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Hey everyone! I do not have a Patreon or a Ko-Fi, but if you want to support me, please consider buying one of my self-published works on Amazon. Thank you for your time and consideration. This post will be updated as more stories come out.
"The Fall of the Black Tower", the First short story in the Yggdrasil Universe: Here
"Homecoming", the second short story in the Yggdrasil Universe: Here
"The Scepter of Arawn", the third story and first full length novella in the Yggdrasil Universe: Here
Also, if you do buy and read my stories, consider leaving a review on Amazon so they can be seen by more people. Enjoy!
#incorrect super smash bros#not a quote#book#story#fantasy#published#self-published#self-published work#self published#Yggdrasil#Tales of Yggdrasil#The Fall of the Black Tower#Homecoming#The Scepter of Arawn#sword and sorcery#high fantasy
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Due to recent issue with some people arguing about how ‘AO3 should have algorithm’ and such... I feel like these tweets need to be shared out more. Saw this tweets thread by chance and I had to admit it's a great advice esp on fic writing or fanworks in general.
[Edit] Also since I noticed this post blowing up, if anyone ever tell you that AO3 doesn’t have a function to RECCOMMEND fics you like to others or read other people’s fic recs on the site point them to this post.
[Edit 2] Check source for the original tweet.
[Edit 3] Not OP, but usually when ppl talk about ‘rude or demanding comments’ it usually refers to those that tend to message fanwriters to write according to what they want to be either on the flow of the plot, shipping, etc to the point of harrassment/toxicity. And that would make writing not be fun anymore for some.
#fandom#twitter#i mean#it's not that i can't relate cos I was young once too#and used to obsess about getting kudos and comments#but new kids need to understand that there's a reason why fic archives shouldn't work like socmed#ao3#psa#self reminder when I get concerned abt kudos and comments again#also if you really want ppl to notice your fics... you can actually... promote it?#also in response to 'rude comments' it's more on situations where strangers demand writers to write according to what the readers want and n#or demands asking writers to create something when they didn't want to#which can be excessive#that aside I don't understand why ppl are relating this with published books etc#cos then that'll be a separate issue
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My college roommate is a sea slug!?
#(i will make a tag for this later... these are characters from my short film from last year that i've briefly posted about)#(its been ages since i've drawn anything other that molly LOL I still hope to do something with these two one of these days)#(currently working on developing it more and considering making it another self-published comic if there ends up being any interest)
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Hello, I blinked and March was over. Another busy/hectic month in regards to Real Life things + I got pretty sick at the end of it (because being sick in February wasn't enough lol). With that being said, here's what I did get done:
Wrote 16.1k words (Chapter 2 total word count: 27.4k )
Started editing/coding in the start of Chapter 2
Did some more coding/tweaking for stat pages
Fixed some variables in Chapter 1 + added piercings and facial hair options to character customization (these will all be added when Chap 2 releases)
Posted Rhea's bday art
With that being said, I thought Chapter 2 would be a max of 30k words, but all the small branching and flavor text in this chapter is really adding up lol. Of those words written, most of it went towards the Lars/Student Warden path. I did however write one of the three endings, and one of two of the RO pov ending scene variants.
With that said the Rhea/Student Government path should be a lot shorter since it's more straight forward, and once that's done, all that's left is a handful of smaller scenes/variants to finish up and then Chapter 2 will be done! I'm guessing it'll end up being between 40k to 50k words in total. I'm hoping to finish up the writing in April and then code everything in to release it by late May! This is obviously very tentative, but unless the universe decides to cause mayhem once more, that's what I'm aiming for!
Lastly, here's another little preview for the confrontational MCs this month (ft Lars):
#BA: updates#didn't hit my word count goal either but I did lose an entire week of writing to a fever in my defense asjkflas#health>>>>>>writing#also if you're reading the tags random off topic request lmfaO#but I like to read during my hour break at work and I need book recs#I read pretty much everything in all genres and age demographics#non fiction and comics/mangas included#anyways I read a lot but I think my issue lately is I've read so much in my comfort zone and now nothing looks interesting#I've read 33 books this year and only a handful weren't fantasy (I know that sounds like a lot but like 19 of those were manga asfaklj)#the only limit is it can't be self published since it would need to be available at my library and they never carry indies
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“You’ve got a kitty!” Jamie exclaims, a stupid, fuck-drunk grin practically splitting his face in two. “What’s his name?”
The scraggly old bastard hops into Roy’s lap and knocks its head against his knuckles.
Roy scratches the space between its scraggly old ears, and it settles into a ball atop his lap, purring a scraggly old mucousy purr.
“Dunno,” he answers. “‘S not mine. Found it fucking about in my back garden a couple weeks ago. Just been feeding it, ‘cause it's got no tags.”
Jamie scoffs.
“Then why’s he in your house and not in the garden?”
His tone is accusatory, like having a cat is a goddamn crime, and he's trying to back Roy into a corner and weasel a confession out of him.
Roy shrugs.
“I didn't bring it in. Just came in the cat door.”
It's the wrong thing to say, and he realizes his mistake as soon as the words have left his mouth. There's hardly damning evidence of cat ownership than installing a fucking cat door; if he wasn't caught before, he certainly is now.
Jamie's stupid eyebrows shoot up.
“And why do you got a cat door for a cat that ain't yours?”
Roy picks up the pillow behind him (gently, so as not to disturb the cat) and chucks it at Jamie's face.
“Fuck you! Why don't you name it, then, since you’re so fucking invested?”
“Chester,” Jamie answers immediately. “Always wanted a cat named Chester. Like the Chestercat from Alice in Wonderland.”
“Chestercat? It's called the Cheshire Cat.”
Jamie picks up the pillow Roy had thrown at him a moment ago and uses it to whack him upside the head.
“Fuck off. Chester. Final answer.”
#this is kind of clunky but that's why its a work in progress and not a published finished work#ask#royjamie#the cat is a metaphor for Roy's suppressed internal self of course. and is important throughout the story#if you even care
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this is a genuine question not at all meant as a rude gotcha, but I feel like I've seen lots of people cite the relatively low barrier of entry as a huge advantage of podcasts as a medium, "if you have access to decent audio tech you can make a podcast" etc etc. So where does the need to sell a script come in? Is it a financial thing, and IP thing, something else?
this doesn't read like a rude gotcha at all, it's a really good question! there is a much lower barrier to entry when it comes to podcasts compared to tv, film, theater, etc. (though not as low as writing a book if we're talking about hard resources - you can technically write a book with just a laptop and a dream and then self publish! though as a writer who has written a lot of scripts and four books (3 published) writing a book is a much bigger psychological burden imo lol).
the need to sell a script, for me, is entirely a financial thing. if I had the money to produce podcasts at the level I want to entirely independently, I would! I know how to do it! but, unfortunately, I really only have the funds to produce something like @breakerwhiskey - a single narrator daily podcast that I make entirely on my own.
and that show is actually a great example of just how low the barrier is: I actually record the whole thing on a CB radio I got off of ebay for 30 bucks, my editing software is $50/month (I do a lot of editing, so this is an expense that isn't just for that show) and there are no hosting costs for it. the only thing it truly costs me is time and effort.
not every show I want to make is single narrator. a lot of the shows I've made involve large casts, full sound design, other writers, studio recording, scoring, and sometimes full cast albums (my first show, The Bright Sessions had all of those). I've worked on shows that have had budgets of 100 dollars and worked on shows that cost nearly half a million dollars. if anyone is curious about the nitty gritty of budgets, I made a huge amount of public, free resources about making audio drama earlier this year that has example budgets in these ranges!
back in the beginning of my career, I asked actors to work for free or sound designers to work for a tiny fee, because I was doing it all for free and we were all starting out. I don't like doing that anymore. so even if I'm making a show with only a few actors and a single sound designer...well, if you want an experienced sound designer and to pay everyone fairly (which I do!), it's going to cost you at least a few thousand dollars. when you're already writing something for free, it can be hard to justify spending that kind of money. I've sound designed in the past - and will be doing so again in the near future for another indie show of mine - but I'm not very good at it. that's usually the biggest expense that I want to have covered by an outside budget.
but if I'm being really honest, I want to be paid to write! while I do a lot of things - direct, produce, act, consult, etc. - writing is my main love and I want it to be the majority of my income. I'm really fortunate to be a full-time creative and I still do a lot of work independently for no money, but when I have a show that would be too expensive to produce on my own, ideally I want someone else footing the bill and paying me to write the scripts.
I love that audio fiction has the low barrier to entry it does, because I think hobbyists are incredible - it is a beautiful and generous thing to provide your labor freely to something creative and then share it with the world - but the barrier to being a professional audio drama writer is certainly higher. I'm very lucky to already be there, but, as every creative will tell you, even after you've had several successes and established yourself in the field, it can still be hard to make a living!
anyway, I hope this answers your question! I love talking about this stuff, so if anyone else is curious about this kind of thing, please ask away.
#answered#writing#audio fiction#producing#also I say I don't like doing it anymore#but that's exactly what briggon andrew and I are working on#it's gonna be a show where we just split profits equally bc I can't afford to pay them lol#and I'll be sound designing it myself#so apologies in advance#also my GOD lauren can you be succinct once in your GODDAMN LIFE#why are all my posts so long i'm so sorry#also I don't get into it in this post#but using my book example as a jumping off point#obviously it is MUCH more complicated than that#bc self publishing/promoting/etc.#and writing the book in the first place!#is an ENORMOUS effort#as is making an audio drama!#also the grand irony in this#is that the show i was referencing in my original post is a show i first came up with to do independently lol#a two person show for briggon and andrew in fact#and then I happened to mention it to some producers I know and they liked it#so that's a show I COULD make for no money!#but they want to pitch it out and there's no harm in asking around#and in the meantime i just came up with another show for briggon and andrew haha
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Don't Shoot the Messenger: Posted vs Published
if you've read the version of 'Don't Shoot the Messenger' i posted last summer here and on AO3 for free, you might be wondering what the differences between that version and the version that was just published 9/30/2023 in ebook and paperback formats on Amazon are.
to clear that up, please see a summary of the differences below:
POV: the posted version was second person POV/reader insert; published version is third person POV
Editing: the posted version was edited by me, pretty soon after drafting; the published version has been professionally edited (and is a better story for it)
Content: the published version has a 5k bonus chapter that will not be released elsewhere (and contains smut ;) )
Print: the paperback version is obviously a version you can physically hold instead of it just existing on the internet lol
Another reason for picking up a copy is that all proceeds are being reinvested in publishing my much longer work "Nothing's Wrong with Dale" and i appreciate every penny i can get so i can publish that book and get it out to y'all sooner (you can also visit my kofi to give a more direct donation if u'd like)
I've tried to keep prices low as well with the ebook being 2.99 and the paperback being 6.99 (and free on kindle unlimited).
please consider getting my novella!
#don't shoot the messenger#publishing#self-publishing#ik some people dont read 2nd person/reader insert#so nows ur chance to read the 3rd person version#and to hold it in ur hands which is wild lol#i'm going to try to get it on other stores but its a challenge for me since its only me who's working on it#and i hav a demanding day job
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What are plans -- In Fog is out!
It is on kindle only for the moment, because Amazon is clingy, but it'll be on Gumroad as well when the kdp thing runs out. And a print version will be available before the end of the month (I am waiting for my proof)
In Fog is a Horror Romance with a focus on existential dread, identity and emotional worth. It gets a bit intense and there are some naughty bits and a lot of blood. So be prepared and please enjoy. ^.-
Excerpt (you can also hit up the tag and find the entire rough draft in there somewhere, do it, it'll be fun)--
You were to leave after our final year at university, on the heels of your father, ferried to another city–another world for all the pain it caused me–while I remained in our sleepy town, living the same sleepy life.
I would have accepted it, you know. I would have cried and wailed and gnashed my teeth…but I would have accepted it. Perhaps not until filial responsibilities forced me into a business I had no head for and social mores locked me into a marriage of convenience, of expectation. Yet, I would. I am certain that I would…eventually, had I been given the option, had that night not ruined it all; ruined us both.
#writeblr#self publishing#publishing#novella#ebook#horror#romance#in fog#amazon#kindle#i dunno what else to tag this#new release#maybe#how does marketing work again
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Look at my book baby!
Got my editor's copies of my book today! Aren't they gorgeous? (Ignore the "not for sale" line through the cover- that goes away during publication- and the shitty quality of my camera!) I'm going through the book to make final edits- it really is looking like this book about a sapphic ex-Chosen One (gotta love an unlikable lady protag) falling for her rival is going to be able to go up for y'all by the end of March.
(Also face reveal? I guess? None of y'all care about that, but I will be one of those annoying parents who poses with my kids, aka my characters.)
Which means there's only one real question: do y'all want me to post the playlists for the characters/ships here as a lead-up to the book coming out?
To everyone who has liked my posts about the book so far or liked my last book: @henrythepug @mywily @artemisiaarm @lilyoflolana @randomhobbitgoblin @khruschevshoe @thanatosdetesreves @kayechanted @neshatriumphs @evelynhug0 @sillylittlecheeto @harrietmjones @jaceum @jacksope-lives @marchionessdebrannas @screechingdonutengineer @beeesworld @meet-me-behindthemall12 @neutral-wizard @elposting @little-bloodied-angel @thearcaneuniversity @artemisbones @mikereads @augment-techs @snazzy-hats-and-adhd @safesoundxswift @sapphicsigh @anaddictiontofanfiction @aboutblankpages-blog-blog @weedpoop @aboutblankpages-blog-blog @danieldeluca01 @suz-blog @morganmara @shehungthemoon @man-me--a-sand @geekerne @madhare0512
#this rotten work#rachel barsky#daiyu nightbane#nightbarsky#kenna jenkins#my writing#my books#self-publishing#rachel x daiyu#my baby arrived!#dark academia#shakespeare#enemies to lovers#macbeth#romeo and juliet#sapphic#women's wrongs#hozier
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#my poetry#Horuspoetry#This one’s never gonna get professionally published so here it is#I usually hate writing lowercase poetry but I thought the unfinished look it gives#poems worked with the subject matter#I also wanted to work in a space detailing the experience of growing up neurodivergent#where you are functionally gendered as a failure#A lot of the details (the burying or the hands-to-eyes) are based on my own life. As is like. The general feeling. Which was basically my#standard from ages 3-9. the description of things outside is based on the memories I have of my old backyard when I was really little#And of the park I used to go to#I have a lot of memories of thinking of myself as basically already dead but also not really *understanding* the difference between being#dead and alive?#Idk. I think the perspective I am writing from is that of the child#but also in some ways I’ve noticed the way I behave towards my memories of my past self resembles the ableist way adults treated me when I#was a kid#As if somehow#There was something just… wrong with me and me only and so I deserved it#So this was also an attempt to show compassion to that child and break from that belief. To say ‘this was fucked up’#And that I don’t believe that there was something wrong with me after all and even if there HAD been I wouldn’t have deserved that treatmen#No one does
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oh wow, great to find someone else enjoying Fairmeadow!! amazing art, and I've loved the worldbuilding/designs for Goma and the orcs.
Yay another Fairmeadow fan! A friend recently recommended it to me and I now recommend it to anyone else looking for good thoughtful fantasy webcomics that play with the genre's conventions. :3 Here's the pitch for the other people reading this post who haven't read Fairmeadow yet:
"An orcish warrior joins an isolated pacifist commune-- can she learn to live alongside those she swore to fight?"
Goma, a wayward Orcish soldier, finds herself in Fairmeadow, a commune of pacifists deep in the Cascadian wilderness. Isolation has allowed the commune to thrive in the shadow of a century-long war, but Goma’s arrival brings troubling reminders of the world outside to those who have settled there in search of respite. Fairmeadow’s enigmatic leader, Sanctuary, finds his utopian vision challenged as he struggles to keep the peace. Their self-sufficiency exists on thin margins - margins that threaten to break if Goma cannot learn to live alongside those who she has sworn to fight.
Fairmeadow is a post-epic fantasy drama inspired by the counter-cultural movements of the late 60’s, the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest, and tabletop RPG’s. It’s about the collision of idealism against pragmatism, reckoning with the consequences of dropping out, and trying to make its readers want to go on a hike.
It also has gorgeous art, especially the landscapes/backgrounds! I've noticed a lot of webcomic artists are either good at drawing expressive characters or expressive backgrounds, but this artist is great at both. The worldbuilding is conveyed pretty subtly/naturally through dialogue, and the good writing in combination with the beautiful detailed background illustrations really helps sell the story's fantasy world as a 'real' place.
It's also pretty queer, though it's far more focused on 'the emotional and societal consequences of war' than on romance.
tl;dr: I know half of all fantasy webcomics try to do a 'what if the monsters/orcs were Sympathetic" storyline, but this is genuinely one of the best-written examples of that!
#one of the few well-written examples of it#not because the idea is bad#but because most webcomics are bad XD#I say that as someone creating bad webcomics#it is very hard to make something good#especially if you are working alone and have no budget#and anyone can self-publish a webcomic so theres no barrier to entry/no filtering process#it's a lot like fanfic-- fanfic isn't inherently 'worse' than published fiction there's just no barrier to entry#I LOVE webcomics but i don't generally read webcomics because they are good XD#i read webcomics because i want to see someone spending an agonizingly insane amount of time to say something thats valuable to them#if they're good it's just a bonus#a cool miraculous bonus#a good webcomic is extremely rare.#fairmeadow
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Ruby and the Wolf
It's alive!! I'm so excited!
The ebook of this steamy short story is available on Smashwords and Amazon, and listed on Goodreads!
Ruby and the Wolf
When Ruby decided to take up jogging, she never expected to rescue a wolf from a couple of bloodsuckers in the woods or to end up on the run with the hottest man she’s ever met.
Liang’s never been interested in humans before, but when this one saves his life, he can’t exactly leave her behind.
There’s no turning back and things soon heat up on their road trip to safety.
This story contains—explicit sex, violence, blood, and profane language.
If you like my writing, particularly Bite to Bruise, you'll hopefully enjoy this one too!
#werewolf romance#steamy werewolf romance#werewolf/human#romance#ruby and the wolf#own work#self publishing#clover down#dominimoonbeam#<3
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I wanted to share some amazing things I did in 2023. I can't wait for what is to come this year ❤️
#personal#book writing#original content#writing community#hades#original work#indie author#2023 writing round up#self publishing#poetry#persephone
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ooh this video essay is good. i forget the whole quote but the gist of it is about how media consumption in fandom is so focused on the individual and the self and how they can project themselves onto a work that youve got people who approach a work and their immediate goal is to change some aspect of it (headcanon, fic). the OP doesnt think fics and hcs are bad btw and neither do I. but theyre also right
#angel posts#that self serving approach to everything is also how we get fics shamelessly published as books#with the added insistence by the author and the stans/fans that#they really did work hard#despite taking someone elses IP and key word changing a few things#rather than make their own#and lots of these fics-to-books tend to be rather masturbatory for that reason as well
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shen yuan: pidw SUCKS and luo binghe is perfect! fuck you airplane, i will die on this hill!!!
fate:
the expired food:
the last chapter of pidw:
#svsss#scum villain#the scum villain's self saving system#人渣反派自救系统#ren zha fanpai zijiu xitong#scum villain memes#svsss memes#shen yuan#shen qingqiu#yeah...it's a little funny#on a side note how does the timeline work#bc shen yuan dies supposedly after the last chapter of pidw is published#so airplane is alive when shen yuan dies#but in scum villain airplane has been living as sqh for like. since birth#and he's there before shen yuan arrives#so...?#fate aka shen yuan's immune system
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Absolute Corruption | The Unplanned "I Do"
Warnings: 18+, tooth rotting fluff, extremely brief allusions to sex.
How do I breathe without you, if you ever go? How do I ever, ever survive?
A late-night conversation while on a trip leads to a sudden life choice that neither Hector nor Adeline will ever regret
I may have cried while writing this... a few times.
Word Count: 1.3k
Hector & Adeline's Wedding Playlist | Picrew Link | Dividers by @saradika-graphics
Adeline wakes up to the soothing feel of Hector's hand running along her spine, his fingers splayed across the skin of her back beneath her sleep shirt.
She tilts her head up, resting it against his shoulder, humming happily, "Good morning."
He kisses her forehead, making her smile, "Good morning, beautiful."
"C'mere," She cups his cheek and pulls him down to meet her lips.
He grins into the kiss, sliding her off him just enough to lean over her, hand gripping her waist.
"Amor," He breathes as he pulls away, "I have to ask you something."
"Mmm, what?"
"You said something last night," He says. He strokes her cheek, chest warming at the way her big blue eyes look up at him, "Something about... if we got married."
"Yeah?"
"You asked me if we got married if I wanted you to take my name and... Adeline, have you been thinking about getting married?"
She looks like a deer in headlights for a moment, pink quickly blossoming in her cheeks, "I-... I have."
The way he smiles is swoon-worthy before he swoops down to kiss her again, "I love you."
"I love you," She beams back.
He tugs her hips against his and pulls away just enough to press his forehead to hers, melting at the way she chases his lips.
"We should then," He murmurs and she freezes.
"Really?"
"As soon as we get home."
"Why wait?"
He looks at her confused and she tries not to laugh, "You know, the captain of a ship can legally marry people, right?"
"That sounds like something you need to book a time in advance."
"If you want the whole ceremony, sure. But, I bet if we talk to concierge, we could figure something out."
His nose squishes into her cheek when he kisses her hard, both of them laughing as they pull away.
"Are we doing this?"
"I think we are... Now go put some clothes on so I can take them off you later," She smirks, nipping at his bottom lip.
She lets out a shrill giggle when he dives down to messily kiss her neck, his voice muffled against her skin, "Fuck, I love you."
They spend the next ten or so minutes wrapped around each other as he pulls at the loose collar of her sleep shirt, kissing and biting wherever he can reach.
It isn't until a low moan spills from her mouth does she remember there isn't a wall separating their bed from where her sister is sleeping, "Where's Ro?"
"She went to breakfast an hour ago and texted that she was going to go lounge by the pool," He hums against her throat.
"Hey," She lightly tugs in his hair, softly guiding him up to her lips and he lets her, pressing kisses the whole way, "Let's go get married."
The woman at concierge is stunned when they call, to say the least. But she assures them she'll do what she can to pull the captain aside for them.
"Problem," Ada pokes her head into the bathroom where he's trimming his beard.
He looks over at her, eyes going soft when he sees her little pout, "What's wrong, my love?"
She leans against the doorway, fingers tapping against the tile, "I didn't bring anything white."
He tries to hide his smile as he wipes his face, "Is white really appropriate?"
Her eyes go wide and she slaps his shoulder, "It's Traditional."
"Since when has anything about our relationship been traditional?" He teases.
She nods with a slight shrug, sidling up to him. Her hand is warm on his chest when he pulls her close, "I have the dress I was gonna wear to dinner tonight. Do you think that'll work?"
"Amor, you could wear your pajamas and I would still think you're the most beautiful person on this ship," He purrs down at her.
"You're just saying that so I'll do that thing you like later," She scoffs. Her finger drags down his pec, blushing at his words.
He gently lifts her chin to meet his soft smile, "When have I ever made light of your own beauty for my own gain?"
"There's a first time for everything," She breathes against his lips, heart stuttering when her kisses her softly.
"Not this time, my love."
"Rowan!" Ada gasps, pulling Hector to a stop in the hall, "She needs to be there. Where did she say she was?"
"At the pool, but-" She cuts him off by tugging him in the direction of the pool deck.
"She could be soaking wet for all I care. I just want my sister there."
And she is. Still in her bathing suit, wrapped in a big towel and barefoot, Rowan stands in next to her sister, dripping on the carpet.
Ada and Hector had rushed her out of the pool so suddenly, she didn't even get to ask what was going on. But now she's excitedly bouncing on her toes because two of her favorite people are about to get married.
The blue of her dress compliments the color of his dress pants and pairs well with his dark green button-down.
They stand in front of the captain and Hector takes Ada's hands in his.
He slips her mother's wedding band from her right ring finger to her left and lifts her hand up to press the sweetest kiss to the metal.
"Hector, do you take Adeline to be your wife?"
"I do." He beams down at her.
"Adeline, do you take Hector to-"
"I do!" She answers quickly, squeezing his hands. Her cheeks warm, almost embarrassed at her own eagerness if it weren't for the hearts in his eyes.
"Well then," The Captain chuckles, "I pronounce you husband and wife."
As soon as the words leave their lips, one of Hector's arms wraps around her waist and the other holds the back of her neck as he pulls her into a deep kiss. Her feet leave the ground and she kisses back just as hard, burying her hands in his hair.
Rowan's little cheer pulls them back to the world and she suddenly throws herself at them, hugging their waists.
"You're my brother now!" She says excitedly.
He and Ada share a look before they start to laugh.
"I suppose, legally, yes, I am, Sappling," He grins, pulling both of his girls closer, "Does this make me a Rooney?"
"I think... " Ada's fingers lightly holding his chin brings his attention back solely to her, "This actually makes me an Escaton."
There's no way to describe the feeling that fills his chest, complete adoration isn't enough. He suddenly cups her cheeks and kisses her again, even deeper than the last time.
"So then, Mrs. Escaton," He grins as he pulls back, giving her lips another quick peck, "My everything... What should we do now?"
It's after dinner, Rowan has gone back to the room and the newlyweds are enjoying a drink together in one of the lounges when they hear a familiar tune being played by the band.
Hector sees the soft and almost longing look on her face and he stands, offering her his hand.
She doesn't bother trying to hide her blush as she takes it, "Since when can you read minds?"
He chuckles and pulls her to his chest, his left hand finding her waist, "I've always been able to read your mind, Adeline. You're an open book to me."
There's a few other couples on the dance floor, but to them, as she threads her fingers into his hair and lays her head on his shoulder, they're the only ones in the world.
He leans his cheek against her head, kissing her temple.
"And besides," He pulls away just enough to give her a small spin under his arm before tugging her close again, "I think it's about time we had our first dance."
She squeezes his hand tighter and hides her face against his neck. Then he hears her sniffle so he holds her closer and kisses her hair as they sway to the music.
"I love you," She says quietly, "I don't know how I ever got so lucky."
"I assure you, I'm the lucky one here."
#And there you have it#This was... so much and so hard to do#I kept having to stop to cry or calm down#It's not as extravagant as the other weddings I've been working on but this one is so special#and this one is actually published!#absolute corruption#prisma self ships#prisma writes#self ship wedding#hector escaton#wedding fic#f/o x oc#f/o x s/i
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