#laviejaguardia

[youssefguedira]

ALSO necromancy ? (diabolik) what is thattttttt

my necromancy diabolik fic is the result of me listening to ballata dell'amore cieco (o dalla vanità) one too many times in a day and brainstorming a fic that is, essentially, what it says on the tin, i.e. the highly canon non-compliant scenario that diabolik Dies on a heist and eva goes slightly off the rails trying to necromance him back to life. fun to think about but i think i need to rework it a bit because the situation itself is very. non-diaboliky.

anyway here's a snippet i wrote when it was consuming my brain entirely:

She doesn’t believe them when they come back two days later and tell her he is dead, that they will kill her too if they do not get what they want. No, instead she laughs and laughs and laughs, because he cannot be killed, she has seen him escape death more times than she can count. Black spots swim across her vision: one of them says something about reducing her dose, waking her up, she’s no use to us like this. She keeps laughing, even when they leave.

They’d taken the cuffs off him to lead him away. That was their first mistake.

She doesn’t believe them even after they stop giving her whatever they’d been using to keep her calm, shivers through the withdrawals for days and shakes her head whenever they tell her he is dead, nobody is coming for you, don’t you understand? He’s dead. You’re alone. Tell us what we want to know.

She doesn’t believe them when they show her the pictures, either. She knows well enough how easy it can be to fake someone’s dead body for photos. The two of them have done it countless times before.

She doesn’t believe them when they take her to see him two days after they tell her he’s dead, not even when she looks at his eyes, staring sightlessly up into nothingness. There is blood everywhere: creative, but slightly too much to be convincing, she thinks. The drugs haven’t quite left her mind completely: she’s dizzy when she stands, when she walks.

She doesn’t believe them until they let her touch the body. She knows well enough how to tell the masks from skin – they’re almost indistinguishable, save for a few tiny details. She knows when she touches the body’s face, brushes its hair back from its forehead where the blood has dried, and her heart stops.

Only then does she believe them. 

She is silent for one terrible minute, unable to tear her eyes away from the body in front of her.

Then she starts screaming, and doesn’t stop.

[tls123]

Happy birthday!! Hope you had a lovely day 🎉🎉🎉

i have !!! thank you so much lina 🧡🧡🧡🎂

[normal-thoughts-official]

oh i had read that second one! it's in my bookmarks, i didn't know that was you. im finding out a lot of stuff about you lately it seems dudndidj. read the first one today and left three a comment. sorry in advance

and YES exactly. i have so many ideas for this video. i cant decide which i like more: them meeting like that, them hating each other before that and then they become friends over the mutual life saving, or them already being into each other when it happens so they just sit there embracing like uh. oh. well. this is embarrassing

i had a half baked idea for the last one where they're teammates on the regular league but play against each other in the WC when that happens, but i never got around to writing it lol

okay but since we're talking fútbol AU, can i just say that ever since i watched this video i can't stop thinking about a joenicky fútbol AU based on it. i have 0 plot ideas 0 anything only vibes. the enemies to lovers of it all. the sudden tenderness and gentleness with which they try to save each other. peak joenicky imo IDK IDK I JUST HAD TO SHARE THAT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN IN MY HEAD FOR MONTHS

okay first, that video is GOLD ajehjf i love it. there are so many good fútbol moments that could go in fics, like it makes me insaneeee i could talk about it for hours. the switch from enemies to just LADS it's so great

and second, (france lol) i wrote one a while ago.

and a half 🤡🤡🤡

cause LISTEN,,,,, i- i have no excuse i'm just a sucker for these no regrets would write more for sure

[zairaalbereo]

Andy as one of the early aviation pioneers.

For @laviejaguardia’s prompt “Flying”.

Thank you for the excellent prompt, Lina! I knew right away that this had to be Andy. Fearless and a little reckless and ready for adventure. I hope this brings you some joy! 💗

[alkaysani]

just for a little while 💜

still tracking #usernicolo

please continue to tag me on:

the old guard

anything related to tog cast

9-1-1

anything related to 9-1-1 cast

merlin

tagging some mutuals:

@nilefreemans @eddiediaaz @tommykinrd @jdeanmorgan @tawaifeddiediaz @buckttommy @lesbiankinard @sainteddie @oneawkwardcookie @djdangerlove @gaal-dornick @laviejaguardia

[caressthosecheekbones]

Nine people I’d like to get to know better

thank you besties <3 @bambi-nicky @lfg1986-2 @mossy-fae

for the tag! <333 (approximately a gazillion years ago (back in july ajgsfjafdJDajjslKA) but in my defence - i have none ��✨ love u)

Currently watching: as I'm currently sick at home with a cold I have so much time and I want to recommend Cucumber and Banana (sister mini series) from 2015. also yesterday I binged Halston on Netflix. not sure if I would recommend tho. edit: dash & lily (curious if I will regret)

Spicy/sweet/savory: depends. mostly sweet and savory. as spicy turns my face into a fire hydrant.

Current obsession: still in my rwrb phase, loving Nick and Tay phase :3 trying to overcome writers block phase 😔

Relationship status: very sensibly single

Last song I listened to: red wine supernova in my head <3

Tagging: I think everyone and their neighbour has done this already but I'm still gonna make sure...

@laviejaguardia @schimmelspore @elgooso @andwhatexcellentboiledpotatoes @royal-chandler

@henrysfox @mylucayathoughts @smute @notendorsinganything @elliss-stuff

@anti-homophobia-cheese @onthewaytosomewhere @myteavsricochet @darkmistandodddreams @somethingsomagicaboutwords

[nevermindirah]

choose between my babies!?!

make a poll with five of your all time favorite characters and then tag five people to do the same. see which character is everyone's favorite

thank you @sindirimba for tagging me! I'm tagging @laviejaguardia @gaal-dornick @hazelnut-rosewater-pomegranate @mrsd-writes @mongoose-bite

can you tell I like traumatized paragons 😭

[goldheartedsky]

*judges you in French*

Thank you so much to @laviejaguardia for letting me snag the funniest reference suggestion in the world. It's what Booker deserves 😌🤣

[heslikefireandiceandrage]

tagged by @holochromatic (thanks, friend 💜) to shuffle my "on repeat" playlist and post the first ten tracks!

temper temper // black pistol fire

can't remember // tejon street corner thieves

emotion sickness // queens of the stone age

wanna don't wanna // reignwolf

girassol // ivyson

girl sports // teen jesus and the jean teasers

i'm good luv, enjoy. // aaron may

dreams // fleetwood mac

seaside_demo// seb

let go // aaron may

tagging: @highlycalcifer @captain-archernerd @va-queer-o @curvesofherflesh @dustydaydreamer @addictedtomusicandbooks @laviejaguardia

spotify playlist under the cut for the curious mind

[non-un-topo]

Tagged by @laviejaguardia. Thank you, Lina! <3

last song: Genesis by Otyken

currently reading: The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston, and Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.

last film: The Boy and the Heron (amazing!!)

currently watching: Berserk (1997)

currently craving: Something salty and some wine, but I can't drink wine anymore or it'll give me tummy hurty

currently consuming: Nothing, but I just had dumplings

three ships: Joe/Nicky, Andy/Quynh, Guts/Casca

first ship: Beast Boy/Raven, I think

favourite colour: Green

currently working on: A Quynh-centric fic I impulsively started writing yesterday. Hoping to finish it very soon because it's just a little thing. And school readings. Oh, so many school readings.

Tagging @spacegirlsgang @the73rdpostscript @polarcell @captainshakespear @maddielle

Apologies if you've been double tagged!

[guarncre]

tagged by @non-un-topo for a "first sentence of you wips" challenge 💛, thank u!

She dreams in nine languages. [next h,d fic]

This job pays in migraines. [nickyjoe groundhog day / smokin' aces au]

“If he is an angel, where are his wings?” [man called mercy ch. 3]

“I hear that once you pay off your taxes you go straight to Heaven.” [marauders ch. 2]

“I was in Rome this morning. Now I am in New Mexico, United States,” Nicolo di Genova says. He looks exhausted. He looks like he doesn’t sleep on planes. “What more could you want from me?” [astornaut au i'm sketching up]

On June 17, 1995, the author Yusuf Al-Kaysani had woken up with the value of his head (decapitated) set at $1.8 million. (bodyguard au pending commitment.. funny how that date worked out]

tagging @laviejaguardia and @babygirlyusuf i wanna see what ya'll are working on!!

[youssefguedira]

tagged by @laviejaguardia !!!! thank you!!! <3<3<3

last song: bahr - mashrou' leila

currently reading: like 8 different things but in other words by jhumpa lahiri and those who leave and those who stay by elena ferrante. also ive got two different translations of inferno on my desk and they are WATCHING me

last film: rustin! it was a solid movie but i think it wouldve been better if it was longer. beginning is a little unsteady but it finds its feet in the end

currently watching: need to go make dinner and watch the new percy jackson but yeah that. its a good show i think

currently craving: dinner. and sleep. and Movie Time (movie that is really good edition)

currently consuming: currently NOT consuming my dinner

three ships: uhhhhh joe/nicky eva/diabolik and uh. idk.

first ship: i do not know anymore

favourite colour: all of em! but probably green

currently working on: planet earth is blue chapter 7! and in my head constantly zelda au

tagging uhh @spacegirlsgang @regina-del-cielo and @nicolodigenovas!!!

[cafecitowriter]

FIC WRITER INTERVIEW

Tagged by @laviejaguardia thank you amiguita!!

tagging if they desire: @captainjimothycarter @behindthelabels @teaandatale

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 

26

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? 

589,675 😳

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Should the Stars Align w 745

Aim for the Heart w 328

Flowers w 307

The Untamed w 264

My 6 Foot Romance w 193

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I definitely aim to! I've gotten worse at responding lately because I've been going through a lot lately but comments bring me so much joy and I love discussing my works with others so even if it's been a year I love to respond!

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I don't really do angsty/unhappy endings but I did write this drabble that is very angsty. For one of my longer fics, I would say in silent screams and wildest dreams just because while technically it ends well, I didn't perfectly tie things up.

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

Like all of them lol, but maybe Cherry on Top just because that one is a fluff fest from start to finish.

7. Do you write crossovers?

I've never written one and currently don't have the inclination to do so, but I'm definitely open to it if the muse ever strikes!

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Like no outright hate, but some that have been filled with corrections on either grammar, spelling or that have told me my characterization was "incorrect" but like whatever.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Like Lina said on hers, whenever the mood strikes and the kind depends on the mood lol

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of (and I hope it stays that way)

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have not but I'm totally open to it!

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

The thing is, I have many long burning ships and the fire has never gone out on them. What If...? has really re-lit the Steggy flame, and the stuff I write is mostly all about them so they're always way up there, but I must give an honourable mention to The Doctor/Rose and also Percabeth is currently making a STRONG comeback at the moment.

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

Okay. So there's this Steggy fic. I started it years ago and I only have a few scenes written but it's definitely going to be a multi-chapter fic. The whole premise is that Steve is the only child of Queen Sarah, and Peggy is the prince's personal bodyguard. Problem is, Steve can't inherit the throne because it's a matriarchal line. When Queen Sarah has a health scare, she decides to take matters into her own hands and find her son a suitable wife and future queen so that her son can still maintain the throne in the event of her early passing. However, Peggy's not a fan of the options presented - for more than just the obvious reasons.

15. What are your writing strengths?

I think I'm good at characterization and getting their voices/dialogue pretty good!

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Honestly I have to work really hard on my plots to make sure they're tight because very often there are holes in them or they don't tie up/flow as smoothly as much as I'd like. It's why I usually prefer to write the whole thing at once and then post it, because that way I can catch things/find my way out of the corners I tend to write myself into.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I enjoy it! I use multiple languages in my life. Though the characters I normally write for don't really use multiple languages so it's something I would like to find a way to incorporate more, maybe in other fandoms/works eventually.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Unposted Star Wars (Han/Leia), posted the MCU (Steggy)

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

I'm not burning for it at the moment (I'm struggling to get much writing done recently for my main fandom) but I do think at one point I'd like to write for Doctor Who, since I love reading for Nine/Rose & Ten (or Tentoo)/Rose it but there's some things I haven't found that I would like to write.

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

I do like all of my fics a lot, but I would say my top three in no particular order are:

Get In, Get Out (I'm very proud of my writing in this one)

The Untamed (I left a lot open as to what happens leading up to the very last scene of the fic and I want to keep exploring it sometime)

My Daughter's Keeper (I just adore this universe)

[normal-thoughts-official]

honestly, i follow so many argies in here i don't even notice when someone in particular is muchachosposting. it's just a fact of life by now that every 5 posts I'll see Messi's face and/or random dibu thirst, so it probably didn't register to me ytedyuhfd

(also, as previously stated, im stupid)

out of all the ways to find out you're argie, i didn't expect it to be a fanart of- YOU HAVE THREE STARS ON YOUR BLOG TITLE I AM SO STUPID. FUCK

AGDJDSBKEKE I'm Messi/Scaloneta-posting like 5 times a day 🤣🤣 I feel like it's very very evident lol

But I'm glad my fútbol drawing got you there!! 💞💞💞

[zairaalbereo]

Fic Writer Interview

I was tagged by @laviejaguardia. Thank you! 💕

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 

89, but 12 of them are art only

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? 

724,869

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

That’s His Name (Merlin) - 29.981

In the Winter of My Soul (Merlin) - 5.952

Just Have To Save The World (Merlin) - 4.343

Me Casa, Su Casa (X-Men) - 2.427

Most kudos for The Old Guard: Room for Love - 904

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to because I love them, and that’s why sometimes I fall into that trap of “I need to adequately convey how happy this comment made me, I can’t just say ‘thank you’’ and then I leave it for too long. Also sometimes I don’t have the spoons at that moment. But I appreciate every last one of them.

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I love angst, but I love a happy ending even more, so in my fic the angst usually gets resolved. A fic that regularly leaves people in tears, though, is At Samhain, but the ending has hope.

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

So many happy endings! ☺️ One of the happiest might be my Merlin Age of Sail AU, The Seven Seas , which has a very happy ending after a lot of angst and heartache.

7. Do you write crossovers?

No, not really.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Not really personal attacks so much, but I have received snide comments, character bashing and absurdly wilful misinterpretations. And always on anon of course.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes, I do. I’m a proud alumni of multiple Pornathons in the Merlin fandom. When I write kink, it tends to be PWP of the kind that’s about losing control, or pushing the lines of taboos. In my longer or more plotty fic it’s more emotional, focused on the characters’ connection.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I once had someone write a fic that had the exact same plot down to locations and minor details and even almost the same dialogue as one I was posting. Like a (bad) rewrite. It was very weird.  

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes, a few, which I’m ever so grateful for. 💕

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No. I’m honestly not sure how that would work for me. 😅

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

Joe/Nicky really is the fulfillment of all my shippy hopes and dreams. 😍 Beyond them, maybe Cherik. I like the drama. 😂

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

A Cherik bodyswap fic, set between XMFC and Days of Future Past, while Erik is imprisoned. I love the premise and what I have so far, but it’s been so long that I’ve been in that fandom.

15. What are your writing strengths?

Conveying emotions and believable dialogue 

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Transitions and being overly dramatic, which is probably connected lol

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

I do enjoy it in sprinkles, if it’s done well. Endearments, curses, stuff that mostly won’t need a translation footnote but grounds a character in a different cultural background. 

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

I wrote stuff before I knew about fanfiction. Before you could find (and easily post) stuff on the internet. But the first fic I wrote and posted was Harry Potter, gen with very, very heavy wolf star undertones 😅

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

I don’t really have an unfulfilled craving right now, and I tend to focus on one fandom, and even one ship almost exclusively, but I’m a little surprised at myself for never having written Sterek. 🤔

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

That is so hard to pick, but two favourites are Shalom Malak for XMFC and If You Abide With Me for TOG

Tagging, but obviously only if they want to @falcon-fox-and-coyote @tobebbanburg @pinkninjapj @beepbeepsan @isabellehemlock 💗

[alkaysani]

the timing never makes sense with 9-1-1 starting soon, but i miss this handle. still tracking #usernicolo

please continue to tag me on:

the old guard

anything related to tog cast

9-1-1

anything related to 9-1-1 cast

merlin

i will continue to tag spoilers for both tog and 9-1-1, and will still be in semi hiatus. i only come back for anything @911bts so at this point i might as well not be on hiatus

tagging some mutuals: @gaal-dornick @nilefreemans @laviejaguardia @cherubinas @latinamericane @oneawkwardcookie @bookersebastien @djdangerlove @eddiediaaz @zerokinkade @tawaifeddiediaz @jdeanmorgan