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[pterawaters]

✨Fic Writing Review 2023✨

I was tagged by @whimsicalmeerkat, and I thought this would be a fun way to sum up the year!

Words

234,583 words posted to AO3

23 works posted

Fandoms & Ships Represented

Fargo (TV): Gator Tillman/Roy Tillman (1)

Stranger Things (TV): Jonathan/Steve (9), Demogorgon/Steve (1), Chrissy/Steve (2), Jonathan/Nancy (4), Chrissy/Nancy (1), Jonathan/Chrissy (1), Jonathan/Eddie (1), Steve/Nancy (4), Jonathan/Steve/Nancy (8), Argyle/Jonathan (1), Robin/Nancy (1), Chrissy/Eddie (1), Chrissy/Steve/Eddie (1), Jonathan/Chrissy/Steve/Nancy (2)

Wednesday (TV): Tyler/Xavier (2), Tyler & Xavier & Wednesday (1)

Top Fics by Kudos

Howl (Wednesday: Tyler/Xavier, Tyler & Xavier & Wednesday)

Summer Nights (Stranger Things: Jonathan/Steve)

I'd like to introduce you to... (Stranger Things: Jonathan/Steve)

Just a Couple of Monsters (Wednesday: Tyler/Xavier)

You like me and I like it all (Stranger Things: Jonathan/Eddie)

My Fandom Fic Events in 2023

@julybreakbingo: My fics

@strangerthingsbigbang : Say You'll Love Me Again

@stoncyweek2023: My fics

@st-rarepairbang: Perfection

Winter Break Advent: Nana's Boy

Upcoming 2024 Events & Projects

The Last Drop Cafe (Jonathan/Chrissy/Steve/Nancy coffee shop AU) - I have the rest of this one written, and I'll finish posting it in the next few weeks

Untitled Nancy monsterfucking fic - This is 10k and finished, but not edited.

Perfection follow up (Jonathan/Steve) - About 3k and finished, just need to edit

Probably at least one more fic for my Winter Break Advent card

I'll be running the @strangerthingsbigbang again this year, likely to start in March. Check out that blog to join the mailing list and get an email when the schedule has been set. (P.S. If you want to volunteer to help run it, I'd love some help!)

Rules & Tags

No rules! And I'm tagging anyone who wants to participate!

I think I'll do an original fic rundown over on @terrapwaters, if you'd like to follow me there!

[williamprattz]

crawled inside my head 8k pre series teen first love wheelingham fic by @pterawaters

for stranger things sapphic mini bang hosted by @sapphicstevents

[sapphicstevents]

2024 Master List

Bambi (One Really Great Summer)

Chrissy Cunningham x Carol Perkins 5k words Written by @azrielgreen Art by @hawkinsleather (twitter)

Mary Jane's Last Dance

Eden Bingham x Chrissy Cunningham 12k words Written by Dee Podfic by @deepestbluesky

Out of Place; In a World I Don't Belong

Robin Buckley x Chrissy Cunningham 16k words Written by ainsalaco Art by @donttellunclesam (twitter)

The Universe Must Have Divined This

Chrissy Cunningham x Carol Perkins 15k words Written by Jordan Art by @i-watch-the-beees (twitter)

but at least I got you in my head

Robin Buckley x Nancy Wheeler 9k words Written by Rachel Art by @maggierosestudio (twitter)

Trigger Happy

Robin Buckley x Nancy Wheeler 5k words Written by @karadanverss Art by @femmeetart

Because the night belongs to...

Robin Buckley x Carol Perkins 30k words Written by @biffbang Art By @raven-cl (twitter) & @itcanbepalped (twitter)

Set your heart free

Chrissy Cunningham x Heather Holloway 15k words Written by @medusapelagia (twitter) Art by @silliestguys (twitter)

Answers on the Back of a Postcard

Robin Buckley x Barbara Holland 5k words Written by @kaizenkhaos Art by @itcanbepalped

i want an icee and a nice girl to date

Robin Buckley x Nancy Wheeler 5k words Written by @roomwithanopenfire Art by @ddoonnccnn

Wonderful You Came By

Robin Buckley x Heather Holloway 13k words Written by @itcanbepalped Art by @arimakes (twitter)

You Crawled Inside My Head and Lit a Fire There, Instead

Chrissy Cunningham x Nancy Wheeler 8k words Written by @pterawaters Art by @williamprattz

Take me Down to the River

Robin Buckley x Chrissy Cunningham 8k words Written by @emchant3d Art by @inflomora-art (twitter) & @silliestguys

letters that i can never send

Chrissy Cunningham x Tina 25k words Written by @thatgirlwithasquid Podfic by @hullomoon

Give Me Your Hand

Barbara Holland x Nancy Wheeler 38k words Written by @yourfellowuselessgay (twitter) Art by @karadanverss

first to fall

Robin Buckley x Chrissy Cunningham 23k words Written by @super-cosmic-library Art by @slime-hoe

Falling in Love in an Unlikely Place

Chrissy Cunningham x Heather Holloway 14k words Written by @kallisto-k Art by @alicetallula

You're the Best of Things

Robin Buckley x Chrissy Cunningham 14k words Written by Maria Art by Jen

Making Out While the World Collapses

Robin Buckley x Vickie 17k words Written by @salamandergoo Art by @faithfulcat111

like a lamb to the

Robin Buckley x Chrissy Cunningham 7k words Written by Cyd Art by @danadaria (Twitter)

before the world ends

Robin Buckley x Vickie 11k words Written by @stregoniconiconii Art by @deepestbluesky

kintsugi

Robin Buckley x Chrissy Cunningham 8k words Written by @lingeringmirth Art by @grimweathers

scraped up off the pavement

Robin Buckley x Carol Perkins 8k words Written by @mirandaranda (Twitter) Art by @becomingfoxes (Twitter)

Plastic Flowers

Chrissy Cunningham x Carol Perkins 7k words Written by Bird Art by @glitterghast (Twitter)

Knot in Her Stomach

Chrissy Cunningham x Carol Perkins 7k words Written by @lemonhoarddragoness Art by @hawkinsleather

like flour and blue skies

Robin Buckley x Chrissy Cunningham 14k words Written by @veronica-soy Art by @femmetart

the entire history of human desire

Robin Buckley x Carol Perkins 11k words Written by @ruthofrhythm Art by @danadaria

Cool for the Summer

Robin Buckley x Heather Holloway 6k words Written by @beni-o2 Art by @raven-cl

Just Look At Me The Same

Robin Buckley x Nancy Wheeler 8k words Written by Bellandora Art by Cas

Thank you so much to all of our talented writers and artists for a fantastic event! You've given us so much sapphic fiction to enjoy, and we hope everyone else will too. See you next year! 💖

[strangerthingsbigbang]

The 2024 Stranger Things Big Bang is now over!

We've got 32 completed stories and 32 collections of art this year, a STBB record! If you missed this year's big bang, you can sign up for our mailing list here to be notified when we set the schedule for 2025. You can also check out our sister event, @st-rarepairbang, for which we'll be setting the schedule soon.

Now don't forget to leave kudos and comments for all our participants, listed below:

Hidden Treasure by Medusapelagia Art by Mothellie and Arbed’s Ghost Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Rating: E, 64k words, Warnings and Tags

just one time maybe the stars align by DotyTakeThisDown Art by kaspurrcat Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Rating: E, 14k words, No Warnings. Tags

I Got Your Love Letters by genesisofrhythm Art by katimanki Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Will Byers/Mike Wheeler Rating: T, 12k words, No Warnings, Tags

Sight: Now I See You by berenwrites Art by Alduade Pre-Steddie, Platonic stobin Rating: T, 26k words, No Warnings, Tags

Wonderstruck by Buckysgrace Art by floredaqueen Billy Hargrove/Original Female Character Rating: E, 25k, Warnings and Tags

No Parents, Big House by Alduade Art by Medusapelagia Eddie Munson & Steve Harrington Rating: M, 17k words, Warnings and Tags

Extracurriculars by pterawaters Art by Mayalean Steve/Nancy, Steve/Eddie Rating: E, 12k words, no warnings, Tags

King of Hearts by Paintedwithaknife Billy Hargrove/Max Mayfield Rating: E, 39k words, Warnings and Tags

Hell and Back by kaizenkhaos art by keziahrain Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington Rating: M, 40k words, Warnings and Tags

your needs, my needs by starryeyedjanai Art by Romeren Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Rating: E, 18k words, Warnings and Tags

Find Me Here by SlippySlip Art by im-not-batman Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Rating: E, 34k words, Warnings and Tags

the pull in his chest by dragonflylady77 Art by bottombillyapologist Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington Rating: E, 14k words, Warnings and Tags

Bad Moon Rising by Nebula Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley/Vickie, etc. Rating: M, 22k words, Warnings and Tags

Momento Mori by Skepsis-Ree art by the-aphelion-archives Steve Harrington & Wayne Munson, Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Rating: T, 25k words, Warnings and Tags

When we first met, I was out of my head (and so were you) by clownrosary art by karadanverss Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington Rating: T, 36k, Warnings and Tags

Kindred Spirits by Lorifragolina Art by janie-bean Gen/platonic Rating: G, 29k words, No warnings, Tags

Creature Comforts Come in Fours by Dragonsire art by fuctacles Billy Hargrove/Chrissy Cunningham/Eddie Munson/Steve Harrington Rating: M, 16k words, Warnings and Tags

You Showed Me Colors (you know I can’t see with anyone else) by NomadicWolf Art by faithfulcat111 Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington Rating: E, 46k words, No warnings, Tags

Buttons by Misfitsbabe Art masterpost by Safk_Art Steve/Billy/Eddie, Steve/Billy, Steve/Henry Rating: E, 30k, Warnings and Tags

Twice Broken, Hope for Third by Laniahava Art by Lokisghost Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Rating: T, 28k words, Warnings and Tags

Flesh for Fantasy by spaceofentropy Art masterpost by lemonhitsu Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington Rating: E, 32k words, Warnings and Tags

Murray Bauman’s Fantastic Freakstravaganza by fuctacles Art by blasvemous Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson Rating: E, 26k words, Warnings and Tags

Where The Flowers Bloom and The Song Birds Sing by Little_Annie Art masterpost by doomcheese Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham Rating: M, 28k words, Warnings and Tags

The Notebook by Romeren Art masterpost by camaro-and-smokes Billy Hargrove/Eddie Munson/Steve Harrington Rating: M, 36k words, Warnings and Tags

Hellcheer art by camaro-and-smokes

From the Corner of My Eye by saraste Art masterpost by Janie Bean Wayne Munson & Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Rating: M, 21k words, Warnings and Tags

there are voices in my head (the loudest one is mine)by KittyPhoenix12_xx Art by Pterawaters Argyle/Jonathan Byers Rating: T, 25k words, Warnings and Tags

We’re A Miracle, But Baby, There Are So Many Hands To Hold by Gala_apples Art masterpost by Tallula03 Steve/Eddie/Robin/Nancy/Jonathan/Argyle Rating: E, 59k words, Warnings and Tags

Branded by Destiny by kayleeofcamelot Art masterpost by lemonhitsu Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Rating: M, 36k words, Warnings and Tags

Just Three Less Than Hetero Guys, You See by Gala_apples Art by alicetallula (1) (2) Eddie/Gareth, Eddie/Gareth/Steve Rating: E, 18k words, Warnings and Tags

He Looks So Pretty, Like A Devil by Jad3w1ngs art masterpost by Vecnass Billy Hargrove/Eddie Munson Rating: E, 16k words, No warnings, Tags

the gnashing of teeth by t3mp3rtantrum Art by alduade-art Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Rating: T, 15k words, Warnings and Tags

InCONsistencies by mayalaen Art masterpost by alicetallula Eddie/Billy, Steve/Chrissy, Eddie/Billy/Steve/Chrissy Rating: E, 61k words, Warnings and Tags

Art for this town will carve you up by hawkinsleather

[st-rarepairbang]

Stranger Things Rare Pair Big Bang 2023 Round Up

Our thanks to all this year's participants for their hard work! Please take some time to read the fics, enjoy the art, and make sure to leave comments and kudos for both.

If you’d like to be notified about next year’s big bang, please sign up for our mailing list. We’ll let you know when the 2024 schedule is set and when sign ups begin!

2023 Works

All the Right Reasons (All the Wrong Places) by @hilarychuff Podfic by @reena-jenkins 20k, Teen, Robin/Chrissy, Robin & Steve, No warnings

Monsters, Time Travel Conspiracy, and More! by Snowbutterfly Digital art by @peachypurr 49k, Mature, Argyle/Jonathan, Warnings here

Ashes Will See the Sea story and art by @faithfulcat111 10k, Mature, Max/Lucas, Warnings here

the princess and the pub by @mcplestreet Digital art by @im-not-batman 16k, Teen, Nancy/Eddie, No warnings

City Full Of Suffering, Take Me To The Promised Land by Gala_apples 27k, Explicit, Steve/Eddie/Robin/Nancy, Warnings here

Hot for Teacher by @lorifragolina Art by @alicetallula 13k, Explicit, Billy/Tommy, No warnings

the sea calls to me (with salt on her lips) by brakers91 Digital art by @im-not-batman 11k, Explicit, Robin/Chrissy, No warnings

Ceramic Hearts by @thatgirlwithasquid Art by @alicetallula 64k, Mature, Chrissy/Heather, No warnings

Back in the Saddle by @violetkaos Art by @whataboutthefish 48k, Explicit, Steve/Eddie/Dmitri, Warnings here

Take Me Away (A Secret Place) by @jordyn-undead Art by @whataboutthefish 49k, Explicit, Steve/Dmitri, No warnings

the stars look down and know by kittyphoenix12-xx Traditional art by @thatgirlwithasquid 25k, Teen, Argyle/Billy, No warnings

A Siren's Refrain by @karadanverss Playlist by @pterawaters 98k, Explicit, Jonathan/Steve, Steve/Tommy/Carol, Warnings here

A Tale of Ranching and Fossils by @it-gets-worse-at-night Art by Slythay 17k, Mature, Wayne Munson/Scott Clarke, No warnings

you've got a smile that could light up this whole town by @hullomoon Moodboard by @freedom-in-darkness 10k, Explicit, Robin/Chrissy, Warnings here

It's Snowing by star_madison and Xirayn Podfic by @cactusboyband 10k, Teen, Jonathan/Steve, Robin/Kali, Warnings here

A Kiss That Feels Like... Finally by @mrs-steve-harrington Digital art by @stevethehousewife 10k, Teen, Chrissy/Steve/Nancy, No warnings

Before I Bury You by @astorytotellyourfriends Digital art by @starboygrove 44k, Explicit, Chrissy/Eddie, Warnings here

Dry Bones and Bleeding Hearts by BriarLily Art by RoxyMoronDraws 16k, Explicit, Chrissy/Eddie, Warnings here

Beguiled by @ectocoolerkeg Moodboard by nomadicwolf 76k, Teen, Eddie/Jason, No warnings

Perfection by @pterawaters Digital art by @stevethehousewife 19k, Mature, Jonathan/Chrissy/Steve/Nancy, Warnings here

Reuniting, Reconnecting, and Renewing Relationships by SalamanderGoo Podfic by @reena-jenkins 20k, Mature, Dustin/Max/Lucas, Warnings here

We also want to thank our team of beta readers. Thank you for making our works so readable! We appreciate you!

[wheredidhiseyebrowsgo]

Hi! I was told to come here by another rec tumblr. I'm just gonna copy what I asked them...

I'm not sure if you can help with this, but I'm looking for triad fics with Derek/Stiles and a third. I don't have anyone specific in mind for the third person. I'm just craving a threesome pairing with Sterek. Maybe with the story revolving around Stiles? I'm not sure if this is too vague or if you even rec fics like this. Thanks!

Hopefully you have some recs?

I've heard that 3 is the magic number. That's right, right?

Just one of the pack by pterawaters 

(1/1 I 5,370 I Explicit I Stiles/Derek/Scott)

Stiles is the new kid, well new kitsune in town. It doesn't take him long to catch the attention of Scott McCall and Derek Hale, the leaders of the Beacon Hills wolf pack. Stiles isn't sure he'll be a good addition to the pack, until Scott and Derek convince him otherwise.

How to Fill an Empty Loft by bloodwrites

(1/1 I 5,457 I Explicit I Stiles/Derek/Isaac)

Derek returns to Beacon Hills in search of a connection. He finds it in Stiles and Isaac.

Triad by Blue_Five

(16/16 I 37,414 I Mature I Stiles/Derek/Jackson)

Werewolf Alphas take two mates when they build a pack ... or at least that's supposed to be the way it works.

AND

@lovesouthernsweettea suggested these!

Sweets by i_might_be_in_over_my_head (a whole series!)

Activity Ideas When Trapped in a Cave by Onlymystory

(1/1 I 2,684 I Explicit I Stiles/Derek/Isaac)

“I hate everyone here,” pouts Stiles. He doesn’t. But then again, he really does. There wouldn’t be a problem if he had gotten to go hunt down the damn goblin with Allison and Scott. But no, they had insisted on bringing Lydia along instead of him. He’s like 89% sure that Allison and Lydia finally got Scott on board with a threesome, hence the split. Which again, not the worst thing ever. But there are ways he’d like to be stuck with Isaac and Derek, both of whom he’s had a thing for pretty much since the day Derek pulled his “I’m the Alpha” routine at the police station and since the day Isaac got all up on Jackson at the rave. And since Stiles has had regular appointments with his dick since he discovered it had other uses, he’s thought about the two werewolves A LOT. Trying to hunt down a goblin who apparently thinks it’s fun to fuck with people on Halloween in the rain is not how Stiles wants to be stuck with the stars of his fantasies.

I Choose You by Inell

(1/1 I 4,397 I Explicit I Allison/Derek/Stiles)

After a pack disagreement, Stiles is joined by Derek and Allison to deal with a threat. This gives Derek and Stiles the opportunity to finally explore what's been developing between them, but they don't expect Allison's request to join them.

Even Better by Inell

(1/1 I 4,825 I Explicit I Allison/Derek/Stiles)

Allison joins Stiles and Derek for a night to fulfill one of Stiles' fantasies.

Together by BustersJezebel

(1/1 I 11,367 I Explicit I Stiles/Derek/Allison)

Closing his own eyes, Derek threw back his head as he let go of their hands and opened his mouth in an uncontrolled roar of ownership.

Triad by Blue_Five

(16/16 I 37,414 I Mature I Derek/Stiles/Jackson)

Werewolf Alphas take two mates when they build a pack ... or at least that's supposed to be the way it works.

Put your loving hand out, baby. by MBlack93

(10/10 I 98,725 I Explicit I Allison/Stiles/Derek)

"You trained me too well, and I listened, like you always said, 'Don't only trust your magic, always have a backup  plan."

He then gives a two-finger salute, the sign he has trained with his pack, and before she can react, two shots are heard in the clearing. Blue blood starts spilling out of her mouth before she coughs and falls to her knees. Her eyes are wide and focused on Stiles.

Stiles sits on his haunches in front of her, so he's on eye level with her. "It's pretty stupid that people keep underestimating me. You should've known better-" Lydia screams in the distance, and Stiles knows it's time.

***

After the warehouse disaster, Stiles finds himself surrounded by a couple of people he hadn't expected. Like at all. See how Stiles becomes more badass, starts his own pack, and finds love in unexpected places.

Badass Supernatural Immortals by Inell

(10/10 I 111,074 I Teen I Poly)

When Stiles and his team of badass supernatural immortals receive a vision involving a werewolf pack being burned alive, they take a trip to Beacon Hills, California to stop it from happening. He certainly doesn’t expect two major complications to his life in the forms of Peter Hale and his nephew, Derek.

[steddieunderdogfics]

For the Time Loops & Travel weekend: Getting it Right by pterawaters

Getting it Right by pterawaters

@pterawaters

Rating: Teen and Up

2,776 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: Time Loop, Season/Series 04

Summary:

Ash falls on Hawkins and Steve wakes up a week earlier, knowing he has to change things.

Thanks for the rec!

This rec is a part of Theme Weekend. The theme this weekend is Time Loops & Time Travel.

Know a fic that deserves extra love? Submit through our asks or the submission box!

[duckprintspress]

Mid-Year Book Freak Out

Yoinked from @profiterole-reads

Number of books you’ve read so far: depends how you count, but Storygraph has me at 148, which includes 20-something DPP short stories. (like a hundred of these are graphic novels/manga/manhua/manwha, they're quick...)

Best book you’ve read so far in 2024: I can't pick one. Best novel: The Imperial Uncle by Da Feng Gua Guo. Best non-fiction: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel or Genderqueer by Maia Kobabe. Best graphic novel...extremely hard choice. I'm gonna go with Brooms by Jasmine Walls, I really liked that one. or The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz.

Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2024: I have no idea how to define "sequel" in any way relevant to what I read, sorry.

New release you haven’t read yet but want to: Qiang Jin Jiu by Tang Jiuqing.

Most anticipated release for the second half of the year: the last books of Thousand Autumns and Guardian.

Biggest surprise favorite new author (debut or new to you): Da Feng Gua Guo (new to me)

Newest fictional crush: Jing Chengjun.

Book that made you cry: I can't recall that any of these made me cry??? I almost never cry at media, sorry.

Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received): Beautiful as in...literally physically attractive? idk this isn't something I pay attention to much, they're all just books? I do love the art in the 2ha English releases.

Book that made you happy: several of the above, and a whole lot of others, let's go with Cheer Up! Love and Pom Poms by Crystal Frasier, it was super cute.

What books do you need to read by the end of the year?: so many, I'm trying to get through my entire TBR. Next up is three Katherine Addison books starting with The Goblin Emperor, and then after that is Rose and Renaissance by Zhi Chu. That's the next 7, after that I'm not sure what's next, maybe The Fall of the House of Tatterly by Shanna Miles? There's like 15 books on my TBR (there's also The Missing Piece by Kun Li Wei You, Babel by R. F. Kuang, The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin, Venus of Delta by Anais Nin, and probably a couple others I'm forgetting)., and I've got pre-orders that'll be coming in too. And there's the library books, with more there every time I go. oops. too many books.

Tagging @pterawaters @mayarab @deathbycoldopen @hullosweetpea and @sarnakhwritesthings

[jellybeanium124]

Fanfic Friday: Old Fics!

It's just probability that the stuff most likely to be rec'd is going to be stuff published within the last month, or last 3 months at most. So I wanted to give a shout-out to some of my favorite fics that were published in 2022!

Unlocked by @festiveferret (T, 15k, gentlebeard)! this is such a sweet little modern au fic. stede's key isn't opening his apartment door and he's getting more and more annoyed until-- oops! this isn't his apartment at all! it belongs to a handsome stranger! who's also an old rock star! such a feel-good fic and broken into 5 chapters so it's so easy to read.

Birthdays to Remember by Strangecandies (M, 7.5k, gentlebeard)! this is a fucked up toxic take on gentlebeard and I love it. perhaps not for everyone, but I love the dark and twisted childhood ~friends?~ to lovers they wrote here.

People are People by Shalamarr (E, 33k, gentlebeard)! I love all of Shalamarr's work, and her first fic is absolutely included. a fluffy modern love story that takes a dramatic turn in the second half.

Kraken's Kiss by @pterawaters (T, 20k, gentlebeard)! ed's been cursed to turn into an octopus every full moon until he finds true love's kiss. I mean it's just an iconic premise.

Snede Snonnet: Snirate Snaptain by @appleteeth (T, 1.8k, gentlebeard)! you've probably already read this. you should read it again. stede is a snail. read it again. and if you're sorta new here and missed SNAU feel free to ask me what SNAU is and read about snede snonnent the snirate snaptain.

Accidentally Human by ThatSameSong (M, 14k, gentlebeard)! I LOVE THIS FIC!!!! STEDE IS AN ANDROID AND ED IS A HUMAN AND THEY'RE ON A SPACE MISSION AND ED IS CAPTIVATED BY STEDE AND HOW HUMAN HE IS AND IT'S SO GOOD AND WAS OVERSHADOWED BY THE OTHER FANTASTIC AI!STEDE FIC WHICH IN ALL FAIRNESS IS REALLY FREAKIN' GOOD BUT ACCIDENTALLY HUMAN IS SO GOOD TOO AND ONLY HAS 642 HITS WHICH IS A CRIME!!!!

Bites by @hamletisabitch (T, 1.2k, gentlebeard)! stede whump!!! let's have a round of applause for some stede whump!! stede has itchy allergic reactions to bug bites and it physically and emotionally painful for him. poor guy. luckily ed is there to help.

[rogueddie]

Buckleway Fic Recs (Robin/Heather)

Important: READ THE TAGS! Also, leave a comment and kudos! These fics are amazing and I love them and I hope y'all do too 📢

(i light up when you call my name) and you know im going to treat you right

bisexualfpjones

Despite the many attempts by the many of men who passed through the Hawke’s doors, Heather had stood firm. She was to be the ringleader of this operation, and a line had to be drawn in the sand.

A line that was conveniently dusted over some moons ago when a cowboy with a crop of dirty blonde hair and sprinkling of freckles across rosy cheeks - a cowboy who wasn’t a boy at all - came to stop in for a drink and to muse over some rumblings she had heard about this place from her time on the road.

Words : 4,261 Chapters : 1/1 Rating : Mature [E]

AO3 : x

saint of ongoingness

greatunironic

On July Fifth — though she learns that after — Heather wakes up in a hospital bed. She’s got a broken nose and two cracked ribs and she turns eighteen in a month and a half and her parents are dead. Steve Harrington is in the next bed, Robin Buckley from fourth period English curled into his side, and Steve’s watching her when Heather wakes up — Robin, that is. He only turns to Heather when she makes a groaning little noise, and his face is worse than she’s seen it before, because Steve gets his ass handed to him a lot for some reason — and maybe she knows the reason now — and he looks at her with those big cow eyes of his, smiles in a way that’s also a wince.

Or: Heather lives.

Words : 13,446 Chapters : 1/1 Rating : Teen and Up Audiences

AO3 : x

True Love's Kiss 🔒

pterawaters

Robin needs to wake the woman she loves from a death-like sleep.

Words : 567 Chapters : 1/1 Rating : General Audiences

AO3 : x

She Keeps Me Warm

hazel1706

robin has had a crush on heather for months, and with some urging from steve, finally makes a move. sort of. she's doing her best.

Words : 1,446 Chapters : 1/1 Rating : General Audiences

AO3 : x

no better to be safe than sorry

daddygrandpaandthebeaver (CourtneyCourtney)

Prompt N. things you said after you kissed me

“It was just a joke!”

Words : 561 Chapters : 1/1 Rating : Teen and Up Audiences

AO3 : x

Bite Me Holloway (Operation Garlic) 🔒

BadHidingSpot

After Heather’s attack at the theater, Robin is more of a nervous wreck than usual.

She considers telling others what she saw, but no one would believe her without proof.

Operation Croissant is on hold. Not only because Robin needs another job and finding one in this crap town is practically impossible, but because there are Vampires in Hawkins and Robin is the only one who knows about them.

She’s all about Operation Garlic now.

Words : 12,769 Chapters : 1/1 Rating : Teen and Up Audiences

AO3 : x

[bad-at-names-and-faces]

20 Questions for fic writers

I've been tagged by @firawren @glassslippers-n-cowboyboots and @bethanydelleman

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 149, apparently. Bear in mind, most of these are very, very short, including 3 rounds now of the February Ficlet Challenge.

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 297,078

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Frozen is the big one, also Tangled, various Jane Austen fandoms (mostly Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey), as well as Downton Abbey.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

The Means of Uniting Them (Pride and Prejudice)

Have You Heard? (Pride and Prejudice, something of a "prequel" to The Means of Uniting Them)

The Young Diplomat (Frozen/Tangled crossover)

Mrs. Darcy and Her Sister (Pride and Prejudice, Darcy/Jane, Bingley/Elizabeth)

What If... (Frozen canon divergence drabble collection)

5. Do you respond to comments? I do, even if it literally takes a year or two.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? I suppose "Have You Heard?", at least of my works that have more readers than I have fingers and toes... (a few of my OC drabble collections are pretty angsty, but almost nobody reads those...)

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Happiest? I don't know. I haven't published most of my darker stuff, so nothing ends too badly. I suppose some of them might be a bit bittersweet.

8. Do you get hate on fics? I got some on the Darcy/Jane ficlet.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? I've written a bit, and "vanilla" would probably describe it.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? I write a lot of crossovers. As far as the craziest, I suppose the Elsa/Darcy one...?

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

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? One to German and one to Russian.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? I've never tried.

14. What’s your all time favourite ship? Anna/Kristoff

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Probably one of them that I haven't started posting outside of some drabbles and ficlets. Maybe I'll get around to some of them eventually. (My WWII Downton Abbey post-canon AU is probably the one I'd love to actually write a proper longfic for.)

16. What are your writing strengths? I've gotten compliments on my dialogue.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Feelings? That's where I feel weakest, anyway.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? A lot of my dialogue can be assumed to be translated from another language, but aside from a few words I never write dialogue in another language.

19. First fandom you wrote for? Frozen

20. Favourite fic you’ve written? The Young Diplomat, being the beginning of all the plot and characters that spend the most time living rent-free in my head, probably deserves this distinction.

No-obligation tagging @fericita-s @snowfall-in-summer @pterawaters @basingstokemercury @the-red-butterfly

[the-noblehouseofblack]

Got a haircut the other day and realized I’ve reached my Danny Williams haircut age.

Immediately thought of @boazpriestly @theseprezelsaremakingmethirsty and @pterawaters

The unintentional haircut in question.

[pterawaters]

Chapters: 1/1 (5k words) Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Underage Relationships: Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington Characters: Steve Harrington, Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington's Grandmother Additional Tags: POV Steve Harrington, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Pre-Canon, Finger Sucking, Frottage, Hand Jobs, Pansexual Jonathan Byers, First Time, Sharing a Bed Summary:

When Steve finds out another Hawkins High student has been keeping his nana company in the nursing home, it only makes sense to invite him over after nana comes to live with Steve and his parents. When a sudden storm traps Jonathan at Steve's house, he does his best to be a gracious host.

[girlwithakiwi]

Fic Stats Meme

Rules: Give us the links to your fics with the most hits, second most kudos, third most comments, fourth most bookmarks, fifth most words, and your fic with the least amount of words. Originally tagged by @pterawaters

Most Hits - the gather, the bend, the bringing forth (74k hits) - Game of Thrones. Jon chooses not to kill Daenerys and everything they know about the Long Night changes.

Second Most Kudos - the silhouette of a single memory (339 kudos) - Game of Thrones. Reincarnation is a bitch.

Third Most Comments - all the ground beneath with tears and blood (135 comments) - Game of Thrones. Vampires, witches, and doppelgängers collide in Starfall in a Vampire Diaries fusion fic. WIP.

Fourth Most Bookmarks - some nights the lighthouse, some nights the sea (transatlanticism) (51 bookmarks) - Game of Thrones. Instead of Jon, Sansa is the one who goes to Dragonstone to negotiate a political alliance with Daenerys. WIP.

Fifth Most Words - some nights the lighthouse, some nights the sea (transatlanticism) (43k words). WIP.

Least Words - Enchantments (678 words) - Harry Potter. Collection of drabbles.

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Tagging @calenlily @theresthesnitch @bad-at-names-and-faces @whimsicalmeerkat @the-glacian @kurandoinugami @ragingrainbow @skywalking-through-life @drsteggy @mrs-steve-harrington

[strangerthingsbigbang]

Title: Extracurriculars

Author: @pterawaters Artist: mayalean Beta: Arbeds Ghost Characters: Steve Harrington, Nancy Wheeler, Eddie Munson Relationship(s): Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler, Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Warnings: None Rating: Explicit Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - College/University, Romance, Magical Realism, Sharing a Body Wordcount: 11,723 Summary:

After settling in at college on a swimming scholarship, Steve attends a LGBTQ+ meeting as his first step toward accepting his bisexual identity. There he expects to flirt with guys, but ends up encountering Nancy Wheeler, the prettiest and most impressive girl he’s ever met. And she seems to like him in return! Still, meeting a pretty girl is no reason for him to ignore the chemistry he has with his lab partner, Eddie Munson. As Steve grows closer to both Nancy and Eddie, he knows he’s going to have to make a choice before they find out about each other. But both of them are keeping secrets and Steve doesn’t know who to choose.

Extracurriculars by pterawaters

Art masterpost by mayalean

[st-rarepairbang]

Perfection

Author: @pterawaters Artist: @stevethehousewife Beta reader: @hilarychuff Characters: Chrissy Cunningham, Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington, Jason Carver, Henry Creel | One | Vecna Relationships: (brief) Jason Carver/Chrissy Cunningham, Chrissy Cunningham/Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers/Chrissy Cunningham, Jonathan Byers/Chrissy Cunningham/Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler Rating: Mature Additional Tags: POV Chrissy Cunningham, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Domestic Violence, High School, School Dances, Period-Typical Homophobia, Eating Disorders, The Upside Down (Stranger Things), Post-Season/Series 01, Bisexuality, Bisexual Female Character, Bisexual Chrissy Cunningham Warnings: hearing voices/unreality, disordered eating, vomiting, domestic abuse, insults, passing out/losing consciousness, gun violence, internalized and external homophobia, fatphobia Word count: 18,617

Summary:

Chrissy Cunningham is surprised when Jason Carver asks her to the Homecoming dance Junior year. After all, the voice in her head insults her every chance it gets. When Jason starts saying the same things, well, they have to be true, don't they? With help from new friends, Chrissy realizes she doesn't have to put up with Jason's abuse any longer. The thing wearing Jason's body doesn't agree.