elliotes

bringing the stories i write in my head before bed to life . dw, im legal.

[eelliotss]

eelliotss’ library

i hope you’ll find something you like here

‼️angst, angst, and angst

— a curse between us [sylus x reader] [ongoing]

Will she always be his fate, or will your introduction into the picture tip in balance of his destiny?

part 1 | part 2

— borrowed time [caleb x reader x sylus] [ongoing]

“Can’t we just enjoy the moment without making things complicated?”

part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5

— that’s where these stories get wrong

He doesn’t need to be trapped in a game to be in a different world than you.

— the way you look at me [sylus x reader]

He spent a lifetime chasing her, only to see in her eyes the very fear she once promised he’d never deserve.

— a whisper of what was [sylus x reader]

“May we forget the cruelest trace of all—the fracture of what could have been.”

shh

[eelliotss]

i really need a fic where sylus or caleb consoles me for my stress and the pressure of school n exams omfg im about to crash out

[eelliotss]

Caleb is definitely a playboy and no one can prove me wrong

[iconoclastoc]

In canon, he's definitely staunchly loyal to mc despite knowing it's fruitless, but in my hc he's absolutely the type to project his desires onto other women to try to "get over" mc. Especially considering he spent so many years of his life wrought with guilt over his feelings for her...oh he absolutely tried to drown his feelings in meaningless relationships with unrelated women. He's just so naturally flirty, so perfectly boy-next-door handsome, that he probably doesn't even actively try too hard. He simply conjures up affection from people like its natural, and who can really blame him for reveling in that affection? Especially since what he truly wants he can never have. It's really only natural he'd try to find it anywhere else he can, and if that's in his admirers beds, well, who could blame him? That catharsis he gets from finally having the roles reversed, from leaving so many people wanting and desiring and craving just his proximity, its absolutely a sort of reclaimation of power he finds intoxicating. He knows he's attractive and popular, sure, but after years of being the one yearning and feeling gross and pathetic for it, to be able to put someone else in that position? In a twisted sort of way that gets him off. He's still immature, still unable to come to terms with and unravel all the shame he felt, and rather than working through that maturely (this is a college aged Caleb mind you) he does the only thing that makes sense to him and rejects it all. He refuses to feel shame, refuses to feel desire that isn't only skin deep, refuses to put himself in a position to pine or love or yearn ever again because it's all painful for him. He looks down on the version of himself who did those things, felt those things, and so naturally looks down on the people he enters these shallow relationships with when they begin to feel affection for him with any sort of depth. He thinks he was pathetic and disgusting and so in kind sees any romantic attraction towards him the same way, unable to help but see his past (and perhaps current) self in the person who loves him. But he's just so charming, so kind (when he isn't blatantly playing with someone's feelings), that in a way falling in love with him is inevitable. It just adds a layer of cruelty to it all because Caleb is a good lover, a good friend even, but it's just painfully obvious he'll never be that for anyone but MC.

[eelliotss]

YES OMFG I COULDNT HAVE SAID IT BETTER its like you literally took everything out of my mind and put it into words omg EXACTLY

[eelliotss]

Caleb is definitely a playboy and no one can prove me wrong

[nondelphic]

sometimes i think the real antagonist of my story is just me being a bad writer

[eelliotss]

pretty little baby 😵‍💫

[nondelphic]

writing my thesis is so annoying because no one understands my frustration or the jokes i make about my work except the very niche group of scholars who have read the same journal articles as me but it's not like THEY are listening. like i can't come on here and joke about daniel 'i don't explain my references' scheufele or cry about how everyone cites tuchman (1978) while i'm using tuchman (1973) like PLEASE!!! UNDERSTAND ME!!! i yell as they drag me back to my room and put me in a straitjacket

[snail-day-deactivated20251016]

Oh, Suguru doesn’t let you sulk. Not for long, especially when you start tearing yourself apart.

You're standing in front of the full-length mirror, arms crossed, eyes narrowed, breathing sharp through your nose as you mutter under your breath about how nothing fits right, how everything feels off. Your shirt’s halfway over your head again, what is this, the fourth outfit? Fifth? You don’t even know anymore. And behind you, on the edge of the bed, Suguru’s been watching the whole thing unfold with quiet amusement. One leg crossed over the other, hair slightly damn still as it cascades down his shoulders, sleeves rolled up. Patient. Calm. Gorgeous.

You glance at him, lips pushed out in a frustrated pout, and ask without really asking, “Can I just wear one of your shirts?”

You think he’ll say yes. He usually does.

But not tonight.

Instead, you hear the soft rustle of fabric as he rises from the bed, footsteps slow as he comes up behind you. You barely register the way he slides one arm around your waist, the other drifting up to brush your hair aside. He leans in close - so close you can feel the warmth of his breath against your neck, the low, velvet murmur of his voice sliding down your spine.

“Why would I do that,” he whispers, lips grazing your cheek, violet eyes meeting yours in the mirror, “when you look so damn pretty like this?”

You try to scoff. Try to brush it off like you always do. But then he holds your gaze in the mirror. And something about the way he’s looking at you - lazy-lidded, smiling faintly - makes your throat go a little tight.

“I mean it,” he says, voice all honey and heat, hands trailing down the curve of your hips. “You know I do. So how about you tell yourself, huh? For me.”

Your eyes flicker down. You mumble, just under your breath.

He chuckles softly, chin resting on your shoulder now, eyes locked with yours in the mirror. “Not good enough, baby. You know better than that.” His voice dips lower. “Come on, pretty girl. Say it like you mean it. Look at her,” he murmurs, gesturing to your reflection with the tilt of his head. “She deserves to hear it.”

You try again. Louder. Still awkward and even a little shaky.

But he’s nodding, lips curling in satisfaction. “That’s my girl,” he murmurs. “Again.”

His hands slide across your stomach now, slow and purposeful, thumbs brushing that soft part he always lingers on. “Love this body,” he says. “Love this girl. Mine.”

Your smile creeps in slowly, until, he tickles your sides out of nowhere.

“Wish my pretty girl would love herself a little more,” he says through your squeals and laughter, his arms wrapping tight around you to keep you from escaping. “Think you can do that for me, baby?” he asks, voice right at your ear now before taking a small nip.

[homoquartz]

hearing that your characterizations are good is like. the best thing to hear as a fic writer.

[destheoren]

Love and Deepspace Non MC Reader Fics

(list inspired by: @erisnxxi )

made this collection for myself and to keep track of everything I've read so far. some are crossposted on tumblr and ao3 so I'll try to add both links (though i might miss some so let me know).

Status: Unedited & Incomplete tags; More fics to be added soon

symbols (will use soon):

✧ - smut

♡ - yandere/possessive/obsessive

☆ - angst

✴︎ - isekai/reincarnation/transmigration/reverse isekai

☁︎ - fluff

𖥔 - self aware au (technically counts as nonmc)

Caleb:

Rotten Apples by hcntrcss: (ao3) (tumblr)

Echoes in Space by feralaffection: (ao3)

Live, for Me by kat_the_cat: (ao3)

Psychosomatic by minamidwinter: (ao3)

The Colonel's Keeper by saintobio: (tumblr)

Weightless Paradise by luvl3ss: (ao3) (tumblr)

The Engineer's Gravity by mephisto-reporting: (tumblr)

back to friends by hxlxnaaa: (tumblr) (ao3)

keeper by "anonymous": (ao3)

mine by captivating-flavors: (tumblr)

best friend's brother au by mandalhoerian7: (tumblr)

Caleb's Spitfire - MC Twin AU by lily-jaxk: (tumblr)

fake dating by militaryapple: (tumblr)

Sylus:

Rewriting Fate by feralaffection: (ao3)

when love arrives-- and when she leaves. by cainis: (ao3)

Inside an Otoge: Mister Dragon, Let Me Love You by writerclaire: (ao3) (tumblr)

A Second Life for Strays! by stupidboy: (ao3)

Error 404 by ittybittyfanblog: (tumblr)

Impartial Hearts by ladsonlads: (tumblr)

surprise encounter by kitimeq: (tumblr)

calm and serenity by blueivyy99: (tumblr)

breaking my heart, 'tis the season, i guess by cainis: (ao3)

the sin & the sinner by saintobio: (tumblr: 1, 2, 3)

heartbreak anniversary with sylus by mephisto-reporting: (tumblr)

hurts so good by comatosebunny09: (tumblr)

merry christmas, mr. sylus by comatosebunny09: (tumblr: 1, 2, 3)

sensitive by comatosebunny09: (tumblr: 1, 2)

a curse between us by eelliotss: (tumblr: 1, 2)

Fourth Wall by always-just-red: (tumblr)

Onychinus' Finest by always-just-red: (tumblr)

Emptiness by antaresr: (ao3)

ikigai by lighting_and_shadow: (ao3)

maybe by captivating-flavors: (tumblr)

enough by captivating-flavors: (tumblr: 1, 2)

Sylus' Darling - MC Twin AU by lily-jaxk: (tumblr)

Zayne:

Nocturne of Twilight by chuloyi: (ao3) (tumblr: 1, 2, 3, 4)

My Wedding Vow Is To Divorce You by kira-loves0905: (tumblr)

lost among the pages by lazylattedgleam: (tumblr)

just give me your forever by shaiyasstuff: (tumblr: 1, 2)

heartbreak anniversary with zayne by mephisto-reporting: (tumblr)

Gymnopédie no. 1 by deltachye: (ao3)

giliw ko (my dear) bybarefootindecember (ao3: 1, 2) (tumblr: 1, 2)

date by captivating-flavors: (tumblr)

Rafayel:

jealousy in the game by melkar: (ao3)

Intimations of Immortality by thyrd_pardie: (ao3)

When you suddenly wake up in Linkon City by irandial: (ao3)

heartbreak anniversary with rafayel by mephisto-reporting: (tumblr)

Fourth Wall by always-just-red: (tumblr)

Rafayel's Muse - MC Twin AU by lily-jaxk: (tumblr)

Xavier:

Meet Me at the Edge of Time by oeggchi: (ao3)

three hours past midnight by savouringmidnights: (tumblr)

glass half full by shaiyasstuff: (tumblr)

we can't be friends by kitimeq: (ao3) (tumblr)

Multi

Insatiable by Aceecee: (ao3) (tumblr)

Fake by urlulugululueverythinggoessmoothulu: (a03)

Wildest dreams by tactfulao3: (ao3)

Cats & Deepspace by thxforthemmrs: (ao3)

on the sideline by rqyup: (tumblr)

they forget your anniversary by yeosatinyngz: (tumblr)

Hugs are Mandatory by whosashan: (tumblr)

Sneakyyy by whosashan: (tumblr)

Bitter by whosashan: (tumblr)

Borrowed Time by eelliotss: (tumblr: 1, 2, 3, 4)

I am in love and deepshit by amethystheartsx: (tumblr: 1, 2)

tempatio by morningstarfirstsin: (tumblr) (ao3)

A Hymn to You by lapetitecafe: (ao3)

[chaaistheanswer]

A painter and his muse 🥰

[eelliotss]

to be someone’s muse

[da11ae]

If you see beauty in something don’t wait for others to agree

[nondelphic]

write badly. write weirdly. write like a cryptid in a cave with one candle. that’s where the good shit starts.

[gattapotatta]

Nobody:

Sylus randomly once in a while:

[eelliotss]

its his little way of bringing you back to reality when you’re too lost in thought, too drowned in your own mind, too blind to see the present moment

[eelliotss]

idk if i really should be doing this lol but i really want to write something for the 1k followers milestone so im opening requests! I will choose one, maybe a few, idk, but at least one to write as a thank you to all your support. I cant express enough how much your comments and asks have lifted or made my days, especially ones that start with “im sorry for the long rant but—“ as you analyze my characters and stories. You guys make me like my words a little bit more 🥹

So please send some requests or ideas! <3

[nondelphic]

writers who make playlists before writing anything scare me. how are you setting a mood for something that doesn’t exist yet. are you conjuring it. are you a witch.

[bubblegum-bitchhhhhhhhh]

I love when you’re reading multiple fics by the same author and you start to spot all the phrases and adjectives they like to use

[visceravalentines]

I ghostwrote these tags my god

[brionysea]