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[rebelrainfall]

Too many AU ideas to ask, Rebelcaptain Surfer AU

Ok so the very first thing that I associate with surfing is always Surf's Up (2007) and since it is very, very late and I was deeply, deeply obsessed with that movie as a small child we're just gonna go a little bit unhinged and run with that as inspiration.

Are they penguins? Are they people? You decide.

Jyn learned to surf when she was very young from Saw coughbigzcough. She was a prodigy, but gave up surfing and vanished from the island where she grew up after his supposed drowning during a surf competition. She hasn't been back even once - until she turns up without explanation right before the memorial competition, ten years later

Cassian is a lifeguard, and one of the best surfers on the island besides. When Jyn returns she's immediately into him, but she keeps her distance and so does he. She knows she needs to work hard to get back her confidence on a board if she wants the slightest chance of getting into the competition, and he has his own shit to deal with.

They keep their distance, that is, until Cassian arrives to the remote beach he usually has to himself at dawn to find Jyn already there. She hasn't been surfing consistently since she was a teenager, and the water is rough. She's struggling, which makes her angry, which only makes her struggle more. After a particularly nasty spill Cassian ends up having to pull her out of the water and she wants to be even angrier at that but, well... fuck, he's hot. And ok, he did kinda save her life, maybe. And maybe he did have this beach first. She can put up with him. Just for a while.

They have fun together, those next couple of weeks, in and out of the water. They get each other, and neither denies the chemistry between them. But the competition is fast approaching, and they both have their own motives for competing that are far from simple, and those motives might not be entirely compatible...

This is so ridiculous lmao. Thank you for the ask!

[andorerso]

Okay, in terms of recs, I'm going to star with what I've written and I think my series It's you and me that starts with Hiding in Plain Sight would work. Pining and it starts pre-relationship. You might like one of my earliest fics which is a theater au called Not a Rom Com, Jyn POV.

oooh, thank you for the recs!!

[brynnmclean]

❤️ I also hope you're having lovely holidays or whatever you do during this time of year. I love having you on my dash.

Hi friend!!! It's so good to hear from you! I am having a pretty calm week which has been a rarity lately and thus very welcome. The holidays have so far been nice! I hope you are well!

For your ❤️, I want to admit that I have been out of the Rebelcaptain game for a while, so I am very thankful for the chance to catch up on your recent fics!!! The Michelin/Spy AU wasn't something I'd read before iirc, but boy do I love the concept of Spy!Jyn inadvertently crashing Restaurant Review!Cassian's dinner, what a way to meet!

Jyn took a cautious bite of the lamb before allowing herself a moment to enjoy the flavor. He wasn’t what she’d expected but he’d known the pass phrase. Her contacts weren’t usually so hospitable but they were meeting in a tourist heavy area. The lamb was delicious and everything seemed safe for now, so she had a sip of wine. Every few moments his brow would wrinkle as he considered her as if wanting to ask something but he didn’t. Instead he talked about the food, the sort of light conversation that fit in this restaurant. It clearly wasn’t secure enough for anything more in depth.

It's SO FUN that Cassian accidentally gives her the correct passphrase... and the way you wrote the different POVs was very skillful! Like, Jyn here noting that Cassian keeps talking about the food and interpreting that to mean that the location isn't secure instead of, oops this guy actually is just a food expert... Excellent!!!

I also love the fact that you made Jyn the spy!!! I'm catching up on the other fics for this now. :D

[ask me about fic quotes!]

[jyndor]

Happy Birthday! We've been in each other's tumblr orbits for a bit I think and I'm glad I finally followed you.

lol isn't it so something when you're like, oh wait we've been mutuals of mutuals for a while, might as well check them out finally 🤣 anyway I've loved following you too!

thanks for the kind words!

[pingou7]

Only 10 is much too cruel, but at least it wasn't the male characters I had to select!

Honorable mentions because I have restrained myself with extreme difficulty : Jyn Erso (SW), Wednesday Addams (The Addams family), Shireen Baratheon (Game of thrones / ASOIAF) and Amy March (Louisa May Alcott).

I've been tagged by @calimera62 (merci beaucoup marraine adorée !) tagging whomever wish to give ten favorite female characters from their fandoms. Perhaps @atthelamppost @thenewleeland @jellyfitzjelly @moonprincess92 @nael-opale @ibonekoen @nerdygirl2888 @oh-nostalgiaa would?

[andrea-lyn]

Thanks @stellarmeadow for the tag in this!

RULES: Post the first lines of your last 10 fics/chapters posted on AO3 and try to draw some conclusions: (The list of my latest is here)

The appeal of a story, in Armand’s opinion, is the ability to shape the narrative to fit the storyteller’s desires. 

“You owe me.”

You know what you should never give a former addict?

Here’s a tip from the great journalist Daniel Molloy (without having to pay for the Masterclass to learn) – always keep your sources close, because you never know when they’ll come in handy. 

“So tell us,” is the battle cry that kicks off every interview since the media frenzy began.

The topic of death is an imminent visitor swiftly after Daniel’s arrival to Dubai.

It starts as a hum.

The first petal in forty years arrives in a violent hacking fit, landing in a sink that costs more than Daniel’s first apartment.

There’s a boy outside the tea shop and Zuko is trying very hard not to look at him.

“What the fuck do you mean, you can’t come for dinner because you have to write an essay?”

The theme I'm getting is that I like to start a lot in media res, or throw people into the story in the middle with the best hook I can think of. I'm pretty proud of myself that there's nothing too run-on here (because that can be my downfall sometimes).

Tagging @bloodripelives @graygiantess @knoepfchen @atthelamppost @smilebackwards @earnmysong and anyone else who wants to analyze

[omgpurplefattie]

zero context WIP tag game

If you’re tagged, make a new post and share 1-2 (a few) sentences from your most recent unposted WIP(s) with zero context – Let your followers guess!

Thank you for the tag @yletylyf <3

“You think I’m doing my job dishonorably?” Fang Duobing fairly screeched. Li Lianhua opened one eye. What had he done to deserve this? It was after midnight, he had almost been asleep, but Xiaobao had insisted on pestering A-Fei to go with him tomorrow, and that was the result. There were two naked men in his bed, who had originally done their job very well, as naked men ought to under the circumstances, but instead of snuggling up to their HuaHua and dozing off with him, they were now sitting up, wide awake, and growing louder and louder as they argued.

I was tagged a few days ago, but back then I didn't have an active WIP. Now I do.

Tagging @busarewski @atthelamppost @starrose17 @eleanorfenyxwrites if you want to do it!

[incognitajones]

Thanks for the tag @fulcrumstardust @luciechat and @mosylufanfic!

RULES: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

“You have no idea what I’m capable of.”

This has been going around for a while so there may not be that many people left to tag, honestly! But if any of you want to join in, please do: @glorious-spoon @melyzard @delphiniumblooms @rebelrainfall @atthelamppost @bulllla @rain-sleet-snow and @ladytharen

[woahpip]

thank you for the tag @andorerso this is adorable!!!

decorate my tree

<3333333333333333

no pressure tagging: @ohmyoverland @polithicc @atthelamppost @darkpersonapeace

[rebelrainfall]

Dealing with snow is the worst especially when you're not at home. What's your favorite rebelcaptain Hoth trope or fic or art? All the cozy winter vibes to make up for the snow.

Also on Monday, I forgot how to start my car after digging it out of the snow and ended up not getting to work because it took AAA 4 hours plus to arrive. Then they arrived, I sat in my car to test it and started it and went oh god, I pressed the wrong pedal. New car plus first snow of the year somehow made me stupid. Snow is weird, I hope you can get home and cozy.

I just got home and did not, despite everything, freeze solid on the walk from the bus stop! (I was uh. Not dressed to be outside at 10pm in January in Canada). Rather annoyed at the experience but now at least I get to go to bed lol.

Hoth Tropes: I am a simple creature. Huddling for warmth makes me absolutely insane. That's probably my very favourite, in all of its many many variations, but I also really like fics/art where Jyn wears Cassian's jacket!

[andorerso]

thanks for the tag @luciechat <3 I always love to do this one

this is a general ranking but tbh sometimes specific tropes depend on the ship too. for example, I adore royalty AU in general but less for Rebelcaptain because I feel it doesn't suit them as much. I'd still read it, but I'd rank it lower for them specifically. also I'm picky but I can almost always be convinced for the right person and the right execution of the trope. 9 times out of 10, what you do with the trope matters a lot more than the trope itself. there are only a handful of hard nos I refuse to read (love triangle, unrequited love that doesn't ever turn requited, and unhappy ending that doesn't involve death).

tagging @moonprincess92 @atthelamppost @bartowskis @quarantineddreamer @jyndor anyone who hasn't been tagged and wants to do it!

edit: sorry I forgot to include the link, here is it!

[sleeplessant]

List 5 topics you can talk on for an hour without preparing any material.

I've been tagged by @toooldforthisbutstill (thanks <3) so here we go, in no particular order:

Hamsters, rats, mice, rabbits, chinchillas, hedgehogs, and guinea pigs care.

Scammers wilfully misunderstand quantum mechanics and relativity to sell you stupid products & crappy philosophy.

The sequel trilogy for Star Wars is a nightmare and I fully blame capitalism for it.

Maths are slaughtered at the high school level. It actually doesn't matter if you can perform summations quickly, or have the multiplication tables memorized up to 69, it really doesn't.

I hate purebred animals of company.

I tag @rifle-yes, @imsfire2, @guesswhowhere, @atthelamppost and @melyzard but only if you're up for it.

[imsfire2]

Last line tag game

Tagged by @cats-and-metersticks and @atthelamppost

These are the latest lines I've written in the current chapter (29) of "The City and the Sea". I am nowhere near the end of this saga, needless to say!

I can never think who to tag - who will be encouraged by it and who will feel pressured. I'll try @shewhoisneondaisies @melyzard @ruby-red-inky-blue @mosylufanfic @luciechat - but please ignore me if you don't want to take part, or aren't writing at the moment; likewise please feel free to take part if you want to, even if you aren't tagged!

Zeb starts to haul in the mainsail, and as the grimy sailcloth rises towards the yard arm, suddenly everyone on board can see Chirrut and Baze who until now have been half-hidden, sitting alone on the deckhouse roof.  There’s a collective gasp and then a swirl of ragged cheers, and exclamations; and all around Cassian, Jedhan voices begin to talk.

Not just a murmur here and there; he hears snatches of proper conversation, discussions starting.  The voices are intent, expressive, some of them even heated. 

For the first time, they sound like people who believe they are alive.

[pingou7]

The great @belphegor1982 had this on her blog and even if I wasn't tagged I loved the idea!

How does Pinterest see you? Search the categories: fashion, pantone, mood and food

I love everything! Everything fits (especially the flower tarts and color). Seems like Pinterest does know me.

Tagging whomever wish to do it, and perhaps @jellyfitzjelly @atthelamppost @ruby-red-inky-blue @moonprincess92 @ibonekoen @calimera62 and @nerdygirl2888. 7 is my number so there, but no pressure!

[andrea-lyn]

Joining the fun of doing this on the wrong day! thanks to @kaydeefalls for the tag!

Six Sentence Sunday Tuesday!

Here's the last six I wrote in my Outlander Time Traveller's Old Guard disaster of an opus, which will either become a single chapter or never finish. who knows!

Nicky should be happy to go home, but instead he feels like he wants to cry. It’s only been a few months and he’s found himself a new home that’s felt more comforting than anything he’s known for a very long time. “Do you not believe in it?” “Don’t get him started,” Quynh pleads. “If anything, our Yusuf believes in destiny a little too much.” “It brings us to the people we’re meant to be with,” Yusuf insists, and Nicky is glad for his fervent passion as he defends his belief, given that it melts away some of the despair he’s been carrying.

Tagging @knoepfchen @sulkybender @atthelamppost @smilebackwards and anyone else who's in a WIP!

[omgpurplefattie]

WIP Tag Game

Thanks for tagging me @eleanorfenyxwrites 😌

RULES: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

I don't have many unfinished WIPs as I just posted the last chapter of "Detoxify", and the latest work in the MLC Star Trek AU is also finished. I am moving into the next episode, though.

RV Lianhua Lou -- ep 04 pt 1

The World of the Morning After -- 00 Outline

Snuggling With Dead Things

Outline Krimi 30j. Krieg

City shorts -- Lao-Wen and A-Xu kissing

Last Rites

Passing this on to: @atthelamppost @sauron-kraut @pilferingapples @randomingoftherandomness @thornhands @three--rings