Whenever I think about it, it still blows my mind how, in this time and age that sprouts new series so fast, a single movie with no sequels from 15 years ago is still so popular and going so strongly in fandom, acquiring ever new members and offering ever new content.
It's been a year now since I first became part of the Inception and dreamhusbands fandom, and I can't describe the joy of finding not only a lot of content, but a fandom still active which I could join, people who still loved the movie and its characters as much as I was coming to love them myself, and people like me who were fairly new to it too, so I didn't even get to feel late to the party, not really.
And you guys are all so wonderfully creative and kind, you've welcomed me with open arms and made me feel comfortable, so much so that I finally got to write fics for the first time in my life. I am so so grateful to have found all of you guys here, you make me feel at home ❤️
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but in thinking about fics that have inexorably altered my life, in some form or another, and that I think about with frightening regularity:
I'd like to introduce you all to "Like Lullabies You Are" by Espoir (idk if they're on tumblr or not?)
but my god, I first read this fic years ago- pre-pandemic, but a handful of years post-inception coming out; and then I re-read it again a few years later, and it STILL lives in my brain. I made an entire playlist for my various ships where the song that features in this fic is the jump off point.
If you're an arthur x eames fan, and you haven't read this one, you're missing out.
If you're looking for a new fic in a new fandom you haven't been part of before- this one's for you.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
okay I watched the movie and read like 2 fanfics so far on ao3. but what's worse is that this happened while I was on my periods and I was going feral and I think I imprinted on Arthur and Eames??? ? but mostly Arthur for some reason cuz I had this weird dream of the actor before watching the film. like I have only seen him once in this random movie as background noise while I was on holidays but I still managed to dream abt him and it's terrifying.
this is going to be horny because that's what I'm feeling tonight. so buckle up, ladies.
Arthur.
The most memorable thing about him, to me, after his beautiful face and voice, is how he works. He's good at what he does. He's smart. He knows what the hell he's doing.
And maybe in some universe, I think he's also the same way in bed. When he's in a mood. I'd like to think he'd laugh and giggle a bit with his lover while they're making out and half naked, y'know. If they actually love each other and not just regular fuck buddies.
But then he'd try to wipe his smile away from his face, he'd wanna be serious about this, so he tries so hard to stop giggling so he can focus on opening his lover up on his fingers.
"Alright, that's enough. Let me do my job." He says, trying not to grin.
But also, what if he's extra moody, what if he's a bit mean? Then what?
Then Arthur would play his lover like a fucking guitar. He's not going to waste any time teasing them or anything, he's going to dive straight in, use his hands, mouth, cock, toys, whatever’s needed to reduce his darling to a whimpering, shaking, drooling mess.
And what if they cried a lil? Overstimulated and completely out of it while he still speaks to them in that gentle, yet stern voice? "Look at me. How do you feel? Can you tell me how you feel?"
He'd deffo wipe his lover's tears away while gently shushing them, will already have a box of tissues close by, wiping their face and giving them little kisses right after.
But also, I think he can be lazy in bed. You know, he's out there, doing jobs to get that bag so he can come back to his penthouse, sleep in for half of the day or more to recharge because he's just so fucking exhausted. And when he wakes up, he loves having his lover close so he can reach them, just pulling them in with his hand wrapped around their wrist.
And then he's going to give them slow, slow kisses, all over, while telling them how cute and lovely and beautiful they are, cupping their cheeks while they're sitting on his lap. And when he's done, he'll pull them in, whisper in their ear how he'd like to fuck them.
"Let me fuck you, honey."
He'd probably hug them close to his chest while they ride him, will buck his hips a couple of times, just touching them and groping them all over, practically just allowing himself to be used like a toy even though he asked to fuck them, he sure isn't doing much fucking. But it doesn't really matter because his lover is obsessed with his cock, just gasping and moaning while he's panting and whispering unintelligible words in their ears, maybe he's praising them for being perfect for him, maybe he's telling them how grateful he is to have such a wet tight little hole to fuck into waiting for him at home.
He cums with his head thrown back, eyes screwed shut and his Adams apple bobbing. Then his eyelids droop and he yawns, ready to go back to sleep, sweaty and sticky with cum. His loved one is still on top of him, his cock still buried inside them. And if they somehow haven't came as well, Arthur lays on his back and drags his lover with him, chest to chest, stomach to stomach and he reaches down their body, over the dip of their waist and the swell of their ass to reach their wet hole to shove his finger inside and make them cum against him.
When they cum for him, he gives them one kiss on the forehead, sucks his own fingers clean and goes straight back to sleep, all filthy, sticky and naked with no care in the world.
During those days, Arthur is lazy, allowing himself to just exist without having to worry about anything while he recharges to go back out there in the real world and risk his life for thousands of dollars so he afford a penthouse above the clouds and city.
I’m the one looking for a fic this time. It should have been easy to find because there are a few very specific and particular references that should have narrowed my search but, alas, I cannot locate it.
It starts off with A and E drunk and stumbling into a hotel room, it’s funny and light, Eames rips his jacket pocket on the door knob, Arthur finds it hilarious, Eames does a chaotic strip tease then zerberts Arthur’s tummy. (The word ZERBERT is used and that should have led me directly to this fic!)
Then they travel together a bit. There’s the Christ statue in Rio and a sunset (I think). Eames mentions another enormous statue of Jesus called Christ of the Cabbages or something along those lines. The whole premise of the fic, as I recall, is how easily and beautifully they “fell into bed together” and the bit of angst comes when Arthur feels like getting back to dreamshare when maybe Eames was hoping for more down time together.
I feel like it could be related to the fic where Eames loves sugary breakfast cereals, cartoons and drawing elaborate detailed illustrations and that ease and sweetness surprises Arthur. I can sometimes confuse two fics in my head or remember one fic as two different ones.
@inception fandom - I couldn't possibly pick just one author or artist when the glorious tenacity of the whole fandom both remains and GROWS... It's a joy to behold. Sometimes I drift away and get caught up in other fandoms but I always come back to the best. Inception and ArthurEames are gifts that just keep giving and nothing makes me feel more positive than watching this fandom endure. Well done all, you're amazing ❤
