#dogmatix and friends

[mlmshipbracket]

I feel like the asterix/obelix propaganda doesn't do them justice. They kiss constantly, they have cute nicknames for each other, they bicker like an old married couple, they miss 3ach other when they're away. They're also the only two male characters in their village who live together, all the other houses in their village with 2 people in it are for a husband and wife. Their dog, idefix/dogmatix is often referenced as their child, and they refer to themselves as his dads. They are much more than best friends, though not conformed canonically to be lovers, what they have is something very very special.

Thank you for your Asterix/Obelix propaganda! I'll be sure it is tagged properly for others to find.

[marshallpupfan]

Hopefully this isn't too weird or invasive a question, but I'm curious what draws you to Paw Patrol as an older fan, and also what your experience has been like in the fandom and as a collector? (I'm assuming you're an older fan and probably close to my age from the non-Paw Patrol media you share haha).

I am indeed one of its older fans, and I can think up a few reasons that keeps drawing me to it.

One I can say right away is the fact I have a big love for canines, thus I tend to gravitate towards anything with dogs (and wolves, depending on if they're heroes or villains). They make up plenty of my favorites characters, as some of you seen in one of my previous Asks, and I generally tend to enjoy things more when they're involved (a friend recently recommended an older game to me, which I enjoyed all the more because you got to travel around with your trusty dog).

Funnily enough, not too long ago, I took an interest in the Asterix and Obelix franchise because of its dog character, Dogmatix... and I was quite thrilled when I heard he was getting his own spinoff cartoon! Of course, it was only available in French at the time, but much to my luck, the first half of season one got dubbed in English and [officially] posted on Youtube, free to watch! I gave it a go, and I thought it was pretty good! If anyone's curious, click this link to check it out. And yes, this might've been a thinly-veiled attempt to talk about this cartoon somewhere, since there aren't many English-speaking fans. lol

Arquebus/Musketix is the best character.

But yeah, the pups are one of my biggest draws to PAW Patrol, and unlike some fans, I rather like it when other pups get added to the cast. Boomer and Claw both certainly helped renew some of my interest in the franchise, particularly during a time in which I felt things were going downhill. Hey, I just love dogs!

Obviously, Marshall's easily my biggest draw to PAW Patrol. I'll admit, I tend to take a far bigger interest in an episode when he actually gets some good attention... and it's why my interests start to wane when he doesn't. The dude's legit my #1 favorite animated character, so I suppose it's no surprise to hear I often tune in specifically for him. That's not to say I don't get enjoyment from the other pups, but I'm just so crazy about that spotted pup!

Another aspect that draws me to PAW Patrol is just how fun it tends to be (or used to be, but the modern seasons still have their moments). I don't want to go too deep into this because I don't want things to get too serious, but let's just say... life can be quite rough anymore, and it never seems to get much better. I often look for something that can help me escape that for a while, even if it's just for a half hour at a time. I found that PAW Patrol does that for me. It's cute, colorful, fun, doesn't try to be complex, and by the end, everything turns out okay. And if I need cheering up after a bad day, a certainly clumsy, spotted pup often always puts a smile on my face. Some days, I need that.

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As for my experiences with the fandom, I'd say it's been largely positive. I do tend to meet a lot of friendly people, many of which tend to be supportive and/or cheerful when I need it, and I generally enjoy interacting with most of them right back! I certainly don't regret being a part of it for the last five years or so.

With that said, I've had encounters that certainly weren't pleasant. I think everyone knows about my copycat by this point, so no need to retread that old ground. There's one infamous user out there who just seems to hate everything (unless it involves Everest), and he often turns hostile if you don't agree with his opinions. The same dude even tried arguing and verbally attacking those who work on PAW Patrol... including their families, too! Crazy guy. I've also encountered some fans who seem to make stuff up, believe their headcanon to be fact, and then become angry when people don't agree with them. I once had someone tell me Ryder is "gaslighting" Rubble, and... I don't even want to know what that means or why they believe that.

And in-regards to being a collector, the reception I often encounter has been quite positive, too. Most fans really seem to enjoy seeing my collection, even if it's just out of curiosity to see just how much merchandise they made of one single pup. I still get compliments on it all the time, from both fans and non-fans of Marshall, and I've even seen other folks who just think it's legit cool.

Surprisingly, I've only had one negative encounter so far, and it was, believe it or not, from someone who used to be a fan of PAW Patrol. She became one of those folks who encountered bad users, got tired of them, and then decided every fan must be awful... and of course, she tore into me because I "talk too much" about Marshall and deemed me a "freak" for collecting so much merchandise. Most of what she said was largely laced with swears and insults, and I'm sure she believes she put me in my place or something... though in truth, I was laughing at most of her replies. Why she felt the need to throw such a temper tantrum on me, I'll never know, but she didn't succeed in even the slightest to discourage me or anything. lol

[quiobisecretsanta]

QuiObi Secret Santa 2023 Masterlist

Thank you to everyone who participated in Quiobi Secret Santa this year! The holidays can be busy and emotionally exhausting, but so many creators still turned out to provide us all with some beautiful artworks and stories. We appreciate their efforts and talents!

Please join us for our next event: QuiObi Secret Valentines! You can access the signup form here.

Art

care and tenderness by psina_dubina

I've Got Your Back by Kurtssingh

Just one more game! by Kurtssingh

Kink & Spice, and Everything Nice! by bereweillschmidt

Life Day by GavImp

Passion by dreaminghour

Rainforest by Insomnia (tornado_fox)

The Gift by Insomnia (tornado_fox)

Under the stars by Insomnia (tornado_fox)

Fic

been forever since I smiled by jynx

Bottle of Red, Bottle of White by elrhiarhodan

Dearest, I Am Trying to Love You Less by Phoenix_and_the_ash

I Was Always Here by Firondoiel

In a Snowy Winter Retreat by FrisianFen

it's nice to have a friend by norcumi

let me help you by TheSilverQueen

Music of the Night by dogmatix

New Heroes (Just like us) by Hamiloki

of dreams by TheSilverQueen

On Borrowed Time by sanerontheinside

Springmelt by sanerontheinside

Tale As Old As Kyber by TheSilverQueen

The Living Edge by ell

Tripping Stones by atsuyuri_sama

Vienna by markwatnae

We Don't Do Christmas by Temve

Previous Masterlists

[queenoftheblackpuddle]

Aaaay I drew my oc in the world of Asterix!

Her name is Shyantimid (Shy for short). She's The great-niece of Getafix, and other than him, is the last of the Druids; shortly after Shy was born, her family left on a druidic quest to find the secret of eternal life. They didn't succeed, and along the way, many people were captured by the Romans, married into different tribes, or died. After burying the last of her family, she decided to return to the village she'd come from.

She’s…well, she’d odd to say the least. Having spent most of her life as a nomad, she doesn't really grasp things like schedules, social skills, and sleeping indoors. She's a free spirit who has a hard time adjusting and finding where she's meant to fit in. She's quiet; a daydreamer, a lover of animals and fond of children, as well as just a bit feral. She's something between demure and unhinged.

Somehow, though, she ends up befriending and becoming part of Asterix and Obelix’s friend group, due in a large part to her easygoing nature and making friends with Dogmatix. It didn’t hurt that her great-uncle sort of guilted them into being her friend, either.

While not a fighter or as strong or as brave as her two friends, she does possess the ability to enter a berserker rage when someone threatens her new buddies, touches her necklace (a gift from her late father), or talks badly about the druids. She then immediately goes back to her sweet, quiet self.

One of her running gags is that in spite of being a normally very good judge of character, she almost always falls in love with one of the villains because "he's a really nice guy, just so sincere." It doesn't end well for her, and Asterix and Obelix usually have to pick up the pieces of her shattered heart, by inviting her to go questing with them or running into the woods to adventure. Even if she's not lucky in love, she lucked out with the two best friends anyone could ever have.

[inqorporeal]

15 Questions, 15 People

Tagged by @bluemaskedkarma

1. Are you named after anyone? Nope, unless you count my middle name being an old family name

2. When was the last time you cried? Couple nights ago, having an argument with a friend(we worked things out, it's fine)

3. Do you have kids? Just a cat

4. What sports do you play/have played? I did gymnastics and swimming as a kid, got into kickboxing and muay thai a few years ago

5. Do you use sarcasm? frequently. sometimes I'm so dry people have trouble telling whether it's sarcasm or seriousness

6. What's the first thing you notice about people? fashion sense. what people choose to wear and how they style their hair and makeup says a lot about them

7. What’s your eye color? Blue-hazel

8. Scary movies or happy endings? Depends how they're done. A lot of happy endings put me off, and a lot of scary movies rely too much on cheap jump scares

9. Any talents? art, writing, singing

10. Where were you born? Connecticut

11. What are your hobbies? writing, playing video games

12. Do you have any pets? A sixteen year old fluffball kitty

13. How tall are you? 5'4"

14. Favorite subject in school? English

15. Dream job? something low-stress that lets me have the mental energy to do art and writing in my free time. I think I might have landed it, tbh. time will tell

@saint-batrick, @m0n0lithical, @miniar, @fadinglight123, @dogmatix, @actualanxiousswampwitch, @actuallyasisterofbattle, @cacodaemonia, @jakey-beefed-it, @funnypoeple, @glennnui, @araceil. @bolithesenate, @meret118, @gardenofhands

[othercat2]

Only two fanfics for Witch King so Far

But they are good so:

Demon Emperor in Repose: by dogmatix This is a crossover between Witch King and Star Wars! This was out before the book came out and leans heavily on the excerpt chapter available on Amazon. However, it's really good and I hope the writer decides to write more fic for Witch King (or maybe continues this fic in particular.) Basically, it's a fusion of the novel opening, and Kai is a Sith...things do not go well for Palpatine and Darth Maul.

What the Future Has in Store: by not_whelmed_yet This is a short character study of Bashasa as he's trying to figure out how he's going to get back at the Hierarchs.

Fic writers, hurry up, read it, and start writing long fics! We have the horrific aftermath of a world war! A post-apocalyptic setting! LGBT FOUND FAMILY! Snarky family relationships! We have a sympathetic protag with supportive friends! I need rebuilding long-fic!

[graphicpolicy]

Asterix 3-in-1 Vol. 1 collects three classic tales and a perfect way to dive into the world

Asterix 3-in-1 Vol. 1 collects three classic tales and a perfect way to dive into the world #comics #comicbooks #graphicnovel #asterix

The story of Asterix starts here. These are the first three adventures of Asterix as he defends his tiny village from the overwhelming forces of the Roman Empire. Join the short, spunky, and super-powerful warrior from Gaul and his faithful friends–including the boar-eating delivery man Obelix and the ecologically-minded canine, Dogmatix–as they battle to protect their village against impossible…

[mixel-arts]

JUSTFORKIX IS BACK! I REPEAT

JUSTFORKIX IS BACK!!!

[annah-the-compozer]

They're first releasing it in France, but we will have it worldwide apparently

Idéfix et les Irréductibles is Out!

If you live in France or have a VPN you can watch the first 13 episodes for free here (x) or on the okoo app (yes this includes the Justforkix ep, that’s ep 2)! The rest of the series will be out in late August! 

[skopostheorie]

And of course...

[edward-nb]

[Image ID: Two images designed to create a humorous juxtaposition. The first is a screenshot from a Guardian article - link here - referring to a spate of wild boars forcing picnics in Rome to come to an end. There is a photo of wild boar running amuck and making mischief in Roman streets, and the text is as follows:

"Picnics banned in Rome in effort to combat wild boar incursions"

"City acts to contain wild boar population after African swine fever detected in body of dead animal"

"Wild boar foraging for food in Rome in September. About 23,000 of the animals in and around the city, according to the farmers’ association Colidretti. Photograph: Remo Casilli/Reuters"

The second image is a panel taken from the popular French comic "Asterix the Gaul" by Ren Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. The character Obelix, a fat man with red pigtails and mustache, a small horned helmet, and large breeches with vertical white and blue stripes, is confidently holding back his friend Asterix, a small man with a blonde mustache and hair, wearing a winged helmet, black shirt, red tights and a sword. Their dog, Dogmatix, trots curiously by.

Obelix says "Leave this to me", while Asterix, lost for words, merely says "?".

The juxtaposition refers to the fact that both Gauls, Obelix in particular, are fond of hunting and eating wild boar as well as beating up Roman soldiers. This is thus a unique opportunity for Obelix.]

[carriagelamp]

Weirdly enough, I often find myself reading less in the summer, since I have more time than I do during the rest of the year to do other things. Also artfight has been eating up more than a bit of my free time! But here’s a collection a graphic novels I sat around on the hammock reading, and some novels I finished up...

(Everyone go read All Systems Red, holy crow guys)

A Whale of the Wild

The “sequel” to A Wolf Called Wander, though it doesn’t actually connect to the previous novel except in the stylistic/thematic sense. A Whale of the Wild is very much a standalone novel. And a pretty decent one! Personally, I think I liked Wolf more, but this one was a pleasant, informative read, with just the right amount of crushing dread sprinkled in. It’s about a young orca called Vega who is learning to become a new wayfinder for her pod but who still has a lot to learn, especially in an ocean that is becoming increasingly hostile to orcas and the other sealife that live alongside humans. When a devastating earthquake hits, Vega and her little brother find themselves separated from their family, lost in a now horrifyingly unfamiliar environment, and fighting starvation as the salmon that sustain them become more and more unreliable. It’s a desperate fight for survival as they search for food and their missing family. This book is written for a middle grade level, and does a really good job of putting the current environmental crisis into an animal’s perspective while giving the readers something to hope for.

The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom

Every July I eagerly anticipate the next Adventure Zone graphic novel. This one is for their fourth arc, The Crystal Kingdom, in which Magnus, Taako, and Merle respond to a SOS from a floating laboratory that is gradually being consumed by crystals and which threatens the entire world should it fall into the ocean. Carey Pietsch’s art continues to be absolutely fantastic, so beautifully and hilariously expressive, and this one delivers some great Merle moments, lots of Carey Fangbattle, and, of course, Kravtiz. Kravitz, my beloved…

Anyway, I obviously always recommend these. If you’ve never gotten into The Adventure Zone, I totally recommend either trying these graphic novels — or even better, just go listen to the podcast because it really is both hilarious and creates a shockingly good and heart-wrenching story by the end.

All Systems Red

I’ve seen The Murderbot Diaries on my dash occasionally, and it always looked interesting, but a friend’s recommendation finally compelled me to read the first novella of the series. And holy shit y’all. Absolutely the best book I’ve read this month, it’s amazing. Mind-blowingly good. Also, if you’re like me and want a good audiobook, it’s a nice three-hour listen, very chill!

Anyway, All Systems Red is about a Security Unit, an artificially created being that’s part-organic part-mechanical and all-company-owned-and-controlled. However, self-named “Murderbot” has managed to hack into the system that suppresses its own will, and is now coasting along, doing the least amount of work its job requires not to be noticed, while preferring to spend all its time watching the hours and hours of soap operas it has downloaded into its brain. And it’s a tolerable if somewhat dull life, until the science team that it's currently rented to is attacked and the whole mission goes pear-shaped. Suddenly Murderbot has to scramble to keep its humans alive… while its humans scramble with the realization that their “SecUnit” isn’t actually a mindless robot like they had all believed...

This story is both gripping and hilariously funny. Murderbot has such a unique voice and perspective and it’s an absolute pleasure to follow its story. I reallly need to read the next book...

Asterix and the Banquet

A classic. I was startled when I realized I hadn’t actually read this Asterix story… but hell I’m not gonna complain, it lets me read one of the originals for the first time again! In this Asterix volume, the Indomitable Gauls and the Romans end up arranging a bet — the Romans intend to keep them under siege, trapped in their village, while Asterix is confident that he can easily evade them… and will prove it by going on a tour around all of Gaul, collecting iconic foods from each region in order to return and put on a fine banquet. So we get a fantastic adventure in which Asterix and Obelix run all over the country, pursued the whole way, while making cheerful stops at the various eateries along the way. Also the first book Dogmatix shows up in! All around, a wonderful read, fun like all the best Asterix comics are.

Beauty Pop v4

A less impressive graphic novel. The first Beauty Pop is one of my guilty pleasure manga because… it really is pretty stupid but in the best possible ways. I mean, the whole thing is framed around hairstyling battles, like a shojo sports manga without the sports. It’s bonkers. Unfortunately, the series does not really manage to hold up, and it really begins to feel repetitive and dragging as it continues… as a lot of series like this do. *shrug* Unsurprising but still kinda disappointing I suppose. The building three-way romantic tension is mildly interesting if for no other reason than the main character Does Not Notice and Does Not Care about any of it, which is amusing and refreshing.

FRNCK v5

Now this series only gets better and better as it goes. This is the first book of the second arc, and somehow the danger just seems to be ramping up and up and up. The cavefamily have lost their home… as well as Léonard and Gargouille. Heartbroken, shocked, and angry, Franck is the one who ends up shouldering the blame for their presumed deaths as the others mourn. Things only get worse when Franck finds himself separated from the family, and in the territory of another tribe, this one hostile and cannibalistic...

Haikyuu v5

I continue to read this series because it continues to be charming… though it is beginning to feel, maybe, just a little repetitive. Kind of an inevitability with sports manga. But so far it continues to be good enough to overcome that. I’m not sure what I can say about this series that I haven’t already, so I’ll simply say it continues to be one of the most impressive sports manga I’ve read, and the author does a fantastic job of creating engaging characters, fleshed out teams, and really compelling relationships. I do genuinely adore all the main members of Crows, along with a number of characters from the rival teams as well. And of course it has some kickass volleyball scenes that are just drawn so dramatically they can’t help but take your breath away a little.

M*A*S*H Goes To Maine

Meh. The original book of the series was actually quite good in my opinion. This one… considerably less so. The first part I enjoyed more, since it was about Hawkeye, Trapper, Duke, and Oliver Jones trying to set up the FinestKind Clinic and Fishmarket in Crabapple Cove (which… is just the best premise I could have ever asked for). However, the book spends most of its time describing the quirky lives and times of other people living in the area and I… just… don’t care. It was funny at times but… I just don’t care. I wanted to hear more about the main cast. Also I found this book felt more racist and misogynistic than the first which also put me off :/ Wouldn’t bother if I were you. Go read the first book instead, or better yet just watch the TV show which is an obvious banger.

My Heart’s in the Highlands

I have had this on my “currently reading” list for so long but I’m officially giving up. It’s a really good book in theory but my god I can’t get over the pacing.

It’s about Lady Jane, a woman studying medicine in Edinburgh in 1888, and who suddenly finds herself back in the Highlands in the 13th century. Lost and confused, Jane is now at the mercy Clan Donald’s hospitality while she tries to adjust to this new world and hunts for her broken time machine. Fortunately, this hospitality include a burgeoning friendship with a red-haired warrior woman, Ainslie nic Dòmhnaill, who opens Jane’s eyes to the way the world could be.

Listen. It drives me nuts. This book should be completely up my alley, it has everything I like — IT HAS ALL OF ITS HISTORICAL FOOTNOTES CITED AT THE BACK, LITTLE EXTRA DETAILS ABOUT EVERY CHAPTER. THAT’S MY SHIT RIGHT THERE. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LIKE BEING ABLE TO GO OVER HISTORICAL DETAILS?? AND WELL RESEARCHED FOOTNOTES?? And yet it doesn’t. Fucking. Work for me. It has a kickass Scottish warrior lady as a love interest! It has a badass lady doctor! It has fish-out-of-water culture shock! But it also has a completely meandering plot, no sense of building tension, and a romance that just happens out of nowhere and feels completely unearned and uninteresting.

I would genuinely just rather read Outlander again, which I know has its own host of problems, but at least Outlander felt exciting and interesting and tense and funny. The romance built in fits and starts, it was complicated, and kept me interested. That book had me hooked (and has me hooked every time I reread it) whereas this book I’ve been sadly picking at for months like its a plate of overcooked spinach. This felt like an attempt at a queer, historically accurate knockoff which I would normally be super into but which just could not stick the landing.

Moomin on the Riviera

My first time actually reading anything from the Moomin canon. I have zero idea how to feel about it! It certainly is as feral as I’ve heard described! Overall, I think I enjoyed it but it sure made me feel strange emotions I didn’t know existed. I’m not even going to try to describe it. Read it if you want a batshit insane anti-capitalist comic.

Surviving the City

This was good in some areas, less good in others. It had a very interesting indigenous perspective on life in the modern city, the foster system, and The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women issue, which I’ve never seen handled in a book before. Something about the pacing did not completely click with me and I found myself getting easily distracted, but it’s definitely worth the read just to experience it and look at the issues it deals with through the characters’ (and author’s) eyes. It did give me a lot to think about and wrestle with, which is sometimes the best thing a book can give you.

Torchwood: Pack Animals

A really fun read, more so than I had ever expected! If you like Torchwood and want more stories about the team before everything goes to shit, this is perfect for that. It includes the entire cast, an interest mystery to be unravelled, lots of slavering monsters, Rhys being really wonderful and sweet (which I didn’t know I wanted until I read this book), and all the humour I expect from Torchwood. I had to send a lot of quotes to my long-suffering girlfriend who a) does not watch this show but b) needs to tolerate it because I find it too funny to keep to myself. It was good enough to make me go out another book of the series since this was the only one my library carried.

[takaraphoenix]

Imagine Dogmatix/Idefix and Grover being friends because Grover can speak dog and they both love trees 😳

OHOHOHOHO OKAY I DO LOVE THAT! *^*

Very precious indeed. And I'll raise you: Idefix befriending Mrs. O'Leary. The biggest dog and the tiniest dog. Perfect duo. ^o^

[mid-nighttiger]

alright friends let’s go let’s see how many of these i can fill. mostly star wars unless otherwise specified bc that’s what i’m in rn. please heed all the tags

this is originally from lightveils on twitter

a fic you love without knowing the source material 

uhhh i don’t really read fic without knowing the source material but does not knowing 2/3 the source material count? i know -100 about stargate and west wing

Terriers of Conflict Resolution by @norcumii and @dogmatix

teen, 5k words -- The Qui-Gon, Tahl, Obi-Wan, and 17 quartet are famous (some would say infamous) for being able to find trouble, even if they're looking in the most unlikely of places, or not looking at all. Crashlanding on a small, backwater planet straddling the Outer Rim and Unknown Regions, they look set to continue that trend.

a fic with a premise that shouldn’t work but does

ok not really sure what counts as ‘a premise that shouldn’t work’ bc i’m typically not very picky about the state of the fanfic verse so i’m gonna go with ‘crack treated seriously’

On Whose Authority by Mithrigil

explicit, obikin, 33k words --  After seven years training as Qui-Gon's Padawan, Anakin finally has questions that his Master can't answer. A specialist in force-user initiation and the erotic mysteries might be just what Anakin needs--but Kenobi is almost too good at his job.

a fic you’ve reread several times

i mean, i’ve reread too many fics too many times

someday when i’m gone away we’ll be all okay by @dendral

teen, anidala, 7k words [warnings for death] --  In another universe, Obi-Wan Kenobi falls to General Grievous’s blades. In another universe, Obi-Wan Kenobi does not live to see the end of the war. In another universe, Anakin Skywalker hunts down General Grievous, intent on revenge.

a fic you still remember many years later

this is gonna be weird but i’m not into a/b/o for the smut and it’s because of this fic

Born from the Earth by venusm

marvel mcu; explicit, stony, 278k words [WIP; warnings for rape] -- Tony Stark's born an omega in a world where that means he's supposed to follow certain social rules. He becomes Iron Man anyway: Fuck biology. If only his biology (and the world) would quit fucking him back.

a comfort fic

this also sounds weird when i say i read it for ‘comfort’ bc there’s quite a lot of hurt but uh. things get better? eventually?

The Journey of the Lights by @pandora15

gen-teen, 113k words [series, WIP; warnings for violence, death]

a cathartic fic

i’m still not sure what ‘cathartic’ is supposed to mean and google wasn’t helpful but i read this to feel emotions secondhand when i can’t do it firsthand

Sins of Omission by @kiyaar

marvel 616; explicit, stony, 156k words [WIP; warnings for violence, death, rape] -- A Post-Civil War, Pre-Secret Invasion AU where Steve is dead, Tony's a mess, and everything sucks. In which Tony deals poorly with Steve's death, falls off the wagon, sees ghosts, and misses a lot. Oh, and the Skrulls are about to invade.

a fic you’d print and put on your bookshelf

this entire series i’d print out if i could. i want it hardbound in those fancy old timey cloth covers with gilded titles

Reprise by @elfpen

teen, 479k words [series, WIP] --  Ben Kenobi dies aboard the Death Star in the year 0 BBY. He wakes up shortly thereafter in the Jedi temple in the year 41 BBY. Haunted by memories and regret, Ben must forge a new path for himself in the Jedi Order of his youth while navigating the murky waters of time travel. Crafting a better future from bitter experience is hard, but learning to heal is even harder. Major AU.

a fic you associate with a song

Polaris by @bluemaskedkarma because um somebody shared ‘My Demons’ by Starset in relation to Red and then starset was the only artist i listened to for like eighteen months

teen-explicit, rexobi, 104k words [series, WIP] --  What if Obi-Wan Kenobi never went to Bandomeer? What if, instead, he got on a different ship? Those steps set into motion an entirely different future, one where he takes on different names until an unlikely friend gives him one that sticks--Red. All he wanted was to help those in need, but somewhere along the way he became the one who needs. Who will help him?

a fic that inspires you

The Silent Song by @eirianerisdar

how does ff.net ratings work teen i guess, 275k words [WIP, warnings for violence] --  When Qui-Gon Jinn is told to take a new padawan, the Force pushes him towards a certain initiate - but when Qui-Gon is told that Obi-Wan cannot speak, he hesitates. And all the while, Palpatine moves in the shadows... Angst, fluff, adventure, humour. AU JA era. Featuring Mace Windu, Dooku, Tahl, Kit Fisto, and others!

just. waves hands everything. how much he’s grown. the obstacles he’s overcome. idk i guess you could say its inspiring

a fic that brought you on board a new ship

i only really have 3.5 ships and the .5 is bailobi because of Sith All Your Tempests Cannot Hold Me Back by @akathecentimetre

mature, bail/obi wan/satine, 11k words --  In retrospect, sorting out their relationships is the easy part - it's when they get back to work that things get complicated. Modern AU involving ambassadors and journalists and cycling in and out of each other's lives, assignment by assignment and heart by heart.

a fic you wish could be a movie

Miles to Go by saltsanford

red vs blue; mature, 113k words [series, WIP; warnings for violence] --  Agent Washington and his journey, as told through a series of missing moments.

not a movie but i wish we knew what exactly happened between freelancer and recovery one

a fic that led to you making friends with the author

ok it’s not really ‘led me to make friends w the author’ more like i read their fic and then ran into lia on flight rising and was like ‘ehy that was you!’

all i ask of you by @skywalking-across-the-galaxy and @gracethescribbler

teen, rexsoka, anidala, obitine, 290k words [series, WIP] --  a rewrite of the Hunger Games trilogy with the cast of the Clone Wars. will be four fics: the three main novels and a fic of "behind the scenes" moments.

a fic you’ve gushed about irl

Ouroboros by @bedlamsbard

teen, obianidala, 459k words [series, WIP; warnings for death, violence]

for given definition of ‘irl’ anyways but i will gush about it to anyone i can drag deep enough into the star war. i was able to get a friend to read it and they came back screaming about it to me 👀

a fic you associate with a place

Ballast on Wharf and Water by @davaia

mature, quiobi, 45k words [WIP] --  It was his own fault, really. He’d ignited an unfortunate chain of events that began with dressing down an office full of lunkhead movie executives, and ended with a two-bed, one-and-a-half-bath, Cape Cod-style prison in coastal Massachusetts. (Bookstore AU)

i’ve never been to Massachusetts (or the east coast at all really) but now i just imagine there’s a tiny town in Massachusetts like this

a fic that made you gasp out loud

can’t gasp out loud bc then i’ll wake up my roommates but the end of chapter eight definitely made my jaw drop

Blind Date Blind Side by @wordsysayswords

red vs blue; teen, tuckington, 18k words -- The truth is, war is the only place Wash has ever found a home in. And now that the one on Chorus is fading, he’s left free floating. Tucker's the only semblance of direction he's got. Little does Wash know, he's become Tucker's direction too. Or, Tucker and Wash are pining after each other from afar. Being set up on a blind date with one another should be the perfect ending to this story. Unfortunately, things do not go as planned.

a fic that you found at the right time

Ode to a Caged Bird by @trashofboat

critical role; explicit, 254k words [WIP; warnings for violence, rape] -- "In the ensuing muffled darkness, with flecks of red seeping through the fabric from the burning light of the distant furnaces, Caleb breathes a silent promise into the black. He will kill Lorenzo."

a fic that you would read fic of

Pretty-Petaled Death by @cross-d-a

mature, quiobi, obikin, anidala, 31k words [WIP; warnings for violence, death] -- Obi-Wan doesn't remember much of his parents. Just the warmth of a hand brushing his forehead, the glimpse of a broad smile, and a soft voice telling him: "Do not give your heart to another, my dear one. Not unless they love you back. You are far too precious to lose to pretty-petaled death." But he's too young to understand, and the Jedi don't heed his mother's warnings.Years later, Obi-Wan wakes with labouring lungs. Tiny, pale-gold flowers curl soft and delicate on his tongue and he knows—There is no saving him.

does it count if it’s the original author writing spinoffs of the same au >>

a fic that made you laugh out loud

Don’t Bring a Blaster to a Lightsaber Fight by @fireflyfish

gen(?), 3k words --  a.k.a A Weekly Meetup for Local Force Users

i read this on the bus and had to continually stifle my giggling. it’s just pure hilarity and the voice is Too Good

a fic with a line (or two) that you’ve memorized by heart

ok this is many fics but i’ll choose

In a Lonely Place by @deadcatwithaflamethrower since i did actually get said lines done in calligraphy and put above my desk

mature, quiobi, anidala, 81k words [warnings for violence, rape, death] --  Six years after the Battle of Theed, a Jedi thought lost returns. This is not necessarily good news.

a fic that gave you butterflies

idk if i get butterflies but the ending to this one is so sweet in every sense of the word

Black Currant by contrequirose

critical role; teen, caleb/astrid/eodwulf, 12k words -- There was a long, long time that she had thought that she would never be safe again. That any chance of being happy had been ruined with the poison that had killed her parents, the knife that Eodwulf had wielded against his, the fire that Bren had lost his parents and his self to. She is glad that she has been proven wrong.

a fic that embodies something you value in life

this one also goes with ‘a fic w a line that youve memorized’ bc it features the line ‘there is no Darkness that does not submit to the Light’ which is my all-time favorite and the words i live by. even when things seem at their worst, they will get better and that’s what gives me the strength to keep going

Once More, Plainly by @oddlyexquisite

mature, quiobi, 31k words [warnings for violence, death] -- You love him, and this time he doesn't love you back. That, however, is not the real tragedy. Qui-Gon Jinn thinks he's missed the very thing he's been searching for across hundreds of lifetimes -- until it comes looking for him.

a favourite au

w h a t you can’t make me choose ! how about let’s make this reclist have three (3) entire fics that feature double the normal amount of obi-wans running around. it seems that’s my favorite au

Binary Star by @esamastation

mature, obi-wan/obi-wan, 55k words [WIP; warnings for violence, death] --  In which a Master Kenobi and a General Kenobi emerge to replace a dying Knight Kenobi.

a fic you stayed up too late to finish reading

it seems i always stay up late reading horror fic but there isn’t enough of it and of course, when else would you read a horror fic except 3 am in the dark when everybody else is sleeping?

The Ghosts That Linger by @meteoratdusk-blog

red vs blue; mature, carolina/york, 85k words [warnings for violence, death] --  In her last year of college Carolina and her friends move into the Director’s ancestral home, a beautiful old building in the mountains outside of town. But the house has a history, and some secrets should remain undisturbed. Can they survive the ghosts that linger here?

a fic that made you feel seen

Keeping Quiet by @freakishlemon

teen, 5k words --  When Obi-Wan was five years old, the Masters cut his hair. When he was ten, Obi-Wan was shuffled into the Human Adolescent Biology class with the other humans his age and stared pointedly at the wall just behind the Master’s left shoulder. Obi-Wan faces some uncomfortable and anxious personal situations and isn't quite sure what to do.

i didn’t know i needed this until i read it and i just. yeah. im cry, 

FREE SPACE!

...heck it, i’ll add in way more than the normal amount of obi-wans running around to round out the collection

Like Real People Do by @glimmerglanger

mature, obikin, codywan, 141k words [warnings for violence, death] -- The man grinned again, offering out a hand. “I’m JC-B3N. You can call me Ben, all my brothers do. I’m your Type 2 clone.” Anakin stared at him, the man’s – Ben’s – hand hanging between them in the air. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, General Skywalker.” OR, the one where the arrival of new clones disrupts the lives of Jedi Generals throughout the fleet. Anakin and Qui-Gon are hit harder than most. But these soldiers, wearing the face of a dead man, might have a larger role to play in the fate of the galaxy as a whole.

[inqorporeal]

Six Sentence Sunday

I wasn’t going to do this this week because I’ve been tired from work and haven’t written a lot, but then @sullustangin had to go and tag me xD So you’re getting a chunk from the last doc page I had open, and I’m tagging @dogmatix, @aces-to-apples, @bolithesenate, @shadowmaat, @sith-shenanigans, and @cacodaemonia

It was late, so late that J'xhoxi was preparing for bed, when someone knocked on the front door of the small house he shared with Nyessa and her three children. He shuffled to the door, still brushing his teeth, and opened it to frown out into the lamplit darkness. "Who in the hells– oh. Chanai. What–"

"Is Nyessa in?" the Au Ra asked quietly. He was still in full armour, stained with soot and blood, reeking of sweat, ceruleum, and other unspeakable things; the usual pall of recent battle against the Garleans. He looked exhausted. "Jo, please, it's important. We don't have much time."

"Aye, she's in." He stepped back and allowed his friend to enter after resting his equally stained lance against the outer wall. "Wait here."

Nyessa was already sitting up in bed when he tapped on the door to her room. She followed, pulling a robe over her sleep clothes, and frowned at the sight of the other Warrior of Light. "Chanai? Whatever is the matter?"

"We're pushing into Ala Mhigo," he announced bluntly. "Do you have anything of Thassen? Anything at all. I don't want to risk killing him if I can help it."

Her lips thinned and she hurried back into her room, turning up the lamp beside the door. J'xhoxi spat the toothpaste from his mouth into the sink and rinsed. "What's happened?"

[aces-to-apples]

WIP Sampler Basket

A meme for people with too many WIPS!

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Send me an ask with the title that most intrigues you and interests you and I’ll post a little snippet of it or tell you something about it!

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I was tagged by @blackkatmagic but since WIP kind of ranges from "I have a titled document from two years ago" to "I am working on this as we speak", I'll just do 20 as well.

1. "diniik'la"

2. "contamination?"

3. "the spark of black that i seem to love"

4. "contract work"

5. "Friends, Foe, And Telling The Difference"

6. D/s Codakin

7. "aru'ela"

8. "Sugar and Spice"

9. "codebreakers"

10. calcified hearts prequel?

11. maul: thot emperor

12. "Red Wolf, Sand Wolf"

13. "two can keep a secret (if one of them is dead)"

14. "Incarnate"

15. "A Game of Wings"

16. "Family Before Honor"

17. Body-Snatching Time-Travel Rex

18. "heavenly bodies"

19. The Holiday AU

20. Halo AU

Aaaaand I'll tag, without pressure or expectation, @norcumii @glimmerglanger @feybarn @faeymouse @mneiai @dogmatix @floralblackbird @inqorporeal and anyone else I've forgotten or who just wants to play!