#Thank you for asking thesubtextis :)

[zeroducks-2]

Important question:

Mermaids??? I must know!!! (Please)

This is one of the less consistent wips that I have (so far it's just notes and bits of ideas, I haven't actually written anything). It came to me because I was figuring out a scenario which would suit the "trapped in a net" prompt of my BTHB card, and initially I thought of an animal shape-shifting AU but then discarded it because it occurred to me that it's Beast Boy's power, I started picturing all characters green in my head and that kinda killed it for me haha.

So eventually I thought of a mermaid AU, and the gist of it goes that it starts with young sailor Slade participating in an action to take down a pirate ship, and at some point he ends up alone in a section of the cargo hold to find a merman trapped in a net. The creature is hurt, dehidrated and won't survive for long unless he receives help, and Slade delivers by setting it free from the hooks of the net and allowing it to leave the ship undetected.

Flash forward to about 50 years later, Captain Wilson now commands the Deathstroke as an implacable scourge of the seas. No one knows why, not even him, but he doesn't grow old and there doesn't seem to be a wound that can kill him, even a sword through his skull took his eye but not his life. However unlike him, his children are vulnerable to harm and disease, and he sets off to find the merman he helped because he heard that merfolk possess the secret to heal all maladies and extend mortals' lives (and he either already lost Grant and Joe, or maybe only Grant, and he's trying to save Rose's life as she's very sick. Or anyway some variation of this).

Somehow he knows how to find the merman that he helped decades before, and again he doesn't know why. It's like there's a link between them that he is made aware of the moment he starts looking, and eventually he manages to find and capture the creature (who basically let's himself be taken). Slade doesn't plan to harm him, he thinks that the merman will agree to heal his child and the creature would in fact do it but it turns out that he can't: he used his magic decades before to gift Slade with his healing factor, to thank him for setting him free, and he can't do it with any other human.

That's what I have so far, and I have various ideas on how to continue it but nothing is decided, and I should actually set to write it I guess instead of just thinking about it 🙃🙂🙃

[gimmemore14]

For the 2nd ask game: Maybe questions 2, 14, 28 and 29? Please don't feel obligated to answer all of them! Cherrypick the suggested questions as you like :3

Ask Game

Oooo thanks for asking ❤️

2. Is there a trope you've yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

Hmmm while I’ve written stuff close to it, I haven’t actually written arranged marriage or like a fuck or die scenarios and that would be fun!

14. What's the worst writing advice you've ever come across?

Ok I can’t think of truly bad advice right now but terrible advice for ME specifically is to write a detailed story outline or to overplan something. I will never write out a story map, cuz whenever I do, I lose interest in resolving the plot and my momentum is shattered. Basic plot bullet points work the best for me! It’s vague enough for improvisation but structured enough that I keep my goal ending and the action’s resolution in sight

28. Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

Hard to choose just three 😭

@everydarkcorner -their pacing is incredible and they’ve got the art of writing longfics down, they keep you super engaged all the way through

@zeroducks-2 -their characterization is impeccable, they let their characters be messy and awful and human. It makes them feel so real and I enjoy them so much more opposed to sanitizing the ‘unsavory’ bits of characters (the parts that make them fun 😭😂)

@thesubtextis -their world building is unparalleled. It sucks you in and doesn’t let you leave, their sladick has lived rent free in my head for months (over a year now??!)

29. If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

I asked/got the go ahead from @withthekeyisking-writer (another favorite writer) to write a sequel/alternate ending to their story A Loaded God Complex where Slade’s body is gone when they head back to dispose of it… as you can guess, Dick will not have a good time hahah

These were fun to answer, feel free to ask more!! ❤️

[stetersecretsanta2024]

Until Next Year!

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the 2022 Steter Secret Santa!! I had such an amazing group of Santas this year. You were all absolutely lovely to work with and have created some really outstanding gifts. I can't wait to read them all!

Extra thank yous to @thewineabout for pinch hitting and everyone else who jumped up to offer when I asked for a pinch hitter. You guys are so kind and make running this event a joy! And thank you to @I-might-be-in-over-my-head , @thegreatcanadianjackalope , and @theydraggedmein for beta reading. As a writer, I know how valuable the work you do is and I'm so grateful for your time and expertise!

It was a busy year for me ( feel free to follow me at @shey-elizabeth to hear what I've been up to ) and this was a fantastic way to wrap it up. I owe so much to the Steter fandom and really enjoy this opportunity to give back a little bit! I can't wait to do it again next year!

~ Shey

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[gimmemore14]

WIP tag game

Thanks for the tag! @lordwisteria

Rules: Post 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.

Feel free to ask specific questions or just put the name in the ask box! Some of these are reasonably written out and others are just random ideas/words written down after an inspiring fever dream

I’m still on vacation but will need something to keep me busy in the airport on the way home so it’d be fun to answer any of these and my other asks on Monday ❤️

- Blood in the Water (duh ;))

- FTH mobster Jaydick

- No Surprises 2 (sladick)

- Zombie Au Sladick

- Royalty (Dark!brudick —> endgame jaydick)

- Tower Rescue(sladick)

- Loaded god complex (transformative cont.)

- Pirate/navy Au omegaverse (Dark!brudick—> sladick)

No pressure tags plus anyone else that wants to :) @hii-theree @caroaimezoe @zeroducks-2 @nightcycles @thesubtextis @withthekeyisking-writer