I didn't know we were going to waltz, my fic cowritten with the lovely @onthewaytosomewhere for @when-henry-met-alex, is here!
Alex, frat VP, and hopeless romantic, had a major crush on Henry, and wanted a chance with him forever.
When a masquerade ball comes along it's the perfect opportunity to make that happen - with a little help he gets to go to the ball and snag his "Prince Charming."
Kisses are exchanged and revelations are made in a night that just might be the start of something great.
OR: a not-quite-Cinderella romcom-inspired firstprince college AU
The Fellowship, part one of the Power of the Rings trilogy, is here! Check the tags before starting!
"“What does it say?”
Bea shuddered. “I dare not speak it. The translation, though, marks it as the ring the Enemy has sought for many years.”
Or:
When June discovers that the ring given to her by her beloved uncle is the Ring the Enemy of Middle-earth has been seeking for years, it sets her and some friends on a quest that will change their lives forever.
Happy Sunday and feliz Día de los Muertos, everyone!
So this Sunday is going to be a little different, because in addition to a sentence from my LOTR chapter that went up today, I'm also going to share a sentence each from my recent fic and favorites of my flufftober ficlets this year- all of which (plus tags) will be under the cut because this process taught me that I have too many favorites!
Demi Alex series of ficlets, in chronological timeline order instead of publication date:
Polar Opposites:
Alex loved being loud, blasting music in their room whether he was just getting ready for the day, hanging out with his sister and best friend (hugging them as often as he could, Henry couldn't help noticing, and he secretly wished more often than not that he was the recipient of one of those hugs), or doing homework.
Group Hug:
Henry took one look at him when he walked in the door and opened his arms, Alex dumping his bags on the floor (which he knew Henry would make him pick up later) and walking straight into them.
"Stay?"
Henry's sigh was exasperated but fond.
"Is that My Hoodie?"
So just before Henry went back to England for the holidays, Alex snuck into his room and commandeered one of his hoodies.
Pillows, Plushies, Piles of Blankets:
As his roommate’s arm came around him and started tracing patterns down his arm that made Alex want to sigh with how warm and safe he felt, Alex knew that one day soon, they might have to have a conversation about boundaries that he was dreading that might change the way Henry saw him forever.
Blizzard:
There was something about being in Henry's arms that settled Alex in a way nothing else could.
Cold Hands:
Normally, Alex hated being the shortest guy in a crowd (by far, though he would never admit that), but being Henry's little spoon was Alex's favorite thing in the world.
David POV ficlets:
Pet Sitting:
David was staring Menace down, and he finally looked up from his plate, grinning as he spotted him on the other side.
Coming Home:
He smelled like something clean and fresh, but also like the grass outside, which was Spot's favorite scent in the whole world!
Risky Rescue Mission:
David had been playing with it, and it had gotten hurt, and David had to make up with it, fix everything so they could play again.
Cursed AU:
Then Claudette, Alex's personal favorite kid at the shelter (even though they weren't supposed to have favorites), spilled some of the slime they were playing with that day.
part IV of my werewolf AU:
“Don't think you're getting out of the protective older sister part of this discussion so easily!”
And finally, The Fellowship chapter 7!
As they talked and laughed, catching up on what had been happening in each other's lives since they had last seen each other, Alex couldn't help that his gaze kept sliding from Raf over to where Henry sat in a corner.
No pressure tags for @cha-melodius @caterpills @miharaikko @tinyarmedtrex and @theprinceandagcd @andromedaskies
Thanks @jenjentheboscostick and @pippinoftheshire for the tags!
Way too many Sunday sentences so I can share our boys' first real kiss from my wanderlust fic from the chapter I just posted yesterday ICYMI!
Suddenly, instead of there being a decent amount of distance between them, Henry was right there, his arm over the back of the seat (it was a choice- after all, who knew how many people this train saw on a daily basis?). Alex couldn't find it in him to advise Henry against it, though, not when suddenly, his entire world was nothing but blue skies and hair the color of sunshine. There was nothing else on the train but the two of them, as far as Alex was concerned. “And now that you have?”
“i can't imagine spending my vacation with anyone else,” Alex breathed.
Suddenly, Henry was leaning in, closing the miniscule gap between them so they were sharing breaths. “Have I told you I've been wanting to kiss you again since that first time?”
Alex grinned as he closed the gap. “I couldn't''ve guessed.”
Tasting Henry's lips again felt wonderfully, impossibly like coming home. The way their lips moved together was so familiar, so right, that Alex knew kissing anyone else would never be able to compare to this- Henry's lips on his, gentle and passionate at the same time somehow, the way Henry's fingers threaded through his curls and tugged making him moan in a way that was probably obscene, given that they were on a train with who knew how many other people.
No pressure tags for @cha-melodius @caterpills @miharaikko @tinyarmedtrex and @theprinceandagcd @andromedaskies
Thanks @pippinoftheshire for the tag today and Wednesday, and @run-for-chamo-miles for the tag Wednesday!
A firstprince flashback from the chapter of my LOTR AU that just went up this morning...
Then the entrance of the dwarf delegation from Erebor entered, and while all of them stood and bowed to their king, Henry's eyes were riveted by one of the dwarves in the very back. He was the shortest of them by far (which for that race was saying a lot), but that wasn't what drew Henry's attention. His eyes, dark, fathomless, and his curly hair and beard, which were so long that Henry immediately wanted to sink his fingers into them… to say he was intrigued would be putting it mildly.
Once the meeting of the White Council began, Henry couldn't help that his eyes strayed to the curly-haired stranger more often than he'd like to admit. They were almost neighbors- not as close as Laketown, of course, but the next closest thing. Even with his gran detesting anything to do with the dwarves, Henry felt that they should've at least seen each other at the signing of some trade agreement or other- right?
No pressure tags for @cha-melodius @caterpills @miharaikko @tinyarmedtrex and @theprinceandagcd @andromedaskies
Happy Wednesday and HAPPY SEQUEL NEWS DAY, EVERYONE! Here's to Red White and Royal Wedding, and all the softness our boys will surely bring us in the sequel!
As promised, the fourth installment of my werewolf series is well underway... Here's a little snippet!
Then one day, he got a text from Bea. Are you all right? No one's seen you or heard from you in ages.
He sighed. He had no qualms about ignoring his gran, but Bea was a completely different story. She had always been with him through everything, especially after their dad's death, when everything else seemed to have fallen apart. He couldn't avoid her.
What would happen when she found out the choices he had made, though? Would her instincts take over, or would sibling affection win the day? It was a question he wasn't quite sure he wanted to answer.
No pressure tags for @cha-melodius @caterpills @miharaikko @tinyarmedtrex and @theprinceandagcd @andromedaskies
@littlemisskittentoes @rockyroadkylers @judasofsuburbia @thesleepyskipper @thighzp @glasshouses-and-stones and open tag for anyone else who wants to play!
Thanks @jenjentheboscostick and @onthewaytosomewhere for the tags Wednesday and @pippinoftheshire for the tag today!
So I have a LOT coming out in the next week, guys! I'm starting to post the first part of the LOTR AU TOMORROW (all future updates will be on Sundays)! And then I have a couple things for @when-henry-met-alex, one that's posting Thursday, and the other will be on Saturday (I hope)! So be on the lookout, lots of fics are coming your way from me this week!
With so much coming out, I have not one, but two snippets for you. Since there's so much of it, I'm putting it under the cut.
Here's a little snippet from the fic I wrote with @onthewaytosomewhere, which will be coming to you on Thursday...
“It's beautiful, isn't it?”
Alex’s heart made an unhelpfully hard leap in his chest at that. Beautiful? Sure. But if you asked Alex, Henry was the most attractive thing here. “Sure, I guess.”
And a little piece from the LOTR AU...
"You go dance. I see a handsome hobbit right over there,” he suggested, pointing. “Or maybe that pretty one?”
He was teasing her, but he knew she'd appreciate it. As his best friend, Nora had confessed to him that she had been in love with June for as long as she could remember.
She sighed. “Alejandro, how many times do I have to tell you? The chances of me ending up with June, of her even noticing me, are infinitesimal."
I'm tagging all three of you back, plus o pressure tags for @cha-melodius @caterpills @miharaikko @tinyarmedtrex and @theprinceandagcd @andromedaskies
@jenjentheboscostick and @zwiazdziarka, thanks for the tags Wednesday and thanks @pippinoftheshire for the tag today!
A little sneak peek from a fic @onthewaytosomewhere and I are finishing up this week for @when-henry-met-alex next week!
“Excuse me,” a soft British voice interrupted his inner spiraling a few minutes later. “Can I help you find anything?”
“God, please,” Alex begged, that accent sending shivers down his spine.
It was only then that he looked up from where he was frantically searching the shelves, and his mouth went dry.
The guy in front of him was nothing short of an Adonis. Tall and muscular, he realized as the ethereal man leaned up to grab one of the books over his head, and with hair the color of the sun and eyes the color of the lake where Alex had spent all of the summers of his teen years, Alex could definitely picture him still as a statue in some museum or other.
I'm tagging you all back (including you, Mel), plus no pressure tags for @cha-melodius @caterpills @miharaikko @tinyarmedtrex and @theprinceandagcd @andromedaskies
