#baby's first fanvid!!!!

[flouncysinatra]

Fell in Love with a Girl | 10 Things I Hate About You | Kat/Patrick | also on ao3 here

[thefutureiswhat]

I've dreamed of making this video for three years, and I finally did it.

[serpercival]

Jesus on the Telephone - A M*A*S*H Fanvid

You ever hear a song that so fundamentally changes your brain chemistry that you enter a fugue state and learn an entirely new skill?

[nightspires]

nancy & ace | youth

my eyes are damp from the words you left ringing in my head, when you broke my chest

[gyunikum]

Never let me down (again) // Paddy x Eoin

SAS Rogue Heroes

[suddenrundown]

ed & stede | that's the way it is

youtube

[ephemeramedia]

Hannibal (2013-2015)/NFWMB-Hozier

[panlight]

have you ever noticed that bella's montage of happy thoughts/memories she shows edward at the end of breaking dawn (at least in the book) skips over the entirety of new moon and eclipse? almost like...... none of that was ever supposed to happen........

Oooh, yeah, good catch!

Some of the memories were not clear – dim human memories, seen through weak eyes and heard through weak ears: the first time I'd seen his face… the way it felt when he'd held me in the meadow… the sound of his voice through the darkness of my faltering consciousness when he'd saved me from James… his face as he waited under a canopy of flowers to marry me… every precious moment from the island… his cold hands touching our baby through my skin… And the sharp memories, perfectly recalled: his face when I'd opened my eyes to my new life, to the endless dawn of immortality… that first kiss… that first night…

And like, sure. No one was having a Good Time in New Moon and you can probably handwave it as her not wanting to accidently dredge up something ~unpleasant for her E/B Fanvid. But Eclipse? When he proposed? The infamous leg hitch scene? That stuff didn't make the cut?

Just further evidence, I think, of how the books were written out of order. Any of this stuff could be from Forever Dawn since it's just the wedding, the honeymoon, and pregnancy. It's entirely possible she wrote this part before she wrote New Moon and Eclipse and never changed it.

[dotthings]

Finally!!! Some light and hope returns to S7. Made it through the Casless stretch to 7.17.

Some thoughts on Dean and Cas:

Dean's quest to save Sam leads him back to Cas. The mysterious breeze (we know who that is) shows Dean the taxidermy guy's card, and he tells Dean about Emanuel.

"Screw Cas" -- because Cas knocked down Sam's wall and then abandoned them, by dying, or so Dean thought, so Dean's still angry and hurt. Trying not to care, but he still cares

Oh the staring when they are face to face again. Dean cannot seem to stop staring at Cas. That's not me being poetic with a headcanon exaggeration, that's what's on the screen, I didn't make the rules.

Dean watches Daphne and Emanuel a little bit like how Cas watched Dean and Anna kiss. Less furtive. But the open-eyed wounded baby seal longing sense of wonder on Dean's face is stabbing me in the heart.

"What's your issue" -- how much time do you have Emanuel? Okay, in simple terms, Sam needs help. But the things Dean doesn't say is you!! you are my issue I loved you and you betrayed me and then died and I'm not okay I didn't want to lose you and I'm still mad but glad to see you again and I'm a mess and I've been angry grieving, that's my freakin' issue!!!

The golden-amber light washing over Dean and Emanuel's faces in the car. Light washing over Dean with Cas's return, first invented in S7.

Dean's treading carefully. He wants Cas back, he also doesn't want to disturb Emanuel's peace. And Dean's still upset and hurt and angry and not over it but also he's glad to see Cas again. Dean's going through it. And Dean can open up to Emanuel in ways he's not ready to with Cas. "You're angry...he betrayed you." "Yeah, well, he's gone....I used to be able to just shake this stuff off. You know. Whatever it was. Might take me some time but I always could. What Cas did--I just can't, I don't know why." YES I WONDER WHY THAT IS WHY DOES IT MATTER WHY DOES IT CUT SO DEEP "Well, it doesn't matter why." "Of course it matters." "No. You're not a machine, Dean. You're human." THERE IT IS. After a series of characters telling Dean to suck it up and deal, Emanuel is the one who looks at him and sees Dean's vulnerability and humanity and says it's okay. Some part of Cas is Emanuel, even if he has amnesia, it's instinct, it's things Cas wouldn't be able to open up and say, not at this point, but that he believes. Cas sees Dean even if he doesn't know himself right now.

"Now picture Crowley with his hands on harmless little amnesia Cas" -- soooo interesting how Meg tries to play Dean's worry for Cas into inveigling what she wants. She knows some things.

Dean's pissed at the idea of Meg using Emanuel and turning him back into "an angel sized weapon." He wants to do this carefully. He needs Emanuel to fix Sam, but he doesn't want Cas harmed or his peace shattered. This is Dean trying to let Cas rake leaves.

Dean also seems incredibly annoyed by Meg sidling up to Emanuel and trying to flirt. Protective. Jealous even.

"You just met yourself. I've known you for years." The way that's worded. Dean doesn't just say "I already knew you." He says for years. They've been through a lot. It's like Dean is feeling all of it.

Dean is finally persuaded, for Sam's sake, to let Emanuel break out the angel mojo, but he's reluctant. Knowing what this could do to Cas, the pain he'll experience if his memories return.

That SPN used Turn Into Earth by the Yardbirds, which was the band who became Led Zeppelin, for a music video montage of Cas's memories returning, where Dean is prominently featured in 98% of the images. ACTUAL THINGS SPN CANON DID. Making a Destiel fanvid and stuck it in an episode. Okay.

Where did Dean's anger fly off to? "If you remember then you know you did the best you could at the time." He doesn't think Cas is a bad guy. "Don't defend me." -- Cas has always taken responsibility for his screw ups. Always. And takes a lot on himself to atone. That is how the character has been and he's like that all the way through. And he comes back to fix it.

Dean pulling Cas's trenchcoat out of the trunk of the junker of the week and handing it to Cas. Dean kept it!!!! He didn't just stick it in storage, he moved it from junker to junker, for months, keeping the last piece of Cas Dean had left with him and Sam. The ep that aired isn't even as sentimental as the cut scene--the dialogue we saw in a promo "something in me always knew you'd come back"--yet it's unhinged enough as it is!!!!

"I should never have broken your wall, Sam. I'm here to make it right." Cas always tries to make it right.

Dean doesn't know what's going on as Cas walks over to Sam, and asks "Cas, what are you doing" a bit alarmed. Dean wanted Cas to fix Sam, and they both at first Cas could with just a touch to rebuild the wall, but the wall's crumbled. And there's only one way--for Cas to absorb Sam's Lucifer hallucination. It's Cas's decision, and it's done before Dean can even try to stop it. While Dean of course is glad Sam is okay--that's not how Dean wanted to get there.

At the time it seemed a bit cold that Sam and Dean parked mentally ill Cas at the asylum and left--we'd only just gotten Cas back on the show and he gets shoved off screen again. But there are contractual things--Misha was signed for a 4 ep arc. Looking at it in-story, Dean says he's worried they can't protect Cas, with all that's out there, between Crowley's demons and the leviathans, and Dean says they should leave Cas where he's safe. Watched over by one of their former enemies--but Meg is the only resource they've got who can do it and she's at least playing at being an ally and she does seem to like Cas. It's again Dean's version of letting Cas rake leaves, keeping him safe.

[randomfoggytiger]

Forever amazed by the amount of content you have created for the fandom in what feels like such a short amount of time! Thank you for helping keep this show alive!! What are the analyses/fics/lists that you are most proud of/pleased with that you've done?

Thank you! That compliment means the world. :DDDD

Couldn't pick one, but tried to keep things simple.

FIC LISTS

One doesn't stand apart from the rest, but Fics That Deserve More Comments (Part I)-- and Fics That Deserve More Comments (Part II) and Fics That Deserve More Comments (Part III) and Fics that Deserve More Comments (Part IV)-- is my favorite conceit.

FICS

I'll never forget the outpouring of love for my first fic Son of Egypt, so that is definitely on the list. Runner up is "The Dead Are Everywhere, Scully"; but I'm unutterably proud of both.

I also treasure all of my Fictober Wrap Up and Eight Nights of Mulder Master List fics (except the last one for 8NoM.)

Chariots of Fire  makes me chuckle.

The Bill Scully POV fics were a way to flex the nuances of his character. (They can be found through the Bill Scully POV tag.)

Fics outta my comfort zone that I'm proud of: "Kids Today, Huh?", The Hospital Where You Slept, and "I Know You. It’s What I Do."

META

I'm most proud of All IVF Roads Lead Away from The Unnatural and to Millennium, Fire and False Romance, Ice and Love, and How Scully Taught Mulder to Hug because they got the most traction.

In love with? Today: 1. "Proving" Mulder Knew He Was the Father of Scully's Baby, 2. Scully Is the Conduit Conductor and Mulder Is the Dancer, 3. Mulder Is a Brooder; and Scully Is His Concluder, 4. One Son: An Intense, One-Shot Analysis of “You’re Making This Personal”, 5. Never Again: An Intensive Essay and 6. The Mulder Family In-Depth. Also: anything Season 8 or Arcadia.

XF MUSICALS/FANVIDS

These are my passion projects, I admit.

TINH: Scully’s Solo, S2 Abduction: Mulder’s Torment, Drivin’ Right Along, CSM and Diana: The Riddle, and Milagro: Hellfire have my heart.

Others that make me equally proud: 1. Syzygy: Everything You Can Do I Can Do Better, 2. Mulder and Samantha: Miracle of Miracles, 3. Amor Fati: If I Never Knew You, 4. The Mulders: Sunrise, Sunset, 5. Monday: There’s Always Tomorrow, and 6. Memento Mori: I Bring You a Song.

PERSONALITY TYPING

I'm super, duper proud of MULDER, The Spooky INTP and SCULLY, The Enigmatic ISTJ (which I then applied to Mulder and Scully: Love and Touch for INTPs/ISTJs, and an analysis of One Son-- Part I and Part II-- and Never Again.)

OFF-SHOOTS

My "live-blog" reacts to Return to Me (from the POV of Someone Averse to RomComs) and IWTB (Losing My Mind) crack me up.

Did a few Personality Typing posts for Hank Moody and other movies (Return to Me, Bringing Up Baby, and What Happens Later.)

Lastly, David Duchovny’s Face: an Aesthetics Study got me hooked on exploring fashion-- Seasonal Color analysis, body types, essences, etc.-- through the lens of David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. (You can find those posts through the randomfashiontiger tag.)

CONCLUSION

Thank you for making me feel special this weekend~. :))))))

[tellmewhatyouc]

Happy Fandoween! My porch light is ON 🦇

I have general non-fandom treats as well as treats for NU: carnival, One Piece, and Generation Loss!

If you'd like to trick or treat on my blog, send me an ask off-anon (or a DM) that says 'trick or treat' or some variation thereof. You do not have to be following me to participate!

I have a few different treat options, so please add an emoji to your message to specify which one you want! If you'd like more than one treat, you're welcome to return to my doorstep the following day until the event is over. My porch light may go off depending on how busy things are, but it'll be on some time the following day 🌙

General

🎶 A spooky playlist

Some spooky/Halloween favorites from yours truly. Available through Spotify and YouTube.

🐈 A picture of my cat

Exactly what it says above. His name is Merlin and he is a little baby

Fandom-specific

🏴‍☠️ One Piece

You'll receive 3 random Halloween-themed icons!

💎 NU: carnival

You'll receive 3 random icons + a character playlist! Some icons are Halloween-themed, some are more general.

If you'd like a particular character within your icons, let me know and I'll make sure they're in the mix.

📺 Generation Loss

You'll receive a link to my first fanvid! It contains clips from all of TSE so be warned, blood and horror and spoilers ahead 👍

[arsenalgbt]

#anyone interested to hear my agenda?

a david raya agenda? hi hello yes I am here 👀

oh???? what a popular demand!!!!! here goes:

he's cute

and it's not ez to get MY stamp of cute approval ya feel me. unlike nelli and willo my baby darling, David raya's cutiefulness didn't smack me me right away okay?

listen, with all the shitshows Mikel orchestrating around sidelining Aaron and David starting over him last season......... with how MY gunnerinnas openly being passive aggressive with him (yes, I saw y'all lol) - I keep my observation to maself. him keeping clean sheets? aight. him saving fc porto penalties? aight!

in fact, he seemed... boring. lack of distinctive personalities. to me.

BUT THEN

his answer to henry's "league title or champions league?" aka his deadpan, confident "both" and his "the whot?" in his Bri'ish accent when asked about Nando's bukayo saka sauce. BEST BELIEVE!!

then

gunnerinnas starting to appreciate him. giffing him. commenting that he looks like a kitty. like a kitten playing with a ball and I JUST SEE IT? LIKE

OH WOW YES HE'S A KITTY

he's cute yo????????

he's a big nerd apparently, an otaku. I think he has some Naruto custom necklaces? his dog's name is goku.

he let his ability on the pitch did the talking for him last season. Aaron recently revealed David texted him first regarding the news of his move to soton. ya feel me?

naturally, my thoughts progressed to some RPF agenda. before him being a kitty was the only truth, I wrote him as an Alpha actually probably plotting to snatch omega pack Martin away from Aaron LMAO

now?

now he's a bottom

the end :D

BONUS:

my tags lol

what was I gonna confess damn?????

THE FANVID

u can't tell me he wasn't on his TIPPY TOES

5. once prompted pushed screamed at, I will write them:

hi jurrien's face card!

YEAH!! TALK TO ME TWO RAYA ANONS AND KT ANON IKTR!!!

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, October 26th - Sunday, October 27th

Buffy: You also might wanna avoid words like 'amenable' and 'indecorous', y'know. Speak English, not whatever they speak in, um... Giles: England? Buffy: Yeah. You just say, 'Hey, I got a thing, you maybe have a thing, maybe we could have a thing.' Giles: (sarcastically) Oh, thank you, Cyrano.

~~Some Assembly Required~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

New Year’s Tradition by veronyxk84 (Buffy, Dawn, PG-13)

Тосканский медовый месяц by B_E_S (Buffy/Angel, M, in Russian)

Awake And Unafraid by carryingstarlightinherwake (Buffy & Giles, G)

PARTY PREP by KNZ1 (Dawn, Joyce, Buffy, Mature, author used an Underage warning but there is no sexual activity)

The Sound of Silence by Joan963z (Buffy/Spike, not rated (death warning))

enchanted to meet you by untiljanuary (Buffy/Spike, M)

Dead Serious by prose-for-hire (Giles x male!Ghost!reader, not rated)

Tricked by Maxine Eden (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Twisted Leash by The Danish Bird (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Lovesick Weirdos by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

A bouquet of flowers for Valentine's Day by Miss Kitty (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Welcome Home - Chapter 1 by GiftoftheOHenry (Angel & Connor, ensemble, not rated)

Potential Friend: Season Two - Chapter 1 by srmcd1 (Jesse, ensemble, Amy/Jesse, canon relationships, T)

A Man in Shadow - Chapter 1 by zabjade (Buffy, Spike, T)

The Prophecy - Chapter 1-2 by bookxish (Buffy/Angel, Explicit)

Time to Heal (4) by spuffybaby (Buffy/Spike, not rated)

Always, Ch. 1 by by Spikelover4ever (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Sketches: Connor time by artsying-ifer (worksafe)

SPUFFY + text posts by clarkgriffon (Buffy/Spike, some NSFW text)

Icons from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) by nostalgc (Movie Buffy, worksafe)

Manips: I don’t want to be buried in a pet sematary by spyder-baby (Buffy, worksafe, death)

Mood board: Buffy Summers & the Vampires She Took Home by tenderjock (Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

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Collage and video rec: Favorite vampire/non-vampire dynamic by veronyxk84 (Spike & Joyce, worksafe)

Collage: Favorite vampire fashion/style by veronyxk84 (Drusilla, worksafe)

Cosplay: “No weapons, no friends, no hope. Take all that away and what’s left?” “Me” by 20000dollarnosebleed (Buffy, worksafe)

Buffy gives Giles dating advice, from the episode Some Assembly Required. Watercolour on paper. by ghostrabbit87 (Scoobies, worksafe)

Drawing: And hold me again... by o-cm-draw-o (Buffy/Spike, probably NSFW)

Collage #215: We should probably start snuggling now by thedecadentraven (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Collage #216: She stands firmly on her own two feet by thedecadentraven (Buffy/Spike, worksafe)

Vidlet: Hate me by Jmpeck (Buffy Summers)

Fanvid: buffy the vampire slayer - this is war by Giulia Wonderwall

Fanvid: I Love You, I'm Sorry by Aurora Edits (Buffy/Spike)

Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Revival Season 10 Episode 21: The First Flare by Buffy the Vampire Slayer Chosen

Music: Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Rob Scales | EPIC COVER by Rob Scales

Fanvid: With You Til The End by iCraveEdits (Buffy Summers and Spike +Angel)

Fanvid: There for you by ZNellyZ (Buffy/Spike)

Vidlet: that's so true. by btvstragic (Buffy/Angel)

Buffy from the first season in the Roblox dress up game Dress to Impress by vanessinhadoorkut (worksafe)

Angel cosplay by ColdLaK (worksafe)

Buffy cosplay by jim_balsamic (Buffy, worksafe)

Bringer pumpkin by NessaKins91 (worksafe)

Spike and Drusilla cosplay by pyxiedust219 and partner (worksafe)

[Reviews & Recaps]

Some scattered thoughts on rewatching Hush by coraniaid

Podcast: Episode 035 - Anne by Boys Watching Buffy

Podcast: Buffy's Angels: The Pack by The Franchise: A Film Podcast

Video: First Date-Slayer Sunday by Jane Talks Buffy

Video: The Failed Buffy the Vampire Slayer Spinoffs Explained by Star Spot Reviews

Video: 10 Reasons the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Movie Holds Up in 2024 by Veneto

Podcast: Once More, With Spoilers: 0.00 Trailer | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast by Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure

Podcast: Buffy's Angels: Lonely Heart by The Franchise: A Film Podcast

Podcast: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3 Episode 5 - Beauty and the Beasts by Sh*t 90s Shows Taught Me

The Puppet Show' - Up The Buff!

The Killer in Me by Nostromo87

[Recs & In Search Of]

regala_electra's Buffy/Angel story Set Your Hope On Fire recced by iwillrememberyoumarathon mods

Fic recs: Post-series Spuffy Fan Fiction Master List, part III by kliomuse

[Community Announcements]

Signups are open for Buffyverse Secret Santa! They will close on November 10.

[Fandom Discussions]

Honestly buffy is so fucking funny like here is boyfriend number 1 by claratyler

A Kendra appreciation post by loisfreakinglane

Discord screenshots: my development into a spangel shipper by notdamien

was going through my spuffy folder (as one does) and saw this pic from as you were... by silvermars

Principal Wood by silvermoon and others

Does Buffy like cheese cause she was turned into a rat? by CountChocoula

Old Norse in Buffy by moses616

Buffy's anger at Faith by yeahitsme9

Faith's season 3 storyline by No_Pineapple_9820

Video: 15 Most Powerful Vampires From Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Backstories And Powers Explained by Marvelous Videos

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

James Marsters to Attend GalaxyCon Oklahoma City 24-25 May 2025 via dontkillspike

James Marsters Winnipeg Comiccon 2024 Reports, Pics & Videos via dontkillspike

Amber Benson will be at Prism Convention June 27th - 29th 2025

JAMES MARSTERS talks Supanova Comic Con, Music, Dragonball and Inspiration Behind Spike on the Everblack Podcast

Q&A: Buffy the Vampire Slayer star James Marsters on Winnipeg City News

Want to know where James Marsters will be in 2024? Then check out this handy pic! by jamie_marsters

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[ace-cf-cups]

For Your Consideration 2024 (@the-chipped-cup-awards)

As with 2023, I started 2024 off with great ambitions regarding writing and gifing and editing:

I ended up posting [in 2023] only a handful of gifsets, three ficlets, two of which I wrote for Rumbelle Showdown (shoutout to @jackabelle73 for hosting this wonderful event last year, by the way), and 0 fanvids/edits. I'm not particularly proud of it, and I really, really wanna make much more content this year.

(c) my FYC post from last year

And, as with 2023, I ended up posting only a handful of little things, a couple of moodboards and gifsets and a couple of tiny ficlets. Honestly? I'm a little baffled as to how it happened (it feels like only yesterday I was writing that post and looked forward to creating much more Rumbelle and Anyelle content in 2024... where did the time go? 😅) and more than a little ashamed, especially considering 2024 was the year I really got into Anyelle.

We've already seen how this promises go, but I really really really do hope I'll have enough time and spoons and inspiration to write and edit and gif and put together much much more things on this blog and in this fandom. Guess we'll see next year how well it went?)

As for now, I offer to your consideration what little I wrote and made in the years 2023 and 2024.

Fanfics

Premonition - a ficlet written for the 1st Round of Rumbelle Showdown 2023, for the prompts ""; EF!Rumbelle hurt/comfort

Belle and Rumple are slowly growing closer as they spend evenings in each other's company in the Dark Castle.

Then, when one day Rumplestiltskin is called away for a deal in the middle of their conversation and doesn't return for an hour, Belle begins to worry.

Possible nominations: Best Comfort, Best One-Shot, Best Short Fic, Best Dark Castle, Best Drama, Best Trope (sickfic), Best English Language, Best Belle, Best Dark One Rumple

His ray of light - a ficlet written for the 2nd Round of Rumbelle Showdown 2023, for the prompts ""; human AU, major character injury, possible MCD

Alan Gold is in a happy, healthy relationship for the first time in what might be his whole life.

But when one day a figure from his past unexpectedly shows up at his beloved's doorstep, it might mean the end not only of his happiness, but life itself.

Possible nominations: Best Death, Best Hurts So Good, Best One Shot, Best Short Fic, Best Storybrooke, Best Drama, Best AU - Original, Best English Language, Best Mr Gold

Sacred promise - originally written as a starter for my rp partner, I also decided to post it as a ficlet; season 6 fix-it without all the breakup bullsh*t

Belle's and Rumple's baby boy has kicked for the first time.

Rumple has major feelings about it.

Possible nominations: Best Family, Best Fix-it, Best One Shot, Best Short Fic, Best Storybrooke, Best AU – Based on Once Upon A Time, Best Trope (kiss to the baby bump), Best English Language, Best Mr Gold

Say the word - a David Russell/Lacey French ficlet

David confronts Lacey about the prick that's been pestering her.

Possible nominations: Best Romance, Best One-Shot, Best Crossover Fic, Best English as Second Language Fic, Best Trope (I will kill for you), Best Lacey, BEST ANYEM FIC

A lie (might be better than the real thing) - a David Russell/Hiero ficlet I wrote while trying out this fun writing site

David ponders his developing relationship with Hiero, its dangers and attraction.

Possible nominations: Best One-Shot, Best Crossover Fic, Best English ad Second Language Fic, BEST ANYEM FIC

Welcome home - a Renard/Belle French tiny ficlet

Belle welcomes Victor home.

Possible nominations: Best Romance, Best One-Shot, Best Crossover Fic, Best English as Second Language Fic, BEST ANYELLE FIC

Gifsets

this "happy ending at the end of realms" set

Possible nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best Fluff Art, Best Use of Color

this silly little Woven Beauty set

Possible nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Set, Best AU in Art

this David Russell/Belle French gif set

Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art

this Golden Lace (in)correct quote

Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art, Best Smutty Art

this "Belle tells Rumple she is pregnant" set (what do you mean it's not how it went?)

Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art, Best Fluff Art

Moodboards

this hiero moodboard

Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best Use Of Color

this hiero x weaver moodboard

Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art

this bellish AU moodboard

Possible Nominations: Best Fan Art, Best Graphic Art, Best AU in Art, Best Angsty Art

[manicmermaidbaby]

Fic Writer Interview

Tagged by @lavellenchanted

tagging @intosnarkness @hsavinien

How many works do you have on ao3?

58. 18 of those posted since summer 2023. Also some of my works are fanvids, although most of my fanvids are just on my youtube.

What’s your total word count?

442,507! Almost half of that is one fic lol

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

How Not to Drown (Hellcheer)

(Don't Let Me Get) What You Want (Hellcheer)

Far Less Alone (Keyleth/Vax)

Butterflies (Jester introspective, Fjorester)

The Only One I Ever Saved (Hellcheer, Companion to How Not to Drown)

Do you respond to comments? Why/why not?

I used to not reply bc I thought it was considered rude on ao3! I don't know where I got this idea but I thought you were 'inflating your numbers' so I didn't do it. Now I DO reply which I think makes everyone much happier and I really enjoy interacting with my readers!

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

So. I'm a happy ending person. I write angst with happy endings. However I do have Missat. Which is based off speculation and clues that maybe having babies is hard for asgardians aka miscarriage fic so it's all about loss and there's no magical healing or anything it's just grief

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

That's gotta be Too Sweet. Hellcheer style Scoops Ahoy ad made me write the CUTEST date fic and torture Chrissy in the process and it's just pure spun sugar.

Do you write crossovers?

not unless we're counting crossing comic/mcu canon but I'm not opposed to it! Also my witch!chrissy fic idea borrows from Critical Role which is my next project that I'm planning to start in january....

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

No! I did once get someone come right onto my tumblr post and go 'i don't think eddie would have [x] but otherwise i liked it a lot' and dear tumblrite you can keep that shit to yourself lol.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes. Too much arguably. There's far too much smut in WYW but i didn't know how to remove it and eh, no one complained.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of! Hopefully never.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I know of..

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have written in the same universe as a friend but not co written a singular fic. I however have RPed for years so like. basically? I mean there is sooooo much rp on my sif blog lol.

What's your all-time favourite ship?

based on my output it's Hellcheer. No one else has taken over my brain this way. I do however also have to say Thorsif. They are my eternal loves.

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

jokes on you I don't post WIPs. I do have a DND au in my docs that i really like the idea of but once i got into it i'm not sure if it's working. so probably that. I also worry about ever finishing my season 4 rewrite. that's a matter of picking it and writing it, but I plan to get a new job and ANY new job will mean less writing time.

What are your writing strengths?

dialogue, and I think I'm very good at writing convincing emotional arcs!

What are your writing weaknesses?

Descriptions *hides*

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

I think it depends heavily on purpose and canon. If you need your readers to understand the other language than you have to have a way of translation, which can be difficult if you're doing anything longer than a word or two that the fandom might already know by osmosis. I haven't had to deal with multiple languages in fics much, thankfully, so I don't know all the options.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Gundam Wing.

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

I have an unfinished Briarwoods backstory fic that in an ideal world i would finish and post

What's your favourite fic you've written?

This is hard because there's a lot of variation in my fic writing but I think it has to go to How Not to Drown which, while the pacing is a little funky, is pure teen drama in your veins and is a story that means a lot to me.

[mysteryandnonstopfun]

SWANFIRE APPRECIATION WEEK 2023 (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

It’s time to get ready for another Swanfire Week!  (the best week of the year!) Let’s celebrate our favorite OTP together. The event will run from September 18 to September 24 but don’t worry if you can’t do it on those days. Our babies thieves will always wait for you 〆(・∀・✿)

Please use this week to celebrate Swanthief in any way you want to, whether it’s making gifs, graphics, mixes, or fanvids, writing fic or meta, creating fanart, etc…

✧ SCHEDULE:

🦢🔥 Day 1: Favorite Important location  ||  Parallels || Writing Prompt: Emma and Neal playing on the swings at a small playground that nobody goes to anymore.

🦢🔥 Day 2: Family moment  ||  Season you associate with them  || Writing Prompt: Neal and Emma spend the night on the perfect hill for stargazing.

🦢🔥 Day 3: Love Languages ||  Favorite Episode  || Writing Prompt: Neal likes stealing Emma's phone to change Emma's phone wallpaper into something stupid. Neal is doing another routine swipe of Emma's phone but doesn't have the heart to change it because this time because Emma's phone wallpaper is a cute picture of the two of them.

🦢🔥 Day 4: A personal headcanon ||  Time travel AU || Writing Prompt: Emma and Neal go to a fair/amusement park and Emma wants to go on the roller coaster and Neal agrees. Later, Neal regrets their decision and ends up clinging to Emma for dear life.

🦢🔥 Day 5: Song/quote  ||  Holiday  || Writing Prompt: Emma and Neal wearing matching Halloween costumes or ugly Christmas sweaters. Or any matching outfits.

🦢🔥 Day 6: Favorite Trope ||  Meme  || Writing Prompt: Emma captions everything Neal does with 'That's hot/cute'

🦢🔥 Day: 7: Free Day || Writing Prompt: Emma and Neal sit outside together late at night and as the temperature begins to drop they snuggle up together. 

Don’t feel limited by the intention of the prompt! If you’d like to do something that’s not in the prompts, go ahead!

✔ The tag will be sfweek2023 so make sure to use it in the first five tags.

✦  Special thanks to @ljf613 for remind me of this important event and @claire-randall for her awesome ideas

Thanks all for being part of this and don’t forget to have fun. ଘ(੭ ᐛ )━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ