#i have been hyperfixating on this fic for the past four days

[quasiimodo]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Three Caballeros (1944), Disney Duck Universe, DuckTales (Cartoon 2017), Disney - All Media Types Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: José Carioca/Panchito Pistoles, Della Duck & Panchito Pistoles, José Carioca & Donald Duck & Panchito Pistoles, Donald Duck & Panchito Pistoles Characters: José Carioca, Panchito Pistoles, Della Duck (Disney), Donald Duck (Disney) Additional Tags: World War II, Historical Inaccuracy, author does not speak spanish or portugeuse, i'm trying my best with the internet as my guide, Alternate Universe - Human, Alternate Universe - Historical, Alternate Universe - 1940s, 1940s, Meet-Cute, Della Duck is a Little Shit, Panchito Pistoles-centric, Awkwardness, Flirting, Musician José Carioca, Panchito is baby, Donald Duck is a Good Friend, No Beta we die like Duckworth (2017), Alternate Universe - World War II Summary:

"I think perhaps your misfortune may have become my fortune.” José winked, reaching up to gently cup Panchito’s cheek. “I hope you will be staying to watch me perform,” he continued, his thumb ghosting gently past the stubble along Panchito’s jaw. “Perhaps I will even dedicate one of my songs to you.”

Panchito was pretty sure some time in the last thirty seconds he’d forgotten how to breathe.

Mexican Air Force pilot Panchito Gonzalez goes out for a night on the town with fellow service members Della and Donald Duck. Somewhere along the way he bumps into a suave Brazilian nightclub singer.

fell down a 3 cabs rabbit hole and ended up writing this fic based on a WWII human AU by @polisena-art <3 thank you so much for the inspiration! 

[misc-obeyme]

would u consider obey me a dead fandom?

Um. Nope. I sure wouldn't.

If there's anybody out there who thinks Obey Me is a dead fandom, I would say they're probably confused about what a dead fandom actually is.

I think an argument could be made saying that there is no such thing as a dead fandom. But I'm going to assume you mean that fan content is at an all time low.

Friend, I have been in fandoms where the content was like... you get a fic or two every year if you're lucky. This for a media that hadn't put out any new content in decades.

Obey Me? I get an average of five asks per day about Obey Me. I can queue 10 posts per day about Obey Me. I still average over 800 notes a day on this here Obey Me blog. In the past few months, we've had new artists and writers joining the community and posting their Obey Me fan works. The game is still active and updating. There are two apps even.

So no, I personally would not consider the Obey Me fandom to be dead by any means.

It's certainly been more active in the past. I'll never forget the surge of activity that happened when Nightbringer first came out. My Solomon fics seemed to double their notes over night lol.

But we're also in a bit of a lull right now because we aren't getting new chapters. Every time an event happens, there's another burst of activity. And then things die down just a little before they surge again. That's the nature of fandom.

Another common fandom thing is people coming and going. I've been here for almost two years, but there are others who have been here for four. And then there are some people who've only been in the fandom for a couple months. And then there are the people who were here at the beginning, but have since moved on. Maybe they only stayed for a few months before moving on. Maybe they're only casually in the fandom, dipping in now and again. This is also just the nature of fandom. There's no right way to do it. And it doesn't reflect on whether a fandom is alive or dead.

Hell, we even have plenty of discourse and toxic stuff in this here fandom, too. More of that when there's nothing else to do, I think, which is unfortunate, but also kinda... just part of fandom.

And all of this is just how it is on Tumblr. I know there are active Obey Me communities on Twitter/X and Instagram, too. I'm just too old and tired to maintain that many socials. I actually have accounts on both of those apps but I rarely use them.

And lastly, I'm a big proponent of being involved in fandom no matter how active the community is. By this I mean, if I still have an Obey Me hyperfixation in ten years when the apps are closed down and nearly everybody else has moved on, I will still be here posting fic. Because I won't leave a fandom until I am ready to move on from it, dead or not. (Sometimes this can mean you are one of the few people still creating for said fandom, but you might be surprised at how many people will still enjoy what you create.)

[the-era-of-shadow]

Mission: FOX FRENZY

Written by Aikshlin Rose

Cover Art by Aikshlin Rose

Chapter 1: Back to Work And Back to War

THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS: References to illness

Author's Note:

Heyyy long time no see! So uh, if you haven't been keeping up with me in other places - a lot happened.

First and foremost, this and Mimicry of a Rivalry (which will be releasing its first chapter this Thursday (Jan. 2nd)!) ended up a LOT longer than originally envisioned - that's why it's taken so long to write them, that's why they're multi-chapters now.

Secondly, I... got a new, entirely non-Sonic hyperfixation! As I'm sure you can tell! (if you Know, that is-) (I swear I couldn't find anything better for the chapter title) And that's been taking up a good chunk of my time. Hard not to when I get into something still ongoing for once with a banger fandom and just SO much for me to make use of. I am a machine that turns hyperfixations into fanwork ❤

Thirdly, College. Just... college. I love it, don't get me wrong, but it requires effort!! Especially if you have six classes like I did this past semester,,, But not to fear! I've only got four this upcoming semester and I managed to score a majority afternoon classes! And no phys ed classes this time thank the gods 🙏

Fourthly, uhm... Guys, I think I wanna do animation? As a career? Reasons to like college: Helps you figure out what the hell you wanna do with your life! I'm still gonna be writing fics and stuff but. I wanna focus more on my animating skills from here on out, so... Expect some of that to be TEoS related~

And lastly, and the only downer one I'm afraid - my knee pain's been getting pretty bad recently, which sucks for morale and having the energy to do shit sometimes. But I'm doing my best to deal with it and I've got a doctor's appointment coming up soon so I believe this will get better.

And without further ado... Mission: FOX FRENZY!

[Next Chapter]

Unusually bright sunlight hit the eyes of an unsuspecting Tails Prower, offering, no, commanding them to come along and awake by its ever warming side, no matter how unwilling the nearly young adult fox was to do so. 

"Can't I get another few minutes?" Their mind uttered so instinctively, any countering thoughts to fight procrastination and get on with the day obscured by the thick fog that rested in-between the mental realms of wake and slumber. After all, in an instance of strangely beneficial irony, things had finally begun to settle down for the Freedom Fighters after the incident that had occurred during the visit to the Mystic Ruins, which was now a month or so bygone. No sneak attacks from the Black Arms, and barely an ambush from any badniks, why, for what reason would Tails have to start their day now, out of all times?

"Attention all Freedom Fighters! Please report to the main room at your earliest convenience for a group meeting with Princess Sally and Prince Nicky! Attendance by all members is mandatory!" Resounded the voice of Nicole.

Ah. For that reason.

With that, Tails begrudgingly got up from their bed and grabbed their glasses with one hand and their pin of the non-binary flag with the other.

It seemed like today would finally be an eventful day, so Tails decided to pick out something less casual from their wardrobe, just in case they'd have to leave the Sky Patrol, which ended up being an outfit comprising of an off-white button up short sleeved shirt with pale yellow polka dots, a pair of dark brown flared khakis that were custom fitted with an amount of pockets that just barely teetered on being excessive, and a golden yellow zip-up hoodie that had large patches of two logos on it - one being the logo for Twin-Tail Electronics, Tails' personal logo for their hundreds of inventions made over the years - and the other being the logo for the Mystic Fox Armada, the space protection agency that was not only founded by the Prower family, but still lead by them to this day as well. Free promotion and all that, you know?

"So y'all finally got back together?" Tails overheard Bunnie say teasingly as they approached the Sky Patrol's main room, adjusting the non-binary flag pin that they had placed on the left side of the hoodie's chest area.

"See? I told you everyone would get it wrong if you worded it like that, Nicole!" Sally light-heartedly scolded, jokingly pouting towards the hologram projection of Nicole's mobian-esque avatar, which Tails saw casually sitting on the desk just below the giant smart screen display that was placed behind Sally as they walked into the room.

"Of course, my sincerest apologies. Perhaps I should re-calibrate my evaluation processors?" Nicole responded sarcastically just before she gave the princess a peck on the cheek.

"Did you guys seriously forget that I'm the prince of South Island?" Nicky questioned, possibly only half jokingly.

"It getz a bit, ah, hard to remember, with ze constant talk of ze "World'z Greatest Hero", you know?" Antoinette remarked.

"Ya know, I bet Sonic would've groaned from that-"

Nicky fell silent for a second, suggesting that he was listening to Sonic say something from within their system's innerworld.

"Aaaaand xe did," Nicky chuckled.

"Hey guys! Sorry that I'm late!!" Amy hollered as she came running into the room.

"We slept through the announcement, I'm afraid!" Tsunami added.

"Yep. Had to come in and wake 'em up!" Rotor testified as he entered the room as well. “Took a bit of assessing to figure out how to do that without waking Vanilla up. She doesn't get much sleep already, so I wanted to be considerate,” He added.

"I see, and I appreciate your careful planning, Rotor. I do believe that we have everyone now, right?" Sally then said.

"Looks to be the case!" Amy assessed.

"Should we perhaps invite the Freedom Trainees back aboard?" Tsunami suggested sincerely.

"I'd say we let them enjoy their hibernation in peace. They've done a lot already, especially for the untrained teenagers that they are," Sally answered.

"Were you all not once untrained teenagers at some point as well?" Nicole teased, causing Sally's face to blush.

"Shush, you know what I mean!" 

"So, what's the occasion, Sal?" Tails asked.

"Well, at the beginning of the month, we were given approval from the Meropis royal family to have Vanilla move in with Coral so that she may start to work towards a cure for Vanilla's… condition…” Sally momentarily winced. “That just left us with setting up travel arrangements and waiting for a warm-ish day. Both of which we now have currently,” She explained.

"But as you all probably know by now, when we spent the night on Angel Island last month, it turned out that Espio had found a Chaos Emerald on the Island, and when we left, he and Knuckles allowed us to keep a hold of it in this here security chamber," Nicky added as Nicole sent the cylindrical container that held the shimmering Chaos Emerald, green in its hue, to the part of the chamber tubes that connected to the desk in which she sat upon.

"What we're saying is, we need someone to stay behind and look after the Emerald. Any volunteers?" Sally then concluded the explanation. Immediately, Tails' hand shot up into the air.

"My assistant drones can keep an eye on the Sky Patrol's exterior, I'm quite skilled at piloting the Sky Patrol itself, and that would give me time to finally file a progress report back to my parents at the Armada! It's an obvious choice to pick me, I believe!" They very convincingly argued. 

"Sounds good to me. We'll be counting on you," Sally responded with a smile.

"I believe in ya, little buddy!" Nicky added with a thumbs up.

"Of course! I can even fly the Sky Patrol over to the Merop Shore if you'd like!" Tails offered, already beginning to head to the control panel.

"That would be wonderful, thank you!" Sally replied, knowing that even if she wanted to decline, that she simply wouldn't be able to - Tails' mind was already in motion.

[tategaminu]

12 Days of TDP #1

What TDP means to me

I just noticed I never did this one so now that S7 is out it's a good time! I'm gonna talk about TDP and the fandom here since they are so important to me. Ignore this if you don't care at all about my little venting lmao:

A bit of story, I found out about TDP back when it was announced with the cool first poster, I didn't get into the series because I was busy with studies but when the show launched the second season my friend told me "hey this series is super good and there's a great ship" I knew right away the ship was rayllum lmao. I had to wait four or five months for S3 and I spoiled myself about the finale because it stressed me haha. When TTM came out I spoiled myself on instagram and had the worst week ever, no therapy will ever make that book okay.

I checked weekly about the date announcement while I got hyperfixated in another series from 2020 to 2022 just when S4 was going to air! I didn't check social media much so I wasn't updated about new info or content like BMH until the announcement of the launching date, the trailer, new designs, etc. I really enjoyed S4 and was excited for more! I missed the characters so much and I was so excited about the next seasons, I found out that there was actual good content on tumblr some weeks after S4, YouTube was the only place I was looking for stuff and that wasn't doing very well for me, I was a bit scared of tumblr over past experiences in fandom but oh wow the TDP fandom was actually cool!?

I found out about all the antics from the hiatus and the ideas and headcanons were so interesting! I got interested in reading or writing fics for the first time of my life so I got entertained while waiting for new content. I stalked posts but I only posted some art and didn't start really posting until a bit before S5 was out and oh well I and couldn't stop.

I have to say that this has been the most enjoyable fandom and fandom time I have ever been in. I have made online friends and have had so much fun, on top of that my art has improved a lot drawing TDP, the support it gets fills me with joy.

TDP is such a good series and it makes me so happy (I say this as I actually get emo over every season), rayllum is my absolutely fav romance ever and just writing or drawing or just talking about them makes my day. I love these characters and it has been so cool seeing them grow, I can't wait to see more about them.

Now with the sad part, I'm... scared? of things changing. Maybe my hyperfixation going away, to think about not liking rayllum or tdp as much in the future or the concept of them not bringing me joy. I highly doubt it because I have loved this series for 5 years now, my hyperfixation peaked with S4 and it hasn't waned ever since, not even with the one year hiatus from S4 to S5 I'm also very excited to see what the people come up in the big hiatus between S7 and S8, it will be so fun, I wasn't in the hiatus the first time and I regret it.

But at the same time, it makes me sad people leaving. Scared of me standing here alone with other one or two people, maybe even the mutuals or people I'm following disappearing or moving on. I know this is something that happens to fandoms all the time, and even if a series ends you are the one choosing to keep it alive or not but it's still concerning. I know it sound silly to get so emotional over this but as someone with high probabilities of autism, I have a hard time with social relationships or overall just living. But TDP and the fandom content makes me happy, the feeling of not fitting in is not as strong here with you all and having all of that taken away makes me sad. I haven't found another series that has caught my interest as much and I doubt I will anytime soon since TDP and Rayllum have everything I love, fandoms are also not as cool out there. I'm happy that I'm confident I will be here for a long time but at the same time is... scary. Change is scary and I have been feeling uneasy and irritated for a while now, even before S7 aired.

I'm gonna be here for a while, I'm gonna be here when Arc 3 and I can't wait to share with all of you. I'm sorry if this got too personal but I needed to vent.

Let's fight for Arc 3 and keep keeping amazing content together!

Finishing with shocked Rayla for the soul!

[forever-fan]

My FNAF Hyperfixation has inspired me!

So I've been reading a bunch of FNAF time travel fix-it fics. If you don't know what I am referring to, they are basically fics where Michael/William/Henry/basically anyone else finds themselves in the past by some circumstance. They then try to fix the future.

Now that you know what I'm talking about I can actually get to the point. I have decided to write a FNAF time travel fix-it fic. It is tied to an AU, so don't come at me about "canon". Here is a sneak peek at it.

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Michael wished he died in the fire. Well, technically he was already dead. He had no pulse and he couldn't breathe. His brain had long since stopped working and he got his energy from Remnant rather than digesting food. In all reality, he was a stubborn spirit trapped within his own corpse.

Michael hadn't died in the fire that Henry had set. Hell, his body was barely harmed. All he remembered was passing out before waking up in a random alley. Michael realized someone saved him, but now he was even more alone than ever before.

When the Mega Pizzaplex opened on top of Michael's old restaurant, he knew there would be trouble. Sure enough, there was. Michael took a job as a security guard and found that, while they weren't murderous, the animatronics weren't quite right.

Michael also found his fellow guard, Vanessa, to be a little shifty. She turned out to be way more than shifty when she pushed him into the daycare ball pit from a height that would have maimed or killed anyone else.

Michael's afterlife only got worse when he emerged from the ball pit and found that he was back in Fredbear's Family Diner in 1980.

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This short introduction obviously doesn't tell you all the fun little headcanons that I have for this fic. I guess you'll just have to read it to find out. Of course, I haven't written in yet. But! I am so hyped about the movie that I think I'll probably finish the first chapter before twenty-four hours have passed.

[Edit: My entire document on Microsoft Word deleted itself from reality... RIP. So... I'm rewriting the first chapter all over again. :> And trust me, I looked through all of my files and drives. Let it be known, I have turned on auto-save cause it sucks to rewrite dialogue, and know for a fact that it's not the same as it was. Also, I lost a doc with half of my headcanons for a different fnaf au. Sadness.]

Real quick, I do have only a little bit of important information for anyone who wants to understand the timeline. (Also so I can remember the basic timeline I made for myself.)

Original Timeline

1968 - Michael is born.

1973 - Elizabeth is born.

1974 - Charlie Emily is born.

1975 - Evan is born.

1980 - William discovers something called Remnant.

1981 - The Missing Children Incident happens and Fredbear's barely stays open.

1982 - William begins to create the Funtimes to harvest Remnant.

1983, March - Elizabeth dies at her friend's birthday party, three days after Circus Baby's Pizza World opened.

1983, August - Evan dies a week after the bite of '83. (FNAF 4)

1983, August - Mrs. Afton [Yet to be named] dies after driving her car off a cliff.

1983, October - Charlie is murdered by William at her own birthday party.

1986 - Michael goes to college to get away from the tragedy and gets a little therapy.

1990, April - Michael receives a letter from his father asking him to find Elizabeth.

1990, June - Michael dies in the Sister Location. (FNAF 5)

1991, January - Michael assumes the name 'Fritz Smith' and works at Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria before being fired on his first day. (FNAF 2)

1993 - Michael uses the name 'Mike Schmidt' and works at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. (FNAF 1)

1993 - William dies in the Spring Bonnie suit

2000 - Michael works at Fazbear's Fright. (FNAF 3)

2010, Late December - Michael opens Freddy Fazbear Pizza Place. (FNAF 6, Pizzeria Simulator)

2010, Early January - Henry sets the fire, and Michael survives. (Still FNAF 6, Pizzeria Simulator)

2020, July - Michael works at the Mega Pizzaplex and is pushed into the ball pit only six days before the events of Security Breach.

Time Travel Timeline

[To be edited as chapters are added. Peek under the cut only if you have read the most recent chapter, or if you don't give a shit about spoilers.]

1980 - Michael arrives in the past. He is not happy.

[kai-the-foley]

🌿Special Interest Questions - One Piece Edition💡

What is your special interest/hyperfixation? How would you describe your special interest/hyperfixation to someone who knows nothing about it? (You can answer multiple if you have more than one, but this may get lengthy for you.) One Piece! I'd say it's a funny but deep and heartbreaking anime/manga with really endearing and interesting characters and big themes of solidarity, found family and freedom.

How did you discover your special interest/hyperfixation? How long ago was it? Around a year ago I'd say, my partner had been bugging me about me starting, and I ended up caving and accepting to start over (I'd watchted it up to Arlong Park when I was like 12). After a around 6 months of me instisting we watch some every weekend and having the Brainworms™️ about it consistently, I suspected the hyperfixation might might become a special interest as my usual hyperfixations don't last this long.

What is something people might not know about your special interest/hyperfixation? Emporio Ivankov was based on Frankenfurther from The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Have you had other special interests/hyperfixations in the past? Yup! I have a lot of hyperfixations, and those are cyclical, usually lasting from a week to three months the disappearing to come back a few months later. Dogs were a special interest when I was a kid, and that's not quite accurate now. My other special interest is art in general (from narration at large, passing by painting, sewing, acting,…)

How much time do you spend on your special interest/hyperfixation? Is it something you do, something you learn about, something you think about, some combination of those, or something else entirely? I watch it, and I think and daydream about it. I spend around 2h per weekend watching it, and I have Brainworms™️ once every few days

Do you lose track of other things while involved with your special interest/hyperfixation? I've gotten way better at not losing track of stuff, but it still happens when I get really in the zone yea

Do you often talk to others about your special interest/hyperfixation? If yes, is it generally online or offline? Yes, my partner listens even though sometimes they get tired of it X) Most times they're very interested though, as they love the series!

Is there anyone in your life (online or offline) that is also interested in your special interest/hyperfixation? My partnerrr, they're the one that got me into it X)

What are four of your favorite things about your special interest/hyperfixation? The strawhat's dynamics >>>> The drag queens Zoro getting his ass lost Buggy being a cringefail pathethic little meowmeow

Have you ever received a gift related to your special interest/hyperfixation? If yes, what was it? Not yet no!

Has your special interest/hyperfixation ever helped you? (Could be emotionally, practically, etc.) Escapism yaaaay! /lh Seriously it's just really nice to have a complex world and characters to mull over, I love that!

If your special interest/hyperfixation is something you can display, do you choose to display it? If yes, how do you do so? Yes! Merch mainly! I even have a handbag with the strawhats' jolly roger on it!

Do you keep any documents you’ve made about your special interest? (A list of articles you’ve read, a document with descriptions of a fantasy world, etc.) I have a blog where I reblog posts about it I like so i can revisit them ^^

Would you ever want to have a job that involves your special interest/hyperfixation? Not really

In the short term, do you have anything you’re planning to do soon related to your special interest/hyperfixation? Like every weekend, watch it some more! I also want to post some headcanons on here

In the long term, where do you see your special interest/hyperfixation going? How are you hoping to incorporate your special interest/hyperfixation further into your life (if you are)? I want to write a fic with some changes I'd have loved to see, but that's pretty much it!

Would you recommend others get involved in your special interest/hyperfixation? Why or why not? Yes! I assure you it doesn't seem long if you like it! It's funny but will give you all the feels, and the found family dynamic of the starwhats is the best I've ever seen!

Are there any interests you see becoming a special interest/hyperfixation? If yes, what are they? What makes you think they could become a special interest/hyperfixation of yours? Not atm no!

End with one (or a few!) more thing(s) about your special interest/hyperfixation of your choosing! (Fun fact, something you recommend a person start with if they’d like to get into your interest, etc.) If you can, read the manga! the dynamics are explored a lot more! The live-action is awesome, don't be scared of it! That's all for me ^v^

[moon3thereal]

Summertime sadness

NOT MY GIF!!

Pairings: Platonic Lady lesso x OC! never student

Genre: hurt/comfort

Warnings: mentions of anxiety, break down

A/n: honestly this was a very self indulging fic and the title is just my new hyperfixation! This is not proofread and written on my phone so I'm sorry for any typos and the mediocrity of it

you are not allowed to copy, translate or repost my work onto any other platform without explicit permission from me.

1200 words

"Ms. LeFay, see me after class." Isolde's heart sank as she heard the edge in Lady Lesso's voice, she gave a curt nod in return and spent the rest of the class in a world of her own while the dean delivered her lecture on eternal curses.

Isolde only snapped out of her daze when the deafening bell rang signaling the end of class, she slowly rose up from her seat hoping to blend in to the multitude of students streaming out of the class to no avail.

She hadnt even been able to take a step before a firm hand curled around her bicep. Isolde let out a huff of frustration and allowed herself to be stopped since there was no escaping the dean of evil, as a matter of fact she wasn't even sure why she tried, she'd just listen to the lecture Lady Lesso surely had in store for her about her poor performance and try her best not to break down right in front of her dean.

When all the students were gone, the classroom descended into a heavy silence between Lady Lesso and Isolde. she couldn't even bring her eyes up to meet the striking green of her teacher's gaze. When the silence got too loud, it was evident Lady Lesso was waiting for her student to speak up, so speak up Isolde did.

At that moment, it felt like everything she felt that was kept inside of her rushed out without hesitance. "yes I know I'm a huge disappointment, did you want an apology from me Lady Lesso? Well here it is, I'm sorry I can't always be the high achiever I'm portrayed as, I'm sorry I can't always live up to your expectations, I'm sorry I'm such a failure, I'm sorry you wasted your time on me for nothing. Is that what you wanted to hear? Well here it is. I really hope you're happy now."

Isolde inhaled deeply after her outburst and promptly turned on her heel to leave, Lady Lesso hadn't interrupted her once during her shouting but now her cane shot out to bar the door." I don't seem to recall dismissing you, Ms LeFay. Now if you're done with your tantrum, I would like to speak." she said calmly

"You know I always receive first place ranks, it's standard at this point.I lost to Hester and that's unacceptable" Isolde gritted out "You deserved it, you weren't giving me your best, your curse was perfunctory and you completely deserved the grade I gave you. Now before you shout and rage and attempt to run away yet again, I want you to listen to me very carefully." Lady Lesso paused to gaze at her student sternly, receiving a tentative nod of her head before continuing

"What exactly have you been doing to yourself these past few days? No, hold on, I'd like to guess. You've been spending your nights in the library and your days buried by your own anxiety and putting unnecessary pressure on yourself to be flawless constantly and not allowing yourself any leeway, does that sound quite right?" Lady Lesso asked with a perfect eyebrow raised.

It wasn't what Isolde had expected from her mentor, not at all, and it caught her off guard,"Im sorry, I- what-?" she stuttered, confusion lining her features "Despite what you may feel about me Ms LeFay, being your mentor for four years has made me fond of you, and I know that your behaviour today was completely abnormal."

Lady Lesso leaned against her desk and assessed the look of panic on Isolde's face, she softened and added in a softer tone, "and about what you said just now, you will never apologise to me for being a disappointment again. I have never been disappointed in you, in fact I will even go as far as to say you have always, and will always make me proud. And if I'm right, this has all come to be because you didn't manage to complete Professor Sheek's test in time and you haven't attended her class ever since then. There's one thing you sorely need to be told Isolde, you cannot continue basing your entire self-worth on what people think of you and numbers on a paper,that's no way to live, you are so much more than that my dear."

At this point there were tears welling in Isolde's eyes and she struggled to regulate her breathing and this time when she felt Lady Lesso's hand guide her without her usual vice-like grip to sit, she obediently slumped on a chair." you're really not disappointed in me?" she asked in a small voice while staring at her own feet suddenly feeling deeply embarrassed of her outburst.

"No my dear of course I'm not, however I would like you to take better care of yourself and to stop being so harsh on yourself to the point of getting into this state. I've never seen you like this and I will help you in any way if it means I won't ever see you like this again." Lady Lesso said gently. Isolde let out a relieved sigh and allowed her tears to slide down her cheeks as she leaned into her teacher's embrace. They stayed like that for a few minutes, Lady Lesso calmed her down subtly by rubbing her back softly and whispered assurances.

After a while, Isolde had calmed down sufficiently and her sobs has quieted to sniffles. "You'll take the day off and actually enjoy the privilege of your position as head of student body and take a bath, read, paint, enjoy your single room, you do know that everyone else has to share and they'd give up anything to have the room that you do don't you?" some of the sarcasm had returned to the dean's voice.

Isolde immediately frowned and protested, "but I have curses and death traps with you again and another class in the evening, I couldn't possibly-" Lady Lesso cut off her students stream of protests and spoke authoritatively "you can and you will, I am your dean and I demand that you not return to classes until tomorrow, I can have someone lock you in your dorm if you'd like Ms LeFay" she said in a stern tone.

"I- alright, I'll take the day off but if I fail anything tomorrow, I'm going to put the blame on you." Isolde said attempting to sound sour. The only response Lady Lesso gave was a incredulous laugh, she knew that her best student couldn't possibly fail a class if she missed an entire year, not to mention a day, but she didn't dole out praises often and she wouldn't start now.

"come, I'll walk you to your dorm" she said and opened the doors of her classroom expectantly to see several students eavesdropping on your conversation "if anyone has anything to say about this, I'm sure we can set up a time for a fun chat in the doom room." she sent them her signature glare that made students flee at the sight of it and it worked magnificently just as it did every time.

[jammys-pkmn-irl-hub]

Welcome! You can call me "Jam" (he/him); I run a bunch of Pokémon IRL blogs and at this point accepted that I'm probably gonna make more! So to prevent the ever-growing list of blogs I have to add to pinned posts, I've now made a hub blog.

Aside from making a listn I'm probably gonna also like. Use this blog to talk about lore stuff that's hard to mention in-character? And maybe even post some off-screen fics that I didn't finish at the time I meant to post them. So consider giving this blog a follow if you. Actually like my work for some reason lmao.

I'm gonna categorize this so:

"Glass Moon" Characters

Most of my characters fall under the same universe that I call the "Glass Moon Lore", because I like to joke that their anime theme song would be the "Glass Moon Dance" by The Vanished People. All of these characters are tied to each other in one way or another, and even tied to characters written by other people! More on that in a different post

Those characters are:

- @profchamomile - Paldea's new regional professor! Looking into ways to make Pokémon care more accessible so trainers in disadvantaged situations may still make sure their pokemon's needs are being met! Will they live up to the expectations that come with replacing the professors that built a literal time machine? Or will their worst fears come to life when the ghosts of their deep dark past come back to haunt them- I mean what?

- @porygon-supremacy - A hacker who totally doesn't care about people, and a mother of four weird pokemon children. Tries her best to be secretive, but her porygons have other plans. If what you hear of her work life concerns you... Well, you might be onto something.

- @anomaly-sanctum - a pokemon sanctuary specializing in the kind of pokemon that other sanctuaries can't. Legendaries, ultra beasts, artificial, you name it. May or may not be run by a former terrorist

- @kidresearcherindigo - Just a normal student of Naranja-Uva academy who loves their friends and family and expresses that in making them laugh! Sure they figured refer to their family as their "pack" and that family largely consists of zoroarks. Sure they may or may not have been to Area Zero. Sure they may or may not have saved the world from team plasma back when they lived in Unova. But they're TOTALLY normal and NOT traumatized!

- @bright-sun-porygon - One of porygon-supremacy's weird pokemon children; a happy-go-lucky porygon2 who wants nothing more than to put a smile on the face of everyone they meet! Their ultimate goals are to bring their loved ones together, get the human learning experience by becoming a student at naranja-uva, and becoming your friend!

Individual Lore Blogs

- @paradox-destroyer - what would happen if Arven couldn't save Mabosstiff? You get an edgy, troubled teenager forced to help a giant lizard get their powers back!

- @area-zero-era-navigator - another Arven blog, but this time he's an AI! Watch as he struggles to navigate human emotion as he's forced to process some of the most difficult emotions of all, such as grief, fear, love, among others

- @witheredcosmos no one special, really. Just a galarian man suffering from an unfortunate position. Certainly has no affiliation Former Chairman Rose or anything... Nevermind the fact that his blog was made a day after the former Chairman's death was announced.

That's it for now; more will be added, I'm sure because when I get an idea it holds me hostage for several nights

My activity tends to fluctuate a lot depending on which plot I'm most hyperfixated with. But interaction is always welcome on any one of them; even if I haven't posted on that blog in a while.

Also follows are from @jammerman64 but shhhhhhhhh don't tell my mutuals on main (/lh)

Feel free to send asks about my characters too if you're curious about anything!

[twilightofthe]

writing patterns tag game

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern!

tagged by @loosingmoreletters thank youuuu but i feel bad i haven’t star warsed on main really since the depression diagnosis which has been a few years so the first 4 fics aren’t even SW ;_; Also i put some of my parts from our collab fics to make me feel better about only having published/updated two (2) solo things within the last couple of years xD

Ok but here goes:

1. It’s just after midnight and Wei Ying is mournfully attempting to wash away his blue balls under the tepid-instead-of-cold shower head.

2. Blacking out after summoning however many the fuck demons who live in your head into the living realm does not always last for long, because blacking out means means you’re retreating inside your head where the demons run amok and they really make shitty company for any extended period of time, so sooner rather than later you end up dragging yourself back to consciousness just to avoid them.

3. The thing about being dead is that it’s a very distinct sensation, putting things if not lightly then the only possible way to put them because how does one explain the feeling of death to someone who has never experienced it before?

4. “Hmm…”

5. After two weeks of traveling at sublight with only the distant, unforgiving stars and his own dwindling sanity for comfort, the far-off, twinkling gem of a planet through the viewport would almost be enough to make Obi-Wan cry if crying didn’t take energy.

6. The first time it happens can be blamed on Anakin’s love of questionable quality holofilms.

7. Whenever Anakin thought about maybe changing his mind on his shift-form, he always reminded himself of the massive amounts of hair over the furniture shed from Obi Wan and Ahsoka alone, and how he was more than happy to not add to it.

8. Considering what had happened the last time he was there, Din Djarin hadn’t planned to set foot in the same star system as Tatooine anytime soon, let alone on the planet itself.

9. Anakin was having a shitty day.

10. Trace doesn’t know how long it had been exactly since Ahsoka left them when the galaxy fell apart.

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Ok, that’s the past 10! What i realize from them is that firstly, I’m an absolute run-on sentence whore and proud of it lol. Secondly, I internalized WAY too much paranoia about what constitutes a good hook because all of these read like “omg please be drawn in PLEASE be drawn in”. Like they’re not bad, but I can recognize myself and my intentions in my words and I see my eagerness. It’s kind of sweet.

Secondly, I realize that I do really miss Star Wars, but i think a combination of pandemic, a sudden depression diagnosis, and some unpleasant interactions ended up like. Tainting my memories of writing from that era and making it really hard to come back. Plus now I’ve got a newer hyperfixation and i keep reading a bunch of fic for it and stalking people’s tumblr blogs but also doing zero creation of anything to participate. I’ve gotten into some other fandoms in the past two years that make up the first four fics on the list, but even then it’s been hard to publish things that haven’t just been gift fics for my friends, jokes i can take a little less seriously, and collabs that make me less anxious as there’s numbers involved. I really do miss writing though. Like I’m a p decent writer I think, of course I’ve got much to improve, but reading through this and it is NOT as bad as I thought it would be, it’s good! But I wish I hadn’t abandoned so many sw fics, people have been so NICE, and it just feels like I’ve let them down. But I can’t even remember my original ending plans for so much of it and Disney continuing to leech all the joy and energy out of the series hasn’t helped either. But I am still insisting that I’ll be back one day. I will.

[shallowcoffin]

List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you. Spread the positivity! ❤️

i woke up to this ask today, and i’ve been in a depression spell for the past couple of days so this is rather refreshing. thank you for the ask, i appreciate it. ♥️

one. squishmellows and lil’ soft things. my blankets are all soft, and i have a bunch of squishmellow children. i got five squishmellows for christmas. my favorites are cthulhu, mon calamari, and chomp. i like being comfortable it’s very relaxing and boosts my mood so things like fuzzy socks or blankets really help. and the inside of hoodies being fluffy or soft ? that shit is the bomb fr.

two. this is cheesy and i’m sorry it’s not number one, but my partner makes me happy. not just my partner, but the people who love and support me make me genuinely happy. my besties are especially good at helping lift my spirits when i’m depresso and my partner is one of them.

three. my hyperfixations, if it isn’t obvious haha ! star wars and hazbin hotel are my current ones and a bunch of other fixations like pokémon and minecraft also pop up a bunch. so if you ever wanna make me happy als me tot all about my current hyperfixation and ills rabble for forever.

four. writing, like rps or fics doesn’t matter i love writing !! i’ve been writing a lot more recently than i have in like the past year (not including all of 2023,) i e been writing the most the past five months due to being fired from my job. just i genuinely love writing, story building and just making stories that i can self indulge in.

five. food. although i have a bad relationship with food to certain extent, i genuinely love making food and self indulging in food. cooking and baking makes me happy, especially when i get to cook for others. i don’t love cooking when i’m forced to, but i genuinely love food. i especially love deserts and i love eating dirt. (the pudding, oreos and gummy worms haha)

these are just the things that came to my brain, i’m sure there’s a lot more that makes me happy. but for now this is what i’ve thought of.

[dislyteshack]

new fic! I've been hyperfixating over the pilligers lately

The meeting had been going on for the past few hours and every participant were all quite ready to leave at this point

A numbered sign was presented as a visual aid much to the apathy of the other pilligers before sander

That sign had been a joke at first, really it was a gag gift for one of their birthdays and soon it turned into a marker of how long it's been since an argument turned physical or who set off Jiang jiuli.

"In an unprecedented relief we have gone-

5 days without an incident"

It was almost impressive with these four, the semantics of why didn't matter.

"A relief barring a lack of monetary loss from fixing damage"

And of course the last announcement to be made would get their attention

"Lastly, with the upcoming day off for morale purposes we'll have a-

*He took a breath before he finished, giving a sigh that ended in a groan

This "activity" they'll have to do had been suggested as team building by Hyde.

"A game night"

That seemed to get their attention.

"Suggestions can be made"

That sentence marked their fate

With two voices sounding out a word without hesitation

In unison , Mateo and Jin yuyao would single-handedly ruin this day off

~~~~~~

Suggesting monopoly was a grave mistake.

This was certainly not how Sander wished to spend a day off. Rubbing his temples he now sorely wished for a cigarette at that moment.

The only saving grace of this Gods forsaken game night? Jiang jiuli had chosen to opt out of the game and yet somehow the other pillagers had managed to cause utter chaos. At this rate the only players with a sizable chance to win were Jin yuyao and mateo.

Cecilia has long since forfeited, now choosing to pass the time using her phone.

of course sander had attempted to keep up. though with this specific version of the game being catered to utgard, why wouldn't those two get competitive?

A snap of painted nails snaps sander out of Train of thought

Yuyao and mateo were looking expectedly, a sigh was drawn out in reaction

It was his turn, and it just might as well be his last, compared to the others his stash of currency was pitiful

With the dice rolled it looks like a chance card was to be drawn.

Sander swore under his breath that either monopoly was getting banned from future game nights or those two were.

With his card revealed his expression revealed nothing, not until Mateo leaned over to see what he'd drawn.

"Looks like I'll have to send you a postcard"

"Shut up"

"You know, jails in utgard aren't so bad, they might even be up to your taste" Mateo just couldn't wipe that grin off his face can he? This brat just has to claim any victory he can.

No matter how much sander tried to convince himself this was for team building the reality became simple

This awful game is doing more team demolition than building

"I forfeit" throwing any cards he may have had left on the table. He wasn't going to demean himself by losing this ridiculous game.

"You aren't even going to spend one turn in there?" Now Yuyao was encouraging this as well? Birds of a feather those two truly were

"You won't need your properties, yeah?" The brats painfully arrogant voice cuts through

Already reaching out to claim what was once his property, the last players standing lunged akin to vultures

" just end this game before dawn"

Sander chose to resign himself to predicting how this mess would go down, he could tell at any moment he'll have to break up a fight. A cigarette, he needed a cigarette immediately, so he left the room temporarily just to retrieve one.

~~~~~~~

"This Wasn't part of the deal!"

"Well it's you or me so pay up!"

"Absolutely not!"

The temperature was rising.

Fucking great, sander lets out one last drag of smoke before entering the hellscape one more time.

The smell of smoke was evident, and it was coming from a different source this time. It looks like Jiang Jiuli had gotten the memo and left and Cecilia was beginning to record this.

And in the middle was a spectacle of an argument

"You fucking made that deal because you knew I was winning, you just wanted to make up for your loss with miss mayor so badly-

….. and with gripping the table it was flipped over by Yuyao's claws, landing on the wall with a thunderous thud,hell it might have even broken it. In response what could only be described as a genuine cat fight place with scratches and punches being flung.

Sander approached the only other calm person in the room. Cecelia looked over with the same expression she always had, artful nonchalance.

She's still recording

"That trade they made came up finally"

He could tell it had, how very helpful addition Cecilia lovey observation for the property damage these fucking grown adults were causing.

flames were hurled and scarlet projectiles were meeting with the walls, this lounge was degrading quickly. sander could stop them, but it didn't look like any of the fires started would spread fast enough to cause anymore than an inconvenience to the sprinklers

He located where they were in the midst of the chaos and pulled to end this once and for all.

The shock of the water meeting their bodies took the two fighters out of their combat momentarily, they both shouted

at the cold surprise before finally registering Sander's return.

" you're both paying for this"

the two almost hissed at one another before separating to dry up.

Loud steps could be heard before jiang Jiuli had come charging back in with a fire extinguisher in hand.

Jiuli noticed that there was no more fire to be seen.

Cecilia had stopped the recording when the fighting had ended and strolled to where the sign of days were

The days since an incident?

0

[mcalhenwrites]

🪄 and 💌

The first symbol shows up as just a box for me (even though none of the emoticons in the post itself do that!), so I'll just answer the one and you can always tell me which one the other was if you want lmao share something with us about an up-and-coming work (WIP) that has you excited!

I can share a little excerpt! I am working on something big I don't feel comfortable sharing here, but I can share a bit of the next chapter of the Whipping Boy AU I'm writing, all to see you smile! It's Hazel/Ferdinand from Rascal, and I wanted to write a romantic and humorous adult whipping boy situation. You actually know all about this since you're reading it and I told you about it beforehand but... XD EXCERPT TIME:

“I suppose Clifford was right.”

“About what?”

Ferdinand’s eyebrows shoot up, and amusement colors his tone. “The whipping boy gig—you’re into this sort of thing. Sexually. He implied as much.”

Hazel’s entire face feels like it is on flames. “Would anyone other than a masochist beg you to get into trouble on the first day?”

Edit: Okay so a different browser shows me what other emote was used??? So I'll go ahead and edit that answer in! what is your post-writing/sharing aftercare? How do you take care of yourself or celebrate yourself when you've finished a fic? I... I actually don't have any care routine, but sometimes I grab cake or buy a book to celebrate accomplishments. Though I've passed four huge writing accomplishments in the past few months, and I haven't been able to afford to do anything for them. It's actually bumming me out a lot lately. I tend to be pretty sad when I finish larger stories, since I spent so much time with the world and characters. I love them too much to easily let go. It's like I'm saying goodbye? And the best thing, usually, is for me to maladaptively daydream about those worlds/characters until a new story idea leads to hyperfixation, all while I pick at the 20-something WIPs I fear I might never finish. :') I mean, I might finish some of them, but I play favorites, clearly.

[princesscolumbia]

And on today's episode of "I was today years old when I found out that not everyone does it that way..."

I have been writing with varying degrees of productivity and mostly been really trial-and-error with what makes me a good writer. Sometime last November (more like late-October, but I only really noticed in November), some bit flipped and now I can just sit down and write, every day, whenever I want, for hours at a stretch sometimes.

I have, in fact, gotten to the point where I need to consciously NOT choose to write on days when I'm low on spoons or I'll burn myself out...again.

I kinda knew it was a bit exceptional when I had wrapped up what, in my mind, was the starting section, the first establishing story arc, of a novel...or at least it's one novel in my head. I threw the whole blob of text for the establishment of my setting, what makes this variant universe of the setting in which my fanfic is based unique, and I popped in an author's note saying, "Okay, setup's done."

My first comment was the following, single-line reply:

This was all SETUP?

And that made me realize that most novels usually don't take 45k words for the setup.

It also made me realize that I'd powered through an entire novel's worth of writing in around a month...right on the heels of another 110k+ word novel that I'd written in the course of about 2 months, right after I'd body-slammed the NaNoWriMo word-count in November and blew right past it with four short stories and an update to a WIP.

I currently have a word-count daily goal of 1,400 words...and I often rocket right past that without noticing. I have to intentionally take days off for my mental health and physical well-being or I will write.

I don't know what caused this, I don't know why I do it, I am very aware there are many authors out there that are insanely jealous of my ability and I've been asked for the secret sauce a dozen times, and I just haven't really known what to tell people...until reading this post and realizing that this is just the stuff that I do and I thought every author did it.

So without further ado, minor supplemental commentary of my take on the prev author's advice, with the assurance that everything they said is 100% correct and at this point I'm just gilding the lily:

1. Writing nonlinearly

Seriously, if you have ADHD and are pushing yourself to write linearly, stop. For 3 of the last five completed projects I did I had something like an epilogue or novel climax already written before I'd finished writing chapter 3. Yes, you may have an idea how you want a fic to go and you'll be conscious about making sure your writing gets there, but nothing helps an ADHD brain like a target to hyperfixate on.

1.a - Jump around! Jump around! Jump up, jump up and get down!

Now that I've shown my age; if you have ADHD (and maybe if you don't, not like I've never not been ADHD so I wouldn't know), your brain doesn't work linearly at all and you're only fighting yourself if you try not to follow the dopamine.

On my current WIP, I jammed through chapters 14 through 19 all in a row...then suddenly had a yen to do some text for the tentatively numbered chapter 25. I hammered out a daily-goal's worth of scene chewing (currently available as a sneak peak to all tiers, even free, on my Patreon /shameless_plug). I then bounced back to do ch. 20 before my brain locked in on exactly how I wanted to write the climax of the entire book and that took me all the way to the end (but before the epilogia). I'm not back to chapter 21 and practically pouring the words out from the full pitcher that is my brain because I allowed it to fill with content at the pace it works best at.

2. Rereading my own work

Of course I re-read my own stuff! I'm the only one who knows exactly what I want to read! 😋 Quite seriously, I have gone back to reading stuff I wrote, like, 10 or even 20 years ago because my brain is saying that's where it wants to be...and it turns out that was just what was causing me to not be able to write. Whether I just needed to take a break, needed to revisit a headspace, or I wrote something that reminded me of something else and I wanted to write it again, I've learned to let my brain lead me in the direction it needs to go.

3. Marinating in the headspace of the story

OP is probably right that this isn't a necessary thing for your writing. Heaven knows I've got a day job and can't just stew in my headspace for my fics all the time. But one thing that cannot be denied is sometimes it's hard to get back into the right headspace, and for me the solution turned out to be; playlists.

This is the playlist for my current WIP. Obviously, at a 2+ hour runtime, what you see above isn't the entire list. That list constitutes, however, all the music that I have, in whatever fashion, mentally associated with the headspace for Code of Ethics. I've done this for every WIP I have for nearly 20 years, and even if I decided to go back to one of those early, early fics that I haven't touched since before Trump was elected, all I need to do is dig up the playlist for it (even if that means re-launching iTunes for the first time in over a year) and hitting "play" and I'm back in that headspace.

Going to tag on one more thing that works for me 99% of the time:

4. Read OTHER PEOPLE'S work!

I write because I was inspired to write. There's other ways to tell the stories I want to tell and be creative and be good at it. I chose writing because other people wrote stuff that 'spoke' to me. Fission came about because I had some ideas that I knew could work because @burgerbecky had already done similar stuff with her writing. I knew Deviation was a thing that could be successful because I'd read plenty of Omegaverse fics. Double Isekai was going to be written by someone and so I figured I might as well get in there first because I'd already read DOZENS of isekai fics. And Code of Ethics came out of, "Okay, but what about...?" while I was reading QuietValerie's Troubleverse. Whatever inspired you to write, sometimes you just gotta go back in and read it again, read the sequel, read more of whatever it was that got you into writing so you remember, "...oh yeah, that's why I write!"

How I learned to write smarter, not harder

(aka, how to write when you're hella ADHD lol)

A reader commented on my current long fic asking how I write so well. I replied with an essay of my honestly pretty non-standard writing advice (that they probably didn't actually want lol) Now I'm gonna share it with you guys and hopefully there's a few of you out there who will benefit from my past mistakes and find some useful advice in here. XD Since I started doing this stuff, which are all pretty easy changes to absorb into your process if you want to try them, I now almost never get writer's block.

The text of the original reply is indented, and I've added some additional commentary to expand upon and clarify some of the concepts.

As for writing well, I usually attribute it to the fact that I spent roughly four years in my late teens/early 20s writing text roleplay with a friend for hours every single day. Aside from the constant practice that provided, having a live audience immediately reacting to everything I wrote made me think a lot about how to make as many sentences as possible have maximum impact so that I could get that kind of fun reaction. (Which is another reason why comments like yours are so valuable to fanfic writers! <3) The other factors that have improved my writing are thus: 1. Writing nonlinearly. I used to write a whole story in order, from the first sentence onward. If there was a part I was excited to write, I slogged through everything to get there, thinking that it would be my reward once I finished everything that led up to that. It never worked. XD It was miserable. By the time I got to the part I wanted to write, I had beaten the scene to death in my head imagining all the ways I could write it, and it a) no longer interested me and b) could not live up to my expectations because I couldn't remember all my ideas I'd had for writing it. The scene came out mediocre and so did everything leading up to it. Since then, I learned through working on VN writing (I co-own a game studio and we have some visual novels that I write for) that I don't have to write linearly. If I'm inspired to write a scene, I just write it immediately. It usually comes out pretty good even in a first draft! But then I also have it for if I get more ideas for that scene later, and I can just edit them in. The scenes come out MUCH stronger because of this. And you know what else I discovered? Those scenes I slogged through before weren't scenes I had no inspiration for, I just didn't have any inspiration for them in that moment! I can't tell you how many times there was a scene I had no interest in writing, and then a week later I'd get struck by the perfect inspiration for it! Those are scenes I would have done a very mediocre job on, and now they can be some of the most powerful scenes because I gave them time to marinate. Inspiration isn't always linear, so writing doesn't have to be either!

Some people are the type that joyfully write linearly. I have a friend like this--she picks up the characters and just continues playing out the next scene. Her story progresses through the entire day-by-day lives of the characters; it never timeskips more than a few hours. She started writing and posting just eight months ago, she's about an eighth of the way through her planned fic timeline, and the content she has so far posted to AO3 for it is already 450,000 words long. But most of us are normal humans. We're not, for the most part, wired to create linearly. We consume linearly, we experience linearly, so we assume we must also create linearly. But actually, a lot of us really suffer from trying to force ourselves to create this way, and we might not even realize it. If you're the kind of person who thinks you need to carrot-on-a-stick yourself into writing by saving the fun part for when you finally write everything that happens before it: Stop. You're probably not a linear writer. You're making yourself suffer for no reason and your writing is probably suffering for it. At least give nonlinear writing a try before you assume you can't write if you're not baiting or forcing yourself into it!! Remember: Writing is fun. You do this because it's fun, because it's your hobby. If you're miserable 80% of the time you're doing it, you're probably doing it wrong!

2. Rereading my own work. I used to hate reading my own work. I wouldn't even edit it usually. I would write it and slap it online and try not to look at it again. XD Writing nonlinearly forced me to start rereading because I needed to make sure scenes connected together naturally and it also made it easier to get into the headspace of the story to keep writing and fill in the blanks and get new inspiration. Doing this built the editing process into my writing process--I would read a scene to get back in the headspace, dislike what I had written, and just clean it up on the fly. I still never ever sit down to 'edit' my work. I just reread it to prep for writing and it ends up editing itself. Many many scenes in this fic I have read probably a dozen times or more! (And now, I can actually reread my own work for enjoyment!) Another thing I found from doing this that it became easy to see patterns and themes in my work and strengthen them. Foreshadowing became easy. Setting up for jokes or plot points became easy. I didn't have to plan out my story in advance or write an outline, because the scenes themselves because a sort of living outline on their own. (Yes, despite all the foreshadowing and recurring thematic elements and secret hidden meanings sprinkled throughout this story, it actually never had an outline or a plan for any of that. It's all a natural byproduct of writing nonlinearly and rereading.)

Unpopular writing opinion time: You don't need to make a detailed outline.

Some people thrive on having an outline and planning out every detail before they sit down to write. But I know for a lot of us, we don't know how to write an outline or how to use it once we've written it. The idea of making one is daunting, and the advice that it's the only way to write or beat writer's block is demoralizing. So let me explain how I approach "outlining" which isn't really outlining at all.

I write in a Notion table, where every scene is a separate table entry and the scene is written in the page inside that entry. I do this because it makes writing nonlinearly VASTLY more intuitive and straightforward than writing in a single document. (If you're familiar with Notion, this probably makes perfect sense to you. If you're not, imagine something a little like a more contained Google Sheets, but every row has a title cell that opens into a unique Google Doc when you click on it. And it's not as slow and clunky as the Google suite lol) When I sit down to begin a new fic idea, I make a quick entry in the table for every scene I already know I'll want or need, with the entries titled with a couple words or a sentence that describes what will be in that scene so I'll remember it later. Basically, it's the most absolute bare-bones skeleton of what I vaguely know will probably happen in the story.

Then I start writing, wherever I want in the list. As I write, ideas for new scenes and new connections and themes will emerge over time, and I'll just slot them in between the original entries wherever they naturally fit, rearranging as necessary, so that I won't forget about them later when I'm ready to write them. As an example, my current long fic started with a list of roughly 35 scenes that I knew I wanted or needed, for a fic that will probably be around 100k words (which I didn't know at the time haha). As of this writing, it has expanded to 129 scenes. And since I write them directly in the page entries for the table, the fic is actually its own outline, without any additional effort on my part. As I said in the comment reply--a living outline!

This also made it easier to let go of the notion that I had to write something exactly right the first time. (People always say you should do this, but how many of us do? It's harder than it sounds! I didn't want to commit to editing later! I didn't want to reread my work! XD) I know I'm going to edit it naturally anyway, so I can feel okay giving myself permission to just write it approximately right and I can fix it later. And what I found from that was that sometimes what I believed was kind of meh when I wrote it was actually totally fine when I read it later! Sometimes the internal critic is actually wrong. 3. Marinating in the headspace of the story. For the first two months I worked on [fic], I did not consume any media other than [fandom the fic is in]. I didn't watch, read, or play anything else. Not even mobile games. (And there wasn't really much fan content for [fandom] to consume either. Still isn't, really. XD) This basically forced me to treat writing my story as my only source of entertainment, and kept me from getting distracted or inspired to write other ideas and abandon this one.

As an aside, I don't think this is a necessary step for writing, but if you really want to be productive in a short burst, I do highly recommend going on a media consumption hiatus. Not forever, obviously! Consuming media is a valuable tool for new inspiration, and reading other's work (both good and bad, as long as you think critically to identify the differences!) is an invaluable resource for improving your writing.

When I write, I usually lay down, close my eyes, and play the scene I'm interested in writing in my head. I even take a ten-minute nap now and then during this process. (I find being in a state of partial drowsiness, but not outright sleepiness, makes writing easier and better. Sleep helps the brain process and make connections!) Then I roll over to the laptop next to me and type up whatever I felt like worked for the scene. This may mean I write half a sentence at a time between intervals of closed-eye-time XD

People always say if you're stuck, you need to outline.

What they actually mean by that (whether they realize it or not) is that if you're stuck, you need to brainstorm. You need to marinate. You don't need to plan what you're doing, you just need to give yourself time to think about it!

What's another framing for brainstorming for your fic? Fantasizing about it! Planning is work, but fantasizing isn't.

You're already fantasizing about it, right? That's why you're writing it. Just direct that effort toward the scenes you're trying to write next! Close your eyes, lay back, and fantasize what the characters do and how they react.

And then quickly note down your inspirations so you don't forget, haha.

And if a scene is so boring to you that even fantasizing about it sucks--it's probably a bad scene.

If it's boring to write, it's going to be boring to read. Ask yourself why you wanted that scene. Is it even necessary? Can you cut it? Can you replace it with a different scene that serves the same purpose but approaches the problem from a different angle? If you can't remove the troublesome scene, what can you change about it that would make it interesting or exciting for you to write?

And I can't write sitting up to save my damn life. It's like my brain just stops working if I have to sit in a chair and stare at a computer screen. I need to be able to lie down, even if I don't use it! Talking walks and swinging in a hammock are also fantastic places to get scene ideas worked out, because the rhythmic motion also helps our brain process. It's just a little harder to work on a laptop in those scenarios. XD

In conclusion: Writing nonlinearly is an amazing tool for kicking writer's block to the curb. There's almost always some scene you'll want to write. If there isn't, you need to re-read or marinate.

Or you need to use the bathroom, eat something, or sleep. XD Seriously, if you're that stuck, assess your current physical condition. You might just be unable to focus because you're uncomfortable and you haven't realized it yet.

Anyway! I hope that was helpful, or at least interesting! XD Sorry again for the text wall. (I think this is the longest comment reply I've ever written!)

And same to you guys on tumblr--I hope this was helpful or at least interesting. XD Reblogs appreciated if so! (Maybe it'll help someone else!)

[ceps-pers]

🌿Special Interest Questions - One Piece Edition💡

What is your special interest/hyperfixation? How would you describe your special interest/hyperfixation to someone who knows nothing about it? (You can answer multiple if you have more than one, but this may get lengthy for you.) One Piece! I'd say it's a funny but deep and heartbreaking anime/manga with really endearing and interesting characters and big themes of solidarity, found family and freedom.

How did you discover your special interest/hyperfixation? How long ago was it? Around a year ago I'd say, my partner had been bugging me about me starting, and I ended up caving and accepting to start over (I'd watchted it up to Arlong Park when I was like 12). After a around 6 months of me instisting we watch some every weekend and having the Brainworms™️ about it consistently, I suspected the hyperfixation might might become a special interest as my usual hyperfixations don't last this long.

What is something people might not know about your special interest/hyperfixation? Emporio Ivankov was based on Frankenfurther from The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Have you had other special interests/hyperfixations in the past? Yup! I have a lot of hyperfixations, and those are cyclical, usually lasting from a week to three months the disappearing to come back a few months later. Dogs were a special interest when I was a kid, and that's not quite accurate now. My other special interest is art in general (from narration at large, passing by painting, sewing, acting,…)

How much time do you spend on your special interest/hyperfixation? Is it something you do, something you learn about, something you think about, some combination of those, or something else entirely? I watch it, and I think and daydream about it. I spend around 2h per weekend watching it, and I have Brainworms™️ once every few days

Do you lose track of other things while involved with your special interest/hyperfixation? I've gotten way better at not losing track of stuff, but it still happens when I get really in the zone yea

Do you often talk to others about your special interest/hyperfixation? If yes, is it generally online or offline? Yes, my partner listens even though sometimes they get tired of it X) Most times they're very interested though, as they love the series!

Is there anyone in your life (online or offline) that is also interested in your special interest/hyperfixation? My partnerrr, they're the one that got me into it X)

What are four of your favorite things about your special interest/hyperfixation? The strawhat's dynamics >>>> The drag queens Zoro getting his ass lost Buggy being a cringefail pathethic little meowmeow

Have you ever received a gift related to your special interest/hyperfixation? If yes, what was it? Not yet no!

Has your special interest/hyperfixation ever helped you? (Could be emotionally, practically, etc.) Escapism yaaaay! /lh Seriously it's just really nice to have a complex world and characters to mull over, I love that!

If your special interest/hyperfixation is something you can display, do you choose to display it? If yes, how do you do so? Yes! Merch mainly! I even have a handbag with the strawhats' jolly roger on it!

Do you keep any documents you’ve made about your special interest? (A list of articles you’ve read, a document with descriptions of a fantasy world, etc.) I have a blog where I reblog posts about it I like so i can revisit them ^^

Would you ever want to have a job that involves your special interest/hyperfixation? Not really

In the short term, do you have anything you’re planning to do soon related to your special interest/hyperfixation? Like every weekend, watch it some more! I also want to post some headcanons on here

In the long term, where do you see your special interest/hyperfixation going? How are you hoping to incorporate your special interest/hyperfixation further into your life (if you are)? I want to write a fic with some changes I'd have loved to see, but that's pretty much it!

Would you recommend others get involved in your special interest/hyperfixation? Why or why not? Yes! I assure you it doesn't seem long if you like it! It's funny but will give you all the feels, and the found family dynamic of the starwhats is the best I've ever seen!

Are there any interests you see becoming a special interest/hyperfixation? If yes, what are they? What makes you think they could become a special interest/hyperfixation of yours? Not atm no!

End with one (or a few!) more thing(s) about your special interest/hyperfixation of your choosing! (Fun fact, something you recommend a person start with if they’d like to get into your interest, etc.) If you can, read the manga! the dynamics are explored a lot more! The live-action is awesome, don't be scared of it! That's all for me ^v^

[orcelito]

Ok that fic I’ve been reading? That I am utterly obsessed with? Yea I caught up. In two days.

Almost 300,000 words in two days. That’s a lot even for me.

[gffa]

It’s only been three months since the last time I did a set of STAR WARS fic recs, so at least I’m not getting worse, even if fandom has continued to put out more fic than I can possibly keep up with, because you guys are pretty great. I know 2022 has been a weird year already, but at least one thing remains constant–this fandom has written a lot of fic that’s made me laugh, made me lose all coherent thought so I’m just left with fizz up there, made me have feelings, and made me really glad that, if I must have a hyperfixation on a hell fandom, at least it’s one that I’ve found some pretty cool people in. Cool people and fic that’s just as epic and cool as they are! STAR WARS FIC RECS: PREQUELS RECS: ✦ keep time with the melody (we learn to play in minor key) by grumpyhedgehogs, obi-wan & barriss & luminara & cast, 7k    Barriss Offee loses her first master in the Second Battle of Geonosis. She is unsure of her new master, but Obi-Wan has practice in proving his worth. ✦ the better part of valor by treescape, obi-wan & anakin & qui-gon & ahsoka, ~1k    “I thought the plan was for you to discreetly investigate the layout of the dungeons while Ahsoka and I handled the politics,” Obi-Wan said with a pointed sigh. “Did you at least find what we’re looking for?” ✦ The End is a Beginning by peachybitters, obi-wan & anakin, 1.1k    In the aftermath of grief and loss, Obi-Wan and Anakin begin their journey as Master and Padawan. ✦ fearless and therefore powerful by AceQueenKing, padme & obi-wan & bail & sabe & leia & cast, 12.3k    Padmé Amidala is brought back to life post-TROS by Palpatine, but there’s a catch: she’s been remade into one of her childhood monsters. Padmé faces a new life, one where she has come back wrong. ✦ You will find that the world has changed forever by ambiguously, mace & katooni & barriss, 5.4k    Mace survives his fight with Palpatine and Anakin, with help from a friend. ✦ Tears on Ilum by peachybitters, obi-wan & anakin & yoda, 4k    Obi-Wan plans a trip to the Crystal Cave on Ilum in search for a kyber crystal for his new lightsaber, and his new Padawan, Anakin, is upset at the thought of being left behind. But where his master goes, he is called to follow (at least this time). ✦ old words die out (new melodies break forth) by silveryink, mace & obi-wan & bail & yoda & kanan & cast, 7.4k    Mace survives his fall from Palpatine’s office. The universe is a bit softer than it could have been. ✦ Anakin’s DNA Wish by phoenixyfriend, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & rex & vokara & bant & kix & cast, 7.1k    Anakin’s blood is half Force. It glows under microscopes and ruins genome sequencing machines, and everyone’s very tired of that. ✦ Day of Reflection by AdaliaK, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka, 4.5k    Obi-Wan blames Anakin for Ahsoka’s un-Jedi-like behavior and forces the two of them to spend a day in the Archives, but Anakin has other ideas. (Basically The Clone Wars meets The Breakfast Club) ✦ drowning. by loosingletters, obi-wan & anakin, 1.2k    Darth Vader is drowning in the darkness. When the light reaches out for him, he holds onto it with newfound desperation. ✦ where you go, i’m going by billowypants, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 2.2k    If only Obi-Wan hadn’t gone on this foolhardy, ridiculous solo mission and had let Anakin come with him. But Obi-Wan had insisted he go alone. ✦ Four Walls and Two Jedi by hellowkatey, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 10k    Obi-Wan and Anakin get exposed to a deadly virus and must spend two weeks in quarantine battling sickness, ghosts from the past, and worries for the future. ✦ that nature is so by loosingletters, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka, 2.4k    Anakin is injured and Ahsoka spends some time with her Grandmaster. ✦ Life Day Eve Reflections by Peach_Bitters (peachybitters), obi-wan & anakin, 3.2k    A Life Day Eve begins with frustration, but Anakin receives consolation and a gift from a familiar stranger, and understanding from his master. ✦ Armed With a Burning Patience by tessiete, obi-wan/satine, NSFW, 3.2k    After his miraculous resurrection from the assassination by Rako Hardeen, Satine waits for Obi-Wan to apologise…she may have to wait a very long time. ✦ The Ground Beneath Us by stolen_pen_name23, obi-wan & anakin (&anakin/padme & cast), 7.5k    Obi-Wan makes Anakin go on walks and maybe it saves the galaxy. ✦ As the snowflakes fall by florgi, obi-wan & anakin, ~1k    Young Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi hates cold planets… until a certain Padawan gets to experience his first fall of snow. ✦ Ghosts by Threebea O (ThreeBea), obi-wan & anakin, force ghosts, time travel, 1.3k    In his last moments Anakin Skywalker falls through the cracks of time to right all the wrongs that came to pass. His Master stands beside him. ✦ a comedy in four acts by jesuisdeux, obi-wan & dooku & yoda & qui-gon & cast, time travel, 17k    This was what time-travel is: staring at the dark sockets of skulls everywhere your gaze lands on. Being haunted by ghosts long gone. The apprehension of the slow yet sure approach of the inevitable which is sending chills down your spine. ✦ Direct Action by silveryink, luminara & barriss & cast, 4.3k    Upon investigating the health of her new battalion, Barriss discovers tumours located in all their heads. It’s a bigger problem than it appears to be. ✦ Sharing a Bed With Your Padawan by DontCallMeShirley, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & dooku & qui-gon, ~1k    [A series of sharing a bed with Masters and Padawans.] ✦ A New Kind of Fight by stolen_pen_name23, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & cody & rex, 1.8k    The Clone Wars have been won. Palpatine mysteriously died off-screen. Order 66 is never executed. But without a war, the disaster trio and friends fight a new type of battle. ✦ invincible like i’ve never been by gigglesandfreckles, obi-wan & anakin & cast, 4.9k    anakin dreams of obi-wan dying instead of padmé. there’s fall-out. ✦ You’ve Come Such a Long Way by OuzoAthena11, obi-wan & anakin & ahsoka & waxer & boil & cody & cast, 6.2k    Anakin refuses Ahsoka’s request to learn Jar'Kai. She decides to talk to her grandmaster to get his opinion on it. OBI-WAN/ANAKIN RECS: ✦ the expanse of forever by billowypants, obi-wan/anakin & luke, force ghosts, 3.9k    “Are you and Ben, like, together?” ✦ Upfall by bell, obi-wan/anakin & obi-wan/satine & brief anakin/padme & ahsoka & cast, NSFW, 160k wip    Anakin is doing just about everything he can to hold himself together; it won’t last. ✦ For Your Pleasure by Himboskywalker, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, spanking, d/s, potential dubcon, read the tags, 4.5k    Undercover as slaver and slave,Obi-Wan and Anakin infiltrate a slaver’s ring,only for Anakin’s training and ability to take punishment to come into question. ✦ Find his pleasure by Himboskywalker, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, spanking, d/s, read the tags, 7.2k    A year after their disastrous undercover mission Obi-Wan and Anakin must again work as master and slave to infiltrate the galaxy’s largest slave auction. Anakin shouldn’t be so eager for it,or so Obi-Wan thinks. ✦ War Drums by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin & quinlan & shmi & cast, time travel, 30.8k wip    In 32BBY, ten-year-old Anakin Skywalker wakes up as Darth Vader, his mind overwritten by the consciousness of his future self. In one day, Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi loses his Master, gains the confusing and concerning friendship of a 46-year-old (ex-)Sith Lord trapped in a child’s body, and is pulled along on his desperate mission to save the galaxy. ✦ à la carte by RagnarLothcat, obi-wan/anakin & mace & quinlan & ahsoka & satine & padme & rex & jesse, NSFW, modern au, 55.6k    Anakin Skywalker is a perfectly normal grad student. He spends his days at the robotics lab, his evenings working at an upscale restaurant and his weekends on inadvisable hookups. That is, until Obi-Wan Kenobi saunters into his workplace and sweeps him off his feet. ✦ une œuvre d’art by shatou, obi-wan/anakin & plo, 3.2l    Anakin purifies his Kyber crystal, with Obi-Wan by his side. ✦ untying a great knot by septemberist, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 4k wip    The training of an unusual Padawan requires an unorthodox technique. ✦ but when he walks in by billowypants, obi-wan/anakin, greek gods au, 2.6k    They say that Chaos, the eldest of the gods, is the most powerful being in the universe. [….] But they are wrong. ✦ should you need to come undone by zaecula, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 4.8k    Obi-Wan probably had sex all the time. If he didn’t, it was only thanks to the Code— even Anakin, despite being his student, recognized his master’s staggering sex appeal. ✦ to reach for the sunlight by treescape, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 1.4k    Obi-Wan continues fucking Vader back to the Light. ✦ Across the Stars by unfortunate17, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, time travel, 14.9k    A story of how Obi-Wan and Anakin have thousands of firsts between them, fates intertwined by the will of the force across space and time. Or, Obi-Wan is the Time Traveler’s Wife. ✦ A Place Where We Are Both Named Love by Is0lde, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, modern au, caning, 7.8k    After a long, trying week, Anakin asks for what he needs. ✦ Temporary Like Achilles by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, omegaverse, 17k    Midway through the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan’s starfighter was shot down by the Separatists in a dogfight over Dathomir, and he has not made contact since. Unacceptable. ✦ what cannot be said (will be wept) by obiwanobi, obi-wan/anakin, historical au, medieval au, 4.7k    Obi-Wan tries to leave the party of the new crown prince of Coruscant without being noticed. The new crown prince isn’t pleased to see him leaving without a proper goodbye. ✦ what’s mine is yours is ours by tennessoui, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, omegaverse, 8.6k    Obi-Wan receives word that his former padawan is pregnant. This hurts, because he really thought that after all the gift-giving and scent-marking, Anakin would accept his own courtship before someone else’s. ✦ faint with love by RexIsMyCopilot, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 3.6k    Anakin catches Obi-Wan teaching younglings and realizes how much he loves certain qualities of Obi-Wan’s. ✦ star-map by maragny, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, senator!obi-wan, 2k    The joy of reunion after a long separation. ✦ classroom engagement by treescape, obi-wan/anakin, modern au, professor!obi-wan, 1.8k    Anakin tries the door one last time, as if somehow something will have changed, and then scrubs one hand over his face in sharp frustration. “I’m sorry, Obi-Wan,” he says miserably, hearing the latch of the door as he closed it behind him again and again. ✦ i wait for you (like a empty house) by ghostwriterofthemachine, obi-wan/anakin & cast, modern au, 18.4k    This is a story about love. ✦ at your leisure by treescape, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 2.1k    “I can feel how much you want to come,” Obi-Wan murmured soothingly. “Would you like that? To come right now so that you can sit here properly as long as I’d like?” ✦ Azúcar, Sudor by Delziae, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, spanking, 12k wip    Anakin can’t stand Obi-Wan’s new disciplinary tactic, but he absolutely loves it. ✦ Tomorrow shall be brighter by Tomicaleto, obi-wan/anakin, royalty au, 2k    Palpatine has taken over the kingdom, declaring a new empire. Knight Kenobi managed to save the young prince and escape the capital, spending the night in a small inn. ✦ Prompted - Chapter 16: Anakin, Duke of Vader, Prince of Coruscant by intermundia, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, historical au, medieval au, 7.5k    This is inspired by this tumblr post: “oh, to be a spoiled, arrogant bastard prince, used to getting my way, confused and annoyed by my attraction to my strong angry bodyguard who won’t put up with any of my shit” and the anon that poked me to write it. ✦ All I Want for Christmas by RagnarLothcat, obi-wan/anakin, modern au, 8.7k    Obi-Wan is alone for the holidays and having an awful time of it. Until he meets a strange cat in his yard and his even stranger human. ✦ Pyre by marycontraire, obi-wan/anakin, 1.8k    Padme makes a different decision in Attack of the Clones. In the aftermath, Obi-Wan and Anakin return to Tatooine. ✦ behind closed doors by treescape, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 1.7k    Or, sometimes Obi-Wan and Vader play a game. ✦ Se desmaya una flor by Petra, obi-wan/anakin, ~1k    Anakin wondered exactly what was so terrible about what he’d said, and why he was so eager to have sex with someone who made quotation marks with his fingers in the air. ✦ when all we have are shadows by tennessoui, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, modern au, 8.3k    Anakin’s gone when Obi-Wan wakes up. He’s left a note, a little cutesy message with a smiley face and awful handwriting. He has a class he can’t miss, it says. Obi-Wan’s gone and fucked a college kid. ✦ I can fill those places in your heart no else can by pontah, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, modern AU, omegaverse, read the tags, 9.4k    Anakin pulls over in front of his ex’s house with a plan and his cigarette halfway through the paper. ✦ All Over My Teeth by TheTragicallyHam, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, 10.7k    Anakin is bitten by an unknown creature on Kashyyyk, and is sent back to Coruscant with a fever and deadly infection. Obi-Wan’s mission is to travel back to Kashyyyk in an attempt to try and figure out how to cure him. When Obi-Wan comes back, Anakin’s condition is not what he was expecting. ✦ always and forever by obikinn, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, dragon!obi-wan, 2k    “I think you should fuck me while you’re a dragon, tonight.“ -Anakin Skywalker, known monsterfucker ✦ To Find the One by Bittodeath, obi-wan/anakin & anakin/others, medieval au, omegaverse, 1.2k    Anakin Skywalker is a beautiful omega - too beautiful, perhaps: his husbands keep dying, one after the other. But Obi-Wan is willing to take a chance, and find mercy in the omega’s heart. ✦ The Desk by SunAndStarz, obi-wan/anakin, NSFW, modern au, professor!obi-wan, 1.4k    A very inappropriate use of a classroom. But Anakin and Obi-Wan don’t care. ✦ It’s How You Learn by Is0lde, obi-wan/anakin & cast, NSFW, 10.6k    Anakin and Obi-Wan spar in Jar'Kai and it ends up exactly how they both planned ✦ Choices of a Chosen One by Threebea O (ThreeBea), obi-wan/anakin/padme, 11.2k wip    Anakin Skywalker realizes he doesn’t need to choose anymore. He can have what he wants. He no longer needs to heed the old men trying to control him. He is in control now. ORIGINAL TRILOGY RECS: ✦ a promise made by CeruleanTactician, anakin & leia, 1.4k    The first and last time the ghost of Anakin Skywalker attempts to speak to his daughter. FULL DETAILS + RECS HERE!