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A Latent Spring

An OFMD fic by @ghostalservice and @swashbuckling-sweethearts

Rated E, 31K, and now COMPLETE!

Art above by @swashbuckling-sweethearts - check out the fic to see the full version of Tree!Ed.

Read it on AO3 or listen to the podfic, thanks to the lovely @loopydangerfrog !!

Epilogue art under the break - spoilers for the end of the fic!

#ofmd #my fic #WE LOVE THE TREE BOYS SO MUCH

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LIVE (nothing wrong with me)

LAUGH (nothing wrong with me)

LOVE (nothing wrong with me)

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people telling you they reread your fic is the biggest compliment you could ever receive. there are thousands of stories out there begging to be found, to be explored, but your story meant so much to someone that they came back to it eagerly, they went over every word again. to love is to return and loving a fic is rereading it. thank you to all readers and rereaders <3333

#cries directly at the monsterfucker server Animorphs read #and the checking it twice comments today

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what is your holy trinity of fruits

#pineapple raspberry lime

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we've been living in this apartment for two months now, and while we've observed most of our new neighbours (my slavic Windowsill Watcher Grandmother gene already activated), I don't think they had the chance to see us often enough to recognise us yet.

I do know, however, from my observations, that the tiny funny dog upstairs is called Gucio. I've passed him once or twice during his walk and heard his owners use the name - and, while both the dog and his owners are oblivious to our existence, Gucio became an apt topic of discussion in our house. you know, we hear barking, ha, that's Gucio, he must be home alone again! or there's a stick left by the building door, that must have been brought by Gucio and he was forced to abandon it before entering! a household name, really.

yesterday as I was leaving to go to the store, walking down the narrow staircase, there he is! tiny funny looking dog, slightly startled by me suddenly appearing on the floor he just reached on his tiny funny looking legs.

"good morning Gucio!" I say joyfully, the most natural thing in the world.

well. remember that Gucio doesn't really know me. so he looks at me in the most flabbergasted way a dog can look at a person. he is positively aghast. agog! not sure how aware dogs are of their own names but he seemed genuinely puzzled at the apparent stretch of social convention.

and as I try to contain my laughter, I see his owner standing on the stairs below. the woman is sort of awkwardly frozen, speechless, and she looks at me.

"you... know each other?" she asks.

is that not the funniest way to phrase it. is this not the funniest question she could have asked. ma'am do you know my dog? you went to school together perhaps? you've met? do tell, are you old friends? maybe you worked together? you know each other, my dog and you? this dog? you know him? he knows you? he never mentioned you I'm afraid

#incredible

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“—and we still need to get the towels, in case someone forgets. The beach ones, please, not the nice ones—”

“Yes, love, I know not to use the nice ones,” Ed says, patient with a thread of laughter in his voice. Stede ignores him and checks his hair in the bedroom mirror again, even though it may be for naught as soon as they get started.

“They know it’s at 4:30, right? Not 4?”

“I would hope so, considering 4:30 is the only time we ever gave them,” Ed says.

“But they know not to come early?”

“Stede,” he says, which is not an answer, so Stede turns to glare at him only to be met with an infuriatingly soft expression, not a hint of urgency in his boyfriend’s eyes at all. “Sweetheart. It’s gonna be fine, okay?”

“I know that,” says Stede, who does not know that and is, in fact, more sure of the opposite. “Now please, can we finish getting ready, they’re gonna be here in less than an hour and you know some of them are going to be more on time just for the drama of it—”

“Stede.” Ed grabs his shoulders, drags him gently to their bed. Stede sits with a huff, though his legs instantly thank him for the reprieve—he’d set his forearm crutches down at some point, wanting to get the cleaning done faster. Ed plops next to him. “Your friends love you. They are going to support you.”

“Us,” Stede says, though he’d been thinking mostly of himself the last few hectic hours.

“Us,” Ed agrees. “And when we tell them what we are, they are gonna love us just as much. Lucius will make some sort of hentai joke, Wee John will say he knew mermaids were real, and then we’re going to have a very fun pool party with all our friends. Okay?”

“But what if—”

“Nuh uh, no what ifs. It’s going to go great, okay? Hell, Buttons is probably one of us. Like a—penguin or something.”

Stede frowns. “Are penguin people a thing?”

Ed shrugs. “Fuck if I know. But I do know he won’t blink fucking twice at a few fins and tentacles.”

Logically, Stede knows he’s right. But he’s never told more than one person at a time before—hell, he’s never told more than one person period. And never somebody who isn’t sort of like him.

“I just—” He takes a long, heavy breath and leans into Ed’s side, head tucked on his shoulder. “They’re practically my family, Ed. I don’t wanna lose them. Or—or have them look at me like I’m an alien.”

“Hey, aliens are fucking cool.”

“You know what I mean. I don’t want them to look at me differently. Other than—you know. The obvious stuff.”

“I know,” Ed murmurs. “And I can’t promise they won’t be a little…surprised, at first. But it’s not because of us, yeah? It’s just a lot to take in. And they’re all so fucking weird, I’m sure they’ll be used to us in ten minutes flat.”

“I hope so.” Stede touches his foot to Ed’s, marveling for the millionth time that their bodies can be so different and yet create something so similar to walk on land. “I hope so.”

Read on ao3! (ch1 up now, ch2 up by around april 28)

#ofmd #fic rec #look I am betaing this and when I tell you it’s everything to me #believe me

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fang from a scientist au that's never going anywhere but i love to think about :) will post some thoughts on the au eventually.

#ofmd #FANG MY LOVE

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#YES YES YES SG1 WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY #the GOLF #the DOOR #the KISS #the CHALKBOARD #the CEREAL

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#oh yes

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#and some people we've known from both!!!

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“Is it okay if I draw fanart of your fanfic?👉🏼👈🏼”

My brother in Christ we shall have a spring wedding

#BLESS YOU ALL FOR YOUR GLORIOUS ARTS

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Oh Mr. Amtrak

Am me some tracks

Make sure I'm close to

The car with the snacks

#yes

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#THIS LAST WEEK HAS BEEN SOMETHING *ELSE*

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Comic based on the characters from "Wanna Fly Away" by @ghostalservice and @petrichorca

I'm not sure where to post the explicit version since I don't have Twitter and is tumblr OK with alien genitals???

Anyway. Here's the comic!!! I'm so excited because this is probably the most work I've ever put into a drawing. I can't count the number of hours I've spent on this. I love these boys sm.

#fanart of fanfic #fanfic of fanart #ofmd animorphs au #stedeth and ed #ofmd #I love themmmmm

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Comic based on the characters from "Wanna Fly Away" by @ghostalservice and @petrichorca

I'm not sure where to post the explicit version since I don't have Twitter and is tumblr OK with alien genitals???

Anyway. Here's the comic!!! I'm so excited because this is probably the most work I've ever put into a drawing. I can't count the number of hours I've spent on this. I love these boys sm.

#animorphs au #GEMMA!!!!! #GEMMA THIS CAME OUT SO ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL #look at his FUR #look at his TAIL #look at Ed's HAIR!!!!! #ofmd

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gamer girlie ed playing the sims on an old mac.

completely unrelated but absolutely inspired by ghostalservice's checking it twice which is in my personal ofmd fic hall of fame.

#AH OH MY GOD?????? #OH THIS IS SO GORGEOUS?????? #AHHHHH!!!!!! #THANKS FOR THE TAG NAT #<3 <3 <3

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A Latent Spring

An OFMD fic by @ghostalservice and @swashbuckling-sweethearts

Rated E, 31K, and now COMPLETE!

Art above by @swashbuckling-sweethearts - check out the fic to see the full version of Tree!Ed.

Read it on AO3 or listen to the podfic, thanks to the lovely @loopydangerfrog !!

Epilogue art under the break - spoilers for the end of the fic!

#guys this one is special #I love it very much #ofmd