedforest-network

[stayevildarling]

could you do a hurt-comfort fic w either:

lou x tammy x reader

orrrrr

wilhemina x regina mills x reader pleaseee

Wilhemina Venable x Regina Mills x Reader- Burying our memories (AU)

A/N: I think this is absolutely not what you expected with this request dear anon. However the first thing I thought of was an AU with dark Mina x the evil Queen so I hope nevertheless you enjoy this <3 For anyone who has watched ouat please ignore how I altered the curse and changed the story

tw: dark mina, evil queen, cursing, degrading, blood, pain, angst, hurt

word count: 7k

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The dense greenery of the enchanted forest sways gentle in the cool breeze, casting shifting patterns of shadow and light upon the forest floor. With swift motions, you run through the tangled undergrowths, your breathing coming in ragged gasps as you glance over your shoulders, trying to see if they had gone, if you were safe.

Moments before, your day looked like it usually did, as you found yourself in the heart of the village, your heart heavy with the weight of injustice. The villagers lacking the most basic things including food, water and supplies to survive, due to the Queen's oppressive rules. And somehow over the years, after slowly losing your family and purpose altogether, you turned out to be an aid for the poor lost souls in the forest and village, their silent pleas echoing in the depths of your soul.

Somehow you had turned into your own version of a Robin Hood, wanting to help out, regularly crossing boundaries and stealing from the Queen's garden and palace grounds in order to provide for them, rid them of the poverty and pain they had endured for years now. And somehow, today you had been careless, not caring about the sound of alarms piercing through the stillness of the night. The queen's guards descended upon the village with ruthless efficiency, riding their horses, their gleaming armour announcing their presences further.

And now as you attempt fleeing through the labyrinth of the forest, trying to reach your sanctuary hidden deeply inside the forest, the branches tear at your clothes, the thorns pricking your skin and causing for blood to run down your arms and legs, leaving a crimson reminder of your foolishness before. Fear and desperation mingles in your veins as you push and push forward, occasionally glancing behind your shoulder to reassure that you would manage to lose them again, just like you had done many times. And if you were in a clear state of mind, you would have noticed that you took a wrong turn, ignoring the wanted poster with both your face on it, among other faces, like Snow White, all enemies to the queen who had been on her wanted list for quite some time now.

With a loud thud, you feel yourself losing your balance as you must have bumped into something, feeling a warm sensation before hitting your head on a nearby branch. It takes a little while for your vision to clear, before you find yourself face-to-face with a woman cloaked in darkness, her sharp features illuminated by a flickering lantern. Through a teary vision, due to the pain piercing through your body, you notice dark red hair styled in a sharp quiff, a shade of very dark purple, almost black coating her body. There's a calculating gleam in her eyes, as she finds you pathetically whimpering on the floor, her lips curled into a smirk.

,,Well well'' she remarks, her voice hushed ,,You seem to have gotten yourself into quite a predicament, running from the queens guards I presume?'' she questions and if it wasn't for the pain, you would have noticed the odd sense of familiarity you seem to feel and how you almost would have recognised her. Your heart pounds in your chest, torn between fleeing, the sound of shouting guards and horses still lingering in the air. But there was something about the woman's demeanour that stops you, a sense of intrigue mixed with caution.

Before you can respond, the older woman bends a little to place the lantern on the floor, the bright sensation causing you to close your eyes only momentarily. As you open them again, you watch as she balances on a cane before extending a gloved hand, offering assistance. ,,Come with me'' she offers, her tone surprisingly gentle. ,,I can offer you refuge, but you must trust me''.

Despite the feeling of doom and danger, you see a glimmer of hope in her offer, and so with a silent nod, you accept her outstretched hand, allowing her to lead you deeper into the shadowy depths of the enchanted forest. And it takes several minutes, for the pain to stop throbbing, the blood from your earlier wounds to stop pouring, until you can collect your thoughts. And as you walk behind her, following the sound of her cane and the light source provided by the small lantern she carries, something about the way she walked alarms you. And then it finally dawns on you, finding the familiar trees with carvings on them, where she was leading you, your secret path to the palace that you would often use in order to sneak to the grounds to steal in order to provide for the poor souls of the village.

And then at last it dawns on you who was walking in front of you, who's assistance you agreed upon. You didn't know her name, you had heard it plenty of times but you couldn't recall it, only remembering how she was the assistant to the wicked queen, the people in the village often mentioning her, how she never spoke much but was always by her side. As the forest echos with whispers of secrets, yet to be revealed, panic shoots through your veins, glancing around you to think of a quick escape and as you stop walking, you are quick to turn around, trying pathetically to begin running, however your legs give in as you feel a sharp pain, before everything goes black, having calculated your steps wrong, having put your trust in the wrong hands as the woman never had the intention of helping you, knowing you had been searched and chased for the longest time.

While you battle through unconsciousness, the woman had already alerted the same guards that had chased you before, who carried you inside the palace, the place that you had feared for years. And as the woman returns to the queens chambers in the middle of the night, not disturbing much sleep as her majesty had been awake, pacing back and forth contemplating her next steps and the secret curse she had been planning on casting for years, almost on the verge of completing it, finally having all the necessary ingredients, her peace is interrupted. ,,Busy'' she snarls as she is lost in her pacing, unaware who is standing in front of her.

,,Something demands your attention in the dungeons, your majesty'' the redhead woman announces, causing for the brunette to turn around, as her eyes sparkle with curiosity. And as her curiosity gets ahold of her, she brushes past her most loyal assistant yet, the sound of the queens heels and the other woman's cane echoing through the castle as they pass countless guards. And at last they make it to the dungeons, watching your almost lifeless frame on the floor, in restraints. ,,Well well'' the queen chuckles lowly, glancing at the other woman with a hint of excitement in her brown eyes. ,,Was she caught stealing my apples again?'' she chuckles as she approaches you a little closer.

,,No your majesty, I found her in the woods'' the other woman announces, causing for the queens head to snap in her direction, as she bites her lip in anticipation, almost a hint of lust in her eyes. As you slowly wake up, despite your body screaming in pain, you open your eyes, catching a glimpse of the woman who you had feared for the longest time, accompanied by the woman you had wrongly put your trust into hours before. ,,You lied to me'' you scream, struggling through the restrains as anger flashes in your eyes. The Queen simply chuckles lowly, seeing your pathetic attempts to regain your freedom. ,,My dear, you have no idea who this is do you?'' the queen remarks, causing you to avert your gaze in frustration. ,,This my dear is Wilhemina Venable, my most loyal companion'' she begins, her hand wandering to the redheads cheek, squeezing it a little, her eyes sparkling with pride for how she had managed to capture you after her countless failed attempts in the past.

And despite the circumstances, your eyes betray you as you watch the scene unfold before you, for the first time really getting a glimpse of both women. And you couldn't deny how utterly beautiful they were, at least from the outside, both their hair styled sharply, exposing their faces plastered in dark makeup, the same brown eyes despite the different shades. The queen was wearing one of her usual dresses, black this time, plastered in diamonds and jewels, Wilhemina dressed entirely in a dark shade of purple. While the queen is busy with admiring the other woman, feeling drawn to her for capturing you, you watch as the redheads brown eyes travel towards you, almost a sign of pity in them before she speaks again.

,,What are you planning on doing with her your majesty?'' causing for the queen to chuckle, and you knew what this meant as you had always been running from death, knowing you had deserved it for stealing and running from her for years. Closing your eyes, you wait for what awaits, waiting for her to open the bars, approach and rip out your heart, as you had watched her do it to innocent people many times. However to your surprise she begins pacing a little, thinking about what to do with you. ,,I think we'll keep her'' she announces with a chuckle, and as you open your eyes you notice the confusion in the redheads features.

,,Where she comes from my dear, people bathe in the river and use pinecones for money'' she exclaims, her eyes piercing right through you. ,,I think she can be of great assistance, considering she knows the village and forest so well'' she carries on, Wilhemina simply nodding, trying to avert your eyes. ,,She would make an excellent pet'' is the last thing her majesty says before leaving, leaving behind a very puzzled and confused Wilhemina. She looks at you one more time before following, leaving behind an ever confused you. ,,Pet?'' you think to yourself, trying to pinch yourself to see if this was all just a dream or if maybe you had already died a while ago.

The remainder of the night is spent in the eery dungeons, the restraints keeping you from moving all that much and so the only thing you can do is try and relax as much as the situation allows you, leaning your head against the cold and damp wall behind you, trying to calm the raging storm of thoughts. Eventually sleep finds you, despite it being broken as the castle was considerably loud, even in the night and sometimes you thought you heard screams from the lost souls that had found their ending in the same dungeons you are sitting in. The next morning, you are awoken by one of the guards, as he undoes your restraints, pulling you up by your arms and forcing your shaky legs to follow him as he takes you towards her majesty.

With heavy eyes from the remaining pain lingering on your body and lack of comfortable sleep, you blink a few times as he lets go of you, dropping to your knees in the process. And as you glance around, you notice an unfamiliar room, filled with fancy mirrors, a balcony overlooking the palace grounds, a large dining table and fireplace to the side. And you also notice the same two familiar faces that you had last seen last night, Wilhemina sitting in one of the armchairs by the lit fireplace, her cane resting beside her, the same shade of dark purple but a different outfit. And in front of you, you find her majesty, wearing a red dress, her hair down and despite it all looking beautiful, yet intimidating.

For some reason, you feel the urge to stand up and so with all the strength left you balance and face her as she takes slow and calculated steps around you, walking in a little circle, occasionally glancing at the other woman in the room before speaking. ,,Now now, what are we going to do with you, pet?'' she questions with a little chuckle and it causes you to gulp, wondering just why she hadn't killed you yet, considering all the wanted posters and the hatred you knew she felt towards you for your actions.

The room fills with silence before a low chuckle ripples through it, this time not from the queen but her loyal companion. ,,We can have her for supper can't we dear?''. And again they have you gulping and you could easily try to make an escape, the guards having disappeared now, despite expecting them outside this room. But your curiosity keeps you on your shaky legs, glancing at the older woman who continues circling you like prey. ,,No, no'' she tuts, shaking her head a little ,,We can't waste such a beautiful little thing, now can we?'' her voice sounds almost mocking and you have no idea whether she was being genuine or not.

Silence stretches on, before an idea pops into your mind, knowing what her majesty desired and considering she hadn't killed you yet, maybe you could truly be of assistance to her and her companion, maybe just maybe you could even continue to do what you had been doing, helping out the villagers if you played your cards right. ,,Your majesty?'' you try and her head snaps towards you, eyebrows raised as she never expected one of her prisoners to speak to her like this, adress her in the correct way, other than if she was about to take their life. ,,Yes?'' she questions curiously, her eyebrow remaining raised. You clear your throat before speaking again ,,You are trying to look for Snow White correct?'' you speak carefully, knowing this subject was more than a little touchy to her.

,,Yes, do continue'' she ushers, as her eyes lock with yours. ,,I am not the biggest fan of her either your majesty, perhaps I could be of assistance to help you find her?'' While Wilhemina chuckles, the brunette walks away sighing before she turns to you again, her eyes overtaken by anger. ,,Did she also get the one you loved most in this world killed?'' her voice is filled with venom, though her eyes filled with pain. Wilhemina averts her gaze, knowing Regina for a very long time now and knowing how much that had changed her. ,,No, of course not, I'm sorry your majesty'' you begin speaking again before adding ,,But we have met briefly and I can help you find her'' you try again.

This time the redhead woman stands up, her cane echoing through the room before she halts right in front of you, her dark brown eyes piercing through you. ,,We have our own spies in the village, what makes you think you can find her?'' she spits, almost feeling pitty at your pathetic attempt. ,,Well Ms Venable, you also have tried to find me for years and I know what it's like... to run, you know?''. Her eyebrows raise in the same way the queens had moments before, admiring how polite you are, admiring your manners despite it all and being able to tell that you didn't do any of this to be spared as she is utterly aware you could have tried to make an escape by now or even simply accept your fate.

,,If you don't like that, perhaps I could be of assistance with your gardens your majesty'' you try next, trying to think of anything to make yourself useful to them, while still seeing some of your own gain and advantage. The queen smiles then before turning serious ,,You mean those same gardens you have stolen from many times?'' she scoffs, glancing at Wilhemina who remains in front of you, her presence intimidating. ,,It's just I couldn't help but notice how some of the fruit didn't exactly look too healthy your majesty and your stunning castle, deserves a worthy garden'' you finish your proposal, assuming that she would kill you next or send you back to the dungeons.

,,Guard'' she shouts and as he enters hastily, you close your eyes, awaiting your fate. ,,Get me the gardener now'' she shouts and as he practically runs away, Wilhemina's eyes widen as she turns her head to face the queen, surprised she would listen to you, especially the possibility of agreeing as she knows exactly what is about to happen. A little while later a middle aged man enters the room, almost tripping over his feet, clearly intimidated by the presence. ,,I hear you haven't been taking care of my gardens the way you are meant to'' she tuts, and with a swift motion, before he even gets the chance to explain himself, she has him on the floor, with a flick of her wrist his neck snapped, moments later the guards carrying his lifeless body from the floor a few steps away from you.

All you can do is freeze, feeling terrible that this was the result of your words, not thinking about the consequences your proposal held for the innocent man. And despite feeling like screaming, you stay still, not daring to look up at either of them right now, the realisation slowly sinking in that this wasn't good, that you are trapped by a deranged witch and her odd companion. ,,Fine'' she finally speaks again ,,You can look after the gardens and you may be free to go to the village whenever you please and provide me with information on Snow White'' the queen speaks, before she approaches you. As you look up, you watch as she brushes past Wilhemina before taking your cheeks into her hand and squeezing them ,,But if you think for one second you can escape and not return, you are mistaken'' she warns and as your eyes lock with hers, you can't help and fight the tears beginning to swell in them. ,,Yes your majesty'' you agree with shaky breaths, before she releases you from her tight grasp.

,,Guard'' she shouts again, the same guard entering hastily yet again. ,,Take Y/N to a room, she will be overlooking the gardens and feed us information on snow white'' she explains, before he nods ,,Yes your majesty'' he speaks before he ushers you to follow him. And you do, not once looking back, your feet still shaky from the interaction that had unfolded. The walk feels like it lasts a lifetime, until he finally leads you to a door, opening it and ushering you to go inside. It wasn't nice in the slightest, a lot of dirt, spider webs, barely even a window but there was a little table and chair, a bed even and it connected to what you assume to be a small bathroom. And despite it giving you dungeon vibes all over again, at least you wouldn't be restrained any longer, regaining a small sense of your freedom. He leaves moments later, and you can't help but collapse onto the bed, it really wasn't much of a bed, more of a mattress but nevertheless, you close your eyes as sleep finally washes over your tired body and aching bones.

The next time your eyes force open, it's a few hours later and as you glance around the small room, you find some things that had been left on the small table. As your curiosity gets ahold of you, you find a few sets of clothes, a washcloth and even some papers and pens and despite unsure who had left it there, you appreciate it. Moments later you finally rid your body from the dirt and blood that the last two days had left on you, putting on some of the clothes and leaving your room. It takes you several minutes to find a guard, asking if he could point you in the direction of the gardens and hesitantly he does, leading you to what you assume to be the old gardeners shed as you find all the necessary tools and so without thinking about it, you get to work, watering the bushes, trimming some of them to get them into perfect shape, nurturing some of the fruits and vegetables and correcting any mistakes that the previous gardener had made, for whatever reason taking this task quite seriously.

It's dark as you eventually return inside, quickly having the hang of it by now and finding your room, finding a meal on your table and despite again unsure who had left it, feeling grateful as you hadn't realised until now how much you had been starving. After finishing your meal, you change your clothes again, washing the now dirty ones from working in the gardens all day, before sitting on your bed crossed leg, trying to figure out what to do as beside the day light, you had lost all sense of time a little bit. And so the only thing you can do is reach for the pen and papers, writing down the events from the past few days, sketching a little as well as it always had been your passion, unsure why but it really being the only thing you could do and several hours later passing out on your bed as sleep washes over you.

The next day, you find yourself doing the same things, her gardens were huge and as her majesty overlooks them, finding you working as you kneel on the floor, planting some flowers, she can't help but watch carefully, something about you utterly intriguing. You lose yourself in your task, unaware of who was watching before a presence startles you, causing you to drop your tools clumsily. You watch as Ms Venable circles around you, carefully observing without speaking a single word and it for sure intimidates you, having her observing and careful eyes on you. ,,You seem good at this'' she states, noticing how all the bushes and hedges had the exact same length and a part of her confused as to how you had managed that. ,,Thank you Ms Venable'' you almost whisper, after the last encounter quite terrified of them both and she can tell. ,,Have you managed to gather any information yet?'' she questions curiously and you gulp then before looking up at her as you still kneel on the floor.

,,Not yet, I was wondering whether I may be allowed to leave this afternoon to try and I was wondering whether I would be allowed to collect some seeds?'' you ask, your voice shaky. ,,Seeds?'' she chuckles then, almost mocking your words. ,,Yes Ms to plant some more vegetables and fruit and flowers you see'' you try your best to convince her. ,,I'm sure her majesty doesn't mind, as long as you return in the evening and report back to us'' she almost scolds, her features turning more serious and stern. ,,Of course Ms Venable, thank you'' is all you reply with a small smile, unsure why you had smiled in the first place but it somehow came natural. And before you know it she leaves, her cane echoing with each step before it stops altogether as she reaches the palace again.

Several hours later, you finally make your way to the village, using your secret path through the forest, stopping briefly by your hide out and gathering some of your things, putting them all in a small bag and changing into one of your usual outfits, feeling much more comfortable that way. You opted for one of your beige ones, leather trousers, boots and a vest, a shoulder bag with your belongings. On the way to the village, you had also collected some seeds, hoping if you worked briefly and hard on the gardens, you could still provide the village with food, hoping that you could somehow stuff it in your bags so no one would notice. And as you finally make it to the village, you are met with the usual families, the children greeting you excitedly as they knew you always brought them things but today you unfortunately come empty handed. ,,We haven't seen you for a couple of days'' one of the villagers exclaims, scanning your features and noticing some cuts and bruises on your face. ,,Brief encounter with some guards'' you chuckle, not wanting to go into too much detail. ,,I don't have anything today unfortunately but I should soon'' you exclaim, however you are met with compassion and understanding.

,,Have either of you heard anything about Snow White lately?'' you ask the group of villagers, before most of them shake their head. ,,I believe she has last been seen up north, by the rivers'' one of them exclaims and you simply nod, appreciating their honesty, despite feeling terrible considering what game you are playing. Noticing the beginning dawn, the sun beginning to set, you opt to return to the palace, knowing you would never be able to make the journey up north within the next few hours. And it doesn't take long until you find yourself in front of the familiar back door, some guards already awaiting you. ,,Your majesty wants to see you'' he explains before you gulp and follow him.

He guides you back into the room you had been in before, the two of them sitting by the fireplace, before you stand awkwardly, feeling as if you are interrupting their peace. ,,Tell me, any information?'' the queen questions before she stands up and walks over to you. ,,Yes your majesty, apparently up north by the river'' you explain before she signals to the guard who remained standing there before he leaves at her instructions. ,,I would have checked the information for myself but I know I needed to return tonight'' you explain yourself and she simply furrows her eyebrows before scanning you, noticing the outfit change and the bag. ,,Well well, did our little pet make a stop somewhere?'' she asks, glancing at Wilhemina who simply watches with a chuckle. The brunette is quick to take the bag from you, her eyes glancing through the contents of it, noticing some seed pouches and chuckling as the redhead had filled her in on your earlier request. ,,What is this?'' she questions, holding up your notebook.

,,My notebook your majesty'' you exclaim, averting her gaze as your cheeks grow red a little. She skips through the pages, impressed with the several sketches, some from the villages, some from the forest and even one of her castle. She slides it back into your bag, before walking back over to her armchair, leaving you confused and stranded, unsure what to do next. ,,I feel like some tea, you dear?'' the queen announces and you aren't sure whether to leave them to it or whether they still needed you. ,,Of course'' the redhead begins, reaching for her cane but the queen stops her by waving her hand. ,,No no'' she tuts ,,We have a pet now remember dear'' she instructs and Wilhemina simply chuckles before they both look at you. You glance around the room, unsure where you are supposed to get tea from, however the redhead glances towards a backdoor behind the dining table and you nod gratefully before quickly walking through the door, finding a small tea kitchen there.

And so it doesn't take long before you enter the room again, carrying a little tray, before approaching them, with shaking hands placing it in front of them. ,,Anything else I can get you?'' you ask almost obediently and if you would have looked, you would have noticed the sparkle in Wilhemina's eyes. ,,No pet, but how about you join us considering you did so well today, I heard they have a trail on Snow White'' the queen chuckles and your eyes widen at her offer, but as Wilhemina pats the space next to her, you simply obey, quickly pouring the tea for them, before glancing at the fire, softly crackling, providing you with some warmth, as you feel a little awkward, under their careful gazes. ,,So tell me Y/N, what led you to steal from me in the first place?'' the queen begins, causing you to gulp as the last thing you expected was to find yourself having small talk over tea with them. ,,Yes Y/N'' Wilhemina mockingly carries on ,,We want to hear all about you'' she exclaims, again having you gulping and squirming in your seat.

The next few weeks, carry on the same way they had previously, most of your days are spent with taking care of the gardens, regularly going back to your village, providing them with some of the food that you had grown and nurtured, in secret of course. Your nights mostly looked the same as well, spending them in your room, doing some writing or sketching in your notebooks. However lately, they had often demanded your presence in the evening as well, as you often provided them with tea, the occasional wine, and any information you had on Snow White. And you couldn't help but notice how they seemed a little less strict, they stopped calling you pet and started with your actual name. You are sure by now they know that you have continued providing for your village and they hadn't killed you yet, not even mentioned it. And so, ever so slowly, your life at the palace felt almost normal as you had quite the freedom now, not having to let the guards know where you are going as they and her majesty knew you would always return in the evenings. And so it almost felt like home, appreciating the fact that you don't have to sleep on the wet and cold forest floor anymore but you knew there was something off, you should be terrified, trying to run from them after seeing all the horrible things they had done in the past but something about being around them so much, you started to understand more about the queens pain and the reason for her actions.

,,Where on earth is she?'' she paces around her large chambers, the anger flaring in her eyes as her magic sparks, her emotions bubbling out of the brunette.

Her loyal companion, sits by the fireplace, trying to keep her composure, before balancing on her cane, the sound echoing through the room. ,,I'm sure she just lost track of time'' the redhead tries calming her down, placing a hand on the queens shoulder but she is having none of that, quickly escaping her grasp. ,,She always returns, we were foolish to believe that she wouldn't betray us'' her raised voice rings through the air again, startling the redhead a little.

And Wilhemina wasn't sure whether the queen was actually concerned for your wellbeing, or simply considering whether to kill you, having noticed how Regina had almost gone soft since bringing you to the castle, still plotting her curse that she had worked on for a while but considerably softer with the people in the villages, especially your village. She knew all about you still providing them with food and yet Regina hadn't kill you and so Wilhemina had began wondering whether the brunette may feel the same way about you that Wilhemina had started, despite never talking about it.

The silence is interrupted when a guard enters ,,Your majesty'' he begins but she was having none of it. ,,Not now'' she shouts, waving her hand, getting ready to send him flying out the door. ,,Your majesty, we have finally found her'' he announces, the sound of more guards filling the air before her head snaps towards him. ,,Snow White?'' she questions, despite your best information and efforts lately, they still hadn't managed to capture her. ,,No your majesty'' he begins, before Wilhemina's heart stops in her chest.

They watch as another guard, drags your body inside, your face filled with blood as it pours from your mouth, your clothes stained and bruises beginning to plaster your face. Your eyes are closed as they throw you on the floor, in front of both women, smiling at themselves thinking they had captured you. ,,Are you both out of your minds?'' she shouts and the smiles quickly vanish from the guards faces. ,,Your majesty, Y/N has been searched for years'' he tries to justify his actions. ,,Didn't you two fools get the memo? she hasn't been searched for months, she belongs to this palace'' Wilhemina shouts, usually keeping her composure but unable to in this moment.

,,Pathetic idiots'' the evil queen shouts, in a swift motion making them turn into dust, wiping them from their existence quicker than either of them can take their next breath or justify their pathetic actions. Wilhemina is quick to rid you from the chains, her hand brushing past your cheek, the blood staining her leather gloves. Almost helplessly, Wilhemina turns to Regina, who simply stands frozen, before turning on her heels, abandoning you both as she leaves towards her balcony, trying hard to keep her emotions and rage at bay.

The battle of unconsciousness wins in the end, barely aware of the encounter that took place and so when you wake next, you find yourself in unfamiliar surroundings, a dark room, the only light sources some candles. As you try and force open your eyes, you notice the interior almost entirely a dark shade of lilac and your eyebrows furrow, trying to recollect the events from before. All you remember is trying to make your way back to the castle, stumbling upon some guards who clearly had no idea who you were and how they didn't listen to your pathetic attempts of explaining. How they beat you, hurt you and dragged you back to what you assume to be the castle. The last thing you see before sleep washes over your tired and beaten body is the lilac large sofa you are laying on before everything goes black and quiet.

Meanwhile Wilhemina had returned to the queens chambers, opting between getting you back to your room or a little closer to them and so she decides for one of her rooms in the end, needing the help of a guard to get you there, yet she trusted that same guard, having helped her with some of her secret missions in the past. She watched over you for a while, gently ridding you from the blood and changing your clothes for you, unsure why she was doing it but ignoring the thought for now, wanting to check on Regina. She finds the other woman still standing on her balcony, overlooking the gardens, despite the darkness of the night surrounding them. The cane echoing announces the redheads presence, as she stands beside her majesty, silence surrounding them.

,,How is she?'' the brunette asks, not averting her gaze from the dark night sky for a moment. ,,Fine'' Wilhemina mutters, still unsure how to read Regina's actions so far regarding you. And as the redhead catches a glimpse of the other woman's brown eyes, she can see something unfamiliar in them, something she couldn't read. ,,She's causing me to go soft'' she suddenly speaks, taking Wilhemina by surprise. ,,Is that such a bad thing?'' she questions in return, the queen averting her eyes again at the redheads statement. ,,Where is she?'' Regina asks after a moment of silence before Wilhemina speaks again. ,,She's safe'' and the statement causes for the queens eyebrows to furrow as her eyes draw towards the redheads again. ,,Where is she?'' she speaks again before Wilhemina swallows hard ,,In my room''.

,,Your room?'' her eyebrows raise now, surprised at the statement. ,,You are going soft too my dear'' she chuckles before giving her companion that nod, that nod that indicated she was tired and would retreat to her own chambers for the night. ,,Good night your majesty'' Wilhemina speaks before giving her the space she had silently asked for and retreating to her own room. In her room, she finds you still asleep and a wave of worry washes over her, having seen some of your wounds when changing and washing you before, concerned at the severity of them. ,,Y/N?'' she speaks almost softly, almost lovingly, so unlike the usual stern and intimidating woman. And her soft voice draws you from sleep instantly, as you open your eyes. And then it kinda dawns on you, who's room you are in and you instantly jolt, thinking you didn't belong there, unaware of who had put you there in the first place.

,,I'm so sorry Ms Venable'' you try, your voice still hoarse from sleep. ,,I don't know how I got here'' you apologise, trying to balance on your feet, however a sudden wave of pain washes over your body, causing you to tumble forward but a steady body forces you to remain still, stopping you from falling over. ,,It's okay dear'' she speaks so softly yet again and as you look up, you catch a glimpse of her brown eyes and how they sparkle, how suddenly she seems so much nicer, so much less intimidating and just a person, not the evil queens loyal companion. ,,Come on, let's sit you down'' she tries and you quickly obey, not wanting to cause any discomfort for her, unsure why she used a cane in the first place, but often sensing how uncomfortable she was whenever you caught a glimpse of her.

,,I put you here'' she confesses, causing your eyebrows to furrow in confusion but when the realisation sets in, your cheeks growing red a little, feeling silly for your earlier panic. ,,Is the pain quite bad?'' she asks, her features filled with concern but you quickly shake your bed. ,,No Ms Venable'' you assure, the pain much better now despite the remaining feeling of unbalance whenever standing up. The room fills with silence as you catch a glimpse of what you assume to be her chambers, the large wooden wardrobe in a corner, a large mirror, a desk with several books on them, two armchairs and a fireplace in the corner. As your eyes meet hers again you can't help but notice how she is staring at you, looking at you up and down as your eyebrows furrow in confusion, mirroring her actions to check if there was something wrong with your appearance.

,,You are quite pretty for a peasant'' she speaks quietly and now you are definitely contemplating whether you are awake, whether this was real. ,,Tha- Thank you Ms Venable'' you stumble over your words, unsure what to reply before she speaks again ,,You may call me Wilhemina'' she offers ,,But only when we are alone'' she instructs and you quickly nod your head, feeling a knot form in your stomach. The room fills with silence again, as you feel yourself relaxing in her presence a little, trying to think how you had gotten here in the first place, how being captured after all these years got you to a first name basis with her majesty's most trusted person. ,,What happened to you tonight?'' Wilhemina asks, drawing your thoughts and eyes back to her.

And then without hesitation and the usual composure you have around them, you fill her in on what had happened with the guards, and she listens intently, her jaw stiffening a couple of times when mentioning some of the more violent details. Before she can reply, the door bursts open, and your eyes widen when seeing the queen enter, in a dark nightgown, her hair down, the makeup gone and for the first time feeling like actually seeing Regina. ,,I can't sleep'' she sighs before noticing your presence and tensing her shoulders, not expecting you to still be there as it had been hours since Wilhemina mentioned having you in her room and assuming by now that you had left to your own room again.

,,And what are you still doing here?'' she questions, more to Wilhemina than yourself really. ,,We were just talking'' Wilhemina informs, her features remaining neutral. ,,I'll leave you to it your majesty'' you speak, quickly on your feet and ignoring the pain and dizziness as you brush past her and return to your own room. That night you have a hard time finding sleep, equally to the queen before, as you toss and turn at first, before eventually giving up on the idea of sleep and retreating to the comfort of your words and sketches as the pen flies over the pages of your notebook.

The next morning you return to your usually tasks, going on about your day, finding an odd sense of peace and quiet in the gardens. Unaware who was again looking over you, observing quietly from her balcony. And the next few weeks continue just like that, you going on about your usual tasks, having your evening encounters with both women who stopped tolerating your presence and started appreciating it, as you bring an odd sense of calm around them, some life into their monotone lives. And within those weeks you feel yourself increasingly drawn to both women, especially after they had taken you to your village a few days ago in the queens carriage, how you assumed Regina was going to bring her usual wrath of violence over people but instead her carriage brought food and supplies for your people and you couldn't believe your eyes, just as stunned as the poor people who feared as soon as they heard the queens guards and carriage arrive.

And you wondered whether maybe, just maybe the queen was going soft, unaware of the events that had taken turn behind closed doors, of how the queen had casted her spell and how it was slowly brewing, unaware of what it would bring, chaos, forgetting and what she had always desired most- her own version of a happy ending. And so tonight, you were unaware that the upcoming day would bring just that, unaware that tonight was your last with them. You had been confused about the queens unusual cheerful mood, how she had invited you to join them for supper, how Wilhemina could barely stand your gaze. How silently Wilhemina had pleaded for the queen to stop her curse but she couldn't stop it as it had been brewing silently for months and how nothing could stop it now, despite her beginning to silently regret it, despite her never admitting that to no one, not even herself really.

You find yourself sitting beside Wilhemina by the fireplace, how her eyes linger on the dancing flames, not having said much all night. ,,Wilhemina, is everything okay?'' you question silently and as her eyes meet yours, you see the pain, the doubts in them and so many unspoken words. However, your peace is interrupted when the queen enters, the door banging shut in the process and your heart stopping in your chest as you notice what she was carrying in her hands. Your notebook slaps against the table as she throws it on it, leaving behind a very confused and startled Wilhemina.

,,What is this?'' the redhead questions, her eyes meeting the angry queens eyes.

,,Ask her'' Regina spits, her angry eyes meeting yours. Wilhemina's eyebrows furrow in confusion as she looks at you. You can't do anything but stand, taking a step towards her majesty, knowing if she had read it, you would be beyond screwed.

,,I can explain your majesty'' you pathetically try but before you get the chance to, she takes a step closer, the echoing of her heels matching her inner turmoil as her eyes shoot daggers towards you, before you gasp as a hand extracts your heart, watching in shock as she holds it in her hands, the sound of it beating steadily filling the room.

,,Regina-'' Wilhemina shouts, quickly on her feet and her eyes travelling from you to the brunette.

,,I have had a feeling this carried your secrets'' she speaks, her eyes wandering towards your notebook. ,,And I wasn't surprised to read all your little confessions, find all your little sketches'' she speak almost mockingly, her eyes filled with both rage and pain.

,,Regina- what is it?'' Wilhemina tries again, her heart beating fast, her hands trembling with fear.

,,She loves us dear, both of us, the pages are filled with it'' she informs her companion, who simply stands there with a shocked expression as the room begins spinning a little.

,,Regina stop'' Wilhemina demands, her eyes pleading with the queen, her cane banging on the floor twice.

Regina's grip on your heart tightens, her gaze cold as she holds it in her hands, causing you to gasp for air. ,,Stop?'' she repeats, her tone dripping with disdain. ,,Why would I stop? when I have finally uncovered the truth about our little pet?''

Fear courses through your veins as you watch the scene unfold before you. Wilhemina's eyes widen in shock, her features mixed with disbelief and anguish. ,,Regina please'' she pleads again, her voice barely above a whisper ,,This isn't necessary''

,,You know that she loves us, you have known for a while now, we both have'' she pleads again as she steps forward, her voice filled with desperation.

Regina's eyes flicker with anger but Wilhemina continues, her words gaining strength. ,,Love should triumph over revenge'' she argues, her gaze never leaving Regina's.

The Queen's expression softens slightly at Wilhemina's words, a flicker of doubt crossing her features. For a moment it seems as though she might relent, before she senses that her curse almost reached you, knowing it was too late, that she couldn't fix this, before her eyes harden once more, her resolve returning.

"Love is a weakness, Wilhemina," she retorts, her voice cold and unforgiving. "It blinds us, makes us vulnerable. We cannot afford such weakness in our world."

Before Wilhemina can respond, having heard those same words fall many times from the queens lips, Regina reaches out and places your heart back in your chest. The pain is intense, causing you to drop to the floor, and as Regina leaves the room, Wilhemina rushes to your side, abandoning her cane, pulling you into her arms as she braces for whatever comes next.

As she glances towards the door where Regina stands, a thick cloud of purple and green already surrounding her, the dark curse finally having reached you, she is quick to press a tender kiss to your lips, causing your eyes to open. ,,I love you Y/N'' she murmurs against your mouth, her voice filled with emotion. ,,No matter what happens, remember that''

Then, as the room fills with smoke and darkness, Wilhemina shields you with her body, trying to protect you from the curse's effects. As the world fades around you, you cling to her, unaware of what is happening, unaware that in a matter of seconds you would forget everything, forget them, forget your life and the woman still trying desperately to hold you close, despite it being useless.

[thatthirdtriplet]

Relationship:

Tim Drake & Jason Todd

Characters:

Jason Todd Tim Drake Alfred Pennyworth Bruce Wayne Dick Grayson

Additional Tags:

5+1 Things implied/Referenced Character Death Jason Todd is Red Hood Sort Of Tim Drake is Robin Jason Todd-centric manipulative Jason Todd Jason Todd Has Issues Jason Todd Being a Little Shit Jason Todd Being an Idiot Tim Drake Lacks Self-Preservation Instincts oblivious Tim Drake enemies to Friends sibling Bonding coffee au swearing hugs misunderstandings Tim Drake Needs a Hug Tim Drake Needs a Break Tim Drake & Jason Todd Bonding crying

Summary:

After coming back to Gotham, and despite many objections to the name, Jason becomes the Red Hood; newest ally to The Dynamic Duo. Except, Jason has a plan. A really big plan. An evil plan. A plan to get rid of Robin permanently (but not in the dead sense).

Where Red Hood isn't a crime lord on a warpath, but instead trying to destroy The Bats from the inside by pushing Robin out of the nest. Although, his plan might need a couple readjustments when things start going off script. Good thing Tim is too oblivious to realize Jason's brilliant master-minding skills.

[slytherincursebreaker]

Ewan Mitchell problems and Parenting AUs

yes I have a problem....

Osferth

Lord of the rings

LOTR AU

Lament for Boromir

Fever

You're my daughter

modern Osferth

Detective AU

Skydancer incident (soon)

I love you 3000

Shopping for baby things

Tom Bennett

The mummy

Got you another canary

Aemond Targaryen

Hades and persephone

Star wars

The Hobbit AU

Castlevania AU

The New Realm's delight

Kepas Nameday gift

Gib

Vhagar

Queen love and beauty

Winter rose

Winterfell

Modern Aemond

Demon Aemond

Detention

Dracula

Bastard (Hogwarts legacy AU)

Nanny for hire

Parts 1 2 3

Feeding

Hickeys

Bad kitty

Billy Washington

Bird box au (soon)

Reconcile

New job

Duck daddy

Meeting the ex

Billy Taylor

Kingsman (soon)

Romeo + Juliet

William

Carjacking

Stormy the Dark mistress of all

Ettore

Jack

Better father

Genyen/Shawn

Girls scout cookies

Abraham

Pony ride

Michael Gavey

Lonely hearts

1

Poacher/hunter

Little red ridding hood

Tom and Billy

Doppelganger daddy

Aemond and Osferth

Missing cat coming soon

the skydancer strikes back

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Last kingdom

Modern

Mini series

Aemond Targaryen Masterlist

Tom Bennett Masterlist

Osferth Masterlist

Bily Washington

Michael Gavey

[gamerbearmira]

You know, I always loved fairytales, and those episodes of TV shows where the characters are part of a fairytale or in a fairytale setting were always fun for me. A fairytale AU would be super cool, where the Madrigals are all royalty, and each Madrigal is the protagonist of a different fairytale.

Alma is the beauty from Beauty and the Beast, Pedro didn't die, he was cursed and ran away after an angry mob attacked him, he hides in a dark castle in order to protect his family from the angry mob and watches over his family from a distance, whether or not Alma knows what happened is up for debate.

Julieta is the princess from the Princess and the Frog, Agustin is the frog of course, that's why he's so clumsy, the story is basically the same as Julieta helps Agustin break his curse.

Pepa is the Snow Queen, after being bullied as a child for her weather powers, she shuts herself off from others until Felix, the Kai of the story, comes along, he can only sees the bad in the world due to a shard of the cursed mirror in his eye but doesn't see fault in Pepa's perfect snowflakes, Pepa falls in love and helps Felix's sister, the Gerda of the story, break the curse of the mirror shard.

Bruno is the protagonist of The Golden Goose, he wanders into the jungle to hide from bullies and offers some of the food he has on him to an old man, who guides him to the Golden Goose, as Bruno makes his way back home, many people try and steal feathers from the goose and end up getting stuck, they are only freed when Bruno comes home and his family ignores the goose as they embrace him, as he had been gone for hours and they had been worried.

Isabela is Sleeping Beauty, cursed at birth by an evil fairy to prick her finger and sleep forever unless she is given a kiss of true love, when she pricks her finger, everyone thinks Mariano can break the curse, but of course he isn't her true love, so it doesn't work, Julieta ends up being the one to break the curse with a forehead kiss.

Dolores is Cinderella, after Mariano discovers he isn't Isabela's true love, he holds a ball to try and find his true love, Alma is very embarrassed by what happened with Isabela and refuses to let any Madrigal attend, so Dolores has to sneak out with the help of her fairy godmother, when she leaves her shoe behind and Mariano starts looking for her, she ends up coming clean to her family and admitting her feelings for Mariano so she can try on the shoe.

Luisa is the princess from The Princess and the Pea, she gets lost in a different kingdom during a trip and seeks shelter at the kingdom's castle, the Queen doesn't believe Luisa is a real Princess due to her 'un-princess-ly stature' and gives her the pea test, the next day the rest of the Madrigals show up at the palace begging for help to find Luisa, Alma and Julieta give the Queen an earfull when they're told what happened, and poor Luisa is given a week off of chores to rest.

Camilo is Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk, he trades a piece of jewelry for the magic beans, he didn't really believe the beans were magical he just didn't like the jewelry he had and wanted to get rid of it, once the beanstalk grows, he climbs it out of curiosity and takes the opportunity to cause some mischief when he finds the giant, including stealing a goose that lays golden eggs and a harp that plays itself, needless to say he gets in massive trouble when he gets home and Alma returns the items to the giant with a sincere apology.

Mirabel is Little Red Riding Hood, Alma is visiting her family who lives on the other side of the jungle when she gets sick, since she's too sick to make the journey back home, Julieta sends Mirabel with a basket of food to help her get better, the 'wolf' she encounters is actually her Abuelo Pedro, still cursed, he keeps Mirabel safe on her journey and Mirabel is able to reunite Pedro and Alma.

Antonio is the Pied Piper of Hamelin, he uses his flute to help with a rat infestation and decides to keep the rats as pets, but when people start bullying him for having rats as pets, calling the rats disgusting and Antonio himself diseased, he releases the rats back into the town until they apologize, both to him and the rats.

I LOVE FAIRYTALES TOO!!! THEY’RE SO SILLY!!!

All of these are so cool and fit so well. Tbh I like Alma, Luisa, Mirabel, Antonio and Pepa’s. I mean all of them are so rad, but those have my heart‼️‼️ They’re all so unique and. Love how some of them tie into each other. And all of them fit so well with each of the Madrigals and that is just so cool tbh. Love seeing AUs like that. AND PEDRO MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️ YEAHHHHHH

Wanted to draw Alma and Pepa but didn’t :((((

LOVE THIS AU RAHHHHHH 🗣️🗣️🤠🤠🤠🤠🦅🦅🦅🦅

[thepesdalis]

Little red ridding hood AU

[kadencrafter78]

I'm thinking about a reverse Robin's AU focusing on Tim Drake. Because there's one thing I've seen a lot with these AUs and it kind of grinds my gears because it defeats the point of an AU: Red Hood Tim Drake.

One of my favorite things about AUs is the ability to see a completely different timeline because of the initial changes. But people who write these AUs keep making sure the second Robin dies. And it annoys me, so I want to get rid of that plot point.

So from there we have two options:

1. No Batfam Black Sheep

2. Tim leaves without dying

And I like that second idea, so that's what I'll expand upon. So here's a little snippet of writing about it.

Tim was never a Wayne. He wasn't Bruce's son, and he sure wasn't Damian's brother. Damian made sure of that. Tim was Robin because someone needed to be. He was Batman's partner, not a sidekick and not family. He followed Batman's rules because Batman laid them out. They weren't *his* rules.

Tim didn't put in the effort to wonder why he didn't care when the light drained from the Joker's eyes. He put it aside in the moment. It was the Joker, barely anyone would still call him human.

Batman did. He must have, considering the way he yelled while Tim stared at him with unblinking eyes. "He killed my father," Tim said to justify it. "He took the last family member I had." Tim's eyes furrowed as he stared up at his partner.

"Killing is wrong," Bruce told him. Bruce talked to him like a child. Tim always hated that.

Tim walked away, with Bruce screaming for him to come back. Tim didn't listen to him.

Years passed with no sight of Tim Drake. H head just disappeared. Batman found a new partner, Jason Todd. Batman's family grew. More sons and more daughters came into the fold and soon after joined the family business.

Tim looked down at Gotham with a scowl in his assassin's attire. Nothing had been done, not truly. It was marginally better, and people were less likely to be murdered in an alleyway. But aside from the Joker, none of the criminals ever stayed put away. It was still an onslaught of costumed and empowered criminals only dealt with by other slightly less insane people in costumes.

Tim leapt down as he saw the Penguin leaving the Iceberg lounge. He sprout out a blade from his bo staff and felt it cut through the criminal's flesh with ease. Tim dodged the gunfire of Penguin's antiquated umbrella and laid a few more marks into the older man. One more stab and the Penguin would be dead.

Tim heard Robin from rooftops away. It didn't take much effort on Tim's part to hear him as he fell to the ground with a clumsy landing. Tim looked back at him with vague recognition, having seen Batman's new apprentice in the newspaper.

Tim paused as he looked on at Robin. "You're here to stop me, aren't you?" Tim asked, feeling as if he already knew the answer.

"Please just put it down. I don't know what he did to you, but he doesn't deserve to die," Robin told him. This kid really was new.

Tim took that moment to make the final stab into the Penguin. He fully turned around. He pointed the staff threateningly at Robin. "Don't try to interfere again."

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That was just what I imagined for a reverse Robins AU. Obviously Jason's name is up to change, because neither Tim nor Damian were Robin in this AU. What Tim was is still up for decision in my mind.

[benbamboozled]

I think Jason should also adopt kids or atleast be a mentor figure cause what's a better to say "fuck you Bruce" than be a better dad/big brother than Bruce will ever be? Au where Jason becomes incharge of a little league. Au where he was Damien's babysitter except Damien imprinted on him and now follows him everywhere. Au where during his crime boss era he ended up making a safe space for street kids except few of the orphans are trying vigilantism so now he has to corral them away from that cause they keep beating up his henchman and shit he's a dad now :/. Au where he never dies but is kinda getting sick of Bruce's shit and one day he realises that this one kid with camera is like everywhere and oh shit the kid figured out all their identities, well guess that cant be helped huh? Hey kid wanna try being a vigilante, i was planning to start on my own and a sidekick wont hurt. (Jason was initially planning to just keep the kid busy and out of trouble, he was not prepared for the insane human disaester that was Tim Drake). Camp counsellor Jason

Okay first of all 1) I approve of all of these, and 2) Jason DID teach a group of meta kids slash world dominators in an arc of Red Hood: Outlaw! It was when Lex Luthor had a supervillain school for…some reason. (Maybe a law that all bald comic characters need a super-school at least once.)

ANYWAY, it was cute and he was good at it! I can’t really strictly recommend anything Lobdell for many, MANY reasons, but I did enjoy Supervillain-Teacher!Jay!

AND this ask actually sparks on something I was thinking about recently when it comes to the Batfam—it bugs me that they’re not allowed to have kids.

And I don’t even necessarily mean “biological children” (although note Wally and Roy and Donna were “allowed” to be parents—on some level at least), but they’re not allowed to have their own Robins. (Using Robin as a stand-in for “youth partner” because sidekick isn’t reeeally the right term.)

The closest we’ve gotten is 1) Dickbats and Damian, and 2) Barbara and Cass (although Cass was already an adult when she took up Batgirl, but she still was a daughter-figure to Barbara).

I feel like there’s two things going on here.

1) There’s a hesitance to give second-gen capes “sidekicks”/Robins UNLESS they have inherited a first-gen mantle. Dickbats can have a kid-hero buddy because he is BATMAN. Nightwing, otoh, cannot have a kid-hero buddy.

2) Batbooks being what’s keeping the lights on at DC means that they’re very afraid of shaking up the status quo too much. Which means that none of the “main” kids can grow up toooo much. Which means that none of them are “allowed” to be parental or even slightly parental figures.

(Honestly, I consider the kiboshing of a potential Jason/Bao team-up to be a symptom of this. We got a Gotham kid who has beef with the Joker, who kills people, who got into it with Batman about killing people? We have an issue out that shows him meeting up with the other Gotham guy who has beef with the Joker, who kills people who got into it with Batman about killing people?

NOPE WAIT SWERVE let’s stick the first kid with this other guy who just showed up! THAT makes sense!)

(Okay that sounds really salty and honestly I love Khoa, but I just dislike that particular development and ALSO KHOA MADE BAO GET RID OF BAT-BAT, JASON WOULD NEVER.)

ANYWAY, to speak to the heart of this ask, yes, give Jason all the kids, 500 kids, I support the Red Hoods Little League Team and here is their pennant.

[dapper-shipping-forever]

Dapper au list

A summarized list of many of my ship's aus. Includes the f/o, au title, tag, and a little blurb.

Vash the Stampede

Childhood friends au

Vash and Gill became close as kids. Brad found Gill and Lyric when they were younger and got them to come back to ship three where they stayed. Bonding quickly, Vash and Gill were best friends, making Lyric despise Vash, until Vash as an adult decided to leave the ship; canon plot mostly resumes then as Lyric began erasing Gill's memories and they hadn't met again until their canon meeting, plot stays the same but Vash is already in love and knows Gill's also a plant.

Sharing injuries au

Soulmates have the injuries of each other appear on both their bodies. Gill quickly realized she and Vash are soulmates but disguised it to not make him feel worse about harming her. Plot stays the same but Vash discovers what they are thus also making them know quicker she's also a plant.

Royalty au, princess Gill

Vash is the knewly named royal knight to Gill, princess of the kingdom. Lyric, her other personal knight as well as the captain of the guard, hates having him stealing her attention. Vash and Gill begin falling in love while Lyric tries to get Vash outed from his role. Gill has strong flora magic, Lyric has strong water magic, Knives has strong moon magic masked as metal magic, and Vash has corrupted magics. They're also secretly deities.

Royalty au, prince Vash.

Gill and Lyric are renowned mercenaries, they get hired to become personal guards to prince Vash and prince Nai. Gill becomes the guard to Vash and they fall in love; Nai and Lyric disapprove and work together to ruin them, though neither realize the other is plotting assassination at first. Magic is the same. They're also deities.

Royalty au, prince Vash and princess Gill

Both are royalty with princess Gill coming to stay for a while in Vash's kingdom, everybody knowing she is to find her husband there, perhaps amongst the princes. Many think she and Nai are a match, not realizing they despise each other, but she and Vash fall in love. Her royal knight Lyric disapproves and seeks to destroy their romance. Magic is the same. They're also deities.

Deity au

The water God Lyric kept the flower goddess Gill hidden away in secret on a secluded island, the only other god to discover her was the sun God Vash who began visiting her as they fell in love. Vash then freed her. Together, they hid from Lyric who wanted to keep her as only his own. Lyric caught them and used godly powers to temporarily turn himself and Gill mortal to keep her from Vash, who when he attempted to follow with his brother the moon good Nai trying to stop him, was corrupted magically and Nai was also turned mortal. Their mortal forms go into their royalty au selves.

Vampire au

Vampire hunters hunt vampires who prowl the forest and towns; Lyric is a vampire hunter and Gill stays with him, both away from their home. Gill meets a vampire in the forest after he saves her, this being Vash. They gradually become friends and then fall in love. Lyric discovers their secret romance and Vash and Gill runaway. Mistakenly Lyric believes Vash is Knives who's a famous vampire and who drove Lyric to be a hunter too. Lyric continues hunting Vash.

Pirate au

Having been decided that Gill should marry her best friend Lyric, Gill finds herself as a reluctant bride. When the supposedly wicked pirate Vash the Stampede stumbles into her suite right before she's to marry Lyric, she offers herself as a hostage to escape and delay the wedding. Sailing with the Stampede pirates, she and Vash fall in love. Pirate hunter Lyric continues following them.

Little red ridding hood au

The wolf Vash is known to prowl the forests but the always curious Gill can't be convinced to stay away. While exploring, she meets the wolf who instead of devouring her offers to lead her wherever she's going, and she discovers he's actually a sweet wolf. They fall in love as she continues meeting with him. The woodsman Lyric tells her to stay away from the forests. Gill ignores this and continues visiting with Vash.

Mermaid au

Vash is a Mermaid who visits the shore, there he sees Gill as a human sitting on a secluded part of the beach. He begins swimming back to watch her until finally introducing himself. Surprised she can understand him as he communicates without actual words, they learn about each other and also fall in love. Lyric is another Mermaid who's been searching for Gill as she's secretly unaware she's a Mermaid as well. Vash and her have their own little sea cave.

Fairy and Demon au

Vash is a traveling demon. While in a forest, he meets a little fairy in her clearing home; Gill is a fairy and Vash becomes quick friends with her. There is an legend that should a demon kiss a fairy, the Fairy would become corrupted. As the two fall for eachother, they believe they could never truly be one, never actually kiss.

Osamu Dazai

Mermaid au

As a Mermaid Gill is curious of humans and swims near the shore. Dazai chooses to throw himself into a churning ocean by jumping from a local cliff. In the water, Gill rescues him and Dazai sees the beautiful Mermaid dragging him to the surface. He then jumps off that cliff everyday to have her save him and meet until they agree to hang out without a cliff.

Leviathan

Ocean God au

Levi is the ocean God and regularly receives offerings transported to his sea floor castle, often livestock and coin, but when Gill is sent as an offering he's not sure what to do with an entire girl. Her people offered her to be devoured by the ocean God but he's not entirely interested. However if he sends her back the mortals may assume he's pissed, and he's only just annoyed. She stays with him in his castle and he is begrudgingly intrigued by her as she does.

Reincarnation gone wrong au

Levi and Gill met before he fell as a demon and have continued meeting for thousands and thousands of years. The sorcerer Akakios aka Adam has been stealing her soul and her blessed magic each reincarnation and making her continue that regularly. Levi is unsure why she is reincarnating like she has been without her memories. They fall in love each time they meet. Each meeting he desperately tries to stop her from being murdered each time they are together. By stopping Akakios, she is immortal and regains her full memories.

Time switch au, future Levi

Levi from the future and present are switched. Future Levi sees their early relationship and is hurrying to get back to Gill, who has their baby. Present Levi is shy seeing that he's married and has a child with Gill.

Time switch au, future Gill

Gill from both the future and present switch. Gill is pregnant and present Levi has to help her return. Present Gill meets future Levi where they're married and he is then trying to get his wife back before she gives birth.

Species swapped au

Levi is a human with his brothers as exchange students in the Devildom. Gill is a demon and the avatar of envy. Curious about humans and obsessed with being in love, she meets Levi and gets a crush and attaches herself to him until he also falls in love. Somewhat follows canon plots.

Legend

Modern au

Gill is a high-school student a year younger than Jacks. Her brother has a long hatred for Dante, a fellow theater kid. Legend decides he should piss him off by trying to date his sister and succeeds with both goals. Jacks hates it. Legend actually falls for her as well while they're dating. Jacks is trying to show Gill how fake her newest obsession is.

Princess Bride au

Muse and Dante fell in love, but after he is presumed murdered, Muse agrees to marry king Gavriel. Attempting to stop it, Jacks kidnaps his sister, and a masked Dante rescues her kicking and screaming about it.

Pirate and Mermaid au

Legend, swashbuckling captain of Finale, deals in finding, obtaining, and selling magic artifacts and odd creatures. Gavriel hires him to capture a Mermaid, and his nets catch the Mermaid Muse, swimming with Jacks. But on his way to sell her, he begins feeling bad about holding her and realizes she's not an animal. After escaping Gavriel, Legend helps Muse return to the water.

Swapped au

The events of Caraval but Muse is who was let free from the deck of destiny, not her elder brother Jacks. Explores the changes spawning from it.

Patron au

The Fates were not sealed in the deck of destiny centuries prior. Muse approaches small performer Legend while he's working for his family. Offering to be his patron, the two begin a relationship of a kind. However, when the Fates do go missing, Legend strikes a deal with Esmerelda to become immortal, striving to free Muse while being rid of all the other Fates.

Swapped Patron au

The Patron au combined with swapped au. Muse and Legend reunite slightly quicker.

[veryace-ficrecs]

Titans Tower Attack AU Fic recs

This list will include all ratings and tags, so read at your own discretion! :) 

I Have Come Back To You Broken (take me home) by LylaRivers - Rated T

His Replacement stares at him with glassy, unfocused eyes, his begging for mercy long since silenced. Jason doesn’t dare let himself think about how the Replacement had pleaded for Robin to save him.

aka the obligatory Titans Tower au because I love these two reluctant siblings and everyone needs a hug.

dry your smoke-stung eyes by destiny919 - Rated M

"If you knew I was coming, you must know it ain't for a tea party," Jason growls through his helmet, scrambling to get his plans back together. "What, B so eager to get rid of you that he sent you here without any armor?"

The kid quirks a smile that makes something churn in Jason's gut. "Something like that."

A Recipe for Disaster by Calypso_Rambles, JUBE514 - Rated T

“You’re crying.”

That’s the Red Hood, standing in the doorway into the hall, a hulking figure filling the frame, head tilted in question and hands on a gun that’s pointed to the floor. He looks uncertain, head tilted to the side like a goddamn bird.

“What?” Tim asks, because Tim is confused– he knows this is Jason Todd, kinda hard to miss with the red helmet and when the dude tried to blow up Dick and Bruce about a week earlier in the same outfit, but what the actual fuck is he doing in San Francisco–

“You’re crying.” Red Hood repeats, forgoing a one handed grip on his weapon to gesture to his– well– his everything.

Tim moves his hand up to his cheeks because he is definitely not crying over something as stupid as his dinn–

Huh.

Okay.

Maybe he is.

✦✦✦

Tim and Jason make food, drink and talk about parents. Jason was meant to kill this kid, but plans have a way of being derailed.

red chrome by envysparkler - Rated T

Tim had a ringing headache, squeaked past hour forty of no sleep, and was now hallucinating vaguely menacing shadows with red helmets.

(Jason’s attack on Titans Tower ends up going very differently.)

sick day by envysparkler - Rated T

Tim isn’t sick.  He isn’t.  He just isn’t sure when a floating red bucket joined the Teen Titans.

whiplash by envysparkler - Rated T

Tim just wanted a quiet night in the Tower to lick his wounds.  Unfortunately, the Red Hood has other plans.

carry you home in my teeth by windupclock - Rated G

Jason takes his helmet off before he goes to deal with his replacement. He’s not expecting a hug. He gets one.

Last Request by destiny919 - Rated T

"Any last words, Replacement?" Red Hood casually crouches down in front of him. "Or how about a last request? I'm feeling generous. I'll do you one last favor before I clip those little wings. Whatever you want. Sky's the limit."

There's only one thing he's ever really wanted from Jason Todd.

Little bird by Ididloveyou_once - Rated T

Tim knew he was fucked if only for the way that his brain was chanting Jason, like a litany. So he definitely didn’t need to hear the cold, mechanical chuckle or the chillingly delighted 'lucky me' to know that this was not good.

He took a second to look down at his coffee mournfully.

Then, he threw it at Hood’s helmet and bolted down the Tower corridor.

Or: Tim is supposed to be at Gotham Academy for a parent-teacher conference. Hood has other plans (Titans Tower AU).

Problem Children by eggmacguffin - Rated T

After his dad finds out about Robin and reacts...badly, Tim flees to Titans Tower to lick his wounds and figure out what hell he was supposed to do next. The tower was empty for the weekend, and he had until the end of it to come up with a plan, any plan.

The tower does not stay empty.

[somewhereinthepines]

do you have any chris/ryan AUs? i know you're rarely here now but i'm curious, i love your stories!

funny enough, they prob the pair for whom i have the most AUs lol. i usually don’t tend to shift things around too much in those tbh, since what tends to be important for me is the core of their narrative. so like chris be a werewolf in all of my AUs and ryan always gonna be that outsider kid, who has easier time talking with adults vs his mutuals. 

but welp, from the top of my head i can name 4 AUs, that i at times think about. 

1. 80s AU. where everything is pretty much the same, but characters have less technology, less awareness of supernatural stuff, bc all that they have at their disposal is novels and hella old movies, no podcasts or internet lol. also they would have different clothes as well. i’d so change ryan’s tho. but i love mister h’s red neckband, it can be used in so many ways! and while the quarry did low-key incorporated some elements of 80s horror into their game, i imagine that some key, little details still would have been different, if they were actually born during that time, cuz different culture and such. but with this being said, the main story would have remained the same. 

2. this one is tied up to a one-shot story, that i wrote, where ryan and chris are the only survivors out of the whole cast. and ryan is also a werewolf (and a murder) lol. it mostly deals with aftermath and how, and what are they even gonna do now, when everything is gone and they’re both ‘cursed’. you can call it a melancholic drama, with somewhat a happy ending. i mean, what is a better way to bond with your starcross lover, than both of you being monsters together? 

3. one of the darker AUs, that i have is the one, where all hacketts die, beside the brotherly trio. all campers beside, max and ryan are dead too. but while max is on the ran, as werewolf mind you, ryan gets captured by the hacketts and it’s where the dilemma starts. or bobby and travis want to kill him, bc he’s a witness, and chris is torn about the whole thing, since technically he has no one to protect now, perhaps…only ryan. this supposed to be a bit of an ‘odd’ spin on capture/captive thing, along with exploring more in depths how ryan’s acceptance and loyalty to chris might shatter after everything. but perhaps twist into something else as well. 

4. almost an actual red ridding hood AU. or ryan moves to North Kill for the summer to visit his grandparents, who live in the area, and upon exploring the forest mets, a charming, even if slightly strange man, who offers him a part-time job at his camp. though, in this AU, chris has no kids, and he lives in the hackett’s mansion together with his brother travis and their old, quiet father. it’s kinda a serial killer AU, with a werewolf twist. constance and bobby are dead in here, and ryan’s sister live with their mother, so it’s only ryan lol. 

i hope, that one day i will have time and energy to work on at least one of those or all of them! i have so many pairings / aus and ideas for them, that it's legit hard for me to be able to dab into everything in the same amount. but dang, i love thinking about chris/ryan existing within the same narrative (in a way), but also being able to explore their relationships in different set-ups.