In The Gaps Between

by hamsterboo

Summary:

A collection of drabbles inspired by the Empyrean series in 100 to 200 words — glimpses of canon and divergent paths with a strong focus on Violet and Xaden, alongside a mix of other dynamics because no one's story stands alone.

Snapshots of battles, bonds, soft touches, and sharp words—told one breath at a time.

Notes:

Welcome to my little (well...365 little - edit, changed this to 180 lol) collection of 100 to 200 word drabbles for the Empyrean universe. There's drabbles that will fit into canon as my version of missing scenes or what I think could happen in the future (ehem spoilers of Onyx Storm) or a modern alternate universe where the relationships are the same, just in a different setting.

Many of the drabbles have Violet and Xaden at the core, but I also wanted to explore the relationship between the other characters. The drabbles will vary in tone (fluff, angst, comedy, etc.) but I've done my best to capture a single moment.

Aiming to update daily for 365 days but we'll see how that goes :) I've written 31 already, and I'm hoping to keep up with a large enough backlog!

Chapter 1: Sunset

Sunset

Word Count: 185

Universe: Canon

Xaden breathed in the crisp air as he watched Violet play with a stray puppy that had jumped out of the bushes a few yards from him. They had stopped a few hours’ flight away from Basgaith, just to get away, when she’d seen the puppy.  He had fully intended to join her on the ground and join in, but instead he stood there and just watched.

After dismounting Tairn, she had decided to unravel her braid and let her hair flow down her back. Xaden watched her silver tipped hair sway with the breeze; the happiness written all over her face as she pet the over energetic pup.

It was almost idealistic — the way the sunset had created an ethereal glow to the atmosphere. It was almost as though Violet were glowing, radiating light to everything around her, and if Xaden were honest, it didn’t matter that she wasn’t the cause. Violet had that effect on him, regardless.

It was perfect the way his life had started to come together in the dimming glow of the sky, and he couldn’t have wished for anything else.

Chapter 2: Sock

Sock

Word Count: 172

Universe: Modern

Sloane, for the life of her, could not find her sock.

It was strange because she found one of the pair, but the other had been missing for days on end. Sloane went through and searched every nook and cranny of her apartment — on her bed, under her bed, the kitchen, the closets, the bathrooms. Hell, she even went through her dryer’s filter, but it was as though the sock had magically disappeared. 

To be fair, it was just a sock, but Sloane couldn’t stand having just one half of the pair. It seemed wrong . 

Until she got a call from Dain the next day that she turned her apartment upside down. 

“Are you missing a sock?” was the greeting she received as soon as she answered the phone call.

Sloane blinked once. “Um, yes, and hello to you too.” She refrained from adding dick at the end of her sentence. 

“You left it here,” he laughed. “Pretty sure in your hurry to get to work, you never grabbed the other sock.”

Chapter 3: Marry You

Marry You

Word Count: 174

Universe: Modern

Violet was zoning out, staring at the sea in front of her. Her eyes were focused on the way the sun glinted off the gentle waves, and she felt the sensation of Xaden playing with her fingers quietly, but her mind was blank. It was rare for her to be at peace in such a way — usually her brain was going at many miles an hour, constantly thinking or worrying about one thing or another.

But then again, ever since Xaden came into her life, peace had begun to visit her mind more often. 

“Let’s get married,” she blurted, not even bothering to look at him. The sensation of him playing with her hand stopped, instead the grip of his fingers tightened around her palm.

“I know you’re waiting to propose — I found the ring — but I just…really want to marry you.”

“Now?” He was, obviously, astonished.

“Now.”

She finally turned to look at her boyfriend, and with her heart in her throat, Violet anxiously waited for a response.

He only grinned at her.

Chapter 4: Emerald

Notes:

Onyx Storm spoilers up ahead!

Also, I'm posting this from my phone as I'm on vacation so apologies if the formating is a little off!

Emerald

Word Count: 121

Universe: Canon

The emerald had gleamed while it was on the hilt of the Sword of Tyrrendor.

It still gleamed while it rested on her finger, but somehow it felt different.

The emerald, along with everything it symbolized, was now hers. The words binding the two of them sank into her soul, hopefully ensuring that she would carry a piece of him at all times. 

He turned to look at her, the veins branching out from his eyes, and she resolutely looked right back at the man she loved, not what he had become. 

“I love you,” he whispered, taking a hold of her hand. She squeezed his fingers tightly, trying to hold onto him the best she could.

“And I love you.”

 

Chapter 5: Blue

Blue

Word Count: 184

Universe: Canon

To many, Sgaeyl was a ruthless, fearless dragon, capable of killing anyone with a flick of her tail.

To Xaden, she was his lifeline, his source of power, his most treasured confidant besides Violet.

To Tairn, she was his mate, and currently wrapped around him as they rested in the sun. 

To her rider’s daughter, however? She was just Blue.

“Mommy! Blue!” There was no hope that the little human would be able to pronounce her name, and she had a small vested interest in keeping her rider’s hatchling alive, so she let it be. 

Tairn’s rider simply chuckled, “No, baby. We can’t go near her right now since she’s resting.” 

Let the child approach, Sgaeyl spoke into the shared connection. To her credit, Violet did not startle and simply smiled. “Okay, never mind. Go on.”

“Blue! Blue!” the little girl cheered as she was set onto the ground and hobbled her way over. A hand came down to Sgaeyl’s snout, and Sgaeyl simply closed her eyes.

Your daughter is a handful, she told her rider.

You love her, was his instant response.

Unfortunately.

 

Chapter 6: Poison

Poison

Word Count: 194

Universe: Canon

“Violet, you can’t keep defaulting to poisoning people,” Xaden said as he trailed after her on the way to meet Andarna. 

“Who said I poisoned them?” she answered, refusing to turn around to look at him. If he wanted, he could have very easily caught up to her, but he remained a few paces behind. 

“Your previous history of poisoning people so you wouldn’t have to fight them?”

“That was then, and this is now.”

“Then was only a few years ago, love.”

That made Violet pause and turn to look at him. “People can change over the course of a few years,” she responded in a very matter of fact tone.

Xaden stopped right in front of her. “Violence.”

He simply looked at her for a bit, and, just like he hoped, she crumbled with a sigh and a roll of her eyes. “Okay, fine. I was getting annoyed by the constant questions about having a kid so I may have mixed something into the assembly’s food to make them sick for a few days. It’s no big deal.”

“Oh, yes, of course.”

“Your sarcasm is not appreciated.” He just laughed in response.

 

Chapter 7: Confidence

Notes:

Slight Onyx Storm spoilers below!

Confidence

Word Count: 191

Universe: Canon

The girls, and the occasional guy, were surrounding Ridoc at the bar, and Violet didn’t even bother smothering her smile at the sight. Ridoc was thriving under the attention, and yet he still turned back to look at the squad every so often with a bright smile. 

“Where does he get the confidence from?” Rhiannon muttered, sipping at her beer. Violet turned to look up at her friend.

“Don’t you remember? He fucks like a third,” Violet answered, trying to keep a straight face but a snicker escaped her anyway at the thought of Ridoc trying to get a third-year into his bed a couple of years ago.

Her friend joined her in the laughter. “I wonder if that is still a compliment now that we’re out of that hell-hole.”

Violet turned back to look at Ridoc, to see him intensely in conversation with a man. She watched as he trailed a finger down the man’s nape, watched as the man’s eyes fluttered, and damn. Hook, line, and sinker.

“I’m not going to lie,” Rhi started, “his confidence reminds me of Xaden. These two are smooth.”

“Please don’t make that comparison.”

 

Chapter 8: Jealousy

Notes:

Slight Onyx Storm spoilers below!

Jealousy

Word Count: 200

Universe: Canon

“Was that how it felt with Cat?” 

The question was sudden, breaking the silence between the two of them. Xaden looked down at Violet, her head in his lap as her fingers twisted around themselves. He reached out and placed a hand over hers, stilling the movement. Violet’s shields were up so he couldn’t get a feel for her emotions, but they were clear on her face.

And yet, he still asked. 

“How what felt?”

“The jealousy. My insecurity. I see you with Halden and wonder how you could ever imagine being jealous of…that. And then I remember the conversation we had about Cat after the mat fight.”

Xaden smirked at the thought of that day. “I don’t remember the conversation as much as what had occurred.” The insinuation was clear in his voice. Violet reached up and pinched his bicep, and he pretended that it didn’t sting.

“Be serious.”

He laughed lightly and moved his hand to run his fingers through her hair. “To be fair, I told you all of that and still did the exact same thing, so really, I can’t blame you. I just can’t help it, and it’s nice to know that you couldn’t either.”

 

Notes:

It's so hard to be within a confined word limit let me tell you

Chapter 9: Arranged

Arranged

Word Count: 159

Universe: Modern

Xaden watched the baby Sorrengail, but it was very clear from her stiff shoulders that she did not want to be watched. Her eyes were trained on the window, but he knew there was no way she was actually looking at anything twenty stories off the ground. 

He resisted the urge to tap his boot on the ground, but the atmosphere was just so goddamn uncomfortable. Xaden was trained to never show it, though, so he kept his eyes forward.

“Can you please stop staring at me?” she asked with a strong voice but he could hear the waver in her tone. “It’s not like we don't have the rest of our lives for you to stare at me.”

“What if I just want to start now?”

That got her to turn to look at him. “Why? You hate me, and the feeling is reciprocated.”

“Well we're getting married, I might as well get used to seeing you around.”

 

Chapter 10: Drive

Drive

Word Count: 190

Universe: Modern

Xaden was over everything.

It had been a long and exhausting day, and he just wanted to crawl into bed. Unfortunately, however, he was an adult, and he had adult things that needed to get done. For one, he had to feed himself. There was also folding the laundry that had been sitting in the dryer for two days.

He was tempted to go pick up takeout instead of spending time and energy cooking, but as he considered his options at a red light, he just happened to look over at the car that pulled up in the lane next to him. He blinked and then turned his head back to stare at the red light.

Until Xaden processed exactly what he had seen.

He turned his head back around to find his neighbor, Ridoc, banging his head and jamming to whatever was playing in the car. Ridoc turned to look at Xaden, probably sensing his stare, and waved at Xaden while bobbing his head to the music before making a right turn.

By the time he got home with his takeout, there was a reluctant smile on his face.

Chapter 11: Forest

Notes:

Slight Onyx Storm spoilers!

Forest

Word Count: 197

Universe: Canon

“I can’t believe you’ve tainted forests for me,” Ridoc muttered from beside Violet. She turned to look at him, sending him a questioning glance. He looked back at her and simply raised an eyebrow.

“What?” she asked, still absolutely confused with where his brain was going. And apparently, so did Tairn because even though the surly dragon didn’t say anything, Violet could feel his judgement seeping through the bond. 

“Every time the two of us go out for a walk, we somehow end up in a forest,” Ridoc said with a sigh, the exasperation clear in his voice. It wasn’t true exasperation, though, and Violet knew that he was going to say something stupid. “And then, I have to be careful not to piss you off so I don’t piss your boyfriend off.”

And there it was.

“You really should be more scared of me, Ridoc,” she casually pointed out. “I could stab you a lot faster than his shadows would strangle you.”

He raised his arms in a placating manner. “Hey, I’m just saying. I can’t go into a forest with you anymore without thinking of knowing way too much about your sex life.”

“Shut up.”

Notes:

I love Ridoc :')

Come scream at me on tumblr! @hamsterboos

Chapter 12: Peace

Notes:

This is one of my favorite's :)

Peace

Word Count: 159

Universe: Canon

There was something about sitting in this place, quietly listening to the scratch of her quill on the parchment. Everything was muted. He knew that it wasn’t simply because he was in the Scribe’s Quadrant, but rather the presence of the beautiful woman next to him.

He simply watched her, taking in everything about her appearance and her actions. Of course she knew he was watching her, but if she had a problem, she’d tell him.

He just wanted to be near her, and he was content.

Her robe’s hood was lopsided over her shoulder, and papers and parchment were spread out in front of her. Despite the fact that they were in public, nothing else mattered; the quiet chatter from a few tables away, the movement as people walked back and forth, the squeak of the wheels on the carts. Even Slisaeg was quiet.

And for the first time in a very long time, he was at peace.

Chapter 13: Wand

Notes:

My friend and I had an entire discussion about which house each FW character would fit into so...I need to hear this discourse.

Wand

Word Count: 185

Universe: Modern

She felt like a little kid.

To be fair, with her short height, she looked like one too. 

The robe was engulfing her, the edges almost brushing the ground, and if it weren’t for her (almost indecently short) skirt peeking through the robe, Violet would truly look like a 12 year old, and not her 24 year old self. It was even worse seeing Xaden stand next to her in his costume. 

At least it was obvious they were dressed as wizards from Harry Potter with the house emblems embroidered over the breast pocket — Ravenclaw for Violet, and Sytherin for Xaden. 

“It’s wrong how you look like my dad,” Violet pointed out, holding out her wand in the direction of their reflection in the mirror. Xaden snorted and pushed her hand down and stole her wand. He used it to poke her gently in the cheek, and she batted him away with a scowl.

“It’s not my fault you’re so short.”

“It’s not my fault, either!”

“Oh yes, we should entirely go visit your mother and blame her.”

“I’d rather stick myself with that wand.”

Notes:

Tell me the discourse in the comments or on tumblr! @hamsterboos

Chapter 14: House

Notes:

Basicallyyyyyy a part 2 to the harry potter house conversation lol

House

Word Count: 185

Universe: Modern

“Okay, so what you’re telling me is that you’d be Gryffindor? And not Hufflepuff?” Ridoc asked, surprise written all over his face.

“Of course!” Rhi exclaimed, leaning back against the couch. “I’m the first one in line to try out the new stuff we do. If anything, you’d be Hufflepuff.”

Violet looked back at Ridoc, waiting for his response. It was like she was watching a tennis match, her eyes following the volley of the conversation. “Me? Since when have you known me to be patient? That’s Sawyer.”

“Why am I getting dragged into this?! Drag Violet!”

“Oh hell no,” she answered, pelting Sawyer in the face with a popcorn kernel. “I’m a Ravenclaw and there’s no question about that.”

“Okay, what about Xaden?”

“Hands down, Slytherin. The man would outwit you in seconds,” she answered proudly. “If you want someone who’s clearly another in-between — Liam.”

“Hey, now wait a minute,” he started, “I have no intention of getting in between this.” 

Ridoc grinned. “Oh, yes! You’re clearly a Hufflepuff too!”

“Gryffindor, obviously,” argued Rhiannon. 

“Oh for fuck’s sake. Violet, I’m going to kill you.”

Notes:

Let me know your thoughts :) feel free to throw me a prompt or anything at @hamsterboos.

Chapter 15: Beauty

Notes:

Part 1 of a 2 part series :) Onyx Storm spoilers below!

Beauty

Word Count: 154

Universe: Canon

Despite having been awake for nearly 20 hours, she found herself in the library yet again. 

She should’ve wanted to be out of her dress by now, having been squeezed into a corset on top of her dragon scale one. The women that had helped her dress had suggested leaving the dragon scale corset off, but there was no way in hell she’d take it off. Not now. 

But beauty was pain, and all that, but so was surviving. Violet was barely surviving. 

Violet carefully took the crown off her head and placed it on a table as she walked past it. The library was her only safe space for the last week. There had to be answers in some book, in some journal entry, something. As she walked along the rows of bookshelves, she fiddled with her wedding ring, and the thought of Xaden out there rejuvenated her.

She’d find the answers. She had to.

 

Chapter 16: Beast

Notes:

Part 2 of 2! Onyx Storm spoilers below :)

Beast

Word Count: 169

Universe: Canon

He’d avoided looking in a mirror for nearly a week, instead only looking at his warped reflection whenever he gazed down on the gold ring on his left hand. Xaden didn’t need to look into a mirror to know that he was a monster, a beast. The bright red veins branching out from his eyes were just a physical, visible, clear sign that he had nearly killed off his entire soul. 

The only piece remaining of his humanity was with the girl he loved, and it was some sick and twisted coincidence that his venin veins branched out in a pattern of lightning strikes. 

Xaden desperately wanted to reach into his bond with Violet, but he couldn’t. There was too much of him lost, and the only good part remained with her. He couldn’t go back to her like this. 

There were times when he remembered telling his wife that they would be together when all of this was over.

Now he doubted if it would ever be over.

Chapter 17: Cat

Notes:

I forgot to post this yesterday so another one will go up tonight as well!

Cat

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern Universe

“You look like a cat, all stretched out like that,” Mira laughed out. Violet smiled, her eyes still closed as she basked in the sunlight. 

“That’s not a bad way to live,” Violet answered, and she heard Brennan snort from beside her.

The sound of the wind accompanied his voice as he spoke, “I’d like to be a domesticated cat that just eats and sleeps all day.”

Violet finally opened her eyes and sat up, putting a hand on the grass underneath her to steady herself. “Could you imagine? Having someone wait on you day and night? With no responsibilities?”

Mira sighed. “Sounds amazing.”

“Sounds wonderful,” Brennan agreed.

“And entirely out of our reach,” Violet sadly continued. “I hurt too much all the time.”

“I spend too much time doing physical work.”

“And I barely sleep enough with all of the hospital hours.”

“Why is it that you three are either arguing or talking about the strangest things?” Violet turned her head at Xaden’s voice. He approached the Sorrengail siblings with a wry smile on his face.

Brennan countered, “Come on, you can’t seriously think we’re wrong about wanting to be cats.”

“No, but I can certainly think you’re insane.”

 

Chapter 18: Broccoli

Notes:

Round 2 of I forgot to post the chapter yesterday so I'll post two today 😅

Broccoli

Word Count: 154

Universe: Canon

“Are you sure you’ll be fine with her?”

“Yes, Mira, I’m sure. I am more than capable of handling it.”

“Uh-huh, and what happens when she freaks the fuck out once you take to the skies?”

“Nothing because she will be in my pack.”

“She has claws, Drake.”

“And?”

“And she will scratch the shit out of your pack and your back.”

“Through my leathers? I doubt it.”

“Look, I don’t particularly care about you but you best believe that I expect to see Broccoli when we are back in the same place.”

“That’s great, a cat takes precedence over a human?”

“Your gryphon takes precedence over you so I don’t see why a cat wouldn’t.”

“That can’t be how you think of Violet and Brennan.”

“It’s not. They’re my siblings. You’re not. Either way, I better see Broccoli soon alive and well. Do not over feed her.”

“For fuck’s sake, it’ll be fine!”

 

Chapter 19: Flying

Flying

Word Count: 138

Universe: Canon

It had been years since he had been flying, and yet every time it felt special. Every time, Xaden was appreciative of the fact that he was able to get on Sgaeyl’s back, that she trusted him enough, and they were able to just fly together. It was a rush to feel the wind on his face, the sun shining in his eyes as they took to the skies, gaining elevation every minute. 

It was one thing to be flying for battle, another for recreation. While he was flying, he couldn’t remember his problems. All of his worries and anxieties were left on the ground, and as they soared through the sky, all of that felt meaningless. 

For that short period of time, he could close his eyes, empty his mind, and all was right in the world.

 

Notes:

I hope you enjoyed!

Chapter 20: Black

Black

Word Count: 186

Universe: Canon

“Have you told Tairn, yet?” Violet asked as she rubbed a hand down Andarna’s snout. There were times when she missed when Andarna was golden and small — at least she could reach Andarna’s snout easily. Now the dragon had to reach down to be in Violet’s reach. Plus, her paws were just absolutely adorable. However, there was something incredibly special about Andarna’s newfound abilities to change the color of her scales.

No, Andarna responded. I have not yet mentioned my reasonings to him.

“He’ll figure it out, you know.”

Violet could feel Andarna’s hesitation before she spoke. I am afraid.

“Of what?” Violet questioned, desperately trying to keep any anxiety bleeding into her voice or their bond. Andarna’s teenage self was incredibly snarky, but there were moments like these where her insecurity bled through.

Of not living up to what it means to be a black dragon.

“Oh, Andarna,” Violet breathed, “I think it means more to him that you would want to look like him than you think. He loves you like his own. So do I and Sgaeyl.”

I truly hope you are right.

 

Chapter 21: Nuclear

Notes:

Part 1 of a 3 part mini series! Based off the song Nuclear by Leroy Sanchez

Nuclear

Word Count: 180

Universe: Modern

Violet had been seeing him around for two weeks now. He wasn’t a new transfer to Basgaith University, so clearly he had existed in the same space as her for the entire semester. Yet, after running into him — literally — for the first time two weeks ago, she’d been seeing him everywhere.

At every party, at the library, at the local coffee shop.

It was maddening.

Especially in the dark haze of the low lights and the music thrumming through her veins, she felt his onyx eyes on her the entire time she moved to the rhythm with her friends. Normally, she would have no problem going up to him and introducing herself, but she didn’t have to. He knew who she was, and she knew who he was. Their meeting would only be catastrophic because she knew that the combination of the two of them was dangerous. 

She felt as though it was inevitable, their lives crashing and intertwining, but she was also terrified that the fallout would be nuclear. 

But for the night, it might be worth the risk. 

Chapter 22: Second Minute Hour

Notes:

Part 2 of the 3 part mini series! Based on Jordy's Second Minute Hour

Second Minute Hour

Word Count: 178

Universe: Modern

He knew the music was blasting, could feel the bass vibrations under his feet, but he was only really paying attention to her lips and the way her mouth moved as she shaped words he couldn’t hear from afar.

Xaden wasn’t sure what it was about her that drove him to approach her at that moment. They’d been running into each other consistently for two weeks and never spoke, but he couldn’t wait another moment to be in her space. 

She saw him approach, and he watched as she stepped away from her friends. 

“We can’t,” she said as soon as he was close enough to hear her speak.

“We can,” he insisted. “Tonight, we can. I won’t be Xaden and you won’t be Violet. Give me whatever time you can.”

He could see the hesitation in her face, and he took another step, their chests brushing barely. “Tell me what you want, and I’ll give it to you. I don’t care if it’s just for a second. I want you to love me for whatever you can.”

Chapter 23: Forever

Notes:

Final part of the mini series - based on Chris Brown's Forever

Forever

Word Count: 145

Universe: Modern

They moved at once, crashing into each other as though they were differing poles on a magnet, spending their entire lives destined to meet. He grabbed her face, and she wrapped her arms around his neck, and they were gone.

The pair had an unspoken agreement that this was only to last the one night, and they had to make this one night last forever. 

It may only be in their memories, but to them, this one night would be everything .

The circumstances would never be right for them, so they would just have to make them right and not let each other go. If it weren’t for politics or their family names, it would be location or simply life keeping them apart, but not tonight. Tonight they would indulge in their own happiness, in their own willingness to fuck it all for the night.

Chapter 24: Coffee

Coffee

Word Count: 187

Universe: Canon

“Are you sure you want your coffee like that?” Imogen asked, raising an eyebrow at the idiot sitting in front of her. Garrick looked down at his cup, and she could almost see the hamsters in his brain working overtime to run the wheels so he could answer. It was quite fascinating, if she was being honest. A fierce dragon rider, one who was built like a boulder, had entirely just put salt into his coffee instead of sugar, and she was watching him genuinely contemplate drinking it.

“Yes,” he answered, entirely confident based on his tone. He sent her a bright smile that Imogen could tell was simply him bracing for the worst. 

She wouldn’t argue with him so she simply shrugged her shoulders and took a sip of her own tea — sweetened.

He picked up his mug and took a solid sip, and Imogen bit down on her lower lip to stop herself from laughing at the panic that was clear to her. His eyes widened, and he seemed to hold the liquid in his mouth before swallowing. “Ah,” he started, licking his lips, “delicious.”

Chapter 25: Honor

Notes:

Happy Liam Week and thanks to empyreanevents for doing all these fun lil prompts over on tumblr!

Honor

Word Count: 168

Universe: Canon

If Liam had learned anything from his parents, it was how to be honorable. They had painstakingly instilled the idea of integrity and honestly as some of the most important qualities for a person to have and live by. But, they also taught him how honorability came in different forms — what one may consider honorable may not be what someone else considers to be honorable.

So Liam also learned an important caveat to honor. Being honorable largely depended on how he felt towards someone, and that made Liam a great son, brother, and soldier. 

It also made him incredibly trustworthy, especially to those that did not deserve it. Liam did his best not to judge anyone based on stereotypes — Violet was the living proof of that — but Jack Barlowe was a whole other creature. He’d gained Barlowe’s trust to test his limits to see just how far he’d go to harm Violet. Turns out, the answer was much too far.

It would be his honor to destroy Barlowe. 

Chapter 26: Protection

Notes:

Day 2 of Liam Week! This one is a lil different where it's based out of canon but....not.

Protection

Word Count: 198

Universe: Canon (but not…)

“Hey! Watch out for the claws,” he warned, watching his niece run right towards the dragons laying along the beach. He turned his back for a minute, and Amelia went sprinting away. There were times when Liam couldn't believe that the little terror was a child of Violet Sorrengail, until he remembered that she was also part demon spawn — DNA generated through Xaden Riorsan. For a seven year old girl, she was wild and carefree and absolutely way more fearless than he had expected.

“I will!” Ameila screeched back, and he could clearly see Andarna's ears twitch in response. He jogged after her, quickly catching up to Amelia and swooping her up in his arms so she could be close to the dragons but far enough that she wouldn’t actually impale herself on a tail or claw.

“Amelia, lower your voice. And be careful! Don't go running off otherwise your mother will gut me.”

“Mommy won't hurt you! You're her best friend! Plus she doesn't trust me with anyone else.” Damn, she also inherited the Sorrengail brains.

“Correct. That also means that if something happens to you while you're under my guard, I'd lose my niece visitation rights.”

 

Chapter 27: Gone

Notes:

Day 3 of Liam week and I like to make myself sad apparently.

Gone

Word Count: 166

Universe: Canon

“Can I tell you something?” Violet whispers into the night, cocooned in Xaden’s arms. She feels him tighten his hold on her before he answers.

“Of course,” he says, equally quiet. 

“I saw Liam…when I was down there. It sounds insane to say this but he kept me safe and sane. He didn’t let me break.” Violet blinks rapidly, desperately trying to keep the tears at bay. 

She’s so closely pressed up to Xaden that she feels him swallow, his Adam’s apple moving against her cheek. It’s clear that he’s trying to find the words to say so she continues speaking, trying to fill the void that’s growing in her heart. 

“I like to think that it was Liam fighting Malek, to protect me even in death.”

“He did like to show off by doing the impossible,” Xaden answers with a rough laugh that gets swallowed up by the emotion in his voice. “I miss him.”

“Me too. I’m so sorry, Xaden.”

“As am I, Violet.”

Chapter 28: Hands

Notes:

Day 4 of Liam Week :) I love exploring the parts of canon that we didn't really get to see!

Hands

Word Count: 171

Universe: Canon

“Oh!” Imogen jerked away from Liam in surprise. “Why are your hands freezing?” 

Liam pulled his hands away from his friend with a cringe. He had meant to touch her to get a hold of her attention, and obviously, he didn’t realize that he had accidentally started channeling his second signet. He had to get a hold of himself — he couldn’t let it be known widely that he was causally channeling two signets. 

Leadership was already aware that he had farsight, no one needed to know that he could manipulate ice as well. Xaden already knew, but he wasn’t sure if that information had been passed around. 

“Just came in from outside,” he answered, glancing around the hallway to make sure no one had heard Imogen’s exclamation before rubbing his hands together, ridding himself of the energy building in his hands. Imogen side-eyed him, and he returned a sheepish smile at his blatant lie.

She looked down at his hands pointedly before nodding at him. “Did you need something?”

“Gloves, apparently.” 

Chapter 29: Roof

Notes:

Didn't get a chance to write something for Liam week day 5 so here's one from my stashed drabbles (which I am running dangerously low on...)

Roof

Word Count: 181

Universe: Canon

Violet wished she could stop living the moments that Xaden told her about from his childhood.

As she sat on the roof, a plate of chocolate cake in hand, she remembered how Xaden had told her that he would sit in this exact spot and wait for his father to return. It was horribly, hilariously tragic that it was her turn. A Riorson waiting for a Riorson to come home.

Chocolate cake should’ve honestly made her feel queasy considering how Garrick had been terribly poisoned with it, but all she could think about was how much Xaden loved it, how much he treasured those little moments as a child, how much he still did. Somehow it made her feel closer to him in this world that tore him away from her.

She dearly hoped it was still true.

It was stupid of her to be sitting so out in the open, but as the sun sank, turning the sky into hues of reds and oranges, all she could think about was that when Xaden came home, she wanted to be ready.

Chapter 30: Carve

Notes:

I remembered I never posted yesterday while I was in bed so I just gave up lol instead I'm posting early for Liam week day 7 so I can post the day 6 one later today!

Carve

Word Count: 189 

Universe: Canon

Liam blew on his desk, the wood shavings flying off the desk onto the floor (or his bed, but really it wasn’t as though he was using it very often). He put the little statue of Andarna on his desk, inspecting the grooves and shavings around in the fading sunlight for any mistakes. It was hard to carve Andarna when he had only seen her a few times, but he had tried his best to capture her innocence. 

Of course, the small dragon was already quite massive, and she would only grow larger, but Liam appreciated how young she was and so ready to fight for Violet. He took his knife and made some more cuts around her paws, trying to really define the curvature of them. Once he was satisfied, he picked up the palm sized statue and held it up in one hand. 

He hoped that once he gave it to Violet and Andarna saw it, the two would love the carving and saw the adoration and the effort he had put in. 

He hoped he’d survive to see Andarna grow up and make her another one.

 

Chapter 31: Brother

Notes:

Happy day 31 of drabbles (and finishing up Liam week)! I am regretting doing 365 days because damn that's a long time.

Brother

Word Count: 199

Universe: Canon

Every time Xaden watched her and Mira interact, he would mention to Violet later on that he was glad that he didn’t have siblings.

“And yet you and Liam are always bickering like brothers,” she pointed out, walking to her dorm with Xaden trailing behind her. She knew Liam would be waiting by her dorm, and she was ready to prove that she was right. Liam and Xaden may not be blood siblings, but they were siblings anyway.

“Yeah, but we’re not related.” 

“I knew you would say that, and that’s stupid. You and Liam grew up together in the same household being fostered by the same man — just by the basics that counts.” Violet continued as soon as Liam came into view. “And I’m sure Liam has plenty of embarrassing stories about you.” She stopped next to Liam and looked at him expectantly with a smile before turning to look at Xaden.

Thankfully, bless the man, Liam immediately caught on. “Oh yeah, for sure. I remember the time Xaden fell off the roof trying to sneak out of the house. He landed in a bush and had a thorn stuck in his cheek until I pulled it out.”

 

Chapter 32: Father

Father

Word Count: 171

Universe: Canon

“Dad!” Fen turned at the sound of his twelve year old son only to stumble back a few steps from the force of his son running into him. Fen laughed and instinctively wrapped his arms around Xaden. The kid almost came up to his shoulders, and he was growing up so, so fast. It was terrifying that his son was almost old enough to learn the terrors of the world they lived in. 

He would love to just shade him from the world forever, but he knew he couldn’t do that. Not when Xaden was one day destined to be the Duke of Tyrrendor, one day be destined to handle everything that came with that title. 

But Fen would be damned if he didn’t try his absolute best to protect Xaden from their harsh reality for as long as he could. It had only been two years since Xaden’s mother had left them, and it was all up to Fen as Xaden’s father to protect him, and he would die trying.

 

Chapter 33: Twenty Two

Notes:

You would think that after 31 days of me posting I'd remember to do it but nope so here's to another day of playing catch up (hopefully I remember tonight)

Twenty Two

Word Count: 179

Universe: Canon

It was kind of insane that his fucking dragon was the same age as him. In a world where the dragons are old and ancient, his dragon was born in the same year as him. 

Ridoc liked to think it was fate, and that’s because it probably was, but he wanted to think it was more than the magic binding the two of them together.

Especially because the dickhead of a dragon tried to bite his head off when Ridoc approached him at first. Ridoc had even followed all the proper rules, waited for the sign that it was okay to approach him, and Aotrom sniffed him. 

Then snapped his jaw so fucking close to his head that Ridoc thought he was done for.

The first thing Aotrom ever said to Ridoc wasn’t even his name. Actually, it wasn’t even a word.

It was a fucking laugh.

But it was okay, because that moment bonded the two of them together, and now Ridoc and Aotrom were growing up in this crazy, batshit world together.

Roaring twenties’ and all that.

 

Chapter 34: Too Early

Notes:

Onyx Storm spoilers below!

Too Early

Word Count: 185

Universe: Canon

It was too early. Way too fucking early.

She was supposed to die after knowing Violet was safe. Their mother had left her one fucking job, and it was to keep her siblings safe .

Mira was going to fail.

The blood was gushing from her neck, and the cut was too deep. This was it, and as much as Brennan was skilled, she didn’t think he'd be able to save her. She tried to speak, try to tell Violet and Brennan to leave her — that this was her end, but Mira spasmed in pain when Violet applied pressure to the wound.

She could see Brennan reaching out his hands towards her, Xaden behind them, but it was beginning to blur. 

Mira knew she was always going to die in battle but not. Like. This.

Mira was battered and bruised to hell and back, but all she could think about was that she was leaving her little sister and her big brother too early. She was leaving Teine too early.

Her last thought before she succumbed to the darkness was that she didn’t want to die.

Chapter 35: Onyx

Notes:

Based off a request to see Violet and Xaden reunite :)

Onyx

Word Count: 158

Universe: Canon

Violet couldn’t see his eyes from where she stood, but she knew instinctively that there was no red. Yet, she hesitated to step forward. She knew that he had to be fine, felt it in their connection, but it still seemed so much like a dream. 

Violet had spent so long looking at her husband through a dream that she couldn’t tell when she was in reality. She took a few staggering steps forward and the closer she got, the easier it was to see the color of his eyes.

Onyx.

They were onyx and the gold flecks through his eyes were back. A hand came up to cover her mouth in a feeble attempt to hold back the sob that was building in her throat. It ripped free anyway when Xaden walked towards her with a gentle smile on his face, not a single tinge of red to his eyes.

The red was gone.

Xaden was back. 

 

Chapter 36: Sports Car

Notes:

If it wasn't obvious, this was inspired by Tate McRae's Sports Car lol. Also scary, I only have one more pre-written drabble left oof, so if I decide to change this from 365 days (because why do I like torturing myself) to something a lot shorter, don't be surprised.

Sports Car

Word Count: 196

Universe: Modern

There wasn’t enough space in the damned car, and Brennan announced just as much after the third time his head banged into the roof as he tried to adjust himself.

Naolin, the infuriatingly handsome piece of shit that was currently under Brennan, just laughed as he reached up a hand to run it through Brennan’s hair.

“Well what did you expect, Bren? It’s not like we’re in a bed, or anything,” he teased. “We’re parked in a fucking alley in your stupid fancy sports car.”

“It’s not stupid!”

“Unpractical,” Naolin amended, and okay, considering what they were trying to do in said car, he was right.

Brennan plopped himself down onto Naolin’s chest in response. “We could roll the windows down, though.”

“So anyone walking by could hear us?”

“It could be hot, with the streetlights making a nice atmosphere?” Brennan continued, pushing himself back up to kiss Naolin’s throat. A strangled sound left Naolin, and Brennan felt the butterflies in his stomach turn into pterodactyls. 

“How about we just drive home and continue this in bed?”

Brennan pretended to think about it, but he was already getting up and moving to the driver’s seat. “Deal.”

 

Chapter 37: Professor

Notes:

Day 1 of Riorgail week!

Professor

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern

“Are you actually fucking kidding me? I’m going to lose my shit,” Violet silently ranted, trying her best to keep her voice quiet. She was walking through the hallways of the university building, dreading each step that took her closer to her destination. 

Unfortunately for her, she couldn’t exactly turn around leave because she’d be out of a much needed job and definitely useful TA experience required for her to secure her position as a professor in the future. 

Of course, she would’ve been more than qualified but when your mother was the dean of the university, suddenly nepotism became the first assumption and Violet wanted to have extra qualifications.

So here she was, walking to what was the beginning of a very, very long semester as she went to meet with the professor of Military History so she could join him in a few years as the youngest professor to join the faculty. 

Violet stopped in front of the door and took a deep breath before nodding to herself and knocking on the door. 

“Come in,” answered a deep voice, and she opened the door and entered.

“Oh, yes, hello Violet. It’s good to see you again.”

“Hello, Xaden.”

Chapter 38: Bond

Notes:

Happy Riorgail Week Day 2!

Bond

Word Count: 193

Universe: Canon

Violet sometimes wondered if there was something more to the bond that she and Xaden shared, something connecting them that was more than their dragons. The way that fate threw the two of them together made it feel as though the world itself was doing its best to connect them, and it conveniently chose their dragons as a means to that. But, that didn’t seem right either. 

Even when she learned that the man who wanted her dead was bonded to her dragon, that didn’t change the way she felt about Xaden. The love and care that she held for him came much later, and that was born from something entirely different.

Of course, it didn’t hurt that her life was magically bound to his through their dragons so she would never have to live a day without him. They would never truly be apart, always linked. 

So maybe the world had done them a favor, connecting them through their dragons and not their souls individually. That way, the two of them had a choice in the matter, choosing to give each other pieces of themselves until they gave each other up completely. 

Chapter 39: Signet

Notes:

Day 3 of Riorgail week and Onyx Storm spoilers below!

Signet

Word Count: 147

Universe: Canon

He had known that she would try to contact him, but in his panic to get as far away from everyone he loved as quickly as possible, he had made the assumption that once Imogen wiped Violet’s memories, she would have no way to send a missive to him. She would have no idea where he was going, and so Violet would never be able to contact him. It would leave him in a miserable existence — sadly extending that to Sgaeyl — but it would've been fine if she was safe.

But he fucking forgot about the dreams. She was so much more powerful than him, than he ever would be, and he was so fucking proud. Violet had mastered her signet enough that he was standing there looking at her as if they were awake and in reality. 

She was beautiful, and he had to wake up.

 

Chapter 40: Cake

Notes:

Onyx Storm spoilers and this was a request so I hope I lived up to expectations! Also I'm killing it with these exactly 200 word drabbles lol

Cake

Word Count: 200

Universe: Canon

"Can you please stop almost dying? That would be incredibly appreciated.”

“So what I’m hearing is that you’ll miss me if I do die.” 

Amari, give her patience. All she wanted was to check in on Garrick after he almost died eating cake , and here he was, being a dumbass like usual. Imogen wanted to believe it was just bravado and he was covering for it, but typically just him opening his mouth made her want to punch him or kiss him.

She knew which one she was leaning towards but had no interest in ever considering it, much less revealing it. 

“No, you dumb fuck. It’s going to be that much harder for me to do my job, and as much as I hate it, Xaden likes you. He’ll deny it but he’ll be moping. Especially if you died eating his favorite thing. Could you imagine that? You’d tarnish cake forever.”

Garrick laughed but something about his demeanor changed. He took a few steps closer to her. “Are you sure it wouldn’t ruin cake for you?”

She didn’t think they were talking about cake anymore, so without flinching, looking directly into his eyes, Imogen answered truthfully. “It would entirely.”

Chapter 41: Nice Things

Notes:

I am officially out of pre-written drabbles soooo we'll see how this goes lmao this is based off Jordy's Nice Things

Nice Things

Word Count: 160

Universe: Modern

“I can’t believe he spent so much money on you and then fucking cheated.”

“He wanted to take me to SoHo after I caught him, too,” Violet responded with the straw in her mouth before she sipped on her mango milkshake. 

Liam let out a short laugh. “Okay, but at least tell me you thought about saying yes just to break up with him afterwards.”

“I wish,” she agreed. “He kept trying to buy me out, I guess? I don’t know, but he did just take me around the country on his private jet, so I got that out of the so-called relationship.”

“He really just assumed that buying you stuff was going to let him have sex with others, huh?”

Violet rolled her eyes. “On brand for a Tauri.”

“Hey, Cam’s going to be pissed about that,” Liam said with a teasing lilt to his voice.

“He can suck it,” she responded. “But also, he’d entirely agree with me.”

Chapter 42: Domesticity

Notes:

Happy Day 6 of Riorgail Week! I straight up wrote this while watching Kpop Demon Hunters and I'm amazed at how good the movie actually is

Domesticity

Word Count: 198

Universe: Canon

They sat in silence, simply existing next to each other. Violet was reading her book at the dining table in the kitchen while Xaden sat across from her, working on setting a new rune into her gloves. They didn’t speak to one another, and Violet felt content to simply stay within his presence. People were bustling around them, but it was as though they were in their own little bubble. 

She didn’t even startle when Xaden trapped her ankles between his feet, keeping her legs still in the air as she felt his shadows applying pressure on her calves and thighs, massaging the always sore muscles. 

At some point, he gently dropped her feet back onto the floor, his shadows providing a cushion so they didn't suddenly drop down to the ground. She looked up at him in question, but he simply leaned over to kiss her forehead before moving to the stove. Violet watched him fill a bowl with stew and drop it off in front of her before moving back to the stove to fill a bowl for himself. 

There were no words spoken between the two of them, and yet Violet had heard every one.

Chapter 43: Ethereal

Notes:

Happy Day 7 of Riorgail Week! Full disclosure, I had written this scene for an Anastasia AU forever ago (literally I cannot remember when I wrote this, it's just in my drafts) and I figured if I never get around to writing the full thing, at least I can post it here since it fit so perfectly for Riorgail week and I had to scrounge up two drabbles today since I'm going to a concert tomorrow night and won't have time to speed write. Let me know what you think!

Ethereal

Word Count: 133

Universe: Modern (Anastasia AU)

She looked ethereal; the black strapless dress hugging her curves with the sheer blue net attached to the sides of her dress trailing behind her. She looked as though she had come to life from a painting.

It was almost as though the violins playing around them within the opera house were for her - to announce her presence. The white gloves trailed up her arms, stopping just underneath her elbows and the single gold chain hanging around her neck was the only piece of jewelry she wore. 

Her hair, the defining trait of her ancestry, was bound up in a bun, showing off her clavicles. 

Xaden was enthralled by Violet. She was the oasis for a parched man.

Yet, Xaden Riorson was lying to her, and he was going to break her heart.

Chapter 44: Puppy

Notes:

Not my favorite, was def on struggling where I wanted to go with this one but sometimes you just gotta take a step back and stop 🤷‍♀️🫠

Puppy

Word Count: 164

Universe: Modern

“I can’t believe Violet let you watch her puppy. I was literally coming over to keep an eye on Tairn and Sgaeyl.”

Dain shrugged as he watched Andarna attempt to bite his finger off. She was teething, and he really should’ve just given her one of her toys, but she was adorable. He couldn’t help but just let her play with his hand, especially since it wasn’t like she was biting his fingers off. 

“She asked me to drop by to make sure Andarna wasn’t losing her mind, and if I didn’t mind also just making sure Tairn and Sgaeyl were good too. Clearly, Xaden asked you to keep an eye on the dogs so we’d be interacting with each other.”

Sloane narrowed her eyes at him, and Dain resisted the urge to smile. He shouldn’t be so excited about riling her up, but he was most definitely enjoying herself.  

“And you’re okay with that?”

“Anything to spend more time with you, dear Sloane.”

Chapter 45: Sunrise

Notes:

This is the absolute tiniest little itty bit snippet from a soulmate AU I'm working on :)

Sunrise

Word Count: 114

Universe: Canon

She was flying, her eyes closed as the wind rushed through her hair, forcing strands loose from the crown she had braided them into. It was so incredibly rare for her to feel at peace considering the lives of danger they were living, but at that moment, there was no other way to describe what she felt. She opened her eyes and looked around, taking in the slow sunrise with the clear sky and the beautiful man flying on his dragon nearby her.

She felt him reach out to her, his shadows caressing her cheeks before his powers brushed up against her mental walls.

Love? he asked. Are you okay?

She smiled. I’m perfect.

Notes:

Don't know if anyone cares but I saw Baekhyun live last night and my life has been changed.

Chapter 46: Cart

Cart

Word Count: 174

Canon: Modern

“Hey fuck off! You can’t just push me off the track!” Garrick protested, pushing Xaden with his shoulder in retaliation. 

He heard Xaden yelp in surprise and watched his character veer off the path before drifting back onto it. “I didn’t push you! You just can’t drive properly!”

Garrick loudly scoffed. “As if! Look who’s talking — you can’t even keep up with the turns without hitting the wall.”

“You know the controllers have steering sensors on, dumbass. If you push me, of course it’s gonna veer off!”

“So what I’m hearing is that you can’t drive properly.”

“I won the last two games!”

“I had more points!”

“Oh yeah just because you got more coins.”

“Coins are what you use to win points, idiot.”

“You two do realize you’re just playing Mario Kart, right? It’s not that serious,” Violet chimed in from her spot in the kitchen. Even Garrick found it slightly comical at the speed he and Xaden turned to look at her. 

“How dare you,” Garrick breathed. “It is absolutely that serious.”

Chapter 47: Blood

Notes:

A different style today! Entirely texts that I leave up to imagination of who's who :) I have my preferences but honestly, it's open to interpretation. The word count includes all the extras like who sent the message and at what time so this is a bit of a cheat one...

Blood

Word Count: 168

Canon: Modern

 

Unknown Number (12:43AM): 

Question. 

I have a very important question for you.

What do I need to get blood out of a carpet?

 

Unknown Number (12:44AM): 

This is very important.

Also hypothetical. Not real. 

 

You (12:46AM) :

I’m really hoping you didn’t murder anyone, random person.

 

Unknown Number(12:48AM):  

Nooooo I’d never murder. You know that!

 

You (8:23AM): 

Good morning, did you ever get the blood out of the carpet?

 

Unknown Number(10:25AM):  

Who is this?

 

Unknown Number(10:25AM):  

You tell me, wrong number. You’re the one who texted me at almost 1AM.

 

Unknown Number(10:36AM) : 

Oh my god. 

I am so sorry

I was drunk and spilled my vodka cran on my carpet.

 

You (10:38AM):

How does vodka cran turn into blood?

 

Unknown Number(10:42AM):

I may have cut myself picking up the glass shards.

 

You (11:42AM):

Fancy tastes. Now, I must know the conclusion to this riveting saga. Did you get the blood out of the carpet?

 

Notes:

Full disclosure, this is another one of my WIP that I just stole to upload today lol this was written in 2021 when I was writing From Blood and Ash and it was meant to be Poppy and Cas but I stopped reading the series and the WIP was abandoned lol.

Did the person get the blood out of the carpet? We may never know (we may know if I decide to do a pt 2)

Chapter 48: Time

Time

Word Count: 167

Universe: Modern

“Violet, put the cat down and step away before I have to make you,” Xaden warned, taking one careful step towards his wife. 

His wife refused to listen to him, and instead simply held the dangling cat a few inches further away from her body. 

“You can’t just expect me to not hug my son, Xaden,” Violet retorted, visibly struggling in trying to hold the black cat still as Tairn tried to wriggle out of her hold. He was almost fifteen years old, and Xaden understood why Violet wanted to get every minute of affection she could, but god’s sake, her dress was sage green . The fur would very much stand out. Xaden rolled his eyes, not even trying to hide his reaction.

He walked closer to her to take a hold of the poor cat and let him down. Tairn immediately scampered away, probably running to hide under the sofa.

“Yes I can, love, especially if you expect us to be on time to the wedding.”

Notes:

I'm honestly considering taking a break to write and build up a bank again because I don't have a lot of time after work so I keep stealing scenes of stuff I've written and adjusting it to make drabbles

Chapter 49: Twitch

Twitch

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern

“Sawyer!” Ridoc pestered as Sawyer moved further into the castle, the music picking up intensity as the creepiness factor shot up. 

“What?” he snapped, turning around to look at his cousin. He hoped that nothing would pop out on his character in the time that Ridoc did his backseat gaming. 

“Don’t you think we should revive our Twitch channel?” Ridoc asked, leaning back in his chair, his hands supporting the back of his head. Sawyer blinked, unable to respond at first, until a loud cackle followed by a door slam scared the living daylights out of him. Sawyer jumped and spun around in his chair to slam the keyboard in order to pause the game. 

He took a deep breath to calm his racing heart before he responded, turning back to Ridoc. “Our Twitch channel? Didn’t you delete that?”

“Nah,” he responded, “I just marked it as inactive. We could totally just start streaming again.”

“You do realize that we haven’t streamed in 5 years? We don’t exactly have a following anymore.”

“We don’t need a following to stream, Sawyer. It’d just be for fun!”

“Ridoc, no. The world, including our boss, will see how quickly we scare as bodyguards.”

Notes:

The game they're playing is Resident Evil Village!

Chapter 50: Concert

Notes:

In my modern canon, I believe that Liam and Violet go to concerts and coffee dates and Xaden just has to suck it up.

Concert

Word Count: 189

Universe: Modern

“Oh my god,” Violet breathed as they climbed the stairs, “that was insane .” Her voice was hoarse from screaming and singing along which made Liam smile. She was going to be suffering all day tomorrow, but she’d be happy.

“It was really fun,” he agreed.

“It was more than fun! It was a life altering experience, Liam. You just don’t understand!”

“Vi,” he laughed, “I get it.”

“Well, if we ever go to a Fall Out Boys concert, you’ll actually understand,” she responded. Liam rolled his eyes, but she wasn’t wrong. 

“Also, I love Xaden’s dad. He’s literally the best.”

“I got you the tickets, you know?”

“I know, and I love you for that, but he’s also getting me the polaroids,” Violet grinned. Liam snorted. This woman had a problem, and her boyfriend was only enabling it.

“Yeah, that’s because he doesn’t know how much of a terror you are.”

“Oh please, you’re saying that as if he doesn’t know about all the horror stories from our arguments.”

“You’re a terror beyond those arguments.”

Violet scoffed in outrage, “Rude.”

“Not so rude considering I paid for your tickets.”

Chapter 51: Argent

Notes:

This is a Miraculous AU, another one of my WIP lol

Argent

Word Count: 197

Universe: Modern (Miraculous AU)

“Can you stop pretending that you know everything for, like, five seconds?” Violet huffed as she jumped down from a ledge onto the neighboring building’s roof, bending her knees to absorb the majority of the impact. She resisted wincing as she felt a twinge of pain shoot up her hip. The fight against the Venin had been a rough one, and she knew that the second she lost the power of The Empyrean, she’d feel the pain all at once. 

“Well,” Shade responded, voice gruff, “I did tell you that distracting the venin would give you the perfect opportunity to electrocute him.”

Violet rolled her eyes. “Yeah, no shit sherlock. That didn’t mean I was that interested in electrocuting you too. If you had just used your powers, you could’ve blocked out his eyesight. That would’ve distracted him plenty instead of running at him and then getting flung nearly halfway across the city.”

Even with a black mask covering half his face so only his lips were fully visible, his dark eyes expressed enough of his amusement towards her. 

“Argent,” he said around a broadening grin, “are you worried about little ol’ me? Your ‘partner’? I’m flattered.”

Notes:

Also, I did forget to post a drabble yesterday so I might update twice tomorrow or at some point this week just so I'm back on track, but I think once I hit 60 drabbles, I'll take off for a week or two to write ahead. I also want a bit more time to work on my other WIPs since I have Miracles Happening, a soulmate AU and the Miraculous AU.

Chapter 52: Boyfriend

Boyfriend

Word Count: 161

Universe: Modern

Violet stepped out of the car, hand placed in Xaden’s as he led her into the paparazzi filled lot that led to the building where the final press shoots and poster shoots would be taking place for her show. It was still absolutely insane that something she had written was actually going to be a TV show for the whole world to see, but another absolutely insane thing was the fact that she was pressed up against Xaden’s hard body, trying to pretend to be absolutely in love with him.

“Who is this man?” she heard one of the journalists ask, and she wanted to say that she didn’t exactly know either considering she had just met him last night, but this was the perfect opportunity for the world to know that she had a boyfriend.

Technically. 

Smiling, she pulled Xaden to a stop as she turned to the vague direction from where she heard the voice. “This is my boyfriend.”

Chapter 53: Notes

Notes:

I'm two drabbles behind for this week, planning on updating twice tomorrow and Sunday! I accidentally slept 12 hours yesterday so I never wrote anything last night oops. This is also not my favorite but I really wanted to write some Brennan and Naolin

Notes

Word Count: 156

Universe: Modern

“Can I borrow your notes?” Naolin asked with his mouth stuffed. Brennan grimaced at the sight and wondered at the marvels of how the human brain worked when in love. If it were anyone else, he would’ve been absolutely disgusted by the entire display.

He even thought about it for a bit, but nope. He was just in love. 

Disgusting.

“For what? Immunology?” 

“No, to the path that takes me to your heart. Obviously immunology.”

“I cannot believe I didn’t immediately punch you for that.”

“You love me. It’s kind of a side effect of that.” Naolin poked Brennan gently in the shoulder with a smile on his face, one that was endearing and annoying all at once. Brennan tried to push him off, but Naolin was right.

Instead of answering, Brennan just passed over his notebook. Naolin grinned brightly and started flipping through the notebook. 

“Oh my god, thank you so much. I love you.”

Chapter 54: Touch

Notes:

Inspired by Kard's Touch :)

Touch

Word Count: 162

Universe: Modern

A featherlight touch on her collarbone that made her breath catch. 

A hand running up the side of his jaw that made him shut his eyes. 

A palm on the small of her back, silently supporting. 

A finger brushing back strands of hair that hung in his face. 

Sloane didn’t think of herself as someone as touch starved, but as Dain slowly traced her lips with his thumb, she was considering changing that opinion. She might not be touch starved in general, but she was most definitely Dain starved. 

“That’s cheating,” she breathed, moving her own hands up his arms, feeling the muscles strain as she squeezed his biceps. 

“It’s not cheating if it’s a valid move,” he countered. “You said touching the upper body was fair game.”

She entirely did, but she wasn’t going to concede to him that in this game of who would crack first, if he kept doing what he was doing, Sloane was going to crack first. 

Chapter 55: Watch

Notes:

Double update! This one is a continuation of the last chapter (Touch)

Watch

Word Count: 173

Universe: Modern

Dain was obsessed with watching Sloane; he wanted to live in her orbit, cataloging every reaction. He wanted to live with his eyes always on her, watching as her breathing became more shallow as he touched her waist and moved his hands up her ribs. He wanted to watch as her eyes fluttered as she kissed him, finally, finally , letting her guard down to let him in. 

There was something so captivating and entrancing about Sloane Mairi, and he had never once thought that he would be absolutely obsessed with her. Once upon a time, she hated him and he…disliked her, but to be able to watch Sloane be part of his life was magical. 

But at that moment, all he wanted to do was watch Sloane lose at her own game. She really believed that he was going to break and give into this game of foreplay she devised, but what Sloane didn’t realize was that Dain had been holding onto his wits and his desire for much longer than she did. 

Chapter 56: Twenty

Twenty

Word Count: 149

Universe: Modern

Imogen was eighteen when she first saw him. 

At first, her gaze was on his deep brown hair as he stepped into the lecture hall of her first math class at university. Even from afar, she could tell that his hair was soft, and she was fully aware that recognizing someone’s hair texture was definitely strange. As he got closer, though, her attention was drawn to the little dimple on the left side of his mouth, barely appearing at first as he spoke, but when he laughed, the dimple deepened. Right before he passed by her with a slight glance down to avoid her backpack on the floor, she saw how beautiful his hazel eyes were. 

She was nineteen when she first spoke to him, and they became friends. 

She was twenty when she fell in love with him, and she learned that Garrick did not love her back.

Chapter 57: Swipe

Notes:

Double update again so I'm all caught up! This is a continuation of the last chapter (Twenty).

Swipe

Word Count: 180

Universe: Modern

She was mindlessly swiping through Bumble to waste time as she sat in the busy airport, and her body froze when a familiar face popped up on the screen. It was for a split second that her mind flashed back to her freshman year at university, seeing his dimple for the first time and then to her junior year, remembering feeling as though she could dive deep within his smile and happily drown.

Except, she didn’t, so Imogen simply swiped left on the photo, choosing to put him out of her mind again because what even was the point. 

Until she felt a sigh fall over her shoulder, and she flinched, turning around, and she swore her heart stopped beating in her chest for a split second.

“Oof, Imogen. That hurts. I honestly didn’t know if you’d swipe right, but seeing you swipe left did something to my heart,” 

“Garrick,” she breathed, out of reflex more than anything else. Garrick dropped his hand and let the smile take over his features, brightening them up. 

“Hi, Imogen. Long time, no see.”

Notes:

Yet another series of bits from a WIP that I haven't touched in a few years. I may actually bring this back as a Riorgail full fic or maybe I'll stick to Imogen and Garrick, we'll see :)

Chapter 58: Cooperation

Cooperation

Word Count: 172

Universe: Modern

"Why did you think it was going to be a smart idea to take Andarna on a walk?" Violet groaned as she tried to hold the squirming cat down long enough for Sawyer to get the harness on.

"Youtube made it look easy!"

Twenty minutes, several treats, three scratches, and a (finally) proper set harness later, Violet and Sawyer were walking out to the sidewalk in front of their apartment building. At first, Andarna seemed intrigued by everything around her, so Violet carefully set her down on the ground.

She took a few steps forwards, looking at the birds flying in the sky before trying to follow one that had dipped down low to pick up a piece of bread from the ground before the leash stopped her from going too far. 

And then she just sat down.

Sawyer groaned. "Why can’t you just cooperate for once?”

Violet snorted. “Her ability to cooperate with things is limited to once a year.”

“Yeah? And what’s the one thing from this year?”

"Moving."

 

Notes:

I am writing this in bed with the lights off directly in the AO3 chapter text box thing so if there are typos, excuse my brain

Chapter 59: Sparkling Water

Notes:

We're gonna pretend sparkling water exists in the world of The Empyrean for this drabble lol

Sparkling Water

Word Count: 188

Universe: Canon

“You’re evil, you know that?” Sawyer casually spoke. He was intensely watching as Ridoc tried his absolute hardest to quietly open a bottle of sparkling water. 

“I’m not evil,” Ridoc responded, “I’m simply returning a favor.”

“And what favor would that be?” Rhiannon asked from her spot on Violet’s bed. The squad was lounging in her room, ignoring Xaden’s presence as he perched himself against the window sill. Ridoc was standing over the desk while Sawyer, Rhiannon and Violet were all leaning against each other in bed.

“Aotrom singed the tips of my hair the other day, so I’m simply giving him something in return,” Ridoc answered with a nice smile on his face. Violet snorted, recognizing the situation for what it was — a continuation to the prank game between the two.

“Yeah because that’s going to go so smoothly,” she retorted. 

“I just need him to try the sparkling water, and for none of your dragons to spoil it.”

“I don’t think our dragons care about your prank war,” Sawyer answered.

“And that’s fine with me,” Ridoc said. “But I can’t wait to see him drink this.”

Chapter 60: Silence

Notes:

A quick reminder that I will be taking a break to write ahead a little :) I'll be back in a week or two!

Silence

Word Count: 200

Universe: Canon

They were sitting on the rooftop, watching people walking around and enjoying the cooling weather. It was very much welcome after the sweltering heat of the summer months as autumn neared.

Xaden bumped her shoulder gently, drawing Violet out of her trance. She looked up at him and found him looking down at her already, love written clearly on his expression.

“Are you planning demise, Violence?” he asked, teasing her. 

That drew a smile out of her. “Of course I am. I’m planning on how I can beat Garrick.”

He raised an eyebrow. “In what?”

“I don’t know,” Violet answered, turning back to look towards the city. “In something.”

He laughed, and she felt butterflies fluttering in her stomach. “Entirely understandable. Do you want some cake?” he asked, pushing his plate into her view.

Instead of responding, she grabbed a hold of his fork and cut herself a piece, humming around the sweetness. They went back and forth sharing the cake until there were crumbs remaining on the plate. The two of them were quiet, but they didn’t need to speak. The silence was comforting, and as she rested her head on his shoulder, the silence was all she needed.

Chapter 61: Power

Notes:

Happy Violet Week day 1! :)

Power

Word Count: 177

Universe: Canon

It rushes through her, the feeling of strength and pure energy, and Violet hates that she enjoys it so much. Xaden will say that it is her earned right to control the lightning in the sky, and she believes him. but no matter what, Violet has the power to bring buildings down within seconds, to kill a person by frying them from the inside out, and to destroy the Earth with her strikes.

Maybe it’s because she felt powerless all her life, her disability defining her as weak and marking her with her silver hair, but now that she has this power, she enjoys it. She can revel in being the one to make others fear instead of the other way around. When her joints are inflamed, and she feels sore all over, her lightning is what gives her support. When she cannot defend herself with her body, her power will do it for her.

So maybe her lightning is dangerous and everyone fears her, and maybe she’ll hate the power that can kill, but it’s hers.

Notes:

I'm back! Did I do the writing I said I was going to do? No! Did I instead come up with another Riorgail WIP? Yes! :D

I did update the total chapter count to 180 so it's more manageable for myself, though!

Chapter 62: Birthday

Notes:

Happy day 2 of Violet week!

Birthday

Word Count: 192

Universe: Canon

She didn’t think that she would be sitting here on her birthday, actually celebrating it, but here she was.

Or well, lying in bed. Her dragons had already wished her, commenting on the frivolity of a birthday when dragons had so many it lost meaning. 

“Happy birthday,” Xaden murmured, tightening his arms around her, and she almost felt like it was a dream. It didn’t feel real that not only had she lived through the disaster of the last few years with the war, but she had Xaden back as well. 

He continued speaking, after squeezing her tightly again and getting out of bed. “We have plans, so you need to get up now.” 

She got through her morning routine in a daze before realizing that she was sitting in the kitchen surrounded by her family and friends. There was a cake in front of her - chocolate because Xaden had influenced her enough - with candles. There was even the little carving of Andarna that Liam had made, sitting off to the side next to what looked like leather bound books of some kind. Presents.

It was the best birthday she’d ever had.

Chapter 63: Change

Notes:

TW for panic attacks.

There were a few scenes in the beginning of Iron Flame that made me think that Violet was about one step away from having a panic attack, so this is kind of my take on that.

Change

Word Count: 198

Universe: Canon

“Breathe, Violet, please.” Violet could hear him, could feel his hands running up and down her arms, but she couldn’t get her body to follow what he was saying. 

Her brother was alive, venin were real, Liam was dead, Andarna was asleep. 

Everything she was told was a lie. She wanted to reach out to her dragons, but she couldn’t ground herself in her Archives, couldn’t find a standing in this tilting world. 

She couldn’t breathe. Her chest was tight, and her heart was racing. 

Everything was different yet nothing had changed. She had learned the truth, but Liam was still dead. Leadership knew the wards were failing, yet they still did nothing. 

“Violet,” she heard Xaden say, and somewhere in her mind she felt him try to reach her through their bond. Violet slightly recognized he was beginning to sound panicked. 

Violet suddenly felt his hands tugging her face up towards him and shaking her slightly. It was enough of a stimulus that it jarred her away from the terror in her body and forced her to take a shaky breath. Xaden took one with her, then another, and another. 

“I’m sorry,” he breathed. “I’m so sorry.”

Chapter 64: Pain

Notes:

I've been saying it's Violet week, and if anyone's curious, @empyreanevents on tumblr has been hosting The Empyrean based character/ship weeks where there's 7 different prompts with a lot of good content that people have been submitting! It's been great for me so I don't have to come up with prompts lol. Next week is Immrick week so go check them out!

 

Pain

Word Count: 181

Universe: Canon

 

There was a knock on the door, jolting Violet away from the in-between state of awake and asleep. 

“Come in,” she answered, hoping her weakened voice would carry to the door. A part of her had hoped it was Xaden, not willing to let anyone else see her like this, but Xaden wouldn’t knock. A bigger part of her knew that she was in a lot of pain and would be in a lot more if she didn’t allow others to help her. 

She had woken up immediately knowing that the day would not be anywhere even remotely a good day. She was just incredibly lucky and grateful that she was able to stay in bed. 

“Hey,” Bodhi said as he peeked his head through the door before he took a few large steps into the room. “I brought a bag of warmed salt. Hopefully that will help the swelling and the pain.” He gently set it on her hip, and the pain flared for a brief moment before waning. 

“Thank you,” Violet whispered.

“Of course,” he said. “What’s family for?”

Chapter 65: Attention

Notes:

Happy Day 5(?) of Violet week!

Attention

Word Count: 145

Universe: Canon

The back of her neck itched, the sensation worse with her hair tied up in a crown braid. It felt as though there were tiny needles piercing the skin in the area over and over, but Violet knew it was just because someone was watching her, yet again.

Ever since she joined Basgaith, someone was always watching her. Whether it was Xaden and Liam, in their bodyguard tendencies, or Colonel Aetos, in his murderous tendencies, or The Assembly, someone was always watching her. 

If anything, she had been attracting attention since she was a kid thanks to her hair. 

One would believe that Violet was used to the attention, but despite being bonded to two dragons and leading a revolution, she was absolutely not.

She wanted to blend in, stay away from people, and simply exist. But unfortunately, she didn’t have the luxury of that.

Chapter 66: Scribe Mind

Notes:

I personally really like this one <3 Happy Violet Week day 6!

Scribe Mind

Word Count: 152

Universe: Canon

The general’s daughter is weak, Codagh spoke, stretching his neck out wide. Andarna paused, pretending to be sniffing at the grass beneath her as she waited for him to continue speaking. She is not fit to be a rider. 

Aimsir answered in a bored tone, My rider believes her to be capable. She possesses the bravery of the riders.

Isn’t she supposed to be the head of the scribes? asked Smachd. That is the child that everyone praised for her mind, is she not?

You are correct. Her mother believes her daughter to be the best of her and her mate. She will have the mind of a scribe and the heart of a rider, and she will be great. Aimsir stated, not a doubt in his tone.

And just like that, Andarna had found her human. This girl would be unique, just like her, and they would conquer the world together.

Chapter 67: Quiet

Notes:

Happy day 7 of Violet week!

Quiet

Word Count: 146

Universe: Canon

It was quiet.

The wind was rustling the leaves nearby, and there was the occasional clap of thunder in the distance, but otherwise, it was quiet. 

At times, Violet felt as though speaking required too much effort, too much of herself. She didn’t want to be around anyone, except of course, her dragons.

Tairn and Andarna were always ready for some alone time with their rider, and their rider felt exactly the same way. Violet knew that she didn’t always give her dragons the attention they deserved, especially with the bond they shared, but it was so special to her, the ability for her to simply exist with them. 

The quiet wasn’t suffocating or anxiety inducing. The quiet wasn’t scary. It was comforting when she was around them.

She could lie against Andarna’s side, Tairn curled around the both of them, and she could simply be. 

 

Chapter 68: Idiots

Notes:

Almost forgot to post this while working on my roommates WIP but here we are! Also it is not immrick week I got my months mixed up (and dates, I'm dumb) so here's a little snippet from the WIP!

Patience

Word Count: 154

Universe: Modern

In hindsight, she really should’ve looked into who she would be sharing the apartment with.

Granted, this situation was brought to life straight from one of her nightmares, so really, it wasn’t as though she could’ve done anything even with the knowledge of who her roommate was going to be.

Violet resisted the urge to scream as she gingerly sat down on the edge of her bed, just wanting nothing else in life except a moment of peace. But no, that was too much to ask for because within a few minutes of her trying to figure out her shitty situation, there was a knock on her bedroom door. 

“What?” she yelled, not even bothering to try to be nice. Her voice sounded gruff even to her. 

“Wow, Sorrengail, what crawled up your ass and died?” Violet rolled her eyes and stopped herself from answering with you . 

“My patience for you,” she answered instead.

Chapter 69: Rage

Notes:

Fell asleep early yesterday, apologies for the missed update! Here's number 1 for the night and number 2 will be coming soon :) I was dumb and prewrote a lot of Immrick ones and didn't realize Immrick week isn't until Aug 27th so now I need to pre-write more.

Rage

Word Count: 163

Universe: Modern

Rhiannon believed that the best way for someone to relieve their stress was to go to a rage room, and that was exactly where she and Violet were headed. Violet was practically vibrating, which was impressive for her small body. Rhiannon almost wanted to laugh since this was all over a boy, but as a good best friend, she did not. 

She did, however, tease her best friend.

“I can’t believe you’re so mad over a boy, Sorrengail.”

“I’m not mad ,” Violet insisted.

“Your tiny body is basically screaming ‘do not touch me’!”

“Look I just need to get this restless energy out.”

“Before you kiss Xaden?” A sharp glare was sent Rhiannon’s way, and she laughed that time. 

“No.”

“Violet.”

“Okay, fine, yes. I need to do something that doesn’t involve me going near Xaden.”

“Because you will kiss him or do more than kissing?”

“Can you do me a favor and stand in front of my axe when we get there?”

Chapter 70: Starstruck

Notes:

Update two! Let's just say this wrote itself and I now have another WIP idea akdsjfsf

Starstruck

Word Count: 199

Universe: Modern

“Oh, look at that,” Bodhi said, and Xaden could hear the grin in his voice. He was so fucked. “Mr. I-have-no-emotions is completely smitten.”

“I think starstruck is the word you’re looking for,” Garrick corrected.

Xaden tore his eyes away from the woman on the screen to glare at his best friend. He was reconsidering giving him that title. For a moment, he even considered disowning his cousin. 

He tried to come up with an argument against the two, but all he could muster up was a feeble, “I’m not starstruck.”

Xaden watched as Bodhi and Garrick eyed each other before they both let out loud barks of laughter. He had two of them. 

“You can admit that you have a little crush on an actress,” Bodhi insisted. “We’re not going to think any less of you.”

Oh how he wished he could say that it wasn’t simply just a crush, and she wasn’t simply just an actress. If only they knew that he had seen her in that red carpet dress the night before because she wanted his opinion on it. 

If only they knew that he had seen her out of that dress later that night, too. 

Chapter 71: Numb

Numb

Word Count: 178

Universe: Modern

“Is it bad that I’m so incredibly happy that his mouth is numb right now?”

“Nope. It’s quite peaceful. There’s no chattering in the car.”

Sawyer laughed at Rhiannon’s direct response. He wasn’t sure why it surprised him so much considering how blunt she normally was, but he figured she’d give Ridoc a bit of reprieve after his wisdom tooth removal surgery. Sawyer glanced in the rearview mirror to check on his friend and was not surprised to see Ridoc’s face next to the window, cheeks puffy and eyes red. 

“So I suppose the answer to shutting Ridoc up is to numb his mouth?” Sawyer mused as he tapped his fingers against the steering wheel. 

“I guess, but how exactly are we meant to do that? It’s not like we can steal local anesthetic.”

“We could ask Brennan.”

“And he’d give it to us?”

“No, but he’d give it to Violet.”

“Violet won’t give it to us.”

“Xaden?”

“...that may work. He would probably just go steal some himself if we made him spend more time with Ridoc.”

Notes:

Not my favorite but I just wasn't really in a writing mood :/

Chapter 72: Secret

Secret

Word Count: 199

Universe: Canon (mostly?)

“Oh my god, we cannot tell Xaden about this,” Violet panted as she ran by the castle. He was going to murder her if he found out that she had left the grounds in the middle of the night with Rhiannon.

It was supposed to be a quick outing, simply a fun little night trip to go out and get some free time away from everything, except, of course, they had run into some infantry soldiers that figured that they would have some fun with the girls. Unwarranted.

Obviously, Violet and Rhiannon had gotten rid of them quite easily, but it took much longer than expected to get back, and now the sun had started to peek above the horizon. The dark night sky was beginning to lighten, and that meant that Xaden would know that Violet had slipped out during the night. 

She was fully aware that Sgaeyl would mention it to Xaden; Violet was just hoping she’d be back before it happened.

“Obviously,” replied Rhiannon, sounding less out of breath than Violet. “I will take this to my grave if it means not having Xaden snapping at me forever for letting you go out of the castle.”

Notes:

I took a few liberties in how Aretia is designed (mostly because I can't remember) so I could write this lol

Chapter 73: Thunder

Notes:

A small snippet of a future scene from my Princess Diaries AU, Miracles Happen :)

Thunder

Word Count: 177

Universe: Modern

The thunder was loud, shaking her to her bones, but Xaden’s presence warmed her. He had her pressed up against a window for a brief moment, and she wondered if he would kiss her or keep them both waiting. He leaned in, but before their lips could touch, he laughed.

Violet pulled away. “What?” she asked, her lips turning up in a smile as she watched him glow. Another clap of thunder sounded, and she didn’t jolt that time.

“Come on.” He took her hand and started running, and Violet let out a bright laugh. He checked around each corner before sprinting through the hallways, and she felt as though she were doing something wrong with the way they were sneaking. Well, technically, she supposed they were. 

He took her outside through a side door, out into the pouring rain, and he pushed her up against a wall. The rain soaked her clothes, accompanied by another clap of thunder, and yet all she could feel was his large hand on her jaw and his lips against hers.

 

Chapter 74: Victory

Notes:

Didn't update last night because I had a headache so I'm posting twice :) follow me on tumblr for any updates like these!

There's not really any spoilers, but uh, angst warning? I made myself sad while writing this and the next one.

Victory

Word Count: 196

Universe: Canon

It felt strange knowing that they had won.

The last of the venin were laying on the ground, wyverns still dropping from the air. She was surrounded by death and destruction — too many of the riders and infantry amongst the dead. Despite that, even though Violet should have gone to check on her squad, her dragons, her attention was solely on one person. 

And he was dying. She felt the sensation through the bond, the rippling of him losing consciousness before it began to grow weaker. The shadows in her mind were fading, and Violet started running. 

They had won, and this was supposed to be their moment. They had won, and it was time for them to reclaim their lands.

They had won, so why was he dying? Violet didn’t realize she was sprinting until she was panting when she reached Xaden. He was on the ground, eyes closed, and she knelt on the ground beside him.

“Xaden,” she whispered, her voice cracking. “It’s over, love. We won. It’s time to go home.” Violet was shaking his shoulders, but he was unresponsive. 

They had won, but why did it feel like she was losing everything?

Chapter 75: Together

Notes:

Double update! Part 1 to this is the previous drabble (Victory), and again, apologies for the angst but oh well!

Together

Word Count: 168

Universe: Canon

“You cannot die on me, Xaden Riorson! I refuse it!” Violet screamed at him, still shaking his shoulders. The dragons were surrounding them, grief emanating from them. 

Silver one… Tairn spoke, and Violet knew what he was going to say, but she refused. There was no way.

“We were going to get through this life together, you hear me?” she sobbed. The tears were making her vision blurry, but she had to try. She crouched over his body, settling her head on his chest, willing it to move.

It didn't.

She didn’t know how long she stayed like that before she felt a part of her break before Tairn roared in pain.

Sgaeyl fell on her side by Xaden, and it was the beginning of the end.

“We go together,” Violet whispered. Together, she said again through the bond.

In this life and the next. Andarna answered.

Violet felt herself fading, but she wanted to make sure she said it again. Together in this life and the next.

Chapter 76: Heir

Notes:

An unintentional continuation of Victory and Together! Sorry (not sorry) for the angst pt 3

Heir

Word Count: 171

Universe: Canon

At some point, he was sure that the tears would’ve dried because there was no way that he could keep crying over his lost family, but standing there in front of the remains of The Assembly and the rebellion, Bodhi had to stop the tears from falling.

The mood was somber, despite the incredibly fortunate reason for their meeting. They were meeting to figure out how to rebuild their home, but Xaden and Violet would never see the fruits of their hard work, of their sacrifice.

Bodhi had been given a new chance at life by Xaden after their parents had been killed. Xaden was the reason Bodhi was alive, Violet the reason why Bodhi had gotten his lovable — yet grumpy — cousin back, and now, Xaden was the reason why Bodhi was the heir to Tyrrendor. 

He didn’t want this. He wanted his cousin and his friend back.

Bodhi wasn’t sure he’d be able to lead Tyrrendor knowing that it should’ve been Xaden.

He had not earned the title of heir.

Chapter 77: Meet Cute

Notes:

Fluff after the angst! A lil snippet of my soulmate WIP!

Meet Cute

Word Count: 198

Universe: Modern

In her effort not to spill her smoothie but also respond to Liam’s text, Violet was well aware of the fact that she was not watching where she was going. She knew it was a bad idea, especially with how Andarna was tugging at the leash wrapped around Violet’s waist. Sure enough, Andarna let out an excited bark and yanked on Violet hard enough that her elbow rammed into someone. Her body jostled a little on the impact, but her momentum kept her going. It seemed it was the same for the other person because they missed each other at first. 

“Oh, I’m so sorry,” Violet said as she turned around, pulling on the leash and recalling Andarna to heel by her side. She found herself face to face with a tall, incredibly handsome man with a wide build and tawny skin. If she were being honest, he was the most attractive person she’d ever seen, and she wanted to climb him like a tree.

“No problem,” he answered. His eyes were trained on her, and normally Violet would want to cower at the attention, but she didn’t. 

Instead, she walked away with his number ten minutes later.

Chapter 78: Rumor

Rumor

Word Count: 188

Universe: Modern

“So,” he started, “rumor has it that you’re into me.” Dain paused, waiting for the scathing response that was sure to follow his statement.

Sure enough, Sloane whipped around to glare at him, finally looking away from her textbook. Dain had been sitting at the same library table as her for the last hour, attempting to study, but his attention kept shifting to her. 

“Did you start that rumor yourself?” she asked, raising an eyebrow.

Dain unexpectedly laughed. He was fully prepared for some comment along the lines of how much of an asshole he was and how dare you even think of something like that . Instead, she turned it back on him. Honestly, he should’ve expected that more. 

“Nope, but I kind of wished I did. It would’ve given me an excuse to be around you more.”

“Are you serious?”

“Why wouldn’t I be?”

“Dain.”

“Sloane.” It seemed that he had finally made her speechless, and he was going to remember this moment forever. 

She bit her lip, contemplating something. “Well, guess what,” she stated, rather than asked.

“What?”

“I started that rumor, and it’s not wrong.”

Chapter 79: Truth

Notes:

Was out last night with friends and didn't get a chance to upload, and then I've been losing internet access all day so this is incredibly late but double update tonight :) This one's a continuation of the previous drabble (Rumor).

Truth

Word Count: 180

Universe: Modern

“You started the rumor? Why?” The look on Dain’s face was priceless, and the utter surprise on his face was worth being truthful about the so-called rumor.

Sloane shrugged. “I didn’t want to like you, but you made it hard to stay away. I wanted to test out the water, see if you’d actually be interested.”

It looked like Dain was buffering with how he opened his mouth once or twice to respond before finally speaking. “How did you even manage to do that?”

“Some careful whispers about how I thought you were handsome,” Sloane said. It was strange being this honest about her feelings to him, but she hoped it would be worth it. Dain had thrown the ball in her court, and it was time to reciprocate. 

“You think I’m handsome?” he asked. If Violet had said that about Xaden, he would’ve gotten incredibly smug, but Dain looked hesitant, as though he wasn’t sure if he could trust her. 

Sloane stood up from her chair and moved over to the one next to his. “Unfortunately, I really do.”

Chapter 80: Geese

Geese

Word Count: 165

Universe: Modern

There was a family of geese hanging outside his building, and Liam wanted no part of whatever the hell was happening outside. Geese were insane creatures, and he didn’t want to find out how crazy these ones were. 

He turned around, heading back into his lobby of his apartment building and called Xaden.

“Hey,” he answered. 

“Sloane and I can’t come.”

“You can’t come…to dinner?” he asked, sounding confused. Liam understood his confusion. It was their biweekly family dinner, and everyone made full attempts to make it. 

“Correct.”

“Why?”

“There are rabid geese outside my apartment.”

There was a lengthy pause. “Are they foaming at the beaks?”

“All geese are insane, Xaden. I’m not testing it.”

Liam could practically hear Xaden pinching the bridge of his nose. “Just get Sloane to scare them away. If you say they’re insane, she’ll fit right in.”

“I would take offense at that for her, but you’re probably right.”

“Just…” Xaden sighed deeply. “Just get your ass over here.”

Notes:

Canadian geese can be absolutely feral I swear to god.

Chapter 81: Apology

Apology

Word Count: 195

Universe: Canon

“I’m sorry.” Dain watched as Xaden’s shoulders stiffened before the man turned in his chair to look at him.

“For?” Xaden asked, his tone rough and strict. It was clear Xaden was wondering why the fuck Dain would have the gall to talk to him after everything that happened. Everything that Dain caused. It had been months since they had left Basgaith, but Dain needed to apologize. 

Dain helplessly shrugged. “Everything. I screwed up with Violet and—and Liam. Sloane hates me because I’m trying to make sure she lives because I can’t go through that again. But then it seems like I’m just doing that out of guilt, but it’s not just guilt. I’m trying to make amends. I can’t take back everything but I’m trying . I wanted to apologize earlier, but you’re always around someone, and it didn’t seem fair—”

“Aetos.” That took him out of his rambling stupor, the military instincts kicking in at his superior’s voice.

“I will not say it’s okay. I will not say that I fully trust you. However, Violet does, and I trust her. Fuck up, and I will not hesitate to kill you. Get back to work.”

Notes:

We never got a scene where Xaden and Dain really interact, for obvious reasons since the books are from Violet's POV, but I've been reading a few Dain/Sloane fics and I just really felt the need to write some drabbles for Dain <3

Chapter 82: Sapphire

Sapphire

Word Count: 152

Universe: Canon

She was glaring at him, a normal response, but it was the bright blue of her eyes that always got him. He knew her eyes were blue, but they shined like sapphires at times. 

He’d heard other first years talking about her — how she was a rebellion child, how she was Liam Mairi’s sister, how her hair was so shiny. The one that really got to him was that she was pretty .

Pretty didn’t really cut it. She was gorgeous, ethereal. Stunning.

Her eyes were what drew him in. The way they were so expressive when she glared at him or came up with something unhinged to say. His favorite moments were when she would be threatening him for existing, and yet her eyes would take in his features for moments after the conversation had ended.

Cath would make fun of him for it, but suddenly, he had a preference for sapphires.

Notes:

Writing this while watching Lemonade Mouth is an experience because the movie would absolutely not work in real life but it's so much fun

Chapter 83: Tutor

Notes:

Apologies for the delayed update! I was so tired after work that I simply laid down in bed and watched Princess Protection Program for funsies.

This chapter takes place in the world of Harry Potter (obv lol) :)

Tutor

Word Count: 192

Universe: Modern (Harry Potter AU)

“Ms. Sorrengail, you are going to fail this class if you continue like this,” Professor Kaori said. His voice was gentle, but she could hear the judgement underlying his tone. She was a Sorrengail — it should be in her blood. 

Violet bit down on her lower lip, trying to control her impulse to lash out. It wasn’t her fault that she got thrown into a class she had no intentions of taking.

She was supposed to be in Potions, but no. Her dear mother had to change her schedule half-way through the year so Violet could join the Sorrengail family career track. Violet had no preparation, no insight into the class, and she was incredibly behind in the syllabus. 

“I apologize, Professor. I’m trying to catch up on my lessons outside of class.”

“I appreciate the effort, however, I have a suggestion for you.”

“I’m assuming it’s not really a suggestion?”

A kind smile preceded his words. “No. I’m assigning Mr. Riorson to tutor you.”

Oh good. Xaden Riorson tutoring her in Defense of the Dark Arts. The exact class that his father had beaten her mother in.

That’ll go well.

Chapter 84: Hades

Notes:

Went Harry Potter for the last one so I figured I'd go Greek Myth/PJO for this one lol

Hades

Word Count: 158

Universe: Modern (PJO)

Xaden was surrounded by shadows, and he had no idea what the ever loving fuck was going on. He was beginning to become encased in darkness, and he suddenly couldn’t see the monster that was trying to attack him just moments prior. He was panicking, and he had no idea what the hell was going on.

Something had been charging at him, and while he tried to defend himself with his pocketknife, suddenly these shadows had sprung out of nowhere and thrown the monster back. Xaden heard the monster get back up to try to attack him again, but he could no longer see it because the shadows had turned on him.

It was the most terrifying situation Xaden had ever been in, and he wanted to shout for help but who was going to help him? 

Do not fear, son. The shadows are your friends. They will protect you. You now control the power of the underworld.

Chapter 85: Mistake

Mistake

Word Count: 147

Universe: Canon

Lilith Sorrengail knew she was flawed. 

She made mistakes and made decisions that weren’t the best in hindsight, but everything she did was for her children. Everything.

Lilith didn’t care if the world burned down around her as long as it meant that her babies would be safe, and when it came down to herself or her youngest daughter, Lilith didn’t hesitate to make that choice.

As she lay there in Brennan’s arms, surrounded by her biggest loves, she wanted to tell him that she was immensely happy that he was alive. She wanted to tell Mira that she was in awe of the command she held. She wanted to tell Violet that she was proud of her.

Lilith hoped that her sacrifice would be enough since she never said any of those words to her children.

That may have been the biggest mistake of her life.

 

Chapter 86: Nightmare

Notes:

Was rewatching the 2003 version of Teen Titans (the only acceptable version) and there's a specific line said by Slade that inspired this somewhat AU version of what could have happened in canon had Xaden been at Basgaith and not at the Samara outpost when Jack comes back - "I am the thing that keeps you up at night. The evil that haunts every dark corner of your mind. I will never rest, and neither will you." Ehem Teen Titans is so much darker than I remember it being as a kid lol

Nightmare

Word Count: 173

Universe: Canon (ish)

Xaden was proud of himself for holding back until classes had ended for the day. The panic that he had felt through the bond had been strong enough that Xaden almost left his post at the ward edge to come back immediately. Instead, he had asked Sgaeyl what had happened, and then decided to bide his time.

“I don’t trust you, Barlowe,” Xaden snarled, cornering Jack against the wall. To his credit, Jack tried to glare back at Xaden, but it was laughably weak. The rage seemed to be seeping through Xaden — the only thing that kept him grounded. 

“I’m not here to hurt her,” Jack insisted, and Xaden scoffed.

“ I just told you I don’t trust you.” Xaden took another step closer. “Forget your greatest nightmares, I will become the one thing that you fear the most. I will never rest in making your life absolutely miserable , and neither will you. I will find you anywhere you run, and I will kill you. Touch her, and the penalty will be your death.”

Chapter 87: Horses

Notes:

Slight Onyx Storm spoilers (maybe??)

Horses

Word Count: 172

Universe: Canon

“Come on, Dain!” Violet shouts, calling for her best friend to join her. It was rare that they had the time to enjoy themselves outside, and while she still felt good, she wanted to go ride her horse. Mira and Brennan were already in the stables, but there was no way Violet was going to leave Dain before.

He quickly jogged to catch up to her, and not for the first time, Violet was jealous of his long limbs. 

“I’m here, I’m here, Vi,” he answered, smiling at her. Violet’s heart skipped for a moment before she turned and ran into the stables with him.

Mira and Brennan had the horses set up and ready to go, so the two didn’t waste a moment. Dain helped Violet get up into the saddle and settle into the horse. She could feel the immediate ache in her hips, but soon enough, they were laughing and screaming as they rode their horses well into the trees. 

It was freeing, and Violet couldn’t imagine anything better.

Chapter 88: Needle Eye

Notes:

A little what if scenario in modern AU :) based on Colorblind's Needle Eye (pls check them out, they're SO talented)

Needle Eye

Word Count: 167

Universe: Modern

It was a cosmic joke. That was the only explanation that Ridoc would see her at the bar, close enough that he could forget all his attempts to say goodbye and go up to her and kiss her like he so desperately wanted to do.

He had gotten out of the house, out of the never ending silence and loneliness, to get away from the reminder that he was alone. He couldn’t keep thinking of the way that she had taken up every corner of his house and his life, only for her to let him go so easily.

All he wanted to do was get wasted, forget her, and throw himself into bed with another girl. 

It was such a shitty thing to do considering that was exactly what she had done to him, but the thoughts just kept churning in his mind, and he had to get it to stop.

Rhiannon didn’t love him enough, but he couldn’t just diminish what he felt for her.

Chapter 89: Darling

Darling

Word Count: 200

Universe: Canon

Sloane blinked once, then twice, at the sight before her. It was actually quite gruesome with the blood slowly dripping out of the gash and then down his arm and onto the floor. The cut looked like it was made in a jagged motion, as though the blade had struggled to cut through the skin. It seemed like the bleeding was beginning to naturally slow with the pressure he’d been applying, but there were three towels on the ground soaked with his blood.

“It’s not nearly as bad as it looks, darling.”

Sloane spluttered for a moment, first at the casual use of the endearment and then when his words actually registered. “Not as bad as it looks?! Dain, what the fuck?”

“Wow I really thought that would make you feel better,” Dain dryly commented. Sloane moved towards her boyfriend, taking the jar of salve off the table next to his bed in the healer’s wing.

“What, calling me darling? I think that’s pretty low on my list of things to care about.” She removed the towel and started gently applying the salve, apologizing when he let out a hiss at the sting.

Dain shrugged. “It was worth a shot.”

Notes:

Late update I know! One more up today and then 2 tomorrow! I might not update for a few days because I'm going to see G-Dragon on Saturday and then Kpop Demon Hunters in the theaters on Sunday along with a few other events I need to attend, so don't be surprised if I disappear until Wednesday! I promise I'll catch up :)

Chapter 90: Car Crash

Notes:

Double update! Please go back 1 chapter for a lil update on my schedule :) Drabble based on Car Crash by Colorblind, and it's sort of connected to the one drabble I wrote about actress!Violet and Xaden (Starstruck chp 70)

Car Crash

Word Count: 200 

Universe: Modern

It wasn’t common for Violet to trust someone so quickly, to let them into her personal bubble. As an actress, she was well aware of the fact that people would try to get close to her for their own benefit. Some were looking for secrets or photographs to sell to the paparazzi. Some were looking for a monetary favor. There were even the occasional few that wanted to fuck her just to say that they did. 

Xaden was different, though. He didn’t care about money — he had enough of his own — and sure, he wanted to fuck her, but the different was that she wanted him to fuck her. The attraction was instant when they met at the most random place Violet could imagine — at a long term dog daycare.

He looked at her once, smiled, and Violet was a goner. The whiplash she got upon realizing that Xaden could give a shit about who Violet was made everything that much better, and it was as though she had seen a car crash happen in slow motion. She couldn’t stop staring at him, and she was waiting for the damage he would cause in her life.

Except it never came. 

Chapter 91: Switch

Switch

Word Count: 167

Universe: Modern

“Excuse me?” Violet looked up at the voice, finding a man standing over her with a sheepish smile. “I hate to be that person but my wife and I accidentally got seats in different rows. Would you mind simply switching with her? You’ll keep your window seat.” 

“Oh—um,” Violet paused before she stood up. “Sure.” The couple thanked her profusely, and she moved to the row behind her. 

“Excuse me,” she quietly said to the man sitting in the seat next to hers. He looked up, and she was taken aback by his bright blue eyes. “Could you please shift my carry on over a bit? I hate to ask, but I can’t always lift—” 

She didn’t even finish speaking when he stood up and motioned for her to sit down before shifting her carry on. “Thank you.”

“No problem,” he answered. “Happy to help such a pretty woman.” He smiled at her, cheeky and self-assured, and Violet knew that she’d be best friends with this man.

Chapter 92: Clouds

Clouds

Word Count: 141

Universe: Canon

“That one looks like a hand,” Ridoc said, lifting a finger to point at an ambiguous cloud. 

“Are you dumb? That’s obviously a flower,” Sawyer retorted. 

Ridoc heard rustles from his left before he heard Rhiannon answer. “You both are idiots. That doesn’t even make a shape. Also, I’m going to have grass stains on my riding leathers.”

“Rhi, you don’t have the required imagination ,” Ridoc responded, waving a hand in a sweeping motion to emphasize his point. 

“Look at that cloud on the right,” Sawyer said, “and think about it. Doesn’t it look like a slice of cake?”

Ridoc turned his head to watch Rhi squint her eyes and tilt her head. “Uh kind of, actually.”

“See! You just have to bring the images to life.”

“You sound like you’re a few minutes from becoming a full motivational speaker, Ridoc.”

Notes:

All caught up, but just be aware that I might not update till Tuesday!

Chapter 93: Quality Time

Notes:

Part 1 of 2! Part 2 is up next :)

Quality Time

Word Count: 151

Canon: Modern

“Come on, Dain,” Sloane begged, pulling at his bicep. He barely budged, not even really looking at her. His eyes were trained on the TV as he watched some drama that he was stupidly invested in. 

“Sloane, I just wanted to spend some quality time with you,” he murmured in response. Oh, so he was listening to her. Dain’s hand blindly found hers, and he laced their fingers together. It was incredibly dumb how her heart melted a little bit at that gesture, but she couldn’t give in now.

“We could do that if you decided to look away from the TV. Besides, if we go out tonight, we’d be spending time anyway!” 

“You know I meant at home.”

Rolling her eyes, she decided that it was time for her to pull all the stops out. This wasn’t part of her plan, but it was time to go for the kill. 

Chapter 94: Plans

Notes:

Part 2 of 2! Part 1 was the previous chp (Quality Time)

Plans

Word Count: 181

Universe: Modern

Sloane decided that it was time to do things her way. She stood up, stretching her arms above her head and letting out a soft grunt as her muscles relaxed. Sloane knew Dain’s eyes were on the TV, but she also knew that it wouldn’t stay like that for long, especially when she felt his gaze on the back of her neck when she turned away from him. 

Sloane grabbed a hair tie off the table, and then moved in front of him. At first his eyes snagged on her before he turned to angle himself to watch the TV behind her, but then Sloane placed her hands on his shoulders, settling herself on his lap.

“If you come, we can spend some quality time later tonight,” she whispered, smirking against his ear when she felt him stiffen ever so slightly under her. He let out a slight gasp, as though he had stopped breathing momentarily before remembering that breathing was a vital function, and she pushed herself away from him far enough to look into his eyes. 

Game, set, match.

Notes:

So I saw G-Dragon live on Saturday and that was a life changing experience my god. That was literally a dream come true

Chapter 95: Intoxicated

Notes:

Managed to write this ahead of time and posted it a day early (for tomorrow) so I think I should be back to the regularly scheduled programming lol but also, I realized I hit 90 drabbles! It's not a lot, but it's kind of wild that I posted daily (ish) for 3 months :)

Intoxicated

Word Count: 189

Universe: Modern 

The music was pounding in his head; the bass was incredibly bone-jarring, and yet, Xaden felt himself loosening up after being here for the last hour or so with the rest of their friends. He felt himself giving into the music and the feeling of Violet’s body on his own. They were impossibly close, and even though she was barely showing off any skin in her black leather jeans and dark red blouse, she was still absolutely captivating. 

He always wanted to kiss her, but in that moment, he said fuck it to their hesitations of any public displays and kissed her deeply. He dug his fingers into her waist, and she let a small gasp out against her lips. 

Kissing her was intoxicating, and not only because he could taste the alcohol on her tongue, but rather because it felt like with every movement of their lips, he was slipping more and more. It felt like he couldn’t get enough of her, and he was addicted to her as though she were the only thing that he needed to live, and if he had her, he’d be okay.

Chapter 96: Buddy

Notes:

Part 2 of chapter 91, Switch as requested by midnightrodeo! It's not my best but I tried :)

Buddy

Word Count: 183

Universe: Modern

“So, since we’re now seat buddies, I must know where you’re headed,” Liam asked, pulling Violet away from her period of zoning out as she looked at the view from thousands of feet in the air. 

She sent him a confused look. “We’re flying to New York,” she pointed out. “You must’ve made that connection.”

“Well yes, I just didn’t know if you were taking this as a connecting flight or if New York was home or if you were traveling to New York.”

“You’re full of questions.” She watched as Liam pulled out a rubix cube from his carry on bag, beginning to solve it while keeping his eyes on her.

“I live to surprise, but let me tell you my life story so you feel more comfortable. I live in New York, and was just visiting my little sister who’s off at college in California. She’s basically a mini-me, and that makes her very uncomfortable.”

As Liam kept talking, she realized he was right. His mere presence made her feel comfortable, and their seat buddies would definitely translate past the flight. 

Chapter 97: Idiots

Notes:

Can finally post these now that it's officially immrick week :)

Idiots 

Word Count: 187

Universe: Canon

“Honestly, it takes skill to be so dumb,” she heard Xaden murmur off to the side, startling her away from Garrick and his lips. She opened her eyes to find him already looking at her, his hand still clutching the nape of her neck. Imogen could feel his fingers flexing every couple of seconds, as though he were trying to fight the instinct to drag her back into another kiss. 

She wouldn’t mind, except although Xaden was comfortable with kissing Violet in public, she and Garrick had quite literally begun about a minute ago, so she wasn’t sure she was up to that just yet.

“What the fuck are you talking about?” Garrick finally answered, eyes still on Imogen.

“The fact that you two have been eye-fucking each other for years. Violet even caught on.” That caught Imogen’s attention.

“What do you mean Violet caught on?” 

Xaden smirked. “She’s known about your little crushes since her first year.”

“Wait, her first year?!” Garrick exclaimed. “You’ve liked me for three years?”

“Please, she’s liked you since we were kids, and you’re no better,” Xaden, oh so helpfully, answered. 

 

Chapter 98: Confessions

Notes:

Day 2 of Immrick week <3

Confessions

Word Count: 196

Universe: Canon

“Hey, Im,” Garrick greeted as he sat down next to Imogen. He set his hand behind him in the grass and leaned back, putting pressure on his hands. 

She looked up at him and smiled.. In the moonlight, she looked as beautiful as ever, the pink of her hair almost shimmering. 

There was something about the way she looked at him that seemed familiar though, but he couldn’t really put his finger on what. 

“Hey,” she answered. “Nice of you to grace me with your presence. Is there a reason why?”

Her tone was clearly teasing, incredibly typical for the two of them, but he wasn’t sure why he felt off . Maybe it was because they were sitting alone, and he was getting distracted by how pretty she looked. 

As he studied her, he realized that the reason why her expression seemed so familiar was because she was looking at him how Violet looked at Xaden — glad to not be alone, glad to be around someone she felt was safe, glad to be with him. 

It spurred him on enough to give him the courage to speak. “Just wanted to tell you that I love you.”

Chapter 99: Vulnerability

Vulnerability 

Word Count: 191

Universe: Canon

Garrick wanted to be alone, but for some fucking reason, every corner he turned in the goddamn house, there was someone already there. A guard, a rider, a scribe, someone.

He could feel his throat closing, the tears building in his eyes, but he couldn’t be seen like this. It took him a few minutes of wandering and blinking back the tears before he gave up and took a page from Xaden’s notebook.

Ten minutes later, Imogen found him staring up at the clouds, his back against the shingles of the roof. He could feel her gaze on him, clearly studying him, before she sat down next to him. Of course she could see the tears on his face, the defeat in his body. 

“What happened, Garrick?”

“I don’t know how to save my best friend,” he whispered, his voice cracking halfway through. “He’s fighting this battle all alone, and I can’t help him. I can’t be with him. I can’t take some of that burden. He’s just there, and all I can do is watch.”

She laid down next to him, wrapping her arms around his waist, and he broke. 

 

Chapter 100: Fighters

Notes:

Happy day 4 of immrick week and 100 days of drabbles!

Fighters

Word Count: 171

Universe: Canon

“You really want to challenge me while you’re still recovering?” Imogen asked, raising an eyebrow.

“I’m fine. Just a mere poisoning.”

Imogen looked at him with skepticism. “Sure, a mere poisoning considering you were dead for a minute there.”

“Are we doing this or not? We’re already on the mats.”

Imogen rolled her eyes but deigned to not respond, instead throwing a punch on his right with her right hand so he’d shift towards the right out of instinct. As he tilted his body, Imogen quickly pulled her arm back towards his body, elbowing him in his right shoulder instead. He let out a grunt before laughing.

“Oh, I see, this is how we’re doing it today.” He swept a foot trying to take her legs out from underneath her, but he only managed to slightly trip her up. It was enough that she fell right into his chest before pushing herself away from him and willing herself not to blush. 

Well, this was going to be just great, wasn’t it.

Chapter 101: Snow

Notes:

the way I almost titled this winter wonderland

Snow

Word Count: 181

Universe: Canon

It was snowing, and all Imogen wanted to do was sit inside by the hearth, but no. Her dumb friend had these so-called better ideas. It wasn’t like they were kids anymore! They had finally hit the double digit ages, and making snow angels and snowmen were little kid stuff.

“Come on,” Garrick pestered, tugging on her sweater sleeve. Imogen swatted his hand away, but he just changed his target from her sleeve to her braid. 

“Stop that!” she insisted, swatting him upside the head. 

“Not until you say yes,” was all he said with another tug to her braid. “It’ll be fun!”

“It’s freezing.”

“Please,” he said, dragging the word out, and Imogen gave in. She’d never say it, but even though she came inside with a bright red nose and snow everywhere , she had so much fun. She wanted to go back out the next day with Xaden, Liam, and Sloane. She wanted to drag her parents out too. Maybe the dragons could come along and watch, and they could all have a snow day.

But first, hot chocolate.

Chapter 102: Tattoos

Notes:

Happy Imrrick week day 5! Prompt was banter :)

Tattoos

Word Count: 168

Universe: Modern

“Hey Imogen, when you get a tattoo, where would you get one?”

“What the— Garrick, how did you get from calculus to tattoos?”

“I have a random brain, and you know this. Just answer the question.”

“What if I don’t want a tattoo?”

“That’s a blatant lie.”

“How the fuck would you know that?”

“You keep doodling random shit in the corner of your notes.”

“And how exactly did you become psychic to read the intentions behind the doodles?”

“Not really. Drunk-you was just very forthcoming with information like that last week.”

“You told me I didn’t do anything stupid!”

“You didn’t! You just told me a lot of information.”

“But didn’t tell you where I wanted a tattoo?”

“Ha! So you admit that you want a tattoo!”

“Oh my god, you’re insufferable—wait, don’t grin at me. Just because you can give me a cute smile doesn’t mean jackshit.”

“Oh, now I’m cute?”

“I want a tattoo on my wrist.”

“Don’t you dare try changing the topic now!”

Chapter 103: Soulmates

Notes:

Happy Day 7 of Imrrick week and apologies for the angst lol

Soulmates

Word Count: 167

Universe: Canon

“Can I tell you something?” Garrick whispered into the space between him and Imogen. He pushed a strand of hair away from her face.

She hummed in response, but her breath caught in her throat before it gave way to a slight wheeze. Garrick’s heart squeezed in his chest, and he swallowed down the urge to rage against the world that was stealing her away from him. Imogen’s eyes fluttered, and he leaned down to kiss her forehead, closing his eyes as a fresh wave of grief tore through him. 

Glane let out a moan nearby, and Garrick tore his eyes from Imogen to look at her dragon, lying simply feet away. Garrick shifted the two of them so Imogen was lying on Glade’s leg. They would not be in this world for long.

“What did you want to tell me?” 

He smiled down at his best friend, even as he felt the tears begin. “You made me believe in soulmates. You are my soulmate, Im. Forever"

Chapter 104: Running

Notes:

almost didn't post anything today because I didn't feel like writing but I kinda felt bad about yesterday's drabble so here's a bonus cute lil imrrick one :)

Running

Word Count: 198

Universe: Modern

“I can’t believe you woke me up so early for this ,” Garrick complained, his chest heaving as sweat dripped down the side of his forehead. He looked like a mess, but a hot one if Imogen were being honest. They were both in workout clothes, but it really wasn’t fair how she had started to notice his body more and more over the last few years.

It wasn’t as though she had never had the thoughts of what if her best friend could be more, but for a while at first, Garrick was just another Xaden or Liam or Bodhi to her. Until, he wasn’t. 

Him wearing that stupid fancy tux at the work event he accompanied her to last week definitely didn’t help. He was incredibly built, which she had known, but it was so painfully obvious when his shirt was stuck to his skin, the sweat causing an outline of his abs to appear. 

Even though her hormones were trying to force her to jump him, Imogen rolled her eyes as she let out a breath, trying to manage her breathing pattern, “It’s literally 7:30, not 5AM.”

“Any time before 9:00AM should not exist.”

 

Chapter 105: Is It?

Notes:

Inspired by Tyla's Is It! This is a bit of an experimental drabble :)

Is It?

Word Count: 165

Universe: Canon

“Are you aware,” she said, trailing a finger down his bicep, “that every time you say you shouldn’t, just makes me want you more?” 

Liam could tell that her actions weren’t as innocent as Violet had made them out to seem. There was a purpose behind her touching him, and he was trying terribly hard to not focus on how easy it would be to say fuck it .

“Violet, you know Xaden would have my head.”

“That’s only if I die,” she answered with a quick eye roll. “Besides, I can’t just leave when I know that your eyes trail after me for reasons other than just my protection. Is it wrong that we both have an itch to scratch?”

“I can’t be protecting you if I’m too busy fucking you, Vi.”

“Oh, if anything, I’d say you’d be in the best position to do so,” she quickly answered, as though she were expecting his counter.

In that case, he supposed, she would be correct. 

 

 

Chapter 106: Infantry

Notes:

Double update today since I missed yesterday!

Infantry

Word Count: 198

Universe: Canon

“You told me once that your dad hoped you would go into infantry,” Violet brought up, and he felt her brush a hand alongside his bicep before she wrapped her hand around his. Xaden felt a smile begin, and for once, he let himself feel the emotions as they came. That was something he was still learning.

That didn’t mean that he was going to change his base instincts to be a dick.

“I never said that to you.” A shoulder knocked into his bicep. He could’ve pretended it hurt.

“You told me in a letter, semantics. Will you tell me more about your dad?” Her question ended a bit more quietly than it began, and he didn’t need to read her intentions or need the bond between them to read the hesitation in her body language. 

“He thought that riders were pompous dicks, but I fit in too much to argue with that assessment,” he said, laughter lining his voice. “He was strong, and he’s part of the reason why I’m so good with hand-to-hand. He would line us boys up and spar with all of us to train. At the time, it was everything to me.”

Chapter 107: Black Widow

Black Widow

Word Count: 199

Universe: Modern

“Tell me Mira doesn’t give you Black Widow vibes,” Ridoc stated, entirely out of nowhere. Violet turned to look at him — he wasn’t even looking at any of them. He was simply staring at the wall.

Rhi leaned over to whisper in Violet’s ear. “Do you think he’s high?”

“No? He’s been with us all day,” she whispered back.

Sawyer humored him with a response. “She actually kind of does. Mira has the whole leather look down, and she will hunt you down and murder you if you cross her.”

That made Violet pause. “Actually…you’re entirely correct. She’s the one who taught me how to throw knives.”

“Where did she even learn how to do that?” Liam asked.

Violet shrugged. “I’m not entirely sure. She just always knew how to do it, and then one day she taught me.”

Rhi seemed to decide that this was the perfect time to join in on the conversation too. “It’s not a military thing?”

“Nope. She taught me before she left for training.”

Ridoc finally turned to look at them with what Violet could only describe as all-knowing for some reason. “I’m telling you. She could be Black Widow in another life.”

Chapter 108: Practice

Notes:

Part 1 of 2! Part 2 will be up tomorrow.

Practice

Word Count: 173

Universe: Canon

“If you’re going to practice using your signet in battle, you actually have to practice sparring, Sloane.”

“Fuck off, Wingleader,” she spat, the venom clear in her tone. Dain simply rolled her eyes at the defenses she had attempted to build between them. Something about their relationship had shifted after the battle where they had lost Xaden — where she had siphoned from him and saved Mira. He had summoned her to the gym to try to get her to open up and let her anger and grief out in a way that wasn’t self-destructive.

“You could make me by sparring me.”

“Why are you so insistent on controlling what I do?” 

“I’m not,” he answered calmly. “I’m more concerned about making sure Liam’s little sister stays alive.” 

She stomped up to him with a finger pressing into his chest. “How dare you bring up Liam? You killed him!”

“Sometimes it’s me, sometimes it’s Violet. You should really pick one.”

“You’re an absolute dick, you know that?!”

“Want to take that out on me?”

Chapter 109: Trigger

Notes:

Part 2 of 2! Part 1 was yesterday's drabble, Practice.

Trigger

Word Count: 182

Universe: Canon

He saw the way her body weight shifted mere seconds before she actually acted on the rage Dain knew she felt. He knew those words would trigger her, and he was absolutely ready when she leaped at him. Sloane tackled him to the mats, but he twisted his body away before she could punch in the face. Instead, her fist hit the mat next to his head, but Dain wasn’t expecting that she would absolutely knee him in the stomach in her attempt to follow his movements.

“Oof.” A grunt escaped him, along with the air in his lungs. His legs came up towards his stomach as he tried to ball himself up as instinct took over, and Sloane toppled off of him.

“Oh my god, oh, are you okay?!” The panic in her voice was clear, and he wanted to say he was okay but he was still struggling to breathe. “What— this wasn’t supposed to happen, did I break a rib?”

“You have terrible aim if that’s what you wanted to do,” he wheezed out. 

“Not the time for jokes!”

Chapter 110: Batman

Batman

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern

“Oh for fuck’s sake, can you please just fucking come down?!” Violet yelled. She felt like an idiot, standing there in front of a tree, yelling up in the branches at her black void of a cat that refused to listen to her. Tairn had gotten startled by a car driving by a little too closely while Violet had been letting him get his weekly grass time, and the next thing she knew, he had somehow gotten out of his harness and was up in the fucking tree.

This was quite possibly one of the most embarrassing things that had ever happened to her, and she was praying no one would be around to see this.

“Do you need help?” Violet flinched at the voice of her — hot — neighbor, because of course, he was there. He hadn’t been there a few seconds ago so he must’ve seen her from inside his house.

Violet didn’t even respond before Xaden started climbing the tree, easily grabbing a hold of the thick branches to haul himself up, and within minutes, he was on the ground with Tairn.

She felt her jaw unhinge a little at the sight before she asked, “Are you Batman?!”

Chapter 111: Speed

Speed

Word Count: 197

Universe: Modern

“Violet,” Xaden said, and for once, she could hear the tension in his voice, “maybe you should slow down?” 

She looked over at him quickly and shot him a grin. “Relax, there’s literally no one around. This is the best part!” 

It was almost one in the morning on a Thursday, and true to her words, there was no one else on the roads. It was Xaden’s idea to go out for a midnight drive, except he let Violet drive. She had a rough few days, and she figured he thought this was the best way to let loose for a little bit, especially since she had taken the rest of the week off from work. 

And she was definitely letting loose. She felt more free the faster she drove, and Violet chose that moment to open the windows, letting the full force of the wind in.

“You’re driving at 90 miles per hour in a 55,” he pointed out, halfway to screaming.

“And?!”

“Please don’t kill us!”

“You’re the one who let me drive!”

“A mistake I will not make again!”

“Hey! I’m a safe driver!”

“I’ll believe you when we get home in one piece!”

 

Notes:

Today was one of those days where it really hit that America is only 8 months into 4 years of hell, and while I try to keep direct references of politics out of my writing, art is inherently political in some way or another. Especially when anything creative involves putting a piece of yourself into what you create.

I just hope that reading my writing is able to give a bit of peace, distraction, or break from daily struggles in our lives, as writing does for me.

Chapter 112: Reunion

Notes:

Fell asleep playing genshin last night, hence the lack of an update lol. Double update tonight!

Reunion

Word Count: 197

Universe: Modern

>> Are you sitting down?

Sloane frowned, staring at her phone screen. A quick glance at the clock told her that it was nearly midnight in England, and Dain should’ve been fast asleep, but instead he was texting her.

<< Yeah, I’m at the library. Why?

>> Perfect.

Somehow, Sloane frowned even harder, feeling the tension from how hard her eyebrows were furrowing. 

<< Perfect?? What do you mean???

When a few minutes passed without any response, she texted back.

<< Dain.

<< Hello??

“Hey, Mairi,” came a voice behind her, and she startled, spinning around in her chair. Her body seemed to have caught up to the fact that Dain was standing behind her before her mind did because her body was immediately swaying towards him, but there was no way he was there.

Dain was supposed to be in England, away on a year-long work project. He was supposed to be in his apartment that she had seen countless times through video calls, not in the library where Sloane was studying.

She stood up on shaky legs before launching herself into his arms.

Her boyfriend wasn’t where he was supposed to be, but she was right where she needed to be.

Chapter 113: Enchanted

Enchanted

Word Count: 195

Universe: Canon

There was a man staring at Lilith, and if he didn’t stop soon, the quill in her hand may very well find its new home in between his eyes. 

He looked down at his parchment when she glared at him, making sure she was sending a clear message with her expression, but Lilith didn’t miss the slight twitch of his lips. He found their exchange amusing, and she gripped the quill tighter. 

The man was the one of the scribes assigned to work with Lilith and a few of the other rider and infantry officers when they came back from recon missions, and he was new. She’d never seen him before, and Lilith loathed to admit that he was quite handsome. There was something about the way his eyes spoke volumes without him speaking a single word, and despite her glares, he never backed down from taking her in. 

She cornered him after the meeting and was a little peeved to discover that he was taller than her by a few inches.

“Is there a reason why you were staring at me?” 

“Can a man simply not be enchanted by a fierce woman in leather?”

Notes:

My friend requested me to write Lilith and Asher's first meeting, so this is for her! Also a heads up that once I hit 120 drabbles on the 19th, I'm going to take a mini break and be back on October 1st for the last set of 60 drabbles (I say the 1st because I wrote a threshing drabble that I can't post until threshing day)

Chapter 114: Uno

Uno

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern

“You guys have to be cheating,” Liam stated, pushing his chair back from the table to stare at them in denial. “There’s no way that coincidentally all five of you had +2 cards in your hands.”

Dain simply slid the deck of cards over to Liam. “No cheating here. Either fork out another +2 or pick up twelve cards.”

“Fuck off, you know I don’t have another +2.” Liam looked to his sister for support, but Sloane shrugged and stole a bite of Dain’s ice cream.

Violet leaned into Xaden exhausted but unwilling to get up because she was having way too much fun watching the drama unfold. Xaden shifted in the seat next to her to put an arm around her shoulders, fingers tapping against her bicep. 

What was supposed to be a dinner with all of Xaden and Violet’s friends and family, turned into an accidental triple date situation where only Bodhi, Liam, Sloane, and Dain showed up for dinner. 

Dain brought Uno, and suddenly their night evolved into screaming matches over betrayals of wild cards.

As Liam pulled the cards, Bodhi announced, “I hope you guys know I will be hearing about this for the next week”

Notes:

Thoughts on Liam and Bodhi? Yay or nay?

Chapter 115: Glasses

Notes:

I've very much been in a Slain writing mood, and I think everyone else is in a Slain reading mood based on the comments hahah

Glasses

Word Count: 199

Universe: Canon

Sloane knocked on Dain’s door, unsure of what she was going to say to him. She had the vaguest idea of wanting to apologize for asking Thiort to singe his eyebrows, but having been forced to go speak to her wingleader by Xaden meant that she didn’t actually have a plan on what to say.

Except all of that went straight out the window because when Dain opened the door wearing glasses, her mind went straight to ‘holy shit what the hell’.

“Hey, what’s up? Did you miss me that much?” he casually asked. Sloane managed an apology as she entered Dain’s room, and he laughed at her.

“Please, I knew you were just riled up. I do that on purpose,” he smirked. “You’re hot when you’re pissed.”

Sloane’s control snapped. She surged up to kiss him, wrapping an arm around his neck as she tugged him down to her. He responded immediately but pulled away slightly.

“Wait, come back,” she whispered against his lips. 

Dain yanked his glasses off, threw them onto the desk nearby. “I’m not going anywhere.”

A gasp escaped Sloane at his motions. “I think that may have been the hottest thing you’ve ever done.”

Chapter 116: Killer

Notes:

slightly inspired by Castle :)

Killer

Word Count: 193

Universe: Modern

Violet stared at the murder board, finger tracing the timeline she had drawn on the bottom. There was something about the timeline of the case that wasn’t adding up, and it had been irking her long after she had gone home for the day.

It got to the point where she dragged herself out of bed just to come back to the FBI headquarters, and she found herself piecing through the alibis of their main suspects for the serial killing that her team was focused on.

She moved back to the evidence folder on her desk and started scanning the sheets and photos again. It wasn't till she’d been at the desk for another hour when she found it. The missing piece of the case.

Violet stood up when the door behind her opened. She wasn’t startled because there was only one other person who would’ve come into work this late when there wasn’t a pressing emergency, and Violet turned to speak.

“I know who the killer is.” Xaden spoke alongside Violet, and she looked at him with a slight smile, and she was pleased that there was a matching one on his.

Notes:

someone pls send me prompts or scenes you'd wanna read about my creative juices are not working

Chapter 117: Mickey Mouse

Notes:

Thank you to wednesdaychampagne for the prompt idea! (pls everyone send more so I don't keep suffering)

Mickey Mouse

Word Count: 199

Universe: Modern

“Will you just wear the goddamn Mickey ears? Even Imogen is wearing them!” Violet asked for the seventh time that day, and honestly Xaden was so tempted to just keep saying no to piss her off even more. If there was anything the two of them agreed on the most, it was that Xaden would do almost anything for Violet, and when there was something he didn’t want to do, he refused to piss her off even more.

It was fun for him, and then fun for her when he made up for it. 

“She helped you plan the trip, Vi,” he answered. He saw her squint her eyes at him, and swiftly moved out of her foot’s path as it tried to make its way to his shin. “Jesus, Violence. Do you want me to keep walking today?”

“Xaden!”

“Fine,” he answered, rolling his eyes as he lowered himself so that she could slip the Mickey Mouse ears onto his head. He would never admit it out loud, but it was a bit cute that he had the standard ears while Violet had the matching Minnie Mouse ears. 

“Aw, look at Mr. and Mrs. Mouse!” 

“Fuck off, Garrick.”

Notes:

wrote this while watching The Royals (bollywood) and it's so bad oh my god it started out good, got me invested, and then just disappointment

Chapter 118: Sister

Notes:

Thank you to Scottish_SheWolf_28 for the prompt!

This takes place during Iron Flame while Mira, Violet, and Xaden are at Tecarus's place!

Sister

Word Count: 190

Universe: Canon

“Your sister needs to back the fuck up if she doesn’t want me to break her pretty little nose,” Mira snapped, stepping in closer to Syrena’s face. Violet was off with Xaden, and Mira was supposed to join them in one of the rooms but a little detour was required.

“I don’t control Cat.” Syrena sounded resigned.

Mira rolled her eyes and spoke. “You think I can control Violet? She’s fucking the man who is the literal representation of everything our mother stood against. It’s your job to get it through that demon spawn’s mind that you do not mess with Violet. Forget Xaden, I will be her biggest problem in that case. Of course, that’s after Violet is through with her.” 

Syrena backed away from Mira and started walking away. “I can talk to her, but don’t be surprised when Cat does what she wants. Xaden really hurt her, and hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”

Mira laughed out loud, causing Syrena to turn around to look at her in confusion. “You’d be dead if Violet wanted to raise hell. Get Cat to back off, or else.”

 

Notes:

Honestly was so tempted to skip posting today and just do 3 tomorrow but with the way I'm feeling right now, was definitely sure that I was gonna not end up writing tomorrow and it was going to be "post 3 on Saturday during my supposed break"

Chapter 119: Late

Notes:

Thank you to midnightrodeo for the prompt!

Reminder that I will be posting a drabble tomorrow and then going on a mini break until I'm back on Oct 1st for the last set of 60 drabbles.

Late

Word Count: 199

Universe: Modern

“You’re late,” Sloane commented casually, entirely pretending that she hadn’t sprinted from her car in the parking lot to the changing room in the gym before setting herself up in front of the dumbbell rack to wait for Dain to show up.

Dain put his duffle bag down along the wall before turning to look at her. “Am I late or are you just early for once in your life?”

She groaned, deciding to turn away from him to begin her stretches. It didn’t matter that he was right, but it did matter that he knew. “That’s such a lie.”

“Liam told me everything, Sloane.” She could hear the laughter in his voice.

“I knew it was a bad idea to let you and Liam meet.”

“That’s what happens when you bring your brother to your personal training sessions.”

“Oh so it’s my fault that I wanted to build some muscle and asked my brother to come join me?”

“Yes. He told me that you are late to every event and social gathering ever. You also had a track record for being late to class?”

“I did not! I was only late a few times.”

“A year?”

“...a month.”

Chapter 120: Pebble

Notes:

A little snippet from FAR into Miracle Happens (which btw I'm hoping to update this weekend?) but I hope you guys like it and I'll see you back here on Oct 1st :)

Pebble

Word Count: 180

Universe: Modern

Xaden jerked out of his daze when he heard a clatter against his window. At first he thought it was just him hallucinating, but when he heard it again, he straightened up. 

He paused, waiting to see if he would hear it again, but instead, there was a knock on his door before Xaden heard it open. Only Garrick would just waltz right into his room.

“Dude, you need to go to the window. Now.”

“Why?”

Garrick just groaned and motioned for him to hurry up, so when Xaden opened the window, he thanked all the gods for his quick reflexes as he ducked just in time to avoid a pebble hitting his eye.

“Violet! What the fuck?!” he exclaimed, louder than he wanted to. “You could’ve taken my eye out!”

“Sorry! I didn’t expect you to stick your head out the window like an absolute dumbass,” she retorted with a smile on her face as she looked up at him. It infuriated him that even in yoga pants and a t-shirt, covered by a large cardigan, she looked beautiful. 

Chapter 121: Threshing

Notes:

Happy Threshing!

I would love to say that I'm back for the home stretch, but unfortunately I have written a grand total of 300 words in the last week and half and none of it was for this. I have had very little creativity so I think I'm going to be gone for a bit longer from all my writing projects, and I apologize for that! I should be back in the next week or two, but I promised this drabble would be out today and I hope everyone likes it!

Threshing

Word Count: 200

Universe: Canon

“What the fuck are you going to do, Tyrr?” Xaden gritted his teeth, watching Garrick get pushed and shoved by another cadet. Xaden had seen him around before — it was hard to avoid someone who was so dead set on seeking them out. He was one of the few repeating first-years, and despite not bonding the year before, the cadet seemed to have the arrogance of a seasoned bonded rider.

Garrick pushed back, but from Xaden’s view point in the trees, he saw the glint of the knife before Garrick did.

Instinct drove him to fling his own dagger out, sending it down mere inches away from where the two stood. The two looked up at Xaden in surprise, and he took the moment of distraction to his advantage. Xaden jumped down from the branch, tucking himself into a roll as he hit the ground before taking his other dagger and shoving it into the cadet’s chest. Xaden relished in the way the cadet’s mouth fell open in shock before he staggered a few steps away and keeled over.

He would die, and Xaden felt no remorse.

“Xaden—”

“He was going to kill you. I did what I had to.”

Notes:

If people would like me to make regular updates on tumblr about my writing progress and any sneak peeks, let me know! I'll be more active on tumblr :)

Chapter 122: Walk

Notes:

I'm back! I've been writing again a little so I figured today being Diwali, it would be a good day to get back into the last stretch of drabbles :)

Walk

Word Count: 200

Universe: Canon

There were the moments that Xaden truly cherished — the quiet of their surroundings, the calmness bleeding through his bond with Sgaeyl, and the girl walking beside him were things he didn’t get to experience often.

Normally, Xaden would never really partake in such affection, but Violet changed him. He relished in every moment of contact, and he was especially enjoying how plastered she was against him. With her hand in his and her shoulder pressed up against his arm, he hadn’t felt at ease in months. Maybe even longer.

“What are you thinking about?” Violet asked. He turned to look down at her and found her staring at him with her big, beautiful hazel eyes.

“Hmm,” he hummed, piecing together how he was feeling into words. “You. Us. How the world doesn’t feel like it’s about to fall apart?”

“Well that last one probably has to do with how we basically ran off to the middle of the forest mid-meeting,” she pointed out. Xaden rolled his eyes, playfully jostling Violet with the arm she was holding.

“We’re on a walk, Violence. We did not run.”

“Do you really want to get started over semantics?”

“Of course, have you met us?”

 

Notes:

Happy Diwali to all that celebrate!

Chapter 123: Anniversary

Notes:

Excuse any typos, wrote this entirely on my phone while watching who made me a princess

Anniversary

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern

So are you guys doing anything special?” Rhi asks, plucking a piece of lint off her sweater.

Violet pauses mid-text to Xaden, trying to figure out what her best friend is talking about. “For what?”

Rhiannon looks at her with a strange expression. “What do you mean ‘for what’?”

“That's exactly what I mean.”

“Violet…did you forget what today is?”

“It’s Tuesday?”

“Yeah but the date.”

“The, uh, 21st?”

Violet actually thought Rhiannon might kill her with a glare.

“It’s your fucking anniversary?”

“Oh.”

“Yeah, oh.”

“Fuck.”

“How did you forget?!”

‘I don't know! We've been busy!”

“So Xaden forgot too?”

“He didn't say anything to me,” Violet cried, pulling up her text chain again and deleted her ongoing message in exchange of frantically messaging if they had plans for tonight. “How did you even remember?”

“Oh, please as if we could forget the blow out argument you two had over something stupid before just making out in front of us.”

Right. That did happen. “It was over how to load the dishwasher…” Violet mumbled, feeling her face heat up. Her phone buzzed in her hand.

Did we have a date planned?

“He forgot too!”

“You both are actually hopeless.”

 

Chapter 124: Arms

Arms

Word Count: 178

Universe: Modern

Sloane never thought she’d be lusting over arms, but here she was.

Lusting over arms.

The veins in his forearms bulged as he used the knife to expertly chop the onion for the stir fry he was cooking. Sloane couldn’t cook to save her life, so for her to have found someone that was more than happy to fill that void in her life was quite fortuitous. Even more so now that it was a whole experience for Sloane — a meal with a view.

“Enjoying the view?” Sloane jerked in her seat at his voice, startling out of her daze to look up at Dain. His annoyingly handsome face had a slight smile, almost bordering on smug. 

“No, I’m wondering how to get you to move faster. I’m hungry.”

“Not sure that it’s food that you’re hungry for, Sloane.”

Sloane let out a laugh at his retort. “I didn’t think you had it in you, Aetos.”

“I have many tricks up my sleeve.”

“Speaking of, can you roll them up? I would like to continue watching your arms.”

Chapter 125: Swoon

Notes:

Fell asleep before posting last night - double update today!

Swoon

Word Count: 172

Universe: Modern

“There has to be some sign!” Sloane insisted. “Look for it.”

“Do you want the mouse?” he asked. Dain’s frustration was clear in his voice as he tried to scroll around on the game screen. 

“No. I want you to zoom in so I can see.”

“Sloane, you could do it yourself.”

“I don’t have geographical knowledge!”

“We’re playing GeoGuessr. Kind of the point to have geographical knowledge.”

“You’re the smart one here,” Sloane continued to insist. “Now zoom in on that banner! I think I see a link.”

Instead of zooming in, he put a hand under her seat and dragged her chair over to be closer to him. Her stomach swooped at the casual display of strength before she felt the pterodactyls attack. His forearms rippled, and suddenly she was shoulder to shoulder with him. 

She looked at him in surprise, unable to stop replaying the last thirty seconds on repeat.

“That was incredibly hot,” Sloane blurted out. Dain studied her with a smile.

“Are you swooning over me?”

“Possibly.”

Chapter 126: Name

Notes:

Requested by midnightrodeo!

Name

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern

“I’m already at the store, Vi. I’ll bring the snacks,” Mira spoke into her phone, scanning the shelf in front of her for the cheese puffs. 

“Alright, I’ll see you tonight! Don’t forget my salt and vinegar chips!”

“Of course, you heathen. I wonder how we’re related, though,” Mira joked. Catching sight of Violet’s chips, Mira lodged the phone in between her ear and her shoulder to grab a bag to toss into the basket. 

“Bye, big sister!” Violet answered in response.

“Bye, little sister.” As her eyes scanned the shelves, she finally saw the single bag of spicy cheese puffs she was looking for — right as someone else’s hands grabbed for them mere seconds before she could.

“Excuse me, she was reaching for that,” she tried politely, eyeing the handsome man that had committed the atrocity.

“Oh, apologies.” 

“Can I have it? That was the last bag.”

“Uh, no. I need these.”

“They have zero nutritional value. You don’t need them.”

“Yeah, I know. But maybe we could trade?”

“What?”

“Names. Mine’s Drake.”

“Mira.”

“Great, now to complete it, I’d like your phone number, as well.”

“How awfully bold.”

“Do you not like it?”

“I like my puffs more.”

Notes:

11/22/2025 - edited the title because I didn't realize I did meet cute already lol

Chapter 127: Elevators

Elevator

Word Count: 175

Universe: Modern

The jerking should’ve been enough of an indication but Violet did not believe that something was wrong until the elevator came to a complete stop in between the floors with a screeching halt. The motion shook her right into her neighbor’s side.

“Oof,” she exclaimed, ramming her nose right into his bicep. Oh god, kill her now. Only she would have the absolute insane luck that would entail her not only getting stuck in an elevator with her crush, but she would just cause him bodily harm.

Although, with how badly her nose hurt, it was more likely that it was the opposite. 

Xaden grabbed a hold of her shoulders, helping her right herself. “Are you okay?”

“Fine,” Violet answered, rubbing her nose. She heard a slight scoff and looked up to see Xaden smiling down at her. “Are you laughing at me?”

“Of course not.” 

Violet let out a gasp and turned her body to elbow him in the side. 

“Ow! You’re violent for someone who was just freaking out about the elevator stopping.”

Chapter 128: Tears

Notes:

Double update!

Tears

Word Count: 197

Universe: Modern

Offering to do anything, I’m like ‘oh my god”

I get wet at the thought of you

The video ended before replaying, and she kept watching the video, hearing the song over and over.

“Turn that off!” Rhiannon finally snapped. “I don’t want to listen to the same two lines of the song over and over!”

Violet let out a sigh. “I’m sorry! I just know this person!”

“What?” her best friend asked, scooching over on the couch to be next to Violet. Violet turned her phone over to Rhi, who played the TikTok video again. It started out with a man simply wearing a ghost mask, one that was insanely popularized in certain areas of TikTok for being something that some people were into, and as the music kept going, the video transitioned into showing off the man’s bare back in dim red lighting before switching back to the original mask. There was a small tattoo on the shoulder that Violet kept staring at because it looked so familiar.

When Rhi watched it twice more and couldn’t figure it out, Violet paused and zoomed in on the tattoo, twisting her phone before it finally clicked.

“Dain?!” 

Notes:

And yes, this is directly inspired by that tears trend on tiktok and i've seen way too many of these but I just HAD to do this

Chapter 129: Gym

Gym

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern

“Is he nearby? Is he watching?” Sloane asked quietly, looking at Cam intently.

“Who, your crush?”

Sloane quickly reached out to swat his arm. “Why don’t you announce it to the entire gym?!” she hissed, signalling for him to lower his voice.

Cam just rolled her eyes at her before answering, “He’s not really watching but he is coming here.”

“Oh! Okay, okay.” She positioned herself in front of the dumbbell rack, fixing her wrist straps while flexing her hands. Sloane was planning on lifting the weights, but she just wanted to start when Dain would be around. That way, she could be sure that he would keep an eye on her as a spotter, and then she could make conversation.

Sure enough, the man wandered over, wearing shorts and a hoodie, and she started her reps. At times, she would catch his eyes in the mirror, watching as they lingered on her, but she said nothing until she put the weights down after she was done.

“Like something you see?” she asked.

“A lot, why?”

“Just curious,” she answered, shrugging her shoulders to make her seem indifferent to his unexpected words, because oh my god, “because I do too.”

Chapter 130: Tea Party

Tea Party

Word Count: 162

Universe: Modern

Violet leaned against the wall, stifling a laugh as she watched her husband and her daughter play together. Normally, she would be jumping at the opportunity to join them in some family time, but she was just enjoying the view a little too much.

It was a sight to see — Xaden, in all his six foot four inch tall glory, and their tiny three year old daughter sitting at a child’s tea party table. It was a new gift from Mira and Brennan, and Skye quickly decided that she was going to use it for absolutely everything. It was a hard battle every day for Skye to eat her meals at the dining table and not at the small bright pink plastic table, but there Xaden was, a feather boa around his neck, a tiny plastic tea cup in his hand, and their daughter serving fake pastries. 

She was definitely taking a photo and using this as blackmail for the foreseeable future.

Chapter 131: Uncle

Notes:

I meant to post this last night but fell asleep early, and I'm also half asleep right now so double update tomorrow!

This chapter is brought to you by my obsession for Who Made Me a Princess reawakening thanks to the anime coming out recently! I've just been loving the idea of male father figures with lil baby girls :')

Uncle

Word Count: 171

Universe: Canon (or modern, both work)

“Come here, Skye!” Garrick called. He watched as his niece hobbled over to him, her arms outstretched the entire minute that she spent making her way over to him. He crouched down to scoop her up into his arms before standing up. 

“Uncle! Uncle!” she cheered into his ear, and being the menace she was, Skye also immediately grabbed a hold of his hair. 

“Ouch! Skye, please let go.” He had to grab her tiny fist and pull her hand away from his head, and thankfully, she instead wrapped her arms around his neck for support. Garrick bounced the two year old slightly, just enough that she started giggling, and the sound made his heart melt. It was strange seeing a combination of Xaden and Violet in the little girl — Xaden’s eyes and insanity with Violet’s hair and resilience. 

He had a soft spot for her, but of course, that was only because he knew he was the best uncle ever.

Bodhi and Brennan could fuck off for all he cared.

Chapter 132: Latte

Latte

Word Count:  199

Universe: Modern

If Violet could pick her favorite way to be awoken, it would be to the aroma of coffee. Of course, waking up in Xaden’s arms was wonderful, but there were few things in life that Violet could not live without, and one was coffee.

Violet spent some time stretching before getting out of bed. Within minutes, she found Xaden sitting at the dining table without a shirt on, his laptop open in front of him, and two steaming mugs of coffee by him. She walked up behind him to wrap her arms around his shoulders and drop a kiss on his cheek. 

“Good morning,” she greeted. He turned to capture her lips in a kiss before returning the greeting with a smile on his face. 

“There’s coffee for you.”

“Ugh, have I told you how much I love you?”

“Not today, no.”

“I love you, my dear husband,” she said as she picked up the cup to take a sip, but she paused when she saw what was in the cup.

“Did you literally draw a dick on my latte at—” she turned to look at the clock behind her on the stove top, “7:53 in the morning?”

Notes:

So sorry about me disappearing randomly for a week but I had a mini mental health crisis (read: panic attacks) last Friday night and I just needed a break until I felt good enough. I've been going through my calm coloring book like crazy, ha. I did make a little note about this on my tumblr so if you would like to give me a follow or keep an eye on that, I'll make announcements there for when I disappear. You can find me at @hamsterboos

The plan is to update every day as usual, but some days might get double updates until I catch up to the 8 days I missed.

Chapter 133: Dawdling

Notes:

Requested by midnightrodeo :)

Dawdling

Word Count: 188

Universe: Canon

“Would you just hurry up?” Ridoc whispered, pushing Sawyer further down the hallway. “I can’t keep waiting for you to stand here and fucking dawdle!”

“I’m not dawdling!” Sawyer answered indignantly.

“You totally are, now move.” Ridoc shoved him hard enough that Sawyer actually stumbled into the main room of the Archives. Sawyer nearly ran right into a table, instead thankfully finding his footing quick enough that he managed to use the table to swing around into the main walkway. Even so, there was enough of a commotion with him suddenly appearing that a few of the scribes sitting at nearby tables looked up from their work to glare at him.

Sawyer attempted a sheepish smile as he ducked his head a little in apology before turning to look around the Archives. He was trying to find Jesinia but when everyone was wearing the same robes, it was a little hard.

“Over there!” came Ridoc’s whisper, and Sawyer followed his so-called friend’s finger to find her sitting in the far corner of the room. “Quit dawdling and go talk to her!”

“Oh for fuck’s sake, Ridoc, shut up.”

 

Notes:

Posted the upcoming list of drabble titles and the pairings on my tumblr if anyone's interested :)

Chapter 134: Beach

Beach

Word Count: 197

Universe: Modern

“Oh, gosh, Skye, watch where you’re flinging those arms!” Ridoc playfully exclaimed as he tried to duck, although it was kind of hard when his entire body was covered in sand. In hindsight, it wasn’t his brightest idea to allow the seven year old to do that considering he wouldn’t be readily available if something were to happen, but oh well. 

When Violet texted him asking if he could babysit for a few hours while she and Xaden had errands to run, Ridoc jumped on the opportunity to take Skye to the beach. The only problem was that he couldn’t say no to her and here he was, fully covered in sand from the neck down. She was still flinging sand onto his body, and Ridoc was worried about losing an eye.

“Sorry!” she exclaimed. “Do you think this is enough to bake you?”

“Girl, are you trying to cook me alive?!”

“Do you think it would work?”

“Let’s not try it, Skye. Your dad might enjoy that, but I don’t think your mom will.”

Skye tapped her chin. “Are you sure about that?”

The things he did to steal the title of “best uncle” from Garrick.

Chapter 135: Emergency

Notes:

Double update! Part 2 coming up soon :)

Emergency

Word Count: 161

Universe: Modern

Emergency rooms were nothing out of the ordinary for Violet, but boy did she wish she never had to step foot into another one of these ever again. 

“I don’t need to be here,” she insisted again, but she knew the attempt would be futile, especially since she was currently in one of the bays, waiting for the doctor to come check her out.

Dain rolled his eyes. “Do I need to remind you that you dislocated your knee and your shoulder. I don’t know how you’re even remotely functioning.”

A throat clearing stopped Violet from retorting, but she had an inkling that she would’ve lost her train of thought anyway because the man standing at the foot of her bed was nothing short of striking. His sharp jawline was the first thing she noticed; the tattoo peaking out from under his scrubs to run along his neck was the second. 

Okay, maybe the ER trip would be worth the hassle. 

Chapter 136: Beeping

Notes:

Part 2 of 2 :) part 1 was the previous chp, Emergency!

Beeping

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern

“Hello, I’m Dr. Riorson,” he announced as he picked up her chart. As he scanned it, he said, “I see that you have EDS, so you must be familiar with this process?”

“Uh-huh,” Violet answered, barely able to get her voice out.

“Great, so if you take a few breaths to calm down, I can get you all set to get out of here as quickly as possible.”

It was then that Violet could hear the rapid beeping of the heart rate machine, and she tried her best to ignore the flush and Dain’s knowing gaze on her face to focus on calming the fuck down.

Dr. Riorson stood by her bed for a few minutes, feeling around her shoulder and knee as the beeping steadily slowed down. “Good,” he praised once her heart rate was in the normal range, and Violet could feel her cheeks heating up. 

He got her prepped to pop the joints back into the socket. He counted down before jerking her shoulder. “Good girl.”

An hour later, a drowsy Violet found herself in Dain’s car, and apparently that was good enough for him to have the audacity to say, “So, you have a praise kink.”

 

Notes:

Counter: 7 more back fill drabbles left

Chapter 137: Introvert

Introvert

Word Count: 197

Universe: Modern

Even with the lights dimmed and countless bodies surrounding her, Sloane’s eyes were only on one man. He was standing in the corner, not too far away from the center of the club where many of the club-goers were congregated. Sloane could understand why he was in a corner; Dain was trying to avoid the crowds and the social anxiety while doing his best to stay close to her, and she really appreciated that. It was moments like this that made Sloane so grateful that she had Dain in her life. 

But of course, Sloane wouldn’t be Sloane if she wasn’t expressing it in the best way possible - publicly.

So there she was, dancing to the music as she watched Dain, and slowly, she made her way over to him. He must’ve been able to read her expression because he was already shaking his head with a smile on his face as she reached out a hand to grab his shirt’s collar to drag him closer to her. Her body moved to the rhythm, inviting Dain to join her but instead he simply grabbed her hands, kissed each wrist and sent her off back into the crowd.

Notes:

apologies for any typos, wrote this while half asleep lol

Chapter 138: Groceries

Groceries

Word Count: 183

Universe: Modern

"I walked away for five fucking minutes! Why are there four boxes of Frosted Flakes, two boxes of pop tarts, a carton of orange juice, and none of the vegetables I asked you guys to get?!”

Violet watched Ridoc and Sawyer glance at each other, and she could tell they were trying to figure out who she would be less mad at. They must’ve somehow come to the conclusion that Violet wouldn’t yell at Sawyer, but boy they were going to be surprised.

“We didn’t really know how fresh the produce was and wanted to watch you sort through them to learn,” Sawyer answered, and for a moment, Violet really wanted to believe him. She wanted to believe that they had good intentions, but alas, she knew them too well.

“You’re such a fucking liar,” she answered instead, taking all the junk food out of the cart. In retaliation, she also took out the bags of chips and popcorn that Violet had happily tossed into the cart. She wanted her housemates to be healthy, but she liked snacking. 

Just not for every meal.

 

Notes:

This is kinda niche but I'm posting this while mark and ethan are doing an unus annus live stream and that was not on my 2025 bingo card

Chapter 139: Telephone Busy

Notes:

This is very different from any of the drabbles I've written but stay with me here ok LOL this is inspired by Telephone Busy by 5SOS in celebration of their album release :)

Telephone Busy

Word Count: 190

Universe: Modern

He was surrounded by empty bottles of beer, but he didn’t particularly care. He wasn’t entirely sure how long he’d been sitting in the same spot. Time was meaningless when he didn’t have the one thing that he desperately wanted, and somehow, throughout it all, the world kept spinning.

His mind was clear when he lifted the cigarette to his mouth to take another puff, holding the smoke in his mouth for one, two, beats before letting it out slowly. He watched the smoke linger in the air before dissipating, and he picked up his phone. There were a few missed calls from Aaric, and he ignored them yet again in favor of hitting the call button over the contact he had starred.

Lifting the phone up to his ear, he waited. 

And waited.

And waited.

I’m sorry but the number you have called is unavailable. Please leave a message.

Haldren grunted before throwing the phone across the sofa. 

He wondered if Violet knew what she was missing, wondered if she remembered the time they spent whenever she sent him to voicemail, wondered if she cherished the memories he did.

Chapter 140: Pen

Notes:

Back to regularly scheduled non-Halden programming with some fluff lmao

Pen

Word Count: 196

Universe: Modern

Violet sitting in his lap while they were in a hidden section of the rose bush section of the garden behind her apartment was something straight out of his dreams, but he most definitely was not complaining. They had barely said hello to each other before Xaden had to get his hands on her.

He hadn’t quite gotten her horizontal when Violet gently pushed him away from her before she placed a palm on his cheek, swiping her thumb at the spot underneath his eye. He blinked at her before something inside of him melted at her small smile.

She was beautiful.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, tilting his head into her palm.

“There was a mark on your cheek. Looked like a pen or marker, and I can’t fully see with just the moonlight,” she answered, laughter coloring her voice. Xaden pulled back from her gently, and Violet’s hand fell away from his cheek, landing on his chest to join her other hand.

“I can’t believe I walked around with a pen mark on my face.”

She giggled before burying her face in his chest. “You were just in that much of a rush, huh?”

“Always.”

 

Notes:

I want to write more canon stuff so if anyone has any prompts for me, please send them my way!

Chapter 141: Concert

Notes:

Casually using this to promote fly by midnight too

Fair warning (since yall didn't appreciate the halden LOL), one of the upcoming drabbles is Cat focused :)

Concert

Word Count: 176

Universe: Modern

Garrick was torn between wondering if this was the best or worst thing he’d ever done in his life. His girlfriend was standing next to him, screaming like it was nobody’s business, as the closing cutscene for the Fly by Midnight concert played. The only thing left on the setlist was the closing encore, and Garrick honestly couldn’t wait to be out of there. He had enjoyed himself thoroughly as the music thumped in his brain and the collective infectious energy of the stadium brought him excitement and happiness, but the screaming was really getting to him.

While in another context he wouldn't mind, in that moment, Imogen’s was especially loud in his ears.

He couldn’t exactly blame the girl considering she had wanted to see her favorite artist live for ages, and thanks to him (or well, rather Xaden and his insane connections), he’d managed to make that a reality, but the girl had a pair of lungs on her. He had a feeling that he’d have some minor tinnitus for a few days as his ears recovered. 

 

Chapter 142: Lips

Lips

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern

“Oh my god, it was the funniest thing I’ve seen in such a long time,” Bodhi wheezed out. He was so out of breath from laughing that it was a little hard to follow what he was saying, but his face was so bright that even though Violet had no idea what the hell was going on, she felt a smile coming on. It was also a little strange to see him like this when he was usually fairly quiet. Garrick was the loud and boisterous one, while Liam was the one who joined in. 

Violet looked to Xaden for help with understanding what the fuck was going on, but he had a slight smirk on his face too. Clearly, he found the whole thing funny too but refused to let her in, so she finally gave in and asked. 

“Okay, so what did Garrick do?”

“He tried flirting with Imogen,” Bodhi said, breathing heavily in between words.

“So the usual?”

“Wait for it,” Xaden chimed in, and Violet saw his smile grow larger.

“He tried to be hot or hot-adjacent by biting his lower lip, but instead, his brain broke or something because he fucking bit his upper lip.”

Notes:

Stolen directly from a real life incident by one of the 3 guys on the podcast Distractible :) they were like omg bite your lower lip to really sell the sexy image, and he proceeds to bit his upper lip lmao

Chapter 143: Chanel

Chanel

Word Count: 198

Universe: Modern

“You do realize that Xaden’s moved on, right?” Violet asked, and Cat wondered what he even saw in her with her ripped jeans and oversized hoodie. It wasn’t even like she was glamorous or had a hot body. 

Sure, Violet was pretty like a dainty flower, but what did that even mean if she couldn’t exude the confidence required to play the part of Xaden Riorson’s partner. He ran one of the biggest financial conglomerates in the country, and this was a man that was photographed at every major event. Just with Cat standing next to Xaden made for a nicer image than Violet could ever pull off.

Cat could see Violet struggling to respond, and she held back an accomplished smile. “What?  You really think he loves you? Does he even care to show you off when he hasn’t even given you any gifts?.” She took a step closer to Violet, lifting her wrist to show off her Chanel watch. 

“Xaden knew how to style me so well that he knew exactly what kind of watch would fit my wrist and from what brand. Tell me if that’s a sign of a man who could move on.”

Notes:

Inspired by Tyla's Chanel, and yes, Xaden does move on happily lmao

Chapter 144: Production

Notes:

Inspired by the South Korean variety show We Got Married~

Production

Word Count: 176

Universe: Modern

It was insane for her to be doing this, but she was literally twiddling her thumbs. 

Violet sat in the production team’s office waiting for her partner to show up. She couldn’t even blame anyone for having to wait because it was her own damn fault that she showed up earlier than the scheduled meeting time.

Giving up on trying to look professional, she pulled out her phone to pass the next few minutes. She was deep into replying to emails about future shoot schedules when she heard the door open behind her. Violet looked up to see who entered to see a familiar face walk through.

“Hey,” she greeted, trying to ignore the fact that she and Xaden had years of aversion between them after a one night stand that went wrong.

He smiled back at her, but she could tell he was feeling the same way she was.

“Are you ready to do this?” he asked, settling into the chair next to her.

“To get fake married for a TV show? I guess so.”

Chapter 145: Lie

Notes:

This one feels really short but I did say 100 to 200 words so...here you go lol

Lie

Word Count: 123

Universe: Canon

“Nope. There’s no way Violet would do such a thing,” Dain insisted. “She’s not just going to lie to Xaden about running into Cat again.”

Dain watched in dismay as Sawyer blatantly rolled his eyes. “You clearly don’t know how new-Violet works. She’s a badass bitch but she’s also such a wimp when it comes to honesty and things she doesn’t want to know. And things that make her want to be petty.”

“Okay so it’s the same as when she was a kid.”

“Wait if she didn’t change then why did you argue with me?”

“I figured she’d grown out of it!”

“Violet? Growing out of how to hold grudges?”

“Okay, fine, when you put it like that, it sounds farfetched.”

“Incredibly.”

Chapter 146: Off

Notes:

Violet's POV of Halden calling her from chp 139!

Off

Word Count: 198

Universe: Modern

“Love,” Xaden breathed into Violet’s neck, “please turn your fucking phone off.” Violet laughed, although it was mostly her gasping for air. Xaden had the absolute crazy ability to make Violet lose all sense of herself, including losing the ability to breathe when he got his lips on her. 

“How is it bothering you more than me?” she asked, pulling his face away from her neck to kiss him again deeply. She felt him shift over her body, pressing her farther down into the mattress. His weight was a delicious pressure on her, and she didn’t want him to move away. 

“I can see the name on your phone, and it’s not someone I want to be reminded of while I’m about to fuck you,” he answered, reaching over her to grab her phone and turning it around to show the name flashing on the screen. 

“Ugh, you would think he would get the idea and stop calling.”

“I could just answer and have him listen to everything I’m about to do to you.”

Violet could feel her skin burning. “Oh god no, I do not need to find out that Halden has some secret voyeur kink too.”

Chapter 147: Haircut

Haircut

Word Count: 167

Universe: Canon

“So even if you cut all of the silver part of your hair out, it comes back?” Ridoc asked, reaching out to touch a strand of Violet’s hair. She slapped his hand away and went back to brushing it out so she could braid it.

“I tried cutting it off entirely a few times and within a few days, the new ends of my hair would start leeching color. I don’t know what it is, but mom was sick while she was pregnant with me. Dad and Brennan figured that would be the reason why.”

Sawyer leaned in, probably to examine her hair up close. Why, she had no idea. It wasn’t like he could suddenly figure out the composition of her hair just by staring, but he wasn’t touching so she let him be.

“That’s so weird. It’s like you have magic hair.”

“Sure,” Violet scoffed. “Now if only that magic could be transferred to me so I could channel, that would be absolutely fucking fantastic.”

Notes:

I had to stop myself from making a Rapunzel joke in this one

Chapter 148: Intervention

Intervention

Word Count:153

Universe: Canon (ish, it's more canon divergence depending on when you assume this takes place)

“Look, it doesn’t matter how handsome he is,” Sawyer said, “you cannot climb like him a tree.”

“Does that mean she can climb him normally?” Ridoc mused, tapping a finger on his chin. Violet watched as Sawyer whacked him upside the head. She was sitting in a chair across from her friends scattered across her bedroom, and it somehow made the entire situation worse with Liam leaning against the wall. 

“Don’t give her any ideas!”

“Sorry!”

“Is this supposed to be an intervention?” she asked, looking at Rhiannon for a direct answer that she knew she wasn’t going to get from the other three. 

“It is, because we all know Xaden’s bad news. Even that one in the back knows that,” her friend answers, pointing her thumb over her shoulder to aim in Liam’s direction.

“Well—” Liam started, but he immediately got cut off by Rhiannon.

“Nope, don’t ruin our efforts. Stop talking.”

Notes:

not my favorite but I'm struggling with prompts lol

Chapter 149: Reps

Reps

Word Count: 154

Universe: Modern

Xaden eyed Violet, waiting for her to be done with her reps, and he wondered at what point was his staring going to turn into leering. 

To be fair, she was his girlfriend. He could leer.

But really, he just wanted to get through his workout, but instead, Violet was now on her third (fourth?) rep on the rowing machine and didn’t seem to be stopping. For someone who was in pain more often than not, she was absolutely killing it now. He wished she would stop killing it so he could.

Instead, he settled down onto the mats next to the machine to do push ups. If he was going to be doing an arm workout, might as well prep his muscles to do that work. 

Except, ten minutes later, Violet was still going, he was still doing push ups, and he might as well just not do the workout he had intended.

Chapter 150: Pivot

Pivot

Word Count: 170

Universe: Modern

Sloane was probably going to regret asking her brothers, her brothers’ friends, and her boyfriend for help.

“Can you fucking move and actually hold the couch?!” she heard Garrick scream out to someone from the hallway as she stood in her new apartment’s kitchen.

Scratch that, she was definitely going to regret this. 

She should’ve just asked the girls for help. At this rate, getting Imogen and Rhiannon to lift everything while Violet supervised was going to be a hell of a lot faster.

“How about you actually watch where you’re going instead of just walking off with a corner?” Sloane heard Bodhi retort.

Dain sufferingly responded, “Can you guys stop bickering so we can finish this?”

“Please, you just want to go hang out with Sloane faster.” Sloane was going to kill Garrick.

“Sloane’s going to kill you for that.” Bless Xaden for knowing her.

“That’s okay, Garrick,” Liam said. “Dain will join you in hell for burning my eyes by kissing my little sister in front of me.”

Notes:

I've never seen Friends but I've seen the Pivot clip about 900 times and it popped up on my feed again today so this is in honor that!

 

PIVOT.

Chapter 151: Drunk

Notes:

Happy Thanksgiving! Will definitely be doing a double update, maybe triple :)

Drunk

Word Count: 144

Universe: Modern

Violet was deadweight when she was drunk. She wasn’t heavy, but she was absolutely clinging to him fully. As Xaden opened the door to their bedroom, she began to move on his back, tightening the hold she had around his neck. 

They found Tairn snuggled up on Violet’s side of the bed while Sgaeyl was on the floor with Andarna.

“Tairn!” she exclaimed, scrambling to get out of Xaden’s embrace, nearly taking them both down to the ground. At one point her heel dug into his thigh, and he let out a pained hiss.

“Woah, hold on,” he grumbled, dropping her onto the bed with a flop. She straightened herself up and sat cross-legged.

“Tairn’s here!” She pet him between the ears, and Xaden could hear the cat purring. 

“I can’t believe you love the cat more than me.”

“The cat’s been here longer.”

Chapter 152: Ring

Notes:

Lost power before I could post this so take this as a testament to me trying lmao and for context, Andarna's over at their place when they're cat-sitting

Ring

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern

Garrick was an idiot. That was the only explanation. There was no other reason he would be dumb enough to lose an engagement ring.

He didn’t freak out often, but when he pulled out a shirt from the bottom of one of his dresser’s drawers and saw a ring box suck on the sleeve of the t-shirt, he felt like his heart was going to climb out his ribcage and rip a hole through his chest with the way it was beating so hard. 

At first Garrick paused at the sight of the small red, velvet box that looked just big enough to house a ring. Then he realized something very important: it was the box that housed the ring. He reached out and grabbed it, opening it with shaking hands, only to find it empty.

He thought that if Imogen had found the ring, she would’ve already made a big deal about it, so he guessed that it was probably Andarna who somehow opened his drawer and started messing around with the stuff in it — as the cat normally liked to do — and simply pulled the ring out of the box.

He hoped that Andarna hadn’t eaten the ring.

Notes:

if you've read an iteration of this before as a drabble...no you didn't....

Chapter 153: Necklace

Notes:

Update 3 of 3 for today! Direct continuation of the last chapter (Ring). There will be 1-2 more chapters to finish out this mini-story!

Necklace

Word Count: 160

Universe: Modern

Imogen showed up thirty minutes into Garrick’s panic cleaning as he went through every piece of clothing and looked under every single piece of furniture in their entire apartment.

“How’d the shopping go?” he asked, trying to be nonchalant. 

“Good. I got the dress I needed for Sloane’s wedding. What did you do?”

“Oh, you know…just some cleaning.” She eyed him, which was entirely valid because he never cleaned unprompted. 

“I left pizza on the counter, by the way,” she said. “I’m going to take a shower so you can eat without me.”

He agreed and almost turned to walk away when something caught his eye. Something around her neck had reflected the overhead light so brightly, and when he took a step closer, he realized what it was.

“Im?”

“Yeah?”

“Why do you have that ring on your necklace?”

His girlfriend lifted a hand to the ring. “Oh. Just because.”

Garrick was going to jump out of a window.

Chapter 154: Hidden

Notes:

Part 3 of the mini-proposal story! Part 1 was Ring and 2 was Necklace. The last part will be up tomorrow.

Hidden

Word Count: 193

Universe: Modern

“Why do you have the ring that was in my drawer on your necklace?”

“Because.”

“Imogen,” he warned, not wanting to play games over the fact that the ring he had so painstakingly been freaking out over was with her the whole time.

“Okay, fine,” she responded. “You’re awful at hiding things. I found the ring a week ago in your drawer when I was putting the laundry away. Very pretty, by the way. I approve.”

“So you just...took the ring. Without even asking me?”

“It was supposed to be mine anyways.”

“Well give it back. How else am I supposed to propose?”

“But I know that you’d be proposing! It wouldn’t be a surprise!” she countered, glaring at him.

Garrick rolled his eyes. “It would’ve been a surprise if you hadn’t stolen it.”

“Like I said, it was supposed to be mine, so how is that me stealing the ring?”

“It was supposed to be mine until I gave it to you,” he insisted, feeling like the ground had been snatched from underneath his feet. How was she so calm about this when he’d been consistently anxious about proposing?!

“Finders keepers.”

Chapter 155: Proposal

Notes:

Last part of the mini proposal story (ring, necklace, and hidden were the last 3 chapters)

Proposal

Word Count: 148

Universe: Modern

“You’re a menace,” he responded, following her as she made her way into the shower. 

She turned to look at him once turned on the water, a hand underneath to test the temperature. “Are you just finding that out?”

Honestly, he should’ve expected his proposal to go wrong.

But still, Garrick wasn’t going to let the day go by without doing something to surprise Imogen. Later that night, when she had fallen asleep, curled up in his arms, he gently reached for the clasp of her necklace and removed the ring. He looked at it under the moonlight that was streaming through the slightly open curtains before gently lifting her left hand and slipping the ring on. 

The next day, they didn’t speak of anything from the day before. 

They didn’t even talk about how Imogen had simply let the ring remain on her left hand’s ring finger.

Chapter 156: Bar

Notes:

Kind of a prequel to Chp 151 Drunk

Bar

Word Count: 193

Universe: Modern

It was always fun when Violet and Dain reminisced about their childhood because Xaden got a peek into how Violet was as a child, and there were moments when they were absolutely insane. At that point, it was just funny for everyone else. 

“I just overheard Dain and Violet arguing over who liked who when they were in high school,” Liam stated, setting a pitcher of beer down at their table. Xaden barked out a laugh.

“You knew about that?” Sloane asked, leaning her arms on the table. A single finger traced the outer rim of the glass in front of her.

“Violet had a huge crush on Dain before she realized that it was too much like dating herself. They were into the same things and didn’t talk about anything other than books, and then it got weird.”

They continued talking until a loud cheer distracted Xaden from the conversation about relationships. He jumped in his seat and spun to find a sight that he had never seen before and wasn’t sure if he should laugh or cry.

Violet was dancing. 

On the bar.

And she was pulling Dain up with her.

Chapter 157: Tickle

Tickle

Word Count: 189

Universe: Modern

The first thought Violet had after waking up was that something was tickling her ankles, and she squirmed, kicking her feet out to try to get rid of whatever was bothering her. She had absolutely no intention to wake up before she was supposed to, and she knew that her alarm would wake her up at that point. 

After a few seconds of peace, the tickling sensation started back up, and she finally grunted as she pulled her leg away from whatever the offending object was. Squinting her eyes open, she realized the offending object was her boyfriend running his finger up her leg that was exposed. His eyes moved from her leg up to her face, realizing that she was awake, and he purposefully placed the tip of his index finger back on her calf.

“Why are you being dumb so early in the morning?” she asked, tucking her limbs away from him, curling into a ball underneath the covers.

 “It’s not early,” Xaden said. “It’s 7:30 in the morning, and for someone who used to run at 6:30 throughout college, that really is saying something.”

Notes:

I'm alive! I made an update on my tumblr but I got a bit sick over the weekend and lost my voice and got like 3 hours of sleep a night so...here we are lol

Chapter 158: Last

Notes:

Double update! A short one that's more of an angsty one

Last

Word Count: 135

Universe: Modern

Violet Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson had many first times together. The first time they met. The first time they kissed. The first time they argued.

Each one was such a special moment, and it felt as though those moments would be forever sealed away in their hearts. 

But with those firsts, came the many last times as well. The last time they met. The last time they kissed. The last time they argued.

No couple ever expects the last time they speak to be during an argument, with harsh words and cutting remarks. Especially not over a job that separated them with expectations piling on each other and misunderstandings and incorrect implications.

The happiness that came with the firsts was all gone, replaced by the heartbreak that came with the lasts.

Nothing ever lasted anyways.

Chapter 159: Brush

Notes:

Sequel to chp 157, Tickle

Brush

Word Count: 129

Universe: Modern

“Alright, come on Vi,” he laughed, taking a hold of her hand and pulling her upright. “I know you’ve been busy and you’re tired, but as soon as we get through the morning and lunch, we’ll come back home and just sleep. How does that sound?” he asked, sounding incredibly patient with her, that it made her want to cry.

“That sounds amazing,” she agreed, hiding all of her other thoughts from him. “I’d kiss you but I haven’t brushed.”

“Who the fuck even cares because not me.”

Violet mockingly gasped, “Forget my morning breath, how could you ever kiss me with that mouth?!”

Xaden leaned in and stole a peck regardless of her words. “Like that. Now go get ready, the coffee is brewing.”

“My hero,” she teased.

 

Chapter 160: Barista

Barista

Word Count: 189

Universe: Modern

“Iced peach garden tea for Sloane?” Sloane looked up at the sound of her name and made her way over to where the barista, Dain according to his name tag, was standing at the edge of the counter with her drink.

“Thank you!” she said. “Quick question, though. How long are you working?”

His eyebrows furrowed in confusion. “Until 6, why?”

“Perfect. I’ll be here studying until 6 then!”

“Uh, okay?”

Sloane laughed at his clear confusion and slight panic in his voice. “I just told myself that I’d stay here and study until the barista who gave me my drink stayed.”

“Well, I guess I’ll see you for the rest of my shift,” Dain answered, looking much more agreeable, and he definitely did his best to drop by as often as he could. As she kept studying, he kept dropping by to give her refills or her pastry orders. He was quiet each time, clearly not wanting to disturb her, and during one of her mini-breaks, Sloane decided to study him.

He was handsome and popular, and there was something about him that seemed so…dependable.

She liked it.

Chapter 161: Shift

Notes:

Sequel to the previous chp, Barista

Shift

Word Count: 197

Universe: Modern

She didn’t know when it happened, but she knew Dain’s shift schedule well enough that she started coming into the coffee shop when his shift started just so she could study until he left.

“Hey, Sloane,” he greeted her one day with his usual bright smile, and it felt like a dopamine shot. She resisted the urge to just stare at him weirdly, and instead she put her order in and sat down on the corner table. Within minutes, Dain dropped off her order, and instead of him walking away as he usually did, he sat down across from her.

“So I have a question for you today,” he said. 

“What’s up?” she asked. He stared at her for a few seconds, and Sloane was about to ask if he was okay, but then he seemed to come back to himself.

“Do you want to go get dinner after my shift ends?” 

Holy shit, he was asking her out on a date. She put herself together just enough to normally answer, “That sounds good.”

Instead of dinner, though, she found herself waking up in his bed the following day when his alarm went off for his shift.

Notes:

In case anyone cares, I'm not sure I'm going to fully catch up to the missing week from November. I'm 7 drabbles behind still but I figured I could just extend the daily ones by a week. Today's double update is to make up for the missing day from earlier this week that I hadn't caught up to yet!

Chapter 162: Bridge

Notes:

Inspired (taken? it's basically written version honestly) by Bahubali 2 :)

Bridge

Word Count: 197

Universe: Modern (ish?)

She stood at the pier, watching as her new husband settled into the boat alongside their guards. It was clear that her husband cherished the guards as more than just mere employees — they were friends, some even family. The men had smiles on their faces even as their eyes darted around constantly, presumably checking for danger. She wondered if that loyalty would ever extend to her as their new queen that had been forcibly placed into the position.

If Violet hadn’t been so entranced with them, she would’ve noticed the growing cracks in the wooden steps of the pier. As she took a step forward, the cracks immediately stemmed from underneath her foot, and she stumbled onto her knees, her gown flared out around her. The rest of the pier gave out, and the men went silent around her. 

Violet looked up to see her husband. It seemed he made a split second decision because in the next moment, he jumped into the river with zero hesitation before dragging the boat over closer to her. One hand braced on the boat, Xaden extended the other towards the pier, creating a bridge.

He only said two words, “My queen.”

Chapter 163: Laser Tag

Laser Tag

Word Count: 198

Universe: Modern

“Are you sure this is fine because eventually we’ll be the last two people alive,” Violet said as she gnawed on her bottom lip. Xaden rolled his eyes at her before using his thumb to break her lip free from the cage that was her teeth.

“It’s just laser tag, Vi, it’s not that big of a deal. Besides, it’s better that we team up early to take the rest of the morons out.”

“So you won’t betray me five minutes into the game?”

“Of course not, love.”

Violet squinted her eyes at him as he helped her secure the vest. 

“I don’t trust you, but I’m going to choose to believe you right now.”

Half an hour later, Violet was pinned up against a wall with a gun pointed at her vest.

“I fucking knew it,” she gasped out. It was maddening that even when she was pissed at him, she was insanely attracted to sweaty Xaden.

He took two big steps towards her, grabbed her jaw with his free hand and kissed her hard before pressing the trigger, effectively taking her out of the game.

“I told you I wouldn’t betray you five minutes into the game.”

Chapter 164: Tea

Tea

Word Count: 141

Universe: Canon

Garrick would always be absolutely amazed at Liam's ability to just be the sole person to have all the inside information — gossip or otherwise.

“So Lara's sleeping with her best friend's squadmate but the best friend doesn't know. Normally, it wouldn't be such a big deal because who cares who is fucking who, but the problem is that the guy isn't just a squadmate. The best friend and squad mate were fucking too. He broke it off to go frolic with Lara.” 

He also appreciated how much backstory Liam generally added into the retellings because Garrick had no idea who these people were, but man was he invested.

“No way. They're lying to the best friend?” Garrick asked to confirm.

Liam nodded eagerly. “It has to be breaking some girl code.”

“That's wild. You have to get the update on this.”

 

Chapter 165: Cliffhanger

Cliffhanger

Word Count: 159

Universe: Modern

Violet stared at her book, flipping the last page back and forth to make sure that she wasn’t seeing things. She picked up her phone to google how many pages were in the copy that she held because no fucking way this was the end. She had to be missing pages because the author wouldn’t be that cruel.

Right?

Wrong. The author was that cruel, and Violet was suffering. The characters’ fates were left in limbo, one was dead, another was dying, and what the fuck. 

“Xaden!” she called out as she stalked out of the bedroom and wandered into the kitchen with the book in hand. 

“Yeah?”

“I need you to read this book,” she said, putting the copy down onto the counter. Xaden turned around and leaned against the sink, pausing mid-dish dry. “It’s really good.”

“You finished it?”

“Yup, and I’m telling you. It’s so worth it.”

“Cliffhanger, huh?”

“Absolutely.”

“Want me to suffer too?”

“Obviously.”

Chapter 166: Summons

Notes:

Got inspired by PJO after watching the first two eps of S2 last night :)

Summons

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

“How many times have I told you not to call out for the gods?” Xaden harped, trailing after Violet as she tried to look for her bra that he threw…somewhere. 

“Oh so this is my problem?” she asked, her voice muffled by the fact that she was basically underneath the bed looking for it.  “How the fuck was I supposed to know that my mom was going show up?!”

“This is why I tell you to just say my name,” he continued, and she really wanted to throttle him. Crazy how just minutes ago, she had been writhing under him as he had his way with her. It wasn’t her fault that she called out oh god and her mom decided to pop into their living room.

Thank god they were in their bedroom with the door closed, and Athena had called out for them loud enough that it wasn’t…worse.

“Fuck off. Go say hello before she curses you and your dad shows up out of nowhere.”

“Please, Hades doesn’t care—”

Violet flinched as a sudden light filled the room, only for the empty space next to her boyfriend being filled with the God of the Underworld.

“I was summoned?”

Chapter 167: Pomegranate

Notes:

Was still in the PJO mood, related to the previous chp Summons!

Double update today to make up for yesterday, might still be in the same PJO world lol

Inspired by a comment made by Lycan_Moon :)

Pomegranate

Word Count: 168

Universe: Modern (Percy Jackson and The Olympians)

“Xaden, darling, would you like something to eat?”

“Hey, Persephone,” Xaden answered in response to her question. Persephone would have scared the absolute shit out of Xaden if it weren’t for his shadows alerting him that she was nearby.

She moved as quietly as his father did, and it had startled Violet countless times whenever she popped up out of nowhere, visiting him in their apartment. She would leave just as quietly, too, leaving nothing but the slightest scent of daffodils behind. 

“You didn’t answer my question, child.”

Xaden smiled. He loved antagonizing…step-mom? “Are you threatening me or doting on me?”

“It depends on how you answer.”

“Why do you even like me so much when I’m Hades’ son? A reminder that he dragged you down here and still cheated on you?

“Xaden, I just asked if you wanted something to eat,” she sighed, rolling her eyes but he could see her trying to stop herself from smiling. “Stop being a dick.”

“Alright, could I have some pomegranate?”

Chapter 168: Bet

Notes:

As expected, still in the PJO universe as Summons and Pomegranate :)

Bet

Word Count:140

Universe: Modern (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)

“Are you ready for me to beat your ass in Capture the Flag?” Violet asked Xaden as they crossed the border to Camp Half-Blood. They hadn’t been back in over a year, having gone traveling the previous summer when they would’ve come by to visit. They were here every summer until they turned eighteen, and visiting now nearly a decade felt incredibly nostalgic. 

“I’m always ready to beat you,” he countered, tugging on her hand to pull her closer and kiss her. Violet wanted to melt into him as always, but she couldn’t because it was yet another tactic against her. 

She would know because she attempted the same thing last night.

“What if we bet on this?” she asked.

“Alright, what are the terms?”

“Whoever loses has to clean up after the Hermes kids for the entire week.”

“Deal.”

Chapter 169: Hug

Notes:

idk why but this drabble was brought to you by one direction because apparently I was in a mood lol

Hug

Word Count: 200

Universe: Modern

If any day could be called a day, it would be today. Violet was just so over the little annoyances of her day that had built to just make her cranky. To make matters worse, when she got home from work, Xaden was running late too, and she wouldn’t get her cuddles until later.

An hour later, Violet was anxiously checking her phone because Xaden still wasn’t home. She wanted to call him, but within minutes she heard the front door open and shut. Violet stood up from the couch and walked over to the front hallway where she found her husband looking absolutely wrecked. His hair was standing up in different directions from what was clearly him running his hands through it several times, and his tie was entirely undone around his neck. 

“Love?” she called out hesitantly, not wanting to overwhelm him. She might’ve needed cuddles, but it looked like he needed her more. “Do you want a hug?”

Xaden wasn’t the type to admit to feeling weak, but he just took two big steps to her and wrapped his arms around her tightly. She returned the hug, letting him hold her as long as he needed to.

Notes:

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