#It was a flower ranchers fic</3

[toomanyfandomsorkinafs]

y’all im going fucking INSANE. There’s this really pretty song that reminds me of a really really REALLY good story I read a while back but i cant for the life of me remember the name of and im fucking crying cause i cant find it😭

[uvienova]

Soulmates and Saints

My First Empires x Hermitcraft Fanfic, i might add more later to this chapter but enjoy a peek

Grian stared at the black with a faint purple portal, or what remained of a portal.

Just 2 months ago him and some of his fellow hermits ventured into the Rift and was trapped in the world of Empires for a month.

After getting back, the Empires visited Hermitcraft just as the Hermits visited them, only this time they were able to get back home in the nick of time before the Rift closed.

That was 2 weeks ago, now the 2 worlds were once again separate, leaving the only physical evidence of it happening being a Christmas town, a set of heads, and the Rift.

It hasn't really bothered Grian personally, he got to see some of his friends from the Life Series, and he got to say goodbye.

However, some of the others were taking it harder, like a certain blazeborn who didnt get to say goodbye to his soulmate, his rancher.

It broke his heart to see his friend punch the obsidian in frustration and anger.

And his rancher, from what Grain could tell was teased almost bullied relentlessly by the god of the Server and some other members, he didn't show it but it got under his skin, Grian could tell.

Hermitcraft was fun and all, but a change of environment was fun, and healthy. Thats why Grian had originally created the Life Series, not only was it a fresh space but it also brought unlikely people together.

In the 3rd Series, Double Life, Some Hermits were paired up with non-hermits which made for some unlikely teams, although as almost like karma, Grian was paired with Scar.

After Double Life, Some of the Hermits had no way to see their soulmate, that had to be the 3 most gloomiest days he ever saw since joining Hermitcraft. But when they visited and were stuck in Empires, those Hermits got to see their soulmate again.

Gods, Grian couldent help but smirk as he recalled the moment Tango and Timmy saw eachother, the way they ran to one another, encasing eachother in a tight warm embrace. That railroad tunnel engulfed in the sound of “My Rancher!”s, “OhMyGosh!”es, and Horn toots. Tangos blue hair popped and crackled, one could mistake him for a blue sparkler.

Even after the tearful reunion and everything had settled, even after Tango realized Timmys change in form, he respected Timmy like he always had back when Timmy was a canary back in Double Life.

Timmy, who was the law of the Empires, was keen on following the law and punishing those who broke it, one of those laws being no one was allowed to wear eachothers hats.

Even after reading out the law which directly stated that Tango, who was wearing a witches hat gifted to him by Shelby the Witch after he complimented how he loved her hat, was breaking the law. Instead of telling him to take it off, Timmy dismissed it, letting Tango keep the hat.

Timmy was so excited to see his Rancher that he built a ranch for Tango to stay at if he chose to stay in Tumble Town, but when he unveiled it to Tango, Tango broke the news that he had already made plans to help in Gobland, with Timmys ex Deputy.

Then there was Scar, who shortly after joining, became the deputy of Tumble Town. Unlike Tango who completely dismissed Timmys new toy form, Scar was different.

He did respect Timmy, but he also said about how being compared to Woody wasnt a bad thing, that his toy body didnt define him, that he was still highly respected.

Although Timmy would still retort whenever he was called a toy, it seemed spoken in a less upset manner, almost as if it was a force of habit.

He could only imagine how relieving it was to Timmy to have not one but two people who truly respected him and didnt boil him down to his size.

Grian alone was content with the Rift being closed, but Grian could empathize.

He and Scar were good friends, thats why he saved his best pranks for Scar. he couldn’t imagine how lonely he would be if Scar wasn't there.

Grian huffed to himself, he couldn't see any possible reason why he didn't try to reopen the Rift sooner, well, minus the fact he didn't know how it opened in the first place. But he couldn’t do it alone, who in the world would be stupid enough to help me?

[anonymousacres]

Your fic (the Gem and the Scotts flower ranchers one) has made me realize that I don't see enough trans Scott and I'm LOVING IT. Of course you know DeityoftheRain though (/lh they know EVERYONE, anyone who has ever read an empires/traffic fic has probably read a fic of theirs)

i don't even just know rainyday we're also platonically married /silly /j

no but yeah rainyday is preeeeetty notorious around the scott-related content and I love it >:D if someone hasn't read their fics they totally should (easy to find here) because the fics are soooo good <3

anyway, YES there should be more trans Scott fics, we need to fill that tag frfr and im glad you liked my fic!!! (The fic in question)

[grimaussiewitch]

Hey Grim, didn’t you already make a post about @mcytblraufest ? Well yes but actually no, there’s more.

I made a selkie au of dear old flower ranchers and @gaylotusthatexists wrote a beautiful fic for it!

There’s two pieces in there but you’ll just have to read to see them :3

[petalsiren]

hey uh idk how closely you follow the flower ranchers tag but I wrote a 12,000 word one shot for them… and you love them so I just wanted you to read it ig???

I can’t do a link for some reason but it’s called ‘How about two boyfriends?’ And it’s on my AO3 :3

Oh my god!!! i absolutely adored that fic :333 thank you for writing it!!! I read it prior to ever getting this ask AHSJD

but uhh its one of my favorites to this date, of course nothing beats trust life, but I definitely didnt Didnt reccommend it in the trust life discord haha what (just to clarify i did reccommend it)

So yeah i read it, it was really well written!! I love how you did their dynamics, and since im biased as hell, absolutely ADORED the snowbugs/emberfrost section the most 🥺

everyone go read it!!!

[blocksruinedme]

Sausage declaring ranchers & desert duo romantic... i think?

(just quoting myself from discord. i know this is kinda incoherent but my mans fucking me up)

sausage is singing a little song to get bingo.

it's about how flower husbands, ranchers, and desert duo are dead

but nature wives are alive

so…… i feel like he's calling ranchers & desert duo romantic??? (and he's requested an animatic of the song, targeting a specific person, sgorby)

Assigned Romantic By Sausage

i feel ill

approximate quotes from before the song

"o7s in the chat for the flower husbands"

"i was #1 flower husbands stan"

"now i'm over flower husbands now i'm all on the nature wives bandwagon"

he was i guess basically writing nature wives fic on stream? (if you are not aware he pushed shubble hard towards katherine on a stream by saying she might go with joey if she didn't see any other suitors. just sausage stuff.) it's right at the end of the video, starts when he finds a red poppy and then just fucking goes off and makes a sign and my mind is a blur. reminder that he claims to read the empires smp tag on here every morning.

okay here you go, 3:27:13, should be timestamped, it goes the whole rest, the song is at the very end.

[hermitshippingbigbang]

Interest Check Results

For those of you who love some good data, here are the results of the Interest Check for the Hermitshipping Big Bang 2023 from 151 responses.

“On a scale of 1-10, how interested are you in participating in a Hermitshipping Big Bang/Reverse Big Bang?”

The most common answer was 8/10 (32% of all respondents). Only 8% of respondents ranked their interested at 5/10 or below. From this, we concluded that there was more than enough interest to warrant running the event!

“Between a Big Bang (writers create first) and a Reverse Big Bang (artists create first), which type of event would you prefer?”

While the plurality of respondents did not have a preference one way or another, of the respondents that had a preference, about twice the respondents said they would prefer a Big Bang (38.7%) than those that said they would prefer a Reverse Big Bang (20%). From this data, we chose to officially make this event a Big Bang. Depending on the outcome of this event, we may consider running a Reverse Big Bang in the future.

“Which roles would you be interested in participating as?”

Many respondents indicated that they would be interested in participating in the event as multiple roles. We are extremely hopeful for all the new fanworks this event will bring to the Hermitshipping tags!

“What fic lengths would you be most interested in creating (writers) or creating art for (artists)?”

The majority of respondents said they were interested in creating or creating art for fics under 20,000 words, putting the majority of fics in Tier 2 or below. Several respondents expressed interest in 50,000+ word fics, which means some fics may end up in Tier 6 and above!

“Which ratings would you be comfortable working with?”

Nearly all the respondents are comfortable working with works rated for Teen Audiences and over half said they would be comfortable working with works rated for General Audiences and Mature Audiences. Over a quarter of the respondents were comfortable working with Explicit content.

“Which ships would you be most interested (i.e. top 3) in creating for?”

Respondents expressed interest in a total of 86 different ships—wow! Here’s a look at just the 15 ships with the highest total interest score. For anyone interested in the complete data, please see the extended graph here.

Desert Duo took the top spot with Team Rancher hot on their heels; Ethubs, Treebark, and Flower Husbands round out the top 5.

As a note, the interest score is just a tally of how many times each ship was submitted by respondents as something they would be interested in creating for. This tally was then sorted based on whether the respondent expressed that they would like to participate as a writer or as an artist (and in the case of respondents who wanted to do both, their ships of interest were counted towards both tallies).

This data provides a great overview of the general spread of ships that folks are enthusiastic to create for! It should be noted that these interest scores are not the expected number of creations for each ship—these scores are just to gauge the overall interest level in each ship.

Just for fun, we also tallied which characters appeared most frequently amongst respondents’ ships of interest!

The submitted ships featured a total of 40 different characters. Here is just the top 15, but for the complete data you may view the extended graph here.

Closing thoughts

This is already shaping up to be a vibrant and lively event with lots of interest from both writers and artists! We can’t wait to see what everyone creates <3

Sign-ups open June 10, 2023!

[gaylotusthatexists]

here’s my fic for the @mcytblraufest, based on some wonderful art by @grimaussiewitch, which you can see a lil preview of here!! lil flower ranchers selkie au <3

had a blast working on this, super fun event to be a part of :D hope y’all enjoy!!

[minecraftbookshelf]

The LiveAndLetRain Master-Master Post

Because tumblr search function is notoriously unreliable, to the point im struggling to find my own things when i want them for reference so im making this, mostly for myself but if you want to use it go for it!

That being said, my tag for my original posts is #rain rambles

I tag all the Technoblade memorial art I reblog with #technoblade never dies (specifically the memorial-vibes art, so this is a bit subjective but just a heads up if this is something you want to avoid)

I am on AO3

This is my pinned post on my main which is an index of all my fandom specific sideblogs

MASTER POSTS:

The AU In Which All the Marriages Are Arranged/Marriage of State AU Empires SMP Season 1 AU featuring fantasy agricultural economics and linguistics and arranged marriages that cover the full romantic-platonic spectrum. This is my major project, currently. Everything relating to it an be found under the tag #marriage of state au and the master post has important posts, fics, art, and organizational tags linked on it.

Avatar: The Legend of Jimmy Group discussion and brainstorming post that has spawned at least one au, and some fic and art

FANFICTION:

Adventures in Grian-Napping (Life Series Urban Fantasy AU based off of Grian’s LimLife AFK Episode) COMPLETE - Tumblr || AO3

Limited Life Oneshots - Tumblr 1 2 3 || AO3

The Elements of an Inter-Dimensional Prison Break (Life Series & Evolution SMP AU taking place overlapping and at the end of Limited Life) WIP - Tumblr Part 1 Part 2 || AO3 || Summarized [Currently in stasis while i rework it and revamp it]

To Walk A Mile In Each Others Shoes (My take on the concept of Double Life soulbond pairs sharing physical traits and abilities over the bond) COMPLETE - Team Ranchers || Team Box || Dessert Duo || The Boat Boys || The Homewreckers || Bad Math || Tilly Death Do Us Part || AO3

Gone Fishing (Life Series Urban Fantasy AU ft. Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss + Martyn. Oneshot) COMPLETE - Tumblr || AO3

Flip-Flopped Hermits (ficlets written for the hermit fanon swap prompt meme) STANDALONE COLLECTION, WIP - AO3 || Tumblr - Hypno & Stress Cub & xB and Pearl & Mumbo (bonus Grian) Gem & Impulse Etho & Bdubs

Marriage of State AU Series WIP - AO3 || Tumblr links in the AU masterpost

After the End (SOS SMP post-finale ficlet ft. fWhip and Joey. Two alternate endings, I recommend reading the second one first) COMPLETE - AO3 || Tumblr Ending 1 Ending 2

LIFE SERIES (and overlap) META & THINKY THOUGHTS:

Concerning Patterns Out of Context Snippet from Future Fanfiction Shortform 3rd Life Ren & Joel Compare/Contrast Repeating Patterns: Smajor, Ren, & Martyn 3rd & Last Life Ethoslab & LDshadowlady Final Death Scars || The Diagrams Thereof: TAG FOR THE UPDATED VERSIONS The original posts: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Martyn's Betrayal Watcher Lore Meets Hermitcraft Recap Rain Judges the Watchers for Feeding Inefficiently Middle Child Jimmy Solidarity Evolution/Life Family Tree & Relationship Web (Updated version at the bottom of the post) Falling Birbs This one messed up my notifications inbox for like two days and it is specifically inthelittlewoods fault Life Series Wing Headcanons 3rd Life Flower Husbands: Fated Tragedy Scott Smajor Has Been Spiting the Watchers Since Third Life The Ship Burns Everything Burns The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same

RANDOM BITS AND BOBS:

Life Series Lore/Bit Poll OG Edition (Season Specific Follow-up Coming Soon!) Watercolor Sniffer Skizzleman Skizzleman Does Whatever A Skizzle Can The True Potential of Empires S1: Scott and Gem's kidnapping MCYT Wings: Grian || Jimmy Solidarity || Pearlescentmoon || Philza || Hannahxxrose || Geminitay (not wings but close enough) Mumbo Jumbo was the EvoSMP Escape Plan All Along Empires S2 White Collar AU For the Poor? My Most Correct MCC Opinion The Price of Being Birb

[yeehanfrf]

Week 3 Recs: Right on Time

This week's Yeehan recs were all modern/contemporary AUs. Those fics set in our world and time (or roughly thereabouts) that still include the OTP. Check out the recs gathered from the Yeehan community below, organized by rating then alphabetically by title.

Not Rated

Rootbound by wyntera [WIP; 67,484 words] Reccer comment: "Flower shop au bc yes"

Every plant is unique. They need love and care in the right environment to grow. Give them what they need, and they will flourish.

McCree and Hanzo are a lot like plants. Big, stubborn, root bound plants.

General Audiences

Conflict of Interest by orphan_account [28,222 words] Reccer comment: "Superhero au with a Lois Lane type beat"

“You know, I’ve been wanting to get an interview with you,” Jesse says as Hanzo happens upon another malfunctioning elevator shaft. How is it at all likely that more than one elevator is out of service? When Hanzo levels Jesse with a hard glare, the man keeps talking.   “I’m a reporter.”

Or, the one where Hazno and Genji fight crime, Jesse is a cigar-smoking Lois Lane, and everyone else wonders why they’ve been trapped in a bad comic book.

Teen and Up

Climbing the Walls by robocryptid [22,669 words] Reccer comment: "a social-distancing yeehan fic"

Hanzo and Cole are neighbors who have never met until social distancing forces them to stay in their homes. Neither can see the other's face, but that doesn't stop them from getting to know each other.

Da Capo al Signo by midgetnazgul & temporalSilence [75,482 words] Reccer comment: "an incredibly moving fic featuring musician Hanzo and rancher Cassidy falling in loooove"

In music, da capo al signo tells the performer to start over until they see the sign to move on. Life has its movements, too. Even when we must begin again, signs will appear to remind us that just because we feel we are repeating ourselves, we will not necessarily end in the same terrible place we were before.

It's 2018 and Jesse and Hanzo are both living in Tucson, AZ on second chances. Hanzo is on the cusp of recognition as a musician after his life in Japan is run aground by a devastating accident, and Jesse has chiseled out a life of purpose and achievement after a rough childhood. Together, they will come to understand how misfortune and loneliness can end, giving gifts they would never have found any other way.

Flowers for Assholes by HappyLeech [10,552 words]

Hanzo just wants to close up shop for the night. Jesse just wants to tell his boss where to stick it and quit his job.

Of the Pickle Persuasion by Byacolate and mywordsflyup [14,813 words] Reccer comment: "My favorite food truck au"

Hanzo is convinced that his bento wagon is locked in a corporate deathmatch with the taco truck down the street. Genji just wants to flirt with the produce vendor.

Searching for Game... by AsheRhyder [10,792 words] Reccer comment: "Cute, cute, cute, with fun meta jokes about the game, characters, and community."

Genji wants Cassidy to play the new game he helped develop: Overwatch.

Cassidy just wants his hot upstairs neighbor to stop throwing food at him every time he says "hello".

Shimada Dreams of Sushi by delicaterosebud [24,344 words] Reccer comment: "It's silly, but has the right amount of drama, angst and extremely uncomfortable situations."

As the owner of a mediocre taco shack with tanking reviews and multiple health violations, the last thing that Jesse McCree needs is competition - competition, specifically, from a sushi bar so popular that it drove every other restaurant in the neighborhood out of business.

From the very day that Shimada sushi opened its doors, Jesse had hated that restaurant with a burning passion. ...So how does he end up working for the man who runs it?

To the Great Deep He Goes by westerncibee [53,288 words] Reccer comment: "its been a hot second since ive read this but i remember enjoying this one"

Hanzo accompanies Genji to their new college, and of course Genji would want to room with his friend--leaving Hanzo to deal with a god-forsaken cowboy whose only goal that year was to be Hanzo's friend. And as the cowboy said, "You're stuck with me for the rest of the year." - and a lot can happen in a year.

Mature

The Cooking Cowboy by SadakoTetsuwan [WIP; 79,662 words]

It had started simple—he just needed a good recipe for matcha cake to surprise Genji on his birthday, and so he’d started clicking around for tutorials on YouTube.

But now Hanzo is in deep, and is officially part of ‘The Chuckwagon’; the mostly middle-aged, mostly female fan following of YouTube cooking sensation Jesse McCree, the Cooking Cowboy.

How had his life come to this?

Explicit

School Nights by rebeccastceir [WIP; 45,484 words] Reccer comment: "School teacher au and romance~"

Jesse got so flustered he forgot what he was doing and stuck his hand out. “Jesse. McCree. Jesse McCree. I’m -”

“Hana’s teacher, of course,” Hanzo smiled at him, shaking hands, holding on for a split second longer than necessary. He held his head cocked down, almost shy, but kept looking up from under his long lashes, pretty lips teasing in a grin, and ohhh, Jesse was in so much trouble he ached with it.

“Sorry. You knew that,” Jesse mumbled. Was he red? He felt like he was flaming red. __________

It's the fluffiest, smuttiest, romcom-iest, parent-teacher au we all need and deserve

Shear Bliss by wyntera [12,725 words] Reccer comment: "I think about the way Hanzo's hair is described in this fic all the time"

Sometimes you can't help falling for a handsome face...even if they are holding very sharp objects near your head.

And that's a wrap on Week 3! Thank you to everyone who sent in a recommendation! Keep an eye out for next week's theme: "The Rivalmance," or fics all about the rivals to lovers, enemies to lovers, competitive assholes to lovers of it all.

In the meantime, you can also check out the Week 2 recs here or see the list of past and future themes here!

[moo9395]

20 Questions Ao3 game

this was around last year in October or something but I missed it so I want to do it now

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

9 at the moment (hopefully this will increase soon)

2. What's your total AO3 words count?

13,198

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Various interests, I've done a lot of MCYT and some Ghosts :)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

I think they got me (141)

I'll keep you warm (117)

Late Nights (113)

and a happy new year (57)

Where the flowers grow (56)

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

YES. Because they make me so happy and I love replying to people.

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

I'm very much a happy ending kind of girl but 'Where the flowers go' had a pretty angsty ending in one version (it has 3 separate endings).

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

They all have pretty happy endings but my favourite ending is probably 'and a happy new year'

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Nope :p

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

I do not write smut.

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

I don't write crossovers

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Again not that I know of.

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

No but I have done a gift exchange which was very fun :)

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

You cannot make me pick that I have literally no idea.

Martyn/ Mumbo in the life series is a favourite. Love Ranchers. Patcap in ghosts is precious. Monwinn and Winndox in supergirl are also up there (I'm a Winn Schott fan what can I say).

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

There's a Martyn/ Mumbo fic that is basically just a daydream that I love in my head but cannot put on a page.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I constantly have ideas for fics which I guess is a strength.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Getting the motivation to actually sit down and write stuff is hard.

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

I love when other writers do that, I have mediocre French and Welsh so this could defo be I thing I attempt in the future.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Life Series :)

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

I don't know if I have a favourite but 'I think they got me' holds a special place in my heart for reasons I can't really explain, same with 'and a happy new year' :)

I need all my moots to also do this pretty please.

[bluiex]

My mind is running at like 28mph and I’ve got way to many idea even when I’m trying to write my fics and AHHH

Have you ever heard of Erykah Badu? One of her songs “Next lifetime” has been living rent free in my head and giving me ideas(TOO MANY BTW CAUSE ERYKAH’S SONGS GIVE ME TO MUCH SERIATION)

But the song is like “I’m in love with you, I’d love to be with you seeing as you love me too, but I’m already dating someone. Maybe next lifetime”

AND YOU KNOW HOW MANY SHIPS FIT THIS???? DESERT DUO, DOUBLE LIFE BIGB AND GRIAN, DOUBLE LIFE FLOWER HUSBANDS, RANCHERS, AND ANY SHIP REALLY JUST MATTERS THE AU BUT THIS SO GS HAS NO RIGHT TO DO THIS.

ALSO- bag lady? Apple tree? Kiss me on my neck? THERES SO MANY THAT FIT GRIAN/SCOTT/JIMMY AND IM LIVING FOR IT!!!

ALSO GREEN EYES REMINDS ME OF DOUBLE LIFE SCAR SO MUCH?????? LIKE ITS ABOUT BEING JEALOUS BUT PRETENDING THEIR NOT JEALOUS AND IT REALLY GIVES DL!SCAR AHHHH

Also also Orangemoon honestly gives the vibe of something you make a music video backstory where the older sibling is singing to the younger one.

ON THAT NOTE- ORANGE MOON FEELS LIKE SCOTT TALKING ABOUT JIMMY CAUSE

“His light was too bright, so they turned away. And he stood alone, every night and every day. Then he turn to me, he saw his reflection in me. And he smiled at me.”

ERYKAH IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE ARTIST AND WHILE I THINK CRANE WIVIES JUST MATCHES HERMITCRAFT/TRAFFIC LIGHT SERIES/EMPIRES THE MOST ERYKAH DOES TO AND IM GOING INSANE(mostly cause it’s 1 am BUT Listen to her songs, their amazing<3)

Anon out!

-🌺🪸🥀

DAMN Im gonna have to look up this song!! Cuz holy CRAP THAT SONG FITS SO MANY PEOPLE IN SO MANY SCENERIOS I LOVE IT

[chaiandsage]

Hello I am but a humble Trust Life reader coming to thank you.

I’m on chapter 51, and this is absolutely the best fanfiction I have ever read. You write every character so well, from Scott’s reluctance to Cleo’s bluntness to Impulse’s (excuse the lack of a better word choice) impulsiveness. Im also absolutely in love with the dynamics changing throughout the chapters, obviously Scott abd Tango warming up to each other, but also Lizzie and Tangos relationship with each other, and the way Joel and Etho are written.

I must admit, I have cried multiple times, and all my friends know about how obsessed I am with this. Thank you, so so so so so much, for fueling my snowbugs obsession. Honestly, I’m dreading reading the last 15 chapters, because then it will be over. But reading this has to be one of the best decisions I have ever made.

With that, take a quote that I said out loud while reading this (to be honest, monster of a fic, like goddamn this is longgg):

*Clasps hands and sighs* Sleep together. *Que applauding when they did, in fact, sleep in the same bed.*

again, thank you. :3

You. YOUUUU. You are so freakin kind and I adore you /p

I had no idea there would end up being so many people who are as invested in the snowbugs/flower ranchers ships as I am, but whether you were always into it or this fic was what got you into it, I just think it’s amazing how many of us there are now. I wrote trust life hoping to feed my own brainrot about these guys, but of course I also wanted to make content for anyone else who was obsessed with them too, and I’m just really glad that a fellow snowbugs enthusiast such as yourself is enjoying all of it!

Having 15 chapters left puts you at about chapter 51, right? Or I guess a little after that since you got to the “sleep together” joke, lol. I don’t want to spoil or assume anything, but I’d like to think you’ll be in for a very interesting final stretch with this fic. Or at least I hope it reads that way

Honestly, thank YOU for choosing to read this. It’s just amazing to know it was a decision that ended up being a good one for you and one that you don’t regret. I hope that when you do reach the end, it feels like a satisfying conclusion despite everything being over

[erstwhilesparrow]

double life fic recs

organized by session! (i.e., fics under session 4 will have spoilers up to and including session 4, fics under session 5 will have spoilers for session 5, etc.)

session 1:

these old ghosts; Thunderbirds_and_Lightning - Team Rancher Pacific Rim AU. Brutally sad, but also features: a terrific action sequence, gorgeous prose, unspeakable grief about Flower Husbands, and incredible jaeger and kaiju names.

the right thing; sparxwrites - Cleo and Scott talk the night after the first session. Short and tender and sort of a character study for all of Divorce Quartet despite the other two not being there. Joe Hills, despite also not being there, is a significant presence, which I think really elevates the whole experience.

session 2:

all is fair in love and war but i can't fight with you anymore; wizardlover - Scarian angst with a happy ending. Scar isn't stupid and also he should be allowed to go apeshit. The author is correct on both counts about this. Works out to be very sweet. (Psst. This author does great Scarian just in general -- it is worth checking out the other works in the series this fic is in!)

Detail of the Fire; canarydarity - Team Rancher hurt/comfort, patching each other up after the fire. This one feels a little like walking slowly through an art gallery -- lingering on beautiful / stately / lonely images. Inspired by a Richard Siken poem and does fun things with excerpts from the poem.

those were kinder times; SurrealSupernaturalist - Team Rancher Actually-Ranchers-Not-In-A-Death-Game AU! They escape to a farm and go on a healing arc that is nearly 10k words long. Incredibly sweet, domestic, and warm, plus angst about Jimmy as Omen of Misfortune.

session 3:

[When BigB returned from his rendezvous with Grian,]; orangeocelotmartyn - Ren and Bigb go red and figure out that this isn't going to work. They eat golden apples about it. Very good for Bigb and Ren talking about their relationship! Parting ways basically amicably! Realizing the soulmate thing is bullshit and they can and will pursue what they want!

under my skin?; Sixteenthdays - The soulbound pairs discover that their partnerships are literally, physically changing them. Features snapshot scenes from every soulbound pair as they attempt to cope with this change to varying degrees of success. A total delight all around.

you're the fool, i'm just as well; honeyblock - Pearl gets sick. Scott attempts to soldier through the effects this is having on him to deal with her. Contains: really fun / creative / piercing turns of phrase, Scott and Pearl doing that thing where it feels like they almost understand each other and then everything falls apart again, soulbonds being upsetting.

to catch a secret soulmate; wormcity - The entire server gets looped in on an attempt to find Bigb's secret soulmate. Bets are made, shenanigans are had, the sitcom energy is through the roof. Incredible character voices, and also just generally really fucking funny.

rainy day; whatcaniwriteinthis - It's a rainy day on the Double Life server, and people are waiting it out, or finding ways to occupy themselves, or reflecting on the game so far. The narration style is lots of fun, and it perfectly captures the vibes of hanging out somewhere during a torrential downpour in the late afternoon.

session 4:

[Once a week, the double life players each get one phone call to someone in the outside world.]; dmwrites - The Double Life players make off-world phone calls after session four. They gossip, or pass along life updates, or share blueprints for death machines. Hilarious, and also makes me so goddamn sad about ZombieCleo.

Soulmate-Things With Other People; savannah_owl - During the Homewreckers's pool party, people sneak off in pairs to, shall we say, hang out without their soulmates. There are good times had all around. Features relationships from Third Life, Hermitcraft, and Last Life. (savannah_owl also just has a bunch of really good Double Life fic? Worth taking a look!)

session 5:

hit the ground running; jelliegiggle, rosycheeked - Scar and Grian have a talk at Bigb's grave. Bigb is not, of course, physically there, but it is very much a fic where someone's absence is distinct and palpable. Really really good Desertduo Being Sad And Complicated And Intertwined.

session 6:

[The room is a dim basement room.]; theminecraftbee - Pearl and Scott have a bad time. Superhero AU, featuring a clandestine meeting between two people who hate each other and have no one else who will ever know them the same way. Months after reading it, I'm still obsessed with this one.

and by resilient i mean which holds; TheYesterdayShow - Martyn and Cleo have a bad time. Canon divergent: Cleo and Martyn survive to the end, and wind up talking about what they were supposed to mean to each other and what happens next. Absolutely brilliant characterization for both of them.

sugar, we're going down swinging; BananasofThorns - Etho and Joel have a-- Wait. [checks notes] Okay, honestly, they seem like they're having a fine time. Canon divergence where after outliving every other pair, Boat Boys fight to the bloody death. It's incredibly pretty and perfectly paced.

[floweryred]

Rating the fake last names given to MCYT YouTubers in fanfics

(Completely subjectively and with no real system)

1. One word of their username, no changes-6/10

(ie. Jimmy Solidarity, Joel Beans, Pearl Moon)

Some are better than others, Joel Beans always gets a laugh out of me. Probably the most common and safest. Still solid, and I hardly even think about it anymore when I see it.

2. A part of their username that isn’t a word- 5/10

(ie. Scott Smajor, Lizzie D(e)Shadow, just Gemini Tay or Tango Tek also technically fits here)

This is less common that’s probably because it’s less aesthetic and a tad sillier. I don’t mind it, but it’s a little jarring to read ngl.

3. A play on their username- 7/10

(ie. Impulse EssVee, Jimmy Soliture, Skizz Mann)

It’s also a little jarring to read at first, but I honestly admire the creativity. The first two are real from a Jigsaw AU I read, and after saying “EssVee?” Out loud to myself, I got used to it and now I can appreciate coming up with actual last names. I appreciate this one, especially after trying so hard to come up with a fake example so it didn’t feel like I was singling that person out.

4. A word associated with them (usually from a ship)- 6/10

(Ie. Scott Flower, Tango Rancher, Grian Sun)

It really varies, honestly. Sometimes I’m really not a fan, but sometimes I honestly don’t mind or even think it’s sort of cute. I’m not sure where the line is for me, or if it just depends on my mood. But this one is pretty average once you account all my feelings together. Right now I’m feeling it though, so I added a point.

5. A random last name- 5/10

(ie. Mumbo Gibson, Cleo Jones, Etho Green)

Basic. Doesn’t bother me at all, but it’s not particularly fun. I’m pretty sure I am just accustomed to the last names listed above and so I get surprised when something like that isn’t incorporated.

6. An actual last name made from their username- 8/10.

(Martyn Little/Martyn Wood, Scar Goodman, Gemini Taylor)

While not always possible, some usernames being way harder than others to make real, this is probably my favorite because it combines the real names for a touch of denial that you’re reading Minecraft fanfic with the familiarity of their username thrown in. Only got points off because it isn’t possible for everyone.

7. Minecraft- Idk actually

(ie. Literally just Firstname Minecraft)

I’ve only seen this once and it threw me for a loop. It was literally written as “Jimmy Minecraft” what do I even say to that. It’s perfect. I didn’t even read the fic it was in the description and I was so surprised I just stopped and stared. “Gaming” also fits in to this category btw. Just like… wow. Last name Minecraft.

Okay that’s it!

Friendly reminder to do whatever you want and you have free will and I am just someone on the internet! My opinion is literally nothing to you and your writing and personal opinions. I just made this because I thought it might be fun! Uh let me know if you agree I guess, and have a good life!

[andromedaonline]

tag 9 people you want to get to know better

thanks to @parissfrogg for the tag :] i think ur neat ^_^

Three Ships: ETHUBS <3333 team rancher and flower husbands as well but im an ethubser first they make me ill <3 also im a big qpr tango/etho liker. i miss them :'[

Last song: journey to the past from anastasia! im singing it for a competition so i was just practicing lol

Last Movie: hmhmmmh i watched RIPD with my family the other day it was silly /pos

Currently Reading: i only really read fics lmfao but also i just checked out loveless by alice oseman from the library bc ive been meaning to read it :] so ill be reading that at some point.

Currently Watching: the last of us (pain) though im like 2 episodes behind oopsies. a lot of hermitcraft. limited life. all of this media makes me ill <3

Currently Consuming: not eating currently but i just had some veggie sushi and it was So good :]

Currently Craving: i am also craving some yummy brownies that sounds very good right now lol

ive got a couple to tag :] @jukeboxtea @jasminefoxj @ethubsyaoi @mossbiin @carry-on-my-wayward-gays hiii i think you guys r neat ^_^ sorry if any of you have already done this ahsjfhdjf