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After Hours

- 8k words

CW: NSFW, strong language, not suitable for readers under 18

Based on the prompts:

“You look good all soaking wet”
“I love the way you look with my fingers inside you”
“What? Does that feel good?”
“When we get home I’m going to cuff you to the bed and go down on you all night all night until my jaw is sore”
And of course: there was only one bed

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Aelin usually didn’t mind the many work conferences she was forced to attend, usually liking the time away from the boring office, and the all expenses paid trips that she tended to take advantage of. Of course, the actual days of meetings itself were a drag, and she preferred to zone out instead of actively paying attention, but the evenings after were always good times.

Because all expenses paid meant drinks too, so a few shots and a scandalous outfit generally made everything a lot better. And everyone else always had the same idea, because the resort bar was always packed.

On a normal trip, Aelin would go socialize, chatting and flirting and usually going back upstairs with someone from another company. She’d met her last boyfriend that way, although Chaol had turned out to be a total jerk, and after one argument taken too far, she’d dumped him and resolved to never get that invested with a person at one of these events again. Just harmless fun instead.

But Rowan Whitethorn was proving to be the end of that. Not because she would get invested in a relationship with him, gods no. But because she hated him, and his presence would ruin any sort of fun she managed to have.

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too wise to trust me; too old to care | masterlist

then; she’d disappeared as she’d arrived, so quickly he thought he may have imagined her completely, a manifestation of everything he wanted, everything the newly-fucked world had robbed him of.

now; he had his dream, but he’d never really forgotten about her.

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Myths, Creatures, and Folklore

Want to create a religion for your fictional world? Here are some references and resources!

General:

Africa:

The Americas:

Asia:

Europe:

Middle East:

Oceania:

Creating a Fantasy Religion:

Some superstitions:

Reblogging because wow. What a resource.

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Ambient sounds for writers

Find the right place to write your novel… 

Nature

Places

Fictional places

Chloe’s room (Life is Strange)

Blackwell dorm (Life is Strange)

Two Whales Diner (Life is Strange)

Star Wars apartment (Star Wars)

Tatooine (Star Wars)

Coruscant with rain (Star Wars)

Luke’s home (Star Wars)

Death Star hangar (Star wars)

Blade Runner city (Blade Runner)

Askaban prison (Harry Potter)

Ravenclaw tower (Harry Potter)

Hufflepuff common room (Harry Potter)

Slytherin common room (Harry Potter)

Gryffindor common room (Harry Potter)

Hagrid’s hut (Harry Potter)

Hobbit-hole house (The Hobbit)

Things

Transportation

Historical

Sci-fi

Post-apocalyptic

Horror

World

Trips, rides and walkings

Beautiful

@icanneverbesatisfied @maybe-mikala I HAVE FOUND THE ULTIMATE RESOURCE

I LOVE YOU FOR THIS

HONESTLY I CAN DIE HAPPY NOW

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funkdracula

Fun fact the city in Blade Runner is post WWT San Francisco

Stowing this away for later

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xogs

@sweetmauleymalloy Because you might find this helpful, not for pressure reasons.

@xogs oh thanks!

You godsend.

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all the tips I found for drawing a fantasy map are like :) “here’s a strategy to draw the land masses! here’s how to plot islands!” :) and that’s wonderful and I love them all but ??? how? do y'all decide where to put cities/mountains/forests/towns I have my map and my land but I’m throwing darts to decide where the Main Citadel where the Action Takes Place is

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fatal-blow

okay so i know i said most of this in the replies but it might be easier to actually reblog and say stuff instead lmao

Cities - go near water!  freshwater lakes and rivers (rivers especially) are the best places for cities because A) source of water and B) travel and trade is much easier cus you can put your boats like right there.  Basically ever relevant city ever was built on a lake or a river.

for rivers in general - because gravity, rivers run from mountains (forming from melting snow and ice (this is why they get fat in spring–more stuff melting)) to lakes/ocean where they can empty out (and even lakes will have rivers leading out that eventually get to the ocean), which can help when mapping out where those start and end.  rivers are also much thinner and faster in steeper elevations and very slow and wide when the land is flat

mountains - i like to think of what the tectonic plates look like because that’s what makes mountains!  mountains are also never standalone they’re always in mountain ranges (archipelagos are really just underwater mountain ranges babey).  a cool trick I like to do is occasionally separate mountain ranges across continents, because over time the tectonic plates shifted and literally split the range in half.  These mountains are really old tho so they’ve eroded and therefore it makes them smaller and rounder (like the appalachians) as opposed to relatively young mountain ranges like the rocky mountains which have taller and sharper peaks

Another mountain trick: if your mountains run along the ocean, the ocean side of the mountains will get a LOT of rain while the other side will be very dry–almost desert-like, in fact.  think of temperate rainforests in British Columbia vs the drier conditions in the canadian prairies

forests - depends on how warm the area might be.  coniferous forests are found further north (before you hit the tree line, and then it’s only tundra onwards) but as you head south you get leafier trees, and the leaves tend to get larger too

If you think about general elevation too, you’ll have places that might be swampy (wet + lower).  if your world has an ice age like we did, then glaciers may have carved the land, leaving piles of soil in the south that was left when the ice receded and places where the bedrock has been bared north of that (like the Canadian Shield in Canada–the reason we see that is because of the glaciers)

You might also have a land that’s dotted in a shitton of freshwater lakes as well because the meltwater filled the holes that the glaciers scraped out (this is why canada has so many goddamn lakes)

and if the ice age was more recent than it was in our world, then you might not even have the forest re-growth and it could be a lot of open plains

tl;dr i like to think of major climate events that might have also shaped the land on top of some basic rules

The Artifexian has an entire series on building your world from literally the stars down and then the ground up.

Though, for fantasy, you can make the world operate on entirely different principles:

With that done, the actual topic of city placement can be covered by videos like this:

Or

Once you have your places, if you want help naming them in realistic ways, this video can help:

This one is on architecture, which is definitely a subset of cities:

But for a more relevant practical guide on making settlements realistic:

Here’s a quick guide for making demographics:

holy shit?

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Anonymous asked:

love confession during a fight

1. “What did you just say?”

“Nothing. Forget it.” 

“You said that you loved me. I’m not going to just forget that.” 

2. “Why don’t you ever listen to the people who love you?”

“Oh, so you love me, now?”

3. “Why do you care what I do?”

“If you don’t know that I’m in love with you by now, I don’t know what to tell you.”

4. “I love you, but this has to stop.”

“I’m sorry, but… You what?”

5. “You think I’m doing this because I don’t care about you? How could you possibly think that?”

“What, so now you’re going to drop down on one knee and declare your love for me? … Wait, what are you doing?”

6. “If you go through that door, you could die.” 

“And if I don’t, you could. And I wouldn’t survive that.”

7. “Stop talking for a second and listen!”

“No. I don’t care how much I love you. You can’t stop me from doing this.”

8. “I know you don’t see how terrible he is, because you love him, but-”

“I don’t love him, you jerk. I love you.”

9. “You never listen to anything I say!”

“Well, I’ve been telling you I loved you for the past five years, and you never heard that, so…”

10. “Why are you doing this? Why would you-”

“Because I love you. And I’d do anything to protect you.”

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Guide To Writing Historical Fiction

Know The Period Well

When writing a story that takes place during a time you have no primary experience with, it’s important to do your research and not only be able to recall facts but be able to apply historical context to the plot. It’s especially important to consider diversity in period pieces and avoid whitewashing your cast, even if your story is set in a historically white place. The most obvious offender of this is England, but there were many people of color in premodern England that are completely underrepresented in modern fiction about the time.

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Prompt List #5

  1. “Have you ever kissed anyone before?”
  2. “Can I kiss you?”
  3. “You’re not hurting me, you’re not heavy. I’ve got you, love.”
  4. Kissing on sofa, foreheads pressed together, breathy, soft tender.
  5. “Sometimes I wonder if you even like me…it sure feels like you hate me sometimes.”
  6. “You were supposed to be my friend. That’s all…that’s all I asked of you. To be my friend. To care.”
  7. “I look at him/her/them and I just..it’s like when the Grinch’s heart grows three sizes.”
  8. “I don’t…i’ve never…been in a relationship and i’m going to make mistakes…I just need you to tell me. I need you to talk to me.”
  9. “You really thought I was dead?”
  10. “I want to believe, I do…I just…how can I believe in something that I can’t see?”
  11. “You didn’t tell me your friend was cute! Now what am I going to do?”
  12. “I feel sick…so anxious and sick and like my heart is trying to beat its way out of my chest.”
  13. “Can we just make a decision? Please?”
  14. “You don’t know what you do to me, do you?”
  15. “I just want you to be safe. That’s all i’ve ever wanted for you!” 
  16. “I want you to be happy…even if its not with me.”
  17. “I want to feel like this forever.”
  18. “You give me a reason to be better, to do better.”
  19. “God, you are so fucking cute.”
  20. “I love you, but I need you to go away because you’re really bloody distracting and I have to pass this test tomorrow.”
  21. “I…I can’t do this without you.”
  22. “Don’t forget me?” 
  23. “You weren’t there…why weren’t you there?”
  24. “I needed you! I needed you!”
  25. “Now it’s over…I don’t really know what to do.”
  26. “Do you ever think?”
  27. “I’m going to die. I’m going to die with an absolute idiot!” 
  28. “How can you drink that stuff?”
  29. “Oh no…he’s/she’s/they’re cute.”
  30. “I can’t talk to cute people, okay? I don’t know how to flirt!”
  31. “Sometimes you love someone and you don’t want them to leave…because if they’re beside you, you can see that they’re safe and you can keep them safe. But, if they go somewhere without you…you might lose them”
  32. “No one has a romantic bone in their body anymore! What happened to playing songs outside windows, glitter and sparkles on handmade Valentine’s cards, dancing in the rain!? What happened?!”
  33. “I can’t imagine my life without you in it. You are so important to me, you are such a big part of my life, that I just…I can’t imagine you not here.”
  34. “I just want you to be happy…”
  35. “You don’t have anything to be sorry for.”
  36. “Stop apologising for other people! You’re not the shitty one!” 
  37. “I want someone I can melt around. I want someone who melts around me too…I don’t want this standoffish, unromantic love that you’re offering. I want more than that.”
  38. “I want to write you poetry, to write songs about you and draw your portrait! I want to make things for you! It frustrates the hell out of me hat I can’t draw and I can’t sing or write or play instruments or paint…You inspire me so fucking much…”
  39. “You don’t own her/him/them. You don’t get to choose who they choose. I don’t get to choose who they choose. No one, but them, gets to make that decision.”
  40. “Stop being a fucking dick.”
  41. “That’s another way of saying you’re an arsehole.” 
  42. “Can anyone else hear those Jumanji like drums? Or is it just me?”
  43. “God, I love your face.”
  44. Twirling a strand of their hair
  45. Foreheads pressed together, breath intertwining, slow, content affection
  46. “Please don’t say that about yourself. Please don’t believe that. You’re so much more than that. You’re so…”
  47. “I’m only important when you need something from me.”
  48. “I am fed up of half measures. I deserve better”
  49. “Don’t look at me! I’m a mess!”
  50. “I love it when you’re a mess!”
  51. “Please stop rolling your shirt sleeves up, it’s terribly distracting”
  52. “I don’t think you’re annoying…I know…I don’t…I really like listening to and hearing what you have to say even if its a lot sometimes..”
  53. “I just want to be swept off my feet…is that so bad? I’m fed up of being alone.”
  54. One reaching for the others hand to comfort them, to provide support. A thumb brushing lightly against skin. 
  55. Reciting poetry at the other in a dramatic and very public fashion
  56. Those period shirts with the puffy sleeves and the deep v and one staring at the other like… oh no he/she’s hot. 
  57. Heart eyes when the other talks, sings, dances, argues, does literally anything especially things which others make fun of them for or find annoying
  58. “Oh, my ankle! I think it must be broken!” *wink* *wink*
  59. “I want you to be proud of yourself. I want you to believe that you’re good enough because you are. You’re so amazing.”
  60. “Did you get any sleep last night?”
  61. “I haven’t slept since they/him/her left/died”
  62. “You are an uncultured swine! There I said it!”
  63. “I know I should be happy…I did well…I always do well…so why can’t I believe in myself?”
  64. “Please do your homework, for me? Just one time…”
  65. “I said one time, y’know…you didn’t have to actually start studying. Not that I’m not proud or anything.”
  66. “Go big or go home”
  67. “I’m already home.”
  68. “I lost my wellie boot in the river…”
  69. “I wish I knew who they were…”
  70. “It was that bad here?”
  71. “I look at you and I…I feel so sad because I love you but I also have been hurt so many times that I don’t think I can forgive and forget.”
  72. Brushing hair from their face
  73. Leaning into the others hand, turning their head and pressing a kiss to the palm
  74. “I didn’t take you for the settling down type.”
  75. Speaks in a terrible Shakespearean/Elizabethan style to woo/make the other laugh
  76. “Should I go first or…do you want to go?”
  77. “If you want to leave, we can leave.”
  78. “I don’t want to ruin your party.”
  79. “You could never ruin anything.”
  80. “Your comfort and happiness is more important to me than some stupid dinner.”
  81. “Please don’t make me choose.”
  82. “I can finally understand why you call them your arch-nemesis…What. A. Dick.”
  83. “Poetry isn’t supposed to be good, it’s supposed to make you feel things!”
  84. “If you don’t get that stick out of your arse, i’ll do it myself and beat you with it.”
  85. “Could you come get me?”
  86. “Stop moving! I’m going to have to start counting all over again!”
  87. “I just thought that since you weren’t feeling too good, maybe this would help.”
  88. The one stumbling to the other’s front door after getting hurt/beaten up etc.
  89. “Oh my heart it breaks! It shall never be whole again!” “She/He/They break up with you every other month. Shouldn’t it be used to the disappointment by now?”
  90. “I thought you said no more dangerous stunts?”
  91. “I’m not kissing you in the rain! We’ll catch our death!”
  92. “Where’s your adventurous spirit?!”
  93. “A walk in the woods might do you some good. Clear your head.”
  94. “You have wronged me so bitterly…”
  95. “Do you talk to your mother with that mouth?”
  96. “Please get me away from him. He hasn’t left me alone all night and I am this close to committing a murder.”
  97. “I apologise sincerely if my handsome/beautiful face has kept you awake all night.”
  98. Massages but the sort that are actually practical and helpful. Like babe, you’re so uncomfortable let me help because you’re clearly in pain
  99. “Would it help if I stayed?”
  100. “So I had this really vivid dream…”
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prompt list i. ♡

angst.

  • “(Name)! Open the door!”
  • “I can’t pretend anymore.”
  • “How could you ask me that?”
  • “You lied to me!”
  • “You can’t see me.”
  • “If I’m a monster, what are you?”
  • “Tell me I’m wrong.”
  • “You’re scaring me.”
  • “Get the hell out.”
  • “I thought you were dead.”
  • “I’m not losing you again.”
  • “Why do you care?”
  • “Don’t you dare walk out that door.”
  • “You’re not safe here.”
  • “That sounds a lot like ‘goodbye.’”
  • “You broke my heart.”
  • “What is this? What are we really?”
  • “I’m sorry but.. who are you?”
  • “Why aren’t you with her?”
  • “Don’t shut me out.”
  • “This isn’t you.”
  • “You’ve hurt me enough already.”
  • “I’m sorry if I gave you the wrong impression.”
  • “I won’t forgive you for this.”
  • “There was never an ‘us.’”
  • “I never loved you.”
  • “It was never supposed to come to this.”
  • “Do you really think I’m happy?”

fluff & romance.

  • “Tell me again.”
  • “Marry me.”
  • “Do you trust me?”
  • “It’s freezing. Come here.”
  • “I’ve got you.”
  • “Because I love you.”
  • “Don’t ever let me go.”
  • “I’ve loved you for years.”
  • Stay. Please.”
  • “I can’t imagine my life without you in it anymore.”
  • “I’m not going anywhere.”
  • “Always.”
  • “Look, a shooting star! Make a wish.”
  • “Is that.. my shirt?”
  • “I think I love you.”
  • “I can’t stop thinking about you.”
  • “Can I stay with you?”
  • “I can’t sleep.”
  • “Take my bed tonight. I’ll sleep on the couch.”
  • “It made me think of you.”
  • “I’m pregnant.”
  • “You’re basically a marshmallow. Perfect for cuddling.”
  • “It’s always been you.”
  • “Move over.”
  • “Tell me a secret.”
  • “Truth or dare?”
  • “I could kiss you right now.”
  • “I love you, but stop talking.”
  • “Quit it! You’re hogging the blankets!”
  • “I’d hurt anyone who ever left a scar on you.”
  • “You’re cute when you’re half asleep.”
  • “Did you just hit me? With a pillow? Oh. It’s on now.”
  • “Why did you choose me?”
  • “Are you.. blushing?”
  • “Take my hand.”

concern & upset.

  • “You’re shaking.”
  • “Call me when you get this. It’s urgent.”
  • “You’re bleeding.”
  • “I can’t breathe.”
  • “What happened back there?”
  • “Wake up. Please wake up.”
  • “Let me help you.”
  • “Shh. Come here. It’s just a nightmare.”
  • “Don’t touch me!”
  • “Please don’t leave me alone.”
  • “Why didn’t you tell me?”
  • “It’s okay. I’m here.”
  • “Hear that? I’m alive. I’m right here.”
  • “I don’t want your apology.”
  • “Stop pretending like everything is fine!”
  • “Have you lost your damn mind?”
  • “I’m begging you. Please.
  • “You’re going to be okay. Everything is going to be fine.”
  • “I know hurts, but you have to stay awake, okay?”
  • “Of course I care.”
  • “You’re safe now.”
  • “How much did you have to drink?”
  • “Let me take you home.”
  • “What the hell were you thinking? You could have been hurt.”
  • “Shh. Don’t cry.”
  • “You need to rest.”

dramatic.

  • “I can’t feel my legs.”
  • “Put the gun down.”
  • “I’ll do it even if it kills me.”
  • “Let her/him go!”
  • “Take me instead.”
  • “Don’t touch her/him.”
  • “How is this possible? I watched you die.”
  • “Break them.”
  • “(Name)! Take my hand!”
  • “Don’t you die on me!”
  • “Open your eyes!”
  • “What have you done?”
  • “Save yourself.”
  • “You’re not gonna die on me.”
  • “Lucky shot.”
  • “Why can’t I see you?”
  • “Come back to me.”
  • “I’ve already lost her once. I won’t lose her again.”
  • “Get out of here! It’s a trap.”
  • “What are you doing here? It’s too dangerous!”
  • “Do you want to die?”
  • “Helps on the way. You just have to hold on a little longer.”

sassy.

  • “Bite me.”
  • “I didn’t believe you cared.”
  • “You’re jealous.”
  • “Hmm. So you do have feelings.”
  • “I dare you.”
  • “You may be attractive, but I’m not sleeping with you.”
  • “You know what? Forget it.”
  • “Did you really think I’d fall for that?”
  • “I’d like to see you try.”
  • “I don’t recall asking for your opinion on the matter.”
  • “How long have you been standing there?”
  • “Watch me.”
  • “I’m fully capable of kicking your ass.”
  • “How did my back feel when you stabbed me?”
  • “Don’t let the door hit you on your way out.”
  • “If you want me, come and get me.”
  • “Such poison from a pretty, honeyed mouth.”
  • “You’re dead.”
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Prompt List

I find it easier to make prompt lists so I can write with what I’m inspired by. I’ll probably add to this as I find new prompts I like.

I took these from several prompt lists that I’ve reblogged, so that’s why they may look familiar. 

ANGST

  1. “I can’t do anything right.”
  2. “Please don’t cry.”
  3. “Why are you awake right now?”
  4. “Why are you lying to me?”
  5. “Forget it, you’re a fucking asshole.”
  6. “Don’t you ever do that again!”
  7. “Do you even still love me?”
  8. “Nobody’s seen you in days.”
  9. “Why are you awake?”
  10. “I’m worried about you.”
  11. “Can you shut up for once in your life?”
  12. “Holding everything in doesn’t help, you know.”
  13. “If you don’t hug me right now I think I might fall apart.”
  14. “Just get home as soon as possible, okay?!”
  15. “I told you not to fall in love with me.”

FLUFF

  1. “Go with me?” “As long as you hold my hand.”
  2. “Is there a reason you’re blushing like that?” 
  3. “Have you seen my hoodie?” “Noo.” “You’re wearing it, aren’t you?”
  4. “OH you’re jealous!”
  5. “Can we stay like this forever?”
  6. “Please just kiss me already.”
  7. “I think you might be my soulmate.”
  8. “Sleep over? Please?”
  9. “Are we on a date right now?”
  10. “I think I’m in love with you.”
  11. “Are you flirting with me?” “You finally noticed?”
  12. “Am I your lockscreen?” “You weren’t supposed to see that.”
  13. “I wish we could live together already.”
  14. “They’re so cute when they’re asleep.”
  15. “I just wanted to let you know that I think you’re beautiful.”
  16. “You take my breath away,” “…” “y’know, like the song haha”

RANDOM

  1. “Quit touching me, your feet are cold!”
  2. “Sharing is caring, now give me the hoodie!”
  3. “Did you seriously just get your foot stuck in a toilet?” “Maybe.”
  4. “If I die, I’m haunting you first.”
  5. “But I’ve never told you that before.” 
  6. “Stop being grumpy, it’s lame.”
  7. “Can we please stop running? I think I’m dying.”
  8. “Can you please…? Hmmm, I don’t know. Maybe put a shirt on?!”
  9. “You come here often?” “Well, I work here. So I think I’d have to say ‘yes’.”
  10. “Aren’t we supposed to be working?”
  11. “You’re insane,” “You love me,” “Not right now I don’t.”

12.    “Give me attention.”

13.       “YOU SAID TO BE HONEST STOP HITTING ME!”

14.       “Okay, so maybe I didn’t see that coming.”

15.         “I’m too sober for this.” “You don’t even drink.” “Maybe I should start.”

16.          “You met me yesterday,” “Yes, and I would die for you. Next question,”

17.          “I’m telling you. I’m haunted.”

18.         “Well, that’s tragic.”

19.         “She’s hiding behind the sofa.”

20.         “I’d kill for a coffee…literally.”

21.         “What do you mean she’s my new partner? She tried to kill me last week!” “Sounds like a you problem.”

22.         “Good thing I didn’t ask for your opinion.”

23.         “I’m bulletproof…but please, don’t shoot me.”

24.         “Did you just hiss at me?”

25.         “It’s six o’clock in the morning, you’re not having vodka.”

26.         “The diamond in your engagement ring is fake.”

27.         “No. Regrets.”

28.         “How drunk was I?”

29.         “How is my wife more badass than me?”

30.         “It’s your turn to make dinner.”

31.         “They’re not your kids, back the f*ck off.”

32.         “I could punch you right now.”

33.         “Welcome back. Now fucking help me.”

34.         “I’m not buying ikea furniture again.”

35.         “Oh honey, I’d never be jealous of you.”

36.         “That was kind of hot.”

SITUATION PROMPTS: 

KISSES

  1. “Good morning” kiss
  2. Kiss on the forehead 
  3. Kiss on the nose 
  4. Kiss on the neck
  5. Kiss on the back 
  6. Needing to kiss to hide from bad guys
  7. Exhausted parents kiss 
  8. Hiding/hoping not to be caught kiss
  9. Before Bed kiss
  10. In Secret kiss
  11. Public kiss
  12. Against a wall kiss
  13. When One Person’s Face Is Scrunched Up, And The Other One Kisses Their     Lips/Nose/Forehead 
  14. Lazy Morning Kisses Before They’ve Even Opened Their Eyes, Still Mumbling     Half-Incoherently, Not Wanting To Wake Up
  15. Routine Kisses Where The Other Person Presents Their Cheek/Forehead For The     Hello/Goodbye Kiss Without Even Looking Up From What They’re Doing
  16. Kisses Meant To Distract The Other Person From Whatever They Were Intently     Doing 
  17. Top Of Head Kisses
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if you’re struggling for AU ideas take a look-see at this list i wrote for my friend who dubbed it “better than the 10 commandments" 

1)     Coffee shop AU

i)       Barista and person who has a ridiculous coffee order

ii)      I’m worried about your coffee dependency

iii)     you accidentally poured boiling hot coffee over me so you’re responsible for taking me to A&E

iv)     you give me a different fake name every time you come into starbucks and I just want to know your real name bc ur cute but here I am scrawling “batman” onto your stupid cappuccino

2)      Flower shop AU

i)       You buy a weird amount of flowers and I’m concerned as to why

ii)      I’m allergic to flowers but I work in a flower shop – you’re a customer who’s very confused as to why I’d do that

iii)     (this is also a good way to incorporate flower meanings eg, buying certain colours/types for person to represent feelings etc.)

3)      Library AU

i)       You’re overdue on this book and I want it so I’m tracking u the fuck down

ii)      I work in the library and I’m a little concerned for your health bc you never stop studying

iii)     The library’s pretty empty save for you and me and OH that couple making out loudly in the shelves somewhere

4)      Awful first time meeting

i)       I accidentally punched you in the face when I was too overexcited about something

ii)      I thought you were my friend who’s just done something awful to me (read: cut my hair while I slept, dyed all of my clothes pink, etc. etc.) because you look similar from behind so I stormed up to you and shoved you from behind while calling you an asshole

iii)     You get the gist to this one

iv)     Oooh when you told me your name I thought you were joking because it’s fucking awful and I made a joke about it and things got awkward real fucking fast (perfect for a Hannibal au just saying)

5)      Weird places to meet/awkward meetings in general

i)       We live in the same block of flats but haven’t ever talked and Sunday morning we were both doing the walk of shame and had to stand in the lift together

ii)      “okay I know that being in the woods at 2am is a weird thing to be doing but my friend called me and- wait, why are you in the woods at 2am, fuck I’m going to die aren’t I?”

iii)     A personal favourite of mine – first day at a new job and oh fuck my boss is the person I drunkenly hooked up with last weekend/night

iv)     We keep accidentally running into each other I’m not a stalker I swear

v)      You live across from me in our apartments and we smile when we see each other but we don’t really know each other and oh you’re the stripper at my friend’s stag do/hen night fuck this is really uncomfortable

vi)     “My shower’s broken but I’ve got a date tonight could I possibly use your shower please?” “Oh sure (neighbour that I’ve been crushing on for the past six months) of course you can use my shower to get ready for your date (fuck fuck fuck)”

6)      Friends to romance – pining and all that wonderful shit

i)       You’ve got a date tonight and you asked for advice on what to wear but I’m so in love with you and damn you look good in the outfit I picked out for you

ii)      I really like you but you’re my best friend’s ex

iii)     You’ve liked me for ages and were really obvious about it and I didn’t like all the attention but now you’re over me I really miss it and fuck I think I like you too?

iv)     Somewhere along the way of getting into bar fights together, staying up all night with movie marathons, other friendship things, I’ve fallen in love with you but oh my god this could ruin EVERYTHING

v)      Friends with benefits oh wait I like you

7)      FAKE DATING HOLY SHIT I LIVE FOR THIS

i)       It’s my highschool reunion and I need a hot date so I can rub it in the faces of the people who hated me

ii)      My homophobic parents are coming to visit will you pretend to date me as an extra “fuck you”?

iii)     There’s a person who won’t stop bugging me will you pretend to be my partner so that they’ll fuck off?

iv)     I told my sister I have a boyfriend so she’d stop trying to set me up with people but now she’s coming to visit and I’m in too deep I need a fake boyf ASAP

8)      Soulmate aus

i)       The first words your true love(s) will say to you are tattooed on you and why the fuck are their first words something really ridiculous like ‘I’ll pay you a tenner to punch me in the face’ or ‘quick what’s your favourite animal’ or ‘fucking shit hell holy fuck wow oh my god jesus h Christ fuck me’ etc. or even worse a really ridiculous song lyric like  the opening lines of uptown funk or a high school musical song or smthing did you have to serenade me the first time you saw me asshole?

ii)      You get an ‘impression’ of your soulmate when you turn 18 or something but all I got was a strong smell of bananas or an overwhelming feeling that Thatcher was a good prime minister or an image in my mind of a fucking unicorn

iii)     The more ridiculous the better actually

iv)     Something like whenever your soulmate sings a duet you can’t help but join in and my fucking soulmate is in a goddamn band but I can’t sing for shit

v)      Or maybe something like soulmates always sneeze at the same time and I cant be sure but me and this kid in my French class just sneezed at the same time are we soulmates or was it a coincidence (proceed w character trying to make themselves sneeze around said person to see what’s what)

9)      Alternate universes for real

i)       Mermaids

ii)      Siren and asexual pirate who doesn’t understand why all his crew are losing their shit that person has a nice voice sure but what the fuck is happening

iii)     Hogwarts

iv)     We live in a world where the greek gods are real and you went and got yourself cursed and now I have to go on a fucking quest to sort this shit out why do I love you again?

v)      Pacific rim au (either they’re drift compatible or one of them is a ranger and the other stresses constantly bc what if they die yes I have read a fic like this no I didn’t come up with this one but it’s fucking good) (also if you haven’t seen that film go watch it now)

vi)     Literally any movie or book universe you like tbh just go for it

10)   Other aus that I like

i)       I wanted to go on the ferris wheel but there has to be two people to a cart come on random person let’s go oh wait are we stuck at the top? Fuck

ii)      We work in the same office and you have a goddamn squeaky chair and you wONT FUCKING STOP SQUEAKING IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT ANNOYS ME

iii)     Our mutual friend set us up on a blind date and I thought I’d hate it but you’re actually… kind of funny? But because I expected to hate it in no way am I going to let you change my mind just because you’re gorgeous and funny and intelligent oh no my friend is not winning this

iv)     It started to snow and I’m the only one of our friends who would go outside with you – I soon found out why none of the others would go out in the snow with you (this works best if they’re new friends who don’t know each other all that well) when you shoved a handful of snow down my back and declared snow war

v)      It’s nowhere near Christmas it’s literally still November would you calm down about Christmas wait no why are you getting the tree out no stop please stop (if you do this pre-relationship you can have the grouchy one secretly finding the other’s excitement endearing and falling in love with them actually that works for established relationship too)

vi)     Current partner got a new job in America (or other country far away) and we’re getting by on skype calls and emails but it’s not easy and then I met someone new (can be poly or can be finding the OTP person)

vii)   You want us both to get in shape and I hate working out/running but your ass looks really good in shorts oh the things I do for my friends and their nice asses

viii)  Carrying on from 10.vii. you’ve caught me checking you out in what I thought was a subtle way too many times and now you’re calling me out on it what do I do???

ix)     You’re an actor/other famous person that I really admire and I just saw you in the street and as I was debating whether or not to say hi you came up to me and started flirting what do I do??

x)      You were waving at your friend behind me but I got confused and waved back at you and now I’m dying of embarrassment but you think it’s cute

xi)     I sat down in the wrong class and I’m panicking but don’t want to get up and leave because the class has started and you think it’s hilarious and shut up you dumb fuck you don’t know me aahhh

xii)   I’m a waiter at this wedding and you’re a drunk guest who will not stop hitting on me please I’m trying to work no I can’t dance with you omg let me find you some water

xiii)  Our best friends are that awful ‘cute’ couple that make-out in public and call each other “sweetie” and “sugar” and “babe” and god they’re awful let’s talk about how awful they are – develops into “shit we’re the awful couple now”

xiv)  You pissed me off in class so I threw a book at your head and now I’m in detention and jesus fuck I hate you so much and the teacher made me apologise and wait you’re cuter up close and the way you talk is kind of nice actually oh fuck no

Okay I could go on forever but this is over 1,500 words of auing already I have too many ideas christ

send me some to @theskyis-forever

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Everyone’s Favorite Teacher

“Teacher dating teacher AU, where one is everyone’s favorite and the other one is the asshole teacher that nobody likes.”

The click of her heels followed her down the long hallway until she slipped inside the classroom. As soon as she was inside, her students let out an audible sigh of relief, a few of them muttering ‘thank god’ under their breath. Aelin glanced at them over her shoulder as she put her bag into the locker she kept her belongings in.

“I’m sorry I’m late you guys, I wasn’t feeling well this morning,” she said, glancing at the silver-haired man that sat at her desk, looking casually elegant and entirely too handsome. His legs were crossed at his ankles as he leaned back in her chair, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. She glanced back at her students with raised brows. Mr. Whitethorn pushed himself from her chair, moving out into the hall before he poked his head back into the room, his tie swaying in the air.

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My top 10 Rowan Whitethorn sass moments

10. When he keeps messing Aelin training on Mistward

“You know,” she said slyly, “that’s twice now you’ve made a mess of my training with your tasks. I’m fairly sure that makes you the worst instructor I’ve ever had.”
He gave her a sidelong look. “I’m surprised it took you this long to call attention to it.

9. When he's oh so concerned for Lorcan self-esteem

“Should I thank you for putting on pants?” Lorcan said, his voice barely more than a midnight wind.
I didn’t want you to feel inadequate,” Rowan replied, leaning against the roof door.

8. Right after when he serves Lorcan the tea

"What is it, exactly, about Aelin that gets under your skin, Lorcan? Is it that she’s not afraid of you, or is it that I walked away from you for her?”

7. When he's literally serving the tea

“Making breakfast? How domestic of you.” Aelin leaned against the doorway, irreverent as always.“Shouldn’t you be sleeping like the dead, considering your busy night?”
“Can we not get into a fight about it before my first cup of tea?”
With lethal calm, he set the kettle on the stove. “After tea, then?”

6. Something sass doesn't even need words

The one with night-dark eyes and an edged grin looked Rowan over and drawled, “I liked your hair longer.”
A dagger embedding itself in the wall not an inch from the male’s ear was Rowan’s only answer.

5. And again

Her toes curled, but she gave him a simpering smile as he rose to his feet, every muscle in his naked body rippling with the movement, and watched him pad with feline grace to the washstand and ewer atop it.
The bastard had the nerve to look her over as he lifted the jug. And then give her a satisfied, male smile as he poured a glass right to the brim, halting with expert precision.

4. Lorcan and Rowan give me life

Any softness vanished from Lorcan’s granite-hewn features. “Why don’t you tell me why you’re in this shithole place, and then we’ll discuss my plans.”
“Aelin can decide what to tell you.”
“Such a good dog.”
Rowan gave him a lazy smile but refrained from commenting on the delicate, dark-haired young woman who now held Lorcan’s own leash.

3. His opinion on the Orynth Castle

"Well, now you’ve seen every hall and room and stairwell. What do you make of your new home?” “A little small, but we’ll manage.

2. His high standards on the coronation party

...Rowan glanced to the open doors. Then to where Lord Darrow stood beside the empty throne.
Not an official throne—just a larger, finer chair that had been selected from the sad lot of candidates.

[...]

Behind the dais, hidden beyond a painted wooden screen, a small group of musicians began playing a processional. Not the grand, sprawling orchestra that might accompany an event of this magnitude, but better than nothing.

1. Probably my favorite

“I’ll need to retrain.” [...]
Aelin frowned “And pack on some muscle again.” A slight quiver graced her words, but she curled her hands into fists at her sides and smirked at her clothes—the Mistward clothes. “It’ll be just like old times.”
[...]
Rowan gave her a crooked grin. “Just like old times,” he said, following her out of the barrow and back toward the ebony river, “but with far less sleep.”
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Rowan x Aelin

Chapter 6

Aelin let her tears fall freely on her face as Rowan spoke of his late wife. Sitting across from each other on her couch, she stayed silent while Rowan went over the past.

Rowan had married right out of high school at the age of eighteen as he and Lyria both joined the military. After years of being stationed at the same place, Rowan had chosen to be deployed to another country. Choosing that over staying with Lyria, caused her to do the same.

Lyria died in action at the age of twenty-four. This broke Rowan in to pieces, forcing himself to go on leave and completely cut off his family and friends. Rowan had nothing and no one left so he did the only thing he knew Lyria would have wanted him to, he put himself through college and became a software engineer.

He spent six years married to the love of his life, for only the gods to tear her away from him. Rowan has spent every second of every day blaming himself. If he had stayed with Lyria, she would not have felt the need to be deployed too.

The sun was already coming up when Rowan had finished. Aelin couldn’t say anything but “I’m sorry”.

“I told you all of this so you know it wasn’t your fault, I have shit to deal with that shouldn’t involve you. You’re only twenty-two, you should not be involved with someone like me. It’s for the best. I do like you Aelin… more than I should. But that doesn’t change anything.” Rowan said as he lifted himself from the couch.

Aelin nodded and followed him to the door. Rowan stopped right as he reached the door and turned to her.

“Just once. I want to see what it’s like just once, and I’ll never see you again.” Before Aelin could understand what he meant, his lips were on hers, he braced a hand on the wall as she backed up into it.

The kiss was soft and lazy at first but then he slipped his tongue in her mouth and tasted her, this gave Aelin a chill up her spine. The kiss could have lasted two seconds or two hours, she couldn’t tell.

When he pulled away, they were both breathing hard, with eyes wide. Aelin didn’t notice she let go of the blanket she held over her thin straps of her night gown.

Rowans eyes trailed downward as he noticed what she had been covering. He stepped back and for a moment she could see the lust in his eyes, as he followed her figure downward, but with her better judgement she decided to bend down and pick up the blanket.

Aelin forgot about how low the back of the gown dipped because as soon as she bent down she heard his sharp intake of breath. In that moment she knew he saw her scars.

She shot up and covered herself back up in an instant.

When she looked at his face, it was unreadable, a mask no one could break.

“Who did that to you?”, he said in a still voice.

Aelin found no reason to lie, it was too late, he saw the scars that marked her as broken. “My foster dad whipped me growing up.” Aelin found it hard to keep eye contact so she shifted her gaze to the floor…

Aelin had been whipped from the moment Arobynn had been appointed her guardian. Her back is covered with white small scars and three large ones laying vertically, that are raised the highest, indicating they were the deepest. From the age of eight to eighteen, Aelin had been in a living hell.

When she looked back to Rowan, his face had not change.

“Good night, Aelin. I’ll let you rest.” And at that he left.

….

As Rowan drove home, he clutched the steering wheel so hard he thought it would break. He could barely wrap his head around what he saw.

Someone did that to her. Someone she should have been able to trust. No human being should be whipped; no child should be whipped. Aelin is marked for life.

She hid the scars so well, not letting anyone see her shredded skin. He realized why she didn’t let him see her without a shirt that night of the fight. Aelin had a façade of a wild fire ball girl in her twenties, but with what he had glimpse tonight, he knew that’s not truly all of her.

The rage roiling in his veins made him know he cared, he cared much more than he thought, much more than he should. He hated himself for not being able to say anything to her, for just leaving her there. He knew he had told he would never see her again, he thought it would be in her best interest for him stay away from her, he so stupidly thought he be wrecking a perfect girl, but to find out she wasn’t who he thought, sent his head spinning.

Rowans self-control was in shreds and he knew he let her under his skin.

Authors note: I’m so sorry this was short! I need time to keep writing. Let’s just say this is half of what I planned to post but I couldn’t keep myself from posting it already. And if anyone wanted to give me prompts or ideas for me to write, that would be great, I need to better my creative writing skills before the fall semester starts. As you can probably tell I need practice.

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I like this a lot, please continue!

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my best habit. - one

JULIAN.

The first time that he saw her, her head was thrown back in laughter, and she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. The lights throughout the frat house reflected shades of blue, purple, and red down her long silvery hair. She exuded a bright and bold confidence that not many people did, a confidence that he had seen in so few women. This particular girl he’d never seen before, so she was either new to campus or simply visiting. He hoped she was new, because there was a growing list of things that Julian Knight wanted to do to her, and he wouldn’t be able to do half those things if she was only breezing through.

“I’m not making her up right?” His cousin and best friend, Orion, shouted over the music into Julian’s ear. He quirked a brow, knowing exactly who he was referring to. He ran a thumb over his bottom lip, the corners of his mouth twitching up as he made eye contact with the girl.

“Nope,” Julian said, patting Orion on the chest and handing him the cup he held in his hand. “No, you are not.” He moved through the crowd then, his eyes still locked on hers. A girl with dark brown hair said something to her that made her roll her eyes before she disappeared to the crowd, but then they were back on Julian as he came to a stop in front of her, his hands slipping into the pockets of his jacket.

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MORE!

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@faenet event: Friendships 

↳ The Inner Circle

“it is the family you make, not the one you are born into, that matters” ― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin

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Beautiful, I love this

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