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Aldhelm for the character ask

THE MAN THE MYTH THE LEGEND

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💖💘💣 for the shipping ask meme!

Thank you for asking! Fair warning that some of these opinions are definetely unpopular, so reader discretion is adviced! (and I'm always happy to discuss things with any and everyone as long as it's civil)

Ship that needs more love: 💖

Honestly, all platonic ships need more love, personally I would love more Brida & Thyra, but in terms of romantic ships:

Leofric/Uhtred! I'm all for Uhtred, Finan and Sihtric in whatever combinations, but this is one of the two (2) OG Uhtred mlm ships and I stand by it!

Ship that is unpopular but you still like: 💘

Finan/Ingrith, actually! I didn't expect to like Ingrith nearly as much as I do because I have a track record of losing my mind for the men, but here I am. Writing this ship multiple times. Enjoying it. I half-blame @lauwrite1225 (but only half, the other half ot the "blame" is on Finan and Ingrith themselves, look how adorable they are!!)

Ship that pisses you off: 💣

(no gif to avoid sending a notif about me using said gif to a gifmaker who potentially enjoys this ship)

Beocca/Thyra (in the show) to be honest, in the books they're actually adorable from what I've read so far but I just cannot see them as actually romantic in the show. To me it feels like Thyra felt safe with Beocca and so she latched on to him when she was just rescued, which then spiralled into her spending all of her time with him, and eventually getting married though why she would latch on to beocca when hild was right there is beyond me, i am firmly in hild/thyra camp

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My girl Aelswith for the character meme ask!

Thank you for asking! I love Aelswith so these got a bit long! XD

My NOTP for them:

I don't think I have a NOTP for her tbh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My BROTP for them:

Aelswith & Eadith! I loved them in season 5, I know Aelswith was used mostly for comic relief throughout the season but it still felt like her, however declawed she was compared to the previous seasons. I think Eadith was a good counter-balance :-)

My OTP for them:

Aelswith/Alfred!! They are absolutely adorable together, I know it started as a political wedding but the way they fell in love sounds ADORABLE, and I love how they supported one another through thick and thin :')

My second choice pairing for them:

Aelswith/Uhtred, by virtue of these two being the only ones I really ship her romantically with...

My fluffy pairing for them:

If we mean Fluff, Aelswith/Alfred all the way!!

If we mean Gen, Aelswith & Edward. I know the obvious choice here is Aethelflaed, but Edward's moodiness means that his relationship with his mom has WAY MORE ups and downs, which I find intersting and worth exploring!

My angsty pairing for them:

I mean both Aelswith/Alfred and Aelswith/Uhtred are angsty... and for the same exact reason: Alfred's death and no i am not feeling predictable or anything hahahahaha...

My favorite poly ship for them: 

Aelswith/Alfred/Uhtred is the obvious choice. Each pair here has a different dynamic that I find interesting, so putting the three together just adds a new layer of complexity >:3

My weirdest pairing for them:

This comes entirely from the books, so please bear with me:

In the first couple books there's a character Eanflaed who was a sex worker trying to marry Leofric, and who (when Alfred's family flee to the marshes) becomes a lady-in-waiting to Aelswith (or a companion lady, I am unsure about terminology).

Here's the kick: Aelswith likes Eanflaed very much but doesn't know anything about her former profession. I enjoy the idea of a F/F ship and I think that "forcing" Aelswith to confront some of the biases she has could be really interesting from a character development perspective :D

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Osferth, Edward, Aethelflaed, Aethelwold, Sihtric for the 5 character ask

Thank you for asking! Some of these were haaaaard but it was also a lot of fun! :D

get drunk with:

Aethelwold, I'd end up SO fucked up but it'd be lots of fun! Bonus points if it's s1 and Uhtred joins like in the books i'm sorry leofric but you'll have to crack our skulls together next morning to make us sober up

make out with:

Osferth, who was chosen by process of elimination but whom I'd happily kiss, he seems very sweet and I'm here for that!

date:

Aethelflaed! It wouldn't work out long term but she deserves to have fun and I volunteer :P

marry:

SIHTRIC. There's no other possible answer from me here, I love him :')

punch:

Edward, by virtue of being a man I would neither make out with, date, or marry. It would hurt him too ¯\_(¬_¬)_/¯

[aadmelioraa]

Aelswith was already done so I’m going with my some guy Alfred for the character meme ask

My NOTP for them: …hmmm nothing really comes to mind? 

My BROTP for them: Aethelflaed <3 Their relationship is so important to me.

My OTP for them: Aelswith, hands down.

My second choice pairing for them: I think Alfred and Uhtred have a fascinating dynamic…I would not say I ship it, but it’s interesting.

My fluffy pairing for them: Aelswith, I guess, lol. 

My angsty pairing for them: Aelswith…again haha. The history they have, the way their values align but their treatment of each other may not…it’s GOOD. 

My favorite poly ship for them: I’m going to go completely off book here and say Alfred x Aelswith x Odda Sr. I feel like it could be extremely entertaining.

My weirdest pairing for them: This just occurred to me, but Alfred x Aelfric. I can explain…I won’t…but I can. 

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Aelswith watching baby Edward sleep and Alfred walking in to talk to her 🥺. That scene lives in my head rent free.

Ahhhhhh thank you 😭 I am still so overwhelmed by how much you love that fic, it's got me all warm and fuzzy inside 🥰

send me a memorable scene from my fic?

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I am so late with this one, but would you ever write alfred x aethelred (my new fav cursed crackship)

sakjhdjkashdjksah YOU KNOW I WOULD

if i ever have the time and insp...which is def not out of the question

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another excerpt from my aldflaed-are-exes-in-a-modern-au-wedding-weekend-only-one-bed-nonsense wip.

Aethelwold arrives an hour late, wearing sandals and a pair of sunglasses that probably cost more than Aldhelm’s computer.