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sanyu-thewitch05 · 1 year

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Yandere Jock X F! Bookworm! Reader

Pt. 2 Pt.3

TW: Non-con, dubcon, spankings, mention of isolation, bribery

A/N: I’m excited to write my first smut like this. It was a much needed writing exercise.

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You were always a bookworm. You didn't like talking to other people much, but you value the few friends you have. That was until he came along. The school jock, the lightly tanned skin with sun-kissed hair boy, with six-foot stature. Along with muscles to match his build. He rarely came by you, but that day fate decided to let his eyes shine down on you in your corner of the library.

He grabbed a book about muscle mass and sat next to you in the blue bean bag.

"Have I seen you around anywhere? You look familiar," He asked, looking at you as you focused on your book more. "Not a talker, huh?"

You refused to give this guy the time of day, especially when you didn't want to be a one-time hookup. You close your book and leave the library, not paying attention to the football player behind you. If only you knew how much he wanted you.

Eventually, as the day went on, he would try to talk to you, but to no avail. You simply didn't want to be one of his sexual conquests. Then, the pep rally came for the big game, and that's when your life changed forever. As usual, your bookworm self skipped the pep rally to head out to the library. You didn't like the noise and screams of other students, and you especially didn't like being crowded in a gymnasium during a hot day.

You grabbed a shiny blue book from the middle shelf and settled into the bean bag near a dark and quiet corner. The librarian had already gone home but left the keys under the doormat since she knew you liked to come after hours. Although, it was a pain having to lock up before going home.

The last bell rang, but unfortunately, you couldn't hear it due to falling asleep from reading Caraval. But that wasn't unusual for you. You'd just wake up and walk out of the library minutes to hours later. Unfortunately, your absence at the pep rally had caused the final straw to break in this poor jock's mind. He had been trying to get your attention for days. Flowers in the locker you hardly visit, notes that ended up in the trash, and even $500 cash in your backpack. Nothing got your attention. You were always more interested in your damn books than him. But when you were nowhere to be seen during the pep rally, something broke inside of him. You obviously needed help noticing him, and he knew just how to fix it. He knew how you’re a virgin but still had the urge to touch yourself until orgasm. He was going to give you better than that. He was going to fuck your brains out. He was going to give the best fucking of your life. He was going to be oh so soft and gentle as he took your virginity away. That is if his testosterone-fueled rage didn’t make him overdue it.

He walked into the library and found your sleepy figure about to leave. Everyone had gone home, and the sun was starting to set. No one was going to help or catch you with him.

Like a predator in the dark, he made his move and slammed you into the brick wall, slightly tilting your glasses. He held both your hands above your head with one hand and used the other to grab your face.

“You’re going to pay attention to me. Not your books, not your phone, just me. Me!” He growled, his body twitching with rage. “Do you know how long I’ve tried to gain your attention? Your affection? Only for you to ignore me or brush me to the side!”

“I’m sorry! I truly didn’t mean to ignore you! I just thought you were messing with me!” You cried, tears streaming down your face as your glasses fogged up.

“Oh, but you did! You ignored me earlier today in this very library! You’ve ignored me whenever I tried to talk to you! Fuck! All those other girls I’ve let taint my body were for you! All for you! Your affection! Now it’s time I showed you how I feel since you won’t notice me without help!” He barks out, slamming his lips on yours.

His tongue didn’t even fight for dominance just took over your mouth. Occasionally, he’d wrap his tongue around yours, but his tongue was mainly greedy.

“Screw these! You don’t need them for this!” He growled, throwing your glasses off. “Perfect.”

Your hair was a mess, and drool trailed down your chin. His eyes began to stare at the baggy plain shirt covering your pretty ass. He roughly flipped you onto your stomach and lifted your ass up by the leggings. Despite your ass being small, it was still a cute bubbly round that he could pound into euphoria. He didn’t care you didn’t have a standard beauty body. That just meant more people would stay away from you. It was less work and bribing for him.

“Your choice, spankings, oral, or fingering? Though if we do fingering, we’re going straight to sex afterward,” He asks, slowly rubbing your ass.

“Spankings,” You answered immediately, wanting to stall him for as long as possible.

“Haha, I see you like my hands on your ass. Very well, I’ll spank you, but I’ll sneak in some kisses to ease the pain,” He said, slowly peeling your leggings to your knees.

His massive hands began to spank your ass roughly, occasionally slapping your sex to get more juices to spread around on your ass. It was only the beginning of the pleasure. You didn’t want to feel so good from him spanking you, but you were finding it hard to hold back your moans. He delivered the final slap to your ass, then dove straight into your ass to kiss your clothed pussy.

“I’m so glad you wore such thin lace panties today,” He moaned, beginning to kiss your sex more. “I don’t mind that you’re a jungle down there. It only means that everything will stay longer.”

You didn’t pay attention to a word he said as the pleasure from his praise was beginning to get to your head. Your eyes began to get unfocused, and eventually, you came in your underwear as his kisses quickened.

“Ah!” You moaned, realizing your mistake. He began to feast on the delicious cum served. “Agh! Ha! Fuck! Don’t slurp on it while you’re near me like that!”

He finished the last of your cum and peeled off your underwear. He gently flipped you onto your back and took your baggy shirt off, revealing a beautiful chest. He smiled and kissed your chest until he met your bra.

“You’ve got to show that rack more, darling. It suits you. I’ll buy you a matching set in your favorite color. Of course, I’ll only be able to see it, though,” He proposed, taking off the bra with one hand.

Your arms immediately went to your chest, but he stopped you from covering them up by gently rubbing a nipple.

“Sh, sh, sh, it’s ok, dear. Your chest size doesn’t bother me. It’s beautiful,” He cooed, kissing each breast. “Let me worship your body. You need to learn how much of a goddess you are.”

You nodded yes, but everything about it seemed wrong. But the kind words, the way he complimented you, made you feel loved. It made you feel the way those boys in the novels did. He had done all this work for you. Maybe you should give him a chance.

“Don’t worry. I’ll be gentle. You’ll only feel a bit of discomfort,” He said, lining his member up with your vaginal opening. His member matched his height and proudly displayed its six inches.

You wanted to look at him, but you couldn’t. Not only had he thrown your glasses across the room, but you couldn’t look him in the face. It felt so humiliating being in this position in your sacred space.

“It’s your glasses, isn’t it? I shouldn’t have thrown them. I know how protective you are of them since your last pair got broken by that reckless freshman playing football. Here, I’ll get them for you.” He got up and grabbed the glasses from the floor. He gently placed them on your face, letting you see the adorable face full of love and concern. “Is that better, beautiful?”

“Yeah, it is better. Thank you,” You said, earning a soft and gentle kiss.

He returned to his original position and gently wrapped your legs around his waist. He stuck the tip in and waited for your approval to move further.

“You can move more. I’ll be ok,” You said, trying not to let tears out.

“I’ll be slow,” He put his whole length in and waited for you to adjust.

Your legs tighten around his waist, and he begins to thrust in and out of you. Each thrust released a wave of pleasure, pleas, and moans. Both fed off each other’s arousal and pleasure, until the poor jock got pushed over the edge. He lifted your legs as far back as they could and straddled you, beginning his rapid-fire thrusts. Your genital hairs tangled with his causing more friction and tension with each thrust. Your moans for him and his moans for you echoed through the empty library.

“Hah, oh fuck! I’m cumming!”

“I know, darling! So am I!”

He put both hands on your cheeks and looked at you as his climax approached.

“Let’s cum together!”

He thrust one last time, and you both came. Although he came inside of you, you couldn’t care less. You were his now. Besides, you were taking the pill, and you were always perfect with following the schedule for it.

“I love you, darling, more than you realize.”

You couldn’t help but lay on the floor, naked, next to him and say, “I love you too.”

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lanterns-and-daydreams · 12 days

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✨INTRODUCTION ✨

Hello, love! Welcome to my blog!

Name: 8-1-13-14-1-8

(Hint: corresponding letter!)

Age: O

(Hint: corresponding number!)

Favourite color: Blood Red and Emerald Green

Current occupation: Grayson Hawthorne's wife <3

Pronouns: she/her

I love-> reading, drawing, listening to music, poetry, writing stories, glitter, cats (my favourite breed are ragamuffins), cat memes, Grayson Hawthorne, Cardan Greenbriar, puzzles, riddles, mysteries in general, sunsets, sunrises, forests, the smell of books, pens, paper, violins, ballerinas, stars, the moon, creepypasta, anything related to space and a lot, LOT, more

Some facts about me:

I hate mushy foods

I know a lot of useless facts about random things

I refuse to approach new people but end up doing it anyway because I can't telepathically make them talk to me first

My favourite word is Decay (🔪)

I wanna learn how to play the violin and the piano

I wanna learn how to do the waltz and ballet

I really like photography

I can do traditional dances

Im Pakistani

It makes me very happy when cats look at me

I have licked copper sulphate before

No, i didnt go to the hospital

I love sweets and red velvet cake

I wanna live in Edinburgh

I can slay a winged eyeliner and I'm proud of it

I love mehndi (henna)

I love painting my nails

I can speak Urdu, English, Sindhi, and Punjabi and a lil bit of Spanish

Books I've read: The Folk of the Air series, The Inheritance Games series, Legacy of gods, Throne of Glass series, the grishaverse, the cat and mouse duet, City of Bones series, How to Kill a Mockingbird, Twilight, The Song of Achillies, Red, White and Royal Blue, Percy Jackson, Heroes of Olympus, Trials of Apollo, Camp Jupiter Classified, The Silent Patient, Once Upon A Broken Heart, The Hunger Games, and many many more

Books I'm going to read: A good girl's guide to murder, The Darkverse, Light lark, Powerless, Caraval series, The Empyrean series, Immortal Dark, I Fell In Love With Hope, every other Rinaverse book, Zodiac Academy, Shatter Me and a bajillion more <3

Tagging:

@never-enough-novels (Bhaavya, my first mutual and one of my best and favourite friends <3. Ilysm, girl)

@hearthown (Vivi, my absolute favourite person, I love your blog, and I love that we're friends. My other best and favourite friend. Ilysm <3)

@shuhuaspookie (ARIA ILYSM YOURE ADORABLE AND I ENJOY OUR TALKS AND I LOVE WHEN YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DAY AND I HOPE WE STAY FRIENDS FOR A LOOOONGGGG TIME. LOVE YOUR CAT MEMES)

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x-liv25-jamieswife · 15 days

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liv's blog

hey, welcome to my blog!

"i made you my temple, my mural, my sky, now i'm begging for footnotes in the story of your life"

favorite books: the inheritance games series, the folk of the air series, the naturals series, caraval trilogy, once upon a broken heart trilogy, percy jackson and the olympians series

music: taylor swift, gracie abrams, phoebe bridgers, lana del rey, and more

a few things about me: i love music, reading, rainy days, coffee, sleeping, watching movies/tv shows, and overanalyzing my favorite book characters. ttpd and evermore lover. tolerate it and evermore (ft. bon iver) stan. intern at the tortured poets department.

@catapparently is literally the platonic love of my life (as well as our other best friend who doesn't have tumblr)

my tig head canon masterlist

my tig characters/couples as taylor swift songs masterlist

"the rust that grew between telephones, the lips i used to call home so scarlet, it was maroon"

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evajackslover · 4 months

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MY THOUGHTS ON THE NEW CARAVAL NOVELLA … SPECTACULAR!🎩🥀✨⏳

today was announcement day for stephanie’s secret project, and though i’ll say i was not expecting a novella, i could not be more pleased! 🥰

i have missed the world of caraval so much, and though i love eva and jacks with all my heart, i cannot wait to be back in valenda! what excited me even more was to see that this novella will focus on donatella! tellas povs in caraval are my absolute favorite, so i cannot wait to read more about her!!

here is all the information we have so far for anyone who missed stephanie’s post with flatiron books:

Welcome, welcome back to the mysteriously enchanting world of Caraval with Spectacular, the new book by @stephanie_garber coming October 22, 2024!

Gorgeously illustrated by @rosiethorns88, this novella is the ultimate holiday adventure full of clockwork boys, poisoned candy, impish snow globes, merriment, and —if Tella gets her way— love.

from this synopsis, it sounds like this novella will be a “holiday adventure” which sounds so magical!

here are my predictions for what might happen!

though i know Spectacular is meant to be part of caraval, i can’t help but wonder if the story will take place in the magnificent north!! ❄️

the magnificent north would be the perfect setting for a holiday adventure and a perfect place for legend/dante to take tella for a little getaway! and imagine… what if while they are in the north… THEY MEET EVANGELINE AND JACKS!!!

i know it’s so far fetched but i can only imagine how perfect this would be 🥹🥹🥹

if not in this novella, i really hope that someday stephanie writes a book that brings together all the characters from her world! it would be so amazing!! 💓

let me know any other guesses/predictions you guys have on this new novella! i can’t wait to hear what everyone else thinks about this announcement, and who knows, maybe we will end up getting some surprise evajacks content! ❄️🥀✨

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onceuponaneverafter · 3 months

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It's hard to get through Ouabh series when Jacks is focused on another girl. And the whole series is kinda about that. Also In Caraval, Jacks seems more caring and affectionate towards Tella than Evangeline. He's rude to Evangeline and yeah he may protect her but doesn’t he protect her because he needs her as a key to go back to Tella. And With the ending of Tbona, using the stones to save Evangeline, wasn't he already going to rewrite history by going back to Tella? I see people say that he went back in time to save Evangeline knowing the consequences but wasn’t he already going to do that for Tella?

hi anon! thank you for sending your thoughts! you make good points, and i agree, it does get frustrating to read about how focused he is on tella.

i personally look at his actions through the lens of his story, his feelings, and his beliefs - it isn’t a flawless perspective to the story and i’m not saying he’s always in the right, he certainly does make flawed decisions and downright terrible ones too, but i’ve found it interesting to try to understand what’s going on in his head even if it makes him do stupid things and clouds his reason.

basically since he kissed tella and she didn’t die, he’s been convinced that she’s the only chance he will ever have at love - he doesn’t genuinely love her at any point, but for the entirety of the series (except for the very very end) he thinks he could only ever be a danger to any other girl and it would be better to stay away from anyone else for their safety, no matter what. thanks to his curse, tella becomes his obsession.

after tella makes it clear she wants nothing to do with him (which she has every right to do), he believes he will never have another chance at love and is ready to go to unreasonable lengths - going back in time - to get one. i think that once he grows to care about evangeline, he still isn’t particularly nice to her and wants to only care about her as a key because he thinks that if he actually let her close, he would just be a danger to her, and he thinks she’s better off not knowing him, and he thinks he’s better off trying again with the one girl who didn’t die.

you make a good point of jacks being willing to go back in time for tella no matter the consequences! i think the difference is that he’d be originally going back in time for the idea of love instead of tella herself, to get something he wants instead of for her happiness, but he’s grown to value evangeline over all of his previous plans and something he desperately wants. this is why people (including me) talk about it! him having grown to really care for evangeline and put her first is highlighted a lot in ACFTL (though he doesn’t always go about it in the best way there, still making some stupid decisions, but that’s another conversation for another day haha).

sorry the post ended up so long! this is just my thoughts on the topic and some thoughts on why the fandom talks about him as we do - his thought process doesn’t necessarily justify how he acts sometimes, but this way it makes more sense to me, making the story about him growing to genuinely care for someone else and realizing the difference between obsession and love.

thank you again for your thoughts, i hope you have a good day! 💗

#this turned into a full on character analysis sorryyy #don’t get me wrong this man makes some idiotic decisions lmao #but he also kinda makes sense even if he isn’t always right #ouabh #acftl spoilers #tbona #acftl #jacks prince of hearts #evajacks #jacks x evangeline #tella dragna #caraval #answering asks

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rosesfox · 2 months

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hi 💓 your ouabh posts were actually the reason why i finally started reading this series, so thank you! i just finished reading acftl for true love a few days ago and absolutely loved it. i was actually surprised when i found out that some people were disappointed with acftl because i thought it was a perfect conclusion to the series. i love it so so much. however, i think stephanie garber just struggles with concluding her series in general because i read the caraval series a few years ago and thought finale was sort of a weak conclusion? i do think acftl was definitely an improvement from finale but i think stephanie just doesn’t know how to wrap up her series. nevertheless, acftl was still so amazing.

another thing that i was so surprised to see with this fandom is that there are people who actually ship tellajacks. i remember reading caraval and thinking that their relationship felt so forced and toxic. jacks clearly does not care for tella and throughout the whole caraval series, all he does is care about himself. it is a bit strange to see that people thought he actually loved tella when all he did was simply love the idea of finally breaking his curse.

ALSO i saw people were disappointed that jacks didn’t give a huge love confession in acftl. to be honest, he does not seem like the person to give a long speech like that so i wasn’t expecting that from him. however, i was so shocked that he said “i love you” to eva. saying i love you to someone is a such a huge thing to say someone, and i think some readers do not understand how important that phrase is, especially when it’s coming from jacks. i thought his love confession was perfect and so romantic.

their first kiss was also so perfect, and it makes me kind of sad to see that some people were disappointed with that scene as well. the way jacks was so careful and gentle during that scene is a stark contrast to the scenes we got of him in the caraval series. in caraval, he was reckless and wild. but with eva, he was sooo careful, and i think that really reflects how he has changed through the five books. also, when he dropped his heart because he couldn’t help kissing her back 🥹 i swooned.

i think what makes evajacks so special and sets them apart from stephanie’s other ships in the caraval universe is that we got to see their relationship develop. it wasn’t insta-love or forced. we actually got to see how both eva and jacks started to truly care for each other and fall in love. it felt so natural. eva and jacks would simply do anything for each other, and i think their love is so beautiful.

that's so sweet, i'm so glad to hear it. 🥰 thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.

i very much agree. in one of my analyzes i talked about how evajacks were privileged in a certain way, as they had a very conclusive ending. they are together, they love each other, they are living together and stupidly in love. i mean, it's more than the other sg couples have had so far. i don't think caraval's ending is bad, but it's so abrupt that it feels like there's really a lack of content there. it doesn't really feel like an ending.

it's very surprising to me to even look back and see that people actually liked tellajacks. 😅 i believe this is largely due to jacks' charm and humor, but there is no romance, much less a love triangle, since tella only thinks about the legend throughout the two books in which she is admittedly the protagonist.

i almost didn't expect an ''i love you'' either. i really like this confession of his, i think it suits the character a lot. you know, coming from jacks, especially, this is huge and really shows how he was just madly in love with eva, from my perspective.

YES, HE BEING CAREFUL! it's really a wonderful contrast to when he kissed tella to manipulate and kill her, again showing us how much he, above all, cares for evangeline, how much he loves her. he was so insecure, so scared of losing her and almost went crazy when he thought he had killed her. it's such a cute detail that stephanie added, i even think it was one of the reasons why she chose not to make evajacks' kiss so urgent at first. (although they both get excited in the middle of the kiss and things get hotter! 🤭)

it was so beautiful to see the evajacks falling in love, despite all the odds. they are the greatest couple we have! 😭❤️

#evajacks #ouabh #tbona #acftl #jacks prince of hearts

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sweetingseva · 1 year

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Hi! I wanted to share an opinion. I feel like some people who haven't read Caraval hate on Tella for stabbing Jacks when that was the only way to end the marriage he had tricked her into without her knowledge. It makes sense that she hates him after he did that, almost gave her a heart attack and gave her no choice but to let him control her emotions to kill Gavriel. It makes sense that he acted that way because he is one of the villains in that trilogy and the story treats him as such. Then in ouabh he is the love interest and not really a villain anymore even though he still sees himself as one.

He's still my favourite character and I love that he is unpredictable, especially at the end of tbona (I didn't expect him to be that devastated). He never did what I expected him to do. He's like a walking plotwist.

Besides, I think that the way he treated Tella kind of proves she isn't his true love. Also, he never once talked about love. What he said was that she was supposed to be as obsessed with him as he was with her. So I think that, when Tella rejected him, he wasn't sad because he lost her but because he thought he lost what he believed to be his only chance at true love. He so fixated upon the kiss thing that he hasn't even taken a moment to consider what he actually feels.

I've also been thinking about when Lala told Evangeline that she's the one who leaves her grooms, not the other way around. She also said that people thought she's always left alone crying at her wedding day. Which makes me think: where did each of the Fate's stories come from? If Lala's is fake, could Jacks's be fake too? Who told him his one true love would be the only one to survive his kiss? Maybe it was all a lie created by someone who resented him and no one was actually meant to survive his kiss but Tella got lucky because of Legend. What if somebody cursed him and created a false story to make him miserable for the rest of his life?

I'm sorry this is so long. I love your blog.

On Tella, I agree with you! Jacks was a real jerk, but like you said, he was written as the villain. Tella was right to do what she needed to do in her own fight against the Fates and love.

On the stories, you have a point!

Even Evangeline questioned the stories! And from what we've seen with the Valors, not all stories are the way they are told. I truly believe that Jacks's story, or the Fates' stories, has some fabrications among the truths.

Thank you so much 💖

#ouabh #once upon a broken heart #tbona #the ballad of never after #acftl #a curse for true love #evangeline fox #jacks #evajacks #prince of hearts #jacks x evangeline #stephanie garber

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raahosh · 2 years

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MY ONE SHOTS AND FANFICS

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Here are my Imagines organized, easier to find for you and for me. Welcome to my head, a place where you’re not going to want to be for long but in a tiny piece of time it’s cool sometimes. You’ll find here the craziest ideas that came from the back of my mind or the other people ones.

I hope you guys enjoy and if you want to request something I finally got to put everything open so feel free to give me some ideas of what or who to write, your idea is very welcome and I’d appreciate a lot. You can use the ask button in somewhere of my account or dm me with your idea if you feel better.

Here are some of the books that I’ve read and people that I may write about because I know their personalities and stuff. I’ll be upgrading since I’m going to read more.

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───── A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES

Rhysand, Cassian, Azriel, Morrigan, Feyre Archeron, Nesta Archeron, and Elain Archeron.

───── THRONE OF GLASS

Dorian Havilliard, and Chaol Westfall.

───── BIRTHDAY GIRL

Pike Lawson.

───── SERPENT AND DOVES

Reid Diggory, and Louise Le Blanc. (As a couple or just separately)

───── CARAVAL

Scarlett Dragna, and Julian Santos. (As a couple or just separately)

───── ADDICTED/CALLOWAY SISTER SERIES

Loren Hale, Connor Cobalt, and Ryke Meadows

───── THE LAST OF US

Joel Miller.

───── ROYAL ELITE

Ronan Astor, Astrid Clifford, and Levi King. (I can try writing for Aiden)

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STORIES I'VE ALREADY

Stories I’ve already written.

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───── A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES

Headcannon with the Bat Boys.

How they’re in bed.

Cassian One Shots.

Not just friends.

Teasings.

Mind going back to you.

Rhysand's sister.

Not mates.

Mor One Shots.

Preparing to meet the Inner Circle.

Azriel One Shots.

After mission sex (18+)

Regret.

Mornings with him.

Rhysand One Shots.

Relationship with Tamlin’s daughter.

Lucien Vanserra.

Braiding his hair.

───── SIX OF CROWS

Kaz Brekker One Shots.

Bruised.

Seriously injured.

Kaz’s first kiss.

───── THRONE OF GLASS

Chaol Westfall One Shots.

I love you.

───── SIX OF CROWS

Scarlian One Shots.

I always have been when it comes to you.

───── THE LAST OF US

Joel Miller One Shots.

I was supposed to take care of you.

Biggest desire.

───── ADDICTED/CALLOWAY SISTERS SERIES

Loren Hale One Shots.

Showering Together.

───── CARAVAL

Scarlian One Shots.

Scarlett's first time.

───── ROYAL ELITE

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I’m trying to improve my reading list so that I can make more Imagines about other people. Thank you, guys, so much for your attention, I hope you have a great day and that you achieve anything you want. See you, bye.

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readnburied · 6 months

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What I Read in October

Target: 11

So I wasn’t able to reach my reading goal for the month of October but I did read some very interesting books, so it doesn’t seem like a total loss, because of all the good books. So here’s a list of all the good book I read.

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

This is book 1 in series of the same name and follows multiple perspectives of four friends who were extremely close in childhood but life and circumstances forced them to drift apart. Now, years later, fate throws them together and they all need to understand and figure out their roles in this world while keeping a hold of their values and beliefs at the same time.

I really enjoyed this book. It was full of intrigue and witchcraft, which is one of my favorite element in books. And I have to say this book is worth the hype and I’ll be giving more details of this book in a separate review. However, in the meantime I recommend everyone to pick this book up and give it a read.

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

This is book 1 in the series of the same name and follows Evangeline Fox who is trying to win back the love of her life and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to have him, even if she has to make a deal with the devil herself. The devil presents himself in the form of the Prince of Hearts who offers to stop her lovers wedding in exchange for three kisses. And though Evangeline agrees, she soon realizes that she’s gotten more than she bargained for and the Prince of Hearts is playing a game far bigger than she could’ve ever imagined.

I’m going to be honest here. This book/series is a spinoff of the Caraval series by the author, and when I started reading Caraval but I couldn’t get into it so I thought maybe this author wasn’t for me. However, after reading this book I have to say I was wrong. I loved this book a lot. It was super fun and interesting and I really want to read book 2 to see what happens next. The Prince of Hearts has my heart and I can’t wait to read more about it. And I will be giving the Caraval series another chance after finishing this series.

Reawakened by Colleen Houck

This is book 1 in the series of the same name and revolves around the life of Liliana Young who despite coming from an affluent background feels really lonely and one day comes across a sarcophagus in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her life soon gets entangled with an Egyptian prince who is here on a mission. Liliana wants no part of it but the prince has other plans and soon they embark on an epic quest that not only threatens the arrival of danger but of some new feelings as well.

I’d been meaning to read this book for quite some time and never got the chance. I did have high expectations for it but I found myself being bored from time to time due to the lengthy description. However, I do understand why the description was there. But even though this book didn’t blow my mind, I still had a good time reading it, especially towards the end and I’m glad I finally got to read this book.

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

This is a standalone and follows the life of June who is a struggling writer and has deep envy for her fellow writer Athena Liu and her success. When Athena dies due to an accident, June ends up stealing her manuscript and publishing it as her own. And there begins the unfolding of a drama that not only takes her to new heights but forces her to acknowledge the deep, ugly truth about herself.

I waited a whole year to read this and I enjoyed this book a lot. As a writer myself, it was slightly uncomfortable to read at times because I felt called out and vulnerable but that just shows how raw and amazing this book is. I do recommend everyone to give this book a chance.

The Body Painter by Pepper Winters

This is book 1 of the Master of Trickery Duet and revolves around the lives of Olin and Gil who are thrown together once again due to fate working its hand. Gil, hiding behind a wall of secrets, keeps telling Olin to stay away from him, but their feelings override every secret and danger until they’re destroyed.

I have been curious about this book since I got to know about it and I finally got the chance to read it. I love this author and have read almost all her works. And I’ve loved each and every one. The writing style is perfect and I hated the villain in this story. That person… I wish I could do something to that person. But the point is, everyone should go and read this book, because it’s really that amazing.

If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio

This is a standalone novel and revolves around the life of Oliver who has been released from jail and recounts the details of what exactly happened to land him in jail in the first place. He, along with his group of fourth year drama college students prepare themselves to graduate from the esteemed college and face the world. However, rivalry and power struggle causes one of the member to die and there begins the mystery of who actually killed him. Friends turn against friends. Secrets are revealed. But in the end love prevails.

I’m so glad I finally got to read this book. I won’t say much about it here because this book will have its own separate review, but all I’m going to say is, this book was fantastic. I enjoyed everything about it. And I wished I could dive into the world and be a character in this story. I highly recommend everyone to read this book. It’s definitely worth it.

So these are the books I read in October and my thoughts on them. Let me know if you’ve read any of the books mentioned above and your opinion on them. And let’s see how I do in the next month.

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vaguely-functional-directions · 6 months

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Uhh.... got any book recs? Just feel free to ramble about books at me and I shall ramble in return

Yes I have recommendations and I will talk about them :

The most recent new one I'm waiting on is from the Caraval series/world; it's the sequel trilogy to the main book but I honestly just *love* the vibes the world it is set in gives off. Just the magic and sort of whimsical spect of it like I don't even know how to describe it

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo ; this one is fairly popular I think but I honestly loved it so much and the old-style Hollywood aspect of the setting.

Just to put the similar book titles next to each other, I also really loved the Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. It's like a murder mystery but the protagonist spends ech day re-living the day of the murder in the body of a different guest at the house, so it's like each day he gets the different perspective on the same events to piece everything together.

Ummm what else...

The Priory of the Orange Tree books; I finished the second one recently and I literally love Nikeya and Dumai so much but really the entire series is so well put together and the world building is amazing. Each book is like 900 pages of fantasy (and dragons) so I would 100% recommend if you're into that

Also while on the topic of a priory, I will say that I actually really enjoyed the Pillars of the Earth trilogy by Ken Follet. It's really neat because the books span the entire life of the characters, like 50 years or so, and you can really see everything develop over the course of the story. The first book is set in like the 1100s and the second one is like the 1300s, but set in the same priory town as the first one, and same with the third but is in the 1500s.

And also the Seven Sisters series by Lucinda Riley. It's about these sisters who were all adopted by this guy and and now that he's died he left a clue for each sister about her family history and where she was adopted from. Each book is focused on a different sister and it goes back and forth in time to like the present day of the sister, and the story of one of her ancestors. Each one is also based on a different country/culture which was really interesting as well. I haven't read the final book yet but I am so interested to see how everything comes together.

Ok and then the last one I will say is the Gregor the Overlander series by Suzanne Collins. It's about this kid named Gregor who falls into an underground city below new york, and the kingdom there has a bunch of prophecies, and each of the 5 books is about a different one. This one is a kids series so is more lighthearted but I really really love it so much

#Thanks for the ask this was really fun!!#I am sure I will think of a bunch more as soon as I hit the post button

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I totally agree that while I really enjoyed the rest of the series, ACFTL was a little underwhelming. It almost seemed, to me, like she had a bit of writers block and instead of taking the time she needed to write the story she wanted to tell, she rushed to finish SOMETHING because she had to.

Also I feel like all of Apollo’s scenes were to, like, ASSURE us that he really is the bad guy? And idk. I feel like it wasn’t really needed, or could have been told without making him a narrator.

I also really liked your analysis that Jacks’ and Eva’s relationship never really GREW. It was very static, as shown by the “snark-save-swoon-snark” thing you mentioned.

Some more pining would definitely have been nice.

My biggest plot hole though was in the Caraval series (stop reading if you haven’t read that one yet or this is a spoiler) says that immortals become mortal if they fall in love? And that’s just not brought up this whole time for jacks. So what the heck.

I agree with everything you said!

I am so grateful for Stephanie for writing this story and completing the book as soon as she could considering that some authors taking years to write one. As you have mentioned, everything felt so rushed and did give off a feel that she didn't really know what to do with plot, like she had a vision and she tried to execute the best she could and it just didn't hit. However, I think the problem with that is that Stephanie tried to "subvert the expectations of the audience" ie Evangeline not being the reincarnation of the first fox to make the storyline engaging, but it just came off as confusing. I only mention Evangeline being the reincarnation of the first fox because of the very obvious hints throughout OUABH and TBONA-there is a great post explaining this theory very well + a good portion of the audience already suspected that as well? I just felt that she didn't need to make things complicated, she could have just kept the plot simple.

I agree about Apollo. We really didn’t need to read chapters on what a villain he was. He was just a waste of of writing imo. I don’t know if Stephanie was trying to make us understand him from his pov, but him erasing Evangeline’s memories was so irredeemable, that I couldn’t sympathize with him at all.

On Jacks. Yes! I get his playful and teasing nature, but other times his "cold" moments came off as annoying. The condescending and patronizing dialogue he would have with Evangeline at times pissed me off considering all that she went through.

So I haven't read Caraval, but I am aware of this plot point! I also think it was not mentioned as to why Evangeline and Jacks are telepathic with each other and does it continue after the curse is broken????

At the end of the day, I am grateful that we got a story with a Evajacks ending. Really hope sometime in the future Stephanie writes a follow up with Evajacks. Evajacks wedding plssssss. Still love Evangeline and Jacks tho, just wished there relationship could have developed better.

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"She wanted to be someone's love, not their curse" - Evangeline

(note: i haven't read tbona yet, no spoilers! <3)

Before I start, I know Eva was talking about Apollo in this line and I know I'm probably reaching but I think my theory is still really cute :D I haven't read Caraval but I think I got the gist of the Tella + Jacks thing from other posts I've seen, but correct me if I got anything wrong!

"She wanted to be someone's love, not their curse." If we look at this line and think about Jacks, his "curse" would be his deadly kiss and "one true love", AKA Tella. And if we look at his "love", this is where Eva comes in. There are a lot of theories about Eva's connection with Jacks, but we know that Eva isn't Jacks' "one true love" (curse). This is why I think it's hinting towards an Evajacks ending where they don't care about that, push that aside, and go for it anyways. Because at the end of the day, what they both want it love. And that's what I think they are to each other, their loves!

Anyways, I just think this quote is so so sweet and romantic, whether or not my theory is true, and with or without context <3 + I apologise if this was hard to read ;v; this is my first time posting a theory, I'm not the best with words as my mind is incredibly scrambled but I hope what I send made some sense!

If you see this, I hope you have a lovely rest of your day :D <3 ~

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lostinpages-99 · 2 years

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Once Upon a Waking Dream - Chapter 3

Pairing: Jacks x Reader

Warnings: none.

AN: none of this is related to the events in the Caraval Trilogy or OUABH and TBONA. It's just me wanting to write about our beloved Prince of Hearts. This being said, Jacks' character belongs to Stephanie Garber and no copyright infringement is intended with this fanfiction.

You visit the gardens and, as you wander in the nearby grove, you are surprised by a storm. You find shelter in a mausoleum.

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You slept a dreamless sleep, which you thought being quite surprising after everything you’d been through, and considering you’d always dreamed at night since you were a child. There hadn’t been ever a night you could recall in which you hadn’t dreamed at all. You rolled onto your other side and the first thing that came into your vision was a huge vase filled with red peonies, which you were sure hadn’t been standing on your bedside table the night before.

The thought of someone entering your rooms while you were sleeping settled in your mind and you didn’t like it. You shoved it to the side for later consideration and sat up on the large bed. You looked at the vase again: the flowers were beautiful; you’d always loved peonies more than any other bloom and those made no exception, despite the worrying way they’d gotten to you. So, you stood up and placed them on the table, where the morning light could reach. As you did, you heard knocking again.

«Marie?» you inquired.

«Good morning, Miss. I’m bringing you breakfast».

«Come in.»

The maid entered and approached you at the sitting area to proceed in laying the table for you. She looked at the peonies and smiled faintly, but you decided not to inquire further, so you sat and took a sip from the cup of tea before trying the scrambled eggs in your plate.

«Do you wish me to draw you a bath?» Marie asked.

You considered for a second, but in the end, you had nothing else to do apart from sitting and reading, so you could very well spoil yourself at your captor’s expense. You thanked the girl and went back to eating breakfast as she headed to the bathroom.

Soon afterwards you were enjoying the hot water and the smells from the oils Marie had put in your bath. You decided to let yourself think about the Prince of Hearts shortly. You wondered why, if he’d decided to keep you here for his own amusement, he hadn’t jet showed up to taunt you and had given you a closet full of gowns, a library full of books and a dreamlike suite instead. Almost as if he cared, dared to speak some delusional part of yourself. Except you knew he didn’t. He was a Fate, he didn’t care for anyone precisely because of what he was; because he couldn’t feel any love, your nana had told you back then. Yet here you were, not imprisoned in some wet, cold dungeon, but safe and taken care of. You didn’t understand. As the water began turning cold, you rose from the tub and wrapped yourself in one of the soft, cream white towels to dry off. You went back to the bedroom and found that Marie had laid out some gowns on your bed. You sat on the edge of it and absentmindedly began stroking the layers of fine organza and tulle of a lilac skirt as your maid came back into the room with a pair of matching shoes in her hands.

«I selected a few gowns for you to choose from. It’s a lovely day to take a walk in the park» she said to you, smiling.

So, clearly, she didn’t know. She wouldn’t have mentioned going on walks if she’d known you actually couldn’t leave the tower. But she would soon, when the doors would refuse to open to let you out. Then you would have to tell her. For now, you just let her help you with the dress: it had a heart shaped neckline, which dipped a bit lower than what would be usually considered appropriate, and lacy, see-though sleeves. The bodice hugged you tightly, accentuating your waist, and the skirt flowed softly down your hips to the floor to form a train behind you. Looking at your reflection in the closet room mirror, you concluded you loved the dress, which left you with a melancholy feeling at the thought that nobody would ever see you in it. Nobody, apart of the cruel Fate who had locked you up here, if you happened to cross him on your way to the park. You dearly hoped you wouldn’t.

You went back to the bedroom, where Marie was waiting for you by the door holding a half cape matching your gown. She placed it on your shoulders and tied the ribbon that held it in place around your neck. She smiled at you, then walked towards the door. As she pushed the handle down, you became more and more delusional that it wouldn’t open, but it did, and Marie stepped outside. You realised you must be looking at her with disbelief in your eyes when she met your look with a puzzled one. It had you moving, closing up the distance between yourself and the threshold. You almost expected an invisible, magical barrier to stop you all the same, so, when you stepped through the open door, relief and joy washed over you and a smile bloomed on your face. Suddenly, you were eager. Eager to explore the place you were confined in, breathe the crisp autumn air outside and prove him wrong. You wanted to prove him that you didn’t fear him, that you could be happy even here, even after he’d taken you away.

«Show me the way» you told Marie.

She smiled back you and started walking down the corridor to a winding staircase that looked as if it spiralled down without an end into the castle. It seemed to you you’d walked miles long when you stepped off the last step onto a stone floor.

A vaulted loggia extended before you: on your left, you could see a formal garden enclosed between the loggia and the two wings of the castle, and a park spreading beyond it as far as the eye could reach. On your right, the wall was covered in rich, embroidered tapestries that told stories of knights and dragons and stole-away maidens. At its middle, the loggia opened up to give access to the garden through a set of steps. Opposite of it, on the wall, a wooden double door led into the castle. You followed Marie into the garden and then turned to look at the stone building behind you. It was imposing, rigorous, yet elegant, and it looked ageless, so different from the polished luxury of modern palaces. It suits him … you said to yourself. Marie was waiting for you by a shallow pond you hadn’t noticed before. A fountain sprinkled water from its centre, and you could see colourful fish swimming beneath the surface.

«It is indeed lovely. Thank you for taking me here» you told Marie.

«Now that you know the way, you are free to come here whenever you wish».

There was something in the tone of her voice as she spoke to you that had you believe she had to know more than she let on. As if she could imagine how good it felt to be granted access to the garden as a prisoner. As if she could understand. So, you decided to ask her. You sat on one of the four stone benches placed around the pond before taking your turn at speaking.

«What do you know about me, Marie?»

The maid stilled, as if someone had caught her downing a glass of her master’s finest port.

«I know that you are not a usual guest of Master Jacks. That’s because he doesn’t receive guests. He never has. But now you are here, and he is always making sure you cannot …» she abruptly stopped.

«What, Marie? What is he always making sure? Tell me, I need to know.»

«I’m sorry Miss, I can’t! I shouldn’t have told you anything. I was only supposed to show you the gardens. I cannot say anything else. Please, forgive me».

Then she had turned and run off across the garden and back into the loggia, leaving you to sit there even more puzzled than you already had been. You sighed and let your gaze wander beyond the garden and into the park. Soft, neatly trimmed grass rolled out to a group of trees. Autumn had the warm yellows and reds and oranges of the changing leaves mix with the deep forest green of century-old evergreens. It felt wild and untamed compared to the geometric shapes of the formal garden. You decided to see just how far you were allowed to go and started on your way there. As you were crossing the lawn a chill wind started to blow, taking grey clouds with it. It would rain, so you needed to make sure you had enough time to go back. I’ll just get to the trees, you resolved.

By the time you got there, most of the sky was covered in clouds. You felt reinvigorated from the walk, but as thunder rumbled in the distance, you knew you wouldn’t make it back before the storm began. So, you went deeper into the grove, looking for shelter. Fallen leaves cracked under your feet and you could hear the sound of raindrops hitting the trees far above you, while the wind fought to pass through the tight ranks of the branches around you. And suddenly there was a building in front of you. It was stone, as everything else on the property seemed to be, but this had been claimed by thorny brambles and looked clearly abandoned. Still, you stepped in. It would provide you with a solid roof until the storm was over. Inside, a small foyer led into a lager chamber. There, on the back wall, stood what looked like an altar, with a bench and kneeler in front of it. You approached it and looked up: the ceiling was domed, with a round oculus of painted glass in the centre. The left and right walls were covered in headstones. It’s a mausoleum, you realised. The inscriptions carved in each stone were faded, as if the people they were there to remember had been gone far longer than one would expect.

You found yourself tracing some of the names with your fingers. Adeline. Mikael. Thomas. Helena. Beatrice. Theodore. By the way it tapped insistently on the coloured glass above your head, the rain wasn’t about to stop anytime soon, so you first tried to read the dates on each tombstone, but without success. Then you moved to the other wall: Alexander. Georgina. You never found out the next name, because, as you fingers touched the stone, the pain in your chest you’d somewhat become familiar with in the last few days struck you again. Only this time it was harsher. You felt as if your very heart was being crushed, as if life was being squeezed out of it. Your vision blurred as panic seized you and you couldn’t seem to get enough air in your lungs as your breaths became faster and more shallow.

Then you were falling.

You braced yourself for the impact of your head hitting the floor, but that never happened. Instead, strong arms caught you before you connected with the hard stone. The last thing you saw was a pair of wide, stormy eyes staring down at you, soaked blond hair falling over them.

Jacks …

Everything about him was icy cold: his body folded over you, his wet clothes, and even his breath, hitting your face as his lips moved in an attempt to say something to you, that you couldn’t hear. But what lingered on after you passed out was his smell: apple, cinnamon, the power of ancient magic … and a soft hue of peony.

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