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Retrograde

for @ltleflrt​ for this post. I couldn’t get this little snippet of spiritual!Dean meeting businessman!Cas out of my head xxx

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The Capricorns must be particularly horny this week, Dean thinks as he restocks the balsa wood & sweet orange candles. (For the third time that week.) And who can blame them? A Mars retrograde takes its due wherever it pleases.

He takes a cheeky sniff and hums to himself, suddenly awash with images of a plush warm rug in front of a crackling fire, and two glasses of something dark nearby.

Well, maybe the Capricorns and the Aquariuses are having a little trouble with their libido this month.

He recaps the candle and finishes restocking, but at the final set he finds that there’s no room on the shelf for the last candle in his basket. He turns the spare in his hand. It’s the lavender & peach one that he favours for stressed and overworked customers. 

“What are you doing?” he asks it, idly rubbing the label. Usually the universe gives him a spare candle only when he’s most in need of it, but he couldn’t be further from stressed. His henna is fresh, he’s had his own music playing in the back office all week, and (apart from a few wayward dreams about strong sexy strangers) he’s never had more regular sleep in his life.

But the universe always knows best.

Someone coughs and he had been so distracted he hadn’t even noticed anyone come in, so when he looks up he’s totally unprepared for Mr. Tall Dark And Handsome looking back at him. Eyes so blue Dean’s a heartbeat away from throwing out his crystals and watching the moon through them instead.

He blinks mechanically and takes maybe a moment too long to smile, but it’s a moment he uses to take in the rest of Mr. TD&H, from the polished shine of his shoes to the cluttered hunch of his shoulders beneath the stiffest suit Dean has ever seen.

“Hi,” Dean says, pulling the lighter from his back pocket and clicking it over the candle. “You must be my delivery from the universe.”

I LOVE THIS AND I LOVE YOU

Well I biffed it again. Today forgot about my WWM Sprint. (I’ve only been doing this consistently for about a year *eye roll*)

I think I need to see a specialist about these sinus infections. This one is stay-up-all-night-crying bad.

buffymaximoff:

Ben: I’m a little scared to go breakfast – we were really loud last night.

Rey: I’m sure it’s fine. Everyone was asleep, Ben. Go ahead, I’ll be right there.

Ben: Okay.

*Finn sitting in the kitchen with coffee*

Ben:

Finn:

Ben:

Finn:

Ben:

Finn: Sup daddy.

First Lines

Rules: list the first lines of your last ten published stories. 👀 if there are any patterns yourself, and see if anyone else notices any! tag up to ten friends!

I was tagged by @jemariel! Thanks!

Home or Something Like It

Move in day was quickly shaping up to be one of Dean’s least favorite days in the history of forever.

Bound and Tide

Rey sits on a high rock, just past the shore.

Under Twin Moons

“Just a little longer, okay, Rose?” Finn says, his voice more breath than words.

Cat’s Cradle

Sam tucks himself into his computer nook, steaming cup of coffee cradled in his hands.

Strength Enough to Build a Home

There’s a knock at the Winchester’s door.

These Roads We Take

Despite all the things Sam’s seen and done in his life, he’s never put much stock in tarot readings.

Night at the Fish Zoo

“How much trouble do you think I’d get in if I took a naked selfie right now and sent it to Balthazar?”

The Dragon’s Keep

This was how Dean was going to die.

A Little More Than Super Friends 

Castiel was being punished.

Trigger Happy

Sam’s fingers tightened around Jimmy’s neck as he gulped, his Adam’s apple bobbing against Sam’s palm.

Observations: 

My first sentences tend to amount to “named character does a thing” which I think is probably a good way to introduce who and what we’re getting into. Fics with a lighter tone tend to have shorter beginning sentences. I hope these are all decent enough hooks that my readers would want to read more, because that’s always my aim. I guess I’m not as much of a fan of starting with dialogue as I once was because only two of these begin with spoken words. 

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