#ephrim

my summer son || repainted this ephrim-as-gdragon piece from (checks dates) oh my god, 8 years ago. original versions under the cut. thank god i learned to stylize. prints coming to tafcon with me!

It's long overdue, but I am finally compiling all the fics I've written and posted on AO3 for easy access 😊 you can also go to my AO3 account (waltzforthemoon) if you'd like to peruse all of the fics directly.

X-Men

A Healing Touch (link)

Wordcount: 1.2K | Rating: G

Gambit offers to help Rogue with her headache by giving her a massage

If You Just Let Me Through (link)

Wordcount: 3K | Rating: T

The aftermath of Rogue and Gambit's first kiss in X-Men: The Animated Series.

Sleeping In (link)

Wordcount: 1K | Rating: G

Rogue wakes up in Remy's arms after they spend a warm summer night out together by the pool ♥

One Last Dance in Paris (link)

Wordcount: 2K | Rating: G

Written for Home & Hearbor: A Rogue & Gambit Zine. Set immediately after the "Nightcrawler" episode in XTAS, Gambit and Rogue try to salvage their romantic trip to Europe that went horribly wrong--and Logan is their third wheel.

Spy x Family

Who Takes Care of You (link)

Wordcount: 6K | Rating: G

“You know, it’s been a really long time since anyone took care of me like this. I don’t usually get taken care of.”

“Because you’re always busy taking care of others,” Yor replied. “You know… I never realized until I married you that—well, I suppose that’s the good thing about being married, huh? You don’t have to be the only one who takes care of yourself. You don’t have to be alone anymore.”

Twilght takes care of a sick Anya and then he learns to be taken care of.

The Perfect Life (link)

Wordcount: 5K | Rating: T

Yor wakes up in an alternate reality where she and Loid are a real married couple and Anya is their real daughter

"There's Only One Bed?" (link)

Wordcount: 1.4K | Rating: G

Loid and Yor Forger are about to go on their first vacation alone as a married couple, but Twilight's bullet wound may complicate things...

Bleach

We Don't Have to Pretend (link)

Wordcount: 1.5K | Rating: T

Set during the Arrancar Arc. Everyone keeps insinuating that Rukia is Ichigo's secret girlfriend, but she has never thought to address it directly with him. Until now.

Under a Moonless Sky, We Meet Again (link)

Wordcount: 8K | Rating: T | Witch AU

Ichigo had been forbidden to enter those woods for as long as he could remember.

The rumor was that witches and demons lived there, and anyone foolish enough to step one foot into the woods was never seen or heard from again—or at least, if they did return, they never came back the same. But after Ichigo follows an injured black cat into the forbidden woods, he encounters a witch named Rukia, who appears to not be as dangerous or as evil as the legends warn.

Coup de Foudre (link)

Wordcount: 1.1K | Rating: G

Rukia helps her best friend Ichigo practice his wedding kiss (based on an iconic scene from The Wedding Singer)

Friends at the Table

Boy Trouble, Fero's Got Double (link)

Wordcount: 21K | Rating: T

Fero accidentally tells his parents he's getting married to Emmanuel, a pastry chef who makes crêpes in Roseheart. Who is also an undead pirate from Nacre. Who is kind of dating his best friend, Lem.

A Spark (link)

Wordcount: 1.2K | Rating: T

Fero and Ephrim reconnect and it might be the start of something new and good for the both of them.

Always Welcome, But Never Expected (link)

Wordcount: 1K | Rating: T

Fero and Ephrim's last conversation at the University before parting ways once again in Spring. Fero isn't a fan of Ephrim's new title of Lord. But Ephrim is still a fan of Fero.

Heart on Fire (link)

Wordcount: 2K | Rating: T

An embellished look at what happens when Fero heals Ephrim after he gets hurt in the battle against Arrell + the unexpected tenderness that follows,

A Quiet Moment (link)

Wordcount: 621 | Rating: G

"I don't think Ephrim looks at it when it happens."

"Where are you looking?"

"I think I'm looking back at Fero."

A Blossoming Warmth (link)

Wordcount: 5K | Rating: T

On the night of a University-wide celebration of the Second Spring's bloom and Fero Feritas' victory over Samot, everyone is enjoying themselves—except for Fero, who runs away to be alone. But when he finds Ephrim also alone on the roof of the tower he escapes to, Fero finds unexpected comfort and validation from him—and both Fero and Ephrim lean into each other’s warmth.

day 6: haunted

Lem: Yes, it's called "connotation.”

Adaire: My personal favorite is butt dial vs booty call.

Ephrim: Mine is "forgive me, father, for I have sinned" vs "sorry, daddy, I've been naughty.”