#haha now that i've reread it I want to go back to writing

[cloudynyims]

WIP Title I'm sorry (Haikyuu g/t fic pt 1)

this is basically for @obwjam (and the anon who asked for the snippet! Sorry it came out a bit late), and unsurprisingly, this is how I try to be friends with people :’) Sorry for using the practically same scenario for the intro but that’s just the perfect jumping point for a tiny in the haikyuu universe and a good way to set things up. plz enjoy part 1! featuring iwaizumi and oikawa :) pt. 2 TBA

“Where are they? Where did they go?” Hinata was frantic. The team bus was about to leave when he realized his tiny friend, Mitsu, was missing. During Interhigh, the team had gone a lot of places, so Hinata was unsure where they could’ve gone missing. They were there during Karasuno’s first match and while Hinata and Kageyama were watching Aoba Johsai. But after that, Hinata couldn’t recall seeing them.

HInata had befriended Mitsu earlier in the season, and they bonded over being the butt of Tsukishima’s short jokes. It took them a while to get comfortable around the team, but they warmed up soon enough. At first, it was a Karasuno secret, but then Hinata had to tell Kenma. So they became a Karasuno and Nekoma secret. But of course, Kuroo mentioned them to Bokuto, and the news spread from there. It was now common knowledge among the teams that Hinata had a tiny friend.

Hinata looked at their friendship fondly, but he was currently panicking. He didn’t know where they could be. How did they manage to get lost anyway? Mitsu loved sitting on Hinata’s shoulder, which they did most of the time. They must’ve gotten swept away in the crowd. How were they supposed to fend for themselves against a bunch of other teams? These were other teams Hinata was certain wouldn’t treat her with the same respect Karasuno did. He could only imagine what would happen if someone like Ushijima or Terushima found them. 

Daichi was doing his best damage control, trying to console him. “They’re going to be okay, Hinata. They took care of themselves before they knew you, didn’t they? We’ll find them tomorrow.”

Hinata was beside himself. “This is all my fault. I should’ve kept a better eye on them. Now they’re who knows where? They hate being by themselves in crowds. Will they be okay?” Despite his ramblings, Daichi led him to the bus. Hinata reluctantly got on, casting a longing glance at the front of the Sendai gym before Kageyama yanked him onto the bus. 

“OW! Kageyama!”

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Mitsu was trying to stay calm. They had been separated from Hinata and Kageyama at some point during Interhigh. It was tough searching for the team. Their black uniforms blended in among the sea of people swarming the gyms and walkways. They spent all afternoon trying to avoid being stepped on and hit by stray volleyballs. Put simply, they were exhausted and just wanted to rest in the bed Hinata had dutifully made for them. 

Except that wasn’t an option. 

The last match of the evening was Shiratorizawa against some other team. Mitsu recalled how bummed Hinata had been that the team was leaving before the match started. Now they were bummed that the team had probably left the venue already. No, bummed was the wrong word. They were devastated.

It wasn’t like they didn’t know how to handle themselves, and Karasuno was coming back the next day. What stressed them out was being all alone in such a crowded place. Students and players were still openly roaming around since the last match was still in play. 

As weird as it was at first, Mitsu had grown accustomed to the company of Hinata and the team. They used to be fiercely independent because borrowers like them tended to live alone. However, once they met Hinata and the rest of the team, they preferred having at least one human around them. 

Mitsu went on many of Karasuno’s trips, mostly as a morale booster. They would get nervous on these trips because they were surrounded by unfamiliar giants whose habits they were unaware of. Mitsu didn’t know if they’d be a novelty to others or seen as a person. Being close to someone they knew could protect them, like Daichi or Asahi, made Mitsu feel more secure when traveling. And now they were alone. 

A loud thud brought them back to reality. Every step rumbled the ground as they stood against the baseboard in a hallway. There were so many people, so many prying eyes. Mitsu wanted to be completely alone, away from any humans. They needed to figure out what they were doing for the night. Thinking quickly, they slipped underneath a nearby door into a quiet room. 

“Finally, some peace,” they muttered. The room appeared empty and looked similar to Karasuno’s makeshift locker room. Mitsu smiled, figuring the team occupying that locker room had cleared out for the day. As they walked into the room, they noticed a few discarded towels and shirts. 

“That’s a good start for something to sleep on,” They thought to themselves. “But where to sleep…” They didn’t venture over to the towels quite yet. Instead, they walked around the perimeter of the entire room, tapping the wall as they went. Mitsu hoped that there would be at least one hollow spot. They thought that maybe a borrower had lived here before. 

It was to no avail. The walls were solid and rather new from what they could tell. Any tampering they did to these walls would be noticed almost immediately. They huffed at the thought of sleeping in the open. It felt so exposed. There wasn’t much to be done about it though, so Mitsu succumbed to the idea. 

They walked over to the towels in the middle of the room. Sure, a shirt would be more comfy, but they only enjoyed sleeping on clean shirts. They weren’t spending all night in a random, smelly, sweaty shirt. As they felt the fabric, they noticed the towels weren’t terrible in comparison. This would keep them comfy enough for the night. 

Mitsu grabbed the edge of the towel and began dragging it to the corner. If they had to sleep in the open, they’d at least be discrete about it. 

That’s when they heard the dreaded sound of the door opening. They had no time to react; they could only stare as the door opened and revealed two towering figures. Mitsu’s brain buffered as they registered who these figures were. 

“Hurry up and grab your stupid shirt, Oikawa! The bus isn’t going to wait all day for you.”

“Okay, okay, don’t throw that! I’m going, Iwa-chan!”

Mitsu flinched at every step as Oikawa hurried into the room. Their instincts finally came back to them as they scrambled under the towel. After a second, they barely peeked out to keep an eye on what was going on. This was just in time for Mitsu’s world to shake as Oikawa stepped right over her.

Their eyes were wide as Oikawa headed over to the very shirts that Mitsu had contemplated sleeping in. He easily gathered the shirts and turned to look in the bathroom. “Oh, Iwa-chan! My hairbrush is in here! If we never went back, I never would have found it,” He said with a cheeky smile. 

Even though Mitsu couldn’t see Iwaizumi from where they were, they could tell he was getting irritated. “Be quick about it. We’re late enough as is.” He snapped. Oikawa dashed into the bathroom, and they relaxed ever so slightly. Once the duo left, it’d be back to peace and quiet.

Unfortunately, Mitsu had been so focused on Oikawa, that they failed to notice Iwaizumi’s movements. Their only warning was his grumbled words. “And he left the towels everywhere. Why can’t someone just pick up around here?” As soon as they registered his words, the towel they were hiding under was whisked away. 

Mitsu was almost taken with the towel but fell out of the folds a few inches off the ground. It wasn’t a big fall, but it was enough to catch Iwaizumi’s attention. They could feel his gaze, so they slowly turned around. His shoes were only a few feet away from them. They grimaced and turned their head up to see his face. 

His facial expression was difficult to place, but he still looked plenty intimidating to Mitsu. If she had to guess, he looked slightly weirded out, but also over the entire situation. They had listened to Hinata prattle on and on about Aoba Johsai. He had mentioned what they were like on the court, but that didn’t matter. Mitsu could only remember how scary Hinata said they were off the court.

On the other hand, Iwaizumi was downright confused. He had known about Mitsu, but never put much thought into… well… their existence. Now that they were right in front of him, he didn’t know what to think. They were just so small. He couldn’t even make out their facial expression from here. His shadow completely engulfed the area where they stood. 

Iwaizumi wasn’t short, but he always felt that way when compared to some of his teammates. Right now, he felt gigantic. He didn’t know how to feel about that.

Before the two could stand there and gawk at each other for another five minutes, Oikawa emerged from the bathroom. “Okay! I grabbed my brush, touched up my hair, and…” he trailed off. He had expected Iwaizumi to have interrupted him by now. But Iwa was staring at the floor. Oikawa followed his gaze and noticed Mitsu on the floor. 

Oikawa basically slid across the floor for a better look, a mischievous glint in his eyes. “So you’re the shrimp’s little buddy!” He said. Mistu recoiled from his quick advance. He was way too close for comfort. And they didn’t like that curiosity in his expression. “Shouldn’t you be with the rest of those weirdos? Consoling them about how they’ll lose to us tomorrow?”

Mitsu didn’t respond at first, although they rolled their eyes mentally. They had full confidence that Karasuno would win. And now more than ever, they wanted to see the look on Oikawa’s face when Karasuno won. Too bad they’d have to wait until tomorrow to see that. That is, if they made it through the night. At the moment, they had much bigger fish to fry. 

[tozettastone]

Fantasy Novels Recommended By Vibes

A note about warnings and assumptions: I have given no content warnings, but most of these books have them, usually for violence or sexism. Except the middle grade books. I have assumed everyone knows who Tolkien and Jordan and Le Guin and GRRM are and does not require me to recommend them once more. I have also assumed that everyone following me has read and enjoyed the trashiest of fanfiction at some point or other.

Now, let's go.

"I want something that feels like reading the unhinged fanfiction of a 16 year old girl, but written by and for adults so the sex scenes don't make me feel deeply uncomfortable."

Oh boy. Okay. Don't worry, I've got you.

The Black Jewels trilogy by Anne Bishop. High fantasy. If you like to categorise things you will love the worldbuilding in this. Weird and gender essentialist, although not in the way you might expect.

The Merry Gentry series by L K Hamilton. Urban fantasy. Degrades in quality over time. I would say: read the first two, and then continue at your discretion depending on your tolerance.

"Do you have a version of this that is not quite so focused on sex as worldbuilding?"

I do, I do. Not everything that reads like unhinged fanfiction must automatically contain smut.

A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik. It's billed as adult fantasy, but it reads like YA. If you like 2010s fanfiction and wish it were better written more often, you'll love these two.

Any book by Mercedes Lackey will read exactly like fanfiction. I make no comments as to technical quality, but if you like hurt/comfort idfic, you will like these. If you're looking for a zero-romance, one-book introduction to these books, I'd try Brightly Burning.

"That's still a bit too adult. I want something that's fine to read with kids, too!"

Sure! Fantasy loves YA and kids' books, haha.

The Dark Is Rising sequence by Susan Cooper. Middle grade fantasy, leaning heavily on English folklore.

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn. Young adult urban fantasy. Concerned with the legacy of slavery in the US.

The Old Kingdom trilogy by Garth Nix. Young adult high fantasy. The pacing is strong, the worldbuilding is rad.

Tithe by Holly Black. Young adult fantasy. Her later books are better loved but I reread Tithe and then went and read The Cruel Prince for the first time this year and Tithe is better.

The Tortall books by Tamora Pierce. I like The Immortals, but reasonable minds will differ on this one. Middle grade high fantasy.

The Black Magician trilogy by Trudi Canavan. High fantasy, young adult.

"Okay, now I want young adult fantasy like that, but weird."

Weird. Hmm. Okay. Try:

The Tooth Fairy by Graham Joyce. Horror and fantasy, young adult, but not like... too young an adult. Give it to a 15 year old, not a 10 year old.

"That's... too weird. Put some weird back. I want something suitable for teens that's committed to the aesthetics of weirdness, but is not actually weird."

Alright, here are a couple:

Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz. Historical fantasy, definitely young adult. The grizzly aesthetics of 19th century graverobbing are a gossamer veil over a cute, but not particularly sophisticated, YA novel.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Middle grade fantasy. Less weird than it thinks it is, but still fun to read.

"Enough kids' stuff. I want fast-moving urban fantasy!"

Urban fantasy occupies a weird nexus between fantasy and detective noir, which I'm kinda into. Here are my suggestions:

I think everyone who wants urban fantasy is probably aware of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, but I'll put it here anyway because there's a big fandom for the Dresden Files so if you stick it out for a bit you get access to all the fics. The first one will take you 3.5 hours and if you don't like it, move on — the writing doesn't really change. Also has a TV series.

The Felix Castor novels by Mike Carey. Urban fantasy, a little more grim, but definitely better written.

Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. Urban fantasy. Main character is a police officer. I recently finished the first of these books and it was pretty fun, but I can't speak to the remainder of the series.

"Tozette, I fucking loved True Blood."

You're in luck, I can make this a whole category.

I bet you've heard of the Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris already, but if you haven't, it's what the TV series was based on. Urban fantasy, but actually kind of rural.

Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter by L K Hamilton. Urban fantasy. Another LKH series that starts fun and degrades rapidly. The first three are fun, they come in an omnibus. I was obsessed with this series when I was 17, which both is and isn't a recommendation. Again, this series has a large fandom.

Dime Store Magic and Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong. Urban fantasy. The rest of the Women of the Otherworld series is hit or miss for me, but I do recall liking No Humans Involved.

The Blood Books by Tanya Huff. Urban fantasy. Read if you've ever wished Harry Dresden was female. Also has a TV series!

"Do you have some traditional high fantasy recommendations that aren't Tolkien, Robert Jordan, GRRM, or Ursula K Le Guin? Please?"

Absolutely. Of course. One hundred per cent.

The Elenium trilogy by David & Leigh Eddings. High fantasy. Technically there's also a sequel trilogy, but it's not as good.

The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. High fantasy. Lots of high fantasy politics.

Urshurak by The Bros. Hildebrandt. High fantasy. Extremely Tolkien inspired but with more amazon women in metal bikinis.

The Books of Pellinor by Alison Croggon. High fantasy. There's four of them and while I wouldn't say they're my favourite books ever, I do think they're a solid, competently written high fantasy series that will stop you from contemplating the horrors of reality for at least three days.

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski. High fantasy. A great rearrangement of European folklore. I struggled with the representations of women, personally, but they're well constructed stories.

"Recommend something that's fantasy but feels like a totally different genre."

Okay. I can do that. Here you go:

The Chronicles of the Crystal Singers of Ballybran by Anne McCaffrey. It's a trilogy that's set in space and therefore engages with a sci-fi kind of vibe, but if you scratch the surface, the trilogy is fantasy all the way down.

The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by HP Lovecraft. Horror, but also historical fantasy.

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde. The first three books of the Thursday Next series are gold, actually, but start here. This is about a literary detective living in an alternative history setting. Fantasy, but ideal for people who are going to get the rapid fire literary references.

"Tozette, what if you just recommend a single fantasy book, writer, or series, with your whole heart?"

My WHOLE heart? Okay. Here:

Johannes Cabal the Necromancer, Johannes Cabal the Detective, and Johannes Cabal: the Fear Institute by Jonathan L Howard are each different subgenres of fantasy, and all three of them are absolute fucking bangers. They are the best books on this list according to me. I love them.

[eliotbaum]

Hi Eliot! First of all, I wanted to tell you I love your art so so much!! You inspire me so much as an artist and you and Viv are one of the main reasons I'm backing The Book of Devotion Kickstarter!

I am also a DnD player and I wanted to ask you, do you ever feel disconnected from your characters? I am currently playing a campaign set in Ravnica from Magic the Gathering and I absolutely love it (100% recommend as a setting as well) and I love my character Daphne, but for some reason the past few sessions I've been feeling very withdrawn and unhappy with my RP choices, I feel Daphne very far away from me If that makes sense? Have you ever experienced something similar? Would love to hear your thoughts on this!!

Thank you!!

Wah thank you so much!!! 🥺 it's SUCH a fun concept I hope you'll enjoy it! Oh man, I'm sorry to hear you're feeling disconnected. It's such a bummer when something that got us so immersed and invested feels more distant. I've only played one campaign with the same character, so I'm not sure if I can give the best advice here. But yes, I do know the unfortunate phenomena! I'm actually struggling with the same thing right now so maybe we can figure it out togethaa. I'll answer more in-depth under the cut but if anyone else has tips, do feel free to drop them.

So yes, this all sounds familiar. Recently I'm just "going through the motions" of playing a character, without being immersed in them. Even if we still very much enjoy everything about the character or the game. Personally, I tried to pinpoint where this could come from. Is it an ingame thing, or is it something outside? (stress kills my creative drive) Has this campaign been going on for a while, have there been any exciting things happening with Daphne? Have you had fun opportunities for her to shine, was there anything that moved you? Just throwing some questions out there to help the wheels turning. I think bringing this up with your group and DM is also worth considering. Being invested in roleplay and your character is such a major part of the game (to me!) and maybe there's something where everyone can help. Be that giving you opportunities for dramatic or heartfelt moments, or simply hyping each other and their characters up around the game, not even just during sessions. But, onto the actual things that have helped me: I found a song that feels very Kasper to me, and I always try and listen to it before a session to get back into my PC's mindset and get that special spark and feeling back. Deep immersion mode... I also find creating art or writing around the character also very rewarding and exciting. I often see folks write a diary in character, or simply write up how their character felt after a session. I did that for a while after work -- and rereading diary entries with some very dramatic sombre music in the background brought a bit of that connection back, haha. Rereading notes for next sessions, or old ones is also worth a shot. What's your character all about and what's important to them? In the same vein I like to indulge in some Imagining, Daydreaming of past and future RP moments that excite me. Of course, all while listening to dramatic music...

Anyway I hope either you did figure it out in the meantime, or this helps just a little. Wishing us all to have fun, be crazy for our little OCs and sharing exciting moments and stories with each other.

[jeeyuns]

Can we have some links for these mcd fics ? 👀

sure! let me rip my heart open again. hell yeah brothah here we go. lemme stick with 911 and keep it down to top 4. i DEFINITELY forgot some! but these are the ones where the atmosphere and specific lines stick out to me and stick out OF me if you know what i mean.

24 by @kitkatpancakestack

Buck left his muddy sneakers at Eddie’s house. Eddie is sitting on the back of an ambulance watching a gurney roll away, watching vaguely familiar faces trying to keep it together for him, watching his hands shake.  A voice somewhere says, “He’s in shock.” Another bites back, “Wouldn’t you be?” And none of it matters, because Buck left his muddy sneakers at Eddie’s house. * The first twenty-four hours are the hardest.

when i tell you i imprinted on the feeling i got from reading this MASTERPIECE. i haven't looked BACK baby. k knows what she's DOING. this is like one of the first 3 fics i EVER read for the 911 fandom. before this, i was a casual viewer of the show. i was the general audience going haha sexy firefighters i should keep watching a la february 2021 can you believe?????????

and the way she poured into me this feeling of grief, hour by hour on the countdown. made me GET it you know? my brain just rescrambled again i need to go attempt to reread it and oscillate in my office chair. yeah i WILL cry at work. one good cry a day keeps the horrors at bay or something like that. i'm also pissed because i left a comment from my old ao3 account i can't get back in to. kitkat i love you. mwah!

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3 more below the cut! 🫶

All The Work That Needs To Be Done by @try-set-me-on-fire

Buck nods, two slow movements like any action at all pains him. Eddie isn’t sure how literal or metaphorical that statement is, and wants to tell him again to let a doctor look at him, but they’ve had that argument several times already tonight and Buck had a look in his eyes like- like Eddie doesn’t even know what, but whatever would have happened if he’d kept pushing would not have been good, so he’d let it drop and stuck close to his side. "She shouldn't be alone." — Bobby dies. Eddie worries. Life goes on.

the insane (g00d) whiplash i got when i went from oouuing and ahhhing over brick's gorgeous art to the jaw-drop of OMG SHE WRITES TOO. and then i clicked on this bad boy. and was promptly sniped in the heart. the GUTPUNCH and depth of feeling along with the steady beat of quiet heartbreak. oh what i would do to turn back time to the second after i clicked

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i would've loved you (instead i lost you) by @honestlydarkprincess

Eddie cleared his throat, swallowing the tears that threatened to break free and forced himself out of the truck. He stumbled and caught himself against the vehicle, his breathing shaky. Ever since Buck’s death Eddie had struggled to feel like he was standing on solid ground. Without Buck he felt like he was just stumbling around, unable to steady himself. Taking a deep breath, Eddie forced himself to walk. One foot in front of the other, taking the path that he knew by heart, a path he wished he had never had to walk. Finally he found what he was looking for. Eddie had meant to stay standing but the second his eyes settled on Buck’s named carved into the stone he fell to his knees, the weight of his grief, of his pain making him fall. EVAN ‘BUCK’ BUCKLEY Or, the one where Eddie stands at Buck's grave, mourning what could've— should've— been.

jess craved violence one fine day and decided to stab me lovingly right under my 3rd rib with this and i've been OBSESSED with them ever since! just the type of cathartic release i need

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The best parts of you are here (but you're still gone) by justhockey

Eddie had taken Buck’s hand and squeezed it three times before he ran into that burning building. It had felt like a promise. Like a flash of all the dreams that were about to come true. Eddie never came back out. And now Buck is stuck here in this house. His grief, and Christopher’s grief, and Eddie’s absence are the biggest things in every single room. Their pain fills every crack and every crevice, their anger - at Eddie, at the job, at the world - is so thick that they can taste it.

justhockey usually writes the softest stuff and makes me sigh happily and wiggle my toes. the way they whipped this one up outta nowhere? took me the FUCKKKK out

[amethystfairy1]

Hi Amethyst! It's been a hot minute since I sent an ask in, but I have been reading both fics every day (still obsessed lmao) (also I name changed btw, used to be ElenaLoo)

Anyways, I had written a whole ask waxing eloquent on all the wonderful things going on in ttsbc, but I accidentally shut off my computer partway through and frankly I can't be bothered to write it all out again lmao. Just. It's beautiful (wow isnt that so meaningful and deep? im sure you're feeling very complimented rn)

The REAL thing I wanted to talk about was Traveling thieves (which is by far my favorite fanfic of ALL TIME), and all the amazingness in ttsbc made me forget it even existed for the past few weeks. But the other day I was just like "oh yeah. Traveling thieves." and then i reread the whole thing. whoopsies.

Ummm anywyas there's so many thoughts in my head about all the little guys, but recently I've been on an Imp and Skizz obsession (just scroll on my page for .2 seconds and you'll see) and YOU. You left them on a CLIFFHANGER. >:((( (not actually mad btw). I just. so excited for them. They're out alone in the woods right now and Skizz is going to have the perfect opportunity to kill Impulse and get away and I just am falling apart thinking about them. (I drew them to cope lol, posted on my blog but also later here so that I can talk about it more). I can see this playing out a few ways. Obviously Skizz isn't actually going to kill Impulse, so he's either going to 1) make up some excuse as to why he can't do it right then, but still plans to do it eventually, or 2) he does it. but he doesn't. Skizz attacks Impulse when he's not expecting it, there's a scuffle, and Skizz comes out on top---BUT THEN HE CAN"T FINISH IT!!! and it's a whole thing where even tho skizz tried to kill him, imp is still so understanding and skizz cries and impulse just freaking gives him a hug and

sigh

Whatever you do will be beautiful, I'm sure. I think you mentioned you're switching to tt after this fic, so crossing my fingers it's imp and skizz. (Though, would also be very happy with Martyn and Ren :P) (or anything really i just love tt)

Anyways, I had the art on my blog but I'm also putting it here so i can say things about it to you

Mostly I'm just very proud of their expressions, with Impulse being all concerned glancing over at Skizz, meanwhile Skizz is completely deadpan staring forwards, also looking very tired bc he needs a break from this universe. Also I switched up my Impulse design a lil bit from last time (if u even remember that lol it was months ago now). you would think, just looking at them, that Impulse took way longer to design, but nope, I was messing around with Skizz for at least double the time, trying to figure out how to have him facing forward whilst still showing some of the scars on his back. I gave up eventually xD (all that means is that im gonna have to draw him again later, from different angles)

actually that made me remember a question I had: are you planning to ship Imp and Skizz? Ik you said Zed and Tango are going to be a thing far in the future, but... skizzpulse? plzzzz plz pretty please haha im not obsessed

aaaaaand that reminds me of another question, is skizz going to be in ttsbc? (pretty please also same question as tt, if he was in ttsbc, are him and impulse together? Im addicted to them all i care about these days is some good imp and skizz shipfics, and you're such a fantastic writer, both with plot and the vibes of the words themselves. u could write such good imp and skizz. just imagine the possibilites! (am i selling it?))

aaaaaanyways. im gonna go reread the old tt skizz fics because theyre delicious and painful, like eating knives. u have a good day :))

HIIIIIII

I ADORE THIS ART SO MUCH! I gave you all my rambles on the reblog but it's SOOOOO COOL!

I'm sad the waxing eloquent about TTSBC is gone 😭 but that's ok!

I'm so glad you're enjoying TT and all the drama going on in there! Imp and Skizz are definitely having a time and a half with all of this nonsense going on...I love all your theories! I won't confirm or deny anything of course, but I'm so happy you're excited for them!

I will not be shipping Imp and Skizz, sorry! I just personally don't ship them, so they're gonna remain platonic...I mean, in TT who knows what the hell they're doing to be fair 😆 but yeah, Zedango is going to be a thing in the distant future, but no Skizzpulse! Sorry!

Skizz is not in TTSBC at the moment, that doesn't mean he never will be! Just haven't found a spot for him yet...and no, he also would not be with Impulse, I'm so sorry I just don't ship them personally! I think it's a very cute ship tho!

Enjoy rereading the TT Skizz fics!!! Thank you again for the gorgeous art!!!! I love it!!! 💖

[linkspooky]

hi... it's me again ( ˙▿˙ )

I'm still reading the first part of your jjk fanfic (I'm starting chapter four), and after rereading the chapters I've got to the conclusion that your oc Michi might have been s*xually abused or had something happened in his past that relates to that. I think that because of this:

(from right to left)

Michi got quite defensive about how Geto empathised with the dead men from the love hotel, even though Geto never said anything bad about prostitutes in general. This showed to me that:

1) Geto can be empathic with anybody

2) Michi is empatic but selectively

I love this. I love this kind of dynamic!

BUT, what made me believe that Michi could have been abused or had to see a loved one getting abused (what would still cause him some kind of trauma: low self-esteem, for example)

Was when he was talking to Utahime and said that he felt more comfortable around women.

Since jjk does talk about misogyny and how in every misogynistic society tends to see women as weak / unreliable when there's strength / intelligence involved I believe it was very smart of you to write that Michi feels like a woman. Since he's weak, and that's a trait a misogynistic society would attribute to women, he feels like one, like a woman.

(Again, I might be reading too much into it since he grew surrounded by women, and he could just feel more comfortable around them)

But I feel like you went on another level here!

Showing once again how Michi, just like the rest of young sorcerers (Gojo, Geto and Utahime) are just victims of the Jujutsu world, which washed their brains into making Gojo believe that he's a tool and Michi, due to his weakness, he's relegated to the position of a weakling like Utahime, who both of them get mocked by the stronger sorcerers (Gojo and sometimes even Geto).

NOW, misogynistic society, the topics of sexual assault are discussed, and Michi reacts defensively about it. He feels more comfortable around women. He even feels like one at times!

Getting sexually assaulted is something that is quite associated with women in misogynistic societies where, if a man goes through that, he'll be mocked about it since "that only happens to women"

Since Michi is a victim of the Jujutsu world and Japanese misogynistic culture (and misogyny harms men too) I think it could be possible that he doesn't feel like a real man beacuse his surroundings made him believe so:

-> He's weak, that's something to be embarrassed as a man

-> And not only that, if I'm right, he had been sexually assaulted therefore is even lesser of a man compared to the rest

This is just a theory. I still need to read the rest (thankfully, it's already finished, and I don't have to wait for the next chapters 😭🙏)

But I wanted to let this out because I think it would be really good forshadowing for you oc!

Again, I could be wrong, so I'll go read the other chapters left and see how wrong i was haha :p

Thank you so much for the comment friend, your comments are so thoughtful and well-written. You've now unlocked the secret author commentary. I'll be responding to your asks one by one, I just had the most to say in response to this one.

Michi got quite defensive about how Geto empathised with the dead men from the love hotel, even though Geto never said anything bad about prostitutes in general. This showed to me that: 1) Geto can be empathic with anybody 2) Michi is empatic but selectively

Your observation is absolutely correct. Michi has absolutely no sympathy for abusers and sees them as inhuman and deserving what they get, which as a pacifist and humanist I personally disagree with. At that time too, Geto was struggling with his obligation to protect "the weak" which meant protecting everyone not just picking and choosing who to save. Michi is a bit, revenge obsessed, for a better word, they see themselves as someone who strikes back against abusers when they're really just a very traumatized child.

Michi is also deliberately there to contrast Geto, and Gojo, he's also a bit of a halfway point between the two of them. Gojo has like no empathy for weak people because he can't connect to them. Geto has empathy for everyone, to the point where it eventually drives him insane and tears him apart inside and almost empties it out until there's nothing left. He's so filled with emotions that Gojo doesn't even understand how someone like him can live in this world. And that's the rub, he can't, Geto can't live in this world and be happy.

Michi is alienated from everyone around him due to his past trauma. He experiences the same disconnect as Gojo, but almost for entirely different reasons. Gojo because he feels above everyone, and Michi because he feels beneath everyone. While Michi is also capable of feeling a deep empathy, but only for victims. Michi is also full to bursting with feelings like Geto, but unlike Geto who can be warm and comforting for people like Gojo, Michi is filled with mostly hurt feelings.

BUT, what made me believe that Michi could have been abused or had to see a loved one getting abused (what would still cause him some kind of trauma: low self-esteem, for example) Was when he was talking to Utahime and said that he felt more comfortable around women.

Okay, so this is only ever implied in the fics but I'm just going to confirm it here in my author's notes since you are right.

The backstory in my head is that Michi basically ran away from the Gojo clan after his mother died, and he basically lived in the streets and was picked up by a man who offered him a place to stay for his body. He probably went through a few men like this before landing with someone who at least seemed stable even if he was still abusive. Michi stayed in that bad relationship for several years and only left it, when he was invited back to Jujutsu Academy, and he only became a sorcerer to gain money to free himself from an abusive relationship.

It's extremely graphic so it's never going to be explored in the fics.

nce jjk does talk about misogyny and how in every misogynistic society tends to see women as weak / unreliable when there's strength / intelligence involved I believe it was very smart of you to write that Michi feels like a woman. Since he's weak, and that's a trait a misogynistic society would attribute to women, he feels like one, like a woman. (Again, I might be reading too much into it since he grew surrounded by women, and he could just feel more comfortable around them)

You are close, I'll also cover this in the author's notes since I don't like having characters explain their gender by looking at the screen and saying "this is how I feel about gender."

You are right in that Michi feels like a woman and he feels deep empathy for women because of the way women are treated like property, used and discarded by a misogynist society. Michi essentially, identified so heavily with his mother, with her pain, that he felt more like a woman than a man.

However, even though Michi empathizes with the pain of women to the point where he became a woman, he also finds strength in being a woman. Gojo's idea of being strong is being someone untouchable who is never hurt and never loses. Michi's idea of being strong is being someone who can endure everything, and still love. Michi's mother was her greatest protector for the first ten or so years of her life, she associates her mother with safety and so her becoming a woman is also like putting on armor.

Getting sexually assaulted is something that is quite associated with women in misogynistic societies where, if a man goes through that, he'll be mocked about it since "that only happens to women" Since Michi is a victim of the Jujutsu world and Japanese misogynistic culture (and misogyny harms men too) I think it could be possible that he doesn't feel like a real man beacuse his surroundings made him believe so: -> He's weak, that's something to be embarrassed as a man -> And not only that, if I'm right, he had been sexually assaulted therefore is even lesser of a man compared to the rest

This is a really excellent observation again. You're a good reader. I hope you don't mind if I add onto it.

A big thing with Michi's character is that yes men aren't seen as sexual assault victims. So, characters like Utahime and Gojo would lecture Michi for being weak but they wouldn't guess that Michi was a sexual assault victim in like a hundred years so they come off as ignorant. Michi also doesn't meet the standard definition of a sexual assault victim. He doesn't act like victims are supposed to act. He doesn't go cry in the corner.

Geto on the other hand at least understands that there's something wrong with Michi and starts paying close attention to him, because Geto is the opposite of most people in the Jujutsu World. He wants to empathize with weak people. He's the only one who cares for Michi's point of view and this becomes more obvious as the fanfic goes on.

Michi is a man, and a woman. They are what you'd call x-gender.

Of course, he doesn't really feel like a man or a woman either. To Michi gender is a costume he wears to protect himself. Gender is a performance. He becomes a woman, and it's like wearing armor. That's just Michi's unique view on gender though I'm not speaking for all people.

Michi definitely leans more towards being a woman than a man. It is in part, because when she was victimized, she was victimized by a male predator who saw them as a man. On the other hand, it's less that he feels like he's too weak to be a man, but rather he sees masculinity as something inherently toxic and doesn't want to be like that.

That's not true of course that's just how Michi sees it as someone who was thoroughly abused by a man. This is also to contrast with Gojo, who despite being as queer as Michi and in love with a man basically perfectly embodies the straight cis male paradigm that's held up as the gold standard of Jujutsu Society.

I do think Michi feels lesser compared to other people because he was assaulted, but it's less that he feels lesser as a man but more like he feels lesser as a human being because he's been so thoroughly dehumanized. People have treated him as lesser too, either by blaming him for being too weak to fight back his abusers, or just ignoring his pain entirely.

If Michi doesn't feel like a man, it's because he doesn't even feel human so he doesn't feel like a man or a woman, and if he's dressing or acting like a man or a woman in the moment that's more like a costume. It's very hard for him to feel natural in his own skin "to be a man".

Thank you for sending me your wonderful thoughts, I'm working on responses to your other comments as we speak.

[milksuu]

ur aphelios fic w solari priestess reader was soooo good, i can't stop going back to reread it bc i'm eager for pt 2 if you do end up writing one 😭😭 but there's so much potential for this man bc hello ?? enemies to lovers(?uh) ?? i really like the idea that they're on opposite sides bc as a lover of solari n lunari lore, it feels much more taboo. especially considering how scornful the solari people are of the lunari people which is clear in how the reader treats him 😕 a bit unjustified but it's nice that we aren't exactly a blank sheet of paper in this bc ofc we'd still have to abide by our morals and views 🩵🩵 i also wonder what alune thinks of this if she ever found out, would she even in the first place LMAO "i fear your brother nonconned me 😓😨🧟‍♂️" HDHDHDHS whenever there's an aphelios fic alune always pops into my mind afterwards since she's so dear to me, would the reader ever interact w her through aphelios? bisexuals really winning w this champ 😔

LKJSDVGBFLJHSDFVLSH!! omfg thank you for thinking so much about it. im cryiinnngggg!!! and yeah, im totally writing a part two. I'm at 1.8k words right now. sorry I bounce around a lot so i take a while to write lol.

BUT UGH YES. i definitely wanted to do an enemies/lovers kind of feel. (although i think in phels perspective reader's more 'lover' by his terms because well he's pretty unhinged in his perspective. what can we expect from a guy born and raised as a religious assassin who only ever interacts to his sister?? yeah his 'social' skills aren't going to be the best lmfao)

and like you stated anon, them being lunari/solari just adds the extra layers of drama, depth, and juicy plot potential. all in all, quite a banger.

as far as alune goess, I'd say she 100% knew. only because, alune is a Seer that shows aphelios' path, and directs him on missions. basically the moon told alune "yeah this is going to happen" then alune was like "heyyy soo....you're going to have to do this bro" and then ofc phel was somewhat conflicted the whole time but hey FAITH is never questioning and doing what you're told cause it's supposedly 'right'. and he definitely wants the believe it was all for a 'good' reason. Like him and reader are destined lovers since otherwise, why would the moon have him do that instead of just kill her? kinda like getting a gift for always being obedient to his faith (the copium is strong with this one). but yeah, phel made sure the toxin wore off so that his poor sister didn't have to endure that. (but assassinating people is totally fine obvs!)

alune and reader would have some sort of relationship a bit later. reader is technically a priestess, even though a solari one, she'd still be able to have some way to connect to the spirit realm. or reader can feel the ethereal vibrations emanating from him, but not fully understand/hone in alune's presence. but i think slowly over time, readers growing connection with aphelios will have her gradually connected with alune at some point.

and I want to say the moon goddess has a plan as to why that had to be done to reader. not sure how far i'll actually get to reveal it or develop it, since honestly, i had no intention of continuing let alone build any lore (THIS WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE SMUT DAMNIT HAHA) but we'll see.

whew, kinda went on a tangent, but i hope i've given you some good context anon! again, thank you for rereading my fixations and wanting more. as you can see, you've set off my dopamine receptors with this post lmfao. <3

stay tuned for part 2. ;3

[starlingflight]

Hiiii!

I just wanted to butt in and say how much I love your hinny fanfics especially the once’s set in hbp. (I’m not going to say how many times I have reread them, it’s too embarrassing 🙈) The way you write them, the banter and chemistry!! Honestly sometimes it feels like I’m eavesdropping on someone else conversation because you make them seem so real. I love the pinning. :)

It’s fun to read about how tortured harry is and how he feels ‘normal’ and not under so much pressure when Ginny is around! I have a suggestion if you don’t mind (ignore this otherwise and accept my apology <3). I would love to read something you about Harry pinning over Ginny while she is with Dean and see his thoughts. The monster in his chest! I love reading about the early stages of their relationship it’s so cute! Or something like that

I hope you have a wonderful day and I hope you know that your writing is spectacular!!

Hi anon!

First of all, thank you so, so, so much for this! It literally made my day! The idea that anyone re-reads my fics makes me so happy, I can't even explain 🥺🥺🥺

And now I fear I must disappoint you 😭 I've tried writing this prompt three different ways, and I can't make it work… I very rarely explore Ginny's relationship with Dean until they're broken up and there's a reason for that (I hope you're ready for some less than complimentary takes about my two faves): Both Harry and Ginny use Dean as a coping mechanism.

Ginny stays with Dean way longer than she should, to an extent it's almost out of character for her. Why? In my opinion, because if she breaks up with Dean, she has to deal with something that's increasingly staring her in the face, the fact that Harry likes her, and despite all the work she's done on herself, she still wants to drop everything to be with him. It's an uncomfortable realisation for someone as independent as Ginny.

The sheer force of her feelings for Harry is a lot for her to accept, and it's easier for her to just stay with Dean who, while nice, inspires no such depth of emotion. It's not fair to Dean, but it's a self-preservation tactic that Ginny appears to be subconsciously committed to throughout HBP.

Now, onto the reason I'm struggling to write your lovely (and appreciated) request. Harry James Potter, number 1 avoider of emotions, actually finds the Dean relationship very convenient tbh. Do you know who doesn't have to deal with their ever-increasing feelings for their best friend's little sister? The guy whose best friend's little sister has a boyfriend.

There's a large section of HBP after Harry sees the Dinny kiss (and the chest monster is born), where Ginny lingers at the back of Harry's mind (and in his dreams) but he never really consciously dwells on his feelings for Ginny. Harry isn't ready to face it, and he doesn't have to because Ginny has a boyfriend.

It's only when Ginny and Dean break up that Harry starts to panic, not that Ginny won't reciprocate his feelings, only that Ron will be mad. It's one of the reasons I love hinny as a couple… on some level they both know. Even when neither of them want to haha.

Harry never views Dean as an obstacle in canon, because really he's not (sorry Dean, I still love you). I think he probably had very fleeting moments of envy (I wrote about Harry not liking Ginny wearing Dean's West Ham jumper 😅), but I don't think Harry believes for a moment that Dean is competition (I did write him having a little crisis of confidence about Dean post sectumsempra incident in FAIY, but that's really just Harry looking for ways to make himself feel bad because of his guilt). Dean is just a convenient reason for Harry not to deal with a messy emotional situation.

Really, is it any wonder Dean smashes that glass?

Anyway, apologies for the essay, I do really appreciate being sent prompts and I wish I could fulfil this one to your satisfaction! I hope someone with a slightly different hinny interpretation than me might be inspired by it ❤️❤️❤️

[01zfan]

what is your favorite fic you’ve ever written actually like i could note multiple that i liked but i’m curious what is your personal favorite that has you so hooked??

i have thought extensively about this question. partially because i love a majority of my fics dearly. i love all 66 (jesus christ) of my published children and the 4 finished ones that are currently in my belly (drafts). since i have so many i just absolutely have to do my favorite for each member.

(very extensive list below)

for shotaro it will forever be CONTACT. i really really really loved the dynamic of their relationship because it’s something very…personal to me…almost like i’ve lived it or something…haha...but i just loved the buildup and i feel like i wrote shotaro really well just because to me he is SO the ex that comes to your rescue as a friend when you call for him. and the sex part was so much fun to write. the tension…the is this okays…the angst of it all i want it injected into my veins.

my favorite eunseok fic is miss you more, i really think this is a common consensus among the people though. everytime i go back to it im like DAMN i wrote this? the tension…what’s left unsaid…the dirty talk…the fact that they’re absolute messes together but they can’t live without eachother (for reasons other than their daughter of course) but the lore i have for them in my head makes me extra insane in my head. because everyone loves miss you more i have to say another fave eunseok fic i’ve written is wusyaname i think this one is SO underappreciated. i want to go back and rewrite it eventually because the world i imagine around that fic is more beautiful than i was able to describe at the time.

my favorite sungchan fic ive ever written has gotttt to be hmmm probably trigger finger? once again i really like how i wrote him i feel like its SOOOOO HIM. i wrote it while i was ovulating i think LMFAO. but yeah just the thought of sungchan carrying you away at a party cuz you’re acting out of character…getting him all angry just to try and get him to act unsavory…but honestly i really love all my sungchan fics i love suburbia and baby sugar daddy and THIRD…i love third alot she’s like my first born daughter seriously.

for wonbin and im not even joking i love all of my works for him so much. like genuinely tho i love writing for him so much im just not very good at it…i always end up writing in a different style for him so i always associate him with challenge and growing as a writer. i will say rotten valentine is till soooo different from all my other fics so it was a really nice challenge writing that one…i still go back and reread savior every now and then too…

sohee…i really like the fic i have in my drafts for him. but my favorite fic, possibly my favorite fic i’ve EVER written is dragon teeth. i believe it’s one of my best written fics ever and i think it's so good personally. i know it's quite sad BUTTTTT it's beautiful and i don't know it was fun to write the conflicting emotions.

for anton hmmm this is kinda hard. i'm pretty indifferent about the fics i've written for him honestly sjdfksjdfjd. i really liked writing understanding my faith even though i wasn't as good at writing then as i was now. i just liked the biblical themes of it all. i liked writing hellp anton too.

[cdelphiki]

I was rereading some snippet from your "In For a Pound" series and it's still one of the best reimaginings of the Batfam that I've ever read. I'm so glad that you're enjoying getting back to "Jason and the Three Terrors" because it seems like such a labor of love for you. That said, I kinda can't wait until you dip back into "The Best Things"...haha! Obviously, take your time and write whatever you want whenever you want! Just thought I'd give your other AU a little love today! All the best!

Haha thanks! Right now the goal is a green check mark on J&3T, but even going at 2 chapters a week it’ll take quite a while longer. There’s probably 5? Ish chapter left in part II and then all of part III which if it’s anything like 1 and 2 it’s gonna be another 25-30 chapters lol. So that’s what, 18 weeks? If I can continue with this pace? I already know I’ll have to skip a week or three this summer.

Then my current plan is to go over to Reclaiming Innocence to finish that up. It’s actually not far from being done so that’s part of the reason I’m going to shift it it next. THEN I’ll move back to in for a pound. The Best Things is the WIP I have the least handle on, but I do want to finish it up so I can move on to the next stories in the series. I imagine I’ll be working on that series for many years to come lol.

[meridiansdominoes]

Not a question, but it’s been a while and I wanted to come back and sing your praises!

I just finished rereading Dominoes for the third(?) time, and it’s just as amazing as the other times I read it. I absolutely love your writing and how you’ve managed to put some familiar stories together, along with new additions, to make a truly awesome narrative. One of my favorite things is your characterization of the clones and their relationships with each other and the people around them.

I’m sending good vibes your way with all of the school and life stuff you have going on! I hope everything is going well.

(A question I did think of though: Have you been watching Bad Batch? If so, what are some of your thoughts? If not, I highly recommend :) )

Hi!! I'm so glad you've been enjoying it so much, and thanks for the good vibes haha, they really helped me finish my semester strong! As for the bad batch... I'm sorry to admit that I am SO behind. I've only seen the first episode of the newest season, but I DEFINITELY plan on catching up over the next week or so now that I'm done with school! I'm very excited, I was loving it so far!

[verbenaa]

for the fic asks: 2, 19, 29, 37, 40, 47, 57, 59! 🫂❤️

ahhhh tysm my friend 🥹🫂💕

(answering from this set of questions here)

2. do you plan each chapter ahead or write as you go? I already answered this question here, but the short answer is both, haha 😅. I am a very chaotic writer.

I will say though, the farther I get into writing to eden, the more I have planned for each chapter moving forward. In the beginning I had very little plans for the story and more of a vague idea, which gave me a lot of room to figure out exactly what I wanted to story to be and now I have a much clearer trajectory of where I am taking things. But even knowing that, I still technically only have a basic outline set up for the next 5 chapters or so (which puts us post-confession near the end of act 2)! Once I post the confession chapter, I definitely need to sit down and think about how to move towards act 3 for sure (though I've definitely already been thinking about it in my mind) 😅🫡

19. what is the most used tag on your ao3? I think it is a 3-way tie between 'Porn with Feelings', 'Soft Dom Astarion', and 'PWP' hahaha

29. what's your revision or editing process like? absolute chaos. Every chapter and fic is different during editing, of course, but I am very much NOT an organized person in any facet of my existence, and this extends to editing✨. I do a lot of rereads, change wording around, change it back, etc. The one thing I do in every WIP though is use the color red to designate something that needs attention, so it serves as a clear visual marker of 'hey something about this word/phrase/paragraph is off and needs a little more TLC'. I also utilize this while writing as a way to say ‘I like this idea but the English is not flowing and I can’t find the exact words’ so I can know to go back to that concept and flesh it out when the English DOES decide to flow again. I also like doing this because it means when I'm done editing, I get to see a word doc without ANY red which is a great feeling!

37. how do you choose where to end a chapter? straight vibes 😎. but honestly I never really know if I'm ending on the right thing, I just attempt to close stuff where it feels like a natural conclusion--like someone leaves, someone has a thought that ends, and so on so forth. (there's lots of leaving tents in to eden, ok? it's a thing.)

40. if someone were to make fanart of your work, what fic or scene would you hope to see? ooooooh certainly something from to eden, but I have no idea what scene? I think I'd be happy with any of them, honestly.

47. how many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting? a million? a billion? it's an infinite number. all I know is that once my eyes start to cross and my head gets fuzzy when I'm reading over it and any obvious mistakes are gone, it's probably time to post.

57. do you prefer editing as you write, or waiting until it's finished? Either, really! I edit when I am having a not-so-great writing day typically so I can feel like I am at least achieving something! But in general, the bulk of my editing does happen at the end. But really it’s whatever suites my brain at that moment.

59. does anyone in your personal life know you write fic? If not, would you tell anyone? Aside from my husband, no! Family members know that I do write though, but I just tell them I am "writing fantasy stories for fun", which seems to appease them. I would probably tell someone I felt close to that UNDERSTOOD it, but I don't actually know anyone IRL who writes/reads fanfic believe it or not.

[joltai-showa]

ah shit here we go again, let's reread Naruto again

reading it in official English translation for the first time and really have no idea if it's good or not lol (I've been translating MHA for 5 years straight and official English translation from the same company fucking sucks)

chapter 1 is huge as hell, which is normal for Shonen Jump, mangaka needs to introduce the concept and characters and all yada yada

what I find really funny about Naruto is a lot of the stuff is written backwards (meaning, we have some stuff introduced early on, but then more shit is slapped on top) to the point that pre-Shippuden things directly contradict what is going to be stated later. Kishimoto most of the time gave approximately zero shit about things outright not making sense and, y'know, you gotta respect him for that, cause I don't have balls like that

(unfortunately when writing anything canon-compliant in Naruto you have be mindful of things being rewritten and outright not making sense💀)

Anyway enough yapping, very first page is already ripe with shit that is going to be retconneced later

Firstly, description of Kurama's abilities. Naruto's orange puppy certainly can not start tsunamis and landslides with just his tails, lmao, this is something closer to Ten-Tails. If the terrain allows it, sure, I can see him starting a landslide, but orange puppy isn't starting anything in the seas, he's got siblings with lesser number of tails for that haha.

Secondly, the entire second paragraph feels like a fever dream honestly. "Suffering people gathered the shinobi clans to fight this menace" = Konoha was founded as a way to stop the endless tiny conflicts between the shinobi clans living in the Land of Fire (why have small-scale conflicts between each other when you can have literal world wars with the guys from beyond the border lol, jk, I know Hashirama wanted a peaceful future for the kids, but ultimately hidden villages system solves none of the issues of the previous system besides "7 year olds die on the battlefields" because now we have "15 year olds die on the battlefields"), Kurama literally wanted nothing to do with humans (as far as we know) during the warring states period, he was literally frolicking in some meadows and eating weird twins from to-be Kumogakure, got captured by Uchiha "read some mossy stone that my clan carried for years for some reason and went totally delulu" Madara, was used to attack Konoha, got bitch slapped by Hashirama a few times before Mito stuffed him into her stomach. And people are surprised why is the orange puppy so evil most of the manga lmao. But anyway, the entire sentence also implies that Fourth Hokage had some sort of mega-epic showdown with the evil puppy... while in reality it was something closer to Konoha's nuke being stolen by a delusional angry fourteen year old and Minato had to simply recapture the nuke again.

anyway, that was a long-ass rant lol

love the early style, it's so goofy, Kakashi is especially wonky in it

first question: why are we tying up school kids after they are caught for their terrible pranks? what is the educational idea behind this thing? like, i get doing that on the training field, imitating combat and all, but why do the same thing in the classroom? is it supposed to encourage the kids to learn how to run away after being tied down by some ropes?

(if that's the case i guess i know at least one academy student who always failed this task, yeah, looking at you, rin, i'm sorry, i can't hold myself back from bashing that thing, lmao)

anyway, back to the manga, i really love how it mentions that Naruto flunked this exam two times already (and it's not stated how often this exam is, so I guess yearly?), and only graduates at like 13, which is supposed to be a super late age and Naruto is such a lazy bum for that... but then you realize the funny fact that Naruto's classmates aka "genius" Sasuke, "book-smart" Sakura, team Asuma and team Kurenai are all the same age as him. Lmao. This isn't the first time Kishi will forget about this silly thing called "timeline".

let's... not adress this gag.

AHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH.

Naruto, allow me to introduce you to this wonderful concept called "nepotism". It's quite common in your village. Second Hokage was First's younger brother, Third Hokage was the student of the Second, Fourth Hokage is the student of a guy who studied under Third, Fifth is literally both the granddaughter of First and a student of Third, Sixth is the student of Fourth and you, Naruto, is the son of Fourth and the student of Sixth.

I absolutely love how early Naruto is trying to be this story about this poor underdog when in reality our MC is the nepobaby to ever napobaby lol. I think only Iwa beats Konoha at having the most absurdly nepotistic system for Kage, because 3 out of 4 Tsuchikage are directly related to each other through blood and the one guy that isn't happens to be the teacher to Third.

(I do remember there was so bullshit about Kazekage clan or something but I think it's pretty much only a title and only Rasa and Gaara are actually related to each other through blood)

>badge of adulthood

>given to literal 9-13 year olds who can't throw a kunai in a straight line

yeah, you know what, this actually checks out.

you immediately know that mizuki is fucking evil when he says "nah let him pass iruka, he managed to produce a single shitty clone, he's totally not gonna be killed after 30 seconds on the battlefield" like WHAT IS THIS SYSTEM OF EDUCATION

also another good question to the world building: does Konoha have other schools besides Academy? Like, what do kids do if they don't want to pursue military career? Their parents hopefully teach them how to read and count and that's it? I mean, Konoha is a military settlement at the end of the day, but they can't be teaching only guys who will be throwing knives at each other?

absolutely nothing, naruto, lmao. you were born a nepobaby, prepare to have an endless supply of chakra for any tricks of yours and the best senseis Konoha has to offer.

is the Hokage building supposed to be their residence as well? huh.

also let's not talk about this gag.

comically large kurama jpeg

[evilwickedme]

Ooh, do you have any good Jason fic recs?

anon I cannot tell you how long I've been waiting to see those words!!!! yes I have good Jason fic recs in fact I have so many good Jason fic recs that after narrowing it down I still have fifteen links for you

I have read more fanfic for Jason Todd than maybe any other character ever. I do not understand the hold this man has on me but it's simply the situation we're in. anyway

Jason comes home fics

Make a Little Birdhouse In Your Soul is hands down my favorite. I'm talking favorite DC fic, top fics of all time period, not just from this list. I love this fic series. It is actively and regularly updating, thank fuck, because that little boost of serotonin is everything keeping me going I swear

The 70 Days After Groundhog Day is technically from Dick's POV, but it's about the aftermath of a timeloop that Jason was stuck in. it's. oh my god it's so good. just trust me on this one.

Emotional Motion Sickness is the "bruce goes to therapy" fic series we all want. canon get on this level

Retrograde Motion - I never used to like de-aging fics; not for any particular reason, I just never vibed with them. Recently I decided to see what all the fuss was about (bc there's so goddamn many in this fandom) and I'm glad, because I opened this fic and it's just. oh my god. the use of the de-aging trope here is truly incredible. after a whole week of dipping my feet into the trope I never need to do so again, because this fic made me fucking lose it. this is not going where you think it's going. also, for some reason there's not that much rebirth outlaws fic, and I really like what this author did with that team

matching wounds haha just gonna sneak my fic series on here and pretend that it was an accident, wait how did that get there (some jayroy later in the timeline too which can be read on its own if Jason coming home fics aren't for you)

other non-ship

Too Much Fucking Salt deals with the straw that broke the camel's back. I've read all 22k words of this in one sitting more than once. this is the anti "Jason Todd comes home" fic (this is in itself a whole genre of fic too honestly).

take his name out of your mouth (you don't deserve to mourn) is about Jason mourning himself, which he fucking deserves to. also he smokes a joint with Dick

Sown in Winter is about Jason pulling himself out of a depressive episode partially through the power of Stardew Valley. also technically jayroy, but it's honestly incidental to the story for the most part imo

JayRoy

I do read other ships for Jason but unabashedly this is my favorite, so

A Solid Resume - competency kink. that's all I have to say.

Tenderize is a series of oneshots all of which slowly build Jason and Roy's life together and coparenting lian and I just !!! could also double as a Jason coming home au but honestly that's mostly in the first fic. also a lot of discussion of various chain grocery stores in the united states that I will probably never actually step foot in

Dick Grayson and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Two to Three Weeks (But Who's Counting) is so fucking funny I die every time I reread this. there's a scene early on in a coffee shop that just. I don't even know what to say everything about this is perfect. I AM the girl sticking her nose in their business, at least spiritually.

dust devils on the horizon isn't even the only western au I've bookmarked for these two. something about jayroy and horses, man

unity of time: april 27th, 2020 is just,,,, super sad, man, idk what to tell you. it's f!jayroy, but happens after Roy died in sanctuary during the 24h of Jason's death day, so all of it is very fucking depressing. It's also fucking beautiful. I want to reread it now.

Promise After That I'll Let You Go is a poisonivory fic. I was introduced to poisonivory through the daredevil fandom earlier this year and may I tell you when I found out that this author writes for jayroy I lost my goddamn mind. this is my personal favorite, but I almost recommended at least two more aus. Their jayroy sugar daddy au is one of the only sugar daddy aus I've ever truly enjoyed. also really like the one where roy has had feelings for dick since their teen titans days but still starts a fwb thing with Jason. poisonivory can make me into kinks I'm not even into I s2g. anyway this one has lian literally dragging roy back into jason's life

finally, Reciprocation (or: Sex as Violence) shouldn't even really count as a jayroy fic but I feel weird putting it in the other category since it is sort of a jayroy fic. it's ace-aro!jason, which is one of my personal favorite interpretations of Jason (with so much textual evidence wtf), but there's still like... a lot of sex in this. Jason does not have a healthy relationship with sex in this fic. I would describe this as ending in a QPP for jayroy and lian.

honestly there's a lot of good jason and roy and lian fic out there I didn't rec cause this is already long enough

so yeah this is my very VERY pared down fic rec list for Jason Todd let me know if you want more and thank you so much for asking

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Thank you for giving me an excuse to talk about my silly little fanfics <3. This is like... half of my fics but whatever my house my rules

now entering a world (from which you will never return) Timeloop chalex you will forever be famous!! There is just something that hits all the right spots for me about now entering a world, I adore the time travel aspect more than I'm willing to admit. Possibly my best work, definitely up there at least. One of these days all my ramblings about it will get out of jail. Yes that includes you anon from a few days back

we found wonderland (you and i got lost in it) TP!Alex my beloved, I still regularly think about this AU but I gotta let it go, got no more to tell with TP!Alex and George. But both George and Alex taking on mentorship/leadership roles in their own way while simultaneously finding their way back to each other is important to me. May or may not have overly cheesy future thought up for them lmao

maybe we got lost (in translation) Okay this will be a year old soon and it shows how not used to writing I was but in terms of ideas its still one of my favorite fics :))). I like talking about language, I've spent the past few years operating in my second language, I will spend the foreseeable future operating in it, I think I get to have opinion on language and communication

galaxy collapse (somebody scream)  Close tie with few other fics but I limited myself to one Logan one and this one wins lmao. Its sort of chaotic but that is the point, really wanted to go for an idiots in love, fluffy rom-com and I think I hit all the bits perfectly. Ngl I regularly reread the second half

+ honorary mentions home is only a town (you're just a guest) & kicked out the stage lights (you’re still performing)  To me these two are a duology despite not existing in the same universe. home is only a town aka lolex soulmate AU is my take on a proper soulmate AU that hits all the tropes meanwhile stage lights is a good old exes to lovers which I am weak for. Second chances my beloved

+ bonus ringed genesis Honestly the only kinkmeme fic that I would be ever willing to deanon lmao. I categorically refuse to fess up to my smut writing cause my confidence is very wobbly at best of times but I like this one months down the line so maybe haha... anyway fumbly rookie norrussell is probably my favorite flavor of them enough said about that o7

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Hi! Hope all is well and you're having a good day! I'm here for the ask game :

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(and to gush how much I love BRV 😩😭 I started reading books beginning of this year and I came across FW everywhere. I finally caved and read it but Violet felt lacking as an fmc to me. I knew how popular fw is so I knew there was gonna be fics about it and I came across F&F when I searched for Xaden x OC and godsss I read it in one sitting and DD came out for a Xaden POV and I fucking lost it 😂😂 I've been rereading them since they came out and even though I already know what's happening it still feels like it's my first time reading it. I just love how you structured Remi and how real she feels and the communication between every character is just 🤌🏻✨️ I swear you put some crack in it because of how addicting they are. Also everytime I read a V x X fic, it always feels so wrong now, like back off Vi that's Remi's man 👀🤺 hahaha

I've been holding off reading T&T because I like to read completed fics and my heart probably won't be able to take any cliffhangers you give lol (also haven't read IF). But I like to go to your page sometimes and read the snippets and ficlets you put out. But yeah I just wanted to let you know how much I love BRV and I appreciate the hard work and dedication you put in it and that you even put it out in the world to share 🥰🤗)

Hi! Thank you so much, but also, wow I love your self-restraint. I'd love to say I could wait for a fic to be finished before reading it, but we all know I could not, I have zero chill. T&T definitely is going to take a hot minute to finish, I'm only almost halfway as it stands 😂

I'm writing riorgail at the moment and it feels so weird not to be writing Remi, I have to constantly remind myself Violet would react differently to things 🥹

💭 What inspires you and your writing?

Usually it's music and the outdoors. Whenever I'm stuck, I'll put my ipod on some music on (wow, showing my age) and my mind will plot out little scenarios. Usually it's Taylor Swift, Fall Out Boy, things like that 😌

👓 What helps you focus when you write?

I usually need a darker room, glasses on, noise-cancelling headphones on. When I was a kid I used to write with music playing—now I don't know how I did that, I need absolute silence 🥹

🎬 If a movie or show were based on your fic, which fic would you choose and who would you fancast?

Oh my god this is so hard haha. I would absolutely choose Remi's Version, but I have no clue who I'd fancast. The only fic where I've ever had "real people" kind of faces in my mind was Fury and even then I pictured them...altered. Basically, I'd never be happy with anyone 😂 I'd want it to be animated! Basgiath (Remi's Version): The Animated Series.