#(thank you for the tag!!!)

[therentyoupay]

some people i'd like to get to know better

thank you for the tag @lemonhoarddragoness!! i love these so much!!

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last song i listened to: storm by qing feng wu (ft. AURORA) currently watching: re-watching LOST with my husband, watching the new season of the rings of power, and, inevitably, re-reading the trials of mairon by bynightmylove (who used to have a different penname, something like ElliCarina, if memory serves) as a result.

sweet/savory/spicy?: ALL.

relationship status: married, homeowners, with dog! 💕 (though not necessarily in that order lol)

current obsessions: my doctoral program, my research, my husband, my dog (though not necessarily in that order lolol). also inevitably obsessed with the annual autumnal ritual going to a new farm every weekend to go apple picking, get fresh produce, BAKE NEW STUFF (today was just a classic apple pie!), drive to new towns and cities and villages, eat at new diners, and so on and so on. LAST BUT NOT LEAST—FINISHING THE #KRISCALLICOLLAB PROJECT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AHHHHHHHH 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

--- tagging: @18jewels | @sanfangirl-cynicalromantic | @06strawberrylemonade28 | @overmooneleven | @sareinadale | @morethantheycansay | @laurakrivera | @wintermoonqueen | @canthler | and anyone else who'd like to continue the trend!! 😊

[thecryptidenthusiast]

WIP Wednesday

Got tagged by the wonderful @lalizah, so here’s more of the Ghost Story with Erin and Ortega haunting each other

(Feel free to ignore this!! No pressure!) Tagging uhhhh @agentnatesewell @darkfire1177 @ladyshivs @sunsetno4 @sidesteppostinghours @glitchy-npc and anybody else that has something to share!

[hawkeshep]

Get to Know Me Questionnaire!

Tagged by beloved @dirthavarens thank you!!! ♥️

Last Song: lately I’m listening to one of my 3 emotional support Leon Kennedy playlists at any given time so think 90’s/early 2000’s emo boy. Spotify says Like a Stone by Audioslave 🚬😔

Favorite Color: CHERRY RED but also lilac and any shade of green and also pale pink and also every color ever hope this helps!

Last Book: does the World of Cyberpunk 2077 book count? I just bought it when it was on sale and I have been devouring the lore

Last Movie: uhhhhhhh I think Dungeons & Dragons? Idk I love that movie tho 🥺

Last Game: Cyberpunk 2077 but I have bled it so completely dry that I only really mod the shit out of it and do virtual photography now

Last Show: The Night Agent season 2 on Netflix because I am a slut and a whore and the main character reminds me of Leon smh shut up about that blond man Kenna

Sweet/Spicy/Savory: SPICY!!! And savory

Relationship: lmao in game or out? (That answers that I think)

Last internet search: some Nike sneakers I’m gonna buy

Tagging without pressure: @handsomeamoeba @trash-begging @ar-ghilas-vir-banal @varricsbrokencrossbowbianca @my-chemical-mermaid @elfroot-and-gooseberries and anyone else who wants to do this! Tag me if you do ♥️

[starswornoaths]

writing game: post the last sentence you wrote and tag a person for each word.

tagged by: @missazurerose! Thank you as always! :D

In answer to their defiance, the tide descended.

tagging: @efrmellifer, @blackestnight, @dragons-bones, @shivasdarknight, @elfyourmother, @orime-stories, @steak-n-popotoes, @tallbluelady, and you!

[rookamell]

Wip Word Game

Rules: you will be given a word. Then you share one sentence/excerpt from your wip(s) that starts with each letter of your word.

Aahhh this is so fun! I was given STEAL by @serensama thank you for always tagging me!!! I did this so quickly lol but it's because I'm stuck on a bus for the next three hours :(

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I have 4WIPs going rn which is more than I've ever had before at once Veilguard will just donthat to you ig

King's Gambit - my version of veilguard events with Cora as Rook. It's progressing very slowly lol

(Tentatively named) Bloodbath - What if Zara was the bbeg in Lucanis's arc and Illario hadn't managed to kill her? This was actually supposed to be part of KG BUT I got too excited. They will eventually tie in because I have ideas for the other companion quests as well.

Cora Snippets - Snippets of her life that I'm writing. Going to the Circle, the Mage Rebellion, Conscripted by the Inquisition etc.

In the Wake of Saving the World - Orlesian Roadtrip post-game fic that is also progressing very slowly but it's very important to me so I *will* be finishing it eventually

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S - She brought her knees up to her chest, closing her eyes so tightly that her whole face scrunched up with the effort.

“You should have let me die,” she whispered. (Cora Snippets)

T - The corner of that perfect mouth curled up so seductively his knees almost buckled. (King's Gambit/Bloodbath)

E - Emmrich was right, if they were going to finish their contract on the gods, nothing like what had happened with Zara could happen again. He needed to get Spite under control, and find a way to sleep, and at the very least make peace with Davrin. (Bloodbath)

A - And through all of this, his stubborn, stupid heart refused to let go of the thought that he might see Cora again.

The last he’d seen her she’d been seven. She’d be almost sixteen, now. Would he recognise her, if she was there? (Cora Snippets)

L - “Lucanis. Do you really think I don’t know how to use a pair of scissors? The question is whether you trust me near your neck with something that sharp.” (ItWoStW)

Anyway idk who has done this or not, my word is WOUND imma tag @corvus-frugilegus @flowersforthemachines @saessenach @pixiedurango @mythals-whore if you have not done this or would like to

[selnyam]

Fandom Folks to get to know better

I was tagged by a couple people, so here I go! I'm to eepy to remember names to tag others, so I'll just say give it a go if you want!

three ships I like:

Midna/Zelda: one I will never stop thinking about

Hilda/Joye: You know those two go shoot things and make out together

Flidais/anyone: I just love letting my Viera kiss people and share love

first ship ever: oh gods.. oldest? first ever? I wanna say something from Redwall? i can't remember that far back

last song you heard: May I Have This Dance? by Reinaeiry I was finding it for a friend

favorite childhood book: Any of the Redwall books

currently reading: Just finished one book "A Game of Romance and Ruin" by Ruby Roe (toxic crime lesbians yay!) and need to pick out a new book to read

currently watching: Penny Parker old stream vids.

currently consuming: Tacos made by my wife!

currently craving: sleep and energy to do ANY kind of posing or writing. I have so many ideas for the bunny but no energy.

[risingshards]

Tagged by @lunasuccor, thank you!!!

4 of my favorite characters, which one is my vibe the most?

Tagging: @bubbles0989, @kreetn, @unlivresanstitre, @aestatismors, @the-rat-eatery, @ashe-delta , @wingedcatgirl , @gailynovelry , @fragrant-stars , @s-lycopersicum

[complicitsacrilege]

WIP Game

Thanks for the tag @greenfinchwriter !!!

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Oh my god I have so many you don’t even know 😩

The Love Letter - Crimson Peak AU

This Much I Know (Crimson Peak)

Eryn Galen: The Lost Empire (The Hobbit/Atlantis Barduil crossover)

The Curse of Elkhart (Barduil)

Arsonist’s Lullabye (Thorki)

Fuego! (Thorki)

Seven Tears (Thorki merfolk AU)

Thorki Big Bang God of War AU

Untitled Document (Thorki)

Beat the Devil’s Tattoo (Only Lovers Left Alive)

Cradle Baby (Only Lovers Left Alive)

Dance Me to the End of Love (Only Lovers Left Alive)

Have Yourself a Merry Little… What…? (Only Lovers Left Alive)

How Eve/Ava Met (Only Lovers Left Alive)

Last Night on Earth (Only Lovers Left Alive)

OLLA x True Blood (Only Lovers Left Alive)

Something About Dr. Strangelove (Only Lovers Left Alive)

Song for Lovers (The Do) (Only Lovers Left Alive)

The Paris Thing (Only Lovers Left Alive)

Prey/Alien Crossover (Bethesda’s Prey 2016 x Alien)

The Typhon Inside Yu (Bethesda’s Prey 2016)

Vivisect (Alien Covenant David/Walter)

My Heart (In Your Heart) (Alien Covenant David/Walter)

Checking Out (novel WIP)

Lover Come Home (danmand)

“Age is a privilege few are granted.” (AMC danmand)

Les Innocents/Love Never Dies a Natural Death (AMC danmand for my series)

Bittersweet (danmand)

Baby (danmand)

Heartbeat (danmand)

Dead Ringers (danmand Dead Ringers inspired fic in the Devil’s Minion era)

I’d Lie for You (And That’s the Truth) (Loustat rockstar era)

Tarot Book (nonfiction book WIP)

Trucker Vamp??? (Novel WIP)

Improvement Through Masturbation (Loustat)

Blank 2 (danmand)

Somno fic (danmand)

Insatiable (danmand)

Mine (danmand)

Reflections (AMC danmand for my series)

Facets/Reflections (danmand)

Blank (danmand)

Risky (danmand)

Tagged (AMC danmand for my series)

As well as 27 others I’m working on with my friend as well as about 200 ideas we’ve had over the past couple years 😅 it’s fine we’re fine. We can do this.

I don’t have enough people to tag so I’ll tag my usuals - no pressure!

@jurassic-cunt @the-apostates-martyr @fofoqueirah @the-vagabond-angel @teethingpains @mycupofstars @oopsallvampires @fenicenera83 @shittyravencarcosa @breakfast-skies @saintstars @anaid-queen @0nelittlebirdtoldme

[timeofjuly]

Twenty Questions for Fic Writers

Thank you so much for the tag @floofanflurr <3 I am always happy to yap about my fics! I'll pop this below the cut 'cause it's kinda long.

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Eight under the timeofjuly account, and a few others scattered around other usernames and the anonymous collection.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? 124,470 words, which is kinda crazy to look back on since I only started in August of last year.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Just Undertale at the moment, but I've written for a few other fandoms in the past.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Resisting the Current

Trick or Heat

Wishbone

Parallel Circuits

And Four Papyri in a Pear Tree

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

Yes! Always, though it sometimes takes me a little to get around to it. My favourite thing about writing fanfic is the sense of community that you build, so I love getting to chat about the fic in the comments. I always have a million and one thoughts that didn't make it to the page that I'm desperate to share. I also like to say thank you when people go out of their way to comment, because I really appreciate it. As a reader, I know I get super excited when an author replies to my comments.

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

I'm going to go with a few of the RtC 'verse oneshots for this. I think Resolutions from Parallel Circuits ends on a pretty angsty note, particularly compared to the seemingly upbeat start. From Silver String, there will be no answer is pretty bleak and so is on my way home. I'm quite proud of how they both end, actually - I think they're my two strongest endings in the lot.

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

Any of the smut, probably? They're all set in happy established relationships and end on a cutesy note.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not for a very long time, no! I remember, many many years ago, posting my very first fic on fanfic.net lol and getting a very nasty review about how the reader didn't know the main pairing in the fic was m/m (slash back then, what a blast from the past) even though it was very clearly indicated in the summary and the AN at the start. It goes to show people have been bad at curating their own reading experiences by minding the tags and summaries since forever.

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

Yep! Mostly established relationship stuff under this username so far.

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

I'm not super into cross-universe crossovers, but, same as @floofanflurr, I really like playing around with cross fic crossovers. I'm (slowly) writing a crack dialogue-only oneshot where the reader inserts of Wishbone and RtC are stuck together in a broken elevator lol. It's been a fun challenge! It's very very hard to put two characters who are normally referred to in the second person in the same scene, lemme tell you, which is why I ended up choosing to go dialogue only.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I don't think so.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have not, but I'd be open to it!

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

Nothing that I've posted! @marty-parties and I have been messing around with an underfell papyrus/reader fic, though! I also used to rp all the time, which I'd count as cowriting. I miss it very much, even though I used to get super easily overwhelmed by it.

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

This is such a tough question. I'll pretty much read anything if I vibe with the ship dynamics (pining and unrequited love my beloved, I will read you anywhere no matter the ship or fandom), but I went through my bookmarks to actually get the stats on this. I used to be super into the mcu (I completely lost interest after endgame) so tony/steve and tony/steve/bucky were the most common ships. I have no clue what my favourite ship would be now, though.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Never say never, but I really want to write this horrortale isekai fic I've had bouncing around in my brain. I've fully plotted it out and it's set to only be five chapters, but I'm really struggling to actually write the thing. I have started it, though, so we'll see.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Characterisation, I think. And even though I mostly gravitate towards writing angsty stuff, I think humour and comedic timing is a strength of mine too.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Physical description and settings, 100%. I don't really picture anything in my head when I write, which means all that physical description doesn't make its way onto the page, and when it does, I'm just going off vibes. Particularly with setting - I have zero idea what the locations in any of my fics look like lol. Like, the house in RtC? No clue. Zero.

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

Really cool! I love it when people do this and I get to translate it, it's like a nice surprise.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Harry Potter, I think? It's all scrubbed from the internet now though.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

Wishbone. I am so attached to the Second Mage and Sans and Rus, you have no idea. Particularly Flint, I just adore them. Don't get me wrong, I love the electrician and Quinn and all of my ocs, but I have a special place in my heart for reader inserts who are nasty and hurting and lash out and aren't always the kind, considerate, emotionally stable person in the relationship, forever supporting others. I read something years ago that said to consider how your character is inclined to react to things, both good and bad, and how for lots of people, it's not in our nature to instinctively respond to things with kindness and openness. In fiction, we often expect our POV characters to deal with situations with emotional maturity that we ourselves, along with the majority of irl people, don't have. I think this rings true even more for reader inserts. It's fun to flip this on its head in Wishbone - what if instead of acting with an uncommon kindness, you do the opposite? You get to be flawed. You get to have the murky motives. You get to hurt and in turn you hurt others, and that hurting has real consequences on you and the people around you. This is also a great way to create angst lol - in the non-fell version of Wishbone, where everyone is generally just less of an asshole and therefore makes kinder choices, a lot of the events in the fic just wouldn't happen.

No pressure tag to @covfefeships and anyone else who'd like to do this!

[bishicat]

6 songs on repeat 🎵

Thank you to @weirdhorsegirlonline for the tag!!! <3

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Father and Son by Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Better by sign crushes motorist

Theatre by Etta Marcus

End of Beginning by Djo

Change by Alex G

I've been going through it 👁️👁️.

I don't want to pressure anyone, but I'd love to tag @totentnz @housevael @seraphfighter @sacredcyber @glitchinginthegarden @vaamiel, and anyone else that wants to join in the music fun~

[fetchingtears]

Shuffle your music library and list the first 5 songs /// I was tagged by @agentperezbian

tagging: @rabid-catboy @gardenerofstars @arthur-lesters-carpal-tunnel @oatmealtidepool @madphantom and anyone else that wants to join :)

[runawaymun]

WIP Wednesday!

I was tagged last wednesday by @that-angry-noldo to share a snippet of what I am working on :D I LOVE this game yay!!

Here is a snippet from Beneath a Boundless Sky:

Still, even though Thalionel preferred Arwen’s company, he had to admit the mornings when Lord Elrond took him out for a ride were the best, because often they went out onto the hiking trails around the city, and there was always something interesting to look at, or to ask about, or to find. That was how he had discovered this chunk of rock. He hadn’t known what it was at first. He’d just caught the glint of the sun on its glossy surface. There was an entire trail of it down the side of the mountain. He had hopped down from Trastadweg and gone to look at it more closely, and that was when Lord Elrond had warned him to be careful, because obsidian, as he had called it, was sharp.  “The mountain made it,” Lord Elrond had said as he slipped off of his own horse to join him at the flow. “Just like it makes the hot pools.”  Thalionel had only vaguely listened as he’d explained something about melted rock and rapid temperature changes. Mostly, he’d stayed focused on the chunk of rock he’d picked up from the pile. It was as big as his fist. Rough on one side, and glassy on the other where the rock had broken in one, clean cut.  It had been a trick to get it into his pocket without Lord Elrond noticing. Thalionel wasn’t sure if he’d succeeded. He just hoped that Lord Elrond didn’t suspect what he meant to do with it.

To be honest though upon editing it's likely this will change slightly!! I am thinking about writing it out into a full present scene, rather than keeping it as a past-tense memory. I think it will suit it better and we need more Elrond and Thal time anyway!

And here is a snippet from To Partake (it was hard to pick something for this actually because so much of this chapter feels a little spoilery to share, but I do like the writing in this section a lot):

Elrond writes Erestor another note to let him know where he has gone, and when he estimates he will return, slips it under his door, and then starts down the winding staircase of the tower. His footsteps echo in the cool silence of the early morning. As he passes people, each gives him a wide berth, avoiding his gaze as if to ward off any possibility of interaction. It’s nothing particularly new, but it is a little different than the stares he’d gotten upon his arrival. With a sinking feeling in his stomach, he wonders if word about his summons to Gil-Galad’s solar —and Gil-Galad’s black mood— had traveled around the court.  It had probably been the fault of the guards. Heniriel is not a gossip, or else she would not hold such a high position.  He keeps his head low as he heads out beneath the stars to the far end of the citadel. The closer he gets to the kitchens, the more the air begins to smell like fresh bread. It makes his stomach rumble. The kitchens are a set of buildings attached to the northern side of the castle, close to the king’s quarters, the banquet hall, and the ambassadorial suites. Elrond elects to pass through a courtyard full of babbling fountains, since it looks empty enough. He follows the cobblestone footpath to a tall rock wall with a door in it which opens out onto the kitchen gardens, where carefully tended beds of herbs and vegetables lay slumbering beneath the starlight. Beyond are the King’s orchards. Elrond loves to spend time there. He will have to find a moment soon to slip away and say hello to his favorite apple tree. For now, he takes the path as it curves to the left, heading toward the kitchen proper, and more importantly: the bakery, where the citadel’s baker is likely to be starting on the day’s bread.

no pressure tags for: @the-commonplace-book @creativity-of-death @raointean @valasania-the-pale @niennawept @jaz-the-bard & anyone else who wants to play!!! I want to read what you're working on :D

[falsestardust]

got tagged by @the-sparkling-diamond-satine for this!! gotta make you pick between five of my all-time favourite characters, apparently!!! it is going to be Difficult to narrow it down haha (later note: it was difficult to come up with five, actually!)

tagging a bunch of my mutuals for this even though I literally never do that because, hey, might as well!! anybody else can join too if you want :)

@the-sparkling-diamond-satine @schizogenic-sweethearts @92-sobbinghorses @lafgl @nicholaes @tara-fantastico @zer0day-19

[rookamell]

Get To Know Me - Tag Game

Tagged by @flowersforthemachines I always feel like that Bryan Cranston 'who? Me?' Gif when people tag me so thank you!!

Last Song: Tír na nÓg - Celtic Woman

Last Movie: ...Shrek

Last TV Show: RIVALS. It's so good I finished it weeks ago and I still think about it every day.

Last Book: the last book I finished was Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson but I'm almost done with Asunder

Sweet, savoury or spicy?: I prefer sour but out of these sweet

Relationship status: ...single.

Last Thing I Googled: 'what do people teach instead of phonics' cause I didn't know there was an alternative

Looking forward to: My old teammate/roommate/very close friend is coming to one of our tennis matches this weekend and I haven't seen her in two years almost!!!

Current obsession: Specifically? The way Illario says 'pAaaranoid' at cafe Pietra

Idk who to tag I don't know who has done this already so @haedia @selennes no pressure!!

[gloryseized]

𝚆𝙷𝙾 𝙰𝚁𝙴 𝚈𝙾𝚄 𝙸𝙽 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝙷𝙰𝚄𝙽𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝙷𝙾𝚄𝚂𝙴 ?

The Eldest

Knowledge is your curse. You carry a burden heavier than anyone your age should should even be able to conceptualize, let alone feel the ache and heft of. It weighs down your steps, deadens your eyes, depletes your faith. You know that the mistakes of adults are not without consequences, no matter how they pretend nothing went wrong at all. They see that you’re different now, but they don’t yet realize how much. They tell you comforting lies, not knowing that the truth is your only god now. Nothing will ever be okay again and you’re so very tired of pretending otherwise.

Tagged by: @zoophagist Tagging: you!!

[first-only]

tagged by @amiwritesthings

Moodboard of [your name] + core on Pinterest

pinterest has not been working great for me ever since i disallowed cookies and spying on me but i tried ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ kinda accurate honestly

@milfmacbeth @what-a-bastard @choose-your-own-dentistry if you want to, no pressure~~