Searching For Sunshine

Speaking of Coco and Qifrey moments that I can't talk about without sobbing violently.

First question. Is he wet on purpose? Qifrey is wearing his cloak. The cloak we EARLIER THIS DAY saw repel water when it rained. The chapter bonus about clothes specifies that he has seals on it to keep him dry. We've seen him fall in the goddamn ocean and this cloak gives him a bubble. Did this man think getting wet in the rain when Olly tried to take Coco would garner him pity points?

Second question. Why doesn't Olly dry them off? We see Tetia and Riche fiddling with a towel. We get a bigger payoff narratively when Coco learns about the drying magic after barging into his room. But why doesn't he dry them here? Is he being petty and refusing to because he knows Qifrey didn't even need to get wet?

Idk what they are consuming (soup? Probably?) but Qifrey busies himself handing it out while Olly tries to ask him wtf he was thinking. Qifrey doesn't answer that, he just says she has a name, and while we're doing intros, Coco, this is Olruggio; he lives here and keeps us safe and we love him ✨

Qifrey hands out the soup in this order: Olruggio, then Coco, then himself.

Post-tree and Olruggio notices that Qifrey is still awkward with hugging him, and though Olruggio doesn't complain or push for more, he notices Qifrey has no problem with hugs from his apprentices. And he realizes this was the same before. And he asks him about it, casually and maybe a little shyly because he doesn't want to push him

I read cardiac tamponade after seeing you rave about it and when I say that that fic hit my nervous system like a mfing freight train phuuwee...I was FLOORED to say the least. I've read it four times now and have had multiple breakdowns over how well it was written and how it captured both ilya and shane just right. I read grin and bear it again after I finished CT the third time and my oh my, did it do a number on me lol...

So, imma need you to plsplspls recc some more fics 🥺🥺🥺🥺 that are along the same premise of the cens unintentionally or unknowingly keeping shane at arms length and shane either crashing out or like shoving all the feelings deep deep down and trying to push through it ....

For anyone unaware, cardiac tamponade by @as-the-stars-foretold (based on a fantastic post by @hollanovhaunting) is an absolute masterpiece about Shane joining the centaurs and the team treating him like shit bc they think he forced Ilya to stay in the closet and made him depressed. Completely soul wrenching. I’m obsessed with it. And grin and bear it is my own fic where Shane crashes out at Ilya for trying to force him to be friends with Troy.

There are sadly nowhere near enough fics with this premise of asshole centaurs 😭 But I will do my best to offer some fics with a similar vibe to compensate for inflicting you with the Cardiac Tamponade obsession (I’m sorry and you’re welcome)

New Centaur by Masterless (M, 6k) - this is based on the same post CT was based on, so it’s very similar!

infiltrators by inarosaurus (T, 50k) - shane joins the centaurs without them knowing about his relationship with ilya. the centaurs aren’t assholes in the first half of the fic, but then things get angsty for shane bc of some misunderstandings. the centaurs will def piss you off by the end

Team Player by Deepsea_Princess (T, 14k) - shane gets sick and is convinced he shouldn’t burden ilya so ilya can focus on the team. it’s more the coach who is pushing shane and ilya apart than the team but as that flavor of shane angst you might enjoy

every corner of this house is haunted by fightingwithtruelove (T, 7k) - shane overhears the centaurs talking and thinks they are disgusted by him and ilya. this one is a complete misunderstanding and the centaurs don’t do anything wrong, shane is just very anxious and insecure

bone-deep ache by carpcatfish (T, 9k, WIP) - Shane struggles with adapting to the centaurs. again the centaurs don’t really do anything wrong, but they do unintentionally make things worse

so cute wrapped around my finger by justhockey (T, 2k) - this is all fluff and humor, absolutely no angst so def not what you’re looking for but I love it so I’m sharing it anyway. the cens confront shane about being too controlling and shane is very confused. very silly and cute, so a nice palate cleanser for this angst filled list lol

I desperately wish I had more recs with a similar premise but sadly this is all I have 😞 If anyone has any additional recs, please send them my way!!

If anyone wants recs with supportive centaurs, asshole metros, or with shane specifically confronting Troy, I also have some of those so feel free to ask!

also olruggio:

teaching qifrey:

teaching coco:

teaching tetia:

teaching agott:

teaching richeh:

teaching hiehart and jujy:

loves teaching, won't admit it.