#read it on a03

[coffyao]

Poet in the shadow

link to my a03: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Lalaloopsyland

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summary: you are drawn by enigmatic poet, shikamaru naru.

Here's the link to the playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50UCezNCKemq7EBFvLgwei?si=_bjXvGw5Q8mT3cw3Zi6vVA

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as of recently, a beer hadn't been quite enough to sully my mounting stress at work. Having to kiss the feet of my sanctimonious managers made me physically ill.

so, a friend decided to introduce me to the likes of jazz.

they were walking in the nightly streets of tokyo, searching for a new habit to get addicted to.

been there.

done that.

it was time for another thrill, an outlet for the forced submission that we put through every time we walked into our dreaded offices. condescending glares. venomous workplace gossip. the old that has been gotten used to.

they had found the poster by mere chance, plastered across the front of a ramen shop. its name was striking, and it's silhouette sparked intrigue. who was it that took that shape? was it a real person? or was it just a bold choice of design…

well, I was always receptive to trying new things.

Friday rolls around pretty quickly; I spent that week with my head in the clouds. what was always dry in my life became an enriching oasis upon discovery of the event.

and upon arrival; instantaneous ambiance. the grinding of coffee beans smelt like nostalgia to my nose, and the faint melody of piano keys was evocative to my childhood dreams; a place where I searched for a belonging. the brassy, slow sound of a trombone played, with hums of soft guitar in the background.

the spotlight at the front shimmered golden yellow; it must of been the spot where words that sounded like magic took place. black, round tables were spread throughout the room and when we sat on our own; lavender, incense sticks enlightened my senses - it was all in preparation for a thought-provoking night.

the stage was in place; whispers were in session, and the performance started. distinct voices that had their own story to tell; some painfully relatable, and some out-of-reach; I could empathise but I couldn't understand. I barely touched the soft drinks they were serving for newcomers; I was glued to the symphony.

just as I about to glaze the glass for a sip....

then came the last guest.

slouched shoulders, and hands in pocket, he lazily strided to the stage, like he was at a place he didn't want to be; but had to be. his hair was tied into a ponytail, and his navy blue sleeves were rolled above his elbows, revealing identical shadow-like tattoos that wrapped around his arms.

there was no introduction.

he coolly looked at the audience, and he began to speak his piece in a husky, murmury voice.

sometimes - its the little things

he pauses.

the little things that quieten -

the chaos in your head

the little things

let it be overflowing

its as simple as

making your bed

at 7am in the morning

sit by the windowsill

let that glare of sunlight

be your start over mode -

an extra sugar

in your coffee mug

will be your energiser

look up at the sky

and turn into a cloud

dissipate when

your worries consume you

and come back

when you feel plentiful again

see -

its the little things

that complete an incomplete day

let it follow you...

he paused.

"...but easier said than done, huh?" he added.

Soon after, a cascade of claps followed and he sheepishly nodded his head, before disappearing into the curtains.

he was a stream of water; I was a fish following his stream.

I decided I was gonna take it to the end.

-

The next week meandered tediously; from the same micromanaging, lack of tact and respect, there was one line that I kept with me.

"it's the little things."

That meant when i was yelled at, I instead savoured the three sugars that sunk inside my coffee; it also meant that when I woke up in the morning, I actually looked forward to washing the dishes...

No, never mind. I still hate that part.

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Let me start off by saying

Im not a advocate of nicotine

and i'll never be your endorser

but I'll admit it

as soon as I take a puff or two

I'm floating in the air

hands up

like i don't really care

the world disappears

when I inhale and exhale

any argument, any deadline

it all fades

it becomes grey

the troublesome things

they temporarily go away

I'll like to encapsulate myself

in nothing but smoke

smoke, I smoke

Not all the time

only when I rather

revisit my mentor

his name is peace

He's the reason why

I stick to his training regime

it's free-form

Its free -

just like me

It feels like me...

"...but if you start smoking, don't say you got the inspiration from me, alright?" He shrugged, before revealing a slight, playful smirk.

without fail, I had been to his performances for about a month, his alcohol-infused words soaking through my skin. My friend still attended with me, but they likened the slam poetry to extra background noise; they mostly came for the drinks and mellowed out crowd.

so, there was me.

I only knew his name as shikamaru.

shikamaru….

there was a blank.

"why do you only drink iced water?"

"...I don't wanna order anything else."

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Sai - an elusive poet that takes you by surprise. don't judge by a book by it's cover.

Aina Ito - her outlook on life is brighter than the glare of a sun. don't shy away from it.

Shikamaru - like a cloud, he comes and he goes. do as he says, not what he chooses to do.

Kenta Arimoto - sharp, quick and unpredictable. whiplash is forever in effect.

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after extensive browsing, the only other thing that came up was a 30-second blurry recording of him on stage. I could make out a younger version of him, his hair loose with a few helix piercings hanging on both ears. he sported a much more delinquent look, but his detached, sophisticated way of speaking remained.

im not really the type

to be sentimental

but i have a confession

treat it as a one-off throwaway

think of it but don't dwell on it

its a reminder

a reflection

of the things that can come and go...

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however, the one thing that was different about him in that clip was that he had...

an emotional edge.

the impact of whatever it was that was made on him took the shape of his voice, rather than him making that shape himself.

he must of been in his most vulnerable form.

so, I ended my search. there was nothing more to see.

I continued to go as usual, without any expectations that our parasocial relationship would go anywhere.

I was just an attendee.

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there's nothing wrong with

being stuck in traffic

that is

stagnant, slow, frustrating...

when everything moves pass you

seemingly effortlessly

as you stare at yourself

unmoving and unchanging

but is a ripple just a ripple?

you might say so but..

_

however, on one uneventful night, I discovered a podcast. I wasn't searching for it in particular...

but the name resembled a figure that I knew.

I put my headphones on, and tuned into the world of who might be who I think it is...

[INTRO] [soft jazzy r&b plays in the background, chairs start shuffling and then-]

[REDACTED]:

*clears throat* good midnight everybody, the moon and stars are up and bright, and if your still up with the cows, then welcome to the 2nd episode of in the shadow.

[pause]

My name is redacted, and we are about to kick some vibes off with someone as transparent and elusive as a smokescreen - he's here and then he isn't -

SHIKAMARU:

hey...redacted. the audience gets it now, alright?

[REDACTED]:

...can't a guy build up a suspenseful introduction for his own guest? well anyways...

[pause]

now introducing, shikamaru!

SHIKAMARU:

thanks man, I appreciate it...

[REDACTED]:

nice - now I've got a few questions for you...one or two just a tad close for comfort but the rest, a breeze. I'm telling you this now so at least you know...

SHIKAMARU:

if you wanted to warn me in advance, you could of done it by email.

[REDACTED]:

shikamaru. its called the element of surprise...it wouldn't be spontaneous if I told you before hand, right?

SHIKAMARU:

hm. I don't mind spontaneity from time to time but...

[REDACTED]:

but?

SHIKAMARU:

never mind. let's hear the first question.

[REDACTED]:

gotcha. now, don't worry - we are starting off light and easy. bit nosy? sure. but I really want to know this....what is your day job?

SHIKAMARU:

do you really want to know? it's quite mundane...

[REDACTED]:

that's why I'm asking you. i want to know if your day role wildly differs from the genius poet you portray at night...

SHIKAMARU:

huh. really tryna drive the point home with the hyperboles?

[REDACTED]:

so? your answer?

SHIKAMARU:

planning analyst. I handle data, finances....

[REDACTED]:

oh. that sounds boring.

SHIKAMARU:

*chuckles dryly* i don't disagree with you. but it gives me that sense of stability - when I'm at home I have all the free time to overthink...but in the most productive way.

[REDACTED]:

so your saying that your job is the reason why your so...introspective?

SHIKAMARU:

...in a way. it means I don't have to stress about the unnecessary, and I can live as peacefully as I need to.

[REDACTED]:

yeah, yeah. which actually brings me to my next question...

[pause]

[REDACTED]:

what is it that inspires you to write? Why do you find it to be the most productive way to spend your time?

SHIKAMARU:

hmm. That depends on what kind of answer you want.

[REDACTED]:

Hey, don't put it all on me to decide. You can be as transparent as you want...or stick to your usual formula and keep the details vague.

SHIKAMARU:

you know I don't like making decisions. its troublesome.

[REDACTED]

say whatever you need to say.

SHIKAMARU:

…well. in terms of inspiration…

[pause]

its not really it. but moreso, someone.

[REDACTED]:

oh? and who is that someone? is it a old flame, maybe a teacher..

SHIKAMARU:

…just someone.

[pause]

he was a heavy smoker. he told me not to copy him but…

[REDACTED]:

but?

SHIKAMARU:

if you indoctrinate someone to follow a certain set of beliefs, chances are, you might turn into them.

[REDACTED]:

....wow.

[pause]

haha wow. now isn't that such a shikamaru response?

SHIKAMARU:

if you say so...

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I took my headphones off, feeling as if I discovered something innate within myself.

I went into my drawer, picking up a pen and a notepad -

and I put the pen to paper, ink bleeding through as my thoughts overridden on top of each other -

my new poem was…

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"...here," I said, the newly inked paper trembling within my hand.

I never meant to caught him a time such as this - where he held a cigarette between two fingers, hair untied and casually leaned against a brick wall.

I originally wanted to give to him as soon as his set finished and he still felt unreachable. however, I lost him within all the noise of people.

by the time I went outside as I was too nervous....to ask to see him backstage he was already undressed. no longer a enigma.

he glanced at it, slowly inhaling and exhaling until the ember became dim and lifeless.

"...did you write something?" he croaked, his veering between seemingly indifferent and a little curious.

"...yeah."

that was all I could say.

he took the piece from my hand, eying me up and down once and only once. he nodded in approval.

"cool. write more," he muttered, before sliding the piece into his pocket.

'its the little things...'

I nodded back.

then, I left.

-

[saltymarshmall0w]

Danny goes all the way to Gotham, finds the Batcave, stalks the bats long enough to figure out the passcode to the Batcomputer.

Just to do the "If there's a screen A03 will be seen." trend on Tiktok, not expecting it to blow up as big as it did.

How was he supposed to expect anything else? He was chronically unpopular for a hero, most of his tiktoks only got a solid 100 likes, entirely from the teenagers in Amity who were fans of him (something about him looking photoshopped or like AI?)

While Phantom and therefore Amity Park is under a microscope, a smart thing to do would be to lay low or cooperate with the heroes to show he's not a threat.

Instead, he posts a follow-up tiktok from The Watchtower

[s-lorelei]

I personally feel like Harry Potter is one of those franchises that's been practically corrupted by its fandom.

The fandom should respect the author, but doesn’t.

The fandom has people in it who say:

"I don't trust JKR with her own Intellectual Property."

"She doesn't know anything about the Marauders. The world and characters belong to us now."

"She would just make all the Marauders straight, white, and cis." (Not everything has to be gay? Wtf)

It's HER story. None of you children (or adults with immature minds) have any right to say that she doesn't know her characters. If she hadn't written them in the first place, you'd have nothing to do, would you? There would be no wolfstar or jegulus or marauders era to begin with.

And you guys do understand that Regulus is fucking dead, right? James and Lily got married. Remus and Tonks had Teddy. Sirius was too focused on the delusion that he thought he got his best friend back (through Harry) to give a shit about Remus. Evan Rosier was never important to the plot. Lily is actually an important character. "Pandora" Lovegood doesn't exist in the books (her name is never mentioned except on Pottermore), and, no, she isn't Evan's twin so stfu. Marlene McKinnon is mentioned once (and it's implied that she married a man). Y'all can't even get Dorcas Meadowes's name correct.

The amount of canon-divergence absurdity in fanon culture is appalling.

...

Name mention counter (in the books):

Marlene McKinnon: 1 (twice if you consider "the McKinnons" as a mention)

Pandora Lovegood: 0

Evan Rosier: 1

Dorcas Meadowes: 1

Grant Chapman: 0 (because he is an OC/self-insert)

Mary Macdonald: 1 (in a flashback)

...

Like- there is absolutely no miniscule amount of evidence that Wolfstar could've ever been anything other than old friends. I wish you guys could see that and stop making up plots and delusional headcanons. (And just because headcanons are what "you believe/think about a character" doesn't mean they don't have to be logical and actually fit into the canon story, so I don’t wanna hear it.) 🙄

And before you tell me "if you don't like it then don't read it"— I don't "read it." I don't read ATYD or Crimson Rivers or Art Heist or whatever other fics are out there that you've decided is canon now. I read the real story, y'know, the seven, very much canon, books. And I was gonna read ATYD, but once I found out how y'all treat it as the Holy Grail of the 1970s Wizarding World, I decided it wasn't my cup of tea because I want to read a fic that is canon-compliant, that doesn't push every hot character into a gay relationship, that doesn't have explicit sex involving minors, that doesn't have self-inserts..

Thanks for reading all this if you did.

(This is me venting because I hate so much of fanon and I'm about to crash out.)

If you don't agree or have nothing nice to say about this post, move along and kindly do not engage. Thank you.

[uselesstherapy]

[lifeafterartsch00l]

My fav sns smut

or some of it anyway

If Naruto x Sasuke fking nasty is your ☕️

I tried to find all these beloved authors to tag them, but I couldn’t find them all, if you know who they are, plz tag them! Let’s share the ❤️

In no particular order

Healing the Broken by KizuKatana

When people tell me about smut they read in printed books I’m like

Because it’s fics like these that amaze me with their ingenuity, creativity, originality, and boldness 🔥🔥🔥

AKA

This fic isn’t just PWP (although that’s fine too in my book), it’s so well written with character development, action & romance ❤️‍🔥 Predators by the same author is also excellent 👌🏽

Thx u @kizukatana 😊

“Chapters: 23/23

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Underage

Relationships: Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto

Characters: Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke

Additional Tags: Angst, SPOILERS MANGA CHAPTER 693, Drug Use, sex during drug use, Canon-Typical Violence, canon!sasuke, canon!naruto, Addiction, Slash, narusasunaru, Fix-It, my version of how it should have ended, Friends to Lovers, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, NSFW, Smut

Series: Part 1 of HTB universe

Summary: The war is over, and Sasuke is brought back to the village after his defeat by Naruto. But he is struggling to re-assimilate into the village. As his mental stability continues to erode, Tsunade and Kakashi ask Naruto to try a different treatment method. Naruto x Sasuke (slash - boy x boy). Post manga chapter 693.

Warning: Hard Yaoi (Boy x Boy) language, angst, mental illness, substance abuse, masturbation, eventual sex. Not appropriate for young readers. 18+

Disclaimer - As with everything I write on this site, I don't own the characters (Kishimoto does), and I make no money. My only payment is in reviews.

Spanish Translation by Linme (thank you!) “

[doujinshi] My Lost Himawari by SouthNorthSound

Me, to the artist (and English translator) of this visually stunning and well written doujinshi -

Seriously. It’s amazing. The visual metaphors. The angst. The way the artist can simply draw a single panel of a close-up Uchiha eye that is so outrageously sultry and sexy I don’t understand 🥵 one of the extra chapters unlocked something in me (the dream one). Bonus that it’s also really funny & has a lot of respect/empathy for its women characters too! If anyone knows who this artist plz let me know I would like to follow them until the end of the world ❤️ the ending healed me 💔

EDIT HOLY S*** GUYS I FOUND THE TRANSLATOR & ARTIST ON TUMBLR

Thx u @southnorthsound 😭❤️🫡🙇🏻‍♀️

Thx u @gigihorseinthehouse 😭 I love you I low key think you’re a genius ok sorry bye 👉🏽👈🏽

"https://archiveofourown.org/works/36581581

[doujinshi] My Lost Himawari by SouthNorthSound

Chapters: 60/60

Fandom: Naruto, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

Rating: Mature

Relationships: Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto

Characters: Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, Hyuuga Hinata, Uchiha Sarada, Uzumaki Boruto, Uzumaki Himawari, Hatake Kakashi, Nara Shikamaru, Temari (Naruto), Nara Shikadai, Akimichi Chouchou, Gaara (Naruto)

Additional Tags: Fanart, Fan Comics, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, SasuNaru - Freeform, NaruSasu - Freeform, Translation, Doujinshi, Fix-It, how it should have ended, Angst, If you don’t understand how they ended up like that in Boruto READ THIS, Poetic, comedic, Loyal to canon, Angst with a Happy Ending, Fluff and Angst, NSFW Art, Sex

Summary: A love story consists of different perspectives and different memories. It’s about saudade / realization / entanglement / out of control / hope / restart

Chapter700 background

Warning: adult content in extra chapters

Fan comics, doujinshi. It's highly recommended to read it on big screens such as iPad or PC. So you can see details about their facial expressions

One of the best Naruto fanart I’ve ever seen. So I translated it ❤”

Inevitablity by Sanauria_Maldhun

If the answer is

A) Yes

B) Kinda

C) Mind your own business rando internet pervert

Congrats all answers are correct = GO READ IT PLZ

Possessive & desperate 🥵 super gay, delicious angst, really hot 🔥 very enjoyable - fun tropes, everything hits just right, utter perfection ❤️ I’m not saying a lot because I don’t want to give away spoilers 😍

I couldn’t find this author on tumblr, plz tag in the comments if you know who they are!

“Chapters: 4/4

Rating: Explicit

Relationships: Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura/Yamanaka Ino

Characters: Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, Yamanaka Ino, Haruno Sakura

Additional Tags: Fake/Pretend Relationship, (between Ino and Naruto), Mutual Pining, Angst, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Banter, Domesticity, Pining, Naruto is so in love, and doesn't know how to handle his Feelings, Jealousy, Jealous Sasuke, Jealous Sakura, Post-Chapter 699 (Naruto), Explicit Sexual Content, Anal Sex, Gay Sex, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Slow Burn, Bottom Uzumaki Naruto, Top Uchiha Sasuke

Summary: Naruto's stressed and pining after a man who views him only as a friend. Deciding to get married to Ino isn't the best decision he's made (ever), given that they had been absolutely drunk while making such a declaration, but it's... a decision. Besides, what does he have to lose?”

You’ve gotten into my bloodstream (a bite of his heart) by lovenmaze

Nom nom nom 😉 kidding! Not literal cannibalism, it’s a metaphor for love, and this fic is beautiful 😍 poetic & sexy. One shot. Love how Naruto talks to Sasuke in this one (and makes him talk, too, hehe…) 🥵 delicious, please go tuck into this feast ❤️ author made an excellent fic playlist too!

Thx u @lovenmaze 😊

“https://archiveofourown.org/works/56430019

Chapters: 1/1

Rating: Not Rated

Relationships: Uchiha Sasuke/Uzumaki Naruto

Characters: Uchiha Sasuke, Uzumaki Naruto

Additional Tags: Cannibalistic Thoughts, Cannibalism imagery, First Time, Top Uzumaki Naruto, Bottom Uchiha Sasuke, Tender Sex, Blank Period (Naruto), Confessions, Idiots in Love, Not Beta Read, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Oral Sex, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Emotional Sex, Eventual Fluff, Fluff and Smut, they’re both crazy about each other but thats not new, Poetic, Italicized Oh Moment, cannibalism as a metaphor for love, trust me it works and its SO good, consent is sexy !!!, lowkey vampire sasuke vibes

Summary: Sasuke tries to bite softly, he’s not going to eat him, maybe get a taste. Perhaps it’s stupid, but he wants to make sure, so he does. He opens his mouth, tongue touching the skin. His body shudders, and Naruto tastes warm, like skin or flesh; he tastes alive.

“A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism.”

AKA, The tender, fluffy, first-time, cannibalism (imagery), smut NaruSasu AU. [EDITED.]”

❤️Thx all u amazing authors u make me feel like this❤️

[godmadeaterribleerror]

sending all my love to you because everything you write is truly phenomenal. I reread your fics a couple of times a week, and I was just curious about your own recs? is there anything that inspires you? after starting to write again myself, I find that I read your fics to get the writing mojo that I need and I am very curious to see your taste in reading much love and I can't wait to read more <3

Hi!!! I put together a list by character, but I do mostly read on a03 so that's where they're going to <3. And thank you!!! It still blows my mind that people read, let alone re-read. I hope you enjoy the recs!

Soldier Boy

I honestly don't read a lot of Ben fics, just because the market is small and I am a picky bitch regardless. That said, Break Me Down by @zepskies is a classic, and the other two smut pieces I have book marked are The Good Old Days and The Bet.

Dean Winchester

For Domestic Fluff: How to train your dragon and The Wrong Winchester

For Angsty Smut: I don't know why I bite

For Emotions: Don't You Forget About Me and Whether You Like It Or Not

For Straight Smut: Ladies With Experience

Bucky Barnes

For Angst: deny (with love) my labor, It Has To Be Real, and Purgatory

For A Fully Story: These Ties That Bind and Just Two Strangers On The Subway

For Striaght Smut: Pussy Whisperer

Joel Miller

I don't write for him, but a stranger's heart without a home is maybe one of my favorite fics of all time.

[sanyu-thewitch05]

I certainly didn’t see this being on my 2023 bingo card.

Edit: Ya’ll this meme above isn’t accurate anymore since other messages from the group came out. I made this meme when the first initial message came out.

The meme down below is more correct as to what’s probably happening with Ao3. Also wanted to say that despite the name of group, the people behind it are probably Russians.

Edit: July 11th, So Ao3 is back! Though the donation link is being attacked now. There’s also a second account on Twitter trying to impersonate Ao3.

[meowmeowmeowimacat]

https://archiveofourown.org/series/1475819

[blueskiesandstarrynights]

I've seen seen some really long one shots and thought it should've been broken up into smaller chapters before, but I'm curious what you guys think so-

As a friendly reminder, please rb to increase sample size

[orphicachilles]

Dose anyone have any patrochilles fanfics recommendations im spiraling into patrochilles madness

[worldsmessiestwriter]

Just lunch.

tw - none

word count - 978

Peter Parker x Stark! Reader

inspired by Only Tea from great gatsby the musical

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The soft hum of Tony Stark’s voice filled Peter Parker’s Bluetooth earpiece as he maneuvered through Midtown traffic on his way home. The sky was painted in hues of orange and gold, but Peter barely noticed, too consumed by the whirlwind of emotions triggered by the phone call he was still reeling from.

“Relax, kid,” Tony drawled, clearly smirking on the other end. “It’s just lunch. A little bread, maybe some salad. You’ve had lunch before, right? You’re not gonna implode.”

Peter gripped the steering wheel tighter, his voice strained. “Yeah, but I’ve never had this lunch before, Mr. Stark! What do I even say to her? How do I start? Do I start? Should I bring flowers? Does she like flowers? Oh my God, what if she’s allergic to flowers and I kill her on the spot—”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa!” Tony cut in. “Stop spiraling. First of all, nobody’s allergic to all flowers, Parker. And second of all, she’s not some stranger you met on Tinder. It’s Y/N. You’ve done this dance before.”

“But we haven’t,” Peter argued, his voice rising with panic. “Not since—well, not since she…”

Tony sighed, a rare moment of genuine understanding sneaking into his tone. “Look, I get it. Five years is a long time. But you’re forgetting one key detail here, kid.”

“What’s that?” Peter asked, almost afraid of the answer.

“She’s Y/N.”

Peter blinked at the simplicity of it, his mind scrambling for a way to make sense of the statement.

Tony continued, his voice growing more patient. “You think she doesn’t remember you? Doesn’t care? Kid, the second she came back, I asked her what she wanted. You know what she said?”

Peter swallowed. “What?”

“She said, ‘Where’s Peter?’” Tony’s voice softened slightly, but his trademark sass quickly returned. “Not ‘where’s Dad?’ Not ‘how’s the company?’ Not even, ‘wow, what’s up with that whole universe-dusting situation?’ You. She wanted you.”

Peter’s chest tightened, his breath hitching.

“So, take a deep breath,” Tony instructed. “She’s not some long-lost pen pal. She’s your girl. And all you have to do is show up, eat some carbs, and let her remind you why you fell for her in the first place. Easy-peasy.”

“Easy-peasy?” Peter repeated incredulously. “Easy for you to say! You’re Tony Stark! I’m just… me. What if I mess this up? What if she realizes I’m not the guy she remembers? I’m a workaholic now! I wear ties!”

Tony let out a bark of laughter. “Oh, no! Not ties! How will she ever recover?”

“Mr. Stark,” Peter groaned, pressing a hand to his forehead as he pulled into the parking garage of his apartment building. “I’m serious. What if she doesn’t… feel the same?”

Tony paused for a moment, and Peter could hear the faint clinking of glassware in the background, probably Tony making himself a drink. When he finally spoke, his tone was steadier, calmer.

“She will, kid. I promise you, she will.”

Later that night, Peter paced the length of his apartment, phone in hand, scrolling through Google for advice that no search engine could possibly provide. His thoughts ping-ponged wildly:

What should I wear? What’s the perfect “Hey, I’m a professional now, but I’m still your dorky Peter” outfit? A blazer? Too formal. Jeans? Too casual. Oh my God, what if she thinks I’ve let myself go? Should I do push-ups right now? Is there enough time to get in shape before tomorrow?

Frustrated, he flopped onto his couch and grabbed a pillow, muffling his scream into it.

He dialed Happy’s number on instinct, but when the man answered with, “This better be important,” Peter panicked and hung up immediately.

Instead, he called Tony. Again.

“Kid, I swear if you’re calling me about flowers again—”

“I don’t know what to say! What if I walk in and freeze? Or worse, what if I talk too much and say something stupid? What if I accidentally bring up the Snap? I can’t just be like, ‘Hey, remember when you disintegrated in my arms?’ That’s not lunch conversation!”

“Peter,” Tony groaned, clearly exasperated but still indulgent. “It’s only lunch. You’re acting like you’re about to propose or give a TED Talk on nanotechnology.”

Peter sat up straight, alarmed. “Should I prepare a speech?”

“No!” Tony practically yelled. “For crying out loud, Parker, if you don’t stop overthinking this, I’m gonna send Pepper to come knock some sense into you. Or Morgan. She’s scarier.”

Peter groaned, leaning back against the couch and covering his face with his hands. “I can’t help it, Mr. Stark. This feels… big.”

“It is big,” Tony said, his voice gentler now. “But you don’t have to handle it all at once. Just show up. Let it happen. Trust me, you’ll thank me later.”

The next day, as Peter drove to the lakeside cottage, his mind raced with every possible worst-case scenario. He was running early—so early, in fact, that he had time to pull over at a rest stop and scream into his jacket sleeve again.

When he finally arrived, Tony was waiting on the porch, sipping a cup of coffee like he didn’t have a care in the world.

“You’re late,” Tony teased as Peter walked up the steps.

Peter frowned. “I’m ten minutes early.”

“Yeah, well, you look like you’ve been marinating in anxiety for hours. Thought you might need a little nudge.” Tony patted him on the back and leaned in, lowering his voice conspiratorially. “Remember: it’s just lunch.”

Peter nodded, trying to believe it.

But when he saw Y/N standing on the dock, laughing with Morgan as the wind caught her hair, his breath hitched, and for the first time in five years, his world felt whole again.

“Just lunch,” he whispered to himself, smiling despite his nerves. Maybe Tony was right after all.

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[blissfullyunawares]

my chaotic personal method for writing fun fictional stories

D&D style development for the characters, writing them down and letting them make their own choices for believable character motive and a chaos element.

World building should be fun and rough around the edges. Only explain the necessary bits. Never info dump.

Plot and story ideas written down and expanded until they connect plot points like a mad mind map that connects to one another in a 100 different ways

A running theme to connect your novels and stories. This helps keep the readers interest so they feel drawn to the next book like it’s a puzzle piece or clue

Different tropes & themes for all stories with a good mix of tragedy, romance, suspense, fun, humor, and adventure. Don’t let it get boring and stale! Keep moving through time, space, and human emotion.

No idea what to do next? Roll a die and let the character decide how to respond. 🎲

Plot holes? My favorite sweater has them and your book should to! Answer all questions later in the series, but leave a few to the readers imagination. Some things should be explored and discussed independently. What would they do? Is that really how that character would behave? Let them draw their own conclusions.

Don’t let your audience have all the juicy details in the first book. Make them question your delicately crafted reality and give them something to remind them.

Like every time they hear “biscuits and gravy” they think of your character Elizabeth that runs the inn and always has spectacular biscuits and gravy. Some biscuits and gravy are worth killing over. Real world meets fictional universe and gives the reader something to grasp.

Over all, remember, you’re creating something fun, and it should be fun to create.

Give readers something (or someone) to believe in. Then, break their hearts if you must.

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[crystaltrainwrecks]

🩵Hello lovely people :D🩵

I’m CrystalTrainWreck, an author on A03 writing Transformers Prime fics with the occasional splash of Transformers One sneaking its way in 😉

Interested in some fluffy romance, soul crushing angst, and some good old drama to sip your Starbucks to? Then feel free to click the link below and check out my works! And if none of it is to your liking, that’s ok too :) Either way I hope you enjoy your stay!

[Current Ships/Dynamics]

-TFP Ratchet X Optimus (old gays in love)

-TF1 Soundwave X Shockwave (the dads of FAR too many Seekers)

-TF1 Seeker Trine Fluff

-TFP Megatron and Optimus being angsty as hell ex’s

I’m gonna do my best to keep this post updated as I upload works on A03 👌🏻 Also I have plans to make some polls on here in the future to narrow down what fics/ships to work on next, so stay tuned!

[samulet67]

Noooo, my shaylaaaa :'(

[ksbbb]

Love is a Twisted Dance of Shadows

Is it dark if he wants to be in the shadows with Theo?

Is it really a form of darkness if he likes the way it feeds him, calls to his soul, and gives him a high that’s a thrilling experience of tantalizing pleasure.

“Such a good wolf.” Theo smiles, pleased by his pupils blown wide, in a quiet daze of bliss, the only thing left to think about is how badly he needs to get off.

Rated E

Chapter 13

Moodboard by @thiamsxbitch

[lifeafterartsch00l]

The answer is yes, yes they have plz see below~

✨MY FAVE KAKAIRU FICS✨

A change of pace this week from the usual sasunaru programming to celebrate Naruto’s gay dads, feat. my terrible memes

As per usual, I’ll try and find the authors to tag them, if you know who they are on tumblr, plz tag them in the comments! 💖

He ships it

Worship by decaf_kitty

Careful it’s hot 🥵

Beloved decaf kitty, may your coffee never be bitter, may your pillow be the perfect temperature, and you never get writer’s block ❤️ amen! Please read this one shot it’s AMAZING

“Additional Tags: Slow Build, Romance, Resolved Sexual Tension, Explicit Sexual Content, Begging, Inappropriate Use of the Sharingan

Summary: Late at night, Kakashi and Iruka randomly meet at a ramen stand... One little conversation later, they're in Kakashi's bedroom, with Iruka on his knees, and a blushing Kakashi staring down at the sensei between his bare thighs”

Kintsugi by The_Rivers_Dark

She ships it

I excitedly followed each new chapter release of this fic 💕 most incredible descriptions of intimacy, a fantastic writer 💕 also Tsunade tries to meddle and it’s just terrific (read it to find out if it works tehe) 💕 so wonderful, a comforting fic like a warm hug (but also really sexy idk man I’m not a writer clearly haha).

“Additional Tags: Mutual Pining, Hurt/Comfort, less hurt more comfort, Comfort, hurt comfort that turns to comfort, hurt comfort that turns to comfort erotica, comfort erotica, Erotica, mutual pining to mutual love, Love, Romance, Smut, Shameless Smut, Sex, Explicit Sexual Content, come for the erotica stay for the comfort, come for the comfort stay for the erotica, if it’s broken fix it and never let it out of your sight again, painting with muted colours never suited my literary palette, Tsunade as a cockblock device and a meddler, plot arc what plot arc, pacing what pacing, Whirlwind Romance, we’re all about the comfort here, Roommates, And then they were roommates, Eventual marriage, Marriage, they get married at the end, Getting Together, Sweet/Hot, Happy Ending, for all you Kakashi-level perverts out there sexy tags include but are not limited to, Frotting, Mutual Masturbation, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Hair-pulling, Nipple Play, 69 (Sex Position), Spanking, Fingerfucking, Blindfolds, it doesn’t count as a threesome if one of them is a shadow clone, Sweet, Spicy, sweet and spicy, Rimming, Snippet beta we die like Akatsuki villains only to be resurrected again, Domestic, Cuddling & Snuggling, Idiots in Love, Light Bondage, versatile lovers, Top Hatake Kakashi, Top Umino Iruka, Belonging

Summary:

Kintsugi: The Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of an object's history, rather than something to disguise.

(Iruka gets heavily injured in a mission gone wrong. Problem is, Tsunade knows he won't stay in the hospital long enough to recuperate. Kakashi finds himself volunteering to be his carer. As they get closer, the tension between them reaches a boiling point. Complete.)”

Unspoken by RenGoneMad

Incredible canon-compliant rewrite where Kakashi and Iruka meet much earlier (kind of, you’ll see). And Kakashi has a long time cruuuuuuush 😜 the banter/flirting is really cute. The pacing and development of the relationship is so so good! The way the author gets into their heads is just great. Both 🔥 & heartwarming! ❤️

“Additional Tags: Romance, Slow Burn, Anbu Hatake Kakashi, Fluff and Angst, Hatake Kakashi-centric, POV Hatake Kakashi, Secret Identity, Canon Compliant, Canon - Manga, Complete, Kissing, Sexual Tension, Obsession, But not unhealthy or creepy, Pining, Stalking, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Character Study, Implied/Referenced Suicide, (as complies with canon)

Summary: The memorial stone should be a place to mourn the dead, a place to remember the many sins and failures that haunt Hatake Kakashi.

To Iruka, it's a place to speak to his parents, and the mysterious ANBU who listens.

Follows Kakashi from ages 14 to 29, and the many ways Iruka changes his life”

The Outcasted by yeou_bi

Sensual, erotic, all without anything explicit (yet?). They way they’re falling in love is so cute 😭 Just lovely ❤️ I hope the author writes more chapters! 😊🤞🏽

“Chapters: 3/?

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Additional Tags: Hospitalization, Illnesses, References to Illness, Loneliness, POV Alternating, Present Tense, Skin diseases, Slow Burn, Denial of Feelings, Nausea, Touch-Starved, Touching, Hurt/Comfort, Pandemics, Dysfunctional Relationships, Developing Relationship, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, Bullying, Discrimination

Summary: During the outbreak of a mysterious disease, Kakashi finds himself sharing a clinic room with Iruka.

What begins as simple moments of sharing the same burden slowly turns confusing. When physical touch could mean an infection, it also becomes a commodity that's hard to come by for those who are recovering”

Thank you to all the talented authors! 💕