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[mdimilethzine]

Next we have @eatingfireflies! Dimitri tries to retrieve the love poems he wrote about Byleth before they get displayed to the public in a museum! 💌✍️

[kiichu]

Finish Your Fics Friday!!

Thanks for the tag @marshvlovestv!!!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Ask me about the fanfic WIP you want me to work on.

My mission: Write or edit five sentences for the the Asked-about fic and post them in the answer.

Here are your choices: (they are all oneshots)

Durgetash ft. hurt Gortash (Baldur's Gate 3)

Troy/Jane soulmark AU (The Walking Dead Game)

Ashley Graydon is the masked apprentice AU

Kieran is saved but has no eyes AU

...and that's honestly it right now. I have a bunch of other snippets of ideas, but these are the ones I actually want to be full fics. I haven't been very inspired lately...

I'm tagging @eatingfireflies @chessanator @electric016 @archangelmacaron and anyone else who wants to do this!!

[romaine2424]

Daily Blog July 9, 2023

Happy Sunday! Things on the home-front have calmed down significantly so I've been writing writing writing and a little reading. One of the hardest parts about writing a long chapter fic is the loneliness of it all. Writing is usually a Solo event. There is a huge rush you get (okay that I get) when posting something new. You're excited but also worried that no one will like it. You wait for that first like, bookmark, oh hell for that first comment! But that feeling may only come once or twice a year.

Fandom History Musings:

One time, I did adventure into writing a Drarry murder/mystery story with nine other authors. Level Two: Series 1. We had a 2 producers, a showrunner, 2 mods, editors, artists, and email discussions about who would write which chapter in the plot and have it done on time so the next author could build off of it. Take a look at this Link of Acknowledgements. You can see how much work was done in the background. Most of us authors just wrote. We had it easy. But some did double, triple duty. This is the link to all of the amazing artwork, promo video, promo releases. Even if you don't read the story, the spectacular artwork by @dustmouth-blog, @raitala and @eatingfireflies (epithalamium on LJ) you will truly enjoy! Small warning for one or two NSFW.

I'm I beyond proud that it was completed, that I was a part of it, and that it was very well received, but would I do it again. Absolutely I don't know! The arguments over the plot, the sensitivities, 4 folks dropping out for various reasons, but yet we did persevere. One of our disagreements was what the theme song should be. I suggested something lame and got shot down, which was totally fine. Still love the song, though. @raitala suggested a song by Muse, which many others loved. I hated it. I'd hadn't heard of Muse and what I heard I wasn't a fan. I think of that now and laugh because I love Muse and when I'm writing, they're on my playlist. Sorry @raitala, I was wrong.

What I'm Reading:

I think I should rename What I Read. :)

It took me a few nights to read Some Flowers Bloom in the Dark (271K) by @rockingrobin69. I still have to comment on it *makes note to do so*. This is a very intense and disturbing fic to read, but oh so well done. Here is the author's Summary and Note:

Draco is very seriously entangled with someone he only refers to as Sir, or He in the privacy of his own mind. He's been entangled with Him - obsessively, impossibly - for years now, almost as long as he'd been out of prison. So what if he wasn't exactly happy? He was used to this life by now. He knew what to expect, and even if it wasn't always so great, at least he didn't have to think about Azkaban. He didn't need to be saved by some sloppy-haired git. He didn't need anything. Apparently, Potter didn't care. Why, why must he always ruin everything? *All non-con elements and Dom-Sub tones are not between Harry and Draco. *Rough references of abuse. Past and current non-con. Dark, dark, darkness. Then some light.

This is a dark, difficult story of recovery. It's painful, long, with a lot of angst and panic attacks and traumatic everything, so please consider before you read. Mind the tags for possible triggers.

This is the type of fic that you can't stop reading even though there are times you want to put it down, so you wince, you get frustrated with Draco, you get frustrated with Harry, but mainly you fear for Draco. He's been so damaged, yet, he's alive and persevering in the only way he feels he can. But you as the reader know its not a path that is survivable long term. As the fic moves on, that feeling that something horrible (more horrible than the past) is going to happen and the tension is very palpable. The writing of what Draco's feeling and why is spectacular and You absolutely need to get to that end to see what happens. @rockingrobin69 in the summary says 'some light' at the end. I was so so pleased with the ending. Draco did more than survive.

Drarry Tumblr Fic/Art Resources:

I love @weeklydrarryficrecs! It's always fun to see what story they've picked and some of their thoughts at the end. Especially when it says what type of mood it evokes or need it fulfills. I have a small TBR list so when I'm free to start a new fic, and if what I've saved to read I'm not in the mood for, I can pop over to @weeklydrarryficrecs and find what I'm looking for. I also appreciate the mixups of new and old Drarry fics. The top of my TBR is now Temptation on the Warfront (180K) by Aizarincrims0n (AO3), which was recced 3 days ago. It's a canon rewrite, which I'm really really picky about. Looking forward to later tonight when I can pop into this world.

Note: As I mentioned in my last Blog post, this will no longer be a Daily Blog but more on Random days. I'm hoping to do at least 3 a week.

Hope the week ahead is kind to you,

Romaine

[zecretsanta]

FIC: Unpardonable

To: @chessanator

From: @eatingfireflies

Happy holidays! This ended up not being festive at all, but I hope you find some enjoyment in it :’D

AO3

Real life wasn't story-shaped, so even if it made more sense for someone else to be in this position--one of the Klims, perhaps, or even Akane--in this case, it was Junpei. He had no personal stake in this business, aside from his connections to the people who did, but he wasn't the type to give up a lead when time was in short supply and acting now meant having no regrets later.

'Carlos should have shot you,' said Junpei, keeping his gun trained on Delta's face, 'when he had the chance.'

'Good day, Mr Tenmyouji,' said Delta.

Years of interrogating criminals and sketchy witnesses had made Junpei more sensitive to a twitch of a muscle or the slightest change in a person's voice: Delta's voice and the line of his jaw screamed contempt.

'You blew up my headquarters,' Delta went on.

'And you killed me in your little death game,' said Junpei. 'Multiple times. I'd call us even.'

Delta snorted. 'And yet here you are.'

‘Certainly no thanks to your efforts,’ said Junpei.

‘And to what do I owe the pleasure?’ Delta wheeled his chair to the left so could face Junpei directly. He spread out his hands, palms up, a gesture of peace even if Junpei didn’t trust the old man enough to believe it. ‘I thought you were done playing the hero.’

‘There’s nothing heroic about this.’ Junpei tilted his gun to the side slightly, calling attention to how he was holding an old man in a wheelchair at gunpoint. ‘And don’t expect a repeat performance. I’m not Carlos.’

‘Do you wish you were?’

Junpei considered lying, but shrugged and said, ‘I don’t know.'

Delta moved again and Junpei’s fingers tightened on the trigger.

‘No need for that,’ said Delta, buttoning his chair towards the French windows that took up most of the wall across the room. ‘That was a gamble I made and won. This is--’

The old man stopped, the light from the window obscured his expression from Junpei, so Junpei could see the sharp profile of Delta’s face and the glint of his glasses, but not much else.

‘What is it?’

‘The end, I suppose.’ Delta sighed. ‘Do you have time to listen to a story, Mr Tenmyouji?’

‘You told us enough stories back at the bunker,’ said Junpei. His arm was getting tired, but fuck if he was going to let his gun leave Delta’s head. ‘Don’t you think?’

‘Then why did you seek me out,’ said Delta, ‘if not to hear a story?’

Had they been outside, Junpei would have spat on the floor; a bad habit picked up from some rough men at the horse races. Fortunately for Delta, this was something Junpei was trying to drop because Akane disapproved of horse races and spitting.

Junpei snorted. 'I came here for the truth.'

'And so you shall hear it,' said Delta. 'But in my own pace and my own time.'

Junpei took a step forward. He wanted this over with while he could still feel his arm. 'I don't think you're in a position to call the shots here, buddy.'

'Tenmyouji Junpei,' said Delta. 'You can kill me anytime you want, but you will never receive the answers you seek. Is this your decision?'

Fuck you, Junpei thought. He let his hand drop to his side.

'Fine,' he said. 'But I want you to know this conversation will end only in one way.'

'Of course.' Delta smiled. 'I suppose a reward is in order for having found me. It's been a while, hasn't it?'

When Junpei didn't rise to the bait, Delta went on, 'And how goes the search for the religious fanatic?'

'That asshole doesn't exist,' said Junpei. 'Do they?'

'And yet you still promised not to get married until you found them.'

'How did--' Junpei stopped and bit at the inside of his cheek. He'd spoken out of reflex, but he needed to remember how dangerous the man in front of him was. Delta might be unarmed, but he could still fuck around with Junpei's mind. 'Get on with your story, then.'

Delta laughed, the sound made Junpei think of dry leaves in autumn. 'Very well. Will you take a seat, Mr Tenmyouji?'

'No thanks.'

'I'd feel guilty being so comfortably situated.' Delta patted the arm of his wheelchair. 'While you stand there, listening to an old man speak.'

'I'm good,' said Junpei.

Delta nodded and looked out the windows again. Junpei had the impression of a wildness of green, the woods creeping into the property's garden, but he kept his eyes on Delta and refused to be distracted.

'How familiar are you with the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne?' said Delta.

'Never heard of him,' said Junpei. This was a lie, but he didn't think Delta would appreciate how the knowledge had come from manga Junpei had read as a kid.

'He's a famous novelist.'

'Have you read anything by Sakaguchi Ango?' said Junpei.

Delta said nothing for a moment, and then nodded. 'Point taken. Perhaps I should begin by telling you about one of Hawthorne's short stories.'

This was quite a departure from scientific principles and thought experiments. Junpei shrugged at Delta.

'In 1849, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the story, "The Unpardonable Sin,”’ said Delta. 'We now know it as "Ethan Brand--A Chapter from an Abortive Romance."'

'Fascinating,' said Junpei, hiding a yawn behind his free hand.

'It tells the story of a man who went in search of the unpardonable sin.'

Junpei considered this. 'Sin' was a concept tied to religions Junpei had no experience with. Breaking the rules of those religions led to sin, but would any one sin be more unforgivable than others? And why did it matter?

'Did he find it?'

'Oh yes,' said Delta. 'He searched far and wide and observed humans obsessively. But in becoming an observer, he ceased to be part of mankind. After all, one needs to stand away from something in order to view it more objectively.'

Junpei waited for Delta to continue until it became obvious the old man wanted him to react. He sighed. 'And?'

'He likewise manipulated people to commit such unspeakable crimes as needed for his study.'

'Motherfucker,' said Junpei, his hand tightening around the grip of his gun.

'I see we are finally on the same page,' said Delta. He wasn't quite smiling, but there was a vaguely satisfied smugness in his voice and the way a corner of his lips twitched as he talked. 'I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, considering it was you who found my headquarters.'

'The religious fanatic doesn't exist,' said Junpei, 'you just wanted to see how Akane would react.'

'The world was hers for the taking,' said Delta. 'Yet she longed for the simplest things.' He shook his head. 'But no. I didn't mean to observe her exclusively. After all, your actions proved to be quite fascinating as well.

'Faced with a threat to their survival, humans could act in extreme ways: the most heroic and the most cowardly. I have seen this in my death game. And now.' Delta gestured at Junpei as if presenting him to a crowd. 'Postponing your own happiness in order to pursue a nebulous threat to humanity--one that might not even exist--wouldn't you consider that a heroic act?'

'I consider it being duped by an asshole,' said Junpei, through gritted teeth.

'Humans are infinitely interesting creatures, Mr Tenmyouji.'

'That's funny,' said Junpei. 'Because I don't find you interesting at all.'

'That is what constitutes the ultimate, unforgivable sin,' said Delta. 'At least in Hawthorne's reckoning. I decided to take it one step further.'

'Great,' said Junpei. 'There's more?'

'For Sean and--to a greater extent--my brother, I cheated death,' said Delta. His voice sounded firmer and Junpei could see a shadow of what Brother must have been to his followers. 'All in order to observe what they would make of their extended lives. Like Ethan Brand, I have lost my hold of the magnetic chain of humanity. And like him, I have no regrets.'

Junpei had stepped close enough to Delta that the tip of his gun barrel pressed against the Delta's temple. Junpei couldn't see Delta's eyes, but nothing in the old man's body language betrayed a hint of fear. Or regret.

'This is my unpardonable sin,' said Delta. 'How would you judge me, Mr Tenmyouji?'

'I think that's a job for your parents,' said Junpei, slamming the side of his gun against Delta's jaw.

[greaseonmymouth]

eatingfireflies replied to your post “Fanfic Author Meme”

Quickie is such a good fic! It read as perfectly normal and understandable to me, but then again I'm aro and I guess some people got confused? lmaoo.

I think quite a few people got angry about Harry being aro because then he didn’t love Draco (FUNNILY....none of those people were angry he didn’t love Ginny). except that’s not how aromanticism works. lmao. I mean, are YOU an unfeeling robot? no! 

[chessanator]

For the fanfic ask meme! K, L, M, V!

Thanks for the ask!

L: How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?

It’s working out at about three official drafts at the moment: first draft, edited after my parents have read it, edited after my beta-reader has read it (Thanks, @blackflirtlarping​!).

There are a couple of chapters which I like to re-read from time to time and I’ve occasionally noticed errors and fixed them then-and-there. But I don’t think I catch enough at once doing it like that for it to count as an extra revision.

M: Got any premises on the back burner that you’d care to share?

I’ve got two sequels planned for TUoHS, the first of which is ridiculously spoilerly just from the concept of it alone, and the other of which is about what Nagito Komaeda is up to in this alternate timeline.

Once I’ve finished those (so, like, not for at least fifteen years) there’s a couple of other ideas I’ve been percolating. Probably the only one that’s developed enough to mention is the crossover between Pokemon and Harry Turtledove’s Worldwar I had some inklings of. It would basically be a reimagining of the Worldwar story but with Pokemon, so rather than the aliens having advanced technology they’d have IV-bred EV-trained Smogon move-setted pokemon. Where Worldwar had a character who was a representative of the Manhattan Project, here he’d be a Rocket Scientist trying to tell people about Mewtwo. And the role played by the belligerent governments of WWII would be played by the Champions and Elite Fours of each region. Also, there’d be a scene where the aliens declared Brock to be a superior specimen of humanity because he’s attracted to every lady he comes across. (That probably makes more sense in context.)

V: If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

Back before the second fic in the Game Theory ‘verse of Nanoha fanfics (by Immatrael) finished, I had this vague idea for how I might start a fic in that verse based just before the time period of the third season of Nanoha. Basically it drew on some connections in the world-building implied by the ending of the first fic, though I have no idea how I’d continue beyond that first scene to turn it into an entire story.

Unfortunately, the ending of the second fic churned up the status quo completely (not that I’d accept anything less from my favourite fanfic) such that I don’t think my idea works anymore, not without knowing quite a lot more about the setting Immatrael and her collaborators have developed.

K: What’s the angstiest idea you’ve ever come up with?

My angstiest idea is pretty spoilery (TBH, it’s the big spoiler of TUoHS, to the point where I’ve been calling everything related to it ‘The Spine’) so I’ll stick it under a read-more Stupid Tumblr isn’t letting read-more work, so I’ve ROT13′d it instead.

(@blackflirtlarping​: please, please don’t read.)

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[satans-tiddies]

Hi! I've been following this blog for a while and I love your posts about BL and Japanese culture. I just wanted to ask: is it all right to say 'okama bar' or are there better, non-rude terms? I'm asking because I wrote about it in passing in a fic (i.e. 'they like going to okama bars') but now I realise it's probably offensive? (I'm not sure if 'gay bar' is quite the right term despite many Westerners using those as comparison.) Thanks so much! Keep being cool! :D

Hello! I’m so sorry for taking so long to answer this probably time-sensitive ask! Yes, some people still say “okama bars”, but a more respectful name for them that is popularly used is “onee bars” or “onee clubs”. The meaning is the same, and it doesn’t use a potentially insulting term!

Thank you for reading and following, and have a good one! Cheers!

[karinonsan]

me: *sees otp in the gift request* SQUEEEEEEEE

@eatingfireflies  I felt I have been given a gift already when I saw your request. So thank you, and here's some Rook/Thom goodness in return.

AKA The Modern Instagram AU (that i hope somebody ask for :s)

Also, my headcanon is Thom initially wanted to do outdoor travelling on his own even if Rook decided he doesnt want to come with him (kinda like what happen at the end of book 1, and their relationship is still not kinda solid yet) but then Rook thought, "well shit who knows what this twerp would get himself into all alone in the wilderness. Better make sure he doesn’t accidentally eat any poison mushroom or slip and die or something".

And then Thom did get into all sort of wrong turns and Rook is continuously facepalming through ought their journey, and Rook thought again, "thank god for me" or who knows what will happen to Thom.

But even with all that happening, Rook did enjoy their travel quite a lot and was already planning to find another place to go to (the two of them again, of course ;)

Happy new year, D!

(also, fingers what fingers? =_=; sorry)

[theoverfish]

@eatingfireflies replied to your post “@ people who like main series SMT games: Are there any SMT games that...”

well that's unfortunate. i thought dds was gorgeous (then again i'm also a decade older than you and have seen some shit graphics in my life so). smt iv and apocalypse are more recent and have a more linear storyline.

I mean, I’m sure it was for its time, but now it looks kinda... Bland? And the boxy models and clipping don’t do it any favors.

Raidou looks really good though. I’ll be sure to check it out.

[morphogenetic]

@eatingfireflies at this point im just like. god. this bootstrap paradox isn’t even super handwavey either they Literally Explain It

[master-riku]

eatingfireflies replied to your post: Ok, so I’m 11/30 pages into Part 4. But for future...

I’d say it’s defo on what’s easier for you! Thanks so much for your hard work! ;;;

ksdfj Thanks geh, I guess either way, you all are going to wait for a long time LOL. But perhaps 30 pages is a good goal since... It motivates me to hurry up and translate sometimes...at least with that large of a gap in numbers...

[catsbythegreat]

i remember you for best chuuya torture scenes blesssss :"D

OMG LMAO THANK YOU 

[kiichu]

WIP Game

Tagged by @pomegranate-belle, thank you!! ♥︎

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

Gonna try to just do them in order that Google Docs has them in, like when I last opened them (from most recent to least) - also... no guarantee i'll finish any of the older old ones, but it's fun to post them anyway

adum ch6 oh my GOD

idk soulmate tranes?

bhaals

im not sure it's akane and dio

Mitarai

Copy of h

bark bark bitch

da devil

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm what am i doing

bullshit quentin

idk

SAVE HIS ASS, ASH!

pewter

georgie... again?

get up johnny boy

MATT ENGARDE RELEASED FROM PRISON

sun

Tagging: @eatingfireflies @chessanator @archangelmacaron @electric016 and anyone else who sees this!!

[specialagentartemis]

eatingfireflies replied to your post: whats your opinion on cryptids tho

i’m a big supporter of nessie even tho i know the lake can’t support a creature that size. stilllll

whispers I know everything there’s ever been about Nessie is a Big Hoax but.  I Want To Believe

[zecretsanta]

To: @eatingfireflies From: @elapsam

prompt: aoi + junpei anything.

they’re walking home from a late-night grocery haul, and jumpy is woefully underdressed for the season. maybe they’re cooking something?

���and there’s some weird meta neon sign in the foreground? happy holidays!

[greaseonmymouth]

your reblog on gabriel's topcoat made me remember gabriel was shouting about pornography while holding the brick that is mrs beeton's book of household management and tbh i'm cackling all over again

one could argue he didn't even look at the book so doesn't know it's a household management book, but consider: Gabriel did see the words household management on the cover and

a) if we believe he knows anything about human books, thought it was a kama sutra under another name, which might be giving him too much credit

b) he confused household management with body management (after all, to angels bodies are just houses they live in) and was certain this qualified as pornography - both things being equally gross