#put fanfiction recommendations in comments please i need them

[chipinabag]

The human brain is so weird. This is the third night in a row that my brain has started writing it's own merthur fanfiction. Like it's a full on scenes from fanfiction I have never read before. Like tonight, it was cannon era, established relationship, implied mpreg. They had two kids and the oldest one was going through an angsty arc and merlin thinks it's because Arthur has been too busy as king to spend time with the kids. And when Merlin was going to confront him about it and it was leading into a smutty scene I woke up.

The night before that was about I don't really remember but I know there was a magic reveal at some point and you know that classic "I'm not angry because your a sorcerer, I'm angry you didn't trust me" trope. Then like knights were helping merthur get together because Arthur is missing Merlin. Some more dramatic stuff happened, but I can't remember.

And the first night my brain made fanfiction, I woke up and told my sibling my dream and they were impressed and asked, how long until my brain makes fanfiction on its own.

Well it was a modern au, CEO!Arthur and coffee barista! Merlin and merlin thinks that the guy in the suit is kinda hot but he's a bit of a prat and Arthur is trying to get Morgana to help him ask out the cute barista. Because everytime he tries to ask him out he ends up with a coffee/drink/food he doesn't want, and somehow ends up calling his crush an idiot.

[hyperions-light]

alright beloveds

I'm gonna teach you a neat trick to get more kudos/comments/shares, etc on your fanfiction (Doctors hate me)

Via the power of social media bullshit (boooooo)

I know. But it works. Here's what you do.

In your endnotes, you say:

Thank you for reading. If you liked it, please consider:

Leaving a comment

Leaving kudos

Reblogging or liking (or retweeting or whatever) the fic post [you need to link your fic post on that text] on Tumblr/Twitter etc

Recommending the story to a friend

Do it like that, in a list. You might recognize that from YT videos, it's a CTA. this might seem annoying, but here's the thing: people actually forget about this stuff. Reminding them is worthwhile. Dress up the list however you want, and put whatever item you value most at the top. Do this before you say anything else you want to say in the A/N. Most people will not read past that point.

And then, if you actually get comments or shares or whatever, come back and respond to people. You don't have to do this, but most people do not want to try and talk to authors who never answer their comments.

How do I know this works? I started doing this, and then I forgot on one fic, and the difference was fucking crazy. I'm not in a super popular part of that fandom, anyway, but it was very noticeable. If you're a popular fic author, you probably don't need to do any of this.

(I mean, you don't have to, anyway. It's just my free advice to you as someone who got paid to do SocMed bs for a while. )

(I'm not really interested in discoursing about any of this, btw, it's just what I do and I thought I'd share)

[dailyrebelcaptain]

Welcome to the Valentine’s Day Fest!

It’s February and love is in the air! 💞 To honour the spirit of the season, we’ve put together the Valentine’s Day Fest, an event to rec your favourite Jyn/Cassian content! 💗

💕SCHEDULE

Rec lists posted: Feb 14-21

Details on the Valentine’s Day Fest event are below!  If you have any questions, send us an ask!

💘 What type of works can I include on my rec list?

Any medium and type of fanwork can be recommended (ex. fanfiction, fanarts, gifsets, etc). Remember to include trigger warnings if they are not included in the work. The content featured on your list can be hosted on a website other than Tumblr (ex. you can share a list of links to AO3)

💘 Is there a maximum of works I can recommend?

Not at all! We encourage you to recommend works from different creators so we can share the love with as many Rebelcaptain artists as possible! If the rec list is long, please use a Read More.

💘Do you have any prompts to help put our lists togther?

Yes! We want to give every Rebelcaptain creator a chance to get a boost, so we have come up with prompts that will hopefully inspire your lists. You do not need to follow these prompts, they are suggestions.

fanworks with less than 50 notes/kudos in Tumblr/AO3/other site

fanfictions with less than 5 reader comments on Tumblr/AO3/other site

fanworks with less than 25 reblogs on Tumblr

fanart, gifsets, edits, and other visual fanworks

fanartists you recently discovered or new to the fandom

fanworks posted over a year old (ie. January 2023 and earlier)

Remember to tag your posts with #dailyrebelcaptain, so we can track and reblog them. If you add an external link, you can also mention the blog (@dailyrebelcaptain) in your post. You’ll be able to find all content related to the event under the tag #drcvalentinescelebration!

[thechangeling4]

Fanfiction recommendation:

I just need to gush about a fic for a moment. I don't have a profile(yet) so I can't comment on it on ao3, but I've read this fic 8 times now since i found it in late august, and while it's far from unusual for me to read a fic more than once in the same month, 4 times in 1 month doesn't happen often. It's The Risk in the Kiss by NotEvenCloseToStraight, 50+k, harringrove, a/b/o, E-rated, but unless you hate one of these it should be considered a must-read

There're many good things about this fic

• main thing that made it stand out to me is the descriptivness and missing unnecessary filler words. i'm pretty sure it's not grammaticaly correct but i'm also pretty sure that sensory and emotional impressions don't use the same grammer as spoken/written language, which is why it's so damn hard to express them right that way. now, i've never had problems putting myself in a character's pov, but this fic made it easy;

"....Steve’s voice dropped a register commanding...."

"It was nice to feel red tinted angry for a change, instead of always blue shaded lonely miserable sick...."

"....could only take being pushed away, rejected, dismissed, unwanted for so long...."

"The Alpha’s scent crackled thrilled, cherry bright and bittersweet chocolate pleased...."

"....protectively comforting in a way that tinted his rose scent purple...."

"....Steve wrinkled his nose when the Alpha’s scent plummeted sympathetic...."

"....Billy cursed cursed cursed his way through the front door of the school...."

"....leaning in anxious and looming over protective and staring at him worried...."

• one of the advantege of tropes like a/b/o is that you don't just relay words and body language, you can also use smell ect. to communicate, but this fic doesn't just use it form smut, no no. people growl, show teeth, click and trill, they basicly behave like cats, and it's for everyday non-sexual interaction.

• animaniacs reference, in the 80's

• fangs

• everybody's bullshit being pointed and often called out.

• fluff. there's SO MUCH fluff and softness and cuddles in this fic and it is wonderful

• max and billy being siblings

• pining. SO MUCH PINING

• billy starting a foodfight because he can't deal with how much he's pining and that's after they get together

• steve threatning neil with the bat

• alphas having stretch marks from getting muscle fast

• semi grafic reference to omegas maiming alphas who enter their heat space uninvited or don't act corretly and isn't that just a refreshing take!

it's stated that billy's car, in the 80's, needs to be turned on in order for the windows to be rolled down and it's during a fairly serious scene but, apologies NotEvenCloseToStraight, but that always makes me laugh.

could have called nancy out harder, but i'm a die hard nancy critic, and the gorgeous happy ending skips right over s3 so there's a sad sad sad lack of robin, but those ARE my only critisisms of this fic.

@not-close-to-straight

[thatdesklamp]

'Intrinsic Warmth': Collector's Edition

Here is a masterpost of all 'Intrinsic Warmth'-related content: a small portion is stuff that I've written, probably in response to a question/ask, but the majority is content that I... haven't actually produced! This is so so self-indulgent because I love everything here like a firstborn son. Oh my goodness. I’ll put this on the ‘other’ section of my masterlist for reference, too.

me prattling on

The Influence of 'One Day' on 'Intrinsic Warmth', an essay-that-I-didn't-mean-to-be-an-essay about how 'One Day' by David Nicholls impacted IW (in more ways than just the shamelessly-stolen concept, lol)

music

'Intrinsic Warmth': The Musical, a compilation of all the songs people have related to 'Intrinsic Warmth' in my comments (I've added the full list below with extra comments + context for each song)

'intrinsic': The Fic Playlist, an actual IW playlist (!!!) made by ao3 user redromeow

writing

'Sunday September 7th, 2014', a true gem of a fanfiction of my own fanfiction (ohmygod); Satoru's perspective of the beginning of IW's Chapter 19, written by ao3 user late_night_secrets

'Intrinsic Warmth': The Musical: The Context and Comments = Comments you guys made when you recommended the songs :DD

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want / The Smiths

"So, for once in my life / Let me get what I want / Lord knows, it would be the first time" -- Hebi's yearning hours

Haunted / Taylor Swift

"Stood there and watched you walk away / From everything we had / But I still mean every word I said to you / He will try to take away my pain" -- just IW in its angst era

"Come on, come on, don't leave me like this / I thought I had you figured out / Something's gone terribly wrong / You're all I wanted / Come on, come on, don't leave me like this / I thought I had you figured out / Can't breathe whenever you're gone / Can't turn back now, I'm haunted" -- Chapter 15, 2010 (Gojo + Hebi on the roof)

Don't / eAeon ft. RM

Lyrics that are very Hebi and Gojo. I particularly like: "Please, don’t leave this place / There’s no place like this elsewhere in the world, after all / Please don’t break us / Then our one heart will be divided"

look at me / george

Lyrics that are Gojo being in his feels whenever he sees Hebi (in IW's angst era specifically)

You're on Your Own Kid / Taylor Swift

"I wait patiently, he’s gonna notice me / It’s okay, we’re the best of friends" -- Chapter 14, 2009 (the first year after they graduate) Hebi is yoyok coded. Lol.

Remember the time / Michael Jackson

It fits IW v v well (it does)

Something about us / daft punk

"I need you more than anything in my life / I want you more than anything in my life / I'll miss you more than anyone in my life / I love you more than anyone in my life" -- Chapter 12, 2007 (right after Geto left). It is them.

Good enough / xdinary heroes

A song that matches the tone of their relationship

La gent normal al Mercat de Sant Antoni / Manel

I couldn't find this on Spotify! I've put it the original 'Common People' on IW:TM, but here's a link to the actual song that I got recommended; it's Hebi and Gojo.

Last Kiss / Taylor Swift

Specifically in Chapter 16, 2011 (the one with the Kiss and Breakup). Yikes.

IF I HAVE MISSED ANY SONGS Y’ALL HAVE SENT PLS TELL ME, I TRIED TO BE THOROUGH BUT I MAY HAVE MISSED SOME

[crazy-ache]

Fanfiction Ask Game

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 21

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? 184,514

3. What fandoms do you write for? ACOTAR (my current obsession), and I used to write quite bit for Avatar: The Last Airbender (back in the DAY with fanfiction.net and livejournal.com just to show my AGE), and I have dabbled briefly in GOT haha

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?  

when destiny keeps calling (Zutara, ATLA)

the other side of mercy (Zutara, ATLA)

surround me (Zutara, ATLA)

Call Me Selfish, Call Me Wreck (Elucien, ACOTAR)

Dear Lucien, Dear Elain (Elucien, ACOTAR)

Major love to my old Zutara fandom.

5. Do you respond to comments? I didn't always understand the importance of doing it and I used to be very shy in fandom, but now I do my best to always respond! I have made friends from engaging on fics on Ao3 which I love. It makes the writing experience feel like a community event which has been really fulfilling.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? I usually leave on a hopeful note, but I did write water can heal, water can break which was slightly Zutara with anti Kataang vibes and the implications of the ending break my heart because they were aligned with the canon for Katara. I basically was so disappointed by the absence of her story in LoK that I needed to explain why it wasn't her fault and her own internal heartbreak about it.

Call Me Selfish, Call Me Wrecked is happy but also has my special mix of angsty-HEA. 7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? All of them LOL. But maybe Courting Lucien Vanserra because I was just in a silly goofy mood when I wrote it. But I also still technically need to write the epilogue....shit....

8. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Oh! I used to not. @zenkindoflove influenced me lmao. Now I am getting better at it. So, yes, I do. I'm going to call it smut-with-lots-of-feelings.

9. Do you write crossovers? I have not!

10. Have you ever had a fic translated? No, but please tell me if you do LOL

11. Have you ever co-written a fic before? Oooh yes. Me and @zenkindoflove have written two works together. I highly recommend it to anyone else considering it. It was some of the most fun I had writing in a long while- a true creative experiment. We basically have our own "Canon" universe of crazykindoflove that we have established in our heads. It helps we very much have the same tastes.

12. What is your all-time favorite ship? Zuko/Katara was the ship that started it all for me. It taught me fandom obsession, fandom community, it spurred a life-long passion for writing....I think I have to give it credit where it is due. Elain/Lucien is getting up there. Their book might be the very thing that puts them into the number one slot.

13. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Divine Punishments....the multi-chapter fic I had grand plans for that I abandoned after the first chapter LOL.

14. What are your writing strengths? Metaphors. I can come up with a damn good metaphor. That's my poetry background coming into play. My writing is very lyrical, descriptive, and introspective. I love finding a beautiful metaphor that just perfectly describes an emotion or situation.

Because were she to ever wear the dress, those stitched sunflowers, with their bright yellow petals, would be a declaration to the whole world exactly what his heart intended. That she was the sun and he was the humble sunflower, forever loyal to follow her, forever in adoration of her shine; for the sunflower only grows facing the sun’s light, in an eternal chase of her orbit. It didn’t matter where either of them moved, he would be there, waiting to bloom at her smile. 

Like damn look at this. I still think about this one LOL

15. What are your writing weaknesses?  Plot LOL. I was a oneshot girl my entire life and could never tackle multi-chapter works with elaborate plots. Until ACOWAR (Elucien's Version)!!

16. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? I'd love to incorporate my Spanish but haven't had a reason to yet in a fic.

17. First fandom you wrote for? ATLA!

18. Favorite fic you’ve written? This is really hard. Several are near and dear to my heart. But I'm going to say ACOWAR (Elucien's Version). Because I'm really proud of the quality of the writing, the interesting take on Canon AU, the characterizations, and the time spent mapping out the chapters. I'm halfway through and it's already been beyond rewarding.

I feel as though everyone has been tagged on this one, so feel free to steal and share!!!

[lotusflowerbreakingthesurface]

✧ This is Zhang Qiling (Men You Ping) and Wu Xie Only blog aka “𝓟𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓧𝓲𝓮 𝓞𝓷𝓵𝔂” blog.

✧ This blog is dedicated to post fanfic recommendation/reading record of PingXie/PX/瓶邪/Zhang Qiling × Wu Xie pairing/ship/cp from a Chinese novel series Daomu Biji/DMBJ/盗墓笔记 and other related things that are mostly in Chinese fandom.

✧ I will try my best to provide the link where you can read the fanfiction, but please keep in mind that due to the rules and limitations (the link is no longer accessible, the fanfic got deleted, private site's restrictions, etc T_T) I cannot put the reading links to all of the fanfictions here. Nevertheless, I want to put those fanfictions here as mementos of the writers' hard work as well as for my own reading records (since I forgot them easily).

✧ Avatar/Background image by 刘巴布

✧ Header image by 吟耳汤

✧ This blog uses the dividers by @saradika-graphics, @anitalenia, and @animatedglittergraphics-n-more

✧ PingXie banner/divider/GIF original pictures by 刘巴布 and edited by me

✮⃝ There are some points that I would like you to know about this blog to avoid misunderstanding, you can check: Introduction: About This Blog and Me

��⃝ Fanfic Recs Masterlist ✮⃝ Birthday & Festival

✮⃝ Meta Recs ✮⃝ Let's Talk About PingXie

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✮⃝ Tags Page ✮⃝ Tags List ✮⃝ Ask Page

✮⃝ PingXie Only Area and Landmine Clearance "避雷"—(If you absolutely need it, don't hesitate to PM me)

⚠︎ 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐓𝐋 ⚠︎ 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 ⚠︎ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝟏𝟖+ ⚠︎ 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 ⚠︎ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐗𝐢𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 –𝓟𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓧𝓲𝓮 𝓘𝓼 𝓘𝓻𝓻𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓲𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓤𝓷𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝓪𝓫𝓵𝓮– 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠, 𝐬𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚:

𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚖𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢. 𝚆𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗. 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗! ⚠︎

Hi, welcome to my blog! I appreciate all the likes, comments, and reblogs. However, due to personal reasons, I have deleted/edited some of my old fic rec posts. Therefore, the 'reblogged' version of my old fic rec posts no longer represents me (because once it's reblogged, I can't delete it). I apologize for the inconvenience and I hope you understand. If you don't mind, please delete the old fic rec posts you have reblogged. Also, if you're willing to reblog my new post, I would appreciate it. If it's too much to ask, that's okay too. Thank you for your understanding :)

[vampirecatsw]

Intro and My Links

(for mobile + other users)

Hi, My name is Cyn (he/him), it's nice to meet you!

THIS BLOG IS NOT SPOILER FREE

You might have seen me around Ao3 as secret_werewolves, leaving little comments on everyone's works

I like to lurk around discord servers, fandoms, devour fanfictions, and reblog things. My main fandom is Detective Conan / Magic Kaito, although I do explore some other ones.

I sometimes draw too, but since life has gotten very hectic recently, I'm taking things slower

FEEL FREE TO SEND ME ASKS ABOUT AUS, OCS OR ANYTHING. I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM!!!

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My Art (Tumblr tag): https://vampirecatsw.tumblr.com/tagged/cyn%20draws

New!!: My new art blog yay! https://cyndraws.tumblr.com

Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/secret_werewolves  Fanfiction.net: https://www.fanfiction.net/u/10181337/ Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/secret-werewolves

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My tags:

#cyn draws -> my art. I might also use #my art

#cyn talks / cyn speaks -> not much of a distinction since I often tag both. But cyn talks is for chatting, and cyn speaks is for original posts.

#cyn answers -> answering asks

Usually first name, last name for characters

#fic recs -> fic recs! Feel free to also browse my ao3 bookmarks or links on my fanfiction.net profile

#transmigrator kaito au -> my own au! I post under this tag (on both accounts, so click 'see all of tumblr'). Feel free to check out the link below and to follow the tag <3

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This seems pretty popular so I'll put this here too. If I find another fic, I'll update it in this post. Happy reading~

Kaito pov/Kaito centric fanfic recommendations list:

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Planned future projects:

Start writing fanfics hahaha. First I gotta get over my self esteem and start writing planssss. I do admire everyone who writes, but I really don't want to run out of steam halfway through projects. And if I'm gonna write, I wanna get into the habit of planning! It also allows for tiny details to be hinted in later, super satisfying >v<

Rn I'm super busy with uni so aaaa they might take a while

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WIP Ideas in my brain, may or may not be actually posted. But definitely feel free to ask me questions about them!

Please send asks, I'm actually begging like please

- Kirby oc + anime au! (i have a series of monstrous documents with meticulous detail, it's getting ridiculous at this point adfghj. But I do need to watch the anime first). I have somehow ended up making an entire au around an oc haha. I'm taking some inspiration from other fandoms and fanworks.

- Dcmk oc/self inserts/transmigration aus (Shinichi/Conan, Kaito, detective boys, maybe some others. We need more of these in this fandom)

- Kaito transmigration au (Kaishin, platonic or romantic not decided yet)

https://vampirecatsw.tumblr.com/tagged/transmigrator%20kaito%20au

Inspired by 'Entirely Out of Spite' by Bgtea, a Genshin fanfic. Would highly recommend! https://archiveofourown.org/works/30349320/chapters/74816049 And also "Scum Villain Self-Saving System" too, since EOoS is inspired by it in turn. I'm crying since writing is just Not Happening XDDD The funniest thing about this au is Kaito being extra giddy to meet Shin/Cone and being a fanboy in general

Kaitou / phantom thief oc Look he just slaps, idk how to explain XD

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Ok, bye! Hope everyone is doing well! I'm going back to work now because uni is using me like its ragdoll in those flash games lol

[eleventeenratsinaflannelsuit]

reasons you should take the time to make an ao3 account if you read there frequently (or at all really, see the 5th bullet point):

Bookmarks: saving stories you like, you can leave notes about the stories and can set the bookmark as private (only you can see it), or public (everyone can see it), as well as marking it as a recommendation for anyone looking at your profile.

Subscriptions: get updates (via email) when an author, series, or work you’ve subscribed to updates (no more needing to check back every so often)

Access to works marked only for readers with accounts (many authors are doing this recently (good for them) to combat AIs stealing stories to sell as books or training)

ao3 is working to implement a blocking feature, i know it may not be as prominent if you only read but still, its there.

lastly, and i cannot stress this one enough: There Is a Dark Mode. you can read fanfiction in Dark Mode. stop killing your eyes people, make an account.

you don’t need to post things, you don’t need to comment (be aware that authors absolutely love when anyone comments, though) or use your account to publicly interact in any way.

you don’t even need to use an email you usually use, make a quick new one (dont forget it so you can see updates to anything you subscribe to), you can be as active or inactive as you want.

you dont need to use the bookmarks or subscriptions or read account-only stories or post anything but please for the love of everything, at least USE THE DARK MODE. google how to turn it on, ask me in the comments or a reblog. stop killing your eyes, if they die you can’t read anymore fanfiction.

take care of yourself, make an account

(or don’t, i cant tell you what to do but i highly suggest it, even if it’s just for the dark mode)

(at least put in the invitation thing, they take a couple weeks to go through, the earlier you put it in the better)

[maraudersftw]

hello! I’m trying to work on my first fic and am wondering…how did you bring attention to your writing? i am hoping that one day another human being actually reads and enjoys this

Omg hi, anon!

First of all, congratulations on taking that first step and starting your own fic! It's always a Big moment, and I hope you find the whole process as wonderful (and sometimes painful) as all authors do. Don't forget to tag me if you ever decide to post/share your fic here on Tumblr! ❤️

Now, coming to your question: I really want to stress how important it is for you to NOT judge the quality of your writing or fic by the stats your story garners, and especially not when you're a new writer because numbers during the nascent stage are, 99% of the time, highly misleading. It's a simple fact of readers being wary of trying out a new name unless it already has some "popularity" or "fame". You could be writing the Best Fic out there and it would still take people weeks, months, sometimes even years, to actually find and appreciate it. Don't be disheartened! You wrote something. You created it. You put yourself out there. Be proud regardless of how others perceive it.

But, of course, I get it. It's a writer's curse to constantly be tracking the hits, kudos, comments, etc. It's difficult to swim past your own insecurities and keep posting even when you feel like not enough people are seeing your efforts. But I promise you, it is worth it - people ARE reading it, and they are growing in number day by day. They may not always leave comments and kudos (and most people don't, rather sadly), but your fics are reaching them and taking up space in their day, becoming a part of their lives. Think of it like this: if you keep writing, it is highly likely more people will discover your work and spread the word. If you stop writing, it is absolutely certain readers will stop finding you too. So, for the first few fics that you publish, I'd recommend just becoming blind to the numbers. They are fake and you don't need them. Very few of us become instant hits.

That being said, here are some of the things I do to try and obnoxiously smack my fic in other people's faces:

Post on all the platforms - FFN, AO3, Tumblr. There's no escaping

Reblog the Tumblr post like a gazillion times in one day, and if I still feel like it hasn't gotten the attention it deserves, reblog it after a couple of months again

Tag your posts with the right pairing! Increase their visibility! The first five tags you use on Tumblr are the ones that help people find your stuff, so get those right and always keep it relevant to the pairing you are writing for

Submit your fics to rec blogs and channels shamelessly, like, friend, we are all here writing fanfiction about random characters. No one's going to judge; everybody wants more content. You are cool, don't think twice about it

Personally, writing and posting drabbles has helped me out a lot in the past: it helps break the tediousness of long fics, gives more visibility to readers who don't have time to read your other stuff, and also lets you practice more without putting anything at stake, so to speak

Interact with other positive blogs in the fandom who will support you and help get the word out! This also helps you become a part of the whole writing community, and that's a beautiful experience in itself. Fun fact: I wrote on FFN for five years before becoming active on Tumblr and seeing a huge spike in my number of readers. So it's really all just about how well your story is reaching others rather than how good of a writer you are

Okay, I feel like I have gone on for a decade and a half. if I have missed out on anything, please feel free to add more for anon ❤️❤️ Hope this helps somewhat!

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Well, this post has been made countless times, but I’m making one too because I’ve seen a lot of people say they’re new to tumblr and don’t know the whole “reblogging is better than liking” rule and other stuff. So without any further ado, here are ways YOU can support the fanfiction authors. Now keep in mind this applies to almost every author out there, not just the stayblr fandom, so if you’re a silent reader (or even if you aren’t), I advise you go through this post. Warning, this is a fairly long post going into detail, so yeah. I still expect you, the readers to read this, and if you’re a writer, feel free to lmk if i’ve written smth wrong or if you want me to add something! ^^

In this post I’ll go into thorough analysis of the pros and cons of each of the methods listed here and how YOU as a reader can show the authors whose fics you read more love and motivate them to produce content.

WARNING; LONG POST! GOES INTO A DECENT AMOUNT OF DETAIL. NOT EDITED, EXCUSE ANY TYPOS.

#1 : LIKING !

I think this is basic common knowledge, and a lot of people tend to do this. When you like the post, the author sees it, you see it, and if the author has their liked posts accessible (which majority of the time they don’t), and if someone deliberately goes to check it, then they see it. See why so many authors say just liking does nothing? Only liking says “Hey, I’m gonna tell you your story is not that good by simply liking it and not sharing it with other people. :D”

♯ PROS:

You’re telling the author that you've read their fic, and either you’ve enjoyed it to a certain extent, or you’re just saving it to read for later.

Likes are seen by you, the author and anyone who has access to your likes (which, most people don’t).

♯ CONS:

If you ONLY like, you’re not really helping the author’s work reach a wide audience because this site isn’t Instagram. Reblogging is the only way people can SEE our works. I’ll cover more on that in the next section.

In a nutshell, liking is good! But you should most likely use it in a combination with the other stuff I’ve listed below, because just the like itself doesn’t really do much in giving the author any feedback or interaction on their fics.

To clear shit up; I’m not talking about those people who don’t read the story or appreciate it in the first place. I’m talking about those who appreciate the fic, like it, but don’t leave any sort of feedback to show that.

#2 : REBLOGGING !

This is SO, SO important. I cannot stress on this enough. Let me explain WHY so many writers stress on reblogging content: 

Tumblr’s tag system is inherently fucked up, and has grown more so over the year. I’m not kidding, at first, the fic either used to show up in the tags or it didn’t, but now, sometimes your fic can be REMOVED from the tags because of,,, idk tumblr tag shit. Anyways, as you can see, it’s very demotivating for authors at that point, because the major way for people to find their content and expand their blogs has been blocked.  

Due to this reason, tumblr authors need to RELY on you, their followers to help spread their works to a wider audience. Now again, before you get me wrong, I’m not saying you ae forced to rb our works regardless of whether you like them or not. BUT, that being said, if you DO infact like the story, there’s no harm in reblogging, right? By doing this you’re indirectly telling the author — “hey! :D I liked your fic! Which is why I am gonna share it to my followers so they can read it too :D” Trust me, you’re doing nothing but helping the people who produce content for you to read. Seems like a worthy cause to hit the reblog button, right? It’s only a one, or maximum two step procedure.

Leave tags in your reblogs! Trust me, as an author myself and as much as I know from all my author friends, we oft check the tags of your reblogs to see if you found any part amazing or even if you have anything to say about the writing we put so much hard work into. Even a key smash or a “This was so [insert adjective] 🥺” is enough to leave a smile on your authors face. 

♯ PROS :

You’re !! Sharing !! Your authors !! Works !! This leads to them getting more recognition, so for the content they’re so graciously providing for free, you’re promoting their blog and helping them expand it.

If the tags are being a shit, which majority of the time they are, then you’re literally making an author’s day by reblogging! You’re showing them that you, a follower and appreciator of their works are willingly sharing their content because it deserves to be seen by more people. Again before any dumb people decide to attack me, i am talking about people who like the fic but don't bother reblogging and are silent/ghost readers. I am not forcing anyone to read anybody’s work.

YOU’RE MAKING YOUR AUTHOR SO HAPPY WHAT MORE REASONS COULD YOU POSSIBLY WANT !! 🥺

♯ CONS :

Literally none, because as far as I remember no author is against reblogging of their works. It’s quite literally the way this platform functions. Reblogging is IMPORTANT.

#3 : COMMENTING/SENDING FEEDBACK !

This kind of overlaps with the previous section, but THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT STEP !! When you leave feedback, you are directly giving the author something so much more valuable to them than high follower/note counts or money. Your feedback is literally our serotonin. I kid you not the number of times I’ve received a positive comment and smiled and it has made my day. There’s a reason youtubers (though not the best example, bear with me here because it was the only one I could think of) ask people to subscribe, like and COMMENT. The subscription is like a follow, the like is ofc like a heart, and the comment is equivalent to an rb with comments in the tags. 

You might argue and tell me that a comment is basically like an ask so the reblogging step isn’t necessary, but I’m sure 99% of you use YouTube and you know that more comments leads to people’s videos boosted in the stream/trending charts. This is what reblogging does. Reblogging shares the piece with other people like minded, which leads to a boost in reads. You are literally helping your author grow.

It’s quite literally the same thing as youtubers. Youtubers NEED validation to keep their content creation going, so do writers, so do other ccs on this site. This post is however, focused on WRITERS, so keep that in mind.

♯ PROS :

By doing this, you’re giving author valuable feedback! It’s similar to what you do in rbing with tags. Interactivity with their fics boosts their note counts and helps expand their audience, so srsly, now think of it: your one comment is playing such a massive role to help ccs create more content.

Imagine how much of a difference the note counts will be in when every person who simply likes after reading the fic, reblogs, leaves a comment and sends an ask. the note counts would be high on each and every fic, which is validation in itself, but your comments would inspire the writer so much more! Please, don’t skip the commenting part. Even a simple one like: “this is so cute!” is wonderful. 

♯ CONS :

Remember, if you’re gonna give constructive criticism (which I’m sure you all are smart enough to know if different from hate), make sure the author is okay with it. Authors need to be in a specific mindset and must be ready to accept criticism, so if you’re gonna give constructive criticism to them when they’re at a low point, it may demotivate them.

Just commenting, instead of reblogging and commenting in the tags/ reblogging and then leaving an ask in their inbox, while it gives validation in plenty, will not lead to the author’s work being spread. Therefore I suggest either reblogging and commenting in the tags or reblog and then leave an ask, or comment under the fic!

!! reminder; I am not saying that if you don’t rb and just leave feedback, your feedback has no value. We authors truly appreciate every bit of feedback, but this post is aimed to help you learn how to interact with and support authors, and make them feel more motivated, because the current scenario of liking and scrolling is taking a toll on their creative abilities. Take it from a person who’s been writing for a year.

#4 : COMMSIONING VIA THEIR KO-FI/OTHER APPS !

Before any of you attack me, let me tell you that this is not a step that is 100% necessary to do. ONLY donate if you can and if you genuinely want to, and if anyone is forcing you to pay for something against your will, you need to get yourself out of there.

Regardless, if an author has a kofi and you’re able to and you want to donate, you definitely should! It’s also a valid form of support.

#5 : ADDING THEM ON REC LISTS/ RECOMMENDING THEM TO REC BLOGS

This is such an underrated option, to be honest. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve seen my fic was recommended onto some rec list and it’s made me smile so hard. If you like some fics, create a rec list! They’re oft very popular amongst the fans too. Making rec posts is such a great way to share your favorite stories with others. 

Rec blogs! I’ve seen a couple going around, and needless to say they are a great way to get someone else to read your favorite author’s work whilst also giving them your own feedback. These blogs oft accept recs via a form or ask box, and they leave your feedback along with their own, or else they’ll oft tag the author in the feedback post, so look! You’re basically helping your author share their fic to many more people, because you’ve given them feedback and a reblog.

♯ PROS :

Validation! Feedback! Reblogs! More exposure! Helping a blog grow! Spreading love! basically a run down of the stuff I’ve said before!

♯ CONS :

Literally no con of this. Unless, a one in a million case, this author says they don’t like receiving feedback/being tagged, and I’m sure NO person has said this before, at least none that I’ve heard of.

#6 : FINAL COMMENTS; MISC !

When an author points out about how the interactivity is drastically reducing, don’t just give them blind apologies. Yes, you feel sorry for not interacting as much, we understand, but rather show that you’ll become a better content consumer through your actions. We need to see that we’re not just throwing words into a void and that people are actually trying to be better content consumers. 

Understand the fact that authors don’t get paid for this, and 99% of the time, these authors don’t take commissions either. They’re giving you novel worthy writings for free. Take Percy Jackson: You think the author would have felt motivated to write the subsequent parts, let alone two whole series based off of it if literally no one showed that they were interested? Rick Riordan has sales, he is being paid, there are millions of people and big agencies who provide him feedback. Now take that huge amount and simmer it down to an audience of maybe 10000 people This is what fanfic authors want. They don’t want your money, nor are they telling you to risk your lives for them. All they want is, a reblog, some tags, some feedback, some INTERACTIVITY.  A sign that they aren’t throwing fics into the void and that people actually like them, some motivation to continue. Seems fairly easy to throw an rb with some tags, right?

Don’t bother to tell me that we do this for ourselves and we shouldn’t ask for likes and reblogs and feedback, because 1) you are consuming the content that we “write for ourselves” and 2) writers post their content here for interactivity and feedback. We could just not post and write and save our fics in our dungeon drafts for years. But we choose to post to entertain the readers, the consumers. And we aren’t even asking that much in return.

Don’t give me the whole “I’m scared that authors feel that comments are annoying” excuse either because seriously this has been DEBUNKED SO MANY TIMES. Istg, in the nicest way possible, if you still think writers are annoyed by interaction and feedback, after so many posts, long rants have been posted as to how we’re not, then you must truly be living under a rock. There, I said it. Please stop thinking this way, I’ll say it again, AUTHORS ARE NOT ANNOYED OF FEEDBACK, COMMENTS, TAGS, REBLOGS. WE LOVE IT. Saying this is like saying that the audience in a theatre play shouldn’t clap when the play ends because the actors would find it noisy. 🤡

I’ve seen some people saying they have anxiety issues and such, so pls note that I’m not invalidating your condition. If you’re trying to be more interactive, I really appreciate it! If you can’t, that’s fine too. You’re trying.

But for the people who have no reason other than feeling lazy to rb and comment, your lack of interactiveness is not excused. Please. Tumblr is a reblogging site. If you’re gonna consume content like authors are some sort of machines, I encourage you to go get some more perspective.

This site is not Instagram or the satan bird app. Your likes are appreciated but frankly speaking, they do nothing to the author except tell them “Hey i read ur fic but i'm not gonna support u :D” and honestly, that is detrimental to their creative capabilities and mental health. 

DON’T FOLLOW AN ACC JUST TO MINDLESS RB THEIR SIGNAL BOOST POSTS AND THEIR REBLOGS OF GIFS AND NOT INTERACT WITH THEIR WRITING AT ALL ! Trust me, authors prefer a lower amount of interactive followers than a high count that doesn’t even give them any feedback. Again your follows are appreciated, but when you’re following, you know the type of content the author creates, so the author expects that the more followers, the more interactivity. These days, this is just becoming the opposite. So don’t do it! If you’re gonna follow to read, interact with their works. I promise, this will make both you and the author happy. A win-win situation.

In conclusion: SUPPORT YOUR FUCKING AUTHORS! THEY ARE NOT MACHINES THAT HAVE NO FEELINGS TO PRODUCE CONTENT FOR YOU! FICS TAKE DAYS AND DAYS OF PLANNING, PLOTTING, OUTLINING, WRITING, EDITING, MAKING TEASERS. SO JUST SHOW THEM YOU APPRECIATE THEM WITH AN RB. IT’S THE L E A S T YOU CAN DO.

I will be liking this post here written by the lovely @chaninfused​ and @scriptura-delirus​ . Please take time to read it because if you weren’t convinced by my arguments, you will see how much frustration we as writers face on a daily basis. Please, just show support. Here is the post by @stayndays​ about how to get more people to read your work, because it also has a note on reblogging. Please educate yourself, and put an end to this mindless consuming culutre and bring up some interactivity.

If you’ve read this far, I want you to go to two of your favorite authors and leave some feedback in their inbox, and tag me in it (either tag me yourself or ask the author to do so, they won’t mind). Show your writers that our words are taking effect and you are becoming better consumers. I mean it. I’m serious. I want every single one who reads this post to do this. besides valid reasons, if you’re lazy to do this, you’re a part of the problem. PLEASE get more perspective.

Also, feel free to add to this post! I’d love to read your thoughts too, remember to be kind though. And, if I think your rb is somehow contradicting my points and is bringing down the reason I made this post, I will politely ask you to delete your comment, because this post is about being truthful about the harsh reality of tumblr consumers and how we can change it. I’m sure none of you will let it get to that point, though. <3 love you guys. 💓

And, just a reminder, don’t just blindly like this too. Do what I said before, and while I am not forcing you, I’d appreciate your reblog, because seriously, it took me 3 whole days to write this, plus, I’m sure this will help more of your followers understand the fault in consumer culture. haha, that’s it! This post was way too long uff.

also, this is ur cue to not be stupid in my inbox. You have something to say? Think I worded smth wrongly? I’m sure it wasn’t my intention to do so, point it out with manners. 

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Fic Recommendation list #2

Check out my first list if you’re interested (and 18+)

Some are light, some are dark. Most are smut. Be mindful of the warnings.

Mostly Bucky Barnes. Lee Bodecker and Sam Wilson too.

I hope you all enjoy these as much as I did 🤍

DARK

📌 Twice Bitten | by @cherienymphe Hands down the best fanfiction I’ve ever read, from the plot to the characterization of Bucky and Steve, and every other little detail. I literally felt like I was watching a movie.

📌 Promises | @giorno-plays-piano Dad’s bestfriend is always a huge yes. Poor reader just latches onto him after a string of tragedies. Dark, hot, and surprisingly sweet.

📌 The House of the Rising Sun | @cryptidcasanova The descriptions in this story are so vivid that I could literally feel New Orleans’ humidity on my skin. Cryptid Bucky is mysterious and hot af. 10/10 would give him my name, let him drag me in a swamp and sell him my soul.

Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4

Also check out her Sam Wilson x Reader story: “Love Potion no. 9”. I love the magic atmosphere, and I love dark Sam with all my heart. (Part 2 here)

📌 What You Can’t See | @honeyhan-123 Delusional, obsessed Bucky gets me every time. Suprisingly sweet for a dark fiction. Very accurate description of the conflict between the reader’s mind and body.

📌 Breeding kink | @softboibarnes I love yandere, dark Bucky, especially if he’s scheming and creepy af. Hot smut as always.

📌 The Wrong Idea | @mypoisonedvine I’m slowly becoming a Lee Bodecker hoe: something about chubby Sebastian, probably. Rough yet sweet. The daddy kink is the cherry on top.

📌 Push, Pull, Pressure | @darkficsyouneveraskedfor Another great Lee Bodecker story. Very vivid setting, many asshole men, absolutely irredeemable Lee.

📌 The Thrill of the Kill | @nellblazer Absolutely unhinged, psycho Bucky. Badass reader. The story is written in the first person, so if you’re very much into that, you’ll love it. And even if you’re not, you’ll love it anyways because it’s so good. And creepy af.

📌 кролик | @mariessecretfantasies I love sensory deprivation, and I love this story. You wouldn’t expect the Winter Soldier to be as caring as he is in this one, but he is, and so he gets my heart and...other parts of me.

DARK-ISH?

Not really dark but... just being safe.

📌 some of them want to get used by you | @youtastelikesugar Darkish, brainscrambled Bucky owns my heart and my whole being. I love a good story of obsession, what can I say. Not completely dark because the obsession is reciprocated. The smut is steamy and the ending is sweet.

📌 Voyeurism Drabble (Bucky Barnes x Reader x Steve Rogers) | @sweeterthanthis Hottest smut I’ve ever read. I am a slut for voyeur, dark-ish Bucky, and exhibitionist Steve and reader. Also has a sequel that includes double penetration. I need to lay down a sec and catch my breath just thinking about it.

📌 mutual | @buckycuddlebuddy Yes, I have a problem with voyeurism, and another with creepy Bucky, and I feel no shame. I wish my neighbor was as hot as Bucky, tbh. Very hot if you’re into this kink. Check out Elif’s kinktober masterlist. Many great, steamy stories you’ll love.

LIGHT

📌 The patient in room 212 | @constantwriter85 Very original story, I’ve never personally read anything quite like this in the Bucky fandom. Bucky’s inner monologue is the best thing ever, second only to the amount of pining and fluff.

Also recommended: Where I belong. Short and sweet. Bucky is very good with kids in this, so be prepared. (Pt. 2, 3)

📌 Lose Control | @navybrat817 Words can’t even begin to describe how hot this story is. Possessive Bucky is something else, I swear, and so is the raw, passionate sex he has with the reader.

📌 thoughts and actions | by @ballyhoobarnes Bucky has a stutter and is super shy and the concept itself makes me all soft. This one is my favorite out of her librarian!Bucky masterlist, but you should read all of them!

📌 my sweet girl | by @sunmoonandbucky Heartbreaking but so, so sweet. It’s a story of love and mental illness. I don’t cry easily when it comes to fanfiction but I bawled my eyes out for this one.

📌 Abstract | @suntrastar Moody, broody Bucky is everything. Very fun, lighthearted story. I love the reader too much.

📌 All Good Things | @sagechanoafterdark I have a thing for Ghost!au, and in this one, the ghost...kinds comes back to life. Very interesting story, very original too.

📌 pictures of girls | @subtlebucky Hot and cute at the same time. If Bucky Barnes asked to take my nude photos for a class, I’d say yes. No hesitation. No questions asked.

📌 All of You | @moonbeambucky Heartbreaking but so, so sweet. Bucky is so used to being tossed away like he means nothing that it’s the reaction he always expects. Fluffy, happy ending.

📌 It’ll last longer | @angrythingstarlight If you’re gonna have sex in a photo booth, make sure you have a Steve Rogers with you. Public sex and hot af smut.

📌 Zoom Meeting | @tuiccim In a time where most of us work or study from home, this fic is basically... all of us horny hoes dreams come true.

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These amazing authors put a lot of time and effort into writing their stories. Please make sure to reblog and comment on their fics, and show them your appreciation. Reblog this list too so that it can reach as many people as possible. 🤍

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PLEASE I NEED TO ASK😭

do you have a continuation on that dc/marvel x reader crossover? like do u have a wattpad, quotev, ao3, fanfictionet etc so i can read it? like its one of those good ass reads where u gets u so hooked like an addict🥲🥲

and also would it be a bother to ask for recommendations of dc/marvel crossovers? where the reader or oc is from marvel too and got transported to the dc au, and also dc/pjo character where the reader is a demigod or goddess? like ive found some but it would be really nice to get recommends from others cuz finding these beautiful jewels like urs is so rare😅

Hey ❤️ first, thank you so much for the compliment, it really makes my day to know people get into my ff, secondly, I was wondering which one you meant since I have a few (mostly the Stark!Reader x Jason Todd, and Club Illusion) but I have a feeling that you might mean 'these comics' my first ever multi-chapter fanfiction that I abandoned due to personal issues and took out of my master list. Now if you meant that, I have bad news and good news: the bad news is that I don't have a continuation and I don't really plan to continue it, the good news is that I did actually start to make a remastered version. I decided a while ago to take the idea, work it over a little bit, change some things up here and there and rewrite it. As of now, it's still in an alpha phase so It could be a while till I start uploading chapters but if you're interested (and willing to wait a while) let me know and I'll make a note of tagging you once I decide that it's ready for the public eye.

Now about the recommendations, I have to admit that I have the same troubles that you have and rarely find any, but if any of my lovely followers on here have any recommendations I'd be so happy if you share them in the comments here or if you want you can send them to me per ask and I put them in here by editing. Lots of love, Brina

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Tolerate it - Part 1

Notes: This is my first reader x character fanfiction, I’m sorry if i have any mistakes. If you have any feedback, comments or requests I would gladly received it. Thank you for reading, I hope you like it, its going to be a multiple chapter series.

Lena Luthor x reader, Kara Danvers x reader, Alex Danvers x reader. Baby Danvers.

Some people dream of their lives as they are growing up and after a few years are able to conquer them. Others dream the same way but are chosen to follow a different path in which some things ended up way different than they expected. 

Begin the younger member of the Danvers had put you always in tough shoes to fill since you were a kid. Kara was 3 years older than you and Alex was 4.

You were only 10 when Kara came into the family but the two of you found similar likings a difference from Alex, warming up easily. After a time the three of you fell like three peas in a pot in your worst and best times for each one of you.

And like all the people all of you had dreams Alex always wanted to be like your Mom and Dad, as she protected her younger siblings. Kara wanted to bring people joy and justice, she wanted to do the right thing.

And you, your dream were complicated, you wanted to stay behind a camera, a guitar, or behind a kitchen, You wanted to be able to bring entertainment and joy to people's faces. Sadly the other difference between your sisters and you were that they conquer their dream and you, on the other hand, didn't.

It’s not that you don't enjoy what you do, or are not happy. You are okay and satisfied with your life at the moment. That is why you are currently at work, making in Kara’s words ‘The best pastries in the world’.

The abundant smell of fresh coffee and sugary bakery, invaded the shop every day. The soft sunlight that came through the window illuminated the place, every morning and afternoon. The soft jazz music in the background creating a relaxing vibe that will go on all day.

You heard the jingle of the doorbell as you decorated with the pastry bag, quickly cleaning your hands. You spoke up as you looked up to see a beautiful green-eyed black-haired woman. “Hi”

The black-haired woman smiled and responded. You were going into a panic, accidentally clinging to the decorating pastry bag making some of it to your face. The texture of the cream begins soft, and unexpected making you gain your posture “Hello there”

“Sorry, good afternoon, Welcome to JJ’s. How can I help you?” You said while smiling as you cleaned your face, the black-haired woman softly smiled as you did so.

The green-eyed said as her eyes ranked over the menu and the refrigerator and back to you before responding.“I'm looking for some pastries for a girls night, what do you recommend?”

“Personally I recommend the tiramisu, the lemon pie, and if you are going all out then the Hershey chocolate cheesecake which is personally my favorite. One of my sisters has a really big appetite and the other is picky so this is my to-go order for sister night” You ramble out as you showed her the options. 

The Luthor woman softly smiles as she spoke while walking back to the register. “Okay then please give me a complete unit of each one, darling”

You stood there, observing her facial features as she played. She was calm and relaxed; it was something you noticed right away. The only makeup she had was a soft lip gloss on her lips. Her eyebrows were relaxed. Her straight hair was in a ponytail. And her eyes were memorizing, her right eye began a soft green with a little of blue and her left eye began a greener brownish. You were sure she was the prettiest girl you have ever seen.

Her face felt familiar to someone who was familiar, there must be a few seconds before you came to reality to realize she caught your glance and returned you the beaming smile you had.

“Okay, okay over and out” You spoke as you walked to get her order ready.

In a moment you remember you never asked for her name, so you had to rush out from the other side of the place to where she was now seated. “I kinda need your name, sorry I forgot”

“Lena” She answered

“Then it's a pleasure Lena” You countered back before heading to the kitchen again to make her order.

Her name, her smile, her eyes were all of you could think so the whole day.

The encounter was simple, just her being a client in the bakery, not anything else. That’s the way you need to treat it because you knew after a few love encounters you weren’t made for love.

It was Friday and you were knocking on your sister’s apartment. It was rare for you to have free time, with two jobs one being a music teacher and the other being a pastry chef.

A difference from your sisters, you didn’t have a boss that would pay you more than the low income, and well to survive in National City you need it to have them both.

“Hey sis, is the invitation still open?” You spoke up when you saw Kara’s face with a beaming smile opening the door. The smell of pizza and beer invaded the apartment. 

“Of course, it is buttercup,” Alex said as she beat Kara while grabbing the beer and the cupcakes.

The blonde just hugged you and spun you around, Alex protested. Even though she did the same.

“You are not going to believe what happens, I was working which thankfully I got out earlier than I thought and I met the prettiest girl I've ever seen in my life, Rao her eyes were green, not a sad green, no, no, a green of nature and trees, yes trees, like kryptonite and her smile, Rao her smile was enough to light up the whole room” You ramble as you grabbed Alex beer walking backward finding your way to the couch without looking at your surroundings.

“Let me guess you chicken out and didn't ask her out?” Alex scoffed, as she rolled her eyes. Making Kara laugh and you to pout.

“Yeah-” Before jumping in your back to the couch you said stopping when you felt your head hitting someone’s lap as Kara and Alex spoke up at the same time getting interrupted by your head hitting the person.

“Butter-“

“Y/N-“

When you looked up to see the memorizing eyes and soft smile you were talking about, you immediately felt to your side, groaning in pain when your head hits the floor.

“Hi” Lena immediately reached out to you, giving you her hand. You looked up to the woman and whispered when both of your glances connected.

“Hello, I didn't catch your name” The Luthor woman smiled teasingly before speaking as she helped get up.

While Kara was stuffing herself with your cupcakes, the older Danvers gasped as she connected the dots. “Holy shit”

After a small scold from Alex, Kara went by your side to check on you. The glance between you and Lena stayed, making Kara smile widely as she took another cupcake.“Oh, you two know each other?”

“You could say so” Lena responded calmly, as she winked and smiled at you before walking to the kitchen to grab more wine, leaving you speechless and completely embarrassed at the couch and Kara with a small frown.

[kaori-kai]

Baekhyun Fanfiction Recommendations

Hello! I’ve finally organized (not all but some of) my favorite fics! I tried to organize them by categories (oneshots, series) but there’s a mix in most of them and they include smut, fluff & angst. No particular order, totally just coming up from my likes/reblogs. I’m into all kinds of stories so please be sure to check the warnings for your safety. If you love the stories, comment on here and there! I would love to talk about it with you hehe.

I will update this regularly so check back if you need something to read :) If you find this list a little messy, don’t be scared to comment what I could do to make it better! As always, enjoy & don’t forget to leave feedback for the lovely writers who put so much effort and time into putting these things together. They appreciate it so much and it goes a long way for them ♡

last updated: june 2020

note: some are uncompleted/ongoing (some from even from a while ago) but still my favorites.. sorry ;-; they will be in bold!

series:

Black and White | Saving Lives | Play | Selfish | Snooze | So Unlike You | Please Don’t | Playing Dirty | Do Not Disturb | My Queen, My Blood | Cataclysm | Bruise | Certain Things | Enough | Redamancy | Legends | Sway | Mellifluous | Take a Hint | Love Me Right | Unrequited | Play or Die | Adrenaline | Contrapposto | Finally?! | His Treasure | Lovesick | Reticent | Resurgence | Clandestine | Diamond | Allegiance | Second Chances | The President | Trauma | Mister | Sanguine | Ethereal | Blooming Day | Wedding Fever |  Dichotomy | The Taste of Gold | Made of Memories | Eyes On You, Eyes On Me | We’re Not Friends | Bedazzling Heart of Gold | Felon | Opposites | Be My Love | Just One Night | Enigma | Love Shot | Bad Boy | Magnetism | Eternal | Misleading | Trap | My Uber’s Here | Need | Corrupted | Something Unforgettable | Let Me In | Winning The Lotto | Little Star | White Noise | Playing Favorites | Mr. Neighbor | My Sister’s Boyfriend | He’s Kinda Hot | His Dark Side | My Ex-Boy Toy | What U Do? | Cutlass | Tempo | Pick Your Poison

oneshots:

Movie Night | Content | The Ugly Friend | I Want To Protect You | Afterglow | Guns and Roses | Hey, Neighbor | Tales of Silver and the Wild, Wild West |  Serendipity | Cheat | A Blushing Graduate | Are You Jealous? | Awaken | Human Mate | Guys My Age | Someone That I [Wanna] Know | Hurricane | Jealousy | I Loved You | Adroit | Always | Gasoline | Prohibited | My Turn | Last Time | Stage Hand | Dirty Bathroom | Game Over | Hook, Line & Sinker | White Noise | Love Shot | False Pretenses | Breathless | Really Pretty | Racer | Forever | A Good Man | Sore | Psycho | Angel Veil | Chained | Derision | Like a Fly in a Spider’s Web | Love Language | Blood Ties | The Other Mr. Byun | Black Hat | Playing Dumb | I Hemogoblin You | Do or Die | Through The Years | Not Much of a Sex God | Take Me Instead

there are sooo much more but I’m still trying to get them all in one place. I’ll make sure to put them here in a few days!

[not-poignant]

Do you think many things have changed about you being a writer online since the beginning of the Fae Tales Universe compared to now? Not only writing style, but including how you are online, or how you think about fandom?

Oooooo

*thinks*

Actually yeah, I mean writing style yes, but in terms of how I think about fandom and how I am online, that has changed a lot. (Adding a Read More because oh god this got LONG).

I used to like, try and be 100% kind all the time, since firstly that comes very naturally to me, and secondly because I was so like...happy and thrilled that folks were communicating with me in the beginning.

But then I was taken advantage of, and one person in particular was abusive, and at the time I didn’t see it for what it was. I’ve also been stalked. I’ve had someone turn up on my doorstep uninvited. And over time I think I’ve become no less grateful (if anything I’m more grateful for the amazing readers), but also more wary? Like, I’m more likely to delete troll messages, than I used to. And sometimes I think it will be more obvious if I’m impatient or if I’m asserting a boundary in an ask response.

Radiotherapy to the head/neck for the cancer I have also really altered things there. I realised I could die at any moment, life is really short, my tumours could metastasise at any time (I actually have one that’s growing at the moment, which is alarming) and that I don’t really have the...patience I guess, to spend time constantly saying ‘this isn’t a music rec blog’ or ‘please don’t recommend books to me because most of the time I don’t like them and people tend to resent me for it’ (as an example) year after year after year. Or to deal with bad faith anons, or anons who just enjoy the novelty of getting me to answer incessant questions about space or something else that has nothing to really do with me. I can’t tell you how many asks I’ve gotten about ‘will you ever make Augus and Gwyn dads, could they adopt a baby’ but it’s a lot and I’ve deleted most of them.

So I actually think I’m more realistically human than I used to be, online. Which is a weird thing to say, right? And maybe that pisses people off. I’ve always been very opinionated, probably to my detriment, that’s never really changed. I’m still going to tell antis to go fuck themselves.

I try and stick to a policy now with messages that piss me off, which is ‘take time before you reply to this.’ I don’t always succeed, but I usually like to wait 12-24 hours before I reply to those messages (or delete them), so I can at least give a fair and moderate response. I really hate feeling like I just got angry at someone who’s possibly only 18 years old and doesn’t really know how to articulate themselves well on the internet, and it can sometimes be hard to tell the difference between ‘troll’ and ‘someone who really just is nervous and shy and doesn’t know how to phrase their question.’

In terms of fandom, I love replying to comments more than ever, actually. Like I love it. I love kudos even more than I used to. I really am grateful for all reader  engagement. But I don’t have as much time and energy as I used to respond to every ask, so I respond to asks less, and I respond to them in a less timely manner. I really hate that, but sometimes it’s like ‘I can’t spend all of today replying to asks, I literally have to write the chapters that people want to read.’ I also get social anxiety around asks, and people can be impatient - like no one sends a second comment on AO3 going ‘heyyyy you haven’t replied to my comment yet’ - but you’d be surprised how much people put pressure on you on Tumblr sometimes, as though I also don’t have social anxiety and things might be really stressing me out. :(

In terms of my priority, it’s always 1. Writing content, 2. Replying to comments / being active on the Discord, 3. Replying on Patreon when necessary, 4. Replying to asks. If I’m behind on writing, everything else gets hit. I think when I first started out, I actually put comments and asks ahead of writing content sometimes, but now I know I will literally spend all my time responding to folks and that’s a me problem, and I’ve worked on that since lmao.

I’ve realised over the years that instead of just writing for myself, like I always used to, I also just want to deliver so many of you wonderful people good stories. This has come to matter to me more. The best way, I think, to repay some of the amazing faith and love you’ve all showed me, is to try and give you the best possible writing I can until like, my cancer makes that impossible. And so I’ve become a lot more focused as a writer, and a lot more like ‘this is where I want to be.’

I’ve also realised I care a lot less about traditional publishing, I really love serials! Er, that was a big one, I thought one day I’d transition from writing serials online to publishing books, but now I would like to always be writing serials, and publish books on the side. In a perfect world, I could also publish the serials as books too, so people could own them if they wanted to.

I’ve also seen over the years the rise of antis, and puritanical censorship, and more, and that’s made me angrier, and also much, much stronger re: feeling centred in what I write and what I have written. So I feel like I am much more like...genuinely not bothered by what antis have to say to me, and ironically I get less bothered by antis than ever before, probably because they know that I’m Teflon with claws whenever it comes to any of their rhetoric. I have a media degree that says they have no idea what they’re talking about, and I’m angry on behalf of all the readers who feel ashamed for reading certain content, and who deserve not to feel that way. So that’s like...a thing that’s changed over the years - my anger, and my anger on behalf of readers who might feel guilty or ashamed for liking noncon or incest or underage in fiction. It’s fiction. They’re allowed to engage in that without being afraid of being bullied for it. But that’s not the world we live in.

To be honest, a lot of the changes have been positive! I’ve become more sure and focused, I’ve actually become happier as a writer and a person, and I enjoy the fandom experience more, as well as writing fanfiction and stuff. I wish I had more time to like... chat about AUs and stuff and write Tumblr posts like I used to, but radiotherapy hit me pretty hard with some permanent energy loss and side effects, and so where things have changed in a bad way, it’s almost always because of health and not because I love fandom any less. And where I’ve changed in terms of sometimes being a bit more cynical about anon asks I try and remind myself to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, and to just remind myself that I have my boundaries, and I’m safe/okay. I hate that I have to do that nowadays, but it was kind of stupid that I didn’t do it before.

I can’t believe how like... how lucky I am to be here. Lucky to be alive. Lucky to write for you all. Lucky to write stories I love. Lucky to reply to comments and asks like this one. I don’t ever want to lose sight of that or the gratitude.

I think the day I stop being grateful, is the day I need to walk away. It’s humbling, honestly, and I feel that more and more over time, and not less. Even when I’m an opinionated dumbass who writes too much most of the time, lmao.

(I didn’t even get to talking about how my writing style changed I’m sorry anon THIS GOT SO LONG FUCK)