#OMG IT REMINDS ME OF MY WIP FIC

[oceanwithouthermoon]

its crazy to me how people sometimes see kusuo and kusuo transformed as kuriko/kusuko as like.. different people but not ??

im not sure how to phrase it but like.. i once saw fanart of kuriko being shipped with one of the boys and then she transforms back into kusuo and the guy lets go of her and is like "ew.." LIKE BRO WHAT😭

what do u mean u ship kusuo as a girl with someone but not kusuo as a boy.. are YOU being homophobic or do you think the character is homophobic?? either way, what ???

#ive seen this in fics a couple of times but the fanart really got me cuz it was like rlly good art too #its like seeing a genderfluid person as a different person depending on how masc/fem they feel that day #like if u date them are u gonna say ur straight and then not be dating them on whatever days they dont feel like the opposite gender #im ngl not to be dramatic but the fanart made me really sad LMAO #like it feels like.. angsty.. for kusuo #OMG IT REMINDS ME OF MY WIP FIC #OF 'KURIKO' AND AREN WHERE KUSUO DOESNT TELL AREN ITS HIM #maybe thats why it feels sad to me but it just kinda is sad #like imagine being a gay guy but u look like a girl at some point and a guy likes u #but then finds out ur a boy and they're like 'yuck!' #thats so satousai core actually #saiki k #tdlosk #the disastrous life of saiki k. #saiki kusuo #meows post

[dollsuguru]

?????( KAIRO????????? YOU CAN’T CASUALLY MENTION KING!SUGU/KNIGHT!READER AND THEN MOVE ON I’M ABT TO EXPLODE 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

ok but “call off your dog” is THEEE dynamic ever to me actually like it’s so good …. that feral devotion…. reader being like his attack dog…… i’m just thinking abt this vine 😭😭 the dog is knight!reader the owner is king!sugu and satoru is the one abt to get bitten LMAOOO

I’M GONNA HAVE TO HEAR MORE DETAILS ON THEIR DYNAMIC FROM U THOUGH PLSPLS I’M ON MY HANDS AND KNEES :’3

YOU’RE SO RIGHT ABT THAT DYNAMIC gojo is a squealer, suguru’s an instigator, & reader is just :3 BARK

& KDKDKDKDKD LISTEN IT’S SOMETHING I THOUGHT ABT A WHILE AGO ONLY MOMENTARILY but i will say king!geto infiltrates my thoughts from time to time </3

omfg i haven’t really thought of the lore of this au in depth 😭 i just know i wanted it to be feral violent dark devotion <3 just very intense and raw but VERY genuine like there’s genuine love there that makes them soooooo insane <3 i think the idea of king!geto is just delicious…

there’s rumors across the kingdom where the now king!geto murdered his parents in cold blood in order to usurp the throne (is this real or not? who knows? not me…) to those he dislikes/who dislike him: he’s a cunning king… sly… manipulative… calculating… tactically/strategically intelligent… he’s like a viper <3 venomous serpent fangs ready to strike when the opportunity presents itself, his fangs leaving ragged bloody raw bite marks in his opponent’s necks where they simply won’t ever survive // on the flip side/more human side he’s a young king after all so in the privy of his castle/palace he’s a bratty, huffy, dramatic king :> a funny lil twist from the demure, elegant, alluring king that the townspeople see

BUT on the opposite end for those he adores/adore him: he always looks out for them! he really does LOVE his people i think the reason that he’s SO beloved is because he wants to create a better world for his subjects! he’s kind, caring, & always has their best interests in heart! he keeps them safe, he goes into the town to speak to vendors/assess how to help them, & then plays with the little children (nanako mimiko megumi yuji & yuuta are especially fond of the king and he’s especially fond of them <3 they’re all his little babies <3)

as for knight!reader… omfg insane human i love them. they’re like if a wolf, raven, & a panther had a baby. just a rugged/morally grey/sick sick sick individual 😭 i think in the beginning their devotion stems not necessarily from Love for suguru & the royal family but from the Love of fighting/killing! they were a ward of the infamous assassin toji zen’in and worked under the tutelage of king ryomen sukuna, a tyrannical & heinous king. they have a scar that runs from their left eyebrow down their eye on the middle of their cheek courtesy of sukuna </3 they’re like an undomesticated dog who needs to be reared in through trial & error, strictness, & punishment.

and you may think… What The Hell are they doing as suguru’s knight then??? 🤔🤨

well if you saw a single knight take down an army of bandits all by their lonesome wouldn’t you be intrigued…? regardless of anything you know that they’re CAPABLE & able to PROTECT. which is the most important thing <3 the perfect duo: a king who already has a screw loose in his head and a knight who never had any screws in their head to begin with <3

basically knight!reader is a fan of the hunt more than anything <3 imagine them walking towards suguru all bloody with a wild glint in their eyes and a massive smirk… suguru for once in his life found someone/something he can’t control…

… but suguru likes a challenge and he likes to tame <3 reader isn’t a brat, they’re just so feral & need to be put on a leash for their own benefit/the benefit of those around them <3 he wants to domesticate this undomesticated dog and train them properly. my knight!reader is the type to submit willingly but only to those they respect.

that’s why the “call off your dog” aspect is so delicious to me……… reader is so feral and violent and always has their fangs bared, their canines sharp & bloodied. and suguru is always holding their leash, ready to draw them back or ready to tell them to “attack.” it’s all based off of suguru’s whims & orders at the end of the day. knight!reader bows only for suguru and suguru alone <3

sidenote suguru & his knight have like . sadomasochistic tendencies . not necessarily Sexual vibes but like……… the knight is quite masochistic & suguru is quite sadistic (to each other… but they love it… another facet of their Sick dark weird devotion towards one another)

and also by dark devotion i mean reader is on their knees with suguru’s knuckles against their lips, the epitome of: “let me kill for you. let me bloody my hands, let me show my love in this way, in a violent way, the only way i know how.” and suguru cradles them like a father would a baby: “let me tame you. i’ll bark out the orders and you’ll follow through. because you devote yourself to me. and because i love you. i will show you my love through control & intense passion, the only way i know how.”

also i have a Certain Scene in my head that ultimately showcases their love for one another and i’ll just say it here bc i don’t think i’m writing this story anytime soon and i know i’ll forget if i don’t write it down 😭 but after a battle or smthn reader comes back bloodied and scarred and for once in his life suguru feels genuine fear. it’s unbecoming of a noble king to carry someone who is Designed to Protect him to his personal bath, but he does so regardless. i think one of the MOST intimate things is to give someone a bath… and he does that. he’s no longer a king and you’re no longer a knight… he’s a worried young man who bandages & bathes you, who needs to take care of his beloved by doting on them oh-so carefully & oh-so softly. it’s almost like a purification process for both of these characters too.

and then suguru sees something on the knight’s body… it looks like a tattoo but it’s a brand (think of sukuna’s markings but along the knight’s stomach & back) suguru then really looks at the knight and realizes that… this person is just so tired. weary. young. they enjoy the hunt but they’ve always existed to serve others, to protect others, to take the punishment so others don’t have to…

i think he gains an extra layer of respect for reader and is almost… sad? i think he thinks abt if they met under different circumstances would they still be tied to one another? had he been a teacher and had reader been a butcher — would the devotion still be there? and then he catches the knight’s eyes staring into his… and he’s positive. 100% certain. no matter the era no matter the circumstance no matter which lifetime they’re in — the intensity of their raw devotion towards one another withstands the test of time. also TRUST the knuckle kisses that the knight gives suguru are soooooo reverent

BUT yeah blah blah blah this sets up the NEXT scene which would be suguru giving reader a hickey in the bath (his own form of branding) and sukuna sees it the next day 😹 like “oh? you took my little rottweiler puppy and made them a refined wolf… good for you.”

i’m all over the place but ESSENTIALLY that’s the gist of it all 😭 there’s SOOOOO much more lore/twists/turns and such the further i think abt the story but omfg……….. you know what maybe i will write this soon 🫡 they’re my beloveds

#asks #ari tag <3 #intense dark devotion >>> anything else #i haven’t thought TOO much abt king!geto x knight!reader but i do Eventually wanna write them bc they’re both insane freaks i love Them #this is a totally different story compared to my empress!reader x concubine!geto fic #but yeah another story added to the WIP list… omfg i have so many now #vampire!priest geto + samurai!geto + concubine!geto + morticia!geto… i Love them all <3 #OOOOH AND MY HOMME FATALE!GETO… who’s a spy & assassin… a spysassin if you will… MHMMM #BUT OMG RN i gotta work on curator!geto & prof!geto omg this just reminded me 😭 #ALSO ARI I’M SO EXCITED FOR ANY WIPS YOU HAVE 🫡🫡🫡 mwah just deliciousness everywhere <3 #snippets

[gimmeurtmi]

i saw this on twitter and one of your other asks reminded me to send it to you :,)

https://x.com/ashsepte/status/1752978901146669270?s=46&t=jKCS6glfFUMtCMvPBx_t_g

~🐼

link

shut up shut up shut up

golden puppy!!! with his beautiful boy!!!! who’s being a menace and annoying him during work hours :’) THE WEDDING RINGS!!!!!!!!! THEY’RE HUSBANDS OFFICE HUSABNDS HGHUGHUGH

omg i love the art style it’s giving webtoon even though i’ve never read any before but it’s that style it’s stunning i love it so much!!!!!! now i’ve gone and stalked their page and look at this one 😩

WHEN 2MINNERS ARE TALENTED AND STUNNING AND GORGEOUS AND WONDERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL AND ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE AND FUNNY AND DILIGENT AND LOVING AND I LOVE 2MINNERS LOOK AT THE THINGS THEY MAKE LOOK LOOK LOOK UGH

#ask #anon #2min #omg this wonderful stunning beautiful art has reminded me of a 2min fic where it’s an enemies to lovers office romance #i love office romances!!!!! #*walks away with a deep sigh and opens my wip ideas notes app* #🐼 anon #also once again i don’t have twt but i would worship this artist too!!!!

[cafecliche]

fic writer meme!

[RISES FROM THE DEPTHS] I'm here!! Thank you so much @uhuraisgay and @englishsub for the tags, and also for reminding me that I've missed Tumblr

1. how many works do you have on ao3? 50 even - which was more than I thought!

2. what's your total ao3 wordcount? 187,448

3. what fandoms do you write for?

My fic-writing impulses come along like cicada seasons, except without any regularity whatsoever: I do a lot of dabbling in a lot of fandoms, I can never really tell if something's going to light my brain on fire. Most of my fic output came from Yuletide for a long while (I loved the grab bag aspect and writing little treats for small fandoms, but then my holidays got busier), and then Yuri on Ice and MDZS were my biggest fandoms by far, especially MDZS. I've written Yuwu recently, and I'd love to write some Trigun, LoZ, or Mysterious Lotus Casebook one of these days.

4. what are your top 5 fics by kudos?

grow

the only way out

The Guests of Cloud Recesses

detente

bespoke

And the soft animal is our runner-up at #6!

5. do you respond to comments?

I usually don't unless it's a request or a question, but I read and treasure every one.

6. what is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I am too tender for Bad Endings for the most part, but my canon-verse Nie Huaisang fic after me comes the flood does not end in a particularly good place for anyone involved. (But even then, we know it gets better for him eventually... albeit at the expense of several bystanders)

7. what's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I tend to write pretty gentle, occasionally LIGHTLY bittersweet happy endings (that's the cafecliche guarantee baby) but part of me wants to say 'the only way out' (and probably 'the yunmeng accords' series in general) here. I tend to write fic when I want to play around with the emotions or relationship dynamics that can already be found in canon, so 'the yunmeng accords' is probably as close to a fix-it as I'm going to get.

8. do you get hate on fics?

Not usually! I was part of the Great MDZS Anon Hate Train of 2021, but that was the worst I've ever gotten by several magnitudes - the vast majority of commenters are fabulous.

9. do you write smut?

Not yet! It's not off the table, though.

10. do you write crossovers? what's the craziest one you have written?

I actually don't think I've ever written a crossover! The closest I've ever gotten was when I look over my shoulder, but even that's 'Wangxian in a Conjuring-esque ghosthunters in love situation' and not really a formal Conjuring AU.

11. have you ever had a fic stolen?

I've had plagiarism brought to my attention a couple times, but truly just a handful. I still remember getting a message on FF.net that someone had ripped off a line from my Black Lagoon fic. The SCANDAL of it all.

12. have you ever had a fic translated?

MDZS is the first fandom where I've gotten translation requests, which is always so cool! To my knowledge, I've had fics translated into Russian, Spanish, and Ukranian.

13. have you ever co-written a fic before?

No, but brainstorming fic concepts with my brilliant friends is one of my favorite thing in the world.

14. what's your all time favorite ship?

omg ever? Well Victuuri and Wangxian have been the ones that really lit my brain on fire (if I own the Nendos, it's serious) but let me also throw it back to Fakir and Ahiru in Princess Tutu. That is ROMANCE.

15. what is a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I would have really liked to have one more entry to 'the yunmeng accords!' I had a couple of ideas that I really liked, but nothing that caught fire quite enough to dive into it. That said, I am currently working on something short and Yunmeng Shuangjie-related, at the very least...

16. what are your writing strengths?

Emotional through-lines, pacing, and that sweet, sweet catharsis. I'm drawn to particular fandoms when they leave me with an emotion that I need to break down over the course of several thousand words, and I know that shows through in my writing.

17. what are your writing weaknesses?

Choreography! I'm not a very visual thinker, so sometimes it takes me a while just to figure out how to block the characters in a given scene. I also have a lot of trouble getting into a draft until I figure out the voice, which, when it comes to fanfic, will either come to me extremely easily or not at all.

18. thoughts of writing dialogue in another language in fics?

Yeah, absolutely! (But if you don't speak the language, do your research!)

19. first fandom you wrote for?

[rubs my temples] an X-Men crackfic.

20. favorite fic you have written?

Oh my god. WELL. 'grow' and 'the only way out' I think are the best fics I've written, and 'when I look over my shoulder' and 'the soft animal' are also extremely close to my heart. But 'detente' might be the favorite child. It just gushed out of me.

I think a great many of you have been tagged at this point, so sorry for any double-tags, but: @bluecrystalrainingdaggers @tigerjpg @floofyfluff @vinelark and anyone else who'd like to go for it!

#hi! I'm still here #writing meme

[jnnul]

jaanu's tumblr wrapped

general stats!

total words written (only released fics) - 60,821 words (avg. 3.5k words per fic)

total fics released - 17 fics

total groups/people written for - 4 groups (17 people total)

total wips left - 8 fics (2/10 completed)

total songs recs - 24 songs

total fic recs - 10 fics

top fics this year (by the numbers)!

ric flair drip (jaehyun - nct)

ready for love (jeno - nct)

five questions (mark - nct)

things he reminds me of (nct dream)

'i love you' (enhypen)

fics i loved writing the most (and three words/phrases for how i feel abt them)!

ric flair drip - cathartic. eye opening. midnight blue.

things he reminds me of - aesthetics. how i see the world. types of beauty.

nct dream in college - fun. silly. close to home.

your love is my favorite color (enhypen) - learning through love. choices. part two?

a phone that won't ring (minji - newjeans) - acceptance. hurt. comfort.

fics i loved reading this year (fic rec blog ver.)!

i've waffled a little too much abt how much i love these fics on my fic rec blog (although, honestly i think they deserve even more praise) so similar to above, i'm just going to put three words that i feel describes the fic/how i felt reading the fic/the type of love in the fic.

cherry girl (jaemin - nct) - @tyonfs - realistic. omg! modern romance.

the v week spy (jaehyun - nct) - @smileysuh - the best type of campy. what a plot! surprisingly innocent.

sweet cream, cold brew (mark - nct) - @lucyandthepen - here comes the boy. what a sweetheart. go getter or go get her?

the kids are going to be alright (s.coups - svt) - @wondernus - mistakes & memories. me too, honestly. love conquers all.

besties gone sexual (jaemin - nct) - @tyonfs - how did they not realize? ahh, that's why. situationship meets best friends.

people i loved talking to and my faves works from them!

@m-arkmywords (zo 🐨) - omg my first moot! you made me feel so happy and comfortable to come back to this app. you're such an incredibly talented artist and writer (and best supplier of stoner!mark in town) and i'm so glad i got to speak and learn from/abt you these year! (fav - strawberry sorbet)

@sungie (drew 🐥) - the single most sweet person i know! you're incredibly talented and so much fun to talk to. you always carry yourself with such bright and positive energy that it's almost infectious through the screen and i'm almost always smiling when i see you come across my dash. (fav - how the genshin characters love)

@hanlimz (cass 🐑) - a government assigned cutie patootie, honestly. your jungwon hours (open 24/7) are so cute to watch and you're such an easy person to talk to! your energy is always so soft and welcoming and idk how you do it but you're always so incredibly relatable? (fav - midnight thoughts)

@mingyuonthemoon (moon 🐻) - THE mingyu girlie. you've always got the best taste in music, writing, and men; i aspire to be like you. you give writers so much energy and encouragement in their work and you're such a talented writer yourself (even if you don't reveal it) and are always so sweet!

@haespoir (mia 🦋) - the funniest person ever omg. you're so incredibly witty and the way that you write the different nct members is so funny and yet relatable. still somewhat convinced that you're haechan in disguise (have you ever seen mia and haechan in the same room?) (fav - bf!jaehyun)

@nyxvrse (nyx 🐯) - also the sweetest person ik! iconic on another level and also the social butterfly of the century. if paris hilton had a direct reincarnation, it might be you bc of the sheer amount of serving you both do. super sweet, easy to talk to, and also occasionally pop by to brighten my day w smth sweet in the inbox!

@lelengerine (lua 🦚) - i was so excited to meet you bc you were my first '04 friend and also you are SO incredibly talented at writing! i was over the moon when i found out that your blog was recommended similar to mine bc your writing actually makes me feel the feels when i read it! (fav - waiting)

@smileysuh (nova 🦁) - another brilliant writer omg! i remember going through a psychological evolution when i write v day week spy and am, to this day, attached to jaehyun from that fic. your writing always serves so hard and you write the characters themselves in such a way that it's hard not to fall in love w them! (fav - sunday kind of love)

@ohmygs-blog (bae 🦊) - like another one of the most iconic people ik tbh. your text fics always serve so hard and i might actually be developing parasocial feelings for jaemin bc of the way you write him. lowk also i could see the dreamies act texting the way you write them and you also might be jisung in disguise idk (fav - jealous fwb!dreamies)

@polarisjisung (hua 🦢) - we may be the same age but you are still my bb gurl! so sweet, so elegant, and so intelligent. you're my fellow stem sufferer and just such a good person in general and i can't imagine 2023 w/o you! you also have an amazing taste in music and we're so similar that i'm half-convinced that we're secretly twins! (fav - makeup, make-out)

@jammingjaem (lex 🐶) - actually freaked my shit when i found out you were filo bc you were responding to someone in filo and i swear i have the fattest crush on you. you also may or may not have invented the clean girl agenda (with the journaling esp!) and you always seem so sweet and put together omg. can't wait to get to know you better in 2024! (fav - bf!jeno)

#jnnul #janani’s jaans <3 #zo 🐨 #drew 🐥 #cass 🐑 #mia 🦋 #nyx 🐯 #moon 🐻 #lua 🦚 #nova 🦁 #bae 🦊 #hua 🦢 #lex 🐶

[sssammich]

fanfic writer questions

Thanks for the tag, @foibles-fables

1- How many works do you have on AO3?

i'm at 122 right now (wahoo!)

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

794,634 (i am on a mission to 1 million in the next couple of years)

3. What fandoms do you write for?

well i've been around many a fandom block, but i'd say for current brainrot:

supergirl (mostly supercorp, but i have a smattering of rare pairs because women, amirite?)

swan queen

bumbleby (i also still have so many rosebird dreams i'll get there someday)

makayuro (with a smattering of rare pairs also because women, amirite?)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

well unsurprisingly, ever since plopping down on supercorp fandom, the numbers have been from there. but shoutout to my victorious fic from 2012 holding strong lol

evergreen, closest i get, not for nothing, you've got mail, and one way or another

5. Do you respond to comments?

yes yes absolutely!! sometimes i am late and sometimes i just leave it in there so i can have it stay unread but anyway i try to respond and i appreciate everyone who sends them to me. i have historically been a oneshot writer so it's been nice also to get comments on wips!

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

oh shoot angstiest ending?? well i think i would say my supercorptober ficlet about memory loss of sorts might tick that (it ends kinda idk open but not bad, i will say)

but then there's also this one old soccer RPF i wrote that's more, idk, poetry than any real fic about one of them leaving lmao

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

the happiest ending? i mean all of them, i reckon. if they end up together or have a promise of together then they count lmao

8. Do you get hate on fics?

uhhh none that i've seen? i mean if it's in the comments, no? but if it's elsewhere, then also no? i have been fortunate in that way

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

OMG YES I AM FINALLY IN MY SMUT ERA

uh i reckon comedy smut for now (read DickFic here) but the day is young and my doc is empty so who's to say

but i have dreams for some sad smut because i'd like to develop the range LMAO

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

surprisingly, i do not. what i instead do is just little spin through five fandoms at any given time and just confuse myself that way

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

unfortunately yes. twice now. once was for my victorious fic that was used for a 5th harmony RPF lmaooo

and then on thanksgiving weekend, the first chapter of Crepe AU was posted by an anonymous for a The Wilds ship (but my friends rallied to get it taken down so i didn't have to send a takedown form to ao3 while i was traveling home)

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

nope but that would be totally rad

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

i love fic writing group work so yes! i have a series of sad angsty women that i have with my best friend in my revue starlight fandom, and then, of course, @sideguitars and i have 'humans in the storeroom' (that reminds me it's my turn to write the next part smh)

i also like jumping into writing sprints or writing exercises with folks (like a round robin)

14. What's your all time favorite ship?

let's not do this, i shan't pick amongst my children

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

so far all my wips are things i wanna finish and will do my best to finish. i have a couple of retired wips that will just sit in my ao3 forever and i have made peace with them, though.

16. What are your writing strengths?

i wanna say characterization, pacing, emotional resonance, and a simple and natural writing style maybe

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

action?? plot??? proper AUs lmao

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

i do not because i find i butcher it and also then i cringe lmao

19. First fandom you wrote for?

oh written for but never posted? hermione/ginny

posted for? god probably All My Children (bianca and maggie) when i was like a teenager hahahahaha

20. Favorite fic you've written?

sorry no can do i love them all because i wrote them and there are so many things i enjoy about them. but i will say that the writing events circuit i've done this past year (supercorp bigbang, bumbleby big bang, and swan queen winter solstice) are born out of a lot of labor of love and i'm really proud of the work i've done for them.

and not for a writing event, but i am also extremely proud of re:live for mayakuro fandom-- that one makes me think that if i never wrote for that fandom again, that that's a really good fic to end on)

No-pressure tags, of course: @sideguitars, @eqt-95, @fazedlight, @luthordamnvers, @vox-ex, and @waytooinvested

(yall have probably done this before but here it just in case!)

#fic writing meme #sam lore

[naranjapetrificada]

Time for another Fanfic Friday!

Let's get the obligatory self-promo out of the way: Monday night, just before bedtime, I finally posted Chapter 2 of my bizarre little gay pirates arranged marriage ancient-world-inspired AU From the Firmament. I get if you don't trust WIPs, or don't think it's for you, and I'll be the first to tell you it's unusual. But if you find your curiosity piqued at all, maybe you should give it a whirl? If being in the OFMD fandom has taught me anything, it's that even things that are certifiably Not Your Thing can surprise the hell out of you.

Onto the recs (including one that absolutely wasn't My Thing and a non-OFMD rec)! Here's what I've been reading lately:

1) Of the AUs that should be "definitely Not My Thing", Wanna Fly Away is probably the least My Thing I've encountered. It absolutely, positively should not be something I'd ever consider reading, no matter how much I trust @petrichorca not to lead me astray. Monsterfucking? Nope, absolutely not for me, but blessings upon all who enjoy it. And Animorphs? I mean really, Animorphs???

So anyway I'm on Chapter 9 now, although I'll admit to having skimmed the final chapter many moons ago out of curiosity. I do that sometimes because I'm generally spoiler agnostic and sometimes I need to know ahead of time if a certain story will leave me existentially devastated. Jury's still out tbh! Crucially though, even after skimming the last chapter, I didn't start reading. What actually got me to read the fic proper was this separate one-shot that looked at Stede's character before leaving his life behind. That reminded me in a lot of ways of this pre-canon fic I've long appreciated, and that sealed the deal.

2) Next, for something ENTIRELY in the canon universe, I've been following the gentle, meditative innkeepers-era fic The Waters Around You by eimeo (not sure if they're on tumblr) and it's made for really rewarding reading. There's still plenty of work our boys need to do, but for once they actually have time to do it!

3) I've also been trying to catch up on my OMG THEY'RE ✨BOYFRIENDS✨ fics and one I heartily recommend is Tenderly the Light by the one and only @darcylindbergh, which perfectly captures that effervescent feeling you know they both had during the boyfriends scene while also not forgetting that they have to go out there and escape the British while also just being so full of LIFE. Pitch perfect.

4) Next up is the recently reposted Powder Blue by @scarrletmoon. It's a modern AU which I missed the first time around because I wasn't in the fandom yet (if such a time ever existed). Heed the tags going in, but if you're like me and heard so much about it after it got taken down, you'll absolutely want to check it out now. In particular, I love how like, grounded I feel inside Ed as a character, and how the in-world power dynamics replicate for a reader how Stede's specific brand of inscrutability would have felt to Canon Ed, who doesn't have the benefit of knowing how Stede feels. There's that little bit of distance there that just makes everything a bit more...more, I guess.

5) Lastly, for those of us anxiously awaiting the latest update to @moonyinpisces's phenomenal GO fix-it How Do We Turn On The Light (brb refreshing my email again), I want to recommend Talk to Me of Things to Come by Atsuki, which visits Crowley and Aziraphale on New Years Eve, 1988. It's flirty and sweet (although I definitely would not call it "fluff") and has some S-tier Aziraphale pining if you're into that. Not even sure how I found it tbh but I must have been throwing GO fics at the void where Chapter 16 of HDWTOTL waits to melt our collective minds.

Happy Friday, and happy reading!

#fanfic friday #fic recs #from the firmament #wanna fly away #the waters around you #tenderly the light #powder blue #hdwtotl #talk to me of things to come #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd fics #good omens #good omens fics

[twilightarc-gm]

Hiiii!

❤️💥👻🎁🦋 for the fanfic writer ask game?

Hiiii ~ OmG many questions ✪ ω ✪

For this ask game~ Here

❤️ What is your favorite line that you’ve written in a fic? This kind of question is really hard for me as a writer because I am not the fun and quippy kind with snappy lines people remember for long after they leave the fic behind. In light of my failings, an abbreviated snippet from Chap2 of f!WWX & YZY fic: (WWX) It is too strange that Madam Yú would get him clothes he would like. That she would work on his clothes personally. “You hate me.” (YZY) [ … ] “Sometimes I do,” she agrees, as easy as if she’s giving her opinion on the tea. I just //deep breaths// love the hostility of the WWX & YZY relationship in canon. I like the way WWX bites back (when JFM isn't around). In this AU, they have more in common as WWX steps into the gender role of "woman" and YZY gets the actual responsibility of seeing to his health and fortune, but that still comes after 11 ish years of canon-like events where YZY tried often to tear him apart because of JFM's general mishandling of the situation and her own insecurities. Okay sorry I am rambling, but canon WWX takes after YZY far more than fandom likes to admit and in any AU where she lives, I wholly believe WWX and YZY are allies when it comes to anything to do with JC. Not to get all wild analysis on you, but I like the parallel that the narrative observes YZY wanted to stuff JC back into her belly to keep him out of harm... and then chronologically, the next thing is that WWX gives up something from his belly to protect JC from harm. Okay that was a tangent, moving on...

💥 What is one canon thing that you wish you could change? 2nd Round with this question. What else would I change? (MDZS) Like, no one will agree with me on this, but I would have desperately loved if best boy 💛Jin Ling💛 looked like his mother instead. If he reminded WWX of JYL instead. If JL had his mother's eyes and height and freckles (headcanon) but he has so much of JC's attitude (which is similar enough to JZX in some aspects that JC can blame the father for things he also does). JL being soft and bratty. JL helping to cook during the Yi City scene because he knows his way around a kitchen; he endeavored to learn because Jiujiu told him that Yanli loved to cook. Etc. Etc. I'd like it if WWX takes +2 damage every time he looks at JL and sees the peeking of soft lavender collars from beneath the gold robes, and is reminded that it's JYL's favorite color. 💜

👻 What is your wildest headcanon? 2nd Round with this question. Gonna reinterpret the word "wild" and look to nature on this one. I headcanon that JC is an animal-whisperer. Animals love him, he's good with them, he likes them better than people. The mousers that keep Lianhua Wu rodent-free come up to him all the time and just go belly up at his feet. WWX should have gotten over his phobia for all the practice he got hanging around JC and some roving stray would be like !!! The Boy!!! and run up to JC looking for snacks and scritches. Is there any canon support for this at all? No. But canon doesn't directly contradict me either. My biggest reason for this headcanon is that WWX is canonically bad with animals. So, JC gets to be good at something that WWX isn't. Ta-da!

🎁 Have a piece of a WIP you want to share? I have so many... Zoids AU after a bit of a ChengXian upset:

Jiāng Chéng glares down. “About time you stopped hiding.”  “Was not!”  “Then what were you doing?” He leans against the rail, almost bent double over it to look down.  Wèi Wúxiàn traces the elegant line of Jiāng Chéng’s back, defined by that criminal unitard, interrupted by the bulk of his jacket tied around his waist. “What a man does in private should stay private, but if you ask again, I’ll tell you.” And a wink for good measure!  Jiāng Chéng slowly blinks those pretty silver eyes of his, stunned for all of a moment before the flush of embarrassment colors his cheeks and ears all at once. “You’re fucking shameless.”

🦋 Which character is your favorite to write? Aiya, so like "favorite to write" like do they mean perspective? Do they mean just having the character doing stuff in the scene? I'll just answer both. I LOVE writing Jiang Cheng but my favorite character perspective (so far) is Wei Wuxian. That probably explains so much about my shipping habits 😅 JC is just fascinating to observe and WWX is nosy. Prime combo, right there.

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Woof that took a bit and I should be working! Thank you SOO much for giving me excuses to ramble and ponder. 🙌

#asks answered #wei wuxian #yu ziyuan #jin ling #jiang yanli #headcanon #so-relatable #twi fics

[kiwiana-writes]

monsterfucker alex, Orpheus and Eurydice, and onlyfans/roommate au omg?????? my eyes are open

bwahahahahaha WHAT A LIST god this really is just... a summary of my brain.

24. [monsterfucker alex]

I did a 'fake fic ask game' a while back (it was fun, actually, I should do it again sometime) where you sent in a (fake) title and I gave a summary for that fic. And @the-marathon-continues-nip sent in 'Beauty and the Beast' and I wrote a kind of funny summary of Alex being disappointed that Henry wasn't in fact a beast.

Aaaaaaand then I game-failed because I thought about it more and made myself laugh really hard.

So, it's a Beauty and the Beast AU only by the barest technicality. Alex in the Beauty role where his town doesn’t judge him for reading, they judge him for reading exclusively monsterfucker erotica. When he hears about this ~BEAST~ of a prince shut away in a castle, he’s like, “you know what? I’m into it.” and runs off to get split open on monster cock only to find that the prince is just… a normal, hot guy who’s hermitting and turned into a bit of a dick in his grief following the loss of his father, and Alex is super disappointed.

...at least at first.

25. [Orpheus and Eurydice]

HI I LOVE GREEK MYTHOLOGY AND ALSO PAIN. Written in heroic verse/dactylic hexameter because I’ve never made a good choice in my life. Henry as Orpheus, Alex as Eurydice, does not end in the same place/in the same way as the original myth and that's all I'll say on that for right now.

48. Hold up, rewind, knock me off of my feet [OnlyFans/Roommates]

Oh my good gosh. This one exists because @cricketnationrise's Going Platinum reminded me that I'd written an OnlyFans DM and profile skin for a Schitt's Creek fic that never eventuated and I was like "damn that was a good skin I should put it to use". Henry as Alex’s roommate (and an OnlyFans model, sorry to spoil that unforeseeable twist) and Alex as a baby bi who’s exploring his sexuality via OnlyFans. Has one of my favourite opening lines I've ever written:

Later, Alex will have to clarify that he doesn’t actually realise he’s bisexual because his roommate gets dumped.

[WIP tag game]

#wip tag game #firenati0n #wip: monsterfucker alex #wip: orpheus and eurydice #wip: hold up rewind knock me off of my feet

[artsyunderstudy]

Wild, wild Wednesday folks.

Thanks to everyone who continues to tag me, even tho I’ve been a bit out of pocket.  

I don’t have anything new, I already posted all the words I wrote last week and I lost my apple pencil and still haven’t replaced it because its like, expensive, and also I’m holding out hope my pencil will just show up.  Magically.  In the meantime I figure I’ll just do whatever the heck I want.  Here are some of my favorite lines from recently published fics, and then a couple recent recs.

What We Crave  

 “Is this what you want?” [...]  “You have to tell me, Baz.”

“Yes, you nightmare.  Just touch me.”

“I don’t want to hurt you.”

“You won’t,” he lies.  Into my fucking mouth.  All I do is hurt him.

Sixty Seconds

Like clockwork, his body relaxes into mine, his head turned so I can feel the press of his nose against my neck.  He's so cold.  I want to warm him.  I comb my fingers through his hair as his arms wind around my waist, clutching, pulling me closer.  He exhales shakily.

“You’re my best friend,” I say quietly.  It feels inadequate.  It doesn’t feel anywhere close to enough, not for what he means to me.

We Still Bloom

“Sometimes I feel like I’ve already crossed over.

“I don’t feel like that around him, though.”  I pause.  Take a breath.  The fire breathes with me.  “He makes me furious.  And he breaks my heart.  And he shines so big and bright I can’t help but let it warm me.

“I love it,” I say quietly.  “And I hate it.  And I’m sorry for it.”

I close my eyes.  The heat licks at the tips of my fingers.  One bare inch between me and destruction.

“I don’t think I’d give it up for anything.”

And now for a few recs.

Jelly Babies and other signs that your roommate probably isn't a demon by @chen-chen-chen-again-chen (WIP, Teen)- This fic has bewitched me body and soul.  It’s a rare pair fic with Swithin and OC Gregory Petty.  It’s so good, so pure, it literally made me cry with happiness.  Move over Snowbaz, Swegory now holds my heart.

Depth of Reason by @you-remind-me-of-the-babe (WIP, Mature) - This is such a good, smart canon divergent fic.  Simon is now social worker in the Department of Magical Creature Management tasked with monitoring the recently-outed-as-a-vampire Baz.   The relationship between Baz and Simon is so good so far, and the politics are really complex and well written.  We get to see Simon’s innate goodness shine through as his views on magical/dark creatures shift.

Don't Forget to Write by roobadly (Complete, Teen) (omg I don’t know Roo’s tumblr, someone help) - This is such a good, sweet, fun, canon divergent fic taking place in 7th year.  Baz is planning to torment Simon with a bit of spell paper, but his soft heart gets the best of him and they start up a magical correspondence.  It’s a magical texting fic, full of amazing banter and a punch you in the heart sort of climax.

Stress Management by @whogaveyoupermission (WIP, Mature)- This UST filled AU is just such a treat, and also really emotionally impactful, especially the most recent chapter DAMN.  Simon is a stressed social worker and Baz is his former roommate/enemy/crush and current crush/barre instructor.  This fic features a load of pining, amazing outfits, and tons of FEELINGS. 

Tags below the cut!

@forabeatofadrum @johnwgrey @takitalks @bazzybelle  @ileadacharmedlife @aristocratic-otter  @urban-sith @basiltonbutliketheherb @letraspal  @tea-brigade @stardustasincocaine @palimpsessed @cutestkilla @whatevertheweather  @nightimedreamersworld  @orange-peony  @carryonsimoncarryonbaz  @ionlydrinkhotwater @raenestee @fatalfangirl @captain-aralias @erzbethluna @stitchyqueer @larkral @whogaveyoupermission @you-remind-me-of-the-babe  @chen-chen-chen-again-chen  @ivelovedhimthroughworse @confused-bi-queer @moodandmist @martsonmars @sailorblossoms @aroace-genderfluid-sheep @yeonjunenby  @bookish-bogwitch @facewithoutheart @hushed-chorus @shrek-gogurt @thewholelemon 

#wip wednesday #whatever the heck i want wednesday #fic rec #snowbaz #simon snow #baz pitch #artsyfic

[purpleneutrino]

halfway thru reading your zosan wip i realised you were the author who wrote my favorite klance fic lmao the klance to zosan pipeline is real

LMAO omg honestly it's so funny how many old klance mutuals I have been bumping into since coming back to the OP fandom! zosan for me was my first rivalship and I fully blame them for my tendency to gravitate towards other rivalships in general. klance for sure appealed to me because it reminded me of zosan!

#purpleneutrino #pup replies #anon #i love it honestly! #nothing beats a rivalship for me

[wordsinhaled]

your recent posts reminded me, you might be someone who would love the hands of a hundred winters fic series by fourleggedfish !! don't let it being a 870k wip deter you, it's by far the best merthur fic ive ever read and it's consumed my brain and i think you should read it !!

omg, that word count asdjfjfjf

but it does sound incredibly up my alley *eyes emoji*

i have bookmarked it! thank you, anon! <3

#bbc merlin

[bi-bats]

20 questions for fic writers

I was tagged by @kieran-granola and @waffleinator-inator!!! Thank you both for the tags omg I appreciate it dearly 💚💚💚

How many works do you have on AO3?

20! (Woah!!)

What’s your total A03 word count?

309,119

What fandoms do you write for?

I have only ever written DC fic. Literally ever. I've never written fic that wasn't for DC.

What are your top five fics by kudos?

Now Kiss (Which on the one hand is very surprising to me, but on the other hand is a blessing moreso than a curse? I'm trying to look at it as a reminder that people love what I write even when I don't think it's perfect)

Know Yourself (GOD I really want to get back to this one. I want to finish it so bad, the plot of it is still mocking me from The Corkboard and I know I'm just stuck in the mud of the middle right now, which I will get through eventually)

Rooftops & Bookshops (Honestly, not that surprising to me considering it's one of my oldest and it's finished, even though I don't love the writing so much anymore and personally think I've improved significantly since writing it. That said, I do still love the plot of it and if I went back to edit, it would only be prose that I changed. But I'm NOT DOING THAT FOR THE RECORD. Also I have a soft spot for this fic bc I met one of my besties bc of it 💚)

Pieces of Me (Pieces of You) (I'm super proud of my additions to this piece. Not much more to say. @chibinightowl was wonderful to work with and gave me some incredibly helpful advice that I really think helped me improve massively as a writer)

Subtle (This is so surprising to me actually?? Like, huh?? It's one of my oldest and it's pretty fluffy, so maybe that's why?)

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I love to respond to comments, I love to receive comments, but I am currently so so so far behind on responding that I'm actively stressed about it when I think about it which is not helping me with the writer's block I am currently experiencing 😭

What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Probably You Hear His Voice Once and You Know It Again. Like, the ending is horny, but also it's fucked up so I'd call it the angstiest.

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Maybe Good Morning? That fic is SO fluffy

Do you get hate on your fic?

No, I've never gotten hate on a fic. I've occasionally gotten a few comments that were clearly people trying to be helpful by offering unsolicited advice or saying what they want to see in a story, but I disregard those because they don't bother me.

That said, I have gotten a weird amount of comments on Now Kiss that referred to the city with gendered terms despite my adamant and intentional refusal to do so in the fic, because sentient cities do not have genders and I am non-binary. I'm assuming most of these were innocuous/from people who just are used to referring to a city in female terms, but I have also gotten some feedback specifically from people who wanted me to gender the city in female terms and mentioned that it had a negative impact on their reading, which frustrated me as a person who doesn't ascribe to the gender binary, but I am not going to go on a rant abt right now because this is supposed to be a fun thing :))

Do you write smut?

Yep! Takes me like 25 years, but yeah

Do you write crossovers?

No, I also don't particularly like crossovers

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

If I have, I don't know about it!

Have you ever had a fic translated?

If I have, I also don't know about it! Open invitation, though. Just let me know if you want to so we can both be listed as authors!!

Have you ever co-written a fic?

Yeah! I wrote Pieces of Me (Pieces of You) with Chibi for the jaytim WIP exchange, and I have a few other fics that I want to write with people, one of which is like. It's not not in the works, we've just been distracted from it 😂

What‘s your all-time favorite ship?

Okay look it CHANGES. I go through phases. That said, probably a tie between JayTim and DamiTim. The scales tip with them pretty often though, sometimes one will win over, sometimes the other will. Currently I'm in my damitim era.

What’s the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Oh, don't even ask me that. I don't doubt my ability to finish ANY of them on principle that if I start doubting, I've already given up. That said, the most complicated/on the backburner one of them right now is What Are You Waiting For? (which is a bummer because I really am excited about it, but I try to just write what I'm feeling inspired to write in any given moment, which right now is nothing fandom related unfortunately)

What’s your writing strengths?

Hurt/comfort and angst, or so I have been told. Also, dialogue.

What’s your writing weaknesses?

Probably over-editing and being too hard on myself when it comes to my writing in the first place. Also, I really struggle with descriptions of places.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

If I did, I'd need someone to double check that everything was correct, but as long as someone else was willing and able to make sure it was right, I would!

First fandom you wrote for?

DC lmao, but the fic I wrote had no plot and shall never see the light of day

Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

I Know What My Brother Is, hands down. I love the prose SO much it's just. akdfjakl. I'm REALLY happy with it.

Okay! No pressure tagging (and sorry if any of y'all have already done this) @chipmunkery @this-was-a-terrible-idea @ragnarokhound @cheetahleopard @deepwithintheabyss @zeroducks-2

[planetpossum]

I got really nostalgic and I started reading your old fics again and when I saw that you had uploaded something (fairly) recent I just wanted to say how dedicated you are?? I know the latest fics have been months in-between each other, but a lot of the writers back in the YoutuberRPF days I would've expected to be gone by now. I'm SO glad you're still in it even if it's only a little :D P.S, "So let me down in denial (Dead on arrival)" has me in a chokehold it's so damn good. (P.P.S- RIP Blessed with a Curse)

omg this is so fucking nice???

dude i didn't really expect to still be here either?? like i keep trying to leave and move onto other stuff but i've made a few friends here and there and somehow i always drift back to this little universe with these boys. it's very quiet these days and i'm writing for myself and like, 6 other people and you know! that's ok! i've decided that i write for fun now, not for analytics or whatever. i have a ton of WIPs that i'm still working on that i hope to finish eventually <3

thanks for reaching out!! it's really little messages like this that make me SO happy and remind me that there's still a lot of joy, here. if you ever wanna come off anon and hmu i'd more than welcome the friendship <3

p.s. g od i'm so glad you liked that fic, that one had me in brainrot hell for my friend and i haven't stopped thinking about it OR the song that the title comes from

p.p.s - yeah no, i miss that fic and Quin every day ;-;

#rambles from nowhere #anonymous

[tojisun]

hiii my love!! am a long time lurker first time messager hehe can I just say your writing is so beautiful and gorgeous and stunning and amazing and lovely like yourself. the way biker!simon and bimbo!reader is written is like a dreaaaammmmm. I giggle and sigh and my bf looks like at like ???? but I never say anything cause it's my lil guilty pleasure.

anyway what prompted me to finally message you is the little writers block erin fic (I SCREAMED I SHOUT AND LET IT ALL OUT IALDJSKDJS RAWRRRRR) and it reminded me of a time when I was in readers position and seeing the man I loved start to fall for someone else ))): the angst the stress the sadness (in hindsight he was not worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAWWWWWR) and it just took me back to the times I was feeling that and you captured everything so perfectly ))):

I will never forgot those times but since then I have found my own man who never made me doubt his love for me and treats me how I've always wanted to be treated. like he wasn't even who I thought I'd end up with and he turns out to be the one for me?????? crazyyyyyyy sorry am ranting but just wanted to say you're a beautiful human bean and I love u and ur right lots and even if reader goes through it (like dvf!simon RAWWWWWWWR) i will power through it and read it and cry and laugh and fall in love mwah mwah

HII OMG!!! this made me hysterically sob im actually losing my mind HAKCJKEN

thank you so so so much!! you are too kind to me 🥹🫶🏼 im super duper glad that u are enjoying my works <33!! biker!simon and bimbo!reader are two of my favourite projects rn bc its so refreshing to write them; they tend to protray simon as ooc :(( but i cant help it, i want him to pamper me sm

thank you so much for liking the WIP fic!! tbh i wrote it after having reread mssges between me and my ex partner, and i was struck w so much sadness and longing that it made me tippy tappy on my phone😴

(i fear the ways in which i make art for those who’ve hurt me. read: how we break and, now, passenger)

im so sorry that you have been in that spot :(( to see your partner slowly falling out of love for you? god that mustve been so painful. im so glad that you are happier now, and that you’ve found someone who loves you just as strongly!!! someone who you are gonna spend your future with!!!! smooch u so much baby bc im just so happy for u teehee <33

AWWW thank you so so much!! i feel like a teddy stuffed with fluffy cotton w the way this ask made me feel so happy <33 thank you kindly for supporting me and my works 🥺🩷 take care my sweetpea and love u lots!!

(and omg pls dont apologize for the ask. u have made me so so happy, and for that, thank you so much again <33)

#anon #ask #sweetest sweetheart #what did i ever do to deserve such kindness n love #thank you kindly my love <3

[sebscore]

sorry that i am bring very active but. i cannot help but think seb becoming gzd mentor kind of as an act of devotion. i mean he had personal understanding what he was signing up for and knew how much it means. i had this cute idea that seb would occasionally send gzd postcards when she was younger from where he was racing in, of course filled with positivity and words of encouragement(her keeping every single one of them and still has them in a box). and our beloved gzd now doing it back to him now that he is retired. very soft yes. this duo will always remind me of those web weavings about love and caring for one another,

they are:

-"it's rotten work." "not to me. not if it is you"

-"it'd take hours to explain," i said. "i'd listen to you for hours" he said.

-"you can say anything and i will not abandon you"

-"i will soothe you and heal you, i will bring ypu roses, i too have been covered with thorns"

coded.

it's no suprise that they are a fan favourite duo, it is a story full of love that still shines just as bright, or if not brighter to this day. i cannot get over the fact he will always look after her, no matter how far apart or how long it has been, he will be there for her. i mean isn't this what everyone want whether platonically or romatically, someone who sees us at million different ways and still continuosly chooses to love us? the sort where ypu can lay all the good and the bad at their kitchen table and they eill make you tea and try to help you in their best ablities? oh my these two have captured my soul

sorry for the long ask! i just needed to get this out of my chest!

-💌

girlie pop… WHY DO YOU KEEP MAKING ME CRY 🤧🤧🤧🤧 I like to think he wanted to be for someone what michael was for him, and seeing a young girl beating older boys… I think it just clicked for him! 🥹💗 I actually have a WIP about the first time they met 🤭 and you might have just given me the encouragement to continue that fic so thank you for that, darling! 🫶🏻

but yeah, this is so beautiful omg 🥹 I can’t tell you enough how happy this message makes me and you must have put some time into this! 🙃

seb will always keep an eye out for her even though she doesn’t need his help anymore 🙁 and the postcard thing is just too cute! 😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓💔💔💔💔💔 I love them so much!!! 🥹🥹🥹🥹

#tgd #💌 :: anon