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bethanydelleman · 6 months

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Hello!

I rewatched Pride and Prejudice and it's surprising how my thoughts on it changed over the years 😃

When I was a teenager, Elizabeth Bennet was the plucky heroine that I wanted to be (lol) , now I'm older with a mortgage and responsibilities/bills, I'm like what was her plan in life?

Because she wasn't really educated per se (im thinking about how she answered lady Catherine about what she has to recommend her re:drawing, playing the piano etc) so I guess a 'career'(no matter how little it would be available at that time) was out of the question, but accepting marraige to the (admittedly obsequious) Mr Collins was also out of the question as well as Mr Darcys first proposal (which I get why sge turned it down!) ...I guess I'm asking what Elizabeth's plan for her future.

I've heard this from a lot of people upon re-read, "Why isn't Elizabeth more worried about her future?" I think there are a few things to note.

Early 1800s or not, Elizabeth is 20 years old when the novel begins (the average age of first marriage for women was 23). 27 year old Charlotte is in more of a future panic, but Elizabeth is still young. She has done practical thing like learn to play piano, but like most young people, she's probably just hoping for the best. And it's not like there is much she can actually do, Elizabeth is putting herself out there, she's dancing, she's playing piano, but otherwise she can just hurry up and wait. Her mother's marriage schemes are seen as vulgar and mostly backfire, and we would hardly want Elizabeth to act like Caroline. We read across Austen's novel's that women are largely stationary and it is the men who move in and out of their lives.

Also, I think a big part of Austen's point is that women are in a position where they feel the need to accept any and every proposal, because as Mr. Collins says, they may never receive another, but that this leads to misery (just look at the older couples and how many of them are unhappy!). While somewhat foolish from a financial perspective, Elizabeth is thinking about her long term happiness. She has watched her father turn bitter in an unequal relationship, she does not want that for herself. Elizabeth is choosing possible spinsterhood over being married to a person she knows she could not respect. Marrying for love, or at least on a basis of respect, is a big theme in Austen's novels. Let me add this quote from Mansfield Park to illustrate this point:

“I should have thought,” said Fanny, after a pause of recollection and exertion, “that every woman must have felt the possibility of a man’s not being approved, not being loved by some one of her sex at least, let him be ever so generally agreeable. Let him have all the perfections in the world, I think it ought not to be set down as certain that a man must be acceptable to every woman he may happen to like himself.... And, and—we think very differently of the nature of women, if they can imagine a woman so very soon capable of returning an affection as this seems to imply.”

So yes, Elizabeth Bennet isn't being financially prudent but she is being sensible in preserving her happiness. And for realism, we know Austen made this decision herself! She turned down an eligible offer.

Next, Mrs. Bennet is somewhat exaggerating: they are very unlikely to starve or be destitute. While it is never explicitly stated, Mr. Gardiner seems to be doing very well, and would probably very happily take at least Jane and Elizabeth if Mr. Bennet died. Mr. Philips is also doing well for a country attorney, he could take in his sister-in-law and nieces. It is going to suck, the Bennets should have planned better, but it's not the end of the world. We also do not know Mr. Bennet's age, but he may well only be in his late forties. He's no Mr. Woodhouse who may die tomorrow in a stiff breeze.

So what is Elizabeth's plan? She doesn't have one, she's 20. She's hoping life will throw her a man with a decent income that she doesn't hate. It works out in the end, but I don't think she would live to regret either turned down proposal if she had never met Darcy again.

#question response #elizabeth bennet #pride and prejudice #she doesn't have a plan #she's young #she just has staandards

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princesssarisa · 1 month

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What are your favorite romantic tropes in love stories?

Good question. This requires some thought...

I generally like slow-burn and friends-to-lovers, including childhood friends-to-lovers. Dislike-to-friendship-to love is fine, as are characters who like each other but feign dislike because they're too proud or afraid to admit it (e.g. Beatrice and Benedick), but full-blown enemies-to-lovers (i.e. people who are dangerous to each other) I don't care for. What matters is that there be warmth, tenderness, joy, preferably humor, and understanding between them.

That said, I enjoy classic fairy tale Love At First Sight in the right context, as well as grand, sweeping Romantic passion, just as long as it's handled in a way that feels sincere, not shallow or caricatured.

I like couples whose personalities contrast with each other in complimentary ways, but also couples who have qualities in common that most other people around them don't share. For the best couples, both of these things are true.

I also insist (for the most part) on egalitarian pairings with mutual respect, mutual feelings, and mutual power in the relationship. If one partner has more power in terms of status, wealth, or other external factors, then the other has to equal it with the emotional power she wields (or sometimes he, but usually she). Equal character development on both sides is good too, and a good balance between that development and acceptance of each other, flaws and all. While I love Disney's Beauty and the Beast, I do slightly dislike the fact that the character development is so one-sided, with the Beast changing so much more than Belle does, and he changes so much that I have asked myself sometimes if Belle really loves him or if she just loves a role she's taught him to play. And part of what makes Pride and Prejudice so good a love story (at least to me) is the balance it strikes: despite pop culture misremembering it as a "woman changes man" story, Elizabeth and Darcy are both flawed and both change, yet both keep the same core personalities they always had, and both stay imperfect (improved, but imperfect), yet come together anyway.

I like "jaded and innocent" pairings too. Not necessarily "grumpy and ray of sunshine," but someone who's had a hard life that's left them cynical about the world and about their own place in it, paired with a younger and more idealistic person who unexpectedly helps them rediscover their own inner idealism, and who sees the goodness in them that they had lost sight of in themselves. I especially like these parings when the jaded partner is a woman, though the more common pairing of "innocent girl, jaded guy" is fine too.

For that matter, I always like couples that subvert gender stereotypes; I adore strong women and emotional men. One trope that's sometimes especially therapeutic for me is when a woman adores her male love interest, but values other things (her responsibilities, her morals, her loyalty to other women, etc.) just as much, if not slightly more, while to him, personal relationships are everything, particularly the love he shares with her. They have to somehow resolve this difference, which preferably they do without teaching her to prioritize her man above everything. I enjoy this because more often, we see it in reverse: to the woman, love is everything, but to her man, love is just one aspect of life, and other duties matter more to him than she does. I think my desire to invert this trope is part of why I've written a gender-bent version of The Magic Flute. Let the girl be the one who sets out to find romantic love, but then finds a bigger community and calling, and let the boy be the one who temporarily gets pushed aside (until they finally unite as one in the end) for a change!

An element of rock-solid loyalty is also a plus. I don't care much for on-and-off romance arcs. Which isn't to say that I only ship couples who are perfectly functional. Far from it! But I like a sense of "even if we fight, even if we say terrible things to each other, even if you hurt me or we hurt each other, I'm not giving up on you; or even if I do leave, I still care about you and I don't want you to suffer." This is one thing I like about Heathcliff and Cathy from Wuthering Heights, that lets me see a sublime beauty in their love amidst the toxicity: neither one would ever dream of permanently ending their relationship (though tragically, neither fully realizes this about the other until it's too late), and while they sometimes say terrible things to and about each other, they don't do terrible things to each other. I'll die on the hill that in the book, Heathcliff marries Isabella for her inheritance to spite Edgar, not to hurt Cathy, because Cathy knows he doesn't love Isabella and he knows she knows. They care more about each other's wellbeing than pop culture thinks they do.

To me, nothing is sexier than when a couple cares about each other's wellbeing; that's what love should be. I loathe seeing selfish, possessive love glorified just because it's "passionate." Support, generosity, empathy, sacrifices... those are things I like.

I hope this wasn't too much of a novel.

#romance #romantic love #fiction #romance tropes #my likes #preferences

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acourtofthought · 5 months

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sjm said that she was working on silver flames simultaneously with wings and ruin sooo I don’t think e/riel was ever her plan?

I think there's a lot to suggest that E/riel was never her endgame plan.

I am 99% sure that while writing ACOMAF, SJM thought Mor and Az would end up together. That doesn't mean that she didn't kick around the idea of an Elain / Az flirtation situation because Elain was still going to need someone to "rebound" with after Graysen but she took what was Elain's most traumatic moment and centered it around Elucien while having Az's focus on Mor. She also wrote it so that Az was staring at Mor with hunger and yearning all the way from ACOMAF until ACOFAS.

Show me one SJM MMC who lusted over one female while his endgame person sat in the room with him.

Elain and Az ending up together after almost every interaction they've had was overshadowed by his yearning for Mor doesn't make for a good love story (at least not the kind I enjoy reading and not the kind SJM seems to enjoy writing).

Nesta could sleep with other males while Cassian longed for her, that makes for classic romance because the guy suffering for her is her winning.

Feyre could almost marry and sleep with Tamlin while Rhys longed for her because Rhys's suffering made for epic romance when they finally got together.

Elain could almost kiss Az while Lucien longs for her because again, the girl being wanted by two guys, one waiting quietly in the wings hoping she'll choose him in the end? That's a trope.

Even Darcy had to watch Elizabeth show interest in Wickham.

Now imagine if that was reversed and Feyre sat there longing for Rhys while Rhys wouldn't give her the time of day.

Imagine if Nesta had to pine for Cassian while she watched him sleeping with every other female in Velaris.

I mean, sure, I've read books where a guy who was in love with one girl finally gives another girl (the one who quietly pined for him for years) the attention she deserves but to me, that's not SJMs style. The guy is never focused on another while his forever person is sitting under his nose the entire time. SJM likes the big moments to be shared between her endgame couples.

Yes she gave Elain TT but ONLY because Mor begged Az to sit out (something he NEVER does) and only because she hadn't first taken Cassian's. If Elain had, the Truth Teller scene would have never happened.

It was Lucien who went to Elain in the Cauldron scene (to dispute the Az was injured argument, even Cassian's fingers twitched towards Nesta). It was Lucien who visited her in the HOW. It was Lucien who suggested they get her outside and to have a healer look her over.

Notice how Gwyn has never been in the room at the same time as Az with either Mor or Elain? Notice how she retconned what happened in Sangravah so Az was the first one to arrive for Gwyn?

And yes, the situation with Gwyn and Az is a little off brand for SJMs style since he's still wrapped up in the Mor / Elain situation even after meeting Gwyn again but that's because I honestly think she had no clue who Az's endgame person was going to be until she really set to work on SF and had to begin undoing the very tangled knots she's got around his love life. But again, she purposely avoids Elain or Mor ever being in the same space with Gwyn and Az because I think she knows she would never write Elain and Az sharing a look while Gwyn was right there. I think she knows she'd never have Az staring at Mor with heat or interrupt a question about her to ask after Mor while Gwyn was right there.

I also think that if she ever considered an E/riel endgame, she wouldn't have kicked around the idea of a Nesta / Cassian / Azriel threesome. I just can't imagine any author giving us the POV of two sisters where one sister had a threesome with the other sisters endgame person 😬 Yes, there's a trope where the one sister ends up with her sisters boyfriend but the first sister is usually an antagonist to the second sister, we don't have a book following the pov of one sisters sexual exploits with said boyfriend only to have that followed up by the second sister's pov ending up with the same boyfriend.

She was playing around with the idea of SF while writing ACOWAR, writing what happened with Nesta and Cassian and that's when the threesome idea was in her head (from everything I've gathered). If she ALWAYS knew E/riel was going to end up together then WHY would Az have ever been a free man in her mind to engage in a hookup with Elain's own sister?

#anti e/riel

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elkdiaries · 3 months

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What job or profession do you think they (heartstopper) would have (besides Charlie's canon and nick)?

OMG GREAT QUESTION!!! i love thinking about this.

elle definitely teaches elementary schoolers art alongside selling her own pieces. the kids would think her style is so cool, and her charm is unmatched so it'd be easy for her to encourage them to get enthusiastic about her class and turn in work on time.

i see imogen having a job in the medical field. i feel like she'd be interested in how the body works and would want to know what to do in health emergencies, so i think she'd be a nurse or even a pharmacist.

okay this would probably be a side job but tao one hundred percent will be some sort of radio disc jockey host person at a point in his life. even if it’s just a local radio or a college one. i think he’d have a blast doing it and would like taking the calls a lot. other than that, i think he’d be good in the architectural/carpentry field and like designing the layout of buildings or crafting their interiors.

i could see tara being a hairstylist for people on movie sets. i think it'd be a cool creative outlet for her and she’d love contributing to the film scene by putting more feel into the specific moment or time period of each film. if she wasn't doing hair, i think she'd still be involved in maybe even costuming, to emphasize the qualities of the characters.

sahar is obviously going to be in a band. there’s no doubt about it.

if issac doesn't end up writing his own books, he'd be a fantastic book critic or even english lit & lang teacher for college students. he must have some really intricate takeaways from books because he reads as much as he does, and by connecting the dots between books and literature as a whole he'd be super good at finding nitpicky ways of explaining them.

i really think darcy would work with animals in some way. maybe at a zoo or aquarium. she seems like the type to take a lot of interest in animals’ behaviors and whatnot. being involved with organizations like that would give her the opportunity to take care of them and record data about their species!

thanks for such a cute ask! hope you like these as much as i liked making them ♡

#heartstopper #imogen heaney #sahar heartstopper #darcy olsson #nick nelson #tao xu #elle argent #tara jones #issac henderson #charlie spring #nick and charlie #heartstopper headcanon

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janeykath318 · 1 year

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A Time Of Need (Shieldshock)

Meeting one’s soulmate was supposed to be one of the happiest moments of a person’s life, and yet, Darcy had spent her life dreading hers because of the words on her right hand.

“I’m sorry for your loss.”

What kind of cruel joke was the universe going to play on her? Was she going to meet her soulmate at a funeral?

“You have a sick sense of humor, Universe!” She’d muttered multiple times, while looking at her words with disgust. She’d complained to Jane plenty of times. Her friend was sympathetic, but did her best to put a less depressing spin on it.

“I know it’s not fun circumstances, but I think it’s more common than we think. It just doesn’t get talked about. Hopefully, your soulmate will support you through your future grief. If they don’t, rest assured I will portal their ass to outer space.”

Darcy had chuckled and then sighed.

“Well I appreciate your attempts to cheer me up about it, i just wanted a cheesy meet cute. Was that too much to ask?” she grumbled. “Heck, I’d take a terrible pick up line at this point.”

Fortunately, for Darcy’s wish, funerals were few and far between for her during the busy years interning with Jane, then briefly wrangling Avengers before the world turned upside down.

She was a little surprised that she didn’t meet her soulmate after the snap, but it seemed it wasn’t yet time, because despite the myriad of memorials, no awkward soulmate meeting occurred.

Two years after Thanos, the unthinkable happened.

Why did it have to be Jane? Why? After all the unthinkably crazy stuff she’d lived through, she was taken out by cancer and Darcy was left reeling.

She sat by Thor at the memorial service, doing her best to be supportive even as she felt numbed by the grief herself. She stared at Jane’s picture while Eric eulogized her in long-winded form.

“I am not dying for six college credits!” Memories flashed through her mind from New Mexico, Norway, and London. From Jack-booted thugs and killer robots to Dark elves and visitors from Asgard, they’d had a good run. It would have made a killer memoir if most of it wasn’t classified.

After the service ended, she quietly chatted with Jane’s family for a little bit and shared some funny anecdotes of science mishaps that brought teary smiles to their faces.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Thor talking to a tall blonde dude who looked eerily familiar.

Curious, she approached her friend, who turned to her with one of his excited puppy expressions. Her heart melted. She hadn’t seen that look in months. Clearly, Thor’s friend had brought him some comfort.

“Darcy!” He exclaimed. “My shieldbrother Steven came to pay his respects. Have you met him?”

Darcy mutely shook her head, stunned at seeing Steve Rogers in person. He was wearing a dark suit and looked very different from the Captain America she’d seen on the news. It was a good difference, though. He looked like he’d just walked out of a GQ ad.

Thor took it upon himself to introduce her and soon she was shaking the very large hand of the former Captain America.

“I’m sorry for your loss, Dr. Lewis.”

Darcy gaped. There it was. Her Words. The Dreaded moment. She considered fleeing, but the sincerely empathetic way Steve was looking at her held her still. After a few moments of silent panicking, she found her voice and blurted out “I thought you were on the moon or something.”

Steve looked shocked for a second, then he slowly grinned, which sent Darcy back to speechlessness.

“Darcy? Are you okay? I have never known you to go so long without speech,” Thor questioned worriedly.

In answer, she mutely held up her hand, showing them her words. Thor’s eyes widened and he excused himself after patting them both on the back and congratulating them in hearty Thor fashion. Steve nodded and looked at her with another one of those caring looks. She swallowed past the lump in her throat.

“I’m sorry it had to be under these circumstances, but I am very happy to meet you,” he said softly. “My words are right here, in case you’re wondering.” He gestured to his left side.

She knew he was ripped under that nice black suit and let a little smirk appear.

“On top of your six pack, I hope?”

“Not quite,” Steve chuckled. “As to your first statement, I am retired and mostly off the grid right now, but I don’t know how the secret base on the moon rumors got started. I suspect Sam and Bucky.”

“A reasonable assumption,” Darcy agreed. “Your friends are goofy like that. Gosh, I can’t believe this. I bet Jane is laughing so hard at me in Valhalla. She tried to set me up with you once upon a time.”

“Oh?” Steve queried, one eyebrow quirking up in interested amusement.

“Yep,” Darcy admitted. “I’d just been dumped and wasn’t ready to try again. But fate prevailed, I see.”

“Yeah, it did. Natasha would have loved this. She talked about you a lot and said you were totally my type.”

“What? A feisty brunette who punches douchebags and has no filter? You’re in for a treat, then, Steve-o.”

She winked at him saucily.

“I think I am.” he agreed.

As she left the funeral home on Steve’s arm, she smiled affectionately at Jane’s picture.

You were right, Janey. Thank You.

Meanwhile In The Afterlife:

“Finally!” Jane crowed triumphantly, pumping her fist and doing the happy dance she’d used to do when celebrating a scientific breakthrough.

“Yes. If only the stubborn mule had listened to me. I could have helped plan their wedding,” sighed Natasha ruefully. “Maybe I’ll finally get a little namesake. I have never forgotten Nathaniel’s betrayal.”

“Hopefully, we’ll both get namesakes,” Jane agreed. “Those kids will have fantastic genes.”

She mimed fanning herself and made Natasha laugh again.

#shieldshock #soulmate au #angsty with a hopeful ending #rip jane foster #darcy lewis #steve rogers #take this canon and shove it

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neonlitlesbians · 8 months

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for the oc ask game: i am curious about #39 and #40 for darcy! (and if you feel like doing more, those same two questions for ethlyn and alana as well :D )

took me a while to figure out answers for darcy specifically. had a lot of fun Imagining

39. What's the happiest they've ever felt?

Darcy: The first full night of sleep shx had with Rat, after hxr life-changing dive that almost completely destroyed hxr. ("Dive" as in like, jacking your brain into the computer and personally interacting with the code. Resulted in cosmic internet horror for hxr, basically—I'm going to write more about it soon, especially because my girlfriend just asked about that. :3)

Ethlyn: Her first kiss with Bell, years ago. It was a massive gesture of trust, and she was incredibly guarded up until that point because uhhh, her childhood sucked. Like, "beaten to a pulp and scarred for life" sucked. Bell was the first person she felt fully safe around.

Alana: Any time she's spending quality time with a friend, just in general. She gets lonely easily, so reminding herself that her friends are around is big for her. Climbing on the rooftop to show Zinnia the moon is the happiest moment I've imagined for her, so far.

40. What's the most anxious they've ever felt?

Darcy: Any dive, nowadays. Darcy's lust for information has led hxr to some scary places before, so shx's afraid to do it now because shx doesn't want to lose hxrself as far as shx once did.

Ethlyn: Bringing Alana back to life. This was the most time-sensitive experiment she'd ever done, she wasn't confident in the effectiveness of her cybernetics yet, and she felt like if she couldn't save her only non-Bell friend, she'd be a worthless scientist who only knew stuff in theory and couldn't actually apply her knowledge. (And her friend would be dead by suicide. That, takes, er, a bit of a toll on a person.)

Alana: Right before her final fight with her old master. She wanted to be free of her abusive guardian, once and for all, and break the cycle of being "worse" than him. Beating him in a duel meant he was gone forever, and she could fully start a new life.

Oh, I haven't written much about this, have I! She was raised in a dojo by the previous Watcher, an old sword grandpa-type guy who sucked major ass as a parent. (Think, like, Bro Strider from Homestuck, I guess? He's not super fleshed out yet.) She lost her arm and then her legs in her two previous duels with him, and on her third try she beat him, killed him, and then attempted to kill herself. More accurately, she did, and Bell's timely rescue and Ethlyn's intervention "resurrected" her with a new heart and second circulatory system.

#++#ask #z axis lore #cw suicide #(<- alana)#cw torture #(<- ethlyn)#alana rizori #ethlyn calloway #darcy relayer

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gummybugg · 9 months

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Writer Questions Tag!

Thanks for the tag, @tabswrites! Find her post here. I did do this tag at some point, but I wanted to restart!

I'm gonna leave this as a fully Open tag. If anyone wants, they can say I tagged them!

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[1] What is your absolute all-time favorite idea you’ve ever had?

Forcing myself to write more via peer pressure & to maintain a highly Positive blog to foster confidence in my writing. But also, I would say my wip Crater City, because I just like going Wild writing it. I don't have to hold back my imagination, I just use whatever comes to mind create a new path. I promise it's not as chaotic as that sounds because there is a sound plot, but I give a lot of wiggle room. Very refreshing, and it's a stark contrast to writing essays all day.

[2] Is there a question you’ve been asked in the past that really stands out to you, and you still think about sometimes?

Not a question! But! Every time there’s a song playing and my little sister says “I’m assigning that song to your character.” (And then I tell her it’s on the character’s playlist already, ehehehe) I’m just very passionate about my characters, that’s the moral of the story :’)

[3] What is your favorite part of being a writer? What parts could you take or leave?

I’ll hit you with the double-edged sword called “I got the best idea for a scene at 3 am but I’m sooo tired, but it’s sooo gonna be worth it!” (Yet I never regret doing it)

[4] What is your greatest motivation to write/create?

Probably writing stories that are a culmination of my favorite stories. At least, that's what Crater City is so far. Not a copy, of course, but if all of my favorite apocalyptic/sci-fi media had a child, that's what it would be!

There’s a handful or 2 of some sci-fi webtoons I really adore reading! I would recommend books too, if only I could read them in a timely manner. Comics are just easier for me to consume for the time being.

[5] What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever read or been given as a writer?

Write what excites you and don't worry too much about if others think it's cringe. I’ve seen so many reddit threads of people asking if they can put [insert trope] in their writing, and I wish I could just scream at them: DO IT! IT’S YOUR WRITING! DO WHATEVER YOU WANT! You know there’s gotta be some people out there who’s interested in your story if at least one person you know is into it (You).

[6] What do you wish you knew when you were first starting out writing?

I wish I knew I didn't have to live up to the same expectations my family/others have for my writing. I'm an adult & can write whatever I want! I don't really feel the pressing weight of expectations to please others through my writing as much anymore, unless it's some form of commission/assignment. My characters can be gay, mentally ill, what have you, and I'm lucky I get the freedom to write them how I please.

[7] What is your favorite story you’ve written to completion? Link it if you’d like and can!

I wish I could but alas, I struggle to finish my thoughts in day-to-day life.

[8] What is your favorite out-of-the-box quote?

From one of my English professors, grading my essay: “This analogy doesn’t work here.” Here’s another one: “?????” They’re so silly, I swear.

[9] Which of your characters would you say has the most controversial mindset? Why do you say so, and how do you personally feel about their ideals?

At some point I said Darcy, but I’m feeling spicy today and I’m gonna go with Frasier today (both from my wip Crater City). I think everyone in that story is controversial because I kind of made everyone Unhinged. Well, as they say, “Oops, my bad.”

Anyway, the law isn’t the most important thing to Frasier, as he will do anything to make sure he gets his way. At some point (or maybe not yet) I mentioned how Blair and Elijah are lowkey like Frasier’s godchildren, so you can guarantee he’d use his mayor-assistant powers to make sure they’re safe. Many of the Crater City characters (except Darcy, I think) don’t really care about others outside their relationships, so the traumatic consequences of murder and destruction aren’t at the forefront of their minds.

It really makes me ask myself sometimes what defines a villain. Darcy is running around trying to save humanity by any means necessary (even to the point of merging humans with machines), while the rest of the cast just wants to live selfishly in the moment because they’re not promised a tomorrow. Truly interesting how things are developing. I think it makes them more human, but what do you think?

[10] If you, when you first started writing, met you now, what would younger you think?

My younger self would be surprised I had the potential to get this far. Sometimes it’s very hard to begin writing again, but as soon as I just start, I remember what it’s like to have fun writing!

#thanks for the tag!#writing #writer questions tag #about me #open tag #In my little toy boat I sail #Admist the stormy seven seas #From where the wind blows #I am unsure of but #At least I get to be a pirate

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b-splendens · 1 year

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Khanh/Xuan-posting

i logged off instagram and now i am here!!!! noooo!!!!!!!!

redid parts of Khanh's backstory

and character logic. Essentially, she tries to bury her past and make up for her anguish by asking questions/solving the mysteries of other people, thereby trying to fit into Bellian society and giving others the catharsis she has never had. but it gnaws at her, and she never feels "at home." This is because 1) she puts a self-protective, personal distance between her and everyone else and 2) the perpetual foreigner + third culture phenomena. Furthermore, underlying her drive to ask questions and find answers is both 1) a desire to make sure she won't hurt other people, or vice versa and 2) a desire to find out why she feels so adrift all the time/why people always see her as "different"

i guess what she "wants" is catharsis over the mystery of her dad, but what she really "needs" is unclear to me right now. Systematic justice? To stop feeling alienated/not care? To find the right community? Revenge???? To see herself in terms of what she can do for herself, and not others? To heal/process HER life story and HER feelings, instead of seeking for external things like finding out about her dad or solving mysteries????? Yeah, it might be the last one.

timeline:

She ruins the pre-arranged marriage her parents set with a regionally influential family by running off with darcy, her family sues darcy's family for messing it up

her parent (i think i'm sticking with father) later disappears and so her mom takes the family out of the country, but their homeland won't accept them. so they go to bellia.

everyone changes their names; their surname is their mother's now. everyone settles down. khanh/xuan tries to find work and odd jobs to support the family with her mom, as she tries to gear up and open a business again.

khanh's siblings mostly go through school while she ends up snagging a role as a reporter at a small paper, after helping someone else get to the bottom of some curious thefts by bringing the story to said local paper; her insistence on tracking down leads convinces them to give her a job

she sinks herself into her work and helps grow the paper

when she learns about doryeong coming over, and his connection to her father, she writes for a meeting with him to discuss that topic. HOWEVER, she does not mention what the topic is.

he is mainly intrigued by her background as a nosy reporter. so he strings her along precisely to cause drama in his tense, ritzy social group, where unbeknownst to them, a murder will take place. khanh is annoyed because the topic is rather private/sensitive and she doesn't want anyone to know about it, so she can't discuss it with him in the open

the murder takes place, but not before khanh tells him why she needs to talk to him. he thus pressures her to ensure he's proven innocent, or else he won't give her answers.

she finds him innocent while tracking down the real murderer. she gets sort of famous for this and the paper is boosted in popularity.

doryeong tells her his information, but it's not much. he says she can come over with him to yul-terre though, to figure things out. she declines. he goes back, promising to get back to her with more info. they're friends?

khanh continues doing what she's doing. she gives up on it and instead invests herself in the mysteries of other people.

the gil siblings' parent dies. yukyang wants BLOOD. they and yeonseok adopt new identities and start planning. they collect intel and go to khanh with questions, because she personally knows doryeong.

she's NOSY because WHY do they need the information. + they're sus. eventually things get to the point that either khanh realizes who they are or yukyang flat out declares it in frustration. but with the truth out, yukyang decides to kill her, as well as threatens her family.

khanh's like NO WAIT i'll help you don't hurt anyone. and yukyang's like: "even go all the way to Yulguk?" and khanh's like: "I GUESS."

and so khanh finally musters up the courage to return to Yulguk, albeit coerced. as a result the gil don't know who she really is. they just need her for her rapport with doryeong and his family + investigative skills. khanh makes the most out of the situation and reasons that she might as well find out what happened to her dad once and for all.

she thus has multiple "cover stories." 1) to the general public, she's there to cover festivities in Yulguk 2) to Doryeong, she's just there for the information about her dad (he thinks she's pissed because he hasn't sent her any updates in a while). 3) to the Gil, she's only there to help them because they threatened her.

#jakho #misc #khanh #plotting #original character

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I Don’t Know You Yet (Bucky Barnes x Darcy Lewis Soulmate AU)

Author’s Note: Inspired by the song ‘IDK You Yet’ by Alexander 23.

*TW: Implied SA*

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How can you miss someone you’ve never met?

Darcy thought this to herself a lot. Her soulmark always made her feel like she was missing a part of herself, a part of something vital. The words written inside her elbow gave her hope, hope that one day everything would be okay, that there was someone out there waiting for her, someone that loved her.

The Asset was wiped over and over. Mission after mission, kill after kill. He always awoke with this empty feeling in his chest, a hollowness inside him that he couldn’t fill. He asked about the words on his skin, what they meant and they always told him they were the words of death. Whomever spoke them would be his undoing, that his mission would to be to kill the person that dared utter those words. He would nod in affirmation but every time they demanded that of him the hole in his chest got a little bigger. Maybe when that person came for him he would give in, let death finally take him; it would be nice to sleep.

Lately its been hard, they’re selling me for parts.

Darcy was 8 when her parents died, when fate decided their time was over. She was 11 when her foster father Dave started to abuse her, coming in the night to get his pound of flesh. In the dark she would think about her soulmate, the person who would want her after this was all over. They would still want her, right?

She was 13 when she tried to cut the words out of her skin, trying to rip away the promise of a savior that would never come. They always came back, jagged and scarred but there. But she kept trying, kept cutting, hoping maybe one day it would work.

The Asset was on a mission in Prague, waiting to take the shot when he felt a burning sensation on his arm. He was trained not to respond to pain, not to feel but this was the worst pain he had ever experienced. Like someone was carving out pieces of his flesh. The pain persisted but he looked back through his scope, he had to complete his mission.

While the Asset waited at the rendezvous point he finally decided to give in to the pain, to rip away his jacket to examine where it hurt. It was those words, they were hot and burned but they didn’t look any different. His lips moved into a minute smile just for a moment. Maybe this meant death was coming for him. He hoped they’d be there soon.

Can you find me soon because I’m in my head.

The Asset was in that blank space, where everything was cold, where he was wasting away. Trapped in his mind, waiting to be called upon, to be needed again. He knew he was needed, had this gut instinct that he had a purpose, one beyond his missions. But that instinct was ripped away when they woke him, when he heard those 10 words. Those words they took away everything.

I don’t wanna be modern art but I only got half a heart.

At age 17 Darcy finally ran; ran away from the pain and the torment. Life didn’t get better but it didn’t get worse either. She found a club that didn’t ask questions and paid under the table, where she got to control her body and what others did with it. Stripping paid the bills, allowed her to save up money for a better life. She had plans. She wanted to go to college, to escape the hell that was her life. She wanted to become a new person, a person who deserved the words that were written on her skin. It took her 2 years to save up enough money to finally escape. She was headed across the country to New Mexico to start the first year of the rest of her life. New Mexico was hot but the heat helped defrost her cold soul. Slowly she healed, she found something she was passionate about. She was going to find away to help advocate for people like her, abused and battered but not broken. She would show them how to heal just like she was.

How can you miss someone you’ve never seen? Tell me are your eyes brown blue or green?

He had failed his mission. The Asset — no that wasn’t right — he wasn’t the asset anymore. Who was he? The man on the bridge, the man he pulled out of the Potomac, he knew him. He had called him Bucky, had told him he was with him till the end of the line. He screamed then, fists clenched and head pounding. His thoughts were a blur, he couldn’t differentiate between fact and fiction. He ran, ran until his legs couldn’t carry him anymore, until he finally found a place to rest, to let the memories consume him.

He was laying on a cot, the man from the bridge beside him. They were on their backs, looking up at the stars a fire lit beside them.

“Buck, what do you think our soulmates will look like?” The man asked. “Mine will have a beautiful smile. I’m gonna sketch that smile ‘till I get it just right. So I can keep it with me forever. ”

He sighed, an ache filling his chest, a longing that never went away. “I hope mine has kind eyes.” He spoke softly. His mom had had kind eyes, eyes that could see deep down inside you, to the real you. He hoped his soulmate had those types of eyes. Eyes that saw past the uniform and the bravado, that could see him for who he really was; could see how much he needed her.

I only got half a heart to give to you and I hope it’s enough

James pulled his cap lower over his face hoping no one would recognize him. This wasn’t the first time he had been to this place. He visited a lot, mostly after his missions. He knew Steve was looking for him but he had things he needed to do. He needed to watch Hydra burn, to know that he had destroyed every last person who knew The Winter Soldier and how to control him. The missions were hard on him, they made him forget himself, who he truly was. This place reminded him of that; reminded him of the person he was before Hydra. He sat in the back corner watching the film the museum played on a loop. He couldn’t remember the last time he had laughed, the last time he had smiled like was doing in the video. He had so many broken pieces that he needed to put back together. He had so much work to do.

I need you now but I don’t know you yet.

Six credits, that is all Darcy had signed up for. Not alien robots and secret government agencies and infinity stones possessing her best friend. She had helped as best she could, saved as many people as she could but wasn’t enough. She saw their bloodied broken bodies every time she closed her eyes. She cried herself to sleep, clutching her mark like a lifeline. She wished they were here, that they could hold her and tell her it was all going to be okay, that she would be okay.

I need you now but I don’t know you yet.

Years had passed and Darcy was tired. Tired of trying to make a difference, tired of the craziness her life had become. How had everything become so complicated? She was the right hand of a person so brilliant that she could open gateways to other worlds. She was best friends with a literal alien god that saved the world on a weekly basis. And yet here she was, just normal fragile human Darcy. She wasn’t brilliant or super and she most definitely wasn’t a hero. She took another swig of vodka relishing the burn that made her feel not quite so numb. Jane had cried herself to sleep ages ago, Darcy had cried with her. They cried for their planet, for the people who had disappeared from the Snap and then reappeared to a world that had moved on without them. They had cried for Thor, for all his people that they had lost. They cried for Tony, for Natasha, for all the others who hadn’t made it. Darcy set down her glass, those words on her forearm catching her eye. She wondered if they had survived it all, if she even still had a soulmate left. New tears flooded her eyes then, she needed them, she hoped they knew that even if they were no longer alive. She hoped that they knew somehow that she loved them.

I need you now but I don’t know you yet.

Bucky nursed his scotch as he thought. Steve had been gone a few months now, back in time to a soulmate that he had never stopped loving. Bucky didn’t blame him, once Steve had told him what his words really meant, that there was someone out there who could—would love him unconditionally despite it all, how could he blame Steve? Bucky knew if he had had his soulmate and then lost them that he would do anything to get back to them, timelines be damned. He and Steve had finally gotten to the end of that line, but somehow he knew Steve was still with him. He sighed heavily and knocked back the rest of his drink.Before he could ask the bartender placed another scotch in front of him, telling him it was from the woman at the other end of the bar. Bucky looked up in time to see her gathering her things. She caught his gaze for a moment and gave him a small smile before she walked out the door. Bucky smiled back, smiling for the first time in a long time. She had kind eyes; they were blue.

#Bucky Barnes #james bucky barnes #darcy lewis #darcy lewis x bucky barnes #the winter soldier #Winter Soldier #angst #soulmate identifying marks #marvel soulmate au

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Heartstopper (Netflix)

Oh boy oh BOY am I overjoyed to finally see this show!!!!

I’ve been following the comic fairly religiously since 2020, and the fact that the Netflix adaptation was so true to the original content was fantastic.

Because let me tell you, when I say that I watched the entire show while smiling like an IDIOT, I’m not lying. I was worried my face would be sore. It’s like, me watching Heartstopper was literally Nick when he’s watching Charlie play the drums UGH it was so good

I simply am so happy that something like this series exists. That it CAN exist. I’ve watched shows progressively open up to portraying LGBTQIA+ people as ACTUAL PEOPLE and I can’t even begin to tell you all how different my life would be and would have been if this had come out eight years ago. I never got these experiences in high school. I could have, but I was too afraid. I'm just happy that shows like these might make it possible for more people going through the same/similar stage in life to be able to accept themselves more readily. Back when I was in high school, That Steven Universe Episode and idk, Night Vale? were about the epitome of representation that I saw in media. But I think that Heartstopper is my favorite, for a lot of reasons.

For starters, the story of Nick and Charlie warms my whole heart. There’s a lot of love packed into it, and I have to be honest, I’ve read it so many times but I still feel like crying from how beautiful this is every time. To see 1. Trans 2. Bisexual 3. Questioning representation that’s so explicit and well done is rare. And that’s not even brushing on the topic of the diversity we see in these characters as well, considering that these characters are not only part of the alphabet mafia, but several are black, asian, mixed race, etc. as well.

As a fan of the webcomics and books, I’m really looking forward to how the rest of the series will be! If there’s another season, I know we’re in for some really heavy topics, and I’m curious to see how Netflix will handle it.

Also, can I just say that I ADORE the little animations of leaves or sparks or hearts that appear every now and then???! It’s such a great homage to the source material and makes the whole show radiate with that softer, more lively feeling. Also, WE SEE NELLIE?!!!!!

I also have to admit that I love how the show digs into other characters outside of Charlie and Nick. We get to see more of Tara and Darcy and more of Elle and Tao!!!! I love these sidelines, and I appreciate how they all mesh together so well. I really don’t appreciate the erasure of Charlie’s little brother so far, especially since it’s such a cool detail about him (middle child represent!) and I’m still confused about why Imogen is in there? Maybe I’m just forgetting her from the comics? She's a sweet human and I think her little crush on Nick is adorable (would it be possible for anyone in her shoes to NOT have a crush on him?????), and I really like how she's understanding and doesn't push Nick after he asks to stay friends.

I cannot stress enough how much I love this series and this show. It would have changed my life DRAMATICALLY if I had read this when I was 15, and I’m still finding myself changing because of it now. And that’s because I can see myself in every single one of the focal characters. For me, seeing Nick be an openly questioning kid who doesn’t want to announce that he’s questioning until he understands himself better? And then the recognition and acceptance of his bisexuality? That’s mind blowing and also so wild to see represented. I went through that. To see Tao’s fear of being left behind and out of the loop? I feel that. I had a friend of mine actually abandon me for “romance”. I put that in quotation marks because, to make a very long story short, it was an incredibly unhealthy foundation for a relationship. But both her and her boyfriend used my fear of being abandoned against me and gaslit me for a year. She stopped talking to any other person and eventually became so disconnected from everyone else at our school that she transferred. I lived Tao’s nightmare, and I can understand why he was so afraid for and protective of Charlie. I understand Charlie’s feelings of being a waste of space, or an unnecessary burden for others. There was a long stretch of time where it was my dream to just run away and be alone forever so that I couldn’t hurt anyone else. And part of me still wishes for that. I’ve been diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety, and I understand all too well that desire to remove myself from the equation or being too sick with myself to eat. Tara and her discomfort in how the way people treat her changes after she comes out. Hell, I can relate to Charlie's dad because there have been plenty of times when I've picked up friends from bad situations.

^my actual face while watching this show (minus the times when I'm casually sobbing)

So please, for the LOVE OF ALL THINGS GOOD, watch this show, read the comics, and take care of yourself. 🍂🍂🍂

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Nobody asked for my SECOND review of Heartstopper: Season 1 *spoilers.... probably*

Okay, look.... I know what you’re thinking... You’ve already done a review of Heartstopper, why are you doing another one? WELL it’s because I’m legit obsessed and have watched it so many times as well as like a billion reaction videos (because obsessed) and have so many things to talk about and now I’m not tired so I’m gonna TALK. This time, though, I’m going to go in an order. Specifically episode order with (hopefully) minor jumping around. Then I’m probably gonna do a couple more reviews of other things I’ve watched recently after that (but maybe not right after that). So, hopefully I don’t reiterate things that I’ve already said too much, but here we go... again.

Meet

So, we start off with an adorable bang. And by that I mean Charlie Spring just being adorable and as heck. Protecc the boy at all costs. And we start off with the bitch Ben. Which, he can go jump in a hole. Not Sebastian.... We love Sebastian.... We LOATHE Ben. Like I hate him even more than I hate Harry. Because with Ben it’s emotional manipulation, trauma, cheating, ASSAULT... with Harry it’s homophobia which is still horrible, but like Ben RUINED Charlie and made him think he was worthless and we HATE. But thankfully we have our trusty golden retriever to try and start putting some pieces of Charlie back together. I know there is a lot more to Charlie’s story that is explored later in the graphic novel series, but I haven’t read it yet (though they will be delivered to me this weekend, so maybe I will do a book review?), and already I can see that Charlie has been put through the ringer, so we PROTECC. Anyways, some other things about this episode, the sports ball. I know very little about sports (nor do I really care that much) but like rugby looks... rough... like I’m supposed to protecc and he be getting beat up on purpose. But I saw an interview with Joe Locke about the running and he was talking about how difficult filming it was and like RELATABLE. I can’t run. I did the throwing stuff in track because running is like asking for me to injure myself. Sports ball is... something... that’s for sure. Also, quick mention of Tao getting Elle’s apple juice cause, AWWWW!!! And can we give a quick round of applause to the MVP of ever, Tori. That GURL is my queen. It’s such a simple scene but when he’s telling her about his breakup I always laugh at her “Well done, then.” I, also, adore when Charlie and Nick are talking about saying sorry and Charlie is like “.... I kinda wanna say it.” cause SAME.

Crush

Nick Nelson. Standing up for ya boo before he ya boo is bootiful. And I’m glad to see that we have another person on the PROTECC train. The snow scene is QUITE adorable in this episode. And you added a dog? Do you want me to have a stroke? Like I feel like that was the goal here. But, yeah, anyways. The mario kart thing with the “Shut up!” was really cheesy but I couldn’t stop smiling, so clearly it is good cheese. Moving on, I really saw how jaded I’ve become from other shows, because I was terrified when Tara and Darcy started becoming friends with Elle, but it simply is just adorable and not a horrible scheme. Also, I love how good of friends Tara and Darcy are. Like I know they’re dating, but it’s not like the awkward I like you and we hang out sometimes, it’s fully like you can tell it was a precious friendship before they fell in love and they already had this trust built between them because of it. Like they are so cute. Next, going back to the bois, we love Isaac. LOL you didn’t think I was going there, right? It does connect to the bois in question though, because we get the iconic line “I wanna believe in romance!” Because like that’s basically my life motto. Charlie and Nick are so cute and I wanna believe in them too (in fact, I do believe in them too). Especially the almost hand holding with the animated sparks. ICONIC. The drum teaching always makes me feel a slight bit awkward, though, because like that is a SMALL stool. But that’s literally the only reason. Sometimes it’s the small things. Lastly, My queen. “I don’t think he’s gay.” Legend PERIODT.

Kiss

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. First, I’m so sorry Imogen. She didn’t really do anything wrong. Like the girl put herself out there, which is more than I can say about a lot of people. She’s brave and I applaud her. It sucks that it’s like... not gonna happen... like ever... But like she didn’t do anything wrong. Then there’s the kisses. Tara and Darcy are really cute together and I love how happy they look when they kiss. They are actually so cute. And then Nick and Charlie. Literally one of the best kisses and lead-ups to kisses I have EVER seen. So damn adorable. And then my poor panicking bisexual boy and my poor child who has done no wrong but thinks he has. I don’t blame Nick for freaking out. His who life is just a confusion at that moment. And it seems like he just says what he says to Harry to get him off his back so he can find Charlie. And NICK ALWAYS MAKES UP FOR IT. He isn’t perfect, but if he messes up, he makes sure to make up for it, which is SO REFRESHING. Also, quick mention that Tao is WAY overprotective. Like I get it to an extent but MAN it’s A LOT. He’s very dramatic and we appreciate him on the PROTECC Squad, but like just take a tiny step back. Charlie still loves you. Shoutout to Elle for being his calming force.

Secret

That kiss is epic. I’ve already talked about it, but like UGH! So cute. Perfect, if you will. Then poor child has to keep it a secret like with Ben, BUT IT’S NOT LIKE WITH BEN BECAUSE BEN IS AN ASSHAT WITH INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA AND NICK IS LITERALLY JUST SO CONFUSED POOR CHILD! Also, A+ friendship for the friends coming the rugby game. We love support!!! And Darcy is amazing coming to get acquainted with the local gays LOLLLLL! Speaking of... we have to address it. Imogen... You kinda dumb.... Still didn’t really do anything wrong, but like... why... why did you talk.... in two ways. Mostly in the first, because the second was an extension from the last episode in that she can’t help who she likes. Also, I don’t blame Nick for saying yes. Should he have? No. But, it was better than completely embarrassing her when the DICKS were watching. And NICK MAKES UP FOR IT CAUSE GOOD GUYYYYY!

Friend

Yet again, Tao is being VERY overprotective. To the point that.. Yes I get you are trying to be the president of the PROTECC squad, but like... don’t make him sad on his birthday. I am one who believes that birthday’s should be sacred, so if there is any even slight ruining of a birthday, I get upset. Again, I see why, but sometimes, it’s a bit much. Also, Charlie does need to be protected, however, he can still make his own decisions. Like he’s gonna make mistakes like the rest of us (luckily Nick isn’t one of those) so there is a point where you should just trust him and if things do end up badly, you can be there to pick up the pieces. I do love Tao, but sometimes... a bit much. Speaking of Tao, though, this is the first time we see that there are actual feelings in the Elle and Tao situation. I hope we get another season, because I would love to see that. Moving on to the birthday boy. I’m so glad that Nick chose to come to the party (even though it did have some awkward moments) because I just think it was completely adorable. The best parts were when Nick and Charlie are flirting about Nick’s arms and just the way Charlie cutely says, “Shut up.” And the second adorable part is when Charlie leans closer to Nick and says “No being sad on my birthday.” It makes me chuckle and aww at the same time. And like I said, Nick MAKES IT RIGHT with the Imogen situation. It’s one thing to say you’re going to make it right and another to actually do it. Also, just the fact that Imogen makes a playful joke to the friends to get them off of their back really made me feel like the two of them actually were friends. Like she isn’t as.... Eww as the others even though she’s kind of part of them.

Girls

I have a MAJOR issue with this episode, for one reason and one reason alone. That is the milkshake date... So, I played trombone in band growing up - not anymore, I was rubbish and faked it most of the time so they thought I was playing when really I was just trying to hold up the instrument with my weak arms. ANYWAY, I know for a fact that Darcy and Tara play instruments that you have to blow into. They had AT LEAST 2 milkshakes right before the concert. Like RIGHT before from what I could tell. And from experience, you should not have sweets or something like a milkshake before you play an instrument that you have to blow into, because then your instrument will not be filled with just hot air, it will be filled with hot sticky air. Which makes things STICKY! And NOT PLEASANT! That is asking for just not good stuff. Like don’t! You know how you get that feeling in your mouth when you have dairy stuff too. THAT’S ALL GOING INTO YOUR INSTRUMENT. Like don’t eat that close to playing an instrument that you have to blow into!! Charlie is okay because he plays the drums, which, the last time I checked, you don’t have to blow into drums, and Nick, Tao, and Elle are okay because they’re not in band. But TARA AND DARCY! AAAAAHHHHHHH! I don’t know why it bothers me so much but it really does. Moving on, Girls are mean sometimes. I am one. I know how mean girls are. ESPECIALLY to other girls. So, I understand Tara being upset because of the whole thing, but thankfully she has Darcy. Also, I know I hate the milkshake stuff, but that was cute, with Nick telling Elle about him and Charlie and ESPECIALLY the cute adorable weirdness that ensued between Tao and Elle at the beginning. I LIVED for that. Since we’re going backwards, lets talk about how cute it was when Charlie got so excited that Nick told Tara and Darcy. WE LIVE FOR THOSE BEAUTIFUL BOIS. Is this the episode where Nick finds out he’s bi? If so, then it’s understandable that the Pirates of the Caribbean would show him da way, because like... they hot.

Bully

Bitches. Bitches and bitches. Bitch. Do I really even have to say more? Like Harry is a bitch. Ben is a Bitch. I’m not gonna lie though I almost angry laughed when Ben said, “I’m not even gay, I just felt really bad for you.” Cause like uhuh, Yeah... I believe you wink wink. Totally wink wink. Not gay wink wink.... That kid has PROBLEMS. Thank you Nick for stepping up in the PROTECC Squad once again with Harry and actually punching the SONOFABITCH. But let’s be real, the second we heard Nick say that Ben and Harry wouldn’t be there, we knew they would. AND THEN they had the AUDACITY to say “Why is he here?” about Charlie. BITCH I DON’T EVEN THINK YOU WERE INVITED WHY ARE YOU HERE?!? Then we move on to Tao and him finding out that Nick and Charlie are ACTUALLY dating and getting upset. Then the DICK Harry picks ANOTHER fight and Tao brings the BEAT DOWN. And he was holding his own, so like good on you!! But he’s upset about the whole Charlie not telling him and then says things he doesn’t mean, cause we all knew he would have fought Harry eventually and it wasn’t Charlie’s fault. But Charlie’s in a spiral and has already attempted to break it off with Nick at this point because he thinks it’s what is best for Nick and it just... it just.... doesn’t help anything.

Boyfriend

There are some MAJOR cheese moments in this episode, but I low key live for them. First, My queen is back at it again with being my queen. “I’m like 95% sure they were both Harry’s fault and I wasn’t even there.” QUEEN. And the whole “You’re not ruining my life.” WE LOVE SUPPORTIVE SIBLINGS!!!!! WE LOVE SIBLINGS THAT SHOW THEIR LOVE. HELL YEAH MY QUEEN. And the teach!! Another MVP! “Don’t let anyone make you disappear.” PREACH! Also, love the announcer. I believe it was Stephen Fry, but it was hilarious! He said what we all thought. Moving on to the MAIN EVENT aka SPORTS DAY! Honestly, I’m American. Sports Day doesn’t exist here, but it sounds horrible. 10/10 would have hated. I love that Charlie switches jerseys and runs for Tao and then they make up which DONT YOU JUST LOVE FRIENDS! It’s actually so cute. And Charlie stands up to Ben which HELL YEAH!!! Then we have not one but TWO fake outs from Tao and Elle, which *Insert Tao’s RRRRRUDE here*. Plus the montage of Charlie being a good supportive friend and holding Isaac’s book for him while he javelins. WE LOVE SUPPORTIVE FRIENDS!!! Also, we need more Isaac... Also, Tao needs a haircut... Also... I think that’s it. And then there is the recreation of the High School Musical 3 scene at the basketball game with my poor sad Nick finally seeing Charlie and being like, no this can’t wait and just running to him. It was so cute. Kinda cringe but adorable. Mostly just cringe for the recreation of HSM3 part, because it’s so cute how Nick just doesn’t care and Imogen is just like AWW IT MAKES SENSE THAT’S SO CUTE but with her EYES. But that kiss is INTENSE compared to the others. Like it had PURPOSE. It was a callback to the second (third?) kiss but like very effective. And then the beach and THE PICTURES!!! SO DAMN CUTE. The cringey ocean yelling that was also cute while being cringey and then THE MOMENT. Olivia Coleman is a legend. She is just so amazing and the coming out scene was absolutely perfect.

Overall I can’t help but be obsessed. I get this way sometimes. I just love love OKAY?!? This was a much more comprehensive view of the entire season for me, episode by episode. I may not do it like this all the time, but probably definitely for my obsessions. The cast was amazing and from what I’ve heard, this is very true to the original story (which I will be reading soon) which is very exciting. From what I’ve seen the cast is not only just straight (lol) up really good, they also even look like their characters. It’s just so good and deserves a second season. What else can I really say....

I want more Isaac and Tori.

That’s what I can say.

#Heartstopper #nick and charlie #tao and elle #tara and darcy #isaac #tori #probably unwanted review #pt 2 #because obsession

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gurlwords · 28 days

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It triggers me when Darci talks about Nico and her relationship with him, when she says "this is the first time a boy is nice to me". It's like she's been saving up all of her coins, and finally she gets to cash in on her prize.

I cannot help but wonder: how patient do I have to be? Have I not been patient enough? Have I not suffered enough to be owed a loving relationship, where a man adores me as I am, that I can be myself fully and truly? Have I not done enough to deserve a loving man?

When I lost my virginity, I was so impatient. In high school my classmates sat around and the question was asked: who has had sex here? I was one of maybe 5 out of 20 who did not raise my hand. And in college, that patience ran even lower. when the night came, it was an after party with all theater students, maybe 50 of us. I danced so stupidly and goofy with a boy and everyone stood laughing at us. Jenny came up to me, later in the night, saying HE THINKS YOU'RE CUTE! HE LIKES YOU! I remember thinking: I don't think I want to have sex tonight. But if I didn't have it tonight, when would I? We had sex. I bled. He bit my clitoris. I didn't finish. He had to finish by masturbating on the bed. I put my contact lenses in water overnight, and when morning came they were too painful to put back in so I walked home half-blind. He kept texting me over the summer, asking to hang out. I never wanted to see him again.

That summer, I met Franco. We had sex. He lied to me about his last name because I discovered his girlfriend was plastered all over his social media. He took pictures of me changing without me knowing. I told my mother I had a UTI from sex, and after she learned I had lost my virginity to another man than this one, she yelled at me like she's never yelled before. It is hard to remember now, but she told me that I was worthless, how could a man ever love me, I was a slut -

I met Leon. What would ensue was a multi-year relationship over text. I met him in person maybe 5 times, maximum. I learned I was the other woman again. This time I did not care. He broke my heart so deeply and definitively, he is the reason I am so hard on men. He lied, he screenshotted nudes, he ghosted me over and over again. Still, I went back.

I met Shane. We had one date, where the drag queen yelled at me for not getting my own bingo sheet. We had sex that night, and the next morning he asked me to be his girlfriend over snapchat. I said yes. I was still heartbroken over Leon, and I cheated on him. I hated being around him, and he would beg me to spend time with him. Some nights, he would pin me down on his bed and tickle me to stop me from leaving. He visited San Francisco with a friend who hated me, on the condition that he would see me. He kept texting very dark, cryptic notes. I was sitting in the bathtub when I received a call with my phone on 9%, so I did not answer. He broke up with me over text, and I soon learned that he took his life that night.

I met Perry when I met Shane. When I learned Shane had killed himself, I went to Perry's apartment to have sex with him. He asked me why I wasn't into it, I told him it was because he was too small.

I met Aubrey when I met Shane. I would uber to the middle of sports fields so we could have sex. One night, when he was entering me, he didn't have a condom on, so I asked him to please put one on. He wouldn't listen. I just looked up at the night sky and waited for it to end.

There have been kinder men - Will maybe, or Conner. Will said he would cheat on his wife. Conner invited a second girl on our date dash. I loved Josh. I still don't know why he ghosted me. Josef was the best of them all, and I ruined that myself. I gave him flowers, and it still wounds me to this day.

In the end, as upset as I am, I will wait. I will be patient. I will scream, shout, and cry sometimes begging otherwise. But I remember the pain, I remember the sadness. I think to myself - never again. Please, never again.

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35, 41, 50!

Thank you for the ask, @redbelles! Hopefully, chatting about fic will put my brain in a good fic writing mood this morning.

35) Do you share your story ideas with anyone else or do you keep them close to your chest?

I keep them close to my chest. Not out of any sinister desire for secrecy; just because I haven't had any betas in the last few fandoms I've been writing for. I love chatting about my fics, but it usually happens after posting a fic/chapter when I respond to any comments I'm lucky to receive!

41) What’s you favourite minor character you’ve written?

Is Darcy Lewis from the MCU considered a minor character? I'm not always clear on what separates a tertiary character from a minor character. If she counts, then it's definitely her. She could be blunt, awkward, sarcastic, and I enjoyed how her "normal person" perspective bounced off of the other superheroes and gods in the MCU.

If she doesn't, then I really enjoyed developing Celestino Cialdini from Yuri on Ice in my fic Sixty Impossible Things. Arguably, everything in the show happens because Celestino mysteriously abandons Yuri at the Sochi banquet. I liked trying to figure out why he may have done that and what kind of coaching relationship he has/had with Yuuri.

50) If you could write only angst, fluff or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?

Angst. It's very rare I write something that's pure fluff. Even when I try to do a more lighthearted story (like my Persona 5 fic "The Home and the Heart"), I keep having to rein in the angst. But I veer towards angst with a happy ending. I like writing characters dealing with and healing from their trauma/issues. So angst... with a hopeful or happy ending.

#fic asks #fic by wynn

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uncpanda · 3 years

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The Ties that Bind: Details

Synopsis of series: Being the older sister of a literal genius? It’s not easy. Raising said genius from childhood on? An act of love. Uprooting your life again when he gets in over his head? A no brainer. Finding a new family and support system for yourself? Well, you suppose that’s just luck.

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AN: We are continuing on with what I’m calling their dating/ fluffy phase.

The knock on your door is a surprise. Spencer and Aaron are away on a case. And at seven o’clock on a Friday all of your teacher friends are all at home. You look over at Jack, who is staying with you until Aaron gets back since Jess is helping her brother with something. “Did you invite somebody over?”

He giggles and shakes his head. You push yourself off your couch and head to the door. You check the peephole, and then roll your eyes. You open the door and then lean against the door frame, “Aren’t you supposed to be catching serial killers and protecting the fine people of DC?”

Penny holds up a bottle of wine, “We finished the case, they’ll be back tomorrow.”

Will shrugs, “I’m on dad duty.” That’s when you notice Henry at his side. The little boy smiles at you and you smile back.

“Well that works out great. I have Jack.” You sweep your hand forward and welcome them in. Henry races ahead and you hear Jack happily cheer. You walk in to find them both on the couch. You give Jack the choice, “Do you boys want to hang out in my room or out here?”

Jack’s answer is immediate, “Your room! We can build a fort.” You laugh because Jack had informed you that your comforter and furniture made an ideal fort placement.

“Go for it. And let us know if you need help.”

They’re gone before you finish speaking. You pull out your wine glasses as Penny and Will settle at the bar. You study them as you get the cork out. “So, we’re not waiting for Jess for this interrogation?”

Penny laughs, “We promised to fill her in. She apparently has first hand information from Haley anyways.”

You know this. Jess has pestered you with whispered questions looking for confirmation. Some of them had made you blush. Who are you kidding? All of her questions had made you blush.

“When have I ever shared that part of my life with you?”

“Never. And I’m grateful for it.” Will’s answer makes you laugh, and you hand him his glass first. He takes a gulp. “If we do dive into that area I’m going to need something stronger.”

“No gory details. Got it.”

Penny whines a bit, “But I like the gory details.”

“Yeah. My boyfriend is also your boss, and I don’t think he’d appreciate it. Plus I can see you torturing Spencer with it.”

She shrugs, and takes her glass from you. “Okay. We’ll keep it vague. When it comes to sex, is he better than Joel?”

Will groans, but you go ahead and answer. “Much. He’s more . . .” You search your head for the right word, “Giving.”

Penny leans forward, “How much has he given you in one night,”

“Lord help me.”

You take pity on Will, “Too personal.” Will shoots you a look and when he looks away you simply mouth, “a lot.” At her. She grins.

“What’s domestic Hotch like?”

You pause at that, and Will turns back to the conversation, “I think I’d like to know this one too. Hotch is always serious. The few times I’ve seen the man smile, it’s usually about you or Jack. Sometimes Spencer.”

Penny points at you, “We actually haven't seen the two of you together since you’ve gotten together.”

You think for a moment, “Aaron likes to have his hands on me. IF we’re cooking or standing somewhere, he’ll stand behind me and either have his hands on my hips or have his arms wrapped around me. When we walk he likes to hold my hand, or pull a Mr. Darcy and have my hand in the crook of his arm. He likes to tuck me into his chest along with Jack when we cuddle on the couch. He likes having personal contact. I like it. It makes me feel loved.”

They both smile at that. There’s quiet for a second before she asks, “Is he a good kisser? Hotch looks like he’d be a good kisser.”

“He’s a very good kisser. He has different types of kisses though. When he’s happy, he’ll cup my face and kiss me and smile into it. I think that one is my favorite. I feel like I put that smile there.”

Surprisingly it’s Will who answers this time, “You did.” You both stare at him, and he shrugs, “I do the same thing with JJ. And when I do it, it’s usually because I realize how happy I am.”

You and Penny exchange a look before you both go, “Awww.”

“Evil witches. Dragging me into this conversation.”

You reach over and pat his arm, “It’s sweet Will.”

“Okay. Big question now. Have the two of you talked about the future at all? I know it’s only been a couple of months. And only a couple of days since we’ve found out.” There’s judgement in the last part of that sentence. You know there is. If penny had had her way, you would have called her the second after Aaron had kissed you for the first time.

“Penny.”

“Ok. We can move on. I am going to order pizza.” She stands up and moves towards your room to talk with Jack and Henry about the kind of pizza they want. You listen as she gushes over their fort. You feel Will nudge you. You look at him.

“You happy?”

You smile. “I’m very happy.”

“Good. JJ likes Hotch and something tells me I wouldn’t stop hearing about it, if I had to kill him for hurting you.”

You reach over and pinch his cheek, “Such a good big brother.”

He laughs, swats your hand away and picks up his wine. “I try.”

The three of you and the boys eat pizza on your bedroom floor in the boys fort. The entirety of dinner is spent coming up with rules for entering the fort, coming up with a password, deciding on a mascot for the fort, and then abandoning the pizza in order to design a flag for it.

They sprint out of the fort. Jack knows where you keep the art supplies for when he comes over. The three of you watch them go, still munching on your food. You look over at Will, “I’m not leaving the fort. It’s cool.” Penny nods in agreement.

It’s nearly nine o’clock by the time Will and Penny want to call it a night. You offer to keep Henry who is begging to stay. With tomorrow being Saturday, you don’t mind.

Penny leans forward, “Can I stay too?”

You laugh, “Of course!” You turn to Will, “You want to stay?”

He smiles, “I’ll stay in the fort with the boys. You girls take the bed.”

You do just that. You take one side of your queen size bed and Penny takes the others. For a long time you lay there with your eyes closed and try to fall asleep. Usually the boys giggling or teasing Will wouldn’t keep you up. But even after they’ve fallen asleep you’re still wide awake.

In the end you realize it’s because someone else is in the bed with you. You quietly slip out from the sheets and head to your couch. In the years since you’d left California you’d gotten used to sleeping alone. Even when you had been with Joel, you’d had to have a king size bed because you hated sleeping next to someone else. Sure enough, the moment you settle on the couch, you’re out like a light.

You wake up when the sun starts streaming through the windows. That means you’re up a lot earlier than anyone else. You go ahead and start the coffee pot, write a note, and then grab your keys and head out to get bagels and donuts.

The fall weather makes for nice walking weather. You take your time picking up the breakfast food. You make it back right as a familiar SUV pulls into a spot in front of your building. You smile as Aaron, JJ, and your baby brother climb out.

Aaron smiles at the sight of you and makes a bee-line towards you. He swoops down to kiss you, while stealing the bagel bag out of your hands. You smile, that giddy feeling settling in your stomach. “Welcome home! I’m glad I got extra food.”

Spencer slips in-between you and Aaron, and hugs you before stealing the donuts away, “Did you get chocolate sprinkle donuts?”

“A full dozen.”

“Yes!”

Spencer speeds ahead and you greet JJ. She smiles at you. “Were my boys well behaved?”

“Extremely. Will slept in the fort with the boys.”

She beams, “I know. He sent pictures of it to me. Along with pictures of the flag, the password, and the fact that the mascot is a hippo.”

You look up at Aaron, who has slipped an arm around your waist, “That was Jack’s idea by the way.”

“He did his first paper in school last week. It was all about Hippos and now he’s obsessed.”

“I know. He got an A! I didn’t even realize they gave out letter grades in first grade.”

“Just for this I think.”

Your little group heads up the stairs. Spencer reaches the door first and bounces impatiently. Your brother craved sugar.

You open the door, and he charges in towards the kitchen while JJ heads towards your bedroom. Aaron pauses next to your couch. “Did you sleep out here?”

You go to him and wrap your arms around his middle, “Yeah. I’m not good at sleeping next to people. Even with Joel,” he scowls at the mention of your ex, “we had to get a king size bed.”

He hesitates before quietly saying, “You sleep next to me okay.” And he would know. Aaron is the lightest sleeper you’ve ever met. You think about the statement for a moment. And then your brow furrows, because he’s right. You have never once snuck out of Aaron’s bed. You sleep almost on top of him, or with him wrapped around you, or snuggled into his side. And you wake up like that too. With no problem.

You reach up and cup his face before kissing him. When he smiles into the kiss you smile too. You pull back, and tell him, “You’re special. You don’t make me feel smothered. Just loved.”

He kisses you again. Jack comes running out a moment later and jumps into his fathers’ arms and as you watch them together you’re reassured, yet again, that you’ve found your person.

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A Truth Universally Acknowledged // Anthony Bridgerton

Request: Hi angel! I love all of your stories, especially your Bridgerton and work! Is there any way you could write something soft and fluffy for Anthony and a female reader! PLEASE AND THANK YOU - Anon.

A/N: I haven’t written for Anthony in what seems like forever! As much as I love Benedict, I do love writing Anthony fics. This isn't overly long, I just wanted to write something soft and fluffy that’s entirely domestic as well. I hope you all like! Title is a quote from the first line of Pride and Prejudice (further quotes from the book are in italics).

Pairing: Anthony Bridgerton x Fem!Reader.

Warnings: none - fluff, books, marriage, happy relationships, cute.

Word Count: 1.6k

The house is silent as Anthony strides through the waiting, open door. He nods his greeting to the Butler, Wilkins, before letting the weariness that had haunted him all day settle over his bones.

“Wilkins?” Anthony asks; no need to voice the question. Wilkins knows.

“Lady Bridgerton is in the Green-and-Gold, sir.”

Anthony smiles at the Butler. “You really do know everything.”

Wilkins smiles; nods his head. “It is my job, sir. Lady Bridgerton has already told me that you will take your final meal of the day in there, too.”

Anthony takes the stairs two at a time; refusing to accept his laboured breathing by the time he reaches the top. He was not an old man yet; he was still a very active man.

Turning left, he wanders blindly to the Green-and-Gold room named for the colour scheme of the walls and the furniture. His late grandmother had decorated the room; so fondly remembered by her ancestors that each refused to change a thing in the room save for any upholstering that needed to be done occasionally.

He finds you sitting on the left hand side of the room; the comfier side as argued by everyone who visits the room. Your legs are curled underneath you as your eyes pour over the page of an open book in your lap. From here, Anthony cannot possibly hazard a guess as to what you might be reading, but he feels a twinge of jealousy at the attention being paid to the book and not to him.

Well, love makes fools of us all, Anthony thinks to himself. “Darling,” Anthony greets in one single breath, as if the sight of you makes it all the easier for him to breathe.

“Darling,” You smile, standing from your seat, coming to greet the man you love with every fibre of your being. “How was your day?”

Anthony groans as he removes his jacket before tugging at the knot of his cravat. “Long,” He complains, struggling with the neckpiece. You smile at your husband, batting his hands away from his neck so you can take over. You feel the heat of his gaze as your hands work to do undo the knot he had tightened with a single tug; as the fabric unravels under your nimble fingers your husband reaches out to squeeze your waist.

“Thank you,” He whispers, voice full with an emotion you can’t quite decipher. Love? Weariness? A combination of both? Anthony looked ragged as you run your eyes over his face.

“I’m sorry that your day has been taxing, my love.”

“It’s all the better now that I’m here with you.”

“Flatterer,” You tease with no real heat behind your words. Anthony beams at you; eyes crinkling in the corners from the force of it as his hands tighten on your waist and his head dips to capture your lips in the kiss he has been thinking about for the better part of his day.

Breaking away, Anthony plants one, two, three kisses to your lips in quick, chaste succession leaving you breathless and highly amused. “How was your day?” He asks, curious as ever to find out what his wife does when he isn’t at home to distract you.

“Dull,” You answer plainly, enjoying the feel of Anthony’s strong arms around you.

“Dull?”

You purse your lips, thinking over your plans for the day so far. “I suppose dull doesn’t work. It hasn’t been dull at all.”

“Oh?”

“I’m only saying it because I missed you.”

“I missed you too,” He murmurs, kissing you once more. “What are you reading?” Anthony asks when he pulls away, spying the book laid delicately on the couch.

“Eloise let me borrow it. She gave me it when I called to see her this morning,” You answer, leaving the comfort of Anthony’s arms to take your seat on the couch.

“Darling, you know we have an entire library full of books, don’t you?”

Fixing him with an unimpressed look, you counter, “Your sister read this and thought of me. The least I could do is read it.”

“Alright,” Anthony sighs, knowing a losing battle when he sees one. “Budge up.”

“Pardon?”

Anthony gestures to the couch. “Make some room for me.”

A puzzled look settles across your face, but you follow the request, nonetheless, shifting on the couch so Anthony has room to sit down.

Anthony settles with his head on your lap; offering you a self-satisfied smile when you raise an eyebrow at him. “Comfy?” You ask, voice laced with humour.

“Very,” He responds. “Will you start from the beginning? I don’t want to miss anything.”

Chuntering about high maintenance husbands, you mark the page you got to before returning to the beginning. “Anything else before I begin?”

“Nothing… Oh, one thing.”

“That is?”

“I love you.”

Any previous ire you felt towards your husband disappears at those three magical words. The frustrated slant to your brow evens out as you reach out to stroke a hand through his hair and down the side of his face.

“I love you too,” You answer earnestly, feeling the power of the emotion running through you.

A peaceful look crosses Anthony’s face as your words sink into his skin like a balm on an open wound. He had felt neglectful lately; not spending as much time at home as he would have liked. He felt bad for leaving you so alone. Without children, you were your own companion throughout the day, and whilst you had both discussed having children, Anthony was to be left mildly vexed at the thought of you spending your days alone until a child was born.

The opening of parliament combined with Anthony’s seat in the House meant that he was spending more and more time in Westminster and less time with you.

A ratio Anthony was not fond of.

“I’m ready when you are,” He whispers; eyes focused on your face so he can watch every reaction and see every syllable leave your mouth.

Flashing an annoyed look at your husband, you take a deep breath and begin:

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

“What?” Anthony asks, eyebrows furrowed.

“Hush,” You admonish half-heartedly before continuing.

“However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.”

“This author is a genius,” Anthony exclaims, his voice awed as he tries to catch a glimpse of the cover to see the author’s name. “Who wrote this?”

“Are you going to comment the whole way through? I’ve barely read two paragraphs.”

“Sorry, darling, but I have to know. Who wrote this?”

“Her name is Jane Austen.”

“Well Jane Austen is a genius. In two paragraphs she’s captured what it is like to be a single man with a fortune in and amongst the sharks with unattached daughters.”

“Sharks?” You ask, highly amused at your husband’s words.

“Mothers,” Anthony shudders, remembering what it was like to go through so many seasons still unmarried. A Viscount with two seats of power combined with a hefty ancestral fortune – many mothers didn’t care whether Anthony would love their daughters; they simply wanted a fortuitus marriage that would leave them set for life.

Anthony thanks any and all gods and deities out there that he found his love match in you. You had taken him by surprise; Anthony had already resigned himself to a season with countless mothers forcing their daughters onto his arm. Until one evening early into the season, he had been listening to Gregory whine about the workload at Eton when his eyes met yours from across the room. In a total state of cliché, Anthony met your gaze, and he knew. He knew that he was going to spend the rest of his life loving you, worshipping you. He knew that whatever his future held, you would be right there weathering it alongside him. In a single glance from across the room, he knew.

You were married before the season finished; a special licence dispensed after a favour from the Archbishop called in. Anthony couldn’t wait; didn’t want to wait – he wanted to start the rest of his life with you as soon as possible.

Your light laughter breaks Anthony out of his reverie. “They aren’t all that bad,” You argue. “I suspect you’ll be worse than me when it comes to our children.”

Anthony snorts; doubting your words but loving the way you speak so openly about your hopeful future family. Clearing your throat, you continue to read on.

Anthony settles further into your lap; letting the calmness of your voice wash over him. After a moment of watching the concentration on your face, Anthony lets his eyes slip closed. He has no intention of falling asleep; he simply wants to enjoy this moment to its fullest.

“Mr Bingley was good looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners. His sisters were fine women, with an air of decided fashion. His brother-in-law, Mr Hurst, merely looked the gentleman; but his friend Mr Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features…”

A snore interrupts your rendition of Pride and Prejudice. Pausing mid-sentence, you look down to your lap where Anthony has fallen asleep so peacefully. Smiling softly at the man, you close the book, placing it to one side before running a hand through Anthony’s ever-unruly hair. He hums contentedly, pushing his head further into your hand as you begin to scratch at his scalp.

As you watch Anthony doze dreamily, you feel your eyes lose the fight against the growing tiredness. Your hand stills in Anthony’s hair as you fall asleep alongside your husband, utterly content at the path your life has taken considering it led you to him.

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