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huge-enthusiast · 3 years

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MIRACULOUS FIC RECOMENDATIONS!! (Part 2)

You can find part 1 here.

The first one was really popular! So I decided to make a second part.

The rules are the same:

All of the fics will be rated Teen and up audiences or lower. Also if I don’t put the author’s tumblr is because they didn’t put it in the fic or/and I couldn’t find it.

The only thing that changes is that I would be putting the pairing in the description of the fic.

Without further ado...

Written in the Stars by Boogum (@botherkupo here on tumblr!)

Pairing: Marichat and Adrienette.

He was the god of destruction. She was a princess whose kingdom had been prophesied to fall. To save her people, she became his wife. To save him, she would have to do the impossible. The castle has secrets, the gods are watching, and time is running out.

Chapters: 37/37

TW for mild violence.

Arrange marriage, God AU. While I'm making this list, I still haven't finished the fic, but I had to recommend it because is THAT good. The way I gasped out loud while reading some of the plot twists. The worldbuilding is so good, and even if you aren't into AUs that deviate a lot from cannon like me, I 100% reccomend it.

Need a Lift? again by Boogum.

Pairing: DJWifi

Getting stranded on a foreign planet sucked. Luckily for Nino, his rival was willing to give him a lift home. Unluckily for Nino, she was beautiful and funny and he might just be in love with her.

Chapters: 1/1

Space Bounty Hunter AU! Really sweet and funny. If you are into flustered!Nino then this fic is for you.

hey, you by peachcitt (@peachcitt here on tumblr!)

Pairing: Adrienette

“Have you ever had a dream about someone that changes the way you think of them?”

or Adrien has a dream about Marinette.

Chapters: 1/1

Okay so, peachcitt is one of my favorite ml writers. Everything that they write is sooo good y'all, and i'm already a sucker for adrienette, so I cannot recommend this fic (or any of theirs) enough.

double dare again by peachcitt (I told ya!)

Pairing: Ladrien (with lots of sided ladynoir)

“Don’t ever do that again,” Marinette says, maybe a little too emphatically, and Adrien looks at her, his expression quiet. His cheeks, Marinette notices, are a little red.

“But I wanted to save you,” he says.

or Ladybug and Adrien can't seem to stop running into each other. (whether that is on accident or on purpose is nobody's business but their own, of course).

Chapters: 30/30

This was a ladrien june fic! Every chapter corresponds to the day's prompts but it also continues a story. If that doesn't make you want to read it then I don't know what it will. I fear fanfic writers, they're insane.

(not) so much by therentyoupay (@therentyoupayfanfiction here on tumblr!)

Pairing: Marichat and adrienette

(The claws are sharp, but the host of Destruction—for all of his loudmouth chaos and lack of reserve—is paradoxically careful.)

Chapters: 1/1

In which Chat Noir pays a visit not long after Marinette has made a pretty difficult decision, and they accidentally make a routine.

Prompt: Marinette gives Chat a hickey. Adrien has a suspiciously similar looking hickey the next day at school...

Gotta be honest with y'all, I did not expect this fic to be as good as it is. The adrienette has everything a stablished!Marichat should have. Marinette conflicted with her feelings? Check. Adrien being a hot mess bc That's My Girlfriend But She Doesn't Know That? Check. Them being absolute idiots? Check. It's good!

Doctor, Doctor, Give Me The News (Your Lips Is The Only Cure I Could Use) by BreG21.

Pairing: Adrienette

Rainwater sloshed up from the pools they had made on the sidewalk and coated his jean pants with every step he took. He couldn't bring himself to care.

He sniffed away some of the water that dribbled down his matted head. "Yeah?"

He paused as if to consider his words while Adrien stared down at him, so lost. "You weren't wrong when you thought you knew. A part of you wanted it to be her, but it was too perfect, you let the illusion fool you because how would you get that lucky. But trust me, Adrien. You weren't wrong."

He wasn't wrong? What was he not wrong about?

You weren't wrong. You want it to be her.

And it finally clicked as a small gasp wisped past his lips. He wasn't wrong.

In which, Plagg falls ill, and with Fu gone and Ladybug being the guardian now, has to go find her civilian self-even with the knowledge that she might not like that-is shocked to realize that even with having the kwami that was supposed to embodied the very being of bad luck, Adrien could conclude the very opposite of what he had thought for so long.

He was so very lucky.

Chapters: 1/1

I screamed so hard while reading this fic. It's just one of those who gets the characters right. Do you like a good reveal? Go read this now.

Operation Mega Sleepover by InTheWild (@smellerbeee here on tumblr!)

Pairing: Adrienette

When Alya and Nino drop out of their long awaited mega-sleepover at the last minute, it leaves Marinette and Adrien alone together for the night. An Adrinette one-shot with lots of fluff and sleepover shenanigans.

Chapters: 1/1

I just,,, I love adrienette fluff so much,,, I love them,,,

You, Me & A Little Bit Of The Future by joonapeach.

Pairing: this is a fortunate case of all lovesquare shenanigans™

Marinette expects some disaster on her first outing alone with Adrien.

She just doesn't expect that disaster to be her future self passing off a baby for her to take care of with Adrien.

(Alternatively... two idiots obliviously in love cooing over their daughter while acting like they have no idea whose kid this is.)

Chapters: 1/1

I think the description says anything that it needs to be said. It's really sweet and funny and I love how they just change their minds so quickly and get emo for literally nothing. Peak shakesperean dumbasery.

The entire Marry That Girl series by Miraculous_Max (Maximilian_Alexander).

Pairing: Adrienette

Let’s say Marinette has a special sketchbook. This sketchbook is filled with drawings of their future house, of Adrien as an adult in multiple occupational settings, of Marinette and Adrien’s wedding, and most importantly, their future children.

Let's say Adrien found this sketchbook.

Works: 8 (All are 1/1 chapters)

Just realized how this list exposes me as number 1 adrienette sucker... oh well. I love how Adrien doesn't feel weirded out by the intensity of Marinette's crush. He likes it! He's as weird and romantic as her! That's one of the reasons I love the lovesquare so much and it makes me happy to see that everyone is in the same boat with me.

Strenght by 11JJ11.

Pairing: Adrienette

Marinette knew she was much stronger than she looked thanks to being a hero. So when her class had an arm wrestling contest she knew that she could beat all of them with ease, but she wasn't expecting anyone else to come close.

Chapters: 1/1

Good ol' accidental reveal feat. the entire class shenanigans. I, once again, screamed for an adrienette fic. Who could've thought.

Super Fan by Taliax.

Pairing: Ladrien

It was a good thing Alya was holding the phone and not her, because it would have slipped from her fingers and shattered. How had she not noticed? She had been there, and somehow she’d missed her crush looking at her like she was an angel sent from heaven.

Forget the perfume ad. This picture was going to be her new desktop.

(In which Marinette realizes that she and Adrien might both be obsessive fans.)

Chapters: 1/1

Canon divergent from after Gorizilla. They're so dumb. That's my opinion on this fic.

How to Kiss Your Crush in Five Minutes or Less also by Taliax.

Pairing: Ladrien

He just needed to know if Ladybug needed Chat Noir. He didn't expect to learn just how much she wanted Adrien.

This would be the best five minutes of his life, if he didn't expect her to forget it.

Chapters: 1/1

CW for making out.

Set during Desperada. I promise there's a happy ending. Also Luka is there for some reason, felt really bad for him.

Laying Down the Rules: The Gabriel Agreste Clauses by LadyKae

Gen

Adrien leaves the manor on a dark and stormy night and seeks sanctuary at the only place he feels safe: The Home of the Dupain-Cheng Family. When Sabine learns why her dear boy is fleeing to her home in the middle of the night, she makes a personal visit to one Gabriel Agreste.

There's more rules in play, but not for Adrien and Marinette.

Chapters: 1/1

This is just Sabine going to beat the fuck out of Gabriel and it's really satifying ngl

4am. by hannieks

Pairing: post-reveal lovesquare

In which Adrien has the cat tendency to wake up their owners at stupid o'clock, and Marinette just wants to sleep. Cuteness ensues.

Chapters: 1/1

Really short but really sweet. If you like Adrien acting like a cat then you would like this.

Can I Date You(r Character)? by midnightstarlightwrites (@midnightstarlightwrites here on tumblr!)

Pairing: Adrienette

Adrien turned to her, something unreadable in his gaze. “Are you ok with this?” he asked.

And what a loaded question that was. Was she ok with it? Was she ok with the one guy she couldn’t seem to get over in real life kissing her in a game of Dungeons and Dragons? When she put it like that, it seemed a bit silly to get so worked up.

It was just a game...right?

She was ok with it, right?

“Sure,” she lied. “I’m ok with it.”

When Adrien's character falls in love with Marinette's, they decided to date in-game. What could go wrong?

Chapters: 7/?

THIS ONE IS SO CUTE. You want to scream??? Read this.

two idiots and a hamster by Boogum (again) and carpisuns (@carpisuns here on tumblr)

Pairing: Adrienette

How do you hide your superhero identity from your roommate? (spoiler alert: badly)

Chapters: 5/?

Once @anna-scribbles described this fic as "is literally the closest i’ve ever seen a fic come to matching the energy of canon", and I couldn't have described it better.

And that's all for now! Next time I will probably make an only DJWifi list since I've been treating them so dirty lol.

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iputmineinhermione · 6 years

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Fremione fanfics

Here’s a list I’ve compiled! Some aren’t finished, but most should be good stuff.

Love means never having to time travel by BlueRosesAtMidnight on fanfiction.net

What Am I To You? Ao3 by Lilyrae123 (6/? Chapters)

Ours by Chlobliviate on AO3 (23/? Chapters)

Infelix Felicis Ao3 by eleigh (19/?)

One Kiss by MarauderTimes (oneshot)

True Love’s Charm by LeprechaunFairy

Just a Harmless Joke on Quotev and fanfiction.net by CrazyGirl47 (21 chapters)

A Rude Announcement by HufflepuffBook_Keeper (one shot)

Falling Through Time Ao3 by Wittyhistorian (34/?)

Sweaters and Green Tea by Corhahale (one shot)

This Journey With You by misshallieb (of course) Quotev/Ao3 (8/?)

So Much More Than Words by The_Quiet_One1696 (one shot)

All the Way by NiteFang (one shot)

Can’t Get You Off My Mind by Soyforramen (one shot)

Live Fiercely by senatsu (one shot)(this one’s sad)

Of Laughter and Love by clarabella_wandering on FF.net (one shot)

All the Weight of the World by GittieKittie (one shot)

These Pretty Lights by Shamelessly_Radiant (one shot)

Alright Granger by hannahbobana (one shot)

Alright, Granger? By JustAHobbit (one shot) (part of a fremione series)

Marrying Fred Weasley by Little_Miss_Dracula

Questionable ; by therentyoupay (one shot)

An Unlikely Confidant by ThrsdyNxt and the one shot sequel (that was actually written first and prompted the rest of the story): The Journey Back (it’s sad. Prepare yourself)

Stupefied by InSleepHeSangToMe (25/26 chapters - probably won’t be completed but that’s ok (sorta not really)) (it’s sad)

Solidify by FelixFelicisWithATwist (one shot)

Candle Light by RoyalBlossom (one shot)

Tumblr Writing Prompts by Brattness (collection of drabbles)

I hope this helps! Feel free to add others you know of, and happy reading!!

#fremione #fred x hermione #fremione fanfiction #harry potter fanfiction #Harry Potter

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ao3feed-ladynoir · 7 years

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technical difficulties

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2ms72xg

by therentyoupay

“Man,” Nino groans, accepting defeat at last, as he gives the golden elevator doors a vicious, vengeful kick. Just like that, he remembers his present company.

Nino turns chagrined eyes to Ladybug.

“Er. Sorry… Probably shouldn't take it out on the doors?”

Ladybug doesn't seem to hear him. She is staring hard at the security camera located in the corner. He's never seen her so quiet… not that he's seen much of her, that is. Definitely not this close.

Damn, he can't help but think. What Adrien wouldn't give to be here right now.

“I'm sure they'll fix it soon,” Nino offers tentatively, because it seems like something Adrien might say. Or Ladybug, probably, if she weren't so distracted.

“They will,” she acknowledges, but her eyes are still pretty far away. “That's what I'm worried about.”

“What?”

Ladybug straightens. She makes a decision; it does really pretty things to her eyes, so Nino doesn't hear her at first, when she asks him for his hat.

— In which Ladybug gets trapped in an elevator with... Nino. { LoveSquare, brotp!MariNino, all-around-friendship!fic } Prompt: Trapped in an Elevator.

Words: 5816, Chapters: 1/3, Language: English

Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Adrien Agreste, Nino Lahiffe, Alya Césaire, Plagg, Tikki

Relationships: Adrien Agreste/Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Adrien Agreste & Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Adrinette - Relationship, marichat - Relationship, ladynoir, Ladrien - Relationship, Chat Noir/Ladybug, Chat Noir & Ladybug, Alya Césaire/Nino Lahiffe, brotp!Nino Lahiffe/Marinette Dupain-Cheng, brotp!Nino/Mari, ladynoir - relationship

Additional Tags: gratuitous friendship fic, gratuitous angsty pining, gratuitous superhero slice of life, (but really), Slice of Life, Prompt Fic, Tumblr Prompt, Trapped In Elevator, p.s. brotp!Tikki/Nino, spoiler alert: he ALWAYS carries snacks, Nino Lahiffe swears --- i feel this in my soul

February 24, 2017 at 06:11AM read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2ms72xg

#AO3Feed #FanFics #AO3 Ladynoir #💖#🐞#❤️#🐱#💚#Ladynoir #Adrienette #Marinette Dupain Cheng #Adrien Agreste #Miraculous Ladybug #February 2017

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therentyoupay · 1 year

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writing statuses —

active.

✍️ doctoral dissertation — life. phd program. actively working on it, and planning to defend in spring 2025!

✍️ snow globe — rotg/frozen. jelsa. updated [august 4, 2023] on ao3. it’s just a two-shot, and part ii is already 70% finished!!

✍️ that one night — lok. tahnorra. updated [june 14, 2023] on ao3 only. transfer from FFNET to ao3 started as of may 15, 2023 and completed may 31, 2023. actively publishing new chapters to ao3 only. hope to finish summer 2023. remainder of story: 70% written. next chapter: 90% written. should be within the next week or so??

backburner.

⏲️ technical difficulties — miraculous ladybug. love!square. updated [march 8, 2023]. next chapter: 30% written. ↝ i moved this to the backburner on 8/10 because i want to finish snow globe first and do another chapter update of that one night before i finish this one!

⏲️ at the center — rotg/frozen. jelsa. updated [june 27, 2018]. next chapter: 40% written.

complete.

✅ check the pipes for frost — rotg/frozen. jelsa. complete [may 18, 2015]. ✅ personal record — lok. tahnorra. complete [december 3, 2013]. ✅ frosted sea glass — rotg/frozen. jelsa. complete [august 10, 2023].

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tracker updated: june 14, 2023. august 10, 2023

fic tracker also available on my website! ♡

#any fic not listed here is still in the works but not currently on the stove! only human lmao #therentyoupay writes #therentyoupay fic #therentyoupay writing updates #hilariously frosted sea glass was on the 'backburner' oop #😂😂😂😂and i ended up starting a whole new two-shot based off sheila's prompt 😂#when it was supposed to be a DRABBLE #therentyoupay snow globe

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therentyoupay · 9 months

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1-sentence fic — acupuncture:

They send him to every homeopathic grandma, every apothecary, every healer in Republic City, but no matter how many sessions they charge him for, no matter how many needles they stick him with, no matter how he grits his teeth or begs or quakes or lies in restless wait, the water of the world does not, will not, cannot heed his call—and likely never will again.

#therentyoupay one sentence fic meme #tahno #therentyoupay fic #therentyoupay fic prompts #angel-gidget

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therentyoupay · 9 months

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✨facets

1-sentence fic meme [jelsa]:

"Don't give up," he urged her—this almost-queen, this tired and lost and scared woman who could not hear him, as she cried her diamond tears and pounded her clenched fists against the slamming doors—because even the most brilliant diamond only becomes so through pressure and polish, and so Anna would be okay, Elsa would be okay, even if everything was wrong.

#therentyoupay ask #jelsa #therentyoupay one-sentence fic meme #therentyoupay fic prompts #damoselcastel #accepting 1-sentence fic prompts!

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therentyoupay · 5 months

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i see your jack frost/peter pan and raise you a JACK FROST/DANNY PHANTOM (i'm so sorry it's 2am and i've had some cough syrup i'm in a weird/fearless/unashamed place help) #janny frantom

ALAS, i am back to work and do not have the time to drabble 🥲 anyone have any fic recs??

#jack frost x danny phantom #danny phantom x jack frost #therentyoupay ask #therentyoupay anon #also omg i forgot that i wrote a jack frost/peter pan one-shot based on someone's fic prompt request lmao HOW MANY YEARS AGO WAS THAT #therentyoupay the first

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therentyoupay · 9 months

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1-sentence fic — butterfly:

Toothiana watches as Jack takes flight, allowing her smile to slip wistful—if only the Jack of ten years ago could see himself now—and pushes down the bittersweet sadness and pride of letting someone go and trusting them to grow on their own.

#rotg #therentyoupay one sentence fic meme #therentyoupay fic #therentyoupay fic prompts #laurakrivera

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therentyoupay · 9 months

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tahnorra, 400 words, overheated !!!! (love u kris)

#122. [400 words] that one night Tahno’s laptop overheated.

9/03/2023.

#therentyoupay ask #therentyoupay fic prompts #therentyoupay that one night #sunshinemellow-fic #OOPS liv i forgot you have not caught up yet lmao oops well i guess this will be a bit delayed lmao #400 words exactl y though!!#tahnorra #therentyoupay fic

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therentyoupay · 5 months

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[ modern!AU | neighbors-to-lovers!AU | mountain living!AU ft. jelsa ] [ based on snow globe by @therentyoupay ] [ 1 2 ]

On July 1st, the lonely house at the top of the mountain was finally sold. — In which Jack(son) Overland tries his best to befriend his neighbor, one woodworking project at a time. Prompt: Three-word sentences: "Just say it," for @aicosu.

#updated with the link to part ii!#therentyoupay snow globe #therentyoupay edits #therentyoupay fic vibes #elsa #jack frost #jelsa #snowtpnetwork #jelsa edits #I CRAVED THE OLD SCHOOL EDITS I CRAVED THEM DEEPLY #aicosu #SHALL I MAKE MORE??? QUITE POSSIBLY #i ran out of words between dissertation writing and teaching and grading and discussion boards but I NEEDED A CRAETIVE OUTLET and #as you can see from my 70000000 reblogs i was in a MOOD FOR EDITS AND AESTHETIC #also callimara posted her wildward aesthetic and i'm still screaming #jackson overland

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therentyoupay · 5 months

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[ modern!AU | neighbors-to-lovers!AU | mountain living!AU ft. jelsa ] [ based on snow globe by @therentyoupay ] [ 1 2 ]

#gasp what's this 👀#therentyoupay snow globe #therentyoupay edits #therentyoupay fic vibes #elsa #jack frost #jelsa #snowtpnetwork #jelsa edits #aicosu #SHALL I MAKE MORE??? QUITE POSSIBLY #jackson overland #therentyoupay #TOOK A BREAK FROM GRADING but now i must dive back in alas

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therentyoupay · 5 years

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Adrien Agreste, "adept"

adept: (adjective) very skilled or proficient at something→ synonyms: expert, proficient, accomplished

“You don’t get it, man,” Nino sighs, exiting the photo app with an angry swipe of his thumb. He stuffs his phone into his pocket, along with both hands. “This stuff just comes so easy to you.”

Adrien blinks, taken aback. It’s not an uncommon assumption in general, but it’s not something that he and Nino have ever talked about. “Well, it’s not necessarily easy,” Adrien hedges… tries not to flail in the immediate wake of inadequacy—you’re no doctor, or teacher, or scientist, or anything else that requires effort and skill and something special. You’re barely a superhero. “But, you know—practice always helps!” Adrien chirps, and wakes up his own phone to open his camera.

“Man, your dad’s a famous designer,” Nino scuffs the toe of his sneaker against the concrete path. The golden hour lighting happening in the park right now is phenomenal, but something about Nino’s tone gives Adrien pause.

“So?”

“So—I bet he had you modeling his baby-wear line from the day you were born, even when he wasn’t releasing the photos to the public! You don’t know what it’s like to be bad at someth—this.”

Adrien stills, one hand still poised over the capture button. He doesn’t know what to say, doesn’t know how to start with anything that’s not, You have no idea—

“Ughhhhhhh, sorryyyyyyyy,” Nino reappears from behind his hands, from whatever point he must have hidden behind them while Adrien was spacing out. Nino, absurdly, is blushing. “I don’t mean to be such a downer.” He creaks out a chagrined smile, “It’s just—sometimes it is? At little hard? You know—having a best friend who’s basically a supermodel.”

For a moment, Adrien’s whole throat seizes up, thick and blocked with tissues and muscles expanding impossibly wider even as his airways shrink into nothing; you’re wrong, Adrien thinks in a moment of blind panic, the same part of his brain that always screams imposter and you don’t deserve this and silver platter; the voice that cries circumstance and dumb luck and there isn’t a single part of the life you live that you chose for yourself.

Adrien forces a cough. “You know… with practice, anybody can learn how to take a better picture, right?”

“Yeah, yeah, I knowwwww,” Nino is already whipping out his phone again, second wind waving strong while Adrien still feels blown away. He can’t find his footing. “Here, forget my drama llama and get my good side!”

Adrien does. He snaps the photos. He bumps his fist. They go home, and the whole way Nino exalts over the awesomeness of his new profile photo, and man, he’ll get so many views, just wait—

And all the while, Adrien wonders when everyone will discover him for the fraud he really is.

#therentyoupay ask #therentyoupay prompts #therentyoupay studies for the GRE #fun reminder that i still have not seen the entirety of season 1 of ML and my understanding of adrien's character is still deeply rooted in #angel-gidget

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therentyoupay · 5 years

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Can I request cosset + jelsa for your GRE studies?

cos·set/ˈkäsət/verb

care for and protect in an overindulgent way.

synonyms: pamper, indulge, overindulge, mollycoddle, coddle, baby, pet, mother, nanny, nursemaid, pander to, spoon-feed, feather-bed, overparent, spoil

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It takes time for Elsa to learn that guarding is not the same as saving.

It takes no time at all for Elsa to learn that, sometimes, no matter how long or how badly you try to protect someone, they still die.

Like Anna.

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“We provide guidance,” The sound of North’s deep, resonating voice is nearly washed away by the crashing of the waves on the shore. Elsa’s tears have finally stopped, but the remnants still shine brilliantly in the pink sunrise; even the Caribbean heat is not enough to melt the trailing crystals away. “We provide tools, and Hope, and we add the power of our will to theirs, but no one has power enough to save everyone.”

Jack watches tiny diamonds fall into the sand, more useless than ever, and wonders if that’s really true.

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The Guardians tread carefully.

“Give her space,” they tell him. “Give her time to say goodbye.”

But Jack doesn’t want to give her space—he knows what space feels like, knows the shape and feel of it in his chest. Jack doesn’t know what happened to Elsa on the North Mountain top… he wasn’t there, like Tooth and Sandy were. He wasn’t there, out on the fjord when Anna’s frozen form shattered into a million pieces, but he knows enough.

But he also doesn’t know what to do. So, for once in his existence, he follows orders.

Ultimately, they assure Jack that they’re not leaving her; a Guardian is always with her, hovering somewhere nearby. The palm trees and the white sand and the blue skies make his skin crawl, so Jack is not placed on the rotation. It makes his chest clench with longing and there’s a deep-rooted fear of missing out that eats away at his newfound confidence, but he’d be lying if he said he wasn’t relieved, too; Jack has never seen someone else become a Guardian before. He doesn’t know what to say.

He hadn’t realized how much it hurts.

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→ → → finish [ cosset - ] @ AO3

#follow the link to the whole one-shot!#therentyoupay ask #therentyoupay battles the GRE #jelsa #snowtpnetwork #therentyoupay prompts #hypatheticallyspeaking

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therentyoupay · 5 years

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For your GREs: lacuna + jelsa? Good luck studying!!

lacuna: (noun)

an unfilled space or interval; a gap

a missing portion in a book or manuscript.

ANATOMY: a cavity or depression, especially in bone.

“Yo, North!” Jack called over his shoulder. His index finger remained heavy on the open page, just like his gaze. “What’s wrong with this one?”

“OFF, WEE SCOUNDRELS!” boomed the voice, closely followed by distant giggles and thundering footsteps behind him, until they joined him in the too-tiny room. “Hmm? What’s this, that has caught Jack’s interest?”

Jack would have liked to have brushed it off (he didn’t do books), but his heart is still racing and his throat feels tight. Jack settles for feeble redirection. “This library,” he nods his head around to the cage of bookshelves enclosing on him, too close, too tight: each shelf is filled to the brim with lifetimes—no, millennia—of books. He specifically does not look back at the open one in his hands. “What is all this?”

“HO, HO! This?” North’s arms sweep out with flourish, sending a current of a breeze through Jack’s hair. “THIS—this is our history!”

Jack frowns. “But isn’t our history in the teeth?”

“Good gracious, our MEMORIES are in the teeth, Jack! Teeth and memories, yes, but memories—memories and history are not always, the same, no?” North drops a heavy wink; Jack fights off a looming sense of something. “Memories are fickle, tricky entities, no? Sometimes we must write them down; not ALWAYS do we have access to magical memories. Lucky for US—the Guardians and other mythical creatures of the world—we do not have to write the documents ourselves, HA HA!”

Jack’s heart sinks. “This is just… fancy record-keeping?”

North scoffs, large and loud. “HA! WHAT, you think, is wrong with magical forces conspiring to be historian? How do we learn for future if not from others’ past?” North stoops ever so slightly to Jack’s eye-level; he resists the urge to float, so that North doesn’t have to. “We must let the universe write our stories as they happen, no?” He drops an even heavier wink.

Jack slowly drags his gaze back to the illustration that swims across the pages in his hands.

“As they happen?” he exhales.

“EH!” North dismisses with a wave of his hand. “Give or take few days. Destiny may BE pre-written, but sometimes takes universe a few days to catch up.”

Jack clears his throat. “So—so this one?” At last, he lets his gaze clearly fall on the black, mammoth waves rising up and swelling across the pages, falling so fiercely onto the sand of the beach painted under his fingertips that he can almost hear them crashing. He watches the magic play out across the pages like a modern movie, like a video from Jaimie’s phone, like a dream from an old life. The illustration is alive, and on the beach is a girl.

“Ah,” North hums, and nods, and crosses his arms. Jack cannot read North’s expression. “A tale that has only begun.”

Jack can’t help the frantic glance he jerks towards the bookshelf where he’d found the book in the first place. “Why’s it with ours?” he blurts, the sounds all jumbled together like he’d choked them up. Why was it next to mine? “Why is it unfinished?”

“Unfinished? Have you looked at the back, Jack?”

Reluctantly, he does: Jack’s fingers flip through the naked sheets of old, musty paper, careful not to fall away from the angry sea and the tiny barefoot girl at its edge. He sees it. His heart skips a beat.

“Why is the end of the book filled with a giant painting of the Man in the Moon?” It’s hard to breathe. “Why is—why are the middle pages all blank?”

He catches his breath as he watches the flimsy fabric of her cape or whatever billows at the fringes of the storm. She’s surrounded by jagged rocks and darkness, and Jack’s mouth runs dry; he thinks of Antarctica and black ice. “What’s she doing?”

North chuckles, but it only spikes Jack’s anxiousness higher. “She,” North declares with certainty, serenely and securely in the way that only a couple thousand-year-old Father of Christmas can be, “is going to battle the sea!”

“Battle?” Jack scoffs, but he’s breathless, so it comes out weak and annoying like a huff. “Like—something inside it?”

“Ha, HA! There is not where Elsa finds her true enemy!” North strikes his hand onto the page in spontaneous triumph and Jack can’t explain the bizarre urge he has to snatch it away out of North’s path. Instead he lets North fill the space of the tiny room with all his grand gestures and resonating voice; Jack just barely holds the book closer. “True, Queen Elsa finds her enemies inside—”

“Queen?”

“AND she DEFEATS the sea—but maybe not in way she thinks.”

Jack searches the lines and shapes and textures of the painting in his arms. “How do you know?” he asks, so breathless and severe that it sounds like a demand and—honestly, maybe that’s what it really is. “Is she—is she there right now? Where is this place?”

“Do not worry, Jack!” North laughs, tall and wonderful, and terribly, annoyingly cryptic, but it wakes something inside Jack, something that was dangerously close to getting lost in the brushstrokes and the ink. Jack doesn’t need to force himself to glare; North blithely ignores it. “Man in Moon will tell us when it’s time to go!”

“But what happens? What does she do? Why is her book still so empty, and why is Manny there, and why is next to my—ours? Who is she?”

“Why, Jack,” North grins, arms crossed and smirk stretched proud. “Do you not see? This row on this shelf—this is the history of our generation. Of Guardians.”

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