#get alastor out of my sapphic fics

[sstandsfor]

I banish the edgy sexy man from the tags on my fanfic exploration

the number of fics decreases by the thousands

[nyx-umbrakinesis]

Hello Darlings!

Come and sit with me, grab your choice of beverage and I'll sip my tea as I speak on something I find has been a rather large issue in the fandom lately. And has made me sad to see writers I adore getting hate for, so come sit and I hope we can chat, I can only for certain give my own perspective but I'm sure other writers have similar mindsets to mine if not the exact same sexuality perspectives.

(this post was made a while back but I've since edited and updated it today 26/01/2025)

(It was longer than I expected in the end, it's now in the undercut 🤣)

This post is about how I write Ace Alastor, Gender, Sex, Race, and Sexual Orientation's, I hope it explains things for those who want to know a little more about my writing and about how I write and feel about Alastor and his Ace canon orientation and other sensitive topics writers have to be and are mindful of when content creating.

I do try to make the 'Reader' in my fics as G/N as possible, I will try my best to avoid using pronouns in my fics and I rely heavily on pet names (which I do IRL as I'm an affectionate person 😁) to avoid using things like 'Y/N' or 'Reader' which I personally prefer not using for a smoother (IMO) more immersive read.

I will often describe the readers genitals in the fics as it's just a lot sexier (IMO) to describe how it's affecting 'You', which I know so far I'm guilty of mostly writing from a female perspective (in nsfw of course - I don't describe sexual organs in sfw if I can help it to keep things G/N)

I do plan on doing some more male reader perspective fics once I've gotten my current fem reader WIPs out of the way as well as more gay, sapphic and multi content.

I am a little nervous at writing male readers as I'm personally cis female and I hope I do the male perspective justice and it isn't a load of hard-to-read, non-immersive rubbish, I also hope I wrote Alastor and Lucifer's experience's well enough in their smut fic and that I can develop my skill and transfer it over to a male perspective reader and improve that skill.

I've not had any negative feedback so far on the sex scenes so I hope that means I did well enough male and female perspective wise, as I know it can be nerve wracking to comment on people's work so I'm going from the few positive comments I have, plus the reblogs and hearts I've received, but I do encourage reaching out should you want to see something specific, I am very friendly and I won't be mean I promise.

I do ask if you DM me via Tumblr to say more than just 'hey' and 'how are you' in my inbox if it's a first-time message as I get a lot of art scammers and will often not respond to messages that feel like bait anymore, introduce yourself let me know what's on your mind. 💜💜💜💜

Next, I am aware of Alastor's sexual orientation in canon and I completely respect him and the Ace community and don't for a moment think he or any Ace person should change.

(Since I wrote this I actually found out I also do belong in the ace community *(I'm demi which is indeed on the ace spectrum.)* and have been more mindful and self aware when I've been writing, in my experience of my ace touch averse perspective on the spectrum but also how Alastor would differ from myself if he was a sex positive Asexual.)

I really can't help that I have latched onto Alastor in such an intense way (my quirky ass loves him) but I do still try to keep him in the Ace spectrum - (which no writer has an obligation to do, he is still fictional and I'll explain why in this post still,) - with what knowledge I have researched and since discovered, experienced and I try to not make the sex about his gratification or necessarily desire for sex itself-, which is particularly where I made Alastor differ from myself as I have some sexual disorders too, - and use it either as a power play or manipulation tool (as he knows he's a very desirable being).

Or if the fic is about Alastor in an established relationship for example with the reader or any other character sex will mainly be about seeing his partner come undone for him and/or doing it all for them and their pleasure, he can take it or leave it in regards to sex.

(I know I don't explicitly say it in the fics, I do try to do things subtly, like little things with Alastor only getting undressed at the last moment or being very dominant and having reader or Lucifer or others vulnerable for him and that heady rush of power being a big motivator for him and how it feels to have them begging for him etc) - I hope I explained what I mean well enough.

I don't for a second think anyone's IRL sexual orientation is invalid or should ever be changed, nor their gender identity, fictional characters are fictional and I like to play with them, I am personally - a Pansexual demisexual with hypersexuality and struggles with sexual dysfunction, which means all characters are at risk lol 😂.

But as I've seen many times in many fandoms all characters can have any sexual orientation, sex's and genders get changed and swapped left, right and centre in multiple fics and it doesn't mean anyone is trying to invalidate the community attached to the canon characters sexual canon orientation gender or sex, we just like to play with the character.

I do know and understand it's difficult if you're part of a smaller less represented LGBTQ+ community to see a character who in canon is really lovable/amazing/popular and represents your sexual orientation and/or gender identity get portrayed differently in fanfics or changed because of self indulgent writers but I hope you know none of it is from a phobic standpoint nor trying to take that character away from you.

I hope you know now I'm not trying to ever fundamentally change canon Alastor (none of us writes are) and by no means want to see him changed like this in the canon story or plot as it would also make him not that character we fell in love with in the first place.

I adore Alastor as a character as he is, and that's why I like to play pretend with him too, I really do just love him as a character and it helps my own mental health to play with him too sometimes (in hindsight to when I first wrote this I do also really associate with him too so I see why I had so much draw to him in the sexuality area to explore. And I hope that makes you mindful there might be other writers in the same boat who were or are also unaware they could be on the ACE spectrum too and it's helping them figure themselves out but writing him.)💜💜💜

Not all ace people are sex averse, and writing Alastor in sexual scenarios with a positive attitude to sex doesn't make him any less ace or make a writer phobic for doing so.

It will be the same with Velvette for example when I write her with a male reader as was requested (I will also write gender swapped readers for each of my fics eventually or I'll try to if you guys want me too).

I don't think Velvette's sexual orientation should change in canon either and I love that she's lesbian, just as I love Alastor being Ace, I just wanna borrow and play with them for a bit (😉), and I hope that's okay and we can all take a moment to be kind to each other and not send hate for a perceived slight that is not intentional or even machinated, it could easily turn into a nice chat and good bond with a writer if you wish to discuss things, a writer for fandom is just doing something for free as a hobby they enjoy, I personally will never push any agenda in my fics I do them for enjoyment or coping.

No-one deserves hate and vitriol for playing with fictional characters. We feed the community too and there is a market for it, you are all responsible for your own content consumption, you can block tags and whole blogs if you like, spreading hate is pointless when you could be having a nicer time reading and consuming content you do enjoy. And if you give hate to a real person over a fiction character issue I hope you see that is something you need to take a look at in yourself and strive for kindness instead. 💜

I also always endeavour to be inclusive with race in my reader fics and will often avoid describing specific colours of readers skin, hair or eye colour but if I do make mistakes in those areas don't be afraid to give me a nudge and point out the error okay, but also if it's plot relevant to lean in any racial direction I will endeavour to always try to be indiscriminate and informative. 💜💜

(In my 'Forever Bound' fic I know I described the reader as having a red tail and that's because the animal she had features of that I'd chosen was a red squirrel, hair colour and eye colour I still left ambiguous not all the hair had to be red for example, I'm not a redhead myself which most of you who know me on my main blog or discord will know as I have pictures of myself up)

Writers as a whole will always end up working with sensitive issues and topics and it in no way represents their feelings and actual perception on events particularly political, sexual, racial or anything else you can think of that might be upsetting or potentially triggering.

Sometimes it's them playing with the characters as I've described above and sometimes it's a way of them processing difficult issues they themselves have gone through or are going through personally, and you as a consumer have to be mindful of your own triggers and avoid works and block tags you know will trigger you.

Please heed the tags dear readers, it's not a writers or artists responsibility to mind everyone else's triggers or nothing would ever be written or drawn, one of my own triggers is as simple as a colour for example, as silly as it seems, but I don't hold an artist responsible of using it or give them hate for the triggerm

You are your own caretaker don't get mad at a writer for not being that for you please.

Also if you're in the VoxTek discord server and/or follow me just drop me a comment or DM if you have any issues 'respectfully' and we can have an open dialogue of my work or chat in general.

If anyone wants me to read their work or see their Art I accept recommendations just send a link or tag me I'm always happy and eager to see what you've all come up with too!🫶

~Nyx~

PS ~ (I will add this to the bottom of my pinned post too so anyone in the future can see this little (large) note 💜💜)

[romanaxe]

WIP Wednesday - Writing Wrap-Up (Nov & Dec 2024)

I actually really enjoyed sharing my fanfic plans last month, so I'm doing it again with my plans for the rest of the year!

[Drawn Closer - RadioApple]

Secret Santa at the hotel with a lot of other Christmas activities. Fluffy, holiday, getting to know each other, post season one

I plan to post every Tuesday of December where the final part posted on x-mas eve. (Outline done, 2k words written. Maybe around 8-10k words? Not positive)

[Glass Closet - RadioApple]

Fluffy 5+1 Mutual Satisfaction series epilogue. The five times Alastor and Lucifer tried to announce their relationship (+ the one time they successfully did so). A little bit silly, a lot of awkwardly funny moments/second hand embassment, but still really fluffy and cute.

Outline 60% written, this is the fic most likely to be pushed to the new year

[NSFW WIPS below the cut]

[Volunteer Opportunity - RadioApple]

For the RadioApple Winter Holiday Exchange, will be posted Christmas Day

Since it's a Secret Santa style gift, I can't give specifics but it's an AU I have not written before but I have read a lot of. I am loving how it's turning out and I'm so excited to share with y'all and my giftee

Outline done and 5.5k words written, expected to be around 12k words total (the minimum was 2k... I may have gone a little over board lol)

[Reprieve - Chaggie]

Vaggie helps Charlie destress before a long busy day begins. Exhibitionism, oral,  Service Top Vaggie, embarrassed but very horny Charlie.

First time writing sapphic smut, but I love a sapphic romance book and I've read a lot, so I'm fairly confident.

Outline done, 2k words written, expected to be around 5k words total. Probably posting between X-mas and New Years? Unless I get the itch to finish it early

Other News:

And finally, this isn't a WIP but I applied to the Happy Zine in Hell as a writer! I don't have super high hopes cause there are over 380 other applicants, but thought I mention it just cause I was excited about it lol.

Also my RadioApple piss fic reached 1000 hits on AO3 let's gooo lmao