#suburra fics are not the only ones on my list either.....

[shunshuntaiga]

Awww!! :33 So glad you still find me bothering you charming. ❤️ right back at ya'. Seeing your replies gives at least just as much serotonin tbh. We're in the same boat then here, because 'adult stuff' is also the reason my fic is not done yet either. AaaaAAahHH!!! You're on chapter two, good for you!!! I am so happy to hear, can't wait to read it. 😌Honestly, our dicking around is also a huge part of my inspiration too. It's fun to think what what your reaction to some of this insanity i am coming up with will be. >:) SPADI DESERVES TO GO FERLA HE HAS EARNED IT!! <33 Man's been through enough and kept a relatively level head, now it's his turn to turn the world upside down. In mine it's the other way around-- Aurelia is the one who has to keep calm then he gets to go absolutely Wild in his quest for revenge (if i get around to writing that lol). I really like s2&3 Aure too. <33 I mean, he's still an idiot, but it's more.. contained. He's learned to keep his temper in check, he's more grown up. S1 Aure is fun to throw in angsty plots and let his emotions take over though, because he is just so... Feral, there's no other word. All that bleach has seeped into his brain and is blocking his synapses from firing properly. Ok, look... i am just going off of what you said, but i had an.. Evil (kind of) thought... You're right, s1 Spadi and Aurelia would NOT be emotionally ready for a baby.. So just imagine the emotional turmoil LOOSING the baby would be, because.. Like... On the one had, they wanted her, so they feel devastated ... But on the other hand, they knew they were not ready, so they would also feel relieved.. And the cognitive dissonance this would cause, because How can they feel relieved about Loosing their little girl? What kind of monsters feel Relieved about something like that, a baby dying? (Idk if that makes much sense, i am sleep deprived at the moment, sorry :)) ) I love that every time we talk our "Spadeliano fic idea" list just gets longer and longer :))) Good for us! Duuude... that being the catalyst for s1 Aureliano truly becoming the polished version we see in s2 and s3 is just... It makes so much sense. After all, what forces you to mature more than a kid on the way? Nothing. Also.... Manfredi and Adelaide would one hundred percent try to take advantage of the situation, try to use it against Spadi. Kind of like when Alex tried to use Teo as a bargaining chip or something. Ok.. so... my fix-it... It now has a life of its own... I spent waaay to much time looking at maps of Rome and researching how to properly write whump.. Because that is what it has turned into lmfaoo. I am giving them such a hard time there is literally no other way for them to move forward BUT to openly talk shit out for once. 😌 Time loops are SO hard to write, but also SOOO rewarding!! I have been thinking about this au non-stop since coming up with it, because the setting is just Perfect for it. Still, coming up with a way to Break the loop is challenging af :)))) *insert 'Same hat' meme here* Lmfaooo, that's my jam too!! Absolutely wrecking people with my story ideas knowing full it all ends up alright is Evil and Fun. 😈

Anon let me tell you my reactions to your messages either leave me screaming into my pillow in or physically resisting the urge to roll around on the floor with how good your ideas are. They are amazing and very Evil and Fun (tm)

Aure and Spadi loosing Rubina v. 2 ...... ouch. Ouch ouch. I am taking psychic damage just thinking about the pain of that. Although you're totally right, that mixture of sadness and relief that makes them feel guilty for even imagining it, when in this scenario they've actively choosen to have a baby...

It's also very politically current, which causes double damage to any reader because it's a very real situation.

But like I said, I love a happy ending. So I think I'll leave that story perhaps to someone who really enjoys Super Mega Angst. (Is it even angst at that point, or just pain?😭)

Also not to mention Aurelia and Spadì are still dealing with The Actual Plot with Cina and Samurai etc. All while Aurelia is very pregnant... on top of Anacleti family trying their very best to manipulate the situation for themselves, and maybe even now a war oncoming with the Sale family, because oopsie, Spadi knocked up the Little Prince of Ostia instead of their daughter :/

(But of course Angè is relieved, and supports them because Spadi and her are still platonic soulmates✨️)

Imagine Angè and Spadino going cradle shopping instead lol Angè would make sure he actually bought something sensible lol

I'm not actually certain what the term "whump" means. I only started writing fics a little over a year ago (and really only reading them during the pandemic, so I'm still very much a baby in this realm)

But that sounds amazing!!

#cheers again anon ti amo😘✨️ #suburra fics are not the only ones on my list either..... #theres just so much to write and so little time lol

[stevethehairington]

WIP tag game

thank you my dear @aahaanaa for tagging me!  💕

rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. send me an ask with the title that most intrigues you and I’ll post a little snippet of it or tell you something about it!

hahahaha okay so uhhh i have WAY TOO MANY wips for this not to turn into an incredibly long, incredibly drawn out post, so i think i’ll choose some of my favorites from my wip folders from each fandom, but not list all bc uhhh yeah we’d be here forever. seriously fdgkldf.

SKAM: - Camp Rock AU - Dog Poop AU (which was basically even’s dog takes a shit on isak’s lawn and even leaves i only so he can go get something to clean it up with but isak thinks hes just leaving it period and so they argue over it dflgd) - Gummy Bear AU (which was a lowkey crack fic inspired by That One sugarless gummy bear review about the dude and inviting his date over) - Black Mirror: Playtest AU - Angsty Divorce Fic (ksggfdg i actually think this one was finished but i never posted it bc Reasons dfkgldf) - plus 19 other docs in the folder Simon vs./Love Simon: - Ask Jaques (was going to be an anonymous love advice columnist au, omg it would’ve been so good) - Tilt-A-Hurl - Kiss The Boy fic (smth based on Kieynan Lonsdale’s song) - Bookstore AU - Sleepy Subway - plus 5 other docs in the folder Marvel: - Fake BBQ Master Husband (aka the fic of my DREAMS, oh my god i had the BEST plan for this one, im still so sad i haven’t written it, i LOVE this idea more than life gglkdgh if anyone were to ask me about it i would definitely gush all about it) - Post Apocalyptic AU - cop!steve, framed!fugitive!bucky (ohh man this is another one i had this whole elaborate plot for, it would’ve been so good) - Rom-Com AU (ughhh another one that would’ve been AMAZING, i’m so upset i never finished this one either klgdfg) - HTGAWM AU  - plus 58 other docs in the folder rlkgjhlkgjfgkdfg Good Omens: - Woo The Bookkeeper (aka the fic that was going to be my GOBB fic before i had to drop out rip) - Hogwarts Married Professors AU - Pirate AU (oh my GOD i had SO MANY good plans for this one) - Set It Up AU (the concept would’ve worked SO WELL w GO omg) - Hair Washing AU - plus 12 other docs in the folder

IT: - Airport Swipe (aka based on the tumblr post about someone waiting for their flight swiping through tinder and the person they just left swiped is Right There and questions them lol) - Lowkey Ratatouille AU (which basically had nothing to do with a cooking rat and was just based on the linguini/colette relationship lmao) - Swim Team AU - winter break cabin snowstorm bed sharing!!  - Fake Relationship Office Christmas Party AU - plus 21 other docs in the folder

Shameless: - baby driver au of sorts - monopoly murders families  - bloody and raw, but i swear it is sweet - alternate first kiss - mickey’s hawaiian shirt - plus 17 other docs in the folder

The Old Guard: - this is his body, this is his love (which i just need to finally finish and then i can post it gkjfdgdf) - after the war - bath fic - soft mornings - the way they love - that one time booker wins the bet - no other wips in the folder atm but many many bouncing around my head in the spaec where the braincells should be

Trust FX: - angsty frank ocean thoughts - body worship. - dinner at gabriele’s - pale violet red - color prompt - sunflower field car trunk hm - 1 am word vomit - Paper Airplanes (i thought i’d just list all of them out even though it’s more than 5, but those are all i have in there so!)

Suburra: - two babies, one teddy bear, and the much needed push - fic inspired by “you said you’d grow old with me” by michael schulte - The Dance Floor - really fucking depressing extended ending -  post s3 fix it

and this all doesn’t even include whatever i’ve got going on in my notes app on my phone lmaooo.

WOW! as you can see I have a whole shit ton of ideas, sure would be nice if i could actually write them all instead of staring at my ever growing collection of wips and doing absolutely nothing with them! 

@ me: your wips folders are not a musum!! you CAN touch the art, contrary to popular belief!! gkjfdgd N E WAYS, i’m going to tag: @wandering-scholar-lad @peachykoya @raynertodd @cluelessheroes @likedestiny @scimitar-and-longsword @thewolvesrunwild @pinesboi @1derspark

#tag game #my wips #holy shit i have SO MANY #god i wish i could plug my brain in and upload my thoughts directly for them all!!! would be much easier than having to actually write them! #i look forward to seeing what everyone else's wips look like lol #also if anyone is curious about any of these please hit me up lol i love talking about my wips even more than i do collecting wips #and if it isnt clear by this i love collecting wips dkghfdlg

[janiedean]

Hello! I was cruising around Tumblr and saw the posts about the mafia, and the romanticization of it, and your posts. They are very interesting and informative, I didn't realize that mafia is still such an issue in Italy today. So I want to thank you for your posts, as someone who has read a mafia!au or two before (actually, more than I'd like to admit) and didn't realize that it was still such a harmful thing. I do have a question that kind of pertains to it, kinda doesn't. (Part 1)

(Part 2) Have you seen the show Suburra: Blood on Rome, and if so, given what you have said about the mafia (though the show doesn't seem to really show mafia, more just crime groups in general, but I could be very wrong), what are your thoughts about that show? Is it romanticizing crime in Italy, like mafia!au's do?

hi! :) first of all thanks for actually like *reading that post* and not automatically assuming we’re out to censor people which is what most people apparently do - also I mean no one crucifies people for reading it and stuff but we’d like for people to at least be aware of what they’re writing you know? that said, about suburra: I haven’t seen it yet mostly for lack of time though it’s on my list and I’ll get to it, but it would definitely not qualify because it’s written and performed by italians and just reading the plot I can see that they know what they’re doing. also from what I gathered it’s about Roman crime families which are usually doing business with all the three most important southern italian mafias so it would qualify as a mafia show, yes, but like it’s written by people who know what they’re doing so no it definitely would not. same as gomorra which is also an italian production just about the neapolitan mafia in which everyone is about terrible and is also done by people who know what they’re doing. like, most italian products on the topic deal with it because it’s a thing that affects us, but it doesn’t do it making it look like it’s the kind of life that’s good for romantic drama subplots. and tbh given the current situation around here making a series about criminals here is not a bad idea because a lot of people have no idea how bad is the roman criminal underground situation :/

(on top of that, I would also like to say that I have no issues with *good* american products dealing with it - ie, I still think the sopranos is a masterpiece because it absolutely shows how terrible the protagonists are, all of them, and doesn’t make it look like they’re heroes or anyone we should actually admire as people, boardwalk empire was an excellent show [and it was historical so obviously it wasn’t romanticizing the actual italian mafia anyway but still], goodfellas is imo an excellent movie and while I think it’s somewhat a divisive subject I don’t even think the first two godfathers are bad rep/romanticization mostly because the last thing I get from watching them is that we should aspire to be like michael corleone [and the third is bad because it sucks as a movie period] - I think there’s a problem with the fact that people have decided that mafia aesthetic = THE GODFATHER when it’s a very specific kind of and no one in Italy would assume mafia people are like that, god they’re so NOT as refined-looking for that matter, but it’s not the movie’s problem, it’s the audience thinking that if it’s about X then X is a positive role model that’s the problem. but like I don’t think Godfather romanticized much either. but like, all of this stuff is stuff I’d absolutely show people to make a point about how bad the mafia is ESPECIALLY THE SOPRANOS. or untouchables which was an a++++ movie and tbh if I saw ONE mafia fic that was an untouchables AU I’d probably weep in joy. MEANWHILE the mafia people in gotham the tv series were a good 70% of the reasons why I dropped it because it was godfather aesthetic brought to the worst level done really, really badly imo and at the next italian bad guy without depth who lives with their mother, only eats meatballs pasta and listens to puccini I’m gonna punch the wall. like that is bad media mafia rep.)

tldr: if it’s italian, 99,9% it won’t be romanticizing stuff. if it’s american, it’s not a total given either actually the sopranos is a lot better than some italian stuff on the topic I saw. but mostly the problem with *mafia au* fic is that people don’t research, slap terms and the aesthetic on an organization that is not really the mafia but makes it look like it and perpetuate the idea that it’s criminals but IT’S HONORABLE CRIMINALS THAT ARE THE BACKGROUND FOR SAD LOVE STORIES when in real mafia environment love stories are usually sad because both parties get horribly killed sooner rather than later, and if they’re two men or two women it happens sooner and the modalities are plenty worse. and in the case we were discussing some people cast as a boss a real living gay man from sicily who was old enough to remember the killing of two gay kids in a small town in sicily who were like sixteen and for which the outrage was big enough that the first national pro-lgbt association was born out of it. I mean, that’s romanticizing it, not making movies or tv shows about it which are meant to show that it sucks. I hope it was clear :)

#and obviously if anyone wants to do the somewhat well researched mafia au who cares like go on #but at least don't assume it's like the same as random regular crime or mob au #mafia #thank you <3 #Anonymous #ask post