#rwrb slowburn

[galecstatic]

no but seriously, as a reader, one thing i love about the availability of the rwrb book and the movie is you get to read and watch it alternately with the same smile from ear to ear. oh you want a slowburn version? let's read the book! oh you want the fanfic-paced version? let's watch the movie! the same exact feeling of excitement, giddiness, and cheesiness can still be felt whenever you reread or rewatch it. alex and henry of the book and movie are perfect enough, what more can you ask for? plus if you'd really think it over, it doesn't matter how you want to consume the material, because it all depends on how you want to relive the moment. let people enjoy their silly little pink book together with its silly little gay movie!!!

[ihrttherain]

i thought reading rwrb would be fun but its just making me feel extremely lonely ????

when is it my turn to have a slowburn enemies to lovers homoerotic romance

when do i get to send homoerotic emails to someone at 4 am confessing my love (amongst other feelings if u know what i mean)

:(

[everwitch-magiks]

Heartaches and Cupcakes and Sunshine Boys is such a masterpiece of a slowburn fic- what's your favorite slowburn fic? (I'll take any fandom, but definitely include RWRB somewhere in the answer please!)

Oh thank you! ♡ I'm gonna do a little bit of a cop out here and list three excellent slow burn fics:

Speak for Yourself by @welcometololaland

Never a Guarantee by @clottedcreamfudge

A Long Way From the Playground by @three-drink-amy

[suseagull04]

Fandom Holiday Gifts

Day 1: Reread a Comfort Fic

(Note to RWRB friends: there are already a bunch of fics in the fandom I'm sure I'll reread eventually that would be contenders for this, but I'm still so new and things come out so quickly and life is so busy that that hasn't happened yet. Someday, though!)

So I didn't have time to actually reread any of it today- but I'm sure I'll read it later this month, if not early next year! Breaking In by @somewhereapart is one of my all-time favorite comfort fics! It's the longest fic I've ever read (595k and counting!). There are so many reasons why I love it, first and foremost being the slowburn (they're still not officially together, even though they kind of are at this point). The other best thing about this fic (but by no means the only other one!) is the complexity of the plot and exploration of relationships other than the main romantic relationship. Outlaw believer will forever be one of my favorite things about this fic, the exploration of what we didn't get to see on the show, even in AU form, is amazing. If you like Once Upon a Time at all, especially Outlaw Queen, this is one of the first fics I'd recommend every time!

Want to read it? You can find it here:

[xnervouscircus]

i only made it about halfway through the rwrb movie before i had to concede it was every bit as cringey as i'd feared it would be and i genuinely couldn't handle any more of it

like even wayyyyyy way back when i first knew it was going to be a movie and we didn't have casting news or anything yet, i already figured that taking the emotional slowburn that plays out over 400 pages and cutting it down into a 90-120 minute movie was gonna. well. suck. i've recently accepted that i largely dislike movies bc everything happens too fast, especially wrt romance. and yep this boiled down alex & henry's relationship to warp speed montage moments before they are In Love and ughhhh it's just boring and bland and makes me wish i could hack am*zon and put a watermark over the whole movie that says "JUST READ THE FUCKING BOOK" (not that the book is like a+ but it's adorable and a lot of fun and it's a comfort book in a way the movie could never ever be a comfort movie)

THEY CUT JUNE ENTIRELY?? AND CUT OUT THE FACT THAT ALEX'S PARENTS ARE DIVORCED? IT'S A KING INSTEAD OF A QUEEN OF ENGLAND???? just. blegh. so many weird changes like that that i knew i should expect bc book-to-screen adaptions almost always have to be so inexplicably WEIRD but i still hate it all. i'm sure the latter two were changed to make it somehow more widely appealing?? or some dumb shit like that?? which uh. the kind of people who would watch a movie with explicit gay sex would not care that the president is a divorcee and the homophobic ruler of england is a woman. MOST OF US ALREADY READ THE BOOK. and literally why cut june out entirely. alex lost a whole sister. the fuck.

i also hated that they made alex's reasons for "hating" henry so one-note and petty, though i guess more-so i hated how short and trivial the whole cupboard talk was. like yeah the first meeting was awful and justifiable enough to hold a grudge, but that whole cupboard talk had been The Turning Point so shaving it down so much just made everything else about their relationship ring false and blah.

the politics were bland, the dialogue was bland, the acting was bland, i'm sorry everything was just. bleeeeeegh. i mean even the best bits of dialogue they kept from the book were ruined bc i'm sorry but i really do not at all like the actors they chose for alex and henry. the way they read the texts and emails was like they were high school bullies reading the gay kid's messages out loud to the class it all just sounded. mocking and cold and WEIRD.

i only made it to the part where alex comes out to his mom and i tried to be happy about the whole "the b isn't silent" thing but it was just another in a collection of dialogue that was all tired, overused lines. (though to be fair to the movie and critical of myself, that isn't the kind of line that makes it to mainstream much, if ever. it just still feels like a really lazy line. idk. i was just sick to death of the dialogue by that point so what should've been a nice line to hear just didn't land for me at all. all the political dialogue was so hackneyed i was just like "why do you all hate uma thurman so much" lol poor woman had nothing to work with with those lines)

another book that tragically does not survive the to-screen adaption. ah well. i think i will palate cleanse with some go2 before i pass out

[ihidebehindanonymity]

As someone who went into watching RWRB with no knowledge on the books, I was a bit disappointed about the lack of slow in the slowburn - I was hoping for the tension to build for a bit longer before they started kissing, like the enemies stage in the enemies-to-lovers development was too short for me.

[spiritunwilling]

Ig maybe I'm just too used 2 slowburn fics but also Wow it sure did not take too long for them to start kissing in rwrb

[violsva]

March Reading

Recent: Finished various of the books in the last post.

At work this month I read Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (Thomas de Quincey was an ass), The Book of Tea (loved it, wish the 20th century had gone more like Okakura Kakuzo wanted it to), and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (which I'd never actually read all the way through before). I'm now onto Through the Looking-Glass, which I think I have read all of before. (My introduction to Carroll was the Collected Works, so it's all kind of mixed up together with math riddles and poetry.)

I also read @eunnieboo's comic If You'll Have Me from the library, and then ordered it for @consultingpiskies' birthday. (It arrived early, so I can post this.) Adorable fluffy lesbian college romance, just what I needed, also great visual storytelling.

Very little non-fanfic reading generally, mental health not doing great. However, I do now actually have a RWRB fic rec. It's not that I haven't enjoyed a lot of the fics I've read, it's that I've enjoyed them with caveats that I would want to discuss if I talk about them at all, and I'm not going to inflict that on someone who posted their work for free in fandom (even on my own public blog). But Let Loose Your Glow by athousandrooms is another adorable fluffy slowburn college romance, and I have no notes, also just what I needed, well done.

(That said, I have uncomplicatedly enjoyed a lot of RWRB fic that is not novel length, and usually also utterly filthy (laudatory), such as this and most of clottedcreamfudge's works.)

Current: I really really want to like this gay scifi Regency romance, but … I don't. Oh well. Maybe I'll try a later one in the series.

I am enjoying T. R. Darling's Quiet Pine Trees (@quietpinetrees), a collection of SFF microfiction that you may have seen on Twitter.

I'm several entries behind in @my-pal-bertie, and I have a bunch more things I am halfway through which I'm not really picking up again.

Future: Everything is currently going very slowly so we'll see. Maybe I'll reread something.

[hms-chill]

The Long Way

A nice fun Liam/Spencer fic, because these boys deserve the world.

Summary: (Alternately titled “SOMEONE GIVE LIAM A HUG” or “Stronk Farm Boyfriends”)Liam’s just finishing up vet school, and he’s a month shy of achieving the thing he’s been working for since he was a kid. When he gets called out to a farm to witness a calf birth and notices something wrong, under-researched, and curable, it’s the perfect thing to treat and document so he can write a paper that will jump-start his career. Of course, the fact that the calf is owned by a cute dairy farmer doesn’t hurt, either.

Chapter one // Chapter two // On AO3

Chapter 3

The next morning, Spencer wakes up to a note telling him that the cows have been fed, milked, loved, and let out to pasture, and that Liam had cleaned the milking parlor as well as he could before he had to leave, but that someone else should probably look it over and make sure he did it well enough. It also tells him that he has a temperature and is supposed to stay in bed and ask his parents to come look after him and supervise things today, and it promises that Liam will come by that night with soup, medicine, and popcorn if Spencer's feeling up to it. He texts Liam his thanks, and Liam responds with a picture of a dog he's looking after and a reminder to stay in bed and let himself be taken care of. It's not something Spencer's particularly good at, but he obeys Liam's orders, letting his parents come out to run the farm for the day while he naps and does some work from bed.

That night, Liam arrives with a container of frozen soup and a bag full of painkillers, Tylenol, and other medicine cabinet staples. He makes Spencer sit and watch while he heats up soup on the stove, putting another container in the freezer before Spencer can argue. He refuses to listen when Spencer says he can restock his own medicine cabinet, or when Spencer tries to tell him to study for the NAVLE while he stirs the soup. At this point, it's only a week or two away, and Spencer's seen the test prep books and the notes scattered around the back of video calls and in his car. He's gotten glimpses of how hard Liam's working, but tonight, Liam refuses to study, instead getting Spencer settled on the couch, then coming over with bowls of soup and settling on the opposite end, which is apparently enough space between them that he doesn't have to worry about getting sick. He insists Spencer pick a movie for them to watch, something lighthearted that he's seen before, and when it turns out Liam's never seen Treasure Planet, Spencer pulls that up for them to watch with their soup. Even as he finishes dinner and feels the tiredness of being sick start to set in, he keeps his eyes open, fighting against yawns and drooping eyelids to watch Liam react to Jim's adventures.

Spencer's exhaustion is just starting to win against his desire to watch Liam finish the movie when he notices what might be tears on Liam's cheeks. That wakes him up enough to turn back to the TV, and he sees Jim and Long John Silver talking. He forces himself awake enough to pay attention, and it's a moment he always loved as a kid. He can quote it word for word, and for years, he had a poster that said "you've got the makings of greatness in you" on his wall. It's the first time in the movie when Jim's felt good at what he does, and maybe the first time in years he's been told he's not just a mess, and Spencer remembers always being happy to see him get a hug. His parents used to hug him at this point, and tell him they loved him. And suddenly, a question about Liam's parents surfaces from the depths of his sleepy mind.

He's not awake enough to formulate it, or to read Liam's expression enough to know if he can ask. He's not sure if he's healthy enough to be allowed to do anything about Liam's tears. But just sitting there feels wrong, too. Slowly, he reaches his foot across the couch to rest it on Liam's. Liam doesn't react, but he doesn't move away, either. Spencer falls asleep with his foot on Liam's, trying to think of a reason for him to cry or a way to ask about it.

--

Liam had meant to turn the movie off and study when Spencer fell asleep, but somehow, he can't stop watching. Knowing it was one of Spencer's favorite movies from when he was a kid probably doesn't hurt; he can tell himself he's just watching to get to know Spencer better. It's definitely not because he wants to watch Jim achieve his dreams, or to know that he gets to have a home and a family and people who love him even if he's messed up time and time again.

He watches through the end of the movie, and only when the credits are rolling is he able to tear himself away enough to turn it off and gather their dishes. He comes back to the couch to take Spencer to bed but instead finds him just starting to blink awake, pushing himself upright.

"Sorry, I... I didn't mean to fall asleep."

"No, it's alright. You fell right into the trap. The movie was part of my master plan to make you fall asleep early," Liam says, and Spencer smiles though a yawn.

"Did you like it?"

"I did. Now, come on, let's get you to bed."

"What time is it?"

"Bedtime, at least for people with fevers. If you sleep like you have been, you're going to take longer to get better."

"But I wanted to quiz you," Spencer says. His voice is still thick with sleep, and he yawns massively before he can continue, rubbing at his eyes. His hair sticks up in the back, and somewhere, even if he knows he shouldn't, Liam finds it adorable. "I don't want to get you sick, but you can send me your quizlet or your study guide or something and I can quiz you from my laptop. I... if you're going to help me, I want to help you study, and I'm not getting off this couch until you let me."

"Nope, come on," Liam says. He's started trying to pull Spencer up, but Spencer refuses to budge, grabbing on to the back of the couch.

"No! Let me--" he's cut off by a cough, one that has Liam frowning and resting a hand on his forehead.

"If I let you quiz me once, you'll go to bed after?" He asks, and Spencer nods. Liam seems to weigh his options for a moment, then sighs. "Alright. I'll go get my stuff, and if you're awake when I get back from the car, you can quiz me before you go to bed. I don't know what kind of weird deal we just made, but if it'll get you to look after yourself, I'll do it."

"You fell... right into my trap. My master plan to make you study," Spencer says, yawning in the middle of it. Liam rolls his eyes and goes to get his stuff, and he comes back to find Spencer clearly fighting to stay awake. He hands Spencer half his flashcards over the back of the couch, slipping the rest into his bag as he comes to sit down. Spencer doesn't notice, just starts to quiz him, stumbling over the Latin and yawning his way through the longer words. Liam just gets through the flashcards as quickly as they can, then gets Spencer up and to bed before settling down outside his room to keep studying until he's too tired to focus, when he gets up, checks on Spencer one last time, and heads out to the barn to sleep in the hay and sawdust with Annie.

He gets the morning chores taken care of the next day before going home to shower and change, and he texts Spencer that he's looked after things. He's at work when he gets a reply, that Spencer's feeling better but still has a fever, so he's resting again that day if Liam wants to come by and share the rest of the soup. So they fall into another pattern and another set of roles in each other's lives, though Liam's soup is replaced with Spencer's mom's cooking before long. They work their way through Spencer's favorite childhood movies, and Liam studies to a soundtrack of Robin Hood and Aladdin and The Fox and the Hound as Spencer's fever goes down and he falls asleep on the couch. When he's feeling well enough to go back to work, Liam thinks that'll be the end of it. After all, he's helped with what Spencer needs, and now that Spencer doesn't need him anymore, he won't be invited back. But that day at lunch, he gets a text inviting him over for dinner and either a night off or a study session, whichever he wants.

The thought of dedicating a Friday night to the NAVLE when it will already be consuming his weekend makes him want to scream, so he takes Spencer up on the option of a night off, and Spencer asks if he knows how to ride a horse. When Liam pulls up to the ranch that night, he finds Spencer standing outside a barn with two of the horses saddled up and a picnic packed in the saddle bags. They mount up, and Spencer leads the way out toward the pastures, where they can greet the cows and the newest addition to the ranch, a donkey Spencer's neighbors hadn't been able to look after anymore who he's agreed to take care of and let their grandkids visit. The animals are glad to see them, especially Spencer after he's been gone, but there's something special about the fact that they recognize Liam, too. Once they've loved them, though, Spencer leads them further back into the ranch, to land Liam's never seen that they rent out for boy scout camping and other events in the summer and fall. There's a stream and a fish pond, and when Spencer stops them on its banks and pulls out some of his mom's food, they're surrounded by all the gorgeous beauty of the open country that Liam's missed since his family moved into Austin proper.

Spencer asks him about work, and Liam gets to tell him about dogs and cats and a pigeon that someone had brought in for them to help out. He'd asked to be put on the pigeon case, and they'd had to amputate a toe, but Frank the pigeon is out and thriving on the streets of Austin once again. That makes Spencer laugh, a sound that warms Liam from the inside out, making him relax as the NAVLE drifts further and further from his mind. They finish eating as Spencer starts talking about what they do out here, about weddings and camps they've hosted and how he likes to have at least one day a year where they open it up for hiking and catch and release fishing. He shows Liam where groups will set up tents, and talks about how they've thought about horseback tours if they get more horses, or maybe planting corn or pumpkins for fall, though they've never quite gotten around to doing that early enough. Liam just listens to him talk as they ride, hearing not only the words but the way that Spencer's brain works, the way he bubbles over with ways to make people happy and provide for the farm. He talks about the farmer's market every summer, about loyal customers, a girl who always comes to buy cheese curds with a tote bag that has a cow on it and a mom who's been buying milk from him since she was pregnant and now has a three year old. He talks about the woman who he's had a stall next to for two years, an alpaca farmer who sells fiber and will talk your ear off about spinning or felting and is always liberal with help for people new to the craft. She's got pictures of the alpacas for sale, and Spencer wants to see about doing that with the cows, and that's when Liam can add something useful.

"The shelter I used to work for has a local photographer who comes in and takes pictures for their website; I could get you connected with him for at least a few pointers if nothing else. He volunteered at the shelter to build his portfolio, so I'm not sure what his rates are for pictures, or the commercial licenses or anything like that, but he could be a good place to start. "

"That would be great; thank you. I... I feel like I have so many ideas for this place, though, and it's just finding the time to implement them, you know? Especially since Mom and Dad moved into town, it's... there's just not enough time in the day for everything we wanted to do."

"Well, hey, you can feel free to tell me no, but after this test, I’ll have some time and would love to come out and help if you need it. I don’t know how much help I’ll be, but just some manual labor and some basic animal care at least.”

"I'd like that," Spencer says, and his grin is genuine enough to sway any of Liam's fears that he's just doing it to be nice. "I don't know what we could pay you--"

"Pay me in outside time and home cooked meals and I'll be happy. I love places like this, and I really do love farm work. Let me be around the cows and the open land, and really, that's all I need. Well, that and maybe..." he hesitates a bit, but Spencer nods, and Liam says, "if you wouldn't mind having a puppy or a lamb or something out here sometimes? Just for a bit? I… we get orphans at work sometimes, and they always need more places to go. I wouldn’t want to make you do anything, but I could look after them, I just… I can’t have them in my apartment. My landlord won’t let me, and that’s not fair to them, either. I’m not asking you to become a sanctuary or anything, I know you’re a dairy farm, but maybe a rescue petting zoo could help at the farmer’s market or when you have schools come out to visit or something? And then we could take the babies somewhere else when they’re older, but just… they need more care when they’re babies, and a lot of places can’t do that.”

"I think we could make that work," Spencer says. He's got a hand resting on the pommel of his saddle, another scratching at the back of his neck, where he's somehow managed to get a mosquito bite despite being on bed rest all week. He'd complained about it at dinner, and Liam had to bite back a comment about how it might be because he’s so sweet. He can’t say things like that to Spencer, not like he would to Bell or some of his friends. “We could see about getting some calves in a petting zoo, too, and maybe Benjamin the donkey, since he doesn't really have a place to go right now. I don’t really know… you said you tend to get mostly babies?”

“Yeah; there are always orphan lambs and kids-- the goats, not like human children. Goats and sheep tend to have a bunch of babies at a time, so the moms can’t always look after all of them. And they’re not too hard to take care of, and really cute, so they could help draw people in the spring or for letting out day if you put up a petting zoo. And we get kittens; once I get somewhere that’ll let me I could foster them but bring them out if you have people coming, so they could play with and maybe even adopt them. I don’t want to make you look after my orphans or anything, and I swear I’d do the work, but just… there are so many babies who need a place like this, and if I could work and earn a little bit of space to raise them, I’d really appreciate it.”

“I think we could make some room,” Spencer says, grinning. “And it would be nice to have a vet around. I mean, it’s always nice having you around, but in case you didn’t feel like you’d be helpful. I… I'd really like having you out here more. When you weren’t coming out much, it was lonely.”

Liam grins at him, and they continue the tour, Spencer sharing about his plans for the farm and what he wants to do once he can get the funds and the time to do it. He’s one of the most dedicated farmers Liam’s ever seen, and there’s something beautiful about even just the way he moves around the farm. He’s relaxed out here, without the cows and the bills to stress him out, more like the Spencer who fell asleep in Annie's box or who posted selfies with friends on Instagram than the Spencer who's running a massive farm on his own. And all through the rest of the evening, there’s a little part of Liam thinking about spending more time out here, helping Spencer and showing it to Bell and really making it a part of his life. Bell will love it, if they get a chance she'd love coming out here with him and seeing the stream. He could take her swimming here, and even if he just planned on relaxing next to the pool she'd somehow get him into the water too, all playful kisses and enthusiastic love. Maybe Spencer would even come out, and laugh at how much Liam is at her beck and call, or maybe she'd be able to persuade him to get in the water, too, and the three of them would end up soaking wet and laughing.

It feels impossible. He's only here now because he's useful; Spencer will get sick of him before too long, and he’ll have to go back to spending most of his time at a crappy apartment in the city while he saves up for a spot he and Bell can call home. But still, at least for a bit, he gets to imagine that he could have a place here, and that feels special. Even as they finish their ride and he goes home to a pot of ramen and a late-night study session, his thoughts stray back outside Austin’s city limits, where he knows the cows are bedding down and the land behind the farm stretches for miles. When he finally drags himself to bed, he has just enough time to think about a little pen on that farm for animals he can foster, and ways Bell could help him, before he closes his eyes and is out like a light.

On AO3

You know that moment in Pride and Prejudice where Austen shows us/Elizabeth how much Darcy loves Pemberly as a way to show that he's a good dude? All I can say about this chapter is that the nature of humanity is that every now and then someone accidentally rewrites that scene.

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[planet-neptune]

i’m rereading rwrb for obvious reasons, and i just got to the part where henry is  telling alex about how remus is ‘as gay as the day is long’. we also know how skilled of a writer he is, and all i can think of right now is fourteen to fifteen year old prince henry writing wolfstar fanfiction and hiding it from everyone

[meyhew]

first kiss only a fourth of the book in....... What Else is in store for me

[ao3feed-redwhiteandroyalblue]

by inmoonlightigetseasick

Here was the reason Henry was not meant for kingship— his splendorous shining silver armour, his hair piled on his head in glossy black curls, the bronze sheen of his skin, the cut of his jaw, the dark intelligence of his eyes— the sight of him set Henry on fire. A damnation of the most beautiful kind.

“Your highness,” the knight said, bowing briefly to Philip, and then to Henry, he said, “your highness.” His voice distinctly stonier.

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Once upon a time, a long time ago, and far far away, Henry is a reluctant prince sent to an uncertain war. To help him is Alex, a brave and beautiful knight who teases Henry and speaks to him like no one else would dare. Torn between his annoyance and attraction to this knight, Henry must win pitched battles, and keep close guard of his heart. He doesn't expect that the latter will be so much more difficult than the former. And yet, all's fair.

Words: 18179, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Alex Claremont-Diaz, Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, Philip Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, Jeffrey Richards, Beatrice Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, June Claremont-Diaz, Shaan Srivastava, Arthur Fox

Relationships: Alex Claremont-Diaz/Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Historical, Slow Burn, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Fluff, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Henry is a Prince like in the Unspecified Olden Times, and Alex is a Valiant Knight, drama and intrigue and battle scenes, Implied Sexual Content, inspired by my boy timothee in the king on netflix, Mutual Pining, it is set in like an alternate universe europe, if something is a little historically off, then i apologize

[jordanshenessy]

🌻

Hiiii EM💕

Okay so I’ve seen a post on this before and it’s not really spoilers but I agree with it and it said that rwrb makes you feel so much more different than one last stop. Rwrb to me is so loud and makes you feel windswept with the romance and it makes you cry and emotional really fast and it hits hard but one last stop is a lot quieter and it’s more of a slowburn and it’s usually exactly my kind of book where August just represses what she’s feeling and beats it down with a stick skdjjdjd but yeah the two books are definitely so magical and wonderful in two different ways and yeah

Send me a 🌻 and I’ll tell you whatever I want

[suseagull04]

For the fic writers ask game: 15, 24, 35, 49 and 69! ❤️

Thanks for these, M! Sorry for the delay!

15. What's your favorite time to write?

First thing in the morning! Every time I try to write at night, truly terrible writing is the result.

24. How do you choose whose POV to write in?

Whoever's POV makes more sense, usually, although since my current WIP is the first one I've formally outlined, I'm trying to make those decisions a bit earlier, and it's whoever's POV I think is most interesting/important in the scene.

35. What's your favorite fic you've posted?

Probably Magical Mishap or An All Hallow's Eve Miracle for RWRB, although I'm excited about where The Beauty Within, my high school AU, is going too! And there are a couple for OUAT that are near and dear to my heart (including one that might not have ever been formally outlined, but I thought about pretty much the whole plot months before I started writing it).

49. What fic of yours would you say is the best introduction to you as a writer?

The Beauty in the Beast of my OUAT fics, for sure! It has everything I love reading and writing: romance, magic, fairy tales... And probably Muñequita Linda or An All Hallow's Eve Miracle or The Beauty Within for RWRB. I usually write multichapters because I love slowburns and getting to watch relationships grow, but I love getting to lean on my Spanish degree and include Alex's Mexican heritage in fics too. And, of course, I love writing magic AUs!

69. What are your favorite fics at the moment?

This list is going to change as I read more RWRB fics, I'm sure, but for RWRB, if I had to pick a few:

Ghosted by @tintagel-or-cockleshells

Déjame Ver Cómo Es Que Floreces by @14carrotghoul

Heartaches and Cupcakes and Sunshine Boys by @everwitch-magiks

Dream a little dream of me by @heybuddy-drabbles

Incenatus by @missgeevious

[lukesunbornn]

UPDATE: SO THEY KISSED AND ARE NOW AVOIDING EACH OTHER 😭😭😭 WHY MUST THIS HAPPEN BUT LIKE THEY CAN'T DO THAT FOREVER. Right? Right???? ASjkfhgsjdgfsdjf also I can't be the only getting quite the RWRB vibes

mercy: kiss each other literally in the third chapter

mercy: still somehow manages to be a slowburn for the remaining 200 pages

also yeah Total rwrb vibes they have the Personality

[sourcherrymagiks]

Ten books I want to read in 2020

Thank you for tagging me @warriorbeeofthesea @carryonsimoncarryonbaz @nightimedreamersworld @fight-surrender @anawkwardbibliophile and anyone else that tagged me (I think everyone tagged me 😂😭)

I’ve been dodging the tags on this because reading is really hard right now and I’ve resorted to re reading pride and prejudice and the filthy bits from RWRB.

I’ve mostly started these books and made fuck all progress.

1. Six of Crows - Leigh Bardo

Everyone else loves it. I should love it. I keep forgetting it exists and reading something else. Currently on page 83

2. Alex in Wonderland - Simon James Green.

I’m on page 43. What is wrong with me?

3. Solitaire - Alice Oseman

37% complete according to kindle.

4. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz

4 hours left according to audible

5. The Psychology of Time Travel - Kate Mascarenhas

I haven’t started this one yet so there might be hope .

6. The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater

7. We Set the Dark on Fire - Tehlor Kay Mejia

Looks awesome

8. Starworld - Audrey Coulthurst and Paula Garner

I think this is going to be a slowburn smushfest

9. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me - Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero O’Connell

I keep forgetting to start this and then starting something else

10. Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters

I have no idea why I haven’t read this already because I fucking love Sarah Waters but sometimes I’m just a knob.

I’m not tagging because everyone in the know universe has already posted but that doesn’t mean I don’t love you💕