#so more on podfic technique:

[thelaithlyworm]

[ID Against a background of lush greenery, a ruddy fox looks at its reflection in still water. Angular art deco ornaments frame the corners of the picture. Title reads, ‘Fox-Faced, written by Senri, read by Thimblerig’. End ID]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Mugen no Juunin | Blade of the Immortal Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Asano Rin & Hyakurin, Asano Rin/Hyakurin Characters: Hyakurin, Asano Rin Additional Tags: Bathing/Washing, Hurt/Comfort, Non-Sexual Intimacy, Post Edo Castle Raid Summary:

Hyakurin and Rin, the night after Rin's trip through the underground prison.

[gaiaseyes451]

There’s a fun little thing going on over at @goodomensafterdark that we’re calling the Pillow Fight. Unabashed, utter fluff in fics, art, podfic, music and more!

Somehow, inconceivably, I’ve gotten a reputation for writing angst! So, for January, I’ve teamed up with three fabulous artists to write three short one-shots that are full of fluffy feelings and domestic bliss.

Look for the first one, Sage & Rose, on 09-Jan with @cobeeli:

“Of all the things to grow in this rich soil, Aziraphale will proclaim Crowley is the most beautiful. Of all the lives rooted in this garden, theirs is the most precious to draw nourishment from the Earth.”

Coriander & Mint the week of 13-Jan with @daneecastle :

“Crowley lopes about the kitchen, fetching a pan or slicing some veg while Aziraphale pesters him about proper knife technique and minding his fingertips. Essentially, despite his insistence that he is assisting, Crowley is an absolute, adorable nuisance whenever Aziraphale is cooking.

And Aziraphale would have it no other way.”

Lavender & Thyme the week of 20-Jan with @and-his-hands-were-24-crows :

“Crowley sits at the piano, an old upright tucked in a nook in the hall that leads from their sitting room to the kitchen. As the late afternoon sun creeps through the windowpanes and the October breeze ruffles the grass, Crowley plays.”

[weirdthetag]

It is March 1st, 2024, and The Queen’s Thief fanworks challenge Weird the Tag is now live! The collection is open and will remain so until April 1st. There will be a one-week anonymous period to try to spot your friends, and authors will be revealed April 8th.

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Weird the Tag is a writing and art challenge (not an exchange), with a 100 word minimum for fics, designed to motivate people to expand their creative horizons through Queen's Thief content. This includes fanfiction, fanart of all mediums, video and audio art, filk, podfics, and fan crafts.

What do I mean when I say "weird?" I mean that I started this event because I was inspired by MWT's encouragement to "make bad art," and I want to motivate the fandom to share things that are imperfect or unserious. Create for the joy of it, whether or not you think it's good, canon-compliant, something other people will get, or using techniques you're confident in. Try new things, get a rise out of your friends, share things you're psyching yourself out of posting or are afraid nobody else will be interested in, and embrace tropey fun. Experiment!

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Ao3 collection, with full information: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/WTT_QT/profile

This blog, with handy links and Moderator contact: https://weirdthetag.tumblr.com/

This year's optional ideas document, if you want to play and need inspiration, with more than 220 suggestions from the fandom: It's a long ugly link to a published Google doc.

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Happy creating, one and all! The mole god is cheering for you.

[lulu-recs]

a cure for nightmares [+podfic] by picascribit ♡

there's a mysterious new boy at St Godric's boarding school, and Sirius can't stop thinking about him, but the secret Remus is keeping might break Sirius's heart.

fire on fire by wolfstargarden

sirius’ frown deepened. after a moment he murmured in a low voice, “I don’t understand you at all, remus lupin. oh, but I would so very like to.”

a flush crawled boiling heat up remus’ neck as he fumbled for an answer. “goodness sirius ... I’m no one special.”

sirius’ gaze didn’t waver. he said simply, “I think you could be very special to me.”

sun in my eyes by orphan_account ♡

remus lupin struggles with a lot of things in life. bipolar disorder, being poor, and working as an artist. he has a strict routine and plans to keep it that way with the help of his best friends lily and james until one day james' best mate from school shows up and turns everything upside down. when art model sirius enters remus' life like a whirlwind, nothing will ever be the same.

forget-me-not by halictus

for someone who just woke up with amnesia and a bad concussion, remus lupin isn't too dispirited. he'll get through it with the help of his friends, taking it one day at a time, as sirius says. the only (other) problem? there's something important that he's forgetting.

everything circles back to you by gardenoflupins

remus nests for the first time using unusual items and is overwhelmed by the process. sirius supports him the best he can.

drenched in you, chanting your name by gardenoflupins ♡

remus and sirius live together peacefully as friends. when remus has his heats, sirius goes out of town until it’s over and vice versa. sirius returns home to find that remus’s heat has lasted longer than expected and needs to resist remus’s pleas along with his own urge to fuck him senselessly.

forever is a state of mind by orphan_account

deaf dance choreographer, remus lupin, has a simple life. working, taking care of his son, and running his youtube sign channel. when he unwittingly becomes involved with deaf pride activist, fleamont potter, he doesn't realise how much his life will change. especially after he meets youtube star and makeup artist, sirius black.

to reach the soul by orphan_account

when remus lupin is invited to attend a deaf dance academy for part of his bsl level, he doesn't expect to meet someone like sirius black. but the moment he does, his entire world is turned upside down.

we don't need orgasms to feel good by catpotato

it's discovered during a game of truth and dare that james, a trans man, has never had an orgasm. sirius and remus, his boyfriends, learn it's because he can't. they decide to find ways james can still feel good and get release.

m.a.t.e.[s] by diamondmeadows ♡

remus has been single for years, and his solitary heats are getting worse and worse with every passing year. his friends can't stand it anymore and, after a great amount of convincing, sign him up for a matchmaking agency. he never expects to get anything out of it, distrustful of the strangers' techniques to find him a partner. remus is determined to terminate the contract after a single date. but several dates later, he realises he might have been caught in a trap. he keeps coming back to meet more people.... well, to see james and sirius, really, a charming duo working at the agency itself. not that he can be matched with any of them. not that he can stop himself from dreaming about it.

here I am (come and take me) by indicamuse

the room is submerged in the soft guitar and gentle crooning of al green while sirius waits, an expectant look on his face as if he couldn't imagine remus not doing what he asked. remus crumbles. “don’t laugh-” “I would never-” “you certainly would-”

“marauder’s oath”, sirius places a hand over his chest, still clad in the magenta, satin robe. he appreciates the privacy of his flat with gusto, having forgone actual clothing since graduating. “I swear on prongs’ antlers and wormtail’s disgusting rat tail, not to laugh.” he adds in a more serious tone, “I won’t, not about this.”

remus hesitates. takes a breath. “I've never… had sex before. you'd be the first.” sirius’ expression shifts minutely. “alright. and the other thing?” bloody sirius black, nigh impossible to fool. remus sighs, rubbing a hand over his face. “and… I've never managed to… knot before.”

goodbye nostalgia by makki0s

you started cruising again, down the road, this time the lowered windows let in the cool night air and sirius stuck his torso out, eventually deciding on sitting on the window, the only thing keeping him tethered to the car being his legs inside and the hand on the roof that helped balance him. james followed soon after, his foot tapping your thigh as he laughed with Sirius. their screams made you and remus laugh too,

”what are you waiting for?” remus’s deep brown eyes looked at yours through the review mirror and you felt your breath caught in your throat.

the lord of desperate longing by reytheghost

"(...) he had found himself wanting remus, moony, with his gentle voice, to not tell him that it would be okay, but that it was okay and fucked up, but okay still, and that was when he realised – in a daze, while frantic thoughts were racing through his mind, making everything he had unconsciously been hiding for so long known in the most brutal way – that no, remus lupin was not only a friend."

sirius has a lot feelings, remus has his own issues too, and james is a very good best friend.

wildest dreams by solmussa ♡

“how gorgeous?” mary asks. she’s leaning so far forward her chair is balanced on two legs only. remus lets out a dreamy sigh. “cover of a magazine gorgeous.” “damn.” “yeah,” remus says. “anyway. it was all very… uhm… idyllic, I guess.” “you mean romantic,” lily chimes, smiling. “what happened?”

with a heartfelt sigh, remus drops his face on the desk and groans, “he ghosted me. said he’d text me. said he’d freaking visit me in wales,” here he looks up and clarifies, “I didn’t know I was going to stay in london. this was a last minute change.” he drops his head back down, forehead on the polished table. “he said all the right things and I got my hopes up and it’s been a week and he hasn’t responded to any of my texts.”

or wolfstar grease au

tattoos, leather jackets, and an attitude problem by solmussa

one shot with a little wolfstar angst <3 modern muggle au

reeled by lunchbucket

remus decides to finally spend a summer day with his childhood best friend, sirius, after not seeing him for three years. but when old feelings quickly start to resurface, remus is left feeling like no time has passed at all.

sweater weather by lumosinlove ♡

remus works for the gryffindor lions as a physical trainer, and has been half in love with sirius black, the lions' heartthrob captain, for a while now, but he never expected sirius to return the feelings. read if you like cute nicknames, slow burn, and pining. yep. that's it.

disintegration by moonymoment (ongoing) ♡

remus stepped into sirius’ personal space, leaning down and taking out his holy water doused dagger from his pouch. he placed it flat underneath sirius’ chin, pushing his head up to look him in the eyes. he hissed as the silver burnt him, red and vicious.

“what,” he whispered, “are you doing here?” sirius looked pained for a second, and then he blinked, and that stupid, cocky smile lit up his face once more. “wouldn’t you like to know, pretty boy?”

or — sirius and remus have been trying to kill each other for eight years, but something always seems to be standing in the way.

[lordgrimwing]

[thought the colors and lighting looked kind of cool in the recording booth today]

I've decided to work on smaller, one shot podfics for the time being rather than starting another epic. This way, I've have more leeway for learning more editing and special effects on a variety of stories instead of feeling bound to a single technique for consistencies sake.

I say this because if anyone's written a shorter fic (let's say, 3000 words or less) and wouldn't mind having a podfic of it, I am actively searching for things to read! So, you know, hit me up. If it involves interesting voice editing opportunities (mind speak, the voices of divine powers, etc) all the better.

[hullomoon]

15 for the ask game!

15. Are there are other writers or artists who have inspired you?

oh golly no pressure 😅 it might be cheesy but the first person i think of is my sibling @hullosweetpea i'm just always in awe of their prose and craft.

for podficcing, i would say my friends! everyone is always so free with their knowledge and the more i listen the more i think about different ways i can pod. they always encourage me to try new techniques and i just feel so supported!

send me an end of year ask!

[cap-ironman]

2021 Cap-Iron Man Exchange Gifts unveiled on December 24

It’s the first day of reveals! Each day we will be revealing gifts created by 2021 Cap-Iron Man Holiday Exchange and Community Gifts event participants. The gifts will remain anonymous until January 5, giving everyone a chance to enjoy the works and guess the identities of creators. (Remember, if you've got a work in the collection, please remain anonymous until after creator reveals!)

Here are today’s gifts!

★ Annoyance is a Valid Wingman Technique for Not_Crazy_Just_a_Fangirl (MCU, 2645 Words)

Steve did not have a thing for Howard Stark, thank you very much. Tony Stark, on the other hand...

★ Coming for you for Lets_call_me_Lily (Noir, 5004 Words)

★ Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree for UisceOneLove (Avengers Assemble, 2712 Words)

"How is a skinny kid like you going to rescue the great adventurer Tony Stark?"

"Oh boy," Rhodes mutters.

"Excuse me?" Steve says, raising his tone and bristling even more.

"Now you've gone and made Steve mad," Pepper says, shaking her head with a desolate expression.

Tony's plans for the Christmas tree keep getting thwarted. How can he pull off his holiday surprise?

★ [Podfic] No Such Thing As Normal for Cathalinaheart (616, 00:11:00 time)

“I understand if you want to break up,” Steve said, the words spilling out of his mouth like they were hot on his tongue. He hadn’t meant to say it quite like that and not so early in the conversation, but it’s out there now, loud and heavy between them and he can’t pretend he didn’t say it.

★ Pose (You've Gotta Save Your Reputation) for starvels (3490, 6275 words)

@/AP BREAKING: Stark Industries freight ship has discovered Captain Steven G. Rogers, decorated World War II hero and “Captain America”, in the midst of Arctic expedition.

★ Sky for the Cap Iron Man Community (616, 2497 Words)

For the prompt: “Hydra Cap/Tony non-con.”

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[fireandfolds]

not much left to do (even less to say)

anna finds elsa writing, and has a question about it.

read on ao3 or keep reading

note: this fic was written for a writing challenge hosted by a fun fanfic/podfic server, audiofrickbooks. the prompt was “feelings” and i had to write it between 200-1,000 words. join here if you want: https://discord.gg/jufpfE5vwx i hope you enjoy!

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“Hey, Els?”

”Mhm?” The blonde looked up from the paperwork she was poring over. She’d finally convinced her advisors that her decision to abdicate was not a result of hysteria.

They were reluctant to heed such an order, but they could not refuse the Queen. Even as she was making her exit.

Elsa had previously enlisted Anna’s help in areas she had less expertise in, which is why she knew her younger sister would be the perfect successor. She was a quick study and had skills that Elsa did not. She was charismatic, sociable and empathetic. What she lacked in grace and poise she made up for with passion and drive. Her naïveté had matured into optimistic cheeriness that made her the perfect leader for a sleepy, pacifistic kingdom.

One thing that hadn’t changed from their younger years was the distinct lack of order about Anna. She always had her sleeves rolled up, unafraid to put some elbow grease into things. Currently, she had a dirt streak on her cheekbone and a tear in her trousers.

“Why’re you writing with your left hand?”

Elsa took off her reading glasses and set them on the desk, temple tips pointing up. “My goodness Anna, what did you get yourself into today?”

Anna waved off her concern. “Oh, not much. I helped Head of Construction Peter with a chicken coop, and then I heard from the Orphanage Director Janne. She said she wanted an audience with the Queen, so I took some notes so I could tackle her concerns when I have the throne. Oh, don’t worry,” Anna quickly assured her, “I didn't tell her about the abdication business. Janne’s a gossip and if word gets out before the official announcement I’d have a lot of fires to put out and a very annoyed council.”

Plopping herself in the seat next to Elsa, the redhead continued. “I just got back from swordfighting practice with General Mattias and Lieutenant Minji. He warned me that his right-hand woman wouldn’t go easy on me, and as usual he didn’t lie.”

“Do I need to scold anyone for maiming the Crown Princess?”

“Nope, she only got my pants. She apologised and offered to stitch it up after. I got her on the upper arm, but I don’t think she was very mad at all, more impressed. Oh! She offered to teach you some self-defence, in case you were ever without your powers. If you’re interested.”

The blonde inclined her head. “I’ll be sure to tell her I would be interested. It would be nice to mix Arendellian techniques with the Northuldran things Honeymaren’s been teaching me.” Reaching into a pocket hidden in the folds of her dress, she pulled out a handkerchief and gently coaxed her sister closer. Rubbing away the dirt, she felt her heart thumping in her ears. How many times had she done this when they were younger, before they had been forced apart? How many years had Elsa been afraid of her powers, afraid to get close to anyone?

It was only the love of her sister that thawed her overly-cautious heart. As she kissed Anna gently on the forehead, she was suddenly pushed backwards.

“Oh, hey, you never answered my question! But I just remembered it after seeing you pull your hankie with your left hand out of your left pocket. And even though the dirt was on this cheek,” Anna gestured to the left side of her face, “you still used your left hand. what’s up with that?”

Elsa shrugged helplessly. “Well, I'm left-handed. Or I was.”

“How can you be past-tense left-handed?”

The Snow Queen coughed as she felt the temperature dip. “I am… ambidextrous against my will.”

“What do you mean?” Anna’s tone wasn’t accusatory, rather gentle and inquisitive. It calmed her down as she thought of the best way to explain.

Chewing the inside of her cheek, she slowly spoke. “Anna, do you remember how you described Lieutenant Minji?”

The other woman blinked. “Nope, I forget most things the moment I say them.”

“Okay, fair. You called her the General’s right-hand woman. There's a reason for that: the right is associated with positive, good things.”

A blank stare looked back at Elsa. She smiled fondly.

“The left is associated with evil, immorality, weakness, bad luck, and uncleanliness. In a lot of languages, left is a synonym of ‘incorrect’ or ‘weird’. People used to be tortured or executed if they used their left hand. And for a Queen to use her left hand… it simply wouldn’t be a good omen.” She looked down at her hands, clenching them into fists. “From the age of 3, our tutor held my left hand down and made me complete tasks with my right. We focused on writing, eating, and public speaking mostly. General Mattias offered to teach me swordfighting right handed, but everyone else decided that wasn’t a good idea.”

Afraid to look up, Elsa shifted uncomfortably and felt the cold in the room leak into her chest. Her next words were directed to the floor. “After our parents died, I stopped caring. I was breaking new ground with my powers. I still hid it, however. But now that I know myself better, I’m trying to accept all my quirks. No more hiding.”

The hug came out of left field. Elsa, who’d been sitting on the edge of her seat, hit the backrest with a quiet oof.

“I’m so proud of you. You know I love you, right?” Anna leaned back and flicked tears out of her eyes. “E, I’ll write a decree that lefties shouldn’t be discriminated against or forced to use their right hand. I’ll pitch it right after the anti-homosexual discrimination decree I’ve drafted.”

The cold seeped away as her chest became comfortably warm. She chuckled, “And how about right now?”

“I’m hugging my favourite person.”

“Love you too, Anna.”

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wc 981

read on ao3

thanks for reading <3

[extremelynormalblog]

Meme for podficcers - number 14, 1, and/or 2 as you desire to answer. 🙂

Describe your comfort zone—a typical you-podfic. 

I think for me, the first requirement is that I am familiar with the fandom. I am very uncomfortable podding "fandom-blind." Then, something that has a happy ending, and usually it's going to be something with humour and/or feelings and/or hot sex, preferably all three! Strong internal POV is also a recurring feature.

2. Is there a trope, style or technique you really want to try?

I don't know if there are many things I haven't tried at this point! I used to do mostly "straight readings" when I started podficcing, but over the last couple of years I've tried a lot of new things - including music, soundscaping, heavy sound effects, epistolary, no editing, dialogue-only, live multivoices... (Many of them thanks to the @voiceteam challenge!)

I guess one thing that I haven't done is like, work with a "podfic director?" Someone who would give me notes on my performance during the recording, so that's a thing for the future still :p

3. If you could only voice one character for the rest of your life, who would it be and why?

Oh man, this is HARD because I have many many faves at this point. I'm tempted to say Stede from OFMD at the moment because that's who I'm the most into right now -- it's a very distinctive voice, which is always a fun challenge, but it also has a lot of range if you do it well, so you can do crack but also more serious moments, from insecurity to tenderness etc. But it might be a bit *much* as a forever voice, so actually, I really don't know!!

[thelaithlyworm]

🎢 Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?

🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success?

🎢 Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?

Recently and off the top of my head? The monsterfucking fic, on silent wings . Which... a) it's monsterfucking (though prob'ly relatively tame by the standards of the genre) and b) in my wisdom I decided to make it a split timeline fic, so in one branch the protagonist is fighting the monster and in the other branch, uh, yeah, and then I cut back to the violent timeline specifically so I would not have to find a way to write out an orgasm in an interesting way because I'm a bit weak at writing sex scenes and it's probably a commentary on society or some such. Society. (Anyway, a good time was had by all.)

🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

I tend to write short fics, so my outlines tend not to be long. But if I have an idea for something, I'll often scribble down a few notes on what I want to see in it. Like:

// A House in Dongsi // Xiuxiu babysitting Wu Xie in the delapidated house before his tombraid expedition to 4 maiden mountain takes off. opens with WX dreaming of Forbidden Maiden hanging from rafters overhead with long hair hanging down. when he wakes up screaming it turns out to be XX “Hey, turns out if you stick to the high beams you can get anywhere in this place!” WX talks about heavy breathing noises at night – XX speculates ‘cat snake’, says there was one lost here a while back and the gardener used to put out cream and black oil to keep it happy. “What’s black oil?” “It’s black oil.” play around and XX shows WX the razorblade in hair trick. and, “but you can never ever touch Xie Yuchen-ge’s dolls”. … needs something cool for WX to be doing. or does it? he is Cool Impaired. sense of camaraderie. XX’s frustration at always being the little sister, the tucked away in the back, sent away for safety person. maybe WX wonders if she’s supposed to be the backup, the hole card. not really any climax to story.

I won't necessarily stick everything that appears in the notes into the final fic, but it's useful guide, especially when it feels like I'm doggedly grinding out an in-between paragraph to get back to the good bits. And the notes are helpful if I come back to the fic a few months later and have forgotten parts.

Note: My podfic design gets So Much More prior planning, from sources of sfx and cover images, through Chapter Status fields, up to detailed outlines of where sfx are supposed to go. Just a bit too many fiddly details for me to get away with half-arsing it. Also, I suspect, because the big 'interface with the unconscious to come up with an engaging plot' has already been done and I'm looking at a finished text.

🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success?

Well, I've got several layered criteria for Success, including the good old 'I Finished It \o/'

And I certainly like it when something gets a lot of kudos; I'm not immune to wanting to be popular even if I am a terminally uncool person who gravitates to small fandoms and rarepairs...

But I think my big 'I Made It' is when I get a comment that shows a reader really got what I was trying to say. They picked up on the character interpretation I was hinting at, or a plot point got them onto the 'yes and' game, or they notice a bit of technique I used and mention it as something they enjoyed...

Hell Yeah, That's The Good Stuff.

Thank you for some interesting questions!

[austerlitzborodinoleipzig]

Tolkien Secret Santa Advent Calendar Day 4: Ice Skating

For @officialtolkiensecretsanta​ ‘s Advent Calendar.

A/N : ideally this should have been a podfic. Unfortunately i don’t have anything to properly record it. If anybody wants to go ahead and do it, they are more than welcome to do so! :)

Men Short Program -  Elven Skating Union Grand Prix Final - Tol Eressëa 2020

Extracts from the commentary of the Men’s SP at the 2020 Grand Prix Final

Broadcaster : Winter Sports NBC (Noldorin Broadcast Company)

Commentators : Glorfindel and Ecthelion

- Six have made it through. The six best skaters in the world right now. This could be something special. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Men's event of the Grand Prix Final

- And here they are: Finrod, of the Teleri, Beleg from Doriath, Egalmoth of the Noldor, Fingon of the Noldor, Denethor of the Nandor and Maedhros of the Noldor.

- That's the line up and if you're a skating fan, you know you're in for something very special. For the first time in the season, Fingon and Maedhros will go head to head. This should be a great competition. Both have won this event in the past. Maedhros has won it no less than five times. Fingon is the defending champion.

- It's going to be interesting to see this battle enfold. Fingon is the favourite here. Reigning world champion. Won in Alqualondë and in Menegroth. In fact he's been undefeated for a season and a half. He is sensational and he is in great shape.

- Can he handle the pressure though? Because it's his first time going against Maedhros who skipped last season in order to recover from his ankle injury. As impressive as Fingon's track record is, he has yet to take down the sacred monsters of this sport, so to speak. As for Maedhros, well two weeks ago at the Cup of the Noldor, we saw...

- Well it was virtual perfection; you can't expect it to be any better than what he just did.

- But can he be anywhere near as good as he may have to be, with the talent that's around?

- That's what we are going to find out in a couple of minutes, meanwhile the four other skaters are all worthy opponents, starting with this guy, who is going to open the event. Finrod, of the Teleri. 

(...)

- For me this guy here has been the revelation of the Grand Prix, in all four disciplines. Second in Valmar, second in Tirion... He'll be eighteen next Thursday!

- There he goes. Young man from Alqualondë, always a joy to watch. We wish him all the best today.

- If you haven't seen this program already, you're gonna love it. Finrod of the Teleri. Skating to Danse Macabre, by Camille Saint-Saëns.

- Ohoh? What's happening?

- I think they may have put on the wrong track. We're looking for Saint-Saëns.

- Yes and this is very much not it.

- Crowd being really supportive.

- Oh this awful. So much unneeded pressure when you're competing at your first Grand Prix Final.

- Ah finally, here we go.

(...)

- Wow! Bring it on he said! Absolutely skated out of his skin. Unbelievable after all the drama with the music at the beginning.

- I love the way the music moves him, he's such a natural. Just great to watch.

- What a great way to start this event! Well done to the team around him! The score is going to be high, that's as good as I've seen him skate.

- They are showing the quad toe on the screen. Was it all the way around?

- Slightly under-rotated I think. In fact... Yes the technical panel has called it. But his second mark will be much better.

- Very good. I love that program, as you rightly said, he's one with the music all the way through.

- He's got a season's best of 94.76. In fact, it's his personal best.

- His choreographer, Indis, looking very pleased with that performance.

- Well that short program is an absolute banger, she did a splendid job.

- Oh yes. 96.71, this is a dream start for Finrod.

 (...)

- Here is is, only twenty years of age. Already a two-time world champion. Defending champion of the Grand Prix Final. Fingon. Skating to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, by Elton John. Two quadruple jumps scheduled in the short. What can he do?

 (...)

- Well that was just something special. You have to take your hat off to this guy. With all the pressure around him, coming unto this event as the favourite and throwing down such a skate. Technically perfect.

- Yes, textbook technique on all of his jumps.

- And so much progress in terms of artistry. He's not the most flexible skater, he can't pull off elaborate spins like Maedhros but he has chosen a really modern style of skating, with sharp, angular movements and it really fits him.

- They are showing the quad lutz here.

- It's ridiculous how easy he makes it look. That's the most difficult quad there is and he just casually lands it like he is at practice, doing a run-through.

- I've never seen his coach so relaxed.

- Well Fingolfin knows it's gonna go into the lead, no doubt about that, but by how much?

- He's gonna blow past the 100 points mark...

- 104.38! Way past his personal best.

- Remarkable. He's only six points away from the world record.

 - Speaking of world records...

- Here we go. The last competitor this evening, Maedhros. His achievements are incredible. Five time Grand Prix Final champion. Three times world champion. He has missed the past season due to an injury, and has come back in the most spectacular manner, setting up new world records for the short, the free program, and the total score two weeks ago at the Tirion Grand Prix.

- Just when you think he cannot possibly get better, he goes and proves you wrong. Ladies and gentlemen, Maedhros Feänorion, skating to Adios, by Benjamin Clementine.

 (...)

- Well... That was not the skate he wanted.

- He skated his heart out, but with this level of competition, you have to be perfect, and that fall on the quad salchow is...

- He knows he's handed Fingon a present tonight. He's the supreme competitor but tonight he made a crucial mistake. Just how expensive will it be?

- Well his artistry is superior to anybody else in the field at this moment, I should think his second mark will be quite high. The technical panel is reviewing the elements. Everything is perfect, highest levels so far, but of course he fell on his opening jump

- But that program, it really is something else. The transitions, the details, all the way through are just to die for. Spins brilliant, step sequence unparalleled. The focus never left him even after the mistake.

- They are not looking very happy in the kiss and cry tonight. It wasn't what they were looking for.

- And here we go...

- 98.43 for Maedhros, that is a very good score considering...

- Yes, he goes comfortably into second place.

- Coach Feänor is not very happy with that score.

- Well they know they will have to throw down the perfect skate tomorrow in the free event to catch up with Fingon

- Well that concludes the men's short program. Fingon wins the short program, with a perfect skate. In second place, despite a costly mistake sits Maedhros. The newcomer, Finrod is in third. Just below him, Beleg sits in fourth. Careful, this guy is known for his strong come backs in the free skate, he will be gunning for a podium spot tomorrow. In fifth we have Denethor, and last, after a not so great performance, there’s Egalmoth. Thank you very much for staying with us and we hope to see you all tomorrow for the free!

[atamascolily]

Fic meme

Thanks to @thebyrchentwigges for the tag and the excuse to ramble on about my fics!

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 162, 12 of which are podfics under the lilypods pseud. Mostly shorter fics and one-shots, but some multichapter novellas and three novels!

2. What’s your total AO3 word count? 928,500

3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they? TOO MANY TO COUNT, LOL. Various Star Wars (mostly Legends, some OT, a smattering of ST), Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and Adventures of Sinbad have the most fics at the moment.

I really love crossovers and small niche fandoms, so that ups the number considerably.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

-In the Reptile House, a Harry Potter/Good Omens short.

-Through A Glass Darkly, a Star Wars Sequel Trilogy fix-it by way of Legends (novel)

-Total Eclipse - short Star Wars crackfic inspired by the North American eclipse of August 2017.

-Moebius, a Bleach/Puella Magi Madoka Magica crossover (novel)

-Four Fathers, short Star Wars OT character study.

5. Do you respond to comments, why or why not? Generally yes, though I make exceptions for any comment that is rude, belittling, or trolling. I’ll try and give someone the benefit of the doubt if they’re on the edge, but if they repeat the behavior, then they lose their “communication with the author” privileges. and I do not engage with them. 

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? if I could turn back time, a Clannad/Puella Magi Madoka Magica crossover, which, given the source material totally checks out.

7. Do you write crossovers? If so, what is the craziest one you’ve written? I LOVE CROSSOVERS SO MUCH! The most unlikely one is probably The Dry Land, which is a Star Wars/Earthsea crossover. But shoutout to Provocodictory, which is a Young Wizards/Princess Bride drabble.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic? Yes.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? Very little. I’m more of a fade to black kinda of person. My deepest respect for smut writers, though--it’s so hard and they do an amazing job of it!

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen? Not that I know of, at least.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes! Words for the Dead, a Star Wars OT missing scene, in French as Quelques mots pour les morts by Perspicacia.

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before? No, but I’m up for it with the right person.

13. What’s your all-time favourite ship? must you make me choose? Sigh. Maeve/Sinbad from Adventures of Sinbad, and Luke Skywalker/Mara Jade from Star Wars Legends will always have a special place in my heart.

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? *looks at folder and sighs*

15. What are your writing strengths? I know what I like, and I write a lot of it. Details, descriptions, creative and vivid imagery. Character studies and clever set-ups. Blending two diverse universes together into a coherent whole.

16. What are your writing weaknesses? Action scenes. Smut. Original characters and the necessary mechanics to make original fiction work. Scenes with lots of characters interacting.

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? Like any trope or technique, it depends on the circumstances and context! I've seen it done skillfully and I’ve seen it done poorly. For me, if the POV character isn’t meant to understand what’s being said, I’ll throw in snippets if relevant (and put the translation in the notes), otherwise I generally provide a translation in the text itself. There are lots of creative ways to do this that don’t disrupt the flow of the story. For me, it’s best used sparingly, like salt or spices in a recipe--a little goes a long way and too much can be overwhelming or just too distracting.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for? Probably LOTR, but I have handwritten fanfics of the Adventures of Sinbad from the late ‘90s that I treasure.

19. What’s your favourite fic you’ve written? Must I choose? I love all my fics, but special shoutouts to Trompe-l'oeil and asynchronous--two PMMMs shorts--and Take My Breath Away, a Star Wars Legends Luke/Mara hanahaki fic, all three of which are dear to my heart.

[rhetoricalk]

2020 CREATOR WRAP

rules: it’s time to love yourselves! choose your 5 (or so) favorite works you created in the past year (fics, art, edits, etc.) and link them below to reflect on the amazing things you brought into the world in 2020. tag as many writers/artists/etc. as you want (fan or original) so we can spread the love and link each other to awesome works!

Thank you to @alamborghini and @wild-aloof-rebel for tagging me to do this, and apologies in advance that this is going to be kinda long!

In this year of despair, distance, and staying at home, I tried to push myself creatively and experiment with digital art, illustrations, learned to make gifs the proper way, edit videos, tried podficcing, tried new techniques, and built on my software skills.

Here are some of the works and collaborations that showcase that, under the cut:

1. Something You Keep

Written and recorded for Pod_Together 2020, this was one of the best group projects I’ve ever worked on, and I could not have asked for a better and more collaborative team to do this with, who endlessly listened to me and my mad rambles and supported me tirelessly! I absolutely adore this Ted/Alexis story written by @doublel27 and enjoyed brainstorming on this so, so much.

Not only did I serve as the artist on this project, but this was also my first foray into podficcing and I learned so much from @sunlightsymphony, @amanitaceaeveil, and @ships-to-sail. Their voicework, soundscaping and editing is phenomenal on this, and I am just in awe of them! This was also my friend Elswhrefumbling’s first podfic and I’m thrilled that we were in this together.

I created multiple different sorts of artwork for this, including multimedia posts, and came up with an art installation concept. Below is the movie poster style cover art that I made for this fic/podfic, that also comes with an extra back cover with the entire "cast" list.

2. SC Sports Fest I created all of the graphics for this fest, including all of the ‘collectible sports cards’ that we posted as promotional graphics on Tumblr. They can all be found on the @scsportsfest page. I really enjoyed this challenge so much (incorporating all kinds of competitive games and sports, and having a broad variety of Schitt’s Creek Characters. I’m (mostly) pleased with how they turned out. This one, is probably my favourite of the lot.

3. [Filk]Oh, There Could Be No Other

My biggest undertaking perhaps, has been creating this Filk. I wrote, performed, illustrated, and animated this. And of all of those things, the writing was the biggest challenge and took ridiculously longer than I could’ve imagined (This is why I don’t write, haha). I have no idea why I chose to do this, but, I had the idea, I had pieces of the process of how it would all come together, and I’m very pleased that it’s almost exactly how I’d envisioned it.

Here’s a kind of non-spoilery screenshot from the filk, if you haven’t had a chance to see/listen to it yet.

4. I am stupidly happy with my take on the Cabaret poster that I created for @januarium, for the criminally underrated fic Home At Last

5. I went back to my childhood roots, to create the hand-drawn illustrations with colour pencils for the gorgeous fic Must Have Been Some Magic, written by for @sunlightsymphony. It was so fun to make these panels that were inspired by the original artwork from the book and movie, The Snowman, that can be found here. The front cover is my favourite panel of them all.

An honourable mention to my first ever gifset, that I’d made for the SC gif Advent (which I was unable to participate in because of other real life things that came up. But I hope that I am able to make more gifs in the coming year. I’m so grateful for all the wonderful opportunities I’ve had this year to collaborate with amazing creators, and friends. Thank you for making this year survivable!

—

I’m going to pay it forward by tagging a few folks, I’m unsure who’s done this already, but here goes: @high-seas-swan, @doublel27, @sunlightsymphony, @landofsonlali, @anniemurphys, @earnmysong, @januarium, @petrodobreva, @lisamc-21, @danieljradcliffe, @roguebebe, and whoever else wants to do this!!

[wangxianfics]

ahhhh hello... I just read your latest rec and, now I don’t typically read mpreg (basically never), but now I am intrigued. Could you rec maybe some that are good and not cringy or weird... just like ones that someone first getting into the troupe could enjoy. Thank you and I love your blog and all you do for us wangxian fans😆

no worries, nonny, we’ve got you covered 😉!

Non A/B/O mpreg:

❤️ They Have a Son by mrsronweasley (80K, Explicit)

Part 1.: Wei Wuxian downs the cup of tea. "All right. Now, I'm fine." He isn't, though. The tea is a mild kind, the sort that Lan Zhan prefers before bed, but even so it makes his taste buds revolt. It's only through sheer force of will that he doesn't vomit a second time.

Fucking hell, who cursed him, and how soon can he kill them?

or

Wei Wuxian finds himself in a whole new situation.

...

Part 2: Nearly three years on, Heyun's presence in their lives, his very existence, brings to mind how the chaos of the world can rearrange itself into the smallest of miracles.

Lan Wangji thought he knew what love was with Wei Ying. With Xichen, with his mother. He had no idea there was a different love altogether in the world.

This story belongs to Lan Wangji.

(They have two sons and a daughter. Believe us when we say this whole series is absolutely gold!)

❤️ The Duet of Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian by SilverStark (18+K, Teen)

(Post-Canon, Mpreg, Not A/B/O, Magical Unplanned Pregnancy, Wen Qing Lives, Lan Bros, Yunmeng Bros Reconcilliation)

“Lan Zhan, have you considered?…Bunnies like to burrow in the ground often, and they have lots of babies. Maybe we’re doing it wrong.”

Lan Wangji considered that, lips pursed and eyes slightly narrowed. “No, that cannot be. You told me you gave birth to A-Yuan. Was I not right to trust you?”

(Wen Qing lives in this fic and it has one of the best Yunmeng Shuangjie reconcilliation I’ve read in this fandom. All in all, this is a such a beautiful read!)

@silverstark

Blooming in white by Lucky_Moony (36K, WIP - 15/16, Teen)

(Canon Divergence, Everyone Lives, Post Chapter 71, Matchmaker!NHS, Getting Together, Hidden Pregnancy, Not A/B/O)

What if Wei Wuxian really had given birth to A-Yuan?

@luckymoony

Holding the world in my hands by Lucky_Moony (64K, Teen)

(Post Canon, Mpreg, Not A/B/O, Domestic Bliss, Family Feels, PDA, SangCheng, BFFs WWX & NHS)

The Yiling Patriarch has often claimed that if he could bear a little Master Lan for his husband, he would do so. When the impossible finally happens, Wei Wuxian and his husband are over the moon as they get ready for the arrival of their little one.

When Nie Huaisang and Jiang Cheng's secret love affair is exposed in the most dramatic way, Jiang Cheng starts to question his feelings for his longtime friend. Could he be in love with the Headshaker? If so, will Nie Huaisang ever agree to take him back after he messed up so royally?

Meanwhile, Lan Sizhui and Lan Jingyi are planning to unite their lives, but wedding planning turns out to be way more complicated than they thought it would be at first...

@luckymoony

ShuangXiu by panda_desu (52K, Mature)

(Post-Canon, Crossover, Mpreg, Pregnant Sex, Domestic Fluff)

Lan XiChen knows he must sound so stupid right now. He clears his throat. "I am sure this is something to expect from a married couple, but Wangji, I have to ask, how?"

Lan WangJi looks impassively at Lan XiChen.

(This one uses some elements from Nirvana in Fire but you wouldn’t even notice it in the plot.)

Unexpected by mondengel (1K, Teen)

(Post-Canon, Mpreg, Humor)

Wei WuXian would like to say the first thought that came to him after the shock was joy.

The Worst Man for the Job by mondengel (1+K, Teen)

(Post-Canon, Humor, Mpreg, Protective!Jin Ling, POV Jin Ling)

Lan Qiren pens the announcement for the rest of the cultivation world.

@mondengel

incense burner by wearing_tearing (2K, Explicit)

(Post-Canon, Incense Burner, Pregnant Sex, Nipple Play, Self-Lubrication, Coming Untouched, Breeding Kink)

Lan Wangji takes in a sharp breath and snaps his mouth shut. Surprise rushes through his entire body, sending sparkles through his spine and down the tips of his fingers. He stares at his husband, taking in his loose hair falling down his shoulders, his flushed cheeks and bright smile, his hands gently cradling the round bump of his belly.

His very pregnant belly.

*

The incense burner has been a wedding gift they have used often, and it always makes their wildest fantasies come true—if only for the duration of a dream.

@wearing-tearing

can hear it callin me the way it used to do by anonymous (2K, Explicit)

(Post-Canon, Smut With Feelings, Pregnancy Kink, Fantasy)

Wei Ying sees something at the market he can't have.

❤️ nature’s blessing by andreanna (15K, Explicit, Series)

(Post-Canon, Mpreg, POV Outsider, POV LWJ, POV Outsider, Breedking Kink, Hurt & Comfort, 5+1)

When Wei Wuxian reflects, he thinks he can pinpoint the moment that having a child of his own body became a want, an echoing ache, deep in his stomach.

Lan Sizhui is perfection and his son in totality. But a more instinctual and biological part of him still yearns. What wouldn’t he give to have and hold a blend of himself and Lan Wangji: a child with golden eyes and a flashing smile.

❤️ walk my days on a wire by cicer (28K, Explicit)

(Modern AU, Business Rivals, Fuckbuddies, Smut With Feelings, Mutual Pining, Praise Kink, Light BDSM, Pregnancy Kink, Intersex!LWJ, Lingerie, Smut Fest)

To the rest of the tech industry, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are former classmates and bitter rivals. But the truth is quite different. During their monthly meet-ups at discreet hotels, they enjoy a very different kind of relationship.

One evening, a fantasy spins out of control, forcing them to confront the truth: it's not just sex anymore. They both want something deeper, something serious.

(In which they role-play "let's make a baby".)

@nothing-but-color

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A/B/O (mpreg)

my soul brought to life you by threerings (31K, Explicit)

(Canon Divergence, A/B/O, Alpha!LWJ, New Omega/WWX, Marathon Sex)

When Mo Xuanyu brought Wei Wuxian back to life in his own body, he not only gave him a revenge quest, he also gave him all the problems that come with being an omega. An alpha in his past life, Wei Wuxian does NOT know what he's doing, so he ignores the issue. Until he can't.

“There is an alternative,” said Lan Xichen, cutting into his ruminations.

“What?” he asked, surprised and suddenly hopeful. Was there some way to prevent this heat after all? Some herb or cultivation technique?

“You could have a partner,” he said, dashing Wei Wuxian’s sudden hopes. “An alpha.”

 Wei Wuxian huffed a laugh. “Sure, but where will you find one of those who’s willing to sleep with the Yiling Patriarch?” Lan Xichen remained silent and impassive for a moment, as if evaluating him. He inhaled and then let out a large breath.

“Wangji has volunteered.”

-- Available in podfic form here.

@three--rings

the autumn leaf (falls not far from the tree) by sushicorps (Inclinant) (38K, WIP 11/?, Explicit)

(Canon Divergence, Everyone Lives, A/B/O, Alpha!WWX, Omega!LWJ, Kid Fic, Mutual Pining, Humor, Switching)

As he takes the hand of the young Lan disciple, something quietly slots into place deep in the corner of his heart. Their bond, Wei Wuxian realises with a slowly growing clarity.

The bond between a parent and their child.

But he doesn't have a child. He does not even have a mate.

[cap-ironman]

2022 Cap-Iron Man Remix Event Announcement

Our Cap-Iron Man Remix Event is here! The event will run from 5 December 2020 to the end of February 2022. 

Event Sign-Up Schedule

Remix Relay and Remix Exchange: December 5 - December 19 Remix Madness: December 5 - February 20

For the full event schedule and the guidelines for each challenge, please refer to our Remix Event Information Masterpost. Announcements for all Remix Event challenges will be posted on Dreamwidth, LiveJournal, Tumblr, and Twitter. Please keep an eye out on our usual channels for sign-ups opening!

More information under the cut

So what is a remix?

A fanwork remix is a transformation of an existing fanwork. Much like with song remixes and remix tapes remixing a fanwork is your chance to create a different version of another person’s fanwork. This is your invitation to re-imagine another person's work by putting your own spin to it using different techniques (for example, changing the style, tone or narrative voice…) while maintaining some of its original elements like the general plot. Remixing a fanwork can mean switching POV or composition, changing the tone or mood of a story, writing a timestamp or drawing a missing scene, or even transplanting a fic or picture into a new universe. Still not sure what that entails? Be sure to read through our How To Remix post for guidelines and examples before you sign up! This event will consist of three challenges: Remix Exchange, Remix Relay, and Remix Madness.

Remix Exchange

The Remix Exchange is a fanwork exchange between artists, fanvidders, fic writers and podficcers, where everyone is assigned to another participant and expected to choose and remix at least one of the available works. Your remixer can remix any of your Stevetony works (aside from one "safe work" per format of your choosing). You must be 18+ to sign up for this challenge. For more information, check out the full Remix Exchange page and our Remix FAQ. Sign-ups open on 5 December.

Remix Relay

Relay Remix is a fast-paced remix chain for artists and writers. For those of you who like the idea of continued remixes and thinking up remix ideas on your feet this is the challenge for you! You must be 18+ to sign up for this challenge. For more information, check out the full Remix Relay page and our Remix FAQ. Sign-ups open on 5 December.

Remix Madness

Madness is a low-stress, no obligation event open to all creators of all work formats (drabbles, podfic, graphic edits, sketches, fanvids etc.). During Madness, you are welcome to create as many remixes as you want or feel comfortable with! There are no age restrictions for this challenge. For more information, check out the full Remix Madness page and our Remix FAQ. Remix Madness will open on 5 December. If you have any questions, check out this year's event guidelines, email cap.im.events@gmail.com or get in touch with the mods another way. We can't wait to get started!

[glassesandkim]

31, 41, 42

31. What’s the nicest thing someone has ever said about your writing?

My sixth grade teacher, Mr. Ray, asked me to read a short story/memoir that I wrote about running a relay race to my class. After reading it, he said he wanted to show the class what voice in writing sounds like. That moment was very special to me because it was the first time I was told my writing was good. It really sparked my love for writing and a lot of the times, when I am writing today, I always think, would Mr. Ray love this? Would he think I have voice in this piece? 

(I mean, I don’t think Mr. Ray would wanna read my stories about gay boys but look, I think he’d be a little bit proud at my technique at least????? rofl)

41. List and link to 5 fanfics you are currently reading:

Er… I’m not reading any fanfics right now (oops!). I do have a bunch of books I plan to read/am reading if anyone’s interested in knowing. All books about queer characters because that’s really all I read lately unless it’s a fantasy or sci-fi book. Reminds me of one semester where all 4 courses I took were related to queer lit or sexuality studies and my friends were like, “Wth, how did you even find these courses????” I mean, we looked at porn for one class so I’m having waaaay more fun than you guys LOL

42. List and link to 5 fanfiction authors who are amazing:

@inkandowl​ like fuck damn shit, you are so amazing and I know you know because I spam you with my reactions all the time.

@ivyblossom​ is like OG god of fanfiction. I used to be in the Johnlock fandom and “The Progress of Sherlock Holmes” is a masterpiece. The podfic of it was also so beautiful and moving. Also “Blue Vase” for drarry is probably my all time fave drarry fic. 

@schmicoismysunsword​ should just replace all the grey’s writers because their writing and ideas and predictions are always on point.

Closer wrote “The New Deal” which is a Suits fanfic and it’s not slash and it’s just about brothers and sigh, I think about this fic a lot. 

Another OG: Cinnamon who wrote “A Beautiful World”, which is a fic that tears my entire soul apart every time I read it. 

And of course, the lovely @orthoglasses​ who has a entire library’s worth of schmico goodness and lots of cool aus like damn