Pairing: Benedict Bridgerton x F!Reader
Summary: Writer and pen pal of Eloise Bridgerton, (Y/N) (Y/L/N) had no plans to come out in society. Her family could hardly afford it after all. And she doesn’t need to marry, not when she can support herself and her family with her writing. But ever the hopeless romantic, (Y/N) embraces London society with hopes of finding inspiration for a new story. Only to find herself the subject of a love story right out of one of her favorite romance novels.
Prologue: The Letters
Ch. 1: The Wanderer
Ch. 2: Don Juan
Ch. 3: Practical Education
Ch. 4: Self Control
Ch. 5: Vanity Fair
Ch. 6 - coming soon
Ch. 7
sunflower from spiderverse, but you’re miles morales painting a mural under a subway station.
I have done 20 (?!?!?) of these recs so far, holy moly! I think what I’m going to start doing is after every 10 rec posts, I’ll do some specialty recs. After I rec everything I read this week, I’ll rec some podcasts that I enjoy (I LOVE PODCASTS, OMG).
Kind Truths by Mawiiish (Superbat, complete. Clark is Bruce’s plus one to a gala and has to deal with his ~feelings~ about Bruce. Featuring protective Clark. Very soft, very cute fic <3)
(one more and then) I’ll say goodbye by immolationfox (Bruharvy, complete. A take on how Battinson and Harvey Dent get together in The Batman (2022) verse.)
Stranger than Fiction by foxy_mulder (Batfam, complete. Little Timmy writes self insert fanfic about the Batfam. Shenanigans ensue. SO FUNNY, GIVE IT A READ.)
Masking by BombusBombus (Superbat, complete. A reread for me. A fic about neurodivergent Bruce and Clark, the masks they wear for their personas, and how they come to love the real people beneath them. Featuring the best scene discussing relationship goals and expectations.)
borderline by TheResurrectionist (Batfam, wip. An update to the batfam hivemind fic. I am in love with this whole fic and always do a happy dance when it updates.)
Patchwork Pod by Kikat9 (Superbat, wip. MERMAID AU!! Bruce is a mermaid with no pod and Clark is the fisherman that befriends him.)
Story of the Century by navaan (Superbat, complete. Lois and Jimmy catch Superman and Batman kissing and get photographic evidence of it! What do they do now?!?)
Stay by navaan (Superbat, complete. Clark won’t stay the night and Bruce wants to figure out why.)
Homecoming by Sparkypants (Batfam, complete. A look at Jason and Bruce’s relationship throughout the years. Angst, but with a happy ending!!)
And now for some podcasts!!
Behind the Bastards. Everything you didn’t know about the worst people in history. I love the host, Robert Evans. He used to work at Cracked and has done reporting for Bellingcat.
Qanon Anonymous. A deep dive into the cult/conspiracy of Qanon and the other conspiracies that tie into it. If you really like this podcast, they also have a patreon with some additional content and side podcasts. One of the short, side podcasts that they are working on is called Manclan, which takes a closer look at online masculinity influencers. That one is FACINATING to listen too. And kinda sad.
Lions Led By Donkeys. A military history podcast that goes into the worst fuck ups done by militaries. Be warned, some of the topics they get into can be pretty heavy, so look at the episode summaries for warnings before you listen to them.
Welcome to Night Vale. Different from the others I’ve recced, lol. Incase you have never heard of WTNV on this hellsite, it’s a fictional podcast that takes place in the mysterious town of Night Vale, where all the conspiracy theories go to live. Each episode is a radio broadcast, and your host is Cecil Palmer. I also like to describe it as if NPR and The Twilight Zone got together and had a very queer baby.
Whenever I get my latte and croissant, I also get a breakfast sandwich, but I never picture it. UNTIL NOW. It’s a veggie breakfast sandwich with an egg that always has a gooey yolk. DELICIOUS.
They also had PRIDE DONUTS for Pride Month! I had to get one for a snack after my walk:
A red-winged blackbird. He lost his keys and can’t find them :(
Canadian goose!
Big stretch
The babies have entered their so ugly they’re cute stage:
Green heron. I love how you can see their reflection:
Grackle with some nest building materials:
A robin! They caught their breakfast:
Blue heron!
Close up:
THEY SPOTTED ME:
A robin again. They were singing at me, so I had to take a picture:
It was rainy and cool today at the arboretum, which was nice because the past week was hot here. Didn’t see as many birds, but the scenery was still lovely to look at. I can’t get over how pretty the water lilies are at the arboretum:
A cool close up of a flower! you can really see the raindrops on it:
Another close up of some flowers. I really like the color and pattern on this one!
Waterfalls, my favorite :)
A neat iris with some raindrops:
On to the birds! A Carolina Wren:
LOOK AT THIS COOL BUG:
Indigo Bunting:
Eastern Bluebird! He’s so handsome:
Omg, I love this Cardinal’s face:
I love chickadees, they are so tiny and adorable:
Another waterfall (because I’m weeeeeeak):
There are two birds here! The top one is an eastern bluebird, but I’m not sure what the one on the bottom would be. Some kind of flycatcher?
An indigo bunting looking off into the distance:
Froggy!
There is a bird in this tree, can you see them?
Need a hint? They’re right here:
It’s a ruby-throated hummingbird! This is the third time I’ve found this guy here! He must like to be tall, or something:
A chipping sparrow:
There are also some really neat koi (I think?) in the pond at the arboretum. They’re so big!!
Pretty flowers again to finish this off:
Teehee, bee butt:
Common Chinese characters, part 1-3
Henry looks Philip square in the face and says, “I’ve been gay as a maypole since the day I came out of Mum, Philip.”
If this single line doesn’t convince you to read this book, then there’s something wrong…
Alex Claremont-Diaz
The First Son of the United States
has hated Henry ever since they were eighteen
half Mexican
undergoing a sexual identity crisis
Henry George Edward James Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor
Prince of England
has been in love with Alex for a looong time
closeted gay
forced to pretend to be straight because of his family
An unfortunate mishap at a massively publicized royal wedding raises questions about the international relations between England and the US. So Alex and Henry and kinda forced to pretend to be friends to show the world that there isn’t any tension between their countries.
(there was tension between them though. Sexual tension /// I’ll just leave now)
Plus points:
Trump doesn’t exist in this book. Alex’s mom was elected President after Obama.
Badass side characters
Perfect writing
Hilarious dialogues/emails/texts
POC representation
lgbtq+ representation (obviously)
Enemies-to-friends-to-lovers. I definitely recommend this book if you’re into Drarry or SnowBaz
Goodbye I’m going to cry/fangirl over this book for the next 24 hours.
Miss Saigon https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4b6iuL1i1KYaFExMGVtU1lZVFk Here’s Miss Saigon Wicked Wicked is processing, but it should be up and ready within the half hour. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4b6iuL1i1KYYnFXTm1FVW5nZUk Amelie Here’s the version with sam barks! https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5mC1mGgdcnybmR1VDRVVGhhd1k/view Pippa: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B69B7dONziJ9d3dQWURNcDBuQ2c/view Newsies https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B33xzWS17jnacUJ4WFRhSG9RVHc Charlie and the Chocolate factory audio https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8z_T3eAVo5ZV1pjdGRsd2tUa3M Something Rotten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUTSrOLRPoc&ab_channel=broadwaylove https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCUt_ihndTw&ab_channel=broadwaylove In The Heights https://youtu.be/1bIjQTWgdLA Rent Rent: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByNb3C1491QtLTZyV0FFajRFWGc Heathers Heathers Act 1: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByNb3C1491QtekxESTRBUWxWNUk Heathers Act 2: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByNb3C1491QtUHJ6MUFOcEpSZGs Into the woods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqCsQCsinK4&t=126s Legally Blonde https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKMsllsH0zI&t=27s DWSA Act 1 - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7GQd-QkEY3kVXB1QTVHWU9RbWM Act 2 - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7GQd-QkEY3ka3JDM3Iwby11Y2c DEH Here you are https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6nTqjlT5ic7TTl3cTFOTE1XUVE Great Comet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b65emg39KZ0 Hamilton Chicago https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BzpL-43OkUIeekZuTVQzSzEtQmM there’s two act ones for some reason but here!! -Waitress https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwwjNEOdSgcrZUhJV0lpLUdHYWs Hedwig with Darren https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVN0chlEQQI Next to Normal https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rb_bUCjTzN0 Spongebob Musical https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6NlNyUA39M7QU4tZ1hiMG1KT1k West Side Story 2009 Revival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUwvQbFUrjU Fun Home https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/0B-m8Hw1G-tTMUnVsSzgzQ3ViOHM Book Of Mormon OBC https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/0B-m8Hw1G-tTMa09FS3VlU0VlTlk Hamilton Workshop Audio no problem!! https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/0B2ZBL5DGVnefSXpJLVRtaTVVQk Anastasia https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7dAEY7Tg6aI&feature=youtu.be Hamilton OBC https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxkLqzVEJEFWb0FVS2piVmV5a1E/view
Les mis revival https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxR1sYJi_ne4cEZldWltTmpiQzA/preview?pli=1 [title of show] https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/0B6Zy1uZCZtKldi1OdUY2QUJ6UkU Aladdin https://youtu.be/qqQx0gGHU7o Be More Chill https://youtu.be/eSeSPqVt7k4 Book of Mormon with Ben Platt act 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcN3fpSCYMA&index=74 act 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9x5gS_uE9o Come From Away video https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/0B98bysi8vH-5QWJiSlVTZXZnWEk A Bronx Tale https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bwuuh0K-k4jgVEJ6OWZmXzFkRUU Color Purple Act 1: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8kXYa_R-NVKMTl0dWxTUmM4Y2s Act 2: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8kXYa_R-NVKR2FwT0hjMXNTdlU Anything Goes https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7F50DKI3xy9NGk3MWZlZ2lrREU Elisabeth https://mega.nz/#F!gS4gTbiZ!ZvFHHyKOAL8Ay88Rf56Vbg Rent https://mega.nz/#!WZZgABIb!UUoKYBeZclbKHEdOqRcmn1X1EurWuan17zez5VcW-ME Carrie Revival https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1OutVCYlhjAR3JtaFc1WWtzZUk/view Wicked 2NT 1-7-17 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7NUVsPIChTLSGtzdXo4RTNBT28 Newsies ProShot https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/0B-RdR1my5BOZMXROR3JHV0lzajQ Come From Away https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7NUVsPIChTLRjB5TF9mOV93V1k Lightning Thief https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/0BzhH0phBpov7VE1lS2RENkMzTGM Cursed Child https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/mobile/folders/0B13LGz5DqmbpYjBiUmVvbU1HY2M Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8u2e6NcX_KrT25lU3l4aV92aEE/edit Falsettos https://youtu.be/gTlTLYzv1Vk https://youtu.be/kA5Yf1jVbgs
Summary: Everyone at your best friends wedding seems to be in love. But you and Tom.
Words: 2892
Warnings: This is all just fluff, please enjoy and remember to send feedback/reblog if you enjoyed it!
This is a piece for a writing challenge!! (wow, Sophie actually posts for one of the many, many writing challenges she entered? unheard of!) it’s for @marvelousxtsh and @peeterparkr romcom writing challenge. the quote is “Number of current boyfriends: Zero.“ from Bridget jones’ diary
Nothing about weddings were fun for Tom, who was so used to being alone that he was hardly phased when he ended up sitting alone at the table with a creaseless table cloth beneath his untouched expensive wedding food. He’d barely even lifted the fork, only choosing to glance briefly at his reflection to make sure his hair was still in place and there was nothing caught between his teeth.
It wasn’t that he was used to being alone. It was just that he wasn’t used to having someone’s hand to hold or hair to wrap around his fingers. He had long forgotten what it was like to have someone tangled up between his sheets as the sun streams in through the slit in the curtains and plush lips to kiss when his got bored.
He only knew what it was like to have temporary lovers who escaped before dawn, throwing on items of clothing back to front or inside out and wiping off the remains of their smudged lipstick.
Tom was so used to relying on one night stands for the slightest bit of intimacy that the sight of the loved up couples around him made him screw his face up. Even if deep down inside, he was itching to have someone to hold too – someone that wasn’t his dog who enjoyed snuggling up beside him at night.
Some guests were drunk on the alcohol, barely letting their champagne glasses run empty while others were love drunk. Sipping solely on gentle sways in the centre of the ballroom, consumed with the thought and presence of the other.
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