#wayhavenots

Thanks for the ask! I seem to have forgotten every single scene though 😅 In no particular order,

Amelia and Adam's first kiss

Mason telling Amelia he couldn't cope with her

Dinner at Verda's house

Finally telling the detective about vampires

How would your OC respond to someone falling in love with them if they did not, or could not, reciprocate? Would they let them down gently and with kindness? Or would they sneer at them?

Does your OC enjoy holding hands? Or are they too awkward to do this in public? Or possible too clammy?

Is it usual for others to develop a crush on your OC? Are they usually oblivious to this? If not then how do they manage such things?

-wayhavenots

Thank you so much for the ask PD!!

22. How would your OC respond to someone falling in love with them if they did not, or could not, reciprocate? Would they let them down gently and with kindness? Or would they sneer at them?

Jonah

I think he's the only one that might do both, but it all depends on the person who fell in love. In most cases, he would try to gently reject the other person by telling them he's not interested. He's done it often enough that he actually has a small 'scripted' speech prepared in his head at all times. The times where he would sneer at the other person though, would be if he knew the person and knew they either had a bad reputation or that they had ill intentions. Last case would be, if the person came out as too full of themselves upon confessing. He very much does not appreciate that kind of behavior and would become snarky upon rejecting them.

Madeleine

Now Maddie? Maddie is profusely apologizing. She apologizes if she's been accidentally giving mixed signals. She's apologizing because she cannot reciprocate. By doing that she's often caused the other person to feel bad about confessing in the very first place. Overall, those kind of scenarios are usually very awkward for her, but she tries to soften the blow as much as she can. She's the kind of person to set up a nice dinner to reject someone and it being completely mistaken as reciprocation, making it very awkard when the rejection part comes on.

Côme

They are so bad at rejecting people. They try to be gentle, but they're too brutally honest for that. It often sounds like they're thowing shade at the other person, when they're just genuinely confused. It probably goes something like this: -*other person confessing* C: what? why? -*lengthy explanation* C: oh, what made you think I was interested? -*other person not knowing if their question is genuine, decides to explain anyways* C: yeah... no, you got it wrong, I'm not interested *walks away*

26. Does your OC enjoy holding hands? Or are they too awkward to do this in public? Or possible too clammy?

Jonah

He's got mixed feelings about pda, but holding hands is probably the gesture he's most comfortable with. Don't get me wrong, Jonah's clingy, but good luck catching him doing pda. The gestures are either so subtle it's not noticeable (that's what he thinks), or he's just not doing anything. However, holding hands, is the one thing you might catch him doing on the regular and he secretly loves it.

Madeleine

She loves it. It's her top 1 form of pda. She loves how it's such a small gesture, yet it can be very intimate. She loves having to get used to her partner's pace. How she can sense a very small change in her partner's mood just by the way they hold her hand. She also loves that it's a gesture not only meant for her partner but also for her friends. In brief, it's her thing and she adores holding her loved-ones hands.

Côme

They love it, but gosh are they bad at it. They adore holding onto the person they love, any way or another, but they're too distracted for it to last long. One minute they're holding their partner's hand, the other they're caught in a lenghty speech about X topic and their hands are flying everywhere. Or they're walking and see something cool and they're either dragging their partner or straight up letting go of their hands. So yeah, they love it but in reality it only happens in short glimpses of time.

34. Is it usual for others to develop a crush on your OC? Are they usually oblivious to this? If not then how do they manage such things?

Jonah

Oh, yeah it happens often. Not so much that he's got people falling at his feet, but it does happen regularly and he almost always knows. He's good at picking up clues from other people, plus he knows he's a good looking guy. So, trying to keep a crush secret from him is usually quite hard. He'll try to act as if he doesn't know as long as he can, or do the complete opposite if he's interested in the other person. Although he often wonders why people crush on him because apart from his good looks, he's got a resting bitch face and not the nicest personality towards strangers.

Madeleine

It's not an unusual thing, but it doesn't happen very regularly either. Mads catching on it though, is a very rare thing. She often needs someone else pointing it out for her to notice, but even then she'd rather not notice at all, because she acts really weird when she knows. She becomes a very blushy and panicky mess that it got mistaken for reciprocation way too many times to her liking. But it turned out to be a good thing a couple times when she happened to also be interested in the other person.

Côme

It's a very unusual thing for them and they often don't have any clue what's going on. The person may be throwing very obvious clues at them, they're so oblivious, the clues just glide over their head. This has led to many awkward situations and people thinking they're an ass because of how they reacted (see the answer for the previous question)

have a good night!

this is cool reflection exercise, thanks @wayhavenots for the tag! since it’s pretty much the end of the year, i’m not sure who’s done this already. will tag a few mutuals but really, if you want to do it, please feel free to tag me!

@amlovelies; @risualto; @hunnybadgerv; @taliaferros;

January: simply be mine (twc) ft. adam du mortain x regina bishop; my 2nd twc fic ever and first one of the new year

February: desserts (twc) ft. felix hauville x harley bishop; this was the first fic in the #28dateswithunitbravo challenge hosted by @/wayhavenmonthly. i’m still super proud i was able to keep up with the entire month 💖

March: bucket list (twc) ft. all 6 of my pairings; this was inspired by some mutuals on our discord server. after all the february fluff, i wanted to write some angst 🤓

April: “cuddle me” (mind blind) ft. rosy kim x ivy park wiseman; i ignore canon for this pairing, and got to explore including aspects of my korean culture into this short piece about their married life 😊

May: permission (mind blind oc) ft. nick wiseman x nora mcconnell; i also ignore canon so i can put my oc in this universe and show how afraid she is to fall in love. this was a one-shot written for @wayhavenots and @anotherbeingsworld who tirelessly ship my beloved nora. (i’m still working on the full series, i promise!)

June: best vs. worst game (choices - my first two loves) ft. noah harris x mc; my choices inspiration had pretty much run dry by this point and i had several unfinished WIPs/ideas for my MTFL pairing, but when i got this request i felt like i could incorporate all my ideas into this one-shot and feel good about letting go of my WIPs 🥰

July: nightmares (choices - the elementalists) ft. beckett harrison x mc; this was the only fic i posted all month and it was a request. after july, my writing went downhill due to irl events 🤷‍♀️

August: sign here (mind blind) ft. rosy kim x ivy park - 18+; first MB smut fic and it happened to be the only thing i was able to finish this month

September: no feelings (twc) ft. mason x ria knight; i decided to just end a WIP i was holding on to that was 90% finished because i couldn’t decide on the resolution. i’m still happy with this as is though, even if the ending is open-ended.

October: 😭 had some writer’s block combined with a hectic project

November: i spent most of this month attempting to use nanowrimo to write more of my nick x nora series, but ended up stopping halfway through because work got super busy

put a description of your oc in my inbox and i’ll tell you which of my ocs would date them

From this ask game

Family Tree (Intro) by Ethel Cain.

Jesus can always reject his father But he cannot escape his mother's blood He'll scream and try to wash it off of his fingers But he'll never escape what he's made up of

This screams Amelia and Rebecca to me, the way that Amelia has distanced herself as much as possible but can't escape the fact that Rebecca is her mother at the end of the day.

thank you for requesting this one! It’s a little cute baby du mortain fluff but I couldn’t help but get a little angsty at the end. I haven’t written Adina in a while, so thank you!

author’s note: thank you for the request @wayhavenots. this takes place in the same universe as cottage by the sea and bucket list. it does have a bittersweet ending, so you have been warned and i hope you enjoy! copyright: all characters, except my oc detective, are owned by mishka jenkins @seraphinitegames. series/pairing: the wayhaven chronicles – adam du mortain x f!detective (regina bishop) rating/warnings: 14+; fluff and angst based on/prompt: physical affection prompts // 14. play wrestling word count: ~900 summary: adam reminisces on the times he used to play wrestle with his children.

“papa, i got you!”

regina looked up from where she was playing with philip on the porch to see jacques latching himself on to adam’s leg, his five-year-old sister mimicking the motion on adam’s other leg.

adam smiled and gave her a wink before pretending to stumble backward until he was laying on his back. the children climbed on top of him, doing their best to “pin” his arms down.

“yes, you ‘got’ me. when did you get so strong?”

cecilia grinned, a large gap showing where her two front teeth should be. “me too, papa?”

“yes, you too, my darling,” adam said, curling his arm around her. she squealed and kicked her feet, trying to break out of adam’s grip.

jacques scrambled to sit on top of his father’s abdomen, raising his arms to flex. regina chuckled, knowing full well no one could ever hope to match adam’s strength.

“i’m going to be big and strong like you when i grow up, papa!”

adam chuckled. “but don’t grow up too fast, my son.”

he knew moments like this were fleeting, not just as a parent but because of his nature. he glanced over at regina, currently rocking philip to sleep in her arms as she paced the length of the porch. he knew, with a heaviness in his heart that in the blink of an eye, his entire world would disappear from the earth.

and there was nothing he could do about it.

even if he kept his eyes open for eternity.

instead, he turned back to his children, determined to focus on what he could do. which was to fill his heart with as many memories and happy moments as possible. and hope that when the time came, it would be enough to keep him warm.

many, many decades later

adam smiled up at his great-great grandchild, who was sitting on his chest and holding his face between their tiny hands.

he took note of how the mid-afternoon sun seemed to hit the golden highlights of their sandy-brown hair, softening the bright blue of their eyes that reminded him of his wife’s.

“pappy, will i be as big as you when i grow up?”

“if you work hard, jackie, you can be whatever you want to be,” he said, chuckling inwardly at the feeling of déjà vu.

over a lifetime ago he said something similar to a child once. if his memory served him right, it was at the wayhaven police station; the pathologist’s child. regina had found it hilarious at the time but later admitted she thought it was adorable.

“do you have to go already, pappy?” jackie pleaded as adam carefully stood up, giving them a tender kiss on the forehead before handing them to their parents.

“yes, i have to go see your great-nana. but i’ll come visit next week, alright?”

“okay, i love you pappy!”

adam paused at the gate to look back at his children (because no matter how many generations passed, they were all his children) waving at him. he gave a small wave back, trying not to dwell on how his heart felt both full and heavy as he made his way over to the cemetery on the other side of town, picking up a small bouquet of regina’s favorite flowers on the way.

each step he took on the cobblestone walkway was a slow and deliberate exercise in leaving his grief, however temporary, at the gate. he didn’t want to be overcome with sadness when he visited with her, because she deserved to know how many lives she touched and how much good her own life did, even generations later.

with every step forward he tried to think back only on the most joyful moments from the life they shared. and stories that would make her smile and laugh, even if it was at his expense.

he visualized the wall around his heart falling away, piece by piece, as he got closer to her grave until he felt completely exposed. he wanted to lay himself bare before her – a penance, perhaps, for holding so much back from her while they were together.

even at his best and most honest, he had still hidden away some of his most prominent fears – perhaps, because they all revolved around her. he also never mustered the courage to tell her how much he wanted to take back his word that he would respect her decision.

because he wanted her to stay.

to turn.

to choose forever in the truest sense of the word.

“you should’ve seen them,” he murmured, eyes shining with pride but glimmering with tears. “they’re so big now and curious. stubbornly so, like you.”

he knelt down on one knee to brush away the dirt on the inscription and clear away the weeds, frowning as he realized it had been a while since he last visited.

“i wish you were here, my love. i miss you.”

he placed the bouquet in front of her headstone, removing the withered one from his last visit before standing back up.

he had long since stopped promising to visit again soon, having broken those promises many times over when it was too difficult for him to face that she was gone forever.

at least while he was busy with work, he could distract himself and let the time pass him by. but he was trying to visit with his children more often, and there were some parts of his reality he couldn’t ignore anymore. so he needed to find a different way to cope.

as he walked out of the cemetery, he let the wall around his heart rebuild itself, brick by brick. hopefully, the wall would last until next time.

from these physical affection prompts (always accepting)

#19 “I think I’m in love with you, and that scares the crap out of me”

- ❤️ PD

from these dialogue prompts (always accepting)

ahhh thank you PD for indulging me <3

author’s note: thank you so much @wayhavenots for requesting this and for indulging my Nick x Nora headcanons. More of the backstory and context will be written up in a separate fic, so this fic takes place about six months of these two agreeing to give each other a real chance. I hope you all enjoy! *fyi, Nora is Nick’s LI in all of my MB universes, and Nick’s features will vary based on that, so feel free to self-insert or use one of my Nicks’ below :)

copyright: all characters, except the oc and oc button, are owned by jo o’connor @mindblindbard. series/pairing: mind blind – nick wiseman x f!oc (nora mcconnell) rating/warnings: 14+; swearing, minor angst, fluff based on/prompt: dialogue prompts // 19. “I think I’m in love with you, and that scares the crap out of me.” (in bold) word count: 1.7k summary: six months into their relationship, nora freaks out when she finds out nick is falling in love with her.

permission

nick’s hand brushed nora’s as they walked side-by-side toward his house. he held his fingers near hers and looked at her imploringly, making sure that she knew he was giving her permission while giving her the space to set boundaries.