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ladydorian05 · 21 days

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Fuck it weekend because this is a whole fic

BI BUCK IS CANON!!!!!!

I started writing this fic before the episode aired. This was inpired by this post.

I don't know what this is, but it's the first thing I've written in a while so, hope you like whatever this is.

Big shout out to @made-ofmemories for beta reading and helping me write some parts of this.

Also, special thanks to @wikiangela @daffi-990 @thewolvesof1998 @hippolotamus @your-catfish-friend @theotherbuckley @exhuastedpigeon @wildlife4life @pirrusstuff @neverevan @giddyupbuck @bidisasterbuckdiaz @jesuisici33 for still tagging me in the weekly wip games even if I haven't been that active in a while (also, consider this your no pressure tag❤)❤❤ (and I'm sorry if I'm missing people I lost the list of people that used to tag me) I hope This will be my come back to writing.

Eddie's UNO Reverse

AO3

Summary:

“You know, he’s different, not only because he’d be the first man I’d try to date in, let’s just say a while. Spending time with him feels good. Like-” Eddie pauses, purses his lips the way he does when he’s thinking about something and then he says it. “Like he sees me.”

And just how the fuck is Buck supposed to take that? Here’s Eddie, literally contemplating a future with a man he just met, a complete stranger, and saying all of this to Buck’s face!? He’s really going to consider a stranger over the person who has known him for years, to the person who can basically read his mind with just a look! To the man who actually sees him because he’s known him for the better part of half a decade and now that he can be honest to himself, the man who’s been helping him raise the most amazing kid in the world!?

He hasn’t been hyping himself up to ask Eddie out on a date for weeks just for a stranger to come waltzing in and steal his partner right in front of him. Not again.

Or the one where Eddie speaks with Buck about Tommy the same way Buck talked about Natalia. And Buck doesn't take it well.

Word count: 3k something

Tags: Jealousy, Eddie's pettyness backfires (in the best way possible), getting together. It gets a bit spicy.

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“I didn't expect to get along with Tommy so well, he's been nice.” Eddie comments as he lets his duffle bag drop to the floor next to the door.

“Yeah, he seems like a cool guy.” Buck follows him inside, he leaves his own bag next to Eddie’s and makes his way to the open space that makes up the kitchen area of his loft. He watches as Eddie opens the fridge and grabs two beers.

They just came back from the basketball court, they invited Tommy to hang out with them once things settled down after the cruise rescue. They all promised to make an effort to hang out more, and apparently Hen and Chim’s old teammate made a good impression on Eddie.

”We made plans to go to next week’s baseball game, said he had an extra ticket.” Eddie passes him his beer, their fingers brushing.

“Really?” Buck takes a long sip of his beer, hoping that he sounded normal and not upset. It was his idea to invite Tommy to their regular basketball hang out in the first place. He wanted him to feel included, to let him know that they appreciated that he placed his career on the line to help them get to Bobby and Athena. And well, even if he’s no longer with the 118 he should still be considered a friend, family. He just never considered that he’d be the one feeling left out.

He might not be a big baseball fan but they could have asked even if just to not be rude.

“You know, I might just try something with him,” Eddie says, far too casual. Buck chokes on his beer, thumping his fist against his chest twice before he regains his composure. “It’s been almost a month since Marisol and I broke up, so might as well.”

“What?” Buck croaks, carbonation from the beer still burning at the back of his throat.

“I mean, we have a lot in common. He says he’s good with kids, has been in the army, he’s a widower like me, he likes sports, has a good sense of humor, since he was a firefighter and now a rescue pilot he most definitely won’t have a problem with my crazy work schedule. Plus he’s nice as we previously stated and he’s not bad looking.”

“I guess.” The fact that Eddie is considering dating a man doesn’t come out of nowhere, they’ve had more than one conversation on their interests and on Eddie’s part on how he’s never felt like he could act upon those feelings or even mention that he’s interested in men before. The wonders of going to therapy.

Still, this is the first time he ever mentioned wanting to go on a date with a guy. With Tommy. He’d say yes, of course he would. Who wouldn't say yes to Eddie!

He hasn’t been hyping himself up to ask Eddie out on a date for weeks just for a stranger to come waltzing in and steal his partner right in front of him. Not again.

“What do you mean he sees you?” Buck asks, placing his beer on the counter.

“You know, like he understands the struggles and sees beyond what I let people see.” Buck sees him shrug his shoulders as if what he just said is the most obvious thing in the world. “Well, any other person that's not close to me.”

”Eddie, you’re sounding crazy right now.”

“What? Why?” Eddie asks.

“Why? You’re really asking why?” He raises his eyebrows incredulously at his best friend.

“Yeah, you just agreed that he’s a nice guy.” Buck watches as Eddie also leaves his beer on the side and crosses his arms in front of him.

“But you just met him.”

“Yeah, but there's the fact that we almost died together in that hurricane and he also risked his job to help us rescue our friends, that says a lot about him. To me it says he’s loyal.”

“There were 3 other people on that chopper that almost died with you and that you’ve known for years.” Buck takes a few steps away from the counter and starts pacing as he speaks, he needs to move or else he’s going to, to… Okay he doesn’t know what he’ll do if he doesn’t move but he needs to just not stay still. “How can you say that someone who you’ve met twice and only really spoken with once ‘sees you’?”

Why does this whole situation feels familiar? It’s like a deja vu. Like Buck’s heard something similar before, like he's had this same conversation in the past but different.

And then it hits him.

He’s taken back to a couple of months ago, when they were standing at a graveyard.

‘There's something... different about her. I-I feel like she sees me. You know? Like she-she really sees me for who I am and what I've been through.’

Oh.

OH.

He said the same thing about Natalia after just one coffee date. And Eddie, Eddie just listened to him, he let him speak and didn’t question his reasoning. However wrong it turned out to be.

And here he was, criticizing his choice to find happiness, ready to try and live his life without caring what anyone may think of him for dating another man.

All because he's jealous, because the man in question isn't him.

Shit.

“Oh my god, oh my god, Eddie. I’m an idiot, I’m such a hypocritical idiot! I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.”

“Wait what? Buck-”

“No, no, I am. I said the exact same thing to you about Natalia months ago and you just listened to me and-and supported me.” He stood still for a moment once the realization hit him, but now he was back to pacing.

“Buck.”

“You didn't question me like I was doing a moment ago. It doesn't matter that my relationship didn't go anywhere, because that's just me, forever cursed to fuck up and act on impulse. But it doesn't mean it'll be the same for you, if you say he sees you, he sees you, that's fine I believe you.” He knew he was doing that thing when he talks and gestures with his hands that most of his teachers used to find kind of annoying, but he just could never control it. Even less so now that he’s sure Eddie must think he’s a horrible friend for not being happy that he’s putting himself out there trying to find a romantic partner.

And he really is such a horrible friend, he should be putting his feelings aside and encouraging Eddie to look for happiness. He must do that, he’ll fix it, from this moment on he’ll be all in.

“Buck.”

“I'll support you, even if it kills me inside I’ll deal with it. I’ll be your wingman. My jealousy is my problem. I want you to be happy even if it’s not with me, even if I stay your friend and nothing more for the rest of my life I’ll learn to deal with my feelings I swear, Eddie. And-”

“Evan!” The use of his name and the weight of Eddie’s hands on his shoulders stops him abruptly from continuing his pacing. “Hold on, I'm the one that should be apologizing.”

“No, why? I was the one being-”

“Evan, I’m sorry. I- I said that on purpose to mess with you a little, I didn’t think it’d upset you this much. I’m so sorry, it was such a stupid and petty thing to say I just,” Eddie sighs, “You actually just voiced just about everything that went on in my head when you said that about Natalia, with the exception of you using nicer words than I would have, had I voiced my thoughts back then.”

“You- back when- what?” He feels Eddie’s hands leaving his shoulders, missing his touch for the few seconds it takes for them to move to his face.

“Okay, Buck. I need you to listen closely, I do like Tommy, he seems great and when I got invited to the baseball game I did consider trying to have something with him. That was before, before I learned that you were jealous, that maybe I could have a chance, because he’s no Evan Buckley.”

“But if- you were jealous back then, why didn’t you say anything?”

“Well, it had been a while since you told me you were Bi and I told you that I’m also into men even if I don’t really like labels. When our relationship stayed the same after that and when you started dating Natalia I just thought that maybe you didn’t feel the same way or weren’t into me like that. And so I- I invited Marisol on a date.”

“You’re kidding, right? Shit, Eddie. We’re both a pair of idiots.” Buck huffs in exasperation. “I tried to make it work with Natalia for the exact same reason.”

“Fuck.”

“Yeah, fuck.” They stare at each other for a moment, processing all that has been said in the last fifteen or so minutes, before bursting into laughter. “So, we could have been dating since last year?”

“Guess we’ve got a lot of lost time to make up for then.” Eddie smirks and Buck becomes very suddenly aware of just how close they are. One of Eddie’s hands has moved to cup the back of his neck, fingertips brushing against the soft hairs at the nape, the other has started to trail down Buck’s arm. All he’d have to do is tilt his head just a little bit.

Eddie beats him to it.

The kiss is chaste, barely more than the press of Eddie’s lips against his own before they pull away again.

“Sorry, I just- and you-” Buck worries at his bottom lip, tasting the bitter malt of Eddie’s preferred beer brand that lingers there as his best friend fumbles with his words. “You have no idea for how long I've wanted to do that.”

“I can guess.” Buck whispers before capturing Eddie's lips again. in a deeper kiss. Having no more reasons to restrain himself he pours all of him into the kiss.

It's messy and kind of uncoordinated but so good. He's not sure who deepens the kiss first or when it happens, but figuring out the details is not high on his list of priorities when Eddie is licking into his mouth like a man starved. It's messy and uncoordinated, teeth colliding when Buck tries to suck Eddie's bottom lip between his own with a little too much enthusiasm and Eddie returns it by smiling into it, but it's perfect. And Buck wants more. His hands wander, leaving their anchor on Eddie's waist in his mission to map out every dip and ridge of his body, keen to touch everywhere he can in a way he's never been able to before.

Buck leans down a bit until he can get his hands on the back of Eddie's thighs and lifts him up, his legs immediately going around his waist most likely on instinct, he takes a few steps until he reaches the counter behind Eddie and places him there.

“Oh shit.” Eddie pants, breaking the kiss. Buck takes the opportunity to lavish his neck with kisses.

“Buck.” He moans as Buck sucks on a spot just below Eddie's ear. “Hold on, Buck. We're going too fast.”

He stops immediately, he would never do anything or go further than what his partner would allow. Even back in his wilder years, he prided himself in always making sure his advances were wanted.

“Sorry, sorry. You're right. Too fast.” He takes a deep breath and lets his forehead rest on Eddie’s left shoulder as Eddie cards his right hand through his product free blonde curls. Eddie taps his back twice, it’s all the indication he needs to understand that Eddie wants to get down from the counter. Buck takes a step back to give him just enough space for that, not wanting to actually leave too much space between them. He really wants to stay as close to him as possible right now.

Once Eddie’s feet are back on the ground they stay still for a moment, their foreheads resting against each other.

“Just for the record,” Buck says, breaking the peaceful silence between them, “I love you. I’m in love with you.”

His words are rewarded with Eddie’s blinding smile, the big unrestrained one he’s only seen when they’re either alone or when they’re with Chris. That one smile that reaches his eyes and lights up his whole face. He loves that smile, he loves everything Eddie.

“Then, just for the record.” Eddie chuckles. “I love you too, Evan.” He can’t help but lean in and capture Eddie’s lips with his own again. His hands that were previously on Eddie’s hips, playing with his belt hoops, pull him by them so that they can be as close as humanly possible while still being clothed.

Eddie is sucking Buck’s tongue into his mouth and god damn it if they don’t stop right now he’ll have to take the longest cold shower known in history. The fact that he can actually feel Eddie’s hardness against his own doesn’t help at all.

“Slow.” He manages to break the kiss with a wet pop. “We agreed on going slow.” He knows he sounds wrecked and so out of breath and really, if they hadn't agreed to take their time he’d already be guiding Eddie towards the stairs to his bed.

They take a moment to get their breathing back to normal.

“Yeah, you’re right, we’ll go the pace we feel like going.” Buck gives him a questioning look at that. “Hey, I reconsidered and slow is for people that need to know each other, to figure out if they’ll work out. I’m completely sure we don’t really need all that time. We’ve been partners for years, we were just missing the kissing part and… the other stuff too.” Eddie says that last part at the same time as his hands trail down the panes of Buck’s back to land on his ass.

“We’re going to be so bad at slow.” Buck groans.

“I know.” Eddie snorts. “We did transition from enemies to friends in the span of one shift.”

“Alright, alright. Are you hungry?” Buck watches as Eddie gives him a once over and he already knows that whatever Eddie is about to say is going to make the situation going on in his pants worse.

“Starving,” the little shithead has the gall to smirk. “But I can go for a pizza or chinese.”

“Jesus, Eddie.” He pushes away from his laughing… boyfriend? Okay, mental reminder to talk about relationship labels later. “You’re killing me. Just for that, you’re stuck ordering our food, meanwhile I’m going to take a shower.”

He starts making his way up to his loft to grab comfortable clothes to change into after his shower.

“Leave some of that cold water for me, babe!” Eddie calls from the kitchen, his voice laced with mirth.

“Shut up! And that’s not how it works, that’s for hot water not cold! You can’t run out of cold water!” He knows he completely failed to sound annoyed, he’s just too happy to be anything but elated at the turn of events.

He confessed to Eddie, he told him that he loves him and Eddie said it back. He’ll be walking on cloud 9 for the rest of the month. Hell maybe even for the rest of his life.

After dinner and with Christopher spending the night at a friend’s house, Eddie decides to stay for the night and it’s only after they’re both tucked into bed that Buck remembers the catalyst of the night’s events.

“Eddie?” He gets a noncommittal humm in response. “What about your date?”

“What date?” This time Eddie does answer sounding so sleepy and confused.

“Your date with Tommy.” Did he forget? He gets that a lot of things just happened tonight but to completely forget what started it all?

“Oh yeah, about that, it was never really a date, I did say he invited me, but I never said it’d be just the two of us. Chim is coming too.”

What. Did. He. Just. Say.

It wasn’t a date!?

“Don’t you think you should have started with that!?”

“Sorry, love. Think about it this way, if I had mentioned that Chim was also invited, we wouldn’t be here now. Who knows how many years it would have taken for us to finally get together.”

“Then why didn’t you guys invite me?” His bottom lip just out in what is definitely not a pout and the rough pad of Eddie's thumb traces over it.

“Buck you don’t like Baseball, you’d be fast asleep during the first inning.”

“Still, you could have asked.”

“Next time. I promise,” Eddie says, his hand has moved, no longer tracing the plump line of Buck's lower lip but now trailing a lazy line down one of Buck's arms under the covers.

“Are you still going?”

“I plan to. It’s a free ticket after all.” Eddie shrugs one shoulder and Buck takes the momentary pause in Eddie's movement as an opportunity to lace their fingers together. “But before that, I plan on taking you out for dinner this weekend. Would you like that?”

“I’d love that.”

“Alright, then it’s a date.” The end of Eddie's sentence is slurred with sleep, his eyes already closed.

Buck gives Eddie's hand a squeeze, their fingers still interlocked and watches the corner of Eddie's lip quirk up in the ghost of a smile before he lets his eyes slip closed, mind filled with thoughts of their date. Buck can’t wait.

#Fic: Eddie's UNO Reverse #buddie #evan buckley #eddie diaz #911 abc #inspired by the promos for s7 ep 4 #Bisexual Buck!!!!!#ladydorian writes #my fic

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jesuisici33 · 2 months

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🧃🍄 🪲

sorry it took so long!

🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before

i actually don't really like musical episodes for someone who loves musicals

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

once buck and eddie get together, the 118 have a board that says " x days since buck and eddie stopped being gross" and it's never made it passed zero

🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here

here's something from my Broadway actors au. it's rough and imo pretty shitty. but I haven't written anything in a while so I think that's expected lol. using this as my fuck it Friday and was tagged by @steadfastsaturnsrings @daffi-990 @wikiangela @paperstorm @spotsandsocks snippet under cut with more tags

Buck should really slow down. He’s only been at his parents’ party for less than an hour and he’s already drunk two glasses of champagne. If he keeps going at this rate he’ll be drunk before the first toast.

He sighs, taking a step back from the refreshment table. He looks over to where Maddie is with Chimney. He can’t help but feel envious over his sister. This time she has someone to flirt and laugh with at one of these parties. And at the same time he’s fighting the resentment towards Chimney for stealing his sister away from him tonight. Usually Maddie and Buck comfort each other at these inane parties. Now it seems Chimney has taken Buck’s spot.

From the bright smile on Maddie’s face, Buck can’t let that feeling become too paramount. An idea of finding a person to flirt with and head off somewhere else. He spots a pretty redhead who looks like she’s ready to get out of here. However he knows if he leaves the party his parents are throwing for Bobby and Athena – and him, technically – he would end up disappointing Bobby.

Instead, he decides to head off outside to the backyard to get some fresh air. Perhaps help set his mind at ease.

“Yeah, okay, buddy. I love you too.”

What he doesn’t expect is meeting Eddie Diaz there.

tagging @hippolotamus @911-on-abc @eddiebabygirldiaz @monsterrae1 @disasterbuckdiaz @loserdiaz @theotherbuckley @thewolvesof1998 @giddyupbuck @carlos-in-glasses @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @pirrusstuff @your-catfish-friend @wildlife4life @bonheur-cafe @fortheloveofbuddie @watchyourbuck @exhuastedpigeon @liminalmemories21

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riinoaheartilly · 19 days

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can i see gregor stardew au wip please? 🥺

@runicmagitek @loverboy-havocboy gonna answer the three of you together here since I'll just end up giving the same answer <3

So Stardew got an update recently :) Any time I play a game where you can name multiple pets/animals/etc, I usually go with my current hyperfixation, which just currently happens to be Star Wars (tcw/tbb mostly) [ screenie here ].

Gonna put more under read more because it involves a very minor spoiler from S3E6 of TBB (I know it's been weeks since it aired, but I'm being considerate to those who follow me and haven't been able to watch or don't want to see/read anything about the show).

In that episode there's a line that Fireball says mentioning that the food he brings out is a recipe of Gregor's.

I loved the idea that Gregor cooks (whether he experiments or goes with recipes he may have learnt from others) and then I came to wondering where he might have gotten the ingredients from.

Logic just says that he might have gotten it from established contacts that the clones have, but of course with Stardew Valley on the brain, the idea of "oh hey maybe he has his own little lot somewhere that he gets ingredients from" which then expanded to "hey what if Gregor was a farmer and had his own farm he tends to with regular help/visitors?" and so, with this drawing I drew ages ago, the concept of an au exists (:

I don't have any plans on actually writing as I don't have ideas of what to do with it, but I did start a wip of a sketch page of what Gregor looks like in the AU and just him doing a bunch of chores around the farm like tending to some sheep or collecting some eggs from chickens, etc etc.

#wip game #sorry. this ended up long-winded

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dribs-and-drabbles · 6 months

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Current Tag Game

I've been tagged by quite a few people now (thank you @twig-tea @colourme-feral @slayerkitty and @telomeke!) and in the past I've been too busy to complete these kinds of things but even though I'm still busy now, I figured I ought to do it this time...and if I don't do it now it won't get done. So, I'ma do it in 15 mins. Let's go!

Current time: 09:49

Current activity: I've just returned to my hotel room after having had breakfast. Hash Browns and Baked Beans ftw!! (<- How to tell someone you're British without telling them you're British 😂).

Currently thinking about: All the things that need to be done today - I'm away for work and I need to prep some stuff before leaving the hotel to go pick up some food for lunch because I won't have time to pop out later, and then I have to go to the location for today's work event and I basically won't stop until after it finishes tonight at 21:30 ish. (And somehow squeeze in Dangerous Romance somewhere there...maybe during my dinner break...or maybe I'll have to wait until afterwards when I'm back in the hotel again...but the internet is patchy at best - so if you don't hear me posting about it, it's because I won't be watching it until tomorrow evening 😭)

(Come on Lin, you gotta write faster!)

Current favourite song: This is so hard to pick just one! Okay, Until Then by Tilly Birds. I've known of the band since the Bad Buddy days but never really listened to their albums until Only Friends started airing and I discovered I'm Not Boring, You're Just Bored which made me go to their albums and now I'm a fan of more of their work.

Currently reading: I've said it before but I basically live in the Bad Buddy fandom on ao3. All other books are collecting dust on my bedside table, unread and unloved this whole year 😥

Currently watching: Not much actually since a lot finished airing recently. So, Dangerous Romance, Kiseki Dear to Me and You Are Mine. I've been waiting on english subs for the final episode of Love in Translation but it's been so long I might not bother anymore. And I paused I Feel You Linger in the Air before ep 9 and I'm waiting until the last ep has aired before I go back to it. I need to know if it's going to have a happy ending before I continue because it was SO beautiful but also SO heartbreaking and I was just scared all the time for the characters (someone tell me if it ends happily for all our couples!).

Special sub-heading:

Currently NOT watching and Sad About It So I've Had To Block The Tags: Shadow the series, My Gangster Oppa, and I Cannot Reach You (and maybe a few others I can't remember - I might not be able to watch Red Peafowl for the same reason) - all mainly because they're on platforms I don't subscribe to.

Current favourite character: I think Chen Yi and Ai Di (the Taiwanese Pat and Pran basically) - the one who realises his feelings late and goes ALL IN and the the other who has pined FOR YEARS and can't quite believe he finally gets to HAVE HIS DREAM. They own my whole heart.

Current WIP: My Thai Communal Wardrobe Advent Giveaway! Come request for a post about an item of clothing that has appeared in two or more shows to be dedicated to yourself or to someone else. I've only had about 10 requests so far - and I've already found about FIVE more, so the list I have currently stands at 50+!! There are plenty to go around 😁 Ask for more than one as well if you want.

Tagging a few who appeared in my recent notifications (and apologies if you've already been tagged, have already done it, or aren't interested!): @dimplesandfierceeyes @hsfavoriteworlds @belladonna-and-the-sweetpeas @quodekash and @aprilblossomgirl

#that tag game #current tag game #it's 10:24 now #so I did NOT do it in 15 mins #gotta rush now. BYE!

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oldsargasso · 3 months

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YOUR WIP SNIPPET I’M GONNA FALL DOWN!!!

Kenta sitting there and waiting with Kim is so cute to me, Kim’s “are you fucking kidding me” look is HILARIOUS, and oh my god Kenta just tell him you want him to grab you by the collar.

That’s a really good point, especially when it comes to their relationship with Kim. It’s easier to accept someone’s flaws when it’s not you they’ve hurt, and when they didn’t target you specifically. Like how long does it take Kim to process what he went through? Does he have dreams about Winner standing over his body? There’s a level of physical trust that has to be built up from below zero. Winner went out of his way to beat on Kim when he was down (and maybe part of him was bitter that Kim hadn’t embraced him as a teammate, and angry that the person who always turned him into a kicked puppy was so easily reduced to nothing, like “You’re supposed to be better than this. Get up,” kind of complicated, misplaced, nasty feelings).

Another thing I’ve been thinking about in regards to guilt and penance is Kenta and Dean’s relationship, and the way Kenta pushed Dean down the wrong path? I don’t think Dean would particularly blame him—it was his own choice (unless it turns out that Kenta knew Charlie’s death was gonna be faked and let Dean take the fall for it. In which case there would be a lot of anger, since Dean was already upset about being blamed for something he didn’t do).

But I think Kenta would probably blame himself (when does he not), since Dean would never have done anything if Kenta hadn’t suggested it, if Kenta hadn’t seen him as a set of dominoes ready to topple over. I think it’s something they’d probably fight about and would tie into Dean’s issues with wanting Kenta’s respect.

Oh yes Winner you are such a martyr it is sooo terrible to have to sit there and watch all of that glorious action; whatever would they do without you? 😆

Oh Dean. He’s never not gonna make me hurt. I am NOT ready to talk about him and Alan again ahdjfjfja it is so tragic!!!

How DO they all get together SHFJFJF THAT’S SUCH A GOOD POINT. It’s honestly probably very messy and convoluted, given all of their histories and Winner’s resistance to even caring about anyone. I think things would happen between some of them more easily than others. I will think some thoughts on this.

I am. Not Optimistic about all four of them surviving. LOL. 😬😬😬 But I am prepared to fully ignore some things that happen and and live in canon divergent land ahdjfkfj. I had the SAME thought about Dean, like oh at least he’s safe behind bars! (The episode may have aired by the time this gets posted so I may already be in “lalala ignoring this” land”)

(WINNERDEAN FIC!!!! 🥺🥺🥺)

WAY HAS A CAR DEALERSHIP AS A SIDE HUSTLE 😭😭😭 Winner at least podiums during the races, so maybe he gets a modest amount of winnings? Idk how racing works BUT I do think he has family money. Like he absolutely has those entitled vibes, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he comes from a racing family as well.

THE SAME GYM, THE SAME LOCKER ROOM, AND THE SAME BAR. Like I know the city is not that small, why are they always up each other’s asses hmmm (homo reasons)

I just keep imagining all the ways it would go down. it's so dependant for me on how well Kim and Kenta knew each other BEFORE. did they meet that singular time Tony came to watch a race? or was Kenta doing like, personal assistant type stuff and helping Kim get settled in? I can't get past the look they share as Kim is taken away it's SO charged and speaks to a bit of an established relationship (of any sort). but yes Kim should grab Kenta by the collar. both of his shirt and the one Kim's gonna give him.

oof I feel like we haven't discussed Kim's trauma from being held captive and beaten up at all, how have we missed this!! it's definitely the way Winner went about it, bitter and vindictive exactly as you say. like when we first meet Winner and Kim in the gym they're aligned together but very quickly Kim is like "um no" - we see him very much against Winner employing dirty tricks but he's also aggressively not on team Winner before that even. if only we had gotten a handful more scenes of Red Racing before everything kicked off! the guys in the garage Winner's drinking with seem to support him, so he's not the worst all the time. but yes to everything you said! there is a huge gulf between where they have to come from to where we most often place them all together. I guess that's the more difficult part of their story and not half as fun to discuss as them all navigating an actual relationship lol.

wasn't it Kenta who sabotaged Babe's car the other time? he got caught on the cameras but literally only by Kim, who's locked up at the time Charlie's car gets sabotaged. couldn't he just. do it again?and also HOW did Kenta know to go to Dean for that? (my headcanon is Winner introducing Dean to Tony as a like, here's a guy who could be on our team kinda thing. like someone had to know to exploit Dean.) anyway YES. Kenta would blame himself and him taking all the blame of it is taking away Dean's agency. because he DID make that choice - he didn't think it was going to kill Charlie but it was always a risk, car racing is not the safest sport at the best of times. it would tie in very well with the age-related respect issues; Kenta reducing Dean's role in it all is akin to treating him like a child, like he doesn't know enough to know what he did was bad. so far Dean's the only one who's faced actual consequences for his actions!

honestly I can see it starting with any permutation of the four of them lol. I often default to it happening WinnerDean + KimKenta -> all four (after various mixing of three of them) - probably the only way I can't see it happening first is WinnerKenta lol. although that would be the most toxic way to kick of this toxic polycule.

Winner is the one I'm most nervous about since he's a true villain in the piece but I'm Very Concerned about a Kenta self-sacrifice play. but yeah I will be joining you in canon-divergent land if anything actually happens to these four. BEYOND what already has lmao we gotta get Dean out of jail.

(SOMEONE has to write winnerdean fic we are starving. I gotta stop using all my words and energy on these asks lmao but I'm having so much fun)

we have now discussed rich kid Winner in our third simultaneously occurring pit babe-related conversation on this website lmao. at some point in the near future I am gonna go through and collect all the exchanges we have had and put them all together.

FOR REALLL though, x hunter seems to despise Winner yet at no point was anyone like "should we go somewhere he won't be?" of course not. surely I am not the only one who believes one of the reasons Winner hates Babe is because he got rejected by him.

#asks #pit babe #pit babe polycule #I have chronic fatigue which is why I say it's using my words and energy #PLEASE do not take that as a suggestion to stop blessing me with these asks #anyway I am about to go to bed and when I wake up pit babe will be over 😭😭😭#I'M NOT READY

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dilatorywriting · 10 months

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hello ~ hello ~

Hope you're feeling better! I, personally, have been a bit dead to the world since late April. This past May was kinda odd, honestly. I think everyone I know and know of just. died for the month. Collectively. At once.

I actually wanted to slide in here and pick your brain about your ongoing Monster Mayhem stuff, if you're up for it? Just like a general status overview question, since I feel kinda out of the loop 😭 And also because I know that I tend to like talking about my feelings on my current wips, so I figured maybe you might too? If not, dw!

I'll put these in bullet points since it's kinda easier for me to organize my thoughts that way

Jack: I remember you saying awhile back that you expect Part 2 to be the final part. Is that still holding up, or does it feel like it'll be longer?

Rook: From the pacing, I'm getting the vibe that this one might be another 4 part story? mayhaps? Or maybe Rook isn't like the other girls TM and gets something different.

Vil: I haven't read this one yet, but I'm excited to sit down with it soon! What's the overall length/number of parts you're planning for at the moment?

I'm pretty sure this was asked at some point before, but what's your stance on epilogues? There has been... discussion. about a Leona epilogue before, I recall, but are you considering epilogues for all of them, or only specific characters?

What's like. your vibe, rn? With each of the stories? Like in terms of "I'm really feeling this, so I'm working on it and it might be posted in the nearish future, assuming no disasters" to like "I plan to continue this, but not rn. I've got a different worm chewing on the brain lettuce atm". Ik you literally just answered an ask similar to this, and said Leona part 4 & Vil part 2 are the one's you're focused on, so I guess this is more so geared towards the Jack and Rook ones? Or other stuff you're secretly planning. I have a vague memory of a "forgot your birthday" scenario that was on a poll a few months back

I'm honestly just curious, really. Back from the dead and wanted to catch up

Also I. have a third Monster Mayhem Azul brainrot. It's not a fluffy one. If I can wrangle it into something more coherent, I may send it your way. Not dissimilar to the fashion of throwing a pebble at someone's window to get their attention, but accidentally putting a hole through the glass, and taking off running.

-Reaper

I'm gonna put this all under a little cut thing just because I feel like there's quite a lot! So here we go~

Jack -- It would still only be two parts I think! I only had short plans for that going forward, and it's currently at the bottom of my bucket list so to speak, not for any big reason just because Jack isn't one of my favorites so he falls behind on what I actually want to write.

Rook -- Was a bit more up in the air in terms of what I wanted to do. Had started writing a third part for it, but Rook's in particular felt very like, episodic? If that makes sense? Rather than an overarching cohesive arc. So I could write so much more little random side stories! But aside from a bit I had sort of planned regarding Riddle, there wasn't too much specific I had in mind.

Vil -- Probably one or two more parts to wrap up what I wanted with him; most likely one of the same length as the first. But that one of all of them may get a separate little piece because I am such a sucker for mermaids/sirens soooo that may get some special love

Epilogues -- bit of a mish mash. Really depends how I'm feeling tbh. If I want to write something, I'll word vomit like no one's business, but if I'm not overly invested then I probably won't bother writing one. But again

Vibe Check -- I’m absolutely wiped. Not with these stories, because I do genuinely love them. But like, back to back tough placements on top of illness is a trip. So I’m a bit more tired and less motivated than I normally am, just because most of my brain is chewing on actual school work and case reports and trying to not make myself look like an idiot every time I’m asked for a diagnosis list and go “uuuuhhhhhhhh.” But! I have some brain worms. Right now — big thing I’m working on is the second half of a very long commission. Which is loads of fun but also there’s so much to chew over there, so that takes a lot of my brain. On the side, I was really also writing my Vil Siren Part 2. Because that’s also a lot on the brain and it’s very different Vibe to the commission, so like it’s a good one to go back and forth between depending on what mood I’m in. Jamil is also very On My Brain right now oddly enough. I think because I read a short little Naga piece a while ago and it reminded me how much I love them. So that's on my brain a lot. As for the others, Jack has sorta fallen to the wayside admittedly. Mostly because I adore him as a Bro, but he’d just not usually a character my brain swoons over, so he’s sort of just… existing. I also wasn’t entirely sure where I wanted to go with that other than just “oh wow we fixed it together!” And that’s a factor too. As for other things, the birthday one comes back and forth depending on my mood, but idk if that’ll ever go up. I have lots of it written, but not enough to post or really toss together straight away. If that makes sense

#Asks

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bengiyo · 8 months

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CURRENT ASK GAME

Tagged by @lurkingshan mostly so she can troll me about one of these questions.

Current time: 8:22 am

Current activity: Having breakfast and rolling into my workday.

Currently thinking about: My first time hanging out with a friend in person in months and brunch logistics for tomorrow.

Current favorite song: Meme choice is Planet of the Bass, which I love unironically. I've been returning to Golden Ears a lot though.

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Currently reading: Ravensong, the second book in the Green Creek series by TJ Klune since @lurkingshan's commentary has me back in my Bennett Pack feels. I'm also working ahead on Strength of Thousands for my Pathfinder table. I'm also about to start The Fight Within by Andrew Grey at @lutawolf's suggestion.

Currently watching: Shan pinged me for this just so make me type the entire list of shit I'm watching because she is a villain.

Currently airing shows I'm watching: Be Mine SuperStar, Dangeros Romance, Hidden Agenda, I Feel You Linger in the Air, Jun & Jun, Kiseki: Dear to Me, Laws of Attraction, Love Class 2, Love in Translation, Minato's Laundromat 2, My Universe, Only Friends, Stay by My Side, Taikan Yoho (aka My Personal Weatherman), Wedding Plan (Bonus episode next week), Why R U? (Korea)

Shows about to start this weekend: Naughty Babe, Venus in the Sky

Current shows I'm high-key rewatching: A Tale of Thousand Stars, Eternal Yesterday, Is it Wrong To Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Kieta Hatsukoi, La Pluie, Midnight Diner, Star Trek: The Original Series, Three Star Bar in Nishi Ogikubo, What Did You Eat Yesterday?

Friends and I also watch a movie every Saturday mostly uninterupted for the past four years. Last week we watched The Long Walk (2019), a Mattie Do horror film from Laos. It's very good. This week we're either watching Sisu (2023) or Vikram (2022).

ARE YOU SATISFIED, SHAN???

Current favorite character: This question is hard. It's probably Minato from Minato's Laundromat because I get him. Also probably Segasaki from My Personal Weatherman.

Current WIP: I have been kicking around a post on how I introduced my friend Emily to BL and turned her into a regular viewer as a guide for some of the new folks. It's super short, but it feels like I'm missing something.

Tagging @shortpplfedup just because I know she's busy, @ginnymoonbeam because she's always secretly watching something and I'm curious, and @warningtothecurious just because I still see you around and want to wave.

#tag game #Youtube

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klcthebookworm · 24 days

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WIP Wednesday: Evil Jack: Till Death Do We Part

So the real surprises of picking up long-lingering projects (*waves slightly* it's been fourteen years BMFM fandom and I never got a chance to watch the 2006 revival so I will ignore it) was

transporting my notes and outlines into Scrivener that I use now

it has been a hot minute rewatching any episodes but between this writing and Trigun: Three of a Kind, I have found many details lodged into my long-term memory that I totally didn't expect

picking up the narrative, if only ALL my writing projects could flow like that

Moving things has been complicated because the desktop tower computer a lot of stuff was saved on died and I need to buy a new hard drive for it. The files are fine because of backups. Automatic backups are the best octane; set them up. But there are extra steps to me getting what I'm looking for which is annoying. Me putting details into the stories that I double check and find canon evidence has just been fun. And wow, I've been able to write longhand rough draft on paper, which I have been blocked in other projects to need to have my fingers on the laptop keyboard.

So for everyone who's been introduced to Hannah Davidson in Trigun: Three of a Kind, this is a story from when she was five-years-old, the fourth one in the Evil Jack series.

Three figures get out of the ship and walk to the back door of the garage that led into the downstairs kitchen. They all had big ears and tails and one was a lady. Hannah pushed the window. It slid up easily, letting in all the cold air of December. At least it had stopped raining tonight because these new mice hadn’t brought umbrellas. Dad said there was time for the rain to become snow before Christmas.

They stopped half in the circle from the light over the back door but she could see they all had the same kind of olive green pants. “We definitely miscalculated local time,” the tallest said in a low voice, a man mouse for sure. “Just how late is it?”

“I have only been here once,” the lady mouse answered, equally quietly, “and you expect me to have the local time calculations in my head?”

“I expected to call for a welcoming committee once we got past the Plutarkian patrols,” he said back with a sigh.

“And I want to actually succeed at this mission and not get apprehended,” she snapped back without making her voice louder.

The shortest one heaved out a sigh. “I’d feel bad about waking Charley-ma’am up. She works. Uncle Modo won’t be as asleep at the scoreboard.”

Hannah leaned out of the window. “He’s your Uncle Modo too?”

All three of them looked up at the window and the shortest one moved more into the light. He had pale tan fur, lighter than Dad’s but darker than Uncle Vinnie’s white, and his hair was a dark brown except for a streak of orange between his antennae. “You must be Hannah.” He smiled. “I’m Rimfire, and Modo is my uncle. Is your Mom awake?”

“You live on Mars.” Hannah looked over at the spaceship hidden in the shadows since they turned off the lights. “Nobody said you had a spaceship. Is it broken?”

“No, because I actually know how to fly them,” the lady said. “Can you get your mother? It is important.”

“Okay.” She hopped back from the window and ran around the couch to open Mom and Dad’s bedroom. “Hey! We got company from Mars! Though he wants to go see Uncle Modo and I think he got told no.”

#my fic #wip #wip wednesday #biker mice from mars #evil jack series #death do we part #hannah davidson #stoker #carbine #rimfire

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mariaofdoranelle · 6 months

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Just passing to ask if everything is alright, it's been a while since you're not posting. If it is too personal just ignore this. 😕 Sending love🫂💕

Hey! I’m sorry I disappeared. This is so sweet of you to ask. I’ve been getting a few similar messages, I hope I didn’t leave anyone worried ❤️

I haven’t been feeling in touch with my hobbies lately, and socializing (doing most daily activities really) has been kind of a hard task. Which I’m used to!! I’m prone to having depressive episodes, so by now I already know the drill.

I’m just labeling it as my ✨hibernation era✨ and letting myself be, since I’m sleeping most of the time. Grandpa’s doctor told my family recently that his cancer treatment isn’t going as we hoped, so today Mom and I met the hospital’s palliative care team for the first time to sign his DNR. Everyone was really nice to us, but it still sucks.

After that, we had lunch. I cried. Then she cried too with me. Then I skipped class and napped for 4 hours straight because why not.

There’s so many papers to sign and the family’s lawyer wants to discuss Grandpa’s taxes and his conservatorship and the Air Force’s social worker wants to discuss funeral assistance and I’m so overwhelmed because I just want to spend Grandpa’s last months in peace but I never thought something as natural as death could be so bureaucratic

Anyway. Sorry for the rant. I do tend to do that a lot 😂. I’ll get back to my wips as soon as I can because I miss writing and interacting here, even if I can’t bring myself to do it right now ❤️❤️

#ask

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mattstrahm · 5 months

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@moregraceful this is a weird way to reply to this but i do want it to be it's own little post so.... hi.

BRAINWORMS - CSI is a nick stokes/warrick brown fic that takes place after season 2 episode 19 in which (spoilers for smth that aired almost 21 years ago?) in which nick gets stalked. the stalker kills two people and lived in nick's attic, so at the end of the episode nick is obviously traumatized, he has broken ribs n shit and his apartment is a crime scene, SO obviously he should just live at warrick's house for a bit. it only makes sense. (this is for some ungodly reason a rarepair i don't get it they've been my roman empire since i was a pre-teen and there's next to nothing about them like what the fuck dude) i'm putting a snippet under cut bc i have ok words about this one heh

wip title game

Warrick insists on Nick sleeping in the bed, broken ribs and all. Nick tries to argue that Warrick is too tall for the couch but the man’s not hearing it. What are you gonna do about it? He showers. Scrubs his skin red. He wants the feeling off but it won’t go. It’s different when it’s you. It’s so different. Warrick doesn’t mention it when he helps apply new bandages to his back afterwards.

“I should’ve caught him, before.”

“What’s happened, happened,” Nick says, slowly.

“It wouldn’t have if I got him.”

“Warrick… you did what made sense. We couldn’t have known.”

#fic things #ask game #in theory #i can't belive it's not rpf #copaganda content? on my sports blog? it's more likely than you think

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makeitastrength · 4 months

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6, 10, 12, 18, 23, 28, 29

6. Favorite title you used Solace. Coming up with titles is the worst and I hate it. This was one of the few times I didn’t struggle with it and I just feel like this one word encapsulates the fic so well.

10. What work was the quickest to write? Never in the history of writing have I written anything quickly 😂. But I guess probably this one, given that I somehow managed to publish it just 2 days after the episode aired.

12. How many WIPs do you have in your docs for next year? Oh gosh. If we’re counting every half-baked idea for a fic even though I’ve only written a few lines then… like 25? If we’re talking fics that might reasonably see the light of day then probably about half that.

18. The character that gave you the most trouble writing this year? Tim. Which is weird for me, because he’s also the character I relate to the most (although Lucy is a close second in that regard). The complexity of his trauma and his emotions is my favorite thing about him, but it can also be difficult to untangle. Also, the fact that he’s not the most vocal person in the world sometimes makes it difficult to write dialogue while keeping him in character.

23. Did you do any collaborative works this year? I did not, although I’m hoping @queseraone is still interested in the collab we’ve briefly talked about doing because I think it would be so much fun!

28. Favorite work you wrote this year? Not gonna lie, I had a lot of fun writing this one.

29. Favorite line/passage you wrote this year? I think it’s a tie between these two (which are from the same fic just a few paragraphs apart): Their eyes meet and her breath catches in her throat, because she’s never seen him so vulnerable. The mask he’s been wearing since this afternoon has slipped away completely and the only thing left is pain, raw and visceral and tearing him apart from the inside out. -and- He sinks into her and she tightens her grip, holding him together as he finally allows himself to fall apart.

AO3 wrapped [writers edition]

#asked and answered #ao3 wrapped #ao3 ask game #fanfic writer ask game

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bbygirl-aemond · 1 year

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Is there some hotd fic that you like/reccomend?

funny story actually, i literally have not read other hotd fanfiction yet 😅 let me explain!

okay so my aemond brainrot began when he claimed vhagar in the driftmark episode. i started most of my characterization work and book research for stormbreak right after this episode aired. i knew i wanted to do a canon divergence au revolved around aemond, but since we hadn't seen him as an adult yet i wasn't sure which pairings or plotlines most appealed to me. at this point in time, the aemond character tag on ao3 was basically barren, like less than 20 fics type of barren. i'm so picky about fic quality that it's really a problem and just didn't find anything that captured my interest enough!

then a week later we met ewan mitchell as aemond for the first time, and my brainrot went nuclear. the little moment where he makes "fuck-me" eyes at daemon, and his clearly tender relationship with alicent, really helped me solidify my ideas for pairings and actually begin brainstorming for the political/romantic side of things. i posted the first chapter of stormbreak about two weeks after that. so i started the work for this fic back when aemond had only just been introduced, and there really wasn't a lot of fanfiction to be found.

i have this weird thing when i'm writing where i don't want to consume any content that would compete in my brain with my current wip. whenever i read a high-quality fic it usually spirals into me getting a bunch of new ideas for things to write, which risks distracting me from the things i've already committed to. and so from really early on in the fandom i've deliberately avoided even looking for fics.

once i'm done with stormbreak, it'll actually be really nice to get to read some other hotd fic haha. since the fandom has also grown a ton i'm expecting there'll be a lot more for me to read and i'm excited for it! i'll be happy to rec some stuff once i do. if i keep to my current update schedule, stormbreak should be done around june, so check back in then! ❤️

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nancygillianmvp · 3 days

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hi!! for the ask game:

👀 Tell me about an up and coming wip please! (totally not be groveling for you tell me about nancy backstory)

💞 Who's your comfort character?

❌ What's a trope you will never write?

thank you for the questions rachel :)

👀 Tell me about an up and coming wip please!

okay much like carlos "i'm not supposed to talk about it" reyes in 2x08 I don't want to give much away about the nancy backstory wip, but i'm going to go ahead and do just that for you

my idea for the nancy backstory is basically trying to make it an og begins episode style of format, so a series of flashbacks interspersed with an event happening in the present. set during early s3, and the flashbacks are to tim's death, tk joining the paramedics and an event when she was in college, alluding to that being the reason she became a paramedic and exloring one of her past relationships, her queerness and how long she's known carlos. this has by far my longest running wip, i've been working on it since around june '22, and i've gone through so many plot ideas trying to get it to feel authentic to the nancy we see today and then trying to get it all in the right order and have it all make sense, and im still quite a ways off finishing, but i think it's finally on track to finish before s5 airs

💞 Who's your comfort character?

I feel like this is going to be an obvious and boring answer but nancy

❌ What's a trope you will never write?

the first couple that come to mind is i can't ever see myself writing anything omegaverse or mpreg, no judgement to those who do of course, but it's not my thing

fanfic writer asks

#fanfic writer asks #sznofthesticks #my writing #if tim wont give nancy a backstory then ill do it myself #911 lone star

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stellacartography · 8 months

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My AO3 tabs this week*

*no guarantee that this will be a weekly thing but hey... worth a shot

Borderland by @keirgreeneyes and @hubblegleeflower

Rated E, Original Work, One-shot

Original works on AO3? It's more likely than you think. And this one is lovely and heartbreaking.

Peter and Emile, friends since boyhood, meet on opposite sides of the Great War. They steal one night to explore what might have been...

La Bête by @vulpesmellifera

Rated E, Mystrade (Sherlock Fandom), 13/23 chapters

Are you not following along with this Mystrade meets Beauty and the Beast based on Eros and Psyche? It's haunting and angst-ridden and boasts the tag "ENOUGH PINING TO FILL A CANADIAN WILDERNESS". I love reading WIPs; they're all the fun of weekly episodic television without the queerbaiting.

When Baron Mycroft Holmes violated the Law of Hospitality and angered a goddess, he was cursed to live his days as a beast... Gregory Lestrade is more than he seems, and it could be that he's hiding a curse of his own.

Don't Tell Mama by @amuseoffyre

Rated E, Our Flag Means Death, 136/139 chapters

Fyre's SMAU Burlesque Club AU is nearly at an end and now is a great time to start reading. Fyre's Stede and Ed are delightful.

When Stede Bonnet's marriage falls apart, he throws caution to the wind and follow a yearning to be a cabaret MC. Only, he's not quite ready to tell his family. What's a man to do? Well, lie and say he's invested in real estate on the other of the world, that's what!

Jim's Song by @copperplatebeech

Rated G, Good Omens (spoilers for season 2 if that's a concern), One-shot

The inestimable Copper is back with a little piece about everyone's favourite (?) retired archangel. Jim has no memory of Before, and these are his memories of After.

Everyone wants to leave a record, however modest or brief, of their existence. This is Jim's.

The Hayloft by @ewebie

Rated E, Mystrade, 34/38 chapters

The Farm AU in which Greg Lestrade is a French farmhand, has a cat named Terr, a fiesty friend named Camille, and tends the land that once belonged to Mycroft's Uncle Rudy and his partner René Faucher. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll be launched back to the days of high school French class. You'll want to visit the French countryside.

Greg watched the sky change through the trees, the sun dropping closer to the horizon. It lit the clouds with dramatic streaks of vivid colour. The cool damp of the air carried a whiff of the germinating seeds, the spring creeping into the grounds. At any other time, it would be his favourite season. He dropped down on his haunches and picked up a handful of the topsoil. It was ready. Nearly twenty years of work, and this was the year.

#AO3 this week #good omens #sherlock fandom #mystrade #our flag means death #fic rec friday

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the-eclectic-wonderer · 6 months

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Tag someone you want to know AND/OR some of your besties.

I was tagged by @valentinaonthemoon, my sweetest mutual! Thank you!

Favourite colour: warm shades of yellow (think gold yellow or sunglow yellow).

Last song: Dreams by The Cranberries (thank you, Derry Girls!)

Last movie: Anastasia (1997). My brother mentioned he'd never seen it, and I simply had to show it to him. It's as magical as i remember. The last new movie (as in, not a rewatch) I watched was Asteroid City by Wes Anderson, which left such an impression on me I still rant about it regularly with the friend I saw it with. It was an incredible experience!

Currently watching: The Golden Girls! I'm having such a blast - it's hilarious, the girls have amazing chemistry and interactions, and its treatment of 'charged' themes (regarding eg sexuality, gender identity, poverty, race, having/not having children etc) holds up surprisingly well for a show that was made between 1985 and 1992. It's easy to see why it's so well-liked. I'm also watching season 2 of Loki, and enjoying it very much! I haven't really posted anything about it yet because I'm watching with family, and we're quite behind schedule. So no spoilers, please!

Other stuff I watched this year: Oh, dear. I don't remember all of them, but let's see... I rewatched Steven Universe, Steven Universe Future and Brooklyn Nine-Nine in the first few months of the year, but I don't remember watching anything new in particular (although I remember playing a lot of videogames - that's probably why). I caught up with the new season of the lovely Only Murders In The Building just in time to theorize about the last four episodes or so (and this season was so so so good, I think it's become my favourite!), and I watched S2 of Our Flag Means Death as it aired (I still haven't recovered from the ending of Ep. 3, good heavens). A dear friend recommended Derry Girls to me a couple of weeks back; I finished it just a few days ago and loved it to bits. It completely broke my heart and put it back together in such a gentle, caring way - instant favourite. And then, of course, although I haven't talked about it all that much, I've also watched Good Omens, season 2. And then rewatched Season 1. And then rewatched both in Italian, to check out the translation. And then rewatched them both in English, because I missed the original voices. I might have a bit of a problem.

Shows I dropped this year/didn’t finish: I don't recall anything specific this year, but the last season and a half of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel has been hanging above my head for a while. I reached a point in the story where the second-hand embarrassment was so intense I couldn't bear to keep watching, and it's been haunting me ever since. I'd love to get back into it, eventually, when I find the courage.

Currently reading: The Blackwater series, by Michael McDowell. I'm not usually a fan of horror, but the cover art captured my attention, and before I knew it the story had captivated me completely. I'm also re-reading and annotating A Girl's Story (which is a horrible translation of the original title, Mémoire de fille) by Annie Ernaux for my book club. It's a poignant, thought-provoking work, and a truly deserved Nobel prize winner.

Currently listening to: Mr. Hozier decided to drop his new album at precisely the right time to twist the knife into my Good Omens heartbreak, and so it was inevitable I'd end up listening to his stuff a whole lot. Jokes aside, Unreal Unearth is phenomenal and has made me cry a lot of tears so far. Then we have some sparse stuff (Glenn Miller, Queen, Kate Bush) and some rock - mostly Greta van Fleet (Starcatcher) and Voyager (Colours in the Sun and Fearless in Love). The most recent addition to the roster is the new album by Rebecca Sugar, Spiral Bound (Good Morning Afternoon has quickly become a new favourite of mine).

Currently working on: a couple of WIP fanfics, planning for Christmas gifts.

Current obsession: Listen. Listen. If you follow me, you know. You know what my current obsession is. Good Omens has filled my every waking thought since July 28th, 2023 and I have made it everyone's problem for months. (I'm not sorry about it, by the way. i did warn you all.) At this point, I'm guessing this new obsession will sustain me at least until season 3 drops.

This was really fun, thank you @valentinaonthemoon! I honestly can't choose someone to tag, so - if you got this far and would like to tell the world about your interests, please consider this your official invite. And tag me if you do it! Enjoy!

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