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[usernamemybeloathed]

When you get a comment on your first ever longfic, even if it's messy and chaotic.

And another convert to the "I'll now romance Alex" club. Join us 🫴

[england-would-fall]

Do folks who are someone’s favorite fic writer, fan artist, etc. know it? Are they aware that their work has made a genuine impact on the lives of other human beings walking the planet? That there are real flesh-and-blood people who have been touched and affected by what they’ve made, and that they are thought of and discussed frequently with affection and gratitude and awe?

I hope they know. They deserve to know.

[collophora]

Fics rec of the week, and especially if you like well-written Wrecker, is the entire work of @electrikworm on AO3 In order:

The Batch have a terrible day

Human Shield

A peaceful moment

(But go read the others too)

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Smell Check [Easy: Failure]

MDZS Disco Elysium AU part 1 (part 2 - part 3)

[brynn-lear]

"Hmm? Oh, I'm just the milkman. Nothin' more. Won't you let me in, my doorman?"

[bluenightfm]

reverse reverse transmigation binqiu/bingjiu/bingyuan aus hit so fucking hard when the way the identity reveal occurs is bc binghe goes to grab or kiss who he thinks is his a-yuan but instead of being loved and babied he is violently smacked away, grabbed, and pinned by a very angry, very confused, very much not his husband shen jiu who looks like he very much wants to kill binghe . bonus points if there's a scene where binghe's holy shit two cakes knee-jerk horny brain response to the possibility of double shizun action is stomped out in an instant when he realizes a, he has no idea where his ACTUAL husband is and b, this must be the scum villain version of his shizun shen yuan had told him abt and uh oh he's actually kinda scared . cinema

[rusomnia]

just saying jason todd probably wrote batman fanfic as both a form of therapy and karma

my evidence:

- he's a lit nerd. every lit nerd has written fanfiction at somepoint. if you're a lit nerd and you haven't, you're a liar or you will be writing fanfiction soon. be ready.

- you're a liar if you think the batfam didn't have a giant fandom in gotham city (and other cities that had batman shipped with their hero (metropolis im looking at you))

- he'd get to tear the shit out of batman with well thought out arguments against stuff without actually having to try and make bruce listen

- the authors notes.

- 'sorry i haven't updated in two years, i got blown up resurrected and turned into an assassin by my step-mum. here's some fluff as an apology'

- i feel like i could go on for a while but I'll leave it there

[wikiangela]

I feel like some people forget, or are straight up too young and new to fandom to know, how fandom, fanfics, and ao3 work, bc I'm honestly baffled, tho I probably shouldn't be but either ive never been this deep into fandom to witness it, or this is some new insanity

like, you know the main idea with fic writing should be just to have fun with characters and ships you love, right? it can have nothing to do with canon or endgames or even shit we want to actually see in a show, not every fic is spec

and the thing is, you don’t have to read something if you dont like it, that's why we have filters, and most importantly, you don’t go on someone's clearly tagged fic and talk shit about the ship the fic is for, what the actual fuck

keep the discourse here, bringing it into ao3 comments now is just so rude and childish wtf

[reverseblackholeofwords]

Look into my metaphorical eyes- platonic relationships do not need to "become something more" to be loving and devoted and grandiose and worthy of their own stories. They can be just as impactful and emotionally charged and interesting. I am so tired- And yes, I know nobody is listening when I say this because Tumblr is Tumblr, but guys, I'm begging you. There is a platonic explanation for this sometimes.

[kerizaret]

Read two fics on ao3 today by two amazing mutuals that made me Feel Things (tm) you guys should totally check them out too

^ not exactly fanart but I needed to give Emu a hug after what she's been put through in the story (@aroace-polyshow WHEN I CATCH YOU...) and I thought Rui worked best bc of the recent h☆w physical affection starvation post

@theguardianace I hope you know your fic adds 10 years to my lifespan with every update. oughhhfhh they love each other so much I am losing my mind

[todayisafridaynight]

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[usernamemybeloathed]

And to think I was about to give up! Next chapter is still going to take a lil while (not too long) but this was so motivating! ❤️

[fluxweeed]

Hii, I just discovered your fics and am reading my way through them. Love, love, love the ones I’ve read so far.😊 I was just wondering what your favourite Draco is you’ve written, and what your fave Draco is in fics written by others? ☺️

ACK thank you!! what a question!! i've considered this v carefully and it turns out i have………a lot of thoughts. i will keep them under a cut so nobody is accosted with a full 700 words of my Draco Opinions 😂 so my quick answer is:

my fave draco i've written: the taste of țuică my fave draco ever: rookie moves by peu_a_peu

draco is an interesting one for me bc i don't really LIKE him? but i have sooo many feelings about him. really not sure i could summon the same fervour for harry, for example, who is my number one boy forever and always.

(i saw a thing once that said a pairing becomes ur otp when u relate to one of the characters and want to fuck the other one, and 🙈 i mean, i think you're supposed to relate to the gryffindor, aren't you. whoops.)

OKAY SO HERE'S THE UNHINGED DRACO MALFOY ESSAY BY FLUX W. EED.

listen. i love and respect people who are Refined Draco enjoyers. connoisseurs of redemption arcs. appreciators of majestic malfoy bone structure and ethereal grey eyes and soft windswept hair. fans of dracos who insult harry (with hidden affection) and who are a bit snobbish (in a rich, sexy way) but ultimately have realised the error of their teenage years and have become a better person. perhaps this draco has built a potions business and helps the aurors. perhaps he IS an auror. either way, he has a biting sense of humour, maybe, but he's a good guy.

unfortunately, the draco of my heart is a horrid mean little rat man.

i've never actually managed to write him the way i love him. i tried to aim for immoral bastardy in what's mine is yours but i got so caught up in trying to nail the feelsforbreakfast-style humour in the narrative that i ended up focusing much more on that and much less on writing genuine bastardhood.

i've written him as reserved and clever (in the four doors – this draco was written entirely for @jovialobservationanchor, who had a weak spot for closed-off academics with soft centres) and as a traumatised self-loathing mess (in two to lie and to some extent for lack of wanting and say no to this) and hopelessly sexually/emotionally horny for one harry james potter (in, um, most things) but i've never managed to capture the genuine cruel streak and flawed personality that is sooo so important to me.

WHICH IS WHY i picked țuică!draco for my favourite of the ones i've written. he's still a bit too emotionally intelligent to be Just Right, imo, but i think he's maybe the closest? he's unrepentantly rude to people. he's not attractive. and he has a streak of self-destructive fucked-upedness that is some form of wartime guilt, but certainly not a pretty one.

HOWEVER. rookie moves?? NAILED it. i adooored how genuinely fuckin MEAN he is, even tho he's an auror. i love love LOVED that he's kind of bad at his job in a way that's in complete opposition to how drarry!draco is often written these days:

The look on Malfoy’s face was not only troubling, Harry realized, but familiar. At once activated and dead behind the eyes, like an invasive species in an ecosystem that could not check it. It was the look of the meanest fucking teenager Harry had ever known, giving in to his urge to bully.

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What Malfoy wasn’t good with was people. Despite his repeated insistences that his upbringing had equipped him with impeccable manners and a facility with society intrigue, the truth was that he rubbed almost everyone the wrong way. He was, undeniably, annoying. Witnesses were put off by his snide, dismissive tone, and he didn’t know how to coax out information with curiosity, warmth, or strategic silence.

that's not to say unrepentant cunt draco is the only one for me!! i DO enjoy the classic redeemed drarry draco!! i love a quirky draco, à la wwpwcs or maya's drop dead gorgeous. gallaplacidia's draco is sooo painful for me to read (complimentary) that even though i adore her fics, i still haven't read them all bc i have to space them out, for my health. and i'm sure there are dozens more dracos that i'm forgetting how much i like – basically, as long as he isn't super suave, absolutely gorgeous and/or obviously tom felton, i'm on board.

[morathicain]

People telling me in comments which lines they enjoyed? What parts of the story intrigued them and what it made them feel?

The best drugs ever, you have my undying loyalty now!! <3 <3 <3

[read-write-thrive]

hi everyone it’s time for another poll in relation to my gender swap/ butchfemme payneland dbda au !! this time I’m trying to figure out swapped Niko’s name, what do we think?

here’s how I came up with/consider these options:

there is the option to just keep it as Niko since that’s technically a unisex leaning masculine name in Japan but I don’t want to confuse anything so I’m not a huge fan of keeping it

Jiro is taken from @technically-human ‘s swapped boys and works with the idea of Niko meaning second daughter (as Jiro can mean second son—there was a good post explaining Niko=second daughter but I can’t find it, if anyone knows it pls share!) but I don’t want to use without permission in case that starts any drama

the rest of the names have varied meanings/gender connotations but were chosen bc of the “K” sound / kanji used in them is sometimes used in Niko (we never see her write her name so no real way to know) AND bc that kanji can be used in the translation for dandelion which I thought was fitting :) plus I liked the shorter, two syllable names for the vibes

all the names are fairly unisex, w/ Niko, Kaito, and Jiro leaning more masculine and w/ Taeko leaning more feminine (according to magicbabynames ) if that makes any difference to anyone! I think Taeko would interesting as it leans feminine and since Niko is a masculine name used for a female character it would make for a fitting swap…

also, in case anyone missed it: Crystal’s equivalent is going to be Alexander Palace in my AU as inspired by @local-limebug ‘s comments under this post of mine :) thank you again for the idea/letting me use it !!

[carabinerdrawing]

Amadeo & Daniel

"he filled my bath with rose petals and goat's milk and washed my mortal body"