#catching up with my tag games 😆

[blossom-adventures]

On repeat playlist tag game!

I was tagged a while bag by @seradyn to do this so I thought I’d finally get it done ☺️

Sorry it took so long 😉

Now the thing is… the rules were to shuffle your “repeat playlist” 10 times then tag 10 people… but I don’t have Spotify

So what I did was get a track from the 10 albums I’ve been predominantly listening to for the last few months, hope that’s ok

Prelude - Final Fantasy 7

Not Alone - Final Fantasy 9

Magna Insomnia - Final Fantasy 15

Find the Flame - Final Fantasy 16

Who Are You - Baldurs Gate 3

Hollow Skies - Melodies of Midgar (A KupoCon Exclusive done by Pontus Hultgren)

Far Horizons - Skyrim

Lelianna’s Song - Dragon Age Origins

Helig - The Last Kingdom

Variation 1 pt. 1 Weight of Responsibility - Endeavour

Yes they are all soundtracks, but that is what I listen to the most

Thanks again for the tag my friend and sorry it took so long to do! ☺️💙

I’m going to tag… @thequeenofthewinter @oblivions-dawn @bougainvillea-and-saltwater @bostoniangirl21 aaaaannnnnddd @wispstalk

[moonfromearth]

On Repeat - an oc tag by @elderwisp

"rules are pretty simple, pick as many (or as little) oc's as you'd like and find a song that you relate to them the most! feel free to mention why too! o and tag some more ppl too! that would be cool!"

I may have gone a little overboard 😅 To be honest this tag came around at just the right time! I'd just gotten a new song association and have been working on schoolwork so much that I really needed to do something creative 😆

Originally these were all going to be in similar editing styles (more like Corey's) but somewhere along the way that stopped because I had different ideas that I really wanted to do. Also I cheated a little and a few got more than one song... 🤫

I'm really proud with all of these in the end, and if you want to read more about the stories behind them you can check below the cut! ❤️

I know I'm pretty late to the party now buuut I'll tag: @igglemouse @swiftviolets @stargazer-sims @auspexsims and @seniorpollinationtechnician. Feel free to ignore though if you've already done it/don't want to! 😁

[deep dive under cut!]

COREY ALTMAN

"Holiday" - Green Day:

This song being here is random song association at its finest. The trail pretty much goes "Holiday" by Green Day > Surf's Up > Beach Vibes > Sulani > Globetrotter Challenge > Corey Song. If that makes sense... 😂 Pretty much, you can blame the Sulani round of the Globetrotter Challenge for it, plus the fact that I feel like it's the type of song/genre Corey would use in his own music.

"Catch Me If You Can" - Set It Off:

Now, it would be a crime to talk about songs and Corey without a song by Set It Off. Corey was created when I was listening to their songs a lot, and it definitely rubbed off on him. From his aesthetic to the songs I imagine him playing, a lot of it came from Set It Off. Even his name was derived from the band's lead singer (although changed from Cody to Corey because that's the route my mind took with it idk). So, this song in particular specifically reminds me of Corey for... Honestly probably obvious reasons 😆 "Catch Me If You Can" was pretty much the theme of his Globetrotter Challenge, where he was constantly moving on the run from the law. A line I really like though for him is the part that says, "I only feel at home when I'm on the run," because I feel like that leads into the deeper aspects of Corey. He really isn't at home anywhere, he's always on the move, even when he's not evading capture anymore. There's a certain non-permanence to everything he does. Something funny about the image itself is that it originally wasn't going to be edited to look like the back cover of a CD. When I took the picture of Corey with the guitar I kind of thought "this looks like the back cover of a CD" and when editing I just needed a way to fill the space at the bottom and it turned into a CD back cover edit 🤣 It actually kind of fits though since both of these songs are the sound I associate with Corey's own music so it worked out in the end.

LIZZY ALTMAN

"Unopened Windows" - Set It Off:

So this one is the context behind this post lol. It's been like two years since I started working on this plotline I have to finish it eventually 😆 Anyway, Lizzy's been teased in many tag games so far, but without a name or much information (note: and this name's not final I'm not sure yet). Here you can probably guess based on the song choice how her story goes 😅 Going back to the epilogue of the Globetrotter Challenge, we see that something is going on, and it leads to Lizzy and her dad being separated. So, the entire song lyrically I really felt spoke to them and their situation (more in a future gameplay 😉). Bonus points for it being a Set It Off song, who I associate with Corey, and thought music could have been something that they bonded over and enjoyed together. I have a few things to say about the image itself because it was a struggle but I looooove how it turned out! It turned out essentially how I imagined it with Lizzy playing guitar in the foreground with a sort of memory of her time with her dad in the background. I probably had about five or six different poses that I put in the background because I couldn't decide which one I liked the best 😆 This was the last image I had to work on out of the four, and I was having trouble with how I wanted the song title to look. While I was browsing for overlays and stuff I came across a lot of cutout style poems and ended up adding in some of the lyrics because I thought it would help explain the concept behind the image. In the end this one is one of my favorites which is unbelievable considering how much I thought it was not going to turn out like I imagined 🥰

*UNNAMED*

(Sorry I don't have a name for her yet and don't want to commit to a temporary one 😭)

"Little Chaos" - Orla Gartland:

In a wonderfully serendipitous coincidence, this was the song association I was very into when getting tagged, and was already planning what became this edit! I rarely have song associations for sims/sims stories (despite how many ended up coming together here) so that's why I'll never get over how well timed this all was (thanks again elderwisp!!) On to the song, it has to do with my upcoming gameplay story centered around the For Rent game pack, and starring the pictured sim (who doesn't have a name yet sorry! 😅). She's going through a bit of a tough time where she's very lost and I thought the lines, "And it's a good day for a meltdown. All my thoughts getting too loud," fit really where she's at, especially at the start. Plus, the vibes are perfect. The image itself was inspired by the song's MV and one part in particular, but it looks a lot different now (I was limited by the poses I could find because I refuse to sit down and learn to make my own yet). I liked this idea of the torn pages framing the image, especially because it plays into the plot, which sees the main character do a lot of journaling throughout the story. So, the lined paper had to do with that, and it doubled as being good for making the letters stand out, which I wanted to be big and misaligned to be more "chaotic," though I think that could have been done more/better. Aaaaand the background is a picture of Tomarang, where the story takes place. To be honest this will probably be the cover image once I finalize a name and get started on playing it 😉

GHOST COWBOY

(no he also doesn't have a name yet same as above 😆)

"Ferryman" - Schafer James and Will Wood:

I've actually been having a lot of fun with this character since initially creating him back before the Horse Ranch pack came out (more on him coming out in a few days for the outlaw challenge 😉). So this song.... The entire concept of our ghost cowboy is that he, being somewhat half dead and half alive, winds up being a good source of convincing "unwilling souls" to cross over, and works with the character Death to do so in exchange for finding out why he's not entirely dead. I'll explain it better another time, but I also really love this song and just thought that the concept of the ferryman and the ghost cowboy as ferriers of the dead.

"Toss A Coin To Your Witcher (Epic Version)" - Samuel Kim and Black Gryph0n:

Liiiiisten... My family made me watch three seasons of The Witcher I had to get something out of it 😆 I joke a lot that this character gives off Geralt vibes but honestly they are definitely super similar just based on their overall aesthetic and horse companions. I wanted to be special though and chose this epic cover instead of the original... Just for fun 😁 There were some cool piano covers too that almost made the cut. This is probably a good place to talk about the actual image (yay!). I hope the visibility on it isn't too bad because it ended up waaaay more cluttered than I originally intended, plus the mist effect definitely makes it harder to see the characters. I made his (also unnamed) horse a little more transparent to try and give off this ghostly see through effect so I hope that comes through. The font isn't the kind of "wild west wanted sign" font that I wanted, but I think it's close enough lol.

Credits:

Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik

[in-my-loki-feels]

Tag Game

Rules: Answer and tag nine people you want to get to know better and catch up with.

Thank you @loki-is-my-kink-awakening and @thosegayoldmen for tagging me in this!

Favorite color(s):

Purple or green. I've gone back and forth between the two over the years. 💜💚

Last song:

Currently reading:

Trying to catch up on a few fics and also technically in the middle of Ace by Angela Chen, but I set it aside for the moment to focus on writing.

Currently watching:

Taskmaster S18 (plus two international seasons of Taskmaster), Guy Montgomery's Guy-Mont-Spelling Bee S1, a couple of Dropout shows, and I just finished watching Hawkeye . (AND LOVED IT!!)

Currently craving:

An iced latte or iced coffee and a brownie. Or a burger, or a rice krispie treat, or really anything. (I had to switch to a super bland diet for stomach issues. Can you tell? 😆)

Coffee or tea:

In my coffee phase, specifically iced. I usually switch to tea when the weather gets cold. I'm primarily a latte drinker and I never know where to put that in the coffee vs tea debate.

Hobby to try:

I'd love to get into building miniatures. I've had my eyes on a couple of book nook kits for a while, but between my wrist issues and the cats, I kind of gave up on them.

Current AU:

Probably an obvious answer but I'm primarily focused on the Avengers AU (the latest chapter is up!) which posits: What if Mobius worked at SHIELD when Loki arrived to take the Tesseract? I've had an absolute blast working with @wolfpup026 on this idea and I just know I'm going to be gutted when I post the final chapter. 😭😂

Open tag for whoever would like to join! <3

[deedala]

🌱Macy's Tag Game Twosday🌿 (x2 actually because i have some other tag games i need to catch up on and im mashing them all togther in one post) so thank you for tagging me to play one or more of these following tag games!! @celestialmickey @crossmydna @mmmichyyy @creepkinginc @lingy910y @energievie @suzy-queued @metalheadmickey @mickeysgaymom @ardent-fox @m4ndysk4nkovich @rereadanon @mikhailoisbaby @tanktopgallavich @scurvgirl 💖💖💖 name: deanna🌱

your birthday: Nov 17

where in the world are you? O Hi O ����

when did you join tumblr? 2011

do you have any sideblogs? yeah not very active though

mobile or desktop? both both both

your perfect sleeping conditions: 70 degrees, flannel comforter, face mask and bonnet, cozy sweatshirt and socks. Yes i sleep in fuzzy socks dont at me.

a movie you think everyone should see at least once: hmmm... The Fall (2006)

what shoes do you wear the most often? slip on sneakers

describe your keys to me: key to my house with a pink cover, key to my parents house with no cover, my car key, my husbands spare car key, a loop wrist strap made from a piece of a limited run woven baby wrap design that was dedicated to the FB babywearing group i helped found like 8 million years ago, and my red wallet attached by TWO carabiners because listen you just never know when you'll need a second carabiner. Also i have a picture of my kids in the little wallet window where you're supposed to put your ID (ig?) 😊

find the book closest to you. turn to page 7. what’s the 7th word? "was"

what’s your favorite snack? popcorn

one of your aspirations: inner peace

and finally, tell me a random fact about yourself: ive been white water rafting a few times. as a youth...i dont think i'd ever go again though lol

rest of the tag games under the cut!

next up this picrew

(i need a fucking hair cut)

Favorites Collage: (as always my favorites change based on mood and day but these are pretty common favorites!!)

animal: house finch movie: The Fall (2006) season: autumn character: today right now its Mickey color: mint hobby: vidja gams book: The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes song: The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel drink: lemonade

and finally... this or that? ABO or Soulmates // fake dating or secret dating // fix-it or post-canon // mutual pining or friends-to-lovers // slow burn or angst // smut or romance // Reality TV au or Porn au //Enemies to lovers or Enemies to friends to lovers // Domestic Fluff or Hurt/Comfort // Coffee Shop au or College au // one-shot or multi-chapter // Crossover or canon compliant // mpreg or adoption // online romance or workplace romance // single parent au or sports au // neighbours or roommates // sci-fi au or magic au i was thinking of picking fix-it..but i think the fix-it type things i usually end up reading fall more under AU canon divergent rather than what is probably simply fix-it. also excuse me but smut IS romantic imo lolol. also also slow burn tends to be angsty so i felt like i could secretly pick both of those by picking slow burn haha.

and okay time to tag some nuggets to do any or all of these games!! 😆 Everyone up top + @harrowhark-a-vagrant @michellemisfit @too-schoolforcool @juliakayyy @heymrspatel @gallawitchxx @callivich @thepupperino @transmickey @grumble-fish @gardenerian @imikhailo @jrooc @milkmaidovich @grossmickey @sleepyfacetoughguy @themarchg1rl @sickness-health-all-that-shit @babygirlmickey @sweetbee78 @xninetiestrendx @vintagelacerosette @purplemagpie @squidyyy23 @sirrudo @alihendrjx + anyone else seeing this and wanting to play a thing 😋

[im-no-jedi]

Get to know me tag game

Rules: answer + tag 9 people you want to get to know better and/or catch up with.

was tagged by @anxiouspineapple99, thank you friend! 💙

-Favorite color(s): yellow, blue, and orange

-Last song: a piano rendition of the "Windwaker" theme 🥰

-Currently reading: @photogirl894's fic "Sun & Rain"! I haven't read more than a few chapters (I'm sorry Morgan, I'll get back to it soon!!), but I'm obsessed! it's so good! \o/

-Currently watching: nothing atm but I might try watching The Acolyte now that it's finished haha

-Currently craving: *points to icon* 😏😜

-Coffee or tea: coffeeeeeeee

-A hobby you would like to try: making my own clothes! I've done clothing alterations in the past, but I think it would be fun to make clothes from scratch! 😊

-An AU/Alternate universe you've been plotting for: I have WAY too many MLWTBB AUs that I have ideas for haha. the main ones are Pokemon, modern, mutant, and sci-fi/mecha, but there's more 😆

tagging @clonethirstingisreal @jedi-hawkins @sunshinesdaydream @lightwise @heyclickadee @probadbatch and anyone else who wants to join!✨

[vintagelacerosette]

Tag game catch up!

I was tagged to do this piccrew by these lovely sweetpeas Vey @look-i-love-u Jade @jademickian Evie @energievie Sarah @sleepyheadgallavich

Julia @blue-disco-lights Deanna @deedala Laurel @lupeloto Bee @gallawitchxx

Macy @heymacy Lyle @sxltburn thankssss

Tried to show a balayage as best i could lol

I'll tag these starlights if they wanna play @iansw0rld @burninface @mickeym4ndy @mikhailoisbaby @michellemisfit @deathclassic @darthvaders-wife @stocious @captainjowl @rereadanon @wehangout @crossmydna @sickness-health-all-that-shit @sam-loves-seb @flamingbluepanda & anyone else if they want to!

FICTIONAL WORLD TAG GAME

I was tagged my dearhearts Nosho @creepkinginc Deena @suzy-queued Evie @ energievie Kat @mybrainismelted Georgia @iansw0rld thanks a bunch 💐

Favourite fictional character from a movie?

Going for nostalgia Anya from Anastasia

Favourite fictional character from tv?

Gonna go with anime on this one saying Yuri Katsuki cuz ya know </3

Favorite fictional character of all time? My main man no competition Mickey Milkovich

If you could be irl friends with any three fictional characters, who?

Sakura kinomoto from Cardcaptors she's sooo sweet, we'd be like childhood friends 💝 I'd like to be friends with Ian & Mickey but Mick would be a tough nut to crack. So I'll bond with Ian & Mickey will follow suit bc they're that couple haha (also counting them as one just bc lol) Finally Nina from Six of Crows & Shadow & Bone. Always a fun time with her 😆

Favourite fictional couple: My One True Pairing hands down is Gallavich 💕

Okay, you can only choose one fictional character to get stranded on and island with: Andy from Old Guard omg her lifetimes of knowledge she'd just help me escape & survive

One fictional world you would hate to be a part of: Maybe the Dune world

One fictional world you would love to be a part of: Ooooh I think the Avatar world would be fun

Your “HEAR ME OUT” fictional couple: I think Toph & Aang would have been so fucking cute. I love their dynamic & how themselves they could be with each other. Also the beautiful poetry ofthe duality of Earth & Sky falling in loveeeee

and finally, something you’re looking forward to this week? My dad's birthday is Saturday & my niece & sister are sleeping over after not seeing them for a month!!

[dragonflydaydreamer]

Sweet Beginnings Tag

“This tag is all about looking at your past. All you need to do is to find one of the first screenshots you ever took (preferably also published), and post it beside the recent one! And tell everybody when you took that first picture! Oh, and don’t forget to tag your posts! #sweet beginnings tag”

I was tagged by @cantseemtohide @kissalopa @myverycoolnickname @pocketfullofsimshine ! Thank you for the tag! 😊

I don't have the very first screenshots anymore from when I started playing the game. Mummified in my old laptop, i guess. 😅 This is the oldest I could find and... Brindleton Bay, baby! 🤩

This is the most recent one, from a new gameplay...

I got obsessed with the 1:1 ratio... 😆

My queue ran out and I'm catching up on those tag games here. I lost interest with my random legacy gameplay since my third emergency surgery within four months. I'm home recovering and I do some rotational gameplay in another save, trying things in game, playing with very different sims...

I'll tag @adzrielfaie @garden-mint @homewardial @isstoria @littlefallsnook @mdianasims @oasissarah @paperfriendd @symplesims @zmemily

Feel free to ignore. 😉

[ourdramaqueen]

Fic Tag Game

I was tagged by @suchaladyy 🌸

20 questions:

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

55, divided into fandoms as follows: Wednesday (TV 2022) (24) The Boys (TV 2019) (21) The Lord of the Rings (8) Sin City - All Media Types (1) Almost Human (TV) (1)

2. What’s your AO3 word count?

368,862

3. What fandoms do you write for?

See #1. Currently only Wednesday, though I do hope to get back into The Boys soon, and I still have some unpublished LotR WIPs that I'd like to actually finish sometime...

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Private Tutor

Kinktober Day 8: Shaving (The Boys, Butcher/Hughie)

Kinktober Day 2: See-through (The Boys, Butcher/Hughie)

Kinktober Day 18: Rough Sex (The Boys, Butcher/Hughie)

How do I passive-agressively say ‘fuck you’ in flower?

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes! I really appreciate when readers take the time to post a comment, so I always answer at least with a brief "thank you".

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Defintiely the whole Closer series (LotR, Frodo/Éomer) because it is mostly canon compliant, so it ends with Frodo going into the West. 😭My Rough Sex series (The Boys, Butcher/Hughie) is also fairly angsty by its nature as a series of mildly canon divergent gap filler fics following through the episodes of S1 and S2 (so far).

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I think pretty much anything apart from the above two series? Well, apart from the Struck by a Bolt series (The Boys, Butcher/Hughie), which has the potential to go either way.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I haven't gotten outright hate, but certainly a few rude/entitled/"clearly hasn't read the tags or the end note despite me recommending to in the a/n at the beginning" comments.

9. Do you write smut? What kind?

LOL! All kinds. Soft, kinky (probably more kinky), some a bit dark. I seem to enjoy my ships a little fucked up.

10. Do you write cross-overs?

I don't have a proper crossover on my AO3 (see #12 for the reason why I specify it like this), though I'd love to write one sometime since I love reading them. The closest I've come is Kinktober Day 15: Monster Fucking (The Boys, Butcher/Hughie), which is heavily Beauty and the Beast inspired.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes! Little Brother was translating Private Tutor into Russian, though they haven't updated it in a while.

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Oh yes! In fact, the first fics I posted online were cowritten with two (originally three, but one of then dropped out shortly after we'd started) friends, though under a different pen name and in a crossover of two small fandoms (with additional ones sneaking in here and there). I haven't written for that series in at least 15 years, though I still have fairly extensive notes for a trilogy of stories centered around my OC and I'd love to get back to that eventually.

But more recently, I've cowritten Line Without a Hook with erraticallyinspired (holyfudgemonkeys), who afaik isn't on Tumblr, and An Addams Family Guide to Kidnapping with @nonamemanga. I'm currently working on something with @suchaladyy, and who knows what and who will be next? It's a lot of fun!

13. What WIP would you like to finish but doubt you ever will?

Oof! I only have unpublished WIPs which I'm not sure if I'll ever get to finish them. Mostly for LotR.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

I really can't choose. Go look at my bookmarks on AO3, LOL!

15. What are your writing strengths?

Oh boy. Um. I think I've figured out quite well how to show character through smut, as well as to distinguish characters from one another by how they behave and talk.

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Hmm... Sometimes I get bogged down in details, though I've gotten much better at catching myself now. Oh, paragraphs of really long sentences, but again, I've improved a lot there. 😆

17. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Absolutely, as long as I'm confident in the language or have someone who's a native/fluent speaker to help me with it.

18. First fandom you wrote for?

Are we talking wrote for myself, or published? Because I started as a teenager in the 80s, writing your typical Mary Sue self-inserts starring my favorite celebs, like Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran, by hand on notepads...

19. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

Nope, still can't choose, sorry!

20. What fic would you want to rewrite one day?

There's one story from my first cowriting experience I mentioned in #12 that I would dearly love to rewrite because the constant POV changes are driving me nuts when I read it now! I don't think there's anything that's currently on my AO3 that I feel the need to rewrite.

I don't know who's been tagged or not, so if you haven't been but want to participate, consider yourself tagged!

[rebelrebelwrites]

Fic Friday! ❤️ Rebel’s Weekly Fic Recs

~ Haladriel Week Edition (Part 1) ~

Aiight y'all, I took a week off and you DELIVERED the @haladrielweek GOODS. Like, DAMN. Rest assured, I'll be recc'ing stuff from Haladriel Week for many weeks to come; I'm still getting caught up on devouring all of your amazing fics, artwork, Tumblr and Twitter posts, and more! Thanks again to @formerlyir for putting this whole shindig together and all of you for your amazing contributions.

Without further ado—as always, this week's recs are...

As always, please mind the tags on any recommended story for your own personal preferences.

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The Classic You’ve Heard Of But Somehow Haven’t Read Yet: like magnets work, only drawn to thee by @bluetiefling

What you need to know going in:

As I started reading this fic, which the author described as her first in years, I knew it was an instant classic! One-shot, post-S1, this story sees Galadriel sneaking into Sauron's war camp in an ill-advised assassination attempt. It's pretty immediately clear her heart's not in it, not really—the bid to kill him, anyway. 👀 Things go from awry to full of angst with a cloying, desperate, spicy edge from there, and the angst has claws. In the best way. And the smut? 🔥 Like I said... instant classic.

Complete, Explicit

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The AU You Need to Immerse Yourself In Because, Well, Wow: the rules of you by sawdustdiamonds

What you need to know going in:

The hook for me with this fic was immediately the unique setting and the premise; a Victorian-era AU, in it, Halbrand owns a gambling hall, and Galadriel is, of course, a Lady—they meet when he catches her counting cards. 😆 As always, I love how Galadriel barrels into things guns blazing, and this fic renders her (and his) characterization perfectly. Without revealing too much, they strike a mutually beneficial deal with her sharp skills, and the instant attraction, sexual tension, and ultimate devotion soars.

Complete, Explicit

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The Complete But Never Forgotten Masterpiece: when the world was so young by @hazelmaines

What you need to know going in:

Something to know about me: I am a SUCKER for childhood sweethearts almost as much as ETL. Combine those two??? An immediate sign me the hell up (so much so that I've written it myself 😆), and that was my exact reaction when I first set eyes on this HW fic from favorite @hazelmaines. Set in the First Age, Hal and Gal meet as youths, Mairon and Artanis, and grow in life and love together before Mairon's fall, only to meet again on the Sundering Seas. Achingly sweet and somber in equal measure, I won't say too much else... just read and revel in the mythical, cyclical beauty of this fic.

Complete, Mature

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The WIP That Will Wreck You (In the Best Way): all your pain will end here by @bad-surprise

What you need to know going in:

So first, I need to say that it was incredibly difficult to pick just one of the many fics from @bad-surprise to highlight from Haladriel Week, because she blessed us with SCADS of them, and I was torn between this one and another WIP that I decided to save for next week, but I picked this one because the premise and first chapter is a jolt; a shock to the system in its heady horror, and I'm itching to see what happens next. Long story short: Galadriel is a therapist, and her patient, Halbrand, is in desperate need of therapy for his homicidal tendencies. Can she help him before she becomes his next victim? I don't know, but again—I can't wait to find out.

WIP, Explicit

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The Can't Stop Consuming No Matter What Time It Is Fic: it's a dangerous game by @wyrd-syster

What you need to know going in:

So this story is complete but I think the category holds because HOT. DAMN. I hung onto every word of this masterpiece and somehow simultaneously sped through it with an almost feverish fervor; it was—is—just that goddamn compelling. Reading it almost felt like caving to compulsion; an irresistible pull into the world with little mercy and no way out but forward, but you're happy you're there. In this Venetian-style, Jekyll & Hyde-esque AU, Galadriel is stalked by one man that is moreso two: Halbrand and Sauron both, a beast intent on a bloody romance that may be more than he bargained for. I don't want to say too much in case of spoilers, but... the vivid imagery, the gorgeous prose (as always with @wyrd-syster's impeccable works), and the ever-present, thrumming fear in this fic is nothing short of outstanding. Just, wow.

Complete, Explicit

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Me at all these fics:

Don’t see your story on this list yet? Keyword: yet. Please don’t fret! I can only recommend so many each week, but I am always looking for more stuff to read, share, and generally shower with love, so please feel free to reply with your own fics or your personal faves. I have plenty more to recommend… ❤️

Until next week!

[bardic-inspo]

Get to know me meme

Tagged by the ever lovely @electricshoebox💜

Three ships

Astarion/Tav (or Durge)

I am an enjoyer of all shades of Astarion and there's so many angles to take these ships, especially post game. He's such a juicy and layered character and I love exploring all those angles and how he interacts with a character like Durge, or similar, who has their own darkness to reckon with and needs support, too. Currently writing fics for both spawn and ascended Astarion and I don't see myself quitting the brainrot anytime soon.

MacCready/Sole Survivor (+Deacon!)

The first ship that I truly wrote fic for. I wouldn't be the same as a person or a writer without these characters. It sometimes amazes me how little romance there actually is in these games, but the characters and dynamics alone were just begging to be explored and sprouted so, so much fic out of me. "I never really thought of us that way" my ass. 🤭

Solas x Lavellan

God I can't believe it's been 10 years of this 😆 But as a tragedy enjoyer, the poeticism of this ship was just too perfect to resist. Getting back on my bs in time for the new game to (finally!) come out!

First ship

Oh gosh, probably something like Graystripe x Silverstream from Warrior Cats!

Last song

Last movie

Deadpool 3! It was a fun time!

Currently Reading

Aside from playing catch up on some fics I've been following for a long time...

I absolutely guzzled down By Proxy by @alcetryx in one sitting last night and I'm so feral about it. I have to properly keysmash in their comment box still but I gotta wait until I have some free time because thumb typing is insufficient and I have so much to say about this fic. Incredible slow burn post game with A!A and Tav all wound up in some juicy political intrigue. Their dynamic is so sweet and sexy and the pining and self denial is on a nuclear level.

Next up for new fics on my TBR list are @vixstarria's Bloodbang Chronicles and No Good Deeds by Garnett (who is a discord friend but I don't think they're on Tumblr!)

Currently watching

Currently in between shows/nothing atm, but looking forward to Vox Machina season 3!

Tagging in turn @coffeeebomb, @astarionancuntnin, @nyx-knox, @sniickerdoodles, @locallegume,

@marlowethebard , @brain-rot-central , @scrytpe , and @elinorbard if you'd like to do this 💜

[nerdieforpedro]

Get to know me game

@mandoisapunk tagged me. Thanks for thinking of me. 💕

What are your astrological big three?

Aries sun

Capricorn moon

Gemini rising

Last song?

The Way I am by Charlie Puth (I was singing with my window up)

Current reading?

Falling Slowly by @musings-of-a-rose Slow burn with the reader and Tommy Miller. The Tommy Tower has cookies 🍪 Warm cookies that melt in your mouth.

Paranoid Heart by @goodwithcheese You had me at Javier Peña and I stayed for the poetic storytelling and watching the slow descent into attraction between the reader and Javi. I’m behind on it but I plan to catch up.

You were Marked by @handspunyarns Din Djarin has a bounty in an unknown region of space. What he finds, is beyond his comprehension and understanding. It changes him and who he meets. (Make sure to review author’s warnings before reading).

Be My Little Darling by @megamindsecretlair The push and pull between Loki and the reader make the crux of the story. Their enjoyable banter and the mystery at hand keeps things moving through the chapters.

Working Title by @rhoorl Sadly, another one I’m behind on, but I’m gonna catch up because Dieter Bravo! Slow burn romance is my jam. Doing hair and makeup for your crush shouldn’t be awkward right?

I’m sure there’s more but I need to better organize fics I’m following. 😭

Last Movie?

Wonder Woman 1984

It’s karaoke night, what are you singing?

Our Day Will Come by Amy Winehouse

Love Come Down by Evelyn “Champagne” King

Tokyo by Lianne La Havas

Lipstick by Charlie Puth (reminds me of Red Light Special by TLC)

Obsessed by Calvin Harris, Charlie Puth and Shaneesa

I enjoy singing. My neighbors may not 🤣

Currently working on?

A multi chapter Dieter Bravo fic, My Frankie fic, My Javier Peña fic, two Dieter drabbles, a Joel assignment, planning two Din Djarin fics, one Ezra fic I’m toying around with

Are there too many WIPs? Always! 😆

My mind’s a mess, can’t you tell?

No pressure tags: @morallyinept @legendary-pink-dot @maggiemayhemnj @ramblers-lets-get-ramblin

[berenwrites]

Last 10 First Lines Tag Game

Thank you so much to @runninriot for tagging me in this, sounds like fun, so here goes.

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

These are all Stranger Things & Steddie if that wasn't abundantly obvious 😉.

Steve stared at the phone for a long time after he put it down with the usual ‘I love you’. Always and Forever: Love Finds a Way

“You should just quit,” Eddie said, doing his very best to drag Steve back to bed. Late Again? Love is Too Compelling!

Steve grabbed Eddie’s hand as it was offered and let the other man drag him out of hole they had both been in only moments before. Closure: Rifts & Reactions

Steve woke up with a start, breathing hard as the tendrils of the nightmare curled around his brain. Arms of Love: Whatever You Need

Eddie tapped his pen against his lips as he tried to come up with a dastardly trap for the D&D campaign he was writing Quiet: But Far From Idle

When Steve opened his door to find Eddie standing there, soaking wet and shivering in nothing more than pyjamas, he didn’t need to ask. See Me: In the SIlence

Hawkins felt different. Falling: Who Will Catch Me?

“Stevie, I didn’t know you had a tattoo,” were the words that killed any desire Steve happened to be feeling. A Small Thing: The Truth Hurts

It was not a day for revelations. Revelation: A Heart-Stopping Reality

Eddie can literally feel the nervous energy that is the only thing keeping Steve going. Caring: Now It's Your Turn

Hmmm ... well it look like I like to start with names a lot of the time. Although I do have to admit I find a lot of my chapters in longer fics start with dialog (original and fanfic - I know this because when I format original stuff I swear at myself for the dialog markers because it messes up my drop cap chapter first lines😆). I seem to have a couple of short sharp shock sentences in there too. Maybe I should try them out some more - kind of a 'come into my parlor said the spider to the fly' ideas.

Now I've seen lots of people doing this so I'm not going to tag anyone in case they've done it before, but if you are a writer and would like to have a go, please, have at it!

[stargazer-sims]

Apparently this is my asks & tag games era.

I’ve spent the past few days just catching up on games people have tagged me in, and I’ve been thoroughly enjoying it.

I’m especially loving the drabble/flash fiction writing prompts one. People can still send me those. I’m working my way through the ones I’ve already gotten, but there’s always room for more. 😆

Also, I found a few things in my drafts that I’d started to answer at some point, but obviously got distracted from. I’m going to try and finish those up this week as well

[vintagelacerosette]

Weekly Tag game (Catch up)

Forgive meee I am late but I had the other one in my drafts & I hadn't be able to finish it off yet 😅

I was tagged by these sweethearts 💖💕💖

Jessica @guinguin1984 Julia @blue-disco-lights Deanna @deedala Georgia @iansw0rld

Face @burninface Jaclyn @crossmydna Evie @energievie

Bri @y0itsbri Lyle Lyle crocodile @kiinard Macy @heymacy

Mel @gardenerian Sarah @sleepyheadgallavich Julissa @heymrspatel

Harvey @mikhailoisbaby Kat @mybrainismelted Ling @lingy910y

Name: Shermyn

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (or you): Sydney in the western part  

Ok, so this week we are going to snoop into your google search. Type in each phrase and tell us what the first suggestion is that google gives you!

What is the best way to….rule? (hehe nice maybe my Leo tendencies 🤣🦁

This is what I saw on Quora

1) Become a community organizer · 2) Learn to speak eloquently · 3) Tell people what they want to hear · 4) Sell your soul to the Devil · 5) ...

😂😂😂

Where can I…. watch Saltburn? (it's on my watch list haha) Amazon Prime

How old is…. Taylor Swift? (i didn't search this but i guess she's top result) 34

How long does it take… to get to mars? (wow a fun one) Now quoting NASA, "If jt all goes well, you'll get to the Red Planet in about seven ot eight months." ♂️🔴

How many… states in Australia? Six states 🇦🇺

Who set the record for…. the highest jump? Javier Sotomayor good job my dude 👏

When did….michael jackson die? 25 june 2009 (woah I started 1st year of high school then)

What does it feel like to… to be in love? (ummm ive never searched that but damn a pointed search 😭😭😭) Reddit says "when you wake up thinking of that person & go to bed thinking of them"

Can you…go parasailing in sydney? (So me bc i missed out when i was in the Philippines 🥲) You can't anymore booo 👎

Why do… i sweat so much? Google says could he nerves that trigger it.

Is there a way… to save karlach? I really wanna play Baldur's gate 3 what's gonna happen to her?? I love her?? 🥺

How old do you have to be… to work? (boooo i don't wanna work but i want money 😩) In NSW minimum age for full time work is 17

Where do the… kardashians live? (i don't care) Malibu

What is the best time to… to go to fiji? (aaayee holiday??) June to September

And to finish us off…. What comes up when you type in Shameless? shameless last episode date

11 April 2021 I needed it for my gallacrafts 🥹

Name: Myn

Age: 27

Astrological sign: Leo ♌️

Upon which continent do you reside: Stralia 🦘

tell us how you're feeling right now using 3-5 emojis: 🥶💸🤔🤫🤗

whats your favorite flavor of gum? Juicy fruit but the flavour never lasts long

whats the last movie you watched? Anastasia for my nieces first viewing 😆 It mostly became a sing-a-long with my big sis 🎤

what was your worst subject in high school? Maybe science?

whats the job you stayed at for the shortest period of time? Working for a weekend event at a convention centre for the active wear brand Lorna Jane. I got lost on the 1st day & didn't get paid for that 15 min 😅

whats your favorite thing to do at an amusement park? Try all the interesting foods 😋

what condiments go on top of the perfect hot dog (meat or plant-based)? BBQ sauce & caramelised onions 🌰

cincinnati chili, thoughts? Never heard of it!

do you sleep with a plushie? No my plushies are on a shelf bc I can get kicked out of my room every 2nd weekend bc my sister & her family takes it over haha. But worth it to have my baby niece over 🥰

how do you feel about thunderstorms? No strong emotions. It's cool when boom

what's the last animal you touched? My dog Roxy 🐕 ❤️

grab the nearest item with words on it that ISNT a book and tell me the final word: Tulip on this korean dry shampoo I'm trying 🌷

have you ever forgotten to do an assignment until the night before its due? Oh I was organised at knowing darw but procrastinated the hell out of the assignment until the due date. Then trying to finish the night before 😅 I found an old diary entry calling myself a dumb bitch for doing that to myself & saying to never do it again (she did) 😭

Not tagging anyone bc LATE but if you wanna play consider yourself tagged! 🩷🐇

[loveryss]

Tag 9 people you would like to get to know / catch up with

I got tagged by @memoirsofasim 🤗💜💜 thank you!

Last song: not counting the paw patrol songs I played for my kids..😆 the last song I listened to was Cigarettes & Feelings by The Haunt

Last show: at the time of getting tagged it was Queen Charlotte (the ending had me in tears!) but I’ve since then binge watched XO, Kitty. It’s a great show for background sound while crocheting

Currently watching: the 2nd season of Sweet Tooth

Currently reading: nothing honestly. Since switching my iphone to an android, all of my books are forever stuck in apple books... I'd like to continue reading Outlander which I have as physical copies in my bookshelf!

Current obsession: Zelda.. Breath of the Wild. It’s the first game I ever got on the nintendo switch but never played it 😆 I haven’t previously played any Zelda games but watching my boyfriend play the newest Zelda this last weekend made me want to finally get into it!

I feel everyone’s already done this but also, this is the kind of tag game you might have different answers for every few weeks. As always, don’t feel pressured by the tag! @cinamun @estah @simsdada @maxismade @biffybobs @apricote @kissalopa @pixelshary @woohooincoffin 

[millennialgrandma]

Getting To Know You Tag Game

Thanks to my love @roseharpermaxwell for the tag 💚

Three Ships: we're only at the first question and I'm already having a crisis 😅 I haven't been able to shake them over the last 13ish years, so it's pretty safe to say dramione is my forever OTP. I'm down bad for panville, but I'm down horrendous for draco/neville (ship name: BadBottom), especially when you add hermione to the mix (HerBadBottom). Shout out to @whimsymanaged for being a horny monster with me about them. Can we pretend hp ships count as one and I can leave you with two more? Excellent, I'm glad you agree. Kanej. Kanej makes me want to chew through drywall. And can you tell I've also recently been obsessing over firstprince?

First Ship: it was actually one of my high school crushes that introduced me to fanfic and forever altered the course of my life. I started with hinny for a few weeks until I stumbled across my first dramione

Last Song: that Tom Cardy song that just came across my dash 😆

Last Movie: it seems I am incapable of moving past RWRB

Currently Reading: this year hasn't been a great one for reading. Work has been so busy that I don't really have the mental capacity for it? I've got months of hp fanfic to catch up on and a veritable mountain of firstprince fanfic now that I've finished the book. I started Dead Wake by Erik Larson (about the sinking of the Lusitania) on the plane a few weeks ago, so I guess you could say I'm currently reading that (even though I haven't picked it up since). Still hasn't stopped me from buying 3 more books since then, though 🤡

Currently Watching: ahahaha so uh, lately I've been watching Bluey while I eat meals. Today I watched like 11 episodes over lunch? And cried through at least 7 of them in a row? It's just so fucking wholesome and so so healing.

Last Thing I Wrote: I'm constantly writing reports for work (boring answer). The last bit of fic I wrote was circuit breaker back in May, and it involved far too much research for only 458 words.

Currently Writing: unfortunately nothing. I've got a half dozen fics started that have been languishing in my docs and haven't been touched in over a year. I would love to say it's my entry for the HP Pumpkin Spice Fic Fest, but I haven't even started brainstorming yet 🙃

Tagging: @pia-bartolini @akorah @schmem14 and anyone else who sees this and hasn't been tagged yet!