#( dialogue / emma swan )

[ncassidy]

favorite scenes in once upon a time | 1.01, pilot

[venustrape-arch]

@andthe6 [ killian ] | cont.

god knows why she's humoring him. she could have gone on climbing this giant beanstalk in complete silence just fine for the rest of the way – it's not like she doesn't have enough on her mind to mull over & keep her occupied. no time to get bored. but she can't say the same for him, clearly. " right. because in the five minutes that you've known me, you've figured out my entire past. " irrepressible eyeroll follows as she channels her annoyance into the climb, enough to get one stem ahead. " dream on. " the answer is swift & distant as she looks up, more preoccupied with estimating the rest of the way than with the the obnoxious flirt that is the pirate at her side. " & get it all out of your system now, because once we're up there, i suggest you focus. i'm not coming back down without a way back to henry. "

[venustrape-arch]

" shut up... " she mumbles, sitting up fully, though not making any effort to hide the displeased frown across her face. if she's grumpy, it's for a good reason. she hasn't been resting much after their return from neverland – if she could shake the feeling that something is wrong with henry, neal might just be experiencing a more agreeable side of her right now. nonetheless, she accepts the coffee with a quick thanks before taking a much needed sip. " what are you doing here so early, anyway ? "

❛ ouch. geez , not throwing punches today , huh ? ❜ there's a half smile toying on his lips as he holds a hand over his heart , feigning hurt. ❛ i know it's no hot chocolate , but it's just coffee. IT WON'T KILL YOU. you're so grumpy in the morning. 'least that hasn't changed. ❜ / @venustrape , ♡'d

[whorcruxes]

Whumptober

this is my first entry for @ouatprompts whumptober <3

day 6: shocking sunday

‘magic with a cost’

(or it could also fit day 26’s painful transformation/loss of autonomy/control but shhh im impatient while simultaneously also being a procrastinator)

Read on AO3

Would You Still Love Me?

Killian pressed another kiss to Emma’s skin, pouting as he posed his question.

“But would you still love me were I a worm love?” 

Emma laughed, popping another piece of popcorn into her mouth as the movie continued to play in the background, detached from their conversation as it kept chugging along in its cheesy dialogue. 

“Yes, Killian, I’d still love you if you suddenly shrunk and transformed into a wriggly bug.” She ruffled her hands through his dark hair, unable to resist the temptation. “I’d turn myself into one to be with you and we’d be a happy little worm family.”

Killian glared at her, protectively curving his hand around her stomach. “Not with the babe you wouldn’t.” 

“Alright.” 

“Thank you for listening to your dashing rapscallion of a husband for once Swan.” Killian grinned, waggling his brows up at her from his spot on her lap. It had always been one of his favourite spots but its sentimentality had grown considerably in the last few months. 

“Whoa babe.” Emma warned. “I’d hunt your worm ass down and force you to come back. You’re not getting away that easily.” 

“I’d very much enjoy that love. Hunt me down whenever you wish.” 

Killian propped himself up to give Emma a sound kiss and then lowered back down into her lap. As he pressed his lips to her stomach to where their daughter rested, a roaring wave of light shot through them and out across Storybrooke. 

Her heart plunged down her throat. The weight of her husband had simply just vanished. 

“Killian?!” Emma shrieked in horror and scrambled up in the bed as fast as her stomach would allow. 

He was. 

He was a worm. 

But he wasn’t so shocked as she. 

He didn’t have space to hold that shock. His eyes screamed in terror as they shrunk into nothing. The blinding light scalded his photoreceptor cells and he yelled until his throat was hoarse. But his efforts were futile, no sound ricocheted out of his vocal chords out into the void he was now in. 

Writhing forward, his muscles pitched his head down into the folds of sheets that were now mountains to his tiny form. His gizzard, full and content before, was now demanding more organic matter to shovel into it. 

His mind didn’t retain much at that moment, but it was full of fear for his Swan’s reaction. She must be terrified and absolutely distraught and that was simply unacceptable in his worm brain. He struggled forward again, trying to grasp a good hold on the bed around him as he suffocated in the cloud of fabric that had become vast oceans and peaks. 

He had been down one hand before in his human form, but relying on hydraulics and the segmented quality of his body instead of three very moveable limbs was agony. 

With no sense of where or how it happened, his body was disconnected from the ground and in sudden freefall as air angrily whipped around him. The twists and turns discombobulated him. He had no connection to sight. To his hearing. 

All he felt was the vibrations of a large being moving back and forth above him. He was in its hold, held prisoner to the whims of the sky. 

But then he plopped down onto a smooth surface. It was unlike the skin that surrounded his own body, but it was nice and warm, sending tickles through him as it swayed underneath. He would be content to lie here until the rest of his days. 

But that would not be. 

He was once again transferred elsewhere. The dirt was nice and moist against his drying skin but he missed the lovely warmth of the hand he had been held safely in before. It was more familiar to him. 

But it did not return. He had no sense of time as a worm. He wouldn’t be able to comprehend it. But he dug and he dug, gorging himself on the matter around him and coating his body in dirt. He compacted himself further and further into the soil until his head smacked against something hard and rebounded. His path changed and changed and changed as his head smacked the same thing over and over again. He could not escape the soil and he could not escape the prison he was in. He could not escape his body. 

The sadness overwhelmed his small body with no outlet for it to be released. It built and built inside him as he trudged forwards with no end in sight. No tears came and he feared he would explode with the longing and grief. He convulsed, seizing as he swam through the soil. 

But wait, he felt those warm hands pluck him out once more, pulling him closer and closer to that feeling he had longed for but could not name. 

And his photoreceptor cells exploded into eyes and his segmented body burst into arms and legs and structured organs once more. 

The first sight with his returned human eyes was blurry with tears, from all the accumulated feelings and pain his worm body could not process before. But he knew who it was even with the way the sight was a blurry watercolour before him. With a gasp he fell to his knees, hugging the owner of the warmth that was his saving grace in his most distressing form. 

“Emma.” 

[snowivyimconfusi]

Thank you for the tag @mothboypoison !!! This looks like fun!!

Fanfic Writer Interview!

1. How many fics do you currently have on AO3?

I currently have 39 works, of which 2 are hidden.

2. Top 5 fics by kudos:

-Through the hat

-Neverland's secrets

-The switch

-Stuck in the middle with you

-Birthdays

3. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Absolutely! I love comments, I love sharing the excitement with other people, I love hearing people's thoughts and theories!

4. What's the fic you've written with the angsties ending?

For sure: Love is weakness. Kind of open ended but lots of pain.

5. what's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

I don't write a lot of happy endings but probably...Birthdays. The whole fic is quite happy and fluffy.

6. Do you write crossovers?

I have written one! Once upon a December, a crossover between Anastasia and Once Upon a Time.

7. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yessss I love writing smut! I write F/F and F/M. Mostly angsty and sub/Dom type stuff. I don't think I'll ever write M/M, but never say never!

8. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

9. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Someone asked me if they could translate one of my fics and I said yes, I don't know if they did it though.

I want to translate some of my own fics though! Someday.

10. Have you ever co-written a fic?

No! I'm not sure I'd enjoy it, I'm kind of a control freak, but I'd give it a go.

11. What's your all time favorite ship?

I'm going to have to say SwanQueen (Emma Swan/ Regina Mills,) just because they're so perfect and such a missed opportunity. But I'm a multi shipper at heart.

12. What's a WIP you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

Hardest question here. I think it's probably my fantasy AU story, the white throne. I mean, I'll finish it (forever positive) but I also have 2 sequels planned, number 2 will get written, but 3....maybe not.

13. What are your writing strengths?

I'd say probably characterisation and character relationships.

14. What are your writing weaknesses?

Definitely pacing and prose. My prose tends to be quite dry and to the point.

15. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in fic?

Idk why anyone would do this? I don't really understand the question, maybe because I've never seen it done.

16. What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for but want to?

Not a ship but a fandom. I've always wanted to write for the Twilight fandom, but I'm intimidated. Well, maybe someday.

17. What's your favorite fic you've written?

This is such a hard question!! Honestly I love all my fics, they're my babies. But, as of now, I'm going to have to go with "of love and loss and love again," which is about grief and helped me process my own grief.

I am tagging: @lumiy-a @amberlide @marionluth

[crime-wives]

thank you so so much to @thecasualqueer for the tag :DD

1. how many works do you have on ao3?

i have 8 works on ao3 currently and many more in the works :)

2. what's your total ao3 word count?

15,579

3. what fandoms do you write for?

i write mostly for swan queen (emma swan/regina mills), meddison (meredith grey/addison montgomery), and supercorp (lena luthor/kara danvers), but i also have a bunch on rairpair fics in the works :)

4. what are your top 5 fics by kudos?

nobody warns you before the fall - 219 kudos (i was so surprised at the amount of reception this fic got, i really didn't think anyone would read it lol)

nothing worsens, nothing grows - 156 kudos

so you were never a saint, and i loved in shades of wrong - 106 kudos

this house may be haunted (but not ours) - 68 kudos

probably running away (from the feeling i get) - 50 kudos

5. do you respond to comments?

yes, i always respond, although it usually takes me awhile. i love every single person who has ever commented on my fics :)

6. what is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

my fic do you think i have forgotten (about you) is probably my angstiest ending. for context, the fic is about addison montgomery and derek shepherd and the breakdown of their marriage so. (the fact that i wrote a het fic is shocking even to me)

7. what's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

this year, to save me from tears, i'll give it to someone special is probably the most optimistic ending for one of my fics.

8. do you get hate on fics?

i haven't so far, i assume i will at some point, but for now everyone has been really positive and encouraging towards me and my writing :)

9. do you write smut? if so, what kind?

at the moment i don't write smut, but eventually maybe.

10. do you write crossovers? what's the craziest one you've written?

i haven't yet, but i did have an idea for a swan queen and supercorp crossover so maybe

11. have you ever had a fic stolen?

no, i don't believe so.

12. have you ever had a fic translated?

no but i would be honored if anyone ever wanted to translate a fic.

13. have you ever co-written a fic before?

no i haven't, but my friend @emily-prentits and i have been working on an idea for a rairpair :D

14. what's your all time favourite ship?

probably swan queen. they never fail to get me in the feels, something about family, and belonging, and finding a place for yourself. also enemies, to reluctant co-parents, to friends, to lovers am i right? they make me so feral (i'm so normal i swear)

15. what's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

my only published wip is so you were never a saint, and i loved in shades of wrong but i sincerely doubt i will ever finish that (it was meant to be a oneshot but i added another chapter and i kinda hate it so)

but because i am actually insane, (i went through my docs and counted for this) i have a grand total of 57 wips, most of which will never be finished, or compounded into other fics.

16. what are your writing strengths?

i think i'm good at characterization, i like to spend a lot of time analysing the characters, and it's very important to me that the characters feel like themselves.

17. what are your writing weaknesses?

one of my weaknesses is description. i am definitely working on it tho. in addition, the amount of time it takes for me to write anything substantial.

18. thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

i'm not sure, i think maybe if it was extremely necessary, but otherwise i'm not sure.

19. first fandom you wrote for?

meddison - meredith grey/addison montgomery from grey's anatomy.

20. favorite fic you've written?

oh god wow i'm not sure. i think i'd have to say either do you think i have forgotten (about you) or probably running away (from the feelings i get) are probably my best fics.

no pressure tags :) @emily-prentits @flyingpotstickers @peridotglimmer @horsetailcurlers2 @hummingbirdswords @nostradamus0

[venustrape-arch]

there's a buzzing in her ears. she hasn't had to rehash that night since it happened, when a police report required it. the officers had arrived to two dead bodies, a petrified sixteen year old who'd just learned she's capable of magic & a crying younger foster brother. & if she could talk about it with the nonchalance of recounting a bedtime story, maybe she wouldn't be hesitating. but there's no way of unlocking that box of memories without reliving the fear. the helplessness. so her stare is blank. jaw tight as he asks to know everything like she could just spit it out on command. " it's a ghost. it doesn't mean it's the same ghost. " still, she knows it's happening in the same house. & that's not a coincidence.

" you're the only one who knows what happened in that foster home that night. so, if we wanna get to the bottom of this and figure out why that thing came back, i'm gonna need you to tell me everything that happened. " / @venustrape [ emma ]

[femslashfictournament]

Femslash fic tournament: Round 1.2

A Fine Line Ship: Emma Swan/Regina Mills Fandom: Once Upon a Time Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/719105/chapters/1332707 Summary: Upon Regina's banishment, the small town of Storybrooke becomes protected once again by an enchantment that prevents anyone from leaving or entering Storybrooke. Emma and Regina find themselves on the edge of the town, wishing for a way to the other side.

I hope this holds up because I haven't reread it in years, but it was one of the first femslash fics I ever read, and I remember just having to sit there and think for a minute after I was finished reading it about how emotionally affecting it was.

Everything In Its Right Place Ship: Monika/Natsuki/Sayori/Yuri Fandom: Doki Doki Literature Club Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/37064287 Summary: Monika has the perfect life. She's the president of a literature club where every girl is her girlfriend. Over the course of a year they've helped each other heal from their traumas and learned to love themselves for who they are. After a special weekend where the girls celebrated Natsuki's decision to move in with Yuri, it seemed like life was just getting better and better for everyone.

And it was. Until the day Monika woke up in a world where none of that was true. A world where everything revolves around a boy named only 'MC'. He's such a strange boy, with such mysterious eyes. Eyes that make you lose all sense of time... and place... and self.

(A story about queerness overcoming all odds)

Poly ship fic about what happens when some girls from a VN VR experience aimed at straight dudes fall in love with each other.

though i burn, how could i fall Ship: Shadowheart/Lae'zel Fandom: Baldur's Gate 3 Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/50733301 Summary: "No matter how desperate I get," Shadowheart says through gritted teeth, "I'm not that desperate."

But her body is betraying her. It's responding to Lae'zel's suggestion, rising like a well-stoked fire, and Lae'zel lowers herself to the ground near Shadowheart's feet. Shadowheart's legs shift to accommodate her in an instinct so bone-deep that she can't stop it before Lae'zel is filling the space.

"Give in to your desires, istik. Submit to me. In my experience," Lae'zel says, crawling slowly up Shadowheart's willing body, "the hatred will only make it sweeter."

And then Shadowheart is being kissed so thoroughly that she forgets her own name.

OR

Shadowheart doesn't know much about her past, or her future, or even who she is beyond what Shar asks of her. But she knows one thing. She hates Lae'zel. She hates her so much that the gith hardly leaves her mind, and there's nothing that could possibly change that.

A tale of misplaced hatred, building trust, and finding new purpose.

I had no idea how much character development could be conveyed through smut until I read this. It integrates the events of the game, and even some dialogue from the canon romance scenes, in a way that feels natural and believable. If you've played the game and can handle the kinks that are tagged, please give this fic a shot.

[angstbotfic]

Twenty questions for fic writers

tagged by @waknatious

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

180.

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

774,164

3. What fandoms do you write for?

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

yes, every single one. even when it takes me months.

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

probably Second Chance?

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

i mean they kind of all have happy endings . . .

8. Do you get hate on fics?

i have in the past during the height of anti-SQ sentiment in the fandom. not recently.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

i am the prophet of smut, so yes. 113 of my stories are explicit.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

The Gardener took Emma Swan and put her in 1949 LA with Rita Castillo.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

no, though i did swap one of my fics out to be CS to see what they'd say with Emma being domme and several people saw it and reached out to tell me it had been stolen and i had to let them know.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

no.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

yes, A Recipe for Love, Or: Lesbians and Lasagna with @rowark

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

i mean i am terrible saying i have a favorite of literally anything but i have definitely written the most Swan Queen

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

i haven't given up hope on rewriting every episode of Gilmore Girls in my Paris/Lorelai verse but it's on indefinite hiatus right now.

16. What are your writing strengths?

smut, i think?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

description. i just don't care about describing how anything looks.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

when it makes sense in context and the author knows the language well enough, by all means. but don't try to Google Translate!

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Voyager in 2000.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

i can't do favorites!

tagging nobody. do it if you wanna.

[venustrape-arch]

there's no such thing as safe magic . / emma!

she's thoroughly unprepared. as far as her feelings towards her newfound magic go, freaked out doesn't even begin to cover it. it's even more insane that she's sitting here, taking advice from a kid on something she hasn't even fully grasped for herself – there's magic coursing through her veins. she's full of untapped power & now that she's aware of it, what was safely locked inside for all these years is now rattling the cage. she needs to contain it. & it doesn't take a genius to see that she doesn't have the faintest idea where to start. " but there is such thing as control. " she's seen with her own eyes what magic is capable of. it's fair to say that she has no intention of letting this power end up on the dark side of the spectrum. accidentally hurting somebody just isn't an option. " look, this thing is obviously part of me. but i can't let it do whatever the hell it wants, so if you've got any insights – i'm all ears. "

@girlmisfit | meme

[venustrape-arch]

she's had a hectic morning. waking up to an empty house & way later than intended is extremely disorienting, especially when she & henry have a routine in place. she bursts through the door like she's about to arrest someone at granny's, clearly annoyed with neal's instant attempts to charm her out of a bad mood. " flattery will get you nowhere, buddy. " not as easily as it once did, anyway. " neal... " the word masks a relieved sigh as she slides into the booth in front of him, forest greens softening just a little. " you can't just up & take henry to school without telling me first. i've been separated from that kid one too many times, i thought something bad happened. " too many portals. too many threats. she'd love to pretend the effects weren't long lasting in the aftermath, but she can't. much more relaxed now, she shakes off her coat. " my hot chocolate's on you. "

❛ you always been this pretty in the morning ? fresh scowl , just for me , @venustrape ? ❜ playful smile of his own shows over the rim of the coffee cup he's holding , elbows rested on the table of granny's diner . it's early &* quiet here , but neal has always been a morning person -------- EARLY BIRD GETS THE GROGGY , UNSUSPECTING WORM , AFTER ALL . people were far easier to pickpocket at 6am . ❛ or are you just really that unhappy to see me today ? c'mon , i walked henry to school so you could sleep in ! i figured that would earn me some bonus points . ❜

[findroleplay]

Looking for writing partner: SwanQueen/OUAT

Hi, I have been writing for years and I mean YEARS. I am a femslash shipper/writer that is wanting to find a writing partner or two! :) I am in my 30's and would prefer a writing partner that is over the age of 18 comfortable with writing mature/adult content.

Literacy: Semi-literate, third person, just like you're reading a book with decent spelling, grammar and punctuation. No one is perfect. Be willing to contribute to the story and move it forward with ideas, story plots, dialogue, etc. I love lengthy writing but also don't mind short paragraph interactions. I want to be able to know what your character is thinking and feeling in our writing.

Fandom: Once Upon a Time

Pair: (fxf, mxf, mxm, ccxcc, ocxoc) F/F

Character(s): I write as Regina Mills and am seeking an Emma Swan. I will also write with anyone who writes as Maleficent. I want an Emma Swan writer for sure.

Ship(s): Swan Queen (Emma x Regina), Dragon Queen (Maleficent x Regina).

Triggers: I don't have many, if you've seen the show Once Upon a Time then you should have a good understanding of the characters and what they go through.

Plot ideas: I have plenty of plot ideas but love a good discussion with brainstorming. The more exciting, agnsty, the better.

Where: I would love discussion to be on Discord or through here but we can write in Google Docs or on a roleplayer website like RP.Me or RPLives

Other: I love to write and miss it. I do write fanfiction so if that is also your jam, cool! I'm pretty easy going and pretty active. Please, someone, come write with me some SwanQueen feels.

-

[wolgerrswraith]

twenty questions for fic writers

Tagged by @aintgonnatakethis

How many works do you have on AO3? 0 (Previously 15 or so, previously previously 22. I've deleted and orphaned a couple of accounts...)

What's your total AO3 word count? 0

What fandoms do you write for? Previously: Final Fantasy XV, Rise of The Guardians, Kingdom Hearts, Once Upon a Time. Currently: Nothing, really, except some ROTG-inspired ficlets, and one longer idea I've been messing with for the Puppet Master franchise.

Top five fics by kudos: *wind whistles through emptiness*

Do you respond to comments? Yes, but they only come up on Fanfiction. Honestly might transfer a couple stories to AO3.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Honestly forget the title, but one 2015-era KH fic had Sora die, become a Heartless, and end the universe. I don't know either.

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? A FFXV fic where Noctis lived and got to be in a poly with Prompto and Luna (We do not ship shame in this house)

Do you get hate on fics? I literally got a death threat on a ROTG fic for content, and the fact Jack had shoes on.

Do you write smut? In 2015, yes. Abundantly. It was terrible, and all orphaned or deleted. Now, I've had intimated moments crop up, but I do the literary version of fading to black.

Craziest crossover: Noctis/Sora are siblings. I regret nothing.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? Partially, but it was with permission.

Have you ever had a fic translated? Unfortunately, without permission.

Have you ever co-written a fic before? Attempted, and it went to total hell.

All time favourite ship? Killian Jones/Emma Swan & Sora/Kairi. I will not choose between them, and you can't make me.

What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? An extremely rebooted version of ROTG where Jack Frost becomes an ice fae that controls all versions of ice and snow, terrorizing most of the world. It got partially written in 2015 as total garbage, and only exists now as an injoke with a close friend of mine.

What are your writing strengths? I weirdly kept extremely on model with FFXV. People often praised how natural the banter was between the 'Bros, and how close to the game it felt. Dialogue often feels easy to write when I know the characters well.

What are your writing weaknesses? In my opinion, everything ever, but being honest, it's endings and keeping the pace.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language? If I don't speak it, I don't get to write in it.

First fandom you wrote in? Kingdom Hearts in, uhhh... 2006. In a spiral notebook. It was terrible.

Favourite fic you’ve written? Cheating slightly, but I did a long series of FFXV spin offs/prequels/things called The Brotherhood. One was an alternate reality where the events of FFXV took place in a samurai inspired past. That came out really good, and could honestly be a whole thing.

[donteattheappleshook]

Happy Birthday @The-DarkDragonfly!!

Happiest of birthdays @the-darkdragonfly ​ to one of my best friends! I’m so glad that the fandom brought us together and while your birthday fic isn’t finished, I thought it would share some of my favorite fics of YOURS! 

You are such a talented writer and such a wonderful person and if anyone hasn’t read these fics they are incorrect and need to fix it immediately)

This was very hard to narrow down because everything your write is perfect but I gave it my best shot! 

The Ripple Effect

Of course I had to start with the fic that brought us together. This story, omg this story. Every time I read it I’m filled with an irrational anger at how unbelievably beautiful your prose is and what an ubelievable talent you have for creating atmosphere and building relationships between characters. The way you write this fic is magical, there’s no other word for it. It weaves through time and perspectives, dialogue and imagery and emotion and my heart just shatters every time I read about these two adorable broken idiots fixing each other and falling in love. And omg your little snippets of everyday life are so imaginative and hilarious and are so perfectly in character and somehow both incredibly specific and relatable. I could read a hundred million fics of just filler scenes (which I know you also have -Missing Moments)I will forever think of this fic when I watch the CS movie and wish that we’d gotten this instead. 

Tempest

I hadn’t started this one when you were writing the first version but when you started on the rewrite omg I have jumped onboard and along for the ride the entire way with this adorable wonderful fic. I will say it now, I don’t usually like Captain Duckling but this story is so wonderfully written that you’ve managed to make me obsessed with your version of them. The dynamic between them is just beautiful and so honest and pure and they’re both just so. stupid. and I love them and will protect them with my whole heart. I adore the way that you don’t always give us all the moments of their relationship at once and just let us see it develop and then jump back and forth through time to give us scenes we’re already invested in and dying for. I love this fic and I’m fully aware that you’re gonna hurt me with it but I’m 100% here for it. And also - WILLIAM!!! My beautiful, sad, sassy, loveable William. I will never get enough of him and how you write him in this fic. He is the ultimate bestie and comic relief watching his mom and dad try to get their shit together and fall in love and I would die for him. 

The Wreck of our Hearts

My birthday fic!!! This one is gonna be short because I get emotional just thinking about this story. You took my favorite Hook, Deckhand Hook, and mixed him with my other favorite, Silver Hook, and you’ve created a monster that no other Killian will ever live up to. Just an ultra sad broken man who still loves Emma so damn much and can I keep typing through my tears? I don’t know but I do know I’m gonna go reread through them. 

People, please, if you haven’t, go read it. If you have, go read it again. 

PS: If you ever wanted to revisit this universe or this character I’m not saying I’d be mad... 

Old Times' Sake - A Captain Swan Tale 

I don’t care if it’s July. This Christmas fic can be read any damn time of the year and it will destroy me and put me back together again every time. You’ve done it again! Taken my sad broken little babies and put them together and made them whole. This story is SO short (seriously I had to go back and check the word count because I couldn’t believe it) but it somehow has such a rich backstory woven in for both Emma and Killian, both their families and their relationship and oh man you know I’m a sucker for “what do you mean, feelings? this is just boning (LIES)” and you did it so perfectly here. This wasn’t my Christmas present but I’ve decided to claim it as such because it’s my favorite Christmas fic of all time (again, a genre I don’t like that you’ve somehow managed to make me adore - very rude. stop doing that. but also don’t. ever.) 

Sill Love Songs

You KNOW I had to end with this one right? My very own birthday fic and omg I will forever be grateful to have you in my life for writing me this fic (and many other reasons but the point stands). This story is Hilarious. Like I was giggling and laughing out loud throughout because, you guessed it, William Fucking Scarlet. All I asked for was CS's love story told in the POV of his inappropriate wedding toast and GIRL. You delivered. He’s so absolutely perfect in this story. His interactions with Killian make me die (when he propositions him in the kitchen I thought I would straight up perish) and his interactions with Emma are equally hilarious but also so so soft and beautiful underneath it all. I did not expect to be hit in the chest with a mactruck of emotion in what I expected to be an aptly named silly little fic but of course I should have because everything you write carries so many layers of human emotion and you’re characters are so REAL and beautiful and flawed in such a true to life way. I don’t know where or how you developped such an amazing talent or if you were just born with it but I will selfishly devour and demand more of everything that you write with it.

I’m also just saying that the sequel doesn’t HAVE to be a birthday fic... I have a 2/3rds birthday coming up in August..... 

Happy birthday bestie!

Thank you so much for everything that you write and for being such an amazing person in my life. I hope you have a wonderful birthday long weekend and a fantastic year! 

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[venustrape-arch]

she's making a habit out of visiting him more often. they'd spent way too long pushing each other away because of individual personal drama – which was a whole other stupid thing. those were the moments they needed each other most & they barely spoke. not like this is much a conversation, either, but his rants can be entertaining. wouldn't be the first time she had to listen to him get frustrated over a certain jersey boy. he had far less control over those feelings when they were kids, though. he'd always end up talking himself into fucking up the guy's day. needless to say, it's still kind of surreal to watch him make an effort to team up – but those poor kids. the last thing they need is their senseis headbutting each other over the lesson plan. & not only. " right. " amused grin widens across her face as she reaches for the beer, elbow rested on one bent knee as she leans back into the couch. " listen, i won't pretend to understand why everything's always so damn intense with you two, but – just remember the enemy of your enemy is your friend... or whatever. " whatever. definitely whatever. her gut's hardly ever wrong about these things. one sip downed. " so put your damn egos aside, 'kay ? time to kiss & make up. you both kick ass, don't waste time kicking each other's when you've got actual bigger fish to fry. "

@venustrape ; emma    /    𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 ; 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚.

    "    𝘄𝗲  𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁  𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗺  𝘁𝗼  𝗴𝗲𝘁  𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴.    𝘄𝗲  𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁  𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽  𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴  𝗮𝗻𝗱  𝘁𝗵𝗲  𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀  𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸  𝘀𝗼  𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱  𝗮𝗹𝗹  𝘁𝗵𝗲  𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗻  𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲,    "   johnny  explained,  not  really  looking  at  emma  as  he  spoke  because  it  wasn't  exactly  the  whole  truth.   things  had  been  different  between  him  and  daniel  since  that  night  that  they  had  fought  with  kreese  at  the  dojo,  the  night  he  almost  died  again  because  of  kreese,  the  night  that  things  had    𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱    in  a  way  that  they  had  not  expected,  the  night  he  had  finally  stepped  up  and    𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱   how  he  felt  about  him.   something  he  hadn't  even  admitted  to  anyone  else  and  all  it  took  was  one  day  with  ali  mills  to  see  right  through.   oh,  emma  was  gonna  rip  the  shit  out  of  him  when  she  finds  out  that  he  was    𝗶𝗻  𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲   with  daniel  larusso.   though  something  told  him  that  she  probably  already  knew  that.   but  she  would  probably  have  a  good  laugh  knowing  that  even  though  they  were  arguing,  they  still  couldn't  help  but  fall  back  into  bed  together.   he  sighed  softly,  moving  to  the  fridge  to  grab  two  beers,  one  for  himself  and  the  other  for  emma,  holding  it  out  to  her  as  he  looked  up  at  her,   "   we're  just  too  different.   we  have  different  ideas  of  the  way  the  dojo  should  be  run  and  i  don't  know  how  we're  gonna  do  this.   the  only  thing  we  can  agree  on  is  that  kreese  and  cobra  kai  needs  to  be  stopped,    "   johnny  admitted,  shrugging  his  shoulders  as  he  opened  his  beer  and  took  a  long  drink  of  it,  unsure  of  exactly  what  he  was  hoping  for  here.   he  was  just  venting  to  his  sister  and  hoping  that  maybe,  just  maybe,  him  and  daniel  could  actually  make  this  work,  in  more  senses  that  one,   "   i  just   .   .   .   he  drives  me  fucking  crazy,    "

[fiadorable]

20 questions for fic writers

Thanks for the tag, @curator-on-ao3 🫶

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 46 works, but if you parse the three drabble collections and a ficlet collection it jumps up to 96.

2. What's your total Ao3 word count? 142,888

3. What fandoms do you write for? Star Trek Strange New Worlds, The Librarians, Once Upon a Tme, Star Trek Voyager, The X-Files (none on ao3), Harry Potter, and King & Maxwell

4. What are your top five fics by kudos? Where Flowers Bloom: The F*ck You Bouquet Once Upon a Time, SwanQueen, Rated T, 2.8k words Prom season is keeping Regina Mills, proprietor of Fairytale Flowers, busy, but when Emma Swan storms into her store one day with a unique request and a hidden connection, her day shifts from busy to odd to (dare she say it) hopeful.

revelation in the light of gray Star Trek Strange New Worlds, PikeUna, Rated G, 2.8k words Ensign Uhura stumbles into sickbay late one night and discovers something new about Captain Pike and Number One.

love is a ghost you can't control Star Trek Strange New Worlds, PikeUna, Rated T, 4.3k words One or two times Christopher Pike, uh, asked Una Chin-Riley about romance while they were both serving on the Antares. (This fic was inspired by and based on a scenario referenced in @curator-on-ao3's fic The Haze!)

Of Paperwork, Knots, and Warm Glowy Things, or, Roland Registers for Kindergarten Once Upon a Time, OutlawQueen, Rated G, 10.5k words Sometimes, Henry lets him sit on his bed with his old textbooks splayed open on his lap, the large tomes covering his legs as he runs his hands across the shiny paper, drinking in the bright pictures breaking up the dark columns of text. The older boy warned him he might not have hardbacked books like that until first grade, but Roland doesn't care. He's going to carry his own backpack and learn how to write and memorize all the names of all the bugs in this realm.

Trekalicious Drabbles Star Trek Strange New Worlds, PikeUna + La'an & Chapel + La'an & Una + Sir Adya/Z'ymria, Rated T, 2.1k words A collection of 100 word drabbles for the #Wednesday100 challenge

5. Do you respond to comments? I'm trying to! I'm very bad about doing it in a timely manner 🙈

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Oh, definitely the scorch. That piece is pure, distilled angst.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Of Paperwork, Knots, and Warm Glowy Things is pretty saccharine

8. Do you get hate on fics? Yeah, I attracted a few trolls with So Are We Alright Then?. Luckily they were no match for the almighty "delete comment" function. Most people are nice.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Eh? Kind of? Most of my stuff stays M or below.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? I've done one: an ending unforseen, which is a crossover between Strange New Worlds and Voyager. I threw Christopher Pike into the Delta Quadrant on Voyager so he could have a chat with Kathryn Janeway.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I know of

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? Nope

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yep!

14. What’s your all time favorite ship? I can't pick a favorite, but I will say that Mulder/Scully, fanon Janeway/Chakotay, OutlawQueen, and Pike/Una have all been formative ships that I've enjoyed watching/reading/writing for over the years.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? First Day (Once Upon a Time OQ). 1 chapter published as a one shot that was received so well I turned it into a novel-length fic that was never published (19 chapters, 8 alternate universes visited, 40k words written with barely the surface scratched). I love it. It's my white whale. I open it up and marvel at the audacity and ambition of my younger self every now and then.

16. What are your writing strengths? Characterization, dialogue. Sometimes I concentrate hard and pull off some nifty minimalist prose.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Details and self doubt.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? I'm not bilingual, so if I did, I would 100% run it by a native speaker if someone was available to spot check.

19. First fandom you wrote for? Either Voyager or X-Files, I can't remember which

20. Favorite fic you’ve written? I love writing the drabbles, they're little puzzleboxes of happy.

tagging: @enterprise-come-in and @meddow with apologies if y'all've been there done that