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The consequences of a friend getting me into RvB like a week or two ago and then suddenly Rooster Teeth announces it's shut down got me sobbing at 4:30 am
#we're only on like season 9#and i cannot draw halo armor but i love the armor i will learn...#rvb#red vs blue#richard simmons#dick simmons#dexter grif#sarge rvb#simmons rvb#grif rvb#franklin delano donut#donut rvb#mart#sorry for the Messiest and Worst Tags known to man i don't know this fandom#them two ketchup and mustard guys are totally fucking gay though#kudos to whoever read the tags#my final words. uhhhh i could make grif denounce the christian god#rooster teeth#grimmons#<- edited tag cause i finally found out the ship name LOL#rvb doodles
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helloo I ’m looking for something semi-specific but also not really specific at all bc I feel like I’ve gotten my fix of fantasy plots for awhile and I really miss having multiple-muses deals where we kinda dive into characters and intertwining their lives together with pairings and platonic bonds with the other muses and the likes :,) of course I still want a plot and to plot things continuously for some oomph here and there and I’m open to dark and gritty but 🤲🏼
looking for things with like a common setting too? I don’t really do academia based verses bc my muses tend to be 28+ usually but we could do apartment complex, hospital workers, members of high society (or the opposite), celebrities in the same movie or tv show cast, criminal world—organized or not, idc just something :,) (am open to the most basic of supernatural plots but nothin tooo high fantasy) but I miss all that drama, chaos, I’m open to dark shit, dramatic stuff. I do like fluff, but I like a mixed bag of everything.
I don’t even mind making muses together. all I ask is you’re 21+, open to all pairing types (m/f, m/m, f/f, etc) and you write on discord. I’m also open to sending inspo, Pinterest, chatting ooc 🫶🏼 with caution I’d say I don’t have any boundaries/triggers (but if you come to me with an illegal age gap I swear to god :) gtfo here with that I cannot even stress that enough)
#1x1 rp#discord 1x1#discord 1x1 rp#discord rp#discord mumu#1x1#discord mumu rp#don’t flop I’m bored and I’m finally consistent w replies and stuff#kudos to whoever reads this block of text#2x2 rp#2x2#mumu rp#mumu#I feel like I use archaic tags
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Weighing in as a certified Xi Ping Knower™, absolutely not lmao.
Xi Shiyong spends his entire series getting paired off against people unfathomably more powerful than him and outwitting them through the power of insane harebrained schemes and his cockroach-like inability to die. He also absolutely runs on the rule of comedy to some degree. He constantly causes problems on purpose at the feet of powerhouses and gets away with it.
But it's so much funnier if he loses.
Late series Xi Ping is an incredibly powerful immortal, so surely he can avoid just one punch, right? He has healing powers good enough that he's basically unkillable, so surely it'll take more than a punch to stop him, right? Absolutely not.
Shiyong has to fight Saitama, gets all the pieces in place for whatever scheme he has this time, and has his array of even more overpowered loved ones watching from a distance with their own crazy plans. Then he somehow gets punched anyway in the middle of all that. His teacher would lose his shit. His unhinged cousin would lose his shit. Hysterical.
Anyway, I don't know if Saitama could actually kill him since you can't exactly punch a consciousness, but there's no way in hell Xi Ping's beating him in a fight. At best, we get a nice cycle of him getting punched, healing up, and immediately getting punched again. He'd lose so hard lmao. I figure at that point Shiyong considers himself irrecoverably defeated and immediately decides the only way forward is to get Saitama on his side. He proceeds to be incredibly annoying. More schemes ensue.
Can Xi Ping/Xi Shiyong/Tai Sui from Tai Sui Defeat Saitama?
Rules: a character can only defeat Saitama if they
1: Can avoid getting punched, AND
2: It is funnier for them to win. Do not apply powerscaling logic to this poll.
Vote under the cut if you read the rules
#the funniest and therefore truest ending is that shiyong is easily defeated but not killed permanently#all the comedy of someone losing a fight to one punch man unexpectedly AND all the comedy of yet another person having to Deal With Xi Ping#I started writing a shorter version of this in the tags#but honestly there's so few tai sui fans on tumblr that I might as well jump on the post itself#nobody else is going to lmao#might as well put Shiyong in front of as many eyes as possible#oooh you wanna read tai sui so bad#anyway kudos to whoever submitted this as a matchup#what a treat for me specifically
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hello and welcome to the june fic rec featuring my favourite works i read during the past weeks. as always, please check tags before reading. if you liked the fics please reblog their posts, leave kudos and write a nice comment. happy reading! (and happy pride month!) rec tag | more rec lists
— harry/louis —
໑ Don’t Embarrass Me, Motherfucker by @allwaswell16 (T, 1.4k, established relationship, time stamp, professor harry, pets) Harry comes home from work to find Louis and their parrot are up to something.
A Darcy the Parrot time stamp
໑ All My Life by wanderlou (NR, 5k, established relationship, marriage proposal, humour) The four times Harry tries to propose and the one time he gets it right (or does he?)
໑ Take My Hand, Dumbass by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup (G, 6k, enemies to lovers, a/b/o college au, roommates, touch depri) There's only alpha dorms at university, and Louis Tomlinson, omega, refuses to pay the exorbitant fees to live off campus. So, four years pretending to be an alpha it is! That'll be easy.
And maybe it would be easy, if not for the depri and the annoying alpha roommate and the fact that Louis is, honestly, a bit too stubborn for his own good.
໑ Little Love by GoldenSunflouervol6 (NR, 8.7k, friends to lovers, a/b/o au, fbi, homelessness) Written for the Omegaverse fic fest for prompt: 205. L & H are FBI/CIA/MI6/whatever agents and best friends. L goes on a mission without H (they’re partners, so they usually go together) and he doesn’t return. 2 yrs later he returns to the agency after escaping from wherever he was (maybe he was kidnapped, experimented on, etc., can be up to the author!). H tries to get L to talk about why he was gone/what he went through, but L isn’t ready. They continue to go on missions, but L is falling apart. Maybe he’s having nightmares, flashbacks, etc. Whoever held L captive ends up finding him again and takes him back. He either escapes again or H finds him. The author can obviously add stuff! This is more like an outline, maybe? Preferably omega L & alpha H, but ultimately up to author. Would love to see the other boys in it too, but that’s up to the author as well! [possessive & jealous h, sassy & tough l] L can be feminized, but preferably not too much.
໑ the past might be painful, but i’m in love with our future by localopa / @voulezloux (T, 10k, established relationship, pride, time stamp) it takes a lot of convincing for louis to let harry take him to his first pride. harry understands his worries and fears. really, he does. he just wants to show his boyfriend that he doesn’t have to be alone anymore.
a don’t be afraid to love (and love again) time stamp.
໑ Louis and the Very Terrible, No Good Sleep by Stria / @nooradeservedbetter (E, 10k, roommates, a/b/o au, insomnia, 5+1 things) Louis had always been used to sleeping in a puppy pile back home. It was something that just happened, with all of his siblings being omegas, they just ended up in a giant nest all together, and Louis loved to cuddle in the warmth, and breathe in the familiar scent of home. He hadn’t thought much about it when, after graduating from the local uni, he got a job offer in Brighton and had to leave the family den.
Or, Louis is insomniac. Follow him in his quest to fall asleep.
໑ You Just Be Yourself by @lululawrence (NR, 13k, strangers to lovers, a/b/o au, kid fic, 5+1 things) “Thanks, Mom.”
Louis’ breath was knocked right out of him at those words, and Grey froze. They then immediately pulled out of Louis’ arms and scurried out of sight before either Harry or Louis could respond.
“Shit,” Harry cursed quietly, looking between Louis and where Grey had disappeared.
“I…” Louis blinked and looked down at the boxes still scattered on the floor. By the time he had gathered them back up, Harry was also gone.
Or five times Harry's daughter claims Louis as her mother, and one time Louis claims them both as his too.
໑ back where we belong by Ashisinlove (NR, 15k, exes to lovers, a/b/o au, college/university au, lack of communication, omega drop, read tags and author’s note) an exes to lover university!au where louis did not know how to express his concern in the relationship and harry did not know his omega was feeling this way.
໑ Ugly love by Hazzaslittle28 (E, 16k, kind of established relationship, governor harry, prostitute louis, accidental pregnancy) And Louis knew one thing as he stares at the dark sky and trees, the town moving away from his vision that he's never going to let his child feel the betrayal and hurt and all the hardships he went through.
He's going to give his baby enough love to fill the absence of her father. The ring in his fingers burn, there was rage inside Louis but most of all resided a boy who was still in denial that one day, one day his love would return back to him. Hold him and they'll stay happy as ever.
Or
The 1860s Au where Louis is a prostitute and Harry's a governor, they both are in love until they aren't.
໑ frightened by the bite, no harsher than the bark by localopa / @voulezloux (T, 21.6k, strangers to lovers, a/b/o au, rockstar louis, bodyguard harry, touch deprivation) louis loves going to the barricade during his shows. if it’s because he’s got a bit (lot) of touch deprivation and is using it as an excuse to have his big alpha bodyguard, harry, touch him, well, that’s a secret he doesn’t need to tell.
໑ Scarred by @allwaswell16 (E, 23k, enemies to lovers, soulmates, a/b/o au, sick fic, touch deprivation, soul bond, scars, read tags) As a male omega, Louis has learned to live with disappointment and rejection, but he dreams of the day he finds his soulmate. When Harry inadvertently rejects him as his soulmate, Harry has no idea he's doomed Louis to a slow, painful death.
Pride doesn't keep Louis from telling Harry the truth. But love does.
— rare pairs —
໑ It's You by @allwaswell16 (louis/louis, T, 2.7k, a/b/o university au, clones, 5+1 things) Five times alpha Louis talks to omega Lou and one time he admits he wants more from his omega clone
໑ The Tiniest Moves by @allwaswell16 (louis/nick grimshaw, T, 1.5k, getting together, famous/non famous au) Coffee shop owner Nick Grimshaw may or may not have come to work on his day off in the hopes that fresh-off-his-world-tour Louis Tomlinson might stop by.
#28th appreciation#1dsource#1dsquad#hlcreators#hljournal#artistsof1d#1dficvillage#trackinghome#*#*rec
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Simblr Gratitude Day
I've been in a serious adulting and holiday prep pattern this week and haven't been able to be here much, so I'm behind on a lot of your content and missed this really cool event. But will that stop me from participating? Not one bit! I finally have a moment to chill, so here we go!
Y'all know how much I appreciate you, but I'll never stop expressing it. Whoever came up with this idea, kudos to you! There's often so much negativity in this community and I love that we're not gonna let it win. Let's make spreading love a way of life!
@ladybugsimblr, you are the best co-conspirator collab partner, and I appreciate you putting up with my foolishness on the daily lol. Your friendship has been so refreshing, and I am really glad to know you!
@trumpets0ng, you keep my sims in constant supply of super amazing builds, and my stories have never looked better. I appreciate you also putting up with my shenanigans and am glad to have a chance to get to know you outside of sims things.
@mysimsloveaffair, it has been a privilege to get to know you better! I love seeing you pop up in my messages, and collaborating with you has been so fun. Thanks for allowing me into your life!
@maladi777, you have been around since the very beginning of my Sims 4 life, read every single story, witnessed every glow up, and have been part of every community I've joined. So the question remains...who is stalking who?? I appreciate your stalwart friendship and love that I can say I have known you for as long as I have.
@percosim @saps-sims, you're my reblogging tag team! I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have nearly as many followers with you guys consistently spreading the word. It's really amazing what you do, and I appreciate it so much!
@someone-elsa, you ask the BEST questions, and I always look forward to them. And you know I'm loving your lookbooks right now!
@soulsimmin, I LOVE talking to you whether it's sims, design, or some random bizarreness that just occurred! And I love how deep you get into my stories and characters. Your comments keep me rolling lol. Sometimes I'll add some subtle obscure funny and say to myself, if she is the only one who gets it and laughs, I've been successful lol. Thank you!
@bridgeportbritt, I appreciate your check-ins! These internet friendships we all have can be a minefield sometimes, and it's hard to know how people are affected by things. I appreciate you asking! And I appreciate you loving my sims!
@gingerbeardmansim, @thelastairsimblr, @gogomadu, @wannabecatwriter, @digital-deluxe, @budgie2budgie, @dreamstatesims, @eslanes, @ellemant, @hazelminesims, @cross-design, @micrathene-w, @shesthespinstersimmer, @haziewhims, @whyhellosims, @chcltroses, @geminispeaketh, @n1ck1s1ms, @beebeesiims, @wifemomsimmer, @nyrarachelle, @nilonne, @utamuse, @pinkchocolatesims, @kimbogee, @missmoodring, @lazysunjade, @nightlifeseries, @deardiaryts4, @ladytee918, and everyone who has ever liked or commented, to the lurkers, to my newest followers I am not familiar with yet, I appreciate you all SO very much! Those of you who write, build, make cc, and everything else creative, you know how we all get in our heads sometimes. All of you keep us going, and your interactions do not go unnoticed. 💛
Love you all!!
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Why I'm Voting Inno Mikoto even tho He Definitely Did It
or should I say DID i-*🏏smacked*
TL;DR like many I do not believe a word John says, but I also don't think he has the entire truth. Meanwhile Mikoto's amnesia is near undoubtable. With two unreliable narrators and solid evidence of self-defense, I think we need more before declaring him guilty.
I'm here to be Mikoto's lawyer cuz John ily but you suck at it 😭
Now onto why I'm voting Inno:
Mikoto isn't lying when he says he doesn't remember murdering those people, at least not entirely. The memory is in his subconscious, but he can't even remember the faces of his victims because they were both so out of it.
I believe what we see in MeMe is safe to assume to be his first. The first mannequin smashed onscreen is this one:
That looks like a damn FNAF jumpscare lmao this tells me that his baseball hobby probably saved him from getting jumped at that train station, but it came at a heavy price.
That's where John comes in. To handle the feelings that undoubtedly came with taking a life and having to hide the evidence.
Generally in DID alter's memories fall into one of 3 categories (my observations of myself and other systems):
That event happened. These are all the details. I feel nothing about it.
That event happened and I remember everything I felt like it was seconds ago, but I couldn't tell you specifics
That event happened??
The latter two can safely be assigned to John and Bokukoto. The first one is what we're missing.
I saw someone point out how the train could symbolize that he can never go back (credit urself in the tags if u see this it was a good one) to before he killed.
That brings me to our final scene.
Remember how John split to handle the feelings of that stressor? The feeling of unsafety, pure adrenaline, and righteous anger at the attacker is a horrific thing, but once you experience it you change. In order for an alter to handle the reality of something, it must be accepted somehow. John's way of accepting it is not remembering their faces, only his expressions and actions. That's probably why he's so aggressive; constant fight-or-flight mode.
Mikoto (Bokukoto), like with whatever happened to him in early childhood to cause DID, is unable to accept these realities because doing so would shatter his world (it turns out constant fight-or-flight isn't great for your social life).
So about John's statement that he didn't know any of the victims even though he totally did, at least a little;
John is reading the room and there it is: unsafety, pure adrenaline, and righteous anger at the attacker. That's all he needs to feel to know that it's time to protect Mikoto.
That's not the face and mannerisms of a man who bashes skulls in for kicks. This shit was personal.
I can't tell if it's one or two victims in the second clip here, but I strongly believe they had something to do with his work. His subconscious is really harping on how much his boss got on him and how stressed it made him. Something happened that pushed them over the edge. You don't call your mom after you kill for fun (or maybe you do idk). You call your mom when you know you're fucked.
John initiated the second killing but I don't think he was the only one making a conscious decision. That said, I don't have enough details to condemn Mikoto to another unforgiven verdict.
So, where will we find that info? Well remember RGB Mikoto/Trikoto theory (kudos to whoever coined those too)? Well when I broke down the compartmentalization earlier I hinted that there's a strong chance that SOMEONE remembers every detail, but feels nothing and lays dormant.
Good old green Mikoto, the only one we haven't seen speak yet the one who's given us the most detail so far (via MeMe).
Even if not and Bokukoto remembers more than he's letting on/gets in contact with John, the crime itself isn't unforgivable beyond a shadow of a doubt yet even with multiple victims. His reasons are still cloudy.
Also I like him
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Fic Writer Interview 📝
tagged by @brawngp2009 ! Thank you, it was fun!
Heads up, I'll be keeping this to my F1 writing only! --
How many works do you have on AO3? 7 😎 What's your total word count? The ao3 stats page tells me it’s 30 302. My writing programme tells me there's 20k more in wips but that includes notes and stuff that aren’t really fic writing What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
Isn't the stats page so great? Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? I do! I don’t always see them right away, but I like to say thank you to each person who takes the time to let me know they read and enjoyed something I wrote :) What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending? I’m not sure... I don't really have any fic that ends angstily, but I guess the closest would be either Winter Pitstop or Head in the clouds? They’re more ambiguous than angsty, though… What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending? I’d say Eyes on the prize has the happiest ending out of the current finished ones. Do you write crossovers? I don't write actual crossovers, but I love crossover AUs! I tend to draw them more than write them, though. Have you ever received hate on a fic? No. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Hell yeah!!! I only started writing smut "properly" in the past couple of years, it can be very challenging but that makes it extra rewarding when it's done. As for what kind, just m/m so far. I’d like to diversify it one day, but who knows... Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not a full fic, but lets just say there's a reason I no longer share WIP snippets. Have you ever had a fic translated? Not to my knowledge. Have you ever co-written a fic before? No, but honestly all my fics are so rooted in what Ghost and I come up with together that she might as well be a co-writer. What's your all-time favourite ship? Simi. I was definitely not planning on being so incredibly compelled by a ship of two older retired blond drivers, but here we are. The lore is incredible and I learn something new every day, the parallels are out of this world, the reason a megapost is so hard to write is because there is truly SO much. But also their love is so refreshing! Most of my fandom life was spent stuck in ships that were doomed from the start/impossible so Simi is really freeing for me. What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will? I sure hope I’ll finish all of them! What are your writing strengths? Not to toot my own horn, but I think I’m pretty good at “show, don’t tell” in a way that the reader can put the dots together without me spelling it out for them. For example, I think I make it pretty obvious that Seb and Kimi love each other, even if they don't say it and the word "love" itself barely shows up in my writing. What are your writing weaknesses? Grammar and punctuation, especially in regards to dialogue. English isn’t my first language and I learned writing in a different style, so it can be pretty difficult. Also prepositions like on/in/at are a nightmare. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? Like everything else, it depends on how it’s done. I’ve seen fics where it’s used really well in the context and heightens the experience, and others where it’s just unnecessary. Personally, I’d have to be really sure that the language is correct before I used it, and really sure that it fits the situation in the fic. What was the first fandom you wrote for? As far as you’re concerned, F1 is my first fandom ;) What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to? Honestly I’m just here for Simi. No other F1 pairing inspires me to write. What's your favourite fic you've written? You never forget your first, right? Winter Pitstop is still my personal favourite. Maybe it will lose that spot once I finally write and post the sequels I planned last year.
-- I'm not sure who has been tagged already, so i tag @racingghost and whoever else sees this!
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fascination
Prompt fill for @ithinkthereforiamfandom who gave me a bunch of prompts from the soft fic prompt meme. I went with 'slow dancing.'
Read below or on AO3. Comments/kudos/reblog tags are much appreciated 💖
“Now, with your right—no, right—” With a huff and a laugh, Bond stopped moving.
“Shit. Sorry.”
Bond looked down to see scuffs on his shoes from several encounters with Q’s two left feet. He would have been more annoyed about that, but it was hard to be in a bad mood when the Quartermaster’s hair was in wild disarray and he was flushed pink from embarrassment. He looked, for all intents and purposes, like he was on the better side of a lazy afternoon shag.
“This is hopeless, isn’t it?” continued Q, pushing up his glasses. “I��ll just—thank you for your time, but I should really…”
He moved back and tried to extricate himself from Bond’s grip. Bond held on tight. The clock over Q’s shoulder read nine pm. They’d been at this for two hours—give or take—in Q’s garage-cum-lab, and though Q had so far displayed only marginal improvement as a dancer, they had been two of the better hours of Bond’s life. It was safe to say he wasn’t keen to wrap this up too quickly and face his empty flat, not with Q so deliciously dishevelled and unguarded. The man was, for once, exactly where Bond wanted him.
Besides, Bond never quit, not even when the mission seemed insurmountable. What sort of agent would he be, packing it in at the two-hour mark of teaching someone to dance?
“You’re not giving up that easily,” he said to Q as much as himself.
“Sometimes, it’s abundantly clear that some things are best left to the professionals.” Q winced at the state of Bond’s shoes. “If you take those in tomorrow, I’ll get them fixed up.”
“Forget about my shoes, Q.” Bond leaned in. “You know, if I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were afraid of me being better at something than you are.”
“Rubbish. You’re better than me at plenty of things.”
“Oh, I am, am I?”
“Yes.”
“Go on.”
“Ah. Well. There’s the hand-to-hand combat for a start.”
“For a start.”
“And all the jumping out of helicopters and such.”
“Naturally.”
“And a one-hundred percent equipment loss rate. It’s really quite impressive. I don’t think I’ve managed to be so forgetful of thousands of pounds worth of belongings in my life.”
“I brought back that radio last week.”
Q gave him a look. This was more familiar footing. “You’ll forgive me if I don’t throw a party.”
“No, you might have to dance at a party.”
“Oh, for—”
Q tried to pull away again. Bond was quicker this time to pull him back in.
“What was it you said earlier? It was imperative you learn how to dance.”
“Did I say that? I might have been a bit hasty.”
“You told me,” said Bond, his voice low, “that this bloke you were going to your cousin’s wedding with, Billy or whoever—”
“Bailey.”
A stupid name, thought Bond, “—was a proper gentleman and an excellent dancer, and that he’d murder you or some such nonsense if he found out you couldn’t dance.”
“It’s been a rather stressful day, Bond. It’s possible I was slightly dramatic about the whole thing.”
“I should hope so. I wouldn’t want to accuse you of having terrible taste in men.”
“Oh!” Q straightened. He was, for the first time in this argument, feeling properly righteous. “Oh, that’s not a road you want to go down, Bond, if we’re talking about partners with murderous intent.”
“No,” conceded Bond. “Probably not.”
Mostly instinctively, though not without a plan, Bond began to sway slowly to the song coming from Q’s speakers. It was one of Bond’s favourites.
“I suppose they knew how to dance, though,” said Q, beginning to sway too. “Your partners.”
There was a funny expression on his face. A twitch of self-consciousness, perhaps. Bond got a quick look at it before Q cast his eyes downwards, once again, to their shoes. The quip Bond had lined up died on his tongue.
It was time, he knew, to exercise a bit of caution.
“Anyone can dance, Q. Given the right mood, the right music, the right partner.” Bond hummed. “A good glass of wine.”
“Or a martini.”
“Or a martini, yes. But there are things more exceptional than dancing.”
Q’s head snapped up. “I thought you said you liked it.”
“I do.” Bond’s hand travelled lower, over Q’s waist and down to his belt loops. “Don’t you?”
“I can’t—” Q seemed astonished to realise they were making a go of it, moving in time to the music. The footwork was minimal, but dancing—the best kind—was never about the bloody footwork. “Oh.”
“Anyone can dance,” said Bond again. “But not everyone’s you.” His thumb stroked the bony protrusion at Q’s hip. “Just make sure Bill—”
“Bailey,” breathed Q, though he no longer seemed affronted or, indeed, particularly concerned about the man.
“Make sure whoever you end up dancing with never forgets it.”
Bond turned them around, still swaying, while Q scrutinised him. The newly curious look in his eye was familiar. All of this was familiar, except in the ways it wasn’t, not quite. They were in Q’s lab rather than a chandelier-ed ballroom, for a start. They were both down to their rolled-up shirtsleeves, and their suits were crumpled after a long day of desk work. Bond was sober and unarmed. There were no martinis in sight. The lighting was, frankly, awful. But the mood was right, and the partner was definitely right, and—
Q cleared his throat. ”If I was to—”
“Christ, yes.”
And then Q was kissing him, and he was kissing back, grabbing fistfuls of those irresistible curls and tugging Q’s shirt out of his trousers to get at his soft, velvet-warm skin. Q kissed like a wild thing, and his hands were everywhere. The lab amplified every sound they made: the huffs of breath against each other, the rough pull of silk and cotton against a callus or two, the wet suck of Q’s mouth around Bond’s bottom lip. And incredibly, they were still dancing.
With his hands on either side of Q’s face, Bond brought Q to a slow stop. Around them, Nat King Cole crooned about fascination, and Bond thought, yes. Yes, quite.
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sooo late but doing this instead of doing work haha heehee. thanks for tagging me @lovelylotusf1 and @cx-boxbox.
How many works do you have on AO3?
f1 fics: 16 total: 58
What's your total AO3 word count?
310k. which depending on your perspective is a lot, or not a lot at all ! i'm trying to be comfy with the fact that fic is fun and shouldn't be quantified with stats but that's a whole other arc
What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
i have a whole thing about getting sucked into stats so tbh i don't know as of right now, and am making the active choice not to know
Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
i do for short fics (<3,000 words)! it feels easier somehow? i read every single comment though and even screenshot them for shitty days. (and there are surprisingly quite a lot of shitty days tbh. not to bludgeon you all about it but).
p.s. if you've ever written an essay comment for any fic you deserve the biggest hug in the world. is all i will say as an author...
What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?
it turns out all my fics are kinda angsty...! probably the girl!lando fic pardon my emotions. the unwritten sequel remains on my mind... the 2024 season has given us so much to work with...
What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?
definitely the sun and really because @maaxverstappen specifically requested a happy ending in the exchange prompt. maybe i just need a tiny mandy dancing on my shoulder at all times to make this stick.
Do you write crossovers?
i think i've done for other fandoms but not in f1 yet. i had an 814 spiderman multiverse fic percolating for a while but it's kind of on hold like the rest of my writing atm cus. life.
Have you ever received hate on a fic?
not in f1 afaik. but it's like my 6th year of being in fandom now and trust me when i say i've seen almost everything atp.
Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
i'm pious i'm unhinged, so yes.
Have you ever had a fic stolen?
no
Have you ever had a fic translated?
no
Have you ever co-written a fic before?
yes, in a diff fandom
i've talked about co-writing f1 fics with @miamimaiden and @unlapped, but all my writing's kind of on hold rn so nothing as of yet !! co-writing can be so fun though and i highly encourage it. also vibing in the gdocs counts as writing. to meee.
What's your all-time favorite ship?
anything enemies to lovers tbh. hence, carcar.
frando-norpinto have my heart as of late.
What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?
the longform notting hill 814 au that is outlined in my drafts with an almost complete chapter 1, but i do not have the spark or capacity to write more atm
What are your writing strengths?
i've been told i write very cinematically, and that i do ✨ vibes ✨ very well
athat may be at the expense of actual plotting lmao. but i just love slowness without a particular sense of direction sometimes?
which is also why writing the sun was so fun, because i didn't have a ton of time to stay too long in one scene. and i had to finish it on deadline, and it still had character development while staying under 15k
What are your writing weaknesses?
long plots for sure. this is also my hangup in screenwriting class (when i used to go to screenwriting class).
What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?
i've done so before for lestappen fics and probably should've gotten it checked, but alas. also lestappen fics were much earlier in my fandom journey and i didn't have anyone to ask back then 😬
What was the first fandom you wrote for?
[redacted]
What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?
choscar (charles/oscar) or francoscar (franco/oscar) maybe.
bonsai (carlos/alex).
oscar's my blorbo, i just love putting him in Situations.
What's your favorite fic you've written?
in f1 it's gonna be the sun (AGAIN) or at a constant speed.
tagging @miamimaiden @testarossa @strwbrryfire @ocontraire and whoever else wants to play. i'm so late so maybe everyone has done it already.
#thanks for the tags <3#about me#wiz.personal#i didn't expect to write this with such...pessimism? lmao but that's a me issue and where i'm at with fic writing atm#probably because i don't feel like i'm contributing anything if i'm not writing here#which is silly#because#it's fic#and life gets busy#but that's my hangup#kill the part of you that cringes#as much i need to kill the part of me that feels inadequate if i'm not Producing Stuff
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20 Fic Writer Questions
Thank you for tagging me, @eternal-transcience and @returnofthepineapple (I loved reading your answers)! ❤️
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
27 (since I joined AO3 in June 2024)!
2. What's your A03 word count?
136,634
3. What fandoms do you write for?
The Clone Wars and The Bad Batch
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
For All One's Worth (TBB Echo x reader) - 23 kudos
Echo Of Your Mind (TBB Echo x reader) - 22 kudos
The Cavalry Has Arrived (TBB POV) - 20 kudos
Battle Scars (TBB Echo POV) - 19 kudos
On Vanilla And Caramel (Fox x reader) - 17 kudos
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
Probably my longfic A Lupe Of Faith, but that's still unfinished (taking a midseason-break at a pretty angsty point in the story tho). For finished pieces, I think Before I Fall (Fives).
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
I'd like to think Signs Of Affection (Fives x reader NSFW) haha
8. Do you get hate on fics?
I haven't received any, thank the Maker!
9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?
Yes I do! It's pretty mild, because I'm still trying to get comfortable with writing it. I'd love to explore it more further tho!
10. Do you write cross overs? What's the craziest one you've written?
No I don't, not really my thing.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not that I'm aware of!
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Not that I'm aware of!
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
No I haven't!
I did write a cracky holomail that is part of @aknightreaderr's Fives State Of Mind universe (and I'm planning on some more Fox-screaming-into-the-cracky-void for that same universe).
14. What's your all time favorite ship?
Lupe (OC) x Fives sorry not sorry
Otherwise.. I absolutely love Foxiyo, Codywan and Blyla!
15. What's a WIP you'd like to finish but doubt you ever wilI?
I still intend on finishing all my current WIPs, haha
I have two multi-chapter fics I'm working on, one with a new OC, one with Reader. But I won't start posting them until I've finished some more chapters (I should work on those again, where did the time go)
16. What are your writing strengths?
Uhm.. I'm not really sure? I think I'm pretty okay with writing fluff and hurt/comfort. I'm still a starting writer so I'd leave this question open to my readers haha
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Writing in English (which isn't my first language)! I think I'm managing, but I feel like I can't express myself fully (I wish my English vocabulary was wider). It feels like I get repetitive sometimes, using the same words over and over again. (Thesaurus and the Cambridge Dictionary are livesavers and I always have them around whilst writing)
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
"Ik hoop oprecht dat je een grap maakt als je zegt dat je een dialoog in mijn bitterballen-taal wil," Lupe said with a straight face, as she jabbed a stick into a cheese cube. She devoured the soft, luscious Gouda, before continuing with her mouth still full: "Laten we het bij kaas houden."
I'm just kidding here. I'm not super fond of my own language (Dutch), so I actually prefer writing in English (even when I'm restricted with it). I do use some Mando'a words from time to time, and I might have used some Huttese slang. But I don't master those languages enough to write whole sentences in it, so English it is.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
The Clone Wars / The Bad Batch! (This is my first time writing fanfic)
20. Favorite fic you've ever written?
I hold my longfic A Lupe Of Faith very dear, but A Buir's Burden (Alpha-17 + Cadet Rex + Cadet Cody) is definitely one of my favourites (along a few I mentioned at question 4).
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NPT: @aknightreaderr @eclec-tech @kotemf @ladylucksrogue @kybercrystals94 and whoever else has AO3 and wants to join this!
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Fic writer interview!
Tagged by @strawberriesinmoominvalley. Thank you! :D
Because taking every fic I've written into consideration for some of these questions would defeat the purpose of staying anon on AO3, I'll just mention fics I've written for F1 for the more specific questions.
How many works do you have on AO3?
199 works... I didn't know that until now... when I added up my F1 fics and the other fics I've written.
What's your total AO3 word count?
1,101,249.
What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
(I'll only list F1 fics.)
You Won’t Believe That Chocolate Muffins Can Lead to Breaking the Infamous ‘Anti-Sex’ Beds *Not Clickbait* - 859
Look What the Cat Dragged In - 833
Of Cats and Carriages - 832
Intercontinental Flights - 820
Rise and Shine, Dildo! - 812
Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I try to! Being in smaller, dying fandoms prior to landoscar meant I had way fewer comments, so it's kind of a shock to see just how involved people are here. I promise I'll eventually get to all of them, but I do read and appreciate every single one, especially on the lab fic I posted recently.
What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?
Man, I don't like angsty endings, but angst is cathartic to write sometimes. I did write a hanahaki fic, but it still had a happy ending.
What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?
All my fics have happy endings, but I'd say Old Habits Die Hard has my favorite happy ending.
Do you write crossovers?
Nope. I love super niche AUs, though.
Have you ever received hate on a fic?
Oh my god yes. It was hilarious too because they so much under a guest name (back when AO3 didn't ban that function) and said nothing at the same time.
Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
Yeah. The fun kind?
Have you ever had a fic stolen?
I wouldn't know, tbh.
Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yeah. I'm glad the people who have took the time to ask permission too.
Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Old Habits Die Hard
What's your all-time favourite ship?
The one I wrote 144 fics for, not including my unpublished fics gathering cobwebs. But I can definitely see landoscar beating that number.
What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?
Hrgh. A college cellist AU I uploaded like four chapters of. I still have the WIP doc open, but again, dying fandom.
What are your writing strengths?
I'd say... humor? Quippy banter. Fluffy stupid shit.
What are your writing weaknesses?
Porn when I'm not in that specific mood to write it.
What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?
So this is a fun question because I'd only ever written fics for fandoms without source materials in English before F1. When I write dialogue in "another language," I usually just use English and italicize it. I can't be assed to bother with google translate and worry about inaccuracies. Phrases like fengshui or morior invictus that don't really have the same impact translated into English just get italicized.
What was the first fandom you wrote for?
Probably Vocaloid...
What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?
I usually write what I want, so I'm good. 👍
What's your favourite fic you've written?
Young British Twink Gets Destroyed by Hot Big Dick Australian Formula 1 Driver *Not Clickbait* or Look What the Cat Dragged In.
No pressure tagging: @wisteriagoesvroom @wanderingblindly @blueballsracing and whoever else wants to!
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Tagged by @tina-mairin-goldstein! Tagging whoever else wants to play.
1.How many fics do you have on AO3?
78.
2. What's your total word count on AO3?
934,933. Wow, maybe I can break a million this year....
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Just HANNIBAL right now (and for like the last seven years or so). Been vaguely thinking about picking up a second but nothing has caught my interest strongly enough.
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
Attachment - 7,592
The Fisherman and the Beast from the Sea - 4,565
Sashimi - 2,807
Hungry Ghost - 1,585
Identically Different - 1,382 <- This is my best series and yall should give it a shot <3
5. Do you respond to comments?
I try to, and I enjoy doing so, but sometimes the brainworms win and I don't get stuff done even when I really want to.
6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
Breathless
I don't love this story, but "Hannibal is effectively braindead after the fall, but Will keeps caring for the body and feels that Hannibal is there with him, up until the body dies and Will turns himself in because there isn't any point anymore" probably counts as the most angsty? If you are in the market for a "Hannibal receives a brain injury and he, along with everyone else around him, has to cope with that" story Tina's For Remembrance (Holes in the Floor of the Mind) is a much better pick. And as I continue to think about it, Means of Influence has a pretty angsty ending.
7. What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Most of my stories have slightly bittersweet but still mostly happy endings. Part of the thing about that is I think it's really hard to envision a situation where Will is like 100% Happy Happy, his own mind hates him too much and every little scrap of happiness needs to be fought for and then vigilantly guarded. But I put both him and Hannibal through so much that I always want them to be as close to content as they each can be.
8. Do you get hate on fics?
I have gotten two flavors of Fic Hate. 1.) People calling the five year old kid OC in ATTACHMENT slurs like "r*tard" and saying "he belongs in jail" and etc.
Every time Hannibal or Will fuck someone who isn't each other at least one person decides to Yell At Me.
I think I've gotten the old "you didn't tag for bottom Hannibal!!" nonsense once or twice too, but who hasn't?
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
A little. I actually started Hannishark bc I was really intimidated by sex scenes and wanted to see if I could pull off a short monsterfucker story. I feel like I've gotten better at writing these but am generally more comfortable leaving them sparce on anatomical details and big on feelings/conversations.
10. Do you write crossovers? If so, what's the craziest one?
I've got a WRONG TURN crossover series that I'm very proud of here: Bear Mountain Road AU. You don't need to have seen any of the movies to read it, or anything, the movies' premise of "a clan of inbred mountain cannibals waylays travelers" is really just an excuse to put Hannibal (and Will and D, as child members of the cannibal family) In Situations. If I counts as a cross over, I've got a universe swap between the novels and NBC HANNIBAL here: Shiloh
I also have a vague idea for a SAW / HANNIBAL crossover but I've been sitting on that for so long, who knows if it'll ever happen?
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not so far as I know.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes, several times.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic?
Yep, a couple of times.
14. What's your all time favorite ship?
Hannigram and Reba/D (guys we need a fuckin ship name).
15. What are your writing strengths?
Character, emotions, dialogue.
16. What are your writing weaknesses?
Sex scenes, pacing.
17. Thoughts writing dialogue in another language?
Fine by me, tho I only think I've done it one or twice.
18. First fandom you wrote for?
FARSCAPE.
19. Favorite fic you've written?
Identically Different AU !!!! This it the best thing I've ever written and probably the best thing I will ever write.
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Fic Writing review 2023!
I was tagged by: @just-my-latest-hyperfixation @aidaronan @exhuastedpigeon @jamespearce9-1-1 @theotherbuckley @aspecbuddie @thewolvesof1998 @daffi-990 (And possibly others, i may have missed one or two, sorry if i did!)
I can't believe 2023 is over, honestly. This year has had some ups and downs for sure but overall I'm so proud of what I've achieved. I started the year mainly writing Stranger Things fics, and while I still love that fandom and all of the wonderful people I met there, my inspiration for writing it was beginning to fade.
And along came 9-1-1. I am so happy with where I've ended up, and for all the new friends I've made since I found this show back in April!
Here's an overview of my year in fic:
Words posted to ao3: 235,060
Words written: 250,465
Works posted: 38
Fandoms posted for: 3 (Stranger Things, 9-1-1, MCU/Captain America)
Specifics and tags are under the cut!
Longest fic:
Crawling on Back to You 109k words, 30 chapters Stranger Things, Steve/Eddie, Rated E
Shortest fic:
Keep on Walkin' and don't look back 521 words Stranger Things, Steve/Eddie, Rated T
Top 5 by kudos:
1. Right in front of your eyes
9-1-1, Buddie, 15k
He and Chris, and Buck. They work, they’re a unit. Why should it matter that he’s single? Buck is watching him, like he’s reading every thought on his face. “You’re already planning to lie about the date. Why don’t you just tell her you met someone yourself?” Eddie shrugs and tilts his head to the side, squinting in thought. “She won’t set me up on dates if she thinks I’ve got someone,” he muses. “But she’ll want to meet whoever it is.” “So... Introduce them?” Or: Buck offers to fake-date Eddie so Pepa will stop setting him up on dates.
2. Pinky Promise
9-1-1, Buddie, 1k
Christopher Diaz doesn't mind that his dad's dating someone new. He's not dumb, he knows there's someone. The way his dad has been smiling lately, the way Chris catches him staring at his coffee, daydreaming like he isn't a grown man. The sleepovers Chris is suddenly allowed to go to on almost a weekly basis. Chris is happy for him, really he is. He’s just not planning to let himself get attached to whoever it turns out to be, just in case. He doesn't need a step-parent, because he has Dad, and he has Buck, and that’s enough. Whoever his dad dates, well. They'll probably leave, eventually. Chris doesn’t need to worry about them. Or: Eddie and Buck come to Chris with some news, and he doesn't take it very well at all.
3. Peek-A-Boo
Stranger Things, Steddie, 1k
Eddie tried not to stare. He really tried. He didn't notice at first, too preoccupied with the tub of pringles he'd been making his way through while talking about Corroded Coffin's last gig. Sure, he'd noticed the shorts. The ridiculous amount of leg Steve was showing, the way they hugged his ass, but it wasn't until Steve moved, lifted one foot to rest on the cushion, knees spread, that Eddie noticed another feature of the shorts. Or: Steve puts on a bit of an accidental show.
4. Definition
9-1-1, Buddie, 2k
It keeps happening, time and time again. People get it wrong. Whatever people say, it feels wrong and they don't know how to set the record straight, until Chris takes it into his own hands. or: 5 times people get Buck's role in Chris's life wrong, and 1 time they set the record straight
5. take my hand (knot your fingers through mine)
9-1-1, Buddie, 4k, written with @pock-o-pea
At least Buck’s okay. He’s outside, safe, doing his job. Buck’s okay, which means no matter what happens inside this van, If the crushing weight of the fridge takes him before Buck can get to him, if the van pancakes or flips or any number of likely disasters occur, if Eddie dies in here, alone, and in pain, then… He thinks of Mallory, of Jo. How they’d called out for each other. His eyes shut briefly as Mallory’s words echo in his head. “She’s not my daughter. Jo’s mother was my best friend… she saved me so many times.” Or: what 6x18 could've been
2023 Events I've participated in: AUgust, Fandom Trumps Hate
Current works in progress:
The bodyguard fic (somebody to someone) -One chapter posted, 3 more written and (almost) ready to post!
Steve time travelling in the upside down (of moments and unmoments (of time lost)) -One posted, two more in the drafts 😁
The break-up fic (you were my town) - Two posted, the third almost ready to post
Season 7 fic: 10 chapters, currently being edited to post
and then a bunch of isolated oneshots I've yet to figure out an ending for: 5+1 times Eddie sees buck with kids that aren't his, friends with benefits, secret relationship, Teacher!Buck, Buckley siblings kiss of death, Buck in the stairs (just started this one last night!)
Goals for 2024:
I want to finish posting all of the WIPs which are already on ao3, post my s7 fic before March 14, keep working on all the WIPs I have in my docs and of course write more and keep sharing!
Most of all I want to keep participating in this wonderful fandom I've found on here, I have had *such* a good time over the past year in fandom 🥰🥰
No pressure tags (sorry if you've already done this and I missed it!)
@hellwrites @the-emdash @wildlife4life @disasterbuckdiaz @loserdiaz @jeeyuns @callmenewbie @911-on-abc @bittersweet-in-boston @kwills91 @trenchcoatsandtimetravel @spotsandsocks @devirnis @housewifebuck @lover-of-mine @gayhoediaz @mojowitchcraft @wikiangela @steadfastsaturnsrings @sunflowerdiaiz @cardamomsage @velvetjinx
Also tagging anyone else who might want to look back at the year and I've accidentally missed!
Rules: Feel free to show whatever stats you have. Only want to show Ao3 stats? Rock on. Want to include some quantitative info instead of stats? Please do this. Want to change how yours is presented? Absolutely do that. Would rather eat glass than do this? Please don’t eat glass but don’t feel like you have to do this either.
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Thanks for the tag @mundrakan @cannibalinc and @the-paper-monkey ❤️
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
18
2. What's your total A03 words count?
1,242,186
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Harry Potter and House of the Dragon.
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
Either must die at the hand of the other (8.423)- Voldemort/Harry
It runs in the blood (4.505)- Sirius/Voldemort
Ouroboros (3.836) - Voldemort/Tom Riddle
Metamorphosis (1.836) - Voldemort/Dumbledore
Turmoil (1.453)- Sirius/Severus
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
Generally, yes. Almost always! This past months however, I hardly had the time to do anything, so a few went unanswered for now, but I will get to it as soon as possible.
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
I think Either must die. Though, as a stand alone, Beauty and the Beast (Voldemort/Bellatrix) definitely has the saddest, angstiest ending.
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
I think most of my fics have some sort of happy(ish) ending, but I think I will go with Family having the happiest (Lucius/Sirius).
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Yes, but it is greatly overshadowed by the love I get, so it's hardly noticeable.
9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?
Oh, yes, I do! I write explicit smut, and sometimes (most of the times) I like to mix it with heavy feelings.
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
I haven't published one so far, but I did write a Voldemort/ Morpheus fic. And there's a Voldemort/Astarion one, though it's only written as notes on my phone and it will remains so. (I'm sorry, Baldur Gate 3 consumed my mind lately).
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Almost all of them, at least the top five above.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes. A few of my fics have Russian and Chinese translations.
13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?
No.
14. What's your all-time favourite ship?
Impossible to pick! I love rare pairs, and it only became more obvious to me as I went to look at the top five by kudos to answer the question above. They are all different pairings!
I am equally interested in reading rare-pairs as I am in writing them, and I love them all so much, across fandoms, that it is hard to pick only one.
My favourite to write at the moment is Sirius/Voldemort, and my favourite to read Astarion/Raphael (Bg3).
15. What's a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
I plan to finish all my stories, though Prison Blues is taking me longer than I anticipated. (Omega Voldemort doesn't want to collaborate with me!)
16. What are your writing strengths?
Character development and plot.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Descriptions. Most of all, editing (sadly, this is a major part of writing and it is the most excruciating for me, especially with English not being my first language. I do myself no favours when I write 20k-30k long chapters and then it takes me a week to edit it).
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
Not for me. At best, I might use a common word, universally understood, but that is all. I write in English, even if the reader knows the dialog is happening in a different language.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Harry Potter.
20. Favourite fic you've ever written?
It runs in the blood.
Tagging: @maidenwychelm @vashhanamichi @kazuza-art @cindle-writes @yletylyf and whoever wants to participate! No pressure!
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There's been an ongoing debate for years between users on AO3 about whether or not people should be allowed to add works from other authors to collections.
Generally this debate is now over with the the default for a work to not allow others to add it to anything, meaning less and less works are available to add, which I really do think it is a shame. I understand the the general danger of losing fics since whoever was running the collection could make the works all anonymous, and the original author couldn't undo. That's pretty scary and annoying. Not sure exactly the the mechanics, but in general the issue stems from the fact collections were not designed for what users were ending up using it for.
Some argue that this is what the Bookmarks function is supposed to be, but I disagree. Bookmarks, while they can be either public or private, don't have the same social or organization power that collections had. (And if I'm remembering correctly, have a slightly stunted filter..)
Any reader could see what collection a work had been added to...And this is a bit of bad thing honestly, some fics have been added to SO many collections that it sometimes is a larger block than the actual tags. But that doesn't change the fact that it was a user built "what to read next" function.
I'm not suggesting that that's something that AO3 needs, I DO believe that a huge part of reading fanfiction is learning to fucking dig and search for what you want. But, user curated lists of recommendations? I don't see the harm in that. If often times is just a smaller pool to dive into rather than all of a specific tag or series.
Bookmarks aren't that easily delved into. Usually you might find an author you like and check out their bookmarks, but it isn't quite work the same as reading a specific fic and then seeing it's part of a collection called "NaruSasu timetravel fics I LOVE". Someone else also really loved that story! and here are some other works that they thought were similar! how nice!
If we COULD keep the collection system open and in use as it was or create something similar, I do think it would need some improvements:
Default number of viewable collections or rec lists should be capped at like 10, and then there's either a toggle to show more or a link to a new page with all the collections the fic is added to.
The ability to hide the collections list entirely from readers. It'll still be in the index page or something, but ultimately if authors don't want people redirecting to other things from their story....I get that.
I don't really love the idea of authors being able to remove their stories from a list, but that might be something to keep people appeased. But I don't think people should be able to opt out?? If there's no harm created by adding to a list I really don't see the point. Of course maybe someone starts a "Trash fic that should DIE!" kinda thing....anyway it's complicated
Being able to subscribe to a collection who be rad as hell. This unfortunately feeds into the social media aspect that I think AO3 tries to avoid, so I'm not sure if that would go over well. Maybe the people who run the collections can't have their accounts public on the collection page? dunno
And to spice things up, some general OTHER upgrades to AO3:
can i PLEASE get some easy to read indicator on a fic in the search level that i've read it before? There are so many extensions I've used over the years for this, but most of them break after a certain point...But I just need a "you've given kudos" or "you're subscribed" or SOMETHING. I don't mind rereading fics, but I don't love being Gandalf half the time!
In the same vein as above....just a personal status tracker button. Maybe it's visible on the front end, but anything really to indicate if it's "TBR", "Reading", "Finished", or "DNF". The "DNF" is kinda important to me. Since if I mark it, that means I gave up for A REASON. This should all be private an not visible to authors or anyone else.
I would like to see all the fics I've given a Kudos to. please.
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20 Questions for Fic Writers
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
23 public but I’ve archived 26 so total of 49!
2. What's your total A03 word count?
344,609
3. What fandoms do you write for?
Star Wars! Specifically the clone wars and bad batch eras
4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
I Bleed the Same (M)
Evenly Trimmed (E)
Phonetic Convergence (T)
Two Years to the Day (T)
Getting Some in the Gunship (E)
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
Yes! I love gushing with people who are excited about the same things that I am. Also to give my thanks for taking the time to read my works.
6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
I guess the only one that followed canon where Wolffe makes it to where Rex and Ahsoka can’t have contact
7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
All of them except the above mentioned
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Not that I’m aware of! I do have a secret hater from afar though hehe
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
I do!! And I’m not sure lol. The nothing-is-left-to-the-imagination kind? Copious use of the words cock and cunt? What do you want me to say?
10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
No
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Also not that I’m aware of! ALSO ALSO! I just want to take this opportunity to say that fics that share ideas or tropes don’t count as plagiarism. Unless it’s a word for word verbatim copy, please touch grass.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
No
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Yes! It was such a good experience and I highly recommend!!
Sheevy SithDonald’s (E)
14. What's your all-time favorite ship?
Rexsoka!! 💙🧡
15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
All of the other longfic ideas I have lmao
16. What are your writing strengths?
I guess writing the thoughts of all characters present? Third person omniscient I believe
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Writing action scenes. Actually, anything that’s not romance or smut, I’m staring into the void of the google doc
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
In a fictional language? Sparse use of Mando’a can be fun! I’ve not yet attempted an irl language other than English
19. First fandom you wrote for?
…One Direction… please don’t look at me I do not wish to be perceived
20. Favorite fic you've ever written?
Evenly Trimmed (E)
Thank you @sleepingbeauty21 for tagging me! This one was really fun!!
No pressure tags @whyamismall / @maxrebofeetpics / @melting-houses-of-gold / @taylorswiftscar / @lamaenthel and whoever else wants to!
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