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Reblog this if you would not only accept, but welcome fan art, moodboards, etc. of your fics

All of these used to be so common for people to show their appreciation of different fics and authors, and I think it’s a shame people don’t do it anymore. I love seeing fan work for my fics!!

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I like the idea of Teutates having no gender in the same way Testament from Guilty Gear has no gender

"I am above gender” any/all + any ship with her is gay no matter what

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Fake Dr. W with no nose roast us. 😠🤦‍♂️

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I like to think that Angus can draw :3c

> He's a marker user

> HATES drawing with yellow (iykyk) Uses orange instead.

> Prefers to draw women and dresses

> Absolutely roasts his neighbors' and coworkers' fashion sense with his art. Nobody is safe.

> LOOOVES drawing flowers

> Doesn't draw puplis bc he doesn't like the subjects to look back at him. Only time he does is when he draws himself.

> Fairly abstract, uses blocks of color as seen above

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Afton being an "I love my strong wife" wet opossum of a man was not what I intended going into this fic, but I'm not complaining about this outcome in the slightest

One thing that I always kept in mind when writing Afton was that he is a coward and also not a fighter. If anyone started a physical confrontation with him he'd try to flee first, and then if that wasn't any option he'd go dead weight, play dead, or take it. The man is smart, but cannot fight to save his life

Mia is the muscle, he's the brains. Afton will often surrender easily and take the easy way out of a physically dangerous situation, avoiding confrontation or getting his hands dirty in schemes. Mia is the first one to enter a room when there is potential danger, she will get dirty and bloody and take the risks to get the job done if required.

And before you take it as Afton doesn't genuinely care for her and will use his fiance as a human meat shield and means to an end, uh no, not in this AU

Afton protects Mia from the DDD and does his part in leading the project, Mia protects Afton from doppels and other physical threats. They have different strengths and use them to support each other in different ways.

If Mia was in danger he would try and fight for her. Would he win? Absolutely not he would be on the floor without landing a single hit, but he'd at least try. If it was just him in danger he'd probably accept his fate because he thinks he deserves it and also knows he'd lose anyway

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There should be a feature on ao3 that lets you specify and sort by what the main/centric ship of a fic is instead of just having all the ships under the same relationship section and filter of a fic

Like:

Warnings, main relationship, relationships, characters, additional tags

I say this because as a tokoyami/shoji fan it's really hard to find fics where they aren't a secondary or background couple for stories about ships that are more popular

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I'm honestly surprised by the lack of fics that explore the actual lore of tnmn, especially surrounding Afton. As the only character so far with direct ties to the lore he has so much potential

What are his relationships with Mia, Keppler, and the other neighbors like? Is he a villain? A sympathetic antagonist under Keppler's thumb? Why did he choose this line of work? Did he even have a choice? Does anyone suspect him being involved?

Don't get me wrong I see a good amount of this stuff on tumblr, but fanfiction is severely lacking

There are no other fics I've seen that are tagged with Keppler as a character. Most of the fics for this fandom are ship fics, which I'm not saying to condemn them especially since mine are also ship fics, but to say that you can still explore those things in a ship fic

One of my favorite ship fics was a Franzaack one that hasn't been updated in a while, and it had Izaack actively investigating the origins of doppelgangers and explaining to Francis what he's discovered

Angus and Steven are also popular to ship with our fan favorite milkman, and both could also provide great avenues into the lore since one is commonly headcanoned to have ties to the mafia and the other is in the military

Hell the player character literally works for the DDD so reader inserts and doorman centric fics are already a good starting point

And doppelgangers as characters have so much potential when it comes to exploring their perspectives on humanity and each other and what life is like for them

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I do plan to have the nightmare versions of the MC and Emily make cameos in one of the Wayward Tales

I'm not gonna give away too much about them since I want to keep it a surprise until the Tale is published, all I'm going to say is I was really excited to use my interest in demonology and the ars goetia when picking names for them

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One thing that I always kept in mind when writing Afton was that he is a coward and also not a fighter. If anyone started a physical confrontation with him he'd try to flee first, and then if that wasn't any option he'd go dead weight, play dead, or take it. The man is smart, but cannot fight to save his life

Mia is the muscle, he's the brains. Afton will often surrender easily and take the easy way out of a physically dangerous situation, avoiding confrontation or getting his hands dirty in schemes. Mia is the first one to enter a room when there is potential danger, she will get dirty and bloody and take the risks to get the job done if required.

And before you take it as Afton doesn't genuinely care for her and will use his fiance as a human meat shield and means to an end, uh no, not in this AU

Afton protects Mia from the DDD and does his part in leading the project, Mia protects Afton from doppels and other physical threats. They have different strengths and use them to support each other in different ways.

If Mia was in danger he would try and fight for her. Would he win? Absolutely not he would be on the floor without landing a single hit, but he'd at least try. If it was just him in danger he'd probably accept his fate because he thinks he deserves it and also knows he'd lose anyway

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I think an idea I really want to explore for LH is what would eat a half-doppel?

I've thought about it in passing, especially since Tokyo Ghoul is one of my inspirations and it has The Gourmet

I actually subtly teased the idea in chapter 18 with this line

"Perhaps you were a hypocrite since you had considered working with Winslow, but at least they couldn’t eat you. You think."

I'll find a way to explore it in a tale, I already have an idea about a characterization of the antagonist/halfblood eater

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"Do you want more tea?, or whatever"

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To die by cultured dream or to scurry away that is the question/j

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I think about tnmn. Again. Sigh

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Winslow and Blue

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I actually do have a fanfic idea for after Lonely Hearts is completed

A tumblr post on here made me fall in love with the idea of a werewolf doorman

Specifically this one

I haven't decided if it'll be a reader insert or not, kinda leaning towards that though. I wanted to make Steven the other main character in this one too cause I haven't seen many Steven led fics on Ao3. It would also take place in a completely new AU with it's own take on doppels and other characters

I actually want to make Afton a villain in this one rather than a redeemable antagonist

The morality will also be gray since I think I want to be more game accurate with the portrayal of both the DDD and the doppels (having the doppels be more maliciously driven, unlike Lonely Hearts where it's just survival)

I think with this, it would be very easy to accidentally retell that same story as LH, so I want to make enough distinctions in order to keep the narrative and the moral conflict fresh

I'm not making promises, but if I manage to get the ideas flowing and come up with a plan then I'll be sure to post it ^^

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I used to have this hoon plushie that I used to pour milk on and suck the milk back out of and it was sopping wet all the time 😭i used to slam it against walls and it would make a loud thud

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Lonely Hearts chapter 24: The First Step, is published

The next chapter should be the last one for this fic, but I'm not out of tales to tell. Thank you so much to everyone who read along, and for all the kudos and comments!

I'm really happy and excited for this to be my first completed work

Summary

“Yeah…that seems like a good idea.” You agreed with a slow nod. “A world with less fear of one another is a better one, and it has to start somewhere.”

Sneak peek

Francis and Emily visited you as much as possible while you recovered. It was rough, and painful, and being bedridden for so long made you bored and restless, but with the support of your neighbors and Rosie it was just that much more bearable. “Hey, Y/n.” Francis greeted as he opened the door to your room, a bread pan with a cloth on top tucked under his arm and Emily behind him. “Rafttellyn made you a pound cake. I let her and Alf know you’re doing much better.” He set it down on the table next to your bed before leaning down to kiss you on the cheek. “How are you feeling?” “Could be better.” You grunted, sitting up. “Just sore and bored as usual, until about a minute ago.” Emily climbed up on the chair next to the bed and you smiled. She set something down next to the cake. It was purple and had a long-snakelike tail that coiled around so that it could stand. Spikes ran down its back and it had two heads with long, toothy mouths. “Her name is Maddy, I made her so she could keep you company.” Reaching out slowly, you cupped her cheek. “Thank you Em, I love her.” You truly did love your daughter’s work. The strangeness of it felt so familiar and comforting to you, turning oddity into something beautiful with just her hands and some clay. A knock on the door announced Afton entering the room.