#i am tempted to write fanfic for this Headcanon

[c0pper0tter]

Hi my brain has been rotting over the idea of Midnight adopting Kaminari Denki and being the best mother ever but I couldn't find any fanfic for this silly little idea or any other content in general so I'm making it by spewing word vomit about my headcanons.

This is all my headcanons, if you dont like it shut up and go find something you do like leave me to my thoughts so I can ignore canon

Anyway this all spawned because this scene obviously

So my brain thought of multiple different scenarios of how she ended up adopting him and a bunch of wacky situations but that don't matter what matters is I think Midnight is a great mom.

She is the mom who is actually friends with her kid. They have a similar sense of humor and enjoy doing stuff together. She is the most supportive and is always hyping kaminari up and boosting his confidence. But she also doesn't sugarcoat things or lie to him. She tells it to him straight.

This isn't important really but it's very important to me. I think they would bond over watching trashy TV and laughing at how horrible it is while getting deeply invested.

Kaminari loves his mom she's just great. She is his biggest supporter. Not only does she encourage him to be his best and validate his interests but she calls him out when he needs it. She also helps him whenever he needs her without being a helicopter parent. Her motto is go be independent but if you get hurt call me and tell me who's ass I need to beat up including if its your's. She gives good life lessons.

I also think it would be funny if both kaminari and midnight just tend to not tell people they are mother and son just to see how long it takes for people to figure it out. Aizawa finds out immediately, the bakusquad take a really long time.

Kaminari is a mama's boy and he is proud of it. "You have mommy issues? What's that like can't relate".

They have mother son shopping trips where they just try to find the weirdest shit they can and buy it. Don't tell me they wouldn't midnight has mop slippers and have you seen kaminari's room!

I don't know why but they give eachother annoying yet endearing nicknames. Im tired of people giving their children adorable nicknames, give your kid something weird out of context.

Midnight: "Wall Socket can you check if the dryer turned off"

Denki: "on it Nightey Night"

They are the type of family where to everyone else they always seem like they are bullying eachother but this is just how they vibe. Kaminari calls his mom a bitch and she responds by calling him a mistake with a smile, they laugh about it after they proceed to call eachother a bunch of crude or mean names.

Also I Headcanon that Kaminari short circuiting actually frightens him alot and can be painful. Midnight is always there to comfort him through it.

They both also have a love for old or classical literature and art and can go on for hours on the weird history and conspiracies about classical novels and Renaissance paintings.

Midnight goes mama bear anytime anyone dares hurt her baby. She gets teasing and jokes but when she gets the vibe someone is being genuinely mean it's on sight. Same goes with kaminari, if anyone says something disrespectful to his mama it's drained batteries and extreme static shock for a year.

I just want them both to be a happy chaotic Lil found family man is that too much to ask, apparently yes.

*cries over headcanons*

[greenleaf4stuff]

The game is Seven Minutes in Heaven. Which two characters are you shoving in the closet together and how do they pass their seven minutes? Give me three rounds of this game (three pairings, repeats ok)

Hi @whenimaunicorn and thank you so much for your ask! :D Oh that is a very interesting thing to consider. I slightly deviated from the original premise in the 1st one I think, I hope that's okay! Also this got a little longer than I anticipated, so I am using a cut to put my ideas behind to protect everyone else's dashboards.

The pairings are:

Adar/Celebrimbor (canon divergence!AU)

Adar/Elrond (modern!AU)

Adar/Celebrimbor (modern!AU)

Adar/Celebrimbor (canon divergence!AU)

They end up hiding in a storage closet/ shove themselves into a tiny space together while hiding from Sauron as they try to flee Eregion together; Adar has snuck into the city to steal the elf right from under Sauron's nose and Brimby has been *very* happy to go with him. 'You don't have to carry me, I'll come willingly. In fact, we should hurry up, I know a way we can take-'

They have to wait out guards and a pissed off Sauron hurrying by the closet multiple times, the shouting outside getting increasingly loud and strained with anger.

Adar is trying to keep the smith quiet, maybe he even places a hand over his mouth and steps close to stop him from wriggling around so much. They cannot get caught! Meanwhile Celebrimbor is so very intrigued by the mysterious 'elf' who has just saved him and tries to figure out who he is, and also cannot help realising the other is both attractive and has a good physique under that armor. They are squished together okay, it's not like he can help taking notice!

Adar also cannot help but realise the elven smith's pretty haircolor, the warmth of his eyes, the strength of his grip as he clings onto Adar. That the other didn't hesitate or argue but came with him. Other elves certainly wouldn't have been so reasonable.

They are both a bit flustered when they can finally leave the closet and quickly hurry along to get out of the city. But the stint in the closet keeps lingering in their minds even as they make a break for the relative safety of the uruk army.

Adar/Elrond (modern!AU)

They both aren't sure how they got chosen to get shoved into that closet together, certainly both Gil-Galad and Galadriel aren't entirely happy about it. Adar knows he'll have to fear bodily harm if he makes a wrong move but he actually-kinda-maybe has a crush on Elrond? The other is just so kind, and smart, and sharp-witted. And also pretty. Also flirting him with makes Adar feel giddy inside; Elrond hasn't told him to stop and actually reacts with blushes and smiles when Adar does it.

Elrond is desperately trying to play it cool but it's not easy - Adar is attractive, and so cool with his whole rebellious getup; the leather jacket and metal band t-shirt and long dark hair and how he's unafraid to mouth off at anyone who tries to argue with/antagonize him. But he's treating Elrond like an equal and takes him seriously where others might remark on his half-elven parentage for example.

They try to wait it out, make light of the situation. Elrond makes awkward jokes, Adar's jokes accidentally get way too flirty due to nervousness, after a short while they do end up staring at each other's lips and it's Elrond going 'I can play it off as part of the party game if he doesn't want me' and then they kiss.

...the elves eventually have to investigate because those two are *not* leaving that closet again. For the sake of their sanity, they leave the two in peace. It's Brimby and Círdan who mutter "finally" to the shock of the others.

Adar/Celebrimbor (modern!AU)

People think it's funny, to put resident-rebel Adar and prim-and-proper Celebrimbor in the closet for Seven Minutes of Heaven together. It's good natured fun! Totally hilarious! They are going to be so flustered (Brimby) - or annoyed (Adar).

Instead, Adar is kinda flustered because he actually likes Celebrimbor and admires his skills, his wit, his kindness. But the smith would never be into him like that, right? Meanwhile Celebrimbor is all serene, makes a joke about how 'cozy' the closet is, then walks over to Adar and essentially goes 'I think we are supposed to kiss. Do you want to?'

Adar has a bit of a bluescreen moment, is a bit skeptical at first, but when Celebrimbor holds his gaze and smiles encouragingly he agrees. They kiss. It's *really* nice.

Adar is a bit flushed at the end of it. Brimby breaks the kiss, also affected, but then puts on a mischievious grin. And suggests they should pretend that nothing happened, act completely clueless and as if they just chatted. Because that the faces of the others will be priceless.

The uruk thinks he likes where this is going, and agrees.

Everyone else is sooo disappointed! The two of them smirk knowingly at each other later on though.

'Maybe our next kiss can be outside a closet?' Adar suggests. Brimby smirks back at him and agrees enthusiastically.

[minty-mumbles]

Linked Universe Survey 2023

The long awaited results of the survey. Sorry it took me forever, making graphs is hard.

There were 452 responses to the survey as a whole, which is almost double what we got last year, so thank you to everyone who participated!

If you want to see the raw data, you can find that here. I had thoughts about the data, but compiling that into another post would be too much of a hassle. Feel free to send me asks about it though!

The rest of the post will be under a read more as it it large

Demographics

Other: Demigirl (4), Transmasc (3), Grey genderfluid, Unlabeled, Demiboy, Demiagender

Other: Omnisexual (4), Poly (2), Trixic, Abroromantic or Bellusromantic, Demisexual

General Questions

Other: Quotev, Discord, their own google docs

Other: Discord, Variations of "I haven't posted yet, but I pan to" and "I haven't posted my fics in ages",

Other: Wattpad, Deviantart, Discord

Other: Crochet dolls, Custom dolls, Roleplay blogs (2), Fan translations, Headcanons (2), Piano music

The purple section in the “Warriors vs Warrior” chart is supposed to read “Warrior.” I made a typo.

Favorites and Least Favorites

Selected Free Response Answers

im sorry warriors i just can't play your game (it is very very hard. i am stuck very early on in the game)

I love cats meow meow meow

was extremely tempted to put twilight for least favorite. unfortunately he is my favorite to write from the perspective of (he has taken over most of my wips. help) and that probably counts for something. WILD on the other hand. hooo boy how the hell do i characterize this gargoyle. why is he Like That. least favorite it is

Twiddy

very good fandom to be in :) everybody is very nice

It's a straight up crime that Wars lost the aesthetics poll so quickly. He has such a peak Link design with the best colors. Ugh I'm getting wistful.

FROGS. FROGS. FROGS. ALSO HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. FROGS. FROGS. FROGS. FROGS. FROGS.

I will fight Hylia herself and the next person who implies Twi can't handle spice. If we're going to lean into him being southern/Midwestern, which is an alright stero type for our rancher, please keep in mind the culture you're basing him off. The south and midwest can handle their spice, I assure you. Have you ever had authentic Louisiana gumbo? It will melt you tongue off. Or some good old fashion spicy fried chicken? I promise the real stuff has quite a kick. (In all seriousness, though. It's more important that you're having fun. And even I can admit the idea of Twi being an Ordonian who can't handle his spice is more than a little funny.)

I am an OoT Link edgelord and have been since early 2017. So, in September of that year, when an artist by the name of jojo56830 puts out a lineup of nine different Links and the Hero of Time is there – the oldest, no eye, Hero’s Shade armor? I saw that one sketch and just thought “oh this is gonna be bad.” Yeah of course he has the coolest design. By the way, it’s only a matter of time until Fierce Deity shows up in the comic and I have reason to believe it could be this current Dawn arc. Dawn … Dawn of a New Day … and who brought about the Dawn of a New Day? Fierce Deity. Twilight is recovering but still injured and what will happen if he falls again? Fierce Deity is coming and we need to be prepared. In this essay I will—

Remember that time when someone put the whole script of the bee movie in here? I’m not that dedicated, and I don’t have that time, but let us remember and hope someone else does it again this time. Cause someone is bound too. We’re all crazy enough to do it. Alright, love you and stay hydrated pls!

Hi! I joined this fandom really recent but i’ve always seen LU stuff on pinterest and elsewhere. Only recently have i actually took the time to understand the fandom and get back into LOZ stuff and i adore the characters and story! The more and more fanart, fanfics, and comics i see about the different Links the more i love them all. It’s such a pain to pick just one i like or one i don’t like because they’re all so unique. I love this fandom and hope to get more involved!! Have a wonderful rest of your day :]

Epona is an underrated queen

your mom

I really don't get why Zelda is called Artemis. Athena makes more sense???? It perplexes me

Anyone seeing this should check out Breanna’s E!Wild AU

Something something queer every Link into oblivion!

[joifee]

Fanart for the fan fic ashes by @darubyprincxx

i hope you like it - more to the thought process down below

So this is the end scene from chapter 8; I did cut like two lines of dialog because i thought the panel with pix looked better with less text. For the clothing design i looked at an older post daruby made about what they wear. I was tempted to include own headcanons that i have about gem and fwhip (aka dragon features etc) but i decided against it, i mean its fanart of fanfic so yeah. give the fanfic a read its very well written. It has moments of suspense, of quietness and alot to think about. Some scenes may not be good for everyone, but daruby does give some warnings so you might be prepared. also i just adore genfics and its something else to read besides the shipping fanfics i usually read. I am normally not good with reading about arguments, angst and the themes in this story; but i am happy that i still read all anyways and i enjoy it so far^^ I chose this scene because it did immediatly jump in my head - i had other scenes as well in my mind but i wasnt really able to make a pic out of it (also i am not good at drawing bears or animals - those are my drawing weakness)

Anyways i hope you like it and check out the fanfic. (probably will try, in future if i draw more fanart for fanfics or else to write a text below)

[takaraphoenix]

As a follow up for the NY fanfic ask, would you ever do a genderbent teenwolf fic? Either like alwaysagirl!Stiles and Canon Peter/Chris/Deucalion etc or the other way around or like both girls? Or really any kind of gender variation, like trans or non binary takes on characters; for example trans!Stiles (preferably without overt [or even better without any] transphobia)? Thankyou ❤️ 💙 💜 💖 💗

Okay so, funny thing happened: Usually I am very against genderbending, even more discouraged by live action shows because with cartoons I can apply my imagination to how they'd look genderbent but if there is a Real Actual Person attached to the role, that's... the face I see when I think of the character. And then someone posted images in the TW server I'm in of Dylan O'Brien genderbent and holy fucking hell she is the perfect woman. I have been obsessed with that visual ever since and am tempted to write about girl!Stiles solely based on how hot girl!Dylan looked.

But I fully refuse straightbending queer ships. I'm too old for that, I still remember the Dark Times where genderbending indeed did solely happen for homophobic reasons and authors would even leave shit in their A/Ns on how this ship would be "so good if it wasn't gay". I'm getting war flashbacks from straightbent queer ships.

So I will need someone to supply me with how hot Ian or JR (or both) would look as women and I may be persuaded into giving you some lesbian Steter/Stargent/Stetopher (there is the additional name layer too; Stiles can just be Stiles as a girl, Peter and Petra are so impossibly close and Chris gets to also work as a woman's name. Absolutely loathe when genderbending comes with Weird Fully Unrelated Name).

I doubt trans!Stiles is something that'll ever happen from me. I mostly write to uuuh self-project, which is the sexuality angle (and, with Stiles, the ADHD angle. Which is why I latched onto him so hard this time around, tbh). But these are experiences and feelings that I personally don't relate to, or see myself in, so I'm not really likely of having trans headcanons for my main projecting-onto-character, because it'll leave me writing about something I'm personally wholly out of depth with in a setting that's supposed to be all self-indulgent, you know?

[sequoias-fandoms-and-hottakes]

Fanfiction Struggles

I think I’m in hell because I’ve reached yet another dilemma concerning a GIANT DabiHawks fanfic I’m writing when I haven’t even finished figuring out the last one.

See, I have a whole AU where Hawks made a friend during Commission training who became like a pseudo older sister to him who died essentially saving his life and the temptation to add that headcanon to this sort of fix-it AU I’m writing is so tempting like I am metaphorically SALIVATING over the idea. But then I’d have to make a bunch of new decisions that would heavily impact ones I’m already struggling with… grrrrr

It’s frustrating. I’m frustrated. Why can’t writing be easy for once? Smh

[all-by-myself98]

Good evening!

We've pause your regularly scheduled programming to say that this fanfic blog is making a comeback...

Besties I'm aware that it's been like a couple years(???) since I've posted any oneshots or any kind of writing on this blog but listen in the wise words of the fanfic writers before me, my life has been crazy.

But I'm coming back! And I would love your help with getting started again! I already have some ways of getting myself started with ideas, but I would love your ideas too! Whether they're oneshots, headcanons, or just random ramblings that you want my thoughts on, I'm ready for it all and my ask box is looking mighty tempting, isn't it?

As I said before, I am open to oneshot requests and/or headcanon requests. Depending on how a oneshot is progressing, it may turn into a limited series, but that's just going to be based off of how much ideas I can wring out of one wet rag.

I am open to any of the Big Three: fluff, angst, and smut!

This also of course means...

NO MINORS INTERACTING WITH MY WORK, PLEASE AND THANK YOU!!! MDNI!!!

If you are a minor and you attempt to skirt around this rule and I find out, I'm literally wasting no time in adding you to my very empty blocked list. So maybe just don't try it?

Fandoms and characters I will write for:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (141 squad + König, Graves, Nikolai, Alex, Farah, & Laswell)

Marvel/MCU (the Moon Knight system, Layla El-Faouly, any member of Defenders including Frank Castle, Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson, Bruce Banner, Pietro Maximoff, Natasha Romanoff, Miguel O'Hara, Hobie Brown, Logan Howlett, Victor Creed, Laura Kinney, Valkyrie)

DC (any members of batfam, Aquafam, Justice Society, Titans, and Suicide Squad)

Star Wars (any member of Bad Batch, Captain Rex, Commander Cody, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Din Djarin, Boba Fett, Jango Fett, Lando Calrissian, Poe Dameron, Finn)

Star Trek (Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Captain or Admiral Pike)

Arcane: League of Legends (Silco, Viktor, Jayce, Vi, Sevika, Steb (YES, IM INCLUDING FISH MAN, DO NOT JUDGE ME HE WAS A CUTIE PIE))

Baldur's Gate 3 (Astarion, Gale, Halsin, Karlach, Laezel, Wyll, Rolan)

Other misc characters including but maybe not completely(?) limited to Riddick, Master Chief, Hellboy, Prince Nuada, Aemond Targaryen, Davos Blackwood, Tormund Giantsbane, Geralt of Rivia, Lambert, Elrond Peredhel (LOTR and TROP versions acceptable), and Sherlock Holmes (BBC and Netflix!Enola versions acceptable)

Again! This list could change! If it does change, I will edit this post, and then make an announcement of what my changes are, but this post will almost always be the best reference to find out what I'm writing or who I'm writing for!

Things I will not write:

Minors in sexual/smutty situations. They're either aged up or they're going in the trash, #sorrynotsorry

Pedophilia

Noncon

Hardcore stalking and/or harrassment

Physical and sexual abuse (unless it's like part of a character's backstory then it may be referenced, but I am not writing it out)

Anything else thats just. standard generic icks or no-nos. If you need clarification on something you're not sure I'm okay with, just ask

PSA: I am a white woman. The majority of my writings will be "x reader", and they will usually be fem!reader or afab!reader too, so if you wish for me to write for a gn!reader, please let me know in your request and I will honor that to the best of my ability!

I will also always try to be as vague as possible with other details such as race, hair color, eye color, etc., unless I happen to be writing an OC character with a specified appearance. But I imagine sometimes I'll make mistakes. I'll kick myself for it and I'll say sorry a million and one times, but it's almost inevitable and I'm an idiot and proofreading? whats that?? and I want to prepare you all now. And, if I do make a mistake, or if my writing ever seems to break that promise of being race vague, please let me know what I've done wrong and I will always try to alter what I can so everyone, regardless of what their race or appearance is, can feel welcome, accepted, and included in my writings!

Okay, you can all return to your regularly scheduled programming now :)

This is Renny signing off!

[bookofmirth]

I’m not sure how long ago this was, but you were once asked, “what is one mistake that Cassian and Azriel probably wrote down after Nesta, Emerie and Gwyn told them about their experience in the Blood Rite?” and one of the things that you said was, “can't remember how long they were on the mountain, but... perhaps they would emphasize more survival skills. Obviously they didn't expect the women to actually have to sleep out there and find food etc., so I wouldn't be surprised if things like that make up part of their future training.”

So, this got me thinking…what if Cassian and Azriel and Mor (I think she’ll help train the Valkyries) take the girls out camping in the Illyrian mountains. They separate off into teams and they learn different things about survival. Nesta goes with Cassian, Emerie goes with Mor (👀) and Gwyn goes with Azriel. There could even be a challenge; there’s a certain destination they have to reach and whoever gets there first wins. Maybe it’ll take a few days to get there. No flying or winnowing is allowed. I feel like this would be great since they will learn actual skills, but if Gwyn and Azriel are paired up then we’ll see how they work together. They’re both competitive and smart. I think it would be entertaining if this happens after the necklace incident is brought up/revealed or after both of them get into an argument (when Gwyn calls Azriel out on his bullshit). Things will be tense and maybe awkward, but they’ll have to communicate if they want to win the challenge. Something that I thought was interesting. I definitely think if this happens then Nessian will be last, because they’ll be too busy screwing each others brains out..😂😂

So this is somewhat unrelated, but one time I did write a headcanon of the Valkyries going camping together and getting into mushrooms and it still makes me laugh to think of it. I can't find them atm because Tumblr search sucks.

This idea would make such a good fanfic, though! You could have chapters focus on different couples. Or, alternatively, it could be men versus women, with lots of banter and teasing about how whipped everyone is, especially those who aren't yet officially coupled up. I can't decide if it would be funnier to have Gwyn versus Azriel, or them on a team and joining forces to be the most competitive couple ever. Az trying to "teach" Gwyn would turn into her doing it better, and him then pushing her harder until obviously they win, and are the only ones who care about winning. Meanwhile like you said, Cassian is trying to "teach" Nesta about survival skills and she's all pragmatic about it, like "hello, I am magical for a reason, these rules are ridiculous" and she starts tempting him with her wiles. And Mor and Emerie turn it into "oh my god, you had a crush on that celebrity, too?" and talking about strategies for dealing with shitty fathers and how differently they'd do everything with their own kids.

[amadwinter]

for the emoji fanfic ask: 😈, 🛒, ✨, 💖, ❌, 🦅, 👀 and 🧠 (but dont feel pressured to answer all of them if you don't want to <3)

I love a good challenge!

For this ask game.

😈 Has there been a point in a story where you did something just to be playfully mean to your readers?

Absolutely. I mean, I try not to, but cliffhangers are oh so tempting to use. I can't think of anything off the top of my head, and spoiler: I won't ever write a fic where one of the main couple dies and stays dead (not counting the undead, of course), so it won't ever be anything too bad

🛒 What are some common things you incorporate in your fics? Themes, feels, scenes, imagery, etc.

I feel like I'm always writing a scene where they are in bed together in the dark! That may be a subconscious thing, since I do like to incorporate secretive or illicit vibes into Obikin, but really, it's just a pain to be like "oh fuck, can you actually see his face that well in that lighting? ahh screw it let's say yes." I need to start writing Obikin fucking nasty with the lights on over the covers

✨ Give you and your writing a compliment. Go on now. You know you deserve it. 😉

.~. my nemesis. Well, I did say I like a challenge. Alright so I guess I'm very good at coming up with ideas and plotting them out. Like I have dozens of fics fully plotted out and my idea list is.... too long to count. Sometimes, I'm really able to hit on a vein of characterization and hammer the hell out of it.

💖 What made you start writing?

When I was a young thing, I didn't want my favorite stories to end, so I started writing more of them. And I never stopped. But all the fun and lovely people in the Obikin fandom have made me write and publish more in the last year than ever before

❌ What's a trope you will never write?

Major Character Death and cannibalism. Monsters/undead don't count for either of those.

🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

I am a prolific outliner. I live and die by my outlines

👀 Tell me about an up and coming wip please!

I have like... 3 Sith Obi-Wan long fics planned (entirely separate from the one I have posted and haven't updated in months).

1. Is a forbidden romance during the Clone Wars where Sith Obi-Wan seduces the young Jedi Anakin

2. Is a time travel fuck up where Sith Obi-Wan has to deal with a redeemed Vader

3. Is an omegaverse fic where Sith Senator Obi-Wan's revenge plan backfires and he accidentally marries Anakin

I guess I really like Sith Obi-Wan.

🧠 Pick a character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them.

You didn't give me a character so I'm picking Obi-Wan (big shock).

My all-time favorite headcanon, which may actually be a Legends thing that I'm misremembering, is that Obi-Wan's memories of his brother were actually visions he had of the Lars family.

[linklethehistorian]

how much for you to write a verlaine x reader one shot

Hello dear anon! Thank you so much for your question; I think it’s very, very sweet that you find me a good enough writer that you’d be interested in paying me to write something for you! 🥺💖 That is a huge compliment to me; really, it is.

Unfortunately, if you check my F.A.Q.s, I already have this answered there. For your convenience’s sake, I’ll repost it here, however:

Questions Regarding the Content on My Blog(s)

Q: Do you take commissions/requests?

A: Not currently, sorry! Maybe some other time! My artwork typically takes a long time for me — and a ton of energy — to create, and I’ve found in the past that taking commissions and requests is extremely taxing on my mental health, and hard to keep up with, so it is not likely to be something I will do often, if ever at all. If I do open commissions, I’ll certainly make a post about it.

I know this only explicitly mention my artwork, but it covers my story writing, as well; I used to take commissions for some things, and I learned the hard way that it was very not good for me. As I said, when it comes to commissions and requests of artwork or fic, please operate under the assumption that if there are no current posts stating commissions or requests are open, then I am taking them at this time. Even when I ever do, those instances will likely be very limited and probably fairly specific in what type of content they allow; for example, right now, I do have art requests open, but only for a very specific thing, and anything outside of that will be rejected.

I’m sorry to disappoint you, as I find it lovely that you are so interested in my work, but I have to take care of my mental health first and foremost and that means being firm in my boundaries during situations like this, even when it is tempting to do something for someone else’s enjoyment.

HOWEVER! While I do not take commissions or requests for fanfics at this point in time, I have always been very open to taking asks about headcanons for certain characters — and that includes relationship headcanons!

So, to make it so you don’t necessarily walk away with nothing, I will make a post about Verlaine relationship headcanons (his sexuality, what he’s like in a relationship, what type of person he’s likely to fall for, etc.) in just a little bit.

(I’m pretty sick right now, so I don’t know how fast I’ll get it out, but I’ll certainly try.)

[romirola]

Nominations for a RedactedASMR Fanfic Art

I was inspired by the lists/tag games recently circulating and the amazing fanart that I always see around the "redacted asmr" tag. I'm constantly blown away by fanart. I often see artists solicit prompts, and while I have occasionally requested stuff (the collective talent of this fandom is INSANE and hard to resist!), I usually hold back because I cannot reciprocate art like I try to do for writing fanfic/headcanons. I feel like I'm imposing or something. At the same time, when I solicit prompts/requests for writing fanfics/headcanons, I LOVE receiving them and do not consider them an imposition in the slightest. You can see how these competing ideas put me in a tough spot. To prompt or not? What to do? How to support the creativity here? Well, I thought, rather than prompting outright, I am going to create a list to nominate some wonderful fics I've read for fanart, in case there is an artist out there who might in need of some ideas or possible prompts. Disclaimer: No one is expecting or pressuring anyone to create anything!

If I had the talent to create visual art or the patience to practice creating visual art, these are the fics or scenes for which I'd draw fanart. I'm going to limit myself to 6 on this list for now, but honestly, there are SO MANY good candidates for fanart in this fandom. Plus, this list will promote some great fanfic authors! I invite anyone who sees this to come up with your own list of "fanart nominations." I am also going to invite dominimoonbeam, ejunkiet, lunareclipsee2, fuzzy-melonlord, and lovelylonerliterature formally since I nominated their works, but no pressure, friends! I decided to limit myself to one story per author, even though it was tempting to say all the stories from these writers. I aim to provide specificity. All the titles are linked to the story on A03:

In no particular order: 

The Lake by @dominimoonbeam I think the scene where Asher comforts Babe on the drive home as David drives, turns the heat up, and keeps looking back at them worrying would be very suited to fanart.

Your Mess is Mine by @ejunkiet I am very biased because I prompted this story and I very much champion the Sweetheart-practices-yoga headcanon, but the scene where Milo walks in on Sweetheart while practicing and silently, ‘stealthily’ admires them? It’s a quick, but significant moment for my favorite couple!

Not tonight, I have a headache by LoveRun (if this user is on tumblr, please someone let me know and I will properly tag.) The ending concludes with David using his wolf form to comfort Angel as they suffer through a migraine. Oh yes, definitely something I’d like to see!

flowers for the sick at the dead by @lunareclipsee2 This story has a great moment where David comforts an injured Sweetheart as Asher attempts to keep Milo from seeing the damage his mate has sustained. Emotional stuff!

Seeing Red by @fuzzy-melonlord. Okay, yes, I requested this one, too, and I will fully admit that, but the story features such a tense, tender moment between David and Asher as David reaches his grief-breaking point and Asher responds in true form! 

Settle Down by @lovelylonerliterature The image of Milo and Sweetheart at a diner at 2am is just burned into my brain, so I feel like it would translate well to a visual medium.

Artists, if you are so inclined, next time you need a prompt for redacted fanart, please consider these moments, or any others that get noted if anyone else chooses to nominate. Or use them for inspiration that you adapt! Or ignore them completely! Your call! Either way, I'm pumped to see all the art.

A general appreciation statement: Thanks to all the authors, artists, music-curators, character anons, theorists, headcanon-sharers, readers, rebloggers, and everyone in between for creating a community where people share stuff! 

[thetragicallynerdy]

emoji ask! always excited to get to know some stuff!

(I saw ye already got the sparkle emoji, but I'm kinda tempted to use it again because yer writing is just so fucking great!)

Here are my emojis/questions:

💞 Who's your comfort character? (the comfort character I got from yer fics is Mr. Sharpe btw)

🧠 Pick a character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them. (Clayton Sharpe)

💖 What made you start writing?

Thank ye for yer time! Have a nice evening (it's 10pm where I live, so mibbe have a nice day, lol)

Heck yeah!!! I love rambling about myself so I'm always happy for more asks XD (Also you are too kind, thank you!!)

(emoji fanfic writer asks are here for anyone curious!)

💞 (revolving hearts emoji) Who's your comfort character? (the comfort character I got from yer fics is Mr. Sharpe btw)

Okay we definitely share a comfort character!! For Undeadwood, Clayton is my comfort character for sure. I adore him with my whole heart, and he's the first character I've loved enough to go "okay, I have to write fanfiction about you"!! (Also right time right place, etc etc) He's just so good, and such an interesting character.

Some other comfort characters include - Jim from OFMD (they've kind of stolen my brain for the last few months, I've definitely latched onto them just as hard as I latched onto Clayton lol), and Arthur from Inception, who I love with my whole heart. Also Gideon from Gideon The Ninth, but I never really got into Locked Tomb fanfic. (Realizing that I have a type with favourite characters jsksks)

🧠 (brain emoji) Pick a character, and I'll tell you my favorite headcanon for them. (Clayton Sharpe)

Ooooh yes yes yes. I have SO many headcanons for our boy hahaha!!

Okay, so, my big one for Clayton is that his father was a preacher, and that his father was abusive. Something about the way he responds to religion really resonates with me as someone who lost their religion, and I just love the layers and complications of losing religion as someone who grew up so inundated with it. (My dad's a pastor [but a really good dad, worth saying], and I'm ex-religious, so it was fun themes to explore for many reasons.) And Clayton with some trauma just Fits Well, imo. I've got Lots Of Ideas about his backstory, some of which change story to story, but that his dad is an asshole and a preacher tends to be one that sticks throughout most of them!

My other headcanon, or rather the one that I latched onto, is that Clayton is trans. He's not trans in every fic I write - but I really love trans Clayton for many reasons. And trans Clayton prompted some gender exploration for me! So that's fun!!

💖 (sparkle heart emoji) What made you start writing?

Oh boy this answer got long haha. A few things! One, I fell so deeply in love with UnDeadwood right away, and really wanted a way to engage with the fandom - historically, I have been a huge fandom lurker (reading, watching, but not really engaging) - that sort of changed with CR, I started drawing some fanart etc, and then with UnDeadwood I fell deeply into a rabbit hole in a way that I haven't with another fandom in a long time.

The other part was that it's such a small fandom, and I really wanted more of a very specific type of content. I read all the fanfic, and just - wanted more. And I wanted more Clayton-focused whump, and decided to just go for it and try and write the thing myself. And it turned out alright! (I definitely notice a lot of improvements in my writing from my first fic - In Which Mister Sharpe - but I am also so immensely proud of it because the first fic I wrote ended up being an 80K fic that i still really adore.)

And then I kept writing because I joined the UnDeadwood discord server, and met a ton of people who were happy to give me prompts and run with ideas and just totally fed into the writing habit I fell into!! (Also, for the record, if you're on discord and are interested in joining the UDW server let me know!! It's pretty quiet these days but it's a lovely little discord)

The third piece was that I was still relatively early on in recovering from a brain injury at that point, and really, desperately needed a hobby that I could do from my couch XD Something about writing was much easier on my brain than reading, so it became a really big part of how I spent/spend my time!!

(Also not what you asked, but I legitimately credit starting writing fanfiction as a big part of why I can use a computer so much with a brain injury - it became a big part of my rehab, so to speak, and helped hugely with language and words and screen use and all that jazz. I used to write on my phone because my laptop screen was too much for my eyes but now I can use a laptop so much and it's great!!)

This got long and rambly, but thank you so much for the asks!!! And I hope you have a lovely remainder of your evening too <3 (It's just hitting dinnertime where I am, so I've got the whole evening ahead of me!)

[danpuff-ao3]

whichever of 1, 15, 23 you'd like to answer please! for end of the year asks

Hello there! Thanks for asking! 😄 I do so love to ramble chat so I'll answer them all!

1.) favorite fic you wrote this year

This is a tough one! Only because the answer is so clear, in spite of the fact that...I really love a lot of what I wrote this year! Orange Blossoms was self-indulgent fun. In My Veins (In My Blood) was my dead dove dream!

And while my runners up were posted this year, I can rest easy in that I actually wrote them late last year. Black Skies (for Blackcest fest) and A Matter of Time (for Snarry Adopt-a-Prompt.)

So many fics posted this year are ones I love and am so proud of.

But...c'mon. Can my favorite be anything other than Contempt? I talk about it to death, but god. That is literally the story of my soul. Every word is written in my blood. I pulled it straight out my bones. It is the product of years of dreaming, years of headcanons, years of feeling. And it is to date the work I'm most proud of.

And let me tell you I agonized over writing that story. Writing that story was actual hell. But it was 1000% worth the struggle.

15.) something you learned this year

If I'm ever tempted by a fest, that's the devil talking. Fun as they are! And I'm stupidly proud of all the fics I've written for fests. But...on the whole I'm not sure they're worth all of the stress. Cuz yikes.

Also, though...that it's okay to say "no" to things, and to back out of stuff if I have to. I dropped a handful of fests this year and felt super guilty about it, but...it was really good for me! I have to do a better job of recognizing and respecting my own limits. And that it's okay if I can't accomplish a million and one things. It's okay to rest sometimes. And it's good for me to focus on what I want to do, rather than what I "have" to do.

23.) fics you wanted to write but didn’t

Omg so many. I think the ones that really haunt me are Three of Hearts and my Sugar Daddy fic. Last year I made it a goal to have Three of Hearts outlined this year, so...I should work on that! I still have a few weeks left to knock out a decent outline. With luck I can get to the actual writing portion next year.

Sugar Daddy...I started last year, but I've been dealing with the fallout of last year's nonsense all this year, so maybe I shouldn't be so hard on myself. I'm really excited for it, though, so I really hope to focus on it soon!

Also my Dralbus fic, but there's so much history attached to that fic, that I'm not even going to try to pressure myself on getting that one done. My goal is to finish it one day, come hell or high water, but I don't need a deadline for one day.

Truthfully, though, I always have more ideas than I can reasonably keep up with, so it's no surprise I have way too many answers, and always will! 😂

fanfic end of year asks

answered: 1, 15, 23

[cf56]

5 Things I Never Get Tired of Writing

I was tagged in this game by the great @metallideth01. (Thank you!) Wanted to participate last week, but it was a stressful one. The question is:

List five things you never get tired of writing. It can be tropes, themes, characters, phrases, whatever brings you joy. Then tag five people!

I suspect some of my answers will not be all that unique:

Angst

I mean, come on. It's what I (and 90% of all fanfiction writers) live for! People wonder what gives us the urge to put these silly characters from silly kids' comedy cartoons through so much pain. The way I see it, it isn't a contradiction. They're put through so much angst in fanfiction because they don't have much in their show. You get really attached to these characters, not in spite of their comedy and innocence, but because of it. So you want to see them in more relatable, serious situations. You want to see them out of their element. So, you go read fanfiction. Eventually, you start writing fanfiction. Animaniacs in particular has a lot of buried threads of angst that hide just below the surface. They're very tempting to pluck at, and I will never be able to stop.

2. Fluff

But what's the point of angst if there aren't any happy moments to follow (or precede) it? I am very lucky to have a loving family of my own, but there's something so particularly satisfying about writing characters you love, well... loving. Loving the people they care about. It's another thing that may not always be explicit in those irreverent comedy shows I like to write about. Well, that one irreverent comedy show I like to write about, anyway.

3. First person/close perspectives

This one relates particularly to Animaniacs (as if the first two already didn't). I find it very interesting taking these wacky, silly characters, and breaking them open to explore what they're thinking on the inside. How they see the world. It reveals details you may not ever think about when seeing them as you normally do, in third person through a screen. There's a (fictional) real brain in there, powering all that comedy and silliness. Let's see it.

4. Grand adventures

This is something I actually haven't done much with Animaniacs yet, but I think it's possibly the type of story I'm best at writing. These are the ones where there's some big, usually overly complicated quest to solve that's always driving the plot forward. The characters work towards a final goal, there's twists and changing emotions along the way, it's great. You don't need to deal with any of that gross ambiguous realistic stuff like you do in the actually good and deep fanfics. You just set off and start writing.

5. "Why doesn't this already exist?" fics

What the heck does that mean? I like to write fics that fill in gaps in canon, or cover topics that you'd think would be obvious to write about for a certain fandom, but somehow haven't been done yet. Stuff that you could slot neatly into the real show's canon and not have anything changed, or even have it add more depth to what you're seeing in the source material, if you choose to accept it as your personal headcanon. Obviously, as the healthy Animaniacs fanatic I am, I have come to know the canon inside and out, so I find it very enjoyable to weave my fics around it, leaving little details/references in there for those who are able to notice them. I like to look at canon storylines and wonder, "what is the realistic conclusion to this after the episode ends?" or "what could have possibly led up to this?"

I'm super shy with tagging (and in general). Metallideth would be one, but otherwise I'll just do two (only respond if you want to :) ): @morbidmotive and @mx-mint323

There's so many talented writers out there, so if you want to participate in this, you totally should, tag or not.

[ladyinbooks]

I have returned to ch1 of IB! It turns out Samiel did get to teach Jay some basic salzon skills on Mas-Hein. I can't remember exactly the circumstances/decisions that began the murders after 4 months, but now my imagination wants to see Jay and Samiel get longer before things turn bad. I think Deneira planned it to be a slaughter from the beginning ? right? BUT - what if she gets convinced to let the cohabitation last a while longer? Or maybe political unrest/shenanigans on Lenia force the 4 months time-table to be delayed. I have no idea how Samiel and Jay would find enough privacy to initiate meshala since there's no way the other severne would let them out of eye shot.

BUT! My mind is still inventing scenarios for salzon-master!Jay, so the story beat would probably run similar to most-exalteds!AU where after a year of bonding on Mas-Hein the emotional water would be muddled enough for a relationship to happen. I can't remember but what was the context of ambassador Lault betraying Jay? Could Jay somehow find out about it while on Mas-Hein? I should just reread all of IB for the sake of all my AU headcanons. ANYway, Jay would feel betrayed by humanity facilitated by Samiel absolutely lavishing him with attention and promises about a relationship between them. End result is consort!Jay and decime!Samiel though idk how that would follow war crimes on Mas-Hein. Hmm, I clearly need to workshop this more. On that note, how do you feel about fanwork of this series? I have no idea how to write, but lord am I tempted by this pairing to start. You have infected me with Jay-Samiel delirium 🤣

I intended to comment this on our chain but it seemed a bit too spoiler heavy for that so here I am!

Ahh, the things that could have been, if Mas-Hain had turned out differently. 😭 It was Lault who organised the murders, but if someone had stopped him, the potential was definitely there for Samiel to start training Jay properly. (And I have visions of poor Palek having to call up Deneira and explain to her that her nephew had gone off and decided to woo a human by using swordplay. 🤣)

I also agree with you that the rest of the Severne wouldn't have let the pair of them out of sight, when they worked out what was going on. The scandal! The horror! One of their best colleagues and a human?! (Although I like to think given more time on Mas-Hain, they all ease up eventually, and everyone starts to get along. I have a fond little headcanon from a previous ask, that if they'd had a few extra months, Lault's plan wouldn't have worked, and the whole bunch of them would have refused orders and ended up careening around the galaxy as a team of vigilantes together...)

I think Jay wouldn't have worked out it was Lault if given more time on Mas-Hain, but in terms of his relationship with Samiel, I don't think he'd have needed to. If Lault tried to pull his evil plan when Samiel and Jay had had enough time to engage in *ahem* 'cultural exchange', I honestly think Jay would have straight up picked Samiel up, thrown him over his shoulder, and run away with him as fast as possible. (And let's be honest, Samiel would have thought it was the best thing ever.) Although... that could lead to an interesting scenario where they think Deneira might be able to help them... 🤔(And yes, could absolutely lead to consort!Jay and Decime!Samiel, perhaps with the added bonus of Jay and Deneira cordially eyeing one another up like a pair of snakes, both fully prepared to take the other out.)

How do I feel about fanfic of my works?

Honestly? I THINK IT'S AMAZING! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I am so honoured if people want to write something because of my daft little fics. Seriously, the only warning I have is to be prepared for me sobbing hysterically with joy in the comments. 😊 (And I'm honoured you would like to do something like that!)

You are not alone in the Samiel/Jay delirium. I'm currently drafting the university!AU (and your salzon fic), and pretty much just going 'My boys! My sweet, disturbed boys! I have missed you!' 😅

[dracosathenaeum]

omg Try was so goooood!!!! major angst i loved it even if it means my heart breaking 🥴 i know you said you weren’t writing a sequel but my mind is going into overdrive i have so many unanswered questions omg !!!! like how do they act with each other when the child is born ?? do they finally start to try and get along ?? does the reader resent the child for looking soooo much like draco (i just see his genes being too strong lmao) is draco a better father than he is husband ?!! ahhh so much but that’s what i love i suppose!!!! amazing writing i love ur account <3

Read the fic first! 

This was supposed to be a short reply but I’ve accidentally turned it into a headcanon so ill just tag my entire taglist; I hope this is okay!!

I am really kind of tempted to turn this into a slowburn like 20 chapter fanfic but I just don't have the time to do so right now but maybe in the future!! I can imagine it going either one of two ways; either they have a child and they live out their duties until they die, just tolerating each other.

or:

I don't think either of you would bare any sort of resentment for their child as you never loved each other in the first place, your forced marriage was a result of your parents decisions and not your own, you both understand this

you both worry about being good parents but, you learnt from your parent’s mistakes and both want the best for your children so you both literally do everything in your powers to keep them happy no matter how unhappy the both of you actually are

after child #1, you both have a little too much to drink at a party or something because lets be honest, you’re both miserable

you make child #2

you goes through a really complicated delivery

probably says something as you’re delirious on pain meds and just panicked about both you and the baby dying

probably pleads Draco to save you; that you cant die yet, "No one has ever loved me Draco, please. I can’t go yet. I can’t.” borderline hysterics

you’re both fine but everyone is traumatised

things are tense between the two of you but he starts doing small things.

it takes months and months and months but he stops sleeping with other women, he starts making you a cup of tea each morning, he starts leaving gifts for you like the newest book from your favourite author or some ridiculously expensive piece of jewellery, he starts comforting you when you have nightmares or just remembers the delivery process

its slow and its gradual but you become comfortable in each others company, you'll simply sit in bed reading together instead of only going into your bedroom to sleep though talking is still very limited

you have to act as a happy couple in front of your children and others of course, but it becomes so much easier

you start holding hands and just touching more in general (things like a hand to the small of your back or kisses on the cheek even) outside of social events because they’ve just become normal and you both secretly enjoy it

you kiss one night and it just leads to more but neither of you know how to communicate so it just pretty much falls apart and the both of you become uncomfortable with each other again

you're back to square one and neither of you know how to feel about it

something big happens again, like one of your children comes down with a fever and you both just need break

neither of you can fall asleep, both just curled up in the child doorway as they sleep, just praying they makes it through the night (theyre all good)

he initiates a talk, in bed on a random night maybe a few weeks afterwards

and you talk and talk and talk for hours about why he did what he did and how much he hurt you and on why he never tried with you (I'll leave this to your imagination) and that he is just sorry

youre both sorry about the life you were forced to live and how neither of you properly tried (though he made a significantly larger amount of apologies than you did)

you’re almost 10 years into marriage but you decide that you want to try, nothing can change the past and you both understand that so you just want to start afresh

and it’s awkward at first, you'd known each other all your lives but now the dynamic’s shifted

it was difficult and you both almost called it off multiple times but you made it work

it wasn't the perfect relationship but you both didn't give up and even managed to love each other by the end of it, resulting in another child

you learn to communicate and to forgive and most importantly to love

you’re by no means soulmates but you love each other and you’re happy

and you live happily ever after lmao

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