#im at 72k now...

[whumpshaped]

ok im not kidding im attempting actual nanowrimo- and im writing all 50k words towards ambac mark my words

[tennessoui]

kit's fics year in review (2023)

it turns out i wrote a LOT this year (last year now, i guess) according to my ao3 stats, and i saw one of those recap games for another fandom floating around my dash so im absolutely gonna pilfer some of those questions for my own little review + add a few!!

how many fics did you write in 2023? it was definitely the year of the silly short fic for me -- i published a total of 6 new oneshots on ao3 along with 5 fics only on my kofi! i also added at least one chapter to 9 other fics that were already posted. and i started and completed 1 long stand alone fic this year (if you love me let it remain unnamed, clocking in at 37k)

what are you most proud of fic-writing wise in 2023? i finished foolproof, foolhardy! it took more than a year to write, from first published to last updated, but i think the lion's share of the work happened during 2023; it's sort of rare for a fic of mine to get that long (72k), so it was fun to write through all the developments. truly a cracky premise that grew legs and ran away from me, but i'm really proud of how it turned out. the last 4 chapters contain some of my best writing in my opinion and the whole story is a love letter to padawan obi-wan, who will always be my beloved lol

what is the fic you had the most fun writing? this is a tough question because i'm torn between two fics; sun, sun, sun here it comes is probably my favorite oneshot that i've ever written. it sorta incorporates everything that makes a silly little au in my mind, from miscommunication to banter to bonus babies. but then there's i pray the same, but my gods have changed, aka the democratic fic- now that's such a fun fic to write, and i'm going to get more into it this year again. it's the one where tumblr votes on what should happen next, which i absolutely enjoy - especially when people send me propaganda about which option should win....thought the amount of ties that have happened is mind-boggling lol

what is a fic you didn't expect to write? hahaha well this is easily 'a more perfect union' which has been sooo fun to write so far but also definitely has had a very short gestation period from nascent tumblr au post to 25k on ao3 lol and still one more chapter to go!!!

what fic surprised you when you were writing it? oh hands down this is 'hand me down dreams got me high in the rafters', aka the pool boy au from tumblr. the adaptation of it from tumblr au to a fic on ao3 has a crazy tone shift where the obi-wan in that fic is much, much darker than the one in the tumblr au - i really ended up leaning into the unequal power dynamics of a boss/employee relationship and exploring how unhealthy it could be while keeping it consensual -- but only because anakin would allow obi-wan to do whatever he wanted to him

what's a fic you wanted to write but didn't? my poor neglected hunger games au!! i really want to get the first chapter of that posted because i am so excited about this fic and writing it as a new big, long project -- i'm excited about the dark anakin, the differently dark obi-wan, the hunger games set in the gffa, etc etc etc

what is something you learned this year that you'll take into 2024? set is the only acceptable name for anakin to use undercover <3 we will be taking the set cinematic universe into 2024 <3

what's a project you're excited to carry into the new year? um all of my wips lol but especially time & tide and the couples counseling au - i have about half of the next chapter of t&t written, and before i got sidetracked by a more perfect union, i was on track to get that posted by christmas....obviously that did not happen lol but i'm expecting to get back to working on a few more chapter updates at the beginning of this year!

[lulugh0st]

started at 72k and now i’m down to 68k!! not so much progress, im starting to go down in clothes sizes which makes me so happy 😭💗

[homoerotic]

IN A REALLY BAD STATE RIGHT NOW

I HATE MY SISTER SO FUCKING BAD DUDE!!! 30 years old lives on my grandmas property for free has absolutely NO fucking bills to pay bc shes a fucking BUM makes 72k a YEAR no fucking BILLS NONE!!!!!! UNGRATEFUL SPOILED BITCH gets MAD AT ME for not letting her STAY AT MY HOUSE LMAO says shes sick of people "making excuses for me being a bitch" WHEN HER WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN PEOPLE MAKING EXCUSES FOR HER BEING A SELFISH MANIPULATIVE SNAKE OF A PERSON. and all of this is so fucking minuscule compared to me FINDING OUT that she was so angry at ME for refusing to let her crash at my place that she TOOK HER ANGER OUT ON MY SICK MOTHER!! my MOM who takes COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF PILLS for her CRIPPLING ANXIETY and my sister RIPS into her and says foul disgusting things and then admits to my mom that "she didnt REALLY mean anything she said lol she just wanted my mom to hurt the same way she was hurting :3" AS IF THAT ISNT THE MOST FUCKED UP DERANGED THING TO DO TO YOUR OWN FUCKING MOTHER!!!!! IM OFFICIALLY GOING NO CONTACT WITH HER IM OVER IT IM DONE!!! ILL BE NICE AT HOLIDAYS FOR MY MOMS SAKE BUT IM FUCKING DONE DUDE SHE CAN ROT IN HELL

[unlimitedhorsepower]

oh wow i just realized its been over a year since i started writing my ryanyuri fanfic. fghdgf

and now its nanowrimo and im supposed to write 50k words in a month. brother i barely managed 72k in a year for some reason

[variksel]

Came for the social media take, stayed for the dungeon dad content

Fuck those anon cowards lol

THANK YOU THATS REALLY SWEET!! i didnt expect or, im realizing in retrospect, necessarily want that post to blow up like it did ive never gotten more than like a few thousand VIEWS on a thing let alone 72k interactions on anything 😀 its weird cause the literal only reason im here is critical role and dungeons and daddies and now ive accidentally forced myself to deal with the consequences of A Take

apparently a controvercial one too like damn i didnt realize ppl liked ads so much i guess!

ALL THIS TO SAY THANKS THATS SUPER NICE IM REALLY GLAD AT LEAST SOME PPL ARE STILL INTERESTED IN MY DNDADS STUFF LMAO 😭😭

[wangxianficfinder]

Fic Finder

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1. I've been trying to find a fic that I saw on AO3. Its a modern au where wwx is a farmer and (I think) a youtuber (sort of like li ziqi) and lxc and nmj show lwj his videos and he immediately falls in love and decides to visit. I remember wwx mentioning that he was going to have to resort to the farmers only dating app to find love. Thank you in advance!

FOUND? Winter Sun by brojorlas (M, 38k, wangxian, youtuber!WWX)

FOUND? ❤️【那夏天的我們】a stroke of fate by puddingcatbeans (G, 60k, wangxian, youtuber!wwx, musician!lwj) also fits

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2. hello! thank you for your hard work! i'm looking for a fic, it was post-canon but modern times, and all i remember from it is that historians were confused about wwx's death, because they had records of him dying a certain date but they also had records of him being alive years later and married to lwj.

FOUND? Future Cultivation AU series by Aki_no_hikari (G, 23k, wangxian, modern w/ magic, the characters from MDZS have been reincarnated and are studying the legendary historical figures Hanguang-Jun and the Yiling Patriarch)

Similar: 

living in my memory/living in my mouth by tardigradeschool (T, 33k, wangxian, Mojo’s post, modern w/ magic, reincarnation)

The Life Cycle of the Frog and the Fish by Aerlalaith (T, 53k, wangxian, Mojo’s post)

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3.   Can u tell me the title of fanfiction about wangxian time travel to the past. Wei wuxian, lan wangji, lan xichen, jiang cheng and kids a-yuan time travel to the timeline where they still study at cloud recesses. The future time traveler from the siege of wei wuxian. Wei wuxian end up hurt on his leg I think bitten by the corpse. Lan wangji already being punished by the discipline whip and a-yuan got a fever. I don't remember the title nor the author. Forget to save the fanfiction.

FOUND! How did I end up with this Frozen Heart? by Grace_ShadowWolf (TaubeLePigeon) (T, 37k, wangxian, time travel, fix-it)

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4. Sort of a fic finder - I saw someone mention the cuddler fic, where WWX is a professional cuddler and LWJ is a client, but I can’t find the link. Can you please post it again?

FOUND! Just You, Just Me (Just Us, Just We) by wincechesters (E, 20k, wangxian, Mojo’s post)

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5. Im looking for this specific fic where they address wwx by his rightful titles as lan er gonzi's spouse and the lan apologize, also a-yuan was young.Honestly any recs that are like that are welcomed, i cant get this out of my head so anything is goodThanks! Have a great day!

FOUND? Ghost Wedding by nirejseki (G, 4k, wangxian, ghost marriage; no young A-Yuan, but insisting on WWX being called 'Madam Lan' is a plot point, Mojo’s bookmark)

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6. hi! thank you for the wonderful work yall do!! i need help finding a fic. it's a modern uni au. i remember this one super specific part where there was a party at the jin mansion. it was a huge party. but they got snowed in. (according to my notes) they were stuck there for 3 days but now im not too sure? there was an Incident with a Vase that someone broke and jzx complained about how it was a rare and wwx snarked back. wangxian found a gorgeous room and stayed there to Bond. ringing any bells?

FOUND! and here comes the summertime by ribena (M, 72k, wangxian, modern, slow burn)

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7. Hi! Thank you so much for everything you do! I was wondering if you could help me with a fic? LWJ wakes up in an AU and back in time in during the war, and WWX behaves very differently. I assume LWJ is originally from a timeline where WWX is dead? And WWX sleeps in LWJ's tent, while LWJ is panicking. I hope it's not too little information! Thank you!

FOUND! ❤️More than a Dream of You by VoidRune (T, 8k, wangxian, timetravel, fix-it)

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8. Thanks for bringing help to the fandom.🤗 I'm looking for fic where the Lan's have a really progressive sex ed program and they have live examples with question and answer s. Wangxian are the only couple available to do it for the year and they do it so well and for so in long, the students want to be cut sleeves as well. @iwillbetrash4eva

FOUND? what do you mean this goes in that by lao_you_tiao has WWX and LWJ teaching a popular Sex Ed class at Gusu Summer School but it’s been put under an anonymous collection w/ no access to others, my post

More sex ed in Gusu Lan shenanigans can be found on #9 of this post.

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9. Looking for a story where the Wens and wwx wind up in CR. To further protect them, a marriage is proposed between wwx and lwj. Lwj protests, bc wwx is being forced into this and that's never what lwj wants. He asks to speak w wwx first, to explain. Only the talk goes badly. Wwx totally gets the wrong impression. They still get married, but neither thinks the other wants it. They're living apart in the beginning, but wwx starts spending time in the Jingshi and eventually moves in. Lwj is trying to be good, but they start sleeping in the same bed. One day, lwj thinks he's dreaming of kissing wwx, but they're actually kissing. Lwj straight up panics and tries to flee, thinking he forced himself on wwx, but he doesn't quite make it. Wwx manages to calm him down, lwj didn't force the kiss (wwx initiated the kiss) and in the process they both realize they love each other. @whisperprime​

FOUND! The Vermillion Ribbon by Unforth (E, 223k, wangxian, wen!wwx)

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10. Honestly, Idk how to use this. But im swallowing my pride asking for help in finding a fic. Its about wwx and lqr, where they play a board game then wwx apologized to lqr for being a terrible student then. Its because wwx has a student who is as disruptive as he was. They talk, lqr telling him about regretting sending his perfect nephew to a troublemaker then fall in love. He realizes the parallel was his adopted son, not lsz and his student. Pls forgive my insolence and broken english [You’re doing a wonderful job, no worries!]

FOUND? someone like you by Basingstoke (G, <1k, wangxian, Future Fic, Cloud Recesses, Teacher WWX)

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11. Hi i was wondering if you could help me find a fic. It’s a modern AU where wwx wakes up with no memory and doesn’t remember divorcing lwj. lxc and jiang cheng were married and keeping it a secret from wwx. i think wwx had an extreme sports show or something. thanks!

FOUND!  no balance by silverclaw (G, 20k, wangxian, JC/LXC, modern, post-divorce)

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12. Does anyone else remember a fic where LWJ does some kind of ritual and sacrifices/kills a lot of people to bring back WWX? It might or might not have happened in Golden Carp Tower?

FOUND! I just wanted to see you so bad by Blackberreh & ThatOnePlatypus (T, 1k, wangxian, dark!lwj)

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13. Hi! Was looking for a modern AU where Sizhui is adopted by LWJ and WWX as a teenager? It had some things about them as teens first and two timelines. Thanks for your work!

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14. Hello, I was hoping you could help me find a fic. I don't remember much of it, only that wwx was having some suicidal ideation. Like he was sitting or standing at a cliff's edge. I think lsz  stops him and lwj stops him as well. It was post canon and they're already together. 

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15. Hi mods thank you so much for running this blog! Could you help me find a time travel fic (it may have been deleted? I fear) of lwj and nhs traveling back in time to when yllz was still alive and not-so-secretly helping him? They became friends from exchanging nsfw books somehow lmao. I remember lwj wore this hat disguise and ayuan called him "hat gege." Wwx finds out who he is eventually and also writes his own cultivation manuel which becomes pretty popular. I really appreciate your help! <33

According to @mikkeneko​ this one has been deleted :( which is a shame, I remember liking it ~Mod L

Not to be sobered by anything(like regret) by astrobandit (deleted)

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16. Thank you so much for all the lovely fics you find!!!  Do you remember one where Lan Zhan gets cursed by merchants trying to take over the salt trade(i think) in Guzu- Wei Ying finds him through a blood link and has to unmake the merchants to save Lan Zhan. Appreciate any help you might give!

FOUND!  the field meets the wood by astronicht (T, 8k, wangxian, this one’s a perfect storm of BAMF! WWX, Protective! WWX, Hurt! WWX (as well as Hurt! LWJ), YLLZ! WWX, and Genius! WWX.)

Podifcs available here by semperfiona_podfic (semperfiona) and here by  jellyfishfire

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17. Hi, I'm looking for a fic that I read probably three years ago?? And I just remember that LSZ is still a kid prob 5-6yo, and WWX is in a coma state, he got injured(?) by accidentally burning his and Wen's apartment. His unconscious soul (ghost) keeps LSZ company and helps him remember his childhood with WWX. And LSZ got adopted by LWJ, and keep saying that he got a ghost friend that is his bunny plush toy (I guess?) teaching him some mandarin words with a song (Xiao Tuzi Guai Guai). Can you please find it? Thank you🙏🏻

FOUND! Good Little Rabbit, Open The Door by ElopeToTheSea (G, 33k, wangxian, modern, fluff and angst)

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18. Two asks for you! (18a) One is a hot fic where Wei Wuxian is a fox, first one he gets the old ‘stuck in a wall’ trope, (18b) second one he sneaks in to try and blow Lan Wangji.  The second one ends with Lan Wangji declaring that the jade seal marked WW as his pet, & he’d helpfully collared himself already. The second ask is not nearly so easily found I’m afraid. All I really remember is LW idly asking about watching WW ride a dildo, and WW trying to play it cool but blurting put “will you tell me what to do?

18a)

FOUND!  naïve little fox by celerydragon (not rated, 4k, wangxian, fox wwx, dragon lwj)

18b)

FOUND! An Education in Biting off More Than You Can Chew by celerydragon (E, 4k, wangxian, non-con somnophilia) sequel to 18a

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19. Each chapter was a different au. There was one where wwx was in the nie sect and found a way to counteract the nie saber problem. Another is where when wwx died he rejected a part of himself and that part became another entity and wwx was fragmented and lost his memories and at the end when he accepted back the parts of himself that he rejected, he became a god. there was one where he made a ritual to help people pass on and grew flowers for that purpose. @alwaystiredinsomniac

FOUND? ❤️ Death of a Ghost by gotcocomilk (E, 107k, wangxian, Mojo’s post) the second description matches a complete fic

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20.   I'm looking for a fic where the Juniors decide to break Wei Wuxian's record for how many rules he's broken. At the start, they scare Wei Wuxian by waking him up with Fairy (because of Jin Ling), and they release Little Apple to ransack Jiang Cheng's room (because of Lan Sizhui), who is visiting soon. They get caught by Wei Wuxian in their last rule breaking stunt, who figures out what they did this morning.

FOUND!  a game of dares by t_why (Not rated, 7k, fluff, humor)

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[tendou-satori-chocolatier]

[Haikyuu twitter]

Onionhead @_kindiechi:

STOP THE WAY MY CLOSET DOOR WAS OPEN A CRACK AND MY IMAGINATION WENT A LITTLE WILD AND NOW IM SCARED

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Biceps101 @ushio4eva:

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[stevetonyweekly]

SteveTony Weekly - August 1

Happy Sunday and Happy August!! Here’s what I’ve been reading this week. As always, leave your fic authors some love if you read and enjoy their stories!

**Indicates my recent favs

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***Science and Progress (do not speak as loud as my heart) by sirona (MCU/5K)

Steve's body is not the only thing affected by the Super Soldier Serum.

i can’t exactly hold your hair back by SirSapling (Ultimates-Sickfic/4k)

Steve had never particularly been a person people had turned to for comfort when ill, he mostly just wished people better and went on his way. However, this is Tony, and a sense of obligation wells up within him that he needs to help, but he’s completely lost as to how.

mother material series jay_girl88 (Kidfic/109k)

An alternate universe where Tony Stark was born Antonietta Stark, and Toni is definitely mother material whether she knows it or not.

Fluffy, slightly angsty works featuring superfamily, Avengers as family and a whole lot of Toni, Steve and Peter love!

***america isn’t chicken by amuly (616 Getting Together/130k)

After a Civil War, death, rebirth, a takeover by Osborn, brain deletion, and the fall of Asgard, Steve and Tony might just be starting to get back on solid ground with one another. Things aren't perfect, not yet, but they can be in the same room as each other without resorting to violence, and they've even managed to share a smile or two.

Seems like the perfect time, then, for Tony to try and fuck it all up with a stupid game of gay chicken.

Meanwhile, as if he didn't have enough to worry about, Tony realizes some kind of supervillainous trouble is brewing when increasingly advanced armors start popping up all over Manhattan, looking strangely reminiscent of his tech. On the other side of the world, Steve gets news that Zola is on the move in Russia, with some sort of nefarious plan at work.

Which will ruin them first? Will it be this unknown armored villain who is after Tony's tech? Or will it be Zola unleashing his mysterious plan on the world? Or will Steve and Tony prove to be their own worst enemies, destroying the tentative truce they managed to forge with their own stubbornness?

***a funny thing happened on the way to oblivion by sabrecmc (Canon Divergent/66K)

“Mr….Mr. Stark?” the man asked, shaking his head as if to clear it, grip convulsing spasmodically on Tony’s hand.

“That’s me,” Tony responded gruffly. Of course the man recognized him. His face had been everywhere before the whole Iron Man thing and now…well, now…so yeah, totally understandable. Guy was probably thinking of his lawyer’s speed dial number. “Look, ambulance is on its way, okay, so just sit tight. You’re going to be fine.”

“I—I think I missed my date,” the blond man said. And promptly passed out.

Or, how Tony accidentally kidnapped Captain America and then wanted to keep him.

Shattered by sabrecmc (Canon Divergent/25k)

Tony watches the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier unfold.

Or, I threw Stony at TWS. Take that, Stucky!

***who has known heights by MountainRose, szzzt (Wing Fic/72k)

Before his injury, Tony had been a fast, intuitive flier: agile in the air, as those of his wingshape usually were, able to tumble and swoop and then trade back the speed for lift, and always get the best of the bargain.

That was how he referred to it; not 'abduction' or 'captivity' or 'maiming' but injury, the most neutral word possible. Though Steve had never, not once heard him call it an accident.

on one condition by elwenyere (Bodyguard Fic/8k)

When someone calls in a hit on billionaire Tony Stark, Steve Rogers is assigned to protect him.

A Community Gift for the Cap-IM Holiday Exchange!

***never be alone by thepartyresponsible (MCU Getting Together/7k)

Steve comes jogging up the path in a pair of offensively small bright blue jogging shorts. He’s shirtless and windswept and glistening – actually glistening – in the warm sunset glow.

“Sweet abs of liberty,” Tony says, hooking his sunglasses down his nose to get a better look.

“Of thee I sing,” Clint intones, reverently.

dear tony by sirona (Letter fic/6k)

Once the dust after what no one is referring to as "The Break-up" has settled, Steve starts writing and doesn't seem to know how to stop.

the groundwork of disapprobation by haemodye (Soulmate fic/1.5k)

Steve and Tony don't touch skin to skin until their first handshake at Bethesda Fountain. There, in front of Bruce and SHIELD and everyone, they discover that they're soulmates.

Neither of them quite know how to feel about this development.

tony, no by kellebelle (Texting/2k)

Steve + drunk texting = enthusiastic billionaire

Or how Steve found himself possibly engaged to a man named Tony he's never met.

we’re going off script by ishipallthings (Fake Dating/5k)

“Or, maybe you just need practice?” Steve blinks at Tony’s question, confused. Maybe Tony needs more sleep than he thought. He’ll have to check with JARVIS.

“Practice - at dating?”

(Steve needs help in the dating department. Tony is happy to help out, because he’s a very good friend. That’s definitely the only reason.)

***i wanna hold your hand by sirona (College AU/27K)

No one understands what it's like growing up rich and yet more alone than anyone should be able to stand - except for people who grew up just like you, that is. In which Tony Stark goes to Oxford University and meets people and makes enemies and makes friends and changes people's minds and falls in love - amongst other tales of mishap and adventure.

[areiton]

SteveTony Weekly - August 1

Happy Sunday!! Here’s what I’ve been reading this week. As always, leave your fic authors some love if you read and enjoy their stories! 

**Indicates my recent favs 

~*~ 

***Science and Progress (do not speak as loud as my heart) by sirona (MCU/5K)

Steve's body is not the only thing affected by the Super Soldier Serum.

 i can’t exactly hold your hair back by SirSapling (Ultimates-Sickfic/4k) 

Steve had never particularly been a person people had turned to for comfort when ill, he mostly just wished people better and went on his way. However, this is Tony, and a sense of obligation wells up within him that he needs to help, but he’s completely lost as to how.

mother material series jay_girl88 (Kidfic/109k) 

An alternate universe where Tony Stark was born Antonietta Stark, and Toni is definitely mother material whether she knows it or not.

Fluffy, slightly angsty works featuring superfamily, Avengers as family and a whole lot of Toni, Steve and Peter love!

***america isn’t chicken by amuly (616 Getting Together/130k)

After a Civil War, death, rebirth, a takeover by Osborn, brain deletion, and the fall of Asgard, Steve and Tony might just be starting to get back on solid ground with one another. Things aren't perfect, not yet, but they can be in the same room as each other without resorting to violence, and they've even managed to share a smile or two.

Seems like the perfect time, then, for Tony to try and fuck it all up with a stupid game of gay chicken.

Meanwhile, as if he didn't have enough to worry about, Tony realizes some kind of supervillainous trouble is brewing when increasingly advanced armors start popping up all over Manhattan, looking strangely reminiscent of his tech. On the other side of the world, Steve gets news that Zola is on the move in Russia, with some sort of nefarious plan at work.

Which will ruin them first? Will it be this unknown armored villain who is after Tony's tech? Or will it be Zola unleashing his mysterious plan on the world? Or will Steve and Tony prove to be their own worst enemies, destroying the tentative truce they managed to forge with their own stubbornness?

***a funny thing happened on the way to oblivion by sabrecmc (Canon Divergent/66K) 

“Mr….Mr. Stark?” the man asked, shaking his head as if to clear it, grip convulsing spasmodically on Tony’s hand.

“That’s me,” Tony responded gruffly. Of course the man recognized him. His face had been everywhere before the whole Iron Man thing and now…well, now…so yeah, totally understandable. Guy was probably thinking of his lawyer’s speed dial number. “Look, ambulance is on its way, okay, so just sit tight. You’re going to be fine.”

“I—I think I missed my date,” the blond man said. And promptly passed out.

Or, how Tony accidentally kidnapped Captain America and then wanted to keep him.

Shattered by sabrecmc (Canon Divergent/25k) 

Tony watches the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier unfold.

Or, I threw Stony at TWS. Take that, Stucky!

***who has known heights by MountainRose, szzzt (Wing Fic/72k) 

Before his injury, Tony had been a fast, intuitive flier: agile in the air, as those of his wingshape usually were, able to tumble and swoop and then trade back the speed for lift, and always get the best of the bargain.

That was how he referred to it; not 'abduction' or 'captivity' or 'maiming' but injury, the most neutral word possible. Though Steve had never, not once heard him call it an accident.

on one condition by elwenyere (Bodyguard Fic/8k) 

When someone calls in a hit on billionaire Tony Stark, Steve Rogers is assigned to protect him.

A Community Gift for the Cap-IM Holiday Exchange!

***never be alone by thepartyresponsible (MCU Getting Together/7k)

Steve comes jogging up the path in a pair of offensively small bright blue jogging shorts. He’s shirtless and windswept and glistening – actually glistening – in the warm sunset glow.

“Sweet abs of liberty,” Tony says, hooking his sunglasses down his nose to get a better look.

“Of thee I sing,” Clint intones, reverently.

dear tony by sirona (Letter fic/6k) 

Once the dust after what no one is referring to as "The Break-up" has settled, Steve starts writing and doesn't seem to know how to stop.

the groundwork of disapprobation by haemodye (Soulmate fic/1.5k) 

Steve and Tony don't touch skin to skin until their first handshake at Bethesda Fountain. There, in front of Bruce and SHIELD and everyone, they discover that they're soulmates.

Neither of them quite know how to feel about this development.

tony, no by kellebelle (Texting/2k) 

Steve + drunk texting = enthusiastic billionaire

Or how Steve found himself possibly engaged to a man named Tony he's never met.

we’re going off script by ishipallthings (Fake Dating/5k) 

“Or, maybe you just need practice?” Steve blinks at Tony’s question, confused. Maybe Tony needs more sleep than he thought. He’ll have to check with JARVIS.

“Practice - at dating?”

(Steve needs help in the dating department. Tony is happy to help out, because he’s a very good friend. That’s definitely the only reason.)

***i wanna hold your hand by sirona (College AU/27K) 

No one understands what it's like growing up rich and yet more alone than anyone should be able to stand - except for people who grew up just like you, that is. In which Tony Stark goes to Oxford University and meets people and makes enemies and makes friends and changes people's minds and falls in love - amongst other tales of mishap and adventure.

[godziiwa]

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please, before reading any of this fanfics read the hashtags! also, all the credits to the authors! enjoy

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IWAOI 

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say my name (one shot, literally this is only smut, 2700 words)

new phone who dis (texting, so funny 57k words,)

waiting in the stars (bodyswap, 116k words)

rich boy, poor boy (107k words)

coffee king (coffee au, 187k words)

arrest me, officer (police au, this fanfic is so good and so funny pls read it, 122k words)

what you came for (police iwa, personally my favorite iwaoi fanfic, 108k words)

trial by fire (lawyers au, so good, 76k words)

mind reader (iwa can read minds, 40k)

lockdown (prison au, everybody is a criminal expect karasuno, 72k words)

press "1" to get a call from your drunk best friend (funny, one shot, drunk iwa)

six month lover (89k, pining, this one is SO good)

it's lonely on Jupiter (122k, iwa is an alien, college)

lacrimae (22k, I'm sorry this is literally only smut, but soooooooo good)

I choose you (soulmate au, 9000 words)

build me a temple (this one is really good, god oikawa, 39k words, its like read a ghibli movie)

to be first, to be best (26k, so good)

the courtship ritual of the Hercules battle (future fic, so good, 66k)

they say it rains diamonds on jupiter (iwa pines, 35k)

UPDATED 9/03/21

the panty dropper (band au, 21k)

antithesis (10k)

tokyo boy (16k)

lucky number 13 (12+1 things, 17k)

kireji (police oikawa, 11k)

I sure hope that the sun got rhythm ('cause he gonna dance when that music hit'm) (dance au, 28k)

never just acting with you (actor oikawa, roadtrip, 45k)

the loyalty of a traitor (yakuza boss oikawa, GREAT FIC, 77k)

shining so bright (9000 words)

fall line (this one is so cute, strangers to lovers, 21k)

silver tongue (office au, SUPER FUNNY, 10k)

I know when you're around ('cause i know the sound of your heart) (coffe shop au, 17k)

new flame (sugar daddy iwa, THIS ONE IS SO GOOD AND SO FLUFFY, 58k, on going)

we’re going home (6000 words)

the best best (domestic fluff, 12k)

all kinds of winners (this is only smut but its so good)

dinner and a movie (fake dating, 11k)

its not love, probably (7000 words)

mint (18k)

as close as you need (8000 words)

piece of cake  (baker iwa 15k)

good vibrations (only smut but inmaculate) 

tooru’s toil and trouble (soulamate au, 11k)

dear diary, i met a boy (he made my dull heart light up with joy) (pining, 15k)

cotton breathing (sumer lovin, 15k)

all the words of time and space (online friends, 46k)

get ripped, get laid (personal trainer iwa, 13k)

desperado (thieves, heist fic, 82k)

as much as i do (oisuga fake dating, 42k)

have mercy on me (hanahaki, 10k)

yellow white red (camellia/gardenia) (flower shop au, 9000) 

UPDATED 17/6/21

one for two (3700 words, smut, sex toys)

good together (1120 words, smut)

kotov syndrome (50k detective au)

ambus (1900 words, smut)

soft wool, agile fingers (knitting au 11k)

i’d marry you in a dumpster (or in your room) (2600 words, love conffesions)

storm warning (10k post-graduation)

no sex for you in a really long time (3600 words, public sex)

of moonlight and covens (20k, ritual sex, sabrina au)

undechiperable (4800 words, love conffesions)

tips on how to get with your crush (7500 words, mutual pining)

phone home (6500 astronaut oikawa)

amicus curiae (43k, lawerys au, SO GOOD!!!)

boy like you (2200 words, strip tease)

till lies do us part (50k mr & mrs smith au)

bet i can (1800 words, smut)

don’t let me go (20k, pining, ftl)

make a wish (7400, iwaizumi’s birthday)

rule number two: just don’t get attached to) (20k, detective au, SO GOOD)

you find me in a hospital bed (11k, hospital au but without angst)

driving me crazy (17k, smut with plot)

baby you might need a seat belt (11k time skip smut)

i’ll never feel whole (19k, roommates)

synaisthesis (14k, violinst oikawa and pianist iwa, this is so good a deserves more, please read)

in the business of love (22k, fake dating) 

some fools rush in (7800 words fake dating)

i’ve been missing you for a long time (7300 words, fluff)

a little sweetness (2600 words)

breath in (5800 words, drugs)

hell mision (22k bodyguard iwa)

a coffe shop’s acoustics (23k coffe shop au and musician oikawa)

relationship thing (25, different first meeting)

fuck ups and hook ups (13k, ne night stands, smut with plot)

kissing both (1700, kissing both)

we might be (37k)

places (15k)

inside, this place is warm (6500 words, established relationship)

betrayal (2400, love conffesions)

meant to be (6000 words, college au)

galaxies, within you (21k college au)

kiss me on the mouth and set me free (18k mutual pining)

i’m no poet (4000 words, love conffesions, THIS IS SO SWEET)

the prince of yakuza (8000 yakuza smut)

just friends (6000 words friends with benefits)

misconceptions (5000 words, 5+1 things)

balustrade (10k, neighbors)

made of our longest days (4000 words, love conffesions)

burning heart (7000 words, firefighter iwa)

i want you, i’ll hope you’ll come to me (15k to all the boys au)

walking the dog (11k)

routine (2900 words)

terrarium (11k, THIS IS SO GOOD PLEASE READ)

fake it till you make it (12k youtubers au)

yours for the weekend (14k, actor oikawa)

we shine like diamonds (26k homophobia)

i shure hope that guy gets fired (29k, time-loop)

15 minutes (17k)

lips likes sugar (8000 words, practing kissing)

in this same space (23k, cosplayer oikawa and doujinka iwa)

thirty years and change (19k, future fic)

焦がれて怖くなる [I yearn for you so much that I'm getting scared] (4800 words, hanakotoba)

trouble with texting (12k texting)

salt water (8000 words)

the stars in your eyes (5350 words love confessions) 

it takes seven days (26k bakery au)

from your mortal enemy (11k, 5+1 things)

conqueror of hearts (29k royalty au)

stranger danger (14k texting college au)

the bachelor (16k the bachelor au)

my heart is where it’s always been (21k)

rise (12k, college au)

sleeping habits (6000 words)

KAGEHINA

blinding problem (hinata pines, 220k words)

I like the way your clothes smell (canonverse, 75k words)

dial (phone sex, the smut is immaculate, personally one of my favorites, 103k words)

I can do better (canonverse, 45k words)

deadly (this fanfic is so good please you have to read it, laundry au, 42k words)

the job (this is personally my favorite, you MUST read it, 61k words)

the crown and the crow (soulmate au)

happy birthday, idiot (fluff, canonverse, 31k)

love biscuits (fluff, humor, hinata is a vet)

something old and something new (this one is very cute, canonverse, 17k)

UPDATED 09/03/21

open 24 hours (smut, food kink, 11k)

sweet tooth (11k)

perfecting the latte heart (coffe shop au, 31k)

routine (29k, cam boy hinata)

that's it for now, I'll be updating once in a while

[icebergvideo]

im anazed puppy vs kitty got 72k notes. Im famous now

[froglatte]

AHH thank you so much for the suggestions!!! I’m so excited to give them a look! :D Do you think you could rec some more FMA? I know there’s a lot of good ones but I’m pretty new to the fandom

oh now you’ve done it. now you’ve enabled me.  FMA is home to so much god-tier angst and I know I’m going to miss some really good ones BUT HERE WE GO

Human Behavior by @lilisky (50k, complete) - Combination Ed goes to therapy and Ed Will Need Therapy fic

For the Night Has Been Unkind by @ultracooljellybean (159k, WIP) - ed will fall SO hard (and I mean SO HARD oh poor child) but he will climb that hill back up.  I’ve reread this fic probably three times now and I am just so invested everytime.

Number Twenty Eight by Sevlow (63k, complete) - THE Chimera!Ed fic.  Sevlow has SO many good angst fics, I highly suggest you check the rest of their works out for premium angst.

To the Night Sky by @problematic-ranowa (215k, complete) - GIVE ME THAT GOOD GOOD PARENTAL ROYED AND CORRUPT MENTAL WARD SHIT!!  god I’m so tempted to reread this one rn

Light at the End of the Tunnel by @the-original-akarri (13k, complete) - Ed and Roy try to track down a criminal but instead get lost in the sewers and can’t ask for directions

Taut by The Teeta Monster (72k, WIP) - please get your tetanus shot im begging you

Dead on Arrival by @x-rainflame-x (47k, complete) - Ed haunts Roy while Roy gaslights himself

Blackwell Springs by @liathgray (114k, complete) - Ed’s too smart for his own good and limps headfirst into trouble

what the water gave me by Spineless (8k, complete) - god whenever I’m searching through the most kudosed for some good angst I always come back to this one.  automail sickfic 

Transient by Glass Shoe (68k, complete) - Ed struggles through a 100+ degree fever to track down a rogue alchemist.  boy GET SOME REST GO TO SLEEP!!!

But Not Buried This Time by Tierfal (94k, complete) - war fic?? kinda?? no action only whump and that’s what we’re HERE FOR

Throw It Out to Sea by @anthropwashere (37k, complete) - I’m putting this fic on this list again because HNNNNNNNNNNN *sirens wailing* AHHHHHHHHHHH. i cannot tell you a single thing about this fic you will simply have to trust me.

Again, I’m probably missing so many good ones, but all of these are amazing!  Check out more works from the author if you like their stuff, a lot of these authors have other works that are also fantastic.  Thanks so much for the ask and THANK YOU for enabling me on this fine evening!

[fogsrollingin]

Moonlight Readings 🌜⭐

Moonlight Readings are what I call my posts that recommend and review the latest fics I've read that I can put into a major rec/review list of mine (see my second stickied post My Fic Recs). In this case, all these fics are included in my Favorite Spideypool Fics 😃 My Boyfriend's a Murderbot by Fredegund. Spideypool, Explicit, 55k words. Summary: Wade Winston Wilson is ugly. His skin's inside out. It ripples and moves every second of every day, at constant war with the cancer. Vanessa put on a brave face for him when she first saw the changes, but it turns out even she can't stomach the sight for long. He's ugly and alone and nothing will ever be good in life again - If only that were his only problem. But Weapon X is at it again, under crisp new management, turning orphans into super slaves and bringing out the big guns to make sure nobody interferes this go around (namely one Pool comma Dead). So now, not only is Wade alone and ugly forever, but he's got a bit of a pest problem in the form of a black-clad murder-happy man spider with a collar around his neck and an unhealthy obsession with tying Deadpool up. So maybe it's not all bad... https://archiveofourown.org/works/23388652 My thoughts: Excellent fic! I LOVED the buildup of Wade meeting Spidey. I loved the edge of vulnerable and feral the author kept Spidey on for awhile. I also appreciated how Spidey was more *Spidery*! He has extra limbs & googly black reflecting spider eyes?! F yeah that's so gnarly it's 100% awesome!!! Paradise (spread out like a knife) by Sarah_Sandwich. Teen+, Spideypool, 72k. Summary: He sighs from where he’s prone, arms akimbo, and roof gravel digging into his spine. “I lost my job. My… other job. The one that actually pays the bills.” He doesn’t want to dwell on why he’s telling Deadpool of all people. Surely it has nothing to do with his desperate lack of friends. MJ is in California chasing her dreams, Harry’s undergoing treatment for his mental health and isn’t allowed visitors (not that it matters since they blacklisted Peter after last time), and Gwen… Well. And it’s not like he can talk to Aunt May without her worrying about him starving to death under a bridge or something so… Deadpool it is. Man, when did his life get this pathetic? OR: The one where Peter and Wade are literal soulmates but don't realize it for literal years because they're literal idiots. https://archiveofourown.org/works/26399314 My thoughts: I loved this slow burn spideypool fic. Featured so many sweet moments that kept building Wade's and Peter's intimacy levels, it was such a joy to read. I also love when Peter/Spidey defends Wade/Deadpool to the Avengers or whoever else. It's a favorite trope of mine in spideypool fic for sure 🥰 I Ain't No Calming Goat! by X_Gon_Give_It. Mature, Spideypool, 47k. Summary: There's a man sitting in the corner of the room. Peter's vision is still mottled, but he can make out grey pants similar to the one he's wearing. His roomie is wearing a white shirt and it takes several blinks to realize it's a straitjacket. That's never a good sign. The man cocked his head to the side, hairless eyebrows quirking. When Peter inhales, the stench of pain is acrid in his nose. His eyes are hard and angry when they meet Peter's. "And who are you supposed to be? They're actually giving me roommates again? Nice try, Francie!" he yelled this toward the door, "But I'm not buying it. Give 'im to someone else." <><><><><> Or the one where Peter is kidnapped by Weapon X and he shares a cell with Deadpool. https://archiveofourown.org/works/19789162 My thoughts: This was a really interesting read. Peter's an omega that gets pissed off & violent & prefers to be big spoon. Wade's respectful and gentle alpha and prefers little spoon. The torture & sexual assault elements weren't that heart-wrenching because the author focuses more on the aftermath where Peter thinks about it and hates it/gets pissed off about it instead of dwelling in psychological devastation & needing comfort. Depending on the reader that can be a really great trait in a story. Towards the end the author gives us some great cuddles and I was a very happy camper

[ramabear]

writing update stuff

wordflex time

finishing out the month at a nice 72k :)

I’m about 50k or so away from the midway point of the goal for this year (around 700k) and since i’ve been averaging around 65k a month, that’s definitely feasible.

i’m still in the process of rereading trustfall to make sure things are nice and tidy and flow well. i’m also uh, kinda sorta looking for a beta reader for it? i have one that i’m sharing the fic with (thanks clem) but they haven’t read the original SIAOD so i’m considering having someone who has read SIAOD read over trustfall. but im not sure about that yet also the person i’d prefer to read it is very busy right now so.... hm. anyway lets put that aside for now

OH WAIT YOU KNOW WHATS IMPORTANT

THE TRUSTFALL COUNTDOWN WEEKEND THING

so i’m gonna start posting once a week starting in september (on the 4th) SO

TRUSTFALL BEGINS POSTING IN THIRTEEN (13) WEEKS

this has been your semi official post announcing that.

anyway. those are the updates for now i guess

[haikyuu-writings]

haikyuu ao3 fic recs

some loved writings i enjoyed on my quest to find amazing fics (and i was not disappointed) this will be continuously updated !

(uhh i didnt specify the ratings since i only made this for my friend, but ao3 always has ratings and specific tags, so browse through those before you read :) )

open tab  -  daisuga  -  inc; 529k  -  bartender! daichi and artist! suga w fun dialogue!!

but for me, there is a storm  -  kagehina  -  comp; 276k  -  pacific rim au

all the small things  -  oisuga  -  comp; 12k  -  sweet runthrough w old acquaintance at a grocery store

national hot dad alliance is now calling...  -  mostly gen  -  comp; 58k  -  memey funny lighthearted stuff in a texting fic

crowchildren  -  kagehina  -  comp; 58k  -  beaut heartwarming angsty fantasy-ish kinda tale about crowchildren who carry souls of the dead to the final resting place

sunshine harbour  -  kagehina  -  comp; 110k  -  hinata goes missing 1 day n kags sets out to find him, but he ends up in a mysterious town w a shit ton of secrets

bell, book, and candle  -  daisuga  -  inc; 647k  -  magic fantasy world where suga is an exorcist/supernatural hunter n ends up fixing up everyones shit

in transit  -  kagehina  -  comp; 4k  -  lighthearted fluff and soft feelings from second years! kagehina

rewards program  -  bokuakakuro  -  comp; 8k  -  bokukuroo buyin random shit @ the convenience store where akaashi works everyday

i’ll wait with you in rain or snow  -  daisuga  -  comp; 75k  -  super fluffy cute wholesome daisuga adopting wolf kids (the hinatas!!) (no a/b/o)

i like the way your clothes smell  -  kagehina  -  comp; 74k  -  fluffy teen boys being teen boys (+ awkwardness)

lips like sugar  -  iwaoi  -  comp; 8k  -  iwa gets kissing lessons from oiks

tea-stained polaroids  -  bokuaka  -  comp; 5k  -  photographer! akaashi + a very in love bokuto

love in the time of wifi  -  bokuaka  -  akaashi gets a crush then asks advice from online friends (namely, user HootHoot17)

right in the head  -  bokuaka  -  epic zombie apocalypse au

twitch  -  kagehina  -  comp; 72k  -  hinata has tourette’s syndrome (uncontrollable tics + twitches); angst w a happy ending

come and get lost with us  -  kagehina  -  comp; 150k  -  wholesome char development of kags, a thief, who ends up at some secluded camp in the woods

darlin’, your head’s not right  -  iwaoi  -  comp; 13k  -  childhood friends + lots of teasing (iwa pledging to marry oiks) (oiks never letting him live it down)

[updated 02/12/18]

bang! now we’re even  -  bokuaka  -  super hawt n cool spy au that is too good to be true

undeniably special  -  bokuaka  -  lighthearted friends to lovers where kashi just feels like kissing bo

better than spy films  -  bokuaka  -  bo scavenges for food at kuroo’s place n finds smthg better than food

come morning light  -  kagehina  -  angsty apocalyptic setting i have yet to finish

he may suck at beer pong but he slam dunked my heart  -  kagehina  -  refreshing college au w/ frat boy hinata

come and take a walk on the wild side  -  asanoya  -  asahi just moves in and noya’s pet tarantula is on the loose (CUTE AF MUST READ)

and when we touch, the stars explode  -  kenhina  -  fluffy modern magic au what more can u ask for

let’s do it like they do in my furry animes  -  kurotsukki  -  crack fic w wayyyyy too many memes 

by any other name  -  tsukkiyama  -  yama is sick of people asking him if tsukki is single (fluff, not really angst!)

[updated 04/01/18] 

(u can guess my current otp atm nfjkjfsdn)

how (not) to share a bathroom  -  oisuga  -  each dorm has a connected shared bathroom + passive aggresive sticky notes convos ensue

but with a whimper  -  oisuga  -  the fake dating au u need after discovering oisuga

oh mercy me  -  oisuga  -  the mature fic u need after reading the fake dating au one  oikawa opens his phone during class n stuff goes south from there

sweet sunshine  -  oisuga  -  the fluffy counterpart of above (im joking, but this is a soft, sweet texting fic)

drawn to you  -  iwaoi  -  oiks has a secret crush on iwa n tries to talk to him, BUT IWA THINKS HE’S A FAN surprise he’s a secret shoujo manga author

shooting stars and satellites  -  yamatsukki  -  nostalgic au where tsukki goes to tokyo for uni, loses touch w yams, and sees him again after 4 yrs

upstairs  -  bokuaka  -  neighbors au where where bo is stuck w an unfairly attractive neighbor who he can hear moan every night

let’s do it like they do on the infomercial channel  -  kagehina  -  everything u dont want to read in the form of a crack fic

[edit 07/30/20]

this post is blowing up again pls feel free to rec me some too in my submissions/replies, or mayhaps check out my one shots on my tumblr? <3 hq fanfic nation rise we still going strong