#writing again

[strawb3rry-shark]

save me parasites as a metaphor for love,,, save me mold as a metaphor for love,,, save me rot as a metaphor for love,,,

#writing again #personal post !!! #canabalism too but we all know that #parasites #rot #mold

[ancxentgates]

Have you ever woken up from a dream, and everything felt so real? From the sun kissing your skin to the cool, salty ocean air brushing past your form? How the friends you’ve made there clicked with you so quickly that you could have sworn you’ve known them for forever?  It makes me so mad to know I may never see such a beautiful place again.

#im actually quite sad about it guys. #our hometown was so pretty too. #Cruising || ONLINE #dreams #writing again

[kurlyfrasier]

A Wish of Something Good

Pairing: Zuko x Katara

Word Count: 1785

Synopsis: Katara finds Firelord Zuko in his mother’s garden. (My apologies, I am absolutely terrible at writing synopses) OR Zuko, pressured by council members to marry a quiet Fire Nation girl, does not want to. (that sounds better lol)

Warnings: None. PIning. Angst. Fluff.

A/N: This short little fic was inspired by the beautiful piece of art below by @beanaroony​ (: It got me writing again after several months so I really appreciate it! This was originally gonna be A LOT sadder with no happy ending, but I’m a sucker for happy endings and apparently can’t write sad ones lol :D Enjoy!

Katara had fallen asleep next to him. A natural occurrence when she came to visit. All Zuko had to do to get her there was tell her his chest was hurting again from Azula’s attack. It was a lie, but it got her next to him within a week - two, at most. He couldn’t help but think she had to know it was a ruse. Right? She was the healer. She had to know there was nothing left to heal.

But she was leaving and Zuko was certain his heart couldn’t take the months long separation again. It tore him apart when she left each time. The hole was becoming a chasm, never truly healing from the other times she went away.

Frustrated, he slipped out of bed, only turning back once he was closing the door to make sure Katara hadn’t awoke. Once at his mother’s garden, where the turtle-ducks liked to play, did he stop. It was a quiet night with only the sounds of the ocean waves in the distance. For a moment, he stared at the flowers Katara planted. Moon flowers. A difficult flora to grow in the brightness of the Fire Nation's capital. But if anyone were to successfully plant them, it would be her. He sighed, a smile playing at his lips with the thought. When a quick look of his surroundings proved he was the only one around, Zuko pulled a small weight out of his pocket.

It had been burning a hole there for months, but it never left his person. A constant weight - constant reminder - of what he could never have. The necklace seemed heavy in his palm. A glass stone made of lightning and sand on the beach of Ember Island was settled in molten lava rock of his volcanic home. Glued together by his own fire. The pendant hung from silky swirls of red and blue to honor both his and her homelands.

He could never give it to her. Not in the way he wanted. And there was no way he could ask her to replace her mother’s she currently wore around her neck.

With another, much heavier sigh, he pocketed it, unable to look at it without simultaneously wanting to hurl it into the ocean. Where it would be lost forever. Never to be found again.

With a deep breath of chilly night air, Zuko settled into his firebending kata only to leave it unfinished, too tired to go through the movements. He sat down in the grass, picking at the blades as his thoughts swirled.

HIs council was pushing him to marry a nice, quiet, Fire Nation girl that wouldn’t distract him from ruling. But he didn’t want that. He wanted-

“Zuko?” Katara’s voice sounded relieved and Zuko couldn’t help but think how much different it was now compared to the old days when she said his name. Full of disdain, hate, and disappointment. Full of fear for what he would become. Fear of what he could be. “What are you doing out here?” She stepped closer, a breathy giggle escaping. “I know you wake up with the sun, but even this is too early for you.”

He stayed silent, allowing her settle down next to him, knees and shoulders bumping as she sat down and rested her head on his shoulder. A heavy, burdened breath seemed to leave her body as she melted closer to his warmth, arm looping through his as she hummed, satisified. She would fall asleep like that. He knew, because she had done so a dozen times before. A closed-lipped smile couldn’t be stopped even if he tried. It was a sad thing. To love his best friend. To have her so close and so far away at the same time. To be able to touch her, but not have her. He grimaced, wishing it was simpler. Wishing he could have this one thing - this one bright spot in his life - after everything they had been through. They deserved happiness, right? He deserved something good after all the bad. 

Was he good enough for her, though? Could he ask her to stay with him? In this place that must remind her of all the bad memories of her childhood. Of her mother being taken away at such a young age. Of the destruction his people caused in her homeland. Zuko couldn’t possibly hope for-

“Don’t go,” he rasped, the words were passed his lips before he could stop them. His screaming heart pounded in victory. His mind felt betrayed.

“What,” her head popped up, forever blue eyes bore into his own.

He swallowed, knowing he wouldn’t be able to stop now. He glanced away, “Stay.”

“Zuko-”

He hopped up, lost energy suddenly found in this moment of uncertainty. He stepped away toward the turtle-duck pond, anxiety needing a way out. He didn’t notice the necklace as it fell beside his friend with a light thud. The red and blue clashed with the grass. The glass glinted in the moonlight. There was no way for her not to see it.

Gently, she picked it up, hands shaking as blood rushed in her ears, letting the silence reign. She didn’t know much about the rituals of engagement for the Fire Nation, but she did know only the Water Tribes used necklaces. She couldn’t believe her eyes. She wanted to believe this was for her. She wanted that more than she needed to breathe. But the truth was, Zuko could’ve made this for anybody. She knew the pressures he was facing from his council to get married. Knew this could be for a different girl. Maybe one of the girls from the Northern Tribe he had met when they were there for negotiations. They were pretty and refined. Perfect for what he needed to tie up any loose ends between them. Perfect to show he meant peace. Not like her, who was outspoken. Hard where they were soft from all her time honing her fighting skills. And her little Southern Village meant nothing compared to the elegance of the Northern Tribe. They had little to offer the Fire Nation in terms of supplies and soldiers Zuko may need in a future ally. While her tribe was mostly made of children and older women, with very few people who could fight, let alone waterbend.

Katara let those bitter thoughts settle in her stomach before she spoke up, voice barely a whisper, “You dropped this.” She slowly stood, eyes cast down, unable to face the man before her.

Zuko’s head snapped in her direction so fast his entire body whirled with it. A few urgent strides had him standing so close he could feel her body heat. She held it out to him like it wasn’t hers. He didn’t move to take it. Afraid that if he did, she would be gone from his life forever. Never to be seen again.

“You don’t like it?” The words weren’t precisely what he meant to say, but they were out, floating between what little space was between them.

Clutching it tight, she let her arm fall, spinning so Zuko wouldn’t catch the tears starting to stream down her cheeks, “It’s beautiful.” She hoped her voice didn’t sound as shaky as it felt. She closed her eyes tight in a failed attempt to keep them at bay.

Zuko couldn’t believe his ears. She liked the necklace he made her. She thought it was beautiful-

“Who’s it for?” Her words stopped his heart. “She’s very luck-”

His arms, with a mind of their own, wrapped around her waist, “Katara-”

She struggled in his hold. Sniffles rose to his ears and his arms turned to steel, pulling her back against his chest. As much as he feared and admired her waterbending, he was not allowing her to leave this conversation. Not before his heart got to say what it wanted. Then he would let her go. Then he would let her leave. Even if it meant forever.

“Katara,” he rested his chin on her shoulder and she froze, stiff as a board. He took a moment to memorize her scent of seawater and sand before he said the words he could never take back, “I made that for you.”

“For me?” She relaxed slightly, voice breathy, eyes opening to look at the pendant through her blurry, tear-filled vision.

“If you want it,” he replied. She stayed silent and unmoving, worrying him. “That is- It doesn’t have to- It’s a gift. I don’t expect you to- But I would like it. I mean, love it. I would love it if- I love-” Zuko loosened his hold, ready to give up his incoherent babbling when she latched onto his arm and pulled it close.

An exhale rattled through her chest and he pulled her impossibly closer, steadying her. She relaxed completely, allowing her weight to settle against him, soaking in his strength. 

“When?” Katara was thankful her quiet voice didn’t falter.

“Months ago.”

“Months?” She still wasn’t brave enough to turn around and look Zuko in the eye, as much as she wanted to. This - the necklace, his love - wasn’t quite real yet. “But I thought the council-”

“I don’t want what the council wants,” his voice was strong and steady as he continued to hold her. “I don’t need what the council thinks I need.”

Zuko sounded so certain to her ears, she couldn’t help but twist in his hold to get a good look at him. He let her, golden gaze searing her own, a question left unspoken between them.

“I need you, Katara,” he said, voice reverent. “I need someone who will tell me when I’ve become too overbearing. Who will fight me for what’s right when I’m wrong. Who won’t let me get power-hungry,” a small smile graced his lips before his voice turned to a serious whisper, “Someone who won’t let me become my father-”

“You would never-”

“Someone,” he interrupted, knowing she meant well, but also knowing that man’s blood still flowed through his veins, no matter how hard he wanted to deny it. “Someone I love.” He let that sink in, watching as the miracle of Katara’s uncertain gaze turned into unbridled joy. “Not some quiet girl who won’t speak her mind.”

“Then help me put this on,” Katara held out the necklace.

“I don’t expect you to replace your mother’s-”

“Shh,” she stopped him with a finger to his lips, smiling uncontrollably. “She will always live in my heart, Zuko. But I think this,” she glanced at the swirling red and blue ribbon, the fragile glass held steady by the sturdy volcanic rock. “This suits me better, don’t you think?”

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[idristardis]

And So We Meet Again

OUAT/Captain Swan - Rated very mild T

A/N: Okay, so after four years (literally) and more than a few false starts and rewrites, I have at long last finished this Captain Swan fic. I received a prompt for a fic based on an "accidental hug" around four years ago, quickly wrote the first section of this fic and then, just...nothing. Somehow a month or so ago, I got inspired again, dusted it off, and wrote (and rewrote) sections two and three...and....voila! I'm both inspired that I could do it, and afraid that I've forgotten how to write...but here goes nothin'!!

I think I tagged everyone who asked - apologies if I missed you!!

Word Count: 3,669

Read it on: AO3

“Heeeeey, hiiiiii!” The cheery shout was all the warning Killian had before a blur of red leather and long blonde hair barreled into him, knocking him back a few steps and forcing most of the air from his lungs. 

(He managed to hang onto the bag containing Liam’s birthday present as her momentum spun them nearly all the way around in a circle - but only just).

“Er, hello,” he croaked, fumbling to find his footing and regain his breath. “I think you might have the wrong person, lass. I’m new to the area and I don’t believe we’ve met.”

The unknown woman looked up at him, and Killian promptly lost his newly restored ability to speak. She was…well, there was no word for it other than stunning. Wide, jade-colored eyes set under strong brows, a gloriously riotous golden tumble of hair spilling down over her shoulders, and soft pink lips that were stretched into a mischievous grin.

“I know we haven’t,” she replied, laughter coloring her tone. She didn’t seem phased in the slightest to be standing as they were, still pressed closely together. His arm had gone around her when they’d first collided - an instinct, purely to prevent her from toppling over, of course - and his free hand was pressed to the small of her back to steady her. One of her hands was braced on his shoulder, the other on his chest - as happenstance would have it, right over his heart. The warmth of her palms seemed to sink right into his muscles where she touched him, though her words put a bit of a damper on the situation. “And I've definitely got the wrong person."

“Oi! That’s not fair, lass. We barely know each other - you didn’t have to agree that quickly,” he teased, feigning a slightly offended tone. “You’d give a lesser man a complex.”

She raised her eyebrows before executing an impressive eyeroll and Killian found himself unexpectedly captivated and charmed. "I meant you weren't who I was intending to hug.” She shrugged slightly without ever stepping away from his arms. “It wasn’t a comment on the general state of your...uh...rightness.”

He chuckled. "I was only teasing - I’d gathered as much,” he murmured, smiling down at her. “Though I have to ask why, if it was an accident, is it...uh…still going on?” He tilted his head inquiringly and continued. “Not that I’m complaining, mind you.”

She looked up and their gazes met and locked. Her eyes bored unblinkingly into his, searching for something - perhaps trying to gauge the sincerity of his words. She must have found what she was looking for, because after a long moment her shoulders relaxed and she huffed out a wry chuckle. “It’s kind of an embarrassing story.”

Killian simply looked at her patiently. “I’m sure it can’t be that bad. Why don’t you let me decide?” He tilted his head expectantly, silently prompting her and hoping that she’d continue.

She hesitated for a moment and he smiled encouragingly. “I don’t even know your name,” she mused, but he could tell from her tone that she’d already decided to share the story with him. For some reason he couldn’t quite put his finger on, Killian was very glad that she had - he’d only just met her, and all he knew was that he wasn’t ready for her to slip back into the throngs of shoppers packing the mall on this drizzly Saturday afternoon and disappear.

“Killian Jones,” he murmured with a wink, and a slight wiggle of his eyebrows. “At your service.”

She rolled her eyes again at his antics, but this time she also smiled back at him, something warm softening her gaze as they continued to stand close, inhabiting each other’s space. Without turning around, she tilted her head and jerked it pointedly a couple of times until Killian realized she wanted him to look in the direction she was indicating. “See that guy over there in the leather jacket? About two stores back and to my right?”

Killian scanned the modest crowd milling about in the nearby section of the mall’s main concourse. It took him a moment, but then sure enough, right in front of the bookstore, he spotted the man his new acquaintance must be referring to. He was tall, with warm brown hair that curled gently and a short beard. He was wearing a leather bomber jacket and dark jeans. Once he’d gotten a good look, Killian nodded. “Yes. Your intended hug-target, I assume?”

She sighed, though it didn’t sound sad so much as resigned. “Yep. That’s my ex. He’s...look, I’m probably about to overshare, but it’s the only way to explain, well, how we,” she gestured between them for a moment before returning her hand to his shoulder, “got here.”

Killian shrugged slightly. “I’m not judging you, lass.” 

“Right, right,” she exhaled deeply, seeming to gather her thoughts. “Okay, so...he’s a good guy, my ex, but it just didn’t work out. We dated, on and off, for about six months...ish, before deciding that we were better as friends, and then - almost before I knew what was happening, he got a job offer and packed up and moved to Portland about four months ago.”

“You stayed in touch, I take it?” Killian asked, curious as to where this story was going.

She nodded, glancing up at him again. “We’d been friends before we dated so we stayed friends after. He’s been back a couple of times to visit and whenever we see each other, I just sorta-”

“Gently tackle him?” Killian teased, prompting his still unnamed acquaintance to slap his arm lightly with the hand that rested on his shoulder.

“Basically. It was just kind of a joke, a harmless thing we did...something we always did, as long as we’ve known each other...but this time...it’s a bit complicated.”

Just then, a flash of movement in the near-distance off to the woman’s right caught Killian’s eye. A petite brunette with a kind face, wide smile, and bright blue eyes stepped out of the bookstore. She was impeccably dressed, all the way from her tidily styled hair down to the sky high heels that had looked impossible to walk in - though somehow she managed it with grace. Objectively, Killian could admit to himself that she was quite pretty - though personally he was far more captivated by the as-yet-unnamed stunner who was still wrapped in his arms.

The brunette approached the mystery woman’s ex, curling herself into his side and stretching upwards to kiss him - perhaps just a shade too passionately for the middle of the afternoon at the Storybrooke Mall, not that that really mattered to Killian.

“Ah, yep...yes. I think I see the...complication, as it were. They seem rather cozy, don’t they?”

“Uh huh...and that’s great for Graham. I’m absolutely thrilled for him - I just don’t want his new girlfriend’s first impression of me to be as a so-called jealous ex who, quite literally, can’t keep her hands to herself. Especially when I’m not actually jealous, you know?”

Killian nodded. “Makes sense to me, lass.”

“Unfortunately, Graham neglected to mention that he was bringing her on this trip...so I only found out when I spotted her for myself just as they kissed before she ducked into the bookstore a moment or two ago - but by then it was too late, I’d already-”

“Launched yourself at him?” Killian supplied with a chuckle, causing her to narrow her eyes at him and frown - though he thought he could see amusement tugging at the edges of her mouth. He raised his eyebrows at her, a wide-eyed, innocent expression settling over his face. She glared playfully at him in return - at least he hoped it was playful.

“Yeah, something like that…then had to adjust course last minute and, well, here we are,” she murmured, a sheepish grin finally breaking over her face. “Look, I’ve taken up a good chunk of your time with my nonsense, and you’ve been really great about it. But if they’ve gone, I’ve gotta go myself - Graham, or, well, I guess, they will be looking for me down by the fountain in the atrium, which was where he and I were actually supposed to meet. I’d just spotted him early and, well…you know the rest.”

Reluctantly, Killian pulled his gaze from hers and scanned the area behind her - quickly realizing that there was no sign of this mystery blonde’s ex and his current paramour anywhere. Glancing down at her, his lips involuntarily twisted in a wry grin. “Coast is clear,” he informed her, hoping that he didn’t sound as disappointed as he felt to have their brief, odd interaction coming to an end. He stepped back from her slowly, his arms receding, fingertips trailing lightly down her sides as he moved out of her space.

Maybe he was just indulging in a bit of wishful thinking, but it seemed that she was just as loath to pull away as he was, a slightly unfocused daze clouding her brilliant green eyes and making her look just a bit entranced before she shook her head to clear it. “Thanks, Killian,” she murmured with a smile. “It was nice to meet you - even if it was a surprise.”

He nodded in agreement as she stepped a bit further away. “I agree, love.” She turned and began hurrying away down the mall’s central walkway before something occurred to him. “Wait!” he called after her. “You still didn’t tell me your name!”

She turned, and though it was hard to tell with the distance now between them, he thought she winked. Her voice was decidedly mischievous as she called back to him. “You seem like a smart guy…I’m sure you’ll figure it out sooner or later!” After that, she turned away again and disappeared into the crowd of shoppers.

Killian chuckled to himself as he watched her go. “Oh, challenge accepted love….”

~*~*~*~*~

“Swan! At last…I’ve been looking all over for you!” Emma had only a moment to look up from the bakery window where she’d been moping over the empty bear claw display and turn to brace herself for impact before the owner of the voice with the smooth-as-silk British lilt (who had fueled more than a few of her recent daydreams if she were being honest) enveloped her in an embrace, sliding his arm around her waist and pulling her into his side. 

For a brief moment, she was so lulled by the very tempting smells of leather, salt, and his deeply spicy cologne as it wrapped around her that she didn’t react much to being tugged against him. She enjoyed their close proximity for a moment, taking the opportunity to sneak an inhale of his amazing scent before giving herself a mental shake and pulling back slightly. Arching an eyebrow at him, she replied teasingly. “I see you managed to figure out my name after all - I have to admit, I’m kinda impressed.”

“Ah, I’d like to think I’m fairly resourceful, Swan,” he murmured, glancing back over his shoulder briefly before turning back to her. “But not to diminish my own skills…this is a very small town. It didn’t take too long to figure out that the sheriff likes to come into Granny’s diner a few times a week for lunch, or that you,” he tapped the badge fixed to her belt with the index finger of his free hand, “were said sheriff.”

“Well done, Jones,” she smiled at him again. “Although, I do have to ask…what’s up with, uh, this?” she swept her hand back and forth between them in a gesture that encompassed where the two of them were nestled together. “It seems we’ve found ourselves in a familiar position.”

As she indicated the lack of space between them, Killian sighed heavily and turned them so that they were facing the wide picture window on the front of All You Knead, but he wasn’t looking down at the remaining pastries the bakery had to offer. Instead, his eyes flickered up and to their left. He tilted his head closer to her, murmuring softly. “D’you see the two women across the street and down by the clothing shop?”

Emma forced away the cascade of goosebumps that started to skitter down her arm at the sensation of his breath washing over her ear and neck - get a grip, Emma! - and focused on the women he’d indicated. They were a bit far away, a couple of blocks or so, but the perfectly-arranged, designer black hat perched atop an artfully upswept tangle of red curls was unmistakable, as were the jagged, black-and-white asymmetrical locks that passed for an avant garde hairstyle in sleepy Storybrooke. “Oh…I see. You’ve met some members of our so-called local coven, have you?” she joked, a grin pulling at the corner of her mouth. “Zelena Mills and Cruella DeVille - and yes, if you can believe it, those are their real names.”

In turn, his lips pulled into a frustrated scowl. That should not be so sexy - stop it, stop it, Emma! “Bloody hell,” he muttered, “are they always so…so…”

“Invasive? Pushy? Disturbingly thirsty?” Emma supplied, her grin growing wider as she watched a pink flush spread down Killian’s neck and disappear beneath the collar of his button down.

“Yes, yes, and bloody damn-it-all, yes.” He shot a look at her out of the corner of his eye before returning his gaze to the window and keeping an eye on the other women in the glass. “I’ve run into them once or twice since my brother Liam and I moved here…usually when I’m in Granny’s or somewhere where there were more people about, but today…well,” he hesitated, “...they were a bit more…overt than they’ve ever been before.”

Emma tilted her head inquisitively and caught his eye in their window reflection. She wanted to return the favor of the kindness he’d shown her a few months ago when she’d gotten into a silly predicament with Graham and his new girlfriend. Echoing what Killian had said to her then, she nodded at him to continue. “I promise, you can tell me and I won’t judge.”

Killian glanced again at the women’s progress in the window and turned a bit, moving Emma along with him and starting to walk slowly down the street away from them. “I was in the clothing shop just a bit ago…looking for a few new shirts, mainly. Well, I was in the changing room and…” he trailed off for a moment and swallowed hard before continuing, “...the changing room walls are unfortunately very thin and sound carries rather easily from the main sales floor, which I suspect they might have known. They were not making any effort to hide what they were saying - and most of it was about me. Let’s just say that I’ve caught their attention in a way I never sought to, and their, er, carnal imaginations are rather vivid.”

“Oh my God, that is….well, that’s just awful.” Emma involuntarily shuddered a bit as she sympathized with Killian’s discomfort, but was still a bit puzzled as to how that led to her sharing the current moment with him. “But then why did you come sweep me up like you did?”

He chuckled slightly, and his free hand reached up and scratched at a spot just behind his right ear. “Well, that is both a happy accident and a bit embarrassing,” he said, looking down at her as they walked. “Er, I was so eager to get out of the shop and away from where those women were lying in wait that I just, well I guess you could say I bolted and headed right out the door. You just happened to be in my eyeline as soon as I left the shop…luckily for me. But honestly, Swan, I’d been hoping to run into you again for a while, so I was very glad it was you.”

“Well, I’m glad I could return the favor and help you out of a jam, even if it is a kinda ridiculous one,” she said with enough of a smile to let him know she was teasing. But then something caught her eye and she stopped in her tracks. “Uh, Killian, did you say that you ran out of the shop immediately?”

“Yes, why?” he shot her a confused look. 

“Uh, well, I hate to tell you this, but I think we have to go back there right away,” she turned around and his arm dropped from around her waist, but she caught his hand and before she could think too hard about what she was doing, she’d laced their fingers together and gently tugged so he’d fall back in step with her. 

“What? No! Swan, did you not hear the tale of my escape from perilous circumstances?” Killian protested. “You’re leading me right back towards the lion’s den, as it were,” he kept his voice low as they were once again pulling even with where Zelena and Cruella were headed towards them on the opposite side of the street. 

“A bit overdramatic, huh?” Emma laughed. “Seriously though, I did hear what you said…but I also saw this,” she thumbed at a tag that she’d noticed a moment ago, pinned to the edge of the pocket of the shirt Killian had on. “I’m guessing that in your haste to escape those perilous circumstances, paying for this shirt might’ve slipped your mind?”

Killian looked down at the tag and then at her with a chagrined expression. “Shite,” was all he muttered, before nodding. “Lead on, Swan, let me rectify my accidental misdemeanor before you have to take me back to the station with you.”

“Oh buddy, if you stole something from Mabel Tuffet - even accidentally - it’s not me you have to look out for,” she smirked at Killian as he let out a pained noise. “But don’t worry - I’ll help you explain it, or at least I’ll try.”

Killian shot her a genuine grin and a gaze whose warmth was so unexpected in that moment that Emma felt her face flushing again. “Well Swan, it would seem I’m doubly in your debt. How can I ever repay you?”

Emma grinned back at him, but hers was a bit more knowing around the edges. “I’m sure I can think of something.”

~*~*~*~*~

Nearly two years later…

“Hello love, fancy meeting you here,” Killian stepped up behind Emma and slid his arms around her waist. A low, pleased hum instinctively escaped him when she immediately leaned back against him. Leaning down, he pressed a soft kiss to the crown of her head and heard her sigh happily in response. “I’ve been looking for you since I finished up at the pub and handed off the dinner service to Liam.”

“Hm, I dunno,” he heard her say, her voice soft and gently teasing. “I would’ve thought this would be the first place you’d look.” She kept her face turned to the harbor as she spoke, and he could understand why. The pastel pinks and deepening purples of the twilight sky spread out before them over the pearlescent sheen of the water, boats and ships of all shapes and sizes bobbing and swaying on the slow rise and fall of the waves generated by a passing tugboat. Somewhere a dog was barking, but the sound was muted and echoed a bit, as if it were coming from further off down the shore.

It was, in a word, idyllic.

“You’re quite right, it should have been,” he murmured in her ear and pulled her closer to him. “I’m sorry t’have kept you waiting, love.”

Emma turned in his arms to face him then, smiling up at him with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes. The waning light was just bright enough to lend a bit of luster to the rings that adorned her left hand as she slid her palms up the lapels of his jacket - that soft gleam was a sight Killian found he wasn’t yet tired of after two months. And it’s doubtful I will be after fifty years, he smiled to himself at the thought. Emma’s hands had continued up over his shoulders while he’d been lost in his musings, before anchoring themselves in the soft leather of his collar. “It’s alright…today was just a long day at the station, and waiting for you here gave me a nice chance to relax and unwind. Also, I got to thinking…”

“Oh? Should I be worried?” he teased, his own arms sliding around her waist and settling at the small of her back, feeling the cool press of his own ring against his other hand as he laced his fingers together. “Just what schemes are unfurling in that brilliant mind of yours, love?”

Instead of replying verbally, Emma smiled brilliantly at him before stretching upwards while tugging gently down on his neck, bringing their mouths together in a kiss that started out playful, but quickly turned sensuous…and definitely not appropriate for the very public Storybrooke waterfront park. Killian found he was having difficulty caring much though, particularly when Emma’s hands tugged on his hair and she nipped lightly at his bottom lip before pulling back and blinking up at him, her cheeks flushed, her hair mussed, and her eyes hazy but happy.

“...I was thinking that David has the overnight patrol and Liam’s got things covered at the pub, so you should take me home, we should turn off our phones, and, uhhm…” she fumbled her words a bit when one of his hands slipped into the back pocket of her jeans and pulled her impossibly closer, “...do a lot more of this…and perhaps a few…mmm…other things as well…” she murmured as he bent his head again, dragging his lips up the side of her neck until they were pressed against the shell of her ear.

“I have to say, love, I like the way you think.”

~*~*~*~*~ THE END ~*~*~*~*~

Tag List: @spartanguard, @hollyethecurious, @wingedlioness, @lenfaz, @shady-swan-jones, @teamhook, @bluestarburst1217, @lfh1226-linda

#ouat #captain swan #cs ff #my fic #writing again #at least a little bit #now maaaybe i might finish a couple of other things that have been kicking around in my drafts #we'll see #no promises!! #hope you all like this though

[katlyn1948]

So I thought I would share a little of what I've been working on. It's been a minute since I've written anything Gendrya related, but Idk...I just got inspired. Probably because I've been re-reading a lot of my Gendrya fics. Not to toot my own horn, but damn, some of them are AMAZING...and some of them... well they could use some work. Anyway, enjoy a little of what I have planned and even more kudos if you can figure out what song I used as inspiration. :)

“Um, are ya alright?” His blue eyes turned that of curiosity to worry. She had been staring at him like a big oaf.

Say something, you idiot, anything!

“Uh, you talk funny.”

Not that!

A chuckle escaped past his supple lips, “Well, that’s a first.”

Arya groaned, “I’m sorry, I don’t know why I said that.”

The bartender nodded, “It’s alright. I take it this is yer first time in Storm’s End?”

“Is it that obvious?”

He shrugged, “It’s not too bad. But maybe you should not make fun of the way people talk.”

Arya laughed. A good hearty laugh. And it’s something she hadn’t done in a long time. “You know, you should take it as a compliment. It means I like you.”

On of his brows arched, “Really now? And uh—do I gots to worry about any boyfriends smashing my face in for being nice to his girl?”

She watched as he placed another whiskey in front of her. “I had a boyfriend. He’s my ex as of five minutes ago and he’s somewhere in this club doing God knows what.”

The bartender smiled before wiping his hand on his apron and offering it to her to shake, “Name’s Gendry.”

#gendrya #gendry waters #arya/gendry #arya stark #got #fanfiction #my writing #writing again #based on a song #who is the artist #who is the singer

[house-of-slayterr]

My goal this year is to create more of all of my art forms…

Whether that be writing on here, painting, animating, singing, YouTube or tik tok videos, cosplay, etc…

I just wanna focus on what makes me happy and stop worrying so much about typos and little mistakes.

Some of my old characters will probably remain on the back burner for a while. Not that I don’t love them anymore, I’m just not in the right headspace to get back to how I was when I wrote them, and that’s ok.

But I do plan to restart/revamp some old series like my Hannibal Family au inspired by @charliedawn wonderful version of the Hannibal family. And Possibly start a new Gotham AU with @keffirinne if you would like too. Maggie will come back someday, but I think I need a fresh character to get me in the spirt.

That being said, there will be plenty of new stories (as long as my health doesn’t get in the way) and I’m working on a new requests list so people know who they can request fics and headcannons for 🥰

I got a little lost last year mentally but I’m coming back around and I’ve missed everyone so much. So bare with me while I get my shit together 😅 I’m trying my best

#life update #2024 goals #writing goals #making more art #self improvement #new oc #new characters #new stories #writing again #fang rambles

[dremiru]

finally got some time to write so if anyone's looking for an eah fic to read, the seventh chapter of mythical summer's posted!!!! check it out!!!!!

#eah #ever after high #apple white #raven queen #darling charming #insert any other eah character here #eah fanfic #rambles #writing again

[yup-thats-me]

mornings • L. Felix

pairing : Lee Felix / Lee Yongbok x fem!reader

summary : just s very normal morning with Felix :)

warning : slight mentions of smut, pancakes, morning Felix and my bad writing skills.

Y/n felt the all too familiar hands of her boyfriend snaking from behind her. She smiled, kissing Felix on the cheeks. "Good mornin', babe."

Felix snuggled his face in the crook of Y/n's neck, his eyes still droopy. "Mornin' cupcake. Watcha making?"

His morning voice. Oh my god. Or his deep voice in general is always enough to make Y/n flustered. A tint if pink crept her cheeks. She bit her bottom lip in an effort to stop herself from moaning right there. "Pancakes. You want something special?" She turned to look Felix in the eyes.

Felix smirked at his girl. "Do you like this voice of mine?" He asked teasingly.

"Oh, don't be so full of yourself."

"Awee, you're straight up lying to my face, baby. Your face clearly says otherwise," Felix said, leaving a wet kiss on her neck. "Okay, okay. I like it and you know it.," Y/n at last surrendered.

Felix smirked, picking up Y/n by the waist sitting her down on the counter. He began nibbing on her earlobe, whispering in her ears. "You're so cute when you're mad," He said, bitting the lobe gently.

He trailed down the kisses from her plump lips down to her neck, leaving his marks all over.

Y/n held him suddenly, making him stop all his actions. "The windows are open," She directed her head at the ceiling to floor windows in their shared apartment. "Can we continue this in the bedroom?" She pulled him down by the collar of his tee. He smiled wickedly, picking her up once again, making their way to the bedroom, with her in his strong hold.

a/n : Hola!!! I know I've been away for so long. So many things happened in between these few months. I just couldn't find myself interested to write anymore. But I feel like I can be back. My writing may have gone bad. I'm trying to make it better. And that is the reason I've not responded to any of the reqs. Hope you liked this one :> and lmk if I should continue this as a smut 😏

#straykids #felix skz #felix stray kids #skz #felix #felix x you #felix x reader #skz lee felix #lee felix x reader #felix lee #writing again #it's been a long time #i'm back #hope so #reqs opens #lee yongbok

[littlemisswhimprone]

i have created something again

Five things to do and five things not to do if your roommate happens to be Kaveh, the Light of Kshahrewar. A very detailed list made by none other than Acting Grand Sage Alhaitham of Sumeru. (Since he is the only one who has any experience in this field whatsoever. But do listen to him. He knows what he's doing.)

#genshin impact #alhaitham #kaveh #haikaveh #writing again #whoopiee

[traningdummy]

Finally Writing

Hello my dear followers, I’m finally writing again but I need some help picking a character

I would really appreciate it!

#please help me #x male smut #writing again

[neapeaikea]

I posted something!

Life and what not has had me not writing for many, many months as I've lacked time and inspiration. Recently I've been wanting to get back into writing and been excited about being creative again. To get things started, I decided to look into my WIP's and drafts, and found this gem! At the time, I remember thinking it lacked definition and colur, but now I get fuzzy feelings from it.

Sometimes, it can be a short story about two guys being dopey. It doesn't have to describe all parts of their looks or anatomy. We all know what Stiles and Derek look like. We can create the scene ourselves. It doesn't need to be a long-fic about angst and perserverance. It can be about a dog whose breed doesn't even get mentioned.

The irony of the word "chat" being in the title of a fic concerning a dog is not lost on me. I truly considered calling it Derek Gets A Dog, but no. I also had a genuine brainspin about when The Mandalorian came out, what year Stiles would've been in at college and I just... I just decided that had no importance whatsoever. It's just fic, man.

#fic by me #sterek fic #sterek #writing again

[zeenimf]

Farewell My Eyjafjörður | Driving Home

Transcript and Taglist below the cut~

Sera glances at the moon glistering on the sea one last time before she turns right past Borgarnes, heading deeper into the fjord and onto unlit roads. Sigga lies asleep on the passenger seat, a stuffed bag making for an uncomfortable cushion. In the absence of lamplight, the stars shine even brighter as the smooth layer of snow bathes in the light of the moon.

“They’ve missed you Sig, the stars,” Sera says, her voice already coarse from hours of catching up. She turns the music up a little, careful as not to wake Sigga. She drives on to the tune of Pink Floyd’s guitars and under the percussion of tyres pushing the pebbles off the road, softly humming along herself too.

The road takes them past endless hills and quiet streams of water. She leans to the right slightly, pulling up Sigga’s coat from her knees and pulling it up until she manages to pull it over Sigga’s shoulders. All the while the music continues to play, but on the background a piano plays another melody, a dissonant one, growing louder and softer with each bar, breathing.

Hey you, out there on the road

Always doing what you're told

Can you help me?

The car groans as one of the wheels hits a pothole. Sera clutches the wheel and pulls right, pulling them away from the downwards slope on their left. Tyres cry out. For a moment the stars flicker, the light stretching out into long lines, casting a net across the night sky.

“You okay?” Sigga asks.

Sera looks to the right once before focusing on the road once again, the stars perfectly normal again.

“I…” she mutters, her heart pulsing, her palms sweating.

The song has reached its conclusion, and the singer calls out one more time before him and the strange piano melody fade out.

“I didn’t know they aired remixes like that on the radio,” Sera says, hoping to calm them down with a laugh, but her hand on the poke is shaking, pulsing, reaching out as she drives away from Iceland’s darkest fjord.

General Taglist :

@chazzawrites | @florraisons | @ink-fireplace-coffee | @henrike-does-writing-archive | @andiwriteunderthemoon | @muddshadow | @enchanted-lightning-aes | @lockejhaven

Farewell my Eyjafjörður Taglist :

@writing-is-a-martial-art | @magic-is-something-we-create​ | @hysteriwah | @chayscribbles | @mashuheartwrites | @ettawritesnstudies​ | @strangerays​ | @authortango​ | @houndmouthed​

#writeblr #fiction #scifi #horror #thriller #its me! #back from exams #writing again #ye #expectt moreeee #just sharing a little snippet as a treat #to me

[kagiura-akira]

Unintended bed sharing.

Why did I not think of this before. Duh

i wasn't going to make part 2 serious but it kind of has to be now

#Writing again #Trying to finish strawberry Dreams without doing the setup an injustice #hirano to kagiura #kagihira #Hirakagi #Yes strawberries are my favorite fruit #No this is not related to the BL I was going on about earlier #The strawberry link is coincidental #I do most of my writing half asleep these days #Like now #Gonna call it a night before I drop my phone on my face

[peachpety]

wip wednesday

thank you to my fellow burnouts @orange-peony and @avenueofesc for the 'six sentence sunday' tag...alas, it is now wednesday.

i'll share a snippet from an upcoming autumn ficlet. yes, i am still writing them. a snail's pace is my current lane these days, y'all. i forecast i shall be posting autumn ficlets well into spring. it is what it is. but i'm delighted to be writing. and so i soldier on. 🐌 xo

soon coming: draco x harry feat. antiquing, pearly suits, and a harvest ball.

Draco spots Harry. His brow smooths then pinches again as Harry and Arthur approach.

"Hello!" Arthur smiles. "Thank you for allowing me to crash your thrifting.” He turns wide eyes toward the Muggle antique shop. “Ah! Now, this looks interesting!” A jangling bell ushers him through the open door.

Draco levels Harry with grey eyes as flat as the pavement.

“I went for tea and Molly threw him at me,” Harry says.

extra extra! here's a glimpse into my writing process, an all-caps OG draft zero scene yet to be edited/massaged!

NEXT TO IT BOWL FULL OF COSTUME JEWELLERY. HARRY FEELS MAGIC, A SCRATCHING ON HIS INNER EAR, HIS MAGIC PRICKS HIS BONES, UNCOMFORTABLE, NOT PAINFUL

THIS MAGIC HAS A HINT OF FAMILIARITY. SIMILAR TO DRACO’S. FEELS SLEEK, SMOOTH, LIKE STERLING SILVER, SIGNET RING ON HIS PINKY.

D: DID YOU FIND SOMETHING? 

HARRY DIGS INTO BOWL, PRICKS FINGER, DROP OF RED BEADS UP. SUCKS FINGER, DRACO FOLLOWS MOTION. 

DRACO EXHALES SHARPLY, CAN’T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE. TAKES HARRY'S HAND.

HEALING MAGIC, HANDS DRY, BC OF SEASON. MAGIC BLENDING, HEADY AND INTOXICATING. LOOSENS HARRY’S MUSCLES. JONESING FOR ALL WEEK. HARRY SUPPRESSES A SHUDDER OF PLEASURE. RAZORS EDGE OF PAIN/PLEASURE. DRACO WATCHING HIM, INTENTLY.

ARTHUR INTERRUPTS. LOOK HARRY, IT LOOKS LIKE WOOD BUT IT’S MUGG—ER, IT’S MAN-MADE MATERIAL MOULDED! SHAPED AND COLOURED TO LOOK LIKE WOOD. OH. DISTRACTED BY BROOCH.

WHAT DID YOU FIND.

BROOCH PEARLS, DRAGONS/SNAKES/PLANETS. 

A PEARLY BROOCH. ARTHUR LOWERS VOICE. MAGICAL, THAT.

#wip wednesday #writing again #drarry wip #excited for this one y'all

[a-supernatural-writer]

Am…. Am I back for a bit? Me? Possibly…. Maybe👀 I have officially graduated college with my Bachelors Degree in the Fine Arts! And with honors too! I didn’t think I could fully graduate with a double major but I did and all of it is so surreal and it feels weird having the knowledge that I am not returning to school.

But I am back for a little while, continuing stories such as “Blood Oranges”, “To the Shock of Miss Louise” and more! I am going to be working so it won’t be crazy frequent but there will be a small consistency of posts. Great to be back!

#graduated #back from hiatus #writing again #blood oranges #to the shock of miss louise #I HAVE A DEGREE!!!

[lazulian-devil]

I start this year with 20K words in a Pokémon Fanfiction. Now, that by itself doesnt sound like a lot.

But last year and the year before that was a a year of depression. I didnt write anymore. I used to write endlessly, ferociously, as if simply putting a pen down would already be losing the fight. But it became such a chore. It became something bitter and painful, because I wasnt able to do it anymore. And I simply sank deeper and farther away from it, until there was no word anymore. Not read, not spoken and definitely not written.

And then I went and got therapy. Stayed in a clinic for 2,5 months. I arranged it myself after several meltdowns. I could have just walked up to the frontdesk and be admitted, but for some reason, I needed to be able to do it myself. The last cry of a dying elk can only be made by its own vocal chords.

During that time, I also read Skulduggery Pleasant again. I wrote three breakdowns of the first three books for Tumblr. I met some cool people.

But mostly, I started writing again. It was slow at first. A trickle of ideas, a memory of the skills I learned, of the books I had written and wanted to live up to. My mind wasnt used to it anymore.

And now I drown in it.

All the ideas of two years are crashing down on me. Thats what I believed in the beginning. But it isnt like that at all.

I simply started seeing the world through the eyes of a writer again.

Even more than that: I started seeing the world again. A writer I have always been. The rest came naturally.

So I start my year with 20K words in a Fanfiction, standing on a flooded field of ideas. And despite that being just a small little number, I dare say that I am happy. I am surrounded by the very art I make and by all the art that I keep finding from others. A little palace worth of it.

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I assume someone might have read this and asked for whom it is. Its very much for me. I need to remind myself every now and again that it has gotten better. That despite everything, I am winning. Not because I achieve victory every day, simply because I am fighting in the first place.

If you, reader, struggle with anything right now, let me tell you this:

There is hope. There is always hope. And if I can do anything for you today, then that you see it flicker for only a moment.

Have a wonderful day. Take a deep breath. Stay hydrated.

#new years post #depression #writing again #i hope this makes any sense #hope