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Leon Kennedy x the president's son(2)

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Word count: 4378k

Tags (?)Explicit sex, anal penetration,ass eating,First time having sex, breeding,soft dom leon,Masturbation, rough sex,hurt-comfort,sub reader.

Summary: After a while without seeing Leon, he finally comes back, and this time as your official bodyguard, you tease him and he fucks you.

A/N:Part two of this story (leon x president's son/you). There is one more last part and I will post it soon :) I just need some more time to translate it properly and then I will post it.Again, English is not my first language, so if this translation sucks I'm sorry (and yes, I'll say that every time I post here 🙄✋🏻)

Thanks for the likes on the last chapter, I really thought this shit was going to flop, this really encouraged me to continue 🥹

Anyway, good reading ;)

It had been over a month since you last saw Leon.

Ever since you got back from Spain, nothing in your life had felt the same.

You tried to move on. Tried to keep your mind busy.

But the truth was, nothing could shake the memories of those days you spent with him.

Three days in Spain.

Three days with him by your side—fighting for you, protecting you with everything he had.

And more than anything... those few fleeting seconds when it felt like the space between you just disappeared.

You couldn’t forget that.

The ache got worse with each passing day—every day without a word from him.

Sure, you’d heard from other agents that Leon was fine.

But that didn’t mean anything to you.

What mattered was that he hadn’t come to you.

No message. No sign that he missed you even half as much as you missed him.

And the worst part?

The last time you were together, it felt like something had changed.

You still remembered the moment on the jetski—

The rush of adrenaline slowly melting into this strange, quiet tension between you.

You turned to him, heart sinking as you realized this was probably the end of whatever it was.

"Thanks for everything, Leon. If it weren’t for you... I don’t even know."

"You know, i could put in a word with my dad,have you assigned to my detail,if you're interested?"

For a second, you thought he might laugh.

But he didn’t.

Leon just looked away, sighed, and said,

"Maybe. I’ll think about it later."

But that later never came.

And that’s why you begged.

You didn’t care how desperate it looked.

You went to your father, argued, pushed, pleaded—

Did everything you could to get Leon assigned to your protection detail.

You wouldn’t take anyone else.

You needed him.

But while you waited for an answer, you had to find a way to survive the wait.

The therapist came often.

They said trauma like this didn’t just go away.

That it would take time. That you needed to talk about it.

But you couldn’t.

Every time you tried, the words caught in your throat.

Your eyes stung, and all you could do was cry.

So, you wrote.

Alone in your room, away from the pitying looks of the staff and your father’s empty speeches—

You opened your diary and let it all pour out.

Every thought that suffocated you. Every emotion that threatened to drown you.

And every single detail you could remember about Leon.

The words were messy—sometimes even meaningless.

But one thing kept showing up, scrawled across the pages like a desperate cry:

"Why didn’t he come after me?"

Now, after so long with no answers, the day had finally come.

Leon was coming.

And you didn’t know if you hated him for making you wait so long…

Or if you wanted him more than ever.

The moment you heard Leon was finally coming to the White House, it felt like all the sadness and anxiety drained from your body at once.

You jumped out of bed, not even sure what to do first.

You caught your reflection in the mirror—

The traces of the past few weeks still lingered in your face.

Dark circles, a hollow look in your eyes.

You sighed, then made your way to the closet, searching for something to wear.

Something nice.

Something casual.

Something that felt like you.

After digging through hangers and old folded piles, you landed on a soft white T-shirt—slightly faded, with dark blue trim on the sleeves and collar.

The kind of shirt that had lived through summers and memories.

The logo on the front, “Converse Second Sole,” gave it a retro touch that made you smile.

You paired it with your favorite denim shorts—the long ones with wide legs and a loose fit.

The kind that always felt like they were made for you.

To finish it off, you laced up your classic black high-top Converse.

The laces were a little worn, but they were yours.

It wasn’t anything fancy.

But it was familiar.

It was you.

After a quick shower and slipping into your outfit, you sprayed a little perfume and headed downstairs, your hair still damp from the bath.

Time crawled.

You kept glancing down the hallway, checking if he was here yet.

But everything felt frozen.

Your stomach twisted as you quietly rehearsed how you'd greet him.

Would you lose control and throw your arms around him?

No. Definitely not.

Not with your father around.

You’d just end up making Leon uncomfortable, and that was the last thing you wanted.

The hours dragged on in thick, uneasy silence.

Every distant sound echoing down the corridor made your heart race.

You kept fixing your posture, smoothing your clothes, running your fingers through your hair—

Trying to look natural.

Nothing helped.

Then, finally, the sound of footsteps.

Steady. Measured.

You held your breath.

Your stomach flipped.

The door creaked open.

Leon stepped into the room.

He looked just as exhausted as you felt.

But something was... off.

You’d pictured this moment a hundred times—

A soft smile, maybe a spark of warmth in his eyes.

Instead, his expression was cold.

Distant.

His gaze swept the room...

And then stopped.

Right on you.

“Mr. Kennedy,” your father broke the silence first, his voice formal.

Leon gave a polite nod. “Mr. Graham.”

Then his eyes landed on you again, and for a second, your chest tightened.

You didn’t know what to say.

Everything you’d rehearsed in your head vanished the moment you saw how... mechanical he looked.

No smile. No warmth.

It was like the Leon you knew had been left behind somewhere between the missions and the long road that brought him here.

“Hi…”

Your voice came out softer than you intended.

He blinked, like he’d just snapped out of something, and answered:

“Hey.”

It was flat. Distant.

You tried to read him, tried to look past the exhaustion in his eyes, but it was hard.

Maybe he was just tired from the trip.

Maybe it was the formal setting.

Or maybe… maybe he just didn’t feel the same way you did.

Whatever it was, one thing was clear:

This wasn’t the reunion you’d imagined.

“Ah, you two already know each other well, don’t you?” your father chuckled lightly.

“I’ve gotta say, Mr. Kennedy, this kid here practically begged me to assign you as his bodyguard,” he added, laughing softly and giving your shoulder a light squeeze.

Your face flushed instantly.

“I can imagine, Mr. President. It’ll be a pleasure to look after your son,” Leon replied, giving a faint nasal chuckle as he adjusted the sleeves of his dress shirt—his voice still cool and professional.

“Well then, I’ll leave you two alone for a bit. (Y/N), show Agent Kennedy around the house, will you?”

And with that, your father exited the room, leaving behind a thick, awkward silence.

You stood there, face still burning from the way your dad had basically exposed you.

And to make it worse, Leon clearly caught it—judging by the small, knowing smirk he gave before looking away.

You cleared your throat, trying to shake off the tension.

“Uh… so,” you started, fidgeting with your hands. “I can show you around the house, if you want.”

Leon nodded, expression unreadable again.

“Sure.”

You turned and began walking down the hallway, hyper-aware of his footsteps behind you.

As much as you tried to stay calm, your heart wouldn’t stop racing.

“So… this is the main hall,” you said, trying to sound casual. “My dad hosts a lot of important people here, but it’s usually empty.”

“Hm.”

Leon gave the room a quick glance, barely interested.

A pang hit your chest.

He was being polite, but he still felt... far.

Detached.

You’d hoped for something more—maybe a teasing comment, a small smile, anything that showed he was feeling something.

But there was nothing.

You took a quiet breath and kept going.

“There’s a garden out back,” you said, nodding toward one of the doors. “I like going there when I want to be alone.”

Leon glanced at you briefly.

But again, said nothing.

The silence between you was growing unbearable.

You bit your lip, then finally asked:

“So… how was the trip?”

Leon paused before answering.

“Tiring,” he said simply.

Your throat went dry.

Great.

Absolutely none of this was going the way you imagined.

Leon would be living at the White House full-time now.

The staff were already setting up his room, and the thought made your stomach flutter.

He’d be right there.

All the time.

Going everywhere with you—shopping, grocery runs, whatever.

You could even go back to college, see your friends again...

With Leon by your side.

But... would that really be a good thing?

He felt different now.

Colder.

You knew this wasn’t really him—not the Leon you remembered.

He was acting this way because he was your bodyguard now.

And that thought stirred something in you… something that probably shouldn’t have.

As you walked through the long halls of the massive White House, your thoughts drifted back to the cabin.

To his arms around you.

The way he looked at you.

The way he wanted you.

But... what if it was just a fleeting moment?

What if he only let it happen because it was convenient?

What if it hadn’t meant nearly as much to him as it did to you?

Those thoughts were slowly eating away at you.

But with how distant Leon had been acting, you didn’t even dare bring it up.

Eventually, you reached the hallway where your room was—

Ironically, just two doors down from Leon’s.

Extremely tempting.

"And here... is my room," you said, stepping inside, suddenly feeling self-conscious about showing him such a personal space.

“Pretty messy,” Leon said, finally cracking a small smile.

“Just like I imagined.”

You let out a nervous laugh, your cheeks warming.

“It’s not always like this... just... today.”

You rushed to straighten a few things, but honestly, he’d already seen enough to get the idea.

“I get it. You’re probably tired of cleaning this place all day,” he said, still wearing that faint smile.

His tone had softened.

A relief, even if just temporary.

You relaxed a little.

But the tension still lingered—like the version of Leon from earlier was waiting to return.

You turned toward him, trying not to get lost in his eyes.

You took a deep breath, steadying your nerves.

You couldn’t keep letting the questions eat you up inside.

Leon stood near the window, face neutral again.

Professional.

“Leon…” you began, your voice softer than usual.

“About what happened… in the cabin.”

He turned to face you quickly, the smile gone in an instant.

Just like that, the wall came back up.

“I…” he started, but paused.

Just that hesitation was enough to make your heart sink.

He looked like he was searching for the right words—

Or maybe just trying to pull away from the moment entirely.

“We can’t talk about that,” he said firmly.

His blue eyes looked far away again, like he was pushing the memory out of his mind completely.

“It was wrong. I… I shouldn’t have let it happen, (Y/N).”

Just hearing him say it made your chest ache.

You swallowed hard, trying to stay calm.

He sounded so certain—so final.

But part of you still wanted him to be honest.

Really honest.

You wanted to know what that moment had meant to him.

“But… Leon, I just want to understand…” you started, but he cut you off, raising his hand.

“Please,” he said, his tone darker now. “Don’t tell anyone. Don’t bring it up. We can’t let it interfere with what we need to do now. I need you... okay.”

You went quiet, stunned.

The way he said it—like it was something that needed to be erased, something that never happened—

It hurt more than you wanted to admit.

“I just... I thought it was something real, Leon,” you murmured, your voice trembling.

“But it feels like, to you, it was just a mistake.”

Leon didn’t respond right away.

He shook his head, like he was struggling with something inside himself.

Finally, he said:

“I know what you’re thinking, (Y/N)... but please. Don’t—don’t make me talk about this again. We can’t keep going back to it. It’s not what we need right now.”

The silence between you felt thick, suffocating.

You swallowed around the lump forming in your throat.

You wanted to understand.

You needed to.

But it felt like Leon had already decided for the both of you.

“Okay…” you said quietly, forcing a tiny, fake smile.

“I won’t bring it up again. Don’t worry.”

But deep down, you knew you couldn’t just pretend it didn’t happen.

You couldn’t erase it.

Not like he could.

The days passed with a strange kind of normalcy.

Things between you were weird—but there wasn’t much you could do.

You wanted Leon as your bodyguard.

Well, now you had him.

And you had to live with it.

He was always around whenever you went out, eyes constantly scanning, always on edge like something could go wrong at any second.

Sometimes, he even had to shove people away—fans who recognized you and got too close.

You went back to college.

Classes every day.

Leon tagging along, waiting in the hallway or just outside the building to drive you home.

Definitely an easier gig than what he was used to.

Between fighting bio-weapons and babysitting you, the second option was clearly the quieter one.

Two weeks had gone by since Leon had started working for you.

You’d talk sometimes—about random stuff, nothing serious.

But it was rare.

It was past midnight now.

You lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking about him again.

That damn day in the cabin.

The memory wouldn’t leave you alone.

Part of you wanted to regret it—

But let’s not lie to yourself.

It was the best thing that happened during those three hellish days.

You remembered it vividly.

The way his hard cock pressed up against your back inside that tiny wardrobe..

The way you dropped to your knees and sucked him off until he came in your mouth.

Fuck—

You could still remember the taste.

And it was good.

You couldn’t deny that.

You wanted more.

And deep down...

You knew Leon did too,

even if he’d never admit it.

You glanced at yourself in the mirror one last time, trying to collect your scattered thoughts.

What you were about to do felt insane—but something inside you needed it.

With a deep breath, you opened your bedroom door and crept quietly down the hallway.

Each step felt heavier than the last.

When you reached Leon’s door, you hesitated…

Then knocked three times.

“Leon?”

Your voice came out lower than expected—but steady.

Silence.

A few seconds passed before you heard soft footsteps on the other side.

The door opened slowly.

Leon stood there—his usual serious expression now edged with caution.

“(Y/N)? What are you doing here?”

His voice was calm but tight, like he already knew what this was about.

You stared at him.

He was only wearing gray sweatpants and a plain white t-shirt.

His arms crossed. His stance guarded.

His expression unreadable.

“I… I need to talk to you,” you said, swallowing hard.

He didn’t move at first. Then he stepped aside, motioning you in.

“Alright. But make it quick. It’s late.”

You walked into his room—it was plain, even more minimal than yours.

But that didn’t matter.

None of it did.

He closed the door behind you, staying near it, still standing. Still waiting.

“I just… I don’t know what’s going on between us, Leon,” you began, your voice shaky.

“Ever since that day, you’ve been avoiding me, and... I can’t keep pretending it’s not driving me insane.”

He didn’t speak at first.

His face remained unreadable, and when he finally did answer, his voice was low. Barely above a whisper.

“It’s not what you think, kid...

What happened between us—it was a mistake.

I let my guard down.

And now... now we move on.”

The words hit like a punch to the gut.

“I can’t just forget, Leon,” you said, your voice trembling.

“I can’t pretend it didn’t happen.”

He stepped a little closer, but still kept his distance.

“I know how you feel,” he said quietly.

“But we can’t do this. I’m your bodyguard. That’s what matters now. We can’t let this—whatever it is—get in the way.”

You clenched your jaw, trying to hold yourself together, but frustration was building.

“You think it’s easy for me? I don’t even know what’s real anymore.

This can’t be just about the job, Leon. I…”

Your voice cracked.

You closed your eyes, taking a breath.

Leon exhaled slowly, shutting his eyes too like he was trying to keep himself from snapping. Or slipping.

“I can’t let this turn into something worse,” he said.

“I have a job to do. You need to understand that. We can’t keep doing this. Please… just don’t bring it up again.”

The silence that followed was heavy.

Crackling.

Everything felt like it was about to boil over.

Then, when he opened his eyes and looked at you again—

There was something new in them.

Still serious.

But darker.

Hungrier.

And that was all it took.

You stepped forward. Slowly. Carefully.

You placed your hand gently on his chest—your touch trembling but intentional.

“Leon… I want you,” you whispered.

“I can’t stop thinking about you…”

You looked up at him, voice soft, lashes low.

Your other hand rose, trailing lightly over the fabric of his shirt—down his chest, then over the firmness of his stomach.

“I know you want me too…

I know you liked that day just as much as I did.”

“Fuck, kid… you’re just making this harder for both of us,” he muttered, trying to pull away—but not really trying.

“I knew what you wanted the moment you asked me to be your bodyguard.

You just wanted to be close enough to seduce me again…”

His voice had shifted—darker now, rougher, with a low growl buried under the words.

“Yeah? Well, you knew—and still said yes.

Says more about you than me, Leon.”

His eyes darkened.

In a flash, he grabbed your wrists—tight enough to sting—and shoved you back onto the bed.

He forced your knee to bend, making you collapse onto the mattress.

You gasped, caught off guard by the sudden aggression—

But then a smile slowly crept across your lips.

“Shit… you’re gonna get me in so much trouble, baby…” he groaned, his voice thick with lust.

His eyes dropped from your lips to your neck and collarbone, lingering.

Before he could second guess himself, you wrapped your legs around his waist, pulling him flush against you.

"Please... I get so turned on everytime just looking at you... I’m tired of touching myself thinking about you..." you confessed, your voice coming out more whiny than you meant to.

“Oh yeah? You mean you fantasize about me when you're alone?” Leon asked, his grip on your wrists loosening a little as a slight smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

“And what do I do with you in these fantasies of yours?” He releases one of your wrists and then slips his hand inside your shirt, touching your warm, sensitive skin.

“Why don't you stop asking questions and find out right now?” You said, squeezing your legs tighter around his waist, rubbing your ass against Leon's crotch; you could already feel his hard cock straining against the fabric of his pants.

He gives you one last little smile before lowering his face to yours, in a hungry, needy kiss, his tongue tangling with yours, the light, minty taste spreading through your mouth.

He breaks the kiss only to lower his lips to your neck, leaving wet, open-mouthed kisses, licking and sucking, not too hard, so as not to risk leaving a mark.

“Damn, you're fucking irresistible!” He said, his voice thick with arousal, a little breathless

“I want to fuck you so much right now...make you moan on my cock” he said, trailing his kisses down to your collarbone and the beginning of your chest.

He got off you only to take off his t-shirt, throwing it on the floor and leaving those defined muscles in your sight... his body was perfect, although he had a few battle scars, but that only made him sexier.

He took off his pants along with his underwear, his cock jutting free, slapping against his abs, hard with the tip already glistening with pre-cum.

You let out a surprised sigh at his rapid movements, just watching the show he was giving you.

“Fuck, I'd forgotten how big your cock was...” you said, letting out a nasal laugh.

Leon just replied with a smirk, approaching you again, pulling you to stand in front of him

“Let me help you with these clothes,” he said, already pulling your shirt up by the hem, easily slipping it off your torso, leaving your skin exposed to him.

Leon moved to stand behind you, his larger figure shadowing yours. He began kissing the back of your neck, trailing kisses down your back as he lowered himself until he was finally kneeling behind you.

With one swift movement, he pulled down your shorts along with your underwear, leaving your ass completely exposed. You let out a moan of surprise, but did nothing to

stop him.

He made you bend over the bed, and then began kissing your buttocks, oscillating between kisses, licks and light bites, as you let out thick moans of pleasure

He opened your ass with his hands only to expose your sensitive hole, which contracted with the icy air.

Without warning, Leon buried his mouth there, licking as he held each buttock tightly, savoring its unique flavor

It was an overwhelming sensation, and you could barely hold back, your cock already rock hard, rubbing against the sheets of Leon's bed, wet with pre-cum, you held on tight, trying your best not to make a sound, until you couldn't take it anymore.

"Leon,... please, fuck me, now..." your voice came out breathless and whimpering, literally begging.

Leon turned you onto your stomach and then stood over you, pressing a quick kiss to your lips before pulling your legs up, letting them rest on his shoulders.

"Have you... had sex before?"

He asked, as he teased you, spreading pre-cum on your entrance

"Um...not sex, but...that doesn't mean...my ass is exactly virgin, if you know what I mean..." you said, blushing slightly at your own confession

He let out a low, husky laugh. "Good then... that makes things easier for both of us..."

He placed the head of his cock at your entrance, and began to push slowly into you...it burned slightly at first, but as you were already well trained, it was considerably easier, the head of his cock went in, and then he kept pushing, a slight sting spreading through the place, you bit your lower lip hard trying to hold back a moan

When he finally buried himself all the way in, you let out a sigh, while letting little moans escape.

Leon leaned towards you and captured one of your nipples in his mouth, sucking slowly, the sensation of his tongue playing with your nipple made your entrance relax more, and your cock harden even more

After you got used to the invading length inside you, you gave Leon the green light and then he started to move, almost pulling out of you completely and then pushing back in, slowly, almost as if he was torturing you.

"Can you go faster now... please?" you asked in a vulnerable, almost pleading voice.

He gradually increased the speed, while kissing you, swallowing your moans of pleasure, you lowered your hand to his aching cock and began to jerk, Leon's cock hitting just the right spot inside you to drive you wild

Leon broke the kiss and when he noticed you touching yourself, he increased the speed even more, determined to make you come

"That's it... keep it up, I want to see you covered in your own cum before I fill your tight little hole..." he said in a husky voice, holding your waist tight enough to leave a mark.

You were almost at your climax, leon was pounding into you so hard that the sound of skin hitting skin could be heard throughout the room, you let out a moan that was a little too loud, then leon pressed his hand against your mouth

“Shh, quiet!” He said, panting heavily, and slowed down briefly, only to pick up again the next second.

You kept jerking faster with each thrust Leon gave you, your eyes rolled back as you finally climaxed, spurt after spurt of cum painting your belly and chest white, your whole body softened, while you still felt Leon fucking you hard and brutally.

He pushed all the way in one last time before pulling you into a deep kiss as he came... you could feel his cock pulsing inside you, that hot liquid splashing around inside your guts

He broke the kiss but still held you close, his cock still buried inside you and half-hard.

He was panting and squinting, his breath hot against your face, his sweat dripping on you, and the unmistakable smell of sex in the air.

"Fuck that was so good... you did so well..." he praised, giving you a quick kiss on the forehead before pulling out of you, his cum dripping out of your abused hole as Leon watched.

"But now... we need to clean you up and you need to go back to your room..." he said, gently pulling you by the hand, making you sit on the edge of the bed

"I promise this will happen many more times, but we have to make sure that no one suspects anything" leon says, finally pulling you to stand, then picking you up and carrying you to the bathroom in his room.

[allgoldenelite]

Ibushi as a guest on Nagata's channel translation/summary

I wrote up this summary of the two part video featuring Ibushi as a guest on Nagata Yûji's channel. There's some nice stuff in here, especially about his relationship with Nagata and how he came to ultimately sign with AEW, but some real bummers as well, such as injuries and NJPW history. Read at your own discretion.

Give the videos a view and a like here and here

Part 1

After a bit of a sneak peek for what's ahead in the episode, Nagata introduces Ibushi and they both share how happy they are about meeting each other and that this video happened. Nagata makes some remarks about Ibushi's weight that I'm gonna spare you. They last saw each other in person 2 1/2 years ago and Nagata was really sad that Ibushi disappeared from NJPW and the wrestling world in general because he's such an outstanding talent and person. It was sad but he knows a lot (in the negative sense) happened.

(as a side note this video was made with permission from NJPW; Ibushi seems a bit apprehensive/surprised about that but Nagata is like "we're friends so of course this is okay"; take that however you will (Nagata's channel, like many wrestler channels, is tightly scripted and controlled))

The first segment is about what Ibushi has been up to lately. He moved, although not far away from where he used to live, like it's still in the same area. The new home has a garage so he has made that his training compound now, but he still goes to the secret base for wrestling training etc.

They talk about the IPWRI and how there's lots of MMA fighters coming to him cause they want to try out or be serious about wrestling. There's been more and more people joining, and Kikutarô (you saw him last in a short multiman with Ibushi at GLEAT Version Mega) and 2 wrestlers from West Gate Wrestling Federation (where the Golden Lovers once had a very entertaining tag match against Hachimitsu Jirô and Antonio Koinoki; not that's not a typo) are also part of the "roster" now.

It's not really relevant but I gotta mention it for the comedy and the brainrot: the 2 wrestlers from West Gate are called Nakamura Chinsuke and Tanabota Hiroshi ("chin" here means "weird but interesting" and "tanabota" means "godsend") and Nagata mentions he has a knockoff called Nagata GU lmao.

Ibushi gets asked if anyone can join, and he says yeah, if the vibes match. That there hasn't really been anyone he hasn't been on the same wavelength with except maybe [this part is censored, I assume it's something business related since he mentions a place]. Anyway, he loves people so there isn't really anyone that he thinks won't fit.

Nagata talks about how he knew about Ibushi even 20 years ago because he had heard there was a really good wrestler in DDT who was skinny but was doing all this amazing highflying moves and kicks and stuff from Nakajima Katsuji, who is a reporter and former board member in NJPW.

They talk about how they randomly met on a tour when NOAH was also doing a tour in the same city and he saw him at a convenience store, some time in 2009 after Ibushi had made his debut for NJPW as a junior heavyweight. Ibushi on the other hand remembers Nagata from watching him on TV, like his match in the finals of the Young Lion Cup against Kendô Kashin. Those are unforgettable matches for him. It's cute because he came up to Nagata as a fan even when he was in NJPW because he wanted to ask him about this match and that. Makabe and co used to joke around with him like "bro you're stanning".

Next they transition into talking about his time under double contracts. I won't bore you with some of this because it's well-known I think and if you wanna brush up you can always check out this page from my translations (ctrl + f for "double contracts"). The short of it is that Ibushi made an impression on NJPW with his Best Bout against Nakamura during the G1 2013 among other things, and when they offered to sign him he was like, I'd rather stay with DDT also.

Nagata mentions that Ibushi's match against Nakamura at the Dome in 2015 saved him. He had been in the main event at the Dome 7 times until then, and that year was the first year he was in the royal ranbo (before the start of the official show). He won that match but implies he felt down and dejected, like he was just doing a job. But he saw Ibushi and Nakamura in the semi main and it re-ignited his fighting spirit. Like he had been feelings the effects of aging and had no real aspirations in wrestling anymore, even wondering if he should quit altogether. But that match gave him his will to keep wrestling back. Ibushi is an important person for Nagata because he would tell him how much he respects him to his face and mean it. There are several wrestlers in NJPW that are special to him, like Nakamura, but Ibushi is extra special in that sense.

For Ibushi, Nagata also means a lot because he represents the kind of wrestling he loves the most (leaving the highflying aside), like the ground wrestling kind with lots of kicks and suplexes (he talks in his book about how much he loves taking suplexes lol so I'm not surprised).

They begin talking about Ibushi's time as double champion and his unification of the belts (they keep kayfabe for this but you should know NJPW made him do this as a scapegoat for the decision), and how much of a pressure that was for him to deliver as the first ever IWGP World Heavyweight champion. There were so many tough, big matches he had over a long time so he had his moments of thinking that this is just too much. He considered it an honor to be one of the wrestlers who carried NJPW through the early pandemic but at the same time there was an imbalance between his body and his mind, eventually he just broke. Nagata says he can relate because he defended the IWGP belt 10 times when he became champion in 2002. Especially with this being during the dark age when wrestlers left NJPW to go to other promotions or found their own MMA promotions during the MMA boom, so there was a period of half a year when he could only sleep with sleeping pills. After he dropped the belt he slept for 3 days straight. They talk a bit about Ospreay since Ibushi dropped the belt to him but it's mostly in kayfabe and I'm gonna spare you that as well.

Ibushi's last match in NJPW, in other words the botched Phoenix Splash that would put him out for a long time, is the next topic. He mentions how he doesn't really remember anything surrounding that accident because he hit his head on the mat, he believes. He thought he could still go but then his shoulder hurt like hell and the match was over before he knew what was happening. Nagata watched the match backstage and he told Ibushi afterwards, "You got this, what makes one truly strong is getting back up from setbacks like this", and Ibushi really really appreciated that because it wasn't just a pat on the back and a quick "Hang in there". Like Nagata was about the only one who would always have something positive to say to him in situations like that. Nagata wanted to say something that came from the heart because Ibushi was one of the young people keeping NJPW going as the next generation, and because the 2013 match had helped him out so much and he wanted to repay the favor.

It was a time for Ibushi (as you know) when he contemplated retiring altogether, and Nagata was the first one to contact him after the whole Kikuchi/exploitation thing. Nagata was worried cause he saw his tweets, and he knew how he felt and everything but he wanted to tell him that he is a pillar of NJPW. Nagata is like "I know you're sensitive and that all that weight they put on your shoulders was probably too much", and Ibushi agrees. He says that throughout NJPW's history there's always been these singular people who carry the company, that he can relate while he was still at the top and that it's often hard (he doesn't exactly criticize it—keep in mind what I said in the beginning—but still it was nice to see them rightfully "bashing" NJPW's style here for a bit).

Part 2

Then about a month or so after leaving NJPW, Ibushi was contacted by Kenny/AEW. Kenny was like, "How about wrestling for AEW?" and Ibushi was like "Uh, sorry, maybe it's time for me to quit wrestling...", so he refused the offer at first. When asked by Nagata why he says that he tried to not confront wrestling itself, it wasn't just the NJPW thing.

So [AEW?] kept offering, and one time Kenny is like, "All right, come to hang out in the US" and so he went there, assuming it would be nothing, and then Kenny was like, "Okay, Ibushi, do or die." He says he got "tricked" (in a positive sense). Kenny was like, "We'll go and watch an AEW match", and since that was a match that Kenny would be in, Ibushi was like, "Oh, where should I stay in the meantime? Like, the hotel or...?" and Kenny is like, "No, you're coming with." So he went to the venue and watched it (backstage I assume) and it made him want to do wrestling again (hard to pin down the time frame of this).

He was thinking like, Kenny is my friend and he's working so hard, what am I doing here not working hard? They talked about it and he made one-off appearances in AEW here and there after that, and then by the 2nd or 3rd time he signed with them. Nagata is like, that sounds just like when you saved me back in the day, that's what friends do for each other. Ibushi thought that he wouldn't fall back in love with wrestling but (watching this match) made him fall back in love with it. His in ring instinct is slowly coming back as well and although he hasn't returned to AEW yet he hopes to make more things happen in the future.

He gets asked how his injuries are going and he says his right ankle, the one he got surgery for, is doing well, it healed really fast (was supposed to take a year but took 4 months), but it's his left ankle that's bothering him now, it's been hurting for a long time because he kept working through it (you can see he's walking weird now because of this, like in the match at GLEAT). When asked if he feels in shape (for wrestling) he says he doesn't, like his current 100% was his 60% back when he was in top shape, but he is doing his best to get back there.

The next segment is about how wrestling styles (have to) change with age. Nagata basically says that a highflying style is as risky as it is devastating and enticing, but Ibushi has a knack for always reinventing himself and if he thinks back to someone like Kobashi, who would do moonsault over moonsault when he was younger but became unable to do them when his knees got worse, he remembers thinking that this is what it means to build a career and legacy when he saw how loud the crowd would get for just one moonsault once kobashi was older, because it was so special. So he thinks Ibushi should use that to his advantages and build a new, nice style for himself in the ring. He says he hopes he keeps hanging in there after everything that happened.

Ibushi says that he has also grown estranged from wrestling in many ways but he will always wrestle he thinks, and he hopes to come back with a new style. Nagata is really happy that he seems to be doing so much better and that he wants to keep wrestling and that Kenny was there for him as his friend to give him that motivation back.

They talk about how Ibushi posted pictures of them on Instagram the other day and he gets asked about how Kenny is doing health-wise. He says Kenny told him he'd be able to come back in about 2 to 3 months from now, something like that. Nagata is like, that must be really hard for him, I heard it's rather gruesome, and Ibushi is like, it's still bothering him a lot, like sometimes he takes an hour in the bathroom, he has to find out what kind of food he can absorb and what kind is a no-go, stuff like that.

Ibushi gets asked if he can see the Golden Lovers making a comeback and he's like, "Absolutely." He thinks that no doubt, once he himself comes back Kenny will also come back. He says they are rivals but they're also friends. They're friends who carry a bit of a sense of rivalry towards each other, so for him it's like, he has no doubt in his mind that Kenny is thinking, "If Ibushi comes back I gotta come back as well." Nagata is like "Wow that guy is a trooper. You got yourself a good partner and friend there" and Ibushi is like "He really is" (you hear that? that's the heart of the homo writing this bursting).

Ibushi is like, I guess I'm banned from appearing in NJPW lol? and Nagata is like, why'd you have to say something like this just when we were talking about something nice??? and everyone laughs. He says he brought it up thinking about what (they?) wanna do in the future, and he would really love to face Nagata + someone (as the GL). So he was like, well I guess that won't work in NJPW. Nagata is like, as long as it's on my own produce show it should be possible. He asks if Ibushi would like to tag with him or face him and Ibushi is like, I'd love to do both.

They talk a bit more about how Nagata doesn't think the president (Tanahashi) would say no to this (it's unclear if he still means just his own produce show (since he gets permission from the company for these if there are wrestlers from other promotions on them) or Ibushi actually appearing in NJPW proper) and that it'd be such a waste since Ibushi has gotten back his positive mindset and has dreams for wrestling again. They thank each other for the nice talk and express once more how glad they are to have been able to meet.

Nagata jokes that Ibushi is his senpai when it comes to YouTube since his channel has existed longer than his, but Ibushi is like, I'm so bad with uploads tho and then he points at Imanari offscreen and jokingly yells like, "Upload a new video!" (btw a little behind the scenes look for this video also landed on Ibushi's channel lol). They do the ゼァ together and it's very cute. Fin.

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Ask Comp 13/05

@garnetduodecim asked: I always assumed jack spent the first 4 hours in the troll session, before destroying prospit, destroying Aradiabots, there were A LOT of them.

Maybe one of the Aradiabots got in a lucky shot, and was able to tag him with a weaker, non-God Tier variant of her freeze ability. That'd certainly at least delay him.

@morganwick asked: So, you were talking about Aradia "injuring" Vriska (post/704357246751113217) and comparing Vriska to a fairy godmother character (post/722100305374986240)?

@manorinthewoods asked: Serendipity Gospels is by Tamsyn Muir??? Really? Um, that's… hoo. That was one of the fanfics that I didn't end up liking. Might need to revisit that. Side note: 'Doc Scratch's School for Supernaturally Gifted Adolescents' feels more like something Locked Tomb-esque to me. So that's really… ah. ~LOSS (3/5/24)

I do wonder how similar the Gospels are to TLT's writing style.

Actually, can anyone confirm at what point the fic will be safe to read? I could just wait until I'm reading panels from after its publication date, but if I can check it out before, I will.

@abysswarlock asked: Ooh I’ve had this hypothesis for a while now but you just said something that made me lock in my guess that your classpect is Prince of Doom

The classpect wheel continues to turn!

I'm married to Doom for at least one of my 'sonas, but my Class is still up in the air, since we know even less about them than aspects.

@manorinthewoods asked: As a sort of Part 2 to that sylladex comment - how do you think the Sylladex works? Do you think that Homestuck will go into more detail about Sylladices, or do you think they'll fade into the background as different aspects of the magic system come to the fore? ~LOSS (24/4/24)

I think the latter is a lot more likely. Most aspects (lol) of Homestuck's magic system are there to serve the story first and foremost. As much as I'd love the comic to turn into a treatise on Sburb deeplore, it really doesn't feel like something Hussie would be interested in doing.

The story won't really suffer without, say, a detailed explanation of every facet of alchemy - I just really like speculating, because I'm all about shit like that.

@heliotropopause asked: What are your thoughts on Homestuck's translation convention(s)? As an example, take page 2251, line "Arrivederci, Megido.": Is she writing in something close enough to Earth English to scan as such to the reader, no translation necessary? Is Vriska saying a word in Troll Italian, which gets translated to Earth Italian? Is she expressing a sentiment in her usual language that's best translated as the word "arrivederci" as it's used in English? Has Doc Scratch secretly been translating all cross-species communication we've seen so far?

Vriska's arrivederci seems diegetic to me. If we inherited English from Alternia, it makes sense that some of our other languages might come from there too.

tl;dr: Troll Italy is real 🇮🇹

Anonymous asked: im not one to dip my toes into The Vriscourse but this one piece of analysis i really liked is that vriska is jealous of tavros, that hes had a much easier life compared to her and that hes allowed to be more of a wimp while she has to be the toughest fuck alive or else shell die

It's only one piece of the Vriska-Tavros puzzle, but it's an important one. She'll refuse to acknowledge it to the end, though, because the idea of being jealous of Tavros is disgusting to her.

@obscureaeguran asked: Are there any current theories of yours that you want to be wrong about?

Confident as I am in my Vriska death theory, I don't actually want to be right.

I really like Vriska's character, and I want to see her grow past the worldview that's preventing her from finding peace. I just don't think that's likely, given her current trajectory.

Anonymous asked: 'In what universe are 13-year-olds the people most qualified to make universes?' well per the beta version of homestuck (when hussie wanted to make the whole thing in flash before deciding against it) they were all going to be 10 instead, i think this is the much better option!

How young can we go, anyway?

AU where the Homestuck Babies aren't sent to Earth at all, and just start playing immediately.

@manorinthewoods asked: Have you played Deltarune? ~LOSS (9/4/24)

I have! I was actually replaying it on day one of the liveblog - hence the several references I made to it at the time. That feels forever ago, now.

@bladekindeyewear asked: Jade changed pretty drastically as a person after her dreamself died, if you think about it— demanding Feferi stop using her quirk in chat, standing up to the trolls for the first time, getting angry, to such an extent that Karkat was so surprised that it turned his opinion of her around completely in a single conversation. Even forcing a password system to keep talks linear instead of using cloud visions to do everything out of order. This doesn’t just feel to me like dream Jade being a “different individual”, it also feels like a metaphorical confrontation between her NEW self and her OLD self…

I think it's both.

Jade's been through a lot in the last couple of hours, and she really isn't the same girl who died on Prospit.

Being an oracle of Skaia's visions led to disaster. They showed her that John's Dream Self would awaken, leading her to believe she was finally going to meet him, but neglected to mention that she'd die the moment he opened his eyes - or that Prospit would die alongside her.

As a result, the new Jade seems to have made a decision to completely reject all prophetic information. She'll supply the minimum possible intel to her past self, and no more.

It's clear her Dream Self's death was a catalyst for a pretty dramatic shift in her worldview. She's angry - at the trolls, at herself, and at the world that betrayed her trust. She's tired of being jerked around, and her tumultuous emotions are making her rather testy. Basically, she's sick of all the bullshit, and she won't take it from anyone anymore.

Jadesprite has experienced the same catalyst, and has also come to mistrust the clouds, but for different reasons.

Jade rejects prophecies, in part, because she doesn't want to be deceived - but Jadesprite rejects them out of sheer hopelessness. She just doesn't care anymore.

They both have the same trauma, but they're dealing with it in very different ways - and at this point, I really do consider them to be different people.

And then on a metaphorical level, Jadesprite represents the 'silly', absent-minded childhood self that got Jade into this mess.

I think this taunt from Karkat hit very, very close to home for her, and I'm sure she associates the traits he described with her idyllic days on Prospit. It's part of why Dream Jade is such a perfect target for her fury.

@spyril4132 asked: i beg to differ on the entry item similarities only applying to prospit. iirc, rose shatters a bottle, and dave hatches an egg; both involve breaking open some sort of "shell", and neither are associated with a larger object, which could be seen as similar types of items. (while jade does break a piñata, she does so by shooting it, not by splitting it apart)

It's true that Rose and Dave's object's have some physical similarities, but John and Jade are both summoning the same tree, which feels like a much stronger connection.

Rose and Dave's entry cards also summoned auxiliary items, but they were different - a cabinet and bird, respectively. From where I'm sitting, the link between the two Prospit items does seem unique.

@skelekingfeddy asked: what herptiles would sally and sahlee have as their consorts? i feel like a monitor lizard would fit for one of them…maybe losas has like, turtle or tortoise consorts, what with their long-livedness and the wise sagely vibe and all.

I was thinking pretty much the same thing for Sahlee. Let's say they're Galápagos tortoises, because the Sage gives me Oogway vibes.

For Sally's Consorts, I'm going to get really funky and say they're a type of pterosaur.

@sparten4ever92 asked: The HS version of Megalovania is slept on way too much, the Vriska guitar adds so much to it that the UT version just doesn't have. @sanctferum asked: Finally, MeGaLoVania by Toby Fox (feat. Joren "Tensei" deBruin on guitar)! Would you say that Tavros had an…unpleasant chronological progression? (btw I do love the bit of Spider's Claw that plays during the Vriska segment, which is (obviously) unique to this Megalovania) also, the audiovisual style of homestuck flashes is just really cool imo @mimescantscream asked: You have no idea how long we've waited for the Megalovania

This version of Megalovania was a great choice for Aradia's finest hour - or at least, her finest hour so far.

It's moments like this which are why I decided to stop listening to the albums in advance. If I hadn't first heard Aradia's Megalovania in this flash, it wouldn't have hit the way it did.

@elkian asked: MEGALOVANIA TIME BAYBEEEE! Also, let's go back to that theory you had about Aradia getting more alive, because you NAILED it. @iris-in-the-dark-world asked: i am so excited to see aradia again and finally as herself :33<

She's fucking BACK, baby!

Seeing Aradia smiling for real after all this time is genuinely heartwarming - and with her time-stop attack, she's almost unkillable. It'd take some absolute nonsense to take Aradia out of the picture again, and I think she'll be sticking around for a long time. Hopefully forever.

@grippingtraverse asked: notice any similarities during megalovania between aradia vs. jack & sans vs. player? 0u0

The best I can come up with is that Aradia and Frisk are both time travelers whose signature color is red.

Or maybe Jack is the Frisk analogue, since he's the one wiping out all life in the session, and Aradia is the last foe he faces.

@captorations asked: please consider, with this new information about aradia, what it could mean for her literary descendant dulcie septimus. please also keep considering this as you continue and see more of aradia. i am very normal about both of these characters

Ooh, they do have similar vibes, don't they? They're both doomed, they're strongly associated with death, and they both have a cheerful side that comes out when you don't expect it to.

@duorogue asked: "You have to give Nepeta some credit. The literal first thing she did after this traumatic murder was log into Trollian and report on Jack’s activities." To be fair to her, when I have a bad nightmare the first thing I do is log onto discord

nepeta hopping on mic at 2am to complain about the hat man (the hat man is doc scratch)

@absinthe-and-alabaster asked: when the writ keeper was introduced as fifth exile you mentioned that it was a little fucked up how the king was the only prospitian that was preserved - i just wanted to remind you that no, he wasn't ! on page 1974 we see all the other prospitians that were exiled with the white queen on her ship (including ms paint!) WQ just left them to go wander the desert

I'd actually forgotten about that. So much happened during the Act 4 ending that it completely slipped my mind. I even missed Ms. Paint!

Anonymous asked: Hey, as you noticed, the Dave Coin Split is a plot hole. We've never seen the timeline split because of someone's choice before. Compare to John flying to the seventh gate, there weren't two timelines based on his choice, the timeline only changed because Dave came back from the original timeline and changed it. And of course, like you said in the tags, Terezi shouldn't have been able to communicate with Doomed Dave, including to tell him the result of the FL1P. Have you noticed any other plot holes or things that don't seem to make sense?

While I see what you're saying, it might not necessarily be a plot hole! Certainly the Dave Coin Timeline was created in a different manner to Davesprite's - but that might just mean there are multiple ways to split a timeline, or that there are certain requirements that must be fulfilled for a decision to spawn one.

Because of things like that, it's hard to tell whether something's actually a plot hole, or if it'll eventually make sense in light of later reveals.

This is particularly true for aspects of the plot involving time travel, like the one you just described. Like, remember before I learned about Doomed Timelines, when I thought Davesprite broke Homestuck's predestination rules?

Anonymous asked: You said "God Tiering is just another way to inhabit your Dream Self," so do you think the things that Dream Selves can do (such as Jade growing extra arms) can be done by God Tiers?

I never really thought about that!

I think it's definitely possible. God Tier bodies can fly the same way that Dream Selves can, so other powers might transfer, too. Maybe the only reason Vriska, Aradia and John aren't shapeshifters is because Jade hasn't taught them to how to dream up extra limbs.

She might be one of the only Dream Selves who've learned how to shapeshift this fluidly. Logging thousands of hours on Prospit has its perks!

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Shameless Self-promotion Saturday!

I was tagged by @becausedragonage as part of the Battle of the OCs (if you haven't, go check it out, it's very funny!) Thank you!

I figured out the solution to my plot so here is from my Veilguard Impossible Task 2: Electric Boogaloo (aka let's end the blight)

“I don’t even know what languages this is in,” Rook said, squinting at the ancient, handwritten manuscript in front of her. It was slim, with elaborate illuminations and tiny curling scrawl that all seemed to bleed together into one long snake. Bellara, popping out from behind her own tower of books, peered down with interest. “Ooh, I think it’s ancient Barindur! Here, I have a stack, um, just here,” she said, carefully shifting a few towers around to reveal a small pile of scrolls and old leatherbound books. “Dorian identified it for me the last time he came by, so now I’m collecting them in one place because we’ll need them translated if we want to use them.” Rook carefully closed the little volume in front of her and added it to the collection. Her eyes were beginning to tire from hours of pouring over tiny, cramped writing and her hand was stiff from her own note taking. Compared to her, though, Bellara had flown through page after page of notes and Emmrich had his own sizable stack. She just hoped all that work would glean any help in their quest. “I heard mention of Dorian, what has he done now?” A low voice came from the direction of the door and Rook turned to see the Inquisitor walk in, lopsided grin greeting them as he entered. “Ferion,” she said in greeting, rising with a stretch, before reaching out and grasping his outstretched arm. “We have some writings for him to look at, assuming he can read ancient Barindur, that is.”

I will tag @seaglassmelody @nadas-dirthalen @thedissonantverses and anyone else who wants to do it! (And if you already have, my bad on the retag)

[glitteredjohns]

FT.Willz Theory PT.2

Made by a Brazilian page (Not mine, I'm only translating).

Original content (PORTUGUESE, BRAZIL):

Read the first part!

A closer look to the symbol

Now ot turned down!

Thanks to nightingveil for the insight on the symbol, I have already spoken to her about it, and she was very kind to me ♥ Great theories and insights.

Frank answered about the about the book but deleted the tweet right after, too obvious right, Frank?

Anyways, if anyone still doesn't believe in the similarities..

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“First of all, the way FTWillz writes is incredibly similar to Frank’s, with both the lack of capital letters and the frequent use of dashes in their poems.

There are about 34-35 poems written there, and FTWillz ‘sends’ a message that we could classify as ‘full of hate’ and ‘desperate for someone to find it.’

Nothing new, right? All things that connect us to Frank’s poetry, whose poems are very similar to FTWillz’s new ones.

Other important things could be the notes and tags: in fact, FTWillz doesn’t add tags to his posts and has only two notes, one of which is from the girl who told about this blog.

It seems like Frank didn’t want to be discovered.

I immediately thought that the blog was a sort of ‘refuge,’ where he wanted to write safely without issues.

The obvious question is: why didn’t he make a private blog?

You could say that this blog is absolutely interesting from every angle.

One of the things I noticed was the last poem he wrote, on September 20th, which appears at the top of the first page, where FTWillz mentions a certain Sylvia Plath."

So she mentions that in an interview, Frank compares the ideology of The Black Parade to a poem by Sylvia Plath.

Now go back to the poem i put on top, posted by both F.T.Willz and Frank Iero.

In August 25, it this Tumblr f-t-willz-must-die, a poem was posted with the same phrase as Frank's:

May 23rd, a poem titled "Houston we have a…" was posted.

"You're so cool cool cool"

Kill all your friends, remember that MCR song?

'Cause we are all a bunch of animais that never paid attention in school

So tell me all about your problems

I was killing before killing was cool

You're so cool, you're so cool, so cool!

In these poems, it seems like whoever wrote them was extremely upset/pissed at someone who decided to change their view on being 'cool' and thinks they're very important, described as "arrogantly successful" in the poem.

Wait for part three! xo 💕

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20 questions for writers

thank you for the tag @fanfictiongreenirises I finally managed to finish a tag game!!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

168- with 44 podfics and the rest are regular fics!

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

346,848. unfathomable number who is she where did she come from

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Batman (Batfam) my love my life, but 9-1-1 is a close second with one-offs for a lot of my other passing interests.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Floppy Bird - crack fic that was meant to be an angst fic that I never understood why people liked so much asfhjs

cocoa on a cold night - a classic timby holiday fic that I wrote in the middle of summer, talk about environmental storytelling

secrets un(revealed) - the only purposeful long fic I've ever written, and also the most trope mashing I've ever done with reverse robins, magical realism au, and delicious delicious miscommunications (in my head the only fic that deserves to be in the top five :wheeze: )

Eggshells - vent fic alert !! very embarrassing that people like this I try not to think about it ":)

taking the blade (for you and yours) - a round robin fic written with the server and CHOCK full of Damian suffering.

5. Do you respond to comments?

NO PICTURES. NO COMMENT. I DONT KNOW HOW TO READ.

no jk jk I really really try to but once I start getting behind it's just a whole spiral. these days I have a better chance of replying to a comment on an old fic than a brand new one because I dont want leave them half replied

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

any of my death fics probably? I think with DC a death is a little more inconsequential than other fandoms just because of how often it's unpermanent, so as a concrete answer, I'll say for you (i would cross the line). nothing quite like parental grief.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

happy ending wink-wonk or XD

probably Who The Hell Is Red Hood? - I've done things there with growth and healing that DC HQ would shudder to imagine

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not regularly, thank everything, but the one controversial three-some I posted needed comment regulation lmao

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes and uh, the kinky kind? idk take a look for yourselves I guess

10. Do you write crossovers?

Yes, and they're ALWAYS unserious- Buck from 9-1-1 dating Emma from Friends (yes Ross and Rachel's kid) anyone?

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Uh, not by a person? as far as I know? but I have found my fic on those like, document websites??? which is weird lmao just read them on your phones guys not everything needs to be uploaded

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

nope!

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

weee yes! round robin my beloved, and also every fic @canonicallyshort and I have written in our threads. those count. to me. emotionally.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

I WILL GO DOWN WITH MY MULTISHIP (which really means I'm never going down at all) but really I dont think I will ever get over Merthur... or Buddie... or- you see what I mean?

15. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you will?

oh god I have so many wip that I am holding out hope for but my biggest WIP is an unpublished hellhole affectionately entitled "Death Pit" by everyone who is working on it- most notably because it features a literal Death Pit, every horror, angst, whump, and trauma trope you can think of, and a cast of characters and a plot thread so long we have 20+ page outline documents that aren't even fully updated... I shudder to think what will become of it one day, I imagine sentience isn't very far off

16. What are your writing strengths?

why is this an interview question. I dont know my strengths really?? um. I have good ideas, that one I'll say. execution is a different story (likely one that will never get told. like the rest of my good ideas)

I also think I do fairly well with scene descriptors. I really like to set a scene because I'm seeing a movie in my head and you all should too!

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I'm down to clown globally! I dont like to use google translate though, so if im writing in another language it's only because SOMEONE on the server is a native speaker and can vouch for my text.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

oh god one direction. head in hands. it was an 'adopted by 1d' fic that I made my mom beta, and turned it in to my 6th grade English teacher as my creative writing assignment. then I made a poem about it. then I wrote a song about it. thankfully it never got published and is trapped in the cursed purple file folder it was 'hidden' in since 7th grade. my first published fic was almost 7 years later with a Gomens fic!

20. Favourite fic you've written?

AHh um. favorite child scene here, but top contenders include: lithium + 5 for its graphic design and medical accuracy, fiery veins on speechless days for its emotional whump that makes me hurt every time I reread it, [PODFIC] wither on the shore which is not a fic I wrote but one of my favorite podfics of @silk-scarlet-ribbons 's works.

tagging (if you wish to participate!) @canonicallyshort @silverandsunflowers @selkienight60 @crows-murder

[fuyuzumis]

Ground Rules & General Info

ִֶָ ..𓂃 ִֶָ🦋་༘࿐ ִֶָ. ..𓂃 ִֶָ🦋་༘࿐ ִֶָ. ..𓂃 ִֶָ🦋་༘࿐

To avoid potential misunderstandings, conflicts of interests, and other problems, let's set some things straight.

🦋 Ground Rules

1. Minors do not interact with me AND my blog.

Everyone below the age of 18 get off my page, including blogs without at least an age range written somewhere I can see. Yes, I'm checking. All minors and ageless blogs will be blocked as soon as I catch you. I'm not asking you to write down your actual age, even a simple "18+, 20+, 30+" etc. will do.

"But I'll only read the chapters without smut!" No. Out.

2. Don't be rude. Your attitude = my attitude.

I can't believe this has to be said, because it's really just basic human decency and internet etiquette, but please make sure your mean comment goes through your head first before you throw it at me. I'm nice most of the time, but I absolutely will mirror your attitude.

3. Don't ask me for CGs unless we know each other :)

i.e. we're friends on discord.

5. No uncensored CGs from me.

As mentioned in my introduction post, I won't be posting any uncensored DMM version CGs on this blog.

6. Don't ask me to buy anything. I'm f2p for this game.

I can't even get the diamond store to work because I don't have a Japan bank card. But if you want to supply me with a story, I welcome you with open arms — although, for cybersecurity reasons, I will only accept YouTube links.

🦋 General Information

1. Regarding content warnings

I try to include some general warnings wherever applicable. But bear in mind that Mugenrō is an adult game, so don't expect it to be anything but smutty. It's going to get filthy in here. YOU will proceed with reading any content at your own discretion, and I won't be responsible if you get butthurt / upset about anything.

2. Default MC

I'll be using MC's default name "Yumeka 夢香" in my translations. You're free to name your MC anything you want in your game, but I'll stick to "Yumeka" for convenience's sake. I'm also going to just put it out here that since Mugenrō is an otome (乙女) game, Yumeka has biologically female anatomy, which is specified in the original text. She/her pronouns and feminine terminology/labels will be used in my translations.

3. "Duplicate" content

This is for any other TL blogs that may encounter my posts floating around the tags:

I generally don't care who has already translated what content, and I don't check either. I'm only doing this for fun, and therefore will do as I please. Genuinely, I will never post with intention to disregard, invalidate, disrespect etc. anyone's efforts; I acknowledge the hard work you must've put into your posts, but I also want the freedom to post anything I want too.

If this bothers you, I don't think confronting me will help, so I suggest you just block me instead of doing that / getting someone to confront me on your behalf.

[melkyt]

Hell yeah thanks @khepiari for tagging me, been wanting to do this when i saw it going around cx

1) how many works do you have on ao3?

47 on ao3, two chilling on anon for now, even if its probably obvious its me in them rareship tags lol

2) what's your total ao3 word count?

916,672

I wish posting chapters on ao3 was easier since i have such a backlog, editing is the bane of my existence xd.

3) what are your top five fics by kudos?

The Truth Will Rend - 474

Forsaken - 369

Free in Spirit - 342

Awakening - 294

Conform - 249

Except Awakening, they are all MHA and i hope soon i get enough one piece fics to outrun them xd

4) what fandoms do you write for?

Im a one fandom kind of gal, so just one piece

5) do you respond to comments? why or why not?

I do not respond to comments until a fic is all finished. I had a really bad experience when answering comments in my last fandom and getting harrassed so now im cautious about it. I prefer people contact me in a chat if they want to talk.

I do appreciate all comments though!

6) what's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I dont do happy endings that often, i tend to add them after for my friends who dont like MCD xd

So i guess right now it would be Silence where Law dies doing Immortal Surgery, gets reborn thousands of years later and Luffy finds him.

7) what's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Fortune maybe, everyone lives atleast and its sorta ends on a happy future xd

8) do you get hate on fics?

Used to constantly, so it overshadowed my enjoyment of the media. MHA folks cared to much about who Hawks was fcking and im an equal opportunity shipper who likes her age gap 'this is a problem' ships, so i got alot. Have a thicker skin now and less tendency to care if anyone likes/dislikes or reads my fic xd Still complain about it though xd

One Piece people are much nicer then my last few fandom, but also im a small fish in a big sea as a creator over here also have so many people blocked lolol

9) do you write smut?

Also used to write smut, erotica for moneys in college. I've been told Im good and should right more but I find it a little boring sometimes as an ace gremlin xd, has to be very specific vibes for me to do it with any kind of focus

Any smut I post now is going to be silly messy smut that i dont take specific care or attention to detail with. Smut thats more there to put character in situation and see what he does xd

10) do you write crossovers?

Yes? Maybe, I like the idea of putting characters in video games but its indulgent vibes that i never really put down on the page xd

I do it alot more crossovers for gift fics or requests

11) have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not fic but I had theory posts stolen because someone wanted clout in a fandom of like 150 people, like what? Baffles me xd

So now even though i fcking love meta, I dont post it xd

12) have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope

13) have you ever cowritten a fic before?

I am way too much of a pantser to cowrite a fic, and also like to drive the train, so co-writing not for me

14) what's your all time favorite ship?

Honestly, I don't have a favorite ship, to me favorite means that im obsessed and biting them xd

I write alot of Lawlu, but its a casual kinda of interest where i like playing with them in fic

All my favorite characters do not have a counterpart that id ship them with as much, for now. I think with the latest chapters I might get one xd

15) what's the wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I finish fics before I start posting, so right now I only have one wip and its almost done hehehe. Then ill start another heheh excited

My MHA fics are unfinished in limbo on my ao3 but thats not because they are wips, its because *drama and harrasement* woo haha

16) what are your writing strengths?

Writing a fuckton of words daily (5k right now xd)

Dialogue, Interpersonal Banter brings me joy

Getting the vibes im going for across, usually the yearning heh

17) what are your writing weaknesses?

Short Stories, my writing always gets longer then it needs to be from the idea lol even though i want to make that 2.5k story that slaps one day xd Need smaller ideas lolol

Head Hopping, sometimes in first drafts thats a mess xd

Moving to quickly through scenes, i need to slow down and develop them. Now i dont fix that in fics i write for fun, but original writing i struggle xd

18) thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I know a bunch of languages in varrying degrees of understanding, Russian, Ukranian, Polish, Spanish etc but Im not a fan of having non-dominant language showing up in my own fic, it ruins the flow when my brain has to switch channels xd

19) first fandom you wrote for?

Shiki? I was fifteen?. Fucked vampires, lots of blood, gore and dark topics xd Not a great time of life for a baby gremlin Mel and it showed in the writing hahaha

I say i write dark topics now but kid me was much more wild xd

20) favourite fic you've ever written?

Oof, uuuh Break the Cycle is my first fic and longest for one piece, so just by time spent and because it has a big scope that has to be my favorite xd

I want to do another big scope fic and i think that one will take over as my new obsession unless i make it a comic xd

Tagging @cooknumber3 if you havent done it already and want to hehehe

[brokensenseofhumor]

PIMON DID NOT APPEAR IN CHAP 19 BUT FUCK IT WE BALLLLLL (aka Hi welcome to Pimon theory episode 3)

(And this is also the first episode without trigger warnings let’s goooo!!!! Spoilers are there tho so 🤷)

If it’s to anyone’s interest, here’s the link to episode 2:

Now to the theories

Theory 1: Wait how old is he? *checks* WHAT THE FU-

Ok yes yes, ik the title seems weird but hey that was my genuine reaction, no judgment please…

(+shoutout to NinkaScantrad on Mangadex again!!)

So, In our previous episode we discussed the chance that Pimon is indeed the actual Paimon from the Ars Goetia, well…

I THINK I WAS RIGHT???

Well, I was translating the French translation on Mangadex cuz it’s a million times easier than to translate the original Japanese pages on Google translate then copy paste it to my other translation app, but I digress- and…

YEA, I THINK PIMON IS INDEED A DEMON, CUZ HOLY FUCKING SHIT BJORN YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO DROP A BOMB ON ME LIKE THAT???

So yea, Pimon is actually about 300 years old… WOW. I genuinely thought he was like 70 before I started theorizing about him at all…

So, chance is he probably has the same condition as Arthur, which means he’s mostly unaffected by age, has inhumane/Lu bu levels of strength, and probably has the soul eye much like Jack and Arthur (and to think I thought it was Morton that had the soul eye…)

Also, given one of the conditions symptoms is being mostly unaffected by age, and Arthur seems like he’s in his 20’s, Pimon is probably much much older than Arthur…

Is Arthur in his 90s??? We might never know

Theory 2: BOOBS????

Yes yes, being Horny on main for an evil old man for like the 4th time(?), I have no regrets tho :]

Here is my first analysis of Pimon rack from last month/a few weeks ago:

And here is my analysis from earlier today since we have more sideways panels of him now

So yea, Pimon booba IS very likely to be real.

And that’s everything for todays episode folks, see you all next chapter release!

Tags: @incorrect-record-of-ragnarok @huntersmoon1 @roygiri @onecantsimply

[sassyandclassy94]

20 Fanfic Author Questions

I tagged myself because I saw this in my For You page and it looked fun😎 So here we go!

1. How many works on AO3?

21 (I finally have TWO pages!!)

2. Total word count on AO3?

143,813

3. Top five fics by kudos?

“Secrets, Lies, and Blessings”, “I’m Not Much of a Talker”, “Words of Comfort”, “Tell Me You Didn’t”, and “What’s in a Name?” (Look at Don sneaking up there with SwanFire🥹)

4. What fandoms do you primarily write for?

Once Upon a Time and The Boys in the Boat. But I’d LOVE to write for others like Little House and Gale from Masters of the Akr but alas! The idea farm has run dry😭

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes I do! Eventually. Actually I still have comments sitting in my inbox from the author of my favorite Don fic ever: Olympic Angel. I NEED to respond to her but I’m so… starstruck that I’m scared to… It’s been a year.

6. Angstiest ending?

Probably “Swan Song”. It’s written from Henry’s point of view and… it doesn’t end well.

7. Fic with the happiest ending?

“Secrets, Lies, and Blessings”. Can’t get happier than a wedding right?

8. Do you get hate?

Yup. Apparently people hated my OFC I created for Don. Girl, you hate her cause you ain’t her💅🏻

9. Do you write smut?

Yup. Not as often as normal stuff though. It’s CHALLENGING. For SO many reasons… one being that, ya know, I’m an unmarried Christian woman saving herself for her husband. Thank goodness for Reddit, lol!

10. Do you write crossovers?

Not as of right now. Maybe in the future though?

11. Ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of. If you ever come across one though please do tell.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Actually yes!! A German OUAT fan loved my story so much, she asked if she could translate it over to Wattpad. I said yeah of course! So that was cool.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic?

No but I’d love to and always wanted to! Is anyone interested?👀

14. All time favorite ship?

You guys can’t tell? It’s Emma Swan and Baelfire/Neal Cassidy (SwanFire) from the show Once Upon a Time. They started the whole writing but and for 6 years they were all j wrote about.

15. WIPs you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Definitely Princess Kidnapped! I’d love to be able to finish it but in order to do that…? I have to delve into a very dark mental space. See? The story consists elements of rape and/or non-consent… it would come with loads of trigger warnings and having to read very depressing testimonies from survivors on Reddit so… yeah… I probably won’t finish it and it’s too bad because I’d love to write Hook getting the medieval punishment/execution he deserves.

16. Writing strengths?

I’m good at researching for accuracy? I also like to think that I do okay at angsty scenes. Some of my readers have told me I’m excellent at staying true to characterization🤷🏻‍♀️

17. Writing weaknesses?

DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAGHS. And comparing my works to others. I know I have to stop the comparison thing but as for descriptive sentences?? I don’t know how to strengthen that! I have too many ‘befores’ ‘afters’ all that crap!

18. Thoughts on mixed language dialogue?

In the words of Joe Rantz: “Never thought much about it.”

19. First fandom you wrong for?

Once Upon a Time. But technically, when I was a pre-teen I would write stories about the Little House and Love Comes Softly Characters down in composition books; pre-teen me had no idea I was writing ‘fanfics’ way back then😂 I also didn’t know it was a normal fangirl behavior👀

20. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

Definitely “Words of Comfort” and “The Proposal”. With Words of Comfort, it was angsty and I got to go into Baelfire’s and Rumpelstiltskin’s relationship, which in my opinion was the best and most realistic parent/child relationship on the show. Plus it was rather well-received too, which is a nice little bonus. “The Proposal was fun because I’ve never written an engagement fic before (SwanFire didn’t really go about things in that way in my AU) so it was fun using Don to explore it. It was also fun touching on Don’s and Gordy’s friendship. I think the fandom forgets how close those two were in real life and then when you add that Jack and Joel also hit it off behind the scenes?? No I just could not pass that up! So yeah! Those two are my favorites and I’ll link them for you guys (also, I’m so disappointed that The Proposal got overshadowed by the wedding night chapter😭 it’s not fair!)

No pressure Tags: well of COURSE I’m gonna tag my bestest (shush, Red don’t judge! I know that’s not a word) and most favorite tumblr writer friend: @redbone135 hes such a good writer, yall should go check out his works! More no pressure tags: @fictional-at-heart @heatherfield @strangethings-everywhere @marvelbros-oneshots @fwitolei and anyone else would like to do this, this is me tagging you!

[chairofchaos]

AO3 Chaos

I invite anyone who is interested to 1) Respond to these questions and 2) TELL ME WHAT YOUR AO3 IS SO I CAN FIND YOU THERE!

Thank you @c-starstuff-man0 for the tag! (I think someone else also tagged me but I could not find it- so thank you to you, as well, whoever you are!)

1. How many works do you have on AO3? I currently have 7 works up on AO3.

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 26,150. (That will easily double when I start posting Letters of Love, since LoL is already about 40,000 words. Oops!)

3. What fandoms do you write for? On AO3, currently only ACOTAR and Crescent City (so, SJM Universe stuff)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? (I linked my AO3 at the bottom if you want to go check any of these out!)

The Power of Jewelry (Azris, fluff)

When the Blood Burns (Azris, angst/MCD stuff)

Stormy Night in the Library (Azriel x Reader, fluff)

Death & All That Follows (Azris, definitely angst at this point). This is hilarious because it’s only half done and I’m not sure I like the ending I’ve written, which means it could go happy or sad and I don’t know how to feel about that.

Even In the Dark (Cassian x Reader, hurt/comfort and kind of fluffy) I won’t lie I had to revisit this one to remember what it was lol

5. Do you respond to comments? Yes, and I’m mean about it. Sorry to anyone who has been on the receiving end of a teasing chaos comment. I maybe have too much fun dangling teasers like carrots on a stick...

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Hahahha. Uh. Probably When the Blood Burns. For now, anyways.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? (Do I write happy endings?) Stormy Night in the Library takes my vote for this, though Say It’s True (Mor x Emerie) is also cute and ends happily. I love them. 

8. Do you write smut? Yes. There are some smutty elements to things I have posted. I haven’t written anything specifically for smut though.

9. Do you write crossovers? Nothing that’s posted.

10. Have you ever had a fic translated? Nope.

11. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Uh… not on AO3! (But if you want to check out the Gold Star Crack Headcanons @ninthcircleofprythian and I wrote a little bit ago here they are!)

12. What is your all-time favorite ship? Please. Please don’t hate me. I’ve been on a Dramione train for years now. I know it’s controversial. I can’t get them out of my head.

13. What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Would it be bad if I said “Letters of Love”? No. I want to finish it so badly. I do. I’m just scared. I’m working on it, I swear. It just feels monstrous at this point. 

In actuality, I think it’s the crossover that I’m working on. It’s a Throne of Glass/ACOTAR/Crescent City monstrosity that would be roughly 400 9x11 pages long, 12 pt font single spaced with formatting. It started as a romance, morphed into a second-gen TOG x ACOTAR throuple adventure and political drama. Now I just don’t know what to do with it because the universe I’ve imagined for this is so insane and I cannot do it justice.

14. What are your writing strengths? I write with my whole heart, and I care about every word. I’ve been practicing for years.

15. What are your writing weaknesses? Mental illness. Procrastination. Writing 10k in 24 hours and then never finishing that work. I overthink everything. Next question. Please.

16. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? I love it. However, I much prefer it when it’s canon that the character speaks another language. I feel awkward prescribing languages to characters unless it’s some sort of AU. I read an incredible Azris AU (linked HERE, check the tags please, written by the wonderful @annaskareninas for Azris Week) where Eris is Italian, and it worked beautifully because it was an AU! But if I was writing in universe, I would have a harder time making Eris speak Italian because for all we know they’re speaking Fae Language We Don't Have a Name For and Italian doesn’t exist in the universe. It’s a mental block for me. I don't mind reading it though!

17. First fandom you wrote for? …Harry Potter. It was 2011, okay?! However, the first I ever POSTED was Percy Jackson. Don't ask me where they ended up, it was a long time ago and those secrets were lost to the sea

18. Favorite fic you’ve written? When the Blood Burns. It hurts just right.

Tags (no pressure!): @positivelyruined @annaskareninas @ ANYONE WHO WANTS TO DO THIS! Also, let me know what your AO3 is in replies or reblogs. I need to follow more of you over there <3

My AO3 is keyboard_clacks, or chairofchaos. I post and respond to comments under both pseuds! Find Me Here!

[randomseacucumber]

So, because I am very excited to finally read Wind and Truth, I have decided that I will be doing reaction posts as I read. Each post will cover each 'day' in the book, plus the corresponding interludes. Obviously, this will not be spoiler-free, and spoilers for other books in the Cosmere may also appear. All reactions will be under a cut. I'll also be tagging these posts with #Ivy reads Wind and Truth, so if you don't want to see them, just filter that out.

Anyway...

Wind and Truth reactions: Day 1

Prologue

This is the only part of the book that was released as a preview that I've actually read, but that was, like, three years ago, so I don't remember much, and I'm sure edits have been made since then

Anyway, Gavilar is an idiot

I really should have re-read the rest of the series prior to this book's release, or at least watched some recap videos, but here we are anyway

One thing that stands out to me is that Sanderson's writing is a bit...immature? I've read almost all of his stuff, but for some reason, this is really the first time I've noticed this. It doesn't both me that much, though

Okay, so Axindweth worked for Gavilar. I remember being pretty curious about her in Oathbringer (?)

Navani deserves better

~It was Kelsier all along~

RIP Gavilar, you deserved it

I don't have a ton else to say about the prologue, especially since I've had a chance to process its contents before, but it's certainly interesting

Chapter 1

Kaladin!!!

I remember seeing people speculating that Syladin would become canon, based on the way Syl is being described, and I do hope that won't happen. Kaladin is a character that I've never felt the need to ship with anyone, but if I had to choose a ship for him, I'd go with Shakadolin. Of course, I do adore his dynamic with Syl, but I've always seen them more as a QPR than anything else. Obviously, no shade to anyone who does ship them, but I personally just hope that doesn't happen. Anyway, though, I'm not sure it will, based on the descriptions of Syl? I just think that she likes to play dress-up

Also, I completely forgot that Sanderson refuses to write curse words! Honestly, it's kind of charming

Shallan!!! (Gives her a hug)

Chapter 2

Oroden is adorable! I'm so happy that Kaladin has him

Okay, some interesting stuff about Urithiru

Nooo, not another poop joke!

I do quite like Kaladin's family <3

The wind is talking to Kaladin??? That's new

Okay, yeah, there is definitely emphasis on Syl looking older (sigh)

With the way everything is being framed...I'm scared for Kaladin

Chapter 3

The excerpts before each chapter are certainly interesting. I wonder who's writing them...

Maya!!!

Wit!!!

I love the Ghostbloods, but I cannot fucking take them seriously

Wait, who is Ba-Ado-Mishram again??

Oh, okay

Chapter 4

Kaladin learning to play the flute?? I love this

Hmm, interesting about the Wandersail

Okay, so we're just accepting that the Wind is talking to Kaladin, despite the Wind as a conscious entity not being something previously established?

The discussion of the Passions is really interesting. I'm not familiar enough with Mormonism to know how Sanderson might feel about the idea of salvation through works, but this discussion feels as if it's criticizing the idea. And honestly, it reflects some of how I feel about faith in general

The talk of hope makes me think of Kelsier

Wit is right! Sazed IS among the best!!!

Kaladin the therapist confirmed

The use of the word therapist does make me wonder about linguistics some, though. Is Wit using the same word he heard on another planet, or is he somehow translating it into the language of Roshar? How does that work?

Chapter 5

From page 54: "For her, it was the day when a set of parents had, for the first time, wanted her." I'm not crying, you're crying

Chapter 6

Szeth being unintentionally hilarious

Oh, the thing about the ancient snow is so neat!

I do feel like a lot of the dialogue here is somewhat unnatural. Everyone is talking like a therapist

I don't like the thing about Kaladin being in line for the throne. He's a good leader, but I really don't want to see him as a king. It just doesn't really fit for his character

Chapter 7

Adolin in the bestest boy. He better not die

Oh shit

Chapter 8

Yay, Nightblood!

Lift better get some page time

The rock in Kaladin's pocket...I wonder if Oroden put it there

Oh, good for Dabbid!

What did I just say about Adolin???

Chapter 9

The Knights of Wind and Truth excerpts are still befuddling...my best guess is that Sigzil is writing them

Okay, thank god Adolin is okay

You go, Shallan!!

Chapter 10

A pack human?? Syl, I love you

Sanderson's sense of humor can be so cringe, but in a way that's charming

Kaladin going off of this woman seems a bit out of character, but okay

Chapter 11

Hmm, Ba-Ado-Mishram seems interesting...

Adolin really is the bestest boy <3

I love the art at the end of the chapter. Of course Adolin makes friend with a spren horse

Chapter 12

Okay, yeah, I do think Sigzil must be writing these excerpts

Rlain!

Oh my god, the part with the tattoo!

Chapter 13

I'm still super curious about Sja-anat

Duel-wielding Shallan would be awesome

I am really, really scared for Kaladin

Interlude 1

Felt?? You were a Ghostblood all along??

RIP Kalak, I guess

Interlude 2

THIS is why Taravangian is one of the most fascinating villains I have ever encountered

Day 1 was definitely interesting, and I'm very much curious to see how things continue...

[midnightwins22]

20 Questions for fic writers

Saw @acewithapaintbrush post this on her page and I figured that I join in on the fun

How many works do you have on Ao3?

43

2. What's your total Ao3 word count?

400,938 (woah...dang and that number is going to continue to rise as I am in the process of working on two fics and got more coming down the pipeline)

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has taken over my life right now, but I have also written for Ducktales 2017 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

"I didn't mean to hurt you" - Rise of the TMNT

"I'm Nothing Without Them (well we are nothing without you) - Rise of the TMNT

"Expressing Love Through Tech" - Rise of the TMNT

"Taken Together" - Rise of the TMNT

"You Are Not Alone" - Rise of the TMNT

5. Do you respond to comments?

Sometimes I do. I love getting comments

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I'm not one for angsty endings but the two that come to mind for me are "This Sickness is Destroying My(Our) Life" from Ducktales 2017 and "You Are My Hero, You Are My Sunshine" from Rise of the TMNT

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

It would probably be "Taken Together" (Ducktales 2017). I put my main characters through so much pain and suffering. They deserved the happy ending that they got

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I used to get a lot of hate on my Ducktales 2017 fics, but I think that was just trolls trying to put negativity on my work. I haven't really experienced that when writing my Rise of the TMNT fics, which is another reason why I love that fandom so much

9. Do you write smut?

No and I never will

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you have written?

Not really. I hope to one day do a Rise of the TMNT x Tmnt 2012 crossover or maybe a Rise of the TMNT x Ducktales 2017 crossover

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No

14. What's your all time favorite ship?

I'm not much of a shipper. I'm actually much much more interested in platonic relationships! Especially with the TMNT brothers being the best brothers. Platonic is my one true love!

15. What is a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

There is a Ducktales 2017 and a Darkwing Duck somewhat crossover fic that I started back in 2022 but that I never got to finish because I just simply lost the motivation to do it and will probably never get back to it. There is also one more Ducktales 2017 that I have two more chapters to complete, but writer's block has hit me for real on that and I don't know when I will get around to completing it

16. What are your writing strengths?

I think I write emotions and internal stuff a character is going through quite well. I have also been told quite a few times that my characterizations are spot on which is always nice to hear cause that's the most important thing for me

17. What are you writing weaknesses?

I really do not like writing fight scenes. I am so-so when it comes to dialogue; the trick is just finding the right words to say and how to make it all flow together, and I am not the best at that it would seem

18. Thoughts of writing dialogue in another language in fics?

I've used a little bit of Spanish in my Rise of the TMNT fics becasue of Leonardo and Senor Hueso, so only when it is necessary

19. First Fandom you wrote for?

Ducktales 2017

20. Favorite fic you have written?

For Ducktales 2017, it would have to be "Taken Together". Rise of the TMNT is a bit tricker as I have a ton of favorties, so I just narrow it down to any Disaster Twins fic that I have written, with my top two being "My Twin, My Hero" and "A Twin's Heartbeat"

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Not gonna tag anyone, everyone who wants to take a trip down memory lane, be my guest!

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fic writer meme

thanks to @vinelark for the tag!

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? ~155. Approximate count because some are podfics of my work back when it was the convention to make the writer also an author. And I have some stuff posted in an anonymous collection which I don't think get counted in works despite counting into other stats.

2. What's your total Ao3 word count? 487,897. I will hopefully be cracking half a million this year!

3. What fandoms do you write for? Currently Batman, Star Wars, Foundation, Shadowhunters, Lord of the Rings, whatever random thing catches my attention.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos? Double Blind [Daredevil/MCU] Exit Strategy [Batman] Surveillance [Batman] Extension [Batman] Victory Braid [Lord of the Rings]

5. Do you respond to comments? Very sporadically. Mostly for comments where there was something specific I wanted to respond to or comments from someone who prompted/inspired the fic. I feel a bit bad that I don't because I love all comments but it's a lot of energy for me that I could instead be putting into more writing.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Probably Everything I Build (Is Breaking Down).

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? I'm a sucker for a happy ending so there's a lot to choose from! Maybe Rearrange.

8. Do you get hate on fics? Not a lot, but people have left some truly unhinged stuff on Exit Strategy. I delete/block where needed.

9. Do you write smut? I'm not good at it. There might be like 3 sentences and a fade to black.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you have written? I write a lot of fusion AUs but not many crossovers. There's probably some weird ones in my older stuff!

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Full reposting, not that I know of. I did find that someone basically rewrote one of my fics, with extremely specific details, and that didn't feel great.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes, many of my fics have been translated :)

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? A lot of my fics are based on prompts so kind of collaborative in that way, but the actual words on the page writing bit is pretty solitary for me.

14. What's your all time favorite ship? X-Wing. Iconic.

15. What is a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Still pained by my Les Mis Olympics AU WIP.

16. What are your writing strengths? I think I do a fun mix of humor and angst in my writing. Maybe word selection, I am obsessed with finding the best word with the most appropriate connotations. And perseverance, I will finish fics years later.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Extreme slowness. All vibes, no plot. Cannot write fic longer than 15k.

18. Thoughts of writing dialogue in another language in fics? I think generally I prefer to write in English and dialogue tag that someone said something in a different language. Occasionally I do the italics to indicate or don't do italics but use Google Translate which inevitably goes poorly. This reminds me that someone sent me a translation fix comment and I need to go see if I can find that.

19. First fandom you wrote for? Yeah, it was probably Harry Potter. I recently found an old spiral notebook where like 14 year old me wrote in colored markers and it is the worst thing ever, I should burn it, but on the other hand it reminds me that I'm kind of proud that I've kept at writing so long and improved.

20. Favorite fic you have written? I think Misson Report. I have an enduring love for Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon and I like the cadence of it.

tagging @dreaming-marchling, @andrea-lyn, and anyone else who might be interested!

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dev's 20 questions for writers

loved these questions! interesting to take a look into, thank you so much to those that have tagged me even if they've been lost in the shuffle of things ♡♡

1. how many works do you have on AO3?

19 in total!

2. what's your total AO3 word count?

oof, it's a whopping 606,304 (most of which were this year and last as i've only recently gotten back into writing)

3. what fandoms do you write for?

at the beginning it was one piece / naruto and then hannibal and supernatural, but now it's strictly PPCU (pedro pascal cinematic universe)

4. top five fics by kudos?

accents can be tricky || it's only certain words || return the favor || of beskar and kyber || by the grit of sandpaper

5. do you respond to comments?

i try to!! i get easily overwhelmed on the tumblr side of things but i do try by best to at least do a few hearts or an overall thank you for the response and interaction on something c:

6. what is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

as of right now, it's a wip that is pre-outbreak! tommy miller x reader

7. what's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

all of them! i try to do happy endings bc i need that in my life and feel like the characters deserve it beyond words

8. do you get hate on fics?

unfortunately, yes. i received a lot on the first couple chapters for {of beskar and kyber} and {garnish} and a looooot on {by the grit of sandpaper} it is what it is, i try not to let it get to me, but sometimes it does. but at the end of the day, i write for me and share it with y'all bc i want to, it's a simple solution to just stop sharing if it grows or gets out of hand (even if i'd rather not do that)

9. do you write smut?

i do indeed, some of it is really tame while some of it is truly unhinged lol

10. craziest crossover?

i'm in the process of trying to do a cross over with din djarin into the world of the southern reach trilogy but i dunno if it will ever see the light of an internet page

11. have you ever had a fic stolen?

again, yes unfortunately. both {garnish} and {gone to the dogs} has been copy and pasted

12. have you ever had a fic translated?

i don't think so beyond translating things i've written myself from spanish to english

13. have you ever co-written a fic before?

i haven't! but super interested in doing so

14. all time favorite ship?

joel miller x reader!! but honestly, if characters make each other happy or feel loved, then i want that for them. jess and nick in new girl, katniss and peeta in the hunger games to name the top two

15. what's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

again, probably my pre-outbreak! tommy miller and maybe {buckles and barley} i have a lot of ideas for both and they seem daunting atm

16. what are your writing strengths?

details!! c:

17. what are your writing weaknesses?

dialogue and pacing of story lines

18. thoughts on dialogue in another language?

amazing, love it, top tier

19. first fandom you wrote in?

one piece!

20. favorite fic you've written?

{by the grit of sandpaper} and {of beskar and kyber}

np taglist: @joelsgreys @frenchiereading and anyone else who wants to play along!