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[velarisdusk]

Current Event: 2k Follower Celebration! Upcoming Event: N/A Schedule & In the Works! (last updated 04/02/2026)

all of the following are in the order that they were posted, most recent at the top.

hi!! i'm lyss, 23, from the US. i mostly write acotar reader inserts—usually smutty, often emotional, occasionally unhinged. soft spot for enemies to lovers, and a penchant for turning two-sentence requests into 20k-word fics with their own sets of lore. i write whatever my brain decides to plague my thoughts with for the week. always feel free to drop by my inbox to chat about my writing or literally anything else i love that shit lets talk requests are case-by-case. DMs are open. pls be normal or fun weird (not weird weird)

Something Like Truth —   ongoing series Rhysand x Reader, Cassian x Reader | Hurt/Comfort, Smut | 46,541 words

tags: personal favorite, modern au, therapist!rhysand, psychology undergrad!y/n, patient!y/n, situationship, depression, mental health, burnout, heavier topics as series progresses, look at the tags im so fr, this is incredibly inappropriate, do not do this with your therapist, ...but what if you did (seriously dont)

Wings of Illyria  —   ongoing AU Azriel x Reader | Smut | 29,653 words

tags: personal favorite, band au, modern au, rhys cass and az are in your favorite band. gee, i wonder what i’ll write about y/n and az, feysand, (not featured yet but I Have Ideas: nessian, elucien)

Close Quarters —   complete short series Cassian x Reader x Azriel x Rhysand | Smut | 19,451 words

tags: modern au, ex!cassian, forced proximity, foursome, and they were roommates (kinda), some mlm, mysterious lockdown, lots of smut tags

Breaking the Ice — complete series Multicharacter x Reader | Smut | 70,439

tags: hockey au, modern au, established relationship (with cassian), homie-hopping, infidelity, big argument

Velvet Whispers, Midnight Truths   —   incomplete series, temporarily shelved Azriel x Reader, Eris x Reader | Smut | 14,918 words

tags: y/n does who she wants when she wants

Lectures & Lechery Nyx x Reader | Fluff | 1,805 words read here or on AO3

When a quiet morning in Nyx's room takes a turn with an unexpected knock on the door, you find yourself crouched behind a glamour as his father walks in. tags: secret dating, glamour, references to past rake behavior

Stay, If You Mean It Morrigan x Reader | Smut | 3,129 words read here or on AO3

After years apart, one open door is all it takes to bring everything rushing back—heat, history, and the kind of hunger that never really went away. tags: old flame, touchy relationship (ish)

Interrogation Tactics Azriel x Reader | Smut | 15,801 words read here or on AO3

You're an Autumn Court spy visiting the Night Court with Eris. Azriel doesn't trust you—but he doesn't stay away, either. You wear soft dresses and offer harmless smiles, but the secrets you're after could tip the balance between courts. tags: spies, autumn court!reader, slightly questionable relationship with eris, slow burn (as slow as can be in a one shot)

Soft Places to Land Rhysand x Reader | Hurt/Comfort | 4,751 words read here or on AO3

In the rain, in the quiet, healing begins—not with grand gestures, but with presence. tags: suicidal ideation (non-graphic), depression, dissociation, mention/discussion of past sexual abuse (non-graphic, described with emotional detail), mention of court proceedings, trauma aftermath, emotional distress

What Was Bought, What Was Taken Eris x Reader | Hurt/Comfort | 5,310 words read here or on AO3

He asked for your hand like you were a favor to be traded. When the mating bond snaps in the Court of Nightmares, furious but powerless, you're taken to Autumn. tags: coercion, emotional manipulation, all warnings that come with Keir and the Hewn City, Eris is actually a nice guy what? (yes it's true), mentions of abuse, dead parents, mates, idk if i'd actually say hurt/comfort but idk what else it would be tbh

The Moment Between Heartbeats Azriel x Reader | Smut | 4,865 words read here or on AO3

You return to Velaris with gratitude in your heart and a wedding on the horizon. You never meant to cross paths with him. You never meant for anything to change. But fate has its own timing. And its own tether. tags: infidelity, medical emergency (not main characters), azriel sulks for a sec there, mates

The Silence You Built Azriel x Reader | Smut | 19,803 words read here or on AO3

You betrayed him once. He never let you forget it. Now you're on the same side again, bound by court politics, old grudges, and a mission that ends in blood. tags: lots of lies and deceit, reader cant fight lmfao she only knows enough to get by, angsty tbh, enemies to lovers, 1k Celebration fic

House Rules Cassian x Reader | Hurt/Comfort | 2,722 words read here or on AO3

One empty table, two full glasses, and years of not saying the wrong thing finally catching up to you. tags: friends to lovers, jealousy, emotional unavailability (reader lmao), argument, repressed feelings, 1k Celebration fic

Where the Smoke Settled Eris x Reader | Smut | 8,132 words read here or on AO3

You live alone at the edge of the woods, content with your herbs and your quiet. Then you cross paths with Eris Vanserra in the forest—and something long-buried starts to stir. tags: hidden feelings, misunderstandings, 1k Celebration fic

Before the Thorns Tamlin x Reader | Fluff | 11,111 words read here or on AO3

You met Tamlin when you were five, and every summer after that was his. Years later, you return to Spring and find that he's grown into someone you almost recognize. Almost. But the way he smiles at you? That hasn't changed a bit. tags: friends to lovers, childhood friends, honestly just you and tam having a good time fr, 1k Celebration fic

Meant to Stand Cassian x Reader | Smut | 15,717 words read here or on AO3

Rhysand has one request: restore a half-collapsed cabin into something fit for veteran Illyrians. The catch? You'll be doing it with Cassian—and the two of you haven't truly spoken since that mission four years ago. tags: personal favorite, enemies to lovers, only one bed, 1k Celebration fic

This Tempest, Ours Rhysand x Reader | Smut | 11,712 words read here or on AO3

On a rare night alone in the House of Wind, the worst storm in decades strikes. It wouldn’t be a problem if they didn’t make you so uneasy. Luckily, the House isn’t as empty as you thought. tags: personal favorite, friends to lovers, comfort, consensual use of daemati, one bed trope but it’s a sleeping bag, 1k Celebration fic

Drunk on You Azriel x Reader | Smut | 11,237 words read here or on AO3

You and Azriel were just friends. Then came the dancing. The kiss. The night you stopped pretending. tags: personal favorite, friends to lovers, drunken clubbing with the IC (shenanigans ensue), 1k Celebration fic

A Study in Power Lucien x Reader | Smut | 3,503 words read here or on AO3

You're in the Spring Court, playing the dutiful emissary while navigating its fractured politics. But when your mentor's gaze lingers too long, when his touch strays past propriety, resisting him becomes a far more dangerous game. tags: forbidden romance, power dynamics, lucien is HOT (duh), 1k Celebration fic

Signed, Sealed, Unspoken Rhysand x Reader | Smut | 21,478 words read here or on AO3

Following a long and brutal war, the Dusk Court has finally reclaimed the lands seized by the Night Court generations ago. Yet its new capital, Velaris, remains tangled in the Night Court's intricate trade agreements. Now, negotiations are underway. tags: personal favorite, enemies to lovers, letter-writing, 1k Celebration fic

Ashes Beneath the Sky Azriel x Reader | Hurt / Comfort | 4,783 words read here or on AO3

Rhysand and Feyre call for a mission to ambush the Autumn Court's reinforcements, a dangerous strike in the midst of war. Despite Azriel's insistence that you stay behind, you can't resist sneaking along. tags: enemies to lovers, miscommunications/misunderstandings, big argument, 1k Celebration fic

Something Precious Azriel x Reader | Fluff | 2,095 words read here or on AO3

Azriel has always been steady, unwavering—but the way you look at him makes something shift. Small moments, fleeting words, a tension neither of you acknowledge… until it’s impossible for him to ignore. tags: established relationship, y/n has crippling insecurity

No Room for Error Azriel x Reader | Smut | 1,490 words read here or on AO3

Your heated argument with Azriel during a mission turns into an unexpected, yet not first-time, encounter in a broom closet. tags: azriel + y/n mission, enemies (no lovers but...)

The Hand That Holds Azriel x Reader | Smut | 4,938 words read here or on AO3

You and Azriel visit a bakery in Velaris, but tension rises when your ex-boyfriend tries to provoke him. tags: established relationship, y/n's ex is a jackass, azriel is Not

Cursed Flame Eris x Reader | Smut | 8,008 words read here or on AO3

When Eris Vanserra, heir to the Autumn Court, stumbles into a healer's shop under a mysterious curse, it sets off a chain of events neither could have anticipated. As the skilled healer works to unravel the dark magic threatening his life, tension and attraction crackle between them. tags: healer!y/n, arrogant eris (so just eris)

Shadows at Twilight Nesta & Azriel | Angst | 2,275 words read here or on AO3

Azriel and Nesta's Thursday night smoke sessions become a lifeline. As tensions rise, the fragile balance they've been trying to maintain begins to falter. tags: personal favorite, modern au, stoners!nesta+azriel, anotherdrug!nesta, big argument, not reader-insert, not slash

Beneath the Vines Lucien x Reader | Smut | 6,717 words read here or on AO3

Seeking refuge from court politics in a secluded part of the forest, Lucien meets a female from the Summer Court searching for a hidden spring. He offers to guide her, but their journey takes an unexpected turn when he comes into contact with a mysterious pollen... tags: sex pollen, outdoor sex, gentle (but frenzied make no mistake)

Multitasking Rhysand x Reader | Fluff | 368 words read here or on AO3

Law books, bare shoulders, and a little harmless multitasking. tags: light flirtation, slightly suggestive, law student!rhys, established relationship, tw: excel sheets lmao

Night Watch Azriel x Reader | Fluff | 384 words read here or on AO3

Your baby is crying in the middle of the night (as they tend to do), but with Azriel, there's no need to stress. tags: az cares for your baby in the night (pls refer to this post i beg you)

Moonlit Waltz Rhysand x Reader | Fluff | 418 words read here or on AO3

Amidst the festivities of the city, you and Rhysand share a quiet dance in the moonlight, surrounded by the magic of the night and the warmth of each other’s gaze. tags: dancing with the stars but the star is rhys and also it's not a show you're just dancing with rhys

Held by a Whisper Tamlin x Reader | Angst | 942 words read here or on AO3

In his final moments, Tamlin grapples with pain and regret as you desperately try to save him. He faces the inevitable with a heart full of unspoken words. tags: war (kinda sucks, death (this sucks too), too little too late yall

Rushing or Dragging Azriel | Angst | 300 words read here or on AO3

Consumed by self-doubt, a driven Azriel pushes himself to the brink in a relentless pursuit of perfection, trapped in an endless cycle of practice and pain. tags: not reader-insert, inspired by whiplash (2014), just seemed like the self-destructive shit az would do tbh

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Completed Events: Kinktober 2024 SJM x Reader Week 2025! 1k Follower Celebration!

[velarisdusk]

man i feel like i need to do something bc my writing has felt very choppy to me lately. idk like writing on tumblr usually has shorter paragraphs so it’s whatever but like,, i want more long paragraphs in my writing. i want it to not feel as choppy but like idk the ideas kinda manifest in my head that way, like little fragments. just need to try giving myself some grace with that little drabble bc im out of practice but like,, usually it takes more than 30 minutes for me to be icked out by my own writing idk

[velarisdusk]

missing ur work diva! have fun

thank u queen mwah mwah mwah :) i just answered this ask with a little drabble so hopefully that helps hold off the cravings lmao

[velarisdusk]

Miss youuuu lyss

*metro man voice* and i miss you, random anon ;)

[velarisdusk]

Just caught up on SLT and rahhhhhh

He's being such a fuck but in such a sexy way i can't even complain

he IS being such a fuck isn’t he >:)

i hope he doesn’t start being even more of a fuck, that would just be horrible wouldn’t it……

>:)

[velarisdusk]

Omg congratulations!! You have all my respect and admiration for having 2 degrees and wanting to do 2 more, like wow could never be me because I can't wait to be done with this lol

You deserve every minute of your vacation! Traveling around for a month sounds like a dream fr

tysm my love <3333 it honestly has felt like a dream as well, i’m still waking up and having to adjust to where i am bc it doesn’t feel real that i’ve been away from home for so long! i came to europe last year but it was only for a week so i feel quite a bit out of my element, but having an insane amount of fun

[velarisdusk]

I literally check your blog every single day looking for any of your writing lolll I'm obsessed

i wrote something for this and then i lost cell service bc we’re driving through the mountains……. so please be doubly grateful bc now i have a headache from writing in the car and also from doing this twice from memory bc im a goober who didn’t write it in my notes app first.

anyway, i appreciate this a lot this is very very sweet, and to show the extent of my appreciation, here’s some word vomit from an idea i’ve been sitting on for a bit: fratboy!azriel (the doc only said “He’d be so cool and nonchalant and cocky and sexy and a dick i love him” so thanks for the help past lyss)

writing under the cut :)

"You've got to be kidding me."

The words slipped out before you could stop them.

Across the basement, Azriel grinned. Actually grinned.

The bastard.

"You got a problem, sweetheart?"

His teammates snickered. One of them slapped a hand against the table and pointed at you with his cup, already drunk enough to think he was funny. You ignored him.

Instead, you stared at Azriel.

He stared right back, looking entirely too pleased with himself.

Three days ago, he'd been in your apartment at two in the morning, eating takeout straight from the carton while complaining about one of his professors. Three days ago, he'd been stretched across your couch like he paid rent there, stealing bites of your food and acting like he had every right to be in your space.

Now he was calling you sweetheart like you were strangers.

Like he hadn't left your apartment the next morning smelling like your body wash, hadn't left you with a pleasantly sore ache between your legs.

Asshole.

The rugby team sat clustered around the beer pong table, already halfway through a case of beer. People crowded around them, drawn in by the same thing that always seemed to draw crowds to the frat house: loud music, cheap alcohol, and a group of men who walked through life with the confidence of people who'd never once been told no.

At the center of it all sat Azriel.

One arm was slung over the back of his chair, his sleeves shoved carelessly to his elbows. His hair was still damp, likely from a shower after practice, and it only made him more obnoxious to look at.

You hated how good he looked.

"Scared?" he asked.

A chorus of exaggerated sympathy erupted around the table.

You narrowed your eyes.

"Of beer pong?"

"Of losing."

The grin that followed should've been illegal.

Or taxable.

Or something that would curb the desire to either kiss him or punch him in the face.

You'd experienced both urges.

Frequently.

Azriel leaned farther back in his chair as though he'd already won.

Which was funny, considering the only reason he'd won his last game was because you'd carried his drunk ass through half of it.

He knew it.

You knew it.

"You're talking a lot for someone who missed five shots in a row last time."

A few heads turned.

The smile never left his face, but something shifted behind it.

Interest.

Then he laughed. Not the loud, showy laugh he gave his teammates. Something lower. More genuine. The kind of laugh that only ever seemed to appear when you caught him off guard.

"Still thinking about last time?"

Your stomach dropped.

Around you, nobody seemed to think anything of it.

Why would they? To everyone else, it sounded like two people talking shit.

Meanwhile, Azriel was looking at you like he was testing a fence for weak spots.

His favorite hobby as of late.

Seeing how far he could push before you pushed back.

The worst part was that he was good at it.

A comment here. A look there. Just enough to make your pulse trip over itself while everyone around you remained blissfully unaware.

Just enough to remind you why he pretended not to know you whenever his brothers were around.

Enough to remind you that he was risking a hell of a lot more than a slap on the wrist every time he looked at you like that.

If anything, you were beginning to suspect the possibility of getting caught only made it more fun for him.

[velarisdusk]

What do you mean you were in Bolognaaa that's where I live!! (doxxing myself rn lol) we could have run into each other and we'll never know😔 did you like the city?

Anyway I'm glad you're enjoying your trip!! <33 A whole month spent traveling sounds like a DREAM honestly

NO WAY WHAT we could’ve eaten next to each other at a restaurant this is a tragedy

dude i LOVED bologna!!! i only went for a few hours while waiting for a connecting train to munich, but it’s definitely going on the itinerary for next trip for MANY days. i haven’t been to too many cities in italy, but my fav so far is florence. but the bf and i were talking about it, we’re sure that if we stayed in bologna more time and saw more of it, it would be #1 for us

[velarisdusk]

Hi! I just wanted to ask if you ever got the opportunity to write a second part to Subjugation with Lucien and Reader grappling with the fallout afterwards? I’m a sucker for angst and just wanted to ask in case I missed it on your masterlist.

Thanks!

(Ps I love your writing!)

hi!!!! omg!! i’m so so glad you liked it, i don’t get many asks abt this one, i started thinking it was too fucked up 🫣 BUT ANYWAY no i did not get around to writing another part for it, im hoping to eventually though!!

[velarisdusk]

Scheduling you an appointment with Dr Rhysand Hale. I've heard great things about him 😘 you got this queen ❤️

LMFAOOOO I JUST SAW THIS I THINK THIS CAME IN WHEN I WAS STUDYING FOR FINALS 😭😭 well the incredible news is that i did do it (no idea what my finals grades ended up being, i didn’t care to check bc i got awarded the degree anyway so)

i will definitely still take that appointment with dr hale though, i could stand to work through a few things… or he could work something through me wink wink idk ok fuck stop throwing tomatoes at me i’ll go

[velarisdusk]

Do you prefer to read characterXcharacter or character/sXreader?

agh that’s a hard one because it really does change depending on my mood? i know i write x reader like 99% of the time but i think i only read it maybe 30% of the time? lately at least. there was a point like a year ago where i didn’t touch any slash fics, just reader inserts. but i have been reading lots of feysand fics lately. the problem is mostly that im a lot more picky with reader inserts. on top of my usual hard no’s for fics (dialogue without quotation marks, for instance), i don’t wanna be mischaracterized. if im not reading myself talking back to rhys or if the reader is written as being very submissive, i simply cannot read it.

anyway, because of this, its also been hard to find an x reader that draws me in early on and keeps me in. i’d love recommendations if anyone has any!!

[velarisdusk]

HIIIIIII

sorry i’ve been gone for a bit, my trip has been so very long and relaxing and i’m loving all of it so so much :) i just wanna say thank you all for still hanging around, for those of you spamming me with likes and reblogs (seriously don’t stop, its made me a very happy camper), and for the asks ive gotten which i’ll get to in a second, ive got some time between this city and the next :) i miss you guys lots and ive gotten some inspo while being here (for new fics, not my wips, very unfortunate) so i cant wait to get back home and write and share with you all :”) love you guys, i’ll be back home in a week, so more writing coming soon enough :) <33

[velarisdusk]

CONGRATULATIONS <3 <3 <3

Did u do anything nice to celebrate ? Xoxox

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! <33

yes!! i’m so happy, my family and bf went out for some korean bbq and hotpot, and in two days im going around europe for a whole MONTH im so so excited

[velarisdusk]

HELL YEAH BITCHES I JUST GRADUATEDDDDD (again) ‼️‼️‼️‼️ 2 degrees down, 2 to go, in 5 years i’ll be Dr. velarisdusk >:)

[velarisdusk]

Oh my gosh you were at d3 too??? I was so geeked when it started playing! I’m glad they seemed to be having so much fun 🥲

yes omg i loved that they were all smiles and laughs and being goofy with each other, it made me so so happy :”) especially this

[velarisdusk]

i witnessed baepsae live…… i saw it…… i heard it i heard them…… and they were actually singing it instead of just walking around like the other surprise songs it was incredible

[velarisdusk]

sorry yall classes caught up to me again and im drowning. formally educating yourself is so hard :( i promise im not ignoring anyone ok i just have to write so many essays rn i have less than a month left in the semester i wanna jump off the- *gets dragged away with a hand over my mouth kicking and screaming*