#I tried to keep the answers as short as possible because... I'm planning a few long posts and yeah...

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◟𖥻 blanket fort : harry potter

▰▰ pairing: harry potter x fem!reader

harry's stressed while staying at grimmauld place, y/n tries to distract him by planning a cozy sleepover night.

author: this is me begging for more harry appreciation like actually please

He's stressed. She knows. He has been in a bad mood the whole week, snapping at people, storming out of dinner and staying in his room most of the time to avoid everyone.

The thing is, she can't really blame him. Grimmauld place seems to have that effect on people, the place is dusty and dark, full of tension because of the war. This has taken a toll on everyone, but mostly on Harry.

She's seen Harry going against powerful wizards and defy death multiple times, but watching him crumble under the weight of the upcoming war breaks her heart. She knows that if anyone deserves a break, it's Harry. And she's determined to give it to him.

It's certainly difficult, it's not like she can wave her wand and make his problems disappear. She would if she could, but it's simply not possible. But maybe she can provide a distraction, something simple to get him to forget about his problems at least one night.

She's eating her dinner in between an order meeting, Sirius and Molly screaming at eachother for whatever reason, when the idea comes in. Her face lights up, and she practically wolfs down her food just so she can excuse herself from the table.

Harry didn’t have the easiest or happiest childhood, she knows that. And, as his best friend, she always makes sure to provide fun moments were she can make amends for everything he lacked for in his childhood. She's sure a blanket fort is a perfect way to keep doing that.

It takes her a long time because she hasn't build a blanket fort in forever, but after maybe an hour, she finally has a perfect fort that she knows for sure won't fall down because she begged George to use his magic to help her since she can't use her wand outside of Hogwarts.

She raids the house for pillows to have inside her fort, and she even ends up finding fairy lights, which is a total shocker to find on that gloomy house but at least it helps her to bring a comforting vibe to the fort. Then, after arguing with Kreacher for at least ten minutes, she was able to find some snacks and make some hot cocoa.

It's late in the night and everybody else has gone to sleep when she finally knocks on Harry's door, not even waiting for him to answer before she cracks the door open, slightly peeking inside. "Harry? come with me for a second, please"

She knows he's not asleep yet, so it isn't surprising when he replies. "y/n i'm not really in the mood for.."

He's not able to finish his sentence before she interrupts him. "Come on, humor me for just five minutes, I promise you'll like it. If you hate it, I'll let you sulk in peace, deal?"

Harry huffs, but he's immediately standing up from his bed. In the past few days, she's the only one he hasn't snapped at. Harry can't help it, she is far too sweet even when she's being pushy.

Before he knows it, she's already taking his hand and pulling him with her through the dark, guiding him up the creaky stairs. When they reach the room she has been staying in, Harry almost expects a half lecture about talking about his feelings just like the one Hermione gave him.

Instead, when the door cracks open and she pulls him inside, he stops short once he sees what she's made of her room. His eyes immediately fall on the fort, blankets dropped over chairs and tugged into corners, glowing fairy lights hanging from the edges, pillows piled in the middle making it look like some cozy nest.

"What is this?" Harry asks quietly, taking a tentative step towards it while y/n closes the door.

"a blanket fort, obviously." She replies with a grin. "we're having a no-war-allowed sleepover, the only rule is that we are not able to mention war at least just for tonight."

Harry looks at her, his face a mix between confusion and surprise. He wants to tell her that this is ridiculous and go back to being alone in his room, but then he sees her smile and his heart skips a beat. She worked so hard for this, only for him, so he doesn’t find it in himself to be the one ruining it.

"This is just ridiculous" he mutters, but he still steps inside and sinks into the pillows.

"You're smiling." she points out, feeling her chest swell with pride once she's able to see the first smile from him in weeks.

"I'm not." He says even though his smile only gets bigger when she settles down beside him.

He doesn’t even know how, but she pulls two mugs from behind the blankets and offers him one. The mug is still warm when he takes it, and he gives her a little appreciative smile when he sips and the taste of hot cocoa fills his mouth.

They fall silent for just a moment until Harry talks again. "Can you tell me what the order discussed today at dinner? Did they-"

"Ah-ah" y/n interrupts, holding up a finger with mock sternness. "What did I say? No war talk tonight, it's a rule."

Harry huffs, but he doesn’t try to push it, because he knows how determined she can be when she wants to. "So what are we supposed to talk about, then? quidditch? school?"

She wrinkles her nose playfully. "No. How about this? We're making stories about the people in the order. You know, the lives they would have if they were... normal people."

Harry stares at her, amusement flashing across his face. "Are you serious?" He asks, even though he's one hundred percent sure she is.

"No! Sirius is asleep." She jokes, this is obviously a joke she picked up from Sirius himself. "Come on, It'll be fun! i'll go first." her face lights up as she hugs a pillow against her chest. "I think professor Lupin would totally own a bookstore. A cozy bookstore pilled with all kinds of books, and he would have a cat or two."

He rolls his eyes, laughing when she falls silent and gives him a pointed look. "Okay, I'll try. Let's see... Molly would own a bakery." He begins. "She would spend hours trying crazy recipes and she would most likely end up burning some things around, but people end up loving everything she bakes. She doesn't let anyone go without a free treat."

y/n seems delighted as she claps her hands together. "Yes! that's totally spot on, see? I knew you could do it!" It's her turn now, so she pauses for a second before smiling again. "If Sirius wasn't stuck here, he would be some kind of rockstar. He would travel around, throwing crazy shows and even crazier parties. And you know he would totally own a motorcycle, too."

"He would." Harry laughs for a moment until he falls silent. She thinks it's only him trying to come up with some other story, but then she's able to see the moment his face falls, smile disappearing. "You know, if things were normal, my parents..."

He doesn’t have the strenght to keep going, but he doesn’t have to. She knows. If Voldemort didn’t exist- if the order were just normal people, Harry's parents would still be alive. He wouldn't be the chosen one. He wouldn't have to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders.

She wants to tell him something, anything to try and make everything hurt a little less, but she knows no amount of words could ever do that. Instead, she scoots closer and wraps her arms around him in a hug. At first, Harry being Harry, he stiffens but after a long second, he melts into her.

"I'm sorry." She whispers once his forehead falls on her shoulder. He knows she's not apologizing for anything she's done, but rather for everything he's endured.

For a while, they sit there, silently embracing eachother. She rubs soothing circles on his back, her heart breaking at the thought of not being able to do anything to ease the pain.

She should talk. Tell him something, but she knows Harry, he won't want to open up about his emotions. At least not yet. The last thing he needs now is more sorrow, he just needs a way out of it, if only for a couple of hours.

"You know" she starts, her voice light. She knows she has to do this for him. "Maybe in another life, Snape runs a hair oil empire. He's definitely the type to use that rubbish on himself. That's why his hair's so slimy."

Harry seems caught off guard at first as he pulls back to look at her, but then a laugh escapes his lips. "His slogan would be something like 'Smooth as silk, greasy as a cauldron bottom.' and he has the ad campaigns nailed down."

y/n laughs so hard that she has to cover her mouth, fearing that Kreacher would hear and appear just to scold them. "If Snape hears you say that, he'll make sure to leave you bald."

"Better bald than greasy." He jokes, and she's just glad to see him happy again.

And just like that, the fort is filled with laughter again, the heaviness retreating a little while longer as they share stories and joke about members of the order, allowing themselves to forget about the upcoming war for just a while.

Harry had forgotten how easy it is to talk to y/n, she's always able to see right through him and ease his pain. No matter what he's going through, she's always able to get a laugh out of him. Around her, Harry can just be himself- not the chosen one, just Harry.

She's laughing about some kind of childhood story she's sharing with him, and he just can't help but stare at her for a little too long.

"What?" She ask in between giggles when she caughts him staring.

He shakes his head, a soft smile grazing his lips. "Nothing. Just... Thank you."

She tilts her head a little. "Why?"

"For this. I didn’t realize how much I needed this." he admits, feeling lighter than he has felt in weeks. "you just- you have a way of making everything feel better."

"You deserve it, Harry. You deserve more than this." She smiles, taking his hand to give it a soft squeeze.

"You're amazing, you know that?" The way she looks at him when the words leave his lips, the shine in her eyes, it makes his heart race.

And he knows it then. He loves her. Always has, like it was something so natural for him to do that he didn’t even realize it until he has to sit there and watch the blush creeping on her face. He loves her.

"I mean, I'm pretty proud of this fort—" She starts, but her words are cut off when his lips meet hers.

It's unexpected, the feelings of his lips takes her breath away for a long second until she's suddenly leaning into the kiss. Time seems to stand still for Harry once he allows himself to get lost in that exact moment, in the way her lips feel so soft, sweet against his. So comforting.

It's in that moment that he realizes, this isn't just a distraction. It isn't just a fleeting moment to forget about war. It's more than that. She is more than that.

She's his anchor. When the world feels like it's falling apart, when the weight of it all feels unbearable, she's always there— steady, unwavering, like some kind of safety net. Always waiting for Harry to fall into the comfort of her arms.

When he pulls apart, y/n is ready for him to start panicking, but he doesn’t do that. Instead, he lets himself lean into the comfort she offers. He presses his forehead to hers, closing his eyes and relaxing to the sounds of her slow breathing.

"Stay." He says suddenly, and she's not sure if he's asking for her to stay tonight or just forever.

But anyways, she replies. "I wasn't planning on leaving."

And for the first time in his life, Harry believes it's okay to share the weight with someone.

[molotovmetro]

Hii

If it's possible, can you make ghost, könig, price, soap and horangi (if you write for him) with male s/o who is a man of few words? Like he only responds with mhm, ok, no etc.

I've never really tried my hand at horangi but I fucking love him so I'm gonna give it a try

Sorry this took so long, i had exams lol. Also added gaz because i think he's underrated

Warnings: none

M!reader (as always lol)

! Reminder that i take requests

Ghost, König, Price, Soap, Gaz, and Horangi with a s/o who doesn't talk much

Ghost

Ghost isn't great at holding conversations himself, so he appreciates you don't expect him to.

You're one of the only people he can enjoy a comfortable silence with.

He enjoys his hanging out, both doing your own thing in the same room.

You've basically perfected non-verbal communication. One look at each other and you can tell perfectly what the other is thinking.

Soap

Soap loves hearing your opinion on things, so sometimes it leaves him a bit frustrated when your answers are short.

He genuinely doesn't mind, but sometimes it just makes it harder to judge how much you agree with something. Like his next plan that is bound to give Price gray hair.

Soap will tease you over how quiet you are, but he won't hesitate to scold someone else for doing the same.

You're his guy, and only he has the right to bully you.

Price

Price has met people with all kinds of personalities throughout his time in the SAS. He's unfazed.

Another one who enjoys a bit of quiet company now and then, especially so with the hectic life he leads.

His favourite thing to is to unwind on the couch with you, with a cigar and a movie. A moment of peace in between all the war.

Gaz

Gaz is a really good listener, but it's nice for once to be the one listened to.

Sometimes the pressure of being the youngest in the 141 gets exhausting, in moments like those he appreciates he can come to you and not feel pressured to talk or engage in conversation.

He likes to talk to you about his interests, and even if you don't say much, he can tell you're still interested in what he's saying.

König

At first König thinks you don't like him.

The longer he knows you though, the more he realises its just your personality and you don't actually have a problem with him, and he gets more comfortable around you.

A bit like Gaz, he appreciates that he doesn't feel pressured to hold a conversation around you, especially when his anxiety is bad. He can just be with you.

When he does want to talk, he says just about every thought that pops into his head, and smiles fondly under his mask at the little hums and one word answers you give him.

Horangi

Horangi just keeps talking to you as if you responded with entire sentences instead of only a few words.

"What do you think of this?" "Mhm." "Yeah, I agree. You're right, the blue doesn't match the rest of the interior at all. How about that one?"

Like Soap, he teases you but doesn't tolerate any bullshit from others. He'll jump to defend you

[tizeline]

I just finished binge reading everything under your separated AU tag and I have QUESTIONS!! (that mostly just stem from me being a mikey fan) Be prepared as I will ramble.

So. My #1 burning mikey question is as follows. Why does he decide to, you know, NOT eradicate all of humanity? Does he just do it because all of his family is? Ugh it’s hard to phrase this but I’m wondering if Draxum’s word means so much to him he changes his entire world view, since draxum was the person who made him believe humans are evil, if he changed his mind he must be right? If he is the very last one to change his worldview, how does he react to the person who essentially indoctrinated him into believing humans are evil just going back on his word? Would he just, idk, try to keep going by himself (proper villain arc style!) Or does he get his own little human/outside friend to convince him, like his two other brothers do? What would happen if instead of a human/outside friend to convince him humans are okay, he gets someone like say, leatherhead, who was experimented on by the earth protection force?(Since in 2012, he was experimented on by the Kraang, but I don’t see a way of that happening when they were locked away his entire life) Huzzah for conflict! or better yet, That same leatherhead convinces him humans are okay? Though that those seem out of character…. And of course maybe it would be mondo gecko, who he befriends and then finds out was human just a few months before and still views himself as such…. So many possibilities!!

speaking of other characters, do the Drax trio have any Yōkai friends? Like one Sunita, or maybe even one yoichi usagi, per chance? Though I’m pretty sure they’d be pro-human so… idk how that would work. The question still stands.

Also, seeing as you mentioned Raph starts to hang out with Leo,Donnie and April, how does mikey react to that? Would he feel abandoned or left out? (Who am I kidding of course he would but like. It does t hurt to ask!)

And seeing as he’s alone now and he’s not training all the time (I hope) this feels like a good Segway into asking: does he have as much of a love for art as in canon? What are his and Raphs interests (since we know Leo’s!)

thanks! I love ur work and ur art and ur Au and ur mother for creating you.

P.s. I had another question I wanted to ask but I can’t for the life of me remember what it was rn so you can expect more asks from me in the near future ;)

Hoo boy, long asks mean long answers, strap in folks!

So EXACTLY what causes Mikey to change his mind on everything is something I'm still working out the details of. Draxum definitely plays a part in it, considering how much faith Mikey has in his dad, Draxum of all people changing his mind would be one of the biggest reasons for Mikey to also second guess himself. It's not like he'd instantly change his entire worldview though, after Draxum gives up on the Evil Plan, Mikey, or rather Dr. Positive, tries to motivate him to come up with a new plan for a short while. He gives up after Draxum makes it clear that they're Done™ with that, and Mikey isn't very keen on trying to do the Evil Plan all on his own considering HIS ENTIRE FAMILY decided to just give up on it. That doesn't mean he'll suddenly start liking humans, he still thinks they suck ass, he just isn't actively trying to cause their downfall anymore.

For both Leo and Raph, a big reason why they changed their minds on humanity was because they interacted with humanity and learned how wrong many of their previously held assumptions about them were. It makes sense that that's the catalyst for both of their redemption-arcs, and in that sense it also makes sense for Mikey to unlearn his prejudices against humans by interacting with them. HOWEVER! You bring up an interesting point, for Mikey specifically it would probably be more effective for another yōkai/mutant to give him a new perspective considering he'd be a lot more willing to listen to them rather than a human. I haven't been planning on including Leatherhead or Mondo, but it would be fun idea so I might do so.?That being said, getting to actually know a human later on would still be a good learning-experience for Mikey, I'm kinda tempted to bring in Woody from the IDW comics into the story too, for example.

So then we get to the topic of friends! Despite The Drax Bros growing up in yōkai society, they're still a bit isolated. They can go and hang out in The Hidden City basically whenever they want (as soon as they're old enough to do so), but when it comes to actually getting close to other yōkai and forming proper friendships...? So first of all, Draxum has a Reputation™ amongst yōkai, he's a well known figure and a lot of people are honestly a bit intimidated by him. Most yōkai thinks it's best to just stay out of his way, which includes staying out of the way of his weird kids. Basically, the bros' association with Draxum has a tendency to get in the way of them actually befriending anyone :/ Not just that, but while there are certainly yōkai who don't have the most positive feelings about humans, the Draxum family's stance on humanity is very extreme, which even most "human-critical" yōkai will find off-putting.

All of this is to say that no, they don't have a lot of friends haha. Leo hangs out at Run Of The Mill all the time, and Hueso definitely has a soft spot for him, but at most he's only acquainted with the other employees and regulars there. I'd imagine that includes Sunita, considering her dad works there and as such they've interacted on occasion. But again, Leo's extreme view on humanity makes most people uncomfortable and as such they'll mostly indulge him in civil small-talk to avoid getting on Draxum's bad side. Raph and Mikey...? They might have some casual friendly connections with some yōkai in The Hidden City, especially Mikey can be quite sociable if he can keep himself from ranting about humans for two seconds lmao. But for the most part, honestly, I think The Drax Bros are content staying a bit closed off from others outside their family. The three of them are very close and they know they can trust each other, that last part's important considering their Big Plans aren't exactly.... legal.... and as such they need to remain secretive about everything to others. I feel like they'd mostly start bothering finding new friends after they decide to abandon their Destroy All Humans Plan.

(Sidenote, I really like when Usagi shows up in TMNT stories, but I've never consumed any Usagi media myself. Almost all I know about both Miyamoto and Yuichi I know through TMNT and as such I don't feel confident enough in my knowledge about the Usagis to include either of them in the story. I HAVE been planning on reading the comics, so maybe I'll include him at a later date??)

But OH BOY Mikey's reaction to Leo and Raph starting to hang out with Donnie and April?? :D Both of Mikey's older brothers ditching him to hang out with their new little brother and his annoying human friend??? :D OH BOY YOU HAVE NO IDEA! :D

Listen, look at this from Mikey's perspective: You finally find your Long Lost Brother™ after thirteen years of him being presumed dead, great! Small problem, he's been brainwashed by the evil humans who kidnapped him and now thinks YOU'RE evil for some reason? No matter! He just needs some time to adjust! So you're patient with him, you show him kindness and understanding while gently trying to guide him back to the good side, to his REAL family. You do EVERYTHING right, and how does that bastard repay you?? HE instead turn your brothers against YOU! He ruins your plans of saving the world! Everything was PERFECT before HE showed up and started complicating things, and now your family is BROKEN and everything sucks! And it can all be blamed on Donnie.

...Hate is a very strong feeling, I don't feel like Mikey is really capable of feeling something like that, at the very least not against someone he does still technically considers family. Rather, I think the best way to describe the feeling Mikey is about to start feeling about Donnie would be bitterness. Mikey takes all the negative feelings, all the hurt and confusion about the situation he's ended up in and directs it all at Donnie. Because it all comes back to him, doesn't it? It was only after Donnie got reunited with them that things started going wrong. And from Mikey's point of view, Donnie has basically stolen Mikey's brothers from him. Needless to say, Mikey is dealing with a lot of negative emotions that he doesn't really know how to cope with them aside from taking it out on Donnie.

Donnie, who is so used to being love-bombed by Mikey is VERY flabbergasted over him basically just completely flipping a switch overnight. Mikey will just be glaring at Donnie like he's trying to explode him with his mind and Donnie's just "???who are you and what have you done with Mikey???". He starts acting really hostile towards Leo and Raph as well, it's all very weird!

Back to me not having figured out the details of the entirety of Mikey's character arc, one thing I'm contemplating is how long I wanna drag it out for. For example, I know I want to change up the events of the movie at least a bit in the AU for the sake of novelty. One way of doing that could potentially be for it to focus not on Leo's and Raph's ever growing tension in their relationship, but rather focus on Donnie's and Mikey's relationship? It'd be extra interesting if Mikey hadn't at least completely gotten over his hang-ups about humans when we bring Casey Jr into the situation. CJ looks at Mikey and sees a younger version of the man that was basically an uncle to him, like family, and Mikey looks at CJ and is just like "ew. human." and that'd be a whole dilemma to deal with. But as interesting as that could be, I'm scared that it'd just get tedious if Mikey is stuck in angst-mode for too long. We still have the entirety of season two to get through before we get to the movie, it's gonna be a while is what I'm saying. Then again, character growth takes time, maybe Mikey reconciles with his own family and starts the path to befriending Donnie by the end of season two, but they run into some roadblocks along the way. They ARE very different people, even in canon, I'd imagine it might take some time for them to properly befriend each other.

But next question - Mikey and Raph's interests! Mikey already likes to draw, but he'd definitely start doing it way more after the season 1 finale (oh wow, a healthy coping mechanism, imagine that!) Raph... Raph likes training. Even after it becomes clear that they're not doing their Big World Domination Plan anymore and as such don't really need to train as much, he still does it just because he genuinely enjoys it. He becomes proper friends with Casey the season one finale and she also really likes training, so it becomes a bonding experience for them. Leo and Donnie later on also introduces him to human media like Jupiter Jim and the Lou Jitsu movies and he gets really into it too XD Nerds!!

... Oh man, I think that's everything! Anyway, thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying the AU so much :D

[authorhjk1]

December special 2025

Hi everyone!

I know you guys might think this is way too early, since December is in literally 12 month. But after last time, I realized that I need to have a little more time to write the individual stories, which also means we need to do the voting earlier. I haven't set a date yet, but I'm aiming for something around October. Also, last time a couple of people mentioned that the time to send in requests was a little too short. So here we are!

Pretty much the same rules as before. Everything goes. You can request anything for the December specials and when I read your request and answer it, I'll let you know what I think and maybe make a few changes, if I don't feel comfortable writing specific kinks and such. I'll answer every request I get as soon as possible and add it to my personal list of requests. I'll then write a short "teaser" like I did before, so we can keep the request list, which I will update regularly at the end of this post, relatively short, because sometimes I get quite long requests. You can send me requests by messaging me directly, or by sending an ask to my inbox. Please make sure you label your requests as "December special requests". I'll make a tag for the requests I get, so you can scroll through them like last year.

The year 2025 will have four Sundays throughout December. That means I'll be writing four stories. A Christmas/Winter theme is preferred, but not a requirement. I'll post reminders probably every two months, so you guys don't forget that you can send in requests. I haven't decided on how the voting is gonna be, since we tried two different styles so far. I'll tell you more about that when the time comes. I'll add the link to this post to my pinned post, so you guys can easily access it. If I forgot any important information, please let me know.

Looking forward to your requests this year!

List of requests for the December special 2025:

1.

You, Irene and the new coworker Seulgi work for a media company, who produces music videos for entertainment companies. Around this time of the year, two female soloists are about to have their comebacks. Im Yoona and Karina. They both have similar music, similar concepts and the same target audience, which makes them natural rivals. A good music video always impact on a song's popularity and success. Which of the two can convince your team to invest more time and attention into their music video?

(A continuation of "Welcome party")

2.

G!P Ryujin brought back a surprise from Itzy's tour. A tied up Yeji in your bedroom. You make her watch you fuck Ryujin, before the two of you use Yeji however you want.

3.

IU planned on enjoying some relaxing vacation after a busy year. But she completely forgot about a quite important part of her most recent contract with a new investor. That means her vacation will include no relaxing at all. IU isn't prepared for what awaits her. The first mistake was to think that she'll be attending to only the CEO's needs.

[crazycurly-77]

The Neverending Kiss - Chapter 2

Part 2 is finally there!!! Have fun!!

Despite the many looks from your colleagues, Gibbs led you straight to the elevator to leave the office and the whole time he held your hand tightly in his.

You assumed that he would certainly pull away from you so that the colleagues wouldn't see this intimate gesture, but he made no move to do so.

It was nice that he didn't want to lose contact with you, but what would the others think?

He seemed to notice your uneasiness as you waited for the elevator. So he leaned towards you and whispered: "What's bothering you?"

You looked at him nervously and answered: "I wonder what the others will think when they see us holding hands."

He shrugged and said lightly: "I don't care. Don't worry."

“But…” Whatever you wanted to say was never said as he pulled your head towards him by your neck and kissed you tenderly.

When he broke the kiss, he whispered, “No ‘buts’. Besides, the elevator is here.”

He winked, pulled you into the cabin and pressed the button to the exit of the building.

The doors had barely closed when you two hugged and kissed again. Now that you had finally confessed your feelings, it was really hard for you to keep your hands off each other.

But a few seconds later, the doors opened again and Gibbs led you to his truck.

The drive to his house was relatively short, so no real conversation took place. Besides, you both had to mentally process what had happened.

Entering his house for the first time was a bit awkward for you because you didn't know how to behave.

Alone… with him… after you had gotten close for the first time. But the feeling quickly disappeared when he closed the door behind him, pulled you lovingly into his arms, cupped your cheek and kissed you so lovingly and tenderly that you thought you would melt with happiness at any moment.

Far too soon he let you go again and headed towards the kitchen.

Your arms, which had just been wrapped around his strong shoulders, felt empty and you wished that he would come back so that you could continue to exchange caresses, but he obviously had other plans.

Because for him as a gentleman it was absolutely necessary to prepare you a nice dinner for two before anything happened between you...or not.

Sure, it was possible without that, but you were too special for him, which is why he was so keen to woo you and win you over.

So he set about preparing dinner and asked you: “This is a bit unexpected, which is why I'm not prepared for a romantic dinner. But do you like steak and potatoes?”

He was undoubtedly wonderful, without question.

“Oh yes. And maybe a beer, if you have one,” you answered him with a loving smile.

He grinned broadly. You couldn't have given a better answer.

“There's some in the fridge, get one - and one for me too, please.”

The dinner tasted very delicious. If one day he no longer feels like chasing criminals, he could certainly hold his own as a cook. But you admittedly weren't objective.

“What are you thinking about?”

This question caught you completely off guard and when you looked up, ice-blue eyes were looking at you searchingly.

“You're silent the whole time. What's wrong?” asked Jethro.

You had to laugh briefly. Of course he noticed your thoughtfulness. You simply couldn't hide anything from him. Was he like that as a child, too? It would be really interesting to know.

“You know, this all seems so unreal to me,” you tried to explain your thoughts to him.

He asked simply: “What?”

With slightly red cheeks you continued: “You…and I…here…together.”

He watched you shift nervously on your chair and decided to take away your fear.

“Are you finished eating?” he asked.

“Yes.”

“Good, then let me quickly do the dishes and then I’ll show you something,” he said and stood up.

The dishes were done quicker than you thought, because you did them together. Your first joint household chore, so to speak, as you noted with a giggle.

And when you were finished, he took you by the hand again, said “come with me” and led you to a door.

Then he opened it and carefully led you down a flight of stairs into the basement of his house. When you got there, your eyes almost popped out of your head in amazement. You thought it was just a rumor, but there was actually a boat under construction in front of you!!! Unbelievable.

He let you go, went to his workbench and got a block of wood with sandpaper. Then he went to the boat and waved you over: "Come here," he asked you gently and smiled encouragingly.

You walked cautiously towards him. When reached him, he took your hand, pulled you towards him and pressed the sanding block into your hand. Then he turned to the boat with you in his arms, put his hand on yours and slowly and carefully began to sand the newest rib.

Neither of you said anything. There was no need to, because the air heated up and began to crackle as you two swam in a sea of ​​emotions.

You both tried to concentrate on the grain of the wood, but that was very difficult, if not impossible, because you were embraced by his arms and his strong chest pressed against your back. You felt his warm breath and his soft lips on your cheek as he gave you little kisses over and over again.

How were you supposed to concentrate on what you were doing?

He didn't care about the boat at all. If something broke, he would just replace it.

The feeling of holding and feeling you in his arms was too overwhelming for him to concentrate on anything else.

“Ouch!” you suddenly cried out in pain, bringing both of you back to reality.

“What happened?” you heard Gibbs’ soft and worried voice right next to your ear.

“I have a splinter in my finger,” you answered and showed him the painful part of your hand.

“Just a minute,” he said, letting go of you and getting the first aid kit from the workbench.

Then he came back with tweezers and a plaster and asked you: “Show me.”

He carefully took your hand in his and cautiously pulled out the splinter of wood with the tweezers. Then he stuck a plaster on the spot just as gently.

When he was finished, he tenderly kissed the finger, looked at you, smiled and said: “It heals particularly well this way.”

That was so sweet of him that your heart overflowed with love for him and you threw yourself into his arms.

Laughing, he caught you and wrapped his arms around your middle.

You lovingly placed your lips on his and put all the feelings you had for him into the kiss.

Breathless, you let him go again after a short while and whispered: “I love you.”

His heart exploded with joy and love for you. He wanted to say so much to you, but only a few words passed his lips. But they were the most beautiful words you had ever heard, because he said “I love you too” and then took your breath away with an incredibly sensual and tender kiss in which he also put all his feelings.

You stood there like that for a long time. Again and again you whispered loving words to each other and your hands began to explore each other's bodies. At the same time, your kisses became more intense and hotter and your tongues fought for dominance.

Unnoticed by you, he walked towards the boat, which you finally felt on your back as he pressed his whole body against you.

But you didn't care, because you only wanted him and he only wanted you.

Slowly, Gibbs' hands slid under your shirt and took it off. He caressed your bare skin and you felt like you were dying of bliss. It was wonderful to feel his hands on your body.

And you too began to explore his body. Tenderly and longingly, your hands stroked his steel-hard muscles and his hairy chest and you couldn't help but moan. That was exactly how your dream man should be.

Gibbs couldn't take it anymore. He felt like he was on fire and burning with passion and desire.

He quickly threw his shirt onto the floor next to yours and the rest of both of your clothes followed, so that they were scattered all over the floor.

It was a challenge, but as it turned out, the boat was very solidly built...

...just like all of its successors, which luckily also couldn't tell anyone what you two had been up to in the basement.

The End

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Here you will find the other chapter of this story.

Masterlist stories - Part 1 (finished ones)

Masterlist stories - Part 2 (finished ones and ongoing)

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[come-away-with-me87]

Modern Hearts Chapter 19

Chapter 18 here

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When you woke up to your alarm the next morning (especially after that dream you had), you had a smile on your face.  You were happy you said yes to Shouta's question of asking you out on a date.  Somehow, it felt right.  You did your usual morning routine before work, headed out, and walked your way to U.A. High School.  The day went by without a hitch, and suddenly, you found yourself at the end of the work day.  You gathered your belongings together, and started your short walk home.

Once you made it into your dorm, you kicked off your heels and sat down on your couch, not worrying about changing into your lounge clothes right away.  Not long after you got home, you heard a knock on your door.  You felt excited, thinking it was Shouta; perhaps to make plans for your date?  You got up from your couch and opened your door; it was Keigo.  "I missed you, pretty girl, and just wanted to come over to do this."  He pulled you into an embrace right in your doorway and started kissing you.

When Keigo started kissing you, you instinctively closed your eyes, so that you didn't notice Shouta coming up the stairs to go to his dorm.  You finally opened your eyes, and they immediately went to Shouta, who was just standing at the top of the stairs watching you both, frowning.  At that point, you pulled out of Keigo's embrace, and Shouta made his way over to his dorm and started unlocking his door saying, "no need to stop on my account."  He went into his dorm and closed the door shut behind him.

You felt awful, especially due to the fact that it wasn't what it looked like; you weren't expecting this whatsoever.  But that's not what it looked like to Shouta.  You would deal with Shouta after this; first, you needed to deal with Keigo.  You pulled Keigo inside your dorm by his hand and asked him to sit down.  "Keigo..." you trailed off, frowning with tears in your eyes.  "Uh oh, pretty girl, I don't like that look on your face. Should I have called first?"  You looked over at him, "Keigo, I really think you're great. You're sweet and good to me, but the fact of the matter is, I just think we're at different points in our lives, and I don't see this going anywhere."

"Well, I wasn't expecting that," Keigo said with a surprised tone of voice, "is it someone else?"  You didn't know how to answer that, because the answer was technically no; you and Shouta hadn't even been on a date yet.  But you knew there was something there.  "It's not that, Keigo, I just think you're too young for me. You should find a nice girl around your age," you told him.  Keigo was, uncharacteristically, silent for a few moments.  When he finally spoke up, he said, "well, I can't say I'm not disappointed. Our age difference doesn't bother me one bit, but if it bothers you, then there's nothing I can do, I suppose."

"I'm really sorry, Keigo," you said, "I wish things could've been different."  Keigo just smiled his usual charming smile at you, "all is good, Y/N. I'd like to stay friends, if that's okay with you."  You smiled back at him, "I'd like that."  You two hugged, then Keigo took his leave from your dorm, leaving a few red feathers in his wake.  You waited for a few moments to know that he was officially gone, put on your slippers, walked out of your door, went to Shouta's door and started knocking profusely.  

He wasn't answering the door.  You put your ear up against the door to see if you could hear anything; you couldn't hear a peep.  It was possible that he just wasn't home, but your gut was telling you he was ignoring you.  At this point, Shouta only had your phone number; you didn't have his yet.  You went back next door to your dorm, found a piece of paper and a pen, wrote to him asking him to please stop by your dorm when he was home next, that you would explain everything.  You went back next door, tried knocking once more to no avail.  You finally gave up, and slid your note under his door, keeping your fingers crossed that he would stop by tonight so you could clear the air.

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To be continued...

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Tag list: @jaguarthecat ; @lili-pond ; @big-denki-energy

[ultfreakme]

Itajun first times, from SFW to if possible NSFW?

YESSSS!!! ANOTHER ITAJUN ASK FUCK YEAH!! SFW stuff first, and NSFW stuff will go under the cut!

I didn't have to think too hard about a lot of the common firsts in a relationship because Itajun have literally done it all.

First Date: We kinda have a canon answer for this! A movie date to watch Human Earthworm 4. It's a school-outing but they dress up in merch. Nobara is appalled, "you're going on a date in old ass t-shirts!?". Junpei and Yuuji: "Yes <3". They chill in the mall, walk around the city, Yuuji's listening to Junpei talk about the behind-the-scenes stuff for the movie, Junpei's eager to hear Yuuji's thoughts on the story themes. It really helps that the movie's themes is love. It almost seems like their time hanging out as friends, but they sit closer, touch more, hug more etc.

First time holding hands: They did hold hands in canon (E12, when Yuuji is listening to what happened to Nagi). BUT. Romantically, it's during their movie date. They're walking back from the movies, Yuuji brushes his hand against Junpei's, looks up at him with a smile, and just grabs his hand in his. Junpei's kinda flustered but holds him right back and they walk like that for a long, long while.

First Kiss: Under that cherry blossom tree Yuuji's permanently dreaming about. I imagine it's an actual spot on Jujutsu Tech. They go out back after class just to hang out alone, away from their classmates and somewhere pretty. They start talking, inching closer, holding hands. And under the shade of the tree, watching Junpei laugh over something he said, Yuuji closes the gap between them. It's super sweet, and they both keep kissing again and again, giddy and lost in each other for the moment.

First sleepover: It was not planned, they just binged movies together after a mission and slept in one of their rooms. They literally never plan these, one of them just ends up in the other's room.

First fight: It's over Yuuji's execution. It's awful. Junpei's mad as fuck at Gojo and Yaga. He's mad that even Yuuji isn't fighting to keep his life. Yuuji has been trying so hard to come to terms with dying young. He had learned to accept it somewhat since no one else tried to give him false hope and were being realistic but Junpei begging for him to fight back and do something is disrupting every wall he's built around himself. It's heartbreaking, it's horrible, and they don't really find any easy resolution. Junpei says he'll keep fighting to keep him alive. Yuuji allows him to have that conviction but doesn't change his mind himself because it'd hurt too much to hope for more(he already got more than he ever dreamed of in these short few months).

First 'I love you': I'm thinking right after the Kyoto students exchange arc. Junpei's even more determined to keep Yuuji safe and he tells him 'I love you' after the baseball game ends. He says it with such conviction and confidence that Yuuji is overwhelmed as hell and hugs Junpei. Probably spins him around a little and says it back four times over. Bonus: If we consider Gojo saying "love is the greatest curse of all" and then go to Yuuji saying "I won't curse you anymore" to Junpei.....thoughts are being thunk. I think Yuuji wanted to protect Junpei so much that he'd set aside his 'curse'(love) to reach out to him. Idk there's so much you can do with that line because I feel like it was very intentional for Gege to make Yuuji say something like that to Junpei.

NSFW:

Okay I've really only got two for these

First time making out: It was probably a spur of the moment thing when they were cuddling on the couch or their bed and things started getting more heated, more touchy. Both of them getting kind of caught up in the moment. Yuuji's going with the flow, Junpei has to pull back and ask "hey, are we doing this?". Yuuji's like "yes, I want, do you?". Junpei says yes and then they just start, experimenting, trailing their hands further than before, pressing close, checking in with whispers against the shell of the ear. Careful and exploratory

First time having sex: This is an escalation of the previous thing. They used to stick to just, over-the-clothes stuff with occasionally skimming under the shirt but they want more. So both of them pull away and go "okay crap, we're doing. we want to have sex for real". They decide to like, discuss first and do it at a later date. Junpei is freaking out, blushing literally every time he sees Yuuji. Yuuji is TRYING to keep cool but he is also internally freaking out. Picture Uenoyama from Given. Linked the video for reference:

They start slow, hand jobs at first probably in Junpei's dorm room(Megumi's Yuuji's neighbour and he will actually kill them if he is forced to hear anything). It's probably hand and oral stuff first, then intercrural some time in the future, and penetrative sex is probably like months down the line when they're both more confident in wtf they are doing. They're both learning together so they start slow and easy.

This was so fun to think about!! Thank you anon!!!

[ratinacoat]

Hiya. I keep seeing people hate this blog so I wanted to check it out, and in reading some of the asks you’ve answered, wanted to tell a story.

I want to note that what I’m saying isn’t meant to fake claim anyone, and all I’m saying is what’s happened to me in the past in ramcoa spaces and with ramcoa homies.

I met someone at the end of 2022 and was friends with them until just over halfway through 2023. I’ll call them O. It’s not what their name/system name started with, but the association that I have with them is of that letter.

O had a very complex process of showing they trusted someone, but once we were close enough, I was invited into private sections of their personal server that spoke about ramcoa and programming. I will not be sharing any details about that because that feels shitty.

After a while of being friends, we were on a call together one night talking about the sorts of trauma we dealt with and it was really really similar. Both had a horrific parental figure perpetuating most if not all of the abuse. We each had some side trauma that added to the feeling of isolation with that parent. Then O told me the ways their parent would program them, and it was really similar to what I experienced. For example, I knew how many times a day was okay to tell this parent that I loved them before they’d get angry at me, knew the amount of times in a week I was allowed to ask this parent to go shopping, knew exactly which areas of the house to go to when, and it felt like I couldn’t control my behavior in certain situations, like I was made for that parent to just be an object and listen.

They told me that despite us experiencing nearly the same childhood (obviously different in a lot of important respects), their experience was programming and mine was “just conditioning.” It really affected me for some reason. The use of the word “just” from this friend was quite invalidating, and I asked if they thought I could have been programmed, even if by just one person. O told me that it can happen without a big group, as that’s what’s happened to them, but that mine did not qualify (again, we described such similar experiences with the exception of a few things on either end).

After that I started looking up programming information, something they warned me against in case it unlocked something or an omega part or something, and I had groups of people in discord servers telling me that the operations meant to save my life as a baby were also done by surgeons trying to give me did.

That kind of snapped me back into “okay, pause, hold on,” and I started reaching out to people like you, people who could undo that sort of misinformation.

I guess the point I’m trying to make with this post is just how necessary it is for ramcoa groups to try and decide and figure out other people’s programs. It’s really cyclical, the need to drag as many people into this misinformation as possible.

Apparently O stole their ramcoa trauma from an ex, but I found out I truly don’t know either of them enough to trust anything they say.

For a very short time I even wanted to malinger programming symptoms so I’d be more respected by groups I cared about, since they only paid attention to those suffering “the most.” I already had a diagnosis and a treatment plan, and had I decided to do that, I’d have gone back on all my progress.

Thanks for listening. You have a great page and I’m sorry that people don’t understand that.

I'm so sorry you went through that anon. :[ Your trauma was not "just" conditioning. There is no "just" in trauma. Trauma is trauma no matter what, there is no need for competition and what O said to you is incredibly invalidating. That group should not have tried telling you doctors were giving you DID as a baby either or picking through your trauma like it's a game. I'm glad you recognized the things they were saying were very.. out there in the end. I hope you're not surrounded by these people anymore and if you are then I hope you can separate yourself soon as it sounds like a very unhealthy situation.

Thank you for sharing your story and the support. <3 Things like this are common in certain branches of the DID community unfortunately.

[thatfangirlofsb]

T/W: Spoilers of grishaverse.

Your highness (VIII)

"So you and Zoya..." Jesper took off his hat, putting it on Wylan's head who seemed to have seen something very interesting in the water. "Is clearly that there has been something, but... I didn't expect you to blurt it out so easily."

"Good plan." Kaz said grabbing his cane and hitting Matthias with it, trying to wake him up. "Making them focus on something completely different from what they wanted to know. Embarrassing, but effective." He hit him again, harder this time, and the fjerdan seemed to snap back to reality. "Welcome Helvar, we are in the middle of nowhere and the ship has moved away."

"And your weight is sinking the only way we have not to float away." Jesper looked to his left; where Nikolai stood with his head between his legs, surely regretting what he had said, and then to his right; where Wylan continued with his gaze fixed on that liquid that was soon going to gulp them. "And surely Tolya, Tamar, Inej, Genya, Nina and Zoya end up more meters under the sea than we are going to do."

"Nina?" The drüskelle's voice was as usual again, with contempt and fury; he was already fine.

"Yes, the one you tried to kill in Hellgate." Jesper sighed, grabbing the hat again and putting it back on. "Lots of muscle but no brain, Nina is right."

"I have an idea." Wylan spoke, drawing a smile to Jesper. "But we'll probably end up soaked and with water everywhere."

"I'll wait for you to finish before showing my satisfaction with you, merchant boy."

"Kaz will stay rowing. And we'll get out of the boat." The zemeni's face was no longer one of joy, but of doubt. "The bodies float in the water, if we hold each other's legs in a row the boat will be able to carry us all without sinking." Jesper's grimace was lowering the corners more and more. "Only one will have to hold on to the boat, the heaviest, and leave the rest of his weight on the sea while the others hold on to the feet from largest to smallest."

They all looked at Matthias, but only Nikolai dared to speak; coming out of his little trance for a few seconds.

"And we trust the fjerdan completely?" He raised his hands in surrender when he saw Matthias's face. "It's not for nothing, just because you're from Fjerda, drüskelle, you've tried to kill two grisha several times and you don't mix colors well."

"Everything but the last." Jesper said looking at Kaz, searching for an order. "Boss?"

"Wylan…I'll leave it in your hands." He gripped the oars and looked back with his planning face. "I have to take revenge on Zoya Nazyalensky."

"Nina..." Matthias stated as well.

"What kind of education do they give you in Fjerda? You only know how to say names and short phrases."

"Is a man of not many words." The zemeni answered Nikolai, getting up and ready to jump into the water. And he would have if Wylan's hand gripping his jacket hadn't stopped him. "What happens now?"

"There is a small disadvantage." The explosion expert gave a slight nervous smile while tilting his head slightly. "The weight of the clothes would be a problem, so..."

"If you wanted to see me naked, you could have told me earlier, market boy." And everyone but Matthias and possibly Kaz would have laughed if they weren't in that situation. But they weren't on sofas in a living room with a fire going; but in the middle of the sea, completely lost and in a boat that was sinking more and more.

"No." Matthias spoke, but Jesper had taken off his jacket and was already reaching for the shirt. "I'm not going to..."

"Sea."

"Sea?" Wylan's voice made the gunman forget about the fjerdan's refusal for a few minutes.

"Sea."

"I'll always love you." He gently picked up the plaid jacket, which had been left on the boat, and balled it up, throwing it far with his long arm. "Now the next thing."

"No, I'm not going to undress."

"You can keep the underwear." Wylan spoke, trying to help the fjerdan with words to follow the plan.

"No, I'm not going to..."

"Take it off or I'll rip it off." Nikolai stood on his toes, trying to get at the same heigh with the fjerdan but he couldn't. "My shipmates, grisha under the crown's protection, and your Wraith are there. So you can take it off now." Matthias's crossed arms intimidated him a bit, so he lowered his feet to the ground as normal and stepped away slightly. "You, fjerdans, aren't very familiar? Well, I have part of my family there. My companions, with whom I've experienced many things. And, if that's not enough for you, there's also my future baby. And if I die without seeing it , Zoya dies or we both die... I swear I will chase you wherever and however." Matthias left his arms hanging, though he was still fully clothed. "I know that for your fjerdan culture what we have done is wrong, but I don't care. Do you know why? Because I love her and that's what I've always dreamed of with her. And now I'm going to fight for that and to save all of us. Will you join or not?

Without saying a word, Matthias began to remove his shirt with disapproving looks towards everyone. Wylan was about to clap, but remembered something was missing.

"And the tracker?"

Kaz stepped back slightly, letting them see his curled up body inside the boat before explaining.

"He hit his head when the squaller threw us." With a single glance at the drüskelle, he tossed his shirt into the water and approached Mal. "Matthias, do the honours." The fjerdan grabbed the limp body by the shirt and lifted it slightly. He pulled his spare hand away and hit him open-palmed on the right cheek; with such strength that the boy from the orphanage snapped his eyes open.

"Alina!"

"It's not Sunshine, Oretsev. It's Fjerdanshine." Nikolai said, placing a hand on Helvar's back in gratitude, it didn't quite reach his shoulder, but he quickly removed it when he saw his face. "We need you to take off your clothes."

"What?"

"You can keep the underwear." Wylan smiled slightly, though he felt like a bad support despite showing all his teeth. "And jump into the water afterwards."

[°°°]

"Come on, with more energy." Kaz said mockingly as he watched them from the calm of the boat, in his clothes and not sinking as he rowed.

"The fjerdan is moving his foot too hard."

"How can you have such thin ankles, Nikolai?"

"Why is your hand so cold?"

Wylan heard everything from the end of the line. He didn't know how much time had passed since the beginning of their strange journey, the only thing that came to his mind was how, from the first to the last, they moved their legs up and down in slightly rhythmic movements.

"We need to copy the same pace, otherwise we're not going to get anywhere." He raised his head a little, which was above the water, trying to see a reference point in which he could support his calculations about the distance. "It is easier than it seems to be."

"We are in our underwear, floating in the sea and we don't know if we are going in the right direction." Jesper spoke, between sad, for the loss of his beloved hat, and tired; but more the first. "Is that simple to you, little merchant?"

"Dje janin ess."

"Thank you." Nikolai said, still not understanding a word Matthias had said. "But even though my mother is of Fjerda... I don't know anything about fjerdan."

"And you know kerch?" Jesper was moving his long legs in movements that were too strong for the blonde to be lifted out of the water a bit by his arm.

"I have had to talk with too many merchants for loans for the crown." But then he decided to add something. "Mal only knows ravkan and a few other words from other languages."

"How do you say 'move and don't stand there like a fucking stiff stick' in ravkan?" Wylan asked, watching as he had to exert more strength in his legs thanks to the tracker's almost lack of movement.

" 'Kei onolich yash?' " Nikolai laughed, and the demolition expert took it as madness or nervousness; although he hoped it was the last one. He repeated it, and Mal's question to the king was not long in coming.

"Why did he ask me if I want to marry him?"

"I don't know, it will be a way to ask for a little commitment in a mission. Kerch stuff."

"I need you all to follow the same rhythm." An idea passed through Wylan's head and, as a last resort, he decided to release it. "From Kaz to the end, each one say what gives you energy to keep swimming and move the legs up and down at the same time. But we all have to be fast." Nikolai began to translate it for Mal, who sighed in surprise.

"I'm not going to do that..."

"Boss, please." Jesper begged a bit, visibly desperate already. "It's our last option."

"Money." Kaz began in a monotone tone of voice.

"Nina." Matthias roared.

"Help the Wraith." Jesper blurted out.

"Zoya!" Nikolai shouted with joy. "And save everyone, of course."

"Get out alive and see Alina." Mal continued.

"Not drowning without anyone remembering me and just being fish food." Wylan finished.

"Are you ok?" The king asked with concern. "Even you have lowered my hopes."

"Keep going." Mal said in Ravkan, and immediately Nikolai began to translate. "We are close."

"You could have said it earlier." The king complained.

"I like to see you desperate."

[°°°]

They all fell to the ground as soon as they finished climbing the height of the ship until they reached the deck. And they would have continued there if they had not encountered such a warlike scene.

Some bodies were already on the ground, and they took advantage of it. They hid behind some boxes and stole all the weapons that two grisha and two already dead otkazat'sya had on them. There weren't enough to go around, so some were left without any weapons. That wasn't going to stop them though.

"Okay, this is the plan..."

"I do not follow orders from a ravkan." Ignoring Nikolai's words, Matthias got up and grabbed a gun. He hadn't come there to defend those drüsje; but to fulfill the mission that had been entrusted to him a long time ago. "Nina Zenik!" When he came out of hiding, and by shouting his name, he managed to make the heartrender turn her head towards him; although keeping her gaze fixed on the drüskelle was already taken care of by his lack of clothing.

"Matthias?" Nina asked in surprise, although she quickly came out of her stupor when she saw how one of the mutineers was approaching from behind and he didn't notice. "Matthias!"

Her scream was useless, he was ready to shoot and finally kill her. But the grisha spread out her arms to summon. The mutineer quickly fell to the ground struck down and Matthias, seeing how Nina lowered her arms again and nothing had happened to him, turned his head to finally look at the man who had tried to kill him.

"Nina?" Matthias said, still doubting the grisha's clear actions.

"You'll thank me later, try not to die first." She made puppy eyes at him before running off, to which the drüskelle yelled her name angrily again.

The others were already struggling when he snapped out of his stupor and hatred for the heartrender, and they weren't doing so badly. Except for Nikolai, who every second checked the face of the dead and if it weren't for Kaz and his cane, he would have been stabbed in the back by now.

"What are you doing?" In a move he would call stupid for the rest of his life, he walked towards the two of them and began to protect the opposite side of the king. "

Zoya... ring." Nikolai looked up for a few seconds and quickly fired at a grisha that was approaching them, barely feeling the slight squeeze he had cause in his heart.

"If you and her weren't the way to my pay… I would have let you get shot in the back of the head, Lantsov." Kaz struck at an otkazat'sya, hitting one of the arms while he dealt with the other, and then the head.

"Remind it to me when we're all safe, everyone."

"I never forget debts." He looked, swinging his cane again as Matthias fired at the same time. "And less about one of a million kruge."

"Nikolai!" Tamar called his name, approaching the group with Tolya. "Weren't you...?"

"Change of plans." The ravkan king answered him, as they hid behind a pile of sacks. "Where do I find Zoya?"

"Down." Tolya was breathing hard, touching his side while holding his sword up with his other hand. "With Genya." He didn't understand anything, and he would have kept thinking about it if the shots and screams hadn't started to sound louder. "They were beating us, thanks for coming. Without Zoya we thought we…"

"Without Zoya?"

"Hey, Inej and Nina are fighting alone." Jesper came up behind them, accompanied by Wylan. He fired before ducking next to them to get a better look at his next target. "Why don't you stop worrying about her for a few minutes and we'll try to get out of here alive? Bomb, Wylan." A large explosion sounded after a few seconds, letting them see how Inej took advantage of the mist and began to use her knives on some opponents. She moved like a gazelle, carefully and covertly; but at the same time with a great speed that didn't allow the path of her daggers to be seen. "Come on, we have to finish this."

It only took Kaz to get up for everyone to follow. And, with the new components in their group, Inej and Nina managed to attack the same person together while the others did the same. Shots, cuts and blows were exchanged between the two sides. But on the contrary, thanks to the lack of grisha and the surprise with the arrival of reinforcements, these were reduced until none were left alive.

"What are you all doing, but without Kaz, in your underwear?" Nina fixed her gaze on them, and Tolya and Tamar did the same; realizing that detail for the first time. "But I'm not complaining to you, Matthias."

"Nina!"

"I'm going to have to teach you new words." Nikolai chuckled a little at the fjerdan's response, but quickly fixed his gaze on the group that had remained on the ship after their departure. "Information for another time. Zoya?"

"She's..." A very loud cry was heard, and Nina quickly pointed to the hatch that led to the storage room. "Genya and Zoya. Downstairs. Storage."

And Nikolai ran there, followed by the others.

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You can see the list of fanfics where all the parts of this fanfic are found so far HERE.

[prodigaldaughteralice]

I was a user on TV Tropes, but I was banned for something that wasn't my fault.  Here are the details:

I was a frequent contributor to the Complete Monster forum (the old one, which was closed last year, with a new one opening on January 16 this year), but one day, we started talking about some seasons of Kamen Rider that had no Complete Monsters, and another user said that there were more.  I asked which ones, but before the user could answer, my post was thumped, and a third user told me to stop asking pointless questions, which, because we'd been talking about Kamen Rider and other users had asked about it, confused me immensely.  I tried to clarify that I'd been responding to the last post, but the third user must have thought that I was talking back, and they hollered the mods.

To make a long story short, I'm now unable to participate in any forums (that also includes the Edit Banned/Suspended thread, so I can't make an appeal), edit or create any pages, read, send, or get any messages, write any reviews, upload any videos, make any changes to my profile (like editing my signature or my avatar), or use the Wishlist, Ask the Tropers, Trope Finder, You Know that Show, the Trope Launch Pad, the Cut List, or Submit a Bug.  The Contact Us feature is useless to me as well, because the only people who can respond to messages sent through that feature are the mods and the staff, and they aren't replying to my messages.  

Fortunately, I remember the (user)names of some people who use the site: ACW, Lightysnake, and TheMadCr0w.  If you really want to help me, it might be in our best interests if you follow everything that I'm about to say below to the letter.  Here's what I'd like you to do:

First, go to the mods of TV Tropes and ask them if it's possible to remove a thump from a post on a forum.  If they say yes, ask them if it's also possible to remove a thump from a post on a locked forum.  There are two ways that this can go.  If they say yes, ask them to go to Page 6082 of the old thread and remove the thump from Post 23 of that page (and Post 152048 of the thread as a whole).  If they say no (that it's impossible to remove a thump from a post on a locked thread), ask them if it's possible to unlock a thread, and if they say yes to that, then ask them to go to the page and remove the thump.  If they say that it's impossible to remove thumps from posts at all, ask them if they can tell you what the post originally said.  Tell the mods nothing of our conversation, my involvement in this matter, or of your plans to tell other Tropers to compare any posts.  Don't forget to specify that the thread you want them to go to is the one that ran from 2010 to 2022.

If you (whether it's because the thump was removed or because the mods told you) find out what was said in the post, contact (in this specific order) ACW, Lightysnake, and TheMadCr0w.  Send each of them a message that lets them know that you have a few things to tell them and tell them to follow your instructions to the letter.  If they respond, tell each of them about Post 152048 of the Complete Monster thread.  Depending on what happened, tell them either a.) that the thump has been removed or b.) what was said in the post.  Ask them to compare it with the previous post to see how they actually relate and then ask them to ask the mods for their input.  (Again, don't forget to specify that the Complete Monster thread that you're talking about is the one that ran from 2010 to 2022.)  Tell none of them anything of our conversation on Tumblr or my involvement in this matter, but do tell each of them to tell the mods nothing of your involvement in this matter.  Inform each one of them that you're contacting the other two and that they should send messages to each other as often as possible and make sure they cooperate.  After that, keep an eye on Ask the Tropers in case a conversation arises.  If it does come up, take part in the conversation so that (in case it's made private) you can tell me what was said.  (I don't want you to make an Ask the Tropers yourself; I just want you to look out for one.)

Remember to tell me exactly what you tell the mods and each user, and tell those users to tell you exactly what they send to the mods (and each other).  Don't forget to tell me exactly how they respond, and don't forget to tell each user to tell you exactly how the mods respond.

PS: There does exist a user called Lightysnake; they've just not made a Tropers page.  If you want proof, simply click on their Edits button.

…bud I’m not getting involved in your forum drama

[nobodysdaydreams]

are you still taking asks for ao3 wrapped by any chance? (no worries if not!) if so - 9, 12, and 30? (for 9 it can be a platonic/familial relationship rather than a "romantic" pairing :D)

Hello Milk! I'm always taking asks so thank you for stopping by! 🥰 🥰 I tried to answer this and then it all got deleted. So this is take two.

9- Favorite pairing you wrote for this year?

I'm not gonna do romantic for this one, because I don't really write romantic couples that much. The closest I ever came to that was writing about SQ and Kate's canonically dead parents for a few short chapters right before they died. So...let's do platonic/familial.

For platonic/familial, I'd have to go with the Benedict siblings or Curtain and SQ. I love writing about this broken family, especially since the show teased us with it in absolutely the worst possible way. They gave us "SQ is Curtain's son" "Here's a scene of Curtain caring about SQ" "Now here's a scene of him emotionally abusing SQ" "Now here's a scene of SQ talking back to him. They must have a good relationship if he has the confidence to do that." "But wait! Now he's on a boat and totally calm. What happened there?" "Oh nvm he's on a walk now. Btw the twins have an evil sister 🥰".

Like...you can't just give us that and then walk away like nothing happened. You can't tease such a good plotline and then drop it. What was even that? No. Plot like that deserves it's due. And that's what I hope to give it.

12- How many WIP’s do you have in your docs for next year?

The correct answer to this question is none, because I have a ton of classes next semester and am going to have absolutely no free time.

However, the answer for if I magically teleported to a world where I had nothing better to do than write fanfic all day...

Finish SOS (obviously. And don't worry: I promise, it does have an ending. When and how it ends is my business).

A fic about Nicholas' time in between when he gets separated from Nathaniel and when the Emergency begins

The fic I mentioned to you a year ago about Nathaniel getting out of prison and trying to reconnect with Nicholas and adult SQ

The fic @kaslynspeaks asked for about Constance and Kate being academic rivals striving to be the worst student (here's my pitch for that).

I also have the idea for a fic that draws parallels between the show and book versions of the characters

I could also elaborate on everything I wrote for the TMBS Villains AU (which details scenes/scenarios in which each of the society kids could fall to the dark side, why, and how they'd come back).

So many crack/crangst fics about...gosh I don't even know what but I'm sure the ideas will come. Jeffers getting attacked by Madge is already one that I have in consideration.

I have some vague ideas for potential Star Wars and Wolf359 fics that I'm sure some of my other mutuals would love, but as I mentioned, time is not on my side when it comes to having the ability to write all my ideas (and I still need to react to and finish Wolf359 first).

30- Biggest surprise while writing this year?

Well, since this is the first year I've written any fic, the biggest surprise would be the fact that I can write at all. The fact that I can write so much. The fact that I actually have written so much of SOS (not that I can say how close we are to the end yet). But I was planning to stop SOS after chapter 8 if no one was reading, just enough to get the bees out, and hey, hopefully someone would like it. But now it seems a lot of people like it, and I'm very grateful for each and every one of you who has read, left kudos, commented, and bookmarked any one of my fics, because it encourages me to keep writing. Giving you all the biggest of hugs, and I hope everyone reading this post as a wonderful holiday because you all deserve it.

Thanks again for the ask Milk! 🥰🥰🥰

[badass-at-fandoming]

I was a user on TV Tropes, but I was banned for something that wasn't my fault.  Here are the details:

I was a frequent contributor to the Complete Monster forum (the old one, which was closed last year, with a new one opening on January 16 this year), but one day, we started talking about some seasons of Kamen Rider that had no Complete Monsters, and another user said that there were more.  I asked which ones, but before the user could answer, my post was thumped, and a third user told me to stop asking pointless questions, which, because we'd been talking about Kamen Rider and other users had asked about it, confused me immensely.  I tried to explain that I had been responding to the last post, but for some reason, the third user hollered the mods, anyway.

To make a long story short, I'm now unable to participate in any forums (that also includes the Edit Banned/Suspended thread, so I can't make an appeal), edit or create any pages, read, send, or get any messages, write any reviews, upload any videos, make any changes to my profile (like editing my signature or my avatar), or use the Wishlist, Ask the Tropers, Trope Finder, You Know that Show, the Trope Launch Pad, the Cut List, or Submit a Bug.  The Contact Us feature is useless to me as well, because the only people who can respond to messages sent through that feature are the mods and the staff, and they aren't replying to my messages.  

Fortunately, I remember the (user)names of some people who use the site: ACW, Lightysnake, and TheMadCr0w. For best results, here's what I'd like you to do:

First, go to the mods of TV Tropes and ask them if it's possible to remove a thump from a post on a forum.  If they say yes, ask them if it's also possible to remove a thump from a post on a locked forum.  There are two ways that this can go.  If they say yes, ask them to go to Page 6082 of the old thread and remove the thump from Post 23 of that page (and Post 152048 of the thread as a whole).  If they say no (that it's impossible to remove a thump from a post on a locked thread), ask them if it's possible to unlock a thread, and if they say yes to that, then ask them to go to the page and remove the thump.  If they say that it's impossible to remove thumps from posts at all, ask them if they can tell you what the post originally said.  I'd prefer if you tell the mods nothing of our conversation, my involvement in this matter, or of your plans to tell other Tropers to compare any posts.  Don't forget to specify that the thread you want them to go to is the one that ran from 2010 to 2022.

If you (whether it's because the thump was removed or because the mods told you) find out what was said in the post, contact (in this specific order) ACW, Lightysnake, and TheMadCr0w.  Send each of them a message that lets them know that you have a few things to tell them and tell them to follow your instructions to the letter.  If they respond, tell each of them about Post 152048 of the Complete Monster thread.  Depending on what happened, tell them either a.) that the thump has been removed or b.) what was said in the post.  Ask them to compare it with the previous post to see how they actually relate and then ask them to ask the mods for their input.  (Again, don't forget to specify that the Complete Monster thread that you're talking about is the one that ran from 2010 to 2022.)  I'd prefer if you tell none of them anything of our conversation on Tumblr or my involvement in this matter, but I would prefer if you told them that you'd prefer if none of them tell the mods anything of your involvement in this matter.  Inform each one of them that you're contacting the other two and that they should send messages to each other as often as possible and make sure they cooperate.  After that, keep an eye on Ask the Tropers in case a conversation arises.  If it does come up, take part in the conversation so that (in case it's made private) you can tell me what was said.  (I don't want you to make an Ask the Tropers yourself; I just want you to look out for one.)

Remember to tell me exactly what you tell the mods and each user, and tell those users to tell you exactly what they send to the mods (and each other).  Don't forget to tell me exactly how they respond, and don't forget to tell each user to tell you exactly how the mods respond.

PS: There does exist a user called Lightysnake; they've just not made a Tropers page.  If you want proof, simply click on their Edits button.

Dude, what you're saying is wild. This is way too much stuff to ask a rando on the Internet to do for you. Your shifting facts, syntax, and diction makes you seem hella untrustworthy. Your actual plan transgresses boundaries better left uncrossed. I'm posting your full ask so people can encourage you on other paths.

I looked up some stuff you mentioned. The Complete Monster and Absolute Bastard threads are having some sort of cultural meltdown, which isn't surprising with the rise of Neo-Puritanism and Christian fundamentalism in English-speaking countries. Regardless, this plan of yours is way too elaborate and underhanded. As much as it hurts, the TV Tropes community told you to leave. I think you should respect the boundary and find your people elsewhere. If you must return to a place that doesn't want you, try simply emailing the TV Tropes staff: thestaff@tvtropes.org Explain the situation with deference and politeness. Don't try to game their system with an elaborate scheme--it will only make you more untrusted and unwanted. Nothing on that thread is worth the inevitable heartbreak.

Ultimately, I encourage you to find another hobby, offline or online. I hear writing meta is lovely this time of year. Last weekend I saw an orchid that looked like a Pacman ghost at a botanical garden: you should see it too. Have you tried making cooking happy toast? Have you read Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder? It's got a hot guy in it and he's poisoned.

[lorekeeper-backset]

I used to be a user on TV Tropes, but a few years back, I was banned because of a misunderstanding.  Here are the details:

I was a frequent contributor to the Complete Monster forum (the old one, which was closed last year, with a new one opening on January 16 this year), but one day, we started talking about some seasons of Kamen Rider that had no Complete Monsters, and another user said that there were more.  I asked which ones, but before the user could answer, my post was thumped, and a third user told me to stop asking pointless questions, which, because we'd been talking about Kamen Rider and other users had asked about it, confused me immensely.  I tried to clarify that I'd been responding to the last post, but the third user must have thought that I was talking back, and they hollered the mods.

To make a long story short, I'm now unable to participate in any forums (that also includes the Edit Banned/Suspended thread, so I can't make an appeal), edit or create any pages, read, send, or get any messages, write any reviews, upload any videos, make any changes to my profile (like editing my signature or my avatar), or use the Wishlist, Ask the Tropers, Trope Finder, You Know that Show, the Trope Launch Pad, the Cut List, or Submit a Bug.  The Contact Us feature is useless to me as well, because the only people who can respond to messages sent through that feature are the mods and the staff, and they aren't replying to my messages.  

Fortunately, I remember the (user)names of some people who use the site: ACW, Lightysnake, and TheMadCr0w.  If you really want to help me, it might be in our best interests if you follow everything that I'm about to say below to the letter.  Here's what I'd like you to do:

First, go to the mods of TV Tropes and ask them if it's possible to remove a thump from a post on a forum.  If they say yes, ask them if it's also possible to remove a thump from a post on a locked forum.  There are two ways that this can go.  If they say yes, ask them to go to Page 6082 of the old thread and remove the thump from Post 23 of that page (and Post 152048 of the thread as a whole).  If they say no (that it's impossible to remove a thump from a post on a locked thread), ask them if it's possible to unlock a thread, and if they say yes to that, then ask them to go to the page and remove the thump.  If they say that it's impossible to remove thumps from posts at all, ask them if they can tell you what the post originally said.  Tell the mods nothing of our conversation, my involvement in this matter, or of your plans to tell other Tropers to compare any posts.  Don't forget to specify that the thread you want them to go to is the one that ran from 2010 to 2022.

If you (whether it's because the thump was removed or because the mods told you) find out what was said in the post, contact (in this specific order) ACW, Lightysnake, and TheMadCr0w.  Send each of them a message that lets them know that you have a few things to tell them and tell them to follow your instructions to the letter.  If they respond, tell each of them about Post 152048 of the Complete Monster thread.  Depending on what happened, tell them either a.) that the hump has been removed or b.) what was said in the post.  Ask them to compare it with the previous post to see how they actually relate and then ask them to ask the mods for their input.  (Again, don't forget to specify that the Complete Monster thread that you're talking about is the one that ran from 2010 to 2022.)  Tell none of them anything of our conversation on Tumblr or my involvement in this matter, but do tell each of them to tell the mods nothing of your involvement in this matter.  Inform each one of them that you're contacting the other two and that they should send messages to each other as often as possible and make sure they cooperate.  After that, keep an eye on Ask the Tropers in case a conversation arises.  If it does come up, take part in the conversation so that (in case it's made private) you can tell me what was said.  (I don't want you to make an Ask the Tropers yourself; I just want you to look out for one.)

Remember to tell me exactly what you tell the mods and each user, and tell those users to tell you exactly what they send to the mods (and each other).  Don't forget to tell me exactly how they respond, and don't forget to tell each user to tell you exactly how the mods respond.

PS: There does exist a user called Lightysnake; they've just not made a Tropers page.  If you want proof, simply click on their Edits button.

Anon, there are several problems with this Ask.

I already stated in my response to your previous Ask that if the problem was that you were banned, I could not help you.

You do not want your involvement in this to be public yet you also want me to inform you of exactly what is said in my interactions. However, you have also sent this Ask using Anon. Thus, I am unable to inform you of what is said without making it public because you cannot answer Anon asks privately!

I know none of the people and I am not about to borderline threaten them on behalf of a stranger who I don't even know the name of. The only thing this will result in is me getting myself suspended.

You are unable to access the ban appeal thread. This only happens if you were an especially problematic user. At best you ban evaded or are a repeat offender, at worse you indulged in hatespeech.

This Anon reads like a fucking Ransom Note.

[evelinessa]

I decided to answer all of these! If you're interested in any of my answers, you can see them below! 🥰

1. How many fics have you worked on since January?

Five works published in total. Three were oneshots, two were ongoing fics that I posted chapters for. Five published chapters in total for those aforementioned works (1 chapter for a fic I started posting for last year; 4 chapters posted for a fic I started posting for this year). One work with a finished, abridged version written, but unpublished (for a zine). I will likely finish the extended version and post to AO3 sometime next year.

As far as for the number of WIPs… I haven't kept track. I've started and worked on so many WIPs this year. At least dozens, I'd say. Aside from a few, I haven't necessarily made much progress on them, but I still worked on them, even if it was just spending a few minutes to plan or jot down more ideas.

2. What’s something new that you tried in a fic this year?

Working on and starting to publish a longfic (In Another Life), if that counts. Though when I committed to starting to post it, the plan hadn't grown to longfic scope yet, so that was kinda accidental. Planning that fic (which I'm still doing), requires very extensive plotting beyond what I've done for anything else. I even invested in a plotting software just to make it a bit more manageable.

Another new thing I tried was in A Show of (Im)perfection, where I worked hard to make sure the scene transitions from when I go into a flashback and back to the present feel as seamless as possible, making the jump less jarring. This is usually from the character looking at or doing something in the past/present that continues or is followed up by something similar in the next scene (past or present).

One more possible new thing is that I spent more time in a dream/nightmare segment (A Demon's Justice chapter 4, WIP) and played around with the illogical nature of that/some symbolism. While I have written glimpses/short parts of dreams/nightmares before, it was the first time I did something longer and more continuous.

3. What piece of media inspired you the most? (This can be the fandom you wrote the most for, the one that spawned the most ideas, the one you thought about the most, etc.)

I pretty much exclusively write for Ace Attorney, so that.

4. How many fandoms did you write for this year?

One: Ace Attorney.

5. What ships captured your heart?

It's always Mitsunaru/Narumitsu. My OTP out of any media. I'll always love them and want to create stories with them.

6. What characters captured your heart?

By extension of mainly writing my OTP, it would be the characters of the ship: Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth. Phoenix got to be the POV character of most of what I wrote this year, though Miles still had a turn. Miles is my absolute favorite character, so he captured my heart even if I wrote his POV less this year. I also got to write another fic from Trucy's POV, so she got to have some of the spotlight as well.

7. Did you write for any new fandoms or ships this year?

Nope. Technically, I did start planning a WIP for a ship I haven't written before as part of a group project, but I haven't started actually writing it.

8. What fic meant the most to you to write?

It's still a WIP and not published yet, but probably The Last Day of Summer. It's a slice of life kidfic (featuring the Signal Samurai Trio) that is part one of a Narumitsu series centering around a park by the courthouse.

I love slice of life and I love fluffy kidfic. I get pretty self-indulgent and usually have a lot of fun writing it. The reason this WIP means so much to me though, is because it's something that has been in the works since around May 2021. It's also one of two story ideas I had about a year before I even started writing (both originated as comic ideas). I had already adapted the first of the two into a fic (Keeping Up Appearances) a long time ago, but this one I'm still working on. It has expanded and changed a lot since it was first conceptualized as a comic, and even when it was first outlined as a story.

9. What fic made you feel the happiest to work on?

The Last Day of Summer (still a WIP), for the same reasons stated in the previous question.

10. What fic was the most satisfying to finish writing?

I don't have many options, but probably (Just) A Haircut. It originally started as a fill for a prompt on Discord back in late 2022. I was motivated to expand and finish it for Narumitsu Week. I think it's satisfying to finally finish something that was started so long ago.

The fic I wrote for that previously mentioned zine was also originally inspired by a Discord conversation around the same time in 2022 (and also was greatly expanded during the writing process). I think that one is less satisfying for me since I still have to write the extended version at some point. So even though there is a finished version, it isn't truly finished for me.

11. What fic was the most difficult to write?

Possibly In Another Life, since the scope and how ambitious it is has been giving me trouble with plotting everything (and still not nearly done with the planning), even if the writing itself hasn't been particularly difficult (aside from the description-heavy scenes). Or it's the fic I wrote for that zine, as writing smut is incredibly difficult and stressful for me (plus it takes me forever to write).

12. What fic was the easiest to write?

Probably Where We Lay. I think I went from first thinking of the idea to being completely finished in a little over a week, all while forcing through the worst writer's block I've had. Unless something is only a few hundred words, I'm never able to write a fic (from first coming up with the idea to completion) in that short of a time frame, even in better circumstances than I was in.

13. What were your shortest and longest fics posted this year?

Shortest: Where We Lay at 2k.

Longest: In Another Life at 20.5k and 4/24 (but will likely have more chapters in the end) chapters posted.

14. What were your go-to writing songs?

I usually don't listen to anything while writing. I've sometimes listened to the AA orchestra CDs or the piano/some other remix ones, but I haven't done that in a long time. I think I've listened to a few songs with lyrics (especially on one of my fic playlists), but haven't done it enough to specify any go-to writing songs.

15. What was the hardest fic to title?

I don't have many options to choose from, but the one that took me the longest/was the most difficult was probably A Show of (Im)perfection. Where We Lay took me a bit too, but I don't think it took as long/was as difficult as A Show of (Im)perfection.

16. What's your favorite title of the year?

My favorite is probably A Demon's Justice, but since I technically didn't title that one this year, I'll go with In Another Life instead. I mean, I technically didn't title that one this year either (had a much smaller version of this fic planned & titled since at least 2023), but it at least was posted this year.

17. Share your favorite opening line

Not sure if it counts since the first chapter was published last year, but the opening line for A Demon's Justice:

The trial’s climax fast approached, and the scales of justice were tilted in his favor—as expected.

I feel like that one is the most gripping compared to the first lines of my other published fics this year, or known first lines to WIPs I worked on this year.

18. Share your favorite ending line

It's A Demon's Justice again. While it's not the last line of the entire fic, it's the final line of the most recently published chapter (chapter 3) which was posted earlier this year:

And so, he found solace in one simple truth: Miles was exactly where he deserved to be.

19. Share your favorite piece of dialogue

I love dialogue! Not sure how short it should be to consider it a piece, but I've been quite fond of this exchange (from In Another Life chapter 2) ever since I wrote it. Here's the whole scene (it isn't too long):

20. Share your funniest line

Honestly, I don't really consider my stuff funny (humor isn't one of my strong points), but I do occasionally write lines/situations and banter that I find a bit humorous, or at least entertaining. It's also usually not a single line, since most of the humorous stuff I write happens in banter.

Several of Miles and Larry's interactions in my no DL-6, college AU WIP fic (where the Signal Samurai trio play Never Have I Ever together and get drunk) fit in that category. But YMMV on whether you find any humor in it or not. I would class it as more entertaining/amusing rather than funny, really.

I included several notable moments in this fic so far, especially since some build off each other (there are gaps between each screenshot with omitted text). This was just how Miles and Larry wanted to interact with each other in this fic. Miles and Larry kept wanting to argue (lightheartedly) and it was all unplanned. I had to keep reining the dialogue/direction of the fic back on track, because they would get into it with each other every so often and sidetrack the plot lol. One of the moments where I feel the characters are more in control than I am😂.

21. What's something that surprised you while you were working on a fic? Did it change the story?

Something for this year? I guess the biggest would be deciding to add a subplot/an additional POV (Miles') to In Another Life. It's the main reason I'm still heavily involved in planning that fic before I write more. The entire fic was originally planned without having access to Miles' POV in mind (including everything written and published so far).

It changes the story quite a lot, but at the same time, not too much. It's important for me to keep (or only minorly change) all my original planned plot points, especially the major ones and the planned ending/direction of the story. I want to stay true to my original vision as much as possible, while still taking advantage of what I can do with an additional subplot and POV.

I can explore characters and relationships that otherwise wouldn't be touched on much or at all (elevating at least one character from cameo to supporting character status). It also gives me more plot moments to work with and help spread out the relationship moments and bulk up the timeline. It also gave me more ideas for relationship moments, which definitely helps as I'm still trying to think of more romance and bonding moments to write.

The negative is it does impact some plot points and I have to think about how to still have them work well. I've also thought of so much for that subplot, that it feels less like a C plot and closer to an A plot, so I might have to think of stuff to add to bulk up my actual A plot.

22. What writing programs did you use? Did you write by hand?

Scrivener mostly, as it's my main writing program. I've also used Google Docs a little, particularly when I was editing down and finishing what I wrote for that zine fic. I always do my final editing in Word, since the grammar/spellcheck is not as good in Google Docs and pretty much nonexistent in Scrivener. Also, I write into a private Discord server at times when I get some ideas I want to write down, as it's quicker and easier than opening Scrivener (I move it there later) and I can do it on the go. I've written a bit into Dropbox's text editor, as that is the workaround to access my Scrivener files on my Android phone. While I've written by hand before, I don't recall writing any fic by hand this year.

23. If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year?

This is such a hard question, because I don't feel like there is something that really sticks out to me, especially not something that I haven't mentioned in the answer to another question.

This might not be what the question is asking, exactly, but there is one writing-related thing that sticks out to me.

Without going into details, someone had reached out to me to tell me that something I'd written had resonated with them and reading the story had given them some comfort during a difficult time. I was—and still am—touched that something I wrote was able to help someone and provide some measure of relief, even if temporary. I wish them well.

24. Did you do anything special to celebrate finishing a fic?

Not really. Mostly just relax and do something not related to writing for a bit. Sometimes I hold off on a treat or doing something else I want to do when I'm trying to finish something (mostly when I'm up against a deadline). If that's the case, then I can allow myself to enjoy it once I'm finished. Mainly, I just allow myself to enjoy the sense of accomplishment of finishing a story, as well as the dopamine hit from getting to share it and having other people read it/share their thoughts.

25. How did you recharge between fics?

Nothing specific, just relaxing/doing something unrelated to writing that I enjoy. Spending that time completely guilt free and without thinking about how I should be writing instead. This is especially the case if I finished writing something for a deadline (likely very close to the deadline), since I procrastinate a lot.

26. Did you create fanworks other than fic?

Yes! I completed one drawing (of Ema Skye), but it isn't posted anywhere (aside from in a couple Discord servers). That was after not really drawing anything for years. I want to do more, but I've gotten wrapped up into my writing and other things instead.

27. How many events did you take part in? (bangs, exchanges, ship weeks, zines, prompt memes, they all count!)

One fic for the Narumitsu Big Bang 2024 (my first bang event), one fic for the Narumitsu ship week, one fic as part of a gift event for a friend's birthday, and two fics for zines. I also tried to take part in the Supernatural Mitsunaru Exchange & Fest 2024, but had to drop out, unfortunately.

28. If this were an awards show, who would you thank?

Anyone who read my works this year, anyone who left a kudos and especially a comment. Anyone who told me (whether on AO3, Discord, or on social media) that they liked something I've written. It's always encouraging to know that stories I've created have been enjoyed by others.

29. What's left on your to-do list for 2024?

Unless I surprise myself by coming up with and writing a very short fic idea, or making a lot of progress on one of my short WIPs, I don't plan, or expect, to have anything else finished or published this year.

I'd like to write at least a little more and make some progress on my WIPs, but I've been taking a bit of a break these last few weeks, so there's a chance I might not write anything else before the year ends.

30. What would you like to write next year?

Not sure about anything specific, but I'd generally like to work more on my existing WIPs. I'd love to finish and post the remaining chapters of A Demon's Justice. I'd also love to finally finish and post the first part of The Park by the Courthouse series, The Last Day of Summer, considering how I've been chipping away at it for years, and it's one of the first story ideas I had (before I even started writing fanfic).

A slightly revised version of last year's questions! Two ways to play: Reblog and have your followers send you numbers, or answer the whole list!

How many fics have you worked on since January?

What’s something new that you tried in a fic this year?

What piece of media inspired you the most? (This can be the fandom you wrote the most for, the one that spawned the most ideas, the one you thought about the most, etc.)

How many fandoms did you write for this year?

What ships captured your heart?

What characters captured your heart?

Did you write for any new fandoms or ships this year?

What fic meant the most to you to write?

What fic made you feel the happiest to work on?

What fic was the most satisfying to finish writing?

What fic was the most difficult to write?

What fic was the easiest to write?

What were your shortest and longest fics posted this year?

What were your go-to writing songs?

What was the hardest fic to title?

What's your favorite title of the year?

Share your favorite opening line

Share your favorite ending line

Share your favorite piece of dialogue

Share your funniest line

What's something that surprised you while you were working on a fic? Did it change the story?

What writing programs did you use? Did you write by hand?

If you had to choose one, what was THE most satisfying writing moment of your year?

Did you do anything special to celebrate finishing a fic?

How did you recharge between fics?

Did you create fanworks other than fic?

How many events did you take part in? (bangs, exchanges, ship weeks, zines, prompt memes, they all count!)

If this were an awards show, who would you thank?

What's left on your to-do list for 2024?

What would you like to write next year?

[the-firebird69]

Trump accuses judge of making hush money trial ‘as salacious as possible’ | The Hill

Yeah I'm good relevancy in the judge said it's relevant not only that but public opinion is it's relevant there's a lot more stuff that they can bring up and they should Trump's character is a question then they should pigeonhole it it's been in the mental hospital he's been seeing a costing people assaulting them has been found guilty of it and several cases not just one is a short temper.

Really they're kind of lenient on him all over the place and it's a pain but really we're concerned about our son and we were going to go after people again who are involved and most of you are dying that's fine for you.

And yeah it was not his girls and he's going on saying it and people getting mad at him because they understand the concept and they see what he's talking about and they're saying you don't know who you're rising those things for. And he says probably not and he says I'm doing it and people who kick the s*** out of him and they're killing those people in front of him what's going on today the guys at the water bubble bubbler was too close and you're threatened away but he said this walking away he's going to just keep killing people in front of me and me until I stay away from him and I won't and I'll be gone this is yeah and we have that planned as well there's nothing to stop it the public are behind it now and it's an effigy thing versus me and I need it you'll die serving me with your big fat f****** mouth is going or not and he went off and slap you under the tree and got this cursing the s*** out of him to get him to move and he wouldn't and he said you're supposed to protect vagrance and dumb s*** like that and swearing and cussing and he said no I don't have to go anywhere a little later on he would not leave finally he left to go to fisherman's village and came back and Garth called the cops and they came and arrested him anyway you said he's now wrestling hero I mean the guy is a Playboy to the max doesn't really do any work and we should make sure he doesn't get his damn thing it's an ugly scene here it's very ugly and this guy Trump is really a nobody but he's got things from our sons and he wants them we're going to start suing him for them he doesn't have a right to hold them he's tried to contact two lawyers to write the letter and they're not responding it's going to try it third I'll tell you what have a deli in revelli are the lawyer's mom used and they're actually Mac and Ben and they're waiting for the call and said I called before you said no but the time is different now and it's a simple case and they said it's not real hard for us to do so he's going to try calling a few more is your son she's out it is working this is a good idea so they're going to help guide it and get them going on each other and they're just loses but these wars are starting up and they are going to go down and they're going to go down forever they don't have a prayer with what's going on this all these wars and they're combative with everybody they need they're insulting everyone they meet and they are negative to everybody so just thinking earlier this guy is like soupy sales it's not useful to anyone and it's running around pestering me harassing me threatening me and it won't take no for an answer and he goes off and gets arrested it says I'm actually sick of it the little puke needs to leave so he heard when he was thinking and it's a good idea and we're going to enacted and we're the ones hiding but it is it's very decent furthermore there's other actions going on and we are going to hire tons of people now this is a gross thing happening here and we needed to stop we're going to return in a moment

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[afklancelot]

I was a user on TV Tropes, but I was banned for something that wasn't my fault.  Here are the details:

I was a frequent contributor to the Complete Monster forum (the old one, which was closed last year, with a new one opening on January 16 this year), but one day, we started talking about some seasons of Kamen Rider that had no Complete Monsters, and another user said that there were more.  I asked which ones, but before the user could answer, my post was thumped, and a third user told me to stop asking pointless questions, which, because we'd been talking about Kamen Rider and other users had asked about it, confused me immensely.  I tried to clarify that I'd been responding to the last post, but the third user must have thought that I was talking back, and they hollered the mods.

To make a long story short, I'm now unable to participate in any forums (that also includes the Edit Banned/Suspended thread, so I can't make an appeal), edit or create any pages, read, send, or get any messages, write any reviews, upload any videos, make any changes to my profile (like editing my signature or my avatar), or use the Wishlist, Ask the Tropers, Trope Finder, You Know that Show, the Trope Launch Pad, the Cut List, or Submit a Bug.  The Contact Us feature is useless to me as well, because the only people who can respond to messages sent through that feature are the mods and the staff, and they aren't replying to my messages.  

Fortunately, I remember the (user)names of some people who use the site: ACW, Lightysnake, and TheMadCr0w. Here's what I'd like you to do:

First, go to the mods of TV Tropes and ask them if it's possible to remove a thump from a post on a forum.  If they say yes, ask them if it's also possible to remove a thump from a post on a locked forum.  There are two ways that this can go.  If they say yes, ask them to go to Page 6082 of the old thread and remove the thump from Post 23 of that page (and Post 152048 of the thread as a whole).  If they say no (that it's impossible to remove a thump from a post on a locked thread), ask them if it's possible to unlock a thread, and if they say yes to that, then ask them to go to the page and remove the thump.  If they say that it's impossible to remove thumps from posts at all, ask them if they can tell you what the post originally said.  Tell the mods nothing of our conversation, my involvement in this matter, or of your plans to tell other Tropers to compare any posts.  Don't forget to specify that the thread you want them to go to is the one that ran from 2010 to 2022.

If you (whether it's because the thump was removed or because the mods told you) find out what was said in the post, contact (in this specific order) ACW, Lightysnake, and TheMadCr0w.  Send each of them a message that lets them know that you have a few things to tell them and tell them to follow your instructions to the letter.  If they respond, tell each of them about Post 152048 of the Complete Monster thread.  Depending on what happened, tell them either a.) that the thump has been removed or b.) what was said in the post.  Ask them to compare it with the previous post to see how they actually relate and then ask them to ask the mods for their input.  (Again, don't forget to specify that the Complete Monster thread that you're talking about is the one that ran from 2010 to 2022.)  Tell none of them anything of our conversation on Tumblr or my involvement in this matter, but do tell each of them to tell the mods nothing of your involvement in this matter.  Inform each one of them that you're contacting the other two and that they should send messages to each other as often as possible and make sure they cooperate.  After that, keep an eye on Ask the Tropers in case a conversation arises.  If it does come up, take part in the conversation so that (in case it's made private) you can tell me what was said.  (I don't want you to make an Ask the Tropers yourself; I just want you to look out for one.)

Remember to tell me exactly what you tell the mods and each user, and tell those users to tell you exactly what they send to the mods (and each other).  Don't forget to tell me exactly how they respond, and don't forget to tell each user to tell you exactly how the mods respond.

PS: There does exist a user called Lightysnake; they've just not made a Tropers page.  If you want proof, simply click on their Edits button.

…ok i’ll be honest with you: this ask is worded kinda sketchily, despite the content of it seeming benign enough. my main concern’s that you’re asking me, a random blogger who only has one mention of visiting tv tropes, to undergo this quest.

don’t get me wrong, i do think you’re being treated like shit with the amount of bans you have AND having mods be silent on you. with that said, you may need to ask someone else, perhaps other friends/people you know, to help you with this.