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alj4890 · 3 months
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Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
(Maxwell Beaumont x Olivia Nevrakis) in a Choices The Royal Romance Crackship
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Part 5
"Can I ask you something?" Riley picked up another stone to skip across the small stream.
"Sure. You can ask me anything." Maxwell tossed his.
"Have you ever been in love?" She asked.
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Ramsford...
"Maxwell? Hey!" Riley waved her hand in front of his face.
Maxwell blinked a few times as he slowly came back to the present.
"Good to have you back." She teased. "I was worried you were going to leave me all alone with our caviar creation."
She held up a container of paprika. "I'm also pretty sure you're going to make it to where my fingerprints are the only ones found on this so Bertrand will know who to kill if these appetizers don't come out right."
He chuckled while taking the paprika from her.
"Nah. I'd never let you take the fall for one of my ideas." He began to sprinkle a little on top of each spoonful.
"What else needs to be done?" Drake asked while coming around the corner. His nose wrinkled over their choice in food. "Or am I free to go?"
"Um..." Maxwell picked up his phone and breathed a little easier. "Oh thank God. Bertrand found a caterer. All we have to do now is clean up the place."
He slipped his phone back in his pocket then helped Riley and Drake put the trays of hors d'oeuvres back into the fridge.
Once Riley left to check to see what Bertrand wanted them to focus on next, Drake spoke up.
"You seem more distracted than usual."
Maxwell paused in scrubbing the counters. "I do?"
"Yeah. You're quiet. It's almost as if you're in deep thought." Drake added.
Maxwell shrugged. "I guess I have been."
Drake eyed him over the handle of his mop. "Is something wrong?"
"You mean beyond the obvious money woes of House Beaumont?" Maxwell quipped. "Or my brother pointing out every single mistake I make? The pressure he feels and is passing onto me if Riley fails to win Liam."
"We all know Liam's going to pick Riley." Drake reminded him.
He went back to mopping the floor and muttered, "Who wouldn't choose her?"
"I hope so." Maxwell completely missed the hint that Drake might have fallen for Riley too. "Then maybe my life can begin."
Drake paused once more. "Begin? What are you--"
Maxwell tossed his scrubber in the sink. "We should um, probably go see what Bertrand wants worked on next."
He hurried out before Drake could ask him to clarify.
Maxwell spent the next few hours trying to work alone. Normally he'd be over the moon to be preparing for the annual Beaumont Bash. He had a sense of pride that their parties were the ones held to end the social season on a high note.
This year though, he wished they could skip it completely.
It wasn't just the money troubles or the fact that Bertrand was one temper tantrum away from a massive stroke, it was the competition that was getting to Maxwell. He knew Riley and Liam were soulmates and honestly, he couldn't be happier for them.
His own happily ever after though seemed less likely to occur than ever before.
Ever since his conversation with Olivia on the beach, the two had not interacted. At Applewood, he kept his distance and focused on encouraging Riley. Olivia in turn did the same with him, yet she seemed to go out of her way to talk to Riley. Surprisingly, both usually were smiling and not in the I really hate you but appearances demand I look like I adore you type smile that many at court were forced to wear.
Maxwell was dying to ask Riley what Olivia said in those moments. He summoned all his willpower to hold those questions at bay and tried instead to keep things light and optimistic for Riley's sake. Bertrand was adding so much pressure on her as it was that the last thing Maxwell should do would be to involve her in his own miserable love life.
If anyone has a real shot at being with the one they want, it's Riley and Liam, Maxwell thought. So I should do all I can to make that happen.
He released a deep, heartfelt sigh. He knew it was pointless to pretend he didn't still want to do all he could to win Olivia. He was simply, for the first time in his life, unsure how to go about it from this point.
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The next evening...
Olivia took the lead of ladies walking into Ramsford. She glanced around noting all the typical decorations that the Beaumont's were notorious for. She knew that by the end of the night most of it would be strewn about, tangled up with the drunken people who would later try and pretend they were decent nobles.
She ignored the whispers of the ladies wondering what might happen tonight. She already knew they'd be beyond intoxicated before three in the morning. She could care less about the party or the food or whatever shenanigans the Beaumont brothers had up their sleeves.
She only wanted to see two things.
The first was to be able to observe more of Liam and Riley. She'd spent time since the beach watching them throughout the stay at Applewood. There was no denying the mutual attraction the two shared. Since Maxwell insisted that Riley was sweet, she began to go out of her way to talk to her.
As much as it galled her to admit, Maxwell was right. Riley really was sweet. Thankfully, she wasn't too sweet or Olivia would lose all respect for her. After interacting with her at Applewood, she realized that out of everyone here, she might be able to tolerate losing Liam a little easier if she lost to the American.
The second thing she wanted to see was how Liam and Maxwell acted with herself.
Her lips firmed into a thin line the moment she stepped into the ballroom. While the ladies behind her cooed over the decorations and Riley's sparkly blue gown, she focused on the one man who'd thrown her whole way of thinking out of whack.
Maxwell was beaming with delight over the praises he was hearing. As happy as he was, one would think he'd been the one to prepare the food and decorate the place.
Olivia waited until Bertrand pulled Maxwell away for a private word before approaching Riley. After a quick greeting that wasn't as smug or cold as she normally would have given, she sat down at one of the front tables.
It was the perfect vantage point to watch Liam. Her eyebrows furrowed for a second to see him in a tux that not only matched Riley's royal blue gown, but also the Beaumont colors. It was a blatant statement that Liam had not made for anyone else during the season.
It wasn't manners that made him wear it. If that was the case, then he'd have worn what she'd offered him at Lythikos. He was polite about the red jacket with black dress shirt and slacks, but told Olivia he couldn't wear it since he was supposed to be giving every suitor equal treatment.
I see that notion didn't last long.
"You noticed it too?"
Olivia looked up at Madeleine.
Madeleine's court mask slipped to reveal her obvious disdain. "I think it's in poor taste."
Olivia humphed. "I never suffered a moment of doubt that you would think of it that way."
Madeleine narrowed her eyes upon Olivia.
"This doesn't bother you?" She snapped.
"It's clothes, Madeleine." Olivia replied. "He's yet to get down on one knee and propose to Riley."
"I would have thought you'd be furious with this statement he's making. After all," Madeleine sneered, "you are madly in love with Liam."
Olivia glared at her.
"There's the reaction I was expecting." Madeleine needled. "I'm surprised you haven't challenged her to a duel."
Olivia's glare slowly turned to a smirk.
"It must be hard for you to lose out twice for the crown." She struck back. "Seeing Liam go ahead and voice his choice without saying a word probably makes you think how you'll have to return home in shame once more."
Madeleine stilled at her words.
"But you have parents who understand failure, don't you?" Olivia smiled at her. "I mean, they would have to by now, wouldn't' they?"
Before Madeleine could utter a denial, Olivia waved towards the back of the ballroom.
"Better go find your seat Maddie. One would hate to be caught gawking over the loss of another prince."
Madeleine stormed away with her head held high.
Olivia smiled to herself as she reached for her wine glass.
Tonight might not be so bad after all.
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After dinner...
"Excuse me." Olivia glanced at Riley then turned towards Liam. "May I speak to you for a moment?"
"Of course." Liam still had a hold of Riley's hand. "It's been days since I've had a free moment to speak to, you, Lady Olivia."
Olivia watched as he leaned close to whisper to Riley. His lips brushed the delicate shell of her ear before placing a kiss right below it.
Riley's and Liam's eyes met in a heated exchange as she vaguely promised to think about it.
Olivia mentally rolled her eyes. Clearly they were planning a rendezvous. Any imbecile could see that. They needed some lessons in subterfuge if they were going to try and hide their mutual regard for one another.
It'll all be over soon. Then there will be no reason to hide anything.
She blinked over that thought. It wasn't because she thought about it, but rather the lack of emotion it evoked. It was as if her heart already accepted the fact that Liam was in love with someone else.
Her mind though, still needed proof.
Once Riley disappeared into the crowd, Liam turned expectantly back to Olivia.
The loud music, laughter, and shouts of conversations left little chance to discover if Liam truly felt nothing for her. Taking his hand, she pulled him down a hallway that led to the Beaumont's study.
Once they were behind closed doors, she perched her hip on the edge of the desk and studied her prince.
Liam lifted an eyebrow when the silence stretched between them.
Olivia searched his eyes. "You've made your choice, haven't you?"
"I..." He rubbed the back of his neck while a sheepish smile played about his lips. "I suppose there's no hiding it from you."
He gave her a decisive nod. "I have."
Olivia blinked over actually getting him to admit it.
"Riley is your choice?" She prodded.
He nodded. "I'm in love with her."
Olivia grimaced. As much as she knew this was the case, it still stung to have her dream destroyed in one conversation.
"Are you certain?" She found herself asking.
"I am." Liam grinned at her. "I can't tell you how good it feels to admit it to someone who is a close friend of mine."
"I can imagine." She mumbled.
Shaking off the sting of his declaration, Olivia asked him a question she hoped would help herself.
"How do you know that Riley is the one?"
Liam sat down on one of the leather wingback chairs. He propped his chin on his fist while staring off into the distance to think of how to answer her.
Olivia took the chair across from him and did her best to wait patiently for his answer.
"There are so many things about Riley that made me realize she is the one for me." He began. "From the moment we met, she has been all I can think about."
Olivia grimaced somewhat. If one were to go with her own mind, they would find it filled with Maxwell. It was irritating how often he took over her thoughts.
Liam's pensive expression softened as he continued to explain. "When we kissed, I felt an instant passion. Not just desire, but a need for it to never end, as if," he hesitated in trying to describe it to her, "as if my body only recognized her touch."
Olivia blinked over that. She recalled both kissing Liam and Maxwell the night of her ball. Of the two, Maxwell's had ignited a passionate response in her.
But is his touch the only one my body will recognize?
"The few precious moments I've had with her and getting to know the type of person she is, the more I want to be around her." He turned his attention back to Olivia. "I fell in love with her during those moments. Riley is everything my heart yearns for."
Olivia gave a brisk nod. "I see."
Liam reached over and took her hand. "I know that many believed you would be my choice. Most of my advisors insist upon you being my choice."
She stilled, not entirely sure she wanted to hear what else he had to say.
"If I had never met, Riley," he lowered his eyes to their hands, "I would have chosen you. You are one of my oldest friends. I trust you, admire your strength and loyalty, and believe you would make an amazing queen."
He lifted his eyes back to hers. "Now that I've experienced what love does to a person, how could I choose anyone other than Riley?"
Olivia squeezed his hand. "Of all the people I know, you're one of the very few I actually care about."
Taking a deep breath, she attempted to smile at him.
"And since I care, I actually want to see you happy. If Riley is what you want, then she is the one I hope you get in the end."
Liam's smile lit up his entire face. He lifted her hand to his lips and pressed a tender kiss to her knuckles.
"I care about you too." He searched her eyes. "I hope I haven't hurt you."
Olivia shrugged her shoulders. "I've known for some time that you felt something for Riley. Anyone with half a brain can see it."
He chuckled. "True. I've never been good at hiding my feelings." He kept hold of her hand. "But, I would never intentionally hurt you."
Olivia rolled her eyes. "I'm fine, Liam."
"I know." He gently let her hand go. "I wish that you could find someone worthy of you."
She hesitated. "I think there might be someone."
His eyebrows rose. "Really?"
"Maybe." She clarified. "I think I need to do a few more," she searched for the right word, "experiments to know for certain."
"Experiments?" He began to laugh.
Olivia glared at him. "Not all of us are so certain when it comes to love."
Liam held his hands up in surrender. "I meant no offense."
She eyed him to see if he was making fun of her or not.
He bit back a smile. "I simply never thought of discovering love as an experiment. I suppose it is when one thinks about it."
"How so?" She asked.
"There's definitely a chemical reaction." Liam teased. "Being touched by the one, hearing their voice, or simply seeing them across a room sets off endorphins. Everything in your body, your mood, your very way of seeing things in the world is altered by their presence."
He smiled warmly at her.
"I say perform all the experiments you need to know if you have found the one."
Olivia relaxed back in her chair. Seeing now that she wasn't being foolish in her path forward helped in her knowing what steps she should next take.
"I shall." She declared.
Liam rose to his feet and began to walk towards the door.
"Liam?"
"Yes?" He turned back towards her.
"Thank you."
He bowed to her.
"Anytime, your grace."
With another smile, he left her alone.
Olivia's pleasant expression changed to one of frustrated resignation. She supposed she'd hoped there was still a chance with Liam because he'd been the one her mind had accepted so long ago. Now, she could see that there really was no use in thinking like that any longer. Even if Riley were to refuse Liam's proposal, she knew she could never be with him.
Liam wasn't the kind of man to stop loving someone just because they refused to return his affection. Olivia knew her own pride and heart couldn't take being with someone who didn't care for her in the same manner. A Nevrakis either gave everything or nothing and expected the same in return. There was no in between.
"I can't believe it's come down to this." She grumbled to herself.
Of all the men she knew, there was only one who had given everything. To find out if she could do the same, she needed to test the waters a bit more.
"How in the world am I to get Maxwell alone at a party?"
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Many, many hours later...
Maxwell hummed to himself as he left Hana's room. Ending the wild party with a game of truth or dare with his friends was the perfect way to end a crazy night. Plus, it'd helped him at least for a little while, not think of Olivia.
How much more fun would it have been to see Olivia do a dare or admit a truth?
He knew what he would have dared her and he knew what question he'd ask. What would have happened might have left him even sadder than before.
Can't have that, he argued with himself. Who wants a depressed Maxwell hanging around?
He unlocked the door to his room, pausing halfway inside. He glanced down the hallway where he knew Olivia was. He'd been the one to clean and prepare her room. He wondered if she even noticed he'd made certain to have a bouquet of red roses in there. Did she notice the red throw he'd left draped over the Beaumont blue chair? Did she even recognize the meaning behind doing something like that?
"Probably not." He mumbled, closing his door behind him.
Maxwell had left his desk lamp on before the party began. The rest of his suite was shrouded in shadow, giving a quiet almost serene feeling after hours of absolute drunken chaos. It was just what he needed to bring him back down off his adrenaline rush.
He began to undress. Kicking his shoes off, he next dropped his pants. Stepping out of them, he stumbled over to his dresser while pulling his shirt off.
He dug around in the dark for a soft T-shirt to sleep in. After finally pulling one on, he stilled to hear a knock on his door.
When it happened a second time, he rushed over to it in the hopes of seeing Olivia. He'd lost sight of her during the beginning of the Beaumont Bash. He'd hoped to find a way to talk to her. Maybe see how things were going and if she'd finally given up on Liam.
His smile disappeared the moment he saw his brother.
Bertrand swayed, nearly toppling over.
"My dear Maxwell," he slurred, "could you be so kind as to point me in the direct- *hic* -shun of my quarters?"
He glanced down, his eyebrows nearly disappearing in his hairline.
"Good god, man! You lost your pants!"
Maxwell tugged his shirt down in an effort to hide his boxers.
"Did an acrobat steal them?" Bertrand laid a commiserating hand on Maxwell's shoulder. "I believe one stole my vest."
"You're wearing it on your head." Maxwell told him.
Bertrand reached up and pulled it off, causing his hair to stand on end. "The blackguard returned it!"
"Uh huh." Maxwell turned his brother around. "Straight down there is your bedroom. Only door at the end of the hall."
"Right." Bertrand stumbled in that direction. "Thank you."
"Anytime." Maxwell watched to make certain he didn't accidentally go into anyone else's room.
His breath caught in his throat the moment Bertrand bumped into Olivia's door.
Nothing happened, leaving him slumping his shoulders and returning to his own room.
Maxwell finished up his nighttime rituals in his ensuite bathroom then finally collapsed on his bed.
"What a night." He mumbled into his pillow.
"Yes, it was."
His eyes flew open. In his haste to reach his lamp on his nightstand, he knocked a glass of water off. Cursing, he blinked against the brightness.
There beside him on the bed was the only woman he'd dreamt of one too many times in that exact spot.
Olivia calmly sat there, hands folded in her lap. She'd puffed up some of his bed pillows to put at her back as she reclined in an almost upright position.
"You're here?" He asked, unable to wrap his mind around the concept.
"So you see." She replied.
"In my room?" He continued. "You're here in my room? On my bed?"
Olivia rolled her eyes. "No. I'm on Bertrand's bed. Of course I'm on yours!"
Maxwell's eyes widened. His lips parted to ask more questions yet nothing but a squeak slipped out.
Olivia leaned closer to him, her brow furrowed in irritated concern. "Are you going to be sick?"
"No." He rubbed his eyes. "I'm pretty sure this is a dream."
She rolled her eyes once more. "It's not."
"That's what you usually say during my dreams." He argued.
Olivia reached over and pinched him. "Now do you believe me?"
Maxwell shook his head. "You do that in my dreams too."
Olivia had used up all her patience in waiting on getting Maxwell alone. Now that she finally had him without any chance of someone seeing them together, she was in no mood to reassure him that this was real. Besides, it was her feelings she needed to test.
With a frustrated breath, she straddled him.
Maxwell's eyes widened even more. Unsure what to do with his hands, he fisted them in the sheets. His heart was beating so hard that he wasn't certain if he'd survive this dream.
Audibly swallowing, he waited to see what she would do next.
She leaned down. The tip of her nose touched his. Her eyes held his startled gaze. A slight smirk curved her lips when she heard his sharp intake of breath.
"Maxwell?"
"Yeah?"
"Kiss me."
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groovyfrog420 · 2 months
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I think they'd get along
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Shadow Milk seems like he'd enjoy sharing some tea (methaphorical and literal) with Cherry Blossom. The stories he tells her might be a bit biased and warped, but she's supportive either way!
next part
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decoloraa · 8 months
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Happy birthday to the doctor and breaker of heart ❤️ keep on slaying and making random dudes fall for you
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alj4890masterlist · 10 months
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Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
(Maxwell Beaumont x Olivia Nevrakis) in a Choices The Royal Romance Crackship Series
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Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
One Shots
Snowed In
The fic that started this whole Crackship idea No Retreat, No Surrender
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angelasscribbles · 1 year
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Infatuation
Series: None, this is a one-shot and you can find those here.
Fandom: The Royal Romance
Pairing: Riley x Justin/Anton
Rating: NSFW 🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋
Warnings for this chapter: Lemons
Word Count: 836
A/N: This is from my follower appreciation prompt list/wheel event. This one is from @walkerdrakewalker and is for Justin x angst/smut x secrets.
A/N2: Fun fact. I wrote this, posted it, then hated it, so I took it down and rewrote it. I think three people saw the original. I hope this version is better.
My other stuff: Master List.
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Riley sat on the conference room table as she casually ate out of the to-go container with a set of chopsticks.
Her legs were long and supple as one crossed over the other, making her skirt slide tantalizingly upwards.
Anton’s eyes traced the movement hungrily. He imagined reaching out and sliding his hand up the smooth softness of her skin, continuing over the knee and up the inner thigh. His mouth went dry as he imagined exploring the treasures hidden under the hem of that skirt.
He wasn’t sure when he had started to have…feelings for the American, but they were getting harder to contain with every late-night strategy session they had.
She made him feel things he’d never felt before. Tender things, but also dirty, delicious, forbidden things.
“So will I talk to the press before or after the barn raising?” She leaned toward him with a smirk, her eyes tracking up and down his body.
“On the way in,” he answered her as he scooted closer. He reached a hand toward her, “unless you decide to skip it altogether. I could offer you….other diversions....”
She sucked in a surprised breath as his hand made purchase, gliding up the silky expanse of flesh from her calf to her knee, “Anton! Should we be doing this?” The hitch in her voice belied the reluctance of her words.
He stood with a confident smirk as his hand ran authoritatively upwards, sliding along her thigh, pushing the hem of her skirt higher as he got closer to the promised land “Tell me to stop and I will.”
Her chest heaved with desire as her eyes fell shut, “Don’t stop, I want you! Ever since you told me all your secrets, who you really are, what you’re really doing here….I…I can’t help it, I want to be with you, Anton, I want to be your queen!”
It was all the encouragement he needed. He shoved the skirt higher then sank a hand in her hair, yanking her head back to give himself better access to all of her.
He brought his lips down to greedily devour hers before moving on to her neck, her shoulders, her chest, his mouth demanding as he claimed every inch of bare skin.
“I need more,” he breathed, jealous of the cloth that touched her, covering the rest of her flesh, hiding her from him, “Take the dress off!”
She stood slowly and made direct eye contact with him as she peeled the offending dress from her body until she stood before him in all her naked beauty.
She was glorious. She was everything he had imagined and more. Rounded in all the right places, her curves and valleys enticing him to the point of insanity, “I’ve imagined this so many times…..” His voice was hoarse, his desire stronger than ever before, his restraint about to break.
She spun away from him and leaned forward,  bracing herself on the conference table, “Is this how you imagined it?”
He wrapped her hair around his hand as he gently tugged her head back, “I have a better idea, my jewel. It involves you on your knees.”
She complied, dropping to her knees in front of him with a seductive smile, “Do you want me to….pleasure you, my king?”
He almost came right then and there. He unzipped his pants and took himself in one hand as he gathered another handful of her hair in the other, “Open that pretty little mouth, Riley, I want to fill it.”
Her eyes stayed locked on his as she took him in her mouth.
Both hands gripped her hair as he thrust his hips toward her.
She moaned as she ran her tongue hungrily over his member, licking and sucking until his eyes rolled back in his head.
He slammed into her as he simultaneously pulled her head into him, holding her in place as he spilled his seed down her throat.
She swallowed greedily, lapping up every last drop as he pulsed into her for several long moments.
“So will I talk to the press before or after the barn raising?”
“Justin?”
“Justin?”
“Huh? I’m sorry, what?” His attention was pulled from his reverie and snapped brutally back to reality at the lilting sound of her voice calling his alter ego.
Right. He was posing as Justin Brown, her press secretary. She had no idea who he really was or what his real objectives were. And she certainly was never going to get down on her knees for him.
She had a king in her sights.
Fucking Liam had everything that should rightfully be his. The crown, the throne, Cordonia….Riley….
“I was asking about the barn raising,” she laughed, “where did you go just now?”
“Um…nowhere, sorry,” he shifted in his seat to try and minimize the massive erection that was pushing against his trousers, “if you’re done eating, let’s get back to business.”
Just add his unquenchable thirst for one Riley Brooks to his ever-growing list of secrets.
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revvethasmythh · 1 month
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For the character ask, your URL namesake Relvin, 20 and 4
4 is answered here!
20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?
Vandran, for the same reasons that they make a good ship tbh. They're two older southern(coded) men who struggle with emotionality and have a (pseudo-)child that has inherited an eldritch curse that gives them nightmares and special powers. I think they'd have a lot to relate about. I also think they're different in interesting ways! Vandran spent most of his life on the seas, seeing everything, and he's run the gamut of dealing with insane shit. Relvin is pretty much the exact opposite. As far as we know, he was born in Gelvaan and intends to die in Gelvaan. Never seen the ocean, just a normal guy who had no idea how to handle what was happening with Liliana and Imogen. I think there's a really good balance and tension there that would work for them either as friends or in a relationship!
As an addendum, consider: being best friends or lovers with Vandran would give Relvin unfettered access to Jester Lavorre. And I think she could fix him, I really do
ask me about a character
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tutoriel12 · 2 years
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i think i'm unironically getting into kerdly
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birbwell · 2 years
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Waleran/Catface ship bingo? 👀👀
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YOUR HONOR WE HAVE A BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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yes hello this is my waleran/catface coming out post. i. i dont know how to explain this one. you know how if you start joking about it itll soon become serious. this is what happened. it was sheer accident. this is a crackship in the sense that they literally never speak to each other in-game or even exist in the same room except that one time in shiring IF you even have catface with you, and even then it's rough because hes not even addressing him directly. but also this is a crackship in the sense that they are cocaine and i am snorting them for large hits of dopamine
theyre operating on like. 80% headcanon. but i promise the 20% makes so much sense i. okay it starts out like years before the game/book timeline, when waleran's still an archdeacon on tax collection duty and catface is the miller in some fuckall village and. they hate each other on sight, because of course the loud guy with the strong worker's principles will hate the upstart tax collector from the diaconate. but due to Circumstances and being gay as shit in this time and age, they begin sleeping w each other to air out frustrations. just realized they dont even begin as fwb,, enemies w benefits momence,,
plus their personality and motive clash is. the pinnacle. catface's steadfast loyalty, unflappable in the face of hell, almost to a fault- and waleran's two-facedness, sitting in his palace with that stone relief of the Devil on the wall and still being the most duplicitous thing in the room. and taking their clandestine history with each other and catfaces headstrong devotion and using it against him in an attempt to ensure his plans with kingsbridge and shiring go his way. just another pawn on the board! but he falls in love along the way- but he's too fucking proud and lacking in self-examination to understand that! oscillating between self-righteous flagellant catholic guilt and his desire to curl up against a warm body,,, and its just. they are the slowest burn ever. like more than two decades worth of burning so slowly. tasty. the potential of their dynamic,,,
theres so much more i could yell and yell and yell but </3
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I'm halfway through Dollhouse and I'm so normal about it (clawing, biting, etc.)
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anthony7612 · 1 year
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Esto es lo que sucede cuando te quedas despierto hasta tarde en la noche y luego se te ocurre un crackship
This is what happens when you stay up late at night and then you come up with a crackship
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alj4890 · 5 months
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Snowed In
(Maxwell Beaumont x Olivia Nevrakis) in a TRR Christmas One Shot from the series Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
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Song Inspiration: I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm by Dean Martin
A/N Hello again! I think I might be back for good or at least will try to be back 🤦🏻‍♀️. The writer's block that has been keeping me away along with life has been slowly killing me. But look! Sound the alarms! I finally wrote something! I will get back to this crackship series starring these two and their complicated love story. For the time being though, here is a glimpse into the future and their first Christmas together as requested by @angelasscribbles It is chock full of fluff for the holidays.
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December 21st, Lythikos, Cordonia...
The holidays were, in a word, complicated.
Olivia had spent the majority of her life alone with nothing more than a special meal prepared by good natured servants and a single gift sent over from her aunt. The gift wasn't something one would expect for a little girl/young woman. It was usually a reminder of the Nevrakis illustrious past, one meant to instill the rather harsh, no sentimentality allowed frame of mind.
And let's not get into what the brief time with her parents had done to her.
There was the one precious year Olivia spent Christmas with Liam and the Royal family. Queen Eleanor made certain the newly orphaned duchess received more child appropriate gifts such as a new doll holding a felt sword, a miniature porcelain tea set, and a leather bound collection of fantasy children stories. Olivia was encouraged to help Liam decorate a Christmas tree in the palace nursery and then put frosting on freshly baked Christmas cookies. The pair sat before their tree, eating their creations, and made plans for spending the next day playing in the snow.
It had been the closest to a perfect Christmas Olivia had ever experienced.
When little Olivia shared what all had occurred that particular holiday, Lucretia was beyond livid that the commoner queen was setting her niece up on a path of ruin with useless gifts and experiences. How was she to one day rule the country with an upbringing that included such ridiculous traditions?
It didn't matter. The following summer, Queen Eleanor was dead and Constantine sent Olivia back to Lythikos to remain under the strict supervision of her servants and a nanny he personally hired. They were tasked to keep the duchess healthy and schooled.
Nothing was ever mentioned or demanded that she also be made happy.
Life went on. Olivia learned to sneer and roll her eyes whenever she heard her peers gush over their holiday plans with family and loved ones. Christmas was nothing more than another day of the year. She had little time and even less patience to remain in conversation with the lot once December first rolled around.
She did allow a tree to be decorated in the main hall and accepted the traditional Lythikos Christmas Eve dinner of a turkey basted in their specially brewed Skull Cracker Ale with all the trimmings. Other than those two concessions, she ignored the holiday as much as she could.
She made certain though that her people had all they deserved during the Christmas season. The local orphanage was sent a shipment of toys that would put Santa to shame. Lythikos General Hospital also received gifts for not only their children's ward, but for each patient stuck there during the holidays. Any family/person struggling financially was gifted a tree and traditional meal.
It was, she decided, her duty to take care of these needs herself. After all, she was supposed to make certain her people thrived. For some odd reason she never quite understood, having a good holiday helped people look forward to a prosperous year. Who was she to question it?
Though she had the satisfaction of taking care of these minor needs, the Christmas following Liam's coronation and marriage was more difficult for Olivia to face.
Alone.
It was baffling that she'd become close to Liam's new bride, Riley. It was even more mind blowing that she'd also become friends with Hana and Drake. Riley and Hana were once her competition and she was convinced that Drake was Satan himself, but somehow she'd come to care for them.
Then...there was Maxwell.
One could only shake their head over the fact that Cordonia's most fun loving lord had been harboring a love so deep for the icy duchess that rivaled that of the new king's for his queen.
Jaws were still on the floor from the realization that she, Olivia Nevrakis, the very woman who made people tremble with fear of her waspish tongue and ability with a dagger, happened to have lost her heart to Maxwell Beaumont as well.
"It's been an odd year." Olivia muttered as she gazed out her window at the snowy landscape.
Even odder still was the fact that she was somewhat depressed. With the amount of snow falling, roads would soon be closed leading in and out of Lythikos. No one would be able to drop by for a visit.
No one at all.
"It isn't like I've never spent Christmas alone." She grumbled, turning away from her window. "What's one more year?"
But...
It did matter. There'd been talk of her new group of friends coming to snow ski and spend New Year's Eve together in her home.
Maxwell hadn't mentioned if he'd planned to spend Christmas with her. She hadn't asked him to. She only assumed he might since he bragged about the surprise gift he planned to give her.
Now though, the mail wouldn't even be able to get through to deliver it.
Olivia glanced over at her Christmas tree. One lone gift sat under it. She grimaced somewhat that she spent not only time but a great deal of thought in finding the perfect gift for Maxwell. Instead of allowing her servants to wrap it like she normally would have, she'd personally wrapped it herself.
Lost in thought of not being able to give it to him on Christmas Day, she jumped in surprise when the wind picked up out her window. A typical Lythikos blizzard was revving up with the immense power that usually left her in awe. Now, it made her heart drop even more in disappointment.
Christmas was going to be another lonely day after all.
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December 24th...
Snow continued to fall. The providence had already received well over four feet of snow. Temperatures dropped to dangerously low readings, keeping everyone within the cozy confines of their homes.
Olivia glared at her phone. It'd been nearly a week since she'd last spoken to Maxwell. He'd been in California for most of the month speaking to Hollywood execs about turning his best selling novel into a movie. Though she was secretly proud of him for such an accomplishment (especially since he wrote her so flatteringly), she also wanted to strike him down with all her might for not even sparing her a moment for a simple phone call.
He's the one insisting we do all the normal couple things! Isn't wishing a Merry Christmas to the one you supposedly love fall somewhere on that list?
I wouldn't answer the phone now if he did call. In fact, I don't think I'll EVER answer another call or text of his again. He can go straight to---
Olivia's eyes widened when she heard an unusual pounding coming from her front door. She knew that no true Lythikosian would step foot from their fireplaces in this weather. Death would greet that level of stupidity.
Setting her steamy cup of nog aside, she went to see what fool would dare be outside.
She should have known only her fool would do so.
Maxwell dashed past her and began to stomp the snow off his boots.
He was covered from head to toe in ice and snow. Shivering, he began to peel off the layers that were partially frozen to one another after dropping a caked in snow suitcase on the floor.
"It's cold out there." He told her with teeth chattering.
Olivia blinked a few times. She glanced back and forth between him and her door.
"How in the--What are you doing here?" She managed to say.
Maxwell paused in rubbing his numb hands together.
"It's Christmas." He told her.
"Yeah, I know." She placed her hands on her hips. "But there is a blizzard out there."
"Yeah, I know." Maxwell mimicked with a grin. "That's why I almost turned into a popsicle."
He grinned at her on his way towards her fireplace.
Shivering even more violently, he got as close as he could to the crackling flames without catching on fire.
Olivia followed after him.
"How did you get here?" She demanded.
"That journey is worthy of an Epic Poem." He began to rotate, letting each side of his body slowly thaw with the welcoming heat.
Olivia groaned. She wasn't in the mood for this type of conversation.
"Plane ride from L.A. to New York." He began. "Then onto London. I couldn't get a flight out of London to here because of the weather. Not wanting to wait, I decided to travel by train as close as I could. Train rides from there to Barcelona, then onto Rome. Don't ask me how many trains I had to change. I lost count after five. Then, I rented a car and drove the rest of the way."
He ended his explanation with a shrug then turned back to face the fireplace.
"But the roads and bridges are closed!" Olivia exclaimed.
"It's amazing how easy it is to move those barricades." He quipped over his shoulder.
"Okay, but there was no car outside." She reminded him.
"It couldn't make it up the mountain to your duchy." He turned back around to face her. "So, I walked."
"You walked?" Her eyes narrowed. "You walked in a blizzard up this mountain knowing you could slip off or freeze to death?!"
"Yep." He grinned at her. "It wasn't too bad."
Olivia walked up to him, gripped his shirt, and gave him a hard shake "YOU IDIOT! You could have died out there and we wouldn't have found your body! I wouldn't have known to look for you because you haven't called me in a week!"
"I tried to call." He explained. "But it kept going directly to voicemail."
She paused in berating him. "It did what?"
"I've been calling and texting all week. I checked with Liam when I couldn't get a hold of you and he told me the towers and phone lines were down in this region due to the weather."
Olivia's hands dropped from him.
"Oh." She mumbled.
Maxwell leaned down a little bit to study her face. "Did you honestly think I wouldn't make certain to spend Christmas with you?"
"I..." She folded her arms across her chest, averting her eyes from his.
The last thing she wanted was to reveal not only how vulnerable she'd been since they'd gotten together nor the fact he made her feel depressed with the thought of being unable to be with him on Christmas.
"I thought you would stay at Ramsford." She straightened her shoulders. "After all, this is the first Christmas with Savannah and Bartie."
"That's Bertrand's family." Maxwell reminded her.
"They're yours too." Olivia argued.
"Christmas is about being with the ones you love." Maxwell explained. "And you happen to top my list."
Olivia bit back scoffing at something so eye rolling sweet that she needed to hear from him.
He slipped his arms around her waist, tugging her close. He tilted his head down, resting his forehead against hers. His cold nose rubbed against her own, reminding her of how cold he still was.
"Let me get you a cup of nog." She took a step back, pausing when he tightened his arms around her.
"Wait." He softly pleaded. "All I've thought about since I left you was this."
Olivia moved closer within his embrace, arguing with herself she was only doing it to help him warm up. Surely she wasn't doing it because she'd missed being held in his arms.
He hugged her, sighing over how good it felt to have her near again. Nudging her chin up, he pressed a tender kiss to her lips.
"I've missed you." He murmured between heated kisses.
"I missed you, too." She admitted with a resigned shrug.
His delighted, dimpled smile over her words brought an all too familiar fluttering to her stomach.
She pulled away, keeping her hand in his, and tugged him over to a nearby couch. She prepared him a hot cup of Nog and covered him with a blanket.
He insisted she sit close against him for warmth.
"I'll use any excuse I can to have you near." He teased.
Olivia snorted, unable to stop her smile from forming.
She rested her head on his shoulder, tucking herself within his side.
As she readjusted, she felt something hard against her hip.
"Almost forgot." He mumbled, digging into his pants pocket.
He pulled out a little blue box with a white bow.
"Merry Christmas!"
Olivia merely stared at it.
"Don't you want to open it?" Maxwell asked.
"Of course, but I thought we would wait until Christmas morning to exchange gifts." She explained.
"I can't wait! Plus I'm pretty sure it's Christmas Day somewhere in the world. Probably Australia." He placed the box in her lap. "This is something I promised you during Liam and Madeleine's engagement tour."
Olivia stilled in the midst of opening the box. Her thoughts drifted back to those tense months of trying to find out who had threatened both Riley and herself. She knew the night she reappeared in Venice was when the promise he was talking about was made.
"When this is over, I'm going to ask you a question." Maxwell told her as they stood on the Ponte degli Scalzi. "One that will once and for all decide the future for us."
She untied the ribbon and allowed the small velvet box to drop in her hand. Taking a deep breath, she cracked it open.
There sitting amongst the cushion was a ruby ring surrounded by a halo of diamonds.
"Maxwell?" She breathed, carefully lifting the ring out of the box.
"I want to spend every holiday with you." He replied. "And all the days in between."
She looked up at him. The vulnerability in his expression made her own seem not so silly.
"Will you let me?" He asked. "You already know I've been in love with you since I was seven. Don't you think it's about time you put me out of my misery and marry---"
"I will." She declared, cutting off his proposal.
He swooped in to kiss her, knocking the ring out of her hands.
"Wait!" She said in the midst of a laugh. "I don't want to lose it."
"Who cares?" He kissed her again. "I'll buy you all the replacements you need for my impulsive behavior."
"Yes, but I want that one." She mumbled against his lips.
He groaned, pulling away to find her ring.
He got down on his knees and found it under the couch. Grinning at her, he slid it over her ring finger.
She held her hand up to admire it, watching the firelight set the precious stones aglow.
Maxwell cleared his throat and lifted an eyebrow in expectation.
Olivia's eyes widened. "Your gift! It's--"
"You." He climbed back on the couch, covering her with his body. "You officially agreeing to marry me is the best gift ever."
Olivia pulled him down for a deep kiss. "You know? I actually did buy you a present."
"Thank you." He kissed her again. "But it will never beat this one."
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cag3dsong · 2 years
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Like this for a crackship of our muses <3
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a-drewid · 6 months
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Sabriel as a ship is so funny to me, because on the surface it’s like ya they have funny interactions and it’s a silly crackship, but if u look deeper into it u realize that Gabriel is Sam’s perfect mirror, a wayward son who rebelled against his family and his destiny at every turn. They are both considered impure by the people around them, damaged by the world and by their choices. They might be the only two beings in the entire universe who can truly and fully understand each other. Anyway I think it would be rlly funny if they kissed on the lips.
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readychilledwine · 3 months
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Predator Prey
✨️Kink Education with Elizabeth✨️
If you are into scratching, biting, grunting, and growling, you may have a Primal Play kink.
Primal play, also known as Predator/prey, is a dynamic between a sub and dom that typically involves the dom hunting down the sub before intercourse. A lot of people mix this with pet/animal play, but they are different. Pet/animal play involves at least one party dehumanizing themselves and taking the role of an animal. Primal play does not involve that.
Primal play finds its roots before we began civilized, and before sex began being seen as a sin as pushed by religion and church. Primal play is a way to revert back to that animalistic instinct of survival by letting us play with our basic needs, aka: breeding, food, and self-protection.
Predator prey is known for being a rougher form of play as well, the sex is a little more demanding, its rough, and it typically can cause the dom to leave a little more satisfied than the sub, especially when following traditional instinct and roles (sorry ladies.) It is an important for this play type to really focus on prediscussed consent and safe word communication.
Primal play also typically involves a struggle between the parties for dominance, something this fic does skip over because while I see Eris enjoying the hunt, I can't see him enjoying his mate struggling below him, even if it is consensual, due to his family history. I apologize. I skipped that aspect, but you all may have noticed the absolute Crackship I have another predator prey set up for. That couples going to go down swinging no matter how I write that dynamic.
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As always, NSFW below the cut
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Eris Vanserra x Reader
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Warnings - chasing, rough smut no traditional foreplay, p in v, slight hints of dirty talk, biting.
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You shouldn't have been in the woods this late. You knew it was dangerous and that the trees themselves were awake and alerting any waiting predators that an unarmed female was walking alone through them.
After hours of dealing with your father in law, you had just wanted a few moments alone and made the choice to walk to the cabin you shared with Eris instead of winnowing.
That had been a mistake. Despite being in a seasonal court, day and night still shifted with the rest of the world, and golden rays of light gave in to star patterned darkness much too fast for comfort. You huddled your hood tighter, ignoring the bite of the autumn chill, and kept walking.
“Well, well, well,” the snap of a branch made you jump, heart beating faster as you froze. “What do we have here? A pretty mouse all by herself?”
You spun quickly, eyes wide as your husband approached with 3 hounds flanking him and growling. “Eris-” he shot you a look, silencing you.
“What you're going to do, little mouse, is run. You are going to turn and run and hope I don't catch you.” He took a step toward you, one you mirrored by stepping back. “Because if I catch you, I fuck you, and that would be mercy compared to what lurks in these woods just begging to get their teeth into you.”
He took another step, a bigger one causing you to stare straight at his chest until you looked up. He kissed you gently, the only gentle thing you knew you would get tonight before sliding one of his hounds training toys into the pocket of your cloak. “Run.”
You knew from the moment you accepted the bond, Eris was a bit of a sadist. But you also knew the first time that curtain dropped and your husband chained you to a wall, spanking you until your legs gave out, that you were a masochist. His mistake was calling you a mouse, though. You knew Eris had no understanding of how intelligent mice were. Mice were natural students, learning and adapting to their environment and tricks.
And you? You had learned.
You ran finding a large tree to abandon the cloak on before winnowing about 15 feet away, taking the training toy with you. You watched as Orion, Astrid, and Nova sat at the tree, looking up at Eris, then back to the cloak. Orion whined loudly, nudging the fabric as Eris growled.
Those hounds would never hurt you. Those hounds were chasing you for fun. And you had spoiled it. You cracked a branch on purpose, smiling and laughing as Nova perked back up, then began running towards where you had taken off from.
“Cheap tricks won't help you, mouse!” The dark laughter in his voice has your core tightening. You ran faster, heading near the direction of the cabin enough that he wouldn't think anything of it.
You were actually aiming for the lake nearby, though. Wanting him to fuck you under the full moon and all of her stars. Wanting to feel him pressing you into the dirt.
Eris caught your right as you reached it, a soft laugh as he did, and he took you rolling into the dirt and grass. Settling on top of you, Eris smirked. “This isn't home, mouse.”
You tossed the toy, listening as the hound Cheerfully began playing. Submission was setting in, creeping through your bones like an old ache. “No, sir.”
His warm hand came, holding your throat. “If you wanted to be fucked like an animal, y/n, you just had to ask.” You moaned at the words, at him seeing through you. He got up, forcing you on to your stomach, and began ripping the dress you were wearing. He placed a hand back on your neck, holding you down and leaning into you, whispering in your ear. “Do animals get prepared, mouse? Remind me.”
“No, sir,” it came out as more of a whimper than a sentence, a moan leaving your throat soon after. Eris wad grinding himself against you, cock straining heavily in his pants.
Eris was inside of you mere moments later, heavy cock stretching you open with a delicious burn. He was growling above you, rutting into you over and over while you wiggled and whimpered below him.
Nights like this, nights where sex was a mesh of teeth, of bruises, of thrusts so deep you could feel every inch of him lighting you on fire, normally meant Eris had a long day, a day where he felt no control, no joy. A day where he felt belittled.
Sex like this wasn't about you, and if you came, it was a reward. Sex like this was about Eris. You knew when he calmed down after this, when he would eventually carry you to the cabin, he'd take his time making love to you there until you were no more than a soaked mess below him, body pliant and spent from countless orgasms.
You whimpered as the thrusts grew harder, pushing you into the grass as your nails dug into the soft earth. Eris's growls were becoming louder, an occasional groan thrown in as he took you wildly with no regard for your body.
You were dripping for him, panting his name between wails of pleasure and soft cries of need. You loved sex like this, loved when he held you down, when he allowed you to make him work for it. To make him hunt you down.
You felt the first twitch of his cock, clenching around him in response and smiled into the ground. “All mine,” he grunted above you. “You are all mine, do you hear me?” His mouth came to your neck, licking and sucking your pulse point.
“Gonna fuck you until you don't even know your own name.” It was a promise, a zap engraving itself on your skin as he held your hand. He chuckled darkly again, your mind melting into those soft kisses contrasting against each sharp movement inside of you.
His breathing was becoming as labored as your own, his groans becoming more and more frenzied and desperate. “Cum inside me, Eris. Mark me as yours,” his grip on your hip became impossibly tight.
One more thrust had your walls tightening around him.
Another had you screaming his name as teeth sunk into your pulse point, bruising and marking that tender flesh.
The last had you babbling, moaning, and whining as you were violently thrown from the edge, squeezing and clenching around him over, over, and over again until he was spilling into you, filling you as he groaned and lapped away the blood he drew.
You both calmed, you still wiggling below him as a few last sloppy rolls of his hips worked to drive you into over stimulation.
Eris peppered soft kisses along your jawline, up to your temple, into your hair. “You okay?”
“Again.” He smiled into you, leaning to kiss you deeply.
“When we get home, after you eat and bathe, I will make all your sick dreams come true, mouse. I promise."
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seeing as it’s now been one year since the last chapter of slippery slopes was posted, i decided to make a big sappy post talking about what this fic has meant to me over the last two and a half years
i started writing slippery slopes after a bolt of inspiration struck me on this post. i’d tried writing my fair share of long fics prior, most of them remaining unpublished and all of them unfinished. i’m not quite sure what made me think i could write slippery slopes other than a strong desire to write the alenoah fic i wanted to read but that didn’t exist at the time. slippery slopes was the 30th fic posted in the alenoah tag, which didn’t have any finished long fics at the time. i think if you told 2021 pj that in two years there would be over 600 alenoah fics, many of them tdwt rewrites, their head would explode.
i honestly had no idea what i was jumping into when i started writing slippery slopes. looking back, i was very insecure about my writing. i’d actually forgotten about that until i was reading some posts i’d made while i was still writing it, where i wondered if i was going to be able to pull off the miscommunication plotline and the unplanned alecourtney friendship. almost every announcement of a chapter draft being completed included me saying i felt weird about it, or thought it was bad. i felt incredibly uncomfortable writing serious angst and when that started playing an important role in the fic at around chapter seven i feared that my writing was awful and other people would dislike it the way i had. i genuinely don’t think it hit me that slippery slopes was a popular fic until a few months before it became the most kudosed fic on ao3.
back then, i was able to understand why other people liked slippery slopes, but i couldn’t read it without cringing. i’m not sure when exactly the switch flipped—probably after i finally finished it and was able to distance myself from the writing process—but it became a fic that i’m incredibly proud of. i can reread it now and enjoy it without cringing in the slightest. i was able to see my writing as good, and well-crafted. i will always appreciate slippery slopes as a fic where i grew incredibly as a writer. i understand how to plan out long fics while still allowing for spontaneity. i can comfortably write angst. i feel strong in my choices for characterization and friendship even if it may seem unconventional. i have so much more confidence in my writing now, and a lot of that is thanks to you all.
other than desperately wanting an alenoah tdwt rewrite fic, a huge part of why i wrote slippery slopes was because i felt lonely in the td fandom and was hoping that this fic could connect me with more people out there. and boy oh boy it sure has. and not just the plethora of alenoah shippers—way more than i expected—but there were also people who didn’t ship alenoah, but still stayed for the story, and people who had never considered alenoah but gave my fic a chance and ended up shipping it anyway. when i didn’t believe my writing was good, there were many, many kind commenters who showed my fic love and encouraged me to keep going with it. and even now, there are commenters whose fresh excitement make me feel like all the time i spent on this fic was so, so worth it. and they all inspire me to keep writing. 
i may be a good writer, but i don’t think i can ever fully express what everyone’s support has done for me. i still struggle to wrap my mind around the fact that there are dozens of drawings of my fic that you all have made! that’s crazy! i am so, so lucky to have such wonderful readers, and i hope you all know how incredibly grateful i am. slippery slopes would not exist without you. this was a joint effort. it’s amazing to me how a spontaneously started fic for a crackship ended up changing the total drama fandom landscape the way it did. who would’ve guessed that a simple whim to write an alenoah fic could become quite the slippery slope.
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lovemyromance · 28 days
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Oh, it makes you sick to read Azriel's thoughts in the bonus chapter? It makes you sad to think he's just a fuckboi who is lusting after Elain?
Okay. Keep that energy if you ever receive a Gwynriel or Azris book. 800 pages of pure PG romance, no lust, barely even premarital hand holding.
The extent of Azriel's thoughts toward his love interest would be "Wow. <insert redhead of choice>, looks great today."
None of that "touch her taste her mine mine mine" internal Az monologue y'all tend to use in those Gwynriel mate fics (ya that's right I know what y'all do)
All those HCs y'all had of "ribbon play" (pls for the love of god do not explain this to me I don't want to know), kinky Gwyn being a freak in the sheets (yk bc she has hinted at that so much in ACOSF..), shadows tying them up to help them bang.... nah, all that is gone.
We don't want the fandom to think Azriel is only lusting after his LI! Lust means bad so don't worry you guys. No lust = problem solved.
Please enjoy your 800 pages of friendship bracelets and underwhelming touches in PG Romantasy ACOTAR 5/6, should SJM decide she is now writing YA.
Maybe when you fly through that insanely boring read, you'll have time to wonder why you needed to cheapen the interaction between two characters in a romantasy novel. Why as women, you felt the need to claim this fictional man is only using another woman for sex, rather than entertain the possibility that maybe he actually has feelings for her. All just to make your crackship float
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