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The urge to start writing a scaramouche fanfic
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Felt nostalgic over the Disaster Sapphics, so here's my gal Zetha having a Panikā¢ over Penny's strong, buff arms šŖ
#Dungeons & Dragons#D&D#Sapphic#Artists on Tumblr#2023#Digital#Complete#Zetha#Zetha belongs to me & Penny belongs to a friend and they literally had a 2 year slowburn hahaha#Drew this during Pride Month and I forgot to post it š
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#ā HEART OF A WOMAN MASTERLIST. only thing thatās saving you is the heart of a woman. ć includes part links & all extras. ć
ju speaks. ššš NEW FICCCCC & ITS SPARKS P (and toxic...) also new layout i think i like the smaller text more? i figured tcptg will take me a bit because itās more of a slowburn, so i wanted to have something more fun and less challenging to write for me while i continue that. i have more of a layout for this so i should be able to get parts out quicker but sometimes life gets in the way so no promises. player p here i commmme, iāve gotten a few requests for something like this so hopefully i can incorporate all of you guysā ideas! ennnnjoy.
summary. paige and nailea ānaiā have always been messy. since highschool, their relationship has been complicated by distance, other people, and paigeās habit of keeping nai at armās length. now, with paige in the wnba and nai carving her own path in laās sports world, theyāre back in each otherās lives, struggling to stay away despite knowing better. some ties are hard to break, even when they hurt.
warnings. incorporated before every chapter. specifically sexual content, language, toxicity, angst, cheating, substance use, drinking, etcā¦
playlist. heart of a woman, summer walker. / and this is just the intro, tory lanez. / drew a picasso, drake. / everything, kehlani. / come thru, drake. / blame game, kanye west. / hate sleeping alone, drake. / east liberty, partynextdoor. / still yours, bryson tiller. / freudian, daniel caesar. / playerās prayer, lloyd. / stretch you out, summer walker. / love me harder, ariana grande. / love language, sza & more.
chapters. all parts linked here!
00. and this is just the intro.
01. old sparks.
02. if i call, you gonā answer?
03. come through.
04. one in the same / blame game.
05. you better start thinking.
06. somebody elseās girl (mine first).
07. we could quit delaying.
08. pick your poison, babe.
09. you win.
10. the reset button.
subject to change!
#paige bueckers#paige bueckers x oc#paige bueckers fanfiction#paige bueckers fic#paige bueckers uconn#wlw fanfic#lgbtq fanfiction#lgbtqia#paige bueckers smut
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šMasterlistš
All my writing can be found onĀ ao3Ā and thereās no way Iām putting my gigantic stories here šš
That said, Iāll still put here the list with all my stories and links to find them!
[All my stories have angst - from just a misunderstanding to full-blown out-of-proportion fights š]
š„ Ā» SMUT | š Ā» multichapter | š Ā» fluff [G- general/T- teen/M-mature/E-explicit]
Series
Soul PaletteĀ (Soulmate AU)Ā >> [Masterpost] >>Ā In this soulmate alternative universe, there are no marks, no strings, and no traces to guide them to their other half. But if they listen carefully, destiny is just around the corner patiently waiting to mix them in the soul palette and create universes - together.
SX SeoulĀ >> [Masterpost] >>Ā SX Seoul is a new club in Itaewon. Decorated with neon lights, its cozy and enveloping ambiance will have you living your wildest dreams.Ā Each story is standalone - one per member!
RMĀ
UniqueĀ (E) š„š - OC x idol!NJ
Part 1:Ā After overhearing something he shouldnāt have, Namjoon promises to make it up to the bride by keeping her maid of honor company during the rehearsal dinner party. What was supposed to be an unremarkable night became something so much more. [Tumblr]
Part 2: Itās a year later when Angie decides to visit Hyejin, both women looking to get away from their problems. But a certain group is just pausing their tour, and old feelings are rekindled when their paths cross.
KlartraumĀ (E) š„š - OC x idol!NJ - AU Ā»Ā A story that follows Namjoon as he takes notes of his dreams of you in a dream journal.
Smoke SpriteĀ (M) š„ -Ā idol!Namjoon x So!YoON! - A short drabble about the song [Tumblr]
CloserĀ (E) š„ -Ā SX Seoul SeriesĀ Ā» NJ x Reader Ā»Ā Namjoon and you were friends for years ā he was your confidant, protector, and haven. You didnāt want to risk it, no matter what, but some things canāt be kept in the dark. [Tumblr]
Jin
CarnationĀ (T)š -Ā Soul PaletteĀ (Soulmate AU)Ā (1st entry)Ā» OC x idol!SJ Ā»Ā In early 2018, BTS were at a crossroads: after working so hard to set foot in the music industry of South Korea, their sudden jump into stardom became something they never anticipated. Jin believed in his dongsaengs but was just as lost as them when his soulmate entered the picture. [1st chapter - Tumblr]
Break-lineĀ (E) š„ -Ā SX Seoul SeriesĀ Ā» Jin x Reader Ā»Ā Youāve been chasing dreams and medals ever since you can remember, with your best friend Seokjin by your side. You thought you had everything you could possibly want ā until you find out Jin is keeping a secret from you. [Tumblr]
Suga
Call you mineĀ (E) š„š -Ā Soul PaletteĀ (Soulmate AU)Ā (3rd entry)Ā» OC x idol!YG Ā»Ā A slowburn rejection soulmate story about falling in love with Min Yoongi. [1st chapter - Tumblr]
Sugar Rush RideĀ (E) š„ -Ā SX Seoul SeriesĀ Ā» YG x Reader Ā»Ā You produced a song based on your hidden desires for your fellow producer and promised yourself that tonight, things would change. You were done pining after him, but then he arrived at the listening party. [Tumblr]
Too SweetĀ (E) š„š Ā» You x Demon!YG Ā»Ā Coming from unabashed wealth has its perks ā like never having to lift a finger in your life. When that suddenly changes, you end up at a crossroads: how far will you go to have everything you want? [Masterpost]
Stellar BehaviorĀ (E) š„š Ā» Officer!Yoongi x Mafia (f)reader Ā»Ā Yoongi has been in the police force for long enough to know that the system isnāt perfect, so when an injustice is about to put his protĆ©gĆ© in jail, he has no other choice but to go to you. Youāre the devil, but youāre hard to resist, and he needs to decide between falling into temptation or showing you that two can play the game.[Masterpost]
J-hope
Seeking the sunriseĀ (E) š„š -Ā Soul PaletteĀ (Soulmate AU)Ā (2nd entry)Ā» OC x idol!HS Ā»Ā No one needs a soulmate to have love, right? [1st Chapter - Tumblr]
Jimin
DressĀ (E) š„ - OC x idol!JM Ā» After pining for years, she has reached her breaking point ā and it started with a dress. [Reader version - Tumblr]
Like CrazyĀ (E) š„ -Ā SX Seoul SeriesĀ Ā» JM x Reader Ā» You let your desires run wild and things got too far while figuring out the choreography for Jiminās next single. You thought it was best to pretend it never happened, but he decided to chase you, hoping to set things right. [Tumblr]
V
Love CrumbsĀ (M) š - OC x Office!Tae - Office AU Ā»Ā Quinnās plans were simple: win that promotion and maybe have a little fun on the side. Taehyung was in love with someone else, but that wasnāt an issue. Itās a shame things are never really that simple.
A woman's best friend (E) š„ - Tae x (f) reader Ā» When you met, you and Taehyung hit it off instantly, becoming the closest of friends. You thought he was off limits, meanwhile, heās been begging for a chance to put an end to your friendship. [Tumblr]
ParamourĀ (E) š„ -Ā SX Seoul SeriesĀ Ā» Tae x (f) reader Ā» You were born for the quick and glamorous life surrounding celebrities ā they had their little dramas and breakdowns, and you were there to clean up the mess. But you have your own secret, and doing your job might get you in trouble with your paramour. [Tumblr]
Jungkook
Far CryĀ (E)š„š - OC x idol!JK - Lost AU Ā»Ā After barely escaping captivity, Jungkook is lost in a jungle on an unknown island with an injured Namjoon and an amnesiac girl. {ongoingĀ š} [1st Chapter - Tumblr]Ā ā”Ā snippets
Standing Next to YouĀ (M) š„ - You x Demon!JK - MV based Ā» JK is a lust demon ā a powerful being that inflames desires at the simplest glance. That is his nature and all there is to his existence.Ā Until there was you.
BubblesĀ (E) š„š -Ā SX Seoul SeriesĀ Ā» JK x Reader Ā» Youāre back in town and your first stop in a night out with friends is a new club: SX Seoul. You had no plans, but when you see your ex, everything changes. - [Part 1] [Part 2]
How to Choose aĀ ValentineĀ (T) š -Ā reader x idol!JK Ā»Ā Who knew the best company for Valentineās Day would be a lovely Doberman? And who knew heād get you a Valentine? Well, sort of. [Tumblr]
Be as it mustĀ (E) š„š Ā» Alpha!Jungkook x Omega(f)reader Ā»Ā Itās hard being an omega in a world where they've all but disappeared, but you're safe as long as you stay under the radar. What happens when you're found and taken to your boss, CEO Jeon Jungkook?[Masterpost]
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LOL
I'm so used to see you drawing Mac with long hair that seeing him with short hair weirded the heck out of me, lmao. Incredible, it's like I forgot for a second that he doesn't canonically have long hair, djskndkd
(Also, the serpent looks so cute >w<, wanna see Wukong getting jelly or being possessive in the future š)
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What's funny , it's a big event when I draw him with short fur :'D
Ain't happen much
About the possessive Wukong- wait for any suitor that follows Mac around or Diyu arc, Man , I can't wait myself for that culmination of a slowburn -
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i feel so so happy to announce that i've finally completed the first chapter of my self-aware! jing yuan fic!! š„³š
this may not be something that others are keen on reading since it's more of a character study and slowburn-but-not-too-slowburn! romance between him and a gamer!oc but it means so much to me š„¹. writing had taken such a toll these years, especially since i had this dreaded feeling that none of my works would be good enough to be read by a larger audience. š„²š«
it was especially scary since every time i made an effort to post fics on ao3, i got cold feet and abandoned making it public, making me have so many wips in my drive.
admittedly, i don't have plans to post until november, but do like or comment if you'd like to be tagged when it comes out! š¤š
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FanArt for Nonviolent Communication part 11 by @greensagephase
I just love NVC so much and I cannot stress how much Iām obsessed with the pinky touch of Miguel and reader, itās been stuck in my mind on a loop since I read it and I needed to do something.
I ādustedā off my Anatomy drawing classes to try to make the hands, although I hate to do hands better if you hide them in drawings it was something I needed to do to scratch the Miguel slowburn itch off my mind, also I had a 4 hour trip on a train and this helped me entertain myself, along listening to the Spider verse soundtrack.
As always Alondra Iām in love with your fic šš
I like to suffer with the slowburn and canāt wait too read more!
#atsv fanart#miguel ohara fanart#atsv miguel#miguel spiderverse#fic fanart#nonviolent communication#nonviolent communication fanart#faretheeoscarmasterlist
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Yeah, sure. Lets end my therapy session wit autism psychologist by talkin bout 911. And explaining Buddie and how Eddie must be gay, etc. etc. XD
She agreed that it'd be a great buzzworthy thing if it was a slowburn romance thing etc. XD
And then we talked horror movie stuff.
I wanna be Chucky for the annual Halloween party I go to. š„°š
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If you want to read some steamy Stanman š, you can go straight to Chapter 22. Otherwise, enjoy a slowburn romance š„°š (This fic is 18+ only and all characters are in their twenties).
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If itās ok can you explain more about the trauma bond touya š
CRACKS KNUCKLES . gladly >:3
keep in mind that i havenāt actually read the manga, only watched three seasons or so (and it was . a WHILE ago) so itās not like i have the best understanding of his character yet ā but i firmly believe people with daddy issues have a bond that transcends media so i know him perfectly actually . the todoroki family is so so precious to me ā¦ā¦.
anyway . i think this scenario could go a couple ways really (depending on the au, etc) but i picture you and touya being pretty young when you meet, maybe middle schoolers? something like that . the point is that youāre both young, both very isolated, and both bond over the abusive households you grew up in. itās an unspoken understanding that makes you feel connected to one another, a little more safe. so itās basically like a stray cat/stray cat dynamic :3 maybe you end up running away together. boarding a train after the abuse reaches a boiling point.
i think touya is fiercely, violently protective over you. especially after leaving your homes (with no younger siblings to take care of anymore, he directs all of his protective urges towards you)ā¦. and youāre just as protective over him. i think the relationship itself would be an extreme slowburn, but he falls in love with you a long while before that. youāre the center of the life heās living (heās abnormal about you basically)
#but yeah <3 something like that.#again this concept has a lot of potential and can go a lot of ways (childhood friends / uni au / canon auā¦.)#but this is what came to mind first :3#basically just two damaged individuals finding comfort in one another#i canāt picture touya as a romance guy i think heās more like .#āi love you . i donāt have the words for what you are to me but i would take a bullet for you.ā#<- like that ā¦.. itās a relationship where the lines are just very blurred#but he cares about you soooo deeply#ari try not to fall for stray men ā¦ā¦ challenge failed immediately#š#ask tag ā©#cw abuse
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Make it make sense...
Look away fragile canon and show canon likers, this is an attempt to make an unholy merging of the two (bc I like Halbrand, okay?! I'm weak š)
Okkkkkkay so....
in canon canon making the rings took like 300+ years, right? So Annatar is in Eregion for this time, teaching the elven smiths the crafting he learned with the Valar... (EXTRA SLOWBURN OPPORTUNITY HERE!!! HELLO!!! Why isn't anyone writing this???)
Anyway... the Halbrand issue...
It could work as far as he was in hiding from the Valar... maybe even lost his physical form at some point after the defeat of Morgoth... I'm not sure about that goo concept but I'm not entirely against it. Let the blorbo suffer ĀÆ\_(ć)_/ĀÆ
What I cannnnnnnnot swallow is that ridiculous plotline of Sauron pitching to the orcs like it's election day (and the actor and whole scene is just noppppppppppppe for me) - purged by this unholy merge!
Adar is also a no for me, sorry not sorry...
On second thought... Let's go with Sauron trying to heal Middle-earth motivation and experimenting with the unseen world's power... Maybeeeeee something went wrong and puff his physical form... Then Adar can take over... š¤
Slight detour... Galadriel... just no... I have not much further to comment on that, just no... THIS is not Galadriel! I stopped watching at the first attempt bc of her, I didn't even get through the first episode of the show then (not that I didn't skip most of it now but you know)... just no... she could have been a random made up elf like Tauriel and I would be less mad about it... anyway... no...
Back to Halbrand... he is picked up by Elendil at sea, taken to NĆŗmenor... aaaaaaand I know nothing of NĆŗmenor ooops š«£
Okay, no problem... to be wiki-ed: NĆŗmenor, Sauron scheming at NĆŗmenor (he did lose his form there with the bye bye wave from the Valar right? *confused noises*), NĆŗmenĆ³reans fighting on Middle-earth, what was Galadriel doing at this age at all???
Galadriel could come into the picture with NĆŗmenor, making a random NĆŗmenĆ³rean take her place as the overeager warmonger wanting to defeat evil and be interested in the stranger coming from the worst of it...
Miriel sending our overeager to-be-later-killed-off filler character as an envoy or messenger or whatever to get more info and consult with the elves - Elrond - enter Galadriel...
Speaking of characters to be killed... Elendil's daughter whatshername... EƤrien... sheeeeee could work as a weird version of Ćowyn wanting to play with the boys and whatever she is on the show... (Is she supposed to live according to the lore??? nevermind, doesn't matter)
Anyway, Halbrand needs a littttttle peace and quiet in the human paradise on earth... few months? a year? - just needs a fic of its own, idk
Finally, we are at Galadriel meets Halbrand... the supposed king who they will help fight evil... (Issue: Galadriel (and elves in general?) see into people...) WAIT! wait wait wait... Mordor... SA1000... Rings... SA1200-1600 š¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æš¤Æ
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okay okay this could still work
We are fighting Adar at the South in 1000 as Halbrand... he remains king and after saving Galadriel in battle they became friends even... until something happens... maybe she finally senses darkness in him or whatever... he is sent away from Lindon or wherever Galadriel was at the time and returns to rule the South as Halbrand....
(OMG EPIC FIC IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!! soulmate au? definitely reincarnation starting with human reader from NĆŗmenor being his queen and later somehow (he tinkered with dark magic and stuff) she returns as an elf in Eregion!)
uhm where was I????? Oh yeah, Halbrand is presumed to be dead after 200 years or so, and Sauron returns as āØAnnatarāØ (not even going to Galadriel or Elrond but to Gil-Galad or straight to Celebrimbor? š¤)
#talking to the void#note for whatever... my notebook is too far#ramblings#thinking thoughts#the unholy merging of show and book#the lord of the rings#the rings of power#halbrand#annatar#sauron#my stuff
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maybe this time (ljn smau) masterlist
synopsis:Ā when jeno took over his family's empire, yn was the last person he expected to see given their past. now, she's in a relationship with one of his best friends, and he's left wondering about "what could have been". surely working together wouldn't revive any unspoken thoughts. right?
pairing: ceo!jeno x fem!reader (also a lil bit of mark x reader) warnings: none rlly maybe a lil bit of swearing and mentions of alcohol but that should be it genre:Ā fluff, smau, bit of crack friend groups i tried to be funny ://, lil bit of a slowburn and some characters being frustrating oop, some angst at one point updates:Ā done! taglist: closed now.
note:Ā this is my first smau so please be nice š„ŗ
chapter masterlist !
profiles part 1 ā¢ part 2
š 1. goodbye nyc, hello seoul
š 2. good luck soldier
š 3. you know who
š 4. glitch mode
š 5. keep it professional
š 6. it was a ghost i swear!
š 7. about to face my demons
š 8. just like old times
š 9. thirsty
š 10. normalize giving context
š 11. tequila shots anyone?
š 12. back off (respectfully)
š 13. it's called aggressive affection baby
š 14. simp tines two
š 15. the workaholic
š 16. the sleeptalker
š 17. don't be obvious
š 18. established clown
š 19. the favor
š 20. withdrawal symptoms
š 21. that should be me
š 22. trust you?
š 23. happy birthday to me
š 24. it's the alcohol talking
š 25. bestie privileges
š 26. the debrief
š 27. cutting class (office edition)
š 28. chop chop porkchop
š 29. just not meant to be
š 30. the genius plan
š 31. to a second chance
#lee jeno#jeno x reader#nct dream social media au#nct dream smau#nct smau#nct social media au#nct sns au#nct dream sns au#jeno smau#mark smau#lee mark#mark x reader#jeno fluff#nct dream fluff#nct fluff#nct dream crack#nct crack#jeno x y/n#jeno x you#nct imagines#nct scenarios#nct dream scenarios#nct dream imagines
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not to be a h0rny fvck but i cannot WAIT for zach and reader to get freaky af
iām interested in how youll write it because i feel like rafe is so aggressive and possessive as a person itās so hot when hes dominant in your smuts and it fits the vibe but zach is a golden retriever so im excited to see your interpretation. (tbh just personal preference though im kind of a freak so i am hoping they wont be vanilla) ššāāļø
YOU AND ME BOTH FRRR!! hehe thank you, this is why i love writing slowburn š¤
honestly zach gives me subby vibes like i just know he likes to be bossed around by his girl but he can also lose himself when heās feeling upset or possessive, and that paired with the fact that theyāre risking so much by hooking upā¦ spoiler alert, it wonāt be vanilla šāāļø
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MMM LETS TALK ABOUT SELFSHIPSSS !!!
Outta toji and sukuna, who comes on to you first?
whatās the first date !! who brings in the other person !! what are sleeping arrangements like !! do you have pet names for those two knuckleheads !!
I just wanna know moreee !!!
OMGGG LUNNIEEEEE HIII LUNNIEEEEE:3333333
mijikuna.... woww..... okay so. kuna definitely makes the first move i am a toji gets flustered very easily when he has a crush truther so i do think it's hard for him to do it. but kuna has no problem with it lmao but hmmmmmm i kinda wanna build mijikuna up from the miji universe. so toji is my neighbor and kuna is his bff:333333 and i'm not actually a big dates person or like.. not at first. that sounds silly but i am just such a slowburn type of person lmao i can only go on a date if we're already dating i think otherwise it just feels a little.. like too much pressure that's really stupid actually but oh well
so our first 'date' is just hanging out together!!!!!! that's how it all starts!!!! we did a lot of movie nights bc they are both big lazy cats lmao they love lazing on my couch!!!!!! and then they just started coming over more and more and more and then one night it just escalatedšššš
OK BUTTT AS FOR SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS!!!!! oh my god it's hell. they both run so fucking hot???!?!?!???? and they're so big??????!?!?!??? we all barely fit on the damn bed lmao it's so funny. but me and kuna always sleep ON toji. he is our beloved teddy bear<33333333 omfg but me and kuna also just take up so much space... toji sleeps like a fucking log while me and kuna are like two big starfish on top of himšššššššš aa poor guy..... this is how we show that we love him ok????!?!???? we're so obsessed with him>:33333333
AND HMMMMMMM honestly i'm kinda lame with my nicknames i usually just go for the basic 'Baby' yk? but i just think it's so funny to call these big buff burly men baby lmao and i do love calling toji tojibear>:333333 which kuna finds hilarious. but then i call him kitty and he just goes š¤Øš¤Øš¤Ø hsheiwvfjsvwhqvdv and then toji gets to tease him back they're so fucking funny lunnie i love them so bad
#THIS IS SOO CUTEE LUNNIEEEE I LOVE U SOOSO MUCHHš„ŗš„ŗš„ŗš„ŗš„ŗš„ŗ#THE KNUCKLEHEADS HEJRHSGFHJWHDJS#THAT'S SUCH A GOOD WORD FOR THEM LMAO#WAHHHHH MY FAVOURITE BIG LAZY CATS<33333333#I NEED TO KISS THEMMM#NOWWWW!!!!!!!!!#HEHEHEHEHEE#THANK YOU SM FOR INDULGING ME MY LOVE!!!!!#MWAH MWAH MWAHHH!!!!!!#lunar <3#friends!!#mijikuna
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Contains SPOILER from: Lofi Beats to Capture Children to - Chapter 17 (if you did not read it yet)
The second hand embarrassment ššš SUNNNYYYYY
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"I AM NOT MOON"
UUUUU~~Passiv agressiv Sun, here we are~
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BOB YOU LUCK B*ššš
And you do not even know yet how lucky that abscence was... I could smooch you for it, but I will leave it to Tedler
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Maaan. This 2 dumbass/pos really like when Vanessa manhandles them~ š
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āTo be or not to be! That is the question!ā Sun blurted out in panic. "
NO SUNNYššššššNooooo *facepalm*
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Benji?????šššššš
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Vanessa...TEASED?!
LETS GOOOO!! I AM HERE FOR IT >:D
*chanting progress* progress. progress. progress!
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PRINCESSš...TRAPPEDš ....in a TOWERšš
And a KNIGHTš... who RESCUE her?ššš
I see what you did there~
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"YOU BETTER BE WATCHING VANESSA???"
"THIS IS FOR YOU?!?!?"
AAAFFGGDDDHHH <333šššš¤Æ I am flabbergasted, and I am not even Vanessa...
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Wait... how could Moon swear?š¤
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"ā¦..acting protocolsā¦.idiotā¦."
This line made me snort laughššā¤ļø
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"Waitā¦. You watch footage of me?
Oh shit !"
Oh shit indeed Sunny!!šššššI love them, oh Lord, give mercyššššā”
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O MY GOD! š³š³š³š³
This next part is just pure ART!!!!!!!!!!!
DANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFULLY DESCRIBED <3
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"'NO! You have the GAL to tell me You're the victim in all this?! ...'"
Uuuuuu Sunny...that... that was a low blow...
But understandable :,) šššššš
I just wanna jank this 2 away from eachother by their collar and lecture them about not hurting eachother till they finally calm down...
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Moon bluffing his way out, to show himself strong, and hide his insecurities from Sun is just š
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Oh... they blacked out
Oh... they collapsed
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"The back of their faceplate on WHAT????????
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so wait...
Those black tendrils were smoke? *gasp*
I had to make a meme from this:
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DANA !!! THIS... THIS WAS BEAUTIFUL. NEVER AGAIN DOUBT YOURSELF. You outdone yourself with this chapter. Worth all the waitingā” Every timeā”
AWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ;A;
Thank you for such a long and nice comment!
That meme reaction was so perfect I had to scream and show it in the group chat.
Which is honestly the Appropriate reaction.
"BOB YOU LUCK B*ššš
And you do not even know yet how lucky that abscence was... I could smooch you for it, but I will leave it to Tedler"
Bob is so lucky. We'll find the reasons for his absence soon enough. Also, for Vanny's plan specifically.... Bob is a blessing in disguise to them as well. Something that will become abundantly clear the next chapter.
"Vanessa...TEASED?!
LETS GOOOO!! I AM HERE FOR IT >:D
*chanting progress* progress. progress. progress!
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PRINCESSš...TRAPPEDš ....in a TOWERšš
And a KNIGHTš... who RESCUE her?ššš
I see what you did there~
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"YOU BETTER BE WATCHING VANESSA???"
"THIS IS FOR YOU?!?!?"
AAAFFGGDDDHHH <333šššš¤Æ I am flabbergasted, and I am not even Vanessa..."
HEHEHEHEH
I'm glad that you picked up on that. I'm wondering if it's almost too subtle the way their development is happening.
Because I've also gotten comments from people saying they have no idea how the Daycare Attendant can ever come to 'like' (or love) Vanessa. At least, according to Moon, and what Moon is implying in Twins.
Makes me feel I'm doing the slowburn wrong....
But I think that's just cause people can't see the development into the far future like I can.
as far as the audience concerned, They kinda hate eachother? Maybe?
but... A lot of human characters Sun and Moon interact with are SUPER prickly and become friends and allies later. (Bob, Vanessa...Ted.... Heck even Moon and Sun are prickly toward themselves) The Protag in Twins really being the one who is nice to them first.
"so wait...
Those black tendrils were smoke? *gasp* "
Nope. They're not smoke.
The mother that Moon killed during the staff meeting, had long black hair. ;)
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Fanfiction Tropes Tier List (Reader Edition)
Thank you for the tag, @deliciouskeys! (Here's their tier list!)
I tag: @fuckingpajamas, @phtalate, @tzeentchs-secretary-tea-time, @digitalbath1988, @vanshoundd, @tocadoguara, and anyone who wants to do this! Iād be very interested to see how yāall would rank āem :) but ofc no pressure if you donāt want to or have already done this!
ā¦So I feel like I need to give some contextš§š»āāļøš The tl;dr is: I will read almost anything, but I have certain standards/ expectations that must be met in order for me to continue.
I tried to organize these tropes from top ā”ļø bottom, have strong feelings about (would more likely read) ā”ļø am less passionate about going from left ā”ļø right. For the bottom tiers with asterisks, I arranged them from āthis specific trope represents the tier descriptionā ā”ļø āeh, it fits here but I donāt really hold strong opinions about theseā from left ā”ļø right.
ā¬ļøExpand for a detailed breakdown below the line break ā¬ļø
My Tier List for fanfic tropes I consume as a Reader differ in some areas from tropes Iād like to write or would be open to writing as a Writer. As a reader, I usually give almost every fanfic a chance with my own arbitary criteriaāalthough what I read is very ship dependent according to their canon dynamic (for example, I will devour Enemies to Lovers for one specific OTP in one fandom, but would NEVER read that trope applied to a different fav ship of mine in a different fandom). I also tossed in some danmei BL tropes, for funsies and because I want more people to know about them <3.
And remember, if you like any of these that I personally donāt, thatās great! Everyone has their own preferences. Please donāt take offense. These are just how I view these tropes specifically according to me, haha. It says less about you and more about me being picky with what I like to read and gives context about what kind of bibliophile (person who likes reading) I am.
Tier 1 (SSS Level)
Slowburn: Just as context, I regularly read light novels (hetero, danmei, and baihe) which can easily range from 100ch-300ch each. So slowburns is the quintessential demisexual experience for me, and I love it when theyāre long fics where we get to see characters grow and relationships develop, with worldbuilding and an interesting plot. I think the longest Iāve ever read was +2.8K chapters of a story I was addicted to. Typically if I see itās a slowburn, I know Iām gonna have a good time.
Fix-It Fic: As much as I love canon of the original source material, there are certain canon story decisions and/or plotholes that hurt meāso itās always great to see someone write their own interpretation to try to āfix it.ļæ½ļæ½ You get banger fics and itās just so creative and a nice catharsis.
Canon Divergence: Same as how I regard a Fix-It.
Dark Fic: Irl I obviously do not condone any of the things that typically happen in Dark Fics. But as someone who has consumed your usual wholesome healthy Lifetime Original style romance stories for a loooooong time, that type of milquetoast wholesomeness has become bland and predictable for meāwhich is why the wild and crazy shenanigans that happen in Dark Fics spices things up for me and I like that it keeps me guessing. I donāt want to read about things from my life. I think screwed up characters can offer so much more interesting stakes than a Good Guy. I like the tension and uncertainty. Ex. this is why I tend to prefer the protag/villain ships over the protag/childhood friend ships; itās why a princely character who is secretly yandere is so much more interesting than a sidekick character with a bland and forgettable personality. The writers of Dark Fics, 9/10 times, produce something so interesting that I canāt put my phone down and I just have to binge through their entire fic because the suspense is k*lling me.
Conspiracy & Schemes: Mysteries? Political intrigue? Palace drama? Yes, please, inject it into my veins.
Strong Protagonist & Strong Love Interest: Itās similar to how Iāve come to prefer reading Dark Fics. The marketās too oversaturated with the damsel in distress trope being saved by his/her prince charming. Iāve read too many novels and fanfics about that dynamic, itās gotten a little stale for me, haha. Give me the clever, scheming, morally grey or villainous MC with a strong backbone. I like badasses. As for the ML or FL, I also prefer them to be strong or scheming as well so they can be a power couple with the MCāand curb-stomp the world and their enemies. ā¦*holds face like a blushing maiden* Donāt they sound like the equivalent of a fairytale couple?
Mutual Pining: Yes, yes, yes. Itāll never be not good.
Revenge-Rebirth: I love underdog characters plotting their secret machinations and getting their revenge. Pair it with a rebirth, where a previous villain(ess) or cannon fodder whoād suffered before learns from the mistakes of their previous life and uses their second life to faceslap their enemies and turn their destiny around? Yes, yes, yes.
Survival Game: I love the Infinite Flow (survival horror/ death game) genre, what can I say? If youāve read the famous ones, you know why. The writing is almost always superb and so interesting (seeing all the unique horror instances that the MC has to figure out in order to survive). Itās just so imaginative.
Obsessive Love: Same as how I regard a Dark Fic. I do not condone it irl, but an unhealthily codependent partner in my fictional romances? Yes. I want them to be even more obsessed with my favorite character and fall deeper and deeper in love.
Misunderstanding: There is a difference between how I view misunderstandings versus how I view miscommunication (which can grate on my nerves if not executed well). I believe you fundamentally cannot have a good long fic without some misunderstandings that the MC or Love Interest has to clear up, and itās always so good once the cat is out of the bag and the truth is revealed.
Isekai/ Transmigration (World-Hopping): Yes. Gimme. Itās like 10 stories in one. I like it when your ordinary layperson gets transported into a different fantastical world or pseudohistorical world or into a different modern world of much different circumstances depending on their new identity. I like these duck out of water stories.
Historical AU & Royalty AU: Thereās just something about pseudo-medieval settings that can be so charming and interesting to read. If youāve got royalty thrown in, thereās the additional seasoning of power struggles between members of royalty and aristocracy, and political intrigue, and seeing how a kingdom is run. Writers tend to do a good job worldbuilding these types of stories with characters I like moved into this new setting.
Established Relationship: The domesticity and PDA of it all can make my heart go dokidoki (especially if theyāre a powerhouse couple). It can fall into the danger of coming across as bland, so this depends on the plot and writerās execution of their relationship. I gotta have some stakes.
Enemies to Lovers: I love it for certain pairings.
Forbidden Love: Itās the tabooness of it that makes it interesting to read.
Friends to Lovers: As long as itās not milquetoast or bland, I think most of the time this is executed well. Itās a step below an Established Relationship, so theyāve got wiggle room to develop into that.
Soulmate AU: Itās inherently romantic, what can I say? I will REALLY LOVE it though if the writer gives it a unique twist.
First Kiss & Sharing a Bed: Itās tender and sweet (or hot) and I will never get tired of it. You canāt go wrong with it.
Magic AU & Fairytale AU: Itās a fantasy world. As long as itās not bland and there is a serviceable magic system, I will generally like it. (One caveat: it cannot be a HP AU. Cāmon. As much as I like HP, you can do better as a writer than transporting these characters into the HP universe. Come up with your own magic system.) For fairytale AUs, itās basically your Hans Christian Andersen/ Disney fairytale with your favorite characters. I donāt think you can go wrong with it. I just love any AUs in general.
Huddle for Warmth: Same as First Kiss & Sharing a Bed & PWP.
Tier 2 (A Level)
Fluff: Oftentimes reading cute fluff (like sneaking quick kisses or holding hands) can make me blush and giggle more than reading p0rn or smut on my phone in public. HOWEVER, unlike a oneshot where I can tolerate it, for me fluff has be spread sporadically throughout if itās a long fic. If the long fic is just too fluffy and sweet all the way throughout (force-feeding me āmengļæ½ļæ½ and ādog foodā (PDA)), I get the equivalent of a sugary overdose and any interest I have for the fic dries up into āugh, thatās enoughāāwhich usually ends up with me dropping the fic if the fluff had oversaturated everything (all sugar/ fluff, no real meaty substance). Thereās only so much cutesy uwu, descriptions of someoneās soft coquettish voice scratching the Love Interestās heart like a catās paw, etc that I can stomach at a time. Itās like junk food; I canāt eat too much of it.
PWP: As a connoisseur of all things slowburn and a demisexual irl, I have to be in the mood to read a PWP. Itās p0rn without plot; I donāt expect to be reading much plot (although itād be a pleasant surprise if the p0rn came with some serviceable-enough plot š). It is whatās written on the tin. Iām not here expecting a Shakespearean masterpiece. A writer was gripped by the h0rny and decided to share, and this was the result. Iām here to turn my brain off, have fun, and read about two of my favorite fictional characters banging each other stupid.
Im Vino Veritas (Drunken Confessions): Yes, gimme. Iām picky about the execution and the follow-up scene that comes after the drunken confession though (after the drunk character sobers up). The writer has to be skilled enough for me to root for the character and not cringe (unless the whole point is to cringe at the drunk confessing because itās established theyāre a cannon fodder character who wonāt get together with the MC or Love Interest).
Missing Scenes: I generally like it when writers come up with a What-If scenario that happens between Point A and Point C of canon. It can be fun and believableāespecially if they get the characterization right. Then itās like reading a little bonus content (like, you know itās a personās headcanon but, dang, itās written so well I could almost believe it was canon).
Office AU: I love me my rich Sugar Daddy AUs and doting CEO husbands pampering and spoiling their lovers. I enjoy reading about a business expanding into a powerful corporation and the power struggles that come with. Itās a guilty pleasure. (I do have to try not to think about HR though.)
Showbiz AU: Itās a guilty pleasure. Sometimes I learn something new about the acting or modeling or fashion industry, and itās interesting. I also like seeing the journey of the unknown underdog MC rising like a phoenix from a nobody to a well-respected powerhouse of their industry.
Reincarnation: Same as how I regard almost other AUs here (inject it into my veins). With reincarnation though, I usually like to see the rebirth have an affect on the story. Itās an important plot device after all. If it seems like the whole rebirth part could be omitted and it wouldnāt even impact the story with that aspect removed, thenā¦well, sorry, the story didnāt execute it well.
Cold Love Interest: Depends on the execution, but I like it when you have this character whoās known to be cold slowly be thawed out the more and more they start opening up to the Main Characterāuntil they inevitably fall in love. Itās essentially reading about an ice cube that has melted into warm spring water. The transformation can be so beautiful and moving, because youāve been following them on their journey of self-discovery and finding happiness. (However, my tolerance toward Cold Characters does have a limit; they canāt be irredeemable at the start. Because if itās the equivalent of the Wife Chasing Crematorium trope, where the Love Interest is a cheating (?) murderous (?) selfish abusive assh0le who has essentially traumatized the MC and still gets together with them at the endā¦ā¦.ugh, 9/10 times I will dislike it even if the ML or FL realizes how much their actions have hurt the MC and tries their best to make up to it for the rest of their lives.)
Dense Protagonist: A protagonist who is oblivious to the Love Interest character pining and simping hardcore after them can be hilarious. However, I am generally picky about its execution. It can teeter the fine line between endearing and dumb/ annoying. At some point, their denseness can become too much (to the point where itās no longer funny or amusing) that my suspension of disbelief drops and itās no longer fun to read the story for me personally.
Unrequited Love: Depends on the context. Is it the writerās intention to make it bittersweet and unresolved? Is the character pining after their unrequited love, and itās the early stage of the story where the MC or ML/FL have yet to reciprocate? Is the intention to make me cry? For all of these, I usually like to know before I jump into a ficābecause Iām a sappy woman who gets easily teary-eyed and I easily get touched by moving depictions of the human connection. So I donāt want my young glass maiden heart to be hurt too much, haha; thereās only so much abuse my heart can handle.
Crossover: At some point, I run out of fics (the good ones) to read for the specific ship I like. So I turn to crossovers, to see how my favorite MC can be shipped with someone else. If the writerās good, they can blend the worlds and these cast of characters together seamlessly. Itās like a brain puzzleāso I have countless admiration for those who can execute crossovers well.
Time Loop: This is your usual Nicholas Sparksā (a romance writer) type of story; a time loop is basically Groundhog Day where the MC has to figure out how to break the time loopāand Iām usually invested in the mystery of how theyāre gonna pull it off. Iād like to say when Iām in the mood to read this, writers tend to execute the trope well (my logic: if youāre going to introduce a plot device, make it relevant to the story; if it can be omitted and it doesnāt detract from the experience, then it doesnāt need to be there).
Hurt/ Comfort: To an extent. Itās the same as Fluff or Angst for me. Moderation is key.
Sex Pollen & Bang or Die: Similar to how I regard PWPs.
Arranged Marriage: Generally I will like if executed well. I almost put this in Tier 3, because I more often than not donāt usually click on a fic if I see this trope tagged (because my brain thinks about the irl implications). BUTā¦it is the premise of almost every transmigration (isekai) light novel or manhua/manhwa I readāand they work because itās a fish out of water story where the MC finds out there they have an arranged marriage to a king, prince, duke, noble, knight, etc with a certain cruel or perfect reputation, and you get to read about them learning about their real selves and falling in love over time with their fiancĆ©e/fiancĆ©. And itās so cute. This is my expectation when I read fics with this trope: a fairytale-like romance, where the arranged marriage managed to work out in this coupleās favor instead of it being loveless.
Baby Fic & Pregnancy Fic: I would not go out of my way to read oneshots where the whole premise is specifically only about either of this. It has to be just one of the ingredients in the whole long fic. Writing children is tougher than you think (you have to be so careful writing about them because you can toe the line between making them precocious and making them annoying), and some people are unable to respectfully write pregnancy characters, choosing instead to focus on the humor of pregnancy stereotypesābut the gags can come across as shallow writing than giving it the proper respect it deserves. So it depends on 1) the execution and 2) my mood. Iāve read a couple good ones, but thatās because the writer is good at delivering the concept that is easily digestible and frames the whole process of birth and child rearing as a beautiful process of nature and life.
Tier 3 (B Level)
A/B/O: I will not intentionally go out of my way 99/100 times to read Omegaverse stories. Shocker, I know. Itās just, for me, I tend to find a majority of these general A/B/O ficsā¦shallow and of little substance. Most of the time, I find the writing can also be a bit distasteful, especially when it comes to the omega and alpha dynamic in this kinda story (in the wrong hands, the writer can make their story come across as r@pey and sexist/ misogynistic, especially if an alphaās being aggressive and forceful with the MC because theyāve been affected by the smell of an omegaās heatāand now Iām reading descriptions of the omega character sobbing and crying out āno, no, noā and āplease stopā and Iām in disbelief why people find this hot). I also donāt like the submissiveness of the omega character where itās like Iām reading about a milquetoast wet rag who has all their fight drained out and has no personality other than being a hole that produces slick and blushes constantly. Also, for me, predictability is not something I like; if I can predict everything thatās going to happen in a fic, I will become bored. I need some kinda serviceable plot for me to be emotionally invested in an A/B/O fic or thereās some kinda hook that keeps me coming back. I can enjoy the rare one A/B/O fic out of one hundred similar A/B/O fics, but I am INCREDIBLY PICKY about what I choose. The premise itself is also very important to what makes or breaks an A/B/O fic experience for me (for example, if itās a Dark fic, then I can be more forgiving because itās expected for there to be dark themes).
Miscommunication: For me thereās no in-between. I will either hate or love this trope, depending on its execution in the fic. On the extreme end of hatred, I am ticked off when a conflict in the story can be easily resolved had the character(s) communicated properlyāand itās just so incredibly dumb. On the opposite end, miscommunication can be done well as a funny gag or a plot device that shows how differently characters can interpret a situation or words. So depending on which one of these the fic delivers, it determines how much I can enjoy a fic.
Love Triangle: See my opinion on Harem Fics, and now make my aversion less strong. Iām a wee more forgiving on this trope because itās a love triangle where you start off with the MC, the ML/FL, and the love rivalāand the story is about the MC choosing one of them. The other Love Triangle Iām okay with is if itās obviously a poly ship where the MC ends up with two peopleābut it has to be executed well (I generally have to like both options for the MC). Iām more of a monogamous soulmate type of gal, so Iām kinda picky on the execution when a story focuses on the love triangle. It canāt drag on to the point where I find it to be insufferable. The danger with a love triangle is I, your reader, might come to like the Second Male Lead or Second Female Leadāand think they were a better fit for the MC than the actual Fe/Male Lead that was chosen just because this character was the writerās favorite. In this case, the moment the wrong candidate is chosen, my interest in the fic dwindles and I feel like Iām reading a lesser version of what initially drew me to the fic in the first place. So now itās the writerās responsibility to show me why their choice is the correct one.
Angst: Itās like junk food; the key is moderation. I canāt have too much of itāotherwise itās too angsty and the poignant emotional knives become laughable.
Humor: Humor is subjective, and differs for each person. What the writer finds funny might not be what I find funny. Iām more of a subtle gal. So if a ficās meant to be funny throughout, it runs the risk of teetering towards me feeling secondhand embarrassment and cringingābecause itās too much and unfunny. But if a writer genuinely writes something surprising that makes me laugh, I do appreciate their talent at grasping the opportunity and having the know-how to effectively inject some lighthearted humor.
Fake Relationship: ā¦My enjoyment level HEAVILY depends on its execution. Itās the characterization, their chemistry, and plot that have to save it for me.
Amnesia Fic: See, I understand itās a plot deviceāwhich is why Iām a lil more forgiving. But donāt you hate it when all of a sudden a character gets memory wiped after all that progress? (I feel like I wasted my time just as the story was turning good, and now they have to start over? Kinda feels like unnecessary filler and it can drag on, and I feel like banging my head against the wall.) On a lesser extent of my pickiness, I donāt like it as much when itās used as an exposition framing device, with the MC or Love Interest having no recollection of anythingāand theyāre lied to at the start about who theyāre supposed to beā¦because you know there will be a dramatic fallout happening when they inevitably find out and that predictability (they fall out, and then you know sometime later something will bring them back togetherā¦the fakeout dramatic ābreakupā is just so contrived and mechanical and formulaic) is what turns me off. (I donāt mind the amnesia trope as much if itās used in a psychological horror/ thriller story though.)
Shizun F*cker: Itās your master (teacher) x disciple Chinese classic. I went through a phase of binging these stories and I find theyāre generally all very good, but there does come a point where you start seeing similarities and not enough freshness with this trope and they all blend together (especially if it feels like itās a pale imitation inferior copycat version of certain shizun f*cker classics). Nowadays this kinda premise has to be accompanied by something fresh and unique in order for me to keep readingāand turn my brain off from thinking about the irl teacher-student implications.
Secret Identities: If executed well, I like the reveal of their true identity in the story. Itās like you have this lowkey cute crush who has been helping you all this timeāand you find out heās, like, a mafia don or the CEO of a conglomerate or an international spy. Itās the gap moe contrast of who they pretend to be versus the secret badass they really are. It does come with the risk of some predictability for me though which can ruin my immersion (yāknowā¦the typical MCās outrage when finding out their Love Interestās real identity: āYou lied to me?! How can I believe you now when all youāve done is lie to me?!ā ā”ļø A genuine apology ā”ļø Fallout ā”ļø Some sort of dramatic reconciliation after the MC or ML/FL was kidnapped).
Tier 4 (C Level)
Dubcon: Itās teetering on the verge between what I find tolerable and what I find unacceptable. As long as it does not fall into the Non-Con territory and isnāt written distastefully, I can read dubcon stories where the consent is a blurry line between these two characters.
Major Character Death: I usually donāt seek this outābecause Iām a big weepy baby and I donāt want to grow attached to these characters and bawl at the end when the inevitable happens. But on the super rare instances where I do click on a fic despite this warning tag, it means I have mentally and emotionally prepared myself to get knifed in the heart.
Mary Sue Fic: As much as I love power scaling fics and OP MCs, it does get boring if thereās no setback or conflict for the MC to learn from. I mean, sure, itās fine for them to steamroll over everyone but if Iām reading +1K chapters of them just steamrolling, theyāve become a Mary Sue. I want flaws. I want setbacks. Thereās only so much chuunibyou I can tolerate. Thereās only so much descriptions of how ungodly beautiful or how shockingly genius the MC is at everything before I start rolling my eyes. Fatigue has set in and the OP character has become an insufferable milquetoast Mary Sue/ Gary Stu who can do no wrong. My suspension of disbelief has finally been worn away into nothingness. This can also apply to the Love Interest character (I understand their role in the story is to satisfy the ideal dream lover tropeābut please give dimension to the character). I want three-dimensional characters with backstory and flaws and an interesting personality, not Mary Sues or Gary Stus.
Y/N (OC Fic): If Iām reading fanfic about my favorite character(s), I donāt want to spend my time reading about a writerās Original Character or Self-Insert character being shipped with my favorite. I went in to read stories with my fav shipāand only that. There have been the few exceptions to thisābut me liking a Y/N or a fic with OCs is ultra rare.
Breakup: Similar to my thoughts on Unrequited Love. But taken up to a hundred. If thereās been a breakup between the main couple in the ficāand itās not in the beginning exposition chapter where we donāt yet know enough information about these charactersāin the middle or near the end, chances are I think the relationship is f*cked anyway and therefore lose interest in the main ship itself in the fic. Even if they get back together at the end, I just think, āHoneyā¦you can do so much better than him/her.ā Which is why I usually donāt like reading breakups between the main couple in my fics. (And if the breakup is because the MC or Love Interest is in a precarious situation and they think pushing them away is the best way to protect them, itās a clichĆ© that makes me roll my eyes because itās been so overdone and ugh, why pretend to be awful INSTEAD OF COMMUNICATING?)
Body Swap: ā¦It depends SO MUCH on the execution. I cringe so hard if a character (usually the guy in the body of a girl) is feeling up their developed chest like a perv. Thereās only a handful of Body Swap stories that do this trope well. If two characters are swapping bodies, I want to read about how theyāre trying not to OOC (lol) and see how this body swap impacts the story and cast of characters in any meaningful way.
College AU: Iāve long since graduated from college. Nuff said. Might give a fic a try if itās well-written or a short PWP (it is whatās written on the tin) but, as a working adult, reading about petty school drama wears on my patience. There has to be plot to keep me invested. Might also read if it dives into college controversies or campus scandalsābut the suspense has to be executed well. Most of the time, it works if thereās some kinda big mystery like thereās been a crime committed. Because now you have a whodunnit mystery. And thatās so much more interesting than reading about students studying and doing homework, going to parties, crushing on the professor (also, here, yikesā¦if you want me to turn my brain off and not think about the real life implications (the teacherās immediate suspension (hopefully) and losing their teaching privileges and license), you gotta reel me in with the plot or characters), or the typical student college experience.
Gen Fic: Itās bland, milquetoast, mid and forgettable. Itās like sucking out all the fun elements out of a ficāand thatās not my idea of a good time. I think the only way to pull this off is if itās a Character Study fic.
Tier 5 (F Level)
High School AU: Give me real men or women; get out of here with the kiddy stuff. Iām outside the age range to be able to enjoy this. As a working career-woman, I really donāt want to spend my free time reading about minors and teen romance and teen drama. And if thereās adult content, sorry, justāno. My brain more often than not associates it to underage s3xāand it squicks me out. Itās also so much harder for me to suspend my disbelief that this inexperienced kid from high school is like this super genius hacker or ultra cover model beauty whom grown wo/men salivate over. (Becauseā¦god no, I DONāT want to read about a minorās āmilky thighsā or ācoquettish voice.ā Theyāre, like, 14-16 y/o. Who wants to read about a predator who has designs on a teenager?) Also, unless it is at the hilarious peak levels of highschool romcom like Kaguya-sama: Love is War but in fanfiction form, reading about two high school students crushing on each other is 99/100 times so boring and milquetoast to me. I am not the target audience for this trope.
Non-Con: The real life implications ruin any chance for me to want to do anything with this trope. Consent is king, yāall. Non-con is a personal squickāand therefore I will not read if itās whatās gonna happen between the main couple no matter how sweet and regretful the ML or FL acts after the act. Itās r@pe; I do not find SA and being forced sexy in any way. The moment I see that thereās non-con between the main couple, thatās ruined any chances of me enjoying that ship in the fic. (The only exception I can think of for this is if the ML/FL was mind-controlled or didnāt have autonomy over their body due to some kinda magic shenanigans. Or if itās non-con framed as a horrifying traumatic experience between a character and the unimportant cannon fodder whoās there in the story to be punished as a villain and wonāt be forgiven in any way.) I will not seek it out if I see a ficās been tagged with this. And if I encounter surprise non-con in my reading, I will immediately drop the fic.
Unhappy Ending: I have a glass maiden heart. I tear up easily when characters die or suffer in a book. I donāt want to get emotionally invested in a story and its characters, only to end up with an Unhappy Ending at the end. It just feels so unsatisfactory, like Iād wasted my time on this long fic when I couldāve spent that time productively reading something else that has a much happier and better conclusion.
Crack Fic: Now, the one exception to this is if a writer jokingly says their story revolves around a crackship, but the writingās so dang unbelievably good you donāt even think itās a crackship in a crack fic (itās a bonafide good story). But aside from that, 99 out of 100 times, I will not read crack fics. A crack fic is a writerās attempt at humor. And humor is so subjective. What they find funny or entertaining might not be what I find funny or entertaining. Most of the time, itās also of little substance and random and the writing is all over the place (whichā¦yāknow, I get it; I notice a lot of people mention they had a wild dream about this and thatās the reason why theyāre writing a crack fic.) Iām happy that theyāre writing what they find funny and Iām hoping itās fun for them, but crack fics are not my cuppa tea.
Coffeeshop AU: Itās so mid and blah to me. Itās the most milquetoast Meet Cute out of all the Meet Cutes they could have chosen. I think the only one I recently read in, like, years, is because of a Art & Fic Exchange Bang Iād participated in. Itās so long ago. Basically unless itās a stalker or secret identity or psychological horror story to make it interesting, Iād rather read anything else than a bland Coffeeshop AU.
Next Generation: Similar to how I regard OC Fics or OCs in general. Iām here to read fanfiction to read about canon characters of a show or book. I did not come here to read about a writerās cast of Original Characters or Self-Insert characters. If 99% of the fanfic is about the OCs who are the sons and daughters of the canon characters, I just wonāt read it. Wonāt touch it. Wonāt come anywhere near it. They might as well have written an original story of their own instead of a fanfic. (But 99/100 times, itās poorly written and you can tell itās written by a younger writerā¦eeesh. The good thing is, the more they write, the more practice theyāre getting, so the better their writing will be.)
Bonus (F Level)
Cheating/ NTR: my brain automatically associates irl with thisāand I find it despicable. The 1% chance I would read this trope is if the MC/ Love Interest is shown the consequences of their actions and the story promises that the person whoās been cheated on breaks up with them. Or if itās a Mindlessly Self-Indulgent PWP oneshotāso I know to turn my brain off and lower my usual standards coming in.
Harem Fic: Itās Love Triangleābut taken up a notch. Itās so hard to write stallion (er0tica) protags that come across as endearing and not a playboy scummy f*ckboi. It annoys me if Iāve developed attachment to a ship or character and am interested in their relationship development (my waifu or husbando), but the story suddenly shifts to Side Character No.50 whom I couldnāt give two hoots about. The only exceptions to this, for me to keep reading a harem fic, is 1) if I like the storytelling, worldbuilding, and/or protagonist or main ship that makes it worth it. Itās very rare but there have been handful of writers who have actually made a harem where I care for and like ALL of the waifus. 2) I also enjoy harem dramas where the MC face-slaps every love rival, evil concubines, white lotus conniving mistresses, jealous queen/ mother, etcāand gets The Wo/Man.
Fanfiction Tropes (Writer Edition)
Iām much more open-minded writer usually š
, so Iām usually open to try almost anythingābut my criteria of tropes I will write for the story depends on my mood and the storyās premise. They usually have to pose some relevancy to the fic (which depends on its premise and characters) and satisfy my want to contribute something fresh/ interesting to the fandom if I decide to write that trope.
The biggest two changes are: 1) Iād move most of these tropes up into Always Down to Write and a few into If the Plot Calls for It. Iād also probably reorder a couple tropes if I look at them from a writerās perspective (left ā”ļø right, arranged from tropes I feel strongly about ā”ļø the tropes I consider mid and donāt hold much strong opinions about). 2) Iād change the categories to:
Always Down to Write tier (probably 90% of these)
If the Plot Calls for It, or if Iām Curious and Want to Try Experimenting with It tier (I typically donāt go out of my way to read these, but would be willing to challenge myself and see what the writing experience would be like)
Youād Never Catch Me with My Pants Down Writing It tier (fun fact: thereās only maybe 4 or 5 of these Iād put here)
If you happen to be a writer whose tropes fall into ones I do not like and you know Iāve gushed about your fic before, know that you were one of the rare exceptions and I hope knowing this makes you happy. ā°(*Ā“ļø¶`*)āÆā”
#phoenix talks#fanfiction#fanfiction tropes#reading#writing#fanfiction tropes tier list#ask#deliciouskeys#thanks for tagging me!
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