#blackcest fest

[blackcestfest]

Blackcest Fest Masterlist 

Categories: Femslash, Het, Sirius/Regulus, Sirius/Regulus/Other, Other Slash

Femslash: 

Eyes On The Bride by LesbianKJ Ships: Druella Rosier Black/Walburga Black, Druella Rosier Black/Minerva McGonagall Rating: Explicit Wordcount: 2,456

It's Druella Rosier and Cygnus Black's wedding, and Druella isn't acting like the proper bride.

Sweet Possession by sky_watcher_rose Ship: Walburga Black/Bellatrix Black Lestrange  Rating: E  Word count: 4624

Bellatrix has always worshipped the ground her aunt walks on - and so perhaps, Walburga thinks, this was inevitable. Bellatrix was always going to ask, and she was always going to say yes.

Bellatrix Black: An Elegy by @thistlecatfics Ships: Andromeda/Bellatrix, Bellatrix/Cygnus, Bellatrix/Rita Skeeter Rating: E  Wordcount: 5,328 Warnings: Non-con, underage

“Bellatrix Black Lestrange was survived by her husband, sister, nephew, and me, whatever I could be considered, if I could even be considered someone who survived her.”

Het: 

they wed by sanguis_in_excelsis @sanguisinexelsis Ship: Sirius Black/Bellatrix Black  Rating: G  Word count: 6446

and it goes better than expected  Sirius and Bellatrix, and their starry mythology

Vérité by MymbleHowl @st-clements-steps Ships: Sirius Black/Bellatrix Black Lestrange/Barty Crouch Jr. Rating: E  Wordcount: 2957

“By Salazar.” Surely she uses magic somehow to make her sigh resound through all their cells, “let me know when you meet a boy who doesn’t like it hard and fast, Bartemius." To Sirius she says, "darling, be a good boy for me and tell me what you’re doing?” Her voice sings across their dank surroundings. “Sometimes, babydoll, you have to let them take the lead.”

Daddy's Girl by @miss-grimwood Ship: Bellatrix/Cygnus  Rating: M  Word count: 1550  Warnings: underage, rape/non-con

Cygnus prepared Bellatrix to be a good wife to her future husband.

blue light of the flame by @sanguisinexelsis Ships: Sirius Black/Andromeda Black Tonks, Past Sirius/Bellatrix, Past Andromeda/Alphard   Rating: G Word count: 1,748

Andromeda goes to visit Sirius in Number Twelve the week before he dies. They say goodbye.

Her Good Boy by RottenPleasures @caitiewantstobeavadakedavrad Ship: Druella Rosier Black/Sirius Black  Rating: E  Wordcount: 1,273  Warnings: Underage

Walburga has always claimed that Sirius doesn’t know how to behave. Druella thinks that couldn’t be father from the truth.

Short Distance Between Love and Insanity by piximera @piximera-art Ship: Sirius/Bellatrix  Rating: E  Wordcount: 1,829

Bellatrix HATES Sirius, so why do they end up in bed together at every family ball?

M-A-M-A B-O-Y, Mama’s boy, Mama’s boy by Sagiko_AKA_RegulusBlackKinnieBITFW Ships: Walburga Black/Regulus Black, Past Walburga Black/Alphard Black  Rating: Explicit  Wordcount: 2101

Who says romance has to be dead just because her incesty brother died? Her son can always take his place.

Sirius/Regulus: 

Happiness by TheFaeSys @thesun-themoon-andtheirstars Ship: Regulus Black/Sirius Black  Rating: T  Wordcount: 1184  Warnings: Mention of past abuse

After spending the first few weeks of the summer at the Potter's Sirius starts getting letters, a lot of letters. They don't stop and when Bellatrix shows up and drags him away to see his brother, Sirius relents, vowing to bring him back to the Potter's.

(ART) That Time My Brother Kissed Me and Not His Boyfriend by @acydpop Ship: Regulus Black/Sirius Black  Rating: G 

Sirius didn't know that polyjuicing into one of his mates would lead to a surprise he never saw coming.

Kisses Are For Lovers by DeathBecomesJade @sniperjade Ship: Regulus Black/Sirius Black  Rating: E  Wordcount: 13,447  Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Attempted Suicide

Regulus has always loved Sirius but for as long as he can remember Sirius has always pushed him away. He lost track of him after Hogwarts but now that he is free from his mother's influence and has found Sirius again, he will never let him go.

A Candle in the Dark by @ticigi Ship: Regulus Black/Sirius Black  Rating: E  Wordcount: 6,674  Warnings: Underage, Referenced non-con

"Hey, Reggie? Want to see the stars with me, just like old times?”

Now That We Don't Talk by @melissamwrites Ship: Sirius/Regulus  Rating: E  Word count: 18,943  Warnings: Past Child Abuse, underage (17 year old)

Sirius and Regulus have been estranged since Sirius ran away at the age of 16 with his best friend from boarding school, James Potter. But they have recently moved to London (the Potters are insistent that they try and work for a living). James is trying to get into a new relationship, but Sirius feels lonely and tries to reach out to some old friends.

Take My Body by acari @ghaniblue Ship: Regulus/Sirius  Rating: E Wordcount: 3140  Warnings: Underage

The last person Sirius expected to find on his front step was his estranged little brother begging Sirius to fuck him.

Winner Takes All by @the-invisibility-bloke Ship: Sirius/Regulus  Rating: E  Wordcount: 8,893  Warnings: Underage

"You call that a kiss?" It’s all fun and games until it’s fun and games and groping.

The Ties That Bind Me (To Horoscopes and Fate) by @tenrousei-kuroi Ship: Sirius/Regulus  Rating: E  Wordcount: 6,007  Warnings: rape/non-con, moderate violence, underage, physical abuse

"Sirius could hear Orion in Regulus's room in the middle of the night when they were supposed to be sleeping. One of those nights he decides to sneak into his brother's room after their father leaves, just to check on him, but what he sees makes it impossible not to take advantage of the situation."

Lessons by dalula Ship: Regulus Black/Sirius Black  Rating: Explicit  Wordcount: 2026  Warnings: Underage

Before starting Hogwarts, the Black siblings are extremely sheltered. When Sirius comes back after his first term, he can't wait to show Regulus that he can use what's between his legs to make himself feel better.

Sirius/Regulus/Other: 

Love in Different Shapes by Shadowmun @mundrakan Ship: Sirius/Regulus + Severus  Rating: E  Wordcount: 2742  Warnings: Rape/non-con, underage

Father asked Regulus to dose Sirius with a potion, so he would find an "illegible partner" and return to the family to do his duty of marrying and producing beautiful little pure-blood children. Too late Regulus finds out: Father didn't read the fine print.

Naughty, Knotty, Naughty by BrokenBoughs Ships: Regulus/Sirius, Regulus/Sirius/Harry  Rating: E  Wordcount: 1k 

Regulus tells Harry a bit of Black history.

With Seed As Strong As Blood by @greenmegsnoham Ships: Orion Black/Regulus Black, Regulus Black/Sirius Black, Orion Black/Regulus Black/Sirius Black  Rating: E Warnings: Underage, Rape/Non-con  Wordcount: 2,200

"You want him," Orion states unquestioningly, his fingers trailing along Regulus' side to the dip of his waist and those widening hips... "Do your duty," Orion commands Sirius, "and you shall have your fill of our sweet Omega."

Take me with you (find a way) by cassetteinability @onehundredflamingos Ship: Regulus/Sirius/Narcissa  Rating: E  Wordcount: 10,352

When Walburga sets up a wedding between Regulus and Narcissa, Sirius vows to do whatever it takes to get back to his brother.

James Knows by @goldenbi Ships: Regulus Black/Sirius Black/James Potter  Rating: E  Wordcount: 5,030  Warnings: Underage Sex

James knew his best friend. He knew his best friend more than anyone else could know another person. From the first moment they met they were in sync in almost every way. Nearly every sentence that included James also included Sirius. Sirius’s wand felt just as natural in his hand as James’s own. They were closer than any two people could be. It was as if their very souls were made of the same bright light. So why didn’t Sirius admit that he was fucking his own brother?

Other Slash:

finders keepers by dalula Ship: Draco Malfoy/Sirius Black  Rating: E  Wordcount: 1269  Warnings: Underage, Animagus Bestiality

Draco finds Padfoot on the grounds at Hogwarts and smuggles him into his dorm. He's always wanted a dog.

[padfootfest]

FIC #1

Is It So Frightening [to have me at your shoulder?]

Pairing: Sirius Black/Regulus Black, Regulus Black/Remus Lupin, Regulus Black/Hermione Granger

Rating: E

Warnings: Rape/Non-Con

Word Count: 11,967

Summary: For the prompt: "[Sirius brings] his deeply traumatised brother back home. Sometimes, Regulus lets out minor details of their intimacy that should remain secret to the members of the Order. Good thing no one believes a mentally unstable Death Eater, after all Sirius isn’t doing anything his brother doesn’t want."

- READ HERE-

[marauderspolyamfest]

DAY ONE OF REVEALS

Midnight Secrets by jaylienpotter

Ship: Regulus Black/Sirius Black/Remus/Lupin

Rating: Mature

Archive Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Rape/Non-Con

Chapters: 1/?

At 16, Regulus gets bitten by Greyback for disobeying Voldemort's orders. Consequently, he starts turning into a werewolf in the Shrieking Shack at Hogwarts, along with Lupin and his animagi friends. He fixes his relationship with Sirius and bonds with Remus, catching feelings for both in the meantime. But... so do they.

Thank you so much for participating @jaylienpotter ! Remember to leave kudos and a comment! <3

[blackbrothersfest]

Thank you for following along with the first ever Black Brothers fest!

Here's the Anon Masterlist for 2023. Please leave the authors lots of kudos and comments; reveals will be coming on the 1st!

practise your passion on me (hope you'll be here when it's done) // WIP, E // Regulus/Evan, Regulus & Sirius

Pride // 2k, G // Regulus & Sirius, Sirius/Remus

You call me up drunk (Does the fun ever start?) // 16k, E // Regulus/Sirius, Sirius/Remus

Orbit // 13k, M // Regulus/Remus, Sirius/Remus, Regulus & Sirius

prick // 3k, M // Sirius & James, Regulus & Sirius

Have This golden Moment // 3k, T // Regulus/Harry, Regulus & Sirius

Regulus Black's Great Crisis // 2k, G // Regulus & Sirius, Regulus/Barty

Sweet Dreams // Art, T // Regulus/Sirius

Keep Your Enemies Close // 7k, E // Regulus/Remus

Two Amateur Thieves // 20k, T // Regulus & Sirius

Family // 1k, T // Harry & Sirius, Regulus & Sirius

Sacrifice // 6k, G // Regulus & Sirius, Regulus & James & Peter & Remus

[goldenbi]

Folger’s Flash 72 - Holiday edition ❄️☕ A multi-fandom incest flash exchange.

🎉Signups are now OPEN🎉 Our signature incest roast is ready to brew. Signup to join in our 72 hours flash exchange and get a taste! ☕️ Signup here http://ao3.org/collections/FolgersFlashDec23/signups/new ⏰ Countdown to signups CLOSING https://tinyurl.com/3de9h9wj

✮Sign-Ups close midnight December 13 2023 Eastern Standard Time✮

Guidelines from the caard:

"This is an 18+ profic event! We believe that fictional incest between fictional characters is harmless and encourage those uncomfortable with the subject to protect themselves, block and move on.

✮Holiday themed prompts aren't required but are encouraged!

✮All content is welcome, so long as it is correctly and clearly tagged. Due to the sensitive nature of the theme of the exchange, celebrity and RPF will not be permitted.

✮As this is a fandom event, works must be from an existing fandom. This means we will allow slash reader or original characters to be included, but not original works.

✮Creations may be SFW or NSFW, explicit content isn't required, the only requirement is that your request and the works you create feature an incest ship as the main pairing.

✮As this is a flash event with a short creation period, the minimum requirement for fanfic works is 300 words, with a suggested maximum of 1200 words. The minimum requirement for fanart works is a lined sketch, with a suggested maximum of flat colors or shading. Works are allowed to exceed the suggested maximum requirements at the creator's discretion.

AI generated work is strictly prohibited.

✮SIGNING UP✮✮

Your request MUST include a DNW list so that we can facilitate matching. ✮Given the time frame we suggest keeping your prompts short and simple. Do you prefer Canon or AU? Do you enjoy angst, fluff, or somewhere in between? Do you prefer your ships with a certain dynamic? What are your favorite tropes (only one bed, fake dating, wrong number, tinder hookup, etc.)? ✮Requests must be romantic pairings. (This means they must have the "/" tag, NOT the "&" tag.) ✮We recommend requesting and offer a pairing (or pairings) for 3 separate fandoms to ensure a match, as unmatchable sign up will be deleted. ✮Due to the short length of the creation period, there will be no pinch hitters for this event, however treats are always welcome and all request will be visible after assignments go out.

✮Use the hashtag #folgersflash72 on Twitter when works are revealed to share and enjoy the exchange works.✮"

(Note: I am not running this fest just telling tumblr about it since it's a twitter fest!)

[sanguisinexelsis]

Sirius and Bellatrix, and their starry mythology

the plot in 10 words: they marry and it goes wayyyy better than anyone expected

[fiendishfyre]

My fic for the fest, Alphard/Orion!

Fic Name: Good Grief

Your Name: @fiendishfyre

Rating: E

Content warnings: None?

Pairing or Gen: orion/Alphard

Prompt: 34:

drunken accidental bonding

Summary: Orion and Al get drunk and bond

[womenofthehouseofblack]

Fest rules and dates

Welcome to the first ever, ‘Women of the House of Black fest,’ where we celebrate our faves from the wizarding world’s most notorious family.

Fest mod: @artemisia-black

Here is the prompting form: https://forms.gle/tUpJ6sx33Q9eeyD59

Fest rules

18+ only as this fest will contain adult content

All content is welcome- this includes (but isn’t limited to) Fic, Metas, moodboards, art, podfics or anything you can think of.

All Content must be centered around one of the Women of the Black family, this includes trans women.

This also includes female characters who have married in or been disowned.

PoC HCs are welcome.

Feel free to create Black family OCs

All ships and all eras welcome, as well as gen fic (no ship). But we do ask that all ship content keeps the focus on the female characters.

We allow adult and dark content- just make sure you include warnings and tag appropriately. This includes (but is not limited to) smut, violence, kinks and Blackcest.

This fest operates with a strict ‘ship and let ship,’ and ‘don’t like don’t read,’ policy. You not liking something is a YOU problem.

Prompts will open on Friday 27th January 2023

Claiming will take place between: Tuesday 28th February 2023 - Monday 10th April 2023

Posting begins: 21st April 2023

If you are writing something- you can write as much or as little as you want. We welcome one-shots and multi-chapters (but not current WiPs)

Feel free to tag the fest in your current WiPs or other content and we will re-blog.

[messrsrarchives]

hey, what does "family pairings" mean, is that like incest or some secret second thing? I don't want to draw incest I'm just confused on the language

hi you already joined but i'll answer :3 non-con and familial relationships (incest yah - blackcest etc the whole shebang) are excluded ! you can do familial connections obviously, but due to the nature of the fest and everything going on rn, these have been censored :)

[tenrousei-kuroi]

I did read Angel Sanctuary! I never finished it, though. I remember that what got me to start was the author’s art style. Her characters are so pretty!

I’m not familiar with A Cruel God Reigns, but by your description, it’s right up my alley (also, with a brief search, I see it has a very traditional style from the 90s/00s mangas that I find very nostalgic). I’ll definitely take a look into it.

As for the Black brothers, I think I discovered the ship around 2017-18, so there was a fairly good amount of work by then, but Blackcest has definitely grown a lot in the past couple of years. I’ve not read many James/Regulus works, mostly because many have a 'cleansed', fanon version of both – which also applies to the Marauders as a whole – and I have very picky views of Regulus’ characterization (my boy canonically had his own fan board of Voldemort 😭 and as far as we know, he never fully – or at all – quit his bigotry, yet in many works, his Slytherin friends and himself diverge completely from this).

But I do think Sirius/Regulus will remain somewhat popular for a long time. The Black family seems to have an appeal within the fandom that I don’t see as much with other families, such as the Lestranges, for example. Also, the idea of two good-looking, rich boys in a complicated family is intriguing (or at least I hope so; if not, you’ll see me signing up to your mailing list). On that note, I'm still hoping for the day Rodolphus/Rabastan gets popular lol

Anyway, thank you for the link, and I'm looking forward fest postings (ngl, I'm pretty confident in my abilities to recognize your writing style in anon fests. Sometimes I read a title and I think "this looks like a title ten would use". Is it a little stalker-ish of me? Maybe 😅).

Yeah Moto Hagio’s a bit more old school, she was most prolific in the seventies and eighties, and her art shows it. I could be misremembering but I believe her work “Sunroom” is typically credited as the first boy/boy manga kiss. And she’s one of the pioneers of the modern boy’s love genre. Real “culture award winning” sort of author.

Jegulus fics are hilarious to me and there’s a reason I call my stuff James/Regulus when I tag it, because that portmanteau has become its own thing. Whenever I read a Jegulus fic in my brain I’m thinking, “you know you can just write Timotheé Chalamet RPF, right? He’s not gonna’ come for you” 😂 And honestly that fanon “style” is bleeding over hard into the Sirius/Regulus section.

No shade, I’m glad people are having fun. Makes it harder for me to find the kinds of fics I like but I’ll survive lol. There’s just a larger selection now. And popular as it all is, I do truly feel people will move on. Because it’s less an attachment to the characters and more to these seriously altered fantasy versions of them, which can be easily grafted onto the next popular thing.

If you had told fifteen year-old me my weird incest and incest-adjacent pairings where two of the three characters aren’t even alive in canon would one day be as common as they are now I’d’ve thought you were high 😂 yet here we are.

I’ve dabbled a bit in Rodolphus/Rabastan but they always end up coming out so similar to my Sirius and Regulus that I don’t like it. I’ve kind of tabled the pairing until I can force myself to be a bit more creative with them. People already put up with all my Sirius/Regulus nonsense being basically the same, I don’t need to be grafting their dynamic onto other pairings 🤣🤣

When I pick prompts for fests I always try to ignore the promoter names until after I’ve chosen, but it doesn’t seem to make much of a difference, roughly 80% end up being yours anyway. Talk about wavelengths.

And let’s blame 2009 LiveJournal for my pretentious and easily-spotted titles, shall we? Specifically a Sirius/Regulus fic from forever ago called “A Thousand Years Good Wine” which basically flipped something in my brain and I haven’t been able to title anything like a normal human since.

That was a stellar fic, by the way. And if anyone ever ever ever finds it back for me I’ll…I don’t know…write them a 100k commission of their choice or engrave their name on my tombstone or something because that fic is LOST beyond belief and it causes me literal pain sometimes lol.

I’m feeling rather inspired today so I might spend my Saturday night plinking away at one of my fics. Odds are it probably won’t be the one that’s due in three weeks but we can always hope TT.TT

[blackcestfest]

Prompting for the second round of Blackcest Fest is now OPEN

This is an anonymous, prompting-based fest for fic and art which depict a sexual or romantic relationship between two or more members of the Black family as the main ship or significant to the work. See Fest Rules and Eligibility Details for more information. Participation 18+ only. 

You may leave as many prompts as you would like, and you can prompt without claiming. We can’t wait to see what y’all prompt and create <3 

Submit your prompts on this Airtable Form and view them on the Airtable Gallery

Additional details below the cut

Schedule

Prompting: Nov 20 - Dec 3

Claiming Opens: Dec 4

Work Due: March 1

Posting Begins: March 11

Creator Reveals: TBA

Eligible: 

Poly ships (eg Sirius/Draco/Harry)

Heavily implied Blackcest

POV character learning about a Blackcest relationship

AUs where characters are  related

Works centered on the trauma of surviving incest

Not eligible: 

Yes, we know all purebloods are related but incest ships involving people outside of the immediate Black family are not eligible

AUs where the characters are no longer related

Fics/art centering around Black OCs (eg “Sirius and Regulus’s sister”)

Delphini Riddle

Work created by those under 18

Due to the unique nature of visual art, we ask that any explicit art submitted for this fest only depict characters over the age of 18.

[lumosatnight]

my year in fic - 2022

I was tagged by @the-francakes (x), @schmem14 (x), @broomsticks (x), and @danpuff-ao3 (x) for a fic roundup/2022 review/stats something or other, so I'm combining them all here.

2022 was definitely a year of fests. Fests fests fests fests!!! I joined and modded so many fests that I'm taking a month long break in January. But I also had SO MUCH FUN. Fests are addictive and there's a reason for that.

Alright, here we go. Let's start with some stats.

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Word Count: 151,378 (alas I did not make my goal of 200k but I'll take what I can get. That's still the length of a full length novel!)

Hits: 56,307

Number of Fics started and finished: 21 works (+ just as many double drabbles/microfics/minifics)

Number of WIPs started: um.... pass

Ships I wrote this year (not including background ships): um.... also pass. There's literally too many to list. I write so many ships it's hard to find a trend. But I guess I gotta answer.

Drarry (10), Wolfstar (4), Rarry (3), Parvender (3), Flintwood (3), Deamus (2), Linny (2), and Fred/George (2) eep

Favorite ship(s): Yo this is such a hard question. Idk EVERYTHING. Drarry, rare pairs, and femslash. That's my answer.

Least favorite ship(s): Fenrir ships. I just can't get into them, but also, I dare you to convince me.

AO3 Fic Writers/Artists/Creators/Readers who have inspired me and my writing this year: ohmygod sososososo many. I'd be so annoying if I tagged them all. Maybe I'll just pick a few

@broomsticks and @consistentsquash for their rec lists! AMAZING STELLAR PHENOMENAL. Jackie also leaves the absolute sweetest comments and Squash is the best hype person you will ever find. I strive to be more like Jackie and Squash.

@thistlecatfics, @bluesundaycake, @danpuff-ao3 for their wonderful characterization. The depth and grittiness to their fics floors me every time.

@the-francakes for her humorous writing and @vdoshu for their creativity. Seriously, you never know what Doshu is going to do next. Every one of Francake's fics makes me laugh.

@crazybutgood, @sugareey-makes-stuff, @anaxandria-writes, @digthewriter for their art. Every time I see their art, I just want to write and write and write because it's so inspiring. I also want to leave them a million and some kudos. Why won't AO3 let me live my best life 😭?

@schmem14, @articcat621, @paulamcg for their lovely comments and dedication to keep reading what I put out. I'm STILL surprised that people like my writing enough to keep coming back 😅

Everyone in the HP Saffics and Rare Pairs server who constantly bring up new ships and headcanons and I NEED TO WRITE THOSE RIGHT NOW. I love you all 💖

Now with stats out of the way, let's do a countdown of fics.

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5️⃣ Top 5 works I'm most proud of from 2022 (not necessarily my most popular)

Your Cigarette Smell [Sirius/Narcissa, E, 9.7k] — My fic for @hprarepairfest 2021! Which might be cheating a bit, but technically the fest ended in Jan of this year, and I love this fic so much that I really wanted to count it. But what could be better than Blackcest hate sex for the ages?

What is this, fucking Jeopardy? [Drarry, E, 20.5k] — Written for @hd-cluefest this year and an absolute blast! Cursed Draco and Curse-breaker Harry were a dream to write. This was my most popular fic from 2022!

Rosmerta's Special Brew [Andromeda/Rosmerta (but mostly gen), T, 6.0k] — My fic for @hpqueerfest that is a testament to queer joy and queer love. I love this fic with all my heart 💖

Call me baby (I'll be on the way) [Neville/Blaise, E, 6.3k] — Written for @hp-soulmates which I also modded 🙈. So much MISCOMMUNICATION and oblivious boys in love. Also filled with rare pairs galore!

Death and Undeath [Fred/George, E, 3.1k] — Written for @hpcestfest where I got to dip my toes into the Dead Dove scene. This is a fav of mine because I got to combine magic and science and wove it into George's desperation as he tries to bring Fred back to life.

4️⃣ Top 4 current WIPs that I'm most excited to release in 2023

Oh baby, here we go again. I'm SUPER excited for my fic for @dronarryfest 2023. I can't go into details because it's anon, but I am SO EXCITED.

I've started a longer Cissamione fic that I hope I get the chance to work on next year. Will it ever be published? We'll see.

Time travel Tomarry! I've read a lot of Tomarry but never really written it, so I'm trying it out for the first time.

Might finally continue my Drarry Squid Games-inspired fic. Maybe. Possibly.

3️⃣ Top 3 biggest improvements in my writing over the past year

Brevity: I think I'm finally getting the hang of cutting down scenes so I'm not info-dumping too much on the reader.

Confidence: I've definitely become more confident in my writing. I still wouldn't say I'm the best, but confident enough that I enjoy reading what I write.

Angst: I think I can write a fairly good angsty ficlet now. Fluff and smut, I might need to work on a bit more.

2️⃣ Top 2 resolutions (ways I wish to improve my writing/blog) for the new year

FINISH A LONGER WORK. I would love to actually finish something over 50k words and publish it chapter by chapter.

Cut back on fests (lol, yeah right) and make more room for myself. Be more mindful of my fandom limits and when to step back and take a break.

1️⃣ Number 1 favorite line I've written this year!

What if that was not the end?  Flip back to the beginning. Reink the quill. Rewrite the page.  Would that be enough to forget? Would that be enough to remember?

From White, the colour of flowers, my Drarry Hanahaki fic [M, 3.2k]. Lots of angst, multiple endings, and (un)requited love. I used this quote as a transition between sections, and it's still one of my favorites.

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Happy New Year! 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️

[blackbrothersfest]

Black Brothers Fest: Prompting EXTENDED!

prompting has been extended until August 7th at 11:59 PM Eastern - you can either prompt at our AO3 collection (preferred), or you can submit the google form!

you may submit up to 20 prompts

please note that all prompts received via the form will be anonymous, as they will be posted to the collection and we do not have access to anyone else's AO3 account

claiming will be extended through the end of August, though the deadline remains unchanged.

[goldenbi]

Could you please write more !nicest fics with Reg and Sirius and James joining them

oh gosh I definitely plan to!! Here is the thing: I am a terribly slow writer. I apologize to everyone for this because really I have these great fic ideas and write as much as I can and then totally lose momentum and don't write for weeks. ANYWAY, here is a snip from a fic I started for Blackcest Fest but it went in a different direction than my prompt so I just made two different fics:

(context: regulus has moved into the Potter Manor with one goal: get Sirius to fuck him)

Regulus would have to adjust to Potter—James—in the room. He was sure he could get Sirius alone eventually.

The most that he’d gotten so far are a few offhanded flirtatious remarks and dazed looks. Both were intoxicating, but not enough. Not what he needed.

So today he would escalate.

They’d spent the day playing Quidditch, quite awkward with a Seeker, a Chaser, and a Beater, but somehow Potter and Sirius made everything into a game. Everything was a race or a competition. Who could eat the most (Potter), who could do a handstand for longer (Sirius), who could carry the other the furthest (Potter), who could stack their exploding snap cards the highest (Regulus, this was the only one he deigned to play and only because he was certain that he would win).

When they got back to their rooms Potter immediately pulled his shirt over his head and tossed it to the hamper. James Potter was fit, that was undeniable. Everyone knew he was fit, but unfortunately so did Potter. It made him unbearably cocky, and Regulus refused to fall for it. He’d only loved one person his whole life and he couldn’t lose focus now, not when he was so close.

Potter was distracting though, with his easy smile and the sweat trailing down his chest and—

Regulus looked to Sirius who seemed to be ogling Potter. If Sirius could fall for Potter, then surely Regulus could use the same tricks.

Regulus pulled his shirt off as well and watched Sirius’s eyes go wide as saucers. Regulus heard James choke a bit in the background, and Regulus turned smug.

[dear-evanrosier]

sometimes I'll get things abt regulus black fest, and I remember how I got banned from the discord server for talking about how one of the authors of the fest wrote blackcest

[thistlecatfics]

why didn't I give myself a day between the close of prompting and the start of claiming for blackcest fest

foolish, foolish past me