Multi-Fandom Trash

Muse. Formerly: boundinshallows

[melika-elena]

love takes up the glass of time

The Pitt, Mel King/Frank Langdon, 13k, an Anne of Green Gables-inspired AU, for @manmahal. Rated G.

Slowly, gently, he reached out and ran his hand down the length of her braid, stopping at the ribbon-tied end to tug once, a firm but brief motion that had been perfected over the past year. 

Lowly he murmured, “You okay, Freckles?” 

(Read on Ao3)

[rosenfinchzz]

I just love to draw her ✨

[disgracedprinceera]

title: love me right (popstar mel AU) (2/2) **COMPLETE** authors: disgracedprinceera and @kayleigh-rae ship(s): mel/frank rating: t primary tags: alternate universe: music, popstar mel, meet-cute, flirting, divorced frank langdon, virgin mel king, grief summary: Frank Langdon has spent the last couple years adjusting to his new normal: keeping his head down at work, being a present father, navigating co-parenting, and making sure his sobriety sticks this time around. Those are his priorities; dating doesn’t even break the top ten. Or, at least that’s what Frank thinks before she walks into the ED: Mel King. Global superstar. notes: written for kingdonweek's "fame and glory" prompt.

Read the completed fic on AO3

[rosenfinchzz]

Kingdon Cowboy Au 🐎

[xskywalker21]

unwinding for the day

[rosenfinchzz]

Summer nights 🌙

My new favorite thing to do, drawing pregnant Mel ✨👏

[drmelbows]

starting off melpreg summer day 1 with a bang 💜💜💜💜💜

[smolfangirl]

July 1st: Confetti

For @kingdonmicrofic | words: 500 | cw: pregnancy, PHP | picture: Chris Barbalis, Unsplash

The confetti from the surprise baby shower rains down from Mel’s scrubs to the passenger seat of Frank’s car. She refuses his greeting kiss and stares at the Presby sign as he drives out of the parking lot. 

At the next traffic light, he carefully asks, “How was your shift?” 

“Fine. Whatever.” 

“…Okay. What happened? Did someone try and touch your bump again?”

On cue, their baby flips around and kicks her lungs. “Not really. Or just the normal amount. It’s fine.” 

Frank huffs but keeps driving – until he steers into an empty spot in front of a small take-away restaurant to their right. Nausea floods through her at the grease in the air. 

He shuts the engine off and turns to her. “What’s on your mind, sweetheart? You okay?” 

Oh, okay, that tone. As if she was weird about this. She crosses her arms. “You’ve been separated for over three years.” 

“Mel…”

No, he started this. “My colleagues all think you’re my husband and that I just never wear my ring to work."

“Sunshine, we talked about this. You know Abby’s conditions for shared custody.”  

Mel snorts. “Abby has no idea how recovery works. And a judge always asks the kids what they want. They love you. ...I just really wanted to be married to you before any of this,” she gestures at her heavy stomach, “and I know I forgot the pill, but it’s not fair.” 

“I know, baby. I’m sorry. I can’t risk losing my kids.” 

She cradles her bump. He sighs. “I’m almost done with my PHP. I’ll stay home, impress Abby, and then my lawyer will get everything started. It’ll look good to the judge. I know it’s hard, Mel, but we’re almost there.” 

It’s well-practiced. What he never includes: that he can’t wait to marry her too. 

“I’m done talking now,” she replies and avoids his eyes for the entire way home.

He drops her off at their freshly cleaned apartment, then rides off into the sunset at Abby's house. An hour later, her phone lights up with photos from bedtime as she pulls the brand-new maternity pajamas that he bought and washed over her bump. She places her phone face-down on the nightstand, then hides from her guilt under the blankets. Later, she wakes up to the key in the door. Vivid images of Frank fucking Abby in his old home linger in her throat like acid reflux. Her tears stay trapped behind her eyelids. A few minutes later, he slips under the blanket and curls up behind her body. He leaves a kiss on her shoulder and whispers, “I’m sorry, baby. I love you. Your ring is waiting in my suit jacket, if you want to see it.” 

Another kiss, another guilty pang in her chest. She slows her breathing and expects him to disappear to better shores overnight. But in the golden morning hours, she wakes up with him wrapped around her like the ring he’ll put on her finger eventually.

[rosenfinchzz]

Art Prints

Hey guys! I have a few Kingdon prints available if anyone's interested in adding some Kingdon to their collection. ✨

Shop gallery quality Art Prints by Rose Finch.

[pansiesandposies]

Title: Gossamer Veil 
Fandom: The Pitt
Pairing: Mel King/Frank Langdon
Category: F/M
Rating: Explicit 
Summary: Mel sits up straight, holding her hands firmly in her lap. “I’ll be brought in through a side entrance to the palace. You will go to greet His Majesty, as your late husband was a dear friend of his. I will be escorted by my future lady’s maids to a room where I will be dressed for the wedding. I am not to let any man in the country see my face until His Majesty lifts the veil himself.” Or, once upon a time, a princess married the wrong man, a court physician made some hard choices, and blood was shed.
Word Count: 25,013
Warnings: Graphic Descriptions of Violence

[kayleigh-rae]

love me right - a kingdon fic playlist

accompanying playlist for @disgracedprinceera's and mine popstar mel verse, inspo lines are below the cut for those interested

love me right

"Enchanted" by Taylor Swift Walls of insincerity Shifting eyes and vacancy Vanished when I saw your face All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you

"Butterflies" by Kacey Musgraves I was hiding in doubt ‘til you brought me out of my chrysalis And I came out new All because of you

“Little Wonders” by Rob Thomas And I don’t mind If it’s me you need to turn to We’ll get by It’s the heart that really matters in the end

[disgracedprinceera]

title: love me right (popstar mel AU) (1/2) authors: disgracedprinceera and @kayleigh-rae ship(s): mel/frank rating: t primary tags: alternate universe: music, popstar mel, meet-cute, flirting, divorced frank langdon, virgin mel king summary: Frank Langdon has spent the last couple years adjusting to his new normal: keeping his head down at work, being a present father, navigating co-parenting, and making sure his sobriety sticks this time around. Those are his priorities; dating doesn’t even break the top ten. Or, at least that’s what Frank thinks before she walks into the ED: Mel King. Global superstar. notes: written for @kingdonweek's "fame and glory" prompt.

Normally, that wouldn’t mean anything to him. The evening of their divorce, Abby—after they’d spent all day together with the kids—had sent him a playlist titled Divorced Dad Rock on Spotify along with the text: your marital status finally caught up to your music taste. He’d laughed then, sent her a couple of emojis, blowing a kiss and a middle finger, and went back to microwaving his pitiful frozen dinner. So no, he shouldn’t, by all accounts, recognize her. However, Penny has played that coffee song non-stop all summer, Tanner joining in the madness eventually. 

By early-July, Frank gave up trying to get his kids to listen to anything else. A mere ten days later, he’d gone down the Mel King rabbit hole, first because a responsible parent should know what media his kids are consuming and then out of sheer interest. To say he felt relieved to find out she wasn’t some hypersexualized 18-year-old is an understatement. 

But the Mel King that exists in the media is completely different from the woman lying on this hospital bed. Gone are the sparkly stage costumes, pin-up hair, and make-up, and in their place: leggings, an oversized tee, braided hair, and glasses. The latter short circuits his brain a bit; he always did have a thing for them, the trend broken with Abby’s nearly perfect vision. 

He must be a little too hung up on the way her tortoiseshell glasses set off her hazel eyes because Princess elbows him sharply in his side, her smile tight. And great, just what he needs. Within the hour, everyone will know that he fumbled his introduction before he could even properly start. 

read on AO3

[rosenfinchzz]

Day 6 Fame & glory

The famous figure-skating couple, Melissa and Frank

[disgracedprinceera]

title: love me right (popstar mel AU) (1/2) authors: disgracedprinceera and @kayleigh-rae ship(s): mel/frank rating: t primary tags: alternate universe: music, popstar mel, meet-cute, flirting, divorced frank langdon, virgin mel king summary: Frank Langdon has spent the last couple years adjusting to his new normal: keeping his head down at work, being a present father, navigating co-parenting, and making sure his sobriety sticks this time around. Those are his priorities; dating doesn’t even break the top ten. Or, at least that’s what Frank thinks before she walks into the ED: Mel King. Global superstar. notes: written for @kingdonweek's "fame and glory" prompt.

Normally, that wouldn’t mean anything to him. The evening of their divorce, Abby—after they’d spent all day together with the kids—had sent him a playlist titled Divorced Dad Rock on Spotify along with the text: your marital status finally caught up to your music taste. He’d laughed then, sent her a couple of emojis, blowing a kiss and a middle finger, and went back to microwaving his pitiful frozen dinner. So no, he shouldn’t, by all accounts, recognize her. However, Penny has played that coffee song non-stop all summer, Tanner joining in the madness eventually. 

By early-July, Frank gave up trying to get his kids to listen to anything else. A mere ten days later, he’d gone down the Mel King rabbit hole, first because a responsible parent should know what media his kids are consuming and then out of sheer interest. To say he felt relieved to find out she wasn’t some hypersexualized 18-year-old is an understatement. 

But the Mel King that exists in the media is completely different from the woman lying on this hospital bed. Gone are the sparkly stage costumes, pin-up hair, and make-up, and in their place: leggings, an oversized tee, braided hair, and glasses. The latter short circuits his brain a bit; he always did have a thing for them, the trend broken with Abby’s nearly perfect vision. 

He must be a little too hung up on the way her tortoiseshell glasses set off her hazel eyes because Princess elbows him sharply in his side, her smile tight. And great, just what he needs. Within the hour, everyone will know that he fumbled his introduction before he could even properly start. 

read on AO3

[rosenfinchzz]

Couple's fight

why do you think they fight?

[disgracedprinceera]

title: but i keep quiet (from strangers 'verse) authors: disgracedprinceera and @kayleigh-rae ship(s): mel/frank rating: e (later chapter) primary tags: canon divergence, unplanned pregnancy, discussion of abortion, infidelity, mother-daughter relationship, caregiver burnout, melmisery summary: five times Mel almost called Frank during her pregnancy, and one time Frank almost called her after their baby's birth. notes: written for @kingdonweek's "oops accidental pregnancy" prompt and melpreg summer. takes place in our strangers 'verse aka pittfest baby.

Becca’s galaxy projector bathes her bedroom in soft blue light, making her visible to Mel’s tired eyes. For three minutes now, she’s stared at her sister’s form in the center of the bed, still but for the gentle rise and fall of her chest—a far cry from Becca’s typical restless movement. She must be exhausted then. That makes two of them. 

Despite her bone-deep weariness, Mel stands in the doorway—watching, waiting—until the shifting, swirling blue begins to make her queasy. For Becca’s sake, she tries to hold out, to ignore it, for as long as she can.

(Today, yes. But this isn’t just about today. Those same sentiments have held true for dangerously close to a month now, and time is running short.)

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read all of strangers

[rosenfinchzz]

Day 5 Nature

With a little more free time on her hands, Mel wants to plant a sunflower garden for the baby🌻