roses & riots go hand in hand

The little white lioness on the morning of 23 January 2025, shortly after sustaining her iconic face injury.

an aching kind of growing

Saxloch | rated: E | wc: 22k | post-canon, southern gothic, fucked up family values, author read East of Eden after The Awakening and mashed it with Phantom Thread

It’s also going to be home for the rest of the summer. A sticky, hot summer escape that’s less about enjoying the days and more about hiding. Retreating amongst the Spanish moss and licking the wounds that now mark the Ratliffs. Lochlan isn’t sure what he thinks they’ll achieve being out here. But if his mother’s singular focus of shielding them from the public is all she really desires, then it’s perfect.

Who would look for them here? A dilapidated house for an equally broken family?

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or: A summer in insolation leaves Lochlan the chance to confront his emotions about how things fell apart in Thailand. His brother, it turns out, is working through his future role in his brother’s life as well.

Staring in the Devil’s Eyes

Sam/Josh [Until Dawn], Canon Divergence AU [rated E | wc: 4.8k | non-con/dub-con, explicit smut, kidnapping, everyone’s a little bit fucked in the head]

Sam Giddings had received warnings about Josh Washington since the day she first met him. From his sisters, from her mom, from her classmates. But they have a connection, she gets him even if others don’t. But she missed the biggest red flag of them all and now she’s trapped by a guy that she’s not so sure she understands anymore.

But Josh isn’t mad at her anymore. In fact, he’d like to thank her for being so upset about his supposed death––whether or not she’s ready for it.

@halfmanweek Day 3 | prompt(s): writer’s retreat, infidelity/getting caught | rated: E | tags: college!Niall, older!Ruben, cheating, loss of virginity | wc: 3.7k

A summer writer’s retreat after Niall’s first year of university is an exciting opportunity––if only he wasn’t so anxious about being somewhere new. But right before he left, his mum had given him Ruben Pallister’s phone number. He hasn’t seen his much older step-brother in years but desperation leads him to reaching out. And the relationship they develop might be exactly what Niall didn’t even know he needed.

When someone knows you from the very early days of your life, there are secrets. Gwayne and Ormund have this history. Intimate, but also complicated.

James Norton

Sister pots

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