#leaving comments always makes writers’ day brighter

[teecupangel]

What's your take on the ddos attack on AO3?

I think this post pretty much summarized what happened to AO3

Now, AO3 did say that the website is back up but there is a possibility of slowing down or an issue or two as they have yet to optimize their new CloudFlare so let’s all be patient and keep an ear out for any news from AO3 (I believe this is their official tumblr?)

As for my take itself, I agree that this is a group masquerading as another group and there is a possibility that this is actually fueled by greed as they have tried to ransom AO3 as well and the whole ‘reason’ they gave in their official statement is just smokescreen.

Honestly, that’s all I have since I was writing (or maybe I was at work? Not sure when AO3 went down) then asleep then worked while AO3 was down so I didn’t have time to panic or check for any wils conspiracy theory (if there are any? I don't think so.

I did feel that it’s kinda ironic that AO3 goes down a few hours after I updated The Shadow’s Endgame after that huge cliffhanger last week so for those who received a ‘oh hey, Shadow’s Endgame updated’ notif from AO3 and was met with AO3 being down… I feel the desire to say sorry to you guys.

Also, considering the personality I plan to write for the newly introduced character in Eagle of Alamut, he’s going to be sulking that his ‘debut’ has been postponed because of this.

Other than that, I did read that there was a possibility it would be down for weeks (which probably won’t happen this time around) and I was like “Noooo, my ‘carefully’ thought of chapter schedules!” and I was debating if I should just post new chapters here in Tumblr as well? We’ll see. If it appears that AO3 will be having technical difficulties until next Monday’s scheduled postings, I’ll post the next chapter of Eagle of Alamut here in Tumblr as well.

Funny thing is I was thinking if I should post the Tumblr fic ideas I have in this blog to AO3 as a way to:

Have an easier time actually finding them if I need them

Just to have a back up in case some fuckery happens

But I haven’t checked if fic ideas and headcanons/analysis don’t violate any of AO3’s rules and regulations. I’d probably have to look into that first but I’ve been so busy this past few weeks and will be busy until like second or third week of September.

And now I realized that we’ve slightly moved away from the actual ask and I guess this would be the most awkward time to end this answer.

Anyway, download emergency fanfics just in case, keep a look out for any announcements from AO3’s official accounts and do as they request, and, if you can, donate to AO3 whatever amount you can without it impacting your way of living and any plans you may have.

[choicesfandomappreciation]

It’s spread kindness week! And who would I be if I didn’t leave a bit of pink & glitter for everyone to enjoy 🩷 ✨

I haven’t been active a lot. I’ve been dealing with the passing of my beloved dad. Which is still hard to grasp for me. It‘ll be 4 months on 11/29/24 and to know he touched so many lives of people who’ve known him in person and those who didn’t means a lot to me. But honestly? I’m glad and thankful to have been able to spend as much time with him as I could. Especially when it was time for him to go, you all came together with prayers, kind words and support, something I’ll never be able to repay or forget. So thank you for that! I hope you know how much this means to me 🥰

So I’d like to mention some people that I call friends 🌸 (don’t worry this won’t be the only post I make 🥰)

@aallotarenunelma I am beyond happy we’ve grown close and that we’re able to talk and exchange messages. It’s as if we’ve know each other for years and I’m so so happy we’re friends. Your constant support and kind words, help me through the toughest of my days. Our chats about our characters & stories and the way we hype each other up means the world to me. Puno mi znaći što si uz mene, nemogu ti opisati koliko mi znaći, hvala još jednom puno na svemu 🩷 Grlim te 🩷

@cariantha Cariii! It’s hard to find words and describe how much our friendship means to me. Not only do you make me laugh with all your stories, but you’re a true friend. I remember when you first joined tumblr, I was so happy to see a new person join our little family fandom. And then I saw all your stories and I fell in love with your writing and Sawyer & Ethan. It brings me a lot of joy to know you’re here. Your reblogs and your gif game is on point girl! Thank you for being there for me, for making me laugh and simply for being my friend. Love you to the moon and back 🩷

@mysticalgalaxysstuff I know you’re rarely on tumblr M but I do miss you and our talks. I hope you see this message and you’ll feel hugged 🩷 Your outpouring of love and friendship is and will always be appreciated 🩷

@secretaryunpaid You were one of the first people I’ve met on tumblr and we instantly connected. I hope you know how much our friendship means to me. Keep on shining! 🌺🩷🌸🥰

@thosehallowedhalls Caro!!!! You’re back. Which means I can tag you again, and you’ll see this message 😍 I am so so happy we became friends and shared messages. Your stories, your characters and you as a person make this fandom even brighter so thank you for all your kind words and burst of positivity it means the world to me 🩷🌸

@aria-ashryver Ariii! First of all. What a light and luminous presence you are despite everything that you’re going through. You find time and space for all of us. Whether it’s a kind message or a kind word, please know it’s more than appreciated. And don’t even get me started on your stories they’re amazing 🩷 Keep on glowing 🩷

@dutifullynuttywitch Léa! You’re one of the nicest and kindest people I’ve ever met! From the time you joined I just wanted us to be friends and we became friends 😍 (how awesome is that?) Thank you for being you! Kind, compassionate, nice and a damn good writer 🥰 And all in all an amazing person, never let anyone tell you different 🩷

@quixoticdreamer16 Your constant enthusiasm and support really are amazing. You’ve been so kind to me and everyone else. You take the time to reblog and leave a comment under my stories and for that I’m truly grateful. Thank you for being my friend and thank you for being you 🩷🩷

@jerzwriter Els 🩷 Where to start?! You were one of the first friends I made on tumblr. I saw your stories & your writing style and was really impressed. I was like damn she’s good! The joy and laughter I experience when I read your stories helped me through many dark days in my life and for that I want to thank you. Thank you for being supportive, thank you for being my friend, thank you for being real when I needed it and thank you for just being you! Never change because that’s what makes you unique 🩷

@the-pale-goddess Hilde! I had to mention you my dear friend. Even though you’re barely on tumblr these days that doesn’t mean I don’t miss you and obsess over Tiffany & Ethan and your stories. You’re such a talented writer. You’re a beautiful and amazing person inside and out. You’ve been so supportive of me, my stories and my characters it’s truly amazing thank you for that! I hope we’ll see more of you on tumblr. Sending a lot of hugs your way 🩷🩷

Again thank you to everyone who’s ever touched my heart it means the world to me 🩷🩷

💛

[j0kers-light]

hello Chaos!

even if requests are closed, can we still use the asks inbox to talk to you?

ABSOLUTELY!! 🖤✨

You all are always welcome to talk to me! Never hesitate to send an ask, whether it be a quick hello, a random thought or opinion, a theory, an idea, a future request if you just can’t wait, asking for advice, venting, a keyboard smash, A N Y T H I N G!

Talk to me. Talk to your writers. It makes our day, if not our lives, so much brighter!

Send asks. Leave a comment. Leave a comment via reblog. Yes! Human interaction!! Please. Regardless if my requests are closed/open, Chaos will read whatever you want to say. 👩🏽‍💻

I expect my inbox to be flooded by the end of the week and I’m perfectly fine with that 🥹

I ranted a little in the tags..

[l-lend]

Do you think that, perhaps, the reason you are not as popular or payed attention to as you'd like to be is because of your response to not getting what you want?

Do you think sending your friends to attack people who reject your requests fosters a loving community?

Do you think calling people out for the smallest mistakes without properly looking at all the facts or trying to properly solve conflict makes you a saint?

Do you think giving unsolicited writing and characterization advice makes you superior and that you're really teaching anyone anything?

Do you think that just because you've surrounded yourself with people just as toxic as you that you are somehow valid in attacking anyone who upsets you with intent to hurt them?

Do you truly think that pretending to be so kind and sweet while spreading poison with your actions planted in envy and hate is contributing anything more than a growing number of people who see you as nothing more than the fandom-wide bully?

Because I have some news for you, if you do.

Alright Anon, let's talk about this point by point.

My response to not getting what I want. You're gonna have to be a bit more specific. If you're referring to my spirals during depressive episodes then yeah that's shitty behavior and I'm in therapy for that. Oddly enough, they're a lot less severe.

In regards to 'sending my friends to fight for my honor', I don't dispatch my friends like flying monkeys. They have the mental faculties about them to make their own decisions. If they act out it's on their own accord and I do not and have not condoned such behavior.

So onto the writing and characterization advice. I don't think it makes me superior, but sometimes it helps to have fresh eyes on a project. In fact I welcome constructive criticism in my own works. In addition, my advice can always be disregarded. That's the great part about advice: you can take it or leave it. If a writer wants to just see my reblog as just a happy little reblog and not read anything further than that, who am I to tell them no?

And onto *check notes* being toxic and the "toxic" company I keep. Look, if you and I have issues, we can talk. I don't need nor ask anyone to be a mouthpiece for me. I speak pretty decently on my own. As for my homies, I don't think they're toxic. They're pretty nice, but it's an opinion. Just like you think your homies are pretty swell, Anon. While we're here let's talk on the "intent to hurt". Now, for everyone seeing this I have it narrowed down to two people. I'll black out names and I can release the screenshots of the DMs where I've been shitty. I'm also happy to apologize for my behavior and attempt to move forward if the individuals so choose. But as for my judgement, people can draw their own conclusions. If I'm the one in the wrong here so be it.

Finally, the master mind fandom-wide bully comment. Just as with the last statement above, I'll let people draw their conclusions about me. If I'm this bully, so be it. However, if it's been deemed that I am innocent in this, are you and your friends going to apologize Anon? Getting an idea of your identity, I believe you and your cohorts also disapprove of sending anon hate, am I correct in that statement? In conclusion, I welcome anyone to pass their judgement on me, but I ask you get to know me first. It's only fair right?

I never claim to be flawless. I have my bad days just like anyone else, so Anon I hope you're not living in a glass house with all these stones you're throwing my way. I'm free to talk it out if you need to vent it out some more. Bring your friends too; I'll pass over my Discord handle and you all can take turns spitting on me and telling me how awful I am.

I hope this can help you and your friends heal and forgive, Anon. I'm not saying forget because I have acted shitty in the past and I need to remember that so I can be better than those times. But I hope you and your friends can move on to bigger, brighter, and better things. It's my hope for you at least.

[brighteststar707]

Also I agree with the other anon full-time: the feedback you leave on other people's writing is so thoughtful and lovely! I know I already say it a lot, but reading your tags and comments on my writings always makes me grin so wide :) It's lovely how much thought and effort you put into your comments, and I know for sure you make a lot of different writer's days that much brighter. Love you Faye <3

I need you to know that every time I hear that people like my comments this is what I look like eheheh

Love you too <333 Thank you for this message, you've really brightened up my inbox today!

[darlingandmreames]

2, 7, 12, 46, 63 for fanfic writer ask!

Thanks for the ask @grexigone ^-^

2. Do you plan each chapter ahead or write as you go?

A bit of both? 😅 I plan them now a lot more than I used to (I used to do zero planning lol) but it's still just a very basic outline. I'll usually try and figure out what story beat I want the chapter to end on and then for each scene within the chapter I'll try to map out the POV and the major story point(s) happening. It's not uncommon to see POV ??? [plot point] or POV [character] ??? for surprisingly far into the writing process though 😅

7. How do you choose which POV to write from?

I like to alternate! Usually I'll have one or two scenes in a particular chapter that I know I want to be from a particular viewpoint, and then I'll build out from there. If I have more than two POVs, I like to have all of them at least once in the chapter. For example, in my The Batman fic, the primary POVs are Bruce and Martinez but I also make sure to always have an Alfred POV scene in each chapter too

12. How does receiving or not receiving feedback/support impact you?

It's admittedly pretty disheartening when I don't receive feedback, if I'm being honest. My fics tend to be on the longer side (I have multiple in the 40-60k range) and spending so much time and effort and creative love to make something only for it to be largely ignored....feels kinda shitty, ya know? My primary pairing is in a really wonderful and supportive fandom, but it's also a fandom that was around for about a decade before I joined, so sometimes it feels like I'm just...yeeting labours of love out into a space where the Favourites have already been long decided. Idk, I have complicated feelings about it sometimes

On a brighter note though, I've received some truly wonderful and kind comments on my fics that I go back and read sometimes when I'm feeling down. I also especially appreciate people who still leave comments on my older, unfinished fics saying they understand the story may never be finished but that they love what's there. It's such a beautiful and kind sentiment, and it always makes me smile. (And I have at least one unfinished fic that I SWEAR TO GOD I'm going to finish one of these days lol)

(my favourite comment I've ever received was someone who said they loved my story so much it made them happy stim and I just 🥺❤️)

46. How would you describe your style? (Character/emotion/action-driven, etc)

My stories tend to be pretty character/emotion-driven! Even in some of my more plot heavy ones (most notably the aforementioned The Batman fic) I still rely heavily on shifting character dynamics and emotions to keep the story energized and moving forward

63. Something you hate to see in smut.

This is more just personal preference/squick and I think "hate" is probably way too strong a word, but I don't like reading non-con/dub con/uncaring (? idk if that's the right word?) smut between my primary pairing characters. I have no issue reading scenes like that in broader stories or having them be things the pairing character(s) experience, but I don't enjoy it when that's the sort of sexual interaction the pairing characters themselves have. YMMV and more power to people who enjoy stories like that, but it's just not the sort of emotional experience I'm looking for when reading about my pairing boinking

[late-to-the-fandom]

🌻 🥀 💫 for Renathal, 🌸 🌾 for Elisewin?

This took me four hours😳 My brain today…

🌻 What little things do they notice about people or the world around them that make them happy? What tiny little treasures do they find in the normal every day that makes the world seem a little brighter for them?

Renathal is all about the details, in all universes. He knows the importance of romanticizing the domestic details of one’s own existence, and it’s part of the reason he takes such precise care in all aspects of his life. In the AU this manifests as the intricate strictures of his routine, the creature comforts of his flat, the care and attention he gives the notes he leaves on student papers, and in Revendreth its just Venthyr versions of the same. Seeing, appreciating, and tenderly cultivating the details of life is one of his most adorable traits. 

🥀 How would your OC decorate a notebook or journal? What kind of things are written in there? Could you give an example of a nice entry?

Renathal absolutely keeps a diary. It’s not particularly creative in its  decoration, but it is expensive, tasteful, and religiously maintained. Entries will begin as a recitation of events of the day and then diverge into his thoughts, opinions, musings, etc which are generally lurid, prosy, and a bit pretentious (he fancies himself a writer, can you imagine). An example of the latter can be found below. 

💫What is your favourite fact about this character and why?

Gosh, just so many, but I think it will always be his tendency to fall back on dark humor that shows up in every universe and at the oddest of times.

🌸 What are some of their favourite things and why? List as many as you can think of! A few of the Maw Walker’s favorite things:

-The smell of the ocean

-Sex (with Renathal)

-Sunsets and colorful twilights

-Exploring exotic locales (with Renathal)

-Being awake when everyone else is sleeping

-Witty, fast-paced banter that takes all one’s thought process to keep up with (with Renathal)

-Flavourful, heady wines

-Listening to new and interesting stories (as told by Renathal)

-Jumping from great heights for absolutely no reason other than to fall gracefully through the air

-And a new one: lazy mornings in bed doing absolutely nothing but enjoying existing (with… you guessed it)

🌾 Describe your OC through the eyes of someone absolutely head-over-heels in love with them

An excerpt from Prince Renathal’s stolen journal as found in the wilds of Revendreth by an adventurer and turned into Mistress Mihaela who ordered a copy created and now sells reproductions, the proceeds from which go to the restoration of Darkhaven. It should be noted that the Dark Prince is aware of this and does not mind in the slightest. The Maw Walker has refused to issue a public comment on its contents.

The Maw Walker is a hedge maze, a mysterious labyrinth, the paths through which one can spend a thousand years mapping only to find it has reformed itself around one, but within whose depths it is always exhilarating and wholly safe to lose oneself. An exquisitely twined collection of delicate buds which combined create a most solid, immovable, breathtaking whole, the beauty of which is almost an after thought in comparison to its thoughtful grace and grandeur. But it is at one’s own peril to mistake it for a domesticated foliage. It is deadly to underestimate, dangerous to cross. It cannot be controlled, but it may be cultivated by those willing and able to dedicate themselves entirely to its growth.

[multifandom-fanfic-writer]

✨ I'm going to answer these because why not? :D ✨ 

list 3 positive things about your current fandom(s) -> I have great conversations with people in comments of my Naruto fic + people in the TMA fandom leave really sweet comments + hannibal fandom is still alive and with such a good vibe after the show ended in like [redacted long ago]

a headcanon you weren't sure about at first but have come to like! -> I don't think I really have headcanons like that; I either like it and incoperate it into my belief system, think of it myself, or don't like it and discard it immideately.

a character that fandom has helped you appreciate -> Orochimaru! Creepy snake person, but then I read some great fics about him/them (like OroxSakumo or Hidden in the Leaves) and now I really like him and love to play with the Sanin dynamic.

say something nice about a ship you don't ship (it can be another ship in your fandom, a mutual's OTP, etc) -> Ship who you want and have fun with it, it's all fictional and also not my business! Ship and let ship <3

something you see in fics a lot and love -> Dumb jokes that only make sense if you're really in the fandom, and we love it. Oh, and references to other fandoms >3

something you see in art a lot and love -> Those cute little comics that make jokes too, oh, and redesigns of canon outfits!

your favorite tropes to read/write/draw -> Mutual pining! Mostly to read. To write, uh, maybe there was only one bed? But I don't have a single favourite trope tbh.

you hope more people will come to appreciate ___ (a ship, a trope, an episode, etc) -> Viva La Dirt League!

a ship that isn't your OTP but that you enjoy -> Kakuzu x Hidan, because they're both crazy murder maniacs and it's great.

a blog (mutual or one you follow) that has made your fandom experience brighter -> @willgrahamscock

if you're a writer or artist, what fic or piece of art are you proud of making? -> God, so much. But first and foremost my Naruto dystopian novel Shinra Tensei (and it's sequel).

compliment someone else in your fandom -> I love several people's fics so much... I don't know their Ao3s on top of my head but I've left so much comment hehe

your favorite type of fandom event (gift exchange, ship week, secret santa, prompt meme, etc) -> I don't really participate in those? :/ I did once and it was kind of stressful. Might try an Akatsuki one, but not sure.

the ship that always makes you smile -> Miles Edgeworth x Phoenix Wright

the character that always makes you smile -> Haruno Sakura <3

a tiny detail in canon that you want more people to appreciate -> The Akatsuki's backstory! Kakuzu's failed mission, Kisame's betrayal by his mentor...

the thing in canon that everyone loves and that you also love -> Hannibal's malewife manwhore manslaughter vibe

a fandom tag that you track -> #Akastuki

your current fandom(s) -> A lot, lol. Naruto, Harry Potter, The Magnus Archives, (a little) Our Flag Means Death, Viva La Dirt League, Hannibal, and some more too probably lol.

your very first fandom! -> It's... the Jonas Brothers. I was like 13. heh. I remember the fics...

a fandom you're not active in anymore but that you still really like -> Early-days Avengers/MCU, especially FrostIron. Don't like the later, bigger verse though

the fandom friend you've known the longest -> My rl friend megameave

the fandom you're curious about because of a mutual -> Interview with the Vampire OR succesion!

how has fandom positively impacted your life? -> enabled me to be creative and create just for the fun of it instead of to perform

a piece of advice for taking care of yourself in fandom spaces -> Block people you don't like, and exit fics you don't like!

✨ love your fandom asks ✨ 

Saw the opposite of this floating around and thought the reverse might be fun.

list 3 positive things about your current fandom(s)

a headcanon you weren't sure about at first but have come to like!

a character that fandom has helped you appreciate

say something nice about a ship you don't ship (it can be another ship in your fandom, a mutual's OTP, etc)

something you see in fics a lot and love

something you see in art a lot and love

your favorite tropes to read/write/draw

you hope more people will come to appreciate ___ (a ship, a trope, an episode, etc)

a ship that isn't your OTP but that you enjoy

a blog (mutual or one you follow) that has made your fandom experience brighter

if you're a writer or artist, what fic or piece of art are you proud of making?

compliment someone else in your fandom

your favorite type of fandom event (gift exchange, ship week, secret santa, prompt meme, etc)

the ship that always makes you smile

the character that always makes you smile

a tiny detail in canon that you want more people to appreciate

the thing in canon that everyone loves and that you also love

a fandom tag that you track

your current fandom(s)

your very first fandom!

a fandom you're not active in anymore but that you still really like

the fandom friend you've known the longest

the fandom you're curious about because of a mutual

how has fandom positively impacted your life?

a piece of advice for taking care of yourself in fandom spaces

[sleepymarimo]

Happy birthday, Pris! 💚🎂

I'm really happy that I found you 'ere when I came back.Yer posts and stories always make me feel safe, cosy, and like I'm back at home.

Thank you for being lovely and just being you 🍰💐

Here's to my favourite writer and fellow Zoro lover who makes every day brighter with their presence 🍵🧋 I wish yer day is as beautiful as you are!

this is such a wonderful and beautiful message :,) I’m so so happy to hear that this is a safe space for you, that’s one of the goals I’ve had in mind for this blog!! 🤍

you’re so so appreciated, thank you for following my works and leaving such sweet comments (I see them and they’re always so sweetly written)!!

have the bestest week and weekend and whole year!!

[rightasrainee]

✨What's a fic you've posted you wish you could breathe life into again and have people talking about it? (or simply a fic you wish got more credit)

🎀give yourself a compliment about your own writing

💋when you leave comments on a fic, do you want to hear back from the writer?

Okay, so I didn't think y'all would actually use the ask meme. I see now that I have made a grave mistake XD ssksks

✨ I only have two posted works so far and one of them isn't even finished yet (university absolutely takes over your life guys), so I really don't have a public portfolio to brag about yet ^^'. Which is a lame answer, so let me recommend one of my favorite reads that I wish got more credit (so I can squeal about it with someone): @rebellingstagnationblog's "Shake, Rattle, and Roll". It's got everything - multiverse jumping, Tony Stark, a secret underground haven, katanas, flashbacks, cowboys, and four very awesome dads being the best dads they can be. Melts my heart every time guys.

🎀...I do it? JK. I do like my settings. This is something that lives best in my poetry when I do those projects, but bleeds very naturally into my narrative work in my settings and how I describe them. One of my favorite lines is still: "There was a great, glowering ghetto in St. Canard's guts..." and alliteration aside - that creates such a great picture in my mind. Or when I describe a room lit by a single, naked bulb - I like the despair that invokes. Cliffs bleached bone white, violent sunsets from the hallway...I love painting settings with words. Hopefully, I do it okay.

💋 Forever and always my fellow artists! I always love hearing from you! Even if it's just a like on my comment to know that it was seen and that you enjoyed whatever I squealed incoherently about. But I also know that life is busy and time is a precious resource, so it is absolutely not required, but is a lovely way to make someone's day feel a little brighter. All of your responses have brightened my day immeasurably many times over.

[unnuevosoltransformalarealidad]

Snowball Attack

Picture from Pinterest | Divider from @firefly-graphics

Summary:  You ended up getting attacked in the middle of a snowball fight. Leading up to a cute meet with a not-so-stranger from your regular coffee shop. Pairing: Dean Winchester x Reader  Prompt: Meet Cute for @holylulusworld‘ Spin The Bottle Challenge Squares filled: Snowball fight for @spnchristmasbingo // Christmas for @supernatural-jackles Tell Me A Story Bingo // Clothes Sharing for @spnfluffbingo //  Warnings: Fluff, meet cute, Christmas love, cuddling, first kiss Word Count: 770

A/N: Last day of 2022, last fic of the year. It took me 5 months to start writing again but I hope that 2023 is fill with more inspiration and less writer’s block. Happy New Year!

You woke up in Winter Wonderland. Everything was as white as it ever could be. You were in love. 

Christmas morning in Winter Wonderland, your dream came true. Getting up and changing real quick so you could enjoy this before the city woke up and became crazy. 

You had crossed the street to avoid some kids that were already playing in the snow, without realizing that there was a snowball fight going on, on the other sidewalk.

You were hit square in the face by not one but several snowballs, the sudden attack made you stumble and fall into a small water pond that was starting to freeze.

“Oh, crap!” someone yelled and came to your rescue

“Shit, shit, shit,” you said, your teeth chattering from the cold

A warm hand grabbed yours and helped you out of the freezing water. When you looked up, you met the most beautiful green eyes you’ve ever seen.

“Are you okay?” this man asked, “Uh yeah, just freezing,” you chuckled but the man didn’t, he just gave you a side smile.

“Here,” he said, removing his jacket and putting it over your shoulders, “I’m Dean,” he added

“Y/N. Thanks” you said smiling. This man, Dean, had the most beautiful eyes you’ve ever seen, the white of the snow making them look even brighter than they already are. 

“This is my house, let me give you a change of clothes so you don’t get hypothermia” Dean offered, still holding your hands

“It’s okay, I’ll walk back home,” you told him

“I insist. I don’t want you to get sick” he added, squeezing your hand, you nodded

Dean intertwined his fingers with yours and took the both of you to his house. It was small, warm with a lit fire and it smelled like sandalwood. It really suited him

“This is a nice place” you commented, Dean directed you inside the house towards the living room where the fire was lit and it was the warmest. 

"Stay here, I'll bring you some clothes," he told you before leaving.

After changing into his clothes and putting yours to dry, Dean invited you to a cup of coffee.

 "I know you missed your morning coffee," he said and you looked at him surprised; it was a creepy comment but it didn't creep you out.

"I know I sounded like a creep, but I know that you drink coffee around this time because I'm at the coffee shop drinking mine before going to work," he explained and you nodded

You did a bit of research into your brain and you remembered him, he was always sitting two tables from yours, you checked him out a few times, but never had the courage to talk to him, you didn't know he lived a few blocks away from you.

"I kinda remember you. You are always sitting two tables away from mine" you mentioned and he chuckled, noticing a slight blush on his cheeks

"Never had the courage to talk to you" he admitted, "me neither"

The air between you two was tense, would you like to kiss him if he makes the move? Would you accept going out if he asks you out? You really wanted both things to happen, you haven't had this kind of connection with anyone ever, and it just felt right.

You hugged the flannel he gave you and leaned closer to him, you were mere inches away from him, he just needed to move his head to avoid the kiss, but instead, he pressed his lips against yours, pressing his body with yours. 

All the cold you were feeling banished away and now you were hot, the sparkles inside your body exploding. He broke the kiss and the both of you blushed profusely. 

You wanted to feel those sparkles again. You slowly cradled him and cuddled him. What a bold move, thinking he was going to reject you, you tried to move away, but instead, he tightened the embrace, kissing you again, this time slower, it seemed he wanted to enjoy the moment.

Once you broke apart, you grew shy. You haven't been this bald ever. Dean caressed your back, he was impressed by you; you wished he asked you out, you didn't want this to end here.

"I should go" you mumbled but Dean tightened the embrace even more if that was possible.

"Please, stay. It's freezing outside." You didn't answer, you just cuddled him, pressing your cheek into his chest. "You still owe me my coffee"

"I'll give you all the coffee you want sweetheart," he said, kissing your forehead.

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Hello my dear! Hope you are having a good day !

Recently I have seen that most of the writers are leaving or taking a break or many other things . I just want you( writers) to know , you make someone's day brighter , night calmer and their smile widen .woah! Was that a quote?

Just know when you story reaches reader it's just an amazing feeling like when you see your crush! And when you taste something 😋 delicious or when you laugh at your own jokes it's that feeling . 😘

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Tagging some amazing writer who never fail to make me smile or cry or horny 😜

@wayward-blonde ( she is a menace I tell you ! but I love her 😘 and hers stories are fantabulous🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 I can write an essay on you 😏)

@navybrat817 ( literally sunshine!!!)

@angrythingstarlight ( the queen of ruin )

@jtargaryen18 ( still in awe of her stories)

@onsunnyside ( her stories are just 🤤🤤🤤🤤)

@labella420 ( the way she writes nomad 🤯)

@evansbby ( love her Ari thots)

@straywords( 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍!!!!)

@afriendlyblackhottie ( absolutely hot!)

@cockslutpadalecki ( mean Steve 🥵🥵🥵🥵)

@smokeybluebrooke-lyn ( the mafia series🥵🥵🥵)

@nana1000night ( she is a cutie 🥺🥺🥺)

@buckyownsmylife ( finding you ah my top favorite and everything!)

@gotnofucks ( my baby I love her so fucking much!)

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@threeminutesoflife ( she is amazing I tell you guys FUCKING AMAZING!)

@syntheticavenger ( I am still debating that if she is real??? I KID YOU NOT SHE IS SO SO SOOOO AMAZING!!!!)

@sweeterthanthis ( still throbbing at her stories )

@the-iceni-bitch ( um MADAM you are fantastic!)

@darkficsyouneveraskedfor ( your dark fics *internal screaming*!!!!!)

@lilacevans ( her gifs are sooooo fucking good!)

@luvinchris ( NEW CONTENT FROM CE ALWAYS SO FUCKING GOOD!)

@ozarkthedog ( just hooked on her fics!!!)

@sinner-as-saint ( SO FUCKING GOOD!

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Thank you all!!!😍😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

I am forgetting some amazing people here and I am sorry for that ! Feel free to add writers , creaters or anyone who makes you happy!!!😘😘😘😘

[dark-mnjiro]

happy new year to all my mutuals and followers. it has been a wild year and I just want to thank all of you for being here and putting up with my constantly changing interests. I appreciate everyone one of you! I’m going to apologize now - I’m typically not this sappy. Please ignore me - I usually don’t get emotional like this, but a lot of this needed to be said.

To my followers, thank you all for the support over the last year - even helping reach my 500 follower milestone. You guys have seriously helped boost my confidence in writing again and there’s too many of you to name to thank each one of you personally, but just know - I do read each comment, reblog, tag, etc you leave on my fics or in my inbox. And you all never fail to make me smile. 🥺

Too my mutuals, while there are also too many of you to thank individually- you have all been such a god send. I love seeing you in my inboxes, notifications, ect. I love the banter we share especially with my every changing interests and THANK YOU FOR PUTTING UP WITH THAT AS WELL. I know I’ve convinced so many of you to join the bllk cult - no I will never apologize for it either.

There’s just a few shout outs I wanted to make before the year comes to an end. To a group of people i interact with constantly - even outside of tumblr and they just aways make my shitty days brighter.

@dilu3 - you are literally like the little sister I never got to have. You match my chaotic energy at every turn and our conversations are never boring. We’re constantly keymashing, all caps screaming in our group chat and somehow manage to understand what the other is saying without it even being remotely words.

@katsukikitten / @baroukitten - I am so thankful we started talking even though it’s been fairly recent. Spamming manga screenshots back and forth especially of bllk to each other on discord while screaming about our common interests in characters. Especially Barou and Nagi. 😩 you always send me such wonderful messages while I’m at work - cheering me on ESPECIALLY ON TUESDAYS WHICH ARE MY GARBAGE DAYS. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THAT MEANS TO ME.

@blkladyelle - ELLE. HOW CAN I EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE OUR FRIENDSHIP. The fact you pop on randomly to send me DMs just to telling me how much you love me and hope I’m having a lovely day is just so precious. It makes my heart melt. I love sharing fic ideas with you and how you help me break down the constant stream of ideas in my head - because it never seems to stop 🙃 ughhhh you are perfect.

@awkwardchick87 - while we’ve only been moots for a few months - I love that I can just spaz completely out on servers about TR with you. Especially with season 2 coming up. SCREAMS. I can’t wait. Also- I’m going to convert you to the bllk cult even if it kills me! Join us.

@ryndicate - ryn… oh RYN. The conversations we have on dash can’t even compare to the chaos that is our conversations on discord. Constantly spamming manga screenshots of Kaiser’s mullet back and forth while screaming what a tool he is that you can’t seem to escape - I have also found a friend that I can vent frustrations when it comes to the fandom community on this app with. You’ve always offered solutions to my vents as well which has been so helpful and I appreciate it so much. You have no idea how thankful I am for us meeting on this silly app this year. You and your mullet loving self. ✌🏻

@knchins - ally. My best friend. My partner in crime. My WIFE. We go back further than this app and I foresee our friendship going beyond it too. Our constantly creations of OCs and story building together. You always the best person to go to for story building/universe creating. You have such a great imagination even though you don’t seem to think so. You’re a talent writer and I wish I even had a fraction of your talent. You have no idea what you mean to me… you’ve been there through the good and the very ugly parts of me and you’ve never left - even when so many others did. You encouraged me to stay on track especially with my BPD treatment especially on the days I wanted to throw in the towel and give up. You’re always there when I need a shoulder to cry on and just to zone out while we watch our weekly showing of bllk/YouTube videos together. You’re probably the first person I message as soon as I wake up every day and the last person I send a message to before I go to sleep (or I fall asleep mid message before sending). You’re more than my best friend - you’re literally the family I choose to have in my life. 💕

[firefly-in-darkness]

Firefly’s Fic Recs - March

Here are the amazing stories that I have read this month - as always, please check the tags and warnings, comment on the stories, reblog the fics and follow the writers for more fantastic content. Appreciating the hard work and dedication of these writers just makes their day a little brighter!

Angst 💔 Fluff ��� Smut 💋 Warnings ❗️ Series 📚 Favourite ✨

Fic Recs 2021

Marvel

Bucky Barnes

A Hard Love - @sebbys-girl 💔📚✨

A Little Old Fashioned - @gogolucky13 💛

Almost Had Me Believing It - @tuiccim 💛💔💋📚✨

Am I More Than You Bargained For Yet? - @buckysmischief 💔💛

Beautiful People - @nacho-bucky 💔💛📚✨

Borderline Happy, Borderline Sad - bonkywobble 💔💛📚

Cuz I Love You - @buckymorelikefuckme 💛

Deadweight & Deliverance - @loving-bucky-is-easier 💔💛💋❗️✨

Don't Overdo It - @whisperlullaby 💔❗️

Earthly - @bonkywobble

Haven't Met You Yet - buckymorelikefuckme 💛

Leather Jacket - @mymoonagedaydream 💋

Let Me Guide You Child - @little-diable 💋❗️

Mile High Club - gogolucky13 💋

Reparations - @cake-writes 💔💋

Say You Need Me - @girl-next-door-writes 💔💛

Spa Day - @thatfuckingweirdo 💛

Stay Still & Please Don't - @buckysknifecollection 💔

Sunset - @pinknerdpanda 💔💛

The Queen's Roses - @writingsoftheloser 💛💔💋📚✨

Synonyms for Hate - @rebeccccccaaa 💔💋❗️📚

Whispers of the Past - @kalesrebellion 💔📚

You Are My Sunshine (Part 4) - @daydream3r-xo

Pietro Maximoff

At Least Not Alone - @stuckonjbbarnes 💔📚

One Perfect Day - girl-next-door-writes 💛💔

Things Thrown Away - girl-next-door-writes 💔

Sam Wison

Great Day to Build a Tree House - @bestofbucky 💋

Shut In - @shurisneakers 💔📚✨

Skinny Jeans, Action Figures and Baby Shark - @callmeluna 💛✨

The Back and Forth - @bonkywobble 💛💋

Steve Rogers

Clementine - @honeysucklesteve 💋✨

Hello and Goodbye - girl-next-door-writes 💔

Morning Light - @drabblewithfrannybarnes 💋✨

Sign of the (Valen)Times - @buckymorelikefuckme 💛

Multiple Characters

Rusted - @buckysknifecollection [Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, Sharon Carter]

This Is Still Marvel, Right? - @sweater-daddiesdumbdork [Deadpool, Bucky Barnes & Sam Wilson]

Other Characters

Chris Beck

Leave Out All The Rest - @avintagekiss24 💔💋

Geralt

Still - @inber 💋

Ransom Drysdale

The Highest Bidder - @pagesoflauren 💔💋💛❗️📚✨

[blu3bub]

knock. knock, knock on wood. (A Bruno x FEM!Reader story)

A/N

hello! I’m just here to say thank you guys so much for the amount of support you all have been showing and giving me, it means a lot to me as I am at the moment going through a hard patch mentally! You all help me to keep writing after a whole year of writers block.

I’m also here to say that I will probably not write as much and post as frequently through the week days. I’m starting school up again tomorrow and well that always comes first.

Though I must say if you all keep on commenting your feedbacks, the motivation for me to write gets bigger and bigger!

Yet again, thank you all! Oh and I hope for those who are stating school and work again after the long winter break have a wonderful start. And for those who doesn’t go to either : I hope you have a fantastic week! 

Now enjoy this longer chapter :)

(word count: 2427) warning: light angst. chapter 0 here!

CONFUSING IN BETWEEN - CHAPTER 4

“So. I need a collected basket with honey, jam, you know anything jar related-“

Another day, another costumer.

It’s barely 11 am and three orders have already piled in since 9, the fourth being read up to the oh so tired Y/N. A pen in one hand, a notebook in the other, and with a tired movement notes are being written one by one by this tired, feminine figure. However, Y/N’s head is somewhere else.

In her notes there is written word by word the peoples long and specific orders, but in between silences and nodding she has been subconsciously drawing hourglasses and recognizable patterns – not just once or twice, they’re placed for almost every 5th line.

He was on her mind. He being Bruno. Bruno being the hourglasses and long patterns along the paper corner to the other. Bruno being on Y/N’s mind almost every minute after the day before.

Though Y/N couldn’t tell if it was his foolishness that was keeping her going, you know, the regularly “pissed at this one person for small apparent reaons,” or if it was a genuine… thought.

“… Y/L/N? did you get everything?”

“hm? … oh yeah! Yeah right. Yeah.”

The costumer looks at her suspiciously. “Read it back to me.”

“Jam, Honey, anything jars, roses, chocolates, and hygiene products all collected in one basket.”

“So, you did listen!”

“Yes. But I would advice you to pick apart the hygiene from the food.”

“Hm… I see what you mean...”

Ai, when is this day over…?

“Wake up, tío! Wake up!”

The day just started for the mess of a man, with his niece jumping on the end of his bed in a beautiful purple dress as always. Isabela’s laugh filling the room up.

“erghhh… two more minutes…” He turns over, hiding his head under his flat pillow.

“Nonsense!” The little girl jumps on his back, losing balance and landing right beside him, where Bruno reaches out his arms and grabs her before she Is able to tumble off and hurt herself, pulling her into an embrace.

“Careful, Mi Girasol! You could end up falling!”

“mnO! Because I have an amazing tío!”

“See, I had an exact vision of this!”

“yOU did?!”

“Yes! And you-“ He looks at Isabela, tired, meeting her big joyful smile in return. “-fell!”

Bruno begins tickling his niece, making her giggle and laugh until the point where she is grunting and nearly gasping for air, her tío chuckling in response.

“mnO! Bad tío! Pendajo!”

Bruno gasps loudly. “Who taught you that?!”

Isabela’s arms open wide with an innocent smile, letting her little halo shine brighter. “I heard tía Pepa say it to tío Felix!” She nods to herself.

“You can’t say that!”

“Neither can you! Because you! … You lisp!”

“woAH! Low blow, Mi girasol!”

“Ha! No! You’re just mad because I’m cooler!”

“Since when!”

“since-“ Isabela get’s caught off by her tío starting to tickle her once again, leaving her to laugh loudly as her body cramps together to escape his awful tickles, hiding into his chest and trying to tickle back herself though is left defeated.

In the meanwhile, Isabela is “dying,” Bruno is being attacked by hundreds of roses and other flowers, her powers out of control, drowning both under layers and layers of vines.

“oh no we’re stuck.” He stops tickling her.

“Your fault!”

“No!

“Yuhuh!”

“Nuhuh!”

They break out laughing.

“ISABELA!” A voice from outside yells.

“Shit-“

“gIrAso-“

“soRrY-“

They snicker once again in union, Bruno pushing and pulling the plants off the two of them.

“ISABELA!”

“…ohuh”

“…what did you do?”

“Nothing! It was Dolores!”

He raises an eyebrow at her.

“… it was!”

“Hurry on out before I begin tickling you again!”

“aH-“

And with that Isabela ran out the door, almost losing one of her shoes on the way, though picking them up again with the help of a flower. A graceful move and an impressive way of making running look so elegant.

Bruno left in his usual silent but loud room beneath the stairs up to the vision cave – it’s hidden well, but it sure is there. It being silent in the sense of no life at all besides himself, while the loud sand falls right outside the arch into his room, pilling up almost enough to close the opening yet the sand seems it way to stop right in the doorway.

His room is simple and plain. A one-man bed, that he hasn’t changed since he got his door, with some worn down, green, patterned bed sheets, a side table with a cheerful picture of his family and him back when Isabela got her door, a table with piled up notebooks and regular books, a wooden chair, a red, fabric chair, picture frames and paintings hanging on the walls, and lastly a very old tv-set right in front of the red chair. There is also one more thing to note in his room – besides the many flowers from Isabela – which is the trashcan filled up to the rim with the green glass glistening and luminating that very corner with all the visions he has seen for himself and promised to never touch again.

They aren’t necessarily bad visions, no, they are just plain visions about his own future, but that was perhaps the biggest factor to why he has thrown them out. He’s ashamed of his curiosity, ashamed to have used the power to his benefit, even though it was his and his alone.

The most recent one being one he so happened to have gotten after last night’s events – however something came out of it, he didn’t expect – if he did expect anything at all. The vision was foggy, like the thing he wanted to see was there, but he couldn’t see it, it was too far away and something was in the way, and when he grabbed a hold of the green glass, it was bare and empty – something he hasn’t experienced before.

It might’ve been something with Bruno feeling disconnected yet again from everything – everything being his family, after having been caught by Abuela saying goodbye to Y/N last night.

Bruno thought of all people his mama would understand why he did such a thing as to help her after being the reason to why she had ended up in the situation in the first place, but Alma wouldn’t listen to him. Something had been off with her at that time – Bruno felt invisible towards his own mother, as if his new and fun emotional adventure was … nothing but a … disgrace.

“I can’t believe you, Brunito, I didn’t raise you to be reckless and dumb like this.”

The words circle in his head. Of course, mama had her ups and downs as well as himself, but this felt different – this feels different. She usually never brings up their childhood or the way she raised children.

“Brunito!”

Bruno wakes up from his daze of thoughts, shaking his head as if they were hanging in his uncontrollable hair, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

“Yes?”

He notices his own lisp; it being highlighted by his niece comment.

“Get up! The town needs you! You can’t sleep all day.”

I can and I want to.

With a foot following the other out of bed, Bruno gets changed from his usual nightwear to a dark dress shirt and dark jeans, rolling up the sleeves to up right before his elbows, grunting his way out the opening and then out to his door.

“I’m up now, mama.”

Alma looks at her son. Softly said, his hair looks like an abomination – a birds nest, if you will. “Ai… mi vida- your hair-“ She tries to fix it for him.

“It’s fine-“

“No.” She continues.

His hair getting fixed to some extent, Alma giving up shortly after a battle with one hair strand, winning, yet somehow the same strand bounces back up to it’s weirdly positioned way of being. A lost cause.

“I’ve tried my best already.” Bruno says trying to lay weight on not lisping, resulting in a weirdly off tone, dark voice that you just hear isn’t his own.

“… what are you doing?”

“Nothing.” His hands fly up, continuing in the same manor with his voice.

“You know I don’t like your whole acting thing, Bruno.”

“I’m not-“ Bruno sighs out. “I’m not…” He abandons it, surrendering to the lisp he always has had.

“Good.” Alma fixes her posture and tries to do so with his. “I have a number of people who wants help with a vision. Start from an end to the other. Here’s a list.”

Why is she treating me like I can’t take care of myself? Like a child?

“But I-“

“But?”

Bruno sighs once more.

Since last night, besides the encounter with mama and the blurred vision, all there has been on his mind has been this desire to go over and talk with Y/N. He feels pulled to it like a plus to a minus magnet, it’s been growing and growing ever since.

Last night while he laid his head on his pillow, he promised himself to go over and check up on her, since her behavior changed from happy to … mentally gone… after that one shower. It might not be a big deal and most likely not his business, but he is still up and about it in his own head.

Nevertheless – Bruno has chores to do, there right in front of him.

Another stressful “costumer. “

I wonder if she’s okay.

“Okay. I need 6 jams, 3 for strawberry, 3 for mixed berries, 2 honeys, uhmmm..” Y/N checks off her list of groceries for each basket.  

“Perhaps a break from work?”

She looks up with a raised eyebrow.

The man she is talking to is her childhood friend, Donatello, the one she mistaken Bruno for yesterday. Their brains work like ying and yang, like a sun on a cloud free sky – They think alike, and they always have thought alike, well, that is what you get when you have the exact same childhood.

“Says you, gilipolat.”

“Woah! That adds to the bill, señorita.” Tello chuckles and fetches the jars she needs.

“Watch it or you won’t get the leftovers.” Y/N rolls her eyes looking at her list once again. “Sirup too. 5.. maybe 6.”

“6?! How many customers are waiting?”

“Enough for me to not have time for your babbling.”

“Okay. Okay! I get it.” He snickers underneath his breath. “It’ll be 35”

Y/N pulls up her pouch and gives him the amount that he needs and a bit more. “Keep the tip”

“Oh, so generous!”

“Shut it, gilipolat!”

She collects her things and puts them in her net, stuffing the pouch back in her pocket, ignoring the big grin that is growing on her friends face for some apparent reason. Not his usual grin – this one seems more mischievous.

“SO…”

“No, Tello! I have work!”

“That’s a lie!”

“Does it look like a lie?”

He shuts up for a moment, tapping his finger on his wooden counter, looking at her from top to toe. The smirk on his face pushing his cheeks further and further apart. Y/N can’t see but hear his foot is tapping too as if he expects her to say something, but she can’t figure out why – or even bother to know why.

“Okay, goodbye, Tello.”

“Mhm. Of course.”

“… Mhm.”

“… So who were you with last night-“

Mierda.

“…what?”

“I saw you walk in wayyy to big clothing.”

“No, you didn’t.”

“Mhm, yes I did.”

“He is no one-“

“Okay so it’s he… I see... I see...”

“No-“ Y/N almost throws her arms up in defeat, but the weight from her groceries weighs them back down. An irritated expression appearing on her face. “It’s none of your business!”

“Your business is my business.”

“No it’s not.”

“Do I need to quote our ‘best friend rule book’?”

“Tello-“

“Ahem- ‘my casita is your casita. My head is your head. My secret is our secret.’ Shall I continue?” Tello raises his already arched eyebrow.

“Stop it! It’s nothing.”

“Mhm. Sure.”

“It was just some pendajo who stumbled into me and let me borrow his shower in return.”

“Oh yeah totally believable story.”

“I’m not lying!”

Tello slides over the counter, standing in front of Y/N, grabs a hold of her shoulders and spins her around slowly, checking her pants by pulling and poking. His eyes squinted and his head visible empty with no thoughts behind his almond eyes.

“Your pants doesn’t to be on fire-“

“They’re not.”

“Well you see-“

“Tello.” Y/N smacks his shoulder, looking at him in disappointment.

Donatello has long, dark dreadlocks, a big and wide nose, black eyebrows, deep brown skin color, and a goatee, as well as a horrible style of clothing – or that’s what Y/N thinks, when he is most likely the most fashionable man in town which he happens to be known for, besides of being the store’s owner.

He’s different from the rest, stands out very quick. His parents are refugees that had come to the old village not even close to a month before the attack, where they followed Alma and Pedro to the miracle. They had run away from Africa, to Europe then landed here where they are now – Y/N never got told the reason to why they did so, but it seemed to be something they never spoke about again.

It doesn’t matter anyway, she is just happy that Tello were there when they landed in the Encanto – or were born into the town, because he has always been there for her.

Where Y/N is the helper to the people, directly a people pleaser, Tello was the helper for her and her only, ‘a Y/N pleaser’ as he like to call it.

They’ve been through everything together and continues to go through it together, and so it will always be. They made a list of rules and promises back when they were around 8, that they sure will remember till forever and its end.

One of these rules being to not lie unless their pants are on fire.

“I’m not lying.”

“Okay, fine, I believe you… - If you tell me who it is.”

“Never.”

“Oh no! My heart! It shatters!”

Y/N lets out a light laugh.

“Aha! See I knew you weren’t cold.”

“Okay that’s enough.”

“Fine…” Tello sighs. “Are you at least better now?”

“I guess so…” Y/N rolls her eyes in defeat.

“Yes!”

She’s okay now.

next chapter

[perexcri]

Aaaa I can’t believe there’s only six more chapters!! I’m happy for you about the new job!!

Also 🥰🥰🥰 you continue to have first sentences on a Lock. “They pull closer, and spring washes away in thunderheads and afternoon showers to reveal a sweltering summer.”

Mike basically proposing how he does is So in Character of him tbh. I also like how he didn’t Push too hard about it. (Maybe if they do end up going to the east together, they could elope👀👀👀👀).

I’ve been trying to figure out what Will’s almost,,,wistful half-longing for leaving reminds me of, and I finally figure out. I could deffo be way off base, but it’s almost like the Elvish desire for the Undying Lands. (And tho Byler are most often compared to samfrodo, I think in this scenario they would be more like Legolas and Gimli, hopefully making sure his love dearest friend gets to go with him.) ofc, again I could be way off, but just what I was thinking.

“They grow and they learn. They speak and they smile and they laugh, and when one says something too out of line, the other lets him know with sharp glares and pointed comments. Will instinctively reaches for two sets of things now no matter what, and Mike always draws close to him, as if he’s not complete without the other by his side.” This whole paragraph !!! They!!!

Cuddles!!!!! Cuddling for safety from nightmares is !!!!!! They’re getting even closer !! I’m so dndjdic. I’m so normal about them, I swear.

I really do adore this story. It’s always a nice pick me up when the day hasn’t been the best, or turns an okay day great. I hope you know how much I appreciate u, as a writer and as a friend.

Anyway I hope you are doing well, and that the project and your upcoming job (!!!) are fun and wonderful.

i knowww!! it's almost over!! i will say all of these upcoming chapters run a little longer though, so there's at least that? i promise i'm doing my best to give them their happy ending :D

(and thanks for the well wishes on the job i am excited but so nervous but i am being so brave about it)

ajlsajlasdj i am once again making a surprised pikachu face and blushing at you pointing out something about my writing. i'm glad you liked that first sentence!! it's been so fun in this fic to describe the seasons passing and what-not. my more popular fics (like to hell and back again, cheer up baby, and what a match) all have really heavy time or place constraints, so this one has been nice to be able to let it flow more naturally and see where it takes me. it's become very near and dear to my heart, so i'm especially grateful for people like you for keeping up with it!!

yeah Mike basically proposing 👀 hrrrhmhmmmm 👀

Vee,,,i am about to reveal something about myself, and i hope you can forgive me: i honestly don't know a whole lot about lord of the rings (which is really weird considering i read the first book when i was in middle school, but i digress). i trust your judgment on this though, and i am doing some furious googling just so i can learn more about it!!

i'm glad you liked that paragraph about them growing together T_T that's been one of the parts that's been absolutely gnawing at me. like i've wanted to post it ever since i wrote it, so i'm very happy it gets to be out in the world now :D and yes, they are getting closer!! literally if i thought my brain could handle it i would proofread the next chapter and post it tonight, but i am so tired lol. it should be coming out tomorrow though!! i hope so at least, or else i might explode or something

i know i already gushed about this somewhere up there in this block of text^^^ but i truly am glad you enjoy this story so much!! i enjoy all the support i get on fics ofc, but people like you who have been regularly interacting with this one have made me feel extra special. this story means a lot to me, and i'm glad it can mean something to others now or that it can be a reason to make your day a little brighter, and in the end, that's all i can really ask for out of the stuff that i write, and it's something i've learned i really enjoy doing. i used to never share stuff i wrote with other people, but i'm slowly learning that you can never know how it might affect another person, and that sometimes it's better to share and see what happens than keep it close to your chest and never let somebody else partake in what you've made

aND YOU VEE!! i hope YOU know how much i appreciate you as a friend!! you are so sweet and kind, and i always look forward to what you have to say whenever i update anything because you're always so thoughtful and have such good insight. you're such a lovely person and a wonderful light in my life as well as others'. i hope this isn't being too Out There or whatever, but when i hit a point about a month ago where i really thought i was gonna have to put this fic aside because i was so stuck on it and just dealing with my own stuff, your messages about it really helped me keep going T_T it is not a stretch at all to say that i would not be nearing the end of this fic without you, so please know that you do so much even just by the presence you have on this webbed site and in this fandom!!

i would love to say this is the only time today i've typed up a super long reply to something when i maybe should've made it shorter, but nope!! i've been responding to ao3 comments that are just a few sentences with 2-3 paragraphs tonight. guess i'm just in a Mood huh

bUT if you are willing to put up with my drivel, i just want you to know you deserve all the best!! i am wishing you glowing flowers, as well as wonderful things for the new year and your endeavors, whether big or small!! :] 💜💜💜