for the au fun fact game! a leverage style heist au with alex, henry, and the rest of the super six? i'm surprised there aren't more rwrb leverage aus given how the super six is basically a pre-made heist team but yeah! i'm curious to see what you'll say 👀

Like the accidental marriage AU earlier, this is one that does already exist in my WIP folder! I'm hoping to tackle it in the first half of 2024; it takes a LOT more planning than I'm used to hahaha. So let's go.

ONE: The first time Alex comes across the famous Henry Fox, he's convinced it's a fakeout. There's no way someone that genteel, that pretty, is the sort of hitter that even the most hardened criminals whisper about with a mixture of fear and respect in their voices.

(The second time he comes across the famous Henry Fox is the day the team comes together, and if he wasn't in the room, he'd be convinced Nora doctored the footage—Henry takes out eight mooks without breaking a sweat, the lock of hair falling across his face and one scrape on his knuckle where one idiot opened their mouth right before Henry punched him in it the only evidence Henry had anything to do with the bodies lying at his feet in varying degrees of pain. Alex is impressed, grateful, and more than a little turned on.)

TWO: Nora is a terrible grifter. Absolutely atrocious. After a few disastrous attempts, they all agree that if the choices are between Nora grifting, and abandoning the con... well, you can't win 'em all.

THREE: Pez brings them together as a team, but June is their glue. She's the one who finds clients, and who keeps them... well, not honest, but on the right path.

FOUR: Henry worries, when he and Alex get together, when Nora and June and Pez are doing whatever it is they're doing, that Bea will feel like some sort of sixth wheel. He needn't have been concerned—Bea and Alex are a terrifyingly chaotic duo, Bea and June combine their big sister energy when needed, Bea and Nora occasionally disappear for a side job the rest of them know better than to ask about, and Bea and Pez gang up on Henry at any given opportunity. Some days it feels like she's the star they're all orbiting.

FIVE: Nora doesn't tell the rest of them—not even June and Pez—but she has contingency plans on top of contingency plans for when any or all of them get burned. There are fake identities living whole lives, at least according to their digital footprint, that any of them will be able to jump into at a moment's notice. The crew is her family, and she'll keep them safe.

[Send me a potential AU and I’ll tell you five fun facts that would happen in a story.]

happy birthday!! i hope your day is as wonderful and amazing as you!!! 😘🥰🥳❤️💖💕🎉💫 (also nice you have the same birthday as my youngest brother)

thank youuu❤️💖💕💕💕💕(also happy bday to ur brother!!!)

is that so wrong? (you make me strong)

by theskythatwontfall It's 2021, and Alex and Henry are happily living together in their Brooklyn brownstone, Henry is starting to lay the groundwork for the as-yet-unnamed queer youth shelters with Pez, Alex is taking a well-deserved break before starting law school later that fall. Life is good and things are going great, so of course a call from The Crown interrupts their deserved peace.   Originally a drabble prompt fill from Tumblr @biconicfinn for the prompt: “The only reason I haven’t done that is because they asked me not to.” Words: 3293, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Alex Claremont-Diaz, Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, David the Beagle (Red White & Royal Blue), Philip Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, other rwrb characters mentioned Relationships: Alex Claremont-Diaz/Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor & Philip Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor Additional Tags: Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, Fluff, Angst, Alex Claremont-Diaz Loves Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor Loves Alex Claremont-Diaz, Post-Canon, Location: Brooklyn Brownstone (Red White & Royal Blue), Not Canon Compliant - Red White & Royal Blue Bonus Chapter: Henry, probably, Originally Posted on Tumblr, Racism, Homophobia, Biphobia, nothing violent or too extreme, ie no slurs, but very similar to the canon-typical level, biblicaly accurate firstprince height difference, no beta we die like arthur fox via https://ift.tt/QEnytLS

Rules: Write the latest line from your WIP (or post where you last left off in your art), and tag as many people as there are words in the line. Make a new post, don't reblog!

I was tagged by @rai-knightshade-art (my apologies, it will still only let me tag your sideblog and not your main, no idea why)

I don't think I really have any Malec/SH WIPs I'm actively working on rip but. here's what I do have!

She says it like a proclamation, an order, rather than a pronouncement of her intentions. Regardless, it is all three.

that's . TWENTY words holy shit. uhh. okay

@peachygos @mysteriouseggsbenedict @mvshortcut @bi-octavius @mollyhats @finger-lickin-fuckboy @thehouseofgrey @tothetrashwhereibelong @biconicfinn @poisonousquinzel @sqenthusiast @laniidae-passerine @shiningsagittarius @opinionatedoctopus ... okay i give up im DEFINITELY forgetting someone(s) and im sorry but listen im idiot okay

also as a bonus here's one piece i've been trying to sketch out and get the basic idea down for AAAGES and it's not cooperating and it's fine.

i know its terrible shhh

When you see this, post 5 songs you actually listen to and tag 10 awesome people!

Thank you so much for tagging me @luthiery 💕💕💕

5 songs is such a broad concept but i'll go with the ones I've been listening to the most lately:

1- Antenne by Bashar Murad ft Tamer Nafar

2- Baddek Enayah by Mohammad Assaf ft Gente de Zona

(And okay, listen. I know no one listens to the songs people put in these tag games. But do yourself a favor and listen to this one. It's a collab between a Palestinian singer and a Cuban band, and the beat is clearly reggaeton but Assaf sings in the traditional style and it's so cool it makes me throw up and die. Even if you don't like it, I think it's still worth your while)

3- Viva Jujuy by Los Tekis

4- Chifrudo by Lia Clark ft Mulher Pepita

5- Baby Outlaw by Elle King

And yes, that last one is because it makes me think of The Old Guard. No one say anything about it thanks /joking

Tagging: @thesorrowoflizards @peachygos @thehouseofgrey @finger-lickin-fuckboy @alecgideonlightwood @dhiibvulk @pastaingallday @biconicfinn @mauvecatfic @drinkingteainthedark . Anyone who wants to do it can consider themself tagged too 💕

@biconicfinn​: I DIDNT EVEN THINK OF THE SKIRT THAT IS SO GALAXY BRAINED

thank you 😌

i just think..... not only does he look so pretty but he’s so... accessible 😏

I’ve missed going through your blog and just reading everything and damn it is missing malec hours for me rn because I still can’t get over the fact that they found soulmates in one another!!! THEY REALLY JUST DID THAT!!! MALEC SAID FUCK YOU WE WILL BE THE SUPREME COUPLE AND THEY DELIVERED!!!! WHEN WILL YOUR FAVE EVER

dhdhsjsk thanks and YEAH malec met and that was it for everybody literal soulmates that couldn't stay apart. I always think of how alec instantly trusted magnus when we saw how much he distrusted/disliked both clary and simon at first, and then magnus who acted like he didn't care during one of the first episodes and then he was just so kind and sweet to alec LETS HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. SOULMATES.

raphael running his hands through maia’s fur and playing with it when they’re together and she’s shifted for that A+ stimming and good texture and also the sensation makes maia go all weak and soft 🥺

a wonderful concept. what can i say except i wholeheartedly agree

raphael is just a huge fan of petting, okay. be it her hair or her fur, it's just the best thing, the idle movements of his hands/fingers, the great textures that they provide, the way it's such a simple way to remind her that he's there and bring her comfort and express his love. they can stay like that for hours, maia cuddling on his chest or laying on his lap as he softly squeezes her curls or strokes her fur

and it feels so great for maia! first of all, because finally someone who knows how to pet curly hair. you can't just run your fingers through it because it hurts and it's frustrating that she rarely ever got to have her hair petted right because the scalp is sensitive and it just feels so good and relaxing, okay??? im picturing jordan used to stroke her hair like that and get mad when she complained because oh isnt she happy with anything he does? or just refusing to ever pet her head again basically. haha im fine but raphael knows how to do it and pays a lot of attention and it feels great, to relax in his arms and be cherished like this, particularly when it comes to her natural hair (which he loves, and makes a point of telling her that. constantly)

and with her wolf form... it's very similar. again, for so long she has rejected that form and seen it as something that was done to her, that took her from herself, made her a monster. and now that she's working to reclaim it, it's just... really nice to see how much raphael cherishes it. the way he always gives her that huge, but somehow still private-looking, smile whenever she feels comfortable enough to shift around him? beautiful. amazing. and he loves stroking her fur, grooming her, giving her wolf form a shower (look i dont care it needs it too okay and i just really love the idea of wolf!maia getting showered and soaped up all over and wagging her tail and nuzzling against raphael and making a mess okay) and everything

so when she's on the mood to be in her wolf form, either she lies on top of raphael (she's like a huge blanket it's so warm and he loves it) and raphael runs his hands through her neck and back, soothing repetitive motions that have her wagging her tail until she falls asleep... or raphael lies on top of her back (carefully so as not to weight too much) and kisses her neck and pats her head and scratches behind her ears

but really nothing beats when she's in human form, on top of him, with a few blankets on top, as he softly squeezes her curls and hums softly to some tune from back home, and she'll sometimes plant a little kiss on his chest/neck/chin (whichever's closest) and make him giggle and kiss the top of her head :)

ezra i’d love to hear your thoughts on desserts? what are your faves and stuff you dislike the most? (yes it’s daydreaming about cooking and baking for the murder bois hours)❤️💖💜💙

god cooking is fun but im bad at it but im actually not terrible at baking and desserts--other than breaking eggs, which i still have to ask someone else to do because im a garbage baby

but Y E S  ok desserts are, great. i admit i actually like cooking them more than eating them a lot of the time? especially most cake 

although i do love strawberry cake,, my local grocery store’s generic bakery does this strawberry cake with whipped cream icing that tastes SO GOOD especially chilled. like idk bro that shit is good

chocolate cake is overrated but not disgusting (if its like Moist And Dense its pretty good especially with the right like, fudgey icing?) and vanilla is fine. better in cupcake form

as for like pie, i like pecan and certain kinds of chocolate pie a lot, i like apple and rhubarb but i might pick out some of the filling like a loser, pumpkin pie and coconut cream i can stand in small amounts bc unique flavor but not great texture. key lime and lemon meringue i ADORE in concept but in practice always seem to fail me. peach and cherry i just dont like im sorry :( i mean cherry is good if i just eat the cherry juice soaked crust like a heathen but pretty sure that doesn’t count

fglkhjfgh im trying to think of other desserts... spotted dick is TERRIBLE, had it once, i hate it. all bread pudding sucks im sorry 

cookies,,, chocolate chip is boring unless very fresh and gooey and a little underdone so its like warm cookie dough but not dangerous, shortbread is great if done right but needs something with it, anything with raisins is trash, sugar cookies are only good if they’re those weird soft lofthouse ones, double choc is fine, white choc macademia nut is fine.... i can’t think of any others rn 

apple turnovers? the shit. cherry turnovers? suck. those strawberry cream cheese ones the walmart near me has sometimes? delicious. i love fake strawberry shit ngl

same with fake blueberry shit like blueberry muffins or waffles with like, the weird processed blueberry stains that aren’t really blueberries? good blueberry flavor without the texture i hate

TARTS. LEMON TARTS AND CREAM CHEESE TARTS GOOD. 

uhhhHHHHH im sure im missing so many more desserts i know. some random other ones i’ve tried--churros (had some really good ones at one place and some really bad ones at another), sopapillas (always good but i somehow always make a mess), ice cream in general (strawberry and mint and superman are the best, chocolate sucks, and generally, i like frozen yogurt better. all good with caramel and like, turtle sundae kind of things), brownies (easy to get wrong but if right THE BEST), monkey bread (pretty good), doughnuts (almost all garbage), zeppoli (i liked the strawberry one, surprise surprise), uhhhhhhh im running out of desserts i can think of tbh fuck. uh, fudge, i like a lot of fudge, tbh, but in small amounts. don’t think i’ve had any i straight up hate although the maple nut one was kind of meh. (we used to go to this fudge shop on summer vacation to this same place because of like, family reasons, and we always got fudge so i tried a lot of different fudge. i even made some once!), cheesecake (good! i like it. my mom had a really good recipe for the plain stuff but she hates cooking so i never eat it), those french cream puff things? (nasty, flavorless, weir texture), those little cakes i used to get at my local chinese buffet that i don’t think were actually chinese but were very tasty (very tasty!! they sometimes had these little strawberry ones--I KNOW I KNOW STRAWBERRY LOOK IM A SLUT FOR IT OK), anything banana flavored that isn’t actually a sliced up banana (ew), custard (generally not that good?)..... that’s all i got for now i can’t think of anythng else but if you had any other specific ones in mind hmu (or if theres one i probably haven’t tried but you like you can tell me about it!) 

Aurora!!! Congratulations on the followers! What are your thoughts on a sh heist au? (Idk I might yell my thoughts about this in the discord if I can get my words together dkdjsbsgjds) love you!!!💖💜💙

Shakthi ILY!!!!! Thank you so so much!!! Heist AU is BRILLIANT and I wanna hear your take!!!!!!! here are some thoughts, say in sh universe canon divergence, immortal squad... idk when this would take place so maybe that is the AU:

It all starts because Catarina is doing some research and found a reference to an old book she must get her hands on for what she is working on. The next step is to call up Ragnor to see if he knows where there might be a copy. He tells her, after some research, that there are only two copies left, one in Idris and one at the New York Institute. One of those is clearly easier to get into than the other.

Well. It's not like she can rock up to the Institute and asked for them to give her the book. So Catarina adds Magnus to the call because Magnus helps with the Institute wards. Would he be able to get through them? Of course he could!

Round out the heist group by bringing Raphael with them. It will be helpful to have someone who is very strong in case something in the Institute dampens their magic. Who knows what they might find?

Heist steps: Ragnor causes some false demon activity spikes, so there will be fewer shadowhunters in the Institute. Catarina portals them all near the Institute gardens, where there is more natural cover. Magnus opens a little hole in the wards they can all step through. The door to get inside the Institute resists unlocking charms, but Raphael is able to break the hinges.

Now they're in! Ragnor stays in the garden to guard the escape route. Catarina keeps the other three under a charm that deflects people's sight while Magnus leads them to where the library is and gets them through the extra layer of wards around it. Raphael is able to use vamp speed to search for the book in question when they decide it is too risky to try and summon it.

(They grab some other books and artifacts before they leave too, anything that looks familiar or anything that could be used against the downworld).

It goes surprisingly well though Ragnor does have to cause a distraction by running off and leading some shadowhunters away so the others can portal. They all meet back at the loft and spend the rest of the evening going over their hard-won items!

To go more canon divergence, maybe Alec is instructed to investigate this Incident, and we have an alternate Malec first meeting! Alec can be the inside man if they try and pull another such heist, such as a bigger one to get into Alicante...

(send me an au and i’ll give you 5+ headcanons about it)

For the emoji prompt: malec in flashback and G3 please? Thank you💖💖💖

(( Them ))

I was supposed to drop this on valentine's day but I was busy having a meltdown 😔

taglist!!!!💓💞

@butchsunsetshimmer @butchniqabi

@cryhounds @batekush @appsa @vampsoda

@bryoria @strangeauthor @t4tvampireisms

@nerdyqueerr @xinakwans @biconicfinn

@stellarfinn @strawwitch

VIKKI YOUR GIFSET OF MAGNUS BANE AS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MALE CHARACTER IN SHADOWHUNTERS IS PERFECT AND ALSO YOU ARE RIGHT AND YOU SHOULD SAY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AHHHH THANK U ANGEL!!!!

tho i cant take all the credit that goes to mister harry shum jr himself

Six Questions

tagged by @sonickedtrowel, sort of,

Last Song: either "Elysian Fields" (The Mechanisms) or "Sister" (The Black Keys)

Last Show: Rewatched "Dirk Gently" and part of "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency"

Currently Watching: Uhh, I've been watching "So Help Me Todd" for some reason, and I plan to watch the full season of "Game Changer"/some other Dropout specials. OH! "Will Trent", I've been watching that as it comes out.

Currently Reading: "Snuff" by Terry Pratchett

Current Obsession: The Mysterious Benedict Society, particularly my beloved blorbo Nicholas Benedict

Unrelated Obsession: hmm uh. Professor Layton. finally got around to playing The Unwound Future, the prequels are next!

Tagging (no pressure!!!): @mvshortcut @thehouseofgrey @finger-lickin-fuckboy @mysteriouseggsbenedict @sqenthusiast @tothetrashwhereibelong @pastaingallday @biconicfinn @poisonousquinzel @sophieswundergarten @bi-octavius and anyone else who wants to do it!!!

i suddenly want to write a fic where alec is doing his work and it’s a normal boring day of paperwork when the office door hangs open and raphael storms in and is all “someone just hurt magnus badly” and the two of them IMMEDIATELY run off to find the sorry bastard and they don’t really get along but for magnus they will be a terrifying revenge team and it’s hilarious because no one in the shadow world would expect that team up but when it comes to magnus they’re willing to set differences aside

okay first of all nothing but canon facts in this house, i love it. second of all you should do it. third of all, i thought you were gonna say that he was doing paperwork and then suddenly noticed how big his hands are and he was like "wow. my hands are really big" idjdidbdudbduddjddkdn

but also idk why but this made me picture a scene where Raphael bursts into the room like "Magnus just scraped his knee" and they both like run and treat his "wound" like a perfectly oiled machine like Raphael rubs the rubbing alcohol, Alec puts a band-aid over it, Raphael gives his knee a little kiss, Alec goes "there, there, it's alright now" and Magnus is like "can you two stupid doing that"

EDIT: I MEANT STOP NOT STUPID but this was a great typo so I'm keeping it

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