#i love y’all and I love this fandom ✨💜✨

[danicloth]

Happy birthday again to @mysterybensmysteryblog ^w^✨🎂✨

A little gift 'cause seriously, the stream was a lot of fun and I loved the new Vtuber avatar… a cute bat-man >w>✨

[teen--marvel]

hey, hey, party people! how we doing? i really hope you said great, but if not, have no fear! the weekly check in is here!!

i used to do these a lot a couple of years ago, and i haven't done one in 34 weeks! let's get into it.

if you've been here before, you know how this works, lol. but if you haven't, the "rules" are as follows; you follow at least ONE bullet point in this list, you're more than welcome to reblog and share to remind your other moots/followers how fucking badass they are. that's it!! i also like to put in here how i've been doing, as well, so that you won't feel to anxious about sharing how you've been doing.

i haven't been doing that great mentally. i've had major writers block, my oldest has been acting out the last few days, we have one more week of school (which also means one more week of babysitting... which i'm kind of stressing over), and just all the things, really. let me know how y'all have been in either the comments/replies, my inbox or my dm's.

now, let’s get into our points, shall we? 

i hope y’all;

drink your water or tea (gotta stay hydrated, my lovelies) 🥤

eat some good ass food (whatever your heart and stomach is telling you) 🍕🍟🥞🧇🍔🌭🥪🌮🌯🍝

remember that you’re a boss ass bitch and ain’t nobody can touch you (because you’re 🎵BAD, YOU’RE BAD, YA’KNOW IT🎵) 💪🏻🤘🏻💅🏻

take some time for yourself (treat yo’ self) 💸🛍️

have a self care day / weekend ; face mask, bubble bath, put on your favorite dylan o’brien, tom holland, joe keery, or joseph quinn movie / tv show or discover a new one, if the weather is nice - go sit outside with a cuppa (ahh, see what i did there? 😏) or a cup of tea or coffee or hot chocolate (pretty sure that's what a cuppa is, but just roll with it, lol)

and remember the most important thing ; you’re amazing, you’re important to a lot of people, you matter, and you’re strong, you’re smart, you’re beautiful, you’re enough, you will conquer the world, and you’ll get through whatever hell storm comes your way 💜💜😚

remember that you have people in your corner, and if you don’t, my dm’s are always open. i'm everyone's designated hype woman <33

i hope y’all have a great weekend. i love y’all to the moon and back, and hopefully i’ll see y’all back here next time for  ✨ j e s s ’  w e e k l y   c h e c k   i n ✨

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tagging some bad bitches: @stiles-o-dylan24 @ageofevermore @lettersofwrittencollective @logangarfield @yourfavoritewitchbitch @fandom-princess-forevermore @stevesxyellowxsweater @freckledjoes @dylankeery-topp @thescoopstroopers @familyvideowithsteve @websterss @andvys @eddiemunsonsmum @eddiesxangel

[leovaldiva]

✨Intro Post✨

I don’t know if there’s a certain amount of followers you have to have or knowledge and experience on tumblr you have to have/know before you make an intro post, so forgive me if i don’t have enough followers or experience.

About me 🌇

my regular name is Lydia, but i’d prefer if you called me Leo

my pronouns are They/Them/Theirs

I am a minor

i don’t know my sexuality yet, but so far i’ve liked girls, boys & non-binary people soo…

my fav colors are green and purple💚💜

i love love and want everyone to feel safe in their own homes and lives 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦

My fandoms include, but are not limited to:

the inheritance games, riordanverse, young royals, wings of fire, avatar the last air bender, a good girls guide to murder, One of us is lying (book only)

Favorite Musicians:

Taylor Swift, Conan Gray, Sabrina Carpenter, Drod, Girl in Red, Negative 25, Omar Rudberg

(I love Renee Rap and Olivia Rodrigo too but i don’t really listen to their music i just think their really hot)🩷💜

i don’t know if y’all are out here messaging people but my favorite people (so far) are:

@vintagetee13 @chengxiansbaby @autistic-katara @sparklezfallsinlovewithbooks @the-living-embodiment-of-time

🎩

😃

if y’all ever need anything feel free to dm me :)

my side blog:

@bandaidsdont13fixbulletholes (taylor swift)

i hope you feel as happy and safe as possible.

Love,

Leo💋

p.s.

@stop-ur-losing-me is the best swiftie blog and @riddles-n-games is the best inheritance games blog they both know EVERYTHING

[kedsandtubesocks]

HAPPY PEDRO DAY!

I know I’m gonna be so lame about this but… I used to get scared and nervous to write for this fandom, even felt a bit discouraged at times because of how almost out of place I felt - but to think how at the end of the day we’re all just wanting to bond and connect over this silly handsome man of ours is so special and I will always treasure and adore all of you I’ve met

I’m so happy to celebrate this goober with y’all, I’m so humbled to create in the same space as so many of you talented babes & thank you for making this day incredibly sweet

Here’s to our Aries King and here’s to the love and friendship that binds us together 💜💕✨

[jocelynships]

✨💕 Promo Time 💕✨

Hi hi hi, my name is Jocelyn and I’m your local disaster bi who likes cartoons, let’s be friends!!

💚 My main interests are TMNT & Sonic, I’m also into X-Men, the Disney Afternoon and 80s movies despite not focusing on them much, but I’ve been fixated on the Trolls movies lately!

💜 My main F/Os are Kurt Wagner from X-Men and Baron Draxum from ROTTMNT. I’m not comfortable sharing either of them, and no hard feelings if you do as well! I have my space set up and y’all are valid too! I’m okay sharing all my other F/Os though!!

💛 However I’m mainly focusing on Clay & Bruce from Trolls: Band Together as for some reason I’ve fallen HARD for both lol (and in case anyone worries I have different S/Is for both)

🩷 I get anxious having fandom blogs interact with me due to bad experiences in certain fandoms I’ve had. I’m not a fandom blog. If you’re okay with self shipping/inserting you’re welcome to follow but please be aware that’s most of what you will see

💙 Last but not least, I’m probably more intimidated by you than you are of me lol. I don’t bite! Feel free to message me! Just know I have a busy life irl so I may not respond to messages right away, but I love making friends!

[anotherbluesunday]

✨Intertidal Moodboards—Ch. 12✨

hey there! as promised, here are the moodboards for chapter 12.

this chapter was a real treat to write and provided so much emotional healing for our chaotic duo. and i’m so excited for chapter 13 which will hopefully be landing early next week since this week is going to be pretty hectic for me, which leads me to the exciting news i have been hinting at.

as some of you know, i’m a uni student in the sciences—geomorphology but i may switch tracks to marine ecology. however, it’s always been my dream to be a published writer and possibly see my work in film, be it tv or a movie. well, i have been taking courses with an english professor who has become a mentor of sorts and he’s taken great interest in three of my fics—Intertidal, Violet Midnight, and Myth. so much interest that he has asked for the pdf’s so that he could share them with his publishing agent and manager.

thats right y’all, all three are being read over for consideration for publication! and this is a hard inquiry he is doing on my behalf.

of course the names of the characters would have to be changed since those belong to the addams family (in all iterations) and i do not yet know what this would mean for keeping my fics online if i were to publish them as originals. but the fact of the matter is that i may soon be making my dreams a reality and i couldn’t be more thrilled to share this news!

my journey through this fandom has been a tumultuous one and there are still grievences i carry that have yet to be fully resolved internally. but had i not entered the wednesday fandom, i would have never written these three stories, namely Intertidal which is what caught my professor’s eye as a writer—not an instructor. so to an extent i am thankful for the hardships and struggles. they made me write stories better than any i have ever written before. and the friends i have made and kept along the way are some of the most amazing genuinely outstanding people on the face of this planet and are worth all the love and admiration they receive and more. so thank you guys, you know who you are and i love you gremlins to pieces.

so yeah, keep an eye out for chapter 13 and, possibly soon, a couple of books from yours truly hitting the shelves. 💜🤙🏻💜

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/49098262/chapters/127643539

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[namor-shuri]

Did you see that recent post about your page? Antis are so funny 😭

I’m crying because after I posted that meme post yesterday, I was scrolling through the Nashuri tag and then saw it 🥴 I literally made a dumb meme joking about Antis saying we need to be locked up, and didn’t realize someone literally said that hours prior. It doesn’t get better than that rofl. What’s sending me was their initial outrage of Nashuri [which babe, have you been living under a rock?], then the assumption that I romantically ship Tenoch & Tish from a quick bio glance, THEN after all of the “horror” and “shock”, they proceed to not block me. You’re telling me you posted screenshots of you blocking my page to ultimately not…..block……me? Righhhhhhhttttttt *rubs temples*

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I literally don’t owe anyone this BUT this is for the folks that are new to my blog/Nashuri fandom/etc:

#1. Hey 💜 This is BOTH a Nashuri [Namor x Shuri] blog AND Tenoch Huerta + Letitia Wright appreciation blog. What does that mean? It means my blog is about anything related to A. Tenoch Huerta + his life/roles etc B. Letitia Wright + her life/roles etc and C. Their adorable dynamic together. It’s a hodgepodge of random stuff. One big ice cream shop where you can pick your flavor of choice. So Nashuri shippers interact with me, Namor fans, Shuri fans , Letitia, Tenoch and so on. You get the idea. I love how open-ended my page is and that’s why I made it that way in the first place. Everyone is welcome here and can walk away with a little bit of something. For being such a miscellaneous page, I would say the only “agenda” I push is Nashuri [it’s in my name]. The rest of my content is up to your own personal interpretation/assumptions. What you think I’m pushing or trying to say is all your take and your take alone, beloved. It has nothing to do with me.

#2. I admit that my mouth has gotten me in a little bit of trouble over the years lol. I was literally that little kid that came back with a report card with straight A’s that had a teacher’s note on the side saying “Talks too much in class”. I think and say shit ALL. THE. TIME rofl Yes, I sprinkle in deep rants and knowledgeable takes on my blog but I made this page to be a menace. I’m only here to be entertained. A majority of my page are jokes and tomfoolery. The complete opposite of “be for real”. How can I be when I’m literally shipping a fictional fish stick and a fictional woman in a cat suit?? 🤣 I’ve spoken about it before but I’m also an artist [my professional work is 1000% unrelated to this page/content lol] so alot of my page is also random graphics and stuff like that too. I love making y’all and myself laugh and it’s been enjoyable af interacting with you, especially the Nashuri fandom. Y’all are straight up comedians and say the funniest shit, which then makes me want to say even more wild shit and then it becomes a snowball effect lol. Thankfully I can tell a majority of you who do follow/interact with me are grown so you’ve picked up by now that most of my blog is A BIT. But unfortunately there’s always going to be a sprinkle of people who are clearly young, new here or just folks that don’t get my sense of humor whatsoever. And whichever category you fall under it’s okay, but babes there are a lot of 18+ jokes/comments on my page so if you are someone that is underage and or gets easily offended, please do yourself a favor and stay clear. I mean that in the nicest way possible.

#3. I wrote this on a reblog to someone’s post recently but I have a large portion of blogs blocked on the tags that I follow on here. Life has been ✨𝒷𝓁𝒾𝓈𝓈𝒻𝓊𝓁✨ ever since and it only takes .2 seconds out of your day to do it. So when I don’t see people utilize the block button, I just know their not being fr and are clearly bored. If you don’t like my content, block/mute me. Simple as that. Because chances are, I’ve probably already blocked you by now. And to the people I haven’t, I either A. enjoy/interact with the content you make or B. don’t care for it but you usually stay out of my lane and I stay out of yours so we just coexist. It’s that black and white. You don’t have to like what someone posts but what isn’t cool is bothering/targeting someone on an app strictly because of that. What are you five? This feels like a lesson we learned in elementary school. It’s not rocket science and it’s never that serious. The world does not revolve around you nor adhere to things only you deem okay. It’s much bigger than that. Get a grip, go drink some water, eat something and make sure to touch some grass today while you’re at it.

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Shout out to that page tho! I literally gained new followers after that, so…..thank you? 😅 What a time to be alive. But for real, ya’ll have been coming out of nowhere to support and it’s been super dope. I really appreciate all the love, especially for being such a new page. I’m looking forward to future shenanigans, continuing the fun and not taking shit too seriously per usual. Live your best life, folks. Don’t let anyone rain on your parade. Life is WAY too short for that.

Ps: To my new followers, check out the post pinned to my page here. It’s a great “intro” into the Nashuri fandom and or actors Tenoch Huerta / Letitia Wright. Some things might be a little old but it’s pretty useful for the most part. My old poll results post gives you a slight idea of me as well. See y’all around ✌🏾💗

[wonhosmistress]

I usually don’t post much about BTS considering the nonstop up and downs I’ve been experiencing in my life, but this doesn’t mean I’ve abandoned them or stopped liking them at all in fact the opposite! I love and treasure them now more than ever. So I took It upon myself to write a love letter to them.

BTS you were my purple light shining in my void that was my life when I was a teenager and the second you did, a new door opened for me in forms of friendships, experiences, food, culture, etc. This may seem overused in the fandom but you taught me to love myself, be unapologetically myself even though I had conflicting thoughts about myself, life, and insecurities. Y'all were my first love in every aspect of my life, while y’all having a hard time making it in kpop industry so was I…I had a hard time accepting myself as I disabled, queer latina in every single aspect.

These past couple of years have been full of ups and downs but one thing that always managed to stay constant is my devotion and love for BTS✨

Even when I’m not in the right headspace to indulge in all the content they put out, I always manage to find my way back to my magic shop because deep down I know how much love the members have towards their fans. I’ll see you again in 2025, every one will miss y’all dearly my loves🥺💜

[morvantmortuary]

I just thought I’d share our updated decorations for Pride!! 🩷💜💙

the first is just an edit of my tiny!Maxi icon by the v generous @pamelasensei which I still adore and cherish with my whole heart 🥰 I hope it’s okay I changed the background for a month, Sei! 🖤 I made sure to keep your attribution in there too, bc that’s always important ✨

and then, uh. the masterlist edit might be slightly inspired/fueled by my history in fandom of having bi characters with any ambiguity whatsoever have their bisexuality repeatedly mislabeled/ignored, so I wanted to make sure that there was no risk of that happening here, and. well!

I think we got the point across!!

although this one is actually a little more mellow, if you can believe it. here’s my first draft:

anyway! :’D

Happy Pride from the Mortuary, y’all! 🩷💜💙💀 whoever you are, however you identify, wherever you are on your journey, your necromancer(s) of choice will always be in your corner and love you exactly as you are 🖤🖤🖤 as do I, obvi! 🥰

more to post soon, but let’s try and make it a fun month, in the middle of *gestures widely* everything :’D

[keeksandgigz]

casting a spell of nothing but love and positivity on your blog !!! 💖⭐️💜💝💛🌱✨ <|:) have a good day !!!

[Text ID: Keeks! Holy fucking shit, hello my love! I’m just writing a silly note to tell you that I love having you here, in this fandom online. You are SUCH a warm, welcoming, funny person, and it’s so cool that I get to call you my friend. Thanks for always showing myself and others the utmost love and kindness. It warms my heart to know that I share one of the greatest passions of my life with cool people like you. Don’t let the haters get you down. Remember to look after yourself today! We love her very much. Kissing you on the mouth in a gay way! All my love, xo, Rey. End ID.]

REY HOLY FUCKING SHIT

actually sobbing on the floor this is literally the sweetest thing anyone’s ever sent me i love u love u love u so much and i am so so happy that you’re here and you’re my friend i consider being with you and all the other moots such a safe space, i’m always so happy when i’m on here conversing and talking to y’all about literally everything🩷🩷hope you have a lovely lovely day giving you so many gay kisses you won’t know what to do with yourself 😚😚

(ps ur handwriting is gorgeous)

[lavenderxechoe]

Intro post💫

Hi y’all, my name is El! Definitely not new to fandom (especially the star wars fandom) but new to tumblr. I’m also not new to Star Wars itself; I’ve been a fan since I was little when I watched the original trilogy for the first time. I got a crush on Han and Luke and I’ve been fixated ever since.

Come for the attractive cast, stay for the lore👉🏼😎👉🏼

I’m @/__anibanani from the bird hellsite in case my Bowzer pfp didn’t tip you off lol

For visibility’s sake here’s my Don’ts:

Minors DNI as I’m gonna be NSFW sometimes

Proshippers DNI (clonecest, rexsoka, obikin, etc)

Any form of willful ignorance or hatred. Educate yourself and rethink your life, love

✨✨back to the brain rot✨✨

So as you can see I like star wars. I like all of it pretty much but the copy/paste men have a special place in my heart. Some of my favorite things are~

Prequel era content (tcw, tbb, pt, totj)

Andor

Tbobf (give him a season 2 right neOW)

Kenobi show

Rebels (haven’t finished it but am enjoying it)

Can never decide which OT movie is my fav

Rogue One

Lego star wars game is cute but I haven’t collected everything yet😭

My favorite characters are:

Clones (don’t ask me who’s my favorite they all kinda live rent free in my brain)

Ghost crew

Luke skywalker

Asajj Ventress

Darth maul

Anakin/vader

Finn

Fennec shand (I just think she’s neat)

Garsa fwip (I also think she’s neat😌)

Aside from star wars I’m into a lot of other things too and am down to be moots from different fandoms! Other interests include:

Atla/tlok

What We Do in the Shadows

Our Flag Means Death

Good Omens

Succession

Fiona and Cake

sorta into the MCU

ITSV/ASTV

The Legends of Vox Machina

Anything dragon related

Anything vampire/werewolf related

Just fantasy in general

I have OCs! I have oodles and oodles of OCs that I might share at some point in the future. I also plan on writing some fan fiction so you have that to look forward to but don’t expect anything soon:)

If you made through to the end of this post then have some smooches and an iced latte💜

[midnightmoonkiss]

OFFICIALLY 3K FOLLOWERS!!

Aahhh thank you guys so much!! Im so glad so many people enjoy my writing (:

I know I have a habit of disappearing for weeks at a time, so y’all’s loyalty really makes my heart swell with love💜🙈✨i hope to continue to create content you guys enjoy, even if I did switch fandoms hehe..

Much love to all, and thanks again for 3k (:

Ive been here since 2019, and some might say this is slow progress but factoring in the fact that I’ve practically been absent for a year and a half.. this is is huge heheh. Love you guys💜

[elysian-prince]

2021 Fic Review

Thank you for the tags, @binaryeclipse and @edge-ofnight! 💜💜💜

✨ total number of completed works: 6 completed works for 2021! though one of them was started in 2020 lol

💜 total word count: 72,806

✨ looking back did you write more, less, or the expected amount of fic this year?: Tbh I wrote a little less than I had planned and expected of myself, but the later part of the year has been rather difficult with family matters, so I’ve tried to not be too hard on myself about it!

💜 your own favorite story of this year?: I’m going to be a gay little shit and say just let me love you, which is the fic I wrote for @binaryeclipse for Valentine’s Day. It was the first time I had ever written a fic specifically for someone, and I enjoy going back and re-reading it not only because the boys are especially sweet in it, but also because I can see how clearly I was trying to convey “hey I like you, I really really like you” LOL. I think it worked?

✨ did you take any writing risks this year?: Hmmm, not... particularly, but I did include a bit of religious symbolism kink in a PWP oneshot for my modern AU and I guess that’s not everyone’s cup of tea.

💜 do you have any fanfic goals for the new year?: I would really, really like to finish all of my current WIPs, especially my rewrite of i’d give you my sunshine. On AO3 it looks like I haven’t touched it in a year, but I swear I’ve been hard at work on it, omg.

✨ most popular story of the year?: i just want you for my own. Honestly, I never expected this to be the fic that resonated with people so much! I came up with the car scene dialogue in chapter 1 while vacuuming one day and thought it would just be some silly oneshot. Now it’s my most popular fic ever by kudos :0

💜 story most underappreciated?: you’re holy to me. While I was writing it, I thought people would at least read it for the hot, vaguely religious smut, but uhh, I guess y’all aren’t into that despite the amount of priest Obi-Wan love? I kinda expected a better response on a PWP from such a horny fandom. If I dare say so myself, it’s really good and something I enjoy re-reading, so I truly wish people would at least give it a chance.

✨ most fun to write?: 🤔 Probably you’re holy to me? I tried to really let loose and explore things I’ve never written before! I also spent a lot of time looking up demon and angel costumes and lingerie, lol.

💜 most unintentionally telling story?: dreams of summer. Well, it’s not necessary unintentional, because I was very much intentional in delving into the subject of platonic versus romantic love. What I suppose wasn’t intentional was including so much of my thoughts and feelings regarding the development of my own relationship with my girlfriend.

✨ biggest disappointment?: Mmmmm, the general lack of response to every story I’ve written in the same AU as my most popular fic. With how popular the first fic in the series is, I kinda expected people to want more of the boys after they got together, but uh, apparently not. Y’all are missing out, established relationship fics are WONDERFUL 😤 at least my girlfriend has good taste. (/j)

💜 biggest surprise?: I didn’t expect dreams of summer to turn out as lengthy as it did, and I’m surprised I finished it as quickly as I did, but I guess I was also literally jobless at the time LMAO.

✨ my favorite part of fandom this year?: I’ve really enjoyed all of the friendships I’ve made within the obikin fandom. I’ve never had this much interaction with others within a fandom before, and it’s really great to feel like you belong to a part of a community, especially in these difficult times we’re in. Tagging: hmmm, I’m not sure who hasn’t been already been tagged yet! so if you see this and would like to do it, go for it and say I tagged you lol.

[lakka-arts]

Hm! I just scrolled through your entire ender Jesse tag and I love it 🖤💜

IM SO SORRY I DIDNT SEE THIS SITTING AT THE BOTTOM OF MY INBOX BUT ALSO THANK YOU SO MUCH??? 😭😭😭😭 ender!jesse was like a half a mind idea when I reentered the mcsm fandom like haha enderman hot what if— then I turned to jesskas and boom, monster au. It’s like one of the most self indulgent AUs I’ve made (only one of two but shhhhh) and I’m so glad that people are enjoying it!!! Really, it lights up my entire day when y’all comment on the pieces and makes me so motivated ✨❤️✨❤️😭❤️😭😭✨

[m-e-w-666]

11 Questions Tag

Thank you @disasteronmain for tagging me 💜

What do you normally wear everyday? Literally anything that’s ✨ comfy or clean ✨

How many siblings do you have? Just one

Do you have any pets? No but I used to have the most adorable birb until recently (don’t worry he’s alive)

Do you have any stuffed animals?? YESS!!! I FUCKING LOVE STUFFED ANIMALS!!!!!! Ok so I didn’t name them yet but I have this adorable teddy bear that I had since I was like 10 and sometimes I keep it with me when I slepp and I love it sooo mcuh!!! It’s so soft and floofy. And I have a penguin my fren gave me it so cute!!! I have more but I’d be talking about them for days

What makes you happy? Chocolate, anime, food, my frens, some of my family, food, drawing, just teh small things, FOOD

Have you ever been in a relationship? Nope, so Aaravos if you’re out there...

Which are stronger: your fight or your flight instincts? Hmm... It depends

What are your thoughts on shaving? That depends too... shave what’s necessary but like ya don’t need to shave your legs or something unless you want to feel smooth. As long as ya don’t stink just be your majestic unshaven self

Do you wear nail polish? Sometimes

Share a secret with me (or just a fact about yourself) This ones hard cuz I don’t really have secrets (for tumblr) or interesting facts... I guess I like to draw tho I’m learning

What’s a character you really relate to? Idk if there’s one character but imma just pick Honda-San from Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-San (seriously watch this anime)

Alright here’s 11 questions:

What’s your favorite color?

Tell me something about your ethnicity or culture or somewhere you’re from

Know any weird or interesting facts??

What are you scared of?? If it’s not a thing what’s the scariest event that happened to you?

What are your favorite ships??

What fandoms are you in? (Please do talk about them in details if you want)

Opinion on bread?

What’s your favorite season??

What’s your favorite character at the moment?

How are you doing rn? What’s going on in your life??

Which character do you relate to the most?

Tags:

@azurenika @the-magnificent-otaku-taco-chan @holy-scoliosis @willsouless @ringothedog1 @klanceweeb @blonde-trash-panda @otwashi @kasumialice @wowie-whoa @pairsss @itscookieoverlordtoyou @ricin-official y’all don’t have to obviously Ik it takes a lot of time 💜

And anyone else that wants to do it 💜

[thehoneyedhufflepuff]

Chapter 17

Hey y’all! It’s been a minute! I...totally didn’t mean for it to take this long to get this chapter out, but most of you probably know by now that I had a bit of a crash after the COC, & then a bunch of personal stuff came raining down on me, & I just...needed some time.

But I am back, & this chapter is a whopper at 15k! Before we get the party started, I have some announcements 👀

I have some BTL art pieces to share! Super wild tbh. Something I’ve wanted since I started writing for the fandom last year is to write something that inspires someone to make art, & I’m just blown away that this fic has inspired some lovely pieces! I wanted to share them with y’all here in case you missed them (in order they were received 💜):

Fit Idiot & Hot Swot by @pinkhairandbubblegum (I should’ve shared this one last chapter, but I was drowning in the countdown & rushed through my beginning notes 😅)

Barista Bloke Simon & Bookshop Bloke Baz by the lovely @pitchpatronus 💜 Simon’s my lock screen & Baz is my home screen on my phone & it’s just lovely to see them looking back at me.

And last but certainly not least: the incomparable @vkelleyart illustrated the stargazing scene from Simon & Baz’s first date. 💜✨💜 I gushed about it at length on my Tumblr reblog. They live on my iPad background & Simon’s so damn dreamy it’s no wonder Baz fell for him. Er. Is falling for him. 😏

Thank y’all again for these pieces of art; I truly am living the dream 💜😭💜

Also! I finally broke down & added the playlist to Spotify! I know that’s the music platform of choice for lots of people, & I high-key hate it, but I wanted y’all to be able to listen if you wanted. Find that here.

Also also: I drew a lil something myself to go with the last chapter. Here’s that in case you missed it. 🙃

Thank you as always to the wonderful @f-ing-ruthless-baz & @warriorbeeofthesea for your stalwart beta work. Love y’all lots. And thank you to the lovely @pipsqueakparker for guest-betaing this chapter. 💜

Content Warning: Here there be Wanks. (Or one wank, rather.) And typical talk about unpleasant intrusive thots. Thoughts.

I think that’s it? Shall we?

Snippet (a really weird beginning tbh lmao):

Simon 🌹(1:04 am): staying at baz’s overnight just fyi since you’ll be home before me

mum 🌻 (4:13 am): oh honey I hope you remembered the condoms

mum 🌻 (4:15 am): I’ll probably be sleeping when you get in. Love you have fun 💕💕

Simon 🌹(11:57 am): mum……..no

Simon 🌹(11:57 am): love you too

Simon 🌹(11:57 am): but no

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BAZ

“I wanna do something impulsive,” Dev says. “Like get a piercing. Or a tatt.” 

We’ve been on the road for fifteen minutes, maybe, and he’s resorted to talking about himself since I’ve refused to divulge any details from my night with Simon. (I think his plan is to try and loosen me up enough to talk about it, but he’s only setting himself up to be sorely disappointed.) 

I’ve both hands on the wheel, even though the roads aren’t bad. The little bit of snow that fell last night has turned to muck, and it’s a clear day. Still, I’m not taking any chances. And also I need something to do with my hands, lest I end up chewing my thumb to a bloody mess.

I’ve a lot to think about. I always do. But now…

Now…

Dev pokes me in the arm. “Would you do it?”

“Do what.”

“Piercing. Tattoo. Haven’t you been listening?”

“No.” It’s an answer to both questions, really.

“Come on, Baz—”

“No.”

“I’m leaning piercing, I think. Septum, maybe.” 

“Good for you.”

“What about your dick?” 

I roll my eyes to the ceiling before focusing on the road again. “What about my dick, Dev?” 

“Could get your dick done. Frenum piercing. It’s supposed to make things more sensitive—”

“I am not letting anyone near—”

He tsks at me. “Salisbury’s lament—”

“A piercer, you moron.”

“Should I get a frenum piercing?” 

“I don’t know, Dev; should you?” I don’t give him the satisfaction of turning towards him when I ask. 

“Maybe.” I hear him tap his fingertips along the windowsill a few times. I know he’s fighting nerves. (Maybe this new fascination with getting a piercing is a result…) “Would you come with me?” he asks. “If I went.” 

“I really think you should think this through more—”

“Well, I won’t get my dick done right away. I’d start with the septum. Seems less risky—”

“Seems painful.”

“Mm, probably.” He drums his fingertips against the windowsill some more, then, “Oh!” 

I jump in my seat. Then I take a deep breath, close my eyes a moment. “Yes?”

“Jesus Christ, can’t believe I forgot to tell you. I had the fucking weirdest dream—”

“Mm, did you dream you possessed some semblance of intelligence?” 

“Fuck you, arsehole; I dreamt about you baking banana bread and watching Niall and me shag.” 

“What.” 

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Between the Lines

or, The Bookshop AU

Rating: Mature

Summary: Baz is a neuro-atypical uni student working at Nico’s Bookshop when he meets Simon Salisbury, a friend of his bookish classmate Penelope. Simon’s determined to get to know Baz, but Baz has known loss & tries to protect himself. Thing is, he can’t quite help falling for the boy with bronze curls & a big heart.

There will be fluff. There will be pining. There will be shameless flirting. There will be general idiocy. (Also some light angst, apparently…)

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