“I’ve never really understood these; not much of a disguise.”
“I dunno. It covers a lot of your face, to be honest. There’s a mirror behind you.”
Zayn turns and studies his reflection, surprised when he sees that Niall is right. The mask isn’t cut in a simple Zorro style that would just frame his eyes; it stretches from the middle of his forehead down the bridge of his nose, hiding his cheekbones and curving into an end just before it reaches his ears. The cutouts for the eyes are a bit narrow, as he can see the edges of the mask in his peripherals and can feel the way his thick lashes brush against the top.
For Jenny @queenxzee because it’s her birthday and that means she’s been promised this story for two full years. I promise to have Part Two up before your next turn around the sun is over. (My fingers are only crossed a little.) Love you babe and happy birthday!!
Daemon: I’m a FUCKING TARGARYEN PRINCE, I can do whatever the hell I LIkE, if any of you stupid bitches tries to take this egg from me, I’LL BURN🔥🔥🔥the living shit out of you and piss on your ashes! Let’s fight, cunts! 🗡️🗡️ Criston the Dildo, or whatever the fuck your name is, you prefere yourself rare or well done?! *evil laughter*
*Rhaenyra shows up*
Daemon *clutching the egg to his chest like a scolded boy, before his wife even says a word*
I’m an oddity, a commodity, a rumor. I’m the king’s favored. His prized saddle. The one he gold-touched and keeps in a cage at the top of his castle, my body bearing the mark of his ownership and favoritism. The gilded pet.
I’m the darling of King Midas, ruler of Highbell and the Sixth Kingdom of Orea. People flock to see me just as much as they come to look upon his gleaming castle worth more than all the riches in the entire realm.
I’m the gold-plated prisoner. But what a pretty prison it is.
GILD by Raven Kennedy (The Plated Prisoner Series #1)
If anyone tries to tell you that Shakespeare is stuffy or boring or highbrow, just remember that the word “nothing” was used in Elizabethan era slang as a euphemism for “vagina”.
Shakespeare has a play called “Much Ado About Nothing”, which you could basically read in modern slang as “Freaking Out Over Pussy”. And that’s pretty much exactly what happens in the play.
It’s also a pun with a third meaning. There’s the sex sense of much ado about “nothing”, there’s the obvious sense that people today see, and then there’s the fact that in Shakespeare’s day, “nothing” was pronounced pretty much the same as “noting”, which was a term used for gossip. So, “Flamewar Over Rumors” works as a title interpretation, too.
The reason we call Shakespeare a genius is that he can make a pussy joke in the same exact words he uses to make biting social commentary about letting unverified gossip take over the discourse.
Hey, hey, hey, you’re forgetting the fourth thing, that noting (again, pronounced note-ing) was a pun on music NOTES and that’s why there’s a shitload of singing and dancing and puns about singing and dancing because Much Ado About Noting is basically Freaking Out Over Pussy The Musical: Gossip Making a Mountain out of a Molehill.
Can you write a Zarry Ghost (1990) au??? Pleaseeeeeeee. Louis can be one of the bad guys 😭😭😭😬😬😬
I...... cannot, mainly because I somehow forgot how to write stories, nothing happens when I try now, but also because I might not have ever seen Ghost in full. I am trying to think about what happens and I'm honestly drawing some big blanks 🤔🤔
My headcanon Louis is a harmless little hedgehog who was told he's a porcupine and thinks he is more dangerous than he is, bless his heart. He's vicious when he's been hurt though
You should write the AU, anon! I'll be rooting for it and hoping it happens 😁😁
Once upon a time there was a fic festival inspired by fairytales and folk tales. It invited all creators from across the fandom to write stories of magical kingdoms, princesses and princes, dragons, fairies, goblins, mermaids, pirates, genies, and a few talking animals along the way.
If you’ve been waiting to write that Ziam Red Riding Hood AU or that OT5 Golden Goose AU or even that Little Mermaid Larry fic - this is the fest for you.
1. You must be 18+ to sign up.
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Hi! Welcome to a new One Direction fic fest! Twice Upon A Time!
This is a fest that will run for the entirety of 2022 where every month will have a classic tale as the prompt and all who are interested can write their own version with a 1D fandom twist. No sign-up required.
The prompts have already been chosen and are listed below, so you may start writing for as few or as many as you like at any time. You only need to post your fics in the associated collections by the required deadlines, which will be covered in the rules.
Below is the list of fairytale/folktale prompts for each month. There are also links to Wikipedia articles for every prompt in case you aren’t familiar or need a quick refresher.
Rules and other details of our own Twice Upon A Time fest are below the cut.
If our fest doesn’t seem right for you but you still have your heart set on writing a fairytale AU, the Once Upon A Time Fic Fest can be found here. They have an entirely different set up and timeline than this fest which may be more to your liking. Their sign-ups begin Dec 19th and we are very excited for the fairy tale inspired fics which will post as a part of that fest as well!
Merry Christmas Leigh and Happy Holidays. Tell me. Who would have to go out for last minute Xmas shopping because parent b forgot to get their kid the toy they wanted.
For Zarry.
Hiii!!! I’m so sorry I just saw this message. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you also, I hope your year is ending well <3
Let’s have a little think on this…
Could I see my headcanon Zayn completely forgetting about Christmas day? Yes. For sure. I know he would have a vague idea that the holiday is in the next week or so but maybe he doesn’t know which actual day it falls on. His mum is in for a couple weeks and she keeps reminding him he needs to get the Veterinarian Barbie set with the dogbecause that’s the closest his daughter is going to get to an actual pet, thank you very much, but he has time and he’s close on a work deadline so he puts it off. He’s finally got a day off work and he’s just brewed his favorite strong-ass coffee that makes the whole house smell and feel caffeine-infused when he checks the calendar and, what, no way, it can’t possibly be Christmas Eve. He checks it again and then checks his smart watch and, yep, he’s doomed. So he leaves his drink untouched, grabs his wallet and jacket, and leaves a note for his mum, before heading out to An Actual Physical Store because not even Jeff Bezos himself could get the toy delivered and wrapped in time.
Then, I can totally see my headcanon Harry forgetting to even consult his kid on what toy he wants. He just knows his son, okay? He knows mini-him is going to freak out over the retro-adjacent toys that Harry bought and wrapped months ago and has hidden in his bedroom closet. If Harry loved Skip-it when he was eight then he knows his son will, too. Until it’s Christmas Eve morning and he’s debating whether the cereal with chocolate is worse than the cereal with marshmallows – his sister is never allowed to grocery shop for him again, no matter how busy he is at work – when his elbow knocks over his mug of steaming hot tea and he has to scramble to move papers, holiday cards, and general clutter out of the way of his chai-flavored counter typhoon. Two reusable kitchen roll towels later, he’s taking this chance to sort through the random papers that managed to stay (mostly) dry and he sees an envelope with his son’s third grade handwriting on it, addressed to Santa, North Pole. Smiling, Harry slides out the letter and starts to read. He can actually feel his heartrate change as he reads that his son wants the “Vetranien Barbie with the dog and stethoscolope” and Harry’s standing and searching for his shoes before he’s even registered that he’s nuts to do this without caffeine.
Do Zayn and Harry meet in the Barbie aisle where there are, thankfully, exactly two Vet Barbie toy sets left? Do they both reach for them at the same time and glance at each other and share a ‘weary single dad who would do anything for his kid’ look? Do they go to the checkout together and then to a coffee shop and have a great chat about their individual almost mess-up and how being a dad is so exhausting and one time Zayn’s daughter woke him up in the morning by sticking chewing gum on his eyebrows? And does Harry laugh and say that his son likes to wear his underwear outside of his trousers because then his underwear stays clean longer? And do they exchange numbers after their coffee cups are long-since emptied and they can’t really justify taking up a table any longer? And do they walk away from each other and think, ‘too soon to say but maybe this is my last holiday season single’?
NSFW will be tagged as #lemon
sorta NSFW is #Lime
Weird fet shit/ extreme NSFW is #orange
reblog to spread awareness that we’re back on the citrus scale
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