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undercoveravenger · 9 months
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The Flower Patch
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Pairing: Alex Claremont-Diaz x Male!Reader
Requested: Yes
Request: “Okay so since you are doing red white and royal blue can you do an Alex x male reader. He doesn’t have the best family so he’s always working at the florist shop And photography business. Alex being the amazing boyfriend he is starting to notice and just sets up something cute or just wraps him in his arms asking what’s wrong. (Also I don’t know if you remember but I requested that Hamish duke and sad reader request and I don’t think I thank you enough because I still read it sometimes. Long way of saying love your work and what you do)
A/N: Okay, your ask was so sweet I almost died. This dynamic ended up being so fun though! I loved this ask (and your last one too!) so if you’ve got anymore, feel free to send them my way. Glad my writing can make a difference for you ♥️
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In the year and a half since Alex and you had started dating, he’d quickly learned that you tended to hide out at the flower shop you worked at when something was wrong. The bright colors and sweet smelling flowers had always helped lift your spirits in a way that nothing else seemed to, so when he hadn’t heard from you in the past two days, he had a strong suspicion of where he’d find you.
Sure enough, he’s able to spot the back of your head over one of the rows of potted tulips as he makes his way into The Flower Patch. You’re slightly crouched, the sleek black camera in your hands directed at a bundle of roses, lilies, and babies’ breath in a crystal vase, clearly preparing to take another of the photos that decorate the shop’s website and social media.
“Excuse me, sir,” Alex calls out, a smile tugging at his lips as he stops to watch you, “Can you point me toward the love of my life?” He tries (and fails) not to snicker as you jump, startled by your boyfriend’s appearance.
“Not funny,” you say, but Alex can still pick out the slight grin twisting at the corner of your mouth. 
Alex hums, moving to stand behind you and wrapping his arms around your waist. “A little funny,” he corrects, setting his chin on your shoulder and watching you work. He’d always been amazed at the way you were able to capture a moment with your camera, to frame your subject perfectly in order to freeze time. You were able to capture lighting and highlight textures in a way he’s never seen from other photographers, to make him feel like he could reach through the frame and touch the things you photograph. “Now, are you going to tell me what happened or are we just going to pretend you’re working on your day off just for fun?”
Alex can feel the way you tense against him, shoulders stiffening and knuckles paling as you clutch tighter to your camera. 
“Not sure what you mean,” you say and Alex knows you well enough to know what must’ve happened.
“Right, you were meant to be working today all along, huh?” He knows you weren’t. You always have Wednesdays off- that’s why they’d become date nights. So for you to be working today means that something must’ve happened that made you want to get out of the house and work was the easiest excuse. He knows you well enough to know that you don’t want to think about what must’ve happened if you’re dodging his questions the way you are. “Well, how would you feel about coming over after your shift? My mom and dad are going to be stuck working late, but you and I can take over the theater and have a movie night if you want? I’ve got all your favorite snacks?” Alex can’t help but smile as you relax back into him again, his heart warming at the pleased little sigh that escapes you. “Yeah,” you say, setting your camera aside and turning in his arms to tuck your head against the side of his neck. “Yeah, that sounds good.” As much as Alex hates what you go through with your family, he’s happy to know that you feel safe with him. That your escape had extended past your camera and the beautiful blooms of The Flower Patch to include him.
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zaceouiswriting · 2 years
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Masterlist:
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Short Stories
The independence of the red desert planet
Teen Wolf
Theo Raeken:
Undying love
A good deed
Night of the nights
Love that went through hell
Love always comes back
It will get better
A rotten Christmas
Just another night in my pick-up truck
Hardening hatred
The Onlooker
The Delinquent*
More than one surprise*
A room never changes
The anonymous hookup*
Theo Raeken Series:
Water from the past P.1
Living with the past P.1
A welcome stranger P.1
A welcome stranger P.2
A welcome stranger P.3
The memory of purple fields (1/2)
The memory of purple fields (2/2)
Derek Hale:
Just one danger of loving a hale
A final decision
A hazelnut brown-eyed boy
Last breath
The unknown son (First Version) - Requested
The unknown son (Second Version) - Requested
The Art of Seduction
Liam Dunbar:
The blindness of the rain
*Art of Seduction
*His type
Jordan Parrish:
Hellish breeze of a warm late summer day
A hellhounds fading innocence
Christmas lights
If you only had known
*Art of Seduction
The dead soldier
A (funny) Christmas revelation
Peter Hale:
*Mornings like this
*Art of Seduction
Brett Talbot:
Refreshed love
*Art of Seduction
Overprotective Brothers
Ethan Steiner:
Good old times
Isaac Lahey:
Unexpected savior
*Art of Seduction
A wolf’s undead protector
Vernon Boyd:
Frat boy slasher
Multiple characters:
Broken promise of a normal day - Brett Talbot/Theo Raeken
Charming love - Liam Dunbar/Theo Raeken
Old love - Liam/Isaac
Deaths cold touch - Allison Argent/Aiden Steiner/Gabe/Theo Raeken/Scott McCall
*Warmth of two bodies - Aiden Steiner/Ethan Steiner
*Just a normal game night, right? - Isaac Lahey/Cato (Hunger Games)/Logan (OC)
The mentor - Liam Dunbar/Jordan Parrish
The jock brother - Liam Dunbar (brother)/Jordan Parrish/Theo Raeken
A night to remember - Theo Raeken/Liam Dunbar 
If I were brave enough - Liam Dunbar/Theo Raeken/Male reader
The first taste of disobedience
Lost Love (Request)
Betrayal
Snowy Winter Fun - Theo Raeken/Liam Dunbar (slight Brett Talbot and Isaac Lahey)
The new guy - Sean Walcott, Aiden Steiner, Ethan Steiner, Liam Dunbar, mentioned Theo Raeken
Under the Alpha's gaze - Theo Raeken, Liam Dunbar, Male reader
Series with multiple characters:
Apprentice hunter:
Part 1 - Nolan Holloway/Gabe
Part 2 - Nolan Holloway/Gabe/Theo Raeken
Helping alpha:
Part 1 - Jordan Parrish/Theo Raeken
Part 2 - Jordan Parrish/Theo Raeken
Part 3 - Jordan Parrish/Theo Raeken/Corey Bryant/Gabe/Nolan Holloway
The elf and his supernatural harem:
*Part 1 -  Jordan Parrish/Deputy Strauss
*Part 2 -  Deputy Strauss/Stiles Stilinski/Scott McCall/Theo Raeken
Lurking in the dark:
Part 1 - Jordan Parrish/Brett Talbot
The Order
Randall Carpio:
*Unexpected Love
*The Art of seduction
Multiple characters:
Worth it - Randall Carpio/Hamish Duke
Shadowhunters
Alec Lightwood - Serie:
Raven-haired beauty:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
Part 4:
*Part 5:
Alec Lightwood:
Through sickness and annoyance
*Art of Seduction
The last straw
Vampire Diaries/The Originals/Legacies
Klaus Mikaelson/Hope Mikaelson - Serie:
The fairy stone:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Klaus Mikaelson:
Art of Seduction
Matt Donavan:
Pretty boy with ocean blue eyes
*Art of Seduction
Jeremy Gilbert:
The hunter and its prey
Former friends
*Art of Seduction
It’s always the small guys
The helpful teacher
Malachai “Kai” Parker:
The betrayed and the heretic
*Art of Seduction
Jet Tien - Serie:
Fairy vengeance and the wrath of gods:
*Part 1:
Multiple characters:
The last heartbreak
Riverdale
Sweet Pea:
The sweet and the beast
The Sweet and the Trickster
The Sweet and the Shy
The Sweet and The jock
The Sweet and The Botanist
Onto new shores
The Promise
Heartless Business
Fangs Fogarty:
*In need of better grades
Reggie Mantle:
Price of a lie
Shallow friends
The gentle love of two doves
The little brother
Connor Rowland (OC)
Sleeping darkness in a tame church boy
Multiple Characters:
The crush of three - Requested - Reggie Mantle/Chuck Clayton/Archie Andrews
The scumbag jock boyfriend - Reggie Mantle/Archie Andrews
Series with multiple characters:
The gay and the jocks:
Part 1: Chuck Clayton
*Part 2: Chuck Clayton/Archie Andrews/Connor Rowland (OC)
*Part 3:  Chuck Clayton/Archie Andrews/Connor Rowland (OC)
The Truth:
Breaking of trust: Reggie Mantle
A last resort: Reggie Mantle/Sweet Pea
Not much of a stranger: Reggie Mantle/Sweet Pea
A friendly competition: Sweet Pea/Reggie Mantle
Throne of three crowns:
General Pea: Sweet Pea
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Nicholas Scratch:
A warlock's false devotion
Multiple Characters:
Unholy, holy trinity: Nicholas Scratch/Caliban
9-1-1
Evan Buckley:
Nature of flames
Edmundo ‘Eddie’ Diaz:
The best revenge is a life well lived
DC
Dick Grayson:
Messages above the grave
Loving the oldest of four brothers
The smell of love
Sweet reminder of love
When your best friend is (a) Dick
A good neighbor
Winter feast
His Audacity
Death of a Nemesis
Jason Todd:
Back from the dead
The duality of love
Danger of love
Clark Kent:
Maturing of Superman
*Vivid blue eyes of a lewd All-American man
Jon Kent:
The Golden Crown
Bruce Wayne
The good Dad
Batfamily:
Worst day
Worst day (2)
The favorite Bat-Brother?
Multiple characters:
The paradox of life - Clark Kent/Conner Kent
*The Master of Fulfillment - Jason Todd/Dick Grayson
Series with multiple characters:
The unfaithful bat:
The unfaithful bat: Bruce Wayne
Reckoning: Bruce Wayne
*A new villain: Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
An almost forgotten birthday
New Professor
Part 1: Dick Grayson/Jason Todd/Tim Drake
Part 2: Revealing: Dick Grayson/Jason Todd/Tim Drake
Lust of their shadows:
*Part 1 - Dick Grayson
Original Characters:
Son’s best friend
Marvel
Multiple Character:
Teenage Crisis - Peter Parker/Logan (OC)
Series with multiple Characters: 
Betrayal at a superhero - Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes
Betrayal at a superhero: The judgment -  Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes
Miscommunication -   Peter Parker/Logan (OC)/Connor Rowland (OC)
Miscommunication (2) - Peter Parker/Logan (OC)/Connor Rowland (OC)
Steve Rogers:
Save the Children
Saving the children
Fantastic four:
Multi-characters series: 
Easy corruption of the straight, human torch (1)
Easy corruption of the straight, Human Torch and Mister Fantastic (2)
Twilight
Series with multiple Characters:
Whispering of the wolves - Paul Lahote
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Whispering of the wolves: The pain of claws - Paul Lahote
League of Legends
Sett series:
The Wanderer and The Boss
Winx Club/Winx Saga
Sky/Brandon/Riven - Series:
Fairy Prince
Fairy Prince (2)
Fairy Prince (3)
Fairy Prince - Hearts of Leviathans:
Masterlist
Vikings:
Bjorn Ironside:
Brothers
Pokémon:
Leon:
The rancher’s failing champion boyfriend
Star Wars:
Anakin Skywalker:
The light of the senate
A final revelation
Multi Characters Series:
The wild explosion of a one-sided love :
Part 1: Theo Raeken/Randall Carpio (Teen Wolf/The Order)
Multi-Character Serie:
The farmer:
Alec Lightwood/Sweet Pea P.1
The Art of seduction:
*Randall Carpio
*Liam Dunbar
*Jordan Parrish
*Derek Hale
*Peter Hale
*Brett Talbot
*Isaac Lahey
*Alec Lightwood
*Klaus Mikaelson
*Matt Donovan
*Jeremy Gilbert
*Malachai “Kai” Parker
*Malachai “Kai” Parker P.2
Info: Smut = * 
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mikaelsonluvrr · 2 years
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welcome to mikaelsonluvrr
about the blogger/writer
lily. 20. single. any pronouns. infj. disaster bisexual. lover of fictional characters. book enthusiast. cat and dog person.
fic requests
currently open.
characters/fandoms I write for
stranger things
steve harrington
eddie munson
robin buckley
nancy wheeler
chrissy cunningham
the vampire diaries universe
caroline forbes
stefan salvatore
bonnie bennett
elena gilbert
klaus mikaelson
rebekah mikaelson
elijah mikaelson
kol mikaelson
kai parker
jenna sommers
hayley marshall
hope mikaelson
the marauders
james potter
remus lupin
sirius black
peter pettigrew
lily evans
regulus black
the order (netflix)
randall carpio
jack morton
lilith bathory
hamish duke
shadowhunters
simon lewis
isabelle lightwood
marvel cinematic universe
peter parker
stephen strange
steven grant
marc spector
layla el faouly
wanda maximoff
bruce banner
thor odinson
also feel free to message me anytime, I'm always up for making friends :)
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dw-writes · 4 years
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Will you please write some fluffy headcanons for Hamish Duke?
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If you’ve watched season two, you probably already know, but Hamish is a rather empathetic person: he can read your moods easily, and acts accordingly. If you’re inclined to drinking (which, if you’re dating Hamish, you should at least sit and have a drink or two), he’ll make you something special, something tailored for you, especially when you’re down and out and need a pick me up. If you’re not, he’ll pull you over to the bar in the den and just talk while he makes himself a drink. Mostly, he’ll tell you all the steps and ingredients in whatever he’s making, how they work together, what you could replace it with. It’s a little bit of him laid out for you to see, while also being something to distract your mind from whatever is bothering you.
He’s big on studying together. You two sit in the Blade and Chalice for hours - most nights until closing - in absolute silence, each of you scribbling away at essays that need to be graded, or typing up papers, or outlining plans for undergraduate classes. He would have pulled your feet up into his lap, or, he would have held your non-dominate hand all the while, something to remind him that you’re with him even if you’re silent.
Other days, no matter where you are, he touches you: he’ll hold your hand or offer you his arm while you two walk around campus; he’ll brush your shoulder as you two sit together, his arm wrapped loosely around you; he’ll comb his fingers through your hair, pull it away from your face; he’ll pull your feet into his lap while you lie on the couch. Most of it is without thinking. He just truly enjoys your presence. This also extends to when you’re alone. When he has you in his bed, after keeping you up for hours with his teasing touches and boundless energy, he’ll hold you. He prefers to be the big spoon if you roll away, but if you don’t, he’ll still hold you, tracing his fingers up and down your spine, planting gentle kisses across your face and that give bloom to the warmest of blushes. It’s during these times that he’ll whisper that he loves you most often.
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aarontveit · 4 years
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That was intense, but worth it.
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gibbygabigoo · 4 years
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To Netflix’s The Order Fandom:
I am in serious need of a gif of Hamish asking Vera if she would like a drink & her response: “I’m awake, aren’t I?”
I believe it’s season 2 episode 10.
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raggedy-dxctor · 4 years
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Hello are requests open?
hello, anon, yes requests are open, they always are!!
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richardmaddan · 5 years
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Hey. What's up? Who are you? What are you doing here? ↳ requested by  @paranoidpossum
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nynaazenik · 5 years
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oh hamish what a great acting || Requested - Anon
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weepingvoidpenguin · 5 years
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Send Me Requests??
I’m lacking in the inspiration department but I wanna keep writing so here’s a list of things I’m willing to write for. If you don’t see a fandom you want to request, don’t be afraid to ask! The answer will always be no if you never ask!!
Strangers Things                                                                                                  
The Order
Criminal Minds
Marvel
DC 
Shameless
X-Men
5SOS
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undercoveravenger · 2 years
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Bad Day Bouquets
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Pairing: Hamish Duke x Male!Reader
Requested: Yes
Request: “[Information removed for privacy] so can I get a fic with hamish duke just telling his boyfriend he’s proud of him.”
A/N: I think we could all use a bit more of our fictional s/o’s telling us they’re proud of us. I hope that situation gets better soon, anon.
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Hamish Duke knew he wasn’t always the most observant man, but he always knew when something was bothering the love of his life. He always found himself feeling anxious- like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders and a tightness in his chest- when there was something going on and he was more often right than wrong. So when the familiar sensation crept up on him as the class he was auditing was nearing its end, Hamish knew what to do.
The moment the professor dismissed the class he was up out of his seat and on his way to the small flower shop that both of you loved.
Hamish had become familiar with the little old woman who ran the shop with her wife, both of them having taken a liking to him and his boyfriend when they’d come in looking for a few houseplants to liven up their apartment. Agnes, one of the women, smiled widely when Hamish entered, greeting him fondly. “And where’s (M/N), then?” she prompted, pulling out a sheet of paper to wrap the bouquet in. “Studying for another test? That boy works too hard.”
“Not today,” Hamish replied with a fond chuckle, “Something's telling me he’s not having a great day.”
Agnes nodded sagely, understanding immediately. “Take a look around for a moment while I whip up something special for him. Edith made cookies earlier today; we’ll send some with you for him too.” She moved quickly for someone of her age, selecting flowers and colors that she’d come to know were your favorites in the year you and Hamish had been frequenting the shop and spinning them together into a gorgeous spiral shape. When she was satisfied she gave a sharp nod, tying a bit of twine around the stems of the flowers to hold them in the proper place before handing them over to Hamish, the time faded tattoos across the backs of her hands and lower arms shifting with the movements.
At that moment, her wife Edith made her way down the stairs from the small apartment above the shop with a small parcel in her hands. The bright fluorescent lighting made the small flower-shaped stud in her nose flash brightly as she stopped in front of Hamish, “You tell that boyfriend of yours to come visit us soon; we miss him.”
Hamish nodded, thanking them and paying them double what Agnes told him the flowers cost since he knew she always tried to give the two of you a steep discount. “I will.” He left, consciously ignoring the fact that he knew he’d never heard Agnes call for Edith to bring cookies downstairs. He had more pressing matters to attend to.
His next stop was your favorite coffee shop, where an order he’d placed online was already waiting for him. He thanked the barista as he slipped an extra twenty dollars into the tip jar, before ducking back out onto the street and making his way back toward your shared apartment.
His hunch was proven right as soon as he stepped into the door. The lights were off and the drapes had been pulled across the wide windows. His brows furrowed as he looked around, searching for what might have caused your day to go so south. A soft sigh escaped him as his eyes found your phone, lying abandoned on the floor at the base of the wall where you must’ve thrown it. Without any further investigation Hamish knew exactly what the cause of your bad mood was. He toed off his dress shoes and locked the door behind him, making his way further into the apartment, stopping only to arrange the flowers in a vase of water before entering your bedroom. He set the flowers and your go-to drink on the nightstand before settling onto the edge of the bed beside the boyfriend-shaped lump of blankets.
“Agnes and Edith send their regards,” he murmured quietly, reaching out to run a gentle hand down your back. “And the barista, Alex, wanted me to tell you she was very grateful for the notes you lent her last week.” He smiled a little as you pushed the blankets back just far enough to reach for the warm to-go cup and examine the flowers. “There are a great many people in this city that care about you, myself obviously included.”
You sighed, taking a long drink from your cup and snuggling deeper into your pile of blankets.
“As someone that cares about you deeply,” Hamish started slowly, hand resuming its slow trail up and down your shoulders, “Can I ask what’s got you feeling so down?”
The to-go cup thunked back onto the nightstand and you disappeared back under the heap of blankets with a huff. “My mother called.”
Just like that, Hamish understood. Your relationship with your mother had always been… complicated. The two of you were like two sides of the same coin- night and day, magic and mundane, wrong and right. In all the time Hamish had known you, all you’d ever done was to try and make her proud but all she could find in you was faults. You chose to attend her alma mater, but she didn’t think your grades were high enough. You found someone that you loved, but that person was a man. “Ah,” he murmured quietly, brows furrowing as he tried to think of what to say. “Well, one shouldn’t take stock in the sayings of the ignorant, I suppose,” he said finally.
“Even if the ignorant is your mom?” you prompted, lowering the blanket far enough that Hamish could see one of your lovely (e/c) eyes peering up at him.
He nodded slowly, reaching down to thread his fingers through your hair comfortingly. “Even then,” he said, moving to lie down next to you and taking your face in his hands to make you look at him to know he was serious. “As much as she doesn’t know you, I do. I see how hard you try at everything you do; how many late nights you’ve had to work on your homework, how many job interviews at companies we both know you’d hate, and how many blind dates you went on with girls your mother chose before we found each other. She may not be, but I am so incredibly proud of you every single day.”
As Hamish spoke, he could see the weight of his words beginning to resonate within you. He knew that your mother’s approval meant the world to you, but you meant the world to him and he would do anything, bring you so many bouquets for your bad days and your good that you’d perpetually be wading through a field of flowers, to make you see that. But for now at least, the slight smile that his words brought to your lips would have to be enough.
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XOXO ~ H.D. (Part One: Time)
A/n: making jokes about kisses and “x” is so funny and amazing thank you for this experience. (This prompt list)
Request: “38 and 17 with hamish duke” by anon
Word Count: 3600+
MASTERLIST
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~ Kiss for running out of time ~
The irony of time being every living creature’s most valuable asset was that there was never enough of it to go around. Never enough of it do everything that you needed to do, let alone all you wanted to do.
Hamish was, as everyone did, learning this the hard way.
Between school and the whole werewolf-order business, there was less than no time to handle any sort of love life. Granted, if it had just been school there would have been plenty of time. Maybe even being a wolf didn’t suck too much from him. But the drama with the Order was all consuming, and if there was ever a second that it all slowed down you didn’t go on dates and flirt with cute boys - you lay in bed and finally dealt with all the trauma you’d been holding your breath through. You finally breathed again, only for a second before everything kicked off again.
Which meant that when Hamish realized that he had a crush on Y/n of all people, he was not happy.
There was already so much going on, why did this have to be added to the pile?
Honestly, Hamish couldn’t be too hard on himself though. Y/n was amazing. He had been part of the Knights longer than even Hamish. Had been here longer than Cassie. They had been friends for ages, even though Y/n was several years older, in Jack’s year.
It was because Y/n’s older sister had been in the Knights a long time ago. She had gone missing, leaving a journal behind with stories that Y/n had thought - at the time - were Just stories she made up, but turned out to be a proper journal. He had realized this, most ironically, when at 10 he hopped a train and made his way to his sister’s old college to pay respects to her grave. Or, the last place she had been seen in the very least. There he had started to piece together how scary similar things between the stories in his sister’s journal and the actual school were. He had gone investigating and found the Den, which lead him to the coats.
Midnight had chosen him, but Y/n had never minded. He had walked into that room full knowing what was about to happen.
When the other wolves at the time walked in to see an unconscious kid, barely in double digets, with a notebook that had all of their stories and secrets in it and realized Midnight’s coat was missing... well it had been a bit of chaos. But from that moment, the loyalty to his sister that had driven Midnight to choose him to begin with, translated directly to the Knights. He was an important member, one of the pack.
Not only was he the longest recorded companion of Midnight ever, he was the longest wolf recorded ever. He had outlived every single other member and only didn’t hold authority over the current pack because he didn’t want to. He gladly settled for second in command, his heart balancing Hamish’s brain perfectly.
Y/n’s awesomeness didn’t stop there though.
Not only was he incredibly powerful and in sync with his wolf, he also had perfect control over his powers. He and Midnight were synced: one mind, one body, one spirit. He also had read several of the books they had hundred times over, and had taken the languages that he automatically knew because of Midnight and had tripled them. He could read every single book they had, he just didn’t because he didn’t want to waste that much time just reading. He was younger than Hamish and less experienced in life because of it, and yet remained the most well versed in life as a Knight. When it came to knowledge oriented authority, Y/n was always the default over Hamish, even if Hamish had the better plans and general leadership capabilities.
What really took the cake as truly astonishing was an ability Y/n had developed. He was the first wolf, EVER, who could project his coat out of himself and onto other people.
It was always temporary, as Y/n only ever used it to launch Midnight at people that he would immediately crush or suffocate, but honestly that was even cooler! Because of all the time that Y/n and Midnight had spent together and the intense dedication to protecting their pack, it was hard for them to be able to truly help without sacrificing Y/n’s life. And while they were both fine with that, they also had never been as powerful and useful and skilled - as good at protecting the people they cared about - as they were together. So they had developed an entirely new skill to compensate for situations that Y/n couldn’t just throw himself into the middle of harm’s way.
He still did it, but now if it was too serious or danger Y/n at least had the sense to protect himself.
It was so insane that Hamish became absolutely enamored with Y/n. His intelligence and skill and loyalty were astounding, and his kindness and warmth and gentleness was overwhelming. He was suddenly every craving Hamish ever had. Every yearning he’d ever felt tug at him was satiated, for once, by one single person. It was painfully obvious to everyone who interacted with them together even once. Even Jack had only taken a week to pick up on it. After the six and a half or so days, even the oblivious newbie with so much on his plate he didn’t notice most things that weren’t immediately important to him, was shipping the two boys with as much gusto as Lilith and Randall.
Y/n didn’t seem to be against the idea of him and Hamish dating either. When someone joked about it, he only smiled. Sometimes he would even look at Hamish with narrowed eyes - almost like an unspoken dare. A few times he had even flirted with Hamish in the heat of battle, shooting a smirk or a wink towards the other boy right before he ran out to what in the moment seemed certain death. When it was Hamish in danger, Y/n was quick to come up with a reason for it to be him instead. The action itself wasn’t off brand for Y/n - he was pretty self sacrificing. It was something he’d had even before he’d bonded with Midnight, but had only worsened since. The thing was, he wasn’t just canon fodder - he was also smart. He knew that taking the worst hit now meant that you might not be there to protect the people you loved later. So usually he was pretty smart about things, even if he was quick to insert himself and act like a shield for those he cared about.
With Hamish, he just seemed more eager to do it and often used much less sense than he normally would. Like Hamish being in danger left no room for thinking properly.
Everyone knew the two men would have dated a long time ago if they could find a moment to relax. The thing with constant facing death every day was that you ended up with a lot of trauma. Hamish and Y/n were one of those people who generally wanted to sort themselves out before they added a huge new element to the table - like a relationship. They liked to have their trauma and drama alike sorted and handled at least a little bit before dating seriously. When neither intended to date each other casually, it often meant that even when they wanted to they rarely if ever acted on their feelings.
Perhaps that was what had inspired Jack and Randall to put their heads together on getting Y/n and Hamish together. As they became more comfortable in their relationship it seemed they got further and further from acting on their feelings. At this point it was just painful, especially since after the mind wiped had ruined chances between Jack and Alyssa, ending with Randall shooting his shot and succeeding. Now whenever they did boyfriend stuff around Hamish or Y/n, there was this awkwardness in the air. Longing. Y/n would steal glances at Hamish, who forgot how to mix the drink he was making, even if he’d made it a million times before.
Enough was enough.
When the boys had proposed their plan to the group, all eyebrows had shot up in surprise.
“I’m sorry,” Alyssa snorted, amusement dancing in her eyes. “A game night?”
“Yes,” Randall confirmed, grinning from ear to ear. “We’re always busy and after all the things we’ve been through...” he shrugged.
“It might be nice to bond again,” Jack picked up. “I mean, Lilith is dating Alyssa and Nicole now, and the Order and the Knights are... sort of working together?” His nose scrunched. “There’s a lot going on, and the pack is growing. Alyssa and I are exes and Nicole and I have exchanged, what, three words?”
“It would be nice to reintroduce ourselves and make a fresh start,” Randall agreed. “This way we can establish new ideas and interactions and... work on how we are and talk to and act around each other. What better way to make a new beginning then with some classic, fun ice breakers?”
Y/n chuckled. “You know what, this is actually a really good idea, guys.” And it was. The awkwardness of reawakening the relationship that had been between Lilith and Alyssa before Lilith had lost her memories, and Jack and Alyssa’s fresh break up, on top of balancing the many complications between Nicole and Lilith? It had been chaos, with a super weird energy between Alyssa and Nicole, Jack and Lilith, and also Randall and Alyssa. It would be nice to kind of clear the air FINALLY - while they had a second. “We rarely have time for stuff like this anymore. It was great initiative that you made that time.”
“Not to mention the new wolf we have in our midst,” Hamish added, nodding to Gabrielle.
She had recently come into the pack after a sixth wolf had been introduced to the pack that previously had no knowledge of its existence. Alpha, who’s host at the time had been a very radical magic user. A magic user that had been put to an end when she had approached Alyssa and attempted to manipulate her. Thankfully Alyssa had been well over being manipulated and with some help from Lilith and Nicole, actually found her own thoughts past the chaos of the thoughts of everyone around her that she had been paying attention to for far too long. Alpha had then almost immediately attached to Gabrielle and... here they were.
The weird energy between literally everyone and Gabrielle was satiated only slightly by the timid friendship between Randall and Gabrielle. A friendship that had been extremely problematic at first, considering the severe amount of gaslighting and manipulating Gabrielle had done to Jack during the memory wipe. Jack, who was now Randall’s boyfriend.
Yeah.
Even now she stood in the room, quiet and awkward for once. The wolves had given her a sort of opening. A chance to prove that she could be better than the really terrible person she had made herself out to be in the past. With the Knights she could be more than just a twisted Order minion destroying everyone in her path to the top. Now she could have a real friend group, without having to force or terrify them into being her friend. Maybe, if things went well, she could even have a family. Her yearning to be apart of something could be satiated. Such hope had kept her behaving, and she found that she preferred the soft smile and tentative trust to the sneers and biting remarks she had forced herself to get used to.
Even with everything between everyone in the room, it only took an hour before all of that past tension completely melted away. An hour sounds like a lot of time, but it didn’t feel like it was.
It had kicked off with a bang - a game of spin the bottle. This game was a bit edited, as so many of the people here were already in relationships and making people kiss would have made things only worse. This time, instead of kissing someone, they had to either give a compliment or crack a joke. If the compliment was insincere or the joke didn’t make the other person laugh, the person who spun the bottle had to go again - until they succeeded in making the person they got smile of laugh.
It had been really cheesy, but also incredibly fun. Once everyone got over their initial awkwardness or bitterness, even Lilith and Gabby were laughing and rolling their eyes affectionately.
Next had been a game of seven minutes in heaven, which had once again been edited to be platonic. This time people were put in the closet, but with no expectation of kissing. Just talking. The more you got someone to laugh or just engage in a conversation, the less time you had to be in the closet. If it turned into an argument you lost; for every nasty thing you did or said, you got time added to your clock instead.
Everything was going great until Gabby spun the bottle that meant she had to be stuck in the closet with Jack. Things seemed to turn for the worst as it got incredibly silent for a long time. They almost opened the door early, worried about all our war would break out. But they didn’t, on Y/n’s insistence, and after seven minutes Gabby and Jack came out in the exact same condition they had gone in. The only thing that had changed was they didn’t avoid each other or exchange withering glances. Whatever they’d talked about, it had seemed to do good rather than harm.
Next was cup pong. The teams were Jack, Lilith, Alyssa, and Hamish - and then Randall, Nicole, Gabby, and Y/n. Very quickly on Gabby and Y/n revealed themselves to be a dynamic duo. With Randall added to that the trio was practically unstoppable. Nicole was terrible at cup pong but she was pulled out of her shell by Randall and ended up having fun anyway. Hamish and Alyssa worked well together too, switching ideas and tactics and advice. It was because of them that their team won, and Randall and Hamish got into a whole exchange over it. Playful arguing turned to playful rough housing and then everyone was making bets and cracking jokes and everything else had been forgotten.
A game of tag broke out pretty naturally from Randall and Hamish’s rough housing. Everything was going great until Hamish tripped trying to turn a corner too fast and fell directly into Y/n, knocking both of them to the ground. They began laughing, turning and twisting and tangling together until they ended up rolling over, Y/n on top of Hamish.
“Okay,” Y/n managed around his giggles. His hands plants on Hamish’s chest as he pushed back to sit up. His legs planted on either side of Hamish’s waist and he ended up sitting directly in Hamish’s lap.
Hamish followed suit, propping himself up and chuckling brightly. “Sorry about that.”
“No worries,” Y/n dismissed. Their eyes met and they both slowed to a complete stop. Not only were they very close, their hearts were still racing and Y/n was straddling Hamish completely at the this point. His hands had moved to the blonde’s shoulders; Hamish’s eyes - bright blue and wide - found Y/n’s and stayed there.
Maybe it was the adrenaline from running, or the serotonin from laughing so much for so long, or the giddiness from being this intimate after being so silly and feeling so young before, but the usual hesitance and maturity from both men was nowhere to be seen. They were both suddenly like blushing school girls, lost in each other and the moment. Neither even considered pulling away and keeping it professional like they always did. Hamish was knocked breathless; Y/n’s face burnt brightly, shamelessly.
It took Lilith clearing her throat, leaning her shoulder against the doorway, arms crossed over her chest and a ginormous smirk on her face. “I believe that means Y/n is it?”
Y/n looked away to address her, missing the way Hamish’s face softened while admiring the man on top of him. “I think I’m a little tired. Definitely not as young as I used to be.” He slid off of Hamish and onto his feet, dustin himself and then clearing his throat. He offered a hand to Hamish, still on the ground, who took it. This time Hamish took an opportunity where it lay - he got on his feet, planting his heels, but didn’t let go of Y/n’s hand. Instead he pulled Y/n closer, their chests bumping together as Y/n lost his footing - not having expected to be tugged so much.
Once again they were close, but this time Y/n was looking up at Hamish - who was smirking.
Y/n swallowed, hard, and managed to pull away. He was blushing horribly and seemed a bit scatter brained for a moment. In his flurry, the others all exchanged pointed looks.
They had all officially joined Randall and Jack’s attempts to get the two together.
The next activity was a scavenger hunt. Alyssa had the genius idea not to make it anything specific though.
“Since we haven’t set anything up on purpose, it would make mor e sense to make a list of descriptive things. That way what you get depends on the person. Like, maybe an item could be listed as something far away, or something hidden - stuff like that. It could be interpreted differently, and the more people show up with more clever things - maybe that’ll get you more points!” They were all for the idea. After brainstorming ideas for the list as a group, they broke into teams.
Immediately, Jack and Randall were teamed up. Alyssa went with Gabrielle, Nicole and Lilith teaming up that way.
Which left Hamish and Y/n to work together.
They had an hour, which meant they wasted no time. The boys simply shared a look before taking off. Item one: something familiar.
They looked around for about five minutes before genius struck. Y/n took a picture of a woman with her cat. “A familiar,” he cooed to Hamish, his smirk wide. Hamish would have been lying if he said it wasn’t incredibly attractive.
Item two: something hidden. Hamish had the idea to open the entrance to the Order and take a picture of Y/n standing in it. They laughed about it too long and had to run hard to make up for lost time.
The hunt continued with item three, and then four and five and all the way until they reached item fifteen. The last item. Something desired. With very little time left, they ended back at the Den. Everyone else was finished and stood there, smirking, as Y/n and Hamish stood in the doorway.
“Something desired?” Y/n wondered.
“We got cake,” Randall offered as an example.
“Alyssa and I went shopping,” Gabby added with a grin.
Nicole chuckled a little. “I stole Alyssa’s high school sweater, and Lilith snagged one of my T-shirts as well. Pros to having two girlfriends.” She and Lilith fist bumped.
Y/n thought about that for a second. “Something you really want. Something you’ve been yearning for. Desire...” he was mumbling, trying to think of something he had been craving. Something he had really, really been dying to get his hands on.
Hamish didn’t have to think. They had seconds left, which meant that there was nothing they could go and get. Immediately around them there was only one thing Hamish truly desired. Even amongst all the things he wanted, it was the same thing which he had aches for the most. Either way, if he had to pull out something he had been itching for the most?
Well, Hamish did hate losing.
In a moment of part courage and part stupidity, Hamish pulled Y/n’s face, smashing their lips together. Y/n grunted in surprise but then melted after only a second or two. And they were suddenly kissing, and both of them knew that if it had been anything else it would not have been even a fraction of how much they’d both so desperately wanted this exact thing. This moment, together. Wanted each other. Wanted here. Now.
When they parted, Hamish’s eyes were shining and Y/n was grinning.
“And that’s time,” Jack announced, an accomplished smile lighting up his face.
Hamish shook his head. “If I’m going to go for what I really desire...” amusement twisted his lips upward. “Are you free this weekend, Y/n? And maybe every weekend? Or day? Hour? Minute even, if you’re feeling bold?”
Y/n shoved Hamish. “Oh my god that’s so corny!” Then he pulled Hamish into a kiss again, this time brief and sweet. “But yeah. For you I’m always free. No count down or treasure hunt needed.”
That night, they learned a new lesson about time.
It wasn’t about finding it, or waiting for it. It was about making it. Fight for it. Because if you waited, it would never happen. Things that were worth it always needed to be carved. You made time for people you wanted to spend time with.
Hamish and Y/n were more than willing to make time for each other from then on. They’d added a new item to the list, on their never ending scavenger hunt.
Item 16: something lasting.
Neither of them were about to stop looking for it anytime soon. No time limit for this one.
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The 1st of May 1690 saw Battle of the Haughs of Cromdale.
Please note some sources say this happened on April 30th, and where I agree with them, the battle was a two parter over that day and May 1st, if you l read the lyrics of song I have added says “A second battle then began”
Jacobite Clansmen were defeated by Government Forces under Sir Thomas Livingstone. Despite being a relatively minor encounter, this little known battle marked the effective end of this particular Jacobite rising.
By this point the Jacobites were led by Sir Ewen Cameron, who supported King James. The Jacobites requested aid from King James who was engaged in resisting a threatened invasion of Ireland. He sent arms, ammunition and provisions but also a few Irish officers including Major-General Thomas Buchan, who James instructed would lead the Jacobite forces.
At a meeting at Keppoch of the Jacobite Clans in support of King James agreed to continue with the war but only after the spring. In the meantime Major-General Thomas Buchan and 1,200 infantry would attempt to weaken the British Government forces.
Major-General Thomas Buchan decided to march down through Strathspey in order to try to gain support from clansmen within the Duke of Gordon’s country in Moray. A number of his men deserted reducing his men to 800. A number of his Scottish officers advised him to not advance past Culnakill, however Buchan ordered his men to march down the Spey as far as Cromdale, where he encamped on the last day of April.
Government forces and Clans in support of them, included a 600 strong contingent from Clan Grant, met the Jacobite forces at Cromdale. They were led by Sir Thomas Livingston who commanded a garrison at Inverness. As the The Government forces approached, the Jacobites made a brief stand, but on realising they were outnumbered they retreated. A mist came down from the hillside, which allowed most to make their escape resulting in 400 casualties.
Pics are a plaque on Cromdale Kirk wall commemorating the battle and the  Piper’s Stone, where, according to history during the Battle a single piper Hamish, though badly wounded, managed to drag himself atop a sizeable boulder and continue to play song after song spurring on his men until he finally fell and died. The stone on which he played was later, appropriately named “The Pipers Stone”.
James Hogg wrote about the battle in his “Jacobite Reliques” it went….
HAUGHS O’ CROMDALE
As I come in by Auchindoun Just a wee bit frae the toun To the Hi'lands I was bound To view the Haughs of Cromdale I met a man in tartan trews Spiered at him  what was the news Quo’ he, “The Hi'land army rues That e'er we come to Cromdale "We were in bed, sir, every man When the English host upon us cam; A bloody battle then began Upon the Haughs of Cromdale The English horse they were so rude They bathed their hoofs in Hi'land blood But our brave clans, they boldly stood Upon the Haughs of Cromdale "But, alas! We could no longer stay And o'er the hills we come away Sore we do lament the day That e"er we come to Cromdale.” Hus the great Montrose did say: Hi'land man show me the way I will over the hills this day To view the Haughs of Cromdale.“ They were at their dinner, every man When great Montrose upon them cam; A second battle then began Upon the Haughs of Cromdale The Grant, Mackenzie and M'Ky As Montrose they did espy Then they fought most valiantly Upon the Haughs of Cromdale The McDonalds they returned again The Camerons did our standard join McIntosh played a bloody game Upon the Haughs of Cromdale The Gordons boldly did advance The Frasers fought with sword and lance The Grahams they made the heads to dance Upon the Haughs of Cromdale And the loyal Stewarts, wi’ Montrose So boldly set upon their foes Laid them low wi’ Hi'land blows Laid them low on Cromdale Of twenty-thousand Cromwell’s men A thousand fled to Aberdeen The rest of them lie on the plain There on the Haughs of Cromdale Of twenty-thousand Cromwell’s men A thousand fled to Aberdeen The rest of them lie on the plain There on the Haughs of Cromdale
I’m not sure what Hogg was on when he wrote this as Montrose was long dead, having been hung in Edinburgh in May 1650, Cromwell also died in 1658. That aside it is a cracking song, if historically incorrect. Despite the muddled history the song remained popular and many a Highland regiment has marched to the tune of this song, The Corries, as always, do it justice here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n24v5_sOx0Q
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Soft order headcanons for when someone is sick? Like what each of the knights would do?
Randall: He would be one of those hovering, doting kinds. That wouldnt be sure if he's doing the right thing, or what all that he needs to do, but by god is he going to make you soup, and try to get medicine, and swaddle you - you would be a burrito: bundled up in the thickest blankets that he can just hold and cuddle.
Hamish: He knows that you can take care of yourself, but also, if you're sick, he'll be worried. He can't just drop everything and come to help you, but he'll be keeping an eye on his phone through classes, and send you delivery during lunch. Afterwards, you would have his undivided attention.
Jack: He's a little unhinged when it comes to you being sick. Like Randall, he'd hover, but he'd constantly ask you questions to make sure you are actually okay, that you have everything you need. He'd sit with you and stick around and make you food, but if you're sniffly and sneezing, he'd hand you tissues from the other side of the couch.
Lilith: She'd keep an eye on you, but wouldn't suffocate you. You know yourself better than anyone, and she understands that. She'd made sure you were fed, and that you had taken your meds, especially if you'd been sleeping the whole time. She's also the type to stick around when you're sleeping, and comb her fingers through your hair.
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@miriammaisel​ asked: randall carpio or alyssa drake
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My Soul Calls to You Chapter 19
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Claire is in her sixth month of pregnancy and is staying close to home and her own clinic. She sees those of the neighboring clans, the Grants and Campbell’s, there. As a grand healer, they come to here when she can’t come to them. Julia Ellen keeps her company in the play area her papa has built for her. She is crawling and keeping her confined there, keeps her safe.
Brian is still having pain in his chest and decides that he has been stubborn long enough and it is time to discuss it with his daughter in law. He hasn’t told Jamie about it. His son would have advised him that Claire could help were he not to hard headed to ask. He will as he doesn’t wish to travel to the Duke of Argyle ‘s manor with chest pain.
Claire is having her own struggle with her conscious. Knowing what the church teaches, she still doesn’t wish to have child after child. She also doesn’t wish it for her tenants. Her husband agrees with her. The problem know is to get the information that can prevent it. There re herbs to use, she just doesn’t recall them. With Geillis dead and her knowledge dying with her, the only one she can think to ask about it is Mother Hidegarde at L’hospital de Anges. The good Mother would have access to the books she needs.
So, she sends a letter out. It explains that she is a healer in Scotland, that the good Mother had seen a friend of hers through the lose of a stillborn child. She had heard, through her friend, that she has cures for most aliments and asks her advice about birth control.
She also request a letter from Father Alex to accompany it. “I don’t want her to think that I am up to no good. That I am going against my faith. I just don’t want to see God’s good women wore down having child after child. I won’t be an angel maker, stopping a child unborn. I know that to be a grave sin. But stopping the making of them, long enough for the mother’s to recover, that I don’t see as one.”
“Nor do I my daughter. Your healing is His gift to you. I know you to be a good woman who will not misuse it. I will be happy to say such to Mother Hildegarde.”
Brian walked in as she was reading her reply. It was a Jewish remedy, passed down by a healer that taught her when she was a novice. “Mo nighean, what puts the frown on your face?”
“I wish to help our tenants, as well as Jenny and myself, have some time between births. With this in mind, after talking to Jamie and Father Alex, I sent a letter to Mother Hildegarde, in Paris. She has sent her reply. I’ve a way now to give us relief between births. Do you approve?” Jamie is her husband and Laird but, Brian is the elder and, she wonders now if she should have spoken to him first.
“Dinna fash, mo mighean. I agree with you. Children are a blessing but having to many, to close, will age the lasses. This is not something I wish for them. As such, I am pleased you’ve a way to heal them.”
She breaths out in relief. “ Mo athair, I am glad to see you. Is there a reason you have came by?”
He nods. “Aye, mo mighean. I’ve been experiencing some pain in my chest. It isn’t severe but it bothers me. I thought it prudent to see you before heading out to meet with the Duke of Argyle. We’ve a lot to discuss with me becoming Lord of Lovett and the situation with the Mackenzie’s. I want to see that a proper overseer takes Column and Dougal’s place until Hamish comes of age.” Brian rubs his chest. Claire thinks she knows what it is about but..
“Come, lay down on the exam table and let me have a listen.” She checks out his heart and lungs, pleased to find both sounding strong and healthy. As she thought, it seems to be just stress. “I think it is an excess of stress. I am prescribing willow bark tea once a day. It should help,” She explains as she brews him some, “but come to me if you need anything else.” She is diplomatic enough not to add, “You hard headed Scot.” Besides the tea, she hands him Julia Ellen, who had been squealing in her pen since hearing her grandsire’s voice. She grabs his nose and he takes her out, with a grin. His chest pain is gone.
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