#at that fest i was working in summer '22

[wavernot4love]

hello i see ag 2morrow for the second show of boom done tour i am so excited

i haven't been to a show since thursday @ the end of january in typical northeast "no one, quite understandably, tours here in the winter" fashion & i very much need this i am so very much looking forward 2 it also this is gonna be a GREAT month 4 shows

[thisapplepielife]

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Hi! I'm Apple. I currently write for Stranger Things. The majority is Steddie, but I do branch out from time to time, and you'll probably also notice some Gareth-centric fics popping up from me these days.

Last updated: January 17, 2025.

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My hashtag #thisapplepielife: short fics gathers nearly every fic I post on Tumblr in one place. Short is relative, of course, but I've ended up using it for anything that isn't a long fic or series. There's gotta be 150+ standalone fics in there by now. With a lot of them not on ao3 at this time.

Note: As of 1/20/25 some of my fic tags are broken in some way that doesn't include all my fics anymore. Until I find the problem, they do work if searched on my blog, instead of all of tumblr, so I changed the links. If I ever get it corrected, I'll swap them back.

I've written a little connected end of the world universe set post-apocalypse. All those fics can be found in the end of the word au tag.

I also run the event blog @corrodedcoffinfest - if you'd like more Corroded Coffin fan works in your life, come join us!

Author's Self-Rec Fic: Tuesday's Gone With the Wind - this is my favorite thing I've written. So, if you wanna know what I'd tell you to read? It's that one.

(Some of my work is rated E, so please be mindful of ratings.)

I found myself way overdue for an updated masterlist, as my original one looks like I've only written three fics. So, here we go:

I've currently got three long fics all complete and ready to read in full. Tuesday's Gone With the Wind is my personal favorite, Take the Money and Run is my most popular and All Across the Universe is my most recent!

Tuesday's Gone With the Wind, Complete

Steddie, E, 184K, 9/9 Chapters (Read on AO3) Corroded Coffin's leased plane went down on June 13th, 1995 in the woods of Louisiana. Ten people on board died. Eddie Munson survived. Before he survived, he really lived.

Take the Money and Run, Complete

Steddie, E, 144K, 22/22 Chapters (Read on AO3) “Rules. Like, there’ll be no eating in my car. You’re not driving my car. No heavy metal,” Steve keeps listing, “you’re not picking up women and fucking them in m-” “I'll try to control myself,” Eddie interrupts with a quip, a smirk. Fucking girls in Steve’s car, or anywhere else for that matter, isn’t going to be an issue, unless something pretty fundamental shifts in him. Steve continues, completely ignoring Eddie, “You’ll wipe your feet. You’re not dragging dirt all over my car. No hitchhikers. No cutesy road games. No smoking in the car. I’m not paying for all the gas.” “Ass, gas or grass, got it,” Eddie says, like he's taking this very seriously. He is not taking this seriously. Or: Road trip!

All Across the Universe, Complete

Steddie, E, 135K, 16/16 Chapters (Read on AO3)

Steve Harrington knows this world isn't permanent. They never are. He blinks into existence, brand new and disoriented. He might not know where he is, or when, but he knows he's searching for something, for someone, as he's called on and on, all across the universe. He always finds him. Eddie.

I've got two series so far, and they can be found below:

Wildflowers...and All the Rest, Complete

15/15, Various Ratings, 151K, (Read on AO3)

Wildflowers is a companion series to Tuesday's Gone With the Wind, but with a focus on Gareth. So, I'd recommend reading Tuesday's first, to get all the context needed for this series. But if you like Gareth, especially if you enjoyed the version of him I explored in Tuesday's, than this might be for you. (Steddie also features.) It's some of my favorite work of mine, to date.

Jagged Little Pill, Complete

2/2, M, 26K, (Read on AO3)

My first foray into writing for Stranger Things and Steddie! Set in the 90s. Eddie runs, and Steve and the kids decide to find him using El's powers.

First part from Steve's POV and the second is from Eddie's.

No Sign of (Goddamn, Motherfucking) Soulmates, Complete

2/2, E, 5K, (Read on AO3)

I actually got assigned the prompt "soulmates" on both of my Christmas and New Year's bingo cards. Instead of trying to double-up, I decided to just make them companion pieces.

First part from Steve's POV and the second is from Eddie's POV.

Naughty and Nice: The Adventures of Krampus & Santa, Complete

2/2, E, 5.2K, (Read on AO3)

I actually got assigned the prompts "Krampus" & "Santa" on my Christmas bingo card. So, this was the only logical path that I had to go down, lol.

My one shots that are a little bit longer than a 1000-ish word ficlet:

Steddie:

No Loose Ends, E, 6.5k, ao3 or tumblr

Never Not Mine, E, 3.2k, ao3 or tumblr

Secret Santa, E, 6k, ao3 or tumblr

Permanent 99, E, 2.8k, ao3 or tumblr

Oh, He Wants, E, 4.6k, ao3 or tumblr

Ready For It, E, 2.5k, tumblr

Of Wolf and Man, E, 5.5k, ao3 or tumblr

Vigilante Shit, E, 7.7k, ao3 or tumblr

Men Are All Lining Up, to Put Me on a Pedestal, E, 8k, ao3 or tumblr

You, Me & A Christmas Tree, E, 1.7k, tumblr

King Steve, M, 9.9k, ao3 or tumblr

If You Only Believe, M, 4.9k, ao3 or tumblr

Let the Boy Be Merry, M, 3.3k, ao3 or tumblr

Yours For The Weekend, M, 8.3k, ao3 or tumblr

Gravity Always Wins, M, 6.4k, ao3 or tumblr

Tip Your Driver, T, 4.1k, ao3 or tumblr

Different Lessons, T, 3.3k, ao3 or tumblr

I'm An Island, But You're An Ocean, T, 2.2k, tumblr

Can't Miss Us, T, 1.9k, tumblr

Bats in the Belfry, T, 2.4k, tumblr

Sometimes Dreams Change, T, 4,9k, ao3 or tumblr

Fool Me Twice, I'll Bring You Down, T, 3k, tumblr

Novel Movements, T, 2.7k, ao3 or tumblr

When I Think About Seventeen, T, 2.8k, ao3 or tumblr

Others:

Firing on All Cylinders, T, 3k, tumblr (Jeff & Goodie, Corroded Coffin, Set in Tuesday's verse)

Save It For a Rainy Day, T, 1.9k, tumblr (Wayne, childhood Steddie)

Set Sail on Your Ocean Of Flavor, T, 2.5k, tumblr (Chrissy, Eddie, Steve, Robin)

You Hear That?, T, 3.8k, tumblr (Robin, Corroded Coffin, Pre-Steddie, The Party)

And I run the event @corrodedcoffinfest that is currently hosting pop-up events. If you'd like to join, please come on over there!

The current event is the Good Fortune pop-up scheduled for January 1st, 2025.

After writing Tuesday's, Gareth wormed his way into my brain. Since then, he's been featured quite often in my fics. Here are some of those things:

Tuesday's Gone With the Wind, E, 184k

Wildflowers...and all the Rest, E, 151k

Paint It, Black, M, 1k

No Loose Ends, E, 6.5k

One Nap at a Time, T, 2k

Bang Dem Sticks, T, <1k

Corroded Coffin Fest - in general, but specifically:

You Win Some, You Lose Some, E, 1k

Louisiana Rain, E, 1k

Got You Good, Kid, T, 1k

You Love Me, Now Act Like It, M, 1k

Oh My, Good Lord, T, 1k

Room 1015 - Gareth, E, 1k

It Was His Year, M, 1k

Headlines, M, 1k

Zipper, M, 1k

I'm Done, T, 1k

These Keys?, T, 1k

Just Have to Feel It, T, 1k

I've ran out of links so this is what cut, lol.

I made a Gareth fanvid for a Corroded Coffin Fest pop-up event.

[daisynik7]

The Takada-Chan Mall Concert

Pairing: Aoi Todo x f!reader

Rating: Mature

Word Count: ~2.1k

cw: explicit language, suggestive dialogue, switching POVs (reader is in 2nd person, Todo is in 3rd)

Summary: Your first ever Takada-Chan concert doesn't go as planned.

Author's Notes: Hello everybody, here's the first chapter! Just a few background details - Todo is 22, already graduated from Kyoto Jujutsu High, and is working as a full-fledged Jujutsu Sorcerer. Reader is also 22, graduated from university, taking the summer off before starting work in the fall. Likes, reblogs, and/or comments are always appreciated, thank you for reading!

Masterlist | Next Chapter

The day has finally arrived: Your very first Takada-Chan concert! You’ve been dreaming of this ever since you started following the pop idol a few years ago, during the start of university. Although some would consider you a relatively new fan, your love and dedication to the Tall Idol is unmatched, you’re sure of it. You know her favorite food (goatfish), her favorite drink (room temperature sake), her favorite color (black), her blood type (AB negative)…The list goes on and on. 

It’s the summer before you officially start your big girl job in the fall. College has kicked your ass the past 4 years, so you treat yourself with a well-deserved summer break. Now, you have the next three months to attend every possible Takada event near you, starting with this concert. She’s hosting a very exclusive performance at the mall in her hometown, which is conveniently only 15 minutes away from you. Tickets sold out online within minutes, but you managed to snag two for you and your best friend, Sara, who only agreed to go with you to keep you company. She understands that these types of events can be…well, as she puts it bluntly:

“A sausage-fest.”

She stares at you with her arms crossed as you pack your bag with binoculars and a mini sign with Takada’s face on it. “Ugh, binoculars? Really? The concert is in a mall, you’ll see her just fine!”

“You never know! I just want to be prepared.”

“I still don’t get why you’re so obsessed with this woman,” Sara says, rolling her eyes. “It’s not like you’re in love with her or anything.”

You smile at your friend. “I know, but she’s just so cool. I love her confidence! And her music is so catchy, even you can’t deny that.”

She rolls her eyes again, chuckling. “Yeah okay, her music is pretty good. But I don’t think you’re fully prepared for how much of a sausage-fest this is gonna be.”

“I don’t care. No man is getting in my way today. Us girls are going to stick together. Women supporting women!”

‘Yeah yeah, I’m still bringing my brass knuckles though.”

~~~

The day has finally arrived: Todo’s first Takada-Chan concert of the summer. He’s been to 9 concerts already, including the 4 he’s imagined in his head. There’s no doubt in his mind that it’s going to be the best one yet.

He bought an extra ticket for his bestie and brother, Yuji Itadori, who’s currently at the mall, saving a spot for him while he finishes getting ready. He inspects himself in the mirror, flexing his biceps smiling, very satisfied with his appearance. With one more quick armpit check, he heads out. At the mall, there’s already dozens of people surrounding the windows, trying to sneak a peek inside. “Ha, you dweebs didn’t get tickets in time,” Todo says smugly, waving his tickets in everyone’s face while he goes through the entrance.

The mall is packed with people waiting for the pop idol’s performance. He finds the area where the stage is and scans the crowd until he spots spiky pink hair near the front. “Brother!” he yells, making his way through the sea of people effortlessly, getting a few shouts of protest from some smaller randoms.

Yuji looks up from his phone, greeting him with a smile. “Hey Todo! Man, it’s packed! Didn’t think this many people liked Takada-Chan.”

“Brother, don’t say something so stupid like that again. Of course a lot of people like Takada-Chan.” He slaps Yuji’s back hard, causing the shorter boy to stumble forward slightly.

“Geez, okay, I get it! When is this thing supposed to start, anyways? I’m meeting Kugisaki to go shopping.”

Todo scrolls through his phone, checking Twitter. “Takada-Chan tweeted 20 minutes ago that she’s on her way. Look at her, so adorable.” He shows him his phone, playing a video of the idol doing her signature Taka-Tan Beam, gazing at it lovingly.

Yuji laughs. “Okay, well, I’m gonna go now before this thing gets too crazy. See ya!” He squeezes himself through the crowd as Todo continues to admire Takada’s video on repeat.

~~~

You walk back to the stage area, two corn dogs in hand, when your phone buzzes, displaying a text from Sara. We’ve got a problem.

Your heart sinks as you speed walk faster through the mall, simultaneously stress-eating the food in your grip. It’s only been 10 minutes since you offered to get food for you and Sara while waiting for the concert to begin. What kind of disastrous complication could have occurred in this miniscule amount of time?! 

You approach the concert area, the hoard bigger and louder compared to when you left. Sara is near the front of the stage, so you push your way in, stepping through until you hit a wall.

Wait, it’s not a wall.

It’s a person. A very tall and muscular man.

Ah, the problem.

He doesn’t even flinch when you run headfirst into his back, like he didn’t feel it. You rub your forehead, turn your head to face Sara on your left, smirking. “Looks like you literally ran into our problem.”

You’re furious. This guy is MASSIVE. He’s got a least a foot on you, height-wise. But he’s also ripped with muscles. You can’t see above him or around him. All you see is his back muscles. It doesn’t help that the entire audience is packed like sardines, so tight you can’t move to either side of him for a better view. "What happened?” you ask, panicked. “This guy wasn't here before.” You hand a corn dog to Sara, grimacing at the man before you.

"I guess the pink haired dude in front of us saved this guy's spot." She points the corn dog towards him, whispering, “Should I stick my brass knuckles in him? Maybe that will get him to move.”

Naturally, being afraid of confrontation and violence, you respond, "No, no. You’ll get in trouble for that. Let me just talk to him, I guess.”

Sara munches on her treat while you clear your throat, reaching up to poke his shoulder, with no response. You poke a little harder this time and still nothing.

“He’s like a fucking brick wall or something,” you mutter to Sara, who only giggles. With a closed fist, you pound on his back, as if knocking on a door, a very beefy, sturdy door. Finally, he cranes his neck to face you, eyebrows raised.

“Um, hello. Do you think you can move a little? You’re blocking our view.”

This guy doesn’t even have the audacity to turn his body around. He just peers over his shoulder, saying, “Nope,” facing forward again, completely disregarding you.

“So you’re just going to block our view the whole time?” you remark, annoyed. 

He scoffs, still not looking at you. “Not my problem.”

Who is this fucking jerk?!

From the corner of your eye, you notice Sara brandishing her brass knuckles, ready to pounce. You shield her with your arm, stopping her. “Don’t. Let’s just wait and see what happens when Takada-Chan comes out.” You feel like you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. Literally.

A few minutes pass and the crowd around you starts screaming in excitement. Takada-Chan must be walking on stage now, though you wouldn’t know because this guy’s back is taking up your entire view. The rest of the fans are so squished together that you’re practically nose-to-back with this guy. Luckily, he has no body odor; he actually smells quite nice.

“Can you see anything?” you ask Sara.

“Yeah, she’s on stage now. She’s just waving to the crowd as her mic gets set up.”

“What is she wearing?”

“A red and white baseball tee with flared jeans that has jewels on the side,” Sara answers.

You pout. “Ugh, she’s so cool! If only I could see her!”

“Let’s switch spots, c’mon.” Sara tries to move behind you as you shift to your left. Music plays and Takada-Chan starts singing her current smash hit “Love Gem”, which you are absolutely obsessed with. Now in a position to actually see your favorite idol, you retrieve the Takada sign out of your bag, ready to enjoy the concert. Before you can, the jerk in front of you begins swaying side-to-side in time with the music, singing loudly, and badly. Every time he swings to the left, your view gets obscured again. You shoot a look to Sara, who just laughs at your misfortune. 

You try your best to appreciate the rest of the performance, getting glimpses of the pop idol whenever the swaying moron moves out the way. When it’s over, Takada-Chan delivers her signature Taka-Tan Beam, resulting in shrieks of glee from the audience. The boulder in front of you yells, “I love you, Takada-Chan! It’s me, Aoi Todo! Your future husband!” He waves his arms back and forth, vying for her attention.

As you wait for the crowd to disperse, you shout to Sara, “As if Takada-Chan will ever marry an idiot like that.”

All of a sudden, he turns around to face you. He’s more massive and menacing from the front. The most noticeable feature about him is the huge scar running down the left side of his face. A tiny corner of your brain wonders what the story behind that is. “What did you call me?” he growls.

Shit. You didn’t think he could hear you. He’s a jerk anyways, so no need to be nice. “I called you an idiot, idiot,” you sneer, with the smuggest grin.

He glares at you. “I’ll have you know that I have an IQ of 530,000. You normies could never compare.” His voice is dripping with arrogance and cockiness, it makes your blood boil.

“Normies? You some kind of god or something?”

“Heh, you could call me god-like, I suppose,” he winks at you, smirking.

You roll your eyes, hard. “Charming. Well, I hope you had fun getting ignored by your 'future wife'. Thanks to you, I didn’t even get to see her since your ginormous body was blocking me the entire time!” You’re seething now. Sara stands beside you, wide eyed but enjoying the show. If there was popcorn, she would be stuffing her face with it right now.

“It’s not my fault you couldn’t save yourself a better spot. Maybe next time, plan better. If you are a true Takada fan, you would do whatever it takes. That’s why I’m the superior Takada-Chan fan.” Both his thumbs point towards himself, puffing out his chest.

“Please, you think you’re the superior fan? Don’t make me laugh.”

“I’ve known her since middle school, so yeah, I think that makes me the biggest fan!”

“I doubt that, you’re probably making this up!”

“I’m not! She rejected me in middle school, but I know she’ll come around in a few years once she retires! Then we’ll finally be together!”

This guy is truly delusional. “You think Takada-Chan will ever marry someone like you? Get real!”

You're both going at it like a tennis match, Sara's eyes darting back and forth between the two contenders.

“Don’t tell me you’re in love with Takada-Chan too? I will crush you if you get in my way!” he yells.

“I’m not in love with her, I admire her! I aspire to be her!”

“Ha, don’t make me laugh. You’ll never be like Takada-Chan, shorty.”

“I’m not talking about her looks; I’m talking about her personality!”

“Well, it doesn’t look like you have much going on there either!”

“Asshole!”

“Loser!”

“Okay you two, stop!” Sara intervenes, physically placing herself in between you and the ogre. “As much fun as it is to see you both go ballistic at each other, people are starting to stare. Now break it up.”

Your face is so hot, you feel steam coming out of your ears. What a fucking asshole.

He looks at Sara and tells her, “You better control your girl. She shouldn’t be messing with someone like me.”

“Oh, is that a threat? Come at me, I will fuck you up!” You’re ready to throw hands at this fucking prick until Sara restrains you, letting him walk away, chuckling.

“You have seriously got to calm down. Don’t let a dick like him get to you,” Sara says, still holding you back.

All you do is grunt at her. Who does this moron think he is to talk to people like that? As you make your way towards the exit of the mall, you hope with all your Takada filled heart that you never have to run into that guy ever again.

[koskela-knights]

Finnish names in AW 2 - Answers

I decided to put all answers together in 1 post

OG post:

I was wondering if some of these Finnish versions of names found in YY and beyond are also actual names commonly used in Finnish and/or if they have (different) meanings in Finnish. Like I remember something about Kesä have smth to do with ice cream. Or maybe it really isn’t that deep but I’m curious nonetheless Alan Wake -> Alén Veikko Zane -> Seine Watery -> Huotari (Here I also wonder, did Watery already get mentioned in Alan Wake 1? I cant remember. If not, I wonder if they chose the Finnish name first and if coincidentally, they realized they it somewhat sounds like Watery) Barbara Jagger -> Baba Jakala

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@thechibi

Water was mentioned in AW1! Pat Maine mentions it on the radio, that's where Moose Fest is and he talks about how it's a rival to DeerFest (which is of course, better!)

@omena-perkele

oh oh I have some answers, though rather minimal and meaningless, but answers nonetheless!!! all the Finnish names used in AW2 are actual names that have actual meanings or people who have them as names. I looked at how common these names are in Finland, tried to find meanings and areas they appear in. tbh I do think that the names were chosen primarily based on the way they sound to make them similar to the character's English names lol

Aleksi Kesä: this one is easy. Aleksi is just the Finnish equivalent of Alex, Kesä is literally the word for summer! it's also an actual surname, though incredibly rare (all sources saying there's currently only 22 people alive who have it).

Veikko Alén: I love how they chose to swap Alan's first and last names to make it easier to match phonetically in Finnish. Veikko means brother, which I think is interesting considering the character of Veikko Alén is played by Thomas Seine and Thomas means twin. Alén is a much more common surname than Kesä (654 people), but I could not find what it means. it seems to be most common in south and west Finland.

Seine: another very rare surname (28 people) and another one I could not find a meaning for... I swore there was a place called "Seinen saari" (isle of Seine) in a Finnish book I once read for school but I can't find anything about it online and I'd have to get my hands on the book somehow to check.. sadly I don't remember the title.

Huotari: wait, is Watery actually translated as Huotari? I don't remember seeing it other than the well and the name of the brothers. kinda embarrassing if I've completely missed that. also I do think it Watery was at least mentioned in AW1. anyway! Huotari is a pretty common surname (3767 people) most common in the Kainuu area. I don't live there or close to it but funny thing, I worked a summer job at a graveyard in eastern Finland and there were quite a few headstones with the name Huotari. Huotari means "gift of god"

Baba Jakala: this one is interesting to me, especially the first name. Baba is so rare that the only data on it shows that there has consistently been 0 or less than 5 people named that for the last century. so basically nobody is named that. Jakala is also another rare surname (25 people) that I could not find a meaning for. I do think that this name was chosen for her purely for it sounding similar to Baba Yaga.

idk why I went down this rabbit hole, it's 5am now lol

@thotpants

The association with ice cream is probably just from your unfortunate exposure to Finnblr. Jäätelökesä (ice cream summer) is a generic marketing term (lifted from an old song) that often gets used in association with the nightmare ice cream flavors we come up with.

My best guess for Seine is that they just couldn't come up with anything even resembling Zane and used the name of the French river. Unlike a lot of other exotoponyms in Finnish it's just used as-is since it conforms to Finnish vowel harmony.

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Thanks again people for adding your insights on the matter 👏🏽🙏🙏

Always feel free to add new comments

[tfrarepairing]

RARE PAIRING FEST 2023!

GREETINGS GENTLEBEINGS!! AFTER THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF OUR PREVIOUS EVENTS, THE TRANSFORMERS RARE PAIRING COMMUNITY IS PLEASED TO PRESENT:

RARE PAIRING FEST 2023!!

Rare Pairing Fest is a now-annual event we host, with the goal of getting more of our favorite Transformers rare pair content out into the universe! Like many other fandom prompt fests, this is going to be a “we give the prompt, you bring the pairing” fest. Create more of what you (or you two closest friends, lol) want to see in the universe!

This year’s event will run from October 15-28, 2023! There will be 28 prompts (two for each day) with seasonal themes. This year, to spice it up, we’ll also have a bonus “sub-theme” for each week that you can work in if you like.  Not doing so won’t affect whether or not you get participation banners, it’s just a fun extra challenge. 

The prompt list is broken down by day, and posted below. You create your work and then post to Twitter, Tumblr, Dreamwidth and/or Pillowfort on the correct day. All participants will get a participation graphic, and anyone who makes a fill for all 14 days will get a special prize! There are no minimums or maximums for this event and ALL content types are accepted (including photos & hand crafts!) Also, all ratings are accepted, but please tag appropriately! And don’t forget the #2023TFRarePairingFest tag! ALSO, if you’re participating in another event (Inktober, LLFest, etc) please feel free to double dip your pieces! (No one has enough time in the day to create two or three or more pieces and Mod eerian will never expect you to! OCtober is the only event this doesn’t apply to, alas, since TF Rare Pairing only deals in canon characters.) 

Now, the prompts:

Week One Bonus Theme: Minibots

October 15: The Matrix // Underworld

October 16:  Hurricane // Nothing But Blue Skies

October 17:  Trust // Failure

October 18:  I Want to Know What Love Is // Falling Away From Me

October 19:  Dancing // On the Couch/Sofa

October 20:  Afterlife // No Time Like the Present

October 21:  Worth Saving Me // Broken Wings

Week Two Bonus Theme: Praxian Crystal

October 22:  Crisp Fall Air // Summer’s Last Heat

October 23:  A Day in Town // A Night in the Country

October 24:  Insects // Animal

October 25:  Stuffed Toys // Tables and Chairs

October 26:  Break Up, Make Up // For All Eternity

October 27:  Ghost Town // Raining Life

October 28: End of the Road // Starting for Home

(Prompt graphic by hours_gone_by)

[outerwilds-events]

We're delighted to announce that this year Campfire Fest will be a spring event! That's because the new summer event will run the entire summer (exact dates to be determined).

[medusapelagia]

Other events: General, Rare Pairs, Character Centered Events - March Update

Last but not least... these are all the other events I know of!

Stranger Things Reverse Big Bang @strangerthingsreversebigbang Posting season has begun! Here is the AO3 collection where all the amazing writers will post their entries inspired by the beautiful art that the artists made!

Stobin month 2024 March 2024 This event is on Twitter and here are all the 31 prompts!

Stranger Things Big Bang (@strangerthingsbigbang) The authors sign up closes on March 15 but the Artist sign up is open till May 11! Event info

Billy Hargrove Big Bang (@billyhargrovebigbang) Sign-Ups Open: March 29 Writer Sign-Ups Close: April 29 Artist Sign-Ups Close: June 22 Event info

Rare Pair Roulette (@st-rarepair-roulette) Signs up are closed and the posting season starts on the 1st of April!

Stranger Things Sapphic Mini Bang ( @sapphicstevents) Sign Up Opens Authors: 1 April - 30 April Artists: 1 April - 14 June Here the interest form Event info

Stranger Things Femslash (@strangerthingsfemslash) 3-7 April Event info

A Stranger Summer (@astrangersummer) Get ready for some weekly prompts through the months of May, June, July, and August! Event info

Prompts list

BUCKLEWAY APPRECIATION WEEK Do you think it was a pity that Robin and Heather never got time together on screen? Here is your occasion to make it happen! Run from MAY 19 - 25 Event info

Eddie Munson Big Bang (@eddiemunsonbigbang) It’s still a bit early but get ready to sign up to the most metal Big Band ever! Sign ups open on July 1st, 2024 and close on September 9th, 2024 Event info

Corroded Coffin Fest (@corrodedcoffinfest) This even will take place from July 1st thru July 31st but there are going to be three warm up events! APRIL 15TH - TAXED MAY 15TH - GET A JOB JUNE 15TH - BAND ON THE RUN Event Info

Metal Sandwich Bingo (@metalsandwichbingo) The bingo will take place 1 Oct - 31 Dec, 2024, more info closer to the event! Event Info

Hawkins microfic (@hawkinsmicrofic) It's still a work in progress, but get ready to challenge yourself with a prompt and a defined number of words. Event info

Steve Harrington Big Bang (@steveharringtonbigbang) We will have to wait a bit because it was postponed to 2025 but I'm sure the wait will be worth it!

As always feel free to reblog and add other events!

[devilrose]

2024 Wrap Up

Rules: it’s time to love yourselves! Choose your 5 (or so) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought to the world in 2024. Tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

Tagged by @babyblueetbaemonster, thank you!

I will tag @ritabuuk @meishali @runawaycarouselhorse @elavoria @samu-art-kingdom and whoever I forgot that wants to do this, just go ahead

Just five... I'll just go in my folders and pick some things without thinking too much about it, okay?!

Dark Prince Satan, attended by bats (see post ->)

It's just fucking awesome. I printed this one in A3 as a display piece for conventions, but you know what? I think I'll frame it, even.

The Gifts of Darkness - Chapter 22, page 10 (see on comic site ->)

I'll pick this one to exemplify the scene of the comic where they're in the forest, and in general all the work I did this year on TGOD.

Vivec (Mirror) (see post ->)

This one instead exemplifies my participation in the TES summer fest :) as soon as I read the prompt I knew what I wanted to do, and I really made this one like an arrow, all in the same evening.

The cyborgize.it revamp (see it on website ->)

I also don't want to forget that this year I revamped my art site from a short selection-portfolio to a complete archive of all my art. Currently 2014 pictures. Not a small feat...

Dyshana (see post ->)

I guess exemplifying all the stuff I've been making in Infinite Painter on the phone lately?

Well, happy new year!

[so-scarlett-maroon]

Getting to know you - Tag Game

Thanks for tagging me @sniperjade

Three ships: Dramione obviously, Panville (Pansy and Neville), NottPot (Theo and Harry)

First ship: Dramione. I read every enemies to lovers and rivals to lovers trad pub. book that I could get my hands on so soon enough my TikTok algorithm was like "Have you tried Dramione?"

Last Song: "Cruel Summer" Taylor Swift

Last Movie: I basically don't watch movies ever, I am a tv girl at heart. However, I went to the theater recently because I had to see the Barbie movie. It was Glorious.

Currently Reading: "You Do It for Me" by @zeebee3

Currently Watching: Series 15 of Taskmaster (Full episodes are on youtube for my fellow Americans) and Heartstopper

Last thing I wrote: I wrote something for the upcoming Pumpkin Spice Fest, but it's not revealed until Oct. 22 so that's all I can say for now.

Currently writing: "From the Depths" it is a coworkers Enemies to Lovers mystery. I have really just begun writing it, so it probably won't come out for a while. But I have an amazing pair of betas for it:

Fawkes_in_sox and Astateofinelegance so check out their work in the meantime!

Ok. I am going to tag @zeebee3 @cr0ftisprocrastinating @onebedtorulethemall

[likemmmcookies]

13, 22, & 24 for the end of the year asks 😁

CJ!!!

13. How was your birthday this year?

I genuinely don't remember what I did (I've never been a big birthday person). So, good? I think? I usually do a joint celebration with my dad, whose birthday is a few days before mine, and all family get togethers are stressful as hell. I hope past-Cookies did something enjoyable on the actual day of

22. Favorite place you visited this year?

I got this ask twice, so I'm picking my other favorite place :) I'm shocking myself as I say this, but Indianapolis. One of my best friends moved there this summer for work and I went to visit them. Their diy art & music scene could not be more different from where I live. I'm envious of all the niche punk community spaces they've carved out in different parts of the city: a horror themed coffee shop, punk comic book stores, a metal bar with a vhs collection you can checkout (like a mini blockbuster!), a goth bar that doubled as a laundromat, soo many micro film fests. It was glorious. We had to drive 20 minutes to get to any corner of the city and not a single person I talked to was happy to be living in indiana, but that made it all the more fascinating. I hope the people there are proud of the spaces they've built.

24. Did you keep any new year's resolutions?

Literally last night I was thinking about this - I can't even remember if I wrote any. I should hunt down my journal from jan 2024...

[thecouchsofa]

📚NaNovember Stats 2024 (Month in Review)🌻

Total words written: ❗52,470 words ❗

No. of days written on: ❗22/30 days❗

No. of days used for editing: 1/30 days

Most productive week: November 1-7, with 15,201 words written

Most productive day: Sunday the 24th - 6,428 words written

Fics worked on: 7, including:

TTPD server gift fic (completed, ready for editing)

AAF/Something in the Orange (Drarry, currently stands at 40k total and est. 60% complete)

Dronarry fest (yee haw 🤠)

Bottomianos PWP (Capri, completed and ready for editing)

Hand and finger kink PWP parts 1, 2, and 3 (Drarry, parts 1 & 2 completed and ready for editing, part 3 in progress)

Favourite fic written this month: SiTO 🧡

Longest Fic written this month: SiTO - 19.5k of my monthly word count was towards that fic

Fics posted this month: 1:

Give/Take (Will/James - Dark Rise) (2k, E)

Thoughts: NaNo done, dusted, and fucking obliterated - I completed my 50k goal a week early and cruised to another few k's of additions. My progress was very consistent throughout the month (see graph below); my smallest writing week was still 11k! I got stuck into a WiP that I've been adding to on and off for the better part of a year and I'm getting pumped to finish it. Hopefully I'll send it to the editing basket next month, but who knows - my estimates of fic word counts are so far off that they're never in the same ballpark as the end total. If this fic goes over 80k someone needs to come to my house and throw water on me.

December's new name is Editcember; a cursed moniker for a cursed month. Aside from editing the five things I completed during NaNo, hopefully I'll finish writing the fic mentioned above. The plan is also to get stuck into my Seer Laurent WiP but I'm banning myself from that doc until SiTO is done (mainly because I'll need to do a reread of Capri for worldbuilding purposes and I refuse to let the Drarry fixation shift until this fucking fic is done. It's been sitting there for too long and it's taking up brain space)

December goal: 40,000 words - summer is here baby ☀️🌻🌇

⭐ Total word count for 2024 so far: 364,682 words ⭐

[dramioneasks]

Looking for something like Dark Water & Dying Eyebrights by bex-chan please.

Post-Hogwarts/war, bump into each other in the Muggle world. Bonus if memory loss included. Thank you!

Snakes and Daffodils - KEvergreen - M, 17 chapters - Walking into a decently respectable tattoo parlor in the middle of muggle London, the last person Hermione Granger expected to see was Draco Malfoy. Especially speaking, he had been declared missing, and presumed dead, for the past couple years. A story in which Draco Malfoy runs away from the wizarding world, and becomes a muggle tattoo artist. Stranger things have happened.

Of Cats, Artists and Small Towns - CosmicCthulhu - T, 2 chapters - After the war, Draco moves into a small quaint muggle village – with nothing but his art supplies and the scars he gathered through the years – hoping to find some inner peace. And maybe he’d be able to do just that if it wasn’t for a pesky orange cat and a beautiful muse that refused to leave his mind.

The Rest of Their Lives By: smuggled-muggle - M, 15 chapters -Voldemort’s defeated and now they’ve got the future to look forward to. Hermione’s happily ever after doesn’t happen as she had planned, and Draco refuses to live the life planned for him.

A House in the Country -  BoredRavenvlaw620 - T, 12 chapters - “That’s it, just no. I’ve done my duty to the Wizarding world. I gave up my childhood, I gave up my dreams, and for what… a tiny cubicle in which I put the Ministry stamp on endless permits. No more. I quit. Effective immediately. I think you’ll find I have ample vacation saved up. I’ll owl human resources on where they can send my check.” She spent her childhood fighting a war she didn’t start. Now life is passing her by. What will she find when she makes choices not based off expectation?

Love Blooms by HCB123 - M, 7 chapters - Every valentines day, Hermione visits her local Muggle plant shop. Who should she bump into but the one and only Draco Malfoy. Warning: starts tame - gets steamy nearer the end.

Live like common people - blue_string_pudding - M, 22 chapters - Less than a year after the battle of Hogwarts Draco Malfoy disappeared.6 years later, Hermione finds him again in South London having completely abandoned the wizarding world. But he’s not the boy she remembers: Long hair and covered in tattoos, he appears to have developed a penchant for drugs and heavy metal music. And why on earth is h

e running a muggle bicycle shop?

Turning Tides - In_Dreams - M, 9 chapters - Desperate for a change of pace following the end of the war, Hermione leaves London for a distant seaside town. There she stumbles upon Draco Malfoy, alone and seeking a fresh start. Written for Strictly Dramione’s Summer Lovin’ Fest 2018.

All the Pretty Colours - Snapes_Godess - E, 14 chapters - Hermione Granger thought that leaving the magical world was the answer to her mental health crisis. She left her work, her friends, part of her very soul behind in search of healing. It wasn’t until a face from her past strolled into her life and disrupted her solitude that she began to see that she didn’t need to fight alone.

Magic in the Muggle World By: NJ Coffee Queen - T, 23 chapters - On a case in muggle London, Hermione runs into the last person she ever expected to see.

-Lisa

[wavernot4love]

ag rochester show update ,,,,,, the epic crossover finally happened!!!!

finally was able 2 tell homie how much of a positive impact his music/shows have had on my life these past couple years ,,,, also my extremely random lore of how all this came to be (aka that fest i worked summer '22 and how all the shows stemmed from there) ,,,,, and we talked about how fun the show and crowd was 2nite. i won't go into detail too much because that feels kinda weird idk dawg it was our thing i guess yknow but man i am so happy i finally got 2 tell him these things about his tunes that mean so much to me!!!!

dropping our pic we took after this thingy because even though i redacted my face (oh my this is like impending gloom 2.0) i still feel a bit self conscious about posting things with Me in them anywhere idk dude but it makes me happy so here we are

[argisthebulwark]

19, 20 & 22? 👀

these are awesome and I want to tag all of my friends in all of them!!! tag game

19. Give kudos to someone who leaves great comments @lagia goes crazy in the comments of everything I post on Tumblr and I LOVE seeing her in my notifs every time @daedrabait 1000% is the reason I've posted anything on AO3 this year. Probably the reason I've written anything through all the writers block. His comments and DMs are literally the fuel that makes my brain create. @skyrim-forever always has the kindest, most heart warming comments whenever I post. Seriously, seeing them makes my day without fail. Honestly this community is so awesome about comments and screaming in tags that I could tag every person who interacts with me regularly.

20. Give kudos to someone who is a devoted fan (either of your own works or others’) @miraakswhore and @somethingscarlet13 are probably the main supporters I had before my blog got somewhat big. When I had like 100 followers I could count on them to make me feel supported and like someone actually cared that I was writing - and I still can!! They've been instrumental in my writing and growing comfortable with sharing my work. I don't like calling anyone 'fans' of me but they've definitely stuck with me.

22. Give kudos to someone who deserves recognition for their contributions to the fandom (event mod, server mod, creator of rec lists, etc.) @incorrectskyrimquotes and @skyrim-said-that blessed us with polls that, through all the discourse, really were the most active I think I've ever seen Tesblr. Everyone was so engaged, and I gotta thank them for putting up with the less than positive messages. @thana-topsy and @crysdrawsthings are both such skilled, incredible artists. Their art never fails to impress and inspire me. and all the mods of @tes-summer-fest!!! I love seeing what comes out of this event and love that they get the community together in such a creative, positive way.

[thisapplepielife]

Monthly Word Count Wrap-Up

July 2024

This was a super busy month, with Corroded Coffin Fest (@corrodedcoffinfest) running all month long. I'm so grateful to everyone that participated! You all rock!

I took a flying leap through Steddie Week, because I'd missed the announcement and only had a week to get my shit together, lol.

I worked on 13 different projects this month, for a total of 31,279 words. And the 500 words a day streak is still alive. Though I had two nights in a row that I was just hammering away after 11pm.

I averaged 1,009.00 words a day this month.

And for the yearly average, I'm slightly down from last month, now at 1120.50 words per day.

What I Posted This Month:

pressed. (For Steddie Micro, M, 111 Words)

One Little Mistake (For A Stranger Summer Week #10, T, 791 Words)

The Remnants (For A Stranger Summer Week #11, T, 898 Words)

Feels Like Karma (For A Stranger Summer Week #12, T, 483 Words)

If He Wanted To, He Would (For Steddie Song Fics, T, 2000 Words)

Pretty Amazing (For Steddie Micro, M, 1,111 Words)

Cat Distribution System (For A Stranger Summer Week #13, T, 587 Words)

All Across the Universe (Chapter 16, E, 1740 Words)

Steddie Week (Total Words: 8,124)

Day 01: All Hours (T, 1125 Words) Day 02: Waiting on You (T, 448 Words) Day 03: Long Long Time (T, 1050 Words) Day 04: Seen Nothing, Heard Nothing (T, 833 Words) Day 05: Can't Miss Us. (T, 1979 Words) Day 06: Not Enough to Not Know Better (E, 1189 Words) Day 07: Reach Out and Touch Someone (T, 1500 Words)

Corroded Coffin Fest (Total Words: 38,000)

Day 01: Scout's Honor (E, 1000 Words) Day 01: Full Throttle (E, 1000 Words) Day 02: Bandmates Wanted (T, 1000 Words) Day 03: Do You Play? (T, 1000 Words) Day 04: Who's Counting? (T, 1000 Words) Day 05: I'm Done (T, 1000 Words) Day 06: The First, and the Last (T, 1000 Words) Day 07: Tonight Isn't The Night (T, 1000 Words) Day 08: Luck of the Draw (T, 1000 Words) Day 09: Just Have To Feel It (T, 1000 Words) Day 10: Let's Hear it For the Boy (T, 1000 Words) Day 11: Pretty Goddamn Metal (M, 1000 Words) Day 12: Zipper (M, 1000 Words) Day 13: Living the Dream (E, 1000 Words) Day 14: Getaway Car (M, 1000 Words) Day 15: Got You Good Kid (T, 1000 Words) Day 16: Headlines (M, 1000 Words) Day 17: Stayin' Alive (T, 1000 Words) Day 18: Charles III (T, 1000 Words) Day 19: Sweet Talkin' Lola (T, 1000 Words) Day 20: Louisiana Rain (E, 1000 Words) Day 21: It Was His Year (M, 1000 Words) Day 22: Rough and Rowdy Ways (T, 1000 Words) Day 22: Settle For This (E, 1000 Words) Day 23: Room 1011 - Eddie (E, 1000 Words) Day 23: Room 1013 - Goodie (E, 1000 Words) Day 23: Room 1015 - Gareth (E, 1000 Words) Day 23: Room 1017 - Jeff (E, 1000 Words) Day 23: Herding Cats (M, 1000 Words) Day 24: If It Makes You Happy (T, 1000 Words) Day 25: Oh My, Good Lord (T, 1000 Words) Day 26: Choose Your Own Adventure (M, 1000 Words) Day 27: You Love Me, Now Act Like It (M, 1000 Words) Day 28: You Win Some, You Lose Some (E, 1000 Words) Day 29: All For Naught (T, 1000 Words) Day 30: Eddeth (T, 1000 Words) Day 31: Reading Between the Lines (T, 1000 Words)

That was a lot of posting this month. 😬

That's my toxic trait, wanting to participate in everything, haha.

[chaoskiro]

Summer podfic wrap-up

We are now well into September and over this summer I have diverted some of my podfic attention away from my podfic of Vertical Limit to make some podfics for various fests and to try some different things out, and here is what I ended up making this summer (sorted by when I made them):

Beard Burn (12 minutes) a multivoice Check Please! podfic based on FightMeImSmall's amazing story. Featuring a very heated discussion on the SMH bus leading to Dex coming out to the team.

This is a project I have wanted to do for ages, but I really wanted to make it multivoice so I hesitated. I ended up just asking if anyone was interested in participating on a podficcing discord server and so many people joined!! I will be forever grateful to all the people who read lines for this and I was blown away by their performances every time I got a new person's lines sent to me. It was my second ever podfic after Vertical Limit and since this is a very different tone I actually ended up having to record the narration twice, because my first run sounded way too somber for this very fun and a little bit silly fic.

shall i compare thee to a summer's day? (22 minutes) another Check Please! podfic based on dairaliz' (@schitthappens) sweet story. Featuring a very pining Dex on a farmer's market with an equally pining Nursey to match.

This one was made for the Madisonandmore ficfest and it was my first try at adding intro and outro music to fic, something I will definitely do again, but also something I would like to get better at. It was also the first ficfest I participated in which led to me having a bunch of technical issues which were thankfully resolved along the way.

The Way My Heart Bleeds (54 minutes) a Batman podfic of egg_thief's (@thief-of-eggs) story, made for DevilWithABirdDress as part of Summer podfic swap. Featuring Damian as Robin who gets hurt on patrol and gets patched up by Dick.

I looked through a lot of Damian & Dick centered stories before I landed on making this one (I actually got permission to podfic another one as well, which I might just do someday), but this one just hit the spot: It is just the most perfect Hurt/Comfort and I really love reading Damian (Though he always ends up sounding vaguely British, which I can't really explain). It also features some very important headcanons on the batfam's opinions on the Barbie movies, which is always a bonus.

Pay Attention to Me (33 minutes) an A3! podfic of Dokuhan's story, made as part of pod_together. Featuring Chikage who ISN'T jealous when Sakuya and Tasuku start spending more time together (and definitely doesn't have a crush on Sakuya).

This one was a fun one as it was made for pod_together and I thus worked with Dokuhan on this one. It was very fun getting some sparring on my readings of things and thus get some insight on the thought behind different lines. I often, when podficcing, sit and argue with myself on how to read a certain line/what emotion to convey with it etc. and to be able to discuss that with the one who wrote it was very fun.

All in all I am very happy to have expanded my podficcing scope this summer and I currently have two projects I have recorded stuff for on my computer that aren't published (one of them I started in may or something, but am currently still a little scared of, and the other is what I'm focused on at the moment), aside from Vertical Limit of course which I am still steadily working on and will probably have another chapter out soon because I am literally only missing like 30 minutes of editing time which isn't that much compared to the time it takes to make these.

It has been so fun making these and I hope they brought some other people joy as well!!