#i finished the art and then i wrote the fic in 2 days. wild

[atmospheral]

Distantly, he hears Sanji say it. "You know that's not Ace." And he knows this. The wavy hair, the freckles, the slight furrow of his brow even in unconsciousness. How could he not?  Even now, white-haired and black-winged and strung up in green fluid, he is Luffy's brother. And he hears himself reply. "I know. But I'm still taking him with us." - if i could see your face once more

seraphim ace AU inspired by @lunisoular's amazing art (1, 2) and also by the fact that ace was offered a position as a shichibukai (which he turned down)

black-haired seraphim!ace under the cut:

[angstflavoured]

You have any fic recommendations? Any fandom really lol. You have good takes and interpretation so I feel like you’d have some fire recs

AWH WELL THANK YOU !! I dont actually know how great the ones I read are gonna be since usually the fandoms Im in are scarce on content 💀 but ill go ahead and list a bunch of the ones I really like. I definitely spend way too much of my time reading one shots. REALLY wanna get back into longer fics, but its hard to find ones I care enough to sit down and dedicate time to these days 💔

Smiling Friends

bittersuite, charlie/pim: AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE BED !!!!! THIS FIC CHANGED MY LIFE FOREVER !!!!! It is hurt/no comfort, but its soooo good it hurts so good and also there is supposed to be more eventually so i'd get on this one first bc when the second one drops its gonna be a day in history

Dimples, charlie/pim: I just read this last night and was so pleasantly surprised ☹️ Its so damn cute and I love how it delves more into both of their characters.

Portal 2

interface, chell/wheatley: HANDS down, best portal 2 one shot out there. the way the characterize chell is fucking insane, altered my brain chemistry forever. also wheatley is so hehehheheheh

You Do It, adventure/fact: I have a very love/hate relationship with this author..... Im not the BIGGEST fan of how they characterize them, esp Fact, but its definitely the most decent factventure content out there. I so like this one quite a bit, though their ideas are definitely better in theory than completely in practice. That's how I feel abt a lot of their works, but this person unironically holds the title for like 90% of the factventure content. If you just want some quick cute smut of them, i'd say you should check out their acc, cus I get the factventure fandom is starving LMAOO

I've got the fuse if you've got the light, adventure core/reader: ....erm, very self indulgent for me hehe!!! i was so fucking excited when this dropped

Half-Life/HLVRAI

Autonomous Sweet Mesa Response, benrey/gordon: THIS FIC IS SOOO FUCKING FIREEEEE !!! OH MY GOD, I can't even count the times I've read this one. their dialogue is as good as it comes next to canon. If you like this one, this is the first in a huge series and litearlly all of them are just as good as the first. such a good sit down and binge author. They also have a shit ton of other good hlvrai stuff on their page and they make fire art

If You Asked Me To, benrey/gordon: the way they wrote the sex scene in this changed my brain forever, it was so fucking awesome.... frenrey dynamic makes me WILD

Whispers and Moans, barney/gordon: this whole author has a lot of super cute freehoun :'[ this one deals with them before the resonance cascade AND after and shows how things changed between them and its so precious grrraah

Promise, barney/gordon: again, deals with the timeskip stuff which just always makes my heart hurt... also shower sex smiles

It’s Only Natural, barney/gordon: I DIDNT REALIZE THIS FIC JUST GOT FINISHED THIS YEAR OH MY GODDDD I WAS OBSESSED WITH THIS need to reread this immediately

Team Fortress 2

He's a Rebel, sniper/spy: SUPER fucking cheesy and corny but oh my god its like one of my fav fics ever..... it's just so much fun, like stereotypical fanfic and that's always a good time to me. biker gang member/school teacher au are you fucking kidding me i'll vomit

It IS the Size That Matters, sniper/spy: erm.... BLOWJOBS!! always find myself coming back to this one sorry i really like it hehe

Secure, demo/solider: Not a lot of fics of these guys, which really sucks!! super underrated ship. I liked this one a lot tho, its pretty cute and a little emotional

Something to Rely On, sniper/spy: casual sex but really sniper is in love will forever be my favourite thing ever, it never gets old istg

The Silent Game, sniper/spy: can you tell I really like sniperspy, MORE BLOWJOBS!!!

Disco Elysium

The Collision in Cardiozone HQ, harry/kim: holy. fucking. shit. actually life changing i am not joking. so fucking heartbreaking, it left me hollowed out for like a WEEK after the ending. A longer one for sure, but SO worth it like oh my god

The Catacomb Killer, harry/kim: I don't think I ever fully finished this one, but I remember REALLY liking the whole case the fic was set around. there was so much thought put into it, it was genuinely interesting like a murder mystery show

Retour à nouveau, harry/kim: I did really like the whole plot and buildup in this one, but from what I remember, them getting together was super anticlimatic :P i recall being disappointed, but the whole actual case and their interactions during the fic are super cute

Mortal Kombat 1

the game of idiocy, johnny/kenshi: BY THE SAME AUTHOR AS BITTERSUITE!! this one is sooo fucking cute, the way they write them interacting is so much fun. a little troupey and on the cheesier side, but cmon who doesn't love that

Undertale

Flowey is Not a Good Life Coach: no ships but delves a lot into flowey and papyrus relationship and there's so much good sans development too. SUPER GENERIC, it IS one of the most liked fics, but I remember reading it back when I was a teenager and it blew my fucking mind. ghhghggh i love the way they write the brothers interacting so much

The Party Incident and Other Embarrassing Anecdotes, sans/reader: uhmm.... soo sorry, this fic will forever hold a special little place in my heart. I'm sure if I read it now it would be SO corny cus oh my god it was fucking 2016 like are you kidding, but I'm just a fucking sucker for fake dating. there like 5000000 troupes in this one and theyre all so cute and its just a fun and silly time. it subconsciously inspires so much of my writing in fics. will probably forever be unfinished before they get together though HAHAH so definitely do not read if you're looking for a solid ending. its just about the journey i swear

[midnightt-vice]

I now have 50 works on my AO3! I made my account in November of 2017 because of one fanfic that I wanted to put out for others to read. It was a Charles Vane x reader piece that I was super proud of and since Vane had a death grip on me for 3 years of my life, I didn't want to write self-indulgent fanfictions and keep them to myself. Like that's cool and all but I was tired of seeing so little content for him and I decided I was going to create what I wanted to see.

And I am The Dumbass that likes minor and/or unloved characters most of the time. I'm not about to let these characters go without the love they deserve. Idc if their only scene is a minute or if they're in a game that's 20 years old or if they've evil or gross. I want them and I know that others do as well.

Anyway! I wrote a lot of things and posted like... every single piece of fanfiction that I did write. I deleted a handful of them because I didn't like them or they weren't going anywhere/I had no plans for them.

Earlier this month I finished my first lengthy work that's 31 chapters long and that I worked on for 5 years but have only posted for 3 years. For the first 2 years I had no idea where to go with it and then, just a few months of posting the first few chapters, my hard drive it was on DIED. I thought I had made a backup of it but I didn't. I was able to revive this hard drive and got all of my stuff off of it and was able to resume writing that fic. It was my fucking passion project and kept me entertained when nothing else could hold my attention. For 5 years it was with me through a lot of major life events and I wasn't sure that I wanted it to end, but I knew that I didn't want to give up on it.

I don't really keep track of numbers, they drive me crazy, but I absolutely love seeing people flock to a new work to read it. Like I can't express how many times, in this year alone, I've posted a new piece and by the time I woke up, it has like 200 reads. That's insane to me! And people like and bookmark these things to share/come back to later? That's wild to me. To think people like the absolute (mostly) degeneracy I write.

I didn't think that little ol' me in 2017 writing a fanfic of Charles Vane out of pure thirst would get me 50 posted works deep in 2024.

And I still write (mostly) degenerate smut but I love seeing how vast my writing style can be, and the ways I've improved and how I'm always wanting to improve. Some days I didn't want to write at all and I wouldn't and it got me into a rut of zero creation - no writing, art, drumming, crafting - none of it. And that kills me on the inside for a lot of reasons. But writing keeps my mind active, keeps me entertained, and overall helps me function better. Very rarely do I have to force myself to write anymore because I keep a good schedule that also allows me to have frequent, planned breaks to enjoy non-writing life.

This year is the most I've written in 3-4 years. I'm really happy that I got back into the swing of it in January because I don't know what I'd be doing if I didn't.

Anyway this post is way too long now to be excited about 50 works on AO3 since 2017. But yeah anyway, never thought I'd have 50 works of fanfiction at all, let alone online for thousands of people to read. Thank you to everyone who's read or even peeked at my AO3. I absolutely love putting out things for others and I'm thrilled to know others enjoy it!

[sharkinlovewithadolphin]

top 5 rinharu fics? ❤️💙

Thank you!! &lt;3 put “top 5” anything in my ask and i will answer Okay so here’s a shameful fact about me: I rarely read rinharu fanfics anymore. This is not because I don’t want to or that there’s not any good ones I haven’t read already out there (there is!! so many!!), but I simply don’t have time to read that much fanfiction in general anymore. :/ If I have time for fanfiction, I either write or read through my own WIPs. I try my best to read other people’s RH fics, not just for the pleasure of reading, but also to engage with other writers and write comments for them, and discover and appreciate other ways of writing the characters, but there's only so much time in a day. ;-; That being said, I also never really kept tabs on the fics I used to read/still read. I never wrote them down or saved them in any way, not even with an ao3 bookmark (i regret this so much), and so it would require extensive amount of time to go through my giant ao3 history to try to rank them properly. However! I do want to answer this ask with some recs (that aren't my own fics lol) in some way, so here goes the ones that sticks out the most in my current memory: 1) Family (3577 words) by NamelessPastel. An absolutely adorable fic in which Rin is babysitting his cousin and Haru comes around and ends up helping him. 2) Chicken Scratch (Ongoing, 88.754 words) by MatsuokasPonytail (@matsuokas-ponytail). Lovely and captivating fic with gardener!Rin and rich kid!Haru. It was wild to follow from its origin in @tomakehimfree's wonderful and sexy art and all the anons in her askbox, to the fic's first chapter and all the exciting chapter updates that followed. Sadly it’s on hiatus (and likely stays that way), but 1) what's there is still 100% worth reading! 2) I still naively hope to get that new chapter mail notification any day now lol. You can read all the individual chapters here on tumblr too. 3) The Long Engagement (25/25 chapters, 175,128 words) by RubyEliz. It's an arranged marriage fic with tons of angst and miscommunication that'll have you at the edge of your seat, then leave you with a warm little hug of a happy ending. This is the last longfic I've read of RH. It grabbed a hold of my attention SO hard and made me pull an all-nighter just to finish it. I couldn't put it down at all. 4) AO3@Misila (@misila / @nenufair) has written SO many RH fics, way more than I’ll ever get the chance to read (i think. Might dare myself one day jkfdk). She writes extremely well, so I can recommend checking her extensive list of works out! She definitely has at least one fic for any rinharu shipper’s taste. 5) I own physical copies of the fanfics Inked (tattoo artist x biker au), Dinner For One (angst with a happy ending) and Fluid Like Water (Olympic setting) by AO3@ellerean/@ellereanwrites (formerly tumblr@letsswimtogethernanase. I love them all a lot. The fanfics were the first RH "fan-made" merch pieces I ever bought (I think?), so they mean a lot to me and I feel privileged that I can have them displayed on my RH alter. <3

[crepuscularqueens]

tysm for the tag @sambambucky <3 <3 <3

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

27

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

193,604

3. What fandoms do you write for?

marvel (mostly sambucky but i've played around with other pairings), the magicians (penntin, queliot, wickoff), ofmd, and one black sails fic (despite that being my main fandom i guess lmao, it's so hard to write for because i can't make it better. i just have to make it worse. and boy do i have plans to make it Worse.) (also i do have an rnm fic, almost forgot about that! i would love to write more i just need the inspiration and motivation to hit at the same time lmao)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

he kisses me softly to wake me up (by a wild amount, which i think was just luck of timing with that fandom blowing up overnight) flowers for the gentleman (first published sambucky fic. looking back on it it's like... cute but could be better. natasha is in it though) held by you (felled by you) (my fav of the ofmd fics i put up, personally) what you wanted (first of my tfatws series that accompanied the show. literally wrote each fic as the episodes came out, it was so fun and idk how tf i kept up with it) hear my name in your mouth and i'm done for (hahaha. yeah.)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

i love responding to comments hehehe! bc i love getting responses when i comment on other author's fics idk it just feels so fun! and when you notice the same people commenting on your fics idk it's just. holding hands with all of you love you sm <3

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

omg uhhhh jinx i think mine also be a samsteve one lol. stuck in the bed where we lie bc i love writing angst but i usually resolve it? but they're my favorite tragedy forever.

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

hmmm i guess after it all calms down? resolution of my tfatws series

8. Do you get hate on fics?

not on anything that's still up teehee <3

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

it's mainly what i write haha oops

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

crossover is when there are characters from two separate medias in one fic right? not like taking characters from one universe and putting them in the other? if it's the first then... no not anymore. no further questions.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

not that i know of (i'm not like... overly concerned by the idea)

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

someone once translated a teen wolf fic i wrote into russain

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

no, but i am open to the idea of collaborating like that (i've done events where i drew art to accompany a fic which was really fun and i miss that event a lot)

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

i am so so bad at picking favorites, but if you want to go by what i have the most fics and wips for it would be sambucky

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

i want to finish shores begging for big moons so badly im so sorry to everyone because. it was so so fun to write! and i had this big grand plan and knew how it would all work out and then.... i hit a wall and now it's been years and i cry for her every day. i could save her! i could do it! but i also need to reread it bc i can't remember the details anymore lmao. it's a daunting task.

16. What are your writing strengths?

i think like... rhythm if that makes sense? like i get into a groove of this is what is happening, here are the beats, this is the action and this is the dialogue and it flows so nicely and has a good rhythm to it.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

focusing. i get distracted soooo easily, what is that all about haha. ha.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

i love seeing it in fic! i'm always scared to include it bc i don't want to mess anything up, so i usually have it from another character's POV and that they don't know what's being said. which is a cop out, i know. i should probably be better about looking into translations!

19. First fandom you wrote for?

harry potter (i know. there is no need to talk about it)

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

how do i choose! tbh it's a tie between i bit the fruit and holy water. don't read into that.

absolute no pressure tags for @dr-lizortecho @unwholesome-gay @verdanthoney @nymhciv !

[number1villainstan]

19, 22, 34

19. Tell me a story about your writing journey. When did you start? Why did you start? Were there bumps along the way? Where are you now and where are you going?

My writing journey? I'm not sure if it can be called that, but if it can be then it started young. Very young. I've always been an imaginative child, and I believe the story I have of mine is from third grade. My writing journey is my entire life, really, jumping from fandom to fandom, daydreaming and writing and daydreaming and stopping and starting in fits and bursts in a chaotic waveform with no overarching pattern except for forward and getting better. "When" and "why" I started are useless questions--I've been a writer since I learned enough language to be a writer. There have always been stories living inside my head. I am a writer because I am a writer. I was born that way. It is a core part of me.

That being said, there are certain specific milestones to remark on:

When I was 11 or so, I often had the constant urge to write down the stories that were in my head, but I ignored this urge too often. I don't remember why. ADHD task initiation struggles? Lack of access to a computer? An unclear path to accomplish the task? This isn't to say that I ignored that urge 100% of the time--this was around the age when I started making Google Docs with story names, or perhaps I did that earlier. I can't quite remember. But the fact of the matter is--I ignored that urge too often, and now it's gone and I do not know how to get that fire back. It would help greatly with my own productivity now.

When I was 12, I found FF.net and subsequently made an account. A lot of old, terrible fic is still on that old account.

When I was 14, in August of 2016, I decided to do a little writing challenge for myself--or rather, "so that my readers know I'm not dead" (even if I didn't really have any readers): I wanted to write a short piece every month. And I am still writing a 'short piece' every month. The earliest of those tend to be 300-500 words; nowadays they're upwards of 1000 words, and I believe the longest out of all of them is a solid 3k words. And while I've skipped a few months by accident here and there, I'm proud to say I've been quite consistent with this series.

When I was around 16 or so, two things happened: number 1, I decided to switch from FF.net to Ao3, and number 2, I got a cellphone. When I switched to Ao3 I decided to port only my monthlies, because I had a lot of basically-abandoned multichapter fics on there that I had no idea how to finish, and I made switching to Ao3 a new start--I was a chronic pantser at that point, and still am in many ways, but that was the point when I started actually writing out notes and small outlines and doing prep work for my stories. Getting a phone was also a notable moment because it enabled me to work on my stories away from a computer, and because of a little journal app called Day One, in which I began to do daily writing practice that wasn't working on a specific WIP.

As I started to close out high school, I wrote and published on Ao3 my very first finished (and currently only) multichapter fic: start living when your heart stops, which was originally supposed to be 5 chapters and ended up 9 chapters. It was my first proper exercise in plotting out a story, and it was made possible in large part by an enforced and regular routine that I lost when COVID hit and when I went to college.

(There were probably certain milestones that I hit while in college--such as participating in my first (and currently only) bang/fic-and-art exchange event, or switching from Google Docs to LibreOffice--but none are jumping out at me as important.)

As for where I am now? I'm still working on prep work, and I still don't have a good routine for writing. But the ideas that I have are evolving. I've entered an experimental era of sorts, dipping my toes into things I'm not practiced at writing, even with my extensive history of wild AUs, such as symbolism, real-world critiques, longer narratives and more complex narrative structures. I am also attempting to (at least sometimes) force myself to write more than one draft, because I know full well that my writing improves dramatically with more than one draft, but without a solid routine for writing (and with ADHD on top of that) it's difficult to make myself do so. Still, I'm hopeful.

22. How organized are you with your writing? Describe to me your organization method, if it exists. What tools do you use? Notebooks? Binders? Apps? The Cloud?

Not incredibly. I use mostly my computer and LibreOffice to write my stories, and my usual method of organization is to have an Outline/Notes section at the top of the document (or Brainstorming, if it's an MSP) and an Actual Writing section below that, with subheaders for different chapters or scenes. It allows me to make notes of things that may not be said outright in the story but would still inform character's decisions or plot events and to jump around and write scenes out of order without messing things up or losing track of the story.

I also have Day One, a journal app, which I use for daily writing practice--a lot of random ideas and snippets get written down and stored there, and the consistency of writing in it has (I believe) greatly improved my writing-related microskills, like sentence structure and word choice.

34. Thoughts on the Oxford comma, Go:

I love it. Can't get enough of it. It adds so much clarity and conciseness--why isn't it mandatory?

[fan-tav-stic]

Brain has been bad lately, the only thing I’ve been able to write has been Outer Wilds fics but oughhh

Thinking about Rolan and Sorren. Again.

I want to work on Lost and Found so badly but honest to god I might just go write more smut one shots.

GrumpyCat makes my brain so mushy and I have a few real old ones in the drafts that I could rewrite but that requires me to actually write something coherent instead of horny keysmashing…

Currently in the drafts I have:

Rolan comes home upset and Sorren fucks him until he forgets about the whole thing (a VERY rare bottom!Rolan fic from me)

Rolan being unusually careful and gentle as he takes Sorren apart (based on the song Touch Tank by quinnie)

An undetermined fic based on that one tweet (It’s not gay if he’s wearing mascara and his makeup is running and he’s shorter than you and he. Can take the whole thing. It says so in theb ible) because I’m so fucking normal about that mf tweet.

And then the 2 prompts for the 29 day challenge I never finished-

Rolan reads a book and uses like 7 or 8 Mage hands on Sorren (I may or may not have art to go with this)

More of Sorren bugging Rolan and getting fucked until he’s a mess (desk sex edition)

I also wanna write something in the vein of that one lazy morning sex fic I wrote and just make the squishiest most romantic smut imaginable.

Maybe a post-wedding honeymoon fic??

It IS pride month after all :3

[mellythedork]

How in the ever-loving gourd has it been ten years? Time is an illusion that I stopped seeing ages ago.

10 years ago, at the tail end of 2013, I had a huge, friendship-ending fight that shattered me. In an attempt to keep myself together, I hid behind a character and wrote the most self-indulgent crossover fic I'd ever concocted. After 5 years, 2 rewrites, too many OCs to count, magic mechanics I didn't think through, and conversations with my former best friend about what had happened, I finally let that fic rest. I knew that if I tried to continue it, I'd never move on, as the very basis of it was focused on that fight.

But it was still such a colossal part of my life. 5 years to spend on a project is no laughing matter, and it felt like it was the only trustworthy constant as I struggled to make my way through everything going on around me. It invaded RPs with friends and basically everything I did...and that wasn't always a good thing. It was a coping mechanism that went too far, but I still cherished it so much.

Things never got anywhere near back to how they had been before that fight. But I learned a lot about myself and how to better handle problems I hadn't realized I was creating. I feel like being forced to think about it while writing the original Mooniverse helped me come to terms with it and move on--which was, of course, the intention all along! But it came to a point where I knew it had to end.

There was never any rhyme or reason to that fic, in any version of it. I wrote it purely to have fun and go wild. It's so odd looking back at the chapters now; I keep laughing at how things went without direction. But it was pure and adorable and I'll always look back at it fondly...beyond the cringing at how much I shoved it in my friends' faces.

For…I was going to say over a year, but I feel like 2 would be more accurate. For about 2 years now, I've struggled to create anything. Both art and writing have felt impossible. I burned out on most of my personal projects without realizing it until last month, but that realization took a weight off of me. And without that weight, as I realized the anniversary that was coming up, I was able to create something on nothing but a whim and enjoy it again.

My art block certainly isn't gone, and nothing about this is what I'd consider perfect. It's not even finished. But I set the sketch as my goal, trying to keep the pressure low, in hopes that I'd be able to post it at all. I do want to touch it up and finish it one day, but I'm not going to worry about that now.

I have been a bit inspired, though! I want to do more things like this. Like the original Mooniverse Melodia and the final one standing side by side here, I want to pull together more OCs with such connections and growth and see how far they've come. I don't know how much of that I'll accomplish, but it's been fun to think about for sure.

I hope everyone's holidays have gone well and that your plans for the new year are fulfilling. I think this year is going to go a lot better for me than the last.

--

From left to right we have: The original Annie along with the final Annie (Of course they'd be friends!)

The final Melodia (with slight modifications to her outfit in order to make a bit more sense; ditto to her bangs. Seriously, what was I thinking when I made that mess?? lol)

The middle-ground Moon (as I no longer have the design for the original, but wanted to include her)

The final Hope (in one of her alternate outfits)

The original Melodia (I didn't think I had any references left of her, but after about 2 hours of searching, I gave up only to stumble upon one by chance the next day. Sure was a surprise!)

And finally the middle-ground Myasu (just think of her & Moon as representing the first rewrite!)

-- I knew most of my art problems were from my difficulty and dislike of drawing bodies, so to make this possible at all, I used a base.

I also very much referenced the original image, the hair of Love Live and Idolmaster characters, and self-made bases from Shugo Chara, both due to time constraints and to keep my sanity. I'm very out of practice and didn't want to get so frustrated I abandoned the drawing altogether.

[roxannarambles]

Hello, saw this floating around and decided to fill it out, since I'm just chilling right now.

I don't really like tagging people, don't want them to feel on the spot, so if you see this, consider yourself tagged if you so desire. ^_^

20 Questions for Fic Writers

1. How many works do you have on A03?

At the moment, 24, but I have more posted to my Tumblr than I do a03. I prefer it here (although the audience is smaller)

2. What's your total A03 word count?

Kind of an odd question. 479,942. I guess this is supposed to be flexing? But I really do feel like it's not the quantity that matters, it's the quality.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

In the past, many. (I didn't write for all of em but here's some of my previous fandoms) Currently I write for Pokemon.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

For complete fics, the top spots belong to some Owl House fics, the next is a short Breath of the Wild Sidlink fic, the next is my Legault/Heath Fire Emblem story, and then a compilation of Moomin stories for a Snufmin Week.

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes. In my FF.net days, the norm seemed to be not to respond to comments. But these days, responding to comments seems to be the new norm. Besides, it's nice to thank people for taking the time out of their day to comment and for being such lovely human beings. Even if it IS really hard for me to think of how to thank them without sounding like a buffoooooon (I take a while to get around to it sometimes argh)

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I have never done that. I want hopeful stories because they give me hope. I think the world needs more of that right now.

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

How do you even judge that? Sorry I gotta skip this one, I have no clue

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Very rarely. In Owl House fandom, there are two characters who are not biologically related, did not grow up together, do not share a parental figure, and are not familial in any capacity. However, because a large number of fans have decided they have a "sibling vibe," they've concluded that shipping them together is vile and anyone who does so should be witch-hunted, harassed, slandered, doxxed, and worse. So, I got hate for that occasionally! That's about it, though.

9. Do you write smut?

I did once. Never again, lol

10. Do you write crossovers?

I wrote a Moomin/Deltarune crossover for a while. Nobody read it, though. A shame, it was fun.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Why would you steal a fic? Well, it's the internet, I guess you see just about everything online eventually, but I've never even heard of that. Art theft? Sure. Usually so the person can scam folks into commissioning them. Fic theft though? Nope. That's a new one for me. This is not an invitation for folks to try it out, lol

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Somebody asked me permission once to do that! I told them yes. I never heard back from them though.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

A lifetime ago I did a round-robin fic with my friends. I don't think I could co-write a fic now though, honestly. I'm so very picky about my headcanons. I would be horrible to work with.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

Man, that's tough. I guess probably Mulder/Scully (see question 19) just because it was my first ship and left such an impression on me.

15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

'Second Chances.' It was such a cute story and so FUN. People loved it too. And I had it all planned out. But I left Owl House fandom before completing it. I never will return to it, I am too bitter with the final season of the show and the mainstream fans are also very tiresome to deal with.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Hmm. I'm getting to be pretty good at outlining things and figuring out the story's structure. tbh ~90% of my story is often done before I even start my first draft, either due to the vivid daydreams I have, trying stuff out and then trying different things out in my head (& the notes I take on said daydreams) or the progressively more specific outlines as I work things out. That said, there's definitely still stuff that simply does not work on paper that seemed so good in your head. And there's a lot of magic that just seems to spontaneously happen while writing the actual draft out, and it's so important to stay open to that. Whoops I am rambling. I guess in summary my strength is finding a satisfying ratio of outlining stuff vs. staying open to ideas and letting the story lead me in the direction it wants to go.

Also I think I'm pretty good at dialogue. Action/scene description is harder for me, but dialogue feels easy.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

My ideas tend to be very Big. I have great difficulty writing shorter stories. This sucks because I do not have limitless time and energy and I can sometimes bite off more than I can chew. I would love to write shorter stories so I can try out a larger number of ideas. I also want to improve my prose, I need some more variety in there, imo.

My primary weakness, though, is I only write as a form of escapism when I feel depressed. I want a healthier relationship with my writing and with fandom. Basically, I need to learn how to do things casually, to not let an interest consume me completely. I'll let you know if I figure out how to do that, no luck so far.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I'm a boring monolingual. I'm not going to write in another language unless I know at least a little about it. Toss in a few phrases or sentences, sure, but nothing more than that.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

The X-Files. I was a Mulder/Scully shipper. We called it MSR back then, MulderScullyRomance. I was a young lass back then, and it was my induction to shipping and romance. I loved them because they had fantastic chemistry and a strong partnership built on trust and mutual respect, despite their differing worldviews and interests. Also because I really really liked Scully.

20. Favorite fic you've ever written?

Hmmmmm. Tough to choose. I really like "Acquired Taste" because it was the first really long fan fiction I wrote and finished. (At least, I think? I had a long Stargate fic back in the day but we don't speak of that) And I wrote it after a really long break from writing fic (years and years). It has a very special place in my heart.

Is it my best work, though? Mmm. Not sure. I'm also pretty fond of "Ships That Pass in the Night," my longest work. I put my heart and soul into it and got so many comments/interactions, and it has a lot of happy memories.

I also really like some super short stories of mine, though. This one is 613 words long but I feel like it says everything my longer stories on Julinemo do. I also loved writing Support Conversations for Fire Emblem which force you to tell as much as you can in such an incredibly short format. (GBA-era Fire Emblem) I am so proud of those, they pushed me a lot as a writer.

I also like the fics I've done that are mostly genfic, because again, they involved trying something new. They tend to be my least popular 'cause ships reign supreme I guess. That's fine though, that's just the way fic writing goes.

[johaerys-writes]

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#some fics had been on my mind for months or even years before i wrote them and i honestly think they're better because of it

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Fandom: The Song of Achilles

Pairing: Achilles/Patroclus

I was once again inspired by the incredible @silver-peel and their gorgeous art, which you can see right here. I’m in tears, I love it so much 😭  So have some wintertime fluff with the world’s happiest boys :) 

I also wrote this for the @patrochillesweek​ 90-min Valentine’s day challenge!! I hope you enjoy <3

Read on AO3!

It had been a long day.

With the first signs of cold winds coming from the North, Chiron had had us gather the herbs we had left in the sun to dry, dig as many wild beets and onions as we could from the ground, pick the wild irises and hellebore that blossomed on the eastern side of the mountain, where the sun shone the brightest. Their stems were still small and tender, the petals not fully opened, but we picked them regardless, lest they burned with the frost.

It had been hard, repetitive work, and my limbs were heavy from the exertion. By the time the sun had dipped below Mount Pelion’s western peaks, covered white with snow, I would have gladly gone straight to bed. But the flowers and herbs we’d gathered still needed to be tied in small bunches and hung upside down to dry, and our tough winter shoes needed to be mended. So after we’d had our humble dinner of roast vegetables and rabbit stew, and Achilles had finished playing a few songs on the lyre for us, we sat close by the fire to continue our work, while Chiron worked on his powders and pastes.

The wind howled beyond our small cave, making the leaves of the apple trees rustle and shiver, but inside the cave it was warm. The fire crackled merrily, the dancing flames reflecting on the jagged peaks of the rose quartz ceiling. Condensation glittered on the surface of the crystals, like the happy tears of autumn clouds.

It wasn’t long before my arms felt tired, my eyelids heavy. It was getting harder and harder to concentrate on tying the irises into small, neat bunches, while Achilles’ soft, idle humming beside me soothed and calmed me.

I set my the bunch I’d been tying beside me, and leaned back into the furs. A moment’s pause couldn’t hurt; I would get back to work in a little while, I told myself, and turned to watch Achilles. The fire bronzed his sharp profile, shadows danced in the hollows of his eyes, the column of his throat. His long eyelashes caressed his cheekbones as he stared down at his work, his long, slender fingers pushing the needle through tough leather quickly and effortlessly, as if through butter.

Beautiful, I thought, and the thought came to me as naturally as my breath. It had been the quiet undercurrent of my life for so long, that I couldn’t imagine myself without it. Without him.

I let my lids fall closed, with the image of the amber flames limning the hair that fell in soft waves about his face, making it gleam like spun gold. The logs in the fireplace crackled and sputtered gently as I dozed, drifting deeper into sleep.

I jolted when I felt a light pinch on my shoulder.

“What?” I gasped, heart lurching in my throat as I sat upright on the furs. “What was that?”

Chiron glanced up from his mortar, his horse ears standing up in alarm.

“What was what, Patroclus?” Achilles asked.

“I— I felt something.”

“Did you? I’m sure it was nothing.” He smiled, mischief tugging at the edges on his lips before he turned to Chiron. “Patroclus must have had a bad dream, Chiron,” he said to the centaur, with that sweet and gentle voice that always used to make Phoenix and his tutors back in Phthia melt, no matter how naughty he’d been before.

I squinted at him, and at his artfully innocent expression. “Yes,” I murmured. “A dream.”

Achilles flashed me a quick, conspiratorial grin before returning to the boot he'd been working on, the perfect image of calmness and composure.  

I shook my head and sighed, taking up my work again. We worked for a while in silence, no other sound except for the flames in the hearth and the wind blowing through the trees outside.

My focus had been entirely consumed by my work, so much so, that I didn’t even notice the pesky fingers that slid underneath the furs once again. I yelped when I felt a pinch on my thigh, slightly harder this time.

“Achilles!”

He blinked at me innocently. “Yes?”

I frowned, my cheeks growing hot when Chiron paused what he was doing to stare at us again.

“Is something the matter, Patroclus?” he asked, but his knowing eyes were on Achilles.

“I think Patroclus has grown tired, Chiron.”

“Has he now?” the centaur hummed, a low sound that rumbled in his chest. “Then he should go to sleep. You both should. It’s been a long day.”

“Yes, it has.” Achilles set his work aside and uncoiled from beside me like a snake, stretching his long limbs with a yawn. He walked past me towards the interior of the cave, but not before his fingers lightly brushed the nape of my neck. A slight shiver ran through me at the contact, before I could help it.

“Are you coming, Patroclus?”

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62 notes - Posted February 15, 2022

#4

Just wanna say I look at your TSOA fanfictions and I'm very excited to one day read them but I haven't stopped crying about the boys long enough to read fanfics where any angst happens. I can barely think about them without crying ;-; but I appreciate you creating the content !!!

Aaahh thank you so much! And I feel you!! The pain is real 😭 Almost two years and a LOT of fic later and I'm still not over them, haha. If you do feel like reading something light hearted after all the heartbreak, I have written several one shots that are super fluffy, no angst whatsoever :))

Violet, Yarrow, Foxglove: A day in the life of Achilles and Patroclus a few months after arriving on Pelion, featuring Chiron being The Best DadTM! 

Sunlight On The Snow: a cozy winter night on Pelion and a morning walk in the snow, super fluffy with light smut.

Winter's Fruit: wintertime fluff and smut (again on Pelion), plus pomegranates lol

The Spaces In Between: Achilles and Patroclus steal a moment alone while in Skyros, fluff and smut galore ;)

Also, my one shot collection Memories and Echoes has many fluffy moments and minimum angst, and it's all SFW (just to prove that I'm not constantly writing smut with these two yes i'm constantly writing smut with these two aswfssvxs) 

Thank you for reaching out, and I hope you enjoy when/if you read! Hugs ❤

65 notes - Posted April 11, 2022

#3

First Line Meme

I was tagged for this by @musetta3! Thank you 💖 I absolutely love memes like this!

Rules: List the first lines of the last ten (10) stories you published. Look to see any patterns you notice yourself, and see if anyone else notices any. Then tag some friends.

So let's see what we have:

1. A World With You (DA, Dorian Pavus/Trevelyan): Tristan always hated the cold.

2. High-Flying Birds (TSOA, Achilles/Patroclus): Achilles, the sun casting its last rays around his head like a halo, resplendent and aureate.

3. Where Blood Roses Bloom (CV, Trephacard, Hector/Lenore): Blood. There is blood everywhere: on his hands, on the sheets, on the floor, on the gilded bedposts. 

4. Blood Roses in the Snow (CV, Hector/Lenore): "Move, worm."

5. Fall Into Your Tide (TSOA, Achilles/Patroclus): The water cast shimmering reflections on the smooth surface of the statue.

6. Kiss Me Hard Before You Go (CV, Trephacard): The place is a mess. 

7. Violet, Yarrow, Foxglove (TSOA, Achilles/Patroclus): The bright midday sun was hot when it fell upon my brow. 

8. The Ways You Said 'I Love You' (TSOA, Achilles/Patroclus): The music from the lyres and cymbals drifted through the camp, mingling with the crackling of flames from the many bonfires that had been lit. 

9. Words Are Futile Devices (DA, Dorian Pavus/Trevelyan): A full, silver moon hung over the Frostback’s snowy peaks. Skyhold, for once, was quiet. 

10. The Spaces In Between (TSOA, Achilles/Patroclus): When Achilles lifted his arms, they looked like wings. 

I don't know if I can detect any patterns, but there is an embarrassing number of fics of mine that start with descriptions. I don't know if they're as fetching as dialogue or media res openings, but it's where my mind goes most of the time. I feel like most of these first lines reflect the vibes of each work, so I'm pretty happy about that. More than anything though, I love the openings of my Patrochilles works where Patroclus is unashamedly thirsting over Achilles. Now THAT is a pattern 😂

Tagging forth to @in-arlathan, @elveny, @noire-pandora @pinkfadespirit @pikapeppa @midnightprelude @aymayzing @inquisitoracorn @glimmerofgold and anyone else who would like to share their work! As always, no pressure <3

72 notes - Posted February 2, 2022

#2

Prompt maybe?

"You are still alive because my beloved asked me to, but you took him from me. Now no one will beg for your life on your behalf."

Thank you for the prompt! I assumed it was for Patrochilles, so I went with something short, sweet and angsty :) I hope you like!

"I saw Hector on the field today."

Patroclus' eyes snap open. The calm and content expression he wore but a moment ago melts into one of alarm and wariness. "What was he doing?"

"Fighting, of course." Achilles lazily traces Patroclus' jaw with his finger, follows the smooth line of his throat. "He was on his chariot. It is a rather big chariot. Do you think mine is bigger?"

Patroclus pushes himself up on his elbow to fix Achilles with a piercing look. "Did he try to get close to you?"

"He always does." 

"Yes, but did you let him?" 

Achilles smiles, teasing. "Why wouldn't I? He seems quite amiable, don't you think?" 

The flickering firelight dances in Patroclus' honey brown eyes, makes them gleam like bronze. He does not look away, nor does he speak another word, waiting for Achilles' answer even though he's given it countless times already. 

"No," Achilles relents, after several moments of silence. "I did not let him. I told Automedon to lead us away before he could get too close."

Patroclus lets out an audible breath, his shoulders relaxing. "Good," he whispers.

"But I think, next time I see him, I should try waving at him at least, for courtesy's sake. We are, after all, in his lands. Or I could speak to him." Achilles tilts his head as if in thought, lips pursing in a mock frown. "Would it be too forward of me if I asked him to compare the length of our spears? Or perhaps--"

His sentence cuts off abruptly when Patroclus rolls over him, pressing him into the mattress. His features harden with determination. "Promise me," he says. "Promise me you'll never fight him." 

Achilles blinks up at him, taken momentarily aback. "I won't," he says. 

"Promise me you'll never challenge him. That you'll never get close to him."

"I won't. I won't." His hands smooth up Patroclus' sides, slow and soothing. "You know that." 

Patroclus' muscles are still tense under Achilles' palms; he's taut like a drawn string. Achilles cups the back of his neck and pulls him down to him. He brushes his lips over his, tastes the sweetness of his breath on his tongue. "I promise, Patroclus." 

There's a caught sound in the back of Patroclus' throat; a small shiver runs through him. He melts into Achilles' embrace, mouth parting eagerly beneath his own to let him in, drink him down. The flames crackle in the small brazier, and the sea breeze drifts beyond their tent; time grows soft and syrupy around them, and for a while, there are no other words. 

Later, Achilles runs his fingertip over the sheen of sweat that's gathered in the hollow of Patroclus' throat, the drops that linger on his skin, small and luminous like stars.

"I've told you before, haven't I?" he whispers in his ear. "Hector has done nothing to me." 

Patroclus turns to him, his face sweet and tender in the amber firelight, and smiles.

~

The dust from the chariots hangs heavy over the ravaged plains of Troy. The sun beats down upon him, harsh and unrelenting. Achilles takes a breath that scratches, sears his lungs; his hand that holds the spear has grown heavy.

He's had no sleep in days, he can't recall the last time food has passed his lips. His heart is a hole of hurt, a deep black pit of ash and bone-- his rage the scorching fire that never dies down. 

"You are still alive because my beloved asked me to let you live, but you took him from me. Now, no one will beg for your life on your behalf, and all your gods have left you."

Hector is on his knees atop the blood-soaked earth. He gazes up at him, his eyes dark and solemn in the shadow of his helmet. Those same eyes that looked upon Patroclus as he bled to death.

Achilles could make him pay. He could storm Troy right then - he could kill Hector's son before him, he could torture his wife for sport, he could feast on Hector's blood until he bled no more - but none of this would sate him.

None of this will bring Patroclus back. 

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133 notes - Posted June 29, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

I haven't talked about this here before, but a big part of my year was spent working on my two pieces for this zine! I'm so excited to share my work with you 💚💛

The Let Them Lay Together: Patrochilles Zine is a non-profit, English language physical and digital fanzine to commemorate the Greek heroes: Achilles and Patroclus. A bonus, kink-friendly digital add-on will also be available!

This zine includes various versions of Achilles and Patroclus throughout history and media, written and drawn by more than 30 incredibly talented contributors, as well as interviews with Ben Prendergast, Patroclus' VA in Hades, and Barry Purves, the creator of the iconic stop motion short film Achilles (1995)!

All proceeds made will be donated to People In Need (PIN), specifically for Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid.

Preorders will be open from July 25 to August 26!

236 notes - Posted July 25, 2022

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[byakuwan]

writer interview as requested by @hopeswriting

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

10, with 12 more oldies in a private collection. ( i should probably make those public again... )

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

60,429

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

95 kudos: Setting up Senpai (Enstars)

83 kudos: Your Darling (Darlifra [E]

81 kudos: Summer Triangle (Enstars)

71 kudos: Cinnamon Spice (Darlifra)

67 kudos: Freedom within Dependence (Enstars) [E]

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

i used to not respond, but i don't think there was a reason? i do now though. i value all comments so so so much and have to express it somehow!!!

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

i'm pretty sure it's one of the twewy ones? i remember Paradise (TWEWY OCs) and/or No Last Words (TWEWY + DMMD) were really sad but i remember next to nothing about anything i wrote before i was in the enstars fandom in 2019 lmao. so no promises on those.

i am Horrible with writing sad endings these days, so i generally end up not writing them anymore RIP. i apologize bc it's hard to even read them without having the urge to make a happily-ever-after in my head OTL

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

oh hands-down Setting up Senpai -> Summer Triangle. those two together were a reimugi origin story that i have heard from multiple different people they based their understanding of the ship on. it's unfortunate bc i did not know how to write rei at all so i'm still hesitant to reread it.

however, that's where you can first find my habit of ship or character manifestos begin.

7. Do you write crossovers?

not really? i think about them a lot, though. like... a lot.

i'm more of an RPer at heart, so most of my crossovers are through RP. shout-out to the dreamwidth RP where i wrote byakuran having a deep conversation with an azula where they talked about being 'monsters.' it was Fascinating.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

i don't think so? it was definitely just on RP. i have heard so many tales of "mary sues" and fem OCs getting hate though.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

yes....... mostly ends up consensual stuff but with really wild kinks or situations. you can ask but no promises lmao

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

no, but i have had some of my OC art / lowkey designs stolen? which is honestly flattering to me idk. probably bc i thrive off of having my creative stuff seen and enjoyed. (i don't get all that many comments in general so idk.)

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

i think one of the darlifra ones was?

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

yes, an enstars one that i consistently forget about for some reason?

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

... :') i'll get back to you on this one. (what are decisions?)

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

Lost at the Crossroad. another manifesto of why reikei is not always as light-hearted as i think it seems.

i can't bring myself to finish it for a ton of reasons... namely that it ended up my first NOTP in forever as i was writing it...

15. What are your writing strengths?

dialogue and flow according to others. plot according to me.

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

motivation. if i don't throw progress at cheerleaders and get encouragement i struggle to maintain interest in writing much of anything.

that's also why i did a lot of gift fic, but one of them... went over very poorly last year, so i'm not super sure if i want to go back to doing that.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

i... don't have the opportunity to and i'm OK with that. formally knowing JP may or may not be very useful on ao3. i wouldn't know. maybe romaji?

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

hmmm. naruto OCs, i think? back in 2005 when i was a tiny beginner in fandom.

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

most of my all100 agenda LOL. tsuna and spanner come to mind but i have no faith i'd be able to write tsuna so. it also doesn't help that i usually like having my hand held when writing new characters i'm not familiar with.

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

well. if On Cloud Nine existed anywhere but wattpad, i'm still passionate about that one. i literally have a whole almost 20 chapter plan for it and... i feel like continuing someday, but maybe after darlifra gets a new season lol.

Bonus facts for no reason!

i have to imagine my own validation for the most part and generally have no idea what anyone thinks, ever... i'm trying my best to combat the resulting social anxiety, but it's hard. think of it like being seen without knowing why people are looking in the first place. positive, neutral, negative? if i don't know anything, it scares me.

(having a queue helps a lot because i don't have to look at all and there are things being posted anyway.)

rest assured that every single reply, comment, tag, reblog and/or like means the world. if i am shown somehow that someone enjoys a thing i made, i will Thrive for like. a week. it's just weird if i send 'thank you for the like/reblog!' but i definitely think that.

in any case? y'all are so appreciated. thank u for following me and liking whatever brain rot i have on any given day. 🙏💝💖💞 please accept my love. YOU'RE THE BEST

[micheal-w-afton]

My answers to those!

😅 Any of my old, badly written "spicy stuff". Also, any of my old fics in general.

🥺 What kind of feels? Well, I like fluff. Anything that consists a character getting attention from a good father figure, because well.. Yea.. That's with fluff, but angst has to be deep and slowly appearing. Like in "Flowers from 1970".

🤡Any random, cheezy pick-up line. Or some joke of an incorrect quote.

😈 Killing off characters and angst is very amazing. I enjoy that a lot.

✍️ Someone that get's to read my stories before they're published? No, not always. I do give spoilers tho.

🛒 I like to write in Pick-up lines, angst, a little bit of fluff + comfort.

🎢 My 4k word one. It had angst, slightly suggestive stuff, tension, comforting moments, flirting and jokes. All in one, I think.

✨️ No, I won't. It's interesting that I read my fanfics when I'm bored, updating them if needed.

💋 They're great.

🎶 Yes. I do listen to music when writing. I can't pick which one I have on repeat the most. I guess the most recent one was "Radio Play" by Silva Hound and one other guy.

🛠 I use my notes, Google, some books, Wattpad & Ao3.

⛔️ I've scrapped a few ideas. No guarantee that they won't come back. They are scrapped, so yea, no spoilers for those, unless I decide to actually write them.

🙋‍♀️ Yes, my ex best friend knows. Even my mother knows.

🍦 The 1st one to come to my mind, was the one with young Morrigan AU, where she got comfort from Squall, so he was like the better father figure, but he still had to leave. Yea. That one still floats around my mind.

🍷 Yes. I drink water.

🍆 As I mentioned, my old stuff is pretty shit. I prefer "slightly suggestive" then smut. "Crow Crow" chapter of Oneshot's book 2, was great. Also, the 4k word one.

🌞 I like writing from 9pm to 3am. Creativity and ideas go wild at that time. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen every day, and I have to go to sleep at 11pm, otherwise I'll fall asleep during the next day, and that's a problem.

💖 I started writing inspired by a guy who was stalking me and my classmates. I took the fic down. Other reason for me writing my own stuff, was because my requests on someone else writing them were never really accepted, and I wanted my ideas to be actual content.

💌 Please do. I love comments and having random conversations inspired by something I wrote.

❌️ I will never write adult character x not adult character, and probably won't write about the popular movie trope stuff. Actually, there are many more things, but I just don't know how to describe them.

💲 Money is fun, but I believe that my art or writing isn't that good to be payed for. Plus, my friend's would be confused about why I get random money. One last thing: Money can take away my inspiration. I prefer to just take free requests.

🧐 I research only a little bit. Mainly writing on my own knowledge.

🏆My most popular writing themes (Not fics, just themes, because... idk.), are fluff, comfort and world building.

🎃 Yes. I've written some for Hallowmas. Also, I plan on writing something for Summer solstice.

🎯 I've inspired by comments before. Some of them have guessed plot points.

🎨 Yes! I love that! Even tho I mostly create my own fanart for my fanfics.

📈 I have 2 Nevermoor oneshot's books that will stay up. There's also "The one who betrayed".

🦅What does that mean?

👀 Well, original character, Morrigan, inspired by real life story. Low chance of ever being finished. Also, summer solstice in a few months.

🤗 Go for it. Someone will enjoy it.

💞 Silas (Graveyard Book), Ezra Squall & Jupiter North (Nevermoor), Stolas (Helluva Boss), Wilbur Soot, Kenny & Butters (South Park).

🧠 Ezra Squall 🖤

🤩 Ezra Squall and Henry Mildmay. Squall gives me Alastor vibes, but Mildmay gives me Angeldust vibes.

🤲 it has been sitting in my started drawings for like a week, because in trying to understand how to finish it.

😬 The torture one and anything with gay stuff in it.

🎉 Success = At least 2 people voting, maybe commenting.

✅️ Ezra Squall. And some repeating words. Repeating words in sentences and paragraphs. I always worry about completely repeating the same scenario.

📚 That would meant that I'm talking the same path as my grandmother. A lot of pressure.. Yes, book writing would be interesting. I prefer fanfics tho. Or fandom mixups. 🤫🤔

⏳️ At least an hour, sometimes even 2 days to fully think it out. Questions

🤯 I struggle with writing with more than 5 characters in action. Probably a lot of more stuff.

💔 anything with angst, because most of my angst is inspired by thing's I've experienced.

💥 Criticism can be harsh, but sometimes helpful.

🤭 Of course, the character's used in the fic, and a small spoiler for what will be in it, like angst, fluff or slightly suggestive.

🥰 I'm very open to people interacting with my content. Questions are always welcome, no guarantee that I'll have a smart answer.

Fanfic Writer Emoji Ask

😅 What's a story or scene you've created that you're a smidge embarrassed exists?

🥺 Is there a certain type of moment or common interaction between your characters that never fails to put you in your feels?

🤡 What's a line, scene, or exchange you've written that made you laugh?

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

✍ Do you have a beta reader?

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

🎢 Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?

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

�� First kiss fics. Love em or hate em?

🎶 Do you listen to music while you write? What song have you been playing on loop lately?

🛠What tools/programs/apps do you use to write?

⛔ Do you have a fic you started, but scrapped?

🙋‍♀️ Do any irl people know you write fanfic?

🍦 What's the sweetest fic you've created so far?

🍷 Do you drink and write?

🍆 Do you write the spicy stuffs? If so, what's your most popular nsfw fic?

🌞 Do you have a preferred time of day to write?

💖 What made you start writing?

💌 How do you feel about comments and feedback?

❌ What's a trope you will never write?

💲 Would you ever open commissions?

🧐 Do you spend much time researching for your stories?

🏆 What's your most popular fic?

🎃 Do you write fics for certain holidays? Which is your favorite holiday inspired fic?

🎯 Have any of your readers accurately guessed major plot points? Care to share which?

🎨 How do you feel about fan art of your stories?

📈 How many fics do you have?

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

👀 Tell me about an up and coming wip please!

🤗 What advice would you give to new fanfic writers that are just getting started?

💞 Who's your comfort character?

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

🤩 Who is your favorite character to write?

🤲 Would you please share a snippet of a wip?

😬 Which of your fics would you be most horrified for friends, family, or coworkers to stumble upon?

🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success?

✅ What's something that appears in your fics over and over and over again, even if you don't mean to?

📚 Would you ever want to turn writing into a career?

⌛ How long does it take you to write a fic, or a chapter?

🤯 What's a genre you struggle with as a writer (ex. romance, action, etc.)?

💔 Is there a fic of yours that broke your heart?

💥 How do you feel about criticism?

🤭 Do you have a favorite tag to use when posting your works?

🥰 How do you feel about reader interaction? Are you open to receiving questions about your fics?

[comfortlesshurt]

September 2024 Stats Update

Here we are again! Hit my big goal this month, but this is the first I'm getting a chance to look at much of anything else that's changed since the end of August.

Discussion of AO3/FFN stats under the cut. You can block #stats update if seeing these posts once a month will bug you!

Main goal: VLD word count greater than Spider-Man. Current progress: 51,386/100,258 (51.25%) Note on this one: now that I'm editing older fics, SM word count may change a little bit. I've only gotten WORDIER since I wrote those fics, so I expect a slight increase for every fic I finished editing. That's also where a little bit of the bump to VLD came from, but most of it is actual new fics.

We are actively in the experimental phase now, but this is a single-blind study so those will stay a secret until I'm done.

Time Period: September 2nd, 2024 to September 30th, 2024

AO3

I got that quarter of a million total hits I've been aiming for! Very exciting stuff. My next big milestones are 300k hits, 2k bookmarks, and 200k total published words.

Published word count delta: +3,134 across two new works and zero existing works

Work subscriptions delta: +1

New hits: 2,311

New kudos: 149

Comments delta: +6

Works bookmarks delta: +26

User subscriptions delta: +1 (maybe they forgave me for not spam-updating Augusnippets this month)

FFN

This site was extra frustrating this month since the spam AI art bots finally found me, but I stayed strong and did NOT delete my FFN. Might be turning off messaging over there soon though...

User favs delta: 0

User alerts delta: +1

Published word count delta: +3,154

New profile views: 15

New reviews: 0

New story views: 662

C2 delta: 0

Story favs delta: +7

Story alerts delta: +2

Single-Point AO3 Data: September 30th, 2024

Newer Fic Achievements

Not much new this month! I was lost in the sauce with LTS(LTFH) which is nowhere near being posted, but I did get a couple more oneshots up.

What are you wondering? (What do you know?): top 10% comment conversion & #1 for bookmark conversion

On it, yes, indeed (on it, watch me bleed): top 10% comment conversion & bookmark conversion

Nowhere to call home (so I'll pack and run away): #2 for comments, top 10% for subs conversion & #1 for comment conversion

Older Fic Achievement

5 Times Peter Struggled with Spider Metabolism: special shoutout for (despite being published for over 6 years now) being in the top 10% for hits/day and kudos/day. I'm pretty sure someone put this on a rec list again recently because it seems like it's been popular lately.

Top 10% by...

Comments:

5 Times Peter Struggled with Spider Metabolism

Nowhere to call home (so I'll pack and run away)

5 Times Lance Doesn't Matter

Whump Bingo

We are the reckless (we are the wild youth)

Smiling 'cause you're used to it (a house that's always haunted)

Again, not many changes to the top 10%s this month, BUT my published fic count went up, so the top 10% is now 6 items instead of 5. Also again, it hasn't been long enough since the last all-time stats review, but that should hopefully have some changes by the end of October.

And that's all I've got for this month. Really, the most exciting thing at this point is getting those experiments started.

[feyd-meowtha]

Ao3 Fic Meme

I was tagged by @joeyalohadream thank you!

Rules: go to your AO3 account and find the following:

1. What ratings do you write most of your fics under?

Mature (3)

Explicit (5)

2. What are your top three fandoms?

Only have 3 lol

Masters of the Air (4)

Dune (2)

My Own Private Idaho (1)

(used to have an unfinished Fear and Hunger fic up but i wasn't gonna finish it so it was stressing me out and I deleted it, maybe I'll put it back up one day idk)

3. What is the top character you write about?

Curtis Biddick (4)

Ken Lemmons (4)

John Clarence Egan (4)

4. What are your top three pairings?

Gale "Buck" Cleven/John Clarence "Bucky" Egan (4)

Paul Atreides/Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (2)

Curtis Biddick/Ken Lemmons (2)

5. What are the top three additional tags

Recreational Drug Use (5) (lol)

Angst (4)

Hurt/Comfort (4)

6. Does any of this surprise you

Not really considering I wrote all of these in the last couple years so I remember it p well? Though the stats themselves are a little misleading cus I've still written far more words of Dune fic than MOTA. Those tags kinda outed me as a terrible fiend and it did make me realise that... yeah, people do kinda be doing drugs in everything I write. I wonder why that could be... It's almost as if the art you create is always a reflection of the self. Wild.

As for ratings and stuff, its a weird one because I don't actually consider myself a huge fan of like smut for smuts sake (for someone who writes mostly E rated fic) but what I am a fan of is character analysis and psychology, something which is very well served by writing smut/darker relationships so that is why that is the way it is I gues. The explicit stuff is kinda secondary to the psychoanalysis, but still fun don't get it twisted. (this also applies a lot less to Our House where everything is a lot chiller and funner and most characters don't have like mountains of PTSD)

As for the choices of pairings and the other tags, it's pretty clear I'm a slut for angst and in the case of MOPI and MOTA - a sad blonde man x loud gregarious brunette dynamic.

I tag @whirlpool-blogs, @blixabargelds, @weimarweekly, @swifty-fox and @london-cowboy. Also anyone else who fancies it!

[memberment]

The End Is Near (/ Bound?? Maybe??)

Good morning everyone.

What???

Memberment saying good morning at 9:30??? Instead of going to bed at 9:30??

Yeah I don't fuckin know what happened I went to bed at 3 bc I needed to wake up my approximation to early (1) for a work event and somehow that translated to me waking up at 8.

ANYWAYS. I'M A GOOD CHUNK INTO BOOK 2. I LOVE THEM AS PIRATES LIKE THEY'RE SO FUN.

Updates on this post bc I'm silly. I may duo write today and get more of Bound done because I absolutely need to or I'm gonna start screaming. Also the rest of The End prologue is coming out at some point today (my approximation of today).

Hi guys it's 11:13. I've been going at The End since I got home. I'm 11k deep into book 2. Which is fucking insane bc the og book 2 was 15 (ish)k.

I still have clown makeup on and y'all are gonna fucking HEAR ABOUT IT in my end notes on Dandelion LMFAOOOOOOOO

11:40: I'm here to rant about something else but it's not even really just a rant but an observation I need to share. I don't rlly give a shit about my stats, I just like to write yk. But it is insane to see that Eclipse gets such a wild amount of attention even on not post days (it is popping off today, hence my thought bc I haven't given this much thought previously) compared to everything else. Which is crazy to me because I put, like, a month of blood sweat and literal tears into Dandelion and it's not doing as well and I literally wrote the entirety of Eclipse in four fucking days out of spite because someone said something that mildly pissed me off.

And now I'm thinking about it and I genuinely miss writing whole ass fics in the span of under a week. I need to take on shorter projects after I finish all of the fucking monsters I'm working on. Like Ca$h4Cultz and A Girl and Her Dog NEED TO FUCKING HAPPEN!!!!! (I love both of these concepts so much and they're both so bad but I will be standing by them as they get posted under my pseud.)

And now I'm sad bc Morning Glory? Probably 200k. Maybe more. Probably more.

Trinitarians? 250k. Easy. And that's not to mention the art that IS LITERALLY A PART OF THE FIC. (Yeah, you guys are MVP so if you're actually reading these and have yet to catch on, heads up. The art is part of the fic. Like, it's not art to go with the fic. It is literally PART of the fic. And it's not super important, but those invisible messages suddenly make way more sense. (If someone actually catches it before I explicitly state it, I will lose my shit LMFAOOO.))

Princess of Fire? Probably another 150k.

And The End was 90k but now it's probably gonna be something like 110-120k.

LIKE HELLO???

I just wanna work on short bangers that don't feel like I'm taking years to write LMFAOOO I MISS THE OLD DAYS. (I was literally writing short bangers a month ago idk what I'm on about, time is weird.)

AND THAT'S NOT EVEN MENTIONING KEEP LOOKING. (I am not working on Keep Looking for a while though because I honestly didn't wanna fuck it up while working on huge projects that I preferred working on, but it is not getting abandoned. Y'all will get your AO3 paladin eventually)

1:42 am update: hi friends I'm going insane how do I write and draw for genesis at the same time

[z-h-i-e]

New Year Fanfic Asks - Part 1/5

My good friend Anonymous, who is responsible for many shenanigans in my inbox, has asked for all of the questions to be answered from the New Year Fanfic Asks. I am splitting the answers into five parts so I don't break Tumblr.

1. Do you have a word-count goal for the upcoming year?

Absolutely not. I try to write a little every day. I usually write at least 100K words per year. 

2. Will you participate in any fandom exchanges or fic challenges, etc? 

I do a lot of pinch hitting. I can put together stories rather quickly, so I’m sure I’ll end up doing some of that. Already finished my MSV entry, so I’m on deck if needed.  Unsure about TRSB this year.  I might like to have a summer off on the writing side; potentially I might still throw a piece of art in there because I have one I started working on during the pandemic I might actually get finished in time this year.  There’s also the ones I help run–so I’ve got at least one thing into Screw Yule, I’m working on the parts of B2MEM that I am responsible for (super fun theme this year), and then later in the year we’ll have Scribbles & Drabbles again. 

3. Do you anticipate writing for a new fandom this year? Which one?

Uncertain. I have nothing planned, but when I was in bed having mindful time this morning before I got up, I was thinking on the fact that I spent about twenty years deeply rooted in one fandom, and now I have spent a little over 20 years rooted in another fandom, and it feels like I’m due for some sort of change.  I feel like I’ve been setting myself up with all of the shuffling things onto AO3 and making lists and whatnot for the inevitability of change.  I don’t think that change is a fandom, though. Right before the pandemic, I had arranged a lot of time and expectations to work on some original fiction I’ve dabbled in since 2006, but when the pandemic happened, I had to just manage life, the universe, and everything with choices related to keeping my sanity in a world where there were a lot of people relying on me to keep them calm.  It was also at the start of the pandemic that we learned our dog had a major heart issue, and that led to medication and regular procedures and I don’t even want to think about the money it took to keep him around another two years (but, honestly, in hindsight, I’d still do it all again, because we were told 18 months max, and he made it just past his 10th birthday). I think I am finally in a place again where I can start to consider planning time for that.  

4. Do you think you’ll stop writing for a fandom this year? Which one?

I don’t think of things as stopping writing for a fandom – I wrote a short ThunderCats scene last year – it’s more like, going on hiatus. 

5. Which WIP is first on your list to complete this year? Will you post a snippet?

This question came through earlier, and I answered with Phoenix.  I’m going to double down on that, but I’ll provide a different snippet under the cut and resume answering questions in another post…This snippet is a Thranduil/Finrod scene, or at least, the teasing beginning of one.

Immediately after Thranduil and Felagund were seated, a plate with steamed salmon, mixed green vegetables, and wild rice was placed before each of them simultaneously.  A second item was set before Felagund, between him and the plate.  It was a long, rectangular wooden box, inlaid with ivory. He looked at it curiously as Thranduil motioned for the wine to be poured.  

“That is a small gift, from me to you,” said Thranduil as the servants stepped off into the shadows.  He lifted his wine bowl.  “You have been hard at work, and with the next few days off, I thought you might enjoy it.  I was going to save it, but then, for what am I waiting?”

Felagund pressed his lips together and traced his fingertips along the edge of the box.

“Of course, it is your choice whether to open it now or wait until after dinner,” said Thranduil.  He picked up the wine bottle and topped off the bowl.  “Either way, I intend to fuck you with it this evening.”

Felagund’s gaze snapped up to focus on Thranduil, who now had a forkful of spinach and was keeping watch on Felagund’s movements.  As he looked back down to the box, Felagund lifted the lid up with both hands.  He let out an audible breath.  “This is...exquisitely crafted.  Is it a rep,uh, rep-replica of–?”

“Yes.”  Thranduil continued to eat calmly.  “When we first arrived, you asked for something I cannot give you at this time.  This, I can give.  I hope you do not find it too crude.”

The lid of the box closed.  Felagund looked down at the ornate box for a few seconds before he placed the napkin from his lap onto the table.  Thranduil watched, and drank from his bowl of wine.  Felagund pushed his chair back and stood up.  

“Of course, if you prefer to wait for the real thing…”  Thranduil paused as Felagund picked up the box and carried it to the other end of the marble table, one hand on the table to keep his balance.  The box was set down next to the wine bowl.  “If it displeases you–”

Felagund grasped Thranduil’s face in both hands and leaned down to kiss him deeply, tongue mimicking the suggestion Thranduil made for later that night.  Then Felagund said, “Now.”

Thranduil arched a brow.  “I thought you were hungry.”

After he leaned down again and kissed Thranduil a second time, Felagund said, “I hunger for something only you can feed me.”

One of Thranduil’s hands came up behind Felagund’s neck.  He kneaded, and Felagund groaned.  “Alright.  Get on your hands and knees over there,” said Thranduil, motioning with his other hand.

Felagund looked over his shoulder.  “Here?”

Thranduil grasped Felagund’s chin to turn his head back.  “You did say ‘now’.”