#ddlj fic

[rapha-reads]

Chose promise, chose due*, here's the first chapter of the second part of my Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge series.

Summary:

Three years after their wedding, Simran's family comes back to London to visit her and her husband. Babuji, Lajjo and Chutki observe Simran's happiness and discover her new life in London with Raj and Pops. A 4+1 story: four times someone saw how in love Raj and Simran were. And one time their love was just for them.

Chapter 2 is written, but handwritten, I need to type it, chapter 3 is almost complete, I still need to write chapters 4 and 5. Stay tuned! I hope you like it.

*French for "I gave my word and I kept it, literally means "thing promised, thing given".

[taegularities]

glad to find another desi blog 😍

hehehe 🥰🥰🥰

[rapha-reads]

I have a couple of DDLJ fics on AO3! They're post-canon, the first right after the end of the movie, the next 3 years later. AO3 profile is Raphale!

idk if anybody else has ever felt this way but i just feel like there's such a lack of fanfiction surrounding bollywood and it KILLS me

[fanaticsnail]

Stardust mention 🤭

Oooh, ok the scene in my head: starts off like the titanic scene with them dancing together but then, when she's proper drunk we get a scene like the original I sent.

Also, truly the duality of man, because the guy in that song and the guy from Leila Mein Leila are one in the same lol. He's a rlly popular actor, his name is Shah Rukh Khan, if you wanna look him up. And btw, I can't recommend the movie Ruk Ja... is from. It's called Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ; The Brave of Heart Will Take the Bride) and it is THE rivals to lovers romance. The movie was an honest to god superhit in India. As in, it came out in '95 and there are still some theaters which do regulat showings.

I need to shut up about bollywood fast before I devolve into sending you song links and ranting about movies. I literally have this whole list of movies where I'm just like, "that would make an awesome fic".

-♡♡ lots of love

Hey, all I heard was: "Hey, Snail. I love Bollywood. Love Bollywood with me so we can geek out together." I'm not mad at all.

Of course "Stardust" mention, except in that scene - I'm more like Captain Shakespeare irl 💀💀💀. Any opportunity to play Dress-Up and matchmaker, and I'm there.

Oh my goodness, drinking with Mister Beckman. My heart will explode.

[seongwin]

my ateez fic recs!

some of my personal fav ateez fics all in one place! for you and future me because I reread these constantly. a few of them are smuty ™ so be warned! also sorry for the terrible summaries I really suck at them! Lmao!

1. in this place, full of lies @wordstro

san x reader

I literally just finished binging this and I will never recover from it. a post-apocalyptic ex!san masterpiece!!! seriously go read it I won’t say anymore as to not spoil the fun but damn this made me feel so many things. I am in desperate need for more of this universe

2. body talk @jungkxook 18+

dirty talk pt2

pillow talk pt3

wooyoung x reader

fwb wooyoung for the win! its not even funny how i feel about these fics. like I am. I don’t think I can articulate words for this one. please. just read it. I think about it constantly.

3. summer nights and subsequently summers end @honeyhotteoks 18+

yunho x reader

okay so maybe a lot of them are smuty... IM SORRY THE WRITING IS JUST SO EXCELLENT. anyways these fics are insanity. like I LOST MY MIND while reading them. friends to lovers moment because I have a problem.

4. j.yunho + lovemaking/against a wall (18+) @hongism

yunho x reader

its like insanely domestic and i live for it. but again. I don’t think I can make coherent sentences to describe how this fic makes me feel. it’s like they took this one right of my yunho brain corner. I think about this honestly everyday and I’m not mad about it. smut language can be really cringe to read sometimes but this is NOT the case. ITS CRAZY. like. how can it know exactly what I want?? I love you sweet author. thank you for writing this TREAT!

5. ateez x bollywood @theyungihven

oh. my. god. every single one is SO GOOD. this may be my love for both ateez and bollywood movies talking but I reread these (yes all of them) at least once every 2 months. They are pretty short so its easy to read when I need something I know will get me out of a reading slump. THE PARINGS ARE PERFECT. and I’m not just saying that because Seonghwa was picked for my fav movie (DDLJ I’LL MARRY YOU MY SWEET) anyways if this tickles your fancy please read.

6. the kiss theif @shiberpostshere

seonghwa x reader smau!

super cute and got me in my feels for real. it honestly hit a little to close to home sometimes and I am now emotionally attached to this fic.

7. as the world caves in @mlngl

hongjoong x reader mingi x reader

another post apocalyptic masterpiece. Its currently on hiatus but I will patiently wait for update! Its super immersive and that might just be my love for post-apocalypse stuff but you get the point. PLEASE READ!! I was literally  searching for this because I couldn’t remember the name.. me with every fic ever.. sigh.. ANYWAYS love this fic love sweet author !

special mention to all the fics that have been lost to the tumblr taking down gods.. you will be missed... SPECIFICALLY INTERRUPTED THOUGHTS  😭😭😭😭 sweet author moved blogs... I was really invested in that fic.. can u tell...

[carnalapples]

songfic tag game

thanks @rowanisawriter for the tag!! this was really fun but also hard because i forget so much about a fic once i post it, LOL. quite a few of my fics take their titles from songs, so I’ll try not to use those, haha… putting these under a cut!

tagging @theluckywizard and @nirikeehan if you’d like to share!

Rules: Pick a song to accompany each of your fics or as many as you like. This might be the fic's inspiration or just pure vibes that you'd like to share with readers. Tag as many people as fics you feature (or do as you please!)

trust fall (f!shep/miranda, getting together)

(one of my all-time favorite songs)

the care and feeding of lovebirds (ddlj, raj/simran after the end)

(another favorite)

those who are in favour with their stars (shenko, before and after the war)

also this is such a shep/kaidan song to me:

a heart that laughter has made sweet (f!trevelyan/cullen arranged marriage)

shockwave/tripwire (jthj, akira/samar because they deserve it!)

(from a different movie but the vibe is right!)

[sarcastic-sue]

It's sad that this fandom isn't predominantly desi because imagine all the fics we'd get out of SRK's movies?? Where are my OM SHANTI OM, KKHH, DDLJ, sad af Kal Ho Na Ho fics? Give a Dilwale inspired rival gangs turned lovers turned exes to lovers again fic 😭😭

[raplinesmoon]

bollywoodtan sonyeondan: bts in 2010s rom-coms

Listen, I’ve had a filmy weekend, okay? First my friends got engaged and threw a party, then my other friend and I had a sleepover and binged The Romantics, and on top of that, I think I’ve watched five other different Bollywood movies this weekend and I need to channel this energy somehow so please enjoy my explanations for casting BTS in these 2010s Bollywood rom-coms which I hope one day me (or anyone else) can turn into fics thank you very much

Ok, let’s begin:

Kim Namjoon - Baar Baar Dekho

Listen, I know this movie was critically panned? Do I fucking care? No. I love this movie, I would go to war for this movie because Sidharth and Katrina induce massive amounts of bi panic within me. I love Jai and Diya, I love their love, I love the time travel, I love Kala Chashma. So that’s why I’m choosing none other than Bangtan’s resident intellectual Mr. Namjoon to fill those shoes, okay? Namjoon’s expressed his own profound thoughts about marriage, just like Mr. Jai, and him as a genius mathematician who gets caught in a time loop. Drooling

Kim Seokjin - Hasee Toh Phasee

Again, I would d word for this movie bc it’s just so??!!! My crush on Sidharth Malhotra non-withstanding, this movie is chaotic and beautiful in the best way. It doesn’t try to be flashy or suave, and instead embraces its inner dork. Who does that remind you of, huh? Mr. Kim Seokjin, that’s fuckin who. Nikhil and Meeta just give major OTP vibes, him being a through and through himbo and her being a neurodivergent genius who he can’t help simping over!! Give me Seokjin and OC causing major chaos I beg! And put Zehnaseeb on in the background while you’re at it!

Min Yoongi - Khoobsurat

Am I biased bc I’m Pakistani? Am I biased bc it’s Fawad? Maybe, maybe not! But to quote Lizzie McGuire, this is what dreams are made of!! An off-beat physiotherapist meets a tsundere prince?? And he gradually warms up to her while they get into their own royal shenanigans? You can’t tell me this role wasn’t written for Yoongi, and long haired Yoongi specifically. The grumpy x sunshine trope is super strong with this one, and I love the brightness that Milli brings to the entire family, not just the prince. The Disney movie of everyone’s dreams <3

Jung Hoseok - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

Listen, this movie doesn’t get enough credit for just being fun the entire way through!! The comedy is top-tier and the characters are just so likeable and wholesome!! And just this big, amazing hare-brained matchmaking effort that is so Bollywood!! And Imran Khan’s Kush being in love with Katrina’s Dimple, who is definitely bisexual (Dhunki, anyone?!). It’s giving King Hobi vibes, not only because he would go out of his way to do anything for someone he loved, but also because Choomantar is definitely siblings with Daydream and I need to see him bust it down to Do Dhaari Talwar thank you for coming to my TED Talk

Park Jimin - Aisha

Let’s all agree that Gal Mitthi Mitthi Bol is a banger, and then let’s all swoon over Jimin in this adaptation which is based on Emma!! I literally can’t decide if I want Jimin in Aisha or Arjun’s role, but it’d be so fun either way!! I kinda like the idea of him trying to set up all his guy friends and them just being such a fun group who all have their own individual love stories sighhhh. And OC being Arjun who’s all no nonsense and the grounding presence in Jimin/Aisha’s life!! Also the style in this movie was inspired by Clueless, and our mans models for Dior so that’s enough for me to want to make it happen

Kim Taehyung - I Hate Luv Storys

Fun fact - I once watched this movie instead of studying for an exam that was happening at the end of the weekend and had so much fun I passed out on my friend’s couch until 3pm the next day!! This is another one of those nostalgic movies that pays homage to all the fun romantic Bollywood tropes!! And all the DDLJ references made me totally think Taehyung! Except he’s not Jay, he’s Simran, and OC will be Jay, and Taehyung has to convince her to believe in romance!! I think that’s a fitting task for the man I consider to be the most romantic member of Bangtan (he’s SRK’s Korean incarnation imo)

Jeon Jungkook - Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

If there’s one himbo I stan, it’s Humpty Sharma. If there’s another himbo I stan, it’s Jungkook. I literally have a severe emotional attachment to this movie and could probably quote most of the lines to you. What I love about this is how Humpty literally shatters all the stereotypes about toxic masculinity - he cries, he’s vulnerable, he believes in love. It just screams bby boi Jungkook vibes. Also pls him doing the most to get Kavya her wedding lehenga - that’s some of the cutest shit Bollywood has pulled in a while and I’m 10000% here for it (pls bring in Jimin and Tae as Shonty and Poplu too)

Anyways, thanks for listening to me ramble!! If anyone is interested, I’d love to do more of these, like maybe 2000s rom-coms or action movies!! I’m here for any discourse you guys have too, let’s be film nerds together 💜

[baekhvuns]

AND I AM BACK AFTER A MONTH Y'ALL!!!

yes, so the past month hasn't been all that. I mean, Moonbin? And now we have the whole exo situation oh and kai leaving for military, lucas leaving his sub-units, same with sungchan. I mean wtf dud calm down-

Anyway, about my movie marathon, i've watched so many i think i might've have learened a few words of the language-

Kabhi khushi kabhi gum

Toilet

Hum apke hai kaun

DDLJ

Zindagi na miligi dobara

The youth of craziness

Ek villain

Good newz (girl- this one is so funny and absurd-)

Student of the year

Hero no 1

and literally so many more. I just realized that it's actuallly easy to find them on ott platforms. It has gotten to the point my father said "What about the korean dudes?" 😭😭😭chill pops ill still be with them but wanting to know aout different cultures is fun. My interests are very diverse yk?And oh my mother...she has watched ddlj thrice this month. But when i tell her to watch kdramas with me....she never does tht-

ANyways, i just hope everything become better in kpop asap because its a lot to take in. Oh and waiting for your yunho fic. Plus....what are your views on skz cb....i might've to listen to it twice or thrice to make up my mind. But im just waiting for ateez's cb tho THE CONCEPT PHOTOS- DONT EVEN KQ-

SCREAMING OMG HELLO!!! yeah this whole year is kind of weird,,, serves sm right!!

PLEASE IM YELLINGGG U WATCHED THEM ALL 😭😭😭😭 omg pls do not watch ek villain reruns im begging u, we all collectively let it flop pls do not watch it <3 THESE MOVIE CHOICES ARE SO TOP TEIR OMG 😭😭 watching so many of these and being asked THAT QUE??? oh 😯😯😯 THRICE?? ITS THE SRK AFFECT HE’S WON UR MOM OVER IM CRYING 😭😭 if u get the time pls watch shershaah <3 for fun w ur mom <3 tysm <3

it really is! and it’s getting better! sm’s downfall is happing, what will u be wearing??? yes im gonna put out a yunho teaser this week!! immm not a huge fan of it honestly i saw some clips and it didn’t click with me but ive not listened the album yet so may b ill find something good there! your thoughts? any fav songs? NO WHAT IS THESE CONCEPTS PHOTOS THE SEONGHWA GRILLS AND THE NOSE PIERCING???

[rapha-reads]

Did someone say RajSimran ? I am offering you my Raj Simran Post-Canon fic, and my friendship.

Hello there, this is my side blog to reach out to my fellow shahrukh khan / kajol fans. All the Rahul Anjali kids or the Raj Simran kids, hope you find this coz I have a brainrot and it has to reach people somehow.

[rapha-reads]

Hi are you by any chance the author of “Small matters in big cities” on AO3, and if yes are you planning on continuing it? Because I just found it and I have to say that I am completely in love.

Hello! Yes, that's my fic, and yes, don't worry, I'm definitely finishing it! I've had a hard few months and I'm still not out of the woods, but as soon as my life is back on tracks again, I'm writing the last chapters. Chapter 3 is almost completely written, I just need a little bit of stability to proofread it.

I'm glad you love it, thank you for reaching out to me, it means a lot!

[hanaasbananas]

All the scenes referenced in Tera Hero Idhar Hai(Your Hero is Over Here)

DDLJ

Saathiya

Laila Majnu

Bajirao Mastani

Kal Ho Naa Ho

YJHD

[your-ace-cousin-clover]

Listen, I WANT a Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham style Tomgreg fic, alright?

Ewan, Greg's only parent kicks him out for falling in love with Tom and they run off to London where Kendall decides to find Greg because Ewan's about to die and he needs the support to become the CEO.

[thebluesunflower44]

Hi, Blue!!💛

-> dilwale dulhania le jayenge blutara <-

I'll answer this again because I'm no good at shutting up about my writing :D thanks lena <33

Spirits, how could he have been so stupid? How could he have left the liquor within her reach? And how on earth is she running so fast while drunk, that too in heels?

She pauses in the middle of the road abruptly and it’s only thanks to his above-average reflexes that they’re not both sprawled across the pavement. She whirls around and presses her finger against his mask. “I’m a bit dizzy. It feels like I’m constantly swaying. I think I’m kinda tipsy.”

“No shit.”

“I think I’d like to spin around for a while.”

“How about you don’t?”

Katara is definitely far too inebriated for anything he’s saying to be getting through to her. “Shall I kiss you then?”

WIP ask game

[aneshb25]

Let's take a moment and realize once again why SMZS is a demo of another new ever-green in bollywood of this generation!

How a gay couple can be as same as a stright couple, who fall in love and wishes to marry, but not by running away. Rather take the family's blessing and run along the train to catch their boyfriend's hands.

Jitushmann is our this generation SRK-Kajol power couple.

"payaar ka koi muharat nahi hota, na rang hota hain, na koi ling hota hain"

Ayushmann and Jeetu gave us Karthik-Aman just like SRK-Kajol gave us Raj-Simran 25 years ago.

Though SRK-Kajol cameo song is from Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.

But love remain the same, it's always gonna remain the same.

Guys, I took this amazing video from 'bromance_in_bollywood' instagram account. If you are on instagram and also a SMZS and BL trash (like me and many others) smash to this accounts FOLLOW button. You won't regret!

https://instagram.com/bromance_in_bollywood?igshid=152gjc06uup2z

[carnalapples]

20 questions for fic writers

Thanks so much @rowanisawriter for the tag!!

1. how many works do you have on ao3?

11

2. what’s your total ao3 word count?

70,667

3. what fandoms do you write for?

Dragon Age, Mass Effect, a few Indian movies, and the list will be growing lol

4. what are your top five fics by kudos?

rivers of bitter certainty

those who are in favour with their stars 

a desperate light that since has died 

a heart that laughter has made sweet 

a rose by any other name 

5. do you respond to comments?

Always! They make my day

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

gold dust woman - Dragon Age, Branka/Hespith, very proud of this one

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

a rose by any other name - which is also my fluffiest fic in general! again Dragon Age, Cullen/Adaar

8. do you get hate on fics?

not yet 😎

9. do you write smut? if so, what kind?

I suppose so, not often on its own but usually as part of the plot... character study through the bj 💀

10. do you write crossovers? what’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I haven't written any crossovers yet!

11. have you ever had a fic stolen?

No

12. have you ever had a fic translated?

No

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

No! I really like the idea, but I'm a bit worried because I write so sporadically when I get bursts of energy that I'm not sure if I'd make a great writing partner, haha

14. what’s your all-time favorite ship?

Ahh, I just love Romance, so I don't know if I can pick a favorite, but Katniss and Peeta from The Hunger Games are who got me into fandom, and they're who I always return to when I'm truly feeling discouraged. Most ships I've written for are a favorite for some facet of them.

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

I have an AC3 AU fic just. Lingering on the hard drive. I do hope to finish this one eventually, but it keeps threatening to be longer and more convoluted than I expected.

16. what are your writing strengths?

I think describing emotion/character dynamics. I get really proud when I figure out the sort of dynamic I want to focus on, and then I can shape the fic around that. I also tend to like my dialogue, especially when I make myself laugh with something kind of cheesy.

17. what are your writing weaknesses?

Definitely plot: I love focusing on characters, and as a result I do not develop plot as much as I'd like to. I think I tend to drag out scenes and sometimes I feel like I'm forcing it to lengthen the story or create some kind of action. I also really like including boring details and when I go back and edit I struggle to keep what's relevant, lol.

18. thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Even if characters are talking in another language, I usually write in English except for a few words that don't translate well. I was trying to think of situations where I'd write full dialogue in another language and they were all very specific: maybe if it's an important part of the setting or a character's internal conflict. So I guess in those cases I would if I either knew the language well or could ask someone about context, etc. (This actually reminds me of another WIP I don't know if I'll finish, lol.)

19. first fandom you wrote for?

I think The Hunger Games, but I never posted any of it. So many talented people in that fandom!!

20. favorite fic you’ve ever written?

Again, probably the care and feeding of lovebirds! It’s such a comfort movie + fic, and I guess that shows in how quickly I wrote it haha. But going back to that one is soothing for me, and I do have more DDLJ fic in the works.

I'll tag anyone who wants to share!!