#300k special

[silli-illi]

300K subs

[xtaleunderverse]

Waltz of the Multiverse - An Underverse Piano Medley

@nyxtheshield 's 300K Subscribers Special

[pineapplesagainstpizza]

Being a lawyer isn't as great as a career as it was decades ago, and I really wish we would stop recommending that career path to people.

[fraugwinska]

A very incomplete list of Hazbin Hotel Fanfiction Authors/Geniuses

I cannot believe the awsome, talented, absolute magnificent people I've met through this fandom. Writing FF for Hazbin Hotel has become one of my greatest joys in life, and reading the stories and creations of my fellow friends and idols is something that can brighten my whole week - and we don't gatekeep. So, if you're in search for a good read, here are a few of the SUPER AWSOME people I stalk (and I want to stress - this list is never going to be complete, but I'll try to edit it as there are just SO MANY GODDANG MASTERS out there!) @bapple117 If you love #RadioStatic, you have to read 'Bluest Monday' (completed) and the follow-up 'Say Hello, Wave Goodbye' (WIP) She'll break your heart in the most beautiful way. If you don't fancy that but Alastor is your go-to, then you will want to dive in head-first into "If You Can't Say Somethin' Nice, Don't Say Nothin' At All" (complete). But as before, be ready for a rollercoaster of emotional moments and extremely spicy shenanigans.

@hazelfoureyes Goddess of the smut, Hottest writer in Hell - If you're horny, Hazel has got you covered. Especially her 'The safeword is Radioapple'-Mini-series will make you sweat like a Zumba-Instructor on crack. Be prepared to blush, tremble, die and immediately ressurrect, because yes. She is THAT good.

Clover/corruptedteacups on AO3 With whooping 75 chapters and 300k+ hits, her Fanfic 'The Red means I Love you' is one of the best, most detailed slow-burn-pining-angsty-smutty-will-they-wont-they Masterpieces I've read so far. Alastor is magnificent and I guarantee you'll fall in love with Clover, the bunny who captures the heart of you deerest red demon.

@melodyonthewireless Highly underappreciated (imho), her fic "A Match made in Hell" (WIP) follows her OC Sybil down to hell, into the Hazbin Hotel and consecutively the arms of Alastor - but don't you dare underestimate the pink, harmless looking doe. Sybil's witch powers and her sassy, witty personality is quite the match to the established readio overlord. It's such a read, and the wait between chapters the sweetest agony!

@macabr3-barbi3 She delivers every. single. TIME. Her Short stories and One-Shots are like Pringles - Once you pop, you can't stop. I'm deeply in love with 'Dream a little Dream' (WIP), 'Nothing I can't Handle' (WIP) makes me run for a cold shower and did I mention the countless one-shot-candies that make you mouth water and your toes curl?

@slutforalastor/InconspicuousBosch on AO3 Whether it's the One-Shots on tumblr (omg the PRIEST ALASTOR BIT *fans face*) or the incredible Choose-your-Path-Fic "Say it with a smile" (completed) - you will be both amazed at the artistry of the wording and storybuilding and blushing at the sheer craft of the smut and sexual tension.

@impale-me-radio-daddy Founder of the kink #antlerplay, his series of 'The Lookalike' is steamy, outrageous, utterly magnificent and filthy down to the bones. Be prepared for some serious questioning of your own preferences, because you WILL get some epiphanies. And that's a PROMISE.

@hurthermore Listen. LISTEN. Bimbo is the mini-series that had me on a friggin CHOKEHOLD. It takes a special talent to make one so invested in THE radio demon, gentleman a la carte Alastor believably pining after and pounding a lovable, dumb airhead sinner with a fable for skimpy dresses and leave you at the end wanting for seconds and thirds!

As I said, this is a highly incomplete list, and I'll absolutely edit this list as I go. But I needed to put this out in the world. To all of the above, and all of those which I didn't include YET but most certainly will -

I ADORE YOU, I PRAY AT YOUR FEET, YOU ARE AMAZING BEINGS AND I LOVE YOU.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

[chronically-ghosted]

Okay, everybody who had a weird year, raise their hands? Oh, that's everyone? Damn, it's worse than I thought . . .

Looking back on this year both in fandom and in my personal life, there have been some truly fantastic memories made, but there are some unfortunate dark spots. I don't know what's coming next year - good or bad - but I do know we're only going to get through life if we stick together, share some love, and celebrate this special online community.

So let's start today! ❄️ From now until January 1st, please send asks with any of the following ❄️

☃️ your favorite line of fic that you wrote this year - what fic is it from? why is it your favorite? (please share the link to the fic as well!)

🌨️ your favorite memory from fandom this year - did you meet someone new and instantly clicked? did you finally finish your 300K slowburn that has been plaguing you for months? did you see a new pedro movie that you've decided to make your whole new personality?

🌲 your favorite piece of media you made for fandom this year - is it fanart? is it a playlist? Is it a moodboard? Why is it special to you? (please share the link to the artpiece as well!)

🥶 nominate a person who made the year extra special - did you bond over the brainrot with someone special? was this person an outstanding member of the fandom? did someone become a prolific fic writer out of the blue and you wanna show them some love?

🦌 anything else that made you happy over the year - did you get a comment that made your heart really happy? did you order a new pedro pascal item and now it's hanging in a place of prominence in your house? tell me about it!

Then on the first week of January, I'll make a big giant masterpost with everyone's messages! You are more than welcome to submit any of these as anon, so please join in even if you're shy!

To borrow from one of Pedro's early roles, the night is dark and full of terrors. That much is obvious, but rarely the other half of the quote is remembered the same way: "the day bright and beautiful and full of hope." So let's be bright and beautiful and remember to hope.

Happy Holidays everyone!

[crescencestudio]

2024 Recap & 2025 GOALS

I'M BAAAAACCKKKKKK

Well, well, well.... Look who it IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hello my friends.

It is I!!!

To say it's been a while since we've really talked would be an understatement. This bitch rly went fckn off the radar that second half of 2024. But I'm happy to say I am making my debut once again and I am back on the scene!!!

I hope the start of 2025 has been going well for you all <3 I'm happy and excited to say that after a grueling 2024 and relaxing holidays, I'm finally back and ready to get to WORK on Alaris! I thought a nice way to get back into things would be a big 'ol yappy post in true Crescence fashion so that you all know exactly where I, and Alaris, are at as we enter the new year :')

I'm excited to say that while I don't have a set date yet...

Alaris WILL be releasing this year even if it kills me.

Just as my big year goal in 2024 was to graduate and I used every ounce of inner strength to make that happen, finishing and releasing Alaris is my big goal this year. I've kept you all waiting long enough, and I'm confident that Alaris is at a point that we'll be able to do a release this year. Of course, if this changes, you all will be the first to know. But I'm very hopeful that we can make a 2025 release happen ^^

That being said, I think it might be nice to do a 2024 recap so we can see just how far the project has come, even if I was shoved off the face of the earth in the later months of 2024 \o/

Last year, we actually finished ALL the writing for every route except for Aisa's! Meaning we reached 300k words of writing for the game and only have 50k words left YEEAAAAAA. And all routes are written up except for one! This was a huge milestone for me since I still remember when I finished the first 50k for the game with Kayn's route all the way back in the beginning. And we're finally nearing the end.

I've always considered writing the hardest part of game development so to have finally reached a point where almost all of the writing is finished was a huge achievement for me last year.

We also made HUGE progress on the art front last year ^^ Not only did we finish all of the backgrounds for the full game, we also got a new GUI, updated sprites and CGs, and a new promo piece in anticipation for the release of the new demo.

We also made progress on CGs for the full game, which I will not be showing because spoilers and those are special nuggets Patreon and Kickstarter backers get access to hehe. But we made about 16 finished CGs last year, getting us to a total of 22 CGs and about halfway through our CG count!!

Last but definitely not least, we actually had a good amount of releases last year (considering I got fckn bodied in the second half of the year) ^^

a moment for Van

In 2024, believe it or not, I actually released the extended version of Intertwine! It featured new music, slightly more polished programming, and almost double the writing :') And with this release, we saw Intertwine get a lot more love throughout the year and actually reached 200k plays and 1k ratings (crazy numbers I never thought I'd see in all my days). So thank you all for continuing to love my fated child <3

a moment for my whore child

We also released the enhanced demo for Alaris last year, featuring a polished script (with some revised dates), partial voice acting, custom OST, new GUI, new BGs, updated sprites and CGs, and much more! This was an exciting milestone for me since it felt like we finally were approaching a release that reflected what the full game would feel like, and I couldn't have been happier with the release :') It meant so much to me that old and new players enjoyed it as much as they did and really gave me the motivation endorphins to keep chipping away towards full release

HE.

And then, perhaps the most exciting of all, Alaris entered its BETA ROUTE ERAAAAAA!!!! We kicked it off with Kayn in honor of hot girl summer, but made our way through half of the LIs with Kayn, Fenir, and Druk each getting their own moment to shine \o/ The reception to these routes was super motivating since players finally got to experience content I'd been working on and keeping to myself for almost a year, and I've been so happy seeing people fall in love with the LIs in in different ways :')

Usually I do a little recap with fanart I make of games I played throughout the year as well, but this year I wanted to do something different and dedicate this little section to YOU ALL!!

In 2024, the Alaris community was blessed with fanart, memes, character questions, and more :') For some reason, 2024 was the year a lot of you decided to really show your love for the game, and it's one of the biggest things that's maintained my sanity, and the reason I love working on the game. While I can't show all the fanart everyone made, I wanted to take a second to show some love

credits to: @/egginthepit, @/nanapop, @/stimulatory, and @/dreamtydraw for cracked fanart

I know I dropped the ball near the end of 2024, but I hope you all know how much seeing fanart and people engaging with Alaris means to me. Every time I see a new piece or a new character ask in the inbox, it genuinely makes my day. I hope this year I can be better at recognizing and fostering the love in the community for all of our LIs, and I can't wait for another year with you all!

credits to: lily of @/lavendeerstudios, bestie maguna, @/starlitplum, and @/fignia-kakay-to

Here's to a new year that is hopefully filled with more excitement for Alaris, progress, and an eventual release (eek!!!!). Thank you all for sticking with me for another year!

[jealousmartini]

BETTER CR INTRODUCTION PT.1

— Welcome home —

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[ # 000 :: BASIC INFO ]

Date of DR :: 2024 / 26 / 08

Name :: Lucia R. Martinez

Adopted name :: Lovely R. adopted surname

korean birthname :: Hwang Chae-kyung

Nicknames :: Keisha/keesh, lucy, liv, kyu

Age :: 18

DOB :: 2006 / 20 / 06

Current occupation :: College student

Ethnicity :: Puerto rican & Korean

MUM: (american)SOUTH KOREAN/Japanese

DAD: PUERTO RICAN/Mexican

Race :: Black (mixed)

Languages :: English, Spanish, Korean, and Portuguese (a little bit of Mandarin Chinese)

Birth family :: Mum (46), Dad (50), older sister (21), and younger sister (9)

Pets :: 2 bunnies. Tiffany(Tiff for short) and Maple

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[ # 001 :: TALENTS ]

Can mimic different artstyles || Plays the guitar (electric, acoustic and bass) , drums, cello, flute, and violin || can cook || can sing, freestyle rap and dance various styles || can crotchet and sew || can scrapbook ||

[ # 002 :: HOBBIES ]

Comic artist (Digital and traditional) || Animator || Music production & Song writing || Fashion style influencing/modelling || Editing (Like tiktok edits lmao☠️) || Creative writing || Youtube content creation (Commentary / Reacting, Animations, Live streaming) || Cosplays || Cooking || Gaming

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[ # 003 :: SONGS PRODUCED AND WRITTEN]

MAGNETIC by ILLIT

Lucky Girl Syndrome by ILLIT

Monster by Lady gaga

Flying to space by Andriod52

LIGHT by RITCHRD

Say by RITCHRD

BROOKLYN BLOOD POP by SYKO

Fluxxwave eternal remix by Release

Lovesick girls (instrumental only) by BLACKPINK

FEEL SPECIAL by TWICE

Trouble by Annella

Girls never die by TripleS

LA DI DA by EVERGLOW

MOLLY by Playboi carti

Heaven sent by ???

etc.

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[ # 004 :: SOCIAL MEDIA ]

[ # 005 :: FUTURE AMBASSADORED BRANDS]

Vivian Westwood || Pandora || Juicy Couture ||

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[ # 006 :: CASH ]

Parent's Networth combined :: 970M

Bank account :: 715M

Cash in purse :: 40K

How much I get paid doing :: Youtube — £20K weekly, £250K monthly || Making music — £450K monthly || Art commissions — £600 weekly || Modelling — £300K weekly

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[ # 007 :: BEDROOM ]

This exact room layout/format

This kind of vibe :: Big, Bright, Pink

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Waiting room intro coming soon😋🤞🏾

@livingmydreamlife5555 @4ellieluv @chichis-interlude @samara444 @revrealities @sincerehimbo @theshifterbear

[red-nyalert]

my favorite mm fandom thing is seeing which completely random side character each person decides is their special little guy. over here we have the person who has drawn nothing but fireman for the past six years, and there's the flame hyenard guy, and if you look over there you'll see the one who has a 300k fanfiction about their extremely specific au where dynamo and signas run an intergalactic mercenary business.

[tswaney17]

@elriel-month | Endless Possibilities

“𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚖 𝙰𝚣𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚕 𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚖𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚎.” - 𝙸𝙳𝙱𝚃𝚆𝚈 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟺𝟾

For the past 4 years, I’ve written a 300k+ word novel called “I Do Bad Things with You,” and to celebrate its ending, I wanted to have a very special artwork that I could use as the cover of this fic (because yes, I will be getting this bound). There’s nobody else that could’ve brought this idea to life for me. I’m so incredibly thankful to Katie for taking on this commission. It is truly so beautiful and I honestly cannot stop looking at all the details she was able to put in for me.

Thank you, Katie, for your expertise, your gorgeous work, and your friendship in creating this magical piece. 💖

You can read the entire fic, plus the prequels, here. 🌹🦇

🎨 theclever.crow (IG) | Comm by me

Characters belong to @therealsarahjmaas

𝗗𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁.

Likes, comments, and reblogs are appreciated. 🫶

[chobbleblog]

Got into Hermitcraft when I developed a Special Interest in Grian halfway thru season 8 and binged his whole Hermitcraft series. During the HCBBS in season 7 I watched the one or two videos of Zedaph working in Grian's base. Now several years later I am working my way through Zedaph's whole Hermitcraft series (much slower because not a Special Interest) and I have just reached the HCBBS from Zedaph's perspective and am viewing it as a Zedaph fan instead of a Grian fan. It's like a weird warped nostalgia, seeing it from the opposite point of view and remembering back to that time when I was watching Grian's. Just interesting.

Side note: Zedaph is so unbelievably underrated. Why does this guy only have 300k subscribers. This is criminal.

[profoundbondfanfic]

Do you have any recs for Reallyyy long fics? Like 200-300k+ words? That isn't 91W... avoiding that one because I feel like it will hurt me... preferably fix-its? Oh and no a/b/o pls :) thanksss

Here are a few:

Angel's Wild by riseofthefallenone (Explicit, 389k words)

But that’s the whole reason he’s here, isn’t it? He’s not out here hunting Humans. He’s not even hunting deer, or bears, or anything else that featured in Bambi. He’s out here, freezing his nuts off every night, because he’s hunting Angels. Sometimes Dean wishes that Angels were like how they’re described in the Bible. How people from time too old for him to care much about thought Angels were messengers and warriors of God, protectors of Humans. He knows that how they’re really described in the Bible is actually pretty terrifying, but at least they were told by God that they’re supposed to love Humans, right? That’s a thousand times better than what Angels really turned out to be.

Bitch Better Have My Money by Duckyboos (Explicit, 256k words)

How Dean Winchester - mechanic, shitty cook, single father - became the power behind the throne in one of the biggest crime syndicates in the Midwest.

Computer Safety Verse by followthattardis (Explicit, 232k words)

On the day of his 29th birthday, Dean receives an email from his old nemesis: Michael Milton, the guy who got him kicked out of college and stole his girlfriend. The email contains encoded images with top secret CIA/NSA intelligence – and now their only copy is in Dean’s brain. Both agencies send their best operatives – Castiel Novak and Victor Henriksen respectively – to handle their accidental asset and protect the invaluable data in his head. To justify their sudden appearance in Dean’s life, they adopt covers: Victor as Dean’s new co-worker and neighbor, Cas as his new boyfriend. Needless to say, Dean’s brother and his girlfriend are thrilled to see him in a relationship they believe to be real. Clearly, there’s no way this could go wrong.

Four Letter Word For Intercourse by bendingsignpost (Explicit, 228k words)

As a grease monkey turned college freshman, Dean's constantly three seconds away from being stressed out of his mind. It hardly helps that he's finally figuring out his sexuality in his thirties. What might help with that stress is a little phone number (and a big credit card bill). If he can't figure out how to be bisexual in person, he can at least give it a go over the phone, right? (It's probably a bad idea, but he really can't help himself.)

Light me up by tricia_16 (Explicit, 218k words)

Five years after participating in a life-changing threesome with his then-girlfriend and her friend Cas, Dean's single, comfortably bisexual, and has everything he's ever wanted except for that special someone to share his life with. When tragedy strikes, he and Cas are reunited in an unexpected way, and a split-second decision entangles their lives in ways neither of them could have predicted…

Not Part of the Plan by Annie D (scaramouche) (Explicit, 337k words)

Castiel's spent most of his adult life keeping his head down and staying out of trouble. This is a deliberate choice on his part, because as a cousin of the King, he'd rather stay unimportant and forgotten. This changes abruptly when King Michael decides that he has a better use for Castiel: he is to be wed to a noble member of the neighboring Republic, as part of an agreement between their two nations. Castiel knows he has to obey, but that doesn't mean he won't rebel in what small ways he can. Unexpectedly, his actions end up having far-reaching consequences.

one million fires burning by dothraki_shieldmaiden (Explicit, 248k words)

Dean Winchester teaches three classes a day, tutors after school, and chairs the English Department for Lawrence High School. He does enough. Unfortunately, his boss doesn't feel the same and informs him that he has a new job: co-coaching the school's trivia team. His co-coach? None other than the school's golden boy, Castiel Milton. Who Dean can't stand, for various reasons, all of which are valid, thank you very much. And the fact that Dean can't stop talking about the stick up Cas's, sorry, Milton's ass? Completely irrelevant.

Redux by emmbrancsxx0 (Explicit, 386k words)

Dean Winchester is dead. For decades, he, along with Castiel and Sam, has led a peaceful afterlife in heaven. He has everything he’s ever wanted: a home, his family and friends surrounding him, and a relationship with Cas—and he’s bored as hell. Until, one day, Chuck escapes heaven’s lock up and begins capturing souls to regain power. To stop him, Jack sends Dean, Cas, and Sam back to Earth. After so long away from hunting, will they be able to once again find their place in the family business?

Talk Some Sense To Me (Kenopsia) by ImYourHoneyBee (Explicit, 244k words)

Scrambling to his knees Castiel hugs back, burying his face in Dean’s neck, breath coming in fast little pants against his skin. Dean closes his eyes and just breathes him in, barely able to believe that this is real. At any other time in his life, closing his eyes against a threat like Death would be an inexcusable lapse in his hunter’s judgement. Right now, he doesn’t give a single fuck. Death can reap him for all he cares, he’ll die knowing Cas is going to be ok. Alive. “I will see you soon, Dean,” Death tells him, that deliberate voice of his soft enough not to intrude on the intimacy of the moment, “Raincheck on that grilled cheese.” “Thank you,” Dean croaks, propping his chin up on Cas’s shoulder, unmindful of the tears trickling down his cheeks, “Thank you.”

The Closest Thing We Have To Magic by EllenOfOz, TrenchcoatBaby (Explicit, 221k words)

Dean Winchester is a graduate student at Stanford University’s School of the Occult. A naturally-talented mage but a lazy professor and student, he figures he’ll coast through his final year the way he always has: with charisma, charm, and a natural aptitude for magic. All that changes when his thesis advisor, Dr. Castiel Novak, turns out to be the strictest and most challenging educator on-campus. Unfortunately for Dean, the uptight professor is nearly his age and infuriatingly gorgeous. But Castiel is keeping a secret, a powerful talent that’s more a curse than a blessing when he’s targeted by seditious parts of magical society. Can Dean and Cas put aside their animosity—and undeniable chemistry—long enough to instill real change in the magical community? Or will sinister plots and hidden agendas keep them apart?

To Build a Home by intothesilentland (Mature, 383k words)

Twenty-three years of head-over-heels, devastating devotion and love, love, love for the man with bright eyes and dark hair. Fourteen years of friends, best friends, of always together. One moment of rejection. Nine years of apart. Nine years of heartbreak, nine years of continents away, of not speaking, of no acknowledgement, no interaction, no closure, no peace. No happiness. Nine years of Dean’s life entering motions, going through them, constant, cold and mechanic, like clockwork. Nine years of alone. God. Nine years. A lot has changed. And yet Dean still loves Cas just the same. Even if his heart hurts all kinds of different.

Under The Midnight Sun by NorthernSparrow (Explicit, 232k words)

Dean Winchester’s been camp manager of a science research station on the Alaskan tundra for thirteen years. Dean likes his job; fixing the camp trucks, troubleshooting the generators, keeping clueless undergrads and NSF bigwigs from walking into grizzly bears or getting lost in snowstorms — it’s all in a day’s work. It keeps him pretty busy, and this year his brother Sam's visiting too, so he's even busier. So it’s really not any of Dean’s business when some weirdo antisocial ornithologist sets up a tent a few miles away, a dark-haired blue-eyed guy who’s doing a “very long-term" study on birds or wings or something, and who never, ever takes off his big lumpy backpack. But then the new guy starts dropping by camp for coffee and… well, he’s not officially part of camp; he's not Dean’s responsibility; he’s really not Dean’s problem at all, but when a strange blizzard comes sweeping in, Dean gets worried and goes to check. Thing is, Dean's spent years in the sweeping vistas of the Arctic. He knows all about the midnight sun and the northern lights, the ice caves and avalanches, the rough-and-ready Haul Road truckers and the even rougher-and-readier wild animals. But even so, what he finds is much more than he bargained for.

With Interest by everandanon (Explicit, 296k words)

Eighteen, bored, and not quite able to turn down the money, Cas agrees to an ill-advised bet, and Dean's heart isn't the only one that gets broken. Eleven years later, grieving his twin brother and struggling to take care of his niece, Cas finally returns home — only to meet Dean again and discover that the boy he left behind has grown up a lot. And now, Dean seems to have every intention of getting him back — with interest.

You can also check our >100k tag for all the longer fics we rec.

[bellisima-writes]

AO3 Ask Game

Thanks @missunderstoodlyrics for the tag and @cheeseplants for the game! What a fun way to round out a crazy year for so many of us!

In 2024 I wrote around 200k for the Good Omens Fandom. My total word count for the fandom is a little under 292k but some of that happened at the end of last year. Still a crazy number to stare at. And I have every intention of surpassing 300k before we enter 2025!

So I've only published two longfics, so those are my top🤣:

The Last Angel - AU where Crowley and Aziraphale were never assigned to Earth and Hell wins the war

Time Marches Forward - My post Season 2/Second Coming story

While I feel incredibly accomplished and humbled by my ability to complete two novel-length fictions in the span of 12 months, what I've been most proud of is this community and the friendships I've made. Be it commenting on someone's meta. engaging with an author about their fic, messaging folks on here directly or even chats via discord, it's the community that makes this fandom so special. I am so grateful I leaned in here more than I ever have in any other online community to meet all of you.

A goal I have for 2025 is a true collaboration, I have a bit of a marinating idea that I may hit up one or two folks on the tag list below to discuss😉

Re fics I love, there are too many to list. I've published a few fic roundups that include some of the recent reads, but there are so many amazing resources out there that anyone can turn to for guidance. I will say, and it may be a bit of a cliché, but my all time favorite is this one.

No pressure tag time:

@addledmongoose, @di-42, @ochre-sunflower, @itsscottiesstark, @lavendermoonlitskies, @captainblou , @elenthyaolyenths , @eybefioro , @knifeforkspooncup

Also expanding the tag list to include the self-appointed Good Omens Poet Laureate @lickthecowhappy to the list to add a different angle. The poets in this fandom have been pumping out serious bangers this year as well!

[gingergofastboatsmojito]

Michael died so The Bear could exist

I don't know the date of this sheet but The Beef was broke, it was operating at a loss and that's important because that means Michael lied to Richie.

The Bear | System | 01x01

They hadn't been having money problems for 2 weeks, like Richie said in S1, it was way longer than that, obviously. And not only that, Mikey hadn't told Richie where he kept the 300K either.

Why all those secrets with his BFF who was like a brother to him, his ride or die?

Mikey didn't even leave a note for him either, the only note he left was for Carmy. He left the restaurant to Carmy, the instructions for him to find the money, and left Richie completely out of it.

WHY?

Because he knew that if Richie had access to that money he wasn't going to change a thing, he wasn't going to turn things around, he was gonna keep the status quo and probably go out of business shortly after his death. And also to protect him, he didn't want Richie to know how fucked up they were financially, he had a daughter to provide for, so it was a way to protect him in a sense. Ignorance is bliss.

He bet all on The Bear, because The Beef was a hopeless case and Richie was not gonna let go of The Beef. Michael knew Richie well.

Also because:

Michael Berzatto is immortal.

Michael died so The Bear could exist.

How does all that affect Sydcarmy now?

Back in S1, when she was cocky and furious and telling Richie to learn to use the tablet while she, herself, let the preorder option open, Sydney got it wrong, though. She thought it was just a business:

Now, in S3, she realized it's not about that at all:

So Michael was right:

It's about the people and the special moments of your life because the special moments of your life mean nothing if you have no special people to share them with.

The Bear brings people together

These people:

Remember to follow my tag #Gingerpovs 💋

[simmerdowndee]

#HAPPILYEVERHAYES MINI SPECIAL PART THREE

It’s the day of the tour, and we’re still going. When I got home that night, I told Micah that I don’t want him to work himself to death trying to afford this house. I knew there was never a guarantee. We also have other things to consider…. He still insists we see the house.

We get there, and the realtor, Brenda, takes us around. The house is everything I imagined.

Brenda: Here’s the kitchen. All the counters are freshly redone.

Blake: ITS BEAUTIFUL. Micah: The counters alone let me know this house is a pretty penny.

We head upstairs to see the bedrooms.

Brenda: Here’s the second bedroom. If you were to buy it, we’d have this room completed quickly. It had very old wallpaper in it.

We head back downstairs  

Brenda: So, what do we think? Blake: It’s such a beautiful home. But we’re just here – Micah: How much is it listed for? Brenda: You guys are in luck! It’s going for $300k simoleons. Blake: Micah, that’s a lot of money. We would have to sell our house immediately… Brenda: You guys live in that beach house, right? You actually could sell it immediately. I have a few clients who are very interested in that home. Micah: Really? Brenda: Absolutely. The beach being right in the back of the house is why it’s so popular. Blake: Can we chat really quick? Brenda: Of course, I’ll draw up some paperwork just to show you what things would look like.

Micah and I go talk in the kitchen.

Blake: Micah, we don’t have to do this right now. I got to see the house and I am okay with that. Micah: Babe, this is your dream house, and I looked over our finances and savings. We could do it. I wouldn’t have to keep working late either. Blake: Babe, are you sure? Micah: Yes babe. If you want it, it’s ours. Blake: I do want it, I really do!! Micah: Then it’s settled.

Brenda comes back in.

Brenda: So, what are we thinking? Micah: We’ll take it. Brenda: Wonderful! Congratulations! Brenda: I always bring a bottle of champagne with me just in case. I’ll get us each glass.

Micah grabs us glasses.

Blake: Oh, uh babe, I can’t have that. Micah: I know it’s barely noon, but one glass won’t hurt. Blake: Uh.. No, baby. I can’t have that…. Micah: Babe, why can’t you dr- Micah: OH MY GOD. Blake: *nervously smiles* Micah: YOU’RE SERIOUS? Blake: I took a test this morning before we left. My period is 5 days late. Micah: YOU’RE PREGNANT? Brenda: Congratulations! Here I’ll take that glass and trade you this one. I also bring welches for my clients who don’t drink. Micah: I’m going to be a dad?? Blake: Yes, which is why I was hesitant. We have more expenses coming soon… Micah: No, we are absolutely starting our family in this house. Micah: I can’t believe it; I’m going to be a dad!

Micah: I love you, I love you so much.

Blake: I love you too babe.

Micah: Alright, let’s get started with this paperwork. I want my wife and baby in this house asap. Brenda: We love a happy family. I have it all right here..

This is one of the best days of my life. I’m moving into my dream home, and I’m having a baby with the love of my life. He hasn’t stopped smiling since he got the news. I’m so excited for us to start this new chapter in our lives.

#BabyHayes coming soon!

[chris-hallelujah]

Not a Secret Anymore | c.s.

Summary: A little mistake forces you and Chris to announce your previously secret relationship.

Contains: foul language, established relationship, minor cyberbullying, fluff, protective!Chris boyfriend!Chris, instagram post at the end

Word Count: 1.2k

A/N: Hi everyone! This idea was sponsored by the boys streaming so much recently. All ideas are my own and I do not give permission for anyone to share this on another platform. BTW, the female character has the nam 'Bailie' because I personally don't love using "y/n" but hopefully that won't influence your feelings of the story.

Enjoy,

Billie

You were in Chris' bed watching him, Nick, and Matt stream on your laptop that was propped up next to you. You played Candy Crush while the boys played Dress to Impress on the stream. You knew they preferred to play other games, but the fans loved DTI so they played it every once in a while.

You and Chris had been together for almost a year, but kept it secret. You both had agreed that at your one year, you would hard launch. Chris was very nervous about how his fans were going to react. Not that he cared what they had to say about his personal life, but because he didn't want you getting hated on or attacked.

You weren't fully paying attention to the stream, more so just had it on in the background. It was about 6:00 and you were starting to get hungry. You texted Chris asking what the two of you were going to be doing for dinner. What you had not realized was that when you texted Chris, he happened to be showing the stream something on his phone. That chat started blowing up when they saw a notification come across his screen that read 'Bailie 💖' that was asking about dinner plans. "Motherfucker," Chris groaned as he snapped his phone quickly away from the camera. You still not having realized what happened, quickly looked at the computer to see what he was upset about. Your eyes widened seeing the chat.

Bailie??

WHO IS BAILIE??

Bet she's ugly

OMG DID YALL SEE THAT

DOES HE HAVE A GF

Back off bitch he's mine

OMG OMG WHAT IS HAPPENING

I want to have a heart by my name in his phone 😭

Whoever Bailie is she's lucky

You felt your heart pumping through your chest. You began to panic, Chris was the one who was more anxious about going public and now it was out there and it was kind of your fault.

"We'll be back," Matt said quickly before turning off the mic and camera. You quickly climbed out of the bed and went into Matt's room where the boys were. From your spot in the door way you could still see the chat blowing up. Chris got up once he saw you and pulled you into him.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry I didn't know you had your phone out on camera. I didn't mean to I'm sorry," you let out a few panicked breaths, mumbling your apologies into his chest.

"Hey, hey, hey, kid, it's okay," he kissed the top of your head, "Not your fault. We were going to go public in a few months, yea? We just have to address it now." His calm demeanor relaxed you. "You wanna sit on the stream and let me introduce you? I think we just need to rip the bandaid off rather than trying to play it off." You nodded and he led you to the edge of Matt's bed where he sat next to you. Matt and Nick were each in a gaming chair on either side of you guys so you and Chris were in the middle of the camera view.

"Alright, you two ready?" Matt asked. You let out a deep breath that you didn't even realize you were holding, Chris grabbed your hand and interlocked your fingers.

"Ready," he gave Matt a nod and Matt turned the camera and microphone back on. The chat had slowed down a little bit but in the time you guys were all talking their viewer count had gone from about 300k views to 500k.

"Hey chat, uhhh, we're back with a special guest," Nick said looking over at you. You gave a small wave with the hand that wasn't holding Chris'.

"Everyone, this is Bailie, my girlfriend. Obviously this wasn't exactly how we had planned on telling you all, but, here we are," You let Chris take the lead in talking since you really didn't know what to say to his fans. This was his ball game. "Bailie and I have been together for about 10 months. We planned on telling all of you at the one year mark." The chat was blowing up again like crazy with mixed reactions. Somehow despite the chat scrolling so quickly you were easily able to pick out the negative ones. Words like 'fat', 'ugly', and worse were flying across the screen.

"Alright yea I'm turning this shit off," Matt said aggressively, disabling the chat.

"Yea this ends fucking here. I mean it with my whole heart when I say, if I see any negative comments about my girlfriend or my relationship, I will block you on everything. We are happy. If you all genuinely cared about me, you would respect that. I will not tolerate any sort of hate or negativity about my relationship," Chris sternly spoke to the camera. Your heart was hurting from the negative things you had already seen but fluttered at how protective he was over you.

"And that goes for all of us. We will all block you and ban you from all of our accounts," Nick added in, "Bailie has been such a great person to get to know and to be around. You all have even commented on Chris being more upbeat in videos over the last 10 months. Don't be fucking stupid about this and say something you'll regret."

"Now, we're going to turn the comments back on and take some questions, because I am sure you have some. But like Nick said, don't say something stupid and ruin it for everyone else," Chris said. Matt reached for his mouse and enabled comments again. They flooded in and were a bit hard to read but there were some questions that you saw repeated over and over. "How did you guys meet," Chris read, he turned to you, "Do you want to take this?"

"Yea, sure, um, we actually met at the beach. I was there with a group of friends and the boys were there with Nathan. We had asked them to play us in sand volleyball. After that we all went and got dinner-" you started to explain.

"And the chemistry between the two of them was like a fucking science class," Matt added in, earning a laugh from all of you.

"And then Chris and I kept in contact after that and our first date together was mini golf," you smiled and leaned toward the computer to find another question. "Can we have your socials? Sure! My Instagram is @ bailie2233 and the same for my TikTok."

"Will Bailie be in the videos?" Chris read, "Probably a few. Now that we're here, we will probably do a 'Meet Bailie' video for those who don't watch our streams. And she might be in videos here and there, but for the most part our content will remain the same." This was something you guys had agreed on a few months ago. You didn't want to intrude on the boys' content.

"Well, we're going to call it. But thank you guys for watching and being supportive of Chris and Bailie. We all love you and will see you in the Friday video," Matt said. You all waved and he turned the stream off.

Chris pulled out his phone, "I guess I can start posting you now," he said with a smile.

@ Christophersturniolo: hard launch w/ @ bailie2233

[lilium-major]

lately i’ve been seeing a lot of criticism of fanon remus’s characterization, specifically in all the young dudes and after it blew up. like, specifically, that he was too mean and angry and masculine, or that he got a lot of sirius’s canon traits (smart, likeable, mean, etc.). when people read atyd, did they not think remus was pathetic? because i always thought he was a little loser-y. pulling up to the train with his new docs that he bought with his drug money, but the matron shaved his head? yeah he’s fourteen he probably looks kinda stupid unfortunately. “he’d never sell/do drugs” it’s the 70s. also if you think a fourteen/fifteen year old selling drugs to buy his friends christmas presents is “bad ass” or makes him tough, who are you. that’s sad. it’s so sad, there were no adults in his life that loved him and prevented him from getting caught up in that. atyd remus always felt like he had nothing going for him. he thought sirius was into him and not james just because remus “let him” and didn’t even consider the possibility that sirius could like him back. that’s! sad! remus had some wins post summer 1977, but after a whole 300k or so words of being an outcast thinking he was unworthy of friendship or love.

and you don’t have to like atyd. i love it, it got me into the fandom, so it will always have a special place in my heart. but if it’s not for you that’s okay! so many people treat it like it’s this canon bible but it’s not. everyone is into different stuff. i just think people missed the point with remus a little bit… his characterization in atyd to me is really beautiful because i think it’s fleshed out and realistic given what canonically happened to the marauders. but you can disagree, and you don’t have to like it.