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romeo romeo

shamelessly plugging my own fic again - all chapters of romeo romeo are up now on ao3, if anyone's been holding off due to preferring completed works <3

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you ever rewatch a show?? and realise that the ficlet you wrote the first time was actually really good? so you post it to ao3 with minimal editing?

ya me too - i don’t know anything (but i know i miss you) now up on ao3 for all my daybreak friends <3

[defendingtammythompson]

“Have I ever told you how fascinating your eyes are?” The words fell out of her mouth more than she consciously spoke them.

“Oh!” Susan turned back to face her, hand to her cheek, fingertips barely brushing her lash line. “Thank you! Uhm, I always thought they were just… odd. I sometimes wish they were both blue, honestly.”

“They’re beautiful.” Claudia shook her head softly.“So are you.”

Valentine’s Day gift fic!! but obviously it’s for everyone - I mean anyone who cares to read about hendergrove

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tag games

There are a few tag games I’d been tagged in over the last couple of days so I thought I’d just compile it all into one big post. Thanks to everyone who tagged me! :)

Ten Songs I’ve Been Listening to Lately tagged by @firefeufuego2

1. Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus: yes, this is an old one, and I’m not a huge Miley Cyrus fan but I really love this song and I recently got obsessed with it again.

2. Someone to Stay - Vancouver Sleep Clinic: absolutely obsessed with this one! It’s so soft and pleasant to listen to. I actually discovered this song a few years ago and while I liked it, I never really appreciated it at the time. Then I heard it again somewhere recently and fell in love with it completely.

3. Hurricane - Fleurie: this is another one that I never truly appreciated then accidentally heard again and fell in love. I see a pattern here.

4. Us - James Bay: I really love a lot of his songs but this one is my current favorite. I can’t explain it, it just makes me feel really happy when I listen to it.

5. On Fire - Switchfoot: another oldie. I was in love with this song like more than ten years ago, and I still go back to it from time to time.

6. Toss a Coin to Your Witcher: yes, I’m still obsessed with this one. It’s so catchy, impossible not to sing along.

7. Don’t Cry For Me Argentina - Madonna: this one is one of my favorite songs ever, it gives you such a cathartic feeling. Plus it’s one of the inspirations for the novel I’m working on so I listen to it a lot.

8. Apám sírjánál - ByeAlex: this one is a Hungarian song and I don’t listen to a lot of them but I really love this one. The lyrics is about losing your father (the title means “at my father’s grave”) and while thankfully I haven’t experienced that, I did lose my grandfather and it always makes me think of him. It’s really heart-clenching.

9. The Archer - Taylor Swift: possibly my favorite Taylor Swift song ever! I really love the soft melody and the lyrics too. Also, inspiration for an OC.

10. Let You Go - Katie Herzig: I don’t know what to say about this tbh, I just like it and it’s catchy.

The Nosy One tagged by @the-remote-part

Top 3 ships: Well, Rebelcaptain is still number one, it seems like I just can’t let go of them. Other than that, I have a lot of favorites but none I’m particularly obsessed with at the moment. But to name two more: I just finished watching The Boys and I was absolutely in love with the relationship between Frenchie and Kimiko. So pure, so soft. I mean he calls her mon coeur! Loved them. And thirdly, Catra and Adora from She-Ra because they’re always among my top favorites and I really hope this upcoming last season will make them canon.

Last Song: Robbers - The 1975

Last Movie: It was actually TRoS back in December. I don’t watch movies often because I’m not a huge movie person, I prefer TV shows. I do plan to watch Little Women soon though.

Currently Reading: Nothing except fics. I have a bad habit that I only read at school or on the train and since I’ve been home since January, I couldn’t really make myself read anything (which is a shame because I have so many interesting books on my TBR.)

What food are you craving right now: Honestly nothing, I just had coffee. It’s dinner time soon so I could stand to eat something but I don’t particularly crave anything tbh.

Last Line Meme tagged by @leaiorganas

If Cassian hated her, what was the point of staying?

Yes, this is for corellian rum. I'm currently writing it, I’m just taking a break to post this.

5 Things You Like About Yourself tagged by @cats-and-metersticks

1. Can I say physical stuff? I’m trying to come up with things I haven’t said before in this tag and I really love my eyes. It’s my favorite physical feature on myself.

2. I’m good with creating OCs and giving them a life and personality.

3. I don’t usually panic or stress over things I know I have no control over.

4. I like to think I can make pretty aesthetic moodboards.

5. I’m good at observing/reading people. Although I usually pretend not to be but I notice stuff.

This or That: Fic Edition tagged by @agentmmayy

slowburn or love at first sight // fake dating or secret dating // enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers // oh no there’s only one bed or long-distance correspondence // hurt/comfort or amnesia // fantasy au or modern au // mutual pining or domestic bliss // smut or fluff // canon-compliant or fix-it // reincarnation or character death // one-shot or multi chapter // kid fic or road trip fic // arranged marriage or accidental marriage // high school romance or middle aged romance // time travel or isolated together // neighbors or roommates // sci-fi au or magic au // body swap or genderbend // angst or crack // apocalyptic or mundane

20 Questions tagged by @agentmmayy

1. NAME: Niki 2. NICKNAMES: Sissi aka how y’all know me here 3. ZODIAC SIGN: Sagittarius 4. HEIGHT: 169 cm 5. LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Hungarian, English, French, some Spanish, a little Turkish and a little Serbian 6. NATIONALITY: Hungarian 7. FAVORITE SEASON: Fall 8. FAVORITE FLOWER: Lilacs 9. FAVORITE SCENT: I couldn’t say, I don’t think I have one 10. FAVORITE COLOR: Purple, red 11. FAVORITE ANIMAL: Cats 12. FAVORITE FICTIONAL CHARACTER(s): Cassian Andor, Hürrem Sultan (at least the fictionalized version of her in Magnificent Century), Yennefer of Vengerberg, Wynonna Earp 13. COFFEE, TEA, OR HOT CHOCOLATE: I love all but coffee - hot chocolate - tea in that order 14. AVERAGE SLEEP HOURS: 8-9 hours normally, though right now it might be more 15. DOG OR CAT PERSON: Cats! I think dogs are cute but absolutely cats. I can’t imagine I’d ever get a dog. 16. NUMBER OF BLANKETS YOU SLEEP WITH: One. Whether it’s winter or summer, I don’t care, it’s always one. 17. DREAM TRIP: Turkey, particularly Istanbul 18. BLOG ESTABLISHED: This one in January, 2018. But I’ve been on tumblr since 2012. 19. FOLLOWERS: 422 20. RANDOM FACT: I can’t stand raisins

Spell Out Your URL Using Song Titles tagged by @agentmmayy

Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol Agape - Bear’s Den Pyro - Kings of Leon Talia - King Princess Another Love - Tom Odell I’ll Be Good - Jaymes Young National Anthem - Lana Del Rey Arsonist’s Lullaby - Hozier Never Let Me Go - Florence & the Machine Dust to Dust - The Civil Wars Oceans - Seafret Ride  - Lana Del Rey Saturn - Sleeping at Last

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i am supremely indecisive and need direction, so I’m putting this one to a tumblr poll ;

summaries and such under the readmore - feel free to send asks for more info <3

just to be clear, no matter the poll results i will be working on-and-off on smaller fics + my essays* and such anyway - the option is just there if people would be more interested in having shorter/less involved works more often, rather than just a scattering of one-shots for however long it takes me to wrangle a Project to somewhere i'm happy with to share it. * the essays are happening and will be happening, independently of whatever ends up happening with my fic writing, as well. it will again just boil down to focus and available research/writing time.

anyway! onto the Project summaries ;

forgive and forget (it’s all coming back to me now)

Jason was pretty certain he'd just end up working for his father in the end, but Ivy had managed to convince him that it was worth at least trying to find his work experience somewhere else. He had basically expected the crappy intern jobs - coffee runs, sorting files, and generally trailing after competent employees like some kind of lost puppy. What he hadn't expected, however, was for Peter goddamn Simmonds to have landed a co-op position at the same company.

post-canon canon divergence

eventual mcsimmonds

ivy is a major character too, i promise she gets her own b-plots

background lucadia

messy confusing feelings + cheating subplots

something stupid (like i love you)

A few days. Somehow, letting Lucas crash on Matt's couch for a few days turned into buying Lucas new clothes, turned into cleaning him up and helping with the job search. Which then turned into Matt making Lucas dinner and letting Lucas make him dinner in return, until dinner was a combined effort and light-hearted arguments about organizational systems. And it wasn't until their closets blurred together and Lucas started helping to pick out new drinking glasses that either of them realised they'd be happy if a few days lasted forever.

post-canon lucatt

roommates to friends to lovers type beat

in many ways they've grown and changed, in many ways they haven't

of course there's a lot of tension in the in-between stage where they're trying to figure out how to incorporate into each other's lives again, but eventually they end up falling into a cute domestic routine

there's something there in lucas and matt forgiving each other for the roles they played in/the ways they contributed to the general disaster that was their senior year (but Jason's suicide in particular)

as close to heaven as i’ll get

There wasn't a doubt in anyone's mind that Jason McConnell would do well at Notre Dame - 5 generations of top-level vampire hunters had come before him (and his father was quite insistent that AFTER him would come 5 more). The only thing that stood in his way was an entrance exam requiring a record of field experience.

Peter Simmonds understood the importance of following the rules imposed by the coven, really he did. But even so - something about the bright spots the stained glass windows of the church reflected onto the wet ground drew him in.

mcsimmonds vampire AU

Twilight/Supernatural-esque rural vibes + Southern Gothic inspiration

i get to fuck around with vampire folklore and religious imagery! and who doesn't love that?

a big chunk of inspiration for it was the concept of Peter seeing so much like. peace and community and what have you in this idea of the church involvement that he so desperately wants to be a part of, played against Jason's so desperately wanting to get out of it. if you see the vision.

just because [i’m] pretty

Over the years Ivy Robinson had been called a lot of things. Cutie, Angel, Pretty Baby, Slut, Whore, Bitch. Mostly she tried not to hold onto them too tight, not to think too deeply about how they felt in her mouth as she studied herself in the mirror. But occasionally something would stick. She just hadn't expected that something to be 'boyish'.

gay trans man ivy <3

a lot of times he is trying to explore/come to terms with himself through his art

although his romantic + sexual attraction to boys is obviously a cornerstone of his identity there'd also be largely platonic [& antagonistic & familial] relationship focuses

touch tank

A dramatic part of Peter wanted to let himself be bitter and jaded about his parents divorce, like every other seventeen-year-old main character. But the more sensible part of him knew that was unfair, and unrealistic - especially when it had led him to some of the prettiest, most interesting boys he had ever met.

good catholics <3 [my matt/peter/jason triad]

merfolk au! wherein jason is merfolk at the other two are not

set in a cliche small costal town , lots of cute vibes + also costal weather, because i love the rain

silly little subplots involving the other characters occur around the main story as well

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“Maybe.” She answered slowly, passing the cigarette over and then crossing her arms over her body. The silence was back, and Jason couldn’t shake the feeling that he had poked at something he shouldn’t have, even if he wasn’t totally sure why.  It was Meghan who interrupted the insects this time.  “Can you keep a secret?”

TW - self-harm & suicide themes

i am so so normal about these two i swear -- nobody's son, nobody's daughter up now on ao3 <3

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He would admit to being uncertain about what ‘cheaper’ actually entailed, but Jason and Peter seemed to be pretty well-informed. And not quite as tall as Lucas, which would probably make borrowing something of theirs a little less embarrassing. The sound of his knock was followed by a startled yelp from inside, and the music was turned down again before the door swung open.

more self-indulgent good catholics - says i'm pretty [wearing his clothes] over on ao3

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I still know how to write I swear - my brain is simply not cooperating with me at the moment.

so apologies on that front for inactivity

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“Yeah, sure. I’m not really worried about it - I’m having fun with the play, everyone’s been really good. Peter especially thinks it’s the best thing in the world that I’m there, he’s always been… he loves it.” Jason trailed off somewhat, digging his teeth into his bottom lip. A sick feeling started forming in Daniel’s stomach as he watched Jason look away and let out a breath. “He’s always been really good, I’ve been really lucky to have him. As a roommate.”

no because Cut From The Same Cloth makes me insane you don't understand -

anyway. yet another self-indulgent little character piece up on ao3 - just know that if you hide, it doesn't go away

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Matt watched them hold another wordless conversation, feeling his heartbeat quicken and his palms start to sweat as Jason heaved a breath.  

“Okay.” Peter started, sitting back against the wall so he had enough room to look comfortably between both Matt and Jason. He pressed his hands against his knees, nails digging into his jeans. “We’ve got stuff to talk about - and it’s useless to pretend like we don’t.”

He somehow doubted that there was a 'best outcome', in God's eyes, not for a situation like this. Matt allowed himself a silent, desperate prayer anyway.

HEAR ME OUT ON THIS ONE OKAY - 'two's company' up ao3 <3

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romeo romeo

“I’ll be fine.” Jason shook his head, big blue eyes too wide for him to be so sluggish darting rapidly side-to-side. “Oh, god, Jason - you’re flying.” Peter felt his own eyes widen, panic settling in as Jason shushed him and, somehow, managed to close the gap between their mouths - lips slotting together perfectly the same way as they always had.

a multi-chapter fic for once!! new chapters will go up on Sunday & Wednesday afternoons AEST - whatever time that works out to be where you guys are

if you wanna follow along on ao3, you can find romeo romeo here, otherwise it'll get another tumblr post when all chapters are published if you're more of a 'completed works' guy <3

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She had somewhat resented always being ‘the other twin’ - she loved Jason, but she was a whole eight and a half minutes older than he was, and for about thirteen years had been a solid two inches taller. She had always been bigger - but she supposed that whatever Jason lacked in size he more than made up for in personality and charisma. She wasn’t so good at that, even when she didn’t really want to be she always found herself prickling up. It made sense that everyone saw Jason before her - everyone wanted to.

someone tell the colleges is up now on ao3 - post-canon mcconnell siblingism with a side of bad parents & Notre Dame college recruiters

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“I’m sorry, I… I wanted it to- to be good, uhm. I, I shouldn’t’ve, I’m sor-”

“I love you.” Peter’s rambling stopped abruptly and Jason carefully cracked one eye open so he could watch him. He blinked down at him for a moment before his eyes softened and he bit at his bottom lip. Jason opened his mouth to say it again, but with eyes on him - even eyes as trusting and beautiful as Peter’s - the words dried up in his throat and he ended up shrugging instead, pushing himself to a sitting position. “Yeah.”

baby's first smut fic - and every breath we drew was hallelujah - up now on ao3 (it's not really ABOUT the smut but the smut is there)

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“This is your bedroom, not a rave.”

“Our bedroom.” Lucas corrected lightly. Peter’s eyes drifted to the door again, and he let out a quiet breath. 

“Right, sure.”

the peter and lucas dynamic that barely exists within canon?? so interesting to me - ‘in the bedroom down the hall’ on ao3 <3

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“Kiss me.” What was meant to be somewhere between a joke and a challenge came out as more of a plea, hopeful as it was hopeless. Jason’s eyes widened and he stared down at the floor while Rory choked on her drink, her sputtering the only sound that interrupted Tanya’s playlist.

spreading the bisexual!zach agenda - everything he lacks (he makes up in denial) on ao3

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Even in the low light of their dorm room Jason could see the look on his face - it was one he usually reserved for the statues at the art gallery, or watching the older kids onstage when they were allowed to sit in on their dress rehearsals. He didn’t really know what exactly it meant, but it was pretty, and made Jason’s chest hurt a little.

mouse actually finishing a quick little one-shot for once?? insane - some vaguely christmassy mcsimmonds fluff for the soul, moment of truth (when i knew who i was) is up now on ao3 <3