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mikeysw1fey · 9 months

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drunk words. sober thoughts.

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pairings: max fox x female reader

warnings: intoxication, some fluff

A bowl of spaghetti and my favourite movie was the perfect way to spend my saturday night. No schoolwork to deal with and no chores to do. Pure bliss.

“Please Mr Ghostface don’t kill me I wanna be in the sequel.” I mumble along with the tv and a mouth full of spaghetti. Leaning further into the couch cushions I pout watching the next scene before a rather staggered knock at my door draws my attention.

I groan slightly before pausing my movie and gently placing my food on the table. “Hello?” I ask a little hesitant to open the door considering I’m home alone and happen to be watching a horror movie. “Y/N open the door.” A melodic voice sing songs from the opposite side of the door. Blood rushes to my cheeks as I recognise the voice. Max Fox.

I’ve been head over heels for her since I met her at her little sisters batcenera (my sister is best friends with hers). We’ve hung out multiple times since that day and every time I can’t help but find myself longing for more.

“Maxie? What are you doing here?” I open the door and Max crashes into my arms, her balance being thrown off as she had been leaning on the door I just opened. “I missed you.” She slurs, hands reaching up to tug on the collar of my shirt causing my neck to snap down towards her face. “Missed you so much.” She mumbles struggling to stand up straight, her feet stumbling around as if out of her control. I find myself blushing as I wrap an arm around her waist and help her inside.

“So your drunk.” I chuckle letting her collapse onto the couch. “What no. I’m not drunk.” Max drags out her words as she shakes her head frantically, her curls whipping the sides of her face. “Whatever you say.” I roll my eyes and head to the kitchen for a cup of water to give to the girl.

“Come back don’t leave me. Stop.” Max whines clambering over the back of the couch as I disappear, the slight lisp in her voice causing my heart to skip a beat. “Your shit faced.” I return with the water gently coaxing her off the back of the couch and handing her the cup allowing her to drink it and of course casually spill it down the front of her shirt.

“Does your mum know your here?” I ask as Max whines at the water on her shirt before glancing up at me with a smile. “I don’t care. I came here and I like it here. With you.” Max flirts bashfully, her eyelashes rapidly fluttering. I scrunch my nose at her antics. “So whose party was it this time?” I raise an eyebrow and sit beside the brown haired girl who’s head sways from side to side as if listening to imaginary music.

“Paisleys friends friend. Or something like that.” Max slurs waving her hand around as if dismissing the question. “Right. Paisley.” I can’t help the sneer in my voice at the sound of her name. I never liked Maxs best friend as much as I tried. She didn’t seem to care about Max, instead using her for drinks and drugs and the fact her mother was an absolute gem. “Are you angry?” Maxs eyes go wide and puppy like as she peers at my face. “No not angry, just-“ I cut myself off not wanting to get into it with Max in this state.

“Just what?” Max leans into my body, her hand resting on my stomach for balance sending cascades of butterflies through me. “Nothing Max don’t worry your pretty little head about it.” I sigh gazing at the girl before me who seems to stare straight into my soul with her pretty brown eyes.

“Your face is so pretty.” She whispers, her mouth so close to my face I can smell the fruity cocktails she had obviously been drinking. “Max, your drunk.” I chuckle wishing with my entire heart that she wasn’t.

“But that doesn’t change how I feel about you.” She pouts and backs off slightly, her hands leaving my stomach and sitting on her lap. My frown deepens as she mutters to herself. “I promise you I feel the same way.” I regret it the second it comes out my mouth as the fear of being rejected washes over me.

But that fear is shoved away as Max’s hand reaches for my cheek. “I want you to be mine. I’ve always wanted you to be mine.” Max smiles causing my heart to flutter with a million butterflies. My hand gently reaches up and finds comfort holding her wrist.

Our eyes lock and I watch as she licks her lips slowly. Her head moves closer to mine as she leans in so our lips are inches apart.

With every atom in my body I want to kiss her. To feel her lips connect with mine. But I can’t.

“Maxie, no.” I hate myself but I gently push her shoulder so she falls backwards against the couch.

Her eyes begin to brim with tears. “You don’t wanna kiss me?” She almost whimpers looking up at me as her lower lip quivers.

My heart shatters.

“You do not understand how badly I want to kiss you Max. But I’m not going to do that while your intoxicated baby.” I smile sadly and reach out a hand to tuck her curls behind her ear.

Max bites her lip and frowns, her head tilted as if thinking hard. “Can you kiss me later?” She asks as seriously as she possibly can.

“Tell me how you feel tomorrow. Tell me and I promise you can kiss me then ok?” I whisper gently gripping her hand.

“Pinky promise?” She asks holding out her free hand, pinky up. I nod with a smile finding my eyes locking on her lips once again. “Pinky promise.” I intertwine our fingers and squeeze gently before pressing a kiss to our pinkies.

“Let’s get you to bed now. Big day for you tomorrow.” I chuckle as Max stands up and groans. “Come on,” I place my hand on her lower back and gently push her down the hallway and into my bedroom letting her collapse onto the mattress with a thud.

Letting her rest for the minute I ravage through my wardrobe for some comfier clothes for Max and settle on a hoodie and pants.

I allow her privacy to change before helping her into my bed. “Smells like you.” She smiles, her eyes glassy as she buries her face in my pillow. I chuckle and gently run my hand through her hair as I sit on the edge of the bed. “I’ll see you tomorrow morning, I hope you remember tonight.” I sigh. Max smiles half heartedly. “Me too.”

I lean forward to kiss her forehead. “Goodnight Maxie.” I whisper. “Goodnight Y/N.” Max mumbles as she closes her eyes.

……

Waking up I didn’t know whether to feel ecstatic or dejected. Max was drunk, it was doubtful she would remember the events of last evening.

Sighing I head to the kitchen and place a pan on the stove. “Cooking breakfast for the ill?” Maxs voice gathers my attention and I turn around with a smile.

“You don’t look that ill anymore.” I tease. Max did in fact look less drunk, while her hair was slightly ruffled and her cheeks a little swollen, her eyes were no longer glassy and the sway in her step had gone away.

“Yeah well last night was a lot, I can barely remember coming over here.” She laughs but I can’t. It breaks my heart slightly to hear her admit to not being able to remember last night.

“Yeah.” I mumble and turn back to the stove to hide the tears that prick my eyes.

“But...”

Maxs voice becomes soft, her tone wobbling as she continues to speak.

“I do remember one thing.”

Her hands land on my waist spinning me around to face her.

“I remember how in love with you I am.” She smiles and leans her forehead against my own.

I breathe out a sigh of relief, closing my eyes and letting the tears fade away. Lifting my hands up to hold her cheeks I can’t help but smile. “And you remember what I promised you?” I whisper.

Max nods, her eyes flickering down to my lips.

I lean in and Max meets me halfway. Our lips connect exactly like they do in my dreams. Perfectly fitting like two puzzle pieces. Max’s hands connect behind my neck, as she sighs into the kiss whilst my hands run through her matted curls.

As breathing becomes an issue I pull back not being able to contain the huge grin on my face. “Finally.” I whisper nudging my nose against hers and earning a chuckle. “Please tell me this isn’t a one time thing.” Max breathes, tightening her hold around my neck.

I shake my head frantically. “I want you to be mine Max. I need you to be.” Our eyes lock as she nods. “I was yours from the moment we met.” She replies.

My stomach flips at her sentiment, the butterflies in my gut tripling in size. Closing my eyes once again I lean in and kiss her savouring the moment as long as I possibly can.

Max’s lips are the perfect way to start a sunday morning.

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hoes-love-lani · 3 months

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Hoes-love-Lani’s Masterlist:

✅: Smut, fluff, angst, fem reader. Literally will write anything like the normal fucking fanfics you see on here. G!p is a maybe, I’m not good but I’ll try if you really want, if anything it’ll be a strap on 😜

❌: incest, pedophilia, rape, cnc, zoophilia, alpha/omega, WEREWOLF SHIT, FURRIES, stuff like that. No non-binary or male reader. I will not write for any of these at all. I have the right to refuse any requests, don’t send me weird shit in my asks.

I just want to make this clear, idc if minors read my blog. It’s a piece of writing, not a porn video. Okay? And I obviously have warnings in all of my fics in case yall don’t fw them.

most of these guys are underage, so obviously they’ll be aged up‼️

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velvet-paradox · 1 year

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Am I writing a vampire au with eventual captain Price smut? I don't know. Am I?

#*in a terrible max caster voice* listen #hear me out #this idea came in outta nowhere and ngl i am living for it so keep an eye out if you're interested #cause barry sloane is a fox #the whole team can get it #i also have big konig brain energy so #yeah #john price #captain john price #captain price x you #captain price #captain price x female reader #cod imagine #captain price imagine #cod mw2 fanfic #cod mw22 #the answer is yes btw

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monstersandmaw · 3 years

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Monsters & Maw Masterlist - Part Two

Since I appear to have maxed out the number of links in a single post, here is the continuation of my Masterlist.

I’ll format it in the same way, that being chronologically, rather than by monster or reader ‘type’, and the rating (sfw/nsfw) will be added to each part/story.

Newer stories at the bottom. Be sure to check the original post (not just reblogs) for updates!

Masterlist Part One here.

Masterlist of Shorter Stories and Drabbles here.

Male werewolf x female character (Gabe & Odessa) Part One (sfw), Part Two (sfw), Part Three (sfw), Part Four (sfw), Part Five (sfw), Part Six (sfw) Part Seven (sfw), Part Eight (sfw), Part Nine (sfw), Part Ten (sfw), Part Eleven (nsfw), Part Twelve (sfw), Part Thirteen (sfw), Part Fourteen (nsfw), Part Fifteen (nsfw), Part Sixteen (nsfw), Part Seventeen (sfw), Part Eighteen (v. light nsfw), Part Nineteen (nsfw), Part Twenty (nsfw), Part Twenty-One (nsfw), Part Twenty-Two (season finale, sfw). Gabe’s POV between seasons (sfw)

Male orc x male character (Victorian era fantasy) Part One (WIP, posted on Ko-fi)

Male merman x reader (nsfw)

Male mothfolk (Elis) x male reader (very light nsfw at the end)

Female selkie (Meg) x female reader (sfw)

Male each-uisge/sea kelpie (Rhion) x reader (sfw) *Mermay*, Part Two (changed to cis female reader) (nsfw)

Male wyvern (Askaen) x male reader (nsfw)

Male dragonborn (Yrdan) x trans female reader (nsfw)

Male dremora (demon) x female character Part One (sfw), Part Two (sfw), Part Three (sfw), Part Four (sfw), Part Five (sfw), Part Six (sfw), Part Seven (sfw), Part Eight (sfw), Part Nine (nsfw)

Male yeti-shifter dad x reader Part One (sfw), Part Two (v. light nsfw), Part Three (nsfw)

Male goblin (Gil) x gn reader (nsfw)

More below the cut

(old) WIP Male vampire x female character - Part One (sfw)

Male goblin x gn reader (nsfw)

Male witch x male goth (non-monster romance story) ‘Like Moon and Tide’: Part One, Part Two, Part Three (v. light nsfw), Part Four (nsfw), Part Five (Final, nsfw)

Male cerberus boyfriends x gn reader Part Two (nsfw)

Male scarred werewolf (Rhett) x female reader Part Five (nsfw)

Male ‘yautja/feral predator’ inspired alien x gn reader: Part One (sfw), Part Two (sfw), Part Three (sfw), Part Four (sfw), Part Five (sfw), Part Six (nsfw), Part Seven (nsfw), Part Eight (sfw), Part Nine (sfw), Part Ten (sfw), Part Eleven - final (nsfw)

Male yautja x gn reader (implied poly) (sfw)

Female ghost x gn reader (sfw)

Male scarecrow x gn reader (sfw)

Dragon Heart (non romance, dragon & human story, sfw)

Male drider pirate captain x gn reader (mild nsfw)

Male orc (Guthlak) x gn reader (light/fluffy nsfw)

Male sharkman (Titus) x male reader (nsfw, light D/s undertones)

Male fox spirit (Rowe) x female reader (nsfw)

Male werewolf (Beorn) x trans male reader (nsfw)

Male werewolf x male human (3rd person POV) (nsfw)

Male uruk hai x gn human (sfw)

‘Protector’ - short story featuring a male gargoyle and a female witch (sfw)

Female vampire x nb/gn reader (nsfw) (drabble)

Male naga x nb/gn reader (nsfw) (drabble)

Male swamp monster x female reader (nsfw) (drabble)

Male dragon x trans male reader (nsfw) (drabble)

Female drider x female reader (nsfw) (drabble)

Male vampire x male reader (sfw) (drabble)

Male swamp monster x nb/gn reader (nsfw) (drabble)

Female vampire x female reader (nsfw) (drabble)

Male bugbear x male reader (nsfw) (drabble)

Non binary tiefling x plus sized female reader (nsfw) (drabble)

Female knight (Vika) x lady (Elayne) - Part One of an abandoned WIP (sfw)

Werewolf farmer (Rowan) - Stardew fic, WIP extract (sfw)

Laces for a Lady - poly shifter romance story set in 18th century smuggling Cornwall, with a male bucca (eel monster) and a male selkie and a female human. Part One (sfw), Part Two (sfw), Part Three (sfw), (bonus Locryn & Ned chapter post Chpt3, sfw), Part Four (sfw), Part Five (sfw), Part Six (sfw), Part Seven (sfw)

Snowfall - m/m/m poly story (elf, vampire, lich). Part One

Male gnoll (Cade) x gn reader (nsfw)

Male orc (Rhuarc) x female character - Part One (sfw)

Male dullahan (Pumpkin) x gn reader (sfw) (commission)

Male orc (Rhokann) x gn reader (light nsfw) (commission)

Male drider (Feluän) x trans male reader (nsfw) (commission)

Male dragon x male knight (3rd person, nsfw) (commission)

Male centipede alien x transmasc nonbinary reader (nsfw) (commission)

‘Changing Tides’ - male human ‘cursed’ into merfolk body (no romance, sfw)

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Date updated: 04.11.2023 - UK date order: Day, Month, Year

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littlemisspascal · 2 years

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Afternoon Leisure

Part of The Fox, The Mage, and The Cupboard

Pairing: Pero x Female Reader

Word Count: 2600+

Summary: “You’re a hard man to get to know,” you’d told him two nights ago, brutally honest because Pero struck you as the type of person who preferred a slap of truth as opposed to swallowing a sugarcoated pill.

“Good,” Pero replied.

Warnings: Magic AU with mages and familiars, Reader has a backstory + age but no name/description, worldbuilding, fluff, rude villagers, Reader eats a turkey sandwich

Author Note: Takes place after Sage & Walnut and before Young Love. Thank you everybody for the kind words of support 💜💜💜

Afternoon Leisure – Courtney’s Candles

Soothing and spicy fragrance includes woodsy and fruity notes, nutmeg, cedar wood, apples and cinnamon.

Eldergrove thrived off gossip. You knew this full well having lived in the village your whole life. And yet you still found yourself surprised when you stopped by Zach’s Cafe to pick up lunch and were bombarded with a barrage of questions from residents all curious to know if you were aware Pero Tovar was seen going in and out of your shop the last few days.

“Yes, I’m aware,” you told them, biting back an exasperated sigh as they cornered you against the counter like a pack of wolves. “I hired him for a job.”

A month. One whole month had passed since Pero and William’s return to the village and still the residents’ prickly demeanors towards the former hadn’t softened even marginally. Not for the first time, you wondered just what it was exactly that made their dislike of him persist. You first suspected it was his rumored employment as a former mercenary, but you were quick to rule it out after remembering how the Triple Frontier boys were warmly received by everyone wherever they went despite being former assassins with enough blood on their hands combined to drown the whole world.

Eldergrove wasn’t immune to arguments or divorces or any other various types of drama. It was impossible for everybody to get along happily with everybody—they were human beings, after all. They had conflict sewn right into their DNA—and as such, everybody had been at one point or another the village’s black sheep, including yourself. But regardless of what sin had been committed or what messy predicament had unfolded, the black sheep was always welcomed back into the flock, if only so another could be pushed out to replace them.

Whatever the reason may be for Pero’s ostracism, you knew it certainly didn’t warrant him being unable to buy groceries from Miller’s Mercantile without all eyes in the store scrutinizing his every movement like he’d somehow turn the tomatoes or carrots in his hands into weapons of mass destruction.

(All eyes with the exception of Ellie’s, that was. Joel’s fourteen-year-old adopted daughter found common ground with Pero in that they both had facial scars and that they both refused to talk about how they received them. They also shared the same sense of sarcastic humor.)

“You hired him?” Max Phillips gave you a look that told you just how stupid he thought you were.

“For a job, yep,” you nodded, clinging to your patience by a mere thread. “He’s just as great a worker as William is. And plus, he knows how to carve–”

“Did he threaten you?”

Anyone else, the question would have been one of genuine concern and would have been followed up with a well-meaning declaration to defend your honor from the vile Pero. But with Max, a city slicker who was never seen out of a thousand-dollar suit and had his teeth bleached and sharpened every month because apparently it was the trendy thing to do if one believed in the articles written in Rich & Pretentious Living, you knew the only reason he asked was to simultaneously maintain his reputation as Eldergrove’s pot stirrer and worsen the headache you detected growing along your temples.

“No,” you replied tersely, hands clenching at your sides. Taking a deep breath, you addressed the whole crowd as calmly as you could force yourself to be. “He’s been taught magic. Enchantments. And he’s going to turn The Cupboard into a cottage for me.”

Well, you were really vying for a cottage, anyways. Pero, ever the grumpy curmudgeon (“I’m twenty-six, little chandler, not eighty.” “Your frown lines say otherwise.”), didn’t seem to care much you were his one and only customer. He seemed to care even less about the famous phrase the customer is always right. Instead, he told you beggars couldn’t be choosers when it came to designing The Cupboard’s future look.

(And, sure, maybe how you’d approached him at his woodshop and confessed you were low on living arrangement options unless he helped you out could have looked like begging from a certain point of view, but you refused to wear the label of ‘beggar’ in Pero’s dumb idiom).

“Hundred bucks says our resident mage gets swindled.” Max raised a hand to cover his mouth when he spoke like he was being covert and hadn’t just made a wager over your fate with an entire room of people. Like you weren’t standing barely two feet away from him and could clearly hear every word.

Your growl of frustration was muffled over the clamoring of those rude enough to take him up on the bet.

You walked into The Cupboard right as Pero was positioning a ladder to reach one of the overhead beams. His shoulder tensed up when the floorboards creaked beneath your yellow sneakers, but he didn’t spare you a glance or offer a greeting, just kept climbing upwards until his outstretched hand could reach the thick timber.

Likewise, you said nothing to disrupt the silence and busied yourself with unpacking the sandwiches from Zach’s on the register counter.

There was a routine that had developed these past few days, though neither of you verbally acknowledged it as such. Pero would arrive at the shop just before dawn and use your spare/emergency key kept in the pot of pansies near the door to go inside to start work. You’d wake up when the sun unleashed its blinding rays through your window and then make the short walk over with a thermos of coffee to share with Pero because your mother raised you with manners and also maybe because there was something oddly attractive about the subtle softening of his face after he took his first sip.

It would disappear in the next heartbeat, there and gone like a shooting star, but the memory of it would linger in your mind throughout the day. Which subsequently meant Pero lingered in your mind throughout the day. And without truly meaning to you’d find your thoughts drifting towards his broad frame clothed in dark red flannel most brawny woodworkers strangely seemed drawn to wearing, and the way his brown eyes reminded you of the dark chocolate candies your mother loved, a bit bitter at first but underneath the glower you suspected there was a soft soul to be found.

“You’re a hard man to get to know,” you’d told him two nights ago, brutally honest because Pero struck you as the type of person who preferred a slap of truth as opposed to swallowing a sugarcoated pill.

“Good,” Pero replied.

You’d waited for a follow up explanation, but when Pero just continued silently packing up his toolbox of supplies you realized he wasn’t going to offer one. Normally his quietness didn’t bother you much, mostly because it was reminiscent of the long hours you spent in your shop in silent isolation, just your own thoughts keeping you company while creating new products.

But this quiet felt different from the rest. It felt like it wanted to be broken.

“Why’s that good?”

Pero had looked at you then with dark and surprised eyes. It wasn’t the way he looked at you when you arrived with coffee, or when you asked for the eighth time in the span of an hour what enchantment symbol he was working on, or when he said good night on the front steps of Ginger’s house after walking you home. It was the same look he’d given you when you first saw him through the window at Zach’s, that day you’d waved and he’d waved back.

It was the look of someone unused to being noticed.

“Some men should never be known.”

You leaned back a bit in your chair at that, head tilting. “And you’re one of those men?”

“You think I’m not?” he countered, hearing the note of skepticism in your voice.

Maybe you wouldn’t have been doubtful if he hadn’t told you that morning he was giving you both cabinets and a pantry in your new kitchen (you’d only asked for a couple of shelves). In addition to that, he broke the news over lunch he included fireproof enchantments in the corner floorboards and on each wall, ensuring the shop would never burn down due to an unpredictable lightning strike, faulty wiring, or your own clumsiness–which he claimed was the most likely dangerous possibility of them all.

But since he had done these things—

“No, I don’t,” you’d answered, because one of ‘those men’ wouldn’t go out of their way to upgrade your kitchen or care about your safety.

Pero’s eyes narrowed into slits, resembling an irritated housecat more than anything truly threatening, even with his foreboding scar, and then he looked away with a low grunt.

And that was the end of that conversation.

Another part of your routine was lunch time. Usually you’d whip something up back at the house you shared with Ginger, but groceries were running low and since it was your roommate’s turn to buy them, you figured sandwiches from Zach’s were an easy alternative. But now, you shuddered at the memory of the gossiping hoard, you knew better. Next time you’d raid your mother’s fridge instead.

Biting into your turkey sandwich, you looked around The Cupboard, gaze trailing over all the lines of symbols carved with perfect precision along the walls and window frames. You noticed with a smile Pero had finished with the enchantments along the front doorcase since you’d left to get lunch.

You didn’t know what most of the symbols meant, never having learned since your mother and grandmother weren’t taught that subject of magic either, but Pero had begrudgingly spared a minute here and there to tell you about a few of them. The square with an X in the middle, for example, meant extra space would be added to the shop. And the two stacked rectangles indicated Pero was adding another floor upstairs which you were looking forward to (although he wouldn’t confirm if he’d added stairs no matter how many times you tried to wheedle an answer out of him).

Based on what you’d witnessed of Pero’s work, you reached the conclusion enchantments weren’t all that different from infusion magic as you initially believed. Both required intense focus to direct the magic into the destined source, whether that be a piece of wood or candle wax. Neither one was permanent either. Scratching a line over an enchantment symbol rendered its meaning void, undoing the spell instantly, and each of your crafts had time limits ticking down from their first use.

Really, the biggest difference between the two was that infusion magic couldn't be seen. The effects could be felt and experienced from start to end, but outwardly your crafts resembled ordinary candles, soaps, and the like.

“Little chandler,” Pero said, grabbing your attention. You looked to find him staring thoughtfully at the ceiling beam. “You said you were planning to live here alone?”

You finished chewing and answered, “Yeah, that’s right.”

He twisted his neck around to look at you, nose scrunched up with puzzlement. “What about your familiar?”

“Don’t have one yet.” You tried not to let your shoulders slump with the weight of disappointment at admitting the fact. The meeting of a mage and their familiar was an unpredictable event. Some mages found their familiars during childhood, like your grandmother, while others, such as your mother, were adults when they met theirs. The Grand Coven were also known to offer their assistance to desperate mages eager to find their perfect match, but you didn’t consider yourself one of those yet. Eager, yes, but not desperate. Your magic was still strong, body still healthy. You could be patient for a while longer.

Pero hummed a short, indecipherable note and returned his attention back to the beam.

His reticent nature reminded you a bit of a turtle peeking out of its shell and then disappearing again when it found the world too intimidating—or, in Pero’s case, since the man had no fears, too consuming. Unlike the majority of Eldergrove residents, he wasn’t a fan of talking for the sake of talking and he hated talking about himself even more. There had to be something enticing enough to draw him out.

Like food.

“If you don’t come eat your sandwich in the next ten seconds, I will.”

Pero scowled, but it was halfhearted at best. “If you want stairs to reach your second floor, I’d rethink that threat, little chandler.”

You raised your hands in mock surrender as he climbed down the ladder, then snorted a laugh when he grabbed his sandwich off the counter and clutched it possessively to his chest.

Pero had the habit of eating like he was determined to break a time record, barely sparing a second to swallow, let alone breathe, in between mouthfuls. It was gross, but you also found it oddly enthralling to watch. Perhaps because you were curious just what events had led to him developing the habit.

You were curious about a lot of events starring Pero Tovar.

The dark-headed man paused in the middle of licking mustard off his thumb. “You’re staring.”

Your gaze immediately dropped to your half-eaten lunch, embarrassment prickling along the back of your neck. Still, out of the corner of your eye, you caught the way he seemed to have an internal debate with himself, lips twisting into a grimace before smoothing out with an inaudible sigh, and he drew closer until he was only a foot away. Until he was the one staring with those burning brown eyes of his.

“I’m not…used to this,” he admitted quietly, voice hoarse like the words had scraped against the inside of his throat. His knuckles thumped against the countertop, a nervous gesture you watched with furrowed brows. “And you’re just–People don’t usually…” He stuttered to a stop and when you looked up at his face you saw a vulnerability in his eyes that hadn’t been there seconds ago.

“I don’t understand why you keep trying to know me,” he said at last, shaking his head. “But it wouldn’t be so terrible, I suppose…being known by you.”

You were struck with the sudden, inexplicable urge to hold his hand, something you used to do with Din when you were kids to comfort him. But you stopped yourself, knowing Pero wasn’t Din and handholding would undoubtedly send him hiding back inside his shell.

“So,” you replied, offering him a small, tentative smile instead, “what you’re saying, Pero, is that you wouldn’t mind being my friend?”

The corner of Pero’s mouth quirked up in a kind of half-grin. “I’m saying I’m not going to fight it anymore, little chandler. If friendship is what you give me, I’ll gladly take it.”

A beat of silence followed, thick with anticipation of more words to be said.

His gaze fell to your mouth. “And if you were to ever give me more…”

Your eyes widened, lungs forgetting how to breathe.

“Well,” he murmured, so low you nearly missed it over the thundering of your heartbeat. “I would gladly take that, too.”

Incapable of words, let alone a coherent thought, you merely stared back at him, mouth hanging open a little bit. And that half-grin of his turned into a soft smile, not a trace of smugness of self-satisfaction. Only a kind of sweetness you hadn’t known he previously possessed.

Pero didn’t linger long, returning back to the enchantments he was working on before his lunch break without another comment. It took you two more embarrassing minutes or so to drag your eyes away, and you only did because a dollop of mayonnaise had dripped onto your hand, shocking your brain back into functioning. And even then, only one thought continuously spun on loop for the rest of the day.

Did that really just happen?

#pero tovar #pero tovar x you #pero tovar x reader #pero x reader #pero x you #my fic #my writing #pedrostories

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twisted-tales-of-all · 4 years

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The Celebration You Didn’t Know You Needed

Werewolf!Reader x Half-Blooded-Werewolf!Mingi ;; Kinktober Masterlist Dom!AFAB!reader x sub!idol

Requested by @mellowriting

Summary: After finally earning the rank you want in your pack, your best friend drags you to a bar to celebrate. You catch someone’s eyes on you, so you end up bringing him home.

Word Count: 1615

Contains: Mentions of alcohol, edging, scratching, sex with a stranger, unprotected sex, breeding (technically), oral (female and male receiving), Mommy/baby boy kink, praise

A/N: Happy Kinktober! I hate Tumblr because I had to post this twice.

"FINALLY!"

You flop onto your bed in relief after finally earning the rank you wanted in your pack. You know you'd never be able to make everyone see you as an alpha since some boys refuse to believe you are above them, but earning this rank finally proves to them that a girl could do the same things they do.

Suddenly, you hear your phone ring. You see your best friend's contact and answer immediately.

"Y/N, congrats! I saw that you're top fighter now! That's amazing!"

"Thanks, Max! Now I just gotta rise the alpha ranks, and everyone will see who I am."

Max laughs, "Hey, take a break. We should celebrate this achievement before you disappear for days to train again. I missed you! Let's go dance!"

"But Max, I-"

"Nope. C'mon. I'm dragging you along either way. You don't want everyone seeing a low-rank dragging you around, so you better get ready. I'm heading over in 15 minutes whether you like it or not."

Before you have a chance to respond, Max hangs up, so you sigh and decide to get dressed. Knowing your friend, it'll definitely be easier this way, so you accept this night off as a celebration. You throw on one of your more revealing outfits and fix your hair before Max arrives.

"Makeup? No makeup?" You ask as soon as they walk in.

"Hmm..." After a quick look up and down your body, "Light makeup, if any. Up to you."

You slap on some quick and easy makeup before the two of you make your way to the closest bar. Even before entering, you smell the booze, sweat, and pheromones through the air. Something about that mixture of smells makes you more excited to celebrate.

You and Max share the first two drinks together before you decide to dance. Max stays at the bar, talking to a random fox girl. You stay on the outside of the dance floor to avoid the attention, but you immediately sense eyes on you regardless.

Looking around, you find a timid red-headed wolf staring at you. He looks away when you make eye contact, but you feel his eyes on you once again shortly after you look away, so you approach him.

"Hey. Wanna dance with me?" When he doesn't answer, you tap his shoulder and try again, "I saw you staring. Wanna dance?"

"I-I don't dance."

You can tell how shy he is, so you decide to have a little fun with him. You sit down next to him and lift his chin so you can see his face. "Cute face. What's your name, wolfy?"

"It's Mingi, b-but I'm..." He trails off in worry.

"Hm? What's that? You're what, Mingi? Am I scaring you? Do you want me to leave?"

You stand up to gauge his reaction. He grabs your wrist and looks directly at you, "No! Please, don't go. I'm just... really shy since you're a full-blood. Your power is- it's overwhelming, and I'm not used to it. But I'm not scared!"

You're shocked, realizing that you can't smell the fact that he's not a full-blooded werewolf due to the countless mingled scents in the air, but this doesn't change your approach, "Don't worry, Mingi. I only use my strength against those who deserve it." You swear you see his expression drop, so you quickly add, "Unless... Do you want to see it?"

He aggressively nods so quickly that you laugh. With a look over at Max to find them making out with the fox girl from earlier, you hold your hand out to Mingi, "Come to my place, and I'll show you."

He hesitates, but takes your hand and lets you drag him back to your home. As soon as you walk in, he takes a big whiff of the room but quickly apologizes.

"Sorry. That was weird. I just really like your sce-"

You cut him off with a rough kiss. You slowly push him towards your bed as the kiss continues, breaking the kiss to let him sit down. He whines at the break in contact, but the whine morphs into a growl as you place yourself on his lap and nip at his ear.

"What do you like to be called, Mingi?"

"Anything you want. Please, control me."

With that, you pull his shirt up over his head and bring one hand down over his bare back, with your nails scratching at his skin. This earns you a low grunt from him, as well as his hands tightening their grip on your waist.

"You like that, baby boy? Then take off your pants so I can see what else you like."

You get off his lap and watch him fumble with his belt before standing up and dropping his pants along with his underwear. You take your top off and consider grabbing the belt before tossing the thought from your mind. He tugs on your bottoms, and you watch as he yanks them down impatiently. You smirk as he keeps looking your body up and down in a trance.

I guess my training paid off in more ways than one.

You push Mingi lightly so he'll lay on the bed, then you start leaving hickeys on his neck and collarbones. His grunts and groans please you more than you expected, so you move down to his thighs and drag your tongue to the base of his shaft. You keep one hand on his chest, with your nails digging in hard enough to leave lasting marks, while your other hand holds his member steady.

As you put your mouth on the tip of his dick, the noise he makes fuels you. You originally planned to take things slow, but it makes you want to ruin him. You drag your hand from his chest down to his thigh to steady yourself as you begin to bob your head at a quick pace. The ungodly noises he makes confuse you, so you slow down, worried he's in pain. However, he immediately moves a hand to your head, gripping your hair tightly and mumbling about not stopping.

You raise your head, "Baby boy, don't push on my head. Tell me it feels good, dig your nails into my arms, grip at the sheets. Just don't force my head down. Okay?"

"Y-Yes, Mommy. Please, keep going fast. It feels s-so good." He obediently moves his hand to your arm without fighting.

"Good boy, Mingi." You praise before starting again.

You keep the speed while his nails dig into you, only stopping when you feel his thighs begin to twitch, a sign you've learned the meaning of the hard way.

"Mingi, you can't cum yet, you haven't even reached the main event."

"B-but it feels so good~. Please, let me cum."

"You can cum when I say so." With that, you lift yourself up, take off your remaining clothes, and straddle him, grinding your hips to tease him.

"Mommy, can I feel inside you?" His puppy-dog eyes make you melt, but the lust hidden behind them is evident.

"Only because you asked so nicely."

You line him up with your entrance, already wet enough from the scene he was making under your control. You sink down onto him, letting him fill you completely. The sensation leaves both of you clawing at the other. You lay your stomach flat against his and listen to the fast beating of his heart as his nails sting your back. When you adjust to him, you push back up and begin moving. With his nails digging into your waist, you want to push him to the breaking point, so you keep going despite hearing him beg you to let him cum.

After a while, you slow your movements to talk to him, "Mingi, if I let you cum, you still need to help me, okay?"

"Yes. Of course. I'll help you! Please, Mommy, let me cum!" He thrusts his hips upward, trying not to lose the build-up to his high while still trying to sound obedient.

As you pick up the pace one last time, you tell him that he's allowed to cum when he needs to. Within seconds of returning to your original pace, Mingi finishes with a loud moan and a lot of shaking. You kiss his forehead and tell him how good he's been, then you get off and lay next to him in bed. He catches his breath before asking what you want him to do.

"I wanna cum, too, baby. Be a good boy and help me do that."

Without hesitating, he moves down, placing his head in between your legs. He uses his tongue, pushing against your clit and licking up your folds. He keeps up the good work as you mark his shoulders and praise him, only stopping when your hands slide up to his head to pull him away. He gives you a confused look, but you spew more praise and explain that you finished.

"Oh, is that why you started twitching? You should've told me."

"You would've done something different if I stopped the flow to tell you I was close. It's easier this way."

"Oh, okay then." He sounds slightly disappointed, "Did I do well?"

"Yes, Mingi. You were great. But if this happens again, I'm the one that'll be fucking you." You gesture to the box that contains your strap.

"Oh? Better find me again, then. Especially since I still don't know your name."

"You say that as if you haven't memorized my scent, but don't worry. I'll find you by those scratch marks. They're beautiful. Oh, and calling me Mommy seems to fit you just fine."

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vesperstalksclones · 4 years

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Masterlist

Updated 6/8/21

**I love to make friends and chat! Ask box and DM are always open. Please don't be shy! I want to hear all about you!

**I am generally open for art requests. I don't necessarily have a scheme in place for commission prices, but if you are interested we can chat! Mediums I work in are traditional pencil sketch, colored with markers/colored pencils, and beginner CG.

Please don't be scared off because I have things marked as NSFW or smut, there are tons of safe pieces, especially in my artwork!

*** = Smutty stuff

Fics

****Written in the Rocks

Ohhhh I went fishing for inspiration and boy did I get it! Here be Echo indulging in a dfab reader. Fluffy steamy smutty goodness. AND has the honor of being the first ficlet about his actual first time and also being the first time with the reader.

What Will You Do After Mandelore?

Rexsoka snippet, taking place during the siege of Mandalore.

***On Your Knees

Captain Rex X first person female reader, some extra good love for my best boy

***Cody x Reader

Cody X first person female reader, a little morsel of angst in there - allusion to past physical abuse, but Cody is there to make it better <3

*** Wrecker x Mando Femme OC

Wrecker falls hard for a stoic Mando lady who has built some thick walls for herself. Maybe the love of one scarred soldier can heal another. Unfinished fic, but here is one of the steamy parts 😏

*** Crossing the lines

Rex's POV, solid Rexsoka

When Rex goes undercover to smash a flesh trafficking ring, he gets the shock of his life and things change forever

*** Peppermint Playtime *New*

Gender-neutral reader & Kix

An exhausting grind on the battlefield assisting the 501st's overwhelmed medic results in the reader dispensing some much needed R&R on the handsome soldier.

-Use of nick-name, not (y/n)

Pride & Prejudice & Padawans

Rex & Ahsoka play at the protagonists of the literary classic, but with the apocalyptic vibe of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. Fun and stylized. Rated teen mostly for violence. I promise I'll do some special separate chapters for you naughty kids.

Embracing the Brokenness

Fox has managed to outlive Sidious and has his first taste of freedom. Ever. But the necessities of rebuilding a government have the New Republic calling him and other surviving clones for deposition on their experiences. Why not tear open the old wounds and pour salt in them? And he locks eyes with a certain Pantoran lady for the first time since order 66.

Shanty Central

The Ballad of CT-6969

Fan Art

(O.o) = Steamy (nudity, sexual themes but no actual private bits shown)

I do NSFW also, but I keep a separate google doc for that. It is very explicit, primarily Star Wars Clones, with a smidgen of Rexsoka.

I know some folks out there have mixed feelings about Rex & Ahsoka as lovers. I absolutely adore them together, but only in their more mature days. I often draw a younger looking Rex with a mature Ahsoka. She is always meant to be, like 17+, so Seige of Mandalore or later. I want my favorite characters to experience love as consenting adults that understand what they’re getting themselves in to.

Link to me on DeviantArt (SFW, Star Wars art + other misc. fantasy/sci-fi/fanart, photography)

Art tutorial - generic clone portrait done in my method

Art tutorial #2 - full body pencil sketch of Zygerrian Rex

A random doodle of Bad Batch Echo *new*

Captain Rex comes to @cheshire-noir 's Birthday Rave

A pissy Commander Wolffe

Cody, suiting up for some practice

Fives & Rex - just some doodles of the boys

Scout Rex

Zygerrian Rex

Rex being sweet and romantic

Rex & Ahsoka go undercover a la Casino Royale

Rex & Ahsoka survived order 66

Rex& Ahsoka, big, warm, squeezer hug

Rex X Ahsoka - so damn happy to see you

Rex, sleeping all sexy like

Cody, punching the shit outta something

Rex just looking bad ass with his DCs

Ezra x Sabine, all growed up

Rex & Baby Chomp Chomp

Fives, the Snacky snack

A very stylized bit of Cody (O.o)

What will you do after Mandalore? - Rex X Ahsoka fluff

Tech fresh out the shower with his hair all messy, being a sexy shit (O.o)

A stylized Rex, all pouty and exhausted and needy (O.o)

Post order 66 Rex & Ahsoka cuddles

A badass sleek clone trooper I did forever ago

Rex’s helmet, tattoo-esque

A fanart I did for Jade-Max’s fic Catalyst, Rex X Ahsoka (O.o)

Rebels era Rex & Ahsoka, such a flirt

Rex comforting a wounded Ahsoka

A smokin’ hot Wolffe with naughty things on his mind (O.o)

Rex having a shitty day

Rex chillin in his downtime, touching up the paint job

My OC clone trooper, Nitro

A stylized sexy Rex; on the back end of a few whiskey cocktails (O.o)

Rex, Ahsoka, & baby Chomp

Rex, The Murder Scowl

Rexsoka Kissy Sketch-dump

A stylized mostly nakey Cody

A flirty Ahsoka

Rex X Ahsoka, a nice romantic kiss (O.o)

Ahsoka, being badass

Captain Rex, pissed off and ready to unleash some shit (blood/wound)

Rex, “I’m no Jedi” but rocking lightsabers like a boss

Rexsoka fluff; Rex has a Lekku fixation

#vesperstalksclones #star wars fanart #star wars fanfiction #captainaccidentlysexy #captain rex #commander cody #Commander Wolffe #Ahsoka Tano #Clone Troopers #Clone Wars #star wars rebels #ezra bridger #sabine wren #clone wars fanart #masterlist

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mikeysw1fey · 7 months

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i’m not everyone else

request linked here

pairing: max fox x female reader

warnings: illusion of SH

a/n: happy halloween 🎃

27th of January

“Hi Sam.” I smile, waving at the older woman who peeks her head around the corner of the kitchen. “Oh hi honey, Max is just upstairs, she hasn’t been down in a bit so good luck with that.” Sam chuckles before heading back to check on her noodles.

I frown slightly at Sam’s statement.

Max hasn’t been down in a bit.

Heading up the stairs I walk into Maxs room to find her back facing me as she sits on her bed, shoulders shaking lightly. “Hey Max.” I whisper trying not to startle the curly haired girl. “Oh shit. Um. Hi. I didn’t think you were coming over till later, I just-“ She turns around and wipes her rushes to wipe eyes, sniffing slightly as she avoids my gaze.

“Are you ok?” Her eyes are blotchy and red leaving me with the assumption she was just crying.

“Yeah I’m fine just allergies.” She puts on a smile and moves closer to me on her bed. “Mm.” I hum in reply not fully believing the girl beside me. “You can talk to me if your not ok.” I whisper sending her a small smile in hopes to comfort her.

“Yeah, yeah I know. But I’m fine, I’m always fine.” She replies allowing her gaze to drift towards her window.

Not knowing what to say I simply hum in agreement, ignoring that achy feeling in my heart at allowing the person I adore most to keep hurting.

13th of February

“Pass me the bong.” Paisley groans splaying herself out over Max’s bed as the three of us lounge around Maxs room. “One second I haven’t finished my cone, damn woman.” I reply, quickly placing my mouth over the opening. Paisley groans and buries her face into the covers.

“Max you doing alright?” I ask the girl who sits on the floor leaning against the side of her bed. Max looks up at me and nods, a small smile adorning her face. “Always alright.” She drawls with a shrug of her shoulders before glancing back at the floor.

Passing Paisley the bong I drag myself to the floor beside Max, allowing my head to rest on Maxs shoulder.

“It’s ok to not be ok, you know that right?” I whisper quiet enough so that Paisley can’t hear it over the bubbling of the bong. Max frowns and I can almost hear the gears in her head turning as she thinks of an response.

“I already said I’m alright.” She almost snaps causing my eyes to widen before Max moves up onto the bed letting my head fall from her shoulder.

“Ok.” I whisper to no one but myself as I slowly come to a realisation.

Max Fox is not alright.

19th of February

Max hasn’t talked to me since the last time I was at her house which was almost a week ago.

No messages, no calls, not even a tik tok sent my way.

Her ghosting confirmed my suspicions completely. She wasn’t ok.

Grabbing my phone off my bed I click Maxs contact, my thumbs dancing over the keyboard as I try to scramble together the right words to say.

Hey Maxie, I miss you. Wanna hang out soon?

About an hour drags on by as I wait for a beep from my phone.

Giving up in waiting I grab my phone and go to send a second message when I see that my message has the word read underneath it.

“Oh.” I sigh realising the one person I love most is ignoring me.

Swiping out of the app I click on instagram not expecting to see Max had posted.

A selfie of her in her bedroom lights up my feed and I automatically smile admiring her dimples and finding joy in seeing her grin. Only after gazing at her for at least five minutes (not stalkerish at all) do I see the blade in the background of her picture sitting innocently on her bedside table.

Worry washes through me. I know what the blade means, I’ve been there. Turning off my phone I pocket it and grab my car keys heading to my car determined to be there for her whether she wants me to be or not.

19th of February

Knocking on the Fox’s front door, my mind wanders to whether or not Max will be angry when I inevitably barge into her room.

“Hi Y/N, I wasn’t expecting you.” Sam smiles opening the door wider and ushering me inside. “I think Max is just upstairs.” She gestures to the stairs and I nod my thanks heading up with my heart beating 1000 times a second.

I stand outside her bedroom door for a second, debating just walking away when the door swings open and Maxs wide eyed face stares at me.

“What are you doing here?” She sighs walking backwards as I walk forwards into the room. “I didn’t reply for a reason.” Her voice is cold, distant as she sits on the edge of her bed eyes following my movements.

“Max. I care about you and I am here for you for whatever your going throu-” I begin only to be cut off as Max stands up. “No. Don’t even finish that sentence.” Tears well in her eyes as she shakes her head furiously. “Max.” I trail off unsure of how to confront her as she scrunches up her face trying to ward off her tears.

“Please. Just leave. Go home.” She whispers pointing to the bedroom door. Standing up I head towards the door. “No.” I pause in my actions turning on my heel and marching back to her side.

“No, I’m not leaving you alone like everyone else does. I’m not everybody else Max. I’m someone who wants to help you. Who will sit and listen to you for hours if that’s what you need. Who will be a shoulder to cry on. I need you to be ok Max.” I almost shout at her, my hands gesturing incoherently around the room as I try to convey my point.

Max’s jaw clenches and unclenches as if trying to decide whether to say something or not. “You would do that for me?” She finally manages to squeeze out.

Her words break my heart. Sitting next to her on the mattress, our thighs touching I grab her hand softly admiring the pale skin. “I would do anything for you Max, do you not get that yet?” I crack a smile and tilt my head innocently trying to get Max to look at me.

Max’s shoulders heave slightly before the dam breaks and tears come flooding down her cheeks. “It’s ok, let it out.” I pull her into my body, her hands scrunching up my hoodie as she clings to me tightly as if afraid I was going to disappear.

“I’m here.” I whisper pressing my lips to her head, hands running through her curls.

“I’m here.”

#wlw post #lesbian #fluff #mikey madison #max fox #max fox x female reader #mikey madison x reader

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goddamnelsa · 3 years

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Liz’s Top Books of 2020

blatantly stolen from @alamorn but also i wanted to feel accomplished that i did in fact read published books this year before descending entirely into mdzs/the untamed fanfiction :) :) :) :)

In two parts! Books I read that actually came out in 2020, and then honorable mentions of books I read in 2020 that were published in previous years. Enjoy!

Top Books Published in 2020 (which are not in any kind of order because I can’t like rank stuff, I’m not that kind of person)

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

What can I say except it’s N.K. Jemisin who wrote my favorite high fantasy series (The Inheritance Trilogy), won three consecutive Hugo Awards for her The Broken Earth trilogy, and she’s writing urban fantasy with Lovecraftian and superhero team flavor. I mean....obviously I was at the top of the wait list for this once my library ordered it. And it lived up to the hype!! Because of course!! It’s fabulously fast-paced with amazingly smart and interesting characters of diverse backgrounds. I kept thinking one of them was my favorite, and then another would have a great line and I would change my mind. It’s fine, they’re all technically one entity with several parts, so I can love them all and not choose (but it’s probably Bronca, let’s be real). And it’s the first of a series! And I’m counting down the days til there is more!

Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis

I definitely picked this up simply because Lindsay Ellis, one of my favorite video essayists, wrote it, and then ended up loving everything about it. I’m not usually one for First Contact stories, but I appreciate the very human-focused approach here, sticking solely to an ordinary girl’s perspective as she navigates being the person first in contact with a very alien alien. Cora’s attempts to humanize Ampersand are relatable, but I appreciate Ellis reminding us at almost every turn that Ampersand is super Not Human, no matter how much Cora reads into his actions. Ellis doesn’t gloss over the Science part either, especially when it comes to the race of aliens Ampersand belongs to. Again, the first of a series, and you will absolutely be screaming for the next book when this one is over.

You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria

Insert my obligatory “I don’t usually read romances blah blah blah.” Though, during lockdown, I attempted to branch out beyond my usual genres when I was attending a ton of publisher webinars about upcoming books. This one stood out to me because of its Latinx cast and the whole behind-the-scenes of a Jane The Virgin-esque show, based on a telenovela (of course). It is fantastic, a quick read with instantly likable and fun characters. And the tropes! We’re playing love interests but we have insane chemistry! A sensitive, traumatized male lead who learns to open up again! A sassy but insecure female lead who learns to let loose and love again! Hooking up, but we have to keep on the DL or else scandal! And of course, the extended families add to every scene they are in--I loved every interaction Ashton and Jasmine had with their families, it was the cherry on top of a fantastic read. Also the sex scenes are steamy.

Beetle and the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne

I got this graphic novel as an advanced reader copy well before it came out, and after reading it, I was sCREAMING because I couldn’t tell all my graphic novel, queer coming-of-age-with-magic loving friends to immediately pick up a copy!! So thankfully, it’s out now, so I can scream to the heavens to please read this!!! It is such a sweet story with beautiful full-color art and fantastic world-building. It has the same silly, referential humor you see in a lot of kids/YA graphic novels these days, but Beetle packs in a lot of heart as well.

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

Like many people in May/June of this year, I was reading, reading, reading a lot of books about racism from as many Black authors as I could get my hands on. There were many not published this year that should definitely be read (So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo being among the top), but this book really stuck with me because it is written specifically for a younger audience, and Jason Reynolds knows how to talk to kids about tough subjects. Stamped gets across difficult concepts like assimilationists and segregationists in an easy-to-understand, conversational style that doesn’t take away from any of the important history and nuance. This certainly is not The Book of antiracism studies, but it is a good starting point if you are daunted by lengthy title lists and aren’t sure where to begin. I highly recommend the audiobook as well, read by Reynolds himself.

(Side note: I watched this keynote address with Reynolds and Kendi which is an excellent primer into the background of how this book came to be. Reynolds is also just very interesting to listen to)

Honorable Mentions aka Books I read in 2020 that were published in previous years again, not ranked because I CAN’T, OKAY

White Is For Witching by Helen Oyeyemi

I read this book and then wanted to go back and read it immediately again, not necessarily because it was so amazing, but because I felt like I would get it even more if I did. This is a haunting little book that took turns I was not expecting, even with the book synopsis I read. It is disturbing and features descriptions of an eating disorder, so proceed with caution. However, if you like Gothic tales of haunted houses and the trauma inflicted on us by those who came before, I can’t recommend this one enough.

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

My last book club read before the pandemic D: We didn’t actually get to meet to discuss this book, but my club (all librarians) were working at our emergency call center at the same time and all reading it, so we KINDA got to discuss it, if not in a formal book club setting. ANYWAY, it’s a thrilling jaunt through 1920s Mexico, following a fantastic Cinderella-esque heroine who makes a deal with a Mayan god to retrieve his body. If you are a fan of the Percy Jackson-brand of mythological adventures, this is definitely one to add to your list, especially if you are looking for something a little bit more Adult.

Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker

Okay, I know it’s a young readers/middle grade book, but HEAR ME OUT. This is whimsical and haunting tale about seven little fox kits who set out to scare themselves shitless by hearing scary tales. Only one kit will remain when the night is over, but the one who does will get to hear a surprisingly sweet, and well-earned, happy ending. If you are a Neil Gaiman-esque horror fan, I recommend picking this up. Its scares are fairly scary, especially for its audience, but it’s an engaging story about the lengths we will go for the ones we love.

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Did someone say Navajo monster-hunting heroine with magic powers navigating a post-apocalyptic world, oh and also saving it??? Look, Maggie is My Kind of Hero, in that she’s damaged, she drinks too much, she’s surly, but she has a seriously gooey heart of gold underneath all that armor. Navajo mythology is woven into this tale of monster-hunting, surviving. If you’re in Supernatural-disappointment-land, maybe give this a try! It has that Western-y, road trip feel to it, and again, I love the lead character. (It also has a currently published sequel and a soon-to-be-released third book as well!)

This is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

This was rec’ed to me by a librarian friend, with the words, “Oh, Liz, you’ll really like this.” And she was RIGHT. Red and Blue are on opposite sides of a war waged across time and decide to send letters to each other, at first, to taunt, but then, to understand, to learn, and to love. The details of the war don’t matter much, but what does matter is the achingly beautiful poetry with which Red and Blue reveal themselves to each other. I was told to listen to this one, but I’m glad I read it myself instead. The prose is very purple at times, and I appreciated being able to go back to passages to reread again and again. Oh, and it’s queer (Red and Blue are both female), and SPOILERS SPOILERS has a happy ending.

(also there is a wangxian remix for my mdzs buds. and also a semi-officially sanctioned fanfic sequel???? at least amal el-mohtar linked it from goodreads so whoo! also also it’s very funny)

And that’s my Year in Books 2020! Seeing it laid out like this, I had a surprisingly good year for book reading even though I felt like I barely read anything. For awhile, reading was Hard, and I just wanted to consume fluffy, sweet fanfiction, but I’m getting back into it. Oh, and please let me know if you check any of these out!

Here’s to a good year for books in 2021! ✨

#books #book recs #2020 #book reviews #personal #liz reads

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Kids’ Choice Awards 2017: The Complete Winners List!

The kids have spoken — and it’s not just about John Cena getting slimed!!

The 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards took place Saturday night, and some stars walked away as fan favorites.

In case you missed any of the awards, we’ve got the complete winners list right here.

Ch-ch-check it out (below)!

Favorite Kids’ Show

Game Shakers Girl Meets World Henry Danger (Winner) Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn The Thundermans

Favorite Family Show

Big Bang Theory Black-ish Fuller House (Winner) Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Supergirl The Flash

Favorite Reality Show

America’s Funniest Home Videos America’s Got Talent (Winner) American Ninja Warrior Paradise Run Shark Tank The Voice

Favorite Cartoon

ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks SpongeBob SquarePants (Winner) Teen Titans Go! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Amazing World of Gumball The Loud House

Favorite Male TV Star

Benjamin Flores Jr. (Triple G, Game Shakers) Aidan Gallagher (Nicky, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) Jack Griffo (Max, The Thundermans) Jace Norman (Henry, Henry Danger) (Winner) Casey Simpson (Ricky, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) Tyrel Jackson Williams (Leo, Lab Rats)

Favorite Female TV Star

Zendaya (K.C., K.C. Undercover) (Winner) Rowan Blanchard (Riley, Girl Meets World) Dove Cameron (Liv and Maddie, Liv and Maddie) Lizzy Greene (Dawn, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) Kira Kosarin (Phoebe, The Thundermans) Breanna Yde (Tomika, School of Rock)

Favorite Movie

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Captain America: Civil War Ghostbusters (Winner) Pete’s Dragon Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows

Favorite Movie Actor

Ben Affleck (Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) Will Arnett (Vernon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) Henry Cavill (Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man, Captain America: Civil War) Chris Evans (Captain America, Captain America: Civil War) Chris Hemsworth (Kevin, Ghostbusters) (Winner)

Favorite Movie Actress

Amy Adams (Lois, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) Megan Fox (April, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War) Felicity Jones (Jyn, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) Melissa McCarthy (Abby, Ghostbusters) (Winner) Kristen Wiig (Erin, Ghostbusters)

Favorie Animated Movie

Finding Dory (Winner) Moana Sing The Secret Life of Pets Trolls Zootopia

Favorite Voice From An Animated Movie

Ellen DeGeneres (Dory, Finding Dory) (Winner) Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets) Dwayne Johnson (Maui, Moana) Anna Kendrick (Poppy, Trolls) Justin Timberlake (Branch, Trolls) Reese Witherspoon (Rosita, Sing)

Favorite Villain

Helena Bonham Carter (The Red Queen, Alice Through the Looking Glass) Idris Elba (Krall, Star Trek Beyond) Will Ferrell (Mugatu, Zoolander 2) Kevin Hart (Snowball, The Secret Life of Pets) (Winner) Charlize Theron (Ravenna, The Huntsman: Winter’s War) Spencer Wilding (Darth Vader, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)

Favorite Butt-Kicker

Ben Affleck (Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) Henry Cavill (Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) Chris Evans (Captain America, Captain America: Civil War) (Winner) Chris Hemsworth (The Huntsman, The Huntsman: Winter’s War) Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow, Captain America: Civil War) Felicity Jones (Jyn, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique, X-Men: Apocalypse) Zoe Saldana (Lieutenant Uhura, Star Trek Beyond)

BFFs (Best Friends Forever)

Ruby Barnhill & Mark Rylance (Sophie/BFG, The BFG) Kevin Hart & Dwayne Johnson (Bob/Calvin, Central Intelligence) (Winner) Kevin Hart & Ice Cube (Ben/James, Ride Along 2) Chris Pine & Zachary Quinto (Captain Kirk/Spock, Star Trek Beyond) Neel Sethi & Bill Murray (Mowgli/ Baloo, Jungle Book) Ben Stiller & Owen Wilson (Derek/Hansel, Zoolander 2)

Favorite Frenemies

Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill (Batman/Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) Chris Evans & Robert Downey Jr. (Captain America/Iron Man, Captain America: Civil War) Ginnifer Goodwin & Jason Bateman (Judy/Nick, Zootopia) (Winner) Dwayne Johnson & Auli’I Cravalho (Moana/Maui, Moana) Anna Kendrick & Justin Timberlake (Poppy/Branch, Trolls) Charlize Theron & Emily Blunt (Ravenna/Freya, The Huntsman: Winter’s War)

Most Wanted Pet

Baloo from The Jungle Book (Bill Murray) Dory from Finding Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) Po from Kung Fu Panda 3 (Jack Black) Red from The Angry Birds Movie (Jason Sudeikis) Rosita from Sing (Reese Witherspoon) Snowball from The Secret Life of Pets (Kevin Hart) (Winner)

#Squad

Finding Dory Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Willem Dafoe, Ed O’Neill, Ty Burrell, Eugene Levy (Winner)

Captain America: Civil War – Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman Ghostbusters Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Alan Ritchson X-Men: Apocalypse James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Evan Peters, Tye Sheridan, Ben Hardy, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Olivia Munn

Favorite Music Group

The Chainsmokers Fifth Harmony (Winner) Maroon 5 OneRepublic Pentatonix Twenty One Pilots

Favorite Male Singer

Drake Justin Bieber Bruno Mars Shawn Mendes (Winner) Justin Timberlake The Weeknd

Favorite Female Singer

Adele Beyonc Ariana Grande Selena Gomez (Winner) Rihanna Meghan Trainor

Favorite Song

“24K Magic” Bruno Mars “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” Justin Timberlake “Heathens” Twenty One Pilots “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” Adele “Side to Side” Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj “Work From Home” Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign (Winner)

Favorite New Artist

Kelsea Ballerini The Chainsmokers Daya Lukas Graham Solange Rae Sremmurd Hailee Steinfeld Twenty One Pilots (Winner)

Favorite Music Video

“24K Magic” Bruno Mars “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” Justin Timberlake “Formation” Beyonc “Juju on That Beat” Zay Hilfigerrr and Zayion McCall (Winner) “Me Too” Meghan Trainor “Stressed Out” Twenty One Pilots

Favorite DJ/EDM Artist

Martin Garrix Calvin Harris (Winner) Major Lazer Skrillex DJ Snake Zedd

Favorite Soundtrack

Hamilton Me Before You Moana Sing Suicide Squad (Winner) Trolls

Favorite Viral Music Artist

Tiffany Alvord Matty B Carson Lueders Johnny Orlando Jacob Sartorius JoJo Siwa (Winner)

Favorite Global Music Star

5 Seconds of Summer (Australia/New Zealand) BIGBANG (Asia) Bruno Mars (North America) Little Mix (UK) (Winner) Shakira (South America) Zara Larsson (Europe)

Favorite Video Game

Just Dance 2017 (Winner) Lego Marvel’s Avengers Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Minecraft: Story Mode Paper Mario: Color Splash Pokmon Moon

So fun!!!

Congrats to all the BIG winners!!!

What’d U think of last night’s show, Perezcious readers?! Let us know in the comments (below)!!!