#courtorderedcake

You sent me this a thousand years ago and i’m so sorry i’m only doing it now!

Also i’m medically induced and haven’t proof read so apologies for the mistakes and unintelligible waffling 😂

Based on this picture from this post

Killian hated waiting for Liam. He always took longer than he said he would, making a point to overdo his captain’s duties and purposely making him wait.

He let out a huff and browsed the captain’s quarters, noticing the small stamps Liam had put on the cabin to make it his own. He was a lucky git to have all this space and privacy- he was proud of his brother and knew how much he wanted this; he’d worked hard enough to get it, and Killian wasn’t far behind him as his Lieutenant… and his cupboard sized dwellings was far better than a hammock in with the crew by any means... but God, what he’d give to have a bit more room. 

He was fingering the little trinkets on the sideboard when he spotted the shiny handle of Liam’s new sword. He’d been itching to get his hands on it but Liam hadn’t let him touch it since it was awarded to him, yet here it now stood, glistening in the candlelight and tempting him to reach out and hold it. 

Killian didn’t waste any time. 

While the brother’s away… he thought as he grasped the handle and lifted it from its hiding place.

It was heavier than he expected. It held a lot more weight to it than his own, so much so that he struggled to draw it from its sheath. 

He examined the blade in awe, smooth and incredibly sharp with not a single mark or imperfection on it. He jabbed it forwards gently, testing the feel of it in his hand, becoming accustomed to the excess weight it held.

It was magnificent.

He smiled as he started swishing it back and forth, mimicking a duel with the space around him.

He managed to spin once, keeping a steady grasp which boosted his confidence.

He became cocky. Swish up, jab down, spin, jab to the left, swish and spin-

It was the last movement that caught him.

The sword hit a number of Liam’s trinkets off the sideboard as it glided and his balance became off as he spun, the extra heft of the sword pushing him further than he wanted to go, causing him to almost fall backwards.

He would have done but quick thinking had him using the sword to puncture the chair that appeared as he turned, stopping his descent and keeping him upright.

It was after he’d gained his bearings that he acknowledged the dreaded tearing sound that came from the chair…

Liam’s uniform. 

His freshly pressed overcoat now lay draped over the chair back with a six inch tear in it and a sword sticking through it.

 Killian didn’t have time to fully address the extent of the damage because Liam’s familiar footsteps were finally heading towards the quarters.

He pried the sword from the chair and shoved it back in its sheath rapidly, placing it back in it’s spot before moving to quickly pick up the fallen trinkets. He breathed out a number of curses as he noticed the crack in his mirror, placing it back and hoping he wouldn’t notice.

Who was he kidding, he was going to notice.

Killian manoeuvred the jacket sleeve over the giant rip just as the cabin door opened.  He stood upright and placed himself in front of the broken mirror, hoping he looked as innocent as possible.

“Ah, Killian.” Liam greeted him as he closed the door. 

Killian smiled in return, hoping his poker face wouldn’t give away that something had happened.

“You took your time.” 

“Well, once you become captain you’ll understand.” Liam poked cheekily.

He made for the chair as Killian's eyes widened, watching with dread as his brother reached for his jacket.

“I want the crew on deck within the hour, we’ve been given new orders i’d like to announce-”

Liam’s voice cut off when his arms slid into his jacket and another awful ripping sound filled the air as the material split as it coated his shoulders.

Killian gulped as Liam took the jacket off in confusion to inspect it.

“Maybe it’s time to lay off the tavern pie’s brother.” Killian joked nervously, suddenly wishing he hadn’t when his captain’s eyes fell on him.

 Liam knew just by looking at his little brother’s face that Killian had something to do with this. 

“I’ll go round up the crew and get them on deck for you now. No time like the present!” he announced with false cheer as he began to practically run from the room.

“Killian! What did you do! And why is my mirror broken- Killian!! Get back in here! That’s an order!!” 

Liam’s hollering followed Killian through the door and down the corridor as he cringed knowing full well that he was in deep trouble.

To go with @courtorderedcake​ fabulous new fic for @cssns , Majestically Too Far Beyond!!! I am so excited to read this fic and to share this art with you! Please be sure to give Court all the love!!!

Tomorrow, @courtorderedcake will be dropping her demon Killian fic, Majestically Too Far Beyond! Here’s a sneak peek! Be sure to give her lots of love!

Emma Swan has never been that type of girl, you know, the one that cries and sinks into a pint of ice cream after a break-up. She's never ever cared about anyone other than completely out of survival, but then came Neal, and then came the final big break up of someone maybe she sort of kind of loved. So now she is one of those girls who are homeless, living with her adopted brother and wife's farm in a long abandoned Victorian keeper's home, desperately trying to save to get her own place while working her difficult government job and as a merc witch on the side.

When a desperate Witch calls on her to do a spell, it's all bad news - but then said Witch revealed a mountain of gold coins, and whimpered that Emma is her only hope. How can she not be a bad ass magic savior for this poor soul? All seems to be well, until the consequences are suddenly very real.

Killian may be a Demon, a fallen Angel that now delights in the practice of revenge, but first and foremost he's a gentleman. Sort of.

Especially when his ruddy Angel brother is focused on bureaucracy and keeping mankind out of chaos, while Killian barely keeps his denizens as safe as he can in a world that wants Demons dead. Witches and Warlocks use them for parts, Werewolves see them as a threat, Angels mostly still hold on to the ancient feud regardless of their treatise, Fae stay chaotic neutral, Vampires don't care for others affairs - it's a perilous world where hate crimes happen without consequence.

When Killian goes above to plead for more safety laws in the metropolis of Hyperion Hills, the city that lies over a major portal to hell, he does not expect to meet a council that the elemental four sit on. He especially doesn't expect that the council would ever take him seriously in his campaign for demon safety. Regina, Snow, Ariel, Elsa, and Belle seem dead set on making it their pet project - each for their own very different reasons. Especially when they bring up hiring a tempestuous security consultant, Emma Swan. When they adjourn, he can say that he is optimistically apprehensive. An optimistic Demon never leads to good things, unless by good things you mean throwing back rum while chasing a pretty woman for plundering.

He's unsure of what to expect, when challenged to do shot for shot by a mysterious blonde Witch, who didn't care who (or what) he is, but he does like a challenge. Too much in fact, the challenge raising the stakes, because from there on it becomes a blur, and yeah, he's bloody well in it now. The idea of a contract sounds fantastic when they stumbled into the strange tower, half naked and wanting. It's the ritual she does instead that he should have been paying attention to.

So, maybe now he's missing a hand, and has only the vaguest idea of what happened from the mess of blood he's woken up to, his and someone else's, a mirror's accursed magic the only thing to tell him what took place: he's a prisoner until someone lets him free…

A5. Who was the first author you subscribed to?

I’m not subscribed to any authors, because I check the CS tag on AO3 pretty much daily so I don’t usually miss anything. That said, I definitely binged Svenja’s back catalogue after finishing GTC the first time. 

B2. What’s the best time of day for reading fic? Why?

For me, it depends on the fic. One-shots I like to read just before bed, to relax my mind. Long MCs need a weekend afternoon when I have time and just need to get lost in something. Updates to WIPs I’m following I usually read as soon as I can after they’re posted. 

C3. Is there anything that makes you nope out of a story? What is it?

There are certain stylistic and grammatical things that turn me off immediately (no paragraphs, major punctuation errors, jumping tenses) and for fics I’ve invested more time into, if they spiral way off the initial plot or if they start to drag, or if they are really OOC I will stop reading them. 

C4. What thing that fandom loves do you actually kind of hate? Why?

Ohhh you’re going to get me in trouble here. I don’t like fics that use or are based on elements of the actors’ lives. The last time I stated this publicly someone sent me an extremely nasty anon accusing me of policing the fandom or some bullshit. I’m not saying people can’t write whatever they like but for myself personally I draw a very firm line between the characters and the actors. I don’t follow them on social media or read/watch interviews with them and try to know as little as possible about their lives. For me, blurring that line feels really uncomfortable. However of course I understand that others feel differently. I’m just not going to read those fics, that’s all. And honestly if you’re going to send me hate anons there are way more valid reasons for doing so than this particular opinion, tbh. 

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Court, this is the absolute kindest thing, and it put a smile on my face. Like, you may think I’m good with words - which, wow, thank you! - but you’ve made me completely speechless with this. I feel like I’ve just been wrapped in a warm hug of niceness and compliments, and I’m just going to read these words forever to stay in it. 

I’m obviously a big fan of romance. Give me all of the kissing and flirting and little moments of intimacy, and while some situations are a little wild, I do so love realistic reactions and lives and days and just two people falling in love while conquering the world around them. So knowing that you like all of that is very flattering, and I’m happy that you’ve found some joy in the words! 

Thank you for being so sweet on this when I was expecting, like, one to two word responses when I reblogged that post last night out of boredom, haha.

💕💕💕

I love this so much, I’m not even gonna fact check it.

Posting for Riptide by @courtorderedcake, with artwork by @captxinswans, is now complete!

Summary: An Enchanted Forest AU where the dark one was never released into the world in a vessel, thus causing a massive shift in timelines. The ogre wars have ravaged kingdoms, untold destruction spanning continents, rulers displaced. Even as the wars sputter to ash, the safest place to be is at sea, and that’s not very safe at all - as Emma and Killian find out, fates intertwined against all odds.

Rating: E

Read it on ao3 and tumblr: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 

courtorderedcake replied to your post: It’s been very weird to figure out how to talk...

I’m happy to hear that you are taking care of yourself. When I got sick I started keeping a food journal, and it’s helped identify a lot of food I can’t eat unless it’s a ‘treat’. I wish you so much support and forgiveness, because God is this shit hard, and firm determination.

Yeah I have a food log and it’s kind of the worst???? Cuz I forget to do it every day and then I have to go back and think “what did i eat for the last five days” and I really don’t vary much (leftovers, leftovers, leftovers!) and I’m like “this is really sad.”

But then if I do it in advance, because I don’t vary much, it’s kind of easy to meal plan. “I’m gonna have cereal tomorrow morning and that reminds me to put a protein shake in the fridge to have with it” (side note: protein shakes don’t taste good. I don’t care what anyone else says, they don’t. I have tried all of them, and none of them are good. But there is one that is only 4 carbs and like 20g of protein and caffeinated and it was the most awake I have been before 9am in my life) “and I’ll grab this for lunch because it has high protein, and then I guess I should figure out what to do for dinner, I’ll take this out of the freezer??”

But again, that’s only when I remember to do it lol