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hendolish · 23 days

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England NT Fic Recs ♡

never know where to start for a pairing or you're new to england nt rpf? here's a shameless collection of my favourite fics to give you a head start 🫶🏻 ———

Jack Grealish/Jordan Henderson

melt by inlovewithnight (8k)

soulmate au where you feel everything your soulmate does and can't bear being too far away from each other. they're just so at ease and in love with each other in this. probably my favourite hendolish fic! <3

About as subtle as an earthquake, I know by Lizz_88 (Bluejay00) (68k)

jack's a stripper, jordan's himself. so much more than what it says on the tin! all the characters are super complex and it takes a lot of work for these two to get together (with no shortage of lap dances and smut along the way) <3

Calm Before The Storm by preachingdoll (6k)

post-euro 2020 heartbreak jack needs a bit of help coping. jordan's there to offer a helping hand... the smut and dirty talk is 10/10

best worst behaviour by Bellelaide (25k)

kind of a hendolish classic, jordan puts bratty jack in his place.

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John Stones/Jordan Pickford

Sun City AU by Bellelaide (series, 40k)

honestly one of my favourite fics ever, let alone footie-wise. jordan's on a very british all-inclusive holiday at a hotel where john works. the vibes are just immaculate, you can visualise everything so clearly and there's so much depth to their characters!

Ice Melts by Bellelaide (7k)

enemies to lovers kinda? john doesn't think much of jordan before the 2018 wc but the further they get in the tournament, the closer they become. amazing characterisation and banter as always.

Helping Hand by slatkomore (14k)

with john's career ended abruptly by an injury, he turns to coaching instead and soon becomes the england u19s manager where he meets the goalkeeper coach, jordan pickford...

your world cup or mine? by Bellelaide (15k)

john goes to sleep at the 2022 wc and wakes up back in 2018 where he and jordan aren't together and barely friends. such an interesting concept and dynamic!

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Jack Grealish/John Stones

The Things We Did and Didn't Do by InTheFicOfIt (series, 104k)

john and jack sleep together in the aftermath of the euros, the following fic explores everything that comes after, including jack moving to man city and their friends finding out. i'm never usually tempted by this pairing but this fic is so damn good! it's written so wonderfully and there's so much of it- i couldn't put it down!

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Ben white/Aaron Ramsdale

happy together by foxholecourts (1k)

this fic perfectly encapsulates their vibe for me. the back and forth between the two of them is just delightful and exactly how i imagine them to be together, but it's also as equally sappy! i love these two idiots sm <3

watching you watching me by foxholecourts (2k)

ben likes to be watched... 10/10 benaaron characterisation from this author as always.

sweettalker by Anonymous (5k)

smut with a lot of dirty talk about the other arsenal lads. ben is very complex in this- an interesting take on their relationship!

I’m Not In Love by ceraunophilex (1k)

aaron falls in love immediately, ben slowly warms to him. short and sweet.

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Jordan Henderson/Trent Alexander-Arnold

Shake Me Into the Night by orphan_account (17k)

always hits me right in the feels. based around liverpool winning the champions league, the writing is so detailed and amazing!!

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Jude Bellingham/Reece James

the sun and the rainfall by ohsusie (series, 6k)

jude asks reece about some of the rumours surrounding him to help him broach a sensitive topic of his own. reece gives him some guidence. they're so sweet in this!

♡

Dele Alli/Eric Dier

In This World Of Ours by dierdele (53k)

the classic deledier best friends to lovers 2018 world cup get-together fic. you can't beat it, literally so cute oml.

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Marcus Rashford/Jesse Lingard

both your hands in the holes of my sweater by yvenger (jjjat3am) (3k)

this one is so much fun hehe, the ~2018 man u squad if they were a sunday league team where jesse's very confident and marcus has a huge crush on him. love the inner dialogue so, so much. ending is super cute!!

i can feel that body shake by princessrosberg (3k)

an england nt night out leads to them getting together and their first time! jesse and marcus characterisations are on point, esp the way they talk to each other <3

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Harry Kane/Gareth Southgate

All Good Things... by orphan_account (12k)

their established relationship is so cute in this! post-2018 wc and preparing for the euros, england team banter is perfect.

wished by orphan_account (23k)

gareth is harry's p.e teacher at school. listen… no comment... there's a reason it's the most kudos-ed southkane fic

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star-my · 13 days

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BTS Fic Recs ☆ Ao3

These are all available on ao3 as of April 2024 (I had more but some fics/accounts weren't available anymore). Some require an account to view them. Some are likely crossposted on tumblr as well.

~TUMBLR RECS COMING~

Almost all are complete works, those with "+" after WC are incomplete.

Most of these are Mature or Explicit (usually because of smut) ~ mdni ~ italicized titles rated G or T ~ Please read responsibly

OT7/Multi

☆ Scarlet Handprints by Risingstorm15 | Mafia AU, Vampire AU, Fantasy AU, Hybrid AU | Platonic OT7 | 17k

☆ I'm Not a Vampire (I Promise) by BBQKitten | Supernatural AU, Roommates AU | Platonic OT7 | 4k

☆ Make it Right by Eden (kurokimio) | Mafia AU | 175k

☆ Flux series by dailydoseofdia | Coworkers AU, Office AU | MYG + JJK | 65k+

☆ Break the Ice by minlouvre | Hockey AU | PJM + JJK | 46k

☆ Blood, Sweat, & Tears by dearprudencewithlove | Vampire AU | 750k

☆ Witchcraft series by fiar22 | E2L F2L Witch AU, School AU, Supernatural AU | MYG + PJM | 112k+

☆ The Snowball Effect series (collab) | 155k

Kim Seokjin

☆ {Unavailable}

Kim Namjoon

☆ Guilty by xJoonChildx | Mafia AU, PA AU | 17k

Min Yoongi

☆ Vows: aka 10 ways to win your husband's heart by hamsterclaw | Chaebol AU, Arranged Marriage AU | 60k

☆ From the Ashes by bangtanlove86 | Chaebol AU, Arranged Marriage AU | 48k

☆ Arranged Destiny by NunaWriter | Arranged Marriage AU | 21k

☆ Dating Advice by taleasnewastime | F2L Fake Dating AU | 54k

☆ The Arrangemint by Cassakane | Fake Dating AU, Neighbours AU | 9k

☆ and they were roommates (omg they were roommates) by JupiterJoon | Roommate AU | 10k

☆ Look down on me like that by heretobebtstrash | E2L Coworker AU, Office AU | 100k+

☆ The Email by itsallabouthedetails | Coworker AU, Office AU | 25k

☆ A Smartass and an Acutely Vulnerable Scenario by Slatternfemina | Uni AU, Coworker AU | 30k

☆ First Love, Last Love by ryenwrites | High School AU, Uni AU | 33k

☆ Melophile by thepencilnerd | R2L Uni AU | 43k

☆ Flightless Bird, American Mouth by orphan_account | Brother's Best Friend AU, Uni AU | 10k

☆ Matilda by lotuseaters | Brother's Best Friend AU | 140k

☆ If it's Love by tritchie2319 | Brother's Best Friend AU, Rapper AU | 19k

☆ Volume series by mintjoonlep | S2F2L Rapper AU | 87k+

☆ Countermelody by bonvoyage_noona | S2F2L Rapper AU | 100k

☆ Musk by Guessimaclotpole | S2L | 19k

☆ Any of ty_wl_95's one-shots, honestly

☆ His Angel by Nyleze | Mafia AU, PA AU | 72k

☆ Heartless by Ravendipity | Mafia AU | 175k

☆ Safety Pin by marchdahlia | Mafia AU | 38k

☆ Talking Bodies by bangtaninink | Pornstar AU | Minor Multi | 42k

☆ You Think You're So Tough by EvaMariee | S2L Stripper AU | 21k

☆ No Face by seokology | (Crossroads) Demon AU | 11k

☆ Ice Cold by mintedmango | E2L Supernatural AU, Krampus AU | 14k

☆ What is Written by Lu_luebells | Supernatural AU, Grim Reaper AU | 26k

☆ helLO pARADISE, mY NAMe IS by seokology | Greek Myth AU, Hades AU | 10k

☆ Owner Training by Ungnyeo | Hybrid AU, Roommates AU? | 27k

☆ The Velvet Devil by mxlia | S2L Vampire AU, Bar AU | 10k

☆ His First Love by Justimajin | Vampire AU, Reincarnation AU | 40k

☆ Please don't leave me by minhoneykisses | Established Relationship AU, Canon Idol-verse | 12k

☆ Blood, Sweat & Texts by JHopeissoOMG | Canon Idol-verse | 13k

☆ Willing Captive by JJ_daydreaming | Canon Idol-verse | 7k

☆ Rise of the Nation's King by Justimajin | Daechwita AU | 19k

Jung Hoseok

☆ Dalliance by sugalights | Established Relationship AU | 10k

☆ I Can't Betray You by Jiminiesfavouritecolourisblue | Mafia AU | 17k

☆ upbeat by fizzydrink698 | BFF2L Rapper AU, Uni AU | 12k

☆ an abundance of scrunchies by bluesxde | E2F2L Single Dad AU | 24k

Park Jimin

☆ Failure to Communicate by stutterfly + taehyungforreal | Uni AU | 21k

☆ Raise the Bar by DayStar | Vampire AU, Bar AU, Coworkers AU | 10k

☆ Married to a Playboy by Armygirl0616 | Arranged Marriage AU | 36k

☆ Never Falling by dailydoseofdia | Singer AU, PA AU | 20k

Kim Taehyung

☆ Not that good by taleasnewastime | Uni AU | 20k

☆ The Mob Boss Wants Forever! by ArielleWrites | Mafia AU | 45k

Jeon Jungkook

☆ Chasing Butterflies by ddaenggtan | Uni AU, Nerd AU | 13k

☆ Perverted Bunny Mask by Btsinned | E2L Mafia AU | 88k

☆ Devil in a New Suit by makotako | S2F2L | 23k

☆ Knights of the Night by StoryRodeo_333 | Uni AU, Vampire AU | 55k

☆ Kingdom Come by mintedmango | Dragon AU | 28k

☆ Make You Mine by ColorMePurplex2 | Omegaverse AU | 11k

☆ Chasing Shadows by ColorMePurplex2 | Sherlock AU | 22k

☆ Liability by AlexLorchan | F2L | 21k

☆ Prisoners of the Moon by wishfulwrites | Werewolf AU, Arranged Marriage AU | 42k

#star speaks #bts fic rec #group: bts #member: ot7 #type: fic #can you tell who my biases are by the sheer number of recs compared to the others :p #(I promise I love Jin too I just don't have any ao3 recs for him currently)#bts fic recs

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angst-in-space · 4 months

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december '23 writing progress (and yearly wrap-up!)

december progress:

words written: 19.4k

most words written in a day: 1.8k

least words written in a day: 0

yearly total: 187.2k

projects worked on:

ya sci-fi book rewrites

misc notes

works published in december:

none

december goals [i did not complete a single one of these LOLOLOL]:

write ~1k a day (except on holidays)

write like 100ish words of other projects a day (fics, planning projects, etc.)

write about 33k total (to meet my yearly wc goal of 200k)

finish…..ya sci-fi book rewrites… please….

finish editing ch 10 of sylvix dreamscape (idk if i’ll be able to post it by end of the month/year but… maybe lol)

finish edit letter for friend

january goals:

sigh. finish ya sci-fi book rewrites. please. please i'm so fuckin tired.

start working on line edits?

work on query package

errrrm maybe send out like. one query. just for funsies.

edit sylvix dreamscape fic ch 10

WRITE FANFIC!! HAVE FUN GODDAMMIT

finish edit letter for friend

maybe work on outlining adult sci-fi wip again

notes:

well uhhh uhhh i did not meet a single one of my december goals. so that's....not great! i had really hoped to finish my ya sci-fi book rewrites by end of the year but alas, i still have 9 chapters left *sob* (i thought i only had 7 but recently realized i need to add two more chapters. cool. cool cool cool coolcoolcool.) but it's fine!! it's fine!!! i rewrote about 14k of my book in december and i'm finally entering the final arc so AAAAA. IT'S HAPPENING.

that is still gonna be my main priority for january (rewriting my book, that is). i'm hoping i will FINALLY finish but then again i've said that for like the last six months so we'll see lmfao. and if i DO finish rewrites, hoping i can delve into line edits woooo!!!

i'm hoping to also start doing a bit of querying prep this month (*screams internally*) by which i mean i just wanna at least start refining my query package—i technically have one already that i used to apply to mentorships and whatnot, but it's badly outdated now so uhh need to fix that! i had told myself i'd start querying by end of this month (even if it's just like, sending out One Query for the heck of it). not feeling like that's very likely but... who knows!

but also....i've been so burnt out on my book lately, i really just wanna write at least SOME fanfic this month. i want to write things for fun again, i miss it. :(

2023 wrap up:

total words written: 187.2k most words written in a month: 25k (november) least words written in a month: 9k (october)

works published/updated:

"are we going somewhere" ch. 2

"you're a dream, i'm never waking up" ch. 9

"altea rising" ch. 15

other wips:

ya sci-fi book rewrites

adult fantasy book

sylvix pacific rim au

mathablossom bedsharing fic

red skies ch. 8

altea rising (editing ch. 16 and writing ch. 19)

planning sapphic princess/pirate book

planning adult sci-fi space western dads book

kazurei post-canon fic

2023 goals:

write every day

write at least 200k words

finish more drafts of my ya sci-fi book

send ya sci-fi book to betas

start querying ya sci-fi book

make progress on adult fantasy book (possibly try to finish a first draft)

outline another book

finish editing/posting sylvix dreamscape fic

finish editing/posting renga fic

finish writing altea rising and maybe start posting the unpublished chapters

start working on red skies again

work on sylvix pacrim au

work on at least one of my wenzhou fics

finish at least a draft of matchablossom bedsharing fic

keep working on twiyor practice kissing fic, maybe finish a first draft?

a huge maybe but perhaps start sylvix 50s/spy au if i have time/energy

notes:

*scratches head* well uhhh damn i did not really...do anything i wanted to get done this year.... LMFAO. and even the few things i checked off are things i like barely worked on/started. so, ouch 😅

in my defense... i did not foresee how much work i'd have to do with my book revisions this year. at the beginning of the year i thought i was going into line edits—but around april i realized i needed to do a full rewrite. so i essentially had to start over, and rewrote *checks notes* roughly 83k of it so!! as you can imagine...that was rather time consuming and i did not have much time to work on anything else.

but... i'm trying to look on the bright side: the reason i started over is because of how much i've learned about writing from my mentors and my critique group etc. and looking at my draft from last year vs. this year, i can see a huge improvement! there is still a lot of work to do on this book—but i do feel like in 2023, i fell more in love with the story and characters than ever before (like to the point where i essentially have brain rot for my own ocs... LOL). and i feel like after 2.5 years of hard work, i am starting to see the "real book" starting to emerge from the chaotic mess it was before. so, that's very exciting!!

which brings me to: i'm hoping to maybe....MAYBE...dip my feet into the querying trenches in 2024. i had kinda hoped to do this by end of 2023 but...once again i grossly overestimated how ready my book was at the beginning of the year lololol. but i do feel like once i finish this big rewrite, i'll have less structural/overarching things to fix and more scene-level and line-level edits which (fingers crossed) hopefully will not be quite as involved as, yaknow, rewriting my entire book word by word! SOOO i may be sorta sending out the occasional query as i work on line edit-y stuff (esp bc querying is so slow nowadays haha) so yeahhh haha *sweats profusely*

there are a few other original projects i hope to make progress on this year. firstly, i'd love to continue working on my first draft of my adult fantasy arctic monster wip (maybe...finish a draft? i kinda doubt it but maybe!!). i also hope to keep working on planning a couple other projects, including planning sapphic princess/pirate wip and space western dads wip—both of which i'm very excited about. :)

AAAAND I WANT TO WRITE FIC AGAIN!!!! i really neglected my fic writing in 2023 and i miss it terribly. 😭 i have a lot of wips i want to continue/finish—but i think main priorities will be editing/publishing the last chapter of sylvix dreamscape fic, trying to finish posting at least one of my other ongoing multichapter fics, working more on sylvix pacrim au, aaaand... finishing a draft of one of my other wips perhaps? i don't know, i'm trying to be gentler with myself since i think i had too many specific goals for 2023 and could not meet any of them haha. sooo re: fic writing the general goal is "just have fun and see what happens."

here is to more progress in 2024!!!! 🥳

2024 goals:

finish ya sci-fi book rewrites/edits

work on query package

send out at least one query

start a writing blog/newsletter

continue first draft of arctic monster wip

finish outlining space western dads outline (and start a draft?? maybe?)

continue planning sapphic princess/pirate book

post last chapter of sylvix dreamscape fic

update one of my other ongoing multichapter fics

work on other misc. fic and JUST HAVE A GOOD FUN TIME!!!!

#brigidposts #writing updates #monthly writing progress 2023 #yearly writing wrap-up 2023 #original fic #fanfic #long post #text

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starlit-hopes-and-dreams · 1 year

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Chapter 10 ~ Nothing left to hide

Hidden Depths AU

Previous ~ Masterlist ~ Hidden Depths Masterlist

Genre: Fantasy whump

CWs: lady whump, knife to throat, human remains (bones in a box, brief glimpse :D), blood, life-threatening injury, exceptionally brief reference to past noncon, very awkward conversation regarding relationships, like soo fucking awkward

WC: 3904

Taglist: @kixngiggles @dont-touch-my-soup

A/N: This is the end of the AU! Thank you for following along with my crazy 25k-long 'what if' scenario :') I love you all! <3

Stay tuned for Hidden Depths Arc 2.

Resh

Resh stood so fast the table jerked forward. Oh gods, where had Carr come from? How… how much of their conversation had she heard?

Fortunately, she pulled Nykim back before her knife completed its threatened action. Nykim landed on the stool, where he sat quite still.

“Don’t play games with me, Carr.”

Resh shivered at the silky darkness in his tone, the fierce gleam in eyes more gray than blue.

“I don’t play games, Nykim,” Carr snapped, digging the blade in a little more. “That’s your thing, isn’t it.”

She glanced at Resh. “Turn up the lamp.”

“Carr, I don’t think this is what you think it is. It may have started that way, but…”

He trailed off as the wick flared, illuminating the rest of the room.

On his left was a set-up similar to Mieste’s workroom, with cabinets holding vials and jars full of various herbs and remedies. On his right…

A gleaming assortment of weapons and scary-looking tools hung on the wall and adorned the long, low table beneath them. A chair with leather and iron restraints sat in the back corner. Fibrous tendrils descended from the ceiling around it, pale and writhing of their own accord. Resh shivered and turned around.

The back of the room wasn’t any better. Chains hung over what appeared to be a pit, not that he wanted to go any closer to check. He jerked away from that only to have his attention caught by something rather strange–a large glass box sitting on another table. It didn’t seem to fit the room’s… theme. He tilted his head, wondering what on Valysii it was for. Gods, Resh couldn’t even imagine the expense of that thing. It had to be as big as a person–

What he had initially supposed was some kind of inky liquid moved, exposing patches of pale white. He squinted, trying to make out what it was.

A larger mass of darkness split away, revealing the curve of a… skull? Fucking shit. Hoping he was wrong, his gaze traveled down the box. Goosebumps rose when he spotted a finger bone, the lip of a pelvic bone, a segment of the bones in the lower leg. A faint chitinous hum filled the room that he only now recognized. Insects. Those were insects in that box, not a liquid.

Oh gods. He wasn’t wrong, not at all. Resh swallowed against the bile rising in his throat before he spun around. Nothing could have prepared him for the implied purpose of this chamber. One he’d been sitting in for hours, with no idea…

“Yeah, that’s what I thought,” Carr said to him before turning on the thief master. “The fuck, Nykim? I thought I made it clear Resh was off-limits. Why?”

The faint hint of betrayal in her voice shocked Resh. And she’d vouched for him? He searched her features, but they were difficult to read, as usual. What wasn’t difficult to see was how little fucking color was in her cheeks.

“This is my house, my pack, in case you’ve forgotten,” Nykim growled.

Resh inched around the table. Nykim sounded pissed.

Carr growled right back. “You don’t usually ignore a beta’s opinions or requests, though, do you? It’s ‘cuz I’m a girl, isn’t it?” When he didn’t answer right away, she yanked on his braid. “Isn’t it!”

Nykim winced when the dagger dug in a little deeper. “Damnit, Carrah. I’ve always known.”

Her face blanched entirely at that. Resh lurched forward, afraid she would pass out, but Nykim acted before he could get there.

In the same move he used to knock Carr’s arm away, Nykim disarmed her and shoved off the stool. Carr stumbled back, eyes wide and fixed on the dagger now pointed at her.

“I did it to fucking protect you!” Nykim shouted, splotches of red forming over his cheeks. He advanced on Carr, who looked like she was barely managing to stand.

Fuck. Resh’s heart pounded as his eyes flicked between them. Should he say something? Or would that make everything worse?

He couldn’t keep quiet while they looked like they wanted to kill each other, though. “I don’t think–”

Carr launched herself at Nykim, nearly knocking the blade from his hand. He kept ahold of it, though, and forced her back. Beads of sweat shimmered on her forehead.

“Protect me… from what!” Carr’s chest heaved, her stamina nowhere near where it should be.

And why would it be, after she’d nearly fucking died the night before! Godsdamnit, Resh needed to find a way to stop this.

Nykim smirked. “Already out of breath. Carrah, what have I told you about conserving your energy?”

She visibly flinched at the name, but Resh thought it suited her. Whatever the reason for her reaction, it didn’t stop her from circling Nykim, looking for openings, he assumed.

“Won’t… allow you… to. Kill him,” Carr panted.

“What? I’m not–” Nykim dropped his guard for a split second, and that was all Carr needed.

She darted in, landing a kick to the side of Nykim’s knee. He dropped to the ground with a pained grunt.

The hand he used to catch himself was the one holding the weapon. Carr stomped on his fingers when his grip loosened and tried to kick the blade away. But Nykim grabbed her ankle, pulling her down with him.

They started grappling for the knife.

“Both of you, stop!” Resh said, stepping forward.

Carr was hurting herself, Nykim was trying not to die–and they didn’t listen to him, because who ever listened to him?

Frustration built inside his chest, a pressure with no valve for release. Resh clenched his fist. It wasn’t like jumping in and physically separating them would work. That seemed like an excellent way to die.

Shoving Carr aside, Nykim wrapped his fingers around the hilt. Before he could so much as lift the blade, Carr returned, digging her fingers into his forearm. Resh saw the spasm that went through his hand, but Nykim maintained control. He grasped the back of Carr’s jacket, trying to drag her off of him.

Plumes of dust from the dirt floor rose in the air around them while they scuffled. An elbow to the gut had Nykim releasing her with a wheezing grunt. She wrenched his wrist back, trying to break his grip. The angle of the dagger had Resh breaking out in a cold sweat.

“Fucking shit, someone’s gonna get stabbed. Knock it off!” Resh roared. His fear triggered his magic, and he acted without thought. Purple light flared, and then the knife was in his hand. A dull ache took up residence in his head, his magic use reigniting the reaction headache he hadn’t fully recovered from yet.

It took a moment for them to realize the blade was gone. Then Carr disengaged, flopping over on her back to press a hand to her side. Her labored breathing was clearly audible in the suddenly quiet room.

Nykim sat up, staring at the blade, then at Resh with narrowed eyes. “Reaper’s pits, boy, why didn’t you just tell me you were a mage?”

Resh gave a strangled laugh as the purple glow highlighting Nykim’s features slowly faded away. “I didn’t think it would matter.”

The disbelief on the thief master’s face would’ve been humorous if not for the concerning way Carr started gasping for breath behind him. Resh threw the knife on the table, where it bounced off Nykim’s blade with a loud clang, and rushed to her side.

“Where does it hurt?” he asked, brushing a stray chunk of hair from her brow.

She stared up at him through pain-glazed eyes. “Did you… heal me? Before? Missing wounds. I think.”

Resh shook his head. There was no point keeping Nykim’s secret when the man was kneeling on her other side, eyes glowing green while he did whatever Healers do.

“Oh,” she said, and her eyes fluttered closed.

Her elbow knocked into Resh’s thigh. He automatically shifted to give her more space, glancing down to ensure he’d moved enough. His gaze caught on the way she held her hand over her right side. Her fingers twitched, something dark and shiny coating them. Fresh blood. Shit. He snapped his head up, looking to Nykim for reassurance.

“I may have missed something.” Nykim began unbuttoning the bottom of her jacket, his expression grim. “Or the exertion could’ve torn something. I only partially healed some of those wounds.”

That was not reassuring in the slightest.

Carr released a breathless moan of protest when Nykim moved on to the next button. The motion she used to bat him away was weak, but Nykim didn’t try to push. He pulled back immediately.

“Hey, it’s alright,” Resh said softly, reaching for her. Gods, her fingers were freezing. “Nykim needs to see to heal you. Will you let him?”

Her eyes cracked open, and the pitiful look she gave him pierced his heart. His hand ached from the force of her grip.

Resh looked at Nykim and shook his head. “Is there another way?”

“I can probably get by with skin-to-skin contact,” Nykim said, his voice gentle. “Can I place my hand over yours? The one on your side?”

The barest of nods was her only answer. She kept her death grip on Resh while Nykim worked.

Resh monitored her every breath, barely breathing himself until her stuttered gasps for air eased into a more regular rhythm. Nykim didn’t move, though, still bowed over her body, his large hand completely covering hers.

“Resh?”

Carr’s voice startled him, and Resh realized he’d lost himself, searching through the hidden depths behind her hazel eyes. Heat crept up the back of his neck. “Oh, um. Yes?”

A ghost of a smile crossed her face. “Did… did Nykim. Hurt you?”

“He didn’t,” Resh said. He stroked his thumb over her fingers when her brow creased. “I thought he was going to kill me, but all he did was ask a bunch of questions. Maybe he would’ve if I hadn’t passed whatever test he was giving me. At least, I think I passed it? Kinda hard to tell since you put a knife to his throat.”

“Looked like–” She winced. Swallowed. “Like he was about. To stab you.”

“Maybe you shouldn’t be talking right now,” Resh said, concerned about her continued shortness of breath. He studied her for a moment, watching the rise and fall of her chest, before looking at Nykim again. The green light behind his half-lidded eyes still bathed Carr’s abdomen.

“I’m… fine.”

Resh turned back to her. “It’s okay to not be fine, Carr. Or would you prefer Carrah?”

She shook her head.

“Okay,” he said, squeezing her hand. “You’ve been through a lot. Almost died. You should’ve been in bed, resting, not down here fighting with Nykim. As long as he’s taking, you can likely add another ‘almost died’ to the tally.”

“Almost done,” Nykim interjected.

Thank the gods. One of the knots in his chest loosened, just a bit. “So don’t tell me you’re fine. Please. It’s obvious you aren’t.”

Her gaze shifted away at that, looking somewhere over his shoulder. Resh sighed; he probably shouldn’t have said that last part.

While he was searching for something else to say, Nykim straightened, releasing a weary sigh. The light in his eyes slowly faded, leaving him looking about as exhausted as Carr.

“I healed as much as I could,” Nykim said, running a hand over his face. “Listen to me, Carr.”

She blinked and turned her head without meeting Resh’s eyes again. Heart sinking, he loosened his grip on her hand, prepared for her to pull away. She didn’t.

“There’s not much time,” Nykim continued. “Someone will find the prince sooner rather than later. We have to get you out of the city before they close the gates.”

Since Resh was watching her instead of Nykim, he caught the way her gaze sharpened.

“Even before you ripped open that wound and tried to bleed out into your abdomen, you wouldn’t have had the strength to get out on your own. Someone would’ve needed to accompany you.”

The set of Carr’s jaw showed she disagreed with that assessment.

Of course she would. Resh almost snorted. Hadn’t Nykim just been telling him how stupid he was for assuming Carr would need help?

Nykim shook his head, the corner of his mouth twitching up. “Stubborn to the fucking core. Look, Resh here is in the same trouble as you. Plus, an… added complication. I needed to know if I could send him with you or if I needed to kill him. You can glare at me all you want, but that’s how things work in this life, and you know it.”

At that, Carr wrenched her hand away and struggled to sit up. Although Resh hovered, it turned out she didn’t need his help. Another knot loosened.

“Added complication,” she spat. “He saw you heal me the first time. That’s why you were about to kill him when you came for me.”

“What’s done is done,” Nykim said, waving his hand. “The boy is alive, and he’s going to stay alive unless you don’t want him along.”

Resh looked up at that. “I passed?”

“Depends on her.”

“Not even a question.” She said it without a moment’s hesitation.

A warmth bloomed in Resh’s chest that had nothing to do with getting to live. Which was also nice, of course. But he had earned enough of Carr’s trust that she’d not even had to think twice about him accompanying her out of the country.

It was the greatest gift he’d ever been given.

Less than an hour later, Resh found himself seated in a carriage, moving at a brisk pace now that they had passed through the city’s gates.

Across from him, freshly washed and in clean clothes, Carr shifted positions. Again. This time she wedged herself in the corner of her bench seat. It took a significant amount of fidgeting before she got comfortable.

Despite her apparent restlessness, she’d given no indication she wished to talk. When Resh tried to engage her, she only gave one-word answers, so he elected to remain quiet. Instead, he studied her, trying not to be too obvious about it. A glance out of the corner of his eye while gazing out the window, really.

Cleansed of the dried blood that had coated her, it was easier to see just how pale and worn she looked. Her damp hair hung about her face, grown out from the short choppy pieces he’d first seen her with. The longer strands seemed to be a source of annoyance. Resh watched as she pushed them back yet again, revealing the cut above her eyebrow and the bruises crossing her cheeks from that fucking muzzle.

Inside his sling, where she couldn’t see it, his right hand curled into a fist. There had been no time for either of them to process what had happened in that room. Resh was certain that was part of the reason Carr couldn’t be still. Probably why she wouldn’t rest either.

He wanted to respect her choices. But he decided to speak up when she started blinking slowly, sleepily, only to force herself awake with more fidgeting.

“Why don’t you lie down, close your eyes for a bit?” Resh suggested. Despite Nykim’s assurances, he was still worried about her overdoing it.

Carr shook her head, tapping her fingers on her drawn-up knee. “I have months of this t’ look forward to, supposedly. Not gonna sleep through it all.”

She’d lost a lot of blood, and Nykim had said it would take time for her body to replenish its supply. Resh hoped the resultant fatigue would keep her inactive long enough for the rest of her wounds to heal, but he wasn’t holding his breath.

Searching for a topic that might keep her interest, Resh latched onto the image of Carr and the thief master. He had seen them talking while he’d helped the ver–the kids load the carriage. He couldn’t think of them as vermin. Vermin were rats or other pests. Not children.

Which had him thinking about his sister–no, he couldn’t think about Orla now. He would likely never see her again, and that was too painful to contemplate at the moment. A deep breath buried the ache in his chest, and Resh steered his thoughts back to where they had started.

Carr and Nykim’s conversation hadn’t looked tense. Resh desperately hoped she’d forgiven him. It hadn’t escaped Resh that the man had guarded her secret for years. He’d only been looking out for her.

Sucked it had been Resh’s life at stake, but Resh couldn’t really blame him.

“Did you reach an understanding with Nykim before we left?”

“Yeah.” Her response was short. Succinct.

Godsdamnit.

Resh leaned his head against the seat cushion, looking out upon the countryside. They were passing the fields outside the city, so he was treated to visions of farmers tending their crops or livestock grazing. Not very interesting, if you asked him.

Time passed in slightly awkward silence, and they eventually passed through cultivated land into a stretch of wilderness. Resh sighed, relieved to be out of reach of the city.

“Did you mean what you said?” Carr asked out of the blue.

He raised an eyebrow, even while his palms began to sweat. Did she mean–

“When you said you loved me,” she said flatly, averting her gaze.

Shit. Resh rubbed his left hand on his pants. “I… yeah, but listen, I don’t expect anything–”

“Heard that part,” Carr interrupted, pulling her knees up to her chest.

He had no idea what she was getting at, making him sweat even more. “I’m sorry. I’m not–I… I did mean what I told Nykim, but… it seems like maybe–maybe you mean something else?”

Fuck, nothing was coming out right. Resh rubbed the back of his neck, trying to read her and coming up short. His shoulders slumped when she didn’t respond. “If that makes you uncomfortable, I can leave when–”

“No! I don’t want that. I just…” Her arms tightened around her legs as she trailed off.

When she didn’t continue, Resh took a deep breath and moved to the edge of his seat. “Carr, do you want… do you want to be friends?”

He clenched his hands, hoping he wasn’t fucking everything up by asking. It just seemed like she needed some kind of reassurance, and being friends was safe, wasn’t it? And gods, how he wanted to be a friend to her.

When she blinked at him, his breath caught in his throat. Shit, he wasn’t even sure his heart was beating.

“I don’t know how,” she whispered.

Resh offered an encouraging grin, even though his heart was breaking for her. “That’s okay. Our friendship can be whatever we want it to be.”

She looked at him like he was some strange creature that had crawled out of the gutter.

Okay, this was going well. Resh backtracked. “Or, um… we don’t need to name anything at all. We can just be… two people, traveling together.

“And… when we’re done traveling? What happens then?”

He didn’t think her eyes could possibly get any bigger. Or the look in them any wilder. If they hadn’t been trapped in a carriage, he suspected she might’ve run away.

“Whatever you want.” Resh shrugged, trying to act nonchalant. He felt anything but.

The silence was painful while Carr thought that over. The process looked exceedingly difficult; her brow creased and her mouth opened and closed several times before words finally came out. “I don’t… I want you to stay. With me. But I can’t–I can’t be… Fuck!”

Somehow, she curled even tighter into a ball, burying her head between her arms. There was the muffled sound of a frustrated scream, and Resh shot across the space between the bench seats.

“Carr, it’s just me,” Resh said, trying to give her some warning before he laid his hand on her arm.

She twitched but didn’t jerk away. Still, he kept the contact light, something easy to pull back from if she needed to. Fine tremors he hadn’t been able to see but could now feel wracked her body.

“Hey, it’s okay. When I said I don’t expect anything, I really meant anything.” He flushed, desperately hoping he wouldn’t need to elaborate. “I just… I enjoy your company. I want to be someone you feel comfortable around. Someone you can depend upon.”

Gods, he sounded like a fool. He pulled his hand back, pushed it through his hair. Maybe she didn’t want anything that… familiar. Maybe all she wanted was not to feel alone. Either way, it didn’t matter what he wanted. He was the last thing she needed to worry about.

“I hope you don’t think I’m trying to pressure you into anything, because I’m not. If you wanted to settle in separate towns, I would do it. If you never wanted to see me again, I would respect that. If all you wanted was to visit for a quarter of an hour once a season, I would take it. Look forward to it.”

She lifted her head. “You don’t even know me outside of the prison. You can’t mean that.”

“I do,” he said firmly. “I don’t get the feeling you held back any part of yourself in there. Am I wrong?”

Her eyes were wary as she shook her head.

Resh tucked a stray curl behind his ear. He didn’t miss how she followed the motion of his hand, and he sighed. “Look, I know this whole situation is fucked up. I’m sorry you heard what I said, and now you have to deal with that on top of everything else. It doesn’t change how I feel about you, but it’s not something I would’ve chosen to tell you barely a day after you were–” He choked on the words.

Her face closed off. “Does that bother you?” She pressed against the wall, away from him.

“How could it not?” A sharp pain pierced his chest, making it difficult to breathe. “I would give fucking anything for none of that to have happened. You should’ve left me. It should’ve been me. I wish it had been me.”

He bowed his head to hide the tears stinging his eyes. Clenched his jaw against the sorrow that wanted to break free.

There was a long silence while he struggled to pull himself back together. Then, he felt pressure against his shoulder. Carr had moved so silently he hadn’t noticed and was now leaning against him.

“I don’t how t’ do any of this,” she said, staring straight ahead. “I’ll fuck it up.”

The point of contact between them settled him and made his stupid heart jump at the same time.

“I don’t care.” Resh leaned back against the seat and laid his hand on his thigh, palm up. Told himself not to start crying again.

Tentatively, Carr placed her hand in his. “I’ll annoy the shit outta you.”

“Still don’t care.”

“I’ll never be enough,” she whispered.

The words were so quiet they were barely audible, and Resh’s heart contracted at the vulnerability in her tone. Carefully, slowly, he interlaced their fingers and squeezed. Her return grip was just this side of painful, but he wouldn’t have traded it for anything.

“You already are.”

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astrobei · 1 year

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hello my darling suni sprinkling these into ur ask box like they are glitter: 💞🤍💘

hello thea my Favorite Ever <3 unfortunately someone beat u to the 🤍 but here are the other two for you !!

💞: what's the most important part of a story for you? the plot, the characters, the worldbuilding, the technical stuff (grammar etc), the figurative language

i feel like for both writing and reading it would be characters first, and just basic writing (more technical than figurative) second !! i consider my own fics to be very character-focused, in that it’s rarely about the plot or worldbuilding for me and a lot more about either writing character studies or exploring their connections and relationships to each other, so characterization is something that’s super important to me while writing and i do honestly take a lot of pride in it (if i’m being so honest)!! it’s also super important to me when reading, but i feel like i can handle a little bit of ooc-ness (to a degree) if it’s well written! i would put figurative language kind of in its own category when talking about writing my own work because like. i don’t necessarily Think about it in the same way i do characters or plot but it’s more just. how the words naturally come out of my brain? if that makes sense. 😗

💘: Is there any posted fic you want to rework/re-edit/re-write?

oh such a good question !! ik i have mentioned this before but like. my first two fics especially i would definitely rework a little just bc they were my foray into writing after quite some time and i think there are a few technical errors or just some awkward spots that i’d love to touch up or like. minor details i would tweak or write differently !! mostly just bc i had not written in so long and i hadn’t really found a Style that feels as natural as it does now (still working on it tho. of course.) i think other than that (struggles to recall all my fics) i would love to maybe add a couple scenes that i had to cut out of a body in motion because it was So Long and i didn’t want the flow to be interrupted but. in an ideal world this fic would be like 5 chapters long each with a more Normal wc of like. 10-12k instead of publishing one with 18k and then the second with 25k like a Freak

ask me things !!

#thank u thea i love u #kisses u on top of ur head #pretending i did not beg thea to send me asks that were not the bow one #bc u guys r so sweet but . i cannot handle complimenting myself 20 times today i want to talk abt WRITING !!!#anyways #<3 #/ask

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camelotremix · 3 years

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Title: A New Recipe for the Future (The In Lieu of Cake Remix) Creator: ??? Work Type: Fic Work URL: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31672058 Remixee Name: malu_3 (Grainne) Link to Work Remixed: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5163125 Pairings: Merlin/Arthur Length: 12202 Rating: Teen and Up Warnings: None Notes: I had a lovely time trawling through your fics, Malu, but it was an easy choice in the end as I have loved In Lieu of Cake since I first read it. It has deviated from what I originally planned as the characters took over and one or two were not in the original plan at all! I had great fun writing it, picking up on the themes of kidnap, unexpected allies and even some redemption. I do hope you enjoy it. Summary: Arthur expects hardship and torture when he is kidnapped, but instead there are unexpected allies as truth and lies are uncovered

#camelot remix #camelot remix 2021 #merlin #merlin fanfic #merthur #type: fic #rating: teen #pairing: merlin/arthur #wc: 10 - 25k

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dragonageficrecs · 2 years

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Varric/Hawke fic recs

Overall, the main appeal for Varric/Hawke fics lie in how they give time for Varric to shine as a character. Asterisks are the ones I've re-read.

WC <10k

A Reel for Fools* by damalur. Pining, Fake/Pretend Relationship. People ask Varric if he remembers when he first met the Champion. His answer surprises Hawke.

Knight of Roses* by disasterhawke. Sharp, incisive writing with a Hawke you can believe will survive anything through sheer determination alone. One of the first fics I read for this pairing.

The Other Story Varric Will Never Tell by Zendelai. A good friends-to-lovers / feelings realization fic.

The Story Where I Love You by Solshine. Hawke and Varric are so emotionally constipated.

Fundamental Forces (or, Root Causes) by orphan_account. aka the turnip fic.

Finally by nerdsherpa.

WC 10-25k

Your Last serving Daughter by damalur. Be prepared for your heart to be ripped out. I kind of hate that I read this fic, it's that sad.

Emotionally Magnificent* by damalur. Hawke stays in a city she hates. Because Varric. Post DAI.

rare is this love, keep it covered by Bookish_Moose. So many tropes in one fic.

now I'm found again by royalwisteria. DAI spoilers (you know, that quest, that choice). Varric is very sad in this one.

WC 25-50k

Greatly Approved* by damalur. Pining, slow burn, peppered with humor. Separate fic rec post here. damalur writes this pair so well.

The words I'm leaving out* by Solshine. Fake/Pretend Relationship, mutual pining, oblivious hawke, unreliable narrator. This fic also has a three-dimensional Bianca. The fic has great plotting and dwarven politics.

EDIT: Sorry I just stumbled across this post on tumblr about Varric' role in DA2 (Source: this interview with David Gaider)

And it made me want to scream into a pillow. The potential!

Some more discourse on why Varric wasn't romanceable in DA2.

#hawke x varric #varric x hawke #greatly approved #dragon age fic recs #da2 fic recs #da2 #dai #dragon age: inquisition #varric tethras #marian hawke #mutual pining #friends to lovers #unreliable narrator #ship rec list #less than 10k

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Title: Gifts of Gold By: MerlinLikeTheBird Gift for: Alehalebane Rating: Teen and Up Word Count: 16,205 words Warning(s): None Summary: “I’m the king,” Arthur says grumpily, swallowing around the stone that has settled in his throat, “I can wear what I want.” “What about what I want?” “I’m the king,” Arthur repeats slowly, since Merlin is being particularly thick, “and so you can also wear what I want.” Or, Arthur dresses Merlin, which goes about as well as you would expect. Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54308713/chapters/137544148

#merlin #merthur #merlin fanfic #merthur glompfest #merthur glompfest 2024 #type: fanfic #rating: teen and up #wc: 10 to 25k #glomper: merlinlikethebird #glompee: alehalebane

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nyukyujs · 2 years

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!@ fic recs <3 .

enhypen <3

⋆ lee heeseung : dear future husband - ongoing smau - @wonvelvet

⋆ park sunghoon : unlikely likelihood of falling in love - fic (14.5k wc) - @soobnny || behind the scenes - completed smau - @liliansun || twitch rivals - completed smau - @soobnny

⋆ kim sunoo : guess who? - completed smau - @soobnny || classmate au - @soobnny

⋆ yang jungwon : mystery player - ongoing(on hold) smau - @odxrilove || the language of flowers - completed smau - @soobnny || goodnight n go - fic (1.2k wc) - @soobnny

⋆ nishimura riki : [10:02am] - fic (344 wc) - @slytherinshua

the boyz <3

⋆ multiple members : everlasting - chanhee/changmin/juyeon completed smau - @kyswoo

⋆ jacob bae : and they were roomates ! - completed smau - @sankyeom

⋆ ji changmin : love-30 - completed smau - @milkybonya

ateez <3

⋆ park seonghwa : pirate!seonghwa - fic (13k wc) - @ateezmakemeweep

⋆ kang yeosang : strawberry vanilla - fic (1k wc) - @ateezmakemeweep || dazzling light - fic (25k wc) - @sorryimananti-romantic

nct dream <3

⋆ zhong chenle : haha what if we kissed? lol (jk...unless?-) - fic (5k wc) - @luvdsc || metanoia (1) (2) - complete smau - @channoticedmeuwu

⋆ park jisung : sister - complete smau - @scented-morker

riize <3

⋆ jung sungchan : field day - fic (7.5k wc) - @wincore

treasure <3

⋆ choi hyunsuk : happy anniversary to me - completed smau - @alohajun

⋆ park jihoon : u hate me, i love u - fic (?? Wc) - @milkybonya

⋆ kim junkyu : blooming love - fic (1.6k wc) - @muilkyu

⋆ Hamada Asahi : letters and love - ongoing smau - @ssssachi

⋆ watanabe haruto : raining flowers - fic (1.2k wc) - @milkybonya || young-luv.com - fic (2.70k wc) - @zeawoo

tomorrow x together <3

⋆ choi beomgyu : song recommendation - ongoing(on hold) smau - @gyuwari

stray kids <3

⋆ bang christoper chan : don't leave me - fic (2.2k wc) - @seung-scrittore || what it's like dating chan - established relationship au - @seung-scrittore

⋆ han jisung : what it's like dating jisung - established relationship au - @seung-scrittore

⋆ lee felix yongbok : what it's like dating felix - established relationship au - @seung-scrittore || roses - ongoing smau - @minnielvr

⋆ kim seungmin : what it's like dating seungmin - established relationship au - @seung-scrittore

⋆ yang jeongin : what it's like dating jeongin - established relationship au - @seung-scrittore

victon <3

⋆ han seungwoo : cuddles over chocolate - fic (551 wc) - @slytherinshua

⋆ lim sejun : dont go - fic (1.2k wc) - @slytherinshua

⋆ jung subin : "wanna kiss since were bored?" - fic (1.1k wc) - @slytherinshua || giggles - fic (585 wc) - @slytherinshua || [6:13pm] - fic (363 wc) - @slytherinshua || caramel macaroons - fic (653 wc) - @slytherinshua

zerobaseone <3

⋆ ricky shen : the psychology of strawberries - fic (21k wc) - @hannie-dul-set

others <3

oh, baby! - jay/beomgyu completed smau - @sunghun

#fic recs #kya recs #kpop fic recs #kpop #fic rec #kpop x reader #stray kids #stray kids x reader #enhypen #enhypen x reader #the boyz #the boyz x reader #treasure #treasure x reader #ateez #ateez x reader #sorry if tagging all u guys is annoyinb 😭😭🙏🏽#!@ navi <3 .

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saintobio · 2 years

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hi saint you absolute bodacious goddess, thank you for another beautiful chapter

i have some questions pertaining to your writing habits and whatnot, idk if you’ve ever answered an ask about this but if you did then disregard lmao

as a fellow writer myself, i have trouble finding time and motivation to update my stories and i noticed that you literally update sn/sy chapters in what could be like 7 chapters worth in a short amount of time

so i’m curious what your writing schedule looks like, for instance if you go to school, have a job, other priorities, then how do you balance out everything since i know writing/editing takes a huge chunk of time

and oh my god what motivates you to write ‘cause i try to come back to a chapter to edit and after a paragraph i ditch the app HAHA, anyway thank you luv

- 🍟

the intro pls 😭 yes, i did answer something like this before but i’ve searched through my whole blog and still couldn’t find it, so i guess i’ll just redo.

but before that, i’m just gonna say that sy currently has 25k words with only 2 chapters out and i was actually so shocked when i added the revised chapter to my docs lmao it’s basically half the total wc for wastelands! i think the reason why i can write this much is bc i also have many side stories for sn/sy, so i wanted to capture as much of those backstories as i can.

anyway, here’s what my daily schedule looks like (i’m not proud of this schedule though, very unhealthy and mentally draining). i do have a 9-5 corporate job, but i only go to the office like twice a week, then the rest of my days i work at home.

a day in saint’s life !

weekdays

5:00 AM-7:00 AM — i wake up and spend some time in bed scrolling through tumblr, answering asks, etc

7:00 AM-9:00 AM — i prepare for my day, eat breakfast, check emails, go to work (or start work at home)

9:00 AM-3:00 PM — work, work, work i usually am not online around this time

3:00 PM-5:00 PM — around this time work gets less hectic, i chat with my colleagues, go to a nearby café, walk around, sometimes i go online on tumblr, basically anything to kill time

5:00 PM-7:00 PM — i go home, relax and take a nap, or i usually spend this time catching up on my fav manhwas, watching movies, etc. it’s my personal time

8:00 PM-12:00 AM — i write 2-3k words for my current series, research data, edit

weekends

FULL DAY — self care lol i go shopping, do some errands, go to my appointments if i have one, then for the rest of the evening i either go home to write the fic or meet up with my friends to have a drink

to be honest, i don’t know how i can manage to squeeze a 10-14k word chapter with this schedule but it’s kinda what drained me the hell out for the duration of sn 😭 on the other hand, i just naturally crave writing and i don’t feel fulfilled if i don’t at least get to write like 300 words a day.

how to stay motivated — well, first of all, ask yourself: how willing are you to commit yourself in writing this series? if your answer is something between 60-80% then i’ll be frank and say that you’re not gonna manage finishing this series consistently, if at all. you should have a full 100% when it comes to both ‘dedication and inspiration’ in order to have that motivation to update regularly. because otherwise, having little motivation will make writing feel like a job and it’s eventually gonna make you lose interest in accomplishing a chapter or two.

find all the right inspos that make you wanna write — watch movies related to ur series, read stories related to ur series, listen to a playlist that remind you of ur series (ie. reading tre was half the reason why i’d been so inspired to finish sn). find what brings that spark of inspiration in you. maybe read ur old chapters and get inspired to do better than the last. also, just wanna share that a writing habit of mine is to take a nap before i actually start writing. i don’t write without enough rest, bc once i do wake up from a nap and then i open my laptop, that’s when i feel the most inspired to write. my brain’s usually full of ideas after a good nap (kinda like recharging 😹) i’m sorry if my advice won’t work on you, but this is basically how i find the motivation to write + dealing with a hectic schedule :)

wish u the best, my love! you can do this. don’t give up on writing but don’t force yourself either. if you really don’t feel motivated, then that’s okay. take enough time gathering your energy into something else first, then try coming back a few hours or even a day later and see if you feel like writing again. the quality of ur writing will be affected if you force yourself. so instead, take the time to have that momentum back by indulging urself on various forms of media. we all work in different ways so don’t feel pressured to have the same work ethic as another writer <3

#saint ♱ asks #saint’s schedule #saint ♱ writes

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giyyuzz · 2 years

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upcoming works !!

note. this is a list of the works i'm writing for now, remember that my permanent taglist is always open !

— don't repost, plagiarize or translate any of this.

2 weeks to fall in love — park jongseong.

pairing. rich boy!jay x f!reader

genre. enemies to friends to lovers, fake dating au, slow burn, fluff, angst.

summary. "pretend to be my girlfriend for two weeks for the holidays and i'll give you anything you want for a month" that was the last thing you expected park jongseong to tell you the day winter break started, you didn't like him but you had to admit that his offer was good, after all spending two weeks with him in jeju island to deceive his parents in exchange for whatever you wanted wasn't so bad, right?

wc. tba!

10 centimeters apart — nishimura riki.

pairing. riki x f!reader

genre. childhood friends to lovers, highschool!au, slowburn, angst, fluff.

summary. riki was your best friend and ever since you could remember every morning you used to go to school together on his bike, with you sitting in the back, so why are you starting to feel annoyed now that he goes to school with someone else that isn't you? after all, you rejected him.

wc. tba!

I belong with you — yang jungwon.

pairing. prince!jungwon x f!reader

genre. strangers to lovers, mutual pining, slowburn, fluff, angst.

summary. when jungwon arrives at the most prestigious boarding school, he finally has the chance to explore his true self and find out what kind of life he really wants. along the way he finds love and begins to dream of a future full of freedom and unconditional love far from real obligations, but when his older brother unexpectedly dies in an accident, a huge weight falls on his shoulders, he suddenly becomes first in line to the throne, his dilemma becomes more acute when he has to make a decision. love or duty.

wc. est. 25k+

tek it — park jongseong.

pairing. jay x f!reader

genre. friends to lovers to strangers, kinda one-sided, slight fluff, angst.

summary. where did you learn what it means to reciprocate? how much can jay be expected to tolerate? he was by your side for years, since he can remember he has feelings for you and was always patient because you asked him to be, he waited for you and even put up with having to see you cry every month for people and relationships that weren't worth it. but now that you're with him he can't be happy no matter how hard he tries, because he knows the truth, he always knew it.

wc. about 1-5k

stranger by the sea — yang jungwon.

pairing. jungwon x f!reader

genre. strangers to lovers, mutual pining, fluff.

summary. living in a small town on the coast of jeju island was anything but exciting, all you wanted to do was run away from that place and never come back, but when you meet the boy who sits looking at the sea every afternoon an unknown emotion is born in you and for a while the only thing your heart desires is to be in that little house with jungwon and his grandmother, admiring and learning to appreciate everything you used to ignore.

wc. about 1-5k

updated on. 05/04/22

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november '23 writing progress

words written: 25k

most words written in a day: 2k

least words written in a day: 0

current yearly total: 167.8k

projects worked on:

ya sci-fi book revisions

planning/zero drafting adult sci-fi wip

misc. other projects

works published in november:

none

november goals:

write as much as i can for nanowrimo (at least try to get to 50k?)

actually enjoy writing again? :’)

FINISH MY YA SCI-FI BOOK REWRITES I STFG

work on outlining/zero drafting adult sci-fi wip

finish writing edit letter for friend

work on fics??

update one of my multichap fics??

december goals:

write ~1k a day (except on holidays)

write like 100ish words of other projects a day (fics, planning projects, etc.)

write about 33k total (to meet my yearly wc goal of 200k)

finish.....ya sci-fi book rewrites... please....

finish editing ch 10 of sylvix dreamscape (idk if i'll be able to post it by end of the month/year but... maybe lol)

finish edit letter for friend

notes:

WTF IT'S DECEMBER ALREADY??? this year has flown by.... seriously what the hell.

okay well anyway. so... nanowrimo was a bit of a bust for me. i hadn't really expected to reach 50k, but i had hoped to get a biiiit more done. unfortunately the second half of the month was...not fun for me, so my motivation really tanked.

however! my more important goal this month was to just enjoy writing again since i'd been feeling quite burned out—and i would say i did succeed at that. i started planning a new wip which i'm really excited about, plus i got to rewrite one of my fave arcs of my ya sci-fi book which i had a lot of fun with!! so in that way, i would say i had a successful month and i am feeling a lot more motivated now. :)

that said...i do still have a good chunk of my book left to rewrite. i was really hoping to finish by the end of the year and now of course i only half one more month to do that. *gulps* but, by my calculations, i think i have about 30k left to rewrite aka about 1k per day which is not toooo bad—and if i succeed at that, i should also be able to reach my yearly word count goal. so i am gonna try!!

as has been the case for a long time, i've neglected fic a lot lately and i miss it. :( i did at least wanna go back to revising the last chapter of sylvix dreamscape fic and maybe pass that along to betas by end of december. aaand maybe work on writing/editing some of my other fics if i have time??? but my book is my big priority right now... i'm hoping once i finish this draft, i'll have more time to return to fic again.

so yeah, last month of 2023 I'M GONNA MAKE IT COUNT!!!!

#brigidposts #writing updates #monthly writing updates 2023 #text

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Creator Post: Rudearrow

Rudearrow’s WTF Creator Post (Auction #1001, #1002)

Creator’s previous works: Here!

Link to GDrive Folder of WIP Summaries/HCs/Plot Bunnies Creator is Offering: Here!

you can contact the creator before bidding at:

email: [email protected]

Likes: fantasy au, sci-fi au, plotfic/casefic, found family, Redemption Arc With Hard Work, Demonstrating Contrition, and Learning to Love Yourself(tm), wingfic, lesser known pairings and characters, crossovers, whacky ideas taken seriously, whacky ideas taken whackily, bdsm

Do Not Wants: no non-con, torture, incest, or underage. no harder kinks, ie: scat, waterworks, gore, etc.

Preferred Charities of the creator: Any

Full Charities List

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Auction #1

Type of fanwork: fanfiction

Fandom: Marvel, DC, Stranger Things, Game of Thrones, Supernatural, Mo Dao Zu Shi/The Untamed, (honestly, just email me if you like my writing... if I know your canon, I'm probably down)

Pairing(s): I'm a multi-shipper who loves underdog/rarepairs, existing WIPs are for Winterhawk, Winteriron, Winterironhawk, Robb/Theon, Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington/Dean Winchester. Platonic/grey-ace pairings welcome!

Character(s): there isn't a character from any of the canons listed that I won't write

Rating: General, Teen, Mature

Marvel WIPs:

Crimson & Clover: Urban Fantasy AU; 616 Clint & Bucky, endgame Winterhawk. Clint Barton has finally done the Right Thing(tm) and left his life of petty crime with Cirque du Nuit behind him. He’s got a GED, a bow, and coffee- and not much else. In the process of rebuilding his life, he runs into a not-so-tall, dark, and handsome stranger. Literally. He thinks a spilled latte and a bump on the head will be the end of his encounter, but with each successive run-in, he realizes that maybe luck just isn’t on his side and outrunning his past might not be in the cards after all. Current WC: 15k.

Half-splitting the Problem: Winteriron canon reversal! Feared dead after an attack on his convoy in Afghanistan nearly three months ago, the CEO of Barnes Industries has once again defied expectations. Having survived the attack and his subsequent captivity by the terrorist organization, The Ten Rings, James ‘Bucky’ Barnes has returned to American soil and turned his company upside down. Tony Stark, a young man from humble means with few options, has been working his internship with SI R&D for nearly a year now. He’s noticed activities that can only be described as ‘iffy’ at best, but with a boatload of student debt and a work history peppered with reprimands and missed deadlines he’s decided to keep his head down for the almighty dollar and hope for the best... Until he stumbles across Obadiah Stane’s personal project. Current WC: 1.5k

Seraphic (Hallowed Incorporeal Entities) Liaison Division, AKA: S.H.I.E.L.D.: Winterironhawk wingfic! Bucky Barnes has been assigned a new Seraph partner and he’s not happy about it. Tony Stark is that Seraph and while he’s not thrilled either, it really is a lot of fun to push Barnes’s buttons. Clinton Francis Barton, unbeknownst to him, is their first assigned charge. And honestly? He could use all the help S.H.I.E.L.D. can spare. Current WC: 3k

Misadventures in Solitude: Clint Barton-centric, fwb Winterhawk, open to endgame romantic Winterhawk, alternative Clint pairing (except Nat. Sorry, for me they are always platonic soul mates), and/or poly. Just a day in the life of Clint Barton, coffee-riddled, exhausted corporate cog. He did all the “right” things- went to school, got a decent white-collar job, moved to the big city- so why is he so unhappy? And lost. Except, shit... he’s actually lost. Where the futz is he? Current WC: 1.5k

Part I: The Space Between Us: 616 Winterhawk; Space! Kidnapped Clint! BDSM. This is technically part one to the fic I finished a few months ago on my linked Ao3, Show Me the Miles. Bucky has been chosen for the “away team”, as Stark likes to call it. While Bucky is bored almost to tears watching Stark and Rogers schmooze with extraterrestrial royalty, Clint is snatched while on a milk run mission back on Earth. Bucky, suffice it to say, doesn’t exactly take the news well. Current WC: 5.5k

Marvel HC:

Fairytale Winteriron AU: Bucky/Tony Bucky is a sprite with moth wings. Tony is a sprite with butterfly wings. Their peoples have centuries of animosity and sharp words for each other. Then ‘the fire(fly) nation attacked’ and [choose which one here] is injured, only to be saved by the other! Begrudging friendship and appreciation turn into more. Endgame is sprites in love. \o/

Completion WC Estimates:

Crimson & Clover, Estimated 40k+ upon completion.

Half-splitting the Problem, Estimated 15-20k upon completion.

Seraphic (Hallowed Incorporeal Entities) Liaison Division, AKA: S.H.I.E.L.D., Estimated 20k+ upon completion.

Misadventures in Solitude, Estimated 10k+ upon completion.

Part I: The Space Between Us, Estimated 15-20k upon completion.

Fairytale Winteriron AU HC, Estimated 15-20k upon completion.

GOT WIP:

Manual for Spaceship Westeros: Robb/Theon; Space Colony Au! There is tension between the loose planetary alliance that calls itself Westeros. Robb Stark, as the only full-blood Stark son of age, is sent to negotiate a stronger alliance with Iron Born, a terrifying clan who has made a small water planet habitable through the genetic modification of its ancestors, sweat, and blood. Robb arrives to seek an audience with The Greyjoy and make his offer- the hand of his sister Sansa. But The Greyjoy deems this insufficient and Robb quickly finds himself on the offering plate. Current WC 2k.

Completion WC Estimate: 20-25k

Stranger Things & Supernatural:

Billy Dean Was My Lover (working tongue in cheek title): main pairing Steve/Billy (possibly Steve/Billy/Dean?); Billy/Dean; crossover plot-ish fic! When his dad called and ordered Dean to pack up Sam then head for the Midwest, he didn’t ask questions. Apparently, strange things were happening in small town Indiana; which was usually a Winchester’s bread and butter. Yet even Dean and Sam aren’t quite prepared for the kind of strange Hawkins has, especially with John failing to meet them at the town’s motel. But there was something even more surprising than the super-powered teenage girl and a whole new world of monsters...

Hearing the name of Dean’s tape-swap penpal out of some preppy, polo-wearing guy’s mouth. Current WC 1k.

WILDCARD, AKA: ANY HC/PROMPT FOR THE ABOVE PAIRINGS AND FANDOMS LISTED.

If you like my writing but aren’t into the WIPs here, I will write a fic that is a minimum of 10k for any character, ship, platonic pair, for any of the fandoms listed above. I’m also happy to write for material/canon I know but that isn’t listed above. If I know it well enough, I’ll write it for you! (Exception being RPS.) Just message me if you’re curious and I’ll confirm that I’m familiar with the source material. :)

Starting Bid: $10

Creator Notes:

Like my fellow mod, Mei, I am willing to work my winner's likes into my stories and am open to brainstorming sessions!

Feel free to email me to learn more about any of the WIPs stories and if you like, I will give you my Discord handle. I am willing to work with my winner's pairings as long as they don't fall into my DNWs. For Marvel the only two pairings (of the ones I am most familiar) that I just cannot see romantically/sexually are Clint/Natasha and Bucky/Steve.

Current Bid Spreadsheet: Here.

Please check what the current bid is at before bidding.

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Bidding ends on November 28th 11:59:00pm CST. The highest bid before that deadline will win the auction.

Bidding Form: Here.

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You will not be notified if you have been outbid. Only the winner will be notified after bidding ends.

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Auction #2

Type of fanwork: fanfiction

Fandom: Marvel, DC, Stranger Things, Game of Thrones, Supernatural, Mo Dao Zu Shi/The Untamed, (honestly, just email me if you like my writing... if I know your canon, I'm probably down)

Character(s): there isn't a character from any of the canons listed that I won't write

Rating: General, Teen, Mature

WIPs/Prompt:

Literally the same as Auction #1!

Staring Bid: $10

Creator Notes:

Like my fellow mod, Mei, I am willing to work my winner's likes into my stories and am open to brainstorming sessions!

**In the unlikely event that both winning bidders want the same fic and you don’t want any of the other WIPs listed, I will offer up a fic of equal or greater length for whatever HC you desire. Within, of course, the same DNW parameters listed above. This includes the Wild Card option!**

Current Bid Spreadsheet: Here.

Please check what the current bid is at before bidding.

Bids might take a few minutes to load.

Bidding ends on November 28th 11:59:00pm CST. The highest bid before that deadline will win the auction.

Bidding Form: Here.

Please check the Bid Spreadsheet and bid higher than the previous bid.

You will not be notified if you have been outbid. Only the winner will be notified after bidding ends.

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