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captainsophiestark · 6 months

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Caroline Forbes x Reader

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Written for Fictober 2023!

Fandom: The Vampire Diaries

Day 29 Prompt: "That's all? Easy."

Summary: Caroline is a little overwhelmed by the amount of things that need to happen to open the Salvatore Boarding School for its first year of operation, but her SO is there to help her through.

Word Count: 1,056

Category: Fluff

A/N: Disclaimer, I haven't seen Legacies

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"Oh. My. God."

I poked my head into the living room cautiously at the sound of my girlfriend's voice. I recognized her tone as the 'something has gone disastrously wrong and I'm about to have a meltdown' tone. I'd run to the kitchen to get coffee for both of us, and apparently in that short amount of time we'd encountered a new problem. To be fair, worse things had definitely happened in less time to us before.

"Babe?" I asked, taking a few more steps into the room. Caroline Forbes, my girlfriend and the love of my life, looked up at me, clipboard in hand and distress written all over her face. "What happened?"

"Ugh, the Salvatores happened!" she cried, throwing her hands up in the air. "I'm pretty sure they spent the past hundred years compelling anybody involved with this house, and now that new people are responsible for billing things like electric, water, gas, and whatever else you can think of, I have to deal with them all at once! And that's not even mentioning the home inspectors. And I still have to organize all the heirlooms they left laying around, just waiting to be broken. Or the fact that not a single bedroom in this place looks remotely like something a kid would enjoy living in-"

"Caroline." I'd set down our coffee mugs and now held up my hands as I slowly approached my girlfriend, stopping her spiral before it could go any further. "Take a breath, babe."

"Take a breath?" she cried, her voice actually going up an octave. "I still have to make decisions about our first class, find teachers, figure out curriculum, make sure the house is actually safe, and a thousand other things before we can open our doors, which we're supposed to be doing at the end of the summer?"

"Pft. That's all? Easy."

Caroline scoffed, her eyes practically glowing as a murderous expression spread across her face. If I didn't know her so well, I might've been worried for my safety. Instead, I closed the rest of the remaining distance between us, putting my hands on her shoulders and looking her right in the eye.

"Listen to me, right now. You are Caroline Motherfucking Forbes. You do event planning in your sleep, and I know that's a true statement, because I've heard it. This shit is right up your alley! Yeah, it's gonna be a challenge, and a lot of vampires with lazy habits are going to make it harder. But you love challenges! I've quite literally never seen you happier than when you're taking charge in the middle of chaos and pulling it all together. And we went to Paris for your birthday."

Caroline huffed and rolled her eyes, but I caught her smiling anyway. I grinned back at her, giving her shoulders a gentle shake.

"You are a force of nature, and there is literally no future where you don't pull this off. I'm not a witch, but I know it doesn't exist. Besides, you're not doing any of it alone. I'm here with you, and so are our friends. We're gonna help you every step of the way to get this school up and running. And we're gonna help you when a kid inevitably breaks some precious historic heirloom, and one of them brings home a curse from touching something they should've left alone, and every other situation you can possibly think of. We'll be here for you to lean on."

Caroline smiled. She took a deep breath, then pursed her lips and nodded, more determined than frazzled now.

"You're right. I am Caroline Forbes, and no centuries-long problem the Salvatores refused to deal with is going to get the best of me."

"Damn right."

She laughed a little, then leaned in to kiss me. We broke apart fairly quickly, since we did have quite a few things left to do, but it was enough to have a warm glow working its way through my chest.

I turned to retrieve our coffee mugs, offering Caroline's to her. Thankfully, they were still warm, and she took hers with one hand, picking up a clipboard with the other. Her eyes scanned the page for a few minutes with a critical eye. I just sipped my coffee and waited, knowing I'd need all the energy I could muster for whatever was about to come next.

"Okay... the bills are easy enough to deal with, so I'll get online and set up autopay for that. In the mean time, you're on heirloom duty. Find anything we don't want in the line of fire for kids practicing their supernatural abilities and put it in the attic."

"Yes ma'am," I said, saluting. Caroline rolled her eyes with a smile.

We started off to do our tasks, but I stopped short before leaving the room. Caroline was already buried in a task, but I took the risk of interrupting her.

"Care?"

"Hm?"

"If we get this done today... any chance we can play interior decorator for our task tomorrow?"

"Sure!" She turned around with a bright smile, a slight edge to it that I recognized and that made me immediately nervous. "And then we can deep clean all the other parts of this house that haven't been touched in years."

I groaned. "Do we have to? Can't we hire a cleaning company to deal with that?"

"Not when vampire speed will get it done at least twice as fast."

"But Caroline, there might be spiders." She crossed her arms, and I realized I was not going to win this fight. I sighed dramatically, turning to go back to the task I'd originally been on my way to do. "Fine, but if I see a spider, I'm screaming and I'm making you deal with it."

"You're an immortal vampire with super speed and super strength!"

"Yeah, and I still hate spiders!"

Her laughter echoed in the room and hallway behind me, and I smiled to myself. I loved that crazy blonde tornado of a girl, and although I complained sometimes and would continue to do so, I'd also follow her to the ends of the earth with a smile.

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thgfanfictionlibrary · 4 months

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Winter/Christmas Masterlist (3)

Part 1 / Part 2 /

Created: November 22nd, 2023

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Snowstorm-songbirdheart (ao3) Summary: “Spring is for courting, so mother will say; summer for wedding, rosy as May; autumn for keeping you warm from the cold; winter for babies to care when we’re old.” Written for the prompt: "No games, canon. Just a good, all time favorite “it would have happened anyway” story. Maybe throw in snowstorm trope to make it seasonal?" You got it. :D

Snowstorm for a Broken Heart-Demona424 (ao3) Summary: Peeta didn’t want to be on the road with her let alone weathering a snow storm during the Christmas break, yet here he is, with Katniss Everdeen, the girl who broke his heart. How the hell is he going to deal with so much time alone with her?

The Bet-amelia_day (ao3) Summary: When a sorority bet gets out of hand and becomes a campus wide sensation, Katniss and Peeta are both forced to deal with the aftermath.

The Christmas Play-thegirlonpeetamellark (ao3) Summary: Written for the Tumblr 'Prompts in Panem' 7 Day Challenge: Holidays. Katniss helps to put on the annual Christmas play for the church at the request of her father, Reverend Everdeen. Then she meets Peeta Mellark who makes her reconsider her stance on sinning.

The Gift-Ameiko (ao3) Summary: Peeta Mellark spent his adolescent years in a mental institution after losing most of his family in a tragic accident. Now age twenty three and working as the janitor/caretaker at the Snow Academy for Girls, he is drawn out of solitude by the newly hired music teacher. AU set in Maine, 1942.

The Holiday Stand In-LemonLuvGirl (ao3) Summary: Modern AU. Katniss Everdeen needs a guy to pretend to be her boyfriend for the holidays, and when she meets Peeta Mellark she thinks he's the answer to her Christmas prayers. Peeta also happens to need a significant other to take home to show off to his folks. So Kantiss proposes that they pose as each other's dates for the holiday season. Just to get their families off their backs. But pretending to be in love is a dangerous game, one that Katniss might not end up winning unless she plays her cards right.

Where Did You Sleep Last Night?-LolaBleu (ao3) Summary: Blindsided, that’s how Katniss feels when she goes out for her morning coffee and runs into Peeta. It’s been two years since she talked to him, longer since she’s seen him, but there he is, standing in front of her in the sidewalk, smiling like their love story had a happy ending. Sometimes - lots of times - she wishes it did.

Wrapped In Red-katnissdoesnotfollowback (ao3) Summary: Katniss is trying to be a good friend to her recently divorced pal. She really is. But this holiday season, fate, her own feelings, and Peeta’s daughter have other plans. An advent style Everlark story.

You Are What You Are-Abagail_Snow (ao3) Summary: During Catching Fire, Katniss and Peeta get snowed in.

You Should Be Here With Me, Safe and Warm-Xerxia (ao3) Summary: For the Seasons of Hope Exchange. Best friends traveling home for the holidays get stranded in the most uncomfortable of situations.

#winter masterlist #winter #christmas #party #masterlist #thglibrary masterlist #everlark fanfiction #thg fanfiction #everlark #thg #christmas masterlist

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adsosfraser · 10 months

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roses love sunshine, violets love dew

Peeta is rescued along with Katniss from the Quarter Quell arena. They are able to grow together miles underground in District 13 as war in the districts rages on.

my canon divergent everlark one-shot written for @promptseverlark "This Would Have Happened Anyway" Challenge for Summer 2023.

Read on AO3

#thg #everlark #twhha summer 2023 #this would have happened anyway #the hunger games #adsofraser writing #everlark fic

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mtk4fun · 10 months

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President Snow's unexpected death causes a cancellation of the 75th Hunger Games. With the threat of her imminent death gone, Katniss lets down her guard.

Check out my latest fic written for This Would Have Happened Anyway Summer Challenge 2023. It is a canon divergence set in District 13. You can find it on Fanfiction.net and Ao3.

#I Want To Have It All With You by MTK4FUN

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this-daydream-is-dangerous-13 · 5 months

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At long last: a profile. Ish. An interview, anyway.

Here are some of my favourite parts:

In the past, Swift jokes, she toured “like a frat guy.” This time, she began training six months ahead of the first show. “Every day I would run on the treadmill, singing the entire set list out loud,” she said. “Fast for fast songs, and a jog or a fast walk for slow songs.” Her gym, Dogpound, created a program for her, incorporating strength, conditioning, and weights. “Then I had three months of dance training, because I wanted to get it in my bones,” she says. “I wanted to be so over-rehearsed that I could be silly with the fans, and not lose my train of thought.” She worked with choreographer Mandy Moore—recommended by her friend Emma Stone, who worked with Moore on La La Land—since, as Swift says, “Learning choreography is not my strong suit.” With the exception of Grammy night—which was “hilarious,” she says—she also stopped drinking. “Doing that show with a hangover,” she says ominously. “I don’t want to know that world.”

This photo with Benji is 😍:

Getting to this place of harmony with her past took work; there’s a dramatic irony, she explains, to the success of the tour. “It’s not lost on me that the two great catalysts for this happening were two horrendous things that happened to me,” Swift says, and this is where the story takes a turn. “The first was getting canceled within an inch of my life and sanity,” she says plainly. “The second was having my life’s work taken away from me by someone who hates me.”

More (awesome) anti-patriarchy stuff:

To Swift, the success of all three [female-led juggernauts this summer: Eras and Renaissance tours and Barbie] feels like an inflection point. “If we have to speak stereotypically about the feminine and the masculine,” she says, “women have been fed the message that what we naturally gravitate toward—” She has a few examples: “Girlhood, feelings, love, breakups, analyzing those feelings, talking about them nonstop, glitter, sequins! We’ve been taught that those things are more frivolous than the things that stereotypically gendered men gravitate toward, right?” Right, I say. “And what has existed since the dawn of time? A patriarchal society. What fuels a patriarchal society? Money, flow of revenue, the economy. So actually, if we’re going to look at this in the most cynical way possible, feminine ideas becoming lucrative means that more female art will get made. It’s extremely heartening.”

But then I think, Who am I to challenge it, if that’s how she felt? The point is: she felt canceled. She felt as if her career had been taken from her. Something in her had been lost, and she was grieving it. Maybe this is the real Taylor Swift effect: That she gives people, many of them women, particularly girls, who have been conditioned to accept dismissal, gaslighting, and mistreatment from a society that treats their emotions as inconsequential, permission to believe that their interior lives matter. That for your heart to break, whether it’s from being kicked off a tour or by the memory of a scarf still sitting in a drawer somewhere or because somebody else controls your life’s work, is a valid wound, and no, you’re not crazy for being upset about it, or for wanting your story to be told.

There is a LOT of good stuff there. Including some RepTV tidbits. Blondie continues to artfully craft the narrative.

Congrats to our beloved nearly 34-year old!

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ao3feed-everlark · 10 months

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Peeta's Proposal

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/dYfphOr

by Anonymous

After being rescued from the 75th Hunger Games, the Victors find themselves yet again pawns, this time in the hands of the Rebels. Ever the Head Gamemaker, Plutarch Heavensbee looks for ways to win an advantage in this new arena. A proposed solution by Peeta may just help in bringing about a happily ever after.

Words: 1998, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins, Hunger Games Series - All Media Types, The Hunger Games (Movies)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, Primrose Everdeen, Plutarch Heavensbee, Alma Coin, Finnick Odair, Johanna Mason, Beetee Latier, Haymitch Abernathy, Gale Hawthorne

Relationships: Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark

Additional Tags: This Would Have Happened Anyway Challenge Summer 2023 (Hunger Games), Canon Era, Canon Universe, Not Canon Compliant, Hunger Games Tributes, District 13 (Hunger Games), Inspired by The Hunger Games

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/dYfphOr

#everlark #everlark fic #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #thg #ao3feed

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the-writer71 · 1 year

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Our Days Together

This was written for yet another exchange hosted by @ashilrak. This was for the Spring 2023 Equinox. It was so much and I had a really great time writing this. I highly recommend joining the upcoming Summer exchanges as the community for it is absolutely amazing.

Summary: Changes in a relationship are never easy. For demigods, it was even harder. But Will and Nico always found a way. Through all the changes and challenges. Through every hardship, they found each other.

A simple collection of Solangelo moments as the two prepare for a new part of life.

Word Count: 4,426

Here’s a link if you prefer to read on AO3: Link

Most people were lucky enough to never be able to say they had been through the horrors of war. For demigods though, that was never the case. Even if they didn’t have to deal with the wars the gods tended to cause, they were still stuck being hunted by monsters and sometimes even other gods. While in the modern day, it seemed unheard of to bury someone that hadn’t even hit sixteen, demigods had been forced to mourn and bury children as young as five. It was an awful life.

But those that survived made sure to live. They knew any day could be their last so why risk not living it to the fullest? That was how Will saw it anyway. He had been through a majority of the troubles over the past few years. His life hadn’t even started off as nice as some demigods. His mom loved him but Apollo tended to attract a certain crowd and it wasn’t long before she grew too busy to actually look after him. By that point, Will was shipped off to live with his grandparents. At first, it seemed perfect. He was the perfect child in many ways. He was quiet and sweet. He was always ready to help. But he was different. In a way, his grandparents didn’t really know what to do with it. They couldn’t see through the mist so when Will was sobbing and hiding from the monsters that hunted after him, they thought he just had an active imagination. It all quickly got too much and his mom decided the best place for him was Camp Half-Blood. So at a mere ten years old, Will was left to be raised by his older half-brothers.

It wasn’t the worst life. If anything, it was amazing. At least at first. Will's two older brothers loved him and taught him everything about how to survive the demigod life. And Will loved it. He had fun playing with his brothers and sisters and the other kids.

Then the wars happened.

At a mere thirteen years old, Will was burying the majority of his siblings, and those that did survive he was now in charge of. As his siblings described it, that was the day Will stopped glowing. The childish innocence and joy in him were killed. And Will swore to himself, he’d never let it happen to his other siblings. They didn’t need to know what it was like to have the weight of everyone else on their shoulders. At least not while they were young. He’d make sure of that.

Then the second war happened and Will was forced to accept that he couldn’t protect his siblings from it. He had no choice but to have them see the horrors of war again. It broke him even more. But they made it through with thankfully fewer casualties. And in the end, Will got his glow back.

Will was like Apollo in many ways. Apart from looking nearly exactly what someone would imagine a child of the sun god to look like, Will also had the habit of falling in love just like his father. When he fell, he fell hard. And at just the age of thirteen, he understood just what that meant. Even though the fighting and death, Will managed to fall in love with one of the only sons of Hades, Nico. Will knew of Nico but the two had never actually met until after the first war. And while Will would love to say he fell for Nico from the first conversation the truth was he fell much earlier. He had seen Nico riding in a chariot with Hades and from that very moment, he was in love. Nico was beyond beautiful to the son of Apollo. Dark hair and eyes that contradicted his pale skin in the most angelic way. It was enough to drive Will crazy.

Of course, the fates were never nice. And within weeks of the war ending and Will working up the confidence to ask Nico out, Nico was gone. Will was heartbroken.

Then the Giants War happened.

Will couldn’t tell anyone why he felt the need to argue with Nico or mention that he had just delivered a baby, but he did. But it didn’t matter. Because within weeks of that war ending, the two were together. It was a strange pairing but they quickly became the camp's main source of gossip, finally taking attention from Percy and Annabeth.

The two loved each other. They respected and cherished each other. They saw each other at their lowest points and took care of each other. As everyone said, they were like an old married couple from the moment they began to date.

They had a routine that never changed.

At least until recently.

Will and Nico had managed to beat the odds and were now eighteen. Will was getting ready for college. Nico was forced to acknowledge they were adults. Will had to make sure his siblings would be okay without him. Nico had to figure out what he was doing with his life.

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“You’re not wearing that to dinner,” Nico all but hissed as he looked at his boyfriend who was wearing what could only be described as the ugliest outfit in the world. A bright yellow and orange suit with flip flops.

“I think I look good,” Will said, looking at the reflection of Nico in his mirror as he fixed his hair to look a bit nicer.

Nico had a complicated relationship with his father. That being that he regularly complained about Hades and acted like he couldn’t stand the god but he still worked for Hades and regularly joined him for dinner. This time, Will had been invited as well.

“You look like you let one of his siblings paint on your clothes,” Nico said, going to his boyfriend's closet and looking for the suit he had bought Will for a situation just like this. “When I bought that for you, I told you that under no circumstances should you wear that unless you were trying to one-up Apollos' horrible style,” he said, pulling out the black suit.

“Can I at least wear the orange tie?” Will asked, turning to look at his boyfriend with a slight pout that made Nico snort slightly.

“Fine, but don’t blame me when Hades starts complaining about you being like your father,” Nico teased while smiling as he ruffled Will's hair up.

“Hey, I just fixed it,” Will complained, going to fix his hair again.

“I like it messy,” Nico said, happily ruffling Will's hair once more. “Hurry up, we’re already late and I’m hungry.”

“What am I even going to eat? I’d prefer to not end up like Persephone or Eurydice.” Will said, making Nico roll his eyes.

“Would you relax? We’re going to have Mcdonalds'. If everything goes well, maybe we can even get dessert afterward, just you and me.” Nico said while smiling as he gently kissed Will's cheek.

Will smiled and was quick to kiss Nicos' cheek back. Once the two were ready, Nico pulled them through the shadows to the Underworld. It wasn’t the first time Will had been there. When the two first began to date, Hades had basically kidnapped Will in order to make sure he was good enough for Nico. He was only there for about an hour before Nico showed up and threatened Hades but it was still a chance for him to experience the Underworld.

The Underworld, at least to Will, was beautiful. It was cold and damp, sure, but there was an air of calm and peacefulness. It was a peacefulness that could only exist for those surrounded by the dead. Like an eternal sleep that took away all fear and responsibility. Will loved it.

Nico lead Will into the grand castle of Hades and to the dining room. He walked past everything without a second thought, long used to the winding rooms of the castle and the beauty that existed in everything. Will did his best to keep up while also looking at everything he could. The dead flowers that littered the halls, unable to grow without the queen of the Underworld yet still cherished and loved in beautiful vases. Paintings of the myths and heroes lined the walls. Will eventually stopped at a portrait of Nico. He wore a suit that reminded Will of suits he had seen in paintings from the Victorian era. In the painting, Nico had a small smirk on his face as if he plotting something. But he was gorgeous. He looked like an angel, especially in the candlelight that illuminated the painting.

Nico noticed Will had stopped following him when he went to turn the corner. He looked back at his boyfriend staring at the portrait and blushed slightly in embarrassment,

“Persephone says that’s the best portrait of me since I’m actually smiling.” He said, forcing Will back to reality and reminding him he was still in the Underworld.

“You look pretty,” Will said, looking over at Nico while smiling. “Sometimes it doesn’t feel real that I have you,” he whispered quietly as he walked over to his boyfriend. He really didn’t see what Nico saw in him. He was just a messy child of Apollo, one of nearly a hundred in the present. Nico was Nico. The only living son of Hades and heir to the Underworld with a beauty that lived up to his last name.

“Well start, believing we’re together. I’ve put in too much work to give you manners.” Nico teased as the two walked deeper into the castle and came to a large dining room where Hades sat. Nico bowed to the god. “Father.” He greeted him politely before taking his seat.

“Son and my sons’…ever bright lover, how lovely you two could finally join us.” Hades greeted as the two mortals sat across from him.

Will was in utter awe as he sat next to Nico. They were served McDonald's on fancy gold and silver plates by ghosts and skeletons. Never mind they were sitting across from literal gods. This felt like something out of one of the fantasy novels he used to make his brothers read to him. He kept looking around at everything. Everything in the Underworld said everything about the king and queen. Flowers that, while now dead, were very beautiful. Every item was gold or silver or covered in the most precious of gems. It was grand and a little ridiculous but Will loved it. It reminded him so much of Nico. Dark and gloomy but fancy.

“So, what exactly do you plan for my son?” Hades spoke, causing Nico to nearly choke on his cheeseburger and Will's face to go red.

“I’m not sure what you mean, my lord,” Will said, not sure what else to say. Suddenly he was reminded of what was happening. He was meeting his boyfriends' father. His boyfriends' father who was the king of the dead. Kronos’ oldest son. One of the most terrifying and powerful gods. And his boyfriends' father.

“Oh please.” Hades said. “You seriously can’t pretend you don’t have some kind of Ulterior motives.”

“Father, whatever you are doing, stop it,” Nico said, glaring at the god he, unfortunately, had to call his father.

“Silence, Nico.” Hades ordered. “I will not have my only child be made a fool by some child of Apollo,” he said, crossing his arms and glaring at the blonde boy before him.

“I’m really not sure what you mean Lord Hades,” Will said.

“Oh please, your mother is a struggling singer.” Hades said. “Tell me, are you dating my son solely for his money?”

“Father!” Nico yelled, standing up.

“No Nico, it’s okay.” Will said. “I completely understand your fears Lord Hades, but I can assure you, I would never do anything like that,” he said. “But it doesn’t really matter, because me saying it will prove nothing.” He said, keeping his face completely calm and serious. “So instead I’ll give you a deal. If I ever start to become unworthy of Nico…well, do the godly thing.”

Nico was about to scold Will for saying something like that but Hades cut in.

“I like him,” the god said, a rare smile forming on his face.

“I didn’t come here for your approval of my relationship.” Nico said, glaring at his father.

“I know.” Hades said. “But I know how Apollos' children are. You picked a good one. He’s not completely stupid or annoying.”

“I can guarantee you I am.” Will joked, getting a small chuckle out of the god.

Will slowly managed to relax and from then on, dinner went smoothly. Though Nico seemed slightly annoyed the rest of the evening.

— When the two arrived back at camp, it was already well past curfew. Not that either of them cared as they stood in the darkness of the Hades cabin.

“That was the stupidest thing you’ve ever done,” Nico said, glaring at Will. “I mean seriously, you basically just gave my father permission to kill you if you ever break up with me!” he yelled.

“I know,” Will said, smiling slightly. “I don’t care though. I love you, Nico. You made me believe in soulmates and I’m not losing that magic.”

“You are…disgustingly sweet,” Nico said, pinching Will's cheek. “And very stupid. I’m still mad at you.” He said, going to change out of his suit.

“I know.” Will said while smiling. “But that’s why you love me,” he teased, sticking his tongue out playfully at Nico.

“Yeah yeah,” Nico said, slipping into the bathroom and changing into his PJs before coming out again. “Get changed so we can get to bed. I want to cuddle with my stupid lovely boyfriend.”

Will chuckled and went to the bathroom to change. He had been keeping things in Nicos' cabin for almost a month now. He had been so excited when Nico suggested it. Of course, the two had little sleepovers before that but not very frequently. And Will didn’t need to sleep in his jean shorts ever again. He went back to the main area of the cabin and curled up with Nico in the small twin bed.

“Remind me again why you don’t ask the Hephaestus kids to make you a proper cabin with like a kitchen and living. Make it as a real house like Percy did? You’ve got it all to yourself the majority of the time. Might as well make it a proper home.” Will said.

“We’ll have a proper home when we move out of camp permanently and you start college. I’ll take care of us till you start working.” Nico said.

“You’ve got it all planned huh?” Will asked while smiling. “Humor me, tell me our future,” he said, making Nico chuckle slightly.

“Us, married firstly. I’m giving you two years to propose to me before I do it myself.” Nico said. “And us in a nice house. Something huge for our kids and so our friends and family can visit. Not to mention a giant backyard. And of course, a summer home in Italy where we can get the best tasting and freshest wine and coffee.” He looked at Will whose chest he now had his head laid on. He frowned when he saw Will's tears. “Did I upset you?”

“No,” Will promised, leaning down and gently kissing Nicos' forehead. “I just love that picture. Us together in a nice big home. With kids, we can protect and love.”

“They’ll have a far better life than us,” Nico promised.

“Definitely,” Will said, smiling brightly and gently kissing Will's lips. “I love you.”

“I love you too.”

— When the morning came, Will was the first one awake. It came with being an Apollo kid, you awoke with the sun. He looked at Nico who was still fast asleep but was now curled up in a way that he barely took up half the bed. Will could never get over how adorable Nico was when he slept. During the day Nico could easily come off as brash and rude but whenever he slept, Will saw just who Nico was. He was a sweet kid who just tried to keep himself safe. Will adored it. He gently kissed Nicos' forehead before he slipped out of bed and got himself ready, heading off to the infirmary to get some work done.

It didn’t seem real that this was his life. His childhood had been difficult and after losing so many people he loved, he thought he’d be alone forever. That had been one of the first things he and Nico bonded over. Losing everyone they cared about. Thinking they were doomed to be alone and that the way they loved was a sin. They had found comfort and love in that. They saw each other at their lowest and still found love.

It was something Will never thought he’d be lucky to have.

It was barely an hour later when Nico woke up. He had grown used to waking up without Will. No matter how long they had been together or how hard Will tried, they seemed to still be complete opposites. It was strange waking up with this longing to be with his boyfriend. Nico had lived so long believing he’d never be able to have a true love life. He had grown up hearing stories of people like him being stoned. Heard stories of people being arrested for simply loving someone of the same sex. It was enough to terrify anyone. But now he had Will. He had people who wanted their relationship to succeed and who helped them through rough patches.

Nico would never forget the first fight they had. As much as their differences seemed to cause more arguments, they could be very stubborn in the same, most annoying way. They had only been dating for a few months when everyone learned about his birthday. — “I don’t want a birthday party,” Nico said for what was probably the one-thousandth time as the Seven, Will, Nico, Reyna, and Thaila all sat in the Jackson’s apartment. It was meant to be a simple get-together for them all to talk and catch up yet had somehow turned into trying to plan Nico’s upcoming birthday. “How did you guys even find out about that? I’ve never told anyone.”

“Thanatos told me,” Hazel said with a bright smile on her face.

“Plus I have all your medical records so I doubled-checked,” Will said. “Plus your family was, like, super rich and powerful. All we had to do was look up your last name and your entire family history was found.”

“That’s…incredibly creepy. You googled-stalked your own boyfriend? Your own boyfriend who’s older than literally all technology.” Nico said, completely shocked that any of them would look him up.

“Yeah, we were curious,” Percy said while smiling. “If you told us information about yourself maybe we wouldn’t have to,” he said.

“I should hurt you all!” Nico yelled, beyond angry at this invasion of his privacy. And the fact his friends wanted to plan a birthday party for him with that information was even worse. Nico hadn’t celebrated his birthday since he was eight and he really didn’t feel like starting now. His birthday was just another reminder of how confused he was about everything and how little had been left of his original life.

“Come on Nico, just a small party. You deserve it.” Will said, giving his boyfriend a small pouty face. That always seemed to do the trick when he wanted Nico to agree to something.

“No!” Nico yelled, glaring at the group of his friends. “I don’t want a birthday. I don’t even want to acknowledge the day as anything more than a normal day.”

“Why?” Thaila asked. “I mean it’s not like your birthday is scarred by anything super serious,” she said.

“That’s what I imagine someone who chose to be locked out of time would say.” Nico practically growled as he glared at the daughter of Zeus.

“Nico, I think that’s a little harsh. We just want to celebrate you and all you’ve ever done,” Jason said, trying to make the party sound far more enticing.

“I appreciate you wanting to be nice but the answer is still a hard no,” Nico said. “I don’t want a birthday.”

“Alright. Fine, we won’t celebrate your birthday.” Will said, giving in.

Of course, that didn’t mean they weren’t still going to try. They just wouldn’t hold a formal birthday party.

So when Nico woke up the next morning to a cupcake with black frosting and little ghost chocolates, he had a pretty good idea of what to expect. The annoyance didn’t go away when he walked into the Apollo cabin to check on Will that morning and was immediately greeted by Will handing him a gift.

“What happened to not celebrating my birthday?” Nico asked, refusing to take the gift from his boyfriend. “I told you I didn’t want to.”

“It’s just a cupcake and a present from me. I don’t think it counts as a real celebration.” Will said, still trying to get Nico to accept the present. “Come on, I worked really hard to get you this gift,” he said, pouting slightly.

“No!” Nico yelled. “I don’t want anything. I can’t believe you really went behind my back to do this! You completely went against my very simple wishes,” he said, seething with anger.

“Well, I’m sorry for wanting to do something nice for my boyfriend!” Will yelled.

Nico rolled his eyes and stormed off, going to his cabin.

“I can’t believe him,” Will said, putting the gift on his bed before getting ready for work.

“I don’t know, for Nico that’s a pretty calm reaction.” Austin, Will's younger brother, spoke up. “I told you he wouldn’t like you going behind his back like that.”

“Yeah well, he still didn’t need to yell at me,” Will mumbled, looking down. He knew it was a bad idea. But he couldn’t help himself. He loved Nico and wanted to be able to show it by spoiling him. He had never been able to truly care about someone like that. He knew Nico hadn’t experienced that in a very long time.

Still, he should’ve known better than to just expect Nico to be okay with something like this. He shouldn’t have just expected him to be okay with this. He knew Nico. He knew he didn’t like any reminders of his past. He sighed.

“I really messed up, didn’t I?” Will asked.

“Yep,” Austin said. “Good luck making it up to him.”

Will frowned and looked at the gift. He picked it up and left his cabin. Instead of going to the infirmary, he went to Nico’s cabin. He gently knocked on the door. He waited to hear any sign of permission to enter. When that didn’t happen, he began to speak.

“Nico…I know I really upset you.” He said softly. “I’m so sorry I went behind your back. I shouldn’t have done anything. I should’ve accepted your answer. I’m really sorry.” He said, setting the gift by the door. “I’ll leave your gift here. Don’t think of it as a birthday. Instead, it’s just a present from your boyfriend because he really does love you.” He said, beginning to walk away only for the door to open.

“Love you too,” Nico mumbled, hugging Will from behind. “But you better not do anything like that again.”

“I won’t, I promise,” Will said, carefully turning to hug Nico. “Now pretty please open your gift. I want to see your reaction.”

Nico chuckled and picked up the gift. He opened it carefully. Inside was a beautiful hand-sewn blanket. It had his and Will's symbols on it as well as images of importance to them. Like Camp Half-Blood Hill where the two first began really flirting and talking. Nico felt tears prick his eyes. “Will, this is amazing,” Nico said, wrapping himself in the warm fabric. “How did you do this?”

“I asked Annabeth to teach me. You’re always cold, I thought you’d enjoy a nice warm blanket made with love.” Will said while smiling. He had never seen a brighter smile on Nico’s face. He wanted to make sure Nico always got to experience moments like this. He wanted to be able to spoil him regularly in every way he could. He knew he didn’t have a way to provide them with the perfect life yet, but one day he would. He’d make sure of it.

“It’s amazing, I love it so much,” Nico said, nuzzling his face against the soft cloth of the quilt. “I don’t think I’ve ever had such a caring gift. Thank you so much,” he said, hugging Will tightly while smiling. Will happily hugged back, kissing Nicos' cheek.

“I have to get to work. Afterward, we can cuddle under it,” Will said, glowing with excitement.

“Don’t overwork yourself too hard,” Nico said. “Or do and I’ll kidnap you tomorrow and keep you on bed lockdown,” he teased, before going back to hiding in his cabin to wait for Will to finish his shift. — Nico gently ran his hand along the quilted blanket from so many years ago. Very soon it’d be packed up with the rest of his stuff to move to New Rome. It was such a major change but Nico looked forward to it. Mostly because of their plans. After all, as the son of Hades, he couldn’t fly. But Will did have his license. And Nico had wanted to travel as much as he could now that he was a legal adult and could do stuff.

That was how they decided on a fun road trip. A few weeks ago they had gone to a dealership and Will bought the perfect car for them. The two had mapped out every side stop they wanted to make and had plans for everything. They wanted to have fun before Will was stuck in school for what would feel like forever.

But they’d make it through. After two wars and losing everyone who loved and cared for them. It was only right that they’d make it through. They wanted this life. They wanted this future together. They wanted their love to last through the ages. Nico would do everything to fight for that. Will would as well. They’d be happy and together, forever.

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Fic: When I’m Bad, God’s So, So Good

Klaine Valentine’s Challenge 2023: “Last Dance" by Donna Summers (Day 11 prompt)

Words: ~825 words

Rating: Teen and Up

Summary: Kurt and Blaine become the highest-baptizing companionship in the mission.

I’m back with more vignettes from my Mormon!Klaine universe for Klaine Valentines 2023! This vignette takes place somewhere between Sweet to My Taste and Summer Skies.

My Mormon!Klaine Masterpost.

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On a beautiful day in June, as early morning showers gave way to an enormous double rainbow over the Munich stake center, Kurt and Blaine baptized five people.

“A rainbow!” Holly Holliday effused. “A covenant between God and humanity! Could anything more appropriately symbolic happen today?”

Her immersion—along with those of fellow American expatriates Andrea Carmichael and Dalton Rumba, a friend of Doro and Stefan’s, and Stefan’s brother—made Kurt and Blaine highest-baptizing companionship in the mission.

All this, even as their make-out sessions were growing increasingly intense.

That wasn't how these things were supposed to work. Their kissing was, ostensibly, a sin—or, if not that, at least disobedience to the mission rules. And everyone knew engaging in sin and disobedience on a mission was a surefire way to court failure.

And yet here God was, throwing golden investigator after golden investigator their way. And freaking rainbows.

“It's so strange,” Kurt had said the evening before, holding hands with Blaine on the couch—yes, really, just holding hands. “God doesn't seem to care at all about us kissing.”

“Oh, no, Kurt.” Blaine shook his head vigorously, his eyebrows furrowing. “I think he very much does. I think God embraces the goodness of what we have and builds on it. We've never been more honest with each other. I've never been more honest with myself. And because we’re honest in our own dealings, because we have love at home, we bring that sacred spirit to investigators. A good tree brings forth good fruit.”

Kurt couldn't deny there did seem to be a divine hand at work. In the first place, he had never expected Holly to get approved for baptism while he was still in Germany, given her history of lesbian dalliances and the fact she didn't seem to feel guilty about them at all. Second, they’d run into trouble with the Carmichael-Daltons, when it surfaced in their baptismal interviews that Andrea had an abortion when she was younger and Dalton had served a short jail sentence for his involvement in a show choir bribery scheme.

The three cases had been escalated to the mission president, as all such cases were. And he, after counseling with the baptismal candidates and prayerfully considering their situations, had deemed that these sins were behind them, and they were ready to move forward in faith.

Kurt doubted the previous mission president would have been so quick to forgive.

Everything had aligned to bring these people into the church.

“It truly is a blessed day,” Holly said, standing before the small group of attendees in a fashionable white skirt suit with an angel Moroni pin on her lapel. Kurt stood by her side, translating into German. “This is the first real commitment I've made in my entire life, and I'm so excited to be doing it! Ever since I saw the Book of Mormon musical and how brave the character of Elder Price was, I've wanted to be a part of this church. I need God by me, beside me, to guide me and hold me and—yes—even to scold me. Because when I’m bad, I’m so, so bad. Seriously. It would take more time than we have allotted here for me to go into all of it, and anyway, none of it matters, because I've been redeemed! And with the help of the gospel and this church, I can learn to be less bad and more good, day by day.”

Kurt tried to make the German version of her speech sound a little less loopy. Judging by the smiles on everyone's faces, he either succeeded, or they simply loved loopy converts as much as any other.

“Plus, there's the temple,” Holly continued. “I'm so excited about the temple. Can't wait to put that green apron on!”

Kurt was mortified. On the one hand, the fact that Holly had done so much research into the church and liked all the weird things she’d found out was good reason to think this conversion would be lasting. With most baptisms, you really never knew. Because they didn't know. They didn't know about the church’s history of polygamy. They didn’t know about the plurality of gods. They didn't know that Jesus Christ and Jehovah were the same person. They didn't know about the rituals inside the temple or the covenants they would make there.

But Holly knew everything, because she’d done everything members and investigators weren’t supposed to do. She’d dived into non-approved sources, read anti-Mormon history books and websites, watched secretly recorded videos of the temple ceremonies on YouTube.

Holly knew what she was getting into, one-hundred percent. And she loved every bit of it.

Still, it really wasn’t appropriate to talk about temple clothing at a baptism.

Kurt translated her enthusiasm over the green apron to, “I am so eager to make my temple covenants!”

It wasn’t a literal translation, but it captured the spirit of her meaning without offending the Spirit of God.

#klainevalentines2023 #mormon!klaine #klaine fanfiction #klaine fic #wowbright writes fic #when in doubt put lyrics in Holly Holliday's mouth

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promptseverlark · 11 months

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Final List - Participants!

I will give you access to the collection so you can post until deadline 25th June.

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#this would have happened anyway challenge summer 2023 #TWHHA summer 13 #Everlark in D13 #everlark fanfiction #everlark #peeta mellark #katniss everdeen

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polizwrites · 10 months

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WIP Update - 19 Jul 2023

Another pretty darned productive writing week! I touched 6 fics (4 WIPs & 2 new works) for a total of 3795 words.

On Ao3, I posted:

Chapter 2 of Finding Something Fresh - Beta!sub!Bucky and Omega!Dom!Steve are figuring out the parameters of their relationship

There Would Be No Courage Were It Not for Hope - Tony being Bucky’s guide to queerness in the 21st century - bonus Pride Parade Float!

Where Will He Be Tomorrow? - No Powers AU - Natasha & Tony BroTP with exploration of gender.

Music to His Ears - Rock Band AU - Bucky discovering Tony’s band

Once Bitten, Not Shy - Tony and werewolf!Steve post-hookup

On Tumblr I posted:

On the Edge of Disaster - CA:CW retelling/fix-it

I have 17 semi-active WIPs 😬 with my current deadlines being the July Break Bingo, which ends 31 Jul and the Tony Stark This or That and Hot Bucky Summer events, which both wrap at the end of August.

See below cut for what I’m working on/planning to work on - arranged more or less by bingos/challenges/etc. As always, feel free to send me prompts or plot bunnies as well as asks regarding any of these projects or any other WIPs I’ve got out there. Interaction really helps feed the Muse and keep me motivated!

Seek & Destroy Collab

After reading @psychiccatpanda‘s amazing Morguna and the Green Queen, I got the itch to explore the Soldier’s POV and talked Faustie into collab’ing with me! We’re working on a new part of the series, and I’ve contributed about 900 words towards the 2500-ish we have so far. Going to see if I can squeeze any of my BBB squares into this fic.

WinterIron Pride Prompt Party [WI_PPP] (Ends 15 Jul)

I didn’t get any more fills in for this daily prompt event hosted by the WinterIron Discord server, but I did a few self-recs to qualify for the Halfway badge (15 fills). I’m working on getting the fics posted to Ao3 - here’s my Masterpost

July Break Bingo [JBB_23] (Ends 31 Jul)

Signed up for a 3x3 card for this all fandoms, no minimums bingo event (@julybreakbingo ) because of course I need more prompts! 😁😬 I’m aiming for a blackout with three fills and four WIPs with another idea or two to work on. I’m playing a bit fast and loose with a few prompts, but I hope y’all enjoy anyways!

* A1 - “I can keep going” -filling this with Chapter 3 of Technicalities (Stucky professort/student AU) which is a crossover with my ACB Mutual Pining and SVB Experiment squares -- A bit of manual labor brings Professor!Steve and Student(but not Steve’s student)! Bucky closer together. It’s coming in at 1305 words and will post on 7/26.

* A2 - “I think I’m losing my mind.” Filled this with What Happens in San Francisco… in combination with the Flash Fiction Friday prompt [#FFF208 Reporting the Scoop] and a SVB adoptable: Celebration Sex. It will eventually get posted to Ao3.

* A3 - Word: Advantage or Antonyms -- Flling this with Chapter 3 of A Sugar-Coated Pill (WinterIron Omegaverse Sugar Daddy AU) which is coming in at 1341 words and will post on 7/21. It’s crossing over with my HBE "How Did You Meet?” + High Stakes Op and TSTOT Omegaverse prompts, along with my WIB AU: A/B/O square. Bucky and Tony continue to make a good team, then sugar baby!Tony asks Bucky for a favor.

* B1 - Location: Train Tracks - combining this with my BBB Never the Fall that Kills You square for an angsty Winter Soldier fic - it’s sitting at 104 words and fighting me a bit at the moment. 😬

* B2 - FREE -- Will probably combine with this or next week’s Flash Fiction Friday.

* B3 - Pining/Longing/Being Needy - filling this with Chapter 4 of A Sugar-Coated Pill where Bucky has a bit of a problem, and Tony offers to help. It’s crossing over with HBS Week Nine (”Where do you want me?” + In My Lap), and ACB Mate-Induced Heat - the chapter is coming in at 1395 words and will post on 7/28.

* C1 - Location: Art Studio - Filled this with Teacher, Teacher, Can You Reach Me? which posted this morning. I combined this with my SAUB AU: Teacher and TSB Dares/Bets squares and TSTOT Best Friend prompt for a Tony & Rhodey bro-fic that is also a SteveTony meet cute. It came in at 1604 words.

* C2 - Moving In/New Home - filled with Starting Something New,

* C3 - Mutual Pining – maybe use this as an excuse to get my Centerfold Stucky fic finally started…? Plan B - combine with Technicalities - Chapter 3

Hot Bucky Summer [BBE_HBS] (Ends Aug 33)

Another @buckybarnesevents event, this time with weekly smexy prompts. My goal is to complete at least two fics/chapters per month for this challenge and have actually filled/will fill three of the 4 weeks for June and July so far.

Week Eight - “How did you meet?” + High Stakes Op - see JBB Word: Advantage or Antonyms above

Week Nine: FREE – cheating a bit and going back to the Week Three prompts.: (“Where do you want me?” + in my lap) - see JBB Pining/Longing/Being Needy above

Week Eleven - “Give me a color”+ Green/Red/Yellow -- This works well with the upcoming Chapter Three of Finding Something Fresh - Beta!Sub!Bucky and omega!Dom!Steve work on pre-scene negotiations. It will cross over with SVB Comforting Insecurity - it’s sitting at 254 words at the moment and will post either 8/11 or 8/16.

Week Twelve - “Who’s My ___”+ Good Boy - probably will fit with the future Chapter Four of Finding Something Fresh - crossing over with SVB Tied to A Bed. This chapter would post either 8/18 or 8/23

Week Thirteen - FREE WEEK - “Bossy” and “Bondage” are two suggested prompts - I can probably do something with either/both of these. 😁

Tony Stark This or That [TSTOT_23] (Ends 31 Aug)

Excited to see this event (hosted by @tstot ) come back! When you sign up, you get a card with 10 prompts in pairs - so to complete the card, you create five fanworks. I’ve got some good stuff on my card - and a few prompts where it’s hard to choose between them! Banter vs ‘bots, Best Friend vs Mutual Pining – I may just have to flip a coin! 😁

* 1a - Love Letters brainstormed with @somesortofitalianroast and Meg during the @buckybarnesbingo Discord party and will be combining this with my BBB Fireplace prompt for a 1980′s No Powers WinterIron fic where they discover that someone’s writing them both the same love letters.

* 2b - Best Friend - see JBB Location: Art Studio above (posted this morning)

* 3b - Omegaverse - see JBB Word: Advantage or Antonyms above (to post 7/21)

All Caps Bingo [ACB_R1] (Ends 30 Sep)

I’ve got thirteen completed fics, three WIPs and will be pursuing the One Fill, One Bingo Challenge for Row 5.

* I1 - Mutual Pining - see JBB Mutual Pining above

* G1 - Isaiah Bradley - Planning to add more to The Fist, Defeated. (possibly present day)

* G3 - Established Relationship - planning to fill this with Chapter 2 of Half of the Flesh and Blood That Makes Me Whole - a Bucky POV remix of at least the first part of Take What Was Wrong (And Make it Right), which is current sitting at 52 words. I’m expecting at least one more chapter, possibly two, depending on how far I want to take the remix.

* O3 - Pararescue Sam Wilson - may try to squish this into an expansion of A Rising Star - a previous Flash Fiction Friday fill.

* July Adoptable - Mate Induced Heat/Rut – see JBB Pining/Longing/Being Needy.

Sam Wilson Bingo [SWB_R3] (Ends 15 Oct 2023)

I have four fills and one WIP - I need to work on cross fills between this and the All Caps and Bucky Barnes bingo!

* B4 - Natasha Romanoff - Maybe add on to my Card Sharks drabble, where SamNat & Steve conspire to create a polycule with Bucky? this idea crosses over nicely with my BBB KINK: Seduction mission square

* G3 - Joaquin Torres - see ACB Pararescue Sam Wilson above.

WinterIron Bingo - [WIB_R1] (Ends 16 Dec 2023)

I have eleven fills completed and two WIPs for this brand-new bingo event that I’m helping mod! Along with crossfilling against my other bingos, I’m going to try to combine my B column squares for the Iron Soldier badge (complete a bingo with a single work). – Alpha Tony Stark, “That was not my intention.”, James Rhodes, Alpine loves Tony and Blind date. (Tony POV remix of A Sugar Coated Pill?)

* I2 - AU:A/B/O - will pull this into Chapter 3 of A Sugar-Coated Pill - see JBB Word: Advantage or Antonyms

* N1 - Bucharest – I think I can fold this into a future chapter of My Love is Vengeance - where a young!Tony and a recovering!Bucky have been kidnapped by Hydra, who still thinks Bucky is the Soldier.

* G2 - Eye contact during sex - will be working this into Chapter 5 of A Sugar-Coated Pill, where our boys finally get down to business. It’s up to 671 words and will post sometime in August.

* G4 - AU: College Students – looking to expand Beaten to the Punch with some backstory on Bucky and Tony as science camp counselors to fit with this square - will also cross over with my WFB Volunteering Together square.

* O5 - Gentle – use this poem as inspiration?

* July Adoptable: “What happened to you?” I may browse through some whump prompts for this & see what vibes with my BBB & TSB bingos.

Stucky’Verse Bingo Round 1 - [SVB_R1] (Ends 22 Dec)

Five fills, two WIPs and a couple of ideas - I need to review my card for potential crossfills and other idea sparks.

* A4 - Fairy Tale Curse - this seems custom-made for a continuation of Beyond the Beast 😁 Nothing written yet, other than some Vague Ideas.

* B3 - Tied to a Bed – see HBS Week twelve 😁

* D4 - Edging - will probably use this for Chapter Four of Technicalities

* D5 - Trust Issues - Posted Chapter 2 of Finding Something Fresh last Friday. Bucky & Steve are working out the next steps in their relationship. It came in at 943 words.

* E4 - Experiment - see JBB “I can keep going” above.

* Adoptable - Things Have Changed – this might fit nicely with my Centerfold idea… :: ponders::

Bucky Barnes Bingo - [BBB_R5] (Ends 10 Jan 2024)

I’ve got nine fills, four WIPs, and a couple more Vague ideas.

* B4 - Shapeshifters - wrote . A Shift in Their Relationship as a crossover with the WI_PPP prompt Dragons are Gay. This came in at 404 words and will be posted to Ao3 before this event is over.

* U1 - Never the fall that kills you - see JBB Location: Train Tracks

* U3 - Fireplace - see TSTOT Love Letters above

* C2 - Yelena Belova– The plan is to use this prompt in the next chapter of Peresmešnik, (aka Three Avengers and a Baby), which is currently sitting at 1100 words (400-ish of which are mine).

* C5 - Marriage of Convenience/Pretend Couple - next chapter of Lady Natasha’s Consort and Lord Steve’s Companion. Not quite sure where to take this next at the moment. 😕

* K3 - Magic - Aro!Bucky sickfic idea?

* Y1 - Gentle Sex -see WIB Eye contact during sex above

* Y2 - [image: IW Bucky with the good hair] A Flash Fiction Friday prompt [#FFF198 What Comes Next] was a perfect match for an idea I’d already been playing around with to fill this square. Getting Prepared -(updated title = Preparations) an A:IW missing scene set between the time that T’Challa and Okoye come for Bucky and the moment he sees Steve again. I will post it to Ao3 sometime in the next month or so.

* Y3 - Alpine - see WIB Iron Soldier combo.

* Y4 - Forgotten Things - using this for Chapter 4 of You Can’t Stop It With a Gun - it’s sitting at 116 words at the moment.

Tony Stark Bingo Round 7 - [TSB_R7] (ends 15 Feb)

One fill and two WIPs already, with a couple of ideas in play.

* S1 - Galaxy - possibly use in final chapter of Never More to Go Astray ?

* S4 - “Are you there yet?” -see WIB Eye contact during sex above

* T4 - Dares/Bets - see JBB Location: Art Studio above.

* R4 - Playing Games - filled this with last weekend’s TSB Discord Party Round Robin – my part came in at 327 words and it should get posted by the end of the week.

* R5 - Doppelganger/Evil Twins - this will probably cross over with my Stony AUniverse AU: Crack square as I have a semi-silly idea for it, inspired by seeing a T shirt of mine in a mirror.

Stony AUniverse Bingo [SAUB_R1] (ends 15 Feb)

Another brand-new bingo I’m helping co-mod! Got my card and square swaps sorted, and have several crossover WIPs and ideas already!

* S2 - AU: Crack - see TSB Doppelganger/Evil Twins

* S3 - AU: Wings - see ACB Established Relationship

* S5 - Accidental Baby Acquisition - see BBB Yelena Belova

* T1 - AU: Fantasy - CoffeeOwl shared a really cool dragon!Steve/indebted!Tony prompt in the ACB Discord server that I may be playing with for this.

* N1 - AU: Spy - I want to expand on/add backstory to Keeping All My Secrets Safe Tonight from the Stony Drabbles challenge earlier.

* Y3 - Teacher AU: see JBB Location: Art Studio

Warm and Fluffy Bingo - [WFB] (no end date)

I got my card from @warmandfluffybingocards back in February but really hadn’t done much with it - however, I’m picking it back up for some crossover possibilities!

* N4 - Affectionate Teasing – see JBB Moving In/New Home above

* O5 - Volunteering Together – see WIB AU: College Students

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On other creative fronts: I have a Din Grogu Stuffed With Character figure in progress for an upcoming con. I will be making an announcement about commissions sometime in July so if you’re looking for one of a kind gifts for birthdays or other celebrations, check out Stuffed With Character over on Facebook for a full list of my designs (now over 100!). These soft stuffed figures are mostly Marvel and monsters, but I have some Star Wars, Star Trek, DC and Disney figures as well. Plus I love to take custom design requests for any fandom!

#writing stuff #WIP Update #WIP Wednesday #shameless self promo

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mrslittletall · 4 months

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So, it is the last day of the year... Let's reflect, shall we... You probably all know what happened at the end of last year. My husband got sick, I brought him to the hospital thinking it is an easy fix and then he was basically dying with sepsis. So yeah, that was... not great. Especially with all the complications that arose. He is home now, but he is not healthy yet. We have at least one surgery left and it will happen in January and then I hope he can finally go into rehab for good. The good news are, he is getting better and better at home, he even can stand for a few seconds, so I am positive a proper rehab can be done towards the end. He will be disabled for a good while though. Anyway, this year has been a challenge, both emotionally and physically, because I was suddenly alone and had to handle things that my husband normally does. I kinda realized I am stronger than I look then because carrying two sixpacks of 1,5 l water bottles was impossible for me once. It isn't anymore. I tried being creative when I found time, but I had to admit to myself that it isn't happening somewhen in Summer, so I went on hiatus, only writing when I truly had nothing else to do and going on a complete art hiatus. I miss it though. I want to write and draw regularly again, but there are still too many things in my mind. Mainly the stuff with my driver's licence because for some reason me running to my husband in hospital while in distress and accidentally damaging a car while parking which I didn't even notice is a warrant to punish me really really hard. I am still salty about that, yes! So how did I cope? Easily with indulging myself in video games: Let me put that under the cut:

When the thing with my husband first happened I barely was able to do anything. I was mostly cleaning and tidying up the apartment and then watch videos on Youtube because if I broke out in tears during this it was easy to pause and blow my nose. It took a few days and my husband getting better so that I could try and do other stuff again. And I really really indulged myself into Pokémon Scarlet. The games were pretty fresh during that time and I played them a little but not much, but now... I was hooked. I had days off work and if I wasn't visiting my husband, I would sit in front of my Switch and play Pokémon Scarlet and my god, did I love it! The story, the characters, the open world, the music... yes they are technical not well programmed, but I did never mind because that game gave me a peace of mind. Even after I finished the story I sat there each evening doing the Tera Raids. I love the Tera raids. Gen. 9 games are easily my favourite Pokémon games since Gen. 4 and funnily enough, when Gen. 4 came out I also had a hard time in my life, so I guess Pokémon is like my therapy game now... But of course I wasn't playing Pokémon the whole year. After I was done with it, I decided to finally finish Darkest Dungeon with a little help of one of my Discord servers. I pretty much only had the Darkest Dungeon left, but it takes a while because a group that went into it will never enter it again, so you basically have to level up four teams for each quest and that only if you don't fail it. Anyway, I had the game on hiatus for a whole year, so it felt good to finally finish it. And then I was like "Oh, I remember Anno 1800. I bought the History version a while ago but never played it. Let's do it." I then installed the game and was like "Hmmm, maybe I should get the other DLCs as well?" and they were on sale so I just got the last pack and started Anno 1800 with all DLCs activated.

And I got hooked for the first part of 2023. God, I played this game a lot. I also streamed it to friends so they could indulge in the towns that are being build up. Me and my friend Panda called it the "Autism game" because it basically is like building up your own miniature model town, only that everything is alive and moves around. The game however, can get overwhelming, especially with all DLCs, so I wasn't able to play it lately. I want to come back to it though. I also got myself into the Cooking Mama games when I was depressed and browsed Amazon for used DS games to see if I can get some nice deals. I bought the first Cooking Mama, tried it and was hooked. After a while I decided to buy the rest of the series and had five games to play for my DS and 3DS. I finished them all and they were a really good time. They also renewed my interest in trying new recipes at home, but that has to wait until my husband is better. And then I downloaded Final Fantasy 14, in an attempt to connect better to my husband because he played this game a lot before he became sick. I quickly got hooked, mostly because of the music. I upgraded to the full game even before I finished Heavensward (which is included in the free trial) and am currently at Endwalker and wow, just wow! There are flaws of course, but this story has been a roller coaster and I really have fun with the group content like the dungeons and the alliance raids and stuff! I hope my husband can go back to his character soon (his hands bother him still so he doesn't want to play) so we can play together. And that after I was like "Nah, after WoW I will never play a MMO again." Whoops... Speaking of Final Fantasy, in February TheatRhythm Final Bar Line released and I played the shit out of that game! I love the FF music, I love rhythm games, it is a match made in heaven. I even tried my hand on the supreme scores and they are truly super duper hard! Could only clear them with a full healer team, but playing them also meant that ultimate felt easy... I also played a charming indie game named Ato at the start of the year. It is basically a Metroidvania bossrush, but a really really good one with hidden lore you can find in the world. The final boss had me in tears and the music was so so good! I wholeheartedly recommend this game. It isn't super long either, you can finish that game in eight to ten hours depending on your skill.

In summer there released the new Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons games, but I kinda wasn't hooked with them. I will probably play them more once my husband is better. Instead, however, I got hooked by Rune Factory 3. I bought both 3 and 4 Special Edition for my Switch and decided to play 3 for and this game is so charming and I love the characters a lot and the gameplay loop is fun and ugh, why didn't I play these games sooner?! Yeah, I played RF3 a lot and I still have to finish it, but my husband mostly has the Switch at the moment and he deserves it after being away for a whole year ^^ Speaking of the Switch, Metroid Prime Remastered! My birthday gift for myself. The game is as fantastic as ever and even though I didn't 100 % it, I got a lot of the items and then beat the final boss. And speaking of big Nintendo IPs, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. Like BotW it needed a while to grip me, but once it did, I was fascinated! I still have to finish it however, it is a big game and it will keep me busy for a while longer. Now it is the end of the year. I am still busy with FF14 and Zelda ToTK. Pokémon DLC released and I wanna play that. And I bought Lies of P for my PS5 and love it so far! I am updating you guys about Lies of P regularly and sometimes about FF14 and Zelda. Also, I decided to use my Steamdeck more, so I play a dungeon crawler named Silent Hope on it (from the Story of Seasons developers, that got me interested) and I started a cozy game named Potion Permit. Of course I threw my Laurence into it. Feels fitting for him to be a chemist xD What will the new year bring? Hopefully my husband will be better and will be able to walk again. Other than that, I hope that I keep my licence. And then... I just hope that I can continue being creative and if not... I keep playing my games.

#little's end of the year rambles

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