#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.

[gaal-dornick]

Vecinaaa 🥰 How do you feel about sharing your favourite/s Nile you've drawn 👀 asking for totally not-self-serving reasons ofc none at all

aaaah what a sweet ask to wake up to 🥺 that's such a hard choice because, well, i love all of them (and there's so many of them!) but one of my favorites to this day is prince themed nile!

not because i have this same shirt, oh no 😶‍🌫️

[ongreenergrasses]

🍰📊👻 for the fic asks!

hello Lina! i hope things are going well 🌹

🍰 Name one of your fave comfort fics (doesn’t have to be your all time fave)

FANTASTIC QUESTION what if your hands are my hands by @rupzydaisy feels like coming home and as the earth under the sun by @nonbinary-nicolo is an all time favorite

📊 Current number of WIPs

counting the ones in my head that haven’t been written down yet but are So Close, six

👻 What is one WIP you think you may never pick back up?

i found this ancient relic of a fic for thg from 2015 on my computer and although i think the idea is fantastic, i’ll probably never revisit it

fanfic writer asks

[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

[sindirimba]

@sadbitchapologist tagged me and @energievie did as well, to do a music poll, which is two of my favorite things, so:

rules: put your music library on shuffle, then list the first five songs that come up in a poll to let people vote for which one they like the most! 🎶

and i gotta link too why not:

I've Been Thinking Disco 2000 Nutcracker Marche Freaky Black Greetings Diamonds & Rust

really good mix i have to say. tagging: @gaal-dornick @nevermindirah @laviejaguardia @what-alchemy @xenokattz

@mongoose-bite @bossymarmalade @rob-anybody @seren-pen alright that's enough

[youssefguedira]

Neon!! Spare Arabic music recs (besides *stands up and takes off hat in show of respect and mourning* Mashrou' Leila)???

*pauses for a moment of solemn silence before answering this ask*

i'll be honest over 90% of that playlist probably IS mashrou' leila but here are some that are not:

taht el wared by bedouin burger (i've been meaning to look more into this group specifically they have a couple eps i think? but this song is good (found it through the end credits of the power which was a pretty good place for music in other languages by women especially))

ya habibi taala elhaani by asmahan (you might recognise it from the angel! i actually found it through a post on here but forgot it was in the movie and it startled me a little but it's a good song)

hal by yasmine hamdan

i'm a major tinariwen enjoyer also but try hayati especially! i'd recommend tiwayyen also but i'm not sure that's actually in arabic (tuareg maybe? not 100% on that whole language family but the music's good. they did glastonbury this year also!)

in a similar vein of not arabic but too good not to recommend, tamziyt / amdikar / anything by meteor airlines (in amazigh! they do have an english album tho but i havent listened to it)

and for one (1) mashrou' leila rec. roman

[gaal-dornick]

BABEEEEEE noooo i missed your birthday I'm so sorry!! I hope you had a lovely day and ate many tasty things 💕💕💕 and I hope your year is even better, love you vecinaa 🎂✨💕😘

you're here now!!!! and thank you babe, it was a great day 😘

[ongreenergrasses]

5, 7 and 19 with "cough" for the writer asks 💕

hello!! hope you are well 💜

5. Are there any OCs in this fic? Who’s your favorite?

this fic is mostly OCs skdjdjdb but honestly Ronan is my favorite. it may partially be because he’s based on someone who is so dear to me but I just like him a lot, I think he’s really interesting because his reaction to everything that’s happened is to unconditionally support his sister because nobody else does, even though she sometimes needs to be called out.

7. What is your favorite scene you’ve written so far?

oh I’m so excited, my favorite scene is going up this Friday…I can’t really talk about it without massive spoilers but I think my favorite thing about it is how very futile and pointless it all is. none of it needed to happen. I think that’s really what makes it a good scene and I really hope everyone likes it!!!

19. Where does “cough” appear in your fic?

bad news. don’t have access to a laptop (besides my work one). i can’t be sure, but i don’t think it appears anywhere in the fic

WIP asks

[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 😌🤣

[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!! 💞💞💞

[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

[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 💗