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Enemies to Lovers - Character A once dated Character B’s best friend. It did NOT end well, and as a good best friend, B has hated A’s guts ever since. They never actually met A, though, and their best friend deleted all the photos the night of the breakup. None of this, of course, has anything to do with the very quiet, very traumatised, very cute neighbour who just moved in next door to B.

Mafia - Character A runs a protection racket and meets Character B, who owns a bookshop. However will Character B meet their dues?

Sickfic - Character A has a migraine. Character B drops them in an ice bath. Why would they do this? Is this attempted murder?

Retail AU - Essential Healing is a small crystal and magick shop. Character A (who does not believe in any of this) is made to work at the shop after being caught stealing.

SocMed AU - Characters A and B have been collaborating going on two years now. A’s been keeping their feelings in check, knowing B is a very private person who isn’t looking for anyone. A drunk video posted on A’s main account might change the status quo, however.

High School - Character A hates Character B. Character A hates their perfect teeth, their luscious, gorgeous hair and striking eyes. Clearly, their focus on B is borne of hatred. Right? Right?

Historical AU - Characters A and B had an affair 16 years ago. From that inter-class relationship, a child was born out of wedlock. Knowing A was unlikely to get married, A’s family took the child in and raised them like the legitimate product of a marriage that happened overseas. Now, A & B meet again at their child’s coming-of-age ceremony.

Amnesia - Character A and Character B are rivals/enemies. Character A receives a head injury and loses their memory. Does B help them, or do they take advantage?

5/3+1 - Five/three times they lose the closest person in their life, and one time they don’t.

Truth Serum - Characters A & B have escaped the Bad Guys™, but Character B has succumbed to the Truth Serum© that they were dosed with. B hasn’t been honest a day in their life, and is really reluctant to start now.

Competitor Businesses - Characters A & B own side-by-side restaurants with very similar cuisines - although each restaurant has a very different twist on the food. Naturally, an epic rivalry ensues.

Huddling For Warmth - Characters A & B are caught in a blizzard. Character A is a lizard (metaphorically or literally). How will Character B keep them warm?

Domestic - Character A teaches Character B (who has been known to burn water) how to bake cookies.

Language Barriers - Character A crash-lands into a foreign land. A group of strangers picks them up and saves them from their slowly disintegrating ship. Now A has to figure out a way to get out of here while not understanding a single word they’re being spoken to. Great.

Matchmaking - Character A is the city’s best chaperone, always making sure young people find the best match. Character B is their latest client. It’s a shame for A’s unblemished record that B seems more interested in their own pursuits than finding a partner after all.

Childhood friends - Character A has a childhood illness known as the Love Rash where every time they get a crush a rash suspiciously shaped like small hearts appears on their person. Character B is oblivious to this and thinks A could never like them back.

Break Up/Make Up - Characters A and B were in a relationship a few years ago. Out of the blue, A broke up with B. Now A’s back with a very logical explanation that doesn’t mend B’s broken heart. 

Body Swap AU - Characters A and B have fought with and against each other for years. Now, in the middle of a battle, they find themselves in each other’s bodies. Can they adapt to the other’s fighting style fast and long enough to survive, or will this spell their inevitable end?

Apocalypse AU - 15 years after the Harmony, with society in shambles and everyone scrapping by to survive, traditionally trained doctors are a dying breed. Our protagonist is the last one left in the area.

Space Opera - Character B is a Space Noble, Character A is a Courtesan. B’s parents hire A to teach them how to behave properly now that they’re of courting age. They didn’t expect B to fall in love.

De-Aging - A group of friends are hit by some kind of De-Aging ray that makes them go back to the age they were when their whole world first fell apart. What can have made Character A turn into a newborn baby of all ages, and who does Character B need to hurt to fix it?

Everybody Dies / Fix-it - After a gruesome war, Character A is the last one standing of their crew. They will do anything to get them back. A makes a deal that has them waking up in the middle of their friends, 10 years earlier. 

Wingfic - A character’s wings were forcibly clipped as a child. Write a scene that explores the ways this mutilation affects their life as an adult.

Accidental Baby Acquisition - The main character is on the run from the authorities, and encounters an abandoned baby in a trash can. Do they leave the child, or take it and run?

Mutual Pining - Characters A and B are stuck in a spaceship for two more years than the expected 2-month voyage. They spend these two years bickering and pranking each other. Once they finally manage to return home, they lose contact with each other like they’ve been wishing they could do for years. So why does it feel like there’s something big missing from their lives?

Accidental Marriage - Character A wanders into a beautiful festival and ends up on a stage. The next thing they know, they’re married to Character B - and yes. It’s legal.

Emotional Constipation - Character A is absolutely certain they’re not gay. It’s a pity Character B (who is the same gender as A) is so attractive.

Holidays & Celebrations - Character A celebrates Diwali. Character B helps them light their diyas.

Hunger Games AU - Set after the fall of the Capitol in Mockingjay, write a slice of life AU where the characters, who are residents of Panem, learn how to move forward into a new era.

FREE SPACE

Character A has to come up with 30 prompts for an unspecified fandom event. Character B ‘helps’.

Character A doesn’t believe that humans exist. Character B (a human) finds them under a tulip.

Dragon A has lost their human familiar. Dragon B has coincidentally just gained a human familiar that wandered into their den. 

Link to Tropetember Welcome Post

Link to Original Prompt List

Link to Rules & FAQ

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Enemies / Friends / Strangers To Lovers 

Casefic // Police / Detective / (Super)Hero // Crime / Mafia / (Super)Villain

Hurt/Comfort / Sickfic / Whump

Coffee Shop / Tattoo Parlour / Flower Shop / Other Retail AU

Rockstar / Actor / Model / Famous AU / Reality TV AU / SocMed AU

High School / College / University AU / 80’s Teen Movie AU

Historical (Regency, Ancient Greece/Rome, Prehistory, etc) / Modern / Futuristic AU

Time Travel / Time Loop (eg. Groundhog Day) / Amnesia / Coma

5+1 / 3+1 (Five Times + One Time)

Accidental Confession / In Vino Veritas (Drunk Confession/Drunk Dial) / Crack / Truth Serum

Business Partners To Friends To Lovers / Competitor Businesses / Office AU

Huddling For Warmth / Sharing A Bed / Touch Starvation

Slice Of Life / Domestic / Found Family

Monstrous (Human/Monster Romance) / Cultural Differences / Language Barrier

Marriage Of Convenience / Arranged Marriage / Matchmaking / Blind Dates

Future Fic / Reunion / Childhood Friends / Friendship Centric

Getting Together / Love Confession / First Kiss / Break Up/Make Up

Body Swap / Psychic Link / Soulmates / Bonding (eg. ABO, Sentinel AU, etc)

Apocalypse / Zombie / Locked In Together / (Natural) Disaster

Science Fiction / Fantasy / Space Opera / Horror

Genderswap / Rule 63 / De-Aging / Age Changes AU

Canon Rewrite / Fix-It / Everybody Lives / Everybody Dies / Major Character Death

Mythology / Supernatural / Fairytale / Wingfic

Accidental Baby Acquisition / (Single) Parent AU / Babysitting

Mutual Pining / Requited/Unrequited Love / Angst With A Happy Ending / Misunderstandings

Fake Dating / Didn’t Know They Were Dating / Accidental Dating / Accidental Marriage

Repression / Emotional Constipation / Sexuality Crisis (Gay Panic)

Holidays & Celebrations / Proposals / Prom / Songfic

Fusion / Crossover / Harlequin / Rom-Com (eg: Hogwarts, Pacific Rim, Daemons, Hunger Games, The Princess Bride, Pride & Prejudice, Goncharov, Love Actually, 10 Things I Hate About You, etc)

FREE SPACE

Link to Tropetember Welcome Post

Link to Hard Mode Prompt List

Link to Rules & FAQ

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Hello and welcome to Tropetember 2025!!

Tropetember is a multifandom event celebrating everyone’s favourite fanfic tropes, held during the month of September. There will be a trope prompt for each day of the month, but this is only a guide - feel free to choose any of the tropes as you wish.

This year, we again have a “Hard Mode” list for anyone that needs or wants more specific prompts to fill!

Here are the links to the prompts!

Tropetember Prompt List

Tropetember Hard Mode List

From the beginning of September, we will be accepting submissions to this blog for fanworks tagged with ‘tropetember’ and ‘R-tropetember’ (for works with adult content). To place a submission, you should click on the submission button under the blog title. This will mean that we post your work directly from the main Tropetember blog. Make sure to TAG APPROPRIATELY on the submissions box.

If you create your own post and want us to reblog it instead, you must @ us at the beginning (above the cut) of the main body of the post (@tropetember) - we are not able to monitor the #tropetember tag. 

All entries should either contain a link to a fanfiction site where your work is posted (eg. AO3), or the text/body of your work, as well as the trope/prompt used.

We have also opened an AO3 collection titled ‘Tropetember 2025’ into which you can post your work. When you go to post a new work in AO3, there will be a section that says ‘Post to Collections / Challenges’. In the field next to it, type ‘Tropetember’ and it should pop up. Make sure to submit it to this year’s collection!

This event is intended to be a minor-accessible companion to Kinktober. NS/ FW content is welcome, but we want this to be a safe event for minors too, so we ask that any content rated M or E be tagged 'R-tropetember’ so that everyone can curate their experience. Content that might be considered sensitive and/or controversial should also be tagged as 'R-tropetember’ along with any other relevant warnings.

We’re releasing the prompts early below so that authors, artists and other fan creators can make a head start, but we will not be posting any submissions before September starts. (If we miss your submissions to the blog and a few days have passed, feel free to @ us or send an ask to let us know!) At the time of this post the Tropetember 2025 AO3 collection is already open and you can submit your work there. It will be moderated until September 1st, after which it will be opened, so don't worry if your fanwork doesn't show up before September.

This event is not a bingo and you don’t have to fill all the slots. You can do only one, some, or all of them, or repeat any trope several times, and still be a part of Tropetember - we’d love to have you!

For any doubts and questions, you can find our FAQ here, and several other answers here.

Please reblog or share to spread the word!! Enjoy your tropes and remember to have fun!

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AU-gust in September #25: Scientists (Romance The Backrooms)

So, here’s the deal.  I couldn’t participate in my beloved AU-gust event last month, because I was busy.  So I thought, fuck it, I’ll just participate this month instead, because we as humans can do whatever we want, and screw the rules lmao!  And that’s what I’m doing.

The event is “supposed” to be for fanfiction, but I want to write AUs for my game Romance The Backrooms, a liminal space otome with 5 main love interests, so I’m gonna do that instead.  Like I said, screw the rules! X)

Since September has only 30 days, I’ll treat Day 31’s prompt as a Joker (aka a prompt I can switch out if I don’t like the day’s chosen prompt).

I also couldn’t resist using the @tropetember prompt! C: Here’s the tropetember prompts, if you want to take part in that event as well!

Today’s Prompt: Scientists, Unrequited Love

Characters: Adiel & Glarence

Other Info: The idea behind this AU is that Adiel & Glarence are two human scientists trying to make a breakthrough in chronometry (the study of time, Adiel’s field of study) & the multiverse/many worlds theory (in Glarence’s field of study, quantum physics).  Adiel hears about the mythical “backrooms”, where time travel and multiple universes (the individual levels) seems to be possible.  After reading many accounts of the place, he comes to the conclusion that if he & Glarence find the backrooms, they can find a wealth of scientific discovery.  And so, he sets out to convince Glarence.

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“I’m telling you, Glarence, the backrooms could be the answer!  It could provide everything we’ve been searching for!” Adiel exclaimed.

“Please,” Glarence scoffed.  “You really expect me to believe that some myth you found in a few forum posts could provide real, scientific answers?”

“It’s not a myth—there are so many accounts of people in the backrooms that is has to be real!” Adiel exclaimed.  “People have talked about meeting their past selves and entering rooms that hold objects from their past or future.  And the place seems to consist of multiple universes that are somehow interconnected!”  The expression on Adiel’s face was manic, thrilled, ecstatic.  “If we’re able to find it, we could find a wealth of answers to our questions!  We could make a breakthrough!”

Glarence paused.  He was trying to find a tactful way to say that he thought the whole thing was bullshit.  But he loved Adiel too much to shoot the whole thing down.  So, he listened to these romantic feelings, and made his decision.

“Alright, I’m in,” Glarence said, trying to play along.  “How do we get started?”

Adiel clapped his hands together in excitement.  “First, we pack supplies.  Then, we head to the abandoned warehouse downtown.

“I think that will be the best place to try to transport ourselves to the backrooms.”

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AU-gust in September #17: Flower Shop (Romance The Backrooms)

So, here’s the deal.  I couldn’t participate in my beloved AU-gust event last month, because I was busy.  So I thought, fuck it, I’ll just participate this month instead, because we as humans can do whatever we want, and screw the rules lmao!  And that’s what I’m doing.

The event is “supposed” to be for fanfiction, but I want to write AUs for my game Romance The Backrooms, a liminal space otome with 5 main love interests, so I’m gonna do that instead.  Like I said, screw the rules! X)

Since September has only 30 days, I’ll treat Day 31’s prompt as a Joker (aka a prompt I can switch out if I don’t like the day’s chosen prompt).

I also used the @tropetember prompt! C: Here’s the tropetember prompts, if you want to take part in that event as well!

Today’s Prompts: Flower Shop, Getting Together

Characters: Uri & Kalcal

Other Info: This is a story where Uri & Kalcal are a couple!  I wanna write more Uri shipping content, so here it is!

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“When can I open my eyes?” Uri asked.

“Just a liiiiiiitle bit longer!” Kalcal replied, leading his lover forward by the hand, down the sidewalk.  “Ok aaaaaaand . . . open!”

Uri opened his eyes, and saw that they were standing in front of an empty storefront.  “I’m confused,” he said to Kalcal, frowning.

Kalcal giggled.  “Well, do you remember how you always said your dream was to run a flower shop, but you would always add the caveat, ‘That’ll only happen if I win the lottery, because otherwise capitalism has to bleed me dry.’?”

“Wow, you even remembered my specific wording,” Uri said with a chuckle.  “And yes, I remember that.”

“Well, guess who won the lottery the other week?” Kalcal asked.

Uri laughed.  “Very funny,” he said.  Kalcal just kept smiling.  After a while, Uri realized he was serious.  “You actually won the lottery?!” he exclaimed.

“Yep!” Kalcal replied, grinning wider.  “I was able to get my winnings anonymously so that my identity wasn’t leaked, and Zenobos helped me sort out the logistics of taxes, saving up, and buying this storefront.  Thanks to my luck, I was finally able to make your dream come true.”

Uri nodded, hazily processing this.  Once it sunk in, he began to cry.  “I-I can’t believe you really care about me this much. . .” he sobbed.

“Aw, of course I do!” Kalcal exclaimed.  He took Uri’s hands and kissed his lover on the cheek.  “I love you more than anything.”

Uri smiled.  “I love you too, Kalcal.

“Thanks for making my dream come true.”

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AU-gust in September #16: Hobby Drama (Romance The Backrooms)

(Didn’t get to post this yesterday, whoops!)

So, here’s the deal.  I couldn’t participate in my beloved AU-gust event last month, because I was busy.  So I thought, fuck it, I’ll just participate this month instead, because we as humans can do whatever we want, and screw the rules lmao!  And that’s what I’m doing.

The event is “supposed” to be for fanfiction, but I want to write AUs for my game Romance The Backrooms, a liminal space otome with 5 main love interests, so I’m gonna do that instead.  Like I said, screw the rules! X)

Since September has only 30 days, I’ll treat Day 31’s prompt as a Joker (aka a prompt I can switch out if I don’t like the day’s chosen prompt).

I also couldn’t resist using the @tropetember prompt! C: Here’s the tropetember prompts, if you want to take part in that event as well!

Today’s Prompts: Hobby Drama, Reunion

Characters: Uri, Kalcal, Zenobos

Other Info: the idea behind this is that it’s an in-person meetup for the otome game Café Enchante.

Also, THIS PROMPT WAS THE WHOLE REASON I WANTED TO DO AU-GUST IN SEPTEMBER LOL!  I’VE BEEN HOLDING ONTO THIS IDEA SINCE I SAW IT! :3c

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Café Enchante merch was a rare gem, especially in the United States.  So the members of the unofficial Café Enchante Discord had organized a meetup at OtomeCon.  Fans could see each other face-to-face, and (equally as important) show off and/or swap their merch items.

Currently, Uri was nervously heading toward said meetup.  He was sporting an cat-shaped itabag full of pins of his favorite Café Enchante love interest, Il Fado de Rie, the angel.  He had acquired quite a few extra pins & acrylic stands of Il that he hoped to pass on to another fan. . . Just thinking about that made him smile, because it would be nice to meet people who loved Il as much as he did.

He went into a side hall, away from the main floor of the convention, following the signs to Meetup Room 1F.  As he turned the corner, he saw two people in front of him.

“I’m hoping to get more pins of Ignis—what about you, Zenobos?” a tall, excited figure asked. 

“W-Well, my favorite love interests are Canus and Rindo, so I’m hoping to get some more stuff of them,” Kalcal’s friend, a short guy with hair that was surprisingly grey for his age, replied.  “I’m glad the two of us could meet up again for this convention—it feels like I haven’t seen you in ages.”

Uri gathered his courage and cleared his throat, walking up to the two.  “Are you two headed to the Café Enchante meetup?” he asked shyly.

The tall guy turned around, looking thrilled.  “Ooo, another fan!” he exclaimed.  Before Uri could react, the tall guy had ran up to him and was shaking his hand vigorously.  “I’m Kalcal!  Ooo, you have an itabag!  Is that Il in there, too?  That’s so awesome!”

Uri chuckled as the guy let go of his hand, feeling awkward.  “Yeah. . . That’s Il in there, alright.”

“Wow, you’ve filled the bag completely with pins of him!” the short guy exclaimed.  “How long did it take for you to do that?”

“Well, I’ve been gathering Il merch for almost a year on and off—it certainly wasn’t easy,” Uri replied, laughing.  “I have a few extras now, too, so I’m hoping to trade them for other stuff at the meetup.”

“Awesome!” Kalcal exclaimed.

“The meetup might be a little awkward now, though, though,” the short guy told them both.  “Some stuff went down in the Discord. . . Apparently froggergirl promised dbat324 that she’d bring some rare stuff, but now she’s backing out, and dbat is pissed.”

“Ooof, drama,” Uri said, cringing.

“Drama is right!” Kalcal exclaimed.

There was a pause.  Then the short guy said, “Um, I’m Zenobos, by the way.  What’s your name?”

“I’m Uri,” Uri replied.

Zenobos gave him a smile.  “I-It’s nice to meet you, Uri!  Want to walk to the meetup together?”

Uri smiled back.  “I’d like that.”

And so, the three of them went on their way.

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Colin and Penelope from Bridgerton for my Tropetember 2024 contribution for the prompt : First Kiss.

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Shawn and Gus from Psych for my Tropetember 2024 contribution for the prompt : Childhood Friends / Friendship Centric.​

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AU-gust in September #14: Princes & Princesses (Romance The Backrooms)

So, here’s the deal.  I couldn’t participate in my beloved AU-gust event last month, because I was busy.  So I thought, fuck it, I’ll just participate this month instead, because we as humans can do whatever we want, and screw the rules lmao!  And that’s what I’m doing.

The event is “supposed” to be for fanfiction, but I want to write AUs for my game Romance The Backrooms, a liminal space otome with 5 main love interests, so I’m gonna do that instead.  Like I said, screw the rules! X)

Since September has only 30 days, I’ll treat Day 31’s prompt as a Joker (aka a prompt I can switch out if I don’t like the day’s chosen prompt).

I also couldn’t resist using the @tropetember & @whumptember prompts! C: Here’s the tropetember prompts, and here’s the whumptember prompts, if you want to take part in these events as well!

Today’s Prompts: Princes & Princesses, Monstrous (Human/Monster Romance), Cultural Differences, "You changed my life. not for the better. Now I get to return the favor." (blindfold, payback, abandoned warehouse)

Characters: Adiel & Glarence

Other Info: Is angst with a happy ending technically whump?  Idk, beats me.

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Adiel groaned, feeling groggy.  His head hurt, and he felt sick. . . There was  something over his eyes, too. . . And his limbs were tied to a chair!  What the heck?!

“Oh good, you’re finally awake, Prince Adiel.”

Upon hearing that voice, Adiel felt a chill run down his spine.  It was the prince of the enemy country, Glarence.  Adiel thought that the two of them were getting close, but the last time they had spoken, they had not left on good terms. . .

“What’s going on here, Glarence?” Adiel asked, trying to remain calm.  “This isn’t funny, you know!”

“Oh, trust me, I’m not laughing,” Glarence snapped.  “I’ve been waiting a long time for this.”

The blindfold was removed, and Adiel blinked a few times, adjusting as he left the darkness.  He was in some sort of large warehouse, clearly abandoned, and the only  other person here was his fellow prince.

“Why did you bring me here, huh?” Adiel asked, fighting against the ropes tying down his arms & legs.

Glarence chuckled.  “Because someone needs to put the enemy in their place.  And that someone is going to be me.”

And then, Glarence began to change.  Before Adiel’s eyes, the enemy prince transformed into a large, furry beast—a werewolf, towering over Adiel and baring its fangs.

You changed my life, not for the better,” Glarence growled.  “Now I get to return the favor!"

“I know you don’t want to kill me!” Adiel shouted.  “Just because we’re supposed to be enemies doesn’t mean we have to be!”

“Shut up!” Glarence shouted.  “I won’t let you confuse me!  It’s time for you to die!”

“I won’t let you kill me!” Adiel screamed, tears running down his face.

Glarence smirked.  “Is that a challenge?  Hmm?”

Adiel shook his head.  “I can’t die now,” he sobbed, turning away.  “Not before I say it. . .”

“Say what?”  Glarence chuckled, clearly amused.  He reached over and tilted Adiel’s chin upwards, so that the two were looking into each other’s eyes.  “Go on, Prince Adiel.  I’ll let you have some last words.”

Adiel stared at the werewolf, and bit his lip.  Fuck, he never thought he’d say it like this. . .

“Well?!” Glarence growled.  “Spit it out!”

“Ok!” Adiel replied.  He took a deep breath, looked into Glarence’s eyes, and blurted out, “I don’t want to die before you know that I’ve fallen in love with you!”

Glarence clearly hadn’t been expecting that, and his eyes went wide with surprise.  Then, he shook his head.  “No, you’re lying,” he snapped.  “You’re just saying that so I don’t kill you!”

“Look into my eyes, Glarence!” Adiel begged.  “You’ll see that I’m telling the truth.

Glarence let out a grumble, but did as Adiel instructed.  The two stared at each other, and Glarence’s gaze softened.

“So, the enemy is in love with me,” Glarence murmured with a chuckle.  “How romantic is that?”

His beastly form shrunk, and a few moments later, Glarence was back in his human form.

“To tell you the truth, Adiel,” Glarence admitted, turning away, “I’ve also . . . caught some feelings for you.”

Adiel’s eyes widened.  “Really?!”

Glarence nodded.  “I didn’t want to admit it, because we’re enemies.  It wouldn’t work.  But . . . I don’t want to lie to you.”  He folded his arms.  “And now you’ve made me say it. . .”

“We don’t have to be enemies, Glarence,” Adiel urged his fellow prince.  “The two of us, we could bring our nations together as allies!”

Glarence shook his head.  “That’s just your optimism talking,” he snapped.  “Practically, it wouldn’t work.”

“But it would, though!” Adiel insisted.  “The two of us, we could change things!  I know we can, Glarence!”

Glarence looked into his eyes, and there was a long pause.  Then, Glarence sighed, and walked over, untying Adiel’s restraints.  “Maybe you’re right,” he said.  “Then again, you could be completely wrong. . . But I want to believe that you and I, we could be together.  And our nations could be at peace.”

Once Adiel was free, he stood up.  Then, he threw his arms around Glarence.  “Thank you,” he said.

Glarence was stiff for a moment, and then, he awkwardly hugged Adiel back.  “You’re welcome,” he replied.

The two of them let go of each other.  Glarence walked away, and gestured for Adiel to follow.  “Come on,” he said.  “I’ll take you home.”

“On the way, let’s strategize,” Adiel suggested, going to Glarence’s side.  “Once we get there, we can talk to my father, pitch him our plan to bring our nations together.”

“Good idea,” Glarence agreed.  “Let’s do it.”

“Oh, and one more thing,” Adiel said.  He stopped walking.

“What?” Glarence asked, stopping to and turning towards him.

Adiel simply smiled, leaned forward, and planted a gentle kiss on Glarence’s lips.  When he leaned away, he saw that Glarence was blushing profusely.  “I’ve been wanting to do that for ages,” Adiel said with a smile.

Glarence nodded, turning away.  “I’m glad you did,” he admitted.

Adiel took the other prince’s hand.  “Come on.  Let’s do this thing.”

And so, the two exited the warehouse.

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@sicktember - Past Prompt of Your Choice! (Hiding an Illness)

@alphabetofwhump - Memory

@tropetember - Sickfic

A week after being rescued from the enemy, First Lieutenant Fahri Özdemir didn’t notice anything wrong with his company’s commanding officer, Captain James Zhang.

Except, Captain Zhang wasn’t actually in good condition, and everything wasn’t going to be okay.

When the war is over - rizzoto - Original Work [Archive of Our Own]

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Fake Dating for Dummies

Or, How to fake fake-date your way to a relationship, KimChay Edition.

KimChay story written for the Tropetember prompts. This one is for "Fake Relationship":

Character A kind of (but not really) hates Character B, but both of them are dealing with unwanted suitors and the easiest solution is to help each other out by fabricating a relationship between the two of them to make them both appear off limits.

Story n°7 in my "how many of these can I make KimChay" challenge.

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AU-gust in September #11: Retail Worker (Romance The Backrooms)

(Didn’t post this yesterday, whoops!)

So, here’s the deal.  I couldn’t participate in my beloved AU-gust event last month, because I was busy.  So I thought, fuck it, I’ll just participate this month instead, because we as humans can do whatever we want, and screw the rules lmao!  And that’s what I’m doing.

The event is “supposed” to be for fanfiction, but I want to write AUs for my game Romance The Backrooms, a liminal space otome with 5 main love interests, so I’m gonna do that instead.  Like I said, screw the rules! X)

Since September has only 30 days, I’ll treat Day 31’s prompt as a Joker (aka a prompt I can switch out if I don’t like the day’s chosen prompt).

I also couldn’t resist using the @tropetember prompt! C: Here are the tropetember prompts if you want to take part in this event as well!

Today’s Prompts: Retail Worker, Competitor Business

Characters: Uri

Other Info: n/a

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Uri sighed, pressing the button on his headset.  Only 5 minutes until his break. . . “Welcome to McDonalds, can I take your order please?” he said.

“Why is your Big Mac so expensive?  The Whopper at the new BK across the street is so much cheaper!” a customer cried from the drive-through speaker.

Uri groaned internally.  That was the millionth comment he had received about the new Burger King that day—he was getting pretty tired of it.  “I don’t make the prices, sir,” he said flatly.  “Would you like to order anything?”

“Fine, I’ll get the Quarter Pounder with cheese. . .”

Once Uri had taken that customer’s order, he took off his headset and handed it to a coworker.  “I’m going on break,” he said.

His coworker nodded.  “Alright.  See you in an hour!”

Uri went outside to the parking lot and into his car.  Once he was there, he put on his headphones and played his favorite vaporwave mix.

One day, he’d be in a better job.  One day. . .

[tropetember]

Under The Warmth Of The Kotatsu

Fandom : Horimiya

Relationship : Hori x Miyamura

My Tropetember 2024 contribution for the prompt : Huddling For Warmth.

I’m sorry for the mistakes, English is not my native language. I hope you like it.

Summary : Miyamura opened his eyes abruptly when he felt two arms around him. He remembered falling asleep at the Hori's. He looked down and smiled when he saw that Hori had snuggled up against him.

Disclaimer : Hori-san to Miyamura-kun belongs to HERO and Daisuke Hagiwara.

@tropetember

AO3 / FF.NET

Miyamura was wrapped in a gentle warmth. He was feeling good. He did not want to get up. He wanted to stay in this state of drowsiness under the kotatsu.

He had arrived at the Hori's shortly before dinner. He had brought a cake that he had baked before coming. The pastry had quickly been eaten by the whole family. After dinner, Kyosuke and Yuriko had gone out and Sota had asked him for help with his homework. Miyamura thought ironically that after helping Sota, it was him who would need Hori's help.

After they had done their homework, they had both fallen asleep under the kotatsu, having succumbed to this pleasant warmth. Miyamura knew that he had to get up to go home, even if his parents knew where he was and they were not worried.

But if he got up, it meant leaving the kotatsu and going out into the winter cold. He would wait a moment, he told himself, just a moment. He finally fell asleep.

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Miyamura opened his eyes abruptly when he felt two arms around him. He remembered falling asleep at the Hori's. He looked down and smiled when he saw that Hori had snuggled up against him.

“I'm cold,” she said, sleepy.

He felt that in spite of the warmth of the kotatsu, she was freezing. He put his arms around her and hugged her. She smiled and fell asleep instantly. Miyamura looked at her. He was lucky to be loved by Hori, he would never have believed it possible. He was happy and he wanted to feel this way all his life with her. He slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The end

[tropetember]

AU-gust in September #10: Enemies-To-Allies (Romance The Backrooms)

So, here’s the deal.  I couldn’t participate in my beloved AU-gust event last month, because I was busy.  So I thought, fuck it, I’ll just participate this month instead, because we as humans can do whatever we want, and screw the rules lmao!  And that’s what I’m doing.

The event is “supposed” to be for fanfiction, but I want to write AUs for my game Romance The Backrooms, a liminal space otome with 5 main love interests, so I’m gonna do that instead.  Like I said, screw the rules! X)

Since September has only 30 days, I’ll treat Day 31’s prompt as a Joker (aka a prompt I can switch out if I don’t like the day’s chosen prompt).

I also couldn’t resist using the @tropetember & @whumptember prompts! C: Here’s the tropetember prompts, and here’s the whumptember prompts, if you want to take part in these events as well!

Today’s Prompts: Enemies-To-Allies, Accidental Confession / In Vino Veritas (Drunk Confession/Drunk Dial), "I need your help.”

Characters: Adiel & Glarence

Other Info: This is continuing from the demon/angel AU stories with Guardian Angel Glarence & Arch Demon Adiel.  It also ties into the previous story (AU-gust In September #9).

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Adiel had given Glarence the number for his cell in a moment of flirtatious teasing.  He wasn’t expecting the guardian angel to actually call him, though.

When the phone rang with an unknown number, Adiel somehow knew who it was, and answered right away.  “Hello?” he said.

“Heeeeeey there, you.”  Glarence sounded off. . . What was going on here?  “Listen up, buddy, I’m kiiiinda in trouble and I need your help.”

“Of course, anything,” Adiel said, before he could even think about it.  “What happened?”

“I got my ass beat, and I’m too weak to heal myself,” Glarence muttered.  “Can you come get me and heal me up with yooooooour . . . what is it called?  Demon magic powers?”

Adiel laughed.  “I mean, you’re not wrong,” he said.  “Where are you?  I’ll come get you.”

Glarence gave him an address, and Adiel ran out of his assigned apartment, taking the car he had been given.  When he got there, he saw Glarence slouched against an abandoned building, clutching his side with a pained look on his face.

Adiel parked and jumped out of the car.  Glarence looked over at him and laughed.  “It’s kiiiiiinda funny,” the angel said, laughing.  “I get stabbed again in my human form, and who’s here to help?  You again!  Ding ding ding!”

Seeing the angel’s face made Adiel realize what was odd about Glarence: the celestial was drunk.  Actually drunk.  “Come on, let’s go to the car,” Adiel said, putting his arm around Glarence and guiding him to the passenger side.

“Fiiiiine, you’re the boss, boss demon man!” Glarence exclaimed, giggling.  Adiel had never heard the angel laugh this much before.  It was kind of uncanny.

Once Glarence was in the car, Adiel got in and drove.  “Where we going?” Glarence asked.

“My apartment,” Adiel said.  “It’s just a few minutes away.  I want you to be somewhere safe, and away from prying eyes.”

“Ah, so nobody witnesses demon magic in public!  You’re so smart,” Glarence complimented him with a goofy grin.

Actually, it’s so nobody sees use supernatural powers, in case you do something dumb while drunk, Adiel wanted to say.  But he held his tongue.

Soon, the two of them were in his apartment, and Adiel brought Glarence to the kitchen.  He sat the angel down at the table, and brought a chair across from him.  Then, he moved Glarence’s hands, and brought his own hands over the wounds in the angel’s side, concentrating as he sent unholy magic to his palms.  Soon, his hands were glowing, and Glarence’s wound was slowly closing.  In less than a minute, it was like the stab injury was never there.

Glarence sighed.  “Thanks, Adiel,” he said, giving the demon a smile. 

“You’re welcome,” Adiel said, smiling back.  He paused, then asked, too curious to hold his words back, “So . . . why did you decide to call me for help?”

Glarence shrugged.  “I couldn’t call headquarters—I’d get in big trouble if the Head Angel learned I’ve been drinking, sooooo . . . I called you,” he replied.

“Oh,” Adiel said, feeling disappointed.  “So it was just out of pragmatism. . . Yeah, that sounds like you.”

“C’mon, that’s not true,” Glarence insisted.  “You’re the closest thing I have to a best friend, dumb-dumb.  I trust ya with my life.  My life, I say!”

Adiel looked at him in surprise, feeling pleased.  “You do?”

“Of course, idiot,” Glarence replied, chuckling for what seemed like no reason.

Adiel felt warmth spread through his body, and he couldn’t hold back a big grin.  Then, he cleared his throat, and said, “Look, it’s late.  Why don’t you sleep at my place?  You can take the couch.”

Glarence smiled.  “Awww, such a considerate demon!  Sure, I’ll take the couch.”

Soon, Glarence was all set up and snoring away.  Adiel smiled as he watched the angel sleep—he had a feeling that once Glarence was sober, he’d have a lot of questions about what happened the night before, and what he had said.  That was going to be fun in the morning.

Chuckling to himself, Adiel walked to his room to get ready for bed.

[tropetember]

AU-gust in September #9: Guardian (Romance The Backrooms)

So, here’s the deal.  I couldn’t participate in my beloved AU-gust event last month, because I was busy.  So I thought, fuck it, I’ll just participate this month instead, because we as humans can do whatever we want, and screw the rules lmao!  And that’s what I’m doing.

The event is “supposed” to be for fanfiction, but I want to write AUs for my game Romance The Backrooms, a liminal space otome with 5 main love interests, so I’m gonna do that instead.  Like I said, screw the rules! X)

Since September has only 30 days, I’ll treat Day 31’s prompt as a Joker (aka a prompt I can switch out if I don’t like the day’s chosen prompt).

I also saw the @tropetember event and its list of prompts, and got really inspired by the 5+1/3+1 for today, because I’ve never heard of that trope before.  So I decided to write it! 

I also included the @whumptember prompt “What did they do to you?”  See their list of prompts here!

I definitely want to do more tropetember & whumptember prompts in these stories as I go, so if I can fit in the prompts, I will! C:

Today’s Prompts: Guardian (joker), 5+1/3+1, “What did they do to you?”  (bloodied clothes)

Characters: Adiel & Glarence

Other Info: This is continuing from the demon/angel AU stories with Guardian Angel Glarence & Arch Demon Adiel.

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Three Times Adiel Cared, And One Time Glarence Cared Back

1.

“What did they do to you?!” Adiel exclaimed, appearing in front of Glarence as the guardian angel limped into an alley.

“I just got stabbed in my human form, it happens,” Glarence grunted, going against the wall and sliding to the ground, clutching his side.  “It’s hard to concentrate, so this’ll take a while to heal. . .”

“Here, let me,” Adiel offered.  “Move your hands.”

Glarence did, noticing that his hands were covered in blood.  Adiel put his hands over the wound and closed his eyes.  Soon, his hands were glowing, and Glarence could feel the demon’s unholy magic being sent into his body, closing up the gaping wound.  Glarence wondered if he should resist this, but ultimately decided not to.

The pain in his side lessened until, finally, it was completely gone. Glarence lifted up his shirt,  and saw that the wound had been fully healed.  There wasn't even a scar.

“Thanks,” Glarence muttered.

Adiel smiled.  “I’m just glad I was here to help.”

2.

“Ooof, someone’s sulking,” Adiel teased, walking up to Glarence in the church.

Glarence sighed.  “What do you want?”

“I spotted you while I was walking by and figured  you could use some cheering up,” Adiel replied with a smile.  “Bad day?”

Glarence sighed.  “Just humans doing what they do best: being stupid,” he muttered.

“Want to talk about it?”

Glarence hesitated, unsure as to whether he should open up to the demon.  Then he thought, fuck it, and decided to talk.

“I try to guide the humans I oversee onto the correct path, but they just don’t want to do the right thing,” he said, frustrated.  “I should be used to that by now—I’ve been watching over these bipedal idiots for thousands of years, for the Godhead’s sake!  But they just keep surprising me in the worst ways.”

He groaned.  “The human I’m watching right now has so much potential.  He can be great!  But he just keeps doing bad things.  Fucking moron.”

Adiel put an arm around the angel and hugged him close.  “Sounds tough,” he said comfortingly.  “I know you’re doing everything you can.  You’ve always excelled at that.”

Glarence knew he should resist the demon’s touch, but against his better judgement, he decided not to.  He sighed.  “Thanks.”

3.

“Oh great—you’re the guardian demon for this human?” Glarence asked, annoyed.

“That’s right,” Adiel said, giving the angel a wink.  “Looks like the two of us are going to be working together.”

“We are not working together just because we’re attached to the same person,” Glarence snapped, folding his arms.  “Don’t even go there.”

“Alright, if you insist,” Adiel said with a knowing smile.  Then, his smile faded, and he leaned in to whisper into the angel’s ear.  He said, “Look, I know how much emphasis heaven puts on numbers and results compared to hell, so . . . I’ll try not to make this to difficult for you, ok?”

Surprised, Glarence studied Adiel’s face as the demon retreated from his ear.  The demon seemed sincere. . . Which was both a surprise and a relief.

“Thanks,” Glarence muttered.

Adiel nodded.  “Hey, I know how strict heaven can be.  It’s the least I can do for an old friend.”

Glarence looked at him in surprise.  “We’re friends?” he asked.

Adiel shrugged.  “What else would we be?”

Glarence didn’t really know how to answer that, so instead he walked away.  “I’ll see you later,” he said to the demon.  “Let’s talk again soon.”

4.

Glarence left the human’s bedroom as they slept.  He wanted to explore the town, get to know the place a bit more.  He always liked doing that when he was stationed in a new location.

As he was walking, a familiar figure caught his eye.  It was Adiel, sitting on the roof of one of the houses.  What was that devil doing here?

Invisible to the eyes of humans, he flew up to the roof and approached the demon.  That’s when he saw the sadness on Adiel’s face.  “You ok?” he asked, before he could stop himself.

Adiel turned to him in surprise.  “Oh, it’s you,” the demon said with a small smile.  “Hey, Glarence. . . I’m kind of having a rough night.”

Glarence sat down next to him on the roof.  “Want to talk about it?” he asked.

“Really?” Adiel asked, sounding surprised.

“Y-You don’t have to sound shocked!” Glarence exclaimed, blushing.  “You’ve always listened to me, so I figured I might as well listen to you for once!  Geez. . .”

Adiel laughed.  “Aww, you’re so cute when you’re angry like that.”

“Shut up,” Glarence muttered, folding his arms.  “You want me to listen or not?  I could just leave, you know—”

“No, don’t!” Adiel exclaimed.  Clearing his throat, he said, “I mean, I’d appreciate having you as a listening ear.”

“Alright,” Glarence agreed.  He awkwardly put an arm around the demon.  “There, there?”

Adiel laughed.  “Are you this bad at comforting humans, too?”

“I’m not used to it, ok?!” Glarence exclaimed, blushing again.  “I’m trying my best!”

Adiel gave  him a smile, and reached up, putting his hand on Glarence’s.  “Thanks.”

Glarence turned away, trying to hide his smile.  “Don’t mention it.”

[tropetember]

Just you lying close

Chay is ready to take the next step in his relationship with Kim. He's done taking things slow. It's been months since they got back together and he's ready. (Also, he's sick of how much hovering Porsche has been doing lately). He has everything planned. Now if only Kim would stay put for two seconds so Chay can get the words out. Or, the one in which Chay says they "need to talk" and Kim panics.

KimChay story written for the Tropetember prompts. This one is for "Misunderstandings":

Character A wants to ask Character B to take their relationship to the next level, but B keeps avoiding the conversation. Character B has been broken up with multiple times before and is trying to delay the inevitable heartbreak.

Story n°6 in my "how many of these can I make KimChay" challenge.

( @tropetember )