#I'm sad it's over but happy that we're moving on to the reread

[sssammich]

20 questions game

got tagged by @nostradamus0 so i shall now answer it all instead of doing my homework due in like 3 hours it's fine

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

lol 115

2. What’s your total AO3 words count?

so technically 685,515 (but i've co-written some stuff so if we're talking purely my words then it's probably closer to maybe around 630k or so?? idk man)

3. What fandoms do you write for?

currently? mayakuro, supercorp, and bumbleby, but i won't hesitate to write for a fandom off the cuff lol (if you ever take a gander at my fic list you'll see)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Closest I Get (victorious, jade/tori)

evergreen (supercorp)

not for nothing (supercorp)

one way or another (supercorp)

catching sunrise (revue starlight, maya/claudine)

lmaoo supercorp numbers feel insane to me (considering how i've been chillin in smaller fandoms. like closest i get was posted 11years and 2days ago and it's now only 26 kudos ahead of evergreen)

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

hell yeah! i would say i've answered 90% of my comments there are some random stragglers i know i've missed over the years for sure, but i try to respond when i can!

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

uh omg i mean i don't typically dabble in angsty endings? i'm a happy/hopeful ending kinda gal. i did have santana die in this one fic but it ended hopefully, and then i also had maya and claudine not end up together, but it was also not bad?? idk if i've ever thought of an angsty ending that feels like a good pay off for having been put through the paces ig

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

the vast majority of my fics are happy endings so idk, pick any of them tbh LOL

8. Do you get hate on fics?

not really, no. i've been most fortunate that people have been very nice in the comments.

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

listen i am trying to get into my smut era and i keep being delayed so it's only a matter of time but it's probably just regular vanilla smut lbr

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

i have written ONE (1) crossover and it's incomplete. in general, i cannot possibly fathom crossing over fandoms, they feel very contained and separate in my head so not really

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

haha yes! i remember someone messaged me that my jori fic, Closest I get, was stolen and put into wattpad but then used for a 5th harmony rpf story LMAO

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

no but if someone did i would be honored

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

haha yeah, i'm co-writing now! there's this kara/lena/sam i've dubbed throuple fic with chaotic-super and then my friend maddy and i continue to ruminate on a revue starlight modern AU where the sad girls are sad. and then also like there's a since abandoned alex/tobin rpf back in the woso days LOL

14. What’s your all-time favourite ship?

girl we're not doing this

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

omg i have this one once upon a time/pitch perfect ruby/aubrey crossover i did try to write back in the day and i reread it in the last six months and it was Not Terrible but idk where that shit would even go now at this rate

also i've retired many WIPs over the years

16. What are your writing strengths?

uh god idk maybe dialogue, pacing, atmospheric setting

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

absolutely writing the middle and thinking of the connective tissues that would tie everything together

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

i do not have thoughts LOL

at this point, i think it depends? like if there's something more to be gained with it being in that other language, then i'll write it in. but if not, i just italicize it and say they said it in that other language and keep it moving LOL

19. First fandom you wrote for?

god uh probably some super early hermione/ginny back in middle school and then All My Children bianca/maggie back in high school (when there were forums to join and pretend you're not a child) but those things are not posted

20. Favourite fic you’ve ever written?

can there ever be just ONE favorite fic at this point in my life? can't say at this point especially with how often i've jumped fandoms and stuff but i guess in recent writing, i'd say:

not for nothing, don't touch me (touch me more), catching sunrise, and tether

honestly they all gave me so much headaches (affectionate??) but i feel like they're some of my best writing atp

no pressure tags! @lovesastateofmind1 @fyonahmacnally @chaotic-super @fazedlight @inkedroplets and anybody else?? who wants to! live ur life ur truth etc etc and answer ask memes

[magicalrocketships]

The scene I always think about from anything you've written is from NYFBM, when all the boys find out Louis is dropping out and leaving school. I reread that fic every once in a while and that scene always gets me like no other

TURNS OUT that writing a fic that's so fiercely a single POV fic about depression can fuck you up if you're already in a bit of a bad place!! Who knew!! But hey, Louis gets support and he gets his friends back and he gets Nick, so we're all good in the end.

(Not Your Fault But Mine)

"You're giving up," Harry says fiercely. "You're running away."

"No," Louis says. He shakes his head again. "I've tried. I've tried all term. I've tried not to get bad marks and I've tried to hang out with you lot and I've tried hanging out with your friends and none of it has fucking worked, okay? I'm so tired. Sometimes you just have to fucking realise you're in the wrong place at the wrong fucking time, with the wrong people."

"We're not the wrong people," Harry says, and his voice catches. "Fuck, Louis, how can you think that?"

Louis fakes a smile. "It's all right, Haz. We had a great year last year, didn't we? Fucking ace. All of us. The five. Won't forget that in a hurry."

~~~

"I kept trying," Louis says. "Over and over. I don't know why the things I want aren't the things any of you want anymore. I don't know why I could do fucking English last year and I can't do it this year. I don't know how to be okay that you've all moved on without me."

"You're my best friend," Harry says. "The best one I've ever had in my life."

"I've missed you so much," Louis says, before he can stop himself. "I miss you."

"I'm right here," Harry says, and he moves Louis' laptop out of the way so he can press himself to Louis' side. "I'm right here."

It still feels like he's a million miles away.

"Don't go," Harry says, arms around Louis' shoulders. "Please don't go. We'll fix this. We'll make you happy again."

Louis is jolted by that. People keep telling him he's sad—Eleanor, Zayn, Harry—but it doesn't seem like the most important bit to him. "I want to go home," he says, and he wants to cry again, and he's felt like this for weeks. He wants it to stop. "I don't want to be here anymore. I want to go home. I want my mum."

Harry hugs him harder at that. He kisses Louis' cheek. "All right," he says, and his voice shakes. "All right. We'll get you home."

[miyu-writings]

Fairy Tail Reread 2023 part 2

It's been hard to sit down and read all of a sudden. Whew. It's quite annoying to want to do this but not having the chance. Sheesh.

Anyways~

Welp, I really am forgetful.

I mean, I like the Galuna Island Arc because it's the first time where we learn about Gray's past. What can I say, Gray's type is right up my alley, trauma included lol.

Moving on to the actual story in this book...

So, Natsu and Lucy are going on their first mission ever. Woot! Natsu behaves like Natsu and gotta love the twisted sense of humour as we're seeing that old saying "to those who love ugly, it looks pretty" - I couldn't think of an English saying that expresses that so, there, literal translation. There's something in the servants that makes me think of Oda's writing (or, drawing?) - the type of gag at least.

Anyway, look, it's a library!! And Natsu gets where he is!!! Wow. Such a difference... I wonder what happened... to make Natsu behave like Natsu here and then later he's a toddler. Seriously, Igneel would cry over how Natsu's being written in 100YQ - good thing he stayed in the canon story and didn't go to the sequel. Or so I hope, I have no clue if he appears once again.

Okay, Natsu finds the book, Daybreak! MC sure is lucky... xD

And then we have the opening for a fight scene. Very tense, very serious, very... Lucy? The way she's entranced in the book cracks me up. And she leaves Natsu HANGING to go read further in a calm corner! I love how shameless she is. But at the same time, seriously? Are you for real, girl???

Good thing that Natsu doesn't seem to mind. He's there to kick ass and that's what he will do. Even though two against one is quite unfair. Natsu was assessing his opponents, also letting them get close enough to hit him, to then give the final punch. No surprises he won.

One thing I quite enjoyed about the worldbuilding in the manga was the trinkets and whatnot, sometimes things that would be so damn useful irl. I wish I had those glasses Lucy wears - I would be finishing a few more books instead of just spending my time reading fanfic. Haha... It also does inspire me to add little artifacts and such while writing - I like to add to the lore lol.

Anyway, we're back to Lucy and the bad guy has caught her. He's such a disgusting dude. Very skeevy, makes my skin crawl and Lucy's too, tbh. Though, well, everyone has their taste at what they like - even lecherous and disgusting people like Count Ebar. YKINMK and all that.

The problem with being a celestial mage though is that if Lucy doesn't have her keys, she's toast. So far, Happy has been coming to her rescue quite a bit. And, is it me or in that mansion, Lucy is the only person with any actual reading comprehension? xD

The actual story of Daybreak is sad. I mean, how it came to be. And then Lucy fights!

How the fuck did Natsu survive the travel with Virgo - we will never know... only shows how super-human he kind of is... ('nuff said for now...)

But the battle was won, the Count was punished (and lost his remaining hair) as well as the book.

Good on Lucy, to give the punchline - you're just a secondary character - she's quite proud of completing her first mission, she's an actual member of Fairy Tail.

Then, we finally get the actual story of the book. Seriously, so much lack of communication and empathy. I mean, as a child who was kind of abandoned by his father, then seeing him chop off his hand, no discernible reason, and after writing such a pitiful book - a shameful book, even! - Kaby really wasn't very forgiving of his father. Going to the extent of really ignoring the words his bedridden father was telling him.

Lucy did great with unlocking the hidden words. Daybreak became Dear Kaby and I like the magic here. All the potential, the wonder and whimsy that is shown to us. How in the end, love does end up speaking louder. I'm a sap so yeah, this is touching.

Natsu waving off the fee - and seeing Lucy basically seeing the jewels gaining wings and flying away from her grasp, that made me laugh a bit.

And here we learn yet another important thing about Lucy. Her goal is to write a novel too, she wants to be a writer. In a way, I totally relate with the cringe of someone irl seeing what I've written.

Hang in there, Lucy! 😂

Next chapter: we're introduced to Erza!

So the chapter begins with Lucy adjusting to life at the guild. All the missions one can choose from are on the mission board and we also get to see a bit more of the background characters.

Mirajane tells Lucy that the Master is away for an important meeting and, just like that, we're given information of what's coming towards us. More of the magical artifacts (this magical pen is just neat!) and that's a small touch I really like. It helped quite a bit with settling the world we're in. Anyway, exposition about how the world is organized - with the guilds and whatnot - and Natsu gives Lucy a fucking scare!

His face cracks me up every time. He's such an asshole. 😂

He wants to team up with Lucy but Gray and Loke scoff at how badly served she would be. And it's back to reinforcing Gray and Natsu's rivalry and Gray's penchant for losing his clothes.

Natsu and Gray fight. Their rivalry was such an important element at the beginning, as well as a comic relief moment. Loke tries to flirt with Lucy but upon realizing she's a celestial mage, he's running away as if the hounds of hell were at his heels. This bit of foreshadowing is well-played, I find. It had happened already but twice is a pattern and it makes one wonder "wtf is wrong with him?" but then he comes back with urgent news.

Erza is back!

The faces of horror will never cease to make me laugh.

Next thing we know, the air in the guild has changed. And we get to meet another very important character.

Erza Scarlett.

Girl, you're insane! 😆 Such a badass.

Most of the members of the guild barely dare to breathe with her there. She definitely imposes respect.

The boys here make me laugh. It is quite a common occurrence in the beginning but throughout the story, their relationship changes and they do become friends. In the meantime, it's hilarious to me seeing how they change completely the moment Erza is mentioned.

Lucy (and us readers) is shocked! Natsu who, so far, has been both assured and goofy - he acts in this very out-of-character way now. And Mira isn't that good at drawing. 😂

Back to business. Erza has something to propose, she needs Gray and Natsu's help. A huge shocker because Erza is pretty much at the top of the guild, powers-wise, so why would she need them?

Mirajane's mumblings surprise Lucy but, well, she might be new but she trusts her elder and if Mira says that could be the strongest team at the guild, then it most certainly might be!

Gray's self-awareness...

(Also, it might be just me but he looks cute here...)

And Natsu is goofy.

At him being topless I just wondered if Gray wasn't being a bad influence already. Also, I realize I didn't remember that scar he has on his neck. Then again, when I visualize Natsu he's wearing the scarf...

Lucy looks cute in Natsu's clothes. Her "I'm so done with you" expression makes me smile a lot. Happy's such a troll.

And for the end of the chapter, we have a small yet ominous introduction to what certainly is the bad guys.

OoOoO

So yeah, here we go for the Lullaby Arc! I feel like I should be listening to the OST, because the music really helps with the whole ambiance.

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Gotta love how full of themselves both Natsu and Gray are. Of course that the whole rivalry is at play here but Mira sure set Lucy up. However, she was so right in toying with them. Just saying "Erza" and the boys were all buddy-buddy. Very well-done!

Erza sure is an exaggerated person. All that luggage. Sure, she can carry it all but, goodness. There's so. much. stuff!! Mte, Lucy, mte.

Then a small touch at "serious business" with setting up a match, which Natsu is sure to win. Of course...

And then the dichotomy: Natsu all fired up vs Natsu all passed out.

It's a funny gag.

Also Erza is tough and she likes to spread some tough love too. Poor Natsu, no wonder he got K.O. - how does he have the gall to challenge her and say he's going to defeat her when this also happens? Well, he's in a moving train but still.

The trepidation in Lucy's voice while addressing Erza... totally understandable to happen at this point but fun to see how their relationship evolves.

Then we have Gray demonstrate his powers and Lucy has that lightbulb moment as to why they are so at odds. Seriously, that's the foundation of things for me and I'm fine with it, haha.

Now with a passed-out Natsu, Erza gets down to business. She relays what she heard - and it's bad news. A dark guild is never good news, this is what we're learning. More so when they can get their hands on dark spells and use them.

The conversation is so serious that everyone forgets Natsu - even Happy! And the train is moving again so he's kind of defenseless. And we meet the next character.

Ahh, Erza is so tough that punishment is hitting. Why did she ask Lucy for that? I can't help but chuckle at the absurdity of the situation because on the one hand, there is serious and important stuff happening but at the same time, all the Fairy Tail mages are super weird. Even Erza who looks so serious and straight-laced is so silly!

But back to the serious matters, Kageyama is with a big conversation about legal guilds and illegal ones and the indoctrination seems to have been successful to him. And as Natsu is in such a low shape, he has the chance to kick him and have high airs. But Natsu does fight back, when the train stops. And we get a glimpse at the flute though we do not know its importance at first.

Natsu is crazy. He jumped out of the train because it's better to face death than to stay in that shitty contraption for another second. Lucky for him, his friends are there. And what's better to cushion a fall than your rival/friend's forehead? The bonk noise their heads made was enough to incapacitate a normal human. Fortunately the insanity coursing through both Natsu and Gray's bodies saves them from that fate.

Erza was quite unreasonable though. Natsu was totally out of it and they, idk, left the train while having the conversation - how was Natsu supposed to know he had to apprehend Kageyama? As far as Natsu knew, the dude was just an asshole from a dark guild and while dark mages should be stopped or whatever, he wouldn't have much of a leg to stand on if he started apprehending all the assholes that crossed his path, right? (Lucy noticed it but, rightfully, didn't dare say a thing)

Lucy's bookish knowledge allows her to connect the dots. And that makes our friends have a new goal.

The bad guys are making their move and we now have a better realization of the stakes. It's a race against time!

Everyone is moving towards the most logical place.

The Oshibana Station.

I find that this Erza from the beginning was so awkward and funny. Love how tough she is in her own way of being. I ask you a question and you don't answer? Forehead knock is the answer! xD

Now Lucy understands the respect (yes, we'll call it that) everyone has for Erza even further. So scary. xD

And before nothing, they're facing the bad guys. And learn their actual plan to spread the sound of the Lullaby.

Many fights are about to begin and, as Natsu said, at least now he's in firm land and the terrain is a bit more leveled.

Yet, Eligoal seems to have something more up his sleeve. It doesn't look like it's going to be easy...

And the book ends here.

OoOoOoO

I was going to ramble about the whole Lullaby arc but this book's ramble has taken me two weeks too long to write (RL is a mess rn) and so I'm doing this book by book, apparently? Or, maybe not. I'm just rambling about silliness so yeah.

It's quite noticeable how the characters were still at the early stages, their quirks and whatnot still being defined, the art was kind of charming and the silliness and moments where you just go "wtf?" abounded a bit. It's nice. I'm quite fond of this beginning.

@watcher-ofthe-sky hope your reread is going better than mine. Or at least faster.

Hopefully, will have time to go through the next book sooner. But I can say that rereading this is making me smile and in a way find my love for the characters back again. Super needed that. And a good revision of the characters, as I need to have them present for the wack-ass AUs I'm placing them in. 😅

[pritkinsprettydick]

Artemis + Aesthetic

[saintobio]

as someone who joked abt y/n just running to toji, or toji endgame! are y'all happy now?/srs bc im kind of not☹️☹️ i thought y/n moving on and being a girlboss with toji was something i'd screaming 'hell yeah!', i just felt so sad in this chapter like😭😭 it's for the best tho but it doesn't mean I can't get sad over what happened to gojo (plus his immense regret)

@shoukuto said

us in the earlier chapters: Y/N X TOJI! IF SHE MARRIED TOJI IN THE FIRST PLACE, SHE WOULD'VE BEEN HAPPIER! IF SHE GETS PREGNANT WITH GOJO'S KID, SHE BETTER PICK THAT CHILD UP AND GO LIVE HER OWN LIFE! GIRLBOSS Y/N, GO WORK WITH TOJI! GO BE INDEPENDENT AND SEPARATE FROM GOJO'S TOXICITY! Y/N SHOULD LEAVE GOJO FOR REAL—

and then you just..... you Gave it to us and we're crying for it 😭 really made us eat our own words. i'm reeling from how conflicted i am because most of the misfortune he got, he set up for himself 😭 (my blood still boils when i reread y/n's first time with him like was he ok) but i feel so sorry for him. their love story is just so sad because it's like the time when they were kids was the only time they could love each other without the other being guilty of some wrongdoing. they just can't seem to meet in the middle. toji's a good guy, and he's already said he'd treat y/n like a queen if she married him (someone check on naoya) so whoever she ends up with, i just want all three parties to be happy. (munchkin is so CUTE) every time i read your writing, i get absolutely blown away by your skill! thank you so much for your hard work on sn!! i hope you enjoy your well deserved break, and i can't wait to see what else you've got in store!

Anonymous said

my yn x toji heart but then my yn x gojo heart are all suffering right now. soooo many theories running through my brain after reading the last chapter. my heart aches for gojo. amnesia? oh boy. i cant help but think that having amnesia would help him though, is that wrong of me?

i hope yn ended up marrying toji, but i also hope she didnt go through with it, and that sn 2 focuses on them getting back together. but again, i dont want toji to get hurt, and i lowkey want gojo to fall in love with someone else as hard as he did for yn. sincerely not is really fucking w my brain lol. soooo many conflicts happening in my heart, idk what i want. look what u did to me saint! haha.

anyways, congrats on finishing sn. it feels like its been so long. this was such a beautiful and painful journey to experience, but i dont regret it at all! congrats saint, we all love u and sincerely not :3

Anonymous said

no bc saint gave us toji fuckers what we wanted in the beginning when we were all like "nOthing hoejo does will ever make us forgive him !!!)!$!" and now post-gojo redemption arc its just its just .. im sorry i ever said i wanted toji endgame 🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️we should have known better than to doubt gojo x yn soulmates

Anonymous said

Crying and throwing up I’m not ready to read about yn and toji as a couple and I feel so bad bc they’re both so amazing and deserve each other and all the happiness but I can’t stop thinking about Gojo like his life is so miserable my god 😭

honestly all the toji stans in the first few chapters were so passionate abt having toji x yn endgame, but now that it happened, everyone feels bad for gojo and the things he went through <//3

[my-robot-heart]

Hi, Robot!

I saw that you said earlier today that you're not sure if you'd be up for writing Lizzington in the foreseeable future and I totally get why you feel that way (after all, I haven't logged in here or done anything creative in more months than I'd like to admit, and it's not like I would be like this if I had enough motivation/inspiration/strength to create something Lizzington and not think about the 8th season and absolutely gutted we and Red and Liz were by it... I do think I'm finally finding it, though) but I just saw the soft-ish dialogue prompts you reblogged recently (and you know what a soft spot I have for prompts... especially when they're so soft 🥺) and got an idea and wanted to send it to you in case you ever feel like writing something about Red and Liz again.

So, how about number 14 from that list going like that (I changed the prompt slightly to better fit the situation, hope you don't mind):

Lizzy: “No one’s ever sung you a lullaby before?”

Red: “Not ever. (a beat) But no one has sung me a lullaby in a very long while.”

Because I officially uncanon the last couple of seasons of TBL and declare that the only canon that exists, as far as Lizzington concerned, is the one where Liz and Red are happy together.

But also because I'm sure that, since Red has a relationship with sleep more difficult than his relationship with his dear Lizzy once was (they're past that chapter in their life, thankfully), Liz has quickly fallen into a habit of singing the lullabies Sam used to sing to her when she was a little girl (who also had a difficult relationship with sleep) to Red to help him fall asleep and/or soothe him after a nightmare.

Wish you all the sunny days and everything great there is in life,

Di / Spades

PS. I've really missed you, Robot. And I hope that the knowledge that I reread your Lizzington fics and ficlets a lot in those months I was inactive and they've given me a lot of warm, fuzzy feelings and happy minutes all over again will bring a smile to your face 😉🤗😘💐

Omg Di 🥺🙏🏻💛 Thank you so much for writing! I feel like one of the worst parts of the s8 finale was like, people just disappearing without a trace to distance ourselves from this (shit)show. I'm so glad to hear from you and to know you're finding warm fuzzy feelings from rereading my fics 🤍🤍🤍 That definitely always makes me smile to hear.

I freaking love that soft prompt list and I'll definitely keep this prompt in mind if I decide to write something Lizzington in the future! In fact I'd love to read it also lol, in case YOU decide you've waited long enough and just go for it yourself.

I don't know how to explain what my brain feels like rn but even though I blocked the show tags, watching s8 is burned in my mind now and sometimes it's like even when I try to remember old seasons and pretend to erase the new stuff, it still creeps in and makes me sad. That's why taking a break from writing it has felt right for me; I wondered for a bit if I'd want to write a fix-it for the finale but honestly revisiting any of it is super frustrating. (You get it lol)

Considering your headcanon about sleep, I always thought both of them had their fair share of night terrors and nighttime panic, and so I def agree with you that they'd find easy comfort in the fact that they no longer had to face the nights on their own.

We're finally finally moving into sunny spring here in Canada, so thank you so much for the wishes of sunshine - it hits differently after the long winter, and I truly appreciate it. Hoping you have sun ahead of you as well.

xo

[skidd-and-pumpy]

I was going through and rereading these, and I wanted to add on to them, if that's alright!

For Pump collapsing, I bet he'd be mortified at himself. If he fully faints, then I'm sure when he wakes up, he'd be so disoriented, he wouldn't even know what happened. But I can see him freaking out a little when he learns that he passed out. But if he doesn't actually faint, and his legs just give out on him and he stumbles to his knees for a moment, I can see him insisting that he's okay, he's fine, don't worry about him. Cue a very concerned Lila who probably insists that he drink something every 30 minutes for the rest of the day after that.

Speaking of Lila being concerned about Pump, if it becomes a routine thing for her to scoop up the kids and snuggle them for a little bit when they ask for it, then I can see that being a major reason why she can tell that Pump is losing weight. Maybe as the weeks and months continue, it gets a little bit harder and harder to lift Skid (but she always finds the strength to do it anyway because she dreads the day when she won't be able to lift him up at all), but for some reason, Pump never gets any harder to lift up. If anything, maybe he gets easier to lift. I can see her thinking it's because since Skid's getting bigger, she's getting an arm workout or something as she lifts him up, and therefore it makes it easier to lift Pump as well. But even if it doesn't click for her right away, I can see her at least making a small mental note about it, and when she realizes what's going on and goes to court, I can see her telling the judge something about noticing Pump being underweight a while ago, so it's not something new that's been happening at Pump's home, but it's an ongoing issue.

Oh man, I was thinking about Lila taking him to the doctors for all those shots and giving blood and stuff, and it occurred to me... What about going to the dentist? They need to get super close and personal, and I can see Pump being too terrified to even sit near the chair. Instead, he's clinging to Lila for dear life as he watches Skid get a cleaning. All the noises and smells and the strange tastes and stuff still sometimes give me flutters of anxiety, even as an adult. So I can't even begin to imagine how bad it would be for Pump...

But while we're talking about teeth, at 6 years old is when most kids start losing their baby teeth, so Pump (assuming he's around 7, and maybe Skid is 8, according to a majority of online sources) is probably starting to lose his teeth. And moving past the confusion and/or fear Pump would have over losing his teeth (maybe when he lost his first tooth, his dad semi-jokingly told him that it was because he was misbehaving, and that he'd better shape up if he wanted a new tooth to grow back in), I bet Lila would really dive into the whole Tooth Fairy thing, and they'd have a whole routine of tucking his tooth under his pillow, and then he and Skid would wake up early to see what sorts of goodies the Tooth Fairy left him.

Wait, similarly (oh my god I'm having actual trains of thought, rather than scattered flashes? What is this?), what if when they have another 'magical' event, like the Easter Bunny or Santa, Skid is super excited over it (even if he's starting to have doubts), but Pump, while entranced at first by the magic of seeing all the colored eggs hidden around the house, seems to become sad. He puts on a happy smile for Skid, but Lila can see that a shine isn't in his eyes, so she tries asking what's wrong. And maybe he tells her that Santa or the Easter Bunny or even the Tooth Fairy must not have cared about him before. And he's happy that they care about him now, but he wonders if he was really such a bad kid to make these special beings forget about him (maybe he thinks Santa put him on the naughty list, and told the others to avoid his house)

Jumping thoughts here, but I love those 'teaching' moments, like Lila teaching Pump how to swim, or her teaching both him and Skid how to ride bikes. Kids are always learning, and everything is brand new and exciting for them, and I could never get enough of those moments. Teaching them how to cook something? Absolute gold. Going to an arcade and teaching them how to play the (rigged) games? Precious. Laying outside and showing them how to whistle using a single blade of grass (even if neither of them really gets it)? Adorable. I'm so weak for those little moments that bring them together as a family. Imagine it's a rainy day and Skid and Pump go outside to splash in puddles? And then Lila comes out and they think she's going to insist that they come inside, but instead she shows them how to race leaves like mini boats in the stream in the gutter. When they're cold and soaked through, then she brings them inside, where the heater is cranked up, and they dry off and she gives them some hot chocolate and they cuddle in a big blanket and watch a movie as they listen to the rain, safe and dry and warm.

I really love this AU, I could ramble about it all day long haha

OKAY NEW SPOOKY MONTH AU TIME HERE WE GO— -

It is called the Spooky Family AU! I have a few ideas for this, so if I do end up posting several things about it this’ll probably turn into a full blown masterpost.

Very quick and basic summary:

Lila finds out Pump is being extremely neglected by his father. Pump stays at her place all the time and she loves the little guy so she is having NONE of that. She goes through the whole process of reporting child neglect, getting him to a safe space, and swooping in to adopt him. Lila and Skid then proceed to shower him with the love and affection that he deserves, and they become the most loving, spooky, Halloween-obsessed family the world has ever seen.

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So that’s a very condensed explanation of this AU, but I’ll probably be posting more stuff about it as I develop it more. While I do, please feel free to tell me what you think about this, literally any comments/questions/asks/additions would make my day!

For now, here are some AU details (fun facts?) that probably vary in importance:

Lila doesn’t want to leave Skid in the dark about the situation. She tries to explain it to him in kid terms. Thankfully Skid is an extremely empathetic kid and while he may not completely understand, he wants to help Pump however he can.

If you think Skid and Pump couldn’t get any closer, oh boy. Now that they’re brothers, they do pretty much EVERYTHING together. They’re inseparable most of the time. They somehow manage to never get bored of each other.

Not only did Pump joining the family bring him closer to Skid and Lila, it also brought Lila and Skid closer to each other. Their bond has never been stronger.

Pump is very touchstarved. Thankfully Lila and Skid are always there when he needs to be held.

Pump was at first shy about calling Lila “mom”, but after many days of Lila assuring Pump it was okay, he now says it a lot.

Because he didn’t always get much to eat, Pump will eat pretty much anything given to him, unlike Skid who would eat candy and dinosaur nuggets his whole life if he could. Lila often explains to Pump that it’s okay to have preferences and he can ask for snacks whenever he wants, both take Pump a bit of time to get used to.

Pump had like, two toys so he finds himself overwhelmed by the amount of toys Skid has. Skid wants to share them all with him.

Pump sometimes has nightmares of Lila and Skid leaving or abandoning him (as well as other things, he’s quite prone to nightmares in general). At first Pump would run to Lila’s room whenever he would have one, but now Skid has gotten good at comforting him too. (They share a room, there is a guest room but Skid and Pump love sharing a room.)

Pico sometimes babysits the boys (not a big part in the AU but I don’t want to leave it out bc Friday Night Funkin’ is what got me into Spooky Month in the first place-).

Posts so far (in the order of the AU timeline):

Hungry - a fic by cuddlyhawk

Spooky Night - a fic by cuddlyhawk

Not Alone - a fic by cuddlyhawk (seriously check out these fics they’re so good—)

Pump joins the family

Finally Together

Weekly spaghetti night

If you’re looking for more, take a look at the comments on this post! Some people have offered some amazing ideas and have helped me already expand this AU a bunch!

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So obviously this AU deals with themes of emotional abuse and neglect. I’ll be tagging my posts accordingly, and this AU will also be tagged “spooky month spooky family AU” and such, so please feel free to block the tag if this AU makes you feel uncomfortable, I won’t be offended. Also if there are any tags you want me to add, please let me know!