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faeriecinna · 2 months

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FaerieCinna's Writerblr Intro::

Hi, I'm Sav! 23, They/She, living in the UK. I've been writing literally for as long as I can remember and decided it was finally time to share my shit on the internet.

If I'm not writing I'm working at LUSH full time, delving into a DnD campaign or baking!

Please don't be afraid to hop in my DMs or Asks because the whole point of me jumping back onto this hellsite was to make some writing pals because apparently that's an impossible feat irl.

Now for the good stuff~

WIPs::

Project.Ink

In a world torn by ancient conflict between the humans and Fae, alliances shift when the humans join forces with the mages. Amidst this uneasy camaraderie, young Fae like Rowan Kelly vanish - memories erased, appearance glamoured, and placed under human 'protection.' Unaware of her true identity, Rowan is haunted by dreams of a mysterious church in the forest. As she embarks on a journey to uncover the truth, she stumbles upon the entryway to her forgotten Fae realm, awakening a dangerous curiosity that threatens to unravel the delicate balance between the two worlds.

Her presence triggers suspicion among the elves, leading to her capture by The Inquisitor, once her lover but now a stranger due to the cruel enchantment. As Rowan grapples with resurfacing memories, the elves see only an unstable human in their midst. The Inquisitor, merciless and accusatory, soon faces the revelation of the girl's true identity. Amidst the conflict, love and betrayal mingle in the perilous quest to break the enchantment that binds Rowan to a false reality.

Project.Seraph

In the war ravaged kingdom of Infernelle, where shadows dance with secrets, Teo leads a group of travelling thieves who seek sanctuary within the city walls. Their ticket to safety? Capture a live angel as a pet for the ruthless monarch, Queen Reinette.

Rumours lead them on a futile chase and the elusive Seraph, Nevaeh, becomes their prize, shot out of the sky. Teo, adept in manipulation, promises safety to the angel, concealing a darker agenda. As alliances teeter on the edge of betrayal, and lies weave a web around the unsuspecting angel, she becomes an unwitting pawn in a dangerous game.

In a world where destinies intertwine with treacherous threads, Teo struggles with the weight of his deceit, haunted by the unspoken. As he grows unexpectedly fond of the celestial captive, guilt festers beneath his callous exterior. Whispers of the queen's malevolent plans for the angel spark a rebellion within the thief, turning a dubious bargain into a daring coup.

Plotting in progress.......

Project.Oath (Dark fantasy, human doctor x creature patient)

Project.Claw (Gay werewolf murder novel)

You can also find me on.......

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camille-lachenille · 4 months

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End of the Year Fic Rec

I was tagged by @echo-bleu and @dreamingthroughthenoise and it was very difficult to select only five fics for each category but here's my Must Read fanfics list, mostly Silmarillion but with a few LotR and one Hobbit. Also, I cheated at some point so you have one more fic rec as a treat

Recommend up to 5 series or multi-chapter fics from 2023 that everyone should read (multi-year WIPs count, if the last update was in 2023).

We will make this place our home by @leucisticpuffin

Summary: Elrond and Elros are sent to live with their distant cousins in a house that is crumbling slowly to pieces. They aren't especially happy about this. For Maedhros and Maglor, the twins are a rare chance to start living again.

Why you should read it: This is a whimsical, heartwarming yet bittersweet at times story about finding one’s place in a new world and what makes a family, grappling with the ghosts of the past and the pain of being a child left behind. Also the most exquisitely written modern AU (the style is just chef's kiss!) I’ve read so far, 100% recommend it!

Maglor is an Eldritch Horror by @thescrapwitch

Summary: After thousands of years singing to the sea, Maglor has become something strange and terrifying. But he still loves his family, and his family still loves him.

Why you should read it: Sometimes, family is a Half-Elf, his wife, their children, a shy and whimsical bard and the Eldritch kidnap grandfather who haunts the house; or how to write slightly creepy fluff. This series is pure heartwarming material and giving Elrond the happiness he desserves.

The Day the Horse-Lord wed the Lady of the Seas by @colinnoahmayhare (rated M)

Summary: After the War of the Ring, Lothíriel, Princess of Dol Amroth, finds herself at the receiving end of the search for peace and prosperity by being used as a pawn in an alliance made between kings and princes. Married to the King of the Riddermark, Éomer, she has to navigate being a foreigner in a foreign country, being a Queen to a King, and to learn to live and love with a man she hardly knows.

Why you should read it: This story is an intricate, gut wrenching exploration of what happens in Rohan after the War of the Ring, featuring delightful worldbuilding, lots of politics, revenge and honour. Now with Familial TraumaTM and Couple AngstTM for extra flavour!

And the Stars Shine the Same by @runawaymun (rated M)

Summary: After the Éothéod revolt against the Wainriders, the northern tribes seek to form strong alliances with their neighbors. Lord Frumgar tasks his son Fram to lead the delegation to Imladris. With him, he brings gold, fine horses, and two young thralls chosen by his father to be given to Lord Elrond himself. Elrond is conflicted to say the least.

Why you should read it: Do you like pre-canon Third Age history? Do you like worldbuilding about a few names from the Appendixes of LotR? Do you like found family and Good Dad Elrond? Do you like complex characters learning how to live with their traumas? This story is for you! (Just mind the warnings in the tags)

The ghost you dress up as (knows how to haunt) by @deadqueernoldor (rated M)

Summary: Maedhros was not the first Finwëan to be captured and taken to Angband, nor did he remain there the longest. Ranyatinwë, twin of Caranthir, was the first.

Why you should read it: Tinwë is such a complex character, 50% spite and 50% trauma, and this whole story is so, so promising already! (Really, you should read all the Strength of our Bonds series for extra unhinged, spiteful and unrepentant kinslayer Tinwë. I support women’s rights but in Tinwë’s case I firmly support women’s wrongs). This is pure post-Angband angstfest and dysfunctional siblings caring for each other in their weird way. If angst can be a comfort story, I found it.

Recommend up to 5 single chapter fics/one-shots (long or short) from 2023 that everyone should read.

Life in Miniature by @thescrapwitch

Summary: Turgon uses his hobby of building cities to recreate Gondolin, this time on a much smaller scale.

Why you should read it: For re-embodied Finwëan rebuilding their relationships as they work together on a miniature city; a heartwarming and really nice metaphor.

Hearth Fire by @dreamingthroughthenoise

Summary: Findis and Feanor speak before the Flight of the Noldor and share in their grief the best they can.

Why you should read it: Because there are so few stories centered around Findis and her feelings about her family and this one is so interesting and well written. Also, Findis is my Blorbo and everyone should read about her until they're consumed by the Blorbo.

your veins are empty of dust by @echo-bleu

Summary: Anairë finds her late one day in her workshop, surrounded by slabs of stone larger than her. Nerdanel is hammering forcefully at one of them, the barest hints of an elven shape already taking form in the marble. Bitter, stinging tears run down her cheeks and into her collar, and her arms ache with exhaustion.

The body is only barely sketched, but the face is already chiselled, smooth curves and angular cheekbones.

Fëanáro emerges out of the marble, looking like he’s about to take life.

Why you should read it: For a heartbreaking dive into Nerdanel's grief, her friendship with Anairë and how Nerdanel's art becomes her way to cope with loneliness and grief.

see it fall, child of war by @swanmaids

Summary: Elwing's time runs out.

Why you should read it: Because these may be the 740 most impactful words I've read about Elwing since I discovered the Silm fandom.

soldier keep on marching on (waiting on that morning sun) by songofswiftsunrise

Summary: Boromir lives. The world is the smallest bit brighter for it.

Why you should read it: Do I need a more convincing argument than what the summary says? Boromir lives and everyone is happier. I love a good fix-it and this one is very well written indeed.

Recommend up to 5 fics NOT from 2023 that everyone should read (oldies but goodies.)

The Carpenter’s Son by Zimra (rated M, warning for rape/non-con)

Summary: An untold story of conquered Dor-lómin, in which an Easterling carpenter has a child by his Hadorian slave.

Why you should read it: This story explores in a very interesting way a par of canon that is almost never mentionned (except in the Narn). The main character is attaching and I really cared for her and her son. The hindsights in the slavers' minds are chilling with their realism and this whole story is just so well written. Also, it ends on a note of hope.

And what I am needs no excuses by aurembiaux

Summary: Sam has always been in love with Frodo. It's only that it takes him forty years to realize that he is.

Why you should read it: Probably the most heartwarming and relatable self-discovery story I’ve ever read; set in England from the WWII to the 80’s, with all the social changes that happened in this time period. Featuring Supportive Dad (and Friend) Sam as the main character and a whole bunch of introspection. One of my all time comfort read!

Mark of a Warrior by starryeyedknight

Summary: After the funeral for Theoden, Merry wakes up to a problem experienced by many a young man after a night of heavy drinking. The ink on his arm doesn't appear to be washing off…

Why you should read it: This one shot explores the relationships Merry formed with the RIders of Rohan, the grief he has in common with them and how he found his place amongst the riders, all of this with delightful humour and lightness despite the initial situation.

Dancing with my punchlines by LiveOakWithMoss (rated M)

Summary: In which the sons of Fëanor throw house parties, the beer is terrible, 20-something hipster elves act like their drama is as bad as it is in canon, and macking on cousins is fair game.

Why you should read it: If you like a good old modern AU with tons of drama of various sorts, amazing ace representation and general Finwëans shenanigans, this is the story for you.

Old Maggie Took by @deadqueernoldor

Summary: The headcanon about Maglor, second son of Fëanor, lives hidden in the Shire? Yes.

Why you should read it: My ultimate comfort read series; featuring mouth-watering descriptions of food, kidnadopted fam and Maglor being an overgrown hobbit and trolling everyone in ME and Valinor. This is fluffy, this is silly, this is prefect.

Recommend up to 5 of your own fics (completed or WIP) from 2023 that everyone should read.

Dreams of Doom (rated M, warning for Major Character Death)

Summary: “She runs in the dark, alone. Where her feet carry her, she knows not, and her heart is heavy with dread. Someone - something - is watching her.”

Niënor from the moment she arrives in Brethil to her death.

Why you should read it: Because this fic is my firsborn child and I am insanely proud of it, especially since I went so out of my comfort zone to write it. It features two of my obscure blorbos and I poured my soul into it.

Ice Age(s)

Summary: Ice skating through the ages, from Idril learning with her grandfather to Elrond perpetuating the familial tradition.

Why you should read it: This is a fluffy fic, mostly, and it's also a gift for the amazing @echo-bleu. I also wrote it in a sort of trance in the middle of the night, passed out the moment I posted it and had no memory whatsoever of what I had written upon waking up in the morning, yet I still love this fic dearly.

I never wanted to walk in your steps

Summary: Tilda was ten, the same age Sigrid was at her birth, and her world was collapsing more than when Smaug had destroyed Laketown.

Why you should read it: Because I privately call this fic Hobbit angstfest. I took a sad, doomed ship and asked myself "how can I make it sadder?"

ar ámen apsenë úcaremmar

Summary: Few know of Findis the Faithful, eldest daughter of Finwë, who never lost hope for her family.

Why you should read it: I took my obscure blorbo and set her in a medieval-ish AU. It's sad and a little hopeful too and there's a lot of Quenya interspaced through the story.

Quiet morning in Gondolin

Summary: Idril and Eärendil spend some time together before the city wakes up.

Why you should read it: I'll put the link to the beautiful art that inspired this ficlet and let it speak for me.

And I tag everyone I tagged in this post who hasn’t already done this fics rec tag

#fic recs #tolkien #the silmarillion #the lord of the rings #the hobbit #long post

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cealesti · 2 months

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"The Benko Gambit"?

That's a chess move, isn't it? I feel like this is either Tom centric, or Ron centric. I have my bias, obviously, because I did so enjoy how you portrayed Tom and his relationship to chess in "with eyes like these", but I would be curious anyhow cause I love chess in general.

As a gambit, it's rooted in the sacrifice of pawns, right?

Wonder what that might say about the focus character. If it's not Ron or Tom, I'm betting on Dumbledore.

oooh, what to say about "The Benko Gambit"?

edit: Right off the bat, this is a fic that's sort of a love letter to a bunch of fics I adore. The idea of Harry as Senior Undersecretary, for example, is straight out of "All For Show". The Snape & Hermione dynamic is something I only thought of after reading Hauntingly. You get it.

This is one of the WIPs I'm most excited about, definitely the one I've written more for, and probably my next big project after the "anybody else" series is eventually done with. This isn't really centered around a specific character, there's an ensemble cast to focus on, but Ron is a very important piece of the puzzle and yes, that's part of the reason I chose to go for a chess-themed title. The objective would be for every chapter to be named after chess manouvers; think "x opening, castling, y defense, check" so on and so forth.

The general strategy [of the Benko Gambit] is to sacrifice your Queen-side pawns in order to gain advantage (...) If the gambit is accepted, some of the lines that can develop are complicated and difficult to play.

This fic follows a back-and-forth structure; we go back between the trio's fifth year and the present moment of the fic, a good five years later. They're drastically different timelines: after all, in the present, Hermione, Snape, and Kinglsey are leading the Order of the Phoenix; Vee is playing at Government with Harry as his Senior Undersecretary and Ron and Draco as his Junior Undersecretaries. Susan Bones is an Auror, Luna is an Unspeakable, and this is very convenient, because Sirius Black has just popped out of the Veil, for reasons still unknown.

You may be asking: how on earth does any of that happen?

Here's a "for want of a nail" scenario: what if, in OotP, Ron doesn't throw Percy's letter away? What if - stick with me here - what if he answers it?

Wouldn't that be a hell of a gambit?

Snippet under the cut!

(September, 1995)

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before.

Three friends sit by a fireplace, late at night in their Common Room. The room is empty but for the three of them and a large ginger cat, who’s content to lay on his owner’s lap and purr up a storm. The rain pelts against the glass windows of the tower, wind whistling sharply, and though the room is warm and cozy and familiar, there’s a whisper of unease in the air.

Something that creeps under the skin, like disease. Like rot.

They’re living through a war, though many would not call it that. Many would rather call a fifteen-year-old orphan a liar, ridicule him in the papers, as quick to turn on him as they are to seek his favour, in a maddening media circus that speaks to the fickleness of public opinion.

You’re sixteen years old. You’re bright, and you’re driven, and you’re scared. You’re a target yourself, too muggleborn and too clever by half, but that’s not even the half of it, because one of your best friends has a target on his back as well, and the rest of the world is more than happy to pretend that it doesn’t exist.

Your other best friend has a letter clutched in his hand. His knuckles are white, ears red with fury and a little grief, for that letter was penned by a brother that he hasn’t seen in months. A brother who walked out on their family, blind to their reason in the face of his pride, and who now urges your friend to do the same.

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before.

The three friends ridicule the letter and the one who sent it. They sit in their fury against an establishment that was meant to protect them. They go through the school year and form a rebellion, a resistance, jump through hoops and outsmart older and more experienced wixen with little more than their guile and their will. At the end of the year, they fall headfirst into a trap. They lose the first of many friends.

This is not that story - though it might not be obvious at first.

In this story, they still fall headfirst into a trap after a misguided attempt at rescue. They still lose a friend. They still form a resistance, outsmart their watchers and all of those who would see them condemned for speaking the truth, and they do it with little more than their wits and their heart and their conviction.

But in this story - they don’t dismiss that letter.

In this story, your best friend, who is proud and brave and selfless, the epitome of what a fairytale hero should be -

In this story, he raises his head, green eyes flashing with something shrewd. Something new.

In this story, he pauses, and says:

“We can use this.”

#ron is like. my third little meow meow at this point #he gets harry's idea as soon as the words are out of harry's mouth #there's a whole lot of lore and complex plot points that happen here. i have them mapped out in milanote cause my notebooks werent enough #also am i writing tomarrymort with a side of dron and possible snackmione? ...... maybe i am. what are you gonna do about it #eve.txt #the benko gambit #writing updates #wip tag game

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enchantedchocolatebars · 3 months

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Another small snippet from Chapter 1 (Our Story Begins) of my big chapter fic “A Winsome Witch And A Happy Human” (Fic is very canon divergent. Context from first snippet here. Commission cover art here.)

(I'm currently at 867 words in the wip and I'm trying to reach 1000 or more. Will hopefully have the full chapter posted tomorrow.)

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He puts the pawns in front, then lines up the other pieces symmetrically with the king and queen in the middle.

Next, the Titan walks over and, with extra care and very gentle claws, picks up his little eggling in the blue baseball cap.

Heading over to its chair, he produces a plump white pillow from thin air onto it and carefully sets it down.

Two more plump pillows are conjured across from the table as the Titan picks up his other two eggs and settles them down on their seats.

They were going to watch their papa play against their sibling in a match.

Upon taking his seat at the table, the Titan casts a sunny smile across his scruffy face as he gazed at his child.

"I know this is your first time playing chess," he began in a kind and understanding voice before continuing.

"So I'll share with you what I know."

"..." went the egg to its father.

Such an innocently childlike response led to the Titan's soft chuckle, his bony smile reaching all the way up to his round, hollow eyes.

"Don't worry," he reassured to his unhatched egg softly.

"I'll explain all the basics to you, and we'll start slowly and take our time while playing."

Chess was a challenging and complex game, he knew that.

The Titan wasn't very fond of the classic board game at first when he first started playing it with a man with blonde hair and a forelock.

However, as their games progressed and the man taught him the basics, his liking for it increased.

"..." asked the egg.

The Titan nodded. "Promise," he said as their chess lesson began.

The two most crucial pieces in the game are reached for by clawed hands.

"See these two guys here?" The Titan asked his egg, holding the pieces in his hand before continuing.

"In chess, we call them kings. Each player only gets one, and they're the most important pieces in the game. You want to attack your opponent's king while also keeping your own king safe and protected."

King.

Safe.

Protected.

The Titan's mind was filled with memories of his son, who was still alive.

He sighs of bliss from the memories before continuing with his explanation.

"Once the king is captured, the game ends, so always remember to keep him shielded."

As the Titan lists off the other pieces, he points at them.

"Each player controls 16 pieces: 8 pawns, 2 bishops, 2 knights, 2 rooks, 1 king, and 1 queen."

"..."

Papa Titan chuckles. "The knights are the little horse heads, and the rooks are the little castle towers," he told his little one.

"Each chess piece has its own unique way of moving across the board and potentially capturing your opponent's pieces as it goes."

He points at the pawns.

"Pawns have the ability to move one square forward per turn, except for their first turn when they have the ability to move two squares forward. Pawns move diagonally forward by capturing other pieces diagonally. They cannot move backward."

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howyouloveyourdragon · 1 year

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wips

– Lady By The Sea – bran stark x mermaid!reader It's late at night that bran Stark sees something new in the depths of his minds but he can't comprehend it until his adolescence when he almost drowns at sea – Prince of Rouge – moulin rouge au, satine!aegon targaryen x reader The year is 1899 when you enter your new city's most hailed night club and meet the mysterious Aegon. After a night of passion and lingering glances, you come to find that he has already been promised to another and a choice paints your mind. Fizzle your desires or dance in secret hallways. – Of Lances and Thorns– male!hightower x rhaenyra targaryen Rhaenyra's world stopped spinning the day her father married her best friend but when her wallowing is interrupted by the chastised older Hightower, she finds that there may be some silver amidst her grey. – The Memories – aegon targaryen x reader Aegon hadn't touched his drinks in years but when he sees your face in his nightmares, he will do anything to forget that fateful night. – A Sunset Seal – male!martell x rhaenyra targaryen Rhaenyra had never liked the thought of being used like a pawn and especially not after she meets a mysterious Dornish man who also hates the chains that marriage embraces. When they both find themselves betrothed they plan to run away together...they don't know how close they are to their very own curse – The Set-Up – male!velaryon x alicent hightower Alicent is determined to find Rhaenyra a compelling match and Y/n is determined to gift his uncle a throne. When they mutually agree to convince the Velaryon's cousin to propose to the heir of Westeros, a young Queen and Lord find their intentions swaying in the worst way. They are falling in love. – Perfect – rhaenyra targaryen x fem!tully reader smut Rhaenyra has never been more bored than when on her tour for marital prospects...but then she met that sweet red haired girl with the most sweet doe eyes. What doesn't bore her are all the stirring images her mind curates at the sight of the innocent riña in her bed. – All's Fair In Love and Enchantments – rhaenyra targaryen x witch!reader x jacaerys velaryon, it's messy When Jacaerys is sent crashing from his Dragon into a dark forest and slowly feels himself drift from this realm...until he awakens to a charming woman ensuring his health. A witch. Inviting her home is easy but it turns when he discovers this witch is not unknown to his mother and neither is her heart.

– I Think He Did It – modern helaena targaryen x reader Helaena has been your friend for a long time. She tells you everything, what she ate that morning, whether her spider Dreamfyre snuck out again or how the children are but most importantly where she suspects her husband to be spending his nights because it is most certainly not in her bed. So it is no surprise who you are suspicious of when she suddenly goes missing. – The Flower and Her Sword – rhaegar targaryen x tyrell!reader 'A rose by any other name would smell as sweet' but this rose comes in danger when a certain prince suddenly grows affection for her. It is curious just how quickly a tale of beautiful maidens and entrancing tourneys can turn to one of nightmares. – Glue modern jacaerys velaryon & cregan stark x fem!reader Y/n has always been besotted with two men. She has never fallen so quickly for anyone quicker than she has for her boyfriends but they grow worried when she suddenly appears very distant...worry festers just as quickly. – My Breeze of Decay – eurydice!alicent hightower x orpheus!reader Falling in love comes easy to you, a love match unites you with a beauty of the Lands and once you are wed, you could not be more elated...until a horrible incident occurs and her fate is left with the gods. Can you travel the journey to her? – Crystals – dark!alys rivers x reader x dark!aemond targaryen smut You have been a travelling bard ever since you were young but after accidentally being left in Harrenhal, you are left at the mercy of a witch and her prince... – My One And Only, My Lifeline – band au, alicent x rhaenyra Rhaenyra has been in love with her best friend for as long as she can remember which is why she doesn't notice when the lines between platonic and romantic start to blur...maybe she isn't as infatuated with Cole as she thought she was afterall. It only takes one explosive gig to prove that. – The Study of Affection – cregan stark x reader Cregan Stark cannot say that he is used to romance which is why it is so nerve-wracking when he realises the princes expects him to court her rather than negotiate an arrangement. The lord finds himself in need of help and your nephew is more than eager to provide. – Lack of Lessons– jacaerys velaryon x reader (ft aegon targaryen) "Love comes later,, Your mother had told you - promised you - and yet you feel no love as the King's son rolls his eyes at your presence and begrudgingly takes your hand...Until a second prince catches your eye. You find yourself in lessons with his nephew as you both learn to navigate the new world you have been thrust into. – Some Seam of Regret – some thread of time part 2 – Some Ghost of Time – some thread of time prequel

#wips #current wips

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sarcastic-pun-master · 2 months

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wip supercorp royalty fic lol

pt2

There is a searing pain coursing through her entire body. Kara wants to scream, but there is hot, viscous blood coming up her throat.

She falls to the ground, choking and gasping for air.

The pain doesn’t subside, but eventually, Kara begins to feel a coldness spread through her. She knows what this is. She closes her eyes.

***

Kara wakes up in her childhood bedroom. She is fourteen years old.

Again.

***

Alex was just as she remembered. Kara fell into her arms, letting out a breath. She shuddered, almost crying.

“Kara… my dear, sweet Kara,” Alex whispered, kissing the top of her head, “I’m so sorry.”

Kara finally pulled back. Eliza was standing behind Alex, a look of worry on her face. Kara bowed to her. Everyone around stared in shock. Kara was a princess, no, she was the Princess of Krypton. And yet, here she bowed to a Count.

“Countess Danvers… If you would accept, I would like to become a ward of your estate.”

"I gave up my right to the throne to Kal-El. Until he is of age, my aunt Astra shall be the regent. My only wish is to remain with the Danvers.”

Kara stepped towards Eliza. “My mother always brought me here for a reason. She never told me explicitly, but I’m sure you’ve realized, she trusted you and Alex with my life implicitly. She knew you were good people. I would like to spend the rest of my days with you. If you’ll have me.”

Eliza stepped forward, wrapping Kara in a hug. “Of course we will, dear. Of course we will.”

***

At night, Kara dreamt of green eyes and a cruel grin.

She woke up in a fearful sweat, her heart aching.

I won’t fall for your tricks again, Kara.

You lied to me. Over and over!

I can’t believe I ever loved you.

Kara clutched her chest, wishing she could stop these memories. But the harder she tried to suppress them, the more they seemed to come back.

She saw her smile, I love you.

She saw her scream, I will never trust you again.

Kara cried. She allowed herself this small mercy, to cry her heart out in the darkness of this night. When it was just her, where no one else could see her. She sobbed for hours over her heartbreak that no one could understand. By dawn, Kara had no strength left. She opened the curtain to let in the sun.

Kara steeled herself with the breeze coming in through the window. No more tears.

Kara began re-writing her life in her head. She would not cry over the things of the past. She would not be used as a pawn in this life. She would not be so easily manipulated. Never again. She would live her life the way she wanted to, spending her days with Alex and Eliza by her side, away from all matters of the court.

I will not keep a hold on things of the past. I will not allow it to dictate my actions in this new life.

Kara told herself this over and over again, every day and every night. To let the past go, to forget it as if it was a bad nightmare.

But she knew that those green eyes would haunt her forever.

***

Kara hadn’t seen Kal-El in this lifetime since he was a baby.

He looked the same as he did when he was a prince, although, he didn’t have that same air of arrogance about him. Kara had made the right decision, not ceding her throne to his father. It seemed that without the pressure of Jor-El, Kal-El had grown into his own man.

“Princess.” Kal-El stood tall, but there was a worry in his eyes. “We’ve lost the war against the Luthorians.”

Kara pretended to be shocked. She knew how tenacious and ruthless Lena could be, it truly was no surprise to her that she’d won. Kara was curious as to why Lena had decided to wage a war in this life, when she’d never been tempted to before. Lena had no interest in what Krypton had to offer, aside from their science - which Krypton was happy to share with the Queen who had married their Princess.

Sometimes Kara wondered if that was the only reason Lena had stuck with her for so long.

“That is… unfortunate,” Kara replied to Kal, “But, Your Majesty, did you come all this way simply to inform me about the war?”

“Princess,” Kal grimaced, sighing. “As I’m sure you know, the winning side has a right to demand spoils of war.”

“Of course. What has Queen Luthor demanded?”

“...Kara, before I tell you, I need you to know. There was no other way. I am grateful for everything you did for me. I know I would not have this position if it hadn’t been for your grace. And I tried to protect you as much as I could, but neither I nor the court can see a way around this-"

“Kal-El,” Kara said with authority, disregarding titles for the moment. “What did you give them?”

Kal-El looked at her with remorse.

“You, Kara.”

***

Kara had to take deep breaths as she entered the tent.

Green eyes.

Kara knew she was staring, but seeing her again, it seemed to knock the wind out of her.

“Your Majesty,” Kara finally said, bowing. “It’s an honour to meet you.”

“You say that as if we have never met before,” Lena said, crossing her legs and smirking at Kara. “Don’t you remember our times spent together as children?”

“That was then, Your Majesty, and this is now. We are no longer children. A certain decorum should be expected.”

Lena hummed, leaning back in her chair. “I take it you’re here to accept my proposal, then?”

“Yes. Although… I do have my conditions.”

“Conditions? Princess Kara, I don’t believe you understand the situation we are in.”

“I know that it seems the alternative to me rejecting your proposal is our kingdom having to kneel to you. But I have a proposition. I will marry you, but I want a divorce.”

If that caught Lena off guard, she didn’t let it show. Her jaw clicked as she repeated, “A divorce?”

“Yes. Marry me, and divorce me a year later. In return, I will give you my lands.”

“What use do I have for your lands?”

“Though I renounced my throne, I still retained the lands my mother’s family kept. We have mines rich with gold and libraries full of knowledge no other family in Krypton has access to. I will give it all to you, on the condition that we divorce a year later.”

“Why?” Lena asked. Kara picked at her fingers behind her back.

“I do not wish to be held as a hostage.”

“Hostage? I have no intention to keep you as a prisoner.”

That confused Kara. “If you are not taking me as collateral to ensure no retaliation from Krypton, then why send a proposal at all?”

Finally, Lena seemed to flinch. She turned her face away from Kara, sighing. Lena didn’t answer her question, instead she called for someone to bring her a pen and paper.

“I’ll accept your conditions, Princess Kara.”

#is this anything #i've written 30000 words of this #supercorp #gay tape #btw u can fully imagine lena as s2 morgana

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Idk if you’ve answered this but I’ve stumbled upon your tumblr and I just realised your the one who wrote el amor del inframundo and I have to say it’s easily one of the best fics I’ve ever read. I’ve never been into au’s and I wasn’t into Charlos that much either until I read it and it just changed my whole perspective on them. I love that fic so much I have it open as a tab on safari, refreshing it every now and then in hopes that it gets updated (that’s how much I love it!!!) I guess my question is if you have plans on continuing it and if not could you possibly tell us a short little summery of what happens between them, I just desperately want to know what their first kiss is like🥺 (also I regularly think about the scene where they’re both high, god that was such a good scene)

Hellooooo i caught this in the mess that is my inbox! Hi, yes, i am the author of the mafia au and it makes me incredibly happy that you liked my fic that much! Thank you for all your kind words, this is the stuff we writers live for, because knowing people like sth i wrote just makes me wanna write more! 🥹🥰 so far the plan is to finish it sometime and somehow, and the stats on the next chapter are following

i have no idea how the story is going to go exactly, and im in a mini-block with my wips, but, i can share a scene from the next chapter :) as soon as the muses and brain allow, i'll work on it, bcs i have a story to tell here and i personally think it's a good one. So, excerpt from ch2 of el amor del inframundo under the cut, in which chess is a metaphor for many things :)

"Oh God, you're not playing chess with him, are you?" Mattia asked, chuckling and patting Carlos on the shoulder.

They were waiting for dinner to be served at the house of an associate, and Charles and Carlos were amusing themselves before they had to go and pretend they weren't bored out of their mind. They found a chess set in a room and were currently playing their third, winner-deciding game.

"I do," Carlos said, observing the board.

"You like to suffer, my friend," Mattia said, not moving away. "Charles likes to play, but he is not very good at it."

Carlos paused in the middle of reaching for his rook, and Charles bit back a smile. He’d seen Mattia when he caught sight of the two of them playing, and he felt a sliver of satisfaction at accurately predicting that he wouldn’t be able to stay away, eager to brag, as he always was.

"Ah, Mattia, don't deprive me of the only opponent who will still play with me," Charles said good-naturedly. Carlos raised his eyes to Charles, whose wide smile didn't show any dimples.

"Oh? You played with him?" Carlos asked, his voice even despite the turmoil behind his eyes.

"Yes," Mattia said, condescension clear in his voice. "He makes rash moves, otherwise he wouldn't lose so quickly. Probably would still lose as often."

"He loses to you," Carlos said more than asked. Charles wanted to kiss him for it, or suck his dick, anything really, to show him how fucking arousing he found Carlos' intelligence.

"Yes. Maybe you should play with me, or Antonio, and have a real challenge," Mattia said. Charles just kept smiling, and Mattia shook his head, then walked away.

Carlos played his move in silence, observing Charles.

"You played with Mattia?"

"Yes," Charles said, moving his queen. "And Antonio, and probably everyone in, ah, management."

"And you lost?"

"Yes," Charles said, tapping one of Carlos' white pawns he ate before on the table. "To all of them."

Carlos moved his pawn. Charles countered with his knight. Carlos narrowed his eyes. He reached for his queen, then reconsidered and moved his rook.

Charles grinned, and ate Carlos' rook with his queen.

"Check-mate," he said, grin wide and unrepentant, because he knew Carlos wouldn't have been able to see the trap Charles had set up for him before it was too late.

Carlos pushed the white king in front of him down just as Mattia passed them again, Giovinazzi on his heels. Just like a good dog should, Charles thought unkindly.

"I guess you're an even worse player than Charles, Carlos, if you're losing to him," he said, and both he and Giovinazzi laughed. Charles kept a good-natured smile on his face, chuckling a little.

"Yes," Carlos said, looking straight into Charles' eyes, his gaze clear and calculating and filled with understanding. "I guess I am."

Charles dimpled back at him.

"Another game?"

Carlos smiled back slowly, slyly, and nodded.

#charlos #mafia au #akira answers asks #effervescentdragonwrites #ferrari boys <3 #lovely anons

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careful-pyromancer · 1 year

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The Pyro Cinematic Universe 2.0!

Hello hello!! I think it's time to re-introduce my WIPS as a LOT has changed! (there will be a more in-depth introduction when the time comes to it)

Chronicles of Avalon:

Chasing Crevices: includes a vampiric deer boy, a zombie who can't die for no more than 5 minutes, a possessed queen, a cult leader, a 7 foot tall snake faerie, an omnipresent mother, a 2 for 1 combo in a faerie and his demon brother//The Gods are being...Weird. Castien finds himself in a maze of a cult when his aunt owes a debt to them. His mother and fathers are not going to be happy with him. Or his brothers, Jami and Kit, who are determined to find out where and when the Gods are rumored to rise from. //ok this one is absolutely bat shit crazy BUT I LOVE IT SO MUCH I'M FINALLY PROUD OF THIS PLOT...there's also a whole thing with castien and his "best friend / partner in crime " Wednesday and it very quickly turns into a gay vampire thing...y'know cause the gods will it....(it's me I'm the gods),,also everything is not as it seems ;)))))))))

Lab Rat: including: the world's angriest tests subject (402), a very scared ghost living in a computer (001), a half flesh half machine spider lady (777), and a woman who happened to be the right place at the right time // 402 is determined to become more than a pawn in some great search for science. She will rip the secrets from these walls if it means she will be freed. Unfortunately, this knowledge comes with a heavy price, including making some enemies in her own facility. If 402 proves herself, she could earn the favor of the researchers and become stronger. if she can play the long game, could she finally see the outside world? // OKAY OKAY I LOVE THIS ONE SO MUCH it has liminal horror vibes and a really spooky vibe, I like the oppressive nature of the lab and her initial ideas of the outside world are....fantastical LMAO. It also has a lesbian romance !!

Sparrow's Flight: including a non-binary lead that needs to know what happened, faerie sisters who are the manifestation of winter, ghosts!, a demon who can't believe she has to spend her time protecting faerie brats, a transgender boy who needs to compile evidence of the paranormal, and a boy haunted by an unknown entity // Sparrow needs to know what happened to their mother. If that includes provoking demons, so be it. Their girlfriend, Lorelei is eager to help solve a mystery. This drags in Lorelei's older sister, Adelaide, and Jasmine, the demon bound to the family. Sparrow is accompanied by their best friend, Pallas, who is desperate for a safe space and willing to be the only one keeping track of things, and the new kid, Jedediah, who would rather die than be at home // this one takes place in Ohio and I fucking *LOVE* it....it's such a love letter to my own life and rural queer communities MWAH MWAH MWAH I love you all so much,,,,,also I enjoy complaining about the midwest.....

Resisting the Knife: including Noxys, chosen by the Goddess of Nature and PISSED at the Queen of Haren Aethal, Gwyneira (the queen of Haren Aethal) who is desperate to undo her family's bloody and oppressive legacy, a faerie spy, and Noxys' old partner in crime who can't read but is somehow the Queen's handmaid, and a mysterious man in the woods// Noxys needs to get revenge for the Wraiths burning down her village. She was forced into the cold at a young age due to the orphanages not willing to risk angering the royal family. Noxys has figured out that alchemy can solve almost any problem, so why not try to show the true nature of a blood thirsty beast? Yep. She's gonna turn the queen into a vampire. Surely this will go well and have no negative consequences whatsoever (it does). // i absolutely love this story it has such a fun cast and it's always fun to write a little enemies to lovers........

The Day We Disappeared: including a ghost who doesn't know she's a ghost, a poltergeist, a vengeful spirit, and a witch in the woods who doesn't want kids (but secretly does)// Lucy and older siblings are taken in by a witch interested in studying their paranormal abilities. Little does Lucy know, but she's dead. The elder sister, Okiku, is hoping there is a way for Lucy to realize that is not too damaging on her little psyche. Wolfgang, the elder (but younger than Okiku) is ready to provide a distraction so Saoirse (the witch in the woods) can try and figure out something about ghosts that may help//okay I love cozy horror and this is also a murder mystery bc the person who murdered Lucy also had a hand in Wolfgang and Okiku's deaths too oohoohooohoo......

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#screaming in the town square #wip: sparrow's flight #wip: chronicles of avalon #wip: the day we dissapeared #wip: lab rat #wip: resisting the knife #ok. im done now.

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Can you tell me about pawns and queens?

Yes! I love this idea. I just don't know how to approach it for now. (Warning for a bit of a long rambly post)

The more official title is "Pawn Takes Queen," but honestly, I usually just think of it as "the chess analogy story" because the whole premise comes from me thinking about chess and relating it to Themes and Things (it's admittedly an overly complicated analogy, which is part of why I'm lost with this story).

In theory, it will be a New Adult Urban Fantasy (and wlw romance) about two young women who develop strange powers. They get sucked into a secret magical hierarchy that runs throughout human society, expected to fill the roles of "Pawns" and join the team of either the black or white "Queen." But the girls have no interest in playing this game.

The magical hierarchy is all based on chess pieces and the roles they play within a game. The more "valuable" a piece, the more powerful someone with that title would be. However, though people don't realize it, they only have as much power as the common belief bestows upon them.

The story appears to be an exploration of choice and belief until it starts spinning downhill. Attention is slowly drawn to a mysterious figure known as the Player, who is controlling both "teams" from behind the scenes. This "Player" seems like a name for fate/destiny or eventually some sort of omniscient god-type figure. Until finally, it's revealed that the Player is actually the person reading the story! The reader is the one who holds the true power.

Then the fourth wall starts to break down as the story becomes more about the stories we tell and enjoy. How we enjoy the power of watching or even making others suffer, at least, when we feel safe - when we feel untouchable. Because we know one day it will end, and we will walk away. No one "real" gets hurt.

As the girls start going against the Player, the Player (Reader) faces the degradation of their access/control of the world. The text itself degrades, losing the normal function and appearance of text in a novel. More and more often strange things happen to the text itself, like certain lines not appearing or text “falling off the pages,” etc., etc. Think House of Leaves formatting nonsense.

Theoretically, the girls will even the girls address the Reader directly. Telling the Reader that they could end all the suffering. They could stop pushing it forward; they could stop playing/reading. But, of course, the Reader keeps going. The events of the story become a distinct accusation - “You made us do this. You made this happen.”

Honestly, I adore this concept. I have Big Ideas for it. I'm just missing a lot of the fundamentals - like an actual plot. So, for now, it is simmering. Until I feel I can do it justice.

#west answers #writeblr #amwriting #pawns and queens wip #i love the concept #i love the characters #i love everything about it #i just can't figure out how to approach it #i need to sit down and Figure it Out at some point #but i have too many other projects on the go #always

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the-real-dev · 6 months

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hello gamers im making an lmk au and writin a fic for it 🔥

the premise is basically that syntax kills mayor instead of the other way around, but the rest of the spider clan have also been killed

afterwards though lbd takes over his mind and uses him as a new puppet (😇😇😇)

so i havent got. that much written yet. but i wanna know what you guys think :3

wip is unnnder the read more ⬇️

LMK AU - A Good Ending (But not for me)

Mayor had been given the order to get rid of the spider clan.

His normally frozen smile faltered, if only for a moment. He knew this would happen eventually, of course. Destiny cannot be changed or avoided.

Still, it saddened him. He didn't care much for the others, but Syntax? Syntax was one of the only people he'd found that… that he seemed to truly love. As much as an (seemingly, though not truly) emotionless corpse could love, anyway.

His lady would never approve of this relationship, though. Syntax and the rest of his clan were simply pawns, in the grand scheme of things.

A means to an end.

And now that they had served their purpose, it was time to dispose of them. Mayor left the room to find the clan, a crack in his usually calm demeanor.

Meanwhile… Syntax was stressed out. He'd been given the huge task of helping to remake the spider mech, and he had absolutely no materials. There obviously wasn't any time either. MK and his teammates were beating the clan at almost every encounter, and they needed to take over the city, and restore their queen to power.

Also, there was the issue of the strange little girl that the queen had invited. She gave Syntax an uneasy feeling, and he suspected she might betray them if given the chance. He was currently pacing in the sewer tunnels, worrying about how he was going to complete such a huge project. “There's not enough time- not enough materials!” he groaned to himself, annoyed.

“I'm afraid you're quite correct. There is no time.” Syntax gasped and turned to face Mayor, and his heart dropped. Mayor's normally blank white eyes were now a swirling, ice cold, blue.

Syntax let out a scream, but he was quickly cut off by Mayor lunging for him, a manic grin etched on his face.

“Mayor- What the hell are you doing?!” He screamed as he jumped backwards, Mayor's ice cold hands grazing his neck.

“I'm sorry, my darling, but destiny cannot be avoided.“

”So you're telling me my destiny is to die?! By your hands? I thought, I truly thought, you loved me. Even as the freak I've become now.”

“Dear, I-”

“No, shut it. I don't care about your excuses. You're working with that little girl, aren't you? This was all just a ploy, just to manipulate me.”

Mayor grits his teeth together, a rare spark of anger (and, could it be? remorse?) driving him forward. He aims a punch at Syntax, and knocks him to the floor.

#dev talks #lmk #lego monkie kid #syntax lmk #mayor lmk #lbd lmk #lady bone demon lmk #lmk fanfiction #fanfic #fanfic wip #i should make a tag for my fics but also i have. literally 0 done

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"They believe us pawns. You, their queen, me, their bishop. Our gambit is acceptable, never doubt it."

SoulSkin/Peau d'Âme is my WIP novel, a retelling of the Donkeyskin fairy tale centered on: daddy's issues solved by cannibalism, fucked up fairy curses, internalized misogyny, and a journey of self-discovery through bestiality :)

#soulskin #fantasy #dark fairytale #fairytale #oc #wip novel #writing #they stole my heart #blanche & the fool #Instagram

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daswarschonkaputt · 2 years

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so the ending of between the sheets just left me gasping. literally! like it was so fucking powerful?! especially the last line. i was reading it at 3am in complete darkness and it was quite an experience.

i particularly love this part from your end notes for chapter 8:

This is Khun Korn's final miscalculation: Porsche isn’t a pawn, or a queen. Porsche is the player on the other side of the board.

so i was wondering if you would ever continue this with a sequel or maybe a oneshot set in the universe? or will you wait for s2 and see what happens?

either way, ill be cherishing this fic for a long long time. i can't wait to read your abo fic! especially cause porsche has a HUGE leverage over korn so the game has to end if korn wants a grandchild.

i get this question a lot, lol.

as of current, there are no plans for a sequel to sheets. i'm enjoying that it's finished, and i don't want to start another massive wip yet. if there is a season 2, and it inspires me, there might be a sheets sequel. but. we'll see.

but i've been thinking lately about what would go into a between the sheets sequel, even if it wasn't about porsche's war game with korn. so here are a few things i've been playing with in my head:

the wik fandom freaks out about their idol's injuries (bandaged hand, and cut on forehead) which is how chay finds out that kim and porsche had a Chat

chay goes to porsche about it, prepared to yell at him for beating up his boyfriend, only to be shocked to discover that porsche seems to get on with kim??? and is trying to get kim and kinn to make up????

chay's life is very hard

speaking of chay, i want an inevitable showdown between chay and macau where chay runs into him at a function and is an incredibly petty bitch to him, because if porsche can figure it out, chay can too

the other chay scene i want is chay learning self defence with chan and arm, because he doesn't want to be a liability to porsche. he keeps this a secret from porsche, though

meanwhile, kinn and porsche are incredibly in love, and incredibly steady

i think khun korn probably tries to test their devotion a few times, and kinn and porsche don't even flinch. they are committed to this and to each other.

porsche spends probably the next few months after sheets establishing himself as a credible threat, and also as kinn's man. porsche and kinn are a very good combined force -- porsche has a lot of the soft people skills that kinn lacks. people like and respect him. people fear and respect kinn.

one scene in particular i want to have is porsche talking to chay about the fact that kinn wants him to go back to university. porsche's degree was in hospitality and management, and kinn wants him to convert it into a straight up business degree, which isn't insane, there's a fair bit of overlap of the classes, but porsche is uncertain. it would help him from a reputation perspective, in the theerapanyakul business, but... as difficult as porsche found the adjustment, porsche has excelled as kinn's bodyguard in a way he never did at university. chay points out that porsche has never been able to prioritise his studies before. chay tells porsche it's up to him, but he thinks porsche should do it.

i think porsche probably does in the end, and i think he turns out to be better at it than he thought he'd be. it probably helps that kinn proofreads his assignments for him.

the other thing i have definitive thoughts about is the huge main family vs. minor family showdown, but that ties into the vague plans i have for vegas/pete in this universe

without going into too much detail, pete forms a connection with vegas that's basically vegas being literally tied to a chair as pete spits straight facts about vegas's mental state and childhood to him

vegas: you think i'm scared of you? my own father's done worse to me than you have!

pete: have you considered... your father's a piece of shit?

vegas: shockedpikachu.jpg

i think the reversal of the dynamics from canon would be interesting, because pete would have a more dominant role in the relationship. i think pete's feelings towards vegas become less about empathy and connection than they do... i guess protective? he feels responsible for vegas, like it's on him to take care of him. i also think pete would be less tolerant of vegas hurting him.

i think vegas tells pete a lot of things to try and incite pete into hitting him, or hurting him, because that would put the situation back into something he's familiar with and knows how to handle

vegas telling pete that he drugged and assaulted porsche is one of these things

pete's very placid and nonreactive during most of these, just sort of takes what vegas says and doesn't react much, even if he thinks the shit that's coming out of vegas's mouth is awful in the extreme

much like pete would have preferred to be torturing people, i think vegas would have preferred to be tortured

he doesn't know what to do with this

he doesn't know how to handle someone who listens to his worst actions and doesn't flinch

he doesn't know if he can keep believing the lies he's told himself his entire life, about what he's worth, and how his father treats him, when it turns out that he's almost living a better life as the main family's captive than he did as his father's heir

i think the romantic/sexual part of their relationship probably hangs in a tortured limbo, a bit

because i think vegas would definitely try to kiss pete, and start something, even chained to a table, just to try and provoke a reaction out of him

because pete has a position of absolute power over his life at this moment

and nothing vegas does has any effect

and he gets desperate, he needs to have something he can do, some leverage he can have over pete

and i think pete would not be... unaffected, but that he would misread this a little, and see it as evidence for the way he has completely and entirely shattered vegas's world, and forced himself into a position of absolute focus there

i think vegas tries to leverage the fact that they kissed and pete kissed back to try and escalate things further, maybe imply that chan won't like to hear about it and pete's just plain, "i already informed him about it."

the other small thing i want to have in this section is pete, as like, a reward for good behaviour to vegas, taking news of vegas to macau, and macau trying to kill him. (he doesn't get that far.)

i do think lines get crossed, a little. i don't think it's entirely about the interrogation, at times, for pete. i think a lot of the compassion is genuine -- one abuse victim reaching out to another.

just as this fucks with vegas's head, it fucks with pete's, too.

okay MEANWHILE, porsche and kinn have been ruminating over the minor family issue, because with vegas in their captivity, the instability is getting worse

gun's barely holding onto the reins.

so porsche is like, "we need your father to fake his death."

so that's what they do.

the attack goes down a little differently in canon, because the main family are fully prepared. big's with chay, in a safehouse outside the city. chan and porsche are commanding the troops, so to speak.

during the attack, the cells where vegas is being kept are breached, and they break him out. on his way out, he runs into pete, who has a gun, and they point their guns at each other. and then vegas lowers his, and walks until pete's gun is touching his forehead. he dares pete to kill him.

pete can't.

vegas kisses him, sticks his hands in his pants, they get a bit frisky, but then someone calls out for vegas, and he goes.

pete sits there, clothes a mess, gun in hand, and he sobs. and then he gets up and does his job.

anyway, that's about all i have. gun probably dies, and korn would have even more reason than in canon to offer porsche the minor family ring (probably as like an engagement gift or some manipulative shit), pete definitely resigns, but the casualties are almost certainly lower. tankhun and chay are almost certainly not in the compound.

most of this is very up in the air, to be honest. shit like this i wouldn't know fully until i wrote it. so, you know. take it all with a pinch of salt. but those are my very messy and incomplete thoughts about an immediate sequel for sheets.

#fic: between the sheets #asked and answered #sheets dvd commentary #the sequel question #i get this so often guys #please let me enjoy it being DONE for a bit #canon typical content warnings apply #including consent issues #but now in a new flavour!#consent issues cw #torture cw #nothing graphic it's just bullet points

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zukkaoru · 22 days

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hiiiiiiiii how about 10, 12, & 24??? <333

10. with characters i struggle with

But Kouyou brought him here to give him a break from his work, to offer temporary stress relief. So Chuuya will bite his tongue and drink his tea and listen as she tells him about the work she’s been doing and wonders aloud how Kyouka is and reminds him that there is no shame in taking a break from his work. As if he didn’t get chewed out by Elise last time he did that. He watches Kouyou raise her cup to her lips with a practiced grace. He’s tried to mimic the way she carries herself for years, but he always finds himself falling short. He’s never quite as elegant, never quite as beautiful. Just a few steps behind, always reaching for something he can never quite grasp in terms of how he presents himself.

here's a bit with kouyou from my chuuya wip,, i don't think i have any other wips with characters i really struggle with rn sdfghgjhk

12. that has a particularly good bit of characterization

answered here but have some more shenanigans <3

“Maybe you could set up another one for just the two of them? Like in the movies sometimes, when someone is trying to set up a friend, they’ll plan an outing with the couple and then make up some excuse for why they have to cancel at the last minute, which allows the couple to spend time alone together in a date-like setting!” Akutagawa’s frown deepens. “I have never once watched a movie where that happens.” Lucy crosses her arms, sticking her nose in the air. “Well. It does. Maybe you just need to watch more movies.” Atsushi hands Aya her phone back. “That sounds like the plot of a fanfiction you were telling me about; not a movie.” Lucy’s face colors. “Well—”

24. that makes me go "huh...i wrote that?!"

“My other option was, ‘I can mate you in ten moves or less’.” “That’s even worse!” “I know!” Dazai pushes herself up onto the desk, then turns around so her back is to the rest of the library and she’s looking down at Fyodor. She sort of wants to sit on his lap just to see how he’ll react, but she refrains. “How about this: I see a hole in your defense, are you ready for my rook penetration?” She wiggles her eyebrows. Fyodor, now smiling wider than Dazai has ever seen, reaches forward and takes one of her hands in his and tells her, “Are you a pawn on the seventh rank? Because you’re about to come as a queen.”

the chessmating.. deep sigh. i spent so much time reading through terrible chess pickup lines for this

#ty for the ask beloved ilyyyyyyy <3333 #corey tag #ask game #grace's writing tag #we're always on the upswing baby

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grymkoena · 1 month

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A little Dragon's Dogma 2 WIP:

With Dragon's Dogma 2 launching this Friday, I too spent solid 9 hours in the prereleased character creator to get my Arisen and my Pawn characters ready ahead of time. And boy do I love how they turned out. Mind you there's no way to turn off the UI in the creator so I haven't been able to take proper pictures of them yet but I'm sure that will change once the game launches so stay tuned.

Starting off with my Arisen character, Alcestis Lysther:

Once an honorable oathbound knight serving her queen, now Alcestis is just as disgraced as her Lady as she first saved her life and then followed her into exile to continue being by her side. Her loyalty and adoration outweighs the nagging guilt of her and her Lady's past actions.

I really wanted to give her a kind of sharp and hawk-like aesthetic and I REALLY adore the way she turned out.

Continuing with my main pawn, Oriana Cirrus:

A queen who - threatened by an usurper - devoured a curse to gain an advantage over her enemies but it only brought destruction and chaos leading to her downfall and exile. Stripped from all her titles and riches, now only the curse eating it's way through her body remains.

Oriana has three scripture tattoos, two of which are mirrored on Alcestis' body. I like the idea that Alcestis offered to bind some of her own life power to Oriana to sustain her and to stop the spread of the curse (visually resulting in the identical tattoos), a fact that surely gives their dynamic a certain gravity. I'm not that familiar with the Dragon's Dogma lore (yet) but I'm sure Alcestis getting her heart stolen by a dragon will be an interesting twist on their relationship.

I for one cannot wait to find out more about the lore and maybe fine tune the backstories of these two.

#Also these 2 are absolutely madly yearningly and desperately in love with each other #i have simply decided that everyone else thinks they are married but they haven’t realized it yet #thank you Dragon's Dogma for making my old women yuri dreams come true xx #For these 2 i really said yeah i want ALL the tropes xx #Also yeah i'm still alive. Life has been really busy i fear and i've been neglecting cyberpunk in favour of FFVII remake and rebirth #dragon's dogma 2 #dd2 #dd2 character creator #my ocs #Alcestis Lysther #Oriana Cirrus #dragon's dogma #arisen

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