#BardofAvon

[specterthief]

thinking about your “adam and reiki stuck in an elevator” together fuck again so do that one !!!

fic behind-the-scenes

this one!! i think there's a bit of a freudian slip (?) in your ask yesss i love this one

the idea of trapping the two of them in a situation like that was one i was rotating in my head a lot and am probably going to revisit for something longer someday, but since it was for a challenge with such a short word limit i decided to do something really simple and just focus on the "secret identity fail" beat more than really doing anything too deep with their relationship, hence also deciding to have reki just be kind of chill after the finale (with more time to work with i probably would have had a bit more tension on his end too.)

my favorite thing i did with it is the thing with the use of names/epithets in adam's narration, something i did again at more length in my later fic with these two - both in how adam delineates thinking of himself as adam or ainosuke, and how he refuses to even think reki's name for the first chunk of the fic. in this one he only thinks of him as reki after he's mentioned langa

ALSO: the footnote about them being at the okinawa art museum came from me just fishing for locations that would make sense to put them in this situation (so a public building with an elevator) but i ended up going with that one specifically because i thought the fact that they both have different associations with art (reki being an artist with his street/graffiti style, adam's connection with religious paintings) would make an art museum an interesting place thematically for them to cross paths. i figure maybe cherry's having an exhibition there and they were both there for that

[peachandpinwheel]

i just have to say, i saw your tag on my post about wishing you could correct people about australia and agreed wholeheartedly bc i kept thinking about how often i see ppl get things wrong about south korea in kpop fic and then i clicked your blog to see what the other post you referenced was AND IT WAS ABOUT KPOP FIC

Jdjdhfjd I'm so sorry I did not see this ask before (they rarely seem to show up in my notifications for some reason?). But oh my god I cannot imagine the absolute crimes you must see people commit against South Korea in K-pop fic. I know I have committed some (particularly in older fics from when I was younger and dumber). But like man it is so jarring when fic is like set in Seoul but full on adhering to American college systems 🫠

[beyondplusultra]

26 and 30!!! for the art ask meme

26. What's a piece that got a wildly different interpretation from what you intended 30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated

HI MEG

26. I don't really make any pieces that are terribly ambiguous, but I was surprised at the number of people who took this one to be "Akira is a literal ghost who wants revenge" instead of "Goro is wracked by a deep, unknowable sense of guilt and lack of vindication." It's always super fun to see through another lens like that!

30. Mama. (cw hanging)

ask game

[standardlovers]

you’re so sweet 🥹 but “has never been wrong ever” sounds like a challenge 😊

are you about to be wrong to prove a point ? i will support you if you are but please note im willing to ignore you being wrong to keep myself right

[nardaviel]

💾What is your document of your wip/ a wip called?

i always have boring document titles T_T and in any event ive come up with the title of my current wip so now its just named the title. but before that it was "sosam modern magic au" which is descriptive! but totally lacking in charisma. other wip doc titles have included "crossdressing", "shuake official secret santa", "ibushi kidfic", etc

from here

[telekinetic-electronica]

6 and 7!!

hi meg thank you for hitting me with my self reflective questions JDFSNDJSFDSFJ

6. What is your darkest fear about writing?

But I know my writing flaws pretty well, at this point. One of my fears about writing is like... it being too much, y'know? I don't wanna accidentally just exposition dump, or just introduce something and not have it explained. My biggest fear of it is just wasted potential. Especially with my current series, I'm working on. Had to put it off bc college sucks. But I've been working since middle school, and have added a lot. I just want things to make sense, y'know? 7. What is your deepest joy about writing?

OH BOI WHERE TO START. If I have to say, I'm always a big sucker for worldbuilding. It's really my fave part of the writing process, and the main reason why I get dragged into shows. But exploring different types of characters and different povs on how characters react to trauma is also a big time fave of mine. But conflicting philosophies, or just like... the hero being able to just talk with the villain is also a BIG favorite of mine.

[manoasha]

William Shakespeare: A Master of Words 🎭

Introduction: William Shakespeare, often called the “Bard of Avon,” was a super famous writer from a long time ago. He was born in 1564 in a town called Stratford-upon-Avon in England. Shakespeare wrote a lot of amazing plays and poems that people still love today. Early Life and Background: Shakespeare grew up in a small town, and we don’t know much about his childhood. But where he grew up…

[flavoredmagpie]

Secrets. Whispers. Lies. And Schemes

@bardofavon your infectious mind has me GOING-

[gotharchaeolgst]

Kaz lifts his cane, uses the beak of the crow to move a wisp of hair out of the Darkling’s face. It’s fucking risky.

Based on chapter 25 scene of a good myth is hard to kill by @bardofavon

[helbrides]

@v4mpgrrl tagged me to make a 2025 reading list! 💌

full reading list on storygraph can be found here! tagging @thematicparallel @allthebestcowgirls @bardofavon @chemsexholmes @aurang @diasdelasombra @newathens and anyone else who wants to join!

[hametsukaishi]

@bardofavon

GUESS WHAT MEG

I haven't had the time to reply to the comment, but I do have a new lot of memes for you darling <333

[specterthief]

🌹

for every "🌹" received in my inbox i'll post one random sentence of a random WIP i'm currently writing

figure sk8ing AU for you!

[olderthannetfic]

https://www.tumblr.com/bardofavon/745880549855461377?source=share I am so sick of this post it makes me want to SCREAM

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[bardofavon]

https://www.tumblr.com/bardofavon/745880549855461377/not-to-be-controversial-bc-i-know-this-is-likenot

I know this post isn’t new but like. Really.

ESPECIALLY on tumblr. People assume anons commenting about a fic or asking if they’ll be making a new part to a fic are always hostile. Like it’s so stupid. I really saw someone once reply to an anon asking if there would be another part to something and they said “can you stop pressuring me into this?”

??? It was Just A Question???

As a writer, I will NEVER be offended by a comment.

it's new enough!!!!! i'm not familiar enough with the tumblr fic scene to know what the culture is like, but that's not surprising to me at all. i think it kind of feeds into itself too, like everyone hypes each other up about that kind of comment being bad and because so many people say that kind of comment is bad people receive it in bad faith more often than not even though even in its absolute meanest form, it's still a comment that is inseparably tied to the enjoyment of the author's initial work.

like obviously authors are allowed to feel whatever they want, but nothing anyone says exists in a vacuum. if you take it on the reader, the reader will probably not comment on your work at all anymore. they might stop commenting on any works. other people might see you go off on them and be more afraid to interact in the future.

if i see an author go off on a commenter that's not being a bullying troll it's the fastest way to make sure i never engage with that author, or even read their stuff tbh.

IT'S JUST A QUESTION!!!!!!! people are allowed to be curious if there's going to be a new part, how else are they supposed to know to check for it lol??? if the answer is no just say no.

[standardlovers]

3 and 33 !!!

3: what random objects do you use to bookmark your books?

usually receipts or arcade tickets (i got a BUNCH when i lived on the seafront 2 yrs ago and there was an arcade at the pier) but rn i have a little DC comics heroes vs villains card i got in a mcdonalds happy meal in tfc (bc yes im reading aftg again)

33: what’s your fave pastry?

either a chocolate hazelnut croissant or a gregg's steak bake but it has to be greggs idk what they do to it but ive tried many and they are never as good as greggs

questions from this ask list

[unicat-w]

gotta draw sun summoner kaz from a good myth is hard to kill by @bardofavon, giving him a cut out kefta for his antlers cuz yk he'd never ever wear anything that showing his neck and collarbone.

putting him in a bad situation with the darkling is an afterthought 😂