#i'm planning a redemption fic for him tho

[bigskydreaming]

My TW fandom experience:

*Everyone watches the exact same episode where Scott McCall says what if we dont kill people tho and after much deliberation, its agreed lets not kill people this episode and this is the only reason most former villains and fan favorites stick around and become the pack's new besties instead of being written out of the show due to the pack's initially proposed solution of Ready Set Murder*

Most of fandom: Well that was terrible. He's literally the worst. They should've just killed the villains, problem solved, why is he so dumb. Inquiring minds want to know.

Also most of fandom:

*writes fics where nobody cares what Scott says or thinks because they all agree, he's literally the worst, so dumb, why is he even here*

*fics remain mysteriously populated by all the characters everyone says the mains should absolutely have murdered to fix all their problems and the only reason they didnt in canon is Scott insidiously mind-controlled his friends into non-homicidal compliance*

Scott fans: .....hang on. I'm confused.

Most of fandom: What's confusing dumbass, literally why would they kill the villains that are hot and white and shippable instead of just making friends with them so that sometimes they can get married and have kids? Its called letting people change and grow, even mass murderers deserve redemption arcs. Also I dont know if you know this but murder is bad, plz read more books. LOL why are Scott fans like this.

Scott fans: Wait. But didn't all the characters want to murder that villain you made the central character and one half of the hero pair of 70% of the fics written last season? So who said what if we dont kill people tho and got everyone to change their votes from Ready Set Murder to Redemption Arc Marriage and then maybe babies?

Most of fandom: Umm, Stiles? Obviously. LMAO. Do you even watch the show?

Scott fans: Okay, but Stiles was the one who pitched Ready Set Murder. It was his plan. So who was like what if we dont kill people to Stiles, so that then he said wait guys lets not kill people?

Most of fandom: Oh that was Peter. They have a special bond. He gets him.

Scott fans: Right. So did Peter sell Stiles on the whole lets not kill people thing before he killed his niece and then like ten other people? Or was it after that.

Most of fandom: Before. No! Wait. After! Yeah, it was after that.

Scott fans: Got it. So who said what if we dont kill people to Peter to get him to agree lets not kill people which he definitely did since he definitely did not continue to kill people all the way to the end of the show?

Most of fandom: .....Deucali....

Scott fans: *squint one eye*

Most of fandom: .....heo....?

Scott fans: *squint both eyes*

Most of fandom: Derek! Right, yeah. Derek, it was definitely Derek.

Scott fans: Oh okay. Derek said lets not kill people to Peter. I'm assuming after he killed Peter, since I mean, it wouldn't make much sense for him to be all hey what if we dont kill people to Peter and then literally kill Peter haha. We can at least agree on that much, right?

Most of fandom: I don't know that we can, actually.

Scott fans: Well, let's just say that it was after he killed Peter and thus after Peter came back. Which does make sense, I guess, I mean, at least that was also after he gave his pack the Go Kill Lydia assignment for their werewolf homework....

Most of fandom: Whoa, whoa, hold up. That has nothing to do with any of this. It was a totally different situation because Derek didnt WANT to kill Lydia, he HAD to kill Lydia. She was turning into an evil murder lizard, what was he supposed to do?

Scott fans: She quite literally was not.

Most of fandom: Okay but see he THOUGHT she was, which is basically the same thing.

Scott fans: Is it tho?

Most of fandom: Yes. Look, he was like, 60% sure it was her and that's over half sure so that's a reasonable conclusion to make at that point. Anyone would have made that mistake.

Scott fans: Except for Scott. Because he's so much dumber than everyone else.

Most of fandom: Yes! Exactly.

Scott fans: So when Scott said what if we dont kill people to Derek, and stopped him and his pack from killing Lydia, because murder is bad and Derek even agrees, its not like he WANTED to kill Lydia, he just HAD to kill Lydia because she was probably an evil murder lizard and what else was he gonna do.....Scott only said and did that because he was too dumb to come to the conclusion everyone smarter than him would reasonably come to....which was that Lydia had to die, even though murder is bad and she was maybe potentially not even technically an evil murder lizard?

Most of fandom: Right. So it doesnt count.

Scott fans: But it was good that he stopped them from killing Lydia though, right? Cuz everyone likes Lydia, and also, she wasnt actually the evil murder lizard, that was Jackson, and also, they turned out to not actually need to kill Jackson to stop him from being the evil murder lizard?

Most of fandom: ....yes but no. Like yes to all of that, but he was still wrong, is the point. So no.

Scott fans: So -

Most of fandom: Look I dont think you're getting it?! OMG, okay. I don't know if I can dumb it down any further, but lemme give it one last shot. 1) Murder is bad. 2) Even hot white villains deserve redemption arcs. 3) And Scott is terrible. There. Its really that simple lol.

Scott fans: Okay. So everyone deserves redemption. Any character can be better if the other characters give them a chance. Even mass murderers.

Most of fandom: Right.

Scott fans: But Scott is irredeemable. There's nothing that can make him any better so other characters shouldn't even bother giving him a chance. Because he's terrible.

Most of fandom: Also correct.

Scott fans: Because he's always saying murder is bad and what if we dont kill people tho.

Most of fandom: YES. Finally. Now you're getting it. Honestly, what was so hard about that.

[lizaluvsthis]

I just read Apprenticeship AU by @bstroobery

So like I started at 10 pm and now its currently 3 AM reading this fanfic its not bad at all- INFACT ITS 3:07 AM IN THE MORNING I READ THE WHOLE FIC

AND I AM BLEEDING. YES. YES IM BLEEDING FROM ALL PAIN/COMFORT/FLUFF/DRAMA WHATEVER GAVE ME WITH SMG5 AND SMG6 AND ALSO WITH MARWARE ON THE SIDE.

YES. I WENT FERAL. I ALMOST SCREAMED AT MY ROOM EVEN THO ITS 3 IN THE MORNING AND EVERYONES ASLEEP. YES.

(Maybe i'd hope to also draw a fanart of the gays and probably marware too buuuut I have too many random arts planned on my to-do list so i'll put this one on hold ^^)

I like the story so far its great! Keep up the good work @bstroobery ! I'm loving this so much!

The fic is well written and especially that constant time to time smg6 and smg5's gay asses- and also the whole on going with keyboard lore and pv's redemption arc ey? Not bad at all its beautiful!

Ive never seen anything like it for this kind of change from him yet it matches his character and the way he goes!

(Mario included as well he's the best also!)

Anyways thats all ive gotta say- I got invested by the story because of that fanart post @ominus-potato made.

SO YEAH IT KINDA DRAGGED ME TO AO3 AND READ IT ALL- YES. WOOOOOOOOO

- ☆ LizaLuvs

(And now its 3:18 AM...)

[shi-daisy]

Surprise self-rec time! Pick 3 of your favorite things you’ve written and share them here, then put this in the inbox (anonymously or not) of your fellow writers to spread the positivity and help celebrate already written fics

(First of all, TUMBLR STRIKES AGAIN I HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT UNFOLLOWED YOU WHAT IS HAPPENING)

(Second of all, little side quest from me, tell me what inspired your fics, why you love them so much, how they came to be, etc etc, I wanna know ALL!!)

Absjkwk Tumblr is crazy don't worry about it this happens all the time. Okay time to gush!

I'll start with the oldest fic since I got a comment on it today and I was like 'oh right, I wrote you in 2018!'

Road to Redemption (Bleach)- This was spite concentrated basically. Bleach was my favorite anime until the abysmal final arc and the atrocious ending we got. So this was me rewriting it with every single thing I wanted and never got, getting all my pairs together and most importantly giving my favorite characters the endings I feel they deserved. It's been 8 years since the story's end and four since this fic was finished and while I still hate what went down in canon I am happy to have given my faves some peace in fanfic world. That's enough for me to take a break from this Fandom though I have two more sequels with the cast since I've loved them from 2010 onwards and that's probably gonna stick with me into old age. I just want them all to be happy.

Road to Ruin (Bleach)- Same as Road to Redemption but for the villians. Bleach has some of the best and most sympathetic villians you'll find. But the writer doesn't do much with them, so I said it f it and gave them all time to shine. You know how I love Tamlin? Well the same goes for Sosuke Aizen. That man owns my soul and if his writer won't hype him up then I shall. This is my favorite fic in terms of writing because is pure self indulgence and I adore the protagonist. I miss writing it so so much!

Five Missed Calls (Disventure Camp) - Not much to say here, it was mostly feels and headcanons that fueled this fic and for once the gods answer my prayers we might get a spinoff with the couple in question but back when I wrote it I was just angst ridden and needed some content to comfort me. Loads of people liked it tho, so I'm happy the sadness fueled headcanons were enjoyable.

A Court of Threads & Daisies (A Court of Thorns & Roses)- IF SJM WONT GIVE TAMLIN A HAPPY END ILL DO IT MYSELF ALSO FUCK YOU RHYSAND GO DIE IN A FIRE! Okay I'm calm now.

This was just meant to be fluff. It spiraled into more because this darn universe is so fun to play with and I really wanted everyone to find joy. (Not just Tamlin) So like with the Bleach fics I said 'Fuck it! Self indulgent rewrite it is!' It's been so fun to write this fic, the characters that became my favorites very quickly (Nemesis & Lazarus Ily ♥) the fluff, the headcanons, getting everyone to have their proper arcs and mostly spreading joy it's been a delight. More than the fic itself I love the people I've met and befriended because of it. As I hadn't thought of Acotar since 2017 but now it's rotting my mind again 😂 Most of all you and your support made this a delight for me to write and while I love the fic and will forever be glad I made it, what I love most about it it's that got me to meet you. Love you buddy!

A Court of Emerald & Sapphire (A Court of Thrones & Roses)- Like Road to Ruin it's a self indulgent prequel to the main fic that you can skip if you don't want the extra info but man do I love it. I'm thinking of editing and rewriting it to have more chapters because these ocs of mine have stolen my heart. They're baby and it's so much fun to plan a revolution with them against Rhysand. I wrote it as just extra info but it was a delight to make and I love my ocs so much. (Also my proud ass is thriving as the only Keir/Oc Acotar fic. That man is mine and mine alone 😈)

The Running Free (Danganronpa: Despair Time) - For as much as I love Danganronpa I don't often write for it as it's one of the rare fandoms where I don't take issue with the writing at all. This is just a one-shot with my crackship for this Fandom but it was fun to write and I love how despite it being super niche people seemed to enjoy it. Probably will be rendered null by canon if either of the characters involved is guilty when Chapter 2 concludes but hey, I have a sequel planned if that's the case 😉

A Court of Blaze & Sorrow (A Court of Thorns & Roses).- Acotad was meant to be 10 chapters of fluff and calling the IC out at the end...Why does it have two sequels?!?!? Anywho, the short story, I wanted to include Autumn in acotad but it was Tamlin's story so I gave Nesta and the Autumn Court their own fic. The long story, this fic is therpahy. Many things delved in it are there not just because I want to do the themes and characters justice but because they help me heal. Particularly addressing a though relationship with an abusive parent or a neglectful parent. In my case, mine's dead but even if it's been two years the struggles haven't fully left me and it's been therapeutic to handle that while tackling these characters who also have one parent who loves them yet (unwittingly) neglected them and one parent who limited their self expression, was physically and emotionally abusive, and in some cases even ignored the mental illnesses he himself exacerbated. It's not over yet but I feel really comforted by it and confident that I'll make everyone proud by the end.

The Jeweled Dragon (A Song of Ice & Fire)- Look you give me a rebellious princess that escapes and disowns her abusive family and becomes a badass sex worker plus she also never married had a bisexual polycule and refused the throne/ spat on the legacy of the fucker who abused her and I am yours baby! Saera Targaryen you are mother! Okay jokes aside her story fascinates me and while I love GRRM's attention to detail and meticulous planning I'm sad he didn't tell us more of what happened to her. So this is just my take on it. Also I loved some other characters here that deserved some love and more than to be a footnote in Westerosi history. They'll get their just desserts too but Saera is my star and I'm forever salty at HOTD for daring to sully her name. (Season 2 sucks and on behalf of Team Green I'm making a sequel and rescuing the babies from the TV writers!)

Heart to Heart (Disventure Camp)- It was gonna be a spite fueled one-shot. Then the season got so bad I had to rewrite (common theme here) also FUCK YOU CONNOR BLAKE, AND FUCK WHOEVER DECIDED TO BREAK UP THE BEST DUO OF THE SEASON ALEC AND RIYA ARE PEAK! End scream.

I don't wanna spoil much since you told me you want to get into this Fandom soon but I'll just say it's been such a delight to write this and to meet like minded people who wanted better for these characters and to give them better ends. (Also making my fave ship canon and running laps around the writers in the official show server has given me a fucking ego) It's so much fun to write. I love making angst romance and I am exicted to give my villianess girlie a befitting end.

Bonus:

Transformers fic (Transformers) with @maplesamurai - What's better than writing? Writing with your beloved bf!

Now this was just us being silly and coming up with goofy ocs but given the flexibility of the Transformers Fandom we chose to make our own story and it's been a blast, it's still a bunch of drafts but I am exited for it to be done and to share it with everyone because it has so much effort and love put into it that I am certain it will be beloved. Decepticon centric fic lets go we will give our badies their day in the sun! Also Maple is a freaking genius and a delight to write with, love you babe this has been so much fun!

Those are all the fics so far so I hope this has made you as giddy as me. Love ya bud!

[bookbitchx]

Hello again 😊 I knew i was gonna love chatting with u hehe

These are things that makes me wish anyone else would've written ACOTAR tbh. Her lack of planning and her retconning of characters so that she remains politically correct in current political climates is gross. It's been a pattern I've noticed, but it makes sense considering shes a zionist, but anyway 🥱

I do enjoy the world that she made and I think its an interesting concept to view a centuries old clusterfuck like the IC through a 20 yearold lense. But I wish it had a morsel of taste. Each of the books in this series left me wanting more, especially rereading as an adult.

So to compensate for the parts of the books I hate I just pretend its not upsetting me by psychoanalyzing the characters 😂 Rhys is one that I have a love/hate relationship with for that reason. He is genuinely one of the worst love interests ive seen be this popular in a long time and he has made the worst choices i have ever seen written and then defended by the author.

Feyre however, I would argue is his perfect partner for how awful he is after SF and CC3. But I wish a better author had written this book so we could've seen a decent redemption or a proper Rhysand villain arc. I think this series would've been so much more interesting crossover wise if it had been with tog and had been a mock feysand villain arc. Maeve has daemati powers, so making her an ancestor of Rhysand's through the HL bloodline would've made sense. Hybern could've been a mock villain to lure the reader into a false sense of security and think maybe the NC ARE good guys?

Nesta and Elain join Aelin's circle to take them down after they attempted to seize the dread trove for themselves under Amren's advice, (they dont like her having it clearly). And the emotional climax of the series is Feyre leaving him and joining her sisters, which leads Rhys to pull a tamlin by in turn going to koshei. Could even get Bryce quinlan in to fullfill a life debt to Nesta by using the horn and Feyre's fire powers to give Aelin her magic back somehow, and nesta never has her magic taken back by the cauldron?????? The cauldron had Amren in it and it should've been written that she had to sacrifice her true Daglan immortality to be with Varian. Boom full fucking circle.

But nope, we have Miss Maas.

thanks janet for ruining what couldve been my favorite thing >:^(

but a part of me hopes the Elucien book will include Tamlin's side of the story and Elain confronts Feysand for their *waves arms* everything. And taking Nesta and the Valkyries with them, they deserve better. it wont happen tho, so I'll read fanfic instead.

-🤠

Heyy again!

I get where you're coming from. I liked book 1, the way Feyre (and us, in a way) was discovering the SC and a little bit of Prythian as a whole, and I liked Feyre, who was this badass huntress, who had her own opinions, doing what needs to be done, etc... I mean, she went UTM knowing full well she wasn't coming out alive, but she still did it bc it was right, and she wanted to save her man.

Where THAT Feyre went, I'll never know.

As you said, It's an interesting concept seeing everything through a 20 year old's eyes, or it would've been for me if she hadn't started taking everything they said as truth.

Even though I haven't read any CC books yet, my friend spoiled CC3 that Nesta didn't actually lose her powers? That it was more of a bargain with the Couldron, but yeah, it would've been interesting to see crossovers between the series. I think Aelin, Manon, and maybe Lysandra would absolutely despise Rhysand. I would a 100% read a fic with what you described.

As for the Elucien book, like I hope she does good by Lucien because he, out of all the characters, deserves it.

I'm not holding my breath on Elain ever confronting Feysand bc as Rhysand once said, 'Elain is Elain', but a girl can hope.

Also, if Nesta and the valkyries ever become one of Rhysand's legions, I'm pulling a one woman riot before burning the book.

On another note, feel free to DM if you want to continue the conversation or if you're more comfortable this way, I don't mind that either.

🫰🏼

[eating-plastic]

Heart of the Sea: Willy x Reader

Warnings: just a bunch of fluff, proposal, age gap (I'm sorry, age gaps are just my shit man WHEN BOTH PARTIES ARE +18 OBVIOUSLY)

Word Count: 930 words

A/N: Here it is, my "redemption" for my previous fic with Willy. As you can tell by the fact that I haven't deleted it tho, I don't hate it anymore. Is it my favorite thing that I have written? No, but I like it now. Anyways, here's something way more wholesome. Enjoy!

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If there is anything that everyone can agree on, it is that sunsets are gorgeous. At least, that's what you believed. The sky being bathed in oranges and pinks, not to mention the reflections on the ocean's surface. Although you supposed that its beauty could've come from the fact that today went wonderfully.

Today was Pelican Town's annual luau, in which everyone comes together to eat great food, dance, swim, and of course impress the governor with the potluck soup, which he absolutely loved. Now you were waiting for night to fall and the fireworks to light up the sky. And you had the best seat in the house...er, beach.

Where were you going to watch the fireworks? Why, on your older fisherman boyfriend's boat of course. The shore of the beach was barely in view now, which was perfectly fine by you. It made the situation more intimate, more private, more personal. All of which were good for what you had planned for that night.

"Your drink, love," Willy says, now standing beside you and handing you a glass of your favorite beverage. You take it and smile at him.

"You read my mind," you raise the drink to your lips to drink. He just shrugs.

"I've been with you this long, I should be able to know what my lil' skipper wants," he wraps an arm around you and pulls you closer, The remark warms your heart. You both had been together for a while now, even through all of the uncertainties with the age gap and how the other villagers would react.

It made you happy to know that any of the naysayers you two might've had were wrong about the relationship not lasting.

And you had another big thing coming that would prove them wrong.

"Today was a good day," you state, absentmindedly.

"It was," Willy nods. Originally, he was never the biggest fan of Pelican Town's festivals, often wishing that he was out fishing instead. Ever since you came along though, he had to admit, they were a lot more fun than he remembered. Especially with you at his side. "You know...it's not over yet."

"Of course not," you chirp, not noticing the change in his tone. "There's still the fireworks. They're gonna be beautiful."

"Eh, they're okay."

"What do you mean 'okay'? I thought you liked them?" you ask, confused.

"Mm, I don't know...I think the person I'm standing next to me is miles prettier than some fireworks," the older man quips, causing you to giggle.

"Okay okay, I'll accept that," you look up at him and smile.

You two continue to drink and wait for the luau's finally. With your drinks finished, and darkness starting to fill the sky, you and Willy lean against one of the boat's railings, waiting. You don't notice him fiddling with something in his pocket.

"Can I tell ya something, Y/N?" he asks, glancing down at you and waiting for you to turn your attention to him.

"Of course," you beam.

"You have made me the happiest man in Stardew Valley," he begins, taking your hands into his. "I feel so lucky to have you by my side, and hearing you laugh, and seeing your beautiful smile. I didn't enjoy things like this until you came along."

You feel your smile grow and your cheeks heat up.

"That is why...," he takes a deep breath and pulls out what was in his pocket. "I wanna test my luck and ask you to marry me."

He opens his hand to you, revealing a mermaid pendant. It shines a beautiful light blue glow up at you. You feel a mix of joy and laughter bubbling up within you. It causes you to cover your mouth with your hand and start giggling.

Willy is taken aback at your fit, even feeling a bit of shame beginning to eat away at him, until you reach into your own pocking to reveal another mermaid pendant. The sight of it causes him to laugh as well, and throw his arms around you, pulling you into a tight embrace.

Once the two of you calm down, you continue to hold each other, smiles still not fading from your faces. Especially as your lips meet in a joyful kiss.

"So, I take this as you saying 'yes'?" the older man pulls away to look down at you.

"Obviously," you chirp. "I can't believe you were going to propose too."

"Me? I can't believe that you were going to propose at all."

"Why not? I love you and we've been together for years now," you cock your head to the side.

"I know I know, it's just that I still can't believe it even now," he brushes a strand of hair out of your face.

"Hmph, well you better start believing it since you're gonna be my husband now," you put on your best "playfully stern" voice, causing Willy to chuckle.

"I'll certainly try, love," he then steps back to put his mermaid pendant on you.

"You better," you lean up to place your own on him.

Suddenly, a loud boom echoes out and the sky lights up in a green glow. The fireworks had just started.

"Wow, good timing, huh?" you tease, and glance up at the sky. He chuckles and nods, before looking up at the sky himself.

You both continue to watch the explosions of color in the sky, but both you and Willy could agree that those lights could never be compared to the glow of your mermaid pendants.

[yeehanfrf]

Week 4 Recs: The Rivalmance

This week's Yeehan fic recs were all about "The Rivalmance." That's enemies-to-lovers, rivals-to-lovers, competitive assholes-to-lovers. If you like Yeehan, you know the vibe! Check out the recs gathered from the Yeehan community below, organized by rating then alphabetically by title.

Teen and Up

Hana Song's Guide on How to Not be Weird by LeftHand [27,710 words] Reccer comment: "Still uses the old cowboy name but I love it all the same"

Hanzo would never believe that Hana Song could give such stellar advice or display such wisdom beyond her years. He never expected to make a home for himself among the members of Overwatch. To make peace and find hope in life once again. But he did. He also never expected to get lassoed onto a mission with the most reckless, infuriating, irritating man he'd ever meet. A man in serious need of some guidance. With Hanzo Shimada as his best bet for a clear head? Not being weird is a lot harder than it sounds.

Author's note: This work is not officially completed and has a very round-about ending. I do not plan on ever writing a true final chapter but would still consider the work worth reading. Thanks!

Mature

The 85th Annual King County Bake-Off by venvephe [WIP; 37,995 words] Reccer 1 comment: "Warning: incomplete Still a good au tho" Reccer 2 comment: "Unfinished (4/5 chaps and currently ends at a cliffhanger) but set in a fun AU that makes for charming rivals to lovers YH fic and a fun read."

It’s October first, and it’s all come down to this.

The cake is perfect. He’s been waiting for this moment all year, since the previous baking competition. This is his chance at redemption, at reclaiming the crown of the best baker in the county. It’s a title only the winner of the county fair can hold. He’s waited a year and spent hours upon hours at work. Early mornings and late nights, scrapped ideas and tons of flour and sugar went into his masterpiece. It’s all led to him to standing here, awaiting the announcement of the winners.

This year, it’s going to be Hanzo. Last year’s winner - his rival, his nemesis - is going down. Hanzo’s not going to let his mortal enemy take the crown for a third year in a row.

What kind of name is Jesse McCree, anyways?

Howlin' for you by Mifune [17,489 words] Reccer comment: "a good ff if you enjoy bounty hunter Hanzo×wanted Cassidy!"

McCree makes a stop in Dorado, Mexico, before answering the Recall and meets a mysterious man in a bar that promises to make his night a lot more interesting. or McCree wants to do the right thing, Hanzo is sarcastic and there is a lot of emotional baggage unpacked in one night.

Ricochet by robocryptid [24,016 words] Reccer 1 comment: "Cassidy doesn't want to rejoin Overwatch. Too bad Overwatch doesn't take no for an answer and sends a hot stranger to hunt him down."

Reccer 2 comment: "A fun cat-and-mouse spin on Rivalmance. It’s super engaging, the pacing is impeccable and the chemistry is off the charts. I had so much fun reading (and re-reading) this!"

Cole toppled a government or two, caused a few explosions, murdered more bad guys than he can count, and probably a few innocents too. He caused more collateral damage — ruined more lives — than he’ll ever account for, and the world didn’t change a bit. He did his time, and he’s not going back.

Too bad Overwatch doesn’t want to take no for an answer.

Explicit

Acceptable Substitute by mataglap [47,494 words] Reccer comment: "I go back and reread this so often i think I'm at least 30% of the read stats"

Hanzo has lived without certain things for so long that he has all but forgotten about them. Cassidy is a bright red exclamation mark of a reminder, and Hanzo discovers that the saying "out of sight, out of mind" unfortunately also works in reverse.

Meanwhile, Cassidy is an exceptional liar, and the most egregious of his lies are the ones he tells himself.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by KittenzCaboodle [WIP; 34,828 words] Reccer comment: "Then I can't not push this ff enough! It's probably one of my favorites!!"

The man first in line for the Shimada throne was the last picture that Cole had been given to memorize. Hanzo Shimada. They had said it was unlikely that he would be sent, as he was too important for such menial tasks, but he was the next likely candidate according to Genji.

He gazed longingly towards the door, aching to step outside and get a fresh breath of the cool night air. As he silently grumbled about the sweat rolling down his back, the bodies grinding against each other in the club making the place hot and steamy in all the wrong ways, he saw him.

Of all the people in the world, Hanzo Shimada, the worst possible person, had just walked through the door and was putting their entire Blackwatch mission at risk.

Somehow, Cole had to distract him long enough to for Genji to get out, and he was willing to do whatever it takes, even if he was caught between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.

But when the Devil buys you dinner and is one of the nicest people you've ever met, then things get confusing.

Binary System by mataglap [14,150 words] Reccer comment: "it's one of my comfort series for this ship, it's really funny, both characters are really well written and very in character, and honestly i just absolutely adore everything this amazing writer make"

Hanzo is arrogant and Cassidy is stubborn, which results in the world's strangest game of chicken.

Ichigo by morrezela [27,121 words] Reccer comment: "Qualifies if you squint? YeeHan break-up and aren't very civil to each other for a while"

They break up on a Wednesday.

Nocturne by delicaterosebud [61,160 words] Reccer comment: "This is probably the most bittersweet 'enemies to lovers' I’ve ever read. Some parts of this fic made me a bit uncomfortable, but in a good way (if that makes any sense…)"

After his mentor goes missing in the forest of Aokigahara, Jesse McCree, a member of the world-renowned Overwatch hunting guild, finds himself alone in his desire to save him. Receiving little support from his teammates, who have deemed his rescue effort to be too risky, Jesse must turn to an unexpected - and rather unpleasant - companion for aid.

During their travels together, however, he and the demon named "Hanzo" grow closer, and Jesse learns that the concept of good and evil isn't quite as simple as he had presumed.

One Man's Hero by mataglap [WIP; 99,485 words] Reccer 1 comment: "I can't not rec this one for enemies to lovers!!"

Reccer 2 comment: "A superhero AU ripe with action, beautifully charged and meaningful emotional scenes, superb characterization, meticulous world-building and just stellar writing. I especially enjoyed the side characters in this!"

Hanzo Shimada is an assassin, a murderer, and decidedly not a hero, let alone a superhero — and yet.

Popcorn Redemption by wyntera [WIP; 266,692 words] Reccer comment: "A classic, unfinished but great"

They say life isn't like the movies.

Well, partner, they ain't never worked for Overwatch.

Shift, Refresh by robocryptid [3,168 words] Reccer comment: "bursting through the door with this"

There are worse ways to start the morning after than with the walk of shame. It's not at all what Hanzo planned, but it might be what he deserves.

Survival Instinct by mataglap [36,485 words] Reccer comment: "Very well written, Hanzo's characterization was on point. Also I love remorseful/guilty Cole."

Cassidy takes a new monster hunting contract. It's pretty decent as contracts go: the pay is good, the perks even better, and he's got two competent companions to fight at his side when the monsters come.

Then a third companion arrives and ruins everything.

to lie down with dogs by motorghost [65,540 words] Reccer comment: "practically bursting at the seams with tension, at times almost suffocating (I mean this in the most complimentary way possible)."

Hanzo and Cole are on a top-secret reconnaissance mission in the industrialized wasteland of post-Crisis North Dakota, hunkered down in a factory ill-fit for human occupation. Cole seems fine with the situation, but Hanzo's doubts extend far beyond their little room.

That brings Week 4 to a close! Thank you to everyone who sent in a recommendation! Keep an eye out for next week's theme: "Golden Oldies," or fics from 2016 and 2017!

In the meantime, you can also check out the Week 3 recs here or see the list of past and future themes here!

[ragnarokhound]

re: your tags on the jason’s anger post~

hard agree!! i will read reconciliation fics bc like… i do enjoy them getting to be a happy family/group but ultimately, i am firmly in the Jason Todd Was Right camp, &. serious work would need to be done for him to ever actually be part of the family again, bc the actual roots of his issues run DEEP. (and again! he has points!!)

and also same again on like… if i mention the batfamily dynamics in my fics, with the exception of au’s, jason’s relationship with bruce especially is still at least a little strained. he’s a member but also kind of an outsider and maybe he has complicated feelings on that sometimes but ultimately it’s bc his convictions / beliefs run deeper than his need /want of acceptance / belonging.

anyway sorry to dump a rant in your inbox but, i loved your tags & wanted to reply 💞

OUUGHH YES THO!! THANK YOU FOR RANTING, ALWAYS RANT IN MY INBOX STAY IN THIS SPACE WITH ME <333

(I'm about to have a mini-rant of my own, and disclaimer, it's largely informed by my terrible foundation of the UTRH movie + fandom osmosis + the occasional page/panel drop/arguments from other fans skdndndj sO GRAIN OF SALT THE SIZE OF RHODE ISLAND: )

Because yes yes absolutely! It would take serious work on Both sides for Jason to be brought back into the fold. They would both need to want it, and someone would have to be willing to bend on what they are ok with letting slide. Bruce would have to allow Jason his independence and divergence in philosophy; Jason would have to make concessions to Bruce's hard anti-murder stance.

There would have to be compromise, and reparations of some kind. They would have to actually talk and be able to listen. Apologies exchanged (mostly from Bruce because lmao) and a bunch of stuff people with the whole picture could probably tell me better lmao. ALL HARD ASKS

Because yes yes yes!! Jason's convictions and his beliefs ABSOLUTELY run deeper than his desire for acceptance. That's not-so-low-key the biggest obstacle for both him and Bruce in their ever reconciling. It's why Talia was able to manipulate him at all (idk the specifics of that, but details), it's why he hatched a deeply convoluted plan to get back at Bruce and the Joker and fuck over Black Mask in one fell swoop.

He wanted to confront Bruce with the consequences of letting Joker run around even after committing a deeply heinous and personal crime. Show him that taking a more intense and hands on approach and cracking down HARD on the crime families in Gotham would have more immediate results than what Bruce did. And that's not even getting into the Robin stuff yet lol

I don't personally agree per se with Jason's stance on murder and crime fighting lmao - but I also think he has a goddamn point, especially in this universe. In the world of batman, where death can be impermanent and supervillains pull all kinds of heinous, torturous bullshit, Jason has a lot of righteous and justified anger about how Bruce does things, on top of his hurt and betrayal over how both he and his death were treated.

Bruce's stance makes sense to me too, in a 'everyone deserves a second chance' and 'no one is beyond redemption' and 'its a slippery slope' perspective. But at some point you have to wonder about accountability. About what's acceptable. When the Joker is an unrepentant, murderous, sadistic criminal who has demonstrated that he cannot be adequately jailed or rehabilitated, what do you do? Do you ever give up on him? When is enough enough? Is the death penalty ever justifiable?

It's what makes Jason vs Bruce's arguments interesting and tragic to me, because from Jason's perspective, he is seeking retribution for himself as a victim. He is an avenger for victims failed by the system as it stands. And the system fails a lot of people. It needs to change. (And it's something being felt very strongly by a lot of people rn IRL which makes Jason's ideals v sympathetic.)

But from Bruce's perspective, Jason has given up. He has lost hope in the inherent goodness of people. He no longer seeks to find the good in people; he has decided that there exists instead a sharp dichotomy, that there is such thing as a bad person who deserves to die for what they've done, and for being bad. As opposed to seeing deeply injured people who need help, even when you find them repulsive. Rotten work, that.

Bruce sees the end of the path that Jason is on, and it's a bullet that Jason puts in his own brain - because if there are good people and bad people, and bad people deserve to die... won't Jason lump himself in with the bad people eventually? (I am once again standing on my 'Jason Todd wants to die on some level' soapbox)

Anyway, all this to say - there is a sharp divide in Bruce and Jason's methods/beliefs that makes their reconciliation impossible if neither of them is willing to budge. And when they both see budging as a terrible thing to do, a failure to the very people they are dedicating their lives to protecting...well.

It's gonna take a lot of angst and a lot of work.

[journals-of-the-guardian-project]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO What's going on with Chloe in your au? Like you said that you would explain if it won on that one poll you did. Chloe redemption? Friendships? Love interests? I want the TEAA

Well thanks for asking anon that wasn't a purposeful placement just so I could easily make a post about JUST THIS TOPIC

The poll I'm referring to is right here

@anxresi you seemed pretty invested in seeing chloe win so I'm tagging you in case you wanted to read 👉👈

I'm just going to do this lightning round style, the more I talk means the more I'm indulging in minor spoilers for the fic so be warned.

Also!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/46598920/chapters/117348523

Everyone following this au might want to go check that out :)

Yes, I'm giving Chloe a redemption arc. Though, it doesn't fully come into play until Season 2 (at least from what I have planned).

No, she doesn't avoid consequences as easily as she did in canon. Like, really doesn't. Miraculous consequences :3

Her and her family? Love-hate relationship, they use each other to get what they want. Chloe acts like it doesn't hurt her. Whatever. It's not like she doesn't do the same so it's fine. She's fine.

Her and Marinette? Complicated. Don't ask either of them about it, they don't want to talk about it. Please don't ask.

Her and Adrien? She thinks of him as a brother that she cares for a lot. He isn't actually arm candy unless he's arm candy in specific circumstances. Tho ngl she kinda wants to barf when people think "adrikins" is said in a romantic way rather than a teasing way

Does Adrien put up with her bullshit? Not for very long. It's... a bit of a wake up call.

Does Sabrina put up with h- she's actually not in this au. Or... the same class ig. So far I'm not planning on using her in the story

CHLOGAMI?????????????????? We'll get there when we get there!

This part is more spoilers spoilers: In the beginning they really don't like each other. It takes a bit before they realize their similarities and kinda like each other. Just a teeny bit. Nathaniel and Marc have to put up with them as they try to make the club, Nathaniel and Chloe founded, work.

Chloe is one of the most influential people that is completely on board with Ladybelle (Ladybug but she changed her name. I'll explain later why Ladybelle and it's not because she thought "Lady Beautiful") in this au. Cause in this universe, people are more hesitant to the new vigilantes in town. Other than Alya, Chloe is pretty smitten with Ladybelle (and totally thinks the name is meant to be Lady Beautiful).

Adrien's love of heroes rubbed off on her while growing up and she's pretty embarrassed at first by her infatuation. Only until Ladybelle did she REALLY be into superheroes. It kinda surprises Adrien. He cries a little inside when she's not as interested in Chat Noir.

Eventually Chloe will get her hands on the bee miraculous.

But that. That is where things go oh so wrong.

[becca-is-not-well]

HI

I'm Becca (as you probably figured out) and my friend said I should make a fanfic Tumblr cuz I wrote some for them.

I'll probably be writing mostly xreader fics, whether platonic or romantic. I will write smut, but preferably nothing too vanilla. I am REALLY exposing myself here. NOTHING NON CON.

This is the only time I'll be fully serious: If I write about heavy subjects (depression, anxiety, SH, etc.), it is simply to let people know they aren't alone and to help them through it. I am not in any way romanticizing it. As someone who has been through all three examples and much more, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I've written things for myself about my comfort characters helping me through shit and it genuinely helped me so much, I would love to do that for someone else.

If you know me in real life... no you don't.

All are platonic OR romantic unless specified otherwise

Who I plan on writing for:

Harry potter:

Golden age

Marauders (especially Sirius my beloved)

Fair warning I HATE Snape his "redemption arc" was BULLSHIT

Good omens:

(Said friend got me hooked)

Aziraphale (platonic)

Crowley (platonic)

Aziraphale & Crowley (ineffable husband's with platonic reader)

Riverdale:

(This is lowkey embarrassing oml)

Sweet Pea

Veronica lodge (love her)

Betty Cooper (PLS RAIL ME)

Jughead Jones (I'm weird. I'm a weirdo.)

Sandman:

My friend got me even more obsessed with this holy heck

Morpheus (my skrunkly baby I love him sm)

Death

Desire (is it getting hot in here??)

Matthew(ONLY PLATONIC WHY WOULD WANT ANYTHING ELSE WITH A LITERAL BIRD THE FUCK)

Lucienne (I need a hug from her)

Hob Gadling

Lab Rats:

(Why is this also embarrassing kskeidhxb)

Chase Davenport (been in love with him for forever)

Adam Davenport

Bree Davenport

The Rookie:

(Is this niche??)

Tim Bradford

Lucy Chen

John Nolan

Supernatural:

Sam Winchester (my baby)

Dean Winchester

Castiel (not my cup of tea but I see it)

Twilight:

Jacob Black

Carlisle Cullen (i love DILFs)

Charlie Swan (again. DILF.)

Jasper Cullen (yes. As in the 👁👄👁 mf)

Emmet Cullen

Rosalie Cullen

Big Time Rush:

(Half of these things feel like a confession)

Logan (LOML)

James

Kendall

Carlos (underrated)

Wizards of Waverly Place

(WHY AM I SO EMBARASSED ABT SO MANY OF THESE)

Justin Russo

Alex russo

Harper Finkle

Teen Wolf

Stiles Stilinski

Scott McCall

Isaac Lahey (UNDERRATED)

Derek Hale

Malia Tate

Hunger Games

Finnick Odair

Peeta Mellark

Haymitch Abernathy (I said what I said he's hot fr)

Katniss Everdeen

Gale Hawthorn (not the Canon mf tho he sucks ass)

Other random people:

Billy Russo (punisher)

Caspian (Narnia)

(I fucking love Ben Barnes)

The Darkling (Shadow and Bone)

Alina Starkov (Shadow and Bone)

Spencer Reid (criminal minds) (yes im one of those. Are u surprised?)

Legolas (bAbYy!!) (That's an inside joke)(LOTR/Hobbit)

Clark Kent (smallville)

Mac (MacGyver reboot)

I also like writing poetic type stuff so let me know if u want me to post some of that lol

[thy-lover]

About Thy Lover:

Hey y'all my blog is growing quite a bit and fast and this was definitely.... unexpected I suppose so I figure I'd tell y'all a bit about me so some quick info!

I'm 24yrs old, my nickname in real life is Little Devil due to something very stupid which is a long story so feel free to call me that if you'd like or Leif which is my actual name, I know sad, tho my grandma used to call me Leafy lol. I'm Pansexual/Gender Blind. I don't entirely have a preference in pronouns I'm Non binary, for your convenience They/Them works too or She/Her or He/Him cause like I said I could care less what you call me. Also I cuss like a sailor if that isn't something that you like, do forgive me, can't help it. Uh what else, I'm a gym rat, a history geek, currently in the process of chilling the fuck out.

I'm 5ft 8in, lover of piercings and a ton of fallout 4 tattoos all over me.

I mainly write for Red Dead Redemption 2, Mortal Kombat, and Bully, honestly the content I post could be legit everywhere it's rather hectic in here so I'll write anything. I'm absolute shit with how I spend my time so you might see me disappear and pop up outta fuck knows where, I'm the type to write stories and then not post 'em so I currently have 52 drafts here on Tumblr for no reason whatsoever. Here on Tumblr I plan on posting much more, like my Fics even updates on my life, what's going on ya know the normal chaotic shit.

There ain't a request I don't take, actually that's a lie, if it involves Fecal or Piss play I can't- not my thing, Non-Con is also something I can't bring myself to write, Dubious Con is sorta fine I reckon. Other than that, send your dirty thoughts or kind thoughts depending on how devious you are to me, my inbox is always open for you little darlins out there and if I can't or won't write I'll hit you up, if I do write I'll also hit you up.

Also this is a safe space for the LGBTQ community, if you're gonna be homophobic or racist I'm not gonna fuck with you honestly and you can actually fuck off my page thank you. If anyone tells anyone to do any bodily harm to themselves using my page whatsoever you can also get the fuck off. Minors don't interact.

I have an AO3 Account I'll be posting much more Frequently under the name Thy Lover if that interests you, there I plan on posting the fics that are a bit dirtier as to not piss off Tumblr.

[demonstars]

Seeing some other people's takes, honestly the one thing I'll happily concede is I think the apologies can be read in so many ways and there's not nessicarily one correct way

The issue about interpreting this arc, is that a *lot* of plans changed for it because people (ranboo) kept cancelling

I think Wilbur said that initially during the pair 'o dice arc there was meant to be closer to a dozen streams and in the end it was cut down to 5 and then those three were cancelled (cause of ranboo) so Wilbur wrote them into story form and posted it on ao3 and read it out loud

So a lot was condensed and cut out and I'm convinced that Wilbur was supposed to go on a full other villain arc before a redemption arc in that time just because of his attitude in the first two lore streams and the way that it felt like it was building up

Like, if you look at derivikats revived (fave song by them) it shows that attitude that the fandom held at the time but that people just forgot

And using fanfic as metrics. It is *fascinating* to me to see the fandoms attitude towards certain things and also the evolution of fanfic in this fandom. I hail from SBI but I self-imposed an exile after October and switching fanfic (also I was tired of found family I needed romance) the difference between the two types of fanfic really shows the difference in core values and thoughts and even the maturity level between the two sides

Also sorry my ranboo haterisms came out, I respect him and still keep up occasionally, however the way he handled stuff on the SMP really gets me

🌧️

AND FUCK RANBOO !

yeah like clearly it was meant to be something and another thing entirely came out of it, which is just how it goes with improv sometimes again BUT FUCKKK that guy he decided the smp was no longer profitable for him and fucking dipped after leaving a half baked character made up almost entirely from stealing bits from the fandom HE BELONGED TO!

i jsut think there's some really good stuff to be found in the sbi tag but by now all of it is delusion with supposedly smp characters that just don't hold the same weight (tho i will NEVA forget meridies if she decides to publish something i'll be buying preorders). i think big titles such as clinic and passerine really shaped what people looked in fics, and thus that created a lot of copycaps, i'll continue these thoughts in your next ask cause it's way more fitting lolol

[that-was-anticlimactic]

📓:D

HI BELOVED!!! imma give you an angsty but heartwarming mlb fic idea that i'll never finish and hate a lot of but also love with my entire heart and refuse to delete <3

so, it's called "road to recovery" right now... hate the name, tbh. anyways, it's a miraculous chat fic except... okay so like, being akumatized is so traumatizing??? like, alix basically killed all her friends, ivan almost destroyed the city, nino basically attempted to murder all the adults in paris, rose took control of people's minds and manipulated them, kim almost got chat noir to kill ladybug and he was close to doing it, alya almost unmasked her hero and put her in danger, etc...

anyways, they're all traumatized. ivan is also canonically the first person to get akumatized. he's like. fourteen. please that has to have been so traumatic. so, nino is the second one in the class to get akumatized and he really struggles with it and texts ivan asking for help because he doesn't know how to cope. anyways, this causes them to become good friends, and they hang out a lot and talk a lot and rant a lot and just overall try to cope together. they thought it would just be them, but little did they know...

so, then alya gets akumatized and doesn't really take it well (understandably), so after awhile, nino texts ivan and is like "yo alya isn't okay... do we want to make a chat and add her?" so ivan makes a chat and adds alya. then alix gets akumatized, they add alix.

eventually, it's a chat for the classmates who've been akumatized and once it happens to someone, they get added. well, ivan or nino (since they started it) reach out and ask if they want to be added because they aren't going to just Add them without asking.

i'm like... really into the classmates as characters and i love their friendship because they are friends!!! so many people write them all as these big jerks because of freaking lila episodes that mischaracterized them all so people make them like. harass mari and i'm??? i hate it??? they deserve better??? and like nino is my favorite character, so getting to explore his character and interactions with others is SO FUN FOR ME!!! and kim is another favorite! and rose! and i've gotten to really explore sabrina and i have So Many headcanons about their families (and everyone can pry my headcanons about kim's family from my cold dead hands i Know Him and His Family)

anyways, it includes: learning that it's okay to ask for help, friendships being made / becoming stronger, alya correcting nino's typos, chloe redemption, the kids coping with ptsd, occasional fun jokes, nightmares, trying to be stronger for each other... etc :) oh and mari and adrien aren't in it so it's the classmates minus them not that i don't love them but a lot of the time, their characters are used to advance the main two's characters and also they've never been akumatized sooooo they do get cameos, tho, and i did plan on adding them after everyone in the class was in it (sometime around s2) because everyone was like "they've been through enough trauma due to akumas tbh also it feels mean to basically have a whole class chat without them lol"

anyways i really love the classmates as characters and wish they got more love and less hate and got more opportunities to be friends like ik they are and okay so this is Technically a wip, but it's something i don't think i'll ever finish, so it counts <3

[nonclassyparty]

ngl i wonder what boyoung's reaction to all of that was. idk if it's just me, but i wouldn't feel good about being the "special" one or the one to "fix" a playboy after witnessing how said playboy would string along girls for entirely self-serving purposes. my whole thing with hookups and friends-with-benefits is it's only gonna work out if both parties are completely aware that they're just in it for the pleasure and know for themselves that there will never be anything more.

my problem with san is that he doesn't do that, he gets with girls that might actually fall for him because it's probably easier. if i was boyoung and i heard what san said to y/n about listening to her "crappy artworks" just to get laid, i wouldn't want to keep pursuing a relationship with that kind of person, regardless of how "in love" san might be for once. because why would i expect him to change for me? why would i expect him to fall in love with all the little details about me, why would i expect him to care about my interests? it's so very clear that he hasn't in the past. is that just me?

idk i'd really like to get boyoung's perspective in all of this, and tbh san needs to go through a MAJOR redemption arc like i'm talking zuko level shit after what he pulled.

also i'm not sure how to feel about y/n. i know that last chapter was purposefully trying to highlight how much of a bitch a woman like y/n can be when they want a man and can't have them, but there truly was no need to take it out on boyoung. y/n is a very polar character to me because she does these nice things for others and at least has some basic human decency (like at the party when wooyoung was in trouble), but then she almost seems to negate that by going after someone's looks and assuming she's gone through more than another person has even when she doesn't know? just because she wants a boy. it's astounding what "love" can turn a person into. how a person can and will betray their own morals just to get the person they want in the end. i guess the main takeaway here is that people like her are constantly on paths to grow and overcome that more selfish part of themselves, and i truly hope that by the end of the story y/n can do that. maybe one day apologize to boyoung (because no man is ever worth destroying a person's self-esteem over), and then maybe even find true love like yeojin (and i say true because although san was completely cruel in how he said it, he was right in that y/n doesn't truly love him, just the idea of winning someone like him).

i also think that mingi might play a big part in this, giving y/n the reality check she needs. so that one day, she'll look back at these times and laugh at herself. SO sorry for the long ask btw 😅

let me tell you something, male validation is like the finest crack cocaine you get hooked on it QUICKLY so fat chance is that being the 'special' one would make anyone feel good😭 and boyoung wasnt the one to "fix him" that was just yeojin talking but she doesnt exactly know whats going on between san and boyoung (and i don't plan on dwelling on the romance part between them too much or why she's special to san bc there are enough stories like that out there) but i totally get what you mean tho!

why IS boyoung into san even after knowing how he treats other girls?

i never understood it either which is why i decided to take that basic trope and reverse it so we can all see the player/fuckboy/bad boy that everyone fell in love with while reading fics for what he really is and what he's actually like towards girls who he isn't in love with 😭 because there are countless stories where the male oc in san's place treats the mean girl like trash but no-one bats an eye bc you know you're not supposed to be on the mean girl's side.

as for y/n... she's one of the most complex characters i've ever written. yn knows that boyoung didn't deserve that, in fact throughout the chapter, she compliments her even when she's trying to put boyoung down in her head and she ( i think two?? or three?? times by now in the story) says that she'll feel bad later when she thinks of what she's done to boyoung but in the moment it makes yn feel better so she let's the ugly side of her win.

yn is a very flawed character here so its okay if you dont know how to feel about her. after all, you would hate her if i was writing this story from boyoung's perspective😭

and my mingi...my sweet mingi 😭 i'm not going to comment on his relationship with yn just yet, its too early.

but thank you so much for reading and sending this message, i love LOVEEE reading what you guys actually think and just discussing the characters like this ❤️ hope you have a lovely day

[wooahaes]

I haven’t read part 9 yet but I wanted to come tell you that I’m really enjoying sweet night!! I think your such a great writer as well, like the way you present the character and the emotion that comes with experiencing the grief with the main character, all the memories with seungkwan it’s all so like painful, I really do hope he gets a redemption arc or smth tho cuz I’m holding a tiny grudge on him for proposing to someone else (jkjkjk) I’m excited to see how the relationship with mingyu goes

hi nonny! tysm!!

i'm glad my characterization + the way i write emotions come across well <3 i think going into sweet night i wanted to write something that does delve into the betrayal and grief someone would feel after that? minor spoilers for part 9 but it does also touch on that those feelings too haha <3

i haven't mentioned it publicly but i think i told holly that i've been considering a side fic that follows seungkwan and his partner (also the reader lol) that... admittedly would not have a happy ending. i'm not sure if i'll go with it, but it's def something i've thought about and written a little for tbh

i think the most i can say for what i have planned for seungkwan is the fact that he doesn't get a happy ending, but he doesn't get a bad ending either. i think sometimes there's a little truth in a neutral ending for someone who has messed up as he has, with the potential for growth coming later

tysm for the sweet ask tho! i genuinely appreciate it so much <3

[yeeharley]

day one: next to me by sleeping at last / childhood friends / musicians au

⭒

The inside of the bar is musty and overcrowded, filled to the brim with customers far beyond its capacity. There are people perched on the arms of couches, atop the bar itself, sitting right on top of each other’s laps- which definitely looks far too uncomfortable to Harry, but hey. None of his business, really.

If he’s being totally honest, he’s uncomfortable with this for so many reasons other than lap-sitting. He hadn’t even really wanted to go, but when Flash and Betty had asked him and pushed every time he’d said no, he simply hadn’t had the strength to refuse.

Betty was wonderfully persuasive when she wanted to be, and Flash’s argument had been so convincing: it’s your twenty-first birthday, Osborn, and your pop’s in jail, and you’re fuckin’ CEO of your own billion-dollar company. What else is gonna get you in a celebratin’ mood?

Hm. Not this, definitely. Harry doesn’t think he’s ever felt less interested in celebrating.

God, you’re such an idiot. Shouldn’t have ever let them convince you.

Flash and Betty have, by this point, all but abandoned him; they’re over at the bar joking with some long-legged blond guy that Harry’s never met, and he’s managed to shove himself into a cramped, humid corner so that they can’t change that and introduce him. The glass in his hand (he has no idea what it is and definitely isn’t interested in putting it in his mouth) has long since warmed to room temperature.

Harry watches from the shadows for a few minutes, eyes fixed on Flash and Betty as the former jokingly shoves the blond man into a nearby barstool and knocks it over. The resulting crash is enough to turn a few heads and dim the noise, but nobody seems to care very much and conversation picks up again before Harry can help pick up the fallen chair.

He’s never really been into places like this. His entire life, Harry had been reminded that he was built for corner offices and board meetings and marble mansions.

This place is all strobing lights and loud laughter and happy people. Carefree.

Sometimes, he wishes he could loosen up enough to actually enjoy his life.

Harry’s just about to tell Flash and Betty that he’s taking himself home instead of playing designated driver when the overhead lights shut off and a flickering white beam fixes itself on the raised platform a few feet to his right- a stage, equipped with curtains on the sides and everything.

What kind of music do people even play in hole-in-the-wall places like this? Country? If Harry has to listen to country music, the police will never find Flash and Betty’s bodies. It’ll be a Buzzfeed Unsolved case in twenty years. He’s going to drain their bank accounts and move back to France.

Harry takes a sip of his lukewarm, barely-identifiable drink (beer, watered down beyond measure and proof that Flash doesn’t have taste buds) as the bartender shouts out a band name that he doesn’t recognize and can barely hear over the roar of the crowd. He watches, silent and tucked away in his little nook, as a microphone is set out and a girl with coily hair drags a drumset out of the wings. The blond man from earlier follows, climbing up onto the stage and flashing a Colgate-white smile out at the crowd before strapping a guitar over his shoulders.

Acoustic, Harry thinks. He doesn’t really know, though- when he had asked his father if he could learn to play something or take voice lessons, Norman had given him a concrete no and that had been that.

Dream down the drain.

Just like that.

Harry looks back to the stage, eyes half-lidded. The warm air of the room has him yawning and leaning up against the wall- honestly, he could probably fall asleep right here, right now, and not have any trouble.

That problem dissolves when the lead singer steps out from behind the curtain and into the spotlight. Harry spits his mouthful of lukewarm beer into his cup, eyes wide, suddenly very much awake, because he knows this man.

Dark curls, honey-and-coffee eyes, an ear-to-ear, genuine smile that puts a little dimple into his left cheek- yeah, they’ve both grown, but Harry would recognize Peter Parker no matter how much time passed.

His smile hasn’t changed a bit.

The rest of him has, a traitorous little voice in the back of his mind whispers. He pushes it down with a little squeak (nobody hears). Tries to ignore the buzzing heat in the basin of his stomach.

It’s kind of difficult to ignore the voice when it’s right, though. Even if he probably shouldn’t be checking out a guy he hasn’t seen since high school.

Peter is taller, now, probably about Harry’s height- he had always been three or four inches shorter, when they were younger. The black tank top he’s wearing doesn’t leave anything to the imagination, either- the amount of muscle cording his arms and shoulders is a far cry from the thin, wiry ones that he had wrapped around Harry’s waist before he’d been sent off to France in eleventh grade.

Peter secures the strap of a bass guitar (he plays bass, God, that’s so hot) around his neck before leaning into the microphone, wrapping his hands around the stand. He tilts it towards full, pink lips, smiles at the crowd, winks at the bartender.

Harry thinks he might actually faint.

“Evening, New York,” Peter croons, lips so close to the mic that he’s practically kissing it. 

His Queens accent has thickened considerably in the past four or five years, and normally Harry doesn’t think of Queens accents as attractive, but on Peter? Whoa.

Maybe he wants Peter to be kissing him instead of that microphone.

Whoa, okay, little voice. Calm the fuck down. 

The crowd shouts back a greeting, voices commingled to the point where it can’t be made out, and Harry finds himself shouting out a half-hearted “Hey” that gets lost in the roar.

Peter smiles again, this time bigger, like he’s feeding off of the enthusiasm of his audience. He strums a single chord on his guitar, mellow and soft, and that sets everyone off again. Harry claps. Tells himself it’s because everyone else is clapping.

There isn’t any more fanfare- no speeches, introductions, nothing. Peter steps back, bracing his fingers against the frets at the top of the neck of his guitar, and plucks out a few short notes; Harry nearly falls over with his surpise.

Seven Nation Army. He and Peter had loved that song. Played it on Harry’s car radio when he first learned how to drive, flying through backroads in the New York countryside, Peter whooping away in the passenger seat, Harry pulling hairpin turns with all the flair of a professional racecar driver.

The blond man joins in a few measures later, and Harry’s never thought of acoustic guitar as an instrument that you could play rock on, but he seems to make it work- with Peter’s bass guitar and the girl in the back on the drums, his gentle strumming seems to work perfectly. He starts humming out the tune into his own mic, and Harry watches, dumbfounded, as Peter (he can sing, he can sing) belts out the first line with that soft, careful voice.

It’s perfect. Buttery and mellow, blending together with the guitars and drums in a way that Harry finds unnecessarily attractive. Peter’s voice is beautiful, perfectly in tune, like sunshine and fields of daisies and wow, he’s so gone.

He finds himself pushing through the crowd from his spot in the corner, making his way to the front so that he’s just in front of the stage- in front of him- staring up, up, up at gently-closed eyes and frizzy curls. Elbows hit his sides, people sway against him, but for the first time in a long time, Harry doesn’t care.

He sees the minute Peter notices him, staring up at him from the crowd. It’s a quick realization- his friend’s eyes flicker down, widen, and suddenly he’s smiling, missing a beat, just a little bit behind.

Peter gets back on top of it pretty quickly.

His eyes never leave Harry, though. They stare straight into his soul, accompanied with that toothy little grin of his. Peter’s voice seems different, now, invigorated. Brighter and louder.

Harry leans forward, elbows propped up on the stage, and stares.

And Peter stares back.

And it feels like he’s singing for him.

Harry listens, enraptured, as Peter and his little band play their way through a little discography of their own, then Hozier, then some songs he doesn’t recognize. He doesn’t once take his eyes off of the boy at the microphone. The boy at the microphone doesn’t once take his eyes off of him.

The concert ends too quickly, and Peter, the blond man, and the drummer all bid the crowd a good night before slipping off of the stage and into the wings. Harry waits, dejected, as nobody re-enters the stage. He knows Peter saw him- does he not want to come out an say hi?

Does he not want to be Harry’s friend any more?

You want to be more than friends.

Harry turns and pushes his way through the throng of people, trying to ignore the tears stinging in his eyes. That rush of happiness from earlier has long since faded into some kind of bitter sadness- is he not good enough for Peter Parker? Well, apparently so.

He’s halfway to the door when a heavy hand lands on his shoulder and stops him in his tracks. Expecting to see Flash or Betty, Harry whirls around, ready to chew his captors out for dragging him somewhere he regrets having ever agreed to.

But it’s not Flash, and it’s not Betty.

Peter grins at him, eyes sparkling in the low light of the bar, and lifts the hand not on Harry’s shoulder to wiggle his fingers in a little wave.

“Hey, Har,” he murmurs, winking his left eye like the absolute dork that he’s always been.

Harry wordlessly raises his own hand and nods. He can feel his jaw working, a fish out of water, making an idiot out of himself in front of this insanely attractive boy.

“Wanna go get a drink?” Peter asks. He’s smiling- doesn’t look weirded out by Harry’s lack of a response at all.

Harry nods, smiling a bit as Peter reaches down to take his hand and leads him over to the bar, offering to pay for both of their drinks.

Maybe this wasn’t so much of a mistake after all.

[apple-but-sour]

see tbh that's exactly why i personally think cdream IS irredeemable! but also why i hate all other discourse about it. i LOVE cdream as a character i think he slays but i also think he's too extremely steadfast in what he's doing to think that he's doing bad things that hurt people, or if he does know he's doing bad things that hurt people it doesnt matter to him in like. the greater scheme or what he's doing. like he doesnt care abt the consequences. but i hate when ppl approach the discourse from "he's done this this and this he can NEVER be redeemed" NO!!!! no what it is!!!!!!!!! and being redeemed also doesnt necessarily mean "everyone forgives him" redemption is wayyyy more complicated than that like he can be redeemed but not forgiven which is another thing everybody seems to get stuck on bc theyre sooo caught up in the idea that some sort of cdream redemption would mean ctommy forgiving him and they dont want that.......anyway i also dont think cdream is redeemable bc i genuinely dont think thats what ccdream wants lol like especially after he listed all the shows he likes i was like You make so much sense now lmfao (i am interested in what ppl who Do think cdream is capable of that realization have to say tho like i wanna know what yall think)

Yeah! I'm fine with people thinking c!Dream is irredeemable because they just don't see him as capable of taking the steps necessary for a redemption, or because they don't think cc!Dream wants to take his story in that direction (neither do I at this point tbh), but I hate the idea of someone becoming irredeemable because they've passed some subjective moral event horizon.

I do see c!Dream as redeemable mostly because I subscribe to the idea that everyone has the possibility of becoming a better person, be they a fictional person or a real one. c!Dream is certainly very unlikely to use that possibility, but I can see it if 1) his plan falls through or he realizes his plan is unachievable 2) he has a support network. If c!Dream has to deal with the fact that all the harm he's caused was for nothing it'd be devastating to his sense of identity, but if people invested in his well-being help him find a new purpose I can see c!Dream redeeming himself. Probably not something we'll ever get in canon, but I love that idea being explored in fic!