Lola Black

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[lolablackwrites]

Guarded Hearts - Full Series

What if The Royal Romance MC met Bastien the night before she met Liam?

Guarded Hearts Series

Part 1: The night before Liam’s bachelor party, MC (Alice) meets someone else from Cordonia. (NSFW)

Part 2: Alice ends up joining Liam’s bachelor party in New York, but her thoughts are elsewhere.

Part 3: Alice and Bastien spend what they think will be their last night together and Maxwell makes a surprising proposition to Alice. (NSFW)

Part 4: Alice flies to Cordonia with Maxwell before preparing for the masquerade ball.

Part 5: At the masquerade ball, Alice sees someone unexpected.

Part 6: Alice does her best at the masquerade and learns the truth about the stakes.

Part 7: Bastien and Alice celebrate her arrival in Cordonia. (NSFW)

Part 8: Alice gets a crash course in decorum and is off to the races.

Part 9: Alice attends the derby and meets the queen–and a possible new adversary.

Part 10: Croquet, cronuts, and smut, oh my! (NSFW)

Part 11: Alice and the others arrive in Lythikos and take a turn around the frozen lake.

Part 12: Alice skis the deck in Lythikos, learns more about Drake’s family, and has a private dance lesson with Bastien.

Part 13: Alice attends the ball at Lythikos, finds a private moment with Bastien, and babysits a drunk friend. (NSFW)

Part 14: Alice asks Bastien about the bachelor party photos and prepares to race in the regatta after a surprising announcement.

Part 15: Alice competes in the Royal Regatta and enjoys the beach party, but someone else might be planning something…

Part 16: The Apple Blossom Festival begins and later, Alice and the others head out to celebrate Drake’s birthday.

Part 17: The competition is on for the title of Apple Queen, but others are conspiring.

Part 18: Alice comes clean to Liam and attends the royal hunt.

Part 19: Bastien meets with the king and Alice has an unwanted visitor.

Part 20: Alice deals with the morning after.

Part 21: Alice helps the Beaumonts prepare for the upcoming party and receives a surprise visitor.

Part 22: It’s the night of the big Beaumont bash!

Part 23: It’s the night of the coronation and secrets come to light.

Part 24: At the airport and about to leave Cordonia forever, someone stops Alice from getting on her flight.

Part 25: Alice deals with some of her issues and heads to Fydelia with the Beaumonts.

Part 26: Alice talks with Liam and returns to Applewood Manor.

Part 27: Alice meets her new press secretary, attends the barn raising, and visits the spa with her friends.

Part 28: Alice attends the picnic and learns a disturbing truth.

Part 29: Alice attends the dinner with the statesman in Italy and tracks down the photographer before learning of a betrayal close to home.

Part 30: Alice attends Madeleine’s bachelorette party and secrets come to light.

Part 31: Alice and Bastien tell their friends the truth about the plot against her and they all attend the fashion show in Paris.

Part 32: Alice helps Drake solve another mystery while she tries to settle into some normalcy with Bastien.

Part 33: Alice attends Liam’s second bachelor party in Paris, but the party doesn’t go as planned.

Part 34: Alice and Bastien confront her trauma and find a way to spend some time alone before Regina arrives to attend the opera.

Part 35: The Cordonian Court arrives in Shanghai, Liam reveals his plan to deal with Constantine and Regina, and Alice and Bastien fully reunite. (NSFW)

Part 36: Alice attends a tea ceremony with the Cordonian court and supports Hana during a big moment.

Part 37: The engagement tour arrives in New York, Alice and Bastien make some big choices, and new information is revealed.

Part 38: Bastien goes to LA to retrieve Tariq while Alice tries to distract herself back in New York…and someone decides to take matters into their own hands.

Part 39: The nobles return to Cordonia, Liam makes Alice an offer, and Alice moves in with Bastien. (NSFW)

Part 40: The Homecoming Ball! 

Part 41: The aftermath of the Homecoming Ball.

Part 42: When Bastien is discharged from the the hospital, he and Alice return to the palace in time for the Five Kingdoms Festival.

Part 43: The Unity Tour arrives in Fydelia and Alice must play peacekeeper between Adelaide and Godfrey. (NSFW)

Part 44: The Unity Tour arrives in Portavira and Alice and the others participate in a celebrity polo match for charity. (slightly NSFW)

Part 45: The Unity Tour makes an unscheduled stop in Applewood and Alice is forced to revisit the past. (NSFW)

Part 46: The Unity Tour arrives at Kiara’s family’s estate in Castelsarreillan and Alice and the others sample wines from the vineyard.

Part 47: It’s the day of the art festival, with both tragedies and fond memories.

Part 48: The Unity Tour returns to the palace for the Costume Gala, with duels and disasters and the arrival of a mysterious figure.

Part 49: The tour arrives in Lythikos with unexpected guests and a rendezvous at an ice palace. (NSFW)

Part 50: It’s time for the Winter Festival in Lythikos! MC (Alice) is willing to use herself to lure out their attackers, but if she’s not careful, someone might just take the bait…

Part 51: After a harrowing escape from the Nevrakis vault, the Unity Tour finally arrives at Valtoria.

Part 52: It’s the night of the Lantern Festival (as well as Bastien and Alice’s wedding) at Valtoria!

Part 53: Everyone is headed to Vegas for Olivia and Liam’s stag/hen do–but Alice and Bastien still find time to celebrate their honeymoon. (NSFW)

Part 54: Back in Cordonia, MC (Alice) helps plan the royal wedding.

Part 55: An attack in town leads to new information and an intimate talk between MC (Alice) and Bastien (NSFW).

Part 56: After a serene morning spent with the wedding party, the afternoon devolves into chaos.

Part 57: MC (Alice), Olivia, and Hana are under siege at the bridal boutique. Will they make it to the wedding–or even out alive?

Part 58: They’ve reached the wedding reception, but someone has one more fight left in them…

Part 59: Before leaving on their honeymoon, there are a few more surprises in store for MC (Alice) and Bastien.

[toppermostpoppermost]

THE BLUES BROTHERS (1980) dir. John Landis

+bonus:

[lolablackwrites]

The vibes I bring to the party

[burntblueberrywaffles]

[lolablackwrites]

Me with TRR lol

[the-unconquered-queen]

The case of the LI of ITW is so weirdly funny, his name is the name of the actual influencer Choices clearly inspired the character on lol They don't even tried to be sneaky

OH SHIT I GOOGLED THE NAME AND IT'S TRUE. THIS SHIT IS CRAZY

Forget Jon Bernthal, Thoren Bradley needs to SUE

And yeah, I stand by that being a goofy name but irl it's just a nickname so it's just Choices that made it goofy 🤷🏼‍♀️

[walkerismychoice]

I actually learned about this from Thoren Bradley's tiktok page just today. He makes it sound like he was/is involved in some way and he links to the game in his bio.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YHJ4av/

[lolablackwrites]

We might be about to get Jomes 2.0.

[walkerismychoice]

Except in this case I think Thoren is actually profiting from this since he's doing ads for it?

[lolablackwrites]

If he’s in on it and making money for it then that’s awesome. I think I’m just still bitter about Jomes 😂

[walkerismychoice]

One of the greatest tragedies in Choices history to be sure

[lolablackwrites]

I’m still traumatized lol

[the-unconquered-queen]

The case of the LI of ITW is so weirdly funny, his name is the name of the actual influencer Choices clearly inspired the character on lol They don't even tried to be sneaky

OH SHIT I GOOGLED THE NAME AND IT'S TRUE. THIS SHIT IS CRAZY

Forget Jon Bernthal, Thoren Bradley needs to SUE

And yeah, I stand by that being a goofy name but irl it's just a nickname so it's just Choices that made it goofy 🤷🏼‍♀️

[walkerismychoice]

I actually learned about this from Thoren Bradley's tiktok page just today. He makes it sound like he was/is involved in some way and he links to the game in his bio.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YHJ4av/

[lolablackwrites]

We might be about to get Jomes 2.0.

[walkerismychoice]

Except in this case I think Thoren is actually profiting from this since he's doing ads for it?

[lolablackwrites]

If he’s in on it and making money for it then that’s awesome. I think I’m just still bitter about Jomes 😂

[the-unconquered-queen]

The case of the LI of ITW is so weirdly funny, his name is the name of the actual influencer Choices clearly inspired the character on lol They don't even tried to be sneaky

OH SHIT I GOOGLED THE NAME AND IT'S TRUE. THIS SHIT IS CRAZY

Forget Jon Bernthal, Thoren Bradley needs to SUE

And yeah, I stand by that being a goofy name but irl it's just a nickname so it's just Choices that made it goofy 🤷🏼‍♀️

[walkerismychoice]

I actually learned about this from Thoren Bradley's tiktok page just today. He makes it sound like he was/is involved in some way and he links to the game in his bio.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YHJ4av/

[lolablackwrites]

We might be about to get Jomes 2.0.

[lolablackwrites]

Guarded Hearts - Full Series

What if The Royal Romance MC met Bastien the night before she met Liam?

Guarded Hearts Series

Part 1: The night before Liam’s bachelor party, MC (Alice) meets someone else from Cordonia. (NSFW)

Part 2: Alice ends up joining Liam’s bachelor party in New York, but her thoughts are elsewhere.

Part 3: Alice and Bastien spend what they think will be their last night together and Maxwell makes a surprising proposition to Alice. (NSFW)

Part 4: Alice flies to Cordonia with Maxwell before preparing for the masquerade ball.

Part 5: At the masquerade ball, Alice sees someone unexpected.

Part 6: Alice does her best at the masquerade and learns the truth about the stakes.

Part 7: Bastien and Alice celebrate her arrival in Cordonia. (NSFW)

Part 8: Alice gets a crash course in decorum and is off to the races.

Part 9: Alice attends the derby and meets the queen–and a possible new adversary.

Part 10: Croquet, cronuts, and smut, oh my! (NSFW)

Part 11: Alice and the others arrive in Lythikos and take a turn around the frozen lake.

Part 12: Alice skis the deck in Lythikos, learns more about Drake’s family, and has a private dance lesson with Bastien.

Part 13: Alice attends the ball at Lythikos, finds a private moment with Bastien, and babysits a drunk friend. (NSFW)

Part 14: Alice asks Bastien about the bachelor party photos and prepares to race in the regatta after a surprising announcement.

Part 15: Alice competes in the Royal Regatta and enjoys the beach party, but someone else might be planning something…

Part 16: The Apple Blossom Festival begins and later, Alice and the others head out to celebrate Drake’s birthday.

Part 17: The competition is on for the title of Apple Queen, but others are conspiring.

Part 18: Alice comes clean to Liam and attends the royal hunt.

Part 19: Bastien meets with the king and Alice has an unwanted visitor.

Part 20: Alice deals with the morning after.

Part 21: Alice helps the Beaumonts prepare for the upcoming party and receives a surprise visitor.

Part 22: It’s the night of the big Beaumont bash!

Part 23: It’s the night of the coronation and secrets come to light.

Part 24: At the airport and about to leave Cordonia forever, someone stops Alice from getting on her flight.

Part 25: Alice deals with some of her issues and heads to Fydelia with the Beaumonts.

Part 26: Alice talks with Liam and returns to Applewood Manor.

Part 27: Alice meets her new press secretary, attends the barn raising, and visits the spa with her friends.

Part 28: Alice attends the picnic and learns a disturbing truth.

Part 29: Alice attends the dinner with the statesman in Italy and tracks down the photographer before learning of a betrayal close to home.

Part 30: Alice attends Madeleine’s bachelorette party and secrets come to light.

Part 31: Alice and Bastien tell their friends the truth about the plot against her and they all attend the fashion show in Paris.

Part 32: Alice helps Drake solve another mystery while she tries to settle into some normalcy with Bastien.

Part 33: Alice attends Liam’s second bachelor party in Paris, but the party doesn’t go as planned.

Part 34: Alice and Bastien confront her trauma and find a way to spend some time alone before Regina arrives to attend the opera.

Part 35: The Cordonian Court arrives in Shanghai, Liam reveals his plan to deal with Constantine and Regina, and Alice and Bastien fully reunite. (NSFW)

Part 36: Alice attends a tea ceremony with the Cordonian court and supports Hana during a big moment.

Part 37: The engagement tour arrives in New York, Alice and Bastien make some big choices, and new information is revealed.

Part 38: Bastien goes to LA to retrieve Tariq while Alice tries to distract herself back in New York…and someone decides to take matters into their own hands.

Part 39: The nobles return to Cordonia, Liam makes Alice an offer, and Alice moves in with Bastien. (NSFW)

Part 40: The Homecoming Ball! 

Part 41: The aftermath of the Homecoming Ball.

Part 42: When Bastien is discharged from the the hospital, he and Alice return to the palace in time for the Five Kingdoms Festival.

Part 43: The Unity Tour arrives in Fydelia and Alice must play peacekeeper between Adelaide and Godfrey. (NSFW)

Part 44: The Unity Tour arrives in Portavira and Alice and the others participate in a celebrity polo match for charity. (slightly NSFW)

Part 45: The Unity Tour makes an unscheduled stop in Applewood and Alice is forced to revisit the past. (NSFW)

Part 46: The Unity Tour arrives at Kiara’s family’s estate in Castelsarreillan and Alice and the others sample wines from the vineyard.

Part 47: It’s the day of the art festival, with both tragedies and fond memories.

Part 48: The Unity Tour returns to the palace for the Costume Gala, with duels and disasters and the arrival of a mysterious figure.

Part 49: The tour arrives in Lythikos with unexpected guests and a rendezvous at an ice palace. (NSFW)

Part 50: It’s time for the Winter Festival in Lythikos! MC (Alice) is willing to use herself to lure out their attackers, but if she’s not careful, someone might just take the bait…

Part 51: After a harrowing escape from the Nevrakis vault, the Unity Tour finally arrives at Valtoria.

Part 52: It’s the night of the Lantern Festival (as well as Bastien and Alice’s wedding) at Valtoria!

Part 53: Everyone is headed to Vegas for Olivia and Liam’s stag/hen do–but Alice and Bastien still find time to celebrate their honeymoon. (NSFW)

Part 54: Back in Cordonia, MC (Alice) helps plan the royal wedding.

Part 55: An attack in town leads to new information and an intimate talk between MC (Alice) and Bastien (NSFW).

Part 56: After a serene morning spent with the wedding party, the afternoon devolves into chaos.

Part 57: MC (Alice), Olivia, and Hana are under siege at the bridal boutique. Will they make it to the wedding–or even out alive?

Part 58: They’ve reached the wedding reception, but someone has one more fight left in them…

Part 59: Before leaving on their honeymoon, there are a few more surprises in store for MC (Alice) and Bastien.

[kingliam2019]

Such a fantastic read @lolablackwrites any updates on this ?

[lolablackwrites]

Thank you so much, @kingliam2019! And actually, yes! I've been working on continuing the story and I have a few installments already written. My original plan was to get through the first book of The Royal Heir before I started posting so that there wouldn't be a break in case life got in the way, but maybe I should just get those out and let the "WTF where are the updates???" comments motivate me lol.

Thank you so much for reading!

[kjscottwrites]

Survey Results are In!

>> CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL SURVEY

** The doc is NSFW and meant for 18+ readers **

Thanks to everyone who filled out the survey. The results are in and they are so fascinating, and I'm stoked to share them with you!

Those who asked to be tagged in the results are under the cut!

@writingpotato07 @notwritinganyflufftoday @contra-diction816 @concerningwolves @cryingwriter @antique-symbolism @princessneleam @dreamsdescent @radiowrites @wildjuniperjones @aestatismors @morbidjazz @acavatica @celestialily @thefollow-spot @unseeliefaerie

[lolablackwrites]

Hii 🥰

Just wanted to send you a positive message. Hope you have a great day 🥰

You are so kind, thank you! I hope you have a wonderful day as well 💜

[lovehugsandcandy]

Is there a list of accs who write colt x mc fics you could recommend please? Besides you it’s been hard to find any 😅 I would appreciate if it contained nsfw too

Ok. So I apologize for how long it took to answer this because you have come to the right place but I don't have a computer now and it's kind of a hot mess but like, I am THE PERSON who has this info, ya know? Because you're asking about the loml right there.

So. In no particular order, please check out:

@raleighcarrera

@omgjasminesimone

@client-327

@lilyoffandoms

@emichelle

@ohsnapitzlovehacker

@lorirwritesfanfic

@flowerpowell

@burnsoslow

@domesticatedantelope

@pixelburied

@brightpinkpeppercorn

@dancingboba

@aces-and-angels

@mrsbhandari

@matsuoclan

@ritachacha

@walkerismychoice

@leelee10898

@queenkaneko

@lolablackwrites

@zaffrenotes

Not all of these do n*fw and some are majority-Logan but there are some gems here.

Also I am SURE I am missing some bangers. ROD-fam, who did I forget and need to beg forgiveness from?

[lolablackwrites]

The accuracy 😂

[lolablackwrites]

[lolablackwrites]

Camp Choices: Week 3 - Alice Ayers

This is my submission for Week 3 of @choicesmcmadness​​’s July theme!

Note: This scene takes place during Guarded Hearts, Part 34 and is a continuation of the conversation featured in Week 2. Enjoy!

“You’re not going to have to catch your own dinner, are you?” Frankie asked. “I can’t exactly imagine you hunting or fishing.”

“Oh come on, I’d look kind of cute in a full fishing outfit with gaiters and everything,” Alice said. “But still, I’m relieved there isn’t any fishing on the agenda. Bastien said we’re bringing food with us because I asked the same thing.”

“Any idea what he’s bringing?”

“Not even a little bit,” Alice admitted. “But I feel pretty confident that there will be coffee tomorrow morning.”

“Thank god for small favors,” Frankie said.

“And I hope there’ll be s’mores,” Alice said. “I know I’m not exactly outdoorsy, but s’mores are supposed to be one of the tradeoffs for going out into the woods.”

“If there aren’t, I think that’s grounds to feed him to the bears.”

“But then how will I get back? Let’s be honest, my navigation skills are limited with GPS, let alone out in the woods. I’m going to need Bastien to rejoin civilization because I will not survive out there on my own.”

“Okay, he can live, but then he at least owes you a foot rub or something,” Frankie said.

“Now you almost have me hoping he forgets the s’mores.”

[lolablackwrites]

Camp Choices: Week 2 - Alice Ayers

This is my submission for Week 2 of @choicesmcmadness​’s July theme!

Note: This scene takes place during Guarded Hearts, Part 34 and is a continuation of the conversation featured in Week 1. Enjoy!

“What are you even packing?” Frankie asked over FaceTime. “You’re on a train, do you even have that much stuff with you?”

“You’d be surprised,” Alice said as she looked around the room.

“What, are the rooms on the train spectacularly big?” Frankie asked. “God, you really are too fancy for me now.”

“It’s decidedly not, but half of this train is storage for luggage. Not to mention there’s a boutique car on the train.”

“I’m sorry, what the fuck did you just say? There’s a store on the train?” Frankie asked.

“It’s exactly as bougie as it sounds,” Alice said, laughing. “Okay, okay, I have to focus—I need to pack for camping.”

“Did Bastien at least give you a list or something?” Frankie asked.

“He’s taking care of all the gear, so all I have to do is worry about my clothes and toothbrush and stuff.”

“Is he packing bear mace? He should pack bear mace. Are there bears out there?”

“I have no idea but now I’m worried there are,” Alice said as she stuffed jeans and t-shirts  and underwear into her bag.

“How many pairs of underwear are you packing?” Frankie asked.

“Two.”

“How many are you really packing?”

“Six,” Alice admitted.

“Aren’t you just going for a night?” Frankie asked.

“But what if I shit myself five times?”

“Then you have much bigger problems than bears.”

[neil-gaiman]

Dear Mr Gaiman,

You produce great literature from a wide variety of perspectives. I'm curious how you manage to really get into people's shoes and write about something you've never experienced before, experienced by someone who you will never/can never be?

I hope this isn't a very loaded question, I'm just very curious. Many authors write what they know and say "Write what you know" which I find to be sensible advice, but writing what you DON'T know also often produces great results but seems to be a bit trickier.

Best,

Vik

You ask questions and talk to people, research and imagine.

"Write what you know" isn't "Only write what you already know".

[neil-gaiman]

From the journal at Neilgaiman.com:

The phrase 'only write what you know' is continually being drummed into my head by my Creative Writing tutors at University. It's my final year and we have to write 7000 words of publishable quality. I've only just turned 20. I don't know anything. And on an even worse note, I have days when I *think* I know everything. How am I supposed to write when I know nothing and everything, and only have a few months in which to figure it all out? -Reen

Only write what you know is very good advice. I do my best to stick to it. I wrote about gods and dreams and America because I knew about them. And I wrote about what it's like to wander into Faerie because I knew about that. I wrote about living underneath London because I knew about that too. And I put people into the stories because I knew them: the ones with pumpkins for heads, and the serial killers with eyes for teeth, and the little chocolate people filled with raspberry cream making love, and the rest of them.

You've had twenty years of living, and dreaming. You probably have a fair idea of what it's like to experience emotions, and to go places, and to do things, and to change. You've wondered about things you don't know. You've guessed. You've hoped. You've probably lied -- oddly enough, similar skills to those you'll have used in convincing a teacher that you actually did do your homework, but it was stolen by an escaped convict dressed as a nun, will come in useful in writing fiction. Ditto for the skills involved in writing a passing grade essay on something you know absolutely nothing about. Relax. Fake it. Mean it.

And you don't need to figure it all out before you start writing. You can figure it out while you're writing. Or you can fail to figure it out; that's allowed too.

Don't worry about "publishable quality". Just say what you have to say as clearly as you can, and try to enjoy yourself while writing it. Start somewhere, finish somewhere, surprise yourself. And 7000 words honestly isn't really that much writing: a page is about 300 words. If you only write a page a day, you'll have 7000 words in a mere 23 days. And if it really really really really sucks, you'll still have time to write a completely different 7000 words.

(The above owes not a little to Ursula K LeGuin, who I would have quoted directly except that as I write this the sodding journal isn't loading properly and neither are the archives with her quote in -- but it's somewhere in January 2003. The observation that if you just write 300 words a day you have a novel in a year was Stephen King's.)

[lolablackwrites]

Camp Choices: Week 1 - Alice Ayers

This is my submission for Week 1 of @choicesmcmadness​’s July theme!

Note: This scene takes place during Guarded Hearts, Part 34. Enjoy!

“I still can’t believe you’re actually going camping,” Frankie said over FaceTime as Alice surveyed the tornado that had evidently hit her room on the train as she attempted to pack.

“Oh come on, I’m not that bad,” Alice said as she halfheartedly picked up a t-shirt, executive dysfunction overwhelming her. “I like going outside.”

“If by ‘outside’ you mean walking from your house to your car, then yeah, you love the great outdoors,” Frankie said.

“Okay, so I’m not super outdoorsy. But this is a chance to be alone with Bastien in the middle of this shit show of a social season, so if that means I have to forego indoor plumbing for a night, then so be it.”

“No, no, I get it,” Frankie said. “So are you guys staying in a cabin or what?”

“Nope, a tent,” Alice said.

“And are you excited to put yourselves in a bear’s snack bag?”

“Weirdly enough, I actually am,” Alice said. “Bastien loves camping and he promised to show me a really beautiful spot. Plus, when else am I going to get a chance to go camping in France?”

“Judging by the wild turn your life has taken, I’d say anything is possible,” Frankie said. “Maybe you’ll even love camping.”

“Well…let’s not go that far,” Alice said. “I love the idea of camping with Bastien but I’m not exactly ready to go full Christopher McCandless.”

“Good, because he died. I’d be super bummed out if you died,” Frankie said.

“Me, too."

[lolablackwrites]

If the MC doesn’t stop gasping every three seconds in The Duchess Affair, she’s going to hyperventilate.