I'm interested in ALL of the wip titles, but especially these: Wrong Coffeeshop Patron, Arrangement, Get Off My Dick, and Uchiha Courting!
Woo they’re all interesting! >.> That’s good to hear, especially as I have been reminded how many I have holy cow.
Wrong Coffeeshop Patron (ATLA; Zukka)
This one was inspired completely accidentally by a Tumblr prompt I’d seen a handful of times before. This one:
my summer job is working at a coffee shopand this cutie comes in everyday so one day I finally write my number on theirdrink but then YOU grab the cup by accident and when you call me I don’t knowhow to turn you down so I end up going on a date with you but wow, actuallyyou’re hotter and more charming than my original crush so it worked outwell
…and, well. I don’t even like modern, no-powers/magic/bending AUs that much (to read, sometimes; to write, no) what is about ATLA that I have a handful that keep happening?
So Sokka is a barista and he’s spent all summer flirting with (and flailing at) Suki, and knows she will likely be leaving soon as she was only for sure here over the summer … so he writes his name on her cup. Only he was in a hurry and glanced over names and mistook Zuko for Suki. Zuko, having been admiring this barista at his favourite coffee shop for some time, was quite surprised and pleased and called him to take him up on the date. Sokka was very surprised to hear a smoky, silky, male voice, but had no idea how to say you weren’t who I meant so he wound up agreeing to the date without really thinking - or meaning to - and wondering how he was going to explain after he hung up.
The man in the dramatic, hooded coat waswalking this way, Sokka noticed, eyeing him sidelong, curious. He stopped, andSokka almost turned directly towards him.
Holy shitit was silky-smoky-voice! Sokka’s eyes widened as he turned, just staring at the man for a moment. Also, fuck,his voice was even nicer in person, even if he did saunter around wrapped in aridiculously dramatic coat.
The man - Zuko - tipped his hood back andlet it fall, looking at Sokka almost sideways and…
He looked like he was waiting for something,and maybe a little nervous - and fuckthat was one hell of a scar; Sokkahad only sort of noticed it in the café, but he’d only sort of noticed the manat all - and Sokka was honestly just trying to think of something to say thatwasn’t holy shit you’re hot.
Zuko’s lips pressed together and he lookedaway, expression shifting.
“Fuck you’re really hot.” Sokka’s mouthsaid without his permission, and Zuko jumped, his eyes widening as they snappedback to Sokka’s face. “Fuck, I’msorry. Um. Hi.” he said, flushing and smacking himself in the face.
I’ll need to figure out how far I want to follow their relationship, of course, but at the moment I haven’t written their first date much past this!
Arrangement (ATLA; Sokka/Zuko/Mai)
This one I really didn’t anticipate writing either … nor did I anticipate writing this ship, honestly. Although in this it’s actually less an OT3 and more Zuko/Mai and Zuko/Sokka. Or will be. ;) Mai has plans.
“Why are you sorry?” Mai said, and when helooked up she was shaking her head. “I told you - I don’t mind sharing him withyou. It would make him happy. I think it would make you happy, too. Wouldn’t it? To have him? To be able to spend timewith him and,” she paused, lips quirking, “look after him?”
“But I- You-”Sokka shook his head, trying to process.
“I’ll always be his Fire Lady.” Mai said,raising her chin, and Sokka nodded hurriedly. “And I know he loves me.” she added,softening. “Sokka,” she rose from the bed and walked towards him, “loving youdoesn’t stop him from loving me. Doingsomething about loving you doesn’t damage his relationship with me. And beingmarried to me doesn’t mean he can’t love you. Do you understand?”
Zuko and Sokka have been pining for each other (possibly without noticing much) and Zuko has been feeling guilty (and horribly distracted because of it) and it’s driving Mai mad. She’s tried addressing the issue with him before, but it made the guilty reactions worse, so Mai asked Sokka to come visit instead.
There’s also some lack of clarity (yet) as to whether Mai has a thing with Ty Lee in the background in this one, or they’re still friends and nothing more.
Get Off My Dick (Castlevania; Alucard/Trevor)
I had half-forgotten about this one a month or so ago and when I saw the title backing up with the rest of my writing files I messaged Mad-Madam-M what the hell did I write titled Get Off My Dick what even and then oh of course it’s fucking Trevor who else? (She laughed. It’s okay, I was too. XD)
Trevor flung himself back comfortably onthe bed, ignoring the shirt now on the floor beside him. “Would it kill you to get off my dick?” he countered, closinghis eyes.
There was a pause and Trevor mentallyscored himself a point. Being crass at Alucard came naturally, and came withthe bonus of silencing him - out of bewilderment, disdain, or irritation, butstill worthy of a point.
“I don’t think you’d be very pleased if Idid that.” Alucard said in a low purr, very close, and Trevor’s eyes snappedopen. Alucard smirked, eyes trailing down Trevor’s body to where the towel sortof wrapped around his hips was all he wore. He straightened and moved awayagain. “But if you insist … I’m sure it would be no great hardship to me to do without.” He archeda brow at Trevor.
…god damn. Trevor erased his point and grudgingly marked Alucard twoinstead. Not that he ever planned to tell the bastard about the system or thepoints.
It’s quite a short WIP thus far and I need to work out what to do with it beyond the dialogue and small scene surrounding it that occurred to me and simply had to be written down.
Uchiha Courting (Naruto; MadaTobi … and IzuTou … and IDK yet)
This is one of the most recent additions to the WIP list actually! It’s … also going to be a series. The first story is actually titled Interest at the moment (and will be posted sometime soon maybe? especially if I can work on the next one soon as well) and was supposed to be a MadaTobi but wound up featuring solely Izuna and Touka … and Touka learning about what attracts an Uchiha as Izuna learns that not everyone is attracted the same way as his own Clan.
Interest is complete and nothing following is more than notes yet, but here’s a snippet from that:
Izuna cocked his head. “Well, Aniki ispretty powerful - he’s strong.” he began slowly, waiting for Touka, who was not stupid, to get it.
She just glared at him and made animpatient gesture and Izuna sighed, crossing his legs and settling on the porchnear her feet. But not too near, because he didn’t want her to get tooimpatient and be able to kick him without even getting up. “There aren’t manypeople who can be a threat to him - challenge him. I think your cousin might bethe only one he’s met since he grew up, really. It makes him kind of sulkysometimes.” Izuna admitted, thinking with amusement if also not withoutsympathy of some of Madara’s little fits on the topic.
Touka looked thoughtful, but nodded. Izunagestured illustratively - sulky fits, yes, but there you were, there weresimply no challenges for Madara.
Touka watched him for a few moments, thensighed. “So, as fascinating as this insight into your brother is … if you don’t want to answer myquestion that’s fine, it’s hardly any of my business - nor do I really care if your brother has a romanticinterest as more than a curiosity - but this tells me nothing.”
I admit, I’m quite looking forward to this one, even if I didn’t intend at all to land myself with another series (I was trying to write another short MadaTobi piece!) and writing the first part and roughing out notes was so much fun.
Thanks for asking - I hope they still sound interesting now! (Feel free to ask about more of the titles if you like. I am so procrastinating at the moment already. XD)
