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CFWC Writer of the Month: the-pale-goddess

Each month CFWC highlights one of our talented fanfic writers, and this month’s writer of the month is @the-pale-goddess! We hope you will enjoy learning more about her and her work below! The writer is selected at random. More info can be found on the navigation page.

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1- When did you start playing Choices? What was the first book you played?

I downloaded Choices in an extremely terrifying moment of my life in late 2019. I was seeing the ads everywhere and thought that this game might serve as a fairly decent distraction. Well, I wasn’t wrong skfjksjfk

I’m not sure which one was actually the first, but it was either the default TRR or Save The Date promoted at that time.

2- When and why did you join Choices fandom?

My obsession with Open Heart and Ethan Ramsey tied nicely with the release of the second book in 2020. The lockdown allowed me to explore this fictional world further, so I started looking for more content. I found the legendary Denise, aka @justanotherrookie, while lurking on IG. That’s when my long-forgotten Tumblr account came to my mind, and I logged in with the intention of scrolling through the tags to satisfy my EJR thirst.

3- How did you pick your blog name?

Oh, dear…It’s very silly! My skin is extremely pale and I have always been obsessed with music; hence the combo.

Fun fact: this account is quite old (though still not as old as my tumbroke card; I had like three other accounts before this one), and I was slightly embarrassed to enter a new fandom with my dusty aesthetic blog signed by some ominous name, but decided to go with the flow. Then the-pale-goddess has become my brand, and it was too late for any changes–anyone who has changed their URL knows how problematic blogging is afterward.

4- Pull up the first post in your archive, and tell us about it!

My first fandom post was inspired by the frustrating ending of the softball chapter AND the first hiatus announcement…It didn’t age well. As we all know, Ethan & MC didn’t ‘talk about it.’ What’s more, we had to survive a long OH drought before PB decided to resume the second book.

Three years later, the very same shitpost is still the most popular Choices post on my silly little blog lol

5- How long have you been writing fanfiction?

3 years, fanfiction is my pandemic baby! Though I’ve been writing since I was a kid, it was mostly poetry and never in English. But as time passed, I got more occupied with my teenage life and eventually lost motivation to write. That old passion resurfaced several years later, at the beginning of the pandemic. Apart from the obvious need for distraction from the COVID situation, I was frustrated that my English skills were getting rusty, so I decided to dive in.

6- What is your favorite Choices book, and what is your favorite Choices book to write about?

No surprise here: Open Heart (the first book) and Open Heart 😂 I never tried writing about any other Choices book.

7- Share the first fanfic you wrote with us. Do you still like it, or would you change it if you were writing it today?

Miami Heat aka my smutty Miami AU. The concept is brilliant, but the execution…Yikes! I often think of rewriting the entire thing because the writing is amateur at best and my inner perfectionist cringes whenever I think of this mini-series.

8- What is your favorite fic that you’ve written?

It all depends on my mood, so here’s a list of my favorites!

9- Do you have a fic that you didn’t expect to be well received, but it was? What about one you expected to be but found could use a little more love?

Cabin Fever - apparently this 69 plotless smut is iconic for some reason? I don’t really get the hype. It has an insane amount of kudos on ao3, my other fics can’t compare lol

Burnt - Book 1 mutual pining E&T classic and one of my absolute favorites (we’re talking top 3); it could definitely use a little more love!

10- If you could write only angst, fluff, or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?

I’ll shock you all and say that I wish I could write fluff for the rest of my life kjgkdgjkdf But since I suck at it, I’d love to be stuck with angst and a dash of smut.

It’s probably a sad thing to admit, but I feel the most comfortable while writing angst. The realism of pain and the emotions that follow are simply very familiar, and it’s easy for me to conjure up a creative image to match the idea. Besides, there’s so much to explore in the angsty realm: all the flavor, nuance, layers, and symbolism. The possibilities are endless!

Smut doesn’t need an explanation, does it? I live on the thirst street 🤡

11- Do you ever recognize yourself in any of your MCs or in your writing?

I do. That’s probably why Open Heart got me sucked right in–OH MC felt very real and relatable, I couldn’t help but see bits of myself in her. Though we share many traits and experiences, Tiffany definitely isn’t an extension of me. I poured my heart and soul into this woman, but she has become her own person and I try to avoid self-projecting into her character unless there’s a clear purpose.

12- What element of writing do you struggle with most?

Recently, I have been struggling with writing in general lol The internet is ruthless!

My biggest issue is that self-loathing perfectionist who doesn’t let me enjoy the process, nothing seems to be good enough for her, and that attitude dims my motivation and hinders creativity.

On a more technical note, I absolutely suck at describing basic movement. I could churn out a long essay on a character’s internal struggle explaining the most complex emotions or a 4K elaborate smut, but when it comes to finding the right words to portray the simplest action, like walking down the stairs or setting the scene for an early morning conversation at the hospital, I feel lost kdhdkhdkdb

13- Do you have any neglected work you really want to finish?

Pretty much all of my WIPs are neglected 🤡 But here are the most important projects I’m hoping to finish at some point in the not-too-distant future:

Home With You AU

Past, Present, Future

My Way Home Is Through You

14- If someone you know in real life (who isn’t involved in fandoms) asked to read your work, would you let them? If yes, what would you recommend they read first?

Since fanfic is based on an existing work of fiction, and the core plotlines and characters should be well-known to the readers, I guess it could be a tedious and confusing read for someone who isn’t involved in the fandom. But then I have received comments from people unfamiliar with OH who have stumbled upon my fics and gave them a chance, so maybe I’m wrong lol

I like to think that I would be okay with sharing my works with someone I know and trust in real life, but let’s be honest: my crippling anxiety would stop me ksjfkjssd However, if I were to pick a fic rec, I’d choose Heaven Upside Down AU because it doesn’t need an extensive OH knowledge. Plus, I’m very proud of this series.

15 - Are there any writers (published authors and/or fanfic writers) who influenced your writing?

While I try to keep my writing style unique and simply mine, there are three lovely ladies who had a huge impact on my writing journey:

@writinghereandthere (aka an actual genius and my writing role model) was the direct source of inspiration behind my fanfic revelation. I fell in love with Ethan and Mariana, Ana’s beautiful prose, her wit, unparalleled talent, and fantastic characterization. Her writing changed the trajectory of my life. Though she left the fandom long ago, her masterlist is a must-read for everyone, trust me! (Ana, if you’re reading this: I miss you more than words can convey. Sorry for the spam I leave in your inbox every now and then skgjksgjk Hope to hear about your original work soon ❤️)

@starrystarrytrouble & @terrm9 - these two literary geniuses have inspired me to follow my own writing path and develop a distinctive style. Their masterpieces offer poetic, raw emotions, encouraging me to allow myself more creative freedom. I’m in constant awe of their unmatched talent and come back to their works whenever I want to feel things ❤️

16- Which one of your stories would you most like to see as a movie/series?

Can I have all of them, please?

I would pay all my money to watch a TV series based on my canon OH plotline…I’m not kidding, I even made a bunch of Netflix edits because I need it in my life. On the other hand, my precious AUs would look amazing on the big screen! The most scrumptious one still hasn’t left my head though, so you have to trust me–the cinematic potential is truly there kdgjkdgjk 17- Do you write original fiction?

I have a few ideas, but they’re so complex I’m stuck on the outlining phase. Mayhaps one day?

18 - What other hobbies do you have?

I’m a certified music freak and a cinephile. I practice destroying male egos on a daily basis. I love photography, niche sports, playing with my dog, lifting people’s moods, random unhinged facts, and ignoring reality, and I have just entered my skincare expert era.

19 - What’s your favorite emoji?

🥰 + ✨ + 💀

These three emojis perfectly encapsulate who I am as a person, I think: full of love and magic, but also dead inside ksjgksjgks

20: BONUS - tell us anything you’d like (if you want to)

I’d like to thank our lovely admins for giving me this exciting opportunity to ramble about my tiny corner on this hellsite and showcase my word vomit. My heart is full of gratitude! I may not be as active as I used to be, and real life doesn’t allow me to change that, but our fandom will always have a special place in my heart, and I feel very lucky to be a part of this community. Thank you for still putting up with me and supporting my fictional world ❤️❤️❤️

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verecunda · 1 year ago

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20 Questions for Fic Writers

Tagged by @firebatvillain... er... a few weeks ago, I think. Thank you! Sorry it took me so long.

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

136.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

396,444.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Oh, God. Loads, too many to list. Tolkien is currently at the top of the list, and I'm also deep in the extended Jacobite Literary Universe. :D Generally, my fandoms tend to have some sort of historical and/or fantasy setting.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Amo, Amas, Amat (NATM, Jedediah/Octavius) Slightly Scandalous (NATM, Jedediah/Octavius) Kindred Spirits (Ghosts, Captain/Thomas) Reality Bites (NATM, Jedediah/Octavius) Poetry Slam (NATM, Jedediah/Octavius)

My NATM fics are still my most popular ones by a country mile. I still get almost daily kudos on all of them, which is somewhat bamboozling, given that they're pretty old, very short, and there's been a lot more NATM fic written since then. But it is nice that folks are still finding them and reading them. :D

Then there's that random Ghosts one in there, too!

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

Yeah, almost always. I like to let readers know I appreciate their feedback, and it's fun to flail about our favourite characters and ships. Though right now, I have to admit that I have a bit of a backlog of comments that I need to respond to. But I'll get there. :S

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

I've written a few, but possibly Nunc Dimittis, which is about Morgoth sending Sauron away at the final fall of Angband. It ends with Sauron feeling the moment that Melkor is taken captive, then later, when he's cast into the Void, and realising he's now truly alone. That fic was entirely Dark Lord angst. :P

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

Oof, a fairly tough one. I'm quite big on giving my ships happy endings, wherever possible. But I'll go with A Few Good Years to Spend, because that whole fic was an exercise in giving Andreth and Aegnor a happy ending. But I very much liked the final scene, with Andreth growing old and Aegnor as totally, utterly besotted with her as ever. It also had them all surrounded by the various kids of the House of Bëor, and Aegnor being the confirmed favourite, and the image was cute. :3

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not really. I did get one really weird comment on a fic, which was basically a diatribe against the POV character. But it had nothing to do with the actual fic, it was about the character in the canon, and it seemed like it was part of some larger screed had just been c+p'd from some other site. Very strange.

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

Yeah, every so often. I wish I wrote more tbh, because I'm a pervy wee hobgoblin. I've never even written an f/f scene or a proper threesome. So far, all my smut has been fairly tame, but I'd like to try my hand at some more kinky stuff at some point. ;)

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

Yeah, when inspiration strikes. I don't know about the craziest, but I think the daftest must definitely be And Long Would Mandos Hold Him, where Death from Horrible Histories meets Saeros from The Children of Húrin and is, naturally, delighted. That one was a riot to write. XD

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge, but fuck, who knows. The internet is huge.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

A few times, into Chinese and Russian.

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

Not really, not if you mean both of us writing. I think the closest I've come so far was when I collaborated with peasina for last year's Pod_Together, which involves teaming up to create both a written fic and a podfic version of the same. It was a really fun experience, coming up with ideas for a story together, and interesting, because it's the first time I've ever written a story specifically intended to be read aloud, so it was something to keep in mind all the time I was writing. The end result was A (Confirmed) Knight Bachelor: written version here and pod version here. I really enjoyed doing this one! :D

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

God, I don't know. I have no idea how to gauge that.

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

ahahahaha... oh God, right now, it feels like all of them. XD

But really... sadly, probably the Legolas/Gimli post-LOTR fic I started. Honestly, I think the fact it was looking to end up as a multi-chapter affair kind of scared me from the get-go. Then I wrote myself into a knot trying to work out Legolas and Thranduil's dynamic immediately after the War of the Ring. No doubt it's the sort of thing that could be easily worked out with a bit of tinkering, but I got discouraged and ended up shoving the whole fic on the back-burner, where it's like to stay. :[

(Of course, talking about it inevitably makes me want to open it up and have another crack at it. But realistically, I don't think I'll ever finish it.)

16. What are your writing strengths?

I think I do character voices pretty well, and in book fandoms, I think I can usually pull off a decent pastiche of the style. And on a good day, I think I can do good descriptive prose.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Fucking plots, how do they work??? On a bad day, I think my prose is overdone and pedantic: too fussy.

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

It can definitely add something - authenticity, atmosphere - but should also be used with caution. Writing is all about communication, after all, and if you start writing whole screeds of conversation in a language that you're not guaranteed your target audience will understand, you're not serving the story, just trying to show off. Economy is the key, I think. I also usually include a translation, either as an endnote, or as a hover-over caption.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

lol technically, I think it must be historical RPF. I used to write wee stories about the historical peeps I was obsessed with at the time.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

Oh, how the hell is anyone meant to answer a question like that.

Tagging, with no obligation: @nocompromise-noregrets, @cilil, @bryndeavour, @chiropteracupola, @regshoe, @sanguinarysanguinity, @technicallycleverdetective, @swanmaids, @cycas, and @di-daydreamer.

#meme #fanfiction #my fic

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shivunin · 2 years ago

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Hello! 💜

For the fanfiction writing ask…

11, 18, 22 and 35!

Hello! <3 Thanks for asking, Arja!! c:

(Questions here)

11. Do you write scenes in order, or do you jump around?

Both, depending on the story. I usually have one super clear scene in mind when I start writing, so I usually start there and work toward it from the beginning. Occasionally I'll have other clear ideas as I go and I'll jot them down before coming back to the beginning. I never, under any circumstances, write the ending until I get there, though---I might as well dig the poor thing a grave. Once I know how it ends, I lose all interest in actually finishing it.

18. Do you enjoy research? Which fic of yours required the most research?

Yes and no! If I'm in the pre-writing process, I really enjoy research because it can help shape the narrative. If I'm already halfway through and I need to stop everything to look something up, it really interrupts the flow for me. So I try to get an idea of what I'll need to know beforehand so I don't have to stop.

So far, The Red Crossing Arrangement, which is still not finished or posted lol. I needed to know a lot about the elves post-Andraste and pre-Exalted March and invent a lot of other things that still felt like they fit into that period. I still have seven or eight tabs open of information that goes with that fic. Of the published ones, though, definitely Your Fate for Mine, since it was the first. I read a lot of wiki entries about the Dalish and the Fade going into that one.

22. Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process? How do you come up with titles?

I've done all! Sometimes I hear an especially delightful word and I know I've got to use it. Sometimes I think of a name that just easily fits the story (see: The Red Crossing Arrangement, which I think has a nice flow and and directly relates to the content of the story; on the other hand, Wander the Drifting Roads was originally named Certain Purpose after a quote from the game and it has no flow and doesn't quite fit the narrative). Sometimes I don't publish something for a while precisely because I can't think of a decent name.

I pull titles from lines of poetry, neat words I've heard (Misericordia, for example), quotes in the story, or fun wordplay if I can think of it. I had the most fun naming the Checkmate fics, because I needed to look up all the ways you can check in chess and they already have fun names. If the stories are in a series, I try to keep names thematically similar (Unyielding/Inexorable, for example).

35. What’s your favorite fic you’ve posted?

Ouch!! That's hard. I think probably Wander, because it was devastating and healing to write, and because I have made some absolutely lovely friends because Wander exists c:

But my second choice would probably be Only Ghosts. It really has all my favorite things in it, tbh---I guess the only trope missing is Zev carving a bloody path through enemies to get to her, but I can always save that one for later!

#see: me not making a single choice once in my life lmao #'but what if there are two answers???' haha #fanfiction writing asks #ask response #long post #dixeram #thanks for asking! <3

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damonjuicyscock · 3 years ago

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If I had a gun - Noel Gallagher X Reader

Pairing: Dilf! Noel Gallagher X Reader

Warnings: Language, fluff, smut (P in V sex), age gap

Words: 2195

Summary: Noel falls in love with a girl who’s a chorist in his band and who’s younger than him and he doesn’t know what to do because he thinks this relationship is forbidden, but one night, he breaks down.

A/N: Hello everyone ! I’m back with this new smut with Noel. I know the summary talks about Noel points of view but the story will be told by the reader of course. I’ll to publish as much as I can but I won’t publish smut (except the fan fic) on April 20th because I’ll be passing my exams for college. Also, I know the song was written in Lima, but let’s act as if it was written later, and for and because of reader, shall we?

Enjoy and much love to you all!

(Because Dilf Noel though)

2010:

At the second he saw you, Noel knew he was trapped. It’s like the world around him stopped. He definitely fell in love with you. And at the second you saw your idol, the same thing happened. But how could you manage this love you both shared, when the one you loved didn’t want to touch you, to kiss you, to make love to you ?

Noel had confessed about his feelings 4 months after you met. But he just held hands with you, and told you he was sorry, but that you couldn’t love each other, because it was forbidden. Okay, you were 20 years apart, but you were in age to have a relationship with an older man, you weren’t a child anymore.

Once, you kissed, Noel couldn’t resist it. He couldn’t resist you.

One day when you came to the studio, you found words on a table:

“If I had a gun

I'd shoot a hole into the sun

And love would burn this city down for you If I had the time

I'd stop the world and make you mine

And every day would stay the same with you

I'll give you back a dream Show you now what might have been If all the tears you cry would fade away

I'll be by your side When they come to say goodbye We will live to fight another day Excuse me if I spoke too soon My eyes have always followed you around the room

'Cause you're the only God that I will ever need I'm holding on, I'm waiting for the moment to find me”

To your eyes, it was poetry. Was it his way to declare his love for you to the world ?

He saw you reading the paper and gave you a weak smile. He hadn’t planned for you to read it.

A few days after, you found another part of this text. The man was writing a song about you two.

“Hope I didn't speak too soon My eyes have always followed you around the room 'Cause you're the only God that I will ever need I'm holding on, I'm waiting for the moment For my heart to be unbroken by the sea Let me fly you to the moon My eyes have always followed you around the room 'Cause you're the only God that I will ever need I'm holding on, I'm waiting for the moment to find me”

If he couldn’t have you, he would write poetry. It was so romantic and so sad at the same time. Using words instead of actions, you couldn’t take it anymore.

It has been 7 months you knew Noel, 7 months you were singing for him.

You were rehearsing his album in Manchester.

Noel and the whole band including you were sleeping in the same hotel. Noel didn’t want to bother his mother by sleeping at her house.

One night, you heard a loud knock at your room’s door.

You took a look at the clock, it was 3 past 40 in the morning.

Who’s that ? You tried to yell with your sleepy voice

Noel.

Noel ?

You got up and put on your bathrobe because you were used to sleep naked and went towards the door.

You opened it and saw Noel, sweating a bit and out of breath.

Noel, are you okay ?

No… No. Can I come in ?

Of course, come, take a sit.

He entered your room and sat on the edge of the bed, putting his head in his hands.

Noel, hey, what’s going on ? You said, putting a hand on his shoulder

I…I had a dream.

A bad dream ?

No. A good one.

Then what is it?

I…

Tell me Noel, it’s okay.

You were in this dream.

And ?

Do you really want me to tell you about this dream in detail?

I don’t even know why you’re hesitating.

Because once I’ll tell you there will be no turning back.

Who said that’s what I want ?

Since you’re insisting, here, I’m going to tell you. In this dream, we were together. I…I invited you to come in my room and… I was standing in front of the window… and…

Take your time Noel. It’s okay.

You were walking to me and… you were kissing me Y/N. But that’s not all. Things were getting… quite hot. I… I was like now, sat on the edge of the bed and you were taking your clothes off. And I couldn’t resist you Y/N. I couldn’t. I’m just breaking down actually. It’s… it was just a dream. But it seemed so real. You and I making love in this dream… You know now, but I think I said too much.

You are the one telling me we can’t.

I know.

You are the one saying that us two it’s forbidden.

I know ! He exclaimed.

But Noel, if such a thing really happened, would you be able to resist me ?

I…I don’t know !

You got up and stood in front of him.

What are you doing ?

You didn’t answer and untied your bathrobe without taking it off.

Noel could see you naked, but not entirely. You were testing the waters, seeing if he would make a move to see more.

Y/N, we can’t…

You can’t. But I can. Stand up Noel, and show me if you can resist.

Y/N…

Show me ! you insisted.

Noel stood up in front of you, and he let out a shaky whimper.

First, he look you deep in the eyes. His was full of lust. But then his hands came to spread the opening of your bathrobe, revealing your full body to him. He looked at it, fully, and slid the bathrobe off you, leaving you naked.

His hands caressed your neck, and slid to your breasts before looking at you again.

I have me answer now. He said before latching his lips on yours and kissing you passionately.

You melt into the kiss. You had been waiting for this for such a long time, you just enjoyed the moment.

He laid you on the bed, still kissing you.

You felt his hands caress your breasts, your hips, your thighs and to finish, slid between your legs.

At the moment you felt his fingers touch your clit, you whimpered.

It made him smile, the sexual tension and what you both felt for each other will be released in just a few minutes if he decided to keep going.

Which he did.

His fingers teased your wet entrance and pushed inside, making you moan.

Fuck Y/N, your moans are even better than in this dream…

You could hear more…

Patience love.

He pumped his fingers in and out of you, making you squirm under him. Oh god, guitarists and pianists know how to work you with their fingers. He was so talented at this. It was slow but oh, how good it was.

Soon his fingers hit your G-spot, making you tremble and grunt at the feeling.

Noel… please… don’t stop. I want… I-I-I want you to make me cum Noel.

Your wishes are orders.

His lips never left yours, watching your face contorsionning with pleasure, his magic fingers working you like he was touching the strings of his guitar.

You saw him shift uncomfortably his in his pyjama pants. He was hard and impatient to finally make love to you.

You felt your walls start to contract around his fingers, and a coil invade your body. You were moaning louder and louder at the feel of him, knuckles deep inside you hitting your G-spot.

Fuck…Noel…

I know baby, let go.

You let the heat invade your whole body, your legs shaking and panting hard. Noel helped you ride your climax, and he panted himself when he saw you cum.

It was so beautiful to him, and pleasuring you was his new favourite thing.

When you got down from your high, you took time to catch your breath while he was taking his clothes off.

And now for the main event…

Please, just do it already, we’ve been waiting for too long Noel, I can’t hold on anymore.

Me neither.

He straddled you, aligning his tip with your entrance and slowly pushed inside, causing you both to moan in unison, Noel moaning louder than you.

He let you adjust to his size before you nod, and he started rolling his hips against yours.

It was a release, just like you thought. So many things accumulated by the both of you before this. Everything that was needed was a dream to break Noel’s chains.

Your legs wrapped around his waist, making him go deeper inside you, which didn’t seem to displease him.

Fuck Y/N… I don’t know how much I’m gonna last… I wanted this for so long…

Me too Noel, me too, I’m with you.

His pace quickened. It was erratic and passionate, everything you wished, and even better. You desired to feel him inside you for so long it made your climax approach closer and closer.

The coil in your belly returned and Noel felt it by the way your insides were convulsing around him.

He pulled out and you whined at the loss.

Just a little bit more my love, please… ride me. In my dream, you were riding me.

You nodded, overing him, and aligning his tip with your entrance again, sinking down on him.

You bounced up and down on him, building your climax little by little, your lips connected to each other’s and looking in each other’s eyes, waiting for the moment him or you would cum.

Moment that quickly came, him first.

Y/N…love, I’m gonna cum, are you close?

You nodded while moaning. Noel sat and wrapped his arms around you, helping you reach your climax by thrusting inside you.

His lips found yours again and you felt him twitch inside you.

I’m cumming… he said half moaning, half grunting.

You felt him release ropes of white cum inside you, his eyes shutting and his body trembling. You flowed him behind, your walls contracting around him, milking him. Your eyes shut themselves and soon you were just like Noel: A trembling and moaning mess.

You stood in this position, both your heads falling on each other’s shoulders.

You caught your breath and you collapsed on the bed, Noel holding in his fall.

Thank you Y/N.

For what?

Just… you understood me, I kept you waiting… You have been so patient. I needed to find me first.

And did you?

I just did. I needed you. Now here… it’s done.

Yeah…

And…

Hmm?

I love you Y/N. I needed to say it as much as you wanted to hear it. I don’t know why I…

Shhh, It’s okay Noel. You said it you needed to find yourself.

Yes. And now I should clean ourselves.

Indeed, yes.

He went to pick a wet cloth in your bathroom and cleaned your mess off your bodies before coming back to bed ad laying next to you, his arms wrapping around you. You quickly fell back to sleep.

When you woke up the morning after, Noel was gone. He left without saying anything. Or so you thought. On the bedside table, you found a word he left to you.

“I enjoyed this night so much, ready to do it again tonight, join me in the studio, I’ll be waiting for you. Tenderly and with love, Noel.”

You smiled after reading the word.

You put on some clothes, went to eat your breakfast, and joined Noel at the studio, as instructed.

Good morning! He said, when he saw you enter the studio

Good morning!

You didn’t know if he wanted to keep it a secret between the both of you or act normal. You decided to opt for the second option.

Today we’re recording a song. He said

Oh?

Yeah, it’s called “If I had a gun”.

Oh yes, I know which one you’re talking about.

Yeah, well I finished it. You’ll sing the choirs as always, but we’ll hear your voice more than usual.

Really?

Yes madam.

You put on some headphones, Noel standing beside you, his hand taking yours.

You took a look at the lyrics, and saw he added just three sentences to it, the same as the first ones.

“If I had a gun I'd shoot a hole into the sun And love would burn this city down for you”.

While recording it, you looked inside each other’s look, flashbacks of the previous night crossing your heads. The chemistry was obvious, there was love.

#noel gallagher fanfic #noel gallagher smut #noel gallagher #noel gallagher x reader #liam and noel #noel gallagher oneshot #smut #oneshot #fluff #oasis #oasis band

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ugh-againwiththenames · 4 years ago

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So Many Fanfics So Little Time

This is just my list, I have seen so many (but if you want to use it it’s all yours too!). I’m not a writer. But I am a hell of a reader. Voracious one might argue. I just wanted to track my progress through the weeds of the absolutely never ending supply of Destiel and Cockles fanfic.

Read on if you want to see what I’ve read, and what I’ve thought. I am but one person with opinions - some of them may be unpopular - some of them you might agree with, but if you find something you haven’t read here, I encourage you to do so.

Honestly, this is just so I can track what I have read already, and when my friends ask, I can reference something easily. I have found some different fics on all kinds of ‘best of’ lists all over the interwebs. And I love recs - so rec away friends.

As someone who reads a solid 40 novels a year typically, I don’t come by the “I read a lot” innocently. I do actually read a LOT. When not reading fanfic (a new obsession, all things being fair), I usually read a lot of Fantasy/high fantasy, romance/erotica, and or YA (yeah, that was a bit of a ride no?). So from this one might digress that I like fluffy, cute stories, complicated and supernatural/paranormal type stories, and I sure do not shy away from violence or smut (or maybe violence with smut? *smirk*).

I have read all of these in the last 2-3 months (I will continue to add as I go). I had never read a fanfic until 2-3 months ago. A lot of these wonderful people are on here, and I mean you no offence by not directly tagging you - I’m still learning how to actually properly use this site. Links to AO3 are included (and I love you all).

These aren’t necessarily in any real order - I did read T&S first, followed by 91W, and 4LW...after that it’s just a shit show of Long or Short, Destiel or Cockles - smorgasbord. Some of these are the most popular Fics out there, and others I’ve never seen recc’d anywhere (just sort of accidentally happened upon them). So let’s get to it, shall we?

Twist and Shout - ok look. I understand the stigma associated with this one, but it was the FIRST one I read. It was the ball that shot me down the hill, and I haven’t stopped since. So. I loved it. I CRIED like a baby. SOBBED. It was not the quality of the writing but the way the story was developed and delivered. I have Never Cried Like This Reading a Story IN MY LIFE. It’s a rite of passage. Read It and have an opinion - it doesn’t need to be mine.

Author(s): gabriel, standbyme https://archiveofourown.org/works/537876/chapters/955188

Ninety-One Whiskey - aka 91W, it is mentioned so much, and is SO worth the read. I continued my dive into the war fics (not typically my bag really and here I was reading 2 in a row). There are a couple of followup stories as well to this series (and yes, I’ve read them all). Although I’ll say that the original is my favourite. I often got lost in a bit of the War/Tactical descriptions, but would recommend it to anyone anyway. Ugh...the “stolen moments”...they were at the same time tragic and the most amazing things ever. You feel me? no? go read it.

Author: komodobits https://archiveofourown.org/works/2362190/chapters/5214500

Four Letter Word for Intercourse - aka 4LW. OMG just, OMG. I loved this story. I loved it so much. I think I read it in a day. Devoured it. It’s so HOT. Just read it. If you haven’t you’re missing out. LEMME AT IT. I loved “knowing the secret”, and had some major anxiety about that realization dawning (I had to take a breath, and be like, no, no, this is gonna be a mess, but it’s gonna be SO GOOD - I was not disappointed). There’s more than one work here too - read them all. PLEASE.

Author: bendingsignpost https://archiveofourown.org/works/16086839/chapters/37568591

Memories Bring Back Memories (Bring Back You) - This was the first Sobs one I read, but it sent me on a spree. this is the Memory Loss one. I have one piece of advice here - read everything by Sobsicles. You can thank me later...just go to her page, and fucking sort to supernatural (or not, read it all!) I’d list them but I’d fucking seriously be here all day. Also, her tags make me laugh so hard.

Author: sobsicles https://archiveofourown.org/works/24022945/chapters/57796885

Orpheus - I love this one too, Tattooed!Cas, my LOVE. paired with Mechanic!Dean, my HEART, #help. Read this one in one evening as well. (I was on a roll). It’s a one night stand that turns into more (much like my last relationship)....hmm...maybe this is why I was pulled in - although to be fair that is the last similarity to my shitty love life! I do not remember how I stumbled onto this one (tattooed Cas may have been the draw...tbh). Read the warnings though, there is some triggering stuff in this one - but if you can handle it, it’s definitely worth the read.

Author: sysrae https://archiveofourown.org/works/2364347/chapters/5220227

Have Love, Will Travel - Can you say no to Stripper!Dean? Cause I sure as hell cannot. Typical sort of character development here with Dean having trust issues, and Cas being painfully awkward...(but in like a super cute way?). Would Recommend.

Author: squeemonster https://archiveofourown.org/works/565455/chapters/1011747

The Inexhaustible Silence of Houses - Change of pace here...It’s got a nice twist. I didn’t actually clue into how it was going to end until very near the end (maybe I was being oblivious), when the realization came over me and I was...man. I was DONE IN. I hope that doesn’t spoil (I need some kind of way of remembering them). Voiceless!Cas Hunter!Dean

Author: Askance (doomcountry) https://archiveofourown.org/works/560268/chapters/1000755

Adagio - This is super short, and super cute. Honestly, I would read the whole thing just for the last line. It’ll take you less than an hour if I remember correctly. Go, I’ll wait. I squeeed. did you?

Author: noangelsinthegarrison https://archiveofourown.org/works/1397248/chapters/2928145

Any Little Heartache - super easy read (not in a bad way, but in a ‘you’ll fly through it’ way). It’s mid-length, not graphic, but really fun hospital AU. HeartSurgeon!Dean / Nurse!Cas - enemies to lovers anyone? Fuck you to Fuck me? yeah. YUM.

Author: followthattardis https://archiveofourown.org/works/5143376/chapters/11838311

Ad Astra - This is another short(ish) one, just one chapter. And by that I mean that this is written like a very long poem. Cas as a star who has visited Dean many times over the years of his life, that culminates in 4x01 barn scene. It’s ‘awe’ sad. ‘puppy dog eyes’ sad. The writing format took me a bit to understand what was happening - it’s my lack of poetry knowledge, not the writing.

Author: nhixxie https://archiveofourown.org/works/1013491

Ad Astra Per Aspera - This is a cute story. ESL writer, no judgement. I found this while looking for the one above, and thought the premise looked cute - and it was. Misunderstanding leading to Dean realizing he’s actually Bi. Miscommunication leading to realization.

Author: Riverchester https://archiveofourown.org/works/12354336/chapters/28101816

Psalm 40:2 - Time travel post-canon Cas and Pre-series Dean. If you’re wondering how that works, strap in for this ride, it’s well worth it.

Author: unicornpoe https://archiveofourown.org/works/30786425/chapters/75992444

Addicted to You - Warlock!Dean/Incubus!Cas - accidental ‘mating’ (I actually really don’t like that word, but there’s sort of no avoiding it in this situation). Cute story. When you drunk dial a succubus and get an incubus instead...Whatever will we do?

Author: Ltleflrt https://archiveofourown.org/works/4387346/chapters/9959288

A Glimpse Beyond - End Fix-it. Not yet complete, 10 chapters so far...I want MORE! Reliving memories Dean/Cas & Sam/Eileen.

Author: NorthernSparrow https://archiveofourown.org/works/27731689/chapters/67875925

Cas-ti-el - Please I want more...It’s like the story just started. Please write more of this story!! 1 chapter, it’s a trope prompt challenge, but I want it to be a full on story of its own. Imprinted names of their soul mates, Dean doesn’t understand his (because it’s in a different language)...I’m frustrated by wanting this story to keep going.

Author: Valinde (Valyria) https://archiveofourown.org/works/1941591

Our Bodies, Posessed by Light - another short one. Not going to lie, this one took a little getting used to, and I can’t say that I enjoyed it too much for the sole purpose that the premise gave me the willies. Cas has to vessel jump - ends up in Sam...I got through it, it had a good ending, but yeah, sorry. This just wasn’t for me.

Author: obstinatrix https://archiveofourown.org/works/260289

Peanut Butter Pumpkin Wedding Cake - Waiter!Dean / Writer!Cas - This is so effing cute, just misunderstanding after misunderstanding bumbling around like the couple of dorks that they are. It’s only one chapter. 100% would recommend.

Author: Sparseparsley https://archiveofourown.org/works/223962

Destiel, Actually - This is another super cute story, 5 chapters. Gabriel playing a singular role in putting Dean and Cas in awkward positions to push them together. I fucking DIED at “oh, I am the sub” - needs context, but I guarantee you that you’ll laugh out loud...

Author: Bexism https://archiveofourown.org/works/399934/chapters/658398

The Smell Before the Rain - This was my first A/B/O - a big apology to all those who are into mpreg and whatnot, this was my lesson that I am not. this was not for me. Also - I’m a firm Cas (Alpha/Dom) believer, and i’m good with switch Cas, but it’s hard for me to take him being the full Omega here, when paired with the rest I just couldn’t do it. I finished it, but, not my thing. I know now.

Author: jscribbles https://archiveofourown.org/works/22355230/chapters/53406127

Crazy Diamonds - This is another short one, only 3 chapters - it’s a body swap for Dean, 4x02 him and 2018 him swap places (assumption that 2018 him is “with” Cas). It’s a super cute little story.

Author: pantheon_of_discord https://archiveofourown.org/works/16151642/chapters/37738631

The Breath of All Things - Wheelchair!Dean / Volunteer!Cas. This is a lovely story, typical Dean self-hatred etc. Triggering for those with suicide warnings. It had me in tears at the end. There’s a really spectacular quote near the end that I found so romantic I screen grabbed it.

Author: KismetJeska https://archiveofourown.org/works/994750/chapters/1967519

Kind of a Forever Deal - SummerCamp!AU This is just a really cute and fluffy summer camp AU. Which is so different from 91W (That’s right, check the author)! I was a little disappointed with the ending, but otherwise really enjoyed this all the way through and was loving all the discovery and young characterizations of all the characters.

Author: komodobits https://archiveofourown.org/works/999291/chapters/1978478

Everytown, USA - Best way I can break this one down? Wanderer!Dean (listless and without a place in the world, he ends up in a small town...), Twin!Cas (that leads to some fun things). There are a number of points where you’re gonna yell at Dean for doing stupid shit (that are very much in character for him to do), you think, well, yes, obviously you’re going to do that you silly fucking boy [affectionate]; but whyyy? (but we know).

Author: aileenrose https://archiveofourown.org/works/1797559/chapters/3854836

Chalk and Chainmail - HighSchool!AU, Cas is an artist, Dean LARP’s - it’s cute and angsty.

Author: lemonsorbae https://archiveofourown.org/works/804704/chapters/1517551

A Little Patience - Ok. you want smut? This is your story. You want Kink? This is your story. I actually did not finish this. It got a little carried away in my opinion. It was VERY panty kink oriented (which, while essentially canon isn’t really my kink) so, if you want that Panty Kink on full display? Go forth and enjoy! it is thirty something chapters, I got to the mid-twenties I Think.

Author: riseofthefallenone https://archiveofourown.org/works/1750058/chapters/3739232

Control - I REALLY ENJOYED THIS. Which is saying a lot for someone who has already admitted that a Subby Cas isn’t really my HC - so to so thoroughly enjoy a Sub!Cas story? (maybe it’s the tattooes...*wink*). It’s an AU where Cas is the head of a company - Dean is a callboy I guess, for lack of a better term. Just read it.

Author: dothraki_shieldmaiden https://archiveofourown.org/works/31156601/chapters/76993217

More (I copy pasted the next lot from my google doc, I’ll flush them out later - no i wont...)

Teach Me (short) - movie night in the bunker, things get a little carried away Author: Chiyume https://archiveofourown.org/works/5961327

You Light the Spark (in my bonfire heart) (short) - when cas doesn't realize that dean is unaware of his feelings, super short, super cute Author: noangelsinthegarrison https://archiveofourown.org/works/1193910

Communication Breakdown (short/cockles) - dean ends up in Jensen's head while he films the confession scene, no sexual content Author: jujubiest https://archiveofourown.org/works/29669601/chapters/72951339

Look What You Made Me Do (short/cockles) - - Vegas Con 2020 / jensen comes out with a song - cute short - no sexual content Author: green_blue_heller https://archiveofourown.org/works/30251592 Full House (short/cockles) - reimagined version of the rented house story - putting it in order (so to speak). funny / cute / fluffy not explicit Author: n_nami https://archiveofourown.org/works/30855827

Cyber Sex (short/cockles) - anastiel https://archiveofourown.org/works/31467086 - shameless post GISH Fest zoom call porn - Short (very short)

It's Complicated (cockles) - gail_morgan https://archiveofourown.org/works/31434938/chapters/77747519 The GISHtake (short/cockles) - MellyCrazyCoconut https://archiveofourown.org/works/31508099 - cute short post GISH zoom - oops "babe, really?"

(10.02.2021 updated) Since last update: New reads - Fuck i’m gonna be here all day - there’s not gonna be as much gonna be NO detail in these breakdowns...sorry! This has now just become a “what i’ve read list” as opposed to a Rec list...

Love, All Alike (Pt. 1 Love, All Alike) - Phantoms_and_Foxgloves https://archiveofourown.org/works/4555599/chapters/10370646 - Though The Stars Walk Backward (pt 2 Love, All alike) - Phantoms_and_Foxgloves

And this, your living kiss - opal_bullets https://archiveofourown.org/works/18083927/chapters/42744872

Come On, Let's Strike a Match (Domination and Submission: a love story pt 1) - anyrei & queerwerewolf *** https://archiveofourown.org/works/25722478/chapters/62458810 - Playing With Fire (D&S: a love story pt 2) - We Kiss and the Flames Get Higher (D&S: a love story pt 3) - Sparking That Old Flame (D&S: a love story pt 4)

Cinderwings - bendingsignpost Cinderella!AU** https://archiveofourown.org/works/12847041/chapters/29336421

Linden - fleeceframe Swan!AU** https://archiveofourown.org/works/33126730/chapters/82236118

No Netflix, No Chill (short) - dorian_they https://archiveofourown.org/works/28764966

Can't Drink You Away (short) - dorian_they https://archiveofourown.org/works/28785792

Jensen Totally (Does Not!) Snore (short RPF) - Dorian_they https://archiveofourown.org/works/30315717

Dean Ships It (short) - dorian_they https://archiveofourown.org/works/30349434

All about control - wingless https://archiveofourown.org/works/9151930/chapters/20791243

Aesthetics in Autoerotica (pt 1 Aesthetics in Autoerotica) - relucant https://archiveofourown.org/works/3885544 - The Ties that Bind (pt 2 Aesthetics in Autoerotica) - relucant

Let's take a drive - sobsicles https://archiveofourown.org/works/32581027/chapters/80819581

Enchanted ink - castielslostwings TattooArtist!Dean TattooArtist!Castiel AU *** https://archiveofourown.org/works/23043622/chapters/55109530

The bones beneath our skin - darknessbound https://archiveofourown.org/works/24633754/chapters/59515804

The Plot (RPF) - Castiel_Left_His_Mark_On_Me https://archiveofourown.org/works/2795588/chapters/6274970

The Gentle Force with which you Take Me (RPF) - Phoenix_Ascended https://archiveofourown.org/works/32110120/chapters/79549183

According to all known laws of Life (Pt. 1 Cursed Metaphors) - sobsicles https://archiveofourown.org/works/29207901 - and he's back (with a mind of his own) (pt. 2 Cursed Metaphors) - sobsicles

Six hundred sundays (and many more) - sobsicles https://archiveofourown.org/works/31158776

Aching in the Absence of you - sobsicles https://archiveofourown.org/works/31832977/chapters/78811378

gorging myself on you, still can’t get full (insatiable) (Short) - sobsicles https://archiveofourown.org/works/32203291

memories bring back memories (bring back you) - sobsicles https://archiveofourown.org/works/24022945/chapters/57796885

Dream Come True (short) - bendingsignpost https://archiveofourown.org/works/28071159

tall grass - aeli_kindara https://archiveofourown.org/works/13127040/chapters/30030726

asunder (Short) - rageprufrock https://archiveofourown.org/works/62115

Apheresis - bendingsignpost BloodDonor!AU ** https://archiveofourown.org/works/32674783/chapters/81056680

we always were but never knew it - frightfullyrude https://archiveofourown.org/works/32698324/chapters/81119503

In this Louisiana Bar (Short) - fleeceframe https://archiveofourown.org/works/31764487

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Alternate Universes - n_nami https://archiveofourown.org/works/32687929/chapters/81092785

my heart a compass - lagaudiere https://archiveofourown.org/works/28629951

Unsound Inverses - sp8ce (not complete) https://archiveofourown.org/works/29836881/chapters/73413300

The Jensen Mistake (RPFish) - fellshish https://archiveofourown.org/works/31950169

tell me about the dream (Pt. 1 Kids are coming home) - playedwright https://archiveofourown.org/works/27984813/chapters/68544450

It's handy to know (FIMMF Themed ;)) - RosaMarloes https://archiveofourown.org/works/31761322

So Says The Sword - komodobits AngelTrueform!AU** https://archiveofourown.org/works/12597892/chapters/28695592

Communication Breakdown (RPFish)- darkshrimpemotions (jujubiest) https://archiveofourown.org/works/29669601/chapters/72951339

Carry You Home - Casloveshisfreckles https://archiveofourown.org/works/26982637/chapters/65862916

In the Shadow of your Wings - Enochian Things (Salr323) https://archiveofourown.org/works/7531294/chapters/17121655

When Harry Met Sally (RPF) (Pt. 1 When Harry Met Sally ‘verse) - mnwood https://archiveofourown.org/works/7622347/chapters/17351845 - Eight Dildos (RPF) (Pt. 2 When Harry Met Sally ‘verse) - mnwood - Attention, Please (RPF) (Pt. 3 When Harry Met Sally ‘verse) - mnwood - Boat Trip (RPF) (Pt. 4 When Harry Met Sally ‘verse) - mnwood

A Winter's Tale - NorthernSparrow https://archiveofourown.org/works/2654327/chapters/5930561

A Close Shave - NorthernSparrow https://archiveofourown.org/works/3090167

r/supernatural - renrub (short) https://archiveofourown.org/works/27626783

sam reads destiel fics - rebshome (short - funny!) https://archiveofourown.org/works/33721624

Angel Cookies - noxsoulmate Chirstmas!AU ** https://archiveofourown.org/works/11729640/chapters/26427765

Under The Midnight Sun - NorthernSparrow Arctic!AU ** https://archiveofourown.org/works/16690645/chapters/39143677

Bron-Yr-Aur - mrbluesky (Short) https://archiveofourown.org/works/28225335

The Dean Winchester Beat Sheet - saltyfeathers https://archiveofourown.org/works/19258594/chapters/45800209

The Meaning On My Skin - saltnhalo https://archiveofourown.org/works/18005378/chapters/42538133

Red Right Hand (Pt. 1 Murder Ballads) - Duckyboos https://archiveofourown.org/works/4306110/chapters/9760008 - Are you the One that I've been waiting for? (pt. 2 Murder Ballads) - Duckyboos

Riptides - sharkfish https://archiveofourown.org/works/13230426/chapters/30263556

Damn Fine Ride - Cimorene105 (pt 1 - rodeo) Cowboy!AU** (I’m a horse girl, sue me...) https://archiveofourown.org/works/14342340 - My Face Just Does This, Sometimes - Cimorene105 (pt. 2 rodeo) - The Kinkiest Thing I've Ever Done- Cimorene105 (pt 3 rodeo) - All Signs Point to Love - Cimorene105 (pt. 4 rodeo) - Monster Love - Cimorene105 (pt. 5 rodeo) - My Man, The Siren - Cimorene105 (pt. 6 rodeo) - A Pain in My Ass - Cimorene105 (pt. 7 rodeo)

Astrolabe (terra incognita pt 1) - reluctantabandon, Winter_of_our_Discontent https://archiveofourown.org/works/3348812/chapters/7326794 - Drollery (terra incognita pt 2) - reluctantabandon Winter_of_our_Discontent - Rubrication (terra incognita pt 3) - reluctantabandon Winter_of_our_Discontent

Go Down With This Ship - PorcupineGirl https://archiveofourown.org/works/8023642/chapters/18370474

Fire and Ice - Castielslostwings (Firefighter/Paramedic AU!) ** https://archiveofourown.org/works/23286295/chapters/55768486

The Structural Similarities of Hunters and Onions - Faster_Than_the_Speed_of_Sound (Short) https://archiveofourown.org/works/33383101

Castiel Novak's Office, This is Dean - emmbrancsxx0 https://archiveofourown.org/works/22411336/chapters/53545840

Out of the Deep (out of the deep pt. 1) - riseofthefallenone - MERMAID AU! ** https://archiveofourown.org/works/548878/chapters/977676

Dean (and Cas') Top 13 Zepp Traxx - pantheon_of_discord https://archiveofourown.org/works/10909440/chapters/24256989

I'll Be Good - LittleAngelCassie https://archiveofourown.org/works/4118334/chapters/9282234

Kenosis - CastielsCarma (Short - part of Destiel ABC collection) https://archiveofourown.org/works/30411720

#fics #fic recs #fanfiction #ao3 #cockles #destiel #dean and cas #jensen and misha #one track mind #supernatural #please send me recs #read more fics #this is my new obsession

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scribeofred · 3 years ago

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Thanks to @onereyofstarlight for the tag!

1. What fandoms have you written for?

This is embarrassing but I actually had to look at both FFnet and AO3 because I couldn’t remember all of them. TRON: Legacy, Assassin’s Creed, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit, Sherlock, Final Fantasy VII and XV and Kingsglaive, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Merlin, Skyrim, and, of course, Thunderbirds. I have a couple other fandoms that crop up in various wips, including a Tom Swift/Thunderbirds crossover that I really should finish.

2. How many works do you have on AO3 &/or FFNet?

FFnet has 45, and AO3 has 41. There’s also a couple stories lurking on tumblr, notably a final chapter for Reflection.

3. What are your top 3 fics by kudos on A03 &/or Favs on FFNet?

AO3 dominates in this area, if I can use a word like “dominates” for stories that have less than 125 kudos each haha. Oh well, the numbers don’t matter!

1. 118 kudos on tell the shades apart (my world is black and white)

2. 94 kudos on Reflection

3. 91 kudos on The 43rd Hour

4. Which 3 fics have the least kudos & Favs?

Again on AO3:

1 kudos on I Am You (And You Are Me)

5 kudos on The Dragonborn Chronicles

6 kudos on cynosure

5. Which Fic has the most comments and which has the least?

Reflection has the most at 29 threads, and I Am You (And You Are Me) has the least at zero.

6. Which complete fic do you wish had gotten more attention?

Lodestar, definitely. Sure, it’s for something of a rarepair, but they aren’t that rare, and I just really really like the way the story came together. On the other hand, of course my unfinished Merlin fic has gotten probably the most attention, because that’s just the way it goes, eh?

7. Have you written any crossovers?

None that I’ve published! I have various crossovers lurking in mostly unfinished states, including the aforementioned Tom Swift/Thunderbirds crossover, and an Assassin’s Creed/Thundeerbirds crossover that is very good and I should also finish. There’s an Expanse/Thunderbirds fic lurking in my brain that I may or may not ever commit to paper, who knows. I’ve also very vaguely toyed with a Batman/Thunderbirds crossover, in the sense that “nebulous” is too strong a word for the kind of toying I’ve been doing.

8. What is the craziest fic you’ve written?

I don’t really write crazy or crack or humor in general, so probably the closest thing to “crazy” is On the Lam, which was the result of wanting to throw Scott and Penelope toward an Egyptian stud farm. It ended up being the host for a bad joke about that, courtesy of one @thebaconsandwichofregret, who consistently gives some of the best dialogue advice I’ve ever encountered.

Actually, the true answer is probably a chapter in Glimpses into a Supernova, maybe the one about blood? It seems bonkers when I think back on it now, but I admittedly haven’t read it in many years. Possibly I am misremembering. Glimpses has some weird ones, though.

9. What’s the fic you’ve written with the saddest ending?

It’s a tossup between The Painting and a place where the water touches the sky. The former deals with a prior off-screen death; the latter is (maybe??) an on-screen death. People seemed upset by it, at any rate. I said it was ambiguous!

10. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

“Happy” is probably a matter of perspective? Depends on the overall reading experience and the ending within that context. Either septet or Three Towels and a Tracy, they’re both pretty fluffy overall.

11. What is your smuttiest fic?

protoinstincts, which I completely forgot I wrote and then rediscovered like a year later and realized “hey, this is actually pretty good” and you know what, despite it not being overly spicy, it is pretty good.

12. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Not hate, per se, but someone left a review on Less Than Nothing saying they “didn’t like” that I “wrote the story as a series of drabbles.” Cool, I didn’t write the story for you, random guest reader, and the back button exists, friend 😂 It didn’t bother me on a personal level because I wrote the fic for an audience of one (incidentally, not myself and rather the recipient of a secret santa event), but I was mad because the reviewer had no way of knowing where I was at as a writer, and I know from longtime observation how that kind of comment can crush less experienced or confident writers.

Don’t leave flames, kids, you don’t understand the power your words have. Don’t like, don’t read.

13. What is the nicest comment you’ve received?

The nicest? Goodness. Hmm. I’d have to go hunting to find the nicest, but in recent memory, @ayzrules sent me a couple passages from Spanish texts she’s been studying that reminded her of my writing, and I was honestly so touched by the fact that she even thought to make such comparisons, much less mention them to me. Taking the time to familiarize yourself with someone’s style until you can make comparisons between it and someone else’s work is so much more meaningful to me personally than a basic “Nice story!” or “Loved this!” type of comment ever could be. <3 Ayz <3

14. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I’m aware of, but I’ve never gone looking on any sort of copycat site or whatever either.

15. How many fics do you have marked as incomplete?

Two. First is The Dragonborn Chronicles, which is a retelling of Skyrim from Lydia’s perspective via her journal, to complement the in-game journal. It’s a slog of a style to write, though, even for someone who loves writing first person and doesn’t really want to write a lot of dialogue, and the outline is huge, and the story will be many times more huge, and just. Some day. Some day.

Second is tell the shades apart (my world is black and white), which has always been unfinished because the outline itself is over seven thousand words and the fully written story would undoubtedly land between 100,000 and 200,000 words, and there’s no way I’m writing that. I’ve always meant to upload the outline, but I got kind of self-conscious about the way I formatted it, and ugh I just haven’t bothered. One day, one day, right?

Moral of the story is I’m intensely a short story writer, and I’ve really found myself settling into that role over the last couple years. Better a clipped, punchy short story than a bloated slog of an epic.

16. Which of the WIPS will most likely be finished first?

Literally no one knows that. I wrote 95% of the observable entropy of a closed system over five years ago, and then I proceeded to pull it out roughly once a year and write and rewrite various endings until last month, which was when I finally figured out how I wanted to end the story. septet, too, languished for about five years before I finally remembered it existed and managed to wrangle an ending. Endings are hard, man. So are those third plot points. Terrible creatures, those, bog me down every time.

17. Which WIP are you looking forward to finishing?

Uh... mm. See. If I were looking forward to finishing any of them, I’d be actively working on them. At this moment, writing fic isn’t exactly high on my list of priorities, but I am also coming off a four-day idle game bender, so I still feel like I haven’t quite reengaged with myself as a living person. Give me another few days and I might have an answer.

(I am always most looking forward to finishing this ridiculous Ignis-drives-the-Audi-R8 fic that’s been languishing in my wips for literal years. As mentioned above, third plot points. Killer, man.)

(oh and also the working-titled the art of murder. Scott and Penny attend a private art auction. Things don’t go to plan. It, too, is stuck at the third plot point. I know, I know I have a problem, shush.)

18. Is there a WIP that you’re considering abandoning?

Any wip has the potential to be revived—this year and the old wips I’ve unearthed, dusted off, finished, and posted have been proof of that. I don’t intentionally permanently abandon anything for that reason, some stories just probably will remain dusty old wips forever because I didn’t actually need or want to write the full story for one reason or another.

19. Which complete fic would you consider rewriting?

Now that’s an interesting question. Hmm! Honestly? None of them. Once I finish a story, I’m not inclined toward rereading it again any time soon, to the point of years in some cases, and I feel like I’ve moved on from the stories I wrote one, two, five, eight years ago in the actual writing sense. They’re finished stories, and on top of that are relics of their time, which doesn’t mean the stories don’t have any ongoing significance on a reading level—I just don’t have any interest in rewriting those particular stories. I’ve gotten them out of my head, to the point of not remembering at least a third of them on demand anymore, and I don’t have any desire to “retell” those exact stories. I do tend to tighten the wording and fix perceived errors/weaknesses whenever I do end up rereading an old story, and I usually silently update the AO3 version if I make any significant changes because AO3 makes it a breeze to update a posted fic. I might do FFnet too if I’m feeling up to it or have the time.

20. Which complete fic is your favourite?

Once upon a time I would’ve said Holding On, but I honestly find it kind of unbearably melodramatic now. the observable entropy of a closed system is equally melodramatic, as it was written in the same era, but at least it has the excuse of being told in second person and via a style that is a half step away from being poetry. Possibly I will reread it in a few years and find it equally obnoxious and overly dramatic, but it received some shockingly positive comments, which I wasn’t expecting at ALL, and I’ve been honestly blown away by the amount of praise it’s received. <3 to everyone who’s said anything about it!

21. What’s your total published word count?

141,000 on AO3, 160,000 on FFnet, but technically the light of my life SS wrote fifty thousand words of each. It’s too late for math.

I tag @velkynkarma, @lurkinglurkerwholurks, @writtenbyrain, @thebaconsandwichofregret, and anyone else who wants to play!

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sagemoderocklee · 4 years ago

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Reiteration ❤️ A (but not GaaLee :p) P T

A - Your current OTP(s)/OT3(s)/OTX(s)

oof. okay so aside from GaaLee:

1) ShikaTema 2) NejiTen 3) Kakagai

i think these are the only like three ships i could say i feel strongly enough about that i’d classify them as OTPs. GaaLee honestly gets its own category anyways. im not really active in any other fandoms, and the only other ship I’ve ever felt as strongly about as i have gaalee was really Harry/Draco and well... ya know. Although if i were still super active in CLAMP fandom KuroFai and DouWata would 100000% be up there. And of course the forever and unbeatable Sakura/Shaoran but specifically CCS SakuShao because I think TRC isn’t quite as good with their romance

P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas)

oh. that’s. okay we’re answering hard questions tonight i see.

something niche for you and me: new member of your MLM/communist/leftist reading group is Very Cute but very new to MLM/etc and needs extra help to understand the complicated history, theories, etc.

T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending, about anything at all (gender identity, sexual or romantic orientation, extended family, sexual preferences like top/bottom/switch, relationship with poetry, seriously anything).

oh god. this is really opening a can of worms lmao and also.... i may have to put this under a cut because god i have so fucking many and some of them may need elaboration.

1. Gaara doesn’t ever take up sleeping/napping post Shukaku

this is something that I know a lot of ppl don’t like/want because everyone wants Gaara to be happy and like big same! but i do think that Gaara’s physiology is entirely altered from Shukaku and the lack of sleep. I feel like having it ingrained in him that he couldn’t sleep, knowing the devastation it would cause, plus all the trauma he has--he’d be plagued by nightmares first of all, and no shinobi is gonna wanna take a sleep aid or something to help them sleep more easily because that would just be a huge opening for someone to attack you. but the other thing is i think it would genuinely make him feel sick. like i know that when i get too little sleep i feel sick because my body needs a certain amount. BUT i also know that those days where im too depressed and don’t get out of bed and sleep too much i ALSO feel like shit. Gaara has lived his entire life without sleep--barring specific instances of forced sleep to release Shukaku--and his body has to have adapted to that. fifteen years of not sleeping there’s no way his body would know what to do with that. his body is so used to subsisting (and this is my own like explanation for how Gaara survived pre and post Shukaku) off of massive quantities of food and by funneling his own chakra into his brain to act as rest, healing, etc. like i think at this point it’s so unconscious that he isn’t even aware he’s doing it anymore--like breathing. His chakra--which is already another physiological system in their bodies--is just taking up the job of the rest portion of his brain.

that all being said, i do still think this will have an overall affect on his lifespan, but not necessarily his physical or mental health in the immediate sense.

2. Kankuro is straight.

this goes for like all the characters i see as straight, and like i hate like putting this in the like “die defending” category, but there’s this sort of.... sense that when you’re LGBT in fandom you’re gonna see every character as gay and you’re sus/someone’s gonna side eye you if you don’t. like i get the whole ‘well obviously everything is straight and cis IRL, and im sick of it’ reasoning behind “everyone is gay/trans” but the thing is.... I wanna see cis and straight people who support their gay/trans friends and family. I don’t need to live in a world where no one is straight and cis. I need to live in a world where people who are straight and cis actually support and love LGBT people. i personally don’t get anything out of the fantasy of no straight cis people because what does that solve? and what does that say about the homophobia and transphobia within the series? It doesn’t solve or say anything. And quite frankly a series like Naruto is inherently homophobic and transphobic (especially trans misogynistic), and i think brushing that aside with an “everyone’s gay/trans” is more insulting than helpful because it’s not addressing the issue. I’m more invested in seeing the characters who aren’t LGBT supporting and loving and working to make the world better for their LGBT friends, family, and community.

like i know not everyone is writing/reading fanfiction or art or what have you in fandom for like realism or whatever, i get the whole escapism of it all, but i approach it this way because for me I just don’t get anything out of pretending that the -isms and -phobias within the series don’t exist.

also straight trans people exist?????

i could go on about this--like some characters are just... not good and i don’t wanna claim that as LGBT because of that--but like i think this is the biggest thing for me at the end of the day: seeing ppl who aren’t LGBT supporting LGBT ppl.

3. Gaara is a polyglot. Also, he’s self-taught in just about everything. He spent most of his youth in the Suna library for obvious reasons, so reading, writing, language, poetry, history, politics, arts, etc he learned there on his own.

4. Shikamaru and Temari live in Suna 6 months out of the year, and Konoha the other 6. Temari does NOT give up her job to be a nagging wife, and Shikamaru is 100% a wife man.

5. Lee is not originally from Konoha or Fire. He doesn’t remember his parents or how he wound up at a Konoha orphanage because trauma. Also his first language isn’t Japanese.

I have more specific HCs about who Lee’s parents are, where he came from, and what happened to his parents, but that’s like spoilers for a fic.

6. Tenten is not an outright orphan. She actually comes from a clan of weapons masters and smiths.

I think it’s fairly common for ppl to assume Tenten is an orphan because we obviously never see her family--granted we just don’t see much of her to begin with--but I personally fell in love with the idea of her having a clan with the focus being weapons. Her parents are still dead, but she lives with her grandmother, who’s renowned for her weapons.

7. Lee has a HUGE amount of chakra. Like obnoxiously huge stores of it that he just doesn’t know how to manipulate--not quite Kisame levels, but definitely a LOT. He gets as far as walking on water and walls, but he absolutely has to be focused to accomplish those feats and prefers just going really fast so he doesn’t fall in/off.

8. Sage mode!Rock Lee.

I have talked about this before(x, x), but you can absolutely pry this from my cold dead hands--actually, you couldn’t. I’d still hold on to this even in death.

9. Lee has like a photographic memory which is why he always writes things down that people tell him.

10. Gaara will be the last Kazekage--whoever comes after him (and i do have a HC for that) will be Kazekage only in the sense that they’re like the figurehead maybe, but ultimately Gaara is working to completely change the shinobi way of life and the Kage system will be dismantled starting with Suna/Gaara.

11. In a modern AU context, Lee is a HUGE fan of Queen and Bruce Lee.

12. Lee definitely grows his hair out later on in life and changes up his attire and becomes his own person.

13. The Kazekage Estate is a generation home--most households in Suna are, and in fact, it’s really fucking weird for someone not to live in a generational home--so Gaara lives there with his siblings. When Temari gets married, she and Shikamaru live there, and continue to do so when they have kids. If Kankuro has a kid (and a spouse), they’ll live there too. Lee eventually moves in. The house is always filled with love. When Gai visits with Kakashi, or when Tenten and Neji visit, they stay there too.

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dfwsecondary · 5 years ago

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Our next Editor Feature is the fab @scarycat23 AKA LunaRavenclaw9! Read on to get to know her better, or say “hello” if you’ve never had the pleasure of interacting with her!

How long have you been an Alpha/Beta? What got you started as an Alpha/Beta?

I have been a beta for about a year and a half. One of my friends who got me into fanfiction asked if I would look over one of her fics she was working on.I only recently started as an alpha. Another friend needed more than just beta help with a fic so I offered and it sort of spiraled from there. I definitely beta more than I alpha though but I always enjoy throwing ideas around for a fic.

What projects have you worked on as an Alpha/Beta? What has been your favorite part about working on those projects?

When hard to get backfires by EvangelineRiver, I helped with the smut scene in A Valentine's Business Conference by noxsoulmate, A Child's Wish and a currently unpublished work(will be revealed soon) by Charlie9646

If you are also a writer: 1) Did you first start off in fanfiction as a writer or an editor? 2) What do you find easier or more natural for you: writing or editing?

I started as a writer. After about a year of reading fanfiction my fingers got itchy and I knew I needed to try my hand at writing a story again. I used to write in high school, a few short stories but mainly some really bad poetry, but hadn't written anything for years. My friends gave me the courage to write what came to mind and I haven't looked back since. Both come fairly naturally to me, when editing I sometimes have to remind myself that I'm not just reading the story and I'm supposed to be editing it as well. I will just be enjoying the story and then half a page later I think 'dang it now I've gotta go back and start actually editing this page instead of just reading it and enjoying the story'

For those who are considering being an Alpha/Beta, what advice can you give them?

Remember that this isn't your story, this isnt your voice giving life to the words. You are there to suggest edits and help improve their grammar. You are there to bounce ideas off of but not be pushy. Something I always make sure to explain when I start to beta for someone is that everything I send to them is only suggestions but they have the decision to use my suggestion or not and if they decide not to then no hard feelings because ultimately it is their story to tell and not mine.

Share with us your go-to tip for editing!

Oh this is a hard one to come up with because i list sort of go with the flow when I am editing.In dialogue I try to make sure speech feels natural and if that means speaking it out loud to see if it sounds right then I will, even if my husband looks at me crazy when he is home. I try to do the same thing with my own writing as well.

What is your 1) Hogwarts house; 2) Patronus; and 3) Favorite holiday/winter food?

I am a Ravenclaw, my patronus is a fox, and my favorite winter food is a nice hot bowl of potato soup. For the holidays my aunt almost always makes homemade caramels and those are my favorite!

If you’re interested in checking out her editing style, here’s a fic she’s worked on:A Child’s Wish by Charlie9646https://archiveofourown.org/works/21611575/chapters/51533524

#dramione fanfiction #dramione fanfiction writers #alphas and betas #dramione alphas and betas

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nightklok · 5 years ago

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Abigail-3?

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How I feel about this character: God, I love her! I wish I could be able to write more with her but man, do I just adore Abigail. Fell in love with her design at first sight and haven’t stopped since; she can kick me in the face and I’d thank her 10/10. I also just love how much more potential one has with her? I try to see the glass half full with what we’re given with certain characters and the fact I can basically be given this gorgeous character and do as I wish with her backstory? Love it

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character:Oh boy, I do have a few-I do ship her and nathan- Nathan being all awkward about emotions but attempting to bring them out just for her always gets me; he wants to fall in love and just basically have someone to share his awkward way of loving with!! Abigail would be able to read between the lines, understand his way of communication and just be one of the few including Dethklok, charles, and his family that understand him!-I kinda have some headcanons on her that I kinda feel provide a sort of yin/yang thing to their relationship-(possibly her having a fear of water while Nathan’s themes have always been water/whales) but I can also see her working well with Pickles and Skwisggaar tbh! I feel like Pickles would treat her well and they’re both secret romantics in my opinion so it could make for some pretty cute and funny moments of keeping a relationship in secret even though everyone fucking knows at that point. I feel like Skwisgaar and her would be a pretty calm couple too; cute aquarium dates, enjoying each other’s company, probably rent out a skii lodge, just adorable things- I do also lowkey ship Charles, Dick and Abigail as a poly ship-it’d be cute-

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character:Here me out- I think Dick and her would be pretty good and close friends! They’d roast each other and just end up bring something chaotic about the other (in a loving, friendship kind of way), and just have a good old time together.

My unpopular opinion about this character: I don’t think I have one on her tbh- I love her;;

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I think Abigail does have a role in the prophecy and I would love to see the show expand on that. Maybe she’s meant to work alongside Charles as second in command in the church? Maybe she would also need to be ‘dead’ to give more intel as for a while, they could’ve not updated the public on her status or pronounced her dead just to buy more time. Hell, maybe even for a plot twist she was aware of the prophecy all along (probably why she’s so calm, because she recognizes that these things would happen and also why Charles probably allowed her in Dethklok despite them both knowing that they have the horniness of teenagers) and just simply stringing along to watch the show before her time to help officially comes. So much damn potential it makes me excited on what I can do in the future once I acquire more braincells

Favorite friendship for this character: I did answer for Murderface’s one that I adore their friendship so I’m gonna state another friendship i’d love! I think Charles and Abigail would be great friends! They have a good relationship and even writing them together I feel like they’d be really close and develop a sibling-like relationship. After all, if Abigail didn’t die around Dethklok then that means she’s in it for the long-run, right? So much easier for Charles to let himself become friendly with her :D They probably share a drink, trade stories on their personal life and with Dethklok, tell whatever stupid shit their boyfriends did that day, Charles probably invites her to hang out with his friends on weekends and her vice versa, and they probably made Spotify playlists for each other; texts that are lowkey roasting like typical friendships (”Hey Charles I found this twig on the ground reminds me of you”, “I walked by a squirrel that attacked a bird, reminds me of you”) just a pure and wholesome friendship-(I know they both have friendships outside of Dethklok, Charles especially with the extras, but lemme have this;;;)

My crossover ship: Dana Cardinal from Welcome to Night Vale (Spoilers for the earlier years because it’s an 8 year old podcast-)-I have no idea why I do but I just feel like it works; Dana is honestly an amazing character and her arcs in the Mayor and Blood and space war? Holy shit she’s amazing. Dana, like Abigail, just started out in a rather minor job; she was the intern for the local community radio station. And it suddenly becomes apparent that Dana is much much more than that especially when we see she becomes mayor later on in the series. Dana has her doubts about herself but she’s able to persevere and I’ll admit the latest I can remember her is in the blood and space war arc but she ended that with a high note in my opinion- She’s gentle but can definitely stand her ground if she needs to, every word she speaks is almost poetry and I think Abigail would definitely fall in love with her. They’d have that balance that I think is just honestly wonderful and even though I’d love to write a crossover fic on that one day, they’re probably my ultimate crossover OTP in my mind-(I also want to add in Keisha from Alice Isn’t Dead but I have only managed to listen to the first three or so episodes? There’s potential though-)

#Anonymous #abigail remeltindtdrinc #I love her;;;#thanks so much!!

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faeriexqueen · 5 years ago

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For the fanfic asks— A, E, N, H, and J! 💖

sfjksdfjsdlj IT TOOK A WHILE BUT AAAA here you are! A: Of the fanfic you’ve written, which is your favorite and why?

God, this is hard. Honestly, I’ve enjoyed working on so many fics for so many different reasons? Each one (especially of all the multi-chaptered slowburns) has such a special place in my heart. Lotus in the Snow is based off “The Snow Queen”, so I’m attached to that one since it’s my first long fic. But I absolutely loved writing both Encompassed in Glass and The Chime of a Crystalline Flower - both are also based off stories I’m so connected to, and really, I love my longer works best. I really enjoy getting lost in the story writing, to the point of letting it suck me in. (Honestly, I just finished Dark Flower and really...it’s up there with my tops for the same reason.)

E: What character do you identify with most? Is there a certain fic of yours that captures these qualities particularly well?

Alma. I really identified with him in Lotus in the Snow, particularly because he’s this character who is outwardly so happy and good natured, but...harbors so much pain inside? I projected a lot with that fic, especially in terms of how I felt cut off from so many people and isolated due to a lot of anger I was dealing with for a while. Honestly, Alma is generally easy for me to project on. He just is one of those characters that tries so hard to see the good in things, despite whatever pain he’s in - and that’s something I’ve always related to? He doesn’t know how to face certain fears and troubles, and can struggle with running away and being avoidant (ex. Encompassed in Glass), and I know that growing up that was something I really struggled with.

N: Any fic ideas brewing that you’d care to share?

When do I not have ideas brewing? XD I have a list, though I’m probably going to take a break to focus on my own original story for a bit (which shhhh I’m finalizing plot things! ;3). But I do have a few (mostly Yulma and DGM of course):Anastasia AU for Yulma (yes, I’m still thinking about it and haven’t pitched this idea yet XD.) The premise is Kanda, Lavi, and Allen are all struggling to afford to live in the early 20th, and have fallen into debt. To try to get out of it, they come up with a plan to find someone to impersonate the missing prince who disappeared years ago - and end up roping in Alma as a result.Swan Lake AU for Yulma. It would be similar to Lotus in the Snow, though it wouldn’t be an exact re-writing. Kanda and Alma are childhood friends, though early on, they’re separated when Kanda is recruited as an exorcist. Years later, their paths cross again - but things go awry when Alma disappears, and Kanda has to find him before it’s too late.Beauty and the Beast/Little Mermaid AU for Yulma. I haven’t thought of a shorter AU name for this, but it would take elements from both fairytales. In this AU, dark matter is like a virus that can infect normal people, turning them into monsters known as akuma, who fall under the control of the Millennium Earl. Human soldiers known as exorcists wield innocence, which is able to kill akuma, freeing their souls in the process. Alma is an akuma, having been infected since he was a child - however, he wants desperately to be human after having contact with one. He makes a deal with the Earl, that allows him to disguise himself as a human temporarily - but only if he does exactly what the Earl says...Omegaverse/Regency AU for Tyki x Alma. An AU for my rare pair! This would be a historical omegaverse one, in which Alma is an omega from a wealthy, noble family. Being an omega, he is quickly shoved into an arranged marriage with a very cold and cruel alpha, and unable to stomach being bound to him, Alma runs off before the wedding, not knowing the first thing how to navigate the real world. In the process, he meets a rugged alpha named Tyki, and things develop from there.Modern/Fashion AU for Yulma. I haven’t given this one much thought in a while, but recently it came up. But it’s an AU where Lenalee ropes Kanda into modeling for a friend of hers - who turns out to be Alma going to school for fashion design.Thumbelina AU for Yulma. Alma is a tiny person born from a lotus flower, who thinks he’s the only one of his kind. This changes when he meets Kanda, who is a faerie and the same size as Alma. As time goes on, they begin to fall in love, before they unexpectedly get separated and have to find each other.Vampire/Beauty and the Beast AU for Tyki x Alma. Alma is employed as a gardener for the enigmatic owner of a seemingly abandoned estate that has been rumored by the people in his village to be haunted/cursed. However, Alma accepts the position, tending to the grounds but never once seeing who his employer is...Alice in Wonderland AU for either Yulma or Tyki x Alma. Originally, this idea came to me as a Yulma one, with Alma being the “Alice” character. However, it’s up in the air now, since rather than having it be a romance with him and Kanda (who would be a flower gardener in Wonderland), it would potentially be with Tyki, who is the Knave of Hearts. (Honestly, I’ve wondered if I should make it a love triangle? I’ve never written one, and never used to be into them - but now, I’m wondering... >.>)Basically, I have a lot of AUs. I have no idea if these ideas will get written, but they’re definitely being tossed around in my head.

H: How would you describe your writing style?

Fucking too long, like I need to cut down. XD But really, probably more descriptive and imagery heavy? I focus on imagery a lot, which I thinks come from being a visual person in general. I also really like poetry, so at times, I do try to aim for more lyrical when appropriate? Alliteration makes me weak. XD

J: What’s your favorite fanfic trope? Have you written it?

I cannot just pick one. I have so many - but I think it would be when Character A is injured/hurt/upset, and Character B tends to them. It’s just something that never gets old, and I think I’ve used it in damn near all of my fics. I also love slowburns - which should be no surprise. Pretty much every long fic I write is a slowburn. I just really love that gradually development, especially when it begins from a rocky start? Character A is frustrated with Character B and vice versa, but eventually, they start to fall, and when they do the pining is hard. Longing gazes, nearly brushing hands - I’ve definitely used those tropes, and will continue to do so. ;3The one I haven’t used as much as I’d like (except in Encompassed in Glass), is probably class differences. I’d really love to focus on that more, especially in a modern AU. I’ve also really been into the whole “falling in love with the enemy/forbidden romance” trope - which I’ve finally gotten to write in Dark Flower. Not going to lie, the whole being captive and falling in love with your captor trope does appeal to me. >.>

Fanfic Writer Asks.

#izabellwit #asks #writing asks #fanfic asks #writing #THANK YOU <3 #I’m sorry it took so long to answer asjfklsjfdklsjf #I had a lot to say XD

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theburningsensationofpoetry · 5 years ago

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Danatole: non-thoughtful man and the drunk

((I had a prompt sent to me and then I totally went against it, I don’t have a lot of experience with writing so please be kind. There’s not a lot of danatole fics))

Anatole was sitting in his study, reading poetry when he was a kid. Some old books that Hélène used to read him.

See Anatole did this when he was upset, he went back to the good ole days. The days when his sister would kiss him night, the days when he didn’t have consequences for his actions, days when everything was better.

For Anatole had ran from his best friend the previous day. His best friend, Dolokhov has confessed feelings of unholy desire to Anatole. Freya had confessed love to Anatole.

Anatole yelled and screamed at him. Dolokhov took it and told him to think about it. And think about it he did. He thought and Anatole came to a conclusion this morning. That he did not want to think about it. He wanted things to return to normal.

It had been almost 24 hours. It was 8:00 in the morning and all Anatole planned to do was read and ignore his thoughts. All of them. He pretended it was just the usual, just like every day.

Anatole picked up the next small novel and the next and the next. Soon a whole day had passed.

It was a quarter till 12 when he heard a knock on his door.

“Allez-y, come in!” Anatole called out closing his book.

A maid slid in with a smile on her face “My prince, Hélène is here with a friend.”

“Oh, let her in, I’m not busy!” Anatole smiled letting himself indulge his novel, not caring for his sisters nonsense. He could definitely use a distraction. His sister was the perfect person.

The maid smiled. She curtsied and proceeded to leave the room.

Then not 5 minutes later Hélène walked into the room with Dolokhov, looking mighty furious. Dolokhov was clinged over Hélène, wrapped around like a wounded animal.

“Found this drunken man at the bar. Could you care to explain why?” Hélène shifted dropping Dolokhov, who proceeded to the floor laughing. “This man will not share anything besides your name and babbling nonsense.”

Dolokhov was laughing and fumbling around. He was trying to get up, but once he did he fell again. He was drunk, so very drunk.

“That man who’s laughing on the floor, needs to be away from me for now. I don’t want to see him.” Anatole spat with fire. He stood from his desk pointing and thrashing his hands around at his dear sister as he spoke “I don’t want to be around Dolokhov.”

“Please Anatole I’m tired, Pierre found him when he was out getting his drinks. We are tired of this child of a man.”

The blonde French man glared at his sister, he did not want to meet eyes with that scrowndral.

“I do not wish to be near Dolokhov right now.”

“Anatole-“

“H-he's right ya know!” Dolokhov said through his laughs. the man stood up, trying to stand tall “If I was him I’d never want to see me again! I barely want to see me as it is!”

Anatole batted an eye at Dolokhovs statements but didn’t say a word.

“Anatole please whatever happened between you two, take him. Just help him. He is in misery.” She smoothed her gown and walked away.

“Where are you going?!”

“Home! I need a drink myself.”

Anatole could not believe the situation he was in. He couldn’t imagine what Pierre and Hélène had to deal with. But with what had happened in the past 24 hours he’s not sure what.

Sighing, Anatole retrieved Dolokhov into his arms. Dolokhov was a heavy man. He is a good 5’11 and weighs about 173. While Anatole is a 6’0 man but has the weight of a limp noodle. Anatole is trained in many things, but he did lack upper body strength sadly.

“Dolokhov-god-Move your legs!” Anatole shrieked almost falling.

Dolokhov did not respond verbally, he just moved his legs weakly.

Anatole guided him up each step of his stairs, carefully entering his room.

“You can walk the rest of the way. You can sleep

On my bed.”

“Lovely.” Dolokhov preceded to hiccup as he crashed on Anatoles bed.

Anatole pulled out a chair and watched as Dolokhov put his nasty wet shoes into his bed.

“If your going to lounge around my house please kindly take off your coat and shoes, they’re filthy.” He seethed grasping his temples. He was so annoyed. He didn’t know why, but he just was.

Dolokhov took off his shoes and his coat. He shivered and pulled a blanket over himself. Anatole watched annoyed at this weak display his friend was showing.

Dolokhov pushed his head out of the blankets and let out a wet cough.

Anatole softened, his facial features relaxing. “Do you feel ill freya?” Anatole May have been upset at his friend, but it wasn’t to the point of not caring for his health.

Dolokhov nodded in response, coughing once more.

“Anatole I don’t feel so well.” Dolokhov groaned coughing more violently. Suddenly Dolokhovs eyes opened wide and he sprang up from the bed. “Bucket! Bucket! I’m going to t-throw up.” Dolokhov urged motioning to a small bucket filled with discarded papers.

Anatole let out a fierce groan and threw the bucket into his friend's lap.

The sick man let out two loud coughs, before hurling into the bucket. It lasted for one minute and soon he collapsed back, gasping for breath.

Dear Anatole sucked up courage. He picked up the bucket, almost vomiting himself from the smell and threw it out for the maid to handle later.

“That was utterly repulsive.” Anatole muttered. Soon he looked to his side to see freya on his side, looking visibly upset. No tears, but sad.

“Dolokhov..” Anatole sat down in the chair once more “I know it takes a lot to make you drunk. Why did you drink this much?”

Dolokhovs eyes did not move, they stayed focused. To avoid Anatoles eyes.

Dolokhov had to be upset. He deserved to be. He let out his heart and the fear of being killed for it was terrifying.

“Dolokhov. Did you think I was going to turn you in?”

Dolokhov shook his head.

“Did you think I was going to hurt you?”

Dolokhov shook his head again.

“Did you think I was going to leave you?”

Dolokhov paused. Then he nodded. “Anatole. You don’t u-understand. I know your not the man to hurt me nor get me arrested. But your a man to leave. And to leave would hurt me most.” Dolokhov moved to his other side away from Anatoles gaze.

“Dolokhov, I wouldn’t leave you. That’s absurd! Your an amazing friend. A best friend. I’m not going to leave. I just…I just need time to think. I have many thoughts running through my mind.”

“That’s the first time you thought about anything.” He laughed.

“Because it’s you...Dolokhov. Get rest. You need it.”

Dolokhov was already fast asleep. Snoring.

Anatole however was not, he only slept a mere 3 hours that night.

He thought and thought and thought. He tossed and turned on his sofa.

If he was to be infatuated with Dolokhov, he would be guaranteed happiness until he was bored again.

If he was to reject the poor man, he’d give a man grief for the rest of his days.

Maybe not grief. Maybe the man would grow to live without him. And leave.

He didn’t want that.

Anatole felt something close to what he felt with his previous lovers. However, it felt completely different. He felt warmth and happiness. But he also felt ice and fear. Anatole could hear the birds sing and people scream. It was absolutely exciting yet terrifying.

Anatole couldn't figure out what was different.

He didn’t want to lose Dolokhov, Anatole felt like Dolokhov would pack up and leave just to tell him that he respects his descuo

‘I don’t want Dolokhov to leave.’

Anatole bolted straight up. That’s the difference with what he’s feeling. He knew Dolokhov. The pain, scars, fear, trauma, stupid descuons. He knew it. And he loved every inch of it.

All the fighting, all the dances, and everything. Anatole loved Dolokhov for him.

Anatole stayed up thinking more and more. Every laugh, the mischief, all of it he loved every inch of it.

The books he was reading, it was all about love. Was he in love with Fredya? Love was pain and healing all at once. Is that what he was feeling with Dolokhov?

Soon the morning came and Dolokhov awoke groaning. Anatole rushed to his aid.

“Come now, what do you need?”

“Anatole?”

“Long story, what do you need?”

“Um…water?” Dolokhov sat up immediately regretting that choice, he clutched his head with his left hand and frowned.

Anatole went down to the kitchen and retrieved a glass of water.

When he went back up he saw Dolohkov laying covering his eyes with his arm.

“Here’s your water.” Anatole handed the water over to Dolohkov.

“Thanks.”

Dolokhov sipped on the water for 5 minutes. It was an awkward, until he finally spoke.

“So how did I get here? I don’t remember a thing”

“Hélène. she found you drunk.”

“Why’d she bring me here?”

“She was annoyed? And plus what’s wrong with, here?”

“Anatole, you don’t reciprocate feelings of my kind. That is what’s wrong.”

“She doesnt know I don’t blame her for taking you here” Anatole shifted uneasy. He was really bad at talking to Dolokhov. He didn’t have the right words to say.

Dolokhov got up and put on his boots.

“Where are you going?” Anatole inquired latching onto Dolokhovs arm.

“Home. you need to be left alone. For the time being or indefinitely.”

“What no!” Anatole shrieked unmanly.

“What?”

“Listen i-I.” He took a breath in. “I don’t know how to feel exactly. I’m not sure exactly what it is but it’s not friendship. It’s not hate. I think it’s love. B-But! It’s different. It’s not Natasha, or my many many other lovers.”

Anatole pauses that sounded bad. He smiled uneasily.

“The point is that I think I’m in love with you. Your smile, your scars, you laugh, I love it all. And i don’t want to rush it. So c-can we start from the beginning?”

Dolokhov looked up at Anatole with a harsh glare before softening as Anatole put his hand out. Dolokhov started for a moment, only a moment, before he spoke.

“Fine, it’s only because your cute.” Dolokhov shook his hand, admiring the blush that ran up to Anatoles face. Anatole didn’t really know what to say, he’s not really used to his best friend/now lover? Flirting with him back. They’ve kissed before sure, but every man had kissed their best friend. It was like common knowledge. He did the best thing he could do, talk out his ass.

“Your one to talk.” Anatole laughed. Not his best, but it was the best he could manage. God he felt red and nervous.

Freya clutched his head and hiccuped. Dolokhov groaned and anatole started laughing.

“It’s not funny!”

“You got a hangover so you have to suffer.”

“I hate you.”

Dolokhov took off his boots and layers in the bed once again. Anatole joined him this time.

“Hi.” Anatole snuggled up awkwardly into Dolokhov

“Hi. This is very awkward.”

“Very.”

“But it's a start.”

“Yeah a start.”

#danatole #the great comet of 1812 #the great comet #anatole #anatole kuragin #fedya dolokhov #fyodor dolokhov #dolokhov #fredya #fyodor

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sunbird-tells-stories · 6 years ago

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Twenty ONE Facts About Rai (From Monkey Wrench!)

This is a long time coming, but here we go!

Twenty One Facts About Rai

1.) Rai is one of the youngest of the Pedrosa Kids. He has a few siblings that are younger than him, but he’s still younger than most and is thusly considered one of the “babies” of the family. It’s a BIG family, and don’t get him started on his other relatives!

2.) Rai has a great relationship with each of his siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles and other family members, but he is still closest to Henrique. He calls him all the time, sends him snapshots of the locations he visits, usually passes messages to the rest of the family through Henrique, and is even the godparent to Henrique’s infant son. Whenever Rai manages to perfect a new technique with his wind powers, chances are it’s Henrique who he’ll run to first so he can show him.

3.) Rai was raised by his grandparents and his older siblings. His parents passed when he was younger and are deeply loved and sorely missed by their surviving children and family. Rai remembers them and thinks of them often. Rai has his dad’s penchant for jokes and his mom’s inherent kindness.

4.) Rai’s grandfather taught him all about chess. They used to play all the time back when Rai was growing up in Brazil and always had a blast going up against one another. To this day, Raimundo still hasn’t managed to beat his grandfather, but both he and his grandfather look forward to the day when he can break the old man’s winning streak.

5.) When it comes to who has the most kitchen skills in the Dragons, Rai Is number one. It comes from years of helping his grandmothers and sisters make food at home. He actually enjoys it too as it helps him blow off steam and come back to center after bad days. I Headcanon that he likes baking a touch more than cooking, that he has a cookbook somewhere in his room with all of his grandmother’s secret recipes, and that he’s always collecting recipes here and there when he’s Wu Hunting and the Dragons stop to eat. He’s a little shy about it.

6.) Rai’s love for surfing runs in the family. His grandfather was there for the rise of surfing in Brazil during the 70s, and he fell in love it with. He was then followed by all his sons, including Rai’s dad, then Rai’s older brothers and then Rai himself. Rai loves the way it feels and he loves the feeling of connection to his family he gets from it. It’s one of his greatest passions. He always hoped he’d become famous for his skills someday.

7.) Rai used to feel really out of place at the Xiaolin Temple. Back in the day, he just couldn’t see how he was supposed to get along with a high maintenance socialite, a quiet ranch hand, and an overconfident little kid with martial arts skills. But now, his world doesn’t make sense without the other Dragons in it. Rai sees Clay as the ‘soulmate’ he’s always been missing in his life and Omi as his little brother.

And then there’s Kimiko.

8.) Rai keeps a diary. No one knows about it except for Clay, because he caught him writing in it one day and Rai swore him to secrecy. And Clay being Clay neither judges him nor tells anyone about it.

Rai lies to himself and says that keeping the diary isn’t all that important to him, but he hasn’t skipped a day of writing in years and does a pretty good job of documenting current events. If you’d read all his diaries, you’d know everything that went down in his life since age 6 and all that happened at the temple since age 11-12.

9.) Rai loves futbol and adores surfing but also? He likes poetry. Like, really likes poetry. He reads it, listens to it, and even writes a lot of his own. He’s super insecure about it and refuses to talk about or show anyone his poetry. He Especially would never tell a certain someone, since a decent chunk of his poems are actually about them.

10.) Rai likes a lot of contemporary Brazilian music and pop/party music in general, but he also has a weak spot for instrumental music in the vein of Lindsey Stirling, and also musicals. Hamilton is is current favorite right now.

11.) Rai’s grandmother taught him how to dance. She used to be well known for it when she was younger. Some of his older sisters also introduced him to more contemporary dance moves. Rai sometimes uses both in his fighting. Actually, He and one other Dragon use/will use dance choreography in their attacks.

12.) Yes - Rai is in love with Kimiko. And yes, he has admitted it to himself and has long since come to terms with it. He likes her smarts, her sass, her confidence, her drive, pretty much everything about her.

But he still hasn’t confessed to Kimiko. He’s not sure how she feels about him and he deeply fears the fallout that will ensue if he tells her how he feels, and she rejects him. He truly values her and treasures the relationship they currently have. Rai cannot picture life without her in it.

13.) Raimundo actually did have a job (if you can call it that?) at a circus, but not the one he actually wanted to get. There was a lot of ...sneaking his way into the job itself (cough cough blackmailing one of his brothers and lying about his age ), and then there was a LOT of disappointment when he realized what “job” he actually ended up with. But he doesn’t regret it one bit because it still played a part in how Master Fung discovered him and how he wound up at the Xiaolin Temple. I might write a fic about this headcanon later to explain.

14.) in this universe, Rai’s worst fears have a lot to do with not being enough, not being able to protect others, or not being there when others need him most. You can imagine how this current situation is affecting him right now.

15.) Despite being a Shoku Warrior, there are a few skills that Raimundo still hasn’t discovered or unlocked yet.

Maybe a visit from his new friend will fix that soon ;)

16.) Beneath his bluster and his confident behavior, Rai has some self esteem issues here and there. He worries often about being a good leader, and has a hard time forgiving himself for/moving on from past mistakes. In this way, he and Jermaine are very similar.

17.) Rai is the most superstitious out of all the Dragons and is high key just a little bit afraid of ghosts. Wuya didn’t count because she’s annoying but the thought of being contacted or confronted by people who died a long time ago really puts him on edge makes him a little uncomfortable.

18.) Rai is the type of person who could be bleeding to death but still insist everything is okay if it means keeping others from worrying about him. This is kind of a big weakness of his and definitely something he needs to get over. Needing to be honest with himself and others is something he has in common with Jack and Timber. (And Jermaine?). Go figure.

19.) Rai has the most dreams out of all the Xiaolin Dragons. His favorite ones are the ones where he’s going somewhere.

20.) Before, Rai had issues with authority and placing his faith in “total strangers” from China who were only interested in him for his wind powers. Now, Rai trusts Master Fung, Dojo and Guan all very much and always has unconditional faith in everything they say. He doesn’t question a single thing they tell him.

This isn’t always a good thing.

21.) After Rai’s accident, he’s been dealing with/will be dealing with a lot of emotions about himself, about his place, about the future....and about Jack.

#xiaolin showdown fanfiction #xiaolin showdown monkey wrench #monkey wrench!#xiaolin showdown #xs monkey wrench #xiaolin showdown monkey wrench!#xiaolin showdown raimundo #raimundo pedrosa #sunbird writes headcanons #nneefa #because this is the one they have been waiting for the most #i am sorry for taking so long

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magic-and-moonlit-wings · 6 years ago

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Hi, how did you feel about Kanjigar as a character and his death? Were there any Trollhunters' pairings that felt forced and rushed, or ones you like, but either became bland or felt tacked-on? And finally, how would Trollhunter Claire's relationships go with Blinky, AAARRRGGHH and Draal?

Kanjigar’s death:

Kanjigar’s death is a necessary aspect of the show’s premise, since there can be only one Trollhunter at a time, chosen by the Amulet. (Unlike in the original novel, where there could potentially be many, and Jim Sturges and Claire Fontaine were both revealed to have genetic predisposition to be paladins - another name for Trollhunters, which I think Netflix chose not to use in order to avoid conflation with Voltron - and the amulet was just a translator device.)

Kanjigar’s death not only sets up the Amulet choosing a new Trollhunter, but also provides a bunch of exposition within the first few minutes of the show - that Bular is dangerous (Kanjigar clearly concluded he wasn’t getting out of that fight alive); that sunlight doesn’t just hurt trolls, but can outright kill them; and that this is a show where characters can and will die.

The fact it was a suicide which led to the selection of a new Trollhunter might be a deliberate parallel to how Jim’s use of the transformation potion in Season Three was filmed like a suicide, ‘killing’ Human!Jim to replace him as Trollhunter with supposedly-hybrid Troll!Jim.

Setting aside Doylist analysis and switching to Watsonian, Kanjigar was shortsighted.

Based solely on evidence in the show, we don’t know if Blinky was watching the fight and Kanjigar knew it and just didn’t call attention to him in order to protect Blinky from Bular, or if Blinky went looking for Kanjigar later and just happened to arrive in that drainpipe at the right moment to see Jim get the Amulet. (Supplementary books say Blinky and AAARRRGGHH were both witnesses but Kanjigar didn’t know they’d followed him.)

From what is shown on camera of Kanjigar’s knowledge at that moment, as far as Kanjigar knew, Bular could have climbed down from the bridge and stolen the Amulet immediately at sunset, before anyone from Trollmarket even knew Kanjigar was dead.

Supplementary comics justify this to some degree by showing the Amulet fly to Kanjigar following the death of his predecessor; but again, from evidence presented on camera in the show, there was no reason to expect that to happen … unless you count the Amulet vanishing by mid-afternoon when Jim tries to go back for it in Unbecoming, which I interpreted on my first watch to mean the Changelings had stolen it - which could well be the case, since they didn’t know yet that they needed the Amulet and the Trollhunter, and they might have let Draal find it after they did learn as much; Nomura’s dialogue with Strickler regarding the Trollhunter in that episode is basically, “he’s someone I know well enough to easily manipulate.”

So, Kanjigar’s ‘heroic sacrifice’ was narratively necessary but a dumb move on his part. Having a well-meaning hero create problems by trying to protect everyone and solve things alone seems to be a theme in this show.

Kanjigar personally:

Kanjigar is … what Jim could become. I don’t mean that as a compliment. I mean an admired and well-meaning figure, who nonetheless causes serious emotional harm to himself and those close to him by pushing away their attempts to support him and feeling like he shouldn’t bond emotionally with anyone, in an attempt to “keep them safe”.

Jim is good(ish) at teamwork when he starts out as Trollhunter, but as the series goes on he tries more and more to contain any fallout by cutting out the rest of his team, most notably when he goes into Darklands (just after Kanjigar ‘reminds’ Jim that “a day will come when you must finish the fight alone”) and uses Merlin’s potion (after being left alone with the wizard strongly implied to have created, not just the Amulet, but the Trollhunter job in the first place).

Likewise, the supplementary materials imply Kanjigar used to bring Draal, Blinky, and AAARRRGGHH along on missions, but it’s repeatedly stated in the show that Kanjigar had created distance between himself and Draal by the time of Kanjigar’s death, and Blinky and AAARRRGGHH never share any personal memories of interacting with him.

My opinions on various ships:

Jlaire was developed about as much as any straight relationship between teenagers in an animated series ever is. My reflexive response when Jim’s crush on Claire was introduced was “Oh No, Another Obligatory Unnecessary Hetero Romance Subplot To Prove The Protagonist Is Straight”, so its presentation actually exceeded my expectations by a lot. I could enjoy Trollhunters just as well without Jlaire being a thing - I’ve actually got a short essay on how I think that ship has a negative impact on my perception of Claire’s character, because it feels like she’s only there to be the love interest, even though I recognize she actually is plot-significant in her own right - but it’s fine. It has its roots in the original novel and there was no real reason to cut it from the script.

Darby was very much a background relationship. Something I noticed during my full-series rewatch was that Darci doesn’t get a lot of screen time or definitive characterization; I was trying to take notes on her so I could better write her in my fic, because I feel like I haven’t developed her character much, but I didn’t actually learn anything new about her. She and Toby are cute, and they have at least one ‘off-camera’ date (stated by Toby in the double-date episode) as well as their on-camera date. Definitely hoping to see more scenes between the two of them in the next season of 3Below - we know Toby’s going to feature because of the trailer where Eli is recruiting Toby to help him investigate extraterrestrial presence in Arcadia.

Stricklake starts out really intriguing, but gets fumbled with how clumsily Strickler’s redemption arc is written. What I would’ve preferred would be if he actually says the words “I’m sorry” during the doorway scene, mentions when Morgana tries ‘tempting’ him that Barbara would never forgive him if he lets her son be trapped in the Shadow Realm forever, and the next time they meet is because Barbara contacts him. We have no idea how or why he shows up in Parental Guidance, but a scene of Barbara calling him, as another adult who the Nuñezes and Nana are likely to listen to, to back up her story, would cover that base and give Barbara more agency in their interactions that season. So, yes, getting them together by the end of Season 3 feels rushed.

BlinkAAARRRGGHH was heavily implied but technically left to the audience imagination. I personally would not call it ‘baiting’, because to my knowledge the show was not marketing itself as “hey there’s a canon gay relationship” and then leaving it in subtext, but it is disappointing.

Dromua, meanwhile, happened entirely off-camera, casually referenced and hinted at by Draal and Nomura both, but never shown other than an ambiguously flirty moment between them after the escape from the Darklands. Again, I would have liked to have seen more.

Trollhunter Claire’s dynamics with Blinky, AAARRRGGHH, and Draal:

Claire wouldn’t see Blinky as a father figure. She has a dad already and seems to have a mostly-positive relationship with him. (Less ‘under pressure’ than her dynamic with her mom, at least, with some cute moments.)

Blinky would approve of Claire’s academic inclinations. Her interest in Shakespeare could be used as a framing device to explore troll literature, poetry, and theatre. For example, a scene could begin with Claire and Blinky discussing some troll playwright, and then somebody (probably Bagdwella, maybe Vendel) comes in looking for the Trollhunter.

Her dynamic with AAARRRGGHH probably wouldn’t change much. In canon, he’s about equally affectionate with all the kids (until Toby becomes his favourite, but even then, he stays affectionate with all of them.)

Draal, I don’t know. Claire’s certainly got enough of a temper to challenge him to a fight, so that would probably happen. It’d be more difficult to sneak him into her basement since her house is more populated. If he moves in before Enrique is kidnapped, I could see that creating tension when Claire discovers Not Enrique - “you said you were going to protect my family!” - and maybe she’d even throw him back out, forcing him to find alternate lodgings since he still can’t show his face in Trollmarket? Also I feel like Claire would introduce Draal to punk rock at some point.

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spnfanficpond · 6 years ago

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January Angel Fish Awards

Every month all of you fantastic writers work your asses off to post some truly incredible stories. Our Angel Fish Awards are the way for all of us, as a community of writers and readers, to lift each other up and give praise to those who have captured our attention and deserve a few kind words.

The monthly Angel Fish Awards are peer-nominated, meaning ANYONE IN THE POND CAN NOMINATE ANY POND MEMBER’S FIC. While the Pond was founded to support the Guppies, everyone in this community deserves to be showered with love and feedback, and we hope that by opening this up as a Pond wide system, we’ll be able to share the love as far as it can go.

NOTE: WE’VE BEEN HAVING OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS WITH ASKS GOING MISSING. Please use the Submit button when submitting your nominations. If you like, you can also send a message to Michelle or Mana to check and make sure we got your submission.

And we’d like to make a special shout out and say thank you to Ana and Kenzi for your total of 15 Angel Fish Nominations this month! The two of you together nominated 14 authors and the kind of passion for reading and reciprocating your feedback is exactly what we love to see. Thank you both for sharing so much love this month!

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE ARE JANUARY’S ANGEL FISH AWARDS!

Nominated by @sorenmarie87

The Pact (series) by @coffee-obsessed-writer

Jen’s fics are always so well written and detailed to a point where it feels like it could actually happen. Not to mention her characterization is on point. This fic in particular is different from what I’ve read before and everyone should give it a chance.

Nominated by @littlegreenplasticsoldier

How You & I Will Be (series) by @katehuntington

I’m nominating this fic, which (fair disclosure) I beta’d becuase it does a really really really really great job of fulfilling the brief it set out to achieve: making you cry.

It’s a story of unrequited love between Dean and the reader and it’s doomed, from the outset. Kate unpacks nearly every angle and moment and hold them up for you as they burn away, right in from of your eyes. Ruby-level patience. Nice at brutal.

So if you like your angst and tears, have at it friends. Cheers, Ali.

(TW for major character death.)

Nominated by @rosieakacanadianspnhunter

Thunder Rolls by @amanda-teaches

I'm not afraid of thunder, but I definitely felt the fear. I'd totally pretend to be if it meant Dean would distract me this way! I loved the addition of Dean telling the reader what his own biggest fear is! Hot!

Nominated by @percywinchester27

The First Bite (oneshot) by @shy-violet-soul

Firstly, can I just say that I am absolutely in love with their work? The writer is so sure of what they want to say and know exactly how to say it. And that is a rare thing, when no word is unnecessary. I absolutely fell in love with the characterization of young Dean and Sam. And the OCs are enchanting. Don’t remember the last time I fell in love with an OC so quickly! And the husband-wife duo in the fic are simply adorable. The context and background of the story paint a lovely picture. And Dean… damn that boy breaks your heart. All in all would recommend it 100% Go check the author out!

The Babysitter (series) @mrswhozeewhatsis

I never thought I would ever commit to a 65 chapter series, but damn! this one felt like a couple of pages, and even after it ended, I was running around my room, screaming like a zombie with “MOREEEEEEEEEEEE.” This could have very well been a parallel world in itself. Like another reality that Jack could create a rift to, where the Winchesters are happy. They have this sister/mother/friend figure in their lives who is absolutely awe-inspiring. She is tender, good and badass but oh so realistic with her feelings. I go back and read the timestamps a lot and my fav chapter where they are in the hotel room at the very end and prank the hell out of everyone else. I was in splits the first time and still am. This doesn’t white wash John, but brings out the best in him. JUST. GO. READ IT. You are fucking welcome!

Living With Regrets (series) by @thing-you-do-with-that-thing

The pain!! OH GOD THE PAIN!! The author can personally attest to how I hounded her over this series in her IMs. The timing of each chapter is so perfect that it just leave you with the right amount of angst and desperation for the next chapter. I wanted to push both the characters together and close the door behind them so they could just fucking TALK!! I am emotional about this okay? Also while I wanted to hug and cuddle the little OC, I wanted to strangle and murder the other one!! This series brought out quite a lot of passion in me, one that I didn’t know I had the capacity of feeling over a fictional work, still does. It is an adorable little world that you all should definitely be a part of! Go…go….go!!

Silk and Rough Velvet (series) by @blacktithe7

SARV was the first long series I attempted to read. Also the first AU. It altered my life. Rockstar!Jensen suddenly became a real thing. Y'all have no clue how much this series had awed me. Even now when I mention the series to a third party, my first reaction is - “You haven’t read it? What are you doing with your life?” It has the perfect amount of love, angst and fluff. Gosh! It is the freaking best! Most days there are no words. Today is one of them!

Series Rewrite (series) @torn-and-frayed

A true masterpiece! I don’t know how do you even begin to attempt something like this. The reader is inserted in the rewrite SO FLAWLESSLY!!! SO EFFORTLESSLY that it is crazy! Like what even??? I mean she has a personality of her own. And as strong a presence as Sam or Dean. More importantly, she does not undermine the relationship of the brothers. Does not take away from their moments, all the while creating her own bonds. I love that she is in love with Dean. But damn, I love what she has with Sam, too. The author manages to perfectly capture the essence of the rewrite in the best way possible. Excellent job!

Fresh Start (series) by @like-a-bag-of-potatoes

This one is unique in it’s uncomplicatedness (that isn’t a word, but deal with it) Like whoa, the reader is so fucking relatable! I am sure all authors can relate when they make a reader super-strong, super-understanding, super-witty. This one is just super-relatable. And that is the hardest fucking thing to do! The OC is charming AF, and the underlying pain of a dead lover is significant. It is not in your face, it is not too underplayed, but it’s subtle and THERE. Kudos at having achieved the perfect balance of everything. It is rare and awesome! Read this ONE!

Close Every Door (series) by @jotink78

I have never known the sort of pain and angst that this series inflicted on me, I kid you not. I wanted to steamroll everyone,and everybody. If you caught me reading a chapter, there was a good chance that I was either feeling extremely murderous and was sobbing incessantly in the corner. I’ve said it before, despite being one of the kindest people, the author sure knows how to be cruel when it comes to writing. This series is sure to rip your freaking heart part, stomp all over it and out it back. BUT SO WORTH IT!!

More Than You Bargained For (series) by @luci-in-trenchcoats

Best bodyguard!AU I have ever read. It was fun and exciting without getting too palpitating, which is good because the chase and suspense were fantastically written. And the twist at the end, you’d never fucking see that coming. I bet!! I love how they slowly fall for each other even through all their differences. This one I couldn’t put down, it was so good. If you are looking for something to curl up with on a cozy and comfortable Saturday, this is your THING!! Don’t forget to curl in with a blanket and hot mug of coffee before you get started!

Five years of Christmas (oneshot) by @deanssweetheart23

This is a life worth’s contentment packed in a single fic, neatly wrapped and gifted to you. The words have the softness of petals and the harshness of shards of ice that pierce you and then you die! But then come back later. The author doesn’t only make fiction out the words…. she makes poetry. It flows, straight into your heart. Now, you might think I am being cheesy, but read the fic and then come back. We’ll see who is cheesy then! But seriously, y'all need to get behind this. It is the freaking best. I am in love <3

Nominated by @ellen-reincarnated1967

Red String of Fate (oneshot) by @evansrogerskitten

Sweet, serendipitous, a bit heartbreaking, and an 'Ah ha! Yes!!!' ending!!! Honestly, I'd recommend everything on her masterlist, but I've been saving this one for a rainy day read and was not disappointed!

Nominated by @mrswhozeewhatsis

What Could Have Been (series) by @flamencodiva

Holy moly, this series is killing me. SO MUCH ANGST, yet there’s sweet stuff mixed in there, too. Every day, I look forward to seeing if there’s a new chapter posted!

The Cursed (series) by @saxxxology

This series was posted before, and Saxxxy edited it and reposted it, and it’s fabulous, now! It’s got an intriguing premise, Sweet and protective Sammy, and super hot Alpha!Sam smut! *shiver* It’s awesome!

Her Saviours (series) by @bamby0304

This series is giving me a heart attack. There’s John, there’s Sam, there’s Dean, but John’s gone, and Sam’s recovering from Jess’s death, and Dean is sweet but has his wandering eye. It’s ABO, and there’s so much love and heartbreak and hormones that I honestly can’t wait for the next chapter to post!

Wishverse (series) by @crashdevlin

This series is a sequel to another series, A Hard Ten. After what happens in Hard Ten, the reader gets her wish and goes back in time, getting the chance to metaphorically turn left instead of right. It’s got sweetness and smutty smut and angst and everything you could ever want! Seeing how everything plays out is fascinating as hell, and I can’t wait to see where this ends up!

Nominated by @samsexualdeancurious

The Cursed (series) by @saxxxology

This is a repost of one of the many fabulous fics that were lost when Saxxy’s blog got deleted, so a lot of people have already read it at least once. It hasn’t gotten many notes this time around, though, which is an absolute crime because this fic is just as amazing the second time around as it was the first.

Bitten (series) by @saxxxology

I am head over heels in love with this fic. It has a perfect blend of angst, fluff, and smut, and I’ve been enjoying every word of it.

Tomorrow (oneshot) by @kittenofdoomage

This fic is so cute! I love Dean so much, especially in this fic. Rhi writes him so well and every word out of his mouth is just so Dean is hurts. Also, I can guarantee most of us have at least felt the way this reader does, which makes this fic even more perfect.

Forbidden (oneshot) by @becs-bunker

This fic murdered me. I am dead and writing this from my suite in Hell. Crowley says “hi” and that he agrees this fic is perfectly sinful. It’s not a fic for anyone who doesn’t like Wincest or Full House of Wincest, but it’s definitely a fic for me.

Playing Victim (oneshot) by @crispychrissy

Ugh, yes. Gimme all the Sub!Dean/Dom!Reader. There’s simply not enough of that in this fandom and Chrissy nails it so well. Also, the gif she used? Should be illegal.

Three Kisses (oneshot by) @impala-dreamer

I was dying by the end of this fic. A little angsty, a lot sexy, and then fucking hilarious. Rebekah writes Sam and Dean so well, especially Dean’s snarky big brother side, and I love it.

Nominated by @manawhaat

Let Me Carry You (oneshot) by @impala-dreamer

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, OW!!! Ugh, this fic hurts so fucking good. It’s soft, it’s brutal, it’s so sad it splits you at the seams and makes a home in the hole it punched in your chest. But most importantly, it gives you hope. There’s an honesty that’s written into this story, into Dean and into the reader, and that kind of love and care in crafting this short fic is all anyone could ask for <3

The Truth about Lust (series?) by @scorpiongirl1

Ho, ho, HOLY SHITBALLS! THE DUB CON! This entire thing rides my borderline of fuck no and fuck yes EXCEPTIONALLY WELL! Unf! The story is believable and the way Sam reacts to what’s happening to him is so on point. The remorse and apologies, the snarly growly creature of sex, the restraint and the care he takes for the reader when he literally is dying of lust...jesus fuck. It’s all so Sam. Read it and then go masturbate because, yeah. I did.

Headlights Off (drabble) by @samsexualdeancurious

Yowza, does this girl know how to write that Wincest! Fun, sexy, adventurous, funny. What can I say? It’s everything you want from a wincest fic.

Free and Easy Down The Road I Go (oneshot) by @samsexualdeancurious

Wincest? Yes. Impala? Yes. Nipple clamps on a slightly subby Sammy? Fuck yes. Snarky, smug Dean giving a world class hand job? Oh yeah, you betcha.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE AWESOME WORK AND GREAT FEEDBACK!

As with the BFAs, these are not actual awards! This system is set up so everyone in the pond has a chance to share the love and promote a fic/author that has grabbed your attention. The more people that participate, and the more everyone remembers to submit their own fics after posting, the better this will be! :D

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN, KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK, AND AS ALWAYS, HAPPY WRITING!

#afa masterlist #afas #angel fish awards #spn fanfic #supernatural fic rec #fan fiction #spn fan fiction #supernatural fan fiction

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Questions Meme!

Hello, yes, this HAS in fact been sitting in my drafts for ages and ages. Thank you to both @crazy-fruit and @ruby-red-inky-blue for tagging me and for waiting forever for me to answer (oops)! I’m sorry I took so long, but y’all ask really good questions and I had to think about some of them!

Question Set 1

1. How are you?

Oh, I’m doing alright! Thank you for asking. The earlier part of this year was rather rough, but therapy has been helping. I’ve been rather busy these past few weeks with traveling, and my schedule going forward is rather busy, too, so while I’m excited for those things, I’m also excited for the eventual moment I can just relax.

2. What would you say are your talents?

Writing. Making fancy color-coded spreadsheets. I’ve been told that my super power is getting random (annoying) songs stuck in other people’s heads. Does that count as a talent?

3. If you had the chance to start your life again, would you take it?

NOPE. No thanks. I like where I am at right now, and I would not want to relive my awkward years. Er, at least, my more awkward, younger years. Cuz I’m totally still awkward. Just less awkward. I hope?

4. Which language would you like to speak instantly?

HMM. ALL OF THEM. It’s really hard to choose!

Language fascinates me, and in another life I feel like I would have devoted a lot more time to learning more of them. Unfortunately, I really hated German class in high school because of the teacher’s tendency to put people on the spot -- I think that is sort of inherent in a language class, but I get anxiety speaking in public.

Anyways, I suppose I’ll answer Turkish to this question, since spouse and I keep saying we’re going to try to learn Turkish via Duolingo. For the record, my HS offered six languages, which was the most I’ve ever heard of an American school offering, and I was always quite happy with my choice of German. (The others were Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, and Latin.) I do wish I had maintained my German better, and I that I had more time to learn Spanish.

5. Where would you like to be right now?

Honestly? I’m pretty happy when I’m at home. But if I had to answer where “else” would I like to be right now, out of the whole world? Being back on safari in Botswana is a top contender, as are a variety of places in Turkey, and also Munich.

6. What name would you give yourself?

I’ve always liked my actual name (Elizabeth). I know I go by Liz; one of my HS friends was quite stubborn and I’m a bit stuck with it now, but I don’t mind it. There are worse nicknames that come from Elizabeth. I used to go by Fiona online; I’ve always been fond of that one.

7. What is something you’re currently learning?

OOF, what a good question. I sorta blanked on this at first, and my first thought was uhhhh learning how to cope with my OCD??? I’m doing exposure therapy right now, ish. Emphasis on the ish. Also mindfulness. Does that really even count? I started a beginner’s knitting project several months ago that I never finished, does that count? (I just need to seam it, that’s what I’m putting off. I have knit plenty of scarves; however, this is my first hat.) I’m sort of teaching myself ukulele although I haven’t really learned any new chords or songs in awhile. I would very much like to take more photography classes with a focus on wildlife photography. That involves buying a new camera and... signing up for classes.

Question Set 2

1. What is a detail in a piece of art/a text that you like that you really admire?

This was very difficult, at first because it was like looking at a bin full of loose things and just seeing an assortment of color and being overwhelmed by it all, and then because once I did start digging around, I kept finding different ideas and it was too hard too choose.

Character-building: In the A Song of Ice and Fire series, when Arya starts working for the House of Black and White, Martin stops using the name “Arya” as she dons different identities. For example, he uses “Cat” for a bit, among other names. It shows she’s trying to be someone else, but the caveat is that there are still little mannerisms and such that show she hasn’t really left Arya behind (I think maybe she bites her lip or something? I don’t remember specific examples because it’s been over 5 years since I read these books, but I do remember really appreciating the general technique at the time).

Music: In The Beatles’ “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” I love those repeated arpeggios, over and over, building, intensifying, as the white noise comes in and you can just feel the heaviness of desire, of want... (and then I love how it just breaks so suddenly! And I know it wouldn’t have been intended this way because that’s the end of side one, but since I listen to the whole album on spotify, then those bright chords of “Here Comes the Sun” come in and god Abbey Road is the best Beatles album)

Writing: the poetry of Florence + The Machine’s “All This and Heaven Too,” obviously, since literally the title of my blog comes from that. I’d quote that whole song honestly. There’s something that speaks to me about the incapability of language to fully encompass just... everything. I mean, love in specific here, but also just everything. Words are just these little boats we put meaning on and we hope they make it to the other side but everyone takes ‘em a little differently.

Like, look at this:

And the words are all escaping, and coming back all damaged And I would put them back in poetry if I only knew how

And this:

Words were never so useful So I was screaming out a language that I never knew existed before

Anyways, there’s also something just incredibly soothing about the music, too, and how she sings the song. There’s another line, from Sara Bareilles’ “Miss Simone” that goes “How does she know what a heart sounds like?” which pretty much sums up how I feel about “All This and Heaven Too” (and also many of Sara Bareilles’ song, especially that particular album, but I digress).

Anyways I did have some art examples, but I think I’ve rambled long enough.

2. Is there an idea that you really liked but had to discard because you couldn’t get it to work?

If I really like an idea, I don’t really “discard” it so much as put it on the shelf to attempt later. Out of recent fic ideas, I’ve really struggled with “How to Lose a Spy in 10 Days.” I first thought of this in late spring 2017, and for awhile I couldn’t stop thinking about it, but I was working on Whatever I Do at the time, and wanted to wait before starting another WIP. By the time I got to writing this, the inspiration well had sort of dried up.

I really like the idea of a fun cat-and-mouse rom-com idea where Jyn and Cassian keep outsmarting each other, with a whole lot of competency kink, some “oh shit we actually work well together!” and maybe some battle couple. And I was really looking forward to both the moment when they both finally let their guards down around each other and the big confrontation when they actually find out each other’s identities. But it involved more mission writing than I was prepared for, and I really struggled with it. I think I need to start over but that involves a lot of working, so it’s unfortunately shelved for now, and I’m working on a “You’ve Got Mail” concept instead.

3. Is there something fandom-related you would like to be able to do (i.e. I’d like to be able to make gif sets but can’t)?

Oh, yes, absolutely! Really anything that’s not writing related, lol. Gif sets, art, etc. But most of all, I have a music video idea for the song “So Close” from Enchanted--like I have a whole story board plotted out in a google doc. But I don’t have any video editing software, don’t even know how you get the scenes for a music video, etc. I have made videos before, but not since high school, and I don’t even have the cheap, basic video editing program I used back then. Sometimes I think I should just attempt make a gif set instead, but there are so many lyrics! and scenes that go with the lyrics! that I don’t know how to consolidate it into that format anyways.

4. What is a skill you’ve acquired through fandom work?

Hmm, this was tough. I’m going to say HTML. I’m not up-to-date on webdesign at all, but back in my early fandom days, I ran a few fansites. I still sometimes use HTML while leaving comments or to edit posts on dreamwidth or w/e. It’s super basic, but it has helped me at work at a variety of jobs. I take it for granted that people my age should know basic HTML, but a lot of them don’t, and then a lot of people I work with now are older and definitely not tech savvy.

5. Do you think anyone can learn to create great art, or does it take talent?

Well, I’m going to cheat a little. I do think think that anyone can learn to create great art, but I also think that everyone has a talent at something, and part of learning to create great art is recognizing your skill sets and honing those. If that makes sense? I’ve sort of seen both sides to this. I’ve seen naturally talented people create great things, but I also think that they’re probably cheating themselves if they’re not learning and honing their craft and trying to get better. But I’ve also seen people who started out making things that maybe you wouldn’t call great, but they worked hard over and over again, and looking at their work now, you’d say they were talented without ever knowing the difference. Great art = talent + learning + passion. Did that even answer the question? ...moving on

6. Do you prefer AUs or in-universe? Why?

I prefer to write in-universe, for sure. I find modern AUs more challenging, mostly because--and I feel kinda bad saying this--it’s very difficult for me to tap into Jyn and Cassian’s characters without some kind of tragic background. Their experiences and how they coped with them shape their personalities, and it’s really hard to separate them from those. My WWII was easier because, hey, it’s war, not so different from in-verse. But I initially tried to write Learning Curve in a modern AU and I was just totally bored. Putting it in universe made it more interesting to me, especially having to finagle a happier plot inverse. IDK, it might even be that I generally struggle to make up any conflict in modern AUs that feels interesting.

THAT SAID, lol, I definitely read either. So it’s probably strange for me to be hung up on it because I’ve read nice fluffy modern AUs and found them perfectly engaging.

Tagging: @theputterer, @magalis, @allatariel, @mythologicalmango, @threadsketchier MY USUAL DISCLAIMER APPLIES: no pressure if you just don’t wanna, AND if anyone sees this and was like “aw hey i wish she’d tagged ME” well guess what, I wish I did too! so go ahead and do it and let me know and then i’ll know to tag you next time, too :-)

Questions:

When you suffer a setback or a series of setbacks when creating (writing, drawing, knitting, any kind of crafty project thing you work on... even work), what are some strategies you use to cope with that stress and move forward?

What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to create/make and what did you learn from it?

What part of a bicycle would you be?

What’s a helpful writing (art/crafting/work) technique you’ve learned?

What’s a piece of art that made you see things differently?

You’re a new addition to the crayon box. What color would you be and why?

What was the last board game you played and what did you like or not like about it?

*sorry these came out rather writer heavy!

#about me #tag meme

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