#tales unwritten

[stephank]

We don't have a company tumblr, so I'm just gonna post this clip here myself. I've recently made an extremely high-effort actual play show called Tales Unwritten!

And if there's only one clip I can use to convince people to watch it, it may be this one.

[bookshelf-in-progress]

I am plagued by a gajillion ideas that either don't hold my interest enough to write them, or that would take too long to write.

[ineffable-hyperfixation]

"Th..this is *hic* all my fault"

"No...no Angel it's not...it's," Aziraphale sobbed again, "ok..ok why, how do you think this is your fault?"

Aziraphale worked on catching his breath, having a question to focus on did help, "if...if I'd just said no - stayed with you"

"And what would they have done to us then? Hmm? Think they wouldn't have killed or tortured me to get to you that much sooner?" Crowley wasn't sure what reaction he was expecting, but it certainly wasn't a fresh wave of sobs and tears. He snuggled his Angel closer as Aziraphale managed to sob out

"If I wah...wasn't so sel *hic* selfish," he caught his breath enough to get out "so selfish, if I'd stayed away...but I couldn't...and I saw" he all but moaned the last word as he pulled back to look into Crowley's face, clutching his shirt, "I saw how much it hurt you! Every single time I pulled away. But my God...my God Crowley what else could I do?? They would've killed you! Forced you back to hell to keep us apart!? Something! But I couldn't stay away" the absolute anguish in his voice would've brought Crowley to his knees had he been standing, but as it was while Aziraphale buried his head into Crowley's chest, Crowley wrapped his arms tighter around him, ignoring his still sore wing, and huffed out a bitter laugh,

'We've wasted 6000 years, because I was trying not to push him, and he was desperately trying to do nothing at all....just to save me'

[unwrittentales]

"I hate you." "No, you don't." "No, I don't."

-excerpt of a story i'll never write (via @unwrittentales)

[florilegium-archive]

Layla May Ehsan; Library, Fleet; and Collections, Special, "Fairytales" (2015). 1st Student Artists' Book Contest 2015. 11. https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_bookcontest1st2015/11

[monkeys-in-games]

The Server / Book of Unwritten Tales (2009)

[quiiscnt]

@resolvebound said :

meta - any/all - things that annoy/put them off other people - traits they cant stand

meme // always accepting

Olexa: There are a few things that could be considered pet peeves. Mainly one being people getting far too familiar with her. She does want to make friends and grow close to those around her, however it needs to be done organically and on terms she is comfortable with. Some she has realized like to assume things about her, speak on her behalf, or even touch her. It is irritating and results in her shutting down communication with that person.

Another trait is those that treat her as if she is weak. It is odd, and maybe makes her a hypocrite since she views herself as weak. However, there is just something about a person taking a look at and assuming all she has to offer is requiping plain instruments. She works hard on her spells and enchantments. It becomes a challenge, making her want to prove them wrong when it happens.

Rayne: Like Olexa, she hates others assuming things about her. She adores Juvia, and finds it amusing they share so many traits despite growing up apart. Yet, when someone acts as if she is her sister's copy, it is annoying. Although she will usually brush off comments made about her in a negative light such as those ones.

On the other hand, comments made about those she is close to is another story. When she hears anyone speak poorly of Juvia, Olexa, or Monday, it takes a lot of effort for her to not snap back. Sometimes she does, but it usually leads to her just getting frustrated and losing the verbal argument since she isn't good at confrontation.

Juvia: in a similar manner, it hurts when others assume she is cold or gloomy due to her rain. However, unlike the other, she is the type to take it. She is the type to prove them wrong through her actions rather than speaking up in the moment.

In general it takes a lot to get on her nerves. Juvia is very forgiving, maybe sometimes too much at times.

Chico: Her biggest pet peeve is being told what to do. Nothing else will drop her cheery demeanor faster than someone being too pushy when she had tried to politely decline their wishes. She is young but in charge of two business, it lets people think she is a "daddy's money" girl and can be easily influenced or manipulated. The girl works hard though, and is smarter than others may give her credit for. She will stand her ground and probably put a curse on them once she is home.

She also dislikes it when those she cares about do things that put themselves in needless danger. It is a dark fear, but she worries about seeing any of her loved ones as ghosts. The idea of herself aging while watching their face stay the same is a sickening one that Chico can not remove from her head.

Lucy: Like Chico, she values her friends', and in general all, live. It doesn't matter the type of being, she will get angry over anyone treating a life so carelessly. Her empathetic nature makes it hard for her to see others in pain, and perhaps she is soft for that, but it is who she is.

[allisonreader]

Well, I certainly didn't expect to do that this morning. Get another whole page written of my rewrite of Tales Of A Frozen Sailor. But I have, which is certainly nothing I'm going to complain about. But now I definitely have to go and get some sewing done.

[tribaloflight]

((Tag drop while nobody is on/ Reference for people who don't play XIV. For players, they will be self explanatory in most cases. Tags are usually expansion names or related to expansions. For post expansion content, it will be the title of the first patch released post launch At least until the end of the patch cycle where it will likely shift to the end patch. Only exception is 1.0 (although I doubt it will get any use) which is based off the album title

before meteor- 1.0

A Realm Reborn- 2.0

Before the Fall - (Post ARR)

Heavensward- 3.0

The Far Edge of Fate - (Post HW)

Stormblood - 4.0

A requiem for Heroes (Post SB)

Shadowbringer - (shadowbringers)

Death Unto Dawn - (Post ShB)

Endwalker - (6.0)

Newfound Adventure (Post EW)

Dawntrail - (7.0 after it is released)

Journey to Eos (XV)

Arrival in Valisthea (XVI)

tales of loss fire and faith (headcanons)

warrior of crack (crack)

questions of a warrior (memes)

Azem's musings (OOC)

Edit: forgot a few special ones:

Dragonsong's reprise (A special AU built on the alternate timeline from the Ultimate raid of the same name where Haurchefaunt was saved at the Vault from being killed, and the series of events that led to the fight against Dragon King Thordan)

Unwritten Future (The unwritten future of the Eighth umbral calamity where Etherys has had societal collapse due to Black Rose being released by the Garlean empire and Rasada works with the remains of the Garlond Ironworks to find a solution to reverse the course of history.)

))

[shiominato]

THEY KILLED HIM???

[stephank]

I thought it'd be fun to DM an EXTREMELY high effort tabletop RPG show, featuring a bunch of art and music made entirely by me because I can't help myself I guess. And now it exists, and people seem to like it!

My attention span has trouble with most actual play shows, so I worked hard to create a show that could hook people with my brand of ADHD. So far, folks seem to think it's very entertaining!

Give it a shot, if you're so inclined!

[sunflowerabyss]

Charms of Fate Masterlist (Completed)

Pairing: Professor!Remus Lupin x Fem!Professor!Reader

Plot: Amidst the echoes of a bygone era, you return to Hogwarts years after parting ways. What begins as a journey fueled by nostalgia transforms into an unexpected reunion with Remus Lupin, now a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. As the past intertwines with the present, the two former classmates navigate the complexities of grief, the resurgence of friendship, and the unwritten chapters of their shared history in this tale of rediscovery and the magic that binds them together.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Epilogue

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Life at the Cottage (drabbles/one shots):

Rainy Day Chess

[unwrittentales]

The problem with making rash decisions is that eventually you must deal with it. I was the queen of rash decisions. In fact, I was in this mess because I had made a rash decision.

-excerpt of the story i'll never write (via @unwrittentales)

[illusoriess]

lestappen fic recs: an (ongoing) masterlist

here it finally is! because i promised!! a hopefully ongoing collection of my favorite lestappen fics, all on ao3.

LONG FICS (over 35k words)

Long Live (The Walls We Crashed Through) by Fabby | Explicit | 80.7k words

“What are you doing?” Charles asked, his voice cracking. Max blinked at him once before he smirked and said, “Well... I was going to kiss you.” “Why?” “Because I want to.” “Why?” Charles repeated, feeling like his legs were going to give out. “Is that not a good enough reason?” Max asked. OR: The childhood best friends to lovers fairy-tale-soulmates fic that nobody asked for. Charles has been in love with Max since he was seven years old.

I'm sure this one can go without saying since you all have probably read it, but it's a classic, and I'm including it on pure principle. This fic has it all.

2. Yours by loquarocoeur | Explicit | 53.9k words

Charles looks much too satisfied as Max leans back against the door, one eyebrow tugging up as he asks, “Do you want to fight?” “Of course I want to fight.” Charles only looks slightly amused. “Then fight.” "Stop fucking telling me what to do!" Max yells. Charles cocks his head. "What, because it turns you on?" Alternatively: Max doesn't want to like Charles, but Charles makes that really fucking difficult sometimes

To Bottom Max enjoyers, this will become your Bible if you haven't read it already. To tentative Max Bottom explorers, you will love this fic even if you never read Bottom Max again. But it might change your brain chemistry, so be careful.

3. half of a heaven by weiwuxian | Explicit | 38.9k words

“Good evening. I’m Charles,” he offers his hand, which Max takes and for a second, Charles thinks he’s going to kiss the back of it. Some muscle spasms in the tight grip, rough velvet against soft skin. When Charles gets his hand back, it feels like he lost a finger or two in the fight. “What’s your poison, Charles?” Max asks, settling on the barstool like it’s not designed to be the most uncomfortable chair in the world. “Cyanide, usually. I’ll settle for a gin tonic for now.” or: Charles is a supermodel that has learned everything he needs to make his world turn. Now, he has no idea what Max Verstappen wants from him.

charles' black cat energy is strong in this fic. and man's laden with issues. he's an eccentric supermodel and max is an f1 driver and big ol' simp. once again they're dumb, but they're lestappen, come on. fork found in kitchen.

4. give me that fire by Lady_Something | Explicit | 39.8k words

“Can you work with him?” Max has to take two drags of his cigarette before he can answer, and even then all he says is, “He knew I was the head chef, didn’t he.” Charles has to have known. Even if the news hadn’t reached him that Max had taken over as the head chef of Taureau Rouge, he would not have travelled all the way from Paris to London for an interview at a restaurant without knowing who he’d be working under. Still, Charles was the one who broke up with him. Max has to know, for sure. “He knows,” Christian confirms softly. “He outright laughed at me when I called and asked him to come work at one of my restaurants. It was only after I said it was Taureau Rouge, working with you, that he agreed to come.” Fuck. Fuck. Max could’ve gone his whole life without knowing that. He probably fucking should have, because how is he supposed to be normal about it? // Max and Charles have history, but it doesn't stop Charles from coming to work as Max's new sous chef. It does mean that everything changes for them both in the space of a single week.

Chef aus seem to be a trend in the f1 ficdom and I eat that shit up every time. This fic is no exception. Anyways they're so messy and flawed, it's beautiful

5. unwritten by NovaCloud | Teen and Up | 37.6k words

Reach for your dreams. Charles is trying, but it’s fucking hard. Falling in love with Max wasn’t part of his plans. Running away is easier, at least that way he won’t get hurt. Right? - Letting out a breathy laugh Charles shakes his head. He puts down the little shot glass and turns to Max, staring at him. “You spent my yearly pay check on me?" “I spent it on charity,” Max corrects him with a slight smirk as he casually leans against the bar. Charles wants to kiss it off his face. “I’m very concerned with wildlife conservation.” Charles snorts. “It’s for biodiversity.” “And that too, of course.” "You're insane, you know that?"

As someone in journalism I had to suspend my disbelief at some parts but that's honestly part of the charm tbh. Just silly, dramatic, fun, and cute. Plus billionaire Max is... yeah.

MEDIUM FICS (15k - 35k words)

straight lines (that unwind you) by 140445 | Explicit | 16.3k words

“Do you know him?” Arthur asks. “No,” Charles decides. Because he does not. He knows Max is a mathematics major, and that he plays chess. And that he hits the gym. And what he looks like when he comes. Details.

The tag "meet-cute but it's a meet-disaster" is used, which is accurate. A good mix of comedy but also heart-wrenching... sweetness? romance? they're both extremely stupid and extremely lestappen and it's just amazing. and great smut ofc.

2. home (is wherever I'm with you) by actparci | Not Rated | 17.9k

On the drive back to the hotel Max had turned to him, blue eyes fierce and piercing. “Promise me you won’t stop being angry. You’re angry because you know what you can do. Use it, control it, let it fuel you. Other people won’t understand but that doesn’t matter, you know what you’re capable of.” You and me, he’d seemed to say, we’re the same. Charles wonders now how he ever thought Max wouldn’t understand. Or: Charles leaves Ferrari, tries to win a championship, and learns some things about belonging. All the while, Max is there.

Another one you've all probably read. If I were to describe this fic in one word, it's "cathartic". Who needs therapy when you have Charles Fix It Fics???

3. kitty conundrum by linearity | Explicit | 18k words

Charles shows up to Monaco with kitty ears and a tail. Max is totally normal about it.

spoiler alert: he's not normal about it. thanks to some magical realism you get this almost-omegaverse-but-not-quite fic, and lestappen are just two horny idiots.

4. friday night; i'm in love by autumnapricot | General Audiences | 21k words

Charles hates Max. Well, not really—hate is probably far too big of a word for it. Max annoys Charles. Well, not really either, because Max doesn’t, like, do anything purposely to annoy Charles or goes out of his way or acts with ill intention, or whatever. At least he pretends like he doesn’t, so. Charles is annoyed by Max. Yes, that’s more like it. [Or—Max and Charles work together in an office, eight hours a day, five times a week. Strangely enough, it’s friday nights that bring them closer.]

They're so silly and sweet in this fic and I was endlessly endeared reading it. I'm a bitch for an office au, especially when it involves a ridiculous one-sided rivals to lovers.

5. even the sun sets in paradise by PrincessElectra | Teen and Up | 27.7k words

If he had to name the place where the story of Max and Charles began, if there was a moment that divided them into Before and After, there would be a few candidates. But there was only one correct answer. He would never forget the name. The place is called Val d’Argenton. Stories are still being written there. Charles likes to tell the story of the incident - turn by turn, infused with poetic drama, detailing every single emotion: frustration, anger, pure spite. Every time he tells it, his smile grows along with the laughter in his eyes, even as his words recount a tale of opposing emotions. “I never want to go back to Val d’Argenton,” Charles once confessed. “We’ll never go back there,” he promised, and Charles knew what he meant.

This fic is... everything <3 The hurt/comfort is just done so well; it gives meaning to the phrase "in sickness and in health." Their love is just written so beautifully.

SHORT FICS (under 15k words)

Cheating at Bingo and Other Christmas Traditions by WanderingBlindly | General Audiences | 12.4k words

"You know, there’s a very nice, very handsome young man in my neighborhood –” She starts back up, flagging down their waiter for another glass of wine. “Absolutely not,” He cuts her off with a dismissive wave of the hand. “Next topic.” “So you’re too good for him, is that it?” She sounds defensive, but her tone still has a mocking edge to it – emphasized by the quirk of her brows. Hardly holding back a groan, Charles tries to think of a way out of this. She’s like a cat, batting at him until he gives up, rolls over, and plays dead. “That’s not – I’m just busy, and it’s –” Or: Hallmark style fluff featuring an irritated Charles, a well-meaning Max, and the grandma that just wants them to kiss

Short and sweet, just pure fluff and Christmas joy. If you just want to read something nice and also pretend like it's Christmas in July, then this is the fic for you.

2. Clothes by Anonymous | Mature | 2.6k words

5 times Charles steals Max's clothes and the 1 time Max rips his clothes off of him.

cute domestic lestappen. they're adorable. that's all <3

3. Saturdays by NerdHerder12 | Teen and Up | 3.1k words

On Saturdays, Max visits Charles.

Proceed with caution. I feel physically ill after reading this fic and I really only read it when I want to hurt my own feelings. But it's so good.

4. And That's How I Foksmashed Dad's Championship Trophy by PrincessElectra | Teen and Up | 6.5k words

All of that would have been forgivable if not for the Green-Eyed Monster’s complete disregard for the pre-contracted occupation rights of Max’s lap. Such rights had long been pre-determined and belonged to Sassy (and occasionally to Jimmy, she admitted begrudgingly). However, no amount of quiet hisses and vicious glares seemed to penetrate the creature’s thick skull, and he would greedily occupy Max’s thigh for more than 95% of any given afternoon. Sometimes with his head, sometimes with his feet, and a few times he even straddled his entire body over Max; the latter could not have been comfortable for Max, as the Green-Eyed Monster was enormously overweight compared to Sassy. (Jimmy had insisted that it was not nice to shame another living creature about their weight, but she was not wrong. With her compact size and considerably more reasonable mass, Sassy was confident that she was much more comfortable for Max to have on his lap than that horrendously oversized creature.)

Another hit by PrincessElectra. The beauty of this fic is how hilarious but also fluffy it manages to be. Sassy needs to narrate all future lestappen fics, I don't make the rules

[diremoone]

the sea that lay beyond the stars

[ To those that know the tale of the Primordial One, know this: ]

“Our Heaven, who’s will shaped the earth on that which we stand, shall be the only and true One. Blasphemy shall be anything other than these words. These stories have been long forgotten, but I shall aid in writing them once more from the unwritten pages that Celestia cast to oblivion for none to know. But come the time when Our Heaven returns to the land they created, humankind shall know the truth and image the Sovereigns held dear, truth shall know pure glory, and glory shall bathe Heaven in its love.”

— Ars

[ The Introductory is the lore of the Creator. Chapters will not be written in chronological order. Different AUs may be used in different characters chapters ]

w — SAGAU, canon-divergence, cult au, minor impostor au, mild yandere genshin characters, isekai’d reader

Introductory

Act I. — Ab Aeterno [From the Eternal]

Act II. — Vive Ut Vivas [Live So That You May Live]

Neuvillette

Zhongli

Wriothesley

Xiao

Wanderer

Tartaglia

Pierro

…

— more to be added

taglist: (no longer adding; bold would not tag)

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personal tag: @ikebo-simp

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[quiiscnt]

@dragonfangs said :

📂 📂 !

meme // accepting

LUCY :

It is no secret she is money cautious. It is joked on but there is a serious reason behind it. Her father had such a strong grip on her growing up because he ran the finances of the house. Running away isn't easy when she has no means of saving up. Before joining Fairy Tail Lucy was doing odd jobs to fund her travels while she attempted to join a guild. Now that she is in one she just wants to be able to substance herself. having savings and not worry about rent.

JUVIA :

Now she enjoys sunny days, but when she was younger and still mastering her magic, there were times she hated it. The balance of turning herself into water and maintaining a human form is extremely difficult, especially when there wasn't anyone to teach the girl. During the summer she would feel like she is boiling, and occasionally radiate steam. There didn't become an issue once her powers grew. Along with her stronger magic, Juvia then began to produce rain constantly so the dislike for the sun turned to a longing for it.