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[kalira]

WIP Tag Game

Tagged by @stonemaskedtaliesin, thanks for the tag!

Rules: In a new post of your own, reveal the titles of the documents in your WIP folder and tag as many people as there are documents. Let others ask questions about the ones that interest them and post snippets or explain the contents as you see fit!

So as should surprise no one who’s been here for 5 minutes or longer, we shall not be listing off everything in my fic files that is technically a WIP, because haaah (we don’t do that for logistical reasons and because Kalira will cry) SO in very scientific fashion I will be listing off WIPs that I have started and/or worked on recently, with the addition of some that I’ve opened recently to read over longingly. (You know the mood.)

It will still be Quite Long, I . . . ah. Yes. Please do ask about anything, though!

My writing files are arranged by fandom so that’s how we’re going here:

Inuyasha:

Developments (Bankotsu/Jakotsu)

Kagen no Tsuki (Last Quarter) (2004 movie)

Dwindling

Kamisama Kiss (Kamisama Hajimemashita)

Unique (Tamed) (Tomoe/Akura)

Broken (Akura/OC, Tomoe/Akura)

Moon Child

50 challenge set; #47 - Harm

Catching Sho

Feral

Turn It Up

Mouretsu Pirates (Bodacious Space Pirates)

Enrollment (Jenny/Lynn)

Naruto

ANBU Comfort (bb!Kakashi-centric)

Omega Misconceptions (Kakashi & Sakura)

First (omegaverse) (Kakashi & Sakura)

First (omegaverse) (KakaSaku)

Photoshoot Pounces (KakaSaku)

Precious Moments (KakaSaku)

Sakura in Bloom (KakaSaku)

Returning Reassurance (KakaTenzou)

Tempting Perfection (omegaverse) (MadaTobi)

Series - (Sinking) Beneath the Waves - Oceanic In-Laws (KakaShisui, MadaTobi)

Princess Mononoke

January Warmth

Sex Pistols

50 prompt set - #14 - Sex (Kunimasa/Noririn)

New Discoveries (Yonekuni/Shiro)

Tiger & Bunny

5+1 John Opening the Bedroom Door (Keith/Agnes)

New Surprises (First Time Feelings) (Keith/Agnes)

Nerves and Nuances (First Time Feelings) (Kotetsu/Bunny)

Van Helsing (2004)

Mates and Memories (Van Helsing/Dracula)

I will not be tagging that many people either, but no-pressure tags: @mad-madam-m, @penguinmusings, @navigatorsghost, @phlebasphoenician, @skarabrae-stone, @kidsomeday, @bifuriouswaterbender, and as usual, anyone who sees this, if you would like to join in and play, consider yourself tagged by me!

[daughterofhecata]

Nowhere Generation (Arbeitstitel) for WIP Wednesday, please!

[WIP Wednesday]

Kommt schließlich bei seinem Lesezeichen an und die Gedanken an Markus treten in den Hintergrund, als er sich wieder in die Geschichte vertieft. Macht nichts, dass er genau weiß, wie sie weitergeht, den Plot schon auswendig kennt, wenn der Film nicht irgendwo dramatisch von seiner Vorlage abweicht. Er wird trotzdem unaufhaltsam hineingesogen.

[somefishycat]

WIP Wednesday 10/30/24

I added a little bit to the backlog this week (I'm behind on olb) but here's what I've got.

marble wall 2 for @kitten-kokomo @loyal-house-of-lupin @violet-prism-creatively @enigma-the-mysterious @zyrafowe-sny

@kallisto-k @tiercell

“No,” Luz says. “What? No, you are not.” Everyone else turns to stare at them. But Hunter doesn't even look up. “It has to be here,” he says. Gus has to admit, it does make a terrible sort of sense. Those are Caleb's bones, too, aren't they? And Hunter must know that. There's no way he still thinks he's a regular witch. Not after the way he died. (There's a galdorstone tied to Gus's wrist. Thanks to his glimpse of Belos’s memories, Gus is now far too aware of where it came from.) “I don't like it either,” Hunter admits. “But listen. This is an empty grave. You want to hide my body? Nobody’s going to be looking in an empty grave.” “Or stumbling on it by accident. What if we hide it in the woods and someone just happens to dig there? And…” Amity trails off, looking around at everyone else.

marble wall 3 for @eriquin @oriharaizayadividesintoslytherin @auburnlaughter @wizisbored @twyrewolf

@hurricanebreeze @tamsinswriting

“Why did he kill you?” he asks. “In the… the book, I mean. Luzura is you, right? Why does — sorry for anyone who hasn't read it yet, spoilers —” Vee covers her ears. “Why does Luzura die?” Luz laughs nervously. “It's just a story? We had a little fight because King was being a selfish little shit. We had different ideas of how it would go, and he didn't want to compromise. It doesn't mean anything.” Just a story. It doesn't mean anything. It doesn't matter that a literal god wrote it. Okay. (And it's a good story. Knowing that one of the main characters, the one who dies, is based on Luz makes it a little uncomfortable, but he still kind of loves how it ended. Luzura’s sacrifice was tragic! She saved Ruler and their friends, at the cost of her own life!) “Tell me about it,” he says. “You wrote it together?”

ones left behind for @kalira @aparticularbandit @whimsicalmeerkat @asha10100101010 @shelfthe-reader

The younger bards aren't convinced. “You're going to get caught,” Derwin says. But at least none of them have any complaints about Steve being in charge. Everyone likes Steve. “They know what they're doing,” Steve says. “They wouldn't take a risk like that for no reason.” (Steve also has just a little too much faith in his friends. The CATs, Eberwolf will readily admit, don't have the best track record when it comes to decision making. See: attempting to break into the emperor's mind and getting a kid killed instead. Or everything they did on the Day of Unity.) Eber nods, confident at least in his ability to not be torn to shreds by Eda the Owl Lady. Then he leans against Steve until the witch gives him a pat on the head. Steve gives the best head pats. “Good luck. You're going to need it,” Katya mutters, scribbling something in a journal.

[mad-madam-m]

So I was chatting with @kalira last night and we got to talking about older file formats and programs (because we started writing on Ye Olde Computers), and I mentioned how my very first fics are all in .wri format, which was the old Microsoft Write program from like...Windows 3.1. I had converted a couple of those old documents to .doc and .rtf back in the early aughts, but there were probably 6 or 7 that I’d never converted, which was Not Great as time marched on and .wri files became deprecated.

Over the past ~10 years, literally nothing I have tried would open those files; all the Microsoft stuff I can find basically says to use WordPad, which will (technically) open the files, but they are chock-full of so many random characters that they’re virtually unusable. I figured I’d have to manually pull the content out of each one, but as these are all novel-length stories...uh...that was going to be an Intensive Process.

Anyway, after that, I woke up this morning thinking that, hey, it’s been a few years since I’ve tried; I should search again and see if I can find anything that can open .wri files so I can save them in a newer, readable format.

What I found was an article that said, basically, “try LibreOffice.” The most recent review I found said that it would open most legacy file types, and honestly as long as it would 1) open them in a readable format and 2) let me copy-paste them into a new Word doc, then I was going to be a happy camper.

So I installed it, figuring what the hell, and used it to open the oldest .wri file on my system, a Star Wars fic.

And for the first time in nearly 20 years, I could READ MY FIRST FANFIC.

I’ve now opened and saved all of those old files as .docx files, so God willing, they should be readable for a long time to come.

So this is just a reminder: if you have old files that you haven’t converted to a newer format, do that before you (potentially) lose that ability entirely. And if you have legacy file types like .wri files specifically, give LibreOffice a try to get them open again.

[erisenyo]

What are your favourite/must read Zukka fic recs?

Oh, where to even begin!

Feels Like We Only Go Backward by @oldpotatoe is absolutely a must-read if you like post-canon stories, it knocks the balance of angst and romance and pining and comedy out of the park.

I'll Do Anything You Say (If You Say It With Your Hands) by @goldrushzukka is one of my favorite (my favorite?) modern AU stories. The characterization of the entire Gaang, the writing, the build of the romance, the way knowing more than the characters makes you want to scream in the best way--truly can't recommend enough, have read it multiple times.

@sword-and-stars has some absolute bangers that I'm always going back to, as well. Ticket to Ride and Lay Down My Heart are frequent rereads for me, such impressive relationship-building through sex, and I absolutely adore Fighting Evil By Moonlight with my whole entire heart and think about it weekly

The Boo Chronicles by @ofherlionheart are a gorgeously done modern AU that follows the development of their relationship from friendship to realizing their feelings and getting together in slices of life that so richly leap off the page. Amazing characterization and so much nuance in the narration, and the external POVs in talkin' shit are such a delight.

Predictably As by HisMomoness is also a wonderful modern AU. It captures Zuko and Sokka's voices so well, and you can feel the depth of their lives and how lived-in their worlds are.

CSHfic and VSfic are amazing, too, particularly for canon-divergence stories. They have such amazing, creative takes on canon (Will We Last the Night), post-canon (Those Who Favor Fire), and fun in-world AUs (No One Knows Us) and all their stuff is absolutely worth a read.

Everything nights writes is a delight, too. One More Round had such a fun meet-cute, flirting, getting together story with the Gaang really well realized around Sokka, and blame it on the quarantine is pure fun (and is Zukki, not straight Zukka, FYI).

Young Love by Kalira is a quick in-canon read that I've come back to a lot. A really well-done outsider POV, and really good Hakoda-Sokka relationship elements as well that frames out the complicated dynamic between them.

Boomerangs and Rainbows by mindbending is also delightful. A fun premise, super clever, and really well written.

it's the mallrat in me by @chitsangenthusiast is another really fun modern AU. Amazing premise, amazing execution, such a fun cast and such a fun take on translating all the characters into a modern retail setting.

@dickpuncher420 has so many absolutely bangers, too, both modern AUs and canon-world stories. Fumbling Toward Ecstasy is full of so much fun pining and getting together and great sex, and Victory Lap immediately became a perennial winter-weather, Olympic-prep reread for me.

And if you aren't reading While Might Oaks Do Fall by @a-witch-in-endor then you should correct that immediately. Slow burn Zukka, which isn't the primary focus but a nice treat. The worldbuilding is beyond impressive, the thoughtfulness of the plotting, the characterization, the OCs--all absolutely amazing.

[kakairuficfinder]

Trans Kakashi and/or Iruka

Riding in Circles by magpie_senpai (Trans Kakashi and Iruka, E, WIP)

Iruka is just trying to make ends meet working at the daycare with a struggling boyfriend that works nights but then Kakashi comes to pick up Naruto one evening. Things start rapidly changing and Iruka is faced with having to make a lot of incredibly difficult choices.

Where We Were by magpie_senpai (Trans Kakashi, E, WIP)

Kakashi and Iruka share an early connection that ends abruptly when faced with the consequences, only to find themselves pulled back together years later.

Learning to Hold On by whenimdeadillrest (Trans Iruka, E, 54K)

Kakashi is at a dinner party for Gai's birthday when one of the drag queens performing turns out to not be a drag queen at all, but his high school sweetheart, Iruka Umino.

Bye Bye Blue by MrSedaris (Trans Kakashi, T, 3K)

Wearing a tank-length chest binder whilst being chakra drained wasn't how Kakashi's evening was supposed to go. An A-rank mission alone, devoid of contact from the village, being utterly alone besides him with the enemy, and not knowing any medical jutsu. Because why would he?

Writer's Block by LexNite (Trans Kakashi, T, 4K)

Iruka has been plagued by writer's block for months when one of his online friends offers to help. Could this coffee date really help him finally finish his story? Or is there more to Sukea's offer?

Drift by thechaoscryptid (Trans Kakashi and Iruka, T, 6K)

Uhei, Bull, and Bisuke eventually wander in from their perch on his bed to settle by his side, noses freezing as they seek out his company. It’s so much easier with them, because they take what he has to give and multiply it tenfold. There’s no worrying that they’ll reject him, no worrying that they don’t feel the same, because they don’t feel in the same way Iruka does. It’s what he loves about them, but he can’t help the way he craves something more. Something to fill the space he’s carved out for another person inside his chest.

Bloom by thechaoscryptid (Trans Kakashi and Iruka, M, 5K)

“My mother always made me swear I’d never fall in love with anyone because of this.” “Sort of a crappy thing to make you promise.” “Ah, I did it with my fingers crossed,” Iruka says. “Everyone knows those promises don’t count.”

Iris by transkakashi (Trans Kakashi, M, 76K)

legacy /ˈlɛɡəsi/ noun 1. An amount of money or property left to someone in a will 2. Something left or handed down by a predecessor 3. The sum of our parts: the lasting effect we have on others: what is left when we are gone (Or, the one where Kakashi and Iruka learn what it means to be together.)

Tracing Stories by JustAnotherFool (Trans Iruka, G, 1K)

Scars are stories embedded on skin. On a too hot night, Kakashi finds himself tracing Iruka's stories.

Genre Savvy by Kalira (Trans Iruka, T, 10K)

It's a regular day of work at the library for Iruka when in walks a distractingly gorgeous (and strange) new regular with a devotion for perfect romantic happy endings - the kind you only get in fiction, the books Iruka's new regular reads voraciously and discusses passionately, not in reality.

Epics whispered, not sung by orphan account (Trans Iruka, M, 9K)

It stands to reason that the day Naruto Comes Down From The Mountain, Iruka and Kakashi should be the ones to follow.

Hidden Blooms by Kalira (Trans Iruka, E, 6K)

A devoted, domestic pair of lovers finally bring into the open the deeper feelings between them, safely held in secret blooms.

Hold Me Close by VoidEldritch Trans Iruka, T, 4K)

Secrets often come out when you least expect them to, and Iruka's are no different. Delirious with a fever, he lets slip a secret he had never intended on Kakashi finding out. (This is not an accidental trans reveal story)

To Be Seen by OneSaltyLeo (Trans Iruka, E, 1K)

"It’s what I really want. To be seen as myself.”

Yokubō-no-Jutsu by Ero-Kay (Kiayla) (Trans Kakashi, E, 59K)

Yokubō: Lust; sexual desire A.K.A. Kinks: the Collection

When Kakashi is hit with the yokubō-no-jutsu on a mission, he almost makes it home to ride out the unfamiliar arousal alone (or, at least, with a clone).  He doesn't get that far.

But, lucky for him! (?), the genin of dai-nana-han send help!

[loyal-house-of-lupin]

WIP Wednesday, October 23, filename #1

And the first sentences that I managed to write were of course for Remus coffee shop au wolfstar. I kinda managed to get in a rhythm of writing for that fic :) (which is also why the snippet is like a different chapter than what is down below haha) You can find the whole thing here: Brew & Biscuit Coffee Shop, as an ongoing fic on AO3.

Thank you for requesting it; @kallisto-k, @quietly-sleeping, @tamsinswriting & @kalira

***

“You’ll be fine dear! You’re an absolute sweetheart and if she can’t see that, then it’s her loss,” Miss Kwon replied but was clearly leaning forward to get more details.

“It’s a guy though,” he correction, peeking through his fingers to see the reaction.

“Oh, even more so! If he doesn’t realise what a catch you are, shame on him!” she corrected without a hitch, reaching forward and patting his arm. “You’ll be fine dear. Listen to me. It always looks like you have your life together! And at least you come across very happy. Now I understand the appeal of sharing that with someone. But! Only if they are an improvement to the life you’re already living. Not saying they aren’t allowed to have things they’re working on or go through. But if they only bring shit your way, they’re not worth it. Take it from someone who knows. Being happy alone is always better then miserable together.”

She said it with such sincerity that it hit true. While she’d never talked about anything this personal with him, it was clear there was a story there. He looked right at her and nodded. He was listening, he heard what she was trying to say.

“Being happy alone is better than miserable together,” he repeated and let the words sit there for a moment. It was easier said than done. Especially when there was love involved. He nodded and eventually chuckled. “I can’t show up to his friends this philosophical Miss Kwon. Then I am going to make a fool out of myself.”

[phlebaswrites]

WIP Tag Game

Thanks @kalira for the tag!

Rules

In a new post of your own, reveal the titles of the documents in your WIP folder and tag as many people as there are documents. Let others ask questions about the ones that interest them and post snippets or explain the contents as you see fit!

As will surprise no one whose talked to me for more than a minute, the list of my WIPs is insanely long, so I'm putting it under a cut!

Also, I will not be tagging as many people as I have WIPs - that's just Too Many People - but no-pressure tags for @dark-elf-writes, @maphel-n-doodles, @fiyasgideon, @tarutaruga, @devotedanarchy, @writhingbeneathyou, @artbythedarkside, @momo-ceros, @shinigami-mine, @woofgang69, @heyitswrenn, @longliveustherecklessandthebrave, @hellotheremaryrose, @silverutahraptor, @good-grievance

And please do ask about anything that sparks interest, though - I always love to talk about my WIPs!

I organise my WIPs by my series and then all other stories by pairing, so that's how they're listed here.

Courting Culture Confusion

Konohans Crash - the shinobi space race

Akatsuki Adventures - the last story in the series (I hope)

Other Naruto Stories

Madara/Tobirama

Untitled Single mother Tobirama - based on an idea by Madlen_Fade and borrowed with permission, four different versions plotted, running the gamut from angst to crack romantic comedy, and every one with a different pairing!!!

Tobirama/Izuna

Untitled Seelie Winter vs Summer Court story - Izuna is the King of Summer in love with the General of the Winter Court - Tobirama

Untitled djinn story - Izuna is a djinn, Tobirama is the king’s son who owns the bottle

Untitled Izuna is a pipe fox story - Tobirama is his sorcerer

Death is Not the End - Tobirama and Izuna novel, first part on AO3, is complete until I add everything else…

Untitled Tobirama is the Prettiest Princess - Tobirama/Izuna Modern AU with fashion porn and shy transwoman Kurohime

Untitled Tobirama/Izuna enemies to lovers amnesiac speedrun - amnesiac!Tobirama

Untitled Tobirama/Izuna enemies to lovers amnesiac speedrun - amnesiac!Izuna

Untitled Pacific Rim fusion - Pilot!Izuna/Engineer!Tobirama

Hold Your Children Precious - In a world where the Senju and Uchiha don't hunt children, the Uchiha win. Tobirama learns what it means to be married for peace.

A Confusion of Weasels - Izuna’s summons are weasels. Omegaverse.

A World Without You - fusion with the Matrix

Untitled Swan Lake AU, based on Odile and Odette

Untitled Mahō Shōjo Founders AU - complete and utter CRACK

Hashirama/Madara

Untitled Madara is a Disney princess - 500 Kingdoms fusion

Untitled Hashirama is a Disney Princess - Based on Enchanted

Untitled Romeo and Juliet quote parody - utter crack

Untitled Romeo and Juliet cannon era crack style romantic comedy

Untitled Romeo and Juliet modern AU - Hashirama and Madara are actors playing Romeo and Juliet

Rite of Passage - In which the only way to become a ‘true Senju’ is to eat Uchiha. Not dark, crack comedy

Untitled Edo Tensi Fourth War - Hashirama accepts Madara’s invitation to dance

Untitled extremely NSFW comedy in which Hashirama has an enormous dick and that's why he wears hakama whenever he's not in battle

Untitled Magic Coffee Shop AU

Founders Polycules

Untitled Girl Genius fusion - Necromancer Tobirama, Mechanicsburg sparks Madara and Izuna (they’re Hetrodyne equivalents)

Untitled sequel to Snow White - Hashirama/Madara, Izuna/Tobirama, Hashirama/Madara/Izuna/Tobirama

Suffered from the Night - Gothic Horror in which the Uchiha are vampires and the Senju are monster hunters

Untitled Madara/Tobirama/Izuna not really unrequited love - three versions, all of which are based on this amazing comic by @kurakura0-0

Kisame/?

Untitled A/B/O Kisame & Samehada hit on an Omega - Long, Kisame/Mei romance

Untitled Itachi fucks his way through the Akatsuki modern AU - Kisame/Itachi romance, SUPER LONG, the Akatsuki are a D&D group, Naruto and Sasuke are their dungeon masters, it’s BANANAS

Untitled Kisame/Itachi story - Itachi is a geisha about to have his mizuage. Kisame is the shinobi who bought him.

Budgie Smugglers - Itachi/Kisame porn in the onsen

Bridge of Birds - a retelling of Orihime and Hikoboshi

Laugh and Live - a retelling of The Tsarevna who Would not Laugh

Untitled Samehada/Kisame/Itachi story about scenting

Untitled Comfort Sex Kisame - or Kisame fucks his way through the Akatsuki

Other Pairings

Things that Zetsu Gave (and Gained) - Zetsu redemption angst fest

Untitled Zabuza/Kisame/Mei home repair modern AU

Untitled Team Ro polycule - All of Team Ro is in love with Iruka, but they don’t know about each other. Their only guide on how to woo him is Icha Icha. Oh no.

Untitled Arabian Night AU - Sakura/Hinata, Naruto/Sasuke. Hinata is the queen in an arranged married to Naruto, but he doesn't love her. Her only solace is her handmaiden, Sakura.

Untitled Deidara/Sasori - Everyone thinks Deidara uses ‘danna’ sarcastically, and that’s just the way he likes it. Two versions, one happy and one sad

Untitled 1920s Mob Uchiha - Series based on the art of @good-grievance​

Untitled Senju Breathplay - Two versions - Hashirama/Tobirama and Tobirama/Tōka

Untitled Kisame/Itachi/Haku/Zabuza College AU

War of the Dōjutsu (Now Fight!) - Hashirama/Hikaku

Untitled Tobirama/Hikaku story - they bond over paperwork

Untitled series - four unrelated stories, all of them based on the music video Dude (Looks Like A Lady) by Aerosmith. Each one featuring a different founder.

Gen

Untitled Izuna is the heir - Gen, long and utterly violent mix of angst and crack

Untitled Modern High School AU - Gen, probably about 20K, pretty wholesome story about growing up, now with a Hashirama/Madara cat cafe sequel, a Mito/Tōka/Naori Much Ado About Nothing sequel, and a Tobirama/Izuna sequel

The Feeling of Falling - Kakashi is a self-insert into Naruto, Kakashi-centric Naruto/Inception crossover

Untitled Tajima and Mountains - Tajima named his kids after mountains. This is why.

Minecraft Madness - Obito and Zabuza are on the same Minecraft Server. It doesn’t go well.

Untitled Akatsuki run a restaurant Modern AU

Untitled cannon era story in which the Hatake have nine lives - an unholy mix of angst and crack

The Past Is a Foreign Country (they do things differently there) - metatextual commentary on cannon, similar to In All the World

A Clowder of Cats - A series in which the Uchiha are all cats

Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home - a series of stories about Fū being brought up by the Akatsuki

Les Misérables

Rapunzel Enrolas

27 Dresses AU

Other

All the Tropes in Asian Drama story

And… I think that’s everything.

It’s more than I thought, but less than I was dreading.

That’s good.

I think.

[tamsinswriting]

WIP Wednesday

@kalira, thank you for the ask about "Here be Dragons". I really didn't think anyone would be interested in this story.

Enjoy the snippet below.

Aziraphale carefully turned the pages with a claw. Over the years, he’d learnt how to treat the fragile texts so that his claws didn’t tear them to shreds, but there was still a small simmer of anxiety in the back of his skull. He forced himself to focus on the text in front of him. It was a book written by a young woman about his kind: dragons.

Aziraphale loved reading what humans thought about dragons, partuicluarly when they ran out of facts and started speculating as their ideas were always highly entertaining. But, as he skimmed the table of contents, a single phrase caught his eye.

Soul Gems.  

[starwarsrecrimination]

Star Wars: Recrimination Season 3 Episode Titles/Subtitles and Full Descriptions [LEAKED]

Episode 1: Stillness

The seasons change, and time stops for no one. 

On the edge of Chiss space, Admiral Mak’ro’s ship discovers a small alien craft pockmarked by laserfire. After identifying the craft as being of Wild Space make, the Ratite is contacted to assist with further analysis. Eli is able to confirm that the ship (and the bodies onboard) belonged to his parents, the merchants Maril and Xonia Vanto. Eli travels to Lysatra at the insistence of Ar’alani, who truly believes that closure will be best for her friend but is also facing pressure from on high to keep him away from the next phases of investigation. He is accompanied by Ronan, who wishes to serve as moral support, Mak’ro, (ostensibly to handle the official casualty report on the Ascendancy’s behalf but also along to ensure that the aliens do not desert and hoping to speak with Eli privately regarding the conflict between the two of them and Thalias), and finally Borika’s husband Bomarmo, who cheerfully reveals to all that the presence of another Chiss has been mandated by the Aristocra and has agreed to fill the spot to get a “fully subsidized vacation”. On Lysatra, Eli must complete the four stages of traditional Orrenan mourning in the prescribed two days, while struggling with the forces which pull him in opposing directions between the world he was born into and the world he has found himself in, the family that raised him and the one he is now struggling to raise. He partially reconciles with Mak’ro after the older man agrees that both he and his wife will give him the distance he requests, and is able to introduce the three to a few of his world’s customs, which Ronan embraces with more enthusiasm (if not tact) than anyone really expected. Before departure, he has a layered conversation with Bomarmo in which the rancher carefully indicates his intention to desert the Ascendancy along with his wife and the navigators under their care and hide on the frontier planet. In response, Eli quietly points out a habitable portion of the world which has long now stood empty. Upon returning to the Ratite, Eli settles the girls down for the night by telling them stories about their grandparents and presents Jona with jewelry casings passed down from generation to generation that can hold the pieces of the machine’s heart.

Episode 2: Turn

Fix your gaze- it’s time to spin. 

As part of a nationwide push to improve literary skills, all school-age Chiss children have been tasked with selecting a book and creating a formal report to present to local boards, with the caveat that each student must select a unique title. Refusing to pay the shockingly marked-up prices storefronts are charging, Eli locates an obscure library barge out in the Chaos that distributes texts in a variety of languages. He sets out for the barge to find titles off of the elder three’s lists, in addition to some books for Jona so she can participate concurrently. He meets an academy-educated historian, Kalira Pavkori who helps him locate the books, as well as some tomes and artifacts containing information about Abeloth (who is equally interested to learn what they have to say). On the Ratite, Ronan and Vah’nya become the ringleaders of a tournament for a popular motion-tracking dance game that drives the whole ship wild. 

Episode 3: Sudden

Watch your step and don’t miss a beat. 

Aboard the Steadfast, Admiral Ar’alani, the pride of the CEDF, works diligently to manage the burdens that accompany her station. She handles the complex and often contradictory needs of her task force and flagship with grace, fields calls from influential politicians, including former blood relatives in the Irizi family, and researchers affiliated with the Shadehouse program with decorum, and sharpens herself to a deadly edge without a hair out of place. Except Ar’alani, Lani, is not the “Ice Queen” moniker her jailers cruelly labeled her with- despite her many long years of irreproachable conduct and unmatchable prowess, she fears deeply that the day is fast approaching where she will not rise to the challenge. Reaching out to her oldest and dearest friend, fellow admiral Tro’owmis, for counsel, she resolves to hound Thalias for answers on what exactly happened between her and the alien officer she still feels greatly responsible for, while Tro’owmis attempts to subtly press Mak’ro for similar intel. Inspired by a remark that Tro’owmis makes, Ar’alani also decides to invite Eli to join her at the Irizi homestead for a few days after an upcoming officer’s gala so that they can reconnect and talk about what they experienced behind enemy lines- only for his benefit, naturally. 

Episode 4: Sustained

Keep it moving, don’t look back! 

Eli is contacted by Borika regarding a new sky-walker, the first young boy in years to test highly enough on the performance assessments to be selected to continue. She has authorized the boy and his caretaker to rendezvous with the Ratite and interact with Eli and his family to learn more about atypical navigational dynamics. Once aboard, the boy proves to be as self-assured and boastful as his caretaker isn’t. To everyone’s surprise, Idsvey steps up and offers to show the boy around the ship while Eli speaks one-on-one with the caretaker. Telling the boy about how, after she developed the language to articulate her gender, her birth mother suggested they hide her identity for several years to avoid her being conscripted into the mysterious program for children with her abilities, a desire that the now-older girl understands while maintaining that it still wouldn't have worked , Idsvey challenges the boy to confront what exactly he feels makes him so special compared to other navigators, and if it really matters as much as who he is and what he genuinely wants for himself. She introduces him to Jona, and the three scan through books in the playroom and talk about what they want to do when they grow up. Eli is able to convince the boy’s caretaker to set aside his feelings of inadequacy and fear at failing his young charge in order to be the kind of parental figure that a child needs by relating the lessons each of his daughters taught him. The two join the young family for dinner before departing the ship, appearing to connect more readily as the young boy falls asleep in his “Dad-ish”’s arms. Eli expresses his gratitude towards Idsvey for her thoughtfulness and maturity, prompting the younger girl to request a second serving of dessert as a reward for “being so grown-up”. 

Episode 5: Lead

Take my hand. 

The night before the gala, Eli is on the verge of backing out of attending. He debates his options with Abeloth, who argues that most of his concerns are unfounded, and the reasonable ones- such as not being able to dance- can be easily remedied. She pulls him through the viewport of the observation room into the “pocket-dimension” of the reflection, and the pair practice various configurations and techniques together, stumbling only at one point where Abeloth inadvertently takes on Thrawn’s appearance as she had done at their first meeting. The next day, the girls assist Eli in getting ready, encouraging him to dress and ornament in a way that emphasizes his alienness, rather than smothering it. Vah’nya and Ronan have agreed to watch the children, but the moment Eli is off the ship Iunh tells them to leave the younger girls to her and enjoy their evenings. Their plans continue to interfere with each other, however: Ronan and his fiancèe’s elaborate dinner setup and the connection for Vah’nya’s holo-date with Mara fight for electronic supremacy, eventually causing a ship-wide blackout that the girls sneak out to repair when it interrupts their not-for-kids-movie-marathon before anyone can realize what “they’ve” done. At the event, Eli runs into a number of old friends and associates, dancing with some, talking with others, and generally finding himself watched closely by most in attendance, in particular one Patriarch Thurfian, who pulls him aside for a private conversation at the edge of the event. By the end of the evening, he feels severely off-balance, and Ar’alani makes the unilateral decision to bring him back to the homestead immediately, calling the Ratite and leaving a message when the panicked girls, who think that they’ve been caught, refuse to pick up.

Episode 6: Follow

Don’t let go. 

Ar’alani helps Eli get settled at the Irizi homestead, but only hours later prevents him from sleepwalking off the compound edge after being woken by an alert on the surveillance monitors. Unable to sleep, the pair sneak into one of the gymnasiums to spar. Narrowly avoiding security staff in the kitchen while absconding with late-night post-workout snacks, they make it back to Ar’alani’s room. Ar’alani opens up about the weight of the expectations she grew up under, and asks Eli if he regrets leaving the Steadfast. He in turn talks to her a bit about what happened between him, Thalias, and Mak’ro, and they commiserate about the time they spent together in captivity and everything that has changed since then. Just as Eli is preparing to tell her about Abeloth, Ar’alani is summoned for an urgent call, which he encourages her to take though she hesitates. He explains to a sullen Abeloth after that, given the amount of pressure she is facing, he doesn’t wish to add another burden to what she already must carry. Waking the next morning to the admiral already dressed and on the move, Eli is surprised to learn that she has obtained permission from the Stybla family for them to visit their secure facilities, which Abeloth eagerly encourages due to her connection with Patriarch Thomoro, a close associate of the Stybla. Eli is immediately on edge upon arriving, feeling that the Stybla officials know more about him than they disclose. His suspicions are confirmed when a guide incorrectly translates a fragment of ancient writing from a long-gone alien civilization that nevertheless bears lexical resemblance to both Gryss and one of the source languages that Sy Bisti originates from. His tour separated from Ar’alani, Eli slips away from his escort during an unusual seismic event and picks his way through newly-unsealed tunnels towards the secure weapons vault, in which he quickly identifies military artifacts and trophies from dozens of civilizations. Leaving through another new tunnel, he is knocked out as it collapses, waking next to a sleeping Ar’alani on a transport back to the Irizi homestead where he meets the Stybla driver’s eyes briefly before lapsing back into sleep. 

Episode 7: Travel

Where to next?  

Ronan, Vah’nya, and Eli infiltrate a meeting of pirate lords and hopefuls in the heart of the Chaos, with Ronan taking on the role of extravagant novice captain. The trio runs into trouble when they cross paths with some old enemies from the humans’ Imperial days and try to gather as much intel as they can before the ruse falls apart. Back on the Ratite, a mysterious illness incapacitates much of the crew, with Jona apparently unaffected out of her sisters due to her alien biology. Realizing this, she goes to the medical bay to assist the staff there. As the patients with more severe cases experience bizarre dreams and call out in unfamiliar languages, Jona is compelled to reach out through the Force and connect with their minds, breaking their fevers and bringing them back to lucidity. With most of the crew stable, the Ratite is called on to pick up the infiltration team from the convocation, which has broken out into havoc. Jona enters a deep sleep, worn out from her healing efforts, while her recovered sisters take care of her instead. Eli aims to follow up on rumors that indicate Grysk involvement in recent attacks on the Wild Space border, but is convinced by Vah’nya to instead investigate a cryptic lead she received from Mara and the Hand. 

Episode 8: Gesture

Follow me. 

Mara and the Hand have stumbled onto a massive long-abandoned structure composed of interlocking rings and corridors on the edges of known space. When the coordinates the Hand transmits to Vah’nya appear to distort and shift, Eli contacts Ar’alani for her task force’s support in following the route. Abeloth’s behavior is unusual again, and she seems to be losing track of where and when she is, mistakenly addressing Eli as Ochta in an argument before regaining composure. When they arrive at the coordinates, a panicked Vah’nya runs ahead to take point without authorization, her life support signal scrambled due to the materials in the walls of the strange structure. The rest of the exploration team, comprised of crew from the Ratite and other officers from the rest of the picket force, end up in varying altercations with Grysk teams working in the tunnels as the corridors and rings begin to move. Mara and her team are separated, with the Force-adept trapped behind enemy lines. Vah’nya attempts to pursue her as the corridors shutter closed, but Eli prevents her as planes of fractured glass break through the ship’s walls and obstruct her path. When she angrily rails against him for holding her back, he impulsively stuns her before breaking down as cracks continue to appear in the vessel’s viewports.

Episode 9: Contact

Do you know what you are?

Ar’alani quietly informs Eli that spatial anomalies in the region will delay a rescue operation, with the bright point being that the Grysk will be similarly trapped in the sector until those anomalies clear. She instructs him to get some rest while she petitions high command for the emergency authorization required to recover an alien asset, to which he asks her to clarify if she is giving a direct order or advice as a friend. When she affirms the latter, he departs for the Ratite and makes preparations- seeing that Vah’nya has been brought to her quarters to recover from the stun blast, getting the children ready for bed, and verifying that Ronan is properly looking after and interpreting for the Hand. Securing a set of anonymized combat-grade armor and weapons from the armament lockers and retrieving the keys to the Hand’s drop-ship, Eli sneaks out of the Ratite and makes for the far side of the structure, where a Grysk force, including the personal craft of Bakokin Tell, lead interrogator, is in orbit. With Abeloth, he identifies Tell’s ship as where Mara is being held. Before boarding the vessel, he asks Vah’nya’s saber, which he has stolen from her quarters, for its cooperation if not its forgiveness. As he boards and moves through the ship, Abeloth alternatively masks his presence through mirages and distortions and assists in viciously dispatching the forces that see through these illusions. They locate Mara’s cell in the database, but, rather than move to that point, Eli insists that Abeloth aid him in a comprehensive sweep of the entire vessel for non-military personnel. Finding no one besides Mara, he rigs the vessel to detonate, despite Abeloth’s threats and warnings, before retrieving the young woman and her saber and taking Tell prisoner. Returning to the Hand’s ship, Abletoh warns Eli a final time that what happens next will set in motion a chain of events that cannot be overwritten. He acknowledges this and pulls the trigger, causing a massive explosion and dimensional warping as the ignited fuel interacts with the spatial anomalies. Multiple events happen in immediate sequence as the explosion’s scope appears through viewports and bay doors: Vah’nya wakes with a start and runs to the hangar, the holographic figures on call with Ar’alani are violently malformed, fissures appear in the children’s quarters on the Ratite, and bits of broken glass jut out of the skin just below Eli’s left eye, which for a moment appears to have two pupils. 

Explanations: 

Stillness- the absence of movement in an unbroken sequence of motion, allowing momentum to continue into the empty space  

Turn- a rotation of the body about the vertical axis encompassing a variety of motions 

Sudden- movement in dance that is short and sharp with high energy 

Sustained- movement that is drawn out and flows continuously 

Lead- the leading partner guides the pair, initiating transitions and directing the follower 

Follow-  the following partner receives and interprets the signs of the leader 

Travel- describes either the shifting of weight from one region to another or the moving of a discrete body across a space 

Gesture- movement to communicate a purpose or feeling 

Contact- a partnered technique that explores weight, touch, and awareness in the body 

[karanc]

Siddharth-Kiara Got Married And We Can't Keep Calm

We are all happy to see that the most adorable couple in B-Town has finally gotten married. You read that correctly! After waiting for months, Sidharth Malhotra has finally married Kiara Advani. The wedding ceremony took place at Suryagarh Palace, Jaisalmer, on February 7, 2023. The event was attended by Bollywood stars like Karan Johar and Manish Malhotra 

These are some of the most precious photos from Sidharth and Kiara's destination wedding!

Introducing Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani

Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani are both well-known actors in Bollywood. Their performance in Shershaah was amazing, and their chemistry is incredible. Rumors that Sidharth is in a relationship with Kiara seem old-fashioned. The couple has been very open about their relationship. We are now able to answer all of our sweet little questions and can't help but gaze at the stunning wedding photos taken in Jaisalmer.

Sidharth & Kiara's Romantic & Luxurious Wedding

Sid and Kiara's wedding was nothing short of a sweet dream. It had soft, romantic vibes throughout. Altair's white floral decor adds an innocence that matches perfectly with the couple.

Kiara Advani chose Manish Malhotra's lehenga for her wedding attire. The ombre empress rose lehenga, which featured intricate embroidery inspired by Roman architecture, looked stunning on her. Kiara's blush pink ombre Lehenga was adorned with Swarovski crystals. We were astonished at how she combined her stunning bridal gown with her ultra-fine diamonds and rare Zambian gems from Manish Malhotra's jewelry.

Her minimalistic mehendi look is on-trend, and we are in love with it. From her adorable kaleeras to her baby pink choora, which is the talk of the town, to her stunning bridal look that has a lovely charm of "less is more," the Star Wedding & Events Solutions crew is going gaga.

Guess what? We are privy to some details about her kaleera, provided by Mrinalini Chakra. "It's our love story, Kaliras. It's a beautiful sight to see the sun and moon, their initials, many stars, butterflies, and custom motifs from the love story. Kiara looked amazing in her Kaliras!

Sidharth Malhotra, on the other side, looked stunning in his metallic gold embroidered sherwani with threadwork and gold zardozi. Manish Malhotra, an ace designer, also designed Sidharth's bridal outfit. Manish Malhotra Groom completed the look with the Manish Malhotra Polo Jewelry by Raniwala 1881, which is studded with uncut diamonds.

[kalira]

Hello, I have been really enjoying your series called "Kakashi's". I hope its not rude to asks if you were still planning to add to "EveryWay"? (I apologize if it was rude or anything, please ignore then.)

Hiya! Thank you, I'm glad to hear you've been enjoying the series. X3

No worries! I am indeed still planning to add the second part to Every Way, and I have it partially written, in fact . . . I just haven't quite been in the mood to work on it lately. Hopefully soonish! (Along with at least four other partially written pieces of that series and a whooole list of plans and smut and plot points. . .)

(And it'll be much later this year, of course, but maybe I'll feel like adding more to the series for Kakashi Week.)

~Kalira

[kalira]

“Back down!” Neji barked, glaring at Hinata and watching her tenketsu at the same time.

. . .there’s a lot of angst. ^^; I still hope to be able to end it happily. . . (It’s for @nejihinata​‘s NejiHina Week next month!)

Reblog this with your opening sentence of your chapter or story.

[somefishycat]

WIP Wednesday 10/23/24 (+ some more from 10/9/24) sentences under cut!

marble wall 2 for @auburnlaughter @tamsinswriting @kallisto-k (x2) @violet-prism-creatively @hurricanebreeze

@tiercell @quietly-sleeping @zyrafowe-sny @wizisbored @eriquin

Gus's dad told him a story once. It's not an obscure story. He’s heard other versions of it since then. Dad's went something like this. Long ago during the Savage Ages, a young witch’s lover, a beautiful girl with a talent for illusions, was killed in a tragic accident. (“Some say it was wild magic itself that killed her,” Dad had added. “For, despite her notable preference for illusions, she did use other magic, even powering her weaker spells with a galdorstone.”) Unable to accept her death, her lover tried summoning her spirit. But it failed; she had already passed on. Desperate, he attempted to resurrect her body instead, using her galdorstone and all disciplines of magic. (“He was a wild witch too!” “Everyone was, Augustus.”) As time passed, the girl’s corpse began to rot. The Titan was patient, but one way or another, all bodies must return to him eventually. Still, the witch could not accept this. He replaced her decaying parts with those of beasts. After many more years, the witch, aged by time and the numerous curses he'd acquired, realized he was dying himself. Finally, he buried the girl's remains, bone and demon flesh alike, under the tree that gave the pair their palismen. He buried the stone, too, having no more use of it and no family left to entrust it to. Every day for the rest of his life he would visit her grave. And one day, when the dirt beneath the palistrom tree began to shift, he was there to see it. A witch’s hand, perfect and whole, reached up from the soil. At last, he had succeeded in reanimating her. He dug her out, shivering and confused, but something was wrong. The thing looked like her, but it did not have her eyes. It did not have her soul. (Here, Dad paused. “What happened to them?” Gus asked.) He killed it, and lay down to die himself. (“Respect the dead, Augustus,” Dad said, gesturing to his collection of crystals. “Speak to them, if you wish. But remember that they ARE dead. We cannot change this.”)

marble wall 3 for @oriharaizayadividesintoslytherin (x2) @wizisbored @lizhly (x2) @sourb0i @eriquin

@adhdavinci

Hunter's just… sick of people mourning him. He's dead. He gets it. Watching everyone be miserable is not how he'd like to spend the next few hours. Maybe the last few hours he has. He looks at Flapjack, resting in a pile with the other palismen and egg. Flying probably isn't a good idea. Not right now, when other humans could see. Not until after dark. “So we sneak in, bury your corpse, and then leave without a word? That's it?” Luz says. “Yes. That sounds great. Could we talk about something else now? Something that doesn't involve me?” She shrugs. “Okay. It's… literally your funeral. What, uh…” “Ruler's Reach,” Gus suggests. “He was talking about that earlier. It's his favorite book, isn't it?” Oh, right. King, a literal Titan, wrote it.

ones left behind for @zyrafowe-sny @twyrewolf @aparticularbandit @kalira @asha10100101010

@quietly-sleeping @enigma-the-mysterious (x2) @whimsicalmeerkat @1attheedge @loyal-house-of-lupin

@stonemaskedtaliesin

Eber chucks the scroll at his head. It rolls up and sticks to his horrible goop hair. “Was that necessary,” he sighs, picking it out and coaxing the abomination gunk off of it. “What did you do now?” He opens it, scoffing in disgust at what he sees. Raine peeks over his shoulder and laughs. “You probably deserved that. Oh, is that Perry? I didn't know you were still talking to each other.” “We weren't.” Darius starts looking through the conversation. “Weren't you supposed to be doing something?” “Right, right.” They pull a couple gross bottles from the cabinets before leaving the room. Raine missed one. Eber can smell it. They climb Darius's back to reach, because they are very small. “Ugh, get off, mutt.” And because they'll take any excuse to bother Darius, of course. Holding the elixir bottle securely, Eber presses their head against his cheek for a moment. They even throw in a little bit of a purr. “I know,” he sighs, placing them gently on the floor instead of shoving them like usual. Maybe that's just because he doesn't want the bottle to break and spill all over. Maybe he's feeling soft today. Several orange hairs stick to Darius's goopy beard. Eber does not point them out. He leaves the kitchen, following Raine. He grabs a few elixirs the bard missed. Eda and Lilith hid them all over in the week they spent here, wanting to be sure they'd always have some nearby. Eberwolf doesn't much like the smell of them, but apparently nobody else minds. And even he has to admit Lilith’s beast is intimidating. Raine's gathered the remaining inhabitants of the house, explaining where they're going and why. “With any luck, we’ll be back soon. If not… Steve's in charge,” they say. “Aw yeah, housesitting for Steve! We're going to have fun, guys.”

[mad-madam-m]

Tag 9 people you want to get to know better

tagged by @alocalband and @andavs

Three ships? - Stiles/Derek, Barnaby/Kotetsu, Trevor/Alucard

First ever ship? - Well, my very first fandom to be active in was Teen Wolf and Sterek specifically. But my first “I’m here for it” ship was probably Han/Leia.

Last song? - Montgomery Gentry, “Hell Yeah.”

Last movie? - Strange World, which was like...exactly my aesthetic, holy shit. Pseudo-modern fantasy aetherpunk type story crossed with an adventure serial vibe, as a family of explorers venture deep underground to find out what’s killing off the plant that powers literally their entire civilization. God, so much fun. I’ve watched it twice.

Currently reading? - I just yesterday finished a novel from Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense line, which was called Covert Amish Christmas. I bought it for 75 cents at a thrift store and highly anticipated something more ridiculous than I got. The thriller aspects were fairly entertaining, although I got tired of reading the 2 mains trekking through the Montana winter as they tried to outrun the dudes trying to kill them, especially as they both got more and more injured to the point that it didn’t just strain credulity, but flat-out snapped it. Plus, the romance was very bland. I’m also mostly through Montana Sky by Nora Roberts, which is definitely a product of its time (mid-90s romance) but holy shit, the writing is solid and the descriptions are absolutely fuckin’ amazing, and I love the three sisters slowly becoming sisters. I had to stop reading last summer, however, because it’s a romantic suspense and the suspense parts are dark, which was not great when my reading time was right before bed (mmm nightmares, no thank you). I do very much want to finish it, though. Just...when it’s daylight. XD

Currently watching? - Bread, Love, and Dreams, which is a K-drama that is ostensibly about baking bread and mostly about one young man (Takgu) being kept away from the inheritance that is rightfully his because he was born to his father’s mistress. We’re 8 episodes in and I’m enjoying the hell out of it so far. Also damn, it makes me want to bake ALL the things.

Currently consuming? - Lemon ginger tea, because it is cold outside and my throat is scratchy.

Currently craving? - A bubble bath.

Tagging @pale-silver-comb @paintedrecs @literaryoblivion @kalira @cobrilee @cerisebio-art @kungfunurse @jehnt @cursedtruth and anybody else who wants to do it!

[lossie92]

So. Some of you may have noticed that I’m a bit less active here of late. It’s true. I’ve been keeping my distance recently and the reason for it is simple: 

I have kind of lost the steam to create content for this fandom and don’t feel like sharing my mdtb stuff with a wider audience at this point.

It feels counterproductive to do it too, if I’m being honest. 

For one - and I’ve shared a lot of posts about it in the past - it is undeniable that low engagement is the thing that kills creators’ motivation. We create stuff for you, the fans and the fandom, as much as we create it for ourselves, and spending so much time on stuff and putting so much effort into it only for it to be ignored over and over, and over, and over again is very demotivating. I understand not everyone likes the same shit, I do, but still, it is not a nice feeling to spend hours or days on something and then seeing it disappear into the chasm of internet with barely any echo.

Another thing is that I like creating content that focuses on healthy relationships with lots of romance and fluff thrown into the mix. Even if the storylines are predominantly angst-focused, I do love my happy endings and stick to them most of the time with a few dishonourable exceptions. That being said, I don’t think this is particularly appealing to the mdtb fandom as it is right now. Maybe it never really was to begin with, but I was too into the ship to see it? No idea, really. All I know is that the current approach to this ship makes me want to keep my content to myself for now.

You know, the funny thing is that I keep seeing people post about how they got into mdtb for violence and hate, and that it’s for sure how everyone else got into this ship too. In hindsight, it should have made me realize this fandom maybe isn’t for me a while ago. 

You wanna know how I got here? It was fluff, angst and hurt/comfort. The good stuff that ended happily and made me smile like an idiot. Specifically, it was the wonderful fics written by authors like reandown, blackkat, Kalira, keanblade, and many, many others that got me into this ship and made me want to create my own content for it. This is what got me hooked. Not violence. Not hate. Not whatever other bullshit dynamic you all want to shove down my throat to the point I’m beginning to choke on it. It was fluff and the amazing potential for these two broken men to find some happiness with each other. 

Does it sound cliche? Maybe. Do I give a flying fuck? No. Will I continue shipping them this way? Absolutely.

The thing is I go to fandom overall to find good stuff and positive vibes. In short, I want it to make me feel better, not worse. I don’t mind a bit of pain, because it can provide a nice cleanse when you end up in tears over one moment or another, and I like my fluff with a side of angst besides. What I don’t want is violence and pain and hate all the way through in almost every single piece of content, and that’s what I have been getting. 

My disclaimer here is that you can all create and enjoy whatever you want, guys. It’s your right to do so. But at the same time I would like to say that I’m sick and tired of some things, and I just need a break from it. Maybe some time off will help me push it all away and I will be able to forget about all the shitty, needlessly provocative, mean-spirited shit I’ve been seeing. Who knows. Time will tell, I guess.

On a side note and as a conclusion of sorts, I would also like to add that I get why people hate on this fandom so damn much. I will not elaborate further, but I do get where the hate is coming from and, in some cases, it is actually pretty fucking well-deserved too.

All in all, this is my partial hiatus announcement, I guess. I’ll continue posting chapters for my ongoing stories and I will also share the art requests I got, but I don’t think you should expect to see more new stuff from me for now.

I will come back at some point. I just need a break.