#coraclavia

[mylittleredgirl]

you are definitely my most famous Tumblr mutual. you are a well-known possum. you are the world's greatest living expert on the STV ep "The Fight" for sure. Sincerely, an anonymous person who is obviously not coraclavia

thank you for never letting me forget the time i went into a fugue state for a week and tried to solve that episode like it was the voynich manuscript (i did by the way). i wish i could pretend that was just deep snow pandemic behavior but it's actually my preferred method of media consumption.

[hondagirll]

welcome to the sudden hard spiral that is Stumbling Into John/Monica Without Warning 😂 they're so very pretty together and they CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER and yeah they absolutely need to be together

@mylittleredgirl more or less tricked me into discovering this ship and I am so very, very grateful

Thank you so much for the welcome, great fics and all the recs! I am so glad to find you, @mylittleredgirl and @theycannotfindmenow to help me in my journey as I stumbled across this ship twenty years too late. But man, they just suck you in with their history, shared looks and one step forward/two steps back antics (you know Monica totally fell first. I watched 4-D!). Its a lot but I love it.

Thank goodness for Monica and John in s9, I tell ya. They are such bright spots in the darkest of days.

[blue-posey]

Amazing!!!!!

of all Riccardo Estli's compositions, I think his "Katya's Waltz" from the Goncharov score is one of his most beautiful

[doctorhelena]

Do you have any underrated/hidden gem Steggy fic recs?

Hey Anon!

I decided not to overthink the definition of "underrated/hidden gem", and just picked 12 random Steggy fics that I love and I thought it was possible people might not have read!

So, hopefully at least some of these excellent Steggy fics are new to you! (Descriptions in italics are the authors' own summaries from AO3.)

dream (when the day is through) by @somewhereapart Steve wakes from yet another nightmare of the Battle of Wakanda. Peggy tries to ease his mind—and give him an outlet to burn off his post-dream-battle jitters. Post-Endgame.

An Unexpected Detour on the Way to Saving the World by @eliza49-7190 Tony Stark and Steve Rogers do not find the Tesseract in 1970 and are forced to travel to 1949 to look for it. There they accidentally encounter Peggy Carter and Edwin Jarvis. Meanwhile, Dottie Underwood has kidnapped Daniel Sousa and Jack Thompson, planning to lure Peggy to her, so that she can share some devastating news. Steve is thrilled at the idea of helping Peggy solve her case. Tony keeps reminding him that they need to get on with saving the universe.

What the Next Moment Brings by agentofvalue Peggy had a secret when Steve's plane went down and now she's just trying to hold onto control of her life.

Make it Better by TooManyBattles (Skarabrae_stone) After Dr. Erskine is killed, Steve comforts Peggy.

and don't you dare be late by irnan or, Peggy Carter is accidentally sent time-travelling by mind-controlled rogue Nazi secret agents. (If anyone ever asked, honesty would compel her to admit that this is probably not the strangest thing to ever happen to her; those come after the time travel.)

Burning with a Deadly Heat by @amuseoffyre Howard Stark never stopped looking for Captain America, but no one ever expected Stark to find him.

One Single Yesterday by cassandraoftroy Presented with an opportunity to travel anywhere in space and time with the Doctor, Steve returns to the 1940s to make his date with Peggy. Their fates may lie in different centuries, but Peggy and Steve are determined to make the most of the opportunity they have been given to be with one another again, for however long their time-traveling adventure may last.

Sleepers of Ephesus by Domenika Marzione (domarzione) Note: this is unfinished, but still very much worth the read! Peggy Carter is far from home.

Keep Right On To The End of The Road by NyxEtoile, OlivesAwl Note: this has two sequels which are also great! The whole series is called The Captain America Adventure Hour As they ran down the hall, Steve said, "You picked up a girl. As a POW." "What's that thing your mom used to say? God looks after drunks and good Irish boys." "Unbelievable," he muttered.

lovers alone wear sunlight by CoraClavia In a poetic place, in a non-poetic way, Steve does something sweet.

I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire by bookishandi Note: this is unfinished, but still very much worth the read! There's over 18 months between the afternoon Erskine recruits on Steve Rogers and the day he kisses Peggy Carter goodbye. This is my attempt to fill in the blanks.

Metamorphoses by @amuseoffyre Note: this is unfinished, but still very much worth the read! Sometimes, when changes come, they do not always come at once.

(And, if anyone who sees this knows the tumblrs of any of the authors in this list I haven't tagged, please let me know!)

[cfr749]

20 questions for fic writers

tagged by the wonderfully kind and lovely @coraclavia. If you haven't checked out her work, go do it right now!!

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 19

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 354,235

3. What fandoms do you write for? The Rookie!

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Beneath Your Beautiful... queue Isn't it ironic by Alanis Morissette 😬

Want You to Stay

However Do You Want Me

One Time Thing

Lucy's Little Secret

5. Do you respond to comments?

I absolutely try to, but sometimes I get behind. Tbh I usually want to respond the minute I see one come in, but don't want to scare anyone lmao. But I read every single one, often multiple times. And you might just get a response from me two years later 😂

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Oh man... I think this has to be We Built Sandcastles, because I have yet to give it an ending and it hurts me too. I'm so sorry. 😭

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

I'm gonna go with However Do You Want Me... what's happier than banging on an airplane to save the world?

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not really... thankfully, 99.9% of the interaction I've had on my fics has been positive and that's a testament to how wonderfully supportive this fandom is of its creators 😭

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yup... the horny kind? Lol... queue Lovin on Me by Jack Harlow. I am pretty vanilla, and I do usually focus a lot on the emotional aspects over the physical. I also generally prefer writing the foreplay over the actual tactics of banging, but I try.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Lol... well... one time when I was 13 I may have written an AU where Justin Timberlake and Nick Carter were normal boys attending the same high school 😂...

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Thankfully, I don't think so!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? 

I don't think so, but any time someone does comment on one of my fics in another language, I am just honored and blown away that they found it entertaining enough to work through the language barrier.

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

Yes! Want You to Stay with the amazing @poppypickle. I will always be so thankful that the Chenford fandom brought us together, and so grateful for that creative experience. Truly one of the coolest things I've ever done. ❤️

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

I think Chenford still holds this crown.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

We Built Sandcastles, but I actually haven't written anything I've truly given up on. I still think about this universe and write down bits and pieces here and there. I'm also still working on Beneath Your Beautiful!

16. What are your writing strengths?

Weird reality TV AUs? Sexual tension? Feelings?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Probably too much exposition / time in the character's heads spelling out their motivations vs. letting readers come to their own conclusions.

I'm not always consciously aware of it in my own writing, but sometimes I suspect I'm a little sappier than what I'd normally I prefer to read.

Also I'm slow and sometimes leave my readers hanging for extremely long periods of time (I'm so sorry).

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Depends on the context, but, for me, I'd have a hard time without a native speaker to consult with. No strong feelings against it though.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

BSB + NSYNC

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

I'm going to go with one I haven't mentioned yet, which is Cruel Summer because that fic was utterly batshit, came out of literally nowhere, and was so much fun to write!

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Thanks for the tag, Cora!

I am tagging @poppypickle @queseraone @goodgirlssayiloveyoutoo @rememberthismomentx @thisnightissparkling089 @makeitastrength and @summerongrand (apologies if y'all have already done this and I missed it)!

[sarcasticsciencefictionwriter]

Stargate SG-1 Fanfiction Rec List

for @jhxpper

On AO3

(including some tags provided by authors in lieu of all of them for the sake of space. My apologies if some of these authors have tumblrs I'm not aware of)

He Can Be Very Charming by Amphytrion (@amphytrionwrites) (T, Sam/Jack, semi canon compliant)

Diary of a Cat by samsg1 (T, Sam Carter/Jonas Hansen (not the focus, doesn't last) and Sam Carter & Schrodinger the cat, suprisingly canon compliant for a fic about a cat)

Offspring by TheLionessWrites (E, Sam/Jack, Medical Rape/Non-Con)

Stop the World from Spinning by lemonfluff (@itslemonfluff) (E, Sam/Jack, Twister AU)

Stimulating by Amphytrion (T, Sam/Jack, AU)

The Freshman by NewCrayons (T, Sam/Jack, so much trope, at least 90% fluff)

Knocked Up by Akamaimom (T, married Sam/Jack, humor, romance)

Scent by GWhite (G, Sam/Jack)

Dreamlike by captain_sassy_sock (@captain-sassy-socks) (M, Sam/Jack, fluff, cabin fic)

Coffee and a Snack by lemonfluff (T, Sam/Jack, inspired by He Can Be Very Charming)

Across the Galaxy by TheiraVShade (@theiravshade) (T, Sam/Jack, episode tags)

Flannel Nightgowns and Other Strategic Conundrums by Akamaimom (T, Sam/Jack, newlyweds, humor)

Under Pressure by samsg1 (M, Sam/Jack, heavy angst)

The Teddy Bear by Caladenia (G, Sam/Jack, established relaitonship, fluff)

Overheating by Koken (E, Sam/Jack)

The Fine Print by Nazmuko (T, Sam/Jack, tragedy, finding their way back to each other)

Proper Care and Feeding of Your Astrophysicist by CoraClavia (G, Sam/Jack)

The Hard One by XWingKC (T, Sam & Jack, PTSD)

Christmas at Jack's by GWhite (T, Sam/Jack, family, fluff)

Perfect Strangers by MWard01 (M, Sam/Jack, enemies to loves, PTSD, therapy)

Scar by JX27 (T, Sam/Jack, whump, slow burn, light angst)

Nothing Is Not An Option by captain_sassy_socks (T, Sam/Jack, tag to Threads)

Pete's Parts by GWhite, XWingKC (M, Sam/Pete, Sam/Jack, Whump) (I consider this humor, but it's not tagged as such)

See Them Aliens by outoftheseashesrising (G, Sam/Jack, humor)

Swing and a Miss by Mini_Goat (@jedimastergoat) (T, Sam/Jack, fluff)

Tease(r) or Lure by writingherhope (T, Sam/Jack, AU, sex shop, fishing)

Pretty much anything by Amphytrion, Akamaimom, GWhite, lemonfluff, and captain_sassy_socks and you're good to go.

I also have a collection of Stargate SG-1 (various Sam/Jack, AUs, and fluff) stories on AO3 under Sacastic_Science_Fiction_Writer

On FF.net

superposition of eigenstates by nostalgia (Sam/Jack, whumpy)

Hell Hath No Fury by Strixvaria25 (dark!Sam AU)

Homecomings by Evilgoddss (Fun team rescuing Sam fic)

[mylittleredgirl]

this man's lot in life

5.03 | Ascension

“Don’t turn it on.”

[ussjellyfish]

I was tagged by @sadmushroomgoblin.

Challenge: make a poll with five of your all time favorite characters, and then tag five people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favorite!

tagging... @elephant-in-the-pride-parade @that-one-curly-haired-chick @coraclavia @elen-aranel and @onmytallesttiptoesspinning

[dailycaskett]

Do you have any good Caskett fanfic recommendations?

Ooooh! There are so many good ones! I think your best bet is finding your favourite tropes using the tags on the castlefanfics tumblr blog here.

Other than that, our admin lolo has written some great caskett fics. You can find those here .

We recommend anything by bravevulnerability with a favourite being this one, but please check all of them out - they're amazing!

We also recommend anything by chezchuckles and polly_lynn, as well as coraclavia, dmarx, sadiane carter, trinity everett, and shutupandpull.

I know that's a lot of names and not specific recommendations but honestly, there is so much good fanfiction within the castle fandom! So, if you have time, I recommend checking them all out and if you're looking for something specific then check out the castlefanfics blog!��

Thank you anon (and thank you to my fellow gc friends for helping on this one!)

-Ellie

[pollylynn]

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Ryan just wants Esposito to hear out his undercover plan @coraclavia

[llondonfog]

BATS..!! Ity bitty one trying to climb, reminds me of the little hurt bat Lillia healed

https://www.tumblr.com/just-your-average-cryptid/726276503310057472/dduane-coraclavia-deadlydeamonflashmob?source=share

WAILS THIS IS SO CUTE, omg anon this is just what i needed after today, this is perfect bedtime material ; u ;

(gonna hc now that the little hurt bat lilia healed never truly left the dorm and has adopted both him and silver as members of its ragtag colony ; u ; no one questions it when silver shows up to class rubbing at his drowsy eyes with a tiny bat squeaking happily away in the nest it has made out of his hair ; u ;)

[mylittleredgirl]

i won big in the fluffity fluff exchange thanks to my no-longer-mystery author @coraclavia, who wrote me 3* fics!! (and as you can imagine, a fluff fest is dead center of her wheelhouse, so these are fluff perfection)

it makes me think of you (most things do) stargate atlantis; john sheppard x elizabeth weir 5 Times John brings Elizabeth something

He hovers in front of her desk like he’s not sure why he’s here. She’s also not sure why he’s here. “Is there something you need, Major?” “No, no.” He hesitates, looking down, and she realizes there’s something in his hand. “I, uh. Got you this. In the village.”

sparky fans, if you haven't already caught this one in the tag, it is lovely (and she may have secretly whispered to me just now a plan to continue it...)

and continuing our efforts to make everyone party like you're on an embattled sailboat circa 2001, PLEASE read these TWO new additions to the john doggett x monica reyes (x-files) tag!!

april 3rd, in which they get adorably new-relationship horny in the kitchen before john's birthday

and

pollard's bakery, another option for a john's birthday baked good story, this time with background sasquatch

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*and if you haven't checked out her recent voyager janeway/chakotay fic, little wonders, she told me that was also originally meant as a treat for this exchange!

[dangerously-human]

@starspray tagged me to share the last lines of my ten most recent fics. I've actually been giving more intentional thought to my opening and closing lines lately, so this is fun! I've skipped two recent works because they were chapters in a longer story, which maybe still applies but I wasn't exactly thinking of them as endings, you know?

Two kinds of peace: neither something Lucy could have foreseen when she started over in London. (The Best Is Yet to Come)

“Stay,” Lockwood whispered. / So Lucy did. (Now an Open Door)

However long it took, the light always conquered the dark. (Hold Life Like a Face)

Who will tell Irulan’s story? (Irulan, Invisible)

Ivy stirred briefly, blinking around with wide, curious eyes, and then settled once more with her ear to his heart, her breaths coming in soft puffs against his shirt. (You Must Be New Here)

“Yes, I think Dr. Zelenka’s opinion was obvious,” Elizabeth interrupts dryly. (A Scrabble Drabble)

All history converges on that single moment, and a wind whispers through the leaves to call them home. (Always to Savour Your Sweetness)

His breath returns. (The Way Through)

As the tiny flame flickers in the darkness, Quill sighs at it in kinship. (Requiem)

After all, we’re agents: we know better than to hesitate at thresholds. (Forward Motion)

Okay, so, patterns? I mean, most of these function as thesis statements for the work as a whole. That especially makes sense for the drabbles, given that I've got 100 words to build up to a theme, I've got to end on a punch to make it count. I very rarely end on dialogue. And most of these are swathed in dual meaning. What do you notice?

I tag @menina89, @astridcontramundum, @coraclavia, @clawedandcute, @fairytale-lights, and @softboiledwonderland, if you'd like to try!

[coraclavia]

one last Sparktober fic!!!

if something were different before Echoes, what might have happened after?

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, February 22

Giles: Welcome home, Buffy. Buffy: I got in a few hours ago, but I wanted to go see my mom first. Giles: Yes. Yes, of course. How, how did you find her? Buffy: Well, I pretty much remembered the address.

~~Dead Man's Party~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Do We Have A Deal? (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by veronyxk84

For Eternity (Buffy/Angel, G) by Pinkperson

Debrief (Lindsey/Lilah, M) by TheClowniestLivInExistence

Worship the Rain (Angel/Cordelia, M) by MyCosmicAlice

Side Effects (OC, E) by Novel_Ningan

An Itch She Can't Scratch (Buffy/Spike, T) by EllieRose101

Closeted (Buffy/Cordelia, T) by LittleRaven

Back In Town, Punks (Buffy/Faith, T) by Val_Creative

o zi normala (Giles/Jenny, G) by CoraClavia

Staked (Buffy/Spike, E) by SirenOfTitan

something old and borrowed (Buffy/Spike, E) by cheju

[Chaptered Fiction]

Forgiveness Doesn't Come Easy, Chapter 23 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Slaymesoftly

My Person, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Faith, E) by Moonkid10

Greatest Love Story Postlude, Chapter 3 (Angel/Spike, M) by FalseGinger

Same Coin, Chapter 1 (Buffy, OC, G) by The_Eclectic_Bookworm

A Little Poet in Her Monster, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, R) by Desicat

A Vampie and a Slayer Walk Into a Park..., Chapter 16 (Buffy/Spike, AO) by holetoledo

A Breath is But a Soundless Whisper, Chapter 24 (Buffy/Spike, 18+) by Blackoberst

What the Drabble?, Chapter 87 (Buffy/Spike, R) by VeroNyxK84

The Day After, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, G) by Maldorana

Love Lives Here, Chapter 26 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Passion4Spike

I Do!, Chapter (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Dusty

Coming Through, Chapter 41 (Buffy/Spike, AO) by hulettwyo

Oblivious, Chapter 4 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by hulettwyo

[Images, Audio & Video]

Artwork:Spike painting! by be_ts

Comic: by

Artwork:Power couple powering. by isevery0nehereverystoned

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Artwork:[Spike] by murkycrush

Gifset:"But I will always look after you, Mother. This I promise." by justafriendofxanders

Gifset:[Sprusilla] by justafriendofxanders

Gifset:5x01 Buffy vs. Dracula by peeta-mellark

Gifset:2x22 | “Becoming Pt. 2” by clarkgriffon

Gifset:"Life was staring to get so good again, and you're a big part of that." by lovebvffys

Gifset:S7E14: First Date by spuffygifs

Video: Recreating Willow’s Bag | Crochet Tutorial by Purple Mango

Video: buffy & angel | bones by lostlcve

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Love for the final scene in Beneath You by Kardnival

Vengeance (Selfless and Supersymmetry) by Fancy-Fate

[Buffy Novels: The Deathless] by deep-aural-fixation

[Welcome to the Hellmouth review] by inconsistentlywrittensoul

Review - The Harvest by Nathan Thackeray

Buffy-bot the Vampire Slayer 6x1 "Bargaining Part 1" | Normies Group Reaction! by The Normies

"What's My Line Part One" REACTION | Buffy The Vampire Slayer FIRST TIME Watching 2x9 (Commentary) by Tyler Alexander

Once More, with Feeling: Buffy The Vampire Slayer 6x07 Reaction PART ONE by Dakara

Once More, with Feeling: Buffy The Vampire Slayer 6x07 Reaction PART TWO by Dakara

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - S6 EP 18 ENTROPY (2002) REACTION VIDEO AND REVIEW! FIRST TIME WATCHING! by Reel Reviews With Jen!

The Re-Watcher's Council #12: "Prophecy Girl" Buffy S01E12 Spoiler Review by LGRN - Entertainment

Podcast: And With Your Seat Belt - Angel S05E19 - Time Bomb by Pop Culture Role Call

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[Fandom Discussions]

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Top 3 moments you wish you could give a character a comforting hug? by multiple authors

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[russellshaws]

Can you recommend some chenford stories? This hiatus is so long!

hey anon!

so i am not the biggest fic reader (mostly because i don't read a lot of fic when i'm writing, and i'm almost always writing something) but i always have a few authors i turn to when i'm looking.

first of all: if you haven't read my fic, you can find that here on AO3, or here on tumblr. there are quite a few older fics in there that i feel like newer chenford fans could like – including some og post 3x14 green dress smut and my favorite, the holiday au.

here is a list of fics i have recommended in the past, but author-wise, anything by heyitsEm, coraclavia, fromiftowhen, and amaradangeli are my go tos when i'm looking for fic.

also! definitely check out the chenford week 2023 collection on AO3 if you're looking for fun new fic 😎