astarion & tav (baldur's gate)

"Be cool, Dad, we've decided to con Grandma." (Or, the one where the Stilinski men drag Derek to Thanksgiving dinner at Grandma's and she gets the right wrong idea.)

"Stiles, I'll clear up your confusion about the position. Derek here needs someone to live with him. He's a difficult person to live with, so I won't sugarcoat that. But his responsibilities at the company right now make it impossible for him to actually take care of himself and his home. That would be your job," Laura explained. Both Stiles and Derek objected at the same time.

Monophobia [mon-uh-foh-bee-uh] nounan irrational or disproportionate fear of being alone. ------------------------------------------------------------ Dream didn't want to be alone...He hated being alone.He wanted Sapnap or George- But the two hated him now.Everyone hated him...So Dream had no choice but to live, and even die, all alone (Ghost!Dream AU)

eddie’s new roommate sure does get into a lot of fights. a spider-man!steve story. or 6 bruises of steve’s + 1 of eddie’s.

Companion piece to Slide To Answer. Bucky isn't that great at relationships. But he's learning.

In which Arthur gives Merlin gifts. “No.” Morgana shook her head, “No, see you don’t understand.” Morgana took him by the shoulder and pulled him close as if to divulge a secret. “Arthur Pendragon does not give good gifts. He is actually the worst gift-giver in all of England.”“Oh come on, the scarf isn’t that bad.” Merlin said, now kind of insulted for the piece of fabric.“Merlin, the scarf is perfect for you. It’s a good gift. Arthur doesn’t give good gifts.”

Cas is sick and Dean finds a journal that Cas kept about his time alone as a human. This fic is a retelling of first half of S9 from Cas's POV (via Cas's journal). Lots of Cas angst/loneliness and a correspondingly equal volume of Dean guilt. Sick fic, hurt/comfort, journal fic, and a Christmas fic too. NO SLASH but the entire thing features a strong Cas/Dean friendship. Destiel readers: This entire fic can be read as pre-Destiel (or not, as you prefer), and if you would like to read it that way, I also wrote an optional, explicit, Destiel epilogue chapter just for you guys. :)

Something must have poked his Christmas Spirit. It might be the way Hale was watching the proceedings with a scowl on his face, unable to hide what was clear derision. Earlier, his eyes had lifted when Stiles entered the work pen with the presents, and Stiles had been under the impression he had been vaguely pleased. The only thing Stiles could think of that would make someone such a gloomy grump was not getting a gift. “What?” Hale asked, staring at him through the glass wall that made up the part of his office facing the work area. “I’ve got something for you!” Stiles said, waving the small rectangular present as he walked in. “That’s not mine,” Mr. Hale said, staring at the box like it offended him. Then he stared at Stiles like he was offending him more. “You’ve made a mistake.” “No mistake, sir. It’s a special delivery from magical Hale Holiday Elves.” Stiles gestured to his head. “See the hat. A man wearing this hat makes no mistakes.”

[***My Two Front Teef returns, Holiday Season 2023!!!*** This story resumes for the holidays each year. It is written as an ongoing, annual, holiday adventure.] “There was an accident.” “What?! What kind of accident?” Steve demanded. “Is everyone okay?” Two adorable brunette children walked into frame on the long distance video call. Two very small children with very familiar faces. “Hi, Thteebie!” The little boy waved and smiled, showing off the gap where his two front teeth should have been. Steve knew that face, maybe better than his own. “Bucky?”

When Derek left Beacon Hills, finally ripping the tether free and remembering how to breathe, how to live again, it was Stiles who came after him. Stiles, who showed up at his door with blazing eyes, looking like he wanted to punch him in the face, but wrapping his arms around him instead, making him grunt in surprise at the raw strength of his embrace. “You asshole,” Stiles said, slapping him heartily on the back as he extricated himself, his voice rough under his bright smile. “You couldn’t have made yourself harder to find, could you?”

' "Okay, I know it was basically not really a secret, but… you know you could've told me, right? But doing it this way is great, like an extra Christmas gift!" "Y-yeah," Hinata said. "W-wait, Bokuto-san, what do you mean it wasn't really a secret?" "Uh, well, we just kind of assumed?" Bokuto asked, releasing him. He scratched his head, glancing back at Kuroo, who shrugged. "You guys have been dating since, like, high school. Right?" Hinata's mouth fell open. "We have?!" he squeaked, at the same time that Kageyama repeated, "High school?" ' -- Kageyama and Hinata try to fool all their friends into believing they're dating. The problem is, everybody already thought they had been for years.

Seven years into an isolated retirement after the Battle of New York, Steve has carved out a place for himself in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. He has a best friend (his dog, Lady), a frenemy (a local black bear named Rufus), and a cabin in the middle of the woods, an hour's drive from the nearest town. As November comes to a close, he heads into town to pick up supplies and ends up with a stowaway. Bucky hasn't had much luck over the past seven years. Disaster caused his family to move from New York to Indiana, and his life has steadily fallen apart ever since. After one too many heartbreaks, he decides to hitch his way back to the last place he remembers being happy: Brooklyn. He's in the homestretch when he finds himself stranded in a half-empty tourist town in the Catskills and decides to take a chance crawling into the back of someone's truck. -- AKA the "Lumberjack Steve/Twink Bucky" fic of our hearts. Bucky spends so much time thirsty as hell.

A collection of Holiday or Special Occasion Themed Asks and Questions, unless they end up being large enough to be their own post.

Alex’s sister, to put it shortly, is hot, and Lena is drunk, and she is, in general, uncertain of whether it’s alright to mount your best friend’s baby sister. or Alex and Lena are best friends and that's fine until Lena kisses Kara on New Year's Eve and it all just spirals from there.

Lena Luthor is at the top of her professional game with little time for anything else. Lena's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle drastically changes one snowy Christmas night when she unwittingly stumbles into the middle of a grocery store holdup and in a bold display of self-preservation disarms the gunman. The next morning she wakes up in a suburban Midvale bedroom lying next to Kara, her college sweetheart who she left in order to pursue her career, and to the horrifying discovery that her former life no longer exists. As she stumbles through this alternate suburban universe, Lena begins to feel strangely comfortable in this new role of loving wife and mother to two children. Lena finds herself at a crossroad, where she must choose between her high-powered career and the woman she loves.

(Or: You Have How Many Siblings?) Thanksgiving is taken very seriously in the Barton Family (or, rather, between the Barton siblings). Typically James hosts, considering Skyfall manor is the only place large enough to fit them all. However, it was rather recently...blown up. Yeah. Will's apartment is far too small, and John, Aaron, Jason, and Brian have the same problem. William has recently shipped out to Afghanistan, and while none of the Barton clan would be opposed to a vacation in warmer climates, it's not the best backdrop for Thanksgiving dinner. Clint, on the other hand, has just moved into Stark Tower. (Or: That One Where the Avengers Get to Meet Clint's Family.) Note: Chapter four is up but chapter five is just a character masterlist.

Picking up where season 1 left off, Reki and Langa get together and spend the rest of their time in high school skating, making out (among other things), and being generally awkward but adorable as they figure out life together. - Note: Mature chapters are marked with warnings at the top for anyone who wants to skip that content.

The aftermath of the battle with Joseph Crackstone and the Hyde finally pushes Wednesday and Xavier together, physically and emotionally. But with the term ending abruptly, what does “together” really look like? This story explores a slight variation to the last few minutes of the Season 1 finale of Netflix’s “Wednesday” and what could happen over the extended break and beyond.

Kate and Anthony both have individual fights with their families. And drunkenly make a decision. If their families think they can do so much better than them - have a go!

Steve and Robin get a two bedroom in Hawkins. It's perfect, except for all the ways it isn't. Drafty windows, clogged drains, shitty landlord. But it's got a couch. A couch that's often occupied by Eddie Munson. Home isn't really the kind of thing Eddie has much of anymore, ever since his trailer became the primary source for all his nightmares. Luckily, he knows of a semi-comfortable couch where he's always welcome. Despite all it's problem, the house has perks. Primarily, it's somewhere Steve can actually call home. Secondarily, it's somewhere he can share with the people he loves. AKA: The fruity four live in a convoluted roommate situation, and romance happens along the way.

Just collecting all the snippets from tumblr and the old LJ and giving them a home. Just FYI, I'm thinking about ending this collection at around ~140 chapters because this one's getting large and that seems like a nice even number? I'd probably start a new one, like, volume two, or something. *new as of 9/28/18* Steve/Bucky: blankets & warmth135- Chris/Sebastian: magician!Seb, adventurer!Chris, an enchanted coin, love confessions.134- Steve/Bucky: werewolf!Bucky, King!Steve, true love.133- Chris/Sebastian: “Um,” Chris said, “I heard a dragon had moved in,” and then wanted to cram his entire foot into his mouth.132- Steve/Bucky: post-Civil-War happy naptime fluff131- Chris/Sebastian: reading-program host Chris and children's book author Seb, and coffee130- Steve/Bucky: “That,” Steve says, midway between impressed and angry and not at all intimidated, thanks, “is not a puppy.” The puppy, which is the size of a small cottage and has three massive happy heads, says, “BOOF.”129- Chris/Sebastian: loosely inspired by the I'm Dying Up Here trailer128- Chris/Sebastian: yoga classes and a first meeting