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thebettybook · 1 year ago

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I, Roronoa Zoro, have a crush

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Characters: OPLA (One Piece Live Action) Roronoa Zoro x Straw-Hat-Crew-Member!gn!reader

Summary: Fluff headcanons of OPLA Zoro developing a crush on you + mini fluff scenarios

Warnings: Some OPLA spoilers ahead! Other than that, all fluff

Strawbetty’s notes: Dipping my toes into the One Piece fandom to say hello and give you my contribution to OPLA Zoro content :). Mackenyu as Zoro is fiiiiine. I finished the live action and I NEED MORE :’0. Currently watching the anime rn

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💚 Zoro didn’t like you at first when Luffy recruited you to be a part of the Straw Hats.

💚 Like how Zoro felt when he first met Luffy, Zoro found you overly optimistic and chatty—the complete opposite of himself.

💚 Zoro’s also someone who, despite being really perceptive, has a bad habit of making snap judgments against people he doesn’t know well and prefers to keep them at a distance, and he made the poor assumption that you probably never went through anything difficult in life since you seemed so happy all the time.

💚 Thus, he didn’t really go out of his way to talk to you or get to know you at first, unlike the rest of the crew, but you also didn’t mind too much. You’d greet him with a “good morning” every morning, but he’d only give you a nod.

💚 “Don’t mind him, he’s like that with all new crew members,” Nami reassured you.

💚 It wasn’t until a few days later when the entire crew was having dinner on deck under the stars—and you opened up about your life (the losses and hardships you’ve experienced despite being just a young adult)—that made Zoro change his mind about you.

💚 He surprised himself when he volunteered to help you wash the dishes after dinner, and surprised himself even more when he muttered, “Sorry.”

💚 “For what?” You raised a brow, water dripping from your fingers as you reached for a hand towel to dry your hands.

💚 “For not being so…friendly when you first joined,” Zoro’s eyes flickered up from the plates to your face.

💚 He couldn’t help but be taken aback when you gave him a smile—a smile so bright and kind it almost took his breath away. Sure, you smiled a lot at everyone, but this was the first time your smile was directed at just him up close.

💚 “It’s alright,” you chuckled, taking a plate he handed to you and placing it onto the drying rack. “I’m used to people assuming things about me.”

💚 “How do you do it?” Zoro crossed his arms, though his relaxed stance conveyed his sincere curiosity. “Smile all the time?”

💚 “Because smiling makes me happy,” you didn’t miss a beat. “And if I can do that for myself and my smile ends up making someone else happy, that’s good enough for me.”

💚 A half-smile quirked on Zoro’s lips at your words. You were a good person, and he was sorry he didn’t see that sooner.

💚 “See, you’re smiling now,” you teased, your smile growing.

💚 “Nope,” Zoro turned his attention to the utensils he had to wash, but his smile didn’t falter one bit.

💚 After that day, a friendship blossomed between you two. Some nights you’d find Zoro sharpening his blades, other nights he’d find you on deck gazing up at the stars while the others were asleep. Whatever the reasons that kept the two of you awake at night, they helped bring you two closer together.

💚 You and Zoro began your late night talks by sharing stories with each other about your childhoods and the people who helped shape your lives for the better. The two of you would even exchange banter and develop inside jokes.

💚 Zoro grew to feel safe in confiding with you about his innermost thoughts and feelings, and he made you feel safe in doing the same as well.

💚 As the months went by, Zoro would look forward to every opportunity he had to talk with you, whether that be during the day with the rest of the crew or at night with just the two of you.

💚 He had no doubt by now that he could call you someone he deeply cared for, especially when his heart would try to jump out of his chest whenever your hand accidentally brushed against his or when his heart squeezed like a towel being rung dry any time you got hurt during battle.

💚 But as someone who’s never thought about romance or had any experience with romantic relationships, Zoro didn’t really consider the possibility that he was falling for you.

💚 It didn’t take long for some of the crew members to see and realize that Zoro cared for you in a special way, though, especially as Zoro’s romantic feelings for you became more and more evident to the others through his actions.

💚 For example, Zoro would tell Sanji not once, not twice, but thrice that you didn’t like a specific ingredient in your meals because of allergies or whatnot, even though Sanji knew that already. One morning, Sanji caught Zoro making a horrible yet endearing attempt to make your favorite breakfast for you. With an amused smirk, Sanji offered to teach Zoro how to make your favorite breakfast (only after Zoro made Sanji swear to never tell anyone about it).

💚 Nami realized Zoro had feelings for you when she saw the way Zoro would protectively stand in front of you in the face of danger, or check on you if you sustained even a minor injury (even though everyone in the crew knew you could protect yourself). Nami didn’t bring it up since she didn’t think it was any of her business, but she’d have a small smile on her face whenever she saw Zoro perk up even just a tiny bit whenever you called his name.

💚 Usopp and Luffy didn’t really pick up on anything until Sanji let out an offhand comment in the kitchen about Zoro being “smitten” with you (luckily, you and Zoro were on deck practicing your combat skills with Nami).

💚 Of course, Sanji’s comment blew Usopp’s mind. Luffy, on the other hand, didn’t really listen and had his full attention on whatever dish Sanji was making for lunch.

💚 “Zoro’s got a cruuush,” Usopp sang that afternoon, slinging an arm around Zoro’s shoulders while Luffy came up next to them.

💚 Zoro turned his head to the side to check if you were nearby. Thankfully, you were nowhere in sight.

💚 “I don’t do crushes,” Zoro shrugged Usopp off at the same time Luffy asked, “Who’s got a crush?”

💚 “Listen, if you need love advice, I’m your guy,” Usopp insisted, trying to catch up to Zoro as he left Usopp and Luffy behind to go to his room. “I’ve had tons of relationships, trust me.”

💚 “Having barely one relationship doesn’t make you qualified to give me love advice,” Zoro replied coolly, referencing Kaya to Usopp, as he strode to his berth.

💚 “Ouch!” Usopp dramatically brought a hand to his heart. “My offer still stands though!”

💚 Zoro made his way into his room and shut the door behind him. He eased himself onto his hammock and his eyes flitted up to the wooden ceiling.

💚 The ocean waves beneath the ship were calm this afternoon, and the soft golden rays of sunlight shimmered onto his body through his room’s tiny circular window. Usually Zoro would take a nap by now, but he couldn’t help but wonder what stories you were going to share with him tonight or what corny jokes you were going to crack at dinner that would make him laugh despite himself.

💚 But most of all, he couldn’t wait to see you smile again. A smile began to stretch across his face as he pictured your smile—

💚 —“I don’t have a crush,” Zoro stated out loud defensively even though no one was there. He tried to will his lips into a straight line as he ran a hand through the cropped moss-green tufts of his hair and shut his eyes to take a nap.

💚 Instead, his eyes found themselves opening and next thing Zoro knew, he was already out the door.

💚 Zoro was thankful no one was with him at the moment, or they would’ve seen a grin on his face as he made his way to wherever you were in hopes of seeing your smile.

💚 I, Roronoa Zoro, have a crush.

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captainsophiestark · 1 year ago

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Unexpected Guest

Dick Grayson x Reader

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Written for my personal fic writing challenge for 2024, Sophie's Year of Fic! Featuring a new fic being posted every Friday, all year long :)

Fandom: DC

Summary: Dating a vigilante sometimes leads to a few false alarm scares, but Dick Grayson couldn't be happier with how well his partner rolls with his crazy family.

Word Count: 1,410

Category: Fluff

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Crash!

My eyes shot open at the sound of a noise from the living room of the apartment I shared with my boyfriend, Dick Grayson. The man in question still snored peacefully next to me, annoyingly, but a quick glance at the clock told me why. It wasn't quite 5am, and Dick had been out patrolling until one in the morning. I listened carefully for any other noises in the apartment. I didn't want to wake my poor boyfriend up unless I absolutely had to.

After a few minutes of nothing, I heard another crash followed by a tense voice and what sounded like hushed swearing. This time, I didn't hesitate to roll over and whack Dick on the chest, hard.

His eyes shot open and he was half sitting up when I managed to throw a hand over his mouth to keep him from giving away that we were awake. My wide eyes must've tipped him off to something being wrong, because I immediately saw him shift from sleepy to ready for action.

Slowly, I dropped my hand from his mouth and leaned in to whisper in his ear.

"There's someone in our living room. I heard two crashes and someone swearing."

Dick nodded once, then motioned with his hands while mouthing 'stay here'. He hopped off the bed, grabbing his escrima sticks from where he'd thrown them onto the dresser, then stalked towards the door with catlike grace and stealth. After a minute, I decided I couldn't just let him go alone, superhero or no, so I grabbed the bat I kept by my side of the bed and followed after him.

Dick popped out the door, and after a moment without hearing anything, I followed, bat at the ready. I found my boyfriend with one hand on his hip, weapons down, staring into the kitchen. I followed his gaze to find none other than Jason Todd in our kitchen, a mixing bowl and some eggs in front of him and a look with a significant lack of guilt on his face.

"What? I was after somebody and it dragged me all the way to Bludhaven. I needed a place to crash that was closer than Gotham."

Dick and I both shook our heads. As the oldest of a very high number of siblings, his apartment had become a second home base for every single other batkid. When we'd finally moved in together last month, he'd warned me I needed to be prepared for things like this.

"Glad you know to help yourself, Little Wing," said Dick with a sigh, waving one tired hand to Jason before turning and heading back to bed. I squeezed his shoulder and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek as he passed me, then headed into the kitchen with a smile.

"My tax for you making me think I'd have to fight off an assailant with a bat at five in the morning is my own serving of whatever you're making," I said, taking a seat on one of the kitchen island stools. Jason raised an eyebrow at me.

"You're not going back to bed?"

"Nah. Unlike Dick, I got to bed at a somewhat reasonable hour last night, so the adrenaline dump isn't threatening to put me to sleep. I'd rather hang out with you, especially since you're a better cook than Dick and I combined. I'm not missing out on that."

Jason snorted, cracking an egg and resuming his cooking all the same.

"Dick contributes nothing to your combined cooking score," he said. "I'm pretty sure he's burned cereal before."

I laughed. "Yeah, I'm pretty sure you're right. He's gotten better though. We watch the Food Network and look up recipes to make together, and I can trust him with way more than I used to be able to."

"If you could teach him anything it'd be a miracle," said Jason with a snort. I just hummed, trying to pick up some new skills of my own as I watched Jason cook.

"To be totally fair to him, I once forgot what I was doing and strained soup because I was on autopilot for pasta."

Jason barked a laugh, unable to hold himself back, and looked at me with a grin and a raised eyebrow.

"Really?" I nodded. "That's pathetic."

I just shrugged. "Yeah. But at least there's not a lot of places to go but up, after that."

"I guess so."

Jason and I chatted as he cooked and I watched, keeping our voices low so Dick could sleep—although, after the night he'd had, he'd probably sleep through a train in our living room. After breakfast, Jason decided to go down for a nap on the couch, passing out almost as soon as we'd put the last few dishes in the sink. I just smiled, threw a blanket over him, and wandered back into the bedroom to find Dick.

It was late enough in the morning now that my boyfriend was officially up and about, stretching by the bed with his hair still a little messed up from sleeping. I grinned and flopped down against the headboard as he crossed the room to the dresser to pull out clothes.

"How's Jaybird?" he asked. "Still a good cook?"

"Still a great cook. And he's good. He seems a little wiped out from patrols and stuff, though. He's taking a nap on the couch right now."

Dick smiled and shook his head. "I get up and he goes to sleep. Typical."

"Clearly he's avoiding you."

"Clearly."

Dick and I shared a smile, and then he sighed.

"I'm going to take a shower. Hopefully Jason will be up by the time I'm out, because I actually have things to do today."

I smiled, shifting on the bed to pull the covers over myself. "I'm sure you can be quiet if he's not. Wake me up when you're out of the shower, okay? A post-breakfast nap sounds too good to resist right now."

My boyfriend laughed. "Alright, will do. I'll wake you and Jason up when I'm out."

"Mhm. Good luck with him."

"Thanks, I'm gonna need it."

I closed my eyes, getting comfortable and ready for my nap, but before I drifted off I heard Dick's shuffling footsteps crossing the room to stand by my side of the bed. A second later, he sat down next to me, the bed dipping under his weight. I cracked an eye open to squint at him.

"What do you want?"

He grinned at me and chuckled.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to interfere with your nap. I just... I wanted to say how much I appreciate you, and how good you are with my family. They mean the world to me, but I know having vigilantes dropping in at all hours of the day and night can be a little much to deal with. So thank you for being so wonderful about it, and about them."

I sighed, sitting all the way up and propping myself up on my hands to look Dick in the eye.

"Dick, I love you. And I love your family. Sure, it took a little getting used to some of the vigilante stuff, but the longer I know them the more I love them. You don't have to thank me for anything. They're my family too."

Dick absolutely beamed at me, wrapping one arm around my back and pulling me in for a kiss. I immediately reciprocated, tangling one hand in the hair at the nape of his neck. I smiled into the kiss and a moment later, Dick deepened it. We were right on the edge of escalating into something more, but both thought better of it at the last moment.

"I should take a shower," he said, still looking a little reluctant as he pulled away.

"Yeah, and you should stop interrupting my nap."

Dick snorted, rolling his eyes as he finally stood and headed for the bathroom. I grinned after him as he went, flopping back down onto my pillow only as Dick closed the bathroom door.

I took a deep breath and sighed, a smile on my face, as I closed my eyes for the second time. I heard the water start in the bathroom, and a faint smell of breakfast still hung in the air. I was surrounded by people I loved dearly, and who loved me right back. No matter the scare Jason had given me when he'd shown up, I couldn't ask for a better start to my morning than this.

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pumpkinsy0 · 19 days ago

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Here is my first contribution to this Fandom in (checks ao3) a year and a half. I've had a few thoughts about them all since then.

1. Dallas probably has the WORSTTTTTTTTT back acne. Like pimples the size of nipples on his fucking spine. Dinosaur ass motherfucker (I still fucking hate Dallas Winston BTW I want that on record).

2. Darrel five years down the line and not remembering a single event of those nine months

3. Ponyboy sharing a big Mac with curly after they come out. That's it.

4. Soda busted by Darrel for drinking during and after windrixville

5. Two and Steve being most likely to be (realistically) not drafted

6. Johnny continuing the cycle

who would u b as a person if u didnt hate dallas, glad to have u back🙏🏽

BUT I KNOWWWW sylvia had a habit of picking skin and would bother that man about popping the back pimples. dally always said no bc once she did it to him when he was expecting it and it felt like pure hot lava was dripping down his back

darry probably doesnt even specifically remember the day his parents died and how he got the news, that day is such a blur to him, he does remember the next day tho

pony and curlys “go to meal” when theyre together is seasoned crunchy fries, but neither of them can agree on curly fries or crinkle cut

i will die on the hill that while johnny wouldnt b an ABUSIVE parent, he still wouldnt b a good one either, he pays attention to his kid but doesnt discipline them well

#curly shepard #ponyboy curtis #purly #PaperCut ship #darry curtis #darrel curtis #sodapop curtis #johnny cade #two bit mathews #steve randle

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waywardwizzard · 4 months ago

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"Don't ever show your face in front of me again."

Edgeworth barely had time to duck into the bathroom before he fell to the floor, gagging coughing, spitting out an endless stream of something onto the floor until his throat was raw and everything ached.

Finally, finally, after what had felt like hours instead of minutes, he could breathe again and he greedily sucked in air. Exhausted, his eyes drifted down to the floor. He froze.

There was a sunflower.

There was a sunflower. On the floor. Lying in a pool of blood and petals -

No.

It couldn't be -

Before he could reach out to touch the flower in a morbid sense of curiosity, more and more sunflowers pushed their way up and out to join the first one, blood red marring delicate golden yellow.

Some of them were already in full bloom, some of them barely a bud, but all of them were drenched in blood (mein Gott there was so much blood -) and all of them were whole flowers, not just loose petals.

This wasn't how Hanahaki was supposed to go. There were stages. First petals, then buds and then blooming flowers. It wasn't supposed to jump straight to full blooms! How was he already coughing up whole flowers if he hadn't even coughed up petals before today? And why today of all days?

An image of a blue suit and spiked hair flashed before his eyes and his lungs spasmed, his breath stuttering as another sunflower forced it's way out, a few loose petals following half-heartedly after. They stared judgingly up at him from the gaudy blue (don't think of blue) tiles of the bathroom.

'You know why', a small part of him whispered as he tried to catch his breath. 'You know why it happened now.'

He did.

It didn't mean he had to acknowledge it. He was the Demon Prosecutor after all. He was good at ignoring the truth.

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Wasn't he?

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Author's note -

Happy unneccesary feelings day! I've been in the fandom for barely two months but the urge to wright (heh) fanfiction was too strong to ignore. So. Here. This is my first (and hopefully not last) contribution to the fandom.

(I'm also tempted to write a longer fic based on this but idk)

Hope everyone enjoyed this!

*insert 'English isn't my native languge, yada yada' here*

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amnevitahwritesstuff · 2 months ago

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Feyre is invited to her ex’s wedding. She decides the best way to deal with this is to bring his rival as her plus one.

Fandom: A Court of Thorns and Roses

Pairing: Feyre/Rhysand

Rating: Explicit

Triggers: Typical Toxic Ex Stuff

Chapters: 2 (WIP)

Length: 2,123 words

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Part of my contribution to the 2024 @acotargiftexchange 🎁

[Hello my lovely @millennium-queen! It is I, your Super Secret Santa (well, technically it’s my main blog @sajirah but shhhhh)!

I know I said this would come out on the 21st but honestly I just couldn't wait anymore (and @reverie-tales is a bad influence).

I had an absolute blast making this for you the past couple months and I'm thrilled to say that this fic is only half your present! I actually drew a couple art pieces to go along with it and you can find them both integrated into this fic as well as featured alone on my art blog. I hope you enjoy them all and have a wonderful holiday season!

And a special shoutout to @starfall-spirit for combing over this for me! You’re the beeessst! 💜]

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Part One

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Feyre stared at the invitation as if it were a live grenade.

Of course he would do this.

Of course.

Just when her life had finally begun to return to normal. When she had clawed back her mental health and self worth Tamlin had to go and do this.

It wasn’t enough for him that he and his shitty family had to go and make her feel like the dirt under the soles of their designer shoes. It wasn’t enough that he had traded her in almost immediately for someone ‘more appropriate’ to his station. Someone familiar with the world of old money and fancy silverware who could talk about the tax benefits of some tiny country in the Mediterranean (or had it been in the Caribbean?).

“You just don’t fit in Feyre,” he had told her as they had driven away from his parent’s house for the final time.

He broke up with her less than 24 hours later.

Through a text message.

Like a fucking coward.

That had been six months ago.

And now here she was, staring at a wedding invitation to the wedding of her ex and his new bride.

It was so…cruel.

She wouldn’t have thought him capable of such cruelty, but that was before she had received a break up text and all of her belongings sitting outside her locked apartment after work. There had been no warning. No backup plan. No other apartment she had just happened to be paying the lease on in case of something like this happening.

He had seen to that.

He had made sure to keep her vulnerable and dependent upon him until he could discard her at his leisure. If not for Mor and her exceptionally comfortable couch, Feyre would have likely spent those tumultuous first few post-break up months on the street.

And yet, after all that, here she was back at square one. Feeling almost exactly as she had upon arriving upon Mor’s doorstep.

Lost. Alone. Utterly betrayed.

Fuck Tamlin.

He didn’t need to do this. He could have easily pretended she ceased to exist the moment she was out of sight and just gotten married with her none the wiser. But no. It couldn’t be that easy. He had to rub her face in it. Show off her replacement and force her to smile and pretend to be happy for them.

What kind of game was he playing?

Because whatever it was…she didn’t want to play.

“Fuck you,” she told the invitation.

Feyre decided now was as good a time as any to get drunk. If she was lucky, she’d black this whole thing out of her memory and forget about the invitation entirely.

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“I texted Rhys.”

Feyre groaned.

They had just settling in for their weekly date of Pride and Prejudice and enough chocolate to make Feyre’s doctor squint at her with disapproval. It had become their ritual of sorts after she had landed herself on Mor’s couch after the whole Tamlin fiasco. Because nothing was as healing to the soul as watching longing looks across a ballroom and stuffing one’s faces with an ill-advised amount of sugar.

“I thought you were kidding about that.”

“Why would I joke about that?”

“I’m not bothering your cousin with my bullshit.”

Mor waved away her concern with the kind of casual arrogance only achieved through a lifetime of privilege and a healthy dollop of nosiness.

“Well that’s too bad, because he lives for this kind of bullshit. I think it’s what powers him through those boring ass business meetings with his dad.”

“I thought that was spite?”

“That too.”

Feyre pursed her lips skeptically before popping another piece of chocolate into her mouth.

“He says he’ll do it.”

Feyre nearly choked.

“What?! Why?!!”

“He said he couldn’t leave a damsel in distress.”

“But…why would he even care?” She asked, bewildered. “He’s never even met me.”

“No,” Mor agreed with a smile. “But he does know Tammy.”

Feyre jolted like she’d stuck her finger in an electrical socket.

“What?!”

“Oh yeah, he and Tamlin go way back. Their fathers used to work at Goldman together and both got shunted off to some boarding school upstate. They basically spent every waking moment together when they were kids.”

“So…” Feyre said with a sinking feeling roiling in her stomach. “They’re friends.”

Mor’s smile widened. “Oh no. They despise each other.”

“…Why?” She was still trying to grapple with the fact that this man had even agreed to this at all.

Mor’s expression hardened. “Something about his sister. I never got the full details but it was enough for him to go nuclear on Tamlin. He hasn’t spoken to him since.”

“I see…”

And she did. Here was a man who hated Tamlin as much as she did, offering to be her date to his wedding just to stick it to her ex. It was petty. It was mean.

It was perfect.

Before she could think better of it, Feyre came to a decision.

“Give him my number.”

Mor smiled.

“I already did.”

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Feyre began regretting agreeing to this meeting the moment she entered the cafe.

She had been texting with him for the last week.

Rhys.

Most of it was the usual ‘I just want to make sure you’re not a psycho’ smalltalk. Lots of ‘So where do you work?’ and ‘If you turn out to be an imposter I just want you to know that Mor has the DA on speed dial’. But eventually, once they were both satisfied the other wasn’t a serial killer, they set up a meeting.

To plot.

And plan.

Feyre glanced at her phone again, checking the time for the twentieth time in the last fifteen minutes.

What if he didn’t show up? What if he was just humoring her? What if this was all just some elaborate joke Tamlin had somehow orchestrated to make her look like an idiot?

(Okay, maybe that last one was just her catastrophizing a bit.)

She was just…nervous.

What did she even really know about this guy?

That he was Mor’s cousin? That he worked for his (very rich) father’s cutthroat investment firm? That he grew up in the same old money circles as Tamlin?

It was…not a lot to go on now that she really thought about it.

Why was she agreeing to this again?

She saw an image of herself arriving at Tamlin’s wedding. Alone. Pitied and condescended to while she watched the man she had loved marry someone else.

Ah. Yes. Now she remembered.

“Fucking asshole,” she muttered.

“Feyre?”

She glanced up, expecting some random acquaintance…and blinked.

And then blinked again.

Rhysand Knight stared back at her with a cheeky smile.

Huh.

His photos on Mor’s instagram didn’t do him justice.

At all.

Feyre felt her brain try to make sense of what was in front of her. It felt a bit like meeting a Calvin Klein model in real life and realizing that not only did they look as good as they did in the pictures, but they looked better.

“Hello. It is Feyre, right?” He smiled, flashing a set of perfectly white, perfectly straight teeth at her in a way that left her feeling a little dazed.

“Umm, yeah,” she said, blinking up at him.

God, why couldn’t she stop blinking?

He slid smoothly into the seat across from her, smiling pleasantly as if they did this every Tuesday.

“Sooo…” she said, glancing about for something to stare at that wasn’t his stupidly pretty face. She settled on his coffee cup, reading the girlish script scrawled across the front. She couldn’t help noticing that the barista had spelled his name wrong.

“So.” Rhys agreed.

“I…umm, I got your texts.”

God, she sounded like a moron. Idly, Feyre wondered if someone could die of embarrassment.

“Oh I know,” he said happily. “Apple has this wonderful feature that tells me exactly when you’ve read my text messages. Very handy.”

She scowled.

“Mor never told me you were a smart ass.”

Rhys grinned like a shark. “Really? I would’ve thought that would be the first thing she’d have brought up.”

“Must’ve slipped her mind.”

“Must have,” he nodded sagely.

An awkward silence set in then before Rhys eventually decided to take pity on her.

“So,” he leaned forward, amused. He thought he was so funny. “I hear you need a date to a wedding.”

For lack of a better response, she nodded stiffly.

“To Dear old Tammy’s wedding.”

She nodded again.

“Well then I’d be delighted to accompany you, if you’ll have me.”

“But…why?” She blurted out. “I thought you hated him?”

“Oh I’m always up for taking the opportunity to piss Tamlin off. Call it a personal pass time of mine.”

Feyre supposed she sort of understood where he was coming from. Though, personally, she had always preferred to steer clear of her exes after the relationship had run its course. She was only agreeing to this insane plan because Tamlin had thrown down the gauntlet.

And she had never been one to back down from a challenge.

No matter how ill-advised.

“I guess I just don’t really understand why you…care,” she ended lamely. “He isn’t your ex. Why would you bother making him feel bad about dumping some stranger?”

Rhys stared at her with an odd expression. Like he was trying to crack his way into her head and figure out what made her tick.

“Darling, if I had been stupid enough to fumble a woman like you I would deserve what was coming to me.”

Feyre startled, not really sure how to respond to that. How was she even supposed to take that?

“Umm...thank you?”

“Beside,” he continued. “If he didn’t want you showing up with his least favorite person he shouldn’t have sent you that invitation.”

Well she certainly couldn’t argue with that logic.

“Honestly, I don’t even know why he invited me in the first place,” she grumbled irritably.

“Oh it’s more than clear why he’s invited you,” he leaned closer, a conspiratorial smile on his face. “But we’ll make him regret it won’t we?”

Feyre felt a glimmer of hope bloom in her chest.

“He didn’t deserve you. And we’re going to make him see that.”

Rhys raised his cup of coffee in a salute.

“Fuck ‘em.”

Feyre couldn’t help but smile as she raised her own cup.

“Yeah. Fuck ‘em.”

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She should’ve been expecting it after that conversation.

And yet Feyre still found herself quite caught by surprise a week later when she arrived home to a giggling Mor standing over a suspiciously large package.

With her name on it.

“It’s for you,” Mor sing-songed helpfully.

Feyre eyed it dubiously before zeroing in on the name of a boutique in the space for the sender.

“He didn’t…” she groaned.

“Oh I assure you, he did,” her roommate laughed.

Feyre grimaced.

No matter, she thought as she squirreled the box away into Mor’s closet. Out of sight, out of mind.

Except, she discovered later in the week, she couldn’t stop thinking about it.

What was in the box?

Well, a dress, obviously.

But what kind of a dress?

An expensive one, she thought grouchily when she later looked up the name of the boutique during a moment of weakness. Figures.

Well…it wouldn’t hurt to try it on…right? After all, what were the odds that he had even gotten her size right?

Very good, it turned out.

Feyre eyed herself in the mirror later that night with bemused shock and a grudging sort of pleasure.

It fit perfectly.

In fact, it felt…tailored.

But…how? How had he known her size? He’d only met her the once! And she’d been wearing a shapeless sweater that left literally everything to the imagination. And it’s not like she had told him her measurements. In fact, she had very pointedly ignored him when he had tried to get the information out of her in their texts.

Mor, she thought after a beat. She must’ve given him her measurements. It was the only explanation for how perfectly this fit.

Yeah.

That must be it.

Feyre smoothed her hand down the bodice of the dress thoughtfully.

It really was a beautiful gown.

“Well,” she said to herself, admiring the fall of the fabric in her reflection. “He sure knows how to make a statement, I’ll give him that.”

And what a statement it would make.

She wondered, idly, what Tamlin would make of it–of her–arriving dressed like…this. Would he be upset? Would he hate it?

The thought made her…lighter. She felt…confident.

Brave.

Yes, she thought happily. This’ll do just fine.

#my fanfiction #acotar gift exchange #we just have to face it #acotar fanfiction #feysand fanfiction #feysand #acotar #fanfiction #amnevitahwritesstuff

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vechter · 1 month ago

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2024 WRITING REVIEW

tagged by @malinaa my beloved <3 tagging: @acediscowlng @androxys @burins @danishsweethearts @daringyounggrayson @mintchocochipsposts and anyone else who hasn't been tagged yet!!!

number of stories posted to ao3: i kinda went crazy in the second half of the year... 4 fics although 3 are one-shots

word counted posted for last year: 46,426 of which LBIA is a whopping 40,444 oops

fandoms i wrote for: dc comics

pairings: dickroy... my brand and my heart <3

stories with the most kudos, bookmarks and comment threads: look back in anger sweep with 432 kudos, 277 bookmarks and 71 comment threads

work i’m most proud of (and why): gotta be look back in anger just bc it was a huge undertaking... for the 2 months before i posted the first chapter, i was furiously consumed by thoughts of it every free moment... so to finally get it out was just a catharsis... relief and a moment of pride

work i’m least proud of (and why): angie, they can't say we never tried because it was just a way for me to avoid writing the final chapter of LBIA lmao and i think it kinda shows in the writing... like it feels like a very surface level read? it's sweet but it's just a bit lacklustre

share or describe a favorite review you received: anything mintchocochips comments bc she's so good at pinpointing the metaphors and the moments that are integral to the scene... like it rlly feels like she really considers each line with love and that's so, so wonderful to hear <3 also this one just hit me rlly hard too:

(special shoutout to lys's long-winded threats on shaking it off to find a higher low... consider me endeared and scared bb)

a time when writing was really, really hard: can i say this whole year... like fr the first half of this year was a LOT so i had ideas but they never came to fruition. also november. fuck that month.

a scene or character you wrote that surprised you: listen... i write what i love so anytime you guys see dickroy in my fics, it should not be a surprise. but the dick & garth scene in chapter 1 of LBIA was very fun for me bc we don't often see garth get the same love as the other members of the fab five (i'm guilty of it myself sadly)... and i just thought it was such a missed opportunity for them to connect and mull over their respective deaths + subsequent resurrections. so, to write that was really interesting bc i wanted the tether of the titans to be a different thing for them post-death.

a favourite excerpt of your writing:

i've posted a part of this before but i looove this section from it builds and builds and builds:

It’s exhausting trying to keep track of Dick’s faith in him. The glow of moments Dick will trust him implicitly, the gut-punch when Nightwing is implacable, even to him. He doesn’t know how Dick does it— how he lives like that, the uncontrolled chaos of his mind that can either be a deadly laser or an explosive bomb on a dime. There’s no pattern to it at all; Roy thought he knew all there was to know about fickleness after Ollie but Dick’s always proving him wrong. (The first lesson Oliver Queen taught him: when you pull back the bowstring, you learn how to let go.)

how did you grow as a writer last year: bro i regressed... i used to be capable of writing happy endings... i don't think i remember how to do that anymore. but tbh, i did get a lot into the visual considerations and rhetoric of prose + how it contributes to overall mood while reading. it's why LBIA is so fragmented and so densely littered with indents/parentheses.

how do you hope to grow this year: i need to write less vignette based stuff and focus more on building a flow of events in the same chunk of text... i would like to be capable of moving from point A to point B on screen itself.

who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer, beta, cheerleader, etc.): @dandeeliion elle you were the first person to really hear about LBIA and you're one of the main reasons i got the courage to put the fic out so you have my unending love and appreciation. also, @ekleiipsis for listening to all my rants... i love you mar <3 also big shoutout to the gc for just generally gassing me up and loving my writing it means the world 🥺

anything from your real life show up in your writing last year: hahahah... what if you had been performing your whole life and you didn't know who you were when that performance was taken away... what then

any new wisdom you can share with other writers: a first draft is a first draft no matter how shitty you may think it is

any projects you’re looking to starting (or finishing) this year: pre-flashpoint long fic with a focus on dick, donna and roy + their respective traumas during dickbats era/blackest night/rise of arsenal. also really want to write a dick and cass case fic where their individual strengths and weaknesses are highlighted... only for the power of teamwork to save them ultimately <3

#writing tag #vech.text

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thisisjustfanfic · 4 days ago

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Cleaning up the Timeline

{My contribution to the fandom. The obligatory "everyone lives together in one big house and they kiss kiss kiss, and they love love love each other.}

Read on ao3.

Tags: Reader/L&DS Men, Romance, Maid AU, Eventual Smut. SFW (For now)

Chapter 2: The Artist

It felt weird to unpack. The zipper on your sad pink suitcase got stuck in multiple places, and you couldn’t help but feel like it was a sign not to open it. However, Zayne’s quiet assurance gave you the courage to open your bag and begin to pull out what you had managed to scrounge in your haste to leave.

You used the dresser in the closet to put your clothes, grimacing at the lack of warm clothes you had grabbed. The only thing useful for winter was the coat that still hung on your back, which you took off and hung up on one of the many racks.

The extent of your clothes barely filled two drawers and only a third of one of the racks. Looking at all the empty space in the closet, you wondered how on earth anyone could fill all of this space.

The bathroom was pristine and decorated with white marble tiles that created the shapes of flowers. The vanity was long with plenty of empty counter space and empty drawers. A basket with extra washcloths sat at one end, coupled with a bottle of greenery and an unused candle.

After putting your toiletries away you turned towards the bathtub. The wide oval soaking tub was calling your name. Whispering in low tones like a siren in the sea. God a bath would be divine right now. Soaking away the frost that had collected in your joints. But, with a resolute shake of your head, you pushed away the siren’s call. You are a housekeeper now. Not a guest. And you weren’t going to start off this journey by indulging in nonsense like a bubble bath.

So, you took a quick shower instead. Turning the water as hot as you could stand it without causing actual harm. Once clean, you felt a little steadier but the whirlwind of today still felt a little surreal.

With your hair up in a towel you returned to the bedroom and sat down on the plush down comforter. It was heavenly soft and you resisted the urge to climb into the blankets and take a nap. You’d been sleeping too much already these past few months. Sleeping your life away and hiding from reality from beneath your covers.

Instead, you turned to your phone. Looking up blog posts and articles about being a housekeeper. What was allowed and what wasn’t. What was the median pay? Would you wear a uniform? Oh geez, you imagined Zayne showing up this evening with a frilly black costume in one hand and you nearly snorted in disbelief.

No, Zayne wouldn’t do that. The roommates however….

Well, that was the issue. Three other men lived here, and you knew nothing beyond that they were colleagues of Zayne’s in some way. Whoever had been on the phone at the restaurant sounded like a hot head, but had been able to be soothed by Zayne easy enough.

Did they all work at the hospital? Maybe they were apart of some research team that Zayne was a part of?

For the first time in a long time, the desire to act was strong enough to actually get you to move. You finished drying your hair and made sure you looked half-way decent before you hesitantly exited the room.

No time like the present right? You should introduce yourself soon rather than later. Hiding away in your room would only lead them to believe you didn’t want to be here, or that you couldn’t handle the job. Pah. If you could handle Wanderers, you could handle a couple of men.

You scaled the steps and went back to the main living area, not sure whether you wanted to see someone there or not. When you found it still empty, you felt almost disappointed, but quickly pushed it aside.

Better then to see what you were working with. You walked over to the mantle and found it a bit dusty but not too bad. The corners of the room had dust bunnies and there were smudges of fingerprints on areas of the window you could see.

Not filthy, but not as pristine as you imagined Zayne liked it.

You ventured to the kitchen, admiring the pretty granite countertops that appeared to have iridescent veins in its grain. The sink was nearly full of dishes and the gas stove still held a used skillet that had just been set aside by the last person to use it. Once checking to make sure it wasn’t hot, you moved it to the sink.

The fridge was sparse but its contents were puzzling. Clear containers with fruit on the bottom shelf, but then a few mason jars of something that could be juice? Bright purple and orange that swirled around when you picked them up.

The door held a myriad of drinks. A few bottles of stout beer, cans of boba tea, an almost empty pitcher of orange juice and some little plastic bottles of ginger shots.

You closed the fridge and sighed. One of the blogs you read mentioned that some housekeepers were in charge of grocery shopping– maybe you should too. Zayne would eat nothing but macarons and hot chocolate if he could, and from what you could see there wasn’t much substance for the others. No vegetables. No meat.

A quick look in the trash answered the question– filled to the brim and overflowing with take out bags and containers.

“Can I help you?” A sharp voice hissed and you startled upright, quickly turning red at being caught spying in the trash.

A tall man with amethyst colored hair stood at the edge of the kitchen, his arms crossed and his eyes glaring at you like they might actually cut.

“Oh! Sorry! I-I’m the new housekeeper!” You said with your hands raised placatingly. “My name is Y/N, Zayne said he would message you about me?”

The tightness in the man’s shoulders eased a bit, but he didn’t uncross his arm. The sneer on his face turned from deadly to just plain vicious, a step down but not a victory.

“That was fast.” He replied with a slight tilt to his head. He took a few steps forward and sized you up, his eyes shining from the bright light streaming in from the windows. An aurora of colors in his irises that made your jaw unwittingly drop. “Where’d he find you?”

“He–” You went to answer, but he was touching you and your voice squeaked away. Hiding like a mouse at the warmth in his fingers. He grabbed your chin with his thumb and forefinger and lifted your face to look up at him.

This close you could see the faint streaks of color on his cheeks. The smudges of what could only be paint just below his eye and next to his mouth. With a glance you saw more evidence of paint on his shirt and arms.

“I’m his friend.” You managed out, feeling like your tongue was suddenly heavy. “I offered to take the job when he told me he needed one.”

The man clicked his tongue and pulled away, “I see. So he’s that kind of pervert.”

The serrated edge to his posture eased and he shifted his weight from one foot to the other. You stuttered for a moment, taking a step back to put some breathable distance between you too. “I’m sorry? It’s not like that?”

“Oh yeah? Well, that’s boring.” He sighed and relaxed his arms, placing his paint stained hands on his hips. “Did he tell you the rules then?”

“Rules?” You parroted with confusion.

“Yeah, rules.” The man sighed, “The studio is mine. Clean it, but don’t touch anything.”

You scoffed before you could stop yourself, “How am I supposed to–”

“Stay out of my room, and don’t touch my stuff.” He interrupted you, holding up fingers as he listed off the ‘rules’. “If someone shows up looking for me, I don’t live here. And when you go shopping, don’t get the cheap fish. I’ll send you a picture so you don’t mess it up.”

From his pocket he pulled out his phone and tapped it a few times, “Put your number in.”

“Okay…” You mumbled as you reflexively took the phone seeing a new contact form already pulled up. You entered your name and your number before handing it back.

He glanced at it before putting it away, “Good.”

He turned to walk away but you quickly spoke up to stop him, “Wait, what’s your name?”

The man turned, his nebula eyes scrutinizing you like you’d asked him something completely unreasonable. “Rafayel, but you can call me master.”

He strutted away, humming softly as you stood in the kitchen– still as a statue. Master? What was wrong with that guy? You sighed and shook your head, letting it slide. You ran your hand down the side of your face and wondered if maybe you’d bitten off more than you could chew.

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You spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the house. Compound was a better word for it though. There were four floors. The bottom was the garage you had entered in. The garage that housed the parked cars was also attached to a separate garage, this one a workshop of sorts.

A classic red hot rod was lifted up on a hydraulic lift, and from where you peeked in from the doorway you could smell the gasoline, oil, and grease. Various shelves were filled with hand tools and power tools, and one workbench housed what looked like a toy that had been completely taken apart down to the screws.

The next floor up was the cement floor. The windows were sparse here, and the atmosphere much less inviting than the upper floors. The doors you peeked into were dark and seemed like storage. Rows of tall racks with industrial looking crates stacked on them.

One of the rooms was a bedroom, dimly lit with only a single narrow window on the other side. It was such a contrast to the whites and silver of the living space. This was all black trim and red velvet.

You had enough time to wonder if this was some kind of sex dungeon before a sharp caw startled you into fleeing. You caught sight of a black crow sitting on a perch next to the bed before you quickly retreated, shutting the door with a sharp snap!

The rest of this floor was industrial and utilitarian. More storage. A utility room with a large water boiler and other mechanics for the house. The last room was filled with servers. Tall glass covered towers with blinking lights and sweltering heat.

Okay, so the bottom floor was weird, but nothing too strange. Besides the sex dungeon. That was weird. You tried hard not to think too much about why a bird would be in a sex dungeon as you went to the next floor up.

The next floor was the living area, and such a sharp contrast the cement walls and dark floors of the floor below. The windows revealed the still pelting snow and cast everything in an almost blinding light. It was pretty. It was modern. But beyond the masterpieces paintings on the wall there wasn’t anything to give away that people lived here.

There were no photos on the wall. The bookshelves were filled with encyclopedia collections and classics. Nothing remarkable. Nothing personal.

It made you almost sad. Zayne had said he had moved last year, and in all that time he hadn’t done anything to make this place his own? Neither did the roommates it seemed. Though you wondered if the paintings were the work of the grumpy roommate you had met earlier.

Rafayel. The name sounded familiar, but didn’t strike anything concrete in your mind.

You found the other two bedrooms on this floor, peering in and relieved to find them empty. One was clearly Zayne’s– though there wasn’t anything that marked it as his– you could tell by the smell. The soft scent of mint and mild menthol, undernotes of white pine and fresh rain. You choked a little at the realization you recognized him by smell alone, and quickly shut the door to his dark meticulously clean room.

The other room was empty too, but it was different from Zayne’s in that it smelled like soft cotton and teakwood. It was subtle but the most striking thing among the plain white bedding, and simple furniture. This was the messiest you’d seen any of the rooms. Some books scattered atop the wardrobe and the side tables.

The last room on this floor was the gym. A long room that had one wall of windows and the other of mirrors. A classic gym that smelled too much like sweat and less clean than it should. A diverse set of equipment was set up, from a free weights, treadmill, stationary bike, pull up bar, and pretty much anything else a gym-goer could want.

As you entered the third floor, the lasting impression you were getting was that this place was ridiculous. A compound. Not a house. Too big and too fancy to be cozy and welcoming. It made you miss your house. The normal sized living room and kitchen. Fighting over space at the counter and only a wall away from the people you loved most.

Your chest aches again, and you feel tired. The idea of taking a nap was appealing again, but you managed to deny it because you weren’t done with your exploration.

Your bedroom was closest to the stairwell and the other you could hear movement behind so you didn’t dare open it. Likely Rafayel’s room, if you had to guess.

Further down the hall you found a small kitchen with a spiral staircase, which, when you followed it, led up onto a wide rooftop terrace. The snow kept you from exploring that place, something for another day.

The last area was the dreaded studio, and you felt your stomach drop when you opened the door. Canvases in various states of being painted littered every surface, some leaning against rolling work tables and others sat against the windows. A large wall sized piece was partially covered with sheer linen, and a tall ladder sat in front of it.

The floor was filthy. Splattered paint and crumpled up papers covering nearly every visible surface. Good god, no wonder the other housekeepers quit.

“What are you doing?” That voice was back, but whispering.

You jumped again and nearly headbutted Rafayel who was leaning over you, peeking into the art studio alongside you.

“Hey!” He shouted, “Watch it.”

“Don’t scare me like that!” You shout, wrinkling your nose at him.

“You looked like a thief, peeking in like that.” Rafayel teased, a smirk appearing on his stupidly pretty face, “You want to come in?”

“It looks like a disaster zone.” You say as Rafayel pushes the door open and nods for you to enter.

“It's my creative zone.” He argues back, maneuvering over the various litter on the floor with practised ease. You didn’t dare enter past the few feet in front of the door. “The last maid kept moving my stuff and then I couldn’t find it. So, don’t do that.”

You scoff in bitter amusement, “How on earth am I supposed to clean this without moving anything?”

Rafayel hummed and shrugged, “Sorry cutie, seems like a you problem.”

You could only roll your eyes, “Yeah, it seems like it.”

“Hey, come here.” He beckons you over to a worktable, Reluctantly, you tip toe over the scattered discarded sketch pages and various little to stand next to him. He used a thin metal spatula to mix some paint on the glass surface, picking up dobs of other colors he had blobbed out along the edge.

With a scrap, he picked up a large scoop of the paint he was mixing and held it up to you, “What do you think? Is this red, or yellow?”

Your brow creased in confusion as Rafayel offered you the painting spatula. Denying your knee-jerk reaction to sigh, you instead decided to indulge this bizarre individual. They said creatives were odd, and maybe that was it. Rafayel was certainly a character…

The paint he had mixed resembled the sky at sunset. A deep burnt orange that toed the line between orange and red. It could be called either, and so this felt like a test. There was almost a pearl to the paint, catching the light with tiny flickers of sparkle as his wrist shifted. Like flames, flickering and jumping like it was alive.

“Um…” You began, feeling like you were suddenly taking a pop quiz, “It could be either. I guess it depends on who you ask.”

“I’m asking you.” He replied smoothly, his voice taking on a warmth you hadn’t heard from him yet.

Gently you took the palette knife and lifted it high to the light. Then you shifted to hold it so a warm colored painting was behind it. A painting of red flowers in an endless rolling meadow, “Well, if I hold it here….it’s orange. For sure.”

Then you turned and meant to hold it up to the window, but found yourself facing Rafayel instead. You held up the glob of paint up towards his violet hair, a bit stunned to see the flecks of blue there. “But if I hold it here…it’s red.”

Rafayel’s eyes were something to behold. A color you’d never seen before– a mixture of the night sky and iridescent magenta. Playful but intriguing. His lashes were long and dark, shadowing the darker blue in the top of his iris.

With a soft exhale, he smiled and took the palette knife from your hands. “That’s interesting. But not very helpful.”

You swallowed the spark of embarrassment, “Oh, sorry.”

“My manager wants me to come out with some series of paints to sell. I have to come up with colors for the set. I can’t really call this one ‘orange over here, and red over here’.” He chuckled softly and went back to mixing, placing the paint back onto the glass mixing table.

“Why not something like burnt orange? Or just red-orange? They name crayons red-orange all the time.” You say with a small smile.

“Ugh, if only.” Rafayel whined with a sigh, “But no, ‘It needs to be more meaningful than that’. He says.” Rafayel lifted his voice into a higher tone to mock whoever had told him that.

“Then name it something ridiculous,” You watch as he expertly continues to mix colors, his hands moving effortlessly to mix and spread the thick paint across the palette. “Name it like…yearning or something. Like they do with perfumes.”

“You think yearning is orange?” Rafayel scoffs. “No, yearning is definitely purple. Or…maybe mauve?”

“What’s orange then?” You cross your arms and scan the room, surprised by the variety of paintings here. There’s several that look like the ocean: from the serene horizon of the everpresent ocean, to a roiling, churning raging sea.

“Orange is…” Rafayel hummed as he thought.

“Surprise?” You offer, “It’s always a bright color. It’s used to grab attention a lot.”

Rafayel shook his head and his eyes glanced over at you, “Do you paint?”

You’re surprised by the question and quickly shake your head, “Oh no, not at all. I just like colors.”

Rafayel paused in mixing and looked at you with a laugh, “You just like colors?”

You turn at the remark, the teasing in his eyes a bit too much for today, “Maybe.” You say defensively. “I’m going to go wait for Zayne to get back. It’s nice to meet you.”

“Aw, c’mon cutie. It’s alright. I like colors too.” You can hear the laugh in Rafayel’s voice.

You maneuver through the mess back towards the hall and grimace as you remember you’ll have to figure out how to clean this disaster.

As you enter the hallway, you take a deep breath. At the very least it seems like Rafayel likes you a little bit, so maybe this won’t be so bad?

#love and deepspace #lads #lads sylus #lads x reader #lads rafayel #lads zayne #lads mc #lads oc #lads xavier #lads caleb #lads fanfic #rafayel x reader #zayne x reader #sylus x reader #xavier x reader

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accio-victuuri · 2 years ago

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CPN Round Up : Sugar Rush 2023 Part One 🍭🍬

It’s that time of the year again where i attempt to recap all the sweetness we got from the past 6 months. I may not be able to add every single incident/speculation but i did include the ones that were most talked about, and added some cpn “archaeology” here and there too. most of the links contain multiple cpn, especially since i made a couple of mini round ups for certain time frames or events.

this is also the best time to look back on all the fun we’ve had as a fandom and how the boys give us happiness. i hope this remains the same in the next half of the year and that we continue to support them both. 🫶🏼

past sugar rush posts for reference: 2021 ( one two ) & 2022 ( one two ) ; anything before that is mostly likely archived on my masterlist.

JANUARY 2023

• XZS Vlog Number 3 clues

• NYE CPN things ✨

• Paper Planes again

• A CPN Timeline of how LTS stage was made

• KXZ’s sus greeting and rainbow light show for ZZ’s anniversary with them

• 1/5/2022 tarot card reading of XZ & WYB that made the turtles lose it

• Rainbow Thrasher shirt 🌈

• BLACK PAIRING. 🖤 and the fact that Yibo was doing the same pose as LWJ, keeping his hand behind. the actual performance of yibo also gave way to lots of fanarts of this pairing! they look so good together!

• fake bits & pieces ( additional 45 fake rumors )

• their studios posting on the same day, 1/12 and the similarity of teasing that content will be released in parts

we also see more similarities in the drawings:

The appearance of 🦴 necklace at all the studio rehearsals and even the final one makes me somft. He had to remove it for the stage cause he is meant to be bare. I don’t advertise people to treat this necklace as the indicator of their relationship, but i will be lying if i say i’m not happy seeing it. especially if it’s out there, that he can show it off and not have to hide it.

• XZ & WYB mentioned together three times in one day - 1/14/2023

• YBO’s comment on snow

• 1/17 random cpns = the same trousers again ; 330,000 tickets, bg color of studio posts and YBO’s continuing comments about the weather in the city they are in.

• Bouboo replies to a fan with “DAYTOY” on their username

• CPN @ Xiao Zhan’s lunar new year photos and douyin posts

• XZ’s lunar new year post looks like a movie ticket stub. What a coincidence cause Hidden Blade is also premiering that day ☺️ there was also a cinema that showed XZ’s GUCCI Ad before the show started. Lol. and at the Shanghai Roadshow for Hidden Blade, lots of BXG dolls on in the group photo were captured.

• Hidden Blade Guangzhou roadshow : mention kneepads and looking at dandan doll / yibo asking someone with a suo-er doll and him holding a bjd of himself.

• LRLG contribution 1/23/2023

• XZ’s colleague in ADLAD + Zack ( photographer ) talking about watching Hidden Blade

• 7th day of the Lunar New Year CPN + another xzs and ybo similarity

I don’t usually go for kadians but yibo-official using 13 = yizhan makes me ☺️ ; also the similarity in how they caption posts again. on the same day. yes it’s not an obscure thing to include on a post that is made on the 7th day of the Lunar New Year. Wishing people good luck on a new beginning and all that. but it’s the countless similarities in how their studios do things. they have the same taste? their employees are dating? who knows.

• GG at Sunshine With Me shooting, looking so much like Yibo:

FEBRUARY 2023

• Huang Ziteng posted about watching Hidden Blade and the schedule of the film is coincidentally 10:05

• Yibo shares a post about the snowboards given to him by Su Yiming + sweater paws shadow

• Top comment on Yibo’s 2/2 weibo post is a cpf and similarity with GG using a doge emoji when trying to be humble

• YBO posts about a 🍉 video being fake and it looks the same as xz clarification account. !!!!

• Fandom stories that have been on my mind recently. ( includes cpn on wyb kissing xz backstage of SDC and the 232323 kadian which is “new” for this month. ) old ones mentioned : wyb’s side accounts, a bxg story, changsha home and same day tests.

• 2/4/23 Fake Rumor House contribution

• People in the industry supporting (?) them : GQ photographer is a turtles, Yixuan replies to a fan with daytoy on their username, sungjoo using xz’s cover song as bgm for his douyin post back in 2019 + Yubin doing an unboxing of DVD and praising a spread with zz/wyb on it.

• YBO asks to show off glutinous rice balls and XZ responds ☺️

• Night Light fake rumor & same sun emoji

• Candy compilation from Sunshine By My Side filming wrap up

• Fake Story : riding a bike at night / AI art

• LOYIBOARD 🛹

• On 2/12, Yibo posted a douyin, a stock video where you can clearly see what jacket he is wearing. BXGs noticed that it said “milano” and thought it may be a clue that GG will go to Milan Fashion Week. more explanation here.

• Both boys have been quiet and not “seen” for the better part of Feb, even 2/14 was especially quiet for them online. Yibo-official did post their candid compilation of Hidden Blade behind the scenes but it’s connected to promotions and not exactly for valentines day. It’s a common CPN speculation that when they are together, they get very quiet online and no paparazzi can take their photos. tho I have to say, 2/14 is not that important to them like 520 is. and then come 2/17, it’s interesting how you get to see them. let me rephrase that, they allowed us to see them. xz going to eat a meal with his assistant and wyb filming his drama. i’ve always been a believer that somehow, they can control when people will see them in public. they can be on ninja mode when they want to, especially xz.

the next day which happens to be 2/18/23 Ai Bo Ai Zhan Day, yibo shows up @ Shanghai airport at 6:30 in the morning. knowing that he finished filming past 10:00 PM, dressed in skinny jeans and looking so stylish. which is not his usual airport fashion these days. he will be in beijing for a couple of hours ( no one really knows for what ) and returned to SH the same day @ 5PM. turtles hope they saw each other atleast. Bobo really chooses the early flight so he can be with ZZ longer. ☺️☺️☺️

• Lost General Jewelry

• Chengyi comic about ZZ cutting his hair before going off to see WYB

• Them looking so similar with these photos, GG’s is from his 2/22 Milan flight. The same hair. looking like twins. Also, one of ZZ’s photos had that BOarding design & photo. Yes I know it fits the whole theme of the pictures but still, turtles’ DNA was moved. Lol.

• Using the same security personnel @ PEK?

• ZZ was spotted buying LEGO

• The similarity in their photo composition

• ZZ created an instagram account and his username has similarities to Yibo’s. Again. Same brain cell.

• 2/24 Fashion Show appearance minor candies

• Zhan-ge saw the balloons coded with all the colors! BXGs! ❤️💛💚 @ Tod’s Milan fashion show venue entrance

• This one is hilarious, Bobi in Milan? @ Tod’s store visit 😂

• cpn on yibo-official being quiet during MFW

• a possible connection to yibo’s CCTV performance to ZZ’s suzhou embroidery gift

MARCH 2023

• GUCCI infinite possibilities meaning, ZZ’s veteran cadres style and same emoji

• XZS Chapter 5 vlog candies

• giving thoughtful gifts

• Weibo night account posts a recommendation photoset for person of the year and they put their photos right next to each other. 🤍

• we hear “ i love you” in XZS vlog chapter 5

• Bottled joy campaign/s cpn

• Web’s 3/8/23 instagram post

• A really CPN-y instagram data. HAHAHAHAHA!

• wooyoungmi brand revisited

• Liu Daichu says WYB & XZ are hard to shoot - not so much cpn cause this is really unfortunate that they have to deal with bs like this. however it goes to show how they deal with their fame is becoming more and more similar and they apply the same security for themselves.

• 3/11 zsww rumor house

• more cpn from 2017

• yibo-official related candies

• xiao zhan as a distraction

• similar looking shirt. lol. Yibo, did you borrow this from zhan ge???

• yibo knitting sort of confirmed

• gg’s infinity ring ♾️

• LRLG 3/24/2023 contribution

• Same hotel in Shanghai rumor

• the weibo night 22’ seating arrangement. so near yet so far.

• Weibo Night 22’ candy round up

• XZS posting 8 photos, XZ re posting ads at 10:18 and his missing post-show selfie

• Tencent Video weibo account unintentionally matching XZ/WYB

• Weibo night 22’ exclusive interview sweet bits 💕

• WYB looking at ZZ’s direction 👀

• New Wuji recording easter egg : play with the cat

• 3/29 XZS vlog candies

APRIL 2023

• Esquire Magazine Parallels / CPN

• A new CQL bts photo 😘😘😘

• Colosseum parallels

• Peninsula iron box BGM

• Another example of XZ missing the 10:10 posting time to give way for WYB’s repost of BTF trailer.

• THEM in white shirt and soft cardigan. I love it when they put on the same/similar style!

• not really cpn but an example of a brand using art made by a cpf

• one & only’s release is 7/28 which aligns to double airport 1.0 / bazaar shoot & yizhan ttxs episode

• same city ( shanghai ) 4/11

• red string bracelet of lei yu appears again

• “matching” post for china television arts committee

• boys in esspensive cardigans! 💕

• 2019 kangol bucket hat coincidence

• chengyi comic - kumquat lemon tea 🍋

• zenith pilot series ✈️

• yibo-ge x xiao-ge 👀

• matching shiatzy chen black and white outfit

• LRLG connection to BTF accidental rollover, Anessa livestream sweets, JD mascot heart with a mole and Fake story ( magic wand and minions )

• them going on HS together @ 4/23 & wyb shut up hs + minor candies ( esquire coincidence, #5 seat, bone necklace, kids lovin them )

• 4/25 candy post

• 4/26 yibo official post with 13 photos and heart with a (.)

• same way of tying their shoelace means they are in the same city or together

• ZZ’s GUCCI Cosmos event CPN

• Fake rumor of what happened in Shanghai when they met ( 4/26 )

• the word “wyb” heard in xzs vlog

• same ip address of shanghai even if XZ was in Xi’An. Fans are saying, WYB might have logged on using a different phone number ( GG’s account ) and that’s how it changed. Because if this was a staff, most of them are in Xi’An or in their Beijing office.

MAY 2023

• May Day Candies - ( ZZ’s off white pants, rumor 1 : learning how to cook and zz giving wyb a rabbit charm rumor 2: couple jackets, in the same magazine, heart with a mole again on ybo

• pickle side dish, bruce lee and btf people supporting adlad ♥️

• number 5 seat on zz’s post, yibo and his pots & pans + the story of plane models

• XZ cues Wei Ruolai and WYB “dreams” hoodie

• THEM LOOKING SO MUCH LIKE EACH OTHER 😂😂😂😂

• Friday clowning - ( includes : ADLAD castmate posts cpf photos, same line in GG’s note & LRLG post script, Ryukakusen & XZS/YBO same symbols )

• Sunday candies 🫶🏼 WYB’s departure to LA & Xiao Zhan’s Molsion photos + use of captions

• Clean Eyes song and XX symbol ( XZS molsion live event behind the scenes )

• Bag/Phonecase WYB bought @ LA

• Chanel Cruise CPN photo parallels

• Yibo’s instagram photo reel & story

• The CPN about matching phone case went on HS

• XZS & YBO split photo similarity 📷

• Ace Troops cake CPN, Molsion offline event launch clues & sunset

• The fact that when they started being in the same city again, Yibo couldn’t stay away from Beijing. He had work with EVISU, so he left Beijing in the evening of 5/15, went to Shenzhen / Zhuhai. Then 5/16, did his business and went back to Beijing in the evening. He really organizes his schedule so he doesn’t have to be away from BJ that much. They will be in the same city till XZ leaves for Condor Heroes workshop & Shooting in Hengdian 🥹

Also his EVISU car has 1991 on it. Yes 91 was when the brand was established but please let me clown on this. lol.

• 85 is also Z28 design

• XZS posts a photo that shows his phonecase even after the HS and then on 520, HZT, the actor who plays Lan Qiren posts a very suspicious douyin video related to it.

• 520/521 ZSWW fake stories

• Yibo using the photo for weibo night 22-23

• The story of the 85 logo

• HUABIAO AWARDS CANDIES : their movies featured as key works in 2023 + Bunny drawing in the background ; Chanel Brooch 🎀

• WYB’s btf co star said he has a delicious beef dish that he eats and people are wondering if it’s the “sauced beef” that cpfs think is from GG’s mom.

• Same phone case timeline

• Candies from WYB’s Chunzhen event + XZ’s team denying a melon about a collab with his former co-star

• 5/28 ( A day that two topics about XZ & WYB together went on hot search ) ONE TWO

• NEW chengyi comic about accidentally listening to a horror podcast & sleeping together

• random old candies

• Cherries 🍒

• WYB’s Fly streetwear shirt going to Japan

JUNE 2023

• Maison Kitsune Couple Shirt. WYB’s is for his Chunzhen Fanmeet & GG’s is for Roborock Ad. Yeah, it’s a pretty good brand that they have both worn before but does it have to be from the same line? and look so much like each other? and for us to see it in a span of a few days on them 5/27 and 6/1? I’m sorry if we’re clowning so much here but we can’t help it.

• 6/1, their studio accounts posting so close to each other. XZS shared WDB video & YBO re posted a one and only movie promo. What a nice coincidence. This would have been something to ignore if we didn’t have so many XZS 🤝 YBO candies. Then just minutes later, YBO posts the photoshoot for WYB’s Chanel show and one of the layouts look like XZS. 😂 also using the sunglasses emoji

• WYB’s Chanel Japan show clowning + WDB drawings resembles Web

• An unusual increase of hot searches that associate XZ and WYB ✨

• Bottled Joy saga Part 3

• both of their works featured in National Cinema Movie Promotion Conference. movie stars! 🎞️

• XZ found to be wearing Uggs

• Minor candies from Douyin Movie Wonder Night

• THIS RIGHT HERE ⬇️⬇️⬇️

• WDB cast and their connection to web: one / two

• Yibo is an introvert and Chunsheng is an extrovert

• Mosquito jokes 🦟🦟🦟

• CPN WRAP UP ( includes : yuli interview clues, bottled joy using their colors for panther and guangdian drawing, numbers on evisu ad, posting almost one hour apart, cute dogs and missing lyrics )

• weekend cpn : same expression, not holding hands, shuke x beita and other sweets

• 6/20, BJYX went on hot search

• BJYX IS BE was gone in the hot search

• Moncler Event CPN

• Heurueh brand

• LRLG leaves yibo-official

• some “new” photos from SINA visit

• Infinity sign on WYB’s clothes

• “how they sleep” CPN

• there are conversations that when WYB went back to Beijing after the Moncler event, he was spending time with GG. it’s also because the shoot for Condor Heroes was delayed so they both suddenly had time to be in the same city 😊

• same-style clothes for recent released ads - NANS

• 6/26 rumors that GG/Web will be participating in the same event and their sus airpot schedules!!!!

• Yubin shares a video and we get a 1 second clip of the boys eating hotpot

• 6.29 Hongkong Event : Timeline & CPNs

That’s all for now!

See you by the end of the year <3

#yizhan #bjyx #there is no science here i’m just clowning like i always do

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choicesficwriterscreations · 1 year ago

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January Creator of the Month: Jerzwriter

Each month, CFWC highlights one of our talented fanfic writers or artists, and this month’s creator of the month is CFWC's own @jerzwriter. The writer is selected at random. More info can be found on the navigation page.

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1- When did you start playing Choices? What was the first book you played?

It was sometime in 2017, and the first book I ever played was The Royal Romance, Book 1.

2- When and why did you join Choices fandom?

I joined a couple Facebook groups in 2019. I just wanted to discuss stories with others who were interested, as no one in my real life reads Choices. I didn't even know I was entering a fandom. lol I started reading fanfic on Tumblr the following year, but I found Tumblr intimidating, so I was mostly a silent reader. I didn’t start writing and contributing until May 2021, mostly because Open Heart was ending and I was in denial. 🙂

3- How did you pick your blog name?

It’s pretty boring, actually. I’m from NJ, and I write. I wanted it to be JerZwriter, so people would know it is Jer-ZEE-Writer, but that wasn’t doable, so it’s Jerzwriter, and most think it is Jerz-Writer. Oh, well!

4- Pull up the first and last posts in your archive, and tell us about them!

My first post was the first chapter of my Ethan x Casey x Tobias love triangle, Delaying the Inevitable (OH). It was my very first fanfic and I really didn't think I'd write anything beyond that. I was so green back then, not only to fanfic but to the fandom as well. I’m really glad that I was naive because I don’t think I would have had the courage to post it if I had, but I’m glad that I did.

My last post was Falling for You, a little drabble I wrote for Tobias x Casey (OH), and it featured a commission by the talented artist @weetlebeetle. It was a light, fun piece that took place early in Tobias and Casey's relationship, and it shows Tobias at his absolute simpiest. Lol

5- Do you write fanfiction, create fan art, or are you one of those really gifted people who do both?

Oh, how I wish I could draw, but I can't. So, I’m strictly a writer. I may try giving drawing a go again, but I don't expect much to come of it. lol

6- How long have you been creating for Choices and for any other fandoms?

Choices was the first fandom I ever wrote for, and I started in May of 2021. So, just over two and a half years. I have written a little bit for some other fandoms since that time, but I primarily write for Choices.

7- What is your favorite Choices book, and what is your favorite Choices book to create for?

Tough question. I write for Open Heart, Crimes of Passion, and Wake the Dead, and they are three of my favorite stories. I also loved Desire & Decorum, but I never wrote for it. Though, I’m planning a re-read, and you never know. 🙂

8- Share your first Choices fanfic or fan art that you posted with us. Do you still like it, or would you change it if you were creating it today?

It was the first chapter of Delaying the Inevitable. I was so green when I started that series that I’m sure there are things I would change, but I’m still very proud of it. That series will always have a special place in my heart. I’d like to revisit it one day to “clean it up”, it could use some condensing. But I would never change the storyline.

9- What is your favorite piece of fiction or art that you created?

This is such an unfair question. lol The Delaying the Inevitable Series definitely comes to mind, but I’m also very proud of my Eli Sipes prequel stories, A Mother’s Journal, Coming Up Blank, and The End of the World. But Tobias and Casey are my favorite pairing, and I simply love the world I created for them. And while my headcanon for them is my favorite, I cannot pick just one fic for them, and I'm not going to! lol But, I've also written a bunch of AUs for them, and Friends* is one of my favorites.

10- Do you have a fic/art that you didn’t expect to be well received, but it was? What about one you expected to do well but found it could use a little more love?

Yes, to both! The fandom is much smaller today, but back when we were more active, I learned you couldn't predict how a fic would be received. There are too many to name, but I will say whenever my smut does well (and quite a few of them have), I’m always astounded. lol

11- If you could write only angst, fluff, or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?

This is such a difficult question because I believe the best stories incorporate a little of each, and, as a writer, exploring all three helps spur creativity. Also, my absolute favorite is angst with a happy ending, so there is definitely some fluff in there (and I'm never mad at a little smut being thrown in!) But if I were forced to choose, it would probably be angst. I think that's where I am strongest, and I just love raw emotion. I think that’s where character development really occurs. I have not written as much angst recently, and I miss it. Perhaps I need a change in 2024.

12 - Do you ever recognize yourself in any of your MCs or in your writing?

There are definitely parts of me in my MCs and OCs, but I do my best to prevent them from becoming self-inserts. I'm not as cool as any of them, that's for sure! lol That said, I do find inspiration for my fics in real life, so there is bound to be a little crossover. When using real-life inspiration, I try to change details so that the fiction is not a carbon copy of the real-life event. Normally, by the time I'm done, they're hardly recognizable.

13 - What element of writing/art do you struggle with most? Where do you feel you are strongest?

I struggle most with setting a scene. Dialogue is my strong suit, and that just flows for me. It flows so much that sometimes I forget to describe what's going on around the conversation. I think this is particularly easy to do in fanfiction because so much of the "world" has already been provided for us, so I recognize this more when I'm writing original works.

The other thing I struggle with? Brevity. I know I can go on, and on, and on. lol I've gotten much better at this, but there is still room for improvement.

14 - Do you have any neglected work you really want to finish?

(Elsa leaves the room, quietly crawls under her desk, and hides…) YES!!! Far, far too many, and no matter how much I share those posts that say, "You don't have to finish! If you're not feeling it, move on!" I don't believe it! lol I really want to make wrapping them up a priority in 2024. But I also know writing - particularly good writing - cannot be forced. So, it's a goal, but I'll only do it if I feel it’s right.

15 - If someone you know in real life (who isn’t involved in fandoms) asked to see your work, would you let them? If yes, what would you show them first?

It would depend on who asked. I’m not ashamed of writing fanfic at all, but if I believed the person would be judgemental, I wouldn't be willing to share. A few of my friends have read select pieces of my fanfic, and I’ve always received positive feedback from them. I wouldn’t be opposed to sharing more. What I'd share would depend greatly on the person asking.

16 - Are there any writers (published authors and/or fanfic writers) who influenced your writing or art? Are there any artists that influence you?

There are many published writers that I admire, but I don’t think they've influenced my writing here. Within the fandom, there are many writers who have inspired me in different ways. There is no way I can ever name them all. But I'd like to give a shout-out to some.

@jamespotterthefirst and @bex-la-get were among the first writers I read when I joined Tumblr. I found their passion for both canon and the worlds they created inspiring, especially as Open Heart was nearing its end and all of us addicts needed our fill. Reading their works helped keep the story alive for me and so many others, and it inspired me to try my hand at it as well. To my shock, they were both so encouraging and supportive of me when I arrived, and I'm forever grateful. Back then, I thought they were rockstars - and they are! But now, they're also friends. I wasn't familiar with @alwaysmychoices from the start, but when I came across their work, I was just blown away. Weekend with Dr. Ramsey will live rent-free in my head forever, and that headcanon about Charlie calling Ethan the night before she marries someone else. (I faint.) Ohhh, the delicious angst! The way she made me feel what Charlie felt was just mind-boggling, and it encouraged me to really dig into my character's emotions and bring them to life in a more meaningful way.

Early on, I read @utterlyinevitable, and the thing that impressed me the most was how Dom was willing to "write stories that “went "go there.” They tackled issues that others wouldn't touch. In their world, everything wasn’t perfect, including the characters themselves. I admired that vision and, frankly, bravery, and it definitely encouraged me to write what I wanted to and not what I felt was expected of me.

More recently, @mydemonsdrivealimo inspired me to explore parts of my MCs that I have not delved into in the past. In particular, Casey's bisexuality. It can be challenging to represent a bisexual character when they are in a straight-presenting relationship, and you risk alienating readers no matter what you do (looking at all readers here.) So it becomes easier to be lazy and ignore it. But that's a disservice to the character as much as it's a disservice to people living similar situations in real life... like I have many times. Through MJ's writing and our conversations, they've helped me become more aware and do a better job in this regard, and I'm not even sure if they know this - it may totally be news to them lol - but I'm eternally grateful. Now, I feel my girl Casey is free, and OMG, how I love our characters playing together in HC now!

Then there are @lilyoffandoms and @storyofmychoices, who bring joy to all that they touch. Who knew when Lily created a little drabble putting our characters in a new world together, it would end up being one of the brightest fandom spots of 2023? Who knew that so much more would stem from that one work? Seriously, it's been one of the highlights of my fandom experience this year, and it's helped me to find inspiration at times when I felt like it was lost. Thank you both - I am so lucky to have you both here!

There are so many more I could mention, but I'd still forget people and feel horrible, so I want to take the chance to thank every writer in the fandom for sharing their gifts with us. Each of you is an inspiration in your own way; each of you can give someone an idea, and you have no idea where that spark will lead. So, never stop sharing!

17- Which one of your stories would you most like to see as a movie/series?

Delaying the Inevitable, Friends*, All in the Past, and the WIP What’s Forever For. I also think some of my Ethan x Tobias works would have made for a good sitcom, and how I wish my Tobias x Casey friendship with Bryce x Jensen would be an epic sitcom. The world needs it! lol (Jensen belongs to @mydemonsdrivealimo.)

19- Do you write original fiction or create non-fandom art?

I do. Mostly shorter stories that will never see the light of day, but also some more substantive works... which will also never see the light of day! lol I wrote a novel-length political thriller some time ago. It would need a ton of work to bring it up to 2024, as the political landscape has changed so much. I also have two original WIPs I've been writing. One is an angsty story about a friendship that's loosely based on a childhood friend I lost to cancer a few years ago. The other is a polyamorous romance about two best friends who fall for the same person. It's really a beautiful, emotional story. If I like the end result, maybe I'll let it see the light of day... maybe. lol

20- What other hobbies do you have?

I enjoy theater, and I'm lucky enough to live in the best part of the world to partake in that. I go to a lot of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and local theater productions. I also love going to concerts - they’re like group therapy! Trust me, I got more out of seeing Noah Kahan and Hozier in 2023 than I did from the entirety of sessions with my therapist - and I loved my therapist. lol

Prior to 2020, I did a fair amount of traveling, and I hope to start doing a little more this year. But I have to admit, since the lockdown, I’ve become more of a homebody, and I like it, so we’ll see how that goes!

I used to be very involved with activism and advocacy for women’s, lgbtq+, and mental health issues. I still am, but in a different capacity than I was in the past. These issues require people fighting for them, and doing so has always been a huge part of who I am, but it can be draining, and burnout is real. I really reached the end of my rope. So, nowadays, I work as a volunteer for a couple local organizations that really mean a lot to me. I'm not involved in grassroots efforts or taking trips to talk to legislators as often, but I'm helping people on a smaller scale, and that still goes a long, long way.

22: BONUS - tell us anything you’d like (if you want to).

As most of you know, I’m one of the mods here at CFWC, so it was a little weird when my the wheel landed on my name. But, honestly, it’s happened before, and I've just spun again, even though I am eligible. But this time around, I decided to do it. This fandom really means a lot to me, and I wanted to share a little more about myself and my crazy pixelated people.

I'm truly grateful to everyone in the fandom who does their part to make this a place that many, like me, still see as a place they want to be. We're smaller, it's imperfect, it has plenty of problems, but I am choosing to focus on the good... because there is much more of that than there is bad. So, thank you to each of you... and I hope we all have a wonderful 2024! xo

PS... My header... I know Tobias wasn't technically an LI... which was truly criminal. So, that's what fandom is for, fixing what canon effed up. lol My favorite canon LI is Trystan Thorne (COP). I tried adding their picture to the header alongside Tobias, but it looked terrible, so here I am. :)

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I can't wait to highlight more of you in 2024! :)

#choices fic writers creations #playchoices #choices the stories you play #cfwc creator of the month #jerzwriter #choices fanfic #playchoices fanfic #january creator of the month #open heart #crimes of passion #wake the dead

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goat-eyes-mcgee · 9 months ago

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I've been working in this a while, abt a month and half now, but I finally have my contribution to the fandom

THE WOLF RUNE TRANSLATION GUIDE

That's right, the runes actually mean something and aren't just gibberish! And now I have a guide for yall

Presenting: the holy grail

If yall plan to repost this pls link back to this one

I also have some pre-translated texts

Ancient dog prophecy text Freddy is the main man and don't you forget it. He's the dude you want for all your kanine exitential kanine issues dog he let's out... also in season two hopefully" (paraphrased)

"Wonder if anyone will decode this, prob no"

"Lets learn the wolf

Everything is too ha[rd]"

I will probably be reposting this for more

Also THANK YOU TO @goosesleeps for creating the Discord Server that this all went down in.

I will be trying to do this with other languages in the series (cause there are more)

#100% wolf #decoding #translation

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widebrimmedhatsblog · 1 month ago

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Fic Writer End of Year Round-up!!

(belated but whatever) Answer and then tag 3 or more creators to keep the game going!!

I was tagged by @skyfallscotland and @littedidyouknow 🥰🥰🥰

1. How many words did you publish on AO3 in 2024?

365,883!

2. How many fics did you complete this year?

16!

3. How many in-progress or currently ongoing fics did you start this year?

Only one WIP for me as of right now, my baby In The Heat Of It All. This is a good time to announce that there won’t be any updates during January in all likelihood.

4. What was your favorite thing you wrote?

Show Me Yours. It feels the most mine of all my fics, and I absolutely wrote it for me.

5. What piece was your most experimental or different from your usual style?

I’m not super experimental overall, since I generally know what POV/tense I like, and I don’t stray from that, but I feel like the International Incident series was pretty experimental in that it was actually erotica, and I’d never done that before!

6. Did any of your fics surprise you, either while writing or with their reception?

To Hate And To Hold had an insane reception that I was not expecting at all. I think a general rule is that the fics *I* like the most are not the fics that everyone else seems to like the most, but it was crazy to see in real time, especially with a one shot.

7. Do you have a fic you wrote and loved that went under the radar? (This is your sign to reblog/repost it!)

In The Heat Of It All has been consistently flying under the radar for whatever reason, which makes me so sad because it’s absolutely my best work. Foreign Affairs also definitely flew under the radar, but maybe this is an anti masturbation fandom, IDK.

8. Who is an artist that inspired you?

I love @essjaywrites drawing of Rhi and Vi’s fridge here! I haven’t quite gotten around to reading this fic yet, but I love the representation of their friendship, and I think about it loads!!

9. Who is an author that inspired you?

All my brainstorming over the last few months has involved the lovely miss @maethologies, and she inspires me so much. Genuinely, y’all would not have gryphon rider x without her, or the end of OTRA, or the latter half of kinktober.

10. Who is a new author you discovered?

Literally all of you with when I joined the fandom, LOL, but special shout out to @justallihere. I’m so grateful for Storm In The Quiet and all the other wonderful writing she’s given us. SITQ was a really bright light last spring when I needed it ❤️

11. Did you do any collaborations? How did it start?

Technically, no. However! @maethologies and I have been. pounding ideas back and forth for an AU we are co-writing via DM, and we both have written pieces of the full fic!! That counts, I think. I think I’ll keep how it started top secret for now, though…

12. What accomplishments are you most proud of?

I was re-reading my journal yesterday, from around the time I wrote Of Mothers and Storms, and I said there how happy I was to be writing something more stress free after dealing with some of my original stuff. I’m so proud that I found that happiness again, and I’ve been really working on figuring out how to make that feeling more sustainable.

13. What did you learn about writing and creating this year?

Writing and posting are SEPARATE activities!

14. Any advice you’d like to share with new or aspiring writers?

Get words on the page!! My most practical advice is that when whatever I’m writing scares me, I shut my eyes. Do it scared. Also, sprints! Also, finding friends who you can send snippets to!!

15. What are you creative goals for 2025?

Top secret! 🤫

I’m not tagging anyone because I am so very late, but if anyone still wants to jump in, do it!! and tag me!! It was so lovely seeing everyone’s contributions. Happy new year!!

#fourth wing fanfic #writer tag games

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itsme-thekeys · 1 month ago

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Young Royals Fav Fest 2024

Prompt 36: Favorite Fanwork

Oh my, where do I even start? I'll start at the start: I know, I'm Your Masterpiece (and the whole series) by: pwdd1 this is the fanfic that started it all. The very first fanfiction I read in the Young Royals fandom (even though I hadn't even watched the show yet) I basically owe my life and first child to this fic. Young Royals has gotten me through so many tough times and this fanfiction is basically why I decided to watch the show (and the summary my friend gave me so I'd understand this fic better but that's not the point) This is truly one of my most favorite and meaningful fanfictions to me. So thank you, @pwdd1, for this amazing series.

You've begun to feel like home by Sour_candy. I almost wish I didn't get into this one while it was still a work in progress so then I wouldn't have to wait for the next updates!! I don't remember which chapter I joined in on, probably around 7, if I had to guess, but I have continued to read every chapter when it's updated since then! I love slow burn, and my god is this slow burn. But I love it none the less. I never want this to end. Like, ever. I don't know what I'll do when it inevitably reaches its end. Probably reread it! 😜 @s0urcandy112112321

Okay now my three fav fanfictions I've contributed to this fandom.

Some Dreams Shouldn't Come True by me. It's one of my most popular fanfictions, and by good reason I think. Summary: Wille has a bad dream and Simon comforts him. So yeah, pretty cute.

Keys Are Good, Bugs Are Not by me. This one's just a silly little fanfiction with no real angst (except that Simon's definitely in despair for like half of it). Probably the most light-hearted thing I've written. Also one of my most popular (probably because no one died). Summary: Basically Simon gets locked out of the house by a scary bug and Wille is a little shit (affectionately)

Pretend I'm Something Other Than This Mess That I Am by me. At the time I wrote this, it was one of my longest fanfictions that I had wrote. I worked on it on and off for a month or two until I eventually finished it. This is probably the fanfiction I'm most proud of. It's definitely a very heavy story so if that's not your jam then probably don't read it. Summary: Wille has mental health issues ™️

@youngroyals-events

#young royals #young royals fanfic #ao3 #yrfavesfest2024 #wilmon #Young royals event #yr events

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inkyarcturus · 8 months ago

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For my contribution for pride month I’d like to share my personal head canons for Harry Potter characters!!!

Harry Potter: I’m gonna be honest I project on this man far too unhealthily to NOT be biased (I’ve been going by the name Harry in IRLfor 3 and a half years now I think? Bc of this man /srs) but that man’s bi with a capital B 💕💜💙 personally I enjoy seeing trans man Harry as well but unfortunately I don’t see as many fanfics of him as such :,) shoutout to all the fanfic creators I see making Harry a trans woman tho!!! I’d also love to see a genderfluid/nonbinary Harry or two!!!

Hermione Granger: trans woman!!! 🏳️‍⚧️ *crowd cheers* as for sexuality wise? I’ve seen her depicted as straight, bisexual and lesbian- and honestly I think I can see her fitting all of these!!!

Ronald Weasley: I always struggle to pinpoint what I headcanon Ron to be. I have seen a couple of people headcannoning him as a trans man 🏳️‍⚧️- referencing Molly continuing to have children until she had a girl creates perfect levels of angst for this- but I wouldn’t say it’s a permanent aspect of him inside my head. Now that I think about him a little more- I think I might headcanon him as unlabeled more than anything sexuality wise. I think he’s into women but he wouldn’t be opposed or too surprised if he developed a crush on a guy.

Luna Lovegood: She’s a lesbian 🏳️‍🌈💕 (I will occasionally accept fanfics where she is pan and is with Neville but her being a lesbian is the main headcanon) also a little gender queer in whichever way you choose 🏳️‍⚧️ sometimes I see her as genderfluid, bigender and just generally nonbinary

Ginny Weasley: bi- so so bi 💕💜💙

Draco Malfoy: Gayest motherfucker in town I’m sorry- Mr. Tells his father literally everything about Harry 💚🤍💙

Remus Lupin: bi 💕💜💙 there’s no question about that in my mind, I think he has a small preference for men but that’s it!!!

Sirius Black: He switches between using the labels queer and gay but you know that man kisses other men!!! 💚🤍💙 I know a lot of people tend to headcanon him as genderfluid which I enjoy seeing but it’s never been a main stay headcanon for me :,)

Tonks: (She/they) Lesbian and Intersex 🏳️‍🌈💕💛🟣. I’m sorry but the age gap between Remus and her in the original books make me uncomfortable- as for being intersex, I think most ppl believe being a metamorphmagus means she is automatically genderfluid, while I like seeing genderfluid representation, I think ppl often fail to acknowledge the difference between sex and gender. As a metamorphmagus, she transforms her body, her gender doesn’t seem to change w it in the books. While I like the headcanons of them being genderfluid I wish more people explored that specific idea.

Severus Snape: queer? Queer. In every sense of the word. I think most people view him as bi 💕🟣💙 which I agree with (Lily and Mulciber, also absolutely headcanon him having a crush on both Lucius AND Narcissa) but also I think he’s a little bit gender funky- I mean just look at him- no one who stands like that isn’t just cis /ref. Sev absolutely painted his nails and did eyeliner, he absolutely wore a floor length black skirt and absolutely had days where mister hit wrong in all the right places and everyone in her group helped by doing tiny things like braiding her hair and putting bat clips in it for fun 🏳️‍⚧️

Anyways speed run round 🏃

💕🟣💙: Cedric Diggory, Cho Chang (has the fandom chosen a new name for her yet?) Bill Weasley

🧡💛🤍🩵💙: Charlie Weasley, Neville? (Didn’t think of this until just now but it’s growing on me?-)

🏳️‍🌈💚🤍💙: Dean thomas, Seamus Finnegan, Dumbledore (I may not like him that much but he is gay)

🏳️‍🌈💕: Minerva Mcgonagall, Poppy Pomfrey

If I missed anyone I’m sorry :,)

Anyways!!! Join if you’d like with your own headcanons!!!

@pottistic @marriso1 (If you guys don’t wanna join w ur own headcanons that’s okay! I thought this would just be fun :P)

#harry potter #hp fandom #pro snape #severussnape #inkyarcturus babbles :p #my headcanons #headcanons #pride month #golden trio era #golden trio #queer #lgbtqia #fuck jkr #anti jkr #idk what else to tag

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hexfloog · 1 month ago

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2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024 - 2025

can anyone explain where 2024 went. has science gone that far

With 2025 on the horizon, it's that time of year again 🧍 As a reminder these blurbs I leave under these summaries are reflections of the year purely on a personal level. I'm more than aware of what's going on in the world.

So I'll just cut to the chase: as I was pooling together the work needed for this template it kind of dawned on me that I barely made the minimum to fill it out this year. I didn't really think I could slow down more than 2023, and my volume is disappointing, sure, but I take some solace in knowing it's for pretty much the same reason: I just had a lot going on outside of art. The short of it is that I reached a milestone age this year and had some come-to-Jesus moments about things like my health and finances. And my relationships.

I know that sounds a bit grim, like I'm leading up to some horrible epiphany, but I'm just being sincere LOL. Overall I do think my 2024 ended better than my 2023: 2023 was full of positive transitions (moving, promotion, etc.) but 2024 was comprised of improvements to those transitions. So much has happened that the first half of the year feels like it was actually two years ago!! While writing this I tricked myself at least a few times into thinking things I experienced this year took place in 2023. Ooferoni 😭

Most notably, work has gotten better; I'm in a better place financially and set up to be in better places financially for the future; and I've addressed and have finally started tackling some key things about my health, some as recently as this month. I suppose my 2024 can be succinctly described as a year of progress. And I'm grateful, because the worst thing (to me) would be to stagnate.

A lot of my time this year was allocated for more social adventures IRL because hey! friends are more important to have than ever. I had a little epiphany that, contrary to the image I've projected onto myself all my life, I'm probably more of a ambivert than an introvert and thus ventured outside of my comfort zone a lot. It's paid off so much… not only did I get to meet up with fandom friends at more local cons, but I had a blast doing it and even made some new ones doing some other things too <3 I'm very lucky to have the friends I do and I hope to keep connecting with people into the new year. To me, the risk of a bad time is far outweighed by the prospect of having a good one and repeatedly acting on that has helped to ease any social anxiety I may have, but this is also just something that I find easier to do as I get older, too.

If you've been following me since at least January, you'll know that I had some major issues with my teeth and had to fundraise a little in order to be able to afford the necessary work. This is why there's no art for February. I want to again thank everyone who contributed to the fundraiser and also those who helped spread the word - my teeth are not perfect, but the pain has subsided since the big appointment, and improvement in my overall oral health was noticeable to the dentist during my last checkup, too :) I have another visit coming up soon which will finally finish the work they started, but this time I can afford it on my own.

I apologize that the commissions from this fundraiser aren't yet done… but getting through them (beyond a draft, I mean) is one of my main goals going into 2025 ;---;

But that's enough about my personals. Overall I am happy with where I am and grateful for what I have. Things can always be better, which is always what I aim for in my future, but this post is for reflecting >:) Other offline highlights of the year include:

• Saw Alestorm, Starset, and Haunted House *lyrical content warning* live. I wasn't even planning on going to any shows this year but these groups landed basically in my backyard and I am not one to pass up an opportunity to see some live music I'm even remotely interested in if the tickets are reasonable \o/ • Got both Colleen Clinkenbeard's and R. Bruce Elliot's autographs!! If you don't know who they are, they're Funimation's VAs for Ran and Kogoro, respectively. I was also lucky enough to be present at the latter's first ever panel at NDK 2024. Or at least that's what he claimed LOL. I'm still capable of being starstruck, meeting them both was surreal 🥺 • Massively cut back on recurring expenses and consolidated several of the remaining ones (this effort in particular is what has resulted in being able to afford the upcoming dental appointment). Having only ever been okay at best with budgeting, this is a huge win for me~ • Finally watched Code Lyoko: Evolution (if you know, you know) and am also now current on Detco after 3 years of grinding!! Still working on the manga, but I'm also finally current on my English-language collection of VIZ volumes >:)

There's more--I made a list lol--but this post is long enough as-is :)

Oddly, I don't have too much to say about my art this year - it's actually harder for me to make observations on polished pieces if you can believe it lol. I didn't experiment as much as I did in 2023 (not even close) and a lot of my time went into rendering instead…which isn't a bad thing, to be clear! It's not like there's no takeaway from clean artwork, too, but these are mostly finished pieces that will be at home in a portfolio and I tend not to remember too much of what my thought process was like in favor of the technical effort 😅

I ended my 2023 recap mulling over the idea that I was finally feeling like I was gaining momentum in life, and I think that's exactly what happened in 2024. Naturally I hope the same for 2025, especially as I'm not going into the year goalless. If you're reading this, thanks again for sticking around with me for yet another year <333 Looking to 2025 with relatively good spirits and I wish only the best for everyone.

#personal #summary of art #summary of art 2024 #2024 summary of art #queue

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khruschevshoe · 1 year ago

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OFMD Critique: Jim & Olu, Screentime Quality & Quantity Issues, and Fandom Engagement

It is kind of insane to me that post-Season-1 of OFMD, the tags for Jim Jimenez and Oluwande Boodhari were almost as strong as the ones for Stede and Ed. Like, scrolling back on tumblr, I'm hit by the sheer amount of content posted for them. The fanart. The gifs. The meta. The sheer anticipation of what might come next for them.

(Now, this might just be because I first started looking at the fandom a year in, but I did my best to look at time stamps and how far things were spread out over time for them.)

Now, only a month and a half out from the finale...that flood has dried up to a trickle, if that. There is very little Jim/Olu content, or (more interesting in my own opinion, at least), very little content of them individually. There was plenty when the season was airing, but now? Not so much.

This is not to say that there is no content at all- I am an absolute fan of the fanfic writers, artists, meta-makers, and gifmakers who still contribute to the tag. The QUALITY is still great! It's the QUANTITY that fascinates me.

Because I think it comes back to both the lack of payoff for the rich character writing for these two post-Season 1 AND the butchering of what they did get.

If you read my past metas for these two characters, you'll find my critique of the fact that late-season Jim doesn't feel like Jim at all, and that Olu throughout ALL OF SEASON TWO doesn't feel like Olu, but rather like the writers dumbed him down into the "himbo" role on the show just to have the badass woman x himbo dynamic with him and Zheng Yi Sao (and I am an admitted lover of said dynamic, but not when you strip one of the few emotionally intelligent, clever, logical characters on the show of his intellect and jam him into the role rather than, idk, choosing one of the actual himbos on the show and putting him into that role...wait a second. The writers already HAD the himbo x badass dynamic with Spanish Jackie and the Stede. Is that literally the only way they could figure out how to write a F/M dynamic this season?).

Also, if you pull out all of the Jim/Olu pre-reunion build up (I see you, deleted scene in the Republic of Pirates where Pete and Olu get to pine after Lucius & Jim and talk about how desperate they are to get back to them), have their reunion be rather anticlimatic, and then don't let them have any real kissing/hugging/even emotional intimacy for the rest of the season...I can see why the tag has gotten to the point it has.

A cursory glance at the Blackbonnet/Gentlebeard tags shows that at least half of the tag is just writing fix-it fics for the season, but they are at least ENGAGING with canon because they were given a lot of material (some might argue too much material, as their screentime was often VERY overbalanced as opposed to the rest, and contrary to what some believe, Season 1 WAS an ensemble show, not just the Stede/Ed show) to work with and sort through. Jim and Olu were not given that in Season 2, and thus the amount of material that those in the tag got to pick through and use was either miniscule or felt OOC in nature. So the investment in the characters and ship has rather gone down, which is sad, because post Season 1 these two had my FAVORITE dynamic on the show.

What is the point of this meta? Idk, it's just a thing I've noticed and that has fascinated me. Watching this fandom from both inside and outside has led to noticing some rather interesting patterns/responses to writing that I thought someone else might be interested in.

#jim jimenez #oluwande boodhari #jim x oluwande #tealoranges #meta #analysis #ofmd #ofmd critical #ofmd meta #i know it feels like i'm ragging on the zheng/olu ship #and i appreciate those who do ship it #but the way it handles both characters really just gives me the personal ick #fandom analysis #also just realized while writing this that the jackie x swede and olu x zheng ship dynamics are the same and that's just strange to me #because olu and the swede are specifically set up in season 1 as being almost opposite characters #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2

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