#march 63

[the-blind-assassin-12]

MARCH MADNESS, ANYONE?

Don't worry, I'm not talking about college basketball. I'm talking about a month long reading and reblogging challenge to help reinvigorate engagement between readers and writers. Who's with me?!

Here's the challenge:

There are SIXTY THREE games played in the NCAA March Madness tournament. Your mission is to reblog SIXTY THREE (or as many as you can!) stories/chapters/masterlists within the month of March.

The goal here is to get that spark back between writers and their audience, so kind comments (of any length!) are strongly encouraged!

Use #marchficmadness24 when you reblog so that we can all see what you share.

Optional: Make a masterlist of your March Madness reblogs and tag me in it! At the end of the month I'll compile a Masterlist of Masterlists (a mega-masterlist??) so they'll all be in one place!

Unlike the basketball version where there's only one winner at the end of the tournament, the fic version has nothing but winners. ;) Happy reading, everyone!

[dailydoseofdragon]

Day 63- Toothless

Tried to mimic the way hiccup drew him in the first movie.

[wangxianficrecs]

prized above gold by Deisderium

prized above gold

by Deisderium

M, WIP, 9k, Wangxian

Part of WLW Wangxian Week 2022

Summary: Jin Guangshan has captured the Yiling Matriarch, and gives her to the Lan dragons as a war prize. Kay's comments: This story lives rent-free in my brain. WLW Wangxian featuring war prize Wei Wuxian and also foxxian and dragonji? Is it my birthday already? I absolutely love the character dynamics in this story and also the other canon divergence points, like Lan Xichen being Empress and Jiang Yanli being a sect leader. Jin Guangshan is being absolutely vile though, but thankfully, cursed shackles seems to be the worst he does to our beloved Foxxian. Due to these shackles, she can only transform into her human form at night and her powers are surpressed. The only way to undo the curse? Dual cultivation. Excerpt: As an enemy combatant and a war prize, though, Lan Wangji couldn't simply demand that she be freed. Lan Xichen might have come up with a more elegant solution, but elder sister wasn't here, and Lan Wangji could no more leave Wei Ying in that cage than she could cut her own hands off. "Open the cage," Lan Wangji said again. "I will take her parole." "Such a notorious huli jing as this," Jin Guangshan said silkily. "I almost kept her as a concubine myself. Who would have thought such a creature as this could tempt even one of the Lan?" One of the man's retainers unlocked the cage, and Wei Ying bounded out, running to Lan Wangji. Lan Wangji stooped and held out her arms. Wei Ying leapt into them, and Lan Wangji thought, At least she still trusts me this much. Something cold and hard among the soft silkiness of her fur bumped against Lan Wangji's wrists. Gold bands encircled Wei YIng’s forelegs, just above her front paws. The bands were stamped with peonies, and there was no obvious mechanism to release them. "What are these?" Lan Wangji asked. Wei Ying's fox form burrowed against her chest, trembling. She felt so small this way. "It didn't seem prudent to let a demonic cultivator and huli jing have access to all her abilities.” Jin Guangshan smiled.

pov lan wangji, pov wei wuxian, canon divergence, fox wei wuxian, dragon lan wangji, female lan wangji/female wei wuxian, rule 63, emperor lan xichen, female lan xichen, xiyao, lan xichen/jin guangyao, post-sunshot campaign, war prize wei wuxian, yiling matriach, captivity, cursed wei wuxian, hurt/comfort

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(Please REBLOG as a signal boost for this hard-working author if you like – or think others might like – this story.)

[dailyzawa]

march 4

[irlquail]

happy march 🎀 (she/her)

[green-fifteen]

Day 8: Callous

Fandom: The Hobbit

Relationship: fem!Bilbo Baggins/fem!Thorin Oakenshield

Word Count: too long already i'm tired

written for @fluffyfebruary

This AU draws heavily from the EXTREMELY inspiring work of @rutobuka2 (specifically, lumberjack!Thorin and Thorin's design in the Barricade AU (link to NSFW comic))

*i am publishing this in its current and incomplete form because i'm not going to finish it!*

Dis had said, This one is a Kindergarten teacher because I'm running out of friends.

Thorin had said, I wish you would run out faster, but she'd gone on the date anyway. Her sister had gotten married two summers before, and was now bound and determined to find someone for Thorin. Usually, they were people Dis barely knew, from her jewelry work or Vili's gym. On one truly unspeakable occasion, Thorin had gone out with someone Dis described to her as "unfortunately tall," and who turned out to be a wood elf. But they were not all bad. The last time Dis set her up, Dori had become a trusted friend (if not anything more). At the end of the day, she was willing to give some Kindergarten teacher at least one date, if only so Dis would back off for a few more weeks.

But her sister was right: Kindergarten was not her type. As she readied herself for the evening, she was imagining her date as a paint-spattered, bubbly blonde. In her imagination, she could see her talk to the waiter like they were best friends and eventually tell Thorin her entire life story. She'd have no boundaries and no real difficulty in her life.

Thorin sighed. She was being unfair, but she already didn't think they'd have anything in common. Thorin's own job was grueling, demanding, and isolating. She wasn't the kind of person who could sit down with someone and get cozy over appetizers-- the idea made her frown in discomfort. She needed something steady and lasting, rooted in the earth like the trees in her woods.

She pulled on her flannel and snapped the buttons all the way to her neck. At least she wouldn't have to talk about herself, if the teacher did decide to share her life story.

When she arrived at the restaurant at 6:30, Thorin parked her truck and headed straight to her preferred booth. The spotty teenager at the host stand had been working the last couple times she'd been here and gave her a smile. She kept her face to the ground, scowling.

Her seat was in the back, close to the kitchen and a little noisy. She had a great view of the front windows, where she could see anybody pulling up. When Dis had made the mistake of setting her up with the elf, Thorin had been able to slip away when she saw the creature crawl out of her car in the parking lot. Even having narrowly escaped what would have been the worst date of her life, she'd spent the rest of the evening thinking up insults for her sister.

Now, Thorin watched the parking lot idly and turned the table knife over in her hands. It was sturdy quality, if not very sharp. The wood of the handle was a little rotten from being soaked, but the metal was good. She heard a woman's voice from a table in front of her.

"Sorry, but could I get a refill? I'm afraid I'm still waiting." The waitress scurried off and Thorin saw the Hobbit woman sigh and shift in her seat. She felt a stab of sympathy and sipped at her own water. It seemed they were both stuck in date-limbo.

The Hobbit was cute, with mops of auburn curls on the top of her head and just below her ankles. She wore a deep burgundy dress and looked to be doing a crossword puzzle at the table. Thorin watched her in profile, forgetting about the cars in the parking lot.

[Bilbo, Kindy teacher, goes on a first and second date with Thorin, park ranger. She's half in love already and Thorin is on the exact same page. Actually, Thorin is fully in love by the second date and wants to start looking for rings so she never has to give her up. But that's not really something she's about to say.

Thorin takes her home in the car she borrowed from Dis and before Bilbo gets out, Thorin grabs her hand and pulls her so they're facing each other. She slowly brings their faces together, a hand on either side of Bilbo's bare neck. After a perfect first kiss, Thorin dives in for another and another, stopping when she hears Bilbo suddenly gasp. She keeps stroking her thumbs under her jaw as she leans back a little.

Bilbo is near speechless at the feeling of Thorin's calloused fingers dragging over the soft skin of her neck and jaw. She takes Thorin's mouth again a little roughly and bites at her lip, before recalling herself and pulling away. It's almost 11 on a weeknight (WHY did she agree to go out on a Monday again???) so, it's time for sensible teachers to go to sleep. Thorin asks what time school gets out and if she can pick her up for dinner. Again. The next day. She teaches half days so she gets out at 1:30. Thorin says they can have lunch, too.]

[lonestarbattleship]

USS MISSOURI (BB-63) drydocked at the New York Navy Yard, New York.

Photographed by Andreas Feininger for LIFE Magazine. Identify by Peter DeForest.

Date: March 1946

LIFE Magazine Archives: 116279274, 116279835, 111251799, 16279242, 116279474, 116281653, 116281068

[ungojirasapiente]

Day 4 of Mogeko March, the prompt of the day was "Alternate Universe"... i guess a genderbent counts as an AU, right? ------ Dia 4 del Mogeko March, la tematica del dia es "Universo Alterno"... supongo que un genderbent cuenta como un AU, cierto? --- WATGBS (and Samekichi/Samemi) by Funamusea

[peoplemovr]

fem!thack my beloved :3

[mirkoisnotdead]

this is a very on brand drawing for me. its litch rally my essence

[604to647]

Ooooooooo I was reading down to the wire but I completed @the-blind-assassin-12’s March Fic Madness challenge to read and reblog 63 fics in March!

I tagged all the fics with 604counts as well to help me keep track but also a quick and easy way for people to find them if they wanted - I read some really delicious PBoi fics this month (Joel, Marcus, Marcus, Pero, Frankie, Din, Davvvvveeeee) 😌 found some new authors to follow too 🥹

I don’t know if this is more than I would normally read but certainly it was really great motivation and practice for someone like me that is still getting the hang of reblogging! Thanks for the challenge! 🥰 Hoppy Easter, everyone! 🐰

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Alyssa’s March Madness* Masterlist

*fic, not basketball.

63 reblogs in 31 days. Here are all of the amazing stories I read and recommended in the month of March:

Gravity by @insomniamamma (Ezra x F!Reader)

Lovesick by @prolix-yuy (Joel Miller x GN!Reader)

Seen by @katareyoudrilling (Javier Peña x F!Reader)

July: Buck Moon by @grogusmum (Frankie Morales x GN!Reader)

Liminality Part 7.5 by @something-tofightfor (Frankie Morales x F!Reader)

Strings by @trulybetty (Joel Miller x F!Reader)

Able by @ladamedusoif (Joel Miller x Disabled F!Reader)

He Sees You by @maggiemayhemnj (Joel Miller x Reader)

Fluffbruary 3 by @oonajaeadira (Nico x GN!Reader)

Hearts by @burntheedges (Joel Miller x GN!Reader)

February 15th by @lowlights (Dieter Bravo x GN!Reader)

The Trembling Willows by @sp00kymulderr (Ezra x GN!Reader)

Confetti by @secretelephanttattoo (Marcus Pike x F!Reader)

Recovery Time by @bumpkinspice0 (Joel Miller x F!Reader)

In So Many Words by @alwaysbethewest (Ezra x F!Reader)

Cross My Heart by @brandyllyn (Ezra x F!Reader)

Whatever You Need by @haylzcyon (Javi P x F!Reader)

Sweets for My Sweet; Sweets from My Sweet by @tinytinymenace (Ezra x GN!Reader)

Moss by @5oh5 (Tim Rockford x Reader)

Fairy Gold by @julesonrecord (Ezra x F!Reader)

Lush by @the-scandalorian (Din Djarin x F!Sex Worker!Reader)

Class of 1974: Taking Chances by @grogusmum (Javi P x F!Reader)

Wake & Bake by @whatsnewalycat (Dieter Bravo x OFC Louella)

Simple Treasures by @prolix-yuy (Oberyn Martell x OMC Tesoro)

Apogee by @sp00kymulderr (Din Djarin x Reader)

Comet by @morallyinept (Ezra x Reader)

This Will Be the Day that I Spy part 1: Blindsided by @oonajaeadira (Jack Daniels x F!Reader)

What Have I Done by @trulybetty (Frankie Morales x F!Reader)

Jackpot by @katareyoudrilling (Frankie Morales x F!Reader)

🍀 stay tuned for more!!

[mona-hug-warrior]

Day 63 - Weirdest thing you’ve ever drawn? [ask#21]

List of asks

[supernova3110]

Happy Birthday Prongs 🫶🫶🛐🛐

[winter-jay-official]

I AM WATCHING MARCH MADNESS GAMES IM JUST ALSO CAMPING !!!