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perriewinklenerdie · 4 years ago

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Change my plans (Ethan x MC)

Open Heart, Ethan Ramsey x MC

A/N: Hi guys! How are we doing? I've been writing this fic for a little over a week, in the breaks from being a scientist and sleeping till I drop because uni is starting next week :D I wanted (needed) some fluff for my girl Claire (don't I always, tho?) so I tried to maximize the tooth-aching sweetness in this one, sprinkling in some humor here and there.

Summary: Eager to not have to hide his feelings for Claire and get away from it all, Ethan organizes a trip for them.

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Enjoy! <3

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„Is this going to become a ‘thing’ now?” Jackie joked when she opened the door, only to find Ethan Ramsey on the other side. He scoffed and rolled his eyes, hesitation still present in his movements.

By ‘thing’, she meant that it’s been the fourth time that week that she had to let him into the apartment. First time it happened, they both stared at one another in discomfort, unsure how to proceed. It wasn’t that Jackie didn’t know why he was there; she did. Claire made a point to sit all of her friends down and give them a heads-up, and yet, despite all that, they still had to take a moment before moving on from the uneasiness.

“I don’t want any uncomfortable situations or misunderstandings.” She began, her hands shaking with nerves, but most of all, with excitement. She’s waited for an opportunity to finally tell them about her budding relationship with Ethan for what felt like ages, and now that she finally could, even if only to her inner circle, she felt butterflies in her stomach.

“We already know, but we won’t take the satisfaction away from you.” Elijah snickered, leaning away just in time to avoid Sienna’s punch to the shoulder.

“Good. We’re trying. Ethan and I, I mean. We’re trying.” she said, smiling so widely that her cheeks were hurting. Breathing out a sigh of relief at the happy expressions she saw on their faces, she leaned back in her chair.

“Took you long enough.” Aurora smirked, patting her on the shoulder with a knowing look.

“I’m afraid so.” He tried to find the, very familiar by now, sound of the alarm that he usually heard when someone was close to discovering what was going on between him and a certain blonde doctor. To his surprise, he didn’t hear it. In fact, he hasn’t heard it in over a week now. He’s slowly been getting used to letting his heart do the talking when it came to Claire, giving into his desires and feelings every moment he could without the typical for him hesitation. So did she, using every opportunity she got to enjoy the newly gained freedom to express her affections.

“You do know it’s her day off, I assume, so what are you doing here?”

“I’m picking her up.” he explained, explaining immediately when Jackie’s eyebrow shot up in question. “Not for work.”

“Herondale, your boyfriend is at the door! Again! Pick him up or kick him out.” She called out, then waved her hand at him and disappeared into the kitchen, leaving him alone in the doorway.

As he closed the door behind him, blonde locks appeared in his peripheral vision. With a smug grin, she grabbed his hand and pulled him into her room, slamming the door behind them. She stood on the tips of her toes as she simultaneously grabbed the back of his neck and yanked him down towards her, making their lips meet. He hummed gently, his body leaning into her, arms wrapping around her to hold her against him securely.

“I missed you.” she muttered, punctuating her words with small kisses. Ethan leaned back, speechlessly looking at her with mock confusion.

“You literally saw me last night.”

“I missed you all the same, your point being?”

Claire started walking backwards towards her bed, pulling him along with her without breaking the kiss. With every time their lips touched, he forgot why he ever came to see her in the first place, and that wouldn’t do. He trailed towards her ear, breathlessly whispering his true intentions. “Pack a bag.” When she stopped in her tracks to look at him, he explained more. “We’re leaving for three days. Take whatever you want or need.”

“Why? Do you want me to take a longer break? Cause I really don’t need it- “ she jumped into conclusions, shaking her head while trying to reason her way out of it. He stopped her spiraling, silencing her with a slow kiss.

“I want you to go away with me for three days because I want you all to myself. No hiding, no sneaking around, no interruptions.” He nudged his nose against hers playfully, though his eyes betrayed his vulnerability and hesitation to even say anything. “And if we both catch a break from the mess in here, then even better.” Realization dawned on her all at once, and suddenly she was nodding vigorously and throwing her arms around him.

“In that case, do you want to help me pack? You can choose the lingerie.” She teased, alluding to what they both knew would be happening during their trip, sooner or later. He laughed, kissing her forehead before stepping towards the door.

“Surprise me. We both know that if I stay here, we won’t leave this room at all.”

“Wise words, Dr. Ramsey. Wait in the living room, then.” She winked, turning towards her wardrobe as he closed the door, his feet carrying him to the rest of the housemates.

Sienna smiled at him as he leaned against the counter that separated the kitchen from the living room. Over the last few days, they’ve become something that Ethan could only describe as friends. She was there when he finally came to terms with his own feelings for Claire. He wouldn’t say that they were going to start telling each other everything, but Sienna offered him her support, both silent and not so much, whenever he needed it. Not to mention that she was the biggest ally his relationship with Claire could ever ask for.

��So, where are you taking her?” she asked, drumming her fingers against the cup she was holding. Her tone was suggesting, as she was somewhat sure of how far their relationship has progressed already. His cheeks became tinted with a hint of a blush as he answered.

“Knowing, Claire, she’s right behind the corner and eavesdropping, so all I’ll say is ‘away’.”

“Sorry, C, I tried.” She giggled, looking over his shoulder. When he turned around, his girlfriend was standing right behind him, amused smile on her face.

“Don’t worry, he’ll tell me eventually.” She winked at her best friend, then reached for his hand, brushing their fingers against each other gently. “Are we ready to go?”

“After you.”

They said their goodbyes, then walked out to his car. The screen of the GPS didn’t state where they were going, but it did show the time needed to get there, which was all she cared about. Ethan might have thought that she’d probe him until he told her where he was taking her, but the truth was, all she wanted was to get away with him, no matter where that would be.

Sitting comfortably in the passenger’s seat, she had the first-row view of him. He drove the car seemingly without a single care in the world, nothing to worry his mind. His eyes were focused on the road, which meant that he could only see her in his peripheral vision. Well, that, and feel the pleasant warmth of her gaze on his cheek.

“You’re staring.” He stated, the corners of his lips going up. She shrugged, placing her elbow on the cushioned compartment in the space between them and leaning onto it.

“Cause you’re handsome.”

“Am I now?” Smirking, he risked letting his eyes wander towards her. She was much closer than he anticipated, so close that he would be able to see little golden specs in her otherwise emerald eyes if he had enough time to look into them properly.

“Your ego must be really enjoying it, huh?” Claire teased, tilting even closer to him, letting her fingers trace the lines of his muscles beneath the fabric of his shirt. She pressed her lips to his cheek, then brushed her nose against his jaw and went back to her previous position.

They continued their journey in silence for some time. Trees were blurring into a consistently green patch of color, interrupted only by the sky peaking through from time to time. The low hum of the engine would be enough to lull her to sleep if it wasn’t for how excited she was about this trip and endorphins that were rushing through her bloodstream just because of how close they were.

“I want this.” Ethan mused under his breath, shifting in his seat a little. Claire hummed quietly, facing him to hear him better.

“Want what?”

“The freedom to do this.” he clarified, taking her hand in his, his hold firm and secure. “And this.” he pressed his lips to her fingers, keeping them in place for a few breaths. “And this.” he placed her hand back where it was before, and then allowed his own to rest on her thigh with a squeeze. A shiver ran through her, goosebumps appearing on her arms.

“Are these the only things you’re happy to do?” she breathed a little heavier, her teeth grazing her lower lip. For a moment he could only guess what her face looked like, but then the light turned red, giving him a few seconds to turn towards her. Their faces were mere millimeters away from each other. Ethan let his eyes drop to her lips.

“If only there was any place to park…”

“My, oh, my, Ethan! In the car, again?” The corners of her eyes crinkled as a sign of her good humor. He wanted to say more but couldn’t, the light already turning green and pulling his attention away from her and onto the road. He replied after a moment of thinking.

“As if you didn’t enjoy it.”

“I always did. I always do. As you said, whatever, wherever. Maybe not now, but soon.” With a few words, she managed to make his blood rush through his veins faster, the temperature of his body rising slightly. Ethan took in a shaky breath, voice wavering when he spoke.

“You like teasing me, don’t you?”

“Immensely.”

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“Care to tell me why we’re parked outside the supermarket?” Claire’s confusion reflected in the way she looked around hesitantly, waiting for some sort of explanation. Ethan offered her his arm, which she took gladly, allowing him to pull them closer together.

“We need something to eat. Come on, we still have about ten minutes of driving from here.”

They strolled through the alleys at a leisure pace, holding hands as though it was the most normal thing for them in the world; as though they’ve been doing this for years. While he went to the winery section to get a bottle or two, she separated from him, heading off in the opposite direction. When they met up again, she put two boxes of cake in their cart, linking their arms together again. His eyebrows shot up in a mock question, which was met with a shrug.

“What? You said it yourself, we have to eat something.”

“It would be nice if we didn’t get diabetes while we’re at it. What about dinner?” he asked as they made their way towards the main section of the store. She skimmed her gaze along the selection of protein laid out in front of her, shaking her head indecisively.

“You choose. I’ll eat whatever we cook.”

Five minutes later they were back on the road, groceries in the back. The car turned left, off the main road and onto the rocky one, leading deep into the forest.

“It’s as though you want to kill and then bury me somewhere.” Claire joked, pushing his arm lightly. He laughed, throwing her a humorous look.

“I wouldn’t have let that many people know that I was taking you out of town if I wanted to do that.”

A rustic cabin revealed itself after a while, surrounded by what used to be a flower garden during summertime; now it was covered in withered plants and a few bushes here and there. The small winter garden was tucked away in the corner of the whole clearing, partially hidden from the view. The cold wind rustled the leaves, filling the air with soft hum.

Claire stood on her tiptoes, throwing her arms around Ethan’s neck to pull him to her. “It’s beautiful.”

Their lips brushed against each other a few times before the biting coolness of the early winter made them rush inside. Leaving their bags by the entrance, they started with a tour of the house. Kitchen was connected to the living room, a dining table between the two. Bathroom right next to the bedroom, and in the said bedroom, the door to the outside.

She turned towards him, walking backwards with a wink. Her hand was extended in his direction, which he took, twirling her into his arms and leading them out of the room before she could protest.

“Let’s cook first.” He explained, helping her sit down at the bar stool. She pouted playfully.

“You’re no fun.”

“I think we’ve established that I am plenty of fun.” He muttered as his hands gripped her hips, giving them a short squeeze.

Ethan acquainted himself with the layout of the room before he began working. Claire watched, at least at first, before getting bored and jumping off the stool to search for something that could provide them with music. Having set it up, she danced her way to his side, observing what he was doing.

“Do you need me to do anything?” she asked, pressing her lips to his upper arm. He looked at her, feeling content with how easy it was to be with her like this. He could do this more often; all the time, in fact, if only he was allowed to do so.

“Get started on the dough for the dumplings, I’ll join you in the moment.”

She took her rings off her fingers, leaving them next to her phone. After mixing eggs and water with flour in a bowl for a bit, she dumped the dough onto the countertop. Using the back of her hand, she kneaded it for a while, then covered it to let it rest. A wave of heat brushed against the back of her neck.

“I wanted to help you, but it seems as though you don’t need it.” he mused against her ear, running his hands up and down her sides. Claire turned in his arms, locking their eyes in a heated gaze. With an innocent look on her face, she brushed her fingers against his cheeks, smearing flour all over his skin. Surprise bloomed in his expression, then morphed into mischief when he grabbed some more of flour and spread it on the tip of her nose and leading it down to her chin.

“I can cook too, you know. You watched Nigella, I watched Gordon.” She taunted him breathlessly, her eyes fluttering close.

Ethan wrapped his arm around her shoulders, bringing her body closer to his, their lips meeting halfway in a slow kiss. Instead of leaning down, he picked her up, smirking when she gasped in surprise. Her hands, previously unoccupied, now were gripping his shoulders tightly, holding onto him as her feet tangled off the ground. Ethan’s fingers dipped beneath the fabric of her sweater, running along the seam of her jeans with featherlight touch, making her nerve endings go crazy.

By the time the timer on the oven went off, they were both breathless, their lips bruised, and clothes covered in flour.

“Saved by the bell.” He kissed her one last time, stepping away reluctantly to continue their meal.

“As if I ever needed saving from you.” she countered, straightening her sleeves, trying not to make even bigger of a mess around her.

With at least some tension released, they were able to go back to work in relative peace. Food was on the table before they knew it. While he was pouring them each a glass of wine, she went on a hunt for candles, finding two in the cabinet underneath the TV. They sat closely together instead of making use of the large table, preferring the closeness their current seats provided.

“How is it possible that you can’t make pancakes? They’re like, one of the easiest things to cook.” Claire choked on her sip of wine when he complained about the dish, coughing a few times. He threw her an annoyed look, his cheeks reddening slightly.

“It’s just not working for me. I have no idea what I’m doing wrong, but no matter what recipe I try, it’s not coming out right.” His frustration was evident in the way he stabbed a dumpling with his fork. She patted his wrist pitifully, taking great pleasure in having at least one skill over him.

“So that’s decided then, we’re teaching you how to make pancakes in the morning.”

Claire stood up to carry their plates to the sink before Ethan could even push his chair back. As she walked back to her seat, she grabbed cake and two forks, placing it between them, then sat back in her place.

They reached for a fork at the same time, their fingers touching midair. His hand jumped back instantly like he was burned, only to go back in and take her hand properly, stroking her knuckles with his thumb.

“It’s like we’ve just met.” She joked, grabbing the utensil and digging into the sweet treat. He followed suit, taking a bite, only to immediately be overcome with the intensity of the candied orange that cut through the richness of the chocolate, smoothed out by the gentle vanilla frosting.

Claire was deep in thoughts, so she didn’t notice the way his finger swiped against the edge of the cake to pick up the frosting, nor did she notice how it flew towards her cheek. Only after the fact did she turn around, disbelief spelled out on her face, an expression that quickly gave way to the troublemaker grin when she pushed the table away from them, stood up and straddled his thigh, bringing them to the same eyelevel.

She pressed her cheek to his, leaving some of the icing there, then licked it off, her mouth staying in place for a bit. Moving slowly, she traced the lines of his face with openmouthed kisses, listening to how his breathing got caught in his throat when she let her hands wander his body. His arms circled her without a moment of hesitation, pushing the chair further away from the table to make room for her.

Her lips claimed his at long last, the room slowly filling with heavy breaths and sounds of clothes being grabbed and moved out of the way. Ethan stood up abruptly, holding her tightly as he pushed away everything on the table from them to make room for her to sit. As soon as she was steady, he assaulted her neck with hot, lingering kisses. His arms formed a cage of sorts, keeping her in place just as much as she kept him close to her with her legs wrapped around his hips.

Claire grabbed the sides of his face, bringing him back up so they could stare into each other’s eyes. His irises were darkened by desire, so much so that they might as well have been black. Blood was rushing in her ears, filling her head with a soft hum. Their lips brushed softly when she whispered.

“Soon is now.”

He’s never carried her towards the bedroom that fast.

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The sun was setting over the horizon, barely visible between the trees that surrounded the house. Ethan ran his hand up and down her back, tracing the line of her spine meticulously. Claire ran her fingers over the gentle rise and fall of his collarbone, resting her head on his chest comfortably. The comforter was thrown over them haphazardly, barely covering their naked bodies.

“Can we just stay here?” she muttered quietly, words muffled with how her mouth was pressing against his skin. Ethan laughed warmly, adjusting his grip on her to pull her closer.

“I won’t let you leave the bed tomorrow, how about that?”

“You know what I mean.” She pretended to be annoyed, but humor in her voice betrayed her. He leaned down, pressing his lips to the crown of her head, inhaling the soft scent of her shampoo that lingered in her hair.

“I do. And I wish I could say that it’s going to be easy from now on.” regret slipped into his tone, but then he shook himself out of it and placed his finger under her chin to tilt her head and make their eyes meet. She waited for him to say something that would burst their bubble; for another shoe to drop. But it never happened. Instead, he smiled smugly, nudging her nose with his. “I’ll just have to steal you whenever I can.”

“Only if I can steal you too.”

“I thought that was obvious.”

#open heart #ethan ramsey #ethan x mc #dr. ethan ramsey

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kyunsies · 4 years ago

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things i love + appreciate about my closest moots 💖 (obviously no particular order bc you all hold such a special place in my heart)

i was going to wait and post this when i hit 400 followers but that has passed and i wasn't ready in time and i didn’t really know when to post this ;; so i’m just going to do it now to remind everyone that it is truly a blessing to be here in your presence :) i don’t want to get mushy ALREADY sdlkfjsd but pls know you all mean so much to me <33

@theyoungflexer — my person, my rock, chelle you’re super special!! we have such a quirky relationship that somehow works extremely well; idk how but i had this feeling from the moment we spoke with each other i was like “omg this gal is so funky and sweet!!” i was really excited to get to know you, and we’ve talked everyday without FAIL since we became moots :) v grateful for you chelle, you’re my home girl!! (even tho we live across the states hehe) 💘💗 also i just respect you on so many levels like the way you just attend one of the most amazing colleges in the US and is thriving?? not to mention your equally as smart brother also going to an amazing college too???????? speechless. ALSO BIG SHOUT OUT BC you are also the reason for inspiring me to start giffing so,,,,,,literally wouldn’t be here without you GOD chelle i’m so mushy for you :’((((

@softhyungkyun — 1/2 of my mom friends!!! my monmomma, my calming energy in this chaotic world!! victoria, my sweet vic how i love u so!! not to mention the BEST canadabebe around 😘 truly don’t know what i would do without you hun!! do u know how special u are to me?? how much i loved ur lil bunny pics whenever u went on a run; your CONSTANT surveillance of my many typos; and most importantly your scalding of me whenever i show my ~alter ego nasty mädch who is a simp for kyun~ (huh?? who said that, certainly not me!!) i literally look up to you in so many ways, and i’m glad i have someone like you in my life 💗💘💖

@ckyunoirs — you’ve all seen it coming but my actual soulmate!! the best kyun soulmate ever 🥺 i honestly can’t remember how we became moots LOL but i just know i thought you seemed like an absolute sweetheart (which you are) and i was so nervous to talk to you!! i was like “ah omg she has so many anons and everyone associates her w kyun i would like to be at that level” but look at us now!!! we really do share the same (thirsting for kyun always 🤝) braincell and i love that i can tell you what’s on my mind always!! you are such a nurturing soul suni, always stressing how important it is to take care of ourselves 🤧 angel behavior i think!! i don’t even have to elaborate anymore bc i think (i hope) you know truly how much you mean to me suni!!!!! thank you for being such a great friend <33

@memehyungwon — nessa!!! my love whom i get extremely excited about whenever i see your name pop up in my inbox 🥺🥺 get yourself a nessa!!!! so sweet, so supportive, so kind, and just all around LOVELY LOVELY LOVELY!! the cutest, my emotional support bub really 💘💗💖💓💞 so much love for you, plus you’re a multi-talented queen with the moodboards + edits like hello you are LEGENDARY!!! also a multistan extraordinaire, what more could u ask for?? aaaand you call me your “cariño mio” like.......,,shush i’m sobbing just thinking of it 🥺

@pansynight — i think ezra is a fallen angel I SAID IT!!! srsly THE most supportive, trustworthy, and down to earth person in the whole wide world. such a hard worker i mean moodboards, audio edits, writing on the side sometimes, AND gifmaking???????? incredible!!! and is just as a hopeless romantic as i am (cue us crying over how much we love Love together,,,,,i need a moment 😭)!! one friend who i can feel totally comfortable + stripped down with 💙💙 did i already say supportive bc ezra is the Most Supportive Bub if you didn’t already catch that 🥺

@sohcean — bee!!!! a fairly recent moot but one i love very much nonetheless!!!! i looked up to you a lot akdbdjdkjdb like you were one of my “it” monsta x blogs imo hehe but i remember i tagged you in a post where an anon asked me who my fav blogs were and 🥺🥺 you sent me an ask something along the lines of “ty v much i’m glad we’re moots now!!” AND WHEN I TELL YOU!!! i was crying 😭😭😭 anyways, always checks in on me once in a while and you’re always super duper sweet and caring (and thank you for submitting sweet kyun pics occasionally; they are SO desperately needed);; plus you are so extremely eloquent with your writing -- when you post something particularly long i kinda just space out into dreamland bc you just take me to another place with your words omg *chefs kiss* love ya hun!!! 💙💜💙💜💙

@burnitupmp3 — ah ADRY!!! honestly i was really scared to talk to you too for some reason DJFLSDJ but i think that’s bc you’re so extremely hilarious :’) but now that we are certified CLINGMATES 🥺 i literally thank my lucky stars for you everyday :( always and i mean ALWAYS supporting not only me but all of your other moots too ITS SO AMAZING TO SEE!!!!!! never being shy and always starting a conversation with everyone like i’m starting to get the feeling that maybe you DO in fact know every monbebe on this site HEHE but!!!!! grateful for you, if there is one singular constant on tumblr it's you and you're humor, kindness, individuality 💘💗 1/3 of my joobebes, but my ONLY rujoobebe :’) alSO TY FOR FEEDING ME J.SEPH CONTENT <33

@minhyukie — LISTEN if you don’t follow amy you’re missing oUT!!!! but srsly amy i’m going to get really mushy on you jfsdlkfj 🥺🥺 i’ve been following you ever since i made this blog in january (obvi bc u make High Quality content) and i just need to get this off my chest but when u popped in my messages telling me what i was doing wrong in ps about the smart object thing I LITERALLY SCREAMED I JUMPED OUT OF MY SEAT I MESSAGED @theyoungflexer AND WAS LIKE OMG OMG OMG AMY JUST TALKED TO ME!!!!!!!!! jeez like i was so embarrassingly excited :’D !!! man, am i SO happy we are moots <33 the best minbebe around, always providing me with advice and so many resources,,,not to mention we kinda (??) live relatively close-ish to each other so that’s also very cool LOL but srsly!!! amy you are such a backbone for the mbb community here and i look up to you SO much,,,smooches to u 💘💗

@leejooheons — aj!!! 2/3 of my joobebes!!! we are only recently moots but much like amy, i’ve been following you since the beginning of my blog’s existence!! gosh i look up to you in sooooo many ways and again LIKE AMY when i finally found the courage to talk to you i kinda freaked out when you responded LOL !! your gifs are absolutely AMAZING STUNNNG WONDERFUL; you inspire me to really improve my skills, and you always always ALWAYS give me such helpful advice all the time when i don’t even ask for it :( if anything i can't imagine how annoying it is to see me complain about all of my ps troubles but you still take time out of your day to always give me the best tips ever. and for that??? i’m SUPER grateful for all that you do for not only me but for monbebe tumblr too !!! 💘💗

@chaelight — fern!! my other resourceful monbebe moot 🥺 even though we don’t talk all the time, you, like aj, are always providing me with such amazing content advice!!! seriously idk why you all are so incredibly nice to me it’s so touching 😭 and just like bee, you also give me such a calming vibe; you’re just an overall delight to see on my dash because your content is SO well thought out too <33 love you fern!!

@joosgf — lulu!!! 3/3 of my joobebes who also takes the time to tag me in kyun content 🥺 we do not message often but :( omg you’re such a freaking cutie :( i knew i wanted to be your friend when i found your blog bc 1) everyone loves u and 2) you are so incredibly nice <33 i really hope we get to grow closer in the future!! you are so supportive even though we aren't close, and just know that you can always come to me for anything!! also i just love your adoration for our joober it’s SO SWEET, i love to see you geek about him bc it really is the cutest thing <33

@haoranghae — jill!!!!!!! my eastern standard time pal!!!!!!! <33 honestly i think you're the only moot where i DONT have to think about you being asleep while i’m up bc i know we’re on the same time schedule :’) my multifandom buddy who shares my love for victon and honestly a lot of other groups too!! surprisingly we don’t message often but like, i feel like when we DO talk we always pick up where we left off, if that makes sense? i always feel at home talking with you <33 and you’re so freaking SUPPORTIVE always saying nice things and going out of your way once in a while to pop in the inbox!! jill dear you are such a joy, thank you for being you 🥺

@morkyun — carly my sweet angel!!! one of my most precious fellow kyunbebes!!!! idk why you’re so darn SWEET TO ME!! just the sweetest; always asking how i’m doing, always crying over changkyun with me, always participating in ask games sdkjflskdfjslkf how can i ask for anything more than you?? super DUPER grateful to have u in my life, literally such a blessing <33 AND U HAVE ME IN YOUR BIO <33 IM MELTING PLS I FREAKING LOVE U!!!

@hohyuk — everyone LISTEN UP AS A TALK ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!!!! my ma, 2/2 of the mom friends!! you aren’t as active as you were when i first started to talk to you (bc u are a wonderful working WOMAN) but gosh, you made such an impact on me ma :( you are such a caring and nurturing person like the only way i can describe you is motherly :( i remember we would always talk about our days + weekends bc we never really messaged a lot HOWEVER we would always touch base at the end of the week and catch up!! although we don’t talk that often anymore, i want you to know that you will always have a special place in my heart for being exceptionally kind to me 💘💗 and for that i am forever thankful for you ma!! love you!!

@kihyunsgf — kass my cutie patootie!!! we have been moots for a long time it feels!! ( i mean long for me since i’ve one been here since january lol) but you are such an amazing monbebe friend!!! we don’t really private message each other but it seems like we always participate in each other’s ask games so it’s always fun to get to know a little bit more about each other every time we ask questions!! you always reblog not only my work, but every other content creator moots’ works too and i just think you are an extremely supportive friend in general <33 thank you for always being so approachable and warm, and i hope we only grow closer as time goes on 💘💗

@kkyuns — okay aminah OMG so,,,,,,,,,idk if you even want me to consider you a moot yet or anything but 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 can i pls be your moot LOL srsly 🥺🥺🥺🥺 and if you don’t feel comfortable that’s okay and u can just consider this an appreciation post dksfjslkdjf but!!!!!! aminah i’ve already told you i’ve sent you so many asks anonymously and i only recently found the courage and come off bc i feel really comfortable whenever i talk to you <33 literally the KINDEST soul in the entire world;; you might not answer asks quickly ALL the time but you always find a way to make time for the people who look up to you and honestly?? that inspires me to be a kinder more gentler person!! my FELLOW NURSING GAL working your lil BOOTY off, a queen really :’) and not to mention one of the most TALENTED mbb gif makers on the entire planet i’m not even stretching that i truly mean it angel <33 thank u for making me (and others ofc) feel incredibly appreciated, and thank you for being a blessing to mbb tumblr :D

@changkynie — sian angel!!!! you have been with me since the beginning of this blog it seems like!!! thank you for always being my secretive cheerleader on my blog, i really adore you for that! you are such a cutie and you ALWAYS make time to send in little messages to both me and our lil family on my blog!! it’s really the sweetest thing; you are truly SUCH blessing and i love waking up/falling asleep to your kind words <33 together forever bub i think <33

@tsunpan (idk which blog you’re comfortable w me tagging so i’ll just do this one dsjfsjdf)—RATCH!!!!!!! i know a lot of ppl on your blog don’t know your name (and oddly enough i’ve never asked either bc i thought u wanted to be secretive LMAO) but then you plugged your twitter @ a while ago and u said it had your name there HEHE SO!!!!!!! i’ll keep it private :) but HOLY CRAP!! my actual first moot on here :( like my FIRST first moot ever :( says i’ve been following you for 8 FREAKING MONTHS!!!!!!!! and wow look how far we’ve come <33 i know i don’t message u as often as a should but just know i cherish this friendship like my life depends on it skdfjlksdjf and thank you for always indulging me with you’re changkyun writings (shout OUT to safekeeping kyun UGH my heart) + also sharing my love for mr. park junhee + ALSO being my astrology guru WOW u really do it all <33 ;; every time i message you i’m always like wow i wish i were as carefree and funny as my gal !! love you to the moon and back dear, thank you for putting up with me 💘💗💖💓💞

@monpabebe —lastly but CERTAINLY not least is my dear RIKA!!!!! again i have this running theme of being scared of the ppl i love LMAO but yes rika i’ve been following you too for a very very long time (i have actually sent u some anonymous stuff too hehe) but i think i fINALLY revealed myself when u mentioned your height!! SHORTBEBES OUT HERE PROTECTING EACH OTHER <33 but on a serious note, you are amazing :( i’m so glad i came out of my shell to finally talk to you; thank you for supporting my work, it means the absolute WORLD to me and thank you for also being a backbone here on monbebe tumblr as well :) i love seeing your interactions with your anons, it always puts a smile on my face 💘💗💖💓💞 whether you're arguing about tomatoes, geeking over shownu, or just giving your opinion on everything monsta x related, i always look up to you 🥺🥺🥺🥺 i know i don’t really talk to you often (bc i’m still a lil intimidated IM SORRY skdfjksd) but i would love for our lil friendship to bloom in the future rika!! :)

#mädch rambles #musHY POST omg but :') i just love u all so much idk #idk if this is weird like im sorry if youre uncomfortable w this sort of thing but idk when i reached 400 it just hit me #like wow ppl appreciate my mediocre content + are growing with me :)#PHEW #my sweet MOOTS <33

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starkerkeyz · 5 years ago

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College Dorm Omega Part 1/2

You guys are so amazing but I can’t keep up with your love! 😂 I was going to wait until I hit 300 and write a follow up to that Barista Camboy fic that launched me from 100 to 200 followers in less than 3 days. I see you guys and your thirst has been heard! But then, when I was dicking around thinking about that story, I somehow thought of this one instead :)))))

Warnings: ABO, implied omega-slavery/legal prostitution/something but doesn’t go into detail and Peter is overall positive about Tony purchasing him. That’s it for now the smut will be in part 2 😈

“Come here.” In the line up, he's the prettiest thing. Tony knows he’s taking him home then and there. His dad can eat the price tag and bitch from home all he wants; with Tony at MIT and old enough to claim his own omega he can’t even legally make Tony give him back.

Not that he would have, but. It’s good to have his bases covered. He’s far too close to his rut to want to deal with his dad in person or via lawyer (Howard would definitely sue if he heard the news in the wrong sort of mood).

The omega steps forward as instructed. He keeps his eyes downwards and his hands clasped. The collar around his throat reads ‘Peter Parker’ in a basic but nice enough font.

“I’ll take him.” Tony isn’t in the mood for showy games. If his impatience comes off as rude or peculiar neither Peter nor the employee at this shop show it. Tony has enough money that he only needs one card to cover the full cost, no he doesn’t want a paper receipt just email it, thanks, bye.

He arranges for Peter’s things to be shipped to his dorm (he’ll figure out how to get it to fit later) and then he’s bundling the omega into the back of the car and his driver is taking them back to campus. Soon enough they’re stepping into Tony’s dorm room and Peter is being led to the bed.

“So, you’re my omega now. Legally speaking. But I’m not going to fuck you.” Tony sits at his computer desk and spins in the chair, ignoring the college books and homework he should be getting to in favor of explaining the situation to his new charge.

“Excuse me?” Peter’s eyes are huge and liquid. Tony’s broken enough sorority and fraternity hearts to be immune -if he looks away right now- and continues, pulling out his phone to scroll on social media.

“Yeah, you’re cute, but I’m already taken. By an alpha. He’s great.” Tony briefly looks starry eyed. Peter’s charmed despite himself; his alpha -Tony, he thinks his alpha is named Tony- looks so excited and downright giddy at the mention of this other alpha.

“But...why did you buy me then?” Peter doesn’t want to sound heartbroken, considering he’d been terrified of this day ever since he presented, but now that he’s here and his alpha doesn’t want him...

Okay, he’s a little heartbroken.

“I need you there. For my rut.” Tony winces at how that sounds and hastens to explain. “Not to fuck, like I said, not going to force my knot on you, but I need you in the room. For your scent. Bucky will take care of the rest.”

“Bucky is your alpha?” Peter asks softly. He bites his lower lip and looks down at his hands when his alpha nods yes. His chest hurts and he feels so stupid. Why isn’t he happy that his alpha (Tony. He’s not really Peter’s alpha if he’s already Bucky’s) isn’t the kind of alpha to use and abuse his omega, like in all the horror stories? This is a dream come true for some of the omega’s left behind. Peter feels like he’s entered a nightmare.

“Hey, hey, please- don’t cry, don’t cry, I can take you back, okay? I’m sorry, I thought you would be happy, I was going to enroll you here at MIT with me, but I’ll bring you back and find someone else. You can pick. Whatever you want, just stop crying, okay?” Tony gets off the chair and drops his phone on the floor in his haste to get to Peter. He kneels down and hovers his hands over Peter’s heaving shoulders, frantic and babbling.

“No, no, please don’t bring me back, alpha, I can be good! Please don’t bring me back, please d-don’t leave me alone, alpha-” Peter’s babbling just as much as Tony through his tears.

“I won’t but can you, I mean, I know it’s not like- can you stop crying? I don’t like it when you cry or when anyone cries really but for some reason you crying is going right into my skull and my heart?” Tony can’t stop talking so who is he to ask Peter to stop crying.

“I don’t want to hurt you! I want to fuck you!” Peter’s wailing now. Tony’s even more confused on what he did wrong.

“What the hell is going on in here?” Bucky’s voice cuts across the chaos so cleanly Peter and Tony both freeze in place.

“I can explain.” Tony starts and then doesn’t go on. Peter looks at Bucky with tears running down his cheeks and his broken heart in his throat.

Bucky crosses the room and sits down on the bed beside Peter. He puts his hand over Tony’s mouth before the genius can speak and looks at the distressed omega filling the room up with pheromones that make his inner alpha want to find the threat and rip it apart. He tries to appear non-threatening.

“What did he do, Doll?” Bucky’s voice is soft and low, soothing like dark chocolate and warm blanket nests. He switches from his flesh hand to his metal prosthetic without taking his eyes off Peter when Tony licks his palm like the heathen he is.

“H-he...he bought me today...but he doesn’t. He doesn’t want me!” Peter’s tears start anew with this fresh baring of his emotional wounds. He startles a little when Bucky wraps an arm around his waist, wary instinctively of an alpha that isn’t his, but then he tips over into the bigger man when he understands it’s a hug on offer and not anything untoward.

“Ah. Don’t worry about that, doll. You’re exactly his type of omega. He probably took one look at you and flashed his wallet like the spoiled brat he is.” Bucky gives Tony a look from over Peter’s head that’s fond and exasperated.

“Then why-” Peter leans back to look at his alpha from out of the cradle of Bucky’s strong arm. His alpha still looks as handsome as Peter thought he was back at the shop he’d been sold at; Peter had taken one look at his boyish grin, one sniff of that masculine tang and alpha spice, and been gone for him. So when the alpha looked back, when he called Peter forward, when he also took one look, one sniff? Peter had been floating on cloud nine over the possibilities.

“He’s not very good at communicating.” Bucky takes his metal hand back only because he can sense the pressure against the small plates in his palm from Tony’s teeth and it tickles. The little shit.

“I told him you’re my alpha, how much clearer could I be?” Tony grouses. He’s grinning as he says it and Bucky knows he’s not annoyed or put out in the slightest.

“You could have explained we were open to the idea of him joining, if he wanted to join, or he could stay platonic with you and be a free agent.” Bucky rolled his eyes at his lover. Really. He could understand the schematics of Bucky’s arm from one scientific discipline to the other but he couldn’t do interpersonal relationships for shit.

“He started crying before I got to that part!” Tony shuffles closer to Bucky on his knees, moving like he’s a supplicant to Bucky’s open lap but the older alpha knows his bratty boy better than Tony knows himself. He reaches out and stops him before any seduction or offers of blowjobs can slip from his silver tongue.

“I want to. Join you.” Peter’s words are followed by a blush and a skirting of his eyes up towards Bucky. He cuddles closer to the big alpha and lowers his lashes, face still stained by his tears but a different kind of heat burning in his eyes.

“I want to join both of you.”

The next part will involve alpha ruts, alpha knots and omega sex, the typical ABO works and the typical amount of smut you see from me. Thanks again for being so positive and encouraging as a community 💖

#starker #winteriron #winterironspider #winterspider #OT3 is back #ABO #alpha tony stark #omega peter parker #alpha bucky barnes #peter is a kinky lil shit #tony is a brat #bucky has his hands full between these two knuckleheads #but he loves them #I wrote exactly 1 story before I had to fill my Bucky quota again #did you miss him #he's here to Dom the shit out of Tony #you thought Peter was gonna be in the middle #hahahahahahahahaha #Peter's not the only one that cries so pretty on a cock

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cryoculus · 5 years ago

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More love for Semi please? Anything will do, your writing is exquisite in any form anyway :D

» Word Count: 1,857 wordsCross-posted on AO3

SORRY THIS IS SO LATE :(( I actually wrote three chapters’ worth of content for him already and you can read the whole thing on the ao3 link.(NOTE: This is based on the current events of the final arc of the Haikyuu manga. I tagged it as a spoiler but I won’t really go into the specifics of what’s going on. Semi is our main focus here ^__^)

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“Please?”

“No,” was your flat reply.

Semi heaved a long sigh, mouth twitching into an irritated grimace. You returned his reaction with a sassy look of your own—one, finely penciled brow quirked as bright, red lips rivalled the adamance that Semi brought about. While you were in no position to tell him to just go back to his cubicle and get today’s work done (you, sadly, held the same position in office), you at least had the right to turn him down. Your department had a monthly financial report coming up. Why on Earth did he want your help writing a song?

“Come on,” he groaned. “You know I’d eat my fist first before asking for your help, but our manager really digs your old pieces from college.”

Your eye twitched.

“Way to beg for someone’s aid in a time of dire need,” you bit back sarcastically. “Go do it then.”

“What?”

“Eat your whole fist.” You gave him a pointed look, even making a show of paying attention by putting your pen down.

Your co-worker let out a frustrated groan, fingers carding through his messy, ashen hair. The gesture made the tattoos on his chest visible for a second, before disappearing again behind his barely done button-up. It was a mystery, how a man like him made it as a public servant—with his flamboyant piercings and tip-dyed hair—but you supposed you should learn to look past physical appearances. The agency allowed it, so why should you make a fuss?

Ah, right. Semi Eita was the most hot-headed man in your department, and he had a knack for picking fights with you.

“If you get the balance sheet done by five o'clock, I might reconsider,” you told him, not really meaning the words, as you directed your attention back at the paperwork on your desk. Balance sheets are the toughest to fill out, since the data needed had to be collated from different sectors of the city. You highly doubted that Semi, with his thinner-than-a-strand-of-hair patience, could finish it in one sitting.

“Deal.”

Your gaze hardened as you looked back up at him. “Come again?”

“Are you deaf?” he asked, folding lean arms across his chest. “I said it’s a deal.”

You couldn’t help the snort that made its way past your lips. Whatever his reasons may be, it was painfully obvious that he was desperate. But still. You knew that he wouldn’t be able to carry out the deed in your given deadline, but instead of talking him out of his own agreement, you merely shook your head in acceptance.

Semi eventually stalked off to his cubicle; the one just in front of yours. There was a divider that separated each employee’s workspace from the others, and it at least granted some semblance of privacy from outside gazes. You’ve been to Semi’s cubicle a couple of times—more to coordinate paperwork than engage in conversation, really—and he decorated his personal space exactly how a part-time rock band vocalist would. Though he didn’t exactly put up posters and painted the walls black, he added his own flair to his desk with guitar figurines, neon stickers on his desktop, and a photo of his bandmates enclosed in a sparkly picture frame.

The only reason you bothered looking so closely was the fact that you also went to the same university together (under the same degree, too!) You’ve always been keen around him, with his loud way of living, as opposed to you, who’s always chosen to live simply and without pretentiousness. Sure, the disparity between your lifestyles had caused you to be at each other’s throats since freshman year, but it was still a surprise that your synergy was top notch. You would, as Semi put it so delicately, eat your fist first before admitting to the fact, but it’s a given that you preferred to work with him instead of other, unfamiliar people.

You sighed, brandishing a bored look at the bleak document in front of you. Maybe it wouldn’t hurt to help him out…

But when you recalled every time he’s talked over you during board meetings, sneered at you when he got a higher score during exams, and his distateful behavior in general, you steeled your resolve.

Either he’s going to get that balance sheet over with or he’ll keel over. If he wanted your help, he’s going to have to work for it.

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You were in the middle of fixing your belongings when the sound of a stack of papers hitting your desk rang in your ears.

“There,” Semi said breathlessly, making you look up at him in surprise. He even tossed a flash drive on top of the papers he deposited, where you saw the city hall’s heading printed in full color. You reluctantly checked your phone for the time. 16:57, it said, in a mockingly bold typeface before shoving it in your pocket.

The damn guy really did get it done before five.

“The electronic document is saved in there, in case you lose the print.” He was panting at this point, and you had a vague idea as to why he looked like he just ran a marathon. The one printer in your department (this year’s budget was cut) broke down a few days ago, and the nearest functional one was at the Logistics office three floors down.

Still refusing to believe it, you peered at the documents he just brought in. You scanned each of the entries printed on each page. That’s when you realized that Sendai City’s expenses have skyrocketed since the new year because the list of expenses occupied a whole page alone. A worried sigh made its way past your lips, but at least the liabilities were cut down to a minimum. You heard that the governor of Miyagi was going to pledge a few hundred thousand yen for the city’s founding anniversary, too.

You paused. Blinking, you rearranged the papers neatly back into its pile—biting back the urge to clutch your wounded pride. Semi was looking at you expectantly, like he wanted you to praise his flawless bookkeeping.

In actuality, his determination was beginning to freak you out.

“Why do you want me to help you so badly?” you asked, voice almost trembling. “Seriously, dude. I thought we hated each other. Quit acting out of character.”

“I told you, our manager really liked the songs you composed back in senior year,” he drawled, tired of having to repeat himself.

Your face twisted in confusion. “Who even is this manager of yours?”

There was a half-second delay in his response, but before you could paint a reason for his hesitation, he immediately replied with, “Saito. Saito Makoto.”

You stiffened, gaze going rigid at the mention of that name. “Oh.”

“Yeah. If I manage to give him a piece by the end of the month, he’ll help us sign a contract with a big-shot record label,” Semi explained, oblivious to your discomfort.

“But haven’t you been writing songs since high school?” you wondered aloud. “That’s what you said during our Pol-Gov class ice breaker.”

He frowned. “You still remember that?”

Okay. You kept forgetting that your sharp memory wasn’t always a praiseworthy thing. You gulped, feeling the heat creep up your face. “Um, anyway, the point still stands. You’ve been writing songs for God-knows-how-long, and while I’m not one to dish out compliments especially to you, I’m pretty sure they’re okay if you managed to gather a decent fanbase.”

He rolled his eyes, leaning against the divider of your cubicle. “We’re a rock band. I write rock songs, but Saito wants me to write a goddamn love song.”

Typical Saito. Though he looked like a rugged high school delinquent, he was awfully sentimental when it came to music. He was the one who inspired you to write the songs Semi was pestering you about all day after all…

“Fine,” you relented. “I never go back on my word and since you did a…good job with this, I’ll help you out.”

His light brown eyes lit up for a moment, but Semi managed to mask his relief in a split second—containing his excitement in a single nod. “Are you free this Saturday? You can come by my place and we could start getting to work.”

Well, that was forward of him. You expected to work on the song in a coffee shop or something, but he went on ahead and invited you to his own humble abode anyway. You parsed through your weekend plans in your mind, and once you confirmed that you were free, you scribbled down your phone number on a sticky note. Almost five years of acquaintance and you’d never bothered giving it to him. Huh.

“Just text me the time and place,” you told him, pocketing the flash drive as you slipped the balance sheet in one of the empty folders in your organizer. “You better not pull anything funny and lead me to a secluded alley or something.”

Semi scoffed, folding the piece of paper and sticking it inside his trousers. “As if.”

You then slung your bag across your shoulders, grinning insincerely. “Glad we’re on the same page, then.”

“Yeah, whatever.”

With that, Semi exited your cubicle, leaving you no room to wonder why he didn’t even spare a quick ‘thank you’.

Just as you were smoothing out the creases on your pencil skirt, your phone began buzzing in the pocket of your blazer. Brows raised, you fished it out and unlocked it.

From: Makohey, wanna grab some dinner? its on me :3

Speak of the devil. You swallowed the lump in your throat, fingers shakily managing to type a coherent reply.

To: MakoYeah sure. Where to tho

From: Makocan we get some italian? ik u love the udon place across the street but akane’s having dinner w her friends there

From: Makocant have her seeing us together now do we

The way he put that so casually made your chest constrict with a too-familiar sensation. You heaved a deep breath, pursing your lips into a thin line as you sent a quick “Ok” text to end your conversation. Saito replied with those iffy heart-eyed emojis that he only ever used when he wanted something from you, and you had to compose yourself so you wouldn’t burst into tears right there.

“Oi.”

You almost jumped at the sound of Semi’s voice as he peered inside your cubicle once more. He clutched his suitcase in one hand, eyeing you curiously.

“What do you want?”

“You’re headed uptown, too, right?” he asked, and you nodded reluctantly. “Thought you’d want a lift.”

“Semi, just because I’m helping you achieve your dreams, doesn’t mean you have to be nice to me.” You laughed softly, tension easing from his uncalled for kindness.

He, however, looked unconvinced. “Do you want a ride or not?”

You raised your hands in defeat, managing a genuine smile. “Alright, fine. It’ll be a hellish commute anyway.”

You liked to think that that’s how you started becoming friends with your odd, hot-headed co-worker.

#haikyuu!!#semi eita #semi eita x reader #shiratorizawa #hqscenario #haikyuu headcanons #haikyuu fanfiction #haikyuu spoilers #hq headcanons #hq!! headcanons

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livvywrites · 5 years ago

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novel prep tag

tagged by @quilloftheclouds! thank you :D

Decided to do this for Pirate’s Bane, since it isn’t finished yet :D

(So this is the third time I’m trying to write this stupid thing, since apparently, changing window size closes the post---and, of course, a draft isn’t auto-saved.)

Rules: Answer the questions below, & tag some people!

tagging: @aslanwrites; @firesidefantasy; @klywrites; @theguildedtypewriter; @inherentlywritten; @jc-shay; & @marie-writess! (no pressure! anyone else is also free to hop on :D)

FIRST LOOK

1. Describe your novel in 1-2 sentences (elevator pitch).

Five years ago, Alinora learned that Fate had betrayed Eldora, and that she was the only one who could stop her. Now, the only person who knows how Fate can be stopped has lost her memory, and Fate’s Champion is wreaking havoc. Alinora must once again rise to the occasion… but this time, things are going to be a little more difficult.

2. How long do you plan for your novel to be? (Is it a novella, single book, book series, etc.?)

It’s the second in a seven book series! At least, as of the current planning—that number could change. I’m hoping that this one will be about 85k words!

3. What is your novel’s aesthetic?

Choppy seas; rocky shores; lightning arcing through the sky; a stone fortress overlooking a port village. Winding roads; tall mountains; ancient ruins; foggy forests. Blackened finger tips; glowing swords; whispers on the edge of your mind; secrets that could change the world. Shadows like mist around legs; ghosts from myriad centuries; old bones; ravens crying overhead.

4. What other stories inspire your novel?

I think the biggest influences would be Lord of the Rings; the Hobbit; Avatar: the Last Airbender; and the Dragon Age series. Each feature large casts; epic adventures; lots of travel; and found family. There’s also major motifs of hope & love in LOTR and ATLA which I would like to recapture as well!

5. Share 3+ images that give a feel for your novel.

Here’s my pinterest board, + 3 images off of it:

MAIN CHARACTER.

6. Who is your protagonist?

Alinora Mynerva is the main protagonist, but she has a group of friends (though she would categorize them as such at the moment) that I would also place in the protagonist column.

7. Who is their closest ally?

Currently, Elaena—Death’s eldest daughter and Eldora’s first reaper.

8. Who is their enemy?

Kaltain Inerra, Fate’s Champion; the goddess of Fate; the spirit possessing Talitha Jade; and ???

9. What do they want more than anything?

If you asked her that, she would tell you that she just wants to defeat Fate so that she can rest in peace. The truth is a little more complicated. She wants to make up for failing her people; to earn forgiveness for the lives that were lost because of her inattention and cowardice.

10. Why can’t they have it?

Because the only person who knows how to defeat Fate is currently amnesiac. And as for the rest—well. It’s her own forgiveness that she has to seek, and that’s something she doesn’t understand yet.

11. What do they wrongly believe about themselves?

That she’s somehow at fault for Mynera’s fall 15 years ago. That if she gets close to people, they’ll get hurt, or they’ll die. That loving people makes her vulnerable, that it’s somehow a weakness she can’t let people exploit. That by keeping people at arm’s length she’s protecting herself.

12. Draw your protagonist! (Or share a description)

How ‘bout a picrew?

PLOT POINTS

13. What is the internal conflict?

Alinora vs her insecurities / self-loathing.

14. What is the external conflict?

Alinora & co vs Kaltain; Alinora & co vs Fate; Alinora & co vs Tali; Alinora & co vs ???

15. What is the worst thing that could happen to your protagonist?

Someone dying. Failing.

16. What secret will be revealed that changes the course of the story?

Sometimes one is actually three. Disappearing doesn’t always mean dead.

17. Do you know how it ends?

Yep ;)

BITS AND BOBS

18. What is the theme?

Not everything is as it seems. Caring about people isn’t a weakness. Sometimes the power was within you the whole time. It isn’t weak to ask for help; everyone needs to lean on someone sometimes. No one is an island; you can’t do everything alone.

19. What is a recurring symbol?

Corvids (ravens & crows); shadows; lightning; crowns; secrets.

20. Where is the story set? (Share a description!)

The world of Eldora is full of magic. It flows through the very veins of the world; and (almost) anyone can use it.

21. Do you have any images or scenes in your mind already?

Absolutely!

22. What excited you about this story?

Aishlynn and Talitha’s roles; getting to see Alinora as Champion; getting to reveal some big secrets; getting to experience Asa and Viviana as more than just background characters.

23. Tell us about your usual writing method!

Usually when I have an idea, I’ll already have some key scenes in mind—usually the beginning, ending, and some middles. I have two plot templates, and I pick whichever one suits me at the time, slip my scenes into it, and fill the rest of out as best I can. I build a pinterest board, & then get writing. I typically write chronologically, but if a scene bugs me enough I’ll go ahead and write it & see how it fits once I get there.

#tag games #pirates bane #pb #novel prep #novel prep tag

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demonsofhunting · 5 years ago

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"An angel's wings" aka a very fluffy destiel one shot

Summary: ( if such a short thing even needs one XD ) Cas is worried about showing Dean his wings and Dean tells him otherwise by being incredibly cute.

Warnings: fluffy fluff, comfort, just Cas being insecure about his wings

Words: about 1400

A/N: There it is! It's just a little one shot but I had so much fun writing it and I hope you guys will like it and it's not that bad! <3 Enjoy!

Every angel has wings. Big feathery wings, glowing and strangely beautiful. Surreal. Sometimes they're just like a creeping shadow that seems to come out of the dark behind the back of the vessel, sometimes they unfold with such an explosion that thunder is rumbling and lightning flashes over the sky. Even when the angles die, their wings are beautiful. Unfolded and spread around their dead body, some lovely feathers still falling to the ground.

It's magical.

It's unique.

And sometimes it's pretty intimidating.

Cas always loved flying. He loved the way it feels when he's diving into clouds and the wind blows through his hair. He loved to play with his brothers and sisters when he was young, too. They always used to chase each other over the sky.

But now everything is gone. Cas doesn't fly anymore. He can't.

His wings are broken and damaged, but they're still there. He always watches out not to step on them when he has to walk on his feet now, and in the beginning of his time as a fallen angel it was pretty rough for him not to tip anything over. Sometimes he still has some issues with it, but he tries his best. He's happy to be down here, even if he sometimes misses heaven and the other angels so much that it hurts. But he found his new family, disfunctional, broken and small but beautiful in its own way. A family that accepts him with all his flaws and isn't constantly trying to change him. It feels so damn good.

The Winchesters, they love him.

Dean loves him.

When Cas is with the elder Winchester, everything is okay. He knows that it was the right decision to give up on his full powers. His family is worth to lose his wings. Dean is worth it, oh he's more than just worth it.

Cas just loves it to be close to Dean in any way that's possible. He shows his affection and care with little soft touches that must feel like the wind blowing over a wide, wide field. When Dean is hurt, he rests his hand slowly on the wound, taking them both the time they need. He touches him with his wings often too. Whenever he walks past the green - eyed hunter, his angel wings are flowing gently along his side. Cas doesn't know if Dean notices, but sometimes he could bet he does. There's something about the way his face shows first confusion and then the adorable smirk that Cas loves so much.

Until now Cas was too afraid to ask him about it. To be honest, he's kinda embarrassed.

The only times Dean saw his wings they were either full of rage and anger or the dead cold wings of a dying angel.

Dean normally can't see them anyway. Humans can't see them in general, even though Cas sometimes wishes that they could - that Dean could - just to show them some affection. It feels like hiding something from his boyfriend, and that's a strange feeling which confuses Cas, but he doesn't want to push it. Their romantic relationship is still new to both of them, and they don't have to rush. He knows that.

So it comes that he is surprised as Dean simply asks him about it. It's around midnight and Cas is sitting on his bed, just staring at the pillows and thinking about all and nothing at the same time, his hands playing nervously with the textile of his trench coat. Suddenly, his head flows up when he sees a familiar silhouette at the open door frame.

"Cas, you're awake?" a deep voice asks carefully. Cas nods first, then he realises that the other one can't see him doing that in the dark.

"Hello, Dean. Yes, I'm awake. I don't need sleep, you remember?" he answers with a mild smile and a little tilt of his head.

Dean runs his hand through his hair. He looks down to his feet and chuckles.

"What?" Cas asks, confused.

"Nothing. It's just...I love you Cas, you know? I don't have to explain why I want to be at my boyfriend's at night."

This must be some human term. Cas nods even if he has no clue what Dean is talking about. Sometimes he's talking a lot of weird stuff. He calls that 'telling jokes' or 'making puns,' and Cas is working hard on it. One day he'll get them for sure. He only needs practice, Dean always says.

"Come in,"he tells Dean with a kinda awkward wave to his side. Dean steps inside and sits down next to Cas on the bed. The angel can feel his warmth through the material of his trench coat, and suddenly it's like he forgot how to breathe correctly.

"What were you doing?" the hunter asks, looking straight into Cas' eyes. Cas could count all the freckles on Dean's cheeks from this perspective. He's so beautiful.

"Nothing," Cas tilts his head a little, "I was just thinking...about you."

There it is. The grin.

"Really?" The elder Winchester licks his lips and strokes his fingers gently over Cas' face.

Cas doesn't answer. Instead he just leans forth and gives Dean a long and passionate kiss. Dean kisses back, his hands running trough Cas hair.

They feel safe around each other. Loved. It's wonderful, and Cas never wants it to stop, although it's him, who pulls away after a couple of time. They're breathing heavily, and Dean can't stop grinning: "I love it when you do that, hot stuff."

Cas smiles. "I know you do."

Then he kisses him again. This time it's Dean who interrupts their kiss and whispers in Cas ear: "I want to see your wings, Cas. Please."

Cas freezes, his heart is beating like it wants to jump out of his chest.

"What?" he stutters.

"Your wings," Dean repeats, his eyes soft and full of love for his angel,

"Can I see them?"

Cas looks back at his wings, which are unfolded and are almost touching the ceiling of the bedroom. He's nervous, and they're vibrating because of the stress that comes with it.

"Sure," he says but his eyes are full of worries. Dean notices it and grabs his hand softly. "Hey, it's alright, you hear me? I won't freak out. I love your wings like I love every inch of you. You're an angel, Cas. I know that. I'm not afraid, to be honest, it's hella awesome to have a boyfriend that I can call 'angel' while actually telling the truth with that. That's a great bonus. Makes me love you even more."

Cas chuckles, but he's still kind of insecure. Dean looks at him, patient and curious. Cas breathes in and out, deeply. He closes his eyes.

Then he reveals his wings.

Now that they're visible, feathers are flying down from above their head and are landing softly on the bed around them. One of them falls on Dean's head, and they both laugh as he pulls it out if his locks.

Dean's face is lighten up from pure excitement, his eyes are wide and bright. "Whoa, Cas," he blurts out, "They're awesome!" What a compliment!

Cas cheeks immediately turn red, and he tries to hide behind one of his wings without hitting Dean in the face with it. "Thank you, Dean," he mutters flattered.

"You don't need to thank me for pointing out facts, love," his boyfriend says, a cute smile on his lips, "Your wings are fucking spectacular! Nothing to worry about. I would love to see them more often."

"R - really?" the angel stutters, pulling his wings slowly away from his body and lifting them over their heads. Now it looks like they're both under a pavillion, feathers in the colour of fine snow falling down. It's strangely romantic as Dean kisses Cas again, touching the tips of the angel's wings next to him carefully.

"Really," Dean mutters between two kisses, his hands playing with some of Cas' soft feathers.

"I love you, Dean," Cas says as they are lying in each other's arms the next morning after a long night full of cuddling and kissing, Cas' wings wrapped around them, spending them warmth and comfort.

"Love ya too, Cas," Dean says and snuggles closer to his boyfriend.

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Aaaand that's it! Thank you so much for reading and if you would like to leave a comment or reblog this shit I will love you forever! <3

Feel free to tell me if you found mistakes, too. I know that this is far from perfect. :D

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stratsandwhiskeywritestuff · 5 years ago

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Q+A With Strats and Whiskey!

We held a brief Q+A over on our Twitter, and had some awesome questions come in! We’ll post em here too for everyone to see. Have questions for us too? Hit us up on Twitter or in our ask box :D we’d love to hear from you!

Questions include asking us about the collaborative process, about writing kink together, the trust that takes, what characters we love writing most and our thoughts on writing in general!

PaleGlimmer: I asked about collab writing because I have no idea how you make it work.

WHISKEY: I’ve been collaborating on stories since I got into Hannibal. For me, it started as an offshoot of online RP. If you go back far enough you can see that, because the writing is stilted and jumpy, and you can tell that two people are writing. I’ve had three major collab partners in my fandom life and after a time our “voices” and styles start to gel and it becomes more seamless. That, for me, means that’s the right partner to write with, because you start taking on their mannerisms and descriptions, and they take on yours, and people can’t tell (or can tell very vaguely) that two people wrote a story.

As for technicalities, we just “tag” each other with part of the story for the other to continue it. Sometimes it’s short tags, dialogue, or brief descriptions, other times we get carried away (in the best way possible) and end up writing 6k a day. With Strats and I, we started with preferential characters and usually tagged for just them, but now we cover everything and everyone in our tags.

STRATS: Whiskey covered this pretty well. With Whiskey, We share characters pretty evenly now, and just write about 200-300 word chunks back and forth, but there are definitely characters we each feel more comfortable with. And scenarios we both excel at! Even if I haven’t written much, I’ll tag Whiskey in if we are coming up on something Whiskey is better at, and vice versa. (For example, Whiskey is much better at pretentious Hannibal speeches than I am, and I have a particular fondness for writing emotional breakdowns. This doesn’t mean we are the only person to write those, of course, just that we tag each other in more often.)

If I’m writing with anyone else, I usually write the same way. There’s only one person I’ll still do RP-style writing with. Usually I try to match my partner’s style, so for example, when I wrote with YAMD I focused a lot more on detailed descriptions than I usually do. I can’t really describe it, I just try to align with how my partner writes.

I’M NOT VERY HELPFUL, SORRY :D

Cuttlefishcatfish:

1. What do you love about writing?

STRATS: When you finally get to that moment, that scene you’ve been thinking about for AGES, the one you have entirely plotted for weeks.

Also, writing emotional breakdowns. Give me a sobbing panic attack any day.

WHISKEY: The moment you hit the flow point and everything just makes sense; either an idea just CLICKS or you finally get over that plot point you were worried about and you are racing through.

2. What do you hate about writing?

STRATS: god why haven’t we yet invented a way for me to think words onto the page? I’M SO TIRED.

WHISKEY: That meme? The one that goes like “I need this very specific fic and I need it immediately… which means I need to write it… but I just wanna read it, not write it”. That.

3. One writing tip that you could give to other writers.

STRATS: When I was a teenager I came across some writing advice from an author I loved (I want to say Steven King, but it’s been years). The advice was “sit down and actually write.” And I was PISSED. As a teenager struggling with motivation, I hated that advice.

Now I’m almost 27 and I can safely say that the best writing advice I can give you is JUST FUCKING WRITE THE THING. Even on days I feel like my writing is garbage, I force out a bit of garbage. Force your way through the shitty parts so you can get to the fun parts. You can always go back and edit the shitty parts later (and often it turns out they weren’t as shitty as you thought they were).

WHISKEY: Practice. I’m sorry, I’m trite and boring but honestly that’s the only way you will get better, get into a habit of writing all the time, and start to find your own voice. Practice even just 100 words a day, coz that’s 100 words more than you had yesterday.

4. One overused word in fanfics?

WHISKEY: Oh god our beta actually points these out now haha! I’m terrible for teeth/tongue/lip action (he tongued the corner of his mouth, flashed his teeth, bit his lip)

STRATS: any time someone’s smile “quirks up at the corners” or you read the words “fluttering/thrumming pulse,” that’s me. It’s always me. I have been called out on the hummingbird pulse before.

5. Have you guys disagreed on a story direction? If yes, how do you resolve that?

WHISKEY: I don’t think we have *disagreed* really, once in a while we find that a story doesn’t flow how it should, and we start over, or a character we had planned in our head ends up written differently on a tag. In that case we usually just ping the other and explain what we were after (we have a chat always open alongside writing) and figure out what works best for the story. I can think of a couple times that’s happened and it’s always a super chill and fair affair; both of us have “won” those kinds of things before.

STRATS: We gel really well together, and often our stories are at least loosely planned out from the beginning, so it doesn’t come up much. Every once in a while one of us says “so I don’t think this is working” and we usually do our best to find a way to change it around. It’s not really “fun” to write together if you’re making your partner write something they aren’t happy with, so we try to take each other’s opinions into account.

6. How did you guys manage to let the other into your thought process? Writing is intimate. With a writing partner, that person knows what your kinks, opinions about things, etc. are. Was it scary to let that person in and see you being vulnerable with your works? This is assuming that you let your personality bleed through your stories.

So, this is an awesome question actually, thanks for asking it, and the answer might sound a bit weird so bear with us! We both get a bit of a (major) crush on our writing partners when we write, and after. Not in a way that would be considered cheating or manipulative but in a way that is… intimate. You said it right that it’s intimate. Neither of us want to date the other (besides, Strats is married) but we love each other and spend a lot of time together with our writing.

There is a lot of trust there, and opening up is a process. I think with Strats and I, we started talking about a kink we shared (human furniture) and it sort of bled out from there. “Oh, I also like bondage! And I’m a huge fan of cock and ball torture, you into that?” and it grew from there.

There were some kinks that we came across that we’d both agree were not our jam and we’d just put them away, and there were some kinks that at one point were not one of our kinks but now we share them. These are interesting ones because it happened absolutely organically; neither of us ever push the other into kinks we know make the other uncomfortable, but we do offer the chance, if one of us is so inclined.

For Whiskey this was ABO and feminization, for Strats it’s underage. Once in a while we’ll push a little to see how we feel about those things, but there’s always a carte blanche to back out if anything makes us uncomfortable. It’s honestly such a safe place to explore these things that we really love it. Also both of us are super kinky and very open about it so there’s usually VERY little (if any) filter when we talk sex/kink.

Blue Posey: Where do you get the ideas from? Your stories are so varied.

WHISKEY: We shamelessly pluck ideas from the Hannigram Kinkmeme on Discord, we have about 150 saved in a spreadsheet that we random number generate from when we want a new idea. Sometimes it’s AUs of movies or other shows that we like, sometimes it’s just an idea that we’ve had that we put out into the void and one of us will freak out and connect it to something.

STRATS: we also both keep track of twitter and tumblr and will send each other prompts based on those. We are following quite a few non-fandom porn accounts…

and of course, sometimes I wake up at four am and text whiskey absolute gibberish and in the morning we write a fic.

Christina Shinn: I always like knowing about what gets writers really excited about their own fics. How writers overcome their writer's block. What motivates writers. What are some pet peeves of writers. YAY! Love your fics!

WHISKEY: 1. I get excited about fics I know people are excited about. If Strats pings me with a story idea and she’s stoked about it, I’ll catch that fever and be entirely into exploring that story. Likewise if someone commissions us or requests a story that really digs its heels in.

STRATS: 1) I’ve gotten a LITTLE less vain now that I do commissions and gifts for other people, but generally, every single thing I have written is something I’ve wanted to read, and so I love rereading it. Sometimes I’ll cringe at a typo or a mistake or an awkward line, but overall, I love everything I write. I have spent hours retreading my own fics before. Write the kind of story you want to read!

WHISKEY: 2. Writer’s block is an asshole and honestly I have no actual “fix it” for you; collab writing definitely helps because you have someone to soundboard off of, but even then sometimes we find ourselves just stuck. That’s when we start yet another original story XD

STRATS: 2) Writer's block occasionally eats me alive. If it’s REALLY hitting you, take a day off. It’s okay. Take a break. Do something fun.

But once that day is over WRITE THE THING. Write something terrible. Just do it. You can always fix it later

WHISKEY: 3. Collab writing is hugely motivating for me, it’s an immediate and awesome feedback loop of love. You tag, you send it off, and someone FINDS THAT IDEA COOL ENOUGH TO CONTINUE and ping you back, and you have new material to work with that didn’t come out of your head and… it’s great, it really is. Also feedback from readers. Even if it’s critique (note: not “I hated this” but “this could have been done differently imo”) it’s a great way to keep growing and moving as a writer.

STRATS: 3) collab writing is really motivating for me because I am a Guilt Monster and other people are relying on me. For my own stuff, I’m motivated because I’m writing something I like. Something I want to reread later.

If a story isn’t working for you (and it isn’t required for some sort of work or whatever), stop writing it. Go write something you like. It’s okay to say “actually, I don’t want to write this one anymore.”

WHISKEY: 4. I think every writer has a pet peeve regarding their own headcanons. Some people hate endearments with a pairing, but have their own pet names that work for them in their personal headcanon. In others’ work? There are certain things that irk me, but they’re also entirely personal. If I feel that a character has been written really OOC in a fic that is marked as canon for instance, it grinds my gears. THAT SAID that’s also the writer’s own prerogative.

STRATS: 4) I have too many pet peeves to mention because I am a snob, but I still have relatively low standards for what I’ll read, so I’ve read a vast variety of things.

Besides what Whiskey said about characterization, I have a few aspects of life that I’m somewhat knowledgeable about, and I can’t stand when people get it WRONG. Special mention goes to people writing children badly, which is the entire reason Family of Choice exists. If you don’t have children or know children, PLEASE do some research into child development before you write them. It drives me up the wall when kids are doing things they shouldn’t be at that age. NEWBORNS. DON’T. GIGGLE.

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Once more into Milwaukee, old friends. That is said with true anticipation, as I’m looking forward to the Mid Winter Convention and also all of all the wonderful people who go to it and run it – including almost all of our Onyx Path Monday Meeting crew.

I also look forward to it with a tidal wave of nostalgia, as Milwaukee, and the Hilton where Mid Winter is held, was also where White Wolf booked our Gen-Con rooms and our parties in the years after Vampire first came out. So there’s a lot of overlay of memories as I walk (stagger) through the hotel and downtown.

Now, as to what we’re doing there now?

First, we’ll be officially announcing four projects that are on our plate this year at our Onyx Path Q&A Social on Friday. From there we’ll also talk about them on the Onyx Pathcast live from Mid Winter, and on our social media. So even if you miss the Q&A, and it’s been sold out for quite some time, keep and eye and an ear out (and maybe an arm, YA lit readers) and you’ll hear about them.

And like I mentioned last week, if you have any questions you want us to answer at the Q&A, send them in via the Comments section of this blog.

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Thursday features panels and seminars for folks wanting to get into or do better in the TTRPG creation biz, and we have a bunch of our folks helping out there; from Eddy Webb’s Developer Bootcamp, to Matt McElroy and myself sitting in on the Kickstarter tips session in the morning. There are freelancer panels with a bunch of our, well, freelancers, like Crystal Mazur and Danielle Lauzon, that are also happening throughout the con.

In fact, on Saturday, there’s a V5 Chicago By Night panel with Matthew and a host of writers from the project that should help illuminate the darkness. Not of a vampire’s soul, but of why Mike Hollywood wrote about particular Chicago landmarks – that sort of thing.

We’ve also got folks demoing and playtesting, with a few secret playtests being run, throughout the convention.

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Let’s back it up, and I’ll talk about Wednesday, which is our all-day Onyx Path Summit where the Monday Meeting crew will be reviewing 2019 and looking towards the next couple of years.

Some of that is just stuff we have to do like budgeting, but the vast majority will be more process and project focused brainstorming.

Some of that will be to review the notes from the team that I’ve posted these last 3 weeks. We’ll look mostly at what we can improve, but we’ll definitely add in the good stuff we did all last year. And there is a lot of that last year. After all, we all need to remember the highs as we take a hard look at what could be done better.

So if you want us discussing your ideas for what we can do to sharpen our saws or new avenues to look into- please drop us a note in the Comments here. We’ll add your thoughts to the mix in the appropriate discussion. We intend to come out of this year’s Summit with strong directions for how to improve what we do while still moving forward with new projects and possibilities.

Last year, for example, one of our directions was to increase our Actual Play presence – and so we made decisions through the year that brought on more venues for that. Such as boosting our Twitch channel to the point where there’s at least one stream running a day and often more.

So, we’ll see what this year’s Summit brings us!

Meanwhile, (Blood) Cults of the (Bloody) Blood Gods (of Blood) for V5 continues to wow us on Kickstarter, and with more than a week left, we’re still going strong! We’ve passed the Chicago By Night KS in terms of number of backers and the pledge amount (in fact we’re just a hair from being 400% funded as I write this). Check out the raft of Cults of the Blood Gods vids and interviews happening just this last week in the Media section below!

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New Years Resolutions from Onyx Path:

Here are the resolutions of our usual Monday Meeting cast of characters as we look out into 2020. Note that these are before our Summit this Wednesday, so some of them might refocus after that. Maybe not!

Dixie:

I’m going to revamp how I track and plan my projects so that things are less likely to be late or rushed. I’m also going to be more realistic about my workload and not let myself get overwhelmed because I thought I could do more than I reasonably could. It’s going to be a good year for projects!

Mirthful Mike:

My big one for 2020 is to work on my control issues… namely contracting more of the layout duties rather than trying to tackle 95% of them myself. This not only means bringing in at least one or two more designers, but also working with the devs on updating some of the tagging stuff that I’ve been manually tweaking over the years.

Matt:

I’m resolving to make better use out of the tools we have available for project management and team communications. We have a lot of projects in development and tools to make managing them easier, so I should be more effective using them.

LisaT:

I resolve to manage my time better on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.

Ian:

Now that the core Trinity Continuum is out, I’m looking forward to being able to deliver upcoming supplements and game lines a lot faster. We were able to hit the ground running over December with a good handful of releases, and I’d like to keep up a lot of that momentum.

Eddy:

I resolve to clear up the clutter in my work process so I have more time to focus on projects. Being busy is a great problem to have, but it is still a problem if there’s a dozen different things that all need your attention.

Matthew:

I resolve to play and run more games outside my normal horror comfort zone! I want to expand my knowledge of rules and settings in 2020. While I love being the Vampire guy at Onyx Path, it would be fantastic to confidently take on more fantasy and science fiction work, and for me, that requires running more D&D, Scion, and Trinity!

RichT:

Last year, I was able to do much more creative work as James Bell’s efforts as our Kickstarter Concierge really kicked in and I could step back from KS planning and execution: and it was great! For 2020, I resolve to continue pushing forward with more and more creative efforts, from continuing with the ongoing reviews of our projects as our fantastic creative teams pitch and outline their ideas, to full read-throughs of finished PDFs, to expanding the unusual ideas that help define our projects and game worlds.

For example, I feel like I was able to add some fun to the TC: Aberrant KS with the lead-in webcomic, and with some of the character-based design elements for the book, and I think we can run with similar things for our other books. Maybe it’s time for us to come up with a new Deluxe book idea, to play around with some fun packaging that evokes the project specifically.

There’s a lot to look forward to with so many fantastic games to work on, and we’re all excited to be creating our:

Many Worlds, One Path!

BLURBS!

Kickstarter!

V5 Cults of the Blood Gods has passed $119,000 and 2010 backers, and has trumpeted forward passing through Stretch Goal after Stretch Goal right into the new year!

Onyx Path Media!

This Friday’s Onyx Pathcast is a live broadcast from the MidWinter Convention in Milwaukee! Check it out direct on Podbean, or your favorite podcast venue! https://onyxpathcast.podbean.com/

We continue on the V5 Cults of the Blood Gods train this week, starting with an interview between 307 RPG Podcast and one of the book’s co-writers, Jacob Burgess: https://307rpg.com/?p=128

Podcast 67 – Cults of the Blood Gods (Vampire: the Masquerade) with writer Jacob Burgess

Strange Adventures provides coverage of the Hecata from V5 Cults of the Blood Gods right here: https://youtu.be/TcXwmrLlEPk

Noted Vampire YouTuber Outstar has made her own fantastic video covering V5 Cults of the Blood Gods right here, and it’s worth checking out: https://youtu.be/_oUk-doDepo

Red Moon Roleplaying continue their actual play of The Family, a V5 Cults of the Blood Gods story involving Matthew Dawkins, Klara Herbol, Bianca Savazzi, and Jason Carl, with episode three right here: https://youtu.be/TcH3RZO3Z7s

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And the Gentleman Gamer, Matthew Dawkins, continues his Gentleman’s Guide to Scion over on his channel, youtube.com/user/clackclickbang

And here’s even more Occultists Anonymous actual plays of Mage: The Awakening for you!

Episode 70: What We Leave Behind The cabal get breakfast with Shanna in order to get some first-hand information about the Mysterium caucus in Mexico. After the sun sets, they have an appointment with a ghost imprisoned in a bench.https://youtu.be/pE4n8Pfgml4

Episode 71: A New Oracle The cabal checks in with Jimmy “Smalls” Patinko and arranges for a jailbreak for their friend out-of-time, Judd. The Leaf Theater Players take to the stage!https://youtu.be/ky8qO-OFP9g

The Story Told Podcast continue their Exalted actual play with episode 22 of the Fall of Jiara, their Dragon-Blooded story: http://thestorytold.libsyn.com/fall-of-jiara-22

Blood on the Tamesis has published a fun video on playing a Lasombra using the resources in the soon-to-be released V5 Chicago by Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utI8P5C0AJk&feature=youtu.be

Devil’s Luck Gaming continue their fantastic and epic Scarred Lands Pirates of the Bloodwater campaign over on their Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/DevilsLuckGaming

And back over to Red Moon Roleplaying to close us off with the penultimate episode of The Sacrifice for V5 Chicago by Night, run by Klara Herbol and including Matthew Dawkins as a player: https://youtu.be/9N29X-PWhsQ

Drop Matthew a message via the contact button on matthewdawkins.com if you have actual plays, reviews, or game overviews you want us to profile on the blog!

Please check any of these out and let us know if you find or produce any actual plays of our games!

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On Sale This Week!

This Wednesday, we will be releasing the Advance PDF for Trinity Continuum: Aeon Ready Made Characters on DTRPG! We’ll also be releasing the C20 Novel, The Cup of Dreams, and the Tales of Good Dogs Pugmire fiction anthology in the Nook and Kindle stores!

Finally on Wednesday, we’ll be opening the Storypath Nexus Community Content site for Trinity Continuum projects with templates and art packs to get you started, and several projects already submitted to the site!

Conventions!

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And now, the new project status updates!

DEVELOPMENT STATUS FROM EDDY WEBB (projects in bold have changed status since last week):

First Draft (The first phase of a project that is about the work being done by writers, not dev prep)

Exalted Essay Collection (Exalted)

N!ternational Wrestling Entertainment (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)

Contagion Chronicle Ready-Made Characters (Chronicles of Darkness)

Trinity Continuum: Adventure! core (Trinity Continuum: Adventure!)

Duke Rollo fiction (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)

TC: Aberrant Jumpstart (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)

RUST (Scarred Lands)

Under Alien Suns (Trinity Continuum: Aeon)

Redlines

Kith and Kin (Changeling: The Lost 2e)

Dragon-Blooded Novella #2 (Exalted 3rd Edition)

Many-Faced Strangers – Lunars Companion (Exalted 3rd Edition)

Second Draft

M20 Victorian Mage (Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition)

Exigents (Exalted 3rd Edition)

Crucible of Legends (Exalted 3rd Edition)

Development

Heirs to the Shogunate (Exalted 3rd Edition)

TC: Aberrant Reference Screen (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)

Monsters of the Deep (They Came From Beneath the Sea!)

Scion: Demigod (Scion 2nd Edition)

Tales of Aquatic Terror (They Came From Beneath the Sea!)

Across the Eight Directions (Exalted 3rd Edition)

Contagion Chronicle: Global Outbreaks (Chronicles of Darkness)

Contagion Chronicle Jumpstart (Chronicles of Darkness)

Manuscript Approval

Scion: Dragon (Scion 2nd Edition)

Masks of the Mythos (Scion 2nd Edition)

Trinity Continuum Jumpstart (Trinity Continuum Core)

One Foot in the Grave Jumpstart (Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2e)

Player’s Guide to the Contagion Chronicle (Chronicles of Darkness)

Post-Approval Development

Scion LARP Rules (Scion)

Mummy: The Curse 2nd Edition core rulebook (Mummy: The Curse 2nd Edition)

Titanomachy (Scion 2nd Edition)

Editing

Lunars: Fangs at the Gate (Exalted 3rd Edition)

Geist 2e Fiction Anthology (Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition)

Dragon-Blooded Novella #1 (Exalted 3rd Edition)

Legendlore core book (Legendlore)

WoD Ghost Hunters (World of Darkness)

Mythical Denizens (Creatures of the World Bestiary) (Scion 2nd Edition)

Pirates of Pugmire KS-Added Adventure (Realms of Pugmire)

Yugman’s Guide to Ghelspad (Scarred Lands)

Trinity Continuum: Aberrant core (Trinity Continuum: Aberrant)

Terra Firma (Trinity Continuum: Aeon)

Deviant: The Renegades (Deviant: The Renegades)

Lunars Novella (Rosenberg) (Exalted 3rd Edition)

Buried Bones: Creating in the Realms of Pugmire (Realms of Pugmire)

Post-Editing Development

TC: Aeon Ready-Made Characters (Trinity Continuum: Aeon)

Night Horrors: Nameless and Accursed (Mage: the Awakening Second Edition)

City of the Towered Tombs (Cavaliers of Mars)

W20 Shattered Dreams Gift Cards (Werewolf: The Apocalypse 20th)

TC: Aeon Jumpstart (Trinity Continuum: Aeon)

Vigil Watch (Scarred Lands)

Scion Companion: Mysteries of the World (Scion 2nd Edition)

Cults of the Blood Gods (Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition)

Wraith20 Fiction Anthology (Wraith: The Oblivion 20th Anniversary Edition)

Hunter: The Vigil 2e core (Hunter: The Vigil 2nd Edition)

Let the Streets Run Red (Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition)

M20 The Technocracy Reloaded (Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition)

Indexing

ART DIRECTION FROM MIKE CHANEY!

In Art Direction

Contagion Chronicle – Finals coming in.

Trinity Continuum: Aberrant

Hunter: The Vigil 2e

Ex3 Lunars – Art is in.

TCfBtS!: Heroic Land Dwellers – LeBlanc working on finals.

Night Horrors: Nameless and Accursed – Contracted. Already seeing sketches.

Cults of the Blood God (KS)

Mummy 2

City of the Towered Tombs

Let the Streets Run Red – Art notes and contracts finishing going out this week.

CtL Oak Ash and Thorn – Figuring out art notes.

Scion Mythical Denizens – Need sketches for fulls.

Deviant

Yugman’s Guide to Ghelspad – Got some finals in.

Vigil Watch – Need one more artist.

Legendlore (KS)

Technocracy Reloaded (KS) – Got notes out to artists for halfs and splats.

Scion Companion – Working on art notes for that.

In Layout

Trinity Continuum Aeon: Distant Worlds

Pirates of Pugmire – With Aileen.

Proofing

Dark Eras 2 – At WW for approval and they will be back after the New Year.

Trinity Continuum Aeon Jumpstart

They Came from Beneath the Sea!

VtR Spilled Blood – 2nd proof with dev.

Chicago Folio – Halfway through layout.

At Press

V5: Chicago – Shipping to the KS fulfillment shippers.

Geist 2e (Geist: The Sin-Eaters 2nd Edition) – Being printed.

Geist 2e Screen – Being printed.

DR:E – Being printed.

DRE Screen – Being printed.

DR:E Threat Guide – Helnau’s Guide to Wasteland Beasties

Trinity Continuum: Aeon RMCs – Advance PDF going on sale on Wednesday.

Memento Mori – Gathering errata.

M20 Book of the Fallen – PoD proof on the way.

Trinity Continuum Storypath Nexus Community Content – Goes live on Weds.

Today’s Reason to Celebrate!

Late last week was my granddaughter’s one-year birthday! If she demolishes life as completely as she did her birthday cupcake – the kid’s gonna be alright.

#Onyx Path Publishing

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politicallycorrectinnocentteen · 6 years ago

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Guess What? (Yes, its a fanfic :p)

Hey guys,

Thanks a lot for your response to my post asking which pairing I should write my next fiction on. Based on all the likes, PMs and reblogs, I think we now have a winner.

Which is.............?

Well, what’s the better way of telling that than writing a one shot/fanfic announcing it: p

---x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-

Title- Guess What?

Summary- The gang plays a game of “Guess What”......is it the only thing happening here in this fifteen-hundred worded oneshot?

Words - 1438

Pairings - ?????

Genre - Fluff.

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“How can I trust these guys when I barely know them?”

This one innocent question which Danni asked from Vance led Imogen to call everyone for a game of “Guess What?”

Tom was quite OK with it given that it was a hot summer afternoon with nothing interesting to do. Imogen, of course, was excited on the opportunity to know her new friends. Danni, suspicious at first, immediately agreed to the offer once Vance did. Parker, however, was definitely not pleased on being called from the police station for “emergency” reasons only to find out the emergency was playing some childish game. He, however, stayed once he saw Danni sit down beside Vance, already comfortable and sharing jokes with him.

They all sat in a circle, Parker and Danni at Vance’s either side with a spinning bottle at the centre.

“Who-ever the spinning bottle lands on will ask a personal question and ask others to guess its answer.” Imogen cheered, as she glanced at Danni,” After all, we all want to know each other well.” She chirped.

She gave the bottle a spin, and they intently watch it as it landed at….

Tom!

“Argh…. I so hoped I was not the first to go!” Tom complained. He then gave the group a look as he tried to spontaneously invent a question.

“Argh…Uh…Oh…. Um- “

“Is he talking alien language?” Danni teased, which caused Imogen and Vance to laugh. Parker seemed more annoyed than happy for some reason.

Tom, obviously panicked, stuttered out – “Wh-Whats my favourite colour?”

“BOOO!!!!” Imogen and Danni collectively shouted. “Boorrrinngggg!!” Imogen further whined.

“Stop acting as if you know it!” Tom gritted, “It’s a very hard questi- “

“RED.”

“…luscious pink…”

Everyone looked at Parker bewildered, as his eyes went wide at what he just said.

“Ok. This game is working,” Danni said, “We now know that the cop is blind.”

“C’mon Parker! It was obvious…” Vance sang out.

“Wh-what?” Tom stuttered, surprised, “I don’t get how it was obvious.”

“Tom…” Imogen placed a hand on his shoulder, pointing to his outfit. “We all secretly think that you wear this one single outfit every day of your life and this outfit is clearly red in colour.”

“WH-WHAT?!”

“Any fellow with a nut-worth of brain can guess it.” Danni said. “But as I said, the cops in this town are neither trustworthy nor competent.” Her eyes narrowed down at Parker.

“I-I was just…distracted.” Parker excused, to which Danni rolled her eyes and gave Vance a look. Parker was getting more and more annoyed.

“I wonder what on Earth could you be thinking of…” Danni muttered, annoyed, as Parker turned away from Vance quickly.

“NEXTTT ROUND!!!” Imogen shouted as she spun the bottle, which conveniently pointed towards her when it stopped.

“Ok, guess what’s my favourite hobby?” she chirped.

“Oh! That’s easy!” Parker said, attracting attention of every eye in the room, “Partying!”

He was excessively confused when everyone shook their head in disappointment, with Imogen threatening to shoot lasers at him with her eyes.

“Just because I am rich, does not mean I am like those teens who party 24/7.” She chided. After a few seconds of silence, Danni spoke up-

“I guess you are the type of person who loves making friends?” Danni suggested, to which Imogen instantly lit up.

“Yes, it’s a close second. Actually, I love riding my horse, Diavolos. I don’t know…. it’s that calm and peaceful feeling I get when riding him.” Imogen continued. “I can’t describe it. It feels as if... everything will be fine, no matter what.” She smiles to herself.

“Beautiful.” Danni smiled at her.

“I’m sorry.” Parker apologized out of the blue, “Given the occupation I have, I guess I am used to judging people a bit too much.” He bit his tongue.

Imogen grinned at him, which he felt was an acceptance to his apology.

The next spin landed on Danni.

“Well…I honestly don’t have much interesting stuff.” Danni said, “I don’t know what to ask.”

Parker rolled his eyes at that. Why is no one roasting her?

“Well, how about the craziest thing happened with you?” Imogen suggested. Danni nodded to it, curious to what others would guess.

A few minutes passed by and still no one answered anything.

“Well…it’s a little hard to answer when we only know you for a day.” Tom said as he admitted defeat.

“Perhaps when you went to some daring trip on hills?” Imogen asked.

Parker shrugged. More like, perhaps when her joke actually made some sense. Parker was obviously not very happy with her.

“Well, no one can guess that,” she said as she looked towards Vance, “The craziest thing ever happening with me was when a certain someone bumped into me at midnight and instantly asked me out for a date.” She winked at Vance before quickly looking away, “And guess what? We quickly became very close friends.” She smiled.

The wink she gave, along with the slight blush at Vance’s cheek added two plus two for Parker.

“Oooooooooooooooooooooooh.” Imogen sang, “It seems to me that you both would become more than just very close friends quickly as well.” Danni gave an innocent laugh at that. “I sure hope so.” She grinned at Vance.

Parker wanted to groan in annoyance. No, he wanted to shout in frustration. Or perhaps he wanted to just take Vance out from there with him and go.

The next turn turned out to be Vance’s.

“You all know me quite a lot.” Vance grinned at the group, “Tell me what do I like the most?”

“Easy.” Tom said, “You have a thing or two for hotness.” He smirked. Parker glared at Tom.

“Not even close.” Vance laughed.

“Making friends.” Imogen chirped, “It’s got to be this given how quickly you befriended the entire gang!”

“Thanks” Vance laughed, “Really means a lot to me. But its not what I had in mind when I asked the question.”

“Your broth-“

“Elliot.” Parker watched in horror as Danni interrupted him, taking full credit for the answer. She then held his hand, and looked him in the eye. “You like your brother the most. You care for him, you want to see him happy.” She pressed his hand lightly, earning a smile for Vance, “I always see you looking out for him. And…being a big sister myself I can relate.” She smiled back.

Parker officially lost it now. He was this close from bursting out. Heck! He was bursting out now.

He looked at the bottle which now pointed at him, and then he looked at Danni with a jealous face asking, “What likes me the most?”

The sudden question took the group by surprise, with Danni being first to recover.

“Does such a thing even exist?” She sneered – and stopped once Parker looked at her straight in eye and said, “Vance.”

WHAT?!

He quickly pushed his lips onto Vance - too quickly for anyone to react - capturing him in a fiery kiss, his lips constantly pushing into his’ to satisfy an indescribable need. He pushed his lips further and further, and soon Vance was pinned on the floor, his arms pined above his head with Parker deepening the kiss.

“WHAT. THE. HECK?!” Danni screamed. To her surprise, Vance let out a moan before his hands stopped struggling. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!” She screamed as loud as she could.

Parker, however, continued the kiss further, as one of his hand pulled Vance’s lips onto his while the other strongly pinned Vance’s arms onto the floor. He only stopped when both of them were absolutely out of air. Breathless, he turned to Danni, his grin depicting pure joy, as he said, “You snooze... You lose.”

And with a final wink, he picked Vance up on his shoulders, like a Viking’s most prized loot, a jocular whistle of pure glee humming down from his lips as he made way towards his jeep – not minding the awkwardness he left the group (or Vance!) in.

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BOUNUS!!!

“WHAT THE HECK!” Danni shouted as she punched the wall, “SINCE WHEN DID THE COP GOT SO DOMINANT?!” she shouted, clearly annoyed at Parker.

“Well….” Imogen lowly said, “They do look good together?” She smiled, oblivious to Danni’s rage within.

“Legends have that…” Tom started, gaining Danni’s attention, “There is a europeanguy who enjoys eating brightpinkpeppercorns and giving amazing tips to men and woman alike...” he concluded

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I guess now you all know which pairing won :p

Shoutout to all of you for the love which you people gave me <3 . Despite being a new blog have at least 1-2 messages to look forward to daily, which is all I ever dreamt of. Please continue to shower your love and support on me by dropping a like or review. Thanks!! :D

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

> What ‘luscious pink’ do you think Parker was looking ar/thinking of during Tom’s question?

> Why do you think Parker get annoyed when Danni made fun of Tom ? :p

Tag list- @brightpinkpeppercorn, @europeanguy , @zuaovca @danniassturias @pbmychoices @fluffy-cat-whisper

#parker x mc #danni x mc #it lives series #it lives beneath #it lives 2 #romance #parker shaw #vance #danni asturias #imogen wescott #tom sato

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perriewinklenerdie · 4 years ago

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Hand in my hand (Ethan Ramsey x MC)

Open Heart, Ethan Ramsey x MC

A/N: Hello, hello, hello! We back, how we feeling, fam? Everyone alive? When I say I got thrown into the writing pit after yesterday’s chapter, I mean I was *slammed* against the wall, not the first and certainly not the last time either. So, it is a rewrite of two scenes in particular, with my own twist and added touches cause I couldn’t help myself :D

Special thanks to my friend @strawberrwess for coming up with a line in here and letting me use it <3

AO3 link:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/24471001

Tag list: @paleweasels, @kittykatchoices, @valiantlychaoticbarbarian, @radlovedreamer , @usuallyamazinglyaverage, @strawberrwess @palestazure, @cordoniaqueensworld, @universallypizzataco, @princess-geek, @faithhasnowords, @mightyfangirlofthefandoms, @drakewalkerfantasy, @timmagicktoad, @laceandlula, @greywitchyshots, @llamasgrl, @gingerjane15, @bucket-harrington , @marywrites-things , @ethanplaysfavorites , @mfackenthal , @betelgeusebee , @simsvetements, @i-only-signed-up-for-fanfiction, @buzz-bee-buzz, @owleyes374, @cora-nova, @aworldoffandoms, @l822, @cream-ray, @ughhhxjazzy, @silverlitskies, @justendlesssummerfeels, @togetherwearerapture, @desmaranj, @edgiestwinter, @friedherringclodthing, @daisy-ashton, @waytooattuned, @choicesgremlin , @lapisreviewsstuff, @the-soot-sprite, @writerapprentice, @chasingrobbie, @choicesobsessedd, @x-kyne-x, @thisperfectmemory, @drakewalker04, @rookie-ramsey, @jlynn12273, @thepinknymph @dr-brianna-casey-valentine, @a-i-n-a-a-s-h @justanotherrookie

Enjoy! <3

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The administrative office is strangely empty and quiet when they enter, the artificial lighting making the white of the walls and furniture even brighter. After making sure that they were alone, twice, for the good measure, Claire strode towards the desk, leaning forward to catch a glimpse of the screen. It was unlocked, there for the taking

“Is it bad that I was expecting that to be the case? Amateurs.” she muttered under her breath, causing Ethan to let out a laugh that he had to stifle. Claire sat down on the chair, clicking a few buttons on the keyboard, her eyes scanning the information before her. Ethan walked over to her side, putting his hand on her shoulder to get her attention.

“Let me, I’m more familiar with their system.” He spoke gently, their eyes locking for a brief moment when she stood up to make space for him, their faces in close proximity long enough for his thoughts to get swarmed with all kinds of images that threatened to overwhelm him and make him throw all this inhibitions to the wind and just reach for her.

Claire moved to the door, leaning against the frame, watching the hallway for anyone that might sink their mission. Meanwhile, Ethan took the seat and got to work. He combed through the files, looking for the name of the senator, but it proved to be more work than he anticipated, for his eyes kept straying to Claire. She was keeping guard, but more often than not, he felt her gaze on him, and found it incredibly distracting.

“Is there something on your mind, Claire?” he smirked, directing his attention back to the task at hand.

“I like looking at fine things, Ethan. That’s all.” She shrugged her shoulders, looking back towards the corridor. “So how often do you come here?”

“Very occasionally. I’m consulting on a research project with an immunologist which requires me to come by a few times a year, but I largely try to avoid the place.” Ethan answered offhandedly, his tone neutral for the most part, sparking up only when he mentioned his research.

“Because of Tobias?” after receiving no answer from him, she carried on. “Ethan, Tobias seems to enjoy messing with you.”

“Oh, he does. He messes with everyone, I’m no exception here.” He nodded after a moment of consideration, without delving into the memories too much.

“Even when you were friends?”

“Of course. After all, we were both troublemakers. But while I was direct with challenging my authority figures, he always was a prankster.” A ghost of a smile appeared on his face as he recalled his first med school year.

“Challenging your authority figures, huh?” Claire grinned widely, looking back outside to make sure they were safe before walking towards him. “Do you mind me challenging you, Dr. Ramsey?”

“No, as long as I get to challenge you too, Dr. Herondale, I don’t.” he looked up at her, electricity humming softly in the air around them. After a long, intense moment, he continued. “We had one particularly uptight professor with some… very outdated theories. Tobias swapped out his projector slides with rude drawings.”

“You draw?” she asked, surprised, laughing when he nodded.

“Yeah, I do.”

“Is there anything you can’t do? Actually, don’t answer that, I don’t think I want to know. Don’t burst the bubble for me.” Claire held her hand up, looking over her shoulder to check on their situation. “What kind of ‘rude drawings’ did you do?”

“What makes you think it was me?”

“Was it not you?” her eyebrow shot up in a question. He held his breath, fighting to keep a straight face, before ultimately failing and laughing warmly. “Thought so. So, what was it?”

“Some women and men in very revealing poses.” He admitted, his cheeks reddening slightly. Claire giggled, her eyes widening a bit. Nodding her head, she brushed her hand against his shoulder.

“If you ever need a model, hit me up.”

“I’m going to pretend I understood the last part of that sentence and accept your offer. Anytime, Rookie.” He mused softly, his hand moving to brush his fingers against hers, twining them for a short moment. Wordlessly, they spent the next few seconds, reveling in the quiet comfort of each other’s closeness. Eventually, they fell back into the everyday world, him going back to searching for the senator’s name on the long list of patients while she retreated to her previous spot by the door.

“Anyway, the professor did the whole two-hour lecture without one looking back to notice why we were laughing. Me? I always preferred calling him an idiot to his face.”

“Sounds like you.” she teased him, moving her weight from one foot to the other. “It also sounds like you two were having a lot of fun together.”

All he did was hum quietly, then his attention was focused solely on the task at hand. His smile fell as he sat back in the chair, confirming what they both were afraid of. “There is no Farrugia anywhere in the hospital. Are we sure June’s tip was reliable?”

“I think so… Could he be under a pseudonym? Would a hospital allow that?” Claire’s confusion was clear on her face as she walked over to him, leaning against the desk, folding her arms over her chest.

Ethan nodded, deep in thoughts. “It’s possible. But that means we need to figure out what a senator neither of us has ever met would use as an alias.”

“But it may not have been the senator who came up with the alias at all…” she trailed off, the gears in her head turning. Letting out a deep breath, she spoke up. “Okay, what do we know about Tobias? He would have been the one to admit the senator, and it seems unlikely he’d pick a name at complete random.”

“No, almost nobody would.” He agreed, leaning forward, resting his head on his hands.

“Can you think of any name that might have popped into his head? A relative, or friend, or-“

“Dwight Theodore Lewis III.” He stated firmly, a spark in his eyes. Claire shifted in her place, turning to face him more directly.

“Who?”

A smirk lit up his face when he recalled that piece of information. “It was the name of Tobias’s fake I.D. He kept it framed on his desk as a memorial to ‘all the good times’ they shared. He used it any time he needed to avoid getting in trouble.”

“Great.” She drummed her fingers against the surface of the desk in excitement. “So is there a Dwight Theodore Somebody the Somethingth in the records?”

A few clicks later, a file popped up on the screen and Ethan turned fully towards her with a wide and satisfied grin. “Room 734. That’s in the V.I.P. wing.”

“Kenmore had a literal V.I.P. wing?”

“There’s more than one reason I despise this place.” He muttered under his breath, sharing a knowing gaze with her. He opened his mouth to say something else when the voice of a woman reached their ears, indicating she was approaching them. They both froze, uncertain what to do. Not enough time to run and nowhere to hide, about to be caught.

With no warning, Ethan reached from his seat for her, his hand grabbing the front of her scrubs, and pulled her onto him. She stumbled, her knees hitting the chair, hands grabbing onto his shoulders to keep her balance. He looked up at her, eyes locking for a brief moment, and she couldn’t find a sliver of hesitation if she tried. His hands pressed firmly against her back, pushing her onto him even more, and with one, small movement from him, his lips touched hers urgently, like he couldn’t wait a second more, like he’d combust if he had to stay away from her.

The intensity took her breath away. Her heart stopped beating, only to pick up its pace the moment it came back to life, her head spinning. She twined her fingers into his hair, pulling on the strands to pull him closer, even though it was humanly impossible to do so. Their faces were as close as they could possibly be.

“Oh! Uh… Sorry!” the same female voice rang behind them, but neither noticed nor cared. Retreating footsteps were barely acknowledged, for they were far too gone. The lady closed the door to provide them privacy, making Ethan grateful, mostly because it allowed him fully sit her in his lap. He grabbed her by the hips and hauled her into the sitting position, her knees locking him down in the chair.

A soft sigh slipped past her lips when Ethan directed his kisses down her neck, moving aside his own lab coat, a bit too big and hanging loose on her body, then the material of her scrubs, to reveal the skin on her collarbone, teasing it lightly with his lips. Claire shifted on top of her, drawing a strangled groan from him.

Ethan stood up and carried her onto the desk, stepping in between her legs, kissing her like there was no tomorrow. His hands were running up and down her back, holding her in place, closely to him, while her fingers combed through his hair gently. Claire’s heels grazed against the back of his thighs briefly, preventing him from stepping away at the same time.

When the kiss finally broke, they were both out of breath and out of mind. He leaned away from her, with no enthusiasm, wanting nothing more than to dive back into her and never stop kissing her. Knowing that they both had duties to fulfil, he reluctantly moved back, though his hold on her never lessened.

“We should… We need to…” he panted as he spoke, his eyes darkened with desire. Claire nodded, grinning widely at how certain he was in all his movements.

“Room 734. Yeah.”

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Her laughter ringed in the air as her and Baz ran out of the hospital through the main entrance, not daring to look back and see if Tobias was still following them. Just then, ever the savior, Ethan pulls up in front of them, slamming the brakes. He called out through the open window.

“Need a ride?” unsurprisingly, he was incredibly smug about it. Baz laughed, throwing himself towards the back seat.

“This is just like a movie!”

“My hero.” Claire giggled, opening and closing the door to the passenger’s seat hastily. She turned her head towards the building, just in time to see Tobias bursting out of the entrance. “Ethan, hit it!”

His foot slammed on the accelerator, the car speeding away, leaving Tobias far behind them. Looking back at his form that was getting smaller and smaller, she noticed his amused smirk. “Looks like this round goes to Edenbrook.”

She then turned back around, letting out a relieved laugh as her forehead fell against Ethan’s shoulder. He looked at her briefly, a soft smile lighting up his face. Claire leaned back into her seat a moment later, her breathing evening out.

“So, did our plan work?” he asked, relaxing when the tension left him.

“Like a charm. We should be expecting the senator to join us in the hospital soon.” She grinned, her heartbeat picking up when Ethan looked at her again, his eyes softening.

The silence was comfortable, a striking contrast to the adrenaline-driven events that took place just minutes ago. Ethan kept stealing glances at Claire, Claire kept on brushing her fingers against his, seemingly by accident.

“You two can hold hands, you know?” Baz’s voice rang from the backseat, causing them to freeze in their movements.

“We don’t-“

“Why would you-“

“Oh, come on. You couldn’t be more obvious if you tried. Both of you are flushed, your lips are bruised, not that I have any idea or want to know when you two found the time to make out on a mission. So, please.” He laid it all out for them, then leaned forward, grabbing their hands and joining them firmly. “Commit to it, dammit.”

Ethan fought the overwhelming smile, tried to bite it down, but ultimately failed and just accepted it, his fingers tangling with hers. Claire nodded, catching Baz’s eyes in the rearview mirror. He winked at her knowingly, then sat back in his seat with a satisfied smile.

#ethan ramsey #open heart #ethan x mc #mc x ethan #open heart fanfiction #choices fanfiction #choices #fic #fanfiction #ethan ramsey x mc #dr. ethan ramsey #mc x ethan ramsey

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alloveroliver · 6 years ago

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Tell Me Anything Answers

From the V-Day Smooch Event Survey~💋

(Suggestions, comments, questions, or just say Hi!)

Here is where I answer some questions and just plain ol’ respond to all the positive feedback I got for fun!

Take the kiss survey HERE!

♥ ♡ ♥ ♡ ♥ ♡ ♥ ୨♡୧ ♥ ♡ ♥ ♡ ♥ ♡ ♥

HI I LOVE YOU -I love you too!!! Thanks for filling out my survey XD

Hiiii you’re awesome!!! - No, you’re awesome!

Thank you! -You’re v welcome my friend

Can I just like... Smooch Zero all over his sweet face? Or have Seth smooch me all over MY sweet face~ -So pure! <3 Goals tbh. I will add this to my list of ideas cuz I like this xD

A scavenger hunt! Maybe ending in a proposal?🤔 -I actually love this! I'll add it to my idea pile XD

Hi! Hope you're doing good😊😊- I am doing great! Thank you! I hope you are well~

Hi thanks so much for this event, it will probably be more fun then what rev does! Looking forward to it so much! Thank you for all the effort you always put into your work and for sharing it for us all to read!-skjfdlsldfk AHHH YOU'RE AWESOME! I appreciate your words of encouragement so much! I hope this event is fun for everyone! A small healthy competition and some smooches seem like a good way to kick off valentine's day.

Hi ^^- helooooo <3

You're the best, ash!- AH! TY! I think you’re the best sooo

Hiya! Just wanted to say I love your writing! Always eager to see more.-Oh thank you so much!!!! I’m so happy to share something I love with the world! And i'm DOUBLE happy people are enjoying it!

Psst ily <3- ILY TOO! lsdjflksdj

I love both Jonah and Edgar. It's sooo hard to pick one for Red Army 😭 Can I not kiss Black Army to kiss our Red Queen and Jack instead XD I love your writing and room full of Oliver! - I know it's hard to pick just one D’: but don’t fret! Even if they don’t win this time around, there will be another open request box soon!!! I’m so happy you love my writing! Ty for telling me! And ROOM FULL OF OLIVER YES!!! I love those little chibis XD even the grumpy ones.

Have a wonderful day Mrs. Ash Knight :)- AHHHHHHHHHHH!~~!!!!!! YOU JUST MADE MY ENTIRE LIFE CALLING ME THAT! I'M MARRIED YALL!!!! LSDJFLSJDFL I am legally obligated to have a wonderful day now after reading that XD XD XD Tbh this will be my pen name from now on XD

WHATEVER YOU WRITE IS A BLESSING AND I'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!!! -THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!! I’m excited to see what prompts come above the rest!

Love your writing! Xoxo- Thank you so much! XOXOXO I appreciate you!

💖💖💖💖- <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Hello! Thanks for doing this <3 lots of hugs from a fan!- Hi! You’re v welcome my friend! I hug you back HARDER! *Many bear hugs*

Ily pls hydrate urself- ILY TOO! I cannot hydrate, for when I see Oliver I simply become hella thirsty.

I love your work <3- I am so happy! Thank you so much!!! I am happy to share it with you!

JSJSJSHKWJQ STOP MAKING ME CHOOSE ;;;;; but thank you for doing this! ♡♡♡♡♡- Lololololol. I am happy to do this! You are welcome XD <3

❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️- XOXOXOXOXOXO *Muah*

Hallo~! Good luck ducky. Wish ya the best on your writing prompts.- Thanks for the luck! Also, you said ducky and I thought of the creeks helping me type out the fics XD They would be good helpers tbh.

Hi! <333- Hey! <3 Thanks for filling out the survey

Just to say thanks for doing this <3<3- *Muah!* You’re welcome, my friend!

Thank you for doing this survey! I appreciate that you’re writing things for us, and can’t wait to see what comes out as the winning prompt! - NP NP!!! I am happy to do so! I want to make this round of fics extra special! I hope you enjoy them!!! Thank you <3

Hello! I love your stories! As someone who spends a lot of time on tumblr reading b/c the teacher can't recommend me stuff, I really appreciate it. A thank you from a struggling student trying ( and failing) to get her life together.- XD I'm glad to be of assistance! I am still very new to writing but with encouragement like this, it makes me want to practice more!!! Thank you!

Luka! :)- I agree 100%. <3 <3 <3

Hello! I just want to say, I love your writing! I’m a newer fan, but I already love your stuff! I don’t really have any questions though... whatever. Bye! <3 Lots Of love! - Thank you for telling me you love it!!! I appreciate you! Welcome to my blog XD lol Happy to have you <3

I'm not sure if you would know but when do you think Loki's Main Route will come out? I just finished Edgar's (🎉👏♥️😍😍) and I'm not sure if I should wait or if I should just play Jonah's route as if there is time.-I am going to guess around the end of Feb. Maybe the 20-22 since the new bonus stories end around that time XD Might be a few days before, but all the bonus stories will be released before the route is released I'm sure. OH! You can start a new route! Ikerev allows you to switch routes for free and it saves you spot on the old route! So whenever you want to go back, you don’t have to start all over again. I hope that helps!

I'm so excited for this. Can't wait! Thank you. I'm looking forward for it~ (๑>ᴗ<)و- I can’t wait either!!! I’m glad you’re excited! This is gonna be so much fun XD

I love your writing and am super excited you are doing this event! Eagerly awaiting the winners and the stories!!!- Thank you so much!!!! That makes me giddy that you like my writing!!!! I am also eagerly awaiting. I’m taking bets with myself to see who’s going to win in each category XD

I'm really glad I subscribed to your blog as soon as I found it :з Keep being awesome (and don't push yourself) - Oh yay!!! I am super happy you did! I update a lot right now lolol. And if they ever release Olivers route NO FORCE CAN STOP ME! XD XD XD but also your concern is so sweeeeet lasdjgldsjkfl I may push myself a bit but I will take lots of breaks I promise! Thank you! <3

Hewwo :3- Henlo :3

I love your writing, it makes me feel like I can travel to a different universe without leaving my bedroom :) - WOW OMG THIS IS A HUGE COMPLIMENT TY!!!!! I strive for this!! I want to be transported somewhere everytime I read and I'm so happy to be doing that for you!!!! <3

Loki & Me are my OTP. This rhymes, so it counts as a poem- lmFAO you crack me up XD. It does, you are a poet now my friend.

I wuv you Ash, you is a good bean <3- I love you tooo!!! I’m happy to be a bean :3 Thank you for taking your time to do this survey!!! You’re awesome!!!

Love your work!!! My heart skips a beat whenever I see you post new stuff! As a fellow writer, let’s support each other! -IT SKIPS A BEAT!? I AM SLDKGJLKSDFJ SPEECHLESS TY!!!! I am here to support all writers!!!

Hello you wonderful person you. 😘- WONDERFUL!? LSDJGFLSDJF YOU’RE SO SWEET! I think YOU are wonderful!!!!

Hewwo I luv you uwu- :3 hello!!!! ILY!!!!

I have nothing to say except I'm excited to see what you come up with! Your stories are always amazing and I'm sure these will be too! :)- WOW TY! Thank you so much! I work really hard to try to make something fresh and new every time and I’m glad you like them!!!! I am excited to see what comes out of the tips of my fingers too XD XD

I say hi! Good luck for this event! You're doing amazing ~- Pure. Wholesome. I love you. Thank you!

This is fun! Thank you.- Woo! Im glad it’s fun!!! NP NP! I appreciate you!

I love you and your writing you are so amazing ❤❤❤❤❤- I LOVE YOU MORE!!!! AHH~!! Youre awesome! Thank you for the compliment!!!! <3 <3

Some of those prompts seemed a little assulty?? I'm sorry! E.g. kisses them to make them stop saying something; angry kisses (no consent...) - These are prompts and not stories, so extrapolating saying its non-consensual is of your own imagination. “Angry kisses,” and “Stopping someone one from saying something with a kiss,” can be written a thousand different ways. Many of the prompts here have hundreds of different scenarios to be written around. However, If I write something, that is dub/con or non/con it will be tagged at the beginning of the fic so you can freely skip over it. :)

This will be exciting. I’m Looking forward to reading your stories. -I am perpetually excited as I tally up the smooches! I can’t wait to post them to see what you think! <3

This is a great idea and a big inspiration, thank you! - IM GLAD YOU THINK SO!!! <3 <3 You’re v welcome! XOXO

I appreciate all the work you put into this. The prompts are so interesting. Fenray kiss!- YOU APPRECIATE ME OGMOMG TY!!!!! ILY ILY. I’m glad you like the prompts XD I sifted through so many until I was happy with the ones left hehe. FENRAY! They seem to be v popular! I also ship them, but I am a slut and I ship everyone with everyone sooo xD

I love your work!❤- THANK YOU SO MUCH! I’m glad!!!!! This fills my heart with joyyyyy!

Hi! ;-)- Hellloooo *wink wonk*

I love your blog❤️❤️- I appreciate that!!! Thank you for taking my survey! XD

I'm so excited to see the results of this!! I hope Blanc will get a story >////<- I am excited too!!! You never know who will come out on top! The results have been going back and forth a bit XD

Hi Ash, I'm already looking forward to the outcome of this survey- Hey!!! I am so ecstatic!!!!! I will be posting a bunch of graphs to show the results. So that should be fun to see <3

Are you going to write a fic for each category? I'm really looking for them!! 💕- I sure am! I have 5 fics waiting to be planned based on the results! I will also be doing some inspo-driven drabbles of some of the results for funsies XD

SENPAI!!! I love your work! Are you excited for Loki’s route?- sldkjglsjdf IM NOTICING YOU!!! Lolol omg (that was a dumb joke from me sorry lol). I am so happy you love my work!!!! THANK YOUUUU I am v excited for Loki’s route! I think Loki is an interesting guy and he’s got a back story I’d like to sip through a straw.

Thank you a lot for doing this, you're awesome ♡- You are welcome my friend!! And I think YOU'RE AWESOME!!!

God's work op!!!!- lololool THANKS! XD Thank you for taking the survey!

Hello, Ash!- Hello there! I hope you have a great week!

I just wanted to let you know that I absolutely adore your Lancelot x Alice fics! They are masterpieces and your writing is so awesome! - MASTERPIECES!? AHHH!!!! TY!!!! <3 <3 BLESS YOU lsjdkflsjfd I-um-lowkey LOVE Lance. It was his side content that got me tbh. I feel like I connected with him more with the side content. Maybe because I played his route early on and was v new to ikerev. Either way, he's, uhhhh a top bae now XD

Please write more Lance and Alice fics! I always enjoy reading them:)- Yes!!!! There will be more in the future for sure! XD I sooo soo happy you enjoy them!!!

I'm also really looking forward to your ""kiss in the rain"" fic, featuring Lancelot and Alice. I just hope you decide that this fic is worth writing!- It’s going to be based on popular vote, but the kiss in the rain seems to be a general fav! So I’m excited to see who wins and who gets it! XD

I wish you the best of luck for the upcoming Valentine's gacha!- Thank you so much!!! I can’t wait to see what the gacha gods have in store for me this round XD Thanks for the luck!!! <3

こんにちわ！😁 - Howdy XD

♥ ♡ ♥ ♡ ♥ ♡ ♥ ୨♡୧ ♥ ♡ ♥ ♡ ♥ ♡ ♥

-Some are edited to conceal people’s identity or a defining feature XD (just to keep this anon since I didn’t ask specifically if anyone wanted to be called out <3)

I want to thank everyone for participating in the voting!!! I had a bigger turnout than I would have ever dreamed! You guys are awesome and I am looking forward to writing these fics for you lovely people 💋

If you haven’t already, Take the kiss survey HERE!

#valentines day smooch event #alloveroliver #responces #ikemen revolution

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foofygoldfish · 6 years ago

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Rules: Answer 21 questions and tag 21 people you want to get to know better

I was tagged by @deputyoneill and @johnathot-seed! <3

i’m tagging @teamhawkeye @themysteriouslou @elusetta @pathfinderyderss @deputymaxwell and uh.... I gotta leave now so anyone else who wants to do this lol

Nickname: Riah or Mari! :D (very creative, just cut off the first/last two letters of my name lol)

Height: 5′4

Last movie I saw: In theaters? On The Basis of Sex. At home? .... I mean, I’ve been on a feature-length documentary binge the last few days? I’m watching one on possible tsunamis in the Pacific Northwest rn

Favourite artists: Panic! At the Disco, Kesha, Fall Out Boy...

Song stuck in my head: Will the Circle Be Unbroken from Bioshock Infinite lol

Other blogs: Technically 3? A long-defunct cat blog from 2011, a long-defunct simblr (last post: April 2015), and my writing blog that I use to hoard writing tips lol

Do I get asks: Sometimes! :D I’m always super excited when I get them lol

Following: 200!

Amount of sleep: Between 4-9 hours lol

Lucky number: 9! :D

What I’m wearing: Lazy clothes - fleece jacket, a nicer tee that’s work appropriate, and skinny jeans

Dream job: Librarian or archivist for Disney or Nickelodeon! (will that ever happen? lol no, but it’s a dream)

Favourite food: Potatooooooooos

Dream trip: I mean, I think I talk about my love for Disneyland/Los Angeles on here enough lol. Another dream - Back to England or back to New Zealand! <3

Play any instruments: I can play hot cross buns on a recorder.... I wanted to learn how to play the bagpipes or an accordion when I was a kid, but for some reason my parents objected ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Languages: English, and a very small amount of Japanese, German, and Spanish left over from middle/high school lol

Favourite song: I... don’t have a single favorite? Idk

Random fact: I have a double jointed thumb?

Describe yourself as aesthetic things: soft purple, warm blankets, cats, old books

#about me

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franeridart · 6 years ago

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Do you care for any of the dekusquad?

I care for most if not all hero-related characters in bnha! But if with care you mean if any dekusquad member is between my favorite characters/if I care enough about any of them to draw them more than once every blue moon, then my Todoroki tag might tip you off, there lol

Anon said:Will you ever draw Bakukamikiri again? I rlly loved how you did them!!

Thank you!!! And I think I will, though I don’t have any project to do so in the near future, sorry!

Anon said:Soo KyouHaba day (6/16) is coming up and was wondering if you could do some seijoh next gen stuff. Yahaba is often forgot about a and Kyoutani isn’t really included in a lot of Aoba Johsai stuff. Feel free to not do anything just suggesting something

Aw sorry anon but I don’t have the time to do day-themed stuff right now! KyoHaba is currently the hq ship I’m most likely to draw for, though, since they’re the only ones I’m still reading fics for! So I don’t think any will come around 6/16, but I don’t exclude I might draw them anyway in the near future! :D

Anon said:Omg your taking part in a zine!! I’m so excited! And it’s a BakuSquad one too! Ik I’m definitely going to be buying it when pre-orders open up!

I’m taking part in TWO zines, actually!! Both the @takemyhandzine and the @sixthwheelzine !!!!! I’ll be making comics for both, and if you do decide to buy either I really hope you’ll like them!!!!

Anon said:whats a zine?

In general, a zine is an amatorially published magazine! Specifically tho here we’re talking about fanzines, so magazines put together and published by fans for other fans! The ones I’m taking part in are both about kiribaku, and will include both fanart (fancomics included) and fanfics! Depending on how much you wish to spend on it, you can also buy a bundle with fanmade merch too, and the Sixth Wheel zine is gonna have a pdf version too, in case you’d prefer to buy it like that! They’re super cool projects I’m insanely happy I got invited to take part in!!!!

Anon said:Your art style is so pretty and I love to see your amazing bnha drawing on my dash

There is literally no way I could ever stop being into d gray man ever and I’m also still following hq’s manga, yes! I dunno if and when I’ll draw for either fandom next, tho, sorry! ;^;

Anon said:Everytime you draw kiribaku I gain 1 life,,,,, tysm I love ur art SM ur such an inspiration,,,💖💖💖

Oh my g o d s thank you so much ;^;

Anon said:Your Kiridragon is the cutest, I love him and want Katsuki to protect him forever. Thank you for sharing that last story with us!!! (Ps. Can we expect more Kiridragon adventures in the future? *puppy eyes*)

Thank you for liking him!!!!!! And if you’re talking about the fantasy AU in general, I’ll 100% for sure draw more for it! If you’re talking about them as kids tho I can’t say for sure - I definitely want to, tho, right now!! ;^;

Anon said:As a suggestion, could you maybe do Kiri*Deku, whether it be romantic, platonic, or misinterpreted by Bakugou and he takes Kirishima because that’s his sunshine boy thank you very much, get your own

Aw anon sorry but krdk is…………. really not my thing, so I don’t take suggestions for it ;-; I might end up doodling them in the future anyway since I have in the past, but that’s only gonna be if I find an idea I really really really wanna draw, I’m sorry

Anon said:Just wanted to say that I love your art and I just went through a majority of your blog. But I noticed you used to draw erasermic but haven’t recently and I was wondering if you still ship it??? It’s okay if you don’t or if you just haven’t gotten the inspiration recently, I’m just curious. Anyways, keep doing what you do and being amazing

Thank youuuu!!!!! And I’ve actually always drawn erasermic super sporadically! They’re one of my main ships in the fandom honestly, but since they’re sorta hard to draw for me I rarely end up drawing them? I do still love them with all my heart tho! You can expect to see more of them in the future, for sure ;u;

Anon said:I came for my kiribaku fix (it HAD to be him I’m dying all over again) but. God ur art always blows me tf away ur so good and skilled and ur improvement in like… everything inspires me SO much so bless u and I hope u have a WONDERFUL day

I’m so glad I can inspire anyone, oh my g o o o o o o d ;O; thank you so so much!!!!

Anon said:Wow your dragon kiribaku art is so cute! Will there be a sequel!

Not for the immediately after, for now! Since Horikoshi is yet to give me the official design for Kiri’s mom //sob - but as I said up there I do want to draw more with them as kids in the fantasy AU, so maybe, yeah!!!

Anon said:I absolutely love EVERY SINGLE facial expression that Bakugou makes in your Fantasy Babies comic strip. He’s such an unapologetic little shit.

THANK YOU!!!!! I was mostly trying to convey the fact that he’s too young to think about the consequences of his actions before doing stuff like calling the rage of a dragon mom upon his city l m a o glad you liked him!!! :D

Anon said:The way you draw the baby bois has me weak 💖💕❤️💗💞💓💝 That baby dragon Kiri 💯💯💯💖💖💖😊😊😊

Thank you so muuuuuucccchhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anon said:EYYYYY! Love your art, the newest comic made me laugh so hard that I almost chocked to death :D (Jk, I just couldn’t breathe normally) God bless youuuuuuuuuu

I’m SUPER HAPPY it made you laugh!!!!!! heck!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;^;

Anon said:You content makes my heart go doki doki doki doki doki

THANK!!!! YOU!!!!! SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!

Anon said:the way you draw wings is so cool, i love it. your art is just amazing in ggeneral to be honest, like akjdjkhdlkdl

AAAAHHHHHHHH I’M HAPPY YOU LIKE THEM I have so much fun drawing them, honestly!!!

Anon said:I love the fact that mina and kiri are cannonically childhood friends (middle school counts as childhood right??) Like I love their friendship so much and they both deserve the world.

Real, they’re adorable and I wish Horikoshi would actually have them interact a bit more in the manga, since as for now their scenes together are pretty much non-existent aside from their backstory ;^;

Anon said:THEY ANIMATED IT!!! THE HAND GRAB!!! IT’S IN MOVING COLOUR!!!

HELL YES I DIED IT’S BEEN NEARLY A WEEK AND I’M STILL DYING WHAT A BEAUTIFUL TIME TO BE ALIVE

Anon said:You with your beautiful beautiful art and Chonideno with her beautiful beautiful writing about Kiri and Bakugou makes my heart so happy and warm and just… Thank you for existing and love Kiribaku! I don’t know, your art makes me so happy

Ohhhhhhhhhhh boy what an honor to be put at the same level as mag ;^; I love her and her writing so much, honestly !!!!!! thank you so so much for the compliment, anon!!!!!!!!!!!

Anon said:Kirishima braiding his hair while he talks is both adorable and relatable. Thank you for that.

I’m!!!! mostly happy you caught it hahahaha thank you !!!!!!

Anon said:Hey. You seem insecure but your art is great. What kind of color scheme do you see for Hawks?

Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I honestly don’t like thinking about stuff I think Hori will give me in canon soon enough? But out of instincts I mostly imagined him in shades of brown, I think - typical birds of prey and/or aviator colors, you know!

Anon said:I love ur drawings but i also love reading ur tag. They re so funny sometimes

lmao that’s good too!! As long as I can make people enjoy a couple of moments of their time I don’t really mind how I do it hahaha

Anon said:your art is beautiful anfndfnd

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!

Anon said:Hello fran, just wanted to say i’ve been here for a long long time (since the h/q times :‘o) and today i was thinking about some of your old art and if you remember, you had a soulmates au for b/n/h/a that was super good and i really loved so i wanted to tell you!! You as an artist have such an impact on me and that au is my fave of yours!! ;0; have the nicest day ever!! -soulmates anon (4 future ref!!!)

OH MAN I’m so happy to hear you still remember that one?? It was such a fun experiment to play around with, I’m glad you liked it this much!!!! Thank you for telling me omg !!!!! ;^;

Anon said:Hi, so where did you go to watch Haikyuu (I’m assuming probably Crunchyroll but ya never know) and where might I find the dubbed version?

Aw anon sorry I don’t watch the dubbed version! Since I’m Italian, I don’t really have much use for the English dubs haha I’m pretty sure you can find it on kissanime, tho!

Anon said:could you briefly go through the process of making and completing one of your comics? I wanted to start some short bnha comics but idk where to start, thank you!

Sorry this took me an age to answer - I have answered this question a while back, I think it might be in my art tips tag! But to go through it fast, my process is something like

find a line or an exchange I want to deliver, or a topic I want discussed (usually happens randomly as I’m doing other things)

spend a million years just staring at a wall or at my ceiling or anything else as I build a whole scene in my mind to have the lines or topic take the form of an actual comic (might take two minutes, might take a month)

draw a rough sketch of the whole comic - I do this with all panels (and pages, when I separate a comic in pages) on the same canvas, so that I can look at the whole scene all together and get a good sense of the general flow of the storytelling. This process includes cutting panels, moving panels around, reshaping panels, trying different poses and angles for the same panels to find the right one, writing and deleting and re-writing lines till I’m sure the wording is what I’m going for*

line the panels - I mean the actual panels, the straight lines delimitating the panel, I line them all first and put them on a separate layer

line the people!! All the characters in every panel are lined in this stage

line the backgrounds! In case there are backgrounds and the comic is meant to stay in black and white, if not then color the backgrounds! (I always start coloring from the backgrounds cause they’re the boring parts and if I leave them for last I never do them ever #rip)

in case of black and white comics, we fill in flat, gray-scale colors at this point (or, as I’ve lately started doing, I only put down shadows and leave it at that). If it’s in colors, we color the people!

Write down the dialogue!! *at this point we change a lot of the dialogue again because enough time has passed since I sketched it that I changed my mind on everything, don’t be like me

you’re done!

All of it is done on one single canvas, unless it’s a comic with separate paneled pages in which case they’re all done on their own canvas but still drawn all together. That’s about it, hope it was at least a little bit useful!

Anon said:Hi! I just wanted to thank you for your art, especially your KiriBaku. I was exactly in the same situation than Bakugou in the post tagged “bakugou being blunt about his feelings” (except we are 2 girls) , so I used it to confess to her. She said yes! X3

OH MY GOD I’m so super happy to hear that!!!!! Congrats on your gf, anon!!!!!! *throws hearts at u*

#fran answers #im back to not answering asks i mean to draw for #if you never see those asks answered #im sorry im a f disaster #anyway about that first ask!!! todoroki is actually one of my main faves!!!!#i don't have enough ideas for him but if i did i'd always be drawing him t b h #oh also #art tips #cause there's something like that in this #tho it's just more or less my comic making process #which can be summed in 'think about something for a million years!!!' and then 'rush through it in half a day!!!!!!'#im #such an organized person am i n o t #:)))))))))))))))#anonymous

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brynwrites · 6 years ago

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Ask compilation!

Topics covered:

Changing POV characters

Building an audience

Finding the courage to write

Sticking with a story

Moodboards

Happiness!

OBP and the biochemist

More OBP stuff

Most other questions should be listed on the ask queue page.

Changing POV characters

Anon asked: Do you have any advice about changing POVs? I am doing groups of chapters with a first person view of the main character and a couple of chapters thrown in of a first person view of a side character.

Right here! :)

Building an audience

Anon asked: How did you get so many people hooked in your writing through tumblr? Any tips?

They’re all in my marketing tag!

Finding the courage to write

Anon asked: Hello, I’m sorry for this kind of silly question but where do you find courage to write a book? It may be not a problem for others at all but I have so many fears

There are no silly questions, though the answer is rather simple: you just write. Almost all writers fear writing (or at least, they fear that what they write won’t be very good, that people will hate it or hate them for writing it, that they’ll waist their time and fail and life and then die tragically alone), even professional authors with dozens of bestselling books feel this regularly. The key is to:

Acknowledge that the fear is normal.

Find a few writer buddies who feel the same fear and can commiserate with you.

Take up your sword with the courage that those fears are lies, and then write, write, write!

I talk more about this here, and have more general motivational advice here.

Sticking with a story

@daughterofhecata asked: Hey, I was wondering, how do you manage it when two stories are demanding your attention at the same time? I'm like 10 chapters deep in a project, but now there's another idea knocking around in my head, and they both want to be written, and I'm afraid that I'll end up losing interest in both stories.

I talk about this here!

Moodboards

Anon asked: How do you make all the little mood boards/images for your book posts? They're very beautiful and I was wondering what you use to make the layout and how you find the images that you've used in them. I couldn't find an ask like this, so if it's been asked before than I apologize. Thank you! Have a nice day!

Thank you! I make the moodboards on cavna, using a collage template, and collect the images from pinterest. I really wish I could credit the original photographers, but unfortunately photography re-posting is about a thousand times worse than the already terrible art re-posting so I haven’t managed to find a way to locate them yet x_x

Happy things!

Anon said: Hi Bryn I dont have any writer friends so I just wanted to let someone know that after years of starting a tonne of WIPs and giving up half a page in and building plots but doing nothing with them I finally actually wrote the 1st draft of my first short story and it doesn't seem like much but I'm so excited and happy about it and even when it ended I didn't want to stop writing it just felt so amazing to finally write and I'm just so proud of myself I wanted to let someone know ☺☺☺

I’M SO HAPPY FOR YOU, CONGRATS!!! That’s a great accomplishment, and I’m sure there will be plenty more first drafts (and beyond) in your future <3

OBP and the biochemist

Anon said: I'm debating if I have the budget to pre-order OBP and I hopped around in excitement when I saw your bio blurb: "They received their bachelors degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology from UCSD, and enjoy a day job involving respiratory disease research." Lots of high-fives, I'm in college for the same field!!

Nice!! It’s always great to meet another bio buddy =D

(If you can’t pre-order now, there’s no worries. The most important ordering period is the first week it comes out, so if you have the budget on the 26th, then that’s awesome! If not, the ebook will be on sale for $99 at some point in the near future ^^)

More OBP stuff!

Anon said: I was already going to buy OBP to support you but now that I'm reading the first chapter I'm also just going to buy it because it's fucking awesome and I love it "You're the best first mate!" <3 so cute but also PIRATES and SIRENS and NONBINARY CHARACTERS and AAAAAAAA (and yes I'll review it on Amazon ik that makes them recommend it to people)

AHH THANK YOU! <3

#ask compilation #writeblr

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