#I'm just gonna start posting the scenes I'm immensely proud of!

[captivatedbyurhubris]

Sanji pulls Luffy to his chest and takes the smaller boy’s hands into his. ‘Okay, repeat after me,’ Sanji grins, clapping Luffy’s hands together. ‘Shitty! Geezer!’ ‘Shitty geezer!’ Luffy chimes, happy to be included. Sanji laughs. Zeff appears near them in the next moment, sighing exasperatedly. He cuffs Sanji on the ear, but the boy only laughs more.

scenes from my fic that I'm proud of 1/?

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[crystalflygeo]

Long overdue final ebg post (lmao) bc I need to get this out of my system...

Tag for all the posts/storyline

Art by the amazing lovely precious cutie Aine @/ainescribe

First of all I want to thank @i23kazu immensely for allowing me to participate pls I was SO unsure at first haha and she absolutely killed it with the interactions, the lil side project, the prompts, the scores tally... it's just so much work, kudos to you Ying fr!! It was a super fun game.

Shoutout to my besties/mutuals

@silentmoths @ainescribe thank you for your lil asks I love seeing your characters aaaaaaaa 💕

@floraldresvi @moraxsthrone and all the anons I got, your sabotages here and in discord were brutal omg Vi you almost made my cry //pos bc I wanted to react/respond to Li's messages 🥺 EVERY SINGLE TIME ghgnhgnghgn and NOT KEL MAKING MY GIRL HAVE A WET DREAM/SPICY MEMORY TYVM 💕 the way I had to contain myself hELP I loved it svcgavscgvsjgacbkackl

@meimeimeirin you also sabotaged me a lot, meanie //pos I loved SO MUCH your asks/little stories aaaaaa thank you for engaging so much when I know you're super busy 🥺 it def made my day everytime, ty for bringing the girl home and solving my silly lil mystery hehe 💕

@kurikurikurisu GIIIIIRL it's so funny to me that we kinda started interacting more on the last ebg for Rin and then I was like "she's a cool person I wanna fren.... 👉🏻👈🏻 but I shy...." took my sweet time to invite you to the server and turns out THIS ebg got us closer (I think? ehe?//hit) we didn't interact much in tumblr with each other's plots but bOY were we emotional support in discord, we really were in this suffering together 🤝🏻 mhm //nods nods 🤣 thank you so much for being interested in my lil silly plot and my girl aaaaaa

As for the "plot" and other things... (this got so long I am so sorryy;;;)

Well at first I wanted to do kinda a normal ebg, no plot or anything bc I don't think I have the smarts to do an elaborate game/story lmao and I kinda wanted to have more established s/i lore?? And then I realized hey I can use the ebg to introduce my s/i!!!

See I'd been working SO hard on her names lately, researching and studying in-game adepti lore and stuff and I though why don't I make it a simple game where the goal is to guess her name (with me giving hints ofc) and at the very start I had the idea of her losing her memories so she could re-discover/remember things about herself alongside the "players" learning them. Whoever character I got as my bias would help her and get to know her too along the way, even npcs (or in the rare case of me getting Dottore/Pantalone, probs be the villain for her memory loss lmao)

And then I got Kazuha. And it was so SO perfect. I took inspiration from Spirited Away with the plot point of having your name/memories/identity stolen and for some reason I remembered the whole Ino-shika-cho koi-koi card combo from Summer Wars I just had this vivid mental image of a scene where Kazuha dropped the biggest hint by writing the Kanji for Butterfly (Chō) which doubles ofc as the Hanzi for Butterfly/Crystalfly (Dié) written the same pronounced (and romanized) differently :3c

I was very proud of myself//hit also

I did not end up making haiku bc they are complicated but I at least tried to loosely keep/emulate the 3 phrases, phonetic rhyme and sensory elements while referencing my lil plot lmao

✧˖Originally I was gonna blame it on a playful tanuki or smth but I don't think they're powerful enough youkai lmao it was probably a kitsune.... we may never know ✧˖She was technically never in any danger yeah but imagine being lost with no memories and no way to know if you could get them back even because every person she met kept telling her they didn't know ofc she'd break down, or at least me, I'm very crybaby and neurotic sometimes//HIT ✧˖Yes this entire thing was technically Zhongli's fault since he did write her a letter addressed 亲爱的晶蝶 ("My dear Crystalfly/Jingdie") and that IS her name woops on a random note I kinda imagine he also signs with something like 你的龙 "Your Dragon" and vice versa with Crys ("My dear Dragon/your Crystalfly") sgcvgajsvcjhacbajkca //squeals kicks feets

And all this started because I was stressing over the fact that "Crys" is not an appropriate name for a Liyue character lmao, I debated for so long giving her a chinese name, but I didn't want to further make her an OC I wanted her to represent me/my blog (also part of me was and still is immensely worried I somehow insult cn ppl by being as some sort of weeabo equivalent or that I am "appropriating culture" or idk I may be dumb but I try to do my research and I prommy it does not come from a place of malice or anything I genuinely love genshin and Li and it's got me interested in a culture/country I funnily enough have somehow interacted with and have friends in but never really paid that much attention to ig...) and then I just had the epiphany What if I just reverse engineer and name her Crystalfly in cn? Lore would be that either her name got accidentally translated in documents a long long time ago and ppl started calling ehr Crystalfly/Crys and she rolled with it or she simply adopted the translation/nickname as her name for international settings, keeping her true name more private (hidden in plain sight tbh) p sure the only ones who know are the elder adepti (Ganyu/Xiao included) and Neuvillette (once he told her his real/first name) (ironically Crys may be harder to pronounce i other languages lmaoooo rip Fontaine)

Anyway this got way too long lmao sorrryyyyyyyy thank you everyone kith kith love y'all bye!! 💕

[hendolish]

aaron ramsdale/martin odegaard | comfort (smut) ♡

for @elmatadorisgay <3

The air in the room is heavy with the lingering emotions of the recent match. Aaron, despite having been ecstatic to start, can't shake off the cloud of melancholy that seems to hang over him. The congratulatory hugs from his teammates felt distant, unable to breach the barrier of the emotions he bears.

Martin, keenly aware of Aaron's post-match blues, takes charge. He ushers Aaron home, determined to turn the evening around. The aroma of a home-cooked meal fills the space, a comforting touch that begins to lift the weight from Aaron's shoulders.

The evening unfolds in a symphony of muted emotions, the clinking of utensils against plates providing a rhythm to the scene. Martin glances at Aaron, noting the lingering shadows in his eyes, and decides to break the silence.

"You were incredible out there, Aaron. I mean it," Martin says, his voice a soothing melody.

Aaron manages a small smile, appreciating the genuine encouragement. "Thanks. Just feels like... I don't know. Could've done more, maybe."

Martin reaches across the table, his hand covering Aaron's. "You did more than enough. You kept a clean sheet. You helped send us back to the top of the table."

The weight on Aaron's shoulders seems to ease with Martin's words. They finish their meal, the conversation drifting to lighter topics – favourite films, shared hobbies, anything to distract from the remnants of the match. Laughter punctuates the air, a testament to the growing ease between them.

As they migrate to the couch, Aaron's posture relaxes, a visible shift in his demeanour. Martin curls up next to him, and silence settles between them, not awkward but comforting. Then, Martin breaks it with a teasing grin.

"You know," he begins, "I think you deserve a reward for that performance."

Aaron raises an eyebrow, a playful smirk tugging at the corners of his lips. "Oh, do I now? And what's this reward?"

Martin leans in, his lips brushing against Aaron's ear. "A special kind of encouragement," he whispers, sending shivers down Aaron's spine.

Their kisses become a language of their own, each press of lips conveying unspoken emotions. Aaron's fingers tangle in Martin's hair, and Martin responds with a gentle nip that elicits a soft sigh from Aaron. The air between them is charged with a quiet electricity, a shared understanding that surpasses the need for words.

As the passion intensifies, the couch becomes a safe haven, a place where the outside world fades into insignificance. Desire is exchanged in breathy whispers, punctuated by stolen glances. Aaron pulls Martin closer, the warmth of their connection casting aside the remnants of his disillusionment.

They move in sync, Aaron stripping Martin of his shirt as the other scrambles for the hem of his own, and the touch of skin to skin calms Aaron immensely. His breathing hitches when Martin's lips press against his chest.

"Fuck."

Aaron breathes out softly as he curls his fingers into his captain's golden head of hair, and he can feel Martin's pleased grin against his skin as he migrates down Aaron's body.

When Martin finally wraps a hand around his cock, Aaron swears up at the ceiling again, having to snap away his gaze from the sight of Martin leaning over him, mouth poised, just so he doesn't come already.

Then Martin takes his cock into his mouth and suddenly it's hard for Aaron to breath again.

His captain tells him how well he did, how proud he is, in between breaths, but Aaron barely catches any of it at all, his eyes squeezing shut as Martin hollows out his cheeks and sucks.

"Fuck," Aaron says again, "You know what you're doin' to me?"

Martin's answering grin says he does.

"I'm not done with you yet," That shoots excited shivers down Aaron's spine, pooling where his cock throbs against his belly, "You're gonna fuck me."

Who is Aaron to say no?

He watches, wordlessly, as Martin opens himself up in his lap, writhing and moaning before he's dragging Aaron upwards to meet him in a flurry of kisses and Aaron swallows every sound he makes.

It's heavenly when he finally slips inside of Martin, his cock enveloped by his warmth as his captain grasps desperately at his chest and it's Aaron's turn to soothe, "I've got you." in hushed whispers against Martin's ear.

Martin's a delight to listen to once Aaron gets properly moving. Gasping and moaning perfectly against his lips, telling Aaron how well he's fucking him. How well he fills him up.

Aaron thrusts into him harder, determined to please and overwhelm Martin who's done so much for him and is always so kind, and is rewarded with Martin coming first, his cock spurting feebly in between them as Aaron continues to press inside him, brushing up against his prostate.

Martin clings to Aaron for dear life as he releases inside of him, panting hot breaths before he's searching for Martin's lips to kiss again.

And in the hushed moments between kisses, Aaron finally speaks, his voice filled with a mix of gratitude and longing. "Thank you. I needed this."

Martin smiles against Aaron's lips, the unspoken promise of more to come evident in his gaze. Together, they navigate the delicate dance of emotions, finding solace in each other's arms as the evening unfolds.

♡

[morningstargirl666]

oh heyyy omgg director's cut on Falling for you (sorry I'm so late in sending this!🥺)

Lol I was late responding to the previous ask so honestly no need to apologise.

The first concept for Falling For You sparked during the Klaroline AU season in March this year? I think? Around the same time I wrote the first chapter of Divided We Fall. They were planned out together, but I didn't post FFY until later in the year when I had two chapters written. The reason I waited to post, which is something I rarely do, is because the chapters had turned out shorter than what I normally write (around 3k instead 8k+) and wanted to give @certifiedceraunophile more to chew on. This fic was first and foremost written as a gift for her, because of how much an amazing person she is. I was immensely grateful for her support at the time, new to the fandom and with few people who I knew, so repaid her the only way I knew how.

(with lots of feels and pain lmao)

The first visuals that came into my head was a snippet of dialogue, which hasn't been written into the fic yet, but was used as the fic summary. Klaus asking "Did you miss me?" while the walls are covered in blood, dead bodies at his feet, and a very peeved Angel of Death!Caroline debating the pros and cons of hauling his ass back to hell.

As the rest of the fic formed, I'm honoured to say I feel the most proud of this fic. I never rushed or forced the writing for it, only working on it when the mood struck, and although its unproductive to do that all the time it worked well for FFY, creating what I like to think is my best work. It's not like TBBW, which has a bunch of OCs and separate character arcs - this fic is solely focused on the Klaroline and I loved the change of that. I also deliberately scattered canon references everywhere, making parallels to the progression of Klaus and Caroline's relationship in canon and in the fic, bringing something both new and familiar to the chapters.

I listened very attentively to srishti's favourite tropes and prompts, and have great confidence that I know how to break her now 😂🤣 You can see it in how I write Klaus and Caroline interact, in the intimate gestures like holding each others hands and Klaus kissing her on the cheek (I swear I’m squeezing in a nose kiss at some point just for you, srishti). Klaus is also totally whipped for Caroline in this fic, and in a unique spin, it’s actually Caroline who is the most powerful one out of the two instead. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t equals - Klaus is powerful and deadly in his own right, something you will start to see from chapter 4 onwards as he rises through Hell’s ranks. 

Another thing I should mention, is this fic is heavily inspired by the Lucifer TV Series which I absolutely ADORE. Like I love it so much and if anyone out there hasn’t seen it, you need to add it to your watch list NOW. It got cancelled at s3 and the fanbase was so powerful and loved the show so much they managed to get Netflix to renew it for two more seasons - like seriously the P O W E R. There’s a lot of elements I used in FFY that are common tropes in Lucifer fanfiction, like the wing grooming scene (I guess that’s popular in all angel au’s but still) and I often listened to the season soundtracks when writing (I highly recommend checking them out, season 5 had a musical episode and it was awesome not gonna lie). 

To this day my greatest ambition is to get srishti to watch it. Because if you can’t drag your friends kicking and screaming into other fandoms, what is the point? 😂😂😂

[pandora15]

Okay okay so I'm STILL mind-blown over KOTF because I'm currently looking down the barrel of a long fic that I want to write but I'm like how am I going to do this so, for you, what was the hardest part of writing such a long fic? What parts came easiest to you? What unexpected challenges did you come across while writing it that you may not come across in a shorter fic or one-shot?

Love you, my friend!!! 💕

Spoilers for Keeper of the Force below

Hi Katie! Thanks for the ask; I'm really excited to talk about this stuff :)

Okay, so for me, the hardest part of writing KOTF was probably writing specific scenes that were well out of my comfort zone. I had to write a good amount of action sequences, which is definitely something I still struggle with, even now. I also struggled with writing scenes with more than three characters, just because it was so complicated to keep track of what each character was doing, saying, and thinking (even if the POV character doesn't really know about the latter). So yeah, I'd say the most difficult parts came down to writing things I haven't really tried writing before.

The easiest part, much to my own surprise, was the ending—specifically, the last two or three chapters. Maybe it's recency bias, maybe it's the sprint bot, maybe it's the fact that I thought about the ending of this story for literally years, but it all came together so beautifully. I also really enjoyed writing the whump and angst, as I always do xD and the suspense was surprisingly really fun to write as well! It kinda makes me want to write a more suspense-heavy story one day, but we'll see ;)

Unexpected challenges! Whoo boy. Okay, so we're gonna dig deep into spoilers, so if you don't want to be spoiled for exactly what happens in this fic, look away now and don't click below.

Okay.

So, I did plan out a lot of the major plot points ahead of time, including what ultimately happens to Obi-Wan. I was really scared of actually writing it though, especially when I was posting and getting comments for the first half-ish of the fic. For a while, I was on the fence about it, and I really wasn't expecting to have that internal conflict. I even thought of alternate ideas for what could happen to Obi-Wan, but in the end, I stuck to what I originally planned.

And I think that was the right choice because I'm a believer in going with your gut, and I think it made the story and its ending a much more powerful one. Or at least I hope it did?

I guess what I'm saying is that facing internal conflict about the ending of a story doesn't really happen with shorter fic, but it definitely can happen for longer stories, especially if you're like me and posting it as you write (which uh. is risky but here I am LOL).

Hmmmm, so my favorite part to write? Oh my goodness, I'm not even sure I can choose. There's just so much that I really, genuinely enjoyed writing from this fic. I will agree with you that Chapter 18 is definitely up there, just because I finally had the chance to actually reveal what was actually happening, and to allow Anakin and Obi-Wan to have their closure.

I also really enjoyed writing the last scene of Chapter 17! Before writing that scene, I was legitimately terrified of actually writing it, just because it felt so abstract and weird, but it was such a fun thing to write, and I think it came together really well!

And Chapter 15 as a whole is probably one of my favorites too, especially that ending. I think I was screaming while writing it. Honestly, it's all a blur, but. yeah. Man, do I love that chapter.

And even the epilogue, I just—ahhhhhhhhhhhh.

Okay, so yeah, as you can see above, I literally cannot choose a favorite LOL.

Anyways, writing this fic was such a joy and a journey from start to finish. I enjoyed the whole process—from the very beginning, with me just writing a random Whumptober prompt, then coming up with a background and adding more and more, until there's a literal AU with all these things that came from my imagination.

And I mean, a part of me was so scared because I was like "I have literally no idea how I'm gonna write any of this, but I am gonna try like hell to do it." And it worked out, I grew so much as a writer through it all, and I am immensely proud of this story (and honestly a bit in awe of myself, because like. I wrote this????? What??????)

So yeah! I rambled a lot here, but I guess what I'm trying to say is that writing a long fic can be a rewarding experience! It definitely requires a lot of planning and thinking ahead of time. One of the things I wanted to do with KOTF in particular was really challenge myself as a writer—so I would suggest thinking about what you want to accomplish when writing your long fic.

Like: what's the point of your story? Not just the theme, moral of the story, etc. but for you, as the writer, what do you want to get out of this experience?

Also, when I was in the planning stages for KOTF, I had a lot of stream-of-consciousness blurbs throughout my document, a whole bunch of reference links, lists, timelines, and I think I even ended up drawing a diagram somewhere (but I have no idea where it went oof). So if you have like any potential ideas/thoughts/etc for your story, just get it down on paper somewhere! You can always come back to it and remove it or change it later on.

Okay, I rambled a lot more than I intended to, but uh. yeah! I guess I had a lot of thoughts about writing KOTF and it all came out right now. Hopefully it makes sense.

Thanks so much for the ask, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions about writing long fic! This goes for anyone who wants to know more about how I write, if that sort of thing interests you :)

(ask me anything about KOTF)