#i'm only putting what i deem is the minimum in the fic

[stellamancer]

Question 🙋‍♀️

Why not count the drabbles as it’s own chapter? \gen

I... wouldn't want to officially call them a chapter because I don't really think they serve much purpose outside of showing development of Reader and Gojo's relationship? I mean there will be a bunch of scenes that do that throughout the entire fic proper (and honestly most of chapter 3 is that kind of relationship building fluff), but I don't want to go overboard...

Gahhhh. Iunno....

[harmonysanreads]

Hello there! 👋 I really like your al haitham fics and I was wondering...

if you could do a yan! al haitham with a reader who's sweet and friendly? (Basically a sunshine reader cause I like sunshine characters to balance out the cold characters)

(Hope your having a good day! :) )

Apricate

yandere alhaitham x reader

cw(s) : general yandere themes

no because I'm so soft for this pairing too (T▽T) Sunshine x Sunshine Protector so trueee

Alhaitham has found himself in a predicament as of late.

Well, ‘predicament’ as far as the time it's requiring him to decipher the case — which, if he was honest, has snowballed further than what he deems efficient of himself. Whenever Alhaitham finds himself in a pickle, his tactic is to assess the weakest link of the situation, so that it's solved with minimum energy and action. However this time, doing that had just resulted in him being stuck in his head for weeks, vacillating between the plethora of methods to integrate your existence with his — without any repercussions.

And by which, he means for your hand in marriage.

Now, this questionable phrasing appearing to be a misnomer for a rather harmless intention for someone of his age, would've sounded less absurd if the conditions for a proposal with such social importance were met — you know, if both parties were familiar and shared adequate affections to escalate to that stage. The Acting Grand Sage is not delusional, you and him barely know each other (or at least, you do) but does that stop him from planning ahead?

No, not when he's certain there'd be no such gap remaining once he's finally cracked the code.

If Alhaitham was being honest, he truly has achieved it all : academic accomplishments, a stable job with a handsome wage, a spacious house, his title as one of Sumeru's heroes and his looks as the cherry on top — the only thing lacking now, is someone to bring warmth to his house (and no, his leech of a roommate does not count). It's fairly recent that such an idea or need occurred to him, being most content with his own presence for all his life, he had thought that he could pass the rest just the same.

Had it been the images of lovers strolling along the streets of Sumeru hand-in-hand that he'd previously paid no heed to? Had it been the children coddled alongside their parents and the passing thought, could he have that, too? If he tried? Or was it just you, who'd become the challenger of his views?

He's well-aware of how he's seen at times ; an emotionless rock. Which is why his late-grandmother had been concerned at the earlier days, even the most self-sufficient human is bound to crave connection at one point and who would accept him, if he continued to be like this? Alhaitham had thought about it long and hard, does he need to change himself to be accepted by you, at least? Would his brooding bluntness dent your amicability?

Alhaitham has only talked to you thrice, but three times is all he needed to confirm that no, he needn't put on a facade when you can just become the flower blooming alongside the rock ; balance his flaws and in turn, he'll balance yours. And what better way to ensure that equilibrium than through the sacred bond of marriage?

Now, if only these other pests could stop leeching off of your attention.

Alhaitham watches from his peripheral, there is you, surrounded by a group of people again. It seemed as though you came to the library for something important but instead got swarmed by your ‘friends’ asking for help with this and that. Normally, you delightedly handle these crowds, solving each of their dilemmas with grace. Today though, it seemed your urgency weighed more.

Disappointing as it is admirable in a way, people of all kind seem to always flock around you. The Acting Grand Sage understands better why they do, your luminous countenance has drawn him to this pit as well. But unlike those fools, at least he isn't blind to your personal space. The predicament as a result, is like this : how can he form that connection with you if you're always surrounded by these self-serving idiots and achieve his greater plan of a peaceful, fulfilling life?

He notices your attention shift to his person at the corner of the library, you're quickly giving apologetic smiles to everyone surrounding you, pushing past the crowd and making your way to him. If you looked back, you'd be able to see the array of flabbergasted faces, some then morphing into distaste when they see who exactly you'd abandoned them for — but you don't, as per the Scribe's advice.

Alhaitham pretends to be taken aback when you sheepishly greet him and ask if you could sit with him, he responds in the positive and you heave a sigh of relief.

You did it.

“I did it. I did as you advised me.”

The corner of Alhaitham's lips curve slightly, his gaze flickers between the page of his book and yourself before him.

“And how do you feel?”

You halt for a moment, as if processing your very being from the inside out to answer that question.

“I...I feel free, strangely.”

This time the Scribe fully settles on the writings of the book, taking his quill and running it along the surface of the page in a crossing motion.

“I told you so.”

Alhaitham gains the solution at last ; he needn't get rid of them himself, he merely has to make you see the bad influences of your life and have you cut them off by yourself.

First step : achieved.

[steviewashere]

Gotta thank the asktransgender subreddit for letting me read first hand stories from transpeople in the '90s.

Seriously grateful that I have access to resources like this. Especially considering I'm a trans person in—not only a whole new century—a whole new social climate. Where being open about my gender identity is more acceptable, less daunting, and more fluid.

Like, I'm learning about people who learned about their identity in both themselves and everyday life, but also through heinous things like pornography, stereotypes in cartoon shows (like South Park) and even more. The fact that when I had settled in myself, where the words were far away, but the feeling lingered (you know, something is off about my body. something is different in the way I wear my clothes compared to tomboys) —I at least had the words and I had positive influences online, there are a plethora of resources, and where I live, I have access to transgender healthcare.

Also found out about the fact that it wasn't until the late '00s that people could order hormonal treatment online (HRT injections, is what I read). It makes me wonder the kind of extents people went to try and express their gender, with some precautions of course. Like, knowing that the federal age minimum for smoking cigarettes was eighteen at the time (because this is America and that wasn't moved to twenty-one until some years back), there must have been some trans men who smoked like crazy, just to earn that raspy and deep quality to their voice, no? I've seen some people in this day and age who use cigarettes to gain that quality, so it doesn't sound far fetched, you feel me? (It's not my proudest admittance, but I've considered it because injections are expensive on federal healthcare.)

And, again, as silly as it is to do so much research for a fanfic, of all things...this is truly important for me to learn, to understand, to carry with me. Like it was when I read Lou Sullivan's diaries. It's important to me that I'm not ostracizing anybody, even—strangely—myself.

It's also just important to me knowing the restrictions that politicians are putting in place here in America. Knowing that, though I live in what is deemed as a "blue state", my gender healthcare is not guaranteed lifelong.

So, yeah, this is my research tonight. I encourage others to look into this, if even to just understand my silly little mtf Stephanie Harrington fic, of all things. Of all things.

I think I'm literally insane. Currently writing the third chapter of my trans mtf Stephanie Harrington fic. And I'm doing more stupid research. Not, like, dumb research—just, unnecessary research.

Like, Eddie's getting them (Stephanie and their daughter, Jazzy—which I've shortened from Jasmine) gifts that are (without tax included, because here in America, sales tax is not included on the shelf tags) a whopping $79.90 all together. But, it's 1999 in my fic, I don't know what the sales tax in Indiana was at that time—not only am I not from there, but I wasn't even fucking alive. Anyway.

The Indiana state sales tax rate was 5% at the time. And that would make the total cost around $83.90.

Also doing crazy research on the Millennium Princess Barbie from 1999, if that gives away what he's buying. But, did you know that one of the variations of this Barbie doll, her name is Teresa (Barbie's friend!) is an exclusive to Toys "R" Us, or was? She has a dark green velvet dress as opposed to stereotypical and African American Barbie's (that's what she's referred to, please don't kill me) dark blue velvet dress.

So, yeah, it's 3am. I'm writing this chapter. And I'm edging on the borderline of insane and completely normal, just maybe a bit overboard on wanting to write the times correctly. Lmao.

[babyboibucky]

So I have to catch up on your blog when I have down time in the afternoon, so I'm a little to the conversation. But going off the pregnant/kids fanfics topic.

I write occasionally, I love to do it, smut included, just don't have the time or motivation a lot of the time. I end up daydreaming about fics I want to write then they just live in my brain. So when I do write and post, I put like a bare minimum of warnings. I never really thought doing warnings for pregnancy and kids, only miscarriage. As a wife and mother, currently pregnant right now, and someone who has had miscarriages.

I don't mind doing warnings but I also feeling they spoil surprises and sometimes the plot. So my question for you or anyone with thoughts on warnings, you know to broaden my thoughts and mental insight. How do you determine what warnings to put? Like even just for smut, I usually only do smut or kinks, would it be better to put like oral and such as well?

Hi there, I’m so sorry to hear about your miscarriages. You are very strong for overcoming such a heartbreaking experience and I’m glad you are pregnant!

This has been a dilemma for me too when I started posting fics again. Years ago when I was active in a different fandom, warnings weren’t paid that much attention to. I think it wasn’t such a big deal. But having been active in the present, I noticed how much everything’s changed with regards to posting content.

Initially, I was bummed out about having to put warnings because as you mentioned, it tends to spoil things. However, I personally think that putting others’ emotional well-being is much more important than preserving the surprises in our fics. I’d rather have someone opt out of reading my fic than to successfully surprise yet trigger them.

As for the warnings, I try to put in as much as I can, oral included. I also mention whether my fic covers toxic relationships, tension, hurtful words, age gap (reader is of age always) and other things that others may deem triggering, no matter how simple they appear to me. Pregnancy though, is something I thought didn’t need a warning to but thanks to all the anons who have shared their sentiments, I think those need to be included in the warnings as well.

Hope this helps!!!