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cavendishbutterfly · 2 years ago

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I posted 302 times in 2022

That's 113 more posts than 2021!

73 posts created (24%)

229 posts reblogged (76%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@sorrybutblog

@softlystarstruck

@ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm

@corvuscrowned

@moonstruckwytch

I tagged 297 of my posts in 2022

Only 2% of my posts had no tags

#drarry - 178 posts

#my writing - 40 posts

#harry potter x draco malfoy - 39 posts

#hpdm - 38 posts

#hp fanfic - 22 posts

#queue - 15 posts

#drarrymicrofic - 12 posts

#inertia - 10 posts

#bday stuff - 8 posts

#asks - 8 posts

Longest Tag: 109 characters

#i’ll be honest windy city was an exercise in how do i live up to fwooshy’s gorgeous writing even a little bit

My Top Posts in 2022:

Hi, I’m looking for fics where Harry has to come to terms with his sexuality (internalized homophobia angst is welcome) after realizing he likes Draco with the support of Hermione (and maybe Ron). Know any?

Hi there! It looks like @lettersbyelise and @sitp-recs have posted lovely answers to this here and here.

I'll add an additional sprinkling of my favorite Harry-explores-his-sexuality fics (can't guarantee Hermione's involvement though!):

Harry Potter and the Bisexual Awakening by @writcraft (23k)

This fic scratches all the parts of my brain and is so delightful to read and reread again. Driving lessons, Snitch the dog (the bestest girl), Harry grappling with identifying as bisexual in the midst of some harrowing biphobia, and the beginnings of my personal obsession with Seven Minutes In Heaven in any fic whatsoever.

Welcome to the Broom Closet by incapricious (23k)

Liv has written such a gorgeous review of this fic that I'll leave here--it's the reason I read this fic and I'm so grateful I did. It starts off with such a strong concept and then follows through perfectly, with secrecy and faint memory and hot smut that truly kept me hooked from the very beginning.

Buds, Blooms, and Beards by @corvuscrowned (27k)

I am a long-term fanboy of crow for many reasons but this is one of them. A fantastic Harry and Ginny friendship, and their plant shop(!!!) which is full of storerooms for one Draco Malfoy to pull Harry into and ah, Help Him Do Some Research. Harry and Ginny explore their sexualities in gorgeous parallel, including how and when they feel ready to come out to themselves and their friends.

I'll also add in a fic of my own!

Bridges by cavendishbutterfly (16k)

This is a fic I wrote to shower lots of love on Budapest as a city, but also to tell the story of a Harry just beginning to test out his bisexuality. It's a fic that's close to my heart, and I wanted to play with the ways that exploring one's sexuality can feel complex and muddy and confusing. Hopefully it succeeds in that :)

107 notes - Posted June 12, 2022

how they save each other

rated M | 50 words | for the @drarrymicrofic prompt “kind”

it's a different kind of love. they fuck in the mornings. soft light through old windows. new sheets. scrambling for purchase as Draco presses into him. they used to be loud. now whispers: there, darling. just like that. why did it take so long after the war to know peace.

193 notes - Posted September 27, 2022

For Worse, For Better

A joyous fanniversary to @sitp-recs, a beautiful person to whom I and my fandom experience are indebted. Just over a year ago I’d started to drift away from drarry after reading a few fics, until I discovered Liv’s incredible blog and so many more fics to love and reasons to dig deeper. I wouldn’t have found my way into this community without her, and am so grateful for her kindness and presence here. Liv, I hope this lil story gives you even a fraction of the joy you and your blog have given me over the past year.

Of course, it’s the one eventuality he hasn’t planned for.

“It’s raining,” Draco says, clutching Pansy’s arm and watching the windows streak.

“It sure is,” they say. Their lipstick is sharp and red��any overt warmth from Pansy is rare, but a corner of their mouth tugs upward, not even in a sneer. They tuck a piece of Draco’s hair behind his ear and smooth out his robes.

“It’s a Muggle venue,” Draco says, realising. “No Weather Charms. We can’t even cast an Impervius.”

“No, we certainly can’t.”

“Don’t laugh at me, Pans.” Draco clutches their arm harder. “Oh Merlin, all the guests are going to be wet, they’ll hate me.”

Pansy shakes their head, tugging Draco gently toward the door. “It’s just a bit of rain, Draco.”

The quartet starts playing outside and Draco thinks, Salazar, all those wooden instruments out in the wet, and there’s nothing to do but push open the doors to the outside. Draco sees the aisle first, a thin carpet lined with flowers and splotched with raindrops. A couple guests have thought to bring umbrellas, which unfurl over small pockets of the crowd. The attendees are dressed in a smattering of Wizarding robes and Muggle dress clothes, all dark with water. The rain hammers on the roof behind them, and on the platform at the end of the aisle.

And there, on the platform in the midst of everything, is Harry. His hair clings to the back of his neck, waterlogged and uncharacteristically flat. His glasses are spotted with droplets, and for a moment Draco thinks, Is he cross? He must be cross. But as Pansy guides him down the aisle, he sees Harry’s smile, impossibly wide.

Draco steps up to the small stage.

Harry grins at him. “Look at you,” he says.

“Yes, well,” says Draco haughtily, smoothing out his hair. “Imagine how you look at the moment, you’ve been out here longer.”

Harry laughs, one of those big belly laughs Draco hadn’t known was possible until Harry came into his life. He reaches for Draco’s hands. “I meant that you look quite handsome,” he says, squeezing Draco’s fingers. “I love those robes on you.”

“You look handsome too,” Draco says quietly, because even with his hair plastered to the sides of his face Harry still looks stunning. “I just—“ Draco glances at the quartet, finishing their song, and knows he only has a few more moments. “It feels like a bad omen, all the rain. It’s grey and horrible out, I just feel like it must mean—“

Harry pulls Draco’s hands to his lips, kisses his knuckles once, twice. “Bad omens are usually good ones for me,” he says. “Black dogs, prophecies, curses. I’d be more worried if our wedding went off without a hitch.”

Draco laughs, despite himself. “I planned for everything. I thought I had it covered.”

“You didn’t plan for me, though.” Harry wiggles his eyebrows nonsensically. “I always make things go sideways.”

It’s not so far from the truth. From the beginning, Draco had never planned on Harry. Harry is a force of nature, something impossible and glorious that has happened to Draco, and somehow keeps happening. He seems to defy all logic.

“I didn’t plan for you,” Draco agrees. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Somewhere behind them, the music stops. The rain continues. And Draco and Harry, hand in hand, begin.

An enormous thank you to the wonderful @lqtraintracks for betaing, and for the prompt “rain on their wedding day” <3

203 notes - Posted May 5, 2022

If you decide to start writing fic

you’ll post something on Aug 22. Nothing major. It will go out to your fresh-faced AO3 and your followers on tumblr, fewer than ten, including your friend the gymnast who is also very good at reccing. You’ll write more microfics, wait to see whether anyone notices, loiter in your office bathroom to scroll through the precious tags of a reblog. A tiger will offer you an invite to a discord server, a first gateway, a beginning. You’ll talk about transness with a chameleon. You’ll talk steadily more to a black cat who lets you onto a whole sea of servers and that will make all the difference in the world. And then the cat will make all the difference in the world, a hundred times over, a thousand. You’ll meet a small community: cacti, witches, rocks, birds, cat owners, apricots. A local of the city you love. You’ll meet fellow hufflepuffs and acespecs and writers you’ve quietly followed for months and months; stars and sweets and quills, readers, healers and academics and degree-holders, and people who take your breath away in fifty words. You’ll remember why language is beautiful. You’ll remember why you write, or maybe learn it for the first time. Four thousand words will feel impossible but you’ll build the first story brick by brick, rewriting and rewriting. People will take the time to read it over for you. They’ll volunteer, even. Sometimes they’ll even thank you for asking them, and it will blow your mind; you’ve forgotten how giving people can be, or perhaps you’re still learning. You’ll meet a chemist by passing your phone to your partner, and by some stroke of luck she’ll anchor you in all her brilliance and warmth. When you post your first longer fics, they will receive love beyond your comprehension. People will leave you long, gracious comments. They’ll write recommendations that floor you. They will say, we saw your heart in Eastern Europe. In the scene with the hair, on the shoreline, in the small cramped flat, in the cabin. You will create things you did not think were possible for you. Strangers and friends will choose to keep you company online, small strange boxes of text made infinitely precious on lonely days and bright ones. You will write a horrifying (wonderful) story with someone halfway across the world and cackle far past your bedtime. You’ll trade paragraphs about eighth year fics, recipes, disco cowboy memes, gifts and prompts galore. A bee, a white cat, milk, honey, geese, a chickpea, an octopus, an artful mouse. These people will teach you queer joy. It is not a small thing to learn. There are so many intricacies captured—here, this is a new way to love your body. Here, this is a new way to stoke your soul. And all the while you will have been becoming yourself, surrounded by art and artists, and you will remember what a beautiful way this is to grow. Fostered by the generosity of strangers, and strangers become friends.

251 notes - Posted August 22, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

he finally finds out

Rated T | 50 words | for the @drarrymicrofic prompt, “evidence”

Harry frowns. “There’s no evidence he fancies me.”

“He took your quill,” says Pansy.

“Insulted you three weeks straight,” Greg adds.

“Trust us, we know,” says Blaise.

“He’s just a ponce!” Harry says. “He’s always been like that to me. Always.”

A pause.

“…You’re not saying—”

“—Oh, we certainly are.”

402 notes - Posted October 9, 2022

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unhingedselfships · 2 years ago

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Aaannndd

Answered! Feel free to ask me to elaborate or add or whatever tho!

1. Basic intro! Name, age, etc. Whatever you wanna include.

Kimberly Ann

Age varies but her bday is October 7th (Libra)

She/Her, Bi

I have a giant ass char sheet I could probably whip out parts of but it would need its own post

2. Appearance stuff. As complex or basic a description as you want. If you use this character in multiple verses, are there any features specific to RGG? Irezumi, other tattoos, story scars, etc?

This is also all on the giant sheet, but short and plus-size. A bit top heavy. Curly/wavy med-brown hair with random straight pieces depending on the day. Dark brown eyes. Pale. RGG-specific she has a decently severe scar on her upper arm, and is finally able to get the tattoos she wants.

3. What role do they play? Substory star, side character, background cast, love interest, protagonist, antagonist, the options are endless.

Starts out in the background, ends up love interest/side cast I suppose?

4. Where in the story line do they land?

In the background, Kimi exists from slightly pre Kiwami. As an actual present character, around Y3.

5. Does their existence make any major changes to the 'canon' story? Minor ones?

Depends on how indulgent I'm being. Anywhere from minimal changes prompted by existing, to major character and narrative changes like Nishiki surviving.

6. If they're from the mainline games, do they have an Ishin/Kenzan/Dead Souls version? Share as much as you want.

Ishin has its own post I need to put up actually. I'll link it when I do. I haven't done much of anything with Dead Souls yet.

7. If they are/were a protagonist/playable, what fighting style would they use in the beat-em-up games? What about turn based, what would their party role be?

I once joked with a friend that Kimi would use the “sacred American martial art” known as ‘Gun’. She isn't really suited for beat-em-ups, but turn based would prolly be workable.

8. What kind of mobs would they get accosted in the streets by?

“Well meaning” people trying to convince her she’s in danger. Fam she’s safer than you’re about to be if you don’t get your hands off her.

9. Are they related to any existing characters? What is that like?

Newp. No biological or preexisting familial relationships with canon.

10. Who do they get along with? How close are they?

Depends a lot on the timeline, but she’s friends with Nishiki, frenemies of a sort with Mine, and claims Saejima as her little brother even though he’s notably older and bigger than her. She’s friends with Hana and a few of the hostesses. She adores Haruka and the kids. She considers Nishida a trustworthy and reliable friend.

11. How about enemies? Or just people they don't like?

She doesn’t like a lot of people lmfao. She tends to take things personally. Luckily she can avoid most of them most of the time, so it's very “out of sight, out of mind”.

12. Do they have any family? Are they involved?

She does have a pretty large extended family back in America. They aren’t really involved in any way. She talks to them occasionally. I’ve debated tying a couple little threads but haven’t fully committed to it yet.

13. Do they have a fave 'mini game' activity?

Bowling! She’s terrible at it! Surprisingly good at darts though. This is surprising because her hand-eye coordination is terrible. If we count the business based ones, she loves dressing up the hostesses.

14. If they had their own special-to-them mini game, what would it be?

Uh. Maybe a match-3 style mobile game? I could see a multi-stage substory where you have to beat the levels she gets stuck on, given I do that to people IRL lmao. I’ll have to think more on this one.

15. What would their 'home base' look like?

She has her own apartment, even in verses where she lives with her partner(s). How often she stays there depends a lot on the situation but its important for several reasons that she has her own space. Lots of plants and books, and soft things. A modest but well kitted kitchen. Soft, soothing colors, although others might call them “moody” (I like grays and cool tones) and wide windows but with black out curtains. Definitely a balcony or outdoor seating space of some kind.

16. Bonus/DLC costumes! Serious, silly, anything goes.

Pajamas. Definitely. Also some kind of character onesie. Some kind of cheesy cat-maid outfit. Some kind of renn-faire costume. If we wanna go fan service-y as they tend to, probably a Catholic school girl outfit. Daigo’s puffy jacket over her normal outfit. A super fancy fitted four piece suit. As cliche a cowgirl outfit as she can find.

17. What canon city are they based out of? Do they travel to others?

Kamurocho, Sotenbori, or Okinawa, depending. She travels as the narrative demands. Or for vacations ;p

18. How about we introduce a new location just for them?

Hmm, somewhere in America for sure. Some quiet, tiny, mid-west town probably. No idea why they’d be there. An interlude of some kind. Or we could build some weird conspiracy plot line lmfao.

19. Canon has the cabaret, real estate, bakery. What would their 'business' be?

I’ve always wanted a bookshop/cafe. Otherwise maybe a florist stand. A tea shop might be cute too. Or something based around the paranormal/esoteric, but that sounds more substory material.

20. What are their 'signature collectibles', if they have any? (Cards, pocket racecar parts, etc.)

As a kid I had a toothbrush collection. I also collected dead bic lighters. And stamps. I was a weird kid. Now I’m a weird adult. As for a signature collectible? Hmm. I dunno actually. I’d have to think on it.

Yakuza/RGG/Like A Dragon OC/SI Ask Game

This is ending up a blend of specific to RGG questions and also general "introduce your character" questions. Oh well.