#hma writes

[ad-astra-per-aspera-1389]

This is totally random, but as far as the JONAS (LA) X BTR crossover (either one, really) goes...

Macy's favorite of the btr boys is carlos, because sports, and also bc he's just fun to hang out with. macy seems normal and put together at first, but she loves physical activity, as we know from s1, and carlos (platonically) matches her freak in the places nick doesn't

Stella's favorite is...and isn't james. she's basically that post that's like "you're in his dms. i'm pissing him off, i'm ruining his day" but in the most convoluted way possible, they also, platonically, match each other's freak. all in all, stella would rather spend time with the other girls, and she obviously adores joe, bc he understands her thoroughly, but james is like...the opposite. they understand each other and fucking hate it.

Katie and Frankie deserve the most insane sublot that builds up over time, until their scheme eventually collides with the main plotline and wreaks absolute havoc. they're ten years old and evil geniuses with famous brothers, you know the two of them meeting will bite everyone in the ass in the end.

I do think Nick and Logan would get along, but the thing is, logan is a science and math nerd and nick is a writing and music nerd. they're slightly different species of nerd. but I think nick would get along best with logan and kendall, bc even though they can go off the deep end sometimes, they're easier to handle than carlos and james.

I'm gonna ramble about Kevin and Lucy again bc I want to. it's so hard for me to imagine lucy with like, any other guy, just bc james is clearly gay, and the subplot with her and kendall was a total mess since he hadn't broken up with jo first... Anyway, they're both rockstars, and Kevin had a lot of character development in s2. he's kind, responsible, ambitious, and Lucy is headstrong, confident, and clever. I feel like they'd actually have a very normal relationship timeline compared to a lot of other ships/couples, simply bc by the time they're both in the narrative they're 18/19 and living on their own.

Joe...he would get along best with kendall, not just for the main character energy, but also bc I feel like they react similarly in a lot of situations, but joe is also a little more self-sufficient than kendall is, which isn't a bad thing, and is mostly due to living in la without his parents for a/multiple (depends on crossover fic) summer(s), whereas kendall's always had his mom and friends doing everything together.

Kevin's an interesting one, bc while s1 era kevin would definitely be best friends with carlos, by the time jonas la rolls around he's mellowed out. he's still a little dramatic sometimes, but post-HMA Kevin is very different bc of the responsibility for his brothers he gained over the summer. I feel like he'd sort of keep that older brother role he's grown into, so, besides his relationship with lucy, he's mostly helping clean up the trouble and not cause it. at the same time though, i think he'd get wrapped up in the katie and frankie subplot the most

Joe and Camille would also get along pretty well, mostly bc they have acting in common, with joe wanting advice from camille solely due to her years of experience. she's also easier to talk to than bigger names in the industry, so it's more of leaning on a friend instead of a mentor

Jo and Macy definitely spar every so often, mostly bc jo likes that there's another girl around that she can connect with about physical sports. it's not the same trying to spar with kendall, and now she has someone who's an even match against her.

Mona is one of the few people that aren't afraid to go toe to toe against griffin, given she doesn't work for him, and she's definitely screamed at him for Kelly's sake. gustavo is a little afraid of mona, and rightfully so. she's proud of that.

Still no one likes DZ

[whywishesarehorses]

My Wild Horse Story

By Dailynn Palmer, WY

I wanted to write a post about one of the most special horses I’ve ever had come through my life. I’ve worked with hundreds of horses, but my life would not be what it is had this specific mustang not been a part of it.

Meet Oliver.

I forget what HMA Oliver originated from but he was started in a women’s correctional facility in Wy. Oliver had a good start in life and was eventually sold to a wonderful family owned guest ranch/outfitter.

At some point Oliver changed- he became the horse no one wanted to work with. He bucked off some of the best riders who came through that ranch.

I had a series of extremely hard events happen in my life in 2018. I couldn’t face my current life so I decided to disappear to Wy for a time and happened to begin working for this same ranch in 2019.

I worked with some other horses, and listened to everyone talk about the black-listed Oliver. Even one of the other riders, who I truly admired for her skill, was vocally nervous about getting on Oliver. This is someone who would gallop across the 700acre property bareback, jumping anything in sight. I don’t even have the balls to do that.

Well, we were short-mounted one day so I was left with a choice between Oliver and an older gelding. I chose Oliver, and I’m sure glad I did.

There are no words to really describe how this horse healed me. He holds such a special place in my heart, akin to my first horse but so wildly different.

Now this is starting to sound like a fairy tale, huh? Well let’s get something straight- he was an absolute a** when I first started working with him. But I persisted. We spent a lot of hours in the arena just goofing off. Eventually, we built enough of a report for light trail rides outside, which led to days worth of adventures into the wilderness completely alone. We saw the world together. We watched deer, birds, antelope, rabbits, a bobcat and even a couple bears together. This dude had a heart of courage and our adventures together were limitless. Nothing phased him. He reminded me of a time in my youth when nothing mattered and I felt invincible. I felt my fire for life slowly returning and my deep wounds slowly healing.

Eventually, we started with leading out guest trail rides. He loved it. Then we began leading pack-strings in preparation for the hunting season. He loved that. Soon enough, we were leading all the hunters, guides and packhorses through 15mi worth of certified wilderness to go to and from camp. He was a star. Everyone was floored by who this horse had become. I didn’t feel the same way because I simply felt like he was the same Oliver I had to spend a century trying to catch that first day.

Towards the end of hunting season (right around Oct.) things were starting to get very cold and the weather unpredictable. We were headed back from hunting camp, getting close to the ranch, a horrible thunder and hail storm took over earlier than expected. We were leading the pack at this time. We all had to dismount because the lightning was striking so close and quite a few of the horses were shod. It was terrifying. The hail was so strong it would leave marks on your skin, and you couldn’t see a few feet in front of you. We had a long meadow stretch to get through. I was leading three packhorses and Oliver was next to me. He understood his job in that moment and powered forward. He allowed me to shield my face next to his neck and kept me warm as we slowly made it through this wretched storm. It was physically draining and scary. But I had my best friend by my side and a silent assurance from him that he would take care of me and get us home. I trusted him, and at the time it felt like with my life. At that time, we had absolutely leading me.

We made it home.

No damage was apparent until our next pack trip, when I urged Oliver to the front of the line to lead and he stopped completely and refused. He lost all of his confidence in leading, which was his favorite thing a week prior. This broke my heart. It was a slow process but he eventually gained back his courage to lead. It was almost like he rebuilt my courage so that I could help him regain his when the time came.

A month later it was time for me to pack up and leave. I helped haul the horses to their wintering paddock and personally turned Oliver out. I gave him one big hug goodbye and that was the last time I saw that wonderful horse. I have stayed in touch with the owners and have received glowing updates about what a good boy he has been since. But I’ll tell you what, I miss the crap outta that animal.

He wasn’t the prettiest horse on the planet, he had a horrible trot and he was always a difficult catch, but boy do I love that guy. Even now as I write this, I tear up thinking about him and how much he changed me.

I know this was a long post, but I just wanted to share about a mustang that truly changed my life.

[hyperion-moonbabe-art3mis]

Secret Santa 2022 Announcement

Hey Everyone!

I’m sorry I haven’t been very active but I wanted to announce that we’d ( Ry @johnmurphyisqueer and I) like to see if anyone was interested in Secret Santa this year. The first time we ran a Secret Santa was 2020. Unfortunately last year, we didn’t have one, but we wanted to do one again this year. The requirements and content will be the same (i’ll reiterate below), fics, moodboards, etc. Again we will manually pair people together. 

The deadline to enter will be December 18 (2 weeks from when this is posted). You should receive your blog/name by December 20th through pms. If possible please post your content by December 31st, but it’s not a necessity. 

In order to do this we’ll require a minimum of 4-6 participants, based on the fandoms requested. 

Requirements for Entering

PLEASE COMENT/REBLOG ONLY ONCE WITH THIS INFO!

(If you have a different blog you’d like to have your Secret Santa tag/use then please comment that)

1) Choose one or more of these fandoms: The 100, Harry Potter or Marvel (we’re sorry we can’t have more but we’d like to make the pairing as smooth as possible so we don’t leave people without a Secret Santa)

These will also help us pair you, so you are paired with someone who knows the fandom.

2) Any preferred characters/ship, time era (mostly for HP), movie/show (for marvel).

Also list if you want/will write for smut, fluff, etc.

3) any other details you’d like to add!

Rules for final fanfic gifts:

1) Preferably 3k word limit (you’re welcome to write more though!)

2) no smut (unless requested)

As the secret Santa you can interact with your chosen person as you please, asks, post submissions, etc. but please do not reveal yourself before December 25/Christmas to keep the suspense! So if you’re interested please comment or reblog (with the tag #HMA 2022 Secret Santa) with the entry requirements and please tag anyone you think would be interested!

We will pair based on fandoms and we will make sure everyone gets someone!!

People who I think might be interested/past participants: @mystic-writings| @awkwardspontaneity | @alyssaforevermore | @the-young-and-forgotten | @slytherinbarnes | @mobi-on-a-mission | 

Please spread the word and tag anyone that may be interested! We would love to do this again

[intheshadowofwar]

Goodbye-eee!

Sydney

27 May 2023

The journey of a thousand miles, it seems, begins with a half-dozen trains.

We left Canberra just before 7am, travelling by the Xplorer train service as far as Campbelltown. Normally this service would take us all the way into Sydney, but the spectre of trackwork loomed over us and we had to change to the suburban network. We caught a train from Campbelltown to Wolli Creek, changed there, and carried on to Hurstville, which was to be our base of operations for the weekend. We left our stuff there and returned to the station, catching a fourth train to Town Hall.

I am something of a regular at Peter Nathan Toy Soldiers, by which I mean I go there maybe twice a year. I am sure this counts as being a regular. One might perhaps find it paradoxical that I wax philosophical about the horrors of war while collecting my little pewter troopers. My response is to paraphrase the great author H. G. Wells, who, when the paradox of his being a pacifist and an avid miniature wargamer was brought up, responded that ‘tin soldiers do not leave tin widows and tin orphans.’ And I like to think I have a bit of taste as to what I collect - I don’t collect wounded soldiers (as much as I tease Mum about getting that bayoneted Jacobite - she likes Outlander, you see), and the SS are completely verboten, thank you very much. But I am also keenly aware that this hobby attracts what we might charitably call oddballs. I overheard the owner in a discussion about how the most popular topics for toy soldier collection are Romans and the Nazis. Make of that what you will.

Perhaps I’m being too judgemental. I’m sure there are people who think my collection of British redcoats is problematic. Not everyone with an interest in the Nazi military is a neo-Nazi - but these days, I find it helps to maintain a healthy scepticism.

After this, I headed down to Darling Harbour and walked around the precinct of the National Maritime Museum. There’s little WWI-related there, of course - I’m not certain a single WWI Australian ship survives - but it’s still always well worth a look. One thing that annoys me is the new ‘action stations’ building - I’m sure it’s an excellent educational aid, but it blocks what used to be a good photographic angle of HMAS Vampire’s port side. I had hoped to see the replica of Janzoon’s Dufkyen, but it seems it was at sea when I was there. The submarine Onslow and the patrol boat Advance seemed in good order, and the Endeavour replica was a delight to look over as always. Of particular note was the Krait, a captured Japanese fishing boat used by Australian and British commandos in a sabotage operation in Singapore harbour - it tends to be obscured by something when I go to the museum, so it was nice to see it unobstructed today.

After that, I walked back to the Queen Victoria Building via JB-HI-FI, where I picked up a bluetooth mouse that doesn’t work. I suppose that’s twenty dollars I’ll never see again. We caught the train back to Hurstville, picked up some groceries and some KFC, and returned to the hotel, where I write this now. Tomorrow, we’ll be heading in to Hyde Park Barracks and the Anzac Memorial, and taking a trip on the ferry to Manly. I’m sure I’ll have a little more to say about all that.

[vroomian]

Hey Vroomian. I found this cool fic you wrote a while back of a one shot of YRZ being stuffed in Heaven's Official Blessing. It was awesome, and if you weren't busy with other in-progress work, I would beg for that work to be expanded on later if the opportunity ever comes for you. But, I would like to ask a question for that AU. How did YRZ earn both of his god name titles, Humble Scholar Bows to Lotus and Blue Glass Sword Cuts the Heavens?

Unfortunately hmas is totally finished. I’ve tried several times to finish hob but I can’t. I don’t actually like the mc enough finish it. I know people say it gets better but that doesn’t stop it from being boring now. If I’m not loving it from the start I’m not gonna push through and I’m not interested in writing anything else for it.

I already did the whole backstory thing in previous asks.

[daedalusdavinci]

💫✨💝

✨What’s a fic you’ve posted you wish you could breathe life into again and have people talking about it? (or simply a fic you wish got more credit)

mmmm. i always feel like hold me (accountable) went hard as fuck but bc its a rarepair it flopped so goddamn bad. genuinely that fic is some of my best work and i still think about returning to it even tho i never will

💫what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback?

those long ones where people analyze what you wrote or guess at what will happen next or tell you their favorite lines and what it meant to them. or, ohh my god, when people tell me i wrote really good rep. i got this one comment one time on a pjo fic i wrote about how i wrote adhd and what it meant to them as someone w adhd that just. i think about it all the time. there is no greater honor to me than knowing someone could read one of my fics and see themself in it

💝what is a fic that got a different response than you were expecting?

sometimes i write rlly niche stuff that does rlly well and its surprising (jdau) and sometimes i write stuff that i didnt think was that niche that absolutely flops (hma) and thats always unexpected

[wildhorseeducation]

Blue Wing Roundup (beginning 7/15)

You can find 7/18 through 7/15 (the heatwave at the beginning) of the Blue Wing Complex roundup by clicking HERE. The first week includes background information.  Blue Wing. One of the few HMAs you can see both horses and burros (or could before this roundup began) Week beginning 7/15. Cumulative totals as of July 14. (The BLM does a meeting each night and they write the daily sheets. If a horse…

[percontaion-points]

Fearless (HMA 4) chapters 9 & 10

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Click here for the rest of the series!

Chapter 9

“Not only is Marnie my best friend and nonnegotiable, but if you want my cat, you gotta take my wolf too. We’re a package deal.”

 “You sure about that?” He looked me over, lingering on my tired face. “The only thing I can smell is a sweet black pussy.” 

There isn’t enough “hell no” in the goddamned universe. 

JFC. Imagine sitting down to write, coming up with THAT line, and thinking that there’s 100% nothing wrong with it at all. 

“I think I just need to appeal to Trey’s better half.” 

Is this a joke? Even the readers had to endure several pages of sexual harassment and sexual assault… Not only to Vail, but also Marnie. 

If Vail is so desperate to learn how to control her cat, maybe she should practise on her own. Especially if the only person willing to teach her is more interested in getting into her pants. 

Ada arrived about an hour later…

[...]

“So, despite the simplistic view my brother shared with you, there’s three stages of shift control for cats.”

WHY WAS THIS NOT YOUR FIRST CHOICE?!

“I’m going to let my cat out to play.”

Chapter 9 summary: The next morning, Vail goes to meet up with Trey, but also brings Marnie along. Trey is angry over the entire thing, since he’d obviously been expecting to take Vail so that he could have his way with her. 

He then starts to try and “teach” her how to control her cat side… Which goes about as well as you might expect. Eventually, Marnie AND Reed have to step in to stop that asshole from practically raping Vail. The entire thing is gross. 

Vail then calls Ada, Trey’s werecat sister. She actually helps Vail, unlike her shitass brother. She also puts some healing magic into Vail so that when she shifts into a cat and then back into a human, her long-term wounds around her wrists will be fully healed. 

Chapter 10

“Okay. And what do the rules say about the Clan Luna in this situation?” 

Charlie’s dark eyes now crinkled with approval. “You’re a special case. Lunas are also allowed to observe.” 

Because it was their neck on the line, too. Like Reed had said, if Jasper died, I was the one Holland would kill next, since the last thing he wanted was the clan rallying around a grieving Luna.

Exactly why does she want to be there to not only potentially witness Jasper being murdered, but also for her death to be imminent and probably swift?

I have zero worries about this, though. Mainly because there’s 21 more chapters after this, and Jasper is listed as the POV character in probably half of them. 

“If she wants to go in, she goes through me.”

Chapter 10 summary: After Vail shifts and then transforms back, Marnie then runs off. Reed is forcefully putting Pearl into the back of a car. They’d been talking about how this guy had come back to re-challenge Jasper, and now it’s time. Vail and Marnie want to go too, so they end up going in a different car. 

They get there, where Jasper’s clan bodyguards and Marnie tell Vail that only she is allowed inside because she’s the clan Luna. However, the perk of being allowed to witness this fight is that if Jasper loses, the dude will turn around and immediately kill her. 

However, at the door, some unknown lady starts complaining that Vail is an omega, and shouldn’t be allowed in. Ugh. 

[natashxromanovf]

hihi! im your secret santa for the HMA secret Santa and I wanted to ask some questions so I can write something you'll really enjoy!!

Im much more comfortable writing marvel but I am willing to write some harry potter as well!

would you rather have x reader or a character x character fic?

if it's x reader what character would you rather have?

if it's character x character which ship would you like? im open to writing most ships other than incest or anything like that

and I guess this goes for both, what would you rather read??Fluff,angst, hurt/comfort, canon divergence, etc!

also im used to writing small moments (such as like. cuddles, or stuff like that) instead of plot driven stuff but I'm willing to try to write a plot driven thing if you want!!

also I'd like you to know for the most part my fics are kinda short (sometimes under 500 words) I'll try my best to write it as long as I can but I just wanted to throw that out there!

anyway yeah thats it <3

hello!!! how are you?? i’m okay with marvel if you’d rather write that :) and i prefer x reader if that’s okay with you! and i don’t really care about the character! i would just like to ask that if you’re planning on writing tony, clint, bruce or dr strange it’s a platonic fic but other than them i’m more than happy to read romantic ones :) and i don’t care about the type, as long as it’s not hard angst (like without a happy ending) or smut

and short fics are more than okay!! do as you please, i will be happy with everything <3

i hope you have a wonderful day 🫶🏼🫶🏼

[pumpkin--carver]

I personally am not into HMA. However, I do highly suggest giving this a read. I skim read this one night for fun and ended up really liking the writing style. Not my scene, but seemed pretty good for anyone interested in the characters.

It's been 5 years since high school ended. Momo has since gone her separate ways in order to put all her time into taking over her families company no matter how much she detests her job. She only wants to make her mother and father proud.

Things change when she meets an old friend and she gets roped into the ungrounded music scene. Now she's faced with even more challenges to overcome. Will she continue down her current path or start a new exciting life for herself?

Alternative Universe: band AU and no quirks

Momo x Jirou and Toga x Uraraka focused

[toreadtowrite]

Someone who, through some divine intervention and after some Tragic Happenings, begins their life again because Magic, fully prepared for Indefinite Angst Hours, before realising that

All the Fun Fate Stuff happened in their late 20s, so they've got all those years to kill now and

They keep humming to things released after the current date because they have Zero Time Perception, and a couple melodies is acceptable but it gets suspicious when you start rapping the entirety of Guns and Ships before Hamilton's debut on the Broadway stage.

[loveforms]

“growing up?” she asked. “does this mean getting more attached to things you weren't before and becoming more emotional than you ever was?”

Help, Is this a good thing? hma.

[holeybubushka]

The author of 303 confirmed he wrote a ton of Talder flirtation that didn’t end in the script. Okay. That fits with the widespread speculation that Talder will not be made canon.

But why did he say there are plenty of episode to come? Plenty more episodes for the editors to cut Talder moments? I wish the writer didn’t say this because I would prefer no hope, thanks.

Also, I realize I am latching onto Talder mostly because this season is not that good. Some facets are excellent, but the whole timeline is on fastforward, where every interesting concept gets dropped as soon as it is introduced. And character moments are often left aside (Scylla the notable exception). So yes, I’m going to be invested in this silly ship cause the show doesn’t have a lot else going for it at the moment.

[historicalfightingguide]

“A post on my personal blog about the rather tangential topic of writing sword practice/training scenes in fiction. There's a link to the English version too near the beginning of the article.”

[lostcauses-noregrets]

hey there! i wanna say thank you so much for ur fics and ur rec lists, they are literally the fuel thats keeping me going rn :') HMAS Maria is a work of art!! I was wondering if you would say Wild Type by merkase is worth reading even though it's a wip? sometimes unfinished fics end on awful cliffhangers and it doesn't look like the author is still updating :(

I don't think I've ever answered an ask so quickly! First of all thank you for your kind words about my fics and recs and HMS Maria ♡ And secondly YES I can absolutely recommend reading Wild-Type by @merkase. It's one of my all time favourite fics and I must have read it half a dozen times at least. Even though it's unfinished, it's a deeply satisfying read and it ends at a really touching point. Despite the fact that Levi is a dragon (!) the characterisation is spot on, the world building is extraordinary and the plot is really gripping. Added to which, the writing is a joy to read. I believe the author does have plans to finish the fic, as they post here periodically, but even as it stands it's one of the best fics in the fandom (imho) and definitely worth reading.

[hyperion-moonbabe-art3mis]

2021 Secret Santa

Hey Everyone! 

If you didn’t know last year Ry ( @johnmurphyisqueer) and I hosted a Tumblr Secret Santa. I’m not sure if anyone is interested this year but we’d thought we do it again! The requirements and content will be the same as last year (but i’ll reiterate below), fics, moodboards, etc. Again we will manually pair people together. 

2020 Secret Santa Masterlist

Since i’m announcing this earlier, the deadline to enter is November 28 or when we reach 40 participants (To give us time to pair you up hopefully by December 1st). You should receive your blog/name by December 1st through pms. I feel like it’d be great for the reveal at the earliest to be on Christmas, but if you can’t get it up by then, feel free to post it by the end of December.

Requirements for entering: PLEASE COMENT/REBLOG ONLY ONCE WITH THIS INFO!

(If you have a different blog you’d like to have your secret Santa tag/use then please comment that)

1) Choose one or more of these fandoms: The 100, Harry Potter or Marvel (we’re sorry we can’t have more but we’d like to make the pairing as smooth as possible so we don’t leave people without a Secret Santa)

These will also help us pair you, so you are paired with someone who knows the fandom.

2) Any preferred characters/ship, time era (mostly for HP), movie/show (for marvel).

Also list if you want/will write for smut, fluff, etc.

3) any other details you’d like to add!

Rules for final fanfic gifts:

1) Preferably 3k word limit (you’re welcome to write more though!)

2) no smut (unless requested)

As the secret Santa you can interact with your chosen person as you please, asks, post submissions, etc. but please do not reveal yourself before December 25/Christmas to keep the suspense! So if you’re interested please comment or reblog (with the tag #HMA 2021 Secret Santa) with the entry requirements and please tag anyone you think would be interested!

We will pair based on fandoms and we will make sure everyone gets someone!!

People who I think might be interested/past participants: @love-a-little-less | @they-write-once-in-a-blue-moon/ @blue-writes-things | @wonderful-writer | @awkwardspontaneity | @alyssawritesss | @the-young-and-forgotten | @slytherinbarnes | @mobi-on-a-mission |