#choices baz

[thecooler]

Feel free to specify in the tags :) if the animal is one that needs company assume you'd have multiple

[dc-polls-not-the-og]

[justzawe]

Zawe and Tom with Baz Bamigboye and Roger Friedman at the Critic’s Choice Awards

[you-remind-me-of-the-babe]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers (except me because obvs I have done it). Spread the self-love ❤

Aw, thank you for thinking of me. I loved reading your picks! You’re right, Ashton, self love can be challenging but I am going to give it a go.

1) Depth of Reason (71k, M)

Probably no surprise here, I’ve called it my favorite before. I put a lot into this fic. It handles a lot of complex issues and takes a different and unique look at the World of Mages while also feeling entirely plausible within that world. I also really, really love this version of Simon. I put a lot into him and at the start it may look like a story about Baz’s journey but it’s really about Simon’s journey of questioning the beliefs he has and questioning the things he’s taken for granted.

It’s also probably no surprise that this fic is a little bit of a love letter to one of my fave fics Restoration Ecology by the lovely @captain-aralias. It’s obvious how that story inspired mine (Simon POV, older Snowbaz get together, Simon works for the Coven, he goes through this journey of looking within himself, etc.)

2) How to Avoid a Scandal (43k, T)

This fic has a lot going for it and was for to write for several reasons: 1) This was a CO Reverse Bang fic, so it was inspired by art made by @xi-vz and thus got me to write something I may not have come up with in my own. 2) @xi-vz kept making art for it, and in true reverse bang fashion, it kept challenging me to write the plot in a way that incorporated what the art portrayed. Truly such a fun way to find inspiration. 3) since this was a Hollywood AU, I wrote script excerpts for the tv show the boys were acting in to bookend each chapter and to tie into/nod to what was going on in the greater story while also playing with the idea of a WoM television show I’d made up. This was kind of a nod to the Snowbaz excerpts in Fangirl and these were just generally so fun to write. 4) friends to lovers, my beloved.

Also!!! The incredible @shrekgogurt told me she was inspired by the script bookends in this fic, which led her to adding the flashback bookends to I Knew A Boy, I Knew A Man and like (!!!) can we all agree those fucking flashbacks are AMAZING and totally add so much to that fic?! I’m so happy this was able to inspire such genius.

3) Rose-Colored Glasses (7k, T)

I don’t always get the chance to reread fics once they are published but I reread this one recently and while part of me latched on to things I’d try to write better if I were writing this years later and with more experience under my belt, I still nonetheless think this fic pretty good. For one, while it wasn’t my first published fic, it was my first most widely read fic. That helped me make a lot of connections in the fandom and probably established an audience that wanted to read more of my writing. Additionally, I think this sort of established my brand. I’ve written a lot of friends to lovers and this is the touchstone of me writing that trope. It’s got a sweetness to it that permeates a lot of my writing. Also, my pfp is still the beautiful, tender, fun art from that fic that @mostlymaudlin made and so y’all get to be reminded of it all the time 😂 Also have to give a shout out to @ivelovedhimthroughworse who made a lovely Podfic of this. ♥️

4) The Rule of Three (Doesn’t Apply to You) (9k, T)

This fic was a gift fic to the lovely @facewithoutheart whose prompt requested a funny Snowbaz get together with low/no angst. It was also part of a holiday exchange and I wanted it to have at least some Christmas-y vibes without being other the top, since that’s not quite Christina’s thing. I remember feeling very intimidated by the task of trying to be funny for one of the funniest writers in this fandom. Gulp. But also, while I’ve written some fun/funny things, I appreciated the impetus to really go for it in this fic. I think it’s a fun, sweet story and quite memorable, at least to me.

5) A Prickly Disposition (1.9k, T)

This is a short fic but I’m really proud of it. I’ve really had to work at brevity and I am still surprised I could write a get together fic in under 2k. (And I wrote it in one sitting, which still feels crazy because it came out so good without a ton of hair pulling.) This fic feels longer than it is, which feels like a special kind of magic. Plus my dear friend @fatalfangirl made a Podfic of this which just is such a great listen I cannot recommend it enough.

[sailorblossoms-snowbaz]

Sleeping on Simon is used to show how much Baz craves physical and emotional closeness to Simon in WS (pretending to fall asleep on his shoulder iirc) and then, in SFC, it shows that Baz fully has all the closeness and intimacy he has been craving and more, including things he never thought he would have, like unconditional love and support, to have Simon want to take care of him and make him happy, comfort him and make him laugh (sleeping on Simon, who hordes all the pillows, leaving Baz to use him as his pillow) (you have to wonder if Simon does it on purpose haha)

[aroaessidhe]

2024 reads / storygraph

Where Sleeping Girls Lie

YA mystery/thriller

a girl who’s been home-schooled all her life attends prestigious boarding school after her father’s (last family member) death - and her roommate disappears the first night

as she starts to investigate with the help of her roommates best friend, she catches the attention of the most popular girls in school, and some of the popular boys.

she starts to uncover secrets about students at the school while the disappearance is dismissed by the school and authorities. But when a student turns up dead, things start to get more complicated.

sapphic, Muslim MC, twisty but slow-paced

[playchoicesconfessions]

Sent by anonymous

‘Baz Mirani, Elijah and my OH mc play The Sims together in their underwear on days off.’

POST/CONFESSIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE MOD’S PERSONAL OPINIONS!

[carma-tjol]

DONE WITH FINALS RAHHHHH

i spent the last 5 days straight glued to a desk to the point that i needed to bandage my elbow because i was leaning on it too much and it got irritated.

for part of my essay i was talking about vampires and i talked about carry on

i’m realizing this is the third time i’ve talked about carry on in a school assignment.

once in 8th grade, once in 10th grade, and once now. insane. i wonder how rainbow rowell would feel about her book being a source in a college assignment.

baz pitch i love you forever and ever

[this--is-serious-business]

I wanted to see Baz as a nun

[klizzie93]

I admire Austin’s and Baz’s strength for going tonight. The sadness on their faces breaks my heart, and I know it must have been incredibly hard.

[thecooler]

People will call tumblr the autism website but can't even handle when people answer a rhetorical question in their posts

[monsterfucker-lisa-swallows]

confronted by the fact that i get a genuine mood boost from a stranger online saying "fascinating" and "interesting read" on one of my posts like i'm still chasing the validation of ap lit students like in high school...who am i kidding this goes deeper, all the way back to chasing validation from librarians when i was 5

[dearaustinbutler]

January 15, 2023

[moocha-muses]

Not bad.

[elv--eyera]

Is the Kenneth Branagh version of Der Hölle Rache for fucking real