#goneadrift

[klainelynch]

📚 🧩 for writer ask!

Ooh thanks for these!

📚 ⇢ what’s the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?

Nothing too exciting—my grocery list (I'm currently procrastinating getting off the couch and starting my errands for the day 😅)

🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?

If I read a few paragraphs and can tell that the characterization doesn't jive with me, then I'll hit that back button.

[scienceoftheidiot]

Do you take prompts? 👀 it's probably too selfish to ask for havolina so how about Rebecca and Riza sharing gossips or having a little competition at the shooting range?

Hehehe yes I do !

Thank you for asking ! I tried to fit everything in there 😇 I hope it pleases you !

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Riza had not expected to meet anyone at the shooting range, but Rebecca had fallen onto her as soon as she took her rifle out of its case.

"Hey Riza! Fancy meeting you here, it's been litteral ages!"

"We've been busy with the reconstruction. It's the first time I come since -"

"Tell me about it. Like, I'm not complaining that Grumman has decided to keep me, but even I have been running around like a headless chicken. I'm glad we saved the world and all, but really, we should have thought about all the cleaning that'd bring. This is going to take decades for Central to get its shine back."

"Working all together towards a same positive goal will strengthen the bond between the people," Riza replied placidly. Rebecca was the kind to carry a conversation all by herself, which was part of why they got along so very well. While Rebecca talked, Riza disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled a couple of key components of her weapon. Everything was well oiled, kept and maintained perfectly -- she'd spent part of her forced convalescence cleaning all the guns she had in her home.

There were a lot of them. It kept her busy.

"You heard about Emily?"

Rebecca, too, had taken her rifle out. It was the same type, but a shorter, newer version. This one was favoured in the trenches of the southern war.

However, neither Rebecca nor Riza, both snipers, had changed for the new automatic guns. Bolt-action rifles, while being slower and asking you to aim anew between each shot, were a lot more precise.

"No. Emily what?"

"Lancaster. She's a Warrant officer under Foch's."

"Nope. Never heard of her."

Riza took her rifle and waited for Rebecca, who was still talking.

"She's going out with Carcano."

"Who?"

"Riza!"

"I don't know them! I haven't been stationed in Central for long, and for a big part I have been kept by the Fuhrer. I know no one."

"Andrea Carcano. The other warrant officer in Foch's."

"Oh."

"Yeaaah, me too." Rebecca seemed to have read a lot more into Riza's reaction than Riza herself wanted to show. She, too, took her rifle and Riza and her started looking for empty shooting places next to each other. There were a lot of soldiers, today.

"They're both warrant officers, so the frat laws are somehow in a grey area, but if any of them gets promoted..."

Riza didn't answer. The conversation was veering too close to personal matters for her liking.

"Have you?"

"Have I what?," Riza asked reluctantly.

"Kissed another officer in your own team?"

Riza felt herself become instantly red from head to toe. She had. Once. Not too long ago. She tried to keep her voice stern.

"No. And have y--"

"OH MY GOD RIZA YOU HAVE?"

"I --"

"Don't lie to me! I know that face! Oh my, Riza, please tell me it wasn't Havoc!"

Riza stood dumbfounded, but quickly took advantage of the remark.

"Why, Rebecca, you have your eyes on Second lieutenant Havoc, maybe?"

"Of course I do. He's tall, handsome, and nice. I've chatted extensively with him on the phone, to get you weapons before the battle of Central, remember?"

"Not too loud, Rebecca. We don't want to be investigated from too close."

"Right. Hey, here. We can shoot next to - WAIT."

Riza, who was already kneeling, stopped in her tracks.

"If it wasn't Havoc, then who? Who did you kiss?"

Riza frowned and lied on her stomach.

"None of your business."

"All of my business, Riza. You've kissed someone of your own team! I ought to know who. Tell me."

Riza shouldered her rifle.

"No."

"Why? Oh, you're ashamed. Who could it be, then? Oh, Riza, tell me you didn't kiss Fuery. I know you have a soft spot for nerds. I mean, he's cute, but it's a baby --"

"Not telling you."

"What if we make it a contest?"

Riza who was already aiming, sighed.

"Meaning?"

"Five shots. The one who leaves as little impacts in the target wins and gets to have an answer to her question."

Riza threw a stern look at Rebecca.

"You have no problem in competing against the Hawk's Eye?"

"You just said it's your first since you were injured," Rebecca flashed a vicious smile. "I think I have my chances. I train three times a week."

Riza curled her upper lip.

"Traitor."

"You will tell me."

"No."

They both settled and got ready.

"Five rounds, Riza. Ready?"

"I'm always ready," Riza had a small smile. She knew she was going to win.

"Let's go, then. Shoot!"

Five rounds, even with a bolt-action rifle, didn't take long. They both retrieved their targets and compared the results.

Riza's target had two separate holes -- one small, her first shot, was a mistake. The second hole was bigger, visibly a conflation of the four other shots.

Rebecca had three holes.

Not bad.

But not as good.

Riza beamed.

"I win. Told you. Now I get to ask you."

"That's so unfair!"

"Do you want a date with the lieutenant Havoc?"

"Riza!" Rebecca whined, then narrowed her eyes. "You could get me one?'

"He's in rehab for now, but as soon as he feels better I'll have a word with him." Riza smiled to herself as she put new rounds in her rifle. "I could maybe talk to him next time I visit him, though. I'm sure extra motivation would help."

Rebecca chuckled, and her cheeks got a little red.

"Damn Riza, if you do you'll be the best."

"Promise. I have a couple of books to bring him, I'll test the waters. But knowing him..." Riza wiggled her eyebrows.

"Great. You really are the best of friends, Riza."

"No problem," Riza replied, laying again on her stomach and getting ready to fire. She was glad that Rebecca was happy, but the best part was that she had totally forgotten about her question.

Riza still hoped that one day, she could tell her.

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If you've read until here thank you ! Feel free to send me prompts while AO3 is down 🥲 (it's back ! But still you can lol)

[distortedclouds]

@goneadrift

They're all cool and lovey-dovey during the three-year time-skip, but as soon as their ship enter Paradis international waters he maintains a 5-meter distance from Annie, because he: "received a restraining order on her behalf from Hitch and we're in no position to be breaking the law"

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[freegoneadrift]

Free @Goneadrift

We have come to call out to the unjust punishment against @goneadrift. The account has been suspended? and no explanation has been given. Is this the tyrants that we agree to rule over us? We demand transparency! We demand justice! 

[jedidragonwarriorqueen]

Thank you for tagging me in this game @klainelynch and @goneadrift !!

Sharing four of my favorite fictional characters, and asking you to vote on which one fits my vibe.

This sounds fun!! I'm curious to see how it plays out👀

tagging @starsinyourskyes @arnieb95 @ac0531 @dinochickrox @artfulstar @little-red-alchemist-of-doom and anyone else who'd like to give it a go!

[nichyevosobachka]

This is accurate 😅

Trying to make it a tag game ☺️

Tagging @arson-mushroom @goneadrift @doc0bill (no pressure as usual) and every one who wants to!

Link:

[moonspirit]

It's time for the fic recommendations update! I need more ARUANI in my veins!!!!

So I made a comprehensive list of all the AruAni fics I've read thus far (which isn't much really, considering how many there are)... some are repeated from my prev recs.

you'll notice that a lot of them are smut fics and usually canon or post-canon. I haven't read a lot of AU (which I must do bec I know there are some AMAZING ones out there!). In no particular order:

Since when did you start looking at me that way? (full collection) by @distortedclouds

Neverland of (our) desires , Bury me in the shadows of spring , Golden hour of our forever by @annawayne

Aruani in Fort Salta Series by yours truly~

At Night Within the Walls , Good For You by Anonymous

Sea of Lovers , Moments , Call Me Maybe , Out to Sea by apollogirl7 @lady-shudragon

Children of War by SeaTempest

Specks of Yellow, Start Off Small , That Good of a Person by @popgreens

In the Peace and Quiet , Warmth , Good Behaviour , Intertwined , Stay Soft , Other Things , Vanilla and Saltwater , Many More to Come , To Be Human , No Other Shade of Blue by @brittlebluebell (honestly just go read everything)

Injured Hearts , Whispers in the cabins , What we did in my Fantasies Donuts with a side of warm milk by mipisleepy

Tinsel and Gold , A Petition for Mercy , Foxholes , Coveted , Always, Annie , Waves by honeyriot (again, just go read everything)

Peaceful Days , Letters , Playful Nights , Warriors , Paranoid , Teamwork , Family of Three , Inception , Perfect , Soldier , Lost , Pieces , Regret , Try by Flailingkittylover (go read everything)

God complex , Leverage , All the way down , P.D.A. , Bullshit jobs , On freer seas by astralcrow

Only You , Hollow , In This Life , When Love Had a Name by niwakaame

Twisting the Knife by TaoAndThen

fated to be telling lies by @goneadrift

A glimpse of us. , Sweet Morning , Oasis , Stay. , A Different Tomorrow , Bread and Circuses , For the Sake of Tomorrow , For the Sake of Today by Decoii

sehnsucht , the wind that sounds and smells like death , laid out my love like a map , to think the world's all ours , pom-poms on the toes by @novaae

Who painted the sky? , A Perfect Love , Nothing Sweeter Than You by @dudewhy3 (go read everything honestly)

What If I Kiss You? , all the things that could have been by @mimiwrites2000 (haven't gotten around to reading all of their fics yet, but please check them all out!)

People with great AU recs, feel free to add them in reblogs if you'd like!

Edit: CHECK THE Reblogs for a HUGE list!

[dairogo]

Tagged by @novelmonger and @fullmetalscullyy and promptly forgot because I was on mobile at the time and mobile is no space for thinking :'D Sorryyyyyyy

Choose 4 of your favourite characters from 4 pieces of media as poll options and let your tumblr pals decide which one most suits your vibe, then tag 4 people

@scienceoftheidiot, @magipies, @goneadrift, @musing-and-music, tagging you four if you'd like to do it :)

[theaceofdragons]

Have a weird little Royai modern fantasy AU excerpt

(I'm feeling really bad about myself as a writer and I want to share something I actually like. If you like it too, please let me know because I could seriously use the dopamine boost)

Thank you to @goneadrift and @dairogo for useful comments!

Good morning, this is Oakenwald University Radio and I'm Kain Fuery. As most of you already know, a body was found last night on the edge of campus, between April and Cadwallis Streets. We have an update from the Resembool County Police, who suspect the death wasn't accidental. They'll be releasing the victim's name once the family has been notified, and there was no comment on whether this could be related to the library break-in. We'll keep you updated as we learn more, and students and faculty are encouraged to keep an eye on your phones and email and listen to this station for updates, and to travel in groups and follow instructions from campus security. If you have any information that might be useful to the investigation, please call ###-###-####. Evening classes will be online for at least the next week, so check your email for details. We'll have an interview with Julie Adler from campus security at one this afternoon, and we'll be discussing how you can stay safe on campus and in town.

Resembool County Courier, May 5th, 20XX

Body Found on Oakenwald Campus Identified

Police have identified the man found dead on the Oakenwald campus on Sunday.

63-year-old Berthold Hawkeye's identity  was released this afternoon after police were unable to locate his next of kin. Police also confirmed that Dr. Hawkeye's death was not a result of natural causes, and that they had reason to believe it was also not a "random event." Detectives are continuing to investigate, and say there is currently no suspect information. Anyone with pertinent information, or who saw or heard anything suspicious Sunday night, should call ###-###-####.

Correction (1:32PM): An earlier version of this article referred to Dr. Hawkeye as Mr. Hawkeye.

ROY MUSTANG, 2:08 PM

Do you remember when I told you about Riza?

MAES HUGHES, 2:08 PM

I don't think so

Wait is that the girl who went missing

ROY MUSTANG, 2:08 PM

Yeah.

The dead man they found was her father.

MAES HUGHES, 2:09 PM

Didn't see that coming

Did you look for her this year

ROY MUSTANG, 2:11 PM

I did my annual social media sweep

The police couldn't find her either.

MAES HUGHES, 2:12 PM

I'm sorry, Roy

Do you want to talk?

ROY MUSTANG, 2:15 PM

I have to finish this paper.

MAES HUGHES, 2:15PM

Call me any time.

Resemblool County Medical Examiner's Office - Autopsy Report

AUTOPSY REPORT PERFORMED BY: Sarah Rockbell, MD

…cause of death appears to be a single stab wound at the midline, the force of the blow fractured the sternum. Further examination revealed roots embedded into the subject’s heart, which has been sent for DNA testing to confirm it is that of the decedent. Further assessment is on hold pending preliminary results…

CAUSE OF DEATH: Terminal damage to organs

Death Notices

Berthold Hawkeye, 63, passed away May 4th in Fieldstone, where he had previously spent five years as an assistant professor of physics at Oakenwald University. He is remembered by colleagues as a unique and brilliant man. Dr. Hawkeye is preceded in death by his wife, Nicola, with whom he has one daughter, Riza.

A memorial will be held Wednesday, March 7, at Oakenwald University’s Paracelsus Garden.

UNKNOWN NUMBER, 7:21 PM

This is Riza Hawkeye. I'm at the bus depot off E-23 and I need help. I wouldn't be bothering you if it wasn't an emergency. Can you help me?

ROY MUSTANG, 7:21 PM

This isn't funny and you have extremely bad timing

UNKNOWN NUMBER, 7:23 PM

When you were thirteen you wanted to ask a boy out and I told you the line you had planned sounded more like a marriage proposal. You got annoyed at me because you would never marry someone who couldn't even [INSERT SCIENCE THING] and gave me a serious talk about how important a commitment marriage is.

UNKNOWN NUMBER, 7:28 PM

I'm almost out of data on this prepaid. Will you help me?

ROY MUSTANG, 7:28  PM

I'm on my way

[saecookie]

@temporary-dysphoria got some lupIII pics @goneadrift @petitmimosa I checked the fskate aisle if you want some artbooks @riiversndroads I saw some cool snoopy and Philadelphia @effervescentdragon saw same belgian bull boy! and other lil stuff that noone's interested in like some gineiden or some apéricube rings (???) @gay-impressionist still looking for some conan

[fullmetalscullyy]

provide at least four spoiler pictures and/or gifs for a current WIP without any context

tytyty @megthemighty @musing-and-music and @nightofnyx8 for the tag 🥺🩷

tagging @firewoodfigs @tsaritsa @goneadrift 🩷

[klainelynch]

For end of the year book asks: 7 and 31 🧡

7. The oldest book you read this year

Emma takes the prize, having been published in 1815, though honorable mention to my re-read of Frankenstein, which was published just three years later. I'd never read it before (I actually only read my first Austen, Pride and Prejudice, a few years ago), and I was glad that I'd seen the 2009 miniseries because otherwise I would have been pretty lost. This book has a lot of characters and a lot of stories but it often feels like nothing's really happening. That's not a slight - Austen knew what she was doing, and the form of this book is shaped by its protagonist, who is so concerned with others that she sometimes forgets to live her own life. It was challenging to read at times, but also very rewarding, and more than occasionally, laugh out loud funny.

31. Did you read any translations?

I started reading Fruits Basket last year, and I finished it up in February of this year!

I wished I enjoyed this manga more than I did, and there were characters I genuinely cared about, but I mostly just felt overwhelmed with how many plot lines were going on and struggled to remember small details that seemed to come back in significant ways. I think watching an anime adaptation of it first would have helped me. Maybe I'll return to this one in the future and get the good feels I missed out on 😇

[scienceoftheidiot]

tell about "President Grumman's little puppet theater" please 👀🧡

Haaa this one is the one I haven't worked that much on lately 😅 warning, it has a flavour of crack taken seriously.

It's a post-canon fic, that happens roughly 10 years after Promised Day. Roy has won : the parliament has been reinstated, Grumman elected as president, the Trials of Ishval have taken place... Contrary to what he expected, Roy was only sentenced to 5 years of prison (not going into details as to why, but history has a lot of precedents on that. But that's not the point of the fic)

The fic starts the day he's released and has no idea what to do with his life, and Riza meets him as he gets out, carrying a mysterious letter from President Grumman.

Here's an excerpt of the first chapter :

You're a bad boy, Roy. Listening to conversations that do not concern you. He smirked to himself as he continued preparing tea. That's prison for you. Getting out worse than how you went in. "Roy?" Chris entered the kitchen, eyebrows raised. Her eyes fell on the tin box. "Didn't picture you as a verbena tea guy." She walked past him, and touched his hair as she did when he was young - taking her hand away when he couldn't help but tense. "Goes with the grey hair, I guess." "Hawkeye says it suits me." He grunted, unable to stop himself. " 'course she does. Pour me some, please, Roy boy. So we can finally sit together, just the two of us."

She placed a second mug on the table and pulled a chair to sit face to face with him. Nothing on her face or her demeanor betrayed who Chris had been talking to. Roy relaxed. If she'd been phoning Hawkeye to speak about him behind his back, she would surely look at least a little guilty, right?

Right?

He poured the tea. "How do you find Cecilia and Kari?" "Young." Roy winced. "Too young." "Ah, Roy boy." Chris smiled. It was a sad smile. He knew what she was going to say. "They've always been. You're just old enough to notice."

List of WIPs, if you feel like sending an ask !

[distortedclouds]

@goneadrift

I like the image of Armin laying on his stomach, planning his wedding to Annie in a fluffy diary with a small lock, kicking his feet

But they'll elope with minimal planning because they can't hold back!

[smoothshine]

I was tagged by @goneadrift a million years ago to insert a photo that I already have in my gallery that best describes me, aand I thought it would be a good opportunity to use this one since I am currently working on a wip and, well, this picture definitely describes me the best at the moment x))

No-pressure tags for @g3yser @firewoodfigs @chrysopoeias @jedidragonwarriorqueen @nightofnyx8 and all the lovely folks who would like to join x)

[royaidaydreams]

List 10 songs with 10 names in the titles that I like, and then tag 10 people.

Tagged by @waddiwasiwitch (Thanks! I secretly loved being tagged!)

Michelle by The Beatles

Hey Jude by The Beatles

Baba O'Riley by The Who

Bennie and the Jets by Elton John

Tom Sawyer by Rush

Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Barbara Ann by The Beach Boys

Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard by Paul Simon

Maggie May by Rod Stewart

I'm going to tag the last 10 people that reblogged and liked from me. Please ignore and forgive me if you are not interested. @mostlybuddingthoughts, @kennabeth, @lynnislonely, @spiralxk, @randowwriter, @fishingisuniversal, @goneadrift, @littlewitchbee, @aerialsquid, @sadowocowy