#round up 2025

[theflirtmeister]

January Round Up 2025

I wrote 14648 words! I read 5 books! I posted 1 fic!

Fics:

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Original Work

Orc Horde xcons Captured Elf

This is literally just my dream porn scenario of an elf getting nonconned by orcs :) I’m a simple bitch with simple needs. Fun fact, Silvan's name was originally Silas because I couldn't think of a good name.

Books:

Private Rites - Julia Armfield **

Bride - Ali Hazlewood **

Puck and Prejudice - Lia Riley **

Such Lovely Skin - Tatiana Schlote-Bonne ****

French Milk - Lucy Knisley ****

I guess technically a good reading month as I read 5 books (1 graphic novel, 4 novels) but GOD were these books nearly all awful. I realised I hate romance novels but I am still trying to force myself to read the free ones I have on my kindle.

[accio-victuuri]

November CPNs round-up 🔴🟡🟢

• the two of them featured in iqiyi conference

• yibo is not home so is he in italy with xz? lol

• XZ (we/us) album pre release clowning part one / part two

• jeanswest has a shirt that says we/us plus other cpf friendly designs

• teaser video for “we” music video appears to be post apocalyptic and matches with w1bo-85

• everything is lovely + fluorescence have the same orchestra group

• yibo’s 11/12 repost candies

• what cpfs are hearing during intro track

• i have to add this edit here because it’s so cute! it’s xz watching GRA! 😂😂😂😂

source

• the same staff/handler assisting them resurfaces in GRA and at yibo’s team

• another example of hengdian hawkeye! lol. OP said yibo looked at her at some point cause she thinks it’s because she was holding up xz/wyb photos + she is wearing a red dress. who knows if this was random but if it was me i will be deadened if yibo looked at me 😂😂😂😂

• CPNs from the second drop of songs from xz’s album

• the blue/water theme in the photos for SEA and Life of Us/Drifting

• caption by xzs for life of us/drifting references exploring

• burn after reading post that talks about an huibo stand in & gg allegedly sneaking in GRA

• clowning about the books featured in life of us/drifting music video + chanel coffee table books spotted in 2 different mvs

• a little sweet treat from lighthouse MV because it was posted on 13:00 and with 14 photos. 13:14

• XZS 🤝 YBO

• 16:23 kadian

• xz song title don’t look back significance to his life and similarity to wyb

• WYB went on a a rock climbing excursion post ETU in Miyu where Jade Dynasty was filmed.

• we see the matching moles again

• marie claire magazine similarities 🫶🏼 - i personally love this! all the edits! all the connections!

• why xz’s goodnight track is a love song and it’s cool that the MV for it was released on 11/28. Ai Bo. knowing that the other two “add-on” MVs were released on 11/14 and 11/22 TH and then FRI — maybe it’s a posting schedule back to TH but we wanna clown that it’s because of the 28!

• LHK allegedly has bobi zanbi dolls lol. He actually just said it seems he has one of those, but it could probably be just a character doll. but going by our history with LHK, we can’t help but clown lol

• Chanel interview and Bobo cues biking again

• 11/29 photos and the clownery that goes with it

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Keeper Sexywoman 2025: Portrait Signups

As always, the Keeper Sexywoman Competition comes directly after sexyman one! Each year, artists sign up to make portraits of all of the women to be used in the polls. This form will be open from Feb 17 - Feb 24, and I'll release the portrait assignments on the 25th. You will have until March 31 to complete the portraits and turn them in!

(alphabetized) List of women + Info about portrait submissions and rules below the cut! If you have any questions, feel free to message me :).

Councillor Alina

Lady Belva

Blue-haired Girl

Brielle

Master Cadence

Calla

Caprise Redek

Councillor Clarette

Cyrah Endal

Della Vacker

Edaline Ruewen

Ella

Elysian

Emma Foster

Esha Aria

Lady Fayina

Flori

Lady Galvin

Lady Gisela

Grizel

Queen Gundula

Queen Hylda

Jolie Ruewen

Juline Dizznee

Lesedi Chebota

Councillor Liora

Livvy Sonden

Lovise

Luzia Vacker

Mai Song

Queen Nubiti

Councillor Oralie

Empress Pernille

Quinlin's Receptionist

Councillor Ramira

Coach Rohana

Ro

Silla Heks

Silveny

Lady Song

Mrs Stinkbottom

Tarina

Tinker

Umber

Councillor Velia

Verdi

Lady Vespera

Vika Heks

Waitress

Coach Wilda

Councillor Zarina

Lady Zillah

When you finish your portraits, you can post them and tag me in them and/or message them directly to me! The choice is yours <3 as long as I get them sometime before or on March 31. If you think your submission might be late or you need to drop out, please message me as soon as possible!

RULES:

I dont care how big it is but please use a SQUARE canvas. This makes the posts a lot easier to format <3

Portrait is a broad term- you can draw however much of the woman you want in whatever post you want, whether it be full body or just the head

It does not have to be entirely canon accurate! You can add your own hcs (ex. poc vackers), it just has to be identifiable as the character

Have fun!!!

[roomwithanopenfire]

2024 Writing Round Up

Happy last day of 2024!! I’ve been loving seeing everyone’s writing and art and doll round ups making their way around, but I waited until the very last second because I posted chapters of fic today ahaha

Thanks for tagging me: @run-for-chamo-miles @drowninginships, @monbons @emeryhall @confused-bi-queer

@rimeswithpurple @nausikaaa @prettygoododds @artsyunderstudy @noblecorgi

@alexalexinii @ileadacharmedlife and @best--dress

Rest of the post is under the cut because it is so long. 

FIC’S I’VE POSTED

First, I’ve posted 28 fics this year! 24 for them for Carry On, and 4 of them for Stranger Things. (One of the Stranger Things ones was technically posted last year, but I posted the majority of it this year, so I’m counting it for 2024.) 21 of these fics were for the Carry On Countdown. 2 of those fics are long completed multichapter projects, and 1 is a long uncompleted multichapter project.

According to AO3, I’ve posted 219,532 words this year, but we can subtract about 14.8k from that because AO3 counts work totals based on date updated and I posted the first 2 chapters of No Sweeter Drug in 2023 (so it’s actually 204,704) . This brings my total words on ao3 up to 288,701, so you can see how I really went crazy this year.

No Sweeter Drug (than just giving you my love) - 60k, Stranger Things, Nancy/Robin. Nancy and Robin had a whirlwind summer romance before their sophomore year, but Nancy left her behind, because Nancy Wheeler doesn’t date girls. But after the Upside Down, Nancy finds herself questioning who she even is. And she has to come to terms with her feelings for one Robin Buckley. This is the first stranger things fic I ever posted and I loved writing it. Seriously, I had so much fun with this fic. I’m pretty sure some of my best prose is in this one.

Proof of Life - 80k, Carry On, Simon/Baz. Vampires attacked Watford and Baz was Turned, but this time Natasha Pitch lived. What would Baz’s life be like growing up with his mother? How would Natasha feel about her son’s… condition? And what happens when you throw the Mage’s Heir into the mix? Omggg I had the best time with this fic. I’d been working on this for so long, it was absolutely insane to finally start posting it in March of this year. Thanks to @demadogs for betaing this and hyping me up so much, this fic wouldn’t be half as good without her. Also I got to join the fandom more when I started posting this fic, and I loved meeting all of you so much <3

Just Come Along - 8k, Stranger Things, Steve/Eddie. Steve’s estranged grandfather dies, and he’s the only one in his family who cares enough to make the trip. Eddie, despite barely being friends with Steve, agrees to come with. Along the way, secrets are shared, memories are made, and Eddie and Steve become closer than ever before… I wrote this for the Steddie Summer Exchange and it was my first time doing a fandom event! I had so much fun!!

The Way We Are - WIP, 11k, Carry On, Simon/Baz. Baz and Simon meet in a coffee shop not knowing that one of them is a vampire and the other a vampire hunter. After a tense encounter, both of them are left with questions about who they are and their morality. And as if that’s not enough, neither of them can stop thinking about the other… My COBB fic with @alexalexinii!! This is the only WIP I have to carry over into the new year, and I’m hoping to finish it up soon. I’m literally obsessed with the themes I have in this fic and I want to get them right.

i want an icee and a nice girl to date - 5k, Stranger Things, Robin/Nancy. Nancy doesn't know why Robin in her 8am class gets on her nerves. Maybe it's because she talks too much for so early in the morning. Maybe it's because she didn't seem appreciative of Nancy sharing her textbook with her. Or maybe there's no good reason at all. Eddie thinks Nancy's only two options are to either become enemies with Robin or fall in love with her. Nancy thinks Eddie's full of shit. But when she ends up in a dark movie theater with Robin, Nancy starts to see her in a new way… My fic for the Stranger Things Sapphic Big Bang with @ddoonnccnn !! I loved this little college AU and the art for it is ADORABLE (seriously, click on the fic just to look at the art, trust)

we can go forever - 3k, Stranger Things, Robin/Nancy. “I came from the ocean,” she said, like she was sharing a great secret. “That’s where I live.” 12-year-old Nancy does not believe her. There's no way that this girl is actually some sort of creature... right? Gift fic for @sweetronancer !! Percy ily and I wish you the bestest new year ever <333

What to Bring to An Abandoned Planet - 12k, Carry On, Multi (Simon/Baz, Penny/Shep and like a lot of friendships) Agatha, Baz, and Trixie are a small yet mighty group of space pirates who take down a transporter ship that holds Penelope, Shepard, and Simon on their way to relocating to a new planet. But once Agatha’s mighty ship—the SC Comet—falls way to space debris, the six of them have to learn to work together to survive on an uninhabited planet. I wrote this for @agni-ashes for the Secret Snowflake Exchange and I had wayyyy too much fun with this AU.

And then I wrote all 30 prompts for the Carry On Countdown!! This ended up being 21 fics, but here are a few of my favorites.

Agatha Wellbelove and the Six Sigils - 10k, Agatha gen fic. When Agatha ends up in a study in the White Chapel, she doesn’t think it’s going to change her life forever. When she finds a bag of coins with magickal sigils on them, she certainly doesn’t think it’s going to mean anything important to her. But when she starts having visions of the future… Well, she’s got to do something about it. I love Agatha actually. I find her character so fascinating. I had so much fun exploring her here, and I hope to write more about her in the future!

Some Bright Morning - 3k, Lucy & Simon. Lucy’s baby is the Chosen One. What does that mean? Why is he taking Lucy’s magic? What will Davy do to a child like that? Not feeling safe and not knowing what to do, Lucy turns to an old friend. I loved writing this fic so much!

i wanna go outside but i’m terrified it might be cold or too hot or too radioactive - 1.6k, Simon/Baz. Simon and Baz are the only ones left at Watford during Christmas break. Therefore, when the nuclear apocalypse hits, they are trapped in a bunker with only each other as company. Will they become friends or kill each other? Only time will tell… This was SO much fun to write. I think I had the most fun with this one out of all the Countdown fics.

I’m not going to link anymore, but I also wrote a GBBO au, a Penny turns into a vampire fic, a Mordelia POV fic that I actually LOVE, a short and sad Fiona/Ebb fic, a couple Fiona & small Baz fics, a 2nd person POV humdrum fic, and several other ones that I’m really proud off. I can’t believe I was able to finish the entire countdown, I’m so proud of myself!!

WORDS I’VE WRITTEN

I’ve also kept track of how many words I wrote monthly this year! I only started using a spreadsheet to keep track in mid-March, so the early months are retroactive and are probably underestimated compared to the middle ones. I also didn’t keep as good track each day in Sept-Dec, but I still feel that’s fairly accurate overall, I just don’t know my daily totals.  So check out my chart and graph!!

That’s a total of 186,286 words!!

I like looking at this because I can see where my motivation dropped off. When school started in September there was a huge dip, but I picked back up in November with the countdown fics! April looks really low, but it was a month of editing so I still did lots! Also, I posted more words than I wrote, which seems really silly, but I wrote all of No Sweeter Drug in 2023 same with most of Proof of Life

And now, because this post isn’t long enough already…

FUN FACTS

Of the days I kept track of my daily word totals (April-August), the day I wrote the most words was August 13th. I wrote 5,856 words of a still unposted Farcille smut fic. It’s extremely nsfw and I wrote almost all of these words in the backseat of a car (my parents were in the front) after driving back home from my out-of-state doctor’s appointments. I cooked up the whole idea while in an MRI machine lolll. (I will post it one day but it turns out editing smut is a lot less fun than writing smut)

Throughout the course of this year, my favorite writing font switched from Georgia to Lora. I love Lora so much now, she’s so cunty.

When I’m writing, chances are I’m listening to one of 3 things. This absolutely perfect playlist on youtube—I do my best writing with this but sometimes I’m not in the mood; one of two albums by David Bowie (1 or 2); or my vocaloid playlist (which i’m still curating, one day when it’s perfect and like 10 hours long i’ll share it)

Google docs new tab system is a lifesaver!! I could fit all of my COC fics on the same google doc, I love it. You don’t even want to know how many different documents I’d have for one fic before this system was introduced.

(Kind of unrelated, but I also started journaling late 2024 and now I can’t stop. Does this make me cooler? Perhaps not, but offloading my thoughts onto a page is very useful. Also I put quotes and doodles in there.)

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2025

I’ll be bringing one WIP fic from this year into 2025—The Way We Are. I honestly thought I would have finished it by now, but I lost my writing motivation and then gained it only for COC, but I’m hoping to finish writing the last two chapters soon. (I’ve told myself I can’t post anymore  of it until I finish writing it, which maybe wasn’t a good idea but oh well). I genuinely love this fic and the themes I explore in it, so I hope to finish and post more soon!

My main goal for 2025 is to just keep writing. I try to have a daily goal of at least 200 words a day, and the months where I stuck to that goal are some of the ones where I wrote the most. It takes me about 200 words to get into the flow and want to keep writing, so it ends up really effective. I have a newer, sexier, writing tracker spreadsheet for 2025 and I feel very inspired to fill it up. 

If you read this whole thing, I love you! This was a yap yet so it ended up long, so I'm hiding the sappiness down here. I've had SO much fun joining the fandom this year. I love and appreciate all of you, from the first time I was tagged in a wipsday on here, to everyone who's commented on my fics. The Carry On fandom truly is the bestest ever, you guys are so encouraging and make me want to keep writing forever and ever <3

I’m pretty sure most people who’ve wanted to have done this already, but be tagged anyways (sorry if I missed you if you've already done this):

@aristocratic-otter @arthurkko @beastmonstertitan @blackberrysummerblog @bookishbroadwayandblind

@bookish-bogwitch @brendughh @brilla-brilla-estrellita @cccloudsss (tyyyy for being such a good friend and the fastest beta everrrr) @cutestkilla

@facewithoutheart @fiend-for-culture @horsesarenotdeer @hushed-chorus @iamamythologicalcreature

@larkral @meanjeansjeans @m1ndwinder @raenestee @rbkzz

@shrekgogurt @skee3000 @supercutedinosaurs @talentpiper11 @thewholelemon

@valeffelees @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @argumentativeantitheticalg

[charmsandtealeaves]

My partner’s last week of holiday leave so made the most of being able to read on the beach while fishing 🏖️

Read This Week (12/1/2025):

This month's book club read:

We haven’t set a book for January yet, but I’ve continued working through all the summer swap books. So this week was Longbourn by Jo Baker which I am still yet to start.

Other Reads:

Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Fics:

Fearlessly Red by @petals2fish

Complete (199.5k), Muggle AU Jily, Rated E

Red. It was such an interesting color to correlate with emotion because it was on both ends of the spectrum. On one end there was happiness, falling in love, passion, all that. On the other end was jealousy, fear and frustration. Maybe that's why James thought the nickname fit Lily so well. (Bodyguard!James/Celebrity!Lily)

Before the Crossword by Petals2fish

Complete (700w), HP missing moments, Rated G

During the events of Chamber of Secrets, Hagrid is taken to Azkaban and finds himself locked in a cell across from Sirius Black.

A Life With You by @kay-elle-cee

Complete (15.1k), Jily lives AU, rated T

A Jily Lives AU collection of small moments from Hogwarts onwards, using the 31 Jilytober tumblr prompts.

In Search Of Something More by kay-elle-cee (Ch.7)

WIP, Regency Jily, Rated M

In the sunlit garden of her sister’s home, Lord Potter had promised Lily a life of her own design, with minimal expectations—her presence at community events, companionship, and an heir. As the two stumble into the routine of marriage and work to make a life together at Stinchcombe Hall, unsolicited feelings provoke each to start wondering if this is merely a marriage…or if it could be something more.

In The Latter Days by kay-elle-cee

WIP, canon divergent Jily, Rated M

In February of 1983, a cataclysmic shift occurred in the wizarding world, plunging it into chaos. Four years later, revelations shake the core of James Potter’s new reality when, on a mission, he discovers another faction of the Order of the Phoenix — and with them, the woman he thought he’d lost forever. Now the two broken factions of the Order must team up to finish what they once started, while James and Lily work through four years of loss and rediscovery

The Professional by @annabtg

Complete (941w), muggle AU jily, Rated T

James Potter is nothing if not a professional - yet his new co-worker, a gorgeous woman who seems to hate him, is putting his sense of professionalism to the test...

Alright, Potter? By annabtg

Complete (1.8k), canon divergent Jily, Rated G

On a sunny day after the Defence Against the Dark Arts OWLs, Lily Evans finds herself in a fight with her nemesis - until James Potter interferes.

Bad Egg by annabtg

Complete (1.1k), crack fic treated serious, Jily, Rated G

After her first overnight stay at James Potter's house, Lily Evans is met with an unpleasant surprise.

Waylaid by @missgryffin

Complete (16k), muggle AU Jily, Rated E

Lily Evans is thirty years old, single, and racing a blizzard to get home for Christmas when James Potter crashes into her life. Literally.

All Buttered Up by @wearingaberetinparis

Complete (6.6k), muggle AU Jily, Rated T

James Potter, one of the youngest and most charismatic MPs in Parliament, never expected his viral baking blunder on the Great Christmas Celebrity Bake Off to land him back in the tent. But when the show’s host, Gilderoy Lockhart, falls victim to ironic food poisoning, James is asked to step in at the last minute — opposite BBC presenter Lily Evans, the sharp, no-nonsense woman he’s had a painfully obvious crush on for the past year. As filming heats up, James must face his trauma, while navigating burnt pastries, soggy bottoms, and sparks that might just turn into something real.

The Parent Trap by wearingaberetinparis

Complete (22.8k), second chances Jily AU, Rated M

After falling pregnant at university, Lily Evans and James Potter are co-parents to their seven-year-old son, Harry. When James unexpectedly shows up at Lily’s Cokeworth flat on Christmas Eve, a blizzard traps them inside together. Forced to spend Christmas under one roof, old tensions between the former lovers resurface. A 3-Part Second Chance Jily Romance

even if it's a false god, we'd still worship this love by wearingaberetinparis

Complete (34.2K), mythology AU Jily , Rated M

Being a God is divine - until it’s not. James, the Sun God, has had enough of immortality, celestial parties, and endless adoration. He’s ready to trade in his golden throne for something far more thrilling: mortality. Enter Lily Evans, a mortal desperate for anything to break the monotony of her very ordinary life. But when their paths cross, the line between mortal and divine begins to blur, drawing them into a tangled web of prophecy, power, and peril. As shadows stir and the God of the Underworld sets his sights on Lily, James must face the one thing even a God cannot control: fate.

So Bring Us Some Plummy Pudding by @merlinsbbeard

Complete (2.6k), James at Christmas, Rated G

In which James Potter adores Christmas.

Keep Pace by @gigglesandfreckles-hp

Complete (8.6k), Hogwarts Jily, Rated T

“So,” she says after a moment, her voice light, “is this a thing you do? Invite girls to kill themselves on a run after you find them crying. Or am I special?” Sirius laughs. It’s a sharp sound, almost surprised, but it makes her stomach loosen. “You’re special,” he says dryly, finally turning to look at her properly. He watches her for a beat longer than she expects, like he’s searching for something in her face—some answer she doesn’t know how to give. Whatever it is, he seems to find it.

Sip Happens by @eastwindmlk

Complete (4.6k), muggle AU prongsfoot, Rated T

After a very long, bad, not so good, terrible day James Potter finds himself alone in a cocktail bar and finds companionship and flirtations with the handsome bartender and his sinful forearms.

Safe by @yallthemwitches

Complete (1.6k), order! Jilypad, Rated M

It was an arrangement out of necessity than anything else. The safe house was nothing more than a glorified shack, barely habitable besides a creaky iron bed with an ancient quilt tucked in under the mattress. He had offered to sleep on the ground. "I'm a dog after all." But Lily wouldn’t hear of it. So they shared the bed so to speak. One couple and their mangy best mate at their feet.

[actual-corpse]

Im pretty sure I just overheard a girl who plans to vote for Trump say, "Trump's been president for 4 years and nothing happened....."

Girl... you do know that it takes a few YEARS for us to see the effects of policies put into place by a president like...

Trump started removing policies that helped guarantee consumer and worker safety, and we JUST NOW felt the effects through the listeria outbreak.

PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH PLEASE.

I'm fucking terrified. We either get one of the biggest acts of domestic terrorism to date, or we get 4 years of what could become a tyrannical dictatorship, which removes ALL OF THE RIGHTS WE FOUGHT HARD TO GET!

[chicken-wayng]

Since we're all in a Bagginshield mood, I wanted to share my favorite part of the Hobbit/LOTR movies: the trollshaws.

[phoenixiancrystallist]

Month 1, day 12

Flick grows in his shininess! :D Also he has an ear now lol

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destanee

[weaponizedmoth]

Happy (actual) new year ✨️

[leashybebes]

2024 tumblr top 10

thanks for the tag @rcmclachlan

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1) my hurdle headcanon - 769 notes, oct 29th

ah the beloved liminal space between 8.05 and 8.06 when i was speculating on what the 'hurdle' might be. i was going to say i was pretty off base but actually in the broad strokes (tommy not thinking he's the forever guy, buck thinking that's ridiculous and completely out of left field) i was more on point than i realised (sad face). that said, i do enjoy this fic and think it's cute.

2) prompt fill for tommy being vulnerable with buck - 699 notes, nov 26th

exactly what is says on the tin - post breakup conversation fic where buck gets to say "shut up, stop making decisions for me, also i will throw baked goods at your head if you try to walk out on me again". a fun one, despite all the crying!

3) sick ficlet! - 486 notes, oct 13th

another from the pre-breakup era. if i remember rightly i was in the grips of the annual "higher education is a plague pit" bug and desperately craving some spicy noodle soup. this is cute and i should tidy it up for ao3 at some point. i feel like it would hit harder post breakup and makeup too - i imagine they would both have a LOT of feelings about tommy not asking for help and buck giving it anyway.

4) oh! this is the origin story for allying too close to the sun - 477 notes, nov 27th

basically, i am never not watching peep show, and saw the episode where sophie says "i mean have i lived enough? i've only slept with four men" and jez thinks "four?! jesus. i've had sex with more men than that, and i basically only sleep with women" and thought god, that is such a buck 1.0 line and so my beloved ridiculous baby was born.

5) not a fix-it, but the opening of a door - 405 notes, nov 9th

what if buck did call? baby steps in the direction of making up via a series of voicemails buck leaves for tommy. as with the sick ficlet, the intention was to tidy this up for ao3 at some point. i feel like this post is mostly going to be that!

6) crash! that! truck! snippet - 384 notes, nov 20th

i think the first snippet of this i posted, and it's almost a standalone quasi-drabble, but then i decided to do some sliding doors nonsense with the whole thing so, idk, full thing available sometime in the next four years i guess.

7) buck picks up tommy and sal from the airport - 370 notes, aug 30th

oh, i love this! it was a fuck it friday snippet from a dusty old wip for my you plus me universe, wherein i express my love and longing for LA via buck and tommy getting to know each other better in various locations. needless to say i do not love or long for the pick up area at LAX, but i do love backseat pilot tommy, and bitchy grumpy sal. i'll get to this at...some point.

8) back together in secret ficlet, my beloved - 341 notes, nov 27th

another one that needs polishing and putting on AO3 - from a prompt about them struggling to find time in their schedules to see each other - made all the more tricky by their decision to keep their reconciliation to themselves for now. resolved because Bobby Knows All, of course.

9) their sex life changes after they get back together - 310 notes, dec 13th

i refuse to believe that mr you'll break my heart, mr i can't be your last, mr self sabotage was completely open about his wants and needs about anything while they were together, never mind about sex, so here's a not-really-a-fic about tommy bottoming and vaguely subbing more and buck briefly getting in his feelings about it.

10) prompt fill for fluffy smutty makeup sex - 301 notes, nov 26th

again, does exactly what it says on the tin, although definitely more fluffy than smutty despite the fact they are actively boning throughout. post breakup, they physically and emotionally cannot get close enough, you can pry that from my cold dead hands. kind of like the fact that that ficlet and therefore this post officially ends ( as far as the dialogue goes, at least) with "i'm never gonna be done with you".

i have no idea who's done/not done this, but i am curious, so if you are too, consider this your tag!

[penvisions]

dev's monthly recap {january}

hi y'all, i tried doing this last year and it ended up getting lost in the wayside. but that's okay! gonna try my hand at it again this year, hehe

first of all, a huge thank you to everyone who reblogged, liked, and donated in response to -> this post it has truly been such a help with managing some of the unforeseen stresses life has thrown at me lately. the endless support and community we've cultivated on here still blows me away sometimes and i love y'all endlessly for it

navigation || masterlist of monthly recaps || dev's masterlist

fic updates:

been diligently chipping away at the list on this post and i'm rather proud of the things i've managed to get done to share! i'm back in school and work is down to essential staff during the slow season, so my brain has been a little overflowed

-> {services requested} is officially here! i teased this back in august of last year and oh my gosh, the interaction has been insane. so so glad that the fic that's been consuming me is something y'all enjoy! the first four chapters can be found on the link to the masterlist

-> {gone to the dogs} took a different direction than originally planned, but it's been such a fun thing to let flourish in a way that feels right for the characters. pretty excited to wrap this up in such a full circle way 🤌🏽(there's about five or so chapters left, i think)

-> {return the favor} is officially completed! it's been a whirlwind of emotion due to this being MY FIRST forray into the world of tlou fanfiction and ppcu fanfiction. it's been an exciting two years of writing this particular fic and finding my passion for writing once again

-> {zest} sees the progression of this new life event as well as a few others in the latest chapter, as well as introduces a new character that some of y'all speculated might be back...hehe

-> {stages of devotion} has truly transformed from a little three piece project into a little more and the reception has been amazing. currently working on a valentine's day addition as well as one more for these two love birds

-> also branched out with these two little drabbles / teasers for dave york and javi p

dev's reading:

been trying to be better about reblogging and commenting on the things i read on here! you can find everything i've been enjoying underneath the tag dev reads and dev recs

-> one thing i wanted to address that isn't so fun - please, please, please do not dm me with thinly veiled insults regarding my language. i know i say y'all a lot but also tend to mix up common words with different spellings (for ex. their / they're / there). this is due to english being my second language as well as the time i've spent living in the southern region of the us. i often use spanish in my home with the older members of my family and english outside of it. it's tough even being the age i am, to get things right 100% of the time. i know i mess some things up, in both languages, or even my dialect and regional speech patterns are different. i typically use mexican spanish or slang for the region my family is from or mix up my sentences between the two languages entirely. i get it if it doesn't seem accurate or in line with what other's use / think in / write in.

x.o dev

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Monthly Members' Fics — Jan 2025

The Cabbage Farmer's Tale by ChibiDashie Chapter 1: The Humble Cabbage Farmer on the Hills Chapter 2: The Girin's Amulet Chapter 3: The Dokkaebi Village (South Korea) Im Yongsoo is a humble cabbage farmer who devotes his whole livelihood growing cabbages, living in an isolated village on the mountains within the jurisdiction of the Hearts kingdom. One day, he overhears a commotion in his village, only to see the worst had happened seemingly overnight: a great famine swept over the entire village, killing off his entire livelihood of cabbages. Yongsoo is not the only one however, as he sees that his entire village is on the brink of starvation from dying livestock and other crops. That is, when he remembered an old tale of his kin passed down from generation to generation of a great beast called Girin, who may be the key to saving his village. Together, Yongsoo and Girin must venture forth from the mountaintop village to warn of the impending famine to those he sees. Yet, he must encounter formidable enemies that will hinder his adventure as well as trustworthy allies that will join him to save not only his people, but those he cares so dearly about.

Baby Fever by ChibiDashie (Original Characters, America, England, Germany, Prussia, Russia) In this silly short story, Mary visits England, wanting to play with him. However, as he is knitting a special gift for Mary, she gets frustrated that he simply does not have time to play with her. That is until she stumbles upon the very tools England performs magic to entertain and ward off evil behind a grandfather clock. The only caveat is that Mary does not know how to handle magic properly due to her curiosity, which had caused her to turn into a baby! What she doesn't know, however, is that England and his fellow nations have to deal with a side effect of this mishap: Baby Fever. Hijinks and hilarity ensue as the nations fight over who gets to hold Mary, while England has to figure out how to get Mary back to normal.

kent cigarettes with the micronite filter by kllb (America/Canada) Canada had something to say when he came in, had been thinking about doing it the whole way back. About how he never wants to pretend to be America ever again, and how it makes him feel ridiculous and exhausted. He could probably rock himself into the best sleep of his life thinking, worrying and hoping that he's not the only person made to feel this way. He doesn't want to say what he wanted to say anymore, so they just don't say anything. In the silence of the apartment, he goes in for another taste of stale smoke and a good handful of soft skin. He's so tired, he wants to crush America to bits. He'd feel bad for it, though.

Please, (don't) make it last forever by Mossy_man (China/Russia) There is a guy who is a mess and there is a guy who is a saint. Also there is a beat-up old car that needs to be pushed. And a plan. Probably. It's a silly little roadtrip story, but full of questionable life decisions. And love. Because, you know... There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because in fear there is torment. He who fears is imperfect in love.

century gothic by hermesparis (Denmark/Norway) February, 2005: Amidst the glamour of Milan Fashion Week, Søren discovers a designer he’d sell his soul and maybe even his sewing machine for. Six months later, he’s given up on fashion—he probably wasn’t cut out for it anyway—and the model in his life drawing class looks really fucking familiar. Obviously, Søren’s only option now is to weasel his way into this designer’s life. alternatively titled: sigve valtersen’s terrible, horrible, very bad, no good day (that actually lasted several months)

on healing by hermesparis (Denmark/Norway) Glitz, glamour, and more après than ski: that's St. Moritz to most of its visitors. What more could anyone ask for? Well, actually, to Søren, it’s just a place to call home for a while. He couldn't really care less about the glitz. He’s here to forget about the career path he’s expected to carve out for himself and focus on what’s actually important: carving it up on a black run. To Sigve, it's more an annoyance than anything else—a break he can't afford to take. All he desires right now is to make it through this vacation. Then he can let himself crash back in the privacy of his own home, all business affairs neatly closed and sorted. No fuss, no drama, no trouble with his father. But, as they should both already know, you can’t always get what you want.

Falling for Canada — Chapter 8: Sushi Pizza - CanAerican by billowingangel (Canda/The Aerican Empire) Hetalia Rarepair Week 2024 - Free Day

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END OF MONTH ROUND UP: January 2025

Complete spreadsheet (Excel) of all Castle fanfiction I’ve recommended and/or promoted to date, updated at the end of every month.

Link: CFPFicRecListJan2025.xls

If you catch any errors in the spreadsheet, feel free to message me here on tumblr or bluesky or DM me on twitter or PM me on FFN.

[icewindandboringhorror]

Recent-ish things ~

[charmsandtealeaves]

So last year was a learning curve putting these lists together. But overall I enjoyed it and thought it a success so here's to another year of doing them. I'm also gonna be adding in non-fandom things I've read this year.

Book club read (Summer Book Swap):

The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

Other Reads:

This Much is True by Miriam Margolies

Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz (currently reading)

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (currently reading)

Fics Read while on Hiatus:

Of Fibs and Fig Trees by @merlinsbbeard (ch. 2-5)

WIP, Jily fake dating, Rated M

Summer, 1977. Lily’s parents are out of town, Petunia lives to flaunt her newly acquired relationship with Vernon Dursley, and Lily wants nothing more than to give her a taste of her own medicine. Thanks to some cruel trick from the universe, or perhaps fate, the perfect opportunity to do so arrives on her doorstep in the body of one James Potter.

The boy (in the bedroom) next door by @eastwindmlk (ch.10&11 bonus chapters)

Complete (21k), no Voldemort Jily AU Rated M

1986. Lily Evans has to move in with her new potion's teacher to finish her apprenticeship. There is one small issue, said teacher? Fleamont Potter, father of infinitely annoying and frustratingly fit former rival James Potter. Who she has not seen after leaving Hogwarts after her third year.

To Live Without A Heart by @uncertainwallflower (Ch.3)

WIP, James Lives AU, Rated M

James wasn’t home that night. It was the one decent thing Peter did, and James hated him for it.

The Hawthorn Blowëth Sweetest by uncertainwallflower

WIP, mediaeval Jily AU, Rated M

James, son to duty and fairness, is revered as the Young Lord of wintry Caledonia. Elizabeth, daughter to curiosity and kindness, driven to silence and submissiveness by her vindictive stepmother and selfish stepsister, is desperate to gain freedom in whatever form it takes. Brought together by cruel intent and manipulated honour, the two grow to love each other despite their reservations and all that spit at their blessing.

Two Dads vs Diagon Alley by @jamesunderwater

Complete (6.2K) Prongsfoot, James Lives AU, Rated G

James and Sirius take Harry to Diagon Alley to get his supplies for his first year at Hogwarts, and get a glimpse of what might be to come for their young wizard.