#i've never written horror before but it'll be a fun experiment

[wickedhawtwexler]

the most important part of being a writer is channeling the energy you have for your current media obsession into a piece of "original fiction" that borrows from it heavily

[kelliealtogether]

five favourite fics that I've written (for writer appreciation day)

Thank you for the tag, @emmerrr! 😘

Ask me tomorrow and my five favorite fics I've written will probably change. I have a lot to choose from and it really depends on my mood and what I've re-read recently.

Somnium (One-Shot)

The Institute was not Ronan’s idea.

Declan said it was only a matter of time until he hurt someone else.

Only a matter of time before Matthew was comatose because of Ronan’s hubris or ignorance or both.

The idea of Matthew asleep forever packed Ronan’s bags. It requested admittance to the Institute for Evening Experiences. It filled out paperwork in triplicate.

Then Ronan was admitted and his education, his treatment, began.

I love this one for its sparseness, repetition, and for its overall dreamfuckery. It was an attempt at horror, and if I didn't get that, it was at least the most messed up thing I've written and cathartic to write.

Boxes on the Lawn (Chaptered)

“Marry me.”

“I’m not gonna marry you, Lynch.”

“Why not? I’m the most eligible bachelor in Rockingham County. All this could be half yours.”

“We’re eighteen.”

“Not now. When we’re like–thirty. Come on. Let’s do it. If neither of us is hitched by thirty, let’s get married.”

On Ronan Lynch's eighteenth birthday, he makes a pact with his friend Adam Parrish: If neither of them are married by the time they turn thirty, they'll marry each other. Ronan's not hopeful it'll work out. But what if it does?

I love this one because of the way I wrote it. When I started writing each chapter, I put "This is how it starts..." at the top of the page. Then I wrote a little background paragraph before dropping into what happens in the chapter. I think that's what helped making it into the story I'm really proud of.

Chasing Tails (One-Shot)

“Is this meant to say raven?”

Four years out of veterinary school, there were plenty of animals Adam Parrish hadn’t had the opportunity to deal with yet, but he never expected a corvid to come through the doors of the practice. Rural Virginians had a slew of pets, from dogs to snakes to chinchillas, along with an even larger slew of livestock, but ravens weren’t high on the list of domesticated animals in and around Henrietta.

Adam Parrish is a veterinarian in Henrietta, Virginia. He's used to dogs. He's used to cats. He never thought he'd treat a raven. Or a pygmy goat. Or a fennec fox. Or an emu.

But then Ronan Lynch shows up.

This is the fic I go back and re-read the most. I just absolutely love it. It's hands down my favorite meet-cute I've written, and I've written a fair amount of meet-cutes. I just love veterinarian Adam and animal savior Ronan and this one just makes me 😊.

Fatally Yours (One-Shot)

There was no way this guy was Dr. Adam Parrish. For one, he was young, Ronan’s age or maybe slightly older. For two, he was in navy scrubs, not a suit or button up like Ronan usually saw MEs wear. For three, he was fucking attractive, tall and wiry with tawny hair and deep set blue eyes and gaunt cheeks.

He was better looking than anyone working with dead people had the right to be.

“Ronan?”

Ronan was too busy ogling to notice the guy had looked his way and, shit, this was Dr. Parrish. Ronan was going to have a real fucking time of it until he was back in the van and on his way home. There was a reason why he didn’t date. He turned into a goddamn mess anytime he was around someone he even moderately liked. That, and guys weren’t usually interested in twenty-nine-year-old morticians who lived above their family’s funeral home.

- A funeral home meet-cute. -

This is another one I go back and re-read a lot and I just had so. much. fun. writing it. Someone called it "banally morbid" in a comment and that's exactly what it is! And it exactly sums up so many of the things I'm into! I love this one to bits.

Where Your Wanting Ends (One-Shot)

When Adam opened his apartment door, a snake plant in a sleek black flower pot landed in his arms moments before the bleary-eyed delivery girl took off down the hall. Adam stood in his open doorway as he pulled a card from a stake beside the plant’s foot-high striated leaves, and while he read the card’s neatly printed message, he grinned so hard he thought his smile might become permanent.

I’d tell them to write good luck, but that’s a waste of fucking space. Kick ass. Tamquam. - R

P.S. Its name is torque wrench all caps. Water it.

When Adam takes a job far from the Barns, far from Ronan, Ronan does his best to make Adam's apartment feel like home. But sometimes home isn't a place.

Look, one of the greatest pleasures I get while writing fic is coming up with Ronan's names for things. This fic is an exemplary display of that, and I got much joy figuring out what power tools to use as names for plants. I'm also just having a blast writing for those Worst Fanfic Prompts, which is the origin for this and Fatally Yours.

Tagging @behindtheatlantic, @cheeeryos, @ronanlynchgender, @northisnotup, and @parakeatswrites if any of you are in the mood!

[zu-is-here]

Zuuuuuuu!!! Hi!!!!!! How have you been?!?! Omg you did the meme!!! Love how Dream is the blanket hog lol.

I've never seen this version of the lay out before actually, did you make the template yourself?

Love how they are in contact with eachother, makes it so much better aw

How's your weekend been?

How's work going?

Also how's your eye doing? Are you doing any better

Still can't get over my commission ah! Keep going back to look at it

Hii Gayfish!! <3 Awwwsome, thank you! (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)☆ YES I just found this among my drafts and decided to take a break finishing it heh, their relationship is def worth it ;3

Ah nono— I credited the original post with the template under the "read more" line (ówò) I found this one really sweet and easy to use! *^*

Thank uuu (〃ω〃) No boundaries for them anymore <3

The weekend's been busy yet grrreat! \(//∇//)\ I finally took part in that epoxy painting workshop (which I got for my birthday), it was magical ˚✧₊⁎ In a few days I can pick up the dried works and show you ♪ (Well, you can guess the colors I chose ;)

Aaand I just got back from my friend's birthday ٩( ᐛ )و♪ We had so much fun in the quest room! Have you ever been in one? It was based on Among Us, there was one imposter, and instead of killing, they were supposed to secretly switch the button while we were solving tasks. I caught them doing this in the second room (it was the birthday guy themselves heh) but decided to let them win and just looked at them every time we're alone like: :)

Work's been good as well! The other day I went to sign documents on new salary, it was raining heavily on my way but worth it xp And my eye is almost like new, thank you! <3 Only after such major incidents you begin to appreciate the details╰(*´︶`*)╯

Awww I'm really glad to hear you enjoy it! (*´꒳`*)

What about you? ♡ How's your weekend been?? How's it going with the work & drawing? *^*

UPD:

Oh it's alright! (ówò) Please don't force yourself if you feel sleepy now (it is really late :')) Have a nice rest (úwù)☆

It's actually really easy! *^* The only thing is the hardener (which is mixed with the resin), it's toxic & flammable and it's better not work with it at home x)

The mixture is poured into cups and mixed with pigments (paints), then you just pour them onto wooden coasters and that's where the fun begins! ☆

You can 1) tilt it and mix the colors; 2) paint by hand with a stick; 3) blow it with a hair dryer XD Each option is beautiful & interesting in its own way (ㅅ´ ˘ `)♡

Purple is one of the four, bingo! (๑>◡<๑)★

WAIT you've been in an art club?? *0*

Ah right, escape rooms is the right name! It is worth trying *w* Ohhh I can tell you sometime about the horror escape room I've found myself in... x)

Hmm! Trapped? ☆ Sounds really similar, gotta look into this one *^*

No more indeed ;') A snow?! \(//∇//)\ YAY seems like that xp

Awww Gayfish! (ówò) That's amazing!! Did you like it there? Don't hesitate to trust your intuition ☆ I'm so happy for you, hopefully it'll turn out the best way for you ♡ Bonus for the free food xd

I feel you, I know how frightening and tiring it may be in such a large volume, but it can turn out to be even cooler, useful and interesting for you!╰(*´︶`*)╯Don't rush to choose and take your time, you know you can always change your mind (úwù)

Actually, I believe you can talk to @kotikaleo about this since she's a fulltime artist who's studying it professionally now! *^*

A dorm!! (*ﾟ∀ﾟ*) Roommates, parties, college life... ♪ Ohh I wish I was in your shoes to experience this ♡ The beginning of your adult life! ☆ Best of luck to you <3

And that's the main thing! (*´꒳`*) Nobody knows what will happen in a year or two, the only things that matter is what you do and love to do now ♡

Tbh I wasn't even ready going to work with news since my real specialization is a photojournalist (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵) But the vacancies were quite different so I had to quickly adapt :D

Omg I shouldn't have written so long to delay you— I'm so glad you had such a productive day, please take your time with drawing and sleep well first!╰(*´︶`*)╯

[red-the-dragon-writes]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💖

OOH okay! :D

1. We Became Such Strangers Now, Falling Out; this is my magnum opus. my peak. this is frankly the best thing i've ever written and it'll probably be a while before i ever even get close to that level again. Springer + Impactor from the IDW1 Transformers have a very tense couple weeks where they don't solve their relationship problems at all but they think about it.

2. Power Games because it's funny and also because Megatron is just super unhinged in it and I like how he came out. Starscream has a degradation kink @ the concept of Optimus and Megatron decides to drag the actual Optimus Prime into their terrible weird relationship because he thinks Starscream could use the chance to relax. No one, including Starscream, is happy about this. (I haven't finished this one. There's going to be a serious "jazz is so fucking mad" coda that instead of writing i turned my brain off about.) anyway if you like stupid jokes and bad sex and don't mind both noncon AND dubcon in the same fic (to different characters, admittedly) this one is fun.

3. fix your face or you will never fit in, because sometimes you write 200 words of the robots having brain problems and somehow it comes out deeply poignant and meaningful anyway. Drag Strip from the Stunticons touches up his paint and thinks.

4. Laser Core, also not finished. Because it's funny (again). Snuff; Vortex decides to go full "experimenting with bodies, dick-first" and discovers that sticking his spike directly into someone's laser core is a good way to get his spike burnt off. The rest of the fic is him experimenting with ways to make it work better because screw you, he's going to do the worst possible sex acts and he's going to like it! and it is also funny. Do mind the tags.

5. Bug Time, because i wrote this as an (out-of-universe) gross-out horror concept to send my readers gibbering and crying and running for the hills but my own latent horniness for the concept of parasitization made everyone who left a comment on it go "okay that's hot" and I love winning. Megatron/Optimus sort-of-not-really mpreg/ovi but instead of eggs they're like robot maggots.

Not that I don't think it's obvious, but 2, 4, and 5 are very explicit and 2 and 4 are both explicit noncon, and all of them are a bit [gestures vaguely] much, so please take care if you decide to read any of them! :D