#74k words

[meri-oddities]

Chapters: 1/21 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Harry Potter/Bill Weasley (pre-relationship) Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Bill Weasley, Minerva McGonagall, Sirius Black, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, Petunia Evans Dursley, Albus Dumbledore, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Dudley Dursley, Amelia Bones Additional Tags: Time Travel Fix-It, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Pre-Relationship, Bonding, Pureblood courtship, Good Dursley Family (Harry Potter), BAMF Minerva McGonagall, Evil Albus Dumbledore, Good Severus Snape, 2024 Quantum Bang, My Potter Head Canon, competent adults, 74k words, No Underage Sex Summary:

One night, right after the end of third year, Harry has a very vivid dream. Or at least, he thinks it's a dream. Whatever it is, it changes the trajectory of his life as well as the lives of several other people in his world. He finds out it's all about getting the correct information at the right time and then finding out who your friends are. Even more importantly, figuring out who your enemies are.

[steelycunt]

half of writing or maybe even sixty percent is just going into word doc editing -> find -> results to search for whether i can get away with using a certain verb or adjective or metaphor again or if ive already used it an unforgiveable amount of times as it is

[incandescentflower]

Penultimate chapter of the Triple N Project is posted. One more to go!

[xoteajays]

69k words into paper flowers like …. at what point do i finally introduce chishiya and tomioka?

[zellink]

I'M GOING BACK TO WORKING ON MY PRE-CALAMITY LONGFIC AAAAAAAGGHHHHHHHHHH BELLS HERE I COME

[chanihobbit]

Another little bit from my current Mass Effect 2 AU.

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“It does actually.“ Shepard turns his head towards the fish tank once again but Kaidan can see his face reflected there. Hard to tell but he thinks that some of the sadness at least has left it. “I guess I never said but…I‘m glad you came back. Means a lot, even if it doesn’t always look that way.“

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[orcelito]

Any trigun fics you do recommend/enjoyed?

oh Positivity, yes. uuuhhhh im kind of bad at bookmarking things ngl but i will share A Few. all vashwood bc that's my shit & all

i feel like everyone knows about Figure Me Out but it was one of the first fics i read in this fandom & honestly tangentially inspiration for writing Sentido (that whole tangible inhumanity kind of idea). i should reread it sometime. im very behind on the sequel but im thinking about working on reading it so i can have smth that has good characterization. genuinely some of the best vash characterization ive seen. Sooooooooooo good

theres kinder, gentler WHICH i actually was absolutely ABSOLUTELY obsessed with a giant haikyuu fic this person wrote back in the day, so seeing them get into trigun was an Absolute gift for me. one of the best trigun longfic there are imo with fun characterizations & WONDERFUL writing. one of my favorite instances of Knives Domestication too, aka he's still very thorny and does not like humans but he is Making An Effort (after centuries and centuries of work). this fic rly embodies the spirit of trigun to me tbh, if it was something... well... kinder and gentler. very silly and very sad at times, but also hopeful. what a fic <3

i was very very very obsessed with Trillium and Ivy. read the entire thing in one day. & honestly shoutout to them for writing such a long fic back b4 the trigun renaissance. Dedication. it's been a bit since ive read it but i remember really enjoying how they wrote Vash's disability in a modern setting. not just handwaving away the prosthetic as some super high-tech thing. and also addressing the utter horror that his recovery from such a serious accident wouldve been. honestly i might reread it sometime, ive forgotten a lot of it and it was SO fucking good. genuinely i was obsessed. highly recommend it.

uhmmmmmmmmmmm the other trigun fics i have bookmarked are smut fics lksdjflsdkfj but i'll share them anyways bc if it's in my bookmarks that means they HIT me enough i wanted to save it for later. and thus they are the kinds of smut fics that have U contemplating life and love and ur very existence

i’m here in search of your glory (there’s been a million before me) (what a long title) uh this one. well this one broke me. first half is just pain pain pain pain and then u get ur happiness and Relief and joy and. well. ya kno lmao. this fic rly did hit me so hard tho. i enjoyed it a lot

a kind heart to haunt rancher (& ex outlaw) vash and cowboy wolfwood. western au, very well done. i read this one all in one morning and felt shrimp feelings (in a good way). and the smut is. Also good. LOVE AND LONGING AND uh. good smut. what more is there to ask for

just a holy fool now i'll admit it's been over 4 months since ive read this so i dont remember a lot. but since it's in my bookmarks that means it Hit me. i remember it being the perfect kind of vashwood longing tho So if ur looking for smut with feelings. this one's Pretty Great

[simplepotatofarmer]

my youngest is writing a little story and ended up finding my old novel manuscript on the shelf and asked how many words i've written. and i was like, '.....what, ever?? because that's impossible to count.'

anyway, counting only what is on my computer, i've written 655,874 words in my lifetime. so. you know.

[prongsiess]

Food for thought:

Back in November I read Harry Potter and the Welcome to the World of Grey by sobsicles on ao3 (amazing fic btw, one of my all time fav reads and easily my fav Drarry fic) and was astounded that it took me a whopping 4 days (spanning over 2 school days and a weekend) to read. I was like?? What?? Why is this taking so long??

Anyways, finish the fic, start the sequel (that I think took me 2 weekdays to read) and finally decide to check the word count. HPWWG is a 456k words fic and my dumbass was confused as to how it took me soooo long (4 days, not even the full 96 hours of those 4 days, mind you) to read it. The sequel, Draco Malfoy and the Path to Paradise, is 124k words, and again, I was beating myself up for it taking so long.

Meanwhile my physical tbr hadn’t changed in months and I had a half-finished paperback on my night stand that I just couldn’t bring myself to pick up "because there’s just too much of it left and it’s just too long"… the paperback was like 250 pages and I was halfway done… I’ve binge-read multi-fic series with thrice the amount of words a 250 pages standard size paperback can fit in less time than it took me to force myself to pick up that book again.

Ao3 has my whole heart but by god hasn’t it screwed over my reading style.

[void-shouting]

spent the weekend doing the bare minimum to clean up a draft of pm & make it a complete coherent thing (minus a few names that feel inconsequential at the current moment), & now it's been sent to a friend to read ! i haven't really had someone read my work outside of fanfic stuff in years ! i'm trying so hard to not shit my pants about it rn ahh !!

[be-bisexual-eat-hot-chip-and-lie]

oh why is this one shot so long BECAUSE ITS 74k WORDS EM thats why you dumbass

[meri-oddities]

Chapters: 18/20 Fandom: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Harry Potter/Bill Weasley (pre-relationship) Characters: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Bill Weasley, Minerva McGonagall, Sirius Black, Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, Petunia Evans Dursley, Albus Dumbledore, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Dudley Dursley, Amelia Bones, Sharprock (Goblin) Additional Tags: Time Travel Fix-It, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Pre-Relationship, Bonding, Pureblood courtship, Good Dursley Family (Harry Potter), BAMF Minerva McGonagall, Evil Albus Dumbledore, Good Severus Snape, 2024 Quantum Bang, My Potter Head Canon, competent adults, 74k words, No Underage Sex, Helpful Goblins, Retelling of 4th Year Summary:

One night, right after the end of third year, Harry has a very vivid dream. Or at least, he thinks it's a dream. Whatever it is, it changes the trajectory of his life as well as the lives of several other people in his world. He finds out it's all about getting the correct information at the right time and then finding out who your friends are. Even more importantly, figuring out who your enemies are.

[chanihobbit]

Here is another short bit from my current Mass Effect 2 AU wip.

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“It does actually.“ Shepard turns his head towards the fish tank once again but Kaidan can see his face reflected there. Hard to tell but he thinks that some of the sadness at least has left it. “I guess I never said but…I‘m glad you came back. Means a lot, even if it doesn’t always look that way.“

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This week’s word is…

✨ REFLECT ✨

Find the word in any WIP and share the sentence containing it. Reply, reblog, stick it in the tags, tag us in a new post, or keep it private. All fandoms, all ships, all writers welcome.

[lover-of-mine]

Writing for 911 after writing for 5sos is an experience because of the amount of people reading your stuff even if you're lost in a small section of the 911 fandom you're still getting a whole lot more interaction than you're ever gonna get with 5sos and it's so weird.

[aethon-recs]

2024 Update to Tomarrymort Longfic Recs — 8 additional fics

I wanted to add 8 lovely new longfics that have been published since the last time I put together this rec list — 6 more for the Intermediate reads list and 2 more for Advanced. Hopefully you’ll find something within these additional 950k words of absolutely brilliant Tomarrymort fic to sink your teeth into and enjoy:

Longfic rec list collection:

Tomarrymort Beginner reads are the fics I would use to introduce someone to the ship and help them get a baseline for the variety, themes, and tropes that best represent our ship;

Intermediate reads are for readers that are already familiar/sold on the ship, and are looking for fics that explore interesting new facets of the Tomarrymort dynamic; 

Advanced reads comprise challenging works of some nature, whether the writing features more complex subject matter and/or pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in a piece of fanfic.

Please enjoy these 8 additions to the list, all of which are either completed or still updating as of 2024!

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Intermediate Longfic Recs

A Light That Never Goes Out by @kippipies (M, 80k, WIP)

Setting: Non-Magical AU Premise: If Harry is the target of a dangerous crime lord called Voldemort and his gang of Death Eaters in a modern mafia AU. Why I rec it: This is a delightful, high-energy caper of a fic in which Harry is a scrappy low-time criminal who accidentally crosses crime boss Voldemort. Naturally, Voldemort sets his sights on getting revenge, but Harry slips through his fingers at the last minute each time. The action scenes in this fic are incredibly dynamic and super fun — I felt like I was watching an action movie at each confrontation between Harry and Voldemort.

And the Living Will Envy the Dead by @k-s-morgan (M, 81k, WIP)

Setting: Time Travel (1940s) Premise: If Harry were flung back in time to Tom’s sixth year and almost immediately reveals he is Tom’s horcrux, setting off a chain reaction of obsession and control.  Why I rec it: An intricately crafted character study of Tom and how he gained control over the rest of Slytherin House by the time Harry meets him at the start of sixth year. Harry’s arrival throws Tom’s plans off-kilter, especially once Harry reveals he was Tom’s horcrux in another timeline. This leads Tom to believe the other version of him had somehow loved Harry, and shows him that it’s possible to form such a connection with Harry here if he wants, despite how dark, cruel, and violent he turned out and how little he cares for others. 

By Any Means by @corpium (E, 74k, WIP)

Setting: Alternate Universe Premise: If Harry has a younger brother Evan who is the Boy-Who-Lived, yet Harry’s overprotective actions towards Evan end up attracting the attention of Voldemort directly onto himself. Why I rec it: This is a really engaging and fast-paced adaptation of canon events if Harry were born 2 years earlier and his younger brother were the one that the prophecy applied to. The relationship between Harry and Evan is really sweet, as they share the burden of growing up at the Dursleys and all the adventures that Harry underwent in canon. There’s also such a fascinating exploration of magic as Harry gradually becomes more powerful as a result of all the trials that he’s put through, eventually becoming powerful enough to attract the attention of Voldemort. 

Pledged by @moontearpensfic (E, 118k, WIP)

Setting: Alternate Universe Premise: If Harry and Tom are best friends that enter together into a Hunger Games-crossed-with-Triwizard Tournament in their seventh year.  Why I rec it: This fic depicts co-dependency to such an intense degree between Harry and Tom. Not only are they inseparable best friends throughout their time at Hogwarts, they also perform a cooperative magic ritual that binds their magic to each other permanently, and allows them to share thoughts and feelings with each other across a mental link. There’s also an intriguing mystery at the heart of this story, as Harry and Tom try to figure out the origins of the Triwizard-style tournament that they enter into in their seventh year. 

Revolution of Configured Stars by @tollingreminiscentbells (E, 153k, WIP)

Setting: Voldemort Wins AU Premise: If Harry was raised in a pureblood family in a universe where Voldemort wins, and ends up attracting the attention of Voldemort in his seventh year at Hogwarts.  Why I rec it: This is such an intricate, incredibly thoughtful depiction of a society where Voldemort won and Harry was raised as a ward of a pureblood family. By the time it’s Harry’s seventh year, he’s a budding Arithmancy scholar who wants to explore whether it’s possible to choose the optimal timeline via arithmantic calculations, which catches the attention of Voldemort. Voldemort and Harry’s relationship unfolds in such a steamy way, and they truly feel like equals who hold each other in high regard, as Voldemort reveals that they have been inextricably linked by fate, whether or not he ended up trying to kill Harry as a baby in this particular timeline. 

the stars, my destination by @milkandmoon-ao3 (M, 15k, WIP)

Setting: Time Travel (Marauders Era) Premise: If Harry is sent back in time as an infant and adopted into the Potter family, growing up and attending Hogwarts alongside James.  Why I rec it: There is a dearth of Harrymort fics set in Marauders Era so it is such a delight to read about Harry’s friendships and rivalries with Marauders Era characters, like being best friends with Regulus and Quidditch rivals with James. As Harry starts his sixth year, the First Wizarding War heats up in the background and begins spilling into their life at Hogwarts as many of their classmates are recruited to fight on either side of it. All the while that he has to keep secret the strange mental connection that he’s had with the Dark Lord all his life. 

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Advanced Longfic Recs

Hearthstone Abbey (Series) by @ramabear (E, 152k, WIP series)

Setting: Soulmate AU Premise: If second year Harry is plucked away from his canon universe by Voldemort from another universe who is his soulmate. Why I rec it: I wholly melted at all the ways Voldemort takes care of Harry in this fic, better treatment than Harry’s ever gotten in his entire life, and Harry is so lovable and adorable in turn. Voldemort has established himself as a religious figurehead/cult leader in the alternate universe, and it was very interesting to read about his alternate path to power. The soft grooming in this fic was so so delicious, ramping up in intensity as the fic progresses; Voldemort completely dotes on Harry and their dynamic is so sweet and tender, a very nice counterbalance to the sinister and predatory tones that underlie their relationship.

if we were lovers by @reggieblk (E, 277k, complete)

Setting: Non-Magical AU Premise: If Harry and Tom meet in a prestigious drama programme and fall for each other against a backdrop of high stakes threatre productions.  Why I rec it: The character work is so rich and detailed in this coming-of-age story in a modern AU setting. It’s clear there was so much thought that went into all the character interactions here, not only between Harry and Tom, but also the ensemble cast of characters who inject so much heart and humor into this story as well. I love the way that @reggieblk cleverly weaves in elements from Shakespeare’s plays and uses the theatre backdrop to depict how the love story between Harry and Tom unfolds — their developing relationship feels, at the same time, both very immersive and cozy, as well as highly fraught with tension. (As a bonus, there is an absolutely amazing original play in the interlude chapter that was written specifically for this fic!)

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