#if anyone has any fic recs feel free to write them in the replies

[oxygen537art]

Do you have any League of Villain centered fanfic recommendations? I need some in my life and I thought you might have some suggestions.

(Btw I’d prefer no smut; I am a minor. I’m also chill with most ships, my favs are DabiHawks, ShiggyDabi, DabiShiggyHawks, DustBunny (Mirko x Shiggy), togachako, bkdk, and Momojiro. (IDK if this helps at all))

Sorry, but you're asking the wrong person. I like to read fanfics that have smut scenes along with the plot, or in general the whole fanfic is a solid pwp. So I don't have anything to recommend that would be safe for you.

[lokimobius]

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! Spread the self-love 💞

OHHHH This was so fun! A few came to mind instantly, but I just read through my other fics to find ones that I like.

Photoautomat | Teen And Up Audiences (fluff, mutual pining, idiots in love)

While searching for a dangerous artefact someone had mistakenly donated to a charity shop in early 2000s London, Mobius spots an old photo booth.

Guilty Pleasure | Explicit (porn with feelings, first time, established relationship)

While at a very important meeting, Mobius can't help but daydream about his first time with Loki the night before. It's not his fault that Loki is sitting across from him, and his entire existence is distracting.

CAUTION: WET FLOOR | General Audiences (pre-slash, fluff and crack, mischief)

Mobius steals meal tokens and Loki wants in.

you’re not saying you’re in love with me (but you’re going to) | Teen And Up Audiences (requited unrequited love, sexual tension, feelings realisation)

Mobius and Loki start meeting up secretly to kiss. Mobius isn't sure what their relationship is and starts a "Does Loki like me?" list in a secret notebook. What happens when Loki finds said notebook?

My Waves Meet Your Shore | General Audiences (getting together, fluff, love confessions)

Ever since freeing Loki from the End of Time, the team had been trying, and failing, to arrange a trip away from the TVA to relax. Finally, their schedules aligned, and much to Loki’s dismay, they unceremoniously voted on going to the beach with a game of rock, paper, scissors. That’s how Loki ended up sitting in the godforsaken sand, barking orders to Mobius as he competed in a sandcastle-building competition.

Going through my own work was so interesting because I can see how much I've grown in confidence since I started earlier this year.

If anyone has read, commented, left kudos, shared, or liked these fics in any way, thank you so much! I genuinely have so much fun writing them and I hope that it shows <3

[softdomhailie]

Hey, do you know of any more blogs that do writing similar to yours? I'm especially on the hunt for the sort of softer kinky stuff with lots of checkins and encouragement. Sadly, the tags for soft kink are completely swamped with sadly not so soft posts so I'm having a hard time finding blogs to follow.

Hi, thank you for the ask :)! I hope you're having a lovely day ^_^ Yknow, I absolutely feel you. I honestly don't follow many blogs that are totally soft without something else being peppered in. A lot of blogs I follow are quite mixed, but also I get most of my comfort in this sort of area from fanfiction, so my fav blogs are all fanfic blogs! If you are into Witcher - I have a list as long as my arm 🤣

I totally agree with you though, if anyone has any recs, please, please feel free to reblog and add stuff here because I am on the look out too!

Rest of this reply has mentions of food, feeding, praise for eating, soft feedism kink rec :)

One blog comes to mind for me here right enough, it's a specific kink blog: @likebreadandwine . This is a blog described as "encouragement to folks who like to eat too much" - I got recommended this blog by a friend a few years back and I think that any kink writing that encourages self love and encouragement is just so wonderful. I didn't think this kink was going to be something I would enjoy, to keep it vague, because of my own unhealthy relationship with food & mental health and how this kink is shown to people on tv/film etc. My friend who recommended some fics then recommended this blog, and it was such a great recommendation. I am someone who just loves cooking and seeing how people feel when they eat something that I have made, and the link up between enjoying what you're eating and sharing that with someone where you heap on praise. I also feel like there's sentimental value in passing down recipes and there's something so powerful about relating a dish to a person, like "hey have you tried x's recipe?" and it brings your whole body comfort? I just love it. It really opened my mind to how intimate things like hand feeding someone is. Softly caressing someone's tummy after they've eaten the most delicious thing. Feeling sleepy and cuddling together after eating. Being spoiled with lots of lovely treats. Going for dinner and encouraging someone to enjoy themselves, eat what they want and more! The body positivity mixed with kink is just so lovely. A nice example: Feedee being treated like a "beloved treasure" and how proud they are of them [link]

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If anyone has any special blogs they'd like to tag that are general soft kink or specific kinks - reblog and tag them.

Reassurance, praise, encouragement and intimacy written through kink can be so incredible and safe for people. And you can explore feelings that are much easier to explore when writing/reading this stuff. I really do think it can be so powerful for inner love and self care - in my own opinion >.<

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[gatheringfiki]

PSA: GatheringFiKi is back!

Hello, my favourite people!

If you've been with us for some time, following the mis-adventures of this little, but mighty fandom, or perhaps even taking part in them from time to time, you'll be delighted to hear that we are now in a position to resume normal service.

If you're joining us just now and wondering what on earth is going on - welcome! We are a small community focussed around the Fili/Kili pairing (and other fictional pairings fortrayed by Dean and Aidan), which has always traditionally ran frequent events to generate new content and encourage fan interactions.

Our activity was kinda suspended a year ago when our admin, @linane-art scampered off to travel the world for a year.

I have no idea why I'm writing this in 3rd person. Ahem, anyway - I'm back. And here's what I'd like to do with GatheringFiKi:

Firstly, I'd like to figure out how many content creators we actually have at the moment, since these folks are my audience. So if you are currently actively writing / creating artwork or edits in the Fili/Kili fandom, or plan on doing so in the near future, please REPLY TO THIS POST. Please also feel free to forward it to anyone who might want to respond.

Whatever else happens, there will be a 12 Days of Christmas event happening in 2023! I have no idea how many photosets I will actually be able to make before mid-November, but I'm aiming for at least a couple. It's such a highlight of every Christmas for me, I can't wait!

There may or may not also be some little prompts posted for Halloween this year. This would be about a week before the 31st, a very informal little event.

Whatever else happens, from now on, I would like to see GF becaome an amplifier for any and all new Fili/Kili content. Updates to your existing fics, new fics, artwork, edits, photosets, and not just the things 'worthy of recs'. ANY new Fili/Kili content - please submit or send us a link and we will re-blog, so it reaches more folks.

If we still have a decent number of creators, we will go back to running events. The plan would be to run a survery before the end of 2023 for you to pick your favourite events and run 3-4 of those accross 2024.

If we don't have creators, I will focus on delivering only the 12 Days of Christmas event annually and promoting any new FiKi content as above, based on the assumption that we're all reverting to focussing on our own works and posting them unprompted.

If you have any ideas, comments, or concerns about how this community could/should be ran - please let us know!

It's lovely to be back!

~linane-art

[spnfanficpond]

Weekly Pond Newsletter

Monday is President's Day in the US, which means if you work in parts of the government or banking system you might have the day off work. If you're in retail, you're probably working a sale. Sorry about that. In honor of the day, though, let us know about fics set in the White House! Reblog or reply with a link to your favorite Presidential fics!!

Old Business:

Fishing For Treasures - This weekend is FFT weekend here at the Pond, and this month's theme is SMUT!! Since we got almost 250 links sent to us, and we can only queue 50/day, this weekend will end sometime on Wednesday. Enjoy!! 🤣

#TweetFicTues prompts - Since we missed the last two weeks, we've got three sets of prompts for you!

New Business:

Weekend Giveaways in the Discord server - The past few weeks, Admin Michelle has been cleaning out her collections of random things in her office by giving them away! We have now added a new channel just for giveaways! This weekend, you could win a near-pristine copy of the EW Ultimate Guide to Supernatural edition! All you have to do is drop a link in the giveaways channel for a fic that features the bond between Dean and Sam. Can be Wincest or gen fic, just as long as the bond between them is central to the story!

Manta Rays in the Discord server - This week, Manta Rays Arthur and Spencer will be spending time in the Discord server chatting with you! Keep an eye out for announcement posts with exact dates and times, or take a look at our calendar. (You can also add our calendar to your Google calendar by clicking this link.)

Jason Manns and Paul Carella in the UK online - Jason Manns is across the pond touring with Paul Carella for the next week or so, and they're going to stream their VIP show online next weekend! Click here to learn more and get tickets!

SPN Rewatch: Fanfic Edition - Next weekend we are having another chat in our series rewatch, and we'll be discussing 1.19 Provenance and 1.20 Dead Man's Blood. Sam kisses a girl! John returns! Vampires exist! So much to talk about!!

Writing Sprints - Our sprint room is open all the time to anyone who wants to sprint, but next weekend you can win prizes for sprinting! Since a few have asked, writing sprints are where we set a timer, for usually 15-20 minutes but that is up to those sprinting, and you just write. You compete to see who can write the most words. They don't have to be polished words, just words on the page/screen. Some of our members use it kind of like ADHD body-doubling, even if there's no one else around to sprint with them! Competitive sprints mean you get to win prizes, too! If you have any questions about sprints, feel free to ask.

Angel Fish Awards - February is almost over, which means the monthly raffle deadline is approaching! Every fic rec you submit is one entry into the drawing, and there is no limit to how many you can submit! Spread some love and win prizes, too!! Here's a link to January's Awards, and more info about how it all works can be found at this link here.

(Divider by @glygriffe!)

That's all for this week! To see all Pond events, and also other SPN-related things like conventions and online concerts, check out our Google calendar! Click here for a static view in Eastern US/Canada time (desktop only, no mobile app access, sadly), and click here to add our calendar to your own Google calendar! We try to keep it as up-to-date as possible. If there's something you want to see on the calendar that's not there (maybe a convention we missed, cast birthdays, or something similar), send us an ASK and let us know!

Hope you have a great week! - From your Admins and Manta Rays, @manawhaat, @mrswhozeewhatsis, @mariekoukie6661, @thoughtslikeaminefield, @spencereliotwinchester and @heavenssexiestangel!

[phneltwrites]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to other writers. Spread the self-love~ 🫶🏻

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it's tempting to pick the long fics because they took the most work and have the most Stuff in them (themes, narrative experimentation, whatever) so i want to think a little more widely about the stuff i've written.

Bad Thing Twice (Not Me, Todd/Black). Ohh I love Not Me so much. What a fantastic show about a group of people taking down the biggest billionaire in Thailand. The main romance is great, the gang is fantastic, it's beautiful to watch... and then right at the end the most perfect best friends to enemies ship appears. otp of two guys who keep trying to kill each other over ideological differences but can't because they love each other so much. So then I wrote 64k to take that friends to enemies and add on a ...to lovers. One of my faves because I got to get into some themes that I love, like how and when to compromise, what to do when the love is real but the situation is hard. Also because I don't see anything glamorous or admirable in being rich and I wanted to wallow a bit in how much money fucks things up.

Say All That You're Feeling (MDZS, wlw wangxian). lesbians!! Genuinely the process for writing this was just coming up with a big list of all the things that I thought would be hot. lwj woodworking. wwx making leather bracelets and then playing with the leather bracelet on lwj's wrist. But then ALSO this fic is about comphet. Stage 2 comphet. Stage 1 is 'is it possible to like girls???' Stage 2 is learning to be ok with experiencing attraction. It's scary to be horny! It's vulnerable. And there's so much baggage around unwanted attraction and being predatory but like. it's beautiful and fun. We all know a useless lesbian who is like 'idk if that was a date or just friends' and I'm always like WELL did YOU say if it was one or the other?? and they never do. Useless. But also we've all been there so this is like, a fond and generous read on that situation (i hope)

Retrieved from Impossibility (Leverage, Eliot/Parker/Hardison). Possibly the most Me fic I've ever written. Android Eliot desperately clinging to his humanity, Parker's fierce sense of what's okay and not, and Hardison being so smart and caring and also into robots. I love books about cognition and humanity and agency and I also am very weak to a trope about heisting a person so they can be free, so.

Falling Til Four in the Morning (MDZS, wangxian). I sure do love a hyperspecific AU. Like this, technically, is a coffee shop AU, however it's set in the 90s and wwx aspires to dotcom and lwj works in radio. I researched so much for this fic and nothing makes me feel better than people in the comments say it captured the vibe of the era. In case anyone reading this has read that fic and wondered: wwx disassociated himself from the Jiangs because he was doing AIDS activism and it was communicated to him that he was shaming them.

Standing in Sharpening Wind (Game of Thrones, Jon/Tormund). A fave cause I think the setting comes through clearly, which is always something I'm working on. I feel cold in the spaces in the sentences. I can't believe I never had any fic writing inclination for this show until the end of S8 pissed me off SO bad. Not even the point of this fic but Brienne/Sansa forever I can't believe that show fucked me so bad. uhh anyway yeah north of the wall vibes, some culture clash stuff, Tormund pining like an idiot, lots of fun for me to write

[holylulusworld]

Can you recommend any supernatural fics you love to read or blogs ? I’m so obsessed with yours it’s so amazing

Hi there lovely, and thank you.

f you haven’t discovered this masterlist yet, I highly recommend reading @jay-and-dean’s series (I read them all.) She has a few collabs with @roonyxx too on her list. My fav is still  Firefly (with @roonyxx).

You should check The raven by @roonyxx out. It’s not finish yet, but I like it very much. It’s different.

I started reading Legally Yours by @smol-and-grumpy.

Bed of Roses I love this one by @crispychrissy. She has a lot more stories. Be aware, this blog no longer writes for SPN.

One of my all time fav stories on here is Long Way Home by @supersleepygoat. The writer is no longer active on Tumblr, but the series is complete. You must search for the rest of the chapters (the last part #40 is pinned)

Gosh, I’m a slow reader lately and I forgot half of the stories in my favs. If you want to read more, search my sideblog for the things I want to read:

ReblogBlog

OR, for the stories I already read, search my mainblog (this blog) for “Lulu reads”, “fic rec”, “fic recommendation”.

I’ll just drop some of my fav blogs here who write for SPN (at least the ones coming to my mind):

@cockslutpadalecki, @moosekateer13, @impala-dreamer, @negans-lucille-tblr, @luci-in-trenchcoats, @b3autyfuldisast3r, @kittenofdoomage, @saxxxology, @deanwanddamons, @jawritter, @deanwithscissors, @covered-byroses, @thecleverdame (no longer active on here), @jensengirl83, @flamencodiva, @acreativelydifferentlove, @waywardrose13 @firefly-in-darkness

I know I forgot so many blogs. Please forgive my useless brain. You are appreciated…I just can’t remember your url atm. 🥰🥺

If anyone wants to rec a blog or if you want to add your blog, feel free to reply to this post.

[percyjacksonfan3]

Heyyyyyyy lovely how are you? Read any good fic lately?

Hello my dear! The answer to this is always of course, though I've been pinwheeling through different pairings and fandoms (though what else is new) because I haven't had a hyperfixation since Good Omens :(

I'll list a few from different recent fandoms. My bookmarks tend to be more mature or explicit ratings and longer fics because I love a good established dynamic

Mystrade (Mycroft Holmes x Greg Lestrade from BBC Sherlock)

I've been reading for these two since October now so there's definitely a few for them.

Paperback Writer by meansgirl

Rated E and totaling 82 265 words, this was an awesome fic where it's technically still canonverse only Greg is secretly an erotica author who just so happens to be Mycroft's favourite. So then of course Mycroft finds out.

Human Remains by Saziikins

This series lives in my head rent free and is so wonderful. It's canon compliant and a very slow burn of Mycroft and Greg getting together and then making a relationship work. Rated E, it's got 3 works in it and totals around 900k words, but the second work is a retelling of the first from Mycroft's POV instead of Greg's.

Pater Noster by manic_intent

Another rent free series, this one is Mystrade but set in the Good Omens universe where Mycroft is a high ranking demon and Greg a lower tier angel. So of course after being brought together a very human Sherlock, they fall in love. Eventually. I adored every bit of it, there's 3 works numbering at 26k words and it's so much fun.

Which brings me to some other recent goodies....

Ineffable Husbands (Crowley x Aziraphale from Good Omens)

Ah, my beloveds. I only listed three here but I have a ton of bookmarks saved for them that I am only too happy to share, should anyone need some recs

Not For All My Little Words by mia_ugly and soft_october

Rated E and about 8k words, this is set post season 2 and is Aziraphale and Crowley's reunion and apology.

you're not a religious person (but) by isozyme

Some snippets of Aziraphale and Crowley over the years. Historical fics for these two are some of my favorites and this fic takes us through some great moments to post season one. Super cute, rated M and nearly 20k words.

post-professional endeavors by darcylindbergh

A look at Aziraphale and Crowley figuring themselves out in retirement, as told from the POV of their poor realtor and other humans involved. I love outsider POV fics and this was top tier. Rated T and about 9k words, it was extremely cute.

Some honorable mentions:

What Spring Does with the Cherry Trees by riosnecktattoo

If you're in the NBC Good Girls fandom you'll probably already know this author, because everything they write is phenomenal, but this fic was lovely. A friends to lovers AU for Beth and Rio that still kept the original characterizations, I can't recommend it enough. Rated E, about 77k words.

Curse of the Green Hag by Moorishflower

A Xedgin fic for DND: Honour Among Thieves. It's a fuck or die curse fic with just enough plot for me to be invested. Edgin is great, Xenk is great, and the smut is great. Enough said. Rated E, 16k+ words.

The Veretian Flytrap by Just_Another_Day

A Dament fic for the Captive Prince fandom, this fic is a great twist on the canon story if Damen and Laurent were an Alpha/Omega pairing. Super in character and has all the greatness of the trilogy itself, I loved it. Rated E (obviously) and is 176k+ words.

Alright, I'll wrap it up here, but I hope there's something in here that interests you! If you want anything more specific (a certain fandom, pairing, rating, etc.) then just let me know and I will have another list for you asap <3

Anyone else with some good fic recs feel free to drop them in the replies or reblogs :)

[umbracirrus]

Fic Author Self-Rec!

I was tagged by @throughtrialbyfire, so thank you!

I know that the rules say to tag at least five others but I'll leave things open-ended so if anyone wishes to partake and said that I tagged them please feel free to do so!

Rules:

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!

Now, I don't have five fics posted for TES (on AO3 at least) but I have a lot of works in progress which will be completed and posted eventually. I'll mention some of these WIPs now here.

I do have an old AO3 account where I posted a lot of Fire Emblem fanfiction but I am... not the happiest with it. You are your own worst critic and all but I just. Feel cringe creeping up my spine when I look back at it all.

Anyway! To the list, under the read more 🥰

1. The Perfect Storm (AO3 Link)

AO3 description:

“What do you think will burn better? Another ballad of Mikael’s about Whiterun’s ‘assets’, or yet another letter from Ulfric Stormcloak asking for me to join him?" When the Dragonborn is facing pressure to choose a side in the brewing war, she sticks with the side which holds a special place in her heart. She picks Whiterun.

My Dragonborn Elyse/Balgruuf the Greater fic, and my main piece of writing!

It starts off a year and a half after Alduin's defeat, little over three years on from the events at Helgen, and is mostly based around Elyse getting caught up in the politics of Skyrim as she tries to establish her own life and freedom in Whiterun... all the whilst Balgruuf is trying to keep Whiterun at arm's distance from the ongoing war. Their struggles quickly begin to overlap, and they start to realise that they are stronger together....

This fic holds a special place in my heart <3

2. Purity (AO3 Link, Tumblr Link)

AO3 description:

An odd, prickly feeling went down Vilkas' spine as he watched Thea navigate towards a wall, which upon further inspection, looked to have an indent about the size of a door. The sensation made him shiver, and he had to stretch his fingers with anticipation. Sweat was also pouring down the back of his neck, a looming sense of… not quite terror, but more along the lines that something was going to go awfully wrong if he were to go any further.

A little oneshot written for my Dragonborn Thea and Vilkas as they make their way through the Ysgramor's Tomb to cleanse him of his beastblood. Hircine isn't happy with them and tries to interfere, and poor Vilkas almost loses himself in the process.

I definitely want to write more Thea and Vilkas content, though admittedly I think that it may go along the lines of a series of oneshots as opposed to a long fic like The Perfect Storm.

3. The still unnamed prequel to The Perfect Storm (Tumblr link for chapter 1, the only posted chapter to date)

This is the story of how the parents of my Dragonborn Elyse met and got together, in short!

Ingja Frosthand, a brash Nord and a somewhat prominent member of the dwindling population of Winterhold, has a hunting accident and is rescued by Edwyn Verne, a Breton conjuration student from the College of Winterhold... who may or may not have actually been the unintentional cause of her accident.

4. Work In Progress vampire Dragonborn fic (Tumblr link to posted WIP)

Iduna, a former Vigilant of Stendarr turned vampire, has the unfortunate timing of being in Helgen when the World Eater attacks. She has to grapple with having not just one, but two unwanted and unescapable burdens...

I only started this WIP last week, but I'm very happy with it! It's one of my first fic ideas which isn't based around a romantic relationship, but rather Iduna trying to come to terms with what she is in contrast to her original ideals in addition to what she must do.

5. Hero of Kvatch/Martin Septim fic (Tumblr link to posted WIP)

This is based on Aelia's process of grief after forming a relationship with Martin just to lose him within days of finally seeing a future for herself by his side - leading up to the point that her grief turns her to madness... madness to Sheogorath... and finally back to Martin.

It's something which I have been slowly chipping away at in the background, and will post when it is all completed as opposed to when parts of it are completed.

[liladiurne]

Fic-authors self-rec

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 ❤️

Thanks so much @perverse-idyll for tagging me!

I'm a bit late doing this. I wanted to do it, but I just couldn't seem to find the energy to babble, even about my own works. It's been sitting half-completed in my drafts for a while. Has anyone else had such a rough beginning of year?

I don't really know who to tag, so please feel free to pretend I tagged you if you feel like playing along.

1. with great outbursts and lightnings

There was no other way to start this list than with my very first snarry, and the piece of writing which I consider the culmination of years and years of struggle to find my personal style and my voice as an author. This story is such a big part of me, and each read, each comment, each kudos means more to me than perhaps all the hits and comments and kudos from all my other works combined. I guess this is my Horcrux, of sorts. I've poured my soul into it in a way I haven't done with any of my other works. I had to dig so deeply into myself and though it's left me raw in many places, it was a good sort of raw. If that makes any sense. It contains a part of me that I don't usually show people, I think. My most cathartic work, to be sure. Anyhow... I made an individual self-rec post about it a while ago, which explains it a bit better, maybe. You can find it here if you want to know more.

To summarise it briefly, Outbursts is a Muggle AU in which Severus is a poet suffering with depression and still mourning the loss of his lover. In an attempt to escape the pain and try to start over, he moves back to London after living in Paris for almost two decades. There, unexpectedly, he meets Harry and their connection is so instant and so strong that Severus believes he's found in him the solution to all his problems. But as it turns out, despite appearances, Harry has been much more damaged by life than he seems, and he carries scars that Severus couldn't begin to imagine. The story deals with a lot of loneliness but also with a lot of hope. It's about two broken people finding each other at key moments in their lives. It's about love, not only romantic but also love for life and the little things we should appreciate each day. It's also about inspiration, and so I've filled it with poetry and music, with pining and longing. It is the first of a series, which I will come back to one day. But for now it can be read and appreciated perfectly as a standalone.

2. Brighter Than Bright

My lovely, slow to update, too often neglected WIP. My monstrosity of a story. Its completely unexpected success is at once incredibly flattering and a bit terrifying, to be honest. I started writing this fic during lockdown, at a time when life was full of uncertainties, and it quickly became my safe place, a sort of peaceful story to immerse myself in. Still now, during the hard times I like to go back to it and find comfort there. And to know that so many other people find comfort in it too is just the best feeling there is. I was excited about it when I started, but far from expecting how many people would be on board with the idea. It was pure self-indulgence, which I expected only a select amount of people to appreciate. But it's grown so much! Look at it go!

The idea to write an adaptation of Pride and Prejudice also offered me the perfect opportunity to finally try my hand at a/b/o. The question of how to explain an accepted m/m relationship during Regency gnawed at me, and omegaverse proved to be the answer. As a big fan of a/b/o and an avid reader of it, I've often found what I've read lacking in certain aspects. Don't get me wrong, there are excellent fics out there, and I will read and enjoy them completely. But a lot of what I've stumbled on left me wanting more, in terms of societal aspects and culture. The smut is hot and I seek it out as much as the next person, but there were always questions of "Why?" and "How?" and "What does the bigger picture look like?" that nagged at me. And so when I began planning BTB, I knew I wanted to explore not just the smut aspect or the dynamics aspect, but answer the question of how it looks and how it's seen in society in a realistic view, not just a black and white view, but a very grey one in which everyone has different views depending on their background. And the addition of the Regency era, in which rules are so firmly set, proved to be a very interesting ground to work on.

Through the character of Harry (and also through Severus), I wanted to show what it's like to be stuck in a role projected on you by the whole of society, to be inundated with false information and not know where to turn to understand the truth of your own nature. I wanted to show that it's okay to want to try to break free from the mold, but it's also perfectly okay to want to stay in that mold.

3. Certain Dark Things

I'm a huge fan of Call Me By Your Name. It's one of my absolute favourite books, and of course the movie is sublime. And so, the idea of doing a snarry adaptation of it had been lingering for a while. It was in the plans, though I didn't know exactly how I would go about it. And then we started putting together the prompts for the first edition of Adopt-a-Prompt fest and I stumbled on one in which Harry was raised by the Malfoys and fell in love with Severus, his father's best friend. And the big AU fan that I am immediately latched onto this prompt. And somehow I had the idea to throw in it some elements of CMBYN (the Italian setting, the villa, the lazy afternoons in the sun, the precocious young man lusting after the older visitor) and kill two birds with one stone. The resulting story is Certain Dark Things.

I wanted to challenge myself with this fic. I've written Harry in a completely different way than I usually do, making him into a strangely enticing character fit for this AU in which the reasons for his adoption remain mysterious and half unexplained. And I also made the decision to write the fic in first person pov. I know that this decision has sadly lost me a lot of readers, because a surprising amount of people aren't willing to give first person pov a chance, but I'm glad I stuck to it, because it fits the story wonderfully, and it works flawlessly. I also tried to keep the backstory to a minimum, because I tend to lose myself in this part of worldbuilding and plotting, and this fic was a true exercise in only giving away what is necessary. I hope I managed that in the end.

4. On the Deficiencies of Translation Spells

I have such fond memories of writing this fic. My very first fest fic, written for CrossGen 2020. I put BTB on hold to work on this, smack in the middle of lockdown, and spent a good two months working on it almost every day and binge drinking iced coffee. I had an absolute blast.

In this fic, Harry falls for Severus during his recovery from the snake bite, but his love declaration goes horribly wrong and results in rejection and then in Severus leaving without a trace. A few years pass, during which Harry leaves his wife and his job and moves to Paris in an attempt to find meaning in his life. When he takes a teaching position at Beauxbâtons and finds out that Severus is already teaching there, his whole world is shaken.

What I love the most about this story is Harry, and how carefree and easygoing he is, all the while carrying around such a heavy heart and not quite being able to find his place in the world. I also loved doing the worldbuilding for Beauxbâtons, though I had to hold back and leave a lot of stuff out for lack of time. The downside of fests! I have a sequel planned, which I hope to get to one day.

5. Miraculous

I popped out this little fic (little in comparison to the others, I mean) for Snarry-a-thon 2022. Once I saw the prompt, asking for escort!Harry and rich!Severus, the Muggle AU lover that I am just had to snatch it up! But it's a stressful thing, doing thon. Such a legendary fest, in a way, with such an astounding quality of authors. I had more than a few nervous breakdowns while working on this, but I think it worked out fine in the end. Once more, sadly, for lack of time I had to shorten it. Originally it was going to be much longer, but I put a lot of pressure on myself and always end up being too slow and having to change my plans. Either way, I can say I'm satisfied enough with the result. It was a very self-indulgent piece which I had a lot of fun working on (despite the nervous breakdowns), with such a gentlemanly Severus, and such a charming and caring Harry. I can't get enough of them.

[practicecourts]

Fic Author Self Rec

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 ❤️

Thank you for the tag @annabtg

In no real order below you'll find 5 stories that I'm proud of writing.

But first, I want to let you know how much fun it is to receive these kinds of questions that make you think about what you're writing/have written... so thanks for that!! Also, to anyone who takes the time to read any of my stories, I want to apologise for all my writing errors (if you see any feel free to point them out to me;-) If you did enjoy something it's an absolute high for me to hear about that as well. I've learned so much in the past year just by starting to write and post and getting hearts & comments. I've met some amazing people online through this that have become friends I hope, and I've learned a lot from their feedback. I also want to thank anyone who ever wrote me kind comments. You have no idea how much that has encouraged me to try new things (I'd never in a million years thought I'd be writing an alternative Animages story or anything actually smutty, let alone more than just one or two things.), and this encouragement has made writing even more fun! It's something else when someone tells you they like the world or story you've created. (another thing about going back and picking 5 works, is that it made me see some sort of growth in my writing, but also it makes me want to hide a bit under a rock somewhere or edit the hell out of my earlier posted things) Self-esteem is a fickle thing. so again thanks for this ask/tag. 1) It Was a Clear Black Night, a Clear White Moon Jily, 7k. Hogwarts jily-challenge One shot.

Lily Evans, Head Girl, sees Jame Potter, Head Boy, sneak out of the castle on a full moon. She decides to follow him, perhaps not the best idea she ever had.

I'm proud of how this story turned out quite thrilling and not slap-stick (or at least I don't think so- lol) and also has some sweetness, and humour mixed with seriousness. Werewolves & full moons are serious business after all.

2) Beggin' Jily, 7k. One-shot. A tale of Jily moments seen through the eyes of Peter Pettigrew. He tries to make sense of his life, the war and the big things in the world such as love, friendship and how to survive after Hogwarts. He also wants very much to apologise. (see the end notes for spoilers). This idea wouldn't let me go and that's why it's here. Don't read this if you don't like sad things. I feel this is bittersweet and personally, that's something I enjoy reading myself.

3) Head over Handlebars For You Jily, multichapter Muggle AU unfinished 11/15, currently 39k. My first ever Jily Challenge prompt was the following: I hit you with my car/broom and was the only one to visit you in the hospital. Because I ride a carrier bike (with kids, a dog, or groceries in;-) almost every day, I wanted very much to have this crash happen with a carrier bike. As I feel the stigma is very much a family/mother bicycle I wanted James to be riding it. This story also has evolved into something I didn't expect (It's still the general idea I once had but I severely underestimated how much more to the story there was, and I've learnt a whole lot, just from writing this. I think this story is fun, a bit sexy, has some excitement, humour and has some serious moments. And there will be romance. because it's a jily modern fairy tale after all. I'm hoping to finish up the last 3-4 chapters and post them in April/May. 4) Revelation 1,3 K One shot - microfic. I like Lily's thoughts in this, I loved to try to write something short but still have something big happen. And I'm very much in awe of all the people who do that (say a lot in little words) much much better than me! Difficult to pick the last one, as much as I want to hide under a rock, and how much I'd like to improve all of them, there was a lot of love and time put into writing them ;-) but rules are rules... 5) Not the Doctor this is a crazy texting fic that is very much based on real life facts ;-) the hilariousness of having a James Potter Face claim actually work in the gynaecology department, and the horrors of said visit were impossible to ignore and then the story basically wrote itself. It's not deep. I'm sure it's not very good either, but it was fun *to write*. Not to worry, it all ends well (both in this fic as IRL ;-)

Tagging @abihastastybeans @uncertainwallflower @turanga4 @glitterwitch1 @lanaturnergetup

[proosh]

Do you have fic recs for FraPru/Prance or Snow Bunnies/RusPrus?

There is unfortunately precious little frapru outside of my own fics that I actually enjoy unfortunately OTL

However I did recently read Three Tails and I won't lie: I'm here for more of Fran being an inhuman monster and Gil taking care of him. Warnings for body horror/graphic Cronenbergian transformation and then explicit monsterfucking. It's fun! It's very weirdly sweet! Author-kun please give us more of the Good Shit (objectively weird frapru)

It's not directly frapru but honourable mention to this kinkmeme fill that honestly rocked my shit entirely. CW: Germancest and FraGer.

Buttsex: The Musical is an all-time fandom classic but it's bafflingly in character and was my first exposure to the ship in general.

RusPrus is... A bit tragic. Most of the stuff I liked back in the day has long since been lost to the various purges of FF.net. Pour one out for the lost tales of eld.

EDIT: I can't believe I nearly forgot but Eddie's RusPrus is very [chef's kiss] and I love the way they write their dynamic. Heartily recommend!

Unfortunately I was pretty much out of the fandom for like, a good bunch of years during which I didn't really read much fanfic and these days I mostly just write my own. If anyone has any RusPrus reccs please feel free to drop them in the replies, I'd love to read them!!

[missrosegold]

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 ❤

Thank you for the tag @kimkaelyn (also, my apologies, I thought I followed you way earlier, my mistake!) I'm going to post everything below the cut, since this is going to be a long post!!

Some of the stories that I'll mention here are from my old fandom which was... PPG. I'm not ashamed of them by any means - quite the opposite actually - it's what allowed me to start writing in the first place, and I met some of my best friends in that fandom, so I'll always be grateful to it for that, but there was a lot of things about that community that were not great, so I left. Some of these stories are old. I mean from FF days, but I did bring the ones I liked the most over onto my A03 (with a crap-ton of edits) so if anyone is interested in giving them a read, by all means, feel free!

and if my body should fade I'll trust you with my soul - Dabi x (F)reader (MHA/BNHA)

You’ve always been able to see the man with white hair and charred skin around your village, even though it seemed that nobody else could Or, you ended up making a deal with death, and now he’s come to collect

This particular story is near and dear to my heart, as it's the first story I wrote after a 2 year hiatus. COVID was murder on my mental health and I didn't have any motivation to write. It was around that time that I started getting into MHA, and subsequently discovered Dabi as well. Needless to say, I never looked back haha. I spent nearly 2 years lurking around the MHA A03 side, reading the delightful stories that authors on here published, and getting more familiar with this blog, before I decided that I wanted to try my hand I writing something again. This idea about Death God!Dabi had been floating around in my mind for quite some time at this point, and part of the inspiration for the story was from a post about Dabi, which had a quote attached to it that went something like: "Looking like half a corpse, half a god." I took it as a sign to keep going with the idea, and I ran with it. The story that came afterwards, was the end result. He fit's the role of a death god well, and I had a lot of fun writing this story! I've said it before, and I'll say it again: This story is my love letter to Dabi. His character is complex, and his story isn't a happy one, but that's what makes him so interesting. I love writing for him just as much as I love his characterization. He's challenging to write well, but in the best possible way.

2. always the fool with the slowest heart - Dabi x (F)reader (MHA/BNHA)

After a few particularly grueling years of working nonstop, you broke down and burnt yourself out. To escape the rat-race, you left for the island where your aunt and uncle live; back to the beach house you spent your summers at as a child. As you slowly work on building yourself back up, you start to realize some things on the island are not quite as you remember them to be.

Little did you know, there was a surprise waiting you in the shallows when you returned to the island nearly a decade after you last left.

Another AU story about Dabi, only this time, he's a merman. This one ended up getting away from me a bit, and the direction of the plot changed halfway into me writing it. It more or less turned into a way for me to vent my frustrations about working non-stop through the pandemic, and burning myself out very early on in my career. (turns out healthcare isn't the field you wanna be in with a global pandemic strikes, it wasn't a great couple of years for me). This story is more or less dedicated to anyone who has experienced some kind of burnout or mental exhaustion at some point in time + the added bonus of having a whirlwind romance with a large, attractive merman. The themes of escapism and dealing with anxiety/stress are heavier in this one, so if you have any triggers related to what I've listed, then please proceed with caution. This story ended up growing so large, I ended up breaking it up into 3 parts. Currently, 2/3 chapters are posted, but the final installment should be along shortly!

And here we move into stories from my old fandom. I namely wrote for the Greens (Butch and Buttercup). Before I say anything else - I want to make it clear that I only ever wrote these two as being somewhere in their late teens (18+ but maybe 17 here or there), to anywhere in their mid to late twenties. Writing for the PPG back in the day was a lot of fun, because the fandom itself was a sandbox of sorts. The show focused on when the girls were young, but what happened to them as they grew up? That's left largely up to the viewers discression, and boy did I have fun writing for the Greens in particular. The notorious middle children where just so full rage and bloodlust as kids, I had a ball envisioning them as they got older. So angsty, so good. It's because of this fandom that I have such an affinity for writing AU's - rarely do I ever actually focus on plot-related stories, AU's are just so incredibly fun to write. While I'm no longer apart of this fandom, I do still enjoy these stories:

3. Lords of the Playlist - Butch x Buttercup (PPG)

They were lords of the playlist – they were legends. Two forces of nature, housed in bodies strengthened by Chemical X. They breathed life into each other, fed off each other’s energy. They were everything.

This story in particular is one of my longest to date, reigning at 92 chapters. Are they full chapters? Absolutely not. These were a collection of one-shots inspired by songs that I thought suited the Greens - I even made the full playlist on Spotify! The chapters are not cohesive to each other, and each could be read alone, but the order of the songs do follow a certain flow. This story took me 3 years to complete fully: I started it in 2016 a few months after I started collage, and I finished it in 2019 a few months after I graduated, so it was a nice way to end things. I suppose I'm most proud of the fact I stuck with it for so long. Normally I don't end up finishing projects as big as this one was, but I did, which was a first for me at that time. All and all, this is still one of my favourite pieces I've written.

4. Killers Playground - Reds, Greens, Blues (PPG)

Mafia AU – They were three of Townsville’s most notorious crime lords. They were three good girls that got caught up in the wrong crowd. West Side Story has nothing on these kids.

Surprise surprise, it's another AU, but a mafia centered one, and no one has their powers. This one involved all 3 of the traditional counterpart parings, which is something I didn't normally do, but I wanted to try my hand at writing for the Reds and Blues (I still think the best chapter was the Greens though, haha). It was a three-parter with each pairing getting their own chapter, and they all intertwined at some point. This one was a little bit twisted but I had a great deal of fun writing it at the time! This story gained a lot of traction when I initially posted it, so I guess people enjoyed it as much as I did! This one is rated M for a reason though. It's mafia based, which is it's own warning in of itself.

5. Yearning - Butch x Buttercup (PPH)

The five times Butch wanted to kiss Buttercup, and the one time he did.

This story was one of the very first I ever posted. I think it was my second or third, honestly I can't remember. This one was my take on what a budding relationship between the Greens might have looked at as they grew older together, and tried to sort out their feelings for one another. This was written from Butch's point of view, as I have this headcannon that he's an emotionally constipated little gremlin who is so out of touch with himself, that he doesn't realize he has feelings (that are more then friendly) for his counterpart until they literally smack him in the face, and he's forced to admit it to himself, even though he's loathed to do so. That being said, I also believe that he loves hard, and he has a lot of urges that he has to try and control when it comes to Buttercup, so this was my attempt at fleshing out those feelings in a way that was believable for both counterparts.

Anyways that was incredibly fun to write! Thank you so much for the tag! Sorry it took so long for me to respond, I got a little carried away with this prompt!

Tagging: @carriedreamerx2 @candycandy00 @kiebs @dynamars @shadowsandshapes @malewifetouya

[nancywheeeler]

hello em! i've read everything you've written in the ted lasso fandom and i haven't found any other fics with writing, dialogue and character dynamics as good as yours! so i was wondering if you have any ted lasso fic recs?

hi anon! i'm really glad to hear you like my TL fics and i absolutely have some fic recs for you:

with our arms unbound by resurrectionhymn

my absolute favorite TL fic (and this is coming from someone who is, for the most part, Ted-pairing agnostic). i love this take on Colin coming out and Ted coming out. the character voices and writing is just *chef's kiss*

Only the Welsh Can Cwtch by starryeyedknight

if it is Colin Hughes-centric, you know i'm going to be there. one of the tags on this fic is "Colin is ridiculously cuddly: that's literally the plot" and oh, what a plot it is. tbh i recommend all of starryeyedknight's fics. every single line of dialogue they write could fit seamlessly into the show.

And, if that doesn’t work, we can always get some mezcal by PrincessAmericaChavez

short, sweet, and so! flippin'! funny! i just love the himbos coming together to support Roy and them crashing his Marabella vacation is the perfect recipe for delightful chaos.

Sometimes you laugh, but usually you cry by ToshiChan

a fantastic Colin character study that has been eating my brain since 4-5-1.

is it cool that i said all that (is it too soon to do this yet) by instantcaramel

it would be very off-brand of me not to include a Colin / [insert richmond player here] fic, so i'm shouting out my favorite Colin/Jamie fic. the first of its name!

other favorite colin / [insert richmond player here] fics: Moe Bumbercatch's Hughes-McAdoo Betting Pool by connorswhisk (Isaac/Colin), looking for the sunset by littleboxes (Colin/Sam), every mother's dream by your_token_trophy_wife (Isaac/Colin), be sweet to me baby by romcommunism (Jamie/Colin; note: this one is locked to only AO3 users)

i hope that's a good start! i'm unfortunately not the best person for roy/jamie or ted/rebecca fic recs, but if anyone has TL fic recs of their own and wants to share them, feel free to toss them in the replies!

[familyvideostevie]

Do you have any Stevie series recs? I love your longer stuff so much and was wondering if there’s any you like??

thank you so much for saying so! :) oh sure! i think many of us get quite tired writing series but there are lots of really good ones out there. ones that spring to mind are:

-anything that jade (@luveline) does ('have you seen her' and 'so fine so pretty' are both quite long fics that are kind of like a part 1 and 2, but also she has lots of drabbles that build ongoing stories like her zombie!au one).

- emmy (@upsidedownwithsteve) also has some really great long fics like 'she drives me crazy' (summer camp au) and 'we tried the world' (road trip au)

-not a series, but is long, is 'nine facts, one lie,' by ruby (@stevebabey). delightful and long enough to sink your teeth into!

i am quite bad at reading series as i often forget to check back for multiple parts! so if anyone has recs, please reply to this ask with them for this lovely anon! and as always, feel free to send me recs, too :)

[jennagrinsoverml]

I just read You Can’t Run From Love and it was so amazing.

It made me want more! Do you have recs for more Chat Blanc fics? Like Ladybug is in love with her partner but is afraid- commence the yearning?

Is this too specific of an ask? Like if the only one that fits the bill is your fic I’ll just go read it again it was that good.

So first of all, thank you!!! I'm so happy you enjoyed my fic! (For anyone else that wants to read, You Can Run From Love, rated M) For my first little bit of writing in this fandom, I pretty much ignored Chat Blanc, since it complicates things and I just wanted my straight forward fluffy reveals lol but it does have some delicious angst potential, and there's definitely some great fics making the most of it out there! 

These are specifically fics dealing with the emotional fallout of Chat Blanc, and NOT fics set during the episode, since I see those as two very different categories. If anyone has any other post-Chat Blanc fics they want to chime in with, feel free to do so in reblogs or replies!

Sad Hour by @komorebirei

The building stress of superhero life was enough of a burden without heartache to sap the last ounce of her resilience. Marinette was so frustrated the slightest stimulus probably would have sent her running to the bathroom to cry.

Judging from the way Adrien had barely moved for the past hour, his cheek propped lackadaisically on his palm and jotting down a word every so often instead of his usual industrious note-taking, he was in a similar mood.

Which meant, they were probably due for one of their Sad Hours.

One-shot. I absolutely love this post-reveal dynamic between Adrien and Marinette, where they’re just so comfortable with each other (except, of course, for the one thing Marinette’s still keeping secret.) It’s truly beautiful and you really feel how much they care about each other, and their solid friendship (with a solid undercurrent of mutual pining *chef’s kiss*).

Angry Hour by @kasienda

Marinette was angry. Adrien felt it buzzing on his skin just being in the same hallway as her, and she wasn’t even near him. “Marinette! What happened?” he asked.

She pulled away again, her fists clenching at her sides. “Lila and I have been suspended! Damocles said I responded to her threat inappropriately. Inappropriately, Adrien!”

“What did she do?”

“Why is it always my responsibility to be the bigger person?” she demanded as if he hadn’t said anything. “Why do I have to hold the city, the world even, on my shoulders, and still be the perfect student and daughter and role model?! I’m sick of it!”

He cringed that his first thought was that she could be akumatized like this. She pulled away, reached up to her ears, and pulled out the earrings, and handed them to him.

He hated that she thought to do that. Just in case.

“It’s not fair!” she cried, pounding her fists into his chest. He just took the physical onslaught. She needed an outlet and he knew he was the only person she could confide in about everything. “I just want to be selfish.”

“Then be selfish,” he urged her.

One-shot. Unofficial sequel to Sad Hour above. Marinette’s been holding back on her feelings because of Chat Blanc, but on a bad day, Adrien giving her permission to be selfish is just the push she needs. There’s so many messy emotions here, on both sides, and they’re dealt with masterfully. And then the end is EXTREMELY satisfying!

Feline Green by @trashcatontherooftop

Set after the end of Season 3 (SPOILERS). Plagg gets disastrously ill, and with Master Fu gone, Ladybug is the only one who can make him better. Can Adrien find her without figuring out her identity?

Multi-chapter. This fic isn’t just about the fallout from Chat Blanc, though that definitely comes up, but really it deals with almost all of the plot threads from season 3 and weaves them into a truly amazing story that feels so complex and realistic. And so much happens in this fic! I don’t want to spoil because there’s a lot, but it’s so good, please read it.

Star Crossed by @thelibraryloser

Ladybug tells Chat Noir she can't love him. He misunderstands her meaning.

Series. (3 parts but it’s only 5.5k. Description taken from the first fic.) It starts with this gap between what Ladybug says and what Chat understands. She eventually tells him about Chat Blanc in the most bittersweet original way I’ve seen yet. And then carries through Hawkmoth’s defeat and the aftermath. The whole thing is just really beautiful. But the end is PERFECT.

What the future holds, we'll never know by @emsylcatac

Marinette didn't know what the future was made of—but the glimpse of the one featuring her akumatised partner she had seen taught her one thing: she and Chat Noir should never be together.

Which currently wasn't really a problem considering that she was in love with Adrien, and that they had been getting closer lately.

One-shot. This fic is so heartbreaking and lovely, and the nonlinear narrative is used absolutely perfectly. It’s so rare to see a fic where they’re happy and together pre-reveal and then the reveal changes things, and it’s done so well here and ah, just my hearrrrrrttttttttt!

“Do You Trust Me?” by @authenticcadence18​

When Chat Noir becomes trapped in the midst of an akuma attack, Marinette insists on freeing him herself with the help of his staff.

And when Adrien Agreste is having an awful week, Ladybug arrives to cheer him up with a gentle smile and an invitation to experience the sights of Paris.

These events wouldn't be connected at all, except for four little words Adrien can't help but notice sound strangely familiar...

"...do you trust me?"

(this fic was originally written for Love Square Fluff Week 2020 for the prompts "Trust" and "Reveal", and it is inspired by a few of my favorite scenes in Aladdin!!!)

Two-shot. This fic was just such a delight to read. I loved the Marichat in the first chapter, with Marinette being her BAMF self, and then the Ladrien in the second chapter with Adrien hoping. And then an identity reveal and some Chat Blanc angst, but it all works out in the end. This is just so much fun.