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did you know? the words "meta" and "metagame" in competitive gaming come from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where Meta Knight was the best character in the game, to such an extent where the rest of the fighters in the game became defined by how good they were compared to Meta Knight. players and detractors of Brawl alike would begin referring to it as "the Meta Knight Game" and later "the Meta Game" for short, due to Meta Knight's overwhelming dominance of the competitive scene
this terminology would eventually begin spreading to other competitive games, where game-defining weapons/characters/etc. would end up being referred to as "the Meta," since they were that game's equivalent to Meta Knight. "the Meta Game" would also go on to take on a new meaning, now being the process of finding out what weapons/fighters/etc. could be considered "the Meta"
#feel like calvin's dad writing this post#lying in a way that is just plausible enough to believe is so fun <3
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Summertime Sadness - Chapter 6
Aubrey and Jack hotchner come home for the summer after living in California with their mom for the school year. How will they deal with the trauma in California and living with their fathers new girlfriend.
Content Pairings: Hotchner Famiy x BAU!Reader (ft; the team and others) POV: switches a lot. some Henry and Aubrey content for ya.
Chapter Warnings: more angst, teenage love yay, sex mention, yelling, crying duh
wc; 1.4k
A/N: here's chapter six, hope you’re enjoying. im so sorry for posting late, I had so many different ways I wanted to take it and my laptop was broken but im back now :0
Aubrey ran down to the kitchen for a popsicle and water. While her a cup was filing she noticed a post card from California with the address being her moms house.
She turned it over to see her moms hand waiting
Hello Aaron, this is Haley, of course we’ll be able to come out we both really miss the kids! I’m so happy for him I know retirement was coming soon. Calvin snd I will be there next week.
No…no, no, no!
Rossis’ retirement dinner, of course he wants them to come everybody loves Rossi.
She grabbed the water and popsicle, and headed to her room. She sat the popsicle to melt and the water next to her desk, Jack was sound asleep in her bed.
She pulled out her phone and texted Henry,
A: HJ, you up?
H: yeah, you good?
A: can I come over?
H: yeah windows open
Aubrey got dressed in leggings and a hoodie and a pair of house shoes she wore outside. She arrived at Henrys’ house, it was a ranch with a huge backyaard and the tallest ceiling Bre has ever seen. She walked over to Henry window and knocked, he opened it, “pull me you” she said doing grabby hands.
Henry pulled her up swiftly after a few tries and running start up the side of the house.
“You’re dad is probably going to kill you” Henry added after pulling her up,
“You’re mom is gonna kill you! You snuck a girl in.”
“Yeah but it’s you” he laughed, closing the window then looking at her with his bright blue eyes.
Aubrey walked around his room, he had lots over random drawings and stickers on his wall, of course posters of scary movies which they obsess over together.
“You kept the list up there” she said looking above at the only writing that’s on his wall.
“Uh yeah why wouldn’t I?” He asked in an almost serious tone, wondering why she thought he’d delete it.
The first summer after Calvin started abusing Aubrey she spent a lot of time with the Jareaus, it was her safe place. Her dad was constantly working and Jack was always at summer camp for basketball. Henry and Aubrey had grown up together and became best friends by default. Henry noticed the change in Aubrey and encouged her to make a list of things to try to feel better.
It wasn’t much but it was something, he hated to see her hurting even though she never opened up about what was hurting her.
Go swimming/ take bath and pretend it’s a pool
Scream into a pillow
Eat melted popcisles
Spend time with Henry
The list was fresh like he had just wrote it again, Henry came home the night of the dinner to rewrite-it knowing she was going to need it.
“I kept it in case you needed it”
She ran to hug him and he immediately hugged her back he felt light shakes and his shirt began to get wet. He didn’t say anything he just squeezed her tighter letting her know he’s there for her.
Henry was older than Aubrey by a few months, even though they were basically the same age. He just turned 17 and Aubrey isn’t to far behind. With her being the only girl and their parents being FBI agents they made sure to protect her. Even though Aubrey hated being smothered by Jack and Henry.
After slowly pulling away they both looked into each other eyes, it was comfortable, but they were both too shy to make a move. Henry finally broke the stare down, “Are you okay? Do I need to get my mom?” He said walking to his bed to sit down Aubrey plopping down beside him.
“Just got some bad news.” she picked at the sleeve of her hoodie,
“What happened? Are you alright?”
“Yeah, my mom and her stupid boyfriend coming to town for Rossis retirement party.”
“I take it you don’t like him?”
“Trust me it’s more than dislike, I just hate him for my own reasons”
“I’ll be there if you need to escape from him. You can always stay with me.” He looked her up and down and smiled. Aubrey figured you only live once so why not, she went in connecting her lips to his pulling in deeper when Henry didn’t push back. They two disconnected looking each other in the eye and smiling.
“Thanks Henry, you’re really sweet.” She snuggled into his side how she always has since they were young. They both smiled to themselves knowing they just shared their first kiss with each other. They both mistakenly fell asleep completely forgetting that Aubrey had to go back in a few hours.
Hours passed and they were both awoken by your voice, that was coming downstairs. Apparently Hotch had the Garcia tracking her phone and the team out looking for Bre.
“I’m not upset with her but her dad on the other hand.” You said to JJ causing both the women to laugh. This is bad Bre thought to herself while listening from Henry’s room.
“Why did you let me fall asleep?” She hit Henry in the chest as she quietly shut his room door.
“I didn’t think your dad would send out a search party when you’re literally here safe next to me.” he smiled,
“It’s not funny and he doesn’t know that” she said trying to appear serious frantically putting her shoes on. Both Aubrey and Henry creeped down the stairs just as Aaron was walking in.
Henry stepped on a creek causing everyone heads to snap towards them. You all looked at them with relief and amusement seeing the two teenagers.
“I’m so so sorry guys I completely forgot to tell you I was coming over here—-“
“We were worried SICK and you were over here with HENRY in his BED” Aaron said loudly, he was relieved to see her but so upset with her.
“Dad I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you and it’s not like that I swear!” Aubrey begged looking at her dad
“Are you two having sex? Because your father and I taught you to NOT sneak people into the house especially girls.” JJ turned to Henry, causing him to blush, Aubrey picking up on it and smirking.
“What? Ew. No mom I would never, we just talked all night I swear.” Henry pleased with his mother, he was never a troubled boy but he was still a teenager.
“We aren’t doing that and I just needed to talk to him we figured it wouldn’t be a big deal cause I was safe.” Aubrey looked at her dad, you and JJ.
“We just want you to tell us where you are especially if you aren’t coming home till the next day.” you said pulling Aubrey into your side and the girl returning it.
“Go to the car now.” Aaron said in a stern voice giving Henry the look, silently cursing him through his eyes, even though he loved him. “You, room, now.” JJ ordered Henry trying to be serious. “Bye, Henry” she waved sadly, he mouthed text me later causing Bre to smile. When the teens were out of sight you and JJ busted out in laughter.
“They are 100% going to get married on day.” you said teasing Aaron.
“Without a doubt, you know Bre use to call herself Ms.LaMongTang, she could never pronounce it right” Aaron laughed causing the two women to laugh. You said your goodbyes as you and Aaron walked out the door heading to the car.
The threesome arrived back at home getting ready for the rest of their day. Aaron headed upstairs to shower with Aubrey following behind until you stopped her.
“Bre?” You called causing the teenager to turn around,”yeah?” She said sweetly, “Is the reason you left last night because of this?”
You held up the post card from California, and her bottom lip began to tremble. She looked up the stairs to make sure her dad wasn’t in sight before she ran into your arms.
“Please don’t let him near me” she whispered in your ear, quietly crying. You rubbed her back giving her all the comfort you could.
“I think it’s time to tell your dad Aubrey” you encouraged her knowing this was the only way. Aaron had his suspicions of something when you and Aubrey became suspiciously close. He asked you multiple times if something was going on and you just chalked it up to girl problems.
“I’ll be right there with you Bre, but he has to know.”
“I don’t want him to see me … differently”
Your heart broke, “Your father loves you more than anything, he will always see you as his little girl.”
You hated that she was treating herself like thia. Like it was her fault this happened to her. Seeing Aubrey as a victim has been the harder at thing you’ve dealt with. You’ve worked with victims before but when it’s someone you live the pain is different.
“In a few days? I just need time to prepare.” She asked through her sniffles.
“Whenever you’re ready, this is your story” you encouraged her and she nodded with a smile similar to her fathers.
“Thank you so much Y/N” she said hugging you once lord then heading up the stairs. You broke down once the girl disappeared. You had been dealing with this alone since Bre told you. It was a lot and every time you seen her you wished you could take it all away.
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#aaron hotchner#bau x reader#criminal minds#aaron hotchner x daughter#aaron hotchner daughter#Aaron Hotchner angst#hotchner!daughter x you#Hotch x you#Aaron Hotchner dad#dad Aaron hotchner#Aaron Hotchner daughter#jj x you#Henry jareau
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hiya! i'm megan and i'm up for whatever you have in mind. i love writing nonsense so i'll post an open para soon. if you'd like to plot beforehand, please feel free to message me. ♡
three four bc i'm extra random facts about taylor:
she used to carry birthday cards wherever she went. she would often meet fans who would inform her it was their birthday so she got in the habit of always being prepared. she has since swapped birthday cards out for custom stationary to use for all occasions.
she's always in the habit of performing. girl smiles for the cameras in her sleep so who's surprised really. when it comes to her relationships, she has this idea that it's supposed to be like the movies. lately at the eras tour, she's made a show of running off to travis and kissing him like she didn't see him right before the show, she made sure to pop her foot like in the movies when she took a picture at the beach with calvin harris, and who could forget the 'i heart ts' tank top tom hiddleston wore?
simultaneously self aware and ignorant. she's aware of most of her faults to a crushing degree. however, she also grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth and she's only had more wealth and access since then, so sometimes she can be a little tone deaf.
her parents, to this day, are involved in her career. on one hand, it's been a good thing. the entertainment industry is not meant for kids. having them by her side has kept her grounded. however, she has been primed for fame since she was a little girl. how could she aspire to more than the world's attention if that's what her parents (specifically her dad) went out of their way to make happen for her? in the 'has a publicist, doesn't have a therapist' category. her mom is her therapist and it shows.
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”*°•.˜”*°• Before Ruby •°*”˜.•°*”
erm..first post also first time writing anything besides school essay so tips are appreciated 🙏
- Calvin’s career had plateaued after his boom of fame with his novel Heart Broken Old Times..he was slowly losing his status as well as going through a bit of a rough patch with his girlfriend, Lila they had been dating for around 4-5 years, although they never lived together they loved one another, but Lila couldn’t let his need to be the “better” one in the relationship or not want to acknowledge how Lila has her own opinions and she doesn’t just sit and look pretty like some doll be ignored..Calvin had been noticing Lila’s odd behavior lately, almost distancing herself..
A Few weeks later Calvin’s father passed away, it was a sudden death quite a shock to everyone. Although Calvin and his father never really got along Calvin still craved for his father to be proud of him, yet he never got to feel that pride since his father was now dead. “Cal? I just came to check up on you, I hadn’t heard from you all day.” Lila inquired..Lila had called Calvin on her cellphone worrisome, it had been some time since his father died but no more than a month, Calvin wasn’t holding up the best really, all the shame from never proving to his father he could really be someone great..Calvin took a moment to respond “I’m doing a bit better I guess, just still pretty frazzled..” his tone was dry and off, Lila knew something was wrong so she came over to his home, as she is greeted by Calvin they hug, it’s a warm gentle embrace that lets Calvin know she’s here for him..she spends the entire day and night by his side, trying to cheer him up some..Calvin wishes Lila could be here all the time, he wishes their relationship could be like this all the time, that the rough patches weren’t so common the times they’ve been off weren’t more than they’ve been on..such a strain of both of them emotionally, but this day, this was nice. Being cared for by someone who wasn’t well Calvin’s mother or brother Harry was nice, he loved Lila or maybe the ideal image he had of her in his head..
Unfortunately this peace didn’t last long, although still obviously struggling deeply with the loss of his dad Calvin didn’t fail being the same prick, even worse as he’s dealing with this passing. He lashes out at Lila more than often and feels as if Lila could steal his “genius” ideas and works at his vulnerable state, she felt like competition..each day passed the distance grew and tensions rose, on a hot sunny afternoon Lila and Calvin were having one of their almost scheduled arguments as Lila was about to finish her own novel finally..Calvin was scared she’d leave him since he wasn’t very successful anymore, he wasn’t writing due to the passing of his father..he felt lonely, ashamed, unwanted..and he was right. That might Lila broke things off with Calvin..Lila was free from being trapped under Calvin’s platonic ideal of his “girlfriend” and she could live her as true self without the judgment of Calvin’s pretentious eyes and envy. But for Calvin? This was miserable, his father died weeks before this, now his girlfriend left? The pain he felt was unbearable..he tried to talk to Harry about it but he couldn’t help but feel like a burden to his brother, he felt bitter to his mother as she was now so suddenly dating another man, Mort, who was the polar opposite of Calvin, Mort was loud, talkative, friendly, generous, liked by everyone..they shared the creative trait to create things, Morts ability to create wooden furniture and sculptures made Calvin feel invalidated, like his writings were garbage in comparison to Morts works..Calvin started ignoring his mothers calls much more, having no friends besides his manager, if that even counted. He was lonely, feeling alienated although he did it to himself..the only person he really spent time with was Harry and Harry’s wife, Susie. Calvin would work out with Harry and struggle to keep up with Harry since Harry was more of a “gym bro” and Calvin well, he didn’t get out too much athletically..his weeks all blended together, see his therapist, go home, maybe go hang out with Harry, try and write but nothing would come out..until one night he has a dream, about a beautiful girl…just a normal girl..Ruby, Ruby Sparks.
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Taking this opportunity for CalPresto Smut (maybe its a liil OOC but who cares) because man oh man did I need an excuse to start this~ Fine tuned and actually finished version on Ao3
"I don’t know how to swim—"
"you can wear a swimsuit and sit at the corner of the pool, if you want" Preston had laughed at Calvin's pathetic excuse to not get out of the hideous sweatpants he was wearing, "we're cheering you up, and you're going to do as I say"
"What do you mean—"
See, Calvin and Hayley had broken up as an aftermath of Hayley leaving Calvin for Sarah, and that had come as a great shock to Calvin. Calvin had spent the last eight days cooped up in his little hostel room, with nothing but ice cream, chips and pizza to survive on, hadn't even showered, hadn't even changed his clothes. The post-breakup depression was hitting him right in the gut, and Preston finally decided it was time for him to pull his best friend out of depression, and maybe cheer him up. He dropped by Calvin's room, and tricked him into opening the door by pretending to be a pizza delivery guy, then once inside, he refused to leave, until Calvin left with him. He made him take a shower— he did not invade into the shower, as much as he'd have liked to— dug out a clean change of clothes for him, (the boy lived in a BARN, by the looks of it. Everything had something or the other spilled on it, goddamnit) and then pushed him out of the room, with him grumpily mumbling curses on Preston for dragging him out of his little hideout.
"where are we going?"
"My place"
That should've been enough of a clue for Calvin, but it wasn't. Preston's dad was one of the leading industrialists of the state, and Calvin knew Preston lived in a fucking mansion. He didn't expect to find himself in a summerhouse atop a hill bordering the suburbs of los angeles, for grid's sake, HOW RICH WERE THESE PEOPLE with pretty lights, and an even prettier pool.
Preston had been obsessed with pools since he had been a little child. Calvin had been Preston's best friend since they had been eight, and he knew that very well. He also knew Preston never really minded that Calvin never got into the pool with him, but he always liked having him around. He believed a little bit of water could fix anyone's mood.
Once at the summerhouse, he'd strictly advised all the staff to not wander around the pool section, and the old and ancient butler had waved his hands and said, in a very Batman's Alfred-esque style, "Yes, Master Preston. Not one servant shall disturb your pool time"
Preston had then tugged at Calvin's hand, and dragged him into the changing room, tossed a pair of swimming trunks at him, bright lemon yellow, and pulled on a pair of dark blue ones for himself. Calvin had protested, with a "I don't know how to swim—", but Preston had interrupted, telling him he could just put them on, and sit with his feet dipped in the pool.
Calvin thought about the idea, it seemed appealing, and he was about to protest, once again, on the grounds of "I’m feeling sad! I don't want more water induced depression because I can't swim!" but five minutes later, when Preston emerged from the changing room, Calvin found his cheeks heating up. He bit his lip, as his gaze flicked over Preston's chiselled abs, the sweat covered, glistening muscles, and the very, very obvious bulge in his trunks. Preston had been hiding quite a few things under that oversized magician's coat, all this time, Calvin wondered, a part of him felt attracted to what he saw, but another part put a full stop on that, yelling at the top of its lungs, "THAT'S YOUR BEST FRIEND, YOU DOOFUS, LOOK RESPECTFULLY—", but who was Calvin to listen to that annoying voice in his head? Calvin gulped, and immediately ran into the changing room, all excuses about not swimming forgotten, and as he walked out, having changed, he found Preston waiting for him, with a broad, dorky grin on his face, "Hey Cal! ready for some pool fun?"
Calvin shrugged, "whatever you say, dude, whatever you say"
His eyes just flicked back and forth from his shoulders to his ass that was hidden in his swimming trunks, as the erstwhile Blue Ranger led him towards his private pool, Calvin's heart racing around in his chest, as if it were the end of the world.
He listened to Preston, and sat along one of the edges of the half moon shaped pool, his feet dipping into the cool water, just where one of the jets were, which Preston switched on for Calvin to enjoy, and then dove into the water himself. Calvin watched in awe, as Preston glided along the water effortlessly, cutting through it like a knife through butter, swimming, pedalling though... And meanwhile, Calvin sat, struggling to control his thoughts from wandering in many, many directions....
Finally, he couldn't take it anymore, the hormones being a little too out of control, seeing his best friend being so... slick.... and he yelled, "PRESTON! TALK TO ME I'M BORED!" he didn't know how else to divert the other man's attention, but this seemed like a nice enough way.
Preston heard him, and stopped in his tracks, standing up in the middle of the pool and turning towards Calvin. Then he dove into the pool again, and swam towards Calvin like a predator shark towards its prey, and Calvin sat rooted to the spot, watching Preston make his way towards him. He didn't expect Preston to come up between his legs, but that was exactly what Preston did, resting both arms on his thighs, and placing his chin on their intersection, holding himself up between his legs, his elbows digging slightly into Calvin's soft flesh.
"yes, Cal, I didn't bring you here to get bored, did I? So, what's up?"
Calvin tilted his head, and eyed the man in question, who looked a little less hotter with the swimming cap and goggles on. That was a vibe killer, and so, Calvin, with one smooth motion, tugged at the cap and pulled it away, followed by the goggles, and tossed them to a side, and grinned at him, as his wet hair fell flat across his face, his dark skin glistening with the water droplets, shining in the California sun.
"Nothing much. Just... chilling"
"The water is very... wet... bro" that elicited a laughter from Calvin, which turned into a nervous chuckle, as he realised Preston's eyes were now obseriving towards the bulge in Calvin's yellow swimming trunks.
A bulge that was growing even more, thanks to Preston's close proximity.
"And sitting out here is... very hard" was he trying to flirt? he was trying to flirt. He was bad at flirting.
"Maybe I can help with that" Preston wriggled his eyebrows, "if you don't mind, that is"
"Is that why you asked me here?" he almost laughed, turning redder than a tomato. Preston grinned at him cheekily, "I asked you here so I could bring you out of those break-up blues" he did a ridiculous eyebrow slant at Calvin, that had the blonde boy doubling over in laughter, and just as he did, Preston pushed himself up, along with the buoyant force of the water, palms hitting his thigh as he used them to hoist himself up, and crash his lips against Calvin's.
Calvin's first response was shock, initially, not knowing what was happening with him, but then he realised Preston was kissing him, and his next immediate response was kissing him back. All worries of the world forgotten, Calvin kissed him back like he was the last thing left in the world. Seconds later, the kiss was over, and Preston was back on his initial position, hands on thighs, chin on hands, and a broad smirk on his face.
"Did you like that, Cal?"
Calvin nodded, speechless, breathless, and Preston eyed his boxers again, "I think you really liked it" he teased. Calvin's eyes widened as he realised what Preston was referring to, and before he could protest, one of Preston's hands was on Calvin's crotch, and pulling down the elastic of his swimming trunks, and then without a warning, grabbed onto Calvin's cock, which was already fully hard. He smiled goofily, as Calvin squeezed his eyes shut.
“You little fucker.” Calvin moaned, opening his eyes.
“Uh huh,” Preston mumbled, eyeing Calvin, “Would you let me suck you off?” he asked, palming his cock, getting Calvin off.
“I would like that.” Calvin groaned, running a hand through Preston's hair, and the guy in blue trunks leaned his head on one of Calvin's thighs, just staring up at him, making comfortable eye contact.
This was going to be fun.
#i cheated i wrote for like two hours#the paper thin plot for smut is a must#pwp#calvin maxwell#preston tien#calvin x preston#calpresto#power rangers#power rangers ninja steel
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in A Different Kind of Rescue is Cody aged up a bit? Asking bc I originally though the fic takes place in season 1 of both shows, but you’ve also mentioned that he’s 12 so I’m not really sure anymore-
also when you said your playing Calvin Ball with the fic I got all giddy bc Calvin & Hobbes pfft :)
Good question! So timeline-wise I’m kind of placing the story at like season 1 TFP and post-season 3 pre-season 4 RB, which isn’t really canon compliant but this is my sandbox and I do what I want. Mostly because I wanted Griffon Rock to know the bots are aliens, because I’m already sorting through so many plot elements in this fic and I didn’t wanna deal with that on top of it all, and because Cody is so so little in season 1 oml.
Cody’s age though… ough, uhh, tbh I didn’t realize at first just how young he is? I really thought he was like 12 or 13 in the first season until I looked it up. And I get it from a writing perspective, since the target audience for RB is so young, but also… oh my god this child is doing wAy too much for his age skdks. So when it comes to this fic, I feel like readers can place him wherever they want. He could be anywhere from 11 to 15 and it honestly wouldn’t change much. I just cannot stand the idea of how much responsibility this 9-year-old was given in canon, it makes me sad :’/
Aaaaaaksjdjs fellow Calvin and Hobbes enjoyer!! My dad has a ton of the comics I used to read them all the time as a kid, love knowing my references are not wasted :D
#ask and ye shall receive#maccadam#rescue bots#tbh the exact timeline is so very unimportant to the plot of this fic#so any time I’m confused about it I decide to just leave it ambiguous#chill and unbothered ☺️
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AIR - What is your WIP's first sentence?
BEASTS - Who is your favourite OC?
CREATION - What was your first WIP?
DEATH - What WIP would you want to be remembered for?
@bloodlessheirbyjacques 👀
thank you for asking 👀👀 also i am looking at ur blog how have i never seen it before am i a fool perhaps BUT
AIR - What is your WIP's first sentence?
HSHDHD I NEVER WRITE IN ORDER THIS IS SO HARD,,, beginnings bane of my life. i think my only wip that has a beginning sentence (that i haven’t posted before anyway, or at least in awhile) is NAD??
Nyseah always put her cigarettes on the left side of her bed.
BEASTS - Who is your favorite OC?
hya from paramour FJFJFJ but that’s the very obvious answer. i could go wip by wip and give my fave and that sounds fun and we’re here so why not.
so aside from hya…
TCOL: has a giant cast that’s so hard… or it should be clear is my favorite character i adore him.
TLSS: over the whole series, it’s jenna. love her. best girl.
GOD EATER: LUCIFER TBH i’m unashamedly horny for him
TGWD: graves… love a man so… so tortured
VDTRT: darren literally my boy
DEAD RITES: n 👉🏾👈🏾
LR: lbr it’s toph i’m not normal about that man
ALIZATH: i haven’t gotten too into the characters quite yet so it’s hard to say… it’s either juven, lord flykrost or amarette. i know i said i’d pick one but i feel like i get a pass bc personalities are still in The Works
PURPLE HAZE: jake my beloved
MOUNT HEREDOSA: only has like 2 actual characters so i once again cheat and pick both nyoka and verin
NAD: nyseah. literally the reason i decided to make this story is bc i didn’t want her to fall by the wayside obsessed with her
GOTHICA: morrigan 💀 the other characters are dumb and he’s the only common sense
NOBLE: emerion tbh but it’s just cuz i’m gay
THE WHITE SHIRTS: this is hard but probably gonna go with marin bc…. mystery problematic gay….
SUPERNATURAL DADS: hue 🥺🥺🥺 he’s so tortured and he did it to himself the idiot
CELESTIAL WEDDINGS: AENLIN I LIKE TORTURED DUDES (NB) OK
TMC: chidori!!!! my angel boy!!!!!
SIXTEEN CANDLES: ranger pfffft
TEARDROPS: quill 🥺🥺
RED DEATH: ugh hard but red tbh best girl
PERI & DANDY: i mean. they’re two halves of the same soul i can’t just pick one or the other. peri AND dandy is my final answer
DREAM TEAM: britt lmao. obsessed with him.
MARVIN & LINDA: linda,,,
ITRI & THE GIANTS: has literally no other ocs rn so… itri ig LMAO
SACRIFICE: edgar but also v underdeveloped wip
CREATION - What was your first WIP?
technically speaking the first iteration of purple haze — it was a comic called “cucko calvin” and it was a bunch of stick figures LMAO i still have it somewhere. the first written wip was actually hmmm probably the original story that i had nyseah in which was just. like. a lot. lmao.
DEATH - What WIP would you want to be remembered for?
paramour like. magnum opus. if nothing else then just paramour.
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THE PERMANENT RAIN PRESS INTERVIEW WITH THE HEDGE HOPPERS
It’s been an ever-changing past two and a half years, but it’s wonderful to see new projects emerge in its wake. That’s the case for The Hedge Hoppers, a London, Ontario rock band that hit the ground running with live shows and creating a genre of music of their own. On September 30, they’ll be releasing their anticipated debut album, If You Want Me To Stay.
You formed in late 2020. What can you share about the band’s origins, and your 90’s and 2000’s inspired post punk/alternative/rock genre?
Calvin (guitar and vocal) and Graham Kelly (bass / back vocal) are brothers and grew up playing music together. While out with his dad Calvin tried to pick up Laura (drums and back vocal) while she was working, later discovering that she played music. They have now been dating for the past two years. Adam (keys and guitar) we met at a party where he was the DJ.
The Hedge Hoppers sound is as unique as its members. Each of us loves a different style of music and by combining what we love about the different genres we listen to individually, we ended up creating The Hedge Hoppers’ sound. Which doesn’t really fit nicely into any category, but is somewhere between rock n roll, pop, and alternative.
How much support have you received from your family and friends?
Our families are nothing but supportive, my parents even let us jam in their basement with a full drum kit as often as we would like. Best Parents Ever!
How do you approach composing a new song? Can you give us some insight into the lyrics, arrangement, instruments, melodies, etc. and if it’s very collaborative?
When I’m (Calvin) writing, I’m inspired by the world around me, often starting with a basic outline of chords and then tapping into what feeling that progression is evoking. This feeling is then driven into the lyrical composition of the song. Each song has its own personality, and your job as a singer is to try to convey that feeling to the audience.
More recently songwriting has been more collaborative with Graham and I (Calvin) co-writing lyrical content and the whole band chipping in on composition. Adam likes to add harmonic ideas to the table, while Laura swoops in last to establish the groove.
We love to see women in rock music; for Laura, who are some of your inspirations, and what inspired you to start the drums?
I started playing the drums when I was 3! I was really influenced by Avril Lavigne; growing up I remember I used to play the drums to her album Under My Skin for hours everyday!
As I got older, my dad really inspired me to play some Alex Van Halen which inspired me to continue to challenge myself. I started to learn Rush and to this day, Neil Peart will forever inspire me with his technical abilities
Your debut album, If You Want Me To Stay, is out September 30. How long has this album been in the making, and what challenges have you faced and overcome in the process?
We definitely battled through 2020 trying to record this album amongst what was going on in the world. It took a lot longer to bring this to the table than we had hoped, so now we’re sitting on at least 2 more albums worth of music.
But that time taken has allowed us to progress 100 fold as a band, and gain more of a following. Everything happens for a reason.
Our favourite release so far is “Fade to Grey.” What can you share about the inspiration behind it?
I (Calvin) wrote “Fade To Grey” inspired by traveling to NYC for the first time. I was traveling across the country from BC to NYC on a road trip with a long time friend from college. Inspiration stuck when we finally made it to the downtown core on the subway. I had never been on the subway before and I was coming from living in a small mountain town. I was totally out of my element. As perfectly demonstrated when I tried to back my 4Runner fully packed to the roof backwards out of a parking garage on Wall Street on Friday at 12 noon. Anyways.
It occurred to me that these people living in NYC saw something beautiful there. The chorus is all about being able to see a rainbow (ie. the “colors in the rain” in the song) in the concrete jungle of NYC, and not letting those colors fade to grey. Being able to see the beauty in any situation no matter where you are.
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“At a Loss” is another standout, and a nice change of pace. Tell us about this love song, and why it’s one of your personal favourites.
This is a personal favorite of mine (Calvin) but also the band as a whole. Just the way it all comes together is great. “At a Loss” took over a year to write, after finding inspiration for the intro I was totally lost in how to finish the song, nothing seemed to work.
It wasn’t until I was alone with a girl that I really like, I found a way to finish the song. After being out on the town all night making some unforgettable memories, I came back to where we were staying and just wrote down how I was feeling in those moments. Being totally ‘at a loss’ having no words to describe what this person was making me feel.
You recorded the album at EMAC Studios, and worked with Robert Nation and Nick Fetchison. What was your experience working with them, and how did they help you achieve your desired sound?
Nick is a fantastic engineer and producer. I honestly had no real idea how to create the guitar tones I was looking to hear from the album, so we set up 6 different amps and cabs and mixed the sounds together until we got the perfect match.
They’re great to work with! Honestly, really great to work with and the studio is incredible. There’s nothing like the complete quiet you get in the studio room, it’s like being out in the winter at midnight with the snow falling and all the sounds are muffled, except inside! The change from when the sound erupts from the speakers makes the whole place come alive.
You have a release show planned. What details can you share?
Our release show for If You Want Me To Stay, is scheduled for October 14 at Rum Runners in London, Ontario. We’re co-headlining with Hartlet, an awesome up and coming rock band from London, also we have support from Polluted and Scram. Both these guys work the crowd and get the people to rock.
Editor’s Note: Visit the Facebook event page for details and ticket information.
You have some really beautiful, drawn cover art for singles “Fade to Grey,” “Powder Blue” and “Sweet Perfume.” Who designed them?
The designs for the cover art were conceptualized by the band, and we hired an individual over fivver to make those ideas come alive.
How is the current music scene and landscape in Ontario?
The music scene is picking back up!! We have had the opportunity to tour some cities here in Southwestern Ontario with good response.
You have to hustle! As always in the music industry, you only get what you put in. There are some great grant programs that we are looking into for this winter, and there is more funding available with London being named UNESCO City of Music. Commercial radio is hard to break into, but local stations have picked up a few of our songs!
You are seasoned performers, and love performing live across the province. How would you describe a Hedge Hoppers live set?
We put all our energy and passion into every performance. Whether the song calls for an emotional and slow performance, or jumping around and hitting the high notes perfectly we always give everything we have.
We always play a different selection of covers and original music to match the energy of the place we’re playing, always a little unique and always a lot of fun.
When you first formed, did you anticipate (or hope) to be playing so many concerts? Is there a band member who’s responsible for your bookings, and getting your name and music out?
We could not have done it without Calvin. Calvin is responsible for booking all our gigs, posting on all social media, booking tours, handling the finances, scheduling interviews and designing posters.
Do you have a favourite venue you’ve played?
The best venue that we have played would probably be The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. To be on a stage that has so much history, The Rolling Stones played there. After the show a few Americans that were in town for business asked for our autographs. Definitely a cool moment.
Can you name a few Canadian (Ontario) artists you’ve played with or personally known, whose music you’d recommend?
Some Ontario acts to watch out for would be Small Town Strip Club, we have played multiple shows with these guys and they do not disappoint. They sound just like their album.
Sarina Haggarty is also one to watch, she has a beautiful voice and is absolutely lovely as a person.
After the release of your album, what’s up next for the fall/winter? Is your sound still evolving?
We're recording a new album this winter!!! We're also planning on scheduling a large tour including stops outside of Ontario for next summer.
We’re still just getting started so our sound is definitely still changing, I (Graham) think we all pull the band in a slightly different direction and when we come together we usually come up with something unique.
What are your recommendations of a few cool places to visit as a tourist in your hometown?
If you enjoy hiking, the Kains Woods Trail is beautiful. Concert venue is definitely the London Music Hall.
If the band, collectively, could be any ice cream flavour, which would you be and why?
We’d be spicy pralines and cream! I (Graham) bring the spice, Calvin is nuts, Laura is the sweet part, and unfortunately in this metaphor Adam has to be the cone because I called him about this question today and he didn’t answer (don’t get me wrong though, he is a great waffle cone!).
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Thanks to the band for answering our questions!
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My Friend’s Father (Part Five)
Pairing: Cillian Murphy x Reader
Warning: Age Gap, Mild Sexual References
Words: 1,848
Notes:
I have decided to make this into a series.
Alright, no judgment. This was a dream of mine and I felt like I had to write it down. Everyone in this Fic is over the age of 18 and this Fic is in no way based on Cillian’s real family life. It’s pure filth.
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YOUR POV
Two weeks had passed since you visited your friend Denise in Dublin and it was time for the annual Galway Arts Festival.
Denise had been working on a photography project for the past year and had been nominated for a student award in Galway as part of which ten of her photographs were being displayed during the Arts Festival.
Whilst, as you had expected, Cillian didn’t contact you, you knew that he would be there to support his daughter. Being an artist himself, he was very proud of her and her work and he supported her projects not only mentally but also financially with the caveat that she would finish her degree at Trinity College.
Unlike him, he didn’t want her to drop out of university even though she hated it and you certainly understood his reasoning.
Contrary to Denise, you had no creative bone in your body. You enjoyed art and theatre, but weren’t an artist or performer yourself. Instead, you were an A Grade Law Student who had become rather bored in Galway and had recently applied for a scholarship to Oxford University.
Reading was your passion and you had always been known as a geek. In school, you were the girl that no one liked, nerdy, not interested in fashion or social media and wearing braces, which, luckily, had been removed three years ago.
You were shy and it was only for Denise that you came out of your shell. She was popular in school, mostly due to her name, but also because she was generally confident and, over the years, she helped you gain confidence especially after you had left high school.
But, today, you knew you would be questioning your gained confidence once again since, first of all, you would be seeing Cillian again and the truth was that you couldn’t stop thinking about him in an intimate way and, secondly, you were featured completely naked on some of Denise’s photographs.
Whilst the photographs were artistic and not sexual in any way and your most intimate part wasn’t visible on them, it bothered you knowing that people you disliked would see you so vulnerable and you couldn’t remember why you had agreed to being photographed like that.
The other woman who Denise chose to photograph was Amalie. She was 23 and had been Denise’s friend for a while as well but, unlike you, she began modelling professionally when she was just 16. You all went to the same private school together and, clearly, her lifestyle had been largely financed by her parents. She always wore expensive clothes and had no interest in pursuing a career other than modelling, which barely sustained her lifestyle considering the few small jobs she got.
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Just as you served your last cup of coffee to an elderly lady sitting in the corner of the café you were working at, you saw Denise, Amalie and two other friends of Denise walk in.
‘Hey guys, take a seat. I will be right with you. I am just about to finish my shift’ you said as you hung up your apron.
‘Please tell me you will get changed before the Gallery opening tonight?’ Amalie asked somewhat weirdly and you couldn’t help but roll your eyes as you sat down at the table with her, Denise and the others before ordering some coffees for yourselves.
‘No, I thought I would go like this’ you said sarcastically, looking down at your coffee-stained clothes.
‘I bought a dress for tonight’ you then said, after Amalie didn’t seem to sense your sarcasm.
‘Right’ she then said as she flicked through Instagram and you simply looked at Denise who shrug her shoulders.
‘What are you looking for?’ you asked curiously as her eyes seemed to be glued to her phone.
‘She is looking to find more photos of my dad and Laura Jennings’ Denise said, rolling her eyes.
‘Laura Jennings, as in the actress?’ you asked, causing Amalie to nod.
‘Yes, apparently they have been dating’ Amalie then confirmed, causing you to swallow harshly. You knew that you shouldn’t care but you couldn’t help it. Knowing that Cillian was seeing someone made you feel ill.
‘And you care about that why?’ you then asked Amalie after an uncomfortable shiver ran down your spine.
‘Apparently, just like you, Amalie thinks my dad is a DILF’ Denise huffed out before telling you how disgusting you all were.
‘Well, he is though…he is super hot’ Amalie then joked before carrying on. ‘And I don’t understand how you don’t know about Laura Jennings and whether this is true or not. You need to find out’ Amalie then said but Denise simply shook her head.
‘My father doesn’t share this sort of stuff with me and I certainly don’t want to know about his sex life, thank you very much. In so far as I am concerned, he doesn’t have sex, ever…yuck! Also, I would appreciate if you could not talk about my dad anymore, please. It grosses me out’ Denise said and you knew that, all of this had become a common occurrence ever since the day the first episode of Peaky Blinders aired on BBC, a show which Denise refuses to watch herself because of the heavy sexual content and a show which you, only a week ago, had begun to binge watch.
Cillian’s POV
When Cillian walked into the basement after you had left, he immediately saw the small folded up note you had left him but, reading it, made him somewhat uncomfortable.
He was torn about what to do with it and certainly knew that he should ignore it. He couldn’t see you again even if he wanted to.
The fact that you were 23 years younger than him and that you were his daughter’s best friend made it all wrong and highly inappropriate and he didn’t know what had gotten into him in the first place when he gave into you.
He had never felt attracted towards you in any sort of way until that last visit which was the first time had seen you since you and your family had moved away.
You changed in many ways and he wasn’t sure what it was that he liked about you. But what he knew was that it was more than just sexual attraction, which was usually something he knew how to supress.
With that in mind, he placed your note into his wallet and decided to ignore it for now. But he couldn’t quite bring himself to throw it out.
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With his bags packed it was time for him to return to Manchester and resume filming of the final season of Peaky Blinders.
The first week of filming went well and Cillian decided to spend the weekend with his friend, fellow actress Laura Jennings. Cillian and her had developed a friend with benefits sort of relationship. No strings attached and no feelings involved. After his divorce from Denise’s mother, he wasn’t ready for anything else and Laura would certainly not have been the type of woman he would have wanted a relationship with in the first place.
Unlike him, she wasn’t press shy and, whilst they kept their arrangement a secret as best as they could, she was otherwise quite active on social media.
Cillian, on the other hand, only maintained a private Instagram account with the sole purpose of being able to check on his children. Whilst they were adults, he was still worried about them, especially Denise who had recently gotten herself in a lot of trouble after distancing herself from this Jeremy boy.
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‘Another wine?’ Laura asked as Cillian was relaxing on top of the doonas, wearing nothing but his black Calvin Klein briefs, after they had spent the last hour doing exactly what friends with benefits would do after not having seen each other for over two weeks due to busy filming schedules.
‘Yes please…thanks’ he responded as he reached for his phone after a notification had popped up.
It was his daughter Denise who had posted on Instagram and, since she hadn’t posted for a while, he decided to check it out, hoping that she wasn’t with Jeremy again.
To his surprise, three new pictures of Denise and her friends showed up when he opened the APP and, one of them, there was you.
In the picture, you were wearing accompanied by a man in his late twenties, wearing a suit while you were wearing a dark blue dress and he couldn’t help but wonder who the man by your side was.
You looked simply stunning, with your hair long and open and your shoulders exposed. You were wearing only a little bit of make up and showed your beautiful smile.
‘There you go Mr Murphy’ Laura then said as she returned to the bedroom with another glass of wine, pulling Cillian’s phone out of his hand and climbing on top of him.
‘Round Two?’ she then asked eagerly as she reached for another condom, but Cillian’s thoughts were elsewhere entirely.
‘Maybe tomorrow, I am tired. It has been a long week, sorry’ he explained, causing Laura to pout with disappointment.
But the second round never eventuated as Cillian left Laura’s house the following morning to drive back to Manchester to resume filming.
On his way back to Manchester, he called his daughter Denise to check on her and while he did, he enquired about your companion on the Instagram posts.
‘Why do you want to know?’ Denise asked somewhat confused but Cillian played it cool.
‘He looks familiar, that’s all. Didn’t he go to your school?’ he then asked, playing dumb.
‘Oh god no, he is 29. His name is Connor and he is an accountant. Y/N wouldn’t date anyone our age. You know she isn’t a normal 21-year-old’ Denise joked, referring to your nerdiness and intellect.
‘Apparently not’ Cillian chuckled before asking another question about the stranger on the picture. ‘So, they are dating?’ he asked.
‘I think they went on two or three dates or something. Why do you care?’ Denise asked.
‘No reason. I was just wondering’ Cillian confirmed before changing the topic.
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Hi, you and I seem to have very similar tastes in art and in other things and as a begging artist I would like to know your art journey and any resources you used such as books and things or where you get inspiration from, thanks in advance
Hello! I'd be happy to!
I've been drawing since I was a kid, but I only started drawing seriously when I was about 12 (I wanted to become an animator, I didnt know that jobs like illustration on concept art were a thing). I never took a formal art class, expect for one that was on acrylic painting, and I didnt really learn that much there, and it was only for 4 weeks. (Maybe I'll learn to love acrylic someday, but not today).
For inspiration, I write down favorite memories of mine, and sometimes unimportant ones (memories of sitting at a gas station on a hot summer day, waiting on my dad to buy some sodas so we can get going on our trip; walking under football bleachers at night), and most times I'm a little too scared to post these because they're personal, but im working myself up to it.
I collect moodboards on interest, just whatever catches my eye, even if the aesthetics don't match. When I'm out, I take pictures of places I would like to draw later (abandoned farmhouses, old mill houses, a lighthouse far off in the water alone, a stretch of road completely covered in graffiti).
Books! Ok so I have a lot of art books but few that have actually been beneficial, so I'll post those here.
Color And Light by James Gurney: A Guide For The Realist Painter; I cannot reccomend this book more!! This book is excellent, it talks about how to paint different light conditions, and how it effects light scientifically. Very easy to understand, and Gurney is a master painter.
Adorning The Dark by Andrew Peterson. Another excellent book, and one I don't think I'll ever be over. While this is a book from a Christian standpoint, and I don't know your opinions on religion, this book for me was unputdownable. I read it cover to cover in a day, and did the same thing the next day. Reflections on self and the creative process that takes place in the mind and spiritually, and how we effect others. A simply wonderful book. Id go as far as to say life-changing.
Any Ghibli art book (I own Howl's Moving Castle, and Spirited Away.) These are excellent if youre wanting to look into illustration or character design. It doesnt give much advice, but I find myself inspired every time I open the ghibli books I have.
Sketching From The Imagination: Characters by 3d Total Publishing; this book has many MANY artists of various art styles, and they give their process and advice! Little nuggets of "Oh! Yea that makes sense." are scattered throughout the book, at least for me.
As for fiction books, I read a wide range of genres, so I can't really make a HUGE list of books I reccomend, but I can give a few that I feel have been important to me personally the last few years.
Jeff Vandermeer's Southern Reach Trilogy, and Borne Trilogy. Rick Bragg's All Over But The Shout'n, and Ava's Man, Flannery O' Connor's A Good Man Is Hard To Find, C. S Lewis's A Space Trilogy, and Madeline D'Engle's A Wrinkle In Time. Comics like Batman: The Long Halloween, Calvin and Hobbes, and Minna Sundberg's Stand Still Stay Silent have been great to read as well!
Movies and TV shows are HUGE inspirations for me, but as a general guide, I adore movies like Alien, Fury Road, Pan's Labyrinth, Lord of The Rings, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, and TV shows like Stranger Things, Over The Garden Wall, and The Twilight Zone. Video games are important as well, like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Kentucky Route Zero, and Death Stranding.
Anyway, heres what I have to say: Use everything. Dont be afraid to deviate from your "aesthetics". Yes, you'll feel a bit lost at times, like you have no identity, but thats a good thing for growth. When I was 12, I was dead set that my thing was extremely cartoon art styles, pokemon, and drawing dragons. While these are still great and huge inpirations, if I didn't branch out, I would be stuck in a rut.
It is not important to have a set aesthetic. Youre not an aesthetic Instagram page at heart! Find what you are drawn to, what imagery catches your eye, what symbols have meaning to you. I will change throughout my life, but my core values are still there. And I think its important to understand that, to loosely quote Andrew Peterson, that self expression is an endless, and often fruitless chase. You gotta shift your direction outward, and you'll discover things about you, good and bad.
Wow, this post is getting very very long. Apologies. Anyway, one more note. Just explore. Collect things, look for details! Note that swirl in the sand, a wrinkle next to an eye, get a feel for a place or thing. I have dozens of books that make no sense together (2 books on sharks, 1 on specifically waterplants, 5 on animal species, 2 on surgery, 1 on the history of medicine, 1 on car mechanics, 1 on martial arts, 3 cookbooks, and a book on the history of wood working.) Yes, I tend to hoard books. Get a book from the library on a subject you know nothing about once a week. Glance through it, take at least 20 minutes hopping page to page, even randomly. You'll find something! Just keep your eyes open, dont stop learning! I encourage wiki rabbit holes 100%.
And please, please dont be afraid to post new things. In the end it doesn't matter if your followers are unused to the new thing you like! As long as you are conveying meaning behind what you create, you'll find your way. Im uh, still learning this. People latch onto concepts more than skill, I've found.
So yea, thats just what I have to say. Sorry for the long, LONG post. I hope this helped!!
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The Hunt
Luna has won the Halloween Hunt two years in a row and she is going for a third with Harry as her partner, the problem well they don’t really get along.
Word count: 10,761
A/N: Luna, I hope you love her like I do. She was a joy to write. I’m very excited to share so please come and share your thoughts with me. It really means the world to me. Thank you to Gianna (@hunflowers) for hosting this wonderful Halloween challenge. I hope you enjoy. (prompt: you’ve got to be kidding me).
Halloween.
The one holiday that Luna is excited to take part in with her friends, finding even the tackiest of activities fun and a joy to do. Luna and Caleb went to the pumpkin patch last weekend and spent the day drinking cider and eating cinnamon donuts. The pumpkin carving was a whole other story that ended with one smashed pumpkin and a grumpy Caleb.
Luna has spent every Halloween with Caleb for as long as she can remember. From first becoming best friends when Luna and her family moved in next door to Caleb at the age of six to now, age twenty-one going on four years of living together. Much to their parents' disappointment, sparks never did fly for them. Not that Luna ever thought there would be; Caleb just didn't do it for her no matter how handsome he was.
This Halloween, just like previous ones, they were going as a pair. Their first Halloween at age six, they went as Power Rangers, Luna the yellow and Caleb the blue. It was their most memorable one and has the picture hanging in their living room for reminiscing purposes. Last year Caleb decided on Ghostbusters, and they killed it. Being university students means low money in their bank account, so they went thrift shopping a lot that year.
Halloween 2020, it is her turn to pick. Luna decided they would be going as Princess Buttercup and Westley from The Princess Bride.
A true classic that will forever live on, yes, it may be a romantical pairing, but Luna has begged for this for years, and now is their time to shine. She pulled extra shifts at the tattoo parlor she works at as receptionist to get authentic costumes—the red dress of dreams.
It's Saturday night, there is a Blue moon, and it's Halloween.
It is time for their third annual Halloween Hunt, where her group of friends pair up and set off to find clues to win the grand prize of a crown, some cash, and bragging rights for a whole year. Luna has won it the last two years with Caleb on her side, and she is ready to do it again.
Luna stares at herself in the mirror. The gown is elegant and rich with details. The long red, billowy sleeves with a fathered cuff. A high neckline and falls into a loose, pleated skirt. The dress is tied off at the waist with a gold pattern belt. And to top it all off, the beaded crown on her brown curls. The color of her hair the only inaccuracy of the costume. The crown shines more she feels with her darker hair than the original Buttercup.
Her makeup is minimal, only having used mascara for her long eyelashes she likes having curled. It makes her brown eyes that much nicer to gaze at.
She grabs her wallet and keys that she will be leaving with Caleb as his look was blessed with pockets, and she does not want to stick anything down her bra for the entire night. She takes the stairs two floors down as they meet at Mitch and Oliver's apartment, who happen to live in the same complex.
To start the hunt, the host will let everyone get into partners before dispersing the first clue, and the first couple to make it to the final location at midnight will be crowned the winners.
They really are in for a fun night.
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Walking in, she sees the apartment somewhat decorated, not much, purple string lights hanging over the large tv they have. Small orange pumpkins scattered around the room. The excessive amount of fake spider web in every corner of the house. Mitch has always said, why to decorate if you're going to be the one cleaning it up. Oliver did not think the same way; she imagines his room looks like the inside of Spirit Halloween.
Mitch greets her with a drink. It's water. He smiles at her costume before wandering off. She sips the cold water, never one to drink on such an important night. Also, she's wary about drinking growing up; her dad made her start driving at the age of fifteen because he liked drinking when they went over to her uncle's house on the weekends. He wasn't an alcoholic, but he did drink too often, and instead of putting her and her brother at risk, he taught her to drive. This is why now, she will instead be the designated driver than the one having the drinks. Tonight, she needs a clear head to win.
Luna moves past the kitchen, eyes searching for Caleb in his black outfit and mask, but she stops dead in her tracks once she meets his gaze.
It's a shock.
Caleb is dressed in slim black pants, a white dress shirt, a messy done blue tie, an unbuttoned black blazer, and completing his look is the signature beige blazer. He looks incredible, but not at all how he was supposed to. He winces when he sees the expression on her face.
She’s upset. He didn't even warn her. Not a single text or call.
There has never been a reason to break tradition, but here they are doing just that.
"They asked me to host," Caleb says as he steps toward her. Luna manages a nod. She changes her direction and goes across the room to sit alone on the windowsill, leading to a small flower patio. Caleb looks like he wants to head over, but she knows her well enough; it's best to leave her alone.
As Luna gets lost in thought, she doesn't acknowledge that everyone else has slowly arrived, the chatter getting louder. She also is oblivious to the lingering eyes on her. If she had looked up, she would have met Harry's concerned gaze.
"Hello friends, thank you for gathering with us here on this day of spooks and horror." Caleb stands on the study coffee table to get everyone's attention on him. "This year, you may not pick your partner. No, there will be random draws."
"Let's hope this makes Luna lose this year," Oliver shouts, getting lots of cheers in response.
Luna rolls her eyes at the banter but lets a smile overtake her face because she knows no matter who her partner may end up being, she will be a winner.
Caleb announces how only five of them will pick a name and how it has been decided it will be Mitch, Daniel, Charlotte, Abby, and Luna, who will draw a name.
She is third to pick a slip, not opening it up until the last two receive theirs. She doesn't focus on the others as they begin to search for their partners because Caleb is shuffling over to her looking sheepish.
He pulls her in and wraps his arms around her, giving her a big squeeze. Long and hard enough to leave her out of breath. A sloppy kiss on her cheeks, she is quick to wipe away on his coat, not at all wanting to dirty her dress, at least not yet.
Those hazel eyes are hard to stay mad at, and he knows it. Luna can count all the fights they've had on one hand.
"Whatever, you owe me." She bumps his shoulder.
He nods, quick to agree. "Name your price."
Luna opens up the folded slip of paper.
Harry
"A new partner." She whispers, not looking up, hoping if she stares long enough, the name will change.
Caleb leans in and smirks at the name. "That I can't do. You know the rules."
She furrowed her eyebrows. "There were no rules until today."
Caleb laughs. "Everyone partner up if you haven't already."
Mitch is already chatting with Oliver, and she knows they will give her a run for her money. These two get on so well, but their weakness is that when Mitch gets a lead, he forgets to address it to his partner most of the time, leaving them separated and lost.
Justine is with Abby, and honestly, she has no worry over them. Abby is a hard person to partner up with, always wanting to lead even when she has no clue what is going on.
Calvin is with Daniel, and honestly, she knows they are not competition. Calvin told her the clues confused him.
Mason and Charlotte, she was hoping to partner with Charlotte. That being her closest friend right behind Caleb. She's a music major, meaning their time together is always a joy. Luna singing a random song and Char telling her random facts she knows about the said song. Luna is not sure how good Charlotte and Mason get on, but only time will tell.
As she sees everyone paired up, she scans the room for Harry. She doesn't spot him, but she does see Pirate Roberts, better known as Westley, her other half. He's wearing a black shirt that has a lace-up front with a matching pair of pants. The mask and headscarf add a touch of mystery, while the sash and gloves put the finishing touch to the look. As much as she hates to admit it, he looks good.
"You've got to be kidding me." She says, looking him up and down in disgust.
Harry scoffs, now standing in front of her. "Guess that means I'm stuck with you."
"Yeah, you can lose the mask now."
"No, I don't think so. Makes my eyes pop." He bats his eyelashes at her.
She ignores him, moving on to an important question. "Who were you supposed to dress with?"
"Charlotte." His stupidly, charming English accent responds. "She asked me last week, then told me she was doing Ghostbusters with Mason. Her costume is done too nicely to be done last minute."
This is a setup.
She knows because Charlotte helped her alter the dress's length so that it didn't drag on the floor as she walked, and in return, Luna helped sew Venkman on her suit.
The only question is, why would they want her matching with Harry if they don't get on well at all, not even a little bit. Every interaction leaves with one of them storming off, not to brag, but it seems to always be Harry.
"Well, at least you were warned. Caleb didn't even tell me." She shares. "Had me walk in to see him dressed as an angel."
"Castiel, right?" Harry says, a bit uncertain.
Luna nods, surprised he knows, thinking this might be their one connection to break the ice. "He posted on his story who he was dressed as." She spoke too soon.
"You're saying you don't know Supernatural."
"No, sorry." He says, not sounding apologetic.
Luna shoots him a fake smile before looking away. "He can't be my partner; it's a disrespect to my morals."
Her only response is laughter. She wasn't joking.
"You know the rules, baby," Charlotte says, arms around Mason's waist. Luna narrows her eyes at that, mentally reminding herself to check in with Char about that.
How had she won two years without knowing any rules?
"Well, I'll still kick all your asses with Dobby on my team." When meeting Harry's eyes again, she smirks, his face shocked, not sure if she was insulting him.
"Right, do not mess up our chances of winning." Her voice was deep and threatening. At least she hoped that's how it sounded.
"I would never" Harry looks down at her with a smirk on his pink lips. "But I need motivation, so what's in it for me."
Instead of responding with half of the money because that much was obvious, what else would he want? She looks him in the eyes. "I'll kiss you if we win," Luna tells him sarcastically, and before Harry has a chance to respond, Caleb is walking over, handing them their first clue of seven.
Head to the place no one ever cleans
Harry scratches his head. "That's confusing."
"It's the bathroom. Specifically, the toilet." She hands the clue for Harry to put away, making her way there.
"You sure?"
Luna doesn't bother replying, pushing first to the bathroom, wanting to get a move on. It's going to be a long night if he keeps questioning her.
Harry opens the door and jumps back, he's startled at the sight in front of him, but Luna nudges him aside to take a look and is left impressed.
There is fake blood on the mirror, "You're next" written sloppily. What startled Harry was the body bag in the tub, bloody transparent curtains hanged to make it seem like a messy murder.
"There's not a body, right?" A slight tremble in his voice.
"Of course not. No one is a fan of jump scares her." She eyes his face. "Especially you."
Luna picks up the skull sitting on top of the toilet tank, and taped underneath is the second clue.
"That was too easy," Harry tells her, already heading out of the apartment, not waiting for her to read the clue knowing this one will lead them outside.
You may sit, you may stand, you may push, but one must never jump.
"Who even made these?" Harry scoffs. "It's awful."
She chuckles, agreeing because they do stink. "Caleb. The host has to do them all for each group. Talk with owners of shops and all. It's a long process." Luna explains to Harry as she reads the clue once more. "I'm surprised I never noticed how busy he was the entire month."
"It's what happens when you're self-absorbed." He mutters.
"Ouch." She feigns hurt, hands over her heart.
Harry rolls his eyes, not wanting to deal with her any longer than he has to. He has no clue what that clue is pointing to. He looks over at Luna, who has gone quiet.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Harry exclaims.
"Where is the headscarf? You're messing up the look." She pouts, and Harry would never admit it, at least to her, but she looks adorable.
"I took it off. It messes up my hair."
Luna stares at his hair. "Looks as messy as always.'
He gasps. "It looks fantastic, trying this new serum to make it shine."
"Sorry to break it to you, but I don't think it is working." She scrunches up her face in disgust.
"Well, your shoes don't match." He yells.
She looks down at her Molly metallic leather platform boots that give her five-four self extra height. "My boots are badass. Buttercup still kicks ass in these." She twirls and begins walking away from him.
"Luna, for fuck sake, where are you going." Harry rushes after her.
"We've got a hunt to win."
For someone of her stature, she sure has a fast pace. It seems as if she never slows down, effortlessly moving around pedestrians. All while Harry mumbles apologies as he trips over a person's shoe.
"The clue." He clears his voice. "How'd you crack it."
"Easy after a few reads. It's the swings at the local park."
Harry nods. "That doesn't explain how you knew."
"Caleb uses things in his life, and if you know him well enough, you can crack it. He's an open book, one talk with him and you'll know his grandparents' name and phone number. He loves sharing everything." Harry motions for her to continue, all while keeping her fast pace, leaving him a little wounded. "As kids, our parents' one rule at the park was that we could never jump off the swings all because one time Caleb and I were going so high I jumped and almost flew past the sand pile and landed on the concrete. No one broke a bone, but we could have."
"You and Caleb must have given your parents a hard time."
"Not really, we were angels."
"Hard to believe."
She kisses her two fingers before placing it over her heart. "Scout's honor."
"You were in the girl's scout."
"Well, aren't you nosy Miss Rosy." She rolls her eyes. "The town didn't have the girl's scout, so when Caleb joined, I made a presentation for Ulysses. He was the man in charge, and I impressed him. He accepted, and no one questioned me."
"Impressive," Harrys tells her, genuinely meaning it.
"Now shut up, Styles. You have too much information, might have to go kill you or something if these things get out."
"And here I thought we were becoming friends."
"Nope, let's keep it that way."
Harry shuts up, letting the chatter of late-night stragglers fill in the silence. Luna is stopped by a girl their age looking for directions to a party. She is happy to help, giving the girl extra detail to make sure she doesn't get lost. She goes as far as giving the girl her phone number to know she made it there safely.
Luna is an enigma.
"I thought you hated all humans, but I see I was wrong."
Harry is such a jerk that she doesn't bother responding. No, she does something much better. She stops walking, sticking her foot out, knowing how oblivious Harry is. He trips, almost falling to his face, but to some miracle, he manages to right himself without a scratch.
He adjusts his mask, brushing off the dirt he acquired at the bottom of his pants. "Well, that was mean.
"I thought it was rather kind, knock you off your pedestal." She grins at him, walking away again.
Harry mutters something under his breath, making sure she isn't able to hear him.
Luna decides to bring back the conversation of what started their night, his costume. "Why are you even Westley? You don't have the blonde hair for it."
Harry scoffs. "Says the girl with the brown locks of hair."
"The wig was itchy, besides my natural hair is pretty." Her hair is excellent, and she knows it. It's mid-waist, and she does hair therapy to keep it healthy. After Caleb's sister-in-law introduced her to natural hair products, a significant improvement. It added a shine she never had before. She is always paid lots of compliments on her hair. It's enchanting.
Harry looks at her before staying quiet. He kicks a rock as he walks. "Blondes are overrated."
Luna ducks her head, letting her hair frame a curtain around her face wanting to hide the blush he managed to get out of her.
Finally, reaching the park entrance, the swings a distance away. They stop, neither of them making a move follow the path.
"You could just stay here, and I'll text you when I'm done," Luna tells him.
Harry is quick to rebut, "I'm smart, I can help."
"I didn't say you aren't smart. It's just I know you don't like me, so why spend the time with me?"
That's far from the truth, Harry thinks to himself but doesn't deny it. "Together, we're winning this together." He gives her no room for argument walking to the swings.
Luna nods to herself; she's going to be okay. Maybe the night will start to get better.
Harry is opening up the clue as she approaches, and he holds it out further, allowing her to read it.
You walk by me, never give me a second glance. Now tonight, I dare you to give me a chance.
"That doesn't sound great," Harry confesses.
"You alright, with a bit of darkness?"
Harry nods his head, yes, but he has no idea what's coming next.
___
Standing in front of the house, Luna feels a chill run up her spine. It's not like she's never seen this house because she had. She grew up in the town and walked past the lonely house that wasted away day by day as she made her way to school.
"This place is creepy," Harry mumbles, standing next to her.
The grass is brown and unkempt; dried leaves scatter the path to the home's stairs, a crunch under their feet as they approach. She walks slow, counting her steps, and at unlucky thirteen, they reach the first broken step. The wood looked as if someone took a hammer to it, having random holes done. The windows are filled with spider webs and dust, no way to look in. The door was red and had scratches. As if someone small had clawed to be let in.
"Sure you want to go in, Luna." Harry looks at the door in fright. "You can admit you got the wrong location. You can't always be right."
"Look, Styles, I know I'm right."
Harry begins to sweep around to make sure no one is watching them break into an old abandoned house. She leans against the rotting wood, there's a chance she might fall through, but she's always up for the risk. In doing so, she shuts her eyes for a second, and a memory pops in her head; it causes her to let out a chuckle, startling Harry. He whips around to shout at her, but the smile on Luna's face makes him stop. He's never been privileged to a smile so intimate.
Before Harry can even ask her what's got her smiling, she is already talking.
"Caleb and I had our first kiss on these steps." Luna's eyes shift down as if the memory begins to play in front of her."
"With each other?" Harry asks, wanting confirmation.
"Yes, Caleb swore he was in love with me in the sixth grade, and I told him he was insane. The feelings were not mutual." She assures, wanting to get her point across. "We were walking home from school one day, and I, as the brains of the duo, told him we had to check out the house. I swore we had our own Boo Radley after reading To Kill A Mockingbird. He was going on and on about how he swore his love for me." She turned to look at Harry. "I looked at him, put my hands on his shoulders, and put my lips to his. He stood there shocked, and once I pulled back, he grinned." Luna deepens her voice. "So, I don't love you like that."
Harry chuckles, enjoying the story. She's not even sure why she began to tell him. "I was like yeah, you idiot, I see you as a brother. My mom could not stop laughing when I told her. My dad not so much." She stood up straight, took three steps to the door, grabbed the rusted doorknob, and it twisted open. There was a loud creak as she pushed.
"In we go, Farm Boy."
Harry shakes his head, mutters "As you wish." He hopes she missed that.
He steps in; first, his eyes quickly sweeping around the house, a doorway to a living room, another leading to what he assumes would be the dining room, and right in front of them a spiral staircase leading to the second floor where they might venture to if they don't find the clue in the main rooms.
"Right, together," Harry tells her.
"Awe, don't be scared, Styles. I'll protect you." She reaches out to pink his cheek.
He swats her hand away. "You'll be the one needing it."
"Don't count on you being my savior then?"
"Not ever, Buttercup."
They walk the first floor and find nothing. It's quite dull, nothing that stands out of place. Nothing haunting, really. A bit of a disappointment. They approach the stair and see footprints. This must be the correct way. She lets Harry lead. Once at the top, they see footprints are leading left and right. Harry nods left, so she assumes he means she has to go right.
It was not what he meant.
As Luna makes her way to the door at the end of the hall, she turns to see Harry entering the first room. She should turn back and go with him. She thinks about it for a second and decides it's best not and continues on.
Luna enters the boy's room. There is a race car bed, with white drawers full of stickers on either side. Everything is dusty, can feel the twitch in her nose. She approaches the bed when a paper catches her eyes on the corner of the dresser filled with different kinds of dinosaurs. It is their clue. It reads
If you wish to find me, you must go to the place where the choice of sweets is never-ending.
Luna smiles gratefully to have found it. She'll figure it out with Harry, she decides. The quicker she is out of the house, the better. As she folds the clue, she hears the door slam shut. It makes Luna jump.
She approaches the door and twists the knob, but nothing happens. Luna keeps pulling and nothing; she's slowly but surely beginning to freaking out.
Maybe Harry was playing a joke on her. That had to be it.
"If you think this is a good prank, you're wrong." She yells, eager to hear his deep laugh before opening the door. But instead, she is met with silence.
"Styles, open the door." Her voice firm, anger slowly taking over." Still nothing. "Haha, you've had your laugh; let me out."
The panic is beginning to set. Harry didn't lock her in; he's on the other side of the house.
"Harry?" She whimpers.
Meanwhile, Harry, no clue in hand, stands at the top of the stairs staring at a mirror frowning at himself. He looked for Luna, but it's as if she disappeared. He has come to the conclusion that she has finally left him.
Luna, not sure what else to do, begins to scream his name. The tears streaming down her face in panic. She just wants out. That's all she wants.
She pounds on the door, her throat hurting from the loud screams she's let out. The tears making it hard to keep on going; with one final knock, she lets herself slide to the floor.
Harry was about to descend the stairs when he hears a pounding on a door. It gives him chills; as much as it frightens him to go check it out, he has a gut feeling he has to. He goes right, the original way Luna went, and makes his way to the closed door. He takes a deep breath before turning the knob.
Nothing happens.
He takes a step back before pushing all his weight into the door, causing it to fly open. Harry scans the room quickly but sees nothing until he looks down and sees Luna hugging her knees.
Harry is quick to react. He's on his knees in front of her. "Luna, love, it's me, Harry. You're okay."
She slowly lifts her head. "Harry." She croaks.
"Yes, it's me."
The tears begin once more. "The door was jammed. I was calling for you." She throws her arms around him wanting to be close, needing comfort even if he may not want to give it.
"Thought you left me once you got the clue." He confesses as he runs his hand through her hair, he might have always wanted to do it, but not like this, never like this.
"I'm not that mean, am I?" She looks up at him through her long thick eyelashes. A tear runs down her cheek.
He brings his hand up and gently wipes it away. "No, you're sweet and sassy and perfectly you. Not mean. Ya, hear me."
Luna nods.
"Let's get out of here, okay. We need to figure out the clue now. Can't do it without your brains." He smiles at her dimples on display.
Luna smiles, he helps her out, and they walk out, Harry guiding her with a firm hand on her waist.
Once outside, the cold autumn wind hits them, and it's like Luna can finally breathe again. Harry guides them all the way to the sidewalk, where she hands him the clue.
If you wish to find me, you must go to the place where the choice of sweets is never-ending.
"Sweets? There's a candy store, right?" Harry isn't sure, remembering seeing one.
"It's named Annie's Sweets. Two streets from the library."
"Well, lead the way, Buttercup." Harry links their hands together and begins walking forward is surprisingly the right direction. Luna stares down at their intertwined fingers, and it feels nice.
Maybe, she's just a little touch starved.
Luna is quiet, trying to think of anything but that moment she had in that house. She's going to give Caleb a lot of shit for that one.
As they walk, Luna notices their hands are still together before pulling away. "Sorry."
Harry shrugs. "Don't mind."
Luna frowns and looks straight ahead as they walk; he's confusing. Why is Harry acting sweet? A little too sweet. She intertwines her hands together in the front wanting the feeling of his hand in hers to disappear.
"Are you going to tell the others about my crying? I get it if you do. Good story to get a laugh at me." She mumbles the last words.
Harry grabs her arm, stopping her. She slowly raises her head to meet his eyes through the eye mask. His green eyes soft but filled with an emotion, she can't place. "I would never, what happened was not a laughing matter, this, all this tonight will stay between us, you good with that."
Luna nods.
Harry clicks his tongue. "Verbal response."
Her brown eyes go wide. "Yes, I'm good with that."
Luna can't hide her surprise, and she knows Harry can see that. He's never acted so kind to her. It's a bit weird, but it beats the back and forth remarks. She's also sick of this façade of disliking him. It's exhausting now that she thinks about it. The banter is fun, but it always ends when it gets taken too far.
"Harry, I know you hate me for some reason," She clears her throat before continuing. "But it's exhausting all the arguing. I'm great at it, but we've been at it for the two years we've known each other. You can keep hating me and not talking to me. I'm used to people not liking me. You won't be any different. We can co-exist in the same group."
Harry scoffs, "You still don't get it."
She frowns. Get what? "You never gave us the chance to be friends. I'm giving you the chance to cut all ties while staying in the friend group." It's the most straightforward plan. It's honestly perfect.
"Luna, stop."
She continues on. "Harry, seriously, you make me miserable, and I make-" He turns around, causing her to almost crash into him.
"I like you." Luna knows the surprise is written all over her face. Harry's face is serious, no dimples insight and all his emerald eyes tell her is that he is full of frustration. "I like how beautiful and kind you are. How you don't let anyone walk over you and how you always manage to be the smartest person in any room."
"Oh."
Harry likes her. Her. He likes her, and this was his way of interacting with her. He said she's smart, but honestly, nothing is making sense. She's confused; how does she feel? How long has he felt like this? Has it been since they were first introduced?
Harry stands there staring at her, trying to see her give him any reaction, but all he gets is a blank stare. He clicks his tongue. "Alright." He turns on his heel and begins walking again.
Luna stares at him, walking away before shaking herself out of her thoughts and hurrying after him.
___
It's silent.
The quietest it's been all night, and she doesn't like it, but she's also not ready to address the bomb he dropped on her.
At the start of the night, Luna believed he hated her. That he had hated her for the longest time only to find out he actually liked her. There is no way she'll bring it up, at least not yet.
She cuts the tension in the way she knows best.
"You could have at least grown the stache." He looks over at her, confused, not sure about what she just said or how she is brushing aside what he said. "The mustache adds to the character, and well, you don't have it."
Harry gasps. "I like my smooth face." She lets out the breath she was holding, thankful he went along.
"Is that your way of saying you can't grow facial hair?"
"I can."
She shrugs and nods. "Sure, Jan."
Harry is about to go off on her, but Luna runs ahead to the candy store entrance, walking in and letting the door shut behind her.
He walks in after seeing that the store closes in twenty minutes; he finds Luna chatting with the cashier. He recognizes her as a girl he had in his intro to Psychology. She dropped out eight weeks in. He remembers because he lent her notes once and she had left coffee stains on them. As he reads on her name tag, the girl- Amy- was kind enough to pay him five dollars. Both girls don't acknowledge him, more into the conversation of Luna's costume and how pretty she looks in a crown. If Harry didn't know any better, he'd think Amy was flirting with her. Harry smirks but doesn't say anything waving at the girl before filling himself a bag of candy; he deserves it after all.
"Amy was telling me Caleb came in a few days ago. Asked her on a date and they'll be going out next week. She thinks he's a proper cutie. Did you know her?" Luna tells him as she grabs the small tweezers to get a few sour gummy worms.
"Had her for a class first year, but she dropped out." Harry is focused on getting a few cherry sours in his bag.
"Psychology. She was going through a rough time when she did it. Not that she ever needed the course. She's a theatre major now."
"How do you know her?" He really is curious now, as she talks about her with familiarity.
She drops a few Swedish Fish in the bag, sneaking one in her mouth, chewing it before moving along to add Tim Tams; he's never known for a candy store to have those. Then again, he's never been in this one. "She's my cousin. A year younger than us."
"Why hadn't Caleb met her then if you've been friends for so long?"
"God, you're a curious one, aren't you." She closes her bag and follows Harry as he fills his. He's going for Red Vines, nice and easy to snack on; Luna likes those only for movie nights for some bizarre reason she doesn't know. "I'm a protector of hearts. Amy is the sweetest person you'll ever meet, a real-life princess. Amy has been the sunshine in my life since she was born. I know Caleb, and he's going to fall in love with her, mark my words. I think they are a perfect match, but I also know not to meddle, which is why I wanted them to meet on their own."
Harry smiles down at her. "Didn't know you could be so sweet, Buttercup."
"Only to very few people."
Luna places her bag on the scale, but her eyes go wide as she meets Amy's across the counter, realizing she doesn't have any money on her. Before she can even think about asking Harry, Amy saves the day. "Both your bags are covered. He knew whoever got this clue would most likely be buying, so he took care of it, more than enough actually."
Luna rolls her head to look at Harry. "He's too kind."
"What did the clue say?" Amy asks curiously.
Harry and Luna's eyes go wide simultaneously. "Shit." He whispers before whipping out the slip of paper that led them there. "It says If you wish to find me, you must go to the place where the choice of sweets is never-ending."
"The Pucker Powder!" Luna shouts, rushing over to the middle of the store where the machine of different flavors of powdered candy stands. There the clue is, under watermelon, Caleb's favorite. "I got it, Westley."
Harry makes his way over to her waiting for her to read it, but Luna gestures for Amy to come listen as well, and she happily skips over. That's when Harry notices her costume; she's dressed in relaxed fitted jeans, a plain black t-shirt, and a faded brown leather jacket with leather boots. A charm hanging from her neck. "What are you dressed as?" He's confused.
"Dean Winchester." She answers cheerfully.
Luna feels Harry turn to look at her waiting for an explanation. "She's paired up with Caleb, He's Castiel, and she's Dean and together they are ‘Destiel’. A long-loved ship in the fandom of Supernatural.
He smiles. "You look great."
"Don't worry, Ames, the reason we aren't friends, is that he doesn't watch."
"It's not for everyone, Luna," Amy tells her before nudging her to read the clue.
You swim to the bottom to find the other side but never come back up.
"Sound like the lake," Harry suggests. “Only source of water here.”
Luna nods, agreeing with him, as they head to the door. She stops, suddenly remembering something. "Do you need us to walk you home? You know how I feel about anyone walking out alone, especially tonight."
Amy blushes, looking down. "Caleb offered to walk me home, you know it's close by, and it's still a while until midnight."
"Say no more, sweets." Luna leaves and follows behind Harry, as he now leads the way.
___
It's a half-mile away, not too far but enough to have them silent for a while as they set a steady pace.
Harry quite likes conversing with Luna and decides to ask her a question that's been on his mind since he saw her back at the apartment.
"Why this costume, why Buttercup?"
Luna runs her hands down the front of the material, feeling the softness against her hands. "It was my favorite growing up. Still is, honestly. It's a nice story that gives you a bit of everything, romance, friendship, and adventure. Each character was on an adventure, and it brought them all together. Also, because I'd read it to Caleb during lunch breaks, we didn't feel like playing with others. I'd read because he had dyslexia and he grew a distaste for reading." Luna smiles fondly, thinking back to those simpler times.
"I watched the movie for the first time last year."
"Did you like it?" Her voice was full of curiosity.
"Loved it." He tells her.
She smiles, his answer filling her with joy. "Favorite part?"
He hums, thinking it over for a second. "When she pushes him down the hill and finds out he's actually Westley."
"Because he yells as you wish, rolling down." She grabs his arm in excitement, finishing the scene for him.
Luna realizes what she's doing, and quickly let's go, muttering a small apology. "You're a romantic, Farm Boy."
"Not the first person who's told me."
The walk to Orchid Lake continues in silence. A comfortable one, each one lost in their own head. Luna keeps playing one moment in her head, the moment Harry confessed his fondness of her, but it doesn't make sense. She replays every one of their interactions, and there is not one moment that stands out to her that proves he likes her. Harry introduced himself the first time but never once pursued a friendship or anything more. Luna is so lost in thought she doesn't realize they've arrived as she bumps into Harry's back as he stopped at the entrance.
She walks ahead, and instead of walking to the trail in front of them, she goes right and takes a seat on the bench, it's a bit wet due to the mist filling the air, but she doesn't mind.
"Uh, it's this way." Harry points, wanting to get a move on.
Luna makes no moves to stand. She runs a hand down her face before letting it drop to her lap. "How is it that you hate, and you like me?" The question slips out before she can stop herself.
Harry sighs, knowing the conversation is happening now. "Don't hate you." Harry is now standing in front of her, mask in his hand, wanting her to really look at him. "But, you hate me."
Luna shakes her head, no. She's never hated anyone, she might have disliked Harry at one point, but honestly, they might have just misjudged each other. Harry gives her a look, one that tells her to be honest.
"Okay, I didn't like you, but can you blame me?"
"No, I understand completely." Luna stares at him, her eyes now locked with his.
Harry lets out a deep breath. "I think you're an amazing person. You're kind and smart. Always volunteering to help others. You help set up study sessions for everyone." Luna keeps her eyes on him, not giving him a single expression. "Was mad you didn't treat me that way when we first met." He confesses.
She nods, letting it sink it. "I've always included you, never not invited you."
"I mean, you didn't try to get to know me."
"Harry, I did when we first met." Luna is sure of this.
"No, I would remember." He exclaims.
"I'm not that memorable to you, it seems." She rolls her eyes. "Let me paint the picture for you. We are all hanging out in Mitch's apartment when you arrive a little later than the rest of us. A girl is hanging off your arm, not an inch of space between you. Kiersten, does that name ring a bell, Styles?" Luna knows it does. It's his ex, the only one she knows of. "She was rude to me the first time we met, when we were introduced to each other. You stood there and let her do that. Insulted me, and I was fuming. Mitch said you were a kind person and to give you a chance but letting someone treat someone else badly right in front of you, I wasn't so sure."
Harry stays silent, letting her go on. "The second time we met, she made fun of Charlotte's outfit, and you just sat there. Char cried in the bathroom and then headed home for the night. From then on, I was neutral with you, not giving you anything to move forward on. The last straw was when it was Friday movie night in my apartment, and she tells you it's lame seeing movies together and that the apartment was trashy. You stood there, nodding along, and as soon as I saw you alone for a second, I let you know we wouldn't be friends because you were different than I expected.” Luna tries to calm her breathing, no point in losing control over the past. She's let it go, well, some of it.
"She was bad. I broke up with her that night."
"That's not the point. Even in doing that, you didn't apologize, but you did already decide on how you were going to keep treating me."
Harry has no right answer because he was wrong. He messed up. "I'm sorry, I'm truly sorry, and I'm sorry my apology is so late, but you do deserve it. No one should ever put up with someone else's crap, Luna."
"Thank you, I appreciate that."
"Honestly, I feel terrible. I think I did it because you didn't treat me like the others and-" Harry stops.
"Yet you never questioned why. You just acted, and well, I reacted."
Harry sighs, upset that they could have been friends by now, heck even something more maybe.
"Wait, Harry."
"Yes, Luna."
"What was your' and'?" She stands up, not sure what it could be.
"Uh, I was going to have a conversation with you to see why you never talked to me and had worked up the courage to also ask you on a date, but I heard you were dating Calvin, so I sort of got jealous and well, yeah."
"We went on one date." She emphasizes. "No sparks. Who even told you?"
"Abby."
"Makes sense; she was jealous that Calvin asked me out. Seeing as he never once flirted with her. We're civil, but deep down, she doesn't like me." Luna isn't sure what went wrong with that friendship.
They both let out deep breaths, thankful to have everything out in the open now, nothing hidden. A step forward.
"I'm not that person," Harry tells her, needing her to know.
She smiles at him. "I know. You proved that today."
"I hope I haven't offended you with my remarks." His smile was sheepish.
"You haven't."
"Luna," Harry chastises.
"Okay, you have, but we can move past because it turns out you're actually really nice." She lowers her voice to a whisper. "And cause you like me."
Harry blushes, his cheeks now a rosy red and not from the cold weather. "I plead the fifth."
"Harry," She teases.
"Lips sealed."
"Doesn't work if you confessed earlier." She reminds him.
Harry chooses to ignore her. Letting her words fall silent on him. "I know we have to get going, but can I do one thing before we do."
Luna nods, not sure what he wants to do. Harry takes a step forward until he is standing right in front of her. He pulls her in for a hug, his arms around her waist. She slowly raises her hands, being as gentle as she can about it. Their height difference makes her smile; her head reaches just under his chin. She hated it before, but now, in his arms, it's actually quite lovely. He's warm and not as firm as she thought he would be; it's like she's hugging a big teddy bear.
Harry leans back, looking down at her, a shy smile on her face. His eyes flicker to her lips and back to her eyes, leaning in for a moment before stepping back. He clears his throat. "To the lake, Buttercup."
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There's no fear as she walks to the bridge where the clue should be. It's dark, not much light guiding them besides the moon. Harry wanted to turn on his flashlight, but Luna knows it's best not to disturb their eyes with such a harsh light.
Luna knows this path like the back of her hand. She comes here every morning, sometimes before sunrise, either for a run or walk but in the summertime, she'll even go in for a swim. The lake is well cared for by the community. There is just one house in the back of the property, and the old couple living there love the visitors. They teamed up with the university to set up students to be tour guides, and it's an excellent part-time job. There's a lot of good here.
She's sure the clue is on the bridge because one time, Caleb got Luna so mad that she shoved him in. She can't even remember why she was angry, but Caleb surely does. She would bet her life on it.
It's a wooden bridge, a bit old as it creaks under each step taken. It's low, as it sits on the side of the lake, four feet deep at most. She takes a lookout at the lake, the water showing a beautiful reflection of the bright full moon above their heads.
Luna picks the paper taking a step closer to Harry so that they can read it together.
"I was the embodiment of every writer's worst fear: A cliche."
"That's a book quote." Luna recognizes it, but not a single book comes to mind. "Let's head to the bookstore. It's fifteen minutes from here, but we can make it in ten."
Harry lets her lead. They know time is counting down, not once having stopped to look at the time. Harry feels they might be falling behind with all the stops in between the clues, but he knows better than voice out his worries.
"Do you recognize the quote?" Luna asks Harry to hand it over to him."
Harry reads it over twice. "No."
"I know it, but I can't figure out where. I've read one too many books." She crosses her arms across her chest in frustration.
"Maybe it's one that you've read to him," Harry suggests.
Luna looks up at him as if he just hung up all the stars in her name. "You're right. He set this all up."
It's one she begged him not to make her read, but he gave her an offer she couldn't resist.
Luna picks up her pace; she's close to running but stops herself from doing so.
"Wait up, it isn't going to run away." Harry huffs out. He thought he was in shape, but tonight has proved him wrong. It could also very well be the boots.
"Farm Boy, put those legs to work!" She shouts, not at all looking back at him. She didn't have time for that.
"I'm tired," Harry groans. "We've walked a lot.”
"Please, we'll get something to eat after we win." She throws him a smile over her shoulder, and Harry happily returns it.
"Deal." Luna is surprised at how quick he was to recover now next to her. She would have thought he was okay if it weren't for the deep breaths he was taking. "It can be our first date."
Luna falters in her step. She recovers just as quickly, hoping Harry did not notice. It seems like he didn't. "Great joke, get serious." It's weird; she's feeling butterflies in her stomach at the prospect of what could be with Harry, a date. It doesn't sound so bad, but it's not her focus.
Luna misses Harry frowning. He was serious, but he also understands they just came to a truce of sorts less than an hour ago.
Walking into Read to Dream, the first thing Luna does is scan the clock. There are forty-five minutes until midnight. That is plenty of time to reach the last destination after retrieving the final clue.
The bookstore is a family-owned place. Mrs. Bennet, the owner, will be sure to pass it down to one of her grandchildren. Seeing as her children didn't take an interest, but dear Clara has. Clara is Mason's younger sister. She recently turned seventeen, meaning she's now allowed to close shop independently, seeing as her grandmother lives right above.
The bookstore is what everyone likes to call an organized mess. There are many books on shelves in their respected genre and ordered alphabetically. Still, there are also books on chairs that no one ever seems to touch, the books on top of the bookcases that don't fit, and the books in the back that are stacked in rows in a rainbow color because they don't have a specific genre. Luna spent many summer days here, this was her first job at fifteen, wanting to have more liberty and Mrs. Bennet was kind enough to hire her on. From time to time, she comes in to have tea with her or even volunteer her time around. It's one of her happiest places.
"Hello, tootsie!" Luna bounces over to Clara going around the counter to give her a hug.
"Lunes, it's great to see you. You look gorgeous. Red is definitely your color." Clara gushes.
"Thank you, I'd love to chat more, but I'm on the hunt for a book." Luna turns to scan the store as if it would stand out to her.
Clara nods. "That I can help with.”
"Gone Girl"
"Three aisles down, second row."
Luna quickly thanks her, and Harry follows after her. Harry's stuck on the fact that she seems to know everyone they encounter. He's never seen a person as social and kind as her.
"You read Gone Girl aloud to him." Harry finally processes the information that was given a few minutes prior.
"He paid me to." Luna defends.
"How much?"
"In lunch for an entire semester." Luna finds the book and begins to flip through it knowing it must be stuck in there.
"Fair."
"Got it!" Luna cheers. She pulls it out and hands it to Harry. He opens it, and that's when her eyes catch sight of the second piece of paper. This one is pale yellow, meaning it's not a clue and specifically for her. Luna slips it under her sleeve, careful not to have it fall out.
Evil lurks at midnight. I invite you to join me when they begin to rise.
The cemetery. A chilling place to end the night, but a perfect place to be crowned winners.
"It's a twenty-minute walk from here," Luna informs Harry, putting the book away and heading to the front.
"I've never been to the cemetery." Harry decides to tell her.
"It's not as creepy looking as you would think."
"Don't believe you," He mutters.
They say goodbye to Clara and begin the walk to the final spot of the night.
"Ready to win?" She smiles up at Harry, buzzing with adrenaline, knowing how close they are.
"Yeah, I am."
As much as Luna wants to run to the cemetery, she wants to enjoy the last alone time she will have with Harry. She knows they are going to be friends after this. She lets herself fall behind a few steps and pulls out the slip of paper. She unfolds it, and it reads, "You can thank me by making me the man of honor." She blushes, but Caleb might be right, and she honestly hopes he might be. Luna can deny how she feels all she wants, but tonight proved something there, something he saw long before she did.
Something that had been hiding there for quite some time.
This could very well be the night that changed it all, the story they tell their grandchildren. That stops her letting out a gasp loud enough to grab Harry's attention. A few hours ago, she couldn't stand him and now is thinking about a future with him, and all Luna wants to know is how she let these feelings grow without really noticing.
"You alright, Luna?" Harry looks concerned.
No future talk, not now, at least. First, they will win, and then they both can go from there.
"Luna, love. Times ticking." Harry teases.
Luna starts forward once more, not having noticed how close they actually are from the entrance. She passes Harry and is now running. "Pick up the pace, Farm Boy." She's gaining lots of distance from him.
"You can't beat me, Buttercup," Harry says, beginning to catch up, now right behind her.
Luna lets out a loud laugh causing her to slow down. "We're on the same team, Westley."
Harry laughs, pulling ahead, but grabbing her arm, making her run even faster. They turn the corner, and that's when she sees Caleb's car and knows the entrance is right ahead where he has to be waiting.
Caleb is leaning against the rusted golden fence. Evergreen Cemetery, the name on the arch staring down at them. Caleb raises his head, looking away from his phone as he hears footsteps hitting the pavement.
"Inconceivable!" Caleb shouts as Harry and Luna stand in front of him, out of breath but smiling. "You have arrived with ten minutes to spare, but I hate to inform you-" Luna's smile drops, and Harry can only frown, a profound bit of sadness forming in his stomach.
Caleb bends over, laughing. He wishes he could have recorded that. "I'm only playing. Of course, you won."
Luna punches his shoulder. "Jerk."
"Hey, be nice," Caleb backs away, his hands up in defense. "Winners aren't mean."
"They are if it's to their best friend." Harry laughs, knowing Caleb deserves the well-given punch he received.
"Honestly, I wasn't too sure you'd win, considering you two aren't- or weren't the best of buddies." Caleb nods his head to their connected pinkies. Harry blushes but makes no move to pull away. Luna tries, but Harry tightens his hold, and well who is she to fight him.
"Look who's here," Caleb says, looking over their shoulder.
It's Mitch and Ollie rushing over, a frown on both their faces as Luna and Harry step to the side so Caleb can adequately thank them for being the first losers.
Mitch scoffs, a smirk forming on his face. "No surprise, they won. Harry would do anything to see Luna smile."
Harry's cheek goes red, but Luna carries on her conversation with Caleb feigning as if she didn't hear a word Mitch said.
As time clicks closer to midnight, the teams begin to trickle in. Daniel and Calvin come in with five minutes to spare. Mason and Charlotte right on their heels, and at 11:59, barely making it on time are Justine and Abby. There were many mixed emotions as they found out Luna and Harry were the winners. A few eye rolls (Abby) and lots of cheers.
Caleb has quieted everyone down, as it is now time to crown the winners, and Luna is buzzing with excitement. She might not have won with Caleb by her side, but Harry was just as great as Caleb, if not better.
"I am proud to crown Luna and Harry, the winners of the Halloween Scavenger Hunt 2020," Caleb yells, having everyone break out into collective cheers. Luna blows kisses to her group of friends, a large smile on her face.
Charlotte steps forwards and places a jeweled crown on her head. Luna thanks her softly and watches as she does the same to Harry. He bends down so that Charlotte doesn't need to reach up to place it on him. He has a broad smile on his face, he glances at Luna, causing her to go a deep red, but all he does is give her a cheeky wink. Caleb hands over two yellow envelopes, Winner, written on the front, and in each is the $250 prize money.
It's $500 total, but it's split because of groups. She's not sure who decided everyone put in $50 to get a nice prize out of it instead of just bragging rights, but Luna was thankful for whoever did.
"Speech, please," Caleb says, backing away to stand with the others.
Harry nods at her asking if she'd like to go first, but she shakes her head no. He clears his throat and puts on a charming smile, always quick to dazzle a crowd. "This year, I was not expecting to partner up with the best at the game, but I am glad she drew out my name. Luck was honestly on my side." He turns his head to find Luna already staring at him. "I can happily say that I'd do it all over again with Luna by my side." Shoots her a smile before locking eyes with their friends. "As now reigning three-time champion, I'm proud to have been at her side. Her brains and my looks won us this hunt." He fakes a hair flip causing Luna and Caleb to let out a giggle simultaneously. She nudges him gently, shaking her head at his antics.
Harry smiles at her waiting for her to now start hers. She blushes under his intense gaze wishing he'd direct it elsewhere.
Luna knows they are waiting for her to share, but she's stuck in a trance staring into Harry's emerald eyes. She thinks back to the evening's start in Mitch's living room and the promise she made to Harry if they won.
Without thinking twice, she steps close to Harry, closing the small distance between them. Luna brings up her right hand to gently cradle his cheek and as for permission. He gives her the slightest nod, and in the next second, her lips are on his. Harry reacts quickly, wrapping his arms around her waist, needing her close, not all believing it's actually happening.
Harry's lips are soft, his mouth tasting like cherry from the gummies they bought earlier in the night. The butterflies in her stomach are going crazy, trying to find an escape. Harry lets out a small moan. That's when she knows it's time to pull away. Luna rests her hands on his chest, feeling how fast his heart is reacting to the kiss.
Luna turns to face her friends, not caring how they were all witnesses to their first kiss. "I told Harry if we won that I'd kiss him, and well, I'm not one to go back on my word."
Caleb cheers and starts to clap, not at all trying to hide his excitement. Everyone else joins in the hollers, only getting louder, causing Luna to drop her head to rest on Harry's chest as she takes in her friend's excitement, knowing the teasing will soon be next. Harry has not removed his hands from her waist, liking how close she is. Luna doesn't mind it either. It feels quite nice.
"Alright, let's head to the diner where we'll buy the winner's food." Caleb begins ushering everyone to the cars. He got Amy's help bringing over Mitch and Charlotte's car which is how they will be leaving, finally the end to all the walking.
Luna and Harry are still wrapped in each other's arms, not at all ready to move. Caleb is waiting for them at the small cobblestone entrance.
"We'll meet you there." Luna knows they have no transportation, the diner being close to their apartment that is a good two miles away.
Caleb nods, stepping closer to toss his keys to her. She catches them with ease. "I'll be riding with Mitch."
They watch the two cars drive away before turning her attention back to Harry.
"What a night."
She nods in agreement, happy that the hunting is over and can now relax.
"Favorite part?" Harry asks.
She thinks it over for a second before responding, "The haunted house."
"Really." Her answer really surprises Harry, and he doesn't try to hide it.
Luna shrugs. "Think that's what broke the tension between us; otherwise, we'd still be bickering." Getting locked in a room was not fun, but Harry coming to look for her and help her showed her a side she hadn't seen before. It was worth it, but would most definitely not do it again. "And yours?"
He leans down to whisper in her ear. "When you kissed me."
Luna nods, "That was a nice moment, huh."
"Care to do it again?"
"Only," Luna pauses before leaning close to Harry. She feels his breath against hers, mixing together. "If you would agree to dress up with me next year."
"Done deal." Harry answers. His lips are on hers once more. Harry has a hand on her cheek, deepening the kiss, not ever wanting to pull away. "We could be Noah and Allie from The Notebook."
Luna breaks the kiss. "Gross, please take that back."
"What's wrong? It's my favorite movie."
"Why?" Luna asks in disgust. "Allie cheats on her fiancé. Sure, they have true love, but cheating should never be condoned, especially in a love story. Sure the book showed their growth and maturity, but you're not talking about the book. I shall not do it, not ever."
"Guess you just won our first fight, Buttercup." Harry smiles.
"First? We've had over five hundred!" Luna tells him. "Now, kiss me again because I won."
"If we're kissing after each fight, then I owe you over five hundred." Luna shuts Harry up by connecting their lips. She knows kissing Harry will never get old, neither will these pointless arguments that will be forgotten seconds later.
"Enough of giving these dead people a show. Let's go eat."
"As you wish."
Luna gasps, pressing her right hand against her heart dramatically. "Are you saying you love me?" She clears her throat, scrunching up her face in apology. "This might be a little awkward then." She points between them both.
Harry stops walking, throwing his head back, letting out a loud groan of frustration. "You're a pain in my ass."
Luna giggles. "Would you want it any other way?"
Harry grins, looking down at her soft brown eyes. "No." He responds honestly.
Pinkies linked together, bumping into each other randomly to see who stumbles the most, Luna and Harry walk out of the cemetery forever thankful for this Halloween night.
I love you!
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Nominated Fics - Summer 2019 (updated daily)
part 2
updated August 11, 2019
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Best fic < 5K
You Play? || @shavvnmcndcs
Little Family || @saintlymendes
Honey, Honey || @shawnjpeg
Drunk || @t-lostinmendes
Lovely || @grawndolandes
In His Calvins || @smallerinfinities
Red, White, and You || @shawnscheekscar
Amsterdam || @bakedmendes
Not Good Enough || @sauveteen
Tell Me When You’re Ready || @shawnjpeg
Gold Digger || @chillmichelle
Nothing Feels Better || @shawnsmoose
Best fic 5K+
Good Boy || @sauveteen
When You’re Ready || @softboyshawn
On The Edge || @wanderingmendes
Tutors || @fourtristattoos
Blood Stained Guilt || @heartsofminds
Decisions || @shawnandyn
Third Time’s A Charm || @sauveteen
Hitched || @softboyshawn
Break My Heart With Mercy || @mend-es
Ours || @softboyshawn
All That Matters || @softboyshawn
Bold and Bubbly || @feministshawnmendes
Coffee and Flowers || @feministshawnmendes
Falling Stars || @softboyshawn
Building Affection || @softboyshawn
If I Can’t Have You || @t-lostinmendes
Goth Girlfriend || @jawnjendes
For The Love Of Books || @shawnm521
Broken Glass || @chillmichelle
Winter King || @fourtristattoos
Change of Pace || @harryandmolly @achinglyshawn
Best Fic 10k+
Roommates || @infiniteshawn
Because Of You || @parkershawn
Dirty Little Secret || @getwaytooinvolved
The Perfect Arrangement || @softboyshawn
Like The Back Of My Hand || @harryandmolly
Third Time’s A Charm || @sauveteen
Jealous of Aladdin || @shawnsassymendes
Benefactor || @agentunwin
Healing Touch || @softboyshawn
Falling Stars || @softboyshawn
You Flower, You Feast || @shawnjpeg @sauveteen
Building Affection || @softboyshawn
Goth Girlfriend || @jawnjendes
Sugar I’m Going Down || @softboyshawn
Fake It Till You Make It || @mend-es
Stuck Together || @sauveteen @bluerroses
Best Smut
At The Same Time || @shavvnmcndcs
Silver || @pastelshawns
Fooling Yourself || @parkershawn
Dirty Little Secret Part 1 || @getwaytooinvolved
Slow It Down For A Second || @shawnjpeg @wanderingmendes @harryandmolly
Routines || @shavvnmcndcs
Saint Valentine || @mendesromano
Knowing That You Love Me || @sauveteen
Soundproof || @harryandmolly
Taste || @curlsofshawn
You Flower, You Feast || @shawnjpeg @sauveteen
Hymn and Praise || @sippingchai
Camping || @parkershawn
Curious || @getwaytooinvolved
Stamina || @pinkk-peonies @dylshoney
Let Me Do That || @sippingchai
A Beautiful Existence || @wanderingmendes
Lost || @harryandmolly
Sunkissed || @pastelshawns
All For Me || @sippingchai
Best Fluff
Pre-Concert Talks || @bakedmendes
Showers || @pinkk-peonies
Oh Baby || @serendipitousshawn
A Baby’s Intuition || @ificanthaveu
1.0 || @choco-chip-cookie
Three Lifes || @accuratemendes
Prank Warz || @shawnm521
Boobs || @sauveteen
When You Can’t Fall Asleep || @shawnjpeg @sauveteen
Cherry Knots || @sauveteen
If I Can’t Have You || @parkershawn
Falling For You || @imagine-that-100
Shower || @cashmereshawn
Sleep || @cashmereshawn
Man Of The House || @atlas-of-a-human-soul
Wine Red || @bluerroses
Meet You Under The Moonlight || @shawnjpeg
From Italy, With Love || @shawnscheekscar
Best Angst
Third Time’s A Charm || @sauveteen
Little Matchmakers || @winterdaylove
She’ll Be Okay || @parkershawn
Because I Had You || @perfectlyephemeral
A Mother’s Love || @saintlymendes
Three Little Words || @choco-chip-cookie
Decisions || @shawnandyn
Spilled Popcorn || @chillmichelle
Cold Sheets || @honeyrosemuffins
Not Good Enough || @sauveteen
Gin and Juice || @smallerinfinities
You Flower, You Feast || @shawnjpeg @sauveteen
Slamming Doors || @shawnm521
We Find Love || @cashmereshawn
Mercy || @cashmereshawn
The Start Of Nothing || @cashmereshawn
Goth Girlfriend || @jawnjendes
Finding The End Of The Line || @mendeshoney
Fight Series || @pinkk-peonies
Anything by @winterdaylove
Unsteady || @rosiemercy
An Exuberant Burst, A Silent Beauty || @holdinbacksecrets
Best Werewolf!AU
She’ll Be Okay || @parkershawn
Hypersensitive || @parkershawn
In My Blood || @zankivich
Running With The Wolves || @tnhmblive
Comfort || @zankivich
Mated || @softboyshawn
Safe And Sound || @softboyshawn
Werewolf Masterlist || @softboyshawn
Growl || @shawnm521
Bubba || @t-i-n-y-d-i-n-o
Mine || @t-i-n-y-d-i-n-o
@wanderingmendes
@sugarshawn
Best Dad!AU
Parenthood Series || @fourtristattoos
Little Matchmakers || @winterdaylove
Hurt Feelings || @cottoncandyshawn
Brown Skin Girl || @lostinshawnsmemory
Bubble Baths || @redrebecca
Third Time’s A Charm || @sauveteen
Baby Steps Series || @shawnm521 @shawnhavemercy
Bring Heaven To You Part 5 || @shawnjpeg
Ours || @softboyshawn
Family Night || @parkershawn
Oh Baby || @imaginashawnns
Skyla Rae Anne Mendes || @shawnm521
Best Badboy!AU
Because Of You || @parkershawn
Rainy Nights || @cocoashawn
Senorita || @watchmegetobsessed
Tutors || @fourtristattoos
She Got The Moon In Her Eyes || @harryandmolly
Desperado || @harryandmolly
Tequila Sunrise || @harryandmolly
Best Plus Size!Reader
Girls Like Me || @shavvnmcndcs
Clothes || @alittletoomuchshawn
Neighbors || @zankivich
Best POC OC
Nadine, “Stuck Together” || @bluerroses @sauveteen
Val, I Could Write It Better Than You Ever Felt || @harryandmolly
Kinks and Curls || @agentunwin
Witness || @fourtristattoos
Ginny, The Emancipation of Ginny || @harryandmolly
Tolani, Figure You Out || @lostinshawnsmemory
Teacher’s Pet || @zankivich
Lady Jane || @rulerofnocountry
Finding The End of The Line || @mendeshoney
Alisha, Bring Heaven To You || @shawnjpeg
Anya, Third Time’s A Charm || @sauveteen
Best OC
Nadine in Stuck Together || @bluerroses @sauveteen
Lola from Because Of You || @parkershawn
Business and Pleasure || @zionsvalentine
Tolani, Figure You Out || @lostinshawnsmemory
Val, I Could Write It Better Than You Ever Felt It || @harryandmolly
Lady Jane || @rulerofnocountry
Annalise Flores || @jawnjendes
Penny, Complicit || @harryandmolly
Most Unique Story
Superhero Blurb || @mani-lifes
Winter King || @fourtristattoos
The Rapture || @fourtristattoos
Jealous of Aladdin || @shawnsassymendes
I Could Write It Better Than You Ever Felt It || @harryandmolly
Benefactor || @agentunwin
The Guru || @shawnase
Anything By @fourtristattoos
Still Here || @agentunwin
All That Is Evil || @lumineshawn
Fireproof || @softboyshawn
Goth gf series || @jawnjendes
Melted Gold and Copper Crowns || @fourtristattoos
Best Series
Routines || @shavvnmcndcs
Because Of You || @parkershawn
When The World Stops Turning || @harryandmolly
Your Favourite Colour Under The Light || @shawnjpeg
Stuck Together || @sauveteen @bluerroses
Fake It Till You Make It || @mend-es
You Flower, You Feast || @sauveteen @shawnjpeg
Teachers Pets || @zankivich
Lost In Ibiza || @serendipitousshawn
Fireproof || @softboyshawn
Senorita || @watchmegetobsessed
Honey, Honey || @shawnjpeg
Roommates || @infiniteshawn
Complicit || @harryandmolly
You Flower, You Feast || @shawnjpeg @sauveteen
Oh Baby || @imaginashawnns
Words Cut Like Knives || @t-lostinmendes
Curious || @getwaytooinvolved
OC PAIRING || @rulerofnocountry
Heavenly Entities || @mendesromano
Goth GF || @jawnjendes
Forgotten Memories || @pinkk-peonies
Gin and Juice || @smallerinfinities
Best Blurbs
@bakedmendes
@fourtristattoos
@choco-chip-cookie
@winterdaylove
@wordsandshawn
@pinkk-peonies
@lumineshawn
@wordsandshawn
@honeyrosemendes
@shawnpetermuffins
@gentleshawn
Best Collab
Stuck Together || @bluerroses @sauveteen
Stamina || @dylshoney @pinkk-peonies
When The World Stops Turning || @harryandmolly @achinglyshawn
When You Can’t Fall Asleep || @shawnjpeg @sauveteen
You Flower, You Feast || @shawnjpeg @sauveteen
Change of Pace || @harryandmolly @achinglyshawn
Best All-Around Writer
@shavvnmcndcs
@parkershawn
@fourtristattoos
@harryandmolly
@zankivich
@agentunwin
@softboyshawn
@dylshoney
@infiniteshawn
@getwaytooinvolved
@shawnm521
@rulerofnocountry
@jawnjendes
@mendeshoney
@pinkk-peonies
@sauveteen
@sippingchai
@alittletoomuchshawn
@smallerinfinities
@perfectlyephemeral
@shawnpetermuffins
@honeyrosemuffins
Breakthrough Writer
@curlsofshawn
@winterdaylove
@tnhmblive
@mani-lifes
@ruinedreputation
@serendipitousshawn
@lostinshawnsmemory
@pastelshawns
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look it's very simple most main cast tma characters (except possibly Basira and Sasha and MAYBE Tim) are reacting to not just supernatural trauma but clear, explicit childhood trauma and I think that's important to take into consideration.
Jon evidently came from a difficult place in the first place, and he was taught that he was an unwanted annoyance who'd derailed his grandma's life, that his intelligence was unpleasant, arrogant and inconvenient, and that the worst thing he could do was get in a grown-up's way. Of course he's bad at talking to people about his feelings. Of course he apologises for seemingly random things and tries to hide big problems and power through on his own. He had a really lonely childhood where he felt like an inconvenience, and now in adulthood it's deeply difficult to believe that anybody will help him and not hold it against him. Of course he comes across staid and aloof - he doesn't believe that anyone will like him if he isn't Doing Everything Right. It's so easy in that situation to worry so much about not being a burden that you freeze your friends out even as they can see you spiralling and you end up hurting them when in fact they'd be more than willing to offer help and get you out. It's why addiction is such an easy hole to fall in, because it feels like a way you can be self-sufficient and deal with your feelings without being a burden. Jon ISN'T a very closed off person naturally, he wants to reach out and be close to people, but he's been taught over and over (as many autistic children are) that he's too much, that he takes up too much space, that it's unfair for him to expect people to go out of their way to help him, so he boxes it away and shoves it down and turns to cigarettes, paranoia and denial in an attempt to manage the problem by himself. He's trying so hard to not be the Weird Kid, he's trying to play the part of what he thinks an archivist and a boss should be and blah his way through; he knows believing in weird shit opens the door to all sorts of stuff so he sticks his fingers in his ears and goes LALALA. he's deeply avoidant which ironically is why he often ends up diving in recklessly - it feels safe to only put yourself at risk (you who think you don't particularly matter, are unloved, and are an annoyance anyway) rather than wait and let others get involved and either judge you or get hurt. He didn't tell ANYONE that his encounter with Daisy had hurt him for SEVERAL YEARS because he didn't want to upset anyone. This speaks to me so much of a kid who growing up was always treated as underfoot, in the way, abnormal and with emotions and problems that weren't nearly as significant as the Important Grownup Things. I don't think anyone knew how to help 5 year old Jon with navigating his parents' deaths, and his grandmother's grief at losing her child probably made it very hard for them to connect whether or not she actually resented him the way he thinks she did. He was treated with bitterness and coldness his whole childhood, and he's never been given space to be angry about that because she was doing her best and dealing with a difficult situation, but it certainly left him with an expectation that trying to turn to anyone for emotional help and support will get you in trouble AND is unfair on them. Being with Martin, and indeed all his friendships and relationships, is hard to navigate when you've been taught for so long that exposing your vulnerability will get you yelled at or will upset people. You try to harden up and develop an exoskeleton but you're so chronically soft and in need of help and love so it spills out messy and you don't know how to take the walls down or build better ones up.
Martin's obvious, because his parental abuse is at the centre of his arc and is explicitly spelled out by Elias. He's so sure it's something he's done that's made his dad leave and his mum despise him, and he's hoping against desperate hope that if he can be Good Enough, little enough of a problem, helpful and invaluable, he can make up for whatever chronic flaw in his personality makes him unlovable. Of course he ISN'T unlovable, and none of his parent's treatment of him is his fault, but it's much safer to believe it's your fault and you can change it than it is to believe people who are meant to love you can just not hold up their end of the bargain for reasons totally outside your control. Much like with Jon, Martin has been taught to believe that he's a Problem - where Jon puts up walls and tries to be aggressively separate, Martin tries as hard as he can to prove himself Useful and Valuable while walling off an excess of humanity. Honestly though Martin's coping with it better than Jon throughout the series because he knows what it is and he's TRYING to push past the impulse to Not Be A Bother and actually let people love him. But he's still seeing the world through the lens of someone who's spent his whole life believing that the only way he'll deserve love is to become invaluable, to be useful, to be caring, to be needed, to be all give and no take, and that's not sustainable. And how much must it knock him back from trusting enough to ask for help when his boss (leave aside the love interest bit) talks about him like he's a buffoon and a waste of space however hard he's trying to be helpful and valuable, just like his mum has for years? Finding out that you matter enough to that person for him to risk his life to save you, and to really truly see you, goes a long way towards showing you that you're not always right to assume that people are lying when they say nice things about you and honest when they say cruel things about you - sometimes you are genuinely loved by people who ALSO see you as flawed. and while obviously after that the circumstances are very different I think we've seen Martin become more comfortable with his own tendency to acidity and sarcasm, anger and messy feelings, around not just Jon but in general (although also I can't talk about this without as usual observing how weird it is that people read Martin as sweet, servile and wimpy when he's consistently tough, sarcastic and brave AS WELL AS deeply lacking in confidence, afraid of conflict, emotionally giving, and terminally people-pleasing. He's right when he repeatedly says people underestimate him and don't see him - it's weird that the fandom is a big culprit of that)
Speaking of characters whose trauma responses are often overlooked, Melanie doesn't talk much about her pre-statement life but she's clear that it hasn't been good, and that other than her dad she's had nobody in the world she can trust. I am positive that her childhood was marked by parental abuse/neglect to at least a certain degree, because she was willing to kill her mum/let her die without much compunction (I THINK that's the implication of Elias' line about her mum's life insurance paying for her dad's care). To me (projecting), Melanie's fear of losing control of her own anger speaks to somebody who grew up in a volatile and probably physically violent home, and I suspect her mother was struggling to cope and lashing out at Melanie and her dad. (I also think that while it's unlikely to be made explicit because Jonny generally shies away from talking it writing about sexual abuse, that it's very probable that Melanie experienced adolescent sex abuse from some source and wasn't protected or supported. That's pure conjecture though based on how she acts.) I think she's definitely had issues with everyone in her family except her dad when it comes to her sexuality and that she's been largely estranged for a long time, and I think those are the kinds of things which, coupled with abuse and sidelining in adulthood, leave you with a lot of rage and nowhere to put it, and with a huge amount of difficulty trusting people. Undeniably, Melanie has been on the sharp end of other people's violent anger often enough to be really, really wary of ever giving her own anger free rein, or losing control of herself.
We don't know much about Daisy's childhood beyond what happened with Calvin (Pretty Damn Traumatic), but I think what I find interesting about Daisy is that she's definitely someone who, like many girls, struggled with that point in childhood where you're supposed to Stop Liking Boy (Fun) Things and Become A Girl. I think it's safe to say that Daisy was fairly subject to bullying and alienation in primary school, and I think people often overlook how badly that affects you your whole life. But also to be severely injured and traumatised, to tell people what happened, and to not be believed? That leaves marks. Marks that teach you that you can't trust that justice will be served, and you have to take the law into your own hands. I think there's also a lot of the Gendered Traumas happening around Daisy - she clearly has a conflicted relationship with femininity - but that's another post.
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huey, dewey and louie? separate blogs or the same idc ilu
positivity meme. | no longer accepting / @familymade
THIS IS GONNA GET LONG!!
ALRIGHT, FAM. LET’S START THIS THING OFF WITH MR. HUBERT DUCK.
@briilliance writes such a lovely Huey. They are so good at nailing down his dialogue and the way he loves and cares for his brothers while still being a Little Shit himself. I can always hear Huey’s voice in their writing and you can really tell how much Alex loves Huey and I love that for Alex! Alex is also one of the people I have known the longest on this hellsite and I treasure our friendship with all my heart!!!
@tunnagan has made me feel things about Huey and I cry about this little red duckling on the daily. We do a lot on discord that hasn’t reached tumblr but basically the development Bex has given to Huey is SO GOOD, like ... I adore this baby boy baby.
@dollhousemuses has a wonderful Huey as well, and I would die for the Fluffy Boi!!! Doll has put so much into Huey and I get super excited any time they talk about him bc you can tell how much Doll loves him and it is adorable.
AAAAAANNNNND ONTO DEWEY!!!!
@familymade I love love love LOVE LOVE Aelin’s Dewey so much!!! When they first started writing him in our discord server I was just immediately blown away at how they seemed to just nail down how Dewey is. They dewey it fantastically. We love and cherish Aelin’s Dewey in this house. That is son shaped!
@calvinsmuses Another amazing Dewey who is just full of love and just thinks dads are neat. The chaos is real and I get so excited every time Calvin puts Dewey on the dash, that is the Good Kush.
LOUIE TIME
@voidfcllen y’all... I love Zak with all my gay little heart. She understands Louie like nothing I’ve ever seen and we’ve done so much in the way of developing his relationship with Della. We’ve worked out so much with the two of them and I always look forward to when I get to write with Zak. They’re also just an amazing friend and I wouldn’t trade her for the w o r l d.
@decanard Lexi’s Louie is literally so adorable and they have so many different au’s, it’s WILD and I love seeing every single one of them on my dash. I’m always just waiting with some popcorn whenever Lexi posts and they’re so much fun to talk to!! They’re so FULL of ideas and it excites me whenever I get a message saying ‘so I have an idea’ even if it also gives me Fear. Anyway, I love Lexi.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST I HAVE TO SPECIAL MENTION @warraigoe because HARI’S TRIPLETS MAKE ME SO HAPPY LIKE!!! i can’t just pick ONE of them to compliment sO WE’RE GONNA GO W ALL OF THEM. Like, Hari’s Huey is such a sweetie, and I literally have a cute ask I need to answer. But, anyway onto Dewey; Hari’s Dewey is one of the very first Dewey’s I interacted with, so he is very very special to me anD LOUIE!!!! A BABY BOY BABY!!! My Dewey looks at Hari’s Louie and just cling to the lil bro!!! I love how Hari manages to bring a uniqueness to each triplet that I can’t really describe?? But I love any time I get to interact w them. I JUST.. RLY LOVE HARI OKAY
#familymade#☽ | face each new sun ★ (ANSWERED MEMES.)#╾ OUT. ☆ ╼#briilliance#tunnagan#dollhousemuses#calvinsmuses#voidfcllen#decanard#warraigoe#IF I FORGOT SOMEONE IM SORRY#ILY ALL
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Everlark Fic Exchange. PROMPTS
Springtime Edition 2020.
These are the prompts we’ve received so far.
Crossed out prompts have already been selected and are being turned into fics!
A huge ‘Thank you’ to everyone who’s taken the time to come up with an idea and send it our way. Your prompts are the heart of the Exchange. Without them, our authors wouldn’t get to write all those beautiful fics. So, please, keep them coming!
You haven’t sent anything yet? Don’t worry, there’s still time. We’ll be receiving prompts until March 8. Don’t be afraid to inspire us!
Prompts:
Prompt 1: Middle Mellark brother never wanted a baby bro. Spends half his life defending or admiring or manipulating Peeta, but the other half hating him for being so perfect (the favorite sweet talker and best baker wrestler). Whether to help or torment him, Rye asks reserved Katniss on a date to get a reaction. Maybe told as a wedding toast? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 2: Katniss is a high end house painter who works with expensive decorators, hired to paint an up and coming artists home. Turns out it’s Peeta, the boy her mother saved from an abusive home, who then disappeared. [submitted by @niceworksherlock]
Prompt 3: Imaginative only child Prim loves acting out all sorts of adventures with her favorite action figures Katniss and Peeta. (Toy Story-ish talking toys?) [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 4: Gale attempts to shoot Peeta during a hijacking episode on the Star Squad. Leaving Peeta wounded but not fatally. Katniss thinks Gale killed him. [submitted by Anonymous]
Prompt 5: Prompt has been removed.
Prompt 6: Medieval Au: Queen Katniss is in love. Too bad the person, Peeta is a renounced rebellion leader now turned into the personal sexslave of King Cato Snow, the son of Coriolanus Snow. With each passing day its becoming more and more dangerous for this star-crossed lovers to survive. Will she risk her family (sister Prim and mom) for love or will she be able to utilise the secrets of the castle Capitol in her favour to usurp the evil King and his father? [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 7: Katniss Everdeen the daughter of a billionaire tries to antagonise her father. So she decides to date poor, uneducated simple boy Peeta. Her whole family (even Prim) hates him. Too bad his father has already arranged her marriage with his business partner's son Gale, a smart, handsome and successful man. Will she really fall for Peeta or will she bow to her father's will? Does Peeta feel himself worthy of Katniss? [submitted by @white-dandelion-seeds]
Prompt 8: Peeta is a rich ceo and in love with another who disappeared before their marriage. So he withdraw within himself. But then he meets katniss( her background is up to you ) and falls in love for the second time. [submitted by @mysteriouslycraftyreview]
Prompt 9: Katniss is a commoner and peeta is a cruel king. He wants katniss to be his mistress. How will they fall in love is up to you. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 10: katniss and peeta are best friends who were in a friends w benefits arrangement in the past. now the hunger for each other is coming back. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 11: in panem au where everlark isn't reaped and peeta knocks up katniss. [submitted by @sunflowerslyf]
Prompt 12: katniss walks out of the fitting room wearing only a bikini to ask her friend if it suits her but it isnt her friend at the other side of the door but peeta. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 13: Katniss and Peeta work things out after the first Games and become closer and closer, and their love grows deeper. One day though, they are caught by Mrs. Everdeen and a fight ensues...(outcome is up to you, as long as it is Everlark!) [submitted by @albinokittens300]
Prompt 14: THG The Witcher AU with Katniss = Geralt, Peeta = Yenn, Prim = Ciri [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 15: A Below Deck inspired Everlark. Bonus points for including Odesta. [submitted by @historywriter2007]
Prompt 16: Hades!Katniss/Persephone!Peeta Katniss has stolen herself a husband. As Peeta becomes acclimated to being co ruler of the underworld Katniss finds herself bewitched by him beyond any measure she believed possible. But someone is not too happy with Katniss and has vowed vengeance. Vengeance in the form of the husband Katniss has come to revere. [submitted by @lovely-tothe-bone]
Prompt 17: Everlark enemies to lovers, a long standing grudge (could be anything, even simple) but somehow it is discovered that Katniss is a bone marrow match for Peeta. If she doesn't donate he will die. [submitted by @lovely-tothe-bone]
Prompt 18: A Wrinkle in Time AU - Meg!Katniss, Charles Wallace!Prim, Calvin!Peeta. [submitted by @lovely-tothe-bone]
Prompt 19: Everlark inspired by Netflix show Love is blind. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 20: Peeta is the CEO and katniss is his secretary. They have an affair and katniss gets pregnant but when she tells peeta he doesn't believe her and accuse her of trying to trap him. What will he do when he realize his mistake and how will he win katniss back. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 21: High school romance based on the movie Wild Child. [submitted by @mysteriouslycraftyreview]
Prompt 22: Set in early 20th century. Katniss and Peeta are from two rival families who have been enemies since forever. They have a chance meeting which led to them falling in love. They are completely unaware of their identity. Will their love survive or will their relationship crumble. [submitted by @mysteriouslycraftyreview]
Prompt 23: Rumor: MrEverdeen crossed fence dividing Town and Seam, kidnapped Mrs Everdeen making her his commonlaw wife. Years later, Mellark sons plan to avenge their father by raiding Seam and kidnapping one of Everdeens daughters for one of them to take as a wife! Does Katniss “volunteer,” does she escape, how do the 3 brothers decide what to do with her since they didn’t plan it all out well? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 24: After Prim survives her first reaping, Katniss realizes she must have better plan for Prim’s future; fights to reclaim rights to the apothecary; wins it back after drawn out legal battle; installs her mom and Prim as owners. But Katniss not welcome in town for her Seam looks and distasteful takeover of a town business, and she’s not welcome in Seam as she refuses to marry Gale. So now 18 and past reaping, what will she do, where will she go, does anyone need her, can she let herself need anyone? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 25: Panem’s Mellark bakers are practically royalty, but with power comes responsibility. Peeta struck deal long ago to someday take reigns of Corp and settle down once dad retires if he can sow wild oats until then fucking everything that moves. Time’s up! Must propose! Publicity stunt for Mardi Gras - will bake engagement ring into cupcakes, makes sure his choice of wife will get that one, but mixup! Some girl in D12 gets it by mistake! Can’t admit his error! Katniss feels miracle, $ woes over! [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 26: the night before the Quarter Quell, in the sleepless dark, Katniss and Peeta allow themselves to indulge in the bittersweet dream of a future they’ll never have together (“if it wasn’t us, what would you do?” “I’d want to marry you” “tell me”) [submitted by @rosegardeninwinter]
Prompt 27: Pick a “what if” - what if Katniss was at Peeta’s bedside when he woke after losing his leg? - what if Katniss hadn’t been locked inside her room after wandering at night when she decides to seek out Peeta? - what if Haymitch hadn’t left the train when it stopped and upset Peeta with his comment? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 28: The truth finally comes out years later: Lily broke off the engagement only after the baker had knocked up her best friend, and for the baby’s sake she had left to run a free clinic in the seam where she does find true love. Her family invites her back to the apothecary now that they know and they forgive her for marrying a mine worker now that he’s deceased anyway. How does young Katniss adjust to life in town; Peeta, Delly, Madge as neighbors; not needing to go over the fence but wanting to? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 29: Post-MJ, Growing Together. Peeta is finally showing his affection and love for Katniss as they heal and reconnect. Katniss, being Katniss, seems to act like she doesn't appreciate this, and is less than enthused. Peeta, taking this like an adult, stops showing her with the affection and tries to show her his love in other ways. Katniss, however, does not appreciate him stopping those things and set out to try and get him to continue it again because she misses it. [submitted by @albinokittens300]
Prompt 30: When Prim needs a bone marrow reconstitution that can only be accomplished via genetic matched umbilical stem cell transplantation, Mrs E confesses that the baker is Prim’s father. Prim’s best chance of survival depends on Katniss having a Mellark’s child for the donor cells. How does she get one of the Mellarks to agree? And what are negotiations like regarding conception and what to do with the baby once it’s born? What if it’s more than one baby because of the medication Katniss is given? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 31: “We never see you two so much as kiss in public but last night we all heard you have sex.” Who says it (Johanna, Haymitch, Finnick or ?) and under what circumstances (vacation rental, baby monitor mishap or ?) is up to you. From BBA [submitted by Buttercupbadass]
Prompt 32: Pre-books fic about a young Peeta crushing on Katniss. His friends tease him about his crush constantly, and it irritates him because everyone seems to know except Katniss herself. But he just rolls his eyes good-naturedly whenever his friends say something about it. [submitted by @madetofly]
Prompt 33: Roommates+Friends-with-Benefits: It’s finally March and Katniss is hankering for a Shamrock Shake because “Damned it, Peeta! I can taste the mint!” So he drives her to every McDonald's in a 40 mile radius without luck. She cries, surprising both of them ‘cause she never cries… Peeta takes matters into his hands, buys ingredients for a homemade 🍀 shake plus a pregnancy test just in case. You decide what’s the result and what Everlark does with the knowledge/scare. Extra points for humor. [submitted by @alliswell21]
Prompt 34: Peeta Mellark is the owner of a popular bakery chain and has no time for romance. Katniss Everdeen is struggling, about to be evicted, in deep debt and desperate, she jokingly tells her friend Madge over a cheese bun, she needs a Sugar Daddy to put her trough college and Peeta happens to overhear it. She’s a regular at his main shop, and is cute if a few years his junior. He offers her a deal she can’t refuse. Age gap. Extra cookies for accidental toastbaby and falling in love. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 35: No reaping AU. At 19, Katniss considers marrying Gale for practical reasons; the fact she just heard the baker’s son toasted and was assigned a house at the edge of town has nothing to do with it... maybe. What happens next? (was Peeta really married or was it his brother? Does she marry Gale? Does Everlark ever talk? Will Peeta cheat if he’s actually married? Can Katniss admit she loves the Boy with the Bread? Is this forbidden love?) is up to you. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 36: Frustrated and stressed out Single dad!Peeta needs a fuck desperately. His best friend, Katniss, unwittingly offers to help him out. Things get murky with repressed feelings, but one thing’s certain, Peeta can’t keep his hands to himself anymore and Katniss is all too willing to oblige at the drop of a hat, regardless of place, time and her own emotions, as long as he keeps whispering all his sexy, filthy thoughts into her ear. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 37: Not-Reaped, In-Panem AU where Peeta and Katniss have begun quietly seeing one another. It is very early on and they are really only just getting a bearing on how deep their feelings are when one day Katniss sees Peeta beat by his mother and no amount of will power will stop her from going and confronting the witch. She goes in there on a war path but stops when she sees just how hurt Peeta is this time, with open gash on his leg from when he had fallen to the ground... [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 38: Everlark inspired by Netflix's Spinning Out (But honestly I believe it was the other way around!) [submitted by @justhereforthefanfiction]
Prompt 39: Taylor Swift - Mary’s Song (aka childhood best friends to lovers to husband and wife) [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 40: No choice - friends Katniss and Gale must wed to become legal guardians of siblings. Still not enough to avoid financial ruin. Convinced only way to get desperately needed fast cash is for Katniss to first offer virginity to highest bidder. But how to find him or her, how to negotiate terms, does she confide in anyone, how should she prepare, will it all be quick and forgotten as she hopes, what could go wrong, can she keep this secret, can she use a fake name, can she hire a service? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 41: Inspired by the dancing kid meme. A video clip of either Katniss/Peeta as a child becomes a huge meme. How do they handle it? Maybe it gets them together? Maybe it’s creation tears them apart? [submitted by Buttercupbadass]
Prompt 42: Every time there’s a really bad storm, a bolt of lightning precedes Katniss getting transported to another life. She’s always Katniss with all her memories, but everything around her is different. Peeta is always there, she just needs to figure out if he’s friend, foe, stranger. And, damn it, the storms this spring with global warming sometimes has her in and out of situations before she can figure anything out. Gale complicate things further. It’s enough to drive her crazy... [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 43: Katniss post-war becomes crazy cat lady, dedicates herself to caring for every stray, calls them all Buttercup, don’t get along with Haymitch’s geese. Now does Dr Aurelius make a house call? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 44: Believing that taking a new young bride every 5 years will keep him youthful, Snow arranges to marry wife #12 from D12. In the hours between the ceremony and the wedding night, he drops dead. 16-yr-old Katniss returns to 12 but now she’s “Widow Snow.” Can she ever be Katniss, district huntress again? With all that $, wedding gifts, etc that were sent on the train with her? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 45: Prompt has been removed.
Prompt 46: Pacific Rim inspired AU with drift compatible Everlark (or not if you’re inspired by angst). I really just want to see more of that aspect of Pacific Rim explored than what they did in the movie and what better way to do it than with Everlark! [submitted by @katnissdoesnotfollowback]
Prompt 47: katniss and peeta have a one night stand after meeting at a bar. when katniss visits her gyno turns out peeta is her new doctor. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 48: best friends!everlark who take each other's virginity. [submitted by @sunflowerslyf]
Prompt 49: "I'm your boss, give me your pants. Now." [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 50: everlark discovering on their date that they've missed each other their whole lives (living in the same city, went to the same high school, going to the same halloween and nye parties, were set up before by different friends but stood each other up, shopping at the same store, etc.) [submitted by @sunflowerslyf]
Prompt 51: Katniss E, the Valedictorian of Panem High school, is perfect in all fields of life. And that is the crush of awkward, average in studies, not so popular, never had a girlfriend, often bullied Peeta M. Not only does she have a very popular friend circle but also a handsome, popular boyfriend Gale H. Will she even want to be his friend? Is his crush doomed to fail? Eventual Everlark. [submitted by @white-dandelion-seeds]
Prompt 52: “The Tao of Peeta” - maybe setting is as (small, remote, surrounded by wild creatures) D12 is being used as a penal colony for dangerous (political?) prisoners? Bring in other victors? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 53: Katniss’s parents finally convinces her to attend the military ball because they are honoring her dad after some time of trying to distance herself from the military world. At the ball, she meets a handsome, charming man that might bring her back into the world she was trying to leave. [submitted by @animekpopxx]
Prompt 54: Heart wrenching angst Everlark based on the song “Me Dedique A Perderte” by Alejandro Fernandez. [submitted by @animekpopxx]
Prompt 55: The Prophecy states: “A powerful witch that’s born from the two worlds,will reunite them and will bring peace. “ Everyone thought that the prophecy was talking about her. And she did bring change and hope to everyone but who ultimately brought the peace was her unborn child. [submitted by @animekpopxx]
Prompt 56: Who dun it? Shortly after Katniss goes to one of those paint and kiln your own porcelain places, (owner artist Peeta), people start disappearing. The only connection seems to be that they were people she bitched about while sipping too much wine and painting her piece. She becomes prime suspect. No bodies can be found, how are they vanishing? Can she offer an alibi for each disappearance? That guy Peeta keeps popping up, is he following her? She’s sure she caught him looking at her... [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 57: In a place where the world prospers with a female dominated world, Coriolanus Snow successfully does a coup over the reigning Everdeen family with ruthless bunches of man to create a world where men dominate.But the people’s hope is in the form of a Katniss Everdeen and Snow did not know that she was right under his nose the whole time before it was too late. [submitted by @animekpopxx]
Prompt 58: Historical au where princess katniss and duke peeta are secretly sleeping together, are caught, and now have to marry each other. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 59: Growing up Peeta started loving her. It was a gradual thing that happened throughout his childhood and into his teens. But something changes when he hits puberty. Her scent has heightened, he can spot her from miles away. He gets a bit possessive. But the biggest thing is when his body starts to heat up and even just the thought of you gets him hard for days. He finds out the family secret of his werewolf genes, something his parents thought passed him. How can he go by with his day and be with her without scaring her away by humping her because of his heat. [submitted by @animekpopxx]
Prompt 60: After severe flooding(?) community urged to open homes to disaster victims. Mrs. E offers to take in children only. Peeta and bro assigned there temporarily. Peeta quiet, polite? Bro constant source of embarrassment? Prim doesn’t want them to ever leave? Does Gale have anything to say about this? How does Katniss deal with it? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 61: Peeta knew better, but he did stupid things when he got drunk. Now he’s caged at the animal shelter in his wolf form. And, omg, Katniss Everdeen let her little sister drag her in to see the dogs?! He knows he shouldn’t, but teen hormones. He just wants to lick her hand. Get a tummy rub. Hump her leg. Sleep on her bed. Omg, they take him home!!!! He needs to let his dad know where he is. Omg. He needs to figure out his bakery shift. “God, don’t let Katniss catch me licking my balls.” [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 62: one night stand!everlark sleeping together the same night a terrible snowstorm hits the city and everything gets shut down with no way to get home. perhaps a two night stand? [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 63: katniss and peeta who are exes wake up together naked, hungover, and married. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 64: She’s a good girl, goes to confession weekly. He’s a bad boy, on the run, slips into the confessional booth just in time. Now he’s stuck hiding in here for a bit hearing the some dull some crazy confessions of the elderly - and of one young girl with the sexiest voice. May go to hell for this, but he’s a guy and can’t help himself with what he says/does next. One of them ends up saying, “Oh, God! Yes!” [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 65: Everlark fluff based on the song Sugar by Maren Morris. [submitted by @lovely-tothe-bone]
Prompt 66: Everlark post apocalypse, katniss and peeta are neighbors and the only two that make it to katniss's father's bunker in time. Over the course of several years the two have grown quite close having no one else, but now provisions are running low. Do they face the unknown outside or stay put, knowing they only have food to last another week? [sent by anonymous]
Prompt 67: Her parents said that it was just a childhood crush and that she will outgrow it. But why does her heart flutters. When she’s finally old enough to get a job, she immediately gets a part time job to be close to him. Will is pursue her love against people’s negative views because he’s so much older than her. Or go for it and make him fall in love with her. Age Gap Older!Peeta. [submitted by @animekpopxx]
Prompt 68: Dark Coffee Shop AU - Capitol Peeta runs a Coffee/Pastry shop in the poshest part of the Capitol. Near by President Snow’s Mansion. Capitol!Katniss is a frequent customer. Things in the Capitol begin to deteriorate as the rebellion drags on. Are they sympathetic to the rebel cause? [submitted by @oakfarmer12]
Prompt 69: College boy Peeta helps incoming students move into the dorms. Katniss is his next assignment. Age Gap? Maybe Katniss is an older student going to college later? Grad student? Maybe Peeta is a senior, Katniss a Freshman? The possibilities are endless! [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 70: Peeta picks up a hitchhiker in the mountains one night, only to find it's his childhood best friend and now escaped convict Katniss Everdeen. In a panic he calls police but after hearing her side of the story comes to believe she didn't actually murder anyone. Everlark on the run. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 71: King Snow forces the daughter of dead rebel leader Katniss to marry is adpoted son Peeta M and kills her father. P coming to know the truth on their wedding night vows to avenge Mr E's death. K hates him and carries on her own rebellion supplying her next clan leader Gale information from the Castle. When Snow is killed and rebels overtake Capitol chaos ensures. Ally of rebel, a neighbouring kingdom's queen Coin tries to use the situation in her favour. Whose side will K take? Eventual Everlark. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 72: Peeta is off a very abusive, poor home. His school friend Katniss has the exact opposite home: well loved and well off family. What happens when opposite worlds clash? [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 73: I am a simple woman: I just want Katniss Everdeen content and loved and washed in moonlight I don’t care how you do it. [submitted by @rosegardeninwinter]
Prompt 74: Katniss Everdeen is horny. It has been three months since she left asshole Gale to enjoy her life. She just needs a good fuck. She goes man-hunting to a local bar with Jo. The even ends up with her being naked on her bed, with the head of a very handsome blonde, stocky stranger between her thighs. But after her first orgasm of the night when he says: I’ve never done this before, will it be the last? [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 75: An in-Panem arranged marriage a/u where Katniss is slightly older than Peeta. [submitted by @endlessnightlock]
Prompt 76: Modern a/u Katniss is getting over the loss of her sister (you decide how) when she meets Peeta. She’s closed off but he finds a way in. Maybe she works for him? Him for her? Maybe she cries herself to sleep on his bread scented shoulder? (Please yes I need that) [submitted by @endlessnightlock]
Prompt 77: Katniss Everdeen has a handsome neighbour. It dosen't help that she just came out of a shitty relationship with her ex Gale Hawthorne. Too bad he is a 19 years old virgin boy and she is a woman of the world at 31. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 78: Post MJ, the new government of Panem has finally decided to lift the exile to Twelve order off of Katniss. Where are Katniss and Peeta in their lives? What is the first thing they do? Do they just have a quiet celebration or do they go somewhere? [submitted by @katnissdoesnotfollowback]
Prompt 79: Peeta has been planning this marriage proposal for months. It goes horribly wrong. Tell me all about it and what happens next?[submitted by @katnissdoesnotfollowback]
Prompt 80: Katniss helps undo the lies Peeta’s mother (and the Capitol) told him about himself (namely that awful “stupid creature” comment) and reminds him that he is worthy and precious to her and really, that’s all that matters [submitted by @rosegardeninwinter]
Prompt 81: Katniss finds her soulmate at her bachelorette party (aka Peeta)(Happy ending please) [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 82: Post MJ, when Peeta touches Katniss’ neck wrong, she has a flashback of him almost strangling her and has to be heavily consoled. This leads to a conversation about his attacking her when he came back from the capitol. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 83: Katniss is whipped instead of Gale in Catching Fire, Peeta’s the one who’s there to take care of her after. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 84: [Historical AU: 1930s Hollywood] Silver screen star Peeta Mellark has captured millions of hearts, and housekeeper Katniss isn't immune. She's stunned when Peeta comes to court her eccentric heiress employer, Madge. Katniss' shock only grows when Peeta offers to pay for her help in winning him Madge's hand in marriage - and access to her fortune, with which he intends to fund his directorial debut. [submitted by @gamesmakers]
Prompt 85: During an episode of Peetas, he locks Katniss outside in the snow for an entire night. Haymitch is passed out drunk and doesn’t let her in, she can’t find anywhere else to go all night so she ends up catching a really bad cold. When Peeta comes to his senses he feels horrible and nurses her back to health. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 86: After MJ Peeta has a hijack relapse for a few minutes where he insults Katniss’ appearance and body (more extreme version of when he said she wasn’t very pretty in Mockingjay) which hits a nerve, especially since her body was damaged in the explosion that killed Prim. After he’s back to himself, he feels terrible, but Katniss brushes it off. It’s only when she refuses to have sex with him now that he realizes how insecure she might be. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 87: On the train a few days before the Quarter Quell, in another effort to break her before the second games, Snow orders Katniss to have sex with someone in the capitol who paid for her company. When she tries to refuse, Snow threatens her family. She agrees but partway through panics and tries to stop it, only to have the buyer turn on her and get physically violent. She comes to Peeta afterwards and he comforts her, holds her, takes care of her and promises he’ll never let someone hurt her again. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 88: Not reaped. Peeta and Katniss fake date. [submitted by @anxiouslyintroverted]
Prompt 89: Amish!world. Katniss and Peeta are courting each other and are just waiting for Katniss to be of age to get married cause Peeta’s 2 years older. But things gets tough when a Snow comes to their county and spots Katniss. He ask her father if she can be his wife. [submitted by @animekpopxx]
Prompt 90: anyone for an Everlark Alcott or Austen-esque period drama? because I sure am so just gonna speak that into existence. [submitted by @rosegardeninwinter]
Prompt 91: High school. Peeta is the perfect golden boy. Katniss is a rebellious, infamous girl who always skips class and who everyone fears. She is every boys wet dream and every girls nightmare. How will they both fall in love? [submitted by @mysteriouslycraftyreview]
Prompt 92: High school musical au: katniss and peeta as troy and Gabriella. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 93: Katniss is preparing for first Toastbaby and going through some hardcore nesting urges. Peeta, of course, thinks this is perfect and willing to help her anyway he can even if that means repainting the nursery for a third time. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 94: Toastbaby gets into a bit of a scrape, nothing too serious, and Everlark struggles with finding the balance between being there for toastbaby but not being too overly protective. [submitted by @katnissdoesnotfollowback]
Prompt 95: Everlark meet cute, “Oh wait... you’re NOT my blind date?” We’re they set up with each other or with someone else? How do they figure out the mix up? What happens after? Disgustingly fluffy welcome. [submitted by @katnissdoesnotfollowback]
Prompt 96: Everlark in the verge of breaking up. Why? Are they married or dating? Do they fix it or go their separate ways? [submitted by @katnissdoesnotfollowback]
Prompt 97: Katniss makes three game changing shots, one in each of the books. What if... she missed? Pick one for her to miss and how does it change the story? Cato’s hand in THG, the forcefield in CF, or Coin in MJ. [submitted by @katnissdoesnotfollowback]
Prompt 98: I would love some good rated E Everlark smut. Post mockingjay, Everlark growing back together and when I say smut I don't mean porn. I mean they need each other. Can't live without each other. Pour their hearts out and heal each other with their love from all the trauma they went through and make up time that they wasted holding their feelings back and pining after each other. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 99: Peeta has been spending too much time around his brothers (lol), Katniss makes a remark about wanting a snack, he replys “I have something you can snack on” Peeta is instantly mortified by his stupid comment because he is a gentleman. What happens next? It’s up to you. Could be sexy, could be a different kind of tongue lashing? [submitted by @endlessnightlock]
Prompt 100: Peeta's thoughts/what really happened to him at the end of the war and his thoughts regarding Prim's death. [submitted by @acpoe82]
Prompt 101: The night of the interviews in Catching Fire, Snow delays the games by a few days after Peetas announcement that Katniss is pregnant and demands Katniss gets a forced abortion in the capitol. Peeta and Katniss try to tell the truth, that she’s not pregnant but Snow isn’t listening and she’s forced into the procedure. Peeta is allowed to stay with her during and after, lots of hurt/comfort, etc. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 102: Katniss is uncomfortable with relying on Peeta even post MJ(pre epilogue). She only accepts his affection after nightmares, she doesn’t think she deserves it otherwise. She feels like he’s still too good for her & that she’ll never deserve him, on top of how she lacks trust in anyone bc of her childhood & having to be strong for Prim and her mom. One night after a severely bad nightmare she blacks out and come to, to Peeta bathing her in the tub, being gentle & loving & affectionate & soothing. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 103: best friends!everlark where katniss sets peeta up on a date with her friend, when peeta and date hit it off she realizes that she's actually in love with him but does nothing about it, few years later, peeta and girl are engaged and after a night of drinking, peeta and katniss accidentally hook up. how they get together is up to you (hea pls) [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 104: Katniss is captured instead of Peeta but instead of being injected with tracker jacker serum she’s beaten, starved, lashed and throttled. When her spirit is weak enough the capitol returns her to D13 where Peeta (and Haymitch/Effie) help her recover. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 105: what if one of them was a librarian and the other a (struggling? or drawing away patrons and stealing employees) bookstore owner (maybe who was more interested in things other than books) - Enemies to lovers? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 106: Everlark based on the movie Groundhog Day, where one (or both?) relive the same day over and over until they get it right. [submitted by @xerxia31]
Prompt 107: Katniss gets jealous of Peeta paying attention to other girls during their “growing back together” period. Super jealous. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 108: A story based on the lyrics to Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" [submitted by @xerxia31]
Prompt 109: Dialogue prompt: "I deserve better than this!" [submitted by @xerxia31]
Prompt 110: AU. Everlark live across from each other in fancy New York (or the like) penthouses. With all those large windows, they see each other daily and know the other's routine and all he/she does, but they've never met. A chance meeting occurs. What will happen? The circumstances of their living arrangements/any backstory and what happens between them is up to you. [submitted by @acpoe82]
Prompt 111: Hand Porn - looking, breathlessly touching, reading the story told by the calluses, the scars, the strength, while admiring all they’ve done, appreciating all they do, anticipating everything they will do for love - sensitive, expressive, powerful, creative, protective, sensuous hand porn. [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 112: 40-year-old virgin Peeta. Based as loosely as you want on the movie. Everlark, of course. [submitted by @acpoe82]
Prompt 113: Katniss saw Peeta naked in the arena after he got hurt but he hadn’t seen her. During CF while Peeta is training Katniss and Haymitch hard, Katniss falls out of exhaustion and being overworked and hurts her back slightly. Feeling guilty, Peeta gives strips her naked, gives her a bath and rubs healing lotions from her mom all over her. How does he react to the first time seeing her naked?[submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 114: Katniss trips and falls in the quarter quell and breaks her ankle, resulting in Peeta carrying her everywhere. She doesn’t like looking weak in front of the other victors but since she doesn’t plan on living through the games this time it’s good to be taken care of one last time. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 115: During the victory tour, for whatever reason, author can decide, Peeta has to help Katniss undress at the end of the day, only to discover/for her to remember too late, that she didn’t put any underwear on underneath her clothes. His shock/her humiliation ensues. (But he tries to make her feel better ofc) [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 116: Peeta braids Katniss’ hair to soothe her. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 117: AU where Peeta wasn’t hijacked when he returned from the capitol, just shaken up, during Star Squad, Katniss has a bad flashback and Gale witnesses Peeta be the only person who could comfort her. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 118: the nutcracker au! katniss as clara and peeta as the nutcracker. and if there could be a scene with snow, that would be really nice! [submitted by @omercilessmoon]
Prompt 119: “If you were taken by the capitol and hijacked, and then tried to kill Peeta, is this how he would be treating you” a fic where it’s Katniss the capitol hijacked and the second part of mockingjay from their reunion on is reversed. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 120: “I know that everyone on the planet is born with heterochromia, but I’m blind, so literally anyone could lie to me and say that they’re my soulmate. Why should I believe you?” Blind!peeta soulmate AU. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 121: Peeta has returned to D13 along with Katniss. But she is being forced to be the Mockingjay and portray a new angle, that Gale is her actual lover, Peeta was being forced on her by Capitol and Snow. How does Katniss manage the peer pressure? [submitted by @white-dandelion-seeds]
Prompt 122: The soldiers bring back to district 13 Peeta but he is not hijacked. He has been beaten badly, starved and sexually abused. All this led him to become an emotional avox. Will Katniss be able to help him recover from the trauma? [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 123: Katniss never volunteers instead she is picked. While peeta volunteers for his brother(what’s wrong with his brother is up to you) and promises him that he will try to win. Peeta turns into the mockingjay ( or whatever variation he will have). [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 124: In MJ I noticed Peeta became more of himself when Katniss was affectionate to him and it helped him fight the venom. So my prompt is when Peeta comes back from being hijacked Katniss realizes this sooner and it starts off slow at first but then they get to the point of having sex and it pretty much heals him completely. HEA for Everlark please. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 125: EFE Prompt: Everlark + Faith. Be it in people, spiritual, or otherwise. Explore the loss of it, regaining of it, or finding it for the first time. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 126: Anything AU based on the song “Talk” by Hozier. Simple enough I think. [submitted by @theliferuiner]
Prompt 127: The earth is in perilous danger from a great evil and only Katniss can stop it. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 128: Peeta saves Katniss from being raped by someone in the capitol. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 129: Katniss & Peeta had a baby. But then miscommunication caused them to split. Peeta is still heavily involved in his baby's life. Katniss is seeing someone else & quickly rising in socioeconomic status with her talent as singer. Peeta on the other hand is facing more & more troubles with his family life. He isn’t being able to spare time their child. Its also becoming difficult for him to keep up with Katniss. Will their rift grow? Or will Katniss finally acknowledge her true feelings for him? [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 130: What if Haymitch hadn’t said thise words to Katniss when Peeta joined Star-squad in Mockingjay? Would Katniss have come to her senses or would she be still angry at Peeta. A Mockingjay AU. [submitted by @white-dandelion-seeds]
Prompt 131: “Do you love me? Do you really? Because I go through every day of my life, thinking that nobody loves me.” [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 132: Both Mellark brothers, eldest and youngest love Katniss Everdeen. She is engaged to the eldest but her heart belongs to the youngest. Jealous!Peeta. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 133: Birth of their first child. Peeta helping and supporting Katniss. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 134: Visual Prompt. To see it go HERE [submitted by @javistg]
Prompt 135: Non specific prompt. Peeta called Katniss baby as a pet name. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 136: Katniss gets stung pretty bad by tracker jackers post mockingjay. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 137: Friends to lovers road trip au! Katniss wants to take a summer off to explore the country, Peeta volunteers to go with her. Bonus points if one of them is an absolutely oblivious idiot. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 138: Everlark loosely based off 90 day fiance. Could be AgeGap, one could have ulterior motives(until they end up catching real feelings), or it's a genuine connection. Author decides. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 139: There are fics where Peeta's mom tries to set him up with town girls. What if Peeta's mom tries to set him up with Katniss for once. Maybe both moms team up together? [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 140: In Panem AU where Peeta is a Mail Order Husband. As the youngest son of a merchant class Capitol family, he has accepted he will never inherit the family bakery. But when his family contract him to an arranged marriage to further the business he will never own, he escapes by signing up to a programme to relocate and marry a district woman. Why Katniss needs a husband, is up to the author. Everlark endgame :) [submitted by @louezem]
Prompt 141: Katniss is the lone victor of 74th Annual Hunger Games. Peeta is a Capitaloit. Snow forces Katniss to be like other victor. How will they meet? How will they fall in love? What will happen when the revolution starts? [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 142: Gale comes to district 12 again years after mockingjay and runs into a little girl shooting an arrow, only to find out it’s Katniss and Peetas daughter. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 143: The girl of my dreams asked me if I needed a ride home from campus so I obviously let her drive me home then walked back to campus a couple of hours later to get my car. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 144: Peeta's perspective. A more in-depth look at how he joined and tricked the Careers and led them away from Katniss in the Hunger Games. [submitted by @acpoe82]
Prompt 145: Not reaped; Snow overthrown; D12 unscathed; miners unionize; postwar prosperity; Seam transformation; Hob center of commerce. Teens Katniss and Peeta have new options and new pressures. How do they navigate this new reality? How do they handle graduating? How do they find their way to each other without reaping and with seam now middle class and restrictions lifted? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 146: Powerful Matchmaker arranges marriage between Everdeen girl (to whom she owes a big favor) and the young cinnamon scented baker boy the girl has loved ever since he first slipped her a sugar cookie with her namesake flower beautifully decorated in frosting, the yellow primrose. What will Katniss do when she only learns of it in church as the first of the 3 Sunday banns are read? Has she ever spoken to Peeta? Will she search her feelings for him? Will he object to the match? Does he have any say? [submitted by @567inpanem]
Prompt 147: The movie "Me Before You" Everlark style. [submitted by @acpoe82]
Prompt 148: Gale dosen't design the bomb but someone else does. Prim lives, but Katniss still kills snow. Gale cones back to district 12 along with Katniss. But problems arise when Peeta cones back too. Eventual Everlark. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 149: Peeta is whipped in catching fire instead of gale. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 150: Everlark based on the movie Blast from the Past starring Brendan Frasier and Alicia Silverstone. Peeta’s family lives in a bomb shelter for an extended period of time and he has to leave and venture out by himself with no knowledge of the current world. He hires Katniss to help him out and they fall in love. (Rough summary!) Rated M/E would be spectacular! [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 151: Everlark based on the song ocean avenue. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 152: King Peeta Mellark of Panem is looking for a wife, and he isn't getting any younger. None of the potential suitors does it for him - until he runs across local dragon slayer Katniss Everdeen after his kingdom comes under attack. She's exactly what he wants. The only problem? She absolutely hates him and it's up to him to convince her to marry him. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 153: Katniss opens up to Peeta about her insecurities about herself and about how he’s too good for her. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 154: One where Katniss is humiliated and Peeta makes her feel better. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 155: Post Mockingjay but before epilogue, Katniss has a good dream about her dad still being alive and how much he’d like Peeta and how wonderful everything would be. When she wakes up at first she doesn’t realize it was a dream, but when she does she’s absolutely inconsolable. Peeta comforts her the best he can. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 156: Just any or maybe multiple times Katniss got her period around Peeta. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 157: Unfocused while hunting from a nightmare the night before an animal sneaks up on Katniss and injured her, not deathly but enough that she can’t make it home on her own. Peeta gets worried when she’s not back after dark and goes after to find her freezing cold and bleeding and shivering. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 158: Toastbabies make breakfast in bed for their parents anniversary, only to walk in on them doing the do. [submitted by anonymous]
Prompt 159: Katniss tries to make herself up to look pretty for Peeta but doesn’t know how to do it well and it’s a disaster but he thought she was beautiful just as she was. [submitted by anonymous]
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Harrow the Ninth: *Happy Viper Chair-Dance of Happiness*
So I buckled down and spent ALL OF YESTERDAY finishing Harrow the Ninth, finishing ~5pm cst started writing THIS ~7pm cst(tho I decided to rewrite it today), and you can deduce from above my feelings :| I’m very subtle so it COULD require some real ferreting out :| :| Take your time; I’m in no rush.
Good? Ok.
I’m going to be pretentious(ME?!) now and call it “Titanic” and “Olympian” and “A Masterclass in Literary Mechanics” and, if you think I’m being extravagant, I’ll just say I FEEL as if I am but humbly polishing the very merest Shoeflesh of Extravagant Praise with these deservéd words; kneeling over my meager shinebox -greasy rag clutched in my entirely metaphorical hands; newsboy cap at a Determined, yet Rakish tilt upon my head; Gigantic patent-leather shoes, absolutely WRECKED by late 1800s Urban Streets, shoved close to my ganderbulbs- buffing assiduously that stubbornly muddied Boot-toe as Mista EP reads The Times, readying itself for the full and vigorous day of honestly describing the greatness of this book which lays before it. Dear Dear Sweet, Precious, Sweet Dear Dear Readers: I implore you to read no hyperbole when I write, that parts of this book are like riding out a hurricane to Dorothyville in a glass case of Emotion :| :| :|
I cried, Dear Readers; I cried often, moved suddenly -to my core- by simple phrases plainly stating sincere emotions with all the surprise of a beam of light bursting through a thunderhead, or turning a corner to bunp your own birthday cake from the hands of a loved one you thought on the otherside of the world, to the floor. Of course as a snake my tearducts empty directly into my mouth so there was, conveniently, no public teariness to speak of; but I assure you there was much sniffling of nostril, much jittering of jaw, much trembling lip bitten and turned aside from the page as composure was summoned and mastered, much broken recitation and shaky curses of “Damn you Muir! Damn Your Cruel, Umbral Genius!!” Followed swiftly by sobguffaws at a cruelly cutting poetry joke. If I told you the gag-a-minute gore-ridden story of Juggalo!Catholic!Rose and Twincest!PastelGoth!Vriska receiving an awful and grimly abusive post-graduate education at the hands of a kismestic Donald Duck and Goofy, overseen by an Unholy mashup of Calvin’s Dad, Dr. Scratch, and Prince Charming -and, Hell, PROBABLY Sora; he’s PROBABLY SORA TOO I never played Kingdom Hearts but I BET there’s something there I couldn’t see- was one of the most powerful and sensitive examinations of Humanity, Grief, Loneliness, Mental Illness, Death, and Poetry ever written, would you believe me? You should u_u
I Laughed; I Cried; I Cheered; I Condemned; I Contemplated: I literally felt EFFERVESCENT having finished this, or perhaps like a loose, sparking wire, happily dancing its dangerous jig across the sweaty concrete floor of a poorly lit corridor. I had NO FUCKING CLUE what was going on at the end(I do now; I’ve thought about it) which I found Entirely Appropriate, in part because this book took, like 200 pages to end. The Climax ALONE has a four-act structure! It is Wonderful, and Powerful, and, as so many have said, the Pagekind Equivalent of a Marathon, and I am deeply happy it exists so that I could have read it, and I am Legit Serious about considering it a Classic Work. It kills me to think that, because of its genre and our Era, it probably will never get treated with the culture-wide seriousness it deserves. I love Gideon the Ninth and this is, like, Ten Times the book GtN is(though that’s a bit unfair since they’re VERY different). Which I didn’t think possible. Honestly, Taz is Too Powerful u_u u_u What Hath the Internet Wrought? What grease-painted beast, its hour come round at last, glomps towards Manhattan to be born?
Anyway: I initially had a huge readmore section on this post but I think I’ll leave this Fevered Declaration standing as my solitary Reaction, and write separate posts for my specific thoughts instead, to eventually be all linked together so it isn’t solitary at all.
ANYWAY!
GO READ THIS BOOK!
WHEN YOU HAVE TIME!!
AND THE MONEY AND OR LIBRARY ACCESS TO ACQUIRE IT!!!
I’m not even really sure if you need to read Gideon the Ninth first to get it, though I absolutely would recommend doing so since it’s a fun and meritorious read in its own right, and for its own reasons.
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