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[bbrandy2002]

Eeeeeee this made me so happy!!!!

You know I love everything you write and couldn't miss an opportunity while I was off to send you this little request. And it was so perfect. Have I mentioned how much I love your babies and their babies?!?!? It's whole a damn late in case you didn't know. I needed to hear how they were doing.

The Noon Years Eve party ... How do you always come up with these clever little parties and events? I'm always so impressed when I read one of your stories that has them attending some unique kind of function ... ala The Fancy On Top gathering the Walkers had in the first NYE fic you wrote. Anyway, I'm ecstatic that the Walker babes were in this and being their adorable little selves, and little Caroline is already being a little stinker lol

Poor Drake is stuck in Monterisso with Hana and Maxwell. I truly believe in my heart Landon Ebrim is faking his ass off with this flu. I smell some shady shit going on with him. For some reason, I've never trusted this man. Like I picture him on a boat right now off the coast of Portavira with an eye patch on, a glass of brandy, and Cordonias finest hookers, laughing his evil ass off over how he screwed over Drake Walker on New Years. Anyone that spawns Penelope cannot be trusted in my eyes. He deserves elephantiasis of the hairiest nutsack and floating down the river on it.

And Leo is there and gives Alyssa all these adorable little cheek kisses to make her laugh and feel a little better, and is so good to all the Walker kiddos.

But poor Alyssa; she's so sad in this. She misses having Drake there and the kids want their dad there. And someone give her a drink! I'm kind of digging how protective the kids are of Alyssa and Drake, they must have inherited that possessiveness from their dad. Ben was not having Leo kissing Alyssa in any way, shape, or form 🤣 And I'll bet that kiddo was more than happy to spill the beans to his dad the next time he saw him about how Uncle Leo kissed mama.

And somehow my dumbass read this twice without realizing Drake was the dancing partner she switched to 🥺😍 I misread it at first and thought she was dancing with Liam and was like nooooo, Liam is gonna kiss her at midnight 😭😭😭🤣 and then there was the tight embrace ... I was like oh my goodness this precious Liam still wants her -- he wants to kiss her. Champagne Problems part 2 😭 All I could hear was Rick Astley singing in my proverbial ear: "Never Gonna Give You Up." My soul actually left my body. But then a record scratch noise sounded and I was like, hold up. It's just some rando she got stuck with is all (obviously not Landon since his sus ass is living la vida loca on the S.S. Little Ship of Whores). So I told myself, Brandy ... try reading it again ... slowly this time so you can actually grasp the words that have been written. Dude when I tell you an angelic choir busted out and the sun came up when I read it was actually Drake, I ain't playing one bit. HE CAME. HE WAS THE NEW DANCING PARTNER!!!! AND SHE DIDN'T REALIZE IT AT FIRST 😍 Now the pixel world makes sense again. All is right.

I knew Drake would find a way. If there was anything at all her could do to be there, he was going to find a way, and he did. And their kiss! And their I Love You's at midnight 🥹 The perfect ending!

Burns, I loved this and I love you, my friend. Thanks for writing this fluffy ask and making it so perfect. Happy New Year BFF!

Heyyy Bestie!! It's been a while but with New Years coming up, I thought I'd get on here again and send a New Years ask for old times sake:

From TWEA, Drake has to be out of town for New Years Eve, leaves a sad Alyssa and the kids to celebrate for the first time without him. While at a party at the palace, someone shows up just before the ball drops to make sure shes not the only one left without a kiss at midnight.

Love you 😘

Bestie! I love you so much! and look at me getting this out before East Coast midnight ... ahhhhh. Thanks for this ask -- it was a blast!

Book: The Royal Finale (AU) – set post the ending of TRF in the Team Walker Ever After AU

Pairing: Drake Walker x MC (Alyssa Devereaux Walker)

A/N #1: Thank you to @bbrandy2002, @charlotteg234, and @ao719 for snippet reading and being the best friends!! @mskaneko​​ is responsible for the moodboard at the end.

A/N #2: I used a @choicesflashfics weekly prompt -- “They don’t compare to you. No one does.” and two holiday prompts:

20. “You didn’t really think I’d let you spend New Year’s alone, did you?”

24. “My only resolution is to love you even more next year," the @choicesdecemberchallenge2021 Day 31 prompt of "you & I," and the @choicesficwriterscreations holiday prompt "midnight kiss."

Dividers come from @firefly-graphics​! Thank you! 

A/N #3: The Walker kids are 8, 7, 5, 2, and 2. Hana is married to Enrique Ramirez, the Cordonian Head of Security.

Happy New Year, ya'll. xoxo

Warnings: almost none? like 2 curse words, a little suggestion

Word count: 1478

I'll Be Home for ... New Year's?

December 2028

“What time do you want us over?” Alyssa holds the phone to her ear and looks over the contents of the refrigerator. If she doesn’t pick up applesauce by tomorrow, Caroline will likely starve. Their youngest is their first picky eater. It’s a pain in the ass.

“Setup starts at 9:30 … what about 9?” Riley’s voice is alight with excitement. “And you’ll stay the rest of the day, right?” 

While the palace has hosted a New Year’s Eve Ball for Cordonia’s nobles for more than a decade, this year it’s branching out to the children of the nobles and offering a “Noon Year’s Eve” party earlier in the day. As Royal Advisory Consultant, Alyssa spearheaded the planning with Riley’s guidance. Over 100 families have responded that they’re planning to attend. 

“Probably,” Alyssa answers now in response to Riley’s question. “The party ends at 1:30, cleanup is scheduled to go until 3 … what time does the ball start? 7?” 

“Yup! Polly has three assistants for tomorrow, and they’re staying until morning. After the party’s over, we’ll get ready for the ball like it’s Alpha Phi formal all over again.” 

Alyssa chuckles. “Hold the lemon drop shots this time.” 

“You’re no fun. When does Drake get home?” 

Shifting on her feet, Alyssa pulls the phone from her ear to see if there’s a new text; there is not. “He, Maxwell, and Hana are supposed to be home from the conference by noon tomorrow, but Monterisso is getting that nasty winter storm. I hope their flight is cleared to make it.” 

Maxwell, Drake, and Hana had left Cordonia two days before to attend a conference on behalf of the Royal Council. Landon had been scheduled to go in Drake’s place, but a bout with the flu had him down for the count, and no one else on the Council had stepped up. Drake agreed to go with the caveat that he be home by New Year’s Eve. 

“Everything will be fine,” Riley declares. “He’ll be home to kiss you into the new year just like always.” 

“I hope so.” 

The following day, Alyssa stands with her children and over 300 other people in the west ballroom of the palace, counting down loudly. “3 … 2 … 1 … happy new year!” Balloons fall from the ceiling at the crack of noon, and cheers erupt throughout the room. A DJ starts playing Pharrell Williams’ “Happy.” 

The Noon Year’s Eve party has been a huge success; she and Riley exchange proud smiles. Her personal phone buzzes with a text. After hugging and kissing each of her children in turn, Alyssa pulls her phone from her pocket. 

Drake:

Devereaux – 

I know you’re in the middle of the kid party, but I need to let you know: Planes are still grounded. Too much ice. It’s supposed to melt by tomorrow morning so I’ll be home then. I’m so sorry to miss nye with you, baby girl 😢 I love you. 

Alyssa swallows. They haven’t missed a single holiday together since they met, so she supposes it’s been a good run, but she misses him terribly. She swipes briefly to respond, hoping her disappointment doesn’t show. 

Alyssa: Well shit. I’ll miss you so much, but you have to be safe. Please stay safe and kiss Maxwell and Hana from me. Just not too hard 😉 Love you. 

The reply comes almost instantly. 

Drake: They don’t compare to you. No one does. I miss you so fucking bad. Tell the kids we’ll play all day tomorrow.

She smiles and replies once more. 

Alyssa: When will you play with their mom, though? 

Drake: You already know … all night. So sleep well tonight, pretty girl. No rest for you when I get home 😘

Polly, the royal nanny, introduces Alyssa to her two sisters and brother, her assistants for the evening’s babysitting duties of the eleven Beaumont/Ramirez/Rys/Walker children, who range in age from 15 months – Meiying, Hana and Enrique’s daughter – to 10 years old. Bartie, at 10, prides himself on being the eldest of the cousins, blood-related or honorary. “We’ll be close if the kids need anything, as usual,” Polly tells Alyssa. 

“Miss Polly, what’re we gonna do?” Ben asks, already walking around the royal playroom. “Can we watch a movie?” 

She ruffles his hair. “We’ll have movies … but we’re also baking cookies and making milkshakes. How does that sound?” 

“Ohhhhhh.” His blue eyes, so like his mother’s, light up. “Will Dada watch with us, or is he gonna dance with Mama?” 

Alyssa bites her lip. “Dada got stuck at his meeting, sweetheart. It’s icy in Monterisso. So he and Uncle Maxwell and Auntie Hana won’t be home until tomorrow, when it’s warmer and the plane can fly.” She sees his eyes start to fill and the sad expression on the other kids’ faces, so she hastily adds, “He texted me to tell you guys he wants to play all day tomorrow.” 

Eight-year-old Audrey sighs. “Should we come to the ball at midnight to give you hugs and kisses since Dada isn’t coming?” 

Polly looks sympathetically at Alyssa as she speaks to Audrey. “If you’re still awake at midnight, we’ll go visit your mom, how about that?” 

“I can stay up all night. I’m not a baby.” 

“Me neither!” Patrick snaps. “They’re babies.” He points toward Ben, Andrew, and Caroline. 

“Am not!” Ben glares at his brother.

“I not baby!” Drew starts to cry. “I big boy.” 

“Where appa-sauce?” Caroline tugs on Alyssa’s pants. 

Alyssa rubs her temples. “Polly, if you’ve got all this handled, I’m gonna go get dressed …” But as she walks toward the door, Leo pops his head inside. 

“There’s my girl!” He sweeps her up for a big hug. “Hi, kiddos!” 

“Leo!” she cries, happy to see him. “I thought you were still in Monte Carlo!” 

“And miss this ball? Never. Plus Li says Drake’s not gonna make it back in time. Heard you were gonna be without a kissing partner.” He plants a series of smacking kisses on her forehead and cheeks, making her giggle. A push against his shins has him looking down. “Hey, Benbo!” 

Ben’s face is stormy. “No kissing my mama. Only Dada can kiss my mama.” 

Leo, hiding a laugh, sets Alyssa down on the ground. “You’re right, buddy. Your dad will give Mama all the kisses when he gets home, won’t he?” 

“I need a drink,” Alyssa announces. She kisses each of her children. “Please be good.” 

Seven and a half hours later, things are looking up. Alyssa feels glamorous in a silver sequined cocktail dress. Riley blew her hair out long and straight, just like in college, and gave her the kind of impressive winged eyeliner Alyssa still can never do on her own. With a good amount of champagne in her system to balance out the sumptuous heavy apps, she waltzes happily with Rashad, her shoes long discarded. 

Riley spins by in Leo’s arms. “Wanna do a lemon drop shot before midnight?” she calls. 

Alyssa considers. “Is it close to midnight?” she asks Rashad. 

“It’s … 11:58,” he replies after peering at his watch. “So yes.” 

“Thanks.” She has done her best to stay busy all night, dancing constantly, laughing and talking with all of their friends, but her heart twists at the reminder that she has to ring in 2029 without her husband. 

He twirls her to finish the dance and kisses her cheek as they part. “Happy New Year, my friend.”

“Happy New Year, Rashad.” She smiles at him as they change partners for the next dance,

Her new partner pulls her against him into a tight embrace. Before she can look up, surprised, she hears Liam’s voice. 

“It’s one minute until midnight! Get your loved one – or your loved one for the night,” he chuckles, “and get ready for the countdown.” 

“Looks like I made it just in time,” an achingly familiar voice says above her, and Alyssa squeals with joy. 

“Baby! How did you –” 

“We rented a car this morning and drove real slow,” Drake says. “We were out of the ice in about four hours and made it the rest of the way in good time.” 

Tears spring to Alyssa’s eyes as she buries her face in his chest. “I’m so glad you’re here.” 

“Don’t cry, sweet girl. You didn’t really think I’d let you spend New Year’s alone, did you?” 

She can vaguely hear the ballroom gleefully counting down the waning seconds of 2028, but her attention is all for Drake’s hand lifting her chin gently as he lowers his mouth to her. “I love you,” she whispers. 

“I love you, too, Devereaux,” Drake murmurs among the cries of “HAPPY NEW YEAR!” before his mouth closes over hers. “And my only resolution is to love you even more next year.” 

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[bbrandy2002]

Because it's tradition lol I must reblog this for old times sake.

Happy New Year, my friend 😘

NYE Drabble Prompt: Someone falls asleep before midnight. Person who fell asleep- Drake from Full Disclosure and you know Im gonna need Charlotte shenanigans 🤣

Ok @bbrandy2002 lolol I hope this doesn’t blow bits 😂

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Omg Ive missed you too 😭 Like so much.

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I posted 117 times in 2022

10 posts created (9%)

107 posts reblogged (91%)

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I tagged 23 of my posts in 2022

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#5

Happy Sunday @charlotteg234

🥵 Enjoy!

13 notes - Posted April 10, 2022

#4

An Apology

Several months ago I accused someone of sending me a hate anon. I've thought about that ordeal from time to time, but even more so recently.

Being in a place in my life where Im not so stressed out anymore or disillusioned by every little thing, Im able to make rational thoughts and think things through a little clearer. Looking back at old messages with someone else, I have a pretty solid feeling I know who actually did send them and thankfully they're not around here any longer.

With that said, when Im wrong, I say Im wrong. And in that instance ... I was wrong. Even if I never said her name publicly, I would like to apologize to @queenrileyrose for my accusations and the hurt you experienced following that. I've already done so privately and the nature of that conversation will remain so.

I can't undo what happened, I can only try to make it right.

Here's to 2022 being about positivity and kindness. Again, my humblest apologies to QRR.

13 notes - Posted January 3, 2022

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Happy Birthday to ...me lol

I have to take a moment here to show off these two amazing commissions my bestie @burnsoslow and my great friend @ao719 had done for my birthday.

The first piece by Burns is from her ORDIV Ch 33 when Liam proposed to Riley in the gazebo at Valtoria where the had their first day 🥺🥺🥺

The second one is from Anitah, who used a scene from the fic Burns wrote for my birthday last year Heaven, Hell or Houston when Liam and Riley had met at the bar and when on this whirlwind date, kissing at every stop light 😍

Two of my favorite scenes captured so perfectly and it makes my heart swell so big.

Thank you both so much for these precious works that I will cherish and most likely stare at everyday for weeks to come. I love you both with all my heart and thank you for making another year of getting older a lot more bearable and for your friendship that I value so hard!

59 notes - Posted May 19, 2022

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Fools Rush In

Chapter 21

Book: TRR

Pairing: Liam x Riley

Series Premise: With two weeks before he is set to marry Madeleine, the guys throw Liam an impromptu bachelor party that results in him (and Drake) leaving Vegas with more than he bargained for.

Word count: 3900 -ish

Warning: Language

Soooo ... hey lol It's been a hot minute since I've written or posted anything (or just been around in general). Anyway, I came back to several messages asking about this chapter. I actually had 90% of it written back in October and just thought it was pure shit and gave up on it ... actually, I gave up on writing altogether. Having some time this week, I opened up the doc, rewrote some things, deleted out some stuff and finally managed to finish it. It's still not even close to what I wanted it to be, as it's the end of this arc, but I've decided to just have fun writing again. If there's anything Ive learned during my time away it's that none of us will ever write the perfect story, or use the perfect words, or have the most compelling characters and it's okay; I think I finally have accepted that. Just have fun doing it!

This concludes my TedTalk

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“Doctor ... Wolfschitz?” a bewildered Alyssa questioned.

“That’s no damn doctor!” Drake bore his eyes into the former prince, who was already howling with laughter, dodging a pillow that whirled in his direction from Drake. “What the actual fuck is your problem, Leo?”

Leo clutched his side, trying to catch his breath. “The look on your face, man … I can't. I really had you going there for a minute didn’t I, Walker? Afraid you were about to lose that new pee-pee, huh?” He continued to laugh riotously at Drake’s expense before his gaze hastily shifted its attention toward Alyssa. “Why’d you blow my cover, thong girl?”

“Thong girl? Alyssa muttered, absentmindedly crossing her legs while attempting to hide the fact her face was quickly glowing bright pink. How’d he know I was wearing one?

“Why are you here, Leo?” Drake repeated as Leo casually strolled up to his bed and scooped up a chocolate pudding cup from Drake’s food tray. “And how in the sam hell did you even know I was in the hospital?

“Came with Liam,” he replied nonchalantly as he plopped his ass down on the end of the bed and peeled off the top of his pudding cup, licking the plastic wrap clean. “He’s down the hall with Riley right now. Seems my little brother is a prized stud after all … got that Rys sperm in him, ya know? Knocked her up real good yo. Hafta say … I’m impressed.”

“Knocked her up?” Alyssa gasped before stepping closer to him. “Hold up; Riley’s pregnant?”

Leo nodded and shoveled a giant heap of pudding into his mouth. “Yeah. I’m going to be an uncle again --” he eyed Drake’s plate contemplatively, “ -- You gonna eat the rest of that meatloaf, man?” Drake scowled and pushed his tray toward the hungry Prince.

Alyssa quickly put all the clues together. “So that’s why Riley was so sick earlier? She didn’t have a concussion, --” she smiled endearingly, “ -- she just had morning sickness. ... Well, is she okay? Is the baby okay? The fall didn’t hurt them, did it?”

Leo, concentrating on finishing the rest of that meatloaf, languidly shrugged. “I dunno.”

“Well, did they at least give her something safe for her back pain yet?” Alyssa probed further.

Leo shoved another large bite of meatloaf and again answered. “I dunno.”

“Oh my God! Do you know anything?” A frustrated Alyssa finally asked.

With a mouthful of food, Leo tilted his head back in deep thought and replied the best he could, “I know this meatloaf is fucking BOMB, dude. Not too shabby for hospital grub.” He swallowed heartily. “The pudding on the other hand … absolute shit.” He tapped the edge of the plastic container with his plastic spoon as he spoke to it, “Snack-Pak, you disappoint me.”

Desperate for an answer, Alyssa reached out and grasped Leo’s shirt, jerking him closer. “Fuck the snack-pak, Wolfshitz; what about Riley?”

“Riley? Oh, she never disappoints me …” Leo sideways glanced with a frown. “Liam on the other hand ...”

Stunned by this strange man’s erratic and seemingly unhinged behavior, Alyssa shot a wide-eyed glare at Drake, who just shook his head slowly. “Don’t try to make sense of him, Alyssa. Just don’t. You’ll never be able to figure him out.”

Needing to be reassured, Alyssa pulled a cell phone from her back pocket and started furiously shooting off a text to Riley. While her back was turned to the men, Drake couldn’t help but notice the way her ass hugged perfectly in those skinny jeans and soon realized his new body part had showed up in tandem with his sudden arousal. With Leo’s interest remaining focused on the damn meatloaf for the time being, Drake eased a hand under the white sheet covering him and felt around the area below his waist; his breath hitched with relief at the rock-solid bulge that had erupted. Feeling a little giddy that everything was working as it should, the euphoria soon subsided when he caught a glimpse of Leo’s saucy gaze on Alyssa.

Overcome with a strong sense of jealousy over the girl he’d just caught sneaking a peek at his naked self less than five minutes ago, Drake quietly urged through gritted teeth, “Stop looking at her like that, Leo! She’s not some conquest you can just sack for your sick playboy pleasures.”

“Says the guy who caught panty crickets from a $2 hooker and needed a dick transplant.” Leo retorted with a smirk. “Besides, father always said, ‘I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it.” He wagged his tongue in lust. “And I see that.” He motioned to Alyssa’s backside.

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73 notes - Posted April 7, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

First Comes Love

Chapter One

Book: The Royal Romance -Complete AU

Pairing:Liam x Riley/Liam x Madeleine (I promise Maddie’s nice here)

A/N: This will most likely be a mini-series; no more than 5 or 6 chapters.This is loosely based on a movie you might recognize but I’ve tried to make it my own. 

Series Premise: It's destiny when two people from different worlds meet. Riley is an up-and-coming wedding planner who finds herself tasked with planning the biggest wedding of her career, only to find out the man she fell for after a brief encounter in NYC is the groom ... and a king.

Trigger Warnings: There is a mention of suicidal ideation, but it’s not part of the plot. Some minor language.

Thank you @burnsoslow for pre-reading. All grammar errors are my own.

It’s been so long since I’ve started a new fic, I don’t even know if I have a taglist that isn’t filled with people who have left or hate me now; I guess I’m starting all over again. If you want tagged, let me know.

New York City

Liam zoned out 2.1 seconds after stepping inside a trendy office on the upper floors of a high-rise building in downtown Manhattan. The pale pink shades of the walls, decorative cushions, window scarfing, and gloss on the lips of his future bride, screamed out bottles of Pepto to the new King -- if only he had some to help with the unease in the pit of stomach.

That morning, a meeting with a highly renowned woman was on the agenda, discussing and presenting potential options for his upcoming nuptials, just weeks away. Even under normal circumstances, a wedding wasn’t exactly something that excited Liam. Not that he was never thrilled for the couple and wished them all the happiness in the world, it just held little importance in his day-to-day life. Weddings served as yet another reminder of what he wanted -- and what he couldn't have. 

It was amusing to Liam how he could hold so much power, yet wielded none of it for himself.

This wasn’t how it was supposed to be.

The owner of this particular firm, Jill Gordon, had built quite the reputation as the elite among modern event design, planning, and production companies, with a specialty in weddings. The clientele included a long list of celebrities, politicians, affluent Manhattan debutantes, and occasionally acquired foreign business. The latter is how Madeleine first heard of The Jill Gordon Company while attending the French Ambassador's ceremony several months ago as a representative for Cordonia. With the last stop of their engagement tour in New York City, the future queen was eager to add a visit to her appointment book before they returned home and began the laborious task of planning the biggest wedding in Cordonian history.

Although the palace had more than their fair share of staff with experience hosting monumental events, such as balls, state dinners, and various celebrations, there hadn’t been a royal wedding there in over 20 years. Madeleine thought someone with experience handling grand-scale weddings with a sophisticated flair, who could share their vision and expertise with the staff and take charge of the arrangements, would guarantee everything went off without a hitch. 

The King simply went along to get along.

Madeleine and Liam sat across from Jill at her glass-top desk, where a single, lone laptop sat catty-corner on top. While the owner enthused and embellished her business to an attentive Madeleine, Liam focused on the assemblage of black-and-white portraits meticulously placed in neat rows along the wall behind the woman’s desk. It was no doubt a deliberate focal point to showcase the clients her agency had done work for in the past. Maybe others who had previously sat in the same chair he sat in at that moment were charmed with the love and joy captured in each of those images; the twinge in Liam’s heart wasn’t buying into it. 

After a lengthy social season and with a lot of pressure from his father and the council, he’d chosen Madeleine to become his queen. At first, he couldn’t stand her -- Hell, maybe he never could. She was pretentious, overbearing, cunning, and frequently insensitive. But somewhere between his coronation and the beginning of the tour, she changed almost as if overnight. At that first stop in Fydelia, he noticed a more relaxed, more thoughtful, and just easier to be around Madeleine. It’s possible she’d finally gotten the coveted prize she had obsessed over long before being dumped after Leo abdicated and could put aside some of that anxiety that brought out the worst in her. But to Liam, it seemed to be a little something more: either the Countess had come to her senses about her standoffish behavior, or maybe it was this new business venture Hana and Rashad talked her into, causing a distraction for the Countess. 

Whatever it was, was a welcome change. Liam had grown to respect her, find some common ground, and put away some of that overwhelming dread about spending the rest of his life with her. And while it was no secret between the two that there wasn’t more than friendly affection, duty made no exceptions when it came to their obligation. 

For both of them, that's precisely what this was. Now it was time to make the best of it and move forward.

Jill sat forward in her swivel chair with a warm smile. Her hands splayed on the glass top as she spoke in a refined tone. “I have the perfect person in mind to handle such an important wedding, as yours… that is if you choose to go with us.” Jill quickly added, not wanting to scare them off with too much pressure, too soon. She knew adding a royal wedding to her list would attract mass attention in the press and social circles for her business, which meant huge profits.

“Really?” Madeleine crowed, glancing over at Liam, who promptly brandished an over-enthused smile before she turned her attention back to Jill. “Tell us more about her.”

“Elaine has over twenty-three years of experience and is the best in this business, and has served most of our biggest named clients. She recently planned the President’s granddaughter’s wedding.” Jill boasted.

“I heard of that one …” Madeleine swooned before adding, “glamorous, yet sophisticated and classy, which is exactly what we’re looking for. Would she have time to meet with us now?”

Jill frowned. “I apologize, but she’s actually booked for the day, preparing for another wedding this evening. A busy lady that one is. Let me see what her calendar looks like.” She moved the mouse beside her laptop around and clicked a few times, pausing momentarily to scan the screen. “She’s free in the morning if you’re able to return then.”

Liam, who had been studying the glass wall that separated Jill’s office from the reception area and wondering why in the hell anyone would want to be watched while they worked, finally contributed to the discussion for the first time since walking in. “We’re actually leaving first thing in the morning.”

“Not until 9:30,” Madeleine hastily clarified. She continued cheerfully, “Tonight marks the official end of our engagement tour, and we’re wrapping up with a celebration in Midtown. We fly out tomorrow.”

“That's wonderful!" Jill replied. "Perhaps the two of you can stop in before your flight in the morning and meet Elaine personally and see if we can work out an agreement. I don’t think you’ll regret it,” she trilled, able to conceal the shameless desperation behind her words like a true professional. 

Well schooled in body language and tone, Liam smirked to himself, able to hear it anyway.

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119 notes - Posted January 2, 2022

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[bbrandy2002]

I really don't know you, just seen you around since I don't really interact here much anymore. I'm sorry you have felt bullied ... I sincerely do. There's no place for that anywhere. As someone who openly admitted earlier this year to publicly accusing another writer of sending hate anon to me that I came to find out she didn't actually do ... I know what it's like to have to swallow my pride and apologize for being a dumbass. I'll never be able to fully take the hurt she experienced away from what I did, but I will always own up to and regret how I handled myself throughout that ordeal. I haven't always been nice, but I've tried my damnedest to rectify that.

I started here in 2019 and to say this place was different from what it has become now is an understatement. I hate that someone said something hurtful and nasty and accused you of stealing. I don't know the entire story or who posted what, but for someone who has been around here for a while ... I can tell you the bullying here used to be so much worse. And not just having hurtful things said about us, but actually have "hit-lists" for anyone who reblogged a certain author or commented on her post. And it lasted months. It was scary. This group from another fandom was trying to get our addresses and phone number. There was no hate anon sent ... Our names were posted out in the open. And when they grew tired of that, they started scouring through our masterlist to post names on a spreadsheet so people could harass us more. And it went on and on and on. But you know what? We finally figured out that feeding into their hate filled post was fueling them even more. When we finally stopped trying to reason with them and just ignore it, everything stopped. And I think at this point, you really need to take the high road and be a bigger person and ignore it. This fandom has and most likely always will be competitive -- which how it has survived this long is astounding considering the shit that has been slung around for years. People value their hard work, and I'm sure you're no exception to that. We pour our heart and souls into our work, and each story contains bits and pieces of ourselves. I'm not saying it's right how things were handled, just that if someone thought you took something of theirs (and I believe you if you say it wasn't plagiarized) then that needs to be addressed personally. And it goes both ways too. There doesn't always need to be victim post I don't know what happened, I don't know exactly who is involved or what stories, etc ... But continuing to post about this incident and alluding to certain people that I'm sure - because it's Tumblr and nothing is ever a secret around this hellsite -- everyone knows who you're referring to, so is essentially bullying as well. Everyone on this site that has written anything has been the target of hate. We've exhausted call-out posts for years begging it to stop. We've fought back too. It'll never stop and you sadly won't be the last to experience it Someone will always be pissed with someone else and the cycle will continue. And just as everyone has pointed out: we're all adults here and as adults sometimes you also have to ignore the "Jr high behavior" as you mentioned.

My inbox is always open to you or anyone else who wants to talk about things 😊

Bullying of any kind is wrong. I will be doing a much longer post sometime today or tomorrow, to address the harassment that happened to me on Wednesday. I haven't had time up till now because I'm busy.

But here's a little preview of the kind of crap that people like to spew while hiding behind an anonymous, throwaway account.

Yes, someone created an entire fake blog to send me this message and then deleted it before I could respond or ask what the hell they were talking about.

I was then directed to a hate post that was allegedly all about me. Because I am so freaking special that an entire group of people had to spend their time and energy to write shitty and slanderous things about me on Tumblr. Maybe because their own lives lack enough excitement, I don't know.

It's astounding to me that grown-ass women want to act this way.

I will also be posting links to other writers and stories that predate the person I am accused of stealing from, who have all written Eleanor alive, Jackson alive, Lena having grown up with Leo and Liam. Just to put an end to the idea that I have stolen the concept of Eleanor being alive from this person, who I have been told is the only person to ever think of it.

Since Wednesday, the creator of the original hate post apparently is leaving Tumblr, One of my readers isn't coming back to Tumblr right now because of it, I know multiple writers who are either afraid to post or talking about leaving altogether because they don't want to be bullied. People are afraid to post their stories and this is unacceptable.

It's ironic, people wonder why the fandom is dying. This is why.

[bbrandy2002]

*Masterlist* (so official!)

Do not read anything I write if you’re under 18. Seriously, just don’t. 

The Royal Romance/The Royal Heir Masterlist

Perfect Match Masterlist

Open Heart Masterlist

Ride or Die Masterlist

Kinktober 2020 Masterlist

Birthday Presents (grateful sob)

Burns’ Birthday Bash 2022 Drabbles Masterlist

Other People’s Beautiful Art of My Babies!!

[bbrandy2002]

How are you so amazing and this talented 😍

I did one of these for Burns with Fearless and it'll never come close to awesome as what you've created. OMG I can't get over this!!! You freaking talented woman, I just love you so much!!!!

A little extra something….

Okay... So, I had originally planned to save this and include it with the next chapter of DB (which should hopefully be out this week🤞🏻), but I changed my mind. And instead, decided to post it tonight as my Six Sentence Sunday a sneak preview into part of chapter four.

As most of you know, Kelly and Shannon both starred in a popular reality TV series, The Socialites.

The reality show's intro will come up in this next chapter, and because I'm extra I wanted to see the whole thing come together, the way I kept imagining it in playing out my head, this little video was created....

It's ridiculous. But I figured some of you may enjoy this little glimpse into the girls' past.

And yes, includes a combination of clips from two popular teen dramas 🤣.

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Tagging my series tags... Even though none of you asked for this...😬

@alyssalauren @ao719 @bbrandy2002 @burnsoslow @busywoman @choiceskatie @dcbbw @debramcg1106 @foreverethereal123 @furiousherringoperatortoad @karahalloway @kat-tia801 @kingliam2019 @lovingchoices14 @neotericthemis @nikirennie87 @queenrileyrose @sfb1233 @sincerelyella @tessa-liam @thegreentwin @twinkleallnight @txemrn @yourmajesty09 @21-wishes @3pawandme

[bbrandy2002]

🥹🥹🥹 These babies. My heart is so full and I want so much more of little Liam and Drake (and Leo lol) .

Okay, so I gotta know if there is some reason Drake has a bunch of Jolly Ranchers. I mean, they're yummy so I can't blame him, just curious if it was symbolic of something. And of course baby Liam loves his green apple one's 😍

So they get to see a pair of boobies after walking in on Leo doing what Leo has apparently always done, and are a little taken aback. I'm kind of thinking Drake becomes obsessed with breast from that moment on (Alyssa's boob flash at the costume ball must have been love at first sight). The girl has some knockers. Liam doesn't seem as impressed by the boobs, which is good because Riley little bumps aren't much -- she makes up for it in other areas that he'll become obsessed with lol

The flashback of Drake with his dad in the barn really got me. I always loved the closeness each boy had with at least one parent in TRR. It's too bad that the one parent they adored the most were the ones who died so tragically and while both boys were still young. It's amazing they both turned out as well as they did.

And Drake hoping to find a girl who could cook 🤣 She's got the boobs, she's funny, and will camp out with him. It's sweet that he realized he wouldn't change a thing in the end. He got the girl of his dreams.

And Liam wanting a girl like his sweet mother 🥹 I don't think Fearless Riley will ever compare to Eleanor in the nice department lol but she will love Liam with her whole heart. And you made her preggo too 😍 Little Eleanor is on the way. And I am again so soft with her rubbing her swollen feet and ankles.

Burns, this melted me. I am in awe of your ability to write fluff. For real, I can't get enough of these types of stories from you. You always tug at my heart and put a warm smile on my face. Loved this and love you, bestie 💜

Life Before You Know Who You’re Gonna Be: A “For the Boys” Fearless fic

Book: The Royal Romance

Pairing: Prince Leo Rys x some rando in the past, King Liam x MC (Riley Brooks Rys), Drake Walker x OC (Alyssa Devereaux Walker) in 2020

Series Premise: Riley Brooks and Alyssa Devereaux became best friends as freshmen at Syracuse University, a borderline-sisterhood that lasts forever after. When Riley meets a handsome prince and is asked to compete for his hand in a mysterious faraway kingdom, she invites Alyssa along for moral support.

What the girls think will be a crazy temporary adventure becomes two sets of happily ever afters … with twice the shenanigans to show for it.

One-Shot Premise: 10-year-old Liam and Drake see more than they expected, leading them to ponder the future. 

Catch Up: Fearless Masterlist

A/N: Thank you to @choicesficwriterscreations​ for sponsoring the “For the Boys” event and to @jerzwriter​ and @lucy-268​ gracefully letting me post a few hours late. This was super fun to write and acts as a standalone. 

no one preread this! it’s 1:46 a.m.

Some dialogue (Drake and Jackson!) and everyone but Lyss and Riley belong to Pixelberry.

Warnings: Leo being Leo, references to boobs, extremely light language

Word count: 883

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[bbrandy2002]

This is amazing 😍

I’ve been holding onto this commission for over a month, waiting to post the chapter before posting this art of Liam and Croía from chapter 7 of Vancross, done by the wonderful @/artbyainna on Instagram 💕

djskdjsjdhjdjd 🥹😭 I’m so soft for these two 😍🫠 I love them and this scene so much ♥️

•Please do not alter or repost•

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[bbrandy2002]

The greatest relief from this fic didn't come from knowing what most likely was getting ready to go down at the end, but the moment I realized they hadn't touched the butt plug. I screamed at my phone, "Don't touch Barthelemys butt plug, Breanna!" I like have serious issues with my brain wanting to know everything about the discovery of the butt plug. Don't send help, I'll find my way to the loony bin myself.

Dude, I told you the other day, it felt like old times reading your stuff again. I missed all of your wonderful words and creativity. You bring magic to everything you write and never miss a beat. You had me enjoying a story that featured Savannah in it lol And Max with the cereal 🤣😂 I love how angry he was getting over those empty boxes lol

Now ... Write more!!!!!!! Pleeeeeease! We all need it.

Love you bestie 💜

Zip It [Maxwell x MC]: Quote Me on This 2022

Book: The Royal Romance 

Pairing: Maxwell Beaumont x MC (Brenna Wright Beaumont), Bertrand Beaumont x Savannah Walker Beaumont

Summary: Worst. Father-in-law. Ever. 

This is my several-days-late entry for @riseandshinelittleblossom ‘s Quote Me On This Challenge! She gave me my quote and … well … it has nothing to do with the quote but I did use it. Just really badly.

A/N: Thanks for reading this, @ao719. I love you. Thanks also to @bbrandy2002 for reading a bunch of it and giggling at it. and @debramcg1106, my love, THANK YOU for these two hilarious prompts that finally helped me know what I was going to write. xoxoxo for the encouragement, friends … somehow I haven’t published in like 3 months?!!?!?

A/N #2: The following prompts are included in this fic:

QMOT prompt: “I need you to love me a little louder today.” 

Crazy sentence prompts: “Why, exactly, do you need chloroform at 2 a.m.?”

“Who wouldn’t be angry? You ate all of my cereal and faked your death for three years!”

Warnings: language, murder references, the mental images of Barthelemy Beaumont pleasuring himself + Bertrand and Sav doing the nasty 

Word count: <2000

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[bbrandy2002]

Is this the pre-emo Drake years lol before the darkness took over? What caused him to go from smiling in ghost wearing lounge pants to the complete sadness we all love in EmoDrake? Inquiring minds want to know.

October 1st

Boo-jeans are Drake’s favorite thing to wear for every occasion.

Prompt: Ghost

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[bbrandy2002]

You know I'm staying 😍

Tag List Update

I haven’t done one of these in a whole year, and so many people are gone or inactive. 

Also to be honest sometimes I think about getting rid of the tag list altogether but I am told I would get yelled at for that. 

I’m not writing for fun very much these days due to time constraints (now if there was a big clamoring for weekly 10-page research papers, let me know, bc that I can provide), but I still have stories to tell, ones that I love dearly, just as I love those characters. 

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[bbrandy2002]

Thank you @lovingchoices14 . I appreciate you so much for that 🥰

Turns out it’s Fanfic Writer’s Appreciation Day today (August 21st). So who are your favorite fic writers are what are your favorite fics from them?

[bbrandy2002]

🙈🙈🙈 Please tell me you've deleted those voice clips of me by now 🤣

Still one of the best laughs I have had EVER!

Hello lovely 🥰 I would love to know your favourite memory of writing a fic. Which one is it, and where/when did you write it? ❤️❤️

Ruby!! ❤️❤️ (@burnsoslow and I were just talking about how excited and happy we are to see you back here 😍😍)

My favorite memory from writing a fic … this was a hard one to think about 😂 But I’m going to cheat a little and go with most of my fics I’ve done involving Charlotte from my Full Disclosure series.

When I’ve collabed with @cocomaxley writing Charlotte for birthday fics or holiday fics, it’s resulted in a lot of laughing between us while we wrote them, which is my favorite thing to do, lol. And some of Charlotte’s stories have resulted in some pretty hilarious voice clip reactions (@burnsoslow and @bbrandy2002). So for me, Charlotte often reminds me of those moments, and they make me smile 🥲 lol

Thank you so much for the ask ❤️

[bbrandy2002]

Omg BKS Liam is dreamy AF!

When he ... When he said, "I miss you" to her ...

Girl, I heard his voice saying that. My knees went weak. I could see him so vividly. And the way you set that whole scene up 🥺🥺 My heart nearly exploded. He meant every damn word of that and I could feel the emotion behind them. My goodness, it messed me up but in such a good way.

I don't care that they had an affair because to Liam it was something truly wonderful that he still feels in the present. He loves her so much after all of this time and it's felt deeply and genuinely. I cannot love this man more than I do right now and the way you are writing him is so beyond dreamy that it kills me. I think I need to go take a nap so I can dream about BKS Liam "missing me" lol But for real

Amazing chapter!!!!!!

Best Kept Secrets

Best Kept Secrets - It Echoes A Spark (Chapter 4)

Characters belong to Pixelberry.

Summary: An unforeseen encounter with the past proves that even the best kept secrets eventually make their way into the light.

Title inspiration: Flicker - Niall Horan

A/N: Thank you to @burnsoslow for prereading most of this. Please excuse any errors.

Warning: This series will contain NSFW material. If you read, you acknowledge you are 18+

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[bbrandy2002]

As always, everything looks wonderful 😘

WIPs Ask Challenge

Soooo … I was tagged by @ao719​, @queenrileyrose​, @debramcg1106​, and @angelasscribbles​ about my WIPs.

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have wips. This is for both art and writing.

WIPs.

Me.

Not a great combination.

This is no exaggeration: I have at least 700 documents in my Fanfic folder; at least 550 of these are WIPs (incomplete series’ chapters, damn near finished chapters, one-shots, asks, etc.)

I got some writing to do ….

But not going to upload a zip file for folks to plod and trod through; listing the stories that are boiling and bubbling in my head that should be launching on a screen near you before hell freezes over.

Not everything has a snippet so if I get any asks, I’ll more than likely respond with a synopsis. Also, titles are tentative.

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[bbrandy2002]

Girrrrl, you've been busy lol Wow, I'm impressed.

WIP GAME

Thank you for tagging me @txemrn @sfb123 @ao719 & @kat-tia801 !❤️

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have wips. This is for both art and writing.

Most of these are for Don’t Break…But there’s a few others in there. And on those, I’m making zero promises 🫡 🥸….

Don’t Break: Chapter 3

Don’t Break: Chapter 4

Don’t Break: Chapter 5

Step scene (part of a future DB chapter)

TRR: Anatomy of a Scandal

Black light (DB one shot)

The King of Cordonia (one shot)

TRR: Sins of Summer

The Bodyguard (if it happens, it’s merging with ‘anatomy of a scandal’)

I think many of you have already been tagged but would love to see what you’ve got if you haven’t(!) NOOO pressure: @bbrandy2002 @burnsoslow @dcbbw @queenrileyrose @sincerelyella @harleybeaumont @tessa-liam @debramcg1106