#ilyena-sylph

[hptransfest]

Hey, are you planning to get this going on AO3? Maybe even Dreamwidth? (please, please Dreamwidth?) What can we do to help?

Hey! 

We are definitely planning to do this on AO3 for sure! I’ll talk to the other mods to see if we can include Dreamwidth as well so that more authors/creators can be involved!

Thank you so much for offering help! We’ll be posting an official launch for the fest in the very near future! The best thing you can do is spread the word and share it with as many people as you can once it’s posted! 

We’re so glad that people are already getting excited about this!! We’re very excited, too!

[aveaveria]

Mekkah on Ao3 asked about some SlaDick fic recommendations (then @gravesecret make sure to check out their art did as well). And I’m here to deliver.

Klarion’s Curse by ilyena_sylph, Merfilly

Slade hunted the wrong witch, and gets an interesting curse.

I love this one, it got me into the ship and it has so much DC lore in it! ilyena_sylph and Merfilly originally wrote it back in 2006/2007, it’s a blast full with pre-N52 canon. When I read it for the first time the DCU was like a strange new world I had only just stumbled into and it did not matter that I only understood half of it after my first read. This fic (and the creators’ other works) is one of the reasons I learned to love the DCU lore, especially the small things, the things canon likes to ignore. Additionally, the fic has a unique SlaDick dynamic and Dinah is a fun and refreshing support character.

Waiting To Be Claimed by firewolfsg

Deathstroke is unexpectedly offered custody of a depressed and lost Dick Grayson, and the two make some interesting discoveries as they plan for the future.

Fic Setting: Takes place a couple of months after Nightwing #100 and is an AU where Dick does *not* join the mob.

Written October 2005

Together with Clarion’s Curse, this is the fanfiction that pretty much defines how I view Slade’ and Dick’s relationship. It basically is what it says on the tin plus some surprising boners, ya know. There’s just a certain type of magic in old works like this, that make the relationships ring true, which is partially due to the different canon and partially due to a certain type of nostalgia. After all, what can beat “the good old days”? What can beat the magic moment of falling in love with something new?

In The Shadow Of The Bat by meyari [Trigger Warning: Slavery]

The secret sale of Bruce Wayne's slave Jason Todd to Slade Wilson set off a series of events that changed everything for everyone who lived in the shadow of the Bat. Fortunately for them, Slade wasn't the man that they'd been trained to think he was.

No story is for everyone and in this case, we dive a bit deeper into the morally dubious decent that is SlaDick. Despite the slavery theme, the story is tame. In the end, it is much more a story about choosing roles than it is about being forced into one.

That LiveJournal Fic No Search Engine Wants To Admit Hides In the Depths Of The Internet  

There was that one story in which Slade and Dick hit it off and Adeline warned Dick not to fall for him, which ended with Slade and Dick having you-know-what in front of the mirror. But for the life of me, I can’t find it anymore. 

Dark Origins by coldfiredragon [no romantic relationship]

A/U, what if Slade Wilson, rather than Bruce Wayne found and raised Dick Grayson?

This is a cheater but I love it too much to leave it out. Especially A Mother’s Decision. I’d die for that part. Additionally, it has some good Roy/Dick in it and beautifully retells Dick’s former canon through AU fanon lenses. As a rule of thumb: Definitely check out LiveJournal if you crave more &s and /s to your SlaDick stuff.

The Sensation of Falling by rocket_dreaming3D [Trigger Warning: Rape/Non-Con]

Dick decides to start down his own path as the vigilante Nightwing after a powerful falling out with his adoptive father Bruce Wayne (aka Batman). Dealing with heavy emotional issues he hunts down the mercenary known as Deathstroke (Slade Wilson), searching for either proof of his worth or a way to end it all. What happens when he finds that there are more layers to the merc than he'd ever seen in his time as the Boy Wonder, Robin?

The first ongoing of this ship I ever read. Let’s just say this: It is an Injustice AU, Deadpool is Slade’s brother, Killer Frost is the best friend Dick ever had. It’s hilarious in that “feels-like-sunshine” way, despite the warnings.

Yonder Heart and Somber Lover by overratedantihero

Dick's taken from his father's garden to join Slade in Hades, the realm of the dead. A retelling of the Abduction of Persephone.

Persephone is the perfect myth for SlaDick and orah has such extensive knowledge of Greek mythology, that the story flows nicely in a way that is all greek tragedy mixed with DC, which brings me back to the nostalgia I have mentioned before, only that this fic is so very modern despite it.

What No Man Wants to Lose by Firefright, Skalidra

Getting a call from Slade's new team, Defiance, saying that they need his help in rescuing Slade is not the call that Dick expected to get on a random Tuesday morning. But rescuing is what he does, especially when it's a team of young heroes asking. The fact that it's Slade in need of rescuing? Well, that's different, but it doesn't change anything.

Firefright and Skalidra are going all out with both recent comic canon and fanon in this one. An established relationship is always fun to explore with this pairing and if there is a real comic-y plot, even more so. It is basically a shippy love letter to Priest’s Deathstroke run.

There’s Magic in You by TimmyJaybird [Trigger Warning: Cannibalism]

Dick has a pension for nightmares, for the creatures that stalk the nights in tales that should have lulled him to sleep as a boy. Now, face to face with a beast straight from fairy tales, he's shockingly at ease with the knowledge that this could be his end... if the beast wills it. 

A dark re-telling of Red Riding Hood with a witchy twist because even as a human eating werewolf Slade cannot quite instill fear into Dick. It gets hot pretty fast, and gross, pretty gross. Check out her other works if you are in need of transgender/ftm!Dick.

Stars and Cinders-Series by victoriousscarf 

Bruce Wayne makes a really awful Jedi. His padawans are not much better. That Batman Star Wars AU no one asked for.

The package makes the deal here and you should definitely not only look into this for the pairing but for the world that victoriousscarf built. There is rape in one part of the series, so be mindful of the tags.

Blood and Iron by Zillabird

The War has been going on since Dick wasn't much bigger than his adoptive father's knee.

Dick had done a lot of things he's not proud of in search of an end to the bloodshed. Things that give the turncoat orc, Slade, every reason to dislike him. Not that Slade's hands are clean, not even close. That's why he's here at Lord Wayne's camp under the watchful eye of the man's eldest. Waiting patiently for the chance to get his revenge. Secrets are so embroiled in this world they are forged into the very steel that the armies fight with, and they may be the reason that Slade loses the chance to start a new life. One with the half-elf healer that he's fallen for in Lord Wayne's camp.

584 Days is the fic that everyone knows but this one should be loved just as much.

I’ve kept my recommended to one story per author because otherwise, the list would explode but generally speaking: If you liked one of the author’s stories, it is worth checking out more of their stuff.

That being said, I hope you enjoy reading the recs!

(Header: http://ao3commentoftheday.tumblr.com/post/173752189329/want-to-make-a-fic-rec-post-grab-yourself-a)

[lupines-slash-recs]

Rec: The For Family series by ilyena_sylph & Merfilly

Rec: The For Family series by ilyena_sylph & Merfilly

Title: The For Family series Authors: ilyena_sylph & Merfilly Canon: Star Wars – the Original Trilogy/The Clone Wars Pairing: Ahsoka Tano/Captain Rex “CT-7567”; Obi-Wan Kenobi/Commander Cody “CC-2224” Rating: General [G] Word Count: 69,001 Summary: An exploration of what Darth Vader will do for the child of Padmé when he realizes she exists. (more…)

[starlightsylph]

My amnesiac, impulsive, and overconfident rogue, Ilyena! I realized I didn’t have a good reference for her outfit, so I decided to put one together and it got decidedly out of hand.

[jazzforthecaptain]

Spell out your username with song titles

I was tagged by @avalonsilver!

Jump - Van Halen

All the Pretty Little Horses (cover) - Kenny Loggins

Zombie - The Cranberries

Zero - Imagine Dragons

Flirtin' with Disaster - Molly Hatchet

Over and Over - The Goo Goo Dolls

Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers

Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen

Humans Being - Van Halen

East Bound and Down - Jerry Reed

Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray

Amarillo by Morning - George Strait

Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen

Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver

Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf

Night Moves - Eagles

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Tagging: @awabubbles @merindab @touchofstrange @wendibird @anchoirs @elendraug @ilyena-sylph @merfilly

[jahaliel]

40 questions meme: 1, 2, and/or 29, please?

(On mob so I haven’t put in the questions sorry)1. Hmmmmmm probably fix-it fluff would be my first go to. Of coursemy other comfort zone is heartbreaking angst so *shrug emoji* oh and nothing above an M rating.2. A trope I havent written is fake relationship and I think I should give it a go sometime29. Honestly I don’t think my writing is at a level to add to people fics but that being said I would try and complete one of the abandoned time travel AUs by Merfilly ( @bow-weaver ) and Ilyena_Sylph ( @ilyena-sylph )

[sl-walker]

ilyena-sylph replied to your post: A History of Fandom Purges

yes that one you are best @sl-walker​

<3 <3

[lupines-slash-recs]

Rec: The Changing Fate series by ilyena_sylph & Merfilly

Rec: The Changing Fate series by ilyena_sylph & Merfilly

Title: The Changing Fate series Authors: ilyena_sylph & Merfilly Canon: Star Wars – the Prequel Trilogy Pairing: Qui-Gon Jinn/Obi-Wan Kenobi; Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker Rating: General – Teen [G – PG] Word Count: 187,695 Summary: In a galaxy where Qui-Gon Jinn doesn’t let Darth Maul bait him ahead of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the events of the Prequel Trilogy fall out quite differently. How will it all

[starlightsylph]

@villnis tagged me to post WIPs, so here’s a bunch of random stuff I’m working on rn!

I tag @theenigmatic-me, @beanbab, @lichfish, @queeryote, and @cassigator to do the same, if you want to! <3 And if anyone wants an excuse to post wips, consider this it. <3

[wolveria]

Okay, but a time travel au where Luke and Leia end up in the clone wars. Just think about all the glorious potential. Happiness anon is very excited and had to share

Ooooo that kind of reminds me of the Fives fic @bow-weaver and @ilyena-sylph wrote! Except it’s more of a reverse of your concept.

Oh jeez. Would Luke and Leia know who their parents are? I’m guessing they would know they’re twins at that point, right? Oh god. Imagine Anakin going to Obi-Wan, awkwardly rubbing the back of his head. Obi-Wan immediately knows something is up.

“Anakin what-… Who are they?”

“Uh, they’re, uh… Meet Luke and Leia.”

“O-kay… are they… relatives?”

“…in a sense.”

“Anakin…”

“They’re kinda, sorta, maybe… my children.”

“….”

“I mean, from the future. Obviously.”

“………..”

“You were right Dad, his face does get really red when he’s upset.”

“Anakin!”

[sl-walker]

ilyena-sylph replied to your post: My son just stomped a rabid squirrel to death,...

… what the fuck even. it’s _october_, that’s super late for new rabies cases, they ought to be concerned! and omg, your *poor kid*.

We haven't had a first frost yet. :( But yeah, I'm just kind of like-- what the fuck?? Because there are people in this neighborhood dumb enough to leave their cats outside, too. He's doing okay, though. He feels bad that he had to kill it, but he says he does understand why and that he did the correct thing.

[sl-walker]

ilyena-sylph replied to your post “So!  My night.  I worked solo until I got a call from my roommate that...”

holy shit! I'm so sorry, hon.

I’ll be okay, but wow, I can’t wait for Friday.  LOL!  Slim’s dead ass asleep now, though.  I’ll bet that’s one tired dog.  He has survived so much shit. 

[lupines-slash-recs]

Rec: Mine, All of Them by ilyena_sylph & Merfilly

Rec: Mine, All of Them by ilyena_sylph & Merfilly

Title: Mine, All of Them Authors: ilyena_sylph & Merfilly Canon: Star Wars – the Prequel Trilogy/The Clone Wars Pairing: Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker Rating: General [G] Word Count: 27,743 Summary: Anakin’s possessiveness saves the galaxy (or, being demonstrably the cause of loss is a bad idea, Palpatine.) (more…)

[lupines-slash-recs]

Rec: Zillo Beast: Hero of the Republic by ilyena_sylph & Merfilly

Rec: Zillo Beast: Hero of the Republic by ilyena_sylph & Merfilly

Title: Zillo Beast: Hero of the Republic Authors: ilyena_sylph & Merfilly Canon: Star Wars – The Clone Wars Pairing: Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker Rating: General [G] Word Count: 13,384 Summary: The Zillo Beast is hunting the author of its misfortunes. What if… Palpatine is caught and eaten by the Beast? (more…)

[sl-walker]

when you get this you have to answer with 5 things u like about yourself, publicly. then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers :)

I'm super fucking cute for a forty-one year old who wears plaid flannel (or a uniform) and has only maybe worn makeup twenty times in her life. And my bottle red!!!!! hair is awesome. (The red definitely deserves several exclamation points, it's that red.)

I am one really heckin' storyteller. I've worked damned hard to get as good as I am and I'm proud of that.

I have fantastic eyebrows. Perfect arch, perfect thickness, no plucking or shaping necessary.

I've come a long way from where I started; I've survived a lot of things and I'm proud of myself for the person I've started to become since getting away from my abusers.

I like how clever I am. I have internalized a whole lot of abusive language that's self-directed, but every once in awhile, I do something -- improvise something, repair something, catch onto or even invent some solution to an immediate problem I'm facing -- and I realize that's clever.

@shadowmaat, @b-radley66, @merfilly, @ilyena-sylph, @ajax-daughter-of-telamon, @casquecest, @teddog, @picazos-angsty-typist (why not XD), @kebbige, @sundavr

(Only if y'all want.)

[sl-walker]

ilyena-sylph replied to your photo: Jedi Master Areen Jepet, for @bow-weaver.  Happy...

Oh my gods, she’s so awesome, thank you so much!!!!!!!!

My pleasure. <333