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[navybrat817]

Life as We Know It scenario, lovelies, where you and a future husband guy have to raise a kid together.

Who is the lucky man?

Andy Barber

Curtis Everett

Frank Adler

Jake Jensen

James Mace

Ransom Drysdale

Voting ended onMay 30

[krirebr]

The Twelve Days of Krismas

To celebrate all of my PTO at the end of the year, I'm bringing back Krismas! This year it's taking the form of a giant twelve day sleepover that will have two main parts.

Part One: Each day will feature a new story featuring one of the babes pictured in the above banner and, because it's me, a lot of angst. I'll be determining the exact kind of angst with what I am calling The Angst Roulette™️. I will be spinning three separate wheels to tell me which babe, which angst trope, and where the story is happening. To get enough prompts to make the roulette work, I need your help! Please use this link to send me your favorite angst tropes and location ideas. Tropes, locations, and babes will be used only once. I will be collecting prompts through November 30th. In December, I'll start spinning the wheels and working on the stories.

Part Two: I'll also be hosting a bunch of games and themed ask days, which I will announce the morning of (CST). These will include things like a day spent playing FMK or a day spent chatting about my vampires. This may not happen every single day, depending on post-holiday plans, but I promise there will be plenty of time to play!

Below the cut is the list of babes and links to the completed stories. The links will continue to be updated as the event progresses.

Steve Rogers - Mistaken

Ransom Drysdale

Cole Turner - Force

Andy Barber

Johnny Storm

Lloyd Hansen

Curtis Everett - Unsaid

Jake Jensen - Enough

Colin Shea - Benefits

James Mace

Ari Levinson - Spotlight

Frank Adler

Thank you for playing with me!

[thezombieprostitute]

Taste Testing

A/N: Written for the June Jukebox Scribbles. Prompt: Groove Is In The Heart - Deee-Lite / “No, I couldn't ask for another”

Word Count: 264

The kitchen is filled with a delightful array of aromas as Mace is blitzing through a variety of new possible recipes for the restaurant. Meanwhile you're at the kitchen island eagerly waiting for him to ask you to taste test. He'd warned you before moving in that you and Curtis would be required to do this for him as part of being roommates. Lucky for you, Mace is an excellent chef.

"Alright, this is a variant on pasta aglioli," he begins, turning to face you with a fork adorned with angel hair pasta. "Let's see how the flavor and texture combinations work."

You don't hesitate to take the bite offered. Despite his need to test, Mace has an incredibly good track record.

"Mmmmm! Mmmmm! Mmmmmmmm!"

"You're not just saying that, right?" Mace smirks.

"You wouldn't trust me as a taste tester if I did that," you counter. "Oh! The aftertaste is especially good!"

"Good," Mace's shoulders relax. Clearly that was the element he was worried about. "Now go ahead and have one of those garlic butter cheese rolls you've been eyeing."

"Oh, no, I couldn't ask for another."

"I know. That's why I'm telling you to have one."

You don't need more of invitation.

"You know what these would go good with?" you mumble around the roll.

"A good drink?" Curtis jokes as he steps into the kitchen, hands still dirty from work.

"Yes!"

"I'll mix us up a little something," Mace promises. "Wash your hands and have a seat so I can get a second opinion on this recipe."

"My pleasure," Curtis winks.

Tagging: @agustdboyoongie; @alicedopey; @alphabetically-deranged; @blobfishlol; @delicatebarness; @icefrozendeadlyqueen; @irishhappiness; @iwudbutnah; @kmc1989; @lokislady82; @peaches1958; @ronearoundblindly; @stellar-solar-flare; @thiquefunlover63;

[estrellacercadelvolcan]

Selkies, Cecaelia and other mer & water creatures

Please note that these stories aren't mine! Credits go to all these lovely authors. If anyone should see this and read the fics, please show them some love.

Regarding possible warnings, normally I only write down the basics. More detailed warnings are written down by the authors on the beginning of their stories. Please always make sure you’re reading these warnings. Do not read if you are under 18 years old. Some of these stories are meant for adults only. But in the end, you’re always responsible for your own media consumption.

Be assured that I LOVE every single one of these amazing stories. Thank you to all the authors for writing and sharing them with us ♥️

Happy reading! ❤️

More Fics about Sirens and Mermaids/Mermen are HERE

Ari Levinson

Deep under by @biteofcherry

Cecaelia!Ari Levinson x female reader 1.6k | Dub-con, Monsterfucking Author's summary: The monstrous sea god reads your innocent play as an offering he decides to accept.

Andy Barber

You Are What I’m Looking For by @foxgloveprincess

Amphibian Man Andy Barber x Female Reader Series, possibly ongoing Second Person Narrator, Monster AU Series Summary: You deserve love. So does the CEO of everyone’s favorite dating app, Glammr. Part of the The Glammr Network

Bucky Barnes

Tangled by @vunblr

Cecaelia!Bucky Barnes x Female Reader Series + Sequel & Extra Stories | Slow Burn. Slight Angst. Fluff. Smut. Teratophilia. Author's summary: Between fear and fascination, a solitary creature struggles to protect his hidden world -and himself- after an unexpected encounter with a curious human woman makes him question everything he thought he knew about trust, danger, and boundaries.

Set me free by @intrepidacious

Bucky Barnes x Nymph!Reader 6.4k Author's summary: Once upon a time, a soldier fell from a train. Thankfully, this time, he is found by gentle hands, and a beautiful voice keeps him safe from the cold.

Curtis Everett

An ask about a water creature C!Evans character by @buckets-and-trees

Never Going Back Again Bolotnik!Curtis Everett x reader Explicit smut, terato/monsterfucking, first piece: non/dubious consent, second piece: full consent

Loki

The Creature Beneath by @wheredafandomat & @simplyholl

Loki x F. Reader smut Author's summary: You inherit the creepy lakefront property that's been in your family for generations. There's only one problem- the monster that has terrorized the property for years. Is the legend true? Is there really a monster under the surface?

James Mace

Selkie Story by @thezombieprostitute

James Mace x Selkie!Female!Reader

Steve Rogers

Eggs by @autumnrose40

SoftDark!Octo!Steve Rogers x Mermaid!Female!Reader

More Characters

The Naiad's statue by @kqutie

Hermes x Freshwater nypmh!Reader 2.6k | Fluff Author's summary: Hermes wonders how his newly carved statue got stolen and who the culprit was. when he goes to investigate, he's surprised by what he finds but is equally endeared.

(Banner and dividers are made by me)

[georgiapeach30513]

[gremlin-girly]

Dust Bunnies

For @flufftober day 4 | Alt. Prompt x + 1

Relationship(s): Egineer!Curtis x f!office worker!reader x egineer!James Mace (Curtis x Reader x Mace)

Header by me in Canva, images sourced from Pinterest (credit to OG creators/posters) . Dividers by @/mizuyu0o and banner by @/strangergraphics

Not beta'd. I do not give permission for my work to be reposted, copied, translated or put through an AI machine. all my work is 18+.

Warnings/tags: fluff, grumpy (grumpies?) X sunshine, not much relationshippy stuff but I'm tagging throuple anyway, mentions of hospitals and surgeries, reader eyeing up Mace and Curtis like absolute snacks, nicknames (Peeps)

Summary: As a rite of passage as the newest member of the operations team, you are asked to liaise with the office's grumpy engineers. However to everyone's surprise, including your own, they seem to adore you.

Word count: 1.7k

A/N: Based on an idea I had ages ago that I have been dying to expand on. 🤭

A/N2: Dumblr posted this too early so I'm sorry if you sae this before I finished adding the final touches!!

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You took a deep breath as you raised your hand to knock on the ominous door in the basement of your office building. As the newest member of your team, they had told you it was a rite of passage to speak to the engineers in the belly of the building, and a good way to introduce yourself as you'd be working closely with them.

However, you had already found they had a reputation for being the unfriendliest people in the office. Snippy. Unapproachable. Grumpy.

Steeling yourself you make a second attempt to knock when a voice from behind you startles you.

"Can I help you?"

The voice is low and gruff and when you turn around you find yourself looking up at a tall man with a dark beard and a beanie. His body fills the hallway and you try not to gulp too loudly as he looms above you, feeling all to prim and proper in your office attire versus his dark wash jeans, tool belt and dark hoodie marred with various paint stains. He's holding what looks like his lunch in his left arm; a bottle of soda, chips and a crushed sandwich squeezed in the crook of his arm.

"I, ah, um..." you clear your throat before sticking out your hand confidently. "I'm the new recruit for Building Operations. My team said I should introduce myself, I'm Y/N."

The man's hand swallows yours as he shakes it firmly, giving you an odd look; like he can't believe you're speaking to him. "Curtis."

"Nice to meet you." You beam at him.

He doesn't return the smile, only nods. "Likewise."

You shuffle on your feet awkwardly, reaching into your tote bag to pull out some cookies you'd made for the team, this tupper box having Mace & Curtis scrawled in your handwriting on the lid. You hand it to Curtis sheepishly, who shuffles his food around to take it from you. He stares at the box, then at you.

"You made these?" He asks.

"Um, yeah." You say with a short nod. You clap your hands nervously, trying to ignore how much your palms are sweating under his gaze. "They're just chocolate chip, nothin' special."

Curtis makes a sound of gruff assessment and you can't tell if he agrees or disagrees with you, but when you check your watch you realise you're late for a meeting.

"Sorry, I've gotta dash for a meeting but-" You inch past him and he follows your movement. "It was nice meeting you Curtis! I hope you enjoy the cookies!"

You can still feel his eyes on you as you turn the corner and as you wait in the lift lobby for the elevator, you wonder why that makes your skin tingle in the most delightful way. Heaving a breathless sigh, you hop into the elevator car when it arrives, hoping Mace is just as... cool as Curtis is.

And just as easy on the eyes.

"Uh, hi?" You know it's not Curtis under the pipe because the body beneath you is leaner, grubby shirt riding up a tad to reveal a snail trail of dark hair and hip dips sharp enough to cut your hands on. Not that you should be thinking about that in a professional setting. "Mace, right?"

There's a metallic clunk, a grumble, and then a face slides into view, blue eyes scowling. "What?"

He's snippy. Definitely snippy.

Thankfully, his snippiness doesn't overshadow his handsomeness. Similarly to Curtis, Mace is well-muscled and broad shouldered - but where Curtis bulked out, Mace streamlined; creating a physique of a Calvin Klein Model. His hair is unkempt and his beard is a little straggly, but he looks a little cleaner than Curtis did. Maybe because you'd caught him in the morning and he hadn't had chance to get grimey yet.

"I'm Y/N. I work with-"

"Yeah. Curtis said." He sits up, forearms resting on his knees, eyes assessing you. "What do you want?"

"Oh, um, just wondering if you had the reports for the heating through yet-"

"No." He answers curtly.

"Okay." You respond immediately and then look at your shoes awkwardly. "It was nice to see you in person anyway. Thanks for your help!"

You're about to turn tail and head for the hills when Mace sighs and grumbles out, "Wait. Lemme check the system, so that you didn't come all the way down here for nothing."

You wait in silence as he taps away on the phone-sized tablet attached to his belt, rocking on your heels idly. After two minutes, a blue circle of death appears on the screen and he sighs.

"Signal's always bad down here." He explains. "Takes forever to do anything."

"There's no ethernet?" You ask, agahst. Yoi couldn't imagine uploading photographic evidences in the hundreds with little to no signal.

Mace studies you for a moment and then shakes his head. "Nope."

You must pull a face because Mace snorts. "We're stuck in the basement. What'd you expect?"

In all honesty, you hadn't even thought of that. However, you're glad that you came to speak to Mace about it, because at the very least it got him to lighten up.

"Still nada." Mace sighs after another two minutes of the blue circle and rehooks the tavlet onto his belt. "I know it's been done though, if that's any help?"

You smile over at him. "Yeah, actually. So long as there's no major faults with the system, I'm happy."

"None as far as I know." Mace nods and then looks at his feet. "I'm sorry for being snappy earlier. It's... been a long day but that was no excuse to take it out on you."

Heat creeps up your neck at his sudden intense sincerity and you find yourself grinning bashfully at him. "It's alright. Everyone has off days."

Mace's lips tug into a lopsided smile that makes your belly swoop. "Curtis was right; you are too nice."

Before you can ask what he means, he's already back on the floor and pulling himself back under the pipe and you know you've been dismissed. Rolling your eyes to yourself playfully you make your way back to your desk, throwing back a thank you to Mace who responds with a wave.

You couldn't understand why people were so scared of him and Curtis - they were teddy bears.

Three brisk knocks on the basement door to the engineering room had Curtis looking up from his paperwork and Mace leaning back in his chair. The door clicked and your head poked in, beaming at the two engineers.

"Hey," you greet. "Is this a good time?"

"'Course it is." Curtis smiles back, abandoning his report.

"You know you're welcome down to the basement anytime." Mace chimes in. "It's nice to have someone other than Curtis to talk to."

"You don't mean that." You say half-heartedly, pushing the door wider with your foot.

You're carrying a large tupperware box full of cookies that smell floral and sweet, and you approach the two men almost shyly and offer the box to them. Curtis and Mace peer into the box at first unable to discern the shape until Curtis bravely picks one up and tilts it left and right before realising it's the shape of a bunny. Mace follows suit and unceremoniously chomps down on an ear.

His tongue is met with buttery softness and a dash of lavender that isn't overwhelming and he smiles before he can stop himself.

"These are good." He says. "What's the occasion?"

"A celebration." You say deviously, watching Curtis pick out his second cookie after inhaling the first. Two sets of quizzical blue eyes settle on you and you elaborate. "Guess who got you guys ethernet."

They both blink at you and Curtis' chair creaks as he leans back in shock, cookie crumbs tumbling down his beard.

"You did?"

"Yep," you say proudly and then cast a bashful glance at your cookies. "I made a business case for it and it got approved. Dunno how long it will take to actually get done though."

"See? Told you she was good." Curtis tells Mace with a grin and Mace scoffs. "The cookies are great by the way."

"Delicioush," Mace adds around a mouthful. "Lavender?"

"Kinda." You concede. "Earl grey sugar cookies. Anyway, more importantly, how're you guys?"

You place the tupperware on the desk and take a cookie of your own, chatting with the two men for longer than you realise - quite literally bolting from their room again for a meeting you forgot about after an hour; leaving the two allegedly grumpy engineers smiling after you.

Your swelling appendix had been caught before it had ruptured but it had meant your surgery and hopitalisation had been rapid, with only enough time to really let you manager and immediate family know. It was a standard operation, nothing major. Recovery was supposed to be very swift, thankfully.

However, the way Mace and Curtis were acting, you'd think you were diagnosed with glass bones.

They were the first visitors you had had outside of family and when you'd asked how they knew where you were they ominously said they knew a guy in IT who found out. You didn't press further, although, you were delighted to see them.

Mace had brought you stuffed grey toy bunny, with long soft ears adorned with a light pink bow and Curtis had brought a box of luminescent lilac Peep bunnies.

You nestled the bunny into the crook of your elbow as you opened the box and took a delicate bite of the marshmallowy goodness.

"Why didn't you say anything?" Mace asks from the right side of your bed.

"Mm. Well, I didn't want to be a bother." You shrug casually, trying not to hum with delight as you chew and he frowns at you. Curtis, who's seated at your left remains quiet but reaches for a peep.

"You had us worried." He huffs, crossing his arms. "We thought you got fired."

"Fired?" You echo and then snort. "I wish. Besides, I need to make sure you get your ethernet first."

"Hmm." Curtis' chair creaks as he shifts his weight although you're surprised he'd managed to wedge himself in. "We'd manage."

"Suuuure." You say sarcastically. "Can't leave my two dust bunnies unattended."

Mace scrunches his nose and you point wildly at him, causing Curtis to giggle in surprise. "That's it! That's the face!"

"Yeah, yeah." Mace says, trying to sound dismissive as a smile creeps onto his face. "Whatever you say, Peeps."

A/N: side note for me - why do I keep putting Curtis in throuples lmao???? 🥴💀 maybe there's just so much of him to go around

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[buck-star]

💖🌶 I'll leave it to you but you know I'm gonna have to pick Mace!

Home to you

James Mace x fem!Reader || W/C: 979

Tags: fluff, tiny hint of angst, established relationship, definitely the end Mace deserved, *sniff*, and this freaking fucking picture, someone slap me because look at that pic of him - such a Jakey + Mace mix.

A/N: I love the layout so much, I’m sorry. But the pic got me AH! Anyway, Sharky, that’s my valentines gift for you! I hope you enjoy. I decided to use fluffy for this one with the prompt: surprise visit / coming home early. Love you!❤️

Soft sunlight lightens up most of the small - old fashioned kitchen of your own little home. The steam of the cooking noodles fogging parts above the stove, drawing soft pictures onto the counters around.

A heart - a heart your boyfriend draw into the wetness a few months back. Both your initials written into it.

You can still remember the soft smile, the pink on his cheeks as you walked into the kitchen and cleared your throat, pulling him out of his thoughts and actions.

It's still there when you cook, when the steam sticks to the counters.

With a soft hum, you twirl a bit - left and right. The song that's carried soft and smooth through the kitchen makes you think of him.

Of your boyfriend. The man you fell in love with - the man who's not just a few miles away but thousands of miles.

The song - one of the many - you used to dance to with him. Until the middle of the night, wrapped into each others warmth.

Wrapped into the thick arms of your boyfriend. James - or what he prefers Mace.

His broad hands would move to your hips, fingers digging into your soft flesh when he makes you both sway left and right, back and forth to the songs you love.

All the songs you hear on repeat ever since the space mission started. The playlist he made for the two of you so you would feel close to one another even with the distance between you.

Everyday you start the playlist again. The songs already written into your mind, you could sing them all without having to hear them by now - but somehow the noises, the melody makes you feel less alone.

It's been weeks - months even - since Mace had to leave. And now it's already days since the two of you were able to talk to one another - to see or hear the other.

The thought of not getting him back is breaking your heart piece by piece. Every day feels like losing him a bit more - distancing from him.

Not just physical but also mentally.

And as much as these thoughts try to push themselves to the front of your mind, you can't - you won't let them get the attention they try to demand.

Not when there's still a chance to get back the man you love.

He's coming back to you - he's surely coming back to you. Maybe not today maybe not next week but your heart tells you that he's not as far away as you may think. That he's back before you even blink and he will walk through the wooden door where both of your names are beautiful engraved in.

With another twirl you face the framed picture of you and Mace. Your first kiss.

It was in the middle of the night, it was cold and rainy but Mace dragged you to the ocean - the place he loves most and kisses you in the depth of the night under the bright of the silver moon above the ocean.

Turning off the stove you smile softly to yourself. It's his favorite dish and even after all these weeks where he's on this space mission, you keep making the amount of food for the two of you.

It's the noise of the wooden front door cracking softly, that has your head snapping up immediately. The sun shines through the now open door, brightening the hallway in a warm yellow light.

Instinctively, you reach for the knife that's next to your plate, fingers curling around the handle as you hold it in front of you.

"I'm not afraid to sta-" you say, interrupting yourself. Eyes widen and mouth agape.

This can't be. Right?

Are you dreaming. Hallucinating?

"Stab me?" James chuckles, his usual longer hair now trimmed, his ocean blue eyes tired but they shine like the sun. "And here I thought you would be happy to have me back."

Your mouth closes but you're still too stunned to say something. He looks handsome as ever, even with those short hair.

Still trained, handsome and smiling, just as you remember.

"It looks delicious. Hope you made enough to feed your boyfriend who hasn't had a good dish in what feels like forever. Space food really isn't the best, I can tell you," Mace jokes, taking a small step closer to you but not enough to touch you just yet.

"Mace," you whisper, dropping the knife onto the counter as your boyfriend keeps watching you - in all his glory. "Mace! You're back."

He really is standing there, in person. After months of not being able to around him, not knowing if he will ever come back to you - there he is.

Smiling. Waiting for you to move, to let him get closer without spooking you.

You take a step closer, then stop, letting your eyes rank over his body once more. Over his face.

"Of course I am. Thought you would love to be surprised, didn't think you would rather stab me the moment I step foot into our house," he jokes, finally taking a slow step closer. His hands reaching out to curl around your wrists. "You look stunning, babe."

Lifting your hands to his neck, he makes sure you interlace your fingers there before he withdraws his hands and settles them onto your waist. Fingers digging into your soft flesh, pulling your body against his firm chest.

"You still listening to that playlist?" Mace ask, a soft smile curling on his lips as they ghost above yours. "Cause I heard them every day when I watched the ocean on this big television, thought of you."

"Every day," you whisper before finally - finally - breaking the distance between your lips and letting your body sink into Mace's firm, warm one.

He's home. And after months, so are you - in his arms.

Did I mention this freaking pic? It’s so soft and handsome at the same time- anyway, I kinda love this Drabble.🙂‍↕️😂

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[thelovebombbang]

💖 Masterlist 💖

I'm SO excited to bring you the first look at the masterlist for the Lovebomb Bang 2026! The writers have been scribbling away, and have been matched up with an artist partner to bring you some wonderful collaborations! Each collaboration will be linked here once it's been posted by the author and artist.

💘 The excellent Hello, Neighbor by @bartonsparrow25 with artwork by the equally wonderful @indigo-jungle .

💘 I Just Want to Sleep by @noforkingclue is so full of love and longing, it's just beautiful, and with a corresponding moodboard by @daydreamgoddess14

💘 Two Body Problem by the glorious @soelstress and with artwork by the excellent @indigo-jungle.

💘 Sugar High by @daydreamgoddess14 with artwork also by @daydreamgoddess14

💘 Learning Curves - by the EPICALLY talented @societyfolklore has arrived - and it's bloody excellent. With a corresponding moodboard by @daydreamgoddess14

💘 TBC - @thenameswinter99 and @societyfolklore

💘 Clean Slates - @indigo-jungle finishes off double duty with a fantastic Curtis Everett fic and what a team-up with @societyfolklore !

💘 Spin the Bottle - a gorgeous first kiss fic by the wonderful @writing-for-marvel and with accompanying artwork by @daydreamgoddess14