#fic: shall i compare thee to a summer day?

[where-is-vivian]

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

is finally out! Enjoy.

thanks @aithusarosekiller for the original prompt (here)

thanks @murderoushagthesequel for the beta and the support!!

#fic: shall i compare thee to a summer day? #jegulus #marauders #jegulus fanfic #jegulus fic #james potter #regulus black #ao3 #marauders era #sirius black #marlene mckinnon #peter pettigrew #remus lupin #lily evans #the marauders #fic rec #marauders fic #starchaser #fluff #sunseeker

[delusionalmultifandomwriter]

Heyy, can you do a fic, where Batman and Robin are driving through Gotham, relax and talk about life, while they get something to eat? Something cosy for a chill night story?

Oneshot

words: 1220

because you didnt specify, i picked Dick as Robin for this oneshot

Note: Dick is around 13 years old, takes place somewhere during the start of YJ S1.

Dick Grayson had an awful day at school. He nearly fell asleep during history class which luckily noone noticed but still he hated it, trying to keep his eyes open when all he wanted was to sleep for a full 24 hours, after that he slept through his lunch break and froze off his toes in the cold January weather while he tried to perform in a football game.

Normally, Dick was excited when Bruce came home because it meant that he would get to either do some training or go on patrol very soon. Tonight, he was sitting on the living room floor, laying on his English exercise book on the couch table and wanted to stay inside for the rest of his life time. Or at least until the snow started to melt.

Bruce entered the house and hanged his coat to dry next to the door. He made his way into the living room were he spotted Dick laying on his textbooks. "Are you trying to do or to crush your homework?" He asked smiling. Dick huffed and buried his face deeper into his arms.

"That bad?" Bruce's tone changed into a more concerned one as he approach Dick and sat down on the couch next to the boy. Dick grumbled something inaudible into his sweater sleeve.

"Come on, you have to talk to me. You are clearly not feeling the aster." Bruce said with a half-smirk. Dick groaned and lifted his head. "Im feeling the dis-aster." He groaned. Bruce leaned foreward and took a glance at Dick's textbook. "Shakespear, i see. That definitly is a disaster. What have you got so far?" He asked.

"The 'eye of heaven' is the sun." Dick grumbled. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day." Bruce said dramatic. "I see." "I'll just google it." Dick mumbled and buried his head back into his arms. Bruce nudged Dick playfully. "Richard Grayson, i will pretend that i didn't hear that." He scolded him playfully.

Dick giggled and sat up to nudge Bruce back. Bruce parried the attack of the boy gently. Dick sat down next to him. "Do you want to go for a ride and eat some unhealthy food?" Bruce suggested. Dick smiled widely. "Yes please." Bruce got up and waved for him to come with him. "Come on, before Alfred catches us and forces nutritional dense food on us."

Dick smiled and followed Bruce, he swiftly put on his winter boots and his jacket. Bruce also put his coat back on and they headed into the garage to get into the car. The boy sat down on the passenger seat and put his seat belt on excisted.



Dick was eating some fries when Bruce pulled back on the street. They sat in silence until now but as Bruce drove through the streets he finally broke the silence. "So, is it only Shakespear that annoyed you today or did something else happen?"

Dick shrugged as an answer. "I don't know, today was just... mid." School was boring and we had PE outside and i was tired. It was all... okay." Bruce nodded while he sipped his coke. "I see. Want to talk about it?" He offered. Dick swallowed some fries he was munching on. He shook his head. "Not really. Just forget about it." He grumbled, the lights of Gotham passed by outside as Bruce drove outside of the city.

"Are we going on patrol later?" Dick asked. Bruce leaned back into his seat, holding the steering wheel with one hand. "If you want but i wouldn't mind when you stay in tonight and catch up on some sleep." Dick nodded and shrugged. "I don't know." Bruce smiled over at him. "You can still decide when we get home, you look like you could use a night off."

Dick sighed. "Do you think i can stay Robin forever?" He asked hesitantly. Bruce was not too shocked by the question, Wonder Woman brought the topic up a few times before.

"If you want, you can stay Robin forever." He answered. Dick nodded pensive as he looked out of the window. "If you ever want to become another alter ego, you can, of course. But you can always stay my partner." Bruce added. Dick smiled down on his milkshake before he took another sip.

"But don't you even dare calling yourself 'Captain Obvious', in that case i will have to end our partnership." Dick laughed. "It was Wally's idea, i swear." He argued. Bruce shook his head unbelieving but smiled a little. "That boy is full of bad ideas. Who even brought that topic up?"

"It's just... it was M'gann. She asked what connects us. I'm sure she didn't mean it but.... yeah." Dick said, Bruce could hear the sorrow in his voice. "Because our costumes have nothing in common."

Bruce huffed. "M'gann is still learning about earth." Dick shrugged. "I always thought people would know we belong together. We complement eachother perfect." He grumbled. "That's true. Well, at least all the villains we arrested know we are a team." Dick chuckled at Bruce's response.

"Do you like the team so far?" Bruce asked curiously. Dick nodded. "Yeah, it's amazing. Im excited to go on real missions with them. Although, Superboy doesn't really like the aster." Bruce chuckled. "I think he just doesn't get it." He answered. "He is also just getting used to earth. And also to your humour."

Dick nodded smiling. "Yeah, took you a while too." Bruce pretended to gasp dramatic. "I am outraged, although, you are probably right. You were a handful when i first took you in. You still are." Bruce chuckled.

"What did you hate most about me?" Dick asked straight away. Bruce huffed. "I took you in, i loved you. Although, you leaving all your stuff around in the manor probably put some stress on Alfred." Dick laughed. "Yeah, maybe." "You still leave your shoes everywhere." Bruce teased Dick.

Dick chuckled sheepishly. "Yeah... it is so i can.. ugh... for a top secret reason." Dick said and nodded fast. Bruce laughed. "Of course it is."

"Would you adopt another kid?" Dick asked between eating more fries. Bruce looked on the street thoughtful and stole a fries from Dick before answering. "Maybe. I never thought about adopting a kid when i took you in but i didn't regret you for a second. Maybe, if it happens. Would you like a sibling?"

Dick thought about it a moment. "I don't know. I never had a sibling before, i was always the only child. I like that it is only you and me for now. Maybe one day." Bruce nodded solemnly. "Sounds good." "What did you like most about taking me in?" Dick asked curiously.

Bruce thought for a moment before he smiled to himself. "I was very fond of your 'hug attacks'." Dick laughed in response. "You haven't done that in a while, how come?" Bruce asked. "I thought i was getting too heavy for it. I could probably knock you over." He admited sheepishly.

Bruce smirked. "Nothing, can knock over The Batman." Dick nodded slowly. "So... can i do it?" He asked. "Always, even when you are taller than me." Bruce answered quickly. Dick smirked. "I will attack you when you least expect it, Bossman."

#batfam #batman #my writing #batfamily #bruce wayne #dc robin #dick grayson #dc comics #hug attack #dick grayson does hug attacks #car driving #late night drives #young justice #captain obvious #oneshot #fluff

[chaoskiro]

Summer podfic wrap-up

We are now well into September and over this summer I have diverted some of my podfic attention away from my podfic of Vertical Limit to make some podfics for various fests and to try some different things out, and here is what I ended up making this summer (sorted by when I made them):

Beard Burn (12 minutes) a multivoice Check Please! podfic based on FightMeImSmall's amazing story. Featuring a very heated discussion on the SMH bus leading to Dex coming out to the team.

This is a project I have wanted to do for ages, but I really wanted to make it multivoice so I hesitated. I ended up just asking if anyone was interested in participating on a podficcing discord server and so many people joined!! I will be forever grateful to all the people who read lines for this and I was blown away by their performances every time I got a new person's lines sent to me. It was my second ever podfic after Vertical Limit and since this is a very different tone I actually ended up having to record the narration twice, because my first run sounded way too somber for this very fun and a little bit silly fic.

shall i compare thee to a summer's day? (22 minutes) another Check Please! podfic based on dairaliz' (@schitthappens) sweet story. Featuring a very pining Dex on a farmer's market with an equally pining Nursey to match.

This one was made for the Madisonandmore ficfest and it was my first try at adding intro and outro music to fic, something I will definitely do again, but also something I would like to get better at. It was also the first ficfest I participated in which led to me having a bunch of technical issues which were thankfully resolved along the way.

The Way My Heart Bleeds (54 minutes) a Batman podfic of egg_thief's (@thief-of-eggs) story, made for DevilWithABirdDress as part of Summer podfic swap. Featuring Damian as Robin who gets hurt on patrol and gets patched up by Dick.

I looked through a lot of Damian & Dick centered stories before I landed on making this one (I actually got permission to podfic another one as well, which I might just do someday), but this one just hit the spot: It is just the most perfect Hurt/Comfort and I really love reading Damian (Though he always ends up sounding vaguely British, which I can't really explain). It also features some very important headcanons on the batfam's opinions on the Barbie movies, which is always a bonus.

Pay Attention to Me (33 minutes) an A3! podfic of Dokuhan's story, made as part of pod_together. Featuring Chikage who ISN'T jealous when Sakuya and Tasuku start spending more time together (and definitely doesn't have a crush on Sakuya).

This one was a fun one as it was made for pod_together and I thus worked with Dokuhan on this one. It was very fun getting some sparring on my readings of things and thus get some insight on the thought behind different lines. I often, when podficcing, sit and argue with myself on how to read a certain line/what emotion to convey with it etc. and to be able to discuss that with the one who wrote it was very fun.

All in all I am very happy to have expanded my podficcing scope this summer and I currently have two projects I have recorded stuff for on my computer that aren't published (one of them I started in may or something, but am currently still a little scared of, and the other is what I'm focused on at the moment), aside from Vertical Limit of course which I am still steadily working on and will probably have another chapter out soon because I am literally only missing like 30 minutes of editing time which isn't that much compared to the time it takes to make these.

It has been so fun making these and I hope they brought some other people joy as well!!

#I haven't ever done a proper wrap-up like this so I'm trying something new now as well #podkiro #<- the tag to look at if you want to see me talk more about podficcing #it is mostly weirdass bloopers of my mouth refusing to pronounce very normal words #and I think maybe some commentary on my inability to control how british I sound #kirokiro

[aomoriren1012-blog]

Are anyone interested in a cute fic about Nick Bottom x Sweetheart? Here's some of my draft's ideas.

Sweetheart is curious about the mysterious person in Nick's photo frame because he once praised that person for being so beautiful that he couldn't even reach them in his dreams.

She wants to know if that person is even more beautiful and charming than her. So she begins her continuous sweet attacks on him, but fails because he doesn't look at her the same way as her followers.

Sweetheart isn't a type of person who would give up easily, as she once tried 300 times for a scene less than 3 seconds.

Nick is gradually touched by her and he eventually showed her the photo of the one he once loved deeply. That feelings were now only reminiscences inside him, not the pure love he once had.

That queen of fairy was truly beautiful and out of human beauty's standards. But Sweetheart knew no one would maintain their heated emotions forever for someone totally out of their reach. Therefore, she grasped his human hand and said.

"I'm already within your reach."

The end of this fic will be completed by a kiss on the cheek, tingling laughter, donkey's noise and a line from Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 that suddenly appeared in Nick's mind.

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

#reverse 1999 #Nick Bottom #Sweetheart #Nick Bottom & Sweetheart #my fic

[ralphlanyon]

Writing Patterns

Tagged by @argyleheir - thank you for the tag!

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

1. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" Laurie slurred out, as he and Ralph walked home from the pub. (The Charioteer)

2. The news that the notorious Barney Snaith was Bernard Redfern, heir to the multi-million Redfern fortune, as well as acclaimed nature writer John Foster, rocked Deerwood for weeks on end. (The Blue Castle)

3. Ralph's fingers pressed on the back of Laurie's neck were deliciously warm, drifting against his skin in slow, steady lines, back and forth and back again. (The Charioteer)

4. As Laurie walked down the stairwell of the vicarage on Christmas morning, he was greeted by the sweet aroma of roasting chestnuts. (The Charioteer)

5. In a few lightning-quick moments, Ralph took in three crucial, alarming facts: Spud Odell was on his ship, he had been badly wounded, and he was going to die. (The Charioteer)

6. Spud's eyes were shining bright with unshed tears. (The Charioteer)

7. The making of the toast was a special ceremony within Stuart's House. (The Charioteer)

8. Overcome with sudden feeling, his thoughts filled with the glorious dream of romance that Ralph's words had inspired, Laurie rose from his seated position on the floor and kissed Ralph tenderly, the present argument momentarily forgotten. (The Charioteer)

9. Laurie woke to the smell of freshly brewed tea and the weight of a warm, heavy eiderdown quilt tucked snugly around his shoulders, blinking drowsily into the bright morning light. (The Charioteer)

10. Ralph soon learned that wearing his silk pyjamas around Spud could be quite a dangerous endeavor. (The Charioteer)

Patterns: vast majority are Ralph/Laurie (no surprise there) and start immediately with a character. All are written in third person, past tense. About half start with sensory descriptions; several were going for cozy/domestic vibes.

Tagging: anyone who sees this and wants to play! :)

#my writing

[baubeautyandthegeek]

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?//Thou art more lovely and more temperate… - Alex Blake/Elle Greenaway

A/N: Final fic for @storiesofsvu​ ‘s Birthday Bingo. I tried something new here and I actually kind of love it? Happy Birthday Katt.

“Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?, thou art more lovely and more temperate.” A kiss between shoulder-blades, bared by simple swimwear, soft tan skin tensing under soft lips. “Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, and summer's lease hath all too short a date, Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines,and too often is his gold complexion dimm'd…” Alex’s lips find her ear then even as soft fingers slip under swimwear. “And every fair from fair sometimes declines, by chance or natures changing course untrimm'd, But thy eternal summer shall not fade, nor lose possession of that fair thou owest…” Fingers curl into her and Elle bucks, bites back a moan of pure wanting. “Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, when in eternal lines to time thou growest…” Alex’s pace is simple, firm, a request that’s rewarded time and again with shudders and soft husky breathing until, finally, Elle shakes undone, gripping the side of the pool tightly in both hands. “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, so long lives this and this gives life to thee.”

#alex blake #elle greenaway #alex/elle #elle/alex #criminal minds #k2023bdaybingo

[unrealwasteland]

I participated in Roosmav comment bingo (an event that was advertised on a couple of discord servers I'm on) and had a lovely time!

As most of you know, I've been very busy this July/August, and wasn't able to comment on quite as many fics as I would have liked. However, I feel like without this event I would have read/commented even less. :D I haven't been able to be super active in fandom otherwise, so I loved having an event that kept me connected to the Roosmav/TG fandom while I was busy. Thank you to Lacerta, Saturn and plingo_kat for organizing it!

My bingo card and links to the fics I've read are under the cut:

Fic by one of your fav authors: (I don’t think) we should play with this by Saturn

Fic from a rec list: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day by glitterfayy (rec list here!)

Fic with your fave kink: Cherry Bomb by LeoHunt

Fic with more than 5 additional tags: I Know I’ll Take You With Me by Totoroboiii

Fic with alpha!Mav: we are already here by plingo_kat

Fic with alpha!Bradley: Unbecoming of an Officer by yourcalpal

Fic rated gen: Summertime Again by VictoryFeather

AU: im on fire by heterophobicrichietozier

Fic rated teen: Burned So Long, So Quiet (You Must Have Wondered) by punk_rock_yuppie

Free choice: love me with space, your illuminated curves by plingo_kat

Fic rated explicit: how to come home by CaughtInATalespin

Fic with sub!Mav: I am who I am because of you (chapter 2) by Fuddlewuddle

Fic from an author you’ve never read: Cruel Summer by clownfiles

Post-canon fic: We’ve got plans to reach the sky by sparrow30

Fic between 1k-3k: say less until tonight by Saturn

Fic with kink you rarely seek out: [PODFIC] Oh, you've got to be kitten me by metencephalon

Fic rated mature: Crossing Paths by ParseLey

#roosmav #roosmav comment bingo #fic rec #kind of #i wanted to get a blackout but just didn't have enough spoons for it 🥹 especially since i got sick this weekend #but 3 bingo rows isn't bad!! #the event isn't actually ending until later tonight/i think maybe next morning for me #but it's already evening here and i'm feeling very poorly so i'm making this post while i'm still able to look at a screen

[princess-geek]

Fic authors self rec!

When you get this, reply with your favourite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💜

Thank you so much for tagging me, dear @secretaryunpaid! You are a master of deep and complex emotions! Thank you so much for sharing your work with us!

Here are mine: 

Chapters III - First Impressions

In this chapter, my MC|OC, Beatrice Foredale, interacts for the first time with a wider range of characters. In this chapter, there is a glimpse of loves, friendships and enmities that will last a lifetime.

Cheeky Monkey

‘Trouble’ is Beatrice’s middle name. Fortunately, there is always a knight in shining armour to save her, aka Ernest Sinclaire.

Chapter VII - “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?“(Summer Adventure III)

Summer is the season when all is effervescent and free…and with the future knocking at the door, Beatrice is trying to seize the most of it while it lasts. Fortunately, it’s never too late to follow our hearts.

Chapter VIII -Heart in ashes

Love and Loss go hand in hand. Worse than what we said was what was left unsaid. Love is a lamp in the darkness of life.These are the three lessons that will come out of the ashes and the characters will never forget.

This chapter was a very special challenge as it wrote about emotions I never experienced.

Finding my way to you

Unfortunately, duty rarely sees eye to eye with heart, and Prince Hamid is commissioned for a new potion. Even though his heart is aching with longing, the imperial prince sets off once more towards the unknown. Who knows where or to whom the stars will take him this time.

This Prince Hamid x OC fic has a special place at the top for being dedicated to my dear friend, @missameliep

Love Lesson

This is a Thomas Hunt x OC one shot, dedicated to my guardian angel @storyofmychoices. He was not even my Li in Red Carpet Diaries, but I loved to write about him!

Tagging : @missameliep @dalishessence @lorirwritesfanfic @twinkleallnight @peonierose @noesapphic

[sparklingsin]

Ahhhhh!!! Ash! I hope you don’t mind but I planned us a whole ass Valentine’s Day! We’re gonna have the best date! 🤩🤩🤩 Ok, so we’re gonna start at the art museum (Nathan Drake with a travel photographer in Mexico vibes?) because I love art! 🥺 Then the bookstore! Because…well, books! And lastly, we’re gonna finish off at the arcade with slushees (Top 5 Tom/Peter/Nate fics) where I will attempt to kick your ass at every game but inevitably lose. *le sigh* What do you think?? 🥹

hi bb, this sounds so lovely!!

[nathan drake, travel photographer]

onto the bookstore;

REANNA bb, shall i compare thee to a summers day? thou art more lovely and temperate <3 really, you are a breath of fresh air, everytime i see you in my notifs it makes me ❤️😍😳 you've been an amazing supporter and reader and from all of the interaction we've had i just wish i could get to know you irl. please continue being your cheerfful, amazing self <3 thank you for being here ILY.

top 5 tom fics i like: (i haven't read tom fics in so long..)

rebound (pp)

this one shot (pp)

all consuming all wanting (pp)

i spy no spy (pp)

the memory of your touch (yes this is mine bc i haven't read many Nathan drake fics agsjzb and i can't find any in the one's I've rec)

this was a beautiful date, almost as beautiful as you ;) i hope you had fun, my love. happy valentine's day!

#reanna tag #ash: bmv

[hischiersdraisaitl]

sneak peek at my upcoming dawson fic

and by sneak peek i mean: "here's the title and the summary". we're tryna go for some romcom-esque vibes with this one. keeping it a little more lighthearted and less angsty than connor's fic 'cause we need to BREATHE after that angst

Title: The Server’s Guide For Crushing on Your Newest Co-Worker or; Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?

title taken from Shakespeare's Sonnet 118

Summary: Dawson Mercer didn’t expect to start crushing on his newest co-worker (and the younger brother of one of his friends) Luke Hughes when Luke started working at The Hamilton. As if a workplace crush he’s trying desperately to hide isn’t confusing enough, someone’s also leaving handwritten notes with romantic poems in Dawson’s locker. Who is his secret admirer? And can Dawson actually keep his workplace crush a secret, in a place where nothing ever stays a secret? Or; five times that Dawson received a letter with a famous romantic poem from his secret admirer, and the one time he figures out who they are and does something equally romantic for them in return. (Can be read as a stand-alone in the series)

Working Titles:

How Dawson Mercer Can Be Perceptive and Emotionally Aware, But Still Not Recognize His Crush’s Handwriting

How All the Hosts at The Hamilton Knew Who Dawson’s Secret Admirer Was, Yet Most of the Servers and Bartenders are Clueless

#the hamilton gastropub. #my writing. #wips.

[where-is-vivian]

aww it reminds me of tsd (with the close-ups and all)

#fic: If you be the match I will be a fuse (boom) #haha. #fic: shall i compare thee to a summer day?

[teddy06writes]

Friday Night Fun, Monday Meetings

requested by this anon: "Dps fic idea: Chris drags her best friend to a party, Knox drags Todd to the same party. MC and Todd both get drunk and make out. Then they recognize each other on the Monday after.- <3"

Todd Anderson x reader

Trigger warnings: Some swearing, drinking/drunkenness,

premise: It took a lot of work for Knox to convince Todd to go with him to Chet Danbury's party, and even more work for Chris to convince you to come; all down the drain as soon as you were both ditched, but hey, maybe something could still turn out.

{It's like, implied that your at the same school as the poets/like an au where everyone goes to Welton}

It was loud, and people crowded around in the Danbury's house, talking and drinking. Chris had spent all week begging you to go with her to this party, but now almost as soon as you had stepped in the door, she disappeared, calling out to someone in the crowd you didn't recognize.

Still, a drink found its way into your hand, and you set yourself to making the most of it.

Todd had never particularly enjoyed parties, but when Knox had insisted on taking him with as a thank you for proof reading his poem to chris, he couldn't find a way, or an excuse to say no.

So, he found himself standing around awkwardly, several drinks in, and bored out of his mind.

You coming up to him had been just about a miracle, and words were coming out of his mouth before he even realized, "I'm Todd An-"

"Can you-"

You both stopped, laughing, until he managed to nod, "Uh, you first."

"oh- uh, can you move out of the way- your standing in front of the drinks."

"Oh-" He quickly shuffled to the side, blushing heavily, "Sorry..."

You smiled, moving past him, "It's alright."

He stared down at his cup, trying to think of anything to say, but you beat him to it as you refilled your cup, "So, you drinking alone?"

"Kinda..." He chuckled, "My friend uh, ditch me."

You nodded, "Yeah me too. Drink alone together?"

He grinned, tapping his cup against where you had lifted yours, "Sure."

Somehow, you found yourself sitting with the boy you had found on the stairs, talking and joking, both of you drinking yourself a little deeper as the night went on.

"So then I had to look him in the eye and tell him that his poem was good!" He laughed.

"And he believed you?" You asked incredulous.

He nodded hurriedly, "And he read it to her in one of her classes! Just walked straight in, and up to her desk and started reading it!"

You laughed, hand coming up to cover your mouth, "no way! You know my friend Chris had something like that happen to her once!"

"Really? That's wild!"

"She thought it was romantic- I guess she's lucky she got a good poem read to her."

"Well, Knox doesn't right bad poems- their just..." He trailed off, thinking for a moment, "Well they certainly aren't Shelly- or Byron- or even Whitman!"

"You into poetry?"

Todd nodded, and then doing his best to exude Charlie's confidence, leaned in toward you a little closer, "Shall I compare thee to summers day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate."

You giggled, quickly racking your brain, "That was pretty smooth, maybe you should teach your friend to level up his game."

"Oh no- I could've never done that sober." He chuckled.

You hummed, taking a sip of your drink, "Fair enough."

He sighed, taking a deep breath, "See the mountains kiss high heaven and the waves clasp one another; No sister flower would be forgiven if it disdained its brother; and sunlight clasps the earth, and the moonbeams kiss the see; what is all this sweet work worth, if thou kiss not me?"

Your eyes darted down to his lips, and then quickly back up to meet his, before you were bridging the gap between you, pressing yours to his.

It took hardly a moment for him to kiss you back, one of his hands finding its way to your waist, as you cupped his cheek with your own. Almost unconsciously, he pulled you closer as one of your hands drifted into his hair.

By the time that Chris found you sometime later, you were practically in his lap, almost as rowdy as the couples you had earlier been making fun of.

"We have to go! (y/n)!" Chris yelled, grabbing your shoulder.

You pulled away from Todd, taking a moment to breath before saying, "I'm in the middle of something."

"(y/n) we have to go, my mom's gonna kill me if we get back after midnight!"

Half an hour later, Knox had found Todd sitting alone on the stairs, staring at the partial phone number you scrawled across his hand before Chris had dragged you away.

~~

After a weekend spent at Chris's, nursing a hangover, you had managed to drag yourself back to school. By now, your whole friend group had heard about the party, and everyone was speculating about who the mystery boy you had made out with was.

The Poets, were chattering with the same speculations, all though in the opposite direction. Meeks and Neil had even spent a solid two hours of their weekend into trying to figure out every possible combination that your phone number could've ended in.

Todd had been halfway through walking across the courtyard to the lunch room with the poets, when someone caught his eye. He turned, locking eyes with you from where you sat with your friends.

Knox frowned, noticing how his face turned bright red, "Wait! Is that them?"

"Yeah." He whispered, quickly turning away from you.

Charlie laughed loudly, "Well go talk to them you dolt!" And sent him off in your direction with a light shove.

You got up, meeting him halfway, "Hi..."

"Hey..." He took a deep breath, "Do you maybe wanna go get lunch with me?"

#dead poets society #dead poets society x reader #todd anderson #todd anderson x reader #todd x reader #teddy06 #teddy06 writes #teddy 06 #teddy06writes

[choicesficwriterscreations]

Thank you to all of the wonderful fandom writers who participated! Your talent and effort made the fandom a better place in 2021 and we look forward to all you will create in 2022!

Links to fics are below the break.

@a-crepusculo

1. Sweetheart (R: General) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

2. Control (R: Explicit) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

3. Epilogue (R: Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

@aussiegurl1234

1. Golden Boy (Series) Ch. 4 - High TideTRR - Drake Walker x F!OC

2. Summer Nights Dream (R: Teen) TRR - Drake Walker x F!OC

3. When We Were Wallflowers: Dubai (R: Teen) TRR - Drake Walker x F!OC

@bex-la-get

1. The Choices We Make (Series) (R: Teen) Part 3 OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

2. The Curious Case of Ethan Ramsey (R: Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

3. The Aftermath (R: Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

@genevievemd

1. The Year Between (Series) Part 4 La Ville d'Amour (The City Of Love)OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

2. The Diamond (R:Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

3. The Balcony (R: General) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

@gryffindordaughterofathena

1. A Million Cuts, A Million Waves (R: Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

2. Acceptance (R: General) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

3. The Intern & The Attending (R: General) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

@jerzwriter

1. Just Until Midnight (R: Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

2. Repercussions (R: Teen) OH- Tobias Carrick x F!MC

3. Delaying the Inevitable (Series) Ch. 6: Confessions & Promises (R:Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC, Tobias Carrick x F!MC

@karahalloway

1. Less Than Noble Intentions: Bonus Chapter Drive (R: M 18+) TRR - Drake Walker x F!OC

2. Harper & Drake Thanksgiving - Part 1 (R: Mature - 18+) TRR - Drake Walker x F!OC

3. (Un)commonattraction: Ch. 17 Helluva View (R: Mature - 18+) TRR - Drake Walker x F!OC

@lem-20

1. Green Light (R: Explicit - 18+) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

2. Relax (R: Explicit - 18+) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

3. Valentine (R: Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

@liaromancewriter

1. Becoming Sienna (R: General) OH - Sienna Trinh

2. Unforgettable (R: Mature - 18+) OH - Sienna Trinh x M!OC

3. Waiting for Dr. Ramsey (R: Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

@lucy-268

1. Roses (R: Mature- 18+) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

2. Confrontations (R: Teen) OH - Tobias Carrick x F!MC

3. Happily Ever After (R: Teen) OH - Bryce Lahela x F!OC

@missameliep

1. Somewhere in Time - D&DD&D - Prince Hamid x F!OC

2. Desire & Decorum & Zombies - Part 1 (R: Mature - 18+) D&D - Briar Daly, etc.

3. Second Chances: Ch. 20 Absolutely Smitten (R: Teen) D&D - Prince Hamid, etc.

@potionsprefect

1. Away in DC (R: General) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

2. The New Leader (R: General) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

3. A Home With Love (R: Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

@princess-geek

1. Finding My Way to You (R: General) D&D - Prince Hamid x F!OC

2. Battle of the Sexes (R: General) D&D - Briar Daly, etc.

3. Summer Adventure III (Series) Shall I Compare Thee to a Summers Day (R: Teen) D&D - F!MC, Luke Harper, etc.

@starfurylord

1. How to Avoid Fear (R: Teen) ILB - Tom Sato x F!MC

2. The Weeping Prince (R: Mature - 18+) TRR - Liam Rys x Drake Walker

3. No Time To Love (R: Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

@storyofmychoices

1. Passing Shower (R: Teen) BOLAS - Mal Volari x F!MC!HUMAN

2. Umu ahi (R: General) OH - Bryce Lahela, Keiki Lahela

3. Postoperative Care (R: General) OH - Bryce Lahela x F!OC

@theartoflovingthomashunt

1. The Bogart Diaries (Series) Trouble - Part 2 (R: General) RCD - Thomas Hunt x F!MC

2. My Light (R: General) RCD - Thomas Hunt x F!MC

3. An Unexpected Misadventure (R: Teen) RCD - Thomas Hunt x F!MC

@utterlyinevitable

1. Just Two People (Series) II. Meanwhile (R: Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC (Mentions of Bryce Lahela x F!MC)

2. Crescendo (R: Teen) OH - Ethan Ramsey x F!MC

3. What If (R: Mature - 18+) OH - Bryce Lahela x F!MC

#choices fic writers creations #CFWC My Top 3 #choices fanfic #choices fan fiction #playchoices fanfic #playchoices fan fiction

[moonsdancer]

fic: shall i compare thee to that summer's day (part one of a time jump series, every thing has its season) | mel medarda / jayce talis, gen | 2kish | m

Two years after the initial hextech breakthrough, young councillor Mel Medarda is about to melt into a puddle because of a dastardly heatwave. Turns out, Jayce Talis can help with that.

#mel medarda #jayce talis #meljay #arcane #fic #my fic #time jump fic

[allsassnoclass]

for the fic prompt: 47 for mashton? (or cashton if you want someone else) -megs 💕

alrighty megs here you go @igarbagecannoteven

mashton: “Did you get my letter?”

Michael doesn’t think he’s very eloquent. He definitely is more of an actions than a words guy, and it’s a lot easier to slam doors or hug someone than to actually try to verbalize how he’s feeling. When someone makes dinner, he'll clear the table without a second thought, but he'll forget to say "thank you." When he's upset, he's leagues more likely to retreat to his room to stew or immediately try to fix it by himself rather than find the words to say what's wrong to anyone else. He has to actively remind himself that people need explanations sometime and that no one else is in his head and can derive meaning from just his actions alone, but most of the time Michael feels like he communicates just fine while keeping silent.

Ashton is not like that.

Ashton talks all the time. The constant noise is something Michael loves about him, but it also means that he’s never quite sure if they’re on the same page. Ashton has to explain his thoughts in three different ways before Michael can comprehend, while Calum will understand his words immediately. Michael and Luke have a system of touches and body language that allows them to communicate seamlessly, but Ashton often stands at a loss for what Michael needs until he forcibly invades his space and shows him. It can be frustrating, but Michael loves Ashton, and Ashton loves him, so they deal with it.

(They've said that in words and in actions. Michael knows that they're on the same page there.)

Michael does sometimes wonder if Ashton knows how much he loves him. Does Ashton understand that when Michael pictures their future, it's always them together? Does he realize that Michael's heartbeat still quickens around him, even though no one can calm his nerves like Ashton does? Does Ashton know that when Michael kisses him, he's saying those three words over and over and over again in his mind?

Michael knows that they love each other, but Ashton says it all the time and Michael... doesn't. Not verbally. He'll kiss his cheek every time he passes, or come out of the bedroom to mess around on his computer on the couch while Ashton works nearby, or massage the knots out of his shoulders and back when he's had a bad day, but the words get lodged in his throat, and although Ashton can read Michael much better now than when they initially started things, he's still not sure if he gets it. The last thing he wants to do is let Ashton go through this life without realizing that Michael is just as head-over-heels for him as he is for Michael.

That's how he finds himself in his current position: sitting at the kitchen table, pen in hand and blank paper in front of him, suddenly forgetting every word he ever learned. He googled how to write a love letter earlier, but all of the suggestions looked more daunting than anything. Michael doesn't know how to be poetic. He doesn't know how to describe what Ashton makes it feel, because it's indescribable. It's like...

Yeah, he doesn't know how to do this. He has never written anyone a love letter before in his life, and choosing to start now seems like a bad idea.

It'll make Ashton happy, though. He'll probably smile that big, wonderful grin he has, like he does whenever Michael verbally says "I love you."

He likes Ashton's smile. He can put that down, although that feels kind of stupid. "I think your smile is pretty" isn't exactly "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day."

Ashton isn't really summer, though. Like, yeah, he's sunny and he's like a personal space heater whenever they cuddle, but he's more of a spring. Vibrant. Full of life. Like a promise of a better future. Comforting after a cold winter. Something more like that.

Fuck, this is hard.

Michael sighs. It's probably going to be shit anyway, but he should just start. He can get something really bad down, then adjust it and make it a little less bad. Besides, the most important part is the sincerity. Ashton will appreciate it if Michael just writes "I love you" over and over to fill space, because it's true, and it gets the point across well enough. Even if he uses shitty adjectives and he doesn't even know what a metaphor is anymore, it'll be better than staying silent. If Ashton needs him to elaborate, Michael can, like, give him a blowjob or something. But a sweet blowjob. A loving one.

Maybe a bubble bath instead. That feels more romantic.

Michael sighs again, then puts his pen against the paper and writes Dear Ashton.

It's not much, but at least it's a start.

-/-

Ashton comes home with a lot of noise, as always.

"Michael?" he calls in a voice too loud to be used indoors. "I'm home!"

"In the bedroom!" Michael calls back at a much more acceptable volume, not because he never shouts, but because he's mindful of their neighbors. He can hear the murmur of Ashton talking to himself as he goes about kicking off his shoes and putting his stuff away, mindless thoughts verbalized to help get himself in order rather than for anyone else to listen to. The noise stops and Michael's heartbeat quickens.

Ashton always goes to the kitchen to grab a snack before dinner when he gets home, which means he probably just found the envelope with his name on it housing Michael's letter.

Fuck, Michael's heart isn't just beating quickly, it's racing. He's going to have a heart attack if Ashton doesn't get in here soon.

He puts his laptop away and picks up his phone instead, pulling up a game to distract himself. He doesn't need to wait long before Ashton appears in the doorway, beelining to the bed and immediately weaseling his way into Michael's arms.

"Oh," Michael says, because Ashton is rarely the one to initiate full-body cuddles like this, with them completely pressed together and tangled up. Michael puts down his phone and shifts to make it easier, hooking a leg over his, twining them together. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," Ashton says into his chest. "I love you."

"Oh," Michael repeats. "I love you, too?"

"I know," Ashton says. Michael holds him tighter.

"Did you get my letter?" he asks. Ashton nods.

"I love you," Ashton repeats. "So fucking much, Michael. That was the most loving thing anyone has ever done for me. You make my heart sing. I want to live every moment of my life making you happy."

Michael rests his cheek against the Ashton's head. He feels like he should say something here, but his well of words dried up earlier with the letter. At least Ashton gave him something to go off of.

"You make my heart sing, too," he says. "Sorry I don't know how to say it better."

"You say it all the time," Ashton says, shifting so he can look at Michael. His eyes are a little glassy, and Michael doesn't know what to do with the emotion brimming there.

"You say it every time you listen to me talk about stupid things for an hour, or when you order my favorite food when I'm in a bad mood. You say it when you take my hand when we're on a walk or when you cuddle up to me as soon as you get in bed and hold on so tightly in the morning it makes me not want to leave. You say it with a hand on my shoulder or a kiss on my lips. You say it, Michael. I hear it every time."

Michael swallows. He doesn't have the words like Ashton does, but they're on the same page. They have been this whole time.

He kisses Ashton, and all he hears is I love you, I love you, I love you.

#my writing #mashton #drabble #ugh. mashton. love them. i think they're so great. #i also love love letters #there's no such thing as a bad love letter as long as it's sincere #also i wrote all of this before dinner because we're eating really late tonight

[kazliin]

Love seeing that you like The Old Guard!!! Any ff ideas or headcannons floating about?

I love The Old Guard so much! What did we do to deserve this movie?? 

I don’t know about fic (I’d love to write some someday but I’m not sure if I have the time right now) but here are a bunch of stupid assorted headcanons because TOG team now rule my heart:

- The longer Nile spends with the team, the more ridiculous the stories they tell her about their pasts become and Nile genuinely cannot tell if they’re messing with her or not. Andy will casually mention the time that she had an affair with both Cleopatra and Mark Antony and the rest of them will just nod along like that’s a totally normal thing to say. Joe will fondly reminisce about how he taught Leonardo da Vinci how to draw with a completely straight face. Someone will mention a specific time period and Nicky will just be like “Ah yes the 17th century, back when we were pirates. Joe made a very dashing Blackbeard” and he sounds so sincere that Nile genuinely believes him until she sees Joe laughing behind her.

- When Joe and Nicky tell the story of how they met, they make it sound like they were two immortals locked in one long epic battle that went on for days until suddenly their eyes met and they fell in love and it was all very dramatic and romantic. Whereas in actuality, they kept accidentally running into each other during multiple different battles and skirmishes over the course of months, locking eyes and yelling “YOU”, before hurling themselves across the battlefield to beat the shit out of each other. Andy and Quynh would watch them via dreams and place bets on who was going to win this time. Half the time they didn’t even manage to kill each other. They’d be in the middle of their epic duel while completely ignoring the battle around them and then one of them would accidentally get hit with a stray arrow and the other would have to grumpily wait until next time to defeat their Mortal Enemy (Who Is Also Uncomfortably Attractive) in single combat

- Andy is an absolute nightmare now that she’s mortal because she refuses to change in any way to compensate for it. She’s led the charge into battle without armour for thousands of years and she isn’t going to stop now. Meanwhile, the others spend most of their time chasing after her yelling at her to “put some body armour on Andy I swear to god…” If they weren’t immortal they all would have died from stress induced heart attacks a long time ago

- The first thing Nile buys as an immortal is a t-shirt that says ‘Live fast, die young’. She thinks it’s hilarious

- The team keep a scoreboard of who has died in the stupidest/funniest/most ridiculous ways. The current winner is a tie between Andy (who took Booker up on a dare to see how many bottles of vodka she could drink in one go) and Nicky (who go distracted when Joe took his shirt off one day and accidentally walked off a cliff)

- Andy is the original bisexual and has left a trail of broken hearts throughout history.  She’s so iconic that she was Sappho’s gay awakening. You know the famous poem “Sweet mother, I cannot weave – slender Aphrodite has overcome me with longing for a girl”? Yeah, that was about Andy

- On a similar note, the famous Shakespeare sonnet 18 “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?” originally came from Joe drunkenly flirting with Nicky in a tavern while Shakespeare quietly took notes in the corner

- The team tend to switch between multiple languages during conversations and so Nile starts to pick up on them fast. After a few months she thinks she at least has a reasonable grasp on the basics. Until she tries to speak to a native speaker, who just stares at her in horror and informs her that she’s not speaking modern Italian, she speaking a horrible mess of modern slang, old-fashioned formal speech and words and phrases that haven’t been used in possibly hundreds of years

- The team watch historical documentaries for entertainment like most people watch bad films. They ruthlessly mock everything while laughing and throwing popcorn at the screen. Sometimes they play a drinking game where they have to take a shot every time there’s a historical inaccuracy. The first time Nile plays it she’s pretty sure she almost died of alcohol poisoning

#the old guard #andromache the scythian #yusuf al kaysani #nicolo di genova #sebastian le livre #nile freeman #joe x nicky #immortal husbands #embersofamber