#i think I���ve reblogged like three of your posts now my bad

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writer ask game! tagged by @hello-kumamimi, thank you for the tag mimi!

tagging @poeticnotions 💛

1. what fandoms have you written for (but do not currently)?

I' ve written for bts before but not anymore. As for other groups that I write but is not on this blog would be Got7, Astro, Stray Kids, SF9, etc.

2. what fandoms are you currently writing for?

Currently writing for ateez, exo, nct, wayv, seventeen and the boyz. Will probably add more group to write for this blog in the future.

3. how long have you been writing?

For quite a long time, since 2011 ish if i'm not mistaken. But I never posted any stories until 2014 which was on AFF then I stopped posting and only started posting back when I started this blog which was April 2021. Basically I never stop writing just never share them to the world haha

4. on which platforms do you post your stories?

Only on Tumblr

5. what is your favorite genre to write?

I love writing angst and fluff but I mostly write romance which is a given considering the audience love it hehehe.

6. are you a pantser or a planner?

It depends but I mostly plan things out if it's a request. If it's not then I just write them out like the latest imagine 3 am

7. one shot or multi-chapter?

I used to write chaptered fics back in the days but I never get to finish even one and got kind of anxious about writing them thus why I take a lot of time when asked for a part 2 for my oneshots. So I prefers oneshots.

8. what is the perfect chapter length in your opinion?

I really enjoy reading long fics that can go up to 10-20k words. I also think that short (3-5k) multi chaptered fics are nice too. But I can't write that long just love reading them.

9. what is your longest published story? is it complete?

It's my poly vampire oneshot that was requested! I love the fact that I made the story flow nicely (for once) and it was my first take on a poly vampire story too. Here's the story for anyone curious. For Eternal

10. which story did you enjoy working on the most?

This was requested by @hello-kumamimi and honestly I enjoyed writing this eventho it got angsty at some point but I made sure the ending was fluff and decent. It's a Xiumin oneshot which you can read it here if interested.

11. favourite request you have written and why(if any)?

There's so many because I got a lot of unique requests but since I have to choose it would be Hawk Eyes! It got the most notes too which I would never expected and it made me so happy I literally smiled the whole day. Thank you!

12. are there reoccurring themes in your stories?

Romance! and slowly but surely suggestive themes that I hope won't burst more in the future hahaha

13. current number of wips(works in progress)?

Currently there's 8. I should really work on them now.

14. three things you have noticed about your own writing.

Typos. Typos everywhere even after i proof read them like 10 times. I apologise for that and will get to it once I have the time. I feel that my sentences sounds childish or simple? It's been awhile since I write regularly so yeah. Last thing would be how I just love to end stories with the characters in bed (tmi, sleeping is my hobby explains why hahaha). Tbh, I'm bad at ending thus why i am asked for part 2 a lot or end the stoies with dialogues. Will work on this more..

15. a quote you like from a published story.

“I don’t know what is going on in his head but I promise I’ll come back for you. You remember that, okay?” - Wooyoung (For Eternal) I actually teared up writing that line.

16. a quote from an unpublished story.

“If you keep staring like that, she’s going to get upset again.”

17. space for you to say something to your readers

Hi there, it's Ara! I was really worried and anxious about starting this writing blog but after getting a lot of support from irl people who has read my works, I finally did it!

I would like to thank every one of you who follow and read my works and take the time to like, reblog and comment and even put tags on them. Also to the one who send in asks about the stories I've written, love you too! I really really love interacting with all of you and especially my followers and mutuals. I hope we get to talk more often ^^

I'm very thankful to those who follow this blog of mine I will do my best in the future. Thank you for your support 💕

[killjoy-loveit]

Solar World- Part Two

A/N: I would like to clarify that everything written in this story is complete fiction and isn’t to be taken as a true portrayal of reality. Also, this is a story I had started writing but completely forgot about and thought I could convert it to fanfic so that I might actually finish it, lol :) This series has an unknown finish date, as I’m still trying to set up the layout of the series. I’m going to try doing something different, I’ll be including links to the other parts in the notes by a reblog (to access the links I think you might need to click on the reblog itself)

Summary: Sunni and her team have learned Valis Havens did not hold the last of humanity as they thought.

Word Count: 2,170

Genre: Post-Apocalyptic AU

Introduction | Part One | Part Two

    Sunlight twists through the branches of trees towering above- at maybe a hundred feet, if I had to guess. The plant life in the area surrounding the hatch seems healthy upon a brief glance, the vibrant foliage leading me to this assumption. It’s so much more beautiful than I imagined, or than anything we have in Valis Haven to give us an idea of what the surface looked like. Nothing could properly give it justice in a mere reproduction, not when it looks like this. I’m even a little short of breath just taking everything in, not because the air is bad but rather my excitement is making it difficult for me to take a deep breath.

      It appears as if the hatch opened up in the middle of a forest, one that wasn’t present three hundred and fifty years ago. As my team climb out of the clean room through the hatch one by one, I have a tough time trying to focus on the questions they’re asking. But it’s apparent I’m not the only one enamored with the environment around us. A breeze rustles the leaves resulting in everyone jumping slightly. Reminding us that while this is an exciting experience, we must be cautious and not let our guard down.

     “Sunni, it’s… It’s beautiful.” Jae murmured beside me.

     His words break me free from the trance I’d been in, and I nod in response. “Yes, it most definitely is beautiful... We can’t just stand around here though, we need to look for a place to set up camp.”

     “Sure thing, Sunni. Just lead the way.” Gil replies giddily, his feet bouncing with energy.

     I step off the platform that leads to the hatch after sliding it closed. Twigs snap under my feet as I move forward, determining which direction we should go. Based off the fact that a forest wasn’t present before, I’m going to assume that the maps I studied are inaccurate and useless now. Our camp should be near a water source, and if we can find animal tracks they could lead us to the closest body of water.

      “Look for animal tracks, shout if you find anything.” I say calmly, wandering farther from the group.

     At this we split up, some going in pairs or solo, like myself. I walked to the left of the hatch, going past a few trees to look for tracks. As I searched the ground something in the dirt seemed odd, I crouched to get a better look at it. It was a track, that much I was aware of, but it was unlike any animal I’ve studied. Instead, as I moved leaves to the side to analyze it, the track appeared human. But that can’t be, nobody could have survived those disasters. Could they? I mean, is it possible that somehow people managed to survive and their descendants have been roaming the surface while we’ve been stuck underground?

     Shooting to my feet from my crouched position, I move to yell out for the team but a movement in the corner of my eye makes me freeze. It was fleeting, almost imperceptible, but it was enough to bring me pause. Breath frozen in my lungs, I turn my head to where I saw the movement. I scan the trees carefully, and to my disappointment or relief I’m not sure, nothing’s there. Shaking my head to rid myself of intrusive thoughts screaming that I’m not alone, rather, we’re not alone.

      These thoughts are proved correct though as a body presses into me from behind, an arm wrapping around my waist to restrain me and a hand moving to cover my mouth. Even knowing it won’t be of much use I try to scream, and as expected the sound is muffled by my assailant’s hand. Twisting and yanking my body in a futile attempt to free myself only results in being held tighter, the arm constricting painfully around my waist. Hot tears start to build in my eyes, threatening to burn their way down my cheeks. I’ve only just made it to the surface and now I’m probably going to be killed by someone we had no clue existed.

     Words were spoken into my ear by a low voice in a language I didn’t recognize and the hand was removed from my mouth. A minute passed in silence as the person waited, I assumed it was a male at this point based off the voice. Maybe he was waiting for me to respond. I chew at my lip trying to determine if it’d matter if I told him that I didn’t understand him if he couldn’t understand me either. Screw it, it’s worth a shot.

     “I’m sorry, I don’t understand.” I whisper softly.

     A huff of breath hits my neck, sending chills down my spine. “Do you understand me now?” My eyes go wide at his words and I nod frantically. “Good. Where did you come from? Why are you here? What are your plans?”

     “U-Um, well, I’m from Valis Havens. I’ve been sent up here with a small team to solve a problem. The plan is to find the problem and a solution.”

      “What is Valis Havens?”

     “It’s an underground facility that houses what we thought was the last of humanity.”

     “You said you have a team? All of you are unknown threats on our land, I have to take you to the Superior.”

     “Superior? Will-will we be killed?” I stutter out, heart pounding.

     “Only if you’re deemed a threat.”

     Surely that shouldn’t have comforted me, but for some peculiar reason it did. While, yes, there were those on my team that could pose significant threat for the people that lived here, none of them would do anything unless I gave the go ahead. I wasn’t about to give permission to go to war with people we had no clue existed until now.

      “Call your people here.” He demanded.

     “Are you sure?” I question. “If I call them here with you holding me hostage, they won’t listen first, they’ll attack. I promise I won’t try to escape, it’s no use when I know nothing about the terrain.”

     “Fine.”

      With that single word the arms holding me in place released me. Before calling out to my team, I figured I deserved to see the face of the man that had been holding me as leverage. What I saw was not what I was expecting. Although, I’m not really sure what I was expecting, just that this was not it. The man standing before me is handsome, with a sharp jawline, high cheekbones, and rounded lips. His tanned skin shone in the sunlight, and his dark almond shaped eyes held a dimmed fire within them.

      “Call them, now.” He ordered, eyes narrowing.

     I pause a second longer to regain my composure. “Guys! I need you to come over here.”

     In the following minute countless shouts ring out into the air, confirming they’re moving my way, joined by sounds of leaves crunching underfoot. Gil and Nia appear first, followed shortly by Bo and Bren, next comes Jae and Vera, then finally Ves shows up. As each group finds me, they pause in place upon seeing the man standing beside me. Bo’s mouth keeps opening and closing, giving him the appearance of a dumbfounded fish. Ves is the only one to speak up amidst the dead silence surrounding my team.

     “There were survivors. Interesting.” She murmurs, a calculating look taking form on her face.

     “Yes, and apparently we’re on their territory.” I sigh lightly, glancing at the man beside me. “Now we have to go with him to meet his Superior.”

     “Sunni…” Vera draws my name out, her tone showing that she’s uncomfortable with the situation.

     I grit my teeth. “We don’t have another option, either we go with him or we start a war. I would prefer not to go to war.”

     With these words, any protests that my team had been forming died on their lips. It was evident in their eyes, how they widened in realization and fear, that initiating a war was to be avoided at all costs. None of us had ever lived through anything similar to that, the only wars we knew of were in history books. Each war in those books was devastating, with body counts higher than our population, it was difficult to imagine being okay with such loss.

      “We must move out now, so that we aren’t out when the sun sets.” The man beside me spoke up.

     A quick head count and we were on our way, following the mysterious guy through the forest. He never really spoke, except for telling us to avoid certain plants. One plant in question being a deep purple, almost black color, with large heart shaped leaves harboring small spikes that contained a deadly poison. If I’m being honest, I truly wanted to take a sample of one and examine it, potentially run a few tests. Maybe if I could figure out it’s genetic makeup, an antidote could be made for the poison, if one already hasn’t been developed that is.

     Though it wasn’t just the plant life I was curious of. I mean, how could anybody possibly survive the massive solar flares and tsunamis that happened three hundred and fifty years ago? There’s the potential that maybe if they had a bunker people could survive for a few years before facing the surface again. Except I don’t understand how the radiation wouldn’t have killed them upon surfacing, it certainly should have been deadly at that point. Everything I’ve been taught goes to say that nobody should have been able to survive. Thus, it’s mystifying to find out that people somehow managed to make it through the calamity.

     Surely the Earth would have been a mixture of scorched grounds and raised sea levels, which makes it even harder for my brain to comprehend. Quite honestly I would love to learn of their history, what they’ve been taught and how they’ve progressed. Has their society regressed in terms of development? Or has it gone beyond any expectations we may have down in Valis Havens? While I have one member of the society leading us, he is remaining quiet and elusive regarding sharing any information. I do know one thing, they must speak multiple languages, seeing as how he didn’t speak English to me at first. Scratch that, make it two things, because I am certain that the language he spoke first is new or a derivative at the least.

      Granted, I am not well versed in linguistics, I only ever managed to learn two other languages fluently. Though I do know basics of a few others, most of which were spread out regionally. Ves and Nia are the best with languages in the team, both speaking upwards of five different languages, not including English. One of them could potentially identify the origins of the language he spoke, if it was a derivative that is. It wouldn’t be surprising if Ves was the one who could identify it, seeing as she is a bit of a wild card.

      See, there’s no telling what Ves knows. She’s the type that values secrecy and never shows the world anything but a face of stone. If I’m honest, Ves scares me just a little bit. Not because I feel that she would ever go against the team or harm us, but mainly for the sole fact that you can never guess where her thoughts are. And since she rarely talks, everyone goes quiet when she does.

      Everyone else on the team is a bit easier, well, a lot easier, to read in comparison to Ves. Gil’s emotions are always plain as day on his face, he’s probably most like Ves’ polar opposite in that regard. Most of the others tend to have control over their expressions and body language, though there are times when they have an extreme reaction to something and that control slips.

      Sometimes I get so lost in thought that I lose track of my surroundings, this was one of those times. I slammed right into the back of the guy- I really should learn his name- that was leading us as a result. Yeah, I’m quite aware that I should’ve been paying attention so that incidents, such as this, wouldn’t occur. Well, it’s too late to remedy the situation. He turns slowly to face me, a blank look on his face. All I manage to do is smile sheepishly and whisper a quick apology.

     He shakes head lightly, a small smile appearing briefly. “We have arrived. Stay quiet and try not to attract too much attention. There’s no telling how the others will react, so it’s important to get you to the Superior as quickly as possible.”

     I stop him as he turns back to lead us further. “Wait, what’s your name?”

     “Minho.” And with that he turned on his heel and continued forth.

     At least now I know his name.

[dramallamadingdang]

Some replies.

For @holleyberry, @lady-bane, @strangetomato, @ajaysims, @mustluvcatz-reloaded, @sideblogsimblr, @kayleigh-83, @simper-fi, @spectral-cat, @sigmundsims, and @phoenixdaisy...

holleyberry replied to your photo “Adventures in floor plan “shopping.”  I was looking on some floor plan...”

That is a cute house.

It really is. I wanted something tiny, that I can put on a 2x2 lot (and then maybe chop down to 1x2) with two full floors and outdoor living space, and that’s one of the few I’ve found so far. It has a cute screen porch on the back, too, in addition to the wrap-around. I’ll probably use it for the custom beach vacation neighborhood I want to build, too.

lady-bane replied to your photo “Adventures in floor plan “shopping.”  I was looking on some floor plan...”

THEY'VE FOUND US GET TO ZE CHOPPAAAA

VE CANNOT HAVE A MOMENT’S PEACE EVEN ON HOLIDAY!

strangetomato replied to your photoset “And while we’re in vacation neighborhoods, have you ever looked...”

I agree. :) And I've never noticed the the mer-llama before!

Honestly, I only noticed the mer-llama when I took that pic! I never really looked at the back of the ship much before because, on the lot it’s sitting on, it has big rocks behind it. But I wanted to take a pic of the “windows” back there, and saw that, which was pretty awesome. :)

ajaysims replied to your photo “Thing I Just Noticed in a Game I’ve Been Playing For a Decade”...”

Have to admit that I can count the amount of vacations my sims have taken on one hand. BV is my least-played expansion. Mainly because in my mac version it was glitchy as hell and I ended up with sims stuck and all sorts, so I just gave up on it. Now I'm playing a PC version, I should give it another whirl.

You really should. I confess I’m really not all that excited about the doing all the things on vacation anymore, since I’ve already done them. (Although I do like bringing home Bigfoot from Three Lakes. I have modded objects that will spawn a Bigfoot, but that’s just not the same. :) ) It’s more being able to send Sims there and let them relax and do different things they wouldn’t normally do, without any jobs (or, for me, childcare, since I usually send only singles/couples and sometimes adult siblings on vacations) and other things to worry about. It can also be a place for singles to find romance amongst people they wouldn’t otherwise meet. Just make sure you’ve patched, if you’re not using the UC, because BV as it was released was super-glitchy, even the PC version.

Also, I like building vacation houses, both “rentals” and ones that can be owned and that aren’t ugly like the Maxis ones.

mustluvcatz-reloaded replied to your photoset “And while we’re in vacation neighborhoods, have you ever looked...”

And of course I notice the unmapped bottom of the whateverthatssupposedtobelayingonitsside, lol.

LOL, yeah, that was the one thing they missed. I’m going to guess that they just chopped off one of the mesh’s masts to the make the extra lying-down one. (Which is what I think that’s supposed to be; sailing ships of the day often carried an extra mast on board in case one was destroyed by weather or blown up by a cannonball. Either that, or it’s supposed to be a fallen mast, since the ship is dilapidated anyway.) So, the bottom wasn’t mapped since otherwise the masts are standing upright. Too bad they didn’t fix that. Maybe it was an afterthought sort of thing and the non-mapping wasn’t noticed or there wasn’t enough time to fix it.

I love the cannons in that pic, though. Especially the one lying on its side. They have a really lovely weathered-bronze patina, which is a nice touch.

sideblogsimblr reblogged your photoset and added:

i had totally forgot about the llama figurehead,...

It’s an awesome figurehead. It’s not surprising that it’s a llama, of course, but the texturing on it is very nice, too. Someone needs to restore the gold leaf on it, though. ;)

kayleigh-83 replied to your post “My fellow vegans...”

I’m not vegan myself but I know people who are/were and I know daiya is sold in Canada for sure

Ah, good to know for when I find myself up there again. :) I was about 80% sure I’d bought some up there during one of my extended stays, but more and more my memory is becoming less dependable, so...

kayleigh-83 replied to your photoset “And while we’re in vacation neighborhoods, have you ever looked...”

I always thought the pirate ship was pretty amazing and well done!

simper-fi replied to your photoset “And while we’re in vacation neighborhoods, have you ever looked...”

I LOVE the pirate ship textures!

They did a really good job with it. Whoever textured the pirate ship should’ve textured more things in the game, IMO. They have some excellent attention to detail, unmapped bottoms of masts notwithstanding.

spectral-cat replied to your photo “Thing I Just Noticed in a Game I’ve Been Playing For a Decade”...”

I honestly just noticed it tonight as well, as I was making over this lot tonight.

It’s actually quite authentic to cover the entire floor of a structure in tatami mats, from what I understand. (I’ve never been to Japan. Other countries over there, yes; Japan itself, no.) I’m not sure that type of building would be one that would be done that way, but it was nice of Maxis to do a little nod to the culture that way.

sigmundsims replied to your photo “Ahhhh, Three Lakes.  There’s lots of room once you demolish all the...”

I love the idea of “off road” rentals! It’d feel more rustic.

Yeah, honestly, I’m trying to make Three Lakes...Well, more like home. :) Where I live is a ski resort, primarily, but there are all sorts of other outdoor things that are big in the general area. (Which is SW Colorado/the Four Corners in general.) Aside from skiing, hiking/climbing, mountain biking, hunting/fishing, jeeping, kayaking, snowmobiling, horseback-trekking, etc. are all huge here. Ice climbing is big in the town where I live, specifically, since there’s a big waterfall right outside of town that freezes every winter. And yes, people who do those things will stay in out-of-the-way rustic cabins. Some, of course, will stay in luxury hotels/lodges, true, but the real outdoorsy (and non-rich/celebrity) people don’t. So I want to give at least the appearance of those activities being available, and I’m building the rustic “amenities” to go with it. So basically, less “lumberjack village” and more “artsy-hippie-outdoorsy ski resort.” I’ve already placed a lot in an off-road, out-of-the-way location to be a hunting camp using Sun & Moon’s hunting spawners, and I’m going to take a look at Chris Hatch’s skiing mod to see how it works... 

phoenixdaisy replied to your post “And another thing I'd like!”

Maybe someone could steal animations off a closet or single shower to make one for you? I'd think that would be easier than all new animations, but I'm neither an object nor animator creator so I'm just speculating. If someone does make this for you, I'd totally download it, too, though. That'd be super useful.

 @kayleigh-83 linked me to this object by @midgethetree which is very close to what I’m looking for but is for recharging servos, not for “recharging” vamps. So if that object could be merged with the coding (or whatever) for vampire coffins...Yeah, that’d be what I’m looking for. :)

[maychorian]

Weekly Voltron Fic Recs #39

I’ve let this go too long and now the list is going to be ridiculous. But well, it’s going to be ridiculous for a while, so buckle up.

Rules: You can find past weekly rec lists here, and non-list recs in my general fic rec tag. Also follow @maychorianrecs for individually tagged posts, the easier to search and reblog. This is stuff I like, and I have a huge bias toward Lance, hurt/comfort, and general fluff, in that order. Gen unless otherwise noted. Please comment on the fics if you read and enjoy them!

Of Warmth, of Heat, of Dancing Sparks, of Burning Blaze by twilighteve Words: 11,074 Author’s Summary: When they landed in a planet for a mission, the last thing Keith expected Lance to do was for him to lean in close, squint, and exclaim, “Keith, you’re hot.” Or, in which Keith unlocks his powers, meets quintessence zombies, and cures them with his and Lance’s quintessence. My Comments: I’ve recced this series before, in which the paladins get elemental powers. This is a fun action/adventure type installment that requires Keith and Lance to work together to save a civilization. Great stuff.

The Wounds We Heal, and Those We Don’t by wingedflower Words: 2,336 (1/7) Author’s Summary: The time Lance has spent in the cryopod, being the first human ever to do so, results in him getting healing abilities. As first sight, it seems like a blessing - but some wounds cannot be healed so easily, as the team learns the hard way. My Comments: Really fun concept that’s well-written, and I can’t wait to see how this goes. Lance seems almost scared of his new powers, which is understandable when you stop to think about it. The author promises lots of angst.

Something Good by burlesquecomposer for loozers19 Words: 1,800 Author’s Summary: Pidge has a burden to bear, a mission to complete—a family to save. She picks up another one along the way. My Comments: Really sweet Garrison Trio bonding fic. Pidge wasn’t expecting to enjoy Hunk and Lance’s company, but she certainly does.

Champion and Challenger by BajillionKittens Words: 2,243 Author’s Summary: Night after night, there are transmissions. Chatter. Words. From some civilization far off world. She listens intently. Trying to make some sense of it all. There are broadcasts, communications. Every once in a while, there is music. And for nearly a week solid, there are sports. My Comments: Really cool concept, played out in an unexpected way.

Over the Edge by IcyPanther Words: 4,987 Author’s Summary: It was supposed to be a simple nature hike. What it turned into was anything but. And now Pidge and Lance are just hoping they can make it back alive. No pairings, friendship and bonding. My Comments: Good ol’ whump fic with both Pidge and Lance getting injured pretty badly, though Lance gets it worse by the end. They take care of each other, and somehow afterward they think it was a fun bonding experience, smh.

if i can’t drown, i’ll drift by catmittens Words: 4,228 Author’s Summary: A rendezvous mission turned sour. Some nasty injuries to tend to. They were fine, though. (That’s not quite true.) My Comments: In the aftermath of a bad mission, Pidge, Allura, and Shiro take care of each other. A bittersweet but lovely story that ends with some good ol’ platonic cuddling.

But I’m With You by Stratagem Words: 1,921 Author’s Summary: Lance plays with his younger siblings, turns into a kraken in a kiddie pool, and is saved by his mother. Go Mama McClain! Soft fluffy family story. Basically Lance playing with his younger siblings. My Comments: Super cute and fluffy, just Lance being happy pre-series with his little siblings and his mom. Very enjoyable read. This author excels at family fluff.

Home by Winchester_In_The_TARDIS_Of_Marvels Words: 2,112 Author’s Summary: Pidge left Earth far behind, but she still has a family and she still has a home. A reflection of Pidge’s relationship with the other Paladins. My Comments: Really lovely character study with Pidge connecting with each of the other paladins. Very soothing read.

if you’re bleeding from the heart by asexualrey Words: 8,675 Author’s Summary: Keith’s impulsiveness has never had dire consequences before—at least not ones that affect anybody but him. So when a split-second decision changes one of his teammate’s lives, he doesn’t know what to do. My Comments: Very deep fic, a lot of complex emotions and heartache. Poor Keith takes this event really, really hard, and it seems like no one can help him because he doesn’t really want to be helped.

Friends don’t let friends be sore (losers) by WildWolf25 Words: 8,031 Author’s Summary: Five times Lance gives someone on the team a massage and the one time he gets one in return My Comments: This is a very relaxing fic. The downside is that I really want a massage now. Mild Klance.

Luzia by Glyphhunter Words: 20,513 Author’s Summary: Keith doesn’t know where he is. In fact, he barely even knows who he is. All he remembers is a voice and face and even those are fading. But there’s one thing he knows for certain and it’s that forests generally don’t have three foot keys sticking out of the dirt. He’s going to touch it. My Comments: Cool sort of fantasy/otherworld mashup where Keith finds himself on a journey with some mythical creatures that actually look a lot like people we know. Fun to read.

Room with a View by isabeau25 Words: 10,089 Author’s Summary: Lance manages to carve out a space for himself in a hidden part of the castle. The rest of the team find their way there eventually. My Comments: Gah, I love this author’s fics so much. They are such a happy place for me. This is the most perfect fic about Lance dealing with homesickness by building a blanket fort and everyone gradually joining him that could possible exist. There are lots of hugs and cuddle piles, and it immediately shot into my favorite fics of all time. Lance so deserves a cozy place to sleep. Also Shiro gets a nap, that’s a good part, too. This one made my chest hurt, in a good way.

Finding My Place by SmolGooDragon Words: 16,581 Author’s Summary: When you’re one of five brand-new, elite pilots with the literal fate of the universe resting upon your shoulders, doubting yourself at some point is pretty much inevitable. Still dealing with the emotional aftermath of the fight with Sendak, a mission gone wrong is enough to shatter Pidge’s self-confidence… and it’ll take a lot of help from her teammates to pick up the pieces. My Comments: Great action and angst, with a really in-depth look at Pidge’s character, her fears and desires and insecurities. Along the way, Lance gets hurt, and Pidge blames herself. But it’s a happy ending, no worries.

We Are The Dead by MoonlitWaterSunnyRiver for ocathalain Words: 8,989 Author’s Summary: Their home is gone. Their families are dead. All Coran and Allura have are each other - and memories, bittersweet and drifting, of faces they’ll never see again. Written for Voltron Gen Mini Bang 2017, in collaboration with ocathalain! Betaed by Nightpelt and Cipheral. :) My Comments: Very poignant and bittersweet. Coran and Allura have both lost so, so much, and it’s good for us to take a moment to appreciate that. The worldbuilding and OCs are lovely in this.

The Library by lizzpercush Words: 36,155 Author’s Summary: Things you’re allowed to do when recovering from a concussion: Nothing. Zilch. Nada. Banned from Voltron and after a week of bed rest, Pidge is ready to climb the walls. So when Allura announces an Away Mission to the Library of Attaleia, Pidge is determined to go. After all, the Library is quiet, completely empty, and full of alien tech. She might not be allowed to fly the Green Lion or leave the Castle, but no one will notice if she tags along. My Comments: Fun action/adventure fic with the crew visiting an alien library that, whoops, has dangerous security systems. Mostly it’s about exploration and the Garrison Trio working together, with some tension between Pidge and Lance because Lance accidentally injured her and she’s extremely irritated about it.

what the living won’t let go by mumblefox Words: 9,132 Author’s Summary: After their battle with Zarkon, it takes Shiro a moment to realize that something’s a little strange. It takes him even longer to fix it. My Comments: Really beautiful fic about Shiro taking a journey through time and space after Season Two. He gets some rest, and some perspective, and comes back feeling great. The best possible outcome. I HOPE canon will be kind to him, too.

In the Aftermath by Smoke_Wisp Words: 32,686 Author’s Summary: “How do we bring him back?” It was the first time Keith had spoken since they’d found the Black Lion’s cockpit empty. “Well, I don’t know if we even can,” stammered Slav as Keith walked down the ramp towards him, “I don’t know the probabilities for where he might have gone.” “Then. Go. Figure. It. Out.” With each word, Slav kept bending backwards until he resembled one of those hot air stick people outside of car washes. His beak opened and closed, but no sound emerged and his eyes shifted towards Keith’s hand, which seemed uncomfortably close to his Bayard. “This will require quite a bit of math,” he said at last, “The kind that’s mostly letters and at least eight types of infinities.” Shiro’s vanished. The team has a lead on his whereabouts, but is it a trap?A drama with a good deal of humor and action mixed in. My Comments: Very fun post season two fic with the crew running into a new adventure while on the hunt for Shiro. I really enjoyed all of the worldbuilding, as well as the backstory for Keith and Pidge. Some drama and humor in there, too. It was like getting a good stand-alone episode of the show.

When the Cat’s Away by VelkynKarma Words: 22,758 Author’s Summary: Fresh after the Olkari liberation, the Voltron Alliance is contacted for assistance in rescuing valuable young hostages from their Galra occupiers. Voltron accepts the challenge, but when the prison break proves to be more complicated than anticipated, they need to change up their tactics…and rely on a few unexpected, and extremely tiny, allies. Keith is all for defeating the Galra and rescuing the hostages, but he’s not entirely certain how to feel about his newest paladin partner being a mouse, and not a Lion. My Comments: This is adorable and delightful! I love the way Velkyn writes the mice SO MUCH, and here Keith gets to learn how to get along and bond with another team member who is far too much like him for safety. A complete pleasure to read from beginning to end. I wish more fanfic featured the mice.

Until the Stars Burn Blue by Emerald_Ashes Words: 3,150 Author’s Summary: Even though it’s not always a constant presence, sometimes it’s hard to combat homesickness. Fortunately for Lance, he has some wonderful, and amazing friends. My Comments: Just exactly what I want in a birthday fic for Lance. It was so sweet and satisfying. Everyone hug the boy.

Another Year by MidnightCreator Words: 1,712 Author’s Summary: Lance’s birthday has rolled around and Coran decided to give the young human a surprise. My Comments: Super cute! Coran is such a good guy, doing something special for Lance’s birthday, and I also loved Hunk and Pidge talking about how to give Lance a good day far away from home.

A Thousand Burning Eyes by VelkynKarma Words: 55,900 Author’s Summary: He is the black paladin. In his very blood is the ability to lead, and his purpose has always been to protect. He will fulfill that purpose to protect the universe, no matter what it takes. That is the duty he swore to, and he will keep to that oath as a paladin until his dying breath. No matter what the cost may be. My Comments: I didn’t know that I NEEDED a fic from Zarkon’s perspective until I read this. The reasons for his fall and eventual descent into horrifying tyranny make so much sense, but that never detracts from just how awful his actions truly are. Everything fits together so WELL. I came very to feeling sorry for Zarkon when everything eventually falls apart, though I never rooted for him. This fic is definitely worth your time, just for the plot and the insight into what could have been. I hope canon will be even half this good.

Previously Recced Fics That Updated:

The Ones Who Were Left Behind (30922 words) The Field of Blood (15226 words) Slav has Seen Some Shit (3957 words) Ten Days (39234 words) Truce (162548 words) The Times They Remembered Pidge Was a Girl (13987 words) Watching You Fall (5966 words) - complete A (Space) Mother's Work is Never Done (8040 words) - complete If You Trust Me (10359 words) Takashi Shirogane Takes the World (6484 words) The Machinations of Perception (38637 words) Coran's Guide to the Care and Keeping of Earthling Humans (26148 words) Scattered (60269 words) Fusion Confusion (12739 words)  Playing Catch-Up (33771 words) Out of Phase (18740 words) As Color Fades Away (90384 words) Lost Boys (18930 words) - complete familiar (85997 words) All The World Will Be Your Enemy (35111 words) - complete Grayscale Images (17841 words)

Stories with Season Three spoilers are under the cut.

silver linings by missmarvellous Words: 6,956 Author’s Summary: “Um,” says Lance, waving his fingers around a little bit, “It looks cool. You should try it." "We are not going to waste our time to paint our nails so we can match.” deadpans Kolivan. "Well sure,“ says Lance, "but don’t come crawling back to us when you can’t defeat Lotor ‘cause you refused to harness the power of friendship." /OR/ The one with Lance as nail polish god, a surprising amount homesickness, and memes. My Comments: Season Three spoilers, though written before the season came out. Really cute team bonding fic with everyone enjoying doing nail art together, even Keith. Kolivan is the only exception, and he is clearly missing out.

Voltron: Civil War by CrzyFun Words: 1,974 Author’s Summary: Spoilers for season 3 After saving yet another planet, Allura decides it’s time for Keith to learn better diplomacy skills. “That’s your leader?” My Comments: Season Three spoilers. Oooh, no they didn’t! I love that Allura speaks up in this one, when she used to be prejudiced against Keith, too.

Mad for Lance by Titans_R_Us Words: 1,422 Author’s Summary: It’s like being underwater. But you realize only have a couple seconds before your lungs burst. So you paddle for the surface frantically, desperately because you can’t breathe, but you’re not gonna make it. Lance gasps for air, but he can’t see anything in front of him except for Blue’s glowing barrier.And how it’s shutting him out. He’s tried everything. Tried using reason, his best flirty lines getting nothing, not even a blip, to frustrated begging because his, no their team, is out there and they need him. Don’t they? My Comments: Season Three spoilers. This one made my heart hurt, but in a good way. It’s not that Blue doesn’t want Lance. It’s that Red really, really wants him, and asks super hard for him. And she calls him Little Blue, which is the cutest thing I’ve read in fanfic for a while.

Mannequin by CelesteIsHere Words: 1,305 Author’s Summary: Shiro startled when he saw his reflection. Wet hair to his shoulders, sunken, dark circles around his eyes; a mostly black beard sprinkled with white. It was the first time he’d really seen himself. He was scared. My Comments: Season Three spoilers. This is short but very poignant, really captured how I feel about the show right now. Everything is uncomfortable. Everything is WRONG. Poor, poor Shiro.

New Born by Demenior Words: 7,084 Author’s Summary: [s3 compliant/inspired] Shiro doesn’t know how they found him. He doesn’t remember anything after the black bayard. But he woke up in this cell. He’s alone, cut off, and confused. That is, until, the Galra start bringing in the clones. My Comments: Season 3 spoilers. This story is horrific, like seriously, don’t read it unless you have a strong stomach. But it’s fascinating, too.

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Maybe next time, you shouldn’t reblog from someone you blocked.

“There is no q*eerbaiting or anything homophobic.”Â

????? “There’s no homophobia!!! I’m heterosexual, therefore I know when something is or isnt homophobic and also I get a say in what qualifies as homophobia!”

Nope, that’s my friends. thanks for proving that you don’t consider a person homosexual if they disagree with you. You call queerbaiting when the show is not over yet and you call homophobia when a vats majority of homosexuals don’t acre and equal number of people who call it outright oppose you. All stuff I’ve seen and noted from my friends. 

“That’s just an excuse for people to be thin skinned” Ah yes, homophobia doesn’t actually exist, it’s all in the mind of the Gays™ so they have an excuse to complain, I guess.

Yes, yes, we get it. you’re homophobe who projects their homophobia onto anyone you don’t like as evidence to that I never refer to gay people directly but I do refer to the RWDE tag directly, showing that you only count people as “gay” if they share the same mindset as you.

See, whenever I see the word “Queerbaiting”, people are always using it to mean “gay ship tease.” And that’s not what queerbaiting is since the definition is “hinting at a queer character where there is none.”  And even if that is the definition of queerbaiting, so what? Heterosexual ships get teased all the time and never come true. This just reinforces my point is that you are too thin skinned to not get your ship when literally millions handle it. And then we have the fact that shippers are inclined to misread situations as romantic because thy are shippers. You cannot deny this since I was a part of a community that held that very same mindset.

In. what. world. are people rushing to the defense of lgbt ships?

The one where people make such an uproar about “queerbaiting” in Sherlock that people blamed the showrunner and not the shippers. (https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/fans-accuse-bbc-sherlock-creators-queerbaiting-series-4-trailer/#gs.klRKNY8)

(sidenote: for a cishet dude, kob sure has an easy time using the word “queer”, which is a slur….)

So is “cishet”: I don’t do with my friends, I just “queer” for you because you use “cishet”: You refuse to not use slurs, why should I? Not to mention when I looked up “is queer a slur?”: the bets I could get is that it WAS a slur but is used now in a similar context to “N***a” in African American circles whereas both the urban (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cishet), Az (https://www.azdictionary.com/urban-dictionary/definition/cishet) and even queer (http://queerdictionary.blogspot.com/2014/09/definition-of-cishet.html) agree that it is used as an insult. And if you try using the loophole of “it’s just describing a person!”: So is “queer” relating to “gay” which means “happy” or “joyful or “merriment.” 

did i wake up and suddenly live in a world where homophobia doesn’t exist? does fandom suddenly exist in a vacuum where this is no outside prejudice?Â

No, you just delude yourself into thinking this is still the 1960′s instead of 2017 where homophobia is demonized and looked down upon by society as a whole. Where if you start acting like a jackass against gay people, you will be ostrachized. And where apparently things are so okay that people think it’s okay to suicide bait a creator for sinking a homosexual ship (Tokyo Ghoul anyone?)

wasn’t “Not Fall in Love with You” written beforehand by Jeff Williams for a band? as in, not for the RWBY soundtrack specifically? While on the otherhand, BMBLB is the name of an actual ship? and written for RWBY?Â

First three eyes, last no. Jeff has gone on record to say he just makes songs and edits them to apply to RWBY so no, BMBLB was never made for RWBY. Ergo, putting it on the same level as Not Fall In Love With You.

and it’s not like people were unjustified (I do not mean people were justified in attacking Jeff or Arryn) in calling out RT/Jeff for the blatant q*ueerbaiting of that track. Yeah, it was a miscommunication on Jeff and CRWBY’s part, but it was still absolutely q*eerbaiting?? But I don’t think kob believes q*eerbaiting actually exists so I’m basically talking to a brick wall.

No, tahts a mirror you’re looking at: The Brick Wall is you because people like you never use the word “Queerbaiting” for it’s intended purpose. If RWBY was over and there was no LGBT character: yes, it is queerbaiting. But take a look what I said: “RWBY was Over” “Was no LGBT” “Character”: Each of these qualifications must be met to be queerbaiting here. RWBY is not, there can be an LGBT PERSON and ships are completely disregarded for queerbaiting unless there is no character. BMBLB has no canonical connection to RWBY, was never used to confirm anything by the creators and doesn’t prevent any LGBT characters from appearing.

But the most pathetic thing of all is how you conflate everything about RWDE shippers is that you cannot look your own sexuality to see what is going on. This has NOTHING to do with your sexuality: No, it ahs everything and ONLY everything to do. With you. being. a. SHIPPER. Right now, I don’t see you as a rabid gay person, I see as a rabid SHIPPER. You using your sexuality to force your ship is no different than shippers in the past using shit like non-canon and popularity to force their ships. I know you are nothing more than a rabid shippers because this stupid fucking fight between Black Sun and Bumbleby is NOTHING more than a retrain of Amourshipping Vs. Pearlshipping. I have FOUGHT in wars like yours before I’ve MET your kind before on both sides but this is the first time I can say there is a definitive wrong side because neither Amour nor Pearl attacked the creators while Black Sun never assaulted the creators unlike Bumbleby shippers.

If this really was about being gay and nt being a Bumbleby shipper: Then the other gay shippers like White Rose would have demanded a song for themselves but this isn’t because they take it like good shippers, unlike bad shippers like you.

“people don’t hate q*eerships, they just hate this q*eership!” ??? (sidenote: there kob goes with that ‘q*eer’ bullshit again…)

And there you go thinking all queerships are Bumbleby. Guess WHiterose, Monchrome, Freezerburn, Ladybug, Sea Monkeys and Chocolate Rabbit don’t exist. 

This isn’t about being gay, this about Bumbleby having the highest concertration of bad shippers IE YOU.

And again, don’t want me to use “queer” despite no longer even being used as an insult? Stop using “cishet” then.

“many of the rwde shipper i’ve seen are bumbleby shippers” hmmmm. why is that? is it maybe because we’ve been q*eerbaited with bumbleby for a while now and are sick of it??? no of course not, that would require kob to think critically! (not to mention, most rwde posts aren’t even about bumbleby or ships in general? it’s about the shitty writing of the show but lmao!)

No, it’s because you have the highest concentration of bad shippers due to popularity and a few members of RT shipping it as well.  You guys go around being jackasses to everyone and that’s why no one likes you. 

And did I say “rwde posts” or “RWDE shippers?” Because Sokumotanaka, Dudeblade, You, RWBYcriticism, Riprorrude and pageoflore anre all Bubleby shippers who think they can get away with acting this way by trying to use all Bumbleby shippers as a shield, except now people are targeting EVERYONE and your own kind is turning on you.

You sure that lack of critical thinking isn’t you? Because you sure do lobe projecting your homophobia onto other people.