#Meme me

[introvertedx10]

For real

[cicaklah]

For the meme ask 😊

What have been your favorite ships to obsess about this year? 🤔

okay so this year has been 95% the Kirk/Spock of One Man, as is right as it is my big project, but I have also had my moments getting too into some other ones!

I wrote there is water at the bottom of the ocean for Threshold day this year and that basically made me a Janeway/Paris shipper, which I hadn't been expecting at all, and then I was even more pleased to find it was originally supposed to be the canon ship, before they chickened out, apparently because of the age gap. Disappointing, honestly.

This has been my Kathryn Janeway moment - being that I am rapidly approaching my 40s, finding that there already IS a captain for me, especially since I am also a newbie at being a leader, its been quite nice to be like WWKJD? And then probably not do that, because damn, there are some DECISIONS there. But it makes me think a lot about her and therefore who I ship her with, and its basically easy as ABC - anyone but Chakotay.

I was surprised at how hard I shipped Diana/47/Grey when I started writing it this year. So I've definitely been thinking about them a bunch.

And then there's the RPF - being that I was sick, I immediately started rereading specific favourite rpf fics, and once the walls start to come down I start thinking about others. you know who I mean, because we share the brainworms. So definitely thinking about Them. and writing Them. It pours out of me when it does, and I think I'm at the point where I need to be ritually RPF-let or I can't function as a normal human.

I forget what I wrote this year but I can't not talk about the rhapsorgy, which I feel like people politely ignored as it was probably too horny crack for everyone, but you know, I think it came out of me Going Through Some Things. I almost made a very significant decision at the time, and then wrote that fic instead. So, that's a thing. I realise I am being vague here but you know, exactly how the sausage is made is never sexy.

[junemermaid]

1, 3, and 17 for ao3 wrapped!

1) How many words have you written this year?

AO3 says 88,494 words, but about 16,000 of those were posted last year. I can't be arsed to do the exact math, so the ballpark is about 72,000 words. Which is pretty respectable, after years and years of writing being like pulling teeth. Finding some new fandoms last/this year really helped.

3) What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)?

Uhhh there's kind of two answers. I think the taste of pomegranates is the most ambitious thing I've started this year, but it's not done yet so it exists in a flux state, half real, half in my head only.

So, I'm gonna say A Guest in the House of Dreams (Nirvana in Fire, that happy ending you sometimes need for your doomed ot3), because it slotted together slowly but pretty much exactly as I had envisioned. It does contain that one infamous paragraph where I accidentally plagiarised Little Women and then spent an entire day honing one piece of dialogue to avoid said plagiarism, but even so. Maybe all the more so for all that trouble.

17) Your favorite character to write this year?

Di Feisheng from Mysterious Lotus Casebook. Perfect case of a character you think you have down in the first third of the show, and then the show simply starts unravelling him and recontextualising everything you know, until by the final episode you look at him and go, well, that was a misleading first impression.

Frustrating emotionally locked-up onion man. I'm still weeping as I peel back his layers.

(On that note, shout-out to Lucanis Dellamorte for also fitting this same general type, which is apparently now catnip to me.)

ao3 wrapped

[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:

[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.

[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!

[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]

[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!

[cicaklah]

From infant rind, what’s the coolest thing you’ve done this year?

SURVIVE SEPSIS!!!!!

Like to live is the greatest and most audacious thing you can do.

[junemermaid]

3,5,11, and 19 for ao3 wrapped!

Hello hi! 🧡

3) What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)?

Answered here!

5) What work of yours got more feedback than you expected?

Huh. I actually think I didn't have a lot of expectations this year. I went into several new fandoms and wrote mainly triads after years of mostly writing a two-person juggernaut ship, so I knew there'd be less feedback in absolute terms.

That said, I am tickled that the floating clouds, no resting place (MLC, difanghua) keeps finding new readers. Apparently there was still a niche to fill with the basic "here's what I think happened immediately after the show" scenario, even when the show's been out for over a year.

11) What work took you the longest to write?

Well, I'm still writing several of them. Overall, and the days are bright red (MLC, difanghua) took me about a month of fairly intensive writing. There is also an MLC longfic I've been chipping away at, none of it is posted yet but in terms of brainspace it has occupied me the most, I think. There are some snippets of it here, though.

19) What’s one pairing you want to explore next year?

Ahhhh, I have to answer with two because they're having, well, not a brawl but a heated debate in my brain right now.

a) Li Lianhua, Fang Duobing and Di Feisheng of Mysterious Lotus Casebook, who I've written almost 50k words about but I am not nearly done. This ship got me out of a writing slump (well, I do think NiF paved the way), and I have at least the longfic and then whatever other bits are scattered around in my notebooks.

b) Davrin, Neve Gallus and Lucanis Dellamorte of Dragon Age: the Veilguard, who consumed me enough that @neekerbreeker and I now have a shared fic universe for the express purpose of making this tiny threesome happen. We started the ao3 tag. I have about 30 pages of notes and outlines for that fic series now. So, the only way is forward.

ao3 wrapped

[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!

[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