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lord-jen-grey · 9 months

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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love❤

Thanks @flyinghome-againstthewind for the ask!!

My 5 fave fics that I wrote.

You know I’m a big supporter of self love 😏.

I have to say O Night Divine would have been on this list, but I don’t think of it as a fic anymore because it’s so much more. Because of that, my 5 faves are pretty easy to come up with. Here we goooooo….

5. The Silver of Moonlight from the Sun, Moon, and Truth series

This story was so natural to write. The series might be some of the sexiest stuff I’ve written (for whatever that’s worth). The main reason it’s such a fave for me is because multiple people shared with me how it helped them open their minds about their sexuality and accept proudly who they are. Fucking incredible.

4. A Thousand Ships from the Tales of James Fraser series

I sat with this idea for 6 months before I started writing it. I laughed myself to tears coming up with the idea, and I laughed typing every fucking word. If I’ve done anything brilliant in my life, it execute this concept.

3. Paved With Yellow Stones

I can’t begin to describe the effort that went into this story. The planning of every minute detail. The intricate plot that could not be deviated from once it was started. It was not easy, and it took a few years of learning to plan and execute complex plot to write something like this. So, yeah, I’m proud of this baby.

2. Like Petals Falling

This story was meant to be a quick and simple palate cleanser after writing a few dark, heavy plots in other fics. How did it turn into something so deeply personal? Well, THE POETRY. Poetry is, at its essence, DEEP and MEANINGFUL. I’ve poured so much of myself into this story in a way I had never done so with any fic before. 🥹

1. Journey of a Thousand Kisses and the 1000 Kisses series.

The intention with this story was to combine my favorite things: obsessively in love Frasers, fucking in the Highlands like rabbits, and building a perfect, happy life. I wanted to write a joyful story that did not require a ton of devastation as the main point of the plot. That’s not an easy feat as a writer. It’s beat into our heads that conflict is vital to good storytelling, and I was intentionally removing so much of that conflict, focusing more on the dynamic between them and resolving a mystery that the readers didn’t even know existed until 6/7 of the way through the story! I wanted people to think it was pure fluff, but then be blindsided by so much more. Then I wanted to do it again with 6 more stories in this universe. I love this series the most, and I love its beginning more than anything.

Do you agree with this list? Do you have another thoughts? I’d love to hear them. 🥰

#outlander #claire fraser #jamie fraser #jamie x claire #fanfic #outlander fanfic #like petals falling #anon asks #1000 kisses #journey of a thousand kisses #paved with yellow stones #modern au #a thousand ships #tales of James Fraser #the silver of moonlight #lord john grey #jamie x john x claire #JJC

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pensbridgertons · 2 years

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jamie & claire + hand touches → season 6

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jamiedornaniseverything · 2 years

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#outlander #caitriona balfe #sam heughan #claire fraser #claire beauchamp #Jamie Fraser #couple goals #lovely #hand kiss #adorable #s06e01 #outlander 6x01 #outlander s06 #my edits #claire x jamie

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outlanderrepublic · 1 year

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Besos Fraser

#youtube #sam-x-cait #outlander #jamie and claire #Kisses #bettertogether

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winnie-the-monster · 10 months

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#outlander #s1 #1x02 #jamie fraser #claire fraser #claire randall #I know he’s going to hug her #but second there I really thought he was about to kiss here #claire x jamie #jamie x claire

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maluceh · 8 months

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That painel was AMAZING, thank you thank you thank you! ❤️

Sorry for missing a few references, could you share a list of all the universes?

damn ok… ummm (from top left to right and so on with every row)

brooklyn nine nine (amy and jake)

morticia and gomez

modern family (claire and phil)

tangled

they’re just drinking chescos in this one

band au

i got lazy so kissy time

dinosaurs

the last of us au

game of thrones au

10 things i hate about you

celebrity au but i tried to do the cinderella concept art cause 50s

old people

slasher

sapphic jily victorian era

mexican folklore dancers

i got lazy again and i just sketched them as spooky cartoons

deleted scene from dead poets society but it’s not them as dps characters, i just wanted a snowy scene

barbie

pirates of the caribbean

anne with an e

legos

elevator love song by BeeDaily (it’s a fic)

cowboy au

how to train your dragon (astrid and hiccup)

percy jackson (them as percabeth)

sapphic jily in the 14th? 15th? century with princess jamie and her loyal guard lily

this is just a kids drawing so you can interpret it as you want (harry drew it or little james or little lily)

vampire au

couple selfie!

sapphic jily with a reference to glee (the cheerleader uniform). so this one is kind of like cheerleader x outcast type of thing

pride and prejudice au (bingley and jane)

set it up (it’s a movie on netflix)

rocks

greys anatomy au (them as mark and lexi)

role swap (quidditch player lily/muggleborn james)

ice skater couple au

juno (reference to the intro credits from the movie where there’s like drawings and stuff, i thought it would be cool idk)

the office (them as jim and pam)

haikyuu (tanaka and kiyoko are literally jily in another font)

patronuses

genderswap jily

romeo and juliet (2013)

before sunrise (1995)

titanic movie

ferris bullers day off (i think they fit sloane and ferris A LOT)

friends (chandler and monica)

maurice (1987)

detectives au (i tried to emulate 1940s drawings but alas i’m only a girl)

mermaid au

mlm jily as Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete I BELIEVE this is Dos tipos de cuidado (1953) i wanted to draw them as homoerotic mexican actors from the golden age of mexican cinema

canon jily

sapphic jily in bly manor (as dani and jamie)

animal crossing jily

big fish (2003)

sapphic jily as pirates who got caught

idk i took it from a pinterest pic

shadowhunters jily

fantasy jily (?

sapphic jily kissing at sunset

worms

idk what movie this is, i wanted to draw them as silent actors from the 1930s i also tried to use the same art style they used in that era but alas i’m just a girl

widow victorian lily and ghost james (this is a direct reference to Anders Zorn the widow 1883 i believe)

how to lose a guy in 10 days au

shadow and bone au (them as nina and matthias)

ballet dancers au

romeo and juliet AGAIN (1996 tho)

anastasia (1997)

the princess diaries 2 (them as Mia and nicholas)

them with a cat (it’s algernon, the cat is algernon by the way)

spiderman (itsv spider-man to be exact)

i got lazy again and i just doodled them listening to music together

ants

genderswaped jily as emma and mr. knightley (2020)

mamma mia (2008) (love that movie, sophie and sky made me the bisexual i am with that one beach scene)

the hunger games mockingjay part 2 (them as katniss and peeta)

hogwarts professors

coworker rivals

mlm jily but at hogwarts

sapphic jily just vibing (heartstopper vibes??? idk i put the leaves)

shelf awarness by GhostofBambi on ao3 (one of my favorite jily fics)

and that’s it

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raypakorn · 8 months

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*skips in like I've kept up with this like I said I would*

Okay, so I have actually been feeling like my dash is a bit dead especially during the week...which could also just be that I'm a bit busy lately and haven't been able to check it as much but even checking my fellow close mutuals blogs and show tags (a shock that I'm doing that I assure you) there hasn't been too much I have found to keep my queue full. So, I figured why not go back through some of my favs that I didn't give the extra love to over the last few months by doing this. Also, I've gotten a few new followers (hi, hello, welcome to the chaos) and figured why not possibly put some amazing things in front of y'all that you might have missed or not seen because you've come to us at this hellsite only recently.

So without further ado, here are the lovely creations that crossed my dash in April through July that I just couldn’t stop staring at. Will be setting up my queue to give all these sets some more love that they deserve. Thank you for continuing to share your gifts with the fandom!

Asian drama’s

The Known Artifacts of Zone 16 - Moths of Memory by @oswlld

Fuji x Phleng + Fire & Water by @hup123hup123slapslap

Akk's journey, BL SIde Dish Menu, & Akk x Ayan Kisses by @chinzhilla

Pansexual Coded - Thai Characters by @sparklyeyedhimbo

Theerapanyakul Main Sons + Mama , Vegas + Name Meaning, Kim Barbie, & KP Scenes + Video by @spicyvampire

Our Skyy 2 + quotes by @taeminie

Puen x Talay + This Love & Pat x Pran + Won't Say I'm in Love by @morkofday

The Villian that is Vegas & Vegas Barbie by @thoresque

Porsche x Pete + Besties & Tankhun the Icon by @kinnporsche

Kinn Pantone & Porsche Pantone by @moerusai

First x Khao + Your World, My World by @dropthedemiurge

Kinn x Porsche + sun, moon, stars by @kinnsporsche

Gun Guntaphon + purple by @sollucets

Ink x Pa + Pink by @akingyouniverse

Akk x Ayan + Rainbow by @pranink

Misc

Endure & Survive & Henry x Sam Burnell - If my brother is dead... by @taiturner

The 99 + discord profiles by @jakeyp

Imagine Me & You + lesbian pride by @cobiesmlders

Pride Dinos by @pimsri

Shadow & Bone + guide to the ships by @taoargents

Ted Lasso + Forgiveness Quote by @anya-chalotra

Jamie Tartt + Bisexual Poster Boy by @lemoncupcake

Kaz x Jesper + Quotes by @christophernolan

teen flicks 101 by @obligatorymain

bisexual nick nelson by @revengeofthesiths

the crows + If I had a kruge... by @alinaastarkov

Joel x Ellie + Ivy by @claire-randall

Joel + blorbo status by @arthurpendragonns

Jesper x Wylan: A summary by @yenvengerberg

Steve Harrington + Dancing in the Dark by @ladyhawke

Max Mayfield + colors by @clarkgriffon

#cc appreciation #queue the love 💛

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theoutlander · 2 years

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jamie x claire + dementor kisses

#outlander #outlanderdit #jamie x claire #claire fraser #jamie fraser #jc plus #WHEN THEY DO THAT!!!#sorry not sorry

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grizzee11 · 10 months

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Mild Review on The Bear Season 2 (Light Spoilers)

Binged The Bear Season 2 last night (thank god I had a following day off) and it had me hooked!!! It was intense as fuck and episode 6 Fishes was 5x more extreme to me than the Review episode 1x07. Jamie needs an Emmy for her performance hands down!

This show had my heart racing multiple times and as a chef's kiss shipper, I actually liked Claire (don't shoot me!). It was nice seeing a softness from Carmy being romantically involved. Now I still ship Sydney x Carmy as endgame because there were moments I squealed for those two but I'm also willing to accept if this becomes a crack ship too.

Also I wished Sydney really bit Carmy's head off because he was really fucking up in his leadership and partnership with Sydney along with the team but mannnn, it sure did bite him in the ass at the end! He also needs individual therapy sessions because those group sessions aren't enough (serious anxiety!), and let's squeeze Sydney into one too because girl!l y'all on the same boat.

I would say more but I want to wait a bit more for everyone to watch it (after a week, I'm spilling all over here).

Overall, season 2 delivered!!!

#carmen berzatto #sydney adamu #the bear fx #chefs kiss #carmy x sydney #sydney x carmen #the bear #the bear season 2

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thefrsers · 2 years

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they’re so😭🤏🏽

#outlander #outlanderedit #3x11 #jamie fraser #jamiefraseredit #claire fraser #clairefraseredit #jamie x claire #gifs #mine #missing them so mucccchhhhhhh #this scene has my whole ass heart from the way she wants more of his kisses and him indulging her while caressing her face #AND LOOKING AT EACH OTHER SO SOFTLY I JUST *throws self on floor and wails in JamieClaire supremecy*#also this has been sitting in my drafts for a long ass while aldsjkfslkdfj

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lord-jen-grey · 1 year

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Plans for 2023 🎉

Since a few people have inquired about my writing plans now that the holidays are over, I figured I’d just make a post for anyone interested.

I’m taking a wee break (a brief week or two) to rest my brain after the sheer amount of writing I did for BangsGiving and Ficmas. It was over 52k words in 2 months for those events (on top of my Petals and LITW updates in Nov), and I’m tired 😂.

I’ve got 4 WIPs that need my attention:

Like Petals Falling

Lost in the Wind

Where Amorous Kisses Dwell

Paved With Yellow Stones

And as soon as I finish WAKD, I’m going to start writing As Blithe Tomorrow, the 7th and final story of the 1000 Kisses (Basia Mille) series. This 7th installment means so much to me, and I think it will wrap up the series nicely.

I must say that plans sometimes change when inspiration pulls in another direction, so you can’t hold me to this plan, but these are the stories I intend to work on over the next few months.

Thanks to Lina for the amazing art for these stories.

#outlander #claire fraser #jamie fraser #jamie x claire #fanfic #outlander fanfic #1000 kisses #basia mille #like petals falling #lost in the wind #paved with yellow stones

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matthewkniesys · 2 years

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The Lake House Summer-Jamie Drysdale

Summary: Y/n Hughes has been dating Jamie Drysdale for about a year and a half. Last summer Jamie wasn't able to make it out to the famous Hughes lake house, so this year when y/n's mom invites him to come out, you couldn't be more excited!

Pairing: Jamie Drysdale x Gn!reader

A/n: Hey yall!! I'm back with another fic! This fic officially marks the beginning of Claire's Summer Special! This one was giving me lots of anxiety and it was hard for me to write but I hope yall like it! Theyre is absolutely no content just fluff. Just a reminder to keep sending in requests for the special and feedback is always welcome and appreciated <3

"Hey,Jame" you yelled to the kitchen, in the apartment in Anaheim that belonged to your boyfriend of a year and a half.

"Yes, Babe" Jamie asks, coming out of the kitchen and drying his hand off on a towel since he had been doing the dishes.

"My parents were wondering if you wanted to come to the Lake house with me this summer and meet some people and just hangout. I know you already know my brothers Quinn,Jack andLuke and my parents but my grandparents will be there, and also Brendan Brisson and his family" you tell Jamie.

"Babe sometimes I forget that you're a Hughes and you guys seem to know every single hockey family in the continent" Jamie laughs " and of course yes, I would love to come and meet everyone".

"My mom was wondering if we could be there in 3 days. That's when the Brisson's are gonnaget there as well. She was thinking we could have a big bonfire that night to kind of mark the beginning of summer" you add.

"Sounds good to me. Tomorrow I have to drive a few guys from the team to the airport and my mom was expecting me to fly back to Canada in a few days but I'll just call her and tell her I'll be going to the famous Hughes lake house for a few weeks." With that sentence Jamie is able to draw a laugh out of you, who had been very nervously awaiting your boyfriend's answer.Jamie leaves to go call his family and you collapse on the couch.

Honestly you were supposed to ask Jamie a week ago but you had put it off over and over again, too scared to hear his answer. It's not that you thought he wouldn't want to come, it's just nerve-wracking to ask someone you love, let alone your boyfriend, to meet people that were important to you. Having told your mom yesterday that Jame had said yes, there was no getting out of asking him today.

You turn the TV on and watch sports highlights for a little while. Having such an insanely sporty family means sports kinda runs in your blood. You loved watching hockey ( even though youcould barely skate unlike your very talented brothers) and you used to run track when you were younger.

Eventually Jamie came back into the room and flopped down on the couch pulling you into his lap.

"Did everything go well?" You ask, a hint of nervousness still apparent in your voice.

"Yep, my mom was disappointed she wouldn't see me for a little while but she was happy and excited for me. She knows how disappointed we both were when I couldn't make it out last summer. My parents also asked if you could give them the address to the lake house so they could mail some stuff to me '' Jamie tells you.

"I'm so excited!" You exclaim "and yes of course I can give her the address".

"Great! Anyways what are we watching baby" he asks you, hugging you tight around the waist.

"Just some baseball highlights…" you trail off when your boyfriend starts kissing your neck.

"Wanna turn this off and head up to bed?" Jamie asks you with a wink that looks more like he's having a hard time blinking.

"Sure Jame. Just please never wink , at least that's what I think you were trying to do, ever again. It looked like you had something stuck in your eye" you laugh.

"Babe shut up" Jamie groans, lifting you up off the couch and you wrap your legs around his hips.

You wake up with light streaming through the curtains but an empty left side of the bed where your boyfriend usually lies. You get out of bed and put one of Jamie's old shirts to cover your naked body. The shirt is so comfortable and worn. Another added bonus is that it smells like Jamie.

"Babe?" Jamie calls softly from the kitchen where he's presumably making breakfast. You don't answer, just walk into the kitchen and wrap your arms around his waist where he's making a protein shake for himself and has made a smoothie for you.

"Hey baby" you mutter into his back. He turns around and kisses your nose.

"Did you sleep well?" He asks. You nod your head, placing it in his chest. You were feeling particularly clingy today and you just wanted to be with Jamie.

"I made you a smoothie, here try it" Jamie says sounding very proud of himself.

You take a small sip, a little scared of what Jamie put in it. "This is really good Jame" you exclaim quietly, barely above a whisper. He just smiles down at you sensing that it's gonna be a kind of quiet morning with not a lot of talking and just enjoying each other's presence.

By mid-morning, the 2 of you are finally ready to let each other go off and get ready for the day. You both get dressed and Jamie leaves to bring his friends to the airport. While he's gone you start to make make a plan about what you need to buy for the trip. Jamie had decided that instead of taking a plane you twowould just drive since it's cheaper and the both of you happened to enjoy road trips especially with each other.

Finally after what feels to you like an eternity, Jamie gets back home.

"Jame" you whine, extremely high as soon as he walks in the door. You run up to him and jumponto him, wrapping your arms around his neck and your legs around his waist.

"Very clingy today baby, eh?" he asks, in his cute Canadian accent, a hint of a smirk playing on his lips. Embarrassed, you bury your head in your boyfriend's ducks hoodie.

"I feel like I need to, I don't know, like buy your parents a gift or something for being invited"Jamie admits shyly. You find it funny how Jamie can switch from being confident with that adorable little smirk of his to being the shyest person you've ever met.

"Baby" you start, grabbing his face and holding it in your hands "my parents love you, I love you and you don't need to bring gifts for them."

"Are you-"

"Yes I'm sure" you cut Jamie off, responding to his question without him even having to finish it because that's how well you know each other.He sighs, but doesn't say anything knowing your probably right. You give him a quick kiss, then grab Jamie's hand and to drag him up the stairs.

"We need to go to the store to get groceries,k" you ask "then we've gotta start packing."

"Lead the way Miss. Hughes" Jamie replies.

The both of you spend the afternoon grocery shopping together ,packing suitcases and filling coolers with drinks and food for the trip.

"I think we should order pizza for supper cause I don't wanna cook after all that and I don't thinkyou want to either" you hear Jamie's voice cut through the comfortable silence.

"I want sushi," you pout.

"You want sushi after a hard day of work?" Jamie asks, confused.

"But like I won't be back in Anaheim for awhile and my favorite sushi place is here" you argue lightheartedly, stating your case, knowing that in the end Jamie would probably give in anyways.

"Fine, but if we stop anywhere to eat tomorrow on our drive it's my choice" he answers.

"Deal" and the 2 of you shake on it, because in that sense the both of you are still kids. After all Jamie's only 20 and you're 19, just like your twin brother, Luke.

You guys order, just delivery so you don't have to leave the house, and turn on the tv.

"Can we watch our show, please?" Jamie asks you, with the biggest puppy dog eyes you've ever seen.

"Which one… Stranger Things?"

"Yep, I need to know what happens"

"You got it" you say grabbing the remote and turning on netflix. When the food comes you move off Jamie's stomach, so he can get up and go get it. Other than that you don't move off the couch all night.When it was finally time to go to bed, you felt happy and full and super excited to see the family again so soon. You fell asleep within minutes of Jamie wrapping his arms around your waist.

"Wake up, lovey" you feel someone, Jamie, pressing soft kisses to your cheeks.

"Is it morning already?"

"Yep and it's road trip day!"

"You seem extra happy for five thirty in the morning Jame."

"I get to spend a whole day in the car with my favourite person in the whole wide world."

"I don't think you'll be thinking like that after 2 hours in the car with me" you laugh thinking of how grumpy you'll probably be.

"I would never get tired of you."

"Sure bud." You throw a pillow at Jamie starting an all out pillow fight that ends with your boyfriend on top of you tickling you.

"Seriously we need to leave soon or else we're not gonna make it before night" you say between broken gasps, trying to get Jamie to stop tickling you.

You get dressed quickly while Jame made coffee for the both of you and then put the last of the stuff in the car. You hop into the passenger side and are greeted by a very eager, with the undertone of nervousness, Jamie.

"You ready?" He asks.

"For a day of driving... no. To see my family and spend lots of time with you at the lake... yes." You respond with then turn to look out the window. You fall asleep within 10 minutes.

"Babe... Babe."

"Jame, why did you wake me up?" You ask in your pouty little baby voice. You look over at the dash and realise it's already lunch time.

"We're stopped at a gas station and I was wondering if you wanted a sandwich from the cooler for lunch. You slept for the whole morning." He replies.

"Are you gonna eat something. Do you want me to take a turn driving?"

"I'm gonna grab a sandwich but I'm good, I'll keep driving."

"You sure?"

"Yup."

The drive for the rest of the afternoon was a lot different then the morning. The 2 of you ate your sandwich's and then started blasting music. You were singing at the top of your lungs, getting a few laughs out of Jamie.

"C'mon sing with me Jame"

"I'm good"

"It's just me babe. I'm singing so why not you?" Slowly you start to hear Jamie's voice and within a little while he's singing as loud as possible along with you.

After that the car ride passed quickly and sooner than you knew, you were 10 minutes away from the lake house.

"Were almost there!" You exclaim excitetdly, reminding you of when you were a little kid.

"It's really pretty up here" Jamie remarks.

"My favorite part of the year was always coming up here and spending time with my family."

"When I was younger we never had a cabin or anything but we used to always go to the beach."

"The lake is easily my favorite part of having a lake house. I love swimming."

"Oh I know"Jamie says laughing, remembering the time when you were drunk and just refused to get out of the pool cause "you were so in love with swimming".

"Shut up" you giggle, hitting him lightly in the shoulder. The rest of the short car ride left was silent. Jamie was nervous and you were excited. Jamie pulls into the driveway but no one gets out.

"You good?" You ask, turning to look at him.

He takes a deep breath then answers "yep just a little nervous."

"Are you ready to get out?"

"Yeah, let's go." The both of you get out of the car. No one come out of the house to greet you so you assume that they're probably down by the beach. It's a little past super time at this point so they've probably already got the first of the summer bonfire lite.

You leave your bags in the car, deciding you could just grab them on the way back. You make the short walk down a trail to the beach. Somewhere along the way, Jamie's hand reaches for yours. You squeeze it and he squeezes back.

"Hey guys!" You yell when you see your family sitting around the fire.

"Y/n, your here!" Ellen exclaims, when she sees you.

"Hi mum" you mutter as Ellen envelops you in a hug. The rest of the family gets up and makes their way over. Ellen let's go of you so the rest of the family came get their hugs in.

"Well, isn't it the famous Jamie Drysdale who decided to come up" says your dad.

"Uh hey." He says super awkwardly. He exchanges hugs with your mum, Dad, Jack, quinn and lastly luke.

"So this is the Jamie we've heard so much about" says your grandma "c'mere give me a hug." You watch as your grandparents take turns meeting Jamie. Your heart fills with joy when your grandma pinches his cheeks and Jamie makes your grandpa laugh. This, this is exactly where you want to be. These are the kind of moments you never forget.

Thanks for reading <3 I know there was no content in this but if you wanna talk about this universe in my inbox feel free to drop by and if yall want a part 2 with something that actually happens lmk (an ig edit for this universe will be out later this week)

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sofya-fanfics · 7 months

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Porch Swing

Fandom : Outlander

Relationship : Jamie x Claire

My Flufftober 2023 contribution for the prompt : Porch Swing.

I’m sorry for the mistakes, English is not my native language. I hope you like it.

Summary : Jamie hammered in the last nail and stood up. He wiped his forehead with his sleeve and smiled with satisfaction. He had finally finished the surprise he had prepared for Claire and with that surprise, Fraser's Ridge construction was finished.

Disclaimer : Outlander belongs to Diana Gabaldon.

@flufftober

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Jamie hammered in the last nail and stood up. He wiped his forehead with his sleeve and smiled with satisfaction. He had finally finished the surprise he had prepared for Claire and with that surprise, Fraser's Ridge construction was finished.

He put away his tools and entered the house. Claire was at the kitchen table, arranging the different herbs she had picked in glass jars.

“Sassenach, come with me. I have something to show you. But first you have to close your eyes.”

“What ?” Claire exclaimed, both surprised and amused by his behavior.

“Do you trust me ?”

Even though he knew the answer, he liked hearing her saying that she trusted him. She trusted him with her life, as he trusted her with his. It had been that way since the beginning of their marriage.

“Of course I trust you.”

Claire immediately closed her eyes and Jamie gently took her hand to lead her outside.

“What did you do ?” Claire asked.

“Don't be so impatient, Sassenach.”

Jamie could not help smiling. She had always been like this. Impatient, curious, fiery. These were traits of her personality that he liked. They stopped on the porch where Claire's surprise awaited her.

“You can open your eyes.”

Claire opened her eyes and a huge smile lit up her face.

“You remembered,” she said, moved.

“Of course. I remember everything you told me.”

Several months ago, while Jamie was explaining how the construction of their house would progress, Claire looked thoughtfully at where the porch would be.

“Is something wrong ?” He asked.

“No, it’s just… It’s nothing.”

“Tell me.”

“I always dreamed of having a porch swing.”

“A swing ?”

Of everything he had thought about, he could not have imagined that Claire would want a porch swing. This was not a common thing in Scotland, but perhaps it was common in her time or in America.

“I know it’s stupid, but when I lived in Boston I wish I had that kind of swing. But we couldn’t have one on our porch. But that doesn't matter. Even without a swing, our house will be wonderful.”

Jamie put his arms around her and hugged her. He looked at the place where the porch should be and imagined how to build a swing and where to place it. He would have to change his plans a bit, but that did not matter as long as Claire was happy. It had taken him a while, but with this swing, everything was perfect.

“Do you want to try it ?” He asked.

Claire nodded. Jamie kissed her knuckles and they both sat on the swing. They swung slightly. Jamie put his arm around Claire's shoulder, who snuggled up against him.

“It’s perfect,” she said. “Everything is perfect.”

Jamie smiled. These last twenty years without Claire had been a hell from which he thought he would never escape. For her to reappear in his life had been a true miracle. Since the day she entered his printing office and despite the difficulties and trials they had to go through, every moment spent with her had a taste of paradise. He had been in darkness for so long that he believed he could never be happy again.

Building Fraser's Ridge had been a new adventure in their lives and he hoped he would spend many happy years with Claire. And this swing was the beginning of their new adventure.

The end

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Don’t Let Me Fall, Chapter 9

A/N Here is the next chapter of my crazy circus story. Sorry for leaving readers hanging off that cliff for longer than intended. Hopefully this installment makes up for it. The end of this fic is now in sight, and I can confirm it will have eleven chapters. Thank you so much for all the wonderful comments and support!

All previous chapters can be found here.

He’d been injured enough times in his rambunctious youth to recognize the smell of a hospital before he even opened his eyes. Sticky eyelashes clinging together, his first sight was of a light blue bed curtain and the uniform squares of ceiling tiles. His memory was a bit slower to focus as he tried to recall what country he was in and what he’d done to deserve urgent medical care this time.

“The king of the jungle awakes.”

The voice held an American drawl and came from a middle-aged black man wearing a white coat and a stethoscope around his neck.

“Where am I?” Jamie rasped, his throat dry and tight. He had no recollection of being in the United States.

The doctor’s vaguely amused expression turned concerned.

“You don’t remember what city you’re in, son?”

Jamie thought hard. He’d gone home to Scotland to attend his niece’s baptism. Jenny had harangued him about giving up his ‘jet setting lifestyle’ and settling down with a worthy lass. He’d missed Claire something fierce but returned to Australia conflicted whether it was a good idea to pursue a relationship with her while they were still performing together. The internal debate, together with a wicked case of jetlag, had kept him up at all hours. After another near-sleepless night, he’d come to the realization that life was too short to waste time worrying about unforeseeable consequences. He’d resolved to make his intentions towards his Tourist clear at the first opportunity. And then he’d fallen from the straps.

“Melbourne?” he replied to the doctor with some uncertainty, his brain still foggy with what he now recognized as pain medication.

“That’s right. I’m Doctor Abernathy, your orthopedic surgeon. Besides being a bit groggy, which is understandable, how are you feeling?”

Jamie did a mental inventory of his body. Even partially numb, his left shoulder felt a bit tender.

“My shoulder aches a wee bit,” he confessed.

“Yes, we had to reset the joint, but once the swelling goes down, it should be good as new.”

Relieved, Jamie closed his eyes. He didn’t cherish the notion of missing any shows, but that was what they had understudies for.

“How long a’fore I’m able to perform again?”

The silence stretched on long enough for him to re-open his eyes. The doctor’s lips were tightened in a grim line. Now that his mind was beginning to clear, the fact that he was being monitored by a surgeon didn’t bode particularly well either.

“James, I’m not going to lie to you, the damage that I’m seeing on the x-rays and MRI of your wrist… I’ll do my best to repair the bone so that you regain full use of your hand, but given the nature of your work…”

Jamie glanced down at his right wrist, only now realizing that it was immobilized with a neoprene splint. It had been bothering him something fierce for the past few weeks. Roland had diagnosed it as a mild strain and applied a numbing cream before each show. Jamie hadn’t mentioned it to Claire because he didn’t want to worry her and because most of the time he spent in her company he was fighting the urge to kiss her until the seas ran dry. Now he was being told that he’d never soar through the air with her in his arms again due to a hereto unheard-of ailment that had apparently pulverized the bone in his wrist to dust.

“Listen, I know it’s a lot to take in,” Doctor Abernathy continued after going over the medical details of his condition and treatment plan. “I’m going to schedule your surgery for the day after next. In the meantime, there’s a young lady in a skimpy outfit haunting my hallways and making a general nuisance of herself. Can you take pity on the nursing staff and let me show her in?”

Despite the circumstances Jamie smiled.

“Aye. I’d like that verra much.”

***

I didn’t like hospitals. All my life, they had been the scenes of painful events: the grainy memory of my parents’ deaths, my Uncle Lamb wasting away from cancer, and more recently a career-ending injury.

As soon as I was able, I had rushed from the big top and grabbed an Uber to the Royal Melbourne Hospital. The Cirque medic assured me that Jamie’s life was not in danger, but I couldn’t erase the nauseating wallop of his body hitting the stage from my mind. I needed to be submerged in the oceans of his gaze, watch a grin transform his mobile mouth like a rogue sunbeam. When he held my hand in his own, I would know everything was alright.

Upon arriving at the hospital, I was told Jamie was undergoing x-rays and afterward would be admitted for observation. He’d been sedated while his shoulder was reset, but the admitting nurse assured me I could visit with him once he woke. That was four hours ago. Unlike the kindly woman in admissions, the ward staff were disinclined to provide me with any information about a patient to whom I was not related, only repeating that he was ‘resting comfortably’.

The sound of a chair scraping the floor startled me from my stupor. John Grey, dressed in his street clothes and carrying a steaming extra-large coffee, sat down beside me.

“How is he doing?” he asked as he handed me the drink.

I didn’t know how I felt about John anymore, but the fact remained that of all our colleagues, he was the only one to join me in my midnight vigil. Jamie had explained that they’d been friends since circus school, and I trusted Jamie’s judgement above all things, no matter how damning the evidence.

“I haven’t been able to see him yet, but the medical staff assure me he’s not in danger.”

John nodded, leaning back and stretching his legs with a groan.

“Tomorrow’s performance has been canceled,” he informed me. “Probably the following night’s as well. I know it’s the last thing on your mind, but we’ll need to find time to rehearse the routine.”

I stared at him, trying to make sense of what he was saying. It hadn’t even occurred to me that I’d be expected to keep performing without Jamie as my partner.

“I’m Jamie’s understudy, remember?” John clarified when I didn’t respond.

“I suppose congratulations are in order, then.” I hadn’t meant to sound churlish, but I found it untenable that anyone should benefit from Jamie’s fall.

“Claire,” John entreated, laying a hand on the chilled skin of my arm. “Jamie being injured is the last thing I want. If I could trade places with him, I would in a heartbeat. There is no ulterior motive here beyond making Tropico a success. You know that’s what Jamie would want as well.”

“I saw you,” I accused, too tired and wrung out to beat around the bush. “Going into Marylebone’s hotel room in Singapore.”

I mentally dared John to deny it. Instead, he shook his head ruefully but met my eyes, his own deep brown and earnest.

“That wasn’t what it looked like. I was… well, let’s just say I was making amends. You have to believe me, Claire.”

Before I could grill John on what exactly ‘making amends’ meant, Jamie’s doctor stepped into the corridor. I was on my feet in an instant, the conversation with John forgotten.

“He’s awake, but still a bit groggy from the sedative we gave him,” he said without preamble. “I’ll be back in the morning to check on him. Until then, I don’t suppose either of you answers to the name of Tourist?”

I threw my arms around the man, who inexplicably sounded like he hailed from Texas.

“Woah there,” he laughed. “Now I’m going to have to explain to my wife how I managed to get covered in glitter while working a double shift.”

“Thank you very much, doctor.” John’s relief was utterly uncontrived. Feeling uncharitable after my earlier accusation, I paused in my rush towards Jamie’s room.

“John? I’m sure Jamie would appreciate seeing an old friend. After I’ve had a chance to visit with him, that is.”

John sank back down into the uncomfortable chair he’d just vacated.

“Take your time.”

***

Jamie was reeling in the aftermath of Doctor Abernathy’s prognosis when Claire arrived in his hospital room like a sunbeam on a cloudy day. Even in pain, even knowing that his circus career was over, even anticipating their upcoming separation by both geography and circumstance, he couldn’t fail to warm in the bright rays of her smile.

“Hello there,” she murmured, sounding shy and a bit hoarse from fatigue.

“Claire,” he exhaled on a sigh, likewise a bit tongue-tied.

His left side was in a sling to protect his shoulder, so she reached for his right hand before freezing mid-motion, having just noticed the splint immobilizing his wrist.

“I didn’t realize you’d injured both arms when you fell,” she commented, hands hovering as though she wanted to make contact, testify to his wholeness via touch, but couldn’t bear to cause him any further pain.

Jamie grimaced, not eager to relay the significance of his injury when he’d only just begun to re-catalog his partner’s infinite wonders: her skin, luminous even beneath the pallid lights; her curls, a burn in spate cascading over her shoulders now that she’d loosened her bun; her expression, as forthright and eloquent as a masthead. Once he told her, the ties between them would be severed before they had the chance to build a fresh bond, one that didn’t rely on their status as colleagues. For the thousandth time, Jamie cursed his previous hesitation.

“Pull up a chair, Tourist. I’ve some news tae share wi’ ye.”

Jamie related what Doctor Abernathy had just told him, trying to split the difference between optimism and realism. Tears streaked unheeded down Claire’s cheeks, each one of them a tiny lance aimed straight at his heart.

“Dinna weep, Claire,” he begged as he finished his tale. “It wasna as though I believed I’d be an aerialist forever, and John will serve ye well as a partner.”

Amber sparks flew from her eyes as she ground out, “You think I’m crying because of a goddamned circus act? Christ, Jamie, you…” her hands scrabbled in the air, seemingly searching for words. “You held on to that bloody strap while your wrist fell apart. In what I can only imagine was excruciating pain. For me. You did that for me.”

“Aye, I did. And I’d do it over again in a heartbeat, if it meant saving ye from harm.” As surely as a compass pointed north, this he knew as truth to the marrow of his bones.

“Because you love me,” Claire said. It sounded like an accusation, and perhaps it was. In his life, romantic love was a weakness, a chink in his armour to be exploited to another’s benefit. Not Claire, though, whose heart was purer than fire, who cared ferociously and without artifice.

“Aye, I do,” he conceded. “But Tourist, with everything changin’ between us…”

She lay a finger gently across his lips, finally finding a place where she could touch him safely.

“It’s like someone very wise told me recently, Jamie,” she interrupted, face drawing close enough that he could make out the golden sunbursts around the well of her pupils. The cadence of his pulse accelerated, making his wrist throb in agony that he entirely ignored in favour of watching Claire’s mouth caress each syllable.

“You have to be willing to fall to fly,” followed by Trojan horse words that stole beneath his weary defences and unlocked the gates of his heartache from within. “I love you too, Jamie.”

Not waiting for his response, she kissed him. As tender as a prayer and audacious as hope, the moments after their mouths pressed together flipped Jamie’s life on its head. Up was down. Pain brought pleasure. Distancing himself from her love was like trying to hide the daylight from the sun. In her thrall was exactly where he belonged.

Regretfully, the kiss was over before Jamie could organize his wrecked limbs to reach behind Claire and pull her closer. He worried she would confuse his lack of response for lack of interest, but when her love-drunk eyes fluttered opened his fears vanished.

“Do we have the worst timing, or what?” she chuckled as she settled back in her chair, both hands now caressing his upper arm and chest.

“Quite possibly, aye. I want nothin’ more than tae take ye in my arms and ne’er let go, and I canna even touch ye,” he lamented.

“We’ve got all the time in the word for that, once you’re well.”

Floating on a wave of endorphins and euphoria, Jamie still had enough sense to realize it wouldn’t be quite so simple. Claire was a brilliant performer and Cirque des Etoiles would certainly want to keep her busy after Tropico’s tour was done. Three months, possibly six, and then she’d be on the road again with a new show. And that was saying nothing of his own upended employment and work visa situation.

Still, lying in a hospital bed with her warm palms caressing his skin, he was more optimistic than he had any right to be. As fate had demonstrated time and again since they first met, there was little they couldn’t overcome when they faced it together.

“I should let you get some rest,” she said regretfully after he suppressed his third yawn.

“Will ye come by tomorrow?” He was desperate to spend as much time as he could in Claire’s company. Both because it soothed him, but also because he knew he’d be travelling back to Montreal soon after his surgery, and Tropico would be moving on to Perth in another week. It would be weeks before they’d see each other again.

“Of course. I have to organize some rehearsal time with John, but…. Oh, that reminds me! John wants to see you.”

“What, now?” he asked, glancing out the window at the pitch-black sky. It must be close to two in the morning.

“Yes, he’s waiting in the hall. I can tell him you’re sleeping…”

“Nah, s’alright, Tourist. Send him in.”

Claire made a fuss looking for her jacket and purse, neither of which she’d thought to bring with her during the mad dash to the hospital. Perhaps he was flattering himself, but she seemed loathe to leave, despite her obvious exhaustion.

“Alright, I suppose I’ll be off. Don’t visit with John for too long. You need to rest.”

“Nagging already, is it?” he teased, delighting in her blush.

“Well, somebody’s got to watch over you, Fraser,” she huffed in faux exasperation.

The teasing mood left him in an instant, leaving him unaccountably moved.

“I couldna ask fer a better, nor more lovely, minder. I’m honoured ye’ve chosen me, Claire.”

The goodbye kiss she graced him with then was passionate and warm, tongues darting past panting lips to explore virgin territory. By the time she pulled away, his body was humming with longing that he could do nothing to assuage.

“Uh, Tourist? A’fore ye leave, could ye…um… hand me yon wee blanket?”

Equally flushed, Claire raised an expressive brow but made to tuck the woolen throw around his shoulders, assuming he was cold.

“No’ there. Across my lap, if ye please. I dinna want John getting any false impressions of how excited I am tae see him, y’ken?”

Claire’s chortling laugh could be heard echoing down the hallway long after John entered the room.

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