i have a question for people who followed my rowaelin fan fiction "favorite crime". if you’re wondering what i’m talking about, it was the fic where aelin was an assassin in a contemporary universe and rowan was an FBI agent assigned to her case.
i know i haven’t updated it since march, and i really want to get back to it eventually, but i’ve been focused on other things than fan fictions for the past few months. like i said in a previous post, i have ADHD and it’s hard for me to focus on different things at the same time.
but my question is: is anyone still interested in reading the rest of the story?
because if there is interest in it, i will really try to get back to it soon. thank you!
HERE IT IS! The Rowaelin Month 2023 Prompt List! We are ecstatic to be back for a the full month of September once again!
We hope you all love these prompts as much a we do and we are so excited to see what everyone will create in honor of our beloved Fireheart and Buzzard!
We've included a handy calendar image for you all, but if for any reason the image isn't working or is hard to read, the full list will be written out below the cut.
START DATE: September 1st
Green filled boxes denote CANON SPECIFIC PROMPTS
1. Participation every day is not required. You can create a many or as few submissions for the listed prompts as you like!
2. Please remember to tag your creations with #rowaelinmonth so people following the tag can find them! And don't forget to mention @rowaelinscourt in your post do we can reblog it!
3. Please remember that all works MUST have appropriate tags and content warnings. NSFW content is required to be tagged clearly and hidden below a 'Read More cut. We want everyone to have a fun and safe time engaging with content!
4. All genres of work are welcome, but please note any major warnings at the top of the work so readers or viewers have some idea what to expect.
5. Canon Week is back (with 2 whole extra days!) to fill that canon shaped hole in our hearts! While we kindly request that Canon Week prompts remain specifically for canon scenarios, remember that any and all prompts are welcome to be interpreted as canon/a canon-inspired setting as well! With creativity and imagination, the possibilities are limitless!
6. Any kind of fanwork can be submitted for this event so long as it can be applied to the prompt! Fanfiction, fanart, headcanons, playlists or any thing else you can think of! There are no requirements and you can submit multiple works for the same prompt of your so wish.
Rowaelin Month Prompt List
September 1: Song Fic
September 2: Accidents Happen
September 3: Rowaelin as teens
September 4: "Friends don't do this"
September 5: A Bad Date
September 6: Forced Proximity
September 7: Vacation or Outdoor Adventure (ie a road trip, beach day, hiking ect)
September 8: Single Parents
September 9: Renaissance Fair
September 10: Co-host/Guest Star with Chemistry
September 11: Getting Arrested/ A Trip to the Police Station
September 12: Meet Cute / Meet Ugly
September 13: Babies / Kids / Next Gen
September 14: An Argument/ Making up After an Argument
September 15: Meeting the Parents
September 16: Mob AU
September 17: Mating Ceremony
September 18: Aelin with hawk Rowan
September 19: Telling Their Children about Their Tattoos
September 20: Drunken Antics
September 21: Scars
September 22: Magic/Shifting Lessons with the Children
September 23: Domestic Fluff
September 24: How Rowan Knew "Fireheart"
September 25: Arranged Marriage
September 26: Taking care of the littles solo
September 27: Person A is touch starved but didn't know how to reach out to Person B
September 28: Wartime Sweethearts
September 29: Firsts (date/kiss/time/child/ect)
September 30: A Missing or Alternate Scene from Canon
hi friends! just popping in to say i haven’t disappeared forever. i’m just a lot more busy right now. i started two new jobs and i’ve made a bookstagram account that i’m trying to grow and i’ve started reading books again.
as someone with adhd, it’s very hard for me to focus on many things at once, especially things that are similar like reading books or fics and being on tumblr or on booksta. it might sound stupid because a lot of people can do all those things at once, but i struggle with it.
but i’m working on finding a balance between everything and i really want to continue writing "favorite crime"! so just bear with me while i adjust to everything new
i promise you, my love for rowaelin is still there and i have plans for future chapters of my fic and i will get up to date with all of your new fics and chapters you posted! i just can’t promise when at the moment
SENDING LOTS OF LOVE TO MY WRITER FRIENDS WHO I MISS A LOT @rowanaelinn @leiawritesstories @morganofthewildfire
It’s that time of year again where we celebrate the birthday of our beloved queen Aelin Ashryver Whitethorn Galathynius.
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When:
Starting the 1st of May through to the 7th
Finer Details:
This year our prompts are a little simpler. We thought this would be a great way to encourage creativity and engagement from the fandom. It allows a little more freedom and the bounds are endless. We accept all forms of content: fics, moodboards, playlists, art, and just any way you want to express appreciation for Aelin. Please just make sure content warnings are appropriately added for the safety and enjoyment of all viewers.
To make sure the admin team can see your posts please tag us with @rowaelinscourt and/or #aelinweek
Prompts:
May 1st: Beltane
May 2: Love Language
May 3: Aelin’s Birthday
May 4: Aelin and her family
May 5: Song Association
May 6: Rowaelin
May 7: Aelin and her fire
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We’re very excited to host this event again this year and can’t wait to see the wonderful works you come up with!
But, it's okay to grieve the time you spent surviving. The time spent trying to figure out what was wrong. The time spent healing to become a person again.
Rowaelin Prompt: “what do you mean you’ve been flirting with me for [x] years?”
Thank you so much for the prompt! Here's a fun little neighbors to friends to lovers fic :)
Masterlist
Word count: 1.3k
Warnings: none!
“Well, Rowan. It looks like this is the end,” Aelin said as she picked up another box of various items belonging to the man in question.
“I’m moving across the hall, Fireheart, not across the country.”
“Yeah, but now that you’re moving across the hall, I can’t exactly call you my neighbor, can I? I blame Lorcan and Elide for this.”
In truth, Aelin had been in love with her neighbor for four years, which also happened to span the entire time that he lived next to her. She and Rowan had met when he moved in with Elide’s cursed boyfriend, who Aelin wanted to murder every time she talked to him and also happened to be her neighbor. But she dealt with Lorcan’s presence only so she could see Rowan more often, the silver haired man quickly weaseling his way into her heart.
It was the dimples that appeared on his face when Aelin brought him half-burnt cookies on move-in day.
It was the way he’d hold the elevator for her when she was running ten minutes late and was low on caffeine.
It was the way he’d let her snuggle into his side during their friends’ movie nights, where she’d inevitably fall asleep and drool on his shirt. Yet despite the drool, he didn’t seem to mind.
So yes, she was in love with her neighbor, her best friend, dare she say the man of her dreams. She was pretty sure he felt the same way.
So why was it so gods-damned hard to tell him that?
Oh, right. It was because despite her flirting, silly cat-calling, and cheesy pick-up lines, Rowan had never acted upon any so-called feelings. After a year, Aelin chalked it up to nerves. Rowan wasn’t the most outgoing of men. So, she persisted. After two, then three, then four, Aelin didn’t know what else to do. She sure as hell wasn’t going to just blurt it out. Maybe she had it all wrong and he didn’t feel the same way. What if her confession ruined everything good they had? Aelin would rather have a small piece of him than none at all.
And that was how she found herself moving all of Rowan’s belongings across the hallway, quietly stewing in her feelings. Elide decided that she was finally ready to move in with her brute of a boyfriend and Rowan happily offered to move out of the two-bedroom apartment he and Lorcan currently shared so the happy couple could have more space than the available one-bedroom across the hall.
Aelin considered just telling Rowan how she felt so that instead of moving his things across the hall, he could simply move into her one-bedroom with her. But that was wishful thinking, so she kept her mouth shut.
“Oh yes, the five steps it’ll take to get to my door is so much more difficult than the four it used to take.” With an exasperated eye roll, Rowan pulled her into his side and squeezed. “Now, I’m going to go see if I can get Lorcan to help me with my bed frame. Can you start setting up these books for me? You always were better at organizing that stuff anyway.”
With a nod, Aelin took the heavy box from his arms and made her way to the bookshelf in the corner of his room.
Aelin was so engrossed in the mystery that was Rowan’s reading material that she mistook the light footsteps she heard for Rowan’s.
"Hey Rowan, why in Mala’s good name do you have Knitting for Dummies in your book pile?”
A twinkling laugh echoed through the room. “Not Rowan but I, too, would like to know why a burly man such as himself has a book on knitting.” Elide continued chuckling and Aelin smiled back at her friend. “Though I will say, it’s kind of hot.”
Aelin sighed wistfully. “Tell me about it.”
Elide took a casual stance at the doorway, leaning against the door frame with crossed arms. “Aelin just tell him. I’m like 99% sure that it won’t be as bad as your thinking.”
“So you’re saying there’s a 1% chance that it will be as bad as I’m thinking?”
Elide gave her a stern look. For such a small woman, Elide could be extremely scary when she wanted to be. “Look, all I’m saying is that the way that Rowan looks at you should be illegal, ok? I’ve never seen anyone who looks so soft yet so lustful at the same time. He wants you, Aelin. And I don’t think it’s just physically. I mean, do you remember last week when you fell asleep on him at movie night?”
“I did not…”
“You did. And when you let out the loudest, most obnoxious snore, that boy had the gall to smile at you like you just hung the world.”
Aelin let out a frustrated sigh. “Elide, I’ve been flirting with Rowan for four years. And I have nothing to show for it.”
“What do you mean you’ve been flirting with me for four years?” Rowan appeared behind Elide, looking as handsome as ever despite the shocked look on his face.
If Aelin could have wished for one thing her entire life, it would’ve been to crawl into a deep, dark hole where no one could find her. Especially Rowan.
Elide’s eyes widened as she turned to face the man behind her. “I’m…I’m gonna just go.”
Aelin closed her eyes and let out a huff of breath. Thanks, Elide. She kept her eyes closed but could hear Rowan’s footsteps entering the room, could hear the door shutting quietly.
“Aelin,” he whispered. “Please open your eyes.”
Aelin shook her head. She could hear him laughing softly. She felt a hand gently brush hers before it picked her own up with tender reverence. Another hand slid up her jaw, tilting her face upwards.
“Aelin.” She wasn’t sure if it was the soft tone of his voice or the fact he sounded slightly panicked, but Aelin decided to listen to him.
Teal met green as she opened her eyes.
“You’ve been flirting with me?”
She exhaled roughly. “Pretty much since the day we met.”
Rowan gave her a sheepish look. “I had no idea.” Aelin just shrugged. “You are a very charismatic person so I just assumed…I don’t know. You’re like that with everyone.”
“I definitely don’t tell Fenrys when his ass looks good in his khaki pants. Or give Lorcan bear hugs when I haven’t seen him for a day.”
Rowan gave her a small chuckle. “That’s not a good example since you hate Lorcan.” Aelin rolled her eyes in reluctant agreement.
“Maybe I hate Lorcan. But I’ve sort of been in love with you for a while.”
Rowan at least had the decency to look shocked. “You love me?”
Aelin took a sharp inhale of breath, not realizing what she was saying until it was too late to take it back. Before she could give him an answer or excuse, however, his other hand came up to cup her cheek, bringing her face closer to his.
“That’s good to hear because I think I might be in love with you, too.”
The first brush of his lips was so gentle, so fleeting that she thought she might have dreamed it.
She couldn’t help but tease him a bit but she also needed confirmation. “You might be in love with me?”
She could feel Rowan’s smile against her own. “No, I definitely am.” And with those words, he crashed his lips down onto hers, the fervor and intensity surprising a gasp out of her. She wasn’t sure how long they stayed like that, each of them basking in the presence of the other and using every minute to make up for the four years that they could’ve been doing this.
“You know, we could’ve saved a lot of time if you had confessed earlier. I wouldn’t have had to move all of my stuff into this apartment when I know that I’m just going to be spending all of my time at yours anyway.”
“Mmmm. I think it was perfect this way. Just the way it was meant to be.” Aelin silently thanked the Gods for this moment. “Now about this book on knitting…”
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