#got/dbh crossover

[norringtondeservestheworld]

Today it's the day you all. And to celebrate this I'm gonna play a really funny game.

Rereading this I realized I talked most about them being misogynists/incest enthusiasts/narcissists and most people are following me for Got/Braime or for Detroit: Become Human, and it doesn't make sense to me to list for the millionth time all the stupid things GOT characters did in the last season because who is in the famdom already know, so I'm gonna rewrite Detroit: Become Human as the two would have done, making its characters as OOC as the GOT characters were in the last season of Thrones, so who is following me for DBH will understand what us, GOT fans, went through.

I'm legally obliged to tag @hamartia-grander because I know she will love this.

So, let's begin.

Kara will help Todd to torture and kill Alice. She will enjoy it. Once she is dead, they gonna fuck.

Connor didn't deviate and he didn't care about the revolution because he doesn't care of androids and he doesn't care about accomplish his mission neither, so he is gonna leave for Hawaii to spend his time doing nothing gossiping about the stupid humans.

Markus will accept on Jericho only the newest models and stronger androids. The old ones are weak and a burden and aren't worth it and they can choke. Oh and his life comes before anything else. He is the leader so he is the important one and he is the boss. If an android doesn't join will get killed.

North will leave the revolution because she fallen in love with a human who is abusive and treats her like the sex robot she is (it's Gavin, you'all! Best ship ever!) and Simon will betray Markus getting him killed to save his own life in exchange (because he is a coward). Josh left too because he is actually a serial killer who enjoys to kill every human he met and this is way better than fighting for androids' rights, and Jerry will help him because he likes to kill humans too.

Hank and Perkins are banging each other. They don't care about androids or humans, they are just horny.

Zlatko will remove his head and it's revealed he wasn't the one who was torturing all that androids for fun. It was Ralph.

Wow what a masterpiece. Unfortunately, with the fact 95% of the characters being robots it's impossible for them to have biologically related relationships so it wasn't possible for the two hacks put incest on it (oh no!!! * sad face*)

Next week will be released on Netflix "3 Body Problem" and I'm here to remind you all this series is made and created by not only the two most incompetent writers in the world, but also by two misogynists who wrote rape scenes even when it wasn't needed by the plot, find incest sexy and hot and tried multiple times to romanticize it, have zero respect for their actors seeing them as parrots who are there only to repeat the words they wrote for their characters and are so narcissists that they compared themselves to God.

I'm not going to say don't watch it because everyone should do what they want with their free time, just be aware that THESE are the people you are going to support by watching the series.

[spacestation-l7]

“Who exactly is your God, Father Ward? Who will save you from damnation?”

Heurr more DBH AU nonsense! I like the idea that while John is a religious helper android, he has moments where he’s unsure where his faith stands between God and RA9, the foretold Saviour of androids

Also kudos to @merlilica for his serial number!

[sunwarmed-ash]

Hank: I'm afraid, you don't work here, anymore...

*Gavin comes running in from two rooms away*: PLEASE tell me this isn't a joke.

Connor: Tell him Lieutenant! Tell him all about your cruel, sick joke!

Kamski: As much as I love cruel sick jokes, I'm afraid he isn't joking. You work for me now!

[tehcann]

Did some fanart for hit horizon/dbh crossover fic "The Android and His Oseram" by AgaveBlue on ao3 because I reread the chapters that are out again recently and I'm currently fixating on it real hard <3 midway through my third Horizon: Zero Dawn playthrough, and recently got my hands on the Frozen Wilds DLC because Gildun is one of the most certified goobers ever (i cherish him)

Connor's design was made by 405mon; 2nd and 3rd doodles are from chapters 1 and 10 respectively

[m-y--p-a-s-s-i-o-n-s]

20 questions for fic writers

tagged by @saybiwithme :)

How many works do you have on ao3?

184

2. What fandoms do you write for?

Supernatural

Sherlock

Teen Wolf

Marvel

James Bond

Star Trek

Merlin

Harry Potter

Primeval

House MD

Venom

The Old Guard

Detroit Become Human

The Witcher

Good Omens

Lucifer

Hannibal

Our Flag Means Death

Ted Lasso

Staged

Carnival Row

Doctor Who

The Umbrella Academy

True Blood

So, just a few XD

3. Top five fics by kudos:

1- Meant To Be (Star Trek AOS)

2- Making Love (Venom)

3- 5 Times Jim Forgot About Vulcan Hand Sensitivity & 1 Time He Didn't (Star Trek AOS)

4- Lunch Break (House M.D.)

5- Truth Or Dare (Supernatural)

4. Do you respond to comments?

Yes, unless it's hate or I have not a single thing to say in response

5. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Off the top of my head, I think its gotta be:

Whatever This Is Between Us (Endverse SPN)

or

Pheromones (Good Omens)

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Now this one is problematic, how am I supposed to chose just one??? I specialise in happy endings XD Ummm, lets see...possibly...

The Umbrella (Good Omens)

or

The One That Got Away (TOS Star Trek)

or

Good News (DBH)

7. Do you get hate on fics?

Not often, but yes, I just delete the comment cause they're not worth my time.

8. Do you write smut?

Soooo much smut

9. Craziest crossover?

Hahahahahaha XD I love this question, not only is it my craziest crossover, its just my craziest fic in general XD

Convergence

Just imagine some crazy person (this bitch) decided to write a fic for all of their ships (up to that date), they all meet up and work together, and there's a lot of smut, and hot damn, there's even a plot.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Two that I'm aware of :D

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Fragments (Star Trek AOS) with @lizzy0305

and

Double Date (Star Trek AOS)

13. All time favourite ship?

Spirk <3

14. What’s a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

A Destiel AU with cook!Dean and office job!Cas

15. What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue I think, and fluff. And I think I can usually get their voices pretty spot on fairly quickly usually.

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Details, I have to really think about putting in details. And I write quite slow.

17. Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

Love it as long as a translation happens either within the fic, or in the author's notes so I know what it says. I use the Vulcan language a fair bit in my Trek fics.

18. First fandom you wrote in?

Technically it was Harry Potter before I knew what fanfiction even was. But it was Supernatural when I knew it was fanfiction I was writing, and it was the first fandom I posted fic for. My first fic: Acceptance (Supernatural)

19. Favourite fic you’ve written?

Oh boi this is a tough one...heres a couple of my favs...

An Artist and His Muse (Good Omens)

Something Special (Staged)

The One That Got Away (Star Trek TOS)

The Update (DBH)

Under the Shape of Dessert (BBC Sherlock)

What No Man Has Done Before (HP/ST AOS)

In Search of the Sun (Star Trek AOS)

20. What’s your total ao3 word count? (I missed this one at the top and just added it to the bottom XD)

698,179 words

TAGGING: @lizzy0305 @doonarose @ineffable-ezra and my other followers who write fics!

[peskellence]

Tag games-Ask a fic writer

Thank you @sunwarmed-ash for the tag! 💖

1. How many works do you have on ao3?

13 on my current account, so not a massive amount 🫣 I'll level with you fine people, I have been guilty of committing the sin of deleting fics (or entire accounts) when I decide I'm no longer proud of them... I've never done it with any of my DBH stuff, but I have done it for basically all other fandoms I've been involved in. I have since learned the error of my ways and to orphan rather than delete after losing some of my all time faves to other writers doing the same 💔

2. What fandoms do you write for?

Active - Detroit: Become Human (also toying with the idea of writing some BG3 fics... 👀 I blame my Neil Newbon fixation)

Former (may return to) - Ace Attorney (AA)

Former (will not be returning to) - MHA, Death Note, Hetalia, Teen Titans.

3. Top five fics by kudos:

With Love, Signal Red - AA

More Than Our Parts - DBH

With Love, Miles Edgeworth - AA

With Love, Phoenix Wright - AA

Part Of You - DBH

4. What's your total ao3 word count?

234,659 (almost half of that consists of a single story 🙈)

5. Do you respond to comments?

I try my very best! Someone it takes me a while though 🙏

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

It's probably a toss up between stay with me. (DBH) or With Love, Phoenix Wright (AA) - although I'd argue that the latter doesn't count because it's a prologue to a longer story, so not really an 'ending'

I also wrote a DBH flavoured retelling of Carrie once—a fic request called GAVIN. For anyone familiar with the story of Carrie...yeah, you already know that doesn't end well. 😬

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

You see I love me some 'angst with a happy ending', so a lot of fics I commit to follow that formula. I'll say that More Than Our Parts has the happiest ending, just because of the sheer scale of Hell everyone went through in order to get there 🥲

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I have received criticism on my works before, but nothing I'd say was intentionally hateful.

(Unless you're counting some of the reviews on my ancient FF.net account—but I was 14-15 when I wrote most of those stories, and I'm going to put up my hands and say the hate is 100% valid 🙃)

9. Do you write smut?

Is it even one of my fics if I don't shoehorn some smut into it? 🤷

10. Craziest crossover?

That would be the only (technical?) crossover of Detroit Become Human x Carrie

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I hope not 😭

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have not—if that ever happened I would probably be so flattered that I'd just keel over and die 💖 (affectionately)

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have not, although I imagine that would be fun! I'm open to offers if any fellow authors are interested 🫣

14. All time favourite ship?

Ughhh, do not make me choose just one...I'm going to bend the rules and give three different answers according to slightly different criteria 🤏

First Ship I Ever Wrote For/Got Invested In-

Beast Boy / Raven (DC/Teen Titans)

Ship That Got Me Through A Difficult Time/Ultimate Comfort Ship-

Phoenix Wright / Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)

Current Favourite-

Gavin Reed / RK900 (DBH)

15. What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

That knowledge stays between me and the unhinged notes app I keep on my phone

16. What are your writing strengths?

(Self promotion makes me uncomfortable one sec—) I would say my characterisation/dialogue and vocabulary? I have also been informed that I am good at 'setting the scene', creating for immersive backdrops.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Awkward sentence structure, spelling and grammar (I use a checker for that) and both over describing with lots of fluff and under describing with flat descriptions. I can never get the balance right 😭😭😭

I also have a nasty habit of reworking things constantly, as well as being overly ambitious with my ideas and then worrying the pay off is disappointing 🥲 meaning it takes several decades to publish anything.

18. Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

When I tell you I was balls deep in the Hetalia fandom during the latter half of my teens— I am extremely familiar with language switches in dialogue, does not bother me in the slightest.

(please add translations at the end though 🙏🙏)

19. First fandom you wrote in?

The OG Teen Titans cartoon from the 2000's 🫡 I embrace my heritage, but also will not be directing anyone to my ancient FF.net account as it makes me want to peel off my skin and jump out the nearest window.

(I have long since forgotten the log in details, so it will exist as an enduring time capsule to the time I was a moody teenager blasting MCR on the playground and complaining that no one understood me.)

20. Favorite fic you've written?

Perhaps it's recency bias, but I am going to say More Than Our Parts. I poured my heart and soul into that story and I'm (mostly) very proud of it.

Tagging my beloved @wedonthaveawhile as I imagine most of my DBH friends have probably already been tagged 💖

[loustilldraws]

Starting off my art of the new year with another WIP; the third installment of my DBH x I Robot crossover madness.

I've got nothing but draft lines to share for now but I wanted to get something out and posted.

Also, a brief heads up in case anyone needs one: there is a censored WIP image of Carlos Ortiz's android down below!

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That's all for now! I think it's time I called it a night.

More art to come soon!

[lesbianwyllravengard]

20 questions for fic authors!

I was tagged by the lovely @ugetelynx and @wisecrackingeric-2 <3 so sorry it took me so long to do this hfsgjhdj

1. How many works do you have? - currently posted on ao3 I have 57 works total. However I have almost twice as many wips it's bad

2. Ao3 word count? - 395,068 ..... I've got a wip that's almost over 100k but it's also been there for years so I doubt that'll change anytime soon

3. What fandoms do you write for? - of the fics I have on ao3, I have written for detroit become human, star wars, resident evil, assassin's creed, and the last kingdom. The fandoms I've written for that are not on my ao3 include lotr/the hobbit, bbc sherlock, bbc merlin, marvel, voltron legendary defender, percy jackson universe, and whatever the Carry On by rainbow rowell fandom is called. Most of those I will never ever write for again lmao

4. What are your top five fics by kudos? - In order:

Sapphire Moonlight (Tequila Sunrise) (Serennedy)

We Look So Good (Reed900)

Hold Fast, the Suns Will Rise (Stay) (Dincobb) (also, my first fic ever posted, and still the fic I hold most dearly in my heart to this day)

We Are Home (Hank and Connor family content)

Tomato Soup (Serennedy)

5. Do you respond to comments? - every single one. I'm obsessed with comments. I have them all saved and stored so I can reread them at any time. Thank you everyone who has ever commented I love you

6. What fic did you write the angstiest ending for? - I only write angst with a happy ending. But I did write You Should Have Killed Me for a friend's dbh x hunger games simulator result and it had an angsty ending by result of being a hunger games simulator.

7. What fic did you write the happiest ending for? - I write many fics w happy endings, but I personally think my fic series Din and Grogu | the Clan of Two Trilogy has the happiest ending because it happened against all odds. It's a fic about Din and Grogu's found family (before BoBF and Mando s3 came out, so it's not canon accurate) and it ends meaningfully to me.

8. Do you get hate on fics? - I have before, but it was all bullshit that showed me the person commenting didn't actually read what I wrote but chose to get mad at something that didn't exist. So it was discarded easily. Otherwise, I've had people try to tell me how to write things, but I ignore them all

9. Do you write smut? - yes. badly.

10. Crossovers? - I wrote a dincobb fic that was set in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, with Din as Kassandra and Cobb as Anais. I also started a serennedy fic set in the detroit: become human universe but never got anywhere close to finishing it.

11. Ever had a fic stolen? - not that I know of lol.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? - I had someone ask to translate one of my fics, and I said yes, but I don't think they've done so yet, which is fine. Other than that, no. But I'd be honoured!

13. Ever co-wrote a fic before? - I started a dincobb fic with a friend years ago but we never got around to finishing it. Someday I still hope to.

14. What's your all time favourite ship? - that's genuinely impossible to pick tbh I've had so many that rewired my brain. top three are probably bagginshield, simarkus, and shadowzel, not in any particular order.

15. What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will? - ehhhhh probably the klance fic I started when I was like 15. I don't go to voltron anymore and literally couldn't care less about it. In fact I actively hate it.

16. What are your writing strengths? - I've been told that I'm good at characterisation and plot. I think I suck at plot severely. As for characterisation, I study characters really hard and take a long time to write fics so they remain in character so I'm glad people appreciate that. I also prefer writing dialogue to anything else.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? - Writing. haha I mean exposition.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language? I have before, I find it fun but also intimidating.

19. First fandom you wrote for? - The Hobbit :') my first ever fic was a bagginshield fic I started when I was 13. I still mean to finish it someday.

20. Favourite fic you've written? - *sighs* I guess I should say Another Time. It was the most fun to write, and everyone's responses have made all the difficulties of writing it endlessly worth it. It took me months but I'm so happy I finished it, and I'm working on p3 rn I PROMISE. But again the fic I hold most dearly in my heart is still Hold Fast, the Suns Will Rise (Stay)

[feosantics]

Miraculous+Detroit Become Human AU

🐞🐈‍⬛

Kinda got inspired by the Heart Stopper dbh comic that Alice Oseman did and so I’m working on a fic that is a miraculous and Dbh crossover. This is some art for my consept :D

I literally couldn’t find any on ao3.

[adventuringblind]

Fic writer Interview!

Tagged by @lellabellas (sorry this took me like five million years T_T)

How many works do you have on AO3?

28

What's your total AO3 word count? 242,516... damn

(adding that with the stuff from tumblr would be ridiculous me thinks)

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Stupid Alphas- (466)

Filled to the Brim with Your Love... (and other things but that's not the point) (434)

Pretty To Me (336)

My Demons (Are Begging Me to Open Up My Mouth) (297)

Do Andriods Have Dicks? (295)

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

As much as I whine for attention and interaction... i'm really bad at responding to comments because I get overwhelmed. Like I do actually cry at shit because I'm a sensitive baby alright... I see them and I love them and I often go read them again and I'll answer questions if I see them but yeah-

I want to start responding but I just like... struggle.

(sorry T_T)

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

um... I'm an angst writer primarily so this is a rough one.

So there is the classic 'everyone dies trope' that I've done in both Why are we always stuck and running (from The bullets, the bullet?) and I’ve dug two graves for us my dear. Both are angsty but the Loscar one is significantly less angsty in how Logan gets what is his definition of a happy ending where in the landoscar mafia one that was them going out together because they couldn't be apart which to me, after all they'd been through, felt harsher.

do Androids Have Dicks I also deem as angsty because it's not a happy ending. It's open for interpretation for what happens after Oscar is free to do as he pleases within the android laws... but at the same time he isn't considered a person anymore. He's left stuck between being treated like the Android he is and wanting to be more. At the same time though he's not got any obligations and can learn to live. Take that how you will...

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

(Well fuck me too for this one-)

I'm going to say Probably what will be the ending for My Demons because Jos hate always slaps

Do you write crossovers?

Depends on what it is... Like I did the DBH au but i'm not sure if that is considered a crossover?

I'd be willing to think about it if i liked the idea enough but it's just not something I really vibe on most occasions.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

yes.

It's probably well out there by now that I stopped writing reader inserts for the most part because I it was a daily thing. I was waking up to people in my inbox and dm's saying I was disgusting. A lot of it also was geared towards how I shouldn't write about trauma I don't know about. Which... it sucks when you spend a good chunk of your life begging for people to believe you and not victim blame. I write because it's how I cope and it hurt that people were assuming I didn't know what I was talking about.

I still get anxious writing stuff that is out there but I have a good support system now who has been really encouraging!

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

hahahahahahahahahahahaha...................um-

The degenerate kind? The dom Oscar kind? Idk on this one y'all

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Yep! One of my reader inserts ended up on wattpad but it got taken down.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

No but if anyone ever wanted to do it i'd be so down!

It was an idea at with a friend at one point to turn fics into audio books. As someone who does use screen readers sometimes, it's rough for fics because it sounds all robotic. There is ZERO emotion. Not sure that counts as a translation but it was a fleeting thought at one point.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Not technically but my beta reader loves me and I give her credit for many of the ideas :))

What's your all-time favorite ship?

landoscar 100000%

they intrigue and endear me to no end. I fear I may never love another at this rate.

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

Probably this one fic I started that's a/b/o with omega Lando who is born into a trafficking ring, saved by Max F years later and finds Oscar who was the original target when they got Max F...

Lots of angst and Lando learning to be a person

What are your writing strengths?

A N G S T

But also world building for me is a lot of fun! It's the details that maybe are miniscule to the reader but mean a lot to me when setting up how things work and the rules of the universe.

What are your writing weaknesses?

F L U F F

Endings... I can never find a good stopping point and will just keep going which is why sometimes my fics just trail off into the void of weird dialouge.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

depending on how it's done I think it's fine. I am a sucker for pet names in the native tongue and characters who gradually pick up on the languageafter being around someone for so long.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Would you believe me if I said Destiny 2?

What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

Logan/Alex/George because I have no idea but the thought of them endears me.

What's your favorite fic you've written?

At the moment it's Do Androids Have Dicks because I had so much fun writing it! I sometimes get lost in all the little things of fics but this one was just me and my angst having a blast!

I will say the The Heartstring Theory, which is the WIP that i've been working on the most and promoting, is my favorite thing of all time. It's one that I'm excited to share but am waiting until I get it all written to share it.

[ao3feed-gav900]

'Til the break of dawn

https://ift.tt/imVrK9W by HighlyExplosiveContent "And don't get me started on that fucking cable car," Jeffrey growled. "I can't believe no one warned us about it. Thought we would fall straight to our deaths there." Ben shuddered. "Don't say stuff like that. I read this big news article about two sisters who got lost on this mountain, years ago." He spread his hands, and Hank and Jeffrey leaned closer. "They probably fell into the mines surrounding the place. But I don't know, no one found the bodies, and apparently there had been this creepy guy stalking the place after–" Okay,  Hank stopped listening right there. He'd much rather watch through the round window of the kitchen door, back to where Connor was chatting to a coworker on the couch. He hummed when Jeffrey commented on something Ben said, still focused on Connor. Fuck, he'd never ever get through this weekend like this. It was torture to pretend like he didn't want to lock himself in a room with Connor and not step outside until they were going home.   ---- The DPD go on a team building trip on Blackwood mountain, and get more than they bargained for. Words: 12955, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Detroit: Become Human (Video Game), Until Dawn (Video Game) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: M/M Characters: Hank Anderson, Connor (Detroit: Become Human), Upgraded Connor | RK900, Gavin Reed, Jeffrey Fowler, Ben Collins (Detroit: Become Human) Relationships: Hank Anderson/Connor, Background Gavin Reed/RK900 Additional Tags: The DBH/ Until Dawn crossover you never knew you wanted, The violence is very light compared to the source material, canon compliant animal death, Fuck Buddies to Lovers, Hank thinks they're being sneaky, Mutual Pining, Porn With Plot, trapped in a cabin, Blow Jobs, Anal Sex, talking about feelings, Terminator Connor, Post-Pacifist Best Ending (Detroit: Become Human), Ben Collins is a gossip, this is veery loosely connected to Until Dawn, Everyone lives, even Gavin

[connorsoddsock]

Detroit: Ground Zero | Ch. 1 (Connor x fem!reader)

Summary: You’re an aspiring psych student, ready to take on the world when life takes an unexpected, bloody turn. Flesh eaters now roam the city of Detroit in search of their next meal, an aggressive new deviant group rears its head, and you are caught right in the middle of it. Great…

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Profanity, mild descriptions of blood

Notes: Hi everyone, connorsoddsock here to present you with my first-ever attempt at a DBH fic! I'm a little rusty but happy to be back in the writing game! This story is influenced by The Last of Us and The Walking Dead but is not a crossover fic. It is Connor x reader-centric, but there will be a nice helping of Nines x reader & slight Gavin x reader (if you squint). Without further ado, please enjoy!

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Chapter One: Ground Zero

You groaned, leaning back in your chair with a wide stretch of your arms, spine cracking delightfully after sitting hunched over your laptop for the past hour. You’d just completed your last assignment for the semester and were more than ready to take a well-deserved break.

The café you were in was reasonably quiet, the hustle and bustle of lunch hour dwindling as the day drifted on and fellow customers returned to their day jobs. Dark clouds hung in the sky, threatening to lash the city of Detroit with its watery wrath – no doubt within the hour. You didn’t mind, though, you were well-armed with a mug of hot chocolate and your oversized jacket.

You glanced around the quaint café as you took your first few sips, admiring the soft pastels, vintage artworks, and cosy lounges as the drink warmed you from the inside. You didn’t often leave your apartment on days like this, preferring to hole up inside and admire the view from inside, but when you did, you chose to come here. It reminded you of home.

Mum and Dad would love this place…

A familiar young waitress interrupted you from your reverie. You always happened to be here on the days she worked, so naturally, she remembered your name.

“May I take this for you?” She asked politely, gesturing to your now empty mug.

“Of course.” You handed it to her with a smile. “Thanks, Elena.”

“You’re welcome.” With that, she walked off.

There was no point lingering around now that you’d had your little treat of the day. You were halfway through stuffing your laptop into your messenger bag when the door to the entrance flung open, and a series of people filtered through. Your eyes narrowed. Their expressions ranged from shock to teary-eyed to downright horrified.

Something is wrong…

The man who entered first was in a frenzy, shouting something to the android barista over the counter. You noticed their LED flicker between red and yellow, placing down the takeout cup they were working with, a look of pure disbelief riddling their features.

The young couple who occupied the table next to yours began whispering frantically to each other, but you could hear everything they said. The woman was halfway out of her chair before her partner yanked her down instantly, eyes glazed.

“Did I hear that right?” She whimpered.

“No. T-that can’t be right…”

“Damien, I want to go home. Right now.”

“Shh, just let me listen first!”

Dude’s got the right idea, you thought, turning your attention back to the frantic group of people lingering by the front door. It would be ideal to get a clearer picture before jumping to conclusions.

A few of them were peeking outside through a gap in the blinds they’d just lowered. The first man was still half-shouting at the android behind the counter, waving his arms, demanding that he give him a phone to use as he’d ‘dropped his in a scuffle with one of the fuckers’. You only just now noticed the dark red blood staining the arms of his brown leather jacket.

Others near the windows were beginning to back off, out of sight of whatever potential danger lay outside. Another man that had walked in behind the first grabbed his bicep and shook, “Gavin, we need to secure the perimeter.” He was pointing at the windows.

You stood up, silently tucking your messenger bag over your shoulder and peeking at your smartwatch. It would get dark out soon. If whatever they were saying was true, then you certainly didn’t want to be locked up in here in the dark with a bunch of strangers.

Gavin swore under his breath and signalled to his friend (Chris, you’d heard him say) to help him out. They started by pushing the tables on their sides and leaning them near the window – a makeshift wall, you realised. A handful of others began to help, bravely shuffling beside the two men and working together to block anyone from looking in. It wasn’t long until they were dusting their hands off, eyeing the ‘wall’ with a pensive gaze.

“Okay, everyone,” Gavin spun around after sending Chris off behind the counters (probably to continue his quest to find a phone). He addressed the patrons of the café with a hard stare, “I know you’re all confused – believe me, I am too – but there are… there are people out there attacking other people. Eating them.”

“Zombies, you mean?” The young woman from the table beside yours piped up, voice shaky and a tad accusatory, as if not wanting to beat around the bush. Her partner yanked on her arm once again, signalling her to shut up.

Gavin’s eyes fell shut, and he ran a hand through his rugged hair before conceding. “Yeah. Fuckin’ zombies.”

Panic began to spread through the room like wildfire, but Gavin was quick to hush them. “Look, my friend and I, we’re from the local police department. We’re gonna call it in and hole up until we get word that it’s safe for everyone to leave. Until then, we need to keep it down. They’re still out there.”

At that, he walked off to join his friend somewhere out the back. You released a shaky breath you didn’t realise you were holding. Was it true, then? It sounded pretty serious. And why would two cops have any reason to lie to civilians? You pressed your back against the wall, managing to sidle yourself into the corner, away from everyone else who’d huddled near the corner.

Your eyes landed on Elena, who was quickly but quietly shuffling her way to you from behind the counter, her blond hair shimmering under the artificial lights of the café. She came to a crouch beside you, blue eyes wide, frightened. “I think they’re about to turn out the lights…”

As if on cue, the café was suddenly shrouded in darkness, the only source of light now belonging to the darkened skies of the city (which really wasn’t all that much). You noted that it had started to rain, adding to the overall eeriness of the situation.

“Did you hear them say anything else?” You asked, trying to keep your voice steady. It was becoming increasingly hard not to panic, just like everyone else seemed to be doing.

She shook her head, “Only that no one’s answering their calls.”

Great.

Elena finally dropped the rest of her weight to the floor, mirroring your actions and leaning against the wall. “Guess it’s a good thing I just started my shift.”

You snorted half-heartedly. The girl really tried to crack a joke just now. “I guess so,” you hummed in agreement. You paused before adding, “My cats are gonna be so pissed about being fed late.”

She giggled, nudging her elbow into your side. It was weird. You’ve never spoken to each other outside of basic pleasantries and whatever else came with a customer-employee relationship. Either way, you were glad she was here.

About ten minutes went by before the police duo made their way back out to the main floor, hushed words floating between them. Chris looked worried. Gavin, however, looked unbelievably frustrated.

He stepped forward once again. “We can’t get through to the station. As most of you probably know, it’s only a few streets over. About a ten-minute walk from here if you cut through the alleys.”

You knew where he was going with this.

He continued, “I’m gonna head over there, see what the go is…”

Immediate protest echoed throughout the room, a few people having the nerve to call him idiotic, stupid. You rolled your eyes. At least he was trying something.

You don’t know what came over you (idiocy and stupidity, probably), but you shot up a hand. “I’ll come.”

Elena whipped her head to you in shock, “What are you doing?”

You ignored her and stood up, leaving your messenger back on the floor beside the young waitress. You could feel her tugging at your leggings, pleading with you to sit back down.

Gavin’s attention was now on you, his eyes sharp, unwavering. “I didn’t ask for volunteers.”

Well…

“And you didn’t ask for flesh-eating zombies either, but here we are.”

He scoffed and began to approach you slowly, shuffling past the small crowd that had begun to surround him and his colleague. “Look here, doll. You have no idea what’s out there. Those things – the ones I faced, at least – are vicious. Besides,” he looked you up and down, “You’d only slow me down.”

It was your turn to scoff. “Look, buddy, I might not be the bravest person out there or a cop like yourself, but I’m quick. I won’t slow you down.”

He held your stare for a moment, waiting for you to back down. When you didn’t, he made a noise somewhere halfway between a grunt and a sigh. He turned around and addressed Chris, “Looks like I’ve got a temporary partner while you hold down the fort.”

Chris nodded, reaching over to place a comforting hand on an older lady’s shoulder. She was crying. “Don’t worry, ma’am. Once we get in contact with the station, everything will be fine.” He soothed, subtly turning her away from the windows.

Gavin began making his way to the exit with a wave for you to follow. You joined him to peek outside. There was nothing (or no one) from what you could see. Highly unusual for this normally highly active city. How did you not notice anything before? You took comfort in realising you hadn’t been the only one.

“Hey. You any good with a gun?” He asked.

You shook your head. “Never held one in my life.”

He swore under his breath. Storming over to the counter, he searched around for a moment before reaching out for something. When he returned, he held out a small but sharp knife. “You know where the station is?”

You took it with an unsure grip as he reached behind himself to pull out a handgun. Things were quickly escalating. “Y-yeah. I do,” you replied simply. He didn’t need to know that your brother was a frequent visitor there.

 “Right then,” he looked at you, hand on the door, ready to push. “Let’s get this fuckin’ show on the road.”

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Author Interview

Thank you for the tag @galadrieljones!

1. how many works do you have on AO3?

111 (I wrote a lot of one shots back in the day)

2. what's your total AO3 word count?

1,226,141

3. what fandoms do you write for?

I have written for Dragon Age, Resident Evil, Red Dead Redemption 2, ASOIAF/GOT, and recently Baldur's Gate. Also, the The Mirror Visitor book series, and another certain video game fandom that we now don't talk about, heheh.

4. what are your top five fics by kudos?

-Love Song on Sapphire Isle, Jaime x Brienne, GOT/ASOIAF

-In Waking Dreams, Cullen x Quiz, DAI

-The Sweetest Sorrow, RDR2, Arthur x Charlotte,

-Voila, Leon x Ada, Resident Evil

-Our Immortal Longings, Connor x OFC, DBH

5. do you respond to comments?

As much as I can! If someone leaves me a string of comments in succession I'll usually reply to the most recent.

6. what is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

There was a one-shot where I explored the Inquisitor losing Cullen, and nothing will top that. However, in my small series Leon and Ada fics there tends to be a note of sadness in each one, even if the main fic has a happy ending.

7. what's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Most of my longfics have happy endings, but I find it doesn't ring true to life if everything is happyhappyjoyjoy. It probably also depends on what your definition of happiness is. Probably Love Song on Sapphire Isle because Jaime and Brienne get married and literally have a pack of children and travel the world--the ending written solely to say Fuck you to the GOT writers for doing that to Jaime and brienne, and at this point I can't count on GRRM for a happy ending for them.

I mean that's what I want, so I would say this ending. (I'd prefer 2/3 kids however, LOL.)

8. do you get hate on fics?

I've been fortunate but I've had a few frankly very stupid comments over the years. One person claimed I was a fetishist because I noted Cullen and Lydia gain weight when they retire but they still think each other is hot. It's more accurate to say I've received unsolicited concrit, which I'm sorry, is and forever will be annoying when you don't ask for it. concrit is helpful, but don't give it when the author doesn't ask. Trust me, we will ask when we want it from people we trust.

9. do you write smut? if so, what kind?

I used to write a lot...and I used to enjoy it a lot, but frankly at this point in my life I find I don't enjoy writing it as much unless there's a character exploration to it or something else beneath the surface. I joked a while ago that falling for an IRL man killed my smut writing career, but I think it's more accurate that as I started writing original fiction again I learned to be more purposeful with sex.

10. do you write crossovers? what's the craziest one you've written?

No, but there is a scene in In Waking Dreams that is an homage, if not outright rip off of my favorite scene in one of my favorite movies, That Hamilton Woman. It's the scene before he gives her the coin when they're staying at in inn

11. have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I'm aware of!

12. have you ever had a fic translated?

Also not that I know of. I'd honestly love it!

13. have you ever co-written a fic before?

No

14. what's your all-time favourite ship?

Cullen x Inquisitor for getting me into writing again, but it honestly fluctuates.

15. what's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I am quite proud of myself for finishing most of the fics I've begun. The one fic though I'd love to finish would be my Morrigan x warden fic simply because it's not a ship I see often. At this point however I'm not going to say I am done with fanfic, but my priorities have shifted.

16. what are your writing strengths?

I have been told it's lyrical, poetic writing and characterization.

17. what are your writing weaknesses?

I like to rely on dialogue and my descriptions tend to me minimal. There is a fine line of course, too much description will bog a story down.

18. thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Should be used sensibly and sparingly and you should know what you're doing. Read a book fairly recently where the characters were bilingual, Spanish and English, and as someone who grew up with a lot of Spanish speakers it rang hollow to me.

19. first fandom you wrote for?

Dragon Age

20. favourite fic you've written?

Why is this so hard? I like them all to a certain degree. There's just something about my one shot Leon and Ada fic Barcelona though. I hadn't even been in the city yet and I still think I got it down so well. The utter helplessness, the slight angst, the longing, the pinning. It reminds me of a version of me that I can't go back to, a version of me so etched in that certain point in time, and yet you wouldn't know it unless you were me. You'd just read it and say "yes."

tagging @myreia @verai-marcel @fiannans @wintersongstress and anyone else!

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Tag games-Ask a fic writer

thanks @lizzy0305!!!!!

1. How many works do you have on ao3?

102 😉(make sure to log in to see all fics)

2. What fandoms do you write for?

Actively- Detroit: Become Human, Stranger Things, House MD, Twilight, Spiderverses/MCU, Harry Potter, Ted Lasso, New Girl, White Collar Not as actively anymore- The Breakfast Club, Sherlock, Supernatural, Hannibal, True Detective, The Office

3. Top five fics by kudos:

Tony Stark: Billionaire, playboy, philanthropist, Daddy (MCU) I think I need Help (ST) Call Me Doctor (House MD) Separation Anxiety (Spiderverses/Venom) You know what they say about assuming (ST)

4. What’s your total ao3 word count?

906,937😈

5. Do you respond to comments?

Nice ones! As soon as I can

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

dual suicides probs the most angsty ending I've ever written(spn)

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Love me or hate me I just dont care(ST) this one based on how it started out

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Only when I write consensual sex work, its the damnedest thing

9. Do you write smut?

Most of the time ✌️

10. Craziest crossover?

Idk, I have a supernatural/Breakfast club crossover

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

by bots yeah

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

yes! but I think the russian ficbook site got killed :(

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Many! its how I got my start and I want to do it more

14. All time favourite ship?

404. I'm bisexual, nonbinary and polyamorous, can't answer this one

15. What’s a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

hhahahahhahahahah I'll never tell

16. What are your writing strengths?

Characterization, dialogue, smut, angst

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

world building, grammar, spelling, tenses

18. Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

I love it! It grinds my gears when the translation isn't at the end of the fic though haha then my brain won't let me continue reading until I translate it

19. First fandom you wrote in?

Across the universe, but the first I ever posted to fanfic/ao3 was my Harry Potter fic Certainly Professor

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

oh man, all of them! I put a little bit of myself in every one!

Though I am particularly proud of how The Eden Club(DBH) and Vain for my blood(ST) turned out!

Tagging: @sweeteatercat @disdaidal @p3ski @advictoriams @heiko-goes-detroit @meiko333 @raouelle @fluent-in-lesbianism @negative-citadel @writerwhowritesao3 @connorboyyy @ihni @kissoflightning @moviemuncherao3 @tradedsymmetry @treeffles @irishbeings @eevylynn @thediktatortot @strangebrainrot @spaceofentropy @criminalizeheterosexuality @geekinglikeaboss @malware-wolf @destroya2005

[violet-lai]

I've been working on a DBH x Fallout 4 crossover where……

- Connors (51 & 60) are the Institute's coursers

- Kara is originally a Miss Nanny that bought by Todd to take care of Alice (and they ran away)

- (But she soon finds out a humanoid body would be better for Alice's life) (Similar to Curie)

And some upcomings (perhaps):

- After meeting Luther at the fake doctor Zlatko's house, Kara escaped and got a Synth body at the real doctor Rose in Goodneighbor

- Wounded Markus that walked the freedom trail and found the Railroad led by North, Simon and Josh etc

- Connor infiltrated the Brotherhood of Steel by pretending to be a civilian, where he meets Hank, and Gavin etc

I can't embed English words properly, hope you guys can put up with this!

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20 Questions for Fic Writers!

Thanks for the tag, @lizzy0305 <333

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

162

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

622,263 - surprisingly low for how many fics I have, but a bunch are drabbles so I guess that checks.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

What fandoms don't I write for? XD

Supernatural. Sherlock. Star Trek. Teen Wolf. Marvel. Harry Potter. Merlin. James Bond. Lucifer. House MD. Primeval. Doctor Who. Venom. The Witcher. The Old Guard. Ted Lasso. Detroit Become Human. Good Omens. Our Flag Means Death. Hannibal.

Plus a few others.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Meant To Be - AOS Star Trek

5 Times Jim Forgot About Vulcan Hand Sensitivity & 1 Time He Didn't - AOS Star Trek

Making Love - Venom

Lunch Break - House MD

Truth Or Dare - Supernatural

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to respond to every comment provided its not hate, I ignore hate. I want people to know that their comment is truly appreciated from the bottom of my heart. Comments are food for the writer's soul.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Probably either The Void (TOS Star Trek) or Forever (SPN) or most of my SPN Endverse fics.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Most of my fics have happy endings, I live for them! Hmmm trying to think of particularly fluffy ones though... The Prince and The Princess - (AOS Star Trek) What No Man Has Done Before - (AOS Star Trek X HP) Good News - (DBH) Afterlife - (TOS Star Trek)

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not too much, but it happens every so often. Why people can't just exit a fic or not interact with it if they don't like it is beyond me.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Sure do. Um, explicit and M/M but the specifics vary depending on pairing and fic. Been getting more detailed and more adventurous with it over the years though.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Ohhhh boi have I ever written a crazy crossover XD

Convergence - where I brought many many fandoms (and even more ships) together in a story with an actual plot.

Its not my only crossover, but it's by far the craziest.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I'm aware of, but I have been asked if some can be translated before, just never heard from them again.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

In a way with @lizzy0305 who started Fragments ages ago and then I finished it because we both knew she wasn't going to finish it.

and also Double Date with weegie8 a long long time ago.

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?

My OTP of OTPs is Spirk <3

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Theres a johnlock fic that could be the first wip i never go back to.

and an SPN and a Stanner fic that both could stay wips forever, but honestly it just takes one spark in my brain and the right mood and I could finish any of these, so never say never.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Not sure really. My fluff is extra tooth rotting? XD Also once I get used to a character their voice is easy to channel I suppose.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Feels like everything when you're trying to write a damn fic XD um, maybe not putting in enough details into a scene.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I often use Vulcan language in Star Trek fics, I think it adds to it. However I get that it can be annoying to not understand a piece of likely important dialogue cause its in another language. It doesn't bother me though.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Technically HP when I was teen, before I knew what fandom and fanfiction were. But when I was in the know it was Supernatural.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

How can I just pick one? I'll pick a multichapter and a one shot that I love.

The One That Got Away - TOS Star Trek

The Update - DBH

Tagging: @dayspring-askanison @heartshapedvows @doonarose