#dutch my beloved ❤️

[wolfgangevenstar]

did this one for the @ckreversebang prompt ‘blossom’ :)

[abubblingcandle]

You have a lot of fun projects coming up, and several WIPs running at the same time. With the caveat that you are obviously not beholden to the answers—

Do you have a rough idea for the order of publishing? Which is next to come, an idea of when, etc? Really this is a chance to warn that something is a long way off or tease us with something being right around the corner. 💜

Great question my beloved!!! ❤️ So as you've said this is likely to change with swings in motivation and if I get more gift fic requests and with work.

With that all said this is currently my priority list:

Death Fruit (hopefully this weekend)

There's No Place Like Home Ch1 (next week)

A Treatment Room Doors Moment Ch6

Other Doors

Dutch Sky Blue

Untitled Will Jensen One Shot

Have You Noticed You Are Breathing Ch8

Cuddlepollen Ch4

Then everything else 😂 My current main priorities are the top three with Death Fruit and ATRDM nearly done and TNPLH being my November fic priority (I have committed to writing 30k of it this month and hopefully finishing it)

Disclaimer that the best way to get something up the list or on the list is to ask me for it 🙈

[cloudsspoke]

Though the final match between Argentina versus France has been dubbed by the majority of people as the best World Cup Final, personally this is the best match throughout World Cup 2022, or more like, the most unforgettable one.

The altercation between players started after what Lea did to the Dutch’s bench. Things escalated quickly from that moment. It got worse because Lahoz gave them 10mins additional times and once it ended, the 2nd brawl happened almost instantly.

Dunno what the hell is wrong with that Bergwijn guy 💀🤬.

It’s a good thing Ota came right on time. It looks as if he noticed Bergwijn’s movement and Ota used his body as armor to protect his teammate from violent Bergwijn. We never know which player Bergwijn intended to hurt when he suddenly marched into the players’ mob like that (there’s Macca and Lea right there, Bergwijn proly wanted to hurt them).

This post is solely to capture the fight scenes, for the penalty shoot-out scenes read here.

The game ended after Lautaro successfully converted his penalty kick. The Dutch players got to see El General do this ‘Roman’ celebration right in front of their faces.

But the next fight happened exactly after that. Well, actually there are 2 fights happened at the same time.

Scene #1 was when Lahoz gave Dumpfries red card and Dybala was seen happily mocking Dumpfries. His mouth and his gesture showed that he told Dumpfries to go home. Dumpfries fumed and marched to probably kill Dybala, but Tagliafico shielded Dumpfries from doing that.

can someone tell me what Papu posted on his Instagram story that day 🤔?

Meanwhile, the other scene involved Noa Lang who pushed Paredes and Papu who pushed Lang back.

From this angle we can see how Tagliafico held Dumpfries off with all his might.

It’s a never-ending drama that we saw one after another. And again, in between Argies’ celebration, Messi came to Van Gaal and this whole thing happened:

I know we should respect the elder, with Van Gaal being the senior coach and all that, but at this moment, somos todos Rodrigo De Paul. I can imagine De Paul proly said: “Ay, señor this is what happens if you talk too much about us. See, now you make Leo angry. Jajaja~ Enjoy your exit, señor. Chao~”

And while Rodri loved every second of provoking Van Gaal, our Angelito came to pull Messi away from the altercation. He’s our MOM, okay? Fide is truly the MOTHER ANGEL 👼 of this chaotic group. First, he protected Enzo from Dumpfries, then protected Enzo from hearing DIbu’s cursing, and at last, when everyone tried to calm the shit out of Leo with no success, somehow as soon after Fide stepped in, just like that the altercation ended.

And of course, being such an Angel as he was, Fide took a moment to hug Frans Hoek 👼❤️♥️(The Dutch’s GK coach, who used to work with both Van Gaal and Fide in United)

Not only did Messi pay a ‘friendly’ visit to The Dutch’s bench, but our beloved Dibu too, this time we all could hear his direct message clearly.

Impressive.

My favorite moment?

It’s when Dibu joined his teammate’s celebration and half-joking cursed Enzo for his failed penalty attempt. Di Maria stood there watching that moment smiling, but he saved Enzo from Dibu’s wrath when Di Maria pulled Dibu into a hug, gave Enzo an exit to escape from Dibu.

***

Talk about La Scaloneta destined to be World Cup champion cuz it’s been written in the stars, there are 2 things I found that are interesting from this match against Nederland.

First, when Lahoz yellow-carded Gonza for protesting just 3 minutes after Gonza came to the pitch to replace Molina. That yellow card banned Gonza from playing in the next game, in case the Argies advanced to the Semifinal round. But that didn’t stop him from executing the penalty kick.

With his success, along with Leo’s, Lea’s, and Lautaro’s, La Scaloneta did advance to the next round, where they won easily against Croatia, and Gonza was benched without major problems. Meanwhile, during Argies’ last, final game against France when the victory had to be determined through a penalty shoot-out, we got him ready, unpunished, and he did his job well once again.

*

And then we have Dybala 💎. People have been asking and waiting for when he will play. His chance came to light with Argentina’s victory over Nederland. Fun fact, his first-ever World Cup debut was in 2018, the same game against Croatia when he came to sub Tevez, only this time the Argies won 3-0 and advanced to the final.

And as we all know, in the Final match Scaloni put him in to prepare La Joya to take part in the penalty shoot-out. He didn’t waste that chance. He helped Argies to get the World Cup trophy, despite only playing for no less than 20mins throughout the whole tournament.

The reason why I mentioned Dybala in this post is because of what he revealed later that he remembered what Dibu said to Enzo: "kick the ball to the center". I can say that Enzo’s failure during the match against Nederland somehow helped La Joya to convert his kick successfully.

***

If you think the drama between Argentina players and The Dutch ended on the field, nope. It continued even during the post-match interview session.

Dibu, they hear you: Lahoz announced retirement and Van Gaal too.

🇦🇷✨🏆

[love-toxin]

Are you a Dutch Van Der Linde girlie... bc he's toxic and i love him... maybe you're not far enough into rdr2 yet but horrible middle aged men my beloved ❤️❤️

nya listen anon.....i would be lying if i said a large part of my motivation to continue the main story wasn't because im seein the manipulative Dutch inklings and i DESPERATELY wanna hit the conflicts where he fuckin snaps.....horrible middle aged men indeed i am TOAST when i get to see that man truly pop off

edit: also sidenote u can absolutely spoil story plotlines for me my darlings so dw if im not far enough in the game i am fiending for lore >:)

[m4xverstappen]

dutch national anthem, my beloved ❤️

[sainz100]

hello! 3 and 11 if you’d like :)

thank you Kara!!! 💞💞

3. Favorite musical artist / group you started listening to this year?

Ooh!! It's so hard to pick! Spotify says I listened to 4,964 artists/bands this year! but tbh one artist I always went back to over 2024 is Wolter Kroes 🎶❤️ I actually got into him this Spring before I got into F1 - I was insta diving for content for a Eurovision musician I used to keep up with & someone had one of Wolter Kroes' songs in their insta story. I loved the vibes! I often get music recs from insta, so I checked his discog and fell for the album De Wereld In. gosh it is SO GOOD (I listen to a lot of jams around the world [especially 90s Thai pop, schlager, and Finnish iskelmä] so v much will note my Dutch is definitely not good enough to appreciate the lyricism, but this album!! bops and jams and ballads omg) and then fast-forward to the Dutch GP this year, I was like ‼️😮✨pogging severely when Wolter was one of the artists performing there!!! with Yves Berendse! It was a wonderful surprise that had me smile at how the universe aligns in cool and unexpected ways! ❤️

11. Something you want to do again next year?

Ooh I'll pick another! I'll say go spelunking!! I adore caves and caverns ❤️ one of my favorite memories is spelunking in Mammoth Cave in Kentucky! Crawling through all the nooks and crannies so deep in the Earth!! It's quite exhilarating! I definitely would like to make a little Appalachian caving trip (and maybe visit my beloved tourist trap, Rock City, in Tennessee while out that way) 🌄✨

thank you so much for these!! ❤️✨ happy almost 2025!

[sebsdaniel]

Tag game - Thx @ferrarisbulls ❤️

1. Are you named after anyone?

Yes, an American singer, but they just liked the name. They weren't really a fan.

2. When was the last time you cried?

Last Thursday, during the finale of Never Have I Ever.

3. Do you have kids?

No and I still don't know if I want any.

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

Not really.

5. What sports do you play/have you played?

I've done karting. Also, some fitness and swimming.

6. What's the first thing you notice about people?

How they treat others around them.

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

I love both but happy endings make me extremely emotional so that.

8. Any special talents?

I have a subbing acc, I guess that

9. Where were you born?

Belgium 🇧🇪

10. What are your hobbies?

Following motorsport, reading, subbing.

11. Do you have any pets?

At the moment sadly not, they recently passed away.

12. How tall are you?

1m75, ready to take on any F1 driver😆

13. Fave subject in school?

I've graduated a while ago but I used to love English and Dutch.

14. Dream job?

F1 journalist.

15. Eye color?

My boyfriend has water blue. I've earth green. So we always say we're the world together. Very cheesy but a good description lmao

I tag @ashley-greenwick-my-beloved @het-huis-anubis @wolfsbanesbite

[keefsteef]

(too new and too much a weenie to not be anon sorry ;-;) I'm rereading Van Halen Rising for 10584 time and gaaaawwwddd I'd give anything for a VH limited series, like two seasons at least to really go through the bands history and everyone's growing up. Also I feel like it could do what The Dirt dropped the ball on and start a empathic Convo about men's mental health and addiction, etc.

But....*sighs* I also don't trust the big wigs to /not/ whitewash Edward and Alexander (probably Edward much more). Like them being Indo-Dutch doesn't have to be a whole statement, it had nothing to do with the music or thier careers,but it is part of them and their heritage and an element of the discrimination they faced especially in early childhood.

DON'T BE SHY COME OFF ANON 🥴❤️ although I feel like I know who you are, and if you are that person thank you for the like-spam haha.

BUT YES! VHRISING is my beloved, I'm reading it again for the second time. The guys are all definitely interesting enough to have their lives as a series special!

Yes, I feel like touching in on David's,,, I don't want to jump and call it narcissism but that's what it honestly seemed like, Eddie's drug addiction, Alex's alcohol addiction and Michael's acceptance to some of the treatment he went through would really start a great discussion on men's health, potential causes, and change perceptions about it. If done correctly by a good director, it'd be trailblazing.

I don't trust them either, I definitely feel like they'd try to wash away their indo heritage!! And the discrimination I'm sure helped build them in many ways, whether the ways be negative or positive, and it'd be extremely important not to leave that out, but you know how hollywood is 🤩✨

[dicelovesbooks]

Allright, time for my “end of the year looking back on all i’ve read” thingie.

It’s my first time doing this, but i’m excited and ready, so let’s go!

I wanna start with some more “boring stuff”, this year i’ve decided to read more classics. Growing up, i’ve never had a reading list at school so I missed a lot of literature. I wanted to read some of that, so I asked some help from my uncle (he used to own a bookshop catered to Dutch literature).

Firstly I read two recommendations by him, “ De aanslag” van Harry Mulisch, a book that a lot of dutchies probably loathe, and “bezonken rood”. His personal favourite! (he actually knew the author pretty well).

these books were very.. hard to get into, they had a lot of intense themes. But were still very interesting and i’m glad I read them!

I also read “The picture of Dorian Gray”, which was super interesting to me. It was an open mouth read through, i definitely recommend it!

I also got more into Osamu Dazai, as i’ve read both “no longer human” and “The setting sun”. If they look like something you wanna read please do, they are so beautifully painfully written.

more intense history books i’ve read this year were probably Pachinko and The Book Thief. I knew the book thief was aready super well known and populair, so I was excited to get into it. It wasn’t however, a good idea to read it while on holiday in Gran Canaria.. (i started crying while reading at the poolside).

Both books were super emotional, cried at both and added both to my favourites lists. Sooo good. They were incredible! (Pachinko.. so good.. Sunja my beloved)

A short book i’ve read and recommend is Lie with me. Beautiful and queer, held my breath the entire time. Please read it, and look into it!!

Some japanese books i’ve read this year were two books by Sayaka Muratw (i’ve read Convenience store women and Earthlings). My fave was most definitely Earthlings. The craziest book i’ve ever read tbh. Don’t look into it and just start it, you will be flabbergasted!!

The one writer who has captivated this year to me is R.F kuang. Poppy year was my yearly fantasy (I try to get through one fantasy franchise at once), and it was AMAZING.. immediately bought every book she’s ever written and i’m excited to read babel next year!!

Yellowface wasn’t really that big of a hit for me though.. It wasn’t bad though, don’t get me wrong! It just wasn’t for me i’m afraid.

Other books that didn’t do it for me were Diary of a void (boring), and the death of vivek oji (incest.). Though I don’t want to keep people from reading them, please form your own opinion ❤️

Tried getting into crimson cranes but.. yeah.. didn’t like that 😬

The best book i read this year was probably Almond. Never had a book hit me personally like that before.

Others I loved were Good omens (SO GOOD), and piranesi (The fact the first half makes no sense makes it BETTER).

I’ll post my next year goal soon. But for now this is it.

Love u guys!!

[verstappieatheart]

What can I say? Max Verstappen is sexy beyond compare 🦁🧡

[coldmorte]

Hmm.... I wonder who would ever say a thing like that??

'Cause somebody said "close the gap." 👀

[omg-im-such-a-masochist]

So, here I'm, to be honest I'm still laughing about the all drunk thing with Papi.

Let's do It, can you please write headcanons about "Look How I punch my fucking bf on the face after he falls asleep in the middle of a sex session" with Damian!

Thank you 🤣❤️

😂 This will be epic 🤣 You’re welcome, baby 😘❤️

@ziasaph , @alyhull , @theworldofotps , @new-zealand-chic , @wrestlersownmyheart , @cuzimacomedian , @whenimakeitshine1234 , @thealliasylum , @crowleysqueenofhell , @irish-newzealand-idian-dutch , @ava-valerie

And of course I couldn’t find this on the search bar 😒 So all gif credit goes to the amazing @this-is-my-bisexuality

You opened the front door of your house

To find your drunk Puerto Rican man leaning against the door frame to keep his balance

“¿Qué pasa, mami?” He smirked seductively once you opened the door

Shaking your head, you laughed “You’re hammered, Priest”

And helped him get inside your house

He stumbled on his feet as you helped him go upstairs

Which took you at least 15 minutes

You dragged Damian towards your bathroom to give him a shower

And battled to stay on your feet as he leaned all of his weights on your shoulders

While he kissed your neck

“Let’s go to bed, mami” He hiccuped “I wanna fuck”

“Oh my god, I forgot how raw honest you are when you’re drunk” You laughed when his tongue licked your pulse point

“I can see you want it too, don’t lie to me” He looked down at you with drunk, semi-closed eyes

Which judging by the look on his face, he thought it was a seductive stare

“What I want is for you to take a shower because you stink!” You giggled

“Gonna join me?” He tried to wiggle his eyebrows

“I don’t think that would be very safe” You smiled and shoved his naked self underneath the shower head

You helped him shower and when you handed him the soap so he could wash his private parts

He smirked, gripped your hand and closed it around his soft member

“Please, help me?” He pouted

But you could see the gleam of mischief upon his drunk chocolate eyes

You smirked and helped him

Gliding your soap covered hand up and down his length

Damian licked his lips and leaned down to kiss you

You helped him dry off his body and pushed him on top of the bed

He fell on his back with a giggle “Oh, I love this dominant version of you. It’s so hot”

Damian’s moan was low on his chest as your lips touched the base of his neck

You felt his grip on your hips suddenly become loose

And soon after, the sound of his loud snores echoed through the bedroom

“What? No no no no, c’mon! You have got to be kidding me!” You whined and looked down at the sleeping man beneath you

You rolled over to your side of the bed and stared at the big man by your side

Of course his drunk ass had to work you up and then leave you hanging right after you got in the mood for it

The horny side of you wanted to punch him until he woke up

But the in love side of you just caressed his face and admired his handsome features

His snoring stopped for a few seconds, and Damian’s hand reached up

He grabbed your hand, pulled it closer to his chest, where you could feel his heartbeat, and let it rest there as he scooted closer to your body

Your heart instantly melted and you knew

That your beloved giant sloth was forgiven

[gayforcarstairsgirls]

HI MY CRUNCHY DARLING 🥹🫶

HOW ARE YOU TODAY SWEETIE??❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

HI MY BELOVED BESTIE BUTTERCUP BRO !!!

The gif I love it 🥹🥹

Bestie I'm soooo sorry this took me so long to answer, as you know I was at my cousin's house and omg I have so much to tell you

BUT AS A LITTLE INTERLUDE BEFORE I DO: how are you bestie?? ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

So, I'm in a very good mood cause I had a great weekend that I'm about to ramble about. So basically my cousin (who is awesome I love her) is about 35, and she lives in London with her husband (who's Dutch and lovely) and her three year old son, who is literally the most gorgeous child you've ever seen he is ADORABLE. And I'm not very good with children but he actually seemed to like me 🥺 and he asked me to read him his dragon book 🥺🥺 and he wanted me to watch Monsters Inc with him so that he could show me the monster with the "naughty eyes" 🥺🥺🥺

AND THEN we saw my other cousin who lives in London (the brother of the one I stayed with), cause he and his wife (who is the loveliest woman every oh my god) came with their new baby, and he's really short cause he was born prematurely and really underweight, but he's now SO CHUBBY and it's the cutest thing ever he's just CHONKY and so adorable oh my god

AND. MY FINAL BIT OF NEWS FROM THAT TRIP. We were in London st pancras train station, and I was waiting for my mum to come out of the toilets and then Kit Connor walked past me?? He walked past me going into the toilets and then walked past me again on the way out??? It was Kit Connor??? I have now seen him in real life and he is somehow literally flawless it was wild

[qatsby-art]

Hearts of Red & Gold

A warmup sketch I did about a month ago of my new boy Dutch ❤️

Dutch is a rough and tumble alley cat, single father raising his daughter Gardenia within the streets of St. Louis. He's a gruff boy who has a soft and protective side for his beloved daughter. 

I've not got much info on him, or really any of the HoRaG characters, so their posts may just be random. 

[pxiedustnblades]

❣️🍷💓👨‍👩‍👧☂️🎶🖌️💘🐾🧑‍🤝‍🧑🥰 For Claudia and Faline!! :D

Waaaah 🥺��� Thank you for asking me about my sweet babies. These two have been on the brain a lot lately so this works out perfect for me. Thank you dear! This’ll probably end up being a pretty long post so I’ll include the answers under the cut. ❤️

Misc. Ask Meme - Ft. Claudia and Faline

Claudia Fantana and Faline Brookes are my own OCs. They are shipped with canon characters from different universes. If you do not support canon x oc, please move along. This post is not for you. I do not own rights to the canon characters and their respective universes.

Claudia Fantana

S/o: Vampire!Dutch Van Der Linde. He's not as accurate to canon as you all are thinking. Mostly on the basis he is of sound mind. My friend and I are aware how bad canon Dutch is and she would not be pursuing him if her story took place in canon. V!Dutch behaves more like a grumpier Trelawny - do not come for our throats.

❣️- What are their love languages?

Claudia is a woman of action and passion and thus her love language shows through that way. Either by acts of service or through physical touch. She is often touching her beloved Vampire in some shape or form, even as little as grazing her fingers against his arm. If she is not touching, kissing him or doting on him, then she is doing little things such as making sure her flat has his favorite whiskey or singing to him while he rests.

🍷- How do they feel about alcohol?

Claudia believes that having a glass of wine a night is good for the soul. Drinking red wine helps her relax after a long day. Even on performance nights she makes it a point to drink some to help her. That is to say she doesn't have her fair disdain for alcoholics and drunken men that feel a little too confident in their pants. However, her dear friend, Darius runs several bars so she holds no ill will to the alcohol industry. Just the selfish and reckless folk.

💓- What are some signs they’ve fallen for someone? How do they show their affection?

Generally speaking, Claudia keeps to herself as much as she can outside of work. However, when she is fancying someone - either like her "ex", Darius or Dutch, she will go out of her way to spend time with them. She'll also go through the trouble of keeping something in her house for them if they're visiting. Whether it be cigarettes, whiskey, or something like slippers.

👨‍👩‍👧- What’s their relationship with their parents like?

Nonexistent; they died when she was only a baby. She has no bond or connection to them.

☂️- How do they feel about rain?

She finds it both soothing and a nuisance. Soothing for on the days she has off and she can curl up at home under a blanket. It's more of a nuisance when it comes to work. It can cause delays in the shows and traveling to and from the theatre becomes more challenging.

🎶- What’s a song they really like?

Given the time period in which she lives, she doesn't quite get the luxury of listening to music like today, however; she quite enjoys Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".

🖌️- Do they have any hobbies?

When she is not on the clock, she loves reading books or going for walks in the nearby park. Currently she is reading "Frankenstein" in the rp.

💘- What do they find attractive about their partner(s)?

I'm going to assume we're just talking about Dutch here. Although Darius is an Ex of sorts, the two are on good terms and still quite close. But for the sake of the ask I'll stick to Dutch only. For Dutch she finds his voice quite attractive. It's very warm and sultry - has a bit of a tart bite to it? (Idk if that makes sense???) And it just makes her melt. She also really admires his fangs. His are much larger and pronounced compared to hers. Seeing his fangs for the first time when he punched a drunken flirt for harassing her, made her feel things. And finally, his hands. He is,,,, a very multi-talented man with those hands. He can shoot, protect, and soothe with those hands - what more could a woman want?

🐾- Do they have any pets?

She does! A sweet little black and white , long-haired cat named Wyatt.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑- Do they have any siblings?

She is an only child.

🥰- What pet names do their partner(s) use for them? How flustered do they get by them?

Darius - Satakieli (Nightingale in finnish) (Yes I'm including him again because their connection makes me weak. He still calls her this even as friends.) Dutch - Dear, my sweet, dove, and Songbird. Songbird gets her the most flustered. -----

Faline Brookes

S/o: Karl Heisenberg (RE: Village)

❣️- What are their love languages?

Sweet miss Faline's love language is a combination of physical touch and words of affirmation. She is not one to shy away from making sure her husband feels loved and cared for. Not only does it make him feel cared for, but it makes her feel good as well. Win-win.

🍷- How do they feel about alcohol?

She tolerates it at best; and that is on a good day. She feels comfortable enough around Heisenberg to be okay when he drinks it. But generally speaking, she doesn't think highly of the products, and she hasn't had good experiences with others when they're drunk.

💓- What are some signs they’ve fallen for someone? How do they show their affection?

Seeing as Heisenberg was her first and only relationship she's had, it's hard to gauge a pattern. However, when she started to catch feelings for Heis, she had a tendency to hum a lot. It wasn't something she did often up until that point. She also started baking more. Leaving little offerings on his work bench of muffins, cookies, apple slices, etc. Just something to ensure he had food in his system, and he wasn't neglecting himself.

👨‍👩‍👧- What’s their relationship with their parents like?

*Sweats* Currently nonexistent considering they live on the other side of the world. Her family abandoned her in Romania, and she was left to her own devices months before being brought towards the lords. However, it's for the best the ties have been severed - Trust me.

☂️- How do they feel about rain?

Faline will get any chance she gets to go dance in the rain. She will drag Heisenberg out with her to play in it. It's the little things like that help them both decompress while living in such a stressful environment. If she isn't smooching her husband in the rain, then they're both curled up on the bed taking advantage of a good nap.

🎶- What’s a song they really like?

Faline's taste in music varies, especially with what's accessible. But "Let me Be Your Superhero" by Smash into pieces would be one she listens to as much as she can.

🖌️- Do they have any hobbies? Baking since its accessible to her. Modern day entertainment isn't always the most available in a crazy village ya know?

💘- What do they find attractive about their partner(s)? Holy moly what doesn't she find attractive? His eyes, his nose, his hands, his squishy dad-bod? His voice?! His determination for freedom, his ambition to create? She adores it all. There's too many things to decide. When she fell for him, she fell deeply and madly in love.

🐾- Do they have any pets?

Does Sturm count?

🧑‍🤝‍🧑- Do they have any siblings? Technically yes, but no.

🥰- What pet names do their partner(s) use for them? How flustered do they get by them?

Buttercup, Pumpkin, Angel, Prinzessin, babygirl, duckie, and sweetheart. Those are but a few but Pumpkin and Angel are the most special to her and they always make her squirm without fail. Thank you again for the lovely ask, Nemo! Hope you enjoyed!

~Faye

[an-sceal]

Tagged by @chwheeler Thanks! This is almost an anniversary post- 4/25/2021 was the day I posted A Means, A Way, A Plan, my first Cobra Kai fic. Since then I've written three novels worth of fic. In a year. Thank you to every single person who has left a comment, a kudo, put up with my rambling, incoherent bullshit, and only laughed quietly when I'm Old! on the Discord. ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 🖤

Rules: Post your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers!

A Means, A Way, A Plan - This is the first fic I wrote for Cobra Kai, right after I finished season 3. I hadn't been inspired to write for a fandom in years at that point, but this hit me at just the right time in just the right way. I really wanted to treat the subject with respect, while also delving into the trash goblin mind of Johnny Lawrence. I'm really proud of this fic, which I like to think walks a line between the serious topic and the reality of living as a person who has to navigate it.

Different Hats - At the time I originally wrote and posted this (03/03/2005), it was the only piece of Smokey and the Bandit slash ever posted publicly to the internet. I see the fandom has expanded since then! Please note that I not only included Fred the Bassett Hound, I made him romantically significant. I'm not sorry.

Doubt of the Benefit - This was meant to be a one-shot. Except I had an extra chapter that I couldn't make work, where Johnny talked to Ali. But this was 100% meant to be a one-shot fic, where Johnny says "hey, some bad shit happened to me when I was a kid", and Daniel says, "hey, me too, let's talk about dudes with ponytails" and they realize they can support one another and be friends, then end. Hope y'all enjoyed my inability to leave a good story alone.

Dutch and Johnny Go to Home Goods (or How to Spend $100 Without Really Trying) - I had so much fun writing this. I think it's where I decided, "Oh, yeah, Dutch is definitely hanging around."

trouble child��- Joni Lawrence, my beloved disaster baby. If, in April of 2021, you had told me I was going to rewrite the Karate Kid movies, from the POV of the bully from KK1, except as a girl... Let us say the disbelief would have been palpable. (If you had told me I was going to write a 10,000 word, non-linear threesome scene, I would also have been unlikely to agree.) I love this story. I don't care that maybe ten other people on the planet will ever want to read it- the ten of you are my people, and I cherish you.

So I'm tagging... @matahariherself, @trinityofone, @deputychairman, @ghostalservice, and @lulamadison (But only if you want to!) (Yes, I changed the tags because I just noticed I tagged someone who was tagged in the same post as me and now it's AWKWARD.)