#their confession has a chokehold on me btw

[night-triumphantt]

I got tagged a while ago for wip wednesday by @sosolenoo but haven’t had time to draw til recently :P so pls have a kiara

And this is now a wip whenever so ima tag: @cashweasel for art 😌

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

ARI MY UTMOST BELOVED I NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT EVERY SINGLE FIC ON THAT WIP LIST MADE ME GENUINELY GO INSANE BUT I’LL REFRAIN FROM ASKING ABOUT ALL OF THEM (but know that if i could . I WOULD) BUT . let me ask abt a few of them if you don’t mind hehehehe 🙂‍↕️🤭 OKAY SO.

be still my foolish heart (don't ruin this on me)

- so you decided to give childhood friends to lovers uni au w a pining/jealousy trope (one of my all time favs btw) A HOZIER LYRIC AS THE TITLE??? ALMOST )SWEET MUSIC) WAHHHHHHH

consider the hairpin turn

- i like to think of myself as the biggest proponent and number one supporter of BFB!kenny……… like so much so that i literally think of it weekly…….. AND W THE SIKEN QUOTE TOO I’M GOING FERALLLLLLLLL

i slithered here from eden just to sit outside your door

- another hozier lyric (FROM EDEN YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS) and the fact that its TACTICIAN!KENJAKU??? YOUR BRAIN IS SO BIG AND SEXY ARI…… him as a tactician is PERFECT i feel like he’s so maomao’s dad coded already (i love tacticians :3)

((also please know i’m also looking VERY lovingly at merguru, wolf!geto red riding hood au, and the naoya x reader fic… i love that siken quote so fucking much <3 ok ari i love you and your brain you’re consistently the most genius person on this site and i’m so sorry this got so long feel free to only answer what you want out of it hehe :3 I LOVE YOU I’M SENDING YOU LOTS OF LOVE 🙂‍↕️🩷)

- @gothsuguru <333 MWAH! tell the mice i said hello :3

KAIROOOOO MY ANGEL MY BABY!!!!! never ever apologize, i knewwww you were gonna ask about these and i’m SO excited to ramble :33c

THE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS SEQUEL IS ENTIRELY FOR ARIKAIRO NATION BTWWWWW those two are our beloveds …… BUT YES THE HOZIER LYRICS. not that i’ve heard thaaat many hozier songs but :’3 that one is my favorite!!!!! and i thought those lyrics fit childhood friend!sugu so well …. because in this fic it’s his turn to be a little unsure and scared >:3 lots of jealousy and pining and being afraid that you’ll start dating some uni guy and forget all about him….. scared of ruining your friendship by confessing…….. but his heart won’t stop beating when you’re around and he doesn’t know how to control it :< hehehe….. they’re both so smitten and devoted, i can’t wait for you to read this one 🥹🥹 here’s a sneak peek for my baby of all time !!!!!!!

AND THEN THE BFB!KENNY FIC . another arikairo special ….. hehe i am SO excited for this one truly!!!!! i’m super super nervous too because it’s probably the fic i care most about 🥹 so i want it to be the best….. but the outline is hard…….. and i’m scared….. BUT I REALLY AM SO EXCITED bfb!kenny is our boyfriend always and forever . teasing little shit. AND OFCCC THE SIKEN QUOTE ‼️‼️ the whole fic (and especially the brothers’ dynamic) is super inspired by you are jeff :33 one of them wants to take you apart, the other wants to stitch you back together… hehe…

but yes … !!! this fic is . soooo dense when it comes to lore and dynamics and backstory and narrative .. 😭 it’s worse than merguru and that one is already kicking my ass so . yeah . it’ll take a while for me to finish but knowing you’ll be there to read it makes everything feel more worth it 🫂 I LOVE YOUUU!!!!

ANDDDD THEN FINALLY :3c tactician!kenny….. kit is actually the person who came up with this concept so it’s her brain you should be praising, this is genuinely …. theeee most genius concept ever and it has me in a chokehold :’))) IT’S SO TASTY . he is theee slimiest most manipulative tactician Of All Time and i adore him for it …………. this fic fits into one of my fav dynamics ever, which is just. kind, benevolent ruler and their slimy right hand man 💀 bonus points if they are wholly devoted to each other which is basically the case here …. kenjaku might be detached and might be using reader but they’re also ferociously territorial over them . kit mentioned how kenjaku would behead people for calling his king weak and that’s just SO ?????? TASTY??????? in AWE of her brain always and forever .

ahh and the hozier lyrics !!!!!! i wasn’t actually sure what to title this fic so i was looking through lyrics of songs i enjoy ….. and the ones from from eden are all very monarch!reader/tactician!kenny coded :3c but i like the one with the slithering the most because kenny is truly soooo snake coded in this .

BUT YES !!!!! wahhhh i ended up rambling a lot but i hope this was coherent, thank you for asking about them my angel 🥺 you’re always so sweet and enthusiastic and ily . SOOOOO excited to dig my teeth into all your wips too :3333 mwah !!!!!

ask me about my wips !! <33

[lov3rla03]

(This is the Bron and Damian girlie form before btw, but):

2000-2006 undertaker could put me in a chokehold and spit in my mouth and I’d thank him for it. I’m so sorry God (and my mother) 😶

A girl can’t help it 😔

Sorry for the old man confessions, but y’all’s oldie thirsting has me wanting to throw my two cents in 👀

Oh and Taker could still get it (barring his recent political antics of course) 👀 I’m so sorry to my boyfriend for liking a man that’s thirty years older than me 😭

It’s ok bookie…I’m a bisexual black woman and I would still climb that man like I was climbing an apple tree😭😩

[sparrow-in-the-field]

Writer's Tag Game

Tagged by @strangethings-everywhere !! Thanks Anna!

Rules: Answer some or all of the questions below. Tag your fellow writers. Enjoy!

Link to your masterlist: I don't have a masterlist but here is my ao3! Not gonna bother linking my other ao3 account but if you ever want some BTS content just hmu and I got you lol.

Favorite and least favorite genres to write (angst/smut/fluff, etc): Favorite is for sure some hurt/comfort! Least favorite is any angst that doesn't have a happy ending, I just can't do it lol.

Favorite characters to write for? That's a hard question! I enjoy writing both Bobby and Don, it's hard to choose which I prefer lol; I've really been loving writing Bobby in The Cormorant though so maybe I'll say him. And Chuck Day! I looove writing Chuck, he was such a pleasant surprise when I wrote So Far So Good.

Which one of your works is your favorite? How am I supposed to pick one of my babies?? Lol. I mean, The Cormorant is so incredibly special and dear to me, I think that one will be my favorite for a long time even once it's finished. Out of my completed works, though, a kind of dark horse favorite is The Inherent Value of Warmth and Breath. I wrote that one soooo spontaneously but it turned out so well! I think it has a great balance of action and romance for just a little one shot.

Which one of your works is more popular than you thought it would be? It honestly still blows my mind that The Quiet Act of Loving Someone is the top kudos'ed fic in tbitb tag on ao3 (it just passed 200 kudos btw!! thanks for all the love! <3). Like I never thought something like that would happen with my fics.

Which one of your works is less popular than you thought it would be? So Far So Good my beloved!! I maybe went into it with too high expectations, because people had really loved Shy Boy, so I thought more people would be excited for a sequel. But alas, I guess Chuck/Roger isn't quite as popular. It still got some very nice love though, so I really can't complain!

Which one of your fics was hardest to write? Why? The Cormorant is definitely the hardest to write, but in a super rewarding way. There are just a lot of moving pieces (literally, with Bobby traveling lolol), and figuring out the timing of the month counting down, along with the balance of present day scenes, flashbacks, and dreams with Jack, it takes a lot of consideration for like, structure and organization. And then just thematically, it's very heavy and emotional to write. Which I love, it's so cathartic, but tbh sometimes I have to take breaks and think happy thoughts lol (such as post-fic fluff ideas for Bobby and Don hehe).

What is your favorite fanfic by someone else? Omg okay I'm limiting myself to three (and I'll try not to gush too much lol) but as Anna said there are so many amazing fics in our little fandom!! A huge favorite of mine is Someone Like You (I'm Ready) by teaforone ( @teaforarteza ) on ao3. This fic had me in an absolute chokehold and I still think about it to this day; the messy start, the stakes, the love confessions, the smut?? People died (me). It was also the first fic I read that emphasized Chuck and Bobby's friendship, which was eye opening. Next, I can't talk about fav fics without mentioning salix's (@seasidesandstarscapes )hockey au, Right in the Numbers!! Talk about messy lol, I was screaming at Don throughout this whole fic, and I fell in love with cam boy Bobby! Lastly, and most recently, I was so incredibly taken by effervescentyellow's (@effervescentyellow ) fic As Beautiful As You. It almost made me cry! There's just this overwhelming sense of warmth and acceptance and love, it feels like being wrapped in a cozy blanket and being told everything is going to be okay. It's so amazing.

Tags: umm I guess since I mentioned them above, I'll tag @effervescentyellow !

[badedramay]

You know what it is. Breakdown of the Kim and dawood scenes from this week? 😏

you guys..i am in love.

i am in love with the show. i am in love with the characters. i am in love with their dynamics. i am in love with the pacing. i am in love with each and every pixel of the show. i love it i i love it i loveeeee it.

see when you just have LIKABLE characters across the board and you add in a direction and screenplay that emphasizes NOT on the dhoom tana drama but instead chooses to focus on beautifully penned down and peacefully directed conversations...the show just automatically becomes something that keeps you coming back for more. ab now you can either beat the dead horse by complaining about the same "flaws" that have been there since ep1 or accept them as just a reality of this world to focus on all the GOOD this show offers. and this show offers a lot of GOOD food for thought in a very subtle, relatable way without making an entire circus out of it.

Kim&Dawood continue to grow on me but i think after this epi they have me in a chokehold. just the whole CALMNESS they exude in all their interactions and the maturity with which they handle all important topics related to their relationships..it's just so refreshing to watch? i mean i love the push&pull hot&cold chemistry as much as the next person but it's also just so damn NICE to witness a love story developing that does not make use of those dramatic tropes. for weeks I have read praise of Yunhi being all "this has a very old classic PTV drama vibe to it" and today I finally understood WHY that is said for this show. cuz in those dramas the entire chemistry of the characters was built via the conversations they had and the vulnerability they shared with each other. Kim&Dawood do just that. theirs is such an HONEST relationship that leaves, at least until now, no room for misunderstanding. they both are so aware of where they stand in this relationship and what they think will be the end of it. despite them "challenging" each other you just know it's not cuz of any emotion like a veiled hatred they have for each other but because they want the other person to know exactly what they are thinking in that moment so the other person can adjust their expectations. cuz see..it's not like Kim is 100% against the idea of staying with Dawood. and it's not like Dawood will only accept Kim if she 100% changes as per his wishes. all they just want is to be given the chance and space to open up to new possibilities.

which, btw, IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TB SO FFS STOP SAYING BOTH THE SHOWS ARE SAME!!!!

I was sooooooooo glad that in 14th Kim already confessed that her initial perception of Dawood was wrong and that he isn't a bad guy after all. urgh this show's habit of not letting things stretch is *chef kiss* nazar na lage! their lunch date conversation was so beautifully written. i giggled every time Dawood taunted Kim about her decision to leave and Kim just brushed it all off. it's their inside joke already!!! I feel like Kim continues to test Dawood about his integrity and he passes with flying colors. like when she questioned him if he borrowed his father's money and Dawood replied that between a parent and child there's no such transactional relationship of lending and borrowing. but then he followed by saying that he will still return the money to his father. it's the way Dawood always defends his traditional desi values but also incorporates the liberal western ways of living that impresses Kim. and see! she said so! she put the onus of making her stay behind completely on Dawood's ability to impress her. Kim has many reasons to leave, she doesn't have a reason to stay. and she just needs one. DAWOOD is that reason, she knows it. she just wants him to prove it. AAAAHHH i love it!!! this dynamic is just so..uff!

Kim says their relationship is that of friends and not husband and wife and here i JUST want to say that YES, physical intimacy IS a huge part of a married relationship but relegating it to JUST that is so...isn't it insulting to the entire institute of marriage? how or when do two people choose to consummate their marriage should be completely on THEM and their comfort level. Kim is NOT comfortable with the idea of having a physical relationship with Dawood as she has the complete right to. Dawood wanting to have that relationship but respecting Kim's wishes is also not a sign of weakness in character. in fact it is a mark of a well developed human. humans can control their innate desires if they wish so, that's how God created us. it's difficult but it's not impossible. the running theme with Kim&Dawood is that of TIME. Kim needs TIME to adjust and accept. Dawood is WILLING to give her that TIME. it's beautiful and doesn't need to be negatively criticized BECAUSE even without their lack of physical intimacy..their relationship STILL stands strong. because they have chosen to be FRIENDS first.

and you can already SEE how Kim reacts to Dawood the friend vs how she reacted to Dawood the would-be husband. Kim is aware of the intentions behind touches..PAINFULLY AND TRAUMATICALLY aware of it. Kim lashing out at Dawood for holding her hand to stop her from leaving at the terrace vs Kim opening up to Dawood when he held her hand to say she's his bravest friend (OH GOD THAT SCENE! THAT LINE!! HAD MY HEART WEEPING!!!!)..it's really all about EARNING the right to be that close to Kim. and Dawood continues to earn that right more and more with more time he spends with Kim. it's either cuz he has realized that the way to get to Kim is to not be forceful with her but to gently make her understand or because he's just naturally GOOD at the art of talking.

now the BEST scene of the epi - Kim speaking about her abusive past. can I just applaud Sarwat Nazir and M. Ehteshammudin for writing and executing this scene with SUCH sensitivity and brilliance? AND OF COURSE TO MAYA ALI FOR DELIVERING IT WITH SUCH FINESSE THAT SHE HAD ME WANTING TO GET IN THE SCREEN TO JUST HUG KIM!!!!!! so subtly..with just ONE single line and the appropriate expression of disgust, horror and grief..it made us completely aware of what Kim went through. and suddenly everything about her makes sense. why she thinks negatively of Muslims? why all the research she did on Pakistan was done with the intention of confirmation bias? why she's averse to nonconsensual touches? why she has a black belt and isn't afraid of using it? ONE LINE and we understood it all. na shor..na sharaba..Dawood BLESS HIS HEART AND HIS MATURITY so quickly understood it all and immediately apologized for asking too many questions. and Kim who was confiding in a friend both as like an explanation of her behavior continued on to tell him WHERE her fears are coming from. i loved how after having that talk Kim didn't go to sleep peacefully. the trauma within her still lives on. despite all the defense classes she has taken..her demons have a way of winning.

IT'S JUST SUCH GOOD WRITING????

Kim dressing up for the dawat (MY GOD ABOVE MAYA ALI IS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL I CRYYYY) and Dawood not shying away from complimenting her. but she's just so irritated by the clothes to even bother asdkjhawekaw! it's the very natural scenes like these that make me go all squealing giggling over them and i NEVER thought i'd be doing that for THEM but here we are!!!!! HOW THE TURN TABLES!!!!! but but but thennnn Dawood first saying Kim doesn't have to go to the terrace if she wants a smoke like IMPLICATING that she is free to smoke in the room if she wants however he continues to say smoking isn't good for health and it'd be nice if she dropped this habit. IT'S JUST THE WAY HE PHRASES IT???? NOT ASKING HER NOT REQUESTING HER AND DEFINITELY NOT ORDERING HER! just merely stating a FACT after she has a cough that reminds her of something we allllllllllllllllllllll know and then just SUGGESTING that it'd be good for her if she stopped smoking. not taking away her agency, not taking away her right to decide; just merely giving her an option. that's all Dawood does..he gives Kim the OPTION. an option that broadens horizons for her. an option of a possibility. an option to lead her to a future she doesn't think is possible for her but STILL...it's a option. she can choose to pursue it if she wants. or not. but she can never complain that she was never given the OPTION.

[lqfiles]

dude you wanted me to die after reading all of that huh?

I GET IT! I DID 😭😭😭

my heart… my brain… they’re both squealing and crying at the same time because what the hell 😭 the cutenessss and the confession and jeno and mark just listening in and i can just imagine them sipping their drinks and giggling to themselves like they’re watching a kdrama

AHHH it’s so perfect and just the perfect amount of small awkwardness and just the confidence? to be y/n frfr LIKE do i want to be jisung or be with jisung is the real question

but writer to writer… you’re so good 😭 you’re such an amazing writer ily and you got me giggling and you got me sobbing out of happiness because the writing just… has my heart in a chokehold 😩

imma still be here once the series ends WHICH IS A CRIME BTW THAT ITS GONNA END 😭😭😭 they’re gonna have my heart forever and ever i love em and you already know imma re-read

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DONT DIE !!!! but i’m glad you liked this chapter yayyy 😭😭😭

jeno and mark were smiling the whole time trust me, probably holding back their smiles and cringing as they watched them kiss lolll THIS IS KDRAMA EXACTLY!! and you’re asking the exact right questions, idk who is rather be in that situation..

:((( you’re really too generous and nice plsss it really means a lot to me that you think so highly of my writing because i always try to make sure it isn’t too simple but also not too novel-ish (?) so this message really made me smile anon :(( ily <333

THATS NICE TO HEAR idk how many of the anons are staying either but i like that you’re staying <333 ILY AND HOPE YOURE DOG IS A BIT BETTER BTW

[miekasa]

ok so it's eren angst like from eren's pov and it's like eren and reader have been friends since they were 7 and they make a promise to stick together forever yk? and it kinda follows them (in intervals of three years bc i am a WHORE for symbolism) and around age 13 reader brings around jean like "here is my new friend" yk in the way that makes u absolutely FUME and eren is jealous but he doesn't know it's that (lmao what a dumbass). skip another 3 years and reader and jean are dating, reader is crying bc of a fight between her and jean and eren's like "u deserve better" but internally he's like "i could treat u so much better" skip another 3 years and eren can't take it anymore and he confesses and it's messy tears are everywhere and reader feels so fucking guilty bc she made him feel that way. she tries to reason w him and say they can still be friends but eren can't do it and they j ... drift apart. fast forward another three years and eren's 22 now. he's grown into himself and he's been around more (if u catch my drift) and he walks out to check his mail and he finds a wedding invitation for ur wedding w jean (how the hell did u get his address??) and he says fuck it why not (this art of him in a suit has me in a chokehold btw), at least for old time's sake. he sees you in your dressing room, in a robe with your curlers still in, but you’ve never looked more beautiful. and reader is like “you made it” and eren is like “i wouldn’t miss it for the world” (as much as it pains him) and just as u and jean r done exchanging vows and go in for the kiss, he leaves, tears pricking at his eyes

anyways yea i'm thinking 1-2k idk

I like it!! Kinda wanna fight you for the image of Eren crying tho smh 🙄🙄 very compromising for me bc I’m happy with either of them but knowing Eren is all :(( makes me :(( but that’s what good angst should do!!