I Don’t Want To Wait, fifty-nine

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AN: Midnight update! I honestly didn’t think I’d be able to post until I got settled in NYC, but it turned out that I got bit by the writing bug and needed to get this one out ASAP (I also started the next one, so hopefully it’ll be a short wait!). Thank you all for being so patient with me as I regroup and change my literal entire life lol. I hope you enjoy this one! And, per usual, I have no idea if my taglist worked, so share if you can. Thank youuuuuu! Without further ado…

Based on the prompts:

Aelin took a deep breath in and smiled. She couldn’t remember the last time she’d slept so well. Her body relaxed with her exhale, melting further into the soft fabric beneath her cheek. She let her eyes flutter open and couldn’t fight the smile that tugged at her lips.

Her head was perched on Rowan’s chest, and his arms were still wound tightly around her waist, clutching her to him, even in slumber. His lips were barely parted, letting a soft snore escape them every so often.

She didn’t even remember falling asleep, but it must have happened quickly after they’d been towed home. The pair were still dressed in their Thanksgiving clothes, but now a streak of early morning sunlight shone through the front window, bathing them in a comforting blanket of pale gold.

His face was so relaxed, nearly glowing in the bright sun; he looked… lighter. And she felt it.

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I Don’t Want To Wait, fifty-eight

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The problem with deciding to talk was that once they’d finally said it, it was out there. They felt like they had to talk immediately, but considering their circumstances, that wasn’t exactly possible.

“Are we going to talk while we drive?” Aelin asked, worried about the sudden silence that had fallen between the two of them.

Rowan’s fingers flexed against the steering wheel as he glanced at his GPS again. Aelin looked too. She assumed they were heading back home, and home was another thirty-seven minutes away.

“I figured we’d wait until we got to our destination, but…”

“It’s fine,” Aelin interrupted. She knew it was for the best to wait until they were somewhere familiar and Rowan wasn’t distracted with driving, but her stomach still tumbled in anticipation of what was to come. Sighing, she leaned her head against the headrest to look at Rowan. “I’m just…” She paused, letting her tongue swipe across her dry lips. “Nervous.”

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I Don’t Want To Wait, fifty-seven

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Every part of Aelin ached. From her head to her shoulders to her heart, there was not an inch of her that wasn’t in pain. She looked at her bloodshot eyes, red from staying up well into the night as her mind swirled with anxiety.

She glanced at her phone and opened her text with Rowan, which had been silent for over a week, and her chest clenched uncomfortably. She wanted to text him so damn badly. She wanted to tell him how miserable she’d been the last week as she’d scrambled to get all her assignments finished before Thanksgiving break. How each day she woke up she felt even more exhausted than the last. She wanted to text him Happy Thanksgiving and hear how he was doing, and what he and Maeve were up to today. She knew this week was a bad one for Rowan, and he always went a little bit radio silent, but she had always been the one to poke and prod and make sure he was okay. And for the second year in a row, she felt like she couldn’t do that. Even though she wanted to check in more than anything, she resisted.

She knew herself well enough to know that her exhaustion would only make her more liable to lash out at him. But this didn’t stop every bit of her from missing him. She missed him so much, she felt like she was missing part of her heart every time she took a breath. She missed him so much, she didn’t even know why she was still so angry and so sad. And now, on top of everything, she had to go see Evalin.

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I Don’t Want To Wait, fifty-six

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The sound of her morning alarm jolted her awake, sending her heart racing with panic. Aelin didn’t want to get out of bed today. No, she wanted to hide under the covers, tucked into the safety of her warm pink comforter. No one could hurt her here.

She deserved a sick day after all she’d been through this semester, didn’t she?

She picked up her phone and read through her back and forth with Rowan from yesterday again. She really needed to stop reading it, but she couldn’t. She’d stayed up all night, her wide eyes scrolling and re-scrolling through the conversation until they were so dry she could barely blink anyway.

Not that it would have mattered. Eyes open or closed, their entire conversation was seared into her brain.

I’m sorry about last night. He’d apologized.

It’s okay. What else was she supposed to say?

Is it?

No. I’m mad and sad and exhausted and overwhelmed, and I don’t know how to fix any of it. I just need a break. She did. She just needed a week to sleep and catch up on life. And then another week to spend alone with Rowan and hug him and just be together.

A break? Like from me?

What? No! That’s not what I meant. Why would he have taken it that way, unless… Do you want a break from me?

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I Don’t Want To Wait, fifty-five

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Aelin woke the next morning with her eyes crusted over with the remnants of the tears she’d shed on her cold walk home alone. Well, she guessed she wasn’t technically, completely alone. She’d felt the shadow of the jeep trailing along, keeping its distance behind her until she was safely behind closed doors.

She wiped the gunk from her eyes and looked at her phone, which was lit up with several missed calls and text notifications. She groaned. She’d slept… a long time. It turned out it wasn’t morning at all,. She’d slept well into the afternoon.

Inhaling nervously, she opened her phone, ready to see what waited for her. There was a missed call from Lorcan, two from Elide, and one from Rowan.

Even seeing his name made her stomach churn uncomfortably. What was she supposed to say to him? They had arrived at an unfortunate impasse, and she didn’t see any way past it.

She clicked over to her texts, scrolling through the ones from Elide asking where she’d gone and if she was okay. She quickly replied that she’d left the party early with Rowan and she was fine. It wasn’t exactly true, but she’d deal with that later. She was sorry she’d made Elide worry about her.

Next, she switched to the long list of texts from Lorcan.

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I Don’t Want To Wait, fifty-four

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AN: This is a big one, so only read if you have time for this 8k word monstrosity. With that said… see you on the other side!

For the rest of the week, Aelin felt like she was floating on air. Nothing could get her down. And she wasn’t the only one in a good mood. It seemed like Rowan had also been bitten by the cheerful bug. Both of them back in sync with each other after so many weeks of friction felt like pure heaven to Aelin. She laughed and smiled more than she had in weeks. And Dorian’s under-the-breath comments of, “disgusting,” were par for the course again. She was thrilled.

Everything was set for Saturday. She’d prepped Maeve’s rooftop with extra twinkle lights and brought up extra pillows and blankets, telling Maeve that it was starting to get cold up there. Maeve had just nodded and waved her off. With the fall season in full swing, Maeve’s attention was more focused on seasonal recipes than paying attention to whatever Aelin was getting up to. And she was grateful.

The weekend couldn’t come soon enough. It took all her energy to focus in class on Friday, far too excited for what was to come. Her heart raced with anticipation as she entered her AP Chem class, her final class of the week. In one hour she would be able to switch out of school mode and focus entirely on all things Rowan.

But when she stepped into the classroom, her stomach plummeted.

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The Test

a rowaelin oneshot

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It was one of her first times sleeping over. They hadn’t even had sex yet, both of them wanting to take it slow. Because Aelin knew this was special, knew Rowan was special, and didn’t want to rush anything. But on that first time sleeping over, when Aelin woke up to a horrible cramping, to a dampness in her underwear and on the sheets, she knew this would be a true test of his fitness for a relationship.

Her last boyfriend, Chaol, had freaked out everytime she was on a period, and had acted like a child afraid he’d catch cooties. It had bothered her from the first time it happened, but eventually she just got used to his reactions, until their inevitable break up a few months later.

Her period had never been regular, and she had never been able to guess when it was coming, but it apparently decided to make its grand appearance today.

Stand By You

Nesta Archeron x Cassian

A/N: surprise

Word count: 4,506

Can I please just talk about the Red, White & Royal Blue covers for a moment?

For context, this is the original English edition cover:

I was scrolling through trying to find the French cover, and most are just cute variations of the original cover like the Portuguese and Danish ones, or the Japanese one which is formatted differently but has the same colour scheme and some cool poses:

Then there’s Russia who absolutely went OFF on their cover my god:

Assignment misunderstood in the best possible way— the story is a rom com yet this right here makes it look like it’d be some sort of adventure-spy-action movie or smth.

But then there’s the French edition.

WHAT IS THIS

WHY IS THE TITLE DIFFERENT

AND WHY ISNT IT IN FRENCH

ITS SO SIMPLE

Like painfully simple 😭

Prompt for Rowaelin Month Day Six

CW- Mild blood.

The firstborn arrives

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Rowan has to clench his jaw to keep from growling at the healer in front of him. “What do you mean nothing can be done?”

The healer, Taleema, was a fae female he greatly respected. She’d helped their court through many bouts of illness and injury. An admirable healer that deeply cared for her patients. That was all that kept Rowan’s rage in check. Otherwise, her unflappable demeanor would send him spiraling further. As it was, he was close to teetering over the edge.

Yrene had been summoned the week before, but no one had expected Aelin to deliver so soon. She was trying her best to make it on time; unfortunately, unforeseen obstacles had slowed her journey.

Aelin was having the baby now.

Prompt for Day 7 of Rowaelin Month

A Fairytale AU

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Rowan is a knight.

As a protector of Queen Maeve’s realm, he is duty-bound to guard the frail and vulnerable. To watch over the queen’s sovereign realm and settle disputes.

A knight’s job was to be their monarch’s hand in the places they could not reach themselves. He comforted, enforced discipline, and rode into battle when called.

It was, for the most part, ordinary work.

Yet, every now and then, something extraordinary was asked of him.

I Don’t Want To Wait, Masterlist

Rowaelin High School Best Friend AU

Summary: Aelin decided that this was the year she was finally going to kiss her best friend. She just hoped it wouldn’t ruin everything.

AN: Rated M for swearing, underage drug use and drinking, and all kinds of sexual experimentation. Slow burn as hell. Always accepting prompts for this one.

Chapters:

one // two // three // four // five // six // seven // eight // nine // ten // eleven // twelve // thirteen // fourteen // fifteen // sixteen // seventeen // eighteen // nineteen // twenty // twenty-one // twenty-two // twenty-three // twenty-four // twenty-five // twenty-six // twenty-seven // twenty-eight // twenty-nine // thirty // thirty-one // thirty-two // thirty-three // thirty-four // thirty-five // thirty-six // thirty-seven // thirty-eight // thirty-nine // forty // forty-one // forty-two // forty-three // forty-four // forty-five // forty-six // forty-seven // forty-eight // forty-nine // fifty // fifty-one // fifty-two // fifty-three

AO3 Link

Rowan POV:

20-22

Outtakes:

sixth grade seventh grade eighth grade

Musical Inspo:

IDWTW Writing Playlist IDWTW 2 Writing Playlist IDWTW 3 Writing Playlist Rowan’s Game Day Playlist Aelin’s First Day Of Junior Year Playlist Rowan’s Apology Playlist Aelin’s Valentine’s Playlist

Fan Art:

Sad/Happy Aelin (by @gracie-rosee) Teenage Rowan (by @laraexia) Pink Haired Aelin (by @laraexia) Rowaelin Kiss (by @gracie-rosee) Game Day with The Babes (by @artbycharlizeed) Badass Aelin (by @artbycharlizeed)

I Don’t Want To Wait, fifty-three

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AN: Special shout out to @westofmoon for letting me talk out this chapter to her more than a few times to try and get it right. And extra thank you to everyone for your patience in waiting for this chapter. The next one should be out within the week. Things are heating up now. Brace yourselves.

Based on the prompts:

Aelin had planned to become the pornographic woman of Rowan’s dreams – she really had. But life kept getting in the way. The only thing she’d managed to do was read over a page of sexual slang, hoping to figure out more about the secret sexual language Rowan had been using in his group chat. She’d memorized a handful of terms, but it was all the room she had free in her brain. She wasn’t even sure she knew how to use them in conversation, much less put them into action. Another failed attempt to catch up. She felt behind on everything. Her reading, her assignments, her labs, her friendships, and her boyfriend. She missed him so much, but she couldn’t stop moving forward. Like a shark. If she stopped, she’d surely die straight on the spot. Her momentum was the only thing keeping her going at this point. And just barely.

She rubbed at her eyes, which were gritty and dry from lack of sleep, and Rowan frowned.

“Ace,” Rowan said softly. Aelin sighed as her boyfriend rubbed his warm hand over her back. She swore if they didn’t have the same lunch period, she’d never see him anymore. Even their library time had dwindled as she was forced into several group projects and labs that had her working at her classmates’ houses constantly. It wasn’t like he could tag along to those.

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Updating the NN Tag List! 📣📣

As the title implies, I will be updating my tag list for Noisy Neighbors. Originally, this list was comprised of anyone and everyone who wanted to be tagged in a TOG fandom fic, but as you may have heard, I will no longer be tagging for fics other than NN.

So! If you’ve received a notification for this post, it’s because you are currently on what will be my tag list for NN. In anticipation of Noisy Neighbors making its comeback (yay!), I want to clean things up. Here’s what I need of you:

And that’s it! 💕

The current (not updated) tag list is beneath the cut.

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I Don’t Want To Wait, Masterlist

Rowaelin High School Best Friend AU

Summary: Aelin decided that this was the year she was finally going to kiss her best friend. She just hoped it wouldn’t ruin everything.

AN: Rated M for swearing, underage drug use and drinking, and all kinds of sexual experimentation. Slow burn as hell. Always accepting prompts for this one.

Chapters:

one // two // three // four // five // six // seven // eight // nine // ten // eleven // twelve // thirteen // fourteen // fifteen // sixteen // seventeen // eighteen // nineteen // twenty // twenty-one // twenty-two // twenty-three // twenty-four // twenty-five // twenty-six // twenty-seven // twenty-eight // twenty-nine // thirty // thirty-one // thirty-two // thirty-three // thirty-four // thirty-five // thirty-six // thirty-seven // thirty-eight // thirty-nine // forty // forty-one // forty-two // forty-three // forty-four // forty-five // forty-six // forty-seven // forty-eight // forty-nine // fifty // fifty-one // fifty-two

AO3 Link

Rowan POV:

20-22

Outtakes:

sixth grade seventh grade eighth grade

Musical Inspo:

IDWTW Writing Playlist IDWTW 2 Writing Playlist IDWTW 3 Writing Playlist Rowan’s Game Day Playlist Aelin’s First Day Of Junior Year Playlist Rowan’s Apology Playlist Aelin’s Valentine’s Playlist

Fan Art:

Sad/Happy Aelin (by @gracie-rosee) Teenage Rowan (by @laraexia) Pink Haired Aelin (by @laraexia) Rowaelin Kiss (by @gracie-rosee) Game Day with The Babes (by @artbycharlizeed) Badass Aelin (by @artbycharlizeed)

I Don’t Want To Wait, fifty-two

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Based on the prompts:

Without conscious thought, Aelin’s head fell to the wooden table. The smooth surface felt cold beneath her cheek, making her shiver slightly. But despite the heavy blast of the library’s air conditioning, the allure of rest was too strong. Aelin’s heavy eyelids started to close, weeks of exhaustion catching up with her as she let the methodical sound of her breathing lull her to sleep.

“OW!”

She launched back upright at the feeling of a finger flicking at her ear. She rubbed at the painful appendage, frowning at her table mate, who was frowning right back at her.

“Focus,” Elide chastised as she pushed a packet of paper across the table. “We have to finish this lab in the next hour, according to my schedule, if you want to finish all your reading and get enough sleep.”

Aelin sighed loudly. “I love you, El, but… I haven’t had enough sleep since the school year started.”

Elide’s frown became more pronounced as she examined her friend’s face. Aelin was sure she looked a mess. The bags under her eyes had only worsened in the last few weeks, and she couldn’t remember the last time she’d taken a brush to her hair. The only thing in her brain was schoolwork; there was no room for anything else.

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