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*Leaves this and dips for another month*

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bro its been a solid few months so hi

I have an offer from Oxford university so thats pretty funky. also im trying to write huntlow :) they make my serotonin go mad so yay. but yes, i am alive and will be writing fics when I have free time

love y'all

fletch x

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im officially 18 ! yay !

I also handed in my university applications today so yay

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Midnight Drive

lol I lied here it is. its a raven boys au I have no intention of finishing but here you go - the infamous drive scene from The Dream Thieves which set my standards for romance. Enjoy.

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Varian had had just about enough of everyone around him. He knew it was late, the sun in the distance painting the sky in an ombre of red and orange and yellow in the west, and the inky darkness of the east beginning to take over the sky, but he just needed to get out. It didn’t help that having Rapunzel, Cass, Eugene, Red, Lance and Catalina in the house made it feel as claustrophobic as ever. With a frown, he snuck downstairs, to the shared phone the house used and dialled the one number he never thought he would for a getaway.

“Goggles?” Hugo replied after a little yawn. Varian felt his breath catch in his throat, something in his chest tightening at the sound. Shit.

“Take me out?” He asked softly.

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It only took Hugo ten minutes to get to Varian’s house, the other lacing up some boots and sneaking out the front door to slide into the passenger seat of Hugo’s 1968 Camaro, the car’s usual obnoxious green was subdued to a softer shade. Varian didn’t want to admit it out loud, but he loved the car. He loved the smell of the leather, the radio that only worked if you punched the dash three times, the air conditioning that weakly spluttered a lukewarm burst of air at your face every few minutes. Everything about the car was just so…Hugo. It made his heart slightly fuzzy to think about, a flush rising up his face. But if Hugo noticed, he didn’t say anything, simply keeping his eyes on the road and driving through the forest, up a winding hill to a better spot.

“So, any reason you lured me from my slumber to take you on a drive?” Hugo asked, his fingers drumming a rhythm on the steering wheel in tune to the music. It was some 80’s band - Hugo had told him before he ‘liked to keep his stuff vintage’, but Varian thought it added to the charm of the Camaro either way. “I mean, I was having a good sleep, but I don’t mind taking you out.” 

“It was too crowded at home. I just needed time to think. And besides, my…he found out. About the kiss thing.” Varian kept his voice soft, trying to ignore the pity that clouded Hugo’s expression after he spoke. The whole situation was stressing him out - first of all, Rowan wasn’t technically his boyfriend. The two had barely spent enough time alone together to count as friends, let alone be romantically involved with each other. Secondly, Rowan was acting like a real asshole lately, so much so that Varian was 98% sure that there was no way Rowan could be his true love. Hence, the prophecy of “if you kiss your true love, he will die” not being any risk to Rowan. Didn’t stop him from getting frustrated, punching a hole through the wall before storming out of the house. So what if Varian didn’t want to kiss someone who would punch walls? So what if he preferred someone who would take him out on a late night drive in a 1968 Camaro and show him the most beautiful views in the world? So what if he wanted someone with a stupid grin and some big, obnoxious glasses framing his face but the most beautiful emerald eyes he’d ever seen?

Shit. He was in love with Hugo, of all people. Yet all he could think was Why couldn’t it be Rowan?

“Ah. Well, that's a problem.” Hugo simply said, keeping his voice soft, that fucking accent ringing into his voice that made Varian want to punch him and kiss him all at the same time. “So i’ll take it he didn’t take the news too well and now you want to be away from him?”

“Pretty much-Hey. Stop the car-” Varian said softly, Hugo obliging and bringing the car to a stop. After putting the handbrake on, his eyes followed Varian’s to gaze out at their hometown. And god, it was a sight. All that was visible from down below were a few flickering yellow and white lights from street lamps, illuminating roads, with the sky above a deep blue, stars dotted all over it like little freckles. From up here, on the side of a mountain, they felt like gods. Across to the east, more mountains cast an inky, dark shadow onto the earth below. Varian heard Hugo’s breath catch in his throat as he trained his eyes on the view. And for once, Varian saw Hugo as he was. Not some son of a rich woman, trained in etiquette and eloquence, someone constantly withholding a persona - he was just Hugo. Soft, gentle, kind Hugo. His brow furrowed ever so slightly as focused on Hugo’s expression, it looking almost…lost. “What are you thinking about?” He asked, keeping his voice low to not ruin the moment.

Hugo didn’t look back at him, taking a moment to gather his words, yet keeping his eyes on the view. “I’ve seen so many things. Been so many places, and yet…nowhere has felt quite like home. This place…it feels like I belong here. I crave to stay here and don’t want to leave when high school is over. I never want to leave. I just-I want to know why everything feels so right yet-”

“-Hurts so much.” Varian finished his sentence. Hugo’s head turned and Varian could swear his heart fluttered ever so slightly at the brightness, the glint in his eyes, though he put it up to the car’s light or the stars in the sky. “If you find out, will you tell me?”

“If you find out first, will you tell me?”

“Of course.”

“Fuck, V. In this light you…” Hugo began, clearing his throat. “You look…Jesus. This isn’t-fuck, I need to get my head straight. Now.” he declared, opening his door with a sudden shove, causing Varian to jump back in his seat, before slamming it behind him and leaving Varian alone in the Camaro.

After a few minutes of unbearable silence, Varian got out of the car to stand beside Hugo, leaning back against the Camaro’s back and closing his eyes. The two stood in silence - yet it wasn’t uncomfortable. It was the kind of silence that you wanted to prolong for good, to let it last, because all you felt was appreciated and loved. He glanced over at Hugo, taking in the sight of his face - the shadow of his jawline from the car’s rear headlights, the little furrow of his brow and frown on his face. God, he looked too handsome. This was going to hurt him so much.

And yet, he couldn’t stop himself as he raised his hand to rest against Hugo’s neck, his thumb trailing just below where the shave of the undercut began, and he could swear he felt Hugo’s pulse quicken ever so slightly under his touch. It wasn’t like this with Rowan. With Rowan, it was awkward and fumbling, with Hugo…this was natural. This was free and gentle and soft. He knew what to do with himself.

Hugo leant into his touch ever so slightly, letting Varian’s palm lay flat on the back of his neck, a sigh leaving his lips as a small gasp left Varian’s lips. Varian could swear his heart hammered against his chest as Hugo lifted his hand to his mouth, his heart skipping a beat. All he could think was don’t. Please don’t kiss me. Don’t let the prophecy happen-

“I wouldn’t do that to you.” Hugo whispered against Varian’s palm, lowering his hand and gazing at the other with those stupidly pretty eyes. “Oh Varian..” he muttered and looked at the other. “I wish you could be kissed, Goggles,” he said softly, his eyes trained on Varian. “Because I would beg for just one off you. Under all this. And then we could never say anything about it again and just…live.” He finished, waving a hand towards the stars before glancing at Varian.

Varian swallowed and looked at the other after his confession, stepping closer. He knew he shouldn’t. Hugo would die soon - he knew that. But he wanted. He craved for something more. Something significant. “We can pretend. Once. And never say anything about it.” He replied, watching as Hugo turned his head and smiled at him. God, he was an ever transforming person, each expression showing a different person - a different side of him that Varian wanted to document in a leather notebook and keep for himself.

Varian’s arms found their way around Hugo’s neck, the blond’s resting on the small of his back to bring him closer. He pressed their cheeks together, Varian’s face flushing a dark red as he felt Hugo’s breath, hot against his cheek, and his lips so so close, yet too far. He could feel the small amount of stubble Hugo had, his eyes closing. This was it. This was it-

Suddenly, Hugo pulled away, his hands moving to his sides. “And now, we never speak of that again.” He said hastily, heading back to the driver’s seat of the Camaro. Varian stood for a few moments in the moonlight, still processing in his mind what happened before joining the other in silence for the drive back.

#hugo vat7k #varian and the seven kingdoms #tangled varian #varian tangled #hugo tangled #tangled hugo #hugo x varian #varigo #the raven boys inspired #I love this scene so much cant lie #anyway bye for another 15 years

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fun fact I am 18 in two days - I shall try and write something for that occasion

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victor vale is my comfort character and it's quiet concerning

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god, reading through medical journals for my dissertation is exhausting but rewarding as hell when I get to infodump

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Take care of yourselves everyone, it’s going to be a very rough couple of days. It’s going to be a very rough couple of months. It sucks. I’m so sorry to everyone in this community, to the CCs and his family. It’s such a rough hand he was dealt. Drink water, make sure to eat, reach out to friends if you need, try your best not to beat yourself up, I know Techno would want all of us to remember him at his best and be happy for the good times we got. I don’t know how we’re supposed to move on like this but we’ll get through it and always remember the amazing man he was. Technoblade never dies.

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hey guys

I dont usually use this app anymore and dont really talk about my other interests aside from TOH and VAT7K but god, technoblade's death has hit me so hard. he was one of my favourite youtubers and I always watched his POV's on lore streams, and it just. god, the news today hurt so bad. cancer fucking sucks and if anyone needs any support, please take your time. I hope you're all okay. my heart breaks for him and his friends and family in this time

I hope you're all okay

Fletcher

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Plant Magic and Private Lessons

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hopping on to say happy pride month :))

#fletch actually posting?? #back from the dead?? #nah I just wanna say hi #maybe will write again soon tho #idk #definitely won't be tangled though #im done w that #haha

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i’m so glad that we all just collectively dreamt about an episode called “king’s tide” and that none of these things actually happened in the show hahahahahahah lawl yeeaaa ^-^

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do you think about camila’s grocery bill after king’s tide bc i do

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Thought id switch up the blog a bit - still not back to writing and definitely not varian and the seven kingdoms but hey, its something yknow?

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I have returned from the dead how is everybody today

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heya

so idk about all of you but ive had like. someone comment on all of my fics with stuff like this:

so just kinda wanna know if its happened to anyone else? I mean. its on all of my pics and I dont really know what to say

I think im kinda just done with this whole fandom and writing - it was fun while it lasted but all the stuff like this that keeps happening is just getting too much to handle.

its been fun. but I just dont wanna do it anymore if hate is all im going to encounter when all I want to do is express myself and write about something I love. I just. its a fictional pairing. fictional writing about a fictional pairing that would never happen anyway. I dont know what more to say but thank you to the majority for supporting me and im sorry.

- Fletch

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now that my asks are (hopefully) open again I’m just gonna state this here

I am a minor. i do not feel comfortable writing NSFW pieces. this will most likely not change. please be respectful of that when sending questions / requests. i enjoy writing but my experience with anon has really put me off. just please be respectful of my boundaries.