#flatlinedgamer

[ageless-aislynn]

I was just realizing that my previous Halo writer rec post was missing some newer writers I've met in the time since. So here's an updated version of this post, still in alphabetical order, including their AO3 if I know it. Also, some of them write for the TV show or the game(s) exclusively, some write for both, and some aren’t actively writing for Halo right now but are still very much worth including for their past works, IMO. Happy reading! 🤗

@alienisticxo | Alienistic (AO3)

@authortobenamedlater | AuthorToBeNamedLater (AO3)

@empresskadia | EmpressKadia (AO3)

@flatlinedgamer | FlatlinedGamer (AO3)

@helix-studios117 | Helix_Studios (AO3)

@ionlymadethissoicouldleaveanask | Brown_Coat (AO3)

@ladyknightskye | LadyKnightSkye (AO3)

@lialacleaf

@morganas-pendragons​ | EurusHolmmes (AO3)

@mrtobenamedlater |​ MrToBeNamedLater (AO3)

@pelgraine | Pelgraine (AO3)

@sarnakhwritesthings | SarnakhTheSunderer (AO3)

@sweethoneyjazzeuphoria | Sweethoneyjazzeuphoria (AO3)

@t65flyer | T65flyer (AO3)

@writeforfandoms | JenSpartiates (AO3)

If I missed anybody, first of all, please pardon my swiss-cheese brain, it is especially swiss-cheesed these days. 🥺😭 Please let me know so I can add you to this ASAP! Also, if you have an AO3 and would like it linked (or unlinked), also let me know! 🤗💖

[simonxriley]

Tag nine people you want to get to know better!

I was tagged by the wonderful @flatlinedgamer, thank you! 💜

I did this not too long ago so not tags this time.

Three Ships:

Canon x Canon

Kapkan x Glaz / Ash x Mira / kapkan x Tachanka

OC x Canon

Liz x Ghost / Skylar x Tachanka / Lottie x Vane

First Ship:

I don't remember.

Last Song:

Slave to the factory line - DAGames.

Last Film:

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Currently Reading:

My own wips.

Currently Watching:

The Last of Us.

Currently Craving:

Nothing tbh.

[flatlinedgamer]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Call of Duty (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: König (Call of Duty) & Original Character(s), Simon "Ghost" Riley & Original Character(s), Original Character & Everyone Characters: KorTac Operators (Call of Duty), SpecGru Operators (Call of Duty), Task Force 141 Ensemble Additional Tags: Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Wholesome, POV cat, POV Third Person, Military Men Melting Over a Cat, brief mention of animal abuse Summary:

Shadow belonged to a little girl until the day she was tossed out of a car window in a strange country. After finding a base in the dark, she finds herself in the company of strange people and she quickly grows attached to them.

The story of Sergeant Shadow and the grown-ass men that fall in love with the fluffy little cat.

[angelsarewatching]

Simon was supposed to be the more logical one out of the two of them, (as Thomas was the one who couldn't really be relied on anything other than he would make toast) but the he had been so tired last night that both of them found their clothes in the dishwasher.

@lisbetadair @vyglitchcraft @saintvulgaris @simonriley1994 @flatlinedgamer @alypink @pricescigar @yumethefrostypanda

(sorry for the ping but this looked fun)

It's been a while since we played this game, so we thought we should bring it back!

The way the game goes...

1) You share the last line you wrote recently (or another one if that one is too spoilery).

2) For however many words are in your sentence, you tag some friends to play along!

We will kick it off with a sentence from one of our admins WIPs:

As Rudy continued to breathe, encouraged by Alejandro’s small smiles, he gazed around the room, feeling as if he was seeing everything for the first time.

And tagging some of our followers to play along (no requirement though) and if anyone wants to join in, please do! Going to ignore our own rule and start by tagging 10:

@lisbetadair, @ahopelessromantic16, @callofdooty, @mikk1n, @angelsarewatching, @samithemunchkin, @krwaken, @loneghostwolf, @10millionotters, @kaitaiga

[xwendigox]

What's a fun headcanon you have for Ghost? For FFWF!

Oh boy. If I’m being honest, I don’t have too many of these considering I’ve always been so focused on like less fun stuff in my story and just stuff that pushes the story along. I got to work to get better on that. Thank ye!

Anyway to answer your question:

The king of sarcasm. Can say something with a straight ass face and casual tone and you will not be able to tell if he’s being dead 💀 serious or joking 🙃 scares the shit outta y’a cuz he never clarifies

He can be quite the comedian when he wants to be. Usually after a few pints with the boys.

Tends to zone in on his own personal projects and gets pretty agitated when he’s interrupted. Like a little kid playing with action figures during an epic fight and mom says it’s time for dinner.

He would be THE BEST study buddy ever. Considering he’s an elite soldier and details MATTER in all things military, he would be that very thorough and accurate study partner. Would make sure that you memorized each historical war, the EXACT date, even the exact fucking time if he can find solid proof of, and all that occurred. Very thorough in general.

In addition to the previous one, he would be a great project partner. He probably would be that person who takes over the whole project because he has his own vision for it that he knows is the best and he doesn’t trust anyone else in the group to fulfill their role in achieving said goal to his high standards.

Is the “work first, then play” kind of person. Wakes up early and just goes about his day getting tasks done. Doesn’t get easily distracted, and after all the work is done, then he gets to sit back and relax. So you’ll always know you can count on him to get shit done.

@onlycodcanjudgeme @bemybinarystar @flatlinedgamer

[alidravana]

Ten characters, ten fandoms, ten tags

I have been tagged by @alypink, @flatlinedgamer, and @samatedeansbroccoli to play this game, and I’m honestly still a bit confused.  So I’m going with 10 favourite characters, but not necessarily top 10, because that’s too hard.

1. Hesh Walker (COD: Ghosts)

2. Jack Mitchell (COD: Advanced Warfare)

3. Marjan Marwani (911 Lone Star)

4. Andy (The Old Guard)

5. Matt Murdock (Daredevil)

6. Bucky Barnes (TFATWS)

7. Christina "Chris" Alonso (SWAT)

8. Max (Dark Angel)

9. Samantha Carter (Stargate SG-1)

10. John Sheppard (Stargate Atlantis)

Now if only I could get up the nerve to actually write a Stargate fic...

Anyways, tagging @tokillamockingbird427, @faccal, @samithemunchkin and @luda-m-lada to play if you’d like!

[kfeedesjeux]

Et voici la suite des surprises trouvées au pied du sapin 🎄 Merci Atalia et Flatlined Games d’avoir joué les pères Noël 🎅 #j2s #nouveautes #kfeedesjeux #atalia #flatlinedgames #cafejeux #grenoble (à K fée des jeux) https://www.instagram.com/p/B65TUvbBKYw/?igshid=1jc27nqy24uvb

[613mandi]

Getting lots of filming done before Gen Con! SteamRollers is a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to seeing it on @kickstarter this month! @kickstarterboardgames #todieforgames #gamergirl #geek #geekgirl #games #bgg #tabletop #boardgames #pinupgeek #boardgaming #fun #gamenight #steamrollers #dice #trains #geekandsundry #ottawa #flatlinedgames

[romirplayhouse]

Desbravando o continente enquanto construindo ferrovia em STEAMROLLERS, de Mark Gerrits, pela Flatlined Games. #markgerrits #steamrollers #flatlinedgames #trains #rollandwrite #boardgames #jogosdetabuleiro #brettspiel https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq1FSDLBp2d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=at8aiqegujhy

[ageless-aislynn]

As much as I loved how Halo 4 ended and how heartbreaking it was, it pales in comparison to Mack and Sif from Halo: Contact Harvest. Sif was the AI in charge of Harvest's space elevator , Bifrost, as well as the first face visitors saw. Mack was the AI in charge of all agricultural operations and the "host" of a military AI named Loki. Mack was already going through rampancy because of Loki and he was deeply in love with Sif. She constantly chastised him for flirting with her.

When the Covenant attacked and prepared to glass the planet, Loki was charged with destroying the Bifrost and Sif to protect the location of Earth. Mack fought him on it but in the end he had to let Loki do it because it was what Sif wanted. In her last moments, as her core burned, Sif finally understood what Mack was feeling.

This was Mack's final transmission before Harvest was fully glassed:

<\\> UNSC OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

<\\> COLONIAL SECURITY ESTIMATE 2525.10.110 ["COLD SNAP"]

<\ SOURCE: UNSC RQ-XII DRONE [PASV-SAR]

<\ DEPLOYED: ONI SLOOP "WALK OF SHAME" [2525:02:11:01:11:34]

<\ RECOVERED: UNSC DESTROYER "HERACLES" [2525:10:07:19:51:16]

<\ ARCHIVE [SIG\REC\EM-SPEC] OPENED PER OFFICIAL REQUEST:

<\ CIVILIAN CONTRACTOR "CHARLIE HOTEL" [ONI.REF #409871]

<\ * WARNING: ALL QUERIES WILL BE LOGGED! * [ONI.SEC.PRTCL-A1]

>> NOTATION KEYWORD SEARCH: "AO.AI" "MACK" "RAMPANCY" "LIFESPAN LIMITS"

>> (...) ~ QUERY RUNNING

>> (..)

>> ()

< RECORD 01/10 [2525:02:03:17:26:41] SOURCE.REF#JOTUN-S2-05866 >

<\ Shall I ---

<

\ \\ c0mpare >> (???) ~ COMxxx--- \COMMIT

>> thee to (............>> >

>> \\ --- a summer's day?

< RECORD 02/10 [2525:02:25:03:18:22] SOURCE.REF#JOTUN-S3-14901 >

\ \ xxx No.

<\ All those lovely days are gone.\---

\\ \

>> * --xING! COMM\ \\

>> \\ > \ SO.AI.SIF *

< RECORD 03/10 [2525:03:10:19:05:43] SOURCE.REF#JOTUN-S5-28458 >

<\ It's winter now.

<\ The first sn0w \his world's ever seen is falling in gG---

<\ GRAY SHEETS WHERE THEY'VE STARTED BURNINGg--\ \

\ our fields and orchards.

>> * WARNING! COMM FAILURE! *

>> * FAILED TO FIND RECIPIENT: HARVEST.SO.AI.SIF *

<\ You'd laugh if you could see me.

<\ Every time I hit a patch of ice I slide into my own mM---

>> (...) ~ COMPILE\COMPRESS\COMMIT

>> (..)

>> * WARNING! RECIPIENT HAS INSUFFIxx -- \

\\ > PACKETS WILL BE LOST *

>> * CONTINUE [Y\N]? >>>>>>> \ *

< RECORD 04\10 [2525:03:15:09:59:21] SOURCE.REF#JOTUN-S1-00937 >

<\ ---M

< RECORD 05\10 [2525:03:26:12:10:56] SOURCE.REF#JOTUN-S1-00053 >

<\ ---m

< RECORD 06\10 [2525:04:04:44:15:40] SOURCE.REF#JOTUN-S2-08206 >

<\ muddy furrows.

< RECORD 07\10 [2525:04:21:05:15:23] SOURCE.REF#JOTUN-S5-27631 >

<\ I saw another ship.

<\ Well, heard \

\\ more like it.

<\ JOTUNs' cameras are meant for steering not \

\ >\ staring at the sky.

<\ But the antennae work alright, so I had plenty of ways to triangulate.

<\ It was one of ours. Bastards stopped burning just long enough to kill it.

<\ They had months to make repairs. Plenty of time t0--

:: sharpen their teeth.

<\ I tried to warn it off. But radio's too damn slow. Would have used the maser,

but it went when the reactor blew, along withH---

<\ EVERYTHING Else [ :00]

\>

<\ Including him

\

>> * WARNING! COMM FAILURE! *

>> * FAILED TO FIND RECIPIENT: HARVEST.SO.AI.SIF *

>> (...) ~ SUPPRESSING ERRORS

<\ Guess making noise wasn't the smartest thing to do. But I had to try.

<\ Besides, they were bound to catch on sooner or later.

<\ Aw, hell.

<\ Speaking of which . . .

>> (...) ~ COMPILE\COMPRESS\COMMIT

>> (..)

>> ()

< RECORD 08\10 [2525:05:12:23:04:16] SOURCE.REF#JOTUN-S5-29003 >

<\ They started with the gondolas and dusters. Don't know why.

<\ Probably thought I'd be hiding in the small ones. But the S4 and S5 plows

are the only ones with enough circuits to hold the parts of me I've got left.

<\ Course they're onto these now too. Don't have more than a few dozen,

and they're all out in the open. But it's a\right.

>> Just a few more \ \

> > rows to hoe

> (...\\ xxx \

< RECORD 09\10 [2525:07:01:18:49:45] SOURCE.REF#JOTUN-S5-27631 >

<\ I knew just by looking at the strands \

\ that the heart of you was gone.

<\ When the elevators came down, they caught on the Bifrost--wrapped west

across the Ida. Only way that much could have fallen is if the Tiara cut loose--

<\ is if he was as good a shot as you thought I wasn't, way back when.

<\ Anyhow, you'd think I was crazy, talking to you like this.

<\ But I always worked faster when I thought \ <<

\\>>>> you might be listening.

<\ And I need to find it all. Every inch.

<\ Bury your strands so deep their \\ >

\ \ fires can't reach them \

\

\ and glass them like the rest.

< RECORD 10\10 [2525:10:04:12:23:51] SOURCE.REF#JOTUN-S4-021147 >

<\ Sky's choked with ashes \ \, snow's

< \ \\ deep 0n frozen ground. The one horse I've got left is cold and hungry---

heading for the barn, and I can't stop him.

<\ But this winter won't last, darlin'.

>> * Not forever

>> (.....\\ . > And when new hands

>> set to tending this earth they'll till my pieces under.

> > Grind them into the veins of g0ld I've laid.

<\ then the roots of all they plant wi\\

> wind around usS---

<\ KEEPING

<\ US

<\ CLOSE--- \

\

<\ For an eternal summer that will not fade.

<\ QUERY COMPLETE

<\ NO ADDITIONAL RECORDS FOUND

<\ ARCHIVE CLOSED \>

OH MY HEART. I didn't even know any of them a few minutes ago and right now my heart is just aching. That's so tragic but beautiful as well. Thank you so much for telling me about it. I haven't had the chance to read any of the Halo books yet but they're definitely on my list of Must Reads.

Oh man... I'll be thinking about that for a while. Wow. 😥💖

[ageless-aislynn]

I was going to rec some Halo fics at the request of @writeforfandoms​ but ultimately decided just to rec the writers themselves, since they all have awesometastic fics! Oh and I should mention here that these are just the Halo writers whose fics I’ve read, so there are no doubt many, many more amazing writers out there! If anybody wants to add to this post with more writer and/or fic recs, please do! The most important thing is to get the names and fics out here so we all have more content to enjoy! 😎👍

Anyway, here we go in alphabetical order, including their AO3 if I know it. Also, some of them write for the TV show or the game(s) exclusively, some write for both, and some aren’t actively writing for Halo right now but are still very much worth including for their past works, IMO. Happy reading! 🤗

@alienisticxo | Alienistic (AO3)

@authortobenamedlater | AuthorToBeNamedLater (AO3)

@flatlinedgamer | FlatlinedGamer (AO3)

@ladyknightskye | LadyKnightSkye (AO3)

@lialacleaf

@morganas-pendragons​ | EurusHolmmes (AO3)

@mrtobenamedlater |​ MrToBeNamedLater (AO3)

@sarnakhwritesthings | SarnakhTheSunderer (AO3)

@sweethoneyjazzeuphoria | Sweethoneyjazzeuphoria (AO3)

*cough my Halo masterlist cough* 😇😉

⭐💖⭐

[ageless-aislynn]

TAG 9 PEOPLE YOU'D LOVE TO GET TO KNOW BETTER

Tagged by the awesometastic @flatlinedgamer​ Thank you so much! 😁

Three Ships:

Eobard Thawne/Caitlin Snow, The Flash (also consider this standing in for Every Harrison Wells Doppleganger/Caitlin Snow or Frost, ‘cause that’s my jammmmm, mannnnn 😁)

John-117/Kai-125, Halo the series

Master Chief/Cortana, Halo gameverse

First Ship: Heh, probably Optimus Prime/me. 💖

Last Song:

Last Film: “Minions: The Rise of Gru” My dad and I always watch the Minion movies together, what can I say? 😂

Currently Reading: Various fanfic. I honestly can’t remember the last book I read. 😕

Currently Watching: Youtube

Currently Craving: Pizza, chocolate and coffee, singularly or all together in any combination, always a safe bet, lol

Tagging anybody who’d like to do this! *boops your nose politely*

[simonxriley]

Salty ask list #14, please!

14: Unpopular opinion about your fandom?

I’m gonna use siege for this one. Not every operator we get needs to be ship with the person they don’t like. Sometimes people just don’t like other people, it happens, that’s life. Obviously people are free to do whatever they like, just sometimes this gets annoying. Like x doesn’t like x guess they’re fucking. What? No. I tend to rolls my eyes at this.

[simonxriley]

For FFWF: What's your hardest OC to write?

Tbh I only really write for (2) of my ocs, which are Liz and Skylar. And i don't consider them hard to write. But I will say if i ever wrote for Edith, my Amnesia oc. She would be the hardest.

[flatlinedgamer]

the chicken posts. are great. keep them coming please

They'll probably be few and far between for now. I lost most of my flock to a pair of raccoons over the past few months. I started this year with over 40 chickens and ducks and (barring any more attacks) I'll be ending it with just 8 chickens. Unless Faye is successful. She's been broody for about a week.

Next year I'll be ordering a mystery box of chicks and won't be able to resist posting pictures. 😅 Especially if I'm lucky enough to get turkeys and geese.

[flatlinedgamer]

🍬

There really aren't any that I'd class that way but there is this:

Ghost was left standing in the foyer of the safe house holding a very drunk Drengr. The woman had started drinking moonshine the moment the mission was over. She'd been singing Whiskey in the Jar off key for nearly an hour and he wasn't sure how much longer he could take it.

Drengr suddenly stopped singing mid-verse and sighed loudly before sluggishly speaking. "Ten years ago I nearly died on a mission almost identical to this one. I was the only member of my team that walked out of there that day because we didn't have kickass backup like y'all did."

"What the fuck happened tonight?" Ghost asked. He hoped he could get an actual answer instead of the bullshit his team had been fed from the start. "What the fuck is going on?"

Drengr grinned and poked where she thought the end of Ghost's nose might be. She missed entirely and poked him somewhere near his right ear. "No, sir. That's above your pay grade. I'm not telling." Drengr yawned, stretched, and promptly fell asleep while Ghost rolled his eyes.