#Fandom Friends

[pinkkkkat]

this is so cute thank you baby

i’m over 5’5 / i wear glasses or contacts / i have blonde hair / i often wear sweatshirts / i prefer loose clothing over tight clothes / i have one or two piercings / i have at least one tattoo / i have blue eyes / i have dyed or highlighted my hair / i have or have had braces / i have freckles / i paint my nails / i typically wear makeup / i don’t often smile / resting bitch face / i play sports / i play an instrument / i know more that one language / i can cook or bake / i like writing / i like to read / i can multitask / i’ve never dated anyone / i have a best friend i’ve known for over five years / i am an only child / i’ve had cosmetic surgery / i like cats more than dogs / i love maika monroe and sophie thatcher / i love pink / i’m into weird hobbies like taxidermy / i prefer apple juice to orange juice

np tags: @catontreat @severely-gay @radcowboyalmondtree @apartfromgod

tag game 🤭

[not mine - lost track of OP!]

rules: color the sentence that's true about you, add one fact to the list, and tag your moots!

i’m over 5'5 / i wear glasses or contacts / i have blonde hair / i often wear sweatshirts / i prefer loose clothing over tight clothes / i have one or two piercings / i have at least one tattoo / i have blue eyes / i have dyed or highlighted my hair / i have or have had braces / i have freckles / i paint my nails / i typically wear makeup / i don’t often smile / resting bitch face / i play sports / i play an instrument / i know more than one language / i can cook or bake / i like writing / i like to read / i can multitask / i’ve never dated anyone / i have a best friend i’ve known for over five years / i am an only child/ i've had cosmetic surgery / i like cats more than dogs/ Stucky is my OTP

NPTs (tagging a bunch from my fics taglist):

@scottishrosefury, @not-that-syndrigast, @lolitsbuckybarnes, @kathy-2005, @stuckysgal, @thenewmissescullen, @literaryavenger @Yoruse, @foulpersonahandsvoid, @autumnrose40, @alexakeyloveloki, @witch-lemon, @sapphirebarnes, @notyourtypicalrose, @era, @gretasimp

[lynyangell]

Headcanon of the day

I love her kneeling by his feet while they fight together. Cuz it's not a natural position for a bodyguard to take, it's unique to their dynamic.

So he can continue to attack over her shoulder. He only lets her step in front of him to defend him if he can continue to protect her at the same time

And the vulnerability that she kneels by his feet with her BACK to him while he's using flame attacks!! She trusts him completely.

This came from a fun discord conversation with @theblueeyedfirebender who let me steal the photo she took from her gorgeous new art book, thank you my dear!

These were her additional thoughts on the pic:

"I like that he's leaving himself exposed (left flank) in order to address whatever she is facing head-on. Protective, yet a bit reckless, and very Roy Mustang"

[maaikeatthefullmoon]

I am so incredibly grateful to the GO fandom for introducing me to some of the nicest, funniest, and cleverest people on this planet.

I met the incomparable @words-so-innefable through a work I wrote on AO3 earlier this year and we quickly became great friends, messaging almost daily here on tumblr about all things GO, Dr Who, and life in general.

This past Friday we *finally* got to meet up in the flesh in London, where we spent a day living our best nerdy lives, hitting up Forbidden Planet, the Who Shop, and what are apparently the best Eccles cakes in London (St John St Bakery, if you wanted to know- have them with Lancashire cheese for the full experience).

I don’t think we shut up the entire time and it was glorious. All the nerdy fan-ness that I don’t get to dump at home, I was free to let fall out of my mouth, and I received fan-ness in return.

And it was sooo relaxed. The most relaxed I’ve EVER been on a trip to London. This is what life can be like, with people who *get* you, when you don’t have to wear your mask. I’m not even this relaxed at home.

I didn’t have the rebound exhaustion from this trip that I normally have, and that really made me think.

In the meantime, I leave you with our ineffable selfie. 🤘

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[typicalopposite]

I am not able to donate right now but I want to hop on this train and give so much praise to @alliwantforchristmasislou for bringing what is most definitely the best fandom ever together and raising nearly 10k for such amazing causes! It has been so heartwarming in such a dreary time to watch as the donations built up! I love that!

This year has been a doozy so many times and while I have met some amazing people throughout the fandoms I’m a part of (and I love each and everyone of them dearly) I really found my fandom footing by — completely accidentally btw— stumbling upon the BuckTommy fandom. Y’all have really brightened my life in one of the most trying years I’ve been through and I thank yall SO MUCH for that!

Giving a Shoutout first and firemost to my golden girls - @30somethingautisticteacher @sunnywithachanceofbi @nine-one-wanton @herrmannhalsteadproduction @judymarch15

And to my besties - @somethingaboutfirefly @silversky9 @littlepaws9 @mmso-notlikethat @quintessenceofdust88 @bucksxkinard

And to every single person I have met through this fandom I LOVE YOU ALL!

[barmadumet]

New obikin Christmas card for the cherished collection! This one (top right) is from dear friend, @aigoos ❤️THANK YOU!! 💚

2022 cards done by @bakaramia (top left) and @obi-nob-kenobi (bottom) 🙏

[herrmannhalsteadproduction]

Joining in on the @alliwantforchristmasislou event with a donation to the Trevor Project.

9-1-1 has been one of my comfort shows for a few years now, but the BuckTommy storyline took it to a new level. I have a lot of things I've loved about it, but the biggest has been the fandom it created.

I've met so many wonderfully kind, warm, funny, and compassionate people through the BuckTommy fandom and I'm proud to call so many of you my friend. 🥰

Sending out some love to:

@sunnywithachanceofbi, @nine-one-wanton, @judymarch15, @30somethingautisticteacher, @typicalopposite

@rdng1230, @girlwonder-writes, @merrylou-mas, @cliophilyra, @bangpop91

@weewookinard, @thecarrott, @lavenderleahy, @sad-girl-hours23, @desert--moonchild

(And old friends @thewannabewriter and @fullmoon-94 who are awesome and still scream with me about things in this new fandom 😊)

Plus honestly so many more. I could keep going forever because this fandom is full of so many lovely people and I love that everyone is working so hard to keep that spirit going. Hugs and love to you all! ❤️

[iamamythologicalcreature]

2024 Round-Up and Review

2024, aka The Year I Discovered I Love Drawing Baz With Long Hair.

But also.

Honestly?

(Yeah, I'm going to be honest. Yeah, it's going to be a long post. Buuuut it's my blog, so here we go!)

This past year was rough. Really rough. In many ways as difficult as 2020, and in some ways, even harder than that. I lost my specialized medical care after 2023, and my health tanked in 2024. Medication changes, chronic illness/pain, and the hardest thing of all was... this idea I seemed to have that if I could just fake it enough, I could make it. Like I could deny my disability into non-existence. Pretend it away.

Instead, I ended up pushing myself past the breaking point, with the worst possible timing ever.

And THEN (when I desperately needed to stop and rest), I packed up my life and moved across a continent. (I hadn't moved since college. So I thought I'd move and it'd be done. That was wrong. Ahem. I'm still moving in...)

But the GOOD that happened last year came in the form of friendship. That's not just a line. My friends were my lifeline. To those friends who stuck it out with me even when things were far from easy, thank you. You are the most incredible people I know, and your friendship has given me reasons and opportunities to feel joy and hope where I might not otherwise have done.

Okay. So. The ROUND-UP is... *drum roll*... Under the cut!

At first I was a bit bummed to see I'd only finished 9 pieces of art during the entire year. But since I am being honest... I know I did my best, and so clearly the best I could do last year was nine pieces of art. So many of those pieces were attached to amazing projects, though! I got to do several collaborations with some truly amazing human beings, and I also got to run my very first fest for the fandom! So I'm calling it good.

Now, finally, the art links:

(I won't be including works in progress on this list, as I still hope to finish them at some point XD)

January: Oh my God, January. I didn't finish anything in January, but I worked on a lot.

February:

Tis better to give than to receive - This was my contribution to Erotic Grope Fest, and it was my first time doing anything NSFW. It's pretty tame, all things considered, but I think it still fit the mission. Also ended up posting a high-res version of this on AO3. Because. I mean. Come on. XD

March:

Three lost boys (found) - I started out as a beta reader for @mooncello's inspired take on Neverland, but by the time I received chapter 2 I was very nearly begging to be able to illustrate it. I'd had this particular image in my mind after reading the matching scene in chapter one, but had tried to suppress the inspiration. Silly me. I'm so glad I gave in. This is a favorite of mine.

April:

Keeping Neverland - (Technically posted on Tumblr in May, but on AO3 in April, so...) Illustrating @mooncello's writing again, and this one was a challenge! But one I wholeheartedly embraced. I wanted to echo Baz's journey as an artist with my illustrations, so where I used pencil sketching for the chapter one illustration, I went for a finished charcoal drawing, here. Digital charcoal, it turns out, can be just as difficult as the real deal. Slightly less messy, though. (I'm very proud of this finished piece.) Also where I continued my exploration of Baz's long hair. XD

May:

A rough sketch for a rough night - It feels a little off to be posting this sketch in my art round-up, considering the emotional inspiration, but truth be told I ended up liking this sketch quite a lot. I also learned a couple things, from both the events of that night (not my finest moment) and the drawing of the sketch (hey putting my feelings into art is a good idea). So I think ultimately this little sketch deserves to be included on this list.

June:

Teenage Dream - I posted this on Tumblr in June, for my birthday, but I actually did the art at the beginning of the year for the Valentine's Day exchange on the Carry On server. I rarely finish anything to this degree, and am immensely proud of it. That said, I ended up using it for so many things last year, I'd be okay to not look at it again for awhile. (I called it "Teenage Dream" because it made me think of a daydream Baz might have had as a teenager - now made real with Simon by his side. Cause I'm a sucker for their romance >.> )

Illustration from The Eternal Life of Baz Pitch - So I'm not sure how I got lucky enough to earn a special preview of @monbons's story, but I knew I couldn't read it in pieces. So she let me read the whole thing. It was very cool. I read it all at once I think? And when I was done I crashed Monica's DMs to yell at her about it. But then I drew this picture. (While I was chatting with her, even, and casually asking her about cherry blossoms so I could draw them the way she imagined them. It was very fun.) Now we're friends. XD (Check out the fic - now posted in entirety!)

July: Uh. Migraines. Just migraines. I had to pull back from the fandom a lot, and stopped participating in a lot of online activities. Boo.

August: Sketched concepts for CORB, and packed.

September: I moved over 4000 miles.

October: Everything I worked on in October ended up debuting in...

November:

Carry On Through the Ages! Okay, as stressed and sick as I was, I have no regrets about taking on COTTA. It was AMAZING. So much wonderful content! It was SO GOOD to contribute to the fandom, and to do that with history geeking? Dream come true. I also dipped into my previous area of expertise (picture manipulation) and did some cursed paintings to promote it. Mona Baz, Stormchaser Gothic, Mademoiselle Wellbelove, and Iconic Icon Simon.

A Prophesied Rivalry - Another dream come true was collaborating with @monbons for COTTA! I loved talking ideas with her, and she was so supportive when I hit road blocks, too. I love Ancient Egyptian art, and this was as much a love letter to that ancient art style as it was to my beloved Snowbaz. (I did a ridiculous amount of research to do this piece.) (And now I have Egyptian Baz and Simon in my new apartment. Extreme Bonus.)

Snow on Ice Illustration - Getting paired with @leithillustration for CORB was like winning the creative collaboration lottery. Not only did they grasp my concept from the get-go, but they've taken it in a creative and exciting direction. Also, we've become good friends, which is the very best possible outcome for a collaboration. (You should check out their story if you haven't already!)

(Snow-kitty also got very sick at the end of November, which halted a lot of my progress on some WIPs. It was scary for a bit, but I am so happy to say he has fully recovered.)

December:

Snowflake Exchange presents More Than a Footnote - I kind of love that I started the year illustrating one of @mooncello's stories, and ended it with an illustration from another! I was so excited to pull Heath's name from the proverbial hat for the exchange. I'd wanted to draw something from More Than a Footnote since the first time Heath told me about it. I completely love Dev and Niall at this point, so I hope to play with them some more in the future! (BTW Heath I think you're one of my muses hope that's okay XD)

SO. Yeah, the year was often a hard one, but a lot of good happened in spite of all the bad. The good was even more valuable for daring to happen in the midst of so much blah. (And boy howdy, did I get a lot of material to learn from.)

In 2025, I think I'm going to focus more on accepting my limits. Like, I can still work on improving my health and functionality, but I really need to try and determine when I need to stop. That has its own learning curve, but I have to start somewhere! I'm also working on vision therapy, which I'm doing on my own since I can't afford the out-of-pocket expense. Still... So far, so good. Fingers crossed!

Creatively, I think 2025 will be the year where I get to work on projects I started in 2023 and 2024, and I find that quite exciting because those are ideas I genuinely loved. I also hope to bring some other ideas I've had for a very long time to life. (Finally.) I hope, hope, hope! And hey, if I get to do more collabs? That would be awesome, too. (Carry On Through the Ages will be returning, as well!)

Thank you to these lovely people for tagging me in on this round-up, and for remembering me despite my frequent absence!

@emeryhall, @rimeswithpurple, @prettygoododds, @artsyunderstudy, @noblecorgi, @alexalexinii, @best--dress, @j-nipper-95, @roomwithanopenfire, @you-remind-me-of-the-babe, @imagineacoolusername, @mooncello, @whatevertheweather, @thewholelemon, @youarenevertooold, @monbons

And to everyone who is still tagging me on wipsday posts, other things, commented, any of that! Thank you. It means a lot to me. Hello's and How-Do's and general well-wishes to:

@drowninginships, @aristocratic-otter, @that-disabled-princess, @leithillustration, @bookish-bogwitch, @theimpossibledemon, @fiend-for-culture, @bazzybelle, @ic3-que3n, @blackberrysummerblog, @run-for-chamo-miles, @shrekgogurt, @confused-bi-queer, @hushed-chorus, @cutestkilla, @skeedelvee, @carryonsimoncarryonbaz, @wellbelesbian, @facewithoutheart, @ileadacharmedlife,, @raenestee, @supercutedinosaurs, @fatalfangirl, @palimpsessed, @martsonmars, @brilla-brilla-estrellita, @theearlgreymage

And anyone else who actually read my extremely long post. XD

[raevulsix]

Here’s the second part done for with for @nahoney22’s awesome fic, A Warrior’s Need. ✨

Slight NSFW, Thrawn x Reader. 💙

You can find the fic here.

[livelaughlou]

Bucktommy nation

I say this a lot, because as @desert--moonchild once pointed out to me, I'm pretty corny, but I love each and every one of you. I see some of you talk about having a bad time and I wanna wrap you in blankets and give you hugs. I really hope every one of you has an amazing year and if you aren't, well my inbox is always open.

I'm about to turn 37 soon, and I've been in alot of fandoms but bucktommy land is the most fun, supportive place I've ever been in. This is the place I've been turning to when I've been having a hard time.

Happy New Year, you guys. Hugs and kisses to every one of you.

[rahuratna]

Had a wonderful birthday, courtesy of family, friends and loved ones, and, of course, my dear, dear fandom friends who went out of their way to make this day an ultra-special one for me.

As someone who has recently joined fandom on Tumblr, I knew that there were so many talented artists and writers out there. As someone who has been writing on fanfic websites for over a decade, I did not expect to become part of a community that feels like family. Your warmth, kindness, encouragement and acts of simply creating things alongside me inspire me to even greater lengths!

I feel like my writing has been improving, my ideas flowing like a strong, clear river and my voice as a writer has certainly become more distinct. I have all of you precious, precious people to thank for that.

Once again, thank you to @tsukimefuku , @courtneedsleep , @actuallysaiyan , @kusakabesimp , @kentocalls , @jadedjane , @yasu-1234 and @mysteria157 for your beautiful, sweet messages.

Thanks to @cmdrfupa for that stunning poem that literally made me pause and put my phone away for a minute because I was so overwhelmed. Thank you, sweet one.

Thanks to @radish-breath , @traffi , @valleyofwater , @g00miato , @courtneedsleep and @jjk-eugie for the stunning art you drew as my birthday gifts, of Nanami, Taishiro (and Pompompurin!). I cannot even believe I received those priceless and beautiful gifts from you all and I will save and treasure them always!

This year has been a tough one for me. I've said that before. With friends and fellow-creators like these, though, walking this path beside me, my journey has been so much richer and full of life, colour and joy.

This has been a fantastic birthday.

[lynyangell]

Last line meme

rules: post the last line that you wrote and tag someone for every word in the line.

I was tagged by @scienceoftheidiot !! thank you friend !

Crap y'all I write a lot of words 😅 I have to tag 17 people?!

"Roy lays his hand out next to her, palm up, and she slips her hand into his."

Ok here goes @theblueeyedfirebender @starwritingbri @rene-of-the-blackouts @bisexualriza @baudleaires @aquaseekerofdarkness @ajthepeach @edxwin-elric @klainelynch @littlewitchbee @momomorriko @peapodsinspace @royai-for-life @sevendeadlyseas @sassy-kakariki-94 @they-lived @wingsofescape

And anyone else of course who wants to play lol!

[rabidlittlestrawberry]

happy new year to the incredible fandom humans that I’ve been able to share my weird little passions with this year. every one of you make me smile every day. especially huge incredible love to @sophsicle @otrtbs and @disgruntedlybored for making fandom and also life what it was for me in 2024. My love for you goes far far faaaar beyond the internet. sending massive amounts of love your way this year and all years

[angelosearch]

I just realized it was around this time last year that I started replaying FFVIII.

This time was different from all the other times I returned to it. For the first time since my initial playthrough, it brought me into the fold of the fandom. I tried to go on Reddit, but that was not enough. In the few months that followed, my ravenous desire for all things FFVIII led me back to Tumblr.

Since then, this fandom has done so much for me and my mental health. I've made new friends (even irl!). I've learned many, many new skills. Through the act of engaging, by creating, interacting with, and enjoying various fanworks, memes, and theories, I've been given so much joy, inspiration, and even moments of self-discovery.

And, of course, this fandom got me writing again, which has just been all-around life-changing. I used to spend so much time scrolling and watching TV - now I use that time writing.

If you would have told me a year ago that I would be learning how to sing, or dressing in cosplay I made, or finishing writing a 200k word fanfic, I NEVER would have believed you. But having this space to explore and play within the context of this videogame has brought out the best, most passionate version of myself.

Connecting with my inner child, returning to my favorite piece of media, meeting some incredible people; it has all just made me feel good about being alive and has motivated me to get creative in ways I never have before.

I was lucky enough to have the time and space to accept the wonderful things the universe offered me over the last year. As I move into this next (likely extremely busy) phase of my life with grad school and my internship starting, I want to express gratitude and also remind myself that while these pursuits do take energy, they also generate it.

This is my promise to myself: I will continue listening to my inner child. I will not stop writing. I will not forget what brings me joy. Holding onto these things is what makes the hard work and late nights and the stress of a new career doable. I will be a better person if I take the time to engage with my hobbies, and, as a therapist, it will be important for me to model strong work-life balance and professional boundaries for my clients.

To all my mutuals, thanks for being here for the journey. Shout out to a few of my closest fandom friends, as I cannot express how much better you've made my life since I met you: @tr1ck5 @suleikashideaway @irishais @gardengalwrites @aleheartilly @sevlinop @foxtrottcantfindshit @quiettekiyet

[daniwib]

When I started writing fanfic back in the dark ages (2020) I would never have guessed that one day I’d be holding bound copies of my own writing. My writing. In actual physical book form.

Bound by not one but two amazingly talented people who liked my silly little stories so much they bound them for themselves. Not only that, but they also then bound a second copy and sent it to me (not a small feat, we live in completely different countries and they took nearly 3 months to get here).  

I am stunned. Awed. Amazed. Humbled. So very grateful. They are sitting next to my keyboard and I keep stroking them like they’re cats. They are so pretty! Each is so perfectly suited for the plot of the fic too. A hunter’s journal for the SPN/911 crossover and colour changing scales for the Merman Buck fic? I could never have imagined such perfection or had the skill to do this myself.

Thank you, my wonderful fandom friends. You have given me a truly unique gift that I treasure. And that my family is fighting over about who gets to read which first! If you’re curious about the fics. Mind the tags: Trust me, Darlin’ Cherish