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Glitterary telling it how it is
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Let go of the version of yourself you are comparing yourself to
I think most people have at least one sliding doors moment: a poor financial decision, an encounter with the police, a career choice that didn't work out, an academic fuck-up, a relationship you should have left sooner. I certainly do. And you think: if only I'd made a different choice, that one time, my life would be so much better.
It's easy to blame yourself for doing the wrong thing or making the wrong choice, and I think most of us who feel that kind of guilt do eventually find a way of forgiving ourselves. We had good reasons for the choice we made at the time, even if they look foolish in hindsight. We can reason that things might have turned out the same, or worse, if we'd done what we now wish we had.
Even having forgiven myself and my youthful mistakes, though, I've only recently realised this: I have been living in the shadow of an imaginary version of myself for more than half my life. The version of me who didn't fuck up an important exam, who got the grades for her first-choice university, who therefore was able to get a better job and build on it, and is now working for the EU as some kind of fancy human rights lawyer. She's so much better than the real me, an underemployed freelance translator who has bumbled from admin job to admin job and is looking to change careers yet again.
But here's the thing: that perfect version of me is imaginary. I never think about lawyer me sitting in interminable meetings and not getting anything done! I never think of diplomat me losing her job because of Brexit! I never think about how that version of me doesn't have time for hobbies or deep friendships because her job takes up all her time and energy. She's fake! She's scamming me out of appreciating what I do have, and what I do love about my current life, and who I am.
Comparison is the thief of joy, and I have created an imaginary version of myself that I have been torturing my real self with for the past two decades.
So: if you have a sliding doors moment, and you think you've processed it, maybe take a moment to reflect on whether you are still comparing yourself to an impossible version of you or your life. Don't just forgive yourself. Put down that burden. That version of you would never have existed, even if you had done everything "right". Let yourself thrive as the person you are now.
#guess who spent an hour sobbing to her therapist about this recently#i wanted this to be a lot more concise but hey this is what you get#life advice#comparison#regret#guilt#glitterary#the version of me who became a diplomat is as real as the version of me who became an astronaut#i.e. not even slightly#and i'm not upset about not being the astronaut version of me so i need to let go of the diplomat version too#and work towards making the translator me who actually exists happier
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words for wips!
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eyes
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I've got eyes!
"You'll strain your eyes working by candlelight like that, dear," Stede cautions him in a soft and loving tone.
Also by the time I got around to this I had already posted the fic I was answering them for, so here you go, you can get the full context too!
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O’Nare: DO YOU KNOW THESE COMMONERS??!!
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ohoho are you looking for fic recs? please allow me to recommend (all on ao3):
for wildly hot and unbearably romantic sexiness: “lead me to the banquet hall” by obstinatrix and wishwellingtons, “anywhere you want to go” and “knowing this i will reach for you” by aria
for pitch-perfect comedy: “drinking buddies and diaries” by dove_dove, “one night in bangor (and the world’s your oyster)” by atalan
for some rpf-ish? adjacent? silliness: “deal with the devil” by thirdbird
for free therapy (i am not kidding about this): “demonology…” and “angel-centred therapy…” by nnm
if you like things darker (definitely check the tags): “the price of feeling better” by vitreous_humor and “totality” by rowenablade
and if i may be so bold, i’m quite proud of “other uses” by me (glitterary)
blessssss i live in the walls of ao3 🙏
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if that flower with base infection meet
by glitterary
Five times Izzy hid his hanahaki from Edward, and one time he couldn't.
Izzy rolls over to face the wall and tries to breathe deeply, to compose himself before Ed gets back, but the lump in his throat keeps him from filling his lungs. He wonders, suddenly, whether it’s possible to die from getting a tattoo, or from forgetting to breathe, or from someone not kissing you when you really really want them to.
With a sudden spasm, he curls in on himself, gasping and coughing until he feels something fall out of his mouth and into the palm of his hand.
It’s a rose, pale pink and freshly opened, more delicate than anything he’s seen since they last docked in a port with a bakery selling fancy little cakes to rich toffs.
Words: 6706, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: M/M
Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Israel Hands, Israel Hands/"Calico" Jack Rackham
Additional Tags: 5+1, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Hanahaki Disease, Angst, Pining, dubcon, Canon-Typical Violence, tattooing, Anal Sex, Light Humiliation, Knives, Threats of Violence, torture mention, Calico Jack is his own warning, so is izzy, Bitchy Stede, Ed is the Kraken, sort-of hopeful ending, (if you squint), this is tentatively a prologue for a longer steddyhands series
source https://archiveofourown.org/works/41009778
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Hey guys! If you’d be interested please think about submitting writing to this magazine I’m an editor for, we are really committed to sharing lgbt stories!
If you aren’t an author, check out the stories we already have!
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I’m finally getting around to making that Good Omens fic rec post I keep threatening to do. Probably going to do this in multiple sections. (Update: definitely doing this in multiple sections. I’ll do as many as I can during my lunch break in a post and then pick back up tomorrow.)
Other posts: Rated G fics, part 1 | Rated G fics, part 2 | Rated T fics, part 1 | Rated T fics, part 2 | Rated M fics, part 1
Rated G, part 1.
the other way round by darcylindbergh. 810 words. Gorgeous little story in which Aziraphale lays his head on Crowley’s lap to be petted. Full of love and beautiful imagery.
Rain/Storm/Downpour by KannaOphelia. 1746 words. Aziraphale and Crowley work out some misunderstandings. Includes a lot of rain and Crowley stomping off in a strop for a while.
That Caring Feeling by effing_gravity. 888 words. Gabriel runs into Aziraphale and Crowley together and is stunned when he senses the love they have for each other.
Your warmth is all I have by katterv. 928 words. Crowley fixes Aziraphale’s wing. This has some absolutely gorgeous art along with it.
And I’ve Waited For You by ineffablefool. 1844 words. First kiss fic, lots of Crowley angst that resolves into a very lovely ending.
Greedy Ducks by TycoonTwister. 6619 words. Crowley sends Aziraphale a heartfelt email the night before the Apocalypse, knowing it will never be read. Except Aziraphale reads it.
Smite Response by battle_cat. 656 words. Short little fic in which Aziraphale is a BAMF who protects Crowley.
The Night Bus to Oxford by glitterary. 1236 words. Bus scene. Some banter and a confession. Really well written.
#good omens#good omens fic recs#good omens fanfic#good omens fanfiction#fanfiction recs#aziraphale x crowley#ineffable husbands#fic recs
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we'll always have paris
by glitterary
The same story told once from Aziraphale's POV and once from Crowley's, each hopelessly pining for the other.
Crowley convinces Aziraphale to join him on a "work trip" to Paris, which is really just a thinly-veiled excuse to eat crepes and wander around cobbled streets. But stumbling over memories in a museum prison cell leaves them both fearing they've lost each other.
Words: 9951, Chapters: 2/2, Language: English
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Beelzebub (Good Omens)
Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
Additional Tags: Pining, Mutual Pining, Angst with a Happy Ending, how are they both so oblivious, Timeline What Timeline, Bastille feels, TECHNICALLY it would have been the Conciergerie at that time
source https://archiveofourown.org/works/23988121
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About Us!
Hi and welcome to the official Tumblr for Glitterary Magazine! This magazine intends to fill the need not only for representation of LGBTQ+ characters and experiences in literature as a whole, but also for representation of diverse identities across the LGBTQ+ spectrum. Through our online platform, we seek to create a safe space for all LGBTQ+ youth, whether out or closeted, to share their writing and art with a supportive community.
We want people of all identities to feel welcome and safe on our online platform - so if you see or are part of an identity that you believe is underrepresented we encourage you to submit your writing or art so everyone can feel represented and connected.
If you’re interested in submitting in writing or art, here are some steps you can take (it can be published anonymously):
1. Visit our website: https://glitterarymagazine.org and go under the page titled SUBMIT.
2. From there you can follow either art or writing submissions.
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Water Every Three Days by glitterary (very silly cute Good Omens :P)
Just went to read it and it was Adorable and super well written, thanks anon :)
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The Night Bus to Oxford
read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2IpFqp0
by glitterary
Crowley and Aziraphale take the bus back to London after a long day.
Words: 1239, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens)
Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
Additional Tags: Missing Scene, First Kiss, you spend centuries pining for someone and then you just blurt it out on a bus one day
read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2IpFqp0
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Title: lost to the light and the loving we need
Author: glitterary
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Ed/Stede
Word count: 6.5k
Key tags: Author Chose Not To Warn, dubcon roleplay but pretty clear ongoing consent throughout, light emotional masochism, Flogging, Blow Jobs, Face Slapping, Crying, Porn with Feelings, kink as therapy
Summary: Ed and Stede try out some role play that reverses their social standings, and it brings up feelings for both of them.
“I wouldn’t move if I were you.” The tip of the blade finds soft skin, Ed’s short beard no protection against the cold steel at his throat.
God, he’s gorgeous. Stede feels like a boy with a shiny half-crown in his pocket preparing to buy all the sweets in the shop. A flurry of possessive triumph whips through him. “Aren’t you a bit old to be a stowaway?”
Ed licks his lips, his eyes glittering with anticipation. “I—I can pay—”
“Oh, you’ll pay, ” smirks Stede. “I’ll make sure of it.”
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Belatedly, for the fanfic emoji asks! 😅 🎉 ⌛️
😅 What’s a story or scene you’ve created that you’re a smidge embarrassed exists?
The more writing experience I get, the less embarrassed I get about any of it! But if anything I'd say maybe my first Ciaphas Cain one, from when I was still pretty new to writing fic. I think it's just a little awkwardly written and the fact that I still felt a lot of embarrassment about my first very non-explicit vague attempts at writing sex scenes back then shows through. It's not a great start to the series it's part of, but the series as a whole in fact owns.
🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success?
If I finished it and I'm happy with it, it's a success! If at least one of my friends also reads it and enjoys it then it's 11/10 perfection.
⌛ How long does it take you to write a fic, or a chapter?
This varies a lot since I try not to push myself too much when I'm writing for free and for fun. I basically just do it when I feel like it. So I have some short one-shots that I hammered out in a day when the inspiration hit me, and other stuff that languishes in my google docs until I decide to finally finish it for weeks on end. I think this is the ideal.
Fanfic Writer Asks
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to eat a peach
by glitterary
A flash of suspicion crosses Stede’s face. “Is this a Calico Jack thing?”
Ed hesitates. “Do you actually want to know the answer to that?”
Stede scrunches his nose in distaste. “No, I suppose not.”
Ed convinces Stede to let him eat his ass. That's it, that's the fic. Please do not expect any plot here; this is 3k of pure filth.
Words: 3040, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet
Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet
Additional Tags: Rimming, Face-Sitting, Anal Sex, Topping from the Bottom, a bit of very mild objectification, so many food metaphors, Bad Puns, No Beta We die like Badmintons
source https://archiveofourown.org/works/40166388
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we'll always have paris
read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3fhkyQf
by glitterary
The same story told once from Aziraphale's POV and once from Crowley's, each hopelessly pining for the other.
Crowley convinces Aziraphale to join him on a "work trip" to Paris, which is really just a thinly-veiled excuse to eat crepes and wander around cobbled streets. But stumbling over memories in a museum prison cell leaves them both fearing they've lost each other.
Words: 9951, Chapters: 2/2, Language: English
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens), Beelzebub (Good Omens)
Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
Additional Tags: Pining, Mutual Pining, Angst with a Happy Ending, how are they both so oblivious, Timeline What Timeline, Bastille feels, TECHNICALLY it would have been the Conciergerie at that time
read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/3fhkyQf
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