#and they all lived happily ever after.... not!

[fatalism-and-villainy]

This is a bigger problem in the fanfic realm as well, because I have recently frequently been running into the problem of being drawn in by shippy fanfics that involve things like captivity, enslavement, and other scenarios that inherently constitute reduced autonomy and thus dubious (at best) consent, but actively refuse to engage with those implications.

And it's frustrating, because these are scenarios that I find compelling, and that have the potential for very rich emotional work. I like the juxtaposition of physical pleasure or emotional fulfillment with feelings of fear and violation, and the shame and self-blame that those feelings bring about. And I like digging into an experience of love and desire that is frighteningly selfish in its negligence towards the personhood of its object.

But I see so many of these fics that are explicitly framed as seeking to avoid these story elements - they'll have an author's note or something at the beginning with something like "I know this is problematic, but I've tried to mitigate the dubcon elements as much as I can!" And I find this... deeply frustrating! Because it's seeking to ameliorate the very dynamics that make this sort of story interesting to me!

And by the refusal to engage with the inherently nonconsensual aspects of these premises, I'm not necessarily referring to fantasy romance plot scenarios in which the characters overcome the violence of their initial dynamic to live happily ever after in a more egalitarian relationship. I can understand that these plots are living inside a sort of non-diegetic BDSM fantasy bubble, and they are still engaging with and deriving their initial eroticism and intimacy from violence implicit in their premises, while using the fantasy aspect to mitigate the actual "realistic" consequences of that violence. (I read some danmei novels that did this in ways I found really enjoyable; I think Hannigram also arguably fits into this mold in certain ways, especially considering that it is a fantasy about the parts of abuse that can feel intensely thrilling and that can make you feel recognized and known in ways no one else can.) What I'm referring to is, well, a refusal to engage at all with that violence and violation; an implementation of these premises that feels like just another pretext for introducing the characters and getting them into a relationship, without attentiveness to the implications of the specific pretext in play.

And there's something worth probing at with these kinds of authors' notes in the sense that... there's a lot of concern in fandom nowadays about "romanticizing" rape and abuse, and the seeming necessity of portraying perfect negotiation and consent in fanfic. And yet these sorts of paratextual framings seem to me to be dangerously mistaken about what consent even is - to be conceiving of it as a magic script with no interpersonal or situational antecedents, one that intrinsically smooths over systemic power differentials or lack of personal trust.

I wonder also if that's actually related to the simplistic approach to textual criticism that I sometimes call "checklist criticism" - the idea that a text can be deemed harmful or not, problematic or not, -ist or not, simply by going through a list of "is x present? check yes or no" bullet points, rather than taking a more holistic approach to the relationship between textual production and broader systems of power, being attentive to the specific premises and genre/stylistic aims of a text, etc. Possibly that's too much of a reach for what is ultimately a complaint about the difficulty of finding really juicy darkfic, but it's worth considering.

[the-diary-of-a-moody-teenager]

Rating all the Silco looks to cope with arcane season 2

1) 11/10

Bro woke up and decided to SLAY ✨💅🏻. The bangs , the outfit , the man-bun all of it is 🤌🏻✨

(gets bonus marks , coz he gave jinx the same exact bangs 😭)

(like father like daughter 😭)

2) 11/10

Happiness and forgiveness looks good on him ✨

3) 10/10

The OG look , he's just a mob-boss girl dad trying to do his best

4) -1/10

Drowning does not look good on him

[bonesincatharsis]

im so glad that at the ending of season 2 act 3 of arcane jinx ekko and isha became a family and lived happily ever after i am so glad they are all alive and well and left zaun on that air ballon thing to go explore the world together :)

[scarletsiren]

The ending of arcane was so good guys. I loved it when Ekko went all the way back in time to save Jinx. Watching him emerge from the explosion with her safe in his arms was beautiful. Glad Ekko, Jinx, and Vi got to live happily ever after ❤️.

[sorry-not-feeling-it-right-now]

Rethinking about the roles of Smitten and Skeptic and I think I understand why these two had never met each other one on one

(Again, very messy ramble, so be warned)

(You’re welcome to add more onto this in the tags)

It’s because of how their core selves, the reason how they were created, were complete opposites of each other, that there is no way for them to meet each other naturally

Opportunist and Hunted were able to meet naturally because of how they’re both survival tactics (socially and physically)

Stubborn and Broken are our reactions towards challenges (rivalry and submission)

Cold and Paranoid are reactions towards pain

And Contrarian and Cheated are reactions on the whole “nothing ever matters so might as well have fun!!!! :DDD” vs “everything matters and we’re fu@king getting through it out of spite” mindset

Smitten and Skeptic’s whole thing was about blind devotion and skepticism, both of them are reactions towards a person and/or a situation

One doesn’t think at all aside from the Princess,which leads to oversimplification, while the other overthinks which leads to overcomplicating things

One lives in fantasy land while the other grounds himself in reality, seeking the truth

In separating them, we see how similar they are with the twin routes despite them never meeting—their hyper focus on their goals, their inflexibility, etc etc

It’s impossible to be blindly believing in something when you’re skeptic about it, and impossible to be skeptic if you are truly believing and devoted to something. These two ideals just cancels each other out

That’s why Skeptic sucks in The Cage, because he’s overthinking a situation that really isn’t as complicated as he think it is

That’s why Smitten becomes so dangerous once you’ve slain the Princess, because he would want to live in a fantasy where you and the Princess would live happily ever after together, where the two of you are destined star-crossed lovers who were separated by “the evil narrator”

And the funny thing is, the truth is that you and the Princess are two halves of a whole separated by the narrator, which not only satisfies Smitten’s wish of a romantic tale of lovers separated, but it also satisfies Skeptic with those answers

So a meeting between them would either have them getting along, complete chaos and arguments, or just somewhere in between like the other voices are

Skeptic would definitely question Smitten’s impossible ideal of a Happily Ever After, while Smitten would just tell Skeptic not to overthink stuff and focus on the Princess

Maybe Skeptic would hear Smitten out that the Princess might be important and put focus on questioning her(or just her in general)

I feel like if there’s a route with the two of them together they may or may not drive each other insane with their hyper focus on different things, or they would both end up with a solution where the both of them are happy

It’s hard to tell

[susandsnell]

I've been a fan of the books for half my lifetime, so I'll jump in and say that the framing of Claudia's murder in the show is fundamentally different from that in the book. The show actually rejects the notion she was 'doomed by the narrative' (overused and frankly exhaustingly reductive phrase, much like the assertion that all tragedies are inevitable at their core). In the meta sense, yes, there would never be a story if Anne Rice hadn't lost her daughter, and so any adaptation of Interview would necessitate Claudia's death.

In the case of show!Claudia in particular, the framing of her tragedy is that in-universe, she wasn't doomed; she broke the cycles of abuse, found a loving partner who accepted her completely, and lived happily ever after for a time, contrary to the coven/Lestat's assertions that her 'defect' made her life unlivable (which as I read it almost plays as a disability narrative). She was killed as collateral to Armand's jealousy and because of the coven/audience's racism. "Claudia was going to die no matter who did it" is true on a meta level, but a point is made of the injustice and the racialized nature of her death in the show, and how she was robbed of the happy life she had carved out for herself against all odds.

Similarly, unlike his book counterpart's apathetic acceptance, show!Louis is not aware of the extent of responsibility Armand bore in her fate, and is gaslit for almost a century into bedding down with his daughter's torturer and murderer, so the additional deception and cruelty counts for a lot. I agree it's silly to want 'accountability' from fictional characters, but at the same time, the reason people want there to be narrative consequences (such as Louis not forgiving Armand, which is imo more than reasonable) is because the show's recontextualizations tell the story from the perspective of a cruel injustice, and not the meditations of a grieving mother working through her own process. Claudia in the books does not dignify the trial with a response; Claudia of the show raises her voice against those who would deny her that to assert that she does, and always did, matter, despite being treated so often like she didn't. No narrative fallout from the true nature of her death would tacitly devalue her further -- the very thing she called out at the trial. And if Claudia 'needs' to die for there to have been a story, if it is the great tragedy of the show, then yes, narrative consequences for those responsible should follow suit.

I wonder if theres a meaningful split of opinion between people who were familiar with the plot of interview with the vampire before they watched the show and those who went in blind when it comes to ascribing blame for Claudia's death. Just because I see a lot of people who are very concerned with whose fault it is and holding those characters accountable, which was never something which really stuck out to me as particularly important? But I also knew Claudia was going to die going into the show. Being mad at Armand or Lestat for her death feels like getting mad at Tybalt for killing Mercutio. Like yeah in universe its murder but I live in the real world and in the real world its a tragedy and Claudia was going to die no matter who did it. Anne Rice killed Claudia. It doesn't really matter what weapon she used. We can talk about blame for sure but "accountability" or "punishment" seem pointless to me. But maybe I'm just numb to it bc I knew it was coming, and if it took you by surprise you'd probably feel different.

[piratefalls]

fuck it friday

the ever lovely @station18908 tagged me for fanfic friday but today has major fuck it vibes, so here's a bit of "buck and tommy random facts as a love language after a night at trivia" aka a thing i make absolutely no promises about finishing but will try

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For months after that night in a dingy bar, they’d texted each other the most obscure facts the internet had to offer. Every day, sometimes multiple times a day, sometimes even when they were in the same room, their phones would go off at random intervals with messages like:

Did you know that giraffes are 30 times more likely than humans to get hit by lightning?

Did you know that a chicken once lived 18 months without a head?

Did you know that the world’s longest single-word palindrome is “saippuakivikauppias”?

Eventually those random bits of information had taken the place of goodbye or be safe, became their new good morning and good night, and what, in recent weeks, had started to feel like a precursor to something bigger.

Did you know that glass sponges can live for 15,000 years?

But that was Before. Before the breakup, before Buck jumped the gun and Tommy got scared and they both ended up with broken hearts. Before the sour notes of I’ll see you around, Buck filled the loft.

He pulled up his old text thread with Tommy and thought, Did you know that I would have happily spent 15,000 years learning every last thing there is to know about you?

It takes Buck three months in the After to delete the standing date from his calendar.

tagging mostly because i think this will interest them but also in case they have words of their own they feel like sharing @onthewaytosomewhere @priincebutt @thinkof-england (aka the chat girls who've read a variation of this already lol) @newyearknwwme @alasse9 and whoever else sees this because all the other people i usually tag are in another fandom lmao. i guess if you're interested in being tagged in possible future updates just let me know?

[va1kyr14]

Everyone keeps going on about Cait losing an eye over on Twitter, and I really hope that doesn't happen.

I know we got that shot of Ambessa aiming her spear/sword/sharp object at her eye and then people pointing out loads of Cait eye stuff (and stuff from LoL lore, but later saw the eye patch was fan-made), but the eyes are the gateway to the soul, and I LOVE the way Cait and Vi look at each other, there are so many emotions and I don't want to be stripped of that.

Please all I want is the spicy scene, and for them to live happily ever after xox

[where-is-my-beheading-ceremony]

"in all timelines, in all possibilities, only you can show me this-" okay Viktor so where's the timeline where you and Jayce are married and live happily ever after in your little lab CAUSE I KNOW THAT EXISTS IT HAS TO-

[raina-at]

Fic writer meme

Thank you so much for tagging me @discordantwords.

How many works do you have on ao3? 34. 6 SPN RPF (J2), 1 Supernatural (Wincest - if you have opinions about this, I don't want to hear them), and 27 for BBC Sherlock. I feel compelled to add though that my fandom history predates AO3 by about ten years, and that most of the fics I wrote during that time aren't on AO3. All of my TPM fics, all of my HP fics and most of my Supernatural fics are in fact not on Ao3. So I actually have no idea how many fics I've written since I started in 2001.

What’s your total word count? 585,261 words.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos? Don't Read the Last Page, Bakers with Benefits, Running Obliquely, Guess Who's Coming to Christmas Dinner and All I Want for Christmas (is Proof) (you guys really like my Christmas fics :-))

Do you respond to comments? Why/why not?

Yes, I love comments, and I love getting into dialogue with readers about their interpretation of the characters and canon! I try to answer everyone, if I ever forget to answer, I'm really sorry!

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

Um... None?

Of the ones on AO3 that is. I once wrote a Supernatural fic where Sam was a ghost and Dean had to exorcise him and it was heavily implied that Dean would commit suicide as soon as that was done, so that was pretty dark. And I wrote 2 Supernatural post Apocalypse fics that end well but the setting is very bleak.

But all my new stuff, especially all my Johnlock stuff, has happy endings.

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

Probably Bakers with Benefits. Sherlock gets everything he wants, including John, and they basically live happily ever after. But like I said, all my fics end happily.

Do you write crossovers?

I haven't yet, but that doesn't mean I won't, one of these days. I wrote a Bake Off Sherlock AU, but crossovers means having characters from both canons, and I re-cast both hosts and jurors, so it probably doesn't count.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

No, thankfully not. I've received a few odd comments here and there, but I never had the feeling that they were mailcious, just tone deaf.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes, I do. Mostly of the vanilla kind, I'm not super kinky, and I'm not much for writing PWPs these days, but I like a good, spicy sex scene that shows you something about the characters and their dynamic. And sometimes it's just hawt. Which is also fine.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I heard a story once that someone stole one of my J2 fics and turned into a Het Degrassi fic, but I could never verify this claim because the fic got deleted. Other than that, not that I know of.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes, several, and it's a great honour.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yes, mostly with my wife @nuttersinc, we co-wrote an entire fic series and some other, smaller fics, and we once at a Boondock Saints RPG (I know. I know.) I haven't co-written with anyone in ages, and I'm not sure how good I would be at it these days, since I'm a pantser and don't have very much time, so I think I'd drive anyone with a regular writing schedule bananas. But I'm open to try.

What's your all-time favourite ship?

All time.... omg... Ok, so mirroring @discordantwords here, I adore Mulder and Scully still. They're the OG ship for me, they were the first pairing I read fanfic for. They'e such a good example of The Dynamic (repressed bisexual disguising as the "normal" one when they're just a more adapted sort of crazy and socially awkward genius crazy himbo the normal one has to save all the time). Scully especially owns my heart, I love her, and Gillian Anderson is, like. So. Hot.

But Sherlock and John... they're just... so GOOD. You can do anything with them. You can put them in any scenario, any time, any space, and they're just so magnetically drawn to each other, they complement each other so well and they're so bad and so good for each other... I love them. So much.

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

Oh, quite a few. The one where John is Sherlock's neighbour and they have this 'we're just friends' dynamic and everyone thinks they should just get married, including Rosie, who's a sassy teen in this fic. It's got a lot of potential but I don't think I'll ever finish it.

What are your writing strengths?

I think I'm good at dialogue and character dynamics. I think I'm also good at building character arcs, and I think I'm good at setting scenes and making oblivious idiots fall in love.

What are your writing weaknesses?

I'm not the greates plot writer in the world. It takes me much more effort than writing a fic where, say, Sherlock and John have breakfast and talk, to pick a random example. I tend to lose the thread of the plot because I start writing the vibe before I have everything figured out, so I tend to get 'stranded' at some point. That's why my WIP folder looks the way it does.

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

I don't attempt it if I don't have a native speaker to look it over and tell me if it's correct. (if the other language isn't German, which is my native language).

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Roswell (the one from the early 2000s, not Roswell New Mexico. Yes, I'm a Fandom Old.)

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

None, honestly. If I wanted to write for a fandom or ship, I would.

What's your favourite fic you've written?

Oh my god I'm not sure I can answer that. I really like all of my fics, and I love most of them still. Some were such fun to write, some harder but the hardship made them more beloved.

I'll probably have to go for Bakers with Benefits, though, because I still like to re-visit that 'verse and I just LOVE these two.

That was fun! I'm tagging anyone who wants to do this, but especially @jrow @meetinginsamarra @lisbeth-kk and @thetimemoves

[writingsofwesteros]

Obsessed with #ruling from a tower.

Daemon desperately trying to talk Rhaenyra out of it at the wedding not knowing there’s already a little baby dragon in her womb.

Everyone at court wondered how in the Seven Hells Otto keeps putting babies in her when he seems like the most uptight bastard (except around the kids). The traumatized servants know how he does it, and Rhaenyra is such a brat when he doesn’t put his cum in her pretty cunt.

The less said about the incident in the Small Council chamber the better.

Rhaenyra always seems to get unbelievably horny around the middle of her pregnancies and Otto always looks forward when the morning sickness fades and the morning hunger for his cock comes to the fore. Those heavy tits bouncing up and down are doubtless his favorite.

They always go to the Dragonpit when Rhaenyra’s in her last trimester to look at which egg would be best. The twins actually hatched their eggs before they were born and Otto just has to live with two baby dragons snuggling his wife’s belly at night. He just fucks her from behind and hopes he doesn’t get savaged by their bedmates.

Okay, everyone can admit Otto is smug at conceiving the twins.

Look, it’s called the Painted Table and it only got painted with cum once.

After the first couple of kids came out looking pure Targ, Hobert delicately tries to broach the idea they might not be Otto’s. Otto is not amused, he’s technically a Prince now and he won’t take that lip from his brother. He fucks another kid into Rhaenyra in a tent on a royal hunt for good measure and yes everyone has to pretend they didn’t hear it. (This got them banished to Dragonstone.)

Otto has learned more than a little High Valyrian just from Rhaenyra screaming it while bouncing on his fat cock.

The kids never come to their parents’ bedroom until AFTER the hour of the nightingale. Lesson learned.

They love all their kids so fucking much, and even as Otto gets older he endures the creaky knees and the sore back to carry them around on his back. The kids tease him when he takes a nap in the Godswood or Aegon’s Garden.

Rhaenyra outdoes Alyssane and is deeply smug about it.

And, of course, they live happily ever after.

THE HOTTEST!!!!!

[cr33pz-mck3nna]

hi! could you please write jason the toymaker, laughing jack, and candypop for the yandere prompt?:3

YANDERE HEADCANONS WITH THE CARVINAL TRIO

Ft: My vers of Jason the Toymaker, Laughing Jack and Candy Pop(credits for the images to the OPs on Pinterest)

Jason the Toymaker

Yandere level/intensity: 8/10

Love language: Giving gifts, physical touch, words of affirmation(receiving)

• Once this man lays his eyes on you it's over, they're never leaving you again

• He will disregard his job for you, has gotten in trouble with his fellow crps for this

• Once he has you he is never letting you leave, will whine if you have to go shopping and finds a reason to hate every last one of your friends

• If Slender was to find out about you and order your death his genuine response would be "Pardon me Slenderman sir..but I'd like to see you try."

• Started making you your favorite kind of toy(doll or stuffie) immediately after seeing you, would send them to you in a cliche "secret admirer" way, calls those toys in particular your children

• He would bring you around certain crps but would not bring you to live in the mansion, you would live in his workshop with him and his toys

• He would not trust you around the other two in the carnival trio, especially Jack, if you're ever around while they also are you are ALWAYS holding his hand, he trusts Candy around you if anything but Jack is a 100% no like..he'll never leave you alone with Candy, or anyone really, but he will not even allow you in the same building as Jack

• This man is possibly worse than Tobias when it comes to his self esteem and needs a constant stream of verbal and physical love to not loose his fucking mind due to his own thoughts

• His favorite time? Cuddle time of course! This man LOVES his physical attention, he's very anti touch with every person around him except for you so be prepared to have absolutely no personal space anymore, the bathroom will become your sanctuary-

• If you ever tried to leave him he would not be the type to kill you, not his precious, never his precious, he WOULD break your legs The Promised Neverland style tho and drag you home, best case scenario you learn to not run again, you heal and live happily ever after(kinda), worst case scenario though...he paralyzes you and takes you to Puppeteer for help turning you into a living doll, his now favorite doll.

Laughing Jack

Yandere level/intensity: 10/10

Love language: Violence, Physical touch, Giving/Receiving gifts, Nicknames

• You were his victim, of course, Jack ain't one of the crps like Jason or a proxy who could've met you on casual terms y'know-

• If you were unphased by the deaths of your friends then that probably would've made him intruiged with you, if you were hiding your fear though...that would've made him even more intruiged

• I do hope you are not an empath because this man LOVES to see you cry, one way or another, finds your angry tears the most beautiful though

• Can be very rough with his physical attention, I'm not sure if you cried if that would make the situation better or worse for yourself

• As much as he loves seeing you cry if it's not caused by him WHOOO BOY whoever caused it better start saying their prayers

• If Slender found out about you and ordered your death, again, I see this man CACKLING HYSTERICALLY at Slender and anyone else around, like they actually have a fucking chance-

• Likes bringing you around the other crps because he knows none of them are dumb enough(except Jeff or BEN) to touch HIS human, will definitely keep you at the mansion because I don't see him liking the victims at his carnival seeing his posessionhis weakness

• Loves bringing you around Jason and Candy just to flaunt you like a prized dog he also loves having someone around while he calls the two colorful men all sorts of snide gay comments

• His idea of gifts are either candy, toys or human/animal body parts so..it's like a game of russian roulette every time he gives you a "gift", he is also the type that if he doesn't like your gift he will tell you to your face but secretly keep it forever

• Probably has a nickname for you like "flea" or "maggot" that he'll call you when around people but he definitely loves calling you "sweetheart"

• Now if you tried to leave then all bets are off. Of course, all humans are the same after all! He would immediately kill you, he spared you when he should've killed you alongside your friends and still you do this to him!? He would never speak of you again and his hatred for humans might be even worse this time

Candy Pop

Yandere level/intensity 7/10

Love language: Quality time, physical touch, words of affirmation(giving), nicknames

• When he first saw you...nobody else did after that day- Absolutely is the impulsive Yandere who takes you immediately

• Absolutely a lovebomber but doesn't do it out of malice, honestly I don't think he knew he was yandere until you explained to him what that even was-

• A constant flow of emotional and physical attention attention from him, if you came from a very emotionally connected family then you immediately feel at home but if you had a more distant family who wasn't very loving then I wouldn't be surprised if early on you broke down in tears

• Probably the most loving yandere out of the three of them, will most probably accidentally give you stockholm and have you convinced it's a healthy relationship until you see Jeffrey walking by and get a MASSIVE reality check

• If Slender finds out about you and orders your death this man can and will drop every form of a life he has built with the crps and go off the grid with you, he is NOT taking any chances with your mortal life

• Will most definitely keep you in his dream dimension most of the time, if you want to go back to the human world he'll see if one of the boss's cabins are available

• He only brings you around Jason and Jack because he considers them his best "friends", if you felt uncomfortable around any one of themJack he would stop bringing you around them but if you took to one of them he would bring that one to you to hang out, so bring them to his dream dimension more

• Most favorite nicknames would probably be "sugar", "gumdrop", "honey bun" and "my love"

• This man does not trust ANYONE around you, somehow has more trust issues then Jason, though he'll allow people you trust around you

• Definitely the "pleaser" type of yandere, is never happy unless you are happy and will do anything to make you that way, even if it means making himself uncomfortable, anything for you

• Definitely has taken a kid or two as his newest "present" for you, will reluctantly return them if you ask him to, what can I say he loves playing house with you, gives him the closest feeling to what he thinks might be humanity

• This man has nightmares about loosing you and his dreams aren't much better as they're always filled with "What if's" about your relationship if he was human like you or you a monster like him

• If you tried to leave this could go one of two ways, he could finally snap and drag you back into his dream dimension, never letting you see the human world again and never letting you out of his sight, you don't have the right to do that anymore after breaking his trust, or he could let you go but believe me that till the day you die you'll never truly be alone again, he'll always be watching his love.

AHHH I LOVED THIS REQUEST! This was SO FUN to write and I hope y'all enjoy(and I hope this was sufficient enough to your request anon)! Sorry if any one of them is a little shorter than the others, I just wrote as much I could think of so I hope it's enough. Let me know if you want any more(or full fics, or a poly version of these headcanons) and remember requests are open just read the somewhat rules/introduction pinned on my page and maybe go read my list of characters and prompts if you don't have a very custom request. Tata for now my lovely little gremlins! -Creepz

[uhohdad]

TGWCTM looks sooooo good and I love your writing! I fear that I am a wimp tho and can't handle unhappy endings 🤣 I can enjoy a lot of angst as long as they live happily ever after. This isn't me asking you to write a happy ending just to clarify! You should write whatever you want haha! I am just wondering if you wouldn't mind spoiling the ending for me (if König and Reader both survive and get to be together specifically) so I know if I can read it or not. Feel free to answer this ask privately and/or wait until after you've posted the final chapter! I know you might want to keep it a secret until it's published haha. Thank you!!

⌜ KÖNIG X READER HUNGER GAMES AU ⌟

Hi!! Thank you so much for taking the time to send this! A few very kind people have asked me about whether or not this story has a happy ending but the asks had some spoilers about the most recent chapter so I didn’t post them just in case eep 😅

SPOILERS FOR THE UPCOMING FINAL TGWCTM CHAPTER BELOW!!

Yes!! TGWCTM will have a happy ending!! 🫡💕💖

It’s funny this story absolutely ran from me, the “original ending” I had planned was going to be incredibly angsty - (The Victor was supposed to be the final chapter) - but apparently I am too soft for all that. I kept crying so much while writing it, the only way I could make myself feel better was by continuing the story and giving them a happy ending 😅

… I will say, though, those two will absolutely have to earn their happy ending

[maddy-k-reads-all-day]

The Happiest Ending to Amanda.

Hey guys, I genuinely do not think we are going to be able to save Amanda. With everything we know... the chances don't look good.

I mean in my opinion I think Amanda is basically already dead. She feels herself "rotting" some people had hope when they saw her in that hospital bed but we don't know when that was recorded. Even if we could put her back in her body, her body hasn't moved in over 20 years which will cause her a lot of physical issues.

Then there's the fact that Riley is just one person and Hameln is a cult that's been around since the middle ages. Even Kate, who had a whole team of people on her side, couldn't beat them. They all died. I can't see a situation where Riley could do better.

I think Kate eventually realized that Amanda couldn't be saved. She even says this in the cassette tape.

She was already gone.

I think the best we can do for Amanda is set her free from the show... even if that means she's no longer "alive"

Which I don't think is necessarily a sad ending. It's the happiest one that's realistically possible.

To me, I think of Amanda like a ghost. She's not literally a ghost in the games, I mean this metaphorically. She's like a spirit trapped to the world of the living because of a grudge. But no matter how much we want to bring her back to life so she can do all the things she could've done that's just not possible. The best thing we can do is set her free and let her soul be at peace. It's the same logic as a terminally ill person wanting to be taken off life support or putting down an elderly pet that cannot live comfortably anymore. We'd be setting her free.

Unfortunately, this is the happiest ending for everyone. Amanda and Wooly's souls can be at peace, the show can't exist anymore or steal anymore children, and whatever plan Hameln had for the show is basically kaput without Amanda. It's not a "happily ever after" but it's the best I think we're gonna get.

[fantasyakeshuakezine]

🌟 ACCEPT YOUR DESTINY - ENDING 1.

Revenge. The word tastes sweet on your mouth. You could seek justice for being shoved into the tower and the crow says he will help you. You feel confident that your father and sister are safe. You trust the crow. You have no reason not to after all.

“Lead the way,” you say, stepping away with a smile on your face. You feel at ease now. You feel like you could do anything with your friend by your side.

“Good. Let’s go,” he says, taking your hand and leading you back into the forest. As you walk you realize the forest never existed and when you look back you see your tower was simply a lone structure surrounded by grass. 

They trapped you in an illusion and you were going to make them pay for tricking you.

... and you lived happily ever after? ✨

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🏃‍♂️ Follow him closely

You follow the crow, keeping your hand in his. It’s cold but it feels safe. It’s the safest thing as the two of you leave the tower behind you. “What will happen to my family? Is my punishment lifted now?”

The crow keeps walking and the two of you pause in a clearing. He doesn’t look at you quite yet, his thumb running along your knuckles in a soothing manner. “There was never a punishment, at least, not the kind you were told.”

“What are you talking about?” You ask quietly, moving closer to him, pulling his shoulder to make him face you.

“You are the key to everything. Freedom, rebellion, a new age. It all rests in your hands. You can create something beautiful or you can burn it all down.” 

[burningexeter]

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Total Drama Presents 'Tis The Season

What is it —

A Christmas horror special based off or spun-off from the Total Drama series with the characters of Sky and Amy as the leads.

PREMISE:

Set months after both Pahkitew Island and The Ridonculous Race on Christmas Eve at one of the largest malls in the Toronto area, we follow Sky having to do last minute Christmas shopping with her mother as she's now trying to move on with her life after Total Drama and having made herself look like one of the worst people ever and then realizes that her mom is going all out this year in an attempt to help her daughter after her humiliations on that show which many still see as a scripted reality show.

It's there that she ends up running into or encountering a fellow contestant from Pahkitew Island who too has been dealing with her own problems after Pahkitew as well - Amy.

We learn that she's now living with her strict but genuinely caring aunt since things between her and Samey have gotten so bad that they had to send Amy away for their own good.

Accusing Sky of spying on her due to a poor misunderstanding, the two of them get into a fight after Amy immediately steals something valuable to Sky and in doing so, the two of them end up knocked unconscious and locked in a janitors closet.

Waking up hours later and breaking out of the closet, Sky and Amy find to their shock that it's night and the entire mall has been shut down with no one on watch. Seeing the advantage they have, Amy decides to have some fun and have free reign of the mall all to herself on her least favorite holiday ever and not even Sky can stop her. Attempting to, Sky ends up coursed and joins Amy in the fun.... until the two go on a boatride together sarcastically and after a Tunnel Of Love music video between them, the two kiss shockingly to their horror.

Completely taken aback and feeling humiliated again, Sky walks off and finds herself in a gorgeous headless mannequin store lined with top of the line jewelry and in a quick fit of rage especially realizing she hasn't gotten anything for her sweet mother, Sky steals the biggest piece of diamonds jewelry there is on the largest mannequin.

This is what ends up turning this already fantastical scenario into a full-blown Christmas nightmare as now Sky and Amy have to use all of their wits, abilities and skills to overcome the impossible - the mannequins coming to life and hunting the two down, only for the two of them to discover that it's not the stolen jewelry Sky has that they want.... it's in fact them that they want!

Notes/Trivia/Details:

• First things first, in terms of 'Tis The Season's horror and comedy - the horror aspects will actually be treated seriously and be actual horror, we won't make a dumb joke or a farce out of any of the headless mannequins, instead they'll be treated seriously and be the same type of dark, intense and disturbing visceral horror of R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series. As for the comedy, there won't be any gross-out humor or cartoon gags since this isn't the Total Drama reality show - it's instead the real world to this universe where everything's more grounded. Think of it like the Audition Tapes for the first season as the tone and feel, just around Christmas, that's all.

• Second of all, not only will the voice actresses Sarah Podemski and Bryn McAuley reprise their roles as Sky and Amy obviously but it will flesh out their characters more with both Sky and Amy's flaws actually being called out by each other and we learn that Sky is a misguided, arrogant and hard-headed wannabe athlete that is too ambitious for her own good but she now wants to be a better person after what happened with Dave and still feels guilt over what she did to him while Amy is a ferociously jealous girl whose half of her life has been overshadowed by her sister Samey as she was favored more by her well-meaning parents and was liked by everyone else whereas she had a temper and was a bully to everyone, a manipulative one at that but deep down realizes she has immense guilt over her treatment of Samey.

• It also does a little expansion on the Total Drama universe, showing us the public view and side to it. It's revealed here that a vast majority of everyone thinks that TD is in fact a reality scripted series and that none of the crazy shit on it actually happens. It also shows us that two other related shows - 6teen and Stoked - AREN'T in fact in the same universe as Total Drama and instead are shows that exist WITHIN the Total Drama universe. Now what IS in the same universe as Total Drama is that on both Sky and Amy's phones, there will be a few easter eggs and references that heavily imply a retroactive shared universe with other media.

For example, when Sky is scrolling through her phone, she passes by an article on the whereabouts of the notorious 90s criminals Seth and Richie Gecko who've now been missing for years.

Another big thing is that it establishes a timeline and an alternate continuity....

It's shown in 'Tis The Season that TDI, TDA and TDWT all take place over the course of 2007 while TDROTI, TDAS, TDPI and TD:TRR all take place over the course of 2008 with this ending on December 24th and 25th of 2008.

Meanwhile, Chris is currently doing time in Federal Prison (again) with the network deciding against renewing a new season of Total Drama and a reboot, meaning that the recent two new reboot seasons are their own separate continuity set years after the original TDI where Wawanakwa Island never sank like it did at the end of All-Stars. This however is the original continuity.

• Now here's the big one without giving away a major spoiler and it's how the ending of 'Tis The Season will be:

It won't end very happily for Sky and Amy.

It basically ends on what I call a "horror anthology"-type of ending since most horror anthologies do this and the story here calls for it.

It's where there's always a moment of victory, a real genuine moment of victory where the characters either win or think that they've won where they I don't know - break the curse or solve the mystery or defeat the Sandman or whatever - in this case, beating the headless mannequins who turn out to be somewhat tragic figures but no spoilers on that....

Then there's an extra thing that immediately happens after that goes "Nope!".

So you, along with Sky and Amy, have a huge sense of "AAAAAAAH!" relief, "we did it".

Then something happens that goes "Uh-uh, no!".

However it makes sense for the story since while Sky and Amy did grow into way better people over the course of the special and are now an official lesbian couple, they still caused all of this through their actions. They made the wrong choices, they didn't do what they should've done and that of course led to repercussions so the unexpected bad ending is on them. They have no one to blame but themselves and themselves only.