#author reaction

[overlyenthusiasticfictionreader]

Finally getting my act together and reblogging this :)

It has been delightful to see this post crossing my dash this week, surprising me every time because I'm not in the reblog chain yet XD. Definitely a pick-me-up everytime it happens!

I was contacted late last year for permission to typeset my silly baby robots story for a fanbinding. I was somewhat aware of fanbinding and have an admiration of the art of bookbinding in general, so I happily gave my blessing. Hey, if someone likes my writing enough to commit an act of craftwork about it, I say full steam ahead. In my opinion it's the highest honor a work of fanfiction can receive.

Fast forward to now. @catspawbindery has gifted me this gorgeous tome.

Y'all.

Sweet shiny Primus is this thing gorgeous.

Just look at the quality and care that went into this. It's so well made and wonderful to hold.

I had (am still having, when spacetime allows) so much fun writing this series, despite/because-of its cracky premise, and seeing it manifest as a physical object is delightfully surreal. I'm going to find a prominent place to display it in the room where I do most of my writing so it can spur me on. Hopefully someday right next to it will be the first hardcover of Scoundrel.

(Don't worry, she is a very gentle pup and no damage occurred.)

Amyda, it's beautiful. Thank you so much. I can't stop grinning.

[shrugsinchinese]

The Bone That Has No Marrow by @augentrust

Shadowgast with an incredible premise/plot twist, spot on m9 characterization, absolutely scrumptious angst/comfort

jaw drop inspired rearranged my brain cells y’all go read

[s-h-a-s-e]

a cup of Mabel Juice might just fix me

[roseserpentpress]

Omg thank you!! I'm super happy you find it gorgeous! It goes well for a very lovely story you've written :)

Comments and fic links below! (PS: click to see not crap quality photos/videos)

First finished ficbind for 2024, and first that I actually tried my hand at gold leafing (compared to previous use of gold inking). The gilding uses a hand-painted on glue and then the gold sheet overload and rubbed off; since the glue is put down not flat it adds a bit of texture to it, much like embroidery which I found cool. The design was based off a old cover design which I altered slightly to fit for the title of the book; been wanting to use one of the designs for a very long time now so rather chuffed to use one this time round, and (generally) well please with the typesetting. I actually painted the cover all in one long day with one piece running in the background during the holidays, lol. Two photos below are WIP photos and one including one of my su-purr-visors on my very cluttered desk. He's since passed due to being hit by a car, so the photos of him supervising me for this fanbind is something special to me.

The book itself contains mainly the Trigun vashwood fic Trillium and Ivy and upon remembering that there's a few other shorter stories involved, it became an impromptu anthology of the series. So overall it contains:

Trillium and Ivy (E, 80k)

Nick Wolfwood is the new director of Conrad-Chapel Funeral Home in May City, located across the street from Saverem Greenhouse & Landscaping. Over time, the owner, Vash, gets to know Nick and introduces him to the rest of the neighborhood, including local busybodies and married feminist bookshop owners Meryl and Milly. Vash and Nick are inexorably drawn to each other until they have to start admitting their feelings.

But Vash's brother, co-owner of the garden center, hasn't left his past as far behind as the twins had hoped when they started their lives over in May.

Raise a Glass to the Turnings of the Season (G, 7k)

A collection of small ficlets set in the universe of Trillium and Ivy, a modern AU in which Wolfwood runs a funeral home across the street from Vash and Knives' garden center.

Regarding the subjects of hospital visits, body image issues, adoption, laundry, and more.

I've seen all the demons that you've got (T, 8k)

The Hollywood-glam-slash-mad-scientist meet cute is going perfectly well, thank you. Except for all the anxiety, loneliness, insomnia, nightmares, body dysmorphia, identity struggles, poor communication, stalkers, arson, kidnapping, drugs, and concussions.

Other than those things... Knives might actually be onto a good thing in his life for once.

[A brief look into Knives' experience during Trillium and Ivy, a modern AU in which Wolfwood runs a funeral home across the street from Vash and Knives' garden center.]

[mikichko]

141 x white reader recs? 👉🏻👈🏻

Hi nonnie 😊

I'm not going to lie, this ask bewildered me a bit! I wasn't sure if you were being serious or not since this fandom is basically 90% white. Going by those numbers I'd assume there's a plethora of white content for you to enjoy, love.

I can't imagine that an ask for recommendations of an demographic that isn't typically featured in reader inserts would stir you up so much. Right?

Regardless, I do truly love to talk about my favorite writers so here is a list of writers (in addition to the previously mentioned) whose work I absolutely adore.

In no particular order:

🍂 Early

Starting off strong with the individual that sucked me into this black hole of a fandom. I absolutely love Early's writing style and their focus on fat readers. I reread a ton of their works constantly! Currently The Space in Between is what I read at the gym when I'm doing my hot girl walk 🥰🥰 Ensnared me with this Current Fave: The Space In Between

🍂 PFHWrites

Following it up with the second cod blog I ever followed, give it up for P! I absolutely adore P's works and the thought that he puts into the creechurs 🐈 (P patented term) in his works. Writes incredible pieces for transmasc!readers that I absolutely adore Ensnared me with: No clue actually! I just think of P as this entity that one day appeared on my tumblr dash and whose work I've been in love with for ages (tbh it was probably porn but...) Current Fave: Binders and Boyfriends

🍂 glossysoap

Glossy, my beloved Soap worshiper in arms 💕 Glossy has an incredible knack for writing that's amplified by her vibrant personality and how much she uplifts other writers in the community. I adore her to death and am so glad we have such a great writer like her in the fandom Ensnared me with: Bloody Shame (kyle fuckers rejoice) Current fave: Pushing Boundaries

🍂 kyletogaz

Our wonderful beautiful Jess 🥰💕 Resident Kyle and F1 enthusiast I have suuuch a fun time reading Jess' works (even when she is emotionally destroying me ;-;) I have her post notifications on so I don't miss a single work :') Ensnared me with: Simon fixing your attitude Current fave: Sharing is Caring

🍂 swordsandholly

Holly's Cherry Bomb 🍒 series has me by the goddamn neck right now! I am actively choking as I type this out because of how fucking good it is. Her depictions of Simon in 'Double Date - Double Down' solidified me as a fan from the beginning Ensnared me with: Double Date - Double Down Current fave: Cherry Bomb

🍂 stellewriites

Stelle's wonderful personality shines through so brightly that when I followed her I didn't even realize she wrote. When the cognizant part of my brain finally kicked in and I finally realized she was a writer I berated myself for not reading her work earlier. So happy that I stumbled upon her and her work 💞💖 Ensnared me with: Amazing personality <3 Current fave: Choices Made in Anger

🍂 syoddeye

Sy is another writer who I just cannot remember how I came across them! Honestly, someone else probably reblogged one of their works and I fell in love with their writing style. Whoever it was I am immensely thankful. Sy makes works that are so marvelous my brain gets more wrinkly every time I read something of theirs ❣ Ensnared me with: It's a black box I'm so sorry Current fave: The Lift (this is lowkey my motivator before the gym)

🍂 dragonnarrative-writes

Dragon's works have got me foaming at the mouth. Another creator who I have no clue how their works came onto my timeline but all I know is that I am so thankful. Every one of their works is a treat akin to indulging in something ridiculously delicious. 💘 Ensnared me with: Autumn Embers Current fave: Autumn Embers (particularly Part 3A ;))

🍂 indigosunsetao3

Indigo was actually recommended to me under a post lamenting the lack of Alex Keller works! And boy am I glad she was because the way she writes about Alex Keller makes me rattle at the bars of my enclosure for this white man. Absolutely amazing content that I am so happy to have been told about her! 💓 Ensnared me with: Older CIA Alex Keller Current fave: Move In Day (Alex Keller fuckers rejoice)

I am missing so so so many incredibly writers who I adore as well but because of time constraints I didn't have time to include them. Honestly, I'll probably just keep adding this list and using it as a rec list!

This fandom has been blessed with so many folks who create marvelous pieces for readers across the spectrum. We're fortunate that writers have cultivated such an accepting space 💕

[squorttle-pox]

A message from an AO3 author to fanfiction readers:

If you leave a comment on my work, then I love you.

If you go through my account leaving comments on all my works and every chapter that I update, then I love you.

You will never be annoying. You will never be the exception. I will never not love someone appreciating my work.

If you leave kudos, then I love you.

If you just read my fic, and don't interact, then I love you.

If you scroll past my works and never read them, then I STILL love you.

We are a community, we love each other.

Let's stop forgetting that.

[g0at0ad]

some skills shenanigans from my fic

[overlyenthusiasticfictionreader]

❤️

Behold! @overlyenthusiasticfictionreader recently did a binding of my fanfic Toy Soldiers and sent me a copy (cat for scale).

I love that bookbinding has become a thing in fandom, and I love seeing the books people produce, so it's especially delightful to see one of mine being bound and to receive a copy. It came very nicely wrapped and was so tiny and cool -- it's so neat to me that the binding information is included, and that this is one of those hobbies where people share that kind of thing to help each other out and document the work they've done.

Amyda has a post about the binding process here, and a post on AO3 here; I'll be reblogging the tumblr post separately in a bit. Thank you again!

[ID: Four images; the first shows a wrapped package, sealed with wax and tied with rainbow ribbon, sitting on my kitchen table; the next image shows it resting on a Captain America blanket next to Dearborn the tortie, who is crouched and sniffing it (she was fascinated). The third shows the book unwrapped, a small red volume with Toy Soldiers stamped in gold on the cover, which also features fireworks on it. The fourth image is a close up of the book, still on the Cap blanket, showing off the cover.]

[disco-dancing-in-the-desert]

[foxcort]

i think it would’ve been better if rhysand hiding his wings chafed a bit. like his body prefers to have them out and that hiding them goes against what’s natural to him. but he does it as a way to ‘fit in’ with the rest of High Fae society who would probably not take him seriously or treat him as lesser if he showed up to a meeting with his wings out. i think it would humanize, for lack of a better word, him if he had moments around feyre or the ic where he lets his wings out and it’s a relief to, instead of using them as a scaring tactic or a display of strength.

[celestial-sphere-press]

ahhhh I'm happy it made it to you safe, and that you love it!! I had a great time making this binding for these stories that are very near and dear to my heart. (and yessss success (happy) crying IS the goal omg)

(reblogging here bc it's the fanbinding sideblog)

@desmothene DID A FAN BINDING OF GRAD VULCAN AND SENT ME A COPY AND SCREEEEEEAAAAAAM ITS SO BEAUTIFUL????? I KIND OF CRIED A LITTLE?????? AAAAAHHHHHHH

[crestfallenyh]

𖥨 masterlist

hello! welcome to the compilation of all my work so far. as you can see, i mostly write with a focus on yunho (you guessed it, my ult) as it tends to feel more natural for me, but with time i will also upload stories focused on other members as well. feedback is always well appreciated, enjoy! :)

kim hongjoong

𖥨 8:23 AM

timestamp. slice of life. purely fluff. gender neutral reader.

park seonghwa

jeong yunho

𖥨 22:46 PM

timestamp. best friends to lovers dynamic. slice of life. slightly suggestive. gender neutral reader.

𖥨 22:32 PM

timestamp. slice of life. smut with minimal plot. female reader. in a nutshell, boyfriend yunho asking to record your bedroom life before going away in a month-long trip.

𖥨 02:52 AM

timestamp. slice of life. lots of fluff with a hint of angst. best friends who are in love with each other dynamic. bff yunho taking care of reader, who caught a nasty cold.

𖥨 better this way

breakup au. angst and hurt with no comfort. slice of life. trying to numb the pain after a breakup is never the answer, much less when you know most of it wasn't anyone's fault but yours. this is how yunho deals with the aftermath after months without you.

𖥨 new light

slice of life. mainly smut with a tinge of fluff. sweet boyfriend yunho figuring out what his partner craves in their intimate life. appropriate tags and content warnings posted.

kang yeosang

choi san

song mingi

jung wooyoung

𖥨 23:08 PM

timestamp. slice of life. smut with no plot. afab reader though non use of gendered terms.

choi jongho

group scenarios, headcanons, etc.

𖥨 ateez and breath play headcanons

𖥨 ateez members when their s/o asks them to stay/not to go in their sleep

𖥨 series: alchemy of the soul

[anachilles]

chapt 9; whiskey neat, coffee black 🚒🥃

When they both turned to fix their gazes on him at the exact same time, the same pair of stormy blue eyes glared back and for a moment the familiarity was eerie, but thankfully fleeting. Stood next to each other, the physical similarities were unmissable. A thread flowing between them in the colour of their eyes, their willowy frames, and set of their eyebrows when they furrowed in displeasure. But at the same time, if he’d simply passed James Cleven on the street he wouldn’t have looked twice or noticed it at all. “No, unlike some people here I do actually work for a living and pay my own bills.” Whatever mirth the older man’s smile contained before quickly melted away. “You think you’re better than me.” It was a statement, not a question. A statement Gale didn’t deny.

-> read here on AO3! <-

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[leviackermanscleaningbuddy]

And once again, I bring you something so Mafia!Minho coded that I want to scream.

[pastelpinkillustrator]

To anyone who hasn't seen the Black Diamond meme, I envy your innocence :')

(Don't click this tiktok link if you want to stay innocent)

[woefulstar]

sometimes id read a marauders fanfic with Indian james and wish i didn't understand hindi