Author of “The Fear That Haunts Me” on AO3 🌱In the process of editing to publish!🌱 Story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/41881092/chapters/105100788 Patreon: https://patreon.com/HoneybeeRae?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink
As some of you may know, I’ve been diving into the deep end of editing my story, The Fear That Haunts Me into a series of books that I am attempting to publish! And at the urging of several wonderful readers, I have officially launched a ✨Patreon!!!✨
This would be an amazing way to support my work, if you have the means. For $5 USD/mo (plus local taxes and fees), I’ll be posting bonus content - mostly related to TFTHM!
…But there may be some sneak peaks here and there of the myriad of other works I have brewing 😏
If you should decide to join, here’s what you’ll get every month!
😇One SFW written one-shot (2nd Friday of every month)
🎧One audiobook chapter [Note: these will be from the original fic’s London Arc to start with. These are recorded by myself and another VA friend of mine - and neither of us are English! Please forgive any and all dialect/accent errors!] (15th of every month)
😈One NSFW written one-shot (4th Friday of every month)
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if you ever doubt that your ao3 comments matter or mean something: i have been struggling with my writing for 6 months straight, crying myself to sleep afraid that i will never be able to write again, that the thing i love most in the world has left me, that my writing is just gone
this morning i got this comment:
and after i stopped blubbering over it, i picked up my writing notebook, and re-read all my fic research, and opened up my document again for the first time in weeks without being afraid of it
you have no idea how much writers treasure every single comment we get. you have no idea how big an impact you can have. sometimes, just sometimes, your one "insignificant" comment changes everything
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So with that being said, here's the poll for this month's NSFW one-shot!
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"Free Use - Part 4 (NSFW)[TFTHM]" is available to read on Patreon!
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A knock on the door made them both pause, and Wendy giggled at the groan that escaped James.
"On second thought," he muttered, pressing her forehead to hers with an annoyed smirk, "Maybe this arrangement is more trouble than it's worth…"
Wendy laughed again, kissing him once more before whispering, "Shall I answer?"
"If you'd like," James murmured, kissing her back before reluctantly releasing her. He nodded to the door encouragingly, settling a step away near the work desk. "I shall be right here."
Wendy smiled at him, before turning and walking slowly up to the door. She took a breath and pulled it open, blinking and smiling shyly at the man who was waiting for her outside. "Good morning, Noodler, dear."
Noodler gave her a charming smile, bowing his head. "G'morning, Wendy. Alright?"
"I'm wonderful," she said truthfully, before moving out of the doorway and gesturing inside. "Would you like to…?"
"If ye're in the mood to… entertain visitors," Noodler said with a gentle smirk.
Wendy nodded, her cheeks pink as she said softly, "Then please, come in."
Noodler nodded to her, before stepping inside and bowing his head to James. As the two of them greeted one another, Wendy glanced outside, blinking in soft surprise.
The deck was not empty, not that she had expected it to be. It was, after all, past sunrise - and even though there was no longer any need to prep for the daily possibility of battle, the crew still tended to follow a lighter version of the daily routine they'd followed for two centuries. The morning crew was typically moving around the deck at this point in the day, allowing the crew to sail to the different areas of the island, exploring the return of all four seasons to the larger mass of land in the middle of the lagoon.
The morning crew was indeed present - but they were not moving around.
Bryant, Alf, and Starkey were standing on the deck, looking up at Wendy where she stood in the doorway. They all smiled gently at Alice as she and Smee passed by them - but then all eyes ended up returning to Wendy, clearly searching for something specific.
Wendy blushed, recognizing the question in their eyes almost instantly. She gave them all a reassuring smile and a nod, blowing them a gentle kiss as she stepped back into the cabin. They'd been sending the gentler boys first, to test the waters and make sure Wendy would actually enjoy the experiment.
Judging from the soft smirk that formed on Bryant's lips, Wendy knew that at least someone had received the message - she was perfectly happy to see this through to the end.
Wendy closed the door, turning back to face the other occupants in the cabin. James was still leaning back against the work desk, his arms crossed as he looked on quietly.
Noodler, however, was standing in the middle of the room, his eyes trailing slowly over Wendy's form. Unlike Chay and Foggerty, there was much less shyness present in his gaze - and though his hands were resolutely clasped behind his back, there was no denying the tightness at the front of his trousers as she turned to face him in her nightdress.
Wendy slowly walked nearer to him, asking in a soft voice, "Is there… anywhere you'd like to…"
Noodler allowed her to approach, saying in a gentle voice, "Anywhere ye're comfortable, Wendy."
She blushed, chuckling softly as she stopped directly in front of him, "I'm afraid I've had… experience… almost everywhere in these quarters, at this point."
A slow grin spread across his lips, and he slowly moved to wrap his arms around her waist to pull her closer. "In that case…"
Noodler leaned down to press a slow, exploratory kiss to her lips. Wendy breathed out a soft sound in response, kissing him back and wrapping her own arms around his shoulders.
Noodler was of similar build to Chay and Noodler. Taller than her, for certain, yet shorter than James. Muscles clearly defined beneath the fabric of their clothing, from decades of manning the ship according to James' high standards. His curls reminded her of James', but coarser, as her fingers threaded into his hair.
As she allowed her hands to slowly explore his form, he breathed against her lips, "I know my hands aren't… what women typically ask for…"
He pulled her closer into a deeper kiss, shifting to drag his lips down to her jaw. Then her throat, lingering under her ear until she gasped softly. His lips curled into another grin against her neck, his arms holding her close as he slowly began to guide her backwards toward the nearest wall.
"But I promise," he breathed into her ear, "I've got more experience than ye might think…"
I have officially posted the fifth audiobook chapter recording on the Patreon! This is Chapter 5 from the fic on AO3 - a big shout out to my VA friend Daniel Colón Guzman for working on this with me!
I will be posting all 16 chapters of the London Arc over the next 16 months 🥰
Check it out!!
All my love,
✨Rae
TFTHM Fic Audio - Chapter 5 "A Storyteller No More" by Honeybee Rae on Patreon. Join Honeybee Rae's community for exclusive content and upda
"The NeverSeas: Hook! {2/4} (SFW)[TFTHM]" is available to read on Patreon!
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When the footsteps stopped, Wendy slowly lifted her gaze to lock on the boots standing just outside the cell door. Then the legs attached to them - and finally, the incredibly wrong face, where her husband's should be.
He was alone. Morning light filtered weakly down through the grates overhead, washing him pale grey-blue in the dimness. He looked older now than he had up on deck, somehow. More tired. His coat was, as she would have always expected, flawlessly draped over his shoulders. His dark curls gleamed with a shine that looked fake, the inky black shade contrasting with the deep-set lines on his aged face.
Wendy swallowed. She had never thought she'd see James… old.
Yet here he was, scanning her face silently as she sat on the tiny cot. She could tell he'd been awake most of the night as well - he'd been trying to puzzle her arrival out, as much as she'd been trying to figure out how to escape this strange world. He remained silent for a long moment, obviously accustomed to taking his sweet time when he wished to.
Then his eyes slid down - to Maggie, asleep in Wendy's arms. His brow quirked up, and his head tilted a single degree to the side.
"Well," he said simply, looking back up at Wendy. "The two of you became attached rather quickly."
"You locked her in a cage," Wendy whispered. Straight to the point, unblinking as she held Maggie protectively against her. "I became concerned rather quickly."
Hook sighed and rolled his eyes. "Come now. The brat is unharmed -"
"She is freezing," Wendy gritted quietly, keeping her voice low for Maggie's sake. "And terrified. Why on earth do you have her down here?"
Hook's brow raised incredulously, seemingly unused to being interrupted. But he inhaled slowly, before replying in a very measured voice, "She became insubordinate and aggressive during a rather important lesson. Thus, it was decided that her lesson would be better learned here, for the evening."
Wendy opened her mouth to snap something at him, but closed her mouth quickly and looked down to recenter herself.
Surprisingly, Hook did not continue to speak. He allowed her a moment to gather herself, silent as she took a slow breath and whispered, "What do you want with me."
His response was immediate. "Answers, to start."
Wendy looked up to see him begin to prowl around the cell, walking quietly in a circle as he eyed her like captured prey. It made Jill twist in displeasure between her ribs.
"You arrive from nowhere," Hook mused quietly, twirling his hook at his side. "An unfamiliar face masquerading under a familiar name."
"It is no masquerade," Wendy said quietly, not taking her eyes off him as he walked. "I am Wendy Darling."
"Wendy Darling left the Neverland decades ago, woman," Hook said quietly, still studying her. "She is far older than you are now. And you are not her daughter, we located the family some time ago - though I have no desire to retain the brats' mother's name in my day-to-day thoughts, I do not recall it being Wendy the second."
He stopped in front of the cell again, squinting at her.
"So pray, tell me," he murmured, reaching out to caress the bars with his hook. "Who are you really?"
Wendy stared at him, her brow furrowing as she listened to his musings. Then the Wendy from this world had not returned to the Neverland. And if her daughter was Maggie's mother, then that would make her alternate self…
She blinked, looking down at the girl in her arms, unable to fathom the idea of holding a grandchild of hers so close.
It was a long moment before she could speak again - and this time, she could not summon any flowery words or deflections. She was entirely out of her depth here - and the fact that the Captain was pressing the issue so firmly, she was gathering that her arrival in this strange place hadn't been his doing at all.
"I am telling the truth, Captain," Wendy whispered, looking up at him slowly. "I am Wendy Moira Angela Darling. But not from… this world."
Hook's brow furrowed slightly, and he murmured, "Explain. Now."
Wendy took a slow breath, measuring her words as best as she could. "I am… from another Neverland. I was… brought here, and I don't know why." She shook her head, hoping he could tell how sincere she was. "I'm afraid I'm as confused as you are."
Hook stared at her endlessly, clearly scanning for any sign of a lie. "What you describe, madam, is nothing short of impossible."
"I've given up trying to rationalize the Neverland, Captain," Wendy said quietly, looking down at Maggie in her arms and shifting to keep her comfortable. "Every time I try, it finds a way to turn my world upside down again."
Hook's chin lifted an inch, his eyes narrowing as he gazed down his nose at her. Eventually, he said in a very slow voice, "If you do speak the truth… then that is an incredibly fascinating conundrum to ponder."
IMPORTANT NOTE: in the past, l've asked everyone across all platforms I post the polls on (discord, tumblr, Patreon) to only vote on one platform. However, l've thought about it as the Patreon has gone on, and I want to change that! If you follow me on multiple platforms, I think that should be rewarded with more voting power lol - so! l've already posted the poll to the Discord and Tumblr - so please vote as much as you can over these next three days!
So with that being said, here's the poll for this month's NSFW one-shot!
IMPORTANT NOTE: in the past, l've asked everyone across all platforms I post the polls on (discord, tumblr, Patreon) to only vote on one platform. However, l've thought about it as the Patreon has gone on, and I want to change that! If you follow me on multiple platforms, I think that should be rewarded with more voting power lol - so! l've already posted the poll to the Discord and Tumblr - so please vote as much as you can over these next three days!
So with that being said, here's the poll for this month's SFW one-shot!
Hello my loves! I’ve been not as good about announcing my Patreon posts this month - but I did post this month’s audio and NSFW one-shot on time! Here’s the link to both of those 🥰 Enjoy!
