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[stevie-petey]

m.......my word.......that chapter.......real excellence........literature has entered the arena......

there is so much good stuff packed in here, but i think i will (try to) focus on like, mainly 2 things, one being bug and jon soulmatism and the other being steve and bug lover era.

the two scenes, one right before jon leaves with joyce and nancy is SO heartbreakingly good. Her saying NO to him felt like such a needed thing, both to let go of jon and move on for both of them, but also to establish a real, firm boundary in ways she couldn't do before this. the way you described it was so beautiful, "There’s an ease within the shift, almost akin to a soft exhale in December’s cold. It parts you with a gentle farewell, strokes your cheek as it departs, and you can faintly see its outline as it floats away. " it's so soft and tender and it just feels soooo like saying goodbye to someone tenderly with a kiss it's crazy actually. the stroking her cheek makes it so good, it's so beautiful, it really is like the nicest and most gentle thing ever. i love how tactile you describe love. It's so wonderfully paired with the body aches of unrequited love bug feels, "A thread, one that has tugged within your chest in a painful ache since last year, finally loosens", and the imagery of jon and bug soulmate thread/thread of fate being sown into their chest and loosening as they grow to accept the fate/choices of this world is so interesting, and again, it's so hands on that it makes it quite literally feel more real. The thing that really broke me was this scene though, "He litters kisses up and down your neck, his breath tickling as he does so. “I’m sorry,” he says in between each kiss, as if his words will make the bruises fade faster." Coming out as a neck kisser lover, omgggg, this was sooo romantic and tragic and heartbreaking, it really reminded me of like, when fleabag and hot priest were sitting on that fucking bench going "it'll pass" to each other like okayyyyy. i'm SICK. SICK to my stomach with that.....the imagery of getting the shit beat outta you while trying to protect will and jon and max from monsters and like weirdo brothers after letting jon go and like allow both of you to move on AND THEN just lie with him for the last time......WHILE HE KISSES YOUR NECK REVERENTIALLY........pitching myself off of a dark cliff into croc infested waters hoping i can battle one of them to death nature doc style. ANd then dropping this line on me, "No more words are said, Jonathan presses kisses against your skin as your fingers interlock through his hair and you run your hand up and down his back. Somehow, you know this will be the last time you ever have him like this...Jonathan’s touch will soon become ghosts lingering on your skin, and selfishly you never want this moment to end." All the touching and grasping and innocent kissing because they know it'll be the last time and that they'll never get to experience it again and so they're just lying together not even doing anything......just touching each other and feeling the other's weight........oh my goodness gracious LORD. crazy to do M!!!! ANd omg when they agree they could have been something great......yeah siri play "the one" by taylor swift. no but seriously, that whole sequence was so excellent, and i really loved how tactile and gentle their last touches were, i think you repeated the december line by saying his touches on her were ghostly, and it's so nice how that plays out with both of them gently accepting that it's not going to be them two in this lifetime, and just sort of feeling the ghost of that possibility, that fate, that destiny, leave so gently, and not violently or graspingly or desperate, compared to earlier scenes.

I love how it transfers over to Nancy and Steve too. I thought these lines, when steve is helping her lie down right before jon comes back were so cool, "He’s here, offering you anything you need from him, and you’re exhausted from pretending that you don’t see it...The gentleness of his touch soothes you. You’ve never let anyone take care of you like this before. You let him play with your hair, wrap the blanket around you so that you won’t get cold, and when he finally seems pleased with his work, he flicks your nose and smiles." LIKE he's playing with her hair the way she played with jon's hair, and he's wrapping blankets around her and making her comfortable when SHE used to do that for JON and like everyone else and now she's getting the same treatment FINALLY. and again, the love is so gentle and so slow and tepid and it makes sense with these two too, with how hesitant bug even was to see him as an option/let him into his life at all (freezing him out for like months is so crazy i'm kind of obsessed with how that'll play out later on in their relationship), and how he needs time to feel and fall in love back......real excellence depicted in such a short scene! and i love that holding hands with steve heals "old and new wounds" that's so UGH!!!! i LOVE that steve who sort of wanted to take care of someone, but didn't know how to do it and was also dating someone who needed a different kind of support, is able to give that to bug who does need it! and sidenote, i love that jon helps nancy with her slay journalistic integrity plot and that nancy is able to be with someone who idk takes it seriously and i like that jon is with someone who sort of emotionally works from a similar place as him if that makes sense? idk i got off track there, but i just again, love love love the softness in the steve-bug start and bug-jon end. ALso this part, "It hit you like a warm, soft summer breeze. It swirled around you, kissed your skin the way only the sun can do, and you could almost smell the fresh summer honey that your dad used to buy for your birthday. The feeling was serene, it felt as easy as exhaling." briniging in warmth of summer of letting in steve and accepting nancy compared to the gentle winter of letting jon go.....love that down girl. Need someone to see me in a dress and be like damn she IS the soft summer sun STAT and i do think about leaving the cold winter breeze of my ex bsf frequently.

The ending gagged me bad btw!! I love that he upfront asks her to wait for him, to be patient with him, and outright calls her beautiful and an angel, i love how clear they are with each other instead of the sort of tightlipped tension that they had in the earlier part of the season and that jon and bug had in their we're-in-love-but-we-won't-tell-the-other that stretched YEARS. that's on open communication! I am sooooo excited for season 3 and see where it goes! honestly, i did not expect them to like, be like accepting of love, and understanding the other this quickly, i really thought it was going to be a case of maybe unrequited feelings 2: electric boogaloo where they both maybe idk struggle to find themselves good to fall in love, like steve is like on a self esteem binge and is like no way i can fall in love with her and bug would be on her i legit just got heartbroken don't need that right it's time for some me time grind, but i was pleasantly surprised with how much character development happened for both of them. i am still curious, as i mentioned, if bug's hesitation towards open vulnerability will present itself as a challenge in s3 and 4, and if steve's feelings of what the hell am i if not king will impact his side of feelings.

Also, loved nancy and bug best friendship. WAS NOT EXPECTING HER TO BE LIKE "STOLE UR BF SAWRY ABOUT THAT!" i was SHOCKED and BAMBOOZLED girl what's WRONG with you (affectionate)!!!! i love nancy god and i am also sooo interested in how nancy's "she's a better person than me" narrative will play out in the future, though i do want to say that her care package and bug's immediate boundary drawing was sweet, i'm sooo in love with them (and also briefly was like.........nancy x bug......we have misplaced the jealousy on various boys due to heteronormativity/internalised homophobia but actually this woman is fine as hell and i want to kiss her on the lips in a vision but we move forward).

Overall, just excellent work as per use, my apologies for this monstrosity of an ask, i just wanted to submit my essay on "The Tenderness of Touch: Love in Chapter 8 of Coming Home Season 2" to you and also i wanted to add that i know firsthand that while writing is absolutely a talent that you possess, it's also a skill and craft you work on and study to master, and that your work is appreciated and the hard work and dedication you put into this art is really seen by me at least, to the point where i myself am, at the risk of oversharing for a moment, sort of starting to look back at my own johnathan with some more grace and tenderness, to both of our younger selves, than i would have a couple months ago. We were girls together and I think that matters more than the end and I want you to know that your story helped emotionally with that.

P.S: I did have one quick question for you if u don't mind, what exactly you meant with this line, "He recognizes now that they didn’t stand a chance, though he’s happy they tried anyways. It was always going to end like this between them." Did he mean it in like a, "we have made our separate decisions and this is sort of bound to happen with growing up and we were inevitably going to not be each other's number 1, especially when we (cough I cough) have not treated each other as such for some time now so it's okay to live out that fallout and come up on the other side", or is it more of like a larger, "the stars weren't written for us under our sky, and that's okay because they did for while and that's what counts and maybe in another universe, under a different sky, they do?". i guess another way to phrase it would be if jon and bug believe their separation is through human action and its consequences, or destiny and fate, and i guess i want to ask if you agree/disagree with them.

hi my dear !!! you pointed out SO MUCH that ive been dying to discuss with yall, so for anyone who wants more insight into the final chapter of season 2 and the whole jon/bug/nancy/steve fiasco: keep reading !!

under the cut: jon and bugs separation and why steve and bug fell so hard so fast

writing the shift between jon and bug this chapter was extremely hard yet the easiest thing ive ever done. it felt natural and right, which i think made the whole thing more heartbreaking. it had to happen, the final push before their talk at the very end. when bug tells nancy to go with jon to hoppers cabin, it truly was the final acceptance. bug recognized she was no longer needed per say, how her connection/thread to jon has changed. she no longer is the one he needs, its nancy

which makes their conversation at the end just so much more raw and painful. theyve accepted whats happened now, they can see it, almost tangible, before them. all the threads and strings and lines theyve never crossed or unwoven, its now presented in front of them, and theyre finally ready to unravel from one another. as for jon being so tactile, which he almost never is with bug to such an extreme extent, its because he knew as well. this would be the last time hed ever kiss her, hold her, or have her all to himself, something hes so selfishly come to want only for himself. hes never, ever had to share her.

i wanted the scene to feel messy and melancholy yet answer all the unasked questions. theyve become so intertangled with one another, so engrossed, that its hard to separate who is who. for jon and bug, they will never be able to distinguish where one stops and the other starts; theyve become one, and they recognize that they couldve been so much more had there been time or the circumstances had been different. you cant simply grow up with someone, learn all their fears and vices and needs, and not come to love them as if they arent your entire breath.

as for bug and steve: YES !!! to everything youve said. this has been my one thing ive been trying to really pin down in terms of the difference between jon and steve !! they both love bug equally, but in their own distinct ways. jon loves bug with an obligation that comes from years of trust and mutual understanding. he will always take care of her because shes always taken care of him. now for steve, he takes care of bug because he wants to, because he recognizes that no one else has taken care of her the way shes taken care of everyone else. she hasnt LET anyone do this, and steve has such an excess of love within him that he cant help but let it overflow onto bug, to take care of her the way she deserves, and he does this because he can. because it comes naturally to him.

the love realization scenes for both jon n steve ,,, ive had that planned from the START !!!! ive been WAITING for someone to comment on the contrast between jons love realization being such a cold and cruel thing, whereas steves was sun and warmth and comforting. as bug talked about in chapter 6, love had become exhausting for her, never lovely or easy as she had hoped. now, with steve, loving him is as easy as breathing, and they truly are such a golden summer day together <333

and the ending !! after a year of bug denying her feelings, and a year of steve being scared of his, it felt fitting to for them to come together so easily and quickly once nancy and jon were out of the way. theyve both bitten their tongues too many times now, and bug has honestly been falling out of love with jon for a while, she was more just clinging onto the familiarity of it all. once she finally admitted that she loved steve, she didnt have it in her to deny it anymore. shes become tired of biting her tongue and burying down her feelings, especially because shes someone who feels so openly and yet is terrified of being vulnerable (which we will indeed see later). for steve, he simply trusts bug with everything within him, he knows she would never hurt him, not again, and he recognizes that his feelings for her have been there a while. however, he also recognizes that bug deserves more than mixed feelings, he wants to give her his all, so until hes completely over nancy, all he can do is ask bug to wait -- trusting that she will come back in the end. which is HUGE for someone who fears abandonment.

im incredibly touched that my writing has made you reflect upon your own jon :( i also feel the same way, ive come to view my own jon differently. sometimes people simply grow up, it isnt anyones fault, and we cannot fault someone we love for no longer resembling the person we once loved, not when theyve grown into who they were meant to be.

now for the final part of your lovely ask: the line was in reference for steve and nancy !! what i meant by it was that steve recognizes that him and nancy were incompatible in the end, given everything that happened with barb and the demogorgon. he realizes that they never stood a chance, getting back together, because they had already been finished when the upside down came into their lives. and yet, despite this, hes happy they tried. to me, to try is to be human, and steve believes that at least they tried to love one another afterwards, they tried to move on and be happy together. in the end, this is all that matters to steve: they tried to love one another (this can also apply to bug n jon !!! nothing was ever going to be the same again, but they tried)

[celeluwhenfics]

hihi I don’t know if you’ve ever talked about this before and I missed it but here are a few things for you to rant more on pHORSEsuasion as there cannot be too much of it for us to delight.

How was the story and character of Rowena born? Like, if you could remember and retell, the moment you first realised to yourself that you would be writing her in the fashion of Austen? Was it a very long journey that slowly took shape, or an idea that hit you square on the head?

Is there a set time and location you have to write the fic out? Anything from real life that inspires you and you take inspiration from? I think I remember you loving horses (in a club?) and that sparked the love for Rohan? …or is it an anecdote of one of the many Rohan buddies on tumblr….😭

Is there a playlist, specifically, you’d have for the story?? A pinterest board perhaps? 👀 anything about pHORSEsuasion please

On a scale of 1-5 how much would you say the ideas and thoughts relating to the fic occupy your mind throughout the day?

thank you in advance if you ever get around to answering and talking more about this beautiful fic <333 i also read the short about “the creek game” which is utterly amazing.

don’t you worry overmuch about taking your time to work your best on the chapters! even in these intervals your nice story occupies my mind frequently just to think of Bréda

Hi! Thank you so much for your ask! It makes me happy and giddy that someone is still thinking of pHORSE (and dear Bréda! ❤️) even as chapter 2 is taking a long, long time to come out. I've been hard at work on it. It is coming SOON!

It's exactly as you say: the idea hit me square in the head. I hadn't interacted with LotR in a decade, didn't know AO3 or fandom communities existed. I watched the movies with my partner one weekend, and as I tried to fall asleep that Sunday night, the idea of Éomer as Captain Wentworth sprang all formed in my head. And when that horrible pun found me as well, I knew I was onto something. 😅 The next day I wrote the outline, and in its broad lines it hasn't changed since, it only got more refined and detailed as I reacquainted myself with canon!

I am a horse girl! But I don't ride anymore for various reasons. Not much of the story is related to my real life, although every natural landscape, historical tidbit or little everyday situation can inspire me. (Oh yeah and I almost forgot to mention, but last month I went to Bath to see the original setting of Persuasion for myself...) I mostly write at home on the weekends, but I also have written LOTS of thoughts and ideas on the Notes app on my phone, either on the bus, at work, on runs... I've also been known to stop in my tracks in a grocery aisle or step off my bike to note down an idea or a line of dialogue!

I always write in complete silence (and I don't have pinterest), but in a past life I studied musicology with a speciality in early music, therefore YES, there will be some very specific musical references, which I will share on this blog of course! I've done a post on the two songs mentioned in chapter 1. There won't be any music in chapters 2 and 3, as it's a very bleak time in the story and silence takes a lot of room, so to say. (But I have a Borodred one-shot WIP that I don't know how to wrap up, that is very musical, you might see it one day!)

*nervous laughter* I would say it varies between 2 and 5. It's been months, and every day it's somewhere in my mind. Which is not always convenient, because I have a PhD to do!!! And at some point since my brain wanted to think about it 12 hours a day no matter what, I lost a lot of sleep over it. I had to find a better balance, because sleep is important, and once again, I have a PhD to do, on a subject I'm very passionate about!!! But, yeah, if I could write all day every day and churn out chapter after chapter for my lovely readers, I would!

Thank you SO MUCH for your ask, I'm always super excited to talk about pHORSE! Even if there has been no recent update, the project is very much alive, I'm working tirelessly on it and thinking about it all the time. Don't hesitate if you have more questions! And stay tuned!!! 👀

[burst-of-iridescent]

zutara christmas positivity tag

merry christmas zutara fam! to celebrate this festive period i thought it would be nice to do a positivity tag and celebrate our wonderful little community <33

rules: tag 10 zutara blogs (blogs that aren’t for zutara alone but ship zutara are fine!) and tell them something you love about them or their blog!

of course, i’ll start us off:

1. @stars-and-darkness-main ella my beloved your posts are always a slay. i love all the cool tidbits of information i get from your blog and of course, your taste in ships is *chef’s kiss*

2. @theotterpenguin bestie your metas are so well thought out and eloquent that i honestly don’t even need to read them to know they’re an instant reblog. if you’re not following el then... what are you even doing with your life? 

3. @kaligraphy my sweet child i adore your lovely headcanons. you singlehandedly made me a kuzaang and rozin shipper, and we all know atla would be so much better if you were in charge of it. 

4. @night-heron-writes as much as you slander me, darling lea, i love how incredibly knowledgeable you are (as your many AUs will prove) and for being the calm, level headed rock of the cillana family! 

5. @ilovegirlsgeneration dear jehona, thank you for your amazingly unique blend of chaos, and your talent at memes. even when i shake my head in concern, i can’t help but laugh at your antics. 

6. @thevictorianghost i love how much we share in common, and the wide array of media and topics we can chat about! i always look forward to seeing your messages in my DMs <3

7. @solborealis darling sol, where would we be without your cool headcanons and your heartwrenching angst (let alone setting up our wonderful server)? zk fandom truly has so much to thank you for. 

8. @katara-stan-club air, your blog just has everything a person could need. whether it’s zutara fanart, important information, or telling terfs to fuck off, i know i’ll always love your posts! 

9. @wingchunwaterbender i always look forward to your tags on my posts! the zutara content you post slaps every time, and i also love how much you discuss issues of social justice and use your platform for good. 

and of course, saving the best for last: 

10. @tiny-katara my beloved wife, i can’t even list just one thing i love about you and your blog because i love it all. from the way you slay anons to your wonderful taylor swift series that began our friendship to your excellent metas, your blog has everything a zutara stan could ever want. if anyone isn’t following cilla yet, do it rn because trust me, you’ll never regret it <333

edit: lmao i’m fucking stupid and forgot to actually tag anyone but i’m tagging everyone mentioned in the post and anyone else who wants to do it!

[velvetwyrme]

My god I love the flipping fate like??? Edge was casually like “yeah yeah I- yeah please fight me on this one specific detail about this book, do it, do ittt-“ LIKE? SIR? I love him. WE BONDED, YES FRIENDS FINALLY Mans wanted our number? Aight bet- like sorry everyone else this one specifically is mine<3 sorry Cy, Ik your like super romanticized in our eyes in the fic but edge is right there sorry 😔 AND AND HE TOLD US ABOUT LIKING THE BOOKS!! If I remember correctly he hasn’t told anyone that right? So like, we’re special and he just doesn’t know why and I love it. My ass would be talking to edge not shutting up about the show that was mentioned cause I talk a lot and I could imagine stretch coming in like “wtf didn’t you hate him like a few days ago” man’s would question my mental stability and I love that for me- yeah if you can’t tell I kinda like the fic

Sorry for gushing, just felt like your fic is part of the reason I’m back in the UT fandom lmao, y’all’s writing is absolutely incredible and y’all deserve more recognition cause like? This shits incredible and I wanna just take a large chomp outta your writing. Also let it be known your art would taste like chocolate covered strawberries, also an important tidbit

Hope y’all have an amazing day/night! Sorry for rambling about y’all’s amazing fic<3 im not actually sorry

:D I'm so glad you're enjoying it!!! Please don't apologise for gushing, this is delightful kajkakfjsdk 💛💛✨

I stuck the rest of my reply under a cut because it got a little long :'>

Ok ok ok so, the bit with Edge going "debate me about this thing" is because he's worked out a constructive way to get the reader to talk passionately about things without riling them up >:)!! He liked their spark, but trying to kindle it last time didn't work out so well, so he's shifted tactics! He's got to compete against the others in terms of Pure Friendship Power, so he's laying it on a little thick kshfkfhakfakjsfkjaf,,,

Edge hasn't told anyone (other than the reader) about his taste in literature, but some of the others DEFINITELY know about it. Red knows of course. Rus knows- he even mentions it offhandedly in EOVD ;D! Cy probably also knows since he does upkeep of the rooms, and knows better than to believe what Edge made up. (see image below)

Stretch also teases Edge (affectionately) for his taste in books. Even though... Stretch was the one who wrote most of them :]

SJHFKFJS GOOD ON YOU speedrunning the friendship!! Tbh I reckon Stretch would just be like "oh finally. my plan to get two of my favourite people to not hate each other is working." He didn't even need to do much in the end, so he just gets to sit back and look smug.

We!?!- Our fic is part of the reason you're back in the UT fandom?!?! >:000!!! HECK YEAH HUGE COMPLIMENT!! Welcome back and I hope you continue to enjoy the fandom! Thank you for dropping by with such a lovely message <333!! I hope you have a wonderful [insert time of day] as well :D!

[timecma]

cyrus appreciation day!! mainly because of boredom but also i’ve just been feeling this urge to make these lol.

first and foremost, big thanks to you man. we’ve been friends for like….almost 2 years? 3? i’ve lost count lol— and i really have appreciated your friendship. you’re always willing to listen to me and my silly little rants whilst also giving me some advice which for me…it’s a little weird for me because i’m not used to being able to rant to people, i usually much rather listen to others ranting. did i mention i’m the complete definition of a hypocrite lmao-

but yea i really am grateful for your time and ability to give such incredible advice, be it actual or just little jokes. quite literally you are the dad figure in our friendship lol. and like an older brother i never had (in this scenario my cousin brother doesn’t count lol-) you are genuinely one of the sweetest, kindest and most optimistic person i know and oh my gosh your art <333 to die for. i love your style and just the way you draw !! and your roleplay…and knowledge…and theories…and canon explanations and basically just everything about you lmao- thank you once again and here’s to making more memories in the future (yk…when i’m not burdened with exams and losing my mind lol) <33

gift ;;

AHDHSIGWKZHAIAGHSVZKDGAISGA SHRIIIIIIII OMG THIS IS BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! I LITERALLY LOVE THIS SO MUCH IT’S SO PRETTY IM IMMEDIATELY SAVING IT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA YOU’RE THE BEST THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL HOLY MOLY IT’S AMAZING ARE YOU KIDDING ME AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

Shri this was legitimately the best thing I could ever wake up to—you’re such a kind person and you’ve been really toughing it out for school and you’ve been doing such a good job!!!! Way to go on your exams btw!!! I know how hard you work for school, and you’re really going to go far!!!!!!!! Also, I’m always happy to just listen to you rant because honestly we all need someone to listen to us every now and then and I’m also super hard on myself when it comes to school and exams and stuff and your little tidbits about your school days are sometimes really funny or they’re just downright shocking—it’s always really fun to see what’s going on with you because there’s days where you’re just like “today something CRAZY happened and I HATE it” or “today something CRAZY happened and we got McDonalds” and it’s always the best ahahahaha!

I can’t believe we’ve been friends for so long already!!! Honestly where the heck did the time go???? But also it’s so nice knowing you because you’re such an awesome person and you make REALLY PRETTY MOOD BOARDS I SWEAR LIKE THIS IS GOING RIGHT NEXT TO MY XANTHOUS ONE REAL!!!!!! And you always have such aesthetic writing and you make really cool stuff! I can’t wait for when it becomes like officially summer and you get to relax and just do fun things again like write and roleplay and stuff and RELAX BECAUSE YOU WORK SO HARD DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR!!!!

Aaaaaaaaaa you’re so nice and kind Shri this is gonna make me cryyyyyyy!!! It’s literally everything I could have ever wanted this is amazing I’m keeping it forever and ever!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you times a million 🙏😭!!!

Also uno reverse and shoutout to you for always being super fun to message and share stories with because you’re literally one of the best people ever!!! This post has contained more exclamation marks than I’ve ever used before but I’m just super excited and also super grateful you’re so awesome and sweet!! Here’s to many more years of being friends and listening to your wild stories about how school’s going AJDGKAGAJAGSJAA!!! You’re the best! Seriously thoooo!!! Thank youuuuu!!!!

[tetzoro]

hihi precious aimsies!! im glad you’re feeling a bit better, im sending a big ol hug your way to heal you with my magical aimsies sickness go away powers !!! >_< AWEEEE oh my goodness, YOU AND KUROOS BACKSTORY?!?? HOW ADORABLE!!!!! that’s so silly how you both were pining for eachother T^T and then you’re just like “erm… what are we?!?!” BCUZ SERIOUSLY!!! kuroo seems so infatuated with you, warms my heart to see how adorable you two are (kuromy forevaaaa!! FAVORITE SHIP ITS CANON!!!!)

TEEHEE help!! of course ill tell you about me and kou, you’re spoiling ME right now!! >.< me n kou don’t have tootoo much of an interesting backstory (the lore does tend to change… sobs) but i will indulge since miss aimsies asked!!

basically we met back in highschool, i was super duper shy when it came to people i didn’t know </3 but i had seen him once in the courtyard and was like “°-° who is that fine man…” HELP.

i ended up seeing him around more since we were in the same grade, i accidentally quite literally bumped into him looking for a club to join (made a fool of myself i was super embarrassed, but hey beefy chest!!) and obviously, he suggested the volleyball club <3 took some convincing but the coach thought “hey, we could use another manager with bokuto on our team!” LMAOO!!

anywhosies, i joined as manager and got realreal close with the team (and obviously had a huge ginormous crush on bokuto) but kept it veryyyy quiet because i was too nervous to do anything… sigh. i only told the girls!!

one day i was just talking to the managers about him, and SOMEONE☝️ (konoha) overheard me !! he didn’t think twice before blurting a little too loudly “you have a crush on bokuto?!” UGHHH KONOHA AND HIS LOUDMOUTH!!! </333

everyone was just dead silent and i just walked out of the gym… i was so upset and embarrassed i didn’t even know what to do sigh. (little did i know the girls were absolutely screaming at konoha for it, poor guy HELP… and akaashi was with bokuto like “wtf just happened…”) but kou got super excited about it!! he had a big huge crush on me the whole time and i had no clue yet SOBS

kou eventually found me and gave me a big huge hug telling me the feeling was mutual in his own bokuto way <3 i was so close to sobbing because UGH he’s such a sweetheart i could smooch him forever and ever, i was so shocked and my shy self was just like “oh he likes me back and im kinda dumb! HE’S ALSO HUGGING ME RIGHT NOW!!! WHAT DO I DO!!!!” WAHHH (and i forgave konoha, i couldn’t hold a grudge to save my life!)

and yeah that’s a lil tidbit of just one of my favorite silly cliche backstories to think about teehee!!

not me practically writing a whole fanfic with this ask right now… um whoops!! but EEEP ILY AIMSIES, i hope you have the bestest day/night evaaaa and im looking forward to more of our chats teehee :3 youre the BEST!!! big huge smooches to you >.<

- :3

HI HIIII ^_^ WAHHH U ARE SO SWEET !! im already feelin much better thanks to your magical powers <3

PLSSS kuroo and i are dummies and unfortunately fall under idiots to lover trope … mostly bc im the idiot LMFAO !! but hey .. it all works out :3

YOU AND BOKUTO ARE SOOO SO CUTE STOP !! please i feel you sm on having it change all the time bc !! its just so fun to explore all the different ways you could meet your f/o :3 blooping them into different aus and different kind of meet cutes eeep !!

but the manager to lovers trope .. oh i love love love that for you guys hehe EVERYONE YELLING AT KONOHA MADE ME LAUGH PLS !! he’s prob just like ??! what did i say … i thought everyone knew …

im glad the girlies had ur back tho <3 and the HUG !!! HOW SWEET !!!! i know he gives the best hugs ever and will just scoop you up into his arms all the time bc !! he can teehee :3

you guys are everything to me please 🤧 im living for the fanfic LMAO i ate up every word you had to give me !!!! i sincerely love our chats so much !! everytime i see your like ‘ :3 ‘ i get so GIDDY !!!! my lil pal :’)

[nocturnal-birb]

regarding the "reblog if you’d like one of these in your inbox" thingy-

i found your profile when you reblogged my "drawing the nameless ghouls" series and decided to stay for the chaos honestly. i always get the best memes from you (and i like the occasional art too hashsh)

and as a less experienced person, i'll ask for advice as well; i've been playing around with the thought of writing a ghost fanfic but i'm really not sure. it would be a lore explanation for ifrit and the other ghouls leaving, mostly centered around rain and dew - rain trying to accept that he turned into a ghoul and dew trying to deal with his element changing -, but other ghouls would make an appearance as well. basically just some kinda lost souls trying to find their place in the ministry. however, i feel like it's not interesting enough and i don't even know where i'd post it... i thought about ao3 but outside of some reading that i occasionally do i have no idea how to use it. or tumblr. but again, i tend to compare myself to other writers and therefore it's a bit scary to post my things hahshsh

ANYWAY it's always a joy to see your name in my notifications. you were one of the first people that interacted with me so your blog has a special place in my heart. have a nice day/night!! :)

OH- IT'S YOU HI! ALSO LOVE THE SERIES!! I am a circus and the ghesties are my audience also thank you!

I'mma tell you right here, right now ghestie that you should definitely do that! If there's anything interesting and exciting about writing Ghost-related fics, it's the lore building. I'm not a full blown writer like other ghesties around but as someone who does sometimes write in secret, it's honestly fun to write a character's background either oc or canon one cause you basically can put any hc of them and I think you doing that counts as one! Personally, I think I'd be interested on that story of yours (recently got an anon even saying of the Ghost Papa oc and they got me interested). So lemme tell you go off <3

Though I totally understand the whole posting thing, hell I did have like 2 fics I wrote but I did it. In any case, if you're not confident enough to post it around here or in ao3, maybe start with like hcs- tidbits of your ideas of the story or anything that can elevate those worries! Or you can secretly write it beforehand then post it one day when you're ready to share :) anyway that's pretty much what I can advice and it's up to you ghestie if you choose to do it but do know I'd be supporting you <333

THAT'S KIND OF YOU ;-; and you're such a sweet person too for saying that! Giving you a smooch with consent ghestie <3

[garlculean]

peculiarbeauty Asked. i just wanted to say for the 2023 end of year meme that following you has been such a pleasure. i love seeing your ideas and talking with you for the short time that i have has been special. you are a very nice person and i can tell there is a lot of passion when it comes to wario. it also feels very much like wario has sat down at a keyboard and typed something up on most occasions hehe. <333 i really hope we write together even more in the future !! xoxo

↳ 2023 is almost over! // 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆

      𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐅𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐇. OH YOU KNOW IT! The passion I have for Wario goes above and beyond; words cannot compare. Perhaps it's partially because something about him speaks very close to home with me. His character is very familiar to me- Gearing a tidbit off topic here⸺ But growing up in a very heavily Italian household, it's funny to say this but genuinely Wario has so many antics, traits, to simply just his personality that reminds me and makes me think SO MUCH about my own family...specifically my Dad, a bit of my grandpa, and even a little bit of MYSELF not gonna lie! There are many things I love about Wario, trust in me, but this is one of the many reasons I really enjoy his character and possibly why I connected real deeply with him.

      The fact it feels wario himself typed up things I have brings such a smile to my face! THANK YOU SO MUCH ROSE, one of the best compliments I could receive... Means I'm doing something right, eh? WHWHWUWHAHAAHA

      AND OH WE MOST DEFIANTLY WILL! To say I am excited to write with you is a sheer understatement. And y'know, a lot of things you said here I can just turn it around and repeat them straight back to you! The devotion and admiration you have towards belle is so satisfying. What else is satisfying is your writing skill⸺ oh my god your writing skills. That starter you made for me? I was in absolute awe. The way you formulate sentences, express things, and explain details is so alluring. Like you don't wanna stop reading it. You have a talent. And the fact I get to have the opportunity to interact with your writing is such an honor. I am thrilled for the new year and cannot wait to use my GLUT ! VERSE with you! ( Especially too since originally... the glut was merely meant to be killed off *cough* ) So you giving me the chance to actually USE him in something alone makes me so happy.

Thank you Rose, and saluti to having a wonderful year to come!

[hwaightme]

First of all I am so sorry for writing back to the loml this late shskdjfgh Please accept these pocket Joongs as a form of apology and as added wholesomeness (and ajdkfshd not him being all touristy in the last picture, fit complete with a bucket hat and ultimate cuteness)

And really... I do not think a single fic or dedicated work or whatever it maybe would ever be enough to express just how much I love and appreciate you. Idk if this will sound odd or not but I genuinely believe that you have changed the course of my life for the better and you are an inspiration for me and are generally just an important person in my life. I am infinitely grateful for having met you and for having the ability to talk to you <33 Thank you for dealing with my random unhingedness and for being an absolute blessing of a person <33 And let me scream into the void about how amazing YOU are <333

Ahah I am incredibly glad that you found this to be relatable sjghdfgkjs illnesses are never fun (so I am glad that you are well on that journey to full recovery <33) but during such times 10000% time to gather all the sOft items and make a fort in bed. A whole nest. Comfort to the maximum.

Hongjoong the shy boi who cares ;~; a lot.... a lot a lot. I swear his expressions, the entire palette of emotions and physical presentations of them is just a masterpiece that is made for the stage, for the screen for everything in the creative arts... so the delulu hours are now delulu eons ehehe; and yes!!!!! Lol I am thinking back to our conversations about Joongie being the biggest tsundere and really, throughout writing the fic I was pondering words said about how he expresses affection. He is the kind of guy who might be a little shy and reserved initially but loves with his whole heart, and goes catmode to check on beloved hooman ;~; <3

Hongjoong + kitchen = high risk, alarms going off. I wonder if Wooyoung set kitchen rules in the dorm ahah (not me manifesting more tours / chill lives of just them talking about their dynamics and how their new dorm life is going...); I am slowly becoming convinced that it is actually because you are a Disney princess or because you have the power of Nature or because Hongjoong knows how to morph into animals that cats and squirrels visit you ajfadhkfa it is so amazing (also the cat sounds so incredibly cute ;~; either Junmyeon biased or is actually Hongjoong checking if you are looking at the other oppa - really working hard for the throne here wow)

Total derail but - literally today I bought mangoes and they were slightly sweet, slightly sour and I was like "SKY, MAYBE YOU WOULD LIKE THESE ONES" anyways ;~; <3

AIN'T NO WAY THOUGH YOU LIKE THE SONG TOO!?!?!??? Lol I think the atinnae network is spreading to inter-atiny atinnae too, at least after tuning <333 we on that wavelength ehehe <3 (also omg I have to send you this one song that I found today it is so vibey)

ALSO YOU SAY BE CAREFUL OF CATS CUDDLING UP TO YOU I KID YOU NOT THE PAST FEW DAYS I SAW AT LEAST TWO/THREE CATS JUST CHILLING AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD SO SKY I FEEL THE VIBE AND THE PRESENCE <33 ;~; <333 and the love of course <3

Ahaha I am just thankful for you, for your time, for your energy, for the space in which we can exist together <3 I am so happy that you enjoyed the fic and enjoyed the little details <3 I tried to incorporate the different conclusions and tidbits of conversations that we had as well as the mask-wearing energy ahahah <3333 I am just happy that you liked, seriously. This means the world to me, and I am forever grateful for the Sky that is in my life <3

ILYSM, more than Hongjoong investing in Apple products, more than Hongjoong loves Balmain, more than Hongjoong relies on coffee, and you forever have my hwart <3 You are the genius, you are the muse <3 and ilysm <3333 lol let's go for that swim together and go anchor in... Japan? time to vibe for Golden Week am I right~~

(I stare at that meme, it is favourited in my gallery and I stare at it because it warms my heart so much ;~; <3)

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🌡️ pairing: hongjoong x gn!reader 🌡️ genre: the fluffiest fluff, established relationship, sickfic 🌡️ summary: as you come down with a cold, hongjoong is right there to lift you back up again, be it with soup, song, presence, or all at once. 🌡️ wordcount: 2.4k 🌡️ warnings/tags: questionable editing, proper use of face masks, hongjoong in a kitchen making things, him being a worried and loving boyfriend ready to give you the world, producer joong, he is the medicine actually, discussion of illness and various symptoms, fever, fatigue, distancing 🌡️ a/n: love you @legohwas <3 this was why I was being all cryptic asking about mango milkshakes~ apologies if the lil piece is chaotic and if I disappear into the void ruminating it... but imagine a serenading Hongjoong ahah<333 Thank you so much everyone for likes, reblogs, comments notes, they are always appreciated, much love!

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A heavy stillness had settled in your bedroom, so palpable, in fact, that you believed if you dared to undraw the blackout curtains which were working wonders to protect you from the city’s night lights, that you would be able to see its every fibre. Perhaps there was this benefit to you being severely under - or even squashed by, the weather; for the first time in far too long you were allowing yourself to lie still, gaze at the ceiling in the semi darkness while swaddled in the sheets and throws and nearly drowning in the pillows which you had gathered from all around your apartment as soon as you had come home from class.

It had been a growing sensation. An inkling, a suspicion, and with every passing hour a sure realisation that indeed, you were catching a cold. Or whatever it could be. Either way, you had crawled home dizzy and fatigued, shuddering from what had turned out to be an alarmingly high fever, and after cautiously peeling your outdoor clothing away to change into cosy pyjamas succumbed to your body’s screams for rest. Drifting in and out of consciousness, you had no idea for how long you had been in bed until you were jolted awake by the turning of keys in the lock of the front door, and a very familiar, albeit highly concerned and timid ‘hello?’. Feeling for your phone, you squinted and fought off the tears that sprung to your eyes from the screen brightness as you attempted to read the time, the action only bringing to a state of shock: you had just spent a precious five hours doing absolutely nothing. A pang of guilt overpowered your throbbing temples; when you had more tasks than the number of heartbeats in a day, including professional, academic and domestic endeavours, having this kind of inconvenience such as an illness was simply out of the question. You cursed yourself, your immune system and the fact that there was no way to be able to schedule ailments or cancel your subscription to them altogether.

“Y/N? You missed our call- Y/N? Y/N are you okay?” you gazed off to the side to see your boyfriend peeking into the room, still in his face mask, beanie and coat, clutching a bag tightly against his chest. 

“Hi Joong… Down with…” you tried to speak, but your voice was still laden with sleep and tiredness that had finally caught up to you. Focusing on the silhouette, you peered in Hongjoong’s general direction, hoping that you looked at least somewhat alive after dozing, and snuggled deeper into the sheets.

“What?” he stepped a little closer, tilting his head ever so slightly. You managed to catch the fast narrowing of his eyes as he most definitely caught onto your state, and the droop in what likely was his adorable shy smile behind the black material. 

“Sorry… it’s just… yeah I’m down with something.” you croaked out, only to throw your face into the pillow you had been hugging, suddenly having found your strenuous staring a little more than overwhelming. 

“Wait Y/N really?” baffled, the man stumbled over his words, and looked for a space to drop the black leather bag, choosing an empty spot by the wall, right at the entrance. Stretching out again, he pinched the end of the beanie to slide it off, revealing black hair, lightly matter and dishevelled from the pressure of the garment.

Hongjoong’s eyes darted over your form while he ruffled his hair, worry growing stronger in his chest as he took note of the items strewn around the room. Your backpack was lying at the foot of your bed, laptop peeking out - it was terribly rare that you would ever come home and not organise yourself. If anything, you would be in the middle of reprimanding him for not putting slippers on and still being in his jacket; but not a peep came from you, and instead you were curled up in the foetal position, blocking out all light, all energy, a barely noticeable tramble rushing through you as you poked your head out again to answer him.

“No, I am just being lazy,” you snapped, your voice muffled by the bedsheets that you kept lifted to cover half of your face. Unusually irritated, you simply wanted to doze off and ignore your condition, hopefully wake up refreshed and be able to go about your day as if nothing happened instead of having your boyfriend subject himself to the risk of catching whatever it was.

“I think it is the universe telling you to catch a break.”

You raised an eyebrow at the statement finding it more than amusing, considering that even when Hongjoong did convince himself or management to stay with you for longer than a couple of hours, give him some time and you would find him in a random corner of the apartment, earphones in, laptop in front of him, an artist lost in his own world. Not that you ever minded, nor wanted that to change; if anything, it was unbelievably soothing, and the occasional clicks on the trackpad or keyboard always ended up becoming your rhythm and motivation as you settled down to work on your own projects. 

But you could not type away alongside him tonight, nor even uphold some banter. You desperately wanted to be snarky in return to his call for your relaxation, wanted to throw a witty comeback his way to point out his own habits, but the words remained on the tip of your tongue as you battled your fever, too tired to care about keeping a civil conversation going. But to Hongjoong, your silence spoke a thousand words; he could practically sense what you were going to say to him, and chuckled, playing with the rings on his fingers.

“I know, I know, but do as I say. And I say rest. I’ll… I’ll call the doctor to arrange an appointment…” he trailed off as he patted his pockets, eventually finding the device and beginning to search through his contacts to find someone from medical staff attached to the company. 

His eyes shot upwards once, twice, over and over again, terrified that your state could get worse at any moment or that you would get stubborn and try to power through and force yourself to work. He was distraught, anxious, even if he would eat pickled onion instead of admitting it openly, out of the desire to keep you as calm as possible. Just as he was about to call, you whispered to him:

“I am an adult-” but your phrase was cut short as he raised his hand.

“Let me take care of you? Please?” you hold a pause, waiting for your senses and your processing to catch up to your surroundings.

“...If you keep the mask on… I am not violent but I will throw hands if you get sick.”

“Alright. Gotcha. I’ll try,” and with a goofy thumbs up, he ambled out of the room, conversing over the phone, returning once to ask you about any other symptoms.

In that moment, when you finally could concentrate on his dark eyes, clouded over with distress and wrapped in a glimmer of affection, you felt nothing but safety. In those fleeting seconds, it was easy to forget your concerns about work, about assignments, about the texts that you most definitely missed. Simply with his serenity, the gestures of his hands as he continued talking about you and then the rocking on the balls of his feet as he relayed to you the doctor’s recommendations and the time of the appointment, you felt your erratic heartbeat slow down. With a satisfied hum you agreed, and shut your eyes, letting his aura envelop you. Perhaps it was for the better that he decided to visit after all. Even when he volunteered himself as the man on dinner duty, you were comfortable - you had made soup yesterday, and hopefully, the toaster was not going to catch fire. You concentrated on his soft footsteps as he moved from one part of the apartment to another; it was easy enough to trace the steps, and you imagined him going from the door where he dropped off his outerwear, to the bathroom to wash his hands, to the kitchen where he would open the fridge and muse what he could heat up.

You were adamant on him not approaching you as much as he could, resulting in Hongjoong pushing the tray with a bowl of warm soup, bread, and oddly paired with a mango milkshake that at least explained a fraction of the crashing noises and a random blast of the blender from the kitchen, every bit like a playful cat. He had the same combination of mischief and enthusiasm in his eyes that did not falter as he watched you take a few tentative spoonfuls. He appeared to glow as you thanked him for the surprise treat, and you could see his mask move to hide what undoubtedly was his precious megawatt grin. But what you could not exactly fight against, not when you could see the long day building up on Hongjoong’s shoulders, was his request to occupy the armchair on the other side of the room in a corner, saying that it was ‘necessary just in case you needed something’, so that he would automatically be on standby and within reach.

It was unusual, letting the hours trickle past like this. Instead of filling every second with something to do, or something to check, or something to plan, you were lying in bed, noticing the time and cradling it in your mind. The ticking of the clock on the wall to your right, furthest from Hongjoong was giving you the impression of grains of sand, dropping down into the palms of your hands only to roll over the palms turned hills to the particles, and continue their fall. Inadvertently, your eyes travelled to your adorable Cromer keeper, still clad in the black mask, face illuminated by the laptop screen. Though he was isolated from reality thanks to his newest pair of airpods and unbreaking focus, you could still read his body language thanks to your brain having grown less foggy after having napped and had a shot of pleasantly sweet and sour mango, the love and effort definitely adding to the flavour.

The furrowing of his brows, the way in which he scrunched his nose and you could see him squint ever so slightly as he felt your gaze rest on him and lifted his head to meet it. The barely noticeable, gentle upward jutting of the chin when Hongjoong wanted you to update him on how you were feeling. How he merely stated, after an alarm which you had not expected him to set made his phone vibrate, that it was time to measure your temperature and see if the medication worked. How as soon as you mentioned water, he did the unthinkable and abandoned his laptop on the coffee table to get you a bottle. Your Hongjoong. The artist, the innovator, the creative genius. A little clumsy at times, unsure of himself and subtly asking for you to confirm if he was doing the right things to help you. So much so, that his enthusiasm approached comical levels, and when you tried to make your grand escape outside of your quarters, he was on full alert:

“Bed rest, hello? What are you doing up? If you needed something I could-”

“Bathroom… Joong… bathroom. I am okay enough to go there.”

“OH. Oops sorry I- I- uh- yeah- ha… ha sorry… I’ll just be right… back… there yeah okay.”

You had to restrain yourself from guffawing, the dull ache in your head reminding you that you would probably need to sleep at least twelve more hours to have a laughing fit and not faint, and instead bit your bottom lip as you openly admired Hongjoong’s growing redness in the tips of his ears, and the lowering of his shoulders as an attempt to appear smaller. It was as if the fever was returning to you once again as you desperately wanted to pat your boyfriend on his head and wrap him up in your arms. Alas, you needed to get better first, for you both - captain’s orders, but it was easy when he was the best kind of medicine. His attentiveness, his patience, his resolve in staying by your side even though you had told him that you would be fine. While you were washing your face, relishing in the sensation of cool water running over your skin, you wondered when it would be appropriate to make the joke that he was currently looking like Hala-joong, and that he should wear the wide-brimmed hat you had hidden in your wardrobe.

Upon your return, nothing changed, just like he said. He was still there, still your precious Hongjoong, still immersed in what you could guess were the finishing touches for a track as he was mouthing the lyrics. You crept back into bed, only one creak alerting him of your presence, but he did not pay it no mind, only sending a wink in your direction as a form of greeting. And you thought that this was how you were going to go back into a healing slumber, until you heard the clicking of the earphones case, and the faint notes of a song, only just beginning - a soothing introduction with a semi-acoustic guitar. As it continued, Hongjoong counted the bars with one hand, and hurriedly apologised to you:

“I was meant to record the vocals but… it felt only right to finish this to the best of my ability now. And uh… stop me if your head hurts.” you rolled your eyes, a smile breaking over your features as you cuddled into the warm blankets, supporting your head so that you could watch your beloved artist and human in his element, sharing his most valuable with you.

He sang softer than usual, careful to not hurt your sensitive eardrums, but the dulcet tones were like the life essence washing over you, lifting you above the spell of illness and immersing you in a total, ethereal bliss. Of course he was going to choose a song that was on theme, on time, lyrically balanced and heartwarming. Of course Hongjoong was going to make you want to weep from the comfort that he was providing. And of course, he was going to respect your wishes and not walk closer to you, but with his voice, with his beautiful rendition of ‘Sleep Well’ by .d4vd from the custom backing track to the added tastefully melodic rap, he carried the love, the care right over to you. Lulling you into a well deserved break from turmoil, guiding you into a better tomorrow. Because how dare a virus be the one to make the love of his life feel feverish, and not him? 

[inkykeiji]

Reading BMB for the first time, and this simple yet well-written line sounded so sad, it really just got me and I love the visual it created in my mind: "He drifts off with these questions circling his mind, jumbling together into one giant question mark that sparks the tiniest of hope in his chest." Ma'am I'm breaking over here. 💔

And the bit about soup -- that specific, silent interaction between her and Dabi. Right when he's holding back a laugh, and she's smiling. When you could sense how soft he'd gotten. 😩

And this one, oh God. Them laughing it off as they change the sheets, when everything was so chaotic the night before, when it was all lust and guilt the night before. I was biting my nails, expecting things to be horribly tense and cold between them, but this scene was so sweet and warm and I just- ugh. 💓💓💓

Your writing's magical and I had to geek out or I would combust with all these feelings. (I might geek out with another ask again, still reading it rn... 🙈)

oh my god literally i woke up to this ask and it’s made my ENTIRE day. thank you so, so, SO much, i cant even begin to tell you how much this ask means to me <333 i absolutely adore it when someone tells me about their favourite parts or lines of dialogue etc purely because i love to see what stuck out to an individual and why, so thank you so much for telling me all of these lil tidbits and sharing your experience with me 🥺🥺

LMAOOOOOO EHEHEHEHEHE oh he knows something is up, he knooooows but he doesn’t want to admit it to himself waaaaah

[stevie-petey]

OKAY LETS DO THIS

first of all the fox and the hound bit was way too early on the chapter to hurt me this much you had no right

now onto the actual content, robin, nance and eddie making sure bug was somewhat comfortable and not Bleeding Out during their stay on the upside down was absolutely cute :( yk they all care about her AND eddie barely even knows her

speaking of which, the moments with eddie were really sweet plus if i recall correctly you mentioned once that you dont care that much about eddie and yet you wrote him in perfectly that's actual genius writing ngl

nancy being with bug while they were vecnad is probably my favorite part of this cause they may not notice often but they do need and rely on each other soooo much it's beautiful

last but not least 🥺🥺🥺🥺bug's teary eyes when talking to dustin she cried i crode we all suffered ! youre great at this !!!

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critically injured bug is my favorite bug to write because poor girl was about to pass out and was just like oh god how embarrassing. i love her. and everyone taking care of her <333

and i dont care much for eddie BUT its a relief you think ive done him justice <333 hes fun to write, i fear im starting to like him the more i write him (the same happened with jon n nancy except i always liked their characters i just didnt love them how i love em now).

nancy and bug being vecnad at the same time i felt like a prophet coming up with the idea. i always knew bug would have visions and come face to face with vecna, but i struggled coming up with how or when she would have the visions. then nancys come and i was like. what if i did a double vision ??? it made perfect sense after that. nancy is a huge part of bugs insecurities and fears, a lot of bugs trauma resides in part because of nancy, so vecna would 10000% pull them in TOGETHER !!!! and torment them with the other ugh :((

and your tidbit about nancy and bug relying on each other: ur absolutely right. its why i also did the double vision because not only is nancy bugs biggest weakness, shes also someone bug loves and admires so so so much.

thank u for reading <333

[lovenona]

me, waking up: oh another day. then, after reading your answer: HOLY SHIT. guess i'm now the loving ramble enabler (LRE?). and DO NOT apologize for being passionate about smt that makes you happy you lovely human being that u are! hearing you ramble (how many times will i use this word idek) about the creation process made my day dammit! and i can assure you, reading about it is as good as reading the masterpiece itself, especially considering how good you are at manifesting the vibes (tm) (pt1)

(pt 2 bc word count sucks) how did you first get interested in pirate history? (if you don't mind me asking ofc) *slides 15 bucks* please, be my guest. do tell us more about the writing/revision process. sincerely, a genuinely interested person currently wondering why the fuck tumblr won't let her do a paragraph break. have a lovely night/day!

bestie ur rly enabling me 😭 ur so sweet skSJKAJSk i will tell u so much under this god damn cut 

first because this is the easy response: how did u get interested in pirate history????

short answer: keira knightley in pirates of the caribbean BYE 💀

long answer: it’s basically a mix of those movies being a centerpiece of my childhood and me just thinking pirates are cool SKJSKAj i’m very much into history n my uni had a course on ‘history of pirates’ last spring so i took it as smth to do during quarantine and i ended up really loving it !!! i’m actually workin on historical fiction short story abt anne bonny and mary read rn which required me to do a lot more research on pirates (under the black flag by david cordingly is a very good book on piracy!) and my research has been very interesting just in general and for writing the odyssey – i've incorporated little historical tidbits here n there to add to the world-building :’)

next: ur writing process

ok so let’s go cray besties i’m going to tell u abt the life of adele writing the odyssey!!!! i’ll try talking abt this in some semblance of a logical step-by-step

1. manifesting vibes + outline

i talked abt this last time but manifesting the vibes is very important ! the first things i like to do when getting ready to write a new chapter is define the setting – place(s), weather, time, and general mood 

while i have a pretty good idea of how many chapters it will be and where the odyssey ends, i usually don’t plan a chapter in super great detail until it’s time to sit down n write it. i have general points of people to include + things that would be important to the plot + vibes i hope to include (parts 6 and 7 r gonna SLAP!!), but these never get fleshed out until it’s Time. my outlines are therefore usually not very detailed because i like to give the odyssey room to do its own thing – i find it important that the story takes its time and we get to the important stuff whenever it wants us to. an outline will usually b something like, in the case of the furies call part 2: 

find megumi, talk abt his role in the zenin clan – naoya arrives on shore and shit hits the fan – run to find mai, maki fights her father – fight between naoya and todou – todou dies because you can’t kill naoya – sukuna rescues reader and it ends

after i have smth that looks like this as well as a decently clear idea of how everything will look and feel we get started!!

2. writing (pain)

arguably the worst stage for any creator! writing! at this point i genuinely just let go and let god tbh. i have no idea how i do things at this stage other than see how many commas + dumb poetic phrases i can include SKKSJKA – sometimes things just happen and it’s really cool!! for example in part 4 i didn’t know the guns warehouse was going to blow up until i was writing it and it just happened 

i do have a set quota of words i meet every time i sit down to write so that i A. feel accomplished and happy when i'm done, even if it sucks and B. don’t get burnout and start hating what i do. this stage is always difficult because writing is just hard and takes a lot of brainpower and self-discipline </3

i wld say the hardest part is that i run the risk of getting very overwhelmed – by the complexities of the plot, by how fucking long it takes me to write, by how much work writing itself is ! for example, abt 7k or so into part 5 i started having the worst existential dread when i realized that this chapter was not even halfway done and i wld have to surpass 15k before it was (at the time of writing this, part 5 is 16.3 💀) it just gets hard sometimes to overcome that and maintain the motivation to keep going and know that everything will be fine when it’s done – thankfully everyone here is so patient and sweet so it makes me feel better when i'm taking forever and/or need time off <333

basically, as always, the pain of writing is just having to write and come to terms with the fact no one else is going to manifest it for u. and have fun too!! writing is only fun when ur writing what u think is cool 

3. revision (less pain)

one of the fun stages, but also the point when i start to become impatient! writing an odyssey chapter can easily take 2.5-3 weeks even if i'm writing my quota every single day (part 5 took roughly 3 weeks of writing every god damn afternoon) and after that i spend another few weeks just going back and rereading/fixing everything. 

i basically start by rereading sections of the chapter to change sentence structure, grammar, dialogue, or whatever else i don’t like – sometimes sentences sound stupid or certain things don’t make a whole lot of sense so i like to go back and polish up! for example i changed the arrival of maki/mai/nobara in furies call part 1 about ten times before i decided it made sense to me

this step can be horrendous because i'll often write things really shitty in the first draft with a “i’ll come back to this later” mindset and then get mad at myself later for being a hoe <//3

in essence, i'm a horrible perfectionist so i will usually reread everything and change or add things multiple times before i think i'm finally ready to share. most of the time, as the chapter gets closer and closer to completion i become more and more hyper-fixated on it – i’ll start spending almost all of my free time just rereading and looking for minor fixes or places that don’t vibe as well. 

at the end of this step, my favorite thing to do before i queue the chapter up to post is sit down and just read the entire thing once or twice and give it one last kiss before i send her off into the world <3

so anyway there’s my ted talk of how i usually make the odyssey ! i vibe, write, revise n take forever to do all three steps but that’s just part of the fun! thank u for tuning in if u have any other questions u wld like me to overshare on i am more than happy to talk abt it :’)

[misha-moose-dean-burger-lover]

(credits: @hallowedbecastiel)

thank you, for 3333!! 

it makes me so, so happy to be making this post, because you’re really all such a wonderful bunch of people, and i’m so happy i met you all on here, because you constantly make me realize how joining this hellsite was one of the best decisions of my life!! it’s made me more me, in every sense of the statement, and i can’t thank you enough for it. 

i love you, and i’m flattered, and very grateful. so, reaching this weird, awesome milestone is a reason to celebrate, i’ve decided, and i thought that in addition to accepting *weird* fic-prompts (currently being worked on, do stay tuned <3) i would do some blog rates! 

(i’ll be honest, i’ve seen a bunch of these going around, and they seemed exciting. @quicksilver-ships convinced me the rest of the way. and in @hopeisthewholepoint‘s wise words: this is lowkey a selfish ploy for human interaction. please forgive me.)

rules:

you must be following me - i’d need to know you for these, won’t i?

send me a 🎉 and/or a 🌈 (format under the cut)

if you’re not up for one of those - ask me something random, and i have to answer.

or - send me a weird prompt, and i write you a [< 500] ficlet. (fair warning: this one might go past today, but it shall be done :D. i write most ships, also genfics, just no incestuous or paedophilic pairings)

filter #thankyoufor3333, if you don’t want to see it!

(entries close at 10 pm IST, on 10th of June. pending blogrates and prompts will be answered as soon as possible.)

🎉 BLOG RATE

handle/blog title: awesomesies | nOICE | t-that’s actually genius | G O A L S !! | i love your brain????? | PETER PARKER

icon/header: babie!! | SO PRETTY | *heart-eyes* | i’ve been staring at this for the last hour | added10yearstomylifespan | ANTHONY JANTHONY CROWLEY

theme/bg: lovely! | extremely aesthetic | *chef’s kiss* | that’s my favorite color!!!!! | this makes me very happy | AMY SANTIAGO

posts: not my thing but live your best life | fantastic!! | *cri* yOuR bRaIn |  *stares at you in wonder while you rock the blogging game* | i’ve been scrolling for 72 hours | SAM WINCHESTER

following? no but i love you | am now!! | try and stop me :) | YOU’RE A BEANFELLOW, SILLY | f o r e v e r

compliments: (totally picked this up from @hopeisthewholepoint) please let me say nice things about you. pretty please, and thank you. 

🌈 RANDOM TIDBITS

vibes: admit it, you’re cool | wOnDeRFul,,pure,,,,,go you | my kind of person <3 | so creative!!!!! | uwu, i’d like to keep them | EEEEEEEE

time of day: dawn | morning | afternoon | evening | night | is-it-late-or-is-it-early quarantine special

hogwarts house: slytherin | hufflepuff | gryffindor | ravenclaw

genre: fantasy | drama | coming of age | history | psychological thriller | r o m c o m

supernatural seasons i associate you with: 1 - 3 | 4 - 5 | 6 - 8 | 9 - 12 | 13 - 15

thoughts on interaction: now it begins | i see you around a lot, and am hunting for a chance to message | may we ~ uh ~ talk more? | imissthewayweusedtobe  | you’re on every seventh post of my blog | b e a n f r e n 

compliments: you can try, but there’s no ditching this bit. :)

tagging a few of my mutuals <333: @daisy-jeon @legendary-destiel @screamatthescreen @bluefirecas @hellfire37 @moderatelypanickedbiromantic @3dg310rdsupreme @quicksilver-ships @peanutbutterandgrapejelly @petrichoravellichor @all-or-nothing-baby @rauko-is-a-free-elf @i-miss-balthazar @callmeglucose @babeyinatrenchcoat @but-for-the-gods-three-days @specialagentrin @whiskeydeans @what-the-fuck-is-a-grape @wigglebox​ @noemithenephilim @super-sootica @love-nakamura

[kareofbears]

I’m betraying my moniker to spam your inbox again today because I know I won’t be able to go to sleep with the thought that someone out there thinks I see Ryuji as an “angry, violent boy” weighing on my mind T_T And AHHH I would NEVER hurt my boy by insinuating that he inherited anything from his shithead of a father, I’m so sorry you even had to consider that thought ;_; That whole sentence was supposed to be in air quotes but 4 some reason when I got to writing that part I started to feel like

OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ANON I DID NOT MEAN THAT AT ALL!!!! i fully 100% know that you’re most definitely on a super similar ryuji mindset as me so please dont worry about that!! i just brought it up because its been something on my mind because other people in the fandom often use that excuse as a reason to hate ryuji!!! dont worry about it fam, sorry for making you think that i thought you meant something like that <333

and yeah ofc!! im gonna assume you probably relied on watching LPers to watch p5 (totally valid, i still do this for a lot of games), so if there’s any scenes that you’re curious about or wondering specific details, let me know! i can help you out hehe 

thats an interesting tidbit, the video game thing, because ive studied it (sort of). people who try to do things all at once are way more likely to relapse and fall back into bad habits. so for someone like ryuji, who didn’t bother to study for a long time due to his poor social environment, really wants to do better now, he probably tried studying really hard every day for a week straight. that doesnt work. so he ends up doing what he knows, which is video games. (again thats why i love love the study scenes of akiryu where akira tells him how to study better, not harder, and teaching him difficult concepts hehehheheeh. oof yeah i totally understand. especially back in high school when grades seemed like life or death was rough but im glad you seem to be better now!! <3 

and AGAIN THAT MADE ME LAUGH AHAHAHA and of course thursdayanon!! i never ever mind answering your asks and i love it everytime, i mean it. and thank you D: im glad i didnt tell the people around me about it, or else they wouldve gotten excited for no reason. and HEY you dont gotta cut down!! well, if you want, then sure. but I LOVE YOUR ASKS!! hope youre having a good day, thursdayanon, and stay safe king <3

[readyplayerhobi]

(1/?) *hits the woah* I really wanna gush about how much I love your writing to the point where like,, I'm sure you've set a new standard to fic writing? We'll start off with your amazing world building skills evident in "Storm Bringer" and "Seven Seas" and your Court fics too! So much depth in the worlds you built that even theres probably extra info we've missed out that's not even mentioned in your fics!

(2/?) Like how we get a bit in "Seven Seas" where Tae and oc go to the library and theres a mural which Tae explains that it's the depiction of early Atlantis or how the "Seven Seas" cities are named after the modern seas. It's a small detail but it just gets me immersed into their world and I love it. And you weave these tidbits of information so seamlessly into the fic that it feels natural.   

        (3/?) Also wanna highlight your ability to write emotions/suspense vividly! "Rigor Mortis" being the the best example with that twist of an open ending! "My Soul To Reap" was devastating in the way that I literally screeched when Hoseok kissed oc because hoseoks fear of what would happen if he touched oc was so malleable in that section and the fact that he didn't want her to die just *more screeching noises*            

(4/?) But like you're also amazing at fluff just as much as you are at angst and drama! "Hopping mad for you" is so cute that my uwus were overflowing. Virgin bunny jungkook! GENIUS! and I adore how you even elaborated on what type of bunny he is too. It's one of my fav things writers do in hybrid au because it just makes the world more immersive and personal.             

(5/?) "The Evolution of You and I" is so pure and wholesome. Such a sweet fic the progression of oc and Jimin as kids to young adults added to that sweetness factor and it made me understand why it's called "The evolution of you and I" cause it really is a story of jimin and oc growing up and evolving together.             

Oh my word...thank you so much for sending this in!! :333 I’m so happy that you’ve enjoyed reading all of my stories, across all their many genres! Thank you for reading into the small bits too like the mural and stuff!

Sometimes I try to write small things into fics but a lot of the time people never say they’ve noticed them. I’m glad that you’re pointing them out and I hope others have seen them too!

Thank you for reading, loving and sending this in, it means a lot that you’ve read so much and enjoyed it all :3 I wouldn’t say I’m setting any standard because there’s so much variety of writing styles available on here, so I just contribute my own to it!

I’m glad to have got this because I’m having a little bit of a moment where I’m convinced that I’ve done too much world building in A Universe To You, so to read that you enjoy that kind of stuff...thank you!

[whenispeakicrossmyfingers]

Skam Fic Love Fest Day 1: Comments

I’m excited to share a few comments that have made my heart melt over the last year. I’ve never written fanfiction before I got into Skam, and doing so has been a huge influence on my life. I don’t post a lot, and when I do, I know that most of the time it’s for a very niche ship. BUT the comments that I’ve gotten have meant the world to me and remind me that I’m not alone <3 

So without further ado, some faves: (most of these are from ao3 and idk if these people are on tumblr, but if you are, please let me know so i can send you some love 💕)

Time Can Do So Much and Still You’re Mine? 

My biggest thank yous go to MarysC, nessauepa, and Evakkk because they commented on nearly every chapter and really kept @stardustheartbeats​ and I going with this insane idea. most notable were:

MarysC: Yes, this chapter was amazing and super hilarious. Yes, maybe my favorite so far. But excuse me. Gabrielle Valtersen-Bech Næsheim.Gabrielle Valtersen-Bech Næsheim.THIS IS THE CUTEST SHIT EVER! OH MY GOD!!!! I'M DYING!! I CAN'T HANDLE IT. JESUS, SO CUTE! <333333

nessauepa: I was so happy that you updated it. I was thinking about this fic a couple days ago. Im really fond of this. I would like you to keep this forever. <3

Evakkk: this was so good!! Super funny and Evak was so in love and adorable and the banter was amazing! And jonas and Mik really added to the fun and the betting was super funny! This is such a fun fic to read so far! Keep up the great work!

MarysC: I miss this fic so much!!!! :( Hope everything is ok with you, guys!

These all just made me smile so big, and MarysC’s last comment gave us the motivation we needed to finish and I honestly can’t thank them enough. This fic would not have been finished if we didn’t get that, so thank you ❤️

You Steal the Air Out of My Lungs

arindwell: This was lovely! I loved the way you characterized Mikael here; it felt so perfect. Thank you!

waitineedaname: This is so cute!!!!!!! I love these two omg they compliment each other so well - Jonas's steady, grounding nature works perfectly with Mikael's excited energy. I love love love this

puddingandpie: i've come back to this fic a lot and read it over and over because i really enjoy it but ive never commented and im rectifying that now i really enjoy this i enjoy all the little tidbits of life that you weave into this about jonas and his journey as well as who mikael is i love friendship as well im a big fan of that and there was a lot of that in here and that was lovely i really liked this i just wanted to let you know :)

These three mean a lot to me because the characterization of Mikael is something I take really seriously, as well as Jonas/Mikael’s dynamic. Also the fact that someone has read this story multiple times means the absolute world to me. This was the first Jokael thing I ever posted and I was (still am) terrified, so getting comments like this keeps me going. 

A Thrill of Hope

I got a lot of great comments on this but I owe the biggest thank you to @towonderland72​ for hers: 

okay so I'm currently crying at work, my god. Help. I love this movie more than pretty much anything else I've ever seen, and this absolutely, perfectly did it justice. Isak and Even in this are amazing, but I have to say I am so EMOTIONAL about Harold and Mikael and Jonas, I can't even tell you. This is the best gift, so thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart for writing something so magical and lovely <3

This was a bold fic and I basically wrote it in a fever dream, but I spent like, every minute of my spare time on it before Christmas break when I should have been focusing on my students. I love this comment a lot too because it got me more involved with fic writing in general and has helped me become a slightly more active participant in the writing parts of this fandom

Running Home to You

There are a few parts to this series, but here are some comments that stuck out. 

puddingandpie on I'm Growing like the Quickening Hues: hi i really loved this also i left kudos on this ages ago but im rereading it lmao bc i liked it that much <3

JDolgovaa on I'm Growing like the Quickening Hues: hello :) I just wanted to say a couple of words... I started to search for mikael/jonas fanfics just yesterday, I’ve never read anything about them, and sadly there’re too little written about them. I wanted to say that this story is incredible, it’s written so beautifully, the words you picked to describe the dialogues, characters, surroundings ... wow I’m in a complete awe of you and your beautiful mind <3 I’d love to read more from you! you’re incredible.

Strangeristalking on You Make My Heart Breathe With Ease: This was such an amazing story! I'm begging you for more of this pair! You do them very well <333

momotaro87 on Lets Take Our Time in the Moonlight: I love this series!

also @scorpiopeaches for asking for more, and my unbearably lovely anon the other day who told me they would anything else from this series. 

A lot of these are really simple but they mean so much to me!! I know that posting Jokael is not going to get much visibility, but the readers that I have are so sweet, and make me so happy to love such a weird ship so much lol. 

This got really long and I feel super sappy. Even if I don’t seem that sappy, I promise you my heart feels like honey and I have squealed with joy and pink hearts and screenshotted each comment and sent it to caroline because it brings me such joy. Thanks to everyone who reads and writes, and thanks fo @evaksbinder for organizing this love fest. I feel really full 💕☺️🌷✨