#also i am so proud of the fact there's only one IF fanfic on ao3 (last i checked) and its an art teacher x reader

[drc00l4tt4]

,,, new fictional crush just dropped

[trees-be-drawing]

Okay… so I started reading @annzy-bananzys-corner ‘s “Snettles” as I was scrolling through Snufmin fanfics to read on AO3 back in early December, and… holy cow is it good!!!

Not only did the art cover from one of my favorite artists drew me in, but the writing was just 👌✨ GORGEOUS!!

All the characters written had such good chemistry towards each other, and Snorkmaiden ended up being the funniest to me. I couldn’t stop laughing so hard at her trying to be the voice of reason to the two lovable idiots that are Moomin and Snufkin in the early chapters.

So as typical fashion, I felt a great need to draw it. Cuz honestly, long-haired Snufkin was not something I thought was going to make me go feral but hot damn does he look so pretty in long hair!

Okay so…

SPOILERS TO THE FIC!!!

It’s pretty blurry but 1. I don’t have the best camera quality, and 2. It’s a bit faded since it took me a whole month to do this. (Update: I got a clearer picture. Sorry, I was rushing to get this out for a whole month)

But anyway, I had absolute gender envy every time I drew Snufkin with long hair. And there was definitely a lot more I wanted to draw, and felt bad I didn’t draw Little My especially.

I’m actually glad for the cover art too, it acted as a perfect reference to use but unfortunately I’m not very good at drawing Moomin and I’m envious at how @hanekdrawsmoomins draws them! They’re so fluffy and pretty!!

I definitely had to draw Snorkmaiden calling Snufkin a twink. I couldn’t resist. What I didn’t intend was for it to be right next to Snufkin having a breakdown over the overpowering song in his ears 😅 I also decided in order to differentiate Moomin and Snorkmaiden, I gave Snorkmaiden more rounder and fluffier features like her tail and ears. It’s subtle but I was pretty happy with it.

I get giddy every time I drew Moomin and Snufkin, but Snorkmaiden and Alicia needed some love too. I wanted to try some perspective which… I’ll admit I’m not very good at, but I did my best. I normally don’t draw backgrounds but I wanted to give the scenes more character and it was pretty fun, even if it’s not perfect.

I also thought to myself “maybe the reason Moomin didn’t recognize Snufkin was because he’s never seen Snufkin’s hair deflate in the water” so I drew the comparison to Snufkin and “Snettles” for that one scene where Moomin realized how similar they were. I also imagined his hair gets longer in mermaid form.. hehe! :3

I was also very excited to do my interpretation of the Lady of the Sea but I’ll be honest… I did procrastinate on it for a while which is why it took so long. I know the description said “seaweed green hair” and not the fact it’s actual seaweed but… I hope you don’t mind but I gave her seaweed hair. Made of different types of seaweed too :3 I actually want to colour it at some point but if there’s any changes I should do to her design, you can let me know. I’ve loved to get an accurate idea on her :3 I also used the mermaids from the 90’s as reference to give her fins on her head, although Snufkin doesn’t have any but I’d argue it’s cuz he’s only half mermaid.

It’s a very scattered looking comic kind of page but man! There was so many moments that were genuinely so good I felt tempted to even draw a full comic book on this!!

But no… unfortunately I am very easy to lose motivation and I’ve been and will be pretty busy for the majority of my current life cuz of college and stuff so I’m afraid I can’t draw often.

Good thing I’m on break at the moment :3

But anyway, it was super duper fun drawing these!! I’m actually super duper proud of them :3

Actually…. You wanna know how much I loved my sketch of Moomin and Snufkin on their midnight swim?

I COLOURED IT!! GONE BACK TO MY DIGITAL ART ROOTS FOR THIS!!!

Honestly I don’t think I did that great but I did this on iBisPaint, and there was a version where he had brown hair… until I read a section saying he has red hair so I quickly changed it to how it looks currently.

I also realized too late that the scales on his cheeks weren’t actually scales but freckles… which…. You know what? Fuck it. His freckles turn to fish scales. And they’re shiny :3

I also decided to make his scales glow but then remembered that doesn’t happen till Chapter 13. But hey, I think it gave it a calm feeling with how warm it must feel to be snuggled up like that on the water. Heck even my sister agreed.

Overall, Moomin fanfics have really helped with my art block.

And sorry for the really long yapping session. I like talking about my thought process on these things, and I genuinely can’t wait for the next chapter whenever or if it ever comes. I understand you’re busy so I don’t blame you but… damn you really left it on a cliffhanger huh? Still love it though! :3

Also I’m not sure why the link for the fic isn’t working properly cuz normally it would be automatic but… I’ll see if I can fix it at some point (update, I fixed it!)

[awardenandacrow]

Hello! This blog is by Tabitha “Purrmage” Cummings. I’m a traditional mixed media fantasy character artists based in Connecticut, USA. This blog is for me to post my art, screenshots/recordings, and fanfic snippets (and maybe eventually an actual full length fanfic? 👀👀) relating to my first Dragon Age: The Veilguard playthrough with my Grey Warden Rook, Naimeryn “Naimy” Thorne, with whom I’m completely obsessed. She’s romancing Lucanis Dellamorte! This blog WILL feature spoilers for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, if you haven’t played it/if you make different decisions. I’m mostly making this because I started posting snippets to Threads, but Threads doesn’t actually organize it’s… threads… very well and people were having trouble reading. I hope this will alleviate that issue!

PLEASE NOTE: I write down fanfic snippets as they come to me, and so they aren’t in chronological order as far as the game is concerned. Additionally, I have not actually finished my first playthrough of Veilguard yet, so there may be edits later to account for things I’m misremembering/things that don’t actually make sense with the actual game, etc etc. this is not an AU, this basically is just my headcanon for how the game went for my Rook, filling in blanks, embellishing scenes to fit her character more, etc.

SPOILER ALERT. If you are not as far into the game as I am/have made different decisions and don’t know what happens if you make the opposite choice, there may be spoilers for you within what I’ve written, drawn, or screenshotted/recorded. Please read at your own discretion.

CONTENT AND/OR TRIGGER WARNINGS: I will try to put any relevant CW/TW information at the introduction of each snippet [I do an introduction to each scene in brackets like this for my own reference, and hopefully it will help readers as well]. I’m not an erotica writer, so if I mark something “mature” it’s likely steamy but not spicy (if I try my hand at spice, I’ll be sure to indicate that, but generally it’s just gonna be steamy. I think that fits the innocence of the relationship between my Rook and Lucanis, anyway, personally). In general, you will likely see mostly a strong language tag, though there is one snippet that very, VERY vaguely hints at SA (it’s intended to be implied, but nothing explicit is said). I hope this will help everyone read and enjoy comfortably!

ADDITIONAL NOTE: Taash’s story arch in the game included them coming out as non-binary. However, before they come out to Rook, they use she/her pronouns. I write in third person, from my Rook, Naimeryn’s, point of view, so the reader only knows what Naimeryn knows, and so, just as in the game, before Taash comes out, she/her pronouns will be used, and then they/them pronouns will be used once Naimeryn is aware that Taash is non-binary. I will also include this disclaimer before any snippets in which Taash is referred to by she/her pronouns.

ABOUT NAIMERYN

NAIMERYN’S RELATIONSHIPS

NAIMERYN FUN FACTS

SCREENSHOTS

FANFIC SNIPPET MASTER POST

LINK TO FANFIC AS PUBLISHED ON AO3

[kwills91]

Fanfic Writer Interview

Thanks to @mojowitchcraft for the tag

What fandoms do you write in?

- 9-1-1 - Stranger Things -Teen Wolf (although I have no idea when I will have the time to work on more fics for this) - Arcane (though not currently published but I'm hoping chapter 1 of my first fic will be up before the end of the month)

How many words did you publish in 2024?

Luckily, everything I published on AO3 in 2024 was started in 2024 so I know this is accurate: I published 627,647 words in 2024

What are your top three fics you wrote last year?

This is where the autism comes out and I immediately panic about the number of ways this question could be taken, but I'm just gonna pick one and going by the way it was answered when I was tagged I'm gonna say my favourites and there's one from each of the 3 fandoms I wrote for in 2024

This Town Has Changed (Don't You Find It Strange)  Steddie || 52k || One Shot || E Based on Orange Juice by Noah Kahan, this was a labor of love and Secret Santa gift for the lovely @whoreforhowl and it wasn't intended to be as long as it wound up but when I started writing the outline it poured out of me and that alone was 14k words. Writing this made me fall in love with these boys all over again and I made myself cry when I was reading it back, which always feels validating.

Defect Buddie || 146k || 13 Chapters || E Written for the 118 bang, a cyberpunk AU that nobody asked for, which is evidenced by the fact it does not have anywhere close to the stats of my other multichapter buddie fics. However, I received nothing but love from those who did read it and I'm I really pushed my limits of my writing skills with this and I'm insanely proud of how it turned out

I Guess It's Just As Well (But I Miss Your Face Like Hell) Sterek || 39k || One shot || E The 5+1 sequel to my only other TW/Sterek fic (A Few Stolen Days Worth All The Goodbyes) that' I'm also very proud of. This fic is a testament to how much teen wolf took over my life last summer because I only intended to write the first one because I was reading fic and couldn't find the story I was craving so wrote it myself but I feel in love with writing these characters so much I wanted to write a sequel the second I finished writing the first one.

What was your biggest pit of despair moment?

It was, yet again, burning myself doing a big bang but this time without the satisfaction of having a lot of people read my fic. There were a lot of points I felt like I was making the wrong choice and doubting myself and my ideas and it took a lot of the fun out of it for a while there.

What have you learned?

That stats are not as important to me as I thought they were. At first I was heartbroken that nobody was reading Defect, but the people who did read it loved it as much as I did and gave me a lot of lovely compliments which I continue to return to whenever I have a little wobble in my confidence. If a few people LOVE my fic, that is genuinely enough for me, not just a placating thing I tell people to sound like I'm more laid back than I am.

Did you beta any fics last year? Any faves you want to shout out?

Not really. Between the events I signed up to, the amount of pressure I put on myself to post and general stress, betaing for somebody may genuinely have taken me out lol

What three fics from last year did you love?

Coming Home (But Not To You) by @lesbianherald Jayvik || 119k || 14 chapter || E I mean, most Jayvik fans probably already know this fic but I will still take any opportunity to gush it because I know people say that fics change their brain chemistry all the time, but this one genuinely changed my brain chemistry and I've not known a day of peace since I finished it, I think about it all the time! It's beautifully written, the characterisation is actual perfection, and I am eternally changed.

The Wayward Son by @gayhoediaz Buddie || 57k || 5 chapters || E Heaps of angst, not talking about their feelings, power bottom Eddie using sex as punishment for his catholic guilt, and the two of them eye fucking each other whilst physically fucking other people??? This fic was TAILOR MADE FOR ME. I cannot tell you how many times I've read it, despite it coming out in the second half of the year and I think about it every.single.day. It hits just as hard every time I read it.

ice cream before dinner by cloudydaisies Buddie || 58k || one shot || T Not only is this fic a beautiful premise that is beautifully executed and resulted in me leaving the most embarrassingly mushy comment I have ever left on a fanfic, but it also achieved the impossible in that for one whole day there was peace on 911twt because everybody was too caught up in the fluffy wonderfulness of this fic and just wanted to gush about it. It was beautiful.

What ideas are percolating for this year?

I already have so many ideas for fic this year, some of which I'm already posting or have started writing in the confines of my google drive, but here is a list of the most likely to see the light of day

Buddie - Stick Season album fic where Eddie is in a car accident in the middle of nowhere and remembering his life, finally figuring out what he wants as he edges closer to death. Every chapter is inspired by a song from the Stick Season (Forever) album. - Where Rainbows End AU - epistolary childhood friends to lovers slow burn based on the Cecelia Ahern novel (which you might now as Love, Rosie - the book title adopted the movie adaptation title, which I HATE) Buddie omegaverse bitching fic - Eddie begging for Buck's help to become the Omega he always felt like he should be rather than the Alpha everybody was pleased he turned out to be. You know, platonically...

Steddie - One Foot In Your Bedroom, One Foot Out The Door - to add more to my passion project post s2 to post s4 rivals to friends to lovers to exes to friends to lovers slow burn, angst fic. My magnum opus. My everest. I will not abandon this fic.

Jayvik - College Rivals/You've Got Mail (kind of) AU where grad students Jayce and Viktor find peace lamenting to their online friends about their respective grad school rivals, who, it turns out, are the very people they're lamenting about. - Moddern, middle-aged, second chance romance inspired by the gorgeous artwork from @arctvros (which I shared a snippet of the other day on bsky) where Viktor's actions led to an accident in the lab and the board pressuring Jayce to oust him from Hextech and Viktor leaves it all behind. 15 years later he's back needing help from the council to fund his research. When the vote doesn't go his way, Jayce offers up Hextech as an alternative and the two have to find out if the past has destroyed what they had forever or if there is some way to get it back. And possibly something more on top.

🏁 🏆 Congrats you made it to the end! I'm impressed honestly cause I never think anyone is gonna read these hahaha.

Anybody already tagged should take this as a no-pressure invite to join as well as some more (also no-pressure) tags:

@cal-daisies-and-briars @rainbow-nerdss @transmascsteveharrington @nubianamy @prettysophist

[starlightbelle]

2024 Writing Roundup

tagged by @chromatic-lamina 🫰🏼Thanks for thinking of me! (p.s. - if I tagged you in the 'favorite things I read' portion of this post; it's not intended to be a spam, just showing appreciation for some fantastic pieces I read (and loved!) last year!)

words posted: 12,365

additional words written: 🤔 oh I’m not sure; I write sooo much that I haven’t shared (or stuff I just keep for myself 😅) Beckman/Makino fic is over 8k but I haven’t shared it yet

fandoms: only One Piece in 2024

highest kudos: Here’s to Not Being in Love has 110!

highest hit one-shot: Again it’s Here’s to Not Being in Love with 1,088

new things I tried: I posted writing for the first time this year!! Also finished Corazon week (even tho I did so late)

fic I spent the most time on: either A Crisis of Confidence (I worked on it for a couple days straight until it was done), or Corazon (which I brainstormed for a suitable plot for weeks to get something good)

fic I spent the least time on: if I’m honest I have no idea 😅 a handful of my fics I wrote in one sitting while the muse was very strong and the words just flowed

favorite thing I wrote: I don’t mean to give a cop-out answer, but I really am proud of everything I wrote this year!

favorite thing(s) I read: so many!! Listed in no particular order

pretty much anything by @hyperbolicreverie

@otaku553’s Spade Pirate Sabo AU comic (also their fanfic Account of a Brother)

No Apology for Living & Bare Facts Like a Burden by @blinkeasy

several of @the-late-night-writer’s drabbles

Lionheart by cyan96

several ASL fics by @goodlucktai (taizi on ao3)

My Brother My Brother and Me and its sequel by seventh_time_lucky

The Benefits of Drinking with Strangers by @thousand-sunnies (Cherry_Sundae on ao3)

take me home, somehow, take me home by @sailing-ever-west (Sailor_the_Robot on ao3)

moonlight in the kitchen is a sign of god by bluewalk (thanks @treasuredplanet for the rec!)

and this past week I’ve been enjoying @grainjew’s One Piece ficlets here on tumblr too!

And honestly anything in my fic recs tag! 🤗

writing goals for 2025: to hopefully finish some of my WIPs, I’m hoping to get Calico Road (Sanji/Vivi) completed this year 🤞🏼

new works: for this year? I’ll probably end up sharing my Redestro/Curious ficlet (I keep putting it off partly because I shared it with some friends and I kinda wanted their opinion first before I post it and also because it's a rarepair so I doubt it’ll be anyone’s cuppa), also my Benn Beckman/Makino fic I have completed

Tagging anyone who sees this and feels inclined to participate! There's a lot of these games going around and I don't want to be redundant by tagging the same friends/mutuals over again and again lol. But don't let that deter you from playing, if you see this consider yourself tagged!

[iphoenixrising]

(6am / Prime Girl back with a hit of randomness hehe)

hi babe!! It’s been a long time since I’ve been around ;; I’m sorry about that! I saw your recent post about some health and family things that have been happening, and I am absolutely heartbroken for you. I really really hope that you’re doing well, and that you and kiddo’s year will be able to finish off well!!!<3 ;;

I’m actually back around bc I thought about you when I was driving home from work today and!!! I just really really wanted to come and tell you how much I look up to you as an author and how much you’ve inspired me even after these years since I first found your beautiful works ><

the way you write about emotion and intimacy and how it interweaves in so many different ways is something I think about every time I write something - I always think about the emotions you made me feel with your writing and how wonderful your works are I also post fics on AO3 now, but it’s particularly my ABO fic I wanted to mention to you because I’ve had multiple comments being like ‘I didn’t like abo before this’ or ‘some other fics I read were weird but this one made me give the genre a chance’ and in my head I’m always like OMG THATS HOW I WAS WITH WINTER BABE!! it makes me so SO incredibly happy and I’m always thinking about and am so grateful that you and your wonderful works literally changed not just the genre for me forever and made me ADORE the concept, but showed me that it can relate to love and yearning and intimacy in such incredible ways ㅠㅠ (I also get tons of comments abt people begging for mercy bc they cry every chapter but that’s not the point LOL)

Thank you so so much for being such an amazing author that not only produces beautiful works, but that has always interacted with me so kindly ㅠㅠ I was going through a lot of things when I was reading your works and they always brought me so much comfort (they still do btw!) and really showed me a way of writing that let me escape from my world for a bit and would have me in tears at 6am ><

Anyways, my life is surprisingly busy nowadays and I know yours is too, but I just wanted you to know that this blog will always hold such a special place in my heart and you inspire me always!!! much much love to you and to kiddo! I am seriously wishing you guys all the best, and I’ll try to be around a little sooner than this next time! 🥺

(p.s. IM SO SO SO SO INCREDIBLY HAPPY YOU LIKED THE CEO TIM PROMPT I WAS GIGGLING KICKING MY FEET ECSTATIC THAT YOU ENJOYED MY TAKE ON IT KDNDKDNSKSNKDNDKSMSKSJSK AND YOUR THOUGHTS???? JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AS ALWAYS???? YOUR BRAIN IS AMAZING ISTG I WAS DEAD AND IM JUST SO HAPPY YOU LIKED IT ><)

BABE. Babe <3 I'm so happy to hear you're writing things and it helps you with everyday life. Oh I'm just so, so happy for you. I've missed you as well and everyone else in the Tim Drake fandom, but the fact you're putting works out on Ao3?? You're writing wonderful things?? You're making people cry because you've pulled them out of themselves to feel things?? This is wonderful babe! This is the best news EVER! I'm so proud of you I can't even stand it. Writing is so hard and it can hurt so much to put things out there to people, and you are so, so brave and amazing to find your way. I'm thankful you've found the strength within yourself to do daring things.

Babe. Congratulation.

Send me links, I beg! I beg. I will read ALL THE THINGS AOB.

I still read the fuck out of fanfics but I've moved into BL (my fandom blog is a mess because I love too many of them) instead of DC, but releasing my fics back into the wild might have spurned something, might have brought back the muse a bit, so I might try to give it another go! I've got some very important chapters to things I promised people and maybe it's time I keep those promises. (Because @satire-please deserve a final ending to Dr!Tim).

I even went on the Capes and Coffee Discord just to talk out some ideas and that's a pretty big step to be honest.

But, even tho life is busy and you're moving into new, exciting things and people are rightfully in love with your fics and your brain, I will always have a spot for you here. You can always come back to me and read or talk out ideas or tell me how life is going. I adore you and hope only great things in your journey <3

(YOUR IDEAS ALWAYS INSPIRE I SWEAR I LOVE THEM ALL SO MUCH BECAUSE THIS THING WAS EASY TO WRITE AT THE TIME AND I STILL FEEL LIKE I COULD FLESH IT OUT MORE SOME DAY)

[meetinginsamarra]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

I've been tagged by @totallysilvergirl and @calaisreno TYSM!!

1. How many works do you have on A03?

51 in total

12 "real" fics and 21 ficlets and 18 covers (I didn't know how to embed on AO3 back then)

2. What's your total A03 word count?

271.977

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Sherlock BBC

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Mutual Attraction , Learn My Scars, The toe that didn´t belong, The embers still glow when I´m sober , Gravity is missing from everything

The last three are in fact a series called Here I Am

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Of course! Always and quickly. I love comments, they make my day and fill me with happiness for hours. Not kidding!

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

None of my fics end angsty. Some of my ficlets might, possibly Time

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

They all end happily.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

There had been a few very weird comments on "Mutual Attraction" that were rude or offensive. Some had been deleted by the cowards who posted them later.

9. Do you write smut?

Yes, I have written porn and enjoyed it. I also write gen and everything in between. Depends on the story.

10. Do you write crossovers?

No, because I define "crossover" as a mix of two existing universes, like Sherlock x Star Trek for example. I have written several AUs though. Alternate Universes with the same characters of my show but placed somewhere else.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have been offered three times but declined because I personally am not comfortable with it.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No.

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Johnlock

15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I have this fairy tale AU sitting in my drafts for literal years. 20k written and several attempts to take it up again, it is mostly plotted but just resists being finished. *sigh*

16. What are your writing strengths?

Learning by doing, I guess? I think of myself that I am versatile. Maybe writing movie-like action scenes. I remember that's been said in comments.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I honestly do not know. (Which is not me saying I can do everything perfectly!! I just try whatever I want.) Finishing the above mentioned fic possibly.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

If it fits the story, why not? I write in English which is not my native language, so I could do German and some French and Italian, too.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Sherlock BBC.

I've actually never written anything before I started with Sherlock fanfic. I got this idea and it grew and I began to write it down just for me so that I would not forget it. Then I thought, why not write it into a fic? I've been reading a lot fanfic already. Over the course of two years (writing on and off) the idea had turned into a 94k fic. I only started posting "Mutual Attraction" when it was completed on AO3.

I still think it's funny because just imagine this. Never wrote a word of fiction before, not even in my native language. Then, first thing I produced is a novel-length fic written directly in English. Still seems surreal to me.

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

I love all of my babies and will not choose a fave one. There are only faves in categories.

"Mutual Attraction" was my first and longest fic.

"Wretched and Divine" was the one that made me find my dear friend and beta @peageetibbs

Technically, I am most proud of pulling off "Learn My Scars" because it is 38k written under a huge amount of pressure due to daily posting for Whumptober 2022. Five weeks of intense writing madness but very rewarding, too.

AU and plot-twist wise it would be "The 13th Book ".

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So many people have done this but I think @shiplocks-of-love @shelleysprometheus @cumbercurlygirl have not been tagged yet. And anybody else who wants to share, please.

[tomjamesavery]

What a world. Harry finds himself on a somewhat spiritual journey, or to put it simply, a train to a place he hadn't been to before, yet he isn't quite sure what really brought him there. He soon finds the culprit, a culprit with red hair and brown eyes. Bringing him a long overdue reunion with an old friend that might even (probably(definitely)) be more. This Fanfic might not be for everyone, it will eventually, turn into a "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" kind of story, only that Harry and Ginny aren't Special Agents but politicians and diplomats, fighting battles with arguments rather than guns. Draco also plays a big role and his (platonic) relationship with Harry.

Chapter Five out now: Read the full fourth Chapter on: AO3 FFN Or start from the beginning. Here is a little snippet from the Fifth Chapter:

Dear Ginny.

-Did Starting with  “Dear” make sense? He guessed so, she was dear to him after all. (He pointedly ignored the looming fact that one tended to start letters to familiars with “Dear” more often than not.)

Today was quite interesting, to put it lightly. As I had told you yesterday, mine and Malfoy’s project began today. And to say that I wasn’t ready for what was coming, would be a serious understatement.  It started off in classical fashion. I tried reason, he preferred confrontation. Every sentence an insult. Yet logically -taught by the past- I had been expecting exactly that, had prepared for it -how could I not? So when the git suddenly agreed with my declaration of neutrality for the simple sake of our case study, I was quite taken aback. I might have indeed hoped for it -yet the git seems to have a kind of sixth sense when it comes to subverting expectations. And if that wasn’t enough, he suddenly started laying out his own terms of how we should proceed and what the right course of action to reach the best possible outcome ought to be.  It left me speechless. Must’ve given that prat more satisfaction than he ever deserves to feel.  Git. Git. Git.

You know me -how I get when faced with something unexpected. I run on subconscious rather than conscious.  As you’ve witnessed before, in the sight of psychological confrontation, this has severe shortcomings. Oh, if only I had considered a career in law enforcement, would’ve done quite well there I imagine. Probably. Maybe. Either way, after extracting the last bit of personal enjoyment out of my misery, he seemed to take pity on me and left me sitting there, alone and just as speechless. I imagine there was no pity, but his sense of duty drove him to abandon me in favour of actually working on what was assigned to us. Thank you, Professor Jameson -you deserve to hear these words more often than I bestow them. After that, it was quite smooth sailing. In a way, I was a bit more prepared at that point. I know Malfoy is many things, but he is not ambivalent. He would not turn around and in the same breath act against his own newly laid out ‘commandments’. As those -for once- had been sincere. If it had been his twisted idea of irony, the world might’ve looked different.

Then we studied, in a strange form of serene tranquillity I did not expect the prat to harbour. And, not only that. We got shit done, so much, I am proud to proclaim I have a wee bit of free time on my hands -outside of Uni of course- regarding today and tomorrow.  What better use for fleeting free time, than to write to an old acquaintance. As annoying and ginger as they might be.  No, I am not talking about Ron. He wrote to me recently.

How are you, Ginny? Haven’t we spoken in ages? Like a full 24 hours, almost. Tell me about your day at Uni, I want to hear everything, especially any news regarding that arse, Cormac, and if he -once again- tried anything. Let me know if you decked him. And give someone a camera beforehand. I want to bear witness to the aftermath. If there is anything -to bear witness to- left.  (Which I doubt.)

Love, Harry

Seemed good, he concluded, swiftly checking over the sheet of paper for any obvious mistakes in spelling. 

He would drop the letter off at the nearest post office first thing tomorrow morning on his way to Uni. He couldn’t wait for her to get it. The feeling of tingling on his skin at the thought of it should’ve potentially alarmed him. But it was Ginny, his best friend, how could he not feel tingles if it was about her? She was his most dear after all. And weren’t those the ones you held closest to your heart?

[mothdapple]

For the writing meme, 3, 15, 19, 20! this nghtspckl btw :)

Thank you for the ask! :) For the AO3 Wrapped game

3. What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)?

Oh easy answer for this one, Cold Bloodlines! This fic has been my baby for so many years. I'm still so incredibly proud of the fact that I finally completed the series earlier this year, and concluded the story that I'd wanted to tell for so long!

I'm also very lucky that the fic has received way more attention than I expected for a basically entirely OC-focused story. But these characters have lived in my head for so long, I'd have kept writing their story even if I was the only one reading it lol.

15. What WIP are you taking into next year with you?

I mentioned Shaken Roots: Dawn in this other answer, so I'll talk about my other (published) WIP for this, Silverhawk's Legacy! Shaken Roots is my main focus right now, but I haven't forgotten about Silverhawk and Emberdawn!

This fic is fun since one of my favorite things to do with Warriors fanfics is take cats who have like 2 lines in canon and make them actual characters lol. I really like the dynamic I've developed for my interpretation of Silverhawk and Emberdawn, and I have a clear idea about the future of their story— I just need the time to actually write it!

19. What’s one pairing you want to explore next year?

Hmm I definitely am looking forward to writing more Silverhawk/Emberdawn and Mothwing/Leafpool, but if this question is about a pairing which I haven't yet explored, that narrows down the options quite a bit.

So I suppose this is when I reveal my maybe not-so-secret plan lol, which is that Shaken Roots will explore Squirrelflight/Crowfeather as a romantic pairing. I really love the dynamic I've developed for the two of them, and I feel like I always end up coming up with the best banter with them too. They play off each other very naturally, so writing them together is just easy for me (as opposed to say like Feather/Crow who I had to put a lot of thought into figuring out their dynamic and what about Crow appealed to Feathertail lol.)

20. Which work of yours have you reread the most?

Haha this question is calling me out. I constantly reread my fics. 😅 It's honestly hard to say which one I've reread most this year, but I think it'd be either Cold Bloodlines or Shaken Roots (not in their entireties, but I frequently reread chapters.)

Besides just that I like reading my fics since they are the exact types of stories I enjoy, Cold Bloodlines I've been rereading for the purposes of editing now that the trilogy is complete. And Shaken Roots, I reread as I write to remind myself about what's going on lol, and also to edit as I put out new chapters.

[lyricfulloflight]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers (if you’d like). Spread the self-love ♥️

Thank you @ongreenergrasses! I really dug deep for these answers... I think this may be the first time I have linked anything from my earlier fanfic writing days on Tumblr in about 10 years!

My Top 5:

I Believe You - My first fic ever. On ye olde Fanfiction . net. I should probably move it over to AO3... Anyway, it gets a mention because its the first fanfic I ever shared and that's a big step for any fanfic author. Also, I think its a cool concept and not badly done for my first try at writing fic.

Then Came You - A super cute, (but also a deep look into grief...) Cherik fic. I wrote this for the 2020 Xmen Remix Madness event, based on a wonderful fic by one of my all time favourite Cherik authors - @pinkoptics. I loved playing in the universe she created and the fact that she enjoyed my fic so much is what makes this a top 5 fic (seriously, if I ever get down about my writing I go read her comment about this fic and feel better).

Hollow - another Cherik fic. Written for the 2019 Secret Mutant Exchange. I'm proud of this fic because it took me out of my comfort zone. It is by far the darkest version of Charles I have ever written. And, not to toot my horn or anything, has some of the best lines I've ever written.

To Build A Home - An Immortal Husbands fic (AKA Joe x Nicky from The Old Guard). This was written for A Big Bang event and the art by @notablogtobefollowedunless is fucking sublime! I didn't write much in the Old Guard fandom, but I am proud of what I did contribute and I think this fic is a great representation of my writing in that fandom.

The Consequence of Hiding - The first (and so far only) time I finished a long fic. So proud of myself for this fic. It turned out exactly the way I wanted it to - I had the ending in mind the whole time and even though I knew it might not be what people were expecting, it was well received and turned out how I wanted it to. Not sure I could really ask for much more than that when writing.

Answering this ask was great, but also made me sad to realize I haven't posted anything since 2022. I am currently writing. I always have ideas popping into my head. But the last year in particular has been very tough health wise. I hope to finally post something new next year. Thank to 911 and Buddie, I have been full of fic ideas, which has been so fun :)

[gildedmuse]

If anyone is wondering why I haven't updated, there are a number of reasons. However, a major one is that Crunchyroll will no longer allow you to use old versions of the app. What this means is I am no longer able to take screenshots of record small scenes so I can transcribe them or basically do most of what I do here.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this blog, I am a broke ass bitch with a chronic, genetic kidney diseases I had the pleasure of being born with, which severely limits me in a number of ways. One such way is money: medical bills at expensive and even with insurance I owe something like $1,462.78 and that's just the past year. Nevermind the bills I collected from other hospitals/doctors. The result is I live a pretty simply life, including the fact that I don't own any sort of fancy recording equipment like "a pc". Every screenshot, every gif, every artistic and not so artistic edit, every video recording, every single post and fanfic and reply, that is all done from my phone. It's my one and only portal to the Internet and sole tool to do whatever is is I do.

With that in mind, while I am proud I managed to take my degree in English Literary Theory and learn how to do all of that on an older model Android I've had for a few years now, I also know that then bulk of internet denizens are just WAY more skilled/knowledge at this then I will ever be.

Keep in mind, I have no money (so advice along the lines of "just buy this $99 program, it's so easy!" or "why not just get a cheap laptop, you can get one for under $600 EASY these days" or even "you just need a monthly subscription to this OTHER streaming site, that doesn't have a film blocker" just doesn't help, especially since I don't even have my own subscription to CR so there is no just dropping that to pay for another.) I was hoping someone out there knew a method I could use to record the "latest" episodes.

I say latest but I left off at 1078. I know, I'm ages behind, but there is a good reason for it.

Please, anyone who knows how I can take screencaps (recordings would be useful but not required) PLEASE contact me and let me in on your secret.

I won't tattle, I swear. I just want to be able to watch the show and react about it on this blog since, sadly, I've recently lost all my OP watching buddies to various life circumstances.

Failing that, I need someone to agree to watch every single episode along with me as my "recorder", recording long swatches of each episode and then sending to me when we're done so I can get my screencaps and gifs and the likes. The good news? You'd have someone eternally thankful for your contributions, who would credit you in every post, and I wouldn't even use any jokes/observations/thoughts you might share while we watch without permission. And.... errrr. Did I mention the gratitude? Shit, that's really all I have.

But I have so much of it!

Guys, I hate getting all emotional, but I am having a hell of a year between the dogs, the bad diagnosis and, hey, this is currently my face:

For comparison, when I'm not dying:

Just any help or even attempts at advice would be welcomed. I know it's stupid, but a lot of what I personally get from reading/watching/playing things is in sharing it with others. I shouldn't have to explain that, it's part of why places like Tumblr and AO3 EXIST.

Feel free to reach out in a reblog, comment, tag me, DM, message me on discord (gildedmuse). Whatever is easiest. And thank you, so, SO much for any potential advice or help you can offer.

[resplendent-chungus]

Fanfic 20 questions! This seems really fun, thanks for tagging me @followerofmercy

1. How many fics do you have on AO3?

Twenty-six! Which I think is a bunch when not compared to insane people who right, say, a hundred twenty fics. Cough Mercy.

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

179,826, though I will add since I got my start in fic writing quests on Sufficient Velocity, there's another 113.2K that's not on AO3.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

My tastes are as fickle as the wind. I am a wandering ronin writing whatever I feel like. I theoretically write RWBY but also haven't updated a RWBY fic since January. I thought I was done with Madoka fics but then I heard news about the movie and had no choice but to write Heartless. I've written 3 A Practical Guide To Evil fics over 5 years. Who fuckin knows with me?

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Breaking and Entering Your Heart (Madoka Magica) is, somehow, my most kudo'd fic of all time. I have no idea why. I don't think it's particularly good (not helped by the fact that I was like 16 when I wrote it). It's not even my favourite Madoka fic I wrote as a teenager!

Doka Don't You Know (Madoka Magica) is my favourite Madoka fic I wrote as a teenager. It's still kind of embarrassing for me to read back, but I do think I did good with it. The real embarrassing part is that it was inspired by me getting emotional listening to the Ninja Sex Party song of a similar name.

Drabble Roulette (Steven Universe) is sort of cheating, as it was a drabble collection I did with several friends, but nevertheless it's one of the most kudo'd fics I've worked on. We all did a short fic every week based on the same one-word prompt, and God we kicked ass.

I can almost hear the Hounds (RWBY) is definitely the one I'm most proud of. What if Ruby got turned into a Hound before V1? Well everyone would be sad, for one. It also holds the distinction of being the first time anyone's ever done a "Cast of [show] reacts!" thing to a fic I've read. Talk about an ego boost!

And my fifth-most kudo'd fic is... Actions, Consequences, and the Tragic Lack Thereof (Worm)? The edgy oneshot I did where a very well-adjusted Taylor uses Coil's power to blow off steam? Huh. Not either of my RWBY oneshots? Well I suppose I can't complain.

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Not really. I try, but as I've said before responding to comments is my dump stat. I really do love everyone's comments, I'm sooo insanely bad at responding sdgsd

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

It depends on what qualifies as an angsty ending; most of my angsty fics have happy endings, with Heartless being the only one I've written to really contradict that. Blood, Blood, Gallons of the Stuff and Sometimes the only way out is as a carcass have the worst endings insofar as horrible fates, but I wouldn't really call them angst.

7. What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Probably Trim and nothing else? It depends on how you define it, but I'd say that one.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not really, thankfully. I straight up can't remember anything of the sort lmao

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Boy, do I! Of the smut I've published, I'd say it's pretty varied? Some het, some gays, some ships and an OC or two... I've got the variety, baby.

10. Do you write crossovers? If so, what's the craziest one you've ever written?

Not really? I find they're usually more daydream material than hunker-down-and-write material, though sometimes I have no choice. I have a chapter or two of the most self-indulgent APGTE/RWBY crossover that I doubt I'd ever put out there on account of it having a target audience of exactly one. Craziest would probably be the Madoka Magica/Magical Girl Noir Quest crossover I wrote as a teenager. It's harder to get more self-indulgent than fanfiction of a fanfiction crossing it over with the source material sdgds

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I sort of vaguely remember this happening? I remember someone posting a really poorly written edgy SU fic that had the exact same premise as my slightly better written edgy SU fic and only updated after mine did.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I know of, though if anyone wants to please feel free.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Not really? The Drabble roulette is the closest I've come, and that was a bunch of individual shorties. Besides, I can't imagine I'd have a great time trying to fit my writing process with someone else (and I definitely don't think they'd have a good time trying to adjust to me lmao)

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

God that's tough. I'm not sure I can give a definitive answer here. I might have to say Madohomu or Midlink just because of how deeply they've altered my brain chemistry

15. What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Brother that is most of what I've written. I really want to get Tomorrow I'll be perfect and You waxen wing, you foolish thing done at some point, though I'm not sure I'm will. The Most Insane Girls On Remnant is a work so in progress that only one person knows it even exists, and if I could magic myself into fully writing one it would probably be that one.

16. What are your writing strengths?

If I could write an entire book of nothing but snarky narrators I would be a new york times bestseller by now. They are my bread and butter. Comedy in general, I guess, but that specifically.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Action scenes. Action scenes action scenes action scenes. It's not so much that I think I'm bad at them, more that they're just so hard for me. I could write a thousand words of most anything else before I write five hundred words of an action scene.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I don't super mind it when reading, but I can't imagine writing it. Maybe a word or two, but still.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

I wrote down Madoka Magica at first, but now I'm realizing it was actually Warrior Cats, all the way back when I was a wee little child. I'm not sure if I deleted them or just changed ff.net accounts at some point, but I don't know where they are and I'm happy that way.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

I mean it's gotta be I can almost hear the Hounds. There's a lot of other things like (Aw Drat, Tomorrow I'll be Perfect, etc) but this one hold a special place in my heart. There's a reason I have chapter on pinned in my blog.

Damn that took me like three days to write. I shall pass the curse onto @golddragon387, of course, and perhaps @borkthemork to torment him

[goatunderthebridge]

Fanfic Writer Review!

Ahh thank you for the tag @artisticxlly !!! I love to yap so this is perfect, thank you my lovely <3

How many works do you have on Ao3?

I have 4 works on there since September 2024! I'm primarily using ao3 to get back into writing, get used to finishing stories, and improve my storytelling, so there's not much on there yet! I adore writing but I'm not great at finishing anything I write, especially not longer-form ones, so I'm extremely proud of the works I've got on ao3 - they're the proof I can finish things. I've written other things in the past but they've mostly been short stories or published and never finished (I often get flashbacks of the y/n attack on titan fic I wrote when I was 13 on Wattpad...) so I'm glad to be trying new things and collating a small archive of them on ao3 :) I'm working on other WIPs / tidying up past haikyuu works I've written so watch this space!

Your top 5 stories by kudos:

1. Goodnight, Sweet Prince - ushiten

Ah, we love sleeplessness. This was just a fic I started writing in my notebook before bed because I craved ushiten and I thought it would be fun to project some of my inability to sleep onto the boys! The vision of Ushijima waking Tendou up to tell him he couldn't sleep, similar to a kid saying they threw up in the dead of night, possessed me. I really liked writing this, it was fun trying to get better at handling their characterisations and how they would approach something like insomnia and nightmares. I did, in fact, listen to whale sounds as I wrote it and I honestly don't understand how it can make people sleepy, I was so tuned in to the different communication styles I could hear (but that might just be the biologist in me talking!!).

This fic is also a prime example of wanting to finish stories but never getting around to it - I honestly wouldn't have finished this one if people hadn't actively spurred me on so thank you!! I owe it most to my beloved supporter @tinyrainbowshark-deactivated202 - hope they know how grateful I am for them <3

2. pet names - ushiten

You don't understand just how proud I am of this fic. This is the first thing I've ever finished that is longform - 19k is a lot of words for someone who has never completed something that long before! I'm normally used to just yapping in my stories so they can reach upwards of 30k with no ending in sight until I lose my motivation and abandon it. So, super proud! I remember reading an ushiten fic in June/July and feeling so enamoured by the characters that they just didn't leave my mind and I knew I had to write something for them to get them to leave. Thus, I outlined the plot of pet names and promised myself it would be written by the end of August. I started and finished the fic in mid-September in a week (thank you, lack of Wi-Fi!). I loved the experience but I should've known that ushiten has a much stronger hold on me than that because now I only want to write about them haha!! They're just such a brilliant pairing and I want to give them as many happy endings as possible.

Besides all of that, I loved writing about a mischievous cat and how something unexpected would disrupt the duo. I like the idea of the cat as an allegory for crushes which is why a lot of her behaviour syncs up with how Tendou and Ushijima react to each other's accidental/purposeful confessions. I normally indicate dogs as a metaphor for love (if you ever see me write "Somewhere, a dog barks.", there's love in the air) so it was super interesting for a cat to take this precedent. It was fun, 10/10 love writing about the Shiratorizawa dynamics, and you can never take ushiten being each other's safe space away from me, I feel so strongly about this. Quick fun fact: this fic was originally called Nobody Puts Baby in Shiratorizawa (Dirty Dancing reference)!

3. Super Glue - ushiten

I actually forgot to delete this one! This was written in a spur of the moment as a writing exercise because I missed ushiten (can you sense a theme here? lmao) and I wanted to note down what my own 'emotional crashes' looked like so this is very much just self-indulgence. I posted it because I wanted to get used to creating things that were not perfectly crafted but just things I enjoyed writing and wanted to archive. So this fic was just a little something for me but I'm surprised by how many people liked it! Probably goes against my desire for internal validation over external validation, but hey I am absolutely not going to complain - if anyone can find something they resonate with or need to take away from my fics, then I'm happy to provide. Sharing is caring and all that!

4. Pride & Hysterics - fukutora

We LOVE fukutora in this household! This was super fun to write and every joke in it is something I laughed out loud at so I love it. It was interesting to explore non-ushiten character headspaces, particularly when I'm not as funny as Fukunaga or as gutsy as Tora so this was a great lesson! This was also inspired by Epic's The Vengeance Saga because the idea of Tora deciding revenge is an appropriate way to deal with his feelings is such a funny concept to me. This might not be super in character for either of them, but I liked exploring the Nekoma characters and getting them wrong means I can improve so I can get them right in the future! This is mostly how I'm approaching writing in general so bear with my characterisations - I'll improve!!

5. .... tumblr stories?

Right, so I don't have a fifth posted work on ao3 BUT I do have small stories (drabbles..? ficlets...? I need a guide on tumblr and what to call things) that seem to hit on here! I love love love writing and posting these, it's something I've been doing all of my life. I am very inclined to having an idea about something and just writing as small as possible about it, keeping it self-contained, which is why I post a lot of those on here. These are ideas that could theoretically be made into a longer piece, but sometimes small is just as good. The beauty of the microscopic, right? That isn't to say some of the small stories I've written here won't be taken to produce a longer fic (cough, the ushiten monster au, cough cough), but I like exploring characters and getting to know them better in these small stories. The most liked so far seems to be the ushiten hugging one but the ushiten cold v warm one is my secret favourite. I'm so normal about these characters, I promise (lies).

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to respond to every comment I can! I don't really know what to say other than express my love for people so I often feel like if I could just send a gif of a dog wagging its tail very excitedly, that would do a better job of getting my responses across than what I comment back! But I am always excited to see comments (I thrive on praise) and love connecting with people over my silly stories :)) I might take some time to reply because I need a recharging period after socialising but I'll always try to carve out some time to do so!

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

The angstiest ending? Honestly, I don't believe I've written one like that - maybe Super Glue would come across like that since Ushijima is technically still calming down from his overwhelm by the end of it? I try to write happy endings because I'd rather be filled with contentment and insights into life taken from a more hopeful outlook than an angsty one. I'm not opposed to writing an angsty ending, but I don't think this would crop up a lot for me in my stories.

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

It depends on what you think is happiest! If characters getting together is your thing for a super happy ending, then pet names and Pride & Hysterics are your guys. For me, the happiest endings are often just characters feeling safe, secure, and comfortable by the end (romantically or not), so Super Glue and Goodnight, Sweet Prince are the happiest for me.

Do you write crossovers?

Not currently, and I probably won't unless it was in a fic with crossover characters that make a scene funnier! I love it when TV shows have crossover episodes that are never mentioned again so my fic crossover would probs be a chapter featuring a random character that shows up and is never mentioned again. Think the B99/New Girl crossover where Jake Peralta takes Jess's car and she tells nobody about this cop who took her car lol (my memory isn't perfect so that might actually be wrong but that is all I remember about the episode from both of the shows' perspectives haha!)

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

I don't think so! Unless we count my sister finding my aot fic on my phone when I was younger and laughing in surprise at me (which I DO count). She commented praise though from her account so, hey, a win is a win.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Mm sometimes as a writing exercise? I think it's interesting to portray another side of the character, to see how they would react in a sexual context, because sex is just another opportunity to explore deeper into a character and their relationship with others/themselves! I do have a kuroken wip that explores kuroo figuring out his sexuality that has chapters fitting this bill so maybe I'll finish and publish it at some point!

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Also don't think so! I'm a very, very small-potatoes writer so I wouldn't expect this but hey, I haven't checked if anything has been stolen either so maybe.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Also nope but would be super cool!!

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I haven't but I've definitely helped out on editing/proofreading/collaborating on ideas for creative projects! I love sharing ideas and adding onto premises so I wouldn't be against co-writing a fic but we'd have to be super clear on expectations and how we'd go about it, otherwise the writing process wouldn't be super productive (thinking about the idiom: too many cooks in one kitchen...).

What's your all-time favourite ship?

Oof, big question. When I was a young teen, I was obsessed with ereri because I loved how people wrote about them more so than either of the characters themselves or their relationship. Judging from my Pinterest pins, I'd say it's gone from ereri to ruby/sapphire (steven universe) and then the current perfect pairing: ushiten, the beloved boys <33 There's something about them that just won't leave my head or heart or soul so I'd probs class them as my favourite.

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

Oh I have a lot! I have multiple personal novels I've written upwards of 30k for that I would love to finish but might not. Maybe one day as a little treat for myself - they were stories I was very attached to and needed when I was younger, so maybe it would be nice to finish them. But they're also not urgent and perhaps I might leave them behind haha! In terms of fanfiction, I have a fic about the captain squad boyfriends taking a train together to see the captain squad but the trip gets stalled by a jewel thief on board and they have to work out who it is because the thief has framed one of the boys. A super silly idea but very fun to write! Might never get around to finishing it though haha

What are your writing strengths?

Hmm, I'm not sure! I love coming up with ideas and daydreaming scenarios, but that's not fulfilling the technical, "writing" aspect of writing. So... maybe adding a bit of flair into my prose in terms of metaphors? (I've always been complimented on that in school but that might've been lost with university stress haha). Not super sure... I've been told how I write is easy to read, so maybe that!

What are your writing weaknesses?

I'm not super strong at every aspect of storytelling just yet, but I'd say being more concise and shortening scenes is a big one for me! I love to yap and let things unravel in a scene, so I defo let them go on for longer than they need to! I'm also not brilliant at phrasing things in the best way, extending from dialogue to introspective narration to just descriptions, so I'm excited to see how that changes a year from now. Oh, and scene descriptions. They bore me when I read them so I have an awful habit of just straight-up skipping them lmao

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

If I knew the language and thought it fit the fic, hell yeah I'd include dialogue in another language! I'd prefer to fit it in a way that it makes sense in the realm of an English-written story though since that's what I primarily write in (i.e., the dialogue's translation would be obvious within the story itself to any reader or however else I needed the dialogue's purpose portrayed).

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

I'd probs only write for a fandom/ship I'm obsessed with enough to study the characters on a fine scale, so nothing really springs to mind because I am very dedicated to haikyuu right now haha! I did used to write for attack on titan and death note (not on ao3) but I don't see myself writing for those again until the obsession comes back around. I got very into demon slayer this past year and I have been mulling some thoughts about a fic for it since I adore Inosuke and he would be fun to write about! In terms of ships, I haven't written anything for kyohaba and I love Mad Dog so I would defo think about writing something about them!

What's your favourite fic you've written?

I love all of them but Super Glue has to take the cake for now. It's such a personal portrayal of my own emotional crashes and it helped me reach out to people to support myself when I recently got overwhelmed so I'm devoted to it <33

Tags: @anoant-haikyuu-dump @eurydicees @forestmossling (<- some writers I admire!! Just wanted to take this as a way to say I adore how you write so no need to do a review if you don't want to!!)

I also don't know who else to tag that hasn't been already but if you're reading this and would like to, feel free to jump on!

[remyfire]

I think the funniest thing about Hawk being Like That is that Alan Alda has writers credits on the show. This man voluntarily made his character the most touch starved needy desperate person on the planet and that's so fucking insane of him. But also Mr Alda I would like to give you a little hug and a kiss for giving him to us because I love him with my whole heart. And don't even get me started on the fact that Hawkeye yelled to a general "I want to have your baby!" In literally the first season. Like Hawkeye my love not everyone needs to know you want to be pregnant 😂 And truly he deserves to be absolutely smothered with cuddles, everyone loves him and he loves everyone and I think it could help fix him.

Listen my Trap brain is always on, he's my man, I am thinking about him quite literally daily. And now that you reminded me of the priest line I'm gonna think of that too! Like Trapper my love what happened in your past? Did your parents give you that many names in hopes you'd be a priest? Did you pick one yourself for confirmation? Why did you keep all of the names despite seemingly abandoning the religion? I am peering at him like a bug under a microscope and there's nothing he can do about it.

That little coffee through line with Margret is so cute! Even though I'm sure it was unintentional on the show's part I definitely couldn't help but think of it and flash back to The Nurses in both the scenes in Temporary Duty and CAVE. Margaret and cups of coffee representing her character growth is honestly so sweet and I love it. Also ooohhhh self proclaimed Military Brat Margaret Houlihan realizing that the Army Way isn't the only way or even the best way, and the things that would DO to her. The realization that what she's learned her whole life isn't necessarily good, and having to contend with what that means for her and her career and her personality. And also having to face her father after that, because we see in Are You Now, Margaret? that she cares very much about disappointing him and even affecting his career. Would such a realization maybe help her become more of her own person that isn't living only to make her father proud and keep up the Houlihan name? Or is her desire to be a point of pride for her family more important to her than her personal development? Truly she's so fascinating to me. And it's definitely an interesting parallel with Mulcahy, both of them having something so deeply ingrained in them that it h u r t s when it's finally inevitably broken out.

Everyone in this show suffered enough in the narrative for several lifetimes but damn if I don't wanna give them a little bit more hardship to really crack them open and wrap up their character development in the way they deserve. I'll definitely give them softness and love but first they need a little bit of pain I think 😂

(Also I am officially onto season 8! I finished Goodbye Radar last night and was a Wreck. Man I love this show)

Okay hi again anon, sorry for making this sit while thinking too hard about Hawk and Beje and Trap things.

I swear that Alan did more to break and attempt to breed Hawk than any of us fanfic authors have ever done. I am not entirely convinced that this man didn't start getting the bends once he couldn't whump Hawk anymore and instead pivoted to writing fanfics for the old distant zines that popped up in the '80s. He probably has multiple AO3 accounts right now just churning out agonizing pain. Alan we know what you are.

I do hate that we got so little development for Trap compared to Beej but it's also delightful because it means all of us get to sit here and rotate him on a merry-go-round that goes faster and faster and never stops. Anything is possible. He's so INTERESTING!!! He's like half a guy! No matter what anyone says, they could probably make it work! And that means I am in fact slam dunking the religious trauma into him at breakneck speeds. Sorry, bud (lie).

I'm so glad you mentioned Are You Now Margaret because that's one of those underrated episodes that always has its teeth so deep in me. We learn so much about her so fast. Her big friend group!! She had so many people who loved her and who she loves enough that she refuses to endanger them even though she hasn't spoken to make in years!! The fact that she will give her father that kind of deference even though we all know in our bones that he doesn't deserve it! God, Margaret.

I love people like you who run in with a wrecking ball just absolute decimating all these characters that we know and love so that I can come in after in my little clown car with hot chocolate and blankets. I am a simple author. I know what my duty is here. And it's getting everybody laid by everybody else but ALSO giving them extreme amounts of aftercare and pillow nests ;v; We all share such a vital role in this ecosystem.

[le-panda-chocovore]

Can I ask your top 10 fav fics ever (from any fandom, if you don't mind)?

Also, just curious, is there a story behind your name "le-panda-chocovore "?

Oh I think I can actually answer that without rambling too much !! (<- took an entire week to answer the ask and select the fics, and I commented on each one of them lol) It won't be a Top in order of preference tho, there's no actual classment, it's just the ones I loved the most.

The Way I Behaved - EraserMic (MHA)

This fanfic gave me the inspiration to write my greatest work (still unfinished to this day) and literally changed so many things about me. It also made me discover a whole genre of music that I've never listened to before and with which I am entirely in love now. Prepare to cry tho, because this is deeply heartbreaking. It's a Villain Mic AU where Aizawa was never a teacher. And it is good.

What if Percy did become a God - Percy Jackson and the Olympians (based on the books !!! do not read if you just watched the show !!!)

The title says everything. This is not a happy story, you will cry, I promise. It's short, like a 1k word OS, it's really poetic, it's deep, it's beautiful, and also, it's painful. Humans were never meant to be gods, not even Percy. It's written like a poem, I read it so many times and it hurt me every time.

Demon and Angel Professors - Ineffable Spouses (Good Omens)

Not a fanfiction but a serie of short works about Crowley and Aziraphale and the people around them. A teachers AU very nice to read with many Original Characters (the students) who are all captivating and appreciable. The story is extremely queer-positive and neurodivergent inclusive and physical handicap representative, honestly, you want to read it. There's everything inside it. If you have chronic pain or if you're a closeted queer or even a curious ally who wants to understand their peers, this is what you need. The love is so pure it's overwhelming.

Honor and Vengeance on the High Sea - Zuko (ATLA)

Tbh this deserves to be published, it's a novel itself (I haven't finished it yet). The author reappropriated the Avatar universe to write something completely new. It's an AU where Zuko becomes a Pirate after his banishment and fights against the Fire Nation Navy, and eventually joins the Avatar's team. There's a whole work around internalized homophobia, the discovery of the self, acceptance, injustice, family trauma and everything. Original Characters are cool too. Chapters are long and very, very complete, you can see the author has historical and cultural knowledge.

Strength, the meaning of - Asano Gakuhou (Assassination Classroom)

I can't believe a fanfic about this total asshole made it to my top 10, but it is beautifully written. The progressive mental breakdown of a man who used to stand proud above everyone, the slow fall down to hell without even realizing it. There's also his son's POV here, which is equally beautifully written. I really hate the man and I don't like the fact that the end of AssClass completely disregard the consequences of what happened on the character's mental state, and reading how even him wasn't okay at all is very pleasant to read. That's karma my bitch.

Je suis assis - BokuAka (Haikyuu)

Yeah it's in french and on wattpad. It has been a while since I read it but I still remember the principal. It's a OS anyway so it's not very long (we didn't do that 20k words OS on Wattpad, this madness is only popular on AO3 lol). Since I'm sensitive to everything that is around handicap, it touched me. It ended up being cute and warm. Honestly I was more thinking of another BokuAka fanfiction but I couldn't remember the name nor found it online so I put this one.

25 - Riren (SnK)

Yeah yeah I know, pedo ship etc, but I was 14 and this is a High School AU where they're both 16 so, it's okay I guess. Yes the name of the fanfic is twenty-five. It's in french, it's on wattpad, and there's Eren's POV too. I don't know how I'm supposed to describe it... I think you have to read it, it's not actually strange or weird but, it's a whole experience.

Here there be dragons - Centennial Husbands (the Sandman)

This is the exact definition of love. What is love to me ? This fanfiction. Engagement, devotion, caring, this is it, this fanfic has the meaning of all these words. I had a hard time reading it because I hate ultra-long OS (I need CHAPTERS, give me a BREAK) but it was soooo enjoyable, and I was crying the whole time 'cause it's so pure and beautiful.

Palm to Palm - KaRen (Assassination Classroom)

Yes I am a part of the extremely tiny fandom that ships Karma and Ren (I do ship Karma with multiple people throughout the manga lmao) but only in THIS specific context. And this is beautifully written, I can't stop re-reading it. Also, the name of the ship makes me laugh. Karma and Ren relationship after losing Gakushuu -the boy they both love above everything else- is peak romance.

Le goût du chocolat - L x Light (Death Note)

I honestly don't remember a thing about this fanfiction except a single sentence, but I do know that I totally fell in love with it. It was one of my fave fanfic when I was full active on Wattpad, and I even archived it because I didn't want to lose it. I should read it again now that I found it again.

Alright that's 10 !!! Finally !!

Oh it was so fun to fall back into all the things I read before ! But it was harder than I expected because, well, I only have AO3 for 3 years and I've been on Wattpad for 7 years, but I started reading fanfiction even before that, I just didn't have any account back then. So, I kinda forgot about some of the things I read more than 4 years ago, and I couldn't find the gems I discovered when I was 12. Most of the books that made out to this list are my recent lectures, it's a bit biased I guess.

Anyway, thank you for the ask ! It was fun to analyze all my bookmarks and everything !

[recurring-polynya]

Writing/Art Update 10.16.2024

I keep meaning to do these on Tuesdays and they keep leaking over onto Wednesdays. Oh well. I'm going to keep striving for Tuesdays because I really don't want them leaking onto Thursdays.

Anyway, Bleach Returns! Week is over and I'm pretty happy with how I did. I got 4 artworks and two fanfics done: you can see all of my contributions here. I do have a little bit of Bonus Content to one of them that I am still hoping to finish up, but we'll see. I sort of lost my momentum entirely the minute I finished up that last fanfic, so if I don't get back to it, it won't be the end of the world for me.

I'm spending this week trying to get caught back up on stuff, both irl and online. I'm working on my ao3 inbox, which got woefully behind again, for which I am very sorry. My Tumblr drafts are also...substantial...again, but that's no one's problem but my own.

I am finally ready to actually get ready to work on a little in love again. I even looked at my notes and outline! The outline was a lot more filled in than I remembered it being, but I also somehow expected to get through act iv in 9 chapters which seems a little...spare to me. I took a break from reading Pride and Prejudice because my hold on The Goblin Emperor came in at the library, but it was worth it because I loved it and it was also Relevant to The Vibe. I keep trying to convince myself that I don't really need to re-read the first three acts of alil, but I am pretty sure that I do. I think I should finish up P&P about the same time I get the inbox taken care of, so that ought to line up pretty well.

I currently have about 8500 words from the last time I tried to work on this story, in various states of ready-for-primetime-ness. Sometime between now and next week, I hope to get sort of a baseline established so that I can start doing wordcounts again.

Oh, yeah, wordcounts. I have a spreadsheet where I keep track of how much actual writing I do (vs posting, which is what ao3 tracks and often isn't actually indicative of when I did the work). For the last two years, I have written about 110k per year, and I thought I had been doing pretty good this year, but it turns out I am only at 90k at the moment, so I would really like it if I could get at least another 20k by the end of the year. That seems pretty doable except for the fact that my Decembers are always shit, but maybe this one will be different! lolololol

I am really proud of how much drawing I have done recently, because I hadn't really done very at all this year. I'd like to try and keep that momentum, even if it's just doing a bit of a scribble every day from my art club prompts. Who knows, we'll see. I always found the banners for a little in love to be incredibly fun to do, and I'm looking forward to the possibility of making a couple of new ones.