#Meme Me

[introvertedx10]

For real

[just-two-blokes]

Nine people you want to get to know better tag game.

Thank you so much for the tag @disastrouscanasta !

Last Song

'Want me' from Baby Queen

Favorite color

Dark / pastel green

Currently watching

'Heartstopper' and 'Wednesday' - A bit of a wild combo but I finally convinced myself to get Netflix and it was so worth it.

Last movie

'Glass Onion - A knive’s out mystery' - Absolutely loved it even though the first film cannot be surpassed.

Sweet / spicy / savory

Sweet.

Relationship status

Single

Current obsessions

The Heartstopper books. Currently reading book 5 and I stopped counting all the tears I shed over these books. I can’t wait for season 3 to start. Also baking. I love baking.

Feeling sad? Bake something

Feeling lonely? Bake something

Feeling angry? Bake something

Last thing I googled

Wednesday (the series). Because I wanted to know the genre of it.

It is Horror. I don‘t know why I thought it would be Fantasy.

Tagging without pressure @infinity2020corner , @acewithobsessions , @dysfunctional-deity , @junkshop-disco and everyone else who would like to join!

[dudja]

Mood:

[hmasfatty]

The original post was getting a bit long so I thought I’d start fresh but @hopetimistic tagged me in a “make yourself game” and who am I to refuse such a thing!

I also made @baglieg, as is my tradition

No pressure tags for @goddammitjim @mercy-misrule @ironedorchid @niamhermind @sqbr

[ivehurtpeople]

Meme day call 9/7/24

My muses w/ tags:  

Logan Howlett (unaware) @ivehurtpeople

Coop Halliwell (aware) @i-trust-in-love ​

Lisa Snart (unaware) @gclden-glider ​ 

Mara Jade (aware) @smuggler-jedi-marajade

Fili (aware) @fili-lionofdurin

Stanley Uris (aware) @stan-birdwatcher-uris

Grace Hargreeves (aware) @grace-aka-mom

Iroh (aware) @acup-oftea-isall-youneed

Carina Smyth-Barbossa (unaware) @carina-smythbarbossa

Connor Angel Riley (aware) @connor-a-reilly

Husk (aware) @husk-gamblinman

Gwen Stacy (unaware) @midtown-gwen

Charles Bingley (aware) @mr-c-bingley

[redheadgleek]

Hello! For the ask game and Glee: 6, 7, 16 and 25 🙂

Thank you!

6: Has fandom ever made you enjoy a pairing you previously hated?

It was because of some excellent fandom writers that I really grew to like Blainofsky as a transformative pairing in season 6. There had been so much anger about the pairing before the season aired, it definitely managed to break all of my blacklists, but I really loved the meta and stories that fandom created after each episode exploring the whys and hows.

7: Is there anything you used to like but can’t stand now?

I don't think so? Glee has always been my happy place, so I've been pretty forgiving of its flaws over the years.

16: If you could change anything in the show, what would you change?

I would have given the role of Maria to Mercedes. I think having Rachel lose something that she really wanted would have been better story development for her.

25: Would you change the ending of Glee?

I wouldn't. I thought it was a pretty damn perfect send-off for my beloved perfectly imperfect show.

[cicaklah]

They aren't turning off the lights on the ward and I can't sleep ama

[junkshop-disco]

Tagged by @writcraft <3

Shuffle your on repeat playlist and list the first 10 songs that play, then tag 10 people.

This is going to be a crapshoot of my Bleak Mid January playlists I fear.

🤠 Glen Campbell - Guess I'm Dumb

Love me some Glen and this perfectly encapsulates the blurring of soul and country music.

🌸 JJ Cale - Magnolia

Read a book last year that had a section on JJ Cale and I've been obsessed with this album ever since.

✈️ Paul McCartney - Jet

Unapologetically love this song. What's not to love about a song that goes woowhooooohoohoohoooo

🖤 Tia Blake - Black is the Colour

Ooh a folk deep dive. Her voice is so poignant.

🏡 Carole King - Home

Carole my beloved. Tapestry was one of the first albums I ever really loved.

🌌 Odetta - Every Night

If you have never heard Odetta, run don't walk.

🗣 Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin

Just an all time classic. Every version, any time, any where.

🎩 Elton John - Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters

Top tier Elton John song imo.

💔 Elizabeth Cotten - I Don't Love Nobody

One of the most shamefully underrated Black female guitarists.

🥃 Father John Misty - Nancy From Now On

"ohhhhh, pour me another drink and punch me in the face" is a) one of the greatest opening lines ever and b) such a mood for January.

I will tag: @septemberrie @lustrouswhite @just-two-blokes @myalchod @combatbootsfemme and anyone else who fancies it!

[junemermaid]

writer interview

I was tagged by @vaynglories, @lynne-monstr and @la-muerta all at one point or another. Thank you all kindly, sorry it took me so long! 💗

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

120 unique works. I have two double entries from when the old Yuletide archive was imported to AO3, so the total on my author page is 122. It's missing any fic I wrote before 2005 but honestly I'm fine with those being lost in the mists of the internet. If you know, you know.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

1,004,161.

I didn't actually wait to do this meme until I passed the one million words mark, but I also kinda did.

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

bodies full of untold stories (malec, E, Shadowhunters) / 1,343

an act of faith against the night (malec, T, Shadowhunters) / 1,037

House of Ash and Salt (dorian x bull, M, DA:I) / 995

Walkers of the Winding Path (malec, E, Shadowhunters) / 933

Talking With Strangers (malec, E, Shadowhunters) / 930

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

I used to and it's my one continuing regret that I haven't been able to catch up with my inbox! The greatest reason why I currently seldom reply to comments is that I have such a backlog. The other reason is that I will either answer comments or write more fic, and I'm sure everyone rather that I do the latter. Still, I miss the conversation around fic that replying to comments often generated.

I mean: I need more writing friends and goddamn, please talk to me because I feel detached from fandom and it's the worst thing.

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Probably to make the saints attend them long (malec, T, SH) which ends with extremely heavily implied MCD.

I tend to write hopeful to bittersweet endings, so this was a rarity for me.

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

Define happy ending? I do have one, all souls sheltered, (dorian x bull, T, DA:I) which IS the soft epilogue I wanted those two characters to have after all their toils and troubles.

These two questions mostly tell me that most of my endings don't fit well on the happy to sad scale. I tend to leave characters at points where they can look forward to the future and any acute crises are over, but I really wish "happy for now" or "a happy middle" would stick as ending descriptions because that's where I live.

7. Do you write crossovers?

I write fusions? Not traditional crossovers but I have a very niche fic thing where I take Alec and Magnus and stick them into the worlds of videogames I love. To wit, the Witcher (Walkers of the Winding Path) and Final Fantasy X (Servant of the Spiral).

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Yep. Didn't much care for it.

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

I do! I've written my share of PWP but more typically the process goes something like this:

I find a kink/trope/sex situation I want to try writing

the fic grows copious amounts of plot/worldbuilding/interpersonal drama (exhibit A: the tentacle porn that came with 3,000 words of, uh, creature logistics so I could have tentacles)

I spend two years working on bullet point two before the characters ever get naked in each other's company

My smut fic tends to the tender/longing/emotional, though. I use sex mostly as a vehicle for character exploration or to drive the drama of a story, so most of my sex scenes pull double duty to also move the overall story forward.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge. I'm a pretty niche writer in most of my fandoms, I don't think you would make either much fandom fame or big bucks with my writing.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes! to make the saints attend them long is translated into Italian.

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No. I'm a slow writer and I have to hew out writing time from the bedrock of my RL, so it wouldn't be very conducive to sharing a creative project, even though the basic idea appeals to me.

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

I was gonna make a joke about being asked to rate my children, but tbh I would rather not refer to fictional characters by any family term. However! I have changing obsessions and there's always some ship or canon that is eating up my brain at any given time, but I don't really get over ships. The details of canons fade with time but characters live forever in my heart.

Back in the mists of time, Ichigo and Rukia changed who I was as a person. (Then I added in Renji and It Got Better.) I adore Alec and Magnus but the fandom was categorically A Lot. Same with Dorian and Bull. Josephine and Cassandra were a total crack ship in the sense that there's no canon but I still love the idea of an f/f lady/champion pairing.

And right now I have two competing wuxia ot3s vying from my attention so. This is not a question I can answer.

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

My general fic writing philosophy is "whatever you can, whenever you can". I've made my peace with the fact that sometimes I'll start a thing and post a bit and then it simply won't get finished. Fic is free and no one has to click on a WIP (much as I love those people who will!)

So, unfortunately there's a few old WIPs on my ao3 that I don't think will ever get wrapped. The older the fic, the less likely it is. I keep them up as testament to the process, I suppose, or in case anyone likes the idea enough to read whatever I managed of it.

15. What are your writing strengths?

Putting canon under a lens until I have a mental Wall of Crazy with ten thousand interconnecting red strings and obscure notes, and then wringing story out of elements in the text that might not seem to connect on the surface.

I know sometimes you have to just wholesale go "this makes zero sense" and drop a bit of canon, but what I enjoy is taking bits and pieces and adapting them to fic. My current project is writing all the Mu Nihuang POV she really kind of doesn't get in Nirvana in Fire itself, and I am having a blast.

Also: character voice, action scenes, evocative description, setting up an emotional punch and taking you out with it 2,000 words later

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

I'm slow, picky, and obsessive. I have to be In A Mood before I can put words to paper (I'm trying to combat this by becoming more of a garbage goblin about my first drafts. All words are good words! Hissss!) I'm bad at humour unless I'm accidentally funny.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

It can be used to good effect but it's best used sparingly. I would generally always prefer that plot-relevant or important dialogue were simply, "This is the murder weapon," she said in French. Don't withhold information or emotional impact for the sake of showing off.

And oh god, never, ever put dialogue through MTL and expect it to come out right. If you absolutely need dialogue in a foreign language, consult an actual person that speaks it.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Very technically, ElfQuest. For actual published fic, Rurouni Kenshin.

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

Mysterious Lotus Casebook tickles my brain but I don't yet quite know what I want to write about! I have enough trouble herding the rowdy cats that are my NiF ideas right now.

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

Always the one I'm working on. So much of the joy of fic is bound up in the good creative rush of making it happen. Just as so much of the woe of fic is in the fucking toil of making it happen.

Anyway! Flowers in Dreamland Weather (jingsuhuang, E, Nirvana in Fire) got me out of a slump and gave me new characters and relationships to rotate in my head, and I love it for that.

Talking With Strangers (malec, E, Shadowhunters) actually got finished in a satisfying way, and I love it for that.

Maybe those are my current answers.

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I will no-pressure tag — @theotherjax, @electricshoebox, @faejilly, @sinni-ok-sessi, @ladymatt, and anyone that still wants to do this! I've seen this doing the rounds, so if you haven't yet, please feel free to blame me for enabling you!

[purplehairedwonder]

For the ask game 🍓🍄🔪!

(If this went through earlier plz ignore this one lol)

🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction? 

Oh, man. I couldn't even tell you when I started writing stories; it's been one of those things I've done all my life. I think my first fanfic was a really terrible self-insert YYH fic. I also got super into Harry Potter fanfic while the books were coming out. Thankfully, my writing has improved a lot since then 🤣

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

Law is a control freak in most aspects of his life--except one. Luffy understands the significance of Law's vulnerability when they are together and absolutely loves taking care of him to not only show how much he loves Law but also to prove that he's worthy of Law's trust.

🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

I'm sure there's weirder stuff that I can't think of at the moment, but I've definitely looked up a lot of things about injuries, concussions, and wound treatment.

Writer Truth & Dare Ask Game

Thanks for the ask!

[queenofcarrion]

[just-two-blokes]

Tagged by @junkshop-disco . Thank you so much <3

Shuffle your on repeat playlist and list the first 10 songs that play, then tag 10 people

So for a little explanation:

My ’on repeat’ playlist exists since Wednesday. My January has been pretty rough and I didn’t feel particularly great during this time. But I've been feeling better for a few days now and I made this playlist to get some motivation and some (much needed) self-love.

So let’s get started:

I’m still standing – Elton John

This song helped me through some tough times. Always makes me feel so loved and powerful.

Choose your fighter – Ava Max

Feel-good song from the Barbie movie. So it‘s a win of course.

Honky Cat – Taron Egerton, Richard Madden (Rocketman movie version)

The scene is a masterpiece. The song even more.

Viva La Vida – Coldplay

No explanation needed.

I wanna be a boy – Addison Grace

The explanation would be too long so let‘s just say I relate *a lot* to this song. A lot more than I probably should

Line without a hook – Ricky Montgomery

This song reminds me very much of Thomas and Richard (Thomas‘ POV)

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell (Rocketman movie version)

If there is one song that makes me feel like it was the right decision to let go of something I thought would last forever then it’s this one. Also Jamie Bell singing his part of this song always gives me goosebumps.

Don’t stop me now - Queen

It’s been ages since I’ve last listened to Queen. I forgot how much of a banger this song is.

Counting stars – OneRepublic

Chase your dreams, you only live once :D

Hermit the frog - Marina

The Thomas Barrow vibes are strong in this song.

If you have made it this far.. congratulations!

Tagging without pressure:

@infinity2020corner , @dysfunctional-deity , @disastrouscanasta , @acewithobsessions and anyone who fancies it!

[myalchod]

Tag 9 people to get to know better (via @deiasilva10 💙)

Last song: The Mechanisms - “Loki”

Currently watching: last thing I had on was Good Omens 2, for a rewatch. I bounce around a lot. Before that it was some documentaries and the music video for The Proclaimers’ “Throw the R Away”.

Three ships:

Silrah (Farah Dowling / Saul Silva), Fate: the Winx Saga, on account of eating my brain the most currently.

Milathos (Athos / Milady de Winter), BBC’s Musketeers and more generally, because it is one of my once and future ships.

Corlys Velaryon / Rhaenys Targaryen, House of the Dragon, because they made me give an excessive amount of fucks in the show (blame to Eve but especially to Steve for being the captain of the fucking ship, as he should be).

Favorite color: darker cool jewel tones (I know it’s not one colour, shh) and wine red.

Currently consuming: steamed green beans and a tuna sammitch (lunch at proper lunch time? gasp!)

First ship: that I remember? Beverly Crusher / Jean-Luc Picard, ST:TNG. Even smol Charis went hard for the unresolved tension. 😂

Relationship status: single

Tagging (only if you wanna!): @somenamewithepineapple, @backjustforberena, @veritaserum07, @lustrouswhite, @jenni3penny, @lyliah7, @foullightdiplomatcreator-blog, @aserene, and @vera-dauriac. No obligation any which way!

[hmasfatty]

WIP Tag Game

Rules: Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs

I was not tagged in this but I saw @screamlet do it and I’ve been looking over my WIPs lately so I wanted to do it. I have a bunch of them in varying states of being from a variety of fandoms.

tell me your name is it sweet

Space Baby

Opus 66/Cello There

hey baby, i think i wanna marry you

Transsexual Healing

Untitled JayTim Cave Sex Pollen Fic

First Contact

Sandstorm

He Shoots, He Scores

The Gay Kama Sutra, by Colin Spencer (if you saw this post previously, this was The Lost Fic, which has now been found!)

Tagging @r0b0tb0y @goddammitjim and anyone else i know who writes (sorry I’m not sure who that includes these days) but with no pressure!

[jicklet]

9, 28, 55, 69! <3

(Ask meme for people in their 30s)

9. What's your emotional support craft?

Listen man I'm going to get back to that hex quilt any day now, I swear—

28. Be honest, do you like all of the pictures of their babies that your friends send you?

[2001 Schneider voice] oh cool baby!

None of my immediate friends have had babies yet, so it's all been secondhand babies. Which is like, medium exciting, because I'm not as emotionally attached as I would be if this was a baby I might be expected to help babysit or something, but it also hasn't been often enough that the novelty has completely worn off of seeing "Whoa, that nugget is becoming a real human being" in real time. And I like when my friends are excited about things. I guess overall I'd rather get a puppy picture, but it's still pretty neat.

55. Favorite high-effort meal that you make?

99% of my meals are either simple or slow cooker/things I can make in large batches, so I can't say any of my go-tos are really that high effort, but I will call out these Caramel Apple cookies! Totally worth the pain in the ass they are to assemble, they're sooo good and get absolutely devoured wherever I bring them.

(Do not bother with Kraft caramels, they taste like nothing.)

69. What are you looking forward to next week?

We don't have work on Thursday, and random days off in the middle of the week are just kinda fun, it's like bonus time! (I don't love not getting paid but, eh. It's an investment in me time.)

[ivehurtpeople]

Meme day call 8/10/24My muses w/ tags:  Logan Howlett (unaware) @ivehurtpeople Coop Halliwell (aware) @i-trust-in-love ​Lisa Snart (unaware) @gclden-glider ​ Mara Jade (aware) @smuggler-jedi-marajade Fili (aware) @fili-lionofdurin Stanley Uris (aware) @stan-birdwatcher-uris Grace Hargreeves (aware) @grace-aka-mom Iroh (aware) @acup-oftea-isall-youneed Carina Smyth-Barbossa (unaware) @carina-smythbarbossa Connor Angel Riley (unaware) @connor-a-reilly Husk (aware) @husk-gamblinman Gwen Stacy (unaware) @midtown-gwen Charles Bingley (aware) @mr-c-bingley