#pearlsandsteel

[homeformyheart]

first line meme

thank you @chroniclesinlacuna for the tag! it’s been wayyy too long, but i haven’t forgotten! tagging @wayhavenots; @griffin-wood; @pearlsandsteel; @lorirwritesfanfic; and @missameliep; and anyone who hasn’t done this but wants to!

rules: list the first lines of the last ten (10) stories you published. look to see any patterns you notice yourself, and see if anyone else notices any. then tag some friends

1.  disconnected (choices the elementalists)

celeste glanced between her phone and scryglass for what was probably the hundredth time – or at least atlas would whine that it was if she were here.

2. best vs. worst sleep (twc)

cassie reached for her teacup, willing her trembling fingers to still as the pale green liquid nearly sloshed over the edge. the steam rising from the liquid softly tickled her nose, the warmth drifting over her face at a comfortable pace. she took a long, quiet sip, barely leaving any tea in the cup before setting it back down with a clatter.

3. best vs. worst part of the wedding (twc)

whoever said this would be the best day of his life is a liar and a thief of joy, felix mused as he rocked back and forth on his heels, clasping and unclasping his hands to stop himself from untying and retying his bowtie.

4. time (twc)

nate glanced up from his tome at the large grandfather clock, the antique façade indicating that it wasn’t quite late enough for bed. he held back a sigh – time seemed to move slower these days.

5. no feelings (twc)

mason just stared at the door to ria’s office, the shades obscuring the sight of her but he could still hear the sound of her heartbeat. solid and steady, like her.

6. sign here (twc) - nsfw

despite ambrose’s best efforts, ivy park wiseman is testing his resolve. the younger wiseman isn’t doing anything troublesome or concerning – yet, his mind corrects for him. no, what ivy is doing is far worse in his book.

7. nightmares (choices the elementalists)

a low, thunderous cackle echoed despite the biting air and dark sky. celeste opened her eyes, chest tightening at the feel of metal digging into her wrists and ankles. an anguished cry broke through the air – it wasn’t hers – and panic started squeezing around her throat.

8. i love you as a goodbye (twc)

nate stirred as the streams of early morning fell onto his face. he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes before opening them, pleasantly surprised at the feel of cassie’s head on his shoulder. she had wrapped her arm snugly around his chest, the warmth from her body overheating his side.

9. little one and pretzel sticks (twc)

regina paused in the kitchen doorway, holding her two-year-old daughter against her hip and watching farah rummage around the cupboards on her tiptoes.

10. holding little one for the first time (mind blind oc)

exhausted wouldn’t even begin to describe how nora felt after thirteen hours of labor and a panicked, anxious husband who would not stop telling jokes no matter how much she begged him to do anything else. even now, despite the fact that she was settled in her room and the nurse would bring the baby by any minute, nick was rattling out yet another dad joke.

#tag game #my fics #hmm i really like to start my fics off with the main character's name and some sort of action huh #put you just in the middle of an active moment #i'm glad i finally did this! it's a good exercise

[swansong-if]

ros reaction to a mc who constantly asks to be carried around piggybacked?

Leir: let's gooooooo

Odile: starts like this....

....likely ends up on the floor because physical strentgh is not xyr thing 😅

#>ty for the ask mwah #pearlsandsteel #asks #ss: scenarios #ss: ros

[grapecaseschoices]

Bloomic blorbos?

blorbo (favorite character, character I think about the most): Nightowl, my babe.

scrunkly (my “baby”, character that gives me cuteness aggression, character that is So Shaped): Nightowl, Cat. AND I COULD SHAKE HIM but Quest.

scrimblo bimblo (underrated/underappreciated fave): Salo. Two.

glup shitto (obscure fave, character that can appear in the background for 0.2 seconds and I won’t shut up about it for a week): I guess BigLady? I mostly just needed to put her / talk about her somewhere -- which fits the bill.

poor little meow meow (“problematic”/unpopular/controversial/otherwise pathetic fave): Far from unpopular and not as controversial as they probably SHOULD be but Xyx, angsty little btch. I am fond. And I listed him already but Quest. Actually, technically they're all meow meows. LMAO. I bet toasty is too.

horse plinko (character I would torment for fun, for whatever reason): onionthief

eeby deeby (character I would send to superhell): societyboi or wte his name was. Deserves this for legit giving me the heebie jeebies.

Thank for the ask, hun <3!!

#pearlsandsteel #grapecase answers #blooming panic #ask meme #technically a lot of them could fit in more than one category -- as you can see #like salo is probabl MORE my glup shitto but i really like biglady #man they're all so pathetic lmao werwsa rofl #quest probably the MOST #that fall on his sword tendency #oof

[sunshineandviolets]

ohh i wann know about The Masked Mystery

Okay so, this is a twc au fic where there was a charity masquerade ball that was organised by the mayor and helped organised by the local detective, Louise (@maburito oc). Meanwhile, Divya had recently moved back to Wayhaven and was very much avoiding their mother. So ignored any calls and snuck into the event catching their eye on the cute redhead. Louise cannot dance, Divya can and when she offered a dance with Louise... cue this exchange:

"May I have this dance, little rose?"

"Oh, Well - " Louise flustered at the pet name as she rubbed her arm, "I do not feel as if I'd be a good enough partner."

Divya's eyes widen ever so slightly, "oh rosey - there's no such thing as not being 'good enough' to dance -" but gave a light chuckle, "it's called just having fun, no skill set required."

Near the end of the dance Divya collides with another, since it was already loose, her necklace fell without them realising. Divya then had to rush out after getting a pesky call from her mother and all Louise had was the forgotten necklace.

Cue shenanigans of Louise trying to find this mystery person and hopefully to return the necklace. Whilst Divya can't seem to get that cute redhead out of her mind. Doesn't help that neither one mentioned the other's names or exchanged numbers. They were a bit distracted heh.

WIP Ask Game

#wip ask game #no thoughts - head empty just them <3 #pearlsandsteel

[sysba]

📷👀 (~leirsulien)

please know that i have absolutely no context or explanation and i'm pretty sure this is like 200% off but here's your picrew based on vibes alone:

cred.

i also wanna point out that i said i was making your picrew and like 3 different people said to just make a Jakub picrew, which i refused to do... you should reconsider your friendships 😔💀

#pearlsandsteel #answered

[amlovelies]

YOU ROMANCED JUNE TOO???

I did! none of the others really even stood a chance tbh 😂. I was pretty much done for in the first scene with him. Like he’s just so gentle and kind (and tall) and like he basically talks you through a panic attack?!? and I’m not supposed to just give him my whole heart right away?!? 

and then the sudden angst which just ripped my heart out? like so good. 

I just love him so much. Let me smooch him please 😔

#andromeda six #juniper nyux #ask #pearlsandsteel #a6 june

[gncrezan]

83?

hello future - nct dream!

#they were pretty high on my albums too . that's my sister's impact LMFAO #answered #ask games #pearlsandsteel

[pinkfey]

85 and 99?

85. gilded lily — cults

99. headfirst slide into cooperstown on a bad bet — fall out boy

#i give u a boop on the nose for this tysm 💕💕 #letters #pearlsandsteel #spotify wrapped

[magebastard]

55 and 67?

: )

55.

67.

#aaaAAAAAAAAA #thank you for asking!!!!!! #pearlsandsteel

[celticwoman]

25?

damn...okay

25. gollum's song from tlotr ost

#i don't even like tl/otr 😭 #my explenation for this one is...it's on a really cool playlist i love #thank you 🤧 #ask #pearlsandsteel #ask game

[swansong-if]

at a dinner party roast goose is served, how do the ros react? (I'm sorry askdjdjj)

............................peARL NO!!!!!! SDDJKLSDKLDKSL

ok FINE lmao Leir wouldn't really think about it at first so chances are they'd just eat the goose (although I can't deny the comical potential of Leir just sobbing into their plate); Odile doesn't like meat so xe wouldn't have it anyways, and xe wouldn't go to a dinner party because xe doesn't like those either 😂

#pearlsandsteel #asks #ss: ros #t: cursed

[grapecaseschoices]

➹ and natalia castellar calvani

The fc rec game is strong in my inbox today. noice, noice.

send me a ➹ and a fc ;; i’ll create a character on the spot !!!

Name: Nayelis Anaiah Lebron (Her brothers take to calling her anything from Nala, Nani, and Nayan. Which. Ugh.) 

Age: 17

Pronouns: She/her

Background: Her parents passed away in a hit and run “accident” -- the same “accident” that left her middle brother paralyzed. Her oldest brother transferred colleges and her sister dropped out of high school. They put a lot of effort in keeping the family together. They had their ups and downs; however, for the most part it ended up working out. (Not that Nana made it easy for them.) She was just an infant when it happened. So, more or less, her “parents” have been Roberto and Stella. 

She has four older siblings -- three boys and Stella is the only other girl. 

Job: She works part time at the local clothing store and the local dollar store. She also sells her knitwear. She’s pretty popular and people (sometimes*) pay well because her stuff is rare. (Yarn is expensive, especially for a high school student.)

*There’s always that one bitch who tries to haggle a price not considering her labor. 

Personality:  POS: (Charismatic, Practical, Receptive ) NEU: (Emotional, Energetic, Devoted) NEG: (Manipulative, Aggressive, Vindictive)

SO: Technically Brad. They’re just using each other for status and access. Brad is literally the meme: Diversity Win! That Rich White Bully Who Stuffed You In The Toilet Is Bisexual! He also has ~Notions~ and wants to Save Himself bc he grew up on stories of his parents’ love~ (Orphan Bonding For The Win!) but he’s also too chickenshit to tell his bros. So, Nana is his bad girl, hot “girlfriend”. And Brad is part of her elaborate revenge plan against Quintrell Tucker. (Brad’s cool with it, they’ve known each other since they were ten thanks to church. Plus you know, the part where he’s using her too.)

See, Quintrell has been on her ass since the eighth grade. That little four-eyes takes such joy in reporting her activities to the vice principal and getting her detention. She’s had it. Nana plans to ruin his life by stealing his girlfriend. Extreme but given that Mi-Suk is his first girlfriend, it’ll hurt more. Trust her. It all makes perfect sense and is not a plan to make Trell Quintrell OR Mi-Suk fall in love with her. Brad reads too many romance novels. And is a moron. 

Fun Facts: 1. She is the cat and bird whisperer. No one knows what it is, but ever since she was a kid, cats and birds always loved her. And she loved them back. She’s not a big fan of dogs, especially the big ones -- but Nana’s heart melts for anything small ... for the most part. (She still tears up when she sees a mousetrap.) 2. For the longest time she used to be very fearful of cars. She still doesn’t have her driver’s license, but she’ll at least get in one. Roberto and Stella used to take the bus or walk her to school. Stella even got a bike. 3. She has the non-life threatening type of latex allergy. She is also allergic to penicillin ... in a life threatening way  4. She really likes milk. To the point that it’s sometimes the only thing she drinks. 

#pearlsandsteel #grapes chars #me chuckling nervously about one new oc having neglectful parents and the other having dead parents #dont try to perceive me #it just what popped into my head #oc: nayelis anaiah lebron #the amount of times nana has given poor stella a heart attack #roberto is always 'done' with her shit but instantly forgives her because they're the fucking same #roberto: i dont know where she gets it! also roberto: thinking it's a great idea to tell his five year old sister the shit he got into in h #stella: *ripping her hair out* #not me already giving tehse siblings personalities qwera #character building #ask meme #also? brad is correct #diversity win! your local latinx bully is going to discover that she is very polyam and very bi #negl wanna write a ya about brad and nana going through it and having to grow as people #i wont tho #but i wanna #meet my ocs #thanks for the ask! <3

[not-sewell]

I was about to send you this (send this to the 12 nicest people that you know or seem to have a good heart and if you get one back, you must be really awesome!!) but then you threatened me with photoshop :(

aaahhhhhhh i feel so loved, you're too sweet. 💖

also, i am not threatening you with photoshop; i fully intend to go ahead with my plans.

anyway, if anyone with questionable photo-editing skills happens to see this: i'm thinking of Jakub (from LITG) but with a Roman nose edit to haunt Pearl's dreams. i am quite broke so the only remuneration will be her utter disdain that i would be happy to share, should you take it up on yourself and make this before i do.

#all this love tho #and then she denies all of it #guess someone's played the A route too many times huh #personal #mutuals interact #pearlsandsteel

[sysba]

💌 + when twilight strikes or speaker 👀

posteddd ty!!! i panicked a lil bit because i have 3 hunters and 2 speakers and i love all of them JKSDKJ but pls perceive my fake himbo who is gonna accidentally seduce k de vries :3

#pearlsandsteel #answered

[amlovelies]

"People lie all the time" for chargestep please 💕

Five Word Prompts

So first an apology @pearlsandsteel. I’m sorry it took me so damn long to fill this prompt, but at long last I have something! It’s in the early early days not long after Ortega and Cynthia met for the first time, so not super shippy, but it was fun to think about their earlier dynamics.

something earned

pairing: Julia Ortega/f!sidestep (Cynthia Basri)

rating/warning: no warnings

words: 678

If it wasn’t for the ankle, Ortega would probably never have been able to convince her to come back to headquarters. After half a dozen fights, and plenty of cryptic evasions, Ortega was more determined than ever to get to know more about this mysterious “Sidestep.”

               It’s not that new players on the scene were rare, lots of people wanted to try their hand at the hero game, but newbies rarely lasted. After all, it only took one wrong move, one misjudgment, and it was all over. If they were lucky, they’d go home with a scar and a story. Many weren’t that lucky.

               Ortega knew it wasn’t luck, but skill which had kept Sidestep in the game this long. She moved with frightening certainty, always dancing out of danger at just the right moment, always finding the opening to take down her adversary. She was a wonder to watch on the field, and if Ortega knew with the backing of the Rangers she would be an amazing asset. Think how many more people they could help?  

               The locker room is empty as Ortega helps Sidestep onto one of the benches. She winces as she adjusts her weight, trying to keep it off the twisted ankle.

               Ortega grimaces. It was her fault, she’d been too impulsive and moved in without double checking her six, Sidestep had pushed her out of the way at the last moment, but landed wrong.

               “Let me get you some painkillers,” Ortega says as she begins to rummage around in her locker. “This should help.”

               Sidestep stares at the pill on Ortega’s palm unmoving. After a moment she shakes her head, “I just need something to wrap it with and I should be fine.”

               “Don’t be so hardheaded, this will help with the swelling too.”

               With a sigh, Sidestep picks the pill up out of Ortega’s palm. She lifts her mask just enough to place it in her mouth, and Ortega gets a glimpse of tawny skin and chapped lips, before it is pulled back into place. Anonymity restored.

               “I’ll bind it for you,” Ortega says as she drops into a crouch, “but you should probably still have a doctor look at it. We have access to some of the best doctors here. You could to if you think about my offer.”

               “I already told you no, Marshal.”

               Ortega grimaces, “Ortega is fine.” She had worked damn hard to become Marshal, but the title always felt so impersonal and distant. She may not wear a physical mask like Sidestep, but she had her disguises just the same.

               As she finishes binding the ankle, she askes the question that’s been weighing on her mind, “What’s your name? I can keep calling you Sidestep, but if we’re going to keep working together, then maybe we should be on friendlier terms.”

               “Julia.”

               Ortega is a little taken aback, “really? What a coincidence—” but then she notices the soft laughter coming from Sidestep, “—very funny. You could have just not answered. No need to lie to me.”

               “C’mon now, Ortega, people lie all the time. Don’t be so uptight I thought that was Steel’s job.”

               “Job, passion, meaning for living” Ortega smiles wide and laughs. She doesn’t even mind the deflection. It’s still progress.

               The binding finished, Ortega stands and offers a hand to Sidestep. She stands carefully, putting weight on the leg gingerly, testing it carefully.

               “Better?” Ortega asks.

               “Yes, thank you.” She steps back, makings sure she can navigate without assistance. “I should get going.”

               “Let me walk you out.” Ortega would rather drive her home, but Sidestep will have her mysteries. It goes against her instincts to watch her limp away, but Ortega forces herself to do it.

               A few steps from the door, Sidestep turns, “it’s Cynthia by the way.” Her voice is softer, quieter, without the usual bite that Ortega was coming to associate with Sidestep, and maybe that was the point.

               “Thank you,” Ortega responds with a nod of her head, “now get home and get that ankle elevated, Cynthia.”

fhr tag list (let me know if you’d like to be added/removed it’s not bother at all 💜): @lilyoffandoms, @lord-king-saint, @callmeroo, @thenshe--appeared, @elmshore

#fallen hero #chargestep #julia ortega #thank you for the prompt! #sorry it took me so long and it's not the greatest #but yeah #oc: cynthia basri #lovelieswrites #fanfiction #five word prompts #pearlsandsteel #ask #prompt response #ship: you'll be her ruin #fic: cynthia basri #if: fhr

[sunshineandviolets]

naomi +  🤢? (leirsulien)

You have been hurt - but pushing people away, being mean & nasty won't heal your scars...

You are becoming the villain of your own story.

Send me one of my OCs +  🤢 and I’ll drag them

#oc: naomi wiseman #ty for the ask!! #if anyone needed a drag - it was her #my meanie of a button #pearlsandsteel #oc ask game