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abigail-nicole · 1 year
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tgcf live read, part 5
in which the author moves her live-tweet of Heaven Official's Blessing, Tian Guan Ci Fu, all-around perfect novel and joy to everyone who reads it, from twitter (beta, qi rong, ruined by cryptobros and billionaires) to tumblr (alpha, hua cheng, shitposting for 10+ years and chaotic neutral). please buy officially licensed Heaven Official's Blessing translations from Seven Seas, enjoy the beautiful official donghua while we can get any smidge of gay representation out of mainland China, and enjoy!
initially live-tweeted 3/29/2020:
oh my god there’s a pregnancy episode. You know I’ve never counseled any of my patients on the grudge that could be left by an aborted fetus
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Xie Lian faking pregnancy Im here for this
Oh!!!!! This is great!!!!!
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Xie Lian has a ghost baby who’s waiting for him to transition & get pregnant CLEARLY THE ONLY EXPLANATION
I DID NOT SEE THIS COMING
I cannot wait to see the art for this??? It’s gonna be Exquisite
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UNEXPECTED!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH SCREAMING SO LOUD I STARTLED THE CAT
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Wasnt chapter 95 of mdzs ALSO A KISS CHAPTER
*incoherent noises* jgk fed gjbcgjkjfdhioollllojhghsadfsdff
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(archivist note: my favorite fan cosplay photo art of this moment)
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Oh my god xie lian REACTS SO POORLY WHAT A DUMBASS
The ghosts offering to help Hua Cheng rape someone is NOT funny but it made me laugh out loud
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well now this is just
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I’m gonna start counseling my pts on the spiritual strength of their fetuses. The strongest is clearly that lady who got shot in the uterus at 14 wks and made it to 28 weeks
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Obstetric cultivation is my jam y’all
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THEY'RE JUST HANGING OUT TOGETHER! BORROWING CLOTHES FROM EACH OTHER!! SOFT BOYFRIENDS!!!
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Hua Cheng: i can cook for you
Xie Lian: no, let’s go out to eat
Hua Cheng: ......... you asked for this
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oh to be Hua Cheng, smiling, watching your boyfriend eat
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Xie “I JUST TELL THEM I’M IMPOTENT TO GET WOMEN TO LEAVE ME ALONE IM REALLY JUST GAY” Lian
Hua Cheng here like (smirking emoji x3)
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Oh my god boyfriend calligraphy lessons SOFT...!!! SOFT!!!
I vehemently disagree with this “this father has to be included in the ghost fetus rights” case but that’s my own business
everyone: why the FUCK do you have this sword oh my god
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The last time we saw e’ming it was shaking in sadness that it had hurt Xie Lian and I’ve cried in my heart every second from then until now
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MY TWO FAVORITE WEAPONS ARE FIGHTING????? NO THEYRE BEST FRIENDS!! RUOYE & EMING OTP
YES PET THE SWORD ITS A GOOD SWORD GOOD SWORD
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every time they hang out im just like......yes....pure oxygen, clean water, pollution disappearing from this earth....
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Yes e’ming ruoye weapon pet otp
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Oh my god this Which Weapon Pet Will Help More With Cooking is Exactly what my soul needs in these trying times.... I’m so blessed.....
Xie Lian - Wei Wuxian - being terrible at cooking
this is COMEDY GOLD
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Hua Cheng: *doing dishes*
Shi Qingxuan: WHAT THE FUCK
Qi Rong: IM A FIERCE GHOST TOOOOOOOOO
Xie Lian: *hiding*
This is the best dinner party
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This is the best fucking dinner party scene in any book I have ever read
Honestly the book could end right here. This scene is the Blessing in the title Heaven Official's Blessing
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Shi Qingxuan is gonna go back & tell everyone they ate dinner with Hua Cheng and No One is gonna believe it
Poor Shi Qingxuan Lolololol
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Awwwww theyre finally exchanging phone numbers!!!! also lol @ xie lian’s little joke here
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can’t wait for the scene where they start flirting via communications array & shi qingxuan is staring back and forth at them & shouting at ming yi WHAT THE FUCK WE’RE RIGHT HERE WHAT ARE THEY DOING GET A GODDAMN ROOM
ugh I’m so happy to stop on this note & look forward to reading tomorrow & not having to pick up in the middle of Tragedy Book 2 (& apoarently also Tragedy Book 4). In conclusion Hualian is the Real Official Blessing We Made Along The Way
OMG I SAID THIS SCENE WOULD HAPPEN also i cant wait to find out hua cheng’s password (narrator voice: she would be disappointed)
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Shi Qingxuan: i made them strip but oh god he just admitted he likes xie lian NOW its weird
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Hahaha just wait till this is a sex thing (smirk emoji)
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I also get bored and play dress up in the middle of hostage recovery
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to be continued in part 6!
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yellowgf · 3 years
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people on tiktok are so fucking stupid, why is heterosexual people using the q slur and why are they saying lesbians aren't allowed to call themselves gay, like suddenly ???
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spookysweet-heart · 3 years
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Chance
Request: No
Fandom: Resident Evil
Pairings: Dimitrescu Girls x Fem!Reader
Warning: mention of a stab wound, homophobia.
A/N: Here's something to hold you over while I work on the commissions I have! I had an instant idea when I saw a prompt for coming out and having multiple people send the video of Lady Dimitrescu's voice actor saying Lady D supports gay rights! Happy Pride month everyone!!! Collage was made by me and this was edited by @semiproeagle!
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You ran through the village you once called home, the shouts of the villagers ringing through your ears. This is what you were afraid of. You knew this would happen eventually, but you were hoping it would've taken a few more years, at least till you were able to move away. 
Putting pressure on the wound that was on your shoulder, you hissed, feeling the cold air hit your face as you climbed up the small steep hill that led to the entrance of Castle Dimitrescu. 
Stopping to catch your breath, you hunched over the open gate. You felt like your legs were about to give out. 
"There she is!" 
Turning your head, you saw the villagers running towards you with weapons. "C'mon, just...just a little further." 
Gathering your last bit of strength you could, you made your way to the castle door. Slamming your fist against it, you screamed out for help as the villagers started to get closer. Going to hit the door another time, you stumbled inside when the door opened, seemingly by itself. 
Falling to the floor, you turn to lay on your back. Your vision started to get blurry and you started to fade in and out of consciousness. The last thing you heard was footsteps approaching your body. 
"Mother! She's here! The woman we told you about!" 
"Daniela, keep it down, please. I'm trying to hear her heartbeat." 
"I'm pretty sure it's beating, Bela. She's still breathing, and pretty heavily, too." 
"Mother! Tell them to be quiet! I know she's alive! I'm trying to figure out how fast it's beating!" 
"Now girls, no arguing...Daniela, prepare a dish of warm water and get some clean rags. Cassandra, gather a fresh change of clothes for the girl." 
"Yes, Mother!" Both girls left Alcina and Bela at the front door to do as they were told. 
Alcina looked out the window, seeing the crowd disperse watching as some scowled or stuttered in fear of stepping too close to the castle. 
Turning back to Bela, Alcina glanced at the girl, seeing her chest rise and fall heavily and rapidly. "She's running a fever, mother." 
Alcina nodded. "Take her up to one of the spare rooms, I'll be right behind you." 
"Yes, Mother." Bela carefully picked you up in her arms, making sure you were as comfortable as can be before she started to move you even further. 
Stirring in your sleep, you quickly sat up, breathing heavily. Feeling your heart race in your chest, you placed a hand above it to help calm yourself down. 
Confusion was what you felt when you looked around, seeing you were in a very luxurious bedroom. You realized someone had changed you to a black silk lace nightgown. You shivered and winced in slight pain from your shoulder wound. You had been patched up in your sleep. 
Carefully stepping out of bed, you grabbed the white robe that was on the chair by the vanity. Slipping it on, you made your way out of the room. Looking on either side of the hallway, you heard laughter coming from your right. Following the sounds of giggles and wood crackling from a fire, you looked down, seeing four women. The one in white was sitting on the sofa, reading a book while the three in black were whispering to each other. 
Your head was spinning a little while you were focusing on the three that were by the fire, not noticing the fourth one looking at you. "Well, I see our little guest is awake." 
Startled, you quickly looked over at her. Your breath caught in your throat for a second when you saw her face. 
"Don't be afraid. You may come down here and join us." 
The three women looked up at you, their smiles wide as their eyes followed you while you slowly made your way down the staircase. 
Cassandra stood up just as you reached the last step. "Come sit with us! We prepared food and water for you. It's still very warm." 
Your cheeks turned a light pink when Cassandra grabbed your hand. Quickly pulling you towards the small table, you sat down between the other two. 
Fidgeting with your fingers, your eyes darted between everyone in the room before they landed on Alcina. 
Feeling a weight on your shoulders, you realized the anxiety you were feeling before was starting to bubble in your stomach again. 
Alcina looked over at you with a serious expression on her face before it softened when she saw how fearful you were. "If you're afraid that my daughters and I will do something to you, then have no fear. We won't." 
Surprised at this, you spoke up with a fragile voice. "Wh-why? I-I thought that-" 
"Stories are stories, my dear. Yes, we kill, but it's for survival. We don't kill for entertainment." 
"Oh...I'm sorry." Awkwardly picking up the glass of water, you drank some of it, welcoming the liquid that slid down your dry throat. 
Bela quickly refilled your glass before asking you a question. "Why did you run to our castle?" 
Daniela slid a plate of cookies towards you. "Why were your people chasing you? I saw you from one of the windows." 
"Oh, I-" Your chest started to feel tight, like your lungs were caving in. "Um..." 
Alcina rested her head on the palm of her hand. "It's alright. Nothing will harm you while you're here." 
Taking a deep breath in and out, you stared at the plate of food in front of you. "They....um. They caught me....kissing my friend- a former friend. She suddenly pushed me away and said I forced her to do it, and that I was mind-controlling her. I was stabbed in the shoulder, but managed to run away, and the only place I knew no one would follow me to was here. I'm sorry for trespassing. If you'd like, I will leave as soon as-" 
"No! You're injured, we wouldn't let a pretty lady out in the snow in your condition!" Daniela squeezed your hand when you jumped in your seat. 
"Of course you don't have to leave. Not with the way those barbarians treated you and, without hesitation, almost killed you over an accusation as wild as hers while you were just living your truth." Alcina stood, making her way to you. You stayed frozen in place when she knelt down, touching your unharmed shoulder. "This is your home now. Here in house Dimitrescu, we do not discriminate against anyone's sexuality, race, or gender. It's ridiculous in my opinion." She offered a warm smile. "This will be your new home, we'll protect you as a family should. So please, sweet girl, don't be afraid of us." 
Bela tugged on Alcina's sleeve. "Does that mean we get a new sister?" 
The four women all looked at you, waiting for a response. The tight feeling in your chest gradually went away with each breath you took. Your eyes started to water as everything became clear. "Yes! I would love that very much!" 
Bela, Cassandra, and Daniela all grinned while pulling you into a group hug, lifting you off the ground, and happy to have another sibling around.
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Destiel Trope Collection 2021 | Day 3: Angst with a Happy Ending
39 fics under the readmore
Conditional Miracle | @vampamber
Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 1,551 Main Tags/Warnings: season 12 finale, in-canon temporary character death, love confession Summary: Chuck can bring Castiel back to life, but only on one condition: Dean has to tell Castiel how he feels about him. Not that "You're family, Cas" stuff, but how Dean actually feels. A coda for s12e23 "All Along the Watchtower" (a bit late, but better late than never)
Sharp edges | @chaoticdean
Rating: General Word Count: 1,638 Main Tags/Warnings: Major Character Death, (although he does come back at the very end), Temporary Character Death, Grief/Mourning, Emotional Hurt, Angst with a Happy Ending, Letters, Five Stages of Grief, post spn 15x18spn coda, Post-Episode: s15e18 Despair, written several months before the actual episode Summary: Castiel told him he loved him right before getting swallowed up by the Empty. Sam told him to talk, but words won’t come out, and really, how is he supposed to tell anyone how it feels to lose everything? So he writes. Letters on napkins, motel notepads, paperback books. He writes as he goes through every steps of grief, until finally there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.
What the Water Gave Him | @mattzerella-sticks
Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 1,794 Main Tags/Warnings: Post-Canon, Implied/Reference Character Death, Sam Finds Out Summary: It was over. Chuck lost, Sam and Dean can live their lives how they want them. But their victory wasn't without losses. The biggest upset nearly taking Dean out of the game, happening so close to the final battle. Now he's on the other side, alive against all odds, but Sam knows he isn't happy. Not truly happy since the Empty stole his best friend. But there's a chance they can save him. A slim chance. A risk that Dean's willing to take despite every logical nerve in Sam's body screaming at him to look for better options. That threading a needle this small is too dangerous. That they don't have to take on another big bad, not anymore. That they don't have to risk their lives anymore. Dean is far past the point of listening. Dead set on this mission, Sam can only watch. And pray his brother proves him wrong.
A Classic Fear Of Rejection | @vampamber
Rating: General Word Count: 1,841 Main Tags/Warnings: pining, anxious Cas, Dean has self worth issues, love confession Summary: Castiel has been in love with Dean for almost ten years now. Ever since he'd raised the Righteous Man from perdition, actually. But Dean appears to be straight, so the angel just pined for him instead, fearing rejection. At Sam's insistence, Castiel finally admits his feelings, and it turns out that the angel may have been wrong about the elder Winchester's orientation.
The Things You Almost Say (But Never Do) | @wingsdestiel
Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 1,967 Main Tags/Warnings: Light Angst, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Angst with a Happy Ending, Canonverse, Season 11 Summary: Team Free Will hasn't been much of a team lately, and Castiel wishes that Dean would stop avoiding everything.
Forget Me Not | @imbiowaresbitch
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 2,932 Main Tags/Warnings: top Castiel/bottom Dean Winchester, Hurt/Comfort, Car Accidents, Hospitals, Amnesia, Temporary Amnesia, Therapy, Makeup Sex, Marriage Proposal, Married Castiel/Dean Winchester, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary: A tragic accident during an argument leaves Cas with a head injury and amnesia, but Dean is determined to stay by his husband's side, even when the memories that return are painful. Can they move past the memories?
Forgetting Your Blues | @amirosebooks
Rating: Mature Word Count: 3,440 Main Tags/Warnings: Season 12 finale fix-it, amnesia, temporary main character death, fluff and angst, getting together, openly bisexual Dean Winchester Summary: Dean Jones doesn't know his real name. He woke up on a public park bench a few months back with an empty wallet and a driver's license listing the name Dean Jones with his picture. The name doesn't feel right on his tongue, but he doesn't remember what part is wrong. The cop who found him in the park got Dean a job in a local diner. The diner feels comfortable to Dean. He understands the rhythm of the place, the ebb and flow of the people and food, even if he's clearly never carried a tray of hot plates in his life. He settles into his new life. He makes new friends. He takes beautiful women and men and people to his bed for comfort on long nights. He has nightmares about blood covering his hands. Who is he? Why has no one come looking for him? What has he done? Why did he fall apart when he saw a guy wearing a tan trenchcoat?
I NEED YOU | @cooloddball
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 3,675 Main Tags/Warnings: Angst with a Happy Ending, Smut, Making up Summary: Sam is so done with Dean and Cas' bullshit. Time to get some things sorted out.
Even if the sky gets rough | @notfunnydean
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 5,360 Main Tags/Warnings: Fuck Or Die, cursed!Dean, dubcon, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, First Kiss, Angst with a Happy Ending, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Misunderstandings Summary: Dean can’t believe he got cursed again. Only this time it’s a lot worse, because if he can’t find someone to fuck him… well, he dies.
spes alit et falit. | @celestialsilhouette
Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 5,524 Main Tags/Warnings: djinn fic, angst with a happy ending, first time Summary: ~hope sustains and deceives~ Dean wakes up with a gasp. He shoots up in his bed, panting, heart pounding, and wide awake. He grips the sheets in his hands tightly and swivels his head to look around the room, making a half-aborted movement to reach under the pillows for the gun he knows always lies there, the smooth metal familiar and comforting. He doesn’t recognize where he is.
Don't Call Me Demon | @angzlicas
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 6,432 Main Tags/Warnings: Demon!Dean, MOC!Dean, Human Castiel, Angst with a Happy Ending, Smut, Canon Compliant, Top!Dean, Bottom!Cas Summary: Dean’s shouting at this point, his eyes pure black again, and Castiel can feel the anger and panic tainting the room. It’s charged with emotion, even though most demons are incapable of feeling anything other than hatred and malice. It feels like fear. Or the one where Cas wants to take the mark from Dean
Life in prison | @notfunnydean
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 7,084 Main Tags/Warnings: Hurt Dean Winchester, Dean had to steal food to eat, Dean had sex for money in this, Thief Dean Winchester, almost murderer Castiel, Semi-Public Sex, implied bottom dean Winchester, Non-Penetrative Sex, Soft Dean Winchester, almost rape (non Destiel), Angst with a Happy Ending, First Kiss, First Time, Alternate Universe - PrisonPrisonAlternate Universe, Prison Sex Summary: When Dean gets arrested for stealing food, he has to face prison at 21. He is scared and his cellmate seems a bit harsh too. Will he warm up to him eventually? Or could he even fall in love with a prisoner?
Four of Swords | @mattzerella-sticks
Rating: No Rating Word Count: 7,127 Main Tags/Warnings: Post-Canon, Human Cas, Baths, Dean Winchester has Self-Worth Issues, Castiel Takes Care of Dean Summary: The Four of Swords, in the present position, means you don't want to interact with the rest of the world. Because of stress, you need to spend some time with yourself - unhealthy always being 'on'. That the healthiest thing to do is to escape. Dean might crave escape, but it's not something he thinks he can have. Something he deserves, even. After his and Sam's most recent hunt, this cancerous feeling has grown heavy and weighs him down. He cannot escape on his own, as best he tries. Luckily a guardian 'former angel' angel swoops in at his lowest. Helps pick up the pieces as best he can and lovingly put them back together. But he can only do so much. The rest is up to Dean. Can Dean take those final steps, say those final words, and finally free himself?
Free To Be Us | @imbiowaresbitch
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 8,011 Main Tags/Warnings: Omega Castiel/Alpha Dean Winchester, Explicit Sexual Content, Anal Sex, Switching, Rimming, Blow Jobs, Claiming Bites, Semi-Public Sex, Kidnapping, emancipation, broken bonds, Suicide attempt mentioned, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Smut, Strangers to Lovers, Alternate Universe - Dystopia Summary: In a Dystopian world, Alphas and Omegas are rare. So rare that they meet only at semi-annual, semi-corrupt conventions organized by Betas, all for the purpose of breeding. Dean is one such Alpha, prized more for his seed than for himself, and untouched. Raised to value the system, he's about to have his world turned upside down, and it all starts with a decadent scent.
Not Here for Me | @mattzerella-sticks
Rating: Teen & Up Word Count: 8,113 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Humans, Alternate Universe - 2000s, Gay Bars, Closeted Dean Winchester, John Winchester's A+ Parenting, references to Dean's bad childhood Summary: If he had the choice, Dean never would have stepped foot inside this place. But Sam was curious - and curious is a hell of a lot better than the depression that clung to him day after day since Jess left him. So Dean swallows his pride, joins Sam as his babysitter. So he won't get find himself in any trouble. Trouble, however, is more likely to find Dean. In the bowels of his personal hell, can Dean resist temptations that have plagued him his entire life? Or will someone descend and lend a hand, showing Dean that the darkness he imagined only lived inside his own mind. And all that he feared was not as he seemed if he let himself step out of the shadows of his past.
Bearing A Heart | @lockandk3yfiction
Rating: Mature Word Count: 9,421 Main Tags/Warnings: Female Castiel (Supernatural); Castiel in a Female Vessel (Supernatural); Genderbending; Pregnant Castiel (Supernatural); Possessive Castiel (Supernatural); Miscommunication; Running Away; Death Threats; Angst with a Happy Ending; Abundant Mention of Death pertaining to an unborn child Summary: Castiel believes she is becoming more human in the way that she sleeps and eats. It’s a repercussion of falling after all. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s what she gives up to maintain her relationships with the people that she cares about. But what if she shared more than a “last night on Earth” with Dean Winchester? When Castiel learns that she is bearing the heart of another living being, the angel decides to do all in her power to protect her child.
Take Your Human Charge To Work Day (WIP) | @pointyearedelvishprincling
Rating: Mature Word Count: 11,222 Main Tags/Warnings: mutual pining, fluff and smut, case fic, top!castiel/bottom dean winchester, canon typical violence, angst with a happy ending, love confession, castiel dream walking, memory alteration, Summary: Written in third person with alternating POV of Dean & Cas. Something's changed between Dean and Castiel. Dean asks Cas to take him along wherever it is the angel goes when he's not around the Winchesters. He's curious, that's all. No feelings involved. It'll be fun. Dean's ready for Cas to take the wheel on their adventure, but turns out some feelings aren't so easy to repress when it's just the two of you. Cas needs some time alone. It's a heavy burden hearing Dean's longing like a constant prayer while Cas is trying to resist his own feelings. Now he's stuck in LA on a case that could have taken him minutes to solve, and Dean is very distracting. Why is it they can only let their guards down when faced with losing the other?
Scentless | @destielshipper4cas
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 11,416 Main Tags/Warnings: Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Past Abuse, Getting Together, Alpha Dean, Omega Cas Summary: Cas lost his mate and his scent a year ago when his scent gland was burned in order to brand him as a barren omega. Ever since then, he has been trying to pass as a beta, hiding his mutilated scent gland under the collar of his shirts. This works pretty well for him, until he meets alpha Dean Winchester, who turns his life upside down.
Mated (WIP) | @destielshipper4cas
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 14,721 Main Tags/Warnings: Falling in Love, Strangers to Lovers, Internalized Homophobia, Dean in Denial about Sexuality, Alpha Cas, Alpha Dean, Bottom Cas, Top Dean Summary: Of course, if Dean had known that it was possible for an alpha to mate another alpha, he would never have let himself get carried away and bitten the hot alpha’s mating gland in the throes of passion. It wasn’t like he was into alphas, after all… Right? Having accidentally mated the most awesome alpha, he might have to rethink some things about himself as he gets to know his mate and starts falling for him.
Scented | @destielshipper4cas
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 19,298 Main Tags/Warnings: Hurt/Comfort, Past Abuse, Mpreg, Alpha Dean, Omega Cas, Top Dean, Bottom Cas Summary: Cas could not believe that a sweet and sexy alpha like Dean was interested in him—burned and barren omega, social outcast with an abusive ex-mate. To make their new relationship work, they have to figure out how to deal with Cas’ insecurities, society’s prejudices, and a surprise here and there along the way…
Tacoma | @ellis-park
Rating: Mature Word Count: 20,055 Main Tags/Warnings: Canon divergent, season 15 breakup, angst with a happy ending Summary: After an explosive fight, Castiel leaves the bunker and Dean decides to let him go. As Cas ventures halfway across the country on a journey to find himself, Dean reevaluates what he needs from life. And what he needs is Cas.
I Will Hang My Head Low | @andimeantittosting
Rating: Mature Word Count: 22,403 Main Tags/Warnings: Fairytale/Folklore AU, Sick Cas, Temporary MCD, Grief/Mourning, Boy King!Sam Summary: Dean Winchester gave up hunting when his brother became the prophesied Boy King of Hell. Now he ekes out a meager living, chopping wood for a nearby village, until one snowy night, he follows what appears to be a falling star, and encounters an injured angel. Afterwards, he tries to put the strange night from his mind. When he meets Castiel, a mysterious man with healing powers, they form an instant connection, and the more Dean learns of Castiel's powers—to heal, to protect, to purify—the more he begins to hope that Sam can be saved. But as they prepare to save Sam, Castiel grows sick, and then sicker still. Too late, Dean learns how much Castiel is willing to sacrifice for him. Inspired by the Decemberists' Crane Wife and the Japanese myth on which it is based.
The Awakening | Eggplant47 (A03)
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 39,144 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe--Human, past child abuse (not explicit), past rape (not explicit), past child sexual abuse (just mentioned), Drug Use, Drunk Driving, Prostitution (past), Infidelity (not between Dean and Cas), Switching Summary: Dean Winchester had always lived on the surface of life, but a bump on the head and his young, blue-eyed brother-in-law are about to push him into the deep.
Lost Together | @imbiowaresbitch
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 40,551 Main Tags/Warnings: Castiel/Lucifer (Supernatural), bottom Castiel/top Dean Winchester, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alternate Universe, Witch Castiel (Supernatural), Familiars, Animal Abuse, Animal Death, Minor Character Death, Racism, Homophobic Language, Canon-Typical Violence, Depression, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, True Mates, Alternate Universe - Modern with Magic, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Explicit Sexual Content, Claiming Bites, Knotting, Mpreg, Happy Ending, Shapeshifting Summary: Castiel is a powerful Omega witch, but even his magic can’t save him and those around him from his ex, Lucien. When his familiar is brutally killed, Cas vows never to take another familiar because he can’t imagine risking another animal’s life. A wolf roaming his property has other ideas. Meanwhile, his new neighbour, an Alpha named Dean, is worming his way into his heart in a way that Cas can’t resist. Can the two souls overcome danger, broken hearts, and secrets together, or will they remain lost? Through tragedy and misunderstandings, Dean and Cas are destined to be together. But destiny’s road can be deadly.
The Driver | @friendofcarlotta
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 40,963 Main Tags/Warnings: Canon-Typical Violence, Mechanic Dean Winchester, Stunt Driver Dean Winchester, Getaway Driver Dean Winchester, Convenience Store Clerk Castiel, Waiter Castiel, Kid Fic, Single Father Castiel, Angst with a Happy Ending, Minor Character Death, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, Inspired by "Drive" (2011) Summary: Dean Winchester is a mechanic and occasional movie stunt driver living in LA. Most people don't know that Dean also drives getaway cars for armed robberies. For months now, Dean has been nursing a crush on his neighbor, a single father named Castiel. When a violent turf war between Dean's boss and a rival gangster threatens to compromise the safety of Castiel and his son, Dean makes a choice that will change his life forever.
(You Don’t Have To) Say You Love Me | @darknessbound3
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 44,379 Main Tags/Warnings: Heavy Angst, Top!Cas/Bottom!Dean, Separation, Reconciliation, Pining Summary: Six months after Castiel walked out on a twelve year marriage to Dean, he decides it’s time for a divorce. Dean, on the other hand, isn’t so sure, and is willing to stop at nothing to win his husband back.
The (Un)Buried Past | @gii-heylittleangel
Rating: Mature Word Count: 53,282 Main Tags/Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Deaths, Gore and Blood, Angst, Intense Violence and use of guns, background relationships, Implied Smut Summary: After six years of living as a civilian, Dean has gotten rusty when it comes to defending himself. But, when the past comes knocking down everything in its way, Dean has to sink back into his old skin to get back what he wants. Ad what he finds out during the journey is not what he wants.
A Driver Worth His Salt | @thefandomsinhalor
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 67,844 Main Tags/Warnings: Graphic Depiction of Violence, Mafia AU Vibe, BAMF Castiel, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean, Trauma Summary: The job is simple: drive the passenger a few times a week to yet-undisclosed locations and return with said passenger without fail. Be on time. Be discreet. And never interact with each other outside of work. Once twenty-year-old Dean meets the passenger in question—the sharply dressed and rough-looking Castiel Novak—he finds that abiding by those shady rules may be more complicated than he had anticipated.
All the Night Tide | @funnywings
Rating: Mature Word Count: 72,315 Main Tags/Warnings: Pirate AU, Golden Age of Piracy, Mythology and Lore, Temporary Major Character Death, Pirate!Castiel, Friends to Enemies to Lovers, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary: Kidnapped for ransom by his childhood best friend, Dean is eager to return home and escape the pirate ship that has become his prison. But when Castiel sets his sights on a dangerous new quest, Dean chooses to stay by his side, even if it means facing down Death itself.
help me get where I belong (WIP) | ravenkings (AO3)
Rating: Mature Word Count: 73,437 Main Tags/Warnings: alcoholism, substance abuse, referenced child abuse, referenced assault, extensive crafting Summary: Dean Winchester just needs to get through a quick three-month stint in rehab to appease his little brother, then he'll be back to boozing away the rest of his short, shitty life. Except he kind of likes the group therapy leaders for AA, he's getting way better at watercoloring, and the crazy-haired guy on the NA side of the ward keeps winking at him.
Missing | @kitmistry
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 93,025 Main Tags/Warnings: Slow Burn, Murder Mystery, Post-Breakup, Mutual Pining, Heavy Angst, Minor Character Death, John Winchester's A+ parenting Summary: Two years ago Dean Winchester broke his heart. Now he's at Castiel's doorstep, asking for his help, but there's nothing Dean can say that will convince Castiel to listen. Or so he thinks. Faced with the news of Sam's disappearance, he decides to put his anger aside and follows Dean to a rural town in Nebraska, where they end up tangled in the missing girl investigation Sam was looking into. With an unknown threat closing in on them and all the things left unsaid between them about to be revealed, Castiel and Dean race against time to find Sam before it's too late.
All the Reasons We Are Real | @charlies-secret-closet and @jupiticas
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 96,466 Main Tags/Warnings: Slow burn, Mutual Pining, Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Fluff, Canon Adjacent, Sam Winchester Ships Destiel, Destiel Fluff, Abusive John Winchester, Suicidal Thoughts, Eventual Happy Ending, Blood and Injury, Charlie Ships Destiel, Self Worth Issues, Major Angst, You Will Cry, Summary: Sam is tired of it. Tired of the staring contests and the eye-sex and the 'standing two inches apart' thing. With a little help from Rowena and Heller-Queen-Charlie, Sam becomes the matchmaker: and tries to make his ship canon. Meanwhile, Cas is hiding a painful secret about a certain deal, and Dean is hiding his deepest truth. Until one night, when their long-awaited happiness becomes their greatest sorrow. Written in the original canon universe, this fic uses many canon scenes from the series to show that Destiel doesn't need fanfiction to be real. It has always been there, it will always be there, and it is REAL.
Twenty-Nine Steps | @scones-and-texting-and-murder
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 113,621 Main Tags/Warnings: underage, rape/noncon , PTSD, past child abuse, child sexual abuse, suicidal thoughts, repressed memories Summary: At the age of forty, Dean Winchester has a strong, loving marriage, a successful business, and a young nephew he absolutely dotes upon. He and Cas are living the kind of life Dean never thought was meant for him, one where the future stretches out before them, solid and bright. When a series of small and seemingly unrelated events coalesce into a larger, horrifying realization, he’s rocked to his very core. With so much of what he thought he knew about himself ripped away, he’s trapped between confronting the trauma of his past and believing he’s worthy of the life he’s built.
Still Breathing | @casbelieves
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 124,924 Main Tags/Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Rape/Non-con, Drug Use, Self-Harm, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Mentions of Suicide, Alternate Universe - High School, Alternate Universe - Reunion, Angst, First Love, Unrequited Love, Foster Care, Smut, Switch!Cas, Switch!Dean, Angst With a Happy Ending Summary: Castiel has no reason to trust anyone. As a teenager in the foster care system, he’s experienced horrific and unspeakable acts of violence and abuse that will haunt him for the rest of his life. When he arrives in Pacifica, CA, as the newest addition to the Singer’s foster family, the last thing he expects is to develop a deep and unbreakable bond with the boy-next-door, Dean Winchester. But Dean isn’t as in control of his own life as it seems, and the two struggle to navigate homophobia, trauma, and the pressures of an impending adulthood. When they meet again as young adults, eight years after their falling out, they are given a chance to rekindle a fire that never truly went out.
Patient Love (WIP) | @chaoticdean
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 152,765 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - Modern Settings, US Navy SEAL Dean Winchester, Journalist Castiel, Implied/Referenced Drug Addiction, War Injury, PTSD, Grief/Mourning, Friends to Strangers to Friends to Lovers, Misunderstandings, Angst With a Happy Ending, Switch Dean/Switch Cas Summary: Castiel Novak is 27 when he suddenly loses his twin brother Jimmy, and his whole world turns to ashes. After 10 years as a Navy Special Warfare Operator, a battlefield injury forces 28-year-old Chief Petty Officer Dean Winchester to chose between being stuck behind a desk for the rest of his career or going back to civil life. Things are already complicated and painful enough as it is, but when former lovers Dean Winchester and Castiel Novak meet again after 10 years of radio silence and a galaxy of wounds and scars solidly standing between them, it feels like both a curse and a blessing has been placed on them both. Is there any hope in putting back their broken pieces together after a decade, and how do you deal with grief and broken dreams?
The Offering | @deans-jiggly-pudding
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 167,703 Main Tags/Warnings: Incubus!Castiel, AU - high school, John Winchester’s A+ parenting, rape/non-con elements, heavy angst with a happy ending Summary: As a pastor's son, Dean Winchester is expected to be all the things he's not: the church poster child, compliant with every plan his father has for him, and of course, straight. Fighting the confines of his father's faith and the control it has over his life, Dean is caught in the middle of a teen lock-in activity that will change his life. The boys accidentally summon an incubus named Cas, and his demands are clear. Dean discovers Cas to be everything he expected... Yet, even the darkest of creatures has secrets of his own. Can they be together, despite who they are, and despite everything designed to keep them apart?
A Ghost Story (WIP) | @valleydean
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 248,988 Main Tags/Warnings: Temporary Character Death, Alternate Universe - 19th Century, Angst with a Happy Ending, Slow Burn, Gardener Dean Winchester, Rich Castiel (Supernatural), Hunter Dean Winchester, Period-Typical Homophobia, References to Depression, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Suicide, Magic, College | University Student Dean Winchester, Ghost Castiel (Supernatural), Haunted Houses, Established Relationship, Established Castiel/Dean Winchester, Arranged Marriage, POV Dean Winchester, POV Castiel (Supernatural), Witch Hunters, Animal Death, Alternate Universe - Past Lives, Top Castiel/Bottom Dean Winchester, Mutual Pining, Slow Build, Secret Relationship, Alternate Universe - Reincarnation, Soulmates Summary: Castiel Novak has haunted his family's estate for 150 years, awaiting the return of his lost love. Upon their reunion, Dean Winchester learns of his past reincarnation. After the night of Castiel's resurrection, the two try to find out why they've been given a second chance. The answers may be hidden in the forgotten memories of Dean's former life - but sometimes the truth is better left buried.
Time Won’t Let Me | Aketch-22 (AO3)
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 253,520 Main Tags/Warnings: Non Explicit Sex, Closeted Castiel, Hurt Comfort, Harry Potter Crossover, Angst and Feels Summary: Entering his 5th year of the Voldemort-controlled Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, muggle-born Dean Winchester is faced with the prospect of the Choosing - a ceremony where twelve students are picked based on blood status to participate in the Mudblood Games. In the Games, the tributes are transported to Purgatory. If you're the first to find your way to the portal out, you become part of Voldemort's world - and if you're not, you die. Will Dean, Sam, Castiel and the others be Chosen, or will they simply have to sit by and watch their friends suffer at the hands of the cruelest supernatural threat the trio have ever faced?
The Exceptional Bad Boy | @thedevil-is-in-the-details
Rating: Explicit Word Count: 329,619 Main Tags/Warnings: Alternate Universe - High School, Bottom Castiel / Top Dean Winchester, Bottom Dean Winchester / Top Castiel, Past Rape / Non-con, Angst with a Happy Ending, Slow Burn, Alcohol Abuse / Alcoholism, Drugs, Suicide Attempt, Fluff and Smut, Tattoed Castiel, Depression, Anxiety, Self-harm, Stalking, Minor Character Death Summary: Again, they move to a new town and Dean is so sick of always moving around and always being the new kid at school. And he wants something better for his little brother Sam. But their father can't manage to keep a job for longer than two months. No matter where they are, there is one thing that is always the same though. Dean's reputation as bad boy. It was never a problem that there were already other bad boys because Dean was always the worst. But now, he has keen competition – Castiel Novak. Covered in tattoos, drinking, smoking, doing drugs, breaking other people's noses... Novak's reputation precedes him. But that he's still different than every bad boy Dean's ever met is pretty clear though, from the very first moment they meet.
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Books (Dark!Natasha Romanoff x Reader)
Summary: You meet the most beautiful girl. She’s everything you’ve always dreamt of. Red flags? What red flags?
Warnings: 18+ Adult content, Noncon/dubcon, smut, oral, yandere.
Word count: 1.5k sorry it’s shorter.
AN: This is part of my Dark! Avengers collections that you can find here. Any of them can be read alone but if you want to read all of them I suggest doing it in order.
Growing up your parents had a large bookshelf filled with all sorts of different books. You used to sneak out to the shelf and steal a book to read, hiding under your blanket with a flashlight until the early morning. It felt like there was always another book hidden away behind other books on the shelf. You would search and find the book, taking it back to your little spot and consuming it like candy.
You’ve always felt similar to a hidden book, collecting dust in the very back of a bookstore somewhere. Maybe someone will find you and carry you away. Maybe they’ll give you love and attention, putting you at the front of their bookshelf and showing you off to friends. You want so badly for someone to find you that you don’t consider that not everyone takes care of books the way you do.
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She walks into your shop on a Thursday afternoon, sauntering in like she owns the place. Your eyes meet and she walks over to you, handing you a piece of paper.
“I’m looking for this book?”
You read the paper and lead her to a cabinet in the back full of first editions. You unlock the cabinet and pull out the one she wants, bringing it to the register and ringing it up.
“Will that be all?” you ask.
“Maybe I could get your number too.” Your mouth drops open.
“Um, yeah.” you smile, writing down your number on the receipt.
“I’ll see you later Y/N.”
You wave and smile having a mini panic attack when she leaves. How did she know you’re gay? How did she know your name? You look over to a mirror noticing your rainbow covered nametag. Ok, yeah you can definitely see how she was able to tell.
She texts you within the hour.
‘Hey, this is natasha.’
‘Hi! I’m glad you texted, it was so nice meeting you.’
You watch the dots appear and disappear several times before Natasha texts again.
‘I thought we could see a movie or something? A date?’
You let out a squeal which turns several heads in the quiet book shop.
“Sorry.” you smile.
‘I’d love that.’
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You try on at least six different outfits, attempting to find the perfect one for your date. Every time you look at yourself in the mirror you feel ugly and unworthy of Natasha. She’s the most beautiful woman you’ve ever seen. You think about the slight wave of her red hair, the way her lips curve into a soft smile, how her hips sway elegantly as she walks around. You settle on a simple green dress and a pair of flats and take one last agonizing look at yourself in the mirror before leaving.
Natasha’s face lights up when she sees you. She walks over and puts her hand on your waist, moving her thumb up and down. Your heart flutters and you put your hands in your pockets, looking and down and smiling.
“You look beautiful.”
She slides her hand down, meeting your hand in your pocket and pulling it out.
“Your dress has pockets.” She smiles.
You laugh and nod, clutching onto her hand and walking in with her to the theater. Nothing that happens in the movie even registers. You’re so nervous and excited. Natasha holds your hand, squeezing it slightly during funny or sad parts of the movie. She leans in whispering little things several times, giving you goosebumps.
“We could go back to my place if you want,” She asks after the movie.
“I’d like that.”
Natasha leads you to Stark tower and you stop outside, looking between her and the tower while it clicks. How did you miss this? They're literally everywhere, on tv and the internet. You’ve even gotten advertisements at your house featuring their faces.
“You’re...”
“...An avenger.” Natasha finishes.
You almost back away and leave but instead take a steading breath and follow her in. You ride an elevator up to where Natasha lives, walking past several whistling Avengers and some women you vaguely recognize from gossip websites.
Natasha sits on her bed and you follow her. She takes your face in her hand and leans in for a kiss. You kiss her back, turning your body toward her and before you know what’s happening you’re on top of her, pulling off her shirt. This isn’t you, you don’t move this fast with people. You spend months just getting yourself psyched up to talk to someone. She pushes you off and unclasps her bra while you sit in awe. Natasha raises her eyebrow and you quickly get to work on your clothes depositing them on the floor. Natasha leans forward and kisses you again and you reach out feeling her breasts. She pushes you down and gets between your legs, smiling at you before bringing her face to your pussy. You come almost instantly, moving your hips against her mouth before relaxing. She climbs up and kisses you, pushing her tongue into your mouth and grinding against you.
“You like that baby?”
You nod and kiss her cheek before sliding down her body, leaving a trail of gentle kisses.
“I want you now.”
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Natasha is the best thing to ever happen to you. You become a new person, your life starts revolving around her. You slowly pull away from friends and family, deciding to spend time with Natasha instead. finally your best friend calls you up.
“I just feel like you’re too caught up in her, it’s been a few weeks and you’ve already pushed away everyone you love.” She says
“I’m happy.”
“I didn’t say you weren’t, I just don’t want to see you lose everyone in your life. What’s happening is a huge red flag.”
You hang up and delete your friend's number. Natasha said your friends would do this, that they would try to say you’re moving too fast. You’re not though, what you have with Natasha is different, love doesn’t have a timeline.
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It all happens so quickly. You’re sitting at breakfast with Natasha and then you’re standing in front of your business and home, watching it burn to the ground.
“It’s ok baby, I’ll take care of you,” Natasha tells you as you cry in her arms.
You move into Natashas room that day. She goes out and buys you everything you need, setting you up with a cup of tea and a warm blanket. You spend all your time with natasha. She takes you all over on dates, showering you with gifts and kisses. You slowly forget you even owned a bookshop or had a life outside of her.
That is until you walk past Tony’s room one day and hear them.
“I thought I told you not to leave this room,” Tony says.
“Please Tony, I just wanted a snack.” the quiet voice replies.
“And I want a girl who follows my orders. I think you need another lesson in who’s in charge here.”
You cover your mouth and listen to the sound of Tony’s hand strike his girl before running back to Natashas room. You grab your phone to call the friends you’ve been neglecting but notice that every time you try to call or text it won’t work. You check your settings and google it before finding an app you don’t remember downloading. It’s password protected and your heart drops realizing what it is.
“Did you put parental controls on my phone?” you ask natasha when she gets back to her room.
Natasha doesn’t say anything.
“I heard Tony and his girl earlier. He’s abusing her, we need to do something about it.”
“It’s not our place to come in between Tony and his girl, he knows best for her just like I know what’s best for you. I didn’t want you seeing what your friends were texting you.”
Suddenly, you realize every little thing Natasha has done to isolate you. You’ve ignored so much, so enchanted by her attention that you didn’t see all the little things. It’s not something you can ignore any longer. You stand up and walk to your dresser, pulling out clothing.
“We’re done. I’m getting a hotel”
Natasha closes and locks the door.
“Baby, you’re not going anywhere.”
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It takes weeks for you to fully understand just how far Natasha was able to pull you from your life, how she cornered you and forced you to be hers. She found you at the back of a bookstore collecting dust, picked you up, and brought you back to her personal library. You were so happy someone was reading you that you didn’t realize how she was dog-earing your pages and writing in your margins. She cracked your spine, spilled coffee on you and wrote her name on your cover, and you enjoyed every bit of it.
Now you sit on her bed realizing that this is the end, it’s been the end for a long time. You belong to her now and nobody else will ever get the chance to read you.
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OKAY i know you didn’t ask for a full length fic but... i couldnt help myself. here it is: 
Four times Alex saw signs that the world was changing to become more accepting of people like him, and the one time he actually realized it.
1. TV SHOW
After finishing practice for the night, the band walked into Julie’s house. Luke immediately walked into the kitchen, wanting to see what meal her dad was whipping up. His obsession with watching lifers eat was starting to get a little concerning. Reggie followed after him, wanting to hang out with Julie’s dad. That was also a little concerning.
Julie plopped down on the couch next to her little brother, Carlos, who was watching a TV show that she didn’t recognize. Alex hopped over the couch and took a seat next to her, looking at the screen intently.
“What is he watching?” Alex asked, reclining into the couch.
Julie shrugged in response. “I’m not sure…”
Carlos looked over to her with a questioning expression. “Huh?” Oh crap. She needed to stop talking to the boys while other people were around. It made her look absolutely bonkers.  
“…what you’re watching! I’m not sure what you’re watching.” She said quickly, trying to avoid any awkwardness. “What is it?”
He seemed to buy it, letting her weirdness go. “Oh, I’m watching this new show. I forget what it’s called. It’s about this girl who accidentally gets musical superpowers after getting stuck by lightning.”
“Cool,” she answered, settling into the couch. She and Alex watched for a few minutes before looking at each other in confusion. They had absolutely no idea what was going on in the show. They looked at the screen as the main character sighed dramatically, slamming her door while running out of her house. “I’m lost. What’s happening? Why is she so mad?” Julie asked.
Carlos rolled his eyes. “She’s in a fight with her dads right now because they won’t let her go to this big party. Now shhh! It’s getting juicy!”
Luke’s eyes went wide as the scene switched to the main characters dads, who were sharing a tender moment while discussing their child. Two dads? On television? Without it being played off as a joke? He couldn’t tear his eyes away from the screen.
Julie looked at him inquisitively, noticing his surprised expression. She raised an eyebrow.
“I see.” A soft smile settled on his face. “Cool.” He bit his lip and leaned back.
“Cool.” She agreed. She almost said something, but then decided it would be better for her to wait for him to tell her.
2. PUBLIC DISPLAY OF AFFECTION
“People watching in 2020 is way better than people watching in the 90’s.” Reggie stated as they walked through downtown LA. They were killing time while Julie was at school. They passed a man in a superhero costume who was taking pictures with tourists.
“I know right?” Luke agreed. “I love looking over people’s shoulder and watching what they’re doing on those… high tech cellphone things.”
“Smartphones,” Alex offered.
“Smartphones, right.”
Reggie ran over to a middle aged guy in a suit sitting on a bench who was looking intently at his phone. “Look at this guy! He’s looking at an article called ‘How to tell if you have foot fungus’.” He wrinkled his nose. “Gross. You might wanna get that checked out, buddy,” patting his shoulder, his hand passing right through.
Luke looked around for someone else to observe. “Okay see the one over there in the blue striped shirt eating a chili dog?” He pointed over to his left to a man walking away from a hot dog stand.  
The man went to take a bite out of his chili dog but dripped it all down the front of his shirt. “Oooooh…. Missed his mouth on that one,” Luke said, cringing.
“That’s nasty,” Alex chimed in.
A guy who looked to be around their age speed walked past them, looking down. He brushed his shaggy blonde hair out of his face as he grinned down at his phone. He was obviously walking with a purpose.
“This guy is hustling! Cmon!” Reggie grinned, jogging after him. Luke and Alex ran over to catch up, all three of them following in pursuit. They all looked over his shoulder to read his text messages. He was texting someone he had named “babe <3” in his contacts.
Can’t wait to see u, his text read, im right around the corner
Reggie whistled. “His girlfriend’s probably a complete hottie if he’s that excited to see her-”
As they turned the corner, the blonde stranger they were following put his phone away as he caught sight of someone. He broke into a run and bear hugged the person, wrapping his arms around them and lifting them off the ground. As he pulled away, it was revealed that the person he was hugging was a brunette guy around the same age as them.
The brunette murmured something, his lips quirking into a smirk. The blonde teen let out a laugh, then pulled him into a kiss.
Alex nearly gasped in surprise, looking around to notice that… not a singular person was looking over. Everyone was just going about their day as normal. No glares, no sneers, not even a scoff.
It felt like the breath was sucked out of his lungs. Was this… normal? The couple broke apart and joined hands, continuing down the street. Alex couldn’t help the smile that spread across his face. No one had even batted an eyelash at the public display of affection.
To him, it hadn’t been that long ago since 1995. When even looking at someone for too long would get you called a slur. When his own father would call him a-
“Alex? You good?” He was broken out of his thoughts by Luke looking over at him concernedly.
Alex opened his mouth to respond, but was cut off by someone else.
“There you guys are! I’ve been looking everywhere for you!”
They turned around in tandem to see Julie standing there, her eyes sparkling. And they continued with their day, moment forgotten.
3. MUSIC
Alex found himself once again alone with Julie, hanging out with her in her room. He was the only member of the band she would let hang out with her in here, which filled him with an odd sort of pride.
They were currently listening to one of her Spotify playlists. Julie was doing homework on her bed and Alex was tapping his drumsticks on his knee, following the beat of the song they were listening to. He was getting into the groove of the song “This song has a good beat!” he exclaimed. “What is this?”
She grinned at him. “It’s called ‘Girls like Girls’ by Hayley Kiyoko!” She stood up on her bed, dropping her homework and singing into an imaginary microphone as the chorus hit. She belted at the top of her lungs, “Girls like girls like boys do, nothing new~” She laughed as she flopped back onto her bed.
He gaped at her, surprised that she was treating it with such nonchalance. In the 90’s, this would have been music you listened to at 2 am when your parents were asleep. “Is this a… popular song?” he asked.
“Yeah, I mean it’s from like 2015 so it’s basically ancient but it’s still pretty popular.” She turned back to her homework and picked up her pen. “I think the music video has like over 100 million hits on YouTube or something like that.”
His jaw dropped even further “100 million?”
The timer on her phone went off. The words BAND PRACTICE blared across the screen with the chime of her ringtone. “I’ll show it to you later! But we have to go to rehearsal right now.”
He shook his head and followed her out of the room.
4. COVINGTON
As both his friends were pulled away by girls saucily dancing in feathered blue outfits, Alex stood awkwardly like a fish out of water. Covington slid up to him with a sly smirk on his face. “Come now. You can’t be the only one not dancing.”
“No, I… I know.” Alex sputtered. “I’m just…” Not into dancing with girls? No, he couldn’t just say that. He didn’t want to cause a scene. He pointed over his shoulder. “I’m looking for Willie,” he finished lamely.
Covington seemed to read him like an open book. He smiled and gestured with open palms. “Dante! Fuego!” Two handsome men slid up to either side of him. “Meet Alex.” The linked arms with him.
Alex looked at them, surprised. How did he know? Is this like a theater thing? Or… “You’re welcome,” Covington smirked, ducking down. Is this normal here…?
His thoughts were cut off as he was lifted up over Covington’s head and pulled into a fast-paced dance.
5. PRIDE
“Slow down Willie!” Alex shouted, running after his brunette friend as he skated through lifers and tore down the street.
Willie laughed and hopped off his board, picking it up off the ground. He waited for Alex to catch up with him “Relax, we’re almost here…”
Alex was too busy catching his breath to realize they were in the middle of a giant crowd. Lifers walked through them every few seconds like it was nothing “Wh-What is this?” Alex asked, looking around. Everyone was wearing colorful clothing and most were wearing some kind of glitter.
The skater laughed and grabbed his hand, pulling him toward the street. “We’re skating the floats, dude.” He pointed at the bright floats that were parading down the street.
Was this some kind of festival or something? Alex wondered. “Why is everything so… colorful?”
Willie looked at him like he was missing something obvious. “It’s June. Pride month.” Alex didn’t know what that was. He looked around, trying to figure it out. “You’ve never seen a pride parade before?” Willie questioned. Then, he realized. “Right. Right, you’re a 90’s ghost. I keep forgetting about that.” He slapped his forehead.
Then, he realized what this was. Alex turned to his right and saw two women kissing. A couple of guys his age were holding hands right next to him. Signs as far as the eye could see read ‘here and queer’ and ‘all you need is love’ and ‘love is love’ and countless other sayings. His breath stuttered in his chest “This is…”
“I know. Pretty cool, right?” Willie asked, sounding pretty nonchalant. He was scouting out the floats, focused on his task.
“And this is all for…” Alex hesitated, “For gay people?”
“All LGBTQ+ people, technically, but yeah dude.” Willie clarified. He grinned, his eyes set on a float just down the road. He found the perfect route.
“So it really is different now, huh?” Alex asked, his voice cracking slightly. Willie looked back in alarm, not realizing how much this was impacting the drummer beside him. A tear rolled down his cheek, but his smile could not be bigger. Alex continued, “Like I had hoped it was, and there’s been some signs, but this is…” He covered his mouth to hide a sob.
Willie walked over to his side, dropping his skateboard and taking his hand gently. “Yeah, Alex. It’s different. Better. Not perfect, but... a lot better.” He squeezed his hand.
“It’s amazing.” Alex said, wiping the tears from his eyes with his sleeve and grinning. He let out a laugh as a drag queen passed by and waved at the crowd, blowing kisses.
The skater couldn’t take his eyes off of Alex. He was absolutely glowing, basking in the atmosphere of the parade. “You know what? Let’s forget the skating.” Willie decided, taking his skateboard from the side of the street and tucking it in an alley.
“Huh?” Alex was confused. Willie wanted to... not go skating?
“It’s time to get your pride on, Alex.”
Together, they spent the rest of the day exploring every area of pride, ducking through crowds and sneaking onto floats. There was even one point where they ran through a huge glitter cannon, getting absolutely covered in glitter.
After it was all done, Willie teleported back to Julie’s house with him to drop him off.
“That was the most fun I’ve ever had.” Alex admitted, his smile seemed to be permanently glued to his face.
“Me too. I’ve been to tons of pride parades, but none of them were as fun as this one.” Willie admitted.
“Really? What was different about this one? Was it the glitter cannon? It was probably the glitter cannon-”
“It was you, Alex.” The skater said quietly, brushing a couple stray pieces of glitter off of the taller boy’s cheek.
“Oh,” Alex breathed, looking down at Willie. His heart was racing a mile a minute. He hadn’t realized they were standing so close together.
Willie hesitated for a moment. Was this the moment? He didn’t want to rush Alex. He was probably overwhelmed enough after experiencing his first pride. He smiled up at the blonde and patted him on the shoulder. “Goodnight, Alex.” He stepped away and turned to leave.
He was just about to teleport when he heard “Wait!”
Willie turned around Alex kissed him.
He stiffened at first, surprised. Before he could respond, Alex pulled away and looked at him in panic.
“I’m so sorry, I thought-”
Willie grabbed him by the lapels and dragged him down, kissing him heatedly. Alex responded with enthusiasm, wrapping his arms around his waist.
“ABOUT TIME!” someone hollered from behind him.
They broke away to see Luke and Reggie beaming. They both ran over and hugged them both in a group hug. “We thought you two would never figure it out.” Luke said, causing Reggie to laugh. 
“Happy pride, Alex”. Willie murmured, squished up against his side. And Alex couldn’t have been happier.
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aeondeug · 3 years
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So while I was reading GtN and HtN I occasionally stopped to be like “Wow, it’s great how these can be just so gay!” And like. That is really great. Super great. I love that about them. But I also remember at least once stopping and going “Wow, it’s great that there’s no homophobia here!” And like at the time I just kind of nodded along to myself. Around when I just finished GtN, I remember being very fond of the bit after the book with like the guy explaining like. The deal with necro/cav relationships in The Media and throughout history and how actually none of these things have ever been romance. This is just a pure relationship, unaffected by naughty things like ROMANCE. WHY DOES EVERYTHING NEED TO BE ROMANCE?! shouts the author of this paper. And I laughed at this. Because it reminded me a lot of people who do this shit with queer love. They do it with history and just go “Why does Sappho have to be gay, why can’t she just have passionate feelings for her BFFs”. Which is mindbogglingly stupid to me and anyone who has so much as LOOKED at some of the poem fragments. But like people do say that shit. And they do this a lot over like queer anything in fiction unless it like punches you in the face with rainbows immediately. “Why do Bubblegum and Marceline have to be gay? They’re just friends!” is a take that I legitimately saw on the day of the finale. And not just once. I saw it a few times. And I’ve seen that happen over so many ships in so many things, whether or not the ships end up canon. “Why does it have to be gay?” and the specific sort of outrage over it I’ve seen in essay length posts is just common, and that sort of outrage reads very similar to the argument that dude made about necro/cav relationships. It reads like that and close enough so that I made a joke about it even. I didn’t think too, too much on this at first though because I mean. We have Abigail and Magnus. They’re right there. A man and a woman, a husband and a wife. So like I was able to simultaneously go “omg it’s just like those why can’t they just be friends WHY DOES IT NEED TO BE GAY people” and also “wow it’s nice that there are spooky negative queer experiences of SADNESS here”. Which has got me thinking. Ok. So we have that essay. Now what else do we have in the books? I suppose could point at the entirety of Gideon and Harrow’s just furious refusal to admit that they might actually be in love with one another. Even though it appears to be obvious to literally everyone else in the galaxy. And is obvious to the readers. Hell, Gideon even has a moment of feeling like she needs to tell Harrow something the day before she dies. Something which is heavily romance coded, I don’t know the word for it. But like a “Wow I feel a need to tell them something and it’ll be my last shot” before a death just kind of always reads “It was an ‘I love you’. They needed to say it and didn’t get a chance”. So we’ve got that and, specifically, we’ve got their outrage at the suggestions. Gideon stresses that she’s JUST Harrow’s cav. And she’s very fucking insistent on that. Part of the why is that she knows Harrow is in love with a fucking dead girl in a casket but like. It just hits a certain way. There’s also Harrow’s just repeated disgust she expresses towards the concept of necro/cav relationships. She needs to explain away to herself that like, well, Abigail and Magnus were ALREADY married before he was named her cavalier primary so maybe that makes it fine. And even then she’s not like super duper comfy with the idea. A taboo has been broken, Harrow feels, and she needs to get really rules lawery to find any comfort with that. Other small things that feel of note to me here are the nature of the ways we know that these two are gay outside of like. Their weird thing for one another. With Gideon we’re introduced to it basically immediately with her joke about titty mags. Harrow specifically makes a comment at some point that some of the magazines Gideon gets are very gross, yes. Her interest in women is explicitly made sexual from the get go, and the idea that The Gays are just weird sex fiends and there is no love there is a frequent one. With Harrow meanwhile we know because she says she’s in love with the girl in the Locked Tomb. Who is very much dead. A thing that is fucky enough that like there is an entire song and dance about “GIDEON THE FIRST IS MAKING OUT WITH A CORPSE??????” and how Harrow is a hypocrite for being so offended by that all. Also the girl is behind the door. She is something that isn’t supposed to be seen or known about or, heaven forbid, woken up. That is all the ultimate taboo and Harrow not only fucking broke that but she looked at the girl and went “Wow I’m in love” on the spot. So we have this collection of things that could be read as some sort of metaphor for like...The taboo nature of queer love. “Why can’t they just be friends?” and issues of purity and the lack thereof. And we have characters who are very clearly in love but who can’t just admit that because they think there’s something fucking wrong with that. Gideon’s JUST her cav and Harrow is also in love with a dead chick. We also have Magnus and Abigail around who are just like. Happily married and fine with things regarding their whole necro/cav aesthetic. Ianthe doesn’t seem to give a shit that Gideon’s into Harrow at all. There’s a fondness for necro/cav relationships enough that there’s an entire romance genre centered on them and like characters in the cast are fond of those, some of them. Things appear to be Fine, at least as far as their friends are concerned. Maybe the asshole writing the essay that kicked this pondering off would have an issue and a stuffy old grandma would pitch a fit. But like their friends don’t have a problem with necro/cav shit. But we still very much have Gideon and Harrow being “Well no. We’re just a necromancer and their cavalier. GOD.” Now part of what got me thinking about this is that I recently decided to start watching Bly Manor. Because fuck it we haven’t yet. And specifically part of why is I remember seeing an analysis of it done by Rowan Ellis which had this bit where like the argument that “Bly Manor proves you can do queer stories without homophobia being a part of it!” is brought up and like...Ellis is like “Ok but we very much do just lock a queer woman in a literal closet while she screams to be let out”. And lo and behold in the first episode we very much do just lock a queer woman in a literal closet while she screams to be let out. In an episode showing that she’s like just unable to go back home for...some reason. And that she has some sort of difficulty with her relationship with her mother. No, the show is not having the character literally go “Wow I sure am in the closet and I kind of fucking hate that woe is me I am so gay”. But figuratively? It’s all over the place in that first episode. I’m not sure about the others because I haven’t watched them, but it is there in the very first one. And that’s something horror does very well. It takes things that are scary and uncomfortable and bundles them up in shades of metaphor. It hides them from  you by showing you the thing cleverly disguised. Maybe you do not notice it the first time through perhaps. Maybe you felt that a certain thing like the closet scene resonated very hard with you and you’re not sure why. But you perhaps don’t consciously go “Aha! It is the horror of being closeted!” Upon looking back on it or back through it though you might notice it. And be like “Oh that was there. Holy fuck.” Now maybe you’re also someone who isn’t like. Comfortable. With straightforward depictions of specifically queer suffering. Maybe it’s just too scary. But with this show hiding it in a metaphor you got to sit through that. You got to be brave enough to sit through a very, very scary thing. And afterwords you go to think about it. This is the power of metaphor and it’s something horror has been very, very good at doing for ages. Maybe racism or homophobia or whatever else is too nerve wracking for you to look at face on in media, but maybe you can watch a movie or a show where the horror of those things are very much there but cloaked in metaphor. And so maybe we are getting that with Gideon and Harrow’s weird issues around how “taboo” their feelings are. Two people who are just unwilling to believe that it might be that thing, in part because that thing is “taboo”. Except instead of the taboo being literally “They’re lesbians, Harold,” it’s instead cloaked in a comforting metaphor of necro/cav relationships and some dude who is really fucking offended at people’s space ao3 fanfictions about his historical favs. Which is important because every fucking scrap of anything one gets is an argument. It can’t just be that they’re in love. It’s that you must PROVE it and some asshole with a degree or just a bone to pick is going to come by and be like “WHY CAN’T THEY JUST BE A NECRO AND A CAV” about it all. And like I’m someone who’s known they’re into other women for a long while now. At least half my life. We have conquered that hurdle. But we haven’t entirely unpacked all the weird little societal bullshit that is still in there. Hiding. Lurking. And that societal bullshit specifically frames that sort of love as something gross and taboo and “Why Can’t They Just Be Friends?”. With that last thing hurting a lot. I’ve constantly run across people going “Why can’t they just be friends?” or going “They just have a sisterly relationship!” about things I shipped. Even when those things involved shit like the characters kissing on screen or mentioning that they’ve been dating in a sequel series. I can’t simply like my ships. I can’t simply see myself in romance. Because my sort of love is so taboo that it is, in itself, a debate. Maybe being shown the thing cleverly disguised as another thing might help me unpack that. At the very least it helps me look at it. When it’s something that hurts a lot to this day.
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multimilfs · 3 years
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Lilith Clawthorne x Fem!Human Reader: Portals to Mortals
Summary: white--lillies requested “Ok so the story would be about Lilith and Reader. Lilith would find a way to create a portal to the human world (because redemption arc and everything, and it’s kinda her way to apologize to Luz?). Anyway she would create this portal and her and the gang would appear in the house of a human woman, and the story would be about the evolution of the relationship between Lilith and Reader. So like, the first few times they appear together, but then Lilith goes on her own. Sorry this got a bit long, had to cut it in two parts. Whatever they do in the human world is up to you. Bonus point if when they appear, they come out of a closet (no gay pun intended) and Reader is like: Are you from Narnia? and everybody is confused except for Luz. Oh, and Reader is a bit freaked out at first, cause like who wouldn’t be if strangers came out of their closet? Anyway, I hope this is ok? Tell me if it's not and I'd totally understand :D”
A/N: I need to rewatch Narnia or something. That used to be a serious comfort movie of mine. 
Warning(s): None
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“Okay, am I recording?” Your whispered voice came through the video, though your finger was blocking the camera. You finally moved it in order to see your face, “Oh good. Um, I think someone is hiding in my closet. I just walked in but then I heard a bang and voi- Ah!”
The camera shook, distorting the view, before it focused on the closet door that was slowly opening. In through it stepped two women, a girl, and an animal. Your hand shook and so did the camera.
“What the hell… has Narnia been real this whole time?” You blurted.
The two women’s faces scrunched up in confusion, while the girl couldn’t help but giggle into her hand.
“Not exactly. I’m Luz, this is Eda, Lilith, and King - they’re from the Boiling Isles.”
“Is the Boiling Isles code for Narnia?”
“If Narnia was weirder, yes.” Luz agreed.
“Are we supposed to understand what they’re talking about?” Lilith asked Eda, attempting to be quiet, but failing. Eda just shrugged.
“Narnia is an old story here, where there was a portal in an old wardrobe.”
Luz tried to explain to the women, but the two just looked uninterested. Especially Lilith. You remembered that you let yourself take in the woman, admiring her beauty. She seemed to feel your gaze. It had made your cheeks burn as you found that you’d been caught.
A finger tapped on the screen, stopping the video. You looked up at Lilith, a question in your eyes. She just gave you a small smile.
“That was the moment you enchanted me.” Lilith admitted softly, linking her fingers through yours.
“Really? So quickly?” You couldn’t help but ask, leaning against her.
“Really. You have this way about you, despite the way you were terrified of us.”
You couldn’t help but laugh. When they had first arrived, though they intrigued you, you had done your best to avoid them. With the exception of Luz. She’d explained that she was a human, like you. It’d put you at ease.
Over time though, things had changed. Each time you became more comfortable with Lilith. You held eye contact longer, found excuses to continue talking, brushed her hand with yours - any excuse you could find to be near her.
“So Luz, what is the deal with this portal you three come through? Why does it end up in my house?” You asked one day, as they stepped out of the closet in typical fashion.
“Um, I have no idea! Lilith?”
The woman’s head tilted upwards from the book she was inspecting. You hadn’t noticed until then that she’d picked up a copy of ‘Narnia.’
“The ‘where’ was meant to be somewhere near Luz’s home. It’s particular magic. I had to work with what I had.” Lilith explained, “So it seems you’re stuck with us, Miss Y/N.”
“Oh ew, just Y/N please.” You corrected her.
“Alright. Y/N.”
The way Lilith said your name caused you to look at her for some time. Like she was trying to figure it out, but admiring it. Cradling the name.
Your emotions were quickly passed over as Luz and Eda started to tell you about the intricate way magic worked. The information left you entranced.
——
One afternoon, it seemed like no time had passed before they had returned. You had only just settled into watching a movie. As the opening credits began, the telltale knocking of the front door had interrupted.
“Well, that was fast!” You said.
“My mamí had an extended shift and I forgot.” Luz shrugged, before catching sight of the TV, “What are you watching?”
“The Wizard of Oz.”
“I love the Wizard of Oz!”
Luz was practically vibrating with excitement as she plopped down on the couch, intent on watching it with you. You didn’t mind. It’d been a while since you’d spent time with anyone.
Eda and Lilith were standing awkwardly next to the couch, looking between you and the TV. It would have been hilarious if it wasn’t so tense.
“Will you two join us?” You asked finally.
They let out a sigh of relief, before sitting down on the couch with you. Lilith was to your left, while Eda was on Luz’s other side. Then you let the movie play.
Though the peace didn’t last long.
When Glinda the Good Witch appeared, Lilith let out a scoff, before launching into the ‘outrageous stereotypes’ in the human world. You did your best to follow along and look interested. Unfortunately, she continued to go on and on. No end in sight. Until you had enough and pressed a finger to her lips, shushing her.
“As fascinating as your passion here is, some of us would like to watch the movie.” You said.
Lilith tried to focus on your words, but her eyes kept drifting to your hand. It made you pull away awkwardly.
The silence lasted the rest of the evening.
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One day, a single set of knocks came from within the closet, instead of the normal three.
You opened the door to see Lilith standing there, hands clasped in front of her. She gave you a hesitant smile.
“Lilith, what are you doing here?” You asked curiously, leaning against the door frame.
“Well, I came to help you… tidy up. I fear that we may have left this place in a state of disarray after the movie.” Lilith said. She was looking around the room, in an attempt to latch onto anything she could reason with.
“Oh. You didn’t do too much damage.”
You negated her statement, but let her enter the room anyway. It felt rude to turn her away. Not that you wanted to.
“Nonsense. Look at these… these pillows! Horribly flat and disheveled. Your visitors would be appalled.”
Lilith began to aggressively fluff said pillows. It was easy to see that she was searching for a reason to stay. So after she fixed them, you decided to put on another movie.
The two of you settled in wordlessly. Though about an hour in, you felt yourself drifting off in the middle. It wasn’t until you felt someone playing with your hair that you understood what happened. You slipped back to sleep, happy to find your pillows perfectly fluffed the next morning.
——
“Now that I think about it, you were not subtle at all, honey.” You said, watching a blush spread across Lilith’s cheeks.
“It worked anyway.” She justified.
“You’re right, your charm outweighs the painful flirting.”
Lilith rolled her eyes at your teasing, before placing a kiss on your lips. You leant in, teasing forgotten. Nothing could make you trade away the relationship you had with her. Not even Narnia could tear you away.
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hoenursey · 3 years
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here it is, y’all, the nurseydex theatre kid au i never finished (and probably won’t ever). if any of y’all remember, this was going to be the othello au lol !! whoops.
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God hated him, obviously. That much was apparent. God hated him or did not exist, because no loving god would do this to him. No loving god would have him, fingers wrapped delicately and squeezing ever so slightly at one (1) William J. Poindexter’s slim neck, and no loving god would force him to have his blocking so that he needed a knee wedged between Will’s thighs and his other hand pinning his wrist to the bed, and there was absolutely, positively no loving god that would have Will gazing up at him, pupils blown wide as a half erection tented the silk nightgown he was in, in the middle of Samwell College’s black box theatre.
There was just no way in hell, Derek reasoned, as Will swallowed and he felt the bob of his throat run down, down, down the center of his palm. A loving god would open up the floor and fucking eat him, just let him die right then and there.
“Will, you should be thrashing!” Monetta yelled, and Derek flinched, then forced himself to relax and slowly pulled back.
It happened like this.
“We have no backup for Desdemona,” Monetta spat. “Who fucking– who changes their major now? Who drops a class in the middle of the fucking semester? Can you even do that?” She whirled around, eyes wild, and Derek backed up slightly. Monet could be kind of… wild, sometimes, when she got going.
“Uh–”
“It’s rhetorical!”
Everyone in the theatre flinched.
“I need a backup. I need one now. I don’t care if it’s a fucking dog. If the dog can act, I don’t give a shit. I just need a fucking actor. Find someone who’s got chemistry with Derek and I will fucking kiss you.”
“I’d prefer it not be a dog,” he said hesitantly, and Monetta turned her head in his direction. Only her head, and a single, mad-looking eye focused on him.
“But you know what? I, uh. Can work with that. A dog, I mean. Anything. The show must go on.”
Monetta’s head turned back, and he breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
“Hey, what about Will?”
Nevermind, he thought to himself bitterly. He turned a flat look on Chris, who was smiling cheerfully, as usual, a wrench in his hand.
“Who?” Monetta asked. Her brow was creased, the script she’d been waving still dangling from her long fingers.
“He–” Derek tried to say, but then Monetta threw the script at him as Chris said, “He’s the one who’s been helping Larissa with sets! Me, Will, and Derek had our freshman humanities course together!”
“What does he look like?”
“Red hair, freckle-y,” Mandy called from the rafters.
“Mega freckle-y,” Jenny confirmed. “And he’s, like, p good at acting. He’s got a great voice, loud and, like, strong and stuff? Super pale, kind of angry just like as a person. He’s a little awkward but like once you get him comfortable it’s fine. We had 1302 together; actually, it was Othello, so he already knows the lines! He’s super rad!”
Monetta turned to him, and he gave her an uncomfortable look. “Please tell me you can work with him. Derek. Please. We really, really, really don’t have time to do another open casting call, and frankly all the non-actors in here suck. Please. We have three. months. Tell me you don’t have any problems with him.”
“He’s an asshole,” Derek grumbled. “A rude asshole who thinks i'm irresponsible and laughs at me when I fall–”
“But can you work with him on stage?”
Derek sighed softly as Monetta turned the closest thing she had to puppy dog eyes on him.
“You’re helping with my calc work,” he said tiredly, and she beamed at him. “Call him up, Chris. See if we can get him here by tomorrow.”
It happened like this: Monetta took one look at William Poindexter and fell in love with him. He monologued for her and she looked ready to propose. They found a costume (after damn near an hour of sizing and shaping and pinning and honestly, his ass was just unfair) and she had their children’s names picked out.
“Thank you so much for this. I’m so sorry we had to call you in so late, and this is so–”
“It’s, um, not a problem?” he said, almost a question, smile curving his pink lips, because of course he had an uncomfortably endearing smile.
“Monetta, one problem,” Caitlin Farmer said muffledly. They looked down at her where she was hemming the bottoms of Will’s pants, a few pins tucked between her lips.
“Yes, Caitlin?” Monetta asked, voice tense. Caitlin pulled the pins from her mouth and handed them to Derek, saying lightly, “Hold these, please?”
“Uh, we don’t have any period clothes for this. The sleep scene, where Othello kills Desdemona? We only have women’s robes and gowns, and I know costuming gets cumulative grades on like accuracy. It won’t be so bad if the rest of the costuming is good, but we’re hella underprepared and I know they don’t want to make an entire new outfit this late in the show.”
“What do you have?” Will asked. Monetta, Caitlin, and Derek all looked at him, surprised– he hadn’t really said much outside of a few words confirming or agreeing with whatever they said.
“Just… silk nightgowns. That’s it. The little strappy shift ones? You probably don’t want to wear those, i’m sorry–”
“It’s-- uh, don't worry about it,” he interrupted gently. “A few weeks in a shift dress isn’t going to kill me. Besides, i’m already gay and, uh, sort of out, so like, what's the worst they can say to me?” Derek’s brain went blank. Will was gay? Will was gay? Was he single? Why did he care?
“Derek!”
“Sorry, what?” he asked, blinking at Monetta.
“I said, go get ready for practice. We’ve gotta get your blocking down.”
“O-okay,” he managed.
“And I want you and Will to practice outside of this period! Go hang out, get dinner in the dining hall together! You’re supposed to be married, okay?”
Shit. Fucking shit fuck shit– “Okay, Monetta. Dinner, dining hall, practice. I’ve got it. I can hear perfectly clearly.”
“But does your brain work? I doubt you sometimes.”
It happened like this: they started having dinner together, and then lunch together, and then breakfast, and then Derek was sitting with the engineering majors and Will was sitting with the poetry kids and they were both sitting with the theatre kids. It happened like this: they bickered, and Derek flirted, and Will snarked, and they practiced until they were dead on their feet.
It happened like this: they hadn’t practiced kissing by themselves, just line work, because they didn’t really have the space to do blocking anyways. Or that was what he told himself, anyways, because he kept thinking about how much he wanted to, and he poured over the kissing scenes in private: how he’d kiss him, how delicately or firmly it would be done, and how most of all there wouldn’t be much more effort to pretend that he was madly in love with him, because of course he had to fall in love with anyone who smiled at him.
It happened like this: Monetta needed them to practice the kissing scenes in rehearsal.
“You’re both single, right?” she asked idly as she checked over the set backgrounds, Derek scanning over his blocking notecards from on top of one of their desks.
“Huh?”
“You and Will. Single?”
“Well... I am,” Derek said slowly. “But I wouldn't know about Poindexter. He's never mentioned a partner though, and it doesn't seem like his style to not, like, say anything. Want me to ask?”
“Sorry, I had to drop off some supplies to the culinary lab,” Will called, the door slamming behind him, and they turned to look at him.
“Will,” Monetta hedged, “You’re single, right?”
He paused, looking at her curiously, then nodded a little jerkily, shrugging off his bag and jacket. Nursey tried not to stare at the way his shoulders filled out the tight red “Samwell Computing” shirt (gay, gay, gay, his brain was chanting, gay, gay, stop thinking about how broad his shoulders are, gay). “Far as I know.”
“Great,” Monetta said, relieved. “Sorry, just… last time, we accidentally caused a few breakups? And chairs got thrown. I really don't wanna see that happen again.”
Will chuckled softly, flexing his wrists a little and then pushing up onto the stage with his hands, rolling into a standing position neatly. Derek was dying. “Well, no angry, uh, boyfriends here. Or girlfriends.”
“Fantastic,” she murmured. “I’d hate for you to have a chair thrown at your head, we really don’t have the time to find another Desdemona.”
“You know you’re supposed to care about other people’s well-being, right?” Jenny called down from above the stage, where she was fixing up some of the lighting that had fallen earlier. Mandy nodded in agreement.
Monetta took a moment to consider it, face thoughtful, and then shrugged, pivoting on her foot and walking away from Will and Derek.
“No time for that either! Everyone get dressed, we’ve got a lot of work to do today and some people still aren’t off book.”
“It’s literally just act two,” Connor said irritably from the fourth row, though he still stood to move backstage. “That’s it. Excuse me for not memorizing every single one of Iago’s stupid little asides--”
March smacked him on the back of the head and he yelped, indignant. “What was that for?”
“You don’t have to get insulted four times a week for a month, Wisnewski,” she grumbled, “So can it.”
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yukippe · 3 years
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wonder what she thinks of me
for @yuekiweek ​ day 3: reunions | word count: 2.3k | read on ao3
“you need to buy your books suki!!” sokka lectures through the phone. last year suki didn’t buy the books for any of her classes and she was fine. she isn’t actually planning on buying books this year either, except now sokka’s roped her into coming to his book club and she can’t lie and say she doesn’t like to watch sokka rant about something dumb while enjoying the baked goods that sokka will have convinced his gran gran and his parents to make for them.
unfortunatley, this means suki has to brave the bookstore during some fancy author signing to try to buy the book sokka’s demanded everyone read for next week. he’s still talking through the phone, though suki’s mostly tuned him out. she’s normally much better at listening to sokka’s rants, but the bookstore is packed with awkward high school students and suki would rather not, at the moment. she slips around a table of overpriced waterbottles and planners and weaves past a random grandpiano over to one of the computers with the bookstore directory. “sokka,” suki asks as she almost trips over a four year old holding a picture book. “why did you have to send me to this bookstore at this time?”
there’s a huff on the other end of the line and suki sighs deeply, “suki, please you should be thankful! they’re running a special discount if you buy a tote bag to go with the book this weekend!!” well. okay, maybe suki collects tote bags and sokka is probably being a good friend. but suki hasn’t been to this store before, having not bothered with buying her textbooks last year and getting anything for fun as an ebook. but sokka believes in the experience of a physical copy or whatever, so tote bags and author signings it is. 
suki puts her phone between her shoulder and ear as she sets her fingers onto the keyboard of the computer directory, “hey, what’s the name of the book again?”
“have you listened to anything i’ve ever said to you?” sokka asks her. suki can picture him in their apartment at his desk, doing something fancy with math as he coaches her through a bookstore, pinching the bridge of his nose out of frustration. suki doesn’t actually need him to tell her the name of the book, she just likes to rile him up sometimes. she types in the title. suki thanks him for his help, asks him if hes found his glasses yet (the same glasses she hid before she left) and hangs up with a smirk.
adaptation by malinda lo. there, young adult section. it’s supposedly sci fi thriller and sokka, though he lacks taste in most things, has always had solid book taste. suki looks around for the sign to section she needs and spots it, tucked behind a tech display and next to the little cafe. suki walks over, eager to grab her book and get out of the shop. she walks through the shelves searching for the author’s with the last name l. malinda lo. there, suki reaches out to pluck the book of the shelf, when the back of her hand brushes against someone else. 
suki steps back, book in hand, to look at the girl next to her. she has brown hair in a pretty updo and really cute heart shaped beaded earrings. she looks familiar, but suki isn’t sure where she recognizes her from. 
“hi,” the other girl says, her voice sounds like a princess. all bells and whistling wind. 
“uh,” suki coughs, smiling crookedly and titling her head. “hi!” 
the other girl giggles at her, but her smile is warm and suki finds herself settling. “i’m yue - so adaptation? what made you interested in it?”
“oh, my friend is hosting a book club and this is this months pick,” suki tells her. maybe she should have done a little more research on the book before she’d shown up. she hadn’t really pictured a bookstore as the spot to meet a cute girl. 
“oh!” yue says, surprised. “i have the same one assigned for my book club. do you want to grab something to drink and let me tell you about it?”
“sure,” suki says, her smile growing even wider. “that sounds great” 
yue winks at her as she grabs the same book of the shelf, “perfect, there’s this bubble tea place a block a way i want to show you.” yue turns on her heel, her hair falling onto her back as yue bounces in her steps. suki checks to make sure her flannel is neat and her docs are tied before hurrying after yue. 
the two of them wait in line one behind the other at the register and yue flips through the display before the register of pins and pens and bookmarks. a rainbow lion turtle eraser set catches suki’s eye and she lifts it up to her face to look at it closer. it’s the type of thing aang would like, so suki puts it on top of her book when she gets to the register. after she picks out the simplest canvas tote bad (most of them have obnoxious book puns katara would make fun of her for months about) and pays, suki finds yue waiting by the door peeling a sticker off of a sticker sheet suki remembers seeing on the display. 
“so,’ yue asks. “where do you want your sticker?”
suki blinks, “what?”
yue waves the - oh it’s a hello kitty sticker with fairy wings. suki blinks at it, “um. cute?” she gets a smile for her efforts and then yue leans in and grabs her wrist, turning suki’s hand around and carefully placing the sticker onto the back of suki’s right hand. 
“so,” yue says, after failing once more to steal a drink of suki’s boba. her mouth is screwed up in a light pout, but it feels teasing. “do you go to ba sing se u?”
only a little while later, they are wandering to nowhere in particular, still holding hands. yue keeps trying to steal a sip of suki’s drink even though when suki ordered yue had made a face at the idea of coffee boba. yue’s own drink is sweet like her. strawberry, reportedly to match yue’s nails which are done up in a neat mimic of the fruit. 
suki nods, squeezing yue’s hand and lifting her drink over her head, too high up for yue to reach, though that doesn’t stop yue from playfully batting at it. neither of them caring about what passerby might think as they wobble on the sidewalk smiling at each other full of silliness. “yeah, i’m majoring in gender and women's studies with a minor in literature and art.”
yue lights up, the way she’s done every time suki’s shared a fact with her. suki’s face feels flushed, yue makes her feel like she’s on her first date ever. “oh wow!” yue says. “i’m majoring in four nations politics with a minor in theology and spiritual studies but i would love to see what your classes must be like. i think i could be a student forever, you know?”
and then yue doesn’t let go of suki’s wrist. instead, she links their fingers together and suki watches their hands held together hang between them. she looks up and smiles at yue, stupidly happy for a moment. and really, suki doesn’t even know for sure if yue is into girls even if yue does seem to be flagging. for now, suki just lets yue tug her down the street as her phone buzzes in her new tote bag with texts from sokka she’ll ignore for now. 
“hm, not really, i think one degree is enough for me. but academics are cute,” suki says, watching as yue swings their hands back and forth as they walk. they’re both absolutely terrible at walking together, suki’s noticed. they can’t seem to walk in a straight line and suki’s almost fallen off the sidewalk twice already. it’s nice. suki’s finding that yue makes her comfortable everywhere. 
“oh?” yue asks, her eyes twinkling. “does that mean you think i’m cute, suki?”
“hmmm,” suki teases out, a trace of laughter in her voice as yue finally manages to dart forward to steal her drink, finally realizing her success would be increased if she let go of suki’s hand. suki doesn’t even mind that much, wow. “well,” suki settles, after a moment of false consideration. “yeah, i think you’re pretty cute.”
yue winks at her, the same way she did in the bookstore, and takes a sip of suki’s bubble tea. then she makes a completely disgusted expression shoving suki’s drink back at her. “suki! that’s so gross, tui and la, how do you drink that?” 
suki can’t help the laugh that spills out of her as yue sticks her tongue out and crosses her eyes, making a fuss that shouldn’t be as sweet as it is. well, suki’s always been a sucker for clowns. suki reaches out and links their hands back together and they both sip at their drink as they seem to stop together at the bus.
they make shy eye contact as a bus comes up to the stop. “so,” yue says. “i’ve got to go, i’m meeting up with a friend. but this was really fun, right?”
suki smiles, “yeah, it was really fun.”
“that’s great! i really liked talking with you!” yue informs her. then, yue leans forward and kisses suki’s cheek before turning around, and her earrings sparkle in the sunlight as she jumps onto the bus right before the bus doors close and it pulls away with the rest of the flow of traffic. suki blinks and watches it go, still feeling the soft touch of yue’s lips on her cheek.
when suki pulls her phone out of her bag to video call sokka he immediately points out the lipstick mark on her cheek and she resolves not to give him any details, no matter how much he pesters her 
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two weeks later, after bemoaning to ty lee about how she was dumb and completley forgot to ask the cute girl she met at the book store for her number, she sees yue again. at sokka’s book club.
the members of the secret book club hadn’t been a surprise for the most part, consisting of sokka (obviously), aang (one of sokka’s only friends who wasn’t a gay girl), azula, mai, ty lee and suki (the gay girls sokka was friends with). sokka’s parents, hakoda, kya and bato, had baked with sokka all last night and prepared a whole table full of snacks that sokka had made her haul over to their apartment. suki thinks it’s a ridiculous amount of food for their handful of friends, and then she and sokka ate a good section of it before their friends even show up.
mai, sokka and azula are arguing over the finer points of the book already even though the meeting has yet to officially start. sokka and azula, to be fair, have actual opinions that they are fiercly defending from their spots on the floor as mai causes problems on purpose on the couch she and ty lee stole as soon as they stepped through the front door. 
there was only one person that had yet to arrive, and apparently only aang had met her before. azula had raised an eyebrow at the pronoun and asked sokka if he’d made friends with another gay girl. the answer had been yes, and suki who was looking for another chance at talking to a cute gay girl after flopping earlier in the month and failing at getting yue’s number or social media or anything, was looking forward to meeting the newest cute gay girl sokka was friends with. 
sokka had impeccable taste in cute gay girls (besides azula). so really, maybe suki shouldn’t have been so surprised to answer the door when the bell rang to find yue holding a tray of pastries. 
yue stands out in the hallway with its broken light, looking as pretty as the moon in the sky. her face breaks into a smile at the sight of suki, and suki’s sure her expression matches. “suki?!” yue asks. “wow, small world huh?”
suki nods back, her cheeks starting to hurt with how big she was beaming. “so,” suki says. “do you think i could make up for last week and get your number?”
laughter comes from behind suki, and suki knows her friends are probably making fun of them right now, but she’s too interested in yue’s answer to pay any attention. 
yue rolls her eyes, but she doesn’t stop smiling, “of course suki, now do you want to help me bring these in so i can program it into your phone? no excuses not to call me this time.”
“don’t worry,” suki says as she takes the sweets from yue. “i’ll be sure to blow your phone up more than sokka when he’s trying to prove a point.”
she’s rewarded with another kiss to her cheek (and teasing from her friends at another lipstick stain) and yue’s number in her phone saved as yue🌙💖😘. 
yue, through suki’s phone, texts something to herself and suki leans over yue’s shoulder to see what it is. 
omg yue you’re so hot please go out with me <3
suki bumps yue’s shoulder as best as she can with her hands full and raises an eyebrow. “so, yue?” suki asks. “will you go out with me?”
yue giggles, her lipgloss sparkles and suki wonders what it tastes like, “of course, suki.” 
a few seconds later, suki has her question answered and can confidently report that yue’s lipgloss tastes like mango. 
suki passes the tray off to sokka, who was helpfully waiting right behind her with the tried familiar expression of accidentally setting up his exes. then, suki tugs yue into the loveseat, kicking out aang who had been sprawled across it.
book club is much more fun than suki was expecting, though almost all things are improved, suki finds, when she’s hanging out with her friends and eating sweets and practically sitting in the girl she likes lap while yue braids her hair and teases sokka with her. yue winks at her as aang and ty lee stop azula and sokka from getting into a fistfight with mai and sticks another hello kitty sticker onto her cheek. suki leans over and kisses the same spot on yue. fair is fair after all. 
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allthingsfangirl101 · 4 years
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A Game of Tease-Teddy Sanders
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Part 2
I went away for one weekend. One weekend and I return home to a frat living in the house next door. When I got back, I pulled into my driveway and instantly saw the house next door littered with red cups, used party supplies, drunk girls, and overly cocky frat boys.
"You have got to be shitting me," I mumbled as I turned my car off. I got out of my car, grabbed my purse, and walked in without another look towards the boys watching me like a flock of vultures.
When I got safely inside my house, I closed the door and leaned against it as I let out the breath I didn't know I was holding. I turned around and locked the door.
I spent the rest of the afternoon unpacking, cleaning the house, and avoiding all windows. I had just put in a load of laundry when someone rang my doorbell. I sighed as I fixed my hair while I walked to the front door. When I looked in the peephole, I mentally prepared myself.
"Here we go," I mumbled before opening the door. I put on a small smile as two frat boys stood innocently on my doorstep. "Can I help you?"
"Hi," one boy started. "I'm Teddy and this is Pete."
I looked over when the other boy lifted his hand to wave but didn't say anything. I sighed when I noticed they were waiting for me to introduce myself.
"Nice to meet you, boys. I'm Y/N."
"It's wonderful to meet you too," Teddy said a little too sweetly. I glanced over at Pete and held in a smirk when I saw him roll his eyes.
"I'm sorry," I cleared my throat, "but did you need something?"
"We just wanted to come over and introduce ourselves, like good neighbors," Teddy said politely. I stared at him, silently telling them I could see through their bullshit.
Pete sighed before adding, "Actually, we wanted to warn you. . ."
"Not warn her," Teddy laughed. Pete sent him a glare before turning back towards me.
"What I meant was, Teddy and I are in charge of our college fraternity and we all live next door."
"Yeah," I scoffed, glancing over at their yard. "I kinda figured that out."
The boys stared at me for a second before letting out awkward laughs. I crossed my arms over my chest and leaned against the doorframe. Teddy was about to say something but I cut him off.
"Look," I sighed. "I don't care that you're a bunch of frat guys living together, partying all the time. It's not my thing so I won't stop you. But I will stop you if you do anything to or around my house. I've worked my ass off for this place and I expect my neighbors to be respectful. Even a house full of dudes. All I ask is that you respect me and my space. If you do that, I won't have a problem with you. And if I don't have a problem with you, you won't have a problem with me."
I sent them a smile before slamming the door in their perfect faces. I didn't move from the door, wanting to hear what and if they said anything.
"Damn," Teddy laughed. "I like her."
"Leave her alone," Pete warned.
"What?" Teddy asked innocently.
"I mean it, man," Pete sighed. "She seems nice and is willing to put up with our shit. Don't piss her off or try anything with her. Please, Teddy. We can't get into any more trouble with the school."
Problems? I wondered. Interesting. . .
                       * * * * *
Living next to a fraternity definitely has its negatives. Its positives? Not so much.
They are always having parties, always laughing and playing pranks on each other, and never go without a drink in their hands. Whenever I leave the house, they watch me. They lean over and whisper to each other, most likely making suggestive comments about me.
And when I return home, I half-expect to find my house destroyed, run over with guys, or on fire. I have lost track of how many times the boys have run over to help with my groceries and how many times I've told them I was fine but they insisted on helping anyway.
Most women would love having a house full of guys living next door. You have boys to help with yard work, fixing up the house, lifting and moving heavy things.
Well, not me.
For me, it's just a nuisance. Since I'm the same age as them, they have continually tried to ask me out. Every interaction I have with them ends with me declining their invitation to dinner, coffee, lunch, or Netflix & Chill.
I've had about enough of it. Constantly getting hit on, asked out, and eye-fucked is exhausting. I'm starting not to feel comfortable leaving my own house.
"Hey, Y/N!" I heard the second I got out of my car.
I sighed before looking over and seeing Teddy barbecuing in the front yard. I lifted my hand and waved but didn't say anything. I gathered my things from the backseat of my car as Teddy continued to watch me.
"Wanna come join our barbecue?" A pledge asked.
"No thanks," I said as I shut the car door. I was about to head inside when Teddy handed a guy next to him the spatula and jogged over to me.
"Come on, Y/N," he smirked. "You never hang out with us and it's starting to make us sad."
I sent him a look as he pouted. "Teddy!" Pete yelled. We turned to look at him. I smirked when Pete was sending Teddy a warning look. Teddy just shrugged before turning back towards me.
"For reals though," he sighed. "Why won't you just hang out with us? You won't even come to a party, and we have one every weekend."
"I know," I deadpanned. I cleared my throat and stood up straighter when I saw everyone outside their house watching us. "You wanna know why I refuse to cross the property line?"
"Um, yeah," he chuckled.
"It's because I know you assholes have a bet going."
For a brief second, Teddy's mouth opened and his eyes widened. He cleared his throat, quickly regaining his composure. "What. . . I don't know what are you talking about."
"You don't?" I challenged. "I'm pretty sure you and your Frat Brothers have a bet going about who can get me to sleep with them first."
Teddy looked behind at the guys, them all avoiding eye contact with me. My eyes fell on Pete sitting on their porch, reading a book. He looked up and sighed when he saw the guys gathering around me. He made eye contact with me and sent me an apologetic look. I smirked when I got an idea.
"But why don't I make all of this easier?" I said sweetly, turning my attention back to Teddy. The guys looked back at me, more joining us.
"And how would you do that?" A guy asked.
"By telling you who, out of all of you, I would actually sleep with."
Everyone smirked and stepped closer to me. I smiled innocently as they waited eagerly. Teddy looked around and smirked at his brothers. I could tell by the look on his face, he was fully expecting me to choose him.
He's got another thing coming.
"If I had to pick someone to take up to my room right now," I started slowly. I smirked as they got antsy. I made sure to look at them all teasingly before finally finding my victim.
"I'd pick Pete."
Everyone froze. Teddy clenched his jaw as he turned towards Pete. Those boys who were around Pete patted him on the back and pushed him towards us. I smirked up at him when he finally got to us.
"Hi, Pete," I said sweetly.
"Hi, Y/N," he stuttered. I stood on my toes and pressed a kiss to his cheek.
"Just go with this," I whispered in his ear, sounding as seriously as I could.
I pulled away and grabbed his hand. Without saying anything, I led Pete inside my house. When the door was closed, Pete started nervously stuttering. "Y/N. . . We don't. . . I mean. . ."
"Relax," I laughed.
I locked the door and walked over, closing all of the blinds. Once the guys outside couldn't see in, I walked upstairs and made a show of closing my bedroom curtains.
When I walked back downstairs, I laughed as Pete was still frozen in the middle of the room.
"Pete," I said chuckling. "Don't worry. We're not going to sleep together."
"It's not that. . . I mean, you are very beautiful but I. . . I'm. . . " Pete continued to stutter.
"I know you're gay," I cut him off.
"Really?" He asked, clearly shocked.
"Yeah," I laughed. I sat down and gestured to the other chair. "Pete, I knew within the first two minutes of meeting you."
"Wow," he said under his breath as he physically relaxed. "I can't believe you can. . . I mean, Teddy doesn't even. . ."
"Guys never know," I smirked. I smiled when he laughed.
"So," he hesitated to ask.
"So, why did I say I would sleep with you?" I finished for him.
"Yeah," he laughed as he reached up and ran his fingers through his hair.
"I figured we could help each other," I shrugged.
"How so?"
"Well, I want to be left alone and you want your frat to believe you're into girls," I started to explain. "So, my idea is this; we pretend to be continually hooking up and we both get what we want. You are seen as a stud among your brothers. And, hopefully, they will leave me alone."
Pete leaned back and thought about it for a second. "That might work," he said under his breath. He sighed before adding, "For me, at least. I know that Teddy is hellbent on getting you."
I scoffed as I rolled my eyes. "I know," Pete sighed. "I'm sorry, but he is stubborn. Now that he thinks we're hooking up, he won't stop trying. The rest of the guys, maybe. But him? No."
"So, what do we do to get him off my back?" I sighed. We thought about it for a minute, neither one of us knowing the answer.
"He's not going to stop until he sleeps with me, isn't he?" I asked, finally breaking the silence.
"I'm sorry, Y/N." Pete sighed as he glanced towards the frat house. "Sometimes, I hate being there. The guys degrade women and spend their whole time talking about who they slept with and who they want to sleep with."
"Then why are you apart of the fraternity?" I asked.
Pete let out a harsh laugh and shook his head. "Honestly? I'm not sure why. I mean. . . I thought it would help get through college but it just made it rougher."
"I'm sorry," I sighed. "I get that. I went through college completely on my own. And it sucked."
"Y/N, I'm really sorry that the guys constantly harass you. I try to get them to leave you alone, but. . ."
"It's okay," I shrugged, chuckling lightly. I thought about it for a minute before saying, "You know, if Teddy wasn't such a dick, he'd actually have a chance."
"Really?" Pete laughed. He sent me a smirk before saying, "Now that may get him to leave you alone."
"What do you mean?" I asked, physically tilting my head.
"I have a plan," he smirked. "And it'll work for both of us."
                       * * * * *
About an hour later, we had everything planned out. We messed up our hair and clothes to make it look like we spent the whole time having sex instead of planning to take down the fraternity starting with the president.
"Maybe," Pete hesitated.
"What?" I asked as I tossed my hair to one side.
"Never mind."
"Tell me," I laughed.
"Maybe you should give me a hickey. . . Or we can give each other one or. . ."
I laughed as Pete reached up and scratched the back of his neck. "Come here," I giggled as I grabbed his hand and led him over to the couch.
"I know I'm not your type," I smirked, "but we can make out a little to make it more convincing."
"Okay," Pete chuckled awkwardly. I laughed when he didn't make the first move. I crawled onto his lap, straddling him as his eyes widened.
"Just relax, babe," I teased.
"Sorry," he chuckled. "I'm used to making out with girls who think I'm straight. I'm not used to making out with a girl who knows I'm not attracted to her."
"Ouch."
"No!" He quickly said. "I didn't mean it like that! I just. . ."
"It's okay," I laughed as I gently grabbed his face. "I know what you meant. Now, I don't know about you, but an hour gives us time to do a lot more than they're expecting."
Pete laughed as his cheeks turned red. "I'm not good at. . . Like marking."
"Leave it to me."
I pressed my lips to his and it took him a second to get into it. He was still a little tense as I broke the kiss and started sucking on his neck. "Relax," I whispered against his skin. "Don't think about who is doing this to you. Just think about it happening."
Pete sighed as he relaxed into the couch more. I left a few hickeys on his neck and one on his jaw before pressing my lips back to his. He got so into the kiss that he laid me down on the couch, hovering over me.
I gasped as he broke the kiss and started sucking on my neck. I let out a small moan when he found my sweet spot. He returned his lips to mine, instantly moving them messily in sync. I ran my hands up his chest, dragging my fingers up and down his chest, purposefully leaving marks.
When we finally broke the kiss, we were both struggling to catch our breath.
"Damn," I whispered, looking up at him through my eyelashes. "For a gay guy, you kiss really well."
"Thanks," Pete laughed as he sat up, pulling me with him. He was about to button his shirt but I stopped him.
"Remember, they need to think we had sex. They'll see your open shirt, the nail marks on your chest, messy hair, and the hickeys, and fill in the rest."
"Plus, you in a tank top, your messy hair, and the hickeys on your neck will make them really fill in the rest."
We laughed as I led him to the door. "Hey," I said before he left. "Thanks for doing this."
"Anytime," he smirked as he opened the door. I glanced behind and sent him a knowing look when every frat boy in their front yard turned to look at us.
"Looks like they were waiting for us," I smirked. Pete laughed as he shook his head.
I stepped out onto the porch and pulled him in for another kiss. He immediately played along as I ran my fingers through his hair. I smirked against his lips as he reached down and squeezed my ass.
"Nicely done," he whispered as we broke the kiss.
"You too," I smirked as I sent him a wink.
"Now," Pete sighed, "we wait and see if it worked."
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musicfeedsmysoul12 · 4 years
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PRIDE DRABBLES
Be me: Get bored and then write a bunch of drabbles trying to get over writers block and make them all gay cause Pride.
Summary: A collection of BNHA drabbles revolving around Izuku and various sexualities or gender identities. Various pairings.
Asexual
 It’s nothing. Or well it’s nothing he likes to talk about. He and Fumikage have been dating for about three months, and it’s amazing. They cuddle and watch movies and have great dates together. It’s wonderful and perfect for both of them.
 The only thing is when people (mostly the guys) bring up sex. They’re curious. Super curious. Izuku gets it- or well he gets the questions about kissing. 
 “Can you guys kiss?” Kaminari asked when they had been dating for a week. “I mean he’s got a bird head.”
 “No, but we’re fine with other means.” Izuku has said and left it at that. Fumikage could run his hands through his hair or nuzzle him and Izuku could do similar things. They didn’t care that they couldn’t kiss.
 But well there was the fact they wouldn’t stop asking. About sex that was. 
 “Bet you two get wild.”
 “Is it like a threesome with Dark Shadow?”
 “How far have you gone?” 
 It made Izuku want to scream. 
 He cuddled closer to Fumikage, trying to get the thoughts out of his head, placing his head right under his boyfriend’s chin. He felt exhausted after training yesterday and just wanted to nap.
 “Getting lucky tonight?” Teased a voice and Izuku wanted to groan as he burrowed into Fumikage a bit tighter. Damn it why did it have to be Kaminari? He wouldn’t let it go. “All cuddly and shit?”
 “No,” Fumikage said bluntly. 
 “To sore? Yesterday sucked.”
 “No,” Fumikage said in reply.
 “What?! But neither of you are girls and insisting on waiting for it!” Kaminari said, earning a slap from Jirou. The rest of the class had slowly started looking over to them, drawn by the commotion. Some looked curious while one of two just looked annoyed.
 “It’s none of your business,” Fumikage said shortly. 
 “He is most certainly right!” Iida spoke up stiffly. “Kindly leave them alone!” They did but they still got some looks. Izuku didn’t mind. 
 He’d known he was asexual for a while. It just wasn’t something he wanted to bring up to others just yet. Especially since Fumikage wasn’t asexual and Izuku didn’t want to deal with personal questions about that. 
 Izuku loved Fumikage. He really did, it was just sex made him go: NOPE. And back off. Fumikage acknowledged it and moved on. He told Izuku that while he was interested, sex to him wasn’t an actual need in a relationship. He compared it to a second helping of dessert. You didn’t need it but you would like it. 
 Izuku smiled, cuddling into his boyfriend. 
 He had a great one. 
Bisexual
 When Ochako and Izuku broke up no one really thought much of it. Sure they were upset a bit because it seemed like they were a great couple but no one thought much. It was high school. People broke up all the time. 
 It was only when Ochako got caught making out with Tsu and Izuku was caught kissing Tenya that people started talking.
 “Are they gay and just figuring it out?” Asked Mina as she watched Ochako and Tsu cuddle while Izuku blushed like a fire truck as Tenya actually picked him up to stop him from going out and training again after he’d worked out that morning. 
 “Were they each other’s beards?” Muttered Hanata, also watching.
 “Or it could be because we’re both bisexual!” Ochako called out to them. Both blushed.
 Okay yeah, could be that.
Trans
 He didn’t want to change in the locker room. Not in front of everyone.
 It was stupid. It was so stupid. He had been on puberty blockers and hormones for years. He had no chest really and wore a binder mostly for his own benefit. 
 But he stood there and didn’t want to change. His hands shook a bit as he tried to breathe and tried to think. Okay, if he faced away from everyone they wouldn’t notice but he did have to take off his binder and that could lead to questions about why he had one… 
 “Hey,” a voice said and he jumped, turning to see the blonde with the black lightning bolt in his hair. The boy pointed further into the locker room. “Change rooms are that way if you want.” Izuku froze. Oh shit, was he not passing? How did- “whoa, hey it’s okay. Just thought you looked uncomfortable. I am to with getting changed in front of others.”  The boy grinned and nodded, leaving Izuku to stare after him before a grin spread across his face.
 That was… really nice of him. Izuku felt his face heat up a bit and quickly went to get changed.
 Whatever their teacher wanted had to be important.
Gay
 Izuku coughed as Uraraka looked at him hopefully. He could tell half the class was watching as he tried to react to her confession. 
 “Uh…” he felt really awkward and by the look on her face, she knew it. “Uraraka… you’re a great friend. I do care about you but…” he looked even more awkward as he tried to politely say it. She was shaking her head, looking accepting when the classroom door opened and a purple-haired boy stepped in. 
 “Babe,” Hitoshi called out. “You’re late.” 
 “One second Hitoshi-“ Izuku began but stopped and then coughed as Uraraka jumped in surprise. “Sorry… but I’m…” he motioned to Hitoshi who looked confused.
 “Oh… so uhhh… no chance at all?” Izuku shook his head.
 “None. Even if I wasn’t dating him sorry…”
 “No, no it’s fine.” She laughed awkwardly. “I’m… probably going to go eat a bunch of ice cream so… have fun?”
 “Uhh yeah sorry.” Izuku quickly went to grab his boyfriend’s hand and drag him out of there, blushing. Hitoshi blinked.
 “She asked you out? Izuku you’re gayer than I am.”
 “Apparently I don’t look it,” Izuku shrugged before Hitoshi suddenly smiled. A smile that sent shivers down Izuku.
 “Well let’s fix that…” 
 It was going to be a very nice date.
Genderfluid 
 One thing about Bakugou that Izuku actually liked was that the first time she had worn the girl uniform at middle school he’d punched someone in the face who called her a slur. Those sort of thoughts had mostly died out with Quirks. After all- when someone could breathe fire or turn into a giant or anything who cared if your neighbour was kissing the same gender or about what was going on down there.
 Still, it was common enough that Izuku had been nervous. At least until the guy was punched in the face. 
 Bakugou may have stopped being her friend years ago but he did not stand for that crap. 
 Izuku had been genderfluid for years it was just only in teenage years was the draw to a girl’s skirt was something the green teen felt. As a kid, it was more fun to run around and get dirty. She had worn the skirt plenty of times on girl days and even on occasion on a boy day.
 But… she hadn’t yet worn it to UA. It was stupid, she knew that. The grape asshole had been thrown out of UA after the third day, and she knew one of her classmates was trans. No one cared but…
 Well, it was stupid.
 “Ah! Mademoiselle-“ a voice said and she turned to see Aoyoma standing there. He blinked. “Ah! Midoriya… what perchance are your pronouns for the day?” She felt something in her heat ease.
 “She her.” She explained, smiling. He bowed and reached for her hand, she let him take it, feeling her cheeks flush as he kissed it, grinning at her in an attempt to make her smile. It worked as her smile grew more.
 “Allow me to escort you to class!” He bowed and she giggled, taking his arm and letting him walk her to their class. Everyone did look up and saw them walk in but no one really reacted other than blinking and shrugging. Iida did ask for pronouns but other then that life went on. 
 Mostly. 
 Izuku did find herself often hanging around a blonde French-Japanese teen after that…
Lesbian
 Izuku did not react to seeing Uncle Shou being the one teaching him. He managed to contain his surprise mostly. (Mostly) He was lucky that Bakugou didn’t say a single thing though he figured it was from the verbal lashing he’d gotten when they were ten and Izuku’s mom had started dating her girlfriend who had brought various pro-heroes into their lives and who had all ganged up to give a very firm discussing to the boy about his actions. 
 Izuku firmly did not react when he glanced at the syllabus and saw his mama would be teaching them. He firmly did not react to Tenya awkwardly trying not to react himself to the various names and people they knew. 
 He would not let it get out his mama was a pro hero and he had uncles who were and that he knew the entire UA staff who had all learned about One for All and had roasted the fuck out of All Might. He wanted a normal school life!
 And then the door opened and his moms came into the classroom.
 Izuku let his head drop into the desk, groaning while Bakugou groaned and Tenya winced in sympathy.
 “Midnight-“ Uncle Shou began but Kayama interrupted him.
 “SHOUTA I AM ENGAGED!” That got Izuku’s head snapping up.
 “WHAT? MOM?!? MAMA?!?” Both women turned and beamed before Inko rushed over to hug him. 
 “I’m getting married honey!” Kayama ran over to hug him to, the three smiling.
 “Congrats. We’re in the middle of-“ Uncle Shou tried but Kayama snorted.
 “Please Shouta, it’s the first day and usually they’re gone in thirty minutes. We’re kidnapping our son to go to the courthouse.” 
 “Courthouse?” Izuku asked. Inko snorted.
 “I tried the fancy wedding and then your father decided to run off after I nearly threw him through a window for hitting me and trying to hit you. No fancy wedding needed here!”
 “You are also super gay and your parents forced you into it as a Quirk marriage.” Kayama pointed out. Inko gave a shrug, acknowledging her point. 
“Well, whatever the reason- come on honey! We got Hizashi as a witness and need to grab someone else…”
 “I think Thirteen-“ Kayama began in a taunting voice but Shouta snapped the book he’d been reading from closed. 
“Class dismissed for the day.” 
 Izuku snorted while his moms laughed, happy his mom was getting her happy ending.
Aromantic
 He’d never thought about getting married and having a family. It was always hero course, being a hero, being the best her could be. Romance had never factored into his thoughts. Sure he found people attractive and he supposed he’d always assumed that the feelings would turn romantic or whatever but he’d never… thought about t.
 Izuku had always been a little put off by all the romance in everything. Why did a cartoon about All Might punching people need a romance subplot between side characters? Why were papers focused on heroes’ love lives? Why did people care who was kissing who? There were more important things than romance!
 It followed him through his high school career. He just didn’t get it even as people began dating. It was just… so weird and confusing. Sure he found people attractive and had some… thoughts about some of them but he just didn’t see the point of dating.
 It eventually came to him researching. It always did. He dug into various sexualities and romantic statuses. That was how he discovered what he was.
 Aromantic. He still felt sexual desire but the actual romantic part didn’t do anything for him. He felt like a weight had been taken off his shoulders and had focused more on his studies. He even found that while excessive romance made him gag he didn’t mind romantic stories that were done well. Even if he felt sometimes there was no need for them.  
 He didn’t pay much attention to the change of time and didn’t see much point in telling people until one day he went to class and found students all wearing pins. 
 “Deku!” Ochako chirped. “Happy Pride!” Izuku blinked and looked around to see people wearing pins showing various sexualities or gender identities. “Want a pin?” Something about how she said it made Izuku blink but in a split second he smiled and turned to Momo who was waiting. 
 “Hey, can I get an aromantic pin?” Momo blinked but smiled and nodded. Izuku didn’t notice some faces as he pinned the pin to his jacket, a half-smile on his face as others cheered.
 It was nice. 
 Better then romance any day.
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warrier-queann · 3 years
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Writing a small Drabble based off of this post
—-
Dean always knew he liked boys. From the moment Trevor Blocner told him what a crush was in the 3rd grade and said boys pulled the girls hair to let them know they liked them.
Dean had wished on the spot that Trevor would have pulled his hair instead of Lindsey Lakewood’s.
The confusing part was that Dean also had a crush on Erin Wilkes. Erin was hot. All the guys said so. They all talked about the things they wanted to do to her in the halls. Dean only wanted to hold her hand, maybe go to the movies or make her a mixtape. But he was a man. Men didn’t do girly things like talk about their feelings. Men never tried on eyeliner or skirts when their dads and brothers weren’t home.
And as his father instilled on him over and over again:
“Boys don’t kiss boys.”
He would use slang like "fucking fag" or "homo" as an insult.
So Dean went out with Erin. He took her to the movies and for a ride in the Impala his dad had given him for his birthday. He kissed her in the backseat and put his hands up her shirt like he was supposed to.
He was a man. That didn’t mean he had to like it.
—-
The first time Dean heard the word bisexual, he was 24. It had been Sam actually, telling him about this girl he’d talked to the night before. How she had talked girls with him.
“Wait a minute there Sammy. I thought you slept with this chick.”
Sam laughed as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, “Yeah Dean, I did.”
“You just said she was checking out some other chick.”
“She was bi Dean.”
“Bi?”
“Bisexual. She’s attracted to men and women.” Sam picked up a book as of the conversation was over.
Dean hoped he was hiding his shock well. “You can do that?”
Now Sam was confused, “Um...yeah.”
If this girl could like both, maybe Dean could too?
---
Charlie was good for him.
She was someone who his dad would have never approved of. Would have said that she needed to be straightened out or some shit like that. Dean couldn't have given two shits whether the redhead was gay or straight, he loved her all the same.
Once, they were just hanging out in the bunker watching some movie. Sam had gone to look into a case a few states away. It was nice to just be with Charlie. She never judged him for liking "girly" movies and stuff like his dad had. She never said anything about the lingering glances Dean sometimes gave men when they went out. If anyone had clued in on his preferences it would have been her.
After the movie they ended up in the bathroom. Dean had made some offhand comment about makeup and now Charlie had insisted she show him a few things about the product. She was currently trying to wrestle some eyeliner or whatever onto his face.
"Will you just stand still?" She yelled, "It's not that big of a deal Dean!"
Dean deflected her, "I don't want any black gunk...stick thing anywhere near my eyes."
Charlie rolled her eyes, "Come onnnnn, it's fun."
"Yeah for you maybe."
Charlie gave him a stern look that he knew better than to argue with. She instructed him to close his eyes "softly" whatever that meant and then she carefully applied the eyeliner. After opening and looking in the mirror, Dean was surprised.
He kind of...liked it.
The black enhanced his eyes and gave them a slight sparkle. For one fleeting moment he thought about putting it on himself. Applying the gunk in his own mirror carefully before going out. Other people seeing him like this. It sounded so freeing.
All at once though his father's voice was in his head. Telling him that he was a man. Men didn't go out wearing makeup in public, and Winchester's never even thought about it.
Dean turned gruffly from the mirror, "Is there something I can take it off with?"
Charlie looked almost sad for him, "Dean.."
"Now."
Reluctantly, she handed him a cloth.
And if Dean swiped the eyeliner from Charlie's purse when she wasn't looking no one had to know. If he stood in the bathroom late at night when Sam was asleep and tried to mimic the precise motions Charlie had done when swiping the color on and underneath his lids no one had to know. Dean Winchester fought the voice inside his head late at night where no one could see him, and committed one of the many infractions of being a man.
---
Cas was...unexpected.
He smiled at dumb things and was naive enough that anything and everything was magic to him. He was astounded by the toaster. Dean having come into the kitchen one morning with Cas holding a piece of bread over the open flame of the stove. Completely burnt on one end and white as ever on the other.
Dean had laughed for a good six minutes before he finally addressed Cas about why.
The stupid angel was endearing and cared too much or not at all.
Dean loved that about him.
Scratch that, Dean loved everything about him.
John's voice was ever present in his head though. Telling him that Winchester's weren't fags, or fairies, or anything other than screw em' once and lose em' men. Yet Dean wanted to kiss Cas every time he smiled. He wanted to hold his hand and wake up in his arms and do all of the cringe-worthy gooey romantic stuff included in rom-coms. Only the voice in his head was loud and persistent, without fail.
So Dean suffered in his silence. Only allowing Cas to be his best friend, nothing more and never any less.
---
Sam had asked to talk to him. Whenever Sam wanted to "talk" it was usually about something he thought was bothering Dean. Usually the thing that was bothering Dean he would push down with beer and sex until the issue was no longer on his mind. He knew it was unhealthy, he just didn't care.
Sam was fiddling with something in his pocket when Dean stopped baby on a side road. He shifted into park and looked at his brother.
"Alright Sam, spit it out."
Sam took a breath and then laid something on the dash. The colors of the charm danced with the sun.
Dean carefully picked the item up. It had a hook at one end, as if it would be hung from something. A wire was adorned with beads. Beads colored in blue, purple, and pink.
"Dad's gone Dean." Dean looked at his brother, Sam looked back. "You don't have to be afraid of who you are. Not with me. Not with anyone."
Dean held the charm for a minute, weighing the voice with what Sam was telling him now. In a split second decision, Dean hung the charm from baby's rearview mirror, and shifted into drive.
(Dean kissed Cas in the kitchen the next day. The angel laughed and pulled him in while Sam whistled and gave one of his signature "I knew it" smiles).
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Do you have any book recs like yours and w. epic love scenes like yours?
I appreciate anything I’ve written being called epic in any way :) 
I don’t really know if I could accurately compare any books I’ve read to my own but I do have some book recs that I adore! I’ll give you my top ten lesfics for some variety
- Behind the Green Curtain by Riley LaShea (my ultimate fave romance)
When Caton’s sleazy boss offers her a position as his wife’s personal assistant, she accepts the job with reservations, certain Jack Halston has ulterior motives. After meeting Jack’s wife Amelia, though, it’s Caton’s motivations that begin to unravel. As vicious as she is beautiful, Amelia threatens Caton’s position and her sense of decorum. As the attraction between the two women spirals into a torrid affair, Caton is drawn deeper into Jack and Amelia’s world of privilege and prestige, where everything is at stake and nothing is what it seems. 
- All That Matters by Susan X  Meagher
Life is going damned well for Blair Spencer. She's a very successful real estate agent, happily married to a man who encourages her to live the independent life she loves; and they're actively working to have a baby. The wrench in the works is that Blair favors adoption, while her husband David desperately wants to have a biological child. The fates are against them, and they finally seek the help of a group of reproductive specialists. One of the doctors, a surgeon named Kylie Mackenzie, eventually becomes a good friend to Blair. And she needs all of the friends she can get when things start to go horribly wrong at home. As her marriage teeters on the brink of collapse, she relies more and more on Kylie's friendship. Kylie's happily gay; Blair's happily straight. But the way they structure their relationship leads friends and family to privately question whether the pair is setting themselves up for heartache. They eventually come to a crossroads, which could either destroy their friendship or turn it into what each of them has been seeking. The question is whether each woman can change her view of herself and her needs. The answer is all that matters.
- Alone by EJ Noyes 
Half a million dollars will be Celeste Thorne’s reward for spending four years of her life in total isolation. No faces. No voices. No way to leave.
Since Celeste has never really worried about being alone, the generous paycheck she’ll receive for her participation in the solitary psychological experiment seems like easy money.
When she finds an injured hiker in the woods bordering her living compound, her strictly governed world is thrown into disarray. But even as she struggles with the morality of breaking the rules of the experiment, Celeste can’t deny her growing attraction to the kind and enigmatic Olivia Soldano. Still, how much can you really trust a stranger? And how much can you trust yourself when you know all the faces you’ve seen and voices you’ve heard for the past three years have only been your imagination?
But what’s real? Celeste’s reality may lie somewhere between the absolute truth and a carefully constructed deception. (the concept of this is just INcredible. and the execution as well - perfect)
- The Goodmans by Clare Ashton
The lovely doctor Abby Hart lives in her dream cottage in the quintessential English border town of Ludbury, home to the Goodmans. Maggie Goodman, all fire and passion, is like another mother to her, amiable Richard a rock and 60s-child Celia is the grandmother she never had. But Abby has a secret. Best friend Jude Goodman is the love of her life, and very, very straight. Even if Jude had ever given a woman a second glance, there’d also be the small problem of Maggie – she would definitely not approve. But secrets have a habit of sneaking out, and Abby’s not the only one with something to hide. Life is just about to get very interesting for the Goodmans. Things are not what they used to be, but could they be even better? (there are not one but TWO perfectly written romances intertwined in this *chef kiss*)
- Pretending in Paradise by M Ullrich
When travelwisdom.com assigns PR specialist Caroline Beckett and travel blogger Emma Morgan to cover a hot new couples retreat, they're forced to fake a relationship to secure a reservation. Ten days in paradise would be a dream assignment, if only they'd stop arguing long enough to enjoy it. Reputations are Caroline's business. Too bad she was forced out of her previous job when an ex smeared hers all over the office grapevine. She's never getting involved with a coworker again, especially not one as careless and unprofessional as Emma. Emma knows that life is too short to play by the rules. But when she goes too far and a defamation lawsuit puts her job in jeopardy, she has to make nice with Caroline, the image police, and deliver the best story of her career.
Only pretending to be in love sure feels a whole lot like falling in love. When their story goes public, ambition and privacy collide, and their chance at making a fake relationship real might just be collateral damage. (there’s just SOMETHING about this that is super freaking cute)
- The Brutal Truth by Lee Winter
Australian crime reporter Maddie Grey is out of her depth in New York, miserable, and secretly drawn to her powerful, twice-married, media mogul boss, Elena Bartell, who eats failing newspapers for breakfast. As work takes them to Australia, Maddie is goaded into a brief, seemingly harmless bet with her enigmatic boss—where they have to tell the complete truth to each other. It backfires catastrophically.
A lesbian romance about the lies we tell ourselves.
- The Red Files by Lee Winter (kudos to her for being the only author that makes it to this list with two separate books)
Ambitious Daily Sentinel journalist Lauren King is chafing on LA’s vapid social circuit, reporting on glamorous A-list parties while sparring with her rival—the formidable, icy Catherine Ayers. Ayers is an ex-Washington political correspondent who suffered a humiliating fall from grace, and her acerbic, vicious tongue keeps everyone at bay. Everyone, that is, except knockabout Iowa girl King, who is undaunted, unimpressed and gives as good as she gets. One night a curious story unfolds before their eyes: One business launch, 34 prostitutes and a pallet of missing pink champagne. Can the warring pair work together to unravel an incredible story? This is a lesbian fiction with more than a few mysterious twists. (as someone who is usually pretty bored by any plot other than the romance, I actually enjoyed this mystery)
- Tricky Wisdom/Tricky Chances by Camryn Eyde
(for tricky wisdom)  Darcy Wright is a closeted lesbian who has been infatuated with her best friend, Taylor, since junior high. Leaving her small northeast Minnesota town for Harvard in a quest to become a doctor, she moves in with med-student Olivia Boyd, a neurotic, anal, gigantic pain in the backside. The first year of juggling medical school is grueling, but it’s nothing compared to living with Olivia.
Coming out to her friends and family with an anti-climactic flop, Darcy uses her newly publicized sexuality to try and win Taylor’s affections through an ill-hatched scheme that crosses uncomfortable lines. The result is as unexpected to Darcy as Darcy’s affinity for medicine is to Olivia.
The first year of medical school is a nerve-wracking encounter in medicine, learning lessons the hard way, and finding what her heart desires.
Tricky Chances is the sequel to Wisdom, but it’s the only lesfic sequel that i truly felt added to the first one and was just as gripping! Plus, the first book is only 48k words so the followup is perfect to come right after
- Who’d Have Thought by G Benson
Top neurosurgeon Samantha Thomson needs to get married fast and is tightlipped as to why. And with over $200,000 on offer to tie the knot, no questions asked, cash-strapped ER nurse Hayden Pérez isn’t about to demand answers.
The deal is only for a year of marriage, but Hayden’s going into it knowing it will be a nightmare. Sam is complicated, rude, kind of cold, and someone Hayden barely tolerates at work, let alone wants to marry. The hardest part is that Hayden has to convince everyone around them that they’re madly in love and that racing down the aisle together is all they’ve ever wanted. What could possibly go wrong? (this book comes in 9th because i don’t love it QUITE as much as i do all the others, but it was the one that got me into lesfic so! it’s good stuff)
And in a guest pick from the only other voracious lesfic reader i know, @debbie-eagan - 
Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden - 
Philadelphia real estate broker Devyn Winters is at the peak of her career, closing multimillion-dollar deals and relishing it. She’s pretty much blocked out her formative years in Dreamer’s Bay, where the most exciting thing to happen was the twice a year bake sale. Unfortunately, a distress call hauls her back home and away from the life she’s constructed. Now the question is just how long until she can leave again? And when did boring Elizabeth Draper get so beautiful?
Elizabeth Draper loves people, free time, and a good cup of coffee in the warm sunlight. In the quaint town of Dreamer’s Bay, she’s the only employee of On the Spot, an odd jobs company. She remembers Devyn Winters as shallow in high school, but now everything about Devyn makes her lose focus. Though her brain knows Devyn is only home temporarily, her heart didn’t seem to get the memo (I’m personally not a huge Brayden fan but a lot of other lesfic readers are so I reached out for a second opinion on this matter)
I hope you enjoy!
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rpmemesbyarat · 3 years
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RP meme from the movie “Dogma”
“I’m as anatomically impaired as a Ken doll.”
“May I continue uninterrupted?”
“Mention something from a Charlton Heston movie and suddenly everyone’s a theology scholar!”
“Read that book again sometime. Women are painted as bigger antagonists than the Egyptians and Romans combined. It stinks.”
“So you were an artist? Big deal.”
“That’s why he’s the King, and you’re a schmuck.”
“ I repeat; this is not a drill. This is the Apocalypse. ”
“ We call this piece "The Fecalator.” One look at it and your target shits him or herself.“
” I just love to fuck with the clergy, man, I just love it.“
"Let’s kill people.”
“Ah, Sweet Jesus! Did you have to use the whole can?!”
“Or you’ll do what exactly? Hit me with that…fish?”
“Honestly, you bottom feeders and your arrogance, you think everybody’s just trying to get in your knickers.”
“Do you go around drenching everybody that comes into your room with flame-retardant chemicals?”
“I am to charge you with a holy crusade.”
“What’s the fine print?”
“I hate when people need it spelled out for them!”
“We’re here to pick up chicks.”
“Well, it’s a lot more compact than the flaming sword, but it’s not nearly as impressive.”
“How am I supposed to strike fear into the hearts of the wicked with this thing? ”
“What work did you do? You lit a few fires.”
“Mass genocide is the most exhausting activity one can engage in, outside of soccer.”
“You’re a man of principle.”
“We figure an abortion clinic’s a good place to meet loose women.”
“You’ll offer us sex as a reward?”
“Fucking Breakfast Club; all these stupid kids actually show up for detention.”
“Movies are fucking bullshit.”
“This is gonna sound really bad. I can’t believe I’m even thinking about this, but…”
"Someone told me I’d meet you and you’d take me some place I was suppose to go.”
“I feel like Han Solo, you’re Chewie, and she’s Ben Kenobi and we’re in that fucked up bar!”
“She’s the slut. Booong!”
“All right, well lets say we’re caught in a situation where we have like five minutes left to live. I don’t know, a bomb or something’s gonna go off; would you fuck us then?”
“Tell me something nobody knows.”
“When you do it, you’re thinking about guys.”
“Wars, bigotry, televangelism.”
“You’re saying having beliefs is a bad thing?”
“My eyes are open. For the first time, I get it.”
“Ours was designed to be a life of servitude and worship, and bowing and scraping and adoration.”
“You know, all I’m saying is that maybe one of us needs a little nap…”
“I think we may have to dispatch our would-be dispatchers.”
“See, don’t let your sympathies get the best of you. They did me, once. ”
“I’ve heard a rant like this before.”
“I have seen what happens to the proud when they take on the throne. ”
“Would you - could you - have believed me? You had to come to it gradually. Only now, after all you’ve seen, could you accept the truth.”
“I don’t want this. It’s too big.”
“It’s unfair! It’s unfair to ask a child to shoulder that responsibility, and it’s unfair to ask you to do the same.”
“I wish I could take it all back. But I can’t. This is who you are.”
“Everything I am is a lie.”
“No one can take that away from you, not even God. ”
“I guess this means no more cheating on my taxes.”
“Come on, demon, I wanna see you try that shit on someone who’s already dead!”
“And the pawns are moving into place as we speak…”
“But then your kind came along, and made it so much worse.”
“But true to his irresponsible nature, man won’t own up to being its engineer, so he blames his dark deeds on my ilk!”
“I’d rather not exist than go back to that…and if everyone has to go down with me, so be it.”
“The whole fucking world’s against us, dude, I swear to God. ”
“If I had a dick, I’d go get laid.”
“I think that God is dead.”
“I can’t wait to die.”
“Do you know what makes a human being decent? Fear.”
“I’m responsible for nineteen of the twenty top-grossing films of all time.”
“The humans have besmirched everything bestowed on them.”
“Don’t you think it’s time we went home?”
“No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater… than central air.”
“What the fuck is this shit? Who the fuck are you, lady? Why the fuck did you hug my head? ”
“What the fuck is this, The Piano? Why ain’t this broad talking?”
“You of anyone should know that tits don’t make a woman.”
“But I’m a fuckin’ demon.”
“Guys like us just don’t fall out of the fucking sky, you know.”
“Beautiful, naked, big-titted women just don’t fall out of the sky, you know.”
“You’re Catholic, can’t you talk to them?”
“Consequences schmonsequences.”
“Snootch to the motherfuckin’ nootch!”
“Let it never be said that your anal-retentive attention to detail never yielded positive results.”
“You can’t be anal-retentive if you don’t have an anus. ”
“Ladies and gentlemen, you have been judged guilty of sinning against our almighty God, and I promise you, you shall pay for your trespasses, in blood!”
“I’m feeling a little exposed here…”
“Wings, now!”
“I know they were just kids, but we kicked their fucken pube-less asses!”
“Anyone who isn’t dead or from another plane of existence would do well to cover their ears right about now.”
“Are you saying you believe?”
“I’m telling you, man, this ceremony is a big mistake.”
“Go back to your paper routes, you Mighty Duck fucks.”
“Very basic strategy. If your enemies know where you are, then don’t be there.”
“Your continued existence is a mockery of morality.”
“You’re his father, you sick fuck.”
“You, on the other hand, are an innocent. You lead a good life.”
“You have more skeletons in your closet than the rest of this assembled party. I cannot even mention them aloud.”
“You’re awfully nude.”
“You know, maybe you’re wrong about this slaughter thing.”
“The major sins never change.”
“What, are you insinuating that I don’t have what it takes anymore?”
“Get me a… Holy Bartender.”
“Not born. SHIT into existence.”
“I can take anyone I meet and give a zillion and nine ideas a second, but I can’t keep any for myself.”
“I have issues with anyone who treats God as a burden instead of a blessing.”
“You people don’t celebrate your faith; you mourn it.”
“Your hearts are in the right place, but your brains got to wake up.”
“You were martyred?”
“I can’t believe we forgot about the magazine.”
“Smoke that motherfucker like it ain’t no thang!”
“NOBODY IS FUCKING ME! YOU GOT THAT!?”
“If you don’t pipe down, I’m going to yank your sack off like a paper towel.”
“Your hard-on for smiting has prevented us from negotiating what should be the relatively simple matter of catching or staying on a bus.”
“Well, I say we get drunk, because I’m all out of ideas.”
“Oh no, I’ve seen way too many Bond movies to know that you never reveal all the details of your plan, no matter how close you may think you are to winning.”
“You’re looking at eons of repression getting purged.”
“If only they’d let us jerk off.”
“Quit killing people, that’s high profile.”
“So do you do anal? Is it true that chicks fart if you blast ‘em in the ass?”
“The man was right about you. And I am going to go home and tell him so.”
“Quit leering at me. People are gonna think I just broke up with you.”
“You know, I hear pregnant women can have sex until their third trimester.”
“You’re a pure soul… but you didn’t say "God bless you” when I sneezed.“
"Holy shit, it’s the Pope!”
“Ever the fucking apple polisher!”
“Hey Big Bird! Wanna play the Counting Game? Count the shells, Sucker Duck!”
“Snoogans.”
“So this is all about revenge.”
“After the first couple million years, escape from hell became my all consuming reason.”
“You mean, I’m pregnant?”
“You think someone threw him out of a plane with a message written on him like in Con Air? You ever see that flick?”
“It’s the living dead! Kill it! Kill it!”
“Wait a second! Between guys with wings, guys falling out of the sky, and guys trying like hell to fuck me, I think I’ve been pretty patient so far, and I’m not taking another step until you tell me where the hell you came from!”
“I came from Heaven.”
“Is this why I had to come down here this morning, man? Is this why I had to miss my fucking cartoons?”
“Let me give you a little inside information about God.”
“People die for it, people kill for it.”
“His piece will be rubbing inside of your armor!”
“You know ,death is a worry of the living. The dead like myself only worry about decay and necrophiliacs.”
“I told them I was coming up on a routine possession.”
“'Makin’ with the love.’ It’s a nice way of saying boning.”
“Do I come off as gay?”
“I got half a stock when she kissed me.”
“I hope you’re the skeeball type.”
“Bow down, stupid!”
“It never ends!”
“What the fuck happened to that guy’s head?!”
“She’s a clever girl, that one.”
“You ready to make some of those changes I’ve been talking about?”
“One of the drawbacks to being a martyr is that you have to die.”
“All is being taken care of.”
“Why are we here?”
*touches nose and makes funny noise*
“I told you she was a woman.”
“She’s not really a woman. She’s not really anything.”
“She’s something alright.”
“Are you saying you believe?”
“Crisis of faith over?”
“Why don’t you name the kid after me?”
“We’re in Mexico?”
“I couldn’t help it, the bitch was hot!”
“You know, you can’t talk to me like that anymore, I’m gonna be somebody’s mother.”
“Yo, we should go to Quick Stop.”
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Survey #333
“imaginary chain  /  the one you never break  /  seething all alone”
Do you have any fears you would rarely admit to anyone? Nah, I'm pretty open about what I'm afraid of. What website do you spend most of your time on? YouTube. What class in high school did you struggle with the most? I honestly don't remember with certainty, but it was probably math or economics. At least, I think econ was my senior year. What could you talk about for hours? Mark, meerkats, a few game franchises... maybe a couple more topics. Who is your favorite character from Harry Potter? I wouldn't know. Do you salt your popcorn? Yes. Do you have a Steam account? Yeah, but I don't have many games on there and rarely touch the ones I do. Do you like gaming? I do, but not as much as I did for most of my life. I mostly just play WoW now, and even that I'm not that into anymore. Part of it though comes from not buying any new games that I'm interested in because 1.) no money and 2.) no proper console, and you can only replay games so many times before you're just... yeah, done. Do you like reading books? Some days. Do you like religion? All things considered? No. Do you like Grand Theft Auto V? Y'know, growing up, I actually liked watching my younger neighbor play one of those games, but I don't remember which. Though he never actually "played" it... just ran around wreaking havoc, lol. I do however think GTAV was the one that Jason and Jacob started playing together when we moved into the apartment, and I thought the story was okay; I don't think they ever got far into it, though. Definitely wasn't Jason's sort of game, and I don't think it was too much up Jacob's alley, either. Can you twerk? I haven't tried and you will never see me try either, lmao. Do you have a Spotify account? Yes, but I almost never use it. If the last person you kissed tried to kiss you again, would you start kissing them back? Yes. If your best friend of the opposite sex tried to kiss you, would you start kissing them back? No. Have you ever kissed someone who has previously kissed someone you hated? Yes, because of how badly she hurt him. I don't have any negative feelings towards her now, though. We're actually friends, haha. The irony. Are you an easy lay? What weird wording. But whatever, quite the polar opposite actually. When’s the last time you said you were sorry? A few days ago. Are there any songs you listen to everyday? No. Would you like living on the coast? As someone who lives in a state hit by hurricanes usually every year and has seen the incredible damage they usually bring to the coast, no. I don't like the smell or gritty feel of salty air, either. When’s the last time you were really late to something? No idea. That's usually not a problem with me. Why did you stop liking the last person you liked? The last person I actually stopped like-liking would be Girt, and that would be because I just came to the realization I saw him too much as my brother instead of boyfriend. It just always felt awkward. Do you still talk to that person? Yeah, we're good. No hard feelings or anything between us. Are you keeping a secret from someone who needs to know the truth? No. Do you trust easily? Fuck no. I'll be cautious, at least to some degree, about new people for a while. What is the last song to make you cry? Since I've actually behaved and not listened to any trigger songs, it's been a long while, but it was probably "Another Life" by Motionless In White. Last person you hung up on? I'm sure some automated message. I barely ever answer the phone to numbers I don't recognize, though. Where was your last car ride to and from? To Wal-Mart w/ Mom to pick up our order and then back home. Next big outing? *shrug* Do you find it difficult to stay invested in online relationships? Not really, no. Considering I'm by far my most authentic self online, I actually tend to appreciate virtual friends more, if I'm being honest. I try to keep up with those people. Are you the type of person who pays close attention to the release dates of movies, music, etc., and will, for example, go see a movie or buy an album on the date it is released? If so, when is the last time you did so? Not really, no. I think I saw Warcraft the day it came into theaters, though. Do movies often make you cry? What kind of films/scenes make you tear up most? Yep. Tragic romance tends to do it the most, I think. Do you use any apps to track your health or medications? I have one to track my menstrual cycle as well as another that tracks my daily caloric intake, but I'm bad at using it because it's tedious if I actually have to measure something. Whose opinions/recommendations do you value most? Ummm if you mean like, in general, probably my mom's. But this most certainly depends on the subject I'm taking feedback on. What is something society "expects" you to do that you don't want to do and/or don't plan on doing? Shaving my legs came to mind first. Granted, I will if there is almost any chance of someone seeing them, but otherwise, I just don't care. We respect women with body hair on this account and see them as no less feminine. Are you interested in architecture? Is there any particular style that you're drawn to? I think it's cool, yeah. I should have an answer for this, given architecture was a massive focus in Art History the last time I was in school... Roman architecture comes to my head first, if that says anything. What was one of your favorite things from the nineties? BOY OH BOY, SO MUCH!! I'm probably gonna say the toys. There was some dope shit, man. Do you collect things pertaining to an animal? ANYTHING and EVERYTHING featuring a meerkat!!!!! :''') Do you wish that people were kinder to spiders? Well, yes. I hope everyone in their heart wishes this, even if they're afraid of them. They're very important to our ecosystem, and none are out there to harm us; their existence does us a favor. Where do you normally order pizza from? Domino's (my favorite) or LIttle Caesar's for the price. Did your parents keep anything of yours from when you were a baby? Oh yes, loads of stuff that's stored away somewhere. Do you own one of those "____ For Dummies" books? No, but I feel like we had one at some point? What was the last VHS tape that you watched? Yikes, who knows. Did you watch Boy Meets World back in the day? I actually didn't, no. Our old neighbor though loved it so much that she named her daughter Tapanga (deliberately spelled that way). Who is your favorite Scooby Doo character? I never really had one. Maybe Thelma. If I were to give you a coloring book, what would you want its theme to be? Animals. Have you ever won a stuffed animal at a carnival? Possibly a small one. I can tell you I did however accidentally stab the guy who ran the dart-throwing booth though, lmfao. He was obviously fine, and it wasn't a bad wound. I felt SOOOOOO bad. Are you a fan of narwhals? I'm a fan of any animal. Narwhals are definitely fascinating creatures. Grape or orange soda? Orange. Grape-flavored soda ain't my thing. Have you ever wanted to vlog? Noooo. My life is so painstakingly boring and repetitive. Did you have a favorite Disney movie as a child? It was and still is The Lion King. Do you or have you ever owned a portable gaming console? Yeah, a GameBoy Advance and Nintendo DS. Is shyness cute? It definitely can be. Have you ever had alcohol poisoning before? No. Do you like to gossip, or do you prefer to keep your mouth shut? I'm not a gossip fan. Have you ever vandalized someone else’s property before? Most definitely not. Are your parents divorced? Yes. Have you ever been under suicide watch for 72 hours in a psychiatric ward? Yes; at least here, that's protocol when you're admitted for suicidal thoughts/tendencies. Have you ever gone through your significant other’s phone or social media accounts, or do you respect their privacy? Absolutely not. That shit pisses me off so badly. Do you wear any sort of clothing for religious reasons? No. What's something you worked extremely hard to get? My sanity back. Sounds so dramatic, but I'm literally not kidding. Have you ever been labeled negatively or otherwise been called something extremely derogatory? Not that I remember. How many kids do you want to have? I don't want kids, but to entertain the question, when I did, I wanted three. It's fuckin wild to imagine for even a second that I once wanted that. Do you believe that being gay is a sin? *eye roll* Are you any good at photography? If so, what’s your specialty? I mean it with modesty, but I think I'm pretty good. My favorite thing to photograph are animals, but I generally take most pictures of people by request or pay. Judging by my deviantART account, my nature pics definitely get the most attention. Have you ever been a member of a gang before? Fuckin yikes, no. An infamous gang tried breaking into my childhood home once, so you can probably gather that I would never take part in their "big bad guys" bullshit. Have you ever felt like you were neither male nor female? No, I'm comfortable as a cisgender female. Do you like oatmeal raisin cookies? NO. Anything with raisins = NO. Do you think you’re attractive? No. Has a teacher ever caught and read a note you were passing in class? No, not that I really passed notes to begin with. I'd be mortified, regardless of what it was about. Would you rather live in a tropical or arctic climate? Arctic. Do you have an older brother? Yes. He's technically my half-brother, but I don't see "half"s. Have either of your parents ever been to jail? No. Are your collarbones prominent? Bitch I wish so I could get the damn dermal piercings I've wanted for years. Have you ever in your life worn overalls? As a kid, yeah. So ugly. Do you love yourself? It's... weird. Therapy is making me realize that a part of me, maybe even the bigger one, doesn't, but at the exact same time, I know I have worth just like every other human. I just don't treat myself like I do. What TV shows do you keep up with? None, until Meerkat Manor returns this summer. :') When’s the last time it snowed where you live? A couple months ago we got a little bit of it. Is your belly button pierced? No, but it would be if I was actually skinny. Just in my personal opinion, I don't at all think that that piercing would look nice on someone as overweight as me. Even if my damn dreams come true and I lose all the weight I want, my stomach will never look "normal," even after I get the excess skin removal surgery that will be very high on my priority list for my own self-image that's been nothing but loathsome since 2016. What is your favourite dinosaur? Spinosaurus is the obvious answer. What do you remember the most about your childhood? Lots of imagination. Parents arguing. Playing with my little sister. What age did you get your first hair cut? I have no idea. Do you have a favourite toy from childhood still? No. I wish I hadn't gotten rid of it. Have you ever made bread? No. Would you ever consider shaving your head? Nah. Would you like to live in a realm where the zombie apocalypse is possible? Who says we don't now? Zombifying parasites already exist among insects and such, so like... it's not unimaginable to one day see one developed enough to infect humans. I sure as fuck hope not, but. What do you use to dry your clothes? (Tumble dryer, radiator, etc) We have a dryer. Do you ever play the built-in games on your computer? Which ones? Nah. What was the last spontaneous thing you did? I did this many, many months ago, but I guess watch an episode of The Witcher by my own volition. I don't really do spontaneous things with how routine I am, but I had a random urge to check it out one morning. How loud can you whistle? Not very loud at all. Does anything on your body hurt or itch right now? My knees really hurt. They're getting worse. When was the last time you built a sandcastle? There's noooo telling, it's been many years. Have you ever ridden a mechanical bull? No. Well, not a *real* one, anyway. Just the little ones for kids. If you had to appear on a game show, which one would you choose? Family Feud. What is your favorite hot beverage? Hot chocolate. Do you have an alter ego? Describe them: No. Food: Are you adventurous or do you stick to what you know? I absolutely stick to what I know. I am SO picky. Is there anything (out of the obvious) that makes you feel really ill? I'm not immediately sure, but there's probably something. Do you bump into things often? Yes. I've always had this weird habit of like... drifting when I walk, so I do this easily. I just kinda wander to the sides a bit without realizing it. What design is on your calendar this year? I don't have a current one. Did you enjoy playing Hop Scotch when you were younger? I did. Do you feel uncomfortable going to the movies by yourself? Nah, not really. I did that with Warcraft and it was actually pretty chill. When thinking about your dream home, what do you think would be your favorite thing to shop for? The ~g o t h i c~ decor. Do you ever listen to those lo-fi hip hop/study music playlists on YouTube/Spotify? No. Are you likelier to work harder if you’re being paid? If not, what drives you to give your best effort? I mean, yeah. I'd assume that's pretty normal. Does the fashion sense of a potential partner matter to you? No. Is there anything that you prefer to write down rather than type? I'm unsure. If you download/torrent things, do you remember the first thing you ever torrented? Oh, the Limewire days of music pirating... but no, I don't remember. What was the last thing you posted on Instagram? Something photography-related, but I don't feel like checking. What do you wish your hair looked like? I wish I could pull off pastel pink hair rn. It also desperately needs a trim. Do you still feel anything for the first person you fell in love with? I'm sure I always will, at least a little. Do you get any magazines in the mail? No. Have you ever paid for any kind of online membership? Uhhhhh have I? I don't think so. Who’d you last see in a tux? Probably the groom of the last wedding I shot. Do you record any TV shows and watch them later? No, but I used to do that big time because I loved "rewatching" stuff when I was on the computer. Out of everyone you know, who was the most heart? My mother, big time. Who’s the bravest person you know? Also my mother. Or Sara. What profession do you admire the most? Teachers might just win. The patience that must take, among so many other things. Have you ever made a fake profile, for any reason? No.
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