runes-ended-my-marriage

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

Audrey Myers, Dee Eliade, and Jenny Thornton, everyone

The issue with many posts about platonic relationships in fiction is a lot of them conclude with the assumption that in order for people to care more about friendship, they need to learn that it's just as important or deep as romantic/familial/etc relationships.

Really i think if you want friendship to be explored more, you gotta write about all the ways it can be volatile and weird. We often act like love triangles can only exist as cheap romance plot, as if "friendship love triangles" with two people who hate eachother needing to coexist for a third mutual friend isnt a real phenomina.

#audrey myers #dee eliade #jenny thornton

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

Since I posted a throw back to the old school covers, I wanted to also share the original Lj Smith covers I physically own!

I am always looking out for these at book stores ☺️

#the forbidden game #lj smith

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

"If Darkness had taken on a face and a voice, if the powers of night had gathered themselves together and formed themselves into a human being, they would have made something like Julian." The Forbidden Game, L.J. Smith.

#the forbidden game #tfgedit

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

I've reread The Forbidden Game several times throughout my teen and young adult years, both in novel form and audiobook, and it's never explicitly said that Julian is older, the same age, or younger than Jenny. However, while scrolling through LJ Smith's official website, I found this tidbit in her summary of the last book in the trilogy, The Kill:

"Child-Julian"

I think his character would've benefited greatly had this been explicitly stated in the book. Otherwise, we're left to assume that Julian's fascination with Jenny mimics other love interests in LJ's works, specifically the much older, Civil-War era Stefon and Damian Salvatore in TVD. I've seen people critique Julian for being fixated on a child while he was presumably a fully-fledged mature Shadowman, but this is not the case.

He was, in a way, a young child rescued by Jenny when she opened the closet door all those years ago; no fucking wonder he fell in love at first sight. He's deep in puppy love.

I could write more, lmk if ya'll want an essay lol

#the forbidden game #tfg #julian #jenny thornton #junny #tfg julian #lj smith #the vampire diaries

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

being a fan of something with like 30 total fans on tumblr is funny bc you get like 12 notes on a post and you're like wow the gang's all here

#us

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

Julian: I'm hot shit why wouldn't Jenny choose me 💅

Also Julian: h o w do i. s m all talk

#the forbidden game #tfg #julian #tfg julian #lj smith

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

I'm fucking squealing, omfg thank you offering!

Decades of internet-lurking--broken by TFG

Let's do this.

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

Hello! I hope you’re doing well! I just read your TFG fanfic and saw that you mentioned you’re looking for a beta-reader. Have you already taken an offer?

I am seriously so late to the party (and I am definitely no longer the target demographic for this story—haha), but I just read TFG trilogy in the last month and I have a great need to contribute to this community in a productive manner.

Well, I hope you're reaching out because you liked the fics and not because the writing's so jumbled that you desperately need to fix it for me (I'm only half kidding).

If you're interested, I'd really appreciate a beta reader that could hound my ass to get me to write, check basic grammar, and most importantly, help me tag on AO3. I like writing darker themes (although the piece I'm working on now is more comedic) so I want to make sure I'm tagging all the appropriate triggers and themes so people can block them if needed.

HMU if you're down to clown!

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

The Forbidden Game has all the hallmarks of a cult classic, sure, but what I really want is a new edition where every so often, we just get the characters looking at all the supernatural tomfoolery going down around them before muttering a small,

". . . Fuck." Or maybe even, "Goddammit." Just some moments of them processing events with a bitter, tired resignation.

And then resume the story. Just as a treat.

#the forbidden game #tfg

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

Jumanji, But a YA Romance Novel | The Forbidden Game (1)

I'm only halfway through this video but this girl knows what's up: a roast and begrudging love note to this problematic series 🖤

Give it a watch!

#the forbidden game #tfg

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

Is there anyway you can write more TFG fanfics??😭😭PLS I AM STARVED FOR FANFICS ATP

I hope you like angst ;)

#TOOK ME A WHILE BUT ITS DONE #for now

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Forbidden Game - L. J. Smith Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Julian/Jenny Thornton Characters: Julian (Forbidden Game), Jenny Thornton Additional Tags: Heavy Angst, Near Death Experiences, Drowning, Hurt No Comfort, Book 3: The Kill, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Is this whump?, am i a whump writer now Series: Part 1 of In All My Dreams I Drown Summary:

Julian had never been more grateful that Jenny had taken those CPR classes for her swim class.

AKA

Jenny's surprise swimming trip courtesy of Julian's ancestors reminds Julian of how vulnerable mortals were.

#Oops i did it again #tfg #tfg fanfic #the forbidden game #jenny thornton #tfg julian #junny

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

insanely important thrift store find

#i need julian to wear this i cant explain it #julian #tfg meme

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

Do you think The Forbidden Game (or at least just Julian) was inspired by Labyrinth &/or Jareth?

I can't speak for LJ Smith, but I mean...

Book One Julian and Jareth do have a lot of similarities, like when Julian talks to Jenny in the basement of the paper house, trying to convince her to stay and let him love her the way he wants to. And TFG was written years after Labyrinth's theatrical release, so it wouldn't surprise me if LJ took some inspiration from David Bowie's enigmatic performance.

Plus, both fae/demon characters have an outrageous fashion sense, so there's that.

#the forbidden game #tfg #julian #tfg julian #labyrinth #jareth #lj smith

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

My mood this week:

Y'all need to write more fanfics for the Forbidden Game I'm starved

#not tfg #someone commented that i was spearheading the tfg Renaissance #and like #for it to be a Renaissance #it needs to have been an empire #and this is a micronation #of which im trying to squeeze new content out of #hey at least im writing again thank you for that :)

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

Okay, I edited it. God, I need a beta reader.

Guess who's back to writing fanfiction?

I'm excited to hear what yall think

[runes-ended-my-marriage]

You've Got Me | Julian x Jenny Thornton

Warnings: Light Smut

Characters: Jenny Thornton, Julian

AO3 Link

Summary: Jenny had always imagined that she'd lose her virginity to Tom, that they'd give each other themselves for the first time on their wedding night, and that it'd be a night full of fumbling touches, inexperience giving way to genuine love. The fantasy had once excited her.

Now, as Julian's hot breath lit up the skin between her throat and shoulder, one of his hands resting possessively on her hip while the other one began toying with the waistband of her exposed panties, Jenny felt excitement, yes, but in the way a rabbit felt her heart pound when it caught the wolf's scent blow in from upwind.

---

Julian looked at Jenny with soft adoration, his eyes scanning the flushed pinks of her embarrassment, or perhaps eagerness. She sat on his lap, facing him, his legs between hers, dressed in the clothes she had entered the Game in minus the batik vest and blouse. Her shirts laid in a pile beside the replica of her grandfather's couch. When Julian helped her--urged her, rather--out of them, he unceremoniously dumped them to the side. As if he couldn't bare not to touch her, his hands met her waist, pulling her close so her near-bare chest pressed against his own fully clothed one, his mouth meeting hers in an open-mouthed kiss. Electricity sparked at the contact, and a chill bit her newly exposed flesh, even where Julian's hand caressed. The muscles of her waist clenched beneath his grip.

Jenny forced herself get lost in the kiss. A warmth spread throughout her body, pleading for something more. Making out–Jenny’s mind halted at that, making out was what horny human teenagers did, and although Julian took the appearance of one, some primal part within her screamed that this person, he is not safe!--was okay. This territory felt familiar enough to quiet the internal screaming. Kissing, even the light groping felt safe enough to enjoy. Sweet, safe Tommy had gone this far with her before.

But then Jenny felt her thighs clench tighter, holding onto Julian, and then he broke away to look at her, his beautiful blue eyes cloudy in the amber lights of her grandfather’s antique lamps, darkened with lust. Fear prickled her skin. She made herself look at him, and flinched. He stare was intense, just like everything else about him.

Julian reached up to brush his palm over her cheek, much like he had done in the Erlking's castle, and kissed her softly. Just one, small brush of their lips, and when he drew away again, Jenny noticed the room had changed--when had she closed her eyes, she wondered. Her skirt had ridden up enough for her calves to feel the change of fabric go from rough to something silken, a satin bed sheet perhaps. She saw that the amber light was gone. Old, dusty light bulbs had been replaced by something dimmer, something colder. Her breath caught, a lump beginning to harden at the base of her throat. The light flickered like candlelight and whatever dancing rays Julian saw in her face, he must've liked them because he smiled. His genuine smile—not a smirk, without a trace of cruel mirth or superiority—left Jenny feeling even more undressed.

"Beautiful," he said softly. In any other circumstance, that otherworldly tone would've made Jenny swoon, but her body tightened, and the warmth she had felt in the pit of her stomach pulsed. She felt it feverishly, bordering on nausea. Her hands tensed, gripping his shoulders tighter. He returned the gesture, giving her sides a squeeze.

For a moment, she hoped her palms weren’t noticeably clammy.

He leaned forward, aiming for her neck. Jenny gasped, his hot breath juxtaposing with the cold she felt increasing everywhere else on her body. She became aware of every breath she took, her chest beginning to heave and press harder against Julian’s arhythmically. Swallowing her nerves, she tried to speak around the growing panic stuck in her throat. To her ears, she sounded so small. as small as a skittish mouse. "I’ve never done this before." She felt embarrassed--more embarrassed, rather. He probably knew that already. He had watched her for the better part of her whole life.

She swallowed.

"I know,” Julian laughed. He sounded much lighter, happier than he did during the Game. Why wouldn’t he, she thought, he had won, and now he was claiming his prize. He kissed higher, between her thunderous pulse and the underside of her ears—Jenny could feel how hot her face was, surely she must be bright red, how strange it was to be too hot and too cold all at once—and said, “Don't worry, I’ve got you, Jenny.”

Another kiss, and this time Jenny felt him suck at her skin. Her gaze flew skyward, eyes fluttering, and she moaned.

“That’s it,” he encouraged, "I've got you." Another kiss, a hint of teeth. "I'll make you feel good." Jenny bit her lip. His bite felt like a pinch, followed by a soft, coaxing tongue. The kisses were coming too fast, she thought. Julian inhaled deeply. "Tommy can't ever touch you, not like this—”

Nails lightly dug into her sides, and Jenny jerked in Julian’s hold—

“Never.”

His mouth traveled lower, teething nipping at her skin, his grip tightening more. His hips shifted beneath her, and then Jenny really did feel herself swooning.

Julian wrapped his arms around her waist and hips, and in one fluid motion, Jenny found herself beneath him. She looked at the new ceiling above her; it was so far from the exposed pipes and wooden planks she knew to be in her grandfather’s basement. Teeth pulled at her throat, and Jenny stilled. Julian was getting angry again.

Interlocking her ankles behind his back, Jenny pulled his hips closer. Resting her palm on his chin, she took another shaky breath and forced herself to gently raise his head so she could meet his eyes. His own were half-lidded, his dark lashes were heavy. He didn’t look tired at all, though.

No, he was ravenous.

She racked her brain to find something to say. She didn’t want to be broken in this way, by a possessive and violent demon that believed himself capable of loving her, even holding her life and the lives of her friends hostage just to have her—own her. Her eyes stung when she agreed, “Yes, you’ve got me, Julian.” Beneath him, she lifted her head to brings her mouth to his, hers and his breaths warm and heavy. “You’ve got me.” And she kissed him, hoping he didn’t see the stinging shine in her eyes.

#the forbidden game #tfg #julian #jenny thornton #junny #tfg julian #tfg fanfic #rated m