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Lord John Grey Reading Nook
Curating fanworks dedicated to Lord John Grey. The odd meta and frequent shenanigans within. "And what do you think love is, then, that it is reserved only for men who are drawn to women?"
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Good Day Gentle Readers,
Your Curators have been busy and prioritizing other things over some side projects, like this blog, so we have been quiet for some months. But I wanted to take a moment to let our followers know that we are still here.
I also wanted to use this blog to acknowledge that the LGBTQIA+ community in our fandom had a very difficult weekend, with hate speech, open harassment, even death threats. Sunday was a day of furiously reporting and blocking abusers, but also pouring love and kindness into our community. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who showed their support.
Make no mistake about it, the bigotry had nothing to do with some juvenile “ship war” and had everything to do with homophobia and hatred. Full stop.
Now seems like a good time to clarify a few things:
This is a multiship friendly blog, with a focus on LGBTQIA+ stories, art, characters, and creators. That is not changing ever.
Hate, bigotry, and harassment of any form are not tolerated. We will swiftly and judiciously block and report any of this that we find in the notes of our posts, reblogs, or inbox.
Someone checks the ask box daily; if you are feeling isolated after this weekend or want to reach out to the community, you are encouraged to do so. Anonymous asks are still on; you are not alone.
Additionally, I will do my best to check for DMs more frequently for the same reason.
There is absolutely no room for bigotry and hatred like this in our fandom community. None whatsoever. We MUST do better. All the love and solidarity I personally saw yesterday made me feel damn good about our fandom, so I know that we CAN do better.
Take care of yourselves, friends. Know that you are loved and supported, and above all not alone. Be generous with your love and kindness.
Much love,
Pan
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Happy Halloween Rec List!
That’s a wrap, folks! Thanks to everyone who wrote, arted, commented, read, kudosed, reblogged - it was another great event! There’s not quite enough data for an infographic this time, but a few things bear shouting out...
Lord John is now almost 30k words richer, with some of our favorite rare pairs getting a SUBSTANTIAL amount of love! Plus art! Who doesn’t love fanart?
Make sure you check out the stories and art below the cut!
Art Submissions
Classic Monster series by @iihappydaysii
Fic Submissions
Title: Beyond Ridiculous
Author: @isa-in-snow
Pairing: Hector/John
Rating: T
Summary: Hector drags John to a tarot reading.
Title: A Gift From Death
Author: @isa-in-snow
Pairing: Hector/John; John/Percy
Rating: T
Summary: You would think there would be a logical designation between two lovers, one dead and one alive, of who would summon the other. Between John and Hector, that seems to not be the case.
Title: cottage in the woods
Author: @iihappydaysii
Pairing: Basically everyone
Rating: E
Summary: Claire and Jamie live in the woods in a very unusual cottage...
Title: Spook
Author: @isa-in-snow
Pairing: Hector/John/Percy
Rating: E
Summary: Unable to face the death of his lover Hector, Lord John Grey enlists the help of a witch who can bring back the dead. Things get complicated when a curse is thrown in and Percy enters the mix.
Title: What He Needs
Author: @isa-in-snow
Pairing: Hector/John, John/Percy
Rating: M
Summary: Since he stopped growing, Hector had always worn a sapphire ring. It had been his fathers before him and as soon as his hands were large enough to fit it, it had been his. The moment Hector realized he loved John, he knew it wouldn’t be his for much longer. That ring would be given a new purpose. It would be a gift to John, something to remember him by when they were apart, something to show John just how much Hector loved him. A piece of Hector's heart given to be worn by the one who it belonged to. The wearing of the ring showing just who John's heart belonged to. It was supposed to be just that, nothing more, nothing less. Months after Hector was slaughtered on Culloden field he had to realize that maybe, probably, it was more than that.
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chapter two can be read as a sweet stand alone hector/john fic.
Title: midnight trouble
Author: @narastories
Pairing: John/Tom
Rating: E
Summary: John takes a walk in the forest and rescues a young man. But was he in need of rescuing at all?
Title: a long kiss
Author: @narastories
Pairing: John/Tom
Rating: E
Summary: John keeps going back to the creek. Tom keeps renewing his promise. Until he doesn't.
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midnight trouble
Rating: Explicit
Relationship: Tom Byrd/Lord John Grey
Tags: Creature Fic, Rusalka!Tom, Siren!Tom, Bog Fairy!Tom, mostly the first, but any headcanon is accepted, Deception, meet-not-so-cute, Non-consensual choking, Rough Sex, Fluff and Smut
Summary:
John takes a walk in the forest and rescues a young man. But was he in need of rescuing at all?
Written for the @lordjohngreyreadingnook’s Trick or Twink event. Also fills my “Creature AU” square for the @outlanderbingo. Updated card below.
Read on AO3
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What He Needs
Rating: Mature
Archive Warnings: Major Character Death Rape/Non-Con
Relationships: Hector Dalrymple/Lord John Grey, Lord John Grey/Percy Wainwright
Characters: Hector Dalrymple, Lord John Grey, Percy Wainwright
Additional Tags: non graphic and brief mention of rape, Canonical Character Death, Bittersweet
Excerpt and Summary
Since he stopped growing, Hector had always worn a sapphire ring. It had been his fathers before him and as soon as his hands were large enough to fit it, it had been his. The moment Hector realized he loved John, he knew it wouldn’t be his for much longer. That ring would be given a new purpose. It would be a gift to John, something to remember him by when they were apart, something to show John just how much Hector loved him. A piece of Hector's heart given to be worn by the one who it belonged to. The wearing of the ring showing just who John's heart belonged to. It was supposed to be just that, nothing more, nothing less.
Months after Hector was slaughtered on Culloden field he had to realize that maybe, probably, it was more than that.
chapter two can be read as a sweet stand alone hector/john fic.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/34522885/chapters/85929490
Another entry for the wonderful @lordjohngreyreadingnook Trick or Twink Event.
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Beyond Ridiculous
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationship:Hector Dalrymple/Lord John Grey
Characters:Hector Dalrymple, Lord John Grey, an OC that only exists for the plot
Additional Tags: not historically accurate tarot and barely accurate tarot in general, sorry in advance, written by a beginner tarot reader, as in I started today, Sweet Ending, tarot reading
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34236118
I’m so exited to participate in @lordjohngreyreadingnook Trick or Twink event this year! This is my first entry ur hopefully not the last.
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franken!jamie
(witch!claire)
(vampire!john)
(ghost!Brianna)
Happy Outlander Halloween! (our faves as classic monsters!)
@lordjohngreyreadingnook for the Trick or Twink Spooktacular!
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A Gift From Death
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning: Major Character Death
Relationships: Hector Dalrymple/Lord John Grey, Lord John Grey/Percy Wainwright
Additional Tags: canon charater death, probably innacurate history, Very Mild Gore, Angst With A Bittersweet Ending
Summary: You would think there would be a logical designation between two lovers, one dead and one alive, of who would summon the other. Between John and Hector, that seems to not be the case.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34291384/chapters/85319386
Another entry for the @lordjohngreyreadingnook Trick or Twink event.
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title: cottage in the woods
fandom: outlander
pairings: all of them
rated: e (tags on ao3) READ THE TAGS, THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT
notes: the 2nd Annual Lord John Grey Trick-or-Twink Halloween Spooktacular @lordjohngreyreadingnook
summary: Claire and Jamie live in the woods in a very unusual cottage…
excerpt:
This cottage in the woods with its stone chimney, its heather-thatched roof, and its vine-adorned walls, did not from appearance alone appear to be what it was. Upon first arrival a visitor would assume himself to have wandered perhaps into one of the old German folk tales and expect to peer through the warbled windows to the vision of seven little men, their innocent little lost princess boiling stew at the hearth. No, they would not assume this place to be what it was, but it was what it was and it always had been.
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a long kiss
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Tom Byrd/Lord John Grey
Tags: Creature Fic, Rusalki, Drowning, technically MCD, Technically Not Cannibalism, those are terrible tags I’m sorry, Murder Husbands, who eat a human, This is weird, and potentially gross, but not too graphic, Freeform
Series: Part 2 of midnight trouble
Summary:
John keeps going back to the creek. Tom keeps renewing his promise. Until he doesn’t.
Written for the @lordjohngreyreadingnook Trick or Twink event. Also fills my @outlanderbingo square “Oh that tingles”. (card below the cut)
Read on AO3
Read the first part
Keep reading
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Spook
Rating: Explicit
Categories: Gen, M/M
Relationships: Lord John Grey/Hector Dalrymple/Percy Wainwright, Hector Dalrymple/Lord John Grey, Lord John Grey/Percy Wainwright, Hector Dalrymple/Percy Wainwright
Characters: Hector Dalrymple, Lord John Grey, Percy Wainwright, Benedicta Grey, Hal Grey, Sir George Stanley, Mrs Wainwright, Mrs Dalrymple
Additional Tags: Period-Typical Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, Minor Christianity, Witches, Curses, Explicit Sexual Content, Sharing a Bed, Angst with a Happy Ending, breakups and getting together
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/34393633/chapters/85589554#workskin
I’m super jazzed for this one even tho it’s rough around the edges. The last two chapters are technically done but need to be heavily edited so they should be up soon. By the time it’s finished it will fill three of my @outlanderbingo squares but for right now ch 2 fills my curses/hexes square. This is also a part of the @lordjohngreyreadingnook Trick Or Twink event.
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a long kiss
Rating: Mature
Relationships: Tom Byrd/Lord John Grey
Tags: Creature Fic, Rusalki, Drowning, technically MCD, Technically Not Cannibalism, those are terrible tags I’m sorry, Murder Husbands, who eat a human, This is weird, and potentially gross, but not too graphic, Freeform
Series: Part 2 of midnight trouble
Summary:
John keeps going back to the creek. Tom keeps renewing his promise. Until he doesn’t.
Written for the @lordjohngreyreadingnook Trick or Twink event. Also fills my @outlanderbingo square “Oh that tingles”. (card below the cut)
Read on AO3
Read the first part
Keep reading
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NOW LIVE! Trick or Twink 2021!
It’s here!
The 2nd Annual Lord John Trick or Twink Spooktacular is happening now!
Full details can be found on our Events page (desktop only) or on the AO3 Collection (the info is the same in both places), but here’s the highlights:
All work must feature Lord John Grey and be spooky, scary, autumn-, or Halloween-themed.
Entries must be new and never-before posted for the event.
No sign-ups are necessary.
Even runs from 1 October 2021 through 5 November 2021.
These are the changes from last year we’re excited to announce:
This year, there is NO minimum word count! This means art, fanvids, poetry, drabbles, double drabbles, and fics of 499 words ARE ALLOWED!
WIPs are permitted! Your first chapter (at minimum) must be posted during the event period.
You MAY promote your entry prior to (and after) the event period, but we are only reblogging and accepting AO3 Collection entries during the event period.
Got all that? Here’s the fine print:
Post your eligible entry on the platform(s) of your choice between 1 October and 5 November 2021. Early/late submissions will not be included in the event.
Tag @lordjohngreyreadingnook in your Tumblr post. We’ll reblog it once, and then one more time at the end of the event when we load the queue for Halloween. When you see us like your post, you’ll know it’s queued.
If you want your work included in the optional AO3 collection, enter LJGSpooktacular2021 in the Collections field on AO3, like this:
If you have any questions or need assistance, please send us an ask (preferably off-anon to better assist you).
Happy haunting!
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midnight trouble
Rating: Explicit
Relationship: Tom Byrd/Lord John Grey
Tags: Creature Fic, Rusalka!Tom, Siren!Tom, Bog Fairy!Tom, mostly the first, but any headcanon is accepted, Deception, meet-not-so-cute, Non-consensual choking, Rough Sex, Fluff and Smut
Summary:
John takes a walk in the forest and rescues a young man. But was he in need of rescuing at all?
Written for the @lordjohngreyreadingnook’s Trick or Twink event. Also fills my “Creature AU” square for the @outlanderbingo. Updated card below.
Read on AO3
Keep reading
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We’re in the final two weeks! Still plenty of time!
NOW LIVE! Trick or Twink 2021!
It’s here!
The 2nd Annual Lord John Trick or Twink Spooktacular is happening now!
Full details can be found on our Events page (desktop only) or on the AO3 Collection (the info is the same in both places), but here’s the highlights:
All work must feature Lord John Grey and be spooky, scary, autumn-, or Halloween-themed.
Entries must be new and never-before posted for the event.
No sign-ups are necessary.
Even runs from 1 October 2021 through 5 November 2021.
These are the changes from last year we’re excited to announce:
This year, there is NO minimum word count! This means art, fanvids, poetry, drabbles, double drabbles, and fics of 499 words ARE ALLOWED!
WIPs are permitted! Your first chapter (at minimum) must be posted during the event period.
You MAY promote your entry prior to (and after) the event period, but we are only reblogging and accepting AO3 Collection entries during the event period.
Got all that? Here’s the fine print:
Post your eligible entry on the platform(s) of your choice between 1 October and 5 November 2021. Early/late submissions will not be included in the event.
Tag @lordjohngreyreadingnook in your Tumblr post. We’ll reblog it once, and then one more time at the end of the event when we load the queue for Halloween. When you see us like your post, you’ll know it’s queued.
If you want your work included in the optional AO3 collection, enter LJGSpooktacular2021 in the Collections field on AO3, like this:
If you have any questions or need assistance, please send us an ask (preferably off-anon to better assist you).
Happy haunting!
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What He Needs
Rating: Mature
Archive Warnings: Major Character Death Rape/Non-Con
Relationships: Hector Dalrymple/Lord John Grey, Lord John Grey/Percy Wainwright
Characters: Hector Dalrymple, Lord John Grey, Percy Wainwright
Additional Tags: non graphic and brief mention of rape, Canonical Character Death, Bittersweet
Excerpt and Summary
Since he stopped growing, Hector had always worn a sapphire ring. It had been his fathers before him and as soon as his hands were large enough to fit it, it had been his. The moment Hector realized he loved John, he knew it wouldn’t be his for much longer. That ring would be given a new purpose. It would be a gift to John, something to remember him by when they were apart, something to show John just how much Hector loved him. A piece of Hector's heart given to be worn by the one who it belonged to. The wearing of the ring showing just who John's heart belonged to. It was supposed to be just that, nothing more, nothing less.
Months after Hector was slaughtered on Culloden field he had to realize that maybe, probably, it was more than that.
chapter two can be read as a sweet stand alone hector/john fic.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/34522885/chapters/85929490
Another entry for the wonderful @lordjohngreyreadingnook Trick or Twink Event.
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NOW LIVE! Trick or Twink 2021!
It’s here!
The 2nd Annual Lord John Trick or Twink Spooktacular is happening now!
Full details can be found on our Events page (desktop only) or on the AO3 Collection (the info is the same in both places), but here’s the highlights:
All work must feature Lord John Grey and be spooky, scary, autumn-, or Halloween-themed.
Entries must be new and never-before posted for the event.
No sign-ups are necessary.
Even runs from 1 October 2021 through 5 November 2021.
These are the changes from last year we’re excited to announce:
This year, there is NO minimum word count! This means art, fanvids, poetry, drabbles, double drabbles, and fics of 499 words ARE ALLOWED!
WIPs are permitted! Your first chapter (at minimum) must be posted during the event period.
You MAY promote your entry prior to (and after) the event period, but we are only reblogging and accepting AO3 Collection entries during the event period.
Got all that? Here’s the fine print:
Post your eligible entry on the platform(s) of your choice between 1 October and 5 November 2021. Early/late submissions will not be included in the event.
Tag @lordjohngreyreadingnook in your Tumblr post. We’ll reblog it once, and then one more time at the end of the event when we load the queue for Halloween. When you see us like your post, you’ll know it’s queued.
If you want your work included in the optional AO3 collection, enter LJGSpooktacular2021 in the Collections field on AO3, like this:
If you have any questions or need assistance, please send us an ask (preferably off-anon to better assist you).
Happy haunting!
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franken!jamie
(witch!claire)
(vampire!john)
(ghost!Brianna)
Happy Outlander Halloween! (our faves as classic monsters!)
@lordjohngreyreadingnook for the Trick or Twink Spooktacular!
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