roses & riots go hand in hand

Kathryn [she/her] a side-blog for my writing, horror, and indulgences — roses_and_riots on AO3 | main: liftthesewingstofly | fandom: she-who-the-river-could-not-hold

[hellallamerican]

he just looks so torture-able . like it would be a disservice NOT to torture him.. . he WANTS to be tortured

[roses-and-riots]

the blood I'm owed [is all yours]

NiallRuben | rated: M | chapters: 3/? | wc: ~2.9k | pre-canon, codependency, unhealthy coping mechanisms, nightmares, falling in love

Even in the clutches of childhood, Niall has always related Ruben to a bruise.

Something that happens from the force of something against you, leaving a tender mark that might radiate larger than what’s immediately visible on your body. Yet, pretty. Almost watercolor-like, a fleeting array of colors that will eventually fade. Tempting to touch, to press, to see if it’s still there. To see how tender it is, how hard you have to push before it hurts again.

Because you know it’ll hurt again.

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or: a collection of scenes throughout Niall and Ruben's life and the inevitable reinforcement of depending on each other as the years go by.

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[becauseitswrong]

"Every slayer has a death wish."

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5.07 "Fool for Love" (2000) // 6.13 "Dead Things" (2002)

[ovid]

actually, that sex scene is load-bearing

[boo-kei]

“I have not broken your heart - you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine.” Wuthering Heights // Half Man "Episode Six"

[pmamtraveller]

By Andrey Samarin

[cottoncandylesbo]

i love "bite me" as a retort. your frustrating me, come put your spit and teeth all over me for it. and maybe lick me a little. because i hate you

[roses-and-riots]

hands looking to clutch

Saxloch | rated: E | wc: 18k | post-canon, southern gothic, fucked up family values, putting Saxon through an emotional wringer | companion piece to this AU

Saxon’s late twenties aren’t supposed to be like this. He’s supposed to be on top of the world, living large and in fucking charge. Well, he’s in charge alright––of fixing every damn mistake his dad made. He’s in charge of navigating this new life for his family, stepping into the now vacant patriarchal role. It’s his phone that won’t stop ringing, his sister who has no idea what she’s doing with her life, and a mom who simply turned to the next strong male figure in her life for all of the answers. The only person who doesn’t seem to need Saxon is his brother.

But as the foundation of Saxon’s life is shattered and despite his own words being the ones to drive the wedge between them, he finds that maybe he’s the one who needs Lochy. And in more ways than one.

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[richyjerimovich]

HALF MAN Season One, Episode Two

[thesoldiersminute]

Katharine Isabelle American Mary (2012) dir. Jen & Sylvia Soska

[rocktheholygrail]

Hannibal (2013-2015)

3x07 || 3x13

[miamaimania]

“Controlled Memory Loss” (2010) by Eva Koťátková ☀ Three people wearing their prisons like awkward clothing.

[lucy-harker]

GINGER SNAPS (2000) dir. John Fawcett

[methed-up-marxist-deactivated20]

[roses-and-riots]

in my every breath

@halfmanweek Day 1 | prompt(s): body worship NiallRuben, Niall!POV | rated: E | tags: body worship, size difference, canon divergent, drug use, established relationship, dom/sub undertones | wc: 2.1k

He grew bigger than the battle that warred within him. But Niall knows there’s an underbelly there. Has seen it, been granted the honor of knowing its existence. Not just in the past, but now as well. It’s never spoken about it, but that’s okay. Niall saves his words for his writing, pours them all out into the page.

And then he saves his actions for Ruben.

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[roses-and-riots]

brain fog gone, time to write fucked up things again 😌

[uknow]

Felissa Rose as Angela Baker

SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983)