#anyway I've kind of been in a weird limbo with my writing lately

[aceghosts]

WIP Wednesday

Hey Everyone! I finally have something to share for WIP Wednesday. I've been tagged by so many people since the last time I shared some snippets, but I've recently been tagged by @socially-awkward-skeleton, @g0dspeeed, @voidika, @imogenkol, and so many others. Thanks to everyone who has tagged me!

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@clicheantagonist, @captastra, @direwombat, @cassietrn, @fourlittleseedlings, and anyone else who would like to be tagged!

So, I've been in strange place lately when working on stuff. I'm either pretty much done with fics and just kind of sitting on them, or start something and can't finish. It's a fun place to be./s For this WIP Wednesday, I'm only going to share the stuff that I've started on.

As you know, I've had a John Wick AU rotating in my head for Rooney. I wrote a little on the AU here, but I decided to convert that snippet into an actual oneshot. I haven't made much progress though, lol. Here is a snippet:

Yorinobu spits in the man’s face, a glob of saliva and blood hitting him squarely in the face. He growls, frantically wiping it off his face. “BASTARD!” He slaps Yorinobu roughly across the face, ringing in Yorinobu’s ears. His cheek stings from the force of the man’s slap. If he had been wearing his glasses, they would have flown from his face, but Yorinobu's glasses had been discarded long ago after the first slap. 

When he lifts his head, he sees a dark shape peeking out from behind a shipping shipping container. He blinks, his vision restored, and immediately, Yorinobu knows who it is. There is only one person he knows with that dark red hair and signature black suit, and it is Rooney Shepard, the Phantom of the High Table. He has only met them twice before, neither meeting particularly pleasant. During their first meeting when Shepard walked past him in the halls of the Arasaka estate, they refused to acknowledge him. Until he grabbed their arm, at which point Rooney glared at him with an absolutely terrifying expression. His second meeting with Shepard hadn’t gone much better, the two getting into a verbal sparring match. Why was Shepard here now?

I've also been working on the first draft for another smut fic since I feel more confident now writing smut. (BTW, if you missed it, you can find my first smut fic here and like this post if you want to be tagged for my NSFW fics.) This fic takes place before the events of cyberpunk, during Rooney and Yorinobu's first relationship. It's their first time together, but also an exploration of Rooney's complicated feelings about their body after being revived by Arasaka, if that makes sense. (Or at least, that's what I'm going to try to explore. We'll see if I actually achieve it.) Here is a snippet:

He squeezes their arm, smiling at them. “Take a seat. I will be right over.” Rooney awkwardly smiles back as he leaves them. They take a seat on the dark couch, watching Yorinobu. Why did they feel so uneasy? Rooney knew they wanted him; they were the one who suggested they go back to Yorinobu’s place rather than the facility. He offered to take them back at first, practically a gentleman. But in the car, Rooney wanted no one else but him, wanted to feel his hands on their skin the same way that they had in their dreams. Perhaps it was the act of wanting something and it becoming real that scared them. The few times Rooney wanted something or someone, it backfired terribly for them. And they didn’t know if they could stand to lose Yorinobu. Yet, it wasn't quite that. It was something else. Do you think he'll want you when he has truly seen what Arasaka has done to you? “What are you thinking?” He asks, handing a glass of white wine to them, breaking Rooney out of their thoughts.

“About you,” They tease with a smile, putting on a false bravado.

“About me?” He smirks, sitting next to them on the couch and sliding his arm around their shoulders. “Only good things I hope.”

“All good things,” Rooney responds, sipping their wine. Placing their wine down on the end table, Rooney places a hand on his chest, the silk of the lavender shirt soft beneath their touch. “I could show you if you wanted.”

Lastly, I started a fic about Rooney having a break down after the Cynosure Facility in one of the Phantom Liberty endings. It's related to the death of Rooney's squad to a Rogue AI when they were 21 and being in the facility, hunted by the robot, brings up a lot of bad memories for Rooney. I don't think I'm going to finish this one, but I figured I would share a small snippet (TW for discussions of death):

Getting deeper into the bunker is no challenge. The tram still works, bringing Rooney further into the facility, further into the belly of the beast. As they sit, leaning forward and staring at their palms, Rooney remembers the broken way So Mi looks at them, the begging and pleading in her eyes. They also remember the red, so much red, infecting her. Rooney’s hands shake as So Mi begs and pleads for them to kill her. And they do. In the end, if Rooney were in her position, they would want someone to honor their final wish. Would anyone do that for them?

“Thinking that way will lead you down dark roads.” Johnny makes his first appearance, glitching into existence across from them. Rooney stays quiet as Johnny sighs, “Listen Shepard, doing this is only going to make things wors-.”

“Stop.” Johnny’s mouth drops open at their harsh voice. “I need to see it’s corpse again. I have to see it for myself. And if the worse should come to pass…” Rooney swallows, “I’m only sorry that I dragged you down with me.”

Johnny’s reaction softens, shifting uncomfortably. “I,-.” He drifts into silence as the tram continues to hum along, hurtling down the tracks. 

#wip wednesday #kate writes #the rooney fic tag #commander rooney shepard #I won't let fear compromise who I am #anyway I've kind of been in a weird limbo with my writing lately #despite posting that fic the other day #I'm kinda hoping that I'll be able to finish the other two #and with that last one you know shit is fucked when Johnny Silverhand is the voice of fucking reason

[campdnpamerica]

meet the smarties tent!!

hi! i’m brook, im 15, i go by she/her, im pan, i’m queerdaniel on tumblr, and i’m the leader of the smarties tent 🤓! i’m also known as g8er boi when i sport my gay sk8er boi dress and some jean shorts bc confidence! im a hufflepuff, a band nerd, and an aspiring intellectual who’s in way too deep. i’ve been in the phandom for almost 3 years now, and i’ve been a campdnp admin multiple times and am the queen of tent wars, so you all better get ready, because i (and my tent of snorting candy) am ready to have FUN!

Hi!! My name is Layla. My pronouns are she/her or they/them. I'm bi (or smth honestly who knows at this point) and my tumblr handle is monachopism. I'm 17, from Boston, and I'm a makeup artist and musician. I play 5 instruments: Guitar, ukulele, bass, piano, and voice. I've been following Dan and Phil for about 7 years now. I fell out of touch with them for about 2 years until Dan uploaded his coming out video and I fell in love again. I love learning new things and meeting new people. I have a lot of passions; it can be kind of intimidating, but I promise I don't bite. I also have pretty bad ADHD and executive functioning issues so sometimes I won't do stuff/won't reply to things as often as I should, but that doesn't mean I'm not invested or interested!! Anyway, so so excited for this week. I can't wait to get to know everyone!

Hi! I’m Adriana, 19, knows how to read (barely), my pronouns are she/her and i’m bi. I’m from portugal. I’m serpensortiaxx on tumblr and I’m a potterhead (slytherin of course), adirectioner (yes, still) and a few more fandoms, besides phandom. Oh i also love marvel! I’m a math major in college and I love reading, in the moment i’m reading “They both die at the end”. I wear too much black (and I always do this pose taking pictures, I just realise when I was choosing the pic, oops). I have been watching dnp both for a few years now, they are two of my favourites youtubers! (Others are safiya, simsupply and cristine). It’s nice to meet y’all!

hey everyone! i’m hadley (they/she) and my url is starboydjh. beyond writing, dan and phil, playing video games and reading, im a big fan of all things nerdy, like Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Dexter and Star Wars. it works out that im in the smarties tent i guess! I’ve been watching Dan and Phil since 2008 when I found Phil on a weird sketchy Buffy server (that got deleted a month after I made my account lol) I’m a college student studying for my MFA in graphic design at the honors level and my BFA in marketing. I was a competitive irish dancer for 15 years and I’m also a proud vegan! hit me up if you want to talk about true crime, game of thrones discourse, or if you just want a nerdy friend to talk about stuff with

Hi! I'm Inês, my pronouns are she/her, I'm 19 from Portugal. My tumblr is confused-pumpkin.

I love to read, play videogames, listen to music and my dog! In fact, I like him so much that I chose a picture of him instead of myself, but I promise I'm a real person and not a 40 year old man. I'm very hyped for this camp (maybe the sugar on the candy is contributing for this) so let's have fun!!

yooo whaddup my name’s Ming Way :D she/her. i’m 18, i’m from Malaysia and i’m chinese. i’m formlessphan on tumblr. i like drawing and i also read a lot of fan fiction from whatever fandom im currently hyperfixating on. i’m currently in that limbo between college and uni, figuring out which uni to go to and having loads of free time which is hhhhHh Stressful but yay free time. gotta make my asian parents proud yknow sksksks. i’ve been in the phandom for about 4 years since 2015, so i skipped the really really bad stuff but yknow i caught up on cold tea🐸🍵 i went to singapore ii which was the best time of my life and i cried when they sang the ii song cuz i’m a nerd. i play piano, drums and a little guitar(like barely). i’m a big mcu fan and you can catch me crying about endgame any time of the day. nice to meet ya’ll!! <3

Hey you can call me Fin they/them but I don't really care. I'm ace and my Tumblr is @beanfish05 I like to draw, write and read. I can barely play the ukulele and guitar. I was in Hong Kong when dnp were in America and in America when they were in Hong Kong. and I don't know what else to put

I’m Rachel. She/her. I’m 26 from New York. I don’t remember exactly when I started watching Dan and Phil, but I think it was around 2011/2012. I love to read and write. Oh I forgot to add my tumblr is completelyuncreative2.

Hey nerds! My name’s Helen and I’m super stoked to be part of this! This is my second campdnp thing this year and the last one was... chaotic (shoutout to the Fijis), but super fun! I’m 17, I use she/her pronouns, and I’m a proud Hufflepuff. My tumblr url is panicatthechuckecheese (yes, it’s wild, I’m aware). Catch me on there spamming your dash with whatever my current special interest/hyperfixation is. I’ve been a fan of Dan and Phil since late 2014 and I’ve been to both their tours. I’m a massive space and math geek and I’m hoping to work in artificial intelligence some day and potentially become a programmer or astronaut at NASA. Can’t wait to participate in the rest of this week’s events!

#submission #smarties #queerdaniel