#Thank you again for the tag

[thescrapwitch]

Multiple Words Monday

Thank you @thelordofgifs and @eilinelsghost for tagging me! This is from Psalm for the Strange, another bonus eldritch!Maglor story. Unlike the rest of the series, it leans much more into the cozy than horror elements. It focuses on a Maglor, Lindir and a few other bards entering a song competition in Valinor. Or, trying to. (Its also in Lindir's POV, which I have missed writing) Here's a little snippet of it:

“It - I mean, he can’t compete.”

“Why not?” asked Lindir.

I followed the instructions and filled out the form in advance, said Maglor. 

“It's not the form. It's that, well…” She looked like she wanted to hide under the table rather than talk to them. “It's against the rules for creatures like you to compete!”

“Oh really?” Lindir put his hands on his hips. “And where, exactly, in this rulebook of yours, does it say that ‘eldritch-creatures cannot compete in song competitions in Valinor?’ Because if it's not in there, then you must be making it up, and if you’re making it up then that’s extremely rude of you and honestly lowers my faith in your ability to judge this competition fairly.”

Tagging: @camille-lachenille @dreamingthroughthenoise @chthonion @lordgrimwing @welcomingdisaster @searchingforserendipity25 and whoever else wants to join in!

[curator-on-ao3]

Seven Sentence Sunday

@divinemissem13 tagged me for Seven Sentence Sunday! ❤️ Thank you so much for the tag! 🥳

No context, here are seven sentences from my current WIP:

“Oh.” There’s a tight clink of her own fork settling onto the table. The table they burned their first night here. Before days stuck in this room and nights that crept by and fatigue that’s sparking now, too, catching like flame on a match and flashing into anger. “I didn’t realize I’m so difficult to spend time with.”

“Una.” The rise in Chris’ voice is a warning that he doesn’t appreciate her eacalating his concern into an argument.

Tagging anyone who wants to play! 💕

[crockpotfullofworms]

[People I'd like to get to know better]

Tagged by: @pointyhatspointyears thank you for the tag!! [:

Tagging: anyone who see's this this and wants to participate, i would love to see your answers! but for now @adrianicsea @romeythehomie and @doomednarrative just because <3

Last Song: knock knock by scattle for the hotline miami soundtrack. i've been in a sythwave mood and i am missing hotline miami a bunch so <3

Favorite Color: YELLOW!! 🌻i love it's warmth

Currently Watching: a lets play of the new silent hill 2 remake!! it looks stunning so far, but i am very interested to see what longtime fans of the series think about it. i watched the original about... a year and a half ago?

Currently Reading: golden son by pierce brown, book 2 in the red rising trilogy. a friend in my crochet group let me borrow them and while i thought the first one was just okay, this one has been nonstop insanity and i'm having a blast

Last Movie: final destination 2!! i have some wonderful friends who have never seen the series before, which is something that needed fixing immediately! i'm so excited for the next one, the third movie has always been my favorite [:

Sweet/Spicy/Savory: hmmmmmm i'll go with savory, but i think it really depends on the dish

Relationship Status: single

Current Obsessions: absolutely ffxiv right now. i'm currently in endwalker for the msq and i am dying to know more. i've been having a ton of fun doing quests and working on achievements

[thisfairytalegonebad]

9 Fandom Peeps to Get to Know Better:

I was tagged by @zanarkandfayth, thank you <33

three ships I like: Ignis/Ravus (Final Fantasy XV), Anne/Jack (Black Sails), Rin/Rei (Free!)

first ship ever: my introduction to fandom was Glee and before I realised I could ship things that weren't actually canon, I really liked that S2 Artie/Brittany ship. I only heavily got into shipping through One Piece and that lovely Zoro/Sanji ship though, I was INSANE over it lmao

last song you heard: Death Valley by Fall Out Boy, my song library's on shuffle and it was playing on the way home from work yesterday

favourite childhood book: god, so many... but The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren holds a special place in my heart (fucking wrecked my heart, too, I reread it once as an adult and it was so much more tragic than I ever realised as a kid)

currently reading: hm. fanfiction. I don't read a lot of books these days

currently watching: House MD! I wanted something long to casually watch but now I'm invested lmfao. Low key insane over House and Wilson like hey wtf those two got going on 👀 i'm very intrigued

currently consuming: still water

currently craving: sparkling water (it's downstairs :( )

tag nine people: I don't think I can come up with nine but I'll tag with the lowest pressure imaginable only if you wanna do it feel free to ignore etc etc: @destinidestati, @ratsetflummi, @potionwine, @0jaybird0, @deducitetemporacarmen, @orangelies

[poisonedfate]

However Many Sentences Whatever Day it Currently is (Tag Game)

Rules: Post a number of sentences from any of your WIPs, equivalent to whatever day of the month it is.

tagged by: @freylins thank you so much!!!! and please accept my sincerest apologies for taking so long, i had decided on a specific wip that was barely even a wip at that point, but i'm too stubborn to change my mind so. hey. here we are.

tagging: i've seen most writers i know do this + i don't have that many writer pals, so instead take this is a plead to befriend

this is the angry kisses wip which turned into the angst wip and has been on my mind for WEEKS

He knew it wasn't exactly fair, Arthur had been nothing if not understanding, but Merlin just couldn't help himself. It would've been easier, he thought, if things had gone the way he expected. Having to persuade Arthur of the good that magic can do, showing him that he only ever wanted to help - if their countless conversations were anything to go by, he knew the prince would only need to be convinced so much, his kindness had already taken him far enough. Looking back on it now, perhaps Merlin should've seen this coming - mistrust over acceptance - but even then, Arthur had taken his words, his explanations and quickly learned to live with them. What he couldn't have predicted was that he'd be the one pulling away. There was a heaviness in his chest every time he thought about Arthur's eyes at that moment, as he wondered out loud about the trust between them. An ache in Merlin's chest kept reminding him of the promises he aimed to keep. He believed in Arthur, more than he ever expected to, and not having to keep this from him any longer allowed him to breathe just a little easier - but how does one let go of something he thought was safe? He never cared much for his own skin, never cared much about being the one staring into the brightness of written fate, but dragging the other, pulling Arthur closer to that same light, did knowledge and trust outweigh the danger and the burden? Keeping that part of himself hidden had become like second nature to Merlin, so even beyond everything else, letting Arthur in had proven to be difficult. In some ways, he did want to show Arthur, wanted to share, have Arthur know him completely, but there was another part of him, one with a louder voice, one that bargained for him to stay the same. There was something familiar in the way Arthur knew him, something easy in the way he recognised him, the way he looked at him, the way they were with each other - Merlin didn't know if he could bear it changing.

this is definitely cheating, because it isn't 17 sentences, but also i'm incapable of writing short sentences so i'm thinking it balances out

[aidanchaser]

WIP Ask Game

In a new post, list 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 of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Thank you @ladyofthenoodle for the tag <3 very kind of you to include me. My wips are... all over the place so I think I tracked most of them down! The only thing is I'm famously terrible at titling things, especially wips so... well, you'll see what I mean.

Boulangerella 2

Time Lady of Creation

Butterfly Effect

1st of January 2024

Chat-Walker

1920s AU

Unluckiest Cat in Paris

Dracula AU

polo i hate it

Fracture, Riptide, & Fault

Annabeth: Ladybug

Lindon Street - gay victorian romance novel

Retna

The Lamb that Ate the Sun

Wisdom's Daughter Walks Alone

I think most of the writers I know have been tagged in this game, so apologies if I am tagging anyone who just did it. - wait I just read 'tag as many people as you have WIPs' which I think is fully unfair but I'll do my best I suppose @rosie-b, @emeralddoeadeer, @chaos-has-theories, @astargatelover, @light-my-star, and @maverickz3r0 and @beatrice1979a! (I think I assumed you just did amazing art but i see you have great fics you can talk about too!!!)

I got 2/5ths of the way there, I think that may be the best I can do. If you've got WIPs and haven't been tagged just whisper my name into your speaker and I will know and add you to the count so I can get closer to 15 tags.

[ferniliciousness]

WIP Game

We're definitely going to pretend I'm not just now getting to this 💀 sorry @xoshepard 😭 thank you for tagging me even if I take forever to reply lmao

I actually have quite a few wips rn which is surprising for me, but this is a little snippet from my latest one.

The door clicks shut behind her, the soft hum of electronics quieting down as she leans back against it, a soft sigh escaping her breath. Tired, so tired, weeks worth of change is bottled up inside of her. So much is different than just a month before.

"KELLICK!" A loud crash echoes into the back room, as a cloud of dust rushes in. What has he gotten himself into this time?

Mumbles of pain mix with bursts of laughter as she tentatively peaks into the next room, where she finds Kellick laid out on the floor covered in yellow paint, and his crest firmly wedged between the slats of a ladder.

Ok, I see why Lunette is laughing now.

If anyone sees this and wants to join in feel free!

[sstrawbearies]

Thank you for tagging me @crystariumrose 🖤

Last song : I’m listening to music rn so I’ll just add the song that’s currently playing lol

Favorite color : black , pastel pink , & red I can’t choose only one lol

Currently watching : mashle & tadamai okerai

Currently reading : I keep up with a lot of mangas/manhwas so it’ll be too long to list lol

Relationship status : taken

Sweet/savory/spicy: sweet I have a huge sweet tooth lol

Current obsession : satosugu , project sekai , & genshin lol

Tagging : @ja-zz , @torgawl , @sscyth-iv , @knightzp , @antii-me , @bingbong , @yoo-joonghyuks-big-naturals , @cl0wnsexual , @pvtaaaa & anyone else who wants to join in ! (no pressure ofc!)

[fade-and-loathing-in-thedas]

omg thank you for the tag @blackstaff-blast 💕💕💕 I love a good tag game :D

Last Song: Happier Than Ever - Edit performed by Kelly Clarkson

Favorite color: various shades of green but probably a forest green

Currently watching: Bridgerton season 3 (I'm a little feral over it atm lol) and rewatching leverage with the partner.

Currently reading: nothing atm but I just finished rereading the villainous things series by C. Rochelle cos they make me laugh and I'm a sucker for cracked romance books lol

Relationship status: happily engaged to the best person I know

Spicy/Sweet/Savory: All three, and sometimes at the same time lol tho I lean much more towards the spicy and savory over sweet.

Current obsessions: tooooo many, but to narrow it down to my current brain rot - dragon age (literally always), baldur's gate (enhanced edition and 3), my OCs, bridgerton, and the twd universe.

Last thing I googled: Japanese hotels (going over there for a friend's wedding)

Tagging (but seriously no pressure): @queerical @heniareth @icylook @bumblerhizal @mocketta @luxflora

[bim-yo-u]

5 Favorite Songs (at the moment)

tagged by @labradorite-princess thank you so much for the tag!!💟

1. paranoia by hearsteel

2. puma by txt

3. scared of the dark by lil wayne, ty dolla $ign,xxxtentacion

4. star walkin’ by lil nas x

5. butterflies by tom odell,aurora

[sunshinechay]

Current tag meme!!

I was tagged by @neuroticbookworm thank you so much for the tag! :)

Current Time: just about 4:30pm

Current activity: supposedly working but since everything’s running smoothly I am entertaining myself by reading and being on tumblr

Currently thinking about: how boring work is today. Which is a good thing, means I don’t have any (metaphorical) fires to put out.

Current favourite song: nothing immediately came to mind so I checked what song was at the #1 spot on my on repeat playlist on Spotify and the answer was Let’s Try by Khaotung which…yeah that tracks (say what you want about the series itself, this song slaps)

Currently reading: a lot of fanfiction (mostly Kiseki atm) but also the English translation for Manner of Death by Sammon

Currently watching: a couple different thing (also this was a good reminder to update my currently watch list on my pinned post haha)

Kiseki

Twins

Lucky My Love

The Eclipse (ever so slowly my life has been hectic lately)

Since Venus in the Sky is over I’m going to try and finish that as well

Plus just a ton that is going to be premiering this month

Current favourite character:

Is it really a surprise? Haha two of my fav tropes in any romance is pinning and angst (with a happy ending) and like Ai Di is that in spades!

Honorable mention to this guy though because he is never going to leave my brain

Current WIP: I have the idea for a superpower og story with inspiration from the 7 deadly sins/heavenly virtues but honestly I’m still waiting for my ability to write to come back from the war

Tags: I’m going to tag @talistheintrovert @syrena-del-mar @lukaherehelp @poetry-protest-pornography and anyone else who wants to do it. (Sorry) If you guys have already done it. I’m not sure who has and hasn’t haha

[thescrapwitch]

Throwback Thursday

Thank you for tagging me @sallysavestheday! Here's a little bit from Much Ado About Something, where Fëanáro finds his eldest son upset and is determined to find out why:

Fëanáro rubbed his eyes, stood up, and marched into the sitting room, a lecture ready on his tongue. He expected to see Tyelko or Moryo or even the twins responsible for the noise, bickering over some nonsense. But it was Nelyafinwë, fire burning in his eyes, pacing around the room like a trapped beast. Nelyafinwë, normally too polite to ever indulge in anger, who now looked like he wanted to tear the furniture apart. Fëanáro watched as he picked up a sheet of papers - Makalaurë’s compositions - and threw them across the room with a scream.

“Nelyafinwë.” Fëanáro frowned at his eldest. 

“Atar.” Nelyafinwë jolted at Fëanáro’s voice. He ran a hand through his hair, struggled to breathe in deep and speak calmly. “What are you doing here? I thought you’d be in the forge.”

“I was taking a small break to review some notes,” said Fëanáro. “You are upset.”

“No. No, I’m - I’m fine.”

Fëanáro raised an eyebrow and gestured to the mess on the floor. “I would expect such an outburst from one of your brothers, but not from you.”

“I’m sorry. I’ll clean it up, Atar. I’ll - ” Nelyafinwë’s hands were shaking. A glimmer of tears shone in his eyes. His eldest was not simply furious, he was hurt. 

Someone, thought Fëanáro, is going to die for this. 

Tagging: @thelordofgifs @searchingforserendipity25 @dreamingthroughthenoise @camille-lachenille @whovianofmidgard @polutrope @tilion-writes and whoever else wants to join in! No pressure, of course!

[acrazybayernfan]

Thanks for tagging me @veyoux (thank you so much 😘❤️)

tea, coffee, or soda? tea, definitely tea, I drink tea for breakfast (earl grey), after lunch (green-teen with mint or jasmine), at five o'clock (black tea) and then before going to bed (herbal tea), so almost during the all day. But I like coffee so I drink some from time to times and I hate soda.

dogs or cats? Dogs. I like cats a lot but I feel closer to dogs. I hope that, one day, I will have a dog with whom i can go hiking and who will also become a friend for my disable little brother and for my horse.

can you play an instrument? I can't but I can sing. I have practiced opera singing since I'm a child.

what’s your sign? pisces and I really really fit into the pisces type

first song lyrics that pops into your head? “but if you close your eyes doesn't it almost feel like nothing changed at all”

do you have any tattoos? no

favourite place you’ve travelled? Siena. I traveled there as a child and the last night of our stay, we saw a firework just about the duomo and the old city and it is one of my most beautiful childhood memories. The city is just gorgeous and I have a special interest and taste for trecento and quattrocento sienese art. However I also have to mention Rome because I traveled there more than ten times and still want to return there and then to come back another time and another one... it's impossible to get bored of Rome. I also have a soft spot for Budapest, Vienna, and of course for Krakow.

what’s the last movie you’ve watched? Les amants timides, it's the film of a theater play from Carlo Goldoni

do you have any hobbies? I have too many for my own good ! I love reading (mostly classical literature and books about art), singing and listening to music, hiking, drawing (even if I'm so bad at it), sewing, gardening, cooking (I can make some really nice cakes hehehe), photography, theater, horse-riding, swimming, watching sports (football, tennis, f1 and cycling mainly) and I started to take a karate class this year (surprisingly I appear to be relatively good at that).

what languages do you speak? French, English (but not as well as I would like), a bit of Spanish that I learned at school and forgot afterward. I understand Italian quite well and I can make a few easy sentences. I also understand a bit of german and polish (mostly just words here and there)

you can hang out with one fictional character for an hour, who do you choose? This is so HARD !!! If I want to have a good time and just enjoy the moment probably signor Benedict or Lord Goring but for a more serious type of conversation Virgile (not the historical character) but the one described by Dante

compliment yourself! I mostly did what I had to do today.

I'm tagging @miasanmuller, @klaarolines, @nyctophilic0vitnir , @hungrigbuffel, @manuelmueller , @littleblueducktales (feel free to ignore it besties this is just a way for me to say hi and I would like to know you better <333)

[eredins-a-king-aint-he]

First lines

Tagged by @the-butch-of-blaviken thank you!! I’m only VERY SLOWLY working on these right now…

1. Dijkstra was in a foul mood even before his study door nearly flew off its hinges without so much as a knock.

2. Cecielle set her tankard down and smiled into the cornflower blue eyes of the man sitting across the table from her.

3. Eskel has never considered himself a religious man. Even trapped in the jaws of death, cornered by monsters of hideous, terrifying nature, he had never even thought to call for the help of gods.

(Cheated on the last one bc the first line is so short lmao)

Hmmm I can never think of anyone to tag lmao, I guess anyone who wants to share?

[solitaryparadise]

tag 9 people you want to get to know better!

tagged by @jinkisaragi, thank you friend

i’m tagging: @any mutuals  or followers who happen by this, so (you)

Currently reading: Finally going through Fire punch and it is... interesting. to say the least. Once i get through it ill start on csm part2 proper

Favorite color: if i had to choose one i think gold is excellent as an accent color, ill use it more often than not when making a character for whatever reason, usually as jewelry or eye color.

Last song: Wisdom of Rage by Waveshaper (Furi is such a good game)

Last movie: Saw the new Avatar movie with my dad around christmas time, it was alright, pretty to look at if nothing else but not particularly memorable

Currently working on: Wish i had a good answer for this, as far as life goes ive been sort of stagnant lately and i hate it, i always feel so aimless when im not working toward anything, even casually. dunno what my next goal will be but i need to figure it out soon. As far as online stuff goes my little friend group is on much less due to a couple of the guys having kids and getting married and  other irl stuff, im very happy for them but it leaves me with a lot of idle time. I suppose right now im looking to find a D&D group, never played but it looks like a lot of fun. Video games are a bit dull recently too in my opinion, finished the msq of ffxiv and i never got too into raiding so my go to game is sort of on the back burner.

[curator-on-ao3]

Thank you for tagging me, @deadheaddaisy! ❤️

We good. We real good.

Tagging anyone who wants to play! 🥳

Doing one of these but with my mutuals after seeing this image on my dash today!!

..Y'know he may be the god of war but.. I'm not mad. No, no not at all. :)

@xxgalacticambitionsxx @hatbox-apologist @ghostingyourass79 @kittieshauntedourfantasy @emerald194 @thatonerabbit @comical-icicle