@seth-sorenson asked me a while back for a fic with gay/queer Seth, who meets a special someone and introduces him to the magical world, and I super apologize, but the writing bug has not reliably been in my brain for several months now, and truth be told, it’s really bumming me out. I did brainstorm with my friend @ifnotyourfriend and we came up with this cool idea for a multi-chaptered fic, which I’ll share below, along with some of my hc’s.
Picture like a 1920s speakeasy setting.
Also picture an aged-up Seth. I’m thinking along the lines of 19/20/21 years old.
The Knights of the Dawn are investigating illegal creature trades/allegations of abuse of magical creatures.
Seth is undercover with Kendra, Warren, Vanessa and Bracken. Kendra’s role is to keep attention on her. Bracken uses magic to keep her on a lucky streak with whichever gambling game she’s on, and to make sure she doesn’t get into trouble. Vanessa, Warren and Seth are to infiltrate the normal crowd and try to causally ease into conversation with other people there in hopes of getting in contact with those who are part of the illegal trade.
The story follows Seth around and is told from his perspective (but 3rd person). He sits down for a game of blackjack and thinks it would be good to try and get the dealer’s insights, seeing as how he works there and probably hears things. So Seth starts chatting it up with the dealer and the other occupants at the table with him. Small talk. After about 30 mins of this, he starts dropping hints that he’s interested in hypothetical magical creatures. Two of the people at the table give him strange looks, so Seth figures they’re not “in the know,” but one of the occupants gives him a quizzical, studious look, and the dealer looks nervous, so he knows that those two know something.
Seth continues idle chatter with the people at the table. The two who gave Seth strange looks eventually leave, and Seth drops more hints about wanting in on the creature trade. Dealer looks very nervous. The man sitting at the table who had given Seth knowing glances gets up to leave, and the dealer whispers to Seth that he needs to be careful about what he’s doing. Dealer guy has seen things he can’t talk about here. Seth asks to meet dealer guy for coffee that night at a diner on the other side of town, dealer guy accepts.
Seth is dragged outside by a couple of strong people, under careful watch by Warren and Vanessa, and is essentially interrogated by the other dude who’d been at the table about what he knows. Seth does his Seth thing and manages to stave off their paranoia while worming his way into the beginnings of the magical trade underground.
The story evolves from there and ultimately the trading ring is brought down while Seth and dealer guy (really should probably name him - let’s call him... Adam) build a friendship and a blossoming romance. They work together to liberate the creatures who’ve been abused (with the additional help of Kendra and the others, too, ofc). Adam is in the know from day 1 that Seth is undercover to help the creatures in need, and Adam is on board to help however he can. His primary role is to feed intel to the group, and he does it well. No questions about loyalties or whether or not he’s a traitor. He’s a good, solid person through and through.
Kendra loves Adam immediately. Vanessa and Warren are a little suspicious but he grows on them. Bracken is supportive and trusts Seth to make his own decisions. Unsure if Bracken is still a unicorn with mind reading capabilities in this AU. Leaning toward yes. That might bring all of them peace of mind faster. Gonna stop here before I keep rambling about my thoughts on that subject.
First, I have no idea why this was the idea which came to mind. It has almost nothing in common with the original request (sorry!). I try to stay true to my interpretation of what the characters’ personalities are, and I feel like a romantic relationship from Seth’s POV would take time to develop. I don’t see him as the type to be “immediately swept away” by physical attraction. (Don’t @ me about Eve. Maybe I’ll make a different post some other day to talk about my thoughts on Seth and Eve.) I think Seth is more likely to find that he’s attracted to someone after he discovers that he has things in common with them, and after they’ve built at least a little bit of a friendship first. The type for whom physical attraction follows after he’s been emotionally attracted. Ya know?
(I love imagining Seth as an adult in a committed relationship. He’s golden in my eyes.)
Second, I feel like Seth is in love with the magical world, first and foremost, and would probably be more likely to fall for someone who is already “in the know” about magical creatures and communities. He’s the type to spend the majority (if not all) of his time around people who are well-informed about magic, so it makes sense from that perspective that he would fall for someone who already knows this stuff. I’m not saying that it’s not possible for him to find someone who doesn’t know about magic; I’m just explaining why I didn’t think along that route for this particular exercise.
Third, if anyone would like to actually write this story, please do so. Feel free to take it. I’ve not really been in a writing mood since quarantine began, I’m overworked and waaaay overstressed, and as much as I would like to at least start it off, I will not be writing this story myself. :(
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