Happy December, friends! We're about to finish up on SUBTEXT, and we're officially approaching my favorite holiday, so we've gotta celebrate with some fics!
The dates are a little shuffled on what will be posted on Patreon vs. here on Tumblr because, thanks to this song prompt list, I caught some last-minute inspo for a couple of Christmas fics, and I wanted to fit them in this month. 🎁🎄
So here's what's coming up on the Winter Wonder Menu:
'Til When Do Us Part: Bonus Shots
Pairing: Mark Meachum x Reader
Here we go! We're back in the world of TWDUP with a few little sequel stories. I think of them as snapshots (or bonus shots) of his and reader's life after the epilogue. Most of these will take place before The Living Days:
⟡ Aftercare
Summary: A snapshot of how you help Mark get through his medical treatment, post-surgery.
☕ Read now on Patreon!
❤️🩹 Coming to Tumblr: Dec. 19
⟡ Clear, Calm & Bright
Summary: Three Christmases — the ones Mark comes back to in his mind, like old photographs.
☕ Coming to Patreon: Dec. 21
🎁 Coming to Tumblr: Dec. 31
⟡ Tiger Mommy
Summary: Your no-nonsense attitude might just get your family fired from your pediatrician. And Mark, in true male fashion, develops a curiosity.
☕ Read now on Patreon!
🍼 Coming to Tumblr: Feb. 15
⟡ Failing Up
Summary: It’s a gut instinct you can’t ignore. Your baby’s cold is worse than it seems.
☕ Read now on Patreon!
🩵 Coming to Tumblr: Feb. 22
⟡ All I Need (Drabble)
Pairing: Dean Winchester x Reader
Summary: Bickering with your boyfriend over Christmas tree decorating really makes the season bright.
☕ Read now on Patreon!
🎄 Coming to Tumblr: Dec. 27
⟡ As You Wish (Mini Series)
Pairing: Knight!Dean Winchester x Princess!Reader
Summary: You both were bid to obey: for king and country, heart or duty. A familiar story, and a cruel verse. In the turn of one season, you would be wed to serve your royal house, but not to the man who guarded your heart.
Oh, I'm excited about this one! Requested by the lovely Liane - @chevroletdean - over on Patreon, this is of course a Royal AU. ⚔️ 💖 It's loosely based on my love for The Princess Bride and The Lord of the Rings — and I rewatched both while I was writing this!
☕ Part 1 of 3 coming to Patreon: Dec. 26
⚔️ Part 1 of 3 coming to Tumblr: Jan. 11
So there we go! We've got Mark, Dean, and more coming soon. See the full update — with sneak previews and more WIPs announced — on Patreon.
Which story (or stories) do you like the look of this time? 😉💖
Jackles Characters Tag List (Part 1):
@luci-in-trenchcoats @waynes-multiverse @lamentationsofalonelypotato CD @deans-spinster-witch
I’m always impressed by your extensive collection of works and super excited to see what’s coming 🥳 I’d love to know about all of those titles in the WIP game, but I’m going to ask specifically about
Falling Up
Exposure Therapy (if I can ask for two 😉)
Hey Beth!! 💗
Aww thank you, friend! That's very kind! 🥰 For sure I can tell you more about both! (WIP game) I'll start with the second one...
Exposure Therapy
We're coming back to the Break Me Down-verse! With a zesty little interlude lol
Pairing: Soldier Boy x Reader
Summary: You’ve tried dealing with it the “healthy way,” like talking it out with a therapist. But what you’re really hoping is for Ben to fuck it out of you.
I’ve had this idea in my head since writing chapter 6 of BMD (almost three years ago 😭), but only now felt the urge to write it. I guess this could stand alone, but will really make more sense if you’ve read the series. It's going to be a callback to reader’s traumatic upbringing, but of course, in a way that's unique to these two lol
☕ Read now on Patreon!
💚 Coming to Tumblr: March 15
Failing Up
Pairing: Mark Meachum x Reader
This is back in the world of 'Til When Do Us Part, a little angsty hurt/comfort post-series piece.
Summary: It’s a gut instinct you can’t ignore. Your baby’s cold is worse than it seems.
👀 Sneak Peek:
You reached to grab your phone off the changing table and found the number you now had on speed dial: your pediatrician’s office.
“Good morning, Mrs. Meachum,” came the polite greeting from Tina the receptionist, even though you knew it sounded a bit forced.
Okay, maybe you had been calling for the past few months with a few questions and concerns, and yes, a couple of false alarms. In your defense, you’d read somewhere that hiccups could actually be a sign of acid reflux.
So Tina could think you were a helicopter mom. Hell, she could think you were a bitch. But after what you went through with Mark, you weren’t about to play with your daughter’s health.
“Morning,” you croaked.
☕ Read now on Patreon!
🩵 Coming to Tumblr: Feb. 10
Series Summary: Two weeks before the wedding, Mark broke your heart with the best of intentions. Now, nine months later, you have to decide if what you two have is worth fighting for, in the time he has left.
AN: We've got the masterlist, so I had to do the playlist too! 😆 Shoutout to @waynes-multiverse for inspiring me with her beautiful music playlist & poster for Abandon the Ship (Mark Meachum x Nanny!Reader)!
I know this looks like a random mix of genres and decades, and that's because it is. 😂 But these are all the songs that have inspired me while writing so far—the heart-wrenching lyrics, the push and pull vibe, the snapshots in time that span their relationship. Might even add some songs to this later on... 💙
So I would choose to be with you
That's if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break
And so it goes, and so it goes...
And you're the only one who knows
Coming soon: The Final Blow
Part 6 in the series (bonus sneak peek below)...
Summary: DA Valwell deals his first strike to try and disrupt Special Agent Blythe’s task force. When you find out that Mark is on the team, you can’t understand why he won’t prioritize his health, and the time he has left. The pressure of his decisions—and yours—continue to mount on your relationship. Will it deal the final blow?
👀 Sneak Peek:
You couldn’t help it. Your contemplating fingers had a mind and will of their own. In the soft light of morning, they painted delicate lines across a scruffy canvas.
The trail started across his brows, relaxed in sleep, and ghosted over the bridge of his nose. You liked the little dip toward the middle, an imperfection of small bones that had been broken before—probably due to his reckless, ridiculous mouth getting him into trouble.
Speaking of that mouth.
What a perfect little bow, you thought. The tip of your finger barely brushed the curve of his lower lip, parted from the other in sleep.
Happy RQ Wednesday! I'm sending two your way this week! First one, thoughts on the Countdown finale cause I have THOUGHTS 👀
Hey, girl! I was legit about to send you an RQ lmao. Oh God yes, I too have THOUGHTS! 😫
Spoilers for Countdown 1x13 down below!
MARK X AMBER X JULIO
Okay, so it seems like Amber's really starting to rethink her choice in Julio lol. Everything is domestic and humdrum, normal, everything in the house organized in what seems to be his doctor OCD, and it's making her itch. 😂
She's bored already with him, whereas with Mark there are sparks but potentially no stability, which seems to be what she's afraid of. That and him proving her instincts kind of right when he's over here having one-night stands with fellow officers. 😂 (Though it was kind of sad/satisfying to see him kicking himself over that decision afterward.)
On one hand, realistically, what does Amber expect him to do? Be celibate while he waits for her to change her mind about him? At the same time though, I get why she doesn't believe he has conviction about his feelings for her because he's over here jumping into bed with random women. Not really a testament of love or caring about a "what could be" relationship. 🥲
However, he sooo got her all whipped up in that office, talking about their connection. 😏 I did have to laugh when he said "opposites don't really attract" when it comes to law enforcement x normal people, because I legit had a line in reader's vows in 'Til When Do Us Part / A Once and Future Thing that was exactly about them being "opposites" that do indeed attract. 😂
With that though, I meant it more like their personalities are opposites that complement one another. Reader in that series has grown up in the world of law enforcement and works for the government. She's been exposed to that world a lot more than the average person, so she "gets it" enough to be a good partner for him. (Or at least, that was my hope lol)
VILLAIN #2
As for Todd, it wasn't a surprise that he was in law enforcement, let alone FBI. I had my own suspicions on that one early on, but I was SHOOK when it was revealed that his best friend was the one his wife was cheating on him with. I see now why he started on his villain arc for that 😭
I'm still not totally clear on why Todd wants to take out the governor and/or the president though. How do you extrapolate from cheating wife with work friend to = the president is responsible?? Idk dude.
HOWEVER. Amber getting taken on the back of her sexual/emotional tension-charged convo with Mark had my angsty romance heart tingling. We didn't hear the shot go off at the end though, so there's hope at least. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THEY ENDED IT THERE without us knowing if they'll get a season 2!!! Still not the cliffhanger I expected, but... I hope we get to see where this goes.
Aside from the obvious Amber save (and seeing Mark go unhinged looking for her), I still want to meet Melinda and Rachel in S2. Also would love to see if Bell supports Evan through dealing with her sister's coma. Maybe they get to have their side plot explored more too. 💜
Alex!! Thanks for joining the WIP game! I know some of your stuff is already up on Patreon (and it’s all on my TBR list currently lol) but I would LOVE to know more about Tiger Mommy coming in February!
Lots of love to you~ 💜💜💜
Aw thanks, Avery! Lots of love right back to you, friend! 😘❤️❤️❤️ But waaaait wait, are you saying you're on my Patreon? If yes, what's your user over there so I know it's you?!! 😂
And yes of course I can tell you more about that one! lol (WIP game) That's a short, but cute drabble in the 'Til When Do Us Part series!
Tiger Mommy
Summary: Your no-nonsense attitude might just get your family fired from your pediatrician. And Mark, in true male fashion, develops a curiosity.
👀 Sneak Peek:
If he suggested you might be overreacting one more fucking time…
Mark picked up Livvie from the changing table, examining her little behind like a plumber looking for faulty equipment. His gaze narrowed in on the small, irritated patch on her upper thigh.
“Aw, come on. That’s probably just diaper rash,” he said.
