#Fic: I Keep Coming Back to You

[solo-ojo-jojo]

𝘐 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶 Ch 4 Teaser

The Rookie Fanfiction | Chenford | Chapter 4 of ? | 11.2K | Rated T | Alternate Universe | Meet Cute | Mistaken for a Couple | Inaccurate depictions of professional baseball

Please enjoy this excerpt for my the next chapter of Chenford fanfic, 𝘐 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶.

📸@tim-lucy (original post here)

“So…” Lucy looked down at her hands in her lap while she smoothed down her dress. She hoped the false confidence in her voice would hide any nerves over bringing up the next topic. “... you played for the Dodgers.”

“The Oklahoma City Dodgers. I want to make that clear. It was the minors and it wasn’t a big deal.”

“It’s still something to be proud of,” Lucy said. “And I’m not just saying that because I want to see your rookie card.” Her smile was warm, but cautious, as she waited for Tim to respond.

“It’s not…” he looked into her gentle and understanding eyes, “... something I show to people. Or even talk about,” Tim said quietly.

“Oh.” The air in the truck's cab suddenly felt stifling to Lucy, and she wondered if she had crossed a line by wanting to know more about that time in Tim’s life. “I’m sorry I asked. Please just forget I said anything.”

“Lucy…” Tim’s voice was gentle as he turned toward her and he started to reach for her. But he realized what he was doing and his hand retreated back to his side. “I didn’t mean it like that. I just meant…” he sighed softly. “I haven’t talked about it in a long time. Because even though getting paid to play baseball was a lifelong dream come true, it wasn’t… I think I’ve been letting some of the painful memories from how it all ended overshadow all the good times. And there were a lot of good times."

...

"I was thinking… Maybe you could tell me about some of those good times you had when you were a pro baseball player?”

“Again, barely professional,” he said, downplaying his achievement.

“Again, does it really matter if it made you happy?” Lucy countered. “But I don’t know anything about that time of your life. And I think, as friends, I should know at least the basics. How long were you pro? What position did you play? Is it true that there’s no crying in baseball?”

Tim bit back a smile and shook his head.

“You can pick another topic,” she suggested gently. “But I know that nothing nearly as interesting has ever happened in my life. And even though I don’t know much about baseball—which is something that I think needs to change—I’d love to hear whatever you want to tell me.”

Like none other, Lucy had a way of making Tim’s wall come down. 

And so he talked. He went back in his memory and shared things with Lucy that he hadn’t thought of in years. 

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I hope you've enjoyed this teaser! I hope it won't be too long before Chapter 4 is out, but I don't have a timeline for it yet.

In the meantime, you can read chapters 1-3 on AO3.

#chenford fanfic #chenford #teaser #lucy x tim #tim x lucy #lucy chen #tim bradford #the rookie #read on ao3 #alternate universe #alternate meeting #mistaken for a couple #by SoloOjoJojo #meet cute #Fic: I Keep Coming Back to You #thanksgiving #inaccurate portrays of professional baseball

[saradiation]

Here’s a Demon Sollux that was heavily inspired by @unda-dsk 's incredible fic "Alternate Universe" 🖤

#Dear Unda I hope you know how much I love you for making this story and I keep coming back to it 🥹 #I love Sollux so much in this fic omg #sollux #sollux captor #homestuck #homestuck fanart #homestuck art #my art

[pandoramarsh]

when one of your favorite fic writers started hyperfixating on something new, and you know goddamn well they only hyperfixate on one thing at a time, so you know goddamn well they're going to stop writing fics for that one ship you are in love with

#you just gotta accept it #it is what it is #but BRO the ship is so UNDERRATED and barely WRITTEN ABOUT much less WRITTEN WELL what the FUCK am i supposed to do now #anyway. let me catch yall up w some of my new ships #quanyin #hualian #bingyuan #bingqiu #wangxian #moshang #joongdok #its even more effing worse if its a flash ship ffs #scorpius x james sirius #fuck THAT ONE FIC for making me get into not only the hp fandom but also this random ass ship???? #andreil #i keep coming back to them #inevitably #yu yang x li huan #here u are #very adorable and realistically written #i adore

[writeouswriter]

The curse has lifted (finally wrote more than like 10 words on something)

#writing #writeblr #writer things #it's not my original fiction but i finished 1 chapter of a fanfic at 1041 words and like it's been so long #i've had lots of started projects and opening paragraphs for original stuff and junk #with like random scenes in half stages of completion over the last year #but this is a solid 1000 words for one thing in order and not like with blanks or nowhere to go #i haven't really written that much chronologically for one thing in a while #i think it'll be a 2 or 3 chapter fic hopefully i can keep this going #i have a complete chapter it's short but i'm happy it's something #i have half a chapter of another fic too and it's getting there #maybe i can write after all #just... maybe #now to bring this over to one of the projects i actually have been wanting to work on come on brain yip yip #thing is the fanfic i do is already like jumping into the middle and it's not the same for og work #where i have to establish things prior to the jumping in to the angst and all but hey #we'll figure it out #the curse may still come back but for now... you know

[thatsnotbuddies]

Changes on our hands and on our faces, Memories are mapped out by the lines we'll trace Jack Eichel & Noah Hanifin x Laughter Lines - Bastille

#aka . moodboard to the fic in my heart that i have vibes for but no plot <3 #jack eichel #noah hanifin #jack/hanny #ucbftf #when he's a constant in your life! everything changes life pulls you in unrecognisable directions and somehow! when you come back together #it feels like home #why am i cRYING #also interesting to think about #jack being the antithesis of connor. down to the keeping/not keeping the friendship with the boy who was with you before n during the draft #i will be back post retirement to make a proper laughter lines edit with ALL their years packed into it see you then #every single frame of those laugh gifs are highly important btw #okay i'm normal now #(lying) #* #long post

[jupitersrising]

I am pushing the "Brand Bowman was swim team captain in high school and Kenji was on the team before camp™. So they bond over it when Kenji starts living with them. It's what makes him feel like he's not just Darius' brother, but Brand's too" agenda.

(Plus Brand loves getting to have a sporty brother bc he'd never got that...mentorship feeling that comes from teaching a younger sibling/cousin sports. Unless video games count bc that definitely Darius and Brand's thing.)

#they are BROTHERS okay #ik nothing abt swim teams #its in all of my fics though #you ask ''what about SotF" #yes #I've had a scene abt the swim team planned since like...the very beginning #it just keeps getting pushed back #one day i swear they will not beat the swim team allegations #thank you for coming to my ted talk #camp cretaceous #jwcc #sotf universe #brand bowman #kenji kon

[sunshinediaz]

snippet sunday

hi friends, i'm gonna share something i've shared before because i LIKE it a lot + buck being a demanding bossy bottom is sooo good (but pls dw eddie gets his turn at being a sloppy silly bottom too and he's SO hot for it)

anyway this is nsfw

“Buck, baby. I want to ask you something.”  Buck nods wildly, knocking his nose against Eddie’s in his fervor. “Fuck and talk at the same time.” He reaches down and grabs hold of Eddie’s ass with both hands, squeezing and pinching as he lifts his hips up to fuck himself on Eddie’s cock. “C’mon, Eds. Be a—a good boy for me. Fuck me—fuck me please.”  Bubbles of static electricity swarm Eddie, springing from each point of contact between them and ricocheting to every untouched inch of his body. He drops down heavily, blanketing Buck’s body with his own, and fucks hard and sloppy and eager. Buck muffles a hiccuped moan against the scruff of Eddie’s cheek, breathy and pitched high. Eddie grins, mollified.   “Like that, baby?”  “Yeah,” Buck grunts, panting against Eddie’s cheek. He wraps his legs around Eddie’s waist, kicking him closer and deeper with his heels, and meets Eddie’s thrusts with little ones of his own. “Yeah, fuck, like that. Just like that.”  Eddie finds Buck’s lips, eating the mewls that fall from Buck’s mouth. It’s little sobs of too-good, too-sharp pleasure; a staccato of breaths that get stuck in his chest on each withdraw and shoved out on every thrust forward. Eddie’s so deep inside Buck—he can feel himself, right up in Buck’s guts, beneath the muscle and fat of Buck’s tummy where his prick’s at, twitching from friction and sensation.  “Buck,” he says, smearing Buck’s name all along Buck’s cheek and throat and chin. They’re so wet, so sweaty, that Buck can’t get a good grip on his back to scratch his nails in without slipping. “Buck, baby. Marry me. Please marry me.”  Beneath him, Buck’s body jolts. “Goddamn, Eddie,” Buck swears, but it kind of feels like a benediction, a prayer sweeter than any he’s every heard. Buck cradles his cheeks in both hands and sucks on his tongue, loud and free in his pleasure. He laughs like sunshine. “No.” 

i was tagged by @hippolotamus, @try-set-me-on-fire, @callaplums, @thewolvesof1998, @eddiebabygirldiaz, @exhuastedpigeon, @honestlydarkprincess, @jesuisici33, @wikiangela, and @daffi-990 mwaH MWAH

and i'm tagging @watchyourbuck, @eddiediaztho, @fortheloveofbuddie, @callmenewbie, and whoever else wants to share consider yourself tagged 🫶🏼

#i will BE BACK IN A FEW TO GUSH OVER EVERYBODY'S SNIPPETS OKAY I JUST HAVE TO SHOWER FIRST AND GET MYSELF TOGETHER #okay thank u #and now onto the good stuff #this is the 5+1(+1) fic where eddie asks buck to marry him and buck says no until eddie asks bobby #and can i just say the way he asks bobby... makes me want to eat glass but anyway #this lil fic is kind of on the back burner until i finish hoa eddie WHICH IS COMING ALONG NICELY? i think chap 3 will be finished by the en #of this upcoming week thank god #i'm so sick of eddie being a dumb bitch #he keeps calling people dickheads like he's not the king of dickheads #convinced the reason i keep having acid reflux is because of his stupid ass #what do you MEAN you've got 44r234234 things to tell buck and you don't let him know? #what the fuck is even going on anymore? #ANYWAY the 5+1(+1) is really sweet and ooey gooey 1000/10 i think all of u are gonna like it a lil #tag games

[samijey]

Sami stays hitting the Usos with some harsh truths and Jey stays struggling someone save this poor man

bonus:

#sami zayn #jey uso #kevin owens #the usos #wwe #wweedit #jimmy uso #god this is the longest angst fic wwe has ever written goD DAMN #sami's face when jey questioned his loyalty was highkey like oh we're doing this?? ok well i'm about to end this man's entire career #you can see in the first half of this exchange that kevin is like oh... OH you guys huh? huhhh #jey baby please realise you CAN have your cake AND eat it too #you can keep your brothers AND your goofy looking bf #just kick roman's ass and hey maybe he'll also come to his senses #and then you'll have your whole family back = happy ending #ok??? can we have that??? as a treat? thank you #stuff i made

[the-stove-is-divorced]

Writing is fun because it's basically like a puzzle, neat lil' challenge for your mind to make It Work and Be Good, but also sometimes you accidentally parallel shit and now you're scrambling to figure out What The Fuck This Means.

#does this make me feel smart? yes. was it by complete accident? also yes. #anyways something heights and roofs #something something the safety of keeping someone in sight #something something knowing how to step down and come back to the ground #if you see this in fic and you find some meaning in it? i totally did it on purpose hahahahha #rambles idk idk

[linksboobs]

He's so cute........

He's not a wolf that is a fucking puppy istg

#him???? a scary wolf????? that man??? who you KNOW is the camp pet/therapy dog #i keep thinking abt that rule fic where one of them was like “twilight stop coming back as wolfie and ask for seconds like a normal person” #hes so cute what if i died #lu twilight #adhd kickin my ass rn #link twilight princess #twilight princess link #linked universe twilight #twilight lu

[solo-ojo-jojo]

Chenford Fanfic: 𝘐 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶 - Ch 3

The Rookie Fanfiction | Chenford | Chapter 3 of ? | 11.2K | Rated T | Alternate Universe | Meet Cute | Mistaken for a Couple | Thanksgiving

Story Summary: A series of meet-cutes that keep bringing Lucy and Tim together in an alternate universe.

Chapter summary: Fate Mutual friends bring Lucy and Tim back together. This time, for Thanksgiving dinner.

Check out an excerpt below, or head over to AO3 to start reading now!

Tim knocked on Lucy’s door to find her wearing a plum-colored sweater dress that hugged her curves and a berry shade of lipstick that made him think about the achingly sweet taste of her lips.

He had felt like such a fool for getting carried away with his desire for her on their date. That had never been the plan. While he knew he was attracted to Lucy, he hadn’t anticipated that the first chance he had to be alone with her, he would feel himself falling so hard and so fast. She was, without a doubt, remarkable in every way he could conceive, and his brain disregarded its own signals that were screaming at him to pump the brakes. He only had himself to blame for how things had ended and for ruining something that he knew in his gut had such great potential. But Lucy had been nothing but gracious, even though he could see a glimmer of hurt in her eyes when she left to walk back to her door.

There was no sign of that now as she stood in front of him, looking effortlessly beautiful.

“Hi,” he said after a beat, realizing that they had been staring at each other. 

“Hi,” she echoed, leaning her shoulder on the edge of the open door. 

“You–you look… nice,” he said lamely. 

“Thanks,” she returned with a shy smile. “You do, too.” The deep cranberry color of his sweater was appropriately festive, and she would be lying if she said she hadn’t noticed the way the sweater stretched across his pecs and clung to his biceps. “Do you want to come in for a minute?

Read on AO3

#chenford fanfic #chenford #chenfordbingo21 #lucy x tim #tim x lucy #lucy chen #tim bradford #the rookie #read on ao3 #alternate universe #alternate meeting #mistaken for a couple #by SoloOjoJojo #meet cute #Fic: I Keep Coming Back to You #thanksgiving

[henreyettah]

I should be forbidden from writing fics that take place in a school setting because im much too deep in it to take any of it lightly. Me and brother are galaxybraining a tlt college au and ive gone so far off the rails..... tell me why im out here mapping out what courses theyll all be taking. literally who gives a shit about what classes SILAS OCTAKISERON is in. why have I given the courses course codes. why am I making sure each line of education makes sense throughout the years. come on. its much too much already I need to Calm Down

#this is exactly like what happened with that carry on dance class fic I was writing #(ill come back to it some day I swear) #henrietta write something that isn't school centered challenge #<-- (im losing) #also its very deeply inspired by multiple maroon 5 songs #by multiple I mean all of them #we are not fans we just live in the countryside. its what happens #griddlehark #but also #jodybeth #and some really pathetic #harrianthe #but its one sided and is mostly Ianthe gnawing at herself about harrow #nona is there too #we worked her in sooooooooo cleverly #brother feel free to tell me to take this down if you wanna keep keeping it under wraps #im so fucking bored at the school rn because im done with all my stuff essentially #i had to speak my truth #im sorry

[vladdyissues]

Hello, I’m here to interrogate you about your fic, Familiar 😈

So, I fucking love the direction this story is taking, Danny getting more and more attracted to Vlad, while Vlad is subtly getting more and more possessive of Danny. It makes me really curious about how school is gonna go for them. Like, I can totally see Vlad somehow worming his way into the school system, just to make sure no one takes Danny away from him or hurts him in any other way.

It also makes me wonder about how the other kids are gonna treat Danny. Prep school is never a good thing. Ever. And if Danny was a loser at Casper High, he’s gonna be Loser ² at prep school. I’m just WAITING for some Dash duplicate to show up and shove Danny in a locker.

And if Danny does get bullied, would Vlad interfere again?? And if yes, how would Danny take that? I feel like he wants to be doted on a little bit? But bc it’s Vlad getting overprotective, he’s more likely to push him away first.

ALSO ALSO!! DANNY GETTING BEATEN UP AT SCHOOL IS A GREAT FUCKING OPPORTUNITY FOR VLAD TO TEACH HIM HOW TO HEAL HIS INJURIES 😭🤌🤌

GARRRRAHNGARAGHALARGHA I AM

simply DYING to confirm or deny but I can't just yet but oh boy do I love the way you think. I hope I can exceed (or at least match) your expectations!

#for the record it looks like your theories will be answered in chapter 14 #(i'm working on ch 13 right now and it's being ornery) #was originally supposed to have the school stuff appearing in 13 but as usual the goal post got moved back #i have a pathological inability to keep things brief 💀 #esp when it comes to jamming as much UST into this story as i can #fic: familiar #pompous pep #asks #super nice people #thank you anon 💚

[volivolition]

reading Kim's Disco Inferno and i absolutely needed to read this fic earlier than im reading it right now. this is so fucking interesting.

#chemi chats #AIRHGHGHHHHH THE SKILLS THE SKILLS I WILL SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUST ABOUT THEM ARUGHGJHGKJFHF!!!!! #okay im normal. back to it #kissing voli on the forehead. my friend. this is how i imagine my life these days. voli sitting on my shoulder as i do things #echem's also there but he can't do shit except go ''hey you should get a treat today'' so he just keeps voli company. #EMPY HAS ARRIVED AND I LOVEEEE HER. CRIES AND CRIES AND CRIES AND #''Stop fucking around Esprit'' LMAO. LMAO. THANKS AUTH APPRECIATE IT. oh my fucking god this fic is so cool. this is so good. #SUGGESTION YOU SILLY FUCK GET OUT OF HEREEE!! oh thats FASCINATING!! 'I'm not... shit. I am.' THIS IS SO COOL. OH NO WAIT DON'T LEAVE VOLI? #oh of fucking COURSE ITS ECHEM. OF COURSEEE. oh hi halflit. little kiss on the head before you scamper off sweetheart #i miss voli i want voli back. voli come back please. oh there he is hi little guy!! oh echem. silly guy. i love you. this fic is so fun?!!! #oh hey!! composure. nods. ''Harry; Kim. We're Harry.'' YEAH! YAHHGKJGH!!! like i sure have my faves (empy; voli; echem) but #OUGH. MOTORICS AS A WHOLE. MY FAVORITES i love the team smiles :) oh they were all so sweet hahskj motorics have never done anything wrong #NO VOLI CAN'T COME WITH US?? WHAT'S THE POINT EVEN. STARTS CRYING. oh nvm hes with us in the glasses WE'RE ALL GOOD #this fic. is so cool. good morning lieutenant. OKAY!! DONE!! COMMENTING TIME!!! thanks for looking at my spontaneous liveblog lmao

[lika2]

FUCK NO MY SEROTONIN AO3 COME BACK

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO PROCRASTINATE PACKING IN THESE CONDITIONS??? THIS IS NOT VERY LIVE LAUGH LOVE OF YOU AO3

SEND HELP

AO3 YOU CAN'T LEAVE US LIKE THIS T-T

MY COMMENT!! THE AUTHOR NEEDS MY SEROTONIN DONATION! ERROR 500 YOU'RE STARVING THE AUTHORS!! THIS IS TORTURE!!!!

I'm legit clawing at the walls rn send help

#pls send help #there is no hope until ao3 comes back #ao3 down #i'm going insane #it's been 5 minutes #i'm having the great DDoS attack of 2023 flashbacks #i need my serotoning please ao3 #wails #let me out #you can't keep my fics from me like this #ao3 #fanfic #crying inside #this is not a drill

[dollsuguru]

writing fluff is so hard esp for a character you haven’t written for before + other characters in the fic 😭

#satoru i’m abt to get real acquainted w you in this fic #so far it just all sounds v corny and not at all like how satoru sounds so i need to rework everything #also it’s so hard to segue into another part of the fic or just another paragraph for me so i need to practice FLOW #and NOT make it choppy/clunky #and i also have to find voices for tsumiki & megumi 😭 miki’s is pretty easy she’s sweet & playfully teasing #wanna make megs adorable yet slightly grumpy bc i know he’s mature but i still want a childish vibe for him hmmmm #i’m actually… SURPRISNGLY. having a LOT of trouble w the ‘reader’ themselves #i just can’t seem to find their dynamic w each character yet… hmmmmmm #y’know what i may have to do… keep the beginning part but scrap everything else and start fresh #sighhhhhhhh. #i’m willing to do that though bc this story so far isn’t hitting the way i want it to #and i love the Premise of the fic a lot and want to do it TOTAL justice #like it’s serious business to me 😭 i don’t play around when it comes to this omfg like i HAVE FUN but i want it to be decently written too #gonna need to insert more personality to each character + their DIALOGUE TOO omg dialogue is so fucking hard & speech tags are so blegh #i actually might dream on it tonight and imagine how it would realistically play out in my head and then go back to fic writing #yeah i’ll do that it’s 9:30 pm rn basically so i’ll just dream on it 😭 #personal