#i don't think I've used that tag before lol but it is the current name of the story she's in so. take that

[chroma-imp-draws]

Hope in The Air - Laura Marling

gotta post this before the cringe sets in uwu

[febuwhump]

Question about the mods :D Out of curiosity

Have all mods been working all six years of Febuwhump? Or have they changed around a few times since the first one you ran?

as stated a billion kajillion times, there is only one mod! that is me! @tempestaurora!

6 years of history is a little different though, so here's how febuwhump still exists today:

6 years ago, febuwhump existed and was run by someone unknown. I do not have graphics from that event, I have never seen anything to prove it happened other than I was told it did (and a few fics on ao3), so the whole thing is like a murder mystery without proof that theres even a dead body. I asked around and tried to figure out who ran it in the years since and got firmly nowhere.

I think this mystery person (or people) only ran 1 year, but there's no way to be sure. either way, all of that febuwhump existence I refer to as the first febuwhump. After febuwhump 2019, the blog was deleted. The url became available.

at the time, I was in an irondad spiderson discord server and @hailing-stars (some might recognise the name as the only other febuwhump discord server mod ever) was sad about how the febuwhump blog had vanished and it was a shame. I think they'd taken part the year before and wanted to again.

I went, lol that doesn't sound hard to run. I'll run it so you can take part.

so for febuwhump 2020, which we call febuwhump 2: electric boogaloo, because it was a sequel to the original febuwhump, and I never wanted to claim being the original febuwhump, I ran specifically for just that one person, although 400 fics were written for the collection that year, and it wasn't that hard, and it went really well, and a whump blog interviewed me about it (which I can't find now).

and then I just kept going. like zero thoughts in my brain, every time the year wrapped back around to December I went, oh I guess it's time to plan febuwhump. hailing does not even participate anymore to my knowledge, I am just still going on auto-event or something.

so it's been me by myself the whole time! for 5 years! we had febuwhump 3: tokyo drift, fourbuwhump, feb five and now, currently, febuwhump: revenge of the sixth, which is why I have been hiding little obi wan kenobis in the blog art for a month and a half.

I am totally content to run febuwhump by myself, although every year I get a lot of people volunteering to help which is sweet. I just don't really need it. it's not a hard job lol.

but if anyone wants to solve the mystery of who ran the first febuwhump, that would be fun. I have been feeling a little like I've been standing in someone's grave for five years and I really want to be able to give credit where credit is due.

I also get asks every year about why the event is called "febuwhump" and not "februwhump". I even see people mistakenly tag the latter in their prompt fills. so the official reason for that is - I didn't name the event. a mystery person did. and we continue to use it because of brand identity and februwhump simply not sounding very good.

[magexii]

lbcc au stuff

okay so I've been working on the svsss miraculous au with some moots and I have obviously been having a lot of thoughts about it.

anyways. here's a post with me talking at length about it more. ill try not to be too redundant so make sure to check out the other posts too! :>

Lady Beetle, aka Shen Yuan

holder of the ladybug/beetle miraculous

his kwamii is Xi Tong, aka The System, who I have a design for here

he's chronically ill and spent a lot of time in hospitals growing up

he has a veryyy transactional relationship w xi tong. in order for his kwamii to help his health and boosts his abilities it expects him to do certain tasks.

he has the power of creation. I'm not sure on his weapon yet but I don't think its the yoyo lol.

I think the transactional nature of his dynamic w xi tong would also extend to his use of lucky charms

obsessed w the adaptation of PIDW and luo binghe

friends(?) w sqh as airplane and cucumber online after harassing him online over writing PIDW

based a lot of his self as lady beetle after his older brother

there's only one earring for the lb miraculous btw

Crimson Cat, aka Luo Binghe

holder of the black cat miraculous

his kwamii is meng mo lol, tell me it doesn't fit

sentimonster created by sqh

hes an actor! his first role was PIDW

he became an actor to help pay for his sick adopted mothers medical bills

his power is destruction!

I think he should be able to tear a hole in the very fabric of reality, as a treat.

using his powers takes a toll on his mental state

his weapon is a bow staff

mobei jun takes the role of the gorilla here. they are friends but mbj Cannot be Normal and is like. very protective of binghe

Lacewing, aka Shen Jiu

holder of the butterfly miraculous

his kwamii is xiu ya

sentimonster created by sqh

adopted by the shen household, takes his role as sy's older brother very seriously.

also an actor, has worked w lbh before. they do not have a good relationship.

his weapon/magical object is his fan. sorry I know in canon the peacock has the fan. but sj needs it.

he's fashionable asf

he wants the miraculouses to help with sy's health :(

Ocellus, aka Shang Qinghua

holder of the peacock miraculous

kwamii is uhhhh uhhhhh

I spent so long trying to come up with a name that combined airplanes and peacocks. this man was almost named cockpit.

I chose the name ocellus! that's another word for eyespots which are markings on animals that mimic the look of an eye. they are found on peacocks feathers, butterflies, and cats ;)

symbolism is symbolisming

he created luo binghe and shen jiu as sentimonsters through is writing.

his weapon/magical object is a pen

villain??? lb and cc do not know

mbj is trying to date him so hard

he had the ladybug and black cat miraculous (for completely normal reasons im sure) and is the one who chose their current holders :)

SO UMM YEA.

big thanks to @batdog102 @jam13333 and @carlosateaworm for talking abt the au so much with me! they came up with all the good stuff here. and thanks to the anon who came up with the idea in the first place!

also the au tag I'm going w now is "lbcc au" so you can search that on my blog for all the content about it!

[goshen-applecrumbledore]

20 fanfic author questions

tagged by @runawaydr3amerao3 to do this, excited as always to talk about myself, let's gooooooo

1. How many works on AO3?

52 and I can only ballpark how many have been orphaned. probably about 12.

2. Total AO3 word count?

953,146. Jesus christ

3. Top 5 fics by kudos?

all of these are old as hell which is why they're top. they are not all good.

transposition ciphers (9,010) fma, roy/ed

the hang of being alive again (3,600) the raven cycle, adam/ronan

not funny (3,573) check please (eugh), holster/ransom

awful wonderful (3,564) naruto, kakagai

hard reset (3,162) fma, roy/ed

4. What fandoms do you write for?

Currently, technically, just spn, the bear, true detective and house md. but fma is never far from my mind. my otp no matter how much time passes...

5. Do you respond to comments?

Up until very recently I never did because it never occurred to me. I wasn't trying to be a dick, I just didn't know I was supposed to. then I went through a period during spn after learning that where I felt bad and replied to everything. Now I reply to comments that ask me a question or are thought-provoking. I want to answer and to applaud. people leave comments that are more beautiful than the actual fic, you people are very smart and insightful.

6. Angstiest ending?

I'm not good at writing sad endings!! I believe in love! but, for this audience, worthless cartography. sam and dean hook up for the first time right before ahbl pt 2 and then sam dies, so dean thinks it's his fault in a divine retribution kind of way, so when sam is alive again, dean rebuffs him. I always meant to write a second part, but without it, it's pretty sad.

7. Fic with the happiest ending?

I was going to say pine sweat but I remembered it takes place in S5 so sam is dead within a fortnight lmao. it's definitely hard reset, an fma roy/ed fic. it's 15 years post-canon and after a lot of yearning and trying to make it work, they make it work. very blue skies everybody wins.

8. Do you get hate?

Not much these days, but I used to. mostly for writing roy/ed, with a big age/power gap, and for my novel with the same. for writing hockey rpf ships people didn't like, someone threatened to call my office and tell my bosses I was a pedophile. also when I was 13 I wrote a very OOC house/wilson fic and someone said it sucked and I got so mad I started writing original works out of spite (because nobody could tell me they were ooc)

9. Do you write smut?

Very much so, as a treat/reward/resolution to a story, much like sex is irl, lol. I rarely write smut on its own (blood sacrifice sex magic type of thing would be the closest, or middle name) not because I have anything against it but because in my own work I wanna feel very much like it's THE characters, whoever they are, and plot is the easiest way to do that. if I wanna just crank my hog I can do that on my own time.

10. Do you write crossovers?

Nosiree, I'm boring. no crossovers or AUs. barry tells me I will want to write an spn/x files crossover though, and because he's the one that got me into spn I've learned not to tell him he's wrong.

11. Ever had a fic stolen?

Yes actually, someone put huge swaths of one of my yakuza fics into a majima/reader fic. I opened a ticket with AO3 but they said it wasn't clear cut enough. I didn't pursue because I don't care.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes, this is my favourite thing!!! such a compliment and a beautiful reminder, in english speaking internet and under the shadow of the US, that there are other folks online. several of my spn fics have been translated into mandarin and 2 of my expanse fics have been translated into russian.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic?

Once, in hockey fandom, with someone I didn't like very much. she wasn't a good writer and it was a disaster. I don't remember what happened to it. I wouldn't do it again lol.

14. All time favourite ship?

If I'm honest it's gotta be roy/ed from fma. what if this very annoying kid sauntered into your life but then he grows up and he's brilliant and noble and beautiful and haunted and also the specialist boy in the world, but you're a decorated military official in a corrupt dictatorship and the kid hates your guts and you will never be able to forgive yourself for your past war crimes so why should this beautiful genius like you anyway?? anyway. im over that now

15. WIPs you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

A wincest john finds out kind of full-house-of-wincest type situation. somebody with a fundraiser fic should email me and tell me to swap their fic to that one. who said that

16. Writing strengths?

Dialogue and canon-complianticity

17. Writing weaknesses?

Nobody tells me what I suck at so I don't FULLY know, but. Speed. Grammar. Flexibility. everything I write sounds like everything else I write and I reuse the same words and idioms, like same song syndrome but for writing. a greatest hits album.

18. Thoughts on mixed language dialogue?

Only thing I've done in my fics is kind of a crossed-out written words in an epistolary fic. I've maybe had a few french lines in a fic but I don't think so because it was referencing subtitles. haven't read much either, so, no opinions. but I will say it's shit to do a weird patois in your English language dialogue

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Naruto baybeeeee. when I was 11 my sister found my scanned fan art of naruto and sasuke kissing on deviantart. I didn't even think she was on deviantart. 

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

Hangdog, easily, but I think that's only because true detective s1 is remarkably rich and good so I'm really just drafting off marty and rust's coattails. but also probably Matryoshka dolls for spn, because it feels very well considered and tied together and intentional and satisfying, to me. but it deserves merit because as any spn fan knows, you gotta have a rich inner universe in order to truly play in their space. cw gets no credit.

EDIT: or, actually, my venture bros fic, lol. there was something very lovely about writing fic for a show that in no way makes me horny. Just a show I love very much.

No tags because I don't know anyone anymore but tag me if you do it because of me and I'll read it!

[featherquillpen]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

I was tagged by @gengor and I will tag... @demenior! No pressure, just if you want.

How many works do you have on AO3?

253! And there's more fic that I posted on FF.net and DeviantArt back in the day that I never bothered to migrate to AO3 because I wrote that shit when I was like 12 and no one needs to see it

What’s your total AO3 word count?

1,443,560. I'm normal and I lead a normal life with normal priorities.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

That Seeks You Out and Names You (Star Wars sequel trilogy, gen)

Well-Forked (The Good Place, Eleanor/Tahani)

The Courage of Our Hearts (Sense8, Lito/Hernando/Daniela)

Stakeheld (Leverage, Eliot/Parker/Hardison)

Choose Your Faces Wisely (Good Omens, Aziraphale/Crowley)

Wow, each one of the top five is from a different fandom! I really got the hat trick there.

What fandoms do you write for?

I've written for 37 fandoms over the years, according to my AO3, though 15 of those 37 fandoms I just wrote one fic in. I tend to go through phases and eras in my fandom preferences, and I am currently still in my Fire Emblem: Three Houses era.

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I really try to respond, but I fail more often than not. I've written a lot of fic over the years and I get a lot of comments. I read every single one, and treasure them all, but I have a job I love and a partner I care about and stepkids and meatspace hobbies, so it's really hard to keep up and reply to everything. I wish I could!

What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I'm a sucker for angst and suffering so this is really hard to answer! I truly don't think I can pick just one, so here are my top five Downer Ending fics in no particular order:

The Eleven Lieges of Hubert von Vestra (Fire Emblem: Three Houses, gen)

Two of Your Earth Hours (Animorphs, gen)

Fear No More (His Dark Materials, gen)

Mother Sky and Father Deep (Animorphs, gen)

Five Things That Never Happened to Marco (and one that did) (Animorphs, gen)

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

This is also difficult to answer because I do like happy endings a lot too! I do really like the polyamorous post-canon soft landing I wrote for the sensates in Now Let Us Make Peace (Sense8, Kala/Rajan/Wolfgang, Lito/Hernando/Daniela). Sense8 is such a joyful show to me that I have to just join in the love-fest.

Do you get hate on fics?

AHAHAHAHA. Do I ever!!! Very possibly the funniest thing that's ever happened to me on the internet is that my series Daemorphing got a DEDICATED HATER who made like ten Tumblr posts about how my series was the worst ever, AND wrote a spite fic inspired by their hatred of Daemorphing! I literally laughed so hard at this that I fell out of my chair. There's truly nothing like having a truly obsessed and pressed hater; it's such a thrill.

Do you write smut?

Boy, do I ever! It's weird smut too.

Do you write crossovers?

Yes, I love them! I love the challenge of figuring out how the universes can fit together logically.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

No, not unless you count someone feeding my fic deliberately into ChatGPT. Which kind of counts I guess.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Indeed I have! I have had some fics translated into Russian and Polish. Here are those translations:

Метод моментов by TheLadyRo (Doctor Who, Doctor/Jack/Rose)

Стратегия совращения by TheLadyRo (Doctor Who, Doctor/Jack/ROse)

Дети, ступайте, куда я отправлю вас by TheLadyRo (Doctor Who, gen)

Вот так и выживем by TheLadyRo (Doctor Who, Doctor/Jack/Rose)

Пять фотографий, которые Салли не показывала никому (и один раз, когда она поделилась всем, что увидела через объектив) by Rainy_Elliot (Doctor Who, gen)

Szuka cię i wzywa po imieniu by euphoria814 (Star Wars, gen)

Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

Yes, I have! My first smutfic was co-authored because I was too shy to write it myself, lol. That would be Eyes I dare not meet in dreams, co-authored with @malathyne (Doctor Who, Doctor/Jack). Shoutout to Malathyne for holding my hand through that, gave me a lot of confidence moving forward!

What’s your all-time favorite ship?

This is really hard for a couple of reasons: first of all, I've written more gen than anything else, and I have a real passion for gen fic that fandom never quite satisfies with its shipping fixation. Second, I'm very much a multi-shipper and in most fandoms I have a bunch of ships I really like.

If we take an expansive view of the word "ship" to include all sorts of relationships, then I think my OG ship, and still deeply beloved to me, is the shorm bond between Ax and Tobias in Animorphs. It's just so important to me.

What’s the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Sigh. I still want to write the epilogue to Daemorphing but who knows when the inspiration will come.

What are your writing strengths?

Worldbuilding, worldbuilding, worldbuilding. It's my hallmark. Wherever there's an intriguing gap in the fabric of a fantasy or sci-fi world, I need to stick my nose in and figure out what's in there.

Another big strength of mine is having magic systems and sci-fi conceits that support the themes and emotions I'm trying to get across in a story.

What are your writing weaknesses?

I have been told in the comments of some fics, and I can't really disagree, that I can get preachy in fic. Just slamming the "LISTEN TO MY, THE AUTHOR'S, OPINION" button real hard.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in a fic?

Most people do this really badly. For the love of God, if you find yourself reaching for Google Translate, or rummaging around in your memory for tenth grade Spanish, just stop. Write your dialogue in English instead and just say in narration that it was said in another language.

I am actually a native Spanish speaker, though, so I've been known to put some Spanish into my fics when appropriate.

First fandom you wrote for?

When I was 11, I wrote a really silly fanfic with my friend about the Fellowship of the Ring suddenly falling through a portal into our hometown and trying to figure it out fish out of water style. It's on FF.net somewhere and it's best forgotten, but I had a ton of fun at the time.

Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

It's definitely Daemorphing. That's my magnum opus.

[askthehoverbase]

Long time no see... eh?

[Asks currently awaiting response: None!]

[Current update schedule: When I have time/when I feel like it lol. Though if a question takes more than 3 days to answer, feel free to call me out on it.]

Welcome to the Hover Base, a.k.a. the Land of Forgotten Dumbasses™! My name's Rapper Failboat, (or just Failboat, or Fail, or Boat, or Dan, or Rapper Boat... wow, I have a lot of aliases) and I'll be the one running this thing!

You can ask anybody who's currently crashing here. Though I could try to get into contact with anybody who's not here at the moment... nah, that'd be too hard. And kinda boring, if I'm being honest.

*The Rules*

There will probably be some light swearing inbound, but we'll be keepin' it PG-13 around here. Just letting y'all know, y'know?

Don't send anything inappropriate and/or NSFW to us. Even though most of us have killed at least one person, that doesn't mean we get to know about, uhhh, for example... Pink Sheep's age. That stuff's DEFINITELY off-limits.

Don't be annoying and spam the hell outta the ask box. Aside from managing this ask blog, there's things I gotta do, such as living, and not cleaning spam. Remember to be civil and stuff, please.

Have fun and be nice. Wow, that sounds like a rule that Moom would add.

There isn't a rule 5, I'm just making a reference to a certain thing that needs to be created. IYKYK.

Oh, and by the way, if you want to look at any previously asked questions, just look at the #ask the hoverbase! tag. And yes before you ask, I know it's supposed to be spelt "hover base". I might've forgotten to add the space in between...

[Mod Info]

Heyo, it's @funthirtythreethirty, the actual person running this thing.

This is a passion project that I've been thinking about for a while, even before I joined this site. Which was like a month ago, now that I think about it. Huh, time flies fast, and all that. I've always been a fan of ask blogs (shoutout to 14-crush, the dubs went crazy), and after seeing the end of Divergence301 live, I kept thinking about what an epilogue would look like. And then I thought, "wouldn't it be funny if they started an ask blog?", which is what lead to this.

On that note, this is also a thing that I'm going to use to practice my characterization and writing, so if someone acts ooc I apologise. I'll try my best, but it's hard to imagine the personalities of some of the characters who get almost no spoken dialogue correctly.

Anyways, surprise surprise, I don't know how to end this thing once again. So I guess I'll just

[aerodaltonimperial]

wrestling fandom is such a weird space, like, in the biggest sense of the word, because it's easily the smallest currently running media* fandom i've ever been in (*-meaning a media giving new content at the time of the fandom operating), and it's not even like a show where you have maybe 5 mains and most people in fandom are operating with some combination of the 5, plus maybe some minor characters, it's a HUGE ROSTER. and people tend to gravitate towards a few blorbo faves, so then you've got this very fractured, already small fandom, and it ends up being such a small pool when you actually look at the people who are also here for your SPECIAL GUY in whatever way you have attached to him haha.

like, it's so small that i know pretty much every handle that's ever interacted with my fic in some way (kudos or comments)! i recognize ALL THE NAMES. i notice when there's a new one! it's THAT SMALL. i've been in fandoms consistently since about 1996, and while i've been in some very small fandoms before, those all ended up being for games that were released over 20 years ago or books that came out when i was in middle school. to have a current media fandom be this small is such a jarring transition if you came from some of the uber-huge fandoms, like supernatural or teen wolf. i have fics that have hit counts nothing else i write will EVER be able to touch from those fandoms.

and wrestling fandom is also very transient in nature? i mean, like... people will come and go from it. people stay a few years, and then get busy, or get bored, or find a new fandom and disappear. i think i've only got one friend still reading my fic that was here at the beginning, lol, and i've only been here for two years! there's a big wave of comings and goings here, and it can really affect how the fandom feels when you're creating some sort of fan content for it (either fic or art or manips or anything creative!). so i guess what i'm trying to say is that this fandom is kind of an anomaly, at least for me, and it's pretty niche and small and it's always hard not to take that sort of thing to heart when creating things.

anyway, i just wanted to ramble. i typically read a LOT more pairings than i write, depending on time, but i know a lot of people camp out in their character or pairing tags and don't even head into the main tag (i used to be like this, for months at the beginning!), and sometimes this space can feel really isolating. there were a good six months where i felt like i was existing in a fandom vacuum, haha. so i hope that people keep writing fic and drawing art and you are SO appreciated and doing such amazing things even if it doesn't feel like people are watching. just spreading some love, i guess. 💚

[justanothermutantkid]

Fic questions attack!

1-What's ur fav conpleted fic u made? Can be oneshot, series, or multichapter fic

2-Whats the name of ur current WIP?

3-What's a fic that broke you?

1- Ooh, tough question! I've got a decent few fics of mine that I really like, but if I had to chose an absolute favorite it'd probably be 'And the World Stops Turning Just for Me.' It's kinda an older one- apparently over two years old now which is crazy- but while it might not be quite on the same level as some of my newer stuff, it marked a turning point in my writing. It was my first coherent 3-arc story I ever completed (we don't talk about my previous attempts lol), and it kind of opened the door from the shorter (.5-3k word) stories I was doing before to the generally longer fics/series I prefer now.

2- That would be "He's bad at math" (working title, it'll probably change before posting). This is the whump oneshot I promised y'all, and is basically the only fic I'm actively trying to finish right now.

3- Ooooo yes a fic-rec question, ok- Let me pull up my bookmarks real quick! There's a lot of contenders, but for ones that really got me with angst I think I'll have to go with "Anthophobia" by residentevilxisuma. Legitimately one of the best angsty Evil Xisuma stories I've ever read, and just one of the best angsty stories in general- I go back and reread it often and it never gets old. (If you're looking for fic recs btw, I have 2 specific tags- 'pillar' and 'perfect!' that I use for ao3 fics that I really enjoyed- if you want you can filter my bookmarks by those to find things, or just send another ask lol)

[my-castles-crumbling]

Anon Advice Asks - April 6

empathy anon (new), sunrise anon, get over anon (new), thoughts anon, tomato anon

empathy anon

hi cas!

i have this friend who is low empathy. he has said it many times and explained it to me and i do get it, but also, sometimes he just idk insults me ig?

he will say i need to change my appearance (jokingly, but he’s still dragging up old insecurities in unpleasant ways), and 90% of the time when i ask for help from him, he says “it’s not that hard” or smth like that. he judges me and says i just need to “try harder”

it’s frustrating. i don’t feel comfortable failing around him, and he is genuinely such a lovely person, but sometimes he makes me feel like shit

i think if i told him it would just go back to the fact that he’s low empathy, but i still feel like thats not an excuse to treat me poorly idk though

Hi!

I think what you said last, about it not being an excuse to treat you poorly, is exactly right. People have different levels of empathy and that's completely fine. Sometimes I have trouble having empathy, too. But that doesn't give anyone the right to say rude things. Low empathy doesn't cause the inability to shut up lol. I think he needs to learn to say "Hey, I'm probably not the right person to talk to about this" rather than saying hurtful things.

Honestly I think you should tell him hes being hurtful and if he continues to be, then you need to take a step back. Empathy aside, friends don't treat friends like that.

Sending love <3

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Sunrise anon

hiiiii first of all, sunrise anon is a beautiful name and I love it

It’s fine that it took you a bit to respond! I assumed that tumblr ate up my ask so it was nice to know it wasn’t. Strange that it only just appeared in your inbox though lol

I didn’t end up going to any of my classes, I was very emotional for that entire day, literally could not stop crying. It would of been embarrassing but luckily my parents were very understanding about the situation as this was not the first time it has happened. It bad never been that bad though. My worst nights are usually when I get around 1-2 hours so they’re used to dealing with me being pretty sleep deprived.

I do not currently have a set night-time routine but I am working on it. I try get into bed at the same time every night, and then I try go to sleep at the same time every night, it’s not always successful but it’s quite nice to have set chill time yk

Since then I’ve been much better. Actually I’m sleeping really well, I’m not used to it, it’s amazing. Nobody told me sleep could be so restful. I thought that entire thing was a myth. But no! It’s true! What a world we live in

Anyway, thanks Cas! Really appreciate everything you do

Also I love all your microfics, they are often the highlight of my day <3

Hi!

I'm so glad you've been sleeping better lately! Remember that a bedtime routine isn;t just going to bed at a certain time, but having certain things you like to do before bed-- reading, washing your face, listening to music, etc. If you do those things habitually, then on those nights when you don't feel tired, you can try those things to sort of trick your mind into feeling tired.

I hope you continue to sleep well!

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get over anon

how do I get over someone? It has nearly been a year now…

Hi <3

I think you have to be gentle to yourself. Feelings aren't linear and they can take a lot of time to evolve. Have you tried allowing yourself to feel and exploring those feelings? Journal, draw, sing, things like that, to express those emotions, rather than stifle them, you know?

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thoughts anon

Hey Cas, I need fic writing advice

It's my first fic (The Cruel Prince au), and a lot of canon facts are changed as I see fit. To the point that people may not like reading it. I've written the prologue and the first two chapters but I'm yet to publish it (on AO3 ofc). I'm uncertain on how to go about this, what tags come in what chronology and what can be classified as a trigger warning. I don't want to be ignorant or disrespectful in any way, and this fic is kind of like my baby so I kind of want to post it but I'm also wary.

-thoughts anon

Hi <3

So I'm very gently going to say that you're overthinking this. You're thinking way too much about your audience and not enough about you. Who cares if certain people don't like reading it? Write it for YOU. As far as tags, again...tag what you want! What do YOU think is important to tag? And for TWs, what did you write about that you have seen warned about in the past? Normally the major ones are SA, death, SH, SI...but you know your writing best.

I know this is your baby and you want it to be perfect, but you can always add and change things as you go <3 Do this for YOU. What would you as a reader want your fic to look like?

You can do this!

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Tomato anon

Well, hello there! It's tomato anon.

Been a while since we talked. Thought I'd catch you up.

My friend is fine, doing way better. Figured myself out, so that's good. I'm greysexual, and I've changed my pronouns a little bit. Also got myself a boyfriend, if you can believe it.

Life's good, and I'm very thankful for the advice you shared with me.

Hi! I'm so glad things are good, congratulations on the boyfriend!! It makes me so happy to know things are good with you!

Have a good day! <3

[ask-tangotek]

Hello Hello Ev'rbody!

My name is Tango S. Tekk of the Tek variety! You can just call me Tango or tangotek!

I live in a server called Hermitcraft with my 26 other friends! Sometimes I leave to visit other servers but I don't usually stay long. My favorite servers to visit are one that's like a minigame and parkor themed world that I think I heard Etho call mcc once and my other favorite server is one with a small handful of friends that has some modifications to give it steampunk properties! I haven't visited either in a while though.

I know there was something else I used to do, another server, but I can't for the life of me remember what it was...

I'm a blazeborn human/ender/blaze hybrid. I mainly have traits of a blazeborn; like fire immunity, hotbloodedness, and hydrophobia; however I my enderian background makes for some overlap; such as hydrophobia.

I have an enderian tail but the end of it is a flame, as is my hair, though it rarely ever burns hot enough to actually burn anyone. That and my ears are really the only ender parts that are uniquely ender so most people don't actually realize it.

I've got access to the internet, and by extention Tumblr, through my holo-pad. Xisuma hooked it up a bit ago for us all to use! It doesn't quite fit the season of the steam so I haven't been using my holo-pad much but when I learned I could use Tumblr I rushed to get it out of my storage.

Someone on another server had told me about Tumblr a long time ago and I've been excited to check it out since :)

I think that's about all from me! I'm excited to be able to chat with everyone and answer all your questions!

That's all for now! Send me your asks!

Extra information under the cut

More Information and OOC:

Tango (Nicknames welcome)

age unimportant, he/him (they/them acceptable)

Blazeborn/Enderian/Human(ish) hybrid. His hair and tip of his tail have fire and he has an ender tail and ears. He is allergic to water, immune to fire, and isn't affected by negative effects (such as hunger and poison)

When he gets nervous, angry, or overwhelmed with emotion he has the tendency to burst into flames. His clothes are (usually) fireproof.

All minecraft servers are worlds and Tango lives almost exclusively in Hermitcraft. He will occasionally leave to visit other servers, like the life server or the create server. Each hc season is a new world and Tango refers to them as "the season of _____" (ie: season of the steam (10), of the dungeon (9), of the eyes (8), of the cartoon (7), etc)

This is c!Tango only! Some headcanons and cc! facts may apply (like a close knit between impulse, skizz, zed, and him) regardless of the season or lore base.

[More may be added to this eventually]

Watcher (Mod, OOC)

Obligatory: I Am Not Tango. I just wish I was

23, it/its

Most comments will be in the tags instead of in the post unless it is a Watcher comment that applies and needs to be carried on in reblogs

Has seen most of hc8, hc9, and to current hc10. Has not seen the life series

Watcher likes watching Tangos blog and will likely change his profile picture according to a lot of what's happening in the current lorbeez

This blog will be very lore and headcanon heavy

Tags:

[ askificator skdoodler | ask ] - general asks and answers

[ reblogificator | reblogs] - reblogs lol

[ "we had a taste before" | life series lore] - lore and headcanons relating to the traffic series

[ season of the steam | hc10 lore ] - hermitcraft season 10

[ season of the dungeon | hc9 lore ] - hermitcraft season 9

[ season of the eyes | hc8 lore ] - hermitcraft season 8

[ season of the cartoon | hc7 lore ] - hermitcraft season 7

Friends:

Jimmy - @ask-jimmy-solidarity

Xisuma - @ask-xisuma

Etho - @asketho

Grian - @ask-grian

Bdubs - @askbdubsblog

Guidelines:

Gem - @ask-gemgem

Joel - @ask-smallishbeans

I'm not making a super solid guidelines right now. Just use your braincells and don't be a jerk. If I have to I will eventually.

No NSFW. I may be an adult but not all adults like that stuff.

YouTube names only. SmallishBeans can be Joel but Zedaph is not Kris. No exceptions. I will not publish posts with non-youtube names.

Random Info:

Mod primary blog: @ethoslabbed

All profile pictures and headers drawn by: @daily-tango-doodles (and occasionally their main)

Divider graphics by: @saradika-graphics

Have fun!

[bitchlessdino]

Get to Know Me!

technically tagged by @gyubakeries <3 (tiya ily you're so sweet always)

what's the origin of your blog title? 💘I was originally known as underratedlovedone and wanted a brand change so i did a whole fuckass poll on google forms (pre-tumblr polls btw) and that was so fun. I believe a mutual suggested this name and im sorry but rn their name escapes me. I was almost dildodino....

favorite fandoms: 💘I ult seventeen, that's obvious, got7, and recently yall have seen i've been getting into l0ve and d3ep spac3 (its a fucking problem and I’m not ready to be found yet), but otherwise what else hmmm, I'm a pretty causal listener to most of the rest kpop/krnb. smosh is fun, i love a good laugh, i think half my humor is svt other half from them or smth like that. i get so addicted to things and move on so quicky i'm trying hard to remember rn.

OTP(s)/shipname: 💘These are ship dynamics i absolutely love. Not romantic for obvious reasons. Wonchan, Boochan, Boogyu. it's hard bc i really love group dynamics, like 2+. SVT is so perfect for that actually. and really my ships are usually whatever is my current obsession at the time

favorite color: 💘light blue but specifically, #8AA7CC. it's called polo blue for some reason idk. but this was actually very close to the blue i had for my wedding and its so pretty.

favorite game: 💘I played persona 3:overload for MONTHS, my husband would literally see my gremlin ass at the tv with my controller grinding tf in those dungeons. I'm also a sims enjoyer, l0ve and d3epspac3 again lol, gta6 when it finally fucking comes out gdi rockstar

song stuck in your head: 💘the love and deepspace intro.....its hauntingly beautiful it actually scares me a little. And "if you leave me" by svt is my comfort song rn

weirdest habit/trait? 💘uhhhhh. I pick up on people's speech patterns all the time. Its how i was able to semi-learn some languages or accents. One time i was on a work call with a client that was from Alabama and maybe bc i'm from the south but i started to actually mimic her subconsciously. to this day i hope i didnt offend her or anything. you'll also learn that i'll yap alot reading this. and 'lol' or 'like' and unhealthy amount and i hate that.

hobbies: 💘I write a lot on my own time, i just sometimes don't post it bc its often incomplete or not fully-fledged. I also read, which i need to get back into bc my tbr is long asf. I sing but not as much as i used to. I also cook. sometimes game. Kdramas, anime whatever it’s ongoing at that moment anyways. I enjoy my free time.

if you work, what's your profession? 💘bro when i was working, it was at a bank as a business analyst, sounds impressive, it wasn't. but i miss the steady income

if you could have any job you wish, what would it be? 💘 honest to god, i'd love to go back at tell my younger self to seriously try to get into acting. or film and its production/writing. It wasn't until adulthood that i realized i wanted to work in a creative environment but forgoed for 'realistic careers.' this may be your 4th, 5th, 36th life guys take a chance. there's an AU me out there there that pursued everything I wished for and I wish I was them.

something you're good at: 💘I would also love to know. but i think I'm funny sometimes and a little witty. sometimes i have to stop myself before i say some dumb shit tho, so i spit all that nonsense into my writing.

something you're bad at: 💘most things, especially pushing myself to my full potential. i know i hold myself back a lot. like i keep saying i'll write a book and publish will always have an excuse not to. not deep answer: i cant ride a bike and i refuse to. i just have no balance and i can barely stand straight ngl. and most physical games bc i am feeble i would not survive a zombie apocalypse

something you love: 💘food god i love food. and milk tea or boba tea drinks in general, call me a basic asian idc 💘human interactions but not including me but like people watching, i enjoy seeing a relationship grow and flourish overtime idk such a cute human things. i like to see the humanity in people. 💘the cats in my parents' neighborhood that have made ours and the neighbors across from us lawns pretty much their territory. a whole kitty gang. 💘and days that give me a good reason to put on a cute outfit, and do my hair and makeup. i'm at home a lot so those days are kinda special to me. I'm bare face 98% of the time.

something you could talk about for hours off the cuff: 💘seventeen or in general the 2nd-3rd gen kpop lore, that was my shit. I loved those days with the exception of some things. Oh, and the plots i have going on in my head and the characters i have in mind, building them is so fun to me.

something you hate: 💘 things that don't make sense. ok, i hate on a lot of things and a lot of things don't make sense or they are just an entity they cant help it, but how people let history repeat themselves or events occur knowing fully what's going on. it's just insane. things that don't make sense, i cant help but be frustrated. Also like all of twitter/x and its existence and what it’s brought out in people

something you collect: 💘svt albums but not sm recently, stuffed animals from a couple claw machine places in my area's chinatown, my old peoples meds bc im deteriorating at an accelerated pace, things on my tbr or to watchlist

something you forget: 💘most things like errands, which is why i gotta write in my little iphone notes. where i place my phone bc i don't look where i throw and im screaming for siri in my room to find it. sometimes things i enjoy until i rediscover it one day and that's kinda the best feeling ever like "wow i remember i loved you welcome back"

what's your love language?: 💘word of affirmation and good banter, but not just straight up teasing that gets so old, i want real tension that's just like. "yeah, I thought about you. is that a problem?" OR "So you think I'm hot? "Yeah, but you're still annoying."

favorite movie/show: 💘 I dont know if i have a favorite movie i am always changing my mind about what's good out there, but my favorite show ever is this Kdrama called "Moving" It's beautiful and i loved every side story even the adults like it was so beautifully curated. i still think about it a lot and am waiting for a second season.

favorite food: 💘banh mi, korean fried chicken, and sashimiiiii omg i could just go ham on either one right about now.

favorite animal: 💘cats and dogs <3, basic ass answer but i havent felt super drawn to a specific animal. Maybe a panda bc they're such a mood. ykw a panda they are something else everytime i hear about a report of them

are you musical? 💘I've sang since i could breathe. i vividly remember my younger self getting my parents to call the viet radio so i could sing on there live (this theatric bitch). I was in choir in my teens, and i for a moment learned viola but not so much anymore.

what were you like as a child? 💘annoying no doubt, and so much more carefree than adult me. like she did not give a single fuck and people liked that about her. i miss her.

favorite subject at school? 💘debate! it got me into public speaking and interpretive performance. I really enjoyed growing a voice from learning how to not only build and refute arguments, but it got me to practice my acting chops a little like i wanted to when i was little

least favorite subject? 💘math, unfortunately i was awful and did not pay attention so i kept messing up formulas. that was my fault tho

what's your best character trait? 💘i don't like saying it but my empathy? I've been told that that's how often i respond to most situations and often give people benefit of the doubt. i just never want to assume whatever is going in someone's life bc we really have no fucking clue.

what's your worst character trait? 💘honestly too much of a people pleaser or rule follower sometimes. i let my moral compass rule over most of my decisions and that's not particularly bad but that's how i'm often holding myself back i fear

if you could change any detail of your day right now what would it be? 💘 i should have not eaten that pack of buldak ramen bc that was not good for my stomach. i need a real balanced meal especially after what i was told at my doctor's apt.

if you could travel in time who would you like to meet? 💘idk if i want to change any big part of history, that is not something i could leave on my conscious if it blows up the world, but i'd like to visit my younger self that its okay to mess up and really go for things bc she can be so much more if she tried.

recommend one of your favorite fanfics (spread the love): 💘i reallu want to read more but this one is and always one my mind: between you and me by my bb @haologram. it's just so good like shut up and and put this my man in my mo-

Anyways tagging anyone that wants to play!

[nocturnal-desolation]

Hello sorry for tagging. I am very sick, my asthma is at its maximum level, my nose freezes, I have no medicine or food. I am in bad shape financially, I am a black disabled, who uses multiple medications, I pay for my food and lodging

Unfortunately I do not have all the resources to keep me safe, that is why I need your help, whatever you can contribute to me will be of great help.

Would you look at that… I have a prime example of how to spot a scam in my asks. It's not very well done, just well enough that some people might fall for it - and some have even reblogged it. You've been redirected to the Fraud Detection Unit, which will take it from here. (actually it's still just me, I'm the fraud detection unit, we have "Fachkräftemangel" in Germany, sorry, jk)

Seriously though… First of all, I'd like to address the fact that it's incredibly sad to play with people's emotions like this. You should be ashamed of yourself, but I'm sure you're not. It's the same with scams asking for help and donations for people and families in Gaza, which has come up a lot recently and is even more despicable because there are actual fundraisers going on (which are official) and these people are in a terrible situation. So to exploit that worldwide sympathy or solidarity and use the inhumane circumstances of these or other people for your scams is disgusting to the core.

But back to this particular ask and blog… The text itself makes no sense. Like, not at all. For example, a " freezing nose" is not a typical symptom of asthma. I've never had asthma, but I'm pretty sure your nose doesn't freeze up when you have asthma. What are you trying to tell me? That you got asthma in the middle of a blizzard? Sorry, I can't help you with that. "Get out of the blizzard!" is all I can tell you. And what is the "maximum level" of asthma? Is that some kind of asthma end boss? Sounds more like you need an ambulance, not money...

That's why it's important to be fluent in English if you want to pretend to be a native speaker. I can't help you there either. I can barely speak my own language, let alone English.

Some other things everyone should notice or look for when getting messages like this:

blog was created fairly recently, no consistency, just reblogged some random things (like posts from 'tumblr staff' lol - no offense) to have something on it at all + obviously otherwise empty blogs that are just begging for money or reblogging other similar posts all the time are even more suspicious

something I haven't seen before either is "Black Lives Matter" being used as bait to appeal to those involved in the movement

randomly generated usernames (what is "toosaladgarden"? I've never had a salad that was too garden, so I don't know - not too important, but in this case it doesn't help to be convincing)

no bio, no age, no country (usually not important, but in this case it is)

non-transparent fundraiser, no one knows why this exact amount of money is needed (I think it even went from $1700 to $1900 since yesterday if I saw that correctly lol) and how the supposed current donations came about (you could put any number in there)

randomly contacted

scammers often use tactics such as emotional manipulation and urgency to evoke sympathy and to prompt a quick response

lack of details, very vague in general, limited information about specific circumstances

But that made me curious and I wanted to know more. You (the scammers) were "smart" enough to use a profile picture that can't be easily traced back to the original source, I'll give you that. But that's a problem for you, because it seems to be the only picture you have of this person with this child, so you had to use it everywhere…

And that's why I was able to trace your picture back to a Twitter / X account that goes by the name "Aska" and the handle askafarao… which also engages in very, very obviously fraudulent requests for money. Every few days or weeks since August 2023, this "X" account posts nothing but new "reasons" why the money is needed. And it's quite funny how little effort they put into it, because the reasons are not creative and half of them don't even add up. But most importantly, somehow there are a couple of different email addresses for different paypal accounts with different names on them. I think we can all agree that unless you're trying to hide something, you don't need more than one name… right? Unless Paypal is going to close your accounts all the time, or you're afraid they will because they're detecting fraudulent activity, you don't need more than one account, right?

TL:DR Let's make this part short and sweet: If you get a message like this, or see a similar post, be aware that it's a scam. Don't reblog it and don't be like, "But what if it's true…" It's obviously not, and when I saw the X account, I actually had a good laugh because this account is a complete mess, even for a scammer.

[girl-named-matty]

20 questions for fic writers

thank you for the tag @rypnami <33

How many works do you have on AO3? Seven currently! Idk how many more there will be but for now it's seven!

What's your total AO3 word count? 627,138!

What fandoms do you write for? Hogwarts Legacy but I'm more currently writing for a different fandom.

Top five fics by kudos? Passion || Sebastian Sallow is my most popular fic!

Do you respond to comments? Yes. I sometimes forget I have ao3 ngl but 99% of the time I respond to comments on wattpad if I can remember.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Usually I try to give happy endings to stories because I'm that kind of person. So towards the end I'll have something angsty but the very end will usually end on a better note. But In The Shadow of Her has a decently angsty towards the end because it follows along with the game and In The Shadow of Magic has is angstier towards the end for several reasons lol.

What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Honestly--outside of my full fics, my one shot "Moving in" probably has the happiest ending.

Do you get hate on fics? Perhaps??? I'm not really sure. I've gotten a few off-handed comments that make me go "???" and any hate comments have been very rare.

Do you write smut? Lol nope and I never will. I'm okay with writing stories without it.

Craziest crossover? Ummm I can't really remember ever writing a crossover but me and my bsf would joke about Sebastian and Ominis going to a Jackson Wang party so?? Does that count? 😂

Have you ever had a fic stolen? YES ACTUALLY LOL. It was ages ago and I was literally like 12 y'all HAHA. The fic wasn't even GOOD but it was on Wattpad and got reposted on NovelHD. It was crazy for me to find out ngl. I didn't really care, especially cuz the fic was garbage (in my opinion now) but yeah LOL.

Have you ever had a fic translated? Not that I can recall.

Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yes. Many times. Me and my old fandom buddies from a long time ago would do it.

All time favorite ship? AAAAAAA. I hate this question because I can never decide lol. I don't really have a favorite ship but I do have some I like. I'm not going to say any outside of the HL fandom but I will name a few from my friends. @rypnami's Jamie and Jack have had my heart for so long <3 @morelikeravenbore's Aurelie and Sebastian. Ugh I just love them sm <3 @catohphm's Danny x Adelaide is SUPER cute and I love it sm <3 @keri-mcberry Keri x Sebastian OHHH MY GOSH. Keri is literally my favorite artist and everything from her is just so cute and adorable and omg I love it. <3 @boxdstars Amara x Natty. Super adorable, super funny. Props out to Natty for dealing with Amara. Love them sm <33

What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? My old fanfics from old fandoms that have just been sitting on my computer for four years LOL.

What are your writing strengths? Fluff, usually. I'm good at Angst too. Romance eehhh kinda?? I've never been in a relationship so I don't really know how it works but I've written several relationships that I think were good.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language? I used to do this a lot actually. But I doubt 100% of it was correct. Now that I'm older, I definitely hesitate more with it. But I think it's super cool and I planned on doing it for my fics but my MC's first language is Irish (Gaeilge, Irish Gaelic whatever you wanna call it lol) and in the 1800's it was even harder than it is today SOOOO in order to avoid mess ups, I just used one-word expressions most of the time.

First fandom you wrote in? Oh gosh, I can't even remember. Maybe it was Merlin??? Spirit Animals?? I don't even remember cuz it was so long ago.

Favorite fic you've written? My favorite fic is probably not even and HL one LOL. But to keep it HL, all of my books have a special place in my heart and I really can't choose. Some of them have strengths over others and that much is clear but idk if I'd ever be able to choose.

No twentieth question - I LOVE YOU GUYS AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME YAP LOL <3

tagging: @plxnetn1ne, @endeavour12345, @superconductivebean and anyone else who wants to join in and talk abt their writing! <3

[prettyboybuckley]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

tagged by @saybiwithme @bi-buckrights @zainclaw

How many works do you have on ao3?

160

What's your total ao3 word count?

1,070,239

What fandoms do you write for?

I've mostly written for 9-1-1, though I started off with Shameless (6 fics) and I have written some for Teen Wolf (5 fics). There's one 9-1-1 crossover with Schitt's Creek.

Top five fics by kudos:

parents always yelling (telling us to get our acts together)

i just want something to hold on to (and a little of that human touch)

I will come to you (even in my sleep)

open up again (i believe in second chances)

exes and the oh's

Do you respond to comments?

Always, even if it takes me months. I actually just caught up again (there's still a bunch to go, but right now the oldest is 17 days ago instead of 250 days...). It's just a rule I have for myself, and even with the backlog I've kept it up so far, so I'm not going to stop doing it now.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I'm not a big fan of angsty endings, I generally try to at least make it a hopeful ending or, in the case of the college au, use an epilogue to fix things.

But I guess sunny skies & summer highs qualifies as an angsty ending simply because of the cliffhanger (and yes, there is still going to be a continuation, I'm working on it 🙈).

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

Choosing one out of 160 is really hard, but I think tell me, will you stay or will you run away is definitely one that deserves a mention here, because it already has a happy ending and then the epilogue just makes it even better 🥰

Do you get hate on fics?

Not commented on the fic itself, no. I've had some people talk shit about my fics on twitter, though, and not even vaguely but calling me by (user)name.

Do you write smut?

Is grass green? Yeah, I write smut 🤭 Thanks to two times kinktober, I have 95 explicit fics, by far the most used rating for my fics.

Craziest crossover:

let's have some fun tonight is my 9-1-1/Schitt's Creek crossover fic for 9-1-1 Rarepair Week, and my only crossover fic

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

My head over feet Buddie valentine's two-parter got posted as one chapter in Wattpad work with over 30 fics once. Filed a DMCA and Wattpad took it down within two hours.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Two of my fics have been translated into Russian afaik, one on ao3 and one on Ficbook

Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

Nope. It may be a nice challenge for the future? Not sure who I'd do it with.

All time favourite ship?

Gotta go for Buddie on that one, lol. Especially if you look at my writing history. But I often tend to hyperfixate on one ship at a time (current reading obsession is McDanno)

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

Buck's POV of if love is art then you might be my masterpiece. I really want to, but at this point it's been two years since the original so I don't know if it'd be worth it either. (I know not everyone was happy about how I ended it, but I doubt any of them are still waiting for more). Writing a different POV of the same fic takes an amount of planning that my brain just really struggles with. And I could pick up where the last chapter (before the epilogue) picks up, but I think that way there would be some crucial information about Buck missing.

What are your writing strengths?

I've been told quite a lot of times that I am good at keeping characters, well, in character, even when putting them in partial or complete AU's. Of course, what is in character or not is subjective, but I do always challenge myself to work as much of the canon backstory and personality into who they are in the AU as possible.

And I like to think I'm pretty good at writing smut.

What are your writing weaknesses?

I'm terrible at pacing, which multiple of my long fics prove. It'll be drawn out first and then suddenly rushing. And being ESL I do struggle with things like sentence structure and grammar pretty regularly still.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

As long as there is some kind of translation provided somewhere I like it, but I'm not so quick to use it myself. Not beyond a few Spanish words here and there (generally pet names between Eddie and his family we've seen on the show or the occasional curse word when I feel it fits better than an English one, but I usually need to employ help from Spanish-speaking friends for those).

First fandom you wrote in?

Shameless! I binged that right before I started 9-1-1 and combined with the creative writing minor I was doing, it was actually what got me back into writing in general and what made me write my first ever fic.

Favorite fic you've written?

My in your arms i feel safe-series (which I always lovingly refer to as the ace kink fic) is definitely one of my favorites simply because of how personal it is to me and for the reason behind me writing it in the first place.

Other strong contenders are i would've loved you forever (it's never enough but i wanted it to be) and i'm begging you, come home to me (Teen Wolf, Thiam)

tagging @monsterrae1 @rogerzsteven @loserdiaz @watchyourbuck

[zivazivc]

Reading the tags of your recent Kunoichi Turtles post that Female Casey has a bit of a flirtatious personality has led me to headcanon that when Lavinia starts crushing on David (I think that’s Mona’s genderbent name in your AU?) she goes to Casey for advice and tips on how to flirt with a boy but when actually trying to use the flirting tips on David she fails miserably (like that flirting lesson scene from the movie Jumanji), but unknowingly to Vinnie the bad flirting worked and David is smitten XD

AHAHAHA! XD I would literally cry from second hand embarrassment if an episode like that existed. Maybe, maybe, I can see that happening a few "episodes" after David's first introduced into the story, after Vin finally comes to terms with her emotions. Because in this version the relationship progresses slowly over the course of like a season and a half (a lot of that due to David only visiting when his job demands it), and Vin has cold feet like for most of that time lol

David is the one who gets smitten with Vin first in my story and starts making subtle advances while Vin is completely on edge and skeptical of them and needs a while to realize that he actually likes her in a romantic sense, for real, and doesn't have some ulterior motive. After that she's just very awkward and tongue-tied about it.

You know how Raph kept telling Donnie to give up on his crush because they're all giant mutants that won't ever get a chance at love? I wanted to put attention on that part from canon since the show didn't give me that with the canon Ramona. Raph being a teenage girl can only make that mind-set worse, giving him/her more insecurity and self-hatred. Especially since Vin is the biggest of her sisters and the least "cute" and feminine of them. So I don't see her making the first move in any situation, and I think she'd only flirt after it would be made clear the other person feels the same way.

Ahh, sorry, that got a bit serious maybe. The two actually have a really sweet and healthy relationship (y'know, in my head, where it's been living rent free for years now lol), Lavinia just has to work out some things first before she's angst free.

In this AU we first meet David in the episode Newtralized, where David and Sal are trying to arrest the Newtralizer. Slash is there (he's an all-time baddie in this version), Vin gets captured thanks to David getting in the way of the fight, David feels responsible and goes to save her -> bla bla bla -> Vin has a rescued princess moment that she doesn't know how to feel about...

I've been trying to make this episode into an actual fic for the longest time. On the topic of Casey, I'm showing you a short section from the wip. It takes place toward the end when they've all reunited. I think it's also a good example on why Vin would not go to Casey for romantic advice XD

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Casey leans in close to her face, her hooded eyes joining her friend’s thoughtful gaze on the young Salamandrian on the other side of the rooftop who is currently listening to his veteran commander going over what had happened while they were split up.

“Look at him standing there,” she says to her smoothly, almost whispering into her ear, “dark skin over toned muscle. Those abs, man.”

“Casey!” Vin cries out in shock and horror and swings around to face her friend’s smug smile.

“Like a chiseled renaissance statue,” Sofie helps with uncharacteristic coyness to her smile.

“Sofie, no!”

All four of the girls are grinning like Cheshire Cats at Lavinia’s discomfort, enjoying themselves way too much. Vin’s cheeks and nose are thoroughly covered in a deep blush and she hates that it’s there in the first place. She doesn’t even like the guy.

“David the Statuesque! That’s what I’m naming him.” Marie exclaims, sounding proud of herself for that one. “I was going to go with something more fun but since he’s your knight in shining armor—Literally!—I gotta be respectful.”

Vin can’t even hide her tortured grimace. Her shoulders sag and she sighs miserably. “I hate you guys.”

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currents.18[2025]

selections from my week in media [ 27 april - 3 may 2025 ]

Finally, the sickness has lifted, and I could concentrate on watching new stuff this week! I started four new shows and am very much enjoying them all. I also finished several books that I highly recommend.

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[ reading ]

Boyfriends vol 1 by refrainbow {5 stars} - queer poly romcom webtoon (print version) - This was a lot of fun to read. I love the comic strip format and the art is beautiful in its simplicity. Also I love that, so far, none of the characters are named, and are just archetypes. Also there's a coloring book?

Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu and Mad Rupert {5 stars} - I love Ukazu's writing style and this graphic novel made me both laugh out loud and thank the FSM that my college days are long gone. The art is also a lot of fun and fits the writing perfectly.

Strangers by Lyra500 - Christian/Syed EastEnders canon divergence AU - Christian is Syed's tween daughter's PE teacher. One of my favorites for this pairing and the character work is excellent.

Swordcrossed by Freya Marske {4 stars} - m/m fantasy romance - I am confused about why this is labeled 'fantasy' when there are no fantasy elements. Yes, it takes place in a fictional world, but there's no magic of any kind that I could identify. Apart from that, it's a great book. The romance is really well done, with a relationship that starts out antagonistic but morphs through friendship into love. I've seen readers complain about the first half being heavy on the trade industry world-building and yeah it is a bit. But I think it pays off in the end, and throughout all that you've got two guys really going through it in different ways. It's refreshing to see so much detail and I'm hoping the author is planning more books set in this world.

[ watching ]

Are You the One, ep 1-13 - This drama was all over my dash for awhile, but it was before I knew about Zhang Wanyi so it wasn't a priority. Then I discovered him and it quickly got bumped up on the watchlist. I went in blind as usual and immediately recognized Wang Churan, who I really liked in Fireworks of My Heart. And the plot is great too. I can't tell if there is an actual mystery or if I'm reading too much into things. (Or if I'm still a bit hungover from the cold.) It gets bonus points for snagging my partner's interest and it has now turned into a shared watching experience. Love that.

Love Never Fails, ep 1-10 - It's fun and kind of silly, but it's got Liu Xueyi so it's got that going for it. But also, I haven't watched enough of this style of cdrama so I don't really have a baseline for it yet (other than preferring a darker tone overall). If you have recs, I'd love to know what you liked in this genre and why.

The Next Prince, ep 1 - At best, I was ambivalent about this show. But I never blocked the tag so I've seen the progress of production over the months and ngl it got me curious. The first episode was much stronger than I expected. The production values are crazy good, and I can only hope this show succeeds so the rest of the company's shows benefit from all that money spent. I've seen Zee in a few things and always thought he was great, but I think I've only seen Nunew in one or two things, so I was impressed by the growth of his acting. The big reveal scene was devastating. They really nailed the father/son chemistry overall and I know it's unlikely but I'm hoping Nin's dad isn't actually dead. And lastly, the product placement was inspired. Thank you, cousin from Thailand.

Pit Babe s2, ep 1 - Still kind of amazed we got a season two of the omegaverse racers show. Love that for us. The first episode was great and I definitely need to do a quick rewatch of season one to refresh my memory of the lore. LOL I wrote up a live reaction recap with many more thoughts here.

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