#one less wip yay

[inastarlesssky]

One more chapter to go and then this fic is done! So exciting.

It's for a fest, so I can't post it until they're revealed but oh I'm so happy to share it soon. I'm so very happy with it and I had a wonderful beta to help me make sense of it.

Though I'm laughing a bit because one of the discord servers I'm in, someone was asking for a fic with basically the exact premise I'm writing. Only...bc it's a secret, I couldn't tell them "Hey I'm writing that!"

[quelmdn]

wames!

[slytherin-pen]

Kindling the Flame

pairing: Eris x reader

word count: 1.3k

warnings: pregnancy, vomiting, Eris is scared but nothing happens

all acotar credits belong to sjm

a/n: yay! i’m back from the dead. not super proud of this one but it was one of my few wips that were close to being finished when i decided to get back to it. i’d been going through some adhd paralysis and health issues but hopefully i’ll be back to normal soon.

Eris Vanserra paced the length of the room, his boots whispering across the hardwood floor of your shared bedroom. His face, usually calm and composed, was marred with worry. His gaze darted back to you, lying on the bed with a damp cloth pressed to your forehead, your skin pale and clammy.

"Love," he murmured, his voice a soft, worried rumble as he knelt beside the bed. "You need to eat something. Just a little. Please."

You shook your head, the mere thought of food sending another wave of nausea rolling through you. "I can't, Eris," you whispered, voice strained and tired. "Everything makes me sick."

Eris’ jaw clenched, his mate instincts screaming at him to protect you, to make this better somehow. Yet, he was helpless against this invisible force causing you so much distress. He brushed a few stray sweat-soaked strands of hair from your face, his fingers gentle as they lingered on your skin.

He had never felt this powerless. His magic could command flames, and his influence could sway an entire Court, but he could do nothing against this. This cruel twist of fate that left you so ill, so fragile. A dream of having a child together had become his current nightmare. The little fireling was sucking everything out of you, and as the days passed it was getting harder to get anything in you. A mix of wonder and dread filled his chest. He was thrilled to become a father, to hold your baby in his arms, but this? Watching you suffer, unable to do a thing? Watch as the life drains out of you, as your cheeks hollow out, and the joy that once filled your eyes is replaced with fear? It was unbearable.

He tried to reflect on his mother’s pregnancies. So many centuries ago now but he could remember them briefly. Perses, and the twins, August and Aethon, had been easy for Phoebe in the beginning. She claimed to have not had many symptoms until the third trimester. With Killian and Macareus she had some slight hiccups, nausea in the beginning being one of them. He nearly thought of her pregnancy with Lucien and quickly slammed the door of his mind on that thought. It was the one pregnancy Phoebe had struggled with during labor, thanks to his cruel father. His mate did not need those stress-inducing memories, she needed to eat.

"I’ll try some tea," he suggested, forcing calm into his voice even as his heart raced. "Ginger, maybe. It might help settle your stomach and then we’ll go from there."

You nodded weakly, knowing he was trying his best. "Alright," you murmured, and he pressed a gentle kiss to your forehead before leaving the room.

In the kitchen, Eris moved swiftly, hands shaking slightly as he prepared the tea. He felt a rush of frustration that he couldn't simply snap his fingers and make you better. He wanted to burn away your sickness with his flames, to destroy whatever was causing you pain, but he couldn't. This was your pregnancy, your body nurturing the tiny life within you. He had to be patient. You’ve barely entered the second trimester and it already felt like he was close to losing you. After witnessing the birth of his six siblings he knew this was supposed to be the least dangerous part. Sure, not being able to eat certain foods anymore and lighting cinnamon candles all around the house to block out the less-than-savory scents was expected. He had hoped you would get some relief by the second semester as his mother had, calling it the eye of the storm, but your condition has only worsened over time. What was once a short list of foods to avoid has become endless, your nights are sleepless as you toss and turn with insomnia, and the way your emotions changed throughout the day reminded him of the money scale sitting on the desk in his office.

Returning to the bedroom, he found you curled up tighter on the bed, your face pinched with discomfort. "Here, my flame," he coaxed, sitting beside you and helping you sit up, holding the teacup to your lips. "Try a few sips."

You took a tentative sip, grimacing slightly at the taste but managing to swallow. Eris’ hand moved to the small of your back, rubbing soothing circles there. "That’s it," he encouraged softly. "A little more."

The tea felt warm going down, and you managed a few more sips before the nausea surged again. Eris' face fell as he saw you press a hand to your mouth, trying to fight it down.

“I’m sorry,” you gasped, feeling tears prick at your eyes as you leaned over the side of the bed. He was immediately there, grabbing the small trashcan on the floor and holding your hair back, murmuring reassurances even as he felt a stab of panic shoot through him.

"Don't apologize, love," he murmured once the wave had passed, wiping your mouth gently with a damp cloth. "None of this is your fault."

"But I know it worries you," you whispered, voice small and fragile. "I don’t want to cause you pain."

Eris’ chest tightened. “You don’t. Not in the way you think,” he confessed, his voice breaking slightly. “I just… I hate that I can’t make it better. That I can’t take this from you. I’m so afraid of losing you, and I don’t like seeing you suffer.”

You reached out, your hand finding his, squeezing it with whatever strength you had left. "I’m okay," you assured him, even though you both knew it wasn’t entirely true. "It’s worth it. For our baby."

His heart softened at your words, his free hand moving to your stomach, resting there gently. “Our baby,” he echoed, a faint smile on his lips. “I know. And I’m excited, love, more than you know. But if anything happened to you…” He trailed off, the fear evident in his amber eyes.

You leaned into his touch, letting his warmth seep into your skin. “Nothing will happen,” you whispered, but your voice was tired and not as confident as you’d hoped. “I’ll be okay. We’ll be okay.”

Eris nodded, though the tightness in his chest didn’t fully ease. He pulled you closer, cradling you against him as if he could shield you from the sickness. “Let me try making some broth,” he offered, his voice determined. “Just a little. It’s light, and it might stay down.”

You nodded, too tired to argue, and he pressed a kiss to your temple before reluctantly pulling away again. He busied himself in the kitchen, channeling his worry into careful preparation, pouring all his love and care into the simple task.

When he returned with the steaming bowl, he sat on the edge of the bed, lifting the spoon to your lips. “Just a sip,” he encouraged gently. “For me?”

You smiled faintly and took the spoonful, managing to swallow. The warmth of the broth spread through you, soothing the ache in your empty stomach, and you nodded for another. Eris’ heart lifted slightly, his hope rekindled.

“Good,” he praised softly, his fingers brushing your cheek. “Take your time.”

You took a few more sips before the nausea started to build again, and Eris quickly set the bowl aside, ready to help you if needed. But this time, the sickness didn’t overwhelm you, and you managed to take a deep breath, leaning back against the pillows.

“See?” he murmured, a small, proud smile on his lips. “You’re stronger than this, my love. We’ll get through it together.”

You nodded, your eyes fluttering closed, exhaustion pulling at you. “I know,” you whispered. “Thank you, Eris. For everything.”

He pressed another kiss to your forehead, his heart swelling with love for you. “Always,” he promised softly. “I’ll always be here.”

And as you drifted off to sleep, he stayed by your side, his hand resting protectively over your stomach, his heart full of determination. Whatever it took, he would see you through this. You were his mate, his love, and nothing would stand in his way.

[everytimewetouch-dot-mp3]

Okay WHAT is Oh look it's Gilgamesh

wip game post here!

oooouuugh yay ok i was hoping someone would ask about this one. it’s a modern au binggeyuan inspired by this post i made a billion years ago.

i’m in the exploratory phase of this one too, but i’ve been putting a lot more work into it lately bc it has become my 2025 writing goal lmao. i’ll talk abt it under the cut :D

…so i just finished writing and it’s a little longer than i anticipated. tl;dr: what if satan from the actual literal bible crawled out of hell and told the pope that he wanted to be friends now because there’s something much worse than himself down there.

so the idea is that luo binghe is a mythological figure somewhat like gilgamesh or odysseus but ‘evil.’ he’s a heavenly demon who, after countless cruelties, decided to take his revenge on the world by inflicting that cruelty a thousandfold. the stories go that he was born in a bid to broker peace between the demons and the humans, but huan hua’s palace master tried to sabotage sxy’s pregnancy and wound up killing her. tlj, in his grief, allowed himself to be captured by human cultivators so that he could plot his revenge in peace.

then we get lbh’s life, being cast into the abyss, coming back and taking his revenge. just when he and his father are about to merge the realms, the human cultivators sacrificed themselves to seal him, his father, and the entire demonic realm behind impossibly powerful arrays. the abyss and demon realm have merged, but the human realm is safe. to protect humanity, the few remaining cultivators hid knowledge of the jianghu and the secrets of cultivation, which explains why there are no immortal cultivators anymore.

there are legends and books and movies and operas retelling this story, always celebrating the heroic cultivators who sacrificed their lives for the rest of humanity and vilifying the endless cruelty of the demons. shen yuan has heard these stories since he was a little kid. you know how some kids have their ancient egypt phase? sy had a ‘myths about luo binghe’ phase, and it never ended. when the story starts, he’s a doctoral candidate writing his dissertation reconstructing luo binghe as a real historical person (which he was) and finding the real events that inspired the myths. he’s been officially working on it for five years at this point, but the dude really started when he was like 12. he kind of despises some of the retellings of luo binghe’s story, because they all vilify him with no compassion, and he feels binghe’s story is less a triumph of humanity and more a tragedy on all sides.

there is no retelling he hates more than proud immortal demon way. the author caricaturizes luo binghe and uses his story to sell shitty porn cranked out at an inhuman pace, and shen yuan thinks it’s despicable. he has to read every chapter just so he knows what this piece of shit author is doing to his favorite character. that’s the only reason why.

at one point, shen yuan is interviewing some people associated with the supposed descendants of the four great sects in the legends, and while he’s there, there’s an earthquake. someone rushes in wielding an actual real life sword? a real sword. that’s glowing a little bit? maybe shen yuan got hit on the head… but no that sword is definitely glowing a little bit. and he says ‘the seal has cracked.’

suddenly the stories aren’t stories anymore, and shen yuan doesn’t know how to keep his nose out of things—he wants to be there if/when luo binghe comes out. right now it’s just monsters, and it turns out the so-called cultivators were…real cultivators. and they’re fighting abyssal beasts.

they expect luo binghe to emerge commanding armies of demons and beasts as he demands his revenge on humanity, but instead he fights his way out, a crazed look in his eye, and insists that he’s going to help the cultivators seal the rift. he won’t take no for an answer. he refuses to allow those beasts to destroy humanity.

[apr1lr4in]

WIP DROP!! Plus Askblog updates

OKOK so I’ve been in mental health programs since I was admitted to the ward in November, but it has been a huge struggle to finish a bunch of projects. School might get me busy, but I rlly don’t draw a lot during the holidays. But might as well drop a bunch of stuff that I’m working on and explain them!

I finally decided to work on the asks, I got a lot and I feel bad abt not doing them! I think my motivation was seeing the lack of yuu and yanov content (yuunov too) and I have a lot of stuff with these two! They got personalities, backstories, interact with Paul and Pat too

This is Lowkey ugly but my gf BEGGED me to draw yanov in these burger headphones

Yanov….again. This is when I actually learned to draw his hair

I was having a style crisis, bare with. It’s the “strawberry shortcake, yay! Where’s my vibrator?” Meme with Pat

I drew a bunch of ships I love, but never finished it. We’ve got Roey (Rachel x Joey, I love friends leave me alone), Marilevi (Marina x Levi), Style (Stan x Kyle), CAMERASHIPPINGGG (Miles Upshur x Waylon Park…they make me sick), and ofc Paultryck. I didn’t finish it bc I suddenly forgot how I color

Was experimenting with using less sketch and more color, decided to feed all 2 Yuunov fans out there too

Another ask! I’ll def finish it, but it’s a bit of a heavy one so I’ll get the quick asks out the way first. Also, Baby paul and baby pat cameo

Idk man

A big one, but this is a lineup of some ocs I used to love! I had a whole story for them (plus more) and I miss using them with my gf. The old image was…bad anyway

I hate his face, I am DEF changing a lot. I’m not doing Paul yet bc I KNOW I’ll drop this if I get him out the way. Besides, Yuu is my pookie

More ocs for the same story! (Hint hint, they’re all based off of scientists/medical experts)

Did I show this? Not sure, I’d fix a lot if I were to work on this again (Transfem Pat)

Aaaand a dumb meme I never completed

[airas-story]

Sooo... I have a goal for the year to finish some of my WIP (...without adding too many to the list... but we'll see how that goes). I just finished one! (Yay me!) So, I'm trying to decide on my next one... Figured I'd ask which one you guys are most interested in seeing get finished.

(Note: This is not binding. The muse will do as the muse will do, but the muse can be swayed with proper motivation. And if I know that a lot of people are really looking forward to a specific story, it'll add a little extra oomph.)

I'm not listing all of the WIP, just the ones I'm guessing are on people's lists. (I could be wrong!) If I'm missing one that you really want to see more of, let me know! (The only one not on the list and that I'm not taking votes for is The One to Bet On; that one is a special case.)

If you want to see all the WIP (including the ones not in the poll) you can look here.

Clarification on Someone On Your Side. While I mentally count this as a WIP, it's... obviously not, since it's a series. My goal, if I made this my next focus, would be to finish the next installment. So I would focus on writing the Iron Man 3 arc. Maybe a little weird that it's on the WIP list, but the brain insists it's a WIP, so... 🤷🏼‍��️

A synopsis of the stories on the poll below the cut!

Then Comes Love - Fake/Pretend Relationship/Marriage between Tony and Stephen. Someone put their marriage certificate on file and that's apparently GREAT for PR. Last seen: Tony's realized he's got feelings and has NO CLUE what to do about it.

Fused at the Soul - Soul bond, Infinity Power, and Time Travel. The future was doomed and Stephen sent himself and Tony back in time, accidentally bonding their souls in the process. The two now also have infinity power available for use. Interrupted the Civil War before it could really get started! Last seen: Tony and Stephen are on Sakaar to fetch Bruce and the Hulk.

The Crisis of Change - Sequel to In Times of Crisis where Tony was erased from everyone's memory. Tony and co are trying to prepare the earth for Thanos' arrival in less than a year while Tony is also trying to figure out interpersonal relationships after five years of being missing. Last seen: Steve joined Tony's team and they're working on a plan for gathering allies.

A Burden Shared - Body Swap. Tony and Stephen have swapped bodies all their lives. Now their trying to figure out how to deal with the aftermath of Afghanistan together. Last seen: Tony was stabbed, Clint showed up as Tony's new protection detail, and Stephen learned about weapons in Gulmira.

Breathe - Soul bond/Mind bond. Destiny decided to bind Stephen and Tony together to try to prepare them for Thanos' arrival. Last seen: Tony is making decisions about Extremis and Wanda has shown back up, intent on helping/protecting Vision.

Someone On Your Side - Series. Tony and Stephen from Iron Man 2 on through the MCU. Married IronStrange. Intended as a Fix-it. Last seen: Stephen and Tony are working through Tony's PTSD post Battle of New York and Loki is a bit of a stalker (that they are aware of) who likes to get involved.

[userbuddie]

sentences sunday!

no one's tagged me yet so i'm gonna start it and tag some friends!! @saryasy @hotshotsxyz @henswilsons @roy-kents @thatbuddie @team-118

from cupid wip! it's at almost 10k yay going so well!!

He’s desperate for things to change. For a life that’s real and good. Honest. One where he isn’t hiding, where he doesn’t have to leave every five years. 

Once, he tried to stay. 

People tortured him. Figured out who he was, what he could do. Tried to steal his arrows, his darts, his magic. The energy that thrums through him, courses through his veins, makes his arrows and darts do what they do. 

Buck doesn’t stick around anymore. 

It’s painful. Adds to that sinking pit that grows and carves deep, deep, deep into him. He hates leaving. Buck’s a clinger. Buck was meant to stick around in LA forever. Work at the 118 until he’s too old and they have to tear him away from a fire red engine. 

That’s not possible, though. He’s got three more years here, maybe four if he can swing it before he has to leave. 

And he’s never wanted to leave less. 

There have been cities that were easy to leave behind. Some were harder, some had people he grew to love. 

Still, none of them — none of them — were Los Angeles. 

None of them had Eddie.

mind you buck thinks he's incapable of falling in love meanwhile he's already halfway in love with eddie lol i'm having so much fun with this wip u guys have no idea

[archpoet77]

WIP Tag Game

ok so the fantastic @sharngpani tagged me and yes, I’m so sorry for forgetting about this for months.

Trinity series : So basically a million headcanons and my interpretation of mythology patchworked into storylines focusing on Vishnu, Lakshmi, Shiva, Parvati, Saraswati and Brahma. •Currently working on my Vishnu/Lakshmi fic. Set during original timeline. • I aim to explain world building, different aspects of Hindu mythology, how the gods became who they are, backstories…the whole deal.

LakshmiNarayan more or less adopt the parentless kids who come their way. Prahlad, Dhruv, Shani, to some extent…yup.

Trinity Modern AU fics

Dwarka royal family fics : Snapshots of Krishna and his family. He is a good father and a good husband and I will fight you on this.

Mohini x Lakshmi oneshots

Luv, Kush and Ram : Post Sita’s ascension. Seeping in angst. They’re trying. He’s trying.

Ram and Sita one shots : Set throughout the Ramayana. Ram is NOT a chauvinistic pig in these, for the folks who like that sort of thing.

Kartikeya and Shiva fic : Set after he leaves. more father and son angst yay can you see a pattern oh and I’m tagging @desikanya

[crownofefflorescence]

Demo Update + Possible Announcement

Made fantastic progress this week, but the scrollbar is still ugly. 😔Hazards of migrating to VSCode!

Before I get to the good stuff, I just want to say that this coding journey started for me in earnest mid-August of 2024 - although at the time I was mostly working in Ren'Py with some Twine shorts on the side - and it has been a fascinating one, especially after starting Garden of Bones.

I've recently learned a few of my IF-author preferences.

Such as the fact that adding tiny variables to recurring passages which only a few players if any will ever take the time of day to notice makes me deliriously happy for some reason.

Now, if you're still here, please listen seriously to Effie for a moment: I cannot overstate that this is my first ever IF demo, and I've known since the beginning that Garden of Bones will have some limitations because of this - yet hopefully it will exceed expectations in other ways. It's a WIP, and might change a lot with each update, but I'm going to do my best to entertain you along the way.

All 296 of you.

(WHAT?!?!?!)

In the realm of progress, I've been working mostly on getting the rest of the demo coded... and speaking of the demo, it's probably going to include less of my outline than that poll from November suggested, but that does not mean it will be shorter! 45 minutes of playtime is not a short demo, at least from what I've seen. Rather, the story is in a perpetual state of expansion.

Just like the universe.

And I have moved my goalposts to accommodate for that expansion - you're getting a more involved prologue, for example, than I was visualizing when I published that poll!

I even have a hopeful release date in mind. Will keep you updated, and if all goes to plan, you might see an announcement sometime before the end of January...

YAY!

~ Effie

[magpiefngrl]

halfway through 2024 book review

June isn't over yet but I'm looking at a couple of very busy weeks so it's unlikely I'll read a gazillion new books or something by end of month. So we do this now!

books I enjoyed so far

Aliette de Bodard's Dominion of the Fallen series, set in a post-apocalyptic Paris with fallen angels and magic and dragons in the Seine. I didn't quite love the three main novels, but I enjoyed how unique the world-building was. However, I REALLY loved the last two novellas about Asmodeus and his husband Thuan, who are a delicious pairing. The novellas are: Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances and Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders.

Pacat's Dark Heir, which I enjoyed so much that I went back to reread Dark Rise and then again, Dark Heir. I liked the second novel a lot more than the first (and I actually ended up appreciating the first novel more on my reread). Needless to say, I am very, very impatient about the end of the series.

A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel. KJC has done it again. The sequel to her Doomsday Books series is fantastic, with a vivid cast, an excellent main pairing, and superb pacing. Couldn't put it down. A great historical m/m romance.

The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold. I'd heard a lot about Miles and it was fun seeing him bullshit his way across the galaxy.

The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold. A novella in the Vorkosigan saga. Very touching and emotional and a great character study of Miles. Really loved this.

Newcomer by Keigo Higashino. This dude is seriously amazing at crafting unusual murder mysteries. This one is structured as vignettes of shop-owners in a Tokyo neighbourhood and, as the stories progress, more light is shed on the mystery of a strangled woman.

Faithful Place and The Secret Place by Tana French. Fantastic prose, absorbing murder mysteries that are more like deep character studies as well as an incisive portrait of contemporary Ireland.

The Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski. This is pretty grim at times, ngl, but it has a daring structure with lots of POVs, switching between numerous timelines, a frame device, lots of found materials (essays and chapters from fictional books). All that worked for me very well. I love some experimentation with craft. I wouldn't say it was my fave read, but I'm happy that I finally reached the end; completing a series always gives me a dopamine rush so yay

progress on my reading goals

A reminder that my two goals for the year are:

to read (some or all of) the Vorkosigan saga

to read less or no US authors

I'm doing pretty well on those two scores. Read a few installments of the Vorkosigan saga, and (besides Bujold and a poetry anthology by Maggie Smith) have read no other US-based authors. My intention was to diversify my reading and, indeed, so far, I've read French, Japanese, Polish, UK, Australian, Irish, and currently reading a Ukrainian author.

fics I loved

I've not read as many books as I normally do so far, esp in the last couple of months, but I read a lot more fic than recent years. I've read some fab stuff in a variety of fandoms. The fics I'm going to rec below are the longer ones that I read on my ereader:

Tarnished Gold by Prim_the_Amazing (bingqiu/svsss, M, 118k) Inventive premise. Couldn't put it down.

Memory (T, 23k) and Out of the Dead Land (M, 62k), both stucky, both orphaned by one of my top authors ever. The second one gave me the worst fic hangover I had in ages. I had to go and rewatch Captain America.

contrapasso by damagecontrol (jegulus, E, 41k) Very horny. I like that.

Fire Burn and Caldron Bubble by pastapug (jegulus, E, 40k) Lush language, fascinating setting.

Beholden by Faith Wood (faithwood) (drarry, E, 123k) Gave me all the drarry feels.

Shout out to @hoko-onchi-writes's WIP: To Hold You in the Earth's Unholy Din, which I am loving <3

That's all, folks. Here's hoping for more wonderful reads till December!

[pimento-playing-hopscotch]

WIP Wednesday

Thank you for the tag, @honeybee-taskforce @tellmegoodbye 💝

This is from the next chapter of my TK and Sophie fic- less angst than the previous chapters have been...

2011 -

"TK, they want every one of you to be seniors in the fall," his dad said. "What have I been telling you for the past couple weeks?”

TK had an idea of what his dad was fishing for, but another answer came to him. “That ‘Life During Wartime’ is too wordy to be a good karaoke song?”

“No”. His dad replied. “I mean, yes. It is. Talking Heads have better karaoke songs in their oeuvre. ‘And She Was’ is a good one, ‘Burning Down the House’, ‘Once in a Lifetime’—”

“Dad, you can’t pull off ‘Once in a Lifetime’”. TK interjected.

“Excuse you, I could so,” Owen chuckled. “No, what I trying to get at was, what we’ve been talking about since it happened. Or almost happened. You are an incredible kid, TK. You can do this. And I’ll be excited to pick you up on Wednesday and hear about it”. TK turned when his sister poked his side. “Please be in a good mood on Wednesday when he picks you up,” she whispered. “Remember what he said about dinner Wednesday night?” "What's your sister saying?" Owen asked.

“What you said last week,” TK relayed. “That we could have waffles for dinner Wednesday night maybe”.

“Do not kill my dream, TK,” Sophie said. “Soph, there’s no way he’s letting us do that,” TK told her.

“Still right here, bud,” Owen reminded him. “There will be other healthy stuff too, but I don’t see why you can’t”.

“Yay!” Sophie said. “Thank you, Daddy,” she said into the phone as Gwyn came back into the living room.

No pressure tagging - I tag @nancys-braids @anewkindofme @carlos-in-glasses @heartstringsduet

@thisbuildinghasfeelings @chaotictarlos @lemonlyman-dotcom

@chicgeekgirl89 @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @literateowl

@welcometololaland @carlos-tk @captain-gillian @bonheur-cafe

@liminalmemories21 @paperstorm @reyestrandd @firstprince-history-huh

@actualalligator @meditating-honey-badger @littlemissscatterbrained

@goodways @terramous @snowviolettwhite @fallout-mars

@thebumblecee @vineofroses @theghostofashton @alrightbuckaroo

@eclectic-sassycoweyes @herefortarlos @kiankiwi @lightningboltreader

@ladytessa74 @freneticfloetry @jesuisici33 @doublel27

@basilsunrise @mikibwrites @rmd-writes @safeaswrites

@celeritas2997 @birdclowns @sugdenlovesdingle @mooshkat and anyone else who wants to do it - open tag 🫶

[wildwren]

wip wednesday

yay to @brynnmclean for keeping WIP WEDNESDAY going!!!! im very happy to report i have been continuing work on my saurondriel wip - here's one of my favorite scenelets, anyway these two are going to kiiiiiiillll me <3

“You are less of a man than you pretend to be,” Galadriel says.  “You mean I am a monster.”  What else could you be? Galadriel bites her own cheek to keep back the words, but perhaps he can hear them, anyway.  They are rooted near opposite ends of the ship, several yards apart. Neither makes a move to broach the distance.  “I won’t let you leave,” he calls, with an attempt at ease.  “So I’m your prisoner?”  He laughs. “Which one of us is sentenced to live in a cell?”  Emotion is bubbling up into Galadriel’s throat. “And what have you taken from me?” she cries. “What loss will I be forced to bear when I return – years of my life, sacrificed to your desire?”  “I saved your life!” he says, and the sound rattles the very boards of the ship. “Maybe you’ve stolen the years out of me.”  “Maybe I have!” she screams, too proud to deny it.  The heavy gray clouds that gather above the ship are starting to disperse, half-pierced by lances of golden sunlight. Galadriel watches a wave crest and dissipate, white peaks spiraling into nothingness. The water looks somehow lighter – more blue, less gray.  The emotion in her throat finally releases, all that unspent desire, all that hopeless longing exorcising itself like a putrid wound. It comes out in a burst of laughter, high-pitched and manic. Laughter at the farce of this place, this ship – this man who is a monster who is her lover. Her dearest ally. Her oldest foe. 

@mirdaniaa i demand a brimby scene on my desk stat (jk jk i mean,,,,, only if you want) also @aadmelioraa EÄRIEN SNIPPET WHEN??

[lavenderarts]

Revamp: Monthly Subs and Reward Art!

Hi everyone! After a long hiatus on this due to inconsistent health, I'm back and feeling better than ever, and I'd like to re-institute my monthly subscription service for art rewards. These will be active on my Ko-fi starting on August 1st! Read on to hear about the changes from my old system and details of what you'll get for subscribing, but if you don't care about any of that and just want to see the rewards page, here it is:

Please share this and consider tossing a couple bucks a month my way to help me support myself and my dog! Details below the cut!

So last time I was offering art rewards, it gradually became unsustainable for a number of reasons, chief among them the fact that I was basically offering severely discounted full commissions of all styles, and it was exhausting to fulfill in addition to regular commission work. I just couldn't keep up and got overwhelmed. So to help prevent that this time around, here are the changes I'm implementing:

I'll have a single reward type: single character busts! These are easy to crank out in an hour or less, so I can keep up with demand better. I'll reserve the right to decide between lined/lineless flats and papercrafts as I see fit to keep them interesting and fun for me, but if it's your birthday month or your yearly sub anniversary, you can choose the style and get a little something extra! For examples of what a bust looks like, please check out my recent ArtFight submissions :)

I'm going to do my level best to institute a hard 3-week turnaround rate for all regular commissions, and save the final week of each month for giving these rewards full priority along with onboarding new batches of clients for the following month's commissions.

I'm moving my subscription service over to Ko-fi, where anyone can give between $2-9 a month as a very generous tip and get access to my Discord server, or give $10+ for monthly bust rewards, early access to adoptables, and more! You can choose to give more than $10, but no other rewards exist for higher tier subs, it's up to whatever you feel is appropriate! Ko-fi has both Stripe and PayPal integration, which should be easier on the subscriber end, and it allows me to use PostyBirb to post across multiple sites at once, which makes it much easier to post early-access WIPs and finished work than it was on my old subscription service. It also automatically handles Discord onboarding and role assignment, yay!

I'm on the hunt for a simple Discord bot that can post a single repeating message on the first of every month with a link to a Google form for everyone to submit their requests, so that I don't have to ask for them manually. (If anyone knows of such a bot or is capable of making one, please get in touch!)

Previously I offered a whole suite of other rewards in addition to the monthly art -- things like subscriber-only request streams, early claims on adoptables, and even physical merch, which were not sustainable for me. Going forward, early adoptable claims for a discount will still be available as a reward, and I may occasionally do request streams, but on a less formally-scheduled basis and only as I have the free time to do so. I am not able to offer physical prints/stickers at this time; I might revisit the option in the future, but I need to know more before I try it again! I'll also be continuing to offer a subscriber discount on all commissions that will stack with other sales and discounts, along with the ability to skip the waitlist and jump directly into the work queue.

So to recap, if you subscribe to me, here's everything you get:

For $2-$9 USD: Discord server access with a special role, and my thanks for your generous support!

For $10+ USD: Discord server access with a special role, 24 hour early adoptable access with the ability to claim for a discounted price, a bust of a single character each month, first looks at finished artwork and WIPs/timelapses, commission discounts, and potentially more down the line.

My Discord is open to anyone, and all members can freely chat, post art, attend/host art streams, and answer polls regarding prompts for adoptable designs and more. You just get some nice bonuses for subscribing! While these subscription tiers are available, one-time tips and donations of any amount are still an option for commission clients or anyone else who just wants to show some love.

I hope this all makes sense and sounds enticing; I really love seeing people's OCs and getting to bring them to life and put my own little touch on them, and I'm very excited to start giving something back to all of you out there whose support means so very much to me, and without whom I could never do what I do. Thank you so much for checking out the Ko-fi! As a reminder, reward eligibility begins on August 1st! The tiers are active on Ko-fi now, but if you subscribe before August you won't be rewarded for the month of July, so keep that in mind.

[shantismurf]

Hi! I'd LOVE to hear what your "Anger Management" WIP is about!

Haha oh I wrote this one out ages ago and will definitely come back to someday. I've got about 2.5k in outline all mapped out so once things clear up I think it'll flow well, I hope! It's a very loose adaptation of the movie Anger Management:

- Bilbo is a meditation instructor and Thorin has court-mandated anger management therapy.

- Set in Modern Middle Earth set in the Blue Mountains: Internet, smart phones, Khazad-dûm is a financial center like NYC

- Bilbo works for Gandalf in his meditation school/center "Grey Haven Meditation Center" (Dis asks "Shouldn't it be Gray Havens?" "No, we get that a lot."...The port city is "Gray Havens", Gandalf Greyhame thought it would be clever 😅)

- Gandalf and Belladonna met on a pilgrimage in (Middle Earth equivalent of Nepal...Harad?) 30-40 years ago

- Bilbo is a licensed social worker (requires a Bachelor's degree and a Master's of Social Work) which is what makes his meditation program eligible as therapy

- Appearance: wears sweater vests over a white tee and comfortable slacks with leather sandals, wears a different pair of glasses every time, horn-rimmed heavy frames, round wire-rimmed, tortoise shell half frames, dark red cats eye, orange narrow squared frames, curly hair is long enough to flop over his forehead but kept neat at the back - Thorin owned an investment firm in Khazad-dûm, wealthy and high-stakes, something where being angry and aggressive is desirable…stressful. Azog was a direct competitor involved in Shady Business. There was some kind of scandal or incident in KD that caused Thorin to become disgraced. He's moved to the Ered Luin to help Dis with the boys and get a fresh start.

- Appearance: long hair kept tied back in a tail, full beard trimmed, diamond stud earring in his left ear, wears expensive suits when working and in court but ugh no polos…hmm soft long sleeved sweaters and slacks, turtleneck with blazer, expensive shoes, maybe a short sleeve button up shirt with a geometric pattern embroidered in panels down the front, with jeans and vintage loafers (yay) a hat? Ooo classy! 😍 https://images.app.goo.gl/zeGR1Yw2nDFSs5aN6 https://images.app.goo.gl/Z5Nim4m9pgyhtAkr8  - The Blue Mountains are where Vili's family is and Dis didn't want to leave, so Thorin came to help with the boys and take a less active role in his firm, part time, virtual...maybe Dain is still there running the main business.

- Dis is a lawyer in a firm with Gloin. She struggled with nannies and sitters for two years after Vili passed in a car accident. It helps that Thorin's best friend from boarding school moved out here when he got married (Dwalin/Ori)

- Thorin complains that Azog has a hand in nearly every transaction in the Khazad-dûm stock markets, practically taken over, forced the Durins out. They come from Old Ereborian money.

What would Thorin have done to get in court? - Set up by Azog? Battery, filmed - Followed Thorin to EL from KD after whatever scandal/history and harassed him, made deals fall through, threatened his family, set up confrontation - Pale as a fish belly with a predatory smile, hulking brute wrapped in a $3000 suit, shows up in court with a little toady of a lawyer and a needlessly large bandage on the opposite side of his face from where he was struck. - Presents security camera footage with no audio that clearly shows Thorin stomping up to him, shouting and ranting, enraged look, almost unhinged, turning over a table, throwing a chair, then attacking him, throwing several punches before being pulled away by Dwalin. Thorin shifts uncomfortably under Dis' sharp gaze as the footage ends. - Initially had more severe charges but Dis represented him and got them reduced to therapy. Dis argued that he's new to town and has no history of violence here or in Khazad-dûm, that he's here to support his widowed sister and nephews. - Justice Elrond Peredhil presiding "Mr Durin, based on the evidence of security camera footage submitted in case 723 on the charges of assault and battery I find you guilty. I am ordering you to pay a fine of $3,500. In lieu of jail time, in the hopes that you may yet provide a positive role model for your young nephews, this court orders you to attend 12 hours of anger management therapy with an accredited therapist to be completed within the next 120 days." With a ringing strike of his gavel the judge intoned, "Dismissed." - Dwalin says maybe it's a good thing, Thorin gets snappy and defensive, "You're kinda provin' the point here."

Cue a bunch of cute meditation class scenes with a rag-tag bunch, Oin who falls asleep every class, Bofur whose meditation pillow is pink faux fur, etc 😁, a few dates where Thorin gets pressed and would normally have lost his head but realises he reflexively uses a breathing technique and Bilbo is so proud, and an ultimate scandal where Azog tries to get Bilbo's license revoked and Thorin's therapy invalidated due to their relationship.

[wouteke]

im Too lazy and frankly didnt write enough to warrant an entire retrospective about my writing year (also theres no way i could figure out an accurate word count including wips) but i do have some serious writing goals for 2025 which are

be weirder or at least more unabashed

attempt to be less of a perfectionist

finish one of the three longer cycling fics that i have been rotating lol . all 3 are very dear to me in the way that usually means they won't ever be written bc i want someone else to write it better than i could . BUT I WANT TO DO IT SO AT LEAST ONE OF THESE BETTER COME OUT

finish the stupid ass beast project for a diff fandom thats been sitting at 30k posted for ~7 months even though its ALMOST entirely written and has been since like spring 2023 not kidding 😃 its a fucking albatross atp but i refuse to give up on it completely because it is also so very dear to me.

write a cycling fic without mathieu van der poel. Maybe even more difficult than any of the aforementioned. but i want to expand my horizons. there are so many beautiful things in this world after all.

also i know i just said "get weirder" but i also want to write.... GASP....... less pwp 😭 somewhere in the last couple years i think i lost something of myself by turning to it so thoroughly. So I want to find some nonsexual ways to be weird as well. YAY

happy writing 2025 everyone.

[kiryoutann]

okay,,, to make this blog less dead (from not posting lol), i will share my x fem! reader 2025 WIPs. these works are either in the process of being written, considered for writing, and still just ideas. BUT!! no promises, like usual (let's just PRAY, okay. pray for ryou, we pray so she'll stay motivated and productive).

MINORS do NOT interact.

2025 WIPs

:::CALL OF DUTY::: SIMON "GHOST" RILEY

of course, chapter 14 of A MAN'S HEART IS TRULY A WRETCHED, WRETCHED THING. i'm still taking my time because it is a heavy chapter for me to write.

REDEMPTION FOR THE DAMNED [SIMON "GHOST" RILEY X FEM! READER]

THE sequel. thanks to everyone giving me suggestions, i think i know how i want to write the story and ending! YAY. thank you so so much. as i stated before, i plan to write this from the perspective of omniscient narrator who SIDES with simon, so yes,, we will be seeing lots of things from his perspective.

Warning(s): angst, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, possible unhealthy body image, PTSD, alcohol consumption, unprotected sex, MANIPULATION, MENTIONS OF PAST ABUSE, injuries, blood, military inaccuracies, mental breakdown, use of (Y/N), BIASED OMNISCIENT NARRATOR.

Genre: romance, ANGST, slow-burn. ballerina! reader.

Blurb:

A man is wounded; a man is healed.

Or not.

Or a man is wounded, then he wounds others; spreading his pain as if it were contagious. Perhaps he is a product of his father, with the ability to break women and destroy them. Or he is a product of his own self-reinvention, molded into the shape of his father, driven by a twisted desire to showcase his unworthiness of love.

3. THERE IS A MAN [SIMON "GHOST" RILEY X FEM! READER]

AHHH, i love the concept of this one. also, i'll be testing my skill to write horror through this story >_<

Warning(s): mention of death (Simon is dead), SMUT, grief, horror, mental health problem, PSYCHOSIS, DEPRESSION.

Genre: horror, ANGST.

Blurb:

Your husband is dead. Grief-stricken, you, a professional sculptor, channel your anguish into creating a sculpture of him. One night, you forget to bring the unfinished work home.

A man begins to show up in the shadows of your house.

:::GENSHIN IMPACT::: CHILDE/TARTAGLIA

I'M A GHOST BUT I KEEP HAUNTING A FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST WHO COULDN'T CARE LESS [CHILDE X FEM! READER]

BASED ON THIS IDEA.

the original title for this was "soul bound", but then i was like "hmmm, no.. that's too serious-like. it's supposed to be a light, funny story." and i ended up making the title manhwa-like (very long, very DETAILED. love them). this one's probably gonna end up as short series though, with around 4-5 chapters.

Warning(s): strong language, alcohol consumption, clear descriptions of human organs, dissection of human corpses, forensic stuff, crime, mutilation, ghosts and spirits, dying, MENTIONS OF ASSAULTS AND/OR RAPE (mostly for forensic records), psychopaths, murderers, kidnapping, ACCIDENTS, DEATHS, ajax is younger than reader (tba) . . .

The majority of the medical terms, acts, and forensic techniques used in this work were derived from online resources, expert research, student theses, documentaries, and the Korean drama "Partners for Justice." Although it is not fictitious, it is not advised to use it as a practical guide that may be implemented in everyday situations due to the likelihood of misinformation and the correlation between subjects-triggers, and reactions. If you need clear and LEGIT information, please contact experts near you.

READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Genre: romance, angst, FLUFF, MYSTERY, HORROR, THRILLER, ghost! childe x forensic pathologist! reader.

Blurb:

You have the unusual gift of seeing ghosts, but you have always kept it a secret to keep "their" attention away.

Imagine your frustration when you mistakenly believe someone who seems normal to be a human being, only to discover that they are actually a chatty and bothersome ghost named "Ajax"!

2. EX PROBLEM [CHILDE X FEM! READER]

this will be published on Ko-fi, with limited slot only!

GOOD NEWS ABOUT THIS ONE IS THAT I'M ALMOST DONE!! it has 5 chapters, and it's only 2 chapters to go before i review it, edit it, and post it! i took such a long time to finish this one, i'm not even sure if anyone's still interested. but i will still post on my ko-fi once it's finished.

Warning(s): TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, ABUSE OF POWER, GASLIGHTING, I DO NOT CONDONE THESE BEHAVIORS IRL. childe being borderline yandere, jealousy, possible baby-trapping, childe being his insufferable self, rich people being assholes, SMUT, alcohol consumption, reader is a bit of a bimbo (but love her<3), some wriothesley x reader but childe is still the endgame.

Genre: romance, slight angst, lovers to exes to ???, modern! au.

Blurb:

It's true when your friends say your relationship with Ajax is complicated. One day you're in the honeymoon phase, one day you're screaming at each other at the end of your throats. Today is the end of it all. But, who would have thought that you would be stuck living with him—now, your ex-boyfriend—and adding everything to your headache?

let's make a prayer circle and hope that all these works will see the light.

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