#Squid's fic thoughts

[larryssquid]

never been so defenseless

By reliablyimperfect

Harry always thought he’d falter in the face of danger, because no one can ever be truly ready to see their loved one in danger. Even with the warning that’s literally inked into his skin, all the training Harry’s done, and all the hours he’s spent in the gym, nothing could’ve prepared him for how it feels to look up and see the glint of a knife under the streetlights.

Or

An ode to awkward, oblivious Harry

Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Bottom Louis Fic Fest (One Direction), BLFF 2021, Prompt Fic, Eventual Smut, Boxer Harry Styles, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Protective Harry, Awkward Harry, Guns, Misunderstandings, Bottom Louis Tomlinson, Top Harry Styles, Blowjobs, Anal Sex, Rimming, Anal Fingering, lots of cute dates, Teasing, Boys Kissing, Happy Ending, Non-Graphic Violence, Additional Warnings in Author’s Note

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 23,333

Complete

Collection/Fest: Bottom Louis Fic Fest 2021, @bottomlouisficfest

Squid's Thoughts:

Just reread this for the second time. Loved it just as much as the first time. I love how protective Harry is, and despite that being one of the main parts of the fic, it's still subtle when around Louis... until non-subtlety is needed.

[duckapus]

Since splatfest is it's own thing in the squid meme au what teams was Meggy?

(so I'm going with the North American Splatfests for this since in SMG4 canon the Mushroom Kingdom and Inkadia are in the US for some reason)

Splatoon 1

(since this would all be before she met Mario I can only base them off her pre-character development personality and Vibes. I have explanations for a few of them but for most I'm kinda-sorta picking at random)

Cats (since she eventually gets a cat in canon)

Roller Coasters

Marshmallows (we saw how that one food fight episode went)

Autobots

Art

Planes

Ninjas

Burgers

Naughty

Future

Pokemon Blue

Snowman

Spongebob

Costume Party

Early Bird (She would be a Morning Person, wouldn't she?)

Marie (I HC that she used to have a celebrity crush on Marie. Because I Can)

Splatoon 2

Cake

Ketchup

Flight (Mostly because she picked her team right after getting home from Mario's Challenge and was thinking that flight would've made some of those floors a lot easier to get through)

Vampire (This one's just for me ;))

Sci-Fi (the Fest started the same day she did a Matrix scene for a movie audition, it just makes sense)

Sock (honestly she kind of just picked one at random since she was too worried about Paige to really care. she almost didn't bother going at all)

Action (duh)

Money

Egg

Soccer (anyone notice a pattern developing?)

Leo (okay losing streak aside I genuinely think Leo would be her favorite of the four)

Mikey

Raph

No Pulp (the texture just feels wrong to her)

Octopus (She ended up in matches with Desti a few times and it was awkward being on the same side)

Fork (FINALLY A WIN! Just in time for Waluigi Time...)

Skipped (she was a little busy being the first victim of the Waluigi Apocalypse)

Treat

Salsa (she may or may not be allergic to avocados)

Hero

Friends (considering what I've implied Meggy and Paige's parents are like compared to the NSS and Glitchy Gang is it really surprising?)

Pancakes (she might have just flipped a coin for this one)

Skipped (she doesn't have time for Splatfest there's TRAINING TO BE DONE!!!)

Skipped (kind of hard to participate in Splatfest when all your weapons are stolen)

Skipped (both because she wouldn't have had time with the Tournament going on and...you know...the whole Being Kidnapped Thing)

Narwhals (after Mario's pep talk part of her getting back into the swing of things includes doing Splatfest stuff)

Chaos (she probably would've picked Order before she met Mario, but...)

Ketchup (a lot of things have changed for Meggy. her preference in condiments isn't one of them)

Treat

Super Mushroom (apparently she likes how they taste)

Splatoon 3

(I know she doesn't live in or even near Splatsville but thanks to the DLC we know that Inkopolis participates in Splatsville Splatfests and I figure that by this point there's be a large enough population of Inkfish living in the Mushroom Kingdom that they would too. Plus Meggy's still at least part inkling and is still culturally an Inkling so...)

Rock

Skipped (since her very existence happened to be illegal at the time and she and every other OC dropped dead the exact same day the Fest started)

Grass

Sweet

Milk Chocolate

Aliens (in honor of Greg, of course)

Courage

Skipped (depending on how the timeline works out this is either during or immediately after everyone being stuck in a simulation for about a month. no way they're bothering with an ice cream Splatfest of all things)

Love (time changes a person)

Big Man (she did feel a little awkward picking between people she considers friends by this point. that being said, BIG MAAAAAAAN!!!!!)

Skeleton (I know this happens at the same time as Heist WotFI but she isn't even in that episode (I don't care that she was credited for the song that was her voice actress not Meggy herself she was not physically present and had no idea what anyone was doing that night))

Hug

Friends

Friday

[We interrupt this broadcast to bring you PUZZLEVISION!!!]

[And this one too!]

Save the World (obviously)

[golby-moon]

uh oh I did a thing and I'm finally posting it like I promised to do uhh like a week ago oops

*magical distraction in the form of giant squid!Cas being grumpy over getting called a sea monster and his pirate boyfriend thinking his grumpy face is cute*

y'know like you do. what better way to celebrate the start of Spooky Season than with fanart for a fic I accidentally maybe contributed to the existence of

this brush is weird to draw details with but the backgrounds look pretty good and I had a vision. turned out okay I think, though the expressions are a little weird. I did originally have Cas' skin in the second one the same dark blue his squid form's base is but it was way too dark to see where the hair was, let alone any smaller details, so I lightened it. their hair is weird because it's supposed to look wet but...doesn't uh. I say weird too much

update thing but I remembered I wanted to share the backgrounds as well so here they are. they look decent enough I think

the fic this is made for is called "Monsters Of The Deep" by @lazarus-rose

(10/01/23)

[padfootastic]

hello miss padfootastic I am here to see if you have ever considered writing age gap prongsfoot???? idk how that would work, but I am leaving this prompt in your inbox and running away.

miss imp!!!

i have not considered this but i am absolutely listening. age gaps are…*chefs kiss*

so, i’m thinking it can go two ways.

1. mythical monsterfucking

one of them, say sirius, is like a hundred year old vampire—bit of a crotchety old man stereotype who doesn’t really like humans and keeps to himself, travelling the world in luxury and generally doing what he wants. cue like, 20-21 year old james potter who stumbles into his path and never lets go. he’s so fascinated by sirius, sirius is a bit baffled by this small, fragile human who isn’t scared of him??? even after finding out the truth??? it’s peak sunshine-grump dynamics where j slowly breaks his barriers down until sirius is practically worshipping this little human, becoming unbearable protective & not letting anyone touch him. james goes to university with a 300 year old figure of legend as his bodyguard, nbd. gets fucked by a dick older than his family lineage. ykno, that sort of thing.

(also,,,,if u really wanna go all the way,,,,think kraken!james with multiple limbs/tentacles who’s been isolated & othered for his very long life for being different and along comes sirius, coming right up to the sea just to talk to him, hang out, tell him stories. never once being intimidated or making him feel like a freak. just—smol, human sirius teaching love and tenderness and affection to a scarred, lonely monster. that’s all)

2. the normal, perhaps more scandalous, human route.

of course, the only valid option here is a sugar daddy dynamic. let’s see. i know sirius as the older one feels more typical, but i’m thinking…businessman james encountering teenage/young adult rebel sirius who runs away from his home. james offers to give him a house and food, all above the board. over time, sirius obv falls in love with him but j is an honourable man, turns down his advances bc he doesn’t want to take advantage of someone so vulnerable. of course, there’s some dubious notions of power imbalance & stuff here but arguably, that’s what makes it fun. it’ll be a very classic younger-person-chasing-the-older-one bc i’m a sucker for that trope and i can just see sirius being a little minx, eroding all of james’ self control using whatever means he could and not even feeling a little guilty about it.

[catgrassplantdad]

thank you for the tag, @energievie @gardenerian @gallawitchxx @squidyyy23 !! 💜

Rules: post the first lines of your last 10 fics/chapters posted on AO3 (if you have less than 10 fics posted, post the first lines of all your fics) and try to draw some conclusions.

It's a beautiful day, one of the first nice days of the year. - golden

Moving out of the apartment couldn't have happened a moment too soon, in Mickey's opinion. - ligature

He got himself into this. - make the yuletide gay, or whatever

He's on his side, comfy in their bed, lips parted, eyes closed. - lush

Mickey's brain comes back online some time later, and as it does so, his mission becomes clear. - fulfillment

It's become a problem. These new builds are nice, but they're cheap, right? - kinktober collection

Mickey's lucky, he thinks. - and i'm your warm receiver

In retrospect, Ian's not sure why he'd thought renting furniture for the apartment would have been a good idea. - cinematic

It's not like he doesn't remember what it's like. - watching

He wakes up, and he knows it's early. - peace comes dropping slow

conclusions: first of all, i know i cheated by sharing more than one line for one of these. but, like mel, a bitch is succinct. more than one of these open with four fucking words alksflhgl. i tend to start with really short declarative statements that hopefully make readers interested in what's going on, but i don't know how engaging it actually is. hm!

i'll tag @howlinchickhowl @ardent-fox @whatthebodygraspsnot @whatwouldmickeydo @crossmydna @thisdivorce @celestialmickey if you guys feel like playing! 🖤

[mango-fizz]

EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP

READ THIS RIGHT NOW

[tragicclownwrites]

🤡

[elemom]

okay i wanted to expand a bit on the post i made about ikkan 5D chess with an Actual explanation of my hcs

I’m really starting to like the idea that the members of sqsq had major character development between s1 and s3.

TLDR:

Ichiya is described as selfish, overconfident, etc, and i would imagine fame just Amplified that. He probably has the gifted kid syndrome of “everything comes easy to me so i don’t even have to try” despite the fact that raw talent can only get you so far. He’s the peak example of a gifted adhd kid who gets gifted kid burnout. I imagine that’s why we didn’t see any music from him in that time- he was burnt out, because he found out that running a band (or, solo career) is HARD and it’s more than just banging out some tunes. It’s not until he recovers (maybe with the help of unnamed clam guy? trying to fit them into this nintendo pls give us the lore) that he and the others can start front roe. Finally, after all these years, that true “potential” has come to fruition and squid squad truly no longer needs Ikkan to do the heavy lifting. I think during the hiatus he did some self reflecting- one of my hcs is that he hit a MAJOR creative block, which he endlessly tried to overcome but never found himself able to until he realized what was ACTUALLY causing it. Only after that was he able to meet back up with everybody and start making music again. Maybe there’s some good ol’ power of friendship going on, with him realizing that it’s okay to not be able to do everything on your own and that he WASN’T this perfect rock star he thought he was.

Which isn’t to say Ikkan is perfect. I’m starting to like the hc that he’s blunt to a fault and doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about what others might feel about the things he said. I think leaving sqsq was an impulse decision, probably after one of the band members (likely ichiya) did something stupid. Ikkan didn’t say much about leaving, and he REALLY came to regret that. When he realized he seriously hurt everybody, he just. Withdrew. He felt too ashamed to try and really apologize, because he felt so awful about how he went about leaving. It was Warabi who really pushed him to Finally talk to them. (Although at this point i hc Ichiya hadn’t had his Character Development yet and went OFF on Ikkan, leaving Warabi to pick up the pieces and convince Ichiya that Ikkan isn’t a bad person. (Ichiya and Ikkan ended up becoming pretty good friends through this)

As for Nami and Murasaki, I don’t have too much on them simply because I had to scrap a lot of my hcs about them bc i realized it didn’t fit in with the lore. I’m Working On It. If anybody has any ideas tho i’d love to hear em lol. My original hcs were that Nami joined competitive tower control and Murasaki went to college, but i’m still iffy on if that works for them. Nami MIGHT have made some solo music, but I don’t think it ever really went anywhere

Anyway, after all this happens, Ikkan is able to actually apologize and Ichiya accepts it, giving an apology himself. Now that he’s in a new band, Ikkan realizes that Ichiya has finally grown to reach that potential. He isn’t going to rejoin or anything because he doesn’t want to undo all that progress, but he and Warabi agree to make a cameo on Front Roe’s newest song, Sandy Side Up. From this point on, i think they’re friends again :)

Thank you for reading have a bonus drawing. (tumblr is glitching so it might just show up as another deeply flawed ichiya, thanks tumblr)

[linh-cindy]

I just watched Squid Game (which I was totally not scared to watch the past three yearssss) and I drew Cinder as Sae-byeok/067 because Sae-byeok is a sLAY. And honestly idk I feel like Cinder would be Sae-byeok for some reason... wHO NEXT

[annaofaza]

👀 for the choose violence ask game, 7 and/or 17! i don't think i've seen you actively dislike a character before

7. what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how the fandom acts about them?

I don't think fandom has influenced my dislike of a character; I dislike them all on my own lol I do disagree with some takes, but it's along the lines of "I just don't prefer a Lotor redemption arc like a lot of you, given everything" (vld), not hatred.

17. there should be more of this type of fic/art

There absolutely should be more "Knives finds out about vashwood (canon-verse) and uses that against them" fic! We're talking hostage situations! Bond villain monologues! Imprisonment with threats to the other! Hypocritical lectures about love! Blackmail! H/c with a dash of "let me go so Knives can't hurt you anymore"! Have they acknowledged the feelings between them? No? Even better!!!!! Give them all to me!!!

Make me choose violence via askbox! Here's the list.

[toiletwipes]

hi?? hello?? im currently loving villain by the devils law?? like im genuinely obsessed and i have so much to say so have this whole ass rant??

so like— this might be a stretch but im kinda thinking that honey might be non-human as well?? that whole bit about her “glittering (or glowing i dont remember) in the moonlight” kinda threw me off but that might just be me being dumb asf,, BUT ALSO on top of that, the whole thing with eileen dreaming about honey before she was born?? kinda makes me think that honey is one of them forest creatures that just kinda inserted herself into their life?? idk lmao i might just be going crazy or smth

BUT ALSO IK I SAID THIS BUT I GENUINELY LOVE THIS FIC SM ALREADY like i cannot get it out of my head, and ik u just uploaded a chapter but im wondering if u have a schedule or at least know when the next one will be out??

also do u think i could be 🐙 anon??

first off i love you. we r kissing rn.

mmmmmm i can't remember if i said it before BUT I can't spoil toooooo much but she's not a changeling and she is eileen's kid, 100% (but i can't remember if i said she was human or not. hmm. fkfjdjfj)

but i did put that line in there on purpose! im glad you caught onto that!

AND IM!!!! SO SO SO HAPPY YOU DO!!! this fic has been stewing and brewing in my head for a while now and NOW!!

hmm so my schedule.

i work weekends so i would love to update on like tuesdays or thursdays but its not always the case (and tbh its been more along the lines when i get a killer idea and it needs to be written now)

so. let's aim for tuesdays and thursdays, or just a generally every other day.

but I AM VERY EXCITED FOR WHAT COMES NEXT SO THE NEXT CHAPTER COULD COME VERY SOON. PERHAPS. MAYCHANCE.

and i see u, u can be the anon of my dreams but yes!!

[readers-folly]

…188, dark castle arc

my favorite romance trope is like. you dont want to hurt me but i am asking you to hurt me. i need you to stab me. i need you to hit me. i need you to carve this out of me. i need you to cut something off of me. this will hurt both of us in incredible ways. yours are the only hands i trust enough to weild this knife. you do not want to hurt me. i am asking you to hurt me.

[waywardsalt]

writing down some notes for bellum traits/speculative biology/whatever so here's a couple so far

he's cold blooded but can't die due to extreme temperatures, it just makes it harder for him to function.

amphibious in the sense that he can survive in both water and air, though he doesn't really need to breathe, if anything he mostly interacts with water and air through traversal differences.

he does move like a squid, he can just float around but to move faster he does need to move his tentacles for slight propulsion and steering, and does intake and jet out water or air for some extra speed. he is not literally a squid creature but he is very similar.

he's got little barbs on the undersides of his tentacles (similar to the texture of a cat's tongue) which help with grabbing onto and holding things.

he can pull his main eye down into his body if he wants to use his mouth as... a mouth, or when he creates those little goop things or otherwise to spit out that purple substance.

[hawnks]

it’s here!!!!!!! cannot wait to submerge myself in the liquid light of your writing <333333

ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

[writersblockiskillingme]

Hook with the daughter of Ariel or something like that. With them being in a secret little relationship but he’s always trying to come up to her and flirt with her. Maybe Uliana finds out and freaks out the rest is up to you

Secret | James Hook

Pairing: James Hook x fem!reader (Ariel's!sister!reader)

Summary: Once Uliana figures out your secret, everything comes crushing down.

Warning/s: angst, but with a happy ending, fluff, keeping secrets, fight, short fic, possible grammar and/or spelling mistakes

Author's note: It's here, hope you enjoy!! Also, I made the reader Ariel's sister because in my head, it fits the timeline.

Honestly, nobody had any idea how it happened. You were Ariel's sister. He was a pirate. How in the world did you manage to end up together?!

Well... truth to be told... it happened so suddenly, just like when the storm in the middle of the sea happens. Nobody really expects it, but it arrives it crashes you with its whole might. Leaving you breathless.

It was a normal, sunny day when you met him. You were walking down the corridor, just trying to get to Merlin's class. Clutching your book in your hands, you found yourself outside as you came face to face with Hook. In the middle of the courtyard. All alone. His back was turned to you, and with that finding, you felt the sigh of relief leave your body pass your lips. It doesn't matter, you thought to yourself. So you decided to keep walking. You did not want to be late to class.

But it seems like the luck wasn't on your side that day. He turned around and walked up to you as he yelled out.

"Ahoy there, mermaid!" He smirked as your eyes met. "Skipping class again, I see. What's your excuse this time? Lost your voice singing to the fishes?"

James Hook, now leaning against a stone pillar, hook on his right hand and a mischievous glint in his eyes as his eyes scanned you.

"Hook, I unline you, am actually trying to now get there in time." You rolled your eyes at his teasing but decided that maybe it was time for you to finally tease him back a bit. "But don't worry, I've got a treasure map to Merlin's class. Care to actually join me?"

You saw a little tint of blush forming on his face, but you must have imagined it. And just as you thought that this would be the end of your conversation, he did something that left you stunned.

"Merlin's class? That's the real curse of Neverland. But I'd follow you anywhere, little mermaid." He gave you a wink, smirking.

You found yourself blushing, but no... it... it can't be. Luckily, you quickly regained your composure and continued your, playful, rivalry banter.

"You know, pirate, I've heard rumors about your hook. Is it true you lost it in a duel with a giant squid?" You leaned over closer to him.

"Aye, but it wasn't just any squid—it was the one that stole my heart." He smirked as he leaned down, closer to your face. "But now, here I am, a one-handed pirate with a penchant for trouble and a weakness for mermaid smiles."

You found yourself laughing at his flirting. You couldn't help it, it was just so... so endearing.

"Well, Captain, I've got a secret too." You said, with a little smirk planted on your face. "I've hidden my voice in a shell. Only the right kiss can unlock it. Interested?"

And so you did that for a while until you two were actually late for Merlin's class. You walked in, and Hook did not. But there was no way that you would admit to anyone, even your friends, why you walked into the class flushed, cheeks pink, with a stupid smile on your face.

You do, of course, realize that this was a bit abnormal. He was a pirate and part of Uliana's crew. You were a mermaid princess, daughter of the Triton himself. It was not normal, but as the days passed and what was a true rivalry, banter turned into just pure flirting, you found yourself not really caring.

As weeks passed and the flirting continued, somehow, you found yourself having a pirate boyfriend. After all of that, Hook and you started dating. Somehow.

And it was better than you ever expected it to be. You sometimes felt like, outside of Uliana's crew, you were the only one that he was nice to. It was... perplexing. But you loved it.

However, you both agreed that you should keep your relationship a secret for a while for both of your sakes. You weren't dumb. You both knew how your friends would react if you told them that you were dating. So that's how it all started. Secret stolen glances when nobody was looking, passing notes in class, stolen kisses when you were all alone, and, of course, flirty teasing banter.

That's how you found yourself, pressed against a tree in the school's courtyard, Hook with his hand by your head, his hook under your chin, trapping you.

"You're a siren in a landlocked school." He spoke, looking into your eyes. "Your voice could raise sunken ships, and your smile—well, that's my undoing."

"Tell me, Hook, do you ever dream of flying?" You asked as you started to trace your finger along his hook. "Not in a ship, but with wings made of stardust?"

He looked at you, captivated.

"Every night, my dear. And in my dreams, you're the compass guiding me through constellations." He leaned down towards you, your lips almost meating until something happened. Something that would change this forever.

"Hook!!" The terrifyingly hight and mighty voice rang out along the school courtyard.

You both turned around and froze as you came face to face with Uliana, Hades, Maleficent and a few more people that joined the courtyard when they heard yelling.

"But reality has a way of clipping my wings." Hook sighed as he moved away from you slowly, your heart speading up and breaking at the same time.

"Are you out of your mind?!" Uliana screamed. "What are you doing with a mermaid?!"

That's when you noticed something. Yes, Hook moved away from you, but his hand with his hook that was under your chin was now placed on your waist, still holding you close to him.

"Calm down, Uliana." Hook spoke up, looking at him.

"Calm down?!" Uliana yelled, absolutely fuming. "Are you seriously telling me to calm down right now?!"

"Yes." Hook said, "Yes, I am."

"Don't play games with me, Hook." She threatened before throwing a glance your way, smirking as she plotted against you. "If you don't stop doing whatever you're doing with this one, you will no longer be a part of my crew."

A moment of science was heard around the courtyard, and you know that it was over. He couldn't give up on his crew, and you most certainly did not want him to, so that means that your relationship has reached its inevitable end. Your heart was breaking as you looked on the ground, slowly moving away from Hook.

"You won't do that." He spoke up, his voice strong, ringing out. "We won't end our relationship." He turned to you and brought you closer to him once again, smiling at you before turning to Uliana with a determined look.

"You know that you need me whether you liked it or not. So, no, you won't throw me away from the rest of the crew. And even if you do, it doesn't matter. I still have her, and that is something that nothing will be able to change." He spoke as her face was formed into pure shock.

"So good day." He sarcastically bowed before he ruined around with you and walked away.

"Don't worry, she'll come around." You looked at him. "Maybe..."

"I honestly don't really care." He shrugged, his eyes ringing with truth. "I have you now, little mermaid, that's all I need and so much more, really."

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TAGLIST:

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[faerynova]

PIGLIN BRAIDS

some of my personal lore/ideas for piglins!

hair is incredibly important in piglin culture, and you essentially display your life and who you are and your connections to others through your braids and jewelry

some more details/thoughts under the cut:

about a decade after philza and techno became friends, philza and techno were stuck in the nether when philza was injured (source of his bad leg) and they had to get help from a local bastion. they ended up befriending people and stayed there for about 150-200 years before they finally left, but every few hundred years they go back to spend a few decades there. they also go back specifically whenever philza and trixtin want to have children.

techno has 2 studs in his ear that philza doesn't--they're actually the earrings of his OLD/first sounder which doesn't exist anymore.

a lot of occupations are lumped together--philza's braid specifically means "builder", which refers to architects, artists, smiths, sculptors, and other professions of the same speed.

god/worship braids are meant to be knotted into your hair and stay there until your hair grows out and you have to redo the beads. each commonly recognized god has their own bead patterns, though eut'oob (i yoinked the name from a fic and i dont remember which one aaa if anyone in the notes remembers ill credit it) is a surface god and techno made up his own braid pattern for him because he isnt worshipped in the nether.

piglins have matesprit, moirail, and kismesis jewelry >:] iykyk. emduo are moirails cant change my mind. (techno had kismesis chains/jewelry for squid but that was a long time ago--squid died of old age)

word braiders are a highly valued part of piglin society. the reason it's a piercing and not a braid is because you have to be gifted a nose ring and be approved to get a piercing by another master word braider to show that you're qualified to call yourself one. you can't just put in a braid and call it a day.

wilbur grew up in a bastion till he was like 14/15 but he ended up chopping all of his hair off when he was a teen. techno is the one who gave him his nose ring when he was 17.

thats all i can think of have a nice day <3