#there are so many variations for the same damn tag

[peko-peko-pekun]

he is unaware of what is occurring on his head...

no filter ver. ↓

the background was a last-minute addition so if that and the lighting, the rendering, the lineart, and the anatomy looks weird.... it's the background's fault

[synthshenanigans]

Carmilla already killed Mind in one poll but can she kill THDPH Chonny?

Instrumental Links:

A Styrian Rhapsody

Savages

[Reblog for more of a sample size if you'd like]

[cookies-and-music]

Ghost. - part 15: Compromised

My suggestion for this chapter is Rehab by Amy Winehouse,

Part 1 here - part 16 here

PAIRING: TVA!LokixOC

TAG LIST: @kats72 ; @mischief2sarawr ; @m3ntally-unstable

SUMMARY: Loki meets sombody at the TVA he once knew. Unfortunately she doesn't seem to remember him.

The first problem with Yggdrasil was the fact that in no document and no story had there ever been written about a god trapped within it. Thousands of timelines and countless books all led to the same point: "It's just a damn tree!" She threw a book off the desk under Mobius' shocked gaze.

"Are you talking about..."

"That. That damn thing." Lydia wanted to bang her head against the desk. "It doesn't matter how many books I read, how many papers I examine."

"Maybe you should look for something different," Mobius suggested calmly.

"And what?! Do you think I haven't looked for variations of the same damn tree?" She got up from the desk. "Even an infinite number of universes follow the same damn laws. It doesn't matter what you call it, with all the knowledge in the world at our disposal, it's still just a damn tree!" Lydia shouted on the verge of tears.

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," Mobius sighed, turning a page.

"Oh, don't start with the damn Shakespeare quotes," she leaned back in her chair. "You know where you can shove your-

"Lydia," Mobius stopped her before she could say something she'd surely regret. He used a firm tone in such cases, and Lydia secretly thanked him for it, as her mind was a hurricane and his voice grounded her.

"Sorry," she took a deep breath, bowing her head.

"You need a break; you've been thinking about nothing but this for months."

"But Mobius, how can I if he-"

"You're compromised."

Lydia didn't respond because it was true. He had said so before.

"If I could, I'd take you off the case, but this isn't an official case, and making your life difficult wouldn't stop you from doing your things anyway," Mobius massaged his temple with a finger. "So I'm asking you to take a break, think about something else. Anything else, I really don't care what," he said with a bitter laugh that betrayed his exhaustion.

Lydia closed her eyes, nodding. The first thing to do when hitting a dead end was to step away from the case and think about something else, then come back to it. But she just couldn't.

"You're right," she swallowed before grabbing the jacket draped over the chair. "I'm going to the café. Do you want anything?"

"I want you to have some chamomile tea."

He managed to make her laugh before she walked away.

Mobius understood her frustration and shook his head because Lydia was right, even with all the knowledge in the world at their disposal, it was still just a damn tree. That had always existed and always would.

"All the knowledge in the world..." Mobius murmured to himself, "at our disposal..."

All the written knowledge of the world. Damn the TVA and the arrogance of everyone working there.

---

Lydia was an excellent agent, Mobius knew this. That's why he had fought with the council to get her promoted from consultant to analyst. Not that he had ever told anyone. The slight workplace rivalry that united them had made the days stimulating while the world was falling apart.

But at that moment, Lydia wasn't there to question his theories when they didn't hold up. She was imprisoned by her own emotions in a dark cell of her mind, compromised. And thus, she wouldn't be of any use to anyone.

Mobius had decided that to get anything from her, he would have to get her as far away from the TVA as possible, clear her mind, and restart her system.

"Why are we here?" Lydia crossed her arms.

"Because we need some fresh air," Mobius smiled at the lady as he picked up the two tickets.

"At the Natural History Museum?" She raised an eyebrow.

"So what? Loki said you liked history," Mobius walked toward the entrance.

"Loki talked about me?"

"Constantly," Mobius rolled his eyes, and Lydia smiled, sadly, but she smiled. "Anyway, relax, let's take a walk. Think of it this way, everything is stable, the TVA is stable, Loki is stable, there's no need to rush."

"But not time to waste either," Lydia huffed.

"It's not a waste of time. You know what is a waste of time? Rushing to reach the destination, falling, and having to go to the hospital, if you get what I mean."

Lydia didn't respond.

They walked around the museum, and after a few minutes, Mobius said something incorrect, triggering Lydia's need to prove herself.

"It was 1732, not 35."

"Really...?"

From there, Lydia went into encyclopedia mode. She had so many things to say, but also to discover, about each room in the museum that after a couple of hours, when they reached the Norse wing, Mobius couldn't take it anymore.

"The runes of this type are about Odin who, according to legend, held onto Yggdrasil for three days and three nights to absorb its knowledge."

"Oh, finally!" Mobius exclaimed, spreading his arms.

"Finally, what?" Lydia turned, confused.

"Are you serious?"

She shrugged, and he burst into laughter.

"You are really, really compromised," he shook his head. "Repeat what you just said, slowly."

Lydia frowned.

"Odin... held onto... Yggdrasil for three days and three nights..." With each part of the phrase spoken by Lydia, Mobius nodded with the smile of someone about to punch her. "to absorb its knowledge..."

They stared at each other for a moment before Lydia's gears started working again.

"Oh my god! Odin held onto Yggdrasil for three days and three nights to absorb its knowledge!" Lydia exclaimed, but after a moment, her enthusiasm faded.

"But Mobius, we've examined almost every piece of paper in the TVA library, there's nothing."

"Just because it's not written doesn't mean it isn't there."

"But we also have the communication transcripts," she shook her head.

"But knowledge can go beyond that. In this case, it can be absorbed. If it's never told to anyone, nor shown, nor written," Mobius listed on his fingers, "there's only one place it can be."

"Odin's mind."

OFFICIALLY BACK BITCHES. AS PROMISED THAT WAS NOT THE END.

I'D LIKE TO THINK OF THIS AS A SECOND SEASON, IN WHICH MOBIUS MA BOI WILL PLAY A GREAT ROLE AND LOKI WILL APPEAR SOONER THAN YOU THINK

AS USUAL, THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO READS

CHEERS

[snickerdoodlles]

For the author ask thing L and M? ❤️

ooohh choosing violence i see, i approve 😂❤

L. favourite fic of yours?

gonna throw you a curveball here. while i love the question choices, i also don't want to tag someone with a post that's gushing about their story and then in the same breath talk about something i don't like. so! as you all know, i've been into KimChay for A Hot Min, so let's take a min to gush over one of my favorite lil fics that's been around since the beginning of the BOC airing:

reverence is a little collection of KimChay vignettes. it's what i would consider 'old' KimChay fandom because it has a lot of influence from the Filmania kp trailer and novel versions of them, but it still largely reads as Kim and Chay and everything's little snapshots that can be as connected or unconnected as you want to read them (ft the occasional AU chucked in for flavoring). i really like vignettes so it's very happy days for me whenever i feel like dipping my toes back into this fic for a reread 🤗

M. least favourite fic of yours?

i'm not gonna trash talk anyone's fic here, something that's not for me can just be not read by me, and that's that. so! instead i'm gonna call this the continuation of the Kim tea ask, because there was one important take i completely forgot about when answering that question lol:

☕ fic that shit talks WDYS

this includes: every damn fic that had some variation of Chay saying "YOU WERE THE ONE THAT LEFT". tell me you didn't pay attention to the lyrics without telling me you didn't pay attention to the lyrics. Jeff did not pour his blood sweat tears and more into that song for y'all to dismiss it like this. BOC did not completely rework Kim's storyline to include music so that he sung this to Chay as an apology for this. also, similar weird take that goes hand-in-hand with the dismissals: Kim did not """"steal Chay's song"""" -- WDYS is the song they literally worked on together. Kim is helping Chay write it on screen. Kim finishing it as an apology to Chay to explain Why He's Like This is a really good step towards a reconciliation between the two of them actually.

i just. aurgh. it's a fantastic song that is basically the thesis statement of kinnporsche: the series, for all three pairings, and it's just really annoying to see yet another fic ignore all of that to play off the one english line for a cheap shot at Kim. ik a decent chunk of my irritation here is the number of stories vs any story specifically, and it's not like there's ever a limit on how many times a concept will be used, but. ugh. i do not care for it At All.

[fic author asks]

[nouklea]

Fic Tag Game!

I was tagged by @beri-allen, @writerrose1998, @cosmic-lullaby and @wileyonce. Thanks! <3

20 questions below the cut:

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

16

2. What’s your AO3 word count?

136,228

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Wednesday for now. I used to write for StarWars (see question 12) but no traces remains from that era.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Woe of Wrath

I'm on my Way

Variations on a Main Theme - 1

A Second Chance for a First Impression

Five Minutes Earlier

5. Do you respond to comments?

As much as possible. Usually I respond to every comment, even if it's just to say a quick Thank You. The only fic on which I haven't done that is Woe of Wrath, if fell into limbo and I have a hard time focusing on it right now. And I feel kind of weird to answer comments after several months of silence, but the more I wait the weirder it gets...

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

Doomed is a Dead Dove Do Not Eat fic. The entire text is dark, including the ending.

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

I will go with Double-Date With Dad. Farewell Xavier Thorpe ends on a really good note too (if you are not a fan of Xavier).

8. Do you get hate on fics?

It never happened. Fingers crossed.

9. Do you write smut? What kind?

I try. I find it difficult for two reasons. First, it's tough to avoid clichés. When you read smut, you end up noticing some general patterns, and I do my best to stay away from those. Second, I'm not a fan of some popular kinks, for instance I can't stand the expression "good girl", and therefore I'm not interested in writing it, even if I keep reading authors that use them. Some people probably think my smut fics are boring, too soft, too ordinary. But I don't care (yeah, I do, but shh).

10. Do you write cross-overs?

No. And I have a really hard time reading cross-overs too. And I hate cross-overs in tv shows. Complete respect to authors, however. It's just not my thing.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No. I guess I could translate my own fics in French since it's my native language, but for now I don't see any reason to do so.

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

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, I did. It was a weird kind of toxic partnership. The other person was responsible for writing the general plot (because my ideas weren't good enough), and I had to turn every page he wrote into a three-pages long section, adding descriptions and filling the blanks. And correct the spelling and grammar, and add better vocabulary...

13. What WIP would you like to finish but doubt you ever will?

I hope I will finish every WIP I currently have, even if they tend to pile up (WIP bunnies...). My biggest challenge is to go back to Woe of Wrath. It is my first fic, it is a multi-chapter one, and I started to write it just to let the steam out after a twenty-years-long writing hiatus, so the outline was not super clear, there are many plot holes I try to fix, the sentences and vocabulary are bad... I know where I want to take the story and how it ends, but it's hard not to want to start over.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

For fanfics I'll say Weyler because it's the only thing I've ever written. Now besides that... For those who read Guy Gavriel Kay, I'm forever bound to the Diarmuid/Sharra ship, followed by Paul/Jaelle. Quite fond of the Clary/Jace ship in The Mortal Instruments (The books! Don't talk to me about the movie or the tv show!)

15. What are your writing strengths?

No damn idea. I've been asking myself the same question since I was thirteen.

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

Probably not being able to answer question 15. Imposter syndrome.

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

In French it's not a problem, of course. I've done it in Impulsion. I have studied Latin for two years in highschool so I felt comfortable enough to translate a few sentences in Woe of Wrath. For other languages, I would only do so if I can find a beta reader fluent in this specific language to correct the grammar. I cringe everytime I read English fics with badly written French dialogs, it makes me loose the focus on the story (Same for tv shows, by the way. Come on, you have 2 millions $ to produce an episode and you can't find someone to double-check your French sentence?). It's really hard for me not to comment with a correction (AO3 etiquette: do not provide corrections unless the author specifically asked for it). I don't want to inflict that on my readers by butchering their native language.

18. First fandom you wrote for?

Star Wars. It was a long time ago (in a galaxy far far away), when there were only three movies and a few books (Timothy Zahn forever!). And for those who wonder how old I am, I used to write with WordPerfect, DOS version (it was the pre-Windows era). It had a blue background (terrible for the eyes) and some keycodes you had to use to change the font to bold or italics. Since you can't visualize anything in DOS (it's not a wysiwyg), it used colors, so you had to remember what it meant (yellow letters meant italics...). And I used to save those texts on a floppy my mom took to her office to print.

19. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

It's not a popular one, but I really like Monologue for a Hyde. I like the tone. Pretty happy with Fuck Me Once Shame on You, Fuck Me Twice Shame on Me, too.

20. What fic would you want to rewrite one day?

Woe of Wrath without a doubt. With a proper plan, and a lot of plot holes avoided (that damn cellphone...)

I will tag the Death Metal and Glitter Club members whose Tumblr ids I know, aka @anotherbluesunday, @tastethesetears, @darling-gemini, @darlingfuego,

As well as @broken-everlark, @persephoneed, @bithablu, @allergictocolor and @insomniac1994.

[artemiseamoon]

Preview: Speak of the Devil

An Clement Mansell x Bri (ofc) oneshot

Words: 3,349

Summary: Bri didn’t know what her and Clement were, only that whenever the bastard showed up, it was near impossible to close the door in his face. When she hears he’s intown again, she’s forced to decide if it's time to keep her distance for good, or will she fall for his mischievous charms, like all the times before.

Warnings: sex, Clement is a warning.

An: after thinking about this for days, here we are. We will very likely see them again.

This is a preview. Read on A03.

Him; her bad habit, her addiction, the erratic constant in her life for the last 6 years; Clement Mansell.

Clement wasn’t her boyfriend, and she was never his girlfriend. What they were existed in this vague lust-filled, nameless space. They were without title, without definition, without sense other than that primal magnetic draw that kept them slamming back into each other like comets in the galaxy.

He came in and out of her life like a bat out of hell, usually rolling into town in some cool vintage car that likely wasn't his, rock music blaring from the speakers, and wearing some variation of a Hawaiian shirt, which he loved for some reason, all the while emitting the aura of a rockstar wanna-be.

Clement was too much yet just the right amount of excitement at the same time. He was a wild card, a beast disguised as a man roaming among the crowd. He had a hold on her stronger than any man ever had before. In some ways, she was ashamed of that, in other ways it thrilled her.

At first glance, Clement Mansell didn’t seem like the type to impact Bri as much as he did. Still, that tall, tattooed, gritty white boy side-swiped her life and she can't shake him, not completely.

Clement was a dirtbag, but he was also fine as hell and charming. He was intrusive, penetrating her thoughts and evoking sensual body memories from their time together at the most inconvenient times.

Dangerous.

Unpredictable.

Wildman and a hustler.

Clement Mansell was many things, and mysterious at the same damn time.

Bri barely knew anything about him, he never talked about his past, or where he came from. And sometimes, she’d even think about his name alone, Clement. How the hell did she get herself so swapped up with a man named Clement?

Read on A03.

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[elveny]

Get to know me

I got tagged by @johaerys-writes - thank you so much, love!! ♥

Share your wallpaper: That's my work PC background, I have a lovely pic of M'ajah on my gaming PC and a boring standard background on my phone that's not too noisy :D

The last song you listened to: Flowers by Miley Cyrus

Currently Reading:  The Broken Kingdoms by NK Jemisin. I LOVE the Inheritance Trilogy so damned much and it's incredibly inspiring ♥

Last Movie: ... uh. Uuuuuuuuuuuh. I can't remember right not 👀 We did watch a movie two weeks ago or something, but I truly can't remember which one it was. Last one I certainly remember is Fellowship of the Rings ♥

Craving: Travel <- stealing from Jo because same. I have SUCH a craving for being somewhere else and especially showing my kids around the world.

What are you wearing right now: Jeans and a white pullover and a red scarf.

How tall are you: 177 cm

Piercings: I have earring piercings but have been wanting to get more in each ear for YEARS now. I think I'll go get them this year finally.

Tattoos: 1 with two others waiting to find the right timing/mood to actually get them. And one where I'm still thinking about how exactly it'll look.

Glasses? Contacts?: Glasses, and I do sometimes wear contacts as well <- stealing from Jo again because same :D I used to mostly wear contacts and sometimes glasses, but the last years switched that around.

Last drink: Coffee with oat milk

Last show: I'm currently still watching Strange New Worlds (and LOVE it!) and proxy-watching Downton Abbey while my husband watches it.

Last thing you ate: Last night, pasta with tomato sauce and veggies. I'm about to get breakfast though :D

Favourite colour: Teal. Basically all variations of blue-green ♥ with a preference towards the green part. Which is why I mostly say "green" 😂

Current obsession: I'm not really obsessed with anything right now and it's the strangest feeling 🙈 Still writing for FFXIV, but the "obsession" has definitely passed to a point where I consider pausing my subscription for a while. Actively looking for something to hit me as hard in the heart as that. I'll still continue writing, no worries - there are stories that need to get out - but I don't need to play the game to do that ;)

Unrelated Obsession: Okay, seriously, I am getting more and more obsessed with the thought of GREEN CITIES and urban gardening and just having plants everywhere. It probably has something to do with it being early spring and most things still being brownish-muddy, but the older I get, the more devastated I become with treeless, plantless streets. Just PLANT TREES, people!! Especially with climate change, we need more trees and plants literally EVERYWHERE :D 🌱🌳🌴🌼🍀

Any pets: YES! I have two black cats, Yuna and Merlin, who are the most precious and wonderful and cutest cuddliest little gremlins and I love them so much!

Do you have a crush on anyone: ... no? 😂 But I'll adopt Jo's tactic of throwing kisses around at my treasured mutuals ♥

Favourite fictional character: No. Just - no. 😂 Listen, there are so many AMAZING characters who deserve and have my love, I cannot choose.

The last place you traveled: Bamberg, last weekend, to celebrate a friend's birthday. ♥

TAGGING! @curiousthimble @captainderyn @thevikingwoman @thegolli @kunstpause @fictionalgalaxy @kauriart @greyias @pikapeppa @emahriel @storyknitter @keldae @anchanted-one @cuillere @awordwasthebeginning @cecilyacat @sasslett @okami-zero @sarsaparillia @pigeontheoneandonly @lynmars79 and all who want to grab it ♥ (I mean it! If you see and want to share, please do and tag me :D)

[onthewaytosomewhere]

Find the Words

Alright so yeah I've been tagged and well I'm a sucker for tumblr tag games so here it is lol

tagged by: @typicalopposite

rules: find your given words in your WIPs and post a snippet containing the words, then tag others with their own sets of words :)

my words: laugh, tomorrow, wonder

I only two of these words in my WIPs that have more than just a few bits written - I was certain they would have all been there but guess not (at least not in fic)

I had them both 3 times in my College AU so I'm gonna cheat and give them all so I don't hafta choose lol (they're not too angst-y lol)

laugh

Alex’s laugh in response makes Henry’s ever-present butterflies flutter, and he really must get them in some semblance soon before he makes an utter buffoon of himself. Well, more than he already has in the years he’s had this sadly unrequited crush on his kind-of-friend-by-association who is so straight Henry has not even an infinitesimal chance.

Henry takes hold of Alex’s hands and holds them between the two of them. He smiles reassuringly across the space between them and takes a deep breath. “Well, I guess we both had a friend plan – too bad neither of us was smart enough to communicate it.” The laugh that escapes Alex surprises them both. “I think maybe we’re already there though, if you can forgive me sequestering myself away, in my usual avoidance technique. I will make every effort to not do that the next time I get too in my head. It’s always been the way I dealt when things got hard or more than I knew how to deal with. I will admit I’ve had feelings for you for the last two years or so – I always told myself it was just a crush I’d get over but this year I realized that wasn’t the case anymore – "

-this one is from Alex's tales from the college AU (which is a separate doc - so they didn't all come from the same one lol)

The laugh escapes Alex before he can catch it, and he smiles across the table, realizing that he didn’t mess this all up after all. He reaches across the table and grabs Henry’s hand in his, “Just remember who said it first, sweetheart.”

wonder

(apparently I had plenty of variations of this word but these were the only 3 just 'wonder')

“Good morning, Alex. I’m certain I’ve repeatedly asked you to stop with the ‘your majesty’ thing, and if you need to sit closer to see, you really should. Just because I felt like a change doesn't mean you must suffer.” Henry swore he had heard a muttered, “I know nothing but suffering,” but there was no indication that Alex had spoken when he glanced his way. That, of course, was his downfall, the one thing Henry knew he needed to avoid had already happened, and this time, it was Alex’s damn eyelashes that were driving him to distraction. Luckily, the professor came in to start class, forcing him to focus on something other than Alex and the things, the dirty, dirty things he wanted to do to him. Somehow, he made it through class without embarrassing himself, even when Alex got into a verbal sparring match with one of their classmates about how poetry could be seen in many political officeholders' speeches. Watching Alex debate something linked to a topic he cared so wholeheartedly about generally made Henry weak in the knees. The passion Alex displayed often made him wonder what it would be like to have even a fraction of that passion on him, in a way that was less arguing a point and more driving him to the brink over and over again until they both expired from the exhaustion that only came from a mind-blowing orgasm.

Pez turns towards him, so Henry is forced to look at him as he speaks, “I mean, how is it that the two of you spent over a month and a half practically living in each other’s pockets, and you still have no idea how that boy feels about you. Sometimes I wonder how you can be so completely daft when it comes to matters of the heart.”

“It felt like you hated me last year the way you took every moment to be a right prat. When we returned this year, it seemed like whatever I had done to make you hate me didn’t matter anymore. Then, when you came that first night to the library, and we continued to meet up here, I started to wonder if we could actually be friends. I had this plan to become your friend and –“

so now my turn to tag -

@adreamareads your 3 words are: bite, park, and show.

[fnrrfygmschnish]

It is incredibly strange and annoying to me when posts come with a flood of tags that are like... the same thing repeated MANY times with slightly different wording.

Not "description/comments-in-tags" like a lot of people do on Tumblr, that's fine. I'm talking about when it's just like... a string of disconnected one or two word hashtags that all pretty much mean the same thing, or close enough to make them redundant.

For example... posts tagging something as "#meme, #memes, #funny meme" (I've seen one or two that went on even further with odder and odder variations... like "#dank memes, #memelord," etc... pretty sure I saw one with literally a dozen different one or two word phrases containing the word "meme" just... stuffed onto the end of the post for no apparent reason.) Or "#funny, #lol, #laugh, #haha." Or something along those lines.

And it's never just one line that happens to have two or three redundant tags, or maybe a couple redundant tags mixed in with other stuff, or seemingly redundant tags that were actually chosen purposefully because there's more than one commonly used word for the thing (in different countries, for example.) Oh no. It's always a huge block of tags. A whole damn paragraph made up mostly or entirely of just two or maybe three distinct words, concepts, or very short phrases... but with each one repeated, in slightly different wording, at least 3 or 4 times each.

Are these bot accounts or something?

Because I cannot imagine an actual person, a functional living being with brain cells and whatnot, intentionally choosing to do this.

It feels like a bot that got "tag stuff for searching/categorization" tags mixed up with "people writing their comments in the tags" tags and is trying to... sort of... do both? Like it wants to do a long rambling string of extra commentary in the tags, but it doesn't really know what words mean or how to make actual coherent sentences out of them, so it's just piecing together different variations of the "tagged for search/categorization purposes" tags into a pile.

[max--phillips]

Hello . This is kind of weird and left field but I would like to talk about the unprotected sex tags in fic that are followed by the “(wrap it up irl)” disclaimer or some variation of it, and why it. Bothers me a little?

Don’t get me wrong, this is good advice! But… a lot of times that same fic will have, say, oral sex, which is also unprotected but is not followed by a similar warning. Also, there are cases where protection might not be strictly necessary! Let me break this down a little bit.

My hunch is that most of the time these disclaimers are aimed to remind people reading the fic who might be hooking up or dating irl that the fic is, indeed, fiction, and irl you need to be careful about protection when you don’t know someone else’s situation when it comes to STIs and birth control. Which is fair! If you don’t know someone’s STI status, you should absolutely wear protection out of an abundance of caution. Also, even if your partner is on birth control, condoms can still help prevent pregnancy; BC is still only 99% effective when used perfectly, and less effective with typical use (about 93%). Condoms when used perfectly are about 98% effective, and about 87% effective with typical use. Obviously you can’t just add these together and say using both at the same time is 100% effective, no matter how many precautions you take there is still SOME chance, but using both can get you damn close to 100%.

However, many people making those disclaimers fail to follow up other tags with the same disclaimer, from oral sex to fingering to anal to whatever else. Penis in vagina sex is not the only way to pass on STIs! During oral sex (whether that’s eating someone out or rimming), if you’re unsure what your partner’s STI status is, you can use dental dams and condoms to prevent transmission. During fingering, you can use gloves. In my opinion you should always use condoms when doing anal sex regardless; for a penis-haver doing the penetrating, it’s a pretty good way to get a UTI. (Also, putting condoms on toys can help cleanup afterwards and prevent transmission as well!) (Double also, the fecal oral route is very real and rimming without a dental dam could quite literally give you food poisoning so… y’know)

THAT SAID, if you’re positive everyone involved has been tested and is negative for STIs, and folks who can get pregnant are on birth control, and you’re willing to risk that birth control potentially failing without the additional buffer of barrier protection… you probably can get away with not, in fact, wrapping it up irl. And it’s really really easy to get tested for STIs. Just roll up to your local health department, planned parenthood, or ask your primary care provider. There are also home testing kits available. And please get tested regularly if you’re active with multiple partners, even if you are using barrier protection! The peace of mind is worth it, and if you have contracted something, getting it detected early will usually help you with treatment options!

Anyway. All of this is to say that while the disclaimer it’s good advice, there’s a lot of nuance to it, and you should make the best decisions for your health and your body!

[lochrannn]

For the fic writer meme...damn, those are all questions I'd like to ask! Okay: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 - and one of your choosing, if you want. :D

You glutton XP (Also thanks for DMing me those [insert fic]s)

2. Go to your AO3 “Works” page, to the sidebar with all the filters, and click the drop-down arrow for “Additional Tags.” What are your top 3-5 most used tags? Do you think they accurately represent your writing habits?

[AU-gust | August Writing Challenge (29)]

I'm skipping the first one, cause it doesn't really count XD

Established Relationship (16)

Canon-Typical Violence (16)

One Shot (12)

Porn with Feelings (12)

Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot (11)

I'm surprised at "Canon-Typical Violence" and not at all surprised at everyting else XP

3. What are some tropes or details that you think are very characteristic of your fics?

Porn with feelings definitely is one. Generally, because I've only ever written for Diego/Lila and they're a horny tactile pair, I've got a lot of furtive looks and needy kisses happening. Also, considering in canon, very little has stopped them from just being very in love with each other all the time, even when inconvenient, and being pretty open about it, I like to throw a wrench in in my fic and make them suffer while being in love. ( •̀ᴗ•́ )

4. What detail in The Night me and Your Mama met are you really proud of?

In the second to last chapter Diego and Lila have a neighbourhood BBQ going on and it’s all very domestic and nice but it’s told from Lila’s POV (3rd person, but ykwim) and she is at the same time treating the whole thing like a spy operation, excelling at normie conversation, scoffing at clichés like housewives getting off while sitting on the washing machine, while at the same time (unreliable pov character that she is) she’s actually really in to all of it. She loves watching Diego being neighbourhood dad, and how much fun their kid is having (when she’s not upset about toppled ice-cream), actually getting off on top of the washing machine (okay, this one might be helped by the fact that Diego is there XP). And it’s just, I enjoy sticking to these character traits that I assume about them, for instance Lila being constantly unsure about whether she’s cut out for normal life, but not going route one with them.

5. What do you wish someone would ask you about Kiss with a Fist? Answer it now!

I think I’d like to be asked some variation on whether I think they’re doing okay.

So, in Kiss with a fist, LIla’s having a bad day and then comes in to Diego’s gym to do a self defense class, some things go wrong her frustration spikes and after Diego is being a bit of a dick they end up having an actually hand to hand combat fight which ends with them making out and more. At this point they have an established relationship and I wrote this after s2.

And my answer to are they doing okay here, despite the fact that Lila lets out her frustration in a fight with Diego is, yeah, I think they’re doing okay and I think it’s the same thing the writers tapped into with Lila slapping Diego whenever she’s both frustrated with and overwhelmed with how much she loves him, and why I think Diego doesn’t just roll with it but sort of understands what she’s trying and failing to communicate (maybe a little badly, but going off of every single one of Diego’s reactions post initial slap in s2, he really, really doesn’t mind, more like the opposite). (That or she’s experiencing cute aggression XP)

Do they have unconventional methods? Yeah, are they maybe bad communicators if anyone else was involved in this thing? Yeah, I’m pretty sure this is one of many reasons why Diego and Patch couldn’t work out. Is it strangely perfect for them and are they soulmates? Weirdly, yes.

6. What’s one fact about the universe of the Space AU that you didn’t get a chance to mention in the fic itself?

Lol, you don’t understand what a mediocre writer I am XD

In the same way I can’t visualise, I also don’t really do much world building beyond what I actually write down. If you were to go through that automatic star treck-y sliding door, you’d very quickly realise you’re on a sound stage. Ignore the wires holding Lila up as she spins around in zero G and all that XD.

But there is a detail I only ever implied and that is that in this universe where AI Robots with a Civil Rights movement exist, Diego was totally also a mama’s boy for Robot Mom, but something happened to her and she’s no longer around (like, I’m not being vague or coy, I have not fleshed out what happened to her, but this Diego also lost his Robot Mommy and is still sad about it).

Okay, that was fun! Good questions! Thanks for playing along!

More questions here

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Tag Game to Better Know You

@jmobiwanspadawan helloooo my friend thank you for the tag! Hope you’re doing well!!

(don’t mind everything being pink. My tumblr is being wonky and this is the only way I can see the text lol)

What book are you currently reading?

The Accidental Salesperson by Chris Lytle. Book about the philosophy of marketing, essentially, and how to not be a sleazy salesman lol.

What’s your favourite movie you saw in theatres this year? 

MARIO. Ahhh it was fucking great. Absolutely adored it. I’ve also just seen Dungeons & Dragons which was very fun as well, and a documentary film called Addicted to Life which was fucking heart wrenching.

What do you usually wear?

At home, 95% it’s black joggers and probably one of my many baggy black shirts. Outside, usually some 70s style variation of dress pants, sweater, or some other shirt. I’ve been very into 70s style (less patterns though) lately, although I have to admit I only half know what that even is lol. I’m learning

How tall are you?

5’7”, which I believe is 171cm?

What’s your star sign?

Libra :)

4/5 of my immediate family members are libras

Do you share a birthday with a celebrity or a historical event? 

I think Carrie Fisher and Kim Kardashian?

Do you go by your name or a nickname? Nickname, usually. My name is somewhat long and formal-ish, and I’ve never met anyone with the same name who doesn’t shorten it.

Did you grow up to become what you wanted to be when you were a child?

I’m on my way!

Are you in a relationship? If not, who is your crush if you have one?

I was absolutely fucking SMITTEN with a guy in one of my classes a couple months ago. I mean, ‘making silly love song playlists, giggling at the thought of him, waking up early to do my hair, walking around with heart eyes and sighing wistfully’ kind of smitten, which was a first lmao

What’s something you’re good at vs. something you’re bad at?

I’m pretty damn good at baking and cooking EXCEPT FUCKING PANCAKES. I could not make you a pancake to save my life.

Dogs or cats?

Both.

If you draw/write, or create in any way, what’s your favourite picture/favourite line/favourite etc. from something you created this year?

Ahh I’ve written a lot but I can’t think of any particular lines. This one is from a song I’m working on and I like it enough 🤷🏻‍♀️

Use me as your ashtray. I’ll catch all your withering pieces.

What’s something you’d like to create content for?

Girl don’t even get me started. Star Wars would be SICK, Marvel too. I’d also just really love to work on an ARG? Which like, I guess I could just DO, lol.

What’s something you’re currently obsessed with?

Well, if you hadn’t already guessed from the previous answer- Welcome Home. Fantastic ARG. Also The Mandalorian, she my side lover.

What’s something you were excited about that turned out to be disappointing this year?

Ahaaa wellll I produced a commercial and I showed it to someone who means a lot to me and they had a really disappointing reaction. Turns out they actually loved it, but their first reaction was asking about something that I hadn’t included and it was pretty crushing at the time.

What’s a hidden talent of yours?

I can unicycle 🤷🏻‍♀️ that’s always my go to answer lol.

Are you religious?

I am! Im a non denominational Christian who is also left leaning and gay sooo currently I do not have a church 😂

What’s something you wish to have at this moment?

I REALLY could use a high quality super thin paintbrush. Like, for doing tiny details. And money lmao

Uhhh I’m never on here anymore so idk who’s active 😅 So please please feel free to do this if you want to! I’m tagging The World

[magentagalaxies]

ok i just spent almost 2 hours going through the notes to find different versions bc i have nothing better to do. here are my findings:

there are many amandas in the notes. everyone reblogging this with some cutesy thing like "we will find you amanda >:)" you can stop. we have found them. we have found them many times.

this is indeed not the dean's gym shorts post (different note counts) tho also that post might be unrebloggable now? idk i didn't try but i saw people mention it in the notes. also that post is also several different posts but i didn't feel like going through the notes rn. maybe another day

i have not seen any reference to the flubber post, however. there's a possibility this is also the flubber post, or maybe dean's gym shorts is the flubber post. honestly even tho i know most tumblr lore i don't even know what "the flubber post" refers to???

i don't think the "this is the one true heritage post" person was telling misinfo on purpose tbh, like both this post and dean's gym shorts have several different variations meaning a lot of multimillion note posts are the same, and if you didn't have the links to both posts right in front of you then you wouldnt be able to compare both posts' note counts exactly. also the dean's gym shorts post does have around 15 million, and tumblr has done wild things with nuking people's blogs and fucking with notes before, so if you already have the idea "most multimillion note posts are the same" and you think "huh, didn't this have more notes last time i looked at it?" it's easy to assume it's just another tumblr glitch bc we're already in tumblr glitch land.

unfortunately i wasn't able to go super far back in the reblogs to find every variation, but here's the variations of the post that i did find:

(i love how there's two that are "reblog if u a lil ugly" vs "REBLOG IF YOU'RE UGLY")

out of these i've only seen the amanda one previously in the wild

someone in the tags claims the original original post was from a vent blog, others claim it was a chain-post thing about moms (like a "reblog if you love your mom, and if you don't x bad thing happens")

there's also a blog dedicated to cataloguing different versions of this post which was very helpful in tracking down the variations here and verifying they're the same post. @themostrebloggedpost

it's almost midnight and no one's gonna see this, but damn it, i just had to know

reblog if your name isn't Amanda.

2,121,566 people are not Amanda and counting!

We’ll find you Amanda.

[tidbitsandbats]

(pt.2) Chapter two is just smut. It's the core of the fic and what I really came here to write.

I wanted to explore the differences between how Dick and Jason feel about their dynamics. Dick, who is comfortable with his body and uses his senses and instincts to his advantage, versus Jason who presented into a strange, unfamiliar body after the lazarus pit had changed him and put everything that wasn't his anger onto the back burner to figure out how to cope with later.

What difference did it make that Dick had his alpha present? the additional pull of his instincts that said that Tim would keep him safe and he should just relax and trust him?

How was it different for Jason who doesn't have a dominant partner?

I really wanted to play with the descent from clear-headedness into the clutches of a mindless heat, the visceral fear of losing yourself while knowing that there was no way to stop it, only able to slow it down.

I forgot to tag the predicament bondage, but it was one of my favorite bits, I adore that kind of thing. An impossible choice between what kind of pain/discomfort is most tolerable, the stress of it. It was, however, a pain in the ass to write and remember to work with. I'm pretty sure I wrote variations of the same sentence like five times and prayed that it wouldn't bother the readers (crying.jpg)

Jason needed the additional "help" to tip into that subdrop, the stress and pain to trip him out of his head. Dick was working with the deck stacked against him from the get-go, he didn't wake up until the heat was fully underway, he was dropped before he even fully regained consciousness. Jason could cling to the edge of control by his fingernails right up until he couldn't.

The panic attacks weren't part of the original outline, but once they started creeping in there then I couldn't stop it from becoming an integral part of the experience, and I'm glad that I let it. It adds a really nice flavor that makes it stand out from the first fic in ways that I wasn't sure I was going to achieve.

I also wanted to further explain the concept I had alluded to in the first fic about the different kinds of heat that exist in this universe I've been building. I've seen "dry heat" be used to describe unpleasant experiences in other fics but I really couldn't come up with a better term.

So we wound up with "dry" pack heats, that are mostly overloads of instinct, it's a bonding experience either way, but dry heats are for familial bonding time. They let an omega feel closer to their pack, it lets the other pack members show that they care by taking care of the omega, offering items for their nest and stuff.

"Wet" heats are the typical sort that you see in omegaverse fiction. It's the horny, slick dripping heats meant for bonding with partners. It's a heat with a reproductive aim, focused on expanding the pack rather than connecting with the members already in the pack.

I also realized after I had finished it that I'd managed to sneak ace-spec Jason in there LMAO it isn't stated outright but damn the poor lad is REALLY having a rough go of it.

It doesn't help that Ra's so obviously does NOT care about him. He doesn't care about Jason's comfort, he doesn't care if he damages him, all he cares about is his goal.

I also adore the "victim forced to enjoy it" trope, and the options provided by the "coming helps conception" idea, because it opens up so many possibilities for casual cruelty and helplessness.

I originally was going to have Dick be the one to rescue him. Or Dick and Bruce. I started to write that out before realizing that there was no fucking way that anyone would let Dick go anywhere near anything League and fighting him about it would slow down how quickly they could get to Jason. But you can imagine the epic showdown between Dick and Bruce when he got grounded from this.

So then I realized that the potential was there to make things So Much Worse, with the mindless heat and the alpha Bruce and -- then I wasn't wholly sure how to finish that thought and it was just so funny to imagine him panicking and just. knocking Jason out so he doesn't have to cope with all of that. My man absolutely got shitfaced later to try and forget that he ever had to see that. RIP Bruce

[reijnders]

Spectember day 9: Geographic Speciation

back at it again with the fairies, this time their modern forms! pictured here are Tinkerbell and Periwinkle :) notes below and ALSO im remembering to tag @dragonfelling this time

Changes from the proto form: sensory protrusions on the forehead have lengthened and become more precise. greater variation in natural mane length and color. overall loss of most body fur, resulting in the creation of clothes. Tail reduced drastically, with tail wings moving to the lower back, to maintain balance and proper orientation while in flight. Frequency in walking has resulted in feet flattening out, and arms are less curled to the form. outer incising mechanism has shrunk due to diet changes. 

Differences between warm and winter fairies: i chose these two for this cus they’re twins. overall, winter fairies tend to be leaner than warm fairies, also due to differences in diet. they also have retained more body fur, have thinner nostrils on their nasal ridge, and have shorter antennae as well.

Character notes!

Tinkerbell is a prominent member of the Tinker talent guild, and(taken from the books) part of the pons and pans subguild. Other tinkers made her wear an actual bell because she walks Too Damn Quietly and jumpscares people too much. As a tinker she has no main active season, but she likes spring the most. She Arrived in the season of winter, and in my own headcanon, year 1042 of Queen Clarion’s reign, 1887 CE in our years. Continuing fully in headcanon now, tinkers, like garden fairies, have many sub-guilds under the tinker umbrella that form close knit groups within the greater guild. They make everything from daily use items, things to assist the change of seasons, furniture, and even houses. However, unlike the garden fairies, tinkers don’t assign a subguild in an additional mini-ceremony after a fairy Arrives. instead, they are given a chance to try out everything until they find something they want to settle with, and some with flit between several subguilds depending on the seasonal work. Under the tinker umbrella are the following subguilds: Crown-Repairing, Pots and Pans(and various other cookware, baths, etc. they do the most inventing), Scrap Metal, Basket-Weaving, Carpenting, and Masonry.

Periwinkle is, by my own sorting, technically a water fairy, but due to her being a winter fairy, she is of the Frost subguild. As Tink’s twin, she Arrived at the same time. Water fairies are, like many nature talents, spread out between winter and warm. All water fairies can manipulate water in shape and temperature, and despite not being able to understand animals, they work closely with many aquatic and amphibious creatures. They have the smallest wings on average of any talent, though they still cannot swim without risking drowning. they too have multiple subguilds, but most water fairies do generalized tasks, while those proficient in a certain area will choose a task. thus, every water subguild member does general water fairy tasks, but not every water fairy is in a subguild. As a frost fairy, Periwinkle’s main focus is bringing winter to the mainland, preserving plants in the Winter Woods, and most recently, frosting warm fairies wings so they can visit. the overall water subguilds are as follows, with winter ones in bold: Bath-Drawing, Dewdrop, Divers(who use chambers constructed by tinkers), Frost, Fish-Teachers, Glacier, and Snowflake.

As another small note, fairies will often have a pocket or carry a pouch opposite of their dominant hand to carry their pixie dust rations, so you can see here that Tinkerbell is a leftie and Periwinkle is a rightie :)

[absentlyabbie]

🥔

it's over!! the end!! it's finished!!!

RESULTS: 60% 🥔(🎉) 40% 🍚

concluding observations:

it was honestly downright eerie how consistently parallel the week-long version of this poll tracked with the results of its 24-hours predecessor. rice had a stronger showing this time, breaking 40% multiple times and ending on an even 40% as well. but really, the numbers fluctuated only very slightly throughout the full week's polling, which i did not expect and remain baffled by. i honestly thought there'd be more variance or fluctuation this time, more back and forth.

the 24hr poll ended with a little over 6,000 votes and the weeklong poll ended at just under 35,600, but the results are damn near exactly the same. it's WEIRD. for people who like numbers and shit this would probably be a fascinating little case study.

some of the most common phrases in the tags/comments/replies, with variations: "evil poll", "why pit two bad bitches against each other", "i'm so sorry rice/potato", "x is easier to grow", "y is more nutritious", "potato/rice is more versatile", "[samwise gamgee/gollum quote]", "op how could you do this to me/how dare you make me choose", "you can rice a potato but you can't potato a rice", "no rice no life".

there was great passion and great angst abounding on all sides. some had zero problem making an immediate choice, some agonized for apparently hours, others made a fast choice and instantly regretted and wanted to change their minds. mistakes were made and mourned via misclick.

both options are extremely popular with various people from all cultures and countries, and while culture and heritage continued to be one of the strongest influences on how respondents chose, they were by no means a foolproof predictor.

overall, the greater majority recognized the beauty and versatility of both options, offering respect and understanding to those choosing the alternative or making choices with rue and sadness and apology to the unchosen starch. but there were vocal contingents on both sides who vociferously declared their intent to not only die on their selected hill, but to kill on it.

numerous respondents, when presented with the choice of having to give up either rice or potato for life, vehemently decided they'd rather just not have life. which. extreme, but i get it.

i have been cursed many, many times in the tags, replies, and comments, and am grateful most of you so kindly made it clear your threats were made with affection and exaggerated outrage, and i'm also very glad some of you will never, ever find me in the brickspace.

those of you who just do not like one or the other (or even both) of these options are entirely valid and don't let anyone tell you different. but for those of you who just don't believe one or the other can do many things or that one or the other is bland/tasteless, i'm so sorry you've not experienced the true joys of them both yet but also hope that joy is in your future.

deepest condolences and love to those who could only make one choice (or none) because of texture/sensory or dietary issues or allergies. also, some of y'all seem to just really be Going Through It right now and i offer you this hug: 🫂

but the true winner is ALL of us, because this question is imaginary and no one can take either 🍚 or 🥔 away from us

now if i ever want to start a war on tumblr again and really make people hate me, maybe i'll poll 🍞 bread v 🍝 pasta

taking my life into my hands to resurrect this godawful hellpoll and let it run for a week this time