#and their own ships

[tennessoui]

going completely the opposite direction of water-themed here lol but: “bank the fire, fan the flames” for the fic title ask game?

I gotta respect the dedication to being the opposite!!! Gonna give you a totally water based au tho 😛

for this title I’d write a fic where obi-wan is a pirate captain and he keeps running into first mate!anakin all around the Caribbean and every time he tries to tempt him to join his crew, he could be his cabin boy, wink wink nudge nudge. It’s established banter that they take part in every time they run into each other

and then obi-wan hears on one of his shore leaves that anakin has actually led a mutiny against his old captain and now anakin is captain even though he’s so young and obi-wan’s a bit proud of him, honest, his ferocious little darling pirate captain

still doesn’t change their banter that much when their ships run up against each other. now obi-wan just gets to bemoan that they could have had it all, if only anakin had jumped ship to join obi-wan’s crew

Anakin does not like this teasing because he is a fierce captain now and he’s trying to establish his reputation. He thinks slamming obi-wan up against a wall of some brothel and putting his sword to his neck will intimidate him but honestly captain kenobi is more turned on than he’s ever been before

[becuzmdsaidineededpersonality]

[hanjoj]

their ship name might as well be theseus the way there's not a single original characteristic left there

[the-bar-sinister]

That fic you wrote?

The one about the ship no one else cares about, or the deeply unpopular character, or the extremely unusual AU?

The fic that got no comments or kudos when you posted it?

Months or years from now, that fic might be exactly what someone is looking for in the sea of fics about all the popular characters, ships, and AUs.

Your fic might be the only fic out there that has what someone is looking for. The only fic that scratches the itch that it turns out you and that reader share.

And that's awesome.

[valtsv]

[cronchy-baguette]

When all this is over, will you stay with me? For good?

[hepalien]

Hey rarepair shippers, I'm about to change your lives.

The AO3 Primary Ship Search add-on for Firefox (it's called AO3 First Tag Search for Chrome) adds this little checkbox to the AO3 advanced search page

And if you check the box, the search only returns fics where the pairing you entered is the first one tagged. This is better than the otp:true operator imo because it will show fics with secondary/background pairings too as long as your preferred ship is the main one.

You can even use the add-on in Firefox or Kiwi browser on Android mobile.

Have fun 😘

(more ao3 tips here)

[givemeureyes]

day 1 without ao3: i have gone through all 5 stages of grief multiple times and have invented a 6th. i will not disclose what the 6th stage of grief is.

[bebx]

“this ship is not canon” babe, they’re fictional characters. they’re not real. they’re literally dolls we play with. we don’t care about whether or not these fictional characters’ love story is canon in this piece of media that is also entirely based on fiction. I mean, sure, canon would be lovely, but it’s a bonus. it’s not necessary. what we care about is the fun of talking about these 2 idiots being in love.

we don’t give a fuck if they didn’t kiss in “canon”. they had raw sex in thousands of fics about them though. and I’d say that’s more than enough to make people who ship them happily ship them even harder. happy shipping!

[demaparbat-hp]

There is no such thing as personal space between them.

[enden-k]

medic wife

[danielsarmand]

jayvik cannot be doomed now because jayvik was doomed from the start. i expect better from jayvik truthers. doom is our natural state. we thrive in doom. stop crying and pick up your pens

[theabigailthorn]

Ya Girl Went to the Emmys

I had a fun time, it was nice to meet cool people and shake their hands and serve a mother slay, etc - AND it was very cool that my cousin Will won for Slow Horses, so proud - BUT

as fun as it was, I know when the chips are down none of the people I met last night (except Dave) are gonna be there for me. They don't know me, even the ones who recognised me and said they follow my work, and that's okay! The people who are really gonna be there for me are my audience. Some of you have been watching since the bookshelf days and even earlier. Now I'm on the red carpet at the Emmys and that's cool, but I know who put me here. You. Especially you, tumblr fanbase. (Best fanbase.)

So here's to many more glitzy events and slay fits, but I hope I always remember where I started and who got me where I am today

<3

[psiherer]

I found a way to project onto the wet mouse, and now they're one of my favourites

[separatist-apologist]

Do you see how I dislike a ship without turning it into a moral crusade? Very demure, very cutesy. I don't stalk the tags of ships I hate. I don't stir up the ship war when I get bored. Very demure. Very mindful.

[bread-blogs]

First we got Scott whispering to Logan, "Don't you dare break her heart. Be the best at what you do. Heal."

Then we got, "She can't say it. But I can... I love you, Logan. Stay with me."

Can y’all be NORMAL about this man?