#This was a fun one!

[that-one-oddity]

Woo!! ART CHALLENGE!!

Featuring @octdl-lee 's design and @starrypawu 's template!

[mag-lore]

Can I suggest a Cirdan moodboard?

I hope you like it!!

[shithowdy]

finished commission for @tevruden !

[lobotcmy]

━━━━CHARACTER STUDIES.

Basic Information.

LEGAL NAME : Lobo. His actual name is unpronounceable, though it means "one who devours your entrails and thoroughly enjoys it"

NICKNAME(S) : The Main Man, The Scourge of the Cosmos, The Last Czarnian, Assassin to Royalty, The 'Bo, Big Daddy 'Bo, Mister Frag, Master Frag, Mister Machete, Archbishop of the First Celestial Church of the Triple Fish-God, The Baddest Bastich in the Whole Fraggin' Universe

DATE OF BIRTH : He doesn't even remember, could be centuries ago

GENDER : Male

PLACE OF BIRTH : The planet Czarnia 

CURRENTLY LIVING: The infinite vacuum of space

SPOKEN LANGUAGES : Lobo knows exactly 17,897 different alien languages

EDUCATION : He's got a doctorate in killin', maimin', and fraggin'

HAIR COLOR: Sepulcher black

EYE COLOR : Viscera red 

HEIGHT : 7'2"

WEIGHT : 390 lbs.

Family Information.

SIBLINGS : None that he knows of

PARENTS : He doesn't remember their names

RELATIVES: None he cares to remember

CHILDREN: Xiomara Rojas aka Crush (daughter)

PETS: Dawg (an alien bulldog), his Fishies (various space dolphins)

Relationship Information.

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: He claims he's heterosexual, its best not to question it

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: He's not really the type to settle down

Tagged by Stolen from || @sanguine-salvation Tagging || @1mpulsee @supurman @puhddin @drculs @sm4llville @hiredassault and YOU, THE ONE READING THIS!!

[m1ssunderstanding]

Thank you for tagging me @glowing-gold and @crepesuzette2023 it's always fun to talk about writing with you guys.

How many works do you have on A03?

Five

What's your total word count?

141,094

What are your top five fics by kudos?

The Cast Iron Shore -- The Reeperbahn -- Fixing a Hole -- The Importance of Being Erstwhile -- Taking Trophies

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I always respond eventually. I tend to go through self-hate spirals after posting things where I can't even acknowledge that the thing exists and looking at comments would be acknowledging that so i ignore everything for a long time. But. I will respond eventually because I sincerely appreciate comments. I love that people take the time to let me know what they liked. I'm sorry and I'm working on this!

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

Definitely Taking Trophies. It's literally just angry sex that resolves nothing.

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

The Reeperbahn had to end gloriously golden for all the shit I put them through for all that time to be worth it.

Do you write crossovers?

Lol in high school I wrote a fic where Marius and Cosette are the Parents in Cinderella 2015. So no. The answer is no.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Yes and it was the greatest day of my life.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes. My inclination is to go kinky but I try to keep it vaguely normal lol

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Nope:)

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope. That would be so cool!

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Not yet!

What's your all-time favorite ship?

Mclennon is the only thing I've actually ever shipped

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

The Mystery of the Missing Paul is what I've been calling it lately. It would just have to be so long in order to be done right and I'd want it done right, you know? It's just got to be novel length with actual novel amount of planning and development and structuring etc which I can't commit to unfortunately.

What are your writing strengths?

I mean everybody thinks this, but I think I really *get* both John and Paul and can put myself convincingly in their messed-up heads. As far as actual writing, I love to write dialogue. It's always what I write first, actually and comes pretty naturally.

What are your writing weaknesses?

Smut! Embarrassing but true. When some people talk about how difficult it is to write in a second language, I'm like yes! That sounds like me trying to write sex! And it's because only in the last few years of my life have I been breaking out of the puritanical mindset I was raised with. So while I love reading smut, writing it is extremely difficult for me.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in fic?

basically my rule is this: if we were watching this, would there be subtitles provided on the screen? Or would we be able to get what they're saying from context clues? If it's the former, just say "in German" or something. If it's the later, and it's just a few lines, it's fine.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Les Miserables. That book took over my life for a few years. I wrote a 30k fix-it just for myself before I even knew people published fanfiction.

What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for but really want to?

I mean it's still in the Beatles, but I'd love to write a Linda/Yoko fic where they run away back to New York together and live their best independent artistic lives and raise Heather and Kyoko and go down in history as avant garde lesbians. John and Paul continue to bitch at each other tangentially and Yoko and Linda are unconcerned even though they both agree their exes are gay idiots. Maybe they decide to help them. Maybe they decide to Live and Let Die, who knows. But it would center on them.

tagging @adriennefrombrooklyn @eveepe @scurator @notgrungybitchin @saint-mona

[thesymphonytrue]

Hi hello!!!

“Oh honey, I’d never be jealous of you.”

This line has SUCH Elle energy!! Whatever ship u want but it would be so cool if she said it

I immediately thought of El with this line, too!!! So yes....she says it!

Peter/Elizabeth

Pre-canon

"Oh honey, I'd never be jealous of you."

Elizabeth turned over in bed, surprised to find a cold, empty spot where Peter usually slept. Sighing, she propped herself up and checked the time: 3:00 am. Furrowing her dark brows, she pulled back the covers and tiptoed down the hallway to the top of the stairs. Peering into the living room, she saw Peter.

He was sitting on the couch, hair still messy from their evening romp hours ago, clad in a white t-shirt and boxers. One hand loosely held his phone to his ear, while the other rubbed his eyebrows wearily. But on his lips, on those wonderful lips that devoured Elizabeth almost daily, was a tiny smile, a sparkle of amusement and infatuation.

Neal Caffrey, Elizabeth thought.

This was the third night in a row that Neal Caffrey had called Peter and while Elizabeth didn’t so much mind Peter being all-consumed by his job, post-midnight phone calls were…

Intriguing.

In Elizabeth’s mind, Neal was a brilliant mind who had fallen into the wrong crowd (criminals) and latched onto Peter’s stability, whilst also out-smarting him on almost every turn.

And Peter fucking loved it.

When Peter Burke was challenged, Peter Burke thrived. Elizabeth smiled to herself; she knew this on an emotional, intellectual, and sexual level about her partner. Peter was meticulous about learning everything about his pursuit, making him an excellent FBI Agent, but even better in bed.

She smiled coily to herself and decided tonight would be the night she intervened. She couldn’t have a criminal stealing her husband away, could she? Well aware that she was still in lingerie from earlier (a lovely lacy black thing that left absolutely nothing up to the imagination), Elizabeth fluffed her hair, squared her shoulders, and pranced down the stairs like a runway model.

Peter was mid-chuckle when he spotted her, cheeks flushing and eyes widening at the sight of her soft curves. She walked over to him like a lioness stalking her prey and plucked the phone from his hands.

“Hello, Neal Caffrey,” she said cooly into the phone.

She could practically feel him grinning on the other end.

“Is this the famous Mrs. Burke? I was convinced Peter was lying about having a wife. How do you put up with him, he’s insufferably stubborn,” Neal rattled off as if he and Elizabeth were the best of friends.

Elizabeth couldn’t help but feel a smile tickle her lips as she stole a glance at Peter, whose mouth was propped open in despair and eyes wild with panic.

“Well, you’re right about that,” she said, proceeding to straddle Peter and play with his hair while keeping Neal on the line.

“So why are you up at this hour?” Neal chirped, “Are you jealous?”

Elizabeth chuckled, low and sultry, leaning in and kissing Peter’s neck, to which Peter suppressed a groan and motioned for her to hang up the phone immediately.

“Oh honey, I could never be jealous of you,” she said, speaking to Neal, but looking directly into Peter’s honey-brown eyes, whose pupils were now fully dilated.

“Have Peter shown you my picture?” Neal asked, audibly smirking.

Elizabeth narrowed her eyes, realizing she didn’t know anything about this man other than his name and criminal habits.

“No, he hasn’t,” her gaze flicked to Peter, who was still clueless as to the nature of their conversation. She caressed Peter’s cheek, “But looks don’t matter to Peter,” her eyes twinkled as she widened her legs on Peter and pressed herself closer to him, “Peter loves smart—”

“Well isn’t he lucky that he’s got both in you, Elizabeth,” Neal cut her off, as if he knew exactly what she was trying to do.

“Hang up the phone!” Peter mouthed desperately.

Elizabeth’s eyebrow arched in pleasure at hearing this as she surveyed Peter, practically panting after her.

“Thank you for the compliment, Neal,” Elizabeth purred simultaneously into Peter’s ear and the phone, “Now say goodnight to Peter and let him come back to bed with his wife.”

Neal let out a bright laugh at this, one that even Peter could hear through the phone. Peter turned beet red and promptly snatched the phone back from Elizabeth and gripped her waist, gently pushing her off of him and setting her down next to him as he stood.

“Peter! I didn’t know that you had such an active—-“

“Shut it, Caffrey! Goodnight!” Peter barked, clicking the phone off, Neal’s laughter still echoing in Elizabeth and Peter’s mind.

Elizabeth stood and snaked a hand around Peter’s chest from behind, pressing her breasts into his back. She felt him tighten in response and she rested a hand over his fast beating heart.

She glanced down at the coffee table, Neal Caffrey’s file open. A photograph was pinned to the edge of the file.

Slightly blurry due to Neal being in motion, it was a picture of a dark haired man with brilliant blue eyes, chiseled jawline, and wild smile. He was handsome enough to make any woman–or man–swoon.

“Now that you’re all hot and bothered,” she whispered in Peter’s ear, “should we go to bed or take the couch? Or has Neal put a damper on things?”

Peter turned to face her, his hands tracing the curves of her waist, cupping her supple—and practically bare—ass and kissed her passionately on the lips.

“Couch will do,” he said gruffly, lowering her to the sofa.

Elizabeth sighed and smiled as wrapped her legs around him and pulled him on top of her, satisfied with how Peter's 3 am call had ended. She wondered how long this Neal Caffrey would invade their lives. No, Elizabeth was not jealous, but that didn’t mean she wouldn’t take advantage of the perks this handsome criminal’s pursuit of Peter provided.

[greenticklerdreams]

HONESTY HOURRRR

If you had all the resources to do so, how would you((position, method,ect)) best restrain a sub for you to play with :3c

UNLIMITED resources? Well then... guess it's time to post professional content producers' rigs I'm jealous of, lol. Worth noting that I have always LOVED improvised/homemade-looking bondage, and I still do! But you said get fancy, so let's do the knismo equivalent of scrolling Zillow.

I've got two candidates under the cut, one for face up, the other for face down. (I also get NSFW here, if you're one of my followers who isn't into that.)

Tickle Abuse has the best stuff. Even if I didn't have this exact rig, what I call the "upside-down Y" (reverse T?) pose is ideal for tickling, edging... anything and everything. Laying all the way down is fine, but having my lee/sub sitting up or reclining means I can see every emotion that crosses their face, make eye contact, force them to watch me work... it's so much more personal than having their face out of sight. Oh, minor detail, but arms directly over the head is hotter to me than T-posing. It's so... damsel in distress. And the underarms are completely exposed and by your laughing, shrieking face. Tying wrists to the ceiling is a fantastic variation. As are stocks. But then that's basically a whole new setup and I'm already cheating by posting two.

So here's the other one, more suited for a pure tickle sesh:

I would do terrible, terrible things to obtain French Tickling's modular bench. Or at least a pair of reverse(ible?) stocks. Slightly elevated for easier access. Soles to the sky, eminently accessible. All those lovely spots to explore when you're facedown and vulnerable and can't see it coming. And you're nice and comfortable, so I don't have to stop any time soon... I wish, I wish, I wish.

[lalizah]

Liz sounds lovely! What ending for book 2 did she end up getting, if you don’t mind me asking? 👀

Hi lovely! Thanks for loving my messy telepath child lol.

I love all the possible endings, and for a while, I simply stuck to Liz revealing to Ortega that she's the villain bcs I love Ortega's sad acceptance. Like knowing someone and what their potential is and refusing to believe they'd be anything less. But I tried (and love) the ending where Ortega takes Sidestep to their mom's ranch. I loved Tia Elena's little pov on both of them, struck me right in the feels. I can't wait to see the other variations play out in the third book though, especially when the MC is trapped in the puppet and their own body has a mind of its own!

I'd love for you to tell me about your preferred ending(s) too!

[natures-marvel]

ASK GAME!!!!

Describe 5 of your mutuals as the color you think they are!!

Oooh this is fun!

So, for my top 5 fav moots :

@wedgeantill : navy blue because he has a calming presence and also, hes got some real dark blue colour vibes

@h0bg0blin-meat : neon orange because of his bright nature and very soothing presence.

@lavandulacosmos : royal purple because the way she carries herself is nothing less than of royalty and has the passion of red along with the calm nature of blue.

@manujanolavu has the aura of two colors : pale pink because of her soft and sweet presence and yellow because of her bright cheerful personality.

@bandarrrrr : passionate, angry and fiercely expressive like the red colour.

[glitchy-npc]

OC Speech Mannerisms

Thanks for the tag @darkfire1177

No pressure tagging @honor-among-thieves, @camillathe6th, @punkranger and anyone else who would like to!

Tegan Wells

NO. OF SPOKEN LANGUAGES: 1 / 2 / 3+

TONE OF VOICE: high / average / deep

ACCENT: Yes / No

DEMEANOUR: confident / shy / approachable / hostile / other

POSTURE: slumped / straight / stiff / relaxed

HABITS: head tilting / swaying / fidgeting / stuttering / gesturing / arm crossing / strokes chin / er, um, or other interjections / plays with hair or clothing / hands at hips / inconsistent eye contact / maintains eye contact / frequent pausing / stands close / stands at a distance

COMPLEXITY

VOCABULARY: ⬤⬤⬤⬤〇

EMOTION: ⬤⬤⬤⬤〇

SENTENCE STRUCTURE: ⬤⬤〇〇〇

PROFANITY

FREQUENCY: ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤+

CREATIVITY (in regards to profanity): ⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤+

BOLD ALL THAT APPLY: arse. ass. asshole. bastard. bitch. bloody. bugger. bollocks. chicken shit. crap. cunt. dick. frick. fuck. horseshit. motherfucker. piss. prick. screw. shit. shitass. son of a bitch. twat. wanker. pussy. several colorful combinations thereof.

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

DO PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME HEARING OR UNDERSTANDING YOUR CHARACTER? - almost always / frequently / rarely / never

DOES YOUR CHARACTER'S INTENDED POINT COME ACROSS EASILY WHEN THEY SPEAK? - almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never.

WOULD YOUR CHARACTER INITIATE CONVERSATIONS? - almost always / frequently / sometimes / never.

WOULD YOUR CHARACTER BE THE ONE TO END CONVERSATIONS? - almost always / frequently / sometimes / rarely / never.

WOULD YOUR CHARACTER USE 'WHOM' IN A SENTENCE? - yes / no / only ironically

YOUR CHARACTER WANTS TO MAKE A COUNTERPOINT. WHAT WORD DO THEY USE? - but / though / although / however / perhaps / mayhaps.

HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER END CONVERSATIONS? - walk away / ask if that's everything / say that's everything / give a proper goodbye / tell their company they're done here / remain quiet / they don't.

WHAT SOCIAL CLASS WOULD OTHERS ASSUME YOUR CHARACTER BELONGS TO, HEARING THEM SPEAK? - upper / middle / lower.

IN WHAT WAYS DOES THE WAY YOUR CHARACTER SPEAK STAND OUT TO OTHERS? - accent / vocabulary / tone / level / politeness / brusqueness / it doesn't.

[baddybaddyadardaddy]

4 and 18 for fic writer asks

4. a story idea you haven't written yet

Hm let's see. i think i want to do something more with Adar and Arondir. Love the idea of them getting karmically sentenced to go plant seeds in the Southlands together, and along the way they meet Winterbloom the Entwife. I just think there's so much between their characters that was left unexplored in the show (TO MY ETERNAL CONSTERNATION), and it could be so emotional and cathartic for both of them to get to plant things.

18 . if you keep them, share a deleted sentence or paragraph from a published fic

HA OKAY so i actually had to dig deep to see if anything remained in my notes document that didn't get used, and i found one that I'm pretty sure did not make the final cut.

I believe this was from the part in Awake, Arise when Sauron is speaking with Adar in Forodwaith, trying to build trust with him:

"I heard Melkor’s song even at the beginning, when the great music began. His songs were… strange. Seductive. He saw things that even Eru himself did not know were possible," Sauron says. "At least, that's what he led us to believe, we who became his followers. Such was his…" he searches for the word, and his face contorts into an unbreakable expression of remorse. "...deception."

Also sharing this one, which i wrote when Adar is trying to decide what to do about Lenneth (in chapter 23). In the end, I just couldn't land this idea in the context of the chapter... but I was trying to convey that though Adar did have genuine feelings for and desire for Lenneth, his steadfast devotion to Erenyë, in the end, would have prevented him from acting on them, even if they were both free to make the choice. (which, in the given circumstances of the story, they weren't.)

I was reaching again for the whole Erenyë = stars, Lenneth = sun analogy. Just didn't quite fit right in this case.

He closes his eyes, dwelling on Erenyë’s face alone, and it affords him a shocking moment of clarity, like a deep plunge into a high mountain spring. In the cold quiet of his heart, he finds the truth—one he has always known: that no amount of sunlight—however sweet—could ever truly blind his devotion to the stars.

thanks for the ask!!! :D

[ilikecarsandlike4people]

Yuki with his Kangaroo doodle please! The instagram update immediately made me think of you

Friend!!🦘

[cigarettesandinevitablebetrayal]

in honour of your post about dropping random sidestep questions in people's inboxes. if i took rashad to a coffee shop, what would he order?

👀

Definitely depends on the coffee shop, but Rashad prefers strong, full-bodied coffees and nothing overly sweet. Go-to drink is usually a double or triple shot of espresso with about four ounces of oat milk - only a few places they've been to have had cow's milk due to availability and cost.

They prefer hot coffee to iced and, if they've not had a lot to eat that day, they'll order a pump of hazelnut or pistachio syrup, depending on what's on offer. If it's a really good café, he'll order a ristretto.

Back before the Heartbreak Incident, Ashfall and Rashad used to go have breakfast from time to time and would find little hole in the wall coffee shops that served various different regional coffees. Rashad's favorite was the little two table place that served café touba.

[palepinkgoat]

WEEKLY TAG WEDNESDAY

Thank you to my loves @deedala @darlingian @mybrainismelted! @juliakayyy

About you name: Karen

age: between Noel and Layla

starsign: Leo sun Sagittarius moon

your first language: english

second language: Spanish in the weakest way possible. I wish I would have continued it past high school or had the guts to practice with others. When I was in Mexico and in Spain I could get by, but that's it. I can understand more than I can speak. I guess there's always time to work on it.

favourite lip product: burts bees lip balm

the best food dish you can make without a recipe: any kind of soup or stew. I made a great bean and kielbasa soup that everyone loves. I'm also making cakes from memory these days after making them so often.

If you drink tea, what kind?: earl grey, sometimes chamomile If you drink coffee, what roast do you usually get? The kind I buy is a medium roast but I love any hot coffee, any time of day. favourite thing to watch on youtube right now: I like to watch what my kids call "mom tube" which is stuff like decluttering, house stuff, cooking and food related, money saving stuff... favourite item of clothing right now: I bought four of the same sweater in different colors from Target and I love them all. I typically do things like that - buy the same thing. I like a "uniform" and in my older age I'm getting more and more picky about the way fabric feels.

fandom three movies you recommend: Lady Bird, American Movie, Rushmore

your favourite concert: I saw Patti Smith in like 2004 and she was mesmerizing.

have you ever unfollowed someone over a fandom opinion?: call me petty, but yes.

have you ever left a fandom because of the fans?: I abandoned the shameless fandom for a while because it felt too overwhelming for me - that was back in 2016 maybe?

the best tv show you watched last year: The Bear

do you have a fancasting you just can't let go of?: I have no idea what this means!

a ship you've abandoned: Willow/Tara on a scale of 1-10 how willing are you to share your ao3 history?: Uh, 8? do you have a fandom tattoo?(do you want one?): I have "sorry I'm late" with an orange heart and a black heart on my forearm. I want another gallavich/shameless tattoo I just have to think about it a while. what fandom do you wish was bigger?: Can there please be a Mary Poppins fandom. I could talk about that movie all day long.

has a finale ever ruined a show for you?: I don't think so!

have you...

swam in an ocean?: yes, begrudgingly. I am terrified of the ocean but I swam in it really shallowly as a teenager. ever been vegan/vegetarian?: yes, also as a teenager. In my 20s I rarely ate meat but when I did I felt like I could lift a car. I would break my pseudo-veg ways for beef only. Steak. A burger. Anything. I love beef. Sorry cows. gone skinny dipping?: yes in my 20s at a campground when I was kind of drunk. Not ideal. I am terrified of the water outside of swimming pools, especially dark water. I think I was trying to be sexy or something?

gone skiing?: yes a lot when I was in middle school

been to a convention?: not yet! Crowds get me overstimulated so not sure if that's in my future. Tagging @heymacy @michellemisfit @francesrose3 @gallawitchxx @rereadanon @skylerwinchester @thisdivorce @howlinchickhowl

[cornflowershade]

BL WRAPPED 2023

template by @loveable-sea-lemon

for @celestial-sapphicss & distant-screaming ty for the tag! :D

you watched 13 bls this year. that's about 800+ hours! (which is a lot to me but feels like less when I see other people's answers lol)

you primarily watched bls from Thailand (gmmtv).

you spent way too much time thinking about these characters: Ray (ofts), Sand (ofts), and most of the MSP boys.

your favorite show was My School President / Never Let Me Go / Only Friends / Last Twilight (still airing). you kept thinking about it all year.

your overall bl mood was catching up on shows you've heard about.

you read the most fanfiction about TinnGun. (not that much though)

another of your favorites from this year was SoundWin. they captivated your gay little heart.

the soundtracks you listened to the most were Never Let Me Go and MSP and Only Friends. it made you feel really normal.

your favorite acting pair was FirstKhao. there was just something so mesmerizing about them...

here's to another year!!

invite friends to share theirs: @soundwin @distant-screaming @lamonnaie