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[madisonandmore]

☀️ Happy September 1st y’all! And happy Creator Reveal Day! ☀️

A huge thank you to everyone who has participated in any way: whether writing, recording, drawing, prompting, commenting, or reblogging, you’ve certainly brightened our summer! 💛

Without further ado, here are our amazing creators!

(Creators, please reach out if your tumblr handle below is incorrect or missed)

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A Sandy Situation by maanorchidee (@forabeatofadrum)

amphibious creatures by HowOldAreWe

Cowabunga by Mernium (@zimbits-my-love)

Crashing Into You by functionalgaypointdexter (forheart)

Eelgrass by perhapsajacket (@perhapsajacket)

Heard the Mermaids Singing by Humbuggy (@checkdeezpucks)

Hot-lanta by JustLookFrightenedAndScuttle (@justlookfrightened)

i'm starvin', darlin by Local_Queer (@a-very-gay-disaster)

like an ice cream cone by WrathoftheStag (@wrathofthestag)

Making My Head Spin by JustLookFrightenedAndScuttle (@justlookfrightened)

[podfic] getting used to letting go by hullomoon (@hullomoon)

[Podfic] shall i compare thee to a summer's day? by ChaosKiro (@chaoskiro)

Salt Water Hearts by Humbuggy (@checkdeezpucks)

sloshed with gold by nostalgicplant (@ohyoufool)

Stargazing, Skinny Dipping, and Slideshows by lincyclopedia (@the-lincyclopedia)

suddenly this summer it's clear by dessertwaffles (@dessertwaffles)

Summer Gothic by nurseysbeanie (chryysalis) (@nurseysbeanie)

tales of the off-season by Local_Queer (@a-very-gay-disaster)

The Way Way North by McBangle (@mcbangle)

Unnameable Truth by thefiveboxingwizards (@thefiveboxingwizards)

Wasteland Baby by Humbuggy (@checkdeezpucks)

we'll make out and take a mouthful of the summer time by RabbitRunnah (@doggernaut)

Wild and beautiful and drenched in sun by StarDryad (@lutzgocelly)

[nurseysbeanie]

Madison & More Bingo 🏖🏕🏝

Here are some of my fave (so far) fics and art from the @madisonandmore summer prompt challenge!

Well, the start of September makes it feel like summer is fading. But don't worry, fearless reader! These summery fanfics will make you feel the sun on your face, the sand under your feet, and the scent of fresh-cut grass on the breeze!

Unnameable Truth (M) @thefiveboxingwizards | vacation, less than 5000 words, one-shot

I liked that this was a less sunny/happy/vacation-y story about repression and self-discovery. The summer's not happy and carefree for everyone. But there is hope at the end of this one.

Wasteland Baby (M) @checkdeezpucks | AU, one-shot

This surprised me! Despite the premise sounding a bit incongruous with Check Please, this was a great read. Mad Max Tater/Parse was a longshot for me but you proved me wrong, op. Would definitely not be mad if we got another chapter or two of this 👀

Hot-lanta (G) @justlookfrightened | Zimbits, vacation, one-shot

I keep thinking about this one, and Bitty/Jack's meet-cute and Bitty rollerblading. And quiches. And Tater being wingman!

suddenly this summer it's clear (T) @dessertwaffles | favourite ship, a work that made me laugh, one-shot

I actually snorted out loud while reading this standing out on the sidewalk in a crowd of people while waiting for the streetcar. I have no shame. It's funny and cute, read it!

like an ice cream cone (T) @wrathofthestag | SHITTY KNIGHT!!, food or baking, one-shot

Shitty's backstory is important to me (!!!) and this was great. Discussion question: Is the origin of Shitty's porn-stache tied to the memory of a moustachioed ice cream vendor he idolizes from his youth? You tell me. It was hard to see tiny Shitty going through family problems but his au pair seems like the coolest!

amphibious creatures (T) HowOldAreWe | fave ship, mermaids, frogs 🐸 , multi-chapter

I don't generally go for mermaid AUs but this was juuuust lovely! The frogs are wonderful here, and I really liked the setup and follow-through. And I'm not going to say any more than that Chowder makes a great appearance here :)

Making My Head Spin (E) @justlookfrightened | summer camp, zimbits, multi-chapter

Turns out I like fics where Bitty makes a go of it for the NHL! Loved seeing Jack and Bitty letting down their guard and risking being hurt in this one. Super sweet and a little spicy at the end :) Nothing better than that.

Heard The Mermaids Singing (M) @checkdeezpucks | rarepair, mermaids, one-shot

This was another work that wasn't sun-drenched and happy. I loved to see the gritty, almost gothic setting; loved to see some CP femmeslash. Loved to see the teeth and the texture here. Short and... piquant.

The Way Way North (T) by @mcbangle | zimbits, SHITTY KNIGHT!!, vacation, the beach, work that made me smile, frogs, multi-chapter

I keep thinking about this one. Listen, Shitty Knight is... essential. He is the GLUE that holds together CP Year One for me, okay? I know that this fic is primarily about Bitty and his parents' relationship, and his crush on Jack, and that is all done deftly and wonderfully. But Shitty is the standout for me here. (Also I now need to see the movie this is based on.)

Eelgrass (T) by @perhapsajacket | fave ship, the beach, vacation, multi-chapter (pending)

Just a nice AU where Dex is ho-humming through his vacation until he chances upon the cute local bookshop owner (enter Nursey) who has fallen into a tidepool and needs a hand. What could be more adorable than that? I liked seeing some of Dex's family and backstory here. And I would live to see more 👀

Cowabunga (G) @zimbits-my-love | art, surfing, the beach

This is super cute art and I loved the colour scheme. I can so imagine Bitty and Jack surfing together on vacation!

This was a fun summer challenge, thanks to all the organizers! I will be updating my own work, Summer Gothic, soon with a new chapter. (Sorry, I write slow. 🐌)

[cockmcstuffins]

Dean got cream pied but not in a fun way.

i’m sure somebody’s already written the fix-it fic to correct this

[mr-and-mr-pendragon]

Can you provide more context for the I love you that was edited to thank you????? I never knew about this

I think there was another post about this too but rn I found this one.

[whoacanada]

I don’t know if you’ve received a lot of prompt requests, but if it strikes your fancy: zimbits soulmate au + 24 hours to live for the mashup thing? The royalty au is amazing btw!

Zimbits + Soulmate AU + 24 Hours to Live

(First: thank you! Second: lol, this is 100% probably not what you were expecting. It’s an implied ‘24 hours until the world ends’ AU, so heavy warnings for discussions about death and suicide.)

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Jack pushes open the cafe door and finds a half dozen people scattered around the seating area, paired off, quietly reading while sirens blare outside.

For some reason, Jack actually had an opinion on what society might look like when the world ended. Stashed away alongside ideas about what his life would be like if he was born during World War 1, what it would be like to be a woman, what is the meaning of life, what if you could talk to animals, etc..

In other words, questions he didn’t think he’d ever actually get an answer to. He’s not surprised in the slightest his vague assumption was wrong.

“Hey, Karen,” he greets, pulling out a reusable bag and stepping over a pile of clothing on his way to the counter, finding a woman with a joint in one hand and spatula in the other, cutting into a tray of brownies.

“Jack,” she acknowledges around an exhale of fragrant smoke.

“Did you happen to make any danishes this morning before the announcement?”

“I burned the blueberry, was a little distracted,” she says shortly. “But I have a peach or two left in the back. Grabbing something for Eric?”

“Yeah, trying to collect a few things for a party-slash-last meal,” Jack leans back to eye the display case when Karen laughs.

“Just come back here and take what you want,” she passes him the joint and Jack can’t think of a good reason not to take a hit. “People are too busy fucking or fighting to get dessert; you want a brownie or two? Cooked down like two pounds of medical grade Indica, raided a pharmacy down the road and mixed in a little something-something extra, guaranteed to knock you out before — ” she makes an explosion gesture with her hands. “You know, if you want to go quietly or whatever.”

“How quietly?” Jack questions, looking up from the cookie tray.

She gives him an assessing look and takes another hit.

“Quiet enough you won’t feel guilty,” she says.

Jack thinks he shouldn’t be talking about poison and suicide with his local baker but he woke up this morning to chaos and the news that the entire human population would be wiped from the Earth in twenty-four hours. His morals have shifted just a bit since.

Jack isn’t in a position to turn down anything, not today.

“Yeah, I’ll take a few. We’re having some people over. Might be a nice way to end things.”

“Now, where’s Eric? I’m guessing he’s your partner, right? Tell me you were lucky on that one.”

“Small mercy, right?” Jack affirms and slips behind her to raid the display case. He pops a macaroon into his mouth and takes the entire plate of chocolate cake. “Something good came out of today. Practically guaranteed a higher power sanctions same-sex couples.”

“Same-sex couples and an afterlife,” Karen mutters, “just a shame it has to murder us all first.”

Jack motions for the joint again.

“Hey, a cop buddy of mine dropped off like a pound of cocaine, too, if you need any.”

Jack snags another macaroon and thinks over the handful of people who have confirmed for Bitty’s ‘End of Days’ Kegster.

“Might take you up on that.”

Karen jerks a thumb to the kitchen.

“Next to the icing, babe. Have at it.”

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The ride home is a little tense, having to weave past car accidents and wailing pedestrians, but he makes it home alright. Jack’s glad the doorman is gone, he deserves to be with his family, but without someone to buzz him in he ends up having to ram a trashcan through one of the foyer’s glass window-walls to get to the elevator.  

“I got a cake, some danishes,” Jack offers, brushing glass off his shoulder while Eric pull a ziploc of white powder from the shopping bag. “Oh, and a shit load of cocaine.”

“Seriously? Where?”

“Karen’s got the hookup,” Jack shrugs, handing Bitty the brownies. “These are for us.”

Bitty lifts them and sniffs, wincing.

“Good lord, pot brownies?”

“They’re laced, she didn’t specify with what, but they’re for the end.”

Bitty’s eyes widen in understanding.

“Ah, well, better put these somewhere safe then. Don’t want to kill our guests before the apocalypse does. Oh, your dad called, says they’re flying down to say goodbye. Then he mentioned something about making a run for Bermuda, asked if we’d like to see if we survive off the ground?”

“I think I’m done fighting,” Jack snags a broken cookie. “I’m also not keen on spending my final hours worried about my parents seeing us have sex.”

“That’s fair,” Bitty puts the brownie above the stove and Jack moves to sidle up behind, pressing himself against Eric’s back. “I’d rather not worry about that, either.”

“You talk to your parents?”

“Said my goodbyes this morning. Told them they should spend the time left with each other. Thankfully they paired off; can’t imagine having to console my mother on a day like this.”

“We still have a few hours before anyone shows up. If anyone shows,” Jack drops his chin to rest on the crown of Bitty’s head. “Let’s go to the arena. I want to skate with you one last time.”

Bitty leans back into his hold and says, “Honey, I don’t want to die.”

“Maybe it won’t be so bad,” Jack counters gently, not for the first time today.

There are already people on the ice. Fans, from the looks of it — a lot of them wearing Falcs jerseys — having sex on blankets, towels, some right on top of the ice.

“Good lord, well, so much for a quiet skate together,” Bitty sighs.

“We can skate around them?” Jack offers, trying to find some solution because it’s the end of the world he’ll be damned if they can’t have one last skate together. 

Jack whistles sharply and yells, “Hey! North half of the ice is for fucking! South end’s for skating!”

“Holy shit, is that Jack Zimmermann?”

“Yeah, it is, and he wants to skate with his soulmate!” Bitty shouts back. “So vamoose!”

Shockingly, the couples all look around and some actually listen, packing up and shuffling across the ice, leaving enough space for Jack and Bitty.

“Thank you!” Jack yells, only to get a few scattered replies of ‘You’re welcome’.

They only manage a few laps, holding hands, before Bitty’s laughing too hard at the loud moans and sex noises to continue.

“It’s okay, honey, we knocked off one bucket list item.”

Jack steps off the ice and looks back at the fans, doing a double take when he recognizes someone.

“Poots is out there.”

“What? No, he isn’t.”

“Hey, Bits, do you want to — ?”

“Oh, lord, honey, no, we can have sex at home, thank you.”

“You promise?” Jack teases, checking his watch. “We only have four hours until the party.”

“They can serve themselves. You and I will be in bed before the night even starts.”

“Some host,” Jack chirps.

“I promised a safe space and a good time. I didn’t promise my attention or presence.”

Bitty holds up his hand to display the glowing blue spot on his palm that matches Jack’s.

“If I have half a day left with my soulmate, I’m gonna abuse that time to the fullest. You’re the only one I really care about anymore.”

Jack looks down at the spot on his hand and worries his lip.

“Honey?”

Jack looks up to see Bitty watching him with a fond expression.

“If the locker room is empty, we can do Bucket List Item #27.”

Jack swallows, most of the blood in his body rushing to his dick. 

“A-and if it’s full?” 

“Hmm…” Bitty steps off the ice and taps his finger against his chin. “Well, then I guess we’ll have to try #4 instead.”

[harocat]

thefiveboxingwizards replied to your post: dollarstorecheetos replied to your post: ...

Abskshsnhajldkfl HET???? How????? Why?????? What motivation??? Like????

I assume it’s because they’re hardcore Victor fangirls, but even they can acknowledge, in their homophobia, that YOI is gay, so they turn Yuuri into a girl and self insert themselves, but IDEK. It’s beyond me. 

[alphacrone]

thefiveboxingwizards replied to your post: A playlist of songs to be covered and Turned Gay,...

Yessssssssss. I’m living! Please cover Girl Crush because I cannot hear that song without getting mad about how NOT GAY it is.

That’s the plan for my next cover!! That song is so fun to sing but is so creepy/not gay enough as-is. 

[parvuls]

* adapted from @librajiminn on twitter

a fun game to celebrate 2020 ending! the rules are simple: recommend your favorite omgcp fics so everyone can enjoy them, while trying to fill in enough slots to get a bingo! i ordered my recs starting from top left; my filled bingo card is at the end ✨

most recent fic you bookmarked don't tell your mother by seeingrightly [rating: unrated, probably t | words: 1k] essentially: jack is in madison, and things aren’t easy but at least they’re together. i have an unhealthy obsession with madison/4th of july fics, and every new one i discover brings me joy. i liked this one in particular because of the lovely, clean flow of the writing, and for its attention to the problematic environment: the (assumed) homophobic nature of georgia, and bitty's tension when he’s home as a result.

a fic that made you cry Your heart hurts, mine does too by the_p_in_raspberry (@thepinraspberry) [rating: t | words: 19k] essentially: this fic fills the prompt ‘what if bitty hadn’t come out to shitty?’ the fic deals with exactly the subject material implied, and is inherently painful. this what if version of bitty’s journey with his sexuality was so, so raw, but it was the good kind of pain. i’ll say that while this fic is jack/bitty at its core, i really think its real strength is the team dynamics. they are so there for each other, and it was a beautiful read.

a fic you’ve re-read multiple times Prove To Me You Got Some Coordination by amalnahurriyeh [rating: explicit | words: 17k; the series is 24.5k] “In which Jack Zimmermann has a favorite stripper, some very strong feelings about labour relations, and a good heart.“ when i prepared myself for reading a stripper au, this is not what i expected. this fic is one of my all-time favorites. i adored the politics angle, jack's awkward Helpless Good Guy gestures, and bitty being a complete badass. their soft flirting, the realistic (but positive!) take on sex work, and the careful handling of a potential unequal power dynamic. i don’t think i can count on one hand the amount of times i read this fic.

a fic from your to-read list Never Will You Ever by thefiveboxingwizards (@thefiveboxingwizards) [rating: explicit | words: ~25k (WIP)] essentially: during fall semester of Y2 the team plays never have i ever, which results in jack coming out to bitty. bitty decides to move on, just as jack starts to realize his own feelings. this is the first time i’m reccing a fic i haven’t actually read. i have a strict rule against reading wips for my own mental health (although i have great appreciation for all writers who decide to post them; kudos to you). the premise of this fic sounds so alluring, however, that i couldn’t help but marking it for later and then checking if it’s updated every few days. can’t wait to read it when it’s finished!

FREE SLOT and now what words do I have? by MyCupOfTea (@marchingatmidnight) [rating: m | words: 10k] essentially: jack and bitty love each other. bitty moves to france. jack and bitty continue to love each other, even when it’s hard. this fic could’ve fit several of my slots, but eventually i decided to just rec it on its own. it’s one of my absolute favorites in this fandom. i love it for the writing, the pacing, the decision to tackle a real obstacle in a relationship without unnecessary dramatization. i love the softness the pining trope is painted with; how the distance is awful but they deal with it so well, so healthily. i love when angst is used to build and show the strengths of a relationship, not just to hurt.

a pwp With New Eyes by luckie_dee (@luckiedee) [rating: m | words: 3.5k] essentially: mirror sex with a flavor of intercrural. this fic is set during bitty’s first visit to providence, which shifts the entire tone of the fic accordingly. everything is so tentative and new, and i just really liked how gentle jack and bitty are with each other, how they savor new things. the setting and bitty's thoughts and the whole thing was perfect, and so in character.

a fic that is pure fluff Over Heels by anonymous [rating: gen | words: 2.5k] essentially: jack and bitty and marriage. this is such a soft portrayal that it made my chest ache. it isn’t Y4-compliant, but it is so goddamn cute it doesn’t matter. i especially loved the communication between them, the choice of rings (plus the subtle mentions of jack stimming), and this sort of low key, understated proposal. the last scene with jack kissing the ring clinched it for me: i could picture it so clearly my heart flipped.

a fic with your favorite trope How to Blow a Fuck Ton of Meal Points in 1.5 Semesters. by YourPalYourBuddy (@ivecarvedawoodenheart) [rating: t | words: 5k] essentially: jack finds himself with more meal points than he could ever need, and proceeds to spend them on his team (read: bitty) - which leads to some realizations. the trope this fits is ‘year 2 canon-divergence getting together’, and it’s one trope i will never tire of. i absolutely loved the set up of this because it's so college. i loved jack's characterization, and also their conversations, how well bitty's feelings are translated through jack's eyes even when jack's not completely aware of them, and the ending.

a fic with a trope you don’t usually read Tipping the Scales by akaparalian (@floralegia) [rating: t | words : 7.5k] “Prince Eric, training for a tournament to prove his worth as a knight, goes for a ride in the woods. He accidentally finds a dragon, who accidentally became a dragon because he pissed off the wrong witch.” i’m not normally a fan of fantasy or royalty AUs, but something drew me to this fic anyway. i was not disappointed. i laughed out loud several times during this fic. i adored the translations of their personalities into a knight and a dragon (for example, jack's reaction to training - dying, dead, oh my god).

a drabble that made you want more Picture Us Together by RabbitRunnah (@doggernaut) [rating: t | words: 800] essentially: bitty sets a picture of his boyfriend as his lock screen during the madison visit, and jack finds out. it seems only fitting that i put more than one rec taking place during 4th of july on this list. the prompt was so simple, but the execution was so lovely i wished it would go on and on. things between them at this time were so new and fragile and sweet that i just never want it to end.

a fic with domestic fluff I'll settle in and dream by Stultiloquentia [rating: t | words: 9k] essentially: a future fic with emphasis on jack’s and bitty’s adult life. the realistic domesticity in this killed me dead. it is so, so lovely and soft. i enjoyed every detail, from the dog to the scenery descriptions to jack's hockey arc. every setting was so easy to imagine, and i really enjoyed the journey this fic takes the reader on.

[foxcassius]

i started rewatching 2gether bc @thefiveboxingwizards is deetdooting abt it on my dash and akhdiaheushsksh i forgot that i hate gay people and they have no rights

[subway-tolkien]

thefiveboxingwizards replied to your post “An Apology”

This is possibly the nicest and most sincere apology I’ve ever seen. I wanna thank you for apologizing when you didn’t have to and for adding those links in your rb. I read the story with the Spanish included when you first posted it. I wasn’t offended by it (I appreciated your attempt to include Latinx ocs), but it did take me out of the story because it felt out of place tho. I appreciate you for listening to the critiques and going back and fixing your mistake. Thank you!

After receiving feedback and re-reading it myself I also realized how forced it sounded, how very ‘this is some white nonsense’ how jarring. It reads better now, definitely, and I’ve learned something important and I will do better at representing a culture/language in a story.

Thank you! This was a nice message to wake up to. :)

[holyfunnyhistoryherring]

[Image: a reply from the notes by @thefiveboxingwizards "Plus also: legendofkorra.tv has all of atla and tlok"]

do you know anywhere i can watch LoK without having to pay? i’m just a broke lesbian student tryna binge on a budget :(

Okay guys, stop asking me this, piracy isn't cool and I would never enable something illegal and suggest this site to watch Korra, for shame :(, also enjoy the show!

[darling-esme]

Wow, homophobic, let me anonymously shower you with love! Pretend this is anon! Did you know you are the kindest and most beautiful person on the planet?

oh no who could this be? I bet a wonderful amazing gorgeous person who I love with my whole heart is behind this anon

[whoacanada]

I love the reincarnation fic! The concept is amazing and it’s got a healthy dose of angst. So Jack looks like Jacques but it’s not identical(?) is the same the case for Bitty and Danny? If so did Bob block out his memory of Danny? Or was Bitty vaguely recognizable but Bob couldn’t place him? I’m also wondering if Bob is going to make the connection between Jack and Jacques (being the same person reincarnated) or if Jack and Bitty will hide that. Does Bitty start having his own visions? Thx❤️

Hokay. There’s a lot here so let’s see what I can unpack!

- Not identical but close enough that you could point out the resemblance if you had, say, a handful of personal photographs to use for comparison

- Bob was about 10/11 when Jacques disappeared. Old enough to know what his brother was doing and to be trusted with a secret, young enough to accept his parent’s explanation of what happened, young enough to have forgotten what Jacques and Danny looked like beyond deja vu. 

- Thanks to Tomas’ meddling (something Bob never would have been privy to at the time), Jacques was a persona non grata in the Zimmermann household for turning down a professional training camp to run off with a man. Because the gay thing never came up in polite discussion, over time Bob just accepted that his brother had moved on to better things and hoped someday they’d cross paths again. It’s not that Bob forgot Danny, it’s just been 35+ years since he’s really thought about him.

- Bob sees shades of Jacques in Jack’s behavior much in the same way Bob sees himself in his son. A familial resemblance. Bitty is familiar but Bob would sooner draw a line to Kent than he would Danny.

- Bob’s on board with the reincarnation theory before Jack is, mostly because he’s a quiet believer in the spiritual/supernatural after a series of cup-related incidents in his youth. 

- Jack’s overdose happened at 19; Jacques was the same age when he died. Eric’s season-ending concussion, an injury that was a result of Jack being overconfident in the face of danger (hint-hint), happened when he was 18; the same age Danny died.

- Bitty is…dealing with some things. Or has been. Not in the same way Jack has been but it’s safe to say his contact issue wasn’t just because of the utility closet.

((Reincarnation Fic Post Here))

[bug-catcher-in-viridian-forest]

@thefiveboxingwizards at the moment i am on mobile so i can't link on this reply, but if you scroll my blog the last couple of days i've posted both the link to the animation (under a gifset) and to the book (on a post). i watched the first five episodes of the anime and then started reading the book, which really worked for me, because it gave me a good visual idea of the setting but then when the plot starts getting intriguing i got to read the detailed version, while the animation is very quick-paced and many little twist aren't as developed and thus less engaging

me trying to advertise tgcf to the gay people of tumblr: it’s a show about gay people me trying to advertise tgcf to the cishet people of fb: it’s a show about ghosts

[parvuls]

as per usual, I'm so very, very behind. @weneedtotalkaboutfic tagged me in this fun wip game, so here I am, fashionably (?) late.

Rules: post the last line you wrote (from any WIP) and tag the same number of people as there are words. 

I'm not very good at this. I tried to find you the night of the Cup.

jack to bitty, three-ish days post the stanley cup. jack had something very important to say to bitty. his original plan included a face to face interaction which seemed much easier; he now has no choice but to rearrange the game plan.

I'm only taking the first sentence into consideration, because... yikes. @hugealienpie @ackermom @thefiveboxingwizards @unconventional-turtle @17piesinseptember @marchingatmidnight if any of you are writing and haven't been tagged 👀