#Thank you so much for reading!

[altraviolet]

🔞 "The Echo Garden" Ch 53: Afterword

Afterword length: 10,496 words

Story length: 333,450 words

Total length: 343,946 words

Handy link to Chapter 1!

💎 The Echo Garden is complete! 💎

Look!! The little green checkmark:

Look at all those even numbers yessss YESSSSSSSSSS LOOK AT THEM also 4 is my lucky number:

Thank you so much for reading!!

#echo garden related #the echo garden #I wanted to say more but I somehow got dark mode enabled and I can't turn it off aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh #lol anyway #thank you so much for reading!

[carlos-in-glasses]

Search and Rescue

15k, E - complete and on Ao3.

Dear @honeybee-taskforce - I am your Tarlos Secret Cupid! 🥰 💘 I hope this fic brings you as much joy to read as it brought me to write. This is how I have interpreted your prompts!

On their first Valentine's Day as husbands, Carlos surprises TK with a trip to adopt a retired police dog – not expecting to come home with a goofy, boisterous golden retriever who failed all his training. But not all heroes are ultra-smart German Shepherds who wear dog-sized bulletproof vests. And sometimes, when it comes to gifts, great minds think alike.

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"Please, baby. Please. I've never felt this way about anything." TK pauses. "Except you."

Carlos bites the side of his lip. When he’d imagined adopting a dog, a goofy golden with a thing for shoving his head and body into every available crevice – and who had failed different types of training to the point where he was given up on – was not something he'd factored into the fantasy. But, when he looks at his husband and Cuddles, he undisputedly sees the purest of all sights: A boy and his dog. He sees himself, aged six, when he was introduced to Rocky as a pup. He especially stayed by Carlos' side throughout his difficult teens, like he knew he needed a friend to come home to. Carlos said the words, “I’m gay,” to Rocky long before he spoke them to any judgmental human. Rocky loved him just the same, and kept the secret.

Read on Ao3:

Chapter 1: Big Heart

Chapter 2: Cuddles and the Gang

Big love to @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut for the beta, to @lemonlyman-dotcom my chief US advisor who has taught me much, and @welcometololaland for advice and emotional support along the way too!

Thank you so much to @tarlos-secret-cupid for organising! ❤️🩷❤️🩷

#Search and Rescue #Thank you so much for reading! #tarloscupid24 #Tarloscupid #Tarlos #TK Strand x Carlos Reyes #tarlos fanfic #Cig fic #My fic

[therainywriter]

Heat of the Jungle (Fluff)

Pairing: Rh’auk (Yautja) x Reader

You were groggy, hot, and entirely miserable.

The Yautja ahead of you walked with ease through the thick grass and leaves, seemingly paying no mind to you who struggled to keep up.

You’d been walking for hours, the sun now beginning to fall. Your legs ached and sweat stuck to your skin like glue.

Contrary to what you thought, Rh’auk had been keeping a consistent eye on you. He felt a pang of guilt as you sighed behind him, the sound having been so pitiful and fatigued.

He decided then to set up a small camp. He pulled you into a short embrace when you’d caught up with him before laying some leaves on the ground, motioning for you to sit on them.

You gladly complied and occupied yourself with watching him, beyond grateful that you were done traveling for the night.

He built a fire and cooked an animal he’d skinned and attached to his belt many hours ago. You weren’t sure what it was exactly, but you ate it nonetheless.

He set his weapons against a tree and motioned for you to come with him. You got up, entirely exhausted, and followed closely behind.

He led you to a lake near your makeshift camp. He started peeling off his armor and you did the same with your clothes.

You held onto his arm as you ventured deeper into the water, the cold chill refreshing against your skin.

You stood on your tippy toes, the water coming just below your chin where he’d stopped. You edged closer to him, unfamiliar with the area and knowing nothing of what could lurk in the water.

Although you knew he’d never put you in any immediate danger.

He broke the stem of a plant he’d taken with him and lathered its soap-like sap against his hands. Rh’auk proceeded to wash you head to toe, rubbing gently at your sore muscles.

You leaned against his body, growing sleepy in the cool water as he rinsed the bubbles from your hair.

He purred and washed himself before pulling you into to his arms. He carried you out of the water and let you air dry as he washed your clothes.

The sky was dusky now and your eyes were heavy. You’d made it back to camp, now clothed in softer fabric.

You reached out for Rh’auk as he finally made his way to you. He was pleased for now, the area having been scouted out and fire burning strongly.

He made another quick survey of the surroundings before he sat against the tree supporting his weapons.

He pulled you close, folding his hands with your small ones that extended to him. You smiled softly and kissed his chest as you cuddled up to the large male.

“I can’t wait till we go home,” you mumbled with a sigh.

He rumbled with silent laughter, amused at your remark. “We have many miles to go. We shall see Kav’ka and then go back home,” his deep voice spoke.

You opened your mouth to protest but before you could say anything he pressed a clawed finger to your lips.

“You must rest well,” he said gently with a few clicks.

With a huff you mumbled a tired complaint and laid back down on him. With his warm arms and soft purrs, it didn’t take long for you to fall asleep.

He rest his hands gently against the side of your ribs, feeling them expand as you took slow breaths. You were so fragile beneath him, so soft.

He pressed a fanged kiss to your head and closed his eyes as his mandibles clicked together quietly.

He would sit there with you tucked to his chest, content with you safe against him as he listened for danger amongst the jungle.

#yautja x you #yautja x reader #yautja fluff #predator x you #predator x reader #predator fluff #predator x human #predator #x reader #fluff #my writing #rainywriter #the predator #thank you so much for reading!

[frownyalfred]

Am currently rereading Borderline and on chapter 17 and it's just now hitting me (or it did before and I just forgot) how much they knew about the bond. If I'm remembering correctly they got their info from the court and they should've only had that one night, Night of Justice (lol), to study the bats. So that basically implies that they were super possessive of each other that it was picked up or the court had seen this happen before and knew what they were seeing.

The first makes me really know how crazy the bats were that night. I know everything did, but the enemies being able to do that and then use it effectively against you? The bats were wild your honor.

The second has me wondering what they did to the last group who had a mental bond. Unless it was already said the bats were the first then whoops! My memory really is my worst enemy.

Any who, thanks for such a delicious fic!

You're right on, the Court only had that one night to see what had happened with the Bats and then react. But yeah, it had to be so out there -- so markedly different and extreme -- that they would be concerned.

In borderline, I never explicitly mentioned how the Court/League found out about the bond but I always planned on it being a combination of them seeing the Night of Justice and going what the fuck and also the League being contacted by someone (Circe? someone else with foresight?) who bargained that information to them, knowing that Ra's and Talia would be possessive over what happened with Bruce and/or Damian.

But yes. What exactly happened that night, outside of what we see? Because they essentially went into a trance, disconnected from what was actually happening outside of the bond. They hit vulnerable points in Gotham's criminal empire all in one night, all on their own. They struck fear into the heart of Gotham for the first time since Batman entered the playing field.

That's another outside!POV I wanted to hit on for this series, before the sequel. This night, the public perceptions, and also that pivotal scene where the Batfamily goes up to the Watchtower and the JL sees them for the first time.

#thank you so much for reading! #asks #anon #borderline #myfic #theresurrectionist #batfamily

[allylikethecat]

Hey! I’m sure you did some already at some point in here but after Fridays adorable atkh date chapter I’m desperate for more scenarios of fictional Matty and George together so do you have any more sickfic hcs for atkh? Both characters are rlly different than they are in all the other fics

Ahhh first off, thank you so much for reading! I'm so happy to hear that you're enjoying All the King's Horses and how fluffy Friday's chapter was! I've talked about ATKH head canons before- they can be found HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. The most important being that Fictional!Matty is a blue raspberry vape enjoyer, obviously lol

In terms of more sickfic head canons for those two... hmmm

Fictional!George is for sure more dramatic when he is ill/injured, he really wants Fictional!Matty to like take care of him? But honestly Fictional!Matty doesn't really know how? No one ever took care of him so why should he be taking care of anyone else? Like he doesn't mean that in a malicious or ill willed way at all, but like being vulnerable is embarrassing why would you WANT someone else around to see that?!

Meanwhile, Fictional!George tries really hard to take care of Fictional!Matty when he's unwell, but it's hard sometimes for him to even know when Fictional!Matty isn't feeling great - he hides it very well, is maybe a little more snappy (which isn't like him at all) but nothing major - he's also extremely uncomfortable with Fictional!George taking care of him be just doesn't know how to accept that kind of care / help

The biggest thing though, is that sometimes Fictional!Matty's back will bother him, maybe he twisted the wrong way in his sleep, maybe he was riding a horse that was a little special, maybe Fictional!George got a little too rough in bed, whatever, something has triggered it and Fictional!Matty would really like to just lay on an ice pack on the floor and feel sorry for himself in private (especially because even though he's been clean for two years, that's when the urges and cravings are the worst, it would be so easy to just take something and make the actual physical pain that he is very much feeling stop.) Slowly, eventually, maybe, he'll start to realize that Fictional!George wants to help him because he cares.

Thank you so much for reading and for like being interested in head canons about these two! This version of Fictional!Matty and Fictional!George are so special to me and so different from any of the others I have written and I love them SO MUCH and I'm just so grateful others have been so accepting and welcoming of them too!

I hope you continue to enjoy ATKH and that you are having a wonderful weekend!

❤️Ally

#allylikethecat #ask ally #anon ask #keep it kind #fanfiction #matty fic #gatty #fanfic #all the king's horses #atkh #equestrian au #headcanons #head canons #headcanon #head canon #thank you so much for reading! #and caring enough about these two to look for bonus content! #sick fic headcanons #i love them so much #took pop on a trail ride today and spent the entire time dreaming about fictional!matty and fictional!George #then Pop spooked at a trash bag it was like he was reminding me that he is the main character and he wants me to pay attention to him pleas #lol

[etherealising]

I just wanna say I fucking love baby and carmy and I think you’ve written it perfectly. It’s heartbreaking and beautifully refreshing it feels like breathing in freezing cold air whilst crying your eyes out.

Also please let them be happy at some point 💕

i’m so glad you love them, these two fictional characters hold such a huge place in my heart its honestly crazy. no because you’re description of what it feels like to read aiekoy is so spot on, like its chaotic and messy but full of love at the same time.

you say please but i dunno kinda feeling threatened…seriously they will be happy i promise like i need them to be happy, we all need them to be happy and if anyone deserves it its those to honestly!

#thank you so much for reading! #this whole universe is very special to me #and knowing you al loves it #fills me with immense joy! #no but i cannot wait to write these two happy and in love #all i ever knew only you ₊‧°𐐪♡𐑂°‧₊ #[aiekoy] asks #vee answers °•. ✿ .•°

[ahatintimepieces]

Despite Mr. Tree’s pleas for Mari to not tell Thor about his whereabouts, Mari immediately tells Thor about Mr. Tree’s whereabouts the moment she gets home. Now that he knows his earl-grey-loving companion is alive and exists, Thor is determined to bring him home!

#a hat in time #ahit prince #ahit florist #ahit queen vanessa #fey prince au #my writing #:DDDD #thats all i got to add hfbhdfvb #hope you all are having a lovely day! #thank you so much for reading! #I'll catch you next week!

[utterlyazriel]

Hi there,

Just finished „the green emotion“ AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE NOT SURE YOU LIKE IT?!

Your writing made my heart ache and my soul ascend to heaven or somewhere else.

The way you describe things feels like an Austen novel but way more captivating. It’s truly such an art form. And I love Azriel being delulu in thinking he can keep himself from his best friend. It’s such a great insight on how he works, how his body moves with certain emotions.

hi there,

akdjfhshdd okay i am NEW to this character and fandom and still getting my feet for it!! i can often write longer pieces that wind on & are not my best work which is what i feared for this one!!

rest assured, your v v kind words have remedied that fear 🥹🥹 thank you SO much <3 i am always aiming to make hearts ache and oof an austen comparison? i am not deluded enough to agree but thank u very much HAHA

#he is delusional <3 az babe ur so obvious #when u have a big old crush u just stare at them like they hung the moon #he’s got big baby cow eyes i just know if #sloane speaks #asks #thank you so much for reading! #and sending this sweet message! 😭

[whumpback-wail]

You, after posting the most beautifully written, soul crushing, tear jerking, chapter: I'm no writer

STFU BEFORE I KISS YOU (platonically)

KISS YOU BACK (PLATONICALLY) THANK YOU FOR READING AAAAA 💕💖

But srsly idk how i write 🥲🥲💕💖 i hope the next is up to par with this one TwT consistency is still a struggle for writing

#i used to write more but that was years ago #now mostly i draw #like 90% of my work that is #thank you so much for reading! #bless you anon

[save-the-villainous-cat]

So i finished reading the ace villain snippet and

“the villain started crying again. ”

No kidding???

I actually started tearing up too, i am ace, and reading this was so sweet??? 😭😭

Thank you so much for writing this!♥️♥️♥️♥️

Originally,

I wrote a really fucking angsty version but then I was like come on, my followers will react like this:

So instead you cried from fluff…I guess?

But I’m so happy you liked it! I’m always very cautious of writing something LGBTQ+ related, simply because I want to do you justice and write a snippet you can identify with.

And apparently a lot of people liked it! And that makes me ten times happier :))))

#no writing #thank you so much for reading! #and thank you for the sweet compliment <3

[carlos-in-glasses]

You Can Leave Your Hat On

5.6k words, rated E, now on Ao3!

“I had to take a break from beta reading for you because, quite frankly, the smut is so good.” – @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut, Beta Reader. (Thank you so much for your help Jamie! Xxx)

Plot: Another big freeze hits Austin – and the heating helpfully breaks in the loft. Fortified with lemon tea, matching emerald green beanie hats, cozy slipper socks, and a raging horn for make-up-sex after bickering, TK and Carlos keep each other warm.

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It’s easier for TK to be carried over his shoulder, and Carlos did consider it for a split second before opting to sweep him off his feet for the sheer delight of it. They need to laugh, so they do, chuckling their way to the bedroom and over the threshold, feeling like newlyweds again. But unlike the smooth, sultry romance of their wedding night in balmy May, Carlos trips on his own slipper and accidentally dumps TK onto the mattress with an unceremonious tumble. He lands on his face.

“I’m sorry,” Carlos curls over him, laughing breathlessly and attacking the back of his neck with firm kisses. TK shoves a hand between his own legs. Knowing TK is touching himself makes Carlos dizzy.

“My hand is so cold I can feel it through my sweats,” TK whines, “How are we going to do this?”

“My mouth is warm,” Carlos says, “Get under the covers.”

Read on Ao3

#You Can Leave Your Hat On #A winter smut fic #thank you so much for reading! #I had a lot of fun writing this one #Tarlos #tk x carlos #tarlos fanfic #Cig fic #my fic

[wintaerbaer]

“Bottle up” is so good, it had been awhile since I read a OS this good !

If you could do an OS with this kinda trope “jealousy, angst, smut” type of stuff I will just🧎🏻‍♀️

thank you so much!! i don't think i have any wips that are coming super soon with those three, but it's HIGHLY likely i will sometime in the future!

#the twds jk/maya spinoff definitely will play on those whenever it eventually happens #and i have a couple of other ideas brewing that might incorporate those too! #thank you so much for reading! #answered asks #anon #fic: bottle up old love

[allylikethecat]

Chapters: 16/22 Fandom: The 1975 (Band) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: George Daniel/Matthew Healy Characters: George Daniel, Matthew Healy, Ross MacDonald, Adam Hann, Carly Holt, Jamie Oborne, Charli XCX (Musician) Additional Tags: Equestrian, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Implied/Referenced Drug Addiction, Past Drug Addiction Summary:

“Why the hell is Matthew Healy riding Carly Hann’s horse?!” George exclaimed, flinging open the door to storm into Jamie’s office, taking care to make sure the door was shut again behind him. He was surprised Jamie was even out so early, sitting in front of the computer with his reading glasses perched on the end of his nose. “He’s bad fucking news, Matthew Healy?!” George said, shaking his head as he ran his fingers through his close cropped, bleached hair.

#allylikethecat #all the king's horses #equestrian au #atkh #fanfic #matty fic #gatty #fanfiction #happy friday!! #happy friday! #thank you so much for reading! #i can't wait to hear what you think!! #hehe things are brewing #I think i might be more excited for things to blow up in next weeks chapter #than i was for Pop's cameo #and thats saying something lol

[bradshawsbitch]

Rooster’s back story in mise en place made me so emotional. I hope he is able to find love again and open his heart for Bambi.

🥺🥹🥺 oh, my darling love 🫶🏻 I am both happy and sad that you found it emotional. Happy that I could convey that feeling of being young and not really know where to turn to with big feelings that he doesn’t quite understand yet, doesn’t quite know how to sort of even do with any of these feelings of intense grief and frustration and loneliness… I feel for him so much, and I’m glad it came across! However, if you’re feeling like you need to talk - I’m here🫶🏻🫶🏻

#thank you so much for reading! #mise en place asks

[the-lonelybarricade]

I absolutely love that you end one story and start in the same chapter the next for They are the hunters and we are the foxes and Darling let’s run. I absolutely cannot wait for Nesta and Cassian.

I distinctly remember writing the ending to They Are the Hunters at like 1am for Elucien Week, just thinking it would be a fun little parallel to the beginning of the story and a wink to my feysand readers. But we all ended up liking Cat!Rhys so much that now 40k words later a formula has been born hehehe

And it makes me so happy that people are excited for Nesta and Cassian! It will be a fun project to take on in the new year! ❤️

#Thank you so much for reading! #It means so much to me you enjoyed it and are looking forward to the next couple! 🥰 #Cat!Rhys #Darling Let's Run

[baronessblixen]

I read your fic-- so sweet!!

My favorite part was: "“I slept okay,” she says, trying to sound nonchalant. She’s not fooling him..." XDDDD

Thank you 😊 I was aiming for sweet! She's definitely not fooling him. She wasn't even trying very hard but you know, it's technically a case and she can't encourage him 😆

#lovely asks #thank you so much for reading! #fluff is my jam and writing that ficlet last night made me insanely happy