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[pinkoptics]

I posted 688 times in 2022

That's 176 more posts than 2021!

35 posts created (5%)

653 posts reblogged (95%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@dedkake

@spockvarietyhour

@akasanata

@fullmetalcarer

I tagged 652 of my posts in 2022

Only 5% of my posts had no tags

#stargate atlantis - 371 posts

#cherik - 94 posts

#yes - 45 posts

#mcshep - 35 posts

#rofl - 32 posts

#lol - 31 posts

#rofl🤣 - 26 posts

#john sheppard - 16 posts

#um - 12 posts

#this - 10 posts

Longest Tag: 125 characters

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

And also:

thighs

thigh holster

butt

bleps

expressive eyebrows

heart eyes

@dedkake

32 notes - Posted February 20, 2022

#4

I continued work on my Shrine fic today! 4/5 times John touches Rodney during the Shrine have been written.

Previously mentioned here.

I am both thrilled and in emotional pain.

because

well

The Shrine

I mean—

Preview anyone?

*

John grasps Rodney’s wrists.

Squeezing tight enough to hurt. Yanking them back. Away. Trying to stop him. He can’t watch this. He can’t stand by and watch.

This had been a terrible idea.

John knew it would end up this way. Blames himself. Should have stopped it earlier. Should have insisted, should have been better, should have protected Rodney. Even if it was from himself.

But, it was what Rodney had wanted. How could he deny Rodney anything he wants right now? Besides, it has been another way to track the progression of the illness. Not his memory—he and Keller had that one covered with the videos—but his ability to think critically, problem solve, strategize.

A nightly chess match.

It couldn’t have ended up any other way, any other way but this.

“Stop it!”

John is trying to rip Rodney’s hands away from his face, where Rodney is attempting, literally, awfully, to pound his brain into working properly. Hitting himself over and over.

“Stupid!” Rodney’s shout is over loud, pained. He manages to hit himself again, despite John’s best efforts. Rodney’s desperation makes him strong. Too strong. Stronger than John. “So fucking stupid!”

“No! Rodney! Please! Come on!”

Rodney shouldn’t be this strong, shouldn’t be able to keep violently hitting his own forehead over and over. But he twists, he jerks, he slips away and John grabs at him again.

“Sixth graders can play this fucking game! I played it in first grade! I’m officially more imbecilic than I was when I was fucking six.”

“Rodney! God damn it!” John had managed to get a hand around his bicep, but then the bicep is gone, leaving his fingers grasping at air. “You just used the word imbecilic, clearly you’re not— ”

John’s words are silenced by Rodney inadvertantly hitting the coffee table with the backs of his knees. The chessboard goes flying, pieces scattering everywhere. Rodney goes flying too, his back hitting the table hard before the momentum rolls him off and onto the ground.

John doesn’t know which sound he’s heard tonight that’s snaked the deepest fracture line in his heart— the heels of Rodney’s palms smacking against his own skin, the anguished self-recriminations, or the crack of Rodney’s skull against Atlantean metal.

He’s on his knees hovering over Rodney before he even knows he’s made the decision. After a moment of chilling stillness, where John is half-convinced the universe has played an even crueller joke and he’s lost Rodney sooner than they’d expected, Rodney groans, eyes flickering open.

“Well that fucking hurt.”

John’s whole body attempts to collapse on top of him with relief, and definitely without his permission, but he just trembles instead.

You’re okay. Fuck. You’re okay. For now, you’re okay. I can’t do this. How do I do this? Rodney, how do I do this?

*

See the full post

33 notes - Posted May 1, 2022

#3

Three A.M.

McShep | 260 words | G

Sleepy boys | Sleepy Cuddles

on Ao3

John wakes to the click-clacking of keyboard keys being pressed just this side of too hard. He doesn’t check the time. It could be 11pm, 1am or 3. It doesn’t really matter. John long ago gave up on berating the man for his poor sleeping habits. Atlantis needs too much from him and Rodney asks too much of himself. Instead, John slips from the warmth of the blankets and curls his arms around Rodney from behind. He rests his head against the nape of Rodney’s neck, then presses a kiss there.

“That’s enough for tonight.”

He presses another soft kiss to punctuate the point.

Rodney’s body slumps, coiled tension releasing. It works today, but it doesn’t always. Sometimes there’s no slump. Sometimes there’s Rodney shaking him off with muttered words John never quite makes out and the click-clacking of the keyboard resumes. John never argues anymore, just slips back into bed and drifts back off, ensuring that he, at least, has had enough rest to be alert and able to protect his scientist.

Today, though, Rodney follows him, shedding uniform clothes until he’s down to an undershirt and briefs. John slides to the far side of the bed, the cold side, letting Rodney slip into the warmth John left behind. He lets him wriggle and settle, watching as he sighs contentedly in his newly created pocket of comfort. John slides back, curling an arm and leg over Rodney, who wriggles and settles and sighs contentedly once more. John waits, listens, for Rodney’s breathing to even out. Makes sure.

They sleep.

42 notes - Posted November 26, 2022

#2

So friends, mcshep sick fic. But not h/c, hilarity of huge misunderstandings instead. @dedkake’s fault. Can’t remember how we got here 😆

Established relationship (or not, really could work either way).

John’s in bed. Wakes up. Is feeling gross. Headache, stuffed nose, sore throat, achey muscles, too hot/too cold in turns. The works.

Sees Rodney puttering around his room, picking up used tissues, clearing a soup bowl, refilling a cold water glass. But…

He’s in a hazmat suit.

Cue panic. John must be dying. Whatever he’s got, it’s bad. Alien bacteria, ebola… something that warrants quarantine protocols. Oh no. But Rodney. Hypochondriac Rodney is there. Quiet. Caring.

John is so in love. Has been. For so long. Suddenly Rodney must know. This could be his last chance, right?! Must tell him.

Feverish outpouring of feelings. Over the top love confession. So Un-john. Hardly making sense because hello fever. Rodney just standing there stupid.

What the fuck has gotten into you?

I’m dying.

No you’re not.

But hazmat suit. Quarantine.

I just don’t want your gross flu germs. You’re a disgusting human petri dish.

John why do I love this absolute idiot omg.

Rodney I love you too. But you’re still gross. I’ll kiss you when there is no longer a hazmat suit between us.

44 notes - Posted March 12, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

File this under fanfic writer problems:

Coming to an Ao3 page near you, John’s… cocoa ☕️

It’s hot.

Real hot.

Steamy.

53 notes - Posted July 27, 2022

Get your Tumblr 2022 Year in Review →

[bardicious]

Hi friend do you have any Charles/Erik fic recommendations of a gentle variety? I watched the First Class era recently and am just….a lil broken up Re:: the pain of Charles losing his best friend and his sister at the same time… and then bottling up that pain for as long as he could until “you took her away and you left me!”

Okay, nonnie! I've got a few here that may interest you. Now, I'm a big fan of hurt/comfort fics, so I can't promise anything too gentle, unfortunately. 😅 (Most of my bookmarks are hella dark apparently) Anyway! Ill list you some I recently read, and mostly remember.

How Still My Love by Regann

"A mysterious sleeping disease, three loyal guardians, and a friend-turned-foe with unclear motives. It might sound like something out of a fairy tale but it's life after Cuba in the Xavier manor for what's left of the so-called X-Men. When Charles can no longer lead them, it's up to Hank, Alex and Sean to figure out a way to protect their mentor, especially once Erik comes seeking an audience. (Variously nicknamed "the Fairytale Fix-it," "Snow Charles and the Three Wishes," and "Alex feels via Charles/Erik." All three are pretty accurate.)"

This one I highly recommend, it's so cute, and the way the author played with fairy tales is fun. Fair warning tho, Erik doesn't stay at the end of this fic. But Charles' heart is a bit more mended.

Second Chances by justavagrant

This one is a time travel fic. Basically young child age Charles, Raven, and Erik replace their older counterparts. The kids build a close friendship real quick, and I believe it's ongoing.

Another Like Me by Ad_astrah

It's 1950, young Charles is getting his powers under control. He meets Erik, 19 years old, who's tracking down Nazis and killing them. They go on a little adventure together.

Elpis by garrideb

Cute protective Erik, injured Charles. This fic is a treat!

Not Yet by GenuineSnoof

"AU - No Beach Divorce and no bullet, but Erik still didn't stay at the school for good. They have an established "with benefits" relationship."

Cold Hands, Warm Heart by pinkoptics

Cherik fic set in Genosha!

Idiot Control Now by cygnaut

"Hank screws something up in the lab and everyone's powers increase tenfold. Not knowing how to control them like this, they all try to cope and not kill each other by mistake while Hank tries to find a way to reverse the effects. Charles has a particularly hard time of it."

Come Together by blarfkey

Series of fics, from Peter's point of view. Decent amounts of Cherik.

Peter's Stepdad by nzeedee

"Peter takes his time to observe and learn more about Erik as he works up the courage to make a family connection. Soon he realizes that Charles is a valuable asset in Erik's life and they may come as a unified pair."

AND some honorable mentions:

First Class Era:

5 Ways Logan Fixed Everything (Like a Boss) by Starlingthefool

Reverse Polarity by smilebackwards (powerswap fic, can't remember well tho)

What Not To Expect When You're Not Expecting It by thehoyden (mpreg, but if you're not into that, I'm not usually either, I think this one was done in a fun way)

DOFP:

A source of knowledge, a source of hope by redaurorarora

Post/Apocalypse: (these might be my favorite, I'm a sucker for comforting charles after apocalypse)

More by humanveil

things we lost in the fire by goodmorningbeloved (3799steps)

all the things i thought I knew (I'm learning again) by spacenarwhal

Hope you like these, nonnie! Sorry if they couldn't be more gentle! I do hope they're more satisfying than the end of FC. 💀 I know your pain.

[lyricfulloflight]

Last Line Challenge

rules: in a new post, show the last line you wrote (or drew) and tag as many people as there are words (or as many as you feel like). 

Thank you for the tag @insertmeaningfulusername!

Amazingly I actually have something to share because 911 and Buddie have inspired me to write fanfic again.

So here is a snippet from a recently started fic that is currently titled: YoutuberAU (I will eventually give it an actual title):

"Shannon had left them two months ago and Eddie still felt that he was barely hanging on to the fraying edges of his life.

He was suddenly a single father to a son he loved, but barely knew. He’d discovered quickly that he just didn’t know the things he needed to know, the things a father, a present father, would know. He didn’t know Christopher’s favourite foods to eat, or that one stuffed animal he had to sleep with every night to prevent a literal meltdown. He didn’t know what size shoes Chris wore, or if he could put his shirts on himself."

I will tag: @pinkoptics, @gerec, @ikeracity, @ongreenergrasses and @cal-daisies-and-briars

[dedkake]

20 questions game

tagged by so many people! ty i think this is everyone: @logicgunn @wonkyelk @trainofcommand @frankthesnek

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

there are 209 of them (i have to write this as a sentence because tumblr thinks numbers need to be massive on their own)

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

word count: 340,984

3. What fandoms do you write for?

on ao3? mostly x-men and stargate atlantis

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

they're all xmen lol. by a mile: Snowed In Ready and Willing Mismatched Here Tonight A Matter of Convenience (i like one of these fic 10000x the others, but i'm Not Surprised)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

i do mostly. now. i didn't used to -- interacting with fandom people stressed me the heck out for a long time. i find it much easier to talk to people over here in sga :) however--i still can't bring myself to interact on some of my long personal ace fics.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

heck i don't know. i love angst. i'm sure i wrote some very angsty stuff in the past that i literally cannot remember rn. for sga i think a couple of my s5 'could've started like this' fic might do:

water on pine and release and shame

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

i have no idea how to even start? most of them? /sprinkles happy endings all around

8. Do you get hate on fics?

not really. occasionally people make comments that rub me wrong about my ace fics, but not outright hate.

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

when the inspiration strikes, sure. i think my smutty fic are pretty. diverse.

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

generally no. i don't. and i generally don't read them. but i did once, after spending some time with @juliusschmidt, write a one direction fic. in which xmen were featured.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

yes.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

yes <33

13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

it's been a LONG TIME. since i've actually co-written anything. but i used to cowrite and coplan fic all the time. way back when.

it seems really difficult now. but maybe because i do a lot of my thinking out loud, so planning with friends online is a Trial.

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

why are we fighting? i love all my babies. and i'm a multishipper at heart.

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

please take a peak into my wip folder someday, and you will be amazed.

but i don't post wips, so no one besides me will be sad about my never finished wips <3

16. What are your writing strengths?

being concise? sensory description? maybe?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

can't plot worth a damn.

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

i'd rather it was all in one language, with the use of descriptive dialogue tags or narration.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

gundam wing! my boys! back on ffn <3

20. Favorite fic you've ever written?

oh this is a Challenge. just focused on sga bc it's all i can hold in my brain. here are a few i think about often

it could've started like this... no that's cheating laugh it up give me a minute ad infinitum places unknown

tagging anyone who wants!! okay @zhabke and @pinkoptics

[spurious]

Last Line Tag

Tagged by @luredin 💖

Rules: Make a new post, post your latest line from your WIP & tag as many people as there are words.

From Live Oak #5:

"And you thought annoying me would be the easiest way to make that happen," Sheppard drawls.

This is a shorter sentence for me but I still don’t know if I can come up with that many people who haven’t also just been tagged for this lol so: @sga-owns-my-soul @texasdreamer01 @chaniis-atlantis @alienfuckeronmain @cassiope25 @pinkoptics @luxuriasao3

[pinkoptics]

Right now I feel like the twin fronts of a cruel world and my mental illness are winning. That I’m not fighting. That I’m letting them steamroll me.

But,

I am getting out of bed.

I am taking my meds.

I am eating some healthy meals.

I did go to my niece’s birthday.

I am seeking support from people I care about.

I have not lost.

Thank you for this reminder.

“Every time we attend a therapy session, take our prescribed medication, get out of bed, shower, eat a healthy meal, spend time with other people, exercise, or ask for help, we are fighting. Each step in recovery is an act of defiance toward our mental illness leading us to hope.”

— Michelle Stepp, “To Hope Is to Fight” (via twloha)

[deeranger]

Fic Writer Questions!

@oddsocksandstuff tagged me in this, thank you so much, sweetie!  ❤️

 1) How many works do you have on AO3? I’ve got 40 so far (of which 25 are SPN fics). There’s more to come! 

2) What’s your total AO3 word count? 486,667, apparently. That tells me each of my fics has an average wordcount of 12,166.675… Seems about right. I was never any good at keeping things short.

3) How many fandoms have you written for and what are they? Uhh… On AO3 I’ve written for Supernatural, Supernatural RPF, X-men (Cherik) and McFassy (James McAvoy/Michael Fassbender). But I’ve written a lot when I was younger that has never made it online, including NCIS, Pirates of the Caribbean, and lots of weird one-shorts starring everyone from Michael J. Fox to Kevin Sorbo from “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”. 🤨  

4) What are your top 5 fics by kudos? “A Lesson to be Taught” – an SPN Wincest pwp fic where a dominant Dean fucks (and spanks) Sam and they discover that Dean apparently has a daddy!kink. Comes with a photo manipulation too! There be dick.    

“Taking Game” – a semi-dark medieval Cherik (Charles Xavier/Erik Lehnsherr from X-men) AU. Basically, Charles is a poacher hunting on king Erik’s land to his great dismay. And so, he’s captured and gets the choice between losing his life or serving the king for a bit… Dubcon and smut ensues.   “Only Like This” – a little SPN Wincest dub-con fic about hopelessly pining Dean doping Sam just so he can touch and kiss his oblivious little brother. It’s okay. Sam won’t remember when he comes to.   “It’s Only Carnal” – A dark SPN Wincest noncon fic where soulless!Sam needs to blow off some steam. And when it comes to carnal activities his brother isn’t exactly a novice – so why not use Dean’s body to make them both feel good?   “Demonized” – a long and dark af SPN noncon fic written in collaboration with the awesome @palishere. Sam is captured by some nasty demons who use him to lure in his brother. At first it seems the demonic scumbags are just really perverted and have a weakness for sexual torture, but they turn out to have ulterior motives…  

5) Do you respond to comments, why or why not? Yes, always. I think it can be a bit demotivating for a reader to leave a comment and get zero response – and so, they might not bother to comment on the next fic. At least, that’s how I feel personally. And besides, I really want to let readers know that I appreciate them taking the time and effort to actually tell me what they think.  

6) What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? Oufff… Seriously? How can I possibly pick just one when 99.8 percent of my fics are not only dark af but have gut-wrenching ambiguous endings as well? I, err… I’m gonna have to think really hard about this one, hold on… *Insert buzzing cicada sound*… Uhh… Well, I guess it might be… “Play or Pay” – a dark female!reader-insert Wincest fic where demon!Dean has you and Sam trapped somewhere underground. Sam ends up being on the receiving end of the demon’s cruelty when he tries to save you. Using Dean’s body the demon ends up raping Sam while the reader tries to escape to get help... There’s a little twist in the end. Loads of dead dove here, including death (not Dean or Sam).     “The Orange Hour” – where undercover inmate!Dean has to rape CO!Sam in order to save both of their lives and get them out of the jail in one piece. It doesn’t go completely as planned. (Comes with an nsfw photo manipulation).  “Demonized” – loads of bottom!Sam torture, full of hurt and absolutely no comfort... It’s just… I dunno, I think I and @palishere had a collective meltdown in the noncon and angst department. Sorrynotsorry.      

8) Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written? Nope, I’ve never in my life written a crossover. Usually, I’m too laser-focused on 1 obsession at a time. I can’t multitask, okay?   

9) Have you ever received hate on a fic? Yes, the fandom purity police has visited me on AO3. The usual self-proclaimed know-it-alls vomiting their bullshit all over the comment section about how “problematic” noncon is and how “sick” I must be. I thought about moderating comments for a while, actually – but I just deleted their follow-up comments until they left me alone. 😤

10) Do you write smut? If so what kind? Yes!! Gimme! Usually, I write noncon smut or just good ol’ pwps that feature some sort of dominance. That’s it. That’s my jam. In general, the only smut I don’t write is the cute, fluffy, feel-good, cuddly stuff… My smut’s usually pretty rough and/or some sort of dub/noncon.

11) Have you ever had a fic stolen? Yes. Someone stole “It’s Only Carnal” and posted it as her own on some Portuguese fanfiction site. She even replied to comments, answered questions and talked about how much she loved writing it, etc… Luckily a sweet mutual on Tumblr let me know about it and I reported her for plagiarism. The stolen fic was taken down shortly after and the account deleted. Goddamn thief. 😡  

12) Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes. Honestly, I can’t remember which fic(s). But people have contacted me on AO3 and asked for permission to translate my stuff into Chinese. I have - of course - happily allowed them to. It’s such an awesome compliment to get, I think!  

13) Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yes, 2. “Demonized” and the fluffy Ficfacers prompt fic “The Masks We Wear” starring Sam and Dean taking their pranks a step too far. Basically, the brothers get angry with each other and they need to talk it out… No smut in this one, can you believe it?!! But that was kinda the prompt we received. The prompt was literally: “Sam and fluff”. Anyways, both fics are co-written with the lovely @palishere. You can find her AO3 here. 😊

14) What’s your all time favorite ship? Wincest!!! Definitely. Gimme all the brotherfucking, please. No contest. And coming in on second place I guess there’s Samifer – never paired consensually, though. I just love Lucifer messing with Sam’s head and torturing him in all kinds of cruel ways.    

15) What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? Oh, that’s a mean question… I have a noncon WIP where Sam and Dean are in prison. I wrote a whole story outline, gathered my own little dictionary of prison slang, etc… But I never made it past page 10 or something. Sam was supposed to get jumped by a gang of inmates and then Dean was supposed to helplessly watch from the sideline, offering to trade places if they’d just leave his little brother alone… And after that it’s all about a mix of healing and vengeance… But the story has been lying on the shelf for more than a year and I doubt I’ll ever continue it. Oh, wait! I almost forgot – I have a long Cherik WIP sequel to “To Have and to Hold”! Just checked, its wordcount is 18,729! Holy crap…. What a waste, huh? But I honestly don’t think I’ll ever finish it, because I’m not into Cherik anymore. That ship has kinda sunk for me…. So, now I’m hyperfixating on Supernatural, yeah?     

16) What are your writing strengths? Description, I think. I just love details and setting the mood. I like to think I’m pretty good at writing in English too even though it isn’t my native language… I wish to be better and expand my vocabulary but I’m doing okay nonetheless.

17) What are your writing weaknesses? Description, I think. Yes, you read correctly. I often describe things TOO much. Sometimes to the extent where the pacing gets so slowed down that I feel like the scene loses its ‘feel’. I don’t know if it’s just in my head, but that’s my major concern about my writing. That and my signature ambiguous endings, lol.

18) What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? Love it. It can be difficult to pull off, but if you get it right it can be magical. Just don’t overdo it and make sure that the reader can follow. I don’t think I have any fics online where I do it, but I’m not a complete stranger to it either.

19) What was the first fandom you wrote for? Ack, my poor brain trying to go back to when I was friggin’ 13… You know how many years ago that was?! 25!!! Okay!? *Huffs*…. Anyway, I THINK it might’ve been Keanu Reeves’ character in “Johnny Mnemonic”. Or maybe David James Elliott’s character as Harmon Rabb in the early seasons of “JAG”. I dunno. Either way this question makes me feel really old and I don’t appreciate it. Don’t @ me. 😅   

20) What’s your favorite fic you’ve written? That’s probably a tie between “The Orange Hour” and “It’s Only Carnal”. They’ve both got nice pacing and that’s my biggest challenge, I think. Also, I love the whole Morse code thing in “The Orange Hour”. I don’t even know what happened or how I came up with it, but hey, I can surprise myself if I want to, I guess! And of course there’s the smutty noncon and all of the hurt… So, those two fics are my personal faves. 😏  

I’ll tag @jackandthesoulmates, @pinkoptics, @palishere, @wrenseroticlibrary, @decadent-prince, @negans-lucille-tblr, @juinae and @impala-dreamer and everyone else who feels like doing it! Feel free to ignore, of course. 

[lindstromm]

2021 Fic Year in Review

Tagged by @insertmeaningfulusername - Thanks!

Total Number Of Completed Works:

One. I wrote ONE fic this year. I only have nine fics total, so I produced 11% of my fic total this year. That sounds better.

(I also freakout-deleted 350,000 words in 10 separate fics off fanfiction.net but I try not to think about that.)

But here's a cool number: I published 12 books and shipped them to authors and fans in 7 different countries.

Total Word Count:

36,494 in the ONE completed fic. I posted about six chapters of my WIP too, but no word count for that.

Total number of words I published for other people: 1,157,139

Total pages over 12 books that I published for other people: 3,683

Fandoms I’ve Written In:

The Old Guard (my completed fic), and X-men Cherik (my WIP).

Fandoms I've published in: Cherik, The Old Guard, Avatar, Star Trek AOS, Drangonriders of Pern.

Looking Back, Did You Write More Fic Than You Thought You Would This Year, Less, Or About What You’d Expected?

Less. I was hoping to finish my WIP by the end of the year. I've made a lot of progress, but it's one chapter and the epilogue away from completion still.

What’s Your Own Favorite Story Of The Year?

The one I finished, winner by default!

Did You Take Any Writing Risks This Year?

No.

Do You Have Any Fanfic Or Profic Goals For The New Year?

Finish my WIP!

Most Popular Story Of The Year?

Lehnsherr & Xavier: Attorneys at Law, my cherik WIP.

Story Of Mine Most Under-Appreciated By The Universe, In My Opinion:

The Next Job, my Old Guard fic (which I posted in 2020). It was a direct sequel to the movie. Then I read other fics following up the movie and realized that I didn't like them much either. No more canon stories for me.

Most Fun Story To Write:

The one I finished! Again, a default winner. Comfort that which I've brought to ashes, an Old Guard AU-No Powers in which Joe was a firefighter and Nicky was a paramedic. I read some memoirs to get their work stories accurate, and the paramedic one was a wild ride.

Most Unintentionally Telling Story:

The one I finished! Here's a plot spoiler: when Joe tells his brother that he's gay, his brother is a dick about it. I wrote about a family being shitty. I got a couple comments thanking me for creating a cathartic story for some readers whose families are not accepting of them either.

Biggest Disappointment:

I don't remember or didn't have one.

Biggest Surprise:

I offered to publish books for free, and I've only had about five people ask for a book. I kinda thought I'd get slammed with requests. Instead, I ended up offering books to people because I wanted to make a book.

My Favorite Part Of Fandom This Year:

Bookbinding. Books make people happy. I love the DMs and posts from people I send books to - they're so happy. Besides, bookbinding is collaborative. The Renegade Publishing discord is super helpful. I found an artist to work with. Someone actually used one of my tutorials to make a book. I've got a huge commission to start in a couple weeks and it will be my first multi-volume work for someone besides myself and I'm looking forward to the challenge.

Tagging: @turtletotem @kianspo @fadagaski @sixth-light @lyricfulloflight @kaydeefalls @pinkninjapj @pinkoptics

[hraishin]

got tagged by @lindstrom2020 on this, thank you!

20 questions, writer’s edition!

How many works do you have on AO3? 90..... not counting the few anonymous ones but like.... I just went buck wild there lmao

What’s your total AO3 word count? 742.231. Aiming for that 1M.

How many fandoms have you written for and what are they? X-Men, the It movies, Star Wars, Atonement, Shame (2011), Filth (2013) (but these last two only together lmao), Skyjacks, Lucifer and MCU (Thor: Ragnarok specifically).

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

(All are cherik)

You want blood, and I promised

Wrap me up, unfold me

And then there was you

The Songbird and the Lonely Man

There's something broken about this, but I might be hoping about this

Do you respond to comments, why or why not? Most of the time, yes! I enjoy replying cause, in my case, it's me acknowledging that I've seen it. Sometimes I don't have the energy to answer tho.

What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? The first one that comes to mind is "I had all and then most, some and now none of you"... Made even myself cry at that one akjsdhj

What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending? Almost all of them ig? I usually go for that happy ending.

Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written? Yes, I write a series with @insertmeaningfulusername that's a crossover between Filth and Shame, but the craziest one I've ever written was X-Men and the show Lucifer. It works, I promise.

Have you ever received hate on a fic? Yes.

Do you write smut? If so what kind? Yep. Not too kinky ig? Dom/Sub undertones most times but usually I like smut to work with the plot of something (except the PWP, that's self indulgence).

Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I know of.

Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes!!

Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yeah! The times I did it it was fun, but mostly cause I did it with friends kasjdhajk

What’s your all time favorite ship? Cherik, as shown by my ao3 page lmao

What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? So far I think I intend on finishing all wips I have posted so none ig

What are your writing strengths? Describing emotions. At least I always get compliments about it and I do like describing emotions.

What are your writing weaknesses? Does "english" counts? Cause I'm definitely weak on that.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? Sometimes I do it when I have the means, and I think that if the character pov is of someone who doesn't understand said language it translates the confusion to the readers, but sometimes I prefer just saying that the line was said in another language.

What was the first fandom you wrote for? Supernatural at age 13 [runs]

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written? The Songbird and The Lonely Man for sure. I've said it many times here but the worldbuilding for that was so much fun and I had such a good time writing each chapter of that story that it makes me happy that people got to enjoy it. (I'm also biased because I love fantasy aus)

tagging: @secretlymagneto @himbomcavoy@insertmeaningfulusername @midrashic @lyricfulloflight @gerec @ikeracity @crystallized-iron @pinkoptics and anyone who feels like it!

[pinkoptics]

I am continuing to struggle to maintain recovery.

Yesterday was a particularly challenging day. One where I felt like giving up.

Today, I’m trying again.

I am daring.

I dare to get out of bed and face the day.

I dare to love the person that I am, flaws and all.

I dare to take care of myself before all else.

I dare to love the life that I have, right now, in this moment.

I dare to live full life with mental illness.

[jackyjango]

Thank you so much @gerec and @secretlymagneto for the tagging me!

Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Send me an ask with the title that most intrigues you and I’ll post a little snippet of it and/or tell you something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Mouth to Mouth Combat

Daddy Dearest

Genoshan Nights

Blood and Honour

X Marks The Marker

Bound To The Boss

Tagging: @fullmetalcarer @weethreequarter @hellfre @insertmeaningfulusername @pinkoptics @akasanata @turtletotem @kaydeefalls @irelise @bocje-ce-ustu @ikeracity @luninosity @kianspo

[pinkoptics]

Hello 👋 Cherik friends,

I miss you all.

I have often kept you up to date on my mental health because you’ve always been so lovely and supportive. 💕

About 2 and a half weeks ago I went on medical leave from work due to extreme exhaustion, burnout, anxiety and depression. If you follow @resiliencewithin this is old news.

I’m resting, slowly regaining my energy and mental capacity. I’m working on my anxiety/depression with my therapist and a host of coping tools.

I’m truly focusing on and prioritizing myself for the first time in my life.

I miss you all, I miss the boys, I miss writing, so I’m going to try to start dipping my toes back into fandom! I think it’ll make me happy to do so and as my therapist says, happiness is excellent medicine.

Love,

@pinkoptics

[cherikyassss]

How do you kill me so efficiently with your Cherik posts? I stalk "In Service to a King" daily for an update and now I'm preparing to stalk this new one.

Ahhhh you're too kind 🥰🥰🥰

@pinkoptics and I fully support King fic stalking lol 👑 Or stalking of any of our work.

[lyricfulloflight]

WIP Tag Game

Thank you to the very talented @cal-daisies-and-briars for tagging me!

RULES: Make a new post with 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! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Okay, here's what I've got going on:

Werewolf AU (Buddie) - writing this for 118 Big Bang

2. Youtuber AU (Buddie)

3. Eddie woos Buck platonically (Buddie)

4. An Omega's Worth (my Omegaverse Cherik fic that I swear I will finish one day!)

Tagging a few awesome friends to see if they're writing: @lindstromm, @ongreenergrasses, @pinkoptics, @gerec

[dedkake]

nothing easy | 3k, t, mcshep

i started writing this almost a year ago when @luredin​ gave me a tumblr prompt of “shielding the other with their body.” i couldn’t make it work at the time, so i wrote this other thing. but i’ve finally manage to turn the original into something finished!

It’s not until he’s almost reached the bottom of his gin and tonic—hold the lime—that Rodney thinks maybe he shouldn’t be drinking. Not that they need a designated driver or anything, not when there’s a shuttle back to the city manned by a rotation of Marines at all hours of the day. It’s more the principle of the thing—that someone should be sober if they’re really doing this.

The thing is, Rodney’s already started drinking. He always starts drinking when the team goes out, because it’s always John who stays sober.

Except this time John is decidedly not sober.

read it on ao3

also very inspired by some conversations with @pinkoptics​ (and i’m so so sorry i’ve tagged this post-series ldksjfa it just worked out that way!!)

[spurious]

WIP Wednesday

State of the WIPs Live Oak #5: 15,062 Mark on You: 4,168 Twenty (More) Questions: 1,070 Secrecy: 3,021 Counterfeit Florida Plates: 540 Bad Things Happen Bingo - "I'm Fine": 1,277 Posted: Lattice Model (2,457)

This week's ✨WIP Wednesday theme✨ is:

Nobody Expects the Fanfic Inquisition!

(In other words, some ask box question prompts)

👥 Whose POV is the story in? (Why? How would it be different if it wasn't?) ✍️ What made you start writing it? 📓 Do you have a title in mind? 🧭 Has it changed from your original plan? #️⃣ What's the most oddly specific AO3 tag you could use for this story? ❎ What's the first sentence of the story with a word that has the letter X in it? 🕰 What's the timeline of the story? (ie. pre-canon, post-canon, how long a period of time it stretches for, however you choose to interpret the question) 🃏 Wildcard: Answer the question you wish someone would ask you, or share a background detail, or a snippet or line!

As always, tags are no-pressure, reply or message if you'd like to be added or removed! @sparrowsarus @nimuetheseawitch @sga-owns-my-soul @pinkoptics @hero-in-waiting @texasdreamer01 @luredin @gingerpolyglot