#persephonesnow

[sarsaparillia]

Rules: Make a poll of your favorite female characters (no limits - as many or as little as you want) and see which your followers like the most!

i was forced to choose between mercymorn and merrill, and now i'm going to make everyone suffer about it ❤ say thank you to @darethshirl because it's her fault

there is no right answer, i love them all there is a right answer it's ianthe gonna tag @nire-the-mithridatist @naomignome @ahenix @savagebastet and @persephonesnow even though she's away rn. anyone else who wants to do it, actually, as well! tell me ur fav girls

[swingsdown]

upcoming wip list ask game

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ASK with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! Tag as many people as you have WIPs.

my entire gdrive is my wip folder and no, 9/10 times i do not name my docs lol (i may not be the intended target for this ask meme)

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draft 1: academic magic dealth cult

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his heart is an excavation in progress

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thank you for tagging me, @persephonesnow! i think all the usual suspects have already been tagged but if you want to do this, please feel free and @ me so i can check out your post!

(@sequencefairy? @paper-star? were y'all tagged?)

[feudalconnection]

UPDATED NOMINATION LIST

With eighteen categories full, we wanted to provide an updated list of all nominees to date!  Please be sure to check out all the amazing stories and the fabulous art that has been submitted before the voting period begins!

1/12/21 NOMINATIONS Q1 2021

FANFICTION NOMINATIONS

Best Action

“At the End of the World” by @noyourenotreal “Through the Night” by @sapphirestarxx “The Captain and the Hanyo” by @goshinote “Toshiro” by Contradiction21 (Ao3)

Best AU/AR (FULL)

“Last Train to Rockaway” by @neutronstarchild and @dreaming-of-soup “Augmented” by @anisaanisa “You’ve Got A Read on Me” by @cannibalsforbreakfast/Laeoukka (Ao3) “Everything but the Pear Tree” by @fandomobsessions016 “Tracing Happy Trails” by @clearwillow/BrigidtheFae (Ao3 and FFN) “Misfit’s Manifesto” by @ideasthatbuildcities/LiaSango (Ao3) “Treasures of the Deep” by @cryysiswritesthings/cryysis (Ao3)

Best Canon

“Learning to Live” by “ @omgitscharlie ”Eight Scars" by @fawn-eyed-girl “Far Away” by @lavendertwilight89 “The Scent of Camellias” by @fantastiqueparfait “One Day With You” by @hanmajoerin “Fearless” by @keichanz

Best Angst (FULL)

“In the Castle of the Jewel” by @gribed-li/gribedli (Ao3) “Repairing What’s Broken” by @anxietyaardvark “The Pact” by @wbficaholic / wonderbug “Waiting for You” by @theundeadfandom/Kaebear89 (Ao3 and FFN) “Ukiyo: The Baker’s Tale” by @goshinote “The Music in Me” by @cookiethewriter “The Garden at the Edge of the Sky” by @persephonesnow/Nautica_Dawn (Ao3)

Best Dark (FULL)

“In a Hundred Lifetimes” by @ihaveadogshesneato “Sing, My Little Bird” by @cannibalsforbreakfast/Laeoukka (Ao3) “Fatal Mistake” by @lord-rika “Control” by @wbficaholic / wonderbug “Writing on the Wall” by Absent Angel (FFN) “The Great Dog Demon War” by @lavendertwilight89 “Beneath the Darkness in my Bones” by @cryysiswritesthings/cryysis (Ao3)

Best Drama (FULL)

“The Fae Tree” by @alannada “In the Castle of the Jewel” by @gribed-li/gribedli (Ao3) “Last Train to Rockaway” by @neutronstarchild and @dreaming-of-soup “Friends with Financial Benefits” by @pointyobjects (Ao3) “Miracle” by @dawnrider “Tracing Happy Trails” by @clearwillow/BrigidtheFae (Ao3 and FFN) “Anew” by Pie_Master (Ao3)

Best Humor/Parody

“The Big Spoof” by @elohiniar “Just Tell Me What He Did” by @neutronstarchild and @ruddcatha “First Impressions” by @mustardyellowsunshine “The Evil Cookie Stealing Demon” by purplefluff (Ao3) “The Birds and the Bees” by CorpsesPlayingPoker (Ao3)

Best NSFW (FULL)

“Pick a Number” by @omgitscharlie “Wicked Games” by @loveyou-x3000/Severa (Ao3) “Poolin’ Around” by @keichanz “26 Days of Smutmas” by @notkorras/ntkrrs (Ao3) “Love and Politics” by @ruddcatha “Everything But the Pear Tree” by @fandomobsessions016 “Customer Service“ by @sapphirestarxx

Best One-Shot (FULL)

”Up the Wall“ by Hadi42(ffn) ”Customer Service“ by @sapphirestarxx ”Slipped“ by @witchygirl99 ”You’ve Got a Read on Me“ by @cannibalsforbreakfast/Laeoukka (Ao3) ”Greed- A Behind the Silk Screen Oneshot“ by @eien-no-basho/einnobasho(Ao3) “Hot and Bothered” by @commandercrouton “My Favorite Part” by @hanmajoerin

Best Character Portrayal

”Forest Spirit“ (Kagome) by @alannada ”Oh, But You’re Good to Me“ (Inuyasha) by @witchygirl99 ”The Rising Wind“ (Kagura) by @iturbide ”The Forsaken Path“ (Koga) by @fawn-eyed-girl “Where the Plum Blossoms Fall” (Jinenji) by @smmahamazing “The Best I’ve Ever Had” (Inuyasha) by @gribed-li/gribedli (Ao3)

Best Romance (FULL)

”Love and Politics“ by @ruddcatha ”Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire” by @mamabearcat “Christmas Plushy” by @karina-inuphantom/Karinainuphantom (Ao3) “Far Away” by @lavendertwilight89 “Through the Night” by @sapphirestarxx “Wildflowers” by @xoxopandapanda “Novel Encounters” by @dawnrider

Best Serial

“Quarantine Series” by @superpixie42 “Just Tell Me What He Did” by @neutronstarchild and @ruddcatha “Control” by @wbficaholic / wonderbug “26 Days of Smutmas” by @notkorras/nkrrs (Ao3) “Fifty Kisses” by @yurawiththegoodhair “Further Adventures in a Medieval Fairytale (InuKag Week 2020)” by @tinbramble / WindStainedDreams (AO3)

Best Ficlet

“A Kiss for Luck” by @yurawiththegoodhair “Promise Me” by @bluejay785 “Gluttony” by @nikelaos87 “Untitled” by @a-mad-youkai-tea-party “SessKaede” by @loveyou-x3000/Severa (Ao3) “Coffee in the Winter Time” by Fanfics_and_coffee (Ao3)

Best Canon Divergence (FULL)

“At the End of the World by @noyourenotreal ”An Education by @superpixie42 “The Great Dog Demon War by @lavendertwilight89 ”Rewind by @kstewdeux “Visible Light Spectrum” by Beckawrites (Ao3) “After the Well Closes” by @shnuggletea “Bonds Through Time: The Adventures of Inuyasha and Kagome” by @xfangheartx

Best Non-Canon Pairing

“The Forsaken Path by @fawn-eyed-girl ”I’ll Marry You for the Green Card by @dezzidance/XxdezidancexX (FFN) “Runt of the Litter” by Madison “The Legend of Illethai Mobre: The barrier Between This World and the Next” by @nikkxb/Monophobian (Ao3) “Fire and Ice” by @elohiniar “The Bellflower” by @lo-flo-jen/Jin_Wuxian (Ao3)

Best Completed

“Until You’re Mine by Mangx3 (Ao3) ”Eight Scars by @fawn-eyed-girl “Miracle” by @dawnrider “The Fae and the Contract” by @cstormsinukagblog/C_Storm (Ao3) “Frost Thaw: Lessons in Drowning” by @gaykagome

FANART NOMINATIONS

Best Action

“Swords of an Honorable Ruler” by @istehlurvz “UFC AU Part 3” by @opal-lines “Bearded Inu” by @mamabearcat “Local Wolf Man is Adorable” by @adriennedraws “Untitled” by @emryshart

Best AU/AR (FULL)

Street Clothes“ by @noether3 Something Went Wrong by @kirrtash Inustardust by @clearwillow/Brigidthefae (Ao3 and FFN) Be With You by @dreaming-of-soup Top Dogs by @thelovelysinner ”Serpent King Inuyasha“ by @dis-gruntled-beast “Untitled” by @nikelaos87

Best Canon (FULL)

”Beginnings“ by @maycat-art ”Inuyasha vs. Koga“ by @tu1ipa ”Inuyasha Redraw“ by @dis-gruntled-beast ”Inuyasha IRL“ by @lostinfantasyworlds “Untitled” by @gingerfoxart “They forgot their “get along” shirt“ by @aliciarose-art ”Moroha“ by @kay-i

Best Angst

“Possessive Demon Kouga“ by @Snapbacpirat ”Untitled“ by @thornedraven ”Untiled“ by @inuyashasimp ”Scar 4“ by @clementinesgulag ”Inuyasha 👀“ by @qweenofurheart ”Angry Boys Crying“ by @mizby

Best Dark

”Inuyasha, please, get away from me“ by @inuyashasimp ”Day 2: Tragic“ by @sildesalaten ”Rin“ by @kirrtash “Behind the Smile” by Angel_kagomex (IG)

Best Humor/Parody

”Fireplace“ by @kalcia ”Sess Takes Care of Little Bro“ by @greenpony ”Untilted“ by @zairawr-blog ”Snowed In“ by @anisaanisa “Be Cool” by @qiornono “Untitled” by @ivytooru

Best Kiss (FULL)

“Tender and Romantic” by @geda-art “Inuyasha ♥ Kagome” by @mickisketch “Them pt. 2” by @noether3 “Scar 7” by @heavenin--hell–hell “I had to do one of these at some point” by @alitan99 ”Untitled“ by @shamylicious-blog “Sweet Family” by @pink-hudy/red_hoshi (IG)

Best Character (FULL)

”Sometimes I think of Her…“ by @thisismaii ”Untitled" by Beruna13 (Twitter) “Untitled ”(Inuyasha) by @cocophee-art “Gluttony” by @nikelaos87 “Miroku Training” by @hieromythic ”Untitled“ by @sandviart “Untitled (Inu No Taisho/Toga)” by @chandrahabein​

Best Duo/Pairing (FULL) “Major Arcana VIII-Strength” by @hieromythic​ “4 to 5 seconds” by @superduperstitionss​ “MirSan Acro Yoga” by @usagikay​ “In the Castle of the Jewel” by @clementinesgulag​ “Untitled” by @katiebug91​ “I’m smarter than you and I know it” by @wolfcry77​ “Untitled” by @blondiearts​

Best NSFW

“Untitled” by @shamylicious-blog​ “Inukogkag” by @nartista-digital​ “Self Service” by @hopidoodle​ “A gift for Nikkxb” by @lilly-white​/Lushfondue (Twitter) “Untitled (Sesshomaru)” by @chandrahabein​

Best Romance (FULL)

“Perfect” by @mickisketch​ “Return to Me” by @thornedraven​ “Moonflower Teaser” by @heavenin--hell​–hell “Christmas Love” by @karina-inuphantom​ “InukagMoment XD” by @penspark​ “Untitled” by @starrdustcrusader​ “Advent Commission No. 1” by fhyren.sk (IG)

Best M/M or F/F

“The Best Girls” by @magnoliajades​ “Kagkik” by @zairawr-blog​ “In the Castle of the Jewel” by @clementinesgulag​ ”There are still ppl who think Naraku isn’t the father?“ by @marimofuzz​

Best Group Depiction (FULL)

“Squad Goals” by @usagikay​ “Naraku & Co.” by @thunderpot​ “Ramen Off” by @hopidoodle​ “‘90s Inusquad” by @opal-lines​ “Family” by @eliza-faust-diary​ ”Untitled (gang in Canadian tuxedos?)“ by @heeydrienne​ “Inuyasha Camp” by Aspid Art (Pixiv)

Best Doujinshi (FULL)

“Deserving of a Future Together” by @magnoliajades​ “Dick in a Box” by @kalcia​ “Shadowrunner-Polaris” by @starrdustcrusader​ “Kinda Hoping” by @alitan99​ “Untitled” by @ivytooru​ ”Untitled“ by @mizby​ “Inktober eighth” by @danikatze​

Best Non-Canon Pairing (FULL) “Winter Days” by @amaati​ “Untitled” by @youkaiyume​ “Sesshomaru & Kagura” by @tu1ipa​ “A Chance Encounter” by @nartista-digital​ “Reincarnated Kagura!” by @nejitensstuff​ “Kokag lives in my mind rent free” by @skittledoodles​ ”KogKag Wedding“ by @keydima​

Best Overall (FULL)

“Kikyo and Sesshomaru” by @cati-art​ “Courtship of the Inu no Taisho” by @thunderpot​ “Untitled” by @juiche​ “Scar 4” by @clementinesgulag​ “Inustardust“ by @clearwillow​/Brigidthefae (Ao3 and FFN) ”Untitled“ by @iristars-kla​ ”Sesshomaru bonding with his twins“ by @emariechi​

[onionjuggler]

Tagged by @heartsyhawk  =D

1. Last song: Its Too Late by Carole King 

Some time last year my parents’ music got onto my phone, and shuffle brought up this one. Always makes me think of my mom.

2. Last Movie: Hello, Dolly!

This was the height of cinema, and no one can tell me differently.

3. Currently Watching: The Murdoch Mysteries

A very silly crime procedural that takes place in the late 1800s. Thanks to @hermiowngranger for suggesting it.

4. Currently Reading: I still have five half-read books on my nightstand, and I cannot say in good conscience I am reading any of them. 

5. Currently Craving: Nothing. Just cooked up some cinnamon apples and ate them, so I’m very satisfied.

@hermiowngranger @persephonesnow If you feel like playing =)

[thevoidissmilingatyou]

Sounds like When the world stops spinning by persephonesnow it’s got a sequel but it unfinished rn

Hi! I was wondering if you knew of an atla fic where i think sozin's comet doesn't go to plan and toph zuko and katara hide it out at i think one of the air temples? and they find out that ty lee is an airbender (i have the faint memory of toph calling her snow lion i think). and the four of them go rogue. i wanna say it is zutara as well but that's not the focus of the fic. and its anti-white lotus. i really can't describe the fic but its pretty long and so good i thought i would be able to find it on ao3 by like bookmarks and filters and stuff but I'm surprised i can't find it. if you or anyone knows the name of this fic i will love you forever!!!

Hi anon!

Unfortunately I've never heard of this fic. It sounds really interesting though.

Anyone else know which fic this might be?

[persephonesnow]

Head’s up to the like...five of you who follow me for my writing:

Nautica Dawn --> persephonesnow

[chlohoh]

tagged by @savagebastet  to post the first line of a WIP and tag as many people as there are words in the quote:

There was a body lying face down in the black water, caught on the reeds which grew in the shallows.

tagging @persephonesnow @pastelnoctis @hermiowngranger @sun-summoning @swingsdown @jinnyskeans

and anyone else bc i don’t know a lot of writers on here okay okay definitely not as many as in my first opening line wow. 

[stolligaseptember]

@tutselutse replied:

LINK????

in the kingdom of heaven by @persephonesnow!

not me going absolutely insane thinking about zuko and katara during the last agni kai again because of zuko saving katara by redirecting azula's lightning (a technique!!!! developed from waterbending!!!!!!!!!) a move that demands the performer's absolute focus and control in order to redirect it properly and not allowing it to pass through your heart but because zuko was so frantic in his scramble to save katara he couldn't redirect it properly causing him to sustain a fatal injury but of course katara immediately repays his sacrifice by healing him and hE LITERALLY PUT HIS HEART ON THE LINE FOR HER AND SHE HEALED HIM IN TURN SHE HEALED HIM SHE HEALED HIS HEART SHE-

[sarsaparillia]

ooooh tag game

@nire-the-mithridatist and a few other folks tagged me in this, and i haven't done one in a while soooooo

current time: 4:16 in the afternoon

current activity: experiencing post-work brain-death

currently thinking about: LOST SIGNALS LOST SIGNALS LOST SIGNALS LOST SIGNALS---

current favourite song: nobody puts baby in the corner -- fall out boy

currently reading: rereading into the drowning deeps by mira grant

currently watching: kinda started rewatching atla? forgot how much i love these silly kids

current favourite character: i am thiiiiiinking about alex oxenfree so much yall i can't even tell you

current wips: rib/sin, a horrible pen/builder my time at sandrock fic; the penultimate chapter of false dice; and last, the very awful beginnings of an atla fic that's been living in my head for like. a full decade. lmao.

Tagging @persephonesnow @savagebastet @gray-sparrow @sharperandmoreprecious @ahenix @glacialdawn and um. frick. i dunno. anyone else wants to do it? you're tagged

[star--stones]

persephonesnow replied to your post “kinda don’t like how the fans cheered very loudly throughout the whole...”

It's Blackhawks tradition? Chicago sports fans have some odd quirks. The Tribune did a nice piece over the cheering through the anthem thing if you want to know some of the history behind it.

ahhh, I guess I didn’t know that it’d been around for a long time. (actually with how often their in the playoffs = me seeing their games, I’m quite surprised I didn’t!) that makes it more understandable. scanning over how it started, it’s still not my fave thing but I’m ok with it

[baejax-the-great]

Fic Writer Meme

Thanks for the tag @swaps55 and @wizardofozymandias =)

How many works do you have on AO3?

84

What’s your total AO3 word count?

547675 words

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

First Contact- Shepard x Garrus

Quantum Veil Theory- Solas x Lavellan (modern AU)

Limits- Fenris x Hawke

Top Ten- Shepard x Garrus

Priority Mission: The Wedding- Shepard x Garrus

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

Yes! Some of them admittedly fall through the cracks depending on what's going on in my life, but I do try to respond to all of them.

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Free-- It's a FenHawke one-shot that begins by me killing off Hawke. My very first Solavellan fic has a worse ending than canon, but I'm not linking it 😅

What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

I would argue that given how devastatingly sad the rest of the fic is, The Depth of Fear has the happiest ending. The Edge of Sadness is also pretty happy. Look if Bethany and Alistair don't live happily ever after, what's the point?

Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the strangest one you’ve written?

The only one I've written was Take a Chant on Me, in which the DA2 crew (and the Mass Effect crew) live out the plot of Mamma Mia! It is one of my favorite things I've written.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Yup.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Rarely. Smut is not a strength of mine, but sometimes a story calls for it like Limits, which is an exploration of sex, trust, and trauma with Fenris and Hawke, and Overboard, which is an exploration of two idiots making super questionable yet sexy decisions on a boat.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not an entire fic, but someone who I know reads my work has lifted multiple passages from me. I haven't confronted them about it, but it doesn't feel great.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Someone offered to translate my fic into Russian, and then I never heard from them again.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nah. I cannot imagine working with me would be fun. My process is weird and undisciplined.

What’s your all-time favorite ship?

This is going to depend on day of the week, but I feel like I have to say Bethany x Alistair.

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

Listen. Listen. I am going to figure out how to finish this fic, okay? It weighs on me. It hurts me. I pull it out regularly and frown. And that is gonna be Serenity. (Also Red, because my computer apparently deleted chapter 2? Seriously I spent an entire morning searching and the fic is just gone.)

What are your writing strengths?

I mean I think I'm funny.

What are your writing weaknesses?

I get really bogged down in actions. He did this. She did this. When I take my time and edit, I often find more interesting ways to describe things. But sometimes it's just a series of actions.

Oh, the other issue I have is a fear of really committing. This happened in TDOF, and it happened when I was writing QVT, and what I mean is this. I'll have a plan/idea, and then get very self-conscious that the idea was not very good, that people won't like it, that I'll look stupid or in the case of TDOF, it will be overwrought. So I'll try to just speed through it-- get it out so the story can keep going, but not dwell on it. In TDOF, this resulted in a couple chapters that really should have included more emotional catharsis than they did, and I think the ending fell a little flat because of it.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

If I see a sentence in fake language in a fic, I X out immediately.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

I just remembered this-- Redwall. When I was like 10 I wrote a lil story for class that was basically me just jiving with Redwall.

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

A Hawke's Breakfast. This is going to depend on the day of the week, but I just had so much fun writing this one that I think it wins. But The Edge of Sadness is up there. That was the fastest I've written a fic, and I loved every minute.

I've seen quite a few of these going around (though mostly I'm playing Ghost of Tsushima), so I'm not sure who hasn't been tagged yet. @luzial @shadoedseptmbr @juliafied @asaara-writes @hermiowngranger @persephonesnow

[sarsaparillia]

ooooh! my favorite ask game! what can you tell me about "in your vintage t-shirt" and "moonbend"?

in your vintage t-shirt is a spy x family fic that's been brewing at the back of my brain since... early august? late july? becky blackbell grows up beautiful, causes problems for her mother, and then decides to hit on a giant brick shithouse of a man who has NO IDEA how to handle this because he's had a very quiet crush on her since their school days. poor bill. he doesn't deserve any of this, she's gonna give him a heart attack.

moonbend is the zuko/katara aang's murderey parents!au that's existed only as little conversations with @persephonesnow over the last many many years, but i am. finally getting around to maybe making it happen???

[chlohoh]

HEY BIRTHDAY TWINS

SONYA AND EMILY

ily both, hope you're having a wonderful day. with lot's of presents. and cake. always cake. Happy birthday bb's.

/slinks off to hide in the internet now

[baejax-the-great]

Big thank you to @avriellerogue @wardenari @varghaxa @lethendralis-paints​ @juliafied​ @machakizi​ @thatsouthernanthem​ @persephonesnow​!!!

I did not expect so many people to respond, and I got a bunch of good daydream fodder that I look forward to working on once I’m done with my current WIPs

If anybody can think of a scenario in which Bethany and Alistair would be enemies on first meeting, I'd love to hear it.

[feudalconnection]

Nomination - persephonesnow

CONGRATULATIONS @persephonesnow!!!  Your Fanfiction “The Garden at the Night Sky” has been nominated by one of your fans for the 2021 1st Quarterly Inuyasha Fandom Awards, run by FeudalConnection!

Your work has been nominated in the following category:

Best Angst

Voting will take place between January 29th and February 12th, and the links to do so can be found on the feudalconnection Tumblr page.

If you would like to pull your work from consideration for an award, please let us know via the Tumblr page or feudalconnection@gmail.com.

Once again, congratulations for your beautiful contributions to this wonderful fandom, and thank you for all that you do!

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