it’s the fact that ed doesn’t know. he doesn’t know that badminton kidnapped stede with the intent to kill him. he doesn’t know that stede was so filled with self-hatred that he ran back home because he believed what badminton said: that he defiled beautiful things. and ed is the most beautiful thing he knows of. ed doesn’t know that stede is completely in love with him and knows it now. ed doesn’t know stede concocted the most elaborate and ridiculous fuckery (with the help of his awesome wife) to fake his death just so he could sail off and find ed and be with him forever. because faking your death means you have no intention of ever coming back; stede faking his death was a commitment to ed. and ed doesn’t know that stede is waxing poetic about him and staring at the moon thinking about him and being oh so in love with him.
instead, ed thinks stede lied to him about ed making him happy. he thinks stede lied to him about how much he cared for him. he thinks stede just up and left, because he’s ed and no one good stays for him.
Hello! This is a Klance fan fic thing from this au concept- http://caseydambro.tumblr.com/post/167469469335/au-where-team-voltron-meets-alternate-team-voltron I got permission so write it so yEAH HERE YA GO
The tapping of feet could be heard, humming as if it was an alternative rock song. Though, it was horribly off and way out of tune, a big grin on the source of the sound. Lance was humming loudly in the lounging room along with Keith and Pidge, whom had their neon green headphones on as she typed on her laptop. The pale teenaged boy was visibly irritated, a headache forming as one of his favorite songs were being hummed by the one and only Lance. A growled emmited from him, and Lance chucked. “Aww, is Keith liking my humming? Shall I sing?” He cooed, then stood up before the other could respond. A series of lyrics rolled off the Cuban boy’s lips as he danced, purposely performing a disaster routine. Right before Keith was about to snap, Shiro walked in and a suspicious look grew onto his face. “Lance, why are you dancing? And infront of Keith?” The mullet head crossed his arms firmly, “and what’s that supposed to mean?” The other smirked and simply replied. “Nothing. Anyways, I came in here to tell you that Allura wants us all in the main room.”
By the time the whole team, along with the Blade of Mamora, gathered round- Lance and Keith were already bickering about music tastes. Then the familiar dark skinned altean cleared her throat, indicating for them all to listen up. “Hello everyone, I asked for you to all meet here because we have been asked to meet Elprup- the ruler of the planet Nonnac. He offers to give us food if we speak to him about joining the coalition, which we need to stalk up on. So I ask of Shiro and Kolivan to accompany me.” Allura looked at the two, and they both nodded their heads in agreement. “Perfect! Their civilization is very friendly, so the rest of you can check everything out- though there is a very violent group among them.” Lance cheered, ignoring the warning about the danger. They all started to head out, and they all looked around while exploring the town, many purple structures around them. Keith ended up settling down at a small carnival- or at least that’s what humans would consider it. He was tossing rings onto odd bottle-like targets. The boy was struggling but his stubborness got to him as he tried again and again. Eventually Lance saw the other, and watched him for a bit. Already after three throws, he came over to give Keith tips. The two resulted into a competition once he got the hang of it.
Neck and neck, both of the two teens were one point away from winning. Keith tossed his, but then fumbled from sudden contact. Warm arms wrapped around him from behind, and he could see his paladin armor as he blushed. “Lance..?” Keith turned around slowly to face Lance in tears with a faded scar across his face. His hair was unusually messy, along with chapped lips. The Cuban male suddenly swooped in and locked their lips together, and Keith could feel all the blood in his body rise up to his cheeks. Meanwhile, the ‘neat’ Lance had a shocked expression, trying to process this as the other glanced at him worryingly. As soon as they pulled away, the worned down Cuban spoke. “I thought you were dead, oh my god! I’m so happy you’re alive, I knew you wouldn’t go down to the galra.”
Mullet boy gawked, his jaw wide open as he glanced between the two red paladins. “Am I.. Imagining things? Am I the only one who seems this?” The relieved one turned his attention to his counterpart with wide eyes. He immediately jumped up, pointing at the other. “WHAT THE QUIZNAK?!” The ‘original’ Cuban stammered while speaking, though he was energized like the other. “WHO ARE YOU?! WHY DO YOU LOOK LIKE ME?” “SAME GOES FOR YOU!” The other replied. The two Lances were making quite a scene, and Keith pulled them both by the wrist and into an alley way.
“Okay, so I came here with this Lance, how did you get here? And why did you think I was dead?” The pale boy asked. The new blue started to explain. “Okay, so I kind of ran away from team Voltron to find you… You disappeared right after we defeated Zarkon, you left your lion without any trace. Keith, you’ve been gone for almost five months now! And I finally found you- I’ve been searching for you for so long- going planet to planet.. I even went through this weird wormhole to find you! And I did it- I have to tell the others.” “Woah woah woah, what’s this thing about the wormhole?” His counterpart asked.
“Oh.. That? Well I saw it open and I supposed Allura maybe left it open from the other side, but it wasn’t a circle, more like a tear.” The two rivals looked at eachother for a moment, seeming as if they were trying to ask the other what he may be talking about. The pale teen shrugged and turned his attention back to the warn down boy. “Well uh, what can we call you?” The other thought for a moment and smirked. “The tailor, cause I thread the needle~”
Keith face palmed with a sigh as the Lance he arrived with high fived the other. “But seriously, call me…. Lane! It kind of sounds like Lance, right?” The other two agreed with shrugs. “Let’s just… We need to tell the others, come on you two.” Keith started and headed towards the castle ship, hoping to meet Coran inside.
I am foaming at the mouth over the way the main antagonistic force in The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals so accurately represents both of the main characters fears.
The Hive is a combination of Paul and Emma’s worst nightmares at such a surface level (Paul’s being forced to be in a musical and Emma’s being the fact you lose all sense of individuality), yet, by the end of the show, it is also able to showcase their TRUE worst fears (Paul’s being to hurt the people he cares about most and Emma’s being to lose everyone she cares about).
It’s so delightfully evil and I thoroughly enjoy it.
Maybe, somewhere else, they got their heartwarming epilogue💫
Only day you can reblog this
no webcomic will ever be as funny as this strip from oglaf
i forgot to post this last year so im scheduling it to post march 15th 2024 (it's march 17th 2023 rn)
(There isn't any particular order, I wrote these as I remembered them)
Master Of One - Jaida Jones & Dani Bennett (mlm, fantasy, very cool worldbuilding and magic system, funny, cool characters)
Legends & Lattes - Travis Baldree (wlw, fantasy, very soft & chill vibes)
The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon (wlw, high fantasy, cool worldbuilding, kinda reminds me of LOTR but with more dragons and feminism and lesbians)
Even Though I Knew The End - C.L. Polk (wlw, supernatural noir, cool 1930s detective story with angels & demons, I loved this one!)
The Love Interest - Cale Dietrich (mlm, science fiction, very cool concept)
The Darkest Part Of The Forest - Holly Black (side mlm, fantasy, cool fae lore)
The Weight Of The Stars - K. Ancrum (wlw, not quite science fiction but space stuff is involved, lovely and complex characters)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Sáenz (mlm, fiction, very nice in general, there is also a sequel)
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue - Mackenzi Lee (mlm, historical and vaguely fantasy, nice story but I preferred the sequel honestly)
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy - Mackenzi Lee (wlw, the sequel to the one before, more fantasy elements than the first, asexual main character!!)
Gallant - V.E. Schwab (no romance, but in the background one of the characters(?) uses they/them pronouns, very cool dark fantasy vibe)
Stranger Than Fanfiction - Chris Colfer (gay main character, trans main character, coming-of-age, nice book)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (yes it's the Love, Simon book, mlm, fiction, pretty nice)
They Both Die At The End - Adam Silvera (mlm, sci-fi ish but mostly fiction, cool ideas, but the ending is sad! Very amazing book though, I haven't read the prequel yet)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid (wlw, bi main character, historical fiction, cool story, just a neat book in general)
This Is How You Lose The Time War - Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone (wlw, sci-fi, very cool time travel stuff!! and very beautiful, it felt like reading poetry most of the time)
One Last Stop - Casey McQuinston (wlw, background trans & pan & queer characters, sci-fi or fantasy idk, but time travel, I loooved this book, great)
The House In The Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune (mlm, fantasy, THIS BOOK oh my gosh you should read it!!, just cute and lovely and good)
Under The Whispering Door - TJ Klune (mlm, fantasy, this book is also sooo amazing, great character development and awesome relationships and stuff, it's been a while since I read it but it was so good)
In the Lives of Puppets - TJ Klune (mlm, ace main character!!, sci-fi, now THIS is found family, oughh feelings. argh, tj klune you’ve done it again, a human and his family of funky robots… I love them)
And They Lived... - Steven Salvatore (nblm, fiction, about gender identity and learning to love yourself, read it a while ago but it was very nice)
I Wish You All The Best - Mason Deaver (nblm, fiction, about finding your identity and people who care about you, very cute and sweet)
The Song Of Achilles - Madeleine Miller (mlm, historical, very good in general)
Carry On - Rainbow Rowell (mlm, background wlw in the third book, fantasy, it's a trilogy, basically Harry Potter if it was gay and also better)
Silver In The Wood - Emily Tesh (mlm, fantasy, very pretty, lots of fae stuff and lovely descriptions, it has a really good sequel too)
Pretty much anything by Alice Oseman (all cute and lovely and great, though I've only read Radio Silence so far I hear only good things, Solitaire is on my to-read list)
I Kissed Shara Wheeler - Casey McQuinston (wlw, fiction, it's been a while but I liked this book)
The Falling In Love Montage - Ciara Smyth (wlw, fiction, this book was so cute and funny and deeply emotional it made me Feel way too many things, I'd definitely recommend it)
What Big Teeth - Rose Szabo (a bit of queerness all around, fantasy, werewolves and monsters, this one was pretty cool!, lots of original ideas for the world/character building)
His Quiet Agent - Ada Maria Soto (mlm, asexual, fiction, about like spies but this book was so gentle and sweet I wanted to cry in the best way possible)
Some By Virtue Fall - Alexandra Rowland (wlw, historical fiction(?), theatre drama!! rival romance!! duels!!, a very good read in general)
Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend - Emma R. Alban (wlw, historical fiction, I’m not usually one for regency romances, but I really liked this!!, very cute and lots of drama, and there’s a sequel coming out soon!)
I haven’t used tumblr a lot so this is weird but I need to know if someone has any fanfic recommendations for something specific cause I read a fanfic Where Batman looses his memories and only remembers being Bruce Wayne so he like completely forgets he is Batman or more like only remembers he is Brucie Wayne cause and I found another one with the same thing but it became weird on the second chapter cause I fo got to read the tags so I clicked out https://archiveofourown.org/works/30748670, so ye it can be like any ship I don’t mind but except y/n and reader stuff
i forgot to post this last year so im scheduling it to post march 15th 2024 (it's march 17th 2023 rn)
And I've been waiting...
Waiting...
Waiting...
Waiting...
...You.