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septemberrie · 1 year ago

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Trope Game

Thank you for the tag @junkshop-disco! I really liked reading your thoughts on your tastes and found out they are honestly a bit different than mine! Love that our fandom isn't just one thing.

Rules: How much do these tropes affect your decision to click on a fic?

-10 -> very dissuaded

0 -> don’t care either way

10 -> very enticed

nope -> if it’s a hard no and you’d never click on a fic with that tag or or you even have the tag blocked or you’d insta click out of the fic if it wasn’t tagged.

Bonus points for explaining the rating and whether it’s conditional

Age Gap: 2/10

Age gaps used to be one of my kinks, but then I got older and well… tastes change!

Codependency: 0/10

I think my answer for a lot of these is going to be, “‘yes’ for my angsty ships, ‘no’ for my healthy ships.” So… yeano?

Enemies to lovers: 10/10

Gimme dat shit. I love starting with interpersonal conflict and growing from there.

Enemies With Benefits: 3/10

I actually will eat up dubcon if it’s in a dark setting that calls for it, i.e. fantasy. I’ll avoid it in contemporary/modern settings bc the real world has enough of that.

Fake Dating/Relationship: 0/10

I’m not opposed to it, upon reflection my issue with it is that “I can't relate to this trope IRL" but I could say that about most of the tropes on this list so I can’t really explain my hesitance lol.

Found Family: 10/10

Who doesn’t love found family??? What in the tradwife

Friends To Lovers: 0/10

Only if there's lots of pining.

Friends With Benefits: 0/10

See: “fake dating” above.

Hurt/Comfort: 100/10

See JD’s comments, and if I may add my own: whump is my shortcut to emotions. I love forcibly removing society’s layers of hesitation and complexity and expectations, and stripping characters to their basest needs and seeing how they react. I feast.

Love Triangle: 0/10

Probably done better on ao3 than mass media but I’m still pretty meh.

Mistaken/Hidden Identity: 0/10

Is this like the Patrick Crawley/Gordon episode of Downton Abbey? Or like… a secret spy falls in love with the mark? No for the former, maybe for the latter; I can't think of any fics like this that have showed up in my browsing.

Monster Fu… Relationship: -5/10

I did read the Burned One x Rosalind fic and ummmm it's not for me. I am however not immune to paranormal romances (still unironically Team Jacob).

Obsession, Possessiveness, etc: -2/10

I mean… for my angsty, unhealthy ships, yes. But I've got to be in the mood for it obv.

Opposites (like grumpy×sunshine, etc): 0/10

…yes? I guess? In that I like reading about two people that aren’t carbon copies of each other. How do they navigate normal difficulties, etc. etc.

Poly: 0/10

Smut, 100%. Relationships? I’m wracking my brain trying to think of an example where I care about all three characters lol. Iron Widow, that worked!

Pregnancy: -10/10

It's a "nope" if the whole point of the fic is pregnancy. If it's part of a larger story/plot then maybe.

Second Chance: 10/10

Holy shit yes, I love the angst. Especially when it’s something out of their control that forced them apart. I don't think I've written this yet but I should add it to my list.

Sex To Feelings: 3/10

Yes, but after reflecting I think I’m more interested in the opposite: Feelings without sex because ~angst reasons~ prevent/preclude the sex. Until it all comes out in a fiery explosion of lust! I digress.

Slowburn: 9/10

The hand touch from Pride & Prejudice (2005) dir. Joe Wright is my middle name. I’m willing to negotiate on how slow is “slow” as long as it makes sense within the story.

Soulmates: 0/10

Only when it creates more angst! I still live in the world @shadowofnight proposed, where Saul and Andreas are “soulmates” with the matching mark or whatever but Saul chooses to be with Farah anyway.

Tagging: @astrid-v @whenshesayshush @theperfectrose @veritaserum07 no pressure ofc!

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thewriting-corner · 2 years ago

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My Unpopular Bookish/Writing Opinions

Since I got to uni I’ve been suffering from really weird burnout, so until I get that fixed a little, you are unfortunately stuck with this kind of posts! Lol, I’m sorry. But I’m getting better by the day, pinky promise.

Anyway, I’ve realized I have tons of unpopular book related opinions so why not start my new theme causing people to fight in my comments, am I right?

Romantic Fluff in Non-Contemporary/Romance

I’ve seen other accounts talk about this BUT, unless romance is the main genre, why do we never get to see the couple get together and interact as a fluffy in love pair???? I would give anything to see a fantasy couple fight monsters together while holding hands. I get slow burn and angst are really popular, but for once I’d love to see a couple get together without any complications. Their world is hard enough, why not let them have one nice thing?

HOWEVER, open endings >>>

Okay no bare with me. I KNOW this is super contradictory buuuuut, there’s just something about an incomplete ending. Now, I don’t mean LAZY, more like... If you’ve ever seen the movie Inception (2010), at the end of the film the MC is wondering if his kids are real or part of the dreamscape, but the camera angle changes before he can get his answer and we’re left with the intrigue. OR, picture, a romance story in which the MC and the LI haven’t seen each other in years, the MC finally gets the courage to seek them out, gets to the coffee shop the LI works at and the story ends before the MC opens the door or the LI turns around. It’s such a disliked ending, but I LOVE that.

Plot is more interesting, but less important

If you know me, you know I LOVE writing plot and analysing characters, but hate analysing plot and writing characters. But the fun thing about storytelling is that plot requires characters, but characters don’t require plot. If you have a strong plot but weak characters, you have a weak story and that is a much larger hole to dig yourself out of than the other way around.

Adult Authors Writing YA Smut is Weird

Enough said. I don’t know how else I can elaborate about this. I just find the thought of a, idk, 35 year old author thinking about seventeen year olds having sex VERY weird. I understand the good intentions behind it in books like Breathless by Jennifer Niven, but I just can’t get behind it at all.

Age Gaps

Vampires, immortal villains, fae... WHY have we made it a point to romanticise these weird-ass age gaps in fiction?????? I’ve heard many people justify it with “but they’re immature so it’s like the immortal is 17 too” and, come on, if someone says that about men in ANY other case I don’t think I need to fill in the gaps of what other contexts that’s used...

The insane power imbalance between a 500+ year old and a teenager is so overlooked and it’s disgusting. If the LI wasn’t hot, we’d be having an entirely different conversation.

Editing >>> Writing

I’m sorry but WRITING?!! No thank you. Creating a story is fun, yes, but actually putting it into words for the first time is SO hard and stressful. But there’s something so magical about cleaning up a story and making it stable that I love so much. Editing is where I think true power lies, tbh.

Sci-Fi and Dystopia Please Come Back

I know we basically live in a George Orwell/Brave New World/2010 YA dystopian hybrid monster baby world right now, but this genre was really the peak of all modern literature. The power to see the world through the eyes of pseudo-sociology and the worst possible scenario cannot be topped, I swear.

And then with sci-fi. Of course, I’m a sci-fi writer so obviously I have this opinion lol but there are SO many amazingly cool inventions and discoveries coming up every single day, how these not used more often in fiction???? There’s so much potential to do cruel, I mean, epic things in fiction using modern science and I’m lowkey disappointed we’re not using it to its true potential. I mean, what other point is there to science.

Marketing Fantasy Novels

Okay, here comes the big one: the current marketing techniques RUINED fantasy for me. WHY has the industry made comp titles such a big deal? It’s understandable from a selling point of view - to a publisher, not so much an audience. Being able to compare your book to another has become such a huge requirement that books are no longer unique, instead they’ve become shadows of one another. I see this so often when querying. So many agents say “please provide two titles that resemble your book - this shows you have studied the market well” dude no, this shows that I’m a well trained parrot and can write my book to be like anything I want it to be. This whole “Hunger Games meets The Witcher idk” concept has made it so that, to me, all fantasy books read the same. They’re all some watered down Percy Jackson or Shadow & Bone or Hunger Games story whose plot has been tainted by this outside information that really wasn’t necessary for me to buy or read the book.

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thegoddessofliterature · 4 years ago

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Some Reading Facts about me.

-I always imagine myself as the main character. It makes reading more intriguing and a little bit personal.

-Contemporary is my least favorite gene. It's always a hit or miss for me.

-Fantasy/Historical fiction is my favorite.

-I like to listen to music with my reading.

-My favorite trope is slow burn and hate to love romance. I love the angst between two characters before giving in to their feelings.

-I don’t like insta love in stories. It seems unrealistic and cliche. Fake Dating is my least favorite trope.

-My guilty pleasure read is age gap contemporary romance. I never thought I would be into this genre until I read Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglus. Sometimes, I am in a mood for a taboo read. Disclaimer, just because at times I like reading an age gap which is around 15-20. That doesn’t mean I will actually date an older man. For me, 5 years is enough of an age gap. Nothing more.

-I know that in fantasy reads, the love interests are over a hundred years old because of their immortality. I tend to ignore that and pretend that that age works differently in the magical world. I know that Rhysand is around 500 years old and Feyre is 19 but I pretend as if there is only a 5 years age difference between them. Especially when Rhysand still looks so young and hot as ever. Hope this makes sense.

-I am both. A mood reader. I also follow my TBR pile.

-My TBR pile is not physical. Its “to be read” list on goodreads.

-I realized that DNFing a book is okay. Time matters more, not money. I can get more money later but I ll never get back the time I wasted on a book I didn’t like:

-I treat books like my babies. After all, they are so precious and magical.

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notmoreflippingelves · 5 years ago

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This or That: Fanfiction Edition

I was tagged by @likeacoma AGES AGO. I have a short attention span so this took me literal weeks.

Tagging anyone who wants to do this.

Slow burn or love at first sight?: Depends on the pairing. I think I’d meet in the middle and say “mutual attraction at first sight but because everything is so *repressed,* it still ends up being an impossibly slow burn.”

Fake dating or secretly dating?: Both are so good. But I am absolutely weak for fake dating, especially in cases where it’s an “undercover as lovers” scenario.

“Oh no, there’s only one bed” or long distance correspondence. Listen, bed-sharing is like THE trope for me. It doesn’t even matter if it’s totally platonic or if it’s UST shipping fodder. I’m weak for it.

Hurt/comfort or amnesia: Hurt/comfort may very well be my favorite fic genre. Shut up, it’s not projection/coping mechanism. Also, in my experience, amnesia is seldom handled accurately or well, even in canon.

Enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers: Enemies to friends to lovers. I like there to be tension in my UST, but then I also love my ship to bond in ways that are not directly related to them as a potential couple, which is easier to do when there’s a middle-ground friendship or even close acquaintances phase.

Mutual pining or domestic bliss: Depends on the pairing. For pairings with angsty canons, I prefer domestic bliss cause it’s nice to imagine some version of reality where my ship is happy and safe and fluffy together. But mutual pining is always good too. And if the pairing isn’t angsty in canon, my brain loves finding ways of making them suffer.

Smut or fluff: Depends on the pairing, but most often smut, because most of my pairings are either rare pairs and/or tiny fandoms without much content so finding good smut for them can be extremely difficult.

Fantasy au or modern au: I’m not super into AUs that break the established rules of the canon reality too much, with a few exceptions. But considering that most of my fandoms are set in the present or the recent past, “modern AUs” seem kind of pointless for the most part. Historical AUs would I guess be the equivalent for them, but they are still essentially very different things.

Alternative universe or future fic: Depends on the pairing, especially given that “AU” can pretty much cover anything from “everyone “drives” to work on a dragon-drawn covered wagon now” to “Everything is the Same except Character X never existed.” Like those are both alternate universes. I guess future fic is my preference for characters who have a bittersweet ending in canon with some hope of a resolution afterwards (ex: Malcom/Nicola, Hathocent) but that obviously doesn’t apply to everyone.

Kid fic or road trip fic: Depends on the pairing. Some pairings I absolutely cannot see wanting and/or having kids. But for the ones that I can see this for, I absolutely adore kid!fic. I recognize that this probably makes me a bad feminist. (Though to be fair, the kid doesn’t have to be the pairing’s biological offspring for good kid!fic. It can be a younger sibling or niece/nephew or a neighbor. Or if it’s “their” kid, it could be an adopted kid as well/instead.)

Road trip fic is another one that is highly dependent on the pairing/context. I like it when there is high potential for drama and/or comedy, so certain pairings work better than others.

Canon compliant/missing scenes or fix-it: Depends on pairing. I tend to go for more canon compliant “missing or expanded scenes that don’t directly contradict canon” moreso, but sometimes canon just gets me so down that I want to read something that obliterates or completely disregards it.

Reincarnation or character death: Depends on the pairing. As much as I claim to hate character death, I’m also an angsty little b*tch who lives for the drama and heartbreak. But I am also fond of the “in any/another version of reality, we will find each other” romantic drama.

Time travel or isolated together: I feel a little weird picking this one given all that is going on in the world right now. But still, I’m not massively into time travel, unless it’s the kind of thing that is supported by the canon material. (Like I don’t read a ton of Doctor Who fic, but obviously time-travel is a major part of the canon.) However, I’d still prefer isolated together, as it provides a lot of potential for one-on-one conversation and bonding.

High school romance or middle aged romance: Most of my ships have a least a little bit of an age gap (which makes unlikely that they would’ve been in high school at the same time). And I do tend to ship a fair amount of older pairings anyway.

Arranged marriage or accidental marriage: Both are so good. I live for both of these tropes when they are done well. But overall, I think I have to go with a perfectly-arranged marriage. The intimacy mixed with the uncertainty and the reticance and the gradually-changing nature of the relationship. It’s just... it’s excellent.

Sci-fi au or magic au: Again, neither is really my favorite. But overall, I have to pick magic. With a few exceptions (Star Wars, Doctor Who, Jules Verne), I’m not particularly interested in or knowledgeable about most sci fi (and I am so exhausted with Star Wars at this point that it barely counts either).

Also, the advantage of a magic au is that it doesn’t have to be as immersive as some others. Maybe it’s just a few things that are “magic.” Maybe it’s a magical realism scenario where the magic touches are treated as totally mundane. I feel like it interrupts the established canon less often and doesn’t necessarily require the same “hard technical knowledge” that sci fi aus do.

Neighbours or roomates: oh my god, they were roommates. Serious answer, I prefer when the ship is able to have their own separate spaces and lives--at least early on the relationship. That way, it’s easier for them to have alone time if they need it and the relationship is able to develop at a more gradual (and to my mind) comfortable pace. Neighbors is also a good middle-ground scenario because there is a huge range to how close you can be with a neighbor. Some might be your close friends, some might be acquaintances. Some might even be a rival (the inherent foe yay potential of homeowner’s associations is so seldom explored.)

Body swap or gender-bend: Neither is really my cup of tea to be honest, but body swaps if done well can be good comedy opportunity. I do have some scraps of a Malcola body swap fic that has been a very tentative WIP for literal years.

Angst or crack: Depends on the pairing. As a good portion of my ships would be considered “crack” by modern fandom standards, I’m almost tempted to say crack, because it would mean that the pairing is actually getting fic written about it in the first place--which is rare enough for most of my pairings. But then, I am also a messy b*tch who lives for angst and the angstier the better.

Apocalyptic or mundane: Even were we not in the circumstances that we are now in, I would still say mundane. I scare pretty easily and so things like zombies/natural disasters/panic-induced mob mentality give me anxiety just reading/watching/thinking about. Just give me normalcy (or at least normalcy relative to the respective fictional universe).

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toomuchtimenerd · 5 years ago

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Reviews for 3 New Adult Novels

So I got a little bored and decided to take a short break from YA fantasy. I spent a good amount of time browsing the Kindle Unlimited catalog (I very recently found out that even if you don’t pay for Kindle Unlimited these books are still much cheaper than others. It’s like $3-4 for a book compared to the usual 9.99. Incredible). During my search, I came across the New Adult genre (seriously - why is Kindle Unlimited FILLED with NA books?) and because I’ve been needing to obsess over some steamy romance lately I picked up two of the most angsty NA books I could find plus one that simply had stellar reviews on Goodreads. And then I proceeded to finish all three books within about a week. To top it off, two of these books are like 700-page novels. It’s amazing how much one can accomplish when you have literally nothing better to do with your life, isn’t it? Yes, I am poking fun at myself. But it’s all temporary. I’m going to actually try my best to keep these three reviews as spoiler-free as possible, for once.

I’m going to start with Devious Lies by Parker Huntington, as that is the first NA book I finished reading this week. So this 700 page behemoth of a book features your standard enemies-to-lovers with a little bit of suspense/mystery added in for flavor. Oh, and sprinkled with some SERIOUS angst and brooding on top. It also features an age-gap romance, and is slow-burn. Devious Lies is basically about rich girl Emery Winthrop who, at 18 years old, is forced to forgo her rich girl life when her father goes under investigation for embezzlement and subsequently goes in hiding. When the embezzlement is leaked, this basically screws over everyone who’s employed by Emery’s father and everyone who invested stocks in his company. This includes a HUGE amount of people in the southern town Emery grew up in. This also includes the Prescott brothers, Reed and Nash. Reed is the boy that Emery had the biggest crush on her entire life, but Nash is ultimately the main love interest and POV that we see aside from Emery’s.

After the whole embezzlement thing which is a huge factor leading to Nash’s father’s death, Nash is pretty much hellbent on seeking revenge on the Winthrops. By the time the story really gets going, Nash is in his 30s and has essentially built a multi-billion dollar enterprise and of course is one hell of an angsty playboy. Emery is around 22 years old, fresh out of college (paid for by herself) and gets hooked up with a job working for Nash. Nash finds out, and makes it his life goal to make Emery’s life as difficult as possible while trying to find out where her dad is hiding. The entire story is about the progression of their relationship and the secrets surrounding the embezzlement.

So this is probably one of the better angsty love stories I’ve ever read. And that’s saying a lot because I’ve never liked angst all that much (tried it with The Cruel Prince and although I really didn’t like it I actually have been considering giving that trilogy another chance). Angst is usually so... unbelievably NOT well written at all b/c I feel like angsty characters are just angsty without a good enough backstory to defend it. This tends to be more so prominent in contemporary romance novels, or maybe that’s just because I’m a lot pickier when it comes to contemporary romance. But for Devious Lies, I think Huntington does a pretty good job at charging the main characters with believable and understandable angst. Nash grew up almost in poverty and his dad literally worked himself to death while watching trust-fund baby Emery grow up like a southern princess. The embezzlement destroyed Nash’s dad, so I can see why he blames the entirety of the Winthrop family for the hardships he faced growing up. Not to mention, Nash’s life story is the embodiment of a rags-to-riches story so of course he’s going to look down on Emery who supposedly gets millions of dollars per month just from her trust fund.

Devious Lies is told from two alternating POVS, Emery & Nash, and I think the scene I anticipated the most was when Nash found out that Emery isn’t getting a single penny out of her trust fund and that Emery is actually living in poverty and working to survive, not out of boredom. We know that Emery’s life is incredibly tough from the very beginning, considering her family name is tainted and she owes student loans on top of helping fund someone else’s college tuition. Nash doesn’t find out about this until maybe past the halfway point of the book, and for me that was probably my favorite part of the entire book - the realization of how much of a complete ass he’s been to her and how she really is the last person who deserved to be targeted by his thirst for vengeance. This is also when their relationship hits a major turning point and finally dips out of the ‘enemies’ part of enemies-to-lovers.

I think my biggest issue with Devious Lies is how unnecessarily long it is. I think it could absolutely be cut down to around 400 pages, since there were a lot of chapters (especially in the very beginning) that could’ve been very easily abridged or completely left out. The first several chapters covers major events from before Emery goes to college and Nash strikes rich, and from what I can tell these chapters are there to lay out character foundations. But Huntington really could have made these SO MUCH shorter and gotten to the actual story way quicker without sacrificing any character building. Just my two cents, although it seems like most reviewers on Goodreads agree with me over this regard. So despite some unnecessary chapters or parts that could have been left out, I think I’d still give this book a solid 4/5 simply because the author managed to write contemporary romantic angst without making me want to die of second-hand embarrassment. Not to mention, the big plot twists near the end of the story were quite well written and totally worth sticking around for in my opinion.

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Second book is The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata. Apparently Zapata is like a god at writing sports romance, and this book was rated #1 on some kind of Goodreads list plus it was like 4 bucks or something so of course I had to check it out. This large book is around 600+ pages, but out of the three books that I’m reviewing in this post today this is DEFINITELY my favorite one of the three. I haven’t read a sports romance since I was 15 and obsessed with the Escape to New Zealand series, so I honestly didn’t know what to expect from this outside of mega muscle dudes and steamy sex scenes with said mega muscle dudes. But this book managed to exceed whatever I was expecting AND to my surprise only had one actual full-blown sex scene. Which was very tactfully placed and made for a beautiful end to a truly slow-burn romance. And by truly, I mean seriously truly slow-burn. My god, I don’t think I’ve ever read a slow-burn as freaking slow as this one. But wow it was so worth the snail pacing of their relationship. Speaking of the relationship, I need to talk about our two main characters.

We’ve got Vanessa who is super in debt and has been working as a famous football player’s (Aiden) assistant in every way possible for two years by the start of the story. She finally has enough in her savings to quit and focus on her graphic design freelance career, so she leaves and over a month later her boss is at her door asking her to marry him so he could get his US citizenship. The rest of the story is about the progression of their relationship after they get married and move in with each other. Unfortunately this book was written solely in Vanessa’s POV, and I say unfortunately because I would’ve really loved to have some Aiden POV chapters too. He’s not exactly a hardcore brooder, but he’s also not super open about himself either so at times it was REALLY hard to gauge what was going on in his brain. Despite this fact, it became really obvious that he was falling for Vanessa because he started doing more and more stuff for her as their relationship progressed. There were so two scenes in particular where all he did was just show up and be endearingly supportive and I was ready to bawl my eyes out over how uplifting it all was.

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me is just one hell of an uplifting and puts-a-smile-on-your-face type of romance. It’s incredibly slow, and at some parts you may be like “oh my god jUST KISS ALREADY!” but when it all inevitably falls in place by the end you will realize just how worth it the ride was. Zapata does an amazing job of portraying a really healthy loving relationship where both members are just so supportive of each other and genuinely want the best for each other. They are actually relationship goals!! I was actually kind of SAD when I finished this book because despite the happy ending I just needed more wholesomeness. And even more unfortunately, there is no sequel and there is no add-on telling the story from Aiden’s POV. So for anyone who’s looking for a healthy dose of wholesomeness, wants something to tug at their heartstrings, and doesn’t mind just a little bit of sex, this book is 5/5 perfection.

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Last book will be one that I just finished reading about an hour ago, The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen. Now this one I kind of had to debate on for a little bit before I ultimately decided to read it. I found it on Goodreads around the same time I found The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, but after reading its synopsis the first time I got a little bit turned off by it. Not sure why, and I’m not sure what changed my mind but I ended up giving it a try earlier this afternoon and well well well what do you know I ended up reading it all in almost one sitting. The Kiss Thief, like the previous two books I reviewed in this post, is also a New Adult book (with more graphic scenes than Deviant Lies actually) featuring an enemies-to-lovers relationship between a 19-year-old daughter of a mobster and a 30-year-old US senator. Yep, that’s an 11-year age gap right there. Probably one of the most drastic age gaps I’ve seen in a book, but hey I guess some people are into those. The Chicago mobster’s daughter is named Francesca, and her dad gives her away to Wolfe Keaton for marriage due to reasons that become apparent much later on in the book. This book not only depicts the progression of Francesca and Wolfe’s relationship, but also of Francesca’s growth from a sheltered child into a woman.

Francesca pretty much grew up as a princess, went to an elite boarding school in Europe for most of her life, and was super sheltered. To top it all off, she belonged to an incredibly old-fashioned “traditional” family where women were not expected to go to college but instead stayed at home and pumped out heirs while their husbands told them what to do. Francesca basically grew up her whole life thinking this was her destiny, along with marrying her childhood crush Angelo. But she gets thrown into Wolfe’s arms pretty quickly and early on in the book, and all hell breaks loose as these two absolutely chaotic crackheads go head-to-head with each other. Wolfe is seeking vengeance (why are all the angsty romance novels always centered around seeking revenge?) over something Francesca’s father did, while Francesca just wants to go home and be with Angelo. But things start to change when Francesca realizes Wolfe is actually willing to offer her certain freedoms that her father would never allow. Some of these freedoms include learning how to drive and going to college.

While Wolfe is ultimately the hero to our heroine, he’s such an asshat for maybe the first 50% of the book. He’s broken (just like every single male love interest in every single book ever) for reasons that occurred in his past, he’s hell bent on revenge, and he’s vowed to never take a wife or fall in love. Obviously this all changes once he is engaged to Francesca, whose own stubbornness, willpower, and innocence takes him on one hell of a roller coaster of emotions. These two, and their relationship, are incredibly explosive but good god half the time they are SO toxic for each other. Their relationship is like the epitome of that one couple you know where they keep breaking up and getting back together again, or they keep getting into fights due to miscommunication, or they keep cheating on each other because the other did it first. When their relationship is good it’s pretty dang good, but when it goes south everything just turns into a living nightmare. I definitely wouldn’t recommend this book to people who are easily triggered by toxic relationships (and I mean truly emotionally toxic relationships), but outside of that it’s definitely not a bad read at all. The progression of Francesca and Wolfe’s relationship is actually relatively unique because it’s anything but linear. There are so many ups and so many downs, which makes the peaking points even more heart-wrenching in my opinion. Especially towards the end, the scene between Wolfe and Francesca’s father. Oh god, my heart couldn’t take it anymore. After this book I’m going to need to find a nice YA fantasy book that tones down the romance. And the steaminess, because The Kiss Thief definitely had PLENTY of those. I think of the three books I reviewed in this post, The Kiss Thief is the most graphic (although tbh I think its sex scenes are the most well written of the three). I’m thinking this book gets a 4/5 from me because while it’s good, I didn’t think there was anything about it that made it really special for me. It simply told an entertaining story, it had a unique progression of enemies-to-lovers, and the character progression of the heroine was fairly believable.

In conclusion I recommend Devious Lies and The Kiss Thief for those looking for an angsty romance, and The Wall of Winnipeg and Me for those looking for wholesome slow-burn that will leave your heart feeling kinda fuzzy.

#book reviews #new adult #devious lies #parker huntington #the wall of winnipeg and me #mariana zapata #the kiss thief #lj shen #contemporary romance #romance #slow burn romance #enemies-to-lovers

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fyrapartnersearch · 5 years ago

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-MxF RP partner wanted-

Hello! My name is Star and I'm looking for a roleplay partner. I'm female, I'm over 21 and I only do mxf. I only roleplay with other females and I don't roleplay with anyone under 18. E-mail only.

I don't do roleplays with incest, pedophilia (age gaps are totally cool with me as long as they're of age), vore, polyamorous relationships or beastiality. That also includes things like watersports, scat, feet play and furry.

I'm ok with smut, adult language, dark themes, drug or alcohol usage, gore and violence. I don't fade to black.

I only do up to 2 paragraphs, sometimes 3. I don't mind how many paragraphs my partner does, as long as there are no one liners and it's something I can reply to.

I do double and I also use faceclaims. I prefer real life face claims but I don't really care too much what you give me. I just like to know what the character looks like so I get a good idea in mind when roleplaying. If you don't do face claims, I ask that you detail them well enough that I have a good idea of what they look like.

I'm ditch-friendly. If you disappear it's whatever, although I'd rather you up and tell me since we're all adults. I'm not going to chase you down, though. Real life comes first and I respect that. Speaking of which, I can usually reply daily but sometimes I may not reply until a day or two. I adore spending time with my boyfriend and watching Neflix in my spare time, as well as playing on my Xbox.

I do slice of life and supernatural roleplays. The only fandom I will do is Creepypasta. I would love to do something dark with horror in it. Things like serial killers or stalkers.I like darker themes, especially now that I'm getting more into it with film ideas.

I like romance in my roleplays and I don't care if it's slow burn or if they start out together. Things aren't always roses and rainbows though so I love drama and angst as well! Fights and making up are all part of a relationship!

My email is [email protected] Hopefully I'll meet some of you there if you share my interests! Have a good day and be safe :)

#oc rp #multiple paragraph #para #semipara #short term #long term #email #smut rp #submission

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dragoonxdive · 7 years ago

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SHIPPING INFO // answer the following for your muse(s) so people know how shipping works on your blog. REPOST. don’t reblog.

WHAT’S YOUR OTP FOR YOUR MUSE?:

Aranea x Ignis

WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO RP WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING?:

I’m opened to pretty much everything. I love fluff, I love angst. And the most important thing is to build the relationship, to see how their bond evolves through our threads and our memes. Particularly because Aranea had an abusive relationship in her past, she wants to make sure she can trust the other before being in a committed relationship with them.

HOW LARGE DOES THE AGE GAP HAVE TO BE TO MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE?:

As long as they’re both of consenting age, I don’t really mind.

ARE YOU SELECTIVE WHEN SHIPPING?:

Yes, a lot. Chemistry needs to be there, and to be honest, I don’t see Aranea with many characters. Platonic relationships such as friendships, bromances are very important to me, and again, because Aranea was abused in every way in her past, she won’t be in a romantic relationship until she trusts someone enough for that, and to tell them the truth about her past. She will also not fall in love with someone who is violent, who talks loudly, even if it’s not directed to her. That being said, that doesn’t mean she won’t have casual relationships, or complicated ones.

HOW FAR DO STEAMY MOMENTS HAVE TO GO BEFORE THEY’RE CONSIDERED NS.FW?:

I don’t roleplay smut, I’m just not comfortable to write that. I prefer to use the fade-to-black method. However, if I’m writing something something before a fade-to-black, like a moment in which they clearly want each other, I tag it just in case.

WHO ARE OTHER MUSES YOU SHIP YOUR MUSE WITH?:

Like I said, I’m very picky with shipping. Aranea will only fall in love with someone who has a soft side she could see. However, I have to say that I’d like to write Aranea/Ravus too. Maybe not as a committed relationship, but as a complicated one. Like they wanted to have some comfort in each other because they don’t have any outside that.

DOES ONE HAVE TO ASK TO SHIP WITH YOU?:

When it isn’t Ignis (it’s written in my rules that it’s my favorite ship LOL), yes. Anyway, because I love slow burn romance, I love to make the relationship evolves through a couple of threads. Also, I love to know that you want to ship, because if I’m not sure about what you write, I’ll probably think it’s not the case LOL

HOW OFTEN DO YOU LIKE TO SHIP?

I like to ship, but very selectively, so I guess it depends of my threads and of my mood xD

ARE YOU SHIP OBSESSED OR SHIP MORE-OR-LESS?:

Very selectively ship obsessed. LOL. I am when it’s a ship I’m invested in.

ARE YOU MULTISHIP?:

Yes, but again, really selectively.

WHAT IS ( ARE ) YOUR FAVORITE SHIP(S) IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM?:

Noctis/Luna, Ignis/Aranea, Prompto/Cindy

FINALLY, HOW DOES ONE SHIP WITH YOU?:

Write to me, or send me a meme to make it clear that you’re interested so we can start to work on that.

tagged by: @theplagueofstars, thanks dear :D ♥ tagging: @ofspelldaggers @dawnryse @iinvidere @nyx-ulric-of-galahd @barcodeshooter & YOU ;D

#i took some parts of the one i did for prom and changed some others ;)#tagging stuff

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digiitalis · 7 years ago

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SHIPPING INFO | ABOUT MUN. REPOST DON’T REBLOG

✧ WHAT’S YOUR OTP FOR YOUR MUSE ? Alright, let’s break this down by active muse, I suppose? Kurama is sort of a funny duck when it comes to shipping, at least my muse is. I started out not shipping him with anyone, then @uurameshii ‘s Yusuke came along and now here we are. Never been more YusukexKurama trash than now. I also have a long lasting OTP of Kurama with Kuronue which came back to life with @thievingbat ‘s Kuronue. And now they’re an OT3 so that’s great! Otherwise I trend toward friendships with Kurama.

Jin is basically fighting sexual. That’s to say, if you’re nice to him and can beat the shit out of him, he’ll like you. I don’t have any active ships on tumblr with him, but I’ve always been JinxTouya trash. Just sayin. YusumexJin is a BROTP to end all BROTPs.

Jude. Poor. Poor Jude. He can’t catch a break. My OTP for him is JudexHappiness. or JudexSweets. I’d like for him to meet a nice boy though.

And finally, Khint. I’ve had some ships for him in the past. Mostly KhintxHis Dead Wife, KhintxPrell Dwoss ( @thislovelylady ‘s OC ), and KhintxCassia ( @thislovelylady ‘s Muse’s Mom) Lol. Basically he is a dad in need of a partner parent, which is hilarious.

✧ WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO RP WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING ? I’m not really 100% sure about this? Most typical types of prompts are alright. Angst, fluff, even fighting or crack nonsense. But those are granted. The big question is, of course, SMUT. I’m pretty ace. Like, not sex repulsed or anything, but not really interested. So smut is more of a “we’re comfortable with each other as muns and our muses know each other well and you’d like to do some SINNING so let’s do it!” Kind of thing. It’s deeply unlikely that I’ll do it with you if you just ask randomly. This takes some real character trust and development, and personal connection between me and the other mun.

Otherwise, AUs, Crossovers-- all of that’s okay. Even toxic relationships, so long as we’re clear they are toxic, and slow burn. All good. Don’t expect an automatic yes for shipping though. I prefer to have our characters be friends and build up a relationship than just start out as a ship. (The exception to this is characters who have preexisting relationships. Even then it’s better to build off of it. Have just as many shipping threads as ‘hey you dick you forgot to buy milk’ threads.)

✧ HOW LARGE DOES THE AGE GAP HAVE TO BE TO MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE ?

For characters, age gaps depend. Kurama is 1000+ (I have him around 3000 for reasons) year old fox demon. Thus, everything is cradle robbing. So he’s good as long as the ship partner is of legal age. Jin is similar. For Jude and Khint, as they are human, I’m good with a ten-ish year window, still given that they are of legal age. So Jude is okay with 20-30ish, Khint is more in the 35-45 window.

For Muns, you MUST BE OVER 18. I can’t stress this enough. Even non sexual romance is a bit weird. We can be friends, though!

✧ ARE YOU SELECTIVE WHEN SHIPPING ?: Short answer, yes. Long answer, shipping is more of a function of compatibility of muns than of muses. With the right muns, relationships between characters can grow easier, and even find their niche as either worst enemies, best friends, or lovers. I usually ship with people I get to know well, and build a friendship with before immediately shipping. If it turns out that we’re both excited about something and we have compatible personalities, it usually turns out to be a ship. Of course OTPs and things do influence shipping, so do character personalities, but ultimately it comes down to the Mun.

That being said, if I don’t want to ship with you, or I’m tentative about it that does not mean I don’t like you! It just means I don’t know you well enough or I’d prefer the muses to stay friends. :)

✧ HOW FAR DO STEAMY MOMENTS HAVE TO GO BEFORE THEY’RE CONSIDERED NSFW? Once naughty bits are involved. Yeah. That’s when read more goes up. I wouldn’t expect much NSFW content on this blog though. (Outside of my favorite sin cryptid-- you know you you are. Me ‘n Jani love you.)

✧ WHO ARE OTHER MUSES YOU SHIP YOUR MUSE WITH ? My Kurama currently has two official ships. @uurameshii ‘s Yusuke and @thievingbat ‘s Kuronue. Sometimes separate. Sometimes together. I’m open to other people, but that’s who I currently have. Everyone else is friend-zoned until further developments.

Jin is not being shipped with anyone. He has a small crush on 90% of the yu yu crew though. How could he not with all of these strong people about. Yeesh.

Jude is also not currently shipped with anyone. Like Jin, he just ends up with a lot of crushes. Most of the time they are unrequited and he is a very sad child. It’s okay Jude, you have your chocolate chip cookies.

Khint is being shipped with @thislovelylady ‘s muse’s Mom Cassia. Yes. Because parent ships. Good. (I need to hop on that I’m so sorry.)

✧ DOES ONE HAVE TO ASK TO SHIP WITH YOU ? Please please please ask. Things like unrequited crushes are fine without permission, but send me an im or something if you want it to develop into mutual stuff. Maybe I’m feeling the same as you! We can ship! But if you don’t ask and either A. Say nothing but have your muse come on to mine or B. Say nothing ever. There will be no ship. That’s on you. And if your muse comes onto mine strongly without talking to me first, I might end up blocking you. Because that shit makes me hyper uncomfortable.

✧ HOW OFTEN DO YOU LIKE TO SHIP ?: I’m pretty exclusive about ships. I am multi-ship, but I’ve said it before, I usually reserve it for friends and people who talk it out with me. I actually prefer friendships to romance-- and prefer friendships that become romances even more.

Furthermore, if your character’s only interest in mine is SHIPPING then I’m deeply unlikely to ship. That’s not what I’m here for. And that’s not what my muses want. Kurama is an old fox demon. Childish love at first sight romances are a no go. Jin is an airhead who wants to fight. He’s not gonna want an immediate significant other without at least punching them first. Jude is an emotional baby who will get hurt if a relationship is shallow. Khint is not for that romance-y gushy stuff.

If you wanna start rping with a ship, we need to talk through extensively: how they met, why they like each other, how their relationship works, etc. Not be afraid to talk to me, but I may insist on a thread or two of them as friends or strangers.

✧ ARE YOU SHIP OBSESSED OR SHIP MORE-OR-LESS ? I’m not obsessed. But once I have my ship. It is my ship. My child. I want them to be happy. Or deeply unhappy if that’s how that ship works. I will devote myself to the ship.

...Okay not that dramatic, but I like my ships once they exist.

✧ ARE YOU MULTISHIP ? Yeah! More or less. I don’t know how I feel about multiples for the same ship though.

✧ WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SHIP(S) IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM ? I’m currently a mainly Yu Yu Hakusho blog. So ships there, I like... KuramaxYusuke, YusukexKeiko, KuramaxKuronue, JinxTouya, KuwabaraxYukina, KuwabaraxKurama, ShishiwakamaruxSuzuki, GenkaixSome peace and FUCKING QUIET... yeah. There are probably more but who knows.

I’d like to point out that KuramaxHiei is not there. Now, it used to be a huge OTP for me, but for some reason, in recent years, I stopped shipping it. -shrugs-

✧ FINALLY, HOW DOES ONE SHIP WITH YOU ?: You can start by making a pentagram. In each corner lay out the following items: salted caramel, a pre-order of Kingdom Hearts 3, some green tea, a vulpix item, and something red. Light a candle in the center with hell fire and if your home becomes covered with glitter, it’s working.

Or if you don’t have hell fire, messaging me works too. Or sending me a meme or two then messaging me. Or giving me compliments then messaging me.

TAGGING: @thislovelylady @keikoxyukimura @vinelashed @gaoxthe @kurcnue TAGGED BY: @uurameshii

#the blooming kennedia (ooc)#Shipping info

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bearholdingashark · 3 years ago

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Rare Pair Exchange 2021 Creator Letter

Hi! Thank you for creating something for me! I’m excited to see what you create! :D

General likes

I adore tropes, the more ridiculous the better, and really what I love about ridiculous tropes is how it gives the creator an opportunity to explore the characters and their dynamics and motivations. Fun plots are great, but the characters and what the plot reveals about them is what I really love.

I also really love AUs (especially modern/historical AUs) or crossover fusions, and love how much changes and how much doesn’t. But straight up canon stuff is really good too. Really, character focused stuff is what I love most. I do also think canon divergence AUs can be really great, so feel free to play around with canon as well.

While I’m a big fan of romantic ships, I also love relationships in general, romantic or not. Just characters being there for each other is great. I love fluff, but more serious/angsty/dramatic stuff is just as good too. :D And unless specifically stated otherwise, I have no problem with characters other than I requested in the story, but I want the requested characters to be a main focus.

My DNWs (also listed on my sign up) are:

smut

Romance is great, but nothing more than kissing/fade to black for the physical stuff

explicit gore

violence and injury are fine, but nothing super graphic, generally I would say canon typical violence/gore or less is a good way to go

permanent character death of requested characters

angst without a happy (or at least hopeful) ending

I hope this helps! I’m including my general prompts below, but feel free to go where the inspiration takes you. My prompts tend to be more fic focused, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want art or fanvids, I’m just not as good at talking about what I like there. Go with whatever style you feel fits best/you’re most comfortable with and I’ll be happy. :) Happy creating!

Request 1

Fandom: DC Extended Universe

Relationships: Alfred Pennyworth/Diana Prince

Prompts:

I actually hadn’t even considered this as a ship until I saw this in the tagset, but I am here for it. I love when the age gap appears to be in one direction, but because of immortality/extended lives, it’s actually much more in the other direction.

I love the idea of this being a slower burn (acknowledging that 1k is not really enough for a for reals slow burn), but I can really see Alfred’s quiet (and snarky) competence appealing to to Diana.

While I think taking this ship in a canonverse direction would be great, I can also see this being a place where an AU could be really fun.

I also love the idea of them visiting quietly over the months, maybe over tea, both of them telling stories about their lives and complaining good naturedly about Bruce and their feelings for each other kind of sneak up on the both of them.

When I think of this ship, I really imagine them in the batcave, but I think more action focused story where he helps her during a mission could be really great also.

Request 2

Fandom: Knives Out

Relationships: Benoit Blanc/Marta Cabrera

Prompts:

I love AUs where Harlan lives or the murder attempt never happened and the three of them met some other way. This could be canonverse, or a full on AU where the setting is totally different

I also like anything post movie where they work through the aftermath of the movie together. I love Marta/Benoit being partners, romantically, but also professionally if you want to go that direction.

One of my favorite things about Benoit and his interactions with Marta in the movie is just how tender he is, almost from the word go. Regardless of the actual plot/scenario, I would love that tenderness to be on full display.

I do love them solving cases together, and those kinds of fics can be so much fun, but I also love fluffy domesticity for them as well. (Or both if it works out that way :D)

I don’t mind having the Thrombey’s involved, but don’t want them to be the focus. (This goes especially for Ransom. I really don’t want any hint of Marta/Ransom.) I do love both Lieutenant Elliott and Trooper Wagner if you go the more case fic route. I have no problem with vomiting if you want to include Marta’s “condition”, although I would request avoiding any really graphic description of vomit/vomiting.

Request 3

Fandom: North and South - Elizabeth Glaskell | UK TV

Relationships: Margaret Hale/John Thornton

Prompts:

I would love to see something set after they’re together, but trying to figure out merging their lives together. What happens after that kiss? (How do their families take it?)

A nice moment between the two before everything is resolved could be nice too, as their opinions of each other are evolving

I love canonverse for this ship, but this could also be a really interesting pair to put in a completely different AU and see how their story goes in a totally different setting

I would also love something set a while after canon where they’re much more established and comfortable with each other, possibly after they’ve been married for a while.

Request 4

Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation

Relationships: Deanna Troi/Worf

Prompts:

The last season of the show teased me with this ship and I’m still kinda bitter that it was never real. I think they have a really interesting dynamic, and their friendship could easily turn into something more romantic

I would love to see something where their relationship is established, possibly with Alexander. (I love Worf, but he’s not always the best dad. How would having a long term SO change that dynamic?)

Outsider POV could be really fun with this, and having the rest of the crew reacting to them getting together. I would also love to see Worf asking Riker for permission to date Deanna as we hear about during 7x11 Parallels.

I think exploring the different cultural dating customs they both bring to the table

I think setting whatever you make during a mission/adventure would be great, but I would also love more domestic fluff too :D

Request 5

Fandom: Original Work

Relationships: Dutiful Princess/Lowborn Guard; Honourable King/Foreign Princess Betrothed To His Son; Sheltered Prince/Savvy Female Thief; Uncommonly Tall Female Mercenary/Male Lord She is Hired to Protect

Prompts:

This is the first time I’ve requested Original Work, and these ships seemed really interesting to me. I don’t have a ton of prompts here, and while I think some very cool plot could come from these pairings, I would love for it to be more character focused. I love fun characters and would love to fall in love with yours :D

#dear creator letter #rare pair exchange 2021 #i'm so excited #rare pair exchange

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kissfanxing-blog · 7 years ago

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➳ buddy system information/instructions

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Hey everyone! Before we get started, we here at kissfanxing would like to thank everyone that’s claimed prompts/self prompted so far! We’re excited to see so many people enthusiastic about kissfanxing round 3, and we really cannot thank all of you enough for participating. If you have yet to sign-up for kissfanxing, be sure to check our our claiming instructions to see how you can join in on the fun!

Now, onto the fun stuff…

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New to kissfanxing this year, the mods are happy to introduce the buddy system as a part of our 2017-2018 round! You’ve probably seen heard bits and pieces regarding the buddy system throughout the info posts and emails that we’ve been sending out, but the time has come to provide full info on what exactly the buddy system is, what it entails, and how to join if you’re interested!

➵ So, what is the buddy system?

The buddy system is a way to connect kissfanxing participants with the mods to help ease some of the stress/pressure (stressure?) that comes with the creative process. Buddy system participants will have the opportunity to be paired up with one of the four kissfanxing mods (pinky, bubbles, bucky, egghead) to act as sort of a “mentor” throughout the kissfanxing journey.

➵ What is the purpose of the buddy system?

Our goal in introducing the buddy system is so that participants/potential participants don’t let the daunting nature of writing/drawing/creating work deter them from joining kissfanxing. As writers ourselves, we know how stressful creating fanwork can be, so that’s why we created the buddy system to provide support in any way we can. We’re hoping that the installation of the buddy system helps put first time participants at ease, as well as draw in people interested in joining kissfanxing but don’t know where to start with navigating fests. And even if this isn’t your first time doing kissfanxing, you’re still welcome to join in on the buddy system.

Overall, the buddy system fits in well with this year’s theme of “spreading the love” - we’re hoping that this way, everyone, whether new or old, will feel welcomed into the fanxing community.

➵ How does the buddy system work?

Once participants are assigned to their designated “squad” (my squad is with me, we’re the cream de la cre-me), they will be asked to make a Discord account (discordapp.com) so they can be added to the kissfanxing server and their specific “squad leader” (mod) channel (i.e. #pinky, #bubbles, #bucky, #egghead).

Think of Discord like a series of customized chatrooms. The kissfanxing server is open to all of our participants on Discord, while the individual mod channels are private to the mod and the members of their squad. From there, private chats can be opened between (groups of) people, and there are other channels that participants can join/be added to, all of which is outlined in the Discord guide that will be sent out.

Most of the communication between the mods and their squad members will (preferably) take place through Discord. Buddy system participants will be emailed a guide to Discord (written by our fellow mod bucky), and these instructions are also posted on the general kissfanxing server. If, for any reason, a participant is unable to use Discord, we are willing to make accommodations (see below). Please don’t let Discord deter you from signing up from the buddy system. The buddy system is fluid because we want to make work for everyone; as such, we’d be willing to offer assistance in any way that we can.

From there, the buddy system becomes pretty flexible. The role of the squad leader is to act as a companion throughout the kissfanxing journey, which can take many forms - being a beta, an advice-giver, an idea-bouncer, etc. It can really be anything the participant wants. The primary goal is just to provide a method of support whenever a participant needs it, as the mods are aware of how taxing it can be to produce fanwork. Additionally, the participant can choose to communicate with other members of their squad via the squad channel, as well as other kissfanxing participants via our general server! We’re really aiming to create a network of support for those who need or want it, and we hope participating in the buddy system will ultimately be a rewarding experience for everyone.

➵ How do I choose the mod that’s right for me?

Mod profiles will be posted below this section of the info post so that you can become better acquainted with the mods. As each of the four mods generally specialize in different genres/areas, we hope that, after reading those, you can choose the mod(s) that would be the best fit for you.

While we try to honor all requests as best as we can, please note that “squad” designation is ultimately up to the mods’ discretion; we want to try to make the numbers as even as possible across the four mods so that no mod has an unbalanced load of participants to be responsible for. As a result, we encourage you to list more than one mod that you’d be comfortable being paired up with on the sign-up form.

➵ This all sounds great! How do I join the buddy system?

You can start by checking out the mod profiles listed below this part of the info post so you can see which mods would be the best fit for you. After that, fill out the the buddy system sign-up form with all of the appropriate details. You will receive a confirmation email within a few days with further information regarding the squad you’ve been placed into and detailed instructions on how to sign up for Discord and be added to the kissfanxing server. From there, you will be added into a specific channel for your squad leader, and you can be added into other channels from there as well.

➵ Some final notes:

➺ There is no closing deadline to join the buddy system. Buddy system signups will be open all the way up to the submission deadline of February 7th, and participants can join at any point up until then.

➺ It is possible to join the buddy system/the kissfanxing Discord without being paired up with a specific mod - just let us know in the appropriate section on the form, and we can help you get set up with being added to the general kissfanxing server.

➺ The buddy system is entirely optional, you can still participate in kissfanxing without participating in the buddy system. However, it should be mentioned that those not participating in the buddy system will have to fill out a check-in form in early January - the idea is that buddy system participants are in somewhat constant contact with the mods, therefore forgoing the need for a formal check-in. (So, if you wanna kill two birds with one stone, all the more reason to sign up for the buddy system!)

➺ The mods reserve the right to remove anyone from any Discord server/channel at any time for any reason.

➺ The use of Discord is not mandatory to be a part of the buddy system. Though, for organizational purposes, we would prefer having everyone on the Discord server, we are willing to make accommodations for those who cannot access/figure out Discord (ex. through Twitter DMs, Tumblr, KKT/Line/WeChat, etc.) Again, please don’t let Discord deter you from signing up for the buddy system; we’re here to help you, not confuse you further.

Now, onto the mod profiles…

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➳ mod profiles:

(Timezones have been listed to better assist you in choosing a mod that will be able to cater to your needs whenever you need them, because we all know how annoying timezone gaps can be…)

➵ mod pinky [line]

{ao3: buttercream | lj: yeolis | twt: @zhangchans}

specialties: fluff, slow burn, enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, abo, wolf au, vampire au...

timezone: gmt-3

availability (scale of 1-10, 10 being most available): 6

mod blurb: “Hey yo bros, I'm line. I love writing and encouraging my bros to write. Many writers need reassurance, so that's my job!”

➵ mod bubbles [kira]

{ao3/aff: soapbubblesoul | lj: light_kira1 | twt: @soyifab}

specialties: fluff, canon au , non-human fanxing (hybrid, alien, dragon, etc.), college au, fantasy, sci-fi, domestic au, abo, world building, established relationships, smut, helping people develop plot through asking stupid questions, characterisations, long fics, mpreg, unrequited love / pining, angst with happy ending / hurt-comfort

timezone: gmt+1

availability (scale of 1-10, 10 being most available): 7

mod blurb: “Honestly, my twitter description says it all: Constantly having too many Fanxing feels, constantly crying over my WIP folder. I used to be able to write really short oneshots but somehow these days all my fics either grow completely out of control and end up as long fics or start as long fic WIPs either way. I really like helping people develop their fics or get through issues they run into! It constantly amazes me what great ideas people have.”

➵ mod bucky [lo]

{ao3/aff: theflyjar | twt: @yifantasiae}

specialties: angst, long fics, character death, ! unhappy ! endings !, anything that can make a reader cry, age gaps, mafia au, mama au, smut, kinks (including bdsm related content), trigger prompts, sci-fi, fantasy and supernatural, abo, military aus, long distance relationships, mental health, psychological aus, art / design / aesthetics, beta-ing / plotting. some fluff, too.

timezone: gmt+0

availability (scale of 1-10, 10 being most available): 7-10 (it's dependent on the day)

mod blurb: “i’m a writer whose fics always grow and mutate as i write them, and sometimes an artist (though, not for the fandom) who can never finish their work. but i always have time to encourage and help others with what they're doing!”

➵ mod egghead [shar]

{ao3/aff/lj: thatgoodgood (reloadeds) | twt: @sonjjits}

specialties: comedy, crack, humor, fluff, romance, smut, happy endings, occasionally some messed up stuff/angst, canon!au, college/school!aus, domestic!au, established relationship, ot12 banter, extreme betaing, helping come up with ideas, plotting, characterizations, short to medium sized fics

timezone: gmt-6

availability (scale of 1-10, 10 being most available): 7.5

mod blurb: “hey everyone, I’m the one that’s been writing most of these posts and spamming your inboxes with excessively verbose emails, so hopefully that’s reflective enough of my writing abilities. jk. I’m really good at coming up with ideas that I never find the time to write and supporting others when it comes to the fic writing process (ex. fleshing out plots, characters, asking too many questions). apparently I go really hard on editing people’s writing to the point where I’ve made people cry, but I’m sure that one time was a fluke and I promise to be nice. I think.”

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buddy system sign-up form

#fanxing #krislay #yifan #kris wu #yixing #info #buddy system

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fyrapartnersearch · 6 years ago

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A Wild Hunt for Roleplay

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I’ll keep it short and sweet for my introduction. I am Fenry, but you may address me as Fen. Obviously this is not my real name but I would like to keep a pseudonym as my identity until I get to know my partner better.   

I am 25 years and that means adult themes and topics will be included

Female Over 10 years of roleplaying experience

A masters graduate

And I live in CET, Europe

Prefers doubling, though I can make exceptions

We can exchange more information once I’ve received your message. I love talking outside of the Roleplay for some brainstorming and plotting for the story. Plus, making new friends never hurts.

Now to the actual topic what I am looking for in a partner.

Please read before you message me!

Thank you.  

My roleplaying partner must be above the age of 18, preferably 20+.  I don’t care which gender honestly, as long as the Roleplay and friendship is good I am all for it. Contact me with a small introduction. Tell me about yourself, what you’re ideas are, how long you’ve been writing and your limits. I want to know more about you, assess your character before we move to anything else. It would otherwise come off as impersonal.   

The qualities I prefer in an RP buddy are:  

Mature

Dedicated

Detailed

Literate

Frequent (which doesn’t mean that you need to send me 5 messages per day. 2-3 times per week is absolutely fine since I am not able to respond as much either)

Flexible

We all have real, social lives outside of the roleplaying world. I understand when you’re not able to reply as fast all of the time, because it is not much different for me either. I will try to respond at least 4-5 times a week. If it’s a good week, my replying rate will increase depending on the given situation. If there’s work ahead or any sort of obstacle that might get in the way of our exchange, I will let you know as soon as I possibly can! I promise you this!  But I also hope you do the same when there’s something that might cause a hiatus.

   I am looking for LONGTERM and CONTINUOS Roleplays! My partner should be very committed because otherwise, it wouldn’t make a lot of sense and we might as well drop it.

    When it comes to my writing style and preferences, I will list these things here for you to read.

Writing: I am a multi-paragraph sort of writer, which means that frequently, my writing will exceed at least 500 words, and upward of 1000+ words. I love detail in description, and I am actively seeking someone of the same infamy. Generally, I tend to write in the 3rd person. I’ve also tested the waters of 1st person but found it fairly awkward, if not, jarring so I’d rather keep it with 3rd person.

Pairings: I openly play characters of both genders, preferable m x f pairings, but I am open to m x m and f x f relationships as well. I have more experience with m x f relationships, so I might excel in this category more than I would do with the others. However, like I said, do not let this deter you. Very much open to other sexual orientations and preferences. Romance and intimate erotic scenes are always a part of the story, so if you are someone who prefers fading to black, I am afraid to tell you that my request isn’t something for you. This is not negotiable, sorry.

Genres: I am versatile when it comes to genres and settings that I like to play in. Supernatural is my absolute jam, especially urban and gothic fantasy, maybe even a bit of mythology as well?  Anything involving vampires, werewolves, demons, witches, shape shifters, aliens, mutants, other urban creature of folklore, given some sort of modern day spun, is absolutely perfect for me. I also really love science fiction in its many forms. Primarily, I take my sci-fi craving inspirations from Star Wars, Mass Effect, and even Destiny (even though I did not really enjoy the games…). Another genre that I’ve vast interest in includes that of the superhero genre. I’m a big fan of both Marvel and DC fandom, and the concept of having humans with abilities, anything of that short would be awesome to do. Against, these would be with original characters on my part. I’m not as fond of general real-life or general modern day genres and themes without a good, complex idea attached to it.

Characters: Faceclaims, GIFs, drawings, mood boards or just a plain physical description is absolutely welcome / sufficient. I am not someone who necessarily needs a face claim for a character in order ‘to get the picture’. There are many instances where I could not find a suiting match for my character’s definition, so I resorted to drawing them myself or leaving it with a simple description.  Characters should have flaws - that is a no brainer obviously, since nobody likes a Mary Sue / Gary Stu - but also some unique traits that make them stand out and remain memorable. I take inspiration from JK Rowling or George R.R. Martin for example as each of their character remains very unique and unforgettable in my opinion. They definitely did something right and I want to emulate that, so don’t be afraid to be rather bold with your character creation. Let your imagination run wild and surprise me with your ideas!

World building & plotting: An active roleplayer is wanted in this category, without a doubt. I love to world-build, but I tend to lose interest when I am the only one who puts in the effort into it. I can’t do the thinking for two people, so I implore you to at least share the burden (which should not be regarded as such because roleplaying is a fun hobby and nothing more). Too often I find people shying away from it in this regard. If I feel that I’m carrying the weight of the world-building part with specific ideas, I will end the Roleplay in immediately. And consider that the world building is just the tip of the beginning, so from that, I’ll be able to see whether we’ll be a match or not. Because we’d be starting from scratch with whatever we do, it would be a big relief to have someone who doesn’t mind letting ideas flow to set up the universe that we will be roleplaying in.

Content: I find writing erotic, dramatic or action packed scenes very enjoyable. I don’t hinder myself when certain subjects are mentioned that may be uncomfortable for the general public. But then again, as a reminder, a Roleplay is not reality but fiction. For example situations that heavily imply and involve brutality, mayhem, psychological and physical torture are things that need exploration.

Characters should be fully fleshed out, even the not so pretty parts of one’s personality and actions. There is no black and white, but a wide ranging spectrum of grey areas. A story does not always end well and life is never fair, so to implement this into a Roleplay, it would make a fantastic and very exciting story. Nothing is ever certain, people have their ups and downs… we shouldn’t make an exception here. I am not afraid to delve into even more sinister areas such as psychological trauma if its needed to further the story. I want to be as transparent as I possibly can. I have very few limits. The only subjects I will not touch, or rather avoid are heavy graphic rape scenes, bestiality, necrophilia and pedophilia. Other than that everything is fair game. What I also find quite fascinating is describing someone’s mental as well as physical transformation, ascending to a higher or lower state of being, etc. The process of metamorphosis, may it be the manipulation or corruption of someone… it all is quite eerie and at the same time, intriguing. It all leads to the progression of the story, so be warned that we won’t be walking on egg shells here.  

The story will not be solely centred on dark themes. I love me a mixture of everything, including drama, fluff, angst, action, comedy, romance, adventure, mystery and so forth. 

Let’s lighten up a bit, kay? :)

The ones I’ve marked in bold are the ones I am currently itching for the most.   

Original plots I am absolutely craving for are:

   Genres: 

anything mafia related

crimes in remote locations

small towns and supernatural happenings

post apocalyptic/dystopia

supernatural/modern fantasy (demons and devils, monster x hunter)

southern/mid western gothic

murder mystery (small town or big city)

modern/dark fairy tale retellings

sci-fi/cyberpunk

emotionally charged/dark and gritty

superpowers/gifted

unresolved sexual tension/slow burn

mythology

redemption

action

Pairings:

age gaps (non pedophiliac)

friend x best friend’s older sibling

enemies to lovers

cop x criminal

friends turned lovers/pining

grumpy x sunshine

dark hearted man melting for the innocent woman

reunited old lovers and/or friends

boss x employee

neighbours

mentor x mentee

hitman x victim

hurt/comfort

height differences

pet names

rich x poor (or noble and peasant / different social classes)

The Fandoms I am willing to do, although I prefer to make something original:

Films & television:

Marvel cinematic universe

Pacific Rim

Castlevania

Game of Thrones

Riverdale

Young Justice

Voltron

Constantine

Harry Potter

Star Wars

Games:

Witcher III

Devil May Cry

Bayonetta

God of War

Star Wars

Dark Souls

My Roleplaying platform is mostly on email or google docs! I also would like to keep in touch with my partner over a different medium, preferably Discord.   To contact me use these links here: 

EMAIL: [email protected]

DISCORD: Fenry#4086

 Find me there.

Here are two passwords that you can use in the headline so I know what you want to role-play. 

*For ORIGINAL Roleplay, the password is: Follow me and you shall be

free *For CANON Roleplay, the password is: I will follow you until the end

I know, very original… haha xD  But anyways, I hope I am lucky enough to find my longterm RP buddy here.   Till then, thank you for your time! See you soon <3

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