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[rockcattomato]

How interested are y’all in a mumscarian fic in which Grian and Scar are arranged to be married but Grian is already dating Mumbo and so he asks to keep their relationship political. Except, as the husbands get closer, Scar also starts falling for the royal redstoner.

Because I for one am having a great time writing it.

Edit: (I’ve stated posting! Check the reblogs!)

#just finished the first chapter #I have written a plan for each one and we currently have an estimated final word count of 25000 words #(the planning was somehow 3000 words) #mumscarian #scarian #grumbo #hermitcraft #life series #traffic smp #trafficblr #hermitblr #hermit shipping #trafficshipping

[b4kuch1n]

took a mock ielts test today

#bakuspeech #honestly can not estimate how well I did with written competencies at All they could give me a goose egg and I'd be like. harsh but fair #but the speaking test was SO funny. bc I had to sit there and pretend like I didn't learn english from using tumblr for a decade #and. well. from writing anime fics. and [redacted] fics #so yeah yesterday and today's been dedicated to lunar new year stuff and mock test prep #as in. trying to remember the things I needed to bring to the exam room. which I did forget at home btw. good thing I went two hours #earlier than I shouldve #taking one single formalized aptitude test like ah yeah . this is why I'm not in school no more #twelve years of french to beat language aptitude testing into my very bones and five years out its all already a big open beautiful void #how did I manage that C1. they were 100% taking pity on me #anyways. I think Im good to sleep now. just figured a thing out excited to see it take shape properly #alright have a good night lads. enjoy uhhh words I guess. nice shoelaces u got there

[ghostmath]

like ok from the beginning i knew that my friends and i were going to take way longer to play through any given tabletop campaign than Most Groups would, but. well. we started curse of strahd (prewritten gothic horror campaign for dnd 5e) in september 2018. there've been some skipped weeks and a couple of month-or-so-long hiatuses, but we've still played most weeks. it has now been been five and a half years

this stopped being merely very funny a while ago and now its just something im absurdly proud of. i still think (opinions on dnd in general aside) curse of strahd is a pretty solid campaign and my favourite out of all the ones ive looked at for 5e but like. there is NOT enough content in cos for a group to spend 5 years on it. not even close. it could only take 5 years if you expanded the content 4 or 5 times over, rewrote huge chunks of it to make sense with the added content, and had a group of incredibly dedicated players who love drama and are willing to spend multiple sessions without fighting anything at all, all in the name of things like theme and character arcs and narrative symmetry. and we do have those things! i do have those players! weve all worked ridiculously hard on this story and man, i know everyone thinks their dnd campaign is the greatest story ever told but i know in my heart that this is at least the greatest story ive ever told. and weve told it together. and its because we told it together

#collaborative! storytelling!!! #you can make something out of anything you really can #anyway. i estimate well get. about one more year out of this #we already. #hit this really great point for me where i dont have to worry so much about my players running into spoilers in the wild anymore #because anything there is left to be spoiled for has never been written down before

[mushed-kid]

OKAY I DID SOME OF MY HOMEWORK

#said in a proud voice while im posing with my hands on my hips #i think im making this presentation WAY too ling and ehen im done im gonna have to cut it down probably #i have 560 words and im maybe halfway idk yet #its supposed to last ten minutes 10 MINUTES #my text is gonna be probably a thousand words if im being honest #thats my estimate but idk though #i still havent written about the prt i was gonna go into more detail about😭 like bro theres so much stuff #and i want to include it all but i probably cant #i wish it was a text instead then i could have everything and more #im gonna do more later

[kohakhearts]

underneath the mistletoe

Goh isn’t the biggest fan of Christmas, so while joining Ash in Pallet Town for the holidays seemed like a good idea at the time, it quickly becomes clear he's in way over his head. It's just his luck that Gary happened to be coming home at the same time. And what in the world is with all this mistletoe, anyway?

fandom: pokemon (anime) rating: t relationship(s): ash/goh/gary word count: 21.1k read it here

When Ash suggested Goh come with him to Pallet Town while the Cerise Institute is shut down for the holidays, Goh said yes before he could even stop to consider what might be getting himself into.

This turns out to be a larger mistake than he anticipated. The idea of spending the holidays somewhere other than at home waiting for his parents to at least call was so alluring, it failed to occur to him that beyond the obligatory exchange of gifts he would be expected to participate in, most people engage rather…excessively in Christmastime festivities.

In spite of its size, Pallet Town boasts some considerable holiday spirit. There is not a single house lacking in decoration so far as Goh can see, and the Ketchum household is no exception (though to his immense relief, it is far from the gaudiest show of lights on the street). As they walk by them all, Ash enthusiastically informs him that you can see the New Year's fireworks from Viridian City even this far away, though they’re obviously much better up close.

It’s the first time Ash has been home for the holidays in years, by his own admission, so Goh does his best to smile and nod and ooh and aah as much as his excitement necessitates. He tries not to think too hard about the fact that he has willingly signed himself up for two weeks of this.

Ash’s mother ushers them inside upon their arrival and immediately steers them and their Pokémon toward the kitchen, where Ash is thankfully silent at least for the next ten minutes—as long as it takes him to clear his plate and then another—during which time Goh is able to breathe a little easier, at least until Mrs. Ketchum begins talking:

“I know you’ve both only just arrived, but I could really use a hand with decorating the diner once you’ve had a chance to settle in.” She turns her beaming smile on Goh. “My Ash used to help with the Christmas decorations every year, so once I learned he would be coming back home for the holidays, I made sure not to put a single thing up until he arrived!”

“‘Course we’ll he’p!” Ash says through a mouthful of stew. When he swallows, he leans over to nudge Goh in the arm. “It’ll be lots of fun, Goh! Mom’s restaurant always wins the decorating contest.”

“The…what?”

Mrs. Ketchum laughs. “Oh, it’s nothing big, dear. Just a silly local competition between a few business-owners. But, well…I don’t expect to lose, so I hope you brought your decorating shoes!”

From where he and Pikachu are eating, Grookey gives an affirmative, far-too-happy-for-Goh’s-liking chitter, and he knows there will be no hope of getting out of this one.

After dinner, Delia shoos them both out of the kitchen and tells them to let her know when they’re ready to go to Pallet House. Ash chatters the whole way up the stairs to his room, while Goh wracks his brain for every excuse he possibly can to get out of decorating. I’m just so tired is too dismissive and I’m not feeling well is too obviously a lie; I just don’t have much sense for these things is too defeatist—Ash would see through him in an instant—but I hate Christmas is a bit too honest.

Ash knows that his family doesn’t do much in the way of celebrations, but Goh just didn’t have the heart to dim that exuberant expression with the truth. Ash’s enthusiasm is usually fairly contagious; it’s just not going to happen where all things Christmas are concerned.

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#in case anyone was wondering why this fic took me so long to finish. gestures at the word count. SHE SPIRALLED #i estimated 10k max. look at me now #anyway!!! it's here it's trashy i haven't written something like this in years and i'm a little embarrassed but i had fun LMAO #shigesatogou #*fic #mine

[astriiformes]

Go Down to the Netherworld, Plant Grapes - Chapter 1

Fandom: The Owl House Words: 5102

--Being the brylliant and fool-proof Scheme (that ſhalle definitely work, Philip, ſo there) of one Conſtance Caleb Wittebane, 14, in order to prevent a Great Tragedie, in which two orphans (as of late) were to be ſent to dyfferent homes. Wherein ſhe he, to avoid the Fate plan'd for them both, ſhalle take the guiſe of a Boy ſo as to learn a proper trade and prove a more upſtanding member of Societie, which ſhalle ſurely keep them together as they wiſh. To which a Diſcourſe is added on the matter of Identity, Wants, and the Diſcoverie of the Self -- and alſo Witchcraft

Here it is folks.... the first chapter of the fairly sprawling trans Caleb backstory fic I've had brewing for a while now.

The author's notes give a much more thorough run-down of what to expect with this one, but I hope some of you are excited to join me in this very niche, very me endeavor. I'm certainly excited to finally be sharing it!

[Ao3 Link]

#ao3 chapter length estimation is a shot in the dark and probably a lie but #i was hoping to give people a vague concept of this being a longer fic #PLEASE come ask me questions about this one i would love to dig into it #side note but. this might be my favorite fic description i've ever written #my writing #f: us weirdos have to stick together

[ineffable-doll]

Just had an idea for a short fic, estimated the length it would be, wrote it, and it came out to exactly my estimated length.

This has never happened and will never happen again.

#it's a christmas miracle #I'm just a little baffled i feel like everything I've written lately has been 2-3 my estimated length #i was gonna do a ficlet collection next month but they're ALL proper fics so far 😭 #so this was just....i feel like glitched. #maybe i will make it longer later. #fanfic #fanfiction #writing

[bonefarm]

Ben Affleck smoking.jpg

#I have written approximately 15 thousand collision estimates and accidentally touched blood yesterday #in a car that hit a tree bc it tried to swerve #I hope this website never changes #I hope you hit a post oak- I hope we both hit a post oak

[callmehere-iwillappear]

me: oh [redacted arc] looks like it'll be like 20k wow that's so long

[redacted arc]: has just hit 20k and is Still Going

#talk tag #redacted arc is going to be longer than arc 1 at this rate #though tbf there's still scenes in arc 1 i haven’t written #but y’know. still #current estimate for the final length of this fic is. probably 60k. maybe longer but god i hope not LMAO #i am currently just over 40k for uh. scale?? context???? idk #idk how long the side fic doc is atm id have to check #maybe like 8k?? idk #so almost 50k total which is. holy shit #ITS BEEN LESS THAN A MONTH HOWWWWWW #IT TOOK ME. AFICKING YEAR TO WRITE THAT MUCH FOR CMH HELLO WHERE WAS THIS ENERGY THEN

[lazysailor]

How I feel while making two timelines for part 5 in Uncover (I'm not even done writing part 4):

#Part 4 is fully planned #Just not written #I estimate for now part 4 will end in three chapters #I won't spoil what those timelines are about tho #Since I think I already spoiled enough by Avery's ending design #unwind #unwind dystology #unwind oc

[basilhallwxrd]

having a normal time

#the way i cant post any of it yet #here's what i have written: the middle #which is the fun part #i have one (1) scene written from the VERY beginning. and then i just went straight into the bulk of it #if i had to guess the end result might be somewhere around 20k? #but thats just a rough estimate.....if we're being realistic it's probably more

[illuminatedferret]

.

#im visiting my dad today/tomorrow and i WILDLY underestimated how much time i would have to write #sorry yall #i knew i wouldnt have time yet i still misjudged #illuspeaks #dont think ill get any ficlets out tonight(they will be written) #(psst also remember my wips are available for listening to me scream abt) #edit: overestimated. i over estimated(i have been drinking)

[riathedreamer]

Hello there

#this is the currrent draft estimate #final count might change as scenes as written but for now this is the plan i follow #and things are going to be fuuun #are we meant to read the footnotes? #my good omens fic

[protect-namine]

lowkey worried because I haven't written much of the fic I'm supposed to post on oct 30...

I have time, but not a lot. I have to get a draft finished this weekend because next weekend I'm going out with friends and won't have time to write. and I haven't been great at writing on weekdays... I'm just too tired by the time I'm free to do so. I hope I can concentrate this weekend.

I really need to stop saying yes to these ship events lol. they're fun! I like doing prompts! and deadlines force me to write more, and this has done wonders for me just because I have something pushing me to exercise those writing muscles and overcome the inertia of not-writing. but also. deadlines. and also, this is kinda taking time away from writing fics I want to write for myself that I don't want to post specifically for fandom events.

next time they ask me to participate, I have to seriously think about declining. or maybe just not thinking of writing something too long (which is a me-issue, not their fault).

#mine musings #i do have a vague outline and like. 2.7k words written. so there's that #but the thing is. the 2.7k words is.... a prologue...... #it's not supposed to be this long 😭😭😭 #my initial estimate for the whole fic is around 8k words just because 6k-8k is my usual these days for a oneshot #and this is on the longer side of a oneshot #but. 6k in a weekend is difficult for me. i can't write in big bursts except in very rare times i'm in like. a flow state for writing #which is super hard to achieve for me #anyway i can make it to the deadline i think. it'll be fine. it's tight but. it'll be fine

[lit-in-thy-heart]

finding half-started fics i didn't even know i had

#looking at some and going hm you'd be fun to revive #like there's a merwaincelot post s4 finale lancelot lives gwaine h/c fic that could be fun to progress with #and it's like at this rate i'll have a fic for 5 of the 8 days of merwaincelot week #but totting up current estimations for ones that are 2.5k+ it's going to be 24k words in total at least that need to be written in 3 weeks #and that's not including editing or even starting a short fic idea i had today #anywayyy #it's nice having half-started things it means they can be absorbed into new things later on down the line #lit talks

[nose-coffee]

the reality of how long my event fic is going to be if i continue at the pace i'm currently writing at.....

#my post #fuck off lou #writing #my writing #fanfiction #my fanfiction #fucked up au / tlt bre fic #got three weeks left to lock this shit down. #still got two whole scenes that need to be written #and a whole other eleven that need to be edited/revised/refined #the truth is some of those edits are going to be pretty minor #but the number looms #whatever. i'm getting there #i'll make a vague estimation based on current word count (rounding up by 100 words to 76k) #that it ends up being around 80-82k #fuck knows tho