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Six Sentence Sunday

Thanks for the tags @monbons and @hushed-chorus, I love seeing what you're working on and I'm so excited to read the new chapter of Those Glowing, Magickal Years later today!!

I've actually done a little bit of writing today, added a scene to the eighth chapter of Proof of Life and did a teeny tiny bit of editing on that chapter (I'm rapidly catching up to myself I fear, a pause in posting is nigh 😭).

But good news! I only have one week left of school! It's finals week but I don't have too many tests and papers to work on and no classes to go to, so hopefully I can mix in a little writing into my day. And then after this week, I'm done with my first year of college—which still feels kind of insane to me.

I'm posting the newest chapter of Proof of Life (my Natasha Lives AU) tomorrow and this one is going to be good! You all will like it, I know. It was super hard to pick a snippet because less than halfway through the chapter [redacted] shows up and you guys aren't allowed to know about that yet, so enjoy some Penny and Simon dialogue.

Snippet and tags under the cut.

Penny considers this. “You really think Baz is hurt, don’t you? That it’s something serious.”

“Well, it’s either that or he’s plotting and, you know, innocent until proven guilty.”

Penny snorts at that. 

“What?”

“Nothing,” Penny shakes her head. “Just, that’s pretty funny coming from the boy who’s convinced Baz is a vampire when there’s no proof.”

“There’s plenty of proof,” I splutter. 

Penny holds up a hand. “Please, spare the monologue, I’ve heard all of this before”

“You’re the one who brought it up.” I cross my arms, feeling a bit like a petulant child.

Tags and Hellos:

@facewithoutheart @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @run-for-chamo-miles @raenestee @onepintobean

@artsyunderstudy @prettygoododds @noblecorgi @angelsfalling16 @thewholelemon

@shrekgogurt @brendughh @a-maisie-ng @hertragedyconnoisseur @beastmonstertitan

@valeffelees @horsesarenotdeer @drowninginships @supercutedinosaurs @fiend-for-culture

@rimeswithpurple @cutestkilla @alexalexinii @ileadacharmedlife @arthurkko

@rbkzz

Also I keep adding new people to this tag list and if you ever don't want to be tagged let me know 😭 tagging people will probably always make me a little nervous adlkfjadf

#Aw is BAz hurt? 🥺

[you-remind-me-of-the-babe]

Some Six Sentence Sunday

Thanks for the tag @hushed-chorus! I can’t wait to dive into the new chapter. I am not mad at all at a potential 300k new words when they are so gooooood.

If you've been keeping up with The Eternal Life of Baz Pitch, I hope you enjoyed your first peek at Simon! He'll feature heavily in every chapter moving forward.

If you've been holding out on reading, now might be a good time to start. I can't promise it won't hurt--sad Baz will still be sad Baz--but Simon will be a welcome balm each chapter. (I've also been informed by @bookish-bogwitch that my fic slaps so hard it can be read in any order...so feel free to jump in wherever you want 😆.)

For those who've kept up to speed, you deserve a little more comfort for putting up with angst-fest, so have a snippet from chapter 6 under the cut, featuring some Penny and Shep!

“So, I think I had a date with a stalker today,” he offers by way of answer.  “Oooooh, sounds fun.” Shepherd plops himself down next to Simon. “Do tell!” “Shep, that is the wrong response to this situation.” Penny frowns at them both.  “He’s shown up like three times in the last two days, and he keeps ordering the same gross drink.” Simon hassles his curls. “He flirts with me the whole time, but it's awkwardly aggressive.” “That’s actually really concerning.” Penny’s eyes go wide. “What’s the drink?” Shepherd presses. Simon grimaces. “Pumpkin mocha breve.”  “How seasonally inappropriate!” Shepherd fakes outrage, hand over his heart like he’s been attacked by the beverage. “Don’t get me started,” Simon mutters. “Is he at least cute?” Shepherd punches Simon in the arm lightly. “I repeat, your reactions are truly concerning, Shep,” Penny chimes in. Both boys ignore her.

Hellos and high-fives! @thewholelemon, @roomwithanopenfire, @raenestee, @cutestkilla

@emeryhall, @beastmonstertitan, @aristocratic-otter, @brilla-brilla-estrellita, @best--dress

@comesitintheclover, @cattocavo, @arthurkko, @rbkzz, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe

@youarenevertooold, @valeffelees, @iamamythologicalcreature, @noblecorgi, @ic3-que3n

@larkral, @drowninginships, @shrekgogurt, @ivelovedhimthroughworse

@rimeswithpurple, @skeedelvee,

#love the banter

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Hi folks! I hope you've all had a grand week! I just ate a bowl of crunchy nut cornflakes. It was pretty epic.

Chapter three of Those Glowing, Magickal Years went live today. Sorry for the wait, and hopefully the 8k word count makes up for the delay. That means the fic is 21k words so far, and we've only just come to the close of Year One. @erzbethluna keeps telling me this fic will end up at least 300k, and I fear she may be right.

In the spirit of Wednesday's rec post, please accept six sentences from TGMY that feature the word 'blood'.

Every bag of blood I sup on, every morsel I learn, I do so because he’s given it to me.  Today he’s a particularly unruly barrage of bangs and bravado, but at least he doesn’t smell like blood. “That bloody sword answered only to Pitches for generations!”  Hot blood splashed across my hands, face, clothes, and the carpet.  I want to lap up his insolent blood, let it thread all its heady warmth into me, let his heart coil around mine and bring it to life, just for a few precious, strong beats.  What the bloody hell is he up to? 

Tags below the cut, as well as some thoughts on another WIP I may pick up

@artsyunderstudy @facewithoutheart @captain-aralias @raenestee @cutestkilla

@ivelovedhimthroughworse @larkral @stitchyqueer @you-remind-me-of-the-babe

@ileadacharmedlife @confused-bi-queer @aristocratic-otter @whogaveyoupermission

@nightimedreamersworld @fatalfangirl @thewholelemon @onepintobean @shrekgogurt

@theearlgreymage @martsonmars @blackberrysummerblog @orange-peony @valeffelees

@j-nipper-95 @rimeswithpurple @wellbelesbian @imagineacoolusername

@youarenevertooold @iamamythologicalcreature @supercutedinosaurs @alexalexinii @bookish-bogwitch

@cosmicalart @bazzybelle @theotherhufflepuff @that-disabled-princess @prettygoododds

@mooncello @noblecorgi @roomwithanopenfire @emeryhall @monbons

Those Glowing, Magickal Years still has a solid grip on me. However, another fic idea has started beating me around the head. A good old chonk of time ago, I mentioned I was working on a snowbaz fic inspired by Fallout New Vegas, provisionally titled Hope Springs Eternal. Well, I may have watched the Fallout show and that idea is shaking me by the lapels.

In addition, presently TGMY is from the POV of tween Baz and Simon, but I have the itch to write something that's slower in pace. Something that has a narrative voice that allows some decadence in the writing. Despite it's source of inspiration, Hope Springs Eternal imagines a post-apocalyptic world that has struggles, but also has magic, goodness and space for hope. (And vampire angst.)

Now, I don't want to actively work on THREE fics (yes, FAIAP has not been abandoned, just on a school-related hiatus). I'd go loopy.

That being said... Well, my initial draft of Blood, Salt, and Hummingbirds was written in an obscenely beautiful notebook. Writing by hand is a nice relief sometimes, especially if you're tired and sore. The writing feels low-pressure and indulgent, compared to the focus I put into writing on laptop.

So I may dive into that idea in that format. If it makes good progress, I'll get it typed up and share it.

#love a good theme #I feel you on the multiple WIPs but if you’re fueled by motivation as opposed to obligation then I’d say do what makes you happy

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WIP Wednesday

Thank you to those who've been tagging me these past few weeks despite me never participating @wellbelesbian/@nausikaaa @forabeatofadrum @best--dress @stitchyqueer

@noblecorgi @run-for-chamo-miles @hushed-chorus @cutestkilla @you-remind-me-of-the-babe

@youarenevertooold @alexalexinii @artsyunderstudy @cosmicalart 💖💖

I've been quietly working on some WIPs I'm not ready to share for personal/mental health reasons, but I read back through an old (really old, from 2021 old) WIP this morning, and wow I am a great writer. And the WIP is almost 6k words?!?! Things were really different back then, huh?

The premise of the fic is that the final showdown happens, but instead of killing Baz, Simon runs away with him and they get a flat together while they let the adults fight their war.

Lengthy snippet under the cut.

Baz:

“Why are you here, Fiona?” I reiterate.

“Let’s see.” She starts ticking things off on her fingers. “You didn’t come home for Christmas. Your parents were worried about you. The last time no one could find you, you were trapped in a coffin for six weeks. I wanted to know if you had taken down the Chosen One yet. And I wanted to know what you were doing in a shitty flat. And while we’re at it...” Fiona grins wickedly. Simon and my aunt would make a terrifying duo. “Who’s your flatmate?”

“What makes you think I have a flatmate?”

“Why are there two bedrooms in this flat, then?”

“There are loads of reasons I could have two rooms, Fiona.”

“Then explain the takeout,” Fiona says, pointing to the kitchen. “And your face. Who are you hiding, Basil?”

Sighing, I drag a hand through my hair and down my face.

“Snow,” I call. “Come out and meet my aunt.”

Simon:

I’m dead terrified as I walk out into the living room.

“You’re fucking the Chosen One?” Fiona Pitch exclaims when she sees me, jumping up from where she was previously seated on the couch.

“Not fucking,” Baz corrects. “Snogging.”

I blush.

“You’re snogging the Chosen One?” she shrieks.

Past me was really great at this, wasn't she? Also I apparently used to swear a lot more when writing, too xD I've deleted a lot of "fuck"s haha.

Tagging back everyone above for Sunday plus @bazzybelle @hoothalcyon @valeffelees @iamamythologicalcreature @confused-bi-queer <22

#oooh I love your Fiona voice here #I love that she gets shriekier after the amended snogging LOL

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WIP Wednesday

Thank you for the tags @hushed-chorus (such good fic recs) @shrekgogurt @prettygoododds @larkral!

Remember how Facebook and Livejournal used to encourage you to post your status in terms of how you were feeling? "Jenny Lemon is feeling..." and you had a vocabulary bank of emotions words that you could pick from. I need a daily, at times hourly, "Jenny Lemon is feeling..." about this COBB fic. Right now it would be "Jenny Lemon is second-guessing everything she has already written." Under the cut, tags and the conflicting thoughts I've been processing, often within seconds of each other, with a corresponding snippet:

Me: "I should try to push through writing more and not get distracted by knowing the first couple chapters are the hottest of messes."

Also me: "Sure but I could also just move the same paragraphs in the first 2 pages of chapter 1 around over and over and over until I fall asleep on the keyboard."

Snippet--the first lines I ever wrote on this fic. they've been in chapter 2, in chapter 3, in chapter 1 at the beginning, and now in the middle of chap 1: "Before my head goes back down on my desk, I let my eyes wander out the bank of windows along the wall. The Wavering Wood, dark and ancient, always thrumming with life. The green of the pitch close by. The beautiful old buildings, ancient stones stacked on top of each other, some impossibly tilted, all humming with magic. Some of these buildings I’m sure wouldn’t be upright without it. If anything ever threatened our magic, I think Watford couldn't stand it--literally."

Me: "too much about Fiona's car. this is a distraction and not relevant to the plot."

Also me, seconds later: "I should make a playlist with the theme song Fiona's car would play for every single person who's mentioned in this fic."

Snippet that is entirely irrelevant it's true, and yet why would I write if I couldn't make jokes that entertain myself?: "These days, the car is mostly held together with magic. If a Normal ever managed to steal it and got through the years of wards layered on it, I think it might crumble into a pile of dust. Among its many charming tricks, the passenger door only opens with shotgun, and then only half the time."

Me: "I'm trying to do too much with secondary characters. I should trim the side characters and maybe one of the side plots, focus on the main arc(s)."

Also me, seconds later after @facewithoutheart gave me the very best idea about how to work in a Veronica Mars element I had given up on: "What if I introduced at least 3 more characters and a NEW side plot without removing anything?????"

Snippet: "I’ve just got the door open when a motorcycle roars up beside me. I wince at the sound but [redacted] doesn’t even stir. It pulls up right beside the MG and the rider pulls off its helmet, its double jointed antenna unfurling. 

'Pitch,' he snarls. 'I’ve been looking for you, arsehole.'

Fuck." 

One extra spoiler for my marshmallows:

Feel free to complain to me about your writing, or you know what, brag to me too. Tell me it gets better:

@raenestee @bookish-bogwitch @mooncello @onepintobean

@martsonmars @technetiumai @brilla-brilla-estrellita @monbons @palimpsessed 

@ileadacharmedlife @ivelovedhimthroughworse @youarenevertooold @iamamythologicalcreature @erzbethluna 

@alleycat0306 @rimeswithpurple @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @orange-peony @blackberrysummerblog

@artsyunderstudy @cutestkilla @yellobb @run-for-chamo-miles @theearlgreymage

@ic3-que3n  @cattocavo  @theimpossibledemon  @katatsumuli

@emeryhall @dohrnaira @aristocratic-otter @goblindad-emoshit @noblecorgi 

@nightimedreamersworld @best--dress @supercutedinosaurs  @nausikaaa  @valeffelees

 @whatevertheweather @roomwithanopenfire @drowninginships

@cosmicalart @thehoneyedhufflepuff @arthurkko

#Give me all the jokes and all the OCs I will eat all of this up #If its funny or clever I say leave it in! #When can you be indulgent if not in fic?

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HAPPY SLUTTY SUNDAY! Again.

Seriously having fun with this. Join me.

Thank you for the tags today and wednesday: @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @monbons @thewholelemon @prettygoododds !

Tagging: @wellbelesbian @rimeswithpurple @cutestkilla @bookish-bogwitch @theearlgreymage @noblecorgi @run-for-chamo-miles @angelsfalling16 @ileadacharmedlife @artsyunderstudy @nausikaaa @aristocratic-otter @youarenevertooold @onepintobean @iamamythologicalcreature @shrekgogurt @confused-bi-queer @palimpsessed @martsonmars @skeedelvee @ivelovedhimthroughworse @whogaveyoupermission @nightimedreamersworld @johnwgrey @mostlymaudlin @raenestee @ionlydrinkhotwater @wolfywordweaver @fatalfangirl @erzbethluna @bazzybelle @kohatenz @foolofabookwyrm-activated @facewithoutheart @moodandmist @chen-chen-chen-again-chen @stardustasincocaine @ileadacharmedlife @j-nipper-95 @larkral @stitchyqueer @imagineacoolusername @brilla-brilla-estrellita @moodandmist @blackberrysummerblog @valeffelees @best--dress and anyone who wants!

#mmmm look at all those love bites

[you-remind-me-of-the-babe]

It’s Sunday! How’d that happen again so soon?

Here’s a little more from my Time Travel WIP, Back and Back and Back. Keeping the name, since I got a lot of positive feedback on it. As a reminder, this story features an older Simon who travels back in time and visits with a young Baz throughout his childhood. At some point, I might start worrying about sharing all the good bits on Tumblr before I’ve actually started posting this thing. Then again, I always love seeing tons of snippets in advance as a reader. Gets me hyped for when the thing finally gets published. So here you go!

“So,” he says, folding his legs in and scooting around to sit cross legged to face me. “Catch me up. What’s been going on lately?”

“Well, I’ve been taking tennis lessons at the club this summer. And Father gave me a violin for my eleventh birthday,” I remind him. “So I’ve been taking lessons for that, too. I’ve only been playing for six months but I quite like it.”

“Wait,” he puts his hands up. “You’re eleven now?”

I nod.

“So you’re starting at Watford soon?”

“I leave tomorrow,” I say quietly, pulling my knees up and hugging them to my chest.

It’s how I knew he’d come. He always comes when something important is happening. I prepared the [redacted] three days ago, and have been out here everyday, waiting.

He starts to smile, though it falters a bit. He forces it back in place, though it looks strained.

“That’s great, Baz.”

I feel the corners of my mouth tweak up. I’ve gotten quite used to his nickname for me over the years. I think I might even start using it with other people, when I get to school.

I’m loving writing these past bits. I’ve yet to find the rhythm of the parts in the present, though. Setting things up and having to wait for the conflict or character connections is always the least fun part of writing though. At least for me. Hopefully, I’ll hit my stride soon. Wish me luck!

Tags, tag backs, etc. I’m still working my way through posts from this last week, but I continue to love seeing all you guys are sharing! @whatevertheweather @cutestkilla @artsyunderstudy @emeryhall @whogaveyoupermission @thewholelemon @facewithoutheart @shrekgogurt @bookish-bogwitch @ivelovedhimthroughworse @aristocratic-otter @hushed-chorus @roomwithanopenfire @monbons @noblecorgi @forabeatofadrum @that-disabled-princess @youarenevertooold @prettygoododds @ileadacharmedlife @chen-chen-chen-again-chen @ic3-que3n @wellbelesbian @run-for-chamo-miles @rimeswithpurple @best--dress @mooncello @blackberrysummerblog @iamamythologicalcreature @valeffelees @orange-peony @angelsfalling16 @raenestee and anyone else who’d like to share!

#back and back and back #snowbaz #simon snow #baz pitch #my writing #carry on fanfiction

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Thank you @shrekgogurt for the tag!

With the hockey fic finally finished and not looking over my shoulder anymore, I’ve been putting my efforts into my COBB fic and my “for fun” fic. Thank you @aristocratic-otter for betaing my for fun fic. I’ve looked forward to your feedback and it’s motivated me to write.

Having said all that, who’s ready for a little angsty Snobaz knight action?

“Lady Wellbelove, could I be so bold to ask for a token to give me luck today?” Baz asks Lady Wellbelove with a flirty smile.

To my surprise, she not only responds, but looks mildly interested in Baz’s request. A spark of jealousy ignites in my chest and my mind is screaming “why him?!”.

“Do you rely on luck, my Lord? Or skill?” She asks with a coy smile of her own.

“Both. As most men do,” he says.

“You don’t need luck if you have the skill,” I interrupt.

And we’ll stop there as it gets a bit spoilery after that.

Hope everyone has a fabulous Wednesday

Tags: @ic3-que3n @dohrnaira @thewholelemon @facewithoutheart @artsyunderstudy

@imagineacoolusername @shemakesmeforget @ivelovedhimthroughworse @ionlydrinkhotwater @wellbelesbian

@rimeswithpurple @aristocratic-otter @cutestkilla @blackberrysummerblog @nausikaaa

@supercutedinosaurs @nightimedreamersworld @valeffelees @iamamythologicalcreature @ileadacharmedlife

@martsonmars @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @hushed-chorus @roomwithanopenfire @youarenevertooold

@noblecorgi

#love Simon’s comments on the side 😂 #congrats on finishing your hockey fic! #I can’t wait to dig in!

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Happy Wednesday y’all! I bring you big pining from the distance makes the heart grow ouchier chapter. (Y’all thought you had already seen the peak pining in IKABIKAM? Oh, dearests, you’ve seen NOTHING yet.)

Baz POV, present:

The loss of a fantasy. That’s all. It’s the loss of an escape that never would’ve been. Not in reality. Not in a way I actually want. And so, instead, the Instagram notification burns a hole in my pocket. A reminder I ignore for the time being. What’s a little longer? A little more? Forever and ever on.

I’m at a party.

I will talk. I will charm. I will have fun. Like muscle memory. Like the tattoos on my arm.

I had a life. I have a life.

Someone asks for my name.

“Basil,” I introduce, stressing the ‘ah’ sound.

It’s the most neutral option. Friendly enough, but not overly so. Basilton is too contrived in the American accent and for all my resoluteness, I still don’t want to be called Baz right now. Not without the ghost of a Celtic lilt. (How the notification burns, indeed.)

I forgot! I get to announce chapter titles in the wipsday posts! So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings of course. It’s only natural.

Alright I’m tagging! I wish I had a list I just copy and pasted but tumblr actually hates linking tags that way so I just go down the alphabet every week and hope I don’t miss anyone.

@alexalexinii @artsyunderstudy @aristocratic-otter (started reading The Snow Fox this morning btw) @bookish-bogwitch @brilla-brilla-estrellita @captain-aralias @cutestkilla @dani-vc @ebbpettier @emeryhall @erzbethluna @excalisbury @facewithoutheart @fatalfangirl @hagnoart @hushed-chorus @iamamythologicalcreature @ileadacharmedlife @ineffable-grimm-pitch @j-nipper-95 @larkral @letraspal @martsonmars @messofthejess @mitranian @monbons @mooncello @ninemagicks @nightimedreamersworld @onepintobean @palimpsessed @prettygoododds @raenestee @rimeswithpurple @roomwithanopenfire @theearlgreymage @theimpossibledemon @thewholelemon @urban-sith @valeffelees @whogaveyoupermission @wellbelesbian @yellobb @youarenevertooold @you-remind-me-of-the-babe

#I fucking love that song #it’s on one of my own Snowbaz fic playlists #poor Bazzy pining so bad

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Hi everyone! I’m climbing out of my cave and scheduling this in advance to spread the good word about vampire angst. Because, as anyone who’s read my blog title knows, I am a fiend for vampire angst, and there is some cracking vampire angst in this fandom.

Here's a selection of fics that dive into the tasty vampire stuff, especially ones that come with a serving of ‘this sucks actually’. I love all of these, but I’m sure I’ve forgotten or missed other great fics, so please feel free to reblog with your own recs!

Also, since these fics all deal with how being a vampire sucks, I’d recommend checking the tags before diving in.

The Eternal Life of Baz Pitch by @monbons

I am asking you all, please, hop on board and join me in reading along with this WIP. Monbons has a wonderful writing style; well-paced and impactful. She’s made some inspired choices in this AU. Angsty, clever, and so, so engrossing. Tasty angst so far, and we still have many chapters to go!

burning pitch by stainedglassflood

Lamb is a character who really fascinates me. This ficlet imagines a conversation Baz and Lamb would have if Lamb discovered Baz was a mage under less bloody circumstance. This short and sweet fic is something of a hidden gem, and I’ll cry forever that this is a 600 word fic, not a 60k one.

Crowding out the Bad (with Good) by twigs_in_my_hair

Another WIP, and if you are a fan of lore, this is one for you. This AU involves Simon trying to improve his diet with the help of nutritionist (and reluctant vampire) Baz. Twigs devotes so much to exploring Baz’s feelings about his vampirism, and how it has left marks on his life, behaviour, etc. And, of course, there's a lovely bit of slow burn Snowbaz along the way!

Joy and Trust by @bookish-bogwitch

Bogwitch constantly surprises and impresses me with her range. This short (400 words), sweet and heartbreaking ficlet sees Baz receiving a Visiting during the events of Carry On. I love it so much.

Proof of Life by @roomwithanopenfire

What if Natasha Pitch survived the vampire attack, but Baz still got Turned? What would that mean for Baz and the World of Mages? In this WIP, it means a Baz who is even more angsty about being a vampire than he already is in canon—and with good reason. Added bonus is the consideration for the wider canon divergence. What would Watford be like if Natasha is still headmistress but Davy is the Mage? Very intriguing fic so far, especially now we’ve landed in eighth year!

This is where it ends by LakeWitch

The least Baz-focused on the bunch, this fic is about the Mage taking Old Family children prisoner for leverage and the aftermath. It sees Baz hit his lowest point (gave me the big good sads), and then follows how he and Simon recover from all they’ve been through. Love it. 

A Record of You and I by Sip_of_your_soul

Argh. I just can’t. This one hurt so good. Want to die a little inside for fun? Read this.

Thanks everyone, I'm eager to see any recs you wanna make! Tags below the cut!

@artsyunderstudy @facewithoutheart @captain-aralias @raenestee @cutestkilla

@ivelovedhimthroughworse @larkral @stitchyqueer @you-remind-me-of-the-babe

@ileadacharmedlife @confused-bi-queer @aristocratic-otter @whogaveyoupermission

@nightimedreamersworld @fatalfangirl @thewholelemon @onepintobean @shrekgogurt

@theearlgreymage @martsonmars @blackberrysummerblog @orange-peony @valeffelees

@j-nipper-95 @rimeswithpurple @wellbelesbian @imagineacoolusername

@youarenevertooold @iamamythologicalcreature @supercutedinosaurs @alexalexinii

@bookish-bogwitch @cosmicalart @bazzybelle @theotherhufflepuff

@that-disabled-princess @prettygoododds @mooncello @noblecorgi @roomwithanopenfire

@emeryhall @monbons

#these all look great! #tbr

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“—but Daphne softens him. She’s the reason I got a mobile phone when I turned 15. And the reason I got to go on school trips. And probably the reason my father didn’t murder Simon after our ancestral home lost its magic. She’s a good person. A good stepmother.”

Daphne Grimm | Women of the Simon Snow Trilogy

#she’s so warm I love her #those kind eyes and that soft smile #Annie the quotes you pick continue to be perfect #daphne grimm #women of the simon snow trilogy #carry on fanart #letraspal

[you-remind-me-of-the-babe]

knight/prince snowbaz au because i can’t stop thinking abt them ever

#this is so beautiful I love it so much #snowbaz #simon snow #baz pitch #knight #prince #carry on fanart #moux-xe

[you-remind-me-of-the-babe]

Six Sentence Sunday

Hey friends! Long time no post. I feel like time is absolutely slipping away from me recently, but I finally finished a big project I've been working on since last year and I'm both so excited to share it with you soon and also SO glad to just be done so I can focus a bit more on other projects.

Like this one! My fic Apres which I really can't share much about until it's posted. But here's some relatively spoiler free Niamh and Agatha.

I grab some pants from the floor and get them halfway up my legs before realizing they’re Niamh’s. When I turn to face her she’s giving me a quizzical look, and I just keep tugging them up. She raises an eyebrow. “You can have mine. If you like.” “You’re strange,” she says, and it sounds (and feels) more like, “You’re deeply attractive.” Which, well, I know. But she never lets me know it, so I’ll bask in it, thanks very much. I find my own lacy knickers and toss them into her lap. She doesn’t comment as she pulls them on. “Do you wear these all the time? [redacted]? They can’t be comfortable long term,” she grouses, snapping the waistband. “You’d be surprised.”

And here is a teeny preview from my Big Secret Project (that a handful of people have sussed me out over already ahahaha)

Tags under the cut!

@shemakesmeforget @stitchyqueer @rimeswithpurple @imagineacoolusername  @martsonmars  @valeffelees  @ileadacharmedlife  @aristocratic-otter  @urban-sith  @letraspal  @palimpsessed  @whatevertheweather  @nightimedreamersworld  @carryonsimoncarryonbaz  @raenestee  @moodandmist  @shrekgogurt  @whogaveyoupermission  @onepintobean  @ebbpettier @captain-aralias @fatalfangirl  @prettygoododds @ivelovedhimthroughworse @mysterioussheep @c0nsumemy5oul @facewithoutheart @j-nipper-95 @alexalexinii @iamamythologicalcreature @supercutedinosaurs @best--dress @messofthejess @mooncello @orange-peony @chen-chen-chen-again-chen @bookish-bogwitch @confused-bi-queer @youarenevertooold @that-disabled-princess @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @theearlgreymage @blackberrysummerblog @nausikaaa @thewholelemon @cutestkilla @emeryhall @hushed-chorus @forabeatofadrum

#I love Agatha reading into the subtext of Niamh’s statement #that scene is also very sexy #that art! 👀 #what is the big project? I wish I had a guess but I’ve no clue 😂 #excited for whatever it is!

[you-remind-me-of-the-babe]

hi! Thanks for tagging me today @wellbelesbian, @ic3-que3n, @bookish-bogwitch, @shrekgogurt, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe, @cutestkilla, @thewholelemon <3

I haven't posted in forever. I've been writing bits and pieces of a lot of things, but I haven't really feel like sharing. This is just for fun though. It's part of a Fiona&Gareth buddy cop comedy that I've mentioned once or twice. It's the silliest thing. Maybe not something I'll ever finish or post, but I had fun thinking about it.

So far I have a few vague scenes and a rough outline. Fiona took a dare from Nico that she'd never make it three months as a cop, so of course she had to Show Him. She got through cop school on a combination of obstinacy, magic, and cheating. Now she's on her first job and she's been partnered with Gareth, who's overenthusiastic and also accident-prone. Read some below, if you'd like. Sort of unedited. 😆

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[A chase scene with Gareth on roller blades. I haven't decided who they're chasing yet, but I like the visual.]

Fiona ran after the man for a few yards, before doubling over.

"Fucking cancer sticks," she coughed. "Get his ass, Gareth!"

"Sure thing!" Gareth was on the front steps. He finished strapping on a pair of roller blades, then reached for the kneepads.

"Forget the kneepads, boyo. He's getting away."

Gareth looked incredulous. "I can't forget the kneepads. What if I fall?"

"Then you'll have a few scrapes. Big fucking deal."

"What if I need stitches?"

"You'll live!" She shouted.

"But I'm afraid of needles!" he shouted back.

While they were arguing, the man rounded the corner, and took off huffing down the lane.

Fiona frowned, then glanced around to make sure no one was watching. "Alright, boyo. Don't make me do this twice." She pulled out her bong, pointed it at Gareth and cast. "Safe as houses."

He looked down skeptically at his legs, which were now twice as thick, from the full-body padding. "I look like the Michelin Man."

"But you're safe as houses, boyo. Now after him!"

[Yes, Fiona casts with a bong. I don't even know. 🤣]

Tagging anyone who wants to see this nonsense @whatevertheweather @excalisbury @shemakesmeforget @alleycat0306 @onepintobean @erzbethluna @youarenevertooold @ivelovedhimthroughworse @yellobb @raenestee @brilla-brilla-estrellita @mooncello @blackberrysummerblog @alexalexinii, @valeffelees, @creepyspice@comesitintheclover, @johnwgrey, @j-nipper-95, @artsyunderstudy, @best--dress @imagineacoolusername, @theotherhufflepuff, @run-for-chamo-miles, @stitchy-queerista, @skeedelvee, @facewithoutheart, @hushed-chorus, @aristocratic-otter @fatalfangirl

#the bong and the roller blades 😂 #you do absurd so well

[you-remind-me-of-the-babe]

Hello, it is another Sunday and @you-remind-me-of-the-babe is right. How are we already this far into April? Anyway, thanks Jess, @cutestkilla , @shrekgogurt and @bookish-bogwitch for the tag and tag back to @wellbelesbian.

I haven't finished chapter 5, the upcoming chapter, of Just Some Guy yet. It's all I have left to do. Yet, I'm confident I'll have it finished on Wednesday, since it's almost done. Year 5 is just insane, not because of all the Chosen One stuff, but because Matt gets his heart broken.

Agatha Wellbelove is right there on the Great Lawn. She’s being held by Simon Snow. They’re on the ground, she’s in his lap, he’s whispering things in her ear and rubbing her arm in a soothing manner. He’s probably comforting her. Gosh, I almost wish I was the one saving the day, just so I could comfort her like that. I wish I could make Agatha feel safe.

Honestly, it's such a Matt thing to only care about heroics when it comes to the ✨ ladies ✨. But alas, he's just some guy.

And now, the weather: @quizasvivamos @coffeegleek @caramelcoffeeaddict @raenestee @tectonicduck @nightimedreamersworld @urban-sith @confused-bi-queer @that-disabled-princess @special-bc-ur-part-of-it @larkral @artsyunderstudy ​ @facewithoutheart ​ @rockitmans @bitbybitwrites @whatevertheweather @theotherhufflepuff @shame-is-a-wasted-emotion @esilher @kurtsascot @blackberrysummerblog @nightimedreamersworld @ivelovedhimthroughworse @thnxforknowingme

#poor Matt 🥲

[you-remind-me-of-the-babe]

far more than six sentences sunday (but! it’s six paragraphs!)

Hi y’all. I’m facing terrible writer’s block. These damn chapters just keep getting longer. I’m going to try to force myself to write a messier draft than usual. Perhaps that will help. What doesn’t help is that these flashbacks alone are shaping up to be 3k combined 🫠 but also they’re absolutely my favorite flashbacks I’ve written. You may find a snippet below!

Simon POV, past, age sixteen:

My jaw drops, stunning me into lengthy pauses between simple words.

“What…is… happening…”

“Shut up.” Baz orders, lifting his violin to his chin. “I’m proving something.”

A smirk spreads across my face.

“Yeah, something from four years ag—”

And then he starts playing. It’s the most effective way he’s ever shut me down. Better than outsmarting me. Or outmatching me. Because I don’t really feel like I’m losing. Because Baz is good at the violin. Not groundbreakingly so. He doesn’t have time for orchestra just like I wouldn’t have time for choir even if I wanted to. But I know he’s been taking private lessons with the music teacher. I followed him to one of them last year when I thought he was making a drug deal. (Turns out the drugs—in this instance—were fucking like Mozart or something.) (Swot.)

thank you for the tags these past few weeks! @cutestkilla @emeryhall @monbons @hushed-chorus @wellbelesbian @mooncello @prettygoododds @roomwithanopenfire @iamamythologicalcreature @artsyunderstudy @thewholelemon @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @forabeatofadrum

now adding to the tags @brilla-brilla-estrellita @excalisbury @ineffable-grimm-pitch @ileadacharmedlife @j-nipper-95 @letraspal @messofthejess @nightimedreamersworld @onepintobean @palimpsessed @rimeswithpurple @raenestee @theearlgreymage @theimpossibledemon @valeffelees @youarenevertooold @yellobb

#I’m sorry I cannot u read “fucking like Mozart 😂 #I know that’s not what you meant but #sending you such good vibes #this fic is EVERYTHING #I love it so much

[you-remind-me-of-the-babe]

Six Sentence Sunday

hello friends! thank you for the tags @wellbelesbian @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @monbons @bookish-bogwitch @cutestkilla @roomwithanopenfire @ic3-que3n @thehoneyedhufflepuff , excited about literally all of these things. so happy to be here enjoying the fruits of your labor.

I switched gears this week and tried to go back and edit what I have for COBB instead of pushing forward with writing future chapters. Whatever works to keep from getting psyched out or overwhelmed, right? I was able to force myself into the right headspace with some really helpful feedback in hand & I think it's coming along. Right now I'm trying to figure out exposition that isn't boring, that has the right foreshadowing, and that doesn't feel forced. Turns out that is...tricky? who would've known? very grateful for betas who will tell me if it's not working. I would really like it to work!

tags, Fiona's car, and 90s music moments under the cut.

And I’m grateful to be able to borrow the car, but I have to brace myself before turning the key. (Yes, it still uses a key; Fiona managed to make it growl if someone parks too close to it but she couldn't figure out keyless entry?) I brace myself because I'm not sure what's going to begin blasting from the radio. Fiona doesn't even remember what spell she used on that; it only plays the music she listened to in the 90s and early 2000s and somehow, it's frequently in tune with her moods. Once, when Nico complained about being the one to pick up takeaway again, it played nothing but No Scrubs by TLC for two straight weeks. We've tried dozens of times to undo it (or at least I have. I don't believe she's really trying. At times I even suspect she enjoys it). I've come around on the musical era but there's limits to any song's repeatability.

I had a work event this weekend, which was not fun and also exhausting, so I'm going to try to sneak in a nap now. I hope you get a nap if that's your thing!

@hushed-chorus  @raenestee @facewithoutheart @larkral @mooncello

@onepintobean @martsonmars @brilla-brilla-estrellita @shrekgogurt @palimpsessed

@ileadacharmedlife @ivelovedhimthroughworse @youarenevertooold @iamamythologicalcreature @erzbethluna

@alleycat0306 @rimeswithpurple @orange-peony @prettygoododds @blackberrysummerblog

@artsyunderstudy @yellobb @run-for-chamo-miles @theearlgreymage @cattocavo

@supercutedinosaurs @valeffelees @emeryhall @dohrnaira @whatevertheweather

@theimpossibledemon @melodysmash @katatsumuli @nightimedreamersworld @best--dress

@aristocratic-otter @goblindad-emoshit @noblecorgi @alexalexinii

@drowninginships @cosmicalart @arthurkko

#No Scrubs on repeat and Fiona secretly loves it #I accept this head canon 😂