#happy birthday slash fanfiction

[enbyfox]

@annalisasparkleshine

on september 15, 1967, spock and kirk gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named slash fanfiction

[daengtokki]

Kim Seungmin/gn!reader

wc: ~2.7k

rating: mildly angsty cheesy fluff (idiot enemies to lovers)

˗ˋˏ ♡ ˎˊ happy (belated) birthday to @thackery-blinks and our Seungmo ˋˏ ♡ ˎˊ˗

“I don't wanna see him...I don't like him, I think I hate him”

you what?

If anyone were in the room with you, they definitely would have heard her booming voice coming through the phone. You have to pull it away from your ear for a moment, but that’s all she has to say. For now.

“I said…” you rub your ringing ear and turn the volume down. “I said I hate him.”

hate is a big word, I'm not sure he deserves that

“He’s arrogant, and he's rude to me. Don’t pretend you’ve suddenly forgotten.”

you’re hyper-fixating…and maybe a little jealous because he’s cute and funny around everyone else. and he’s not rude, he can’t be rude if he never says anything to you

You can hear her laugh even though she moves away from the phone.

“Are you trying to piss me off? I’ll stay home tonight, and you know that’s not just a threat.” You will. You hate going out at the last minute almost as much as you can’t stand Kim Seungmin. “...such an asshole.”

excuse me??

“Not you, shut up”

he has a weird sense of humor…c’mon, you know what this is, right?

“Yeah. A congrats slash going away party for our favorite touchy kissy couple. Is it awful that I’m relieved I won’t have to be subjected to any more of their over-the-top pda?”

no, I won’t miss it…but you’re also chronically angry and single, so you might be more relieved—but that’s not what I was I referring to

“I’m ready, are you on your way?”

yeah, this lights been red for ten minutes, I swear…what’s with the selective hearing tonight? I’m coming in to make sure you’re dressed right so don’t wait for me outside

“I hear you, I just don’t wanna listen to your ‘Seungmin actually likes you’ theory again”

my hypothesis…I need more evidence

/ / /

She’s quiet for the first ten minutes of the drive, only because a perfect string of songs pop up on the playlist, but as soon as it ends, she turns the volume down…

“Are you ready to hear this?”

“No”

“Alright, so there’s literally no reason…none at all for Seungmin to not like you, or be weird around you, or less talkative, or just walk away when you enter the room”

“But he does all of those things”

“Right. Do you not read romance novels? Fanfiction?”

“What kind of fanfiction are you reading?”

She’s already exhausted of your aloofness…or just your refusal to accept anything more than what’s already in your head. But you’ve known him, known of him, for a few months now. He doesn’t give you anything aside from what you catch when he’s with others. You’re invisible when he’s in the room, and the more you think about it, the shittier you feel.

“Hello, you good? You might not read fanfiction, but you’re staring out of that window like the protagonist in very sad story. No, antagonist. You’re my antagonist.”

“I am not,” you sigh. Everything suddenly feels very heavy, and maybe it’s because you know you’re almost there.

“There wasn’t much fight in that. You better perk up, we’re almost there.”

/ / /

The first thing you see is him, and it’s not because you’re looking. Seungmin is leaning against the staircase bannister, arms folded loosely over his sweatshirt. He’s less than ten feet away when the two of you walk in the door, but he doesn’t move, and he doesn’t turn his head out of curiosity. You’re surprised he doesn’t sense your presence and walk away.

“Sorry we’re late,” she says, making sure to gently shove you forward in his direction. “But we brought gifts!”

Now Seungmin looks at the two of you. First his eyes land on her, but they quickly dart in your direction, and they linger much longer than you expect. As much as you don’t want to scare him off, you take the rare moment to look at him from such a small distance—just his eyes, though.

“It’s us, we’re the gifts”

Seungmin clears his throat and takes his leave, just like you expect.

“Well, go after him”

“Why would I go after him? Please, give it a rest…I’m already tired.”

“Okay, okay…I’m sorry. Are you good?”

“No.” They’re angry tears, but nobody else knows that. "Not really." To the other eight people in the room, tears are tears, and you don’t want them seeing you, but it's too much to hold back. “I need a minute.”

You shove through her and the next arriving couple on your way outside, but you didn’t really think beyond this. It’s cold out, and you’re not really dressed to sit around by the water, but that’s where you head on instinct. It’s empty back here, which is what you need right now, and the cool air on your warm, red, tear-streaked face. Why are you even crying? Nothing has happened, not really. Seungmin looked at you, and his stupid brown eyes sparkled and grew as they watched you for far too long. Why did he have to look at you like that?

The gazebo is what you typically claim when you’re back here. That’s where you go. It’s not exactly comfortable, but it’s pretty, and it keeps you mostly hidden from anyone looking out from the house.

A text message buzzes, but you take your time pulling it out and checking. All it’s going to be is someone, your friend, looking for you.

come back inside

“I’ll think about it” …you reply.

he never came back in the room, if that makes you feel better

“It doesn’t”

You get a few more minutes of peace and quiet, but you’ll admit that you’re already getting cold sitting out here. The wind is coming off of the lake and right at you, and every time a stray tear falls, it feels like it might freeze. This won't accomplish anything, you know that, but hiding from everything is so much easier. You might hate yourself for it later, but right now you feel good in the chilly air.

And then there's a crunch of footsteps. You ignore it. Someone has found you, but that doesn’t mean you’re getting up and going with them that easily. You've already decided this is where you belong right now, and you'll stick to that until you're dragged back inside. The footsteps stop...whoever it is doesn’t speak, though. There's only the sound of something being dropped close to you ear, and the footsteps start to retreat almost immediately.

It’s a coat, draped neatly on the railing. A black cotton one that looks vaguely familiar, and when you turn a little more, you remember when you saw him wearing it last.

“Wait!”

You almost trip as you get to your feet, and you’re glad he hasn’t turned to see you yet. But he does—he stops and turns. He looks like he wants to keep walking, though, and he does…Seungmin takes a few more slow steps backward as he watches you grab the jacket and hold it against your chest. His scent reaches your nose. You’ve never been close enough to him to know it, but now you do.

There’s nothing to say, though. You have nothing to say to him, or you do and you just don’t know how to put the words together.

Seungmin stops, and then takes two steps toward you. Is he having fun? Is he just playing with you? Tears start to brim again, and luckily he’s not close enough to see it. If you don’t figure out your next move, he’ll turn and leave and you might not get this much attention from him again.

“Did she make you come out here?”

“Make me? No, nobody makes me do anything.”

You’re glad he’s not close enough to see you roll your eyes. “Then what’s this for?” You look at his jacket, and when you look back to him, he’s taking two more big steps toward you.

“It’s cold.” He says flatly, and maybe waits for your response that never comes. “I saw you walking out from the bathroom window. By yourself.”

“And?”

Are you making him uncomfortable? He looks like he doesn’t know how to answer for his actions, and maybe he doesn’t. He’s never concerned himself with your actions before, but you also never do anything to bring attention to yourself. This was an overreaction on your part.

“And…"

Uncomfortable, maybe. Confused…probably. Maybe you should kick him while he’s stumbling over himself. “Why are you concerned with how cold I am?”

Two more steps, and now he can definitely see your puffy face. “Sorry, I'll leave you alone."

He can’t be serious. Does he want you to explain this to him? The look on his face does seem a little helpless, and you’ve never seen him look anything but sure of himself.

“This is the second time you’ve spoken to me in months.” This is also the first time you’ve been alone with him for more than a few moments.

“That's because you always seem to be pissed off. You always look angry when I see you. You don't right now...you looked upset when you walked through the door a little bit ago.

Your eyes drop to the ground in front of him, and you have to work hard to relax the scowl on your face. “I’m not angry.”

"So I never tried talking to you. I assumed you didn't want to, since you never spoke to me, either."

The first time the two of you met, you exchanged a brief hello, and that was that. You remember it very well. Seungmin took your hand in his and squeezed it so softly. His eyes were intense, but warm, and now you’re wondering if you were wearing your scowl when you first looked at him. Why could you have?

“Put the coat on, please”

You’re shivering. So is he. Seungmin takes one more step and grabs the baluster, and you think he’s going to come up here with you, but he doesn’t. You let go of the coat and finally swing it around your shoulders. The scent coming from it makes your knees weak.

“Thank you”

This time he steps up, and he’s at your level. Above it, actually. He’s looking down on you, and every bit of space closed between you makes you feel even weaker. Stupid, so stupid. Nothing is even happening. He’s just standing there, looking at you drowning in his warm jacket. You could curl up on the ground and fall asleep in all this warmth, but his stare is making you anxious.

“You look mad again”

“I’m not,” you pounce, and you force yourself to relax again. “I’m not mad. I…I’m just...”

“I have witnessed you smiling and laughing…not with me, but I always wondered why I couldn’t do it. I can never get anything from you.”

The conversation doesn’t feel real, but it’s real enough for the party guests—a few of them peer out through the kitchen window, thinking they’re being discreet.

Seungmin has made you laugh before, but only in your head. And he’s made you smile, too…as you’re drifting to sleep and thinking of him doing exactly what he’s doing right now.

“You do make me laugh”

“I do?”

“Yeah, don’t tell anyone I said that”

You make him laugh—Seungmin actually laughs, genuinely, and it sounds so much nicer than any laugh you’ve heard from him before.

“That’s not fair. They see you making me laugh right now.”

They do. Three people are by the patio door, probably wondering why he isn’t in there charming everyone. You managed to steal him away, and you wonder how long you can keep him out here with you despite your numb face.

“We should go back in, it’s cold. You’re cold.”

“I’m fine. I really didn’t wanna come tonight anyway, so being out here is better.”

“You’d rather stand out in the cold by yourself than hang out with everyone?”

“I’m not by myself”

He laughs under his breath, but his smile is a little bit wider. “So you’d rather stand out here with me than enjoy the party?”

Yes, you don’t say it out loud. How could you? The way you’ve played up your hatred for him to others, and your indifference to his face since you’ve met. It’s a little embarrassing. But it’s painful being around Seungmin…pretending you’re not upset every time you’re dragged to group outing is exhausting.

“I’m gonna take that as a yes unless you say otherwise”

Perfect. Saying nothing should be easy, but this time you open your mouth. “I can’t pretend I’m happy when I’m not.”

“You don’t have to”

“But I put on a mask when you’re around and make everyone think I’m unhappy, even when I’m not”

“You’re not?”

“I mean…I am, because you leave the room every time I walk in. But I’m not, because you’re still around, somewhere…and maybe I still have a chance.”

“A chance. So you don’t hate me?”

“No, but I don't want to get my heart broken," why are you spilling your guts to him? "So we should just go back to how things were before.” The words are just falling out of you, and looking at him like this and being with him, finally alone, makes you want to keep going until there's nothing left.

“No, we shouldn't. And I don't want mine broken, either.”

Seungmin is in front of you now, blocking you from everyone still hanging around the window. They seemed to be getting bored watching the two of you talk and do nothing else, so you at least feel like you’re alone with him again.

He reaches toward you, and you jump.

“Sorry,” he whispers and pulls at the collar of the jacket, “but if you’re not going inside,” and bends to connect and pull the zipper until it’s closed up to your chin.

You’re sure you look ridiculous in it—it’s already a little bit big on him. And no, you don’t want to go back in, because the thought of everyone staring at the two of you as you finally return…

“No, I’d rather go home”

“I can take you home”

“Everyone is in there waiting for you”

“The party will still be here when I get back”

“I don’t know you very well.” You pull the zipper down a few inches. “At all, actually.”

“Oh, you don’t want me to take you home?” He smirks. “That’s very smart and safe of you. I could be a serial killer for all you know.”

“I mean I don’t know enough about you to…ya know, like you as much as I do”

He laughs again…just a sweet, maybe a little embarrassed giggle. “So you do?”

“What?”

Seungmin is blushing. You’ve seen him do this before; the blush, the giggle, and the smile so big you thought his face would crack every time a someone flirted with him. It was hard to hide then—that horrible sinking feeling in your gut when you thought he might leave with one of them. But now he’s blushing for you, and nobody else.

“You've been skirting around the words the entire conversation, and you have to spell things out for me sometimes. I didn’t wanna make a move until you said it."

“Said what, that I want you?"

“Wow…yeah, if you wanna put it like that. You want me,” he laughs again, “I guess I want you, too.”

“Make a move, please.” You whisper through your chattering teeth, and turn your head as your heart threatens to jump right out of your chest.

“Please?” Seungmin smirks pulls the zipper down a bit more, enough that you catch the cold breeze on your neck and chest. And then he’s there, lips an inch from yours, and he stares. “Please.”

You close the space between you, cautiously press your lips to his. His return is just as hesitant, and you’re surprised at his shyness. The zipper comes down even more, and Seungmin doesn’t stop until the coat falls open again—now he has somewhere to put his arms. They disappear inside, and he squeezes tight and deepens the kiss. He kisses like you expected him to, mouth open, tongue gently asking to be let in, and you let him in. You’re finally warm again, and you’d like to be even warmer.

“Seungmin?” You touch his neck, and his skin is hot against your cold hands, but it doesn’t faze him. His mouth quiets you when you think of speaking again, and it pains you to pull him off of you.

“What is it?”

“I don’t want an audience”

He turns and sees the group of guests gathered near patio doors; his friends, yours…all either watching or pretending not to watch the show you two are putting on.

“You just want me, yeah?" His eyes sparkle as if he can do it on command.

“Just you.” Your teeth chatter again, no matter how hard you try to stop it.

“I don’t mind ditching them for a few hours”

“You don't?”

“Not if you wanna get warmed up"

[magireco-minibang]

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Title: "I'll slash my way into your heart!"

Artist: @lorogy662

Title: Cross My Heart {and Hope to Die}

Author: @abarero

Artist: @bloodyxblossom (art for story here!)

Rating: M for Mature

Major Characters: Hanna Sarasa, Mikoto Sena, Nemu Hiiragi, Touka Satomi

Pairings: Mikoto Sena/Hanna Sarasa, Hiiragi Nemu/Satomi Touka, Izumi Kanagi/Togame Momoko/Yakumo Mitama, Kisaki Emiri/Miyako Hinano, Hiroe Chiharu/Toki Sunao/Tokime Shizuka, Kira Temari/Komachi Mikura, Sawa Sudachi & Yakumo Mikage, Ayano Rika/Isuzu Ren, Kazari Jun/Miwa Mitsune, mentions of non-consensual OC male(s)/female character

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Rape/Non-con, Underage, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Implied/Referenced Incest, Implied/Referenced Pedophilia, Implied/Referenced Underage Sexual Content, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Abortion, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Suicide Attempts, Period-Typical Sexism, Period-Typical Homophobia, Period-Typical Transphobia, Torture, Drug Use, Poisoning, Murder

Tags: Inspired by The Handmaiden (2016), Alternate Universe - Vampire, Alternate Universe - Historical, Alternate Universe - Taishou Era (1912-1926), Lesbian Vampires, Trans Female Character, Aged Up Character(s), Sexual Tension, Romance, Gothic Horror, Gothic Romance, Sexual Content, Revenge, Women Helping Women, Found Family, Hurt/Comfort, Earn Your Happy Ending

Summary:

In an isolated house deep in the Japanese forest, Hanna Sarasa leads a solitary life with only her overbearing uncle for company. Hoping to socialize her and prepare her for marriage, her uncle sends out a request for a lady’s maid to tend to his charge.

Enter Mikoto Sena, a beautiful girl with a dark secret, who has a plan of her own for dear Hanna.

And so begins a passionate friendship between Hanna and her mysterious, entrancing companion. Little do either of them know the secrets that lie buried beneath their smiles, but it may be that only through working together can they escape their harsh realities.

Title: Eve of the Nighthawk Star

Author: @shaymeme

Artist: @serendark (art for fic here!)

Rating: T for Teen

Major Characters: Ashley Taylor, Kuroe, Rika Ayano, Ren Isuzu

Pairings: Ashley Taylor/Kuroe

Warnings: None

Tags: Fluff, Aged-up Characters, Implied/Referenced Sex, Comfort, Cuddling, Happy Ending, Blorbos are Finally Happy

Summary: Kuroe’s twentieth birthday is rapidly approaching, and Ashley wants to plan the best birthday ever for her girlfriend! She’s got so many awesome ideas in mind… but why does Kuroe seem so distant all of a sudden? She has to know!

Title: Three Houses Record: A New Star

Author: FairReviewer

Artist: scrubilillo

Rating: T for Teen

Major Characters: My Unit | Byleth, Tamaki Iroha, Yui Tsuruno, Izumi Kanagi

Pairings: Futaba Sana/Tamaki Iroha, Flayn/My Unit | Byleth, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd/Nanami Yachiyo, Mitsuki Felicia/Ignatz Victor, Izumi Kanagi/Edelgard von Hresvelg/Hubert von Vestra

Warnings: None

Tags: Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Crossover, Crossover Pairings, Adopted Sibling Relationship, Polyamory

Summary: Once more, we tell this story. Except, it's not exactly the one you remember. Featuring characters from the mobile game Magia Record, who'll be new students amongst the familiar faces. With them, we'll find a new route in the story of the Three Houses, and hopefully find that long-desired True Ending.

Title: Sayonara to Nirvana

Author: @mayarsh

Artist: @abarero (art for fic here!)

Rating: T for Teen

Major Characters: Sena Mikoto, Sarasa Hanna, Tamaki Iroha

Pairings: Sarasa Hanna/Sena Mikoto

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence

Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Songfic, Angst, Strangers to Friends to Lovers, Religious Imagery & Symbolism, Religious Guilt, Slow Burn, Protectiveness, Devotion

Summary: As the rumour of a half beast residing the wood spreads like a disease, Iroha Tamaki, a celestial Deity of Peace ordered her trusted paladin to investigate and bring end to that potential danger. Hanna Sarasa obeys unquestionably, but find herself lost within doubt after learning that the feared half beast was no more than a lonely elf girl bounded to her curse.

Will that silver armoured knight finish her holy duty to bring salvation? Or will she turn her back from the light and let the darkness consume her?

Title: The Impossible Kiss

Author: @aurora666analyze

Artist: Neniu (art for fic here!)

Rating: M for Mature

Major Characters: Tamaki Iroha, Nanami Yachiyo, Kuroe, Azusa Mifuyu, Tamaki Ui

Pairings: Iroha/Yachiyo, Yachiyo/Mifuyu, Iroha & Kuroe

Warnings: Major Character Death

Tags: Magia Record Anime Spoilers, Sharing a Bed, Angst and Feels, Post-Canon, Alternate Universe- Canon Divergence, Idiots in Love, PTSD, Dreamscapes, Dreams and Nightmares, Love Confessions, Bog Gay Love Story, Nightmare Fuel, Depression, True Love’s Kiss, Iroha is Sleeping Beauty

Summary:

Today is a wonderful day! Iroha Tamaki's 16th birthday! Everything should be right as rain but Iroha is quite sour for MANY reasons.

BUT someone worked very hard to make this day special for her...Yachiyo Nanami and the more Iroha gazes into her the more something IMPOSSIBLE blooms from her heart.

Is Iroha even allowed to ask for a kiss on her birthday? Iroha is DYING to know the answer to this question.

Title: A Court of Snow and Mirrors

Author: @chairteeth

Artist: @kyrakyrakitty

Rating: M for Mature

Major Characters: Hiiragi Nemu, Satomi Touka, Satomi Nayuta, Himuro Rabi, Sena Mikoto, Futaba Sana, Tamaki Ui

Pairings: Touka/Nemu, Nayuta/Rabi, Sana/Ui, Hanna/Mikoto, Himuro Rabi/Shirogane (past), Nanami Yachiyo/Azusa Mifuyu (past), Azusa Mifuyu/Alina Gray/Misono Karin, Mitsuki Felicia/Tamaki Ui (one-sided)

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Unethical Experimentation, Power Imbalance, Abuse of Authority, Neglect, Infant Death/Murder, Kidnapping, Mutilation, Body Horror

Tags: Alternate Universe - Farm, Alternate Universe - Fae, Aged-Up Characters, Humor (for the first half), Enemies to Lovers X (more specifically enemies to enemies with benefits to ??? to lovers), Domestic Fluff, Implied/Referenced Sex, Kink Discussions, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Angst, Riches to Rags to Riches (technically also Rags to Riches for someone else), Contracts (See Terms And Conditions), Emotional Baggage, Mental Breakdown, Child Soldiers, Slow Burn, Fluff, Alcohol, Worldbuilding

Summary:

Being sent to live in a dilapidated farm with a person they can barely stand for an indefinite amount of time felt like a cruel and unusual punishment to Nayuta and like it should be the premise of some cozy romance game to Touka, were it not Nayuta that she was stuck with.

After their fields begin to function, Nayuta insists that there are lights floating around at night and a dark figure sneaking around, and she will stab it with a pitchfork if she absolutely must. Touka thinks she should be sent to a psych ward for it.

Touka wants everyone to stop asking her to do farm work and thinks their hired help is excessively mean to her, yet feels the need to unveil whatever secrets that helper may be hiding. Nayuta thinks Touka has simply never had a crush before.

Nemu would prefer it if the Satomi cousins stopped making her blood pressure spike. Rumors of a planned regicide, the special ops officers at the inn, and the locals' increasing tendency to go into the forest without a talisman were bad enough before she encountered Touka "I Am Going To Make Bad Decisions" Satomi.

Title: Rise and Fall of a Magical Girl

Author: @magicaldogtoto

Artist: @harunakonomi (art for fic here!)

Rating: T for Teen

Major Characters: Original Characters, Yachiyo Nanami, Mifuyu Azusa

Pairings: Yachiyo Nanami/Mifuyu Azusa

Warnings: None

Tags: Urban Fantasy, Magical Girl, Prequel

Summary: Prequel to "Yachiyo Nanami and the Fashion Model."

Years before the Wings of the Magius rose up to save Magical Girls, three veterans patrol the streets of Shinsei Ward; a small team, but it's better than being at each other's throats. Then one day, they come across two newly-contracted Magical Girls: Yachiyo Nanami and Mifuyu Azusa. The discovery of two younger girls causes a chain reaction that will change the hierarchy of Magical Girls for years to come.

Title: The Scarlet Flower and the Walking Corpse

Author: RYNO Ross

Artist: @randomartsideblog (art for fic here!)

Rating: M for Mature

Major Characters: Ren Isuzu, Rika Ayano, Yachiyo Nanami

Pairings: Rika/Ren

Warnings: Violence, Depiction of Suicide

Tags: Alternate Universe, Ancient History, Aged Up Characters

Summary: It was a time of peace during a period of war. Various City-States in Japan had feuded with each other for decades, trying to conquer one another. At the center of these battles were young women who commanded spirits known as Witches. These Witch Charmers drew upon the abilities of the Witches, and gained power from them as well.

A Witch Charmer from Chuo City is invited to Shinsei City by it’s leader, Lord Nanami, to investigate a series of assaults that have recently plagued the city. This woman, Rika Ayano, was noted for her mastery of her Witch, Belladonna, and the powers it granted her, but was too young to participate in the war when she became a Charmer, and thus had no combat experience.

Nevertheless, Rika takes the mission, looking for an opportunity to put her powers to the test, as well as to see Shinsei now that there’s a peace between the City States. She arrives, ready to begin her investigation, and while none have seen the assailant responsible for the attacks, the populace does suspect someone: a mysterious woman spoken in hushed tones known as the Walking Corpse…

Title: On Flightless Wings

Author: GoggleLad

Artist: @feenixmork (art for fic here!)

Rating: G for General

Major Characters: Masara Kagami, Kokoro Awane

Pairings: Masara/Kokoro

Warnings: None

Tags: Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Technically Subtext, Fluff and Drama, Introspection, Archaeologist Kokoro, Angel Wings Masara, Worldbuilding, Includes Art, magic and fantasy, Falling (in love and in skies)

Summary: In a fantasy world, Kokoro Awane is an explorer of ancient ruins. While exploring a clifftop ruined city once said to float above the clouds, she has an encounter with a beautiful winged girl, Masara Kagami, who has never once taken flight. This chance meeting, seemingly innocuous, will change the course of both of their lives. What can awaken the desire to fly in a girl that feels nothing?

Title: achilles, come down

Author: @resident-normal-person

Artist: @sicksweetcreamy (art for fic here!)

Rating: T for Teen

Major Characters: Yui Tsuruno, Nanami Yachiyo, Azusa Mifuyu, Satomi Touka, various other playable magireco characters, Yui Tsuruno’s Family

Pairings: None

Warnings: None

Tags: Character Study, Songfic, Dysfunctional Family, Minor Character Death, Mental Health Issues

Summary:

Tsuruno was strong; she was taller than her older sister and showed no signs of stopping anytime soon. She’d always been stronger and faster than most of her classmates. With magical powers, physical fights wouldn’t be a problem. As Kyubey promised, she won the 800 million yen lottery.

Is it worth it, to be the mightiest?

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[pekeleke]

The Snakey Butterflies.

Author: pekeleke Rating: G Pairing(s): Severus Snape/Harry Potter. Challenge: Prompt generated by randomwordgenerator.com/: Palms. Word Count: 100 Content: Pre-Slash. Feelings Realization. Disclaimer: The characters, setting, and the HP franchise are owned by JKR and not me. I make no profit from writing this piece of fanfiction. Summary: Severus gapes, “You think I fancy Potter?” A/N: I want to dedicate this particular work to my dear friend Teryarel, since today is her birthday, and I'm hoping this drabble will make her smile. Happy birthday, Teryarel! May your day, and year, be merry. ❤️

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[setting-in-a-honeymoon]

GAH TUNBLR IS FUCKING UP NOTIF FEED SO I JUST SAW THAT U SHARE A BDAY W SLASH FANFICTION LIKE. TEN SECONDS AGO. HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Ahhhh thank you Spi!!! Love you 🥺🥺💖💖

[letitmclennon]

Blue moon

Title: Blue moon

Preview: 

His fingers moved absent-mindedly on the keys of the guitar, pressing the right strings with agility. His singing was barely whispered. Paul was singing Blue moon. He thought it was appropriate, after all outside it was a full moon night, and its silvery glow was so powerful that it illuminated even his small bedroom. But all this light seemed very sad to Paul. The moonlight had always given him a kind of sorrowful sadness. And that evening, more than ever, Paul found himself confirming his thoughts. The reason?

Author’s note: Happy 80th birthday, Paul!

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/39730401

[awrestlinggirlwholoves80sbands]

60 candles to blow for Izzy (Izzy Stradlin fanfiction)

A/N: Requested by anon, it was the only one missing and our fav emo boy deserves to have a birthday fic too, so here it is.

Summary: AU set in modern times where Izzy and Steven join back GNR between 2020-2021. It’s Izzy’s first birthday since he came back and he doesn’t know what to do. Life (or more like his band mates) has different planes for him.

For a long time Izzy never cared for his birthday. In the 80s it was an excuse like another to get alcohol, until the situation became too unbearable to spend even one night with certain members of the band. When heroin came into the picture everything turned into a blur and soon enough he wasn't even sure when his birthday was. After he left in 1991 he felt like breathing again but he got used to having a modest and content celebration, something among family and close friends nothing too much, however this year it was different.

The first birthday he celebrated with Guns N'Roses after years and it was a big step stone, his 60. He wasn't even sure how to feel: nervous? Excited? Indifferent? They weren't the same guys who made him leave yet it was still too surreal for him to know what to do. He pondered if he should have invited them for dinner or simply kept his tradition going, they all knew Izzy wasn't that social anyway, so they wouldn't be upset, right?

He decided to take one step at the time and to go to practice first, a simple hangout between all of them. There couldn't be any surprise, right?

---

The rest of Guns N'Roses made sure everything was set up way before it was practice time. Izzy was always a bit early and they didn't want to get busted, especially when Duff and Slash were putting the decorations on, on the other hand Steven was wrapping up their gift, besides from Axl's second one who the redhead already wrapped before heading to the bakery and getting the cake. Was it a crazy idea? Probably, but they would be lying if that didn't take them back in time, when they still used to care about each other and threw surprise parties.

"We did such a good job!" Slash stated with a smile.

"Izzy will kill us for this, he hates surprises." Duff chuckled.

Axl entered the room quickly, gently putting the cake, then he looked around frantically and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank God you're done!"

"Why?" Steven asked, confused.

"Because I just saw Izzy's car parking. That fucker is early again!"

---

When Izzy opened the door he thought he was the first one to arrive, until he heard "surprise!" and saw his band mates standing with big smiles.

"I... I- wow"

"Told ya he still hates surprises" Duff smirked.

"Look, we have a cake for you to blow!" Steven clapped his hands excited.

"Vegan, obviously." Axl added.

Emotions flooded Izzy's heart, he had no words to express how he was feeling. It was a nostalgic sight that pulled his heart strings, the people he used to call family were all there celebrating him.

"Thank you..." He was speechless but he made sure to look all of them in the eyes as he meant his words.

"Yeah you can be sappy later, blow out these candles or Steven will die of anticipation waiting to eat the cake" Axl said but there wasn't any sarcasm in his voice, just genuine teasing between friends.

He had to stand through the excruciating happy birthday song, as the boys tried to make it as hard as possible for him but he blew his candles (thank God they weren't exactly 60 like they did one time when he was 27) and a smile formed on his face.

"What did you wish for?"

"Steven he can't tell you that, otherwise the wish doesn't come true!" Duff reminded him.

"Ohhh but now you are going to open your gifts, right?" He said pointing to the packages lying around in a corner.

"Time never changes, uh?" Axl said, handing him the first present.

"He always loved birthdays. He will have a lot of fun with the next one." Izzy replied.

"Oh wait, that will be mine!" Slash said with a laugh.

The first gift was actually the part one of another. Steven got a photo album  and Duff a Polaroid so he could always snap pics during the tour to show his family or friends. He really appreciated it.

Slash, as a fellow guitarist, gave him brand new equipment to use whenever he wanted, after all those years he still had the same taste in guitars so it wasn't hard for him. He got to admit it was very cool and needed.

Lastly Axl gave him a small box with a new phone. He wasn't a fan of technology but the singer quickly explained himself in defense.

"I know you hate new phones but you can use this one just to video call your family when you miss them very much. You don't have to give up your old dinosaur who can't even snap pictures''

Izzy hated to admit but he knew it was necessary so he thanked him with a nod.

"Also I... I have another gift for you. A bit more private..." Axl whispered seriously and Izzy's heart clenched a bit. He knew Axl for so long and when he was serious about something it meant it was a big deal, they slowly slipped out of the room while the rest were too busy to notice them and they stopped in the empty hallway.

"I don't know if you remember this but when he was little I gave you a diary..."

Izzy's memories hit him like a brick : his childhood home, him and Axl in his basement, soda and chips and a cake, a brand new diary.

"Yeah I remember"

"I had a similar one too and we promised each other we would always write when we were together because that's what best friends do. I kept doing it even after you moved to LA and I joined you. When we got famous I started to write way less but still a bit until... "Axl's stopped but Izzy knew exactly what he wanted to say.

" Until I left the band"

"Yeah, I thought since we turned the page and buried the hatchet we should start new diares, if you want..."

Axl passed him a beautiful dark green diary, very similar to the one he had, he opened to find all the pages blank beside the first one, it was written " Izzy and Axl's old men's adventures ".

" It is great... "

" It's my way to say that I don't hold any anger anymore. I promised you things would have been different and they are"

If there was one thing he appreciated from his childhood best friend was his determination, he was a serious man when he wanted to be, especially now that he learned to acknowledge his feelings.

"Thank you again Axl. I will take care of it"

The red head smiled and they both got back into the room, greeted by the others talking. They didn't ask where they were, they all knew about Izzy and Axl's unique friendship but they turned all the attention to the birthday boy.

"Sooo since today we won't have rehearsals, who wants to share all the embarrassing moments of Izzy? We have 60 years to talk about" Duff proposed and the room erupted in a general laugh while Izzy shook his head.

It was incredible how so much time changed yet still everything stayed the same. Maybe he really made the right choice.

[ac1takervergil]

Today I turn 32 years young. I shaved just early yesterday to bring you I guess a more refined look of Devil may Cry 5 Dante. :D

[bowandcurtsey]

Happy birthday, Yami Sukehiro

Happy birthday to the husbando that started all of this. I'm not sure if you are my favourite husbando (I do have my seasons) but he's the one that pushed me to get up and write fanfiction about all the fluffy nasty and horny headcanons I have of him.

And look where we are, making lots of friends so I'm thankful for you. Okay, so today we have a little one shot or drabble of him hehe.

YAMI'S ROBE

Character: Yami Sukehiro x F! reader TW: slight nsfw, vulgarities Just a little headcanon story of why he changed his style of robe

"Babe!" Yami called out to you, "have you seen my button? The one for my robe?"

"There's one in the toilet drawer, baby."

There was silence and you could hear your boyfriend rummaging through the drawer, "Gotcha!"

He comes out from the toilet, finally in his proper mission outfit, his classic golden button holding his robe in place. Well technically it was just his same daily outfit plus his robe. Your man wasn't fanciful with his fashion.

You walked over and straightened his robe for him, "your left muscles won't get cold?"

There was a rumble in his chest as he chuckled and patted your head. He knew you were worried. You always were whenever he left for missions.

"This robe looks new," you commented as you ran your fingers over the edges of his robe.

"Yeah, I tore it myself yesterday, the old one was really ripped, baby! tch, that darn giant centipede."

It was your turn to chuckle now. Yami takes pride in tearing off the black fabric and making his own unique robe. He thinks it looks badass this was and honestly, with his build, wearing the robe the normal way hinders his movement and makes him look really awkward.

"Looks a little tight, this one." you took a step back to look at your herculean man.

"My robes have been tighter babe, I've grown bigger with all the training," he tugged at the robe to adjust it against his bulging biceps.

"Wonder what else has grown bigger~" you wiggled your eyebrows at him, earning THE smirk from your man. He caged you in his arms.

"I won't be long," he pecked you on your forehead, "it'll take 3 to 5 days tops, and then I'll show you what's bigger."

You gave him a little pout, because of the devil invasion, Yami has been training a lot lately and taking up a lot of missions so he could be exposed and try out new battle styles.

You've been seeing him a little lesser lately but seeing as how everyone is working hard, you had to be supportive and did your best in your own training as well.

You tipped your toe a little, and gave him a kiss on the lips, "come home safe, captain."

"I will." And he left.

---

"Baby," he leaned against the frame of the toilet door, looking defeated.

"What is it?"

"I can't find the damned button again."

"Love," you sighed, "you have like dozens of that thing! And you can't find ONE of it all the time."

"I know right? Little shit."

You helped him search for it awhile and you both found none. You decided to just use a safety pin for now since you were both really late to the joint mission with the Golden Dawn.

---

"Dark Cloaked Dimension Slash!" Yami blasted his magic at an oncoming attack that was charging towards the both of you. The two attacks collided and cause a major explosion.

Instinctively, Yami wrapped one arm around you, using his body to shield you from the impact. You felt a huge force hitting the both of you, and even with Yami holding on to you tightly, you both flew a few meters back.

Yami's arms slowly loosened as he checked on you after the blow, "are you okay, princess?"

"mhmm." you nodded and you realised the safety pin had given way, so Yami's robe was just dangling at the back of his neck, like a cape. You giggled at the sight, helping him to adjust his robe again.

"Fuck this shit." Yami grumbled, and he pulled the ends of the robe under his arm, keeping it in place.

It was like an eureka moment for him as the both of your faces lit up. You both knew what each other was thinking.

"Damn, I should have done this long ago baby."

"Mmm," you smiled at him, "and it really shows off your biceps~"

Your fingers traced the veins on his beefy arms.

"Ahem." William came from behind you two, "sorry to disturb your lovey dovey moment here, but are you two alright?"

"Of course we're fine, I always win when y/n is here. Gotta show off a little y'know, Goldie boy?" he flashed a smirk to you again.

You looked over at the opponent that was now sliced in half by him. His attack had cut through the monster's attack AND the monster itself.

"Very accurate swordsmanship, I would say," you always marvelled at how accurate Yami was with his sword.

"That's why you fell for me, didn't ya?" Yami hung a lazy arm around your shoulder as he teased you.

"I guess my worry was for nothing.." William shook his head, smiling at the both of you.

[reginaldqueribundus]

Tumblr really is the best website when it comes to being in a fandom because like:

Star Trek fandom on Reddit: posts about which show people are watching, complaints about special effects, what-ifs that probably sound really deep if you’ve smoked a metric ton of weed beforehand, subreddit literally has “no slash fic” in the description

Star Trek on Twitter: mostly tweets from official websites, people showing off merch and wishing the actors happy birthday, though as a plus you can interact with the actors themselves. Also one horrible cluster fuck of a “NuTrek” discourse thread that’s been going for over three months and has a million people in it, most of them racist homophobes

Star Trek fandom on Facebook: mostly sexist memes and 40-year-old men complaining about the new shows

Star Trek fandom on Instagram: a mishmash of actor photos, fan art and posts stolen from this very website

Star Trek fandom on tumblr: in-depth character analysis, fanfiction, comics, gifs from the shows, awkward screenshots, streams of reblogs mocking the plot / background details of one particular episode, matching the characters to various text posts / Onion headlines / John Mulaney quotes, shitposts about wanting to fuck Phlox and Quark, fan art of Kirk and Spock as elderly married grandpas in matching sweaters, extremely detailed headcanons where Sarek acts like a cat, mini-essays about “here’s why So-and-so is the dumbest person in the galaxy and I would die for them”

This is not to say that fandoms on other platforms aren’t valid — they are! But tumblr is the only place where you can log on and see people bullying Gul Dukat, shaming Julian Bashir for his supposed foot fetish and talking about John de Lancie’s penis and I think that’s wonderful

[mixsethaddams]

Another tag game

Thanks to @freddykicksasses for tagging me. Same as the last one, I’m not sure who has or hasn’t done it at this stage, so to avoid me tagging people who have already taken part, consider this an open tag to anyone who wants to get involved!

What I usually wear:

Pyjamas, mostly. I work from home so I don’t often actually get dressed. When I do go out, I most often wear a long black dress with some boots. I have a big soft spot for 90s grunge fashion and romantic goths, so I think my personal style is a mish mash of those. 

How tall I am:

5 foot 3 and a half babyyyyyy

My star sign. Do I know any celebrities or historical event that shares it:

I’m a March pisces, so you know, god help us all. I think Matthew Gray Gubler has the same birthday as me?

Do I go by a name or nickname:

I go by Seth online in settings like tumblr, discord, etc, where I have a more anon vibe. If someone wanted to try, they could probably string together a link between my tiktok and my tumblr, but other than that I keep my real name out of spaces where I don’t show my face. I prefer to be unhinged anonymously. 

Did I grow up to be what I wanted to be as a child:

I found an old school workbook when I moved out of my family home a few years back and there was an essay in there that I wrote when I was 7, all about wanting to be a Model slash Vet slash Millionaire when I grew up. Dear reader, I am none of those things.

Something I'm good at vs Something I'm bad at:

I’m a good cook! I can follow a recipe like a motherfucker and I’ve got enough of a foundation that I can mess around with flavours successfully. My husband isn’t vegan like I am, so I had to put a lot of focus into learning how to use my sense of smell more than anything when I cook for him too. It’s fun.

I’m terrible at doing anything in half-measures. If there’s a small, medium, and large drink option, I’ll get the large. I’ll only get the most expensive and biggest thing I can, at any time. If I can’t, I’ll be sad about it. I’ll force myself to finish a full plate even if I’m stuffed. I’m very all or nothing and it definitely comes with it’s own challenges. Especially with money, because I’m not well-off by any stretch of the imagination. I read once that growing up in a poorer situation can lead to not knowing how to manage money as an adult and boy howdy, am I a great example of that. 

If I draw or write, what's my favourite of anything I created this year?

2022 I’m guessing? I’m proud of how crushcrushcrush is turning out, despite everything. I’ve always struggling to write so much dialogue and I’m happy with how I’ve done it in this fic I think. When He Loved Me was a very cathartic thing to write for me as well. I spent a lot of time really thinking through how that mental state can manifest itself and how it can present in certain situations. Honestly though just for the sheer fun factor, I’d have to say Eddie/Hotdude Official Megathread! is my number one. 

I’m trying to work on an original story this new year so hopefully I end up being proud of that too. 

Dogs or cats:

I have three dogs and six cats so I think I have to remain neutral here.

Something I would like to make content for:

Myself! I spent years and years writing what I thought other people wanted to read and it only led to me not writing anything for a very long time. I’ve been using fanfiction to reignite my spark and so far so good!

Something I was excited about that turned out to dissappoint me:

Panic! At The Discos last two albums. They were my absolute favourites right since AFYCSO but I just couldn’t fall in love with Pray For The Wicked or Viva Las Vengeance. 

Hidden talent:

I have double joined toes and can move them like fingers. I used to be able to roll my tongue into two rolls but then I got a load of tongue piercings and can’t do it anymore

[5uptic]

hey fanfic spotlight again:)

arm candy by amsves (5up/Fundy, general rating, m/m | 300 words)

Summary: The first thing Fundy does after the stream ends is lean over and engulf 5up in his arms.

a chance encounter by mangoedges (Apollo/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 450 words)

Summary: Who would have thought Apollo would find his soulmate now?

Desecration Smile by AllianettemiE5 (Apollo/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 1k words)

Summary: No summary.

She said to me, Oh Death / Come close my eyes by Anonymous (Apollo/Steve, general rating, m/m | 1k words)

Summary: Steve thought the words on his wrist were the coolest thing ever, but they just didn’t make sense. No, really; he even asked 5up–had called him in a possibly drunk state on his twentieth birthday, when a prickling sensation on his arm made him think that he was about to die, 5up, help, and was reminded drily that it was his soulmark, dumbass–and the best his smartest friend (self-proclaimed) could offer was, “Maybe your soulmate’s a poet?” Completely useless. Steve remembered hanging up on him, the click of his mobile cutting off his indignant exclamation. It was only the next day that he looked, properly looked, at his soulmark and tried to make sense of it. Nope. That didn’t work out either; he blamed the hangover. For the longest time ever, he just dismissed it as the universe fucking up. A slash in the middle of a phrase? Ridiculous.

why’d you only call me when you’re high? by LVTO (5up/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 1k words)

Summary: “I miss you,” Steve mumbles through the phone, and his voice has that soft, honest tone that it always does when he’s like this. 5up’s heart clenches. It’s these moments that keep him from leaving like he should’ve done four months ago, these soft-spoken truths that time and time again have him believing that maybe, maybe this time will be different. It never is. or 5up receives a phone call and ponders his life.

jealousy, jealousy by planetwitch (5up/Fundy, teen rating, m/m | 1.1k words)

Summary: 5up and Fundy are best friends and have never crossed that line into something more. Until Fundy gets jealous at 5up's constant admiration for a certain 6 foot tall musician.

mimi's menagerie of the miraculous & the mundane by 5280ft (5up/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 1.1k words, chaptered WIP)

Summary: a drabble for the word of the day, every day, for 100 days.

5up & Co. Throw Yarn at a Wall (and more) by WhenTheFogClears (general rating, gen | 1.3k words, chaptered WIP)

Summary: Hafu neither confirmed nor denied, instead snatching the half unraveled ball of yarn out of his hands forcefully, a cheshire grin finding its way onto her face. Before 5up could clearly decipher the situation, she flung it at him, smacking him directly in the center of his face. or 5up loves throwing yarn at walls, and everyone else quickly picks it up from him. But in different ways.

Inside My Mind by SilverSprinklez10 (5up/Apollo, Apollo/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 1.4k words)

Summary: Soulmates are usually a blessing.  But sometimes, a soulmate connection can feel like a curse.

(2021, 190 x 172 cm, oil on canvas) by 5280ft (5up/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 1.9k words)

Summary: Nobody ever painted anything if they’ve never painted the way 5up closes his eyes when he laughs, how his slender fingers wrap around a new tube of paint, how his smile is all teeth and eye-crinkling. Cabanel’s Fallen Angel has curls, but they aren’t 5up’s, are they? Hyllas, in the nymphs, has fair and delicate hands but 5up’s are prettier, especially when he accidentally squirts paint everywhere and slams his palms on the table and goes “fuck!” Steve cackles until he can’t breathe.

Don't Take Me Tongue-Tied by AoDity, LovelyDayForIt (5up/Sleepy, 5up/Apollo, teen rating, m/m | 2.2k words)

Summary: "Sleepy found the ring by luck, something that matches his lover's graceful beauty that he could still afford. Twisted strands of thin silver with a little shimmering opal in the center, it was perfect." Aka: Sleepy's love for Five brought him heartache. If they try, there's still a chance the two could be happy.

implying that the ferris wheel's your body (and i'd really love admission to it) by homeward_bound (David/Hafu/Steve, mature rating, multi | 2.2k words)

Summary: Steve might be drunk out of his mind, but David's just really hot, okay? [or, steve propositions david, kind of. hafu and dumbdog bear witness to his lapse in judgement.]

mi casa es su casa by some_spooky_shit_right_there (Apollo/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 2.9k words)

Summary: Apollo's soulmate is cautious. Except, apparently, when it comes to coffee. Because, for the fifth time this week, Apollo wakes up to a burnt tongue. It's annoying. He can't really be mad though, because he has given his soulmate so much worse. The occasional burnt tongue is a meager act of penance, comparatively.

I love you too (I love you too) by some_spooky_shit_right_there (5up/Apollo/Steve, general rating, multi | 3.9k words)

Summary: Apollo comes into 5up's coffee shop. He always gets a cup of coffee and either a bagel or a croissant. He always seems tired, and he never comes in on weekends. Steve would really love to find out just who, exactly, he is.

i'm more fool than wise by 5fu (5up/Steve, unrated, m/m | 5.8k words, chaptered WIP)

Summary: Steven Suptic is a brilliant crewmate - ask anyone. Okay so don't ask Janet. Or Dk. Or Koji. You know what, don't even ask - it's pretty obvious he is. But when new recruit and stunningly intelligent 5up boards the Crewfu, Steve isn't so sure he can compete. Not that he cares. Totally. Absolutely. On their mission to gather intel on Polus and find out what happened to the previous crew that disappeared from the planet three years earlier, Steve may realize that maybe he was indeed more fool than wise - and maybe it wasn't a bad thing.

i was praying that you and me might end up together by Qupid (Apollo/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 7.8k words, chaptered WIP)

Summary: Four years at Polus University. Four first weeks of school. Two strangers become two friends, and maybe even something more. Apollo hates being seen, hates having attention drawn to him, hates living in a world that feels like a game where everyone knows the rules except him. Steve thrives on attention, purposefully draws the gaze of everyone in the room, making his own rules as he floats through life. They're a match made in hell, but Apollo finds that when Steve looks at him, gives him nothing but attention, he doesn't mind being seen after all.

Long Journey Home by some_spooky_shit_right_there (Apollo/Steve, teen rating, m/m | 9.6k words)

Summary: Homesick and lonesome and I'm feeling kind of blue Feeling kind of blue, boys, feeling kind of blue Homesick and lonesome and I'm feeling kind of blue I'm on my long journey home

there’s so many ways to say “i love you” and i wouldn’t wanna waste ‘em (on someone who, don’t feel it too) by Dear_MaedaysUnwelcomedGhost (5up/Steve, 5up/Hafu, 5up/Ellum, 5up/Kimi, teen rating, multi | 13k words, chaptered)

Summary: Love was a strange thing, 5up found. It was everywhere. And not in the way it may seem. It wasn’t in the adverts of perfect couples with artificial lighting. It wasn’t in the glittery cards made by factories or the flowers sold at grocery stores. Not in the TV shows made to bring in cash and be thrown out, with couples who don’t have anything to hold onto but brief infatuation and physical attraction. But in the friendly smiles of strangers as they pass by. In a mother cutting fruit up for their child. Running a hand through the hair of your partner, as their eyes flutter close and to sleep. Helping a stranger pick up their dropped papers, asking for nothing in return. In the graffiti on the wall by the alleyway you walk by everyday to get to work. To the goods baked by small independent bakeries. Flowers planted in parks to make it just a little nicer, or the ones growing out of pavement cracks with determination.

Also!

GuardianPuppy‘s this city needs to be destroyed or at least painted in a different color collection.

spaded_ace’s Casino in the Sky collection.

5fu’s among all this pain collection.

FAQ:

Wait what is this: pretty straight to the point! i’ll regularly share crewfu-related fanfictions to this blog :)

How regularly is “regularly”?: great question! LOL. it depends on the flow of fanfics that get uploaded, which i do not have any control over, but i’m looking forward to do this twice a month. after all, it’s only me doing this and i often run on a tight schedule.

What’s the format like?:

[title of fic with link] by [author of the fic with link] ([main pairing(s)], [fic rating: eg, general rating], [relationship: eg, m/m] | [word count in k], [added prompt to specify if it’s complete or not])

Summary: [summary provided by the author. if it doesn’t have a summary, a “No summary” prompt will be put instead]

(What does WIP mean again?): Work In Progress :)

Why are you doing this?: from the beginning, my blog has hosted conversations about RPF (real people fiction) and crewfu pairings. this has evolved into people sending me updates about certain fics in the crewfu tags every now and then, but i wanna take the next step and just do these things myself. after all, i’m already lurking in the tags often to see the fics that get posted. as someone who is both a writer and a reader, i wanna appreciate fanfic writers and help out other people that want to read fanfic and consume more fandom content!

Will it be AO3 only?: well, ao3 has a very helpful tag system that makes finding fics incredibly easy, as well as allowing people with no accounts to like and comment on fics, so that’s the site i will personally look in for fanworks. but if there are any fics you’ve written or liked in any other platforms, such as wattpad, you can always contact me through my inbox (send an ask or a dm!), and i’ll make sure to include for the next fanfic spotlight :)

Does it mean you won’t reply to fic asks anymore?: yeah, i guess. since i’ll be doing the searching myself it seems counterproductive. but if i ever skip a fic or again, it’s in another platform, or you’ve posted/read the fic a while ago and you want to get more traction on it, hit me up and i’ll take it into consideration!

Will you read every single one of the fics on your list?: oh no. again, i run on a tight schedule, and also i have my own taste when it comes to fics. i won’t be reviewing fics or any of the sort, and my intention extends to simply sharing these fics to this page so people will have easier access to them :) that’s where ao3 tagging becomes SUPER useful!!!

So what’s the criteria for the way you’ll sort out the fics in your list?: word count, going from lowest to highest. in case of fics in other platforms, i guess i’ll put them at the top of the list. i’ll also be looking for fairly recent fics, so let me know if you want any old-ish fic to be included.

I see you talking mostly about 5up/Steve and Steve/Apollo. Can I still send/see other crewfu fics?: why yes absolutely! my goal is to push every fic which heavily features regular crewfu characters - 5uptic and supdog just happen to be very popular pairings. so, to give you a list: core 4 (5up, hafu, dk, steve), apollo, aipha, annie, janet, kimi, ellum, koji… you know the drill. it doesn’t have to be centered on a relationship, or about 5up in specific, etc. my only requirement is that any of the previously mentioned members are a central part of the fic or are HEAVILY featured in it (sorry, minecraft fics with 50+ tags who only mention 5up as an afterthought won’t make the cut :/).

Isn’t shipping Bad™?: well, it’s a little more nuanced than that. i will go out of my way to discourage and shame people who often violate CCs’ boundaries by acting like so and so has a crush on this person, or that this and that are Actually Into Each Other or secretly dating. any sort of tinhat bullshit is a big nono (think larries). but i run on the assumption that people who write rpf understand that what they’re doing is simply write a completely fictional story using real life personalities, and understand the boundaries necessary to do it - aka they’re not tinhats, they understand they can’t assume everything about CCs’ thoughts and personalities, they understand that what they’re writing is strictly fiction, they keep these works only in fandom circles, etc. (but again, it’s only one me doing this, so please be kind if i don’t happen to know that this person is Actually a tinhat or whatever).

show fic: NO. (seriously. i don’t feel comfortable putting my ao3 account out there. please respect my privacy on these trying times <3)

I REALLY don’t care about your rpf/fic talk: fair! i’ll be tagging every single one of these posts as “fanfic spotlight”, so just mute the tag using tumblr settings so you’ll never have to look at these! likewise, you can follow the tag if you want to keep up with it, or search it on my blog to look at the other entries you might have missed.

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What I Read in July 2021

Oh, man, this is gonna be a long post. I bookmarked 33 fics, all of them Harry Potter related, with a few cross-overs.

Forget-Me-Not by Lomonaaeron *favorite*

Plot: Harry isn’t the Boy-Who-Lived, but his parents still died, and Albus Dumbledore, concerned that Death Eaters might seek the boy’s death, cast a powerful charm on him to make wizards ignore him before Harry was left with the Dursleys. Except, with the Elder Wand in play, the charm was far too powerful, and made others essentially forget Harry existed when not directly interacting with him. Sorted into Ravenclaw at Hogwarts, Harry lives a contented life with no one either loving or hating him…until the charm breaks on his seventeenth birthday, and he’s suddenly plunged directly into the middle of a living world at war.

Characters: Harry, Theo Nott, Dumbledore, Neville, Ollivander, Lupin, Rabastan Lestrange, Ron, Hermione, Draco, original non-human characters, Peter Pettigrew, Umbridge

Relationships: Harry Potter/Theo Nott

Warnings: none apply

Tags: ancient runes, socially awkward Harry Potter, Ravenclaw Harry Potter, Harry Potter is not the boy-who-lived, angst, romance, horcruxes, muggleborn registration commission, blood magic

My Notes: I inhaled this in one sitting and then cried for like 10 minutes afterwards, it’s so beautifully written, it became an instant favorite

*complete*

He Turned Around by ChipOfftheOldSoul *favorite*

Plot: When the Goblet of Fire spit out Harry's name that Halloween night, he was told to join the other champions. Instead, he turned around and walked away.

Characters: Harry, Snape, Draco, Ron, Hermione, Victor Krum, Cedric Diggory, Fleur Delacour, Pansy Parkinson, Blaise Zabini, Crabbe, Goyle, Daphne Greengrass, Fred & George, Marcus Flint, Millicent Bulstrode, Tracey Davis

Relationships: Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter; Harry Potter & Severus Snape; Draco Malfoy & Severus Snape

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse, mentioned homophobia

Tags: book 4, good Severus Snape, good Draco Malfoy, good Slytherins, smart Harry Potter, Dumbledore bashing, manipulative Dumbledore, past child abuse, runes, slow burn, enemies to friends to lovers, Slytherin Harry Potter, Hogwarts House re-sort, no Ron bashing but he’s not great for a while

My Notes: I’ve already read this twice in less than a week period and I cannot wait until it’s updated (hopefully it’ll be updated) and I absolutely love the way it’s written and Harry’s characterization. I also very much appreciate that there won’t be Ron bashing, I’ve read too many Ron bashing fics, but I am here for all of the Dumbledore bashing!

*incomplete* [last updated June 2021]

Stars by LilyIsAwesomerThanYou

Plot: When Snape discovers Harry's abusive past during an Occlumency lesson, Harry panics. Snape is forced to take care of him in the aftermath. Mentor/guardian fic. As always, no slash.

Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Dumbledore, Ron, Hermione

Relationships: Gen

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse, emotional/psychological abuse, suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt, depression

Tags: Severitus, angst, drama, past abuse, hurt/comfort, mentor Snape, guardian Snape, occlumency

My Notes: Snape is a dick in this one, and so far he has not gotten any better, just a warning, but there’s some great Harry angst going on here (that’s why I bookmarked it). Yeah, Snape is pretty evil in this one, there’s some victim blaming and just straight up verbal abuse from him.

*incomplete* [last updated 2018]

violet hill by rejectedreality

Plot: Where Harriet Potter is Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes’ soulmate.

Fandoms: Harry Potter & MCU

Characters: Bucky Barnes, Harry Potter, Steve Rogers, Hermione, Ron

Relationships: Bucky Barnes/Harry Potter; Steve Rogers/Harry Potter; Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers; Bucky/Steve/Harry

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse, emotional/psychological abuse

Tags: fem!Harry Potter, soulmate-identifying marks, age difference, angst with a happy ending, it gets worse before it gets better

My Notes: this is so, so, so fucking beautiful! I am straight up in love with this fic, and I am so sad that it hasn’t been updated for a few years because there was so much potential. There are some hints at underage couples, as Harry’s 15 while Bucky and Steve are adults, but nothing actually happens.

*incomplete* [last updated 2017]

trapped in a blue haze by MourningElegance

Plot: “And in that moment, Draco knows. He knows that all his deep-rooted suspicions about Harry’s childhood are terribly, horribly true.” As their relationship grows, so do Draco’s misgivings about Harry’s past.

Rating: Explicit!!!

Characters: Harry, Draco

Relationships: Harry/Draco

Warnings: explicit sexual content, implied/referenced child abuse

Tags: established relationship, smut, porn with plot, explicit sexual content, fluff and angst, hurt/comfort, cuddling, post-war, post-Hogwarts, auror Harry Potter, POV Draco, character study, sickfic, epilogue what epilogue, injury

*complete*

From the Dungeons by huntersg1rl

Plot: One conversation goes slightly differently. How much does it change? Features a caring Snape, supportive Malfoys, strong friendships, and Slytherin Harry.

Characters: Harry, Draco, Blaise, Pansy, Daphne, Snape, Narcissa, Lucius, Sirius, Remus, Pomfrey, Dumbledore

Relationships: pre-Harry/Draco; Severus Snape & Harry Potter

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse

Tags: Slytherin Harry Potter, Good Severus Snape, good Lucius Malfoy, good Narcissa Malfoy, manipulative Dumbledore, POC Harry, animagus transformation, wizengamot, politics and culture

My Notes: YA’LL! This one is so cool! It’s going under some major maintenance at the moment, so it’ll be a bit of a wait until it gets going again but I recommend reading it immediately before the changes get enacted. I don’t want to spoil anything, but Harry’s a BAMF in this series, especially when we get to book 3

*incomplete* [this is a series, first three parts are completed, last updated February 2021]

Fighting for Freedom by dreamsofmermaids

Plot: At the end of a horrific fourth year, Harry overhears something on the train back to London that sets in motion a series of events that will reveal truths, change decisions, and send Harry on a path to true freedom. But nothing comes without a fight.

Fandoms: Harry Potter & Criminal Minds

Characters: Harry, Snape, Aaron Hotchner, Spencer Reid, Jason Gideon, Emily Prentiss, Sirius Black, Voldemort

Relationships: to be announced (I know, I’m sorry, I hate this too)

Warnings: graphic depictions of violence, major character death, attempted sexual assault, implied/referenced child abuse, suicide attempt, kidnapping

Tags: Dumbledore bashing, Weasley bashing, Hermione bashing, Harry runs away, Snape bashing, not so evil Voldemort, trouble magnet!Harry

My Notes: this one is really good and it features a Harry and Dobby friendship. I’m gonna spoil it right now, Hotchner is Harry’s dad, I hate it when it doesn’t state it in the tags

*incomplete* [last updated February 2021]

From Grace by silver_fish *favorite*

Plot: From the top of the Astronomy Tower, the stars always look brighter. Funny, how Harry can’t seem to find them at all anymore.

Characters: Harry, Snape, Hermione, Ron

Relationships: Harry & Snape

Warnings: suicidal thoughts, implied/referenced child abuse, attempted suicide

Tags: set during Ootp, insomnia, nightmares, teenage angst, emotional hurt/comfort

*complete*

A Beautiful Lie by Panis_fluvium

Plot: Harry receives his letter while the Dursley's are on vacation. Harry takes it upon himself to find out if the letters he receives are true or if someone is playing a massive joke on him. What happens when he journey's to Diagon Alley alone? What happens when he finally gets to school? Will he finally fit in? Will he finally escape the abuse?

Characters: Harry, Draco, Snape, Dumbledore, McGonagall, Blaise, Pansy, Ron, Hermione

Relationships: Draco/Harry; Pansy/Blaise; Snape/?

Warnings: graphic depictions of violence, implied/referenced child abuse

Tags: Severitus, Slytherin Harry, bullying, shy Harry, slight Ron bashing, fairly good Voldie, misunderstood darkside, manipulative Dumbledore

*incomplete* [last updated June 2021]

The heir of something or other by diregewithoutmusic

Plot: When kids in the Slytherin Common Room tossed jeers at the pudgy feet of Millicent Bulstrode, Harry rose up to do something about it. This Harry, now one of Snape’s own, got fewer House points lost but many more detentions– it had never been the colors on his hem that Severus hated. This was not wishing Harry an easy path. This was not wishing the boy a warm House. This was Harry, three weeks in, sleep deprived and considering running away and going back to Privet Drive. This was Harry in the back of Potions class, blank-faced under Snape’s disdain the way he’d perfected under the Dursleys’s torments. When Quirrell shouted “troll in the dungeons, thought you ought to know,” and Harry overheard that there was a girl in the bathroom crying, he still ran off to make sure she got out okay. He hesitated first, at the back of the little pack of Slytherin first years (at the back so that no one could get behind him)– he hesitated. And Millicent Bulstrode, who could never quite keep her tummy tucked in enough, could never brush all the cat hair off her robes, never quite keep her temper in check, hesitated, too.

Characters: Harry, Millicent, Colin Creevey, Hermione, Dennis Creevey, Luna, Ron, Draco, Astoria, Daphne, Pansy, Neville, Susan Bones

Relationships: gen

Warnings: major character death

Tags: Slytherin Harry, canon typical violence

My Notes: this made me cry. It like actually made me cry. I don’t cry when I read fanfiction, but this one actually made me cry, it’s been two weeks and I still feel like crying thinking about this fic, but that being said it’s written so beautifully.

*complete*

Conditionally by Lomonaaeren

Plot: Harry finds out that he's Snape's son. It goes as badly as possible.

Characters: Harry, Snape, Dumbledore, Sirius, Hermione, Ron, Seamus, Umbridge, Rita, Neville, Voldemort

Relationships: minor Lily/Snape; Harry & Snape; Hermione & Ron & Harry

Warnings: graphic depictions of violence, suicidal thoughts, minor character death

Tags: Severitus, present tense, powerful Harry, Snape is Harry’s biological father, unhealthy coping mechanisms, independent Harry

My Notes: wow this one made me so mad for Harry. Sirius and Remus are not Harry’s friends, nor Dumbledore. Be warned, as good as this fic is, you will be very angry at all the adults in this fic. Snape isn’t a loving father type, and their relationship isn’t the greatest but it’s better than nothing by the end.

*complete*

Harry Potter and the Secrets Within by WhoWroteThis

Plot: Harry Potter is a very special, but very abused little boy. When a giant drags him into a world unknown, he'll need all the help he can get to understand his newfound belonging. Lucky for him, he has a snake, a dragon, and a horde of protective allies on his side.

Characters: Harry, original animal characters, Snape, Draco, Lucius and Narcissa, Portrait Salazar Slytherin, Basilisk, Blaise, Hogwarts ghosts, Quirrell, Voldemort

Relationships: Harry & Voldemort; Harry & Draco; Harry & Snape

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse, internalized homophobia, implied/referenced alcohol abuse, suicide threats and thoughts

Tags: Harry Potter needs a hug, parseltongue, Harry Potter has a pet snake, powerful Harry, metamorphmagus Harry, good Malfoy family, Slytherin Harry, slow burn, Slytherin politics, Hagrid bashing, Hermione bashing, Ron bashing, Dumbledore bashing, rituals, centaurs, dragons, cats, snakes

My Notes: I will literally never be trustworthy of the basilisk after reading Antithesis but I have to admit the basilisk in this fic is pretty great

*incomplete* [last updated August 2021]

The Tainted Blood of the Father by StarLight_Massacre *favorite*

Fandoms: Supernatural & Harry Potter

Plot: Harry has broken away from his chains after the Dursleys go too far. A simple desire to make a withdrawal from Gringotts leads to something much larger and exposes more than he ever knew about himself. A rushed, impulsive trip to America changes his entire life as he might have just found himself a true family to call his own.

Characters: Harry, John Winchester, Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Bobby

Relationships: Gen

Warnings: graphic depictions of violence, implied/referenced child abuse, attempted sexual assault

Tags: Awkward Winchesters trying to deal with Harry, cinnamon roll Harry

My Notes: The dynamic between Harry and the Winchesters shouldn’t work this well, but they absolutely do. Harry is a little Sam, he acts so much like him it’s so cute and everyone finds it so cute. Really great amount of angst and hurt/comfort. Doesn’t deal with the wizard side of things that much but I expect that’ll change in the upcoming chapters. Author has stated they don’t know if the Winchesters ever will find out that Harry’s a wizard, however, so keep that in mind

*incomplete* [last updated April 2021]

On a Pale Horse by Hyliian

Plot: When Dumbledore tried to summon a hero from another world to deal with their Dark Lord problem, this probably wasn't what he had in mind.

Characters: Harry, Death, Dumbledore, Hermione, Remus, Voldemort, Ron

Relationships: Gen

Warnings: none

Tags: master of death Harry, dimension travel, summoning rituals gone horribly wrong, godlike Harry, Dumbledore bashing, crack treated seriously, does major character death count as a tag when the major character is Death?

My Notes: so absolutely creepy, I love it so much, our Harry is not really all that much like Harry at all because he’s an immortal eldritch being of horror

*incomplete* [last updated 2018]

tell me whether he is dead by LullabyKnell *favorite*

Plot: Harry suffers a few side-effects of dying but not dying. “Hey, can someone help me with this? The mirror in the bedroom’s stopped working for me. “What do you mean ‘the mirror’s stopped working’?”

Characters: Harry, Ron, Hermione

Relationships: Harry/Ron/Hermione

Warnings: none

Tags: post-canon, epilogue what epilogue, post-battle of Hogwarts, post-Deathly Hallows, haunting, implied/referenced character death, gen or pre-slash, fluff and angst, oblivious Harry, master of death Harry

My Notes: so fucking brilliant, this author literally never misses, the relationship between the golden trio is so fucking cute and I love them so much

*complete*

A New Place to Stay by DebsTheSlytherinSnapeFan *favorite*

Plot: Harry Potter is called up to Dumbledore's office and told he was being moved elsewhere to keep him safe. He no longer has to stay at the Dursley's, but Dumbledore tells him he has to stay with Severus Snape. For a few days it seemed like a bad idea. Until Severus Snape uncovers the truth of who Harry Potter really is and what he's been through. Watch as Severus does as nobody else has done before him. He takes care of Harry. Watch him flourish into who he was meant to be, a boy with the heart of a Gryffindor and smarts of a Slytherin. The Dursley's, Umbridge and Dumbledore had better watch out Severus is out for revenge. Spy or no spy, Severus is not allowing anyone away with hurting Harry.

Characters: Snape, Harry, Dumbledore, Neville, Luna, Hermione, Ron

Relationships: Gen

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse

Tags: Severitus

My Notes: I’ve read so many of these types of fics that even though this is more than 300k words I can’t remember a single thing about this but it must’ve been good because I labelled it as favorite, so

*complete*

Silver Lining by BloodyRed_Queen

Plot: Harry has a disastrous Summer with the Dursleys and is brought to Hogwarts early. In order to protect him, drastic measures are taken and Harry finds himself living with one Severus Snape.

Characters: Harry, Blaise, Draco, Snape

Relationships: Harry/Blaise; Harry & Snape

Warnings: Rape/Non-Con, implied/referenced child abuse

Tags: animagus, father-son relationship, severitus, Snape adopts Harry, good Slytherins, Ron bashing, Dumbledore bashing, therapy, manipulative Dumbledore

*complete*

truth’s like blood underneath your fingernails by Choices_We_Make, questionsthemselves

Plot: "Slytherin would do well, help you on the path to greatness," the hat seems to be coaxing him, but for something that can read his mind, it sure doesn't seem to know him very well. Harry doesn't want greatness. He doesn't need his name in lights and on everyone's lips. He wants meals, hot ones, whenever he wants, with people that he likes and that like him. Friends he can have adventures with, huddle under the blankets with at night and laugh with. People who might think… think he's worth something. In which Harry is sorted into Slytherin, and Snape deals with the fallout.

Characters: Harry, Snape, Draco, Theo, Blaise

Relationships: Harry & Snape

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse

Tags: Slytherin Harry, Severitus sort of, angst with a sort of hopeful ending, Snape discovers abuse

*complete* [part of a series, incomplete but first two parts are finished, last updated 2018]

Harry Potter and the Immortal’s Playground by May_May_o_o

Fandoms: MCU & Harry Potter

Plot: Living forever isn't all it's cracked up to be. Harry Potter learns the meaning of immortality when everyone he loves dies again and again after becoming the master of death. After millennia of love lost, Death sends him to "Elsewhere" in order to give his master something new and different. Harry emerges from ash in New Asgard. What's a man like Thor to do but offer the traveler a home?

Characters: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Luna, Death, Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Clint, Natasha, Loki, Thor, Bruce, May Parker

Relationships: Harry/Ginny; Thor/Harry; Harry & Avengers

Warnings: PTSD, suicide attempts

Tags: master of death Harry, magically powerful Harry, panic attacks, hurt/comfort, post-snap

My Notes: I don’t usually like Harry paired with any of the Avengers other than Peter, but Thor and Harry are so soft and written beautifully, I love this author so much

*incomplete* [last updated June 2021]

Another Mind Game by May_May_o_o *favorite*

Plot: Harry’s occlumency reveals his disturbing home life which sets off a chain reaction that cannot be undone. Snape finds himself begrudgingly caring about the bespectacled boy, Harry discovers what it's like to have adults who care, and Hermione finds herself becoming an accidental crime lord. Draco Malfoy is very much along for the ride, in all senses of the word. A ridiculous blend of hilarity and tragedy, Another Mind Game is the multi-faceted fanfiction you didn't know you wanted but will absolutely adore. Featuring a sassy Harry Potter, good friends, and a great deal of sarcasm.

Characters: Harry, Neville, Hermione, George, Fred, Snape, Ron, Luna, McGonagall, Dumbledore, house elves

Relationships: Draco/Harry; Hermione/Ron; Snape & Harry

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse; presumed suicidal (it makes sense when you read it)

Tags: mentor Snape, strong Harry, sassy Harry, slow burn, fluff and angst, Dumbledore bashing, crack treated seriously, Snape adopts Harry, protective Hogwarts, magically powerful Harry

My Notes: favorite, absolute favorite, read it three times already and it’s only been three weeks! The endnotes are so funny and add a lot of levity to the story

*complete* (unfortunately, I wish I could read more)

Not Just Pretty Words by LullabyKnell

Fandoms: Harry Potter & The Addams Family

Plot: On an unexpected holiday to America, Harry Potter meets a strange girl at a zoo, finds out that he's a witch, steals a snake, and is cordially invited to the Addams mansion for dinner.

Characters: Harry, Wednesday, Morticia, Gomez

Relationships: Gen; Addams Family & Harry

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse

Tags: Harry needs a hug, worldbuilding, happy ending, found family, light angst

*complete*

Bruised Words by starknjarvis

Plot: After Harry blows up Aunt Marge, Dumbledore decides it's not safe for Harry to spend the rest of the summer at the Leaky Cauldron, and instead sends him to stay at Spinner’s End with Professor Snape. It's tense, awkward, and teeming with misunderstandings...but it might be the best thing that's happened to either of them. They're both been without a family for a very long time.

Characters: Harry, Snape, Dumbledore

Relationships: Harry & Snape

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse

Tags: traumatized Harry, miscommunications, Snape adopts Harry, sickfic

*complete* [part of series, incomplete, last updated 2020]

The Freak Who Lived by DeviantHufflepuff, Zaharya

Plot: When Harry's name comes out of the Goblet of Fire, he is kicked out of Gryffindor Tower by those he thought of as friends. It isn't until Snape finds him that the truth comes out about The Boy Who Lived.

Characters: Harry, Snape, Pomfrey, McGonagall, Viktor Krum, Fleur, Cedric, Draco, Neville, Blaise

Relationships: Sirius/Remus; Harry & Snape; Harry/Blaise

Warnings: graphic depictions of violence, implied/referenced child abuse, PTSD, trauma induced age regression (not intense), suicidal thoughts

Tags: book 4, Severitus, Snape adopts Harry, panic attacks, seer Luna, Harry needs a hug, McGonagall is basically Harry’s mom, manipulative Dumbledore but he’s not evil, big brother Draco

My Notes: Snape is pretty cuddly in this one, he’s not shy with feelings and showing Harry that he’s loved which is nice and a nice change from other Severitus fics. Don’t be off-put by the age regression tag, it’s super low-key, there’s only a couple throw-away lines about it.

*incomplete* [last updated February 2021]

Dudley Dursley’s Most Unexpectedly Fortunate Flower by aTasteofCaramell

Plot: Dudley Dursley is leading a perfectly normal life, his contact with his odd cousin limited to Christmas cards and peculiar memories. Until his daughter sneezes and sets the curtains on fire.

Characters: Harry, Dudley, Dudley’s children, Petunia and Vernon Dursley

Relationships: Dudley & Harry; Harry/Ginny

Warnings: none

Tags: humor, Dudley has a magical child, redeemed Dudley, post-series, Petunia and Vernon still suck, Harry Potter Next Generation

*complete*

Unexpected Consequences by Siebenschlaefer

Plot: The Ministry letter after the Dementor attack has far greater consequences than everybody could have anticipated and at the start of his fifth year in Hogwarts Harry has to be sorted again. And this time there is no negotiating with the Sorting Hat.

Characters: Harry, Snape, Draco, Dumbledore, Hermione, Sirius, Lupin, Blaise, Ron

Relationships: Snape & Harry

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse

Tags: Slytherin Harry, resorting

*incomplete* [last updated March 2021]

Stinging Nettle and Milking Pails by Oceanbreeze7 *favorite*

Plot: Are you a witch or / Are you a fairy? / Or are you the wife / of Michael Cleary? “The fairies will do wicked things sometimes,” Harry murmured gently, “Steal the milk when they get a chance, or skim the cream off the milk crocks.” “Do they ever steal anything more?” Luna asked him rhetorically. Harry couldn’t answer.

Characters: Harry, Luna, James, Lily

Warnings: author chose not to use warnings

Tags: wrong-boy-who-lived, Harry has a twin, dark fairy tale elements, fairy tale style, druids, fae and fairies, James and Lily live

My Notes: Oceanbreeze7 should straight up be a horror writer. This is the writer who wrote Antithesis, the fic that I was literally unable to finish because I was too heartbroken, and they did not disappoint with this one! It’s so good! It’s so horrific! It’s so heartbreaking!

*complete*

Sarcasm and Slytherin by orphan_account *favorite*

Plot: After ten years of misery with the Dursleys, Harry Potter learns that he has magic. Except, in this story, it's not a surprise-the only surprise is that there are others like him. Including his twin brother, Julian Potter, the savior of the Wizarding world. This isn't the Harry you think you know.

Characters: Harry, Theo, Blaise, OMC, Hermione, Ron, Neville, James Potter, Luna, Daphne, Snape, Dumbledore

Relationships: none

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse

Tags: wrong-boy-who-lived, Slytherin Harry, Harry has a twin, Slytherin politics, no pairings before 4th year, potential Dumbledore bashing, James bashing, potential Snape bashing, Draco’s still annoying

My Notes: I’m not sure why it’s now an orphan account or if it will ever be updated, but I’ve seen a lot of people on reddit compare this with Prince of Slytherin (a series I haven’t read because I chose this one over it) so be cautious of that. I straight up want to murder James Potter, though, so that’s a nice thought. I finally finished it! I started this back in early June and I miss it a lot, I spent many hours reading this.

*incomplete* [five parts, last updated 2019]

The ones that seek and find (six years in the relationship of harry and luna) by Terapsina

Plot: By chance of fate Harry Potter meets Luna Lovegood in his second year instead of his fifth. It doesn’t really change anything for the magical world at large but it changes quite a lot for the young witch and wizard themselves. Here are six glimpses into their relationship from the moment they meet until the end of the war.

Characters: Harry, Luna, Ron, Hermione

Relationships: Luna/Harry; Harry & Ron & Hermione

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse, canonical character death

Tags: fluff and angst, blood quill, angst with a happy ending, no character bashing, epilogue what epilogue

*complete*

Blame it on the Nargles by Pixiestick_cc

Plot: One kiss under the mistletoe changes everything for Harry and Luna.

Characters: Harry, Luna, Hermione, Ron, Lavender Brown, Xenophilius Lovegood, Fred and George, Percy

Relationships: Luna/Harry

Warnings: none

Tags: fluff, romantic friendship, kissing, book 6

My Notes: this one is so cute, I’ve read it five times already, Harry’s able to see the creatures Luna can when he kisses her!

*complete*

Finders, Keepers by Magi_Silverwolf

Plot: “I’m here to kidnap you,” Luna said. “Will you be so kind as to get in this trunk, please?” “I’m fairly certain that kidnappers aren’t supposed to politely ask you to go with them.” “Duly noted,” Luna commented before gesturing to the trunk again. “Get in, Harry. We have a schedule to keep.”

Characters: Harry, Dumbledore, Luna

Relationships: Luna/Harry

Warnings: implied/referenced child abuse

Tags: book 5, fairy Luna, werewolf Remus, magically powerful Harry, manipulative Dumbledore

*complete*

Not Right For Him by JJ Rust

Plot: How will Hermione react when she learns Harry and Luna are together?

Characters: Hermione, Luna, Harry

Relationships: Harry/Luna

Warnings: none apply

Tags: romance, drama

*complete*

The dreamy one by Levi Snowfractal

Plot: Harry finds himself thinking about Luna Lovegood while in detention.

Characters: Harry, Luna

Relationships: Harry/Luna

Warnings: none apply

Tags: romance

*complete*

She Made Him Feel Silly by ArtemisRoseShadow

Plot: The hero usually fell in love with the ever-so-loved princess. It still felt like that to Harry.

Characters: Harry, Luna

Relationships: Harry/Luna

Warnings: none apply

Tags: romance, drama

*complete*

Oh thank god I finished that, that took three hours. Alright check out more of my recs, I have more! Thanks for reading, let me know if you read any of them :)

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It’s a long-term undercover assignment and Cassian Andor hates it.

Hates pretending to be everything he stands against. Hates acting as a genuine bystander and co-conspirator in the service of that pretense. Hates that there is no respite from his role and that there is no end in sight.

For the Rebellion, he reminds himself as he pulls on the skin of Joreth Sward every morning along with an Imperial Navy uniform. For the Rebellion.

For the Rebellion.

It’s his heartbeat, that phrase. His unremitting battlecry.

For the Rebellion.

And despite his hatred for this assignment -- despite the nightmares that leave him shaking as he retches over the fresher toilet -- Cassian perseveres day after day.

When he attends a series of odupiendo races with a few of his fellow aides, he observes that one man appears to be regularly racking in the credits. To win that many bets that frequently takes ridiculous luck, insider information, and/or a discerning eye for speed and tactics; no matter which combination it is, he’s the sort of person that could prove useful for Cassian.

“Who’s that?” he asks the woman next to him.

“One of the cargo pilots,” she says dismissively.

Though he doesn’t show it to her, his interest level promptly doubles. Cargo pilots travel all over between bases and, as they are deemed too lowly to be worthy of notice, overhear all sorts of information.

So when he unobtrusively makes his way over to the pilot -- Rook -- later in the day, taps him on the shoulder, and says, “I hear you’re the one to talk to about setting up bets on these races”, he does so with the intention of cultivating an unwitting information source, nothing more.

Then Rook turns around, wisps of dark hair coming loose from his queue to fall over a set of incredible cheekbones.

Mierda.

Fine, so the man is attractive. Nothing has changed -- he’s still an Imperial. He’s still the enemy.

...only Rook has to go and be terribly likable, doesn’t he? He’s prickly and guarded, yes, but he still manages to be charming and to come across as disarmingly earnest. The man is a mass of contradictions wrapped up in a quicksilver mind and an intense pair of eyes. And those lips...

No one should look that good and be so interesting, damn it.

The more time goes on, the more Cassian gets to know Bodhi... and the harder the entire situation gets. Bodhi’s trips to the base where Cassian-as-Joreth is stationed rapidly become the highlight of his week.

Purely professional, he reminds himself, and listens carefully to Bodhi’s idle gossip and observations.

But then Bodhi flashes him a smile, or mutters imprecations under his breath, or carefully talks about his childhood in Imperial occupied Ni’Jedha, and Cassian’s resolution is sorely tested.

Cassian hasn’t had this much difficulty remaining emotionally uninvolved while undercover since he was a green recruit.

The situation is made that much harder by the fact that every now and then, he thinks Bodhi might be not be entirely unsympathetic to the Rebel cause. Cassian recognizes that look Bodhi’s been wearing lately; he’s seen it many times before, on many different faces... usually right before he convinces the being wearing it to turn informant. Bodhi is wavering right on the cusp of that elusive something... but does he dare to take advantage of it? 

There are so many ways that this could go wrong, after all... and Cassian doesn’t want to have to kill Bodhi. 

(He would if he had to, but he thinks it might break him even more than he already is.)

Yet if he doesn’t take that chance, he may end up having to kill Bodhi anyway. As long as Bodhi is a loyal Imperial, the two of them remain on opposite sides of this war. 

And the Rebellion comes first. First, last, and always.

What he doesn’t realize, however, is that just because he hasn’t given Bodhi that final push doesn’t mean that no one else will...

Then, one day, Bodhi practically drags him onto his ship.

"Did you know?” Bodhi asks.

Cassian stares at him, perplexed. 

Bodhi’s hands are still tightly grasping the fabric of Cassian’s jacket, but they’ve begun to shake. He is so close that Cassian can smell the sweat and engine grease on him. Their position is oddly intimate, but he’s too worried to be much affected.

“Did you know that they’re creating a planet killer? I’ve... I’ve been transporting its fuel for months. ...Tell me you didn’t know.”

Bodhi’s voice is hoarse and desperate, his last sentence half-demand, half-plea.

It takes a moment for his words to process, but when they do...

“I didn’t know,” Cassian says, eyes widening in horror.

It’s not a lie; not really. He’d heard the whispers, of course, but nothing definitive. Nothing like this.

“...how do you know?” he asks after a moment has passed.

And the whole story comes pouring out -- the Imperial Kyber Refinery, the Death Star, an upcoming test of the superweapon’s abilities...

Bodhi is careful not to name his source, but Cassian isn’t a spy for nothing.

“Then I guess it’s up to us to do something about it,” he tells Bodhi.

Bodhi looks looks so relieved to hear this -- so grateful -- that he’s almost on the verge of tears.

“I don’t suppose your contact at the Refinery has any proof we could pass on to... interested parties?” Cassian asks.

Bodhi smiles tremulously, finally releasing Cassian, and dips a hand into his pocket to pull out a hologram chip, which he holds aloft.

Cassian smiles now too.

“It’s encoded,” Bodhi says. “I was told to take it to Saw Gerrera.”

“I,” Cassian says, “can do you one better than that. I’m afraid I haven’t been entirely truthful with you...”

AND THEN THEY FLY STRAIGHT TO THE REBEL BASE ON YAVIN FOUR AND NO ONE IS TORTURED AND THE COUNCIL LISTENS TO THEM AND THEY DESTROY THE DEATH STAR AND THE TWO OF THEM KISS. 

THE END.

[venhedish]

I unleash the Fanfiction Asks upon you!

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OMG Tumblr ate my response before I could save the draft. Pulling my hair out jfc.

👻 What is one WIP you think you may never pick back up? @hotgirlsummersam and I started co-writing a fic for Dean's birthday back in January, but we didn't finish in time. Who knows if it'll ever see the light of day. It's a Stanford era fic about Sam getting Bobby to call Dean about a haunting on campus that just so happens to coincide with his birthday. Here's a little snippet from one of my sections (I wrote Sam, Kal wrote Dean):

Sam spent the rest of the night fitful and on edge. He kept sliding out of bed and staring out the window as if Dean might be waiting there on the pavement below. When he did finally sleep, his dreams were gauzy and oppressive, rumbling with the deep bass of the Impala's engine. He’d wake over and over and think the noise was real, like a kid who’d woken up early on Christmas in time to sneak down the stairs and see what Santa left the night before – jangling with an excitement that almost bordered on nausea.

But it wasn’t real; it was just the distant sound of the freeway, or the old radiator kicking into life, or the muffed music from the dorm below shaking through the walls.

He climbed out of bed for the last time around 3am, giving up the ghost. Instead, he sat in silence at his desk in the dark, sweat clinging to his chest, and wondered if what he was waiting for would ever actually come to pass – if he’d feel better or worse when it finally did.

👀 Do you have any WIPs that you would never let see the light of day? If yes, what are they about? Not really, no. I tend to get around to publishing most of the fics I actually start writing, but I do have one that I ended up being really unhappy with that won't ever go anywhere. It's about Sam being wistful about the past while he and Dean investigate a string of cattle mutilations. Here's like the only section that has any redeeming qualities:

Which is the reason why he’s staring through the dusty windshield at the haphazard pile of about ten dead cows just inside the barnyard of Happy Moos Dairy. He’s wearing a suit that’s already making sweat collect in damp patches at his armpits and the small of his back; It’s July in New Mexico and the shitty SUV doesn’t have AC. There’s a laminated ID in his left pocket that identifies him as DVM Michael Aday, bovine specialist, CDC (Dean had snorted as they worked the alias up. “Dude. Get it? It’s Meatloaf!” Sam had tried to explain to him that they were dairy cows, but it didn’t seem to matter). In the right pocket, there's a pair of blue nitrile gloves and a container of Vicks to help with the smell. He frowns in deep dissatisfaction.

🖊 Post a snippet from a current WIP. Sorry in advance for how long this snippet is, but I'm just really vibing with this fic! I have no idea when it'll be done, but I think it might be my favorite thing I've ever written when I finally finish it! (This is a gen/pre-slash story about being an outsider and losing the last shreds of your innocence as the world puts you in terrible situations. And even still, finding love and beauty in the moments in between.)

That night, as he lay awake in his bed listening to the soft sounds of the crickets in the long grass outside, he rolled over to face the shadowy figure of his brother across the room. There were other empty bedrooms in the house, but not a single one of them batted an eyelash when Sam and Dean ended up together in the little loft at the top of the stairs that had an old porthole window overlooking the forest.

“Hey, Dean?” he whispered into the quiet.

Dean didn’t answer at first, but Sam saw him shift, settling back to look up at the ceiling with an arm flung over his head. “Yeah?”

“I found a cool place out in the woods today.”

Dean adjusted his pillow. The breeze rushed in through a missing pane in the window. “Oh, yeah?”

Sam wished he could go down to the store and buy a packet of those little glow-in-the-dark stars. It would give them something to look at when they talked like this. “Yeah,” he said. “A tire swing. Right out by the creek. It gets wide there. We could swim.”

“Sure, kid,” Dean said. Something in the attic moved above them. A squirrel, maybe. “After work, if you want.”

Dean was working at the Blockbuster in town. For thirty hours a week, he was gone – renting Titanic to old ladies and pornos to their husbands. He’d never been away so much before. Last summer, he’d just mowed lawns a couple mornings a week, but now he had a real job, and Sam was left all alone until sunset just about every night. Dad was in the house a lot, banging around under the sink or drinking beer on the porch, but he was also down at the bars just as often. And when he was home, he didn’t want to be bothered unless it was to run drills. Sam never wanted to run drills, so he avoided their father like the plague.

“Yeah.” Sam shifted until his position matched Dean’s, staring up at the ceiling and listening to the animal noises above them. “Or maybe one day when you’re off. So you can see it during the day. We could bring lunch.”

Dean huffed quietly. “Pack a picnic in that little basket on the bike, go for a swim? Sounds real good to me. Not Wednesday, though. Taking Faith into the city to see Blair Witch. She’s gonna need somebody to protect her after, so I won’t be around.”

Sam could hear the husky curl of his brother’s words and rolled his eyes. “You’re so gross, God.”

Dean laughed and turned his head to look in Sam’s direction, even though it was too dark for him to really see. “Just you wait, Sammy. Another six months and you’ll be worse than me. Us Winchester men can’t live without good pussy.”

“Ugh!” Sam grabbed the pillow from behind his head and chucked it straight at his brother. “Quit it, Dean!”

Dean grunted as the pillow hit him in the face. He did this sometimes, grossed Sam out with sex talk, tried to make him blush. Sam hated it almost as much as he hated running drills.

Sam let his head thump back against the hard mattress. “Just another reason I know we can’t be related. I’ll never be gross like you.”

Dean made a show of tucking Sam’s discarded pillow under his own and plumping it up. “Yeah, yeah, purity boy. Don’t get your panties in a twist. I know you'll actually be a virgin for the rest of your natural life, don’t worry.”

Sam sighed so loud the rustling of tiny paws in the attic stopped for a second. “You better quit or I won’t show you the tire swing.”

Dean laughed again. “Okay, okay. I take it back. You’ll get it on at a respectable age and never use the word ‘pussy’ in your life and marry the first girl you kiss just to be safe. That better?”

Sam turned over on the bed, uncomfortable without his pillow, and faced the wall away from Dean. “Just shut up and go to sleep, Dean.”

He could hear his brother adjusting in his own bed before settling down again. “Night, Sammy.”

He closed his eyes tight and let out an exasperated breath. “Night, Dean.”

😈 Is there anything you enjoy doing that you think your readers hate?

Making you cry. 😢😘

[thisweekingundamwing]

This Week in Gundam Wing 23-29 August 2020

Here’s this week’s roundup! Aug 23-29!

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Fanfiction/Snippets/AU Ideas:

Amberly

The World is Going Dim In My Gaze https://archiveofourown.org/works/25958503

Chang Wufei/Duo Maxwell

Panic Attack, Present Tense, PTSD, Pre-Slash 

He was a good agent and learning to be a good friend, and he wasn’t going to ruin it all by letting his traitor’s heart beat too loud every time he caught Wufei’s black gaze. Every time he caught the slow, elegant eyebrow raise and quirk of lips like a challenge.

Will We Ever Meet https://archiveofourown.org/works/26036584

Chang Wufei/Duo Maxwell

Chang Wufei, Duo Maxwell, Relena Peacecraft

Miscarriage mention, trouble adopting, Tense Change, Present Tense, Mature

It was almost Christmas and the gift they’d both asked for was set to make an appearance any minute. Any hour. They were just waiting on the call, and that, Wufei knew, was the hardest part. Was filling his husband with coils of anxiety, looping around each other and holding him hostage, keeping him trudging outside. With a sigh, he left the back porch, covering frozen hands with his own.

@lifeaftermeteor

LAM!Verse https://lifeaftermeteor.tumblr.com/post/627830314850451457/private-island-location-redacted-fiji-south

Private Island [location redacted]

Fiji, South Pacific

18 August 211 

Relena stood before the mirror as her mother secured the string of pearls around her neck.

ShenLong1

Bound, Bonded and Betrayed (Ch. 85) https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9726683/85/Bound-Bonded-and-Betrayed

Genre: Drama/Romance

Rated: M

Character: Heero Y., Duo M.

Summary: Heero is the eldest son of the King of Colonia. His 21st birthday is approaching and as tradition dictates his betrothed is soon to arrive. However he is also bound by tradition to select his own personal slave. The events that unfold lead him down a path that not only tests his sanity but his humanity and love as well.

@simulacraryn

Paradox (Ch. 29) https://archiveofourown.org/works/3224081/chapters/63372139

Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy, Relena Peacecraft/Heero Yuy

Duo Maxwell, Heero Yuy, Relena Peacecraft

Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Teen And Up Audiences, Major Character Death

It is argued that time travel must be impossible, because it can result in a paradox. Time is immutable. It is most likely that a time traveler going back to change something in his past will only end up causing the event somehow anyway, thus completing the causality loop. History cannot be changed because time will always find a way to heal itself. If you follow this rule, then maybe, just maybe, you can override the loop and change the past after all. In fact, Duo Maxwell is counting on it.

The Manwell

The Silencer and the Sicarian (Ch. 4-6) https://archiveofourown.org/works/25478938/chapters/61805635?view_adult=true

Trowa Barton/Duo Maxwell, Chang Wufei/Solo

Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton, Chang Wufei, Solo (Gundam Wing), Hilde Schbeiker, Catherine Bloom, Kyouju H | Instructor H, Middie Une, Sister Helen (Gundam Wing), Heero Yuy

Wufei POV, Duo POV, Trowa POV, Solo POV, Explicit, Graphic Depictions Of Violence

It was just one vow. A simple but necessary promise to respect life -- both human and fey -- but can Duo hold to it when his resolve is put to the ultimate test?

Fanart/Crafts/Photo Manips:

@2pcb

https://2pcb.tumblr.com/post/627193939683917824/a-little-doodle-for-seasons-of-gundamwing-s

Hilde Schbeiker, fanart, Summer of Hilde

@antarespromise

https://antarespromise.tumblr.com/post/627421715050479616/noin

Noin, fanart, blk&wht

https://antarespromise.tumblr.com/post/627464964988354560

Noin, fanart, sepia

@duointherain

https://duointherain.tumblr.com/post/627764309715533824/duo-from-the-final-chapter-of-leprechauns-and

Duo Maxwell, fanart

@grey-sentry

https://grey-sentry.tumblr.com/post/627719960946475008/tales-of-retail-wufei-text-says-what-can-i-do

WuFei Chang, fanart

@oekakimemo

https://oekakimemo.tumblr.com/post/627699698359222272/20200828-digital

Trowa Barton, fanart

@tatakaumono

https://tatakaumono.tumblr.com/post/619306671257387008/outer-space-has-gone-mad-so-ill-destroy-it

Quatre Raberba Winner, fanart

https://tatakaumono.tumblr.com/post/627762368053657600/playing-detective-dont-tag-as-kinetc

Duo/Quatre, fanart

@vin-doodles-gundams

https://vin-doodles-gundams.tumblr.com/post/625289518427389952/obligatory-1x2-maybe-ill-color-this-someday-if-i

Heero/Duo, fanart

Calendar Events:

@gwcocktailfriday

Cocktail Fridays!

Post responses on Friday, during Happy Hour between 3 & 5 pm in your own timezone.

Here’s the prompt for Friday, September 4th! https://gwcocktailfriday.tumblr.com/post/627792578118565889/cocktail-friday-post-responses-on-friday

In need of FALL/AUTUMN & WINTER prompts!

@gwoc-october

GW OC October 2020!

Help pick out prompts! https://gwoc-october.tumblr.com/post/626092853664399360/gwoc-october-hello-gundam-wing-folks-thats

The soon-to-be calendar https://gwoc-october.tumblr.com/post/626094750078025728/heres-our-calendar-for-this-year-once-the

@thisweekingundamevents

Events Calendar

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If you are hosting an event currently, or are planning on one, hit us up with links and dates! We’ll add them to the Calendar and reblog your notices to get the word out!

There may potentially be something, happening somewhere, for Halloween spookiness!