#and blaise

[ficsandfandom]

The Commoner’s Guide To Bedding A Royal (+ sequel) by OlivieBlake

AMAZING!!! i read the first fic- which actually made me fall in LOVE- and read the second one today bc i didn’t realise it existed and arghhh so good!

preface- me? not a fan of the monarchy or, esp rn, the state of the UK in general HOWEVER this fic managed somehow to humanise them to me more than any possible PR move they could’ve done.

well, it was a mix of liking them bc aww and also bc they’re my fav characters🫶🫶 and low-key high key hating them bc ew.

now back to normal- OlivieBlake is an amazing author. her writing style in general is just one of my absolute favs, there’s always so many quotes- hell, whole paragraphs- from her her fics that i save and this was no different.

the way she writes relationships and thoughts are esp my absolute favourite and if i could write half as well, i’d die happy.

the fic itself is a Muggle!AU based around the royal family and the little tidbits were so much fun to spot- even as someone who doesn’t know a great deal about them.

the CHARACTERS omg!!! habits and quirks are what make characters but the sheer RANGE and QUALITY of her characters- esp her OCs- are just amazing. it’s so so easy to fall in love with them and the whole story is written through such a sensitive lens.

Blake is much nicer to the royal family than, i confess, i am or would be, but it is so so effective- there’s no attempt really to try and hide behind any moral shield. it’s, imo, quite realistic seeming and i think, a fair depiction.

it is ofc a dramione romance so they’re at the heart of it, along with all the dramione side pairing favs:

HANSY, my absolute darlings!!

Theo and Daphne are power coupling their way through life<33

Blaise and Neville and Percy and Astoria are slaying- no pairing spoiler here xx

Padma makes a leading role later on in the fics and becomes a fav very quickly.

hell i found myself loving rita!!

the women are amazing in this, the attitudes of the Firm, the tabloids and the british public towards them boiled my blood- both due to principle ofc and the frustrating accuracy in real life.

there’s a lot of frustrating accuracy to real life. be warned. it was written in the 2019/2020 era. i think. don’t quote me- second was i think idk abt the first x

the malfoys are ofc malfoy-ing their way throughout the fics and it’s the regular amount of trying to sort through feelings towards them tbh

anyway- rlly good, go read!!

[sailermoon]

loml arrived <3

[scullymurphy]

ok so I didn’t actually cry when penelope x blaise lost BUT it felt as though i did SO my point is, i know that since it lost you don’t have to write anything about it anymore (and i’d completely understand if you didn’t!!!!!) but what i’m trying to say is if you wrote something about blaise and p, after fall fumble it would literally make me so happy i might shed tears of love bc uptight i’ll get whatever i want penelope deserves to have and hold mister hotness embodied blaise zabini ly✨

Aww, I know. There was a lot of potential there! I feel like that plot/set-up is now in my mindbox, which means it may see the light of day at some point. I also love the idea of this story with Cormac in the athlete role, which is why I had both Cormac and Blaise with Penelope against each other in the first round. I WILL write a Penelope story someday, though -- mark my words. I put her in my long Dramione Pride & Prejudice story, Universal Truths, and she was basically a shameless author-insert, and ever since then I have wanted to devote something to her. So I’m always looking for an excuse...

And BLAISE, oh Blaise. He is a major character in my new Dramione WIP, Bending Light. So if you need a Blaise fix you might want to come follow along. He hasn’t shown up yet, but he will! And he does wear joggers in at least one scene. Maybe i’ll edit and note that they are grey... xoxo

[lady-angrboda]

Am I really about to go back to the dark side that is Juventus

[gaycatpark]

self care is watching steak for the umpteenth time and projecting onto serge while you bite back tears

[believesinponds]

I /might/ be coming on to you two a bit. I hope that's okay.

Are you Grant Gustin? Because if so, please call us ;)

((no but seriously anon, who are you???))