the better–oblivions better masterlist

*** all fics are 18+ ***

The 1975

This Is A Low (in progress) - read it on AO3. a collab with @red—moon

“Witty,” her glass is empty, a useless prop in this exchange. She imagines throwing it against the wall so it shatters right by his head, just to watch him jump.

“I’ve heard.”

“Arrogant, too.”

Their eyes meet.

“Confidence, actually.”

“Semantics.”

He observes her coolly. Her heart pounds in her chest. She wonders where he’ll go in this verbal sparring match, if he’ll push back even further. She’s struck by the sickening thrill of their barbed words, eager to see what he’ll do.

“Nice to meet you,” he says finally, turning on his heel and leaving her in silence.

Matty can’t stand Ray, he knows that much. But he admires her. And he finds her devastatingly attractive. And she surprises him at every turn. And he feels an inexplicable urge to catch her when she falls. And, in his moments of weakness, she even brings out a side of Matty that he hasn’t seen before - but it’s one that he really doesn’t like. So, to be clear: he can’t stand her.

Stranger Things

I GOTTA GIVE IT TO YOU (You Give Me Problems) (complete)

You’ve been friends with Eddie for a while now, and you’ve made your mind up to do something about it. You were willing to play nice, too, but then Eddie leaves you hanging too long after a Hellfire session. You have no choice but to make your displeasure known - and your pleasure felt.

18+ only, porn with exceedingly minimal plot, sub!Eddie MunsonxReader, 4.5k words(ish)

White Gannets (ongoing) - read on AO3

You didn’t love Steve Harrington, at first. But he changes, and so do you, and you consign yourself to being in love on your own. Because Steve has loved Nancy, he always has. Except for one evening in late summer, when your wishes come true and leave you wondering if there’s a name for this pain.

18+, porn with plot, Steve HarringtonXReader, angsty smut with mutual presumed-unrequited pining.

newest TIAL chapter goes out to everyone who ever had a weird break-up

pokicha:

I love it when the unreliable narrator begins to trip and reveal the flaws in their story and themself. I cannot explain how much I adore them. The moment you realize that “wait, something is not right” and start to rethink the whole book is the absolute best thing to happen to you while reading. You just know the reread will be even better.

enigmaticpink:

Tweet i wish I made first

red—moon:

This Is A Low ~ 18. The Irregular Revellers.

click HERE for the new chapter of This Is A Low - 18. The Irregular Revellers

you asked, @better–oblivions and i provided (please permit me to remind everyone this is a COLLABORATIVE fic and very much @better–oblivions brainchild so do not scrimp on sending love her way <3 i get some lovely asks but do not take the credit!!)

traumaticchild:

*bottles up emotions* this coping shits easy

just finished penance by eliza clark. sorry gang, time to shut up shop; this place in the 2010s was the trenches and i’m sorry to say we are still in foxholes!!

wavelette:

like, the most compelling ships for me always stem out of one thing: the characters have a profound, ongoing effect on each other’s senses of selves. when they are apart, the characters’ actions are still affected by each other. the way they approach the world changes because of the other. 

which is this deeply Austenian view of ideal romantic relationships as mechanisms by which we come to know ourselves better and become better versions of ourselves. good romance, for me, is always tied in with a sense of self-actualization, and the way in which a beloved partner allows a person to know themselves better.

raining-stars-somewhere-else-de:

love writing. writing is awesome. it’s a shame that it involves writing though