#wip: our side of paradise

[the-void-writes]

OC Smash Or Pass 2

Using the tag from @sergeantnarwhalwrites again because I wanted to do a option for women lovers as well lol

OC: Pedra Castillo

Credit to Brightgoat, Elena-Illustration, and WB for the picrews.

Links here: 1 | 2 | 3

Pedra (she/her, transgender, bisexual) is an immortal 18th century Spanish pirate. She’s a hopeless romantic, a thrill-seeker, and an excellent fighter.

Again, suggestive content under the cut:

Pros:

-Years of hoisting sails, lifting anchors, and sword-fighting means that she has muscles for days.

-Do you like soft guitar and candlelit dinners and walks by the sea, with the possibility of sinking an enemy ship? Your dates will never be boring.

-Her wife will attest to it: She’s got a gifted mouth, and she wants to hear you sing.

-She’s got her own boat, which means you can have all the privacy in the world.

-Pedra is all about service, and she’ll do whatever you want. She may tease you a little for it, but it’s all in good fun.

-Hot, tension-filled sparring sessions that end with someone pinned to the wall.

Cons:

-She gets into trouble with so many other pirates. You may have to pull her out of a fight, or a whole town.

-Has a habit of sacrificing her own wants for others.

-She’s a little forgetful and distracted sometimes. She’ll see you in her baggy shirt and mentally blue-screen so hard that she forgets she has the oven on.

-Is not afraid to be risqué in public. The thrill of being caught is too exciting to her.

#tag games #oc smash or pass #wip: our side of paradise

[thewritersplace]

Writeblr Intro

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Hello, all!

My name is Kendra, and this is my writeblr introduction. It's a bit simple stylistically, but that's how I am. Now, onto the intro!

I'm currently twenty-six (will be twenty-seven in approximately five months), use she/her pronouns, and am an asexual, demiromantic, biromantic cisgender woman (may as well cover all the bases, right?). I was born and raised in Northern California, spent my undergraduate years in Oregon, and then returned to NorCal, where I still reside.

I have an MA in History, a BA in Religious Studies, and a double minor in History and Psychology.

I've been on this website for over a decade (via my main blog), and have been writing in general for almost fifteen years. I started out with original works, then discovered fanfiction, and worked solely on that for over a decade, before slowly venturing back into original works again. Nowadays, I write both concurrently, though I admittedly do still find fanfiction easier, and my original works often take a backseat to my fics. Yet, somehow, I've ended up with a (current) total of six WIPs — all of which I will introduce you to today.

It's been a long time since I've shared my original works with such a large audience, so I have some natural apprehension, but ultimately I'm looking forward to doing it again.

Now, without further ado, I present my WIPs!

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The Road To Eternity Is Paved With Blood (drafting)

Dracula's Daughter (outlining) (prequel/sequel to Road To Eternity)

The Wrath Of The Vampire Queen (outlining + drafting)

For The Love Of A Goddess (outlining)

The Other Side Of Paradise (outlining)

Red Thread Of Fate: Love In The Modern World (outlining + drafting)

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The Road To Eternity Is Paved With Blood is a Dracula retelling of sorts that was inspired largely by Hellsing, with other snippets of inspiration taken from Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) and Dracula Untold (2014). The story begins in the 1880s, and extends at the very least to the early 1900s. It follows the life and times of Rose Rowan, a beautiful noblewoman, and her relationship with her husband, Vlad Draculea (former Voivode of Wallachia, and member of the House of Drăculești), as they navigate eternity and a life of vampirism together. Her twin brother, Judas, is also featured prominently — as are his experiences with vampirism, which contrasts some with his sister's. Of course, as with every good Gothic novel, there is darkness to be found within this tale. Abraham Van Helsing and his ilk have made it their mission to bring about the end of Vlad Draculea, and anyone connected to him. The challenge in this quest, however, lies in said connections that Vlad has — namely Rose, who will stop at nothing to protect him from the infamous vampire hunter. She will have her fairytale ending, even if it has to be achieved through darker means. For while the road to hell may be paved with good intentions, the road to eternity is paved with blood.

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Dracula's Daughter is a sequel/prequel to the above story, and focuses on Beáta, the daughter of Vlad from one of his late wives. She is also a vampire, and has been living for centuries, though largely on her own. She has lived many lives, and is a worldly young woman, though at the beginning of our story she has come home to Wallachia to see her father again after his most recent remarriage, and to meet his new wife. While she ultimately becomes fond of her new step-mother, she also has to contend with the sinister plotting of some of her father's immortal brides — namely The Queen — who would like nothing more than to rid Vlad of his new wife. Thinking herself as perhaps the only one who can bring peace and stability to the family, Beáta wrestles with who she should side with, or if she should side with anyone at all. There is more to her new step-mother than meets the eye, however, and Beáta soon finds that perhaps she is not as alone in this fight as she thought. In fact, for the first time in centuries, she has someone on her side who will fight with sharp claws and bloodied teeth to make sure such a conflict will never come to pass again.

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The Wrath Of The Vampire Queen is a story somewhat inspired by Dracula Untold (2014), as well as the life and times of Vlad the Impaler. The tale begins in the mid-1400s, where Vlad Draculea and his wife, Senka Slavkov (born Deirdre Delacroix) are navigating the wars and politics of his reign. It then extends well into several of the following centuries, where Senka is still searching for her husband centuries after his disappearance (which occurs some years after his historically recorded death). Her brother, Didier Delacroix (who adopted the name 'Renatus' upon arriving in Wallachia), a dhampir, accompanies her in her search, as they are the only family each has left, and his connections with the Church and various religious organizations consistently prove vital to their search. Senka believes she knows exactly who took her husband — Hungarian and Turkish enemies from his mortal life, now vampires themselves. Didier, however, is not so certain, as some things don't add up. Still, they both believe that Vlad is out there somewhere, and will continue their search until they find him — be it alive or truly dead. If it is the latter, then there will be no saving his former captors from the wrath of Senka Slavkov, the vicious and vindictive Vampire Queen.

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For The Love Of A Goddess is a story set in the present day, and follows two young women — Megara and Zarina — as they navigate their lives as best they can. These two women are the best of friends, and share in many things — including being chosen by two goddesses to be their mortal partners in this iteration of their immortal lives. Megara, a historian and religious studies scholar, caught the eye of Athena, who admired her intellect just as much as her beauty. Zarina, a librarian with a previous background in psychology, attracts the attention of Aphrodite, who finds her beauty to be dazzling, and the depth of her kindness and compassion to be a rare thing in such an egocentric world. While very happy with their respective partners, Megara and Zarina find that being with immortals comes with a variety of challenges — and not just the more obvious ones. Athena and Aphrodite are just two of an endless list of deities who are trying to survive in a growing atheist world, and if they lose this fight, they may very well disappear for good. Not wanting such a thing to occur, all four women come together to try and create a plan to prevent this disappearance from happening — though they face difficulties in the form of other various deities not wanting to band together to save each other from extinction. After all, immortals are just as egocentric as the mortals they so often think of themselves as better than, and much more difficult to persuade. Thus, the four women must not only enact a plan to prevent the extinction of various deities, but also contend with the fact that they may be the only ones in this fight. With time very much not on their side, this group of mortals and immortals must figure out a way to ensure that they do not lose this existential battle, and keep the existence of so many deities alive.

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The Other Side Of Paradise is a retelling of Genesis in some ways, with the focus being on Lilith and Eve, rather than Adam and Eve. It begins in the Garden of Eden, with Eve pondering the idea of a world outside of the garden, and curiosity about her husband's alleged first wife, who had fled Eden long before Eve's creation. Eventually, Eve dared to venture to the edge of the garden, and it was there she saw Lilith. The two spoke over the wall, and met every day thereafter, eventually becoming friends. Lilith tried to get Eve to leave both Eden and Adam, but Eve was just the slightest bit apprehensive. Eventually, after tasting the forbidden fruit from the tree, Eve was expelled from the garden, and Lilith was there to greet her upon her exit. Eve, who was excited by the prospect of seeing the world, happily took Lilith's offered arm, and went off with her. The two spent many eons together, though not always in the same physical forms, as souls eventually begin to outlast bodies. In the present day, their souls have come to reside in the bodies of two young women who have never met, but are destined to find each other — as that is what souls do.

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Red Thread Of Fate: Love In The Modern World is a story about two young women, Shu Nazhi and Zhou Xue Li, who live in similar yet vastly different worlds. Shu Nazhi is a businesswoman who runs her family's company with the help of her older brother, Hou Zhu Zhi, and younger sister, Shu Nuan. Zhou Xue Li is a model, actress, and singer, who is down on her luck when it comes to love. The two are introduced by a mutual friend (Nazhi's foster sister of sorts, and Xue Li's close friend) under the guise of Nazhi being Xue Li's new bodyguard, and become close over the course of Nazhi's assignment. After Nazhi finds herself falling for Xue Li, she turns in her letter of resignation, and then promptly asks Xue Li out upon the latter's acceptance of said letter. Xue Li, already secretly head-over-heels in love, happily accepts, and the two spend the day doing various activities throughout the city. The relationship, blissful as it is, also comes with the complications of things like paparazzi, work commitments, as well as their differing personalities and lifestyles. As the two women navigate these challenges, they begin to wonder about what it would have been like to love each other in a different time, and if they ever did — for they know that the red thread of fate works in mysterious ways, and that some souls are always destined to find each other.

(Disclaimer: Zhou Xue Li was created by/belongs to @bwaldorf, who was kind enough to allow me to use her in my story)

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Tagging @bwaldorf, @veneritia, @helioselene, @moariin, @thewinterwitcher, @socialmediasocrates, @lasbrumas

(Please ask to be added or removed from the taglist)

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#writeblr intro #wtwcommunity

[aristocratic-otter]

Hello all! Well, COVID has passed me, not with a bang but with a whimper. I.E., I got it, I think (never tested positive), but with very very faint symptoms, and I'm fine now, so phew. Also, I'm going to see the Book of Mormon this week (the play), so I'm hyped right now!

Thank you to all who've tagged me in the last week. Even when I don't have time or feel up to posting, I love reading what y'all are doing. It's so diverse and interesting!

My thanks to: @j-nipper-95, @artsyunderstudy, @aroace-genderfluid-sheep, @nightimedreamersghost, @cosmicalart, @larkral, @angelsfalling16, @wellbelesbian, @cutestkilla, @confused-bi-queer, @hushed-chorus, @bookish-bogwitch, @ileadacharmedlife and @you-remind-me-of-the-babe.

There'll be no snippet from Westward Son this week. Not that I'm not making progress (I am), but everything I've written this week is extremely smutty, lol.

From my Age of Sail AU, which now has a name! It's Stars, Flowers, and Children, from the Dante quote: "Three things remain to us from paradise: stars, flowers, and children." It's extremely fitting, as you'll eventually see.

The Snip:

I don’t look at Baz. I’m feeling a little tetchy after being so soft with him. After a moment, he rolls back onto his back as well. Neither of us talk about it. But just as I’m drifting off, I’m almost certain I hear him whisper, “Thank you.”

Every night, for years afterward, I always give him a hug and a kiss goodnight.

From: To Heal a Broken Mind (coming down to the wire on this one!)

I want Baz. I want to wrap myself around him. I want to pull him inside of me so that our two hearts merge into one. 

He wants it too. And I’m too weak to deny him. To deny myself the comfort of his arms tonight. 

From Saving Simon Snow (I've hit a rough patch, but I think there will be a new chapter sometime this week):

“Shit,” he hisses. 

I spin to face him, half expecting a monster to have burst out of the fixtures and attacked him. But he’s fine. There’s no monster. Just Baz. Who for some reason is glaring at this very pretty bed. 

From Snow Fox (Next chapter definitely up this week!) (TW: for emetophobics):

“Basilton, what are you—” my father says, frowning. 

Before he can finish, though, Tarleton sends me a cocky grin and says, “I could land that hit with my eyes shut, Mr. Pitch.” 

“Show me?” I breathe, biting my lip as if enthralled by him. I’m not. I’m disgusted. If he tried to kiss me, I might vomit in his mouth.

From this year's CORB, The Heart In The Well (the name just came to me, I can't explain why it takes months for some fics and days for others!)

“This is your fault!”

Baz crosses his arms over his chest and narrows his eyes at me. “Really, Snow,” he drawls. I swear he sounds posher the more annoyed he is. Which is quite a trick, given that he’s sitting in the dirt, his stork legs stretched out nearly from one side of the well to the other, and wearing a dirty and tattered Watford uniform. 

Still he manages to look better than me.

Aaaand...a tease from something I've been calling "Simon as a TikTok dancer" (but which is absolutely a lot more than that):

Shepard smiles at my apparent interest. “This footage still needs a lot of editing before I can post it. But we post it on the internet, which is a way everyone in the world can see it if they want. And if enough people see it, we might get noticed. And we might start making money. More than the tips we get for our live performances at least.”

Half of what he says is nonsense to me, but I’m quivering with curiosity now. 

(and no, this isn't the mystery project I've teased. Which makes this...wince...my seventh WIP)

Tags and High Fives to everyone above and :

@angelsfalling16, @bazzybelle, @carryonsimoncarryonbaz, @dragoneggos, @erzbethluna, @frjsti, @fatalfangirl, @facewithoutheart, @ionlydrinkhotwater, @ivelovedhimthroughworse, @jasonfunderberkerthefrogexists, @krisrix, @messofthejess, @moments-au-crayon22, @alexalexinii, @moodandmist, @mostlymaudlin, @prettylightsbigcity, @rimeswithpurple, @raenestee, @thehoneyedhufflepuff, @theearlgreymage, @tea-brigade, @technetiumai, @upuntil6am, @whogaveyoupermission, @whatevertheweather, @yellobb-old.

#cotta2023 #COTTA 2021 #American Revolution AU #carry on reverse bang #canon divergence #forced marriage #Blue lagoon au #House AU #Magickal AU #co/ws/awtwb #six sentence sunday #simon snow series #carry on through the ages

[josephseedismyfather]

(WIP) Music Monday - actually on Monday!

I was tagged by @inafieldofdaisies, thank you! 🥰

Afflicted: Harley & Jacob

I should've known I'd leave alone Just goes to show That the blood you bleed Is just the blood you owe

We were a pair But I saw you there Too much to bear You were my life But life is far away from fair

Was I stupid to love you? Was I reckless to help? Was it obvious to everybody else

That I'd fallen for a lie? You were never on my side Fool me once, fool me twice Are you death or paradise? Now you'll never see me cry There's just no time to die

Untitled Joseph WIP

Are you still mad I kicked you out of bed? Are you still mad I gave you ultimatums? Are you still mad I compared you To all my forty year old male friends? Are you still mad I shared our problems with everybody?

Are you still mad I had an emotional affair? Are you still mad I tried to mold you into Who I wanted you to be? Are you still mad I didn't trust your intentions? Of course you are Of course you are Of course you are Of course you are

Tagging, with apologies for doubles and no pressure as usual: @wrathfulrook, @socially-awkward-skeleton, @trench-rot, @jacobsneed, @vampireninjabunnies-blog, @cassietrn, @redreart, @hotmessteaparty, @insanityofvaas, @v0idbuggy 🥰

#afflicted: harley & jacob #harley x jacob #untitled joseph wip #evangeline x joseph #oc: harley jane #oc: evangeline rose #jacob seed #joseph seed #far cry 5 wip #music tag games #tag games #spotify #Spotify

[cosmictapestries]

The final chapter of my current WIP just went up!

Title: Another Day in Paradise

Author: CosmicTapestries

Rating: Mature

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Fandoms: Mortal Kombat

Characters: Sonya Blade/ Johnny Cage.

Summery:

Ever wondered what it would be like to agree to participate in a reality show for charity, only to find out far too late that your partner is your ex-spouse?

That's where Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage are at.

16 days on an island alone together, no clothing, having to put aside their issues to work together and survive until the end. If the challenge doesn't end in murder, they may just make it to the other side as a team... again.

#cageblade #sonya blade #johnny cage #johnnyxsonya #mortal kombat #fanfiction #johnnycagexsonyablade #mortal kombat fandom #reality tv #naked and afraid

[giggly-squiggily]

Hi Hello I'm on my lunch break and decided I rather liked doing the whole "Pick The Fic" poll thing so I'm gonna do it again with my most recent WIPs! I don't plan on doing this for every set of them I have but y'all seemed to like it so let's give it one more round!

Summaries and such below the cut!

Option 1: Sequel to Cutie, Genya walks in post Mitsuri and Nezuko's tickle fight and gets roped in. Added bonus of Muichiro getting dragged in for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. (Lee!Genya, Switches!Tanjiro, Muichiro, Lers!Mitsuri, Nezuko)

Option 2: Todoroki wants Bakugou to tell him he loves him but our explosive hero is too shy proud. Time for some good ol' tickles! (Switches!TodoBaku)

Option 3: Volo and Adaman are waiting, and waiting, and waiting...for Rei/Akari to show up. Bored and feeling a bit mischievous, Adaman decides to entertain himself. (Lee!Volo, Ler!Adaman)

Option 4: Gojo thinks Megumi's hiding a secret crush and decides to investigate. Also he's bored and wants to mess with the kid kjajekrajkrjkae (Lee!Megumi, Ler!Gojo)

Option 5: Vlad is being his good ol' self and uses what he's declared as "Nephew Tax" before stealing a cookie. Otis' inner Tickle Monster is unleased (Lee!Vlad, Ler!Otis)

Option 6: Natsuya gets a bit drunk, and this further fuels his competitive side. Rin's lowkey frustrated at playing babysitter for his elder, fueling his own need to let off some steam. A tickle fight ensues (Switches!Natsuya, Rin)

Option 7: Toma for the most part can handle it, but being on the deadly island of Shinsenkyo takes a bit of a toll on his mental health. Thankfully big brother Chobe is there to keep him afloat (Lee!Toma, Ler!Chobe)

#squiggily rambles #polls with squiggily #wip #Once again I find myself with many options and no idea where to start #I do have a few floating between halfway to a quarter written #but alot of these are pretty new #so I want to know what y'all would like to see come out first :D #I don't plan on doing this for all the requests #but I think it'd be fun every once and awhile :D #alright back to work I go!

[ackermom]

48. things you said on our honeymoon

they are married under the willow tree.

married, perhaps, is a strong word; there is no court in the land that accepts their union. even the crown cannot change that. but what is a wedding if not bittersweet? a morning in the tall grasses by the river as the depths of a new world linger on the other side of the walls. a queen with a tiara of rosemary, for remembrance, and chrysanthemums to last through the cold winter; and her lover by her side, at once both consort and captive. 

a marriage by any other means is a failure of the heart. historia decides this one bleak morning in the palace, listening to the hummingbirds through the open windows as she lays sprawled in her clean white sheets and wills away the heat in the air. marriage, for most people, is the end of their lives. for some, like her mother, only the mention of it was enough to kill. 

the wisp of the willow in the wind is the only witness that sees their hands bound together as the river chortles and the summer breezes roll over the fields. they say very little on their traipse through the grasses, green leaves dancing at their knees; there is so much sound in the city, and everything echoes in the dungeons where ymir has been sleeping. historia has made sure she is not bound in chains. the stillness of the meadow is unmatched, despite how it moves, all the birds and the animals and the river where they sit on the back, their toes just at the edge of the water. it is rhythmic in a way that nothing else in her life feels; nothing else except for the nights when they love, two bodies rocking together the way the river rolls and the heat simmers on their skin. 

sometimes everything else feels far away when they are together. sometimes she cannot imagine them being together anywhere else. she thinks they never could be. 

"they have no idea what is waiting for them on the other side," ymir says. 

a world, historia supposes. the sea, if their whispers are to be believed. ymir has said very little except for that which has been coaxed out of her. her crass words crack open only enough to let in a glimpse of the light on the other side, but for the most part, she has left them in the dark. everyone must be allowed some secrets. still, she has said enough, and the survey corps strive to ride beyond their borders, more than ever, searching for the land past the walls of shiganshina. 

"i suppose i should care," historia says. 

ymir turns her head. "do you think so? i don't know if i do."

"don't you want to put a stop to it?" she asks. "whatever's going on out there. whatever they did to you."

the river babbles by their feet, laughing as it trips over the grey stone that trickle down the hillside. the fields dance with their green grasses as the breeze blows through, wips of clouds drifting on the pale blue sky overhead. ymir once told her they call this place paradise. 

“i might prefer to stay on the run,” ymir says. “you should know that life is more fun when you’re an outlaw.”

historia turns her head, watching as ymir lowers herself to the ground, her arms and legs spread out. she almost disappears into the grass, sinking into the wisps of green, and historia feels the urge to do the same, falling down where no one can find her. 

"they'll come for you eventually," she says.

"they'll come for all of us," ymir answers, lying back in the grass. "i say, let them."

#yumihisu #yumikuri #historia reiss #ymir snk #emwrites

[timisrecs]

Hi, there! As the bio says, this is my, @tryingtimi’s blog for all the recs I want to keep in one place. To organise this corner a little bit, I decided to leave here a navigation post with all the tags I use, so anyone can easily find what they’re looking for. I will extend the lists as I save more and more stuff. (I swear this is not only a Bloodless Heir fan account, okay?)

GENRES | SUBGENRES

Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Horror | Romance | Grimdark | Urban Fantasy | Solarpunk

WIPS

The Hour of Magic | Bloodless Heir | Second Serpent | The Essence of Equinox | The Freaks of Preston | SATT | Circa Specturiga | The Namless Song | Secrets of Lockhart Manor | Prometheus | Our Side of Paradise | Bluebrook | For All Eternity | The Birth of Paradise | Obsidian Sapphires | The Butcher's Lament | Lost & Found | Godspawn Trilogy | Pale Blood

TOPICS | THEMES

Angst | Fluff | Hurt/Comfort | Nsfw | Crossovers | Steampunk | Lovecraftian

GOLDEN PIECES is also a tag that I usually use for my friends and those that especially got me in some way. Either way, I enjoyed all of the writing I gathered here, so just go check them out, please!

#navigation #intro post #writing recs #other's writing #other people's cool stuff #tryingtimi's recs #gonna organise my tags on the post too and later add the intro reblogs #but #this is the first round #everything made with canva

[openheartfanfics]

Newly Added Fics

Aug 6 - 12, 2022  

🎭 Angst  |  🦚 Angsty Fluff  |  🛸 AU  |  ☁ Fluff  |  ♥ NSFW  |  📚 Series  |  📷 Edit  |  📱 TextFic  |  Ⓜ Mature

BRYCE X F!MC / F!OC

Lucky - @storyofmychoices  ☁

Bryce and Olivia are adorable idiots in love.

ETHAN X F!MC

Family Stories - @liaromancewriter  📷

Cassie shares some family photos on social media and swaps childhood stories with Ethan.

Just a Dream - @openheartfanfiction  🎭

Ethan and Claire end up breaking up and he sees her with someone at an event. [With Someone Else]

Meridian: Open Heart/Crimes of Passion Crossover - @inlocusmads  📚

[extended: wip] The murder of Richard Smythe sends Detectives Rose and Thorne on a case built on lies and double-lives. Entangled, Doctors Ramsey and Fletcher are both forced to pick a side.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Missing You - @jerzwriter  📱

Kaycee has been in Philly for a few days and Ethan’s missing her.

Open Heart/Sherlock Holmes AU Prequel Series 2 - @takeharryandgo  📚 🛸

[extended: wip] Ethan’s mother reenters his life and soon becomes coincidentally tied to their latest case.

Part 1:  A Strange Coincidence

Paradise - @potionsprefect  ☁

Victoria and Ethan go on their honeymoon. [Domestic; Wedding]

Peace - @genevievemd  ☁

After dropping Louise off at rehab, Ethan has a startling revelation. [2.16; Ethan POV]

Preliminary Observations - @cariantha ☁

Harper asks Ethan to share his impressions of the new interns after their first day on the job. [1.2; Ethan POV]

Sunshine on a Rainy Day - @coffeeheartaddict2  🎭

Continuation of Darkest Hour. Casey and Ethan deal with their pasts and how it is impacting them now and their future.

Tattoo - @openheartfanfiction  ☁

One night after work, Ethan finds something on Claire that he's never seen before.

102 Days of Smiles - @genevievemd  📚 📷

[extended: wip] One post a day, for 102 days, with something that made our new bride smile.

SIENNA X M!OC

Hold On Tight - @liaromancewriter ♥

When it comes to working out, Max and Sienna have very different ideas.

TOBIAS X F!MC / F!OC

Friends - @jerzwriter  🛸 ♥ [mini: wip] Tobias Carrick and Casey are the best of friends. They always knew better than to let that get “messy” by fooling around, until that night.

Part 4: It’s Messy

Not Keeping Secrets - @jerzwriter  📚

[mini: complete] Tobias and Casey are engaged and expecting their first baby... but they want to keep it under wraps until they can tell their parents.

Part 1 

Part 2 📷 

Part 3 📱 

Part 4

Sunday Night - @jerzwriter  ♥

They thought their day was over... but they were wrong.

50 Days of Love - @openheartfanfiction  📚 📷

[extended: wip] Just 50 Days of Adelaide showing love to many different things.

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SUBMIT OPEN HEART FICS & WRITERS HERE

#open heart #open heart choices #open heart fanfiction #open heart fanfics #open heart fanfic #playchoices fanfiction #bryce lahela #bryce lahela x mc #ethan ramsey #ethan ramsey x mc #sienna trinh #sienna trinh x oc #tobias carrick #tobias carrick x mc #newly added fics

[the-void-writes]

Badly Described Characters Tag

Thank you @sergeantnarwhalwrites for the tag! This was very fun lol

Open tag for whoever wants to join 💖

#writeblr #tag games #wip: freaks of preston #wip: our side of paradise #wip: secrets of lockhart manor

[circa-specturgia]

Ship Song Tag Game!

Tagged by @baroquesse, and continuing this with some fun lyrics and ships from WIPs of mine!

Caspian & Mask

Would That I - Hozier

Cas’ Side

But that's not tonight (Oh, oh) When I'm set alight (Oh, oh) And I blink inside (Oh, oh) Your blinding light (Oh, oh) Oh, that's not tonight (Oh, oh) When you hold me tight (Oh, oh) All the fire bright (Oh, oh) Oh, let it blaze alright (Oh, oh) Oh, hope that you're good to me Oh, you're good to me (Oh, oh) Hope that you're good to me, baby (Oh, oh)

Mask’s Side

With the war of the fire My heart moves to its feet Like the ashes of ash I saw eyes in the heat Feel it soft and as pure as snow Fell in love with the fire long ago

Sunlight - Hozier

A soul that's born in cold and rain Knows sunlight, sunlight, sunlight And at last can grant a name To a buried and a burning flame As love and its decisive pain Oh, my sunlight, sunlight, sunlight

Two Men In Love - The Irrepresibles

When you open me All the power in me moves How you want to see All the depths of me real When you open me All the power in me moves I feel real I love you

Cyril & Adira

Deep Water - American Authors

When it pulls me under Will you make me stronger? Will you be my breath through the deep, deep water? Take me farther, give me one day longer Will you be my breath through the deep, deep water?

Mars - Sleeping At Last

We were full of life We could barely hold it in We were amateurs at war Strangers to suffering We made our families proud But scared at the same time We promised we'd be safe Another lie from the front lines Our backs against the wall We're surrounded and afraid Our lives now in the hands Of the soldiers taking aim Our questions ricochet Like broken satellites How our bodies, born to heal Become so prone to die? Though time is ruthless It showed us kindness in the end (By slowing down enough) (A second chance to make amends) As life replayed, we heard a voice proclaim "Lay your weapons down They're calling off the war On account of losing track Of what we're fighting for"

Ciro & Tamara

Moderation - Florence & The Machine

Want me to love you in moderation Do I look moderate to you? Sip it slowly and pay attention I just have to see it through

Movement - Hozier

You are the rite of movement Its reasonin' made lucid and cool I know it's no improvement When you move, I move You're less Polunin leapin' Or Fred Astaire in sequins Honey, you, you're Atlas in his sleepin' And when you move, I'm moved When you move I can recall somethin' that's gone from me When you move Honey, I'm put in awe of somethin' so flawed and free So move me, baby Shake like the bough of a willow tree You do it naturally Move me, baby So move me, baby Like you've nothin' left to prove And nothin' to lose Move me, baby Ooh, ooh, ooh Oh baby, oh baby Move like grey skies Move like a bird of paradise Move like an odd sight come out at night

Don't quite know if I did this right, as, well, I made the quotes quite long, but the songs i chose really fit into the characters and their relationships, namely why I had one song split into both the characters sides of it! ✨

I'm tagging @agrimedena-drax, @writingonesdreams, @bloodlessheirbyjacques, @muddshadow, @athenswrites and @awritingcaitlin, as well as anyone who stumbles into this and wants to give it a go! Have fun! ✨

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[cendiar]

A likely out-takes clip from my Emperor Post-Canon AU (aka literally just cheating on Xie Yun Week by posting a WIP clip):

"Have you heard from Chen Zichen lately?" Zhou Fei asks when they are back in their quarters.

"Not for a few months. But we don't write that often, especially with us both travelling. Why do you ask?"

"I was thinking about the refugees. If my father hasn't heard anything lately, perhaps we should pay the third prince a visit. He'll probably be tangled up in whatever is going on."

"A'Fei, I never thought I would see the day when you would suggest we see Zichen!" Xie Yun laughs, feigning shock. "Have you forgiven him for proposing, then?"

"I can suggest we see your yidi without forgiving him, can't I?" Zhou Fei grouses.

As soon as they make eye contact, they both break down laughing at the memory of Chen Zichen's disastrous proposal.

"Well, A'Fei, we definitely won't get any sense out of him as long as you're in the room," Xie Yun chuckles.

"Are you teaching classes this afternoon?" Zhou Fei asks, as she puts away the sword polish.

"Mn. The intermediate class on calligraphy. Though it really is too much of a pity to keep them inside on a day like this."

"You could take them to do ink painting by the waterfall, if you wanted. We - " Zhou Fei stops on a soft sigh, and then continues more quietly. "Ma-shu used to do that on nice days."

Xie Yun's eyes are dark and sympathetic when she lifts her head to look back at him.

"That's a good idea," he says gently. "Maybe I'll do that." He smiles encouragingly. "Take them outside, and blame it on you if we're scolded."

His easy teasing makes Zhou Fei purse her lips on a smile, and he beams when he sees it. They have a little time before they need to leave. Zhou Fei is also teaching this afternoon, her usual class for the more advanced blade students, a few of whom will be ready to go through the Flower Picking Arena ceremony next year.

For now, she plops herself comfortably at their shared table while Xie Yun heats a kettle of tea. It's early enough in the spring that it's very pleasant to come inside from the slight chill. The sun sparkles through the window, and Zhou Fei yawns as she leans forward against her propped knee.

"Tired? You could take a nap, I'll wake you up when we have to leave for our classes," Xie Yun offers.

"How could I be tired from a little stroll like that?" Zhou Fei demands.  

"Ah, of course, Zhou-daxia does not get tired. She crosses the snow mountains before breakfast, and fords the Ximo River each night...to sleep in her native habitat as a pondweed sprite!"

Zhou Fei smiles and rolls her eyes, too comfortable to get up and pretend to chase him.

The kettle boils, and Xie Yun measures out a scoop of tea leaves before bringing the pot of tea over to the table. He leans down gives her a kiss. When he starts to move to the other side of the table, Zhou Fei tugs on his robes, and points imperiously at the mat next to her. Xie Yun's face lights up as he obliges her. Once he is seated, Zhou Fei scoots closer, leaning against his side as he settles his arm around her waist. She breathes out a content little sigh. The comings and goings of the wider world will keep turning, but these days they can always come home to each other in the paradise of the 48 Strongholds.

#I'm finally working on this fic after having half a scene in my drafts for over a year #this is the scene that seemed most easily extricated to be a drabble imposter #anyways one of these months or something I hope to post the full fic! #legend of fei #xieyun week #my fic #writing and such

[deadnamedblog]

For information this is what my "organised" fic idea list looks like. Too damn many things on it. Feel free to get inspirations from there. Top part is my immediate focus/wips.

Wips

PKCX-203 : 2 chapters : Discussion with Chopper and Form 5 when does a man die… not when his hearts stops at least

(art) child in Flevance with toys around him, collapsed on the ground and white spots on his skin

Going Luffy. Could be Gomu Gomu 2. Chopper is not there and Luffy needs a massage

There is away. We'll be stretching it : お腹 の 中 の 仲間

I'd thought you'd jump at the chance to remove your crew from the dying list

bege no man is a castle alone part 2

food reserve feeding a king/emperor/yonkou

battle for the line

I don't want to leave - at home in your breast

Laboon

All Blue

Noa Religion

jealousy and faith and not fanatism. Lips burning with a childhood prayer

Holy Ground. Temple in Alabasta. Jaya

mysticism Zoro : discussions with the sun ? // Skypia I've never once prayed to god // don't believe either

Nami : praying

Usopp bowing even if you don't mean it.

Sanji : many gods and beliefs exist/ you said you wouldn't die, right? that your belief right?

"If you are kind to people good things will come to you"

Lawlu

Water Law I'm meant to rule the seas. Luffy : you can rule in my stead when I'm king of the pirates

from song (the Mushishi one): I would sail 20 000 leagues to see you

wedding at sea

Luffy is Ace sexual. Traflagar looks like Ace.

you are not my captain/you are my king

Laying Law on Zou

Soulmate AU where you don't get your soulmate's name in their writing on your arm, but their signature. Luffy gets a doctor scribble. Law gets an X. From quotes

Luffy : "just do what you want thats great ! If your heart is racing that's adventure"

"It's better if both sides just do what they feel is best" (long arm Ideo ch800)

Komurasaki. "The one who falls in love first is the one who loses"

"we've been collaborating for a while now… but honestly when it comes to him… I'v learned to never say never" (Law about Luffy)

Luffy : "I always go all out for everything"

Zoro, 'stop weeping! god, if you didn't want to part with her that much, we should've just brought her onboard by force!'

Usopp : "pirates are coming"

"love is always a hurricane"

Luffy "you don't repay any debt by dying. To throw away your life and die like this after being saved is what a weakling does."

Luffy : "I see. A place I absolutely cannot go to, huh?" all : "he is going there" (Skypiea)

Law

Admiral Nelson parallels The message "engage the enemy more closely" was Nelson's final signal to the fleet

Helping Usopp with precision work

Learning from Chopper

Leaving his heart on the Sunny

Jimbei. Warlords. "my life has no value to begin with"

Expect the unexpected. Le coup de Trafalgar.

how the hell is Luffy a captain?

post wano sanji and same taste in comic books

boa ?

Wano is a "lawless area"

Star Trek T'Law

shrewd man, something between Odysseus et Nemo (the taming of the shrewd?)

he left the room ?

shroom ?

In his element

death prophecy of 'D for Destiny" + leaving Bepo for Zou

getting Pluton. Ancient technology. They will need a user manual.

Water High

hell and high water

testing the waters

unknown waters

Self Shambling

the technique about making Kikoku grow longer.

captain Kuro is the man of a thousand plans

Law always sees past makeup of any kind

Law is possessive (possession part of the law all that)

Luffy Law Bepo, setting him free/getting in the crew

Polar opposites from quotes

"And if he fails…. I too ought to die here with him!"

"we're gonna plough right through."

Kaido about Wano : "then for all pirates this place will become a lawless area, a paradise"

Hearts : "the life of our captain comes before the plan"

Robin "all I wanted was to know history, but my dream had too many enemies".

Franky? "pirates can't complain when they've been messed with. The laws of the world will not protect you." "Yeah, I know, we don't abide by the law." (Luffy)

"he killed a nakama !! thus violating the ultimate law." from song :

Yellow Submarine. See Bege, Chopper, Dinosaurs refrerences. "and we sailed up to the sun till we found the sea of green"

smoke over water

Generic

Luffy / octopus. eldritch happiness fic about tako

Alabasta desert :Pell :who are you? Luffy : meat. Pell meets his god.

Shanks putting a brave face on for Luffy, then later crying for his arm.

Shanks Luffy sake. Why Luffy never drinks. Why Shanks drinks too much. title "For everyone's sake."

Mihawk comes to his island unexpected. Shanks thinks he'll have to sell his life dearly. (that time with Luffy's wanted poster)

intimacy of helping someone get dressed

Cora met Buggy and Bon Clay

Nico Robin supposed to be legendgary cold-blooded she-devil. Ender of all groups.

the strawhats don't know Pell is alive

the sun burns/love everyone, even bad guys. Bellamy (who killed Merry), Crocodile (Alabasta to Impel Down), yakusas in Wano.

reactions to wanted posters

TODO : find out what Aokiji is doing in Punk Hazard hyp 1 : following on the botched transmision from Caesar, of course hyp 2 : to see smoker as he said?

does Buggy have the Osiris fruit?

cursed sword, what's the curse?

is Stussy mom possible?

sea cloud bed Sea Clouds are not normally able to survive down at Blue Sea level. Making do with Gear5

rubber is sap from quotes

Sanji : "it's my fault he died." Carott: "just tell him thank you instead"

Usopp to Law : "you are officially the worst captain ever"

Dalton : "there is no medicine that can cure fools."

Usopp : so if you had a friend who was dying you'd tell him "it's ok, you can die now!!?"

Sanji : "a man forgives a woman's lies"

Usopp : do you actually belive that they'd willingly sacrifice a friend in order to survive ?

now that they know why you quit the group they'll find and chop your enemies no matter where they hide. (Nami explains afterward to Robin )

"how long do you plan on struggling? " Luffy : "until I die"

Luffy : "I have nakama who're not strong. But I still want them to be with me…!! So I have to be stronger than anybody else… or I'll loose them all!!!"

Luffy : "I don't care what you want, whether you choose to live or to die…!!! but whatever you decide, say it while you're with us!!!"

Isberg tells Nami, "she chose you 6 over the lives of all the people in the world"

Zeff : "does he not fear death because he has faith in himself?"

tumblr quote "what is gender to a god?"

[cosmictapestries]

Chapter 6 of my current WIP just went up!

Title: Another Day in Paradise

Author: CosmicTapestries

Rating: Mature

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Fandoms: Mortal Kombat

Characters: Sonya Blade/ Johnny Cage.

Summery:

Ever wondered what it would be like to agree to participate in a reality show for charity, only to find out far too late that your partner is your ex-spouse?

That's where Sonya Blade and Johnny Cage are at.

16 days on an island alone together, no clothing, having to put aside their issues to work together and survive until the end. If the challenge doesn't end in murder, they may just make it to the other side as a team... again.

#cageblade #sonya blade #johnny cage #johnnyxsonya #bladecage #mortal kombat #fanfiction #johnnycagexsonyablade #mk11 #mortal kombat fandom

[mrskodzuken]

She was always there, by my side, cheering for me across the bleachers during our games... taking good care of me. Now, she was gone, and I've been in a lonely and depressing state ever since...

tw/cw: aaaaangst (kinda), f!s/o died (reason unknown).

This is my second entry for @gg9183's "Gracie's Soulmate Collab" collab event, feat. Nekoma's Inuoka Sou. My initial plan was to make a fluff drabble for him, but after a few paragraphs it's doesn't really looked like a soulmate au thingamajig. So, I changed plans and made it into another art wip... with an angsty-like twist. Also notice the red string snapped apart into two, indicating Sou-chan's f!s/o's death. Crammed for a day via MediBang Paint Pro + Veikk pentab. Special thanks to @paradise-creator for sharing their knowledge on their favorite trope.

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[mamanabeille]

WIP Wednesday 06.16.21

I haven’t written anything since the last sprint fic challenge I did, so here’s a little bit of Vibe Check (hockey!Luka).  Maybe it will give me inspiration to actually work on it again. 

“So are we dating still?” Luka asks her once they are far enough away from the others to not be heard.  He doesn’t sound annoyed or angry, which she is thankful for. 

“It’s up to you.  Rose mentioned that it would be much easier for you to cover for practices and games now that we are dating because you could just say you were with me and it wouldn't be a lie since I would be there too.” She avoids eye contact for most of her explanation, twiddling with her fingers instead.  “But I guess you’ve been doing okay with that on your own since I had no idea and you’re my best friend.” 

Luka grins at her words, shaking his head and reaching for her hand.  “You’re my best friend too, Nette, which is exactly why I can’t ask you to do that even if it would be helpful.  That’s not fair to you.” 

Marinette looks down at their hands.  It’s not unusual for them to share physical affection.  They’ve known each other for over ten years so it’s become a bit of second nature for them to hug or lean against one another when watching TV, but there’s something about seeing his strong hand, calloused from playing guitar in nearly every waking moment- and playing hockey, she now knows- wrapped around her tiny pin pricked covered hand that sends butterflies to her stomach.  “I don’t mind,” she sputters out quickly once she regains her composure.  “I’d like to come to more of your paraces and see your games, if you are okay with that.” 

Luka is silent for a moment, leaving Marinette nervously wondering what he’s thinking.  She isn’t exactly sure why she’s nervous- it’s not as if is asking him out for real.  He’s her best friend.  That would be weird… wouldn’t it?  She pushes the thought to the back of her mind when she realizes Luka is speaking again. 

“You’re sure? It would be nice to have you cheering me on at games.  It’s just Ma and the girls right now and Ma can’t always make it.  Remy would finally stop trying to set me up with his endless amount of cousins too,” Luka thinks aloud, something Juleka has told her he only does with Marinette.   “Just let me know if you want to stop?” 

“You too,” Marinette nods, and Luka intertwines their fingers and leads them back to the other three who are still waiting by the bleachers. 

Rose smiles at them as they near. 

“Trouble in paradise,” Remy asks, quirking up his eyebrows. 

“In spite of you trying your hardest, no.  We are great.” Luka throws him a glare, but Remy just shrugs and chuckles “ Good to hear.  I was only trying to help impress her.”

Luka opens his mouth to respond, but Marintete cuts him off before the words are out of his mouth. “It’s hard to know him for as long as I have and not be impressed.”

The blue haired teen looks down at her and beams, giving her hand a little squeeze.  “Thanks,” he whispers.  She nods a little ‘mmhm’.  Luka glances at the clock.  “If we are going to make it to family dinner on time, we should get going.  I still have to shower.  You taking the subway with us Rembrandt?” 

Remy makes a face at the use of his full given name. 

“Rembrandt?” Marinette questions, trying to hide a little giggle. 

Luka laughs, “Oh it gets better.  Rembrandt Remington Remond.” 

Remy glares at him with a groan and starts into what is clearly a well rehearsed and frequently told explanation. “Dad lost a bet. Maman was fast asleep so Dad filled out the hospital paperwork. She was livid when she woke up.  Da d only laughed it off and told her well at least he’ll be called Remy like you wanted. IT’s almost as bad as Sal.  He’s Sylvestre Sylvestre Sylvestre.  Our dads are best friends. You’d think Uncle Sal would have known better to take the same bet.” 

“You’re not serious.” 

“Sadly he is,” Rose chuckled.  “He and Juleka went out on a few dates.  His dad has his birth certificate framed in the living room.” 

“Ew.  Don’t remind me,” Juleka groans, burning her face into her girlfriend’s neck. “Don’t we have to go?  Lulu stinks.” 

“Oh I stink? Really?” Luka laughs, releasing Marinette’s hand so he can engulf his sister into a bear hug. 

Juleka shrieks and Rose laughs, running to Marinette’s side to escape Luka’s stench. “Okay. Okay.  Let’s go. You coming Remy?” 

“Nah.  Enjoy dinner with the Dupain-Chengs.” Marinette looks at him surprised.  “What?” he chuckles, returning her words to her.  “You think I can play with this guy as long as I have and not know about family dinners or the ‘amazing girl’ Marinette.  You should have heard the declarations of ‘about time’ and sighs of relief when we saw you at the beginning of practice.  We’ve been rooting for you and our boy for years.”  He checks his phone quickly after it dings.  “Ride’s here.  Gotta go.  The point is, the whole team is happy for you.” 

Marintte flashes a deep red as he leaves.  Luka coughs, usher them out the doors as well, hoping to hide his own blush.

#vibe check #lukamari #lukanette endgame #hockey au #mamanabeille #wip wednesday #remy being remy