#friends to lovers❤️

[toruvi]

Naps weren't really Levi's thing until he started dating you. He found them to be a waste of time, disorienting too. But you love naps. You love napping in the late afternoon, when most people are busy driving home from work.

Levi's had the privilege of being able to work from home. He's grateful for it, a reason being how much time he gets to spend with you. He finds it adorable to come out from his office to see you curled up on the sofa, a light blanket over your shoulders to counteract the chill of the air conditioner blasting whilst also basking in the sun through tinted windows.

Not too dissimilar to a cat who indulges in leisure for a majority of the day.

Levi smiles at the familiar sight, though a part of him feels sleepy enough to want to join you this time. Work hasn't been too kind, with endless arguments during meetings and tasks that seem to last longer than his assigned hours.

A small break couldn't hurt, right?

And so he tucks himself into the space in front of you on the sofa, keeping outside of the blanket as your head meets his chest. You tiredly flutter your eyes up at him as he leans on his elbow.

"How's work?"

"A shit show," he rumbles softly as his thumb traces your hairline. Your arm automatically drapes over the dip in his waist, fingertips settling just under the hem of his shirt.

"Gonna nap with me?" You ask, closing your eyes and nuzzling further against his chest. He's wearing your favorite shirt. The soft cotton one you got for his birthday after figuring out he had sensory issues with certain fabrics.

"Mhm, not for four hours like you though," he teases, the hint of a chortle hiding in his voice. You huff and flick one of his pecs.

Levi's hand traces up and down the curve o your spine in an attempt to soothe you back to sleep. You drift off to the repetitive gliding of his nails, to the even breaths that fan over the top of your head.

Levi thrives off your relaxed state, eyes drooping as you curl further into him. He loves that you feel comfortable enough to fall asleep around him, to be vulnerable enough to surrender to dreams as he observes you. He loves seeing the faint, satisfied smile when his nails leave the lightest scratches on your skin.

You lean into the loving touches with a content sigh. He offers a kiss to the top of your head.

"Adorable," he whispers to himself, smitten with the way you grasp at him everytime he pauses strokes and scratches.

"Yeah, you are."

"Mm, not me."

"Yes you."

"Go back to sleep."

"Only when you do."

Levi clicks his tongue, eyes rolling in jest. Your hand ventures under his shirt to return to his waist, happy with feeling the warmth of his skin on your fingertips.

The sun still remains high in the sky, summer allowing for the days to be just a little longer. A bit sweeter as he and you soak up the faint remnants of vitamin D through the bay window.

It's almost nostalgic, feeling how the sun kisses you two. A faint reminder of those younger days in school, when you would lay on the grass of the soccer field and daydream about your futures.

When Levi would talk of how he'd take his Mother on the most extravagant trips after he got a good job. All the while silently fantasizing bringing you right along with him.

When you would mention your own plans and have your own thoughts of including your best friend, too. Who would've thought that Levi would be the one to gather enough courage to confess after college? To be the one to tell you how in love with you he's been since childhood?

Not that he'd ever expect you to feel the same way, and imagine his surprise when the tears streaming down your face spoke "finally, you said something" instead of rejection.

Levi thinks about those moments often in the silent seconds like this. How grateful and lucky he is to hold you in his arms. To play with your hair, watch and adore you in your most peaceful moments. To make you feel loved and happy--it's all he wants.

He'll continue every sweet trace of your figure cuddled up against him until his consciousness surrenders and drifts off with you.

Sometimes, naps can be nice.

#oh look its another drabble abt being sleepy with levi #levi ackerman x reader #levi ackerman x you #levi x reader #levi fluff #drabbles #with a hint of childhood friends to lovers ❤️

[pcstan]

"You kicked and cried like a bullied child

A grown man of 25

Oh, he said he'd cure your ills

But he didn't and he never will"

I've never heard a song describe something better than this song describes this episode. Idk why I gave her a flip phone, maybe it's not even hers. I just liked the aesthetic of it. Sorry for the quality this was a super quick drawing.

#my art #fan art #south park #sp shelly #shelly marsh #illustration #Oh to listen to this song for the first time again #I wish I had more Shelly lovers as friends #Her trauma is one of the most realistic ones in South park #Please someone talk to me about Shelly I have so many headcanons about her #Some projection is good actually ❤️ #i dont like portraying shelly as helpless at all but i think her vulnerability in this episode is so interesting #and makes her such an insanely good character

[urloveangel]

what if… you’re not lazy, broken, wrong, not good enough, unmotivated, flaky, emotionless but your brain is still recovering from chronic stress and childhood trauma and is relearning how to regulate and sustain your serotonin and dopamine levels, and process your emotions and responses… WHAT IF

#realizing and processing stuff #like sometimes I still feel like I have to on purpose volume up what I actually feel internally to really feel it and #then show it externally #I don’t know how to explain it exactly #but it can be so uncomfortable but then that’s one of the ways I can relearn that it’s safe to feel and express these emotions….. #🙈 #there are so many aspects to it #motivation and drive to do things can be a struggle too #so often my mind and body Jusf want to go into the hiding shutdown freeze mode #it’s really all about creating safe space for myself and seeing myself and all the parts tjay want to hide #like actively seeing and supporting myself #and being my friend lover partner parent #❤️ #self healing #healing journey #trauma #mental health #stress #chronic stress #anxiety #depression #self love #self care #spirituality #inner child #mine #spiritual healing #energy work #inner work #surrender

[singsweetmelodies]

honestly feel sorry for people who say friends to lovers is boring, because you have clearly never read a really genuinely good friends to lovers fic. you know, the kind that makes you laugh, and maybe cringe a little, but also feel the italicised oh moment right along with the characters. the kind that makes you sigh wistfully when you remember feeling that way about your straight best friend way back when, and most of all just makes you feel so overwhelmingly fond, and just a little more hopeful about love and the world as a whole 🩵

#friends to lovers #fanfic tropes #i have feelings™ about this #and no i'm not saying that other tropes can't be fun too!! that's not the point at all #the point is simply that friends to lovers is NOT a boring trope; no matter what anyone might try to say #when done right; it's incredibly tender and meaningful and light-hearted and funny and heartwarming and just wonderful #it's everything tbh #❤️

[the-hole-in-terzos-shoe]

for the smut prompts, 23 and 40 with copia??

Hi ghestie ❤️ sorry it took me a couple days to get back to you on this! I was a little busy and not feeling creative but I wanted to give this my attention ✨ so thank you!

NSFW below the cut 🥰

Lounging on the little folding futon in Copia's room, you're locked in an intense co-op mission in Bubble Bobble. However, your friend finds his eyes wandering, taking in the curve of your hip, the way your t-shirt hugs your bust.

"C'mon, Cardi! You're down to your last life!"

"...m'not a Cardinal anymore, amico," he softly reminds you, returning his attention to the screen in front of him.

But he just can't get the idea off his mind... He wants to lay on his side with you, pressing himself against your backside.

Finally, once Copia loses his last life, you go down soon after him since you didn't have him to support you on the mission anymore.

You deadpan a look over to him as the Game Over screen flashes, "I know you can do better than that."

The look he gives you... It's one you've seen before. It sends heat right to your core, although you know you shouldn't feel that way about him.

"Oh no, don't give me that look," you shoot at him, "I'm your best friend! I shouldn't even know what your 'I wanna fuck' face looks like!"

Dropping the rectangular controller, his hand moves to squeeze the obvious tent in his burgundy sweatpants. Watching him touch himself so boldly makes you squish your thighs together, and you sit up so you're more face-to-face with the man.

"Per favore," it comes out as a half-ask as his eyes drink in your form, noticing your belly button peaking out from under your shirt and your strong hips spilling over the waistband of your own sweatpants.

"Papa, you can have anyone in the Abbey. Want me to go find you some unassuming Sister? Or a ghoul even??" You try to get out of what you know you're already locked into.

"I can have anyone in the Abbey, yet... You're right here, topolino," the hunger in his eyes intensifies as he looks at you like a cat trapping its next meal. Gently, almost too gently, his leather clad fingers circle your waist, sending a shiver down your spine.

"So you want me because it's convenient, huh?" Your voice quivers as his touch becomes heavier, his hot breath on your lips as he closes in on you.

He doesn't say anything, just leans down for his lips to find your neck, licking and nipping at the spots he knows will drive you crazy.

Choking back a little moan, you put your hand on the center of his chest, pushing him off of you just enough to say, "This is a one time thing, alright?"

His eyes flick up to yours before he chuckles deeply, lips returning to your neck as he rolls you back on the little futon. "You say that every time, tesoro," he whispers in your ear.

#OOPS #friends to lovers? #friends with benefits????? #hmmm??? #hope you enjoy this anon 😉 #the band ghost #ghost band #papa emeritus iv #copia #papa iv #thank you for the ask ❤️ #smut #oneshot #drabble #imagine #hc #headcanon #fanfic #ghost fanfiction #cardinal copia

[sparks9793]

The index (Happy new year's)

Love songs for TY 

Bad bad writing, Taylor cries in front of Hayley after a chance encounter with Zac, post the Farros leaving. 

Zac always knew, Joey and H write a song and Hayley makes Taylor blush 

H alone in her house after the breakup, Hayley shows Taylor one of the FFV songs 

PFA tour rehearsals, a small party for Hayley + Justin is the best 

H gets Dan to agree on producing FFV, T and Alf have a mishap on their new house 

Heart to heart with Brian, H and T sleep together 4 the first time  

Cute moment of T helping H with the guitar + Taylor shares some painful insight of their time apart 

Valentine’s day in 2019, where B and Z are the bestest of best friends one could ask for + the breakup 

H gets blue before a show and T helps her through it, so she writes a song + T´s 31 bday full of fluff 

H might be in love and Erica talks some sense into her, Hayley has a nightmare and Taylor is the best. 

Heart to heart with grandat, T finally wants to talk after the breakup, Hayley breaks Taylor´s heart with the lyrics. 

Taylor after the breakup, H leaves him a painful voicemail, they move into their house. 

T and H makeup after months apart, Taylor remembers when he realized he was in love with her. 

T wants to get into therapy again, H and T bicker about a suggestion from Hayley’s therapist, H finds some peace of mind during the breakup. 

Behind the scenes of the AF zane interview, H alone after the breakup + plus Hayley asks T to move in together. 

T and H are painfully obvious on tour an Z tries to help + T and H have a talk in the aftermath of them sleeping together. 

T asked Hayley out on a date properly + H breaks down after something reminds her about Taylor months after the breakup + the story behind that PFA studio pic where they are holding each other super tight. 

T surprises H with a road trip after his meltdown producing petals 

They are finally officially GF and BF + Taylor says ‘I love you’ 

Quiet lazy mornings, a food fight, laughs at the studio. 

The story behind Grandat’s feature on CC + Taylor surprises H with the song 

T and Z heart to heart + H freaks out over her and Taylor not being casual at all + T has his well-deserved moment reminding her about a certain tumblr post from 2013. 

H and T through the years, little snippets from when they met till now. 

Pure 2015 angst + T and H at her friend's wedding 

2014 parahoy revelations + a cheeky game of pool 

T and H after the Farros leave, TIW album release show + T, Z and H discuss the future of the band 

All I wanted debut, plus T’s endless support. 

T and H after Jeremy leaves, T fleets to NZ during H’s wedding, a heartbreaking gift from Hayley 

The first half of 2016, old friends, H quitting, T helping H get back into music, lots of angst and a few jokes. 

T, H and Z after the Farros left (very messy) 

T, H and Z now, + late night talks before the TIW zane interview (they are better now) 

Stitching up the broken hearts, hard truths, ride or die and this is now forever. 

T and H heal together after Z leaves in 2010, H and T win a Grammy and they have a call + end of 2023 celebrations at Tayley’s house that’s full of surprises. 

T and H hiding more than friendly feelings a threat through the years, a touching moment between H and Z + T and H traumatize Z with a piece of clothing. 

T and H have a heart-to-heart pre AL era, T is mad that H left in the middle of the night after they sleep together, H has a lot of anxiety after they get back together in 2019 and T helps her through it + a fluffy moment  

Alternative version of December 2017 as H does her best to come to terms with the fact that she’s in love with Taylor. 

The outtakes 

The whole picture, behind the breakup  

T gets H a very especial xmas gift and they have a moment 

Justin has perfect timing + T and H have no excuses left 

Z is on best friend duty as T has a freak out after him and H sleep together on tour 

T, Z and H deciding to add CC and liar to the set list 

T is too sweet during the breakup and H can’t handle it, plus Michelle York is just the best 

Pillow talks about all those times they had feeling but never said it 

A sweet date + T proposes they build a house 

26, first performance, and then 2023 with all the Tayley fluff 

Alfie becomes Taylor’s too 

H taking care of T + and T taking care of H when they are hurt 

Justin is the best big brother in the whole world 

Parahoy 2018 behind the scenes 

T and H having some careless fun+ 2015 feelings + long distance calls as H promotes PFA in London+ Z is thinking of proposing to Kayla 

The story behind the belt that used to be a guitar strap 

Two versions of the story behind that T+a necklace 

H gets sick for the second time on TIW tour (Seattle) 

B side for Liar 

B side for Sugar on the rim 

B side for in the mourning 

Parahoy 2018 behind the scenes part 2 

H and T have no idea what they want but Zac knows better 

2017 if this was a more coherent fic 

2017 part II if this was a more coherent fic 

H and T meet Kayla, a chapter dedicated to Z and Kay 

Zac meets Alfie 

A rewrite of the sudden desire chapter 

H and T seeing Z’s family again after he re joins the band + A chapter for the song pool 

H sees ogre again after the divorce and the Yorks are the best Fam 

T and H celebrating their anniversary 

B side for pain by the war on drugs 

Tayley pregnancy scare 

B side for one of those crazy girls 

Another version of T and H’s breakup and getting back together 

Collection of little scenes that never made it into the chapters 

T and H have a fight + they are ‘casually dating’+ hard truths in a bar + messing with Zac 

The covers: 

Zac and Hayley have a moment building furniture, H and T angst + nightmares 

T gets jealous of THAT fan on stage 

Beth and Brian are shocked that Tayley kissed, and they are just finding out 

H says ‘love you’ + the Instagram posts that started it all 

After show party with ch*d, after show party without ch*d 

H gets super drunk after the divorce announcement + a cute concert date 

H and T decide to do ‘casual’(yeah right) + PDA at home, PDA in front of the guys 

Angst + H gets jealous of an interviewer + karma got to ch*d first 

2013 livestream angst + Z side eyeing Tayley+ T and H go camping 

H locks herself out of her house and T’s her savior + the rings 

T’s super lost and sad after winning a grammy + fluff at home and H writes a piece for Elise’s bday 

H has a bad nightmare on tour and T holds her through it + H gets the divorce papers and want T to comfort her + at home fluff, H cuts T’s hair 

AL release party, they tattoo each other + T’s you first melt down 

H and T make up after a disagreement but with lots of angst + T’s thinking of moving away + H helps T pack to move into their house together. 

The subgramming  

T and H go on a date but don’t call it that and end up making out on the street 

Continuation of the previous chapter + the story behind that sweet pic of H and T walking Alfie on the summer tour. 

Taylor loses a close family member, the rose color by MV + T asks for a break after they finish the AL cycle 

T has a freak out when he can’t reach H and she apologizes in a funny cute way + the ‘I fell in love with my best friend’ poster  

Taylor goes to see her after she leaves him a devastating voice mail after the breakup + T and Z being the bestest friends while both dealing with broken hearts 

T and H decide to get back into music 2016 + Brian questions H about her and T doing casual 2018 + ‘that’ leaked pic of Tayley from a holiday party 

T and H talk about therapy + H has an anxiety episode and T helps her through it + cutesy moment + T freaks out after their first kiss  

H and T More than friendly feelings through the years + a re do in Manchester 

2011 button moment from T and H’s perspective + H falls sick on TIW tour part I 

H therapy session, T is the sweetest when H goes heavy on the edibles + Zac is the bestest of best friends 

The nondate, date to the me without you concert + they are both idiots 

Taylor’s bold and knows what he wants, H freaks out but comes to her senses 

H and T being friends, T and Justin talk about tayley, after he finds them in a very compromising position 

Brian and H gossip session + H has a hard time with her mental health but T’s a sweetheart about it + the interview confirming Tayley + T´s reaction to H in her fashion week looks 

Tayley being Tayley at home, dancing, laughing + T dyes her hair 

T is a supporting partner + a cute super sweet at home date night 

GDY event + H wants a future with Taylor  

T’s feelings start to bloom during the making of AF, Tayley after webster hall  

Super angsty T and H chance encounter after the breakup 

The prompts: 

H finds the hidden engagement ring 

T cares for H on her period 

Cute apple picking date 

The matching shirts 

H and T invite Joey over for xmas 

H hurts T by mistake 

T protective of H at the airport 

Concert date to see sunny day real state 

H feels insecure and T is the sweetest about it 

H introduces T as her boyfriend to her family 

Paramore Halloween aka paraween 

The tayley proposal 

T, Z and H are grammy nominees 

Brian and Kolten’s wedding shenanigans 

Xmas chapter 

T’s birthday 

H’s birthday 

#LSFTY❤️ #tayley #my fic #friends to lovers #hayley williams #taylor york

[wolvisms]

dude i love love

#it’s nearly love day!!!!!! MY FAVE DAY AHHHHH #no bc. you have vday lovers and vday haters. i ignore the haters. no need to be bitter bc you’re single ! #the ‘blocking every couple i see’ people are the ones who need the most love… within themselves first! ;) #like. #i’ve been single most valentines days and i was still always so happy like AWW ITS SO CUTE I LOVE SEEING PEOPLE IN LOVE #like it’s nice to see ppl in love!!! and love yourself!!!!! i’ve always loved to treat myself on previous vdays #like i’d get myself flowers for my room! or cute lil chocolates or something idk?? #i love the decor everywhere?? in shops. restaurants. just outside in general. all those little red hearts and roses decorations everywhere #like hearts are my fave!!! and roses are my fave flower <333 plus i love the weather in feb likeeee i’m a summer baby but i just ❤️ winter #anyways. i think i love valentine’s day more than most ppl do but… it’s okay. i love it sm #like… people love halloween. or christmas. or whatever idk. but valentine’s day is where it’s at for me. #it’s just so ✨me✨ i think #celebrating love??? HECK YES. friends family partner anyone omg. just love one another ! we need more love!!! #it’s just PERFFFFECTTTT for a lovergirl like me to have an excuse to be extra mushy and cute HEHEHEHEH #i feel it’s ironic that a slightly moody n broody girl like me is so soft n gushy inside and loves vday. (according to mi amigos n my bf) #but!!! uggghhhhh it just brings out the soft in me DO U GET IT #i’m done. i yapped sorry #briar rambles

[zairaalbereo]

And you’ll always be my heart

Nicky and Joe still go to the woods. It’s not as easy these days—since Joe’s hip replacement he isn’t as steady on his feet anymore—but they walk slowly. They have time, and Nicky keeps Joe steady when he stumbles. Joe has packed some seeds because Nicky likes to feed the birds, but sometimes he forgets. That’s just the way of life. Joe’s eyesight is still good, but his hearing has been declining. Both their hair has long turned grey.

All and More and Everything, a childhood friends to lovers AU (6/6) —Philia (love between equals, loyalty)

All art pieces for @theartguard monthly theme: 8 types of love according to Ancient Greece.

#the old guard #kaysanova #joe/nicky #joe x nicky #tog fanart #the old guard au #childhood friends to lovers #all and more and everything series #art server monthly theme #eight types of love #old men in love #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #this is it #winter at last #my art #my words #my obsession #thank you to everyone who has been following along ❤️

[throathole]

This is literally a 2010s pop masterpiece I really wish she would make more music in English because WE NEED HER!!!!

#you are my homie 🫶 lover ❤️ and friend 🤝

[daffodilsonaprettystring]

Aaaaand we have Regulus Black✨ I really like doing these little character sketches lol I think I might do them for all the Marauders.

SO. WE HAVE:

Regulus Black from “Crimson Rivers” by @mayzarbewithyou

Regulus Black from “Best Friend’s Brother” also by @mayzarbewithyou

Regulus Black from “Art Heist, Baby!” by @otrtbs

Aaaaand Regulus Black from “just lovers (like we were supposed to be) by… you guessed it, @mayzarbewithyou

It didn’t hit me that I used all of Zar’s fics on this until just now lolololol well what can I say Zar’s Reg is superior😂

I think I will be doing all the Marauders now this is far too much fun🙃

#crimson rivers #jegulus #zeppazariel #regulus black #zeppazariel crimson rivers #crimson rivers fanart #just lovers #just lovers like we were supposed to be #best friends brother #bfb #imma point out the little details again #because I enjoy doing that #the Leo constellation with the Regulus heart star on CR Reg #the snake pendant from Sirius on BFB Reg #little sun ring on AHB Reg for James and the blue and green ring is a nod to Sirius and Reg Becuz blue and green are the colors #that I associate with them #regulus black my beloved you’re a little shit but I love you #also yes these are based off timothee chalamet hes literally Reg shut up #the AHB one is my favorite❤️

[femininomen0n]

writing my first piece for hbo’s the gilded age 🤓

#all i’ll say is that i ❤️ friends to lovers #the gilded age #the gilded age hbo #marian brook #larry russell #marian x larry #larry x marian #larrian #writing tag #talia speaks #**

[navybrat817]

Picture it! This soft boy is your childhood BFF. You grew up together, you're totally inseparable, attached at the hip since elementary school, & very protective of each other. You both come from emotionally repressed homes, so you're always very loving & affectionate with each other to compensate. Physical touch is your shared love language, so frequent hugging, cuddling, & holding hands is commonplace.

One day you're just hanging out, you're sitting in his lap, or he's laying with his head in your lap, & you're just playing with his hair, minding your own business, & some rando comments in passing what a cute couple you make, & suddenly neither of you can stop thinking about it...

Enjoy! 😊😊😊

First, lovely, Seb's look in The Apparition is underrated. Think what you want about the film, but Ben is 🔥.

Second, best friends to lovers with Bucky (or Ben)? I imagine you sneak out to see him and vice versa after a bad day at home. You know everything about each other. He even took you to prom and the photos are some of your favorites of the two of you.

And the rando comment about you two being together? You're thankful he doesn't say, "No, no way. We're just friends!" and that glimmer of hope becomes a bright light inside you. The fact that you don't brush it off quickly either gives him hope, too. He'd be lying if he said he hadn't thought about it before. Because who better to be with than the person who knows him better than anyone else? His beautiful, amazing, compassionate best friend?

He just needs to admit how he feels.

Love and thanks! ❤️

#navybrat answers #fuel for thots #bucky barnes #ben curtis #underrated look #sebastian stan #bucky barnes imagine #best friends to lovers #so soft #sweet thoughts #deansbaby 1967 #sending love ❤️ #asks are always appreciated

[pixlatedvampire]

They are best frenemies with benefits I am obsessed 💕💕

#digital art #procreate #the witcher #yennefer of vengerberg #jaskier #dandelion #yennskier #my art #doodle #they’re so fun I love them #the most dramatic people who love to be petty ❤️ #side note this is my favorite dandelion/jaskier I’ve ever drawn and I aspire to recapture this energy ever time I draw him #I was still figuring out yenn here tho sorry queen I draw you better now lmao #anyway #they are enemies ❤️ they are best friends ❤️ they are lovers ❤️ they would kill the other for a cornchip❤️ #do they like each other ? yesno 💕💕 #hope this helps 💕💕💗❤️

[chamaleonsoul]

When the morning came we were cleaning incense off your vinyl shelf

Cause we lost track of time again

Laughing with my feet in your lap

Like you were my closest friend

Mashton moodboard based on Maroon by Taylor Swift for the lovely Monse!!! @lukemichaelcalumashton🤍, as part of the 5sos edit exchange<3

#see what i did there #maroon by ts. maroon palette wink wink #i hope you like it monse🥺👉🏻👈🏻 #and i hope i managed to translate the domestic friends to lovers energy i had in mind #and meg if you see this thank you for organizing this!!! #<333 #merry christmas if you celebrate!!!🤍🤍 #5sos edit exchange #moodboard!sos #a. moodboards #monse (lukemichaelcalumashton) #mash potatoes❤️

[roosterbox]

Fic Rec Friday 6/2/23

Title: you come back with gravity

Rating: Explicit

Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Category: F/M

Fandoms: Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms

Relationships: Jaime Lannister/Brienne of Tarth, Jaime Lannister & Brienne of Tarth

Characters: Jaime Lannister, Brienne of Tarth, Tyrion Lannister, Cersei Lannister, Lysa Tully Arryn, Hyle Hunt

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Childhood Friends, Alternate Universe - High School, Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Friends to Lovers, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Protective Jaime Lannister

Summary: Now she runs back to the same old swing, the place that ties them together. Brienne doesn’t understand what she’s feeling, but she needs to be here–where she can remember all the versions of herself, and their history is as present as a living thing.

She rocks back and forth, clinging to where they started, because she has no clue where they’re going.

———

This week’s rec is from the wonderful, wild world of Game of Thrones fanfic. God, remember when that show was popular? Time keeps rolling on. But thankfully fanfiction is forever (and usually better than canon!), and so here we are.

I love a good modern AU of a fantasy story, and putting my favorite ASOIAF ship in it? Perfection. The love between Jaime and Brienne is so easily translatable to any time and setting, but something about seeing them in modern times especially warms my heart. Maybe because Brienne being tall and “ugly” (in quotes because looks are always subjective, and even if she was absolutely hideous (she’s not!) her beautiful soul makes it irrelevant) is less remarked upon than in canon? Maybe because Jaime’s genuinely good nature has more of a chance to shine through? I don’t know why, but I love it.

The relationship in this one builds naturally. Gently. We only see a few snapshots of their life together, but you never doubt their feelings or commitment. And the characterization rings true of their canon counterparts too, but with a modern flair that fits them well. Also, the role reversal in the last segment is just *chef’s kiss*. Perfectly emphasizes what birds of a feather they are, while ostensibly being opposites.

A truly lovely piece of writing!

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Next Week: Time for another trip to visit our favorite autistic space man and his vulgar, dog shirt wearing sweetheart! And this one has an interesting trope as its main concept - temporary amnesia. But not even losing his memory will stop Nigel from being absolutely smitten with Adam Raki. That man is DOWN BAD.

See you next time, my lovelies!

#fic rec friday #jaime x brienne #braime #writer: ilikeblue #modern au #friends to lovers #I love this #❤️

[thekenobee]

Happy Birthday Deer Deb!

Sorry I’m late. I hope you had a good one. May the next year bring only good things. ♥️

My Deer Friend, thank you so mucchhhh❤️🫶🏻

I was looking for a perfect Roger GIF but then again all Roger GIFs are perfect so here's one of my favourite ones but once again all Roger GIFs are my favourite ones-

#i came back to Poland yesterday and was picked up from the airport by my lil- not so lil bc 6ft tall -brother #and i got reunited with my babies 🐱 #so it was one of those joggling an apple pleasure❤️ #my deer Friend #i assure you that Roger is still my lover #lovely people ask me questions #and send their wishes