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hello-nichya-here · 1 year ago

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If you could give zuko and azula royal epithets/nicknames, what would you call them?

Ex. William I "The Conqueror", Ivan IV "The Terrible", Alexander III "The Great", Elizabeth I "The Virgin Queen"

considering the descriptors can be positive or negative, there are lots of possibilities for them lol

To answer this ask, I'm stealing a bunch of titles from George R.R. Martin's works, otherwise it'd just be "Sister-fucker and brother-fucker" XD

Titles For Azula

Red Viper - I just like the thought of Azula killing enemies with poison, like Ursa killed Azulon, AND I like giving her cool weapons, so a poisoned spear would be awesome.

And lets face it, Azula is just a character that DEMANDS a title that suggests she's two-faced and deadly.

The Red Woman/His Red Shadow - I love, love, love, love making Azula Zuko's mistress & advisor, much like Melisandre is to Stannis (through I prefer her giving him babies that are not murderous shadow), and she'd absolutely get labelled as the evil witch who seduced the king and is leading him down the wrong path, just like Mel.

Plus, Melisandre and Stannis canonically go for moonlight walks in the books, and fuck on top of a war table/map in the show, and that is just perfect aesthetics for Zucest.

Realm's Delight/Light Of The West - Little Azula, with all of her disturbing tendencies, being called "realms delight", like she's the cutest, most precious thing in the whole world is just funny to me. And I like Rhaenyra, so of course I'd give Azula one of her titles.

And she'd definitively take a page from Cersei's book of "Give yourself a new title while you help your baby boy usurp the throne", only in this case she's stealing Kuei's throne for herself (and Zuzu).

The Queen That Never Was - Azula is just made for politics and to be a ruler, so I would not be surprised if, before her relationship with Zuko is made public and they get married, some people are still not over the fact that she never got to truly rule over the Fire Nation. Even after the whole "you're all banished" thing, I can easily see at least half the Dai Li calling her "The Fire Lord that never was" as they are all sad their favorite 14-year-old child soldier didn't get to enjoy rulling over the world.

Titles For Zuko

The Rogue Prince - You look me in the eye and tell this title doesn't fit the banished prince that had to stay away from home for three years, came back, willingly left to stand against his father/Fire Lord, and then came back AGAIN to change everything. Do it. I dare you.

The King Who Cared - Again, my love for Stannis and Melisandre heavily influenced this one. I like Zuko being the grumpy, furious, highkey entitled king that has a change of heart and decides "You know what, I need to take care of my people if I want them to respect me as a ruler" - and his "evil" mistress just comes along for the ride because she's THE most devoted woman ever.

The Peaceful - Unlike with King Viserys, this won't be a polite way to call Zuko "the cowardly/incompetent king." Like I said before, Zuko has a kind, righteous side and he is at his strongest when he embraces said side, and considering he helped end a 100 year and intends to be a merciful ruler, this just feels like a good title for him - not to mention, it will make it easier for enemies to understimate him, thinking he'll be easy to defeat, and then be brutally reminded that Zuko is being kind BY CHOICE, not because he can't ever be one hell of powerful, dangerous enemy to go against.

Sea Snake - @timur-pannonicus had Zuko be given that title after a major victory in his fanfic, and I just thought it was cool as hell. Plus I just love any connection to the three years Zuko spent at sea.

Titles For Both

The Conqueror - Zuko and Azula going the evil route, invading all the other nations and forcing the world to submit might be morally abhorent... but it's one hell of a great aesthetic and definitively makes them worthy of Aegon's title.

The Unworthy - Come on. Azula is Ozai's favorite, a prodigy, scarily competent and never "betrayed" the Fire Nation. Zuko is the firstborn, Ozai's MALE heir, won the crown and managed to help end a 100 year war. No way one of them gets crowned without half the nation/world going "BUT HIS/HER SIBLING DESERVED IT WAY! HE/SHE IS THE TRUE HEIR, NOT THIS DISGRACE OF A PERSON!"

Protector Of The Realm, Lord/Lady Of The Four Nations - Needs no explanation (but I do think Azula would only use the title of "Fire LADY" if she's rulling as Zuko's wife. If he had to marry her to win the crown, they're both having the title of Fire Lord)

Stormborn - That is just a very cool title and a future king/queen being born during an insanely dangerous storm is some epic myth stuff.

The Unlikely - Both of them are kids of the Fire Lord's second son, their uncle (aka the rightful heir) is still alive, Azula is a girl and younger than Zuko, and Zuko was fucking banished and disgraced. Nobody was making bets on either of them being crowned for a long time.

The King/Queen In Chains - Humiliating title for the sibling that lost the Agni Kai for the crown AND a thinly veiled way people have of saying "These royals are VERY kinky." Perfect for Zucest.

Phoenix King/Queen - Ozai's title was just objectively cool, Azula would totally see it as a legitimate thing just because her dad was the one to come up with it, and Zuko would TOTALLY want to be the first actually get to use that title as one last "FUCK YOU, DAD!"

Bonus

Azula has ABSOLUTELY called Zuko "The royal dum-dum" at some point, you cannot change my mind.

#asks #zucest #not safe for what

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coreene-simblr · 11 months ago

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My 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟐𝟑 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬 from 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 🎉

Thank you so much for the tag @treason-and-plot and I'm sorry I waited till the end of the year to do this one xD but here we go: My favourite pics from the past year.

I'm starting this off with the picture of Karen roughing it. She had no shower at home in the first days of the legacy so she was brushing her teeth on the kitchen sink.

2. The first fire she had ever started.

3. She had no chairs so she had to eat the first meal she cooked without burning on the toilet.

4. Hank and Karen's 1st kiss

5. Her uni adventures - she was supposed to be not partying the semester she slept on the fraternity couch xD

6. She is not the luckiest sims out there

7. Her brief affair with Jeffrey Dean

8. Even being pregnant didn't stop her from interviewing the whole town

9. Polar bear Karen!

10. Child Elodie playing in her room

11. Elodie and Matt as children

12. Poor Elodie trying to get some parent time

13. Elodie's black hair phase. Her teenage years really put a dent in her relationship with Karen.

14. Matt and Elodie's first kiss!

15. Family vacation in Shang Simla

16. Everyone doing their favourite things

17. Leona looking so good in the lab

18. Elodie playing the guitar in the morning in their porch

19. The three musketeers

20. Their first time doing it. They spent full two semesters twice in uni living in the same house and this is the very end of it. That's when they finally did it xD

21. Matt and Elodie's foreplay

22. Sunsnow in Sunset Valley

23. And the first wedding of my legacy and the first wedding I did in years in sims 3!

Thank you everyone who staarted following me in the past year. Thank you everyone for sticking around still, I appreciate every one of you! Gonna tag some peeps here - pls feel free to do this if you want to and not tag. And feel free to not do it if you don't want to!

@kevinvoncrastenburg @frostedshore @papermint-airplane @mercury101 @happy-lemon @kfvarela @tsims @echoweaver

#end of 2023

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elialys · 1 year ago

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20 questions for fic writers

I was tagged by @ceruleanphoenix7. I'm tagging: @melusine0811 @lastbluetardis and @oliviassunrise. No obligation to complete this of course, only if you want to! I'm terrible at tagging, so anyone can do this really 😅

(These answers are a bit skewed because it doesn't take into account the ~90 fics I posted on ffnet since 2004, and there are a couple fics on AO3 I've 'hidden' in private collections)

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

2. What's your total A03 word count?

1,064,298 words

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Fringe (32)

Doctor Who (20)

Horizon Forbidden West (5)

The Newsreader (3)

The Last of Us (1)

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

On the Wings of the Ten, Aloy/Kotallo, HFW (1,510 kudos)

Chasing the Aurora, Ten/Rose/Tentoo, DW (1,410 kudos)

Calluses, Tentoo/Rose, DW (1,341 kudos)

Across the Void, Ten/Rose, DW (933 kudos)

A Leap of Faith, Ten/Rose, DW (826 kudos)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Always, to the best of my ability. Sometimes I respond literally 6 months to a year later, but I try my best to always do it. I love exchanging with my readers ❤️

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

This one is tricky because I really try to end all of my stories on a hopeful note, if not a happy one. I'm going to go with In Reverse (Peter/Olivia, Fringe), though, because it's undoubtedly the saddest story I have ever written in 20 years, if only for the stillbirth in it. And although it doesn't end on a tragic note, it's extremely bittersweet.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Maybe Calluses? (Tentoo/Rose, DW) I feel this has the most blatant "they are so in love and hopeful for the future" ending in everything I've posted on AO3 😅

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I have a few times through the years, people tearing down my writing style, accusing me of being too melodramatic (I wonder why 😂). Thankfully it's been very rare in two decades of fic writing. I did get a homophobic comment once because I wrote a minor female character having a wife.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I do. I like to say the 'E' in my E rated stories stands for "Emotional Smut" 🤣 I'm strongly on the ace spectrum, so my smut is extremely vanilla, heavily focused on feelings, with just enough description to know what's going on. I write love making and that's about it 😅

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

I don't, although I remember being 15 and writing a Harry Potter and Buffy crossover in one of my notebooks xD

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge, although I accidently discovered 'sequels' to some of my fics, with entire sections copied/pasted of the original stories in the new ones. Although I was credited for writing the 'prequel', it's very strange to see whole chunks of my writing mixed with someone else's without me knowing anything about it.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

A few times, including in Chinese and Russian! The strangest thing to me is when someone translates one of my stories in French, considering it's my native tongue, and back in the days when my English still sucked a lot, I spent many hours translating my own fics from French to English.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Once. It was an interesting experience!

14. What's your all-time favourite ship?

Peter and Olivia. Of all the ships I've written for, I've written for them the most, and the longest. Writing them again this summer after a 6 year break was the most wonderful feeling 😭 I just feel like I know those two by heart, and writing their characters is just...comforting.

15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I have so many WIPs right now 😭 I don't think I'll *ever* NOT finish them, considering I finished Shivered Bones this year after a 7 year hiatus, as I knew I would eventually, so I want to believe I will finish those WIPs I really love. On top of my list of WIPs I absolutely want to finish someday: Chasing the Aurora, These Lines Etched in Sand, On the Wings of the Ten

16. What are your writing strengths?

Feelings? I've been told my writing is 'immersive', and that I'm good at putting my readers into the characters' headspace and making them feel what they're feeling. I love writing introspection and exploring characters' motivations and progression, and I know I'm pretty good at it! I can also write an 'imagery-heavy' kind of prose that people seem to enjoy.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Descriptions of actual places 😂 Like, give me an emotion to describe or an abstract concept, and I will write 2,000 words without dialogue. But tell me "now you have to describe their PHYSICAL SURROUNDINGS" and I will cry and have to be dragged by force to my keyboard.

I also find dialogue-heavy scenes to be the trickiest to write. Not the dialogue itself, that usually flows out fine, but everything around it. If it's just dialogue lines, it reads so fast and...flat. What do I write around the speech lines to control the pacing of it? How do I make this 'dynamic' even though the characters are, let's say, trapped in an elevator, having a heart-to-heart, or sitting around a table (not to mention the many 'let's talk about our feelings while lying together in bed' scenes I've written 😅). How do I convey body language and tone of voice without repeating myself 500 times? Tricky but also rewarding when I tackle it haha

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

If the character doesn't speak English in a fic written in English, absolutely? It's like watching a show/movie with characters in a non-english speaking country, yet everyone speaks English to each other in a thick accent, like, please don't 🥲

19. First fandom you wrote for?

I wrote my first fanfics at age 15, and it was all about Buffy and Spike 😅

20. Favourite fic you've ever written?

Asking me this is like asking me if I have a favorite child 😭

I think one I'm proudest of is The Horizon Hides in Vain (Ten/Rose, DW). I genuinely was in such a zone when I wrote it, and I think it's a nice example of my writing style, in terms of prose, characters and plot.

#writing #on writing #writing questions #fic writing #long post

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naturepointstheway · 6 months ago

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My 10 Longest Fics on AO3 As of May 30, 2024

So out of curiosity, I went to my AO3 works (username there is HathorAroha, which was my old username before I changed my tumblr url to my current one), and sorted my works by word count, and here's the top 10 longest ones so far in order from biggest:

Of Ghosts and Carols - Beauty and the Beast - G - No Warnings Apply - 39,379 words (multi-chapter) A few days before Christmas one year, Prince Adam, already turned selfish and bitter by his past and by his now-deceased father, is visited by an Enchantress who foretells his visitation by three ghosts who will show him his past, present, and what may be in his future if he does not learn to try to open his heart again to love now that his cruel father is dead.

30 Days of Beauty and the Beast: One Line, Different Character - Beauty and the Beast - T - No Warnings Apply - 33,758 words (multi-chapter, but all just one shots if that makes sense) As the title suggests, thirty one-shots for thirty days where I take a single line from the movie spoken by one character, and give it to someone else, however likely or unlikely. Characters and other tags will be added as each one shot is added day by day. One-shots' lengths vary from tiny drabbles to long ones, and I'll aim to be mostly fluffy/non-angsty. Take note, I said "mostly".

Snowflakes, Witches, and Eternity - Frozen/Snow Queen Crossover - G - No Warnings Apply - 27,767 words (multi-chapter) One afternoon, an unexpected blizzard carries little Anna and Elsa to the Land of Oz. The sisters are separated, with Elsa lured into the Snow Queen's embrace and Anna lost somewhere in Oz. While Elsa stays in the Snow Queen's castle, Anna searches Oz for her beloved sister, whose heart has been turned to ice. Anna must find Elsa before it is too late and she loses her for good.

Beauty and the Fourteen Prompts - Beauty and the Beast - G - No Warnings Apply - 18,535 words (multi-chapter, but a series of one-shots) A collection of my fanfic responses to the 14 writing prompts in @tinydooms' #BATB14fics writing challenge for January 2019 on Tumblr. I am doing it out of order of her list of prompts, going with which ones are inspiring me most first, and leave the rest for later. Even if "later" is two years later! See Chip's excitement over a new writing desk (very grown up indeed!), the village baker's thoughts on Belle's remarks on his job, and more! And that's all my multi-chapters (I tend not to like doing multi-chapters because i get bored way too quickly XD). Now it's ALL one-shots, and of COURSE my first ever explicit fic ends up being the biggest of them all. Why. Why. *shrugs*

Manes, Magic, and Pleasure - Cats the Musical - E - No Warnings Apply - 9400 words - Tuggoffelees (Mistoffelees/Tugger)

Misto gazed up at him with a rapturous, untethered grin full of pure joy, his eyes sparkling like a moonless, clear sky. Beautiful, phenomenal, magical. Tugger couldn’t help but press a kiss on his soft cheek and one more on his temple, paws still interlaced with his."

Just shy of a whole year after the last Jellicle Ball, Tugger discovers one day that Mistoffelees is ready to go farther with their relationship, despite his worries about overwhelming him with the sensations. At the end there is trust, so much trust, and so much love.

6. House and Home and Security - Life is Strange 2 - T - No Warnings Apply - 8193 words Hours after leaving prison behind forever, Sean finds himself at Daniel's new home, a house he can never feel is his, no matter how much Daniel insists it's his home too whenever he needs it. And there is a strange, forgotten feeling both alien and familiar, one he has nearly forgotten over the last fifteen years he had spent in a prison cell. And how is it that Daniel is already so grown up, a young man of twenty-five years?

7. On the Breath of a Storm - Life is Strange - T - Major Character Death - 8011 words - Pricefield (Chloe/Max) - Alternate Timeline "Our" Max, the Max of our timeline, leaves a note behind on the offchance that the alternate timeline with Chloe in a wheelchair will continue without her. Alternate Max "awakes" to the letter, and is forced to face what has happened to Chloe. A storm still approaches the bay, unseen and all warnings from this strange Max not of this world unheeded.

8. And So the Little Wolf Outlived the Big Wolf - Life is Strange 2 - T - No Archive Warnings (read the trigger warnings in the tags though!) - 7923 words - Lone Wolf Ending It is seven years since Sean's death at the border, and the day Daniel has dreaded since then has come: the day he officially outlives his older brother. On the night of Daniel's seventeenth, Sean comes to him in a dream and makes him promise to call someone, anyone, just so he isn't alone anymore.

9. I'm Somewhere, You're Somewhere, I'm Nowhere, You're Nowhere - Life is Strange - T - Major Character Death - 6214 words - Alternate Timeline - Pricefield

Maxine Caulfield wakes up after a night of partying it up and clubbing for her eighteenth birthday to discover a text on her cellphone:

"Max, it’s with a saddened heart I have to tell you Chloe passed away last night, 21st September, at 11:30pm."

She resolves to visit Chloe one more time, like the hypocrite that she is.

10. The Mute and the Maine - Cats the Musical - T - No Archive Warnings apply (read the tags for trigger warnings, however) - 5744 words - Tuggoffelees (Mistoffelees/Tugger)

Troubled by Demeter's words about Mistoffelees, a mute cat mostly outcast by the tribe, Tugger takes it onto himself to have a talk with Misto, and let him know he is not alone. [Originally posted on Tumblr] [Based on Lindsay Chambers' Mistoffelees from the very late '80s/very early '90s in a Zurich production.]

#Life is Strange #Life is Strange 2 #Beauty and the Beast #Cats the Musical #Frozen

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twixtandshout · 1 year ago

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I spent way too long getting distracted by the sparkles that follow my cursor on your blog XD XD XD ANYWAY, you had talked about DnD character sheets for the LU boys and I'm here to ask about them! :D I don't know much about DnD but you were excited and I'm interested so feel free to tell me all about it!

Yes!!! Hi! :D There's a lot on them but I'm proud of them all. I guess I'll just pull out a couple things I think are neat from each of them? (And I'll try to keep things understandable for you, dw!!)

Sky: I don't remember what I already went through in comments, but I know he's your favorite so I'll try to pull out something new and interesting for you. Hm... I've got him with 14 levels of Paladin (swords and a bit of holy magic, sworn to a higher power), 3 levels in Warlock (magic granted as part of a pact with an outside entity), and 3 in Barbarian (hit stuff better when you're angry). Pretty sure I already talked about the storm stuff he gets from the Barbarian side of things – he gets some storm/lightning stuff and it's great – but I've made him a Pact of the Talisman warlock with Sun: his sailcloth is a symbol of his bond with her, and apart from acting as a parachute, it also lets him add a little extra to the roll a few times each day through her power when he fails a check. He's got a bunch of stuff that makes him really good at dueling, plus a couple extra feats that make it easier for him and Sun to talk 💞

Four: Four has. so many classes. I gave him 10 levels in Artificer, for making magic tools; then each Color plus Shadow got 2 levels in another class: Wizard for Vio (learn magic through study), Druid for Red (learn magic through becoming in tune with nature), Barbarian for Blue, Paladin for Green, and Sorcerer for Shadow (obtain magic through genetic accident/tragic backstory/general lottery). Generally Druids' main ability as a class is Wildshape, which is to say animal shapeshifting, but that wasn't the vibe for Red, so he's a Wildfire Druid, which gives him a living fire friend instead. Also, one of the magic things you're allowed to say your character knows how to make when you're making an Artificer is a living robot – I've quietly had him learn that, with the expectation that that's how he got Shadow back. :3 Other than that, he's just got a bunch of elemental spells basically!

Time: Time's got a couple levels in Bard (magic through music) and Ranger, but he's primarily a Sorcerer, with a slightly modified Clockwork Soul subclass – technically the flavor there's meant to be more "the underlying order of the universe" than "messing with time," but I just traded out a couple spells on the list and it works fine for him. :3c His background and his Bard and Ranger subclasses all involve the fey, though. He gets some fun stuff with glamours and charm effects, and, just for flavor, when he casts time stands still and you can hear/see gears ticking around him.

Legend: Lej's got a ridiculous number of classes too, and he doesn't have Four's excuse. (There's not even enough room on the sheet to abbreviate them all like I did Four's, so I just filled in the "class" blank "Yes.") So he's got a bit of everything! Pulling out a few interesting bits: he gets a whole bunch of sneaky stuff as a Rogue, as well as sizable bonuses to spotting lies and hidden objects. As a College of Creation Bard, he gets little visual symbol effects that float around him when he plays, and he can create a medium-sized object out of nothing, like that cane that lets him make boxes for some reason. As opposed to the more heroic Paladins of the Chain, Lej's Paladin subclass is the Oath of Vengeance, which among other things lets him channel divine power through utter a "vow of enmity" against an enemy, making his attacks more likely to hit until it's dead. I also gave him a few feats to really round out the knowledgeable veteran thing – he's really good at dungeon delving.

Hyrule: I gave Hyrule the Circle of Dreams Druid subclass, which is fey-themed and gives him a lot of healing abilities in addition to a little bit of teleporting. (He's got levels in Rogue and Sorcerer too, but apart from "he dodges real good, gets bonus damage for surprise attacks, and can modify spell effects," I don't have much to say on those for him.) Reflecting that he carries the Triforce, I borrowed the Radiant Consumption character feature from the Aasimar – as a bonus action, he can start burning, glowing brightly for 10' and doing radiant damage to everyone (including himself) every turn for a full minute. (A combat round in DnD lasts approx 6 in-game seconds!)

Wind: Wind! 2 levels in Rogue, 18 in Sorcerer. As a Halfling, he can reroll any 1 once. He can fly after casting spells (or grant flight to others), is immune to thunder and lightning damage, and he gets a feature to control storms! He can stop rain in a sphere, control the direction of wind, and hit things with lightning. He's also got Truesight and can make ghosts visible for an hour once per week, and I gave him the Quickfingered and Silvertongued feats, so he's great at pickpocketing and sweettalking people.

Twilight: Twi's largely a Ranger, with Exactly enough levels in Druid to give him Wildshape, because Wolfie. He's a Circle of the Shepherd Druid, which seemed fitting; he gets feyspeak as a language, can talk to animals, and can summon a hawk spirit to fight for him. As for the Ranger stuff, he's a Horizon Walker Ranger – the subclass description says they "guard the world against threats that originate from other planes or that seek to ravage the mortal world with otherworldly magic." He doesn't have a lot of spells – I don't think he'd use most of the ones I gave him, honestly, but the class says he gets some so I made the most of it – but he's really good at navigating, especially in forests, and he gets bonuses to track enemies. He's Also very good at vanishing in plain sight, seeing in darkness, and teleporting up to 10' before each attack.

Warriors: Seven levels of Fighter! Seven levels of Paladin! Six levels of Cleric! This boy is So Good at whacking things with swords, and he also channels magic/holy power as a representative of the god of War. As a Battlemaster Fighter, he's got a lot of tactical maneuvers he can use to set people up around the field or grant bonuses, and although his Paladin oath is baaasically the same mechanically as Sky's, he's an Oath of Glory Paladin where Sky's Oath of Heroism. He has a Peerless Athlete feature, he can Channel Divinity to vaporize low-level undead, and he's very mobile – he isn't slowed by difficult terrain, and he literally cannot be physically restrained.

Wild: He'd have a different level distribution if I kept what he had pre-nap, but I decided he keeps five levels in Fighter and then the rest is Ranger from post-nap. He's a Fey Wanderer Ranger (like Time!) so he gets some glamour abilities, and if something makes him save against charm/fear effects, he can redirect it and make that thing make the save against Him instead. He's great at navigating and disappearing in the wilderness, and he gets a couple teleporty things. He's also got a bunch of skills in cooking and making/finding healing food, and he regains more than the usual hp when he recovers, too.

#oh man this post is Very Long #but!!! dnd sheets yay :D #oh jeez what did i decide to tag these #lu dnd sheets #probably something like that #anyway!!! thank :D i hope these are Fun!#answerin' stuff

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skepsiss · 1 year ago

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20 Questions for Fic Writers

I was tagged by @strangersteddierthings, I've never even thought about half of these questions, so.... we're gunna go on a journey together. I MISSED SEVERAL QUESTIONS LMAO. LEMME UPDATE.

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

18 (I only post like 1/3 of my fics on AO3)

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

66,922. I pay such little attention to this kinda stuff xD

3. What fandoms do you write for?

A lot... and a lot more than what is listed on my AO3. If we're friends I'll literally just message you a 2k+ fic in a DM for funsies.

Stranger Things (TV 2016) (8)

Overwatch (Video Game) (5)

Teen Wolf (TV) (1)

Castlevania (Cartoon 2017-2021) (1)

Critical Role (Web Series) (1)

Promare (2019) (1)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018) (1)

DC Comics / Batman (Tim Drake / Kon-El)

Orphan Black

Marvel (Steve/Tony)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Basket Ball Shorts

Roadrat: The Fire that Covered the World

The Comfort of Warmth (Lio/Galo)

Fifty-fifty (Roadhog / Junkrat)

Perspective (Caleb / Essek)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes. As soon as I see them I will reply with a thank you or to engage with someone's question/musings/etc.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Probably a Roadrat one. It's been a while since I've read my work, but The Things They Lost is a Roadrat fic where I explored a bunch of like... when Junkrat lost his arm and stuff like that. Brutal, tbh. Next closest is my Alucard (OT3) Castlevania fic where he is BIG SAD about Trevor and Sypha not being there. Nights Spent Alone.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

UUuhhhuhuhuh..... I mostly write sad shit LOL. Milkshakes has a happy ending. It's a 2 part modern-day Steddie fic about the boys asking each other out on a date over Instagram.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I've never seen any hate on my fics before.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Uhh, yeah. I do. PWP or With Plot. I like full stories that have smut that BELONGS there, but then we've got just straight-up PWP. That is what Basketball short is tbh.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

No, never written a crossover. I've written lots of AUs though.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

No. Dunno how I'd figure that out.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Nope. Dunno what that would look like tbh.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Steddie; for right now. My other top 3 are Harley/Ivy, Tim/Kon-El, and Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

NO IDEA. Lol, all my unfinished WIPs are either ones I have no interest in finishing (Roadrat), or ones I can complete faith in being able to finish (Steddie)

16. What are your writing strengths?

Speed. I can compose a story very quickly and put it together.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I never promote myself/share. I'm really bad at sharing my works. Additionally, I'm bad at finishing things before I lose interest.... eep.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Uuhh maybe. I def have some Ancient Greek and Latin in my up-coming Robin (Stobin platonic) fic.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

I'm not sure... maybe Batman (Tim/Jason or Tim/Kon). I RP'd A LOT from ages 13-18 and had like 5-8 rps going at once for a whole bunch of fandoms. (Naruto, OCs in the Star Wars universe, Tim/Kon, and more I can't remember atm).

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

Ooohhh, I dunno. I'm bad at picking favourites. Right now I'm pretty proud of my Because I Want You Steddie fic. It's Steve and Eddie as 30-year-olds with kids. They broke up in their 20s and are trying to get back together in their 30s. Eddie has a complete breakdown in it, but Steve is there to tell him that he loves him.

I don't think about this stuff at all xDDD Fic writing is just a pass time for me. This will be the first time EVER in over 18 years of writing fic that I've EVER participated in an exchange/Big Bang. I'll tag @medusapelagia @oh-stars @br0ck-eddie @kallisto-k

#lore for me

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aroacerick · 2 years ago

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fic masterlist !

feel free to request something from me! i looove writing, i mostly main connor and quackity !, but tbh if i do research i will write anyone <3

quackitys closure - quackity travels in time with karl, but something goes a little funky. he tries to go along with it but eventually sees a familiar face

am i really that bad? - the dealer and mr. mask are neck and neck villain and superhero !!! they are arch enemies !! meanwhile, quackity and dream are best friends that Love to cause chaos <3

loving is easy when everything's perfect - quackity runs a museum with his fiances (karl and sapnap), and tubbo likes to visit him and they hang out and they are just very happy

i hope we both die - There was nothing left to do. Las Nevadas had finally fallen apart. The team was gone and people fully evacuated. It didn’t matter how many times Quackity assured them it was safe, and Dream would never get them, they didn’t listen. Nobody listened. So there he sat. In his office, in his country that he tried so hard to keep together. In his country he formed out of heartbreak, and grief, and loss. In his country that was doomed from the beginning. Just like Quackity, everything was doomed for him.

i loved you then and i loved you now - connor, for the first time since they met, shares with schlatt about his gender and asks him for help

close your eyes, so afraid. hide behind that baby face - dream was given peony when he was 14 years old from a godly figure. he was given no explanation, though he was promised shed be taken back. its hard, being 14 and raising a daughter, but it gets better. thats what phil promised him.

happy times together we've been spending. i wish every kiss was never ending. - dia de los muertos. a day to celebrate the dead. to celebrate the lives of those who were once there, and enjoying that they eisted to begin with. quackity used to love the holiday season, but now it were spent alone. it was spent doing work for his nation. he didn't do anything for most part, other than dia de los mertos. a tradition taken from his mom, to show respect. what a life.

let me take this coat and this weight off of your shoulders - tubbo doesn't want to be a villain. he hates being a villain. but he's there for tommy. he's always there for his best friend. and tommy promised that he'll fix everything.

you've got my whole world in your hands, got that little blue spot - again and again, connor dies. he's finished up in a world, he's played his entire course. each time he dies, he fails, he meets xd. and has to look them in the eyes. for once, they don't look at him with anger. instead, for once, they look at him with kindness.

i need you now, i love you so much, more than you could know - the sbi throw a holiday party!! (so many people are attending ....)

i try so hard to be so happy, are you happy too? - an apocalypse caused by the revival of people! schlatt and wilbur stick together because of their history. connor eventually joins them because hes immune. connor thinks they need a little bit of holiday spirit ! :)

no, i dont care about anything at all. but i still stop and stare everytime that you call - connor and schlatt have a little talk

vvv LATEST FIC vvv

im starving, darling. let me put my lips on something - schlatt hates bad jokes, but thats all connor can do. how is he gonna get out of this one ?!

#sleepy writes #<-my writing tag

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pruning-the-minds-garden · 2 years ago

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For the ask game:

1, 5, 15 the first (actually 14, misnumbered), 20, 35, 44, 50, 57, 68, 83 - obviously only as far as you're comfortable. Feel free to skip any you might not want to do!

Bonus: not 27+28 - what are two things that annoy you about the gender binary XD

1. What have you eaten today?

Well it's 7 AM right now and I've not quite gotten around to eating anything just yet, but I should get on that...

5. What is your favorite scent?

I don't have a very strong sense of smell (only one nostril works at all, and that one has never worked very well - long story), so I'm not very scent-oriented outside of when I'm in the kitchen. But, I am told that scents like oak, moss, amber, some jasmines, darker florals, stuff like that are really nice. Since I am a sucker for operant conditioning as much as the next human so people responding well to them on me makes me respond well to them on me.

I don't go for the out and out "masculine" scents, though - your "leather" and "motor oil" and "cordite" and stuff like that, things deliberately designed and marketed to sound "tough and manly." Ick. No. I have no desire to smell like that.

[14.] Which do you prefer: a museum, a night club, the forest or a library?

Well, a night club is definitely at the bottom of the list. It's loud and crowded and that's definitely not my scene. The number of clubs and club-like scenes I've been to in my entire life can be counted on one hand.

Aside from that, those all sound lovely. Take your pick, really. I spent a substantial chunk of my childhood just walking through a national forest and boating around a huge lake that my grandmother had a house on the shore of, and she took me to museums and libraries because that's the kind of person she was and I am. Whenever I go to a new city I visit those places. Heck, I go re-visit old museums periodically and regularly support local libraries, also.

20. Are you holding on to something you need to let go of? If so then what?

Many, many things. I've an appointment with a therapist this evening to talk about some of them.

35. What jewelry are you wearing right now, and where did you get it?

I don't often wear jewelry. I find the sensory experience very unpleasant. Even wearing a wedding ring I find to be rather jarring. Obviously I do it because it's a symbol of fidelity and loyalty and respect (though at the end of the day it's just a piece of metal and those things remain true whether it's there or not), but it's still a bit... unpleasant. I don't have bracelet or watches or pendants/necklaces or earrings or anything like that, for that reason. Though, I have bought many fine pieces of jewelry with cool stories. My favorite is the first ring I bought for my now-wife, then-girlfriend. Hit me up in DM and I'll tell it to you. ;-)

44. What do people call you?

Mark is my name, though also MG or Minds. :-)

50. Favorite fruits?

I like Bananas, Rainier Cherries, Honeycrisp Apples, and Strawberries

57. What would your dream house be like?

Oh gosh that's a long description. My literal dream house, as in one that has consistently appeared in my dreams, is a cottage that is built some distance away from a lake that is itself inside a valley surrounded on all sides by misty mountain peaks. There is a small stream - and by small I mean, like, I can cross it with two or three steps - going to the lake and there is also a dock jutting out into the lake. The house is made of light grey mossy stone, with a bay window on the side facing the lake, and on the inside there are a lot of books and a fireplace. The temperature is not quite warm but also not uncomfortably chill, and the mist in the air is thick enough that the sun isn't quite clear in the sky, ever. Going inside the house it is a fairly simple affair, with my needs tended to but not a whole lot more.

Not exactly practical and it leave a whole lot out that I'd want in the real world - internet access, a car, my spouse, etc - but it's a good start.

68. Describe your hair.

It's past my shoulders, wavy, and dirty blonde. I haven't cut it in about four years. I put it into a pony tail sometimes when I am going to work (I work in a science lab) or my wife braids it for me. Because I never learned how to braid it as a kid I don't have the muscle memory to do it for myself, and I have trouble doing it in a reasonable amount of time in the mornings. Also...

83. Do you like when people play with your hair?

Lord yes I love it. That is one of the best parts about having long hair. Please for the love of all that is holy play with my hair I'll melt.

27.5 What are two things that irritate you about the [gender binary]?

I'll give one general thing, and one thing that's specific to my own experience of it.

The general thing: the sexualization of very young children, even infants. "Oh look, Timmy has a girlfriend!" "Oh look, he's gonna be such a heartbreaker!" -- ma'am, that's a barely sentient potato you're talking to and it wants a nipple for a completely different reason than you're implying. Used to be, we put white dresses on infants - all infants - until they got to a certain age, simply for ease, and I think that's really not so bad an idea. This whole aggressive gendering of everything is kind of insane. People think it's cute, but I really do not find it to be cute at all, and I think we should just let kids be kids and not try to fit them into the cognitive boxes we carve out for adults from the time they are 6 months old just for our own amusement.

The specific me thing: I'm not able to cry. I'm AMAB, and was raised with the idea that to cry is to show weakness, that "real men" don't do that, etc etc... and now I find, as I near 40, that even as I accept and proclaim that I'm not a real man thankyouverymuch, that when times get tough and I struggle with emotional periods in my life when I know it would be better to allow myself to feel the sadness I'm feeling... I just can't. I'm like a bathtub without a drain. I can feel the emotions building up, and then something in me just goes "no," and pushes that down. It is frustrating as hell.

From the Ask Away Tumblr Ask Game!

#asked and answered

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alsjeblieft-zeg · 2 years ago

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050 of 2023

1. Do you have a nice yard? If so, do you spend a lot of time outside in it? If not, where do you go when you want to relax outdoors on nice days?

A nice yard... dude, this is Belgium. XD We just have that tiny backyard commonly known as koertje, and there’s no space there. I go to the beach to relax, even in winter.

2. Is there a group of friends that you used to hang out with but no longer do? Why don’t you hang out anymore and how do you feel about them now?

Yeah, we’ve grown apart. It’s my childhood/school friends. We have our own lives now, but yeah, there’s some nostalgia.

3. Do your parents enjoy any of the things that you enjoy? Do you bond over these things?

My dad loves photography and he was teaching me. Thanks to him, I love photography, too.

4. Did you ever say or ask something that you assumed was a neutral subject, but the person you were talking to became offended and you had no idea why?

Yeah, many times. I just don’t get people in general sometimes.

5. What is the movie that you have waited the longest for/which film do you remember anticipating the most/are still anticipating?

I don’t watch movies. They’re boring to me.

6. Do you have any ideas for a story or movie you’re planning to write or you’d write if you got the time/had the talent? Please share a synopsis!

Nah, I once wanted to write a children book about anthropomorphic cats, but nothing has ever come from it.

7. Do you ever feel like anyone is “out of your league” or does that concept not make any sense to you? What do you do when you’re attracted to someone but find them out of your league?

No, it doesn’t make sense to me. What does ‘out of your league’ even mean?

8. What is something that an interested guy/girl could comment about you, that would make you instantly open to them (e.g., “That book you’re reading is from my favorite author”)?

Probably similar music tastes and/or interest in science.

9. Do you refer to yourself by any sort of fan nickname (Belieber, Little Monster, etc.)?

Nah, it’s really cringey.

10. Do you ever just get lazy and give up on your friendships?

What? It doesn’t make sense to me either. Friends just are there. Here in my culture you don’t hang out 24/7.

11. Is there a person in your life (maybe barely) that you feel in constant competition with (even just in your imagination)? Maybe you feel they are consistently outshining you.

No, I can’t think of anyone like that.

12. If you are single, even if you are normally happily single, are there certain specific things you witness that make you wish you were in a relationship (e.g., people getting engaged)?

Not applicable, I’m married.

13. What sort of situations make you feel most self-conscious or inadequate? Are there any people or places that just make you want to crawl into a hole? If you can’t think of anything specific, can you remember the last time (or any time) you felt this way?

Well, everyone around seems to be interested in movies, k-pop and anime. I hold no interest in any of these. On the other hand, my interests are uncommon, so I can’t find people who would share them, too.

14. Out of all your usernames for websites, which one is your favorite? Do you use it for more than one site?

My ultimate favourite was godverdomme, it’s a Dutch swear word. Too bad Instagram doesn’t allow it :(

15. Are there any cities near you that you’re afraid to go to because of the crime rate or its other bad reputations?

No. Belgium is rather safe on that matter.

16. If you went to camp as a kid, was it a pleasant experience? Do you think that all kids should be able to go to camp? If you didn’t go to camp, do you feel like you kind of missed out on something?

No, and I don’t feel like I’ve missed out.

17. Do you grandparents ever judge you or stick their heads in your business? If not, is there someone else in your life you dread seeing because of their unwanted input?

My grandparents are deceased.

18. Have you ever spent the whole day (or multiple days) just looking up one thing on the internet (e.g., videos of your favorite band, how-to videos, quizzes, etc.)?

Yeah, more than once. Especially with radio signal identification. I tend to get lost in it for days, I’m really passionate about it.

19. Would you ever go on a media fast (i.e., avoiding tv, movies, the internet, and magazines for a certain amount of time, in an attempt to become aware of how media makes you feel)? Do you think that sort of thing would benefit you?

I already live like that, pretty much so. The less I know, the better I sleep, as they say.

20. Are you happy with where you currently live? If not, what don’t you like about the area and do you plan on leaving?

Yeah, I like where I live, even though it’s a tourist spot that is busy all year round.

21. If someone told you that we live in a society that hates women, how would you respond?

Well, it seems like that. But I can’t relate to that toxic masculinity thing, even though I’m a man. Maybe because I’m gay, who knows.

22. When was the last time you were on a boat? Whose boat was it, and what were you doing?

3 years ago, on cruise ship in the Netherlands.

23. Have you ever been completely blindsided by a break-up or have you sort of felt all of your relationships deteriorating before they ended? If you would prefer not to answer, what is the last instance you can remember being totally blindsided by news you heard?

With my first relationship, I felt things were going wrongh. With my second, the decision was mutual and we’re great friends until today. Nothing was going wrong there.

24. Can you remember the last thing you thought and subsequently thought, “wow, I really shouldn’t be thinking that”?

No, actually I can’t.

25. If you ever think about getting married, what are some aspects of the wedding that you would like to see in a non-traditional manner (e.g., a different color dress or “partners” over “husband” and “wife”)?

Well, there’s no wife in our marriage, and that’s probably non-traditional :P same sex marriage here.

#survey #q&a survey #random survey

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fireflyhwufanficwriter · 1 year ago

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My thoughts on Dr. Stone’s S03E06 (“Treasure Box”)

(Safe to read for anime-only folks.)

My thoughts after watching Season Three, Episode Six:

01. They are REALLY using 3D animation techniques to flex how awesome the Perseus and this part of the kingdom's journey are XD

02. I'm hearing the inspiring music again, while they're talking about the revival fluid! :)

03. The search for the treasure box begins! And that's exactly the title of this episode - "Treasure Box!" :D

04. The new voice actor they got to play Byakuya is doing a great job! I can hear the differences (the new voice is deeper, and doesn't have the cool gravelly effect the old voice did), but the new voice is still pretty close to the old one! :)

05. Ah, so they - or maybe he - taught their descendants about seashells, and probably way more information, too! :O

06. This "tell me the Hundred Tales" scene didn't go quite like how I imagined it, since the location is slightly different here. But Ruri still asks if Senku is prepared for what he's about to hear… :O

07. (The night-to-day lighting and bird transition was a nice touch! :D)

08. …and Senku is so totally NOT prepared. He was panting in exhaustion by the end of the Seventh Tale! XD

09. I love how Ruri starts with Kohaku's name - it makes so much sense for her to do that! :) Although for all we know, maybe that was how the tale about ores actually began, too… :)

10. Wait… so Senku approached Ruri at night. They went through Tales One to Seven through the night and part of the morning, until Gen brought them tea, presumably around breakfast time. Then while Senku is still holding the tea mug, he asks about tales about ores :D

11. Absolutely nobody would interrupt Senku and Ruri, so they probably stayed up there talking the entire time… and by the time they get to amber, gold, diamond, and platinum, it's sunset. So… THE WHOLE DAY was spent on just ONE Tale - the one about ores. So Kohaku may not have been the first one discussed after all… but wow, that's a LONG time for just ONE Tale… :O Although it's an extremely important tale, so details ARE important! :O

12. So Dunbar's Number is 150 - the ideal maximum number for a cohesive society… :)

13. Platinum… the ultimate treasure in the stone world, is sleeping in the treasure box… :O

14. And the treasure box is the Soyuz spaceship, the ultimate creation of humanity, made to withstand the highest of temperatures and the harshest of climates! :D

15. It's so sweet that Senku's so surprised about not knowing anybody's name! It's like he cares so much about the people of Ishigami Villages that he knows them all very well, and the idea of NOT knowing one of them is so shocking to him! :)

16. Kohaku just casually tells Senku that of course he doesn't remember the name, because he has no name… and Soyuz is just like, "It's fine; you can call me whatever" XD

17. That was a very, very understated reaction to the "I'm not actually from Ishigami Village" reveal - one of the rare times I think the anime didn't do the manga justice. That should have been MIND-BLOWING to Kohaku and Chrome… and Kokuyou, and everybody else! :O

18. His name is Soyuz, and he's going to lead them to the Soyuz! :D

19. And Senku understands the implications of this revelation immediately! :)

20. The people of Ishigami Village and the people of Treasure Island are distant relatives, because the very first Tale was about telling them to go to Japan (and probably included instructions how to do so, like by navigating using the stars or something)! :D

21. And just like what they kingdom of science discussed before, putting everybody on a ship had the potential of making humanity go extinct, so only some of them had to have kept trying over the years… and eventually, one group made it, and started Ishigami Village! :O

22. This is a good moment for Kokuyou. Even though he's not the village chief anymore, he (of course) still feels an extremely strong sense of responsibility towards the members of Ishigami Village, which is why he was so alarmed that the Treasure Island people they're sailing to could be Why-Man, and why he had such a sense of urgency when scolding Soyuz. AND he gathered himself and thanked Soyuz for coming forward! :D

23. He's still SO frustrated, though… and Kohaku puts a comforting hand on his back; aww! :)

24. "What exists beyond the horizon?" is a deeply human question that is within all of us! :O

25. Hmm, we got some anime-only Soyuz information… I… think… hmm, I haven't read this part of the manga in a while XD

26. Aww, that was a very kind thing that Gen said to Soyuz! AND Kokuyou agreed! :)

27. Not days… they're going to arrive in Treasure Island is just a few HOURS! XD

28. Kohaku and Nikki tried to Yuzuriha, but she's an absolute veteran when it comes to sitting through Senku's detailed, five-hour scientific explanations! :D

29. That's good information to know about stairs and ships - thank you, Ryusui! :)

30. Sleeping quarters, goats, a greenhouse, engines, storage, a… Mobile Lab… and so much more! :D And a squid, stingray, and shark underwater XD

31. Seasickness, and some scopolamine… whatever that is… from a flower to cure it! :) Just a small amount and Ginro is back to being confident about his being one of the people of the sea, saying they can handle themselves in a storm… :D

32. …and they actually DO get themselves inside a storm! :O

33. Ryusui's so chill, and Senku is so NOT chill XD

34. The storms will make things incredibly difficult for them, but it will provide them with much-needed cover, too! :)

35. Soyuz, after over a decade, is once again laying eyes on his home… Treasure Island! :D

36. Senku is talking to Byakuya; talking about how they're here at his Treasure Island; aww! :O

37. Oh, this episode! :) While a couple of moments didn't quite go how I imagined they would, I really liked seeing Byakuya again, and seeing Ruri talk to Senku about the Hundred Tales, and about the Tale about ores! :D The title of the next episode is "Ray of Despair, Ray of Hope" - and it's time for me to go and watch this episode now! :D

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#dr stone #ishigami senku #kohaku #dr stone kohaku #dr. stone #dr. stone kohaku

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twotangledsisters · 1 year ago

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How?

How did you do so much in a week?

How long did it take you to draw all that NDAW content?

Because that is a lot of art and I'm amazed you were able to do all of that!

Well... The answer is... I didn't? xD

Like, I drew a lot FOR NDAW, didn't draw a lot DURING NDAW!

The prompts came out long before the week itself and all the big paintings were already done! In fact, it was late June when I finished the first piece!

The only stuff I drew during NDAW were the fanarts and I did just so happen to finish that sun and moon painting with the greek god inspo at the right time.

As for how long... Well, if I add it all up and I am dreading this:

Sun and Moon on the boat with the Lanterns: 4 hours and 33 minutes

Sun and Moon Greek God Inspo: 5 hours and 19 minutes

Rapunzel reading to sick Eugene in bed: 6 hours and 28 minutes

Eugene trying to convince Rapunzel to adopt a pupshroom: 5 hours and 8 minutes

Sleeping Beauty and Tanled Crossover: 2 hours and 53 minutes

Eugene in cell with Rapunzel on other side: 3 hours and 8 minutes

Eugene makes a Day of Hearts Card for Rapunzel: 1 hour and 46 minutes

The Wedding Painting: 2 hours and 5 minutes

New Dream in the field (announcement piece): 2 hours and 8 minutes

Eugene with children sketches: 55 minutes

The Fanarts:

Eugene showing child off to Stan and Pete: 1 hours and 14 minutes

Eugene and Rapunzel sleeping at windows: 1 hours and 30 minutes

Rapunzel and Eugene at Dark Kingdom: 1 hour and 25 minutes

All the times are tracked within Procreate!

Which brings the total amount of time spent on NDAW art to...

39 hours and a half

Which is why for a really long time there was just no art on this account.

All of my art time was going towards NDAW.... do I regret it?

YES.

But that's a whole other story xD

During the actual week I only did the fanarts which was less than five hours. Which is not much for me as drawing and writing are my two main hobbies. It's too hot to write so whenever I'm not working I'm drawing right now.

#ask answered

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imrowanartist · 2 years ago

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OK OC ASK TIME: Kio: 18. How does your OC see themself? How does this compare to the way other ocs see them? Nova: 7. What song reminds you of this oc? Does this match up with the type of music your oc likes to listen to? AND 14. If your oc spent one day free from any consequences or recognition for their actions, would they act? Purrgil: 21. What's a fact you haven't shared about this oc? Ryo: 10. Who's the first person they go to to talk about something that made them happy/sad/angry?

Questions can be found here

So many!

Kio: He actually doesn't have a very good self image, poor kiddo. He knows he's not as advanced as other padawans his age and he struggles with his control of the Force. Which leads to him overcompensating sometimes, and pulling moves that are not very well thought through. I think the others (Nova, and other members of Halo he's close with) see this too, but also see the potential in him and encourage him to be more confident in the skills he does have.

Nova: 1. Aaahhhh I had to think about this one haha. So the song Nova reminds me of and that is one of my favourites is My Silver Lining from First Aid Kit! Nova is definitely someone who keeps going no matter what, and tries to find good in the situations he finds himself in. I think Indie/Folk is also very much what he would listen to! Probably combined with some indie rock. 2. He would have given Kio's Master a piece of his mind a looooot sooner. Ask him how he could leave his Padawan alone during a war, how he could frame him and get him kicked out from the only home the kid had ever known. Nova does get the chance to do this years later (and he doesn't pull his punches) but at that point the emotional damage has already been done to Kio.

Purrgil: Hmmm, I feel like I share a lot about him (with you at least lol) 'cause he's one of my favourite OCs. So when Nova first starts to develop some vitiligo on his face due to stress (their first live fire exercise), Purrgil freaks out. He's convinced Nova is sick, maybe even dying and tries to figure out what is wrong with him. They're maybe 4 or 5 at this point? So he tries asking the trainers, he tries to get access to datapads etc, but to no avail. Eventually Nova gets taken away and for a while Purrgil thinks he's decommissioned. Later he finds out that his batcher has actually been put with some other 'muties'. The whole ordeal is actually what lands Purrgil on the medic track!

Ryo: Trapper is Ryo's other half and they would tell him absolutely everything! Trapper is also very good at getting Ryo to talk when they maybe don't want to, or when they're clearly bothered by something. If Trapper is for some reason unavailable, Ryo would also confide in Helix, their CMO. They would probably also go to Helix for relationship advice and to get advice of a more smutty nature XD

Thank youuuuu!

#oc questions #ro talks #keerahn 'kio' januro #captain nova #clone medic purrgil #clone medic ryo #the road to concordia au

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aerialflight · 3 years ago

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Fic Rec (it's been too long and I read a whole lot of fics)

I've read so many fics these past couple of months and my need to share them to the world has seized me by the throat. Please enjoy and support these fanfic writers! They are the best. XD

[Naruto]

Nine-Tailed Foxes are Dead by RowlettLesbian

Ship: Shikamaru/Naruto

For Konoha, it's been one month since the preliminary Chunin exams. For Naruto, it's been six. And he wasn't in Konoha.

At the end of his ordeal, Naruto walks into the Chunin Exam finals without his left arm.

Shikamaru is very concerned. And, eventually, very precious to Naruto as they work together to solve the mysteries of Konoha and bring kindness to the Shinobi world, one adventure at a time.

(I would die for this fic. I know the summary sounds doom and gloom but IT'S NOT. This fic made me fucking cry, I don't think I've ever read a fic that characterized Naruto so right. He's so full of hope and love and develops into the best version of himself and I'm so HERE FOR IT. And it's not just Naruto, Shikamaru is absolutely amazing here along with Kakashi and surprise surprise Ino, I can't BELIEVE it took me this long to stumble across this fic. Also THE WORLDBUILDING IS TO DIE FOR!!! And the plot! Is! So! Interesting! Just, everything about this fic is just amazing so please PLEASE read this!!!)

The End of the Uchiha by RowlettLesbian

Ship: Naruto/Sasuke

“I promise, little electric spirit of this shrine,” he whispered into the soft dirt and fallen leaves, “I will never gain the eyes. I will never pass them on. And I will make sure the eyes end in my brother, so that they can’t hurt anybody anymore. I will be the last Uchiha, and see to the end of the Copy-Wheel Clan. Then all of the hatred here can stop, and my family can rest peacefully. I promise, little shrine.”

Sasuke is more than his brother thinks he is. He's more than any Uchiha has ever been. He will kill his brother, but it will not be vengeance.

It will be mercy.

(Same author as the one above, they are the gift that keeps on giving. Seriously, HOW did I NEVER FIND THESE FICS before now??? One of life's greatest mysteries. The author's sense of humor is so on point here along with the atmospheric writing that's so vivid in the mind. Their writing style is so recognizable to me now and makes me fall into the world they're creating, it's stunning. Sasuke here makes me want to hug him and the idea of him living like a feral ghibli character has me LIVING. Check the tags of the fic, all of it is true, hand to god. Please give all of the author's fics a shot, it's a rabbit hole I'm thankful I fell into!)

mil fantasmas (gritan en calma) by LegaciesandMemories

Post-Tsukuyomi, something in Uchiha Sasuke's mind shatters. The same night, Yamanaka Ino falls asleep and doesn't wake up for 15 days.

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In which Ino and Sasuke both wake from the aftermath of the Uchiha Massacre with the ability to see ghosts, and no one is prepared for the fallout.

(This fic has arrested my curiosity and eagerness to know what will happen next. These poor kids need so many hugs and Ino is getting the spotlight she deserves. I am so excited for this fic and what it has in store! Please read! XD)

Lichtenberg Figures by Asteroid_Duck (JustThatOneGirl1815)

Name: Kakashi Hatake Rank: Jounin Status: Missing Nin Missing Since: June 15th, 271 AD Note: Flee on Sight . . . Haburashi looked his team in the eyes— three, fresh out of the Academy genin— and resolved to teach them as best as he could. And right now, his lesson was simple: “Stay. Away. From. Kakashi. Hatake.”

(Dimension travel fic with a slice of Kakashi being an absolute troll and dealing with the shitty hand he's been dealt with. Seriously, the man has the worst luck in all of Konoha. Also, the mystery of the other Kakashi's history has me leaning by the edge of my seat, I need to know.)

The Governess by Ysmirel

Ship: Kakashi/OFC

"“What,” he finally asked, “is so funny?”

Ibara bit her lower lip to keep the chuckles in, still smiling and making absolutely no effort to get more space between them, seemingly perfectly at ease within reach of a trained shinobi. Her self-control wasn't all that good, as she ended up snorting and was overcame once again by another fit of laughter. “I just- It's just-” She struggled to speak, trying to catch her breath and wiping away tears of mirth with the hand that wasn't still holding onto his vest. Finally, she looked him in the eye and said, with a smile that was all teeth and without a hint of her previous drunken stupor, “and who's going to believe you?”

As he stood there, stunned by her words and change in demeanor, he realized with dawning horror that she was right."

In which Kakashi finds himself at the other end of the troll shtick, and he doesn't appreciate it all that much.

(It's so hard to find self-insert fics with a fresh concept these days, especially in the naruto fandom. Not that I don't enjoy and devour a lot of self insert fics like it's going out of style, but it's just so nice to find something new and shiny and really damn good. I'm so pumped for this fic and how it's going to develop so please join me in rooting for this fic!)

half a league (until the valley of death) by SpectersShadow117

Kakashi can think of no reason for Sasuke's inexplicable and drastic change in behavior. He doesn't like the desperate, haunted gleam in his student's eyes, and he also doesn't like the nagging feeling that he's missing something very important. Aka: Future Sasuke goes to Past Sasuke and gives him a reality check with Specific Intentions, but as with most Uchiha, his methods leave much to be desired. (Featuring: Childhood trauma FTW, Konoha's shitty care of orphans, and absolutely no one having a fun time.)

(Sasuke wanting to change the future out of complete and utter spite has me LIVING. Sasuke is such a Mess here and the twist on the time travel premise is so good and the kid is so Traumatized and Desperate and Not Having A Good Time. Naruto and Sakura developing as better ninjas and Kakashi trying his best makes me want to scream. Also, how Sasuke thinks about Itachi makes me want to cackle. I am 100% down for this. I am rooting for this kid, go get them! XD)

[Harry Potter]

fruit loops in time (circle around me) by justprompts

Ships: Harry/Draco, Remus/Sirius

"This is Crabbe, and Goyle," the blonde boy says, pointing at the two boys next to him. "And I'm Malfoy, Draco Ma - "

Ron laughs, and Malfoy immediately bristles.

"Think my name's funny, do you?" Malfoy says, angrily. "No need to ask yours - "

"You're honestly so cute," Ron interrupts, yet again, shaking his head. "So tiny. And so angry, all the time. It's adorable."

Alternatively Ron Weasley, Time Traveller Extraordinaire, is stuck in the same seven year Hogwarts Loop, repeating the same thing over and over again. Naturally, he's so done with everything.

(This is the greatest hp fic I've ever read. I LOVE RON WEASLEY and by the time you read this fic SO WILL YOU!! This is the fic I WISH I have the ability to write. I read this entire fic aloud to my brother and we spent literal hours howling and talking about how utterly insane and incredible this fic is, it's amazing. This is hands down my favorite Ron Weasley. You Can Pry This Fic From My Cold Dead Fingers.)

[Boku no Hero Academia]

Kacchan's Cult by Ourliazo

Pro Hero Ground Zero is attacked, originally meant to be de-aged out of existence by a desperate villain but is instead launched into his 14-year-old self.

But Katsuki is a fucking pro so whatever, time to fuck up someone's day. And sure, maybe he's only one man, but that's why he conscripts the entirety of the UA student body into tearing down some criminal empires.

(It's time travel, crack, and Bakugou being his usual explody, competent self. What more in life do you want? Seriously though, please read. I'm obsessed with this fic and having a Good Time!)

Cleaning Crew; Teaching Kids to Value their Safety, for Fun and Profit by Reavv

Takenaka Hideo is a thirty-two year old, in mild desperation for money, who has just been hired as a new janitor for UA's support staff. He has a quirk that lets him find lost objects, a liaison with the police because of it, and desperate desire for competent co-workers.

Oh, and he's already lived a previous life, in a world where quirks and heroes didn't even exist.

Not a big deal, though. It's not like you ever see the janitor playing a big part in action movies. He's here to get paid, and that's it.

On the opposite side of the equation, class 1-A has to wonder at the new UA cryptid that always seems to show up when things are on fire, and who keeps trying to convince them to let the adults handle the fire extinguisher.

(A great deal of fun packed into one fic. That is how I title this fic and nothing will change my mind! Hideo just wants to quietly do his job and not get in the way. I Relate. Please read!)

Poltergeist by WriterGreenReads

Class 1-A is haunted.

Well, not really.

I AM dead, though.

World's friendliest poltergeist, at your service.

(I don't know how I got so sucked into OC fics, but I found some fantastic fics along the way so I have no regrets. The author really tries to push the premise and I just love all the interactions and dynamics that form as the fic gets further in. And the OC character and all the hijinks they get up to cracks me up! At the same time, it's pretty heartwarming and it's practically a friendships galore fic! Definitely recommend it!)

invincible by supercrunch for Engrin

Ship: Bakugou/Midoriya

This is the way the world works: the sun rises in the east. The strong come out on top. Bakugou Katsuki rockets through life like a comet and Midoriya Izuku stumbles after. If he believed in such things Katsuki would say it was written in the stars. That some god of war had looked at him and said this one. That he’d been passed along a line to get his blessings – genius, willpower, fearless ambition – and dropped off on earth.

Then, of course, there is the question of Deku. The spitfire runt. Deku, no matter what the world does to him, never stops hoping.

Until, of course, he eventually does.

(Katsuki broke him. Snapped him in half like a twig and now has to scramble to put Deku back together. “We can do this, Deku," he says slowly. "There are so many mysteries that never got put to bed. Criminals roaming around looking to hurt people and you and me, we can fix that.”

There’s a long pause. The comforter slips a little off Deku’s skinny shoulders and drowns him. “You mean like a team?”

In that split second, Katsuki makes a decision he’s never even considered. He swallows his pride. “Yeah, Deku. We’d be a team.”)

(If there was any other way canon could've gone, this is the story I would've wanted. It's perfect.)

Inadvertent Wilderness Therapy by Cacid

Following an unfortunate encounter with a teleporter on the last day of internships, Bakugou Katsuki and Hakamata Tsunagu spend some quality time in northern Canada.

In no particular order they will: build ugly survival shelters, stalk rabbits, run from polar bears, reflect on the chemical composition of trees, insult each other, and complain about krumholtz.

(THESE TWO. TOGETHER. IN THE WILDERNESS. IN FUCKING CANADA OF ALL PLACES. I still can't believe this fic actually exists and just how INVESTED I became in their relationship. Blue Jeanist instantly became my favorite ranked hero with this fic alone. HIS SENSE OF HUMOR IS TERRIBLE, I LOVE HIM SO MUCH FNIEWOPAF. BAKUGOU DOES TOO. IT'S FUCKING INCREDIBLE. *incoherent screeching into the wild*)

[Stranger Things]

Baci D'aria by RabbitDarling

“Love is worth the sum of itself, and nothing more.” ― Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic

Steve learned a lot at his Aunt's side before she passed but his favourite thing she taught him was baci d'aria; special little spells that you created from the heart and put into the food you shared.

In opening his heart and gifts to those around him Steve slowly finds himself a family in a way he never thought he'd get to experience. One by One he collects pre-teens to trail in his wake like ducklings and Steve can't even refute it by the time he realizes what has happened.

(This fic is so soft and Steve is just collecting people and winning them over with his magical food (literally). I am always a sucker for heartwarming, good for the soul fics so if you want to make yourself hungry and feel all warm and gooey inside, read this!)

(Don't Fear) The Reaper by TeaFourTwo

Ship: Steve/Billy

He looks down at the blood on his hands and on the floor and wonders why the memory hasn’t broken yet, why he isn’t back in Starcourt mall with control of his body again, wonders if he's even still alive at all. Is this hell then? Or perhaps purgatory? It certainly isn’t heaven, that’s for sure. None of this makes any sense…but then what's new—nothing in Billy’s life makes sense anymore.

Billy laughs then, loud and long and unhinged. It's the only sound in the whole house, and it bounces off the walls like a fucked up echo, like the world is laughing with him.

“Jesus christ you’re insane…” It’s Max’s voice and it’s shaking. It only makes Billy laugh harder, because Max has it all wrong. Billy isn’t crazy, it’s the rest of the world that’s insane.

Billy dies a hero of sorts. He wakes up back in his bed on Saturday morning, the third of November, 1984...nearly nine months earlier.

(Billy is stuck in a time loop and it's slowly driving him crazy. And the fic shows just how much influence Billy did have in the plot and how doomed the world is without him in it. Great character exploration with Billy's character and all the ways he's so messy and human. Definitely recommend it!)

[Knives Out]

The Road Less Traveled By by UisceOneLove

Ship: Marta/Ransom

If Harlan wants to leave Ransom to be on his own, fine. He'll show him just what Ransom Drysdale is capable of.

or, where Ransom chooses to prove his abilities through means of the non-homicidal variety and finds himself becoming exactly what Harlan was hoping he would.

(I found this fic out of sheer chance and god, Ransom is just, so fascinating to me as a character. Marta of course is the Best here and I will forever stan her. Seriously, this is such a good fic! Please read!)

[Haikyuu!!]

Sky Full of Stars by grilledsquids

The Hinatas are twins. They're practically identical.

But while Shouyou seeks out Karasuno's volleyball team to become the next Little Giant, Natsu is scouted to to play soccer for Shiratorizawa. While Shouyou sets his eyes on playing volleyball at the highest level possible, his sister wonders how much longer she can play soccer... and if it's worth it to keep going.

A Natsu-centric story featuring: Shiratorizawa VBC shenanigans, too many soccer OCs, mild teenage drama, a little bit of plot, and Semi Eita not knowing what a period is.

(It's just!! So cute and wholesome!!! The Shiratorizawa volleyball team is so fleshed out along with the OC characters for the girl's soccer team and I swear, it's been a long while since I've laughed this much at the sheer shenanigans that happen in a fic. It's surprisingly hard to find good gen fics in this fandom so finding this gem made me so happy! If you want a fic that brings a smile to your face, read this!!)

like water by speakingincode

Ship: Oikawa/Kageyama

“Oikawa,” Iwaizumi says, and when Tooru looks at him, he can read My best friend’s an idiot off the crease of his eyebrows. “Are you telling me you spent the last three years weirdly obsessed with Kageyama – I still remember the time you made us play him on a dumb whim, you know – and now you’re at his beck and call? Are you okay? What the hell is wrong with you?”

“I’m— I’m not at his beck and call! I said no last week. It’s… It’s like you said. I get bored easily. I saw him at the park a couple weeks after they played Nationals and called him a perfect little tyrant, and he pestered me into spending time with him after,” Tooru says. “I’m not a monster, Iwa-chan. If he wants the company of his cool, handsome ex-upperclassman that badly, who am I to begrudge him?”

Or: Oikawa doesn't know why Kageyama keeps asking to meet him on Saturdays. He also doesn't know why he keeps saying yes.

(The fact this fic is canon-compliant and covers post-canon too makes me want to shout to the heavens. Fucking incredible! One of the best Oikakage fics ever and it's a crime how it's not at the top of the ship tag. Please please read!!)

twist into your shape by kakkoweeb

Ship: Oikawa/Kageyama

The only thing better than sweets were sweets containing paper that told you whether your future would be good or bad--or in Kageyama and Oikawa's case, paper that somehow caused you to live inside each other's bodies.

(Everyone probably already read this fic but it needs to be said, you need to read this fic. How these two try and manage each other's lives and slowly start to care about one another is so beautiful and sincere and I am ready to wrestle anyone to the floor and comply them into reading this fic. Doesn't matter if you like the ship, you will become a fan if you read it, I promise. Please please read!!)

Take the Long Road Home by pepperfield

Ship: Kuroo/Sawamura

When Azumane Asahi goes missing before his engagement meeting with Kozume Kenma, what other option is there but for Daichi to impersonate his brother and fake his way through a first date with Asahi's fiance?

Okay, let's be realistic - there were probably at least four other options.

Unfortunately, Tetsurou couldn't come up with any of them either, so now he's here flirting with Kenma's future husband while trying to keep his web of deceit from collapsing.

It's going to be an eventful day.

(I got obsessed with this ship alongside Oikakage and SO WILL YOU. THE POTENTIAL. THE BANTER. THE FACT THEY'RE BOTH DORKS AND THE FIC HAS IDENTITY SHENANIGANS DANCING ALL OVER IT!! I had so much fun reading this and these two are MEANT TO BE FENIWPAF. If you don't see the potential of this ship, you will now.)

a misunderstanding a day keeps the boyfriend away by bartallen for betuls

Ship: Kuroo/Sawamura

Kuroo doesn’t fall in love hard and fast like many others do – he falls slowly, and very very softly. Most of the times he doesn’t even realise he’s in love with someone until it’s too late.

(Kuroo is the dumbest man alive and I've never related to someone so hard in my life. God help me.)

You like me. by roseknight

Ship: Daishou/Kuroo

Kuroo nearly lived a Daishou-free life, and sometimes he looked back and wondered how much better and how much worse that would've been.

(I didn't even know who Daishou was until I read this fic and now I can't unsee the potential this ship has. I'm a ruined woman and I regret NOTHING.)

Kings of the Road, Kings of the Universe by EzzyDean

Eight magical captains, one bus, an entire summer (and country) waiting for them.

What could possibly go wrong?

(The magic of friendship meets the magic of a summer road trip meets pure magic.)

(CAPTAIN SQUAD IS THE BEST SQUAD SOMEBODY PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SEND ME SOME CAPTAIN SQUAD FICS I AM SO IN LOVE WITH THIS SQUAD IT'S A PROBLEM AAAAHHHHHH!)

宿縁 : See You Soon by MissKiraBlue

Ship: Oikawa/Kageyama

Upon arriving at the train station of death, an impure soul is granted a second chance at life against his will. Reincarnating into the body of Kageyama Tobio, a 15-year-old boy who recently committed suicide. Tobio's soul will depart at death and the soul needs to slip in to replace it. If the soul's reformation succeeds, he’ll reenter the cycle of rebirth and regain the right to be reborn. He will have three months to accomplish this task.

“Even though you had enough of life,” the soul whispered into the void of the room, “you were still afraid to hurt your hands, Tobio.”

Afraid of giving himself a scar, if he survived.

He touched his pulse and grasped life and couldn’t help but pity Kageyama Tobio.

"You wanted to die and now I’m here making you live again," he whispered into the night.

(I'm not even exaggerating when I say out of all the fics in this entire goddamn, too long list, this is the fic I'm anticipating and heart eyeing the most. It's only starting, but I already cried on chapter fucking 2, the power of this fic, holy shit. The author also wrote the hq time loop Every Tomorrows series, which I have an undying love for and am full on praying for the day it updates, so you KNOW this fic will be just as good. (Anybody who hasn't read this series, where the hell have you been?? Read it!!) Just, everything about this fic hurts me and something in my chest just aches when I read this fic. Go into it blind with an open heart and I swear to you, it's going to change your life. I'm already calling it. Seriously though, please please read!)

[Crossover]

Learning to Fly by Asteroid_Duck (JustThatOneGirl1815)

Fandoms: Boku no Hero Academia, Naruto

The number three hero is a walking (well, flying) contradiction in every sense of the word. This includes his teaching skills. Why had Tokoyami agreed to this internship again? Oh right. He’d thought he was actually going to learn something. …….remind him to never be so optimistic again. . . . OR, Kakashi Hatake is reincarnated as the pro hero, Hawks. Tokoyami Fumikage suffers as a result.

(The reincarnation fic I never thought I needed and it's so good!! I've never really paid attention to Tokoyami and this fic sent me headfirst into loving him. Their dynamic is so interesting and I just love how their relationship develops. Also, Kakashi trolling the poor kid made me cackle, it's great! Definitely recommend it!)

Si Vis Pacem by athenoot

Fandoms: Boku no Hero Academia, John Wick

Everything has a price. That's what John has always known and will forever remember, even in death.

Which is pretty ironic considering his current circumstance.

Instead of a grown, scarred, weary body belonging to a man as cruel and broken as him, he's inhabiting a younger, smaller, unblemished one belonging to a child with strangely colored hair, and is living in what seems to be a superhuman society.

Well. May it never be said that John isn't a strategist. He can live with this. Maybe.

(Somewhere out there in the universe, he's certain he could hear the laughter of his enemies from beyond the grave.)

Or: John Wick is reincarnated as Midoriya Izuku. The world should probably watch its back.

(This should be one of the crackiest fics I've read in a while, but it's taken so seriously and I'm so HERE FOR THIS. John Wick being John Wick in a world of quirks and heroes is the GREATEST, honestly, he's so badass. Bakugou, I feel for you, you must be so fucking confused lol. Bakugou trying his best to be a good friend is one of the best things about this fic. Trust me, this fic will make your day, promise!)

A Girl's Mind is a Dangerous Place by clenastia

Fandoms: Naruto, Fairy Tail

Natsu wakes up in Sakura's body. It only gets worse from there. Also known as: In Which Natsu has No Idea what to do with Boobs.

(I binged this in two fucking days, I couldn't put it down. This fic reminded me why I liked fairy tail when I was younger and why Natsu is honestly such a great protagonist, god. And the fic does that thing, you know, the Thing where when two worlds collide, the characters struggle to acclimate and adapt to a completely another world with different rules and mindsets against their own. This fic is seriously one of the best when it comes to that aspect, it's incredible. I am going absolutely feral over here for this fic to update, I'm waiting in the wings, ready to pounce like a tiger, all the metaphors man. For the love of god, read this fic.)

Give me a landscape made of obstacles by Melise

Fandoms: Naruto, Natsume's Book of Friends

Kakashi Hatake isn’t who he says he is.

Because the truth is that he’s actually a youkai in disguise, a wolf spirit named Madara who stumbled across the Hatake clan during the Warring States Period. Intrigued by the shinobi he saw, he’d proposed a temporary alliance in which he would offer the clan protection in exchange for their teachings.

Decades later, Madara is surprised to find himself inadvertently summoned to Konoha by the last living member of the Hatake clan. Sakumo Hatake, who is mourning the recent deaths of his wife and stillborn child, doesn’t want to be alone anymore. So with his permission, Madara takes the place of Sakumo’s deceased son in order to watch over the last Hatake.

(Fusion in which the youkai of Natsume’s Book of Friends all exist in the Naruto world. No knowledge of Natsume’s Book of Friends required).

(Before this fic, I only had a very vague idea of what Natsume's Book of Friends was, and honestly, I still don't know much about it. But I didn't really need to know to get into this fic. I love the worldbuilding and the relationships Kakashi forms, both supernatural and mortal. I love how Kakashi's inhumane ways affect others around him, whether to stress them out or become used to the strange. You can go straight into this fic without knowing anything and absolutely still have a fantastic time. I definitely recommend this so please read!)

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