#nikita not nikola

[ichabodcranemills]

14 and 22 for creator's ask?

Hiii! Thank you <3

14. Are there any new characters/fandoms/subjects you started creating for during the last year? Do you remember what made you get into them?

Yes, there are! 2023 was definitely the year where I most ventured into different fandoms.

There were all the days of our delights, I know I shouldn't love you and Through the Dark Glass for The Magnus Archives. I've been obsessed with TMA since 2021, and I actually had wrote a small ficlet for it in an exchange before, but those three were truly mine, with my favourite characters and pairs. I think it was trully a matter of finding the right inspiration at the right time: TMA appreciation week and Jonelias week as well as joining a discord server made the kick.

I wrote something for Wolf 359 for the first time and this was 100% because I relistened to it this year and realised this is my favourite podcast ever. Also I started shipping Minlace extra hard and wondering about Dominik Koudelka and how would he feel about Minlace and thus, this fic was born.

I also wrote my first TROP (and Tolkien!) fic ever. And well, what can I say, I was obsessed with Saurondriel ever since the reveal. Also the fandom was so welcoming and creative that it really encouraged me to write something.

I also wrote a romantic cannibalism fic. Which is a subject I find really interesting and writing something was a combination of listening to the Mabel podcast, reading The Locked Tomb, plus realising how well this goes with Twissy.

22. Are there any challenges/gift exchanges/etc you participated in last year? Which one was your favourite?

Technically, I already answered 22 here, but if I expand a bit on "etc", from the fics linked above, three were written for celebratory weeks (I know I shouldn't love you, Through the Dark Glass and Yestarë) and one for the Doctor/Master anon kink meme (you would be delphinium on my tongue). And, ugh, that's a tough call, but I think Yestarë is my favourite. It's poetic in a very direct way and spans a lot of time and feelings in few words, but I think they were well chosen.

Thanks again for your ask!

End of the Year Creator’s Ask Game

[vodkade]

Imagine You Eating Wingstop And A Gorilla Just Come And F*ck You Raw

[artyomglazer]

everytime someone interacts with any of my social media accounts in any way i giggle and kick my feet like yes pls notice me and like mys stuff and follow me ill be a good boy fir you pls😉

[kipzophrenia]

can you make dzhokhar tsarnaev icons PLEASE!!!! (preferable white or a light gray but idrc)

also the layout of your tumblr is so freaking cute istg ^_^

Dzhokhar icons !!

.·︶｡·.‿.†.‿.·｡︶·.🪽

— Gray 🩶

— White 🤍

(Also tyty!! ^_^)

[hairyswingingballs]

YOU’RE SO PRETTY, PLEASE BE MY GF. IK YOU’RE SINGLE RN, I WANT TO FUCK YOU SO HARD😤😮‍💨

WHO ARE YOU?? WHAT.

[liesmyth]

Weird Questions for Writers - 25 & 39

25. What is a weird, hyper-specific detail you know about one of your characters that is completely irrelevant to the story?

Most recently, I plotted someone's AU-version's entire life story (jobs, relationships, life milestones, childhood dreams) for what's shaping up to be a fic made up of very short vignettes and none of that will get used. But I like having it clear and I think sometimes you can tell when short concepts-only fics have glimpses of something meatier behind them.

39. What keeps you writing when you feel like giving up?

I love to talk it through with someone! It helps me recapture the feeling that was there in the first place. Alternative: I do something else for a while then return to the doc with fresh eyes. It seems clichè but I really like my stuff more after taking a break from overthinking it. Even this kind of asks really help because I still get to talk through what I'm plotting

[inktog]

1, 16, 22, for creator's ask?

1. Which work of the past year are you proudest of? Can you pinpoint why?

I haven't shared it publicly yet, but I'm very proud of my Neocities.

I decided I wanted to design the site from scratch, without using a template or a static site generator, and it's coming along nicely despite the fact that six months ago I didn't know a lick of CSS.

It also feels like mine—more so than my Tumblr or even my AO3 account, this site feels like My Little Corner Of The Internet.

16. Is there a subject/character/show you wish you had created more for? Why do you think you didn't?

Hm, I don't think so? I think of my creative process as a funnel, where at the uppermost level you have inklings, ideas, plot bunnies, &c and at the very bottom you have finished polished works, and between them the spectrum of various stages of completion. There will always be fewer and fewer works as you move down the funnel, because that's just the nature of creativity for me; there will always be ideas that are never more than ideas. I'm okay just daydreaming about some stuff.

…I say that, but now I'm thinking of all the Willow-and-Amity-as-metamours fic I never wrote because I moved on to the Amphibia fandom a while ago. Rip.

22. Are there any challenges/gift exchanges/etc you participated in last year? Which one was your favourite?

No, I am so bad at doing anything on a deadline. I learned this when I tried and failed to write for Yuletide a few years ago. Plausibly I'd do better with a different medium than fiction; I kind of want to try making an AMV for a non-medium-specific exchange at some point.

[tcctomodachi]

HELLO TCCBLR!!

Have you ever wanted your faves to all interact with each other but you can't witness that because THEY'RE ALL FUCKING DEAD???

Welcome to TCCTomodachi!!!!

Who we have so far (give suggestions on who to add): Eric H

Dylan K

Andrew B

Adam L

Pekka

Robbie H

Artyom A

Nikita L

Payton G

Dylann R

Alyssa B

James G

Lindsay S

TJ L

Salvador R

Thomas C

David K

Vlad R

Elliot R

Brenton T

Kip K

Brandon H

El Chapo

Nikolas C

Luigi M

[ichabodcranemills]

🌹

Thank you! 😊

This is something as of yet unnamed I'm hoping to get done for TMA Appreciation Week in August:

Gerard's official job description is “book handler”, whatever that is supposed to mean.  The one time Jon asked his boss what was Gerards deal, Elias had scoffed, saying he was “one of Gertrude’s creatures.”  “If he’s a ‘Gertrude creature’," Jon replied, "Why didn’t he go with her to her when she left the bookstore?” “Because Gerard deals with books, Jon,” Elias answers him, impatiently. "What good would he do outside a bookstore?"

Send me a 🌹 and I’ll share a random sentence from a random WIP

[vodkade]

big tumblr looking at tcc accounts

[kale-of-the-forbidden-cities]

KotLC OC Tournament Pairings!!

Check the #kotlc oc info posts tag for info about the characters!

Round 1

Cletus Dizznee vs Estelle Mila Callahan

Zero vs Cyd Sidoine 

Thierry Dizznee vs Alicia

Josephine Foster-Ruewen vs Sirri Fraser

William Foster-Ruewen vs Joy Callie Foster-Ruewen 

Kendall Dizznee vs Nikola “Niko” Mandhari

Nikita Vacker vs Ji Eun Lim

Dusk vs Daphne Evergreen

Reyon vs Ariadne Varil

Samantha Daniels vs Sakuri Rosier

Yale-Ivy League Chang-Vacker vs Iori Araki

Mira Callides vs Maple Laurier

Comeback Round 1 [Dusk and Joy Callie Foster-Ruewen]

Round 2

Estelle Mila Callahan vs Nikita Vacker

Nikola "Niko" Mandhari vs Daphne Evergreen

William Foster-Ruewen vs Zero

Mira Callides vs Dusk

Ariadne Varil vs Josephine Foster-Ruewen

Samantha Daniels vs Joy Callie Foster-Ruewen

Yale-Ivy League Chang-Vacker vs Alicia

Comeback Round 2 [Nikita Vacker]

Round 3

Ariadne Varil vs Samantha Daniels

Yale-Ivy League Chang-Vacker vs Estelle Mila Callahan

Zero vs Mira Callides

Nikola “Niko” Manhardi vs Nikita Vacker

Round 4

Samantha Daniels vs Zero

Nikola "Niko" Manhardi vs Yale-Ivy League Chang-Vacker

Finals

Zero vs Yale-Ivy League Chang-Vacker

WINNER: ZERO

[artyomglazer]

yall i remember when i was like 12 my trench coat was my favorite thing in the world for OBVIOUS reasons and one time i got in trouble and it got taken away and i started cutting myself wtf was wrong with me 😂 hashtag WILD CHILD 💜

[pupsmailbox]

STARTING WITH N

MASCULINE︰ nael. nakoa. napoleon. nash. nasir. nat. natanael. nate. nathan. nathanael. nathaniel. navy. nazir. neal. ned. need. neel. neely. nehemiah. neil. nelson. neo. nestor. nevada. nevil. neville. nevin. newt. newton. neymar. niam. nic. nicholas. nick. nickolas. nicky. nico. nicolas. nigel. nigellus. nik. nikko. niklaus. niko. nikola. nikolai. nikolas. nile. niles. nixon. noa. noah. noam. noble. noe. noel. nolan. norman. nova. noxus.

FEMININE︰ nadia. nahla. nairobi. nala. nalani. nancy. naomi. nat. natalia. natalie. nataly. natasha. nathalia. nathalie. nathaly. natialeine. navy. naya. nayeli. nayla. need. nellie. nevaeh. neveah. nia. nicholette. nicole. nina. nixie. noa. noah. noble. noel. noelia. noelle. noemi. nola. noor. nora. norah. nori. nova. novah. novalee. nursery. nyla. nylah. nyomi. nyra.

NEUTRAL︰ nakai. nakari. namari. nana. naseem. nasiah. nation. natural. nature. nausea. naveen. navi. navie. navy. nazareth. need. needle. neko. neon. neptune. nery. net. nevada. never. newt. nicky. nicola. night. nightmare. nihal. nihan. nikita. nikola. nile. nirvana. nitrogen. noa. noam. noble. noel. nolyn. noodle. noon. noor. nori. norm. north. notch. nour. nova. novah. november. nur. nuri. nursery. nutmeg. nyaire. nyjah. nylan. nyree. nyx.

[hairyswingingballs]

Могу ли я прикоснуться к тебе, пожалуйста, пожалуйста, пожалуйста, пожалуйста, пожалуйста, я так сильно тебя люблю?

эм, нет, кто ты, черт возьми, нет, братан 🙏🙏😭 (Can I touch you, please, please, please, please, please, I love you so much is weird af never say ts again anon)

[liesmyth]

📚, 📑 , 🥨

📚 Who's your favourite author (or a few of them)?

Some TLT faves! bittybelle; raxheim @/theriverbeyond; darlingargents @/augustmourn; rnanqo @/rnanqo + SO MANY im forgetting rn

📑 How many drafts do you write on average?

Probably 3. First draft -> edited version that I usually upload on gdocs or on ao3 draft so I can read on a different-formatted screen and see if anything jumps out -> final draft after I've done that. If the fic is longer or more involved the number of drafts increases exponentially

🥨 Do you snack while writing?

Nooo! My focus is such a rare ephemeral thing I could never eat and write at the same time. alas

emoji ask game for writers!

[yellowjacketsweek]

I was a bit nervous starting this appreciation week, since this was the first time I've ever hosted one of these, but I was absolutely blown away by the response, and the talent that this fandom has. It was so much fun seeing everybody's creations, and the creative ways some of the prompts were interpreted. The love and adoration for the source material just poured out, and I loved every minute of it.

Thank you to everyone who participated, whether you did all days or one, you all made it such a rewarding experience. I had planned to link all the wonderful creations here, but we created so much that tumblr won't allow that many links in a post, so instead you can find them all here. Go check them all out, see if there's any you missed, give them all some love.

@isitcasualnow @nikita-not-nikola @jynersso @nataliesscatorccio @jackietaylorsghost @teabookgremlin @lottiemilfews @natscatorrcio @lesbianlotties @fouralarm-fire @taiturner @heroeddiemunson @cobiesmlders @sapphicscience @vanpalmr @2008hondacivic @lottiezilla @jugheadjones @lavenderhze @jackietaylcr @nerd-at-sea5 @yenvengerberg @butchedshauna @bisexualnatalies @bi-alinaoretsev @lottieurl @maddiebuckley @lais-a-ramos @bloodcrimsonrain @autismbarbie @deankarolina @andthelicks @roykentt @lovevanpalmer @heliotropewave @evelyns @malafvma @novelconcepts @staghunters @perkedelktg @rootsmachine @chasingfictions @asalesbian @monstrousgourmandizingcats @azrphales @yoon-seoah @foreveretherealseviltwin @antlerdyke