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[hawkeabelas]

A (very very late) Valentine's gift for my lovely amazing wife, @dammithawke!

sometimes you need to just chill on the Eiffel Tower and lovingly gaze at your magical spouse (and pretend you aren't supposed to be patrolling)

[coffeebanana]

For the fic ask meme, give me #30 pls

30. share a fic you’re especially proud of

well, my default answer is Say Something

but i also kind of want to say Villains That Live In My Head. it's only a short oneshot, but i feel like it sort of exemplifies where i've gotten to with my writing? like i just really like how it turned out. and most of all i had a lot of fun writing it and i'm really trying to focus on enjoying the writing process these days!

...also the WIP i've started working on now might end being an answer to this question if i ever finish it 😂

thanks for the ask!!

[hawkeabelas]

i know this probably isn't what you meant but i think she deserves to wear a little chat noir merch too tbh

I just think marinette deserves cat ears. Is that so much to ask?

[octy-in-boots]

Put 4 favorite characters from 4 pieces of media in a poll and let your followers choose who best fits your vibe.

Tagged by @falling-forever-in-a-hole

I have a soft spot for weird girls who have a creative spark.

Tagging @inkdragon42 @figurative-critter @avengemeeee @calletion @dammithawke @beeeeeeeees @scariettacarrietta and all my other mutuals who wanna play

[aidanchaser]

WIP Tag/Reblog Game

Thank you @rosie-b for the tag! I love hearing about your works~

List the titles your top five priorities for WIP updates (link your fics for new readers!)

An upcoming scene, event, or detail in each fic that you're looking forward to writing

Bonus: make a poll for your followers to vote on which top 5 WIP they are most excited to see an update on!

Then tag 10 writer friends!

WIP TITLES

(I picked the 5 that I have open currently - there are so many more than 5 rattling around at all times, and i try not to start publishing any that aren't already outlined beginning to end)

Boulangerella - a fairy tale/cinderella story full of love square shenanigans, blood sacrifices, and scheming villains

Butterfly Effect - Adrien as Hawkmoth/Shadowmoth AU; Marinette and Chloe hold the ladybug and cat miraculous - songfic with butterfly effect by FJØRA

Expectations - Kwami Swap AU where Adrien is Mister Bug from the beginning; he's dealing with the anxiety of his role (and the knowledge that he handed his earrings over to hawk moth in another timeline and has no idea why)

After the War (place holder title) - a 1920s post-WWI AU, where Marinette runs her parents' bakery by day and a club by night; the club is a cover to take down war-profiteer Gabriel Agreste through vigilante action; Adrien has just returned to Paris from his time abroad in London, and Marinette has to wrestle with her childhood crush on him and her now grown-up hatred for his family

Time Lady of Creation (place holder title) - A Time Lord AU - I will say little else about it because it's still in the outline stages with only a few scraps of scenes drafted

UPCOMING SECTIONS

The next chapter is full of A LOT of confrontations and hard conversations - Marinette & Luka (the original conversation has been written but it needs to be redrafted to a new context); Felix and Lila (again, a lot of their stuff is written but needs to be redrafted); and Marinette & Chat Noir (not drafted yet - fragments abound in notes but need to be tied together)

Adrien has to figure out how to get his hands on the Cat and Ladybug Miraculouses so that he can save Marinette from a terrible fate

Marinette needs to help Adrien face Miracle Queen - I'm excited about the Cat/Dragon and Bug/Snake renditions of their powers for this AU, but this fic just kept getting comments that were like "it's not even that different from canon" and so I no longer care too much about this fic - I'm just irritated because I wrote the ending already and i LOVE the ending but I can't post the ending without writing the middle

The next scene I need to write is a confrontation between Ladybug and Adrien Agreste, where he doesn't realize how much she hates him and she has no idea how much he's madly in love with her

Right now it's mostly an outline, so I need to write the beginning, where Ladybug saves Adrien from a wax museum come to life then asks him to run away with her through time and space!

So - which WIP are you most excited to see update?

I know I'm supposed to tag 10 but I know about half of the writers I am mutuals with have already been tagged, so if I accidentally tag you a second time, I apologize! @astargatelover (if you have 5 wips?), @asukiess (if you haven't been tagged yet), @kay-elle-cee, @uncertainwallflower, @ninadove (I would love to hear about your projects and get to know you more) [I'm so sorry i fully reblogged and commented your own WIP list and did not even process the connection - absolutely embarrassing], @chaos-has-theories, @sunshinemarauder, @wield-the-mighty-pen, @miabrown007 (I don't think you've been tagged yet??? unclear), and last but certainly not least @dammithawke (bc i haven't heard about your role reversal au in a while and would love to hear about it again)

[trainsinanime]

Opening Line Patterns

Thanks for the tag @aidanchaser!

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (or however many you have) posted fics and see if there's a pattern!

I decided to take only the longer fics, not the short drabbles I first posted on Tumblr, since those feel like a whole different thing to me.

1. Attack of the Crystal Zombies

“Ladybug, definitely”, said Zoé, as her eyes followed the two superheroes into the sky. “Of these two, anyway. I want Ladybug to kiss me.”

2. The left side of her face

"Good that you took the high road, Chat Noir”

3. Hair Like Midnight

It was just a tiny speck on a roof in the Paris night sky, but somehow it caught Marinette’s eye.

4. Liar's Lips

The door of the school bathroom closed with a loud slam.

5. Kiss Confession

Kagami was sad, and Adrien knew it was his fault.

6. How do you help a good friend?

Adrien carefully set down his coffee cup and looked at Alya and Nino.

7. Marinette's Choice

"Marinette, wake up!", shouted Alya. "They're doing a school play and need someone to organise everything, and if they don't find someone soon, Chloé will do it!"

8. Elegant Cat

“Hey, Marinette, get in here“, shouted Alya. “We need your opinion. Who is better, Ladybug or Chat Noir?“

9. A Friend Like That

“I can confirm that all windows are closed and locked, including the skylights”, said Markov, floating down. “That means we are locked out.”

10. But what about Multimouse?

Ladybug stepped on the empty rooftop, to where Chat Noir already stood.

Patterns:

Not gonna lie, some of those made me cringe a little, in particular the last one is just very, very clunky. In general, I'm not big on opening lines; I tend to go more for opening paragraphs, and the opening line is often just setting the scene. I don't think that's horrible in itself, but it's definitely something I am trying to keep in mind as an opportunity for improvement for my current WIPs. I do think some of those work well, though, most notably the Adrigaminette ones.

Tagging @into-september, @chaos-has-theories, @hamsteriffic, @sizzleissues, @heartfulselkie, @flightfoot, @queen-evanlyn, @generalluxun, @panvampirething, @dammithawke, @galahadwilder

As usual, no pressure, especially since I haven't even checked whether all these users actually write fanfic. And if I haven't tagged you and you want to do this anyway, just pretend that I did. Just write in "got tagged by @trainsinanime" or something. I won't check, and in fact if anyone asks I will back you up.

[dahliadear]

Me: WHAT is Lady Noire up to!?

My feed:

i heard whispers that these were well received..

[ladynoirfanao3]

WIP List

Thanks @katieykat513 for the tag!!

Oooh I'm fairly new to Tumblr so I'm just following instructions heehee.

Make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Then, tag as many people as you have WIPs.

For someone that usually picks one thing to work on and finish at a time, I'm surprised by how many WIPs I have! Guess I've been having trouble focusing on something and getting inspired!

Mommabug

Now I See

Shadybug and Claw

Mariclaw

Cat Walker

Kwami Swap

Choices

Sharing Sunshine

Tagging but no pressure XD @neurovascular-entrapta @hamsteriffic @galaxynival @dammithawke @hari-writes @cweercrippledcrafter @aanabear2803 @lady-bryght

[maddieandherboobs]

Tagged into this by @canadiankazz so let's go!

CHALLENGE: make a poll with five of your all time favourite characters, and then tag five people to do the same.

Let's tag in @creature-of-the-deep, @dammithawke, @taylor-swift-is-my-robot-dog, @girlcommaplease, @thunderon

[attractthecrows]

OC INTERVIEW

I was going through my Sy tag and found this old tag game from [checks timestamp] 2015. Since I'm dusting her off for a new playthrough I thought I'd update it. 

Tagged: some 9 years ago by @ofwolvesandshatteredshields (HAHA SURPRISE!)

Tagging: oh god oh fuck um. uh. hm

@storybookhawke @hawkeykirsah @greywardan @dammithawke @warden-mahariel and ive run out of people. do it anyways its fun 

Pick one of your characters and answer as if you're them being interviewed. Tag some others. 

CHARACTER: Sylaira Mahariel (Longbowman, Ranger, Assassin, HoF, died bringing down the Archdemon)

If I get into it I may compile like an actual article written by Brother Genitivi about Warden Mahariel (interviewed after the Landsmeet but before the battle of Denerim) but thats a bigass maybe lmfao

ANYWAYS LET's BEGIN

1. What is your name?

Sy Mahariel

2. What is your real name?

That is my real name. Sy is short for Sylaira, if you wish to be pedantic. Most simply call me Grey Warden, which suits me just fine.

3. Do you know why you were called that?

I'm called Grey Warden because that's what I am. …Oh, you meant the name?

My parents died before I had the chance to ask them. Ashalle told me once that my mother honored Sylaise; I assume that's why. Our names are similar, though I'm not exactly the best disciple of the Hearthkeeper.

4. Single or taken?

Taken for granted, primarily. Next question.

5. Have any abilities or powers?

I am a Dalish hunter. What does that tell you?

…Oh, all right. We - the hunters, that is - are proficient with longbows, shortbows, light blades, and simple potion-making, though we usually leave that for the craftsmen. Basic survival and tracking skills are also standard. Personally, I prefer longbows. Mine is dragonthorn and sylvanwood.

And over the course of the Blight I've picked up the skills of a ranger, and Grey Wardens have their own abilities.

6. Some have called you a Mary Sue. Thoughts?

Is that a reference to some shem hero? There are far too many.

7. What's your eye color?

I'm sitting right in front of you. Have you not eyes? They are blue, last I checked.

The color used to be deeper, in fact. It's faded out some in recent months. Blight sickness will do that.

8. What's your hair color?

…Black, as you can see. Have you received a blow to the head recently? What is the relevance of this, anyways? If you're committing my likeness to paper, focus on the vallaslin. It is the Hearthkeeper, Sylaise's pattern of clan Sabrae. Also in blue, I may add.

9. Have you got any family members?

My clan is my family. I had to leave them when I was recruited by the Warden Duncan, or risk spreading the Blight to them all.

10. Oh? What about pets?

There is a wardog that imprinted on me after the battle of Ostagar. Clever thing, highly loyal, obsessed with food. He reminds me of an old friend of mine, so I call him Fenarel.

11. Now tell me about something you don't like.

You don't have enough paper in that little notebook of yours, Genitivi, nor do we have time. In summary, though: Darkspawn. The Chantry. Wastefulness. And arrogant shems who think they know what's best.

12. Do you have any hobbies you enjoy?

Look around us, old man. We are in the midst of a Blight. I am one of two total Grey Wardens remaining in the entirety of Ferelden. Do you think I have time for hobbies?

Before the Blight, I enjoyed assisting Master Ilen, the clan craftsman. He tells me I have a good hand for bowmaking.

13. Ever hurt anyone before?

I challenge you to find me a Dalish hunter who has not.

14. Ever killed anyone before?

[She stares deadpan at me.] Are you serious?

You're serious.

Yes, I have killed people, you stupid shemlen.

Humans threatening our clan. Bandits. Carta. Blood mages. Tevinter slavers. Overzealous templars. Casteless thugs. Deeply, deeply stupid farmers hoping for reward money. Idiot knights defending the honor of an honorless man. At least two Arls and a Teyrn. Shall I continue?

15. What kind of animal are you?

I am an elf.

Ah, metaphorically. I've no idea. Wardens are associated with griffons, are they not? Likely one of those.

16. What are your worst habits?

I hold onto hope when I should be practical, according to Sten. I am too forgiving, according to Morrigan. I am too compassionate, according to Shale. I catastrophize too much, according to Zevran, which seems silly, to me; we're in a Blight. This is a catastrophe. I am too reckless, according to Alistair. And I drink too much.

17. Do you look up to anyone?

In the clan, I looked up to the hahrens; we all do. I looked up to Duncan, when he was alive. Neither of those are available to me now.

18. Orientation?

Looks to be… south-southwest.

That's not what I meant.

I know what you meant and am giving you an easy out.

19. Did you go to school?

Isn't that what shem nobles do with their children? No, we don't do that. We follow the Vir Tanadhal or Vir Atish'an, and every hunter knows the Vir Banal'ras. Dalish children are taught our history and culture by the hahrens. But no, there is no "school".

20. Would you want to marry and have children one day?

I did, once. I was… you humans call it 'betrothed'? I had hoped to marry Tamlen. But that is not possible anymore.

21. Have any fans?

Preoccupation with me tends to lead more to assassins than 'fans'.

22. What are you most afraid of?

I do not hold fear in my heart.

23. What do you usually wear?

I spend most of my time on the battlefield, so, armor.

24. Do you love someone?

Yes.

24a. Care to elaborate?

No.

25. When was the last time you wet yourself?

[she levels an icy glare at me and does not answer]

26. We're not done yet…

Then stop asking stupid questions.

27. What 'class' are you?

What, like noble, commoner, mage? The Dalish don't do that.

28. How many friends do you have?

More than you'd think, although likely I will not see many of them again. And the people traveling with me will always be important to me.

29. Thoughts on pie? 

Leliana's mentioned that. It's a type of food, yes? I've never had it.

[We take a brief intermission while I find us some pie.]

This is… fruit? In a pastry? It's good. Impractical - we could never make such things in the aravels - but tasty.

30. Favorite drink?

The only 'drink' we get with any regularity is… I'm not sure how to describe it, actually. Alistair calls it "Grey Whiskey". It's quite something.

In my clan, we make honey mead and wild fruit wines. Those always remind me of home.

31. What's your favorite place?

There is a birch grove in the Brecilian forest. I imagine it's fallen to the Blight, by now. I used to go there with Tamlen, a long time ago.

32. Are you interested in someone?

[She does not meet my gaze.] Even if I were, such follies are dangerous.

33. What's your cup size?

[I had barely enough time to notice her glare before her fist shot out and collided with my nose. In lieu of an answer, she threw a rag at me to staunch the blood.]

34. Would you rather swim in a lake, or the ocean?

[She laughs. It's unexpected, but a lovely sound.] Have you been to the Ferelden coast, Genitivi? It'd be safer to swim in Orzammar. Lakes, thank you very much.

35. What's your type?

Not you. Next question.

36. Any fetishes?

[She glares at me.]

37. Top or bottom? Dominant or submissive?

[She stands to leave.]

38. No, please don't leave. I'm sorry. Do you prefer camping or sleeping indoors?

[She sits back down.] You, old man, have a fondness for dangerous and inappropriate questions. This I will answer, though my patience wears thin.

I prefer camping. My entire life prior to the Blight, I remember being able to hear the wind in the trees and see the sky. It is comforting to know one's place in nature. Walls and roofs have their place, but I don't like them, and I particularly dislike being underground.

39. Do you carry anything sentimental?

…Yes. All Grey Wardens wear a pendant that we receive after the Joining. And I've kept my old hunting gloves; Ashalle gave them to me when I received my vallaslin, and they were made by Master Ilen. [After a long, heavy moment, she slips a ring off of her finger and places it in my palm. It is a simple band carved from wood, detailed with elfroot leaves, warm in the hand.] And this - you call it a promise ring, I believe. Tamlen gave me this, a long time ago, before we came of age, before the Blight, to declare our intent to marry. Ma vhenan. Ma abelas. It reminds me of what I have lost. I will carry it until my death.

40. Thank you for your time.

Mhm. I recommend leaving the city, old man. You're in no condition to defend yourself from hordes of darkspawn, and they're approaching quickly.

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[hawkeabelas]

Me sending my wife the most heartbreaking miraculous art I've ever seen:

[hawkeabelas]

it honestly doesn't bother me that TLT is so heavily inspired by homestuck. i think it's wonderful to see someone's love of another piece of fiction shine through so much in their work.

the main reason i could never read homestuck though is that at this point it would ruin The Bit. it's so funny to my homestuck friends that the only things i know about it are like second and third hand from tumblr posts. i can't ruin The Bit.

[hawkeabelas]

There’s a divide. She’s used to the concept of divides. She knows all too well the concrete intangibility inherent with a true division. So thick she can wrap her hands around its chains. So cold she can see her breath in its crispness. So hot it feels like just looking at it would burn her retinas. Which is all to say, she can see the look in his eyes, the words on his tongue, and the itch in his fingers. It’s echoed in her own. They’re so close they could touch. Except, in this blank white room with no windows, no doors, no furniture- There’s an invisible chasm between them. A gaping maw separating them, thinner than the fine hairs on his head. Wider than the ocean. There’s a divide.

from @dammithawke's fic there's a divide. I've been helping beta this fic for like a week and I've been going slowly insane to the point where this piece would not stop bouncing around in my brain. I am so happy I can now inflict it on all of you.

[dragonsaffron]

Heads Up Seven Up Tag

I got tagged by @sj-klapeckis-writing, who has a book coming out for pre-order, so go check that shit out.

Rules: Post seven sentences from your latest WIP and then tag (up to) seven people to do the same.

So without any further ado, here’s seven sentences (defined very loosely) from my current WIP, a dark fantasy by the name of The Chained Flame.

1: All of his efforts to be good, to be human, were for naught, for although he had acted human, he still bore his scales, and the curse that came with them.

2: Razan now annihilated that distance, and came right up to Lindír’s head, which from snout to base measured nearly the distance from her navel to her collarbone. She leaned in very close, and placed one hand upon the crown of his head, sending a quiver down the full length of his spine. Then she bent, and placed her lips very near to his ear.

3: Before him, past the top of the berm, was a sky overrun with stars. Behind him lay all that he had ever known, and all of his torment.

4: Winter faded into spring. Spring bloomed into summer. Lindír’s nineteenth summer died, and from its corpse emerged autumn.

5: Then she pulled a stray lock of hair out of her eyes and said, “Two-meter-tall warrior women who have never felt the touch of a man? Only a fool would not wish to become familiar with the like of them. And I, for one, am no fool.”

6: He would fall and fall and feel, for a moment, weightless, kin to the raindrops and cloud-stuff all about him, and the rush in his guts would fill him with such a light as he had only rarely seen before.

7: “I am not going to humor you by pretending that you angered the Good Neighbors intentionally, but now that you have chosen to apply yourself you’ve done quite good work.”

Tagging: @beedok @zoestorm @chirivulpes @taylor-swift-is-my-robot-dog @storywonker @velexiraptor @dammithawke

[hawkeabelas]

wanted to add that one of the best things about this rp is that we can make lukagamiadrinette happen and no one can stop us. the OT4 prevails above all

ao3 is down and wife and i are just embracing our rekindled love of textbased roleplaying.

this is i think the ideal way to deal with not having fic is to write collaborative fic. its nice.